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Gladstone Bitterly Opposed to a Supplementary Vote-- The “ Whips.” A Most Exciting Session of the British Parliament Expeoted To-Day. A CALM, FRELING AMONG DIPLOMATS TUAT ALL 18 NOT ovER, [By Cable to The Chicago Tribune,] Lonvoy, Jan. 28—6 a. m.—Althongh the war fever has greatly abated since Friday, thare is yot no certainty that poaco has been socurad, for, up to the latest roports, no sgreamont as to an armistico had yot been reached. Indeed, no ono would be surprised if the Turks should now endeavor to gain moza tinye, in the hope of forcing England ood Russia into hostilities. THE GENENAL FEELINO IN TUBKEY is almost ns sovoro agsinst England nas sgainat Russin, and thero fa oven a strong ronson to boliove that Turkey will bero- sfter gide with Russin against England, olthough the question of opening of tho Dardanelles is nearly tho only ona which needs tho consent of Europe. It is be- lieved that A DIRECT UNDERSTANDING cxista betweon Rtussia, Germany, Austris, snd perhaps Italy, to consont to the opening of the Dardanelles, and that Turkey will secrolly plodge bLerself to make ne oppo- sition, resppndant states that, on that point, Russin will nover yield to England again, and that she would rather go to war about it now, if war be necessary, than havo hor fleet shut out of the Black Sen at England's djctation. Tur Tnmmuse's 8t. Petersburg cor- BSHE 18 IN A DETTER CONDITION to obtain this important advantage than she is ever likely to bo ngaln, while England is in a worse position to rosist tho Russian claim than she Lias been for many years. For these and othor ronsous there is mo great certainty nmong diplomats snd politiciang that war has been averted, aud many even Dbellove that thoe situntion is now at its worst for England, Thoe English flect on its ar- rival ot tho mouth of tho Dardanclles re- ceived a countermanding order, and has re. tarned to Besika Bay, only a few wmiles dis. tant, RUMOTA liave arrived hero that the Russlan advanco has been checked by orders from the Grand- Duko Nicholas, but ocorrospoudents at Bucharest and Constantinople do not con- firm theso reports, THE ONLY WAR NZwS ol any consequence cowmes from Greoce, The latter is sald to be about to declare war ogainst Turkey, and overrun Tlessaly and Epigs, which she will domand to be coded to her,. . 10D DERDY bas consentod to withdraw his resignation, and yesterday he attended n Cabiuet coun- ¢il which was suddenly callel. The ox. troordinary foct of a Cablnet meeting bolng held on Bundsy has not been reassuring to the peaco party. Iam iuformed, though not on relinble authority, that the Government will withdraw the motion for asupplementary eredit of £06,000,000 to-day, in consequonce of n Cabjuvet decision yestorday, but ALL PREPARATIONS YOR THK VOTE bnve beon made by the lcaders and the “whips " of both partics, so that it is prob. able that the moncy will be asked for, Tho Liboral members of Parliament have declded not to oppose the motion directly, butto move sn amendn¥ent postponing its consideration for one week. 'T'Lis amendment will not in. volvo a voto of want of confidence iu the Government, and may, thercforo, draw soma Conservative votes. A MOST EXCITING SITTING of the session is expected to-night, TUBKISE INSUBRECTION FEARED, A Oonstantinople correspondout telegraphs that fears provail there that the Turkish population will rebel and depose tho Sultan when tho terms of peace are mads known, or it the Russians approach tha city, —_— WAR TELEGRAMS. TN BRITISI CADIYET. Loxpo¥, Jan. $7.~A Csbinet councll was hold to-dsy with all the Minlsters prescot ex- cept Lord Cairos and the Puke of Ricbmood, who sre In tho country. T8 AGENCE RUISH contradicts the rumor that the .Rusalans sre marcbiog oa Gallipoll, and that the peacs coadi- tions contain specisl arrangemcnts relative to the Sucz Canal, DRRDY. Loxnox, Jan. 37.—The morning papers pub- lish the following official enuouncemcat: 1We are suthorized to state that, after the ex- planations with his colleagues and the stoppaze of the flect fn Destka Bay, Lord Derby, who had offered s resignation at the same time as Lord Carnarvon, continues in office.” The Standard understands thn’:mrd Derby {s not opposed to the supplementary vote. URGEXCY. The newspapers publish " Whios ** from both sides requesting the presence of thelr support- cra for a division vn the supplementary vote to- night. The Ministerial “ Whip " {s very urgent, and ssys a divisien of the greatest Importance Is certaln. MGNED, Loxnox, Jan. 27.—A Constantinonle corre- spondent says: *¢ The Porta bas recetved a tole-. gram to the effect that the preliminarics of peace have been signed, and that the Turkish delegates and the Grand Duke Nichglas would reach Adrisnople 8atnrday.’ # " XO OBSTACLES, 1he snme corrcapondent states that England had the Porte’s permission to enter the Dar- danelles. TOE PRELIMINADY TERMS. The Fost publisbes the following as an offi- clal version of tho prellminary conditions of peace: 1. Autonomy for Dulzaria (boundarics notde- fined), under a Governor to be appointed ac- cording to the stipulations of the Constaotl- nople Conference. The Turkish military forces to be withdrawn to certain localitles to be de- termined upon. 2. The lndependence of Roumants, with com- pensation for territory near the mouth of the Danube, which she will make over to Russia. 3. Local autonomy for Bosnia and Iferzegov ing, and tho independenca of Bervia, with terri- torial rectincation, This rectification of Ser- vian fronticr may mean the transfer of the little Zworlnk to Hervig, but, in deference to Austria and other Powers, tho question is left quite open. 4. Aggrandizement for Muntenesvo on o basis of the statu quo post bellum,’ subject to the approval of the Powers. 5. Tha cesston of Batoumn and the payment of an Indemnity in moncy or territory or some | cquivalent to be determined upon. Finally, the Bultan to undertake to consideg how to protect Russian intercsts in the passage of the Daraanclica. THB LIBERALS, LoxDoy, Jan. 28.—The Fost says: ** Tho Marquls of Hartington, Liberal leader in the House of Commons, will rofraln from taking Immediately an adverse atiltude towards the supplementary vote, aa the (overnment's pro- vosals descrve consideratfon, Statements In rotereuce to the terms for peace will bo made in both Houses this evenlng, Even if the Marquis of Ilartington docs not oppose tho supplementary vote, Mr. Rylands, Lioeral mem- Ler for Barnby, will, us he has already glven notice to make a hostile motion," iy MR CLADSTONE writes relatlve to the vote: %1 have n firm con- viction that this Indiscreet proposal wiil be steadlly and powerfully reslsted fn Parllament, 1 hopo the country will {ntelligently express ts opinion on the subjeti." , THE TIMES, in its leading cditorial, says: *The demand was originally aunounced as a vote of a supple- mentary estimats for the army and navy in the currept year, but in the official notico of orders of the day it is transferred Into a voto of ciedlt beyond the ordinary grants of Parifament. A SPECIAL EXFRDITIONARY 2XFENDITURY 18 thus contemplated and uotifled- to Parlia. ment, nnd the voto asked for refers to the defl- nlte cost of somo definito movement. The de- Oclency of the army and navy is to bo lncreased in vicw of a particulaf duty which may be cast upon them.” Tho leader concludes as follows: “Wo roturn to the bellef that 8ir Stafford Northeote must aunounce the postponcment of the proposcd vote. 1f, how- ever Improbable, the alternative s still tempo- rarlly maintalned, the Marquis of llartington wlll move an adjournment of the debate untit Tuesday. It is understood the Government will be wilting to consent to it finmedlately." The Times considers that the Government ’| cannot belleve in tho reality of the danger or in the reality of the measures it recommends as safeguards, or it would not submit to this de- lay. ’ FOTUING DEPINITE. ‘The Times says: * Up tothis moment & defl- nite and ofliclal announcement of the terms of peaco I8 not - forthcoming, and the Ministors may on this nceount justify thetr hesitation in abundoniug tne proposal for o supplementary vote.” - PRENCIL T.axpox, Jan, 27.—A division of tho Freach Mediterrancan squadron left for the Lovant to- day, A LAKE FIGHT. Racusa, Jan, 37.~—The Montenegrins Satur- day captured, after a violent bombardment, threc fortiflca {slands In Lake Bcutatl, and were preparing to attack the important fortress of Zabblac to-day. GREAT BRITAIN, URSIONATION. * Loxnow, Jao., 84.—Russcll Qurney has an- nounced bis Intentlon of a resiznation of the Recordership of the City of London, TURKLY, AN ODSTREPELOUS CUAMDER OF DEIUTIRS. Dispaten ta Landon Times, VIENNA, 7.—~It looks very much as If just now, at the most aeclsive aud critical momest, & new factor wers on the point of maklug fts fufluence felt on the course of afairs. ‘Fhis 3 the Turkish Parliament, or rather the Chamber of Deputica., You inay rcuember thut, cven befojo tle new llouse of Keore- scntatives was ,opencd, tho jmpression pre- valed in Constantinovle that, in spite of the cfforts mads py the Government and tne proviucial authioritics to climinate from the new Chamber thoso who bad most sternly sct themsclves sgalnst the Government in the previous Parlisnient, the opposition fn the new House was likely to be far strouger than ever, especially slnco among the members sent up from tbe Provinces which bad suffercd most by the war thers exlsted o decply-rooted feeling of bitterness and exasperation sgalust the Palace clique aud the Miulatry, to whoso foca- pacity and corruption the ruln which had ovortaken them was directly attributed. The ouly question was whether there would be suflicient moral courage among the Deputies to give oxpression ta ihis {cellng, and whether the suthority of tho Chamber wonld bLe safcienlly powerful to make 1ts volco listened to. As yezands imoral munfe. thero were symptoms of such a ch:nfiu 88 quite startied thuse well conversant with tho cuun\rfl and people. As on the vrevious ovva. stun, the tiovernment was at palus Lo establish relatlons with the members, wost uf whom also called on the Urand Vizicr and the Miulsters, though 1n more than one fnstance they took al- vantage even of these ceremonlal visits to direct the attention of the Pame Miutster to tho deplorable . state of things in thelr districts, to the geweral discontent prevalent oll through “the country, cud. g repeatedly with bitter reproaches” agalast the men in powes, Ovv should bave previous) seen these formal receptivns, with the intesnls nable bowlug and interchange of courteaies, and sstencd to the lisplug converstlons, n order to appreciate tully the change ludicated by euchh frec-spoken fntercourss with the Grand Vizler. Moreover, tho stay of the Pruvincial members io the Capitsl could only serve to lutensify thelr sebellious mood, becoming convinced that behind them they bad the pooulation of Stani- boul, who wero carryiog on a guerrilla warfare of intrigue against the men in power, and Jut who saw thelr notoral alllies fn the dis- contented country members, and with them Jhe rospect of attaining their ends in an epen and egitimate way., Better conversant with the courac of affaira and with what was passing be- lind the scenes, lha}' were In a position to point out tn tha wrathful Deputies the weakest poluts in the Administration. so that ever since the Chamter met on the 20th ult. a regular storm of inveetivo has been directed agaiust the Ministry, and eepecially Mahmoud = Damad, whose ‘return was hastencd, if not dircctly cansed, by these attacks. All {mfluences, too, were employed to ward oft the pertiuacious assailants.” The Buitan htmsell expresecd his entire satisfaction and unabated conlldence {n Mabmoud Damad, and spurious peacemakers became busy In convinc- e members of the errors of their waya; hut ail, It scems, [n vain, The debate onthe speech from the throng was the first trial of strength, and it went against the Ministry, By 50 agrainst 80 votes the Chiaber on the 24 fnst. decided to retaln the passage in the address averring that the Govtrnment had not done {ts duty. On bearing of this, the Grand Vizier immediatel handed n bis resienntion to the Bultan, which was, howorer, not accepied, Since then fomy:urlcr; have been opened, but have hitherto ed to no result. Far from glving way, or con- fenting even to some kind ol a compromlse, the Chamber acems deterinined to have Its own sray, 1ts attacks, morcover, instead of ccaring, oreé becoming more and more violent, su that the only conrse upen to the Sultan reems to bo cither to close the louseor sacrifice to it the men {n power, eapecially Mahmoud Damad, The first alternative secms to have formed a lllbf&\‘t of discuesion within the laet few days, t has found scrious opposition, both on the part of the Sultan and of the (rand Vizler, Turkey, in view of Russla and the Powers, has token her stand on her new Constitution, so that to violently dissolve the Cahmber would, as it were, be to cut the ground from beneath her very feet, at the moment, too, when she may be most in waut of it. ith some, in- deed, this consideration mlliht welgh but little; but thers s nnother question of grave impor- tance—~to-wit: how far the Chamber {tsclf might be Inclined to obey, and, above all, how far the Uovernment has the power to enforce fts will, and thero soems to bo strong misgivings in this reapeet. Indeed, when §t was first rumored that some such measure might be contemplated, the fden of declarlog ths Chamler en perma- nence wos started, and was warmly taken up by the majority, although the, vlan of some to re- sort at once to thls cxfremo precautionary measure found no suppott. Thus there secms every probability of the Chiamber not yielding without oprosition to n decree dissolviug it. On tho other hund, It s suspeceted that few, if any, of the military com- manders cant be relfed upon to enforve 80 arhi- trary an ordinance and take the responsibility of its possible conscquences, uot only In Con- stantinovle, but with the army. Sulettnan par- ticnlarly Is pelnted to. [t iuay be remembered how his uncxpected arrival in ‘the Capital from Varna éscited apprebensions of a coup d’etat, He is ono of those wbo have been loudest in. their complaints apout official interfer- ence with the management - of the armv, attributing his own failura at the Shipka and all the otlier reverses to this and to the systematieAntrigues against the commanders in the ueld, If he has accomplished no coup ('ctat in Constantinople, he scetns, at any rate, to have succceded in gaining over mapy meni- bers of the Chamber to his own views, te advocates the abolition of the War Couucll and the wiving of full power to slogle men_for the conduct of military aud politfcal affairs respectively, the two iames mentioned fu this conpection being those of Bulennan and Midhat, to make the men in power discard the Iden ot summarily dolng away with the Chamber; and, according to the latest mnews, mnot only the Grand Vizler has ngain tendered his resiznation. but Mhbmoud Damad likewisc, the chances belng, it Is sald, that hoth would Lo accepted. The Tatter, morcover, Is gaxl to have begied per- mission $o appear himself before the Chamber to auswer the charges there mado agaiust hiin, Hut while thus showingr n certaln readiness to defer to the opinlon and the wishes of the Chutnber, thuSultun scems determined to quash the pretensions of Snlienian Pasha to the sl tary Dictatorship, it boing -announced thet this impetuous warrior has beon deorived of the command-fn-chicl, Reouf Pasha taking his plave, FOREIGN MISOCELLANY. TUE S0LT OF CIGARS SMOKED IN ENGLAND. Lait Mall Gazerte, A large number of the so-called Iavana clgars which arrive tn England are shipped from German’ ports. In’a pamphlet rocently pub- lished at Bremen some detalls are given of the means employed to give the clears manufac- turcd thero a more marketablo sppearance, A higher price Is, it appears, obtainablo for dark than for light-calored elzars, the demand for the former being about three times as large as for the latter. Unfortunately, however, owing in o great measure to the partial fallure of the tobacco crops of late years, light-colored tobac- co {s much more comnion than dark. In order, therclore, to rcuder the cigars mado of light- colored tobacco salable at a higher price, and also to fmprove the appearaace of old and faded eizars, various {ufusions hiave of lato becn gm pared and lnrgcltv sold under the name of * Ha. vane hrown,” “sap brown,” and *“‘condensed sauce.” Al thess nmvlml‘onl arg now opnuily adyertised, and dircetions given for using theni, Fortunately, thg writer of the pamphllet re- forred to remarks, noife of these infusions con- tains anythiog particularly iojurlo must uf them cansisting of ble dyes. Nevertheless they enable the manufacturer to giva clzars made of old and faded leaves the ap. earance of good Havana eigars, The writer of ic pamphlet regrets that hous not sware of any means by which the inposition can Lo de- tecteds but a Gernan paper states that ff a plecs ot white blotting-paper, saturated with diluted sal amimounlac, §8 passed a fow thmes lightly over the clgar, the coloring matter, if any has bacn used, wilt come off on it, whereas fll:‘ naturai brown of thy tobaceo leaf will re- main. WONDERYUL PIECE OP MECHANISM. A Capuchin friar in Turin has consiructed a Ilrfe ond complicated ploce of mechantam by which the passion of sufferings of the Bavior from Llis condemnativn before Herod to Ilis death on the cross marvelously represent- ed. Ov s coustantly recedIng platform the fig- ures appear aud the scones change, Not only #re the movemcnts of thé sutowata Hfe-llke but the figurcs and scenery arc masterpleces of art, ‘Uhe crowd clamoring for His death s rep- Tesented by o very numerous group of trurcs, whieh are Wonderfully distince i sction and appearance. ‘The falling beucath the cross on tho way to Calvary fs palnfully graplic. To render” quite wudible the lashing of the Whipa o('llrw soldiera 18 ope of the fuuctions ‘ot the inachiuery. ‘Iho scopes ab the place of cxe- cutfon and the death of the Bavior are sald to be beyoud pralse, awl o writer fn o Turin paper declares thot the extraorlinary mechanlsin lias exchanced betwe ftent thief, The sounds emitted from the g nrea uso in this inetance Indlerous, but the friar hopes IoummI{ this defoct, and. his mechan- $sm will in all Jikellhood be an ubject of wonder at the Parls Exhibition. ——— SILVER, NasavirLe, Jan. 26,—Ac 8 full mectiug of tho Merchants® Exchange this mormng the fol- loglog wero unanimously adopted: Wunneas, Throuzh the established relations of value existlug 10r yeans Ym between gold and silver, tha veople have acguirod righta that shoula be uruuuiunm{ guarded, sud any sbridgement or {mpairment tndexiuly resfatod, Justly leaving the results 1o (horo who bave’ wronzfully beca the nge gicarors du she movemong, to dostioy the ureful- ncss of sliver as » stabio, peliable currency; there- ore, Tesoleed, Wo respoctrglly bnt earnestly urye Congress t@repeal the acd probibiting tha colnave of silver dollsrs of standard valac, snd to provide for the sawme freedum of goinage of eflver se la now accorded to gold, aud by apgropriate action pub- 1ah to the world the detcpmination to retain sllver a3 tho logal-tender aud Tha resolutious were meworial to Cougre: fng cflect upon com tion of silver. A resntution was alsopdopted calling 8 gen- crak inceting of citizensfon the same subject lu 1bis citv next Satirday, 1o of value, faced by a lengthy senting tho depresss of#the demouctizas HKAsAs L 1o., Jp0, 26.—At a scazlon of tho Board of it L hietin this city to-dsy the followlng ,}u‘nuu‘,u of ks was unanimoualy Duss Jeesolved, That the thguks af tnis Hoard of Trado be tcndered to 1§e Eenate of tho United Btates tor {ts action in'sdopting tho Malthews zesoiution; Lhat we recommend that a mass-m iog of the citizens ba hejd st the Board of Tra uexs Monday afternoon & 3 o'clock to offur ghanks 1o behalf Jmcomnnywd the catire West, All tnls',‘(lmrclure, seems to have contributed, . Texas Faclfic at an aggregato cost not exceed. MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1878, WASHINGTON Determination of the Administration Not to Dabble in Lonisiana Affairs, A Fancifal Product of Democrats ic Minds Bent on Ine vestigation. Just How Far Mr. Representative Glover Thinks People Can Be Gagged. The Democratic Managers Blindly Try- ing to Reinstitute the Odious Incomo Tax. Unsatisfactory Condition of Our Trade Relations with Honolulu. LOUISIANA. TOE RETURNING BOARD. Speetal Dispatch o The Chirago Tridune. Wasnixoton, D. C.y Jan. 27.—The telegram of the Atturney-General to United States Mar- sial Wharton, at New Orleans, notifying him not to Interfere with the rights of the Btate Courts, was sent last night, alter consultation with tha President. As no action had been taken in the case of tho Returning Board before the United States Courts, tite President aod Attarncy-General had no hesftation in deciding that there was no occaslon for interfer- inug on the part of any Federal oflle clsl. Anderson, Acting Collector, is rep- resented here o8 having ‘summoned the marincs from the revenue-cutter to protect his person and other members of the Board. It is represented hiere that the Returning Board meinbers will uss every possible influence to obtain tho {uterlercncc of the United Statcs Courts, 80 s to remove them from the jurisdic. tlon of the State Courts. In the event that Judge Billings does not favor their petition, as now scers urobable, they will then have re- coursc to Ciruit Judre Wood. No apprehen. aluns are folt here of any collision between the Brate and Federal troops in any event. TR DUNOEON.' o/ To the Western Asinclafed Press. New OnLeaxs, Jan. 27.—Anderson, Casa- nave, and Keuner remain {n the DYarlsh Prison, but will give ball Monday. Wells hasnot yet surrendered, hut will probably do so to-morrow, when the trial will commence, MORTUARY, TIL HON. JOIN B, KERR. ‘Wasnxeron, . C., Jan. 27.—The Hon. John B. Kerr died suddenly this morning 8t his res!: deuco In this city. 1l was n native of Mary- 1and, and eon of United States Senator John Leeds Kerr, and was himsell a member of Con- gress previoks to 1850, President Fillmore ap- poluted him Minlster to Central America, 301N M, VAN BUSKINK, firnmlnenuy connocted _with the Columbia ank-Note Company of Washington, died here this morning, after two daya' iliness, of pneu- wonka, 1is generous nature sud rarc qualitics 0 a fricnd endeared him to many who will long cherlsh his mewory. THL FUNEZRAL OF FPRED D. STEWART, Past Urand 8irc of Independent Order of Odd- Fellows, took piace this afternoon from Odd- Fetlows’ [all, and was largely attended by members of the Onder of District Columbia, Virginis, and Maryland, Among the promincat Odd-Fellowa were (Irand Sire Stokes and Past tirand Hirc Moorn of tuis District, Durhan of Kentucky, Nichiolson of Pennsylvauls, and Sherlock of Ohlo. TOM BCOTTI’S SCHEME, ARGUMENTS DEFORL THE PACIFIO RAILROAD COMMITTEE, Speciat Dispateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasminaroy, D, C., Jan, 36.—Mr, Storrs, on bebalf of the Bouthern Pacifie, concluded hiy argument to-day before the House Conunittec on Paclfic Railroads on the bill to trausfer the 1and grant of the Texas Pacifie to that Company in order to sccuro a specdy completion of the r0ad. Storrs claimed that it would be un mct of gross Injustice for Congress to grant the no- tlonal credit for n double lue across Califor- nia to compete with one built by rival capital. Btorrs also contended that the Southern Pacitic Liad the best right to ccura the reservation, and bridge the river st Fort Yuma. Ex-Gov, Brown followed on behalf of the Texas Pucille fn A LEXOTIY ARGUMENT, showing that the pollcy of granting ald to cor- posutlons kiad been recommended by Calboun, Benton, Clay, and the older stateamen, Tom Beott followed with a few general re- marks, in which he sald {t was Impossivle to raise capltal to bufld u road, but if the Govern- fment would come to his ald be would fiutsh the {ng 33,000,000, and carry frefght snd pissengors at_ lvas rates than have been proposed by othess. tiesald the Central Pacific had set up toll-zatvs aloog the lue of Its roads, and that they exact large sutus for the bullding of theroad, ‘The preat llg}l_t will beggin next week, whien Huntington and Tom Scatk, the raitroad kiugs, are likcly to cross horns. THE UNEAT HAILROAD KING AND THE COMMIT P To the TToatern Associated Press, Wasinaton, D. C.y Jan. 20.~The urgument of the Texas Uacltic Rallway question was re- sumed this moruing before tha ktouse Commit- teo on FPucific Kallroads. Mv. Storrs havivg fin- ished his statement of the legal poluts upon which the Southern Pacilic ot Cslifornia desired the richt to bujld through to El Paso, Gov. d. C. Drown, Vice-President of the & Vacitic Hoad, discussed fully broad, ~ gencrul questions which govesned ke paolicy of the Gavern- men {n_ sidlug the construction of commercial bighwaye, The ‘fexas Pacitle, ho suld, Lad bullt ~alrcady 5 miles of - road with- out a dollar of ald from the Government, and ustice required the extenston of the il asked y Ity a3 the Unfon and Contral Pacitic. Compa- nies hail recelved 854,000,000 of bonds knd 53, 000,000 of acres of laud; thu Nurthern Pacltic 4,000,000 acres, and the ‘Texas & Pachiie only 15,000,000 of acrgs, 1o portion of which could 1ho latter recelve until” atter it bullt 1,000 miles through Tuzua, TOOMAS A, ACOTS Prestdent of the Texas & Paclfie Rallrond Com- pany, brictly reviewed the ywrounds on whicl {lov:rumrut ald was asked, and the advantage which the fion‘mmqfl. uud people would secutre thigugh o competing Hue, He showed that with tic pres=nt prices of ksbor aud naterial aud tie sbility to market bonds at par, whi would be secured by the Government indorsc- ment of interest thereon, the whule amount of unnual futorest to be patd vut of Hwaurnlmi of the linc would be leas thay $2,000,000, while tha present tran-continental raliroad il nas to eurn mwore than four times thal amount, He further clajmed . that under the plan pro- posed the intercst woubl bu pald each six nonths by the Texus Pavitic Conipauy, wbile a stukiug fund would gruduuily sedecin the prin- cipad, und leavd the “road ulthmately without debts that under the power reserved to the Government to regulato rates 8o s to take cars of the uctual captal, thess rates would an- uually be reduced to the great Lenetit of the Government aud people, aud that the Govern- went alose WOULD 8AVE 83,000,000 carly by the building of the road, More tbhan {Iu cutlre foterest on the boodsif it never carned a cent. Mr, Scott clalmed that the Central Pacific Company had no-intention to build a line to competo sgalust themselves, but werely offered to bulld a roul tu preveut ita cunstruction. They were uot bound to bulld a mile, and, it thelr bil) passed, could stenply ait still six years, and durioe that time monopoltze the entin traf- fic across the coutinent, und tax it as oncrously as they were dong now without auy action, “The ‘Texsy Pacide Company had spent §18,000,- 000 {o good faith, sud bad ™ it uot been for the panle of 1673 would bave had the wholo line nearly completed by this time, ana uunder the ald proposcd would complete I8 BY THB TBAR 1652 Mr. Bcott cluosed with a strong appeal to the Committes t0 Jook at tho gquestion, - The dhicage DWailn TXTbune, CHICAGO, not in the light of technfcaltics, but en the broad ground of the interest of the whole conntry, and expressed hisconviction that every member of Congress who alded in securing this great bighway on & basis just to the pcople and the Interest of the Qovernment as 2 _competing line between the two oceans would, in aiter years, regard ft as one of the proudest achicve- menta of his political life. The Committec then adjourned until Tues- day, when the arguments will be concluded. TOE IAWAIIAN ISLANDS, Soeclal Dirpateh to Th» Chicago Trisune, PECCLIARITIES OF TOE SUGAT AXD RICE TRADE. Wasnixaton, D, C., Jan. 20.—The United ) Btates Minfater at [lonolulu reports that the carryfog trade between tho United States and the Hawailan Islands has increased vne-half since the Reciprocity treaty went into effect. The Minister says the impetus given to the sugar and rice trade by the treaty Las brought not onl§ agents, nt principals, from British manufactorics to the Islands to extead their trade by furnishing sugar and rice ma- chinery, while mot one principal or agent from the Unjted States bhas yet made lis appearance. Notwitbstandiog the wide range of frec importation granted to American manufacturers in almost every branch of me- chanfcal productlon, and espectally in agricult. ural implements and machinery, in which the United dtates cxcel, the Hawaiian trade is al- most wholly abandoned to Dritish cotnpetition, altbough the latter has to meet the dlsadvan- tages of the tariff and of thousands of miles of additionsl carriage. ‘Jhe Hawaliau sugar-crop finds its principal market amonz the refiners of Han Fraocisco, but the advantage malnly rests with the planter in the islauds, who pockets the difference of the tarift dutles in his favor umider the treaty. The Sao Francisco refiners, strange to say, o not scem to build up the Hawaifan market for. refined products in return, The planter, with tne very mouey he recelves from the refiner for his raw sugar, pur- chazes Gernan refined sugar, or some other, ao- conding to representations made to bim by for- elgn -%-nl.s. “I'he Hawallan rice crop also is almost entirely taken fu the United Etates, and the Islanders buy for thelr pwu consumption, direct frun Clilna, Japan, br the East Indies, a chesp rice orpatdy of inferior quality, which serves equal- 1y as well for the Chinere plantutiou Juborers, BEN FRANKLIN. A BCRAT OP IISTORT. Bpeciar Correspondence of The Tribune, Wasmunoroy, D. C., Jan, 22.—The following extract from Mr. Washburne's correspondence with the State Department refers to s very Ine teresting fact o early Amerlcan history, and it 1s belleved not Lelore been made publie: LKoATIONX 0 1k UsiTeo States, Iants, July 146, 1877. jome time since, when examining TT.—Nin: the archives of the Ministry uf Forelgn Aftalte, f camne upon aletter addresscd by I8, Franklin, Bitas Deane, and Arthur Lee to_hia Escellency the Connt de Vergeunes, then Minister of l'umIfn Aflaita, nndes date of Parls, Dec, 23, 1776, The body of the letter is in tho strong. bold bandwrit- fog of Dr. Franklin, I won greatly interested in it, oe being the first etep ever vaken by the Colonles which led to the alliance with France, and the bose and foundation of that alllance and all the stopendous cvents which grew out of it, 1 havo thonght that yon would uemlunny interested with mysclf in thid ietter. Upon the wizzreation to the Doke Decares, he kindly consented that it should be Vh°l°mr“l"1- ‘Three coples only have been taken. Une of these, together with the nega- tive, I have the honor 1o send you herewith, 1o o futo the archives of your Department. "I take the iiberty alag of wending for yourownuse 8 copy un. framed. The third I have reserved for myeelf, 1 bave, etc., E. B, W. NE. fInclosare. } THE UNITED STATZ3 COMMIASIONERS TO THE COUNT DF VERGENNES, Panis, Dec, 23, 17:0.~8ir: We beg leave to |c1annlm yonr Excellency, that we are appointed and fully empowered by the Congress of the United States of America, to propose and negotiate a Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Frauce and toc sald States, —The just and genervus Treat- ment thelr Trading Ships Gave received, by a free Admission into the Porta of this KlnT!nm. with olher Couniderations of Respect, has induced the Congress to mako this Offer first to France, We request an Audlence of your Lxcellency wherein we have an Opportunity of prescnting our Credentlals; and we flatter ourscives, that the Propositions wo are Instracted to make, are such an wil not be found unacceptable, Wit |h!£ml(¢lt Hegard, we have the Ilonor to be, Jour zccllency’s most obedlent and most humbie Servants, B, FrARKuN, BiLas Deax; AnTatn Lxs. 1lls Esccllency the Count de Vergennes. NOTES AND NEWS, SITTING DULL Special Dimpated (0 The CA 3 WasningToN, D. C.,. Jan, —Col. Corbin, oue of the Bitting Bull Comintssion, discred- it the report that 8ltting Bull hus again cross. cd nto the United States, He thiuks the storles arizinated with contructara {n the Territories. Col. Corbin, bowaver, statea onc fact which is not generally known. e says that the treaty made by the Sitting Bul Commission with the Canadfan Comtnfssion of the Nortbwest natur- alized Sittiug Bull as « Conadlan Indiau, sothat, If the Chlef does eross tuo border sud commit depredations In the Unjted Statcs, the Domin. fon Government will bo respousible for them. A vigorous rald on the port of 8itting Bull througnout Montoua at the presens time might be s convenlent diplomatic offsct for the §3,000,- 000 award of the Newfuundland fishery steal, A PROMISING MEANS OF PANTY BUICIDR. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, had au futer- view yesterday with the Commiasfoner of Iu- ternal Revenue regardlog srticles upon which it would be ndvisable to levy a tax to provide against any deflclt which might arisc In the rev- enue, Tnesubject was only consldered §n outline, and was not concluded. Mr, Tucker atates that those who were considering tho Narift bLitl favored the restoratlon of the {ncome tax and au additiopal tax on ale and beer. TUE WHIRLIOIO OF TIME. Gav. Doutwell has been engoged 8 counsel by the New York Bank-Note Compsny to uake arzuments ogainst the very laws which he rec- ommended when Secrotury of the Treasury, and the regulations which he ade. T NUNN, David E. Nunn, ex-Republican member of Congress from Tennessec, I8 belng atrongly urged as a candidate for United States Marshal of ths Western District of Teuncasee, vice Wal. drou, not contirmed. Nunn fs having to moeet the charge that, at & barbecus. last summier, where prominent Democrats declared them- scives in favor of Hayes and the Admiulstration policy, he made a speech denouncing the Ad- ministration, and offeriug to transfer all the in- terest he had [n tiayes as a Republicau to any Democrat who would take it. TAFT QGen. Dragg, of Wisconsin, ex-Chbairman of the Committco on Expenditures in the Depart- ment of Justice, has cutnmenced a thorough ex- amination of that Department. The charges preferred by Columbus Alexauder mlnurXt- torncy-General Talt nlppenr toshow & yroes der- eliction of duty. Tho firnn ot Deliolyer & MceUlelland, of Chicago, coutractors for wood- paviug Jiere, Is Involved. The District contract- ors wer® required to give bonds 10 keep the lmvcmenu in repalr for threo vears, Iuthe De- Tulyer & BteClelland case & chattel mortgaze was taken (nstead of bonds, and the chaticls uoder the mortgnge disappeared longebefore tho attentiou of ofticers were directed to bringiug suits, hero were 8 gl wany other cou- tracturs in like clrcumstances, aud Congress directed suits W be brought aygajust all'of them, numbering about 100, Attoruey-tieneral Talt, in a report ta Congruss, states that the sults had heen commenced agatust all of them. Aun examluation of the Court record hiere shows, In puint of fact, that suits havo never been brought st any of them. The Attoruey-Geueral must have been decelved by a sutordiuate, wio stated dircctly that which ‘was contrary to the truth. ‘Tho result wus that all the great cop- tracturs for wood-paving here escaped without auy labihty. . T TUR POPULAR FOUR PEE CENT LOAN starts off with tho assurauce of good siuccess. Subscriptions Baturday amouuted to $2,000,000, UTALL Chiet-Justico 8hafler, of Utah, has filed a charge 10 the Interior Department sgainst Goy. Emery, of that Temritory, to “‘the effect the Governor 1s on “too iutimate social relstions with Mormon families, and that {ptluence is injused on sccount of such relations. Defegate Cannon, of Utah, says that the charges aguinat Gov. Emery bave no foundationy aud PRICE FIVE CENTS. that the Chief-sustice, who is Inimical to him, makes » {rivolous accusation. THR COLORED BALTINORE LAWTRR who was recently refused admission to the Courts of Maryland on account of his color, s not disposed o rust his case untll he obtains & final decision from the United States Bupreme Court. On Sstarday he applied to Chief-Justica Waite for & writ of error. The purpose is to liring the cage befora the 8apreme Court of the United 8tates to determine whether any State can, under its organic lsw, exclude a practitioner from its Courts on account of race ur color. soun @8 the nevessn- :‘v bonds are filed, the Chlicf Justice il frect the [ssuance of the writ. It is understond that amotion will then be made to advauce the case on the aocket, as, fu the ordinary courscof business, it wonld not be reached in three years, Whether the Court, will consider the case of sufliclent {mportance to be advanced Is 8 ques- tion, na {t Is "understood that uo similar cases are pending anywhere, RMLVRR. To the Western Asoclated Press. Wasmiserox, . C.. Jao, 27.—The Hon. Thomas Ewing has accepted an invitation to addressu mass-meeting in favor of remonetizing silver, and to discuss the effects of contraction and resumption, to be held in Cooper Institute, New York, next Wednesday eventng. Bcyeral other members of Con- gress lave been fovited to address the meeting, smong them Benutors Jones, of Neva- dn; Joues, of Florida; Voorhees, Gordon, Mer- rimon, Matthews, and Representatives lilnnd. Butter, Bright, Kelley, aud others, some of wll:lr.m will be present it thelr dutles wiil pere mit. MECTARIC'S LIXN. Representative Whitthoroe will to-morrow Intruduce a bill giving to )l employes or labor- ers of rallroads chartered by Congress, or thich muy be engaized in Inter-State commerve, & tlen ou the property of the respective companics for wages due, whick shall have priority in. cquity and right of sll other claims, and which may e cuforced by sttschient or otherwise ju-United States District Courts. = INVITED TO DINNER. Recretary Sherman ou Monday will eatertaln at dinner ‘members of the Benate and lHouse Committees on Flnauce, nud leadhyg officers of the Treusury Department. THE ROUIOUSEI. Mayor Ieath to-ay visited the two soup- houses of Washington, aud studied the plans of operations with the view to a possible intro- duction ot a slnllar systens lu Chicago for the sulfering puor. Thers wre two soup-houscs here, none-cent house and o fve-cent house, At cither o very substuntisl, wholesome meal can be obtajued, DON CAMERON. What the Reception of the *Young Sen- ator” Amounted to Politically, Aperial Disvateh to The Chleago Triduns. PIILADELPIIA, Jan. 27,—The reception last evenlng Iu honor of *“the younz Senator,” as they call J. Donald Cameron, to distingulsl bLita from lits vencrable progenitor of the same name and title, was chiclly sotable because ot the presence of Senators Conkling, Camcron, ofsWisconsin, Teller, of Colorado, Iamiin, of Malne, Howe, of Wisconstu, aud Kirkwood, of lowa, who were no dount surprised to find themsetves the guests of such a sorry crowd as ‘was gathered {n the cramped quarters of the Union Club. The distioguished visitors ex- pected to be entertained by the Unfon League Ciub, which s quite a different concern, and has nearly gotten over to loyalty to the Cameron dypasty. The Unlon Club is largely composed of the worst peonle In Philadelphia volltles, nearly all being officeholders or ex- ofliccholilers. Thoidea on thelr part was to sct the Club ou its fect agin, for It has beenina very shaky conditfon. Mr. Cameron’s iden was to cet better acquainted with the working poli- ticians of Y'hiladelpbia, to show what fino friends he hiad In tho Scnate, and to get things in onler for the Gubernatorial campalgn, in which Le proposes to taks the fietd in per- son, vice 8jmon, resigned. Tue honors of the evenlng were falvly divided between Scnators Cameron nod Conkling, and, In splte of the estoppel upon speech-making, tho cfforts of the crowd, as the wine began to work, were directed to getting some cxpreasion of opinlon upen natioual affalrs from theso distingulsued guests. Senator Conkling was the only man who was fuduced to talk, and stnply sald thas ho betleved that all Kepublicans would remain firme in the rauks, and that theso miilions who would thus remaln true would bo backed by the voives of milllons of women. Sepator Camerun, he tbourht, had more than realized _ the anticipations of hia people of the Keystune State, and, referring to lus entrance into the Senate, bie sald that tha moment b extended the hand of welcome to him he (Mr. Conkling) felt bim to boa man st no distant dayto briog wisdom into the dc- liberations of the Chamber, snd whowmn tha peo- ple of Peunsylvania would be proud w acknowl- edue os thelr louder. Benator Cauteron, betng called for, simply re- turned thanks for hls hearty reception, and apoke of the pleasaut relations existing between b and the Benator drom New York, At 13 o'clock the Senutorial party left the Club- rooms and, returning to the Contiuental, re- mained there til) this morning, Senator Conk- ling leaving on tho carly traiu for New York, and the rest by the 1143 tralu for Washipgton, “HAMBURG "™ BUTLER. Charges Affocting His lonor and Integrity »e & Legisintor, Specint Dievalch to Tha CMeago Tridune. New YoRx, Jan. 27,—Tho Times says: *‘Be. rlous charges agalost Gen. M, C. Butler, who at present represeuts South Carolioa In the United Btates Senate, wers tnade and substan- tiated in the sult of Lysander D. Childs aod Jobin T, Bouthern against W, E, Everett and others, the judgment roll fu which hizs just been filed in tho County Clerk’s otlice iu this city, From the facts It would seemn that * Hamburg Maa- sacra” Butleris as much an adept for ecllioz his fnfluence where great public trusts are fo- votved as be was in the lneof conduct which ro- sulted fn aflixing tohim the pseudonym by which bo 18 at gresent popularly known, Thedis- reputable conduct guo the part of Butler is evidenced by the rhost conclusive testimony, namely, the teatimony of bis own handwriting. Conclsely sumaied up, Butler's conduct was this: That, while & delegate to tho Taxpayers' Convention of the Stats of South Carollna, he made a bargaln with a auwber of persons en- gazed 1u a speculation fu South Carolina bouds, whereby Lie was to use bis influcuce as » mems ber of the Couventlon to further the schemes ot the speculsturs; that, n - consideration for such couduct on_ hia part, he was L recelve per ent of the profits which should accrue to the specu- lation from the uctivn of the Convenuon, and that he reslly performed his sharo of the hac- alu, The agreement was sizoed by W, I, 'bi:m! l..“b. Cullts, J, B. l‘-.\lm':r. aud athers. ————— CANADA. Special Dispaich (o The Chicaga Tridune, ToroNTo, Jan. 27,—Iu the Oatarlo leglala- Aure, the Provinclal Treasurer has mado bls Hudwet speech. The total recelpts of the Prov- ince for 1877 were §2423,077. Lhe dlsburse- ments amounted to $2,017,438, belng $3%0,577 on capltal account, or total expenditure of $2,803,315, leavlog a balance of 834,762 The expenditures of the Government last year fn- cluded $721,004 pald to ralways seeking Uoy- erninent ald (thls amount was not fncluded in the estimates of last scsslon, and, in order to provide for this sum and shnllar sums {n 1373, the Government (placed (u the murkes £149,- 000 ot Dominjon bouds. The total estimated recelpta for 1578 are 82,408,000 ‘T'ho estimated expenditure tor 1678 (including -expenditure on capital account) is $3.543,353, Tho present financial position of the Province is as tullows: Iovested fn Dominioo 6 per cents, $850,000; Domiuion 5 per cetty, $1,040,638; warket value of above in excuss of par value, $148,433; draln- age Iuvestmcuts, $520,777; balance in bauk §313,800; total minvunt of assets, $4,203,574; Lo~ tal labllitls, 1,503,576, —beinz_ & aurplus on the 1st of January, 18:8, of $1,753,798. . Tho Jrish-Canadian ncwspaper, the leading Catholic organ tu this Proviuve, with thisweek’s pumber of its paper distributes 3s an extra pe- titions to the Qucen praying that ber Aajesty restrain the abuse of ber name by the Licutou- sut-Governor in giviog her Hoyal asseat to Orangu charters.