Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1878, Page 2

RSN 2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1878, with frrennonsiblo power, the dominatine spirit | theretor engendered by slavers, which provoked and pre- | table. cipitated tho revolntion which deatroyed it. Ara At this point, amid_mnch Inughter,a moseas the samo people wha carried that revolution | wan recelved from the Senate stalingthat that budy througn fre nd bload on the byanets of 1000, | hiu passed the Houss resclution declaring & re- 000 of men likely to be patient under the tannt | dactlon of the tax on whiaky to b inexpedicnt. that thelr choren ‘represcotatives, sitting here nn- Mr. Wood declined to yleld to the motion to lay der the dome of this Capitol not fly in the | on (he table, face of the organized mone dcrs and bond- hoiders of the country? Thank God, and the Declaration of Independence, and the patient herolam that made it o vitalized force, and the Constitation that crystallized 1t fn- to law, the people of this conntry are farnished with & better method of righting wrongs and asscrting rights than tesort to arms, and with not lees resolntion and eathosinam than wars againet oppreasion {nenire will ther, In pencefal methods and under forms of law, tramnle under foot any power that sceks throngh corrnpe- tlon or intimidation to intronch itecif In this cita- delof their libertles. Thoy will see to it that thie remaina a popular Government in fact ae well an In name, {n apite of the craft and cunuing wilca of tha wicked, that their representativesin this Capital régister, throngh constitntional laws, their Imperial will, Mr. Wadlieigh spoke lFllhlllfllu bil), and in the courae of his remarks Aald there had been state- oved to lay the communication on the sldered him rather shrewd than otherwire, Ile hehaved well whils working under the wit- ness’ charge. He saw nothing whatever to lead bim to thu bellef that the prisoner was In- sanc, and never so belleved, 1N CROSS-BXAMINATION, witness re"'mnl.ed that thero was no peculiar ap- ponrance In the prisoner’s ovea while in the l‘nnllnlllr{. I1e bl noticed that the prisoner nvun:cd at him and at other witnesses while in court, the Constitation required that 8 Cabinet officer should hold his tongus untfl Congress asked him to speak. Dut the lawyers of tne body hunted up the Revised Btatutes, and claimed that the law required Sherman to do that thing: while the Spenker sald that, whatever the law might be, immemorial ussge and com- mon sense fndicated that it plainly was the duty of the Sccrotary of the Treasury to make such commnnications, and that ho would be derilect if ho i not; and Qur Carter,with the law, and fucrules of the House,and tho precedents against him, LIKE A CRUSIED TAAGEDIAN, took hls seat. A signifieant indleation of tho debate was that some of the members of the Waye and Means Committes orc so de- termined that the whisky tax ehall Ve changed that they fotimated that the vots on the Fuster resolution of ast week declaring the change inexpedient, was Dot an fostruction from the House,and they were eolng to press this point, and to insist that a clmn}zc was yet possible, when they wers B e S s TIE CORNFIELD CORSAIR. Peixotta, of 8an Francisco, Uaited 8tates Cons at Lyons; Edward Wheeler, Collector of Inte Utter Flimsiness of His Plea of Mental Aberration. nal Revenue at Little Rock; Darwin 8. Hall, Register of the Land Office at Benson, Alinn. Robert 8. Armitage, Recelver of Public Moneys at Harrizon, Ark, Postmasters—C, F. Lecompte, Allerton, fs.; A. \. Howard, Yankton, Dakota. TII8 DEMOCRATS AND TIE ARMTY, The House Committee on Military Affaira this morming rejected the following resolution: Rerolred, That,1n view of the condition of affairs on the Mexican frontier, and the danger arising from tho ontbreak of Indian hostilities, any meavurea looking toward a reductlon of the effect- {ve foree of the army s not jnstified by the condi- tion of the country, and Is nnsafa and unwise, Mr. Harrlson made a point of order that tho Sec- retary of the Tressury had no right to send such & commanleation to the Tlanse. he Speaker decided that, in the first place, the point of order eama too Iate, but, waiving that, he dectded under the Iaw that {he point was not well taken, ‘The law made It the doty of the Secretary of the Treasury to make report and give {nforma- tion to eithor onse, when he 14 required to do so, ‘*that shall apnertain to his oflice,” It had been the unvarylng practico for the Secrotary to come municata to Congross as he saw it Mr. Foster expressed his surprise to learn from the Chalrman of the Commities on Ways and Means, and _from his collearne, Sayler, that the Committee did not consider the whisky-tax ques- tion settled, Mr. Wood (New York)—So for as I am con- c:xned, the gentleman has not understood me cor- rectly. The Only Result an Admission as Evi- dence of Additional Atrac. ities, * FRANRLIN MYRRS, another of the Penitentiary officers, know Randa while in the prison, and did not consider him Insane or anything like It The witness was not cross-exafnined. OFPICER DURIIAM, OF mnnmmus‘ detalled the cirenmstances of the arrest and shooting in that city. He conslidered the actiona of Rande and the manner of hils cscapo as heing shrowd, and not indieatlye of insanity. Iande admitted in 8t. Louls to the witness that ha was the man who shot tho witness, and sald * The d— old wheelbarrow was not worth any- :Mng."“n and that ho *went back that nlght 0 State-Prison Ofclals Rolato Ills Depravity as o Convict. THE TARIPP. The Committec on Ways and Means to-day took up the iron achedule of the Taelft bl and Ropresentativa Keliey opposed it. ATPOINTMENTS. Wasminarox, D. C., Feb, 14.—The President has nominated Charles McCandless (Pa. C}n(ol exico; Begioning of Colleotor BSmith's War Justice of the Supreme Court, New Mr. Foster—Tha I haa b ajorlly uf @5, - the driven from thelF posiion by the wnnouncement. | JGhn‘% Siucher (V. Va), Unlfcd Htates Mars | marnds of aiirens and sufferi, but tohia mind 311 | and tho ‘Senate by & vate of 40 fo 0, Seeired fo: Agaiost New York Oustom for Mthe "honean RIS, Wincecicd rom the Socrelary of tlio Scnate that the IMCE | 4l for Idalio; Wilitam J. Pollock (IIL), Su- | this ery ot weaping and wailing was to divest the | duction of the whlsky tax inexpodiet. That quer: House Thieves, a reason for golng to such a * fow-down den by & vote of 40 to O that the whisky tax | Perintendent of lndian Affaics for Bakota; | BICHIT o henett of the bloated’ Gorman Et: | et to the pabile. that Ehe Aneetlon s hot satiled. 0f Inlquity 4a the'ranch In Indlanspolia tat he should not be changed. ‘That yolce trom tho | Adolph Dombroweky, liecelver of Fublie Mon- | fire'shd Nevada miver Kings. 210 tho thiacco queation, 1 beg the Commitico of RANDE. Yras safop thore than anywhors cles_from the Renite wopld scom to settlo th question for [ ©78 8¢ Sbasts, Cal. iTho tennts went nto excative session, and, | Ware and Means 1o bringitn 4 bill rottling it ded- RINTE DAY OF i1 THIALs Pole fas bl was lohabliod by & mixed tbis sesslon. when the doors reopened, Mr, Iilalne anbmitted & { nitcly, The Secretary of Lhe Treasnry, s was his by Crowd of €8 and neqrocs. TIIE RECORD. enbatitute for the Silver blil, of which he gave no- | daty, has presented to us this morninz & communt- Special Dianatch ¢4 The Chicago Tridune, OFFICER HEPFERNAN, OF AT. LOUIA, BENATS. tice soveral days ulzo wnen he addressed the | cation lhowlm‘uml interference with the taxation GaAursnuna, Iil., Fob. 14.—At the oponing of | recalled, told the story of the arrest in the 8t A BIG GRAB. Senate, and tha provisions of which he then ex- | of whiaky and tobacco 18 reducingibe revenne very Louls pawnshop, and” the nunler of Officer White. While they were removing Rande to tlic police-station {u a wagon, he sald to the polico that hio would 1fke fo kill half-n<lozen of such —— of —, 1In the witnens’ judgncnt, Rande was of sound mind then and now. Both ofllcera were In full uniform when they made the arrest, 1t was in broad daylight, In'a_busi. moss street In tho central part of town. Rande was sober, and made a desperato fight. The prosccution then cnl?cd up JONN ANDERSON, 2 8n ald Bcotchman residing_ in 8k Clafr County, 1L, on tho Cuiro Bhort Line. flo met Frank Randa Inst harvest, and hired him to help get thie wheat in. Rande svorked seven or eight days for tho witness. This was {n the end of Juno last. The witnesa nover saw. anything about Rande to (ndicato fnsanity. Ilo worked well, behaved well at the table and clsowhere, nnd appenred educated and inteiligent. e told the witness he had been married. Ilis wifo was dead, and he had two children nearly ns big as himsclf. Ho had qulck cycs, ss ho had a Court this morning the defense put Willlam Beott, brother of tho prisonor, on the stand to testify as to Rande’s peculiar conduct. Witness kocw nothing of Hando's hehavior at the fu- neral or on his roturn from Minncsota. In 1871 tho witncas saw the prisoner at Glenwood, Milla County, In. 1o waa then with Van Amburgh's circus, running a candy-stand. The witness and his wife went to the show and saw him there. Ho wanted witness toacll out bis blacksmith shop and joln fortunes in tho candy business, at which ho satd the witness could make £3 for cvery one he could make at blacksmithing. Charlio also declared that when winter eano he was golog to open a gun-shop in Yankton, and had sent some goods there, and to Omaha. The witness safd: *{CHARLIE, YOU MUST N8 GRAZT!" Ho believed this to ho tho fact, for his appear- ance wos strange, and his conversation ramb- ‘WasmnaTox, D. C., Feb. 14.—After a briot discussion, the House joint resolution declaring that a redaction of the tax on distilled spirits s incxpedient was passed—ycas 40, nays 9. Messra. Bailoy, Conover, Davis (W. Va.), Den- nis, McCreery, Merrimon, Morgan, Randolph, and Ransom voted In tho negative. Mr. Cameron (Pa.) presented resolutions of the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce remon- strating agalnst tho passago of tho law Impos- ng o tax on incomes. Referred. - Bills were Introduced and referred: By Mr. 8sunders—Ta provide s temporary Governmont for the Territory of Lincoln. Referred, 11y Me. Dorscy~To organize the Terrltory of Oklohoma. Referred. Mr. Voorhees submitted the following: Resolred, Tiy the Scnato, that the Committes on the Judiciary betand the eame fe hereby instructed toascertain at ils carliest convenience whether or not the raliroad companics referred 1o by the acts TRA KIND OF ECONOMY TRH DENMOCRATS ARB PRACTICING. Spectal Dispnteh to TAr Chicagn Tribune. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.—It s n singular commentary that a Democratic Cungress which makes such loud protenscs to retrenchment and reforms should, on the samo day that the Becre: tary of the Treasury announced a probable def- fclt for the current flscal year, present a bill for proposing without cause to take $150,000,000 from the Treasury. ‘This the bill, which pro- poscd to grant pensions to all soldiers who served for sixty days In the Mexican war, does. This bill conclusively shows the hollowness of Democratle pretenses of reform. The bill grants pensiona to men who are in the vigor of manhood and In easy circumstances, includiog the Door- kceper and some memnbers of the House, some Benators, Gen. Sherman, Uen. Grant, Jefferson Davls, and many who, although cducated at the plained, wreatly. I think, thorefore, that the Committea Adjourned. on Ways and Mcans should present the guestion to tho llouse at tho carlieat possible moment. Let the questlon ho dncld!g. At ta the Bocretary of the 'Trensury, I want {8 say of him, Inasmuc! he has heen attacked, that I do not believe that this country has cver had so able an adminiatrative ofticer in the Treasury Department as the one it has to-day, Mr. Sayler—Will my colleaguo except Alexander Hamiltont? Mr. Foster—He 18 as anxiona to rednco expenses as any man in the llonse or culm"ly can be, He nrges that at all times and nnder all circomstancos inour Comuittee, Ile mees the revenue falling off, and ha calls our attentlon to that fact, as it was s doty to do, Me. Wood (N, V.;—Nfl man_ in this Hounee fs more_respunisibla “for the delay In acttling the question of taxation than tha gentlemian from .Uhfo (Foster). The resolution which ho brought tefore the Toure on the subject of tho whisky-tax disturbed and doranced & repozt covering the ques- 0 | tion almost ready to bo made to the llunsc by the Commbites on ‘Ways and Mcans, The delay is traceablo ta that promature and Inconalderate ac. Tiousx. ‘Me. Gibson, rising to a gnestion of privilege, said_he repudiated the intimation or suspiclon of any “!Pu!nnbtlvn ol Loulsiana mvlng‘ eent ene gaged in any bargaln in regnrd to the Presldence ‘which reflected on the honor of that State. 1le had difered from his wllelfinu in supporting the Electornl bill, and he bad advocated strongly the policy of adhering to the oill framed by the Com- ittec appolnted for that nurnose. Ife had feit that that hill waa a great nicasuro in the interest of peace, af honor, and of the welfare of tho country; and, fopesenting & veople whom he know to be Isw-anlding, & people who preforred to adhere to the forms of law, he hnd not hesltated to glve the Elcctoral Commisston his sanction. 1le had been greatified to aca that the action of the Southern men on that question, standing up for law and unfon, Liad excitod §n the breasts of Northern peaple & sentiment of confldence in the constituencies and States of the bouth, & sentiment which had by a stranger to that poople for more than a quartor uf a contury, Ho bad felt that in tho Interosia which % . i * | he rcorcsented the State bad no part ina Union | ylon; but the question will soon be settled In Come quick mouth, axpense of the Government, betrayed It. Be- f,’,‘,‘;’,fll",‘fl‘ Bt Conpreeniy Thpioved respect: | poparate from tho futorest of the wholo conntey, | mitieo anid & bl reported (o tho Honss, ling. In cross-cxamfnation, the witness, whoso sides this, the bll proposes to pension soldlers | ynectively, ** An act granting lands to the Stato of | 17U le liad falt that whatever rv;l:"lmled h(!hlh‘! In- Mr. Hurchand did not belicve that the diminne In cross-cxamination by Mr. McKenzle, the | answers and volunteers who served fn the army organt- | Kansas to a1d inthe cunstruction of tho Ransne & | 18060107 3¢ Whele conntey mols seches (WA hps | on of the revenne waa tho resnlt of the dimina. | witnss sald that ko noticed nothing pecullar fn CREATED MUCI AMUSEMENT, zation thirty days in the Blackhawk, Creck, ll:rflfn ley Raflroad and its extenmion to_the B0 fimo'the Droataent dectaning In unequivocal npl consnmption,, loction of the tax | 1y q0's conduct on hils roturn from Minnesota. | #0ld that all harvest hands were tramps. Rande wwas simply defurred, but uncertalnty was afecting trado awt” business,' e hoped the Commities o I Ways and Menus would at_an early day mako a ro- usiena. ‘That had | yort. I for oncconsider the question of the redue- been given as an order to the miiftary com- | {ion of the tax on diatilied spirits ae settied, 1t mander in New Orleans. Ho had felt assurcd | hos been ectt’ed by the Ilousc and by the Senate, DYt muderaamiing was Hecesants: tosocure tho | 5,50 B A Cxpreation of intan s cuncerned, s + tose o it anybody will dn; i people of the South in- tholr riahtw He had felt 5 kg o £ ro lo raopan’i ceatified when lo read the innugural address of Prosldent llayes, and when he tind scen that gens An act granting lands to the State of Kansaa to aid In the construction of the Southi- ern Branch of the Unlon Pacitc Ralliroad and tele- graph from Fart Itiloy, Kan,, to Fort Smith, Ark,," And ‘*An act granting land to aid In tho constric- tion of a raflroad and talegraoh lino from the States of M{ssourt and Arkansas (o the Paclfic|Coast, * have fssued bonds of ln{ kind predicated npon the con-~ ditlonal land-grants of tho lsnds of the Indians of the lndlldn Terl’lll;q clalmed by said companles a2 being amall, the witneas had thought he would ho unablo to keep up his work, but he assured tho witness that hio would do as much as_any- barly, and ho did so. He stayed round the houss all one Sabbath, and the witness had scveral conversntions with him, The witncas pald his hands £3a day, and gave them flve meala daily, 'They all slept In the barn, and agreed very woll. terma that the time tad come when he had made tp his mind to uphold no longer the milltary gov- srnment over the people of Beminole, and Fiorlda Wars, All of these sol- dicrs have received bounty land-warrants, and TIAVE DEEN PAID EVELT DOLLAR the Government promised them, while the sol- diers of 1861 arc the only ones who bave never bad land-warrants. This pro- poscd measure {8 entlrely without prece- His shop and tools were worth about 8160, which he would Lave hiad to soll at n sacrifica In order to accept Rando's proposition. The prusccu- tlon ansked o number of questions to prove that tho witness had no roason to consider his brother insane becouse ho thought the candy business more profitablethan blacksmith- Alr. Harrison appealed to Mz, Wood, ont of re- iard for tho dignity of tho Uouse, to mova to lay Z, P. MTMULLAN, the Secrolary's commanication on the table, hi Nt dent. The Government hns never granted graty- | nders cte. It AL bo ascertalned that such | {1oman call to hiachlef Cabinet position A gentle- | e speaker eaid he Bad in supportjos hte post. | 108 Tho witness ownod that the scheme was | o pliotographer of this city, tdentifled letters itous penslons 1o any soldicrs of Indian wars, | D2ndgUeve been issucd, then it shall be the duty | man whoto voico had se emphaticaily declarei hin | tign the fact tha it had beon the. umiform pracics | ot 80 ridiculous, after all, and fell back on tho | received by hin from Tandy rolating to photo- opposition to milltary government in the Routh (he referred to Mr, Evatts) as the volco of tho leader of the Democratic party himaelf—Samuol J. lden, lie referred to the ylsit of tle statesmen 10 New Orleans, and atated (hat he himnscif had plctured to thore gentienen the offccts of Rtadical misrule in Loufsiana, and he had advised the Pros. ot the lfouse to rocalve communications from tho Secretary of tho Treamury fouening the afalra of Tibs Departmont, In additton to that hio thooght It oo pulicy et f tie rovenies of lia Garerament fell o1t suddenly and scriously from any cause the Secrotary of the Tressury should communicate the fact to the House. When peusions were granted to the Revolu- tionary roldlcrs in 1882 Congress refused to pension these Indian eoldiers, on the ground that tne Government had redeemed its promises, The Revolutlonary soldiers did not reccive pensions untll they averaged nearly 70 years of statement that Rande's shipment of nroperty to different places, and his wilkd talk, proved Nim insanc. The cvldenco was of the rogular “family pattern,” of which there has alrcady been so much offered, and by the tima the pros- f{anhu of that worthy, In the first letter ando sald ho fncloscd elght of each kind of photographs, ordered 1,000, and offered to pa) 10 cents for small oncs and 20 cents for cabi- uets. The letter defued cxactly what the wit- ness should do, and made all the business ar- the bonda are, and for what purpose. Diesolved, Further, that asid Committee, In the Qischarge of its dutle aforcaald, be authorized to eall for porsons aud papsrs, and, when necessaty, 10 compel the attendance of witnesscs in its in- vestigations, and to report the result tigatlon to this body during the prosen v ! hout fmperlling any Inter 0 d hrough with th rangements s cloar asn boll, In the sscond ngze, amd then for tho reason that theyhad re- | Congress. Laid over ab the suzgeation of Mr, | idest thatlio could, wit inter- | "5ir, Hinerison—Through the Prestdent. ccutlon lnd got through with the cross- | fRNEEMS : celfell no poy for tuelr services. Tiie soldiers | Tagalls, S e the sbaatutlans of tho Lysisia The er—Forthe roason that it mignt fo. | gxamination thore was very little left in It. :nx'gil"sl:cffnl‘rlxu the ?!.’f:'}ifl“%aflfu‘u';?u S‘z‘fifi"fliffi' of 18122 were granted pensions In 1871, fifty-nino years after the commencement of tho war, ‘when the fow survivors wero 80 years of e, {l'lllll these pensions were only granted for fee- cness. _ Mr. Fetry called up the Senate blil to regulato the compensation of Pastmasters. Pending discussion the morning hour expired. Consideratlon was resamed of the Silver bill, and Senator Jones oko in favor thoreof, Mr. Jones spoke at g length, most of hls speecn being deyotod to argument showing that ellver has not deoreclated In valne sinco its de- monetization, snd agalost tho assertions that the dollar proposed by the bill shonoring the medlum of payment ant ellr('clllml coin, He said tuat silyor, since 1!--’1} although discrowned and shorn of its mone- tary functlon, donled mintage throughout the en- tire Weatern world, and degraded to the rank of o conniodity, Instead of having become leas valua- ble, has nevertheless increased in its command over seryices and all kinds of property; that both gold and silver have guined In purcharing power, and that silver only seems o havo fallen in value valve the fnnd faith and credit of our conntry, and the Chatr s at a loss to know where beiter ins formatlon can be obtainied on_that subject than from the Treasury ltaelf, Furthermore, such commuunlcations shoald cortainly come to this Ilousg, whichi has the sole power 1o originote Teyenue measares, Mr. Whitthorno trusted that hereafter the preco. denl woula not ba obsarved, Tha Socretary of tho Treasury of any subordinate officer shoufd nover bo pormitted to ‘comoe befora the llouse with an electioneering document, If the House so prost)- tuted ftself mo one could tell to what the practice \fl)nldfm\'l. Mr, Gurfield nnlfiulcd (aatirically) that the right of petitlun_shouid at lcast be recognized in the Socrutary of the Tressury. Mr, hlcgllenl aid, apart from his ofiicial posi- tlon, the Sccretary hiad tho right ss a privato citl- zen, fecling an interest in any public qu Legialature indorsing President Hayes' ~puls dcy, and declaring that the Nicholls Government would discountennnce any political rosocutions. This was the' ouly transaction hat ho was acquainted with, 1o kaow of no con- tract. He know of no agresment. Lo kneiw of no understanding. Thoss resolutlons eyoka for sheuisclves, and showed that Gov. Nicholls and tho Legislature pledgad thomeoives fa tho rigld enforcement of the laws. * This was being done at the present tima in_regard to une of the members of the Heturnine Hoard, who, for the violation of a Stato law for the commlesion of a wnisdumeanor, ‘was being held for trial in one of Lha Htats cours Ho saw nothing extraorlinary in that spectacle except in the onariity of tha oflense. 'The pro- ceedings of the Court had Leen In accordance \ith the practice and eriminal Iaw of Luaisinn: Mr, Iiale—Docs the gentleman snstain tho por- BUERIFY BERCOREN swore that he knew Rande’s writing. and be- leved that certain alleged poctry handed in by tho defense was fn said handwriting, McKenzlo offercd 8 tochnleal objection—thie stuff was mnot npoctry, but dogaerel. Mr. Price, uf counscl for the dafense, read the stuff, which purvorts to be the C*onvict's Song,” and which, in default of news or facts about Rande, was published by the 8t. Louls papors at tho time the prisoner was arrested. It 1s horrible rubblsb, full of thieves' slang and profanity. Stato's-Attornoy Tunnicliff neked the Court trated papers, and pointed out the errors of de- tail. 1lo was speclally solicitous about printing “*The Darlng Bandit ‘of the Wabasby" ‘and tha rest of hiis description on the back, All the let- ters and postal-cards were offered n ovidence, the defense not excepting. JOBERT LEMPIHILL, of 8t. Clair County, testitlod that Rande worked for hiim on the afternoon of June 23; saw noth- tug peculiar In his manner. THE AVERAGE AGE of soldiers proposed to ba benefited by tha bill presented by tiie Domocrats 18 _only 50, ‘the number of survivors of the Mexican War fs 45,000, and of the Indlan wars 89,000, Thesc, with thelr widows, according to the regular estlinates, inako 75, pensioners, which would coat from s.',uw.uo’() to $8,000,000 Annunllga and I%mgg-rcgnw of from $100,000,000 to $150,000,~ DIt DASSETT, reslding at Vondalia, 111, fitteen miles from 8t. Elmo, belloved he had seen Rande ot 81, Elmo; saw nothing In Randa's conduct to impress him with the idca of Insauity. -, L. L. CLUXTON saw Rande in Vandalla. There was nothing THE SILVER DEBATE. SENATOR JONES' BPEXCIT. : nocutions that have Leen and are now going on | yoolont it to Congress, The Secrotar ta order the defenso to produce wild, peeullar, or indicative of nsanity about Soectat Pispatch in The Chicago Tridune, hocause it has not risen to K0 greal ki extant aa ngl\.llrmm: lewnrning ul\':fi"‘r‘.'n e Bk gelliy ot sy Bosition added to that duty on his part. THR NOTES TAKEN DY RANDR hin, This was in the latter part of August, be- id. In the face of theso uatent an: fi’ch. It i stlll claimed that silver has deproclated to such a degreo that it would be dishoneat to pay debts tu it, even if it would legully diechargo them, An eminent jurlst once suid of & certain legal proposition, that he coull not conceivo of & human mind 's0 conatituted as to entertain it. 1 am equally incompotent to coneclve of a human mind so constitnted as not to see that sllver has apprectated ratbor tnan fallen In valuo, and #old has been so nnlhmln\ll‘II enhanced in valua that to gratuitously require debts to be pald in it I8 olther the most gigantic folly or tho most gigantic traud of all the agen. Mr, Jones denounced as false the charges that | intercats to' bo subscrved by remonotizing silver, and, n%conclusion, sald: Lcuvlnlf personal and lucal matters aside, Iwill conclude with a belef refetenco to the frantic ap- yeals that come to us from certaln quarters to rally to the rescue of the anclent honor of the Ite. nblic, which it ls declared is now hold aloft by eas than s dozen States in tho Union, It s d the mation will loss the high osition which 1t Lae malntained for a hundred years In the family of nations If the pending bill sball pass. 1t'is said that even tho discussion of o muasure to restoro to tho c»umr(ynmc power to porform its coutracts fn the wiich they are wrilten has to no incon. sideradle extent disparaged us in the cyesof the world. Whance comes the really dangerqus as- saulta upon the good name of tho nation? Is It not from certain membora of Congress who dao- nuunce this as a *'pickpocket bill," snd asa acheme to leaus clipned cotus, forgotiing that the clippinga wera stnlen from tho pockety of the veo. ple, are now found in tho pocietsof thelr credf and {s 1t not froin tholeading inetropoli- tan and Eastorn press which denounce the sup. porters of the bill as swindiersand repudiutors, and declares itacif (0 have the honor of thia nation n special charge? By what title does any fuction a6t ltecif up as Lelug par excullenco the guardiana of the honors of the country? the honur can repose nowhero so ncnrnl{ an the keeplug and hearts of the peopie. ‘Thero fs ita shrine, and there alone can it find . protection, In what manner, sud by what methods, has New York and the Eastern press sustained the Lonve of the nation of which it proclaims itself the special guardtan? Ouly oy hibels Upon the charsc- tor and personal mutlves of eyery pabllc man who cannot soe tho justico of robbing the Gov. ernment sud peols by enhancing the valno of the moriey in which debla aro to be paid; by upen and shamoleas sppeals to the President to make corrupt use of his patronage ta influence votew in Congress arsl After farthor dlecusaion, the commnnleation was roferred o tha Comnmitioc on Ways and Meane, Th Tlouso then proceeded o act on the Ail. ftary Acadomy il Al the atnondmonts reporied from the Committee of the Whole wero agreed to, and tho bill passed. ‘Tiav Jlouss then wont Into Committes of tho Whoe on the Stato of the Unlon, Mr. Sonthard In tho chiatr, and took up the bill_granting pensions to soldiera and sailors of tho Maxican and other wars, ‘Tho blll dircets the Necratary of the Ins terlor to place on lllu‘?nnllnn-ralll tho namen of surviviog oiicers and enlisted mon, includiny a wien bnd volunteers of the military an norvice, who served sixty days In the Mex- ican War, or' thirty days in tho Croek War, or Semfnols War, or_ Blackhawk War, o to their eurviving widows wha Lave not romareicd, Mr. Herbert addressea the Committeo in advo- eaey of the vlll, Mr. Puwers xpoke in opposition to I, bocatso 1v aponed wido a new door by which miliions of dol- with the lawa of thiat Btate. and ho desired to | PPONC WIYE HRCH G008 F Mieh iiltons of dol- kuow on what grounda tho loise conld cinlm o mittos vattmated the annual drain under the bill as revisory power over the focal tribunals of Loot: | SY'GN 00V N holtoved (hat It would ‘be §7 slank }‘“'m",',":h‘{‘,'a Nutional Gavsrnment hac blonb. to'sny nothing of arrearages. Tho wholo eon In Teagtio h in'Lautelana, and its Mistitations had been wehi | gubiay under it would not fallshort of 8100000, nigh andermined, No gullty man had been pun- taliod.. Sinco the Nicholls Uovernmcnt had been inanvurated, however, it had refused to oxtend shoiter to erimtnals, 17 1t were ahown that theea was any merit in the care of Anerson; if 1t should scem that there had been ‘any bias Aualnet Mm, or that there had becn any degies of vidlous public sentiment ouders Iying the -trausactlon; nay more, if tho Ite- publlean leaders in the Mouse or out of it should Intervene and ask that Kxecutive clomency o extendad, ba belleva that tho galisut, patelotlc., and magnonimous Governar of Loulsiana wonld accedo to their wishies, For ana he ((ibwon) would not find fault with Bim. e had entered public 1Htw with tho viow of bringing about a good une derstanding botweon tho North aud the South, and he was glad to perceive that sincu the Northorh and Houthern men had mot in Congress, 8- better focl- ity ha urivui, and kindlior foollng bad_provaitad, 3tr. liale roke ta reply, but wa net with crios ot fore the Bt. Elmo tragedy, Tuo witouss was Deputy Bherlff and Jajfer, und had been notl- {led by Sherlil Beraeren to Jook out Hfor Lim as tho murderer of Belden, Rande did not ex- actly tally with the description given by thoe Bherifl, aud so witness did nat arrest hiin, WILLIAM 5. TAYLOH, of Buarta, Ili., anw Rande there, and remem- bered bim Rerlacuv well, At a subscaucat fu- terview with Rande, in the cell at Bt, Louis, ho awned to belng at Tiiden and_Coultaryill, In Raudolph Courity, and at Morrisa, aud drew o map to show his route, The map wus produced. The witacss beleved Rande perfectly sanc, DR. DEANE, Resldent Physician of thu B, Louls City ITos- ital, had Raude under his care from Nov, 16 to alter lie was ahot in_tho pawnshop fizht, The wound in his log was csused by a tstol held closs to it, and Rando sala o fired {t himeelf; “that bullet went through his leg, ~aod thon struck White, This he denled afterwards. Randoe showed no cvidences of insanlty; was not fnco- hercut and wandering fu his convereation, e Erurenufl to be a delst, aud did not_believe in ol Tho witnoss was positive Rando was eane then and now. Rande was quick at reparteo, snd vory evotistical. It scomed he liked rather to be thought a biz scoundrel than a fool. \While willing to talk, ho was very cautious about converaing with reporters and offlciale, or *giving himsell away.” Ilo offered to soll his body to the witness, but perbaps might not have been lu carneat, Ho sald a man was nover dead untl the breath was out of him. 3. 8. RITOINE, aguard {n tho Knox County Jafl, had watched Rando nights for two months. Tho prisoner slect, and seemed contented, Ho zot excited when spoken to about pollcemen, The witugss belleved him to be perfectly sane. When the officers from Indianapolls and 8t. Louis visited him at the Jail housed bad language, but did not appear Ik rozy man. te uscd red fnl to writo with, asylug™ that it was botter than the other kind. WasiiiNagToN, D. C., Feb, 14.—8enator Janes, of Ncvada, made a two hours’ speech thisafter- noun In support of the Bllver bill, He dealt very heavy blows at the opponents of the measure. The principal objects of his apeech svidently went to stiffen cergain weak-kneed Benntors who have indleated their intention to vote for the Stiver bill, and who have felt rost- 1cxs under the attacks made upon them by the pold men, and especially to strengthen Senator Jones fn his own State amonz the mining classcs. As a plece of composition tho epecch was one of the best delivered on the sllver question, and the Bcnators almost with. out cxception LISTENED TO EVERY WORD of 1t, whilc some of themn jolned in the applause which followed. . Wadlelgh then spoke against the Bland bill, especlally the freo colnage feature of it, and then it appeared as if the debato had ended. Henator Allison, who Las charge of the amended bill, will speak to-morrow, and the votingon tho amendwents witl doubtiess bo commenced. NOTES AND NEWS, EXECUTIVE BESSION, Bnecint Dirpatch o The Chicaaa Tribune. WasninotoN, D. C., Feb, 14.—It had been expected that thers would be an exeitiug time in exccutiva eessfon over the nominatlon of Rabeit Smith as Collector of Mobile. e was appolnted last sumnier, but, the Senato having falled to act ubon the nomination during the called session, e hud to retirs, and Benator Bpencer's man, (loodloe, who had previously Leld thoe oftice, resumed it. The nomination ‘was reported back froin the Commerco Commit- tee with the recommendation that it be re- \ jected, but Benator Morgan, of Alabaus, desires to havo it confirmed, and may succeod f he can get all the Democrats and two or three Repub- violation of tho lawa of that State, the anthoritics ara perfectly fight in prosecuting them, Mr. Hale=Then the gontieman does mot dls- courage ft. Mr, (ibson—Does the gentleman mean to say ho thinks it s not right to prosecute thom? Mr. Hale—Dooa the gontleman ask what T think? 1 think the whole proceeding I tho grentest uut- rago which Lias evar ocouered in American history, because 1 believe it to bo political porascution nnder the galse of the process of law, [Derislvo Iaughtur on the Democratic wide. Sir, Uibson—~I do not {Iul(l to the gentleman to denounco the people of the Htate of Lonisiaus. Since 1 hava beenou this floor, the gentleman from Maine has omitted no oceasion to denounce the people of Louls have treated former * denunclations treat with the contempt which they merit, went on to say that the procoedinge of the courta of Louislana ‘were in conformity with law, and during the telal, Here was o case whore {usan- ity was offered as a plea, and where tho prison- or's conditlon of miud could bo shown by his own nctiona in court. ‘The Bherif was asked if ho had any notes or letters written by Rande, and anawered n the negagive. AMrs. Grabam, who was expected to testily for the defcnse, not having orrlved, it was agreed that, if she turned up before o cass wna givon to tho jury, her avidouco shoula ba admitted. With this excoption tho dofense closed thelr side of tho caso, Thelr 0xnert, on whose accotnt a half-day was ‘wasted, failed to turn up, and thero {a a strong presumption that he would not have helped the caso much, anyhow. ‘The Btate's Attorney called thonames of over s g“:tu"l witucsses whom ho proposed to use o rebuttal, CHARLES A, MANNING, formerly Deputy Warden of the Northern [n- diana Penitentiary at Michigan City, testified that ho kuow the’ prisoner in that “institution for threo years, Ilo was cmployed Ia the chalr factory and did his work well, o was sent to the Panitentiary as Charles Van Zandt in 1873, The wituess consldered him as one of the best hauds they had on machinery, Ie was not sick, 00 far as the witness knew, during his sojourn in the prison, and ato and slept well, _'The Irrepresalble Bradshaw pourcd fna perfect broadside vt objcctions to tho testimony of this witncss, When he had beon allowed his privie lage of having tho last word, Mr, Manning pro- ceeded to tell how fande behaved himnael! IN TUN PIUSON, When Raude was brought in, the Bherlff from Fort Wayne gave lim a very bad character, e complalned that he was unjustly senteaced, and that ho had got too long u term, and declured his intention to *beat the place,” The witne, told him that e could ehorten his term by bo- baving Dimscll, This odvice was wasted on him, and ho was cnnnm}uv gcmng into trouble and fights with otner prisoncrs. Bearcely a dny occurred but that he was writiog notes and talkiug to other prisoners, trying to Sot op a mutiny among the sharpost and shrowdest mon At the close of Mr, Powers' spocch, the Commite tee rowo, Mr. Cariisla Introduced a bill ta prescriba the Ao for the paymont of the tax on distiiled apirits, Referred. Adjourneds DANIEL WEBSTER'S IOUSE. 1ts Destraction by Kire Yesterday~Loss of lstorlenl Relles, Avecial Dimafch to The Chicagn Tribune. BostoN, Feb, 14,—The Wubster mansion at Marshficld, Mass,, was destroyod by fire boe tween 1 and 3 o'clock this morning, and many af tho bistorie contents of the house were con- ! sumed, In the MNbrary were' portraits of **rogular o from tho Domocratic slde, Lord Ashburton oud Mr, Wobster palnted a0lir, Thompson—Tton dou't talk sbuut raconcill- [y Jfealay, and about one-Ahird of tho brary of Mr. T1alo then movad to sdjourn, but withdrey | the atatesiman, Includlug valunble black-letter ma_ mmm.. .-: .z:m ::‘:."\flu: :'{.:“: ffi:}“fh ittt gooku ‘l;ml n;lnny vnllula‘u ;ml-lu::‘:ud to \Vubn‘t‘et y thetr authors, Inthe hal ore wers llke- House o cummunication feam the Buctetary of tho | 00 "0 solbourno, Wellingtom, Burke, and ‘reasury which be asid was miore lnportant mattue for discusslon thun that which the ilousu was pur- | other English statcsmen. The house ulso con- SIIERIPY TERGGNEN, worn, considered lands rather too sangulne about thu sale ot his pletures; could not sce any evidence of lusanity in him, e was quick ani sharp, and the witn belleved hiin sate the Ellyer oill; by tho 1 1 @8 It 18 hunitiat. | #uing, s it was in regard Lo u uuestion which af. fned a sett of Bevres wa in the prison. One of these convicts gavo the | aud capablo of reasoning, like anyb % licuns to vote for confirniation. Henator Spen- | Pretontigle as o, es b1 hanttlats | fecied il financos of the cuaniry, irrospactivo of | tallicda sutt of Se rooties owned by Louls | b c, L & etter which ho had . recelved from Tho Court uuuum':u':uur the cr:‘s:{.i’:;una- Phulippe, a part of the Rush silver, two-thirds of which was presented by tho late Poter Harvev to the Bomersett Club, of this city, all tha weading presents of s granddaughter of Webster, valucd at 810,000, on’ which thero wi iy lh§ decrec of organized capital, He then quoted fram the New York 7ribune of Jan, 7, as follows: **The President knows that men bo held as tru to_Ttepublican pledres 84 to finance, if they know that their trath whl mean favor o t polntmenin.” Three daya lator cer will, however, opposs It stronely, and thero wure some aflldavits which aro said to be dainag- fue to Smiths that muy aid in defeating him. Peixotto was conflrined ua Cunsul 1o Lyons, which will be very gratifying to his Iricuds, aund polities or {mvll-nnlhl . Consont betng given, the Bpunker Iald befora the [fouse a communication from the Secretary of the "‘luuur{ Inclosing u copy of & letter to him from the Commlssioner of Inter- nal Rovanuo, sotling out that the intornal revenuo for the current Bacal year, including you- Van Zandt, sud the witness punished Van Zandt b luck!nfl him up. Then the prisoncr assaulted a guard, aud was Jocked up again, ‘The witness never saw or heard of anything that indicated {usauity on the prisoncr’s part. tlon of the witness Uergeren, the defenso hay- ing entirely fallad to ¢ his testimony, or that of tha other witneas for the Btato, . OUBTOMS FRAUDS, 111 retfeve Benators froi a great deal of pre: ¢ v compared with the same perlod the last | no fnsurauce, OF tuo collection of china noth. | The prisoner was not” subject to fits or other » Wro on Hils hehudfs i e nd el e whethan O s hive ineceu s docreanof 00814, | o Waa vaval, A larcy bul bowl restused | discases widie in the prison, THOUSL YOU TR THIKVES I TUR NEW YONK TILE CANADA CONBUL-OENERALSIIL, ::luuylmm, '!:-“uzll;:u a-:- rl'm‘m‘:‘ll:l‘ul:)m B T of I SEituciion: O Aha ase. to Webater by the Sundwich Glass Company,was Mr, Bradehaw objected to the wholoof this | 3 ‘The Senate Committes ou Commerce hias do- ¢ided to report favorsbly upon the pauie of Q. Bwith, ex-Commissioner of Indlan Afluirs, to bu Consui-General to Canada, TOLEDO IOST-OVFICE, The Bcnats Post-Ollice Committee docided to-day to poatpone the further hearing of the cide Of Alex Reld, of the ‘Toledo Post-Ofllce, Svactal Diavatch to The Chleaga Tridune. New Yonk, Feb. 14.—~Anton Moeller, of Moel- ler & Co., Customs-House brokers, wos arrcstod this torning on a warrsnt granted by United Btates Comnisaioner Bhlelds, charging him with perjury and the fraudulont entering of fimport- cd goods at tho Custom-louse. Jlo was held also lost, tozether withsome costly antiquated furmiture aud tine engravings. A portion of the docroass continulni during the next faca) yoar, n | Hbrary, nud gsome of the portraits and plctures reduction of the appropriations to be made for tha | fn the drawlug-room, were saved. Among the survice of the Government dumu‘llhn tlscal yeur, gunmlu saved were those of Lord Ashburton, oran increasa of taxation i auch forw os mikht | Judge Storey, three of Dandel Webster, one of bo buat, Mre. Daulal Webster, those of thelr sons, Col, Fletcher and Edward, an oll painting of on eplnts and tobacco, The Secrctary urged our praple; and our publie affairs, and public men e, hecratary. uract s likuly 10 provall in Eurape. which scea thoso Awerican_nowspapers in which the majority in Cangress e dally denounced as mado up of silver swindlers, repudiatots, of herotics, snd fn which it e lhl‘{. ropresontod thas Congress can bo corripted by the President’s yatronaye and {nti- datud by threats of organizod capltall Whist ottr testinony., The Court overruled the nb{cw tlon, Mr,'B. took on exceptlon, and Mr. Price, for the defense, cross-cxanined the witness, Capt. Munning said he dld not know of an, scarg on fando's person. Rando was remov from one shop to another {n cunsequence of bis bad couduct, and was MADE TO CAMKY A DALL AND CHAIN, Thu lelter from the Comml: onor of Internal until the 7th of March. This action wus taken | than s roaniug farce a It fur cditors wm[ud in this | Revenue rucommouds tho passage ot & resalution | the Vingn Mary, und a collection of butterilies | The ball welghed about eight pounds fand ha |y £5,000 ball. The information was given t s e ' ? s | work of defuination to atyle themsolves fhe pecu- | D regurd to tobacco stmilar ta (hat pasded woine bater b Smpe wi ulicht and day for sowme time. T % " ¥ Riven to at the lnatigation of Kolltw Lriuude, Dowllugs | K Siaumpians of tis nor.of tho. matioar! Tile | Hine 820 th rugar to & 5z on tilud spirite: do- | PPoscuted o ‘l“" or by tho Biuperor of Hracll, | woro It ulehl snd day for soine lie. rae Wit | tho sutborities by Dernliard Denedict, o mer- claring s reduction of the lax ou that article louxe odient, P11, Wood (N, Y. ), In moving 10 rofer tha com- muulcation to the Conmlittcs on Appropriations, said that it wos an erjur loassume that th lncl- deutal clrcumetances which had caused the falling off {n the revenued wers of o character that entl- attompt to pereunde tho President to use hs patrons CIVIL-SERVICE UEFOLN. ‘sceming to ‘The President says that he has not sbandoned bis purposs of scnding in a Clyll-Service mes- ware, but that he bas_concluded to uunPoun this for the present. Tho Bllver blll, bo thinks, does and will for 4 considerable time oceupy the chant of Chicago, who arrived from that clty this mornlog in compauy with United States ‘Treasury Agent Iliues, Bonedict says he has been sequalnted with Mocller for years, but not personally, Me was thrown Into his augounciug his Intention of “beating the risou,” and because ho wag always rablug rouble. e would write on pleces of wood or anything he could get, and was punished sev- 1 times, and was whipped with the *‘cat.” This was not a dowestlc feline, but bad four THE WEATHER, Orrics or Tum Cuiey BioNAL Orricen, Wasiinatox, D. €., Feb, 151 8. m.—~ludica- tons—For the Upper Luke Rezlon, Upper Mise age na & corrupting agenc; and Congress by votew at varlous tiuies an chalye numbers havinz extibited a determination to **fly In the fuce of the urganized capital of tho country, ™ the latest movemeat has been Lo defame thoae who could ueither b purchused nor inthini- 3 slasippl, and Lower Missourl Valleys colder, o sttention of Congress, so that Uivil-Bervice ques. | dateds No longer invoking the President (o buy :‘t'd them toauy great consideratlon at the other | " iy clond: - " | tails of vuckskin or vord. [t would uot draw | business conncction with bln through ccely nd of tho avenue, If it hud Leeu ssenmend by the | partly cloudy weather, areas of Jighit ralu or 2 . % tlons will not recelvo the prompt stteutlon of | Henstors, these yold oryuns charzy that Senators Stcretary of the = Treasugs that . Lo % 3now, winds nostly from wortheast to northe blood, but would make red atreaks on tho back, | Mocller's scquuintsnce with Bebedict bull no chl‘uhc to alter the exiuting uwover vicio Cungress ou this subject. 3 THE GUEENUACK RILL, ‘The House Buuking and Currency Committeo have sought mmll their voles, aud wo are ireated 10 lengthy Lol ‘The prisoner ot whipped evory time Lo would Th Aght with a follaw-convict, but be would keep It up, notwitnatanding, ilo lout his good time, DBros., of Vienua, of which firm Bernbard Beno- weat, risiug barometer, followed In the third dict s the American agent. Bome timo ago district by falling baroweter and warm south. a st the roven they wight by, 0 (Wood) tuok fssuc with thal as. . Lt _ et asiiwas T8 Mocller B M e thin i Wit The Conme | Sured siary ortheir own-tavention, tat oot ca, aud I, In onsequenco of the saitation ATIONS. oo, Fob. 14, | FeROTd Vau Zandt aa “ruttled ™ but belioved | from Bencalct Bros., informing them that ho tew bras uereed, 18 to subtolt tue bill to the tead- | of this budy have been waiting, watchiny, hopin) fncidontal to Lhae delay in the proparation of the I T T W i e | lim to bo mean and contumptible, capable of | had means of enterig goods at this port at Dot ahitare of the countrs, and. request, that | and sskiug to be bribed. “The New York Times uf | bill, the vovenucs bad failen off, be stischud no | “7Vme Bar. | 1. (et v, Weatnar | i %00 Creat L cFable acuions an B e A heir viows by o marraw. Meme | the 3uth ins orlally save: itculsr huportancy to that fack, Bt If the | rorems mgs S0 S5 ol Sl —irm s R B R i undervalustions. Tho Vienna firm wrote to Déra of the Committeo say tikt the BE 6 10 an wuuk 80 far bolow the- standard | Freasury Dopartment asnmed (o dictate to Cons | yyiinaui’ 2iard, 33 | w0 &1 8Cul]: | 1o bis churacter. Un one occasion he cut him. | Bernhard Beucdict about bim, and he was it e g e fhatt forieely sasuciated that tho | gross what It shouid do ln reysrd to whisky or L. v 33 | O |Fair, nel 1 tho urm, but the wound did not amount, | Soslly employed to pass through the Custome ;)l“ztl;-:’ tesu “.fm-.“nh'i"!’é\,fl'mé‘“ Thcra aro no i) o vy gwe el cteus | O e A e D A 8 c‘}"fié’,“ tomich, 1o withess had no recollcetion of | House hero the goods sont from Europo for “ ¢ o e LXCI! i onl [ q v Vi [fus 3 e, Slciuate provisions made for redemption, 3nd | Taers se. Gonatora who have ao Hitle mtehe Brorugatives befouging 1o it e concurred with | 10 833) 24 | oo | .03 [t13u35. | the prisoner ever cuttiog his throat. (Hero | Chicago, e then directed Bonedlct Bros, not the entire proposition is of thecrudest character, | and principle that they do not know thelr own | the Secretary, Luwever, ihat tho expenditures of Maximuw, 37, Mlulmun, 33, Itaude stood up, and Lis attorneys tricd to polnt to bave thelr involces verified, sud sald he Government should be curtalled. Mr, Butler thuught the lluuse should not quareel with the Becretary of the Fressury fu yogard to the ding In & cousmunica- winds 1u regard 1o tho ullver guestion, or so litile couscicnco that they are ready (0 vota {Or oF sgainet ding bilk. They lwaziue tiut it is populur rovided they receive a /Luhlyw 4o, However, iey aro willing to run tbe risk of uupopularity, —they are reaily, fuskort, toacll thelr votus to thy BAN BUTLER appeared betore the Beuatw Fost-Office Commit- tee to-duy to urge that the Postmaster fn Lis district bu rejected, and practically reconupend- 0 that the Benate Cowmltteo force the Presis out a scar on bia neck. | + The wituess explatned that the ecutting was dono by Haude i his cell, after bulng locked up aftor s ficht with u follow-convict, T which, as uum.l' he got the worst of it. It was o very lu- UENEIAL OBSENVATI Cuto, would fuvent sn excuse for non-veritication, which would be acceptable to the Custom- House ofiicers. * TWO BPECIAL INSTANCES wisdom or unwlisd, tiou, but should pas tiun of the tax on of st k! ud ‘thus dent tonomiuaty suother nan who was a dis | Jreaident, and aid in deféating the bitl, if b will | 8lluw busiuces to go vu ‘Wiitbut sudoring from any ] sigulticant cut, and the witncss, knowlog that | oo ¢0y, 4 ana pejury all to hayi ity ! ) 3 i | dlomin : by hiadn't the Courage to do anv hurm to him- | Of froud and pejury alleged to have been com- Bl soliier, . auly pay lieir prics, it1s biuted tia, By dopting | sgtatlon L e 19 sl 1ol n.vuard o tel} him he could have s | misted by Mocller, aro as foliows: On May 14, this befbery plun, the Presiaent may not only de- feat tho Blaud Ml\inul oy alao cetabifsh amicable f the lluuse should ¥ upon zelations between his Admlulatration and seuators Tle (irand Jury yesterday found au indict- N woald tnterfora with- The micnt weaiost Willlan B, Moore, charglug him in plecewe thoso two yuestiv £ batter kuifu if he wanted to make u glean fob, 1577, he cotered at the Custonmi-House as glass- The prisover ware & case of kia-gloves, scut by Benedict Bros. g fe 9 sy ¢ prescot Injwleal. Vb explauat : eystem of laxatton. If Cangress should nediot T Lot i s et i e A 0 Bl | was Juab who suid (o Atwgsa, *Art thou tn health, | Committes which bad chiarge of 1t, It would derange e o A A b e o .0 nEra Ut a0 cved Livel i coutained n aletter wnitten tatho | T’ rotuerr® and wo o suiole bl in the 8tb £ib," | the wholo systew, §o objscted fo that stylo of prisotier nsell, and know he would | p 3 [ ch tho caso was Beerctary of the ‘Freasury Aug. 6, 1577 A seo- [ SF,0 Joutnals from which I have quowed seem to | leglatation. not try it. The witnesa camo from Indisnsp- | represented to cootaln was said to be valued at ond indlciment was found agulust Wil fam B, Moure snd Aaron F. Randail for couspiracy to injure thu character of Gen, Buynton, Beveral wituesses, Dewspaper- wien, are bawed fu the {ndicunent. To-day the r.nm. wppeared tu court, and the bond ™ was !xed tu both cascs fn the sum of $1,000, My, Guarge M. Plant becomiug surety for Moorc in btk cascs, and_ Messrs. N. L. Jeflries aud O, vlia 10 testify, having been subparused for the purpose. fle was Marsbal of the Unlon Hall- way Depot, and Lad police powers. 1o did uot want to come, as some of his fumily were sick, but camo because Lig suproscd It to be his duty. Van Zaudt, or Haude, was never subjected to ":'-'.'mwm'hmm excopt those sllowed by the prison rules and regulstivns. . HOBEKT X. SUTTON 60 dorins, The duty on glassware is 40 per cent. On May 20, 1877, Mocller cutered as glasawars u cwso of silk uwmbrellay valued at 2000.40 Hlorins, and dutisble at 60 per cent, On the uw- brellas be puld the Goverument $83. Oun the kid gloves ho %lld $15. 1lo charged Borobard Bencdiet full mk:nfu. lowever, amounting iw~: frst caso to 50, sud in the sccond to have bevu equally sulicitous concerulug the nation- o1 Bonos, aniks WhIle {oUGuEIY LAOirig a8 o ie bealth, * deul deadly otal ko “these. In tols country tho nstions! bunor bad never been tarnlubed by thoro who propused 10 Feature the snclent mooey fu whicl every national bond is romuised 10 ba pald, If 1t ls ju daugerof belug ruished, it s froum tho charge of the upposing factiou tbat & majority of the citizens of 8 juajor- fty of the Btates or tnls Union aru lnpately dis- r, ‘Tucker thought the communication should golo the Commities on w-'y- ud Means, but he ented that tho reduction of the tas on whisky and lu\u:w would reduce the recclpte of the Govern- went. s Mr. Wood acceuted the tmeudmont (o scod the coinmunication tu the Comwittes ou Ways and EEEEENEEGSERNEE! cans, M. Harrison etated that tho Constitutlon gave the Prealdeas Lo right W communicate 1o Congress OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, H. Presbey for Mr. Randall, honest, L"xu' old gnl-ofi n::: country f"" 1o Lis \llu»-‘-hu;;’uu nrflwr l'e ;‘h‘ll lml‘ l|l|m|| mu‘w Nzw Youk, Feb. 1.—Arrived, steamships ‘fifinfid nm huP hnfl b‘tnn c;n})lnz‘odnln the p "'-'mm APPIAILIbTO a‘l Tfl h::uuu. o TUE FROTECTIONISTS. vt that, whil F ueual s ntoleranc Kave o the Secrelary of the Tecasuey the right to " 1 enitentlary fo ven years for tbe revclation by the CI 0 merchan Judue Kelley put bis ioeriiiy o the Tartd | Faiways boets resistaice; Ib L. borstruity des | Eonumnicate tatoriastlon o Congrens win bo | State of Pounsylvauls sud Dovoula, from Glas- | 4 b'u'Couarl and later 4 Doputy Wardear | sithough Lo says he did Rot undeedtabd io tho was asked for it, but the louss Lud not asked the Becretary 10 coumment on its actlon, and uuli) by was usked the flouse whould receive uo suggestion froui biw. He (Harrieon) thoaght no referenco abuuld Lo given to the coumuulcativn. 1t the secretary devmen it £t Lo comwunicate with the Housu ue sbould get the Preaideut to voud 14 iu. Tuu Houso ulwula uot allow suy dictation of that st frow the Sceretary of e Treasury. aud be bitl futo practical operativn to-day beforo the Wuys aud Mesus Cowmittee. He occupled nearly ull of to-day's sesslon in su argument sguluat tho steel und frow scbedule CONFILMED, clared that capital Is now **orgsulzed at last, sud kow; Vaderland, from Autwerp; Holsatls, we ohall sce whetber Cougress wub dure to fly fu frow Hamburg. Ban Fuascisco, Feb. 13.—Tbo Pucific Mall stesmer City of Pekin still remaing outside, All the pilot boats are fu the harbor and cunuob vt uut on accouut of the beavy sea on the bar. uveral vessels are staudiog off sud on waltivg for pilots. s bevinuing that Mocller's wethod of entering Koods at the Custoni-lHouse at an uudervaluation ua fruudulent, When bo dlscovered that Mlocller was paylug small sums as dutics at the New York Custow-House, but chargiog bim full amounts. He INFORMED TLB COLLECTU AT CHICAGO of his broker's Ulegal practices, aud that o= Lo kuow the wan thoy called Fravk ™ Rande as Chagles Arthur Vau Zoodt. Rando was scut to :h:xmou Bopt. 13, 1873, for graud lyrceny, aud dlscbarged May 9, 1877, Thu wituess wus cm- m::_ycdun guard, aod recelved NHande under churgs bnmediately after bis- adwlssion to the prison. e noyer uotived any wild roving exoression fu the prisoucr’s ¢yes. Hy con- ts Tiow loug fa 1t slnce the slavenoldvrs of iy country. intozicated by long pusscasiun of sLsolute sway, declured that colton Was kivg, and that the grase alould grow u the sirets of Northern ¢l St ite royal vrerocatives were foterfered with, The Soutbern men who bear me knuw thatil was arrogaucy, togetuer To the Weatern dansociated Press. Waswisgron, D. C., Feb. 14.—The 8enate coullrmed Bogaads ¥, t‘lfllur. Cullector ot clal sent word to Coltector Arthur and Distric. Attorney Woodford. Tho former ADNointe Gen, Curtis and the latter Amlstant Diatrier Attorney Flero Lo fnvestigate the mattor, nnq onoreault of their labors fstho arrest of Maeijer Another result I8 the discovery that Mocller wa Rided tn his frandutent upcmfnn- by a Cuistame House_oflicer, efther a Deputy Anpralser or an - Examiner of Goods. Benedict aayy he met Mocller |nermnulli for thy first ttma In April Inst, and that the latter they told him he had in Iis omploymont a Custome House Examincr whom he had to pay handeome. 1y, and who passcd hia goods withuut troubie, Whenever that Examiner was absont, Monller #aid he wonld not attempt to enter poods g the Custom-House, Bencdict onco saw tho Ey. sminer, and deseribes him as GRAT-HAIRED MAN.'! An investigntion s belng mado at the Custom. House, and somo very startling revelationg ol corruption thero aro cxpected to mada soon. EiMocller wns " indicted anq arrested on o similar charge In 187 Thie Government also brought civil suit agafne him, Tho Intter was tricd firet, and Mocller had to pay $:4000 fine, Subsc ucnll{. Mocllerry frienda” represcuted to the Distric Attorney that the payment of the flna was made in consg. quence of an understanding that 1t would by taken {n full scttlement of both civil and criy, CORLEREr b Aasaned he Sagicthonts ang Srcin 'y ho quashed @ indictinent, ang N fer contihied his proftablo busiaess, - o MISCELLANEOUS. A MOUK MARRIAGE. Spectal Disoatch to The CAlcags Tridbune, WATZRMAR, Ii., Fob. 14—Ono John Iy grango was arrested in Aarora yosterday for conspiring to Injure the person and reputation of & Miss Frances Place. A young Inghain way also wanted, but had made good Lis escape, The facts ns near as your corrcapondent can tearn them from & personal {ovestigation ary these: Younc Lagrango ond the young tady, who Is tho daughter of Esquiro Place, had been keeptng company, and wero Lo be marrled, hyy tho father of the young woman was very much upposed to the mateh, andon Jan. 7 they re. paired to the house of ono Bmith, produced 5 vaper which fs claimed to bo a forged Heense, and were united, yoong Inghawmn neting as Jus. tice, when In “fact’ he was not nor never hnd_been. Smith was called ns 5 witness. The young woman supposcd thy papers to be genulne.” Lagrange ou his brito went over to Shabbona to spend tho * honey. moon," but yeaterday concluded to go down fo Aurora, Mr, Place found out nlm\lf the mar. ringe, aud that the papers wero forged, and puy matters on foot to have them all arrested, bug Ingbam left. Logrango and Smith are both lodeed fn tho calsboose. Tho young woman finding hiow she had hecu decelved whl exposg all she knows of tha plot. An exatnination wii} be mado to-morrow. DID 1T GROW OUT OF COMPRTITION] Bvectal Dizvatch io Tne Catcago Ivibune, Br. Louts, Feb, 14.—For two weeka the bugl. nosa community has been apeculating upon the mysterlous disappearance of Gnnruu;il. Luugh- ton, a commercial traveler for Deere, Manaurg & Co,, of thiscity, and Prestdent of the West. ern Commercial Travelcra® Aseoclation. The flrm horeoresented heard from him to-lay at Clar. ence, Mo. 11is account of himsel! {8 that he touk slck after riding through the ruln from Waver. 1y to Mlami, and that be has fallen among Phil- Istines, who Lavo kept him drugged for soversl days, Ho recollceted nothing about low e got to Clarence, only — remember. ing that it was from some large city that he started. When ho camo to his sciscs ho Tound nlarge supply of marphine among his medlelnes, which he threw away, aud. since thou, ho lias linproved fn healtll, thouah he re orts himsclf ns still in a terrlble condition, @ firm by whom Laughton fs employed, and who placo the highest confidence fu him, have sent to bring him homoagain. The case is very mysterious, and the Western Commercial ‘I'ravelers' Association sra golng to have it in. vestigated, aud have Lhe partics punlshed, if it turns out that foul play has been done. MUST DR, IND1ARAPOLYS, Indl,, Feb, 14.—Tho Buperior Court ulllrms the proceedings in the court be low, and Deayers, the murderer of J, W. Sew- all, will be hung at Madison to-morrow, .(hm!ml. Ind., Feb, 14.—HBcavers, the mur derer of Bowall at New Liberty Church, on hearing the result of hig caso fn tha Bupreme Court, broks down completely, and acknowledged his gulit, Hohas made a full confossion to the fier. Charles Tinsley, who will furnish it to the press to-morrow after the exccution. ' o savs he killcd Sewrl! with a stick of wood, and not with o stonc, as flrat supposed. Tho scaflold 1y crected Just cast of the Court-Ilouse, snd I eight by ten und fourteen feet high. Awmid the bnnging of the workinen's ~hammers the voices of Iadles and minlstors conduciing devotlonal cxercises with the deomed man cams flonting turough tho iron bars of hils coll, bear ing tho soleinn hymn, * Rock of nges, cleft for me. Ho cxpressed himsolf fully proparcd 10 dio, feoling assured that he will go hencatos better world, and mcot hia wife tuere, Apectat Dispatch s T Cmeage Tviv g u The Cnreage Trivuns, Fr. Warng, Ind, Feb. 14.—Tho extensive ayndicate of train-robbers, burglars, and house- breakors who have been operating In Jay und adjolning countles for soms time past, has just been broken up, Thae ringlender was shot aad Kkilled recontly by a mcerchant of *Montpelier. Bince that l.ruf‘ thirteen men liave been e rested, and it Is thought that about two dozcn mora are still at large. ‘The naines of tho par ties arrested are as_follows: Martin Zimmons, Ellwood, Joscph Wilson, Jonn Mtucer, J. M, Smith, J, Penrod, Frank Wilson, 1L Spuiiding John Slater, Lynian Simpson, M. A. Ashbaugh, Willlam Wilcy, und Vinton Kendal, ~ 8lx are a jlllhnlileau awaiting trlal, sud sevenjare out on bail, Special Dispaich fa The Chicago Tvidune, DanvitLg, HL, Feb, 14,—Burglars pained an entrance to thedrug atore of E. E. Boudinct last night by boring through the cellur door which is luc%lml in the rear of the bullding, and carrled off 825 or 840 in moncy and goods, No arrosts havo as yet boen mnde, DISTILLERS BAGUED, BT, Louts, Feb. 14.—~Deputy Unitea States Marshals have roturncd from an oxtunsive rail among the {llelt distllicrs fn Boutheast Mis- sourl, mudo under the personal supervisfon of Collector Carroll, A lurt.'u number of stills and mash-tubs wory selzed. 'The purty alsa captured John Decker, the leader of o band of Ku-Klut who have terrorized Cartor and Ripley Coune tles, proventing tho collection of the revenuo. NasavirLe, Toan., Feu. 14.—Uulted Biates Doputy Revenua Uollector Davis arrived hero to-night with four lilicit dlatillors from Jackson Jouuty, whero hu has broken up threa Nids Istillories within the past fow days, Auectat pissaten.to. The. Chiazo Trib e spalch io The Chicgo Tridume. . 87, Pavr, filun.. Feb. 14.—At Elk River to day, Doputy-Sherlf® Thompson shat and fatally wounded Diek Olmatead, a ssloon-keeper Olmstead, somo time ago, run away with a mar- rled woman, Both retarnud receutly, aud last night Olmstead met her husband o a saluot and assaulted him. Complaint bein, '“'d'J ‘Thompson undertook au arrest, wheu Ol fl"'j‘”"’ tiring three tlmes bofore the offier ro DE. REMER AGAIN LOOSE AMONG TIR WOMES: WiNOX4A, Minn,, Feb, 14.—Dr, Reew big- amiat, who forfeited his bond and Ipped out " from hero Tuesday alternoon, l)rum- bly made good his cluu‘m luto lowa, Ho wat tracked to a ratlroad bridgo crossing the Iob River, whero the trafl was lost, ‘The rascal has married a numbor of wealthy widows in differ- ent parts of the country, ull of whom he bt robbed and abandoned. = Among his receut vie: tims is a young woman teacher in Chicago whom bu seduced under promise of marriage. Hosctal Dlagsiehgo The Chliag Tetbune ipeciul Disvaich fo 13¢ Shicago Tridune. INDUANAPOLIS. 00y Febe 14e(corgs Rob winkle, s saloon-kesper, to-night assauited 1 Boblig, o drunken patternmaker, for curelif him, and struck him' fn the cheek, the Llow knotklog Wm down sud_causing bis death sl most instautly. Bohlig bad bevns employed 8 tho Atlaa Works, and came here from Bt. Loule Roswiuklo was arrestod. TWO GOOD MEN. o PmiLapELpais, Feb, 14.—To-day the case Cowmonwealth va. John Morton, ex-President sud Bumucl P, Hubn, ex-Treasurer, of the West Pbiladelphia l'meuecr Rallway Cowmpuoy, w8 ?‘:u‘ux‘m up tulr lrl.;. ’{hul rlmx‘mfi v‘v]l “"'I"' cir former plea of not gullty, pleade a sud were retmanded Lo Jall Lo await r\ud“’ proceedings. 2.1 Ae Onlca SrrinansLp, I, Feb, {.L'I'Iw Prestdent to-day sent a pardon for Smith T. Couden, 0u0 of the Jellerson County gang of counterfeiiersy who was convicted {n the United States \,onr: here and scutenced to the Penltentiary for 1:" years. Ho bad yet about cloven mooils serve. MUSDEREE. Nuw Yonr, Feb. 14.—A italclzh (N, C.) 80& clal states that Noah Cherry (colored) bas lxio* arrcoted on charge of killlni Jumes Wor ey aud wife on Mouday pigbt last. WISCONSIN JUDGES, 1 DésvaleA to T al Disvalch (o The Chicago Tridunt. Mapisox, Wis,, Feb. 13, —The Republican ll‘ Democratic State Contral Comutstocs will bo! a mecting hero 1o-worrow 1o conslder the vo oation of candidatcs fortwo -ddmunl.d Suvr_:_:: Courf ot cxt sprinz. voula "."u‘i-‘.’.?‘iu'?ufi'uific:fi‘:z“- cundidute wil ¥ agreed ou frow cuck political purty. 53 i | « ] 1 [ ¥ 1 1 1 1 E a . t L L [ g g t A AT S P}