Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXII. SIRINTS. Custom Mhirts, NEW YORK MILLS OR WAMSUTTA MUSLIN, fit-Linen 8-Ply Bosom 2300 Fine, Lined-Side Bodics, AilLinen 4-Ply Caffs 1900 Fine, AllLincn 4-Ply Neck-Band, 1900 Fino, @fado up to your order, any way or stylo you wish, laundried splondidly, $24 PER DOZEN! $6 FOR THREE! Tho skillful hands of man or wo- man cannot produce a bottor Shirt, a0 mattor how much you pay. We boliove in truthful sdvertising, and wo beliove that wo to-day are soll- ing the BEST-FITTING, tho BEST STYLE, and the BEST MADE CLOTHING, for Man and Boy, and at lowor prices than any housein Chicago. Now Goods received daily WILLOUGHBY, HILL & CO,, Buston Square-Dealing Clothiers and Furnisbers, CORNER CLARK AXD MADISON-STS., And Branch, 532 Milwaukee-av,, cornor Ruckor-st, OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL NINE. Monday was tho largest day for galos in our Custom Tailoring De- partmont that wo-ever had, Almost overy pair of Trousors wo sond out makes anothor customor for us. VOOTH AND SIIOES. TEN PER CENT DISCOUNT FOR CASIL ON OUR ENTIRE 6TOCK OF B0OOTS AND SHOES, UNTIL MARCH 1, THE CELEBRATED TnalishWankenphanst SHOES. WE MANUFACTURE THEM. ¢, B WISWALL & 00,, 86 STATE-ST. | 5 TO RENT. TOR RENT. DESIRABLE OFFICES [N THE TRBUNE BULLDING TO REINT. Apply to WM. 0. DOW, Boom 8 Tribuns Bullding, CIALs MONEY to LOAN By JOSIAH H, REED, No. 20 Nessan-st., . Y., {In amounts as reqaired, on IMPROVED CLICAGO PROFEW. Y, at DEST RATE. Application, "“mjd and R‘mm“"’ attended to . URLBUY, 76 Rundolph-at. Yy I A UKL LAZARUS SILVERMAN, Banker, Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, is selling FPOREIGN BXCHANGE Onlarge citios in England, France, Gennang; buyin) i saflog Govetuineny Bonds CodlCounty dad Uiy lmlll:l":. moaey on mortgages; recelves deposiis) neral bauklug busiuuse, FIIOPOSALS, Cioano & ALxox Haliaosd Gt AR 2 4 West Vo BUredtine Eitonun Feb o 1o Notice to Contractors. ‘fl:mh wil} be recelved at the ofice of the Chief Fafiness of this Goupany ta Chicago untl sovu ap the for ti R 14 e aud pile bt on kect! No, 1 ffus exseptiin ot ho & idge-over fis 'flfi"&'u;' Gvosed yiten 4 ot et 'rofles, apecifications, form of contrac 4 b ol &“,{ accn ab tho ufce of tho cnhr")::ummpfn Cunlractors will be required to tiaf . Savien parhased s SLae Bapioy ol WAt for Al usollcy bub-contracting will ba orohibited, sad con tors et el i‘i’n for o 1ore work 124 can ba dods ryidon, "Tho worl £ Tor 1l cash, and wil sot bo u will Lo pal Wl}f&;uu-‘uun ot {he o'-- caah prices, tet should Méul:luu snd sdiressed t . Z_x{lbter ot 1he Clicago & Altoa Jiaiiro RS il et ot T. U, {u.m.'(!smxz. l‘lt'lldnnl, QUSINESS OALLDS, WM, D, KERFOOT & €0,y REAYL ESTATE AGENOY, Rats ol e iy sasmacaged. Spsil E:s‘:#:%fi_zflx?"m 0 Woa- restdente, “Ae: GERMAN STUDY LAMES, * FINE ABSORTMENT. COLEMAN GAS APPARATUS AND OIL - 22 Clal-ai, bt 2t Jec kot A Adeite. DO { S o o el I BOBAECO & BUMNE Eus MTATE ST, i FOREIGN. No Change in the Situa~ -tion at the Turkish Capital. Russia Still Demands the With- drawal of the British Fleet. And Will Furnish Sufficient Guarantees in Such an Event, Bismarok and Andrassy Define Their Policy on the Eastern Question, The German Ohancellor Has Hopes of an Early Settlement. He Sees Nothing in Russin’s De- mands to Alarmm tho Towors. A Disagresment as to the Proper Time to Convene the Congress, Austria 'Will Objeot to Ruesia’s Pre- senting o Ready-Made Troaty. Ko Cholco Arrived at on the First Bal~ 1ot In the Papal Conference. Seventy Millions of People in OChina Threatened with Famine, . IN THE BALANCE. WAR JUST AS PROBADLE A8 TPEACE. {By Cableto TAe Chicago Tridune.} Loxpox, Fob, 20—6 5. m,—Prince Bis- marck's anxiously-expected specch gave little comfort to those who looked for any decided discourngement of Rusais's claims. Praoc. tically, he declared that thero was NOTIHIXG IN THE PRELIMINALY TENMS OF PEACE to canse much uncasiness to any Europesn Power, and that, so far as Germiny was con- corned, thore was absolutely no reason why she should interfere in any way. TON XFYECT OF THIS SPEEOR is very disappointing to the Governmont party hero in England, for it is equivalent to a formal expression of the opinion that the British Ministry bave modo much ado abont nothing ; besides, it ENCOUlAORE NYsStL to belleve that Gormany will romain per- fectly indifferent 8o long ns hor immodinte snfoty is not threatencd, and that, if Austria should declare war ngainst Russla, Germany will not uso her influence to nsslst elther, PRINCE AURRSFERG'S REMATES in tho Austrian Relchsrath wore not vory reasauring of poaco, and oo unonsy feoling at tho prospect ia again predominant hero, LORD DEBDY'S PROMISED STATEMENT relntive to the correspondonca passing bo- twoen Russin and England has beon post- poned until to-morrow evening, and this fact is rogarded as an evidonco that these com- munications have not been satisfaoctory, TOEZ NAVAL AND MILITADY PREPAIATIONS continue, and war is just ns probablo as peace. CONSTANTINOPLE, TS TURKS DECOMING MORE INDEPENDENT, 8. PETERSDURG, Fob. 19.—Tho Agence Russe states that it {s probable that the meoting of the Powers wiil take the form of a conference, ‘Tho Turks are becoming more recalcitrant in re- gard to peace negotlations, Tho Agence says the Russians must approach nearer to Constan. tinople if the British fleot remains in the Ses of Marmora., Tho withdrawal of the fleot to Bo- sika Bay, however, would solve tlie difilculty, ON TIIB LOOK-OUT. Lonvox, Fob. 19.—~1n additlon to the vessels pow la the Bay of Moudaula, smaller ehios, in- cluding the Torch, Antelope, Flamingo, Basilisk, and Cygnet, are on tho Bosphorus or at the cotrance to the Black Ses, to keop watch over the straits and hold thomsolves at the dls- posal of the Ambassador and Consuls, LA Vauntra, Malts, Feb, 10.—Her Majesty's fronclad Devastation has started for Losika Bay to-duy. N0 UNREAZONADLE CONDITIONS, Loxpon, Fob. 10.—It is balleved that Princo Gortachakof! has attached no unreasonable con- ditions to his assurance that tho Russfans witl not occupy Gallipolt. RUBSIA WANTS GUARANTRES, Loxpow. Feb, 205 a. m.~The Zost, In ite leader relative to the possible advance of the Rusals n Gallipoli, says: *“Tho Russians now affect to consider that the advance of our flcet turned thelr position. They are apparently disposcd to occupy (s)lipoli unless wo agres to give them guarantecs agalnst our further ad- vance, Buch guarantecs would b found fo a Ruesian occupation of the forts on the Bos- phorus, or in a promiss by England uot to enter tho Black Sea.”” A Paris correspondent hears that the British fronclads bave gono to tho Gult of Baros, —— GERMANY, DISMAKCK BXPLAINS, Beariw, Feb. 19.—In the Relchstag to-day, in respouse to the fnterpellation of IHerr Beunig- sen, Prince Biswarck stated that ho bad little practically new to tell. He then discussed tho separate provisions of the preliminaries of Ppeace, and shuwed that Germany’s iotereats sro not affccted In such & manner a4 to oblige her to deviate from her provious attitude. Ho de- scribed the apprehensious respecting the Darda- nelles a8 not justified by the actual aituation. Regarding the position to be taken by Gormany, besald hu could mot now give any official in- formation, as the docuinents only came futo his pusscssion.to-day, DID XOT BELINVE 1M A BUROPEAN WiE, as the Powers who opposed Russla would have toassume the respousiotlity of the legacy left by Turkey. Gerwany was in favor of hasteniog the sssembling of the Confercuce, which, per; baps, will mect within the @ret sortoight of CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1878 March, Ho rejected emplatically all sugges- tlons that Germany should (ntervene, and de- clared she was willing honorably to mediate, but did not wish to exercise the office of arblter of Europe. Prince Blsmarck also stated that s Russian ofticlal commnunication made it certain that the chief interest of (ermany, namely, TIIH PRERDOM OF THR WATER-WAYS, such as the Btraits and the Danube, for com- merce, wonld bo malntained. e bolleved It was Russin’s Intorest to come to an under- standing, and not have the fear of complica- tions with Austria or England constantly fin- pending. The supposition that Russia might forcibly compel the other Powers to accept o settlement to which they objected seemed en- tirely out of the question. He denied that the Rasstans had pushed forward their troops un- der cloak of negotiations, He belleved that all the Powers honorably desized to send ropresentatives speedily to the Canferenco. Io encrgetleally repudiated the idea of Germany engaging in war relative to the Eastern question. 'Nothing should induce him to hazard s rupture with sny Power relative to questions in which Germany had no direct in- terest. No Governinent, at least neither ot those principally interested, bad proposed that Germany shiould enter upon any such course, The Chancellor's spcech was loudly cheered. AUS IFRIA. g POLICT, Viexxa, Feb. 10.—~Prince Anersperz, Prest- dent of tha Austrian Council of Ministers, {n reply to an Interpellatior in the Lower llouse of the Reicharath to-day, eafd: * Tho Govern- ment, an being informed of the preliminaries of ponce, frankiy stated its position regarding them, declaring it could not conslder as binding any arrangement between the bellizeronts af- fecting the fntercats of this nmnarchy or tho rights of tho signitaries of the Treaty of Parls, along a8 such arrnogements wero not agreed by tho Powers. At the mame time, the Qovernment took the fnitlative ln tho convoca- tionof A RUHOPEAN CONPERENCE. ‘The standpofat of the Government regarding tho peaco basfs, and its proposal for tho as- sembling of a conferance, were accented by 2l the Cabinets. Russia declared in favor of Congress, not Conference, and that it should not meet in the capital of any signatory State. Negotiations on this subject are aporoaching aconclusion. Wo expect an early meeting of tho Congress, conscquently the Government is not In a position to make a dotalled statement of its viows, It is bound, howaver, to declare Renerally that it connot regard some of the peace stipulations as CONSONANT WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE MON- ARCHY, ““This resorvation does not apply to the ame- Horation of the condition of tho Christians, but to such provisions as might {nvolve an altera tion of tho balance of powor In the East to tho detriment of Austria. Tho Government confi- dently hopea the European Council will reach an understanding and golutlon satisfactory to all. Inany case the Goyernment In the present grave eircumstances will consider it its duty and mission to sccure due consideration of the political and material interosts and tho dignity of tho monarchy.” TIE JIDNGARIAN DIET. Pesrn, Feb, 10.—M. Tisza, Chicf of the Min- {stry, made o statement in the Diet to-day fdeutical with that of Prince Aucrsperg in the Reofchsrath, The declarationwas recoived with applause, INCIDENTAL: NOTES, BERVER WILL MAKE A DISAVOWAL, ConstanTiNorLs, Feb, 10.—It is understood that Berver Pasha, Minister of Forcizn Affairs, ‘has promised to formally and publicly disavow the statementa attributed to bim that he par- ticularly accused Layard of encourazing Turkey to fight on by promiscs of English support, In default of such roparation, Mr. Layard will do- matd that the Porto dismiss Berver. EDZEROUM, A dispatch from Erzoroum of tho 10th {nst says: *‘Tho Russion troops are suffering from an opldomic disease, and are shurt of provisions, 'The ncgotlations for the surrender of Erzeroum aro still proceeding, and sre expocted to con- clude to-morrow, Mesnwlily the Russian lu- vestment continucs. Threo thousand families aro unow in Erzeroum in terrible dlstress, A famine s belioved to be fnevitable in the spriog. ‘Tho weatler I8 atill intensoly cold." MEETING ADANDONED, Loxpox, Feb, 10.—The meeting of the work- men of London on the Esstern question, which was fixed to take place at Islington on Thurs- day next,has beeo abandoned. BERVIA, Lownox, Fob, 10,—A telegram frdm Semlin reports that M. Riaties, the Bervian Prime Min- {ster, has drawn up a memorandum to the Czar claiming thio whole of O1d Bervia, The Bervians are rosolved bt to evacuto the conquered terrd- tory unleas forcibly expolled. It is stated Rus- ala has decided to add tho Pashalik of Nish to Bulgaria, A collision betwecn Bervia and Rus- sla Is theretore probable. annxce, A telegram from Athens reprosont that the Theasallan insurrection Is Increasing, They re- port that 6,000 Turks lave beon dofeated sear Volo with a loss of 600 killed after desporate fighting. A NICB FOINT, Loxpox, Feob. 20—5 a. m.—A Vienna corro- spondent says: **A @ifliculty has arlsen relative tothe date of conyocation of the Congress, Princo (ortschakoff considers that tho prellm- inary ‘treaty of peace should bo first signeds Austria objects to Rusa!a belng ablo to prescat the treaty 0s a falt accompli,'” TUSSIANS IN ROUMANIA, Loxpon, Feb. 205 a. in,—~A DBerlin corre- apondunt atates that the Russlans arc concen- trating 800,000 men in Roumaufs. This oc- caslons much comment in Austria. TOE PAPACY, MEETING OF TUB SACKED COLLEQE, Panis, Fob, 10.—Tbe IDy¢fencs, Bishop Dupan- loup's organ, says: ‘A large majority of the Conclave scems sccured to theSpartisans of the status quo. Only two advocates appear to advo- cate a struggle a Mloutrance. About a doxen aro fuclined to more or less decided conclllation.” A correspondent sayst *The uncompromlaing party are divided,—somo favoring Cardinal Bllto for the Papacy, and some Cardinal Blmeont. The modorates hesltate botweon Car- dinals Feecd and Franchl, “The first ballot will bs held to-day, between 10 sud 11 o’clock, **The only Cardinal who has_ not arrived, or is not expected, is Cardinal (odfol Brossaias IBI}."IIAN. Archbishop of Ronnes, France, who is NO CHoICH, Rous, Feb. 19.—The smoke of burning ballot- rnpcu was visible this afternoon, showing that he Conclave had vol but nobody bad ob- tained the neccssary m‘:jdo'mv. 1 TUB PATRIARCL CABDINAL. Roxw, Fob. 19.—Cardiual Card srch of Lisbon, bas arrived at tho will enter the Couclave to-night, Lowpor, S XS o o0xpoX, Feb. 19.—~The steams! ity of New York, from New York for u-" fu- rived at d‘:aemwwn this morning. ~Cardinal McClosky Is 8 passcoger. THE GRAIN TRADE., CONDITION OF TUN ENGLISH MARKNTS, Loxpox, Feb. 10.—The Mark Lans Ezvress says: The quantity of Eugiish wheat markoted was again very linited, although the condition of samples bas shown a decided improvemont, ‘The mports of foreign wheat loto London have been moderate, sud would have been oxceed- {ogly swmall but for the unusual mildness of the the Patri. ‘aticay, and reason, which permitied shipment from Revel. According to last Monday's arrivals list one- half of the week's supply was farniehed by Narth Russia by way of this port. The latest adyices stato that Revel is now closed by lce, #0 that for the present we must not expect much more graln from this source, Arrivals from India and Persia are steadily decrensiug, but tho moderate sales which the Enst Indian produce has obtalned have once more nttracted the attentfon of millera, The ralstug of the blockade of the Black Bea ports has been deprived of its Influence on trade by the political aituation. Thepresent {a a time of suspenae, and business hns moved within mod- erate limita, which [s all that can Lo expocted so long a8 auch uncertainty prevalls. The country demand for wheat has improved, and the falr mnsumfium Inquiry has heen met at an advance of one shilling per quartor. Barley, maize, and feeding atuffs ruled quict, with moderate ar- rivals at ports of call. "The floating cargo trade for wheat has bieen firm, owing to the unsettied state of political affairs. MISCELLANEOUS. DIDN'T DANCE. Berray, Feb. 10.—Prince Dismarck attended the royal wedding last night, but did not par- ticipate fn the Ministerial flambeau-dance. VarsasLres, Feb, 10.—The Senato this after noon agafn balloted for Lifc Senator, M. Jo- scph De Carayon Latour, Conscrvative, was clected by the following vote: M. De Carayon Latour, 140; M. Victor Lefrane, 185 M. Cara- yon Lutour was o member of the Extreme Right. in the Natfonal Assembly of 1871, THE TUILERIEA. Pants, Fob. 10.—The Coundl-General of the, Beine hins adopted a resolution recommending the Government to raze, the rulns of the Tuil- eries, WILL ADDICATE. A rumor comes from The llague that the Kine of [olland thinlts of abdicating In favor of the Priuce of Orange, his oldest son. STARVATION, Loxpow, Feb. 10.—It is stated, on authority which cannot be questioned, that 70,000,000 hu- maon belngs are now starving in the famine- stricken provintes of North China. The im- lnulnauon fails to cope with eo gigantica ca- amity. ‘The Zfmessnya: * We cannot doubt'tnat if the Chincse have found thelr way to America from the comparatively prosperous enstern provinces in thousands, they will pour forth In inyrinds from the famine-stricken districts of the north as soon ns a way is opencd to them. The Chinese difilculty may -vzedll{ become a greater menaco to the futuro of the United Btates than the negro difiiculty was at its worst, for nezro immigration was ncver voluntary, and ceased with the abolition of the slave trade, whila it the Chineso tide once begins to flow in force, it 13 difficult to see where it will stop.” cuna, HAvARA, Feb, 10.~The Qffefal Gazelts pub- lshes the bnals of the peaco conditions. They are the samno as those telegraphed hence on the 14th inst. Al tho fnsurgant chiefs have given In thelr adhesion to the conditions, Generai satlafnctlon I8 oxpressed all over the Island, and gcnco 18 no longer doubted. Captain-General ovellar has returned from tho Interior, 1N TIHE ENOLISU PARLIAMENT. Loxpox, Feb, 10.~In the Jiouse of Commons to-night a_motlon_offcred by Meldon, iHome Rulo member for Kildare County,in favor of the cqualization of thejlrish borough franchise with that.of England and Scotland, was opposed by the Government, and re{ncwd,—-‘l against 120. ‘The announcemont of the close vote was greeted with loud Opposition cheers. Mr. Bright and the Liberals supported the motlon, DAYARD TATLOR'S KOMINATION, BrnLiN, Feb. 10.—The appolutinentof Bayard Taylor 1o be Minister of the United Btates nt Herlin ia cordlally balled by the German pross, ——— FINANCIAL. CANTON, O. dpectal Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribuns, CLEVELAND, O, Feb, 10.—A voluntary petl- tion {n bankruptey was filed to-day by Cassius M. Miller, an fron morchant of Canton, The asscts are not yot determined, but are qulte small, whilc tho liabllities npproach $30,000, AT NOLYOKE, MAES, BPRINOFIELD, Mass,, Feb. 19.~F. R. Chapman & Co., Holyoke, cutlery manufacturers, have falled for 8119,000, Ligbilitled one-guarter so- cureds Tho assets amnount to $86,000, —————— “HAZING.” Great Sensation ln Princeton Collego—A Tig Serapo Finlshed Up with a Severo Gunaliot ‘Wound—Prematuro Graduation. Bpertal Dispaich o Tha Chicagn Tribune, Naw Yonuz, Feb. 20.—A Times special from Princeton eays: *“Cousiderable commotion was created hero early this moming by an emouto among the students of Princeton Col- leze. Tho boys were at their old tricks of ‘hazing® again. Horotoloro the higher classcs have made tho students of the lower classes thefr victims. . In this caso the Freshmen reversed the order of things by makiog an assault on ¢wo of the Suphiomores. 8cveral of the students lodge In what 18 known 8s ‘Tho Old Mansion Ilouse,’ on Nassau stroet. Among them aro Atterbury, of ‘Trenton, and Cartor, of Mont Clair. Atter- bury began his academic year with the Freahmen, but, by close application, succeeded in onticipating a vear, and, at the close of the half year, was advanced to the Sophomors cinss. ‘This fact arouscd first the envy and then the bitternces of s companlons of the Fresh- man class, and they Improved overy possible opportunity to {insult, annoy, and abuse bim. Ono of bis tormentors, sald to be the son of a distinguished Btate dignitary, came to grict a few days ago. Ile prossed his way Into Attorbury'a room, and Atterbury, hav- ing locked the door, Inld & heavy rope around him with such vigor that he was compelled to cry for mercy, It is probable that ths youth- ful ‘ecion organized aud Jed the haztng expedi- tion of Monday night, Tbe night had advanced futo the small bours when a party of eight Fronchmen, all disgulscd by masks, broke Into tha spartmont which Car- ter and Atterbury occuny. They produced a paper which thoy demanded the two Sophomores should sign, but, as it reflected discreditably upon the cluss of which they are mombors, Atterbury and Carter ae- clined to comply, They were Immedlately gogged, thrown down, -and bound with ropes, and the party of Freshmon ‘amuscd them- sclves by clipping thelr hair s0 as to mako thelr appcarance as consplcuoust absurd as possible. ‘The bound luli1 xmmui couplu reslated as stoutly as thelr ropes would permit, but the masked Iutruders kept steadily st thelr work until thcy bad Huished, Then thoy plled tho furniturs In the dircst er, and left. The sophomores wero soon after, snd determined to frighten, not to jmnl-h,thnlr assailants. To that cod thoy char thelr revolvers with blank cartridges and followed the retiring Freshimen into the stroet. Having overtaken them, tho two fired, aud the Freshmen rcturned the tire with loaded weapons, struck Atterbury Iu the thigh a quarter of an {och from the maln s , sud passed out on the other sida of the [cz. ufl wound was dressed by Dr. Wickoff. He Is still suffering from its elfects, but is not coosldercd in & dangerous condition, -Most of the party to the outrage ary knowu. ‘The pames have Leen Landed to the Faculty of the College, and they were summoned to face that body at 8 o'cluck this eveulng. The laveatization was conducted fo secret, sud it fa not known what concluslou waa arrived at. It is understood, however, that !hu& Lave beca tnvited to go home. Dr. Mc- bolioves this will end the ‘bazing’ at Princeton.” CREMATION, Soacial Dirpatch to The Ghicago Triduns, Crxciunaty, O,y Feb. 10.~The ashes of Mrs. Ben Pitmau arrived here to-day from the Penn- sylvania crematory In good condition, and were taken charge of by her husband: Thoy weigh littlo over four pounds. “Jt is not yet deter- mined what disposition will be made of thew, Mr. Pitnan lectured sn,hour and a half this morolog to bis dusses fy Abe Schiool af Desigu on **esthotlc cremation.” WASHINGTON. Demagogues Threatening the Success of the Silver BiIll, By Proposing Amendments that the Senate Will Not Conour In, vl True Friends of the Mensure Anxious for Its Imme- diste Passage. Text of the Houss Committeo’s Bill to Abolish National Bank Notes, And lssue in Their Stead a Con- vertible Treasury Proms= ise to Pay. Loulslana Politics Again the Themoe of a Lengthy House Dcbate. Representative Halo Declarcs the Pros- ident's Pacifioation Pol- icy a Pailure, A (alm and Sensible Beview of the Quos- tion by Mr. Garfleld. THE SILVER OUTLOOK. NOT ALTOGETHER BILVERT. Spectal Nispatea ta Tha Chicago Tridune. Wasmxorox, D, C,, Feb. 14.—Tho silver question was uot reached to-dny. Two notices were given in tho House—one by Alexander Btephens, the othicr by Dland, the nominal tut not the real father of tho bii}~of motlons to 2o to-morrow to the Speaker's tabls and concur in the Senate sinendments. These motlons are contrary to the resolutions of the Sliver Leaguo last night, which were that the blll should bo referred to the Banking ond Currency Com- mittee. There are {ndlcatious of an fntentfon on the part of many sliver men who look upon the Silver League with distrust, and who rezard it as a cover for & grecnback organization, to disregard the resolution of the League of yosterday, and to pass the Senato btil. Tho wore the silver men consider the situation the more convinced they aro that the most certafn way to sccurc a sliver bill 1s to take the one mow upon tho Bpeaker's table, There s, however, a disposition to allow debate on it, and to give unrestricted ifberty to print speeches. The Indleations now are that Bland and Btephens will bo ATRONG ENOUGI TO CARRY TIRIR POINT to-morrow agalnst the resolution of the League, and, if the motibn s squarely put, it Is probabie that the members of the Leogue whil, with a fow oxcoptions, be obliged to vote concurrence. The 8ilver bill is.menaced from two quarters. ‘Tom Ewing is mpreiun!ed to be inaugurating o movement to attach” such amendments Lo the bill as will prevent It from recolving two-thirds In the Benate, and may grestly reduce its major- ity in the touse, The ulterior purpose of this movement {8 to defeat the bill in order to make volitical capital out of the vote in tho coming Congrossional campaign. In other worls, & conslderable mumber of Democratic so-callcd fricnds of the silver measurg d:rc(:r to disre- gard tho business Interests of the country, that thoy may male DEMAGOUUR APPEALS to the country on account of the veto. The other meuace comes from the construction which can be glven to the act by a Secretary of tho Trousury hostile to its execution. Sowme of the antl-silver men elaim tlat the amendments mado In the Bonato have destroyed the lite of the Bill, Thero f8 no provision requiring the Becrctary of tho Treasury to use arissuo tho $2.000,000 montuly which are to be coined, and, with the present storo of £60,000,000 of gold In excess of cotn certificates, the Secretary of the ‘Treasury can pay out gold only and accumulate sllver, provided the coln reccipts and oxpendi- tures arc uot inaterially changed. Generally tho Becretary of the Treasury can so construo the laws o8 to hoard*the sllver colu while strictly exccuting the law, DR. LINDERMAN placea the ent capacity of the mints for colnaga of silver dollars at £1,000.000 monthly, swhich cau b extendod to 82,000,000, He thinks the firat vear's oolnage will oprobably reach 000,000, He belleves tho bill will becoma & law, and bas taken measurea in expectation of its onactment. Designs bave already beon pro- pared for the new silver dollar. GREENDBACKS, A DILL TO BURSTITOTH TREASURY NOTRS FOR NATIONAL BANK BILLS, Wasuaron, D. C., Feb, 10.—The following 18 the full text of the bill agreed upon by a voto of 7 against 2 this moruing by the House Com- mittee on Banking and Currency: A miLL toretire eirculs notes of National Banks ‘and for other purpu Jie 48 enacled, ¢ t) 5 8000 38 msy beprace 1h age of this act, the Becrotary ticablo after the of the Treasury ahail cause {0 be prepared an isana of Tressury notes cqual in amount to the clreulas tion of ‘the Natloul lianking Assoclations ua the Ist dayof Fobraary, 1674, belng the eum of $:20,647.000, which shall be'usod in redemption and retirement in the way horeinafter provided of the circulating notes of the National Banks, which Treasury notes whiall bu fu the following fortm: **Washlngton, D. C., — —~The United Ststes of America aro iudebted to the bearer jn the sum of ——dullats, " anu shall bLe signud by (le Treas- urer of the United Stales and counters(gned by the Itegiater of tho Troasury, or their siguatures be thereto engraved, sad shall contuin such devicea and superscriptions as the Secrotary of tho Tress. ury shall direct, aud the denominations of such notes and general similitade thereof shall conform a2 noarly a8 may be to those of the Uniied States commouly known as legal-tender nol ‘They shall "ba recolvable tn payment of all taxes, cus: tows, excises, debls, and dewauds of every kind due 1o the Unlied tates, and of all elaiina and domands sgalnst the Umted States, oxcept for oo ligations wade payabloin coln by exising lawa, snd shall be recelved by the Becrotary of the Treasury at par for 4 por cont bonds of the United States sathorized to be ssuod by the act entitled ' Ansct tosuthorizo the refunding of the na- tional debt, " sppraved July 14, 1870, Hzc. 2. Immediately after the Tressury notes rovided for fn the proceding section shall be foady Jor circutation, the Becrétary of the Troasury ahl causo them to b forwarded ta tha Asslstant uroms of 1he United Btates at Now York, Hoston, Pailadelphis, Baitimore, Cnclanatl, Chlcago, 8t Louls, aud Xow Orlesu. i tuvaunts proporticaed to the recelpts and disbursements of thelr soveral ofices, with regulations and instructions to the Tollowing tenor, 10-wit: Firel—That the Assistant Treasurers shall, fm- mediately sfter the recelpit of such Treasury notes, cease to pay in the disbursement of public fuuds account whatover tho clrculsting notes toual Uanks then in tholr several ofices, ercaltes received Into thom; but shall pay ot 1a vlace of auch Nationai Baok notes, and 1 sub- stliction therefor, the Vreasury notes hereln o d, untit the whole circufating uotew ot the Natiouz! Baoks shall ha eu retired. And the Assistant Treasurers may st soy time lssue such Treasury notes lu exclange for bank notes upon spplication vl apy parsen or baok. cond—That the Assistant-Treasurershall, eve thirty days afier the process of setirlng Natlonsl Lank notes bave boou bugun. as above dlrected. or oftener If tho Becretary of the Treasury shall su require, trauumlt to the’ Treasurer of the Uuitod States at Wasalugton all the Nationsl Bauk notes: recelved by them up o the date of such transmis- sion, which eald notce sball ba received by the Treasurer in liquidation of the charues against the scveral Assistant-Treasurcrs un account of Treas. ury notes aa boreln provided. Third—1t shall bo the duty of tho Treasuter, as rapidly 8s the notes of National Banks sre recelved 1nto bis 0Rice from the Asslatant Treasuress. 1o causy . anothor political day in ¢ 0 the amount of $5000 or any mi tiple of $5,000, such , 000, ansociation shall b notified thereof, and abail be entitied o recelr. e Thicage Daily Teibune, o soldiera of the war of 1813 who had scd sixty days, and was willing to pensfon £ 2086 who bad “only served fourteen daya; but & willnot ald in restoring to the rolls thoss apon demend and payment of a fike sam 1n legr s /10 had bean pensloned by & grateful country, tender notes ¥ Trearary noten suthorized by o act,. of in % vs ta or certificates of dcposit of of nee Avsintant-Treasuror, or of aach Nationat Hank 0& oo ¢ may ba deefgnated by the Necrelary of the ‘Trear- ury for that purpose, ii# honds on deposit with the ‘Treasurer for the security of circalation to the amonnt of {ta notes ro asceriained and notified, and to that extent shall be diacharged from the tax on ita circalation; and if any Natlonal Bank shall fall or negloct for a period n(’!llly dayn after the notlfication above directed to make payment in the redemption of its bonds in sccordance there- with, then to that oxtent the interest on jta bonds bearing Intereat at the higheat rato ehall cease, snd bo_forfeited to the United Statles during the whole period anch fallare or neglect shali continue: and any blnkin{ associstion desirinz so to do may withdraw all Its bonda on payment Into the Treas- nry of lecal-tender motes or noten authorized by thin act to the amount of Its circalating notes out- standing st the date of snch payme: « KFourth—The Becretary of the Treasury is heraby required from time to time, s» payments are mada by Natioual Banka on the withdrawal of their bonds, or as Treaxnry notes may be received in exchange for 4 per cent bands, aa authorized in the fitat section of this nct, to expond the sum of such receints either In Treasury notes or Jegal-tender notes a8 may be nost expedient in the purchase of 6 per cent bonds of tne United States redeemable At the pleasure of the Government, o, in the par- olinse of gold or sliver coln with which to redeom and pay srich bonds. Fifth—Any Nationa! Bank destriogto exchange 1A 6 porcenturs bonds for the Treacury notes ane thotfzed by this act nnan application to the Treas- rer of the Unitell States, nnd ni.0a payment Into the Trennury in accordance with suci reculations aatlo hecrutary shall establiah of legal-tender notes or 4 reanury notes eaunl to jte ontatanding circalation at the date _of such applicativn, shal, be entitled to recelve Treasury notes to the fuill markel value of {ta {} percentam bonds on deposit with the Treasurer for the security of ita circaln. tionat the time, and in addition thereto tne amount of 1ts accrucd interest and preminm at the market rate. Al Lanking sssociations organized under exitting Iaws, with power to lasue circalating notes redesmable ln guld culn, shall moke a monthly deposit fa the Treasary of tho United Kiates in gold coln "or thelr own_clrenlatipe notes equal fo 5 percontum of thelr circulation ontstanding at the day of the Ppassage of this act, and when an amount equal 10 tho ontstanding circalstion of euch gold banks #hall have been deposited with the Treasurcr in wold coin or [n thelr own circulating notes, the boncda of the United Statos held by the Treasnrer 1o secure the circulating notes of »aid gold banws shall be detivered to said banka, and therenfter the clreulsting notes of esld banks auail be redsemed at the Treasney of tho United Btates, No elrculat. Ing notes shall be Irsucd loln; National Hanking Aseociation after the paswago of this act. but noth- Ing hereiu contained nlali be construed either to suthorize or allow any contracting of tha currency by reason of 1ta operatlon, and ehould any Natlooal Hank sfter its passago rotire ita clrculation tn pur- saance of cxisting law, the Becretary of the Treasary In horuby dirceted to issue lo purchase of the er cent bonds of the Unitod ®tates tho ‘Vreasary notes suthorized by thle actto the full amount of circa- calation retited by such associativn, snd all Natlonal Hank notce reucemed under the eoveral provisions of this met shall be canceled and de- stroycd under such rules and regulations as the Becretary of the Treasury shail prescribe; and In ibe nionthly statement of the conditivn of the publie debt made by the Sccretary hu shall includo an exhibit of tho amonnt of Treasury notes nerein provided for outatanding at the date of such state- ment, together with the amoont of National Hank notes which up to the samo date have bheen re- decmed and dostroyed and had for cancelntion. ‘The third erction of the nct entitled An act for fixing the amount of United tates notes pro. widing for the rodistribution of Natlona! Dank currency, and for other purposes, approved June 20, 1874, requiring Nation1l Banks to keen on deposit With tho iteaurer of the United Htates at Wank- Ington Jawful money equsl to & per cantum of their cirenlation, to be feld and usod fortho redemp. tlon of aucl: elrcalation, {n hersby repealed, and ull acts and parts of acts incineirtent with the provia- ions of this act are hereby repealed. The Commiiteo vote upon the question au- thorizing Mr. luckuer to report the foregolng bill for passogo was In detail as follows: Yeas—Rackner, Ewing, Yates, Hartzell, Bell, Ford, and Pililipa=7, Nays—Hardenburg and Eames—2, Hart was abeont, and Chittenden, on the flnal question, declined to vote, altheughi he had pra- viously wanifested his oppostion to the bil, HALE AND GARFIELD, |, TOPR SOUTHERN I'OLICY DISCOASED FROM DIF- FERENT STANDPOINTS. Speetal Iraparch tn The Chicago Tribune, Wasninaros, D. C.. Feb, 10,~Thero was lonse. The eternal Louisiana queation will not dowa, Tho nom- inal test was the cuntested election casc of Ack- len va, Darrall from Loulstana; the renl subject was the President’s pacitication policy. There wers three apeeches worthy of mention, ono by Hule of Maine, one by Gibson of Loutsiana, aun one by Gen. Garfleld. Hale's speech had been exteusively aavertised ns an attack upon the Adminlstration. It wus rather a fecble attempt at leadership. He did not have the couragu openly toattack the policy which by innuendo and covertness he assalled, Hls apeech ‘was an indictment of the Bouthern poliey, with- out the tovee, vigor, or nudacity of tho Chandler letters, It wag, in brief, o presentation of hack- neyed facts in averycrude and {li-digested form. Had tho Ilouso adjourned at the end of Givson's speech which followed, the unanimous verdict would havé peen that Gibeon hud carried the fleld In debute, The speech of Onrfleld put & new fuce upon the situatiou, and by ita clear- ness, vigor, and Jlignity will rapk omoug tho notable speeches of the scsafon. Old-liue Jead- ers aay that Garfleld’s speech furnishes THE FINST BATIONAL BABIH for n party rallylung-polot, if it shall becomo ap- parent that the policy of reconciliation Is a fall- ure. Gurfleld roso abuye partisanship and per- sonalities, und based his argument upon the broad ground that the Republican party, com- ing out of u perlod of war, had been acting with uncxampled magnanimity; that tho Grant Ad- mioistrations had brought the country through tho transition period from: war to peace; that Hayes thought the time for perfect peaco had come, bad abandoued all military thoorivs of Government, and had procceded to the utmost verge of the ‘Coustitution [n sceking s policy of reconciliation. To accom. plish this the Packard tGiovernmeut had been abasdoned, prosecutions aguiust tho Ilamburg and Elliogton ricters bad ccascd, aud every- where TN¥ FOLICT OF A OENEROUS OPTINISM had been mado to suceeed the strong hand of power. That power, Gen. Garfleld thouglit, 1s not met by the South fu the pruper spirit. The Democratie party, nstizated from Now York, was secking to mako capital for the next Preals dential campulen out of the bitterncss of th lost one, and to that end had fu- stigated tho Loulsiava prosccutions, O Garfleld warned the Southern men that they were injuring thelr best lnterests,and were dulufiumh 1o prevent the restoration of that eraof good fecllng whichh they have so lomr pretendod to desire, ‘The speech was in the wost fricndly tone to the Adminlstration, and was not an arraignment of the Southern policy, 1t was rather an cxprussion of ‘lm'vllllfl Tocret that the policy of concliintion fusuguruted by the Administration was uot befng et in ‘lxhe:'outh with the splrit with which it was ten- cred. MORFE. PENSIONS, A PERIOD OF SENATORIAL GUSI, Bpacial Dlavaich to e Chicago syibune, Wasminaton, D. O., Fev. 10.—The Benate devated the afternoon to the cunsideration of o bl so amending the laws granting pensions to the soldiers of the War of 1812 as to pousion all who sorved for fourteen days, aud also restor- fng to the pension-rolls the names of all sur- wivors which were stricken from the rolls in cousequence of participation In the Robellfon. ‘This bill is another addition to the Jegislation in I favor of the Bouth, and the claim agents from tuat section, who have presented sbout all of the cotton claims snd Waor clalmg that can bo rmaked up, aro jubilant over thls proposed addition to thelr business, Tho men who voluntegred (n 1681 for tus defense of the National Capital have not yet recelved the ebgrossed thanks of the Goveroment which Cougress voted them, much less tho land-war- rants which they bad & right to expoct. But those voterans of the Mexicen and the Indlan war, who had received their land-warrants, but who foaght against the Unfon, are now to rv- celve pensions {rom tho National Treasusy. SENATOR OGLRSBY opposed the blll. Ho had voted to penslon but who had daeserted that cuuntry in ita hour d, and who would not now ask to be for- It wan unfnir to the Bouthern men wio iad accepted the situation, and who had ssked to have thelr disabllities remoyed. Senator Blaine advoeated the restoration of the Southern pensioners to the rotls. Uilusbv moved to strike out the acction of the bill which restored disioyal penstonera, hut his motlon was Jost by & vote of 7 yeas against B0 nays. The ynas were: Anthony, Cameron of Wisconsin, ‘Edmunds, MacMiilan, Morrill, Oplesby, and Teller. ‘The bill was then passed by a vote of 47 yeas azainst 8 nays. CONVENTIONS, TIIE BXPORTRIA, Wasnixarox, D. C,, Feb. 19.—~The Natfonal Convention of United States Export Traders assembled to-day. John D, Hayes, of Chicago, was appointed temporary Chairman, aod John Varmola 8cerctary, Thero waa a largo attend- ance of daleqntcs, Boards of Trade, Chambers of Commerce, Merchants' Exchanges, Cliy Councils, and various manufacturing assocls- tlons being represented from all soctions of the Unlon. The following permanent offlcers were chosent Pres!dent, the Hon, lenry Lippott,Rhode [sland ; Vice-Presidents~Gen, E. F. Beale, California; Willlam Frew, Pittaburgs John Hogan, Missourl; Henry D. Welsh, Philadelphia; James uchanon, New Jersey; B, H. Huglies, South Carolins; B. Tupper, Louisia Russell Bllkele{ Minnesotas A, Norcoss Massachueetts: W. D, Chipley, Fiorda; E. Cherry, Olo} 5P Smith, North Cnrol‘nnz Jo Tavlor Gaus, Dclaware; W, II. B. Allen, No- braska; Alex Lewls, l\flehly:in. Becretaries— William Vanuote, Pittsburg; C. R. Flint, New York; and Willlam Gullager, . ‘The Chair announced the following Commit- tec on Recoluticns: J, D, Hages, Dotrolt; Seth Low, New York; B. T. Hughes, Chatleston; Jacob Heese Pu.lnhur{ John E. Watherell, Philadelphia; Joseph 1I. Walker, Worcester’ E. T. Beale, San Diesro, Cal. A number of speccnes were mada settin forth the objects of the Convention. Col. Ed- ward Hicken, of Detrolt, opposed acresing upun anything that would givo certaln parties tho right to establish one or two steamship lines and to receive subsidies for them. The best thing for the Amest ans to do was to wait till um-‘n o thing w-drarranged o a8 Lo pay everye IA g o, Price Wetherall, of Philadelphia, addressed the Convention in fuvor of fair subsidies {n order to enable Amerjean lines to compate with English lincs, which aro subsldized. Willlam Guyer, of Nebraska, deprecatod tho {dea of theabolition of the navication lawa, becanse auch a course would reault in the ves- sels of all countries and aalling under all flags particioating in the consting trade of this coun- try. Adjourned until to-morrow, AGIUCULTURAL CONGRESS. The Natlonal Acricaltural Cungress met this forcnoon, with ahout 100 delezntes presont, ()wlng to the fliucss of President Flage, Vice- Prestdent James called the Conventlou to or- der, and read tho address of the Presidont. The Committee on Credeutfals being appoioted, 4 recess was taken. NOTES AND NEWS. A NOVEL SIGUT. Spectal Disontch to The Lhicago Tribune, Wasnixarox, 1. C., Feb, 19,—A novel spec- tacle was presented in tho Chamber of the Bu- premo Court to-day. A suit wason trlal broughe Ly the patentees of one reaplog-machiuc agalust the patcatces of another reaper, for fin- fringement of patent. The couusel for ona side brought into the court-room a minfature wheat-field seven feet square, also a minlatura model of tho reaping-machine, with the horscs and driver fucluded, which were for tho purposs of fliustrating his urgument. WISKY CAES, P, Cottrell, counsvi for Louls Rindskopt, of Mitwaulkeo, and Uerry i1azloton, United Btates Distriet Attorney, are hero nominolly to havo the Government flxatime for the bhearing of thoso whisky cases. It is sald that nn uttcrlor purposo Is to test the (overnment ofliclals upon the questlou of tmmuaity for tho Milwaukco Whisky Ring. I'ROPOSED BIORT-CUT, Franklin Edson, representing Western graln interesta, made nn arzument to-day before the Iiouse Commilttes om bohalr of g short-cut from the Iludesn River 1o Long Istand Sound, abovo New York, <3 FIE VALENTING RILARRS, Benator Matthews to-day fntroduced o bill desfrned to prevent Iurthen_:lpersunm of tho Valenttuo land-scelp sharks, Tirs bit cedes the Qovernment title to the streets aud alleys in the Fort Learborn rescrvation to the City of Chicugo, T lawyors of the Land Commitice, famlllar with the casc, claim that if the decision of the Commissloner of the Land-Oftice 18 pood law, Valentine scrip can be located as well upon the strecta and allevs of Fort Dearborn Addl tlon as it can upon Dearborn Park, THE PRANKING PRIVILROR, From an Incldental dlscussion in the Bonate to-day it becams apparont that Senators arc dispored to voto to restors tho franking prive- flewe. ‘The subjuetcams ubon the bill from thu Post-Otlice Committeu pruposing that Do- partincuts can recelvo s well as send letters ou public busluess free. Suggestions wera then made tiat Subators should be permitted to send thele rrlv-tc correspondence. Tho bill » was recommitted. I8 DRORARE® RING. ‘The Treasury ofticlals are advised that the the New York Custon-House brokers aro com- bining ugalust the now system of passing en- tries, un thic ground that it seriously taterfercs with thelr businces. The uew order fequires all eotries to be pasacd through the hands of on¢ rurmn, lnstead of turniug thew over directly t¢ ho clerk.who examlues them. This provents the broker from making the vorrupt combing xlum"whlch Lave bitherto defrauded the Governe mon 1N I ATE. Mr. Matthews, by reguest, introduced a bill makine a pre-cmption grant to the heirs of Jean Baptiste Beaublen, deceased, for part o the Fort Dourborn reservation at Chicago, snd to conflrm the purchuses of other parties lu their titles, and to couvey to Chicago thy strects snd alleys of sald reservation. Relerred. TIB NEW OULEANY COLLECTOHBILIP, ‘The Beuators who upposu the conflirmation of Gen. Willlamson for Calieetor of Now Orleans bave forsome tlme been cxpected 1o tako the case up {n oxecutlvo seaslon. Thoy are con- fldunt of defeating Him (f Eustls can hold the Democratic vota that 18 promised. The follow~ ing Hupublicans will vote for Williamsou, and are probaply the only ones: L'nmcrou,s\vu.), Cameron (¥a.), Wadleizh, MeMillan, Dawes, Christlancy, Burnside, Matthows, Puddock, g Kellogg. “The latter is really op) to Will. iamsou, but committed biniself to the Preu- dent. WILL REPORT PAVORANLY, ‘The Senate Commities on Foreigu Relations agreed to report favorably on the noninations of ufl-ufl ‘Taylor ns Mintster to Gorany, and Gol. Goodlos s Minlster L Bolgtum, UTALL BLECTION LAW, ‘The Bub-Committee of the Houso Committes on Territorles agreed l.u-du{ to report o bill providing for socrot-ballot voting in Utan, Willlan Nelsou, Uuited States Marshal for Utan, Las resigued. POSTAL OUDXRS, The Postmaster-Genors) has tssued an order changiug thoe Depagiment regulativus so that Superintendent of Mails at all tho Jarger Post- Oflices shall be appoluted by the local Post- master, upon nomination by the General Buper- luteudent of the Rallway Mall Bervice, approved by the Postmaster-Genéral. TON CABINEY hild a brief sesslon yesterday, but no business of extraordinary importance was attended to, It was agroed to close the Executive Depart. ents on the 234 just, Affaire ju Loulsiaus ‘were not subjects of consideration, EXONERATSD. ‘The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, after 8 thorough investization, bas exvncrated Col- lector umn{ and DerutEColkcwr Bowerville, both of Chicavs, of (he churkes preferred against them by Mr. C. A. Btorey, TIHE RECORD, - SENATE. Wasmivaron, D. C., Feb. 10.—M¥. Speacer, from the Committeo on Military Affalrs, ro- - ported favorably on the rellef of William A. lHammond, the late Surgeon-General fn tlhe army, and it was plsced ou the calendar. I authorizes the President to reviow the procesd. ,