Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIX. DRY GDDDSl Etes PECIAL NOTIGE! ield, Leiter & Co. EXPOSITION BUILDING, PARTICULAR ATTENTION! TO TER GREAT BARGAINS! They will offer within the next Sfew days in Every Department! OF THEIR RETATILI In antietpation of thetr RIE- MOVAL to, New Store on ‘Wabash-av., Between Madison and Mon- qoe-sts., last of week. Those wishing to purchase all kinds of DRY GOODS! CARPETS! AND UPHOLSTERY! CHEAP! Should avail themselves of this chance. AMUSEMENTS, FARWELL HALL. Tuesday Evening, Maroh 6, 1878, JEANIE JEWELL Dramatic Recitals. ¥ROM THE PRESS OF NEW YODK, ++Ag an elocutionist, Jeante Jowell i superfor toan Jehor whom. | hava aver heard. " Frof. Galdwin Amitin 4+ Jier volce 1 clear, strony, and fexible, aud her efo- suttonary motdod porfect."~Now York Evenlog Ex- ress, press, § **8he was freqnenily iaterrupted by applause, "—Now Fork World, i ety **Jeania Jewell, a relative of the Jewell, of Connactleat, is to give re 8¢ Btelnway liall, ezt autumi."'—liome sl e stogolar to pemark Dled J1ise Clisriotte Cushm: 04 expression, —New Y ** Ilar appesrance on the loud and coatinued applaun FOREIGN. The Turkish Plenipos Put Their Signatures to Russia’s Terms. Bollef that Turkey Will Not Bo Compelled to Rehypotho- cate Egypt. A Pacific Modifieation of the Naval and Bulgarian Clauses, The March Through Con- stantinople to Be In- sisted Upon. A Slight Bluff to Be Mado by the Austrian and English Diplomats, Creat Joy at St. Petersburg Upon the News of the Peace. The Triple Crown Placed on the ilead of Leo XIIN. Arrival of Gen. Grant at Con- stantinople Yesterday. Frightful Ravages of Small-Pox in a Distriot of Franco. BIGNED. HoTnmia To FronT oven, Dy Cablelo The Chicago Tribune.} LoNpox, March 4—0 a. m.—A troaty of ponco Linsat last been signed at 8an Stefano, but no certain information of its terms has yot beon obtained, either hero or in Con. stantinople. " A correspondent thore tele- graphs that tho Grand Duko will advance on Fori-Koui, two miles from Pera, immodiate. 1y, and will TiSS TOMOUGH CONSTANTINOPLE with a largo portion of the army beforn re. turning to Russia. The cession of tho great. eor part of Armonia fs said to have been ac- copted in licuof n money indomnity, excopt ' the sum of £40,000,000 sterling, which will be paid partly in money and parily in bonds, seourod by the revenues of Asiatio provinces and customs dues at Constantinople. THE LIMITS OF DULOADIA are gald to includo meithor Salonica nor Adrianople, and no demands have boen made upon the Egyptian tribute. These oro tho best authonticated rumors in Con. stantinople, but absolute dependenco cannot be placed in them. A hope is gencrally ox- prossed bero that the terms will bo mado known at once, but Ihave rcason to bellove that sovoral daye will eclapse boforo thoy are communicated. CONSIDERADLE EXCITEMENT was created yestetday by a roport thot the Dritish Minister hod been recalled from 8. Petersburg, but it was not credited, except on tho strects, whore somo noisy demonstra- tions took place. It now scems probable that England will be unable to offer any op. position to Russia’'s plans, having no pros. poot of obtaining Austria as au ally, and the policy of an abandonment of objsctions to all points excopt those directly affocting En- gland is advocated. IN A LEZADING TORY NEWEPAPER, in an oditorial apparently inspired by high suthority, England {s advised to approve any torms which do not attack Egypt or India, sud to abandon Europe, as Enrope has aban. Dt how clossly she reseme atrength of volco, man. k Graphte, orm was the signal for e Yok o 1o Grace Church Quartette. Ars. OL/.RA D, STAORY, Soprano, * Mre. FRANK HALL, Oontralto. My, OHAS, A, KNORR, Tenor, Mr, 0, C. LEFFLER, Basso, Tickets of Admisslon - - - - 50 Cents, 4 seats can be secured freo of ch lllvgfx': l:t:.m‘rzl:.e‘:.:é. lioca scats ab zls" ;gfis:}fi.fi-‘ doned her. Inssmuch as Austria is now ap- o a 8t uun:.dnonnncn ‘on the avenisg of tho enteriatas | parently reconciled to Russia, the prospect men of o final settlemont of the Eastorn ques- tion by a peaceablo discussion in a Confer- ence grows moro snd morae probable, WIDE OF TIIE MARK, LONDON PREDICTIONS REGARDING OUR SILVER LEGISLATION, CARD. fn behalf of the Church of tho Atonemen g‘ ‘nlu Chul Oougo & Co., Judze Otls, ‘ulier, Joha, It. Walsh, of the Western Nows Co.. and Rt arigebisien ot SN VeI Fal Tiurciise of tekets for tho JEAL ks'rfiurugxlln T, 8 Parwoll Hll, Tuckdey Kven: deslra ailer & Fuarivg el Tmany others may have dons ikomise (By Cable to The Chicago Tribune.] ‘whose names 6 0ot yet been reported hy the many Loxvoy, March 8—5 a. m.—Tho passago of the Bland Bilver bilt ovar the Presidont's o our Church work, and i number of ticketa placed for nsce e in [ o ? all denomaations, we har fi%fl&afi":%mu-‘ '%Exfwg;t;: &:El‘i:fimza :l'l" veto has boen commented on by all the lead. st the . mnnmu?.\"fo'r'fl:u'mu eats, Heo Advertisement. | Ing papers, which hiave, ns heratofore, shown WH. HEA retary Bpocls iutonso bitterncss and unfairness in disouss. {ng it, but the publlo in general DO NOT SZEM TO UAVE DEEN ALARMED, Its cffoct upon the value of our bonds has Leen scarcely appreclable, whatever changes that have occurred having beon due to other cansos, Going back ncarly six woeks pro. vious to the passage of the bill by tho Benate, I find that on Jan, 23 United States five-twentlen closed at 106}, while English consols closed at 034, Yesterday the American sconrities closed at 100} and English consols at 95}, Thus, while English funds have fallen §, American bonds have FULLY HELD THEIB OWN, and this is in spite of tho fact that the Unit- " TAILORING. RECEIVED! All the LATEST NOVEL- TIES in FOREIGN and FINE DOMESTIC WOOL- ENS for Spring. H. L. DAHL, TAILOR, ed States havo been socused, not only by f:d' glish but by many American newspapers 1 19 DEARBORN' ST. finauciers, of having partially repudiated their e — BESTAUIRANT. engagements, and endeavored toswindle their creditors. The truth is that the Euglish holdera of United Btates bonds eanuot be trightened by any such nonsense, and while the prophets of evil have beon prophesying that American secunties would bave a great fall, they have MAINTAINED THXIR POSITION in the most extraordinary manner. It should be romembered that there is hardly one se. curity on the London Exchangs that has not fallen from § to 1} per cent in the ssme time. The effeot upon sllver is equally en. couraging to thoss who insisted on its ro- monetization. From about 53 pence per ouuce it has stesdily advanoced, in spite of heary sales on Germany, until MOW IT STANDS AT 85}, An oqual increase further will bring it HUHN’S SOUTH SIDE RESTAURANT WILL BE OPENED Monday, March 4,at 108 Randolph-st., Betweod Doarborn and Clark-ats. JOBEPH HUHN, PropHetor. GLRATES AND MANTELS. trimmed, sad BLATE MANTKLS, F KOBASCO & RUMNEY Su¥ HLATE L. on an equality with gold as a coing thatls, an American s''vor dollar will be neither Detter nor worse in any market of the world than a gold dollar. English bholders of American honds into aalling them to any noticesble extont, and it is quite likely that tho men wlo bought them when the prospects of the United Btates were so gloomy as to mako them worth less than 50 per cent of thoir face are not going to be greatly nlarmed about so just and reasonablo a measure as the remon. ctization of sllver. | fully as heavy as was reported Feb. 25, viz.: e Ehicagy Daily Teibmne. CHICAGO, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1878, IIAVE NOT YET BEEN FRIGHTENED PEACE, TNE REAL PIONTENS AEADY TO QUIT. Loxnox, March 3.—~The following snnounce- ment of the concluston of peace between Russia and Turkey was received to-day: CoNSTANTINOPLE, Bunday night, March 3.— Tho treaty of peace has been signed. The Grand Dulke Nicholas announced the fact to his soldiers at o roview at San Stefano to-day, Russio has abandoned her clalm on the Egyotian and Bulgarian tributes. CONFIRMATION, Loxpox, March 8,—3t. 'ctersburg and Pera correspondents confirm the report thiat a treaty of peace has been signed nt 8t. Petersburg, ‘The enthusiasm over the news swas alnost un- precedented. There was an immenss crowd beforo the palace shouting and singing, ** God Bave the Czar,” The Peracorrespondent says the treaty of peace was signed Baturday. Thirty-one thousand troops were reviewed at 8an Stefano, A Te Deum was sung amid great enthusiasm, TAR TARMS, A correspondent at San Stefano s ablo to state that neither the surrender of o portiou of the Turklsh ficet, nor the clatm on the Egyptian tribute is included in the conditions of peace, and there Is no interfercnce with the portion of Turkish revenue which Is hypothecated to forelgn credltors. TR INDEMEITY, Nothiog is definitely scttled relative to the indemnity; but it will principally be in the form of territory in Asia, Including Kuars and Ba- toum, but not Erzeroum. Salonica and Adrian- oplo aro not included in Bulgarla. TIHB ROUBLES, A Pera correspondent profusses fo give the conditlons of peace. e makes tho Indemnity 1,400,000,000 roublcs, with £40,000,000 fn bonds added. RUBSIAN EXPLANATIONS. Loxnox, March 3.—Tho dgence Jiussecites o epecial dispatch from Vieuna, March 1, stating that the Russians were bent on entering Con- stantinoplo with or without the Sultan's con- sent, ond that Euogland had notifled Prince Gortschakoff that, If Russis pursued the latter course, tho Dritish Ambassador would by ordered to quit 8. Petersbure. The Agence Ituuse savs this report refers to o past phaso of tho crisis, since which the IHusalans have occupicd Sao Btefano with the sanction of tho Bultan. GETTING NEARER, A Constantinople dispatch, dated Saturday, eays tho Grand Duke Nicholas will probably visit Constantinople on Monday, It s sald he wilt movo lils headquarters to Ferlkerd, within two miles of Pera. The correspondent at Vienna states that the Austrian and British Ambassadors have been instructed to protest it the Russlana enter Constantinople. AUSTRIA=BIE WILL. Loxpon, March 4.—A special from Vienoa asserts that two divisions of Austrians will en- ter Bosnla 1n sbout ten days. A Vienna special says: *Tho communication which so renssured Austria last week was to tho effect that the peaca conditicns had been nggravated at the headquarters of tho Urand Duke Nicholas, but she promised & notable modifcatiod at the Con- ference, AUSTRIA WILL XOT OCCUPY DOSNIA AND LERZR- QOVINA, 11 the conditions are ahandoned by which those provinces arc cut off from communication with the reat of Turkoy, Even if the conditions are maintained, Austria would ounly resort to an- nexutlon at the suggestion of the Poworsats coufercnce. COUNT ANDRASSY has determined to persiat with a vote of credit, although assured by the Spokesman of the Aus- trian Dologations thet {t would only pass by a small mojority. The opponents of a voto of credit scem dlsposed to appeal to the Reichstag If defeated in the Delegations; but, os tho question ean only b bLrought on when the moncy i actually wanted, the Gov- crnment will doubtless bo able to justify their demand even to thelr adversaries." CONSPIRACIES. DELORADE, March 8.—Fllty-one persons have been condemned to death and forty-cight to penal servitude for thelr sttempt at lnsurrection at Tapalja last year. A consplracy to murder the Turkish officials of Bosnla has been discovered at Scrajevo. Numbers of Matiomedans have bocn arrested. TIE POPE, 1118 CORONATION, Roe, March 8.—Fope Leo XIIT, was crowned in Bistino Chapel to-day, The ceremony com- wenced at 9:50 in the morning, and terminated at 1:30{n tho afternoun, Cardinals, prelates, and diplomatists sccredited to the Vatlean, and other persons, wera present. TholPopo was afterwards carried to his apartments, blessing the spectators on the way, A fow houses are flluminated to-uight. TUN ITAIAN GOVERNMENT. ‘Tho Opfnions roports that the Councll of Htate, fu responss to a guestion of BSizoor Crispl, President of the Chamber of Deputies, as to whother the Itallan Govern- ment had & right to modify tho Papal guaran- tees, has rendered o doclston that the law of Papal puaruntces possesscs a constitutional, organle character, CATUDINAL PRANCRL When Cardinal Slmeoni was about to resumc offico as Pontltical Becretary ot State, the Catholic Powers aud some Cardinals protested agninst his reatoration, becauso of hls reaction. ary teadencies. Cardino! Slmconi thorcupon resigucd, und Cardinal Franchi was appolnted [ his place. INDIGNITIES, Rous, March 8.—~Crowds broke the windows which were flluminated for the Pope's corona- tion, but were dlspersed by the troops without casuslty, FRANCE, SNALL-TOX, PereioxoN, Dlarch 8.—There has been a frightful outbreak of small-pox in Rieutort, in the Departiment of Lozere, The population of tho communo has been decimated, and nearly all the {nhabitants are sick. Loypon, March 8.—A Paris dispatch says 176 persous died from smsll-pox {n 8t. Etionoe 1o six weoks. GERMANY, CAMPHAUINN, Bsarme, March 3,—The Emperor has decided that Herr Camphausen should walt for the de- cision of the Reichstag on tne Taxation bills be- fore resiguing. —— GEN. GRANT,. AT BYZANTIUM. Loxponw, March 8.—A spocisl dated Constan- tivople announces the arrival there of ex-Presl- dent Grant, 8peculations Concerning the Fu- Belief that e Will Postpone a Important Bearing on His Plans Oomparative Statement of the Conlition WASHINGTON. ture Policy of Secretary Sherman, Definite Construction of the Stlver Law. of Legislation Concerning Resumption. of the United States Treasury March 1, 1878, Views of Representative Bchlelcher Regarding Affairs in Mexico. BILVER. WHAT §RXT] Special Dispateh fo The Triduna, Wasntsaton, D. C., Marcn 8.—There ore varlous theories as to the policy that the Becre. tary of the Treasury will adopt In executing the 8flver law. Tha following statement, ob- talued from gentlemen among the mnost active In support of the Biiver Lill, doubtlcss gives the best vpinion as to the probable construction of the law: The Sceretary of the Treasury has provided that the sliver-coin certificates shall only be payable at the place of issuc. This plan was adopted slter conference with Bena- tors, . This, however, will not materially affect tho value of the certificates, as they are avall- able for payment of duties the same as gold coin, and, therefore, will natural- Iy be sent to New York. where. the most duties are pald. ‘This will relieve the Treasury Department from transporting coln from polut to point as noccssity may require. 8liould resumption take place, these certificates would be on & par with gold, because available for the same purposcs, A DEPINITE CONSTRUCIION OP TIIE LAW will doubtlcss be postponed by the Sceretary of the Treasury until the latest possible moment, to awalt the actfon of the Scnate Finance Com- mittecon tho Resumptlon Repeal bill, which has passcd the House. If the Resumption act should®bo repealed, the conditions might be changed, Circumstances muy arfsc that would make it necessary for. the Sccretary of the Treasury to wplaco tho sliver dollar {n the coln reserve. This may be necessary in order to ndd to the rescrvs for the purpose of resuinption, as the Becretary s not likely to add to his gold reserve for that purpose. The stock of gold, under tho Bliver act, is not llkely to be increased, as It would bo stranze If some of the forelgn bondholders would not TAKE ALARM AT TIE CONTINUED ATTEMPTS to depreclate the bonds made in Wall street and ln the New York newspapers. It scems certaln that the Becrotary of the Treasurs, ot present, docs not know what disposition will be made of the siiver doliar. If he buys bulllon with greenbacks sllver will necessggjly be put {n circulation. If he buys bulllon With gold ho must necessarily put silver into the coin revenue, Everythinz depends upon what 18 to be done with the Resumption act. If the country s not to resume, zold, as it gocs out of the Treasury, will go out of the country; but, it we arc to resume, tho Sccretary of the Treasury wiil be oblived to nave gold. Itis most probable that ho will find §t necessary to PURCIASE SILVER BULLION WITIL TIE NEW BILVER DOLLARB. ‘This is the best practicable method of getting tho sliver monsy Into clrculatiou. Thero s enough bulllon “on hand now for the first montn’s coluage, and bullion 1or the second month's coincan bo purchased with the silver dollara to be colued. Indications are that sll- ver bullion will goto 57 pence fn the noxt six months, upeclnlrv it there is o demand for b from India and China. The Secretary of State will lmmediately Invite the Euronean countrics toan Internativnal Silyer Conferonce, 1t is expocted the fuvitation will be accepted. If ac- cepted, the questiou of remonetizing sflver will be reopencd in Germany, Holland, and Bel- um. THE LAW REQUIKZS TIE CONFERENCE to couvenein six months, Withiu n yenr's time L will be possible to deterine whiat the ottt tude of Europs will bo towards intcrnational remonetization. It is nscertalned that some membcrs of the Senate Fluaucs Committee who are oppused to repealing the cutire Resumption act will favor the rupeal of the dats clousc, TiMs, in effect, would be & postponement of the datcof resumption without the destruction of the mochinery pluced in the Secretary of the Treasury's batids Lo prepars for reaumption. IT WOULD INDICATR ap unw(llingness to abandon tho principle, but also fudicato tho bellef that resumptlon Jan. 1, 1879, or, perhavs. at any other fixed date, is not practicable oradvisable, If those who favor ab- solute resumption and those who favor u repeal of the date clause ouly unite in the Commlttce, there Is o doubt that 8 favorable recommenda- tion could be received for a bll repesllng tho date clause. THE TREASURY." A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT, Wasnisuoton, D, 0., March 8.~The following is a comparative stalement of the condition of the United States Treasury Mareli 1, 1577, and March 1, 1678: ' Italances, ! 1amy, 1878, CUTTERGY oiosvovneer @ OLELETE 8 3,00,703 Speclal, fund foF 1he ros ‘omytion of tractional reRY. . esenee 10,000,000 nde as,46.000 233,000 WEnT addiRe 62, 1Y, 703 48, 430, 000 % muTen eneaise tataniding ¢ 78341530 WATHW0 Gjher watdi g o o"III.IleIUE aseen 8,070,873 8, 50, 020 ors. 30,230,64 Bm oI curmne( 26434, 40 17,100,604 Quisiandlug in, UM Ses0) T renuty 1B 030,781,143 2,002,007, 120 nadialiny et S ‘suruary, 150, "‘-‘?fi:‘c‘!il:: { :unzm na'm :71 Market vafuo O nar it Tubarte for codlog Jaa, 810, QLT3 4TLI2,000 .xports for moatusending 000,418,703 023,107,504 TIIE SLAVE TRADE, A RELIC OF CHIVALKY SYILL WITIL US, Bpecial Dispaich to Tha Tridune. Wasnixaron, D. €., March 3.—~The alleged kidnapplog of ncgroes from Southern States, with thelr deportation and sale in Cuba and elsewhcre as alayes, which resulted fn the con. Adential misslon of Leonard, of Loulsians, to tho Captalu-General of Cuba, has been reported by a Special Agent of -the Interlor Department cuployed in the Bouthern States. It now turns out that a resident of Savanuab, Gu.,is al- leged to have made overtures to this Agent to enter tbis contraband trade with him. Salling- vesscls were to have been chartercd to trade from Savannah and other Southern ports laden with whatever cargoes conld be procured, or with ballast, If uecessary. These vessels were to be manned by much larger crews than were scsually uecessary, with SUPNRNUMERARY DECK-HANDS. ‘The ignorant character of the Southern negro and the payment of a bounty or advance money for the trip was sn ample fuducement, and it ‘was desigued that the vessel shouid returntos Northern port in the United States manned by sanewcrew picked up from idle saltors and landamea in porte where sha ber liv- ing as well as her material freight. It 1s alleged 103t this Is not merely & nowly-proposcd enter prire, but that it has already heen earried on to some smalt cxtent from Southern porta. WIAT GUSTAVE SCHLEICHER THINRS ABOUT IT Schlelcher, of Texas, Chalrman of the Commit- tee having Rio-Grande border troubles in charge, has some vers positive opinlons upon the Mexican situation, hased upon facts not entirely understood. What they are.can be gathered from the following talk viith the represcatative of Tine Trinuxe, Speaking of the presence of representatives of the Diaz Govermnent In this country, Mr. Bchicicher, turning in his ample chwr to his library-table, took up a number of slips from recent Mexican newspapers, and satd: U WORKING ON TIHE ATMOIPIEHE OF THE paper published In the City of Mexlco, the Federaliste. sent by Vallarta, to work upon the atmosphere of the American press; as they put i, in favor ingto Mintater Foster, and to Consul-General skllton, other Government that has come Into power by revolution, and is likely to he overthrown by revolution, to tncur the hostility of that ele- ment. They arc fighting men, trell armed, and ready to break out at any moment, and at the call of any revolutiousry leader, if their an- tipathics are ralsed againsi the Government. One of the rmn!fi ol it is, that Blanco was sent by Diaz with a veremptory order to Canales, who I8 achief of thesc Jawlcss elements, to ar- rest the six men who broke Jall last August, for the purpose of turning them over to the Amerl- can authorities, Canales refused to comply with tho order, and Bianco, it 1s sald, was obiigzed to leave Matamoras st night, to the fodignation of the neoufc. He went back to Mexico with his orders {n Lis pucket, and Canales remained there in power, and Is there to-day. Diaz has not stremgth enough, and no Sexivan Government has atrength enough, to defy these border-peaple. ‘The same thing occurred with Lerdo. No Gov- ernment, on account of the revolutionary con- ditlon ut Mexico, has s position firni cnough to carry uat anytning that goes against the strung local fecling of any portion of the people.’” : TIlE OUTLUOK. +* $hat will be the result of all this? " ‘*The result will be, that we must always do- pend upon our own forces for the protection of the lives aml property of our cltizens along the horder. ment of Mexico, no matter what treaties or vromiees sre made.’ “ Peace with Mezico, then, means a strong army alang our border atl the time??? ** A force of 5,000 men Is cnough. We have nowabout n sufticient force there, These rafd- ers would then grow less reckless, and in time, no doult, the raids would be checked, and they would have to follow sumethlng etse for u ive THE NIO GRANDE, —THE ATTRMPT OF DIAZ TO ' CLANIPY THR ATMOSPHERE OF THE AMERICAN PRESS''— MEXICAN DEPIANGE OF TIE UNITED BTATRY —TIE COMMEACIAL TREATY A DIPLOMATIO TRICK. From Onur Own Correrpondent. Waeningrox, 1. C., Feb, 23.—Representative escape Those opinions are AMERICAN PRESS," ““The following extracis are from 8 Mezican Ther relate to the three nzents of the recognition of Diaz. One of them says: Ono of these agents has pnbllshed in the Norlh, over bis siznature, an article hizhly Insult. ‘The reputation of the Amerlcan Minister and of the Consnl neral fs too high for the em- | {nz, Now they siaply subsist entirely by ratil- ployes of Vallarta (Mexican Premier) to destror: | {13 fTiiote mre two clrcumastances tha liave uat [t throws a new llzht on the cunduct and old tactics of the Dinz party. Weo are collecting all he neceasaty data to give our readers a history of Ao three dudlviduats.” “Auother extract, which is headed ‘The Three Agents,’ nays: *¢ e arg followingthe thread of aconeplracy got up by Mr. Vallarta to obtsin Ammmnprccn’:fi‘l" ton of Dinz. Tnres fndividuala, very well known liere, are traveling over the United States to make the proper atmospnere 1n tne press of the North in favor of the Dinz party. ' “Is Zsmocona omo of theso .agents, Mr, Schicicher” *No, Zamacona moves in a higher sphere, These men are only strikers under tie orders of Zamacona." ** Do youknow who these agents ared” I know the names of two of them. Onc s Richards, and the other Rahden, The latter re- cently had an article in the New York Sun, The name of the third one I have forgotten.” TR DORDER-CONDITION, ** What {s the present condition of the border- troublesi" * You know we have foryearshad complaints, and an cxchunge of diplomatic correspondence with the former Governments of Mexico, with- out any result. These troubles grow out of the ‘ Free Zoue,' and the manner in which Amertcan merchants, and citizens generally, Laye been treated by the border-thicves, ctoliccted a rouch class of people in Tamaulipas, —ong {8 the “Free Zone,' which {s a belt futo which goods can be brought without paying duties, but canaot be taken out, either o Mezxlco ur Texas, without paving custom-duties, It {s very difflcult on & belt of this size to pre- vent emuggling. The goods are under control of the soldiers, and_ not {n bonded warehouses, The result §s, accordingz to the statements of the merchants who liye there, that therels o very #mall fraction of the trnde that paya nny dutics, This, of course, collects a bad class of popula- tlon, which makes smugeling its business, Au- other reason iy, that this * Free Zone! is A CITY OF REPUGR for all persons restdent In Mexico who have committed crimes In Texas. Iuother words, forall thess raids, murders, robbery, or any other erlines that are consinltted in Texas, thery 18 no justice in Mexican local courts, sud prace tieally no law that can take cornlzance of auch cases. Persons making complaiuts are referred to the treaty of extradition as tho only remedy, When the treaty of extradition is plended, and attempted to bo carried out, they say, nnd with truth, that the treaty refers to furitives from Juatice onty,~that is, to criminals whose resi- denve 18 on the Amerlean side, and who have escaped over to Mexico, All those who reside in Mexico and commit crimes in Texas do not come under the treaty. The resuit fs, that, during the twelve years of crimo we are com- plaiolug of, there néver hias heen a single case of robbed by forced loans, and all that. —Our Go¥- | punishment for crime cotmmitted iu Texas. Our criment hay been trylog to regulate | Government has been misled. They look to this thesc thinzs for many yearsi to get | extradition troaty &s & remedy, when it {8 no somo arrangement made” to prevent | romedy.? thelr recurrence. It was considered | e What docs Minlster Foster think about (11" a favorsble moument, when Diaz was “1 don't know. He says Le has hud sume osking for recognition, for our Government to inslst, as a condition of his recognition, that he should give somc nssurance that these troubles should be settled. Such propositions were made, but they wers met by the Mexican (loy- ernment {n o rer‘)' unfricndly svirit, They said they would not fisten to any conditfons, or con- slder anvthing, until they were recognized.” $*In what manner have they indicated this spiriet “Through Minister Foster. They sald that any propositions that the United Biates had to mako, or any treaties they desired to propose, should come {n after. Diaz's recognition, This was communicated to Foater in writing, but he alzo had a great many confercoces personally on the same subject with Mr. Vallarta, Mexican Minister of Forelgn Aflairs,” TIHE UNITED STATES SXUDDED, * Ilns not our Government taken o dectded position that these things must be donel * Yes; and that is the present situation. The Mexiean authorities say they will not sgrec to ang terms until after m-ognluon. and, unless our Government is forcea by public o);lnlon. or some ather means, to yleld, the questivn is one of how Ianghwm they hold out.” ** Wiy should public oplulon particalarly favor Diazi " “1don't know why itis, Whether the three atmosphere-acrenta have sometbing to do with it ornot, I don't kuow. Public oplufon, you kuow, is manufactured o many ways, One of the most serloua difMcultles, fn my opinfon, has been, that the reasons for the action of our Goverpiment, aud the nature of its action, have never been published. There ought to be AN OFPICIAL ORGAN, or some menns by which our Government coutd explaln to the people the teason for its posi- tlon, Otherwise, the people ure very llablo to misjudge the motives of the Government, Tho gmn is open to everybody, The case of the exicans Eflpflnlmfig into the ears of the people by everybody, Our Guvernment has never stated its case.” I think, i the true state of things woro generally known, our prople would tiot insiat unon the recognition of Diaz until these important conditlons ere complied with, or, at least, wers met with a conclliatory :m.l ]n"l'umlly lnlr{t, and not with o direet se- usal, When was this position of our Government takeni" 1t was token {n the letter of Assistant-SBec- retary Seward to Minister Foster, and alter- wards reveated, almost in the same language, equally strong, by Mr. Evarts, The letter of HBeward has been puolished, but not thoe one of Evarts. A lotter of Instructions, however, writ- ten by Evarts to Minister Foster, subsequent to this letter of Seward, and of the samo tenor, hina been published.” “Do you think thero {8 a diaposition on the part of the (overnment to recognize Diaz, in faco of the refusal to v:om;:lli with its requests!” ] think there i1s a disposition to yleld to what they think {s public ovinton; but [ think public opinton has' been made on o one-sided statement. Otherwiso, {can biardly belleve that our people would insist upon tho Government vvluulmwln% from the deeided position it has taken, stmply upon the refusal of Mexico to listen to it IMPOTENCE OF DIAZ, DI not Diax promise to co-operate with our ‘(l‘lovln'p:mcnz in maintatuiug peace on the bor- ler “In a gencral way ho sald he would ao the best he could; and, murcover, ho has made somo efforts to regulato theso things as faras Lia could go.* “1low far can ho gol" " He cannot go very far. In the fiest place, he has gent troops to the border; but these troops are Influenced by tho local sentimeut there, and so far they have done nothing, They are there for the express purpose of preventing theso ralds. They huve not shown auy great abtivity In doing it. On the contrary, only the other day there had been a rotd, and & Méxican Licutenant invited an American Licutenuut seross the border to sssfat hlr‘wlu hunting the raidera, As soun as this fact ‘Was Known, tho conversation with the Mex{can Minister about it, and the latter proposed hereafter, I thev were recognized, to cstablish some sort of o Federal jurisdiction alonz thetr border, for the unishment of such crlmes,. No prescut remedy suggested at nll," TIIE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL TREATY. ¢ What 1s the character ol Zanacoua's misslon heref * Zamacona |3 a diplomatic nme 1o comes here to briog about te recognition of Diaz, and will be aceredited Minister, no doubt, in casc of recognition, although he stated before the Sen- ate Committce that he was here to bring about mutual relations with o view to cominercial treatics, This ideao! a commerclal treaty with Mexico hos beenn made very popular, and has been talked about a ‘goud deal. ‘There {8 no doubt adout the great importance of cxtending our commerve with Mexicos but vur proplo bave been misled about what can be done du that direction. The fact i1, thero is hardly any possibllity of maklug a commerclal’ treaty with Mexico, Decauss wo have nothing to offer them. Ninety-one per cent of thelr fin- portations into the United States are alreadyon the fres lst and "udy o tarill-duty; conse- quently, what have we to viferthem in a treaty 1 Uniy O pur cent. The great bulk of trade cun- sists of articles that pay no tarlT-dutice,—hides, silyer, and gold, for fustance, Mr. Rowmery, at one ting, speaking about the possile exten- slon of the Mexican culiure of sugar, providing toat the tarif on sugars wus given up by the United States, sald that, us o mutter of course, we would oxpect 8 retinguishment of an equive alent fnthe tarif? of Mexico. Now, when you look ut ull the urtleles thut we ean tmport fnto Mexleo, there ouly is oo article—dry roods: that would be “auythinz ke an equiv alent to sugar; sud, as Mexico hus Its ow) manufactories, and as dry goods are n great ticle of_Euglish imgortuiion, it is hardlv po: ble for Mexicans to give the Amerlean trade an udvantare over England, a3 well as over tneir own manufactirers. On the other hand, a re- linquishiment of tho tari on sugar would mect with much opposition from our vwn peopic, bes sides, we have a sugur {uterest In the country which would be opposed to it. Bo this thinz which bas been hiuted at is, in iy opinion, not possible. But I see Zamacona, I an fnterview sume time ujro, stated that sucar could bo ln- vorted from Mexico in lamge quuntitics, and, as au equivalent, agrlcultural inplements and ma- chmery could be odmitted intv Mexico, ‘This would look very well, if It were not for the fact that agricultural implements and machin. ery aroon the Mexican frec lst. So the com- merclal-treaty part of the business WOULD ALL BE ONE WAY} that is, we give up the taritf on sugar, ana in exchange we get sumething that is already on the free tist, The ouly incans of extending our commorce with Mexico are Indircet means, If you look upon theie trade for years past, you will find that revolutionary years were years of little trade, whilo the {enn of peace wero ace companled by alarge Iucrease i thelr com. merce. Therclore, it would bo to our Interest to assist them in getting o fium Guvernment, aud in keeping thelr revolutionary clement down. We are almost as much interested in this as thoy aro themselves. That would bu the solution .of all our dllicultles with the. Another solution would be obtatned through in- creased cummunications with them, such as steamboat-lines und raflioad-extenslon into that country,—particularly the latter. All these things, you see, arc” not the subjccts direct- ly of a commerclal treaty. ur cottons tiranufacturers could now compete with the English manufacturers very weil tho Amerlean cotton goods sre cheaper ‘and better than the Fnghalt tn that aarket; but the great trouble {4, thut the merchiants ara chielly Germuns, ‘They lnport English gvods because they have better mopey-fucilitics, In England they get longer credits than tiere, and they et facilitics that are 1ot knuwn o our comuieree fo the United States, which arc nceessury to such a trade as that in Mexicu. Our Government, of course, could not change thiv. It would depend actlon of the Mexican otficer wus reported by | entirely upon our comtnerctal community and Gen, Ord 10 the War Departmeut, aud was fa- | our capltalists in the North, and they are beein- yorably commented upun as a very good sign of | ning to look to it As far a4 the Guvernnent ts the carnestnees of the Mexiean Government in sccking to co-operate with our troops in the suppression of * these yalds; but, ns soon as it was kuown in_Mesico, throueh the American papers, the Mexican War Department imme- dlutcl‘x fssued au order that the Licutenant should be fouud out, be arrested, and punlshed severcly as an example, for juducing troops to cross the border.' A Bld the Awerlean troons o overi"? “Yes: aud the Mexican -Lieutenant aided theni. They traveled tozether.” **I{as the” Mexican Goveroment taken steps to ‘zuuhh the Lieutcuaut i’ “Yes, sir.” “1OW MANY MEXICAN TROOPS are there along the border ™ **] have uo idea how many, {4 Is difficult to ascertalu. Frequently the pupers anuouuce the srrival of a great many who donot come. Then agaln, at one time It wasaunouuced that a large number of troops bad arrived on the border; butlt was afterwards stated that, instead of councerned, the {dea thut o treaty can help us i3 futlle. 'The Mexican Uovermnent won't llsten 1o auy comnierclal treaty untll they are recog- «d. Then they will talic about ft, ‘Therd i thing to lope, except by keenmf o strong oy ou the border for the” protection of our cltizens." E. BV NOTES AND NEWS, TOR SPEAKER. Spacial Dispaich 1o Ths Tridune, Wasuinarox, D, C., March 8.—8peaker Ran- dall gives it as his opinton that Congress can adjourn July 1, the averago duration of long scaslons. He says the lmpression that the Av- propristions Cowmittec Is behind Is a mlstake, that tho work of that Committes 1s as far ad- vanced as usual, aud that no exteusion of the sessfon will be necessary ovu that accouut, Otbiers sre confident that there cat be no ad- nl muricay troups, arms had been sent, aud ordcrs to raise | journmeut before August, troops there. Diss can control the troops e COX. pretty well, but he cannot control the ralding With respect to the appesrance of Sunset people: and 1t s very diificult, with s common uational {eeliug and "cause, for the troops to carry out any of bis orders 'fi'l"" thelr coun- trymeu. Tho watn difticulty {3 iu dealing with theso ralders themselves, because they are looked upon as one of the most dangerous revolutlonary elements in Mexico. Diaz him- sclt started nis revolution among thewm, and with their aid. He even borrowed moaey from the hatf-brother of Cortloa, the notod bandit. Dias blmself s A CREATURE OF BEVOLUTION, and {8 is diflicult for his Governmeat, or forany Cox's discourteous remarks in the Jecurd, tho circumstances sre theso: Speaker Randail sug- gested to Cox,in a private uote, that tha re- toarks should not be printed. Cox peremptorily declined to otalt thes d tho Bpeaker Bad uo Y. tions io Wrshivgton represantiog U ¢ Judian Territory bave preseated & memorial {n Congress in opuasition to the con- templated tranafer of the lndian Bureau to the War Departmect. The Indians say that, U {3 We can never rely upon the Gosern- | causy wo need the revenus on sugar; and, be- | PRICE I {s desired to sa further destruct tianize them, t| E CENTS. §fi Iodian population from +hd to clvilize and Chris- ®hould be no change mado In the present {, . management, except It be tocrente an £, Jundent Indian Department. They clatm that the Christian sentiment of the country s overwhelmingly szalnst the proposed tranafer, and that it {s also contrary to tho de- Iiberate fudgment of the ablest mifitary chief- tains, juriets, and statesmen, A NATIONAL MUSBUM. The House Committee on Publie Bafldings has agreed to recommend an appropriation of $245,300 for the construction of a bufld!mz sull- able foc a National Muscum here. The plan of the huilding adopted by the Committee [s simi- lar in character to that erected for tha National Exposition, and will cover twoacres, everything to be un one floor. ANOTIXR WRANOLE. The Democrata are fn desperation abount in- vestigations. A caucus is ealled for to-morrow to take action as to the employment of experts. The Committee on Accounts, and other mem- bers, desire Lo have the Speaker IDIDDIM. them. The Comimnitice Chairmen generally preler to appolut thelr own experte, ‘The Military Com- mittee will also subiit ita bill reducing the army to the consideration of the caucus. THE LATEST CONTEMPLATED RAID UPON THE THRRASURY Is a meastire to be introduced by a Southern Benator pledging the Government credit to £30,000,000 for the butlding of a raflroad from San Autonto, Tex.. to the City of Mexico, unon comlitlon that the Government of Mexico will rlmlu»: an additional amouat to bo agreed upon n u commercial treaty to be arranged for that purpose, ‘The object of the scheme Is to divert attention from the Bouthern Pactiic Rallroad to o rond that its advocates clalin will be of focal- cnlably more advantaze to thé Scuth. The joint resolution will be Introduced during the coming week. RODZRT B. LEX. The prellmivary trial of the suit brought by the hicirs of Gen. to recover the AfllnF- ton cstate will close in the United Btates Dis- trict Court at Alexandria to-norrow, What. ever the decision may be, the case will bs sp- pealed to the Supreme Court. IITCHCOCK ON ROSEWATER. Ex-8cnator Hitcheock, of Nebraska, is now atopping here, Hisattention having been-called to o recent Interview published in Tite Tribuna withn Mr. Rosewater, of Omaha, relative tothe postal robler, Moore, Mr. Hitcicock had the tollowing cunversation with the representative ' of Tie Tainunn: 1 goq Have you noticed the recent interviow with Edward Koscwator In Tig Cniicaao TRIBCNE of Batunlay, Februsry 23, with regard to thearrest of Moore, the mail-robberi" 4] have, and [ want to say that, so far as the matter Is circulated in Nebrazka, I should not wish to say anvthing, because I know Rosce water's reputation there; but Tug Cuicauo TRINUNE circulates .nmong people who do not know who Rosewater §s, and I waot to say that his storv Is false from beginning to end; that Moore was not relnstated by me or by my intlu- ence; that Mr, Vall, SBuperintendent of the Rallway Mail-Service, 1s not related to iyge by marringe or In any other way: and that Moore, 1f he nod stolen “thu entire Post Office Depart! ment east of tho Missour! Rlver, would havn Ueen o much more respectable and decent a man in all respects than Edward Rosowater.” “What ahout his charges as to the Desdwood Post Otlice?” T think they are of the same pattern. Itis an old story that has been revamped, was thor- oughly investigated by the Post-Office Depart~ ment in an investizatfon which partook of the character of o court-tnartfal, and the Deadwood Postmaster was thoroughly vindicated.” PLEVENTION OF ACCIDENTS. Gen, Gartleld has discovered a new way in which to use uificers of the Engincer Corps nog on duty, IHe proposca that the President shall eclect from among thelr nninber a Board to In- quire {nto the numoer, causes, and means of Y'rcvcnuun of accidents on mfiroads In the nitea States, the number of persons killed or injured thereby, aud the most approved meaus of preventing the occurrence of the same; and it shall be the duty of sl Commisstoners to hereafter investigate ruch accidents on rallroads as may, In their Judgment, be accompanied by circumatances of an unusual or usexplalned’ character, atd speelally report upon the same, The Commis. sfoncrs ahall, in addition to their pay as officers of cugincers of the lrm‘\'. recelve compensation for actual travel and otlicr necossary cxpenscs {ncurred 1n the duties designated. addition to all special reports from thue to time made, the Commissioners shall, at tho close of cach year, forwanl to the Sccretary of the Trensury @ general report upon tho sudjoct of accldents upou rallroads in the United States during that vear; which “sport, together with any speciat reports which tne Cominissloners may huve mude durlug such year, shall be submitted o Cungress, THE LIPE-SAVING SERVICE. The Lifu-Saving aud Coast-Guarnd Servico i of scarc )y less interest in the stormy Lake re 0 it 18 upon the Atlantic coast. The cs of the service thus far show that the :»ropmy requires agreatin ng meaus upon the Western Senator Sargent has introduced o bill ruposes Lo entirely reorvanizo this scre ‘The substuntial prorislons of that bill ‘That “the service be trunsferred on vice, are these: July 1 next from tho Treasury Department o the Navy Department; that unexpended bul- ancea of appropriations be mado avallablo for this service under the directiun of the Navy Departincut; thut the President be authorized and® required to ussien an officer of tho navy, uot -below the rank of Commander nor aboys that of Captain, as Buperintendent ofthe Life-faviug and Cuast-(iuard Bervice, who shall, under the immedlato direction of tho Secretary of the Navy, have general ciareo of th scrvice, and of all adiniuistration of matters connected with the service; that it shall be the duty of the Buperintundunt to supervisa the or- trunilzation and government of the men detatled for this service; to prepare and revise regula- tions as nav be necessary, and supcrviso the ex- penditure of all appropriations made for the support and malntcrance of the Lifo-Saving and Coast-Uuard Service; to prepare and submit to tho Secretary of the Navy estimates for the support of the servicai to colleet and cumpile the statistics of murine disasters; to cxerciso supervislon over the selection of sites for new statious, the establishinent of which may bo suthorized by law, or for old oues theiremoval of which may bs mado ncces- sary by the encroachment of the ses or by other causes; Hecretary of the Navy, fo slon to Congres apnual report of the expenditures for the majutenance of the Lifu-Saviug and Coust-Guard Bervice, and of tho operations of sald service durlog the car. A nayy-oflicer of subondinato rank s to assigned to each dlstrict as an Inspector, and hiave immedinte chargo of all Hfe-saving appli- snces. ‘The componsation of these ofticers Is to ba the saue as the regular compensation while on shore-duty, with actual traveling expensca. The mun constitutiog the Const-Guard and Life- Raving Service sre to be cnllsted men in the navy, not to e trausferred to other duty ex- cept In time of war, Volunlcer crews ub any Hife-boat atation masy bo acveptod under certalu regulations, not to recelve more than 810 a day when they have been fustrumental fo saviog buman Hie. CIVIL SERVICH IN THX TEIRITORINS, Gen, Grant aunounced, us one of the princl ples of is Civil-Survice vetorm, that all Ters ritoial olfices should be flled by resideats of the Territories. 1o adhered to thia vrinciple for sorau time, untll s entire Clvll-Servico system crumbled to the ground through the in- differeuce of Cougress and the fallure to make sppropriations. The citizens of New Mexico are Just now oxercised ay the fuct that Preal- dent Hayes bas not followed i the footstops of President Urant, and recoguized the clulws of citizens of that Territory to sppolotuicats to the lucal offices. _ Mr. Romero, Delegato ln Con- gress from New Mezico, has urged tho appoint. wmeut of two persons to #ll the offices of Reglster ot Lands und Receiver of Public Moucys st S8anta Fe. These olllces are worth about #500 ¢ach per year; but, to the aunoy~ ancu of Homero and other New Mexicaus bere, nawes of two non-residents of the Territory have been sent tothe Senato for confrmation to these places. The New Mexico poopls say the priuciplo ot home-ruly has been disregarded. A LOYAL BLAVE'S BEWARD. The story of Dabuey Walker is one of the 1oost interesting which bas been subwmittcd to the Clalms Cowmittee. A Cowmittes of the Democratic House bas just recommended that his claim for services be paid. Daboey Watker was 8 Virginia slave. ‘the Commitice, i wak- {ug the report, sa) Dabney Walker, after rendenng services to the Qoverpment of ture extremely valuadle, and At & timo when there was a pressing neccanty for services of that kiud, by so doiug baving rendsred hlmself so peculiarly obuozious to the licdel aa- thosities a4 to causs Lhem to ofer a roward for his capture, doad ot slive; and scrvices which resulted 10 the capture of property worth in the sgyregste many ttmes the amugat clsimed as pay by blw for bis services, ~scoms to bave beon proventsd from Tucelving pay therefor by & serles of misfortunes, for nons of walch was he reaponaldle. Capt. George F. Noyes, the suthor of & book £ T A A M AT, TR T T S ST VTS s = e