Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1878, Page 2

2 THI CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, IE BRUARY 8, 1878 ——————— e e e e —— e e entlemen present that from the hottom of hls fnurl e thanked ore and all for the cordial re- cention he was recelving here, and for the general _manifestaflon of kindness which e and _his were recciving In the country. The exalted terms in which he was spoken of DLy the Consul, he eald, annde him feel that thero was a blush upon his cheek (and here he turns his head shortly around toward some fricnds just to his right, ns mucli a8 to say, Ta that s0i); but he would sa inat, alter 55 years of life, in which he ha Tabored to find some casg, a time for mcrflufloni Tie was able to sy he had finally found it, and 1n its enjoyment here he could say that he wonld carry away with him from Egypt recol- Jections ns plensant ns thosc—yes, #ccond to none, he rald—from countrics hie had already wisited, and helieved he would carty sway from countrles he Intended set to visit. I thank you sgain sincersiy, he safd, A PROPUSION OF COMPLINENTS, Judge Batcheller then delivered an eloquent cutoghim, allnding epecially to the fact “that peace as_well ns war had its victories, and besides a delicate alluston fo the ex- Trostdent’s connection with the —establish- foz of the mized tribunals fn Egypt. Judge Marzous (of the Tribunals), Germany's represensative ot the table, next spoke, and In the French language paid high compliments to (en. Grant,—the grand-homme, as he nh\'n{n calted him,—and closed with a graceful compli- ment to Mr. (rant, and_propascd a toast in his honor. (en. Stone and the Rev. Mr. Lunsing, the mlesfonary of twenty-zeven years here, also mude happy specches, the former referring spe- cially tn the satlsfaction had here {n notlcing during the Centennlul the intcrest which Gen. Grant and Dom Pedro secmed to take in the Fgyotian exhibit,—the contrast between the Old ntd the New World,—and the latter promisin the General o production more In kecpiog wit Dis own sacred calling at his church on the morrow, o thls morning the General and family attended service at the Amerlean Chapel, To-morrow he will, nq doubt, make formal valls, heshles uurm!(un the review of troops ) {2 to be given in his honor and visiting ecitadel and military schools, and the next day (Tuceday) is set for his departure n{- the Nilein a Kulilivia) steamer placed by bis “fi?' nees ot his ecrviee, He will be accompanled (y Dis fanily, of couree, and a few friends, and wifl return from the first cataract o the usual time fn which to make the trip,—in about three weeks, The Conrt belug In mourning now for Yictor Emmanuel, his Ilkzhness’ entortainment :,- lm\ 1;;:&"0«1 untll the General's return down ne Nile. STANLEY. HE LECTURE3. Spectal Disvateh to The Chicagn Tridune, New YoRrk, Fev, 8—0a. m.—A London special to the Herald rags: Lask evening Stantey dined with the Prince of Wales, and, after enjoying the hospitalities of §t, James Palace, procecded tathe meeting of the Royal Geographienl Soclety nt St Jawmncs’ Hall, where he delivered n lecture tefare an inmenes assemblage. Over 8,000 per- rons were present, fncluding the principal no- bliity and nearly every distinguished personage in London aesoclated with sclence, nrts, aud . lierature, Al tho tickets were encclal sud compiimentary, and the epa- ¢lous hall was thronged. The Prince of Wales, nccompanied by Prince Louls Napoleon, ex-Prinzo lmperial of France, the son of the Khedive of Egypt, and Midhat Pasha, also at- tended the meeting, testifying by thelr pres- cnce the appreciation with which Mr, Stanlcy's great geographieal sucesss s regarded by the Royal FamUy In Evglana. MR, STARLEY, g won appearing on the lplnllurm, was recelved with Jmmceneo chicering, the whole assembly rising to greet him. Standing before tiils vast audicnce, ihich represented the wealth and culture of Encland, his breast blazing with decorations re- ceived from Kingsoud the Chlefsof the republlc of selenee, the gallant explorer silently bowed his acknowledgment of the honors tendered to Lim. Btanley gave a graphic description of his wonderful journcy across Arica. For two hours he held the nttention of the assemblage. Ilo eketehied ofctures of tho scenes and events of his journcy. 1lis description of tho return of the ‘survivors of the noble band of natives who Dad accompanied hitn across the African Conti- nent to thelr homes ot Zunzibar was ono caleulated, and did not fafl, 19 touch the sympa- thics of hix licarers. When ‘the wanderers ar- rived on thelr beloved island of palms and man- fir ves, and to thelr wondering familics, they nelt down on the sea-sbore and kissed their native sauds in a transport of joy and thaokful- Dess, When Stanley concluded he was greeted with prolovged applauses After the cheerfug had subsided THE PRINCE OF WALES addresaed the assemblago In o speech fled with conpliments to Stanley, The pralse of the DPrince of Wales waos reparded 83 unusually significant. The distingulshed Arican traveler and cexplorer, Slr Samuel Buker, followed the Prince of Wales i1 a brisf uddress, After complimenting Stanley on hls ereat achlevement, he satd only African travel- ers could fuly appreciate Stanley's great feat, MISCELLANEOUS. COLLISION AT SEA, Loxpox, Feb, 7.~A Lloyds' dlspatch trom Gravesend rays: “The steamer Merlin, for Bor- deaux, came mto colilson at 6 o'clock last even- ug with the Anchor Line steamer Utopla, from New York. ‘The Utopia was struck forward of the riguingon her starboard slde. Tier fore compartifent Is full of water. Attempts are to be made to lighten ler. ¥ LoNpoN, Feb, 7.—The steamer Utopis, before reported n eolliston with the steamer Morlin, was cut down to the water's edge, and {5 now moored to u buoy off Gravesend, x VOTE PO} LIFE SENATON, VERSAILLES, Feb, 7, Inted for u life Senator to, il the vacancy sloned by the death of Gen, 1D'Auretla 30 cines. The Duke De Cazes obtalned 122, and 3L Victor Lefrune 127 voten, CASUALTIES. THE WRECKED METROPOLIS, PuirsbELrHiA, Pa., Feb, 7.~The oxamina- tlon by the Bteamboat Iuspestor into the cause of the wreek of the Metropolls commenced to- day. The princlpal witness exumined was Dy, direen, of the Metropolls. His testimany wos tothe effect that the ship was rotten and totally unseaworthy, He brought 1o this city a frog- ment of the rotten thnbers, RUN OVER AND KILLED. Suectal Disvatch to Tha Chlcagn Tridune, Kewanee, Iil, Feb. 7.—An old gontleman by 1he name of Lyons fustansly kitled here this afternoon by the § o'clock Pacifie Express. He was quite aeaf.and was walking on the truck, i wot notice the spproacklng traln, The cuglneer used every exertivu to stop the traly, but tou lute. = . APPREILINSION, BAN Franciaco, Feb. 7.—A lurge number of vescels of the cousting floet, mostly from Puget Found ports, are greatly overdue, and the late etorms cause anxiety for thele safety, Sev piecus of wreckage have been seen by vessels coming down the coast, und other framine: Lave drifted ushiore ou the nurshent coast. THE INDIANS. Tted Cloud's Dands Desire ta Move Hack ta the Vicinity of Thelr Old Reservation, Suectal 'D‘JMIEA 40 The Chicauo Tribune. OMAia, Neb., Feb, 7.—Dear Brothers, traders at New Red Cloud and New Bpotted Tait Agous cies, arrived here to-night and were {futerviewed Ly your correapondent, to whamn they stated tuat everything {s moving alog comparatively stuooth ut Bed Cloud since the disturblog elo- ntof Northeru Indians had Jeft, Vrry"lew liave since gone, A council of the reorescuta- Uves of all the bamls at New Red Cloud was Leld the other day, und a uuanimous vots was tust lu favor of the White Clay River as the brate thiey wuuted to be muve\{ 10, Dotwitt- #tan ting Red Cloud, thelr Chict, was greatly op- Posed to ths spot, utud {n favor of Tougue Riy- ‘Abis councll was held by direction of Dr, e e report b W uzke & reporl Q0 Y tou, tuaamuch us the time uromnoval, it lhu"; wadto Lo uny such thlng done, was fasy up- prouching. But It s gencrally thought smoug thuse whe ought to know sotitething about it that @ rewoval back from Missourf River to Wults Cluy River is rather doubtful, as the lo- catlon istoo near the old agencles, and would be unm,l&y placdng thom back to thelr old Lome, White Clay” River belog only twenty fulles frowm Old Bpotted Tall sud seventy-five milcs trou O1d Hed Cloud. However, tho Ine dlsus wre pretty coutident of moving back row the Missourl River, and expect tho same, A1 they are nm.ufmm«.d 1u this respect aud all prombses falthfully carried out, serious dUliculty 1a spprebiended, " The New Spotted Twll In- disus desire to locate on White River. Ageut }.«c\x{p»l«.-‘d &:muzul tbuhuuy to-dsy en route ur Washivgton, to Jay the watter "be Sceretary of the luu:rx{r. Vst to voting for a Democrat and o Rebel, " WASHINGTON. Another Long and Heated De- bate in Executive Session. The Presldént's Policy Again the Gront Bone of Cone tention, James O.IBlaine’s Speech in the Senate on the Siiver Quaestion. He Favors a Double Standard, but Wants an Overgrown Dollar. Probahlo Snccess of Somo of the Claim. ants Under the Valentine Scrip. Passage of the Savings Bank Tax-Rellef Bill in the Senate. THE OFFICES. A LIVELY EXECCTIVE SESSION. Special Dispateh to The Chicagn Tribune, \VasnixaToN, D. C., Jan. 7.—The Senate was fn cxccutive ression threo hours to<day, and some splrited discussion was Indulged in. Business was begun on the calendar, but there was some impediment in n Montana casc, and the favorable report of the nomination of Hilltard, of Georgia as Minlster to Brazil was takenup. Eis confirmation was opposed by muny Republicans, but particularly by Conk- 1ing, Edmunds, and Hamlin, The nomination was defended by Lamar, Hill, Butler of South Caroling, Matthews, and Buroside. Conkling and: Edmunds directed thelre ciforts toward establiahing the facs that Hilliard was 8 Demo- crat, and had never been & Republican. There wasa no difflcuity In this, for the Democrats ad- mitted ft, but they contended that ho d ItAD KEVER DEEN A BEVEQRE PARTISAN. The Republicans then showed that Hilllard had noét only atded his own Btate In seceding, hut was sent 28 n delegato to get Tennesses out of the Unlon. The Republicans also endeavored to show that Hilllard was not the most capa- ble man In the country, nor a man of the most exalted character, and that he could not have been chosen for his uncqualed Otness for tho position, Theso facts cstablished, they rested their care. Thelr object wes to squarcly com- mit Mutthiews, tloar, Burnside, and Chmui‘;w’ - tard was floally confirmed by & small majority, the four Hopubllcans named voting with the Democrats. . Thero was scarcely o gquorum present, and there were mauy palrs, OTIIEI CABES. ‘The case of Northrup, for District-Attorney of 8outu Caroling, was next taken up, but It \was soon Jald nslde st tho roquest of P'atterson, who was too weak to remaln, Then the casos from Alabama were consklered and debated at some length. The President’s policy wes nlmnfily sustaincd by Matthews and DBurnside, Lut Bpencer scemed detertnined to defeat the nomf- uations. Ho will burdly be as fortunate in hls State as Conkling was in New York, all the Democrats wmunifestiog o disposition to vote against bim. ‘Fho Senute Commeres Committeo has given additional aesurauces of Its opposi- tion to tho Presidont. At its mecting to-day it took up THE NOMINATION OF WILLIAMBON for Collector of New Orleans, and promptly declded to report Lim ndverscly to the Senate, which was done this evening, Tho rcasons arg emphatic. ‘the Committes considered the fact that Willlunson, who is now United Statcs Minister to Centrel Amcries, could not reach his post of duty in ninoty days; that the New Orleans Custon-Houss has been fn charge of Anderson withiout bonds since carly In Novom- ber; that Anderson fa in jail and oo trisl for his alleged crimos, and s "using his oflfico to shictd himsaclf from the law; aud that, in con- suquence of theso facts,Jt 18 nccessary to have a Callector in New Oricans 8s soon s possible. Williamson was not oven granted Jeava of ab- sence to como here until the 2d fust. Members of tho Comimittce say he is only hall a Repub- Ilcan at best, The notination of Consul to Lyons and one or two iuferlor appolntmnents were favorably acted upon: o CONPIRVED. 7o the Western Associated Fress.. WasmixeToN, U, C., Feb. 7.—Tho Senate con- firmed the following nomtnations: Adin B, Un- derwood, SBurveyorof Custums at Boston; Frank Leland, Consufl of the Unlted States at Huwmil- ton, Can.; Edward Ferguson, Penston Agent at Muwaukeo; Froderick Salamon, Surveyor-Gen- {Jrn:ho! the United States for the Territory of tuh, Postmasters—James W, Miller, Clay Centre, | Kan.; Jomes Ewing, Arcola,, 1l NOMINATIONS. The President nominated the following tndian Agcents; Clincles A. Ruffee, uf Minnesota, Chip- wa Azeacy, Miun.j John W, Douglass, of New York, Yankton Agency, Dakota; Samuct Ely, E;:un-{!lvnnln, Pawneo” Agency, Ind. ‘Rer. s Phitlemon . Hunt, of Kentucky, Kfowa nml Comanche Agency, Ind. Ter, FARIS COMMISSIONERS. ‘Tha followiniz 18 the st of Ilonorary Com- misslouers to the Parls Exposition: Andrew D. Whlte, N, Y.;. eyl T, Mortou, N, Y.; George . Childs, Fa.g W. M, H. Davls, Pa.; A, Coolldge, Mass.; Frederick Smylflc, N, Frank Millward, James H.” Bmart, Ind Alfred Ilibburd, Inc: Willlam A Moore, N, Edwin Cowles, 0.5 Benlamin E, Gallup, 1L} E, II. Kuight, D. C.; Wiillam Sellgman, Cal,; 8, T. Merrlll, Wis.; J. M. 8afford, Tenn.; o, A, Touncr, Arizonas Austin Savage, Idaho; Will fam [layden, Utab. BILVER. BLAINE'S SPRECH IN THR SENATE, Speclal Dispaich to The Chicagn Tridune, Wasuxatoy, D, C., Feb. 7.—Mr. Blaine haq o maguificent audience to-day for his speech on the sllver question, which had been extensively udvertised. An analyals of his viows Is scarcely necessary, as printed «lips of the speech were malled yesterday to tha principal papers of the country. Blaine's position, in brief, Is this: Ho favors 8 double standard, the remonotization of silver with o dollar of 425 giains as sn uniimited legal-tender. With such a dollar, all other questions, ho thiuks, will settle themaclyes, His positlon s substautisily that sssumed by Dr. Liuderinan, There wero some poluts in tho speech upon which Blalne can scarcely expect to vscape criticisn, Blalne knows better than most Aigerican workingmen will know that the trade-dollar of 420 grains {8 not peid out to workinguen In China, who scarcely cun eary a dollar in & week, and s used only for exchunge belween capitalists, ‘I'ho peech s a whols, Lowever, was a very ingenfous plea in supportfof that side of the question, but Bluloe himsel! admitted that he nd Lo hope that any argument could secure the pussago of the bill he proposes, The Stiver bl will poss with the old silver dollar without niodifeation, —— VALENTINE S8CRIP, PRODAULE sUCCESS T-‘( L4ONB OF TuE CLADL- Bpecial Disvatch to The Chicayn Tridune, ‘Wasunotos, D. C., Feb., T.—Gen, Willium- son, Commissloner-General of the Laud Ottice, willgive & decision in & fow days in the matter of sowe of the applications for the locatlon of tho Valentine serlp in’ Chicago, It caunot be authoritatively stated what thut dispusition will be, but persons who should know say that some of the clalmants are Jkely to be successtul. [t 1s reported by those fawiliar with Lond-Oftice matters that nearly alt of the scrip which Brit- ton, Gray, and Drummoua have prescnted for location, a3 well as that of Baunwarten and sowe others, will bo refused a docation, but that the clalm of Valentlne, and possibly part of the ctaim of Keen, will be successful, I this lnfor- ination {s well founded, tho dccision of the Land- Oflice Commissioner will give tho authorities of the City of Chicago much trouble. The lo- cations which it is suld are to be graoted include the whole of Dewrborn Park. More ncarly de- Hned, thesc locatious are: Thomas Valcntive personslly seeks to locate bis scnp upon Dear- bo!:-ltln :’l::k );:;xl)kpcr. we\l“ of Michigan avenue, while public ground east of chig: 3 uue ia located b;‘ Bertan \'ulcu{lnhul.l lh’f:‘l‘l;v:l vearly us cun bo‘ascertulned, it §s the location of Dearborn Park firupur that §s Lo bu grauted. The locatious of Buuwvurtey aud Britto, Gray and Drimmond, to the east of thia, it f2 cx- peeted will not be allowed. ‘The report of the atccess of part of these clajms, it must be un- derstoor, {8 not authoritatlve, but there nre oo rensons to think that the resunlt of the ortheotning decision will be substantially as above stated. TRANSPORTATION BILL. A PROTEST FROM LIVE. Fpeelal Dispateh ta The Catcann Tribune, Wasminaton, D. C., Feb. T.—Representative Morrison and others presented in the Housc to- day a remonstrance signed by numerous Chilcago commission-dealers and shippers of live-stock against the passage of the bill.limit- fog the transportation of live stoex. The hill provides that cattlo transported In nnything but palace stock-cars shall be untoaded and fed #mce in twenty-four hours, The shipners say that this bill has been prepared solely {n the interest of the Palace Stock-Cat Company, which has thus far boen unable to Induce the public to use its patent, These cars, they sayy have been LYIRG ADOUT THE STOCK-YARDS of the country for years, and have been offered free of charge to the public, the owners lioping that they might be brought into general usc, Bhippers who have tried them declare them to bo eutirely useless. It Is not practicable, nor is it humane, they sav, to kecp cattle standing even In palace cars duripg the whote journey from Chicazo to New Yurk, or W feed them without unloading, for the reason thnt THEY DECOMR PARALYZED from long standing and brirtsed In thelr cfforts tolle down alter belng fed. Cattle are now kept {n the curs from thirty to forty hours at & time, and that {s shown by expericnce to bo as long as cattle van stand on tholr feet without fnjury. The blll In question propoius to allow them to be kept In ears from clghty to 100 lours. ‘Tho shippers think “thls would be anything but humane. treat. ment. Of the 1,000,000 cattlo received at Chicago during 1877, but 403 dicd In transit. Of the 500,000 recelved at New York during the samo period only nincty-one dled. The nhlr pers say that the iumana treatment of cattle r-y- pecuniarily, a3 shrinkage means 50 cents a hend Jess under such circumstonces, snd they ask that Cougrress shall not requira the people to pay a tax of milllons for a worthlcss rntcut, from tho use of which no good will be galned, COMMITTEE WORI, THE NEW TARIFF BILL. Spectal Divotch ta The Chicagn Tribune, Wasnixatoy, D. C., Feb, 7.—The Ways and Mecans Cotnmitteo to<lay commenced the for- mal conslderation of the Wood Tarlff bill. The echeme was discussed at great lengtl, members generally interchanging viows. ~ Soine of the papers objecting to tho different features of the tarift were read. The progress will be quite slow. The Committes does not oxpect to be ablo to report any measure to the iouse for three weeks, if they ean o so so soon ns that, Representatives of o great many different inter- ests nro hero urging their claims upon the Com- mittee in persen. The Committes as a whola gives no nudigneo to theso dclegations, but members privately aro occupled with them every available moment. s TUR POLK INVESTIAATION. T the Western Associated Dress, Wasnixaton, D, C, Feb. 7.—The examina« tlon by the Committec on Civil Reform in the Public Service, to whom the charges ngalnst the offictal character of Col. Polk, Doorkeeper of the Ilouse, were referred, has not thus far cliclted any focts serlously affesting him. The Iriends of the Doorkceper suy nll the atatements will be satiafuctorily explained. The testimony to- to-day showed that one of tho charges agalnst Col. Polk orizinated: {n arrangemenits of some of the members of Cungress themsclves in pro- \'m}ng for their respcctivo friends, threo Demo- erafic appolntments from New England to sub- ordinate positions In the llouse coming under the pooling operation, p ' 1OUSE INVESTIGATION. ‘The House Committes on Expenditures In the Department of Stute authorized tne Chah- man to appoint a sitb-commitice to nvestizate the affairs {n the oillca of the United States At- torney-General, IUNLIC LANDS, Tho House Committce on Fducation and Labor to-day agreed to report a bill to distrib- uto the proceeds of the salos of public lands among the several Btates for purposcs of edu- cation. ‘The detalls of the LIl will be arranged by a sub-conmittee to whom the subject was re. lerred. TN PREEDMEN'S 1OSPITAL, The Senate Sub-Conunittee vn Appropria- tlons, fuvestigating the management of the Freedmen's Mospital, board testimiony from Dra. Palaier, Purvis, and Mauning, cd to sliow that the justitution s usctul and eccouomically mmanaged. With referonco to the charzes concernbng the keeplng of fdiots and lunatics in the Institution, It was testificd that they had been kept there from its foundation. Witncsses slso testhfl-d that tho gonerality of 1lie patients are content, and speak well of " the Institution, aud only a few bring chiarges sbout their food, ete. The Committes state thelr fn- tentlon to probe the charges to tho bottow, NOTES AND NEWS, PURELY PARTISAN. Spectal Diapaich 1o The Chicagn Tribuhe ‘Wasninagror, D. C,, Fob, 7.~The Democrats of the House tu-day furnished another evidenca of thelr extromo partisanship, and once more showed that tho discipline- ot the Democratie party will not permit the best men in that party to act aecording to thelr consclence or reason, After another day’s debate the House unseated Pacheco, Republican, by about ten majority, and scated Wigelnton, his Democratic oppo- nent, by about the samo vote. 1t was noticea- blo that Clarkeon Potter, one of the ablest law- yers In the tlouse, and among the most conscientious men onthe Democratic slile, voted against his party to seat Pachicco. ¥I'woorthres other Demovrata voted: with Potter, but there wero not enough who would break.away from urty trammels to keep Pacheco in Lis seat. he latter confidently declares to-night that the Demsocrats UAVICRECKONED WITIIOUT THEIR 11OST, and that the result of this day’s work will be to return hiomy this fall to Congress as member from the same District by 10,000 majority. No furtber attemnt was made in the llouse to transact any Dbusincss, and another weck fs nearly ended without the passaze of a single appropriation LIlY, A FOLITICIAX FCILR AND SIMPLE, - ‘The P'resident hos recelved an opinion of one Republican Senator upon his acting as if Lo real- l‘ belloved thut the plank in the Clucinnati platfora in rei to Clvil-Servico und the patrunage meant something, This Scnatorwent on totefl the President that it was o matter of surpriso to his friends that he uld have given that particalar plank the least attention, According to this Benator, It wos never intended for cxecutlun, but wu; ch a ot of vislonary men who cal ¢s reformers, but wero altogether fmpracticable. They had votes enourh, however, to make it expedientflo say somcthing to attruct and pleaso them, and hold themn froin teaving the party, Tho Idea of a President taking this buncombto gs Jf it was in cammest never occurred to the men who cffected his nomtuation, sud secined absurd to many Republicaus. TIE WIIBKY CASKS. . ‘The Dopartmeunt of Justice Is consldering the propriety of appointing a special counsel tagake chargo of tho pending whisky prosecutions iu Chicago In place of Judge Bangs, ‘Thls course {s sproved by Judre Freveb, who wrotu the opiufon refecting upon Bangs. The Attorney- encral {s also sald to fayor it. One Mcilea, of Chicago, s said to bo au applicant for the place, AVFROVED, ‘The President approved the Jolnt resolution extending the thenks of Congress to Henry M. Htanlcy, and the act for thoe removal offobstruc- tlons from the Misslisippl, Missourd, Arkausas, aud Red itivers. THE YOUR PER CENTS, ‘The subscriptions to date to the 4 per cent luan smount to nearly 83.000, CONBUL RECOGNIZED. ‘The Prosident hus recogalzed (fustave Euqmc Mitile us Consui of Belciuim at Green Bay, Wis, PEUSONAL, Benator Harris (Tenn.), who has been confined to his ronm several days by sovero slckucas, ls much tmproved. ‘The Moo, Casey Youug (Tenn.) was taken seriously fll yesterday fn the House of Repre- sentatives, and is now cbutludd to bis room by s threatened attack of meningiuls, . THE RECORD, SEMATE. WasuiNarow, D. C., Feb. 7.=Mr. Alllson preseuted the petition of tho Liberal League of lowa, favoring o constitutlonal amendment separatiug Church and State. Referred, Alr. Edmuuds submitted & resolution in- structivg the Cowmittes on Appropriutions to Inguire whether thero exists adequate provis- luns for prompt examluation, repost, and astiun lu peotlon cases fu the Pension Burcau and which tend..! Buargeon-(eneral’s office, nnd that rafd Com- mitteo report thercon by bill or otherwisc no soonns may be. After some discusalon, Mr. Windom moved an amendment o as to includo the Adjutant-General's office, which was fe- cepted by Mr. Edmunds, aud the resolution was adopted. Mr. Dasls (TIL) ealied up the Senate bill to remit.taxcs on fnsolvent eavings banks, the pending question being on an amendment rmrm- ing that savings banks having capital atock #hall not, on accvant of mercantile or buainess do- osite an which no Interest has beon allowed, Le dented the exemptiona allowed to sayings banks having nio capital atock, and it wes acreed to— r-m 48; nays, 47. ‘The bill was then read a hird time and pasted. Mr. Hamlin catied op the flonse bill to farther nd the opcrations of Sec. 3, 674 of the Revised tes in refation to the Guano leiands, which rictly discassod and latd aside, Mr, Sargent submitied a_resolntion {instructin; the Comiittes on Appropriations to have printe the testimony in the investigation of the adairs of the Freodinen's Hospital of this city, Agrred to, Consideration was then resnmed of unfinished :)lmlnc“ the Stiver bill), and Mr. Blaine spoke hereon, Mr, Hilninc's speech presented the following pointa: Gold and silver coin are the money of the Con stitatlon, The organtc law conferred no power on Congress to declaro that either shonld not bo monay. Cangress, therefore, har no pawer to da- monetize sliver avy more thau gold, or than it has to demonetize buth, 11 therefore, miver has been demonetized, ho wan in favor of remonetizing it. It its colnage hiad been nrohibited, he waa in favor of ordering It to be resumed. If it had been restrict- ed, he wat In favor of having It enlarged. Con- greas hay exclusive power tu codn gold and sliver and regnlnto thete valne, 17 Germuny should re- manetlze sliver, and tho Statea of the Latin Unlon reapen thelr mints, sllver wonld restma its former relntion with gold, ~He belicves tho Eutopean conntries will be driven to full remonetization. ‘Then they must of neceasity adopt thelr old ratio of 1645 of sllver to 1 of gold. ~ Then wo shall be compelied to ldnrt the samo ratio nstend of our former, 16to 1. 1fwae fail todo this we rhall lose our silver, which will reek tho highest market. Onr difiicuit problem s how to ro-ostab- lish silver withont the ‘co-opgration of the Euro. pean powers, and a9 an advance movement to cocce them tnto the aame policy. 1f we coin tha silver dullar belot the current valuo of the gold dollar, we invite Enrope to take our gotd from us, which will force na to the lln%l'n sliver standard, and cripple our relntiona with the tending commer- clal countries, Intho present conditions, at the current rates of silver, the free calm;iu of the dol- Jar contalning 41213 graing Elvc! 1llegltimate profit totheownerof biifon. which wonld defraud tho man who lu forced to take tho dollar. It assurcd] follows that the free coinage and eircnlation of this inferfor doliar muat be at the expense of onr gold coinege, which will flow out with tho certainty and reeintless forco of the tldes. What gain, therefore, would we make in circulating medium i, on «Eenlnu the gate [or silvor tofiow In, we vpen wider the gate for gold to flow out? Until Eurape remonetizes we cannot affard to coln a dollar as Tow as 41144 praine, After Enrope remonetizes on the old standard we cannot afford to coln the dol- }nruhnv« 400 gralns, becauso if we do silver wiil eave us, e Blalne argned the pubiic injastico and privato wrong of making o debascd silver standard which must fncvitubly fx a lower standard of valne for our paper money; arged a strict regard to the Intereat of the pnbllc crotitor, which s indlssolu- bly bound up with the intorest of tho whols peo- ple. He repudiated the epecific demand for” the pagment of tho bonds In gold, but they must be paid in ‘mml and not In inferfor silver dolinrs. Our pledge to the publie creditor in 1870 binda nus to Imy in the standard of the then exist. ng value. A sitver dollar of 425 grains wonld cquitably represent the dollar of that date. Buch a doliar_ will Leneft In turn the miner, tho owner of bulllon, thn holder of cain, and tho Governnieat, nnd will insare to our laborers a full dollar's pay for & dollar's worth of work., For theso reasons he advocated unlimited colnage, and Tezal-tedder for the dollat of that weight. ~He did not expect tha ndoption of his subetitate In view of precluding the committals and svowals of Sen- ators, 1o was not In line with clther extremes, ~ thuse who favor the Mnfilu pold standard or those waose views, if sustained, would forco ua to the singlo sliver standard, We necded both, aud could have them only by making each the equal of the ather. llo csllod attentlon to tho fact that the dollar %mpu-uu by the bill Is tighter and lcss val- uable than the one comed by our mints £.r the ig- norant cinas of heathen laborers in China and In- dla, and, in the namo of comuion sonso and commmon honesty, asked the Amer can Con- gress not to force upon the American laborer an inferior dollar which the naked, famishing, and degtruded laborers of Indin and Cltna ‘rofused to accopt. Mo dgnied the pssertion that the peoplo demand chcu{: money. They demand an abune dance of good money, Thoy do not want the single gold standard that will excluda silvor and benfit those alrendy rich, nor do they want an_ in- fertor silver standard that will expel gold and not hclrllmw already poor. They want both metals tn full value, In cqual honor. Mz, Blaine concluded his remarks 8 2 p. m. and u"hol took hle seat there was applanso in tho orlen, K‘Thc ‘Vico-President gave notico that {f sach ap- planse bo repeated tho galleries would be cleared. Mr. Johnston then apoke in favor of the milver Mr. Johnston sald It could not have oscaped tho attentlon of any onc that 8 portivn of the public rrru. espocially at the Norih, had indicated that he South stood ready at any ime 0 repudiato the pub:de debt of the United Siates. ile (Johnston) wished to eay, for himselr and on behalf of hie Hunthiern colltazues on this floor, that no peoplo had the national honor moro at lieart than the peo- ple of the South. They had passed throngh the most terriblo suffering, and did not projose to nn- dergo tho Jvnmrr ayain, It Hlez had no bettor motivo for upholding the national bonor than thas of sclf-intereat, thoy would not do ln{mlng 1o bring discredit upon the Government, The peoplo of the South know that thelr condition was indls- aolubly mixed up with those of the North, and they inust uphold tho honor and credit of the” Government, All wero 1 tho sam ship, and (he Houthern peopla did mot pr pose to acultle or wrock thab vessel, Inr an they were concorned. They proposcd she should bavea provoerous voyage. 110 argued that #llver was one of tho products of the country, and 1t was the duty of Congress to seo that It waa not fntured, Thero was & great popular demand for the renionotization of milver. Thoe peupls of the conntry belleved it wae demonetlzed by fraud, ey bulieved the act whicti demonctized it was wmugzted through, and suould be repealed. Jt Wi ot the pard of statesmanship to be blind to thio popniar Bemand, e deniod that the remon- ctization of sliver would drive gold out of the country, and spoke at length of the neconsity of a bi-metalliccurrency, Huferringto the demone cuzing of sitver by Geeniany, bo sald all now that the (erman Empire to-day, notwithstanding the large in. demully - recelved from Krance, was in the throcs of inancial distrasr, This did not speak well of the practicnl efect of demonetizing silver. e then spoka of the valuc of sitver to tho colored peoplo uf the Soutl, and sald they knew nothing aboiit the value of gold and did nut appreciato the I:wr. ltemonotize sllver, and much of It would absorbed by themn, FPhilsuthroplats snd Aboil. tlontxts who had frecd the negro ought to consider what they etionld do for hia practical benefit, Uive the culored people of tho South the wmoney they want, and It would msko thom better citlzcns, They would have something to work for, and it wonld ancourage industry, Me, 111l then tovkthe fuor, but. before proceed- Ing with hie romarke, yiclded to Mr, Morgan, upun wl iose motion tho Seuato went lnto exoculivo sea- slon, : nouse, Immediatoly after the reading of the journal the liouse rosumed the considesation of tne contestod olection caso of Wigginton va. Pacheco from the Fourth District of Californta, After a lung debate, the Houso proceeded to vote on the punding propasitions, 0 frst vale was on the umenduient NP“"N by tho miuority of the Committea on Electiony. declaring Pacheco, the altting member, entiticd tothe west, The amend- wéatwas rejecied by s patly vote,—yens, 120; naye, v T next voto was on Leonard's substitate, de- claring that nefther P'acheco nor Wigginton was entitled to 8 aval, tejected without a division, The resolution reported by tho msjority of the Committeo, declaring Wigginton, tho contestant, |;n|lllosl 10 tho weal, was adopted, —yeas, 130; nays, In the r?.m of the Committes & majority of fonr was tzured up for Wigginton, while the minority of the Comimities Hgurod up a majority of aix for Pacheco. Tho Socrotary of State of Cale ifornia had certified Lo a majority of ona for Pache eco, i In the votos In the House party lines were atrict. 1v vbscevad, oot a elogl 1ation belng recorded. ‘The result of the last vota having been snnaunsced, the oath of officc was administered 1o tho new wember, Peter D. Wiggloton. Mr, Durbam inade at ineffectual effort to go into Cammittec of the Whols on the Military Academ: :z‘l'll. but tno House prefesred to adjoura, and dl.x e — MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, Bvecial Dispatch fo Tas Chicago Triduna. Boutu Bexp, Ind., Feb. 7.—Henry F, Porter, lage Buperlutendent of the Btudebaker Carrlage ‘Works, has mysteriously ' disappeared. An ex- awm!nation of bis room finds his gold watch, a large draft tndorsed in blank, and his other valusbles, Hobad just closed his long engage- ment bere with a view of golng to Phlladelpbls, avd & few cvenluws sfuce the Btudebakers ten- dered him a partivg bauquet, st which he was the recipient of s valuable gufd watch und other oxpentive memorials of bis pleasaut residence in thiscity, Arraugements.are bolng made for drugelog the river to-tnorrow. Porter had Lo been & contributor to the Carriaye Monthly an the fub, sud was well kunownto tho currlage frateruity of the country. e —— THE MICHIGAN LIQUOR-TAX. dgecial Ditousch to Tha Chicaga Tridune. Laxsing, Mich., Feb. 7.—Tho compiled re- ports in tho Auditor General's offics in regard to the liquor-tax for 1877 .&xcc ¢ nine coun- ties), show 8,043 dealers, $381,551 tax collect. ed, and §32,8°1 uncollected, The estimated amounts from the mulssing nine counties show about 4,000 dealers, $355.000 collected, snd 833,000 un-ollucted. Iu 1876 thero wero 4,867 dealers, $433,423 collceted, and #48,870 un- wollected, Tuo law went luto offcet Lo 1875, with 4,600 dealers wsscased. mindful of POPE PIUS IX. Final Announcement of the Death of the Venerable Pontiff. Contradictory Roports as to the Im. mediate Camse of His > Demize, 1His Holiness Consclous Up to Al. modt the Last Momont. He Oommends the Interests of the Ohurch to the Care of the Faithful, The Conclave for the Cholee of a Snc.* cossor Already in Session. No Indication of Xnterferanco with | Its Deliborations. THE POPE. BOENES IN ROME. Bpecidl Dianated to The Chicagn Tridune. Nzw Yonx, Feb, B—8 2. m.—A specisl from Rome says: Aftor a life of 85 years, a Pontifl- cate of thirty-tio years, and a sclf-imposed fm- prisonment of elght years, nftera carcer of earth- Iy triumph and defeat, of joy and of #ribulation, of resignedly-borne hodily ‘saffering, Pope Plus IX, lay down to cternal rest to-lay. Rome, with her tears for King Victor Emmanuel scarce- Iy dried, will the garb of royal mourning just 1aid by, is called tipon to weep afresh over tho death of an aged priest and King, whose ben'gn sway wns acknowledged wby nigh 200,000,000 souls over the wide world, The ofiiclals of Humbert 1. .move solcmnly about the city. Thcre i TIR ATMOSPHERE OF G1,00X . about thé Quirinal Palace, whence so often in the olden days the Pope now dead tad blessed the Romans, and wicre now the Priuces of tho houso of Pledmgnt have their abode. The churches nare thronged by votarles, and tears are falling from many oyes, and prayers are rising from many los. Along the Corso and Rotonda the loungers gather in knots, chat, and ask detalls, Inthe ncighbor- hood of the Vatican and TILB GREAT DASILICA OF ST. PETER, i anvious crowds are questioning overybody with tho least appearance of possossing Information. 8o often has tho story of the Fope’s death been totd that some arcincredulous still. The police and municlpal guards prevent too close an approach to the Vatican. But tho story s true. Death has come at last to rellove tho nged Pontift from his sufforings. During the first day of the week tho Pope's con- dition had been so much improved that tho live- licst kopes of a prolonged ametioratfon were en- tertained, 8o wmuch was his Holiness improved yesterday that ho was ADLE TO WALK A FEW STEPS supported by two Prelatos. It is now bolieved that this excrtion was fatal, Last nlghbt the paticnt was seized with'alarmiog symptoms of weakuoess. At 4 o'clock this morning the change in his condition was so marked that it wosat once acen by the attending physicians that TIE MONTAL KTAUGOLE would soon be over. It was the death ogony— the mercifally mila death agony of an old, old man, The Cardinal-Vicar and all the resfdent Cardinals wero at gnee summoned o the Vati- can, It was scarcely day when tho greater part of the College had assembled. Tho lnst sacra- ments were administered to the dying Pope by the Candinal Parebianco. An order was fs- sued to prevent auy person not speelally author- ized from having access to tho Popo's depart- ment, from the Egress Vatican wns also prohiblted, tho guard strictly en- forcing this order. Prayors were or- deved and offered In nll the churches of Rome. 8o tho morning moved slowly on, in momentary expectation of the Pope's domise. All the necessary arrangements wero quickly madp. THB YORRIGN CARNDINALS were notifled. During the forenocon all theam- bassadors accredited to the Papal Court called to'make fnquirics. King IHumbert, too, not un- the dying Pope's sollcituda for his father during the late King'a' last moments, constantly sent for {nformation. From the moment of thelr rrival ot the Vatican, the Cardinals woro as- sembled In_councll in the room next to that of the dyviog Pope, but nll together, with the dig- nitaries of the Papal Court, wera at his bedside at the moment of his death, which cccurred at u fow minutes before 5 in the alternoon. 1B END WAS PEACEYUL. No one is now admitted to the Vatican exeept the Poutliical Chamberlains, who are chiarged with tho oflice of guarding the corpse. Tothe Western Anjoclated Lress. . HOUNLY EXPECTED, Loxvox, Feb. 7.—Tho: Zull Aall Gazsile's Rome dispatch snnounces that tho Pope's death 1s noutd¢ expected, and reports are current that he §s already dead. 2 LAST SACRAMENTS, Roun, Feb, 7.—Tho couditlon of the Popo changed aeriously for tho worse during the night, and hia Holineas haa already recelved tho last sacraments. 5 TIR VATICAN QUARDED, ‘The Cardinal Vicar has becn summoned to the Vaticau, and an onder bas been givento pre- vent any person nat specially authorized from hinving acceea to the Popo's apartments. Egreas from tho Vatican s "also prohibited. SUMMONED TO ROME, Forelgn Cardinals haye boen summoned by tolegraph to Rome, TRAYERS for the Pope's recovery aro belng offered in all the churches i Rome, THR DEATH-AGONT, Rous, Feb. 7.—Tho Popo Las passed nto tho death-agony, His death ls wmomentarily exs pecteds ALL ARRANGEMENTS MADE, Rouwm, Feb, 7—4:00 p. m.—1ho followlng (s tho Lali-Mall Gasete's special: “Roxs, Feb, 7—12:50 p. m.—Tho Popa's death is hourly expected, All tho necessary as- raugements, in view of tho avent, Lavo been made, ,Reports aro currcut that his Iolincss 1s olrcady deud.” EPORTED DEAD, * TNous, Fev, 7.—Tue Pope dicd at 8 o'clock this alternoon. s o TIIB CONCLAVE of Cardinals will bo called immediately, LATER—NOT DEAD, BUT DYING, Lonpox, Feb, 7—5 p. w.—A later dispatch from Rom it 1s fnpossiblo to obtalo exact news, but it is now understood that the Popo s not dead, but dylog. TUN POPE EXPIRES, Rous, Feb, 7.—The Pope dled this afternoon st Gfty-seven minutes after £ o'clock. TUR SUDDEN CHAKGE, Roux, Feb. 7.—The Popa’s legs were 80 much better yesterday that he was able to walk s few steps. It fs belleved that this excrtion was fa- tal. The change for the worso occurred at 4 o'clock in the morning, when his death-agony commenced, The Cardiuals wore asscmbled o Council {u the next room, but all, together witn the dignitaries of the Papal Coust, wero at his bedside at the moment of death, Cardinal Paocblanco sdministered the last sacraments. CONSTANT INQUIRY. All, ambassadors accredited to the Vatican called to make Inquirics duriog the morning. King Humbert also coostautly seat for {nforma- tlon. Na one s now admltted to the Vatlcan except the Pontificat Chamberlains who are charged with the office of guarding the corpse. Mon- sigoor Simeopl, Cardinal Becretary of State, ardered the Osservalors omano. the dally orjgan of the Vatican, to suspend publication untll to- morrow. : Tho city is perfcetly tranquil. The authori- tles bave takeu ali the measures ther deom necessary. prevent approach to the Vatlean, CONPLICTING REPORTA, Loxpoxw, Feb. 8—b n. m.—Thera scems to be conelderable conflict of statement as to the A Times' dls- patch from Rome states: ** At 8 o'clock in the afternoon an official stispatch was sent to tho Chamber of Deputies announcing that the Pope Up to sunset, the hour The death was denfed by Vatican partisans,aithoughthey agreea or could nnt live through the day. The sacrament wns ex- posed in 8. Peter’s, bub covered with n white \ve wero told that the veil waa to* be removed after the Pope's death. The veil wha not removed nt 5 p. m., poseibly from a vain desire to conconl tho ogpnts The barracks surrounding the Vatlean “are crowded with This precaution is superfluous, No other movement than that of curiosity Is per- actual hour ot the Pone's death. had disd at 2:30 p. m, of death was still uncertain. that tho Pope woa dying, veil only. troaps. ceptible among the people.” The Fuanfuella positively nnnounces that the Popedied at 5:45 p, m., whilen Reater tele- gram says 4:5¢7 p.m, - Aspecid dated Rome, Thursday night, soys at 3 n. m. tho Pope was in articulo mortfs. pozed. 0 GERMANT'S POLICY. A Berlin dispatch says: **It i§ safe to say Germang's potlcy towards tha Conclave will bo one of absoluto non-interfercnce, if not of ln- difference.” TAB BUCCESSION. A Rome correspondent of the ZTimes snys tho report Is In clrctilation that Cardinal DI Pletro han been elected Pope by acclamation, but it s not believed. The Cardinal Is young and high- 1y thought of, Hbernl and conciliatory, but un- 1ikely to have many voies. CONPIRMED. T.oxooy, Feb. 8—5 a. in.—There can be no doybt of the Pope’s death. This morning the Journals fully confirm previous reports from Rome. ADDITIONAL, PARTICULARS. A specfal from Romao states that the news of the Pope's death has slready been oflictally an- nounced, and gives” the following particulara: The Tupe, at 8 o'clock Wednesday night, folt sudden suffocation. H& rallied severa times, but snid to his physicians, "“Death wins this thme,”” Jlo was altarnately lucid and wandering, fIfs Inst moments were luctd, 1le sald, *Guard the Church I loved so well and sacredly.” ‘The immedinte cause of death was the closing of the wound in the leg, whichmado the humors mount Into the luugs and brain, Cardinals Manufug and Howard and many others were presept at the death. . g TIE CONCLAVE has commenced. Cardinal 8tmeonl has demand- cd troops, and the, Government has acceded to bis regquest, ‘The Ambassadors aceredited to the Vatican bave goueina bLody to view the corpsc. ‘the Italian Government {nsures independ- cnee of the Conclave, and offers any scryices that Cardinal Blneonf may demand, OTHER ACCOUNTS say the cauise of deatl was the mounting of wa. ter to the heart. The Pope swooned, ond wns in extremis at 8 o'clock, but death did not oceur t1l after the tine anunvunced in the first dis- vateh from Rome yesterday, ‘The aspect of the clty is quict to Indifferenco, strangoly contrast- ing with {ts appeatance on the death of King Victor Emmanucl o month ago. CANDINAL M'CLOBRBY. Spectal Disvatch to Tne Cjcugo Triduna, Nezw Yonk, Feb, 7.—Up to 10 o'clock to-night no Information had been reeeived by Cardinal McCloskey concernlng the death of the Pope, and nis Eminence was not convinced by the newspaper reports, fo the absence of direct ad- vicea €o hmsclf, that his Tolincas was dead. A great many telegrams were received by tho Cardinal from f“ parts of the Unlted Btates, asking for conflrination or denfal of tho report of the Poou's death, to which Father Farley, the Cardinal's Beeretary, replled that no news hiad been recelyed from Rowo at the Archiepls- copal resldence, ¢ 1 not yet known what honors will be shown to tho memury of the deceased Pope by THE CATHOLICS OF TILS CITY. As soon 08 Canlinal McCloskey is ofllcially fn- formed of the dcath of his Moliness, he 13 ex- pected to direct the clergy when and how often to say requlem mnsscs for the repose of the soul of tho deceased. A specially sol- emn_requien mass will be celobrated in 8t. Fatriek's Cathedral. On Sunduy next aletter from the Cardlnal informing the faith. ful of the great luss they havo suiferced by the death of the Pope, will be read tn each church of the Archieplscopal Dlocese. It is prabable he Cardinal with start for Romo to take part lu he Couclave us suon ug, possible after the re- celpt of the ofliclal notitication, . 7, For o long time there have been rcy':ortu of the falling hiealth of Pope Plus IX.; and his death, which is sunounced as having taken place yes- terday, Feb, 7, at Rome, hasnot been unexpect- cd. His life and his reign have Loth been pro- longed, tho latter beyund precedent. Glovanul Marin Mastal Ferrett] was born May 18, 1703, in Sinigoglin, [Iis parents fotended him for the military profession, In 1803 heattended the college at Vattena, and In 1808 began at Romo his theologienl studics, In 1718, a% tho age of 26, ho was ordained o pricst, and fu 182 hoe ac- cowmpanicd the Papal Legate to tho newly- formed Repnblic of Chill, and for two years re- slded In Santlago. Tu 1825, on his return to Rome, hie was appolnted President of a hospital, aad two years later was appointed Archbishop of Bpotetto. IIe was then but 85 years of age, During the politieal disturbances of 1830-'31, y hoe was Civil Administrator of the provinces of of Spoletto and Perugis, displaying groat abllity In hia clvil duties, In 1833, ho was translated to .the Scc of Imola, aud in December, 1539, was appolinted Cardinal-Priost vy Pope Oregory XVI. Thaot Pope died {n 1816, and on June 10 the College, by au unanimous vote, clected Cardinal Ferrettl Pope. o was crowned Pope Juno 31, 1840, by the ttle of Pius 1X, Ile has survived all thoss who participated in his election, aud tho prescut College of Cardinals fs exclusively of his own appointment, Inthis respuct we supposo his refign {3 an exception, ‘Though men holding the oflice of Pope bave dicd at a more advanced ago, thers hos been no other who had such o long reign, or who fliled the days of Petor,~ that is, served as Pope for twenty-five years. At the time of his death ho lacked three months of being 80 years 0ld; had been a prieat slxty, o Bishop fifty-one, o Caruiual thirty-elght, and Pope thirty-ono years aud seven months.. Of tho lung lat of 257 Popes, thers have been but nlug who served over twenty ycars. Ono of these, Plus V1., was Pope twonty-four years aud six mouths, Twenty-Gve years is the term at- tributed to Peter, and no other Pope, except Pius IX., has served a term of that lenath, Plus X, began Lis relgn by & gencral nmncs- ty, aud by o vigorous refogn of the clvil gov- erpment of the Papal Btates, making persoual {uvestigations into abuzes, aud prowuptly apply- {ug the semedy. o 1847, bo convenod a popu- lar couucit of delegates from the various proy- Inces, and was looked upon all over the world as the leading political reformer, The poxs year, 1848, revolutionary prucecdlugs took place iu all parts of Europe, aud the Pope, refusing to approve or fudorse the popular deinands, ceased to he regarded as a reformer. In Rowe he promised & liberal constitution, but his Min. istry failed to satisfy the populace. A revo- lutlon took place. Count Rassf, the Min- Ister of Btate, waos killed, sud the Romuns forced the Pope to naue a more radical Minis- try. Declariog hlwself no longes free, ho es- caped to Useta, A Republic was declared in Rome. Ilc contivued to restde at Gaeta until ‘April, 1850, his authority haviog in the mesu- time beeu ro-cstablisbed by French arma, Among the many notable eveuts of his Pontlf- cate wnay bo eenumerated the following: 1853, ro-catablisned g Roman Catholic hierarchy in England; 1834, after w convocation of Bishops, formally detined the dogma of tho Immaculate Conception; American colleges at Xomo; 1803, canonlzed tho The police and muufeipal guards lic apveared dead to all but his physicinns, who conld deteet feeblo osciliation of the heart. In all thochurclies tha sacrament has buen ex- 1830, cstablished FEoglish and Japanesc martrra: 1884, the famous Encyeliea Letter; 1809-'70, tho convoeation of the Cong. cilof tho Vatiean, and the deelaration of {ye dogma of Papal [nfallibllity. The political trials of Piux IX. have been a1 mont continuous. He had been Pope but tyo years when ho was foreed to leave Rome hy the Revolutionsts, and was restored twogears after hy n French army. In 1830 began the naitatian tor tue unification of Italy under one Govern. ment. Tha conquest of Lombardy, the annexs- tion of Parma, Modena, and Tuscany, In 18- '01, were plega that could not be mistaken. In 1861, the Kingdom of the Tro Bicllies was over. thrown, and that monarchy incorporated in the now reeoghlzed Kingdom of Ttaly. Then fol. lowed the annexation of Umbrla and Ancong, ‘These matters brought the King of Italy ang the Pope into direct opposition. The Pope re. fuscd to recognizs him as Kingof Italy, and thery hasbeen open contention eversince. Tho French army lind been continued in Rome from 181, nnd Iome was, by the intervention of the samg Uovernment, proteeted from Itallan oceunation; , but in 1870, owing to the war with Prussta, France withdrow her troops, and in Beptember of that year Itallan troops entered the city. A popnlar vota taken soon atfer was In favor of anncxation to Italy, and in January, 1871, Victop Emanuel entered Roma as the Capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The protests of the Popa bave been incessant and spirited. Ho has de. clared himsolf a prisoner in bis own States, and no longer free In tho discharge of his dutfes ag apiritual father of the faithful. But no pawer has intervened in his_behalf, and he has died, lmn'lrx%'I the politieal States of his predecessors in the hands of the King of Italy. In June, 1877, was celcbrated Tia golden fuli. lec of fifty yoars a Bishop. ~Ho was visited by Irllnrlmt (rom all parts of the world, bearing to Mm large sums of money and other gifts, ‘The privato life and character of the late Poru Y have, a8 a general thing, besn commended fricud and foe. flo was a scholar, and a libera) aml discriminating patron of lenrning. He was a man_of affabla manncra and fascinating ad. dress, and has Alled o largershare inthe worli'y history than suy Pope who has served during the last three centurles. FIRES. AT LAWRENCE, MAS8S, Lawnence, Mass,, Feb. 7.—The print-works, the madder-dye liouse, the stamping, folding, aud steaming rooms of the Pacific Mitls, to- gether with thelr contents, burned this morn. ing. The loes {8 roughly estimated at 8125,000; fully insurcd. Henry Ham, J. W. Morse, and Charles . Heath, flremen, and William A, Page, tho foreman of the print-works, were scvercly injured by falllng walls, Throo htindred operatives ware thrown out of emyloyment, ‘The remalnder of the mill started s usual, IN CrnICAGoO. The alarm from Box 19, at 8:30 yesterday afternoon, was caused by a kottle of resins catehing fire at No. 45 LaSalle strect. Damaga trifllog. & The alarm from Box 855, at 8:25 yesterday morning, was caused by o fire In a cottago in rear of No, 295 Sedgiwick streot, owned and oc- cupled by Willkan Kirschoum. Damage, $50 Cause, o defectiva chimney. s " AT CONE. IA. Bpecial Disvatch to The Chicugo Tridune, BURLLYGTON, Ia., Fob. 7.—The dwelilng-houss of Irvin Idie, at Cone, Ia., together with its entire contents, was destroyed by fire to-day. Mr. 1dle had o narrow cscape from death, and wnsl M:rlt;ully bm-ncd.h Tho fire was caused by conls folline from tho stove on the Loas cstimated at $2,000. cuw.. —_—— THE WEATHER. Orrion ov Tum Ciurer BiGNan Oprices, Wasuixaron, D, C., Feb, 8—1 s, m.—Indica- ttons—For the Lake Region, partly cloudy and cloudy weather, vith raln, variable winds, mostly from the northioast to the northwest, falling baramoter In tho Lower Lakes, atatlonary or high temperature, and in the Upper Lakg Reglon atationary or lower temporature, and followed by rising barometer. . LOCAL DREERYATIO! chao, Feb. 7. Cutoano. Peb, 7-Mldnigbt. Siaitons, TAr. | hind, mfin, TFaainer, THSMAPCK ... .00' 23 1Clondy. Breekinridge 20.0%; 31 ‘ulldv. Y] 0,00, ¥ Cloudy. o3 eris, tirand Clifuage Betrait Cleyeiand .. REPLY TO INGERSOLL. & Boectal Dispateh to TAG Lhicagn Tridune, Mr. Venxo, Lil,, ¥eb, 7.—The largest aod most {ntelligent audionce that ever assembled in this city greoted the Hon, George R. Wend- 1ing ta-night on thoWcasion of the deliyery of hisreply to ln%urlnu froin n ccular standpoint. The eloquent locturer wos loudly spulauded, and left an excellent impression upon hbis hearers, o — OBITUARY. - dpecial Dimateh to The Chlcagn Tridune, CLEvELAND, O,, Feb. 7.—Capt. i -C. 8proul, well known all slong the lakes, dled ac bis home on the Wost 8ide to-ulght, aged 57. —— i Dopopulation ‘of Bt, Melens. A curous description has been given of the Qecrense of the population of the Island of 8t Helona, memorable (n all history as the scene of the last years of Napoleon.” Its Industriel have been almost rulned by the opening of the Buex Canal, which has diverted snost Indie golug vi 1 from its shorcs, and the employ: * went of ¥ -condensers for water on satling, veasuls, saving them from the necessity of alling at the istand for fresh lugullu of water, ne-fourth of the population bas emigrated, and now there are only 2,634 males, of whom 1,154 aro children, left on tho {sland,’ The rev enue, chiofly denved from customs duties, is but very litile more than $30,000, aud but hitle more than $35,000 s spent on all. the publi establishments of tho fsland. Tho people ara asking for a grant of money from Englaud, but tiey aro urged to have recourse to improve agrleulture anid attempt the growth of fle spectes of tubaceo, of the cinchona plant, or the oli-yicldiue rose, all of which are, it 1s sald, adapted to the cliingto aud soll, ——— Alterations In » Mammoth Caunon. ‘The 100-ton un which was manufactured for the Italian Government at Klswiek {n 1878, and with which the well-known cx&erlmunuv:m carried out at Spezzia last frnr. sbout to be brought back aguin to Eoglsnd, iu order that a fow alterations may bo made in it. Amol other lmprovements, the bore is to bo enlargu aud the dimenslons of the chamber ays also Lo be tucreased. The calibre of the gun was ot vally 48.18 centlnetres throughout; but o tko two 100-ton pleces of ordnauce which have sinca boen cunstructed to form partof the srma- ment of the Dutllo and Dandolo the bore i given s diameter of 44.9 centinetres and the chamber 50.1 centimetres, The {oterior of the orfgiual guo will therefore pmbnbl{nbe enlarge ed to tho samoe dimeusions. ~ With toe cnlmxe* tho charge of powder used and the welghit o the projectile tired will also naturally be ‘}u- creased, the former belng ralsed from 170 to 243 kilograramues, and the latter from 908 to 3, kllogrammes. —— Freui.ture, SAyReld (Eng.) Telegraoh. A r -women lay very il {u her scantlly furnished howe in Bhetlleld, Tha dactor wil scut Ior snd came, "He at once saw thiat herd W08 B Very grave case, and that she bad, as he lhullghl, Mitle chiauce of recovery eveu 1t sha could get the nounshment her iliness requir As ho was about to leave, the question wob put, *“When should wo send for you ukd:) doctorp 4 Well," was the reply, as Lo look at tho poor woman aud then at her wreiched surroundings, *1 don's think vou nced 8o for mé aguln, She counot possibly get bettert uud to save you further troubls I'll just writé you vut @ certificate for hier burlal’ And be id. © After tho doctor départed, the womnau—= women always were willful—got better rapldly. 8he has now completely recovered, and gocé about carrylog her burial certficate with her,