Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 5, 1878, Page 1

_ The Chicagoe Daily Tribune.; VOLUME XXXI1X. DRY GOODS, Etce : i SPECIAL BARGAINS PREVIOUS TO REMOVAL. Field, Leiter & Co. EXPOSITION BUILDING, Wwill, until thelr removal (about March 9) into thelr Now Store o0 Wabash-av., Botween Madison and Monroe-sta,, OFFER DECIDED 'BARGAINS In Every Department of their RETAIL, Thereby affording purchasers an excellent opportunity of buying Stiks, Dress Goods, Sults, Cloaks, Shawts, Cloths, I'urs, Ilousekeeping Goods, Hoslery, Underwear, Gentle- men’s Furnishings, and Notions, at Extremely Low Prices! AMU ENTS. FARWELL UALL, Tuesday Evening, March 6, 1878, JEANIE JEWELL Dramatic Recitals. FROX THF. PRESR OF NEW YORK, A1 ra eloontiontat, Jeanle Jawell s superor toany other whom 1 bave ever heard."—Prof.Uoldwin Smith. s« Het volco fs clear, strong, and dexible, and her elo- cutionary metnod: pertver B Now Vors Hyentng e prem, +*5ha was {1 1 ) 1ase, e N Yorhyoras frequent 1y intarrupted by spplause, oW ‘*Jeante Jewell, a relative of the popular ex-Oov. Jewell, of Conneciicul, 18 to glxa readings In this city, atfteiway Tall, next autuma,*'—fone Journal. **It was singular to remark how closely she resem- led Miss Cliarlotta Gushman in strength of volce, maue ner, and oxpression.”—New York Graphic, *!ior sppoar: ha plat, the sl Toud sad Coatnted sypIae, Mo Tork Werar! foF Grace Church Quartette. Mrs. COLARA D. STACEY, Boprano, Mrs, FRANK HALL, Contralto, Mr, CHAB, A. ENORR, Tonor, Mr, O, 0. LEFFLER, Dasso, Tickets of Admission - - . . 50 Conts, Resetyed acata can be secured freo_of charge, also a imited numUGE of Cholce seRt At 29, ¢ TLChell& TIathaway s Hook Binre, ‘154 Niate.as, mac 8L the door of ment, the 1In1l 0n 100 €vaulag OF the 6Btoriata: o . of ‘the Weniern Kews Cor. ona to thank Chagy ohn f1, WA o A. Hluibert, of the Shurman Ilouse, lfir their very |ib- eral purchase of tickets for "ll JEANIK JRWEKLL RRTRITRITNT, o rariell i, “Tueiday kven: E-m" (Bat. many others may have done whose namca lisve not yet _been reported by {friends assisting us In our Church work, su. con &nnc-nfm-urfuumbemnlcmnlm for sals in o Lave o hands ot the Llergy of all denominations, w fgjciuded to taauo ESERVED SEATS VREK OF HARGE, and request the purchasers of tickats fo ox- change the) ita, b 4 1 a6 et for Mlesorved ests feg Adveyilyeime Becretary Speclal Committee, LETTER FROM PROF. SWING, Wi AuLAM, JR., Becretary: Tatall not dare maka mientlon ‘of your causs to-morraw, sinea wa ¢a compellad to, vefyse smiln afd 1o other churches and causes, Dut I have siready written s Biadothe Tremurerof our Densvolent Fund, saing i1 10 buy tweaty-nve or ffty (ickets outof that fun sadio i cortain 17 10 sell other tlckats ut )i week. | Your church domands Lielp (rom us il take ten tickots, sad hers, inclose oy check m, Jiith the hope that Jos peagle will not deapatr, but il trugte loua and lard, I remaln yours, o - Cutoaao, Mareh 3, 1878, 401 Buperior-t. BADY OARRIAGES. Largest and Fineat Assortment in the city A LOWEST MANUFACTURERS' PRIOES. Also GENERAL AGENCY for the colebrated NOVELTY OARRIAGES, An immense variety of VELOOIPEDES, CROQUETS, BALLS, BATS, MARBLES, FB, and 8pring Goods in goneral, VERGHO, RUHLING & 0, 138,140 &£ 143 STATE.BT. FINANCIAL. 9PER CENT. N0 CONMISSION. 1am loanfng lu sums of three thauss: upwards, va iproved city property, at e o LAZANUS SILVEIBIAN, Chismber of Com PEOPLE'S BUILD'G & LOAN ASSO, Wil take up th 0 WASHINGTON-BT. up the mortgage on your bouse or Joan you 10827 43 balid and receive bach wWonthiy paymicats oo la 'l:lclht:l":c"‘.l a5 puetesy HARRISON LLEY, bee. Tiats, Goid “sad Nickal trimmed, sad SLATE MANTELY. P KOBASCO & RUMNEY X3 DEATEST. CHICAGO, TUESDAY, MARCH FMOUSEREEPING GGOODS, HOUSEKEEPING 6000S, INPORTANT SALE! BROTHERS. ‘Will offer an unsurpassed as- sortment in their LINEN AND HOUSEKEEPING DEPART- MENT, in which will be found some very Attractive Bargains, b cascs Loom Dice TABLE LINEN, 25¢ " per yard, b0 picees extra fino BLEACTIED DAM- ASK, 64 inches wide, 7he per yd. An extra quality Satin Finish BARNS- LEY TADLE DAMASK, 2 yards wide, $1 per yard, 500 dozen HUCK TOWELS, 8¢, 10, and 15 each, 400 dozen extra long DAMASK TOW. ELS, $2.25 per dozen. 800 dozen Knotted Fringo and Laco Bordered TOWELS, 256 cach. 150 dozen German Damask and Huck TOWELS, 40 inches loug, $3.00 perdoz. This Towel cost $4.00 to land, BATHING TOWELS in endless variety, very cheap, ‘ 1,000 dozen All-Linen NAPKINS, 76e per dozen, Largo sizo DINNER NAPKINS, oxira 3nnlity, at $1.60 and $1.75 por ozen, NARSEILLES QUILTS, 11-4 MARSRILLES QUILTS at $1.50, $1.75, and $2.00, b cases very heavy MARSEILLES QUILTS, $2,50 and $3.00. Buying direct from the manu- facturer abroad, we are enabled to give our customers LINEN GOODS atunusuallylow prices. 121 & 123 State-st. SILVERWARE, SILVER MATSON & CO. are the Special Western Agents of the GOR- HAM MANF'G CO. of Providence, B. L -They keep complete agsortment of its pro- ducts in stock. Large Invoices just opened. The prestige of this Company and supe- riority of its Goods are UNIVERSALLY admitted. Prices the same as at the Fac- tory. State and Monroe-Sts, MEDIOAL, Roche's Bmbrocation, The old English remedy for Whoaplog Cough by exter sal application. - Jimported Ian ] '}'{.\ CUTLERY. The very beat Pocket and Tatle Knlrcs Carvers, ite- 2ors, Sclasors, made specialiics at Lowest Prices. 54 STATE.NT. ‘TO BENT, "FOR RENT. ‘Washington and Monroe-sts. Address W 47, Tribune omoe. GENTLE PEACE. A Bright Climmer of It in the Eastern Horizon. The Preliminary Treaty Signed by the High Contract- ing Parties, Turkoy’s Monoy Indemnity Fixed at Bixty Millions of Dollars, Batoum, Kars, and Arda- han to Be Oeded to Russia. All the Bulgarian Fortresses to Be Forever Abol- ished, Russian Troops to Return by Way of the Bosphorus and Black Sea. The English War Estimates Adopted by the House of Commons. Notice by the Government that the Measure Is Only Prucnqtlnnu.ry. Pops Loo XIII, Ignores the Title and Authority of King Hum- bert. Slaves Within the Cuban Insur- gent Lines Emancipated by Proclamation. THE SBITUATION. A PEACEFUL OUTLOOK. (By Cabdleto The Chicago Tridune| Loxpon, March 5,~Littlohas beon learned about the torms of peace. The mona‘y in. demuily las been rodaced to 10,000,000 roubles, and, although Kars, Bayazid, and Batoum are OrDED TO RUBAIA, Erzeroum and tho groater portionof Ar- meina will ramain under Turkish rule. As telegrnphed yesterdny, neither Salonicn nor Adrianople is included in New Bulgaria, but tho seoport of Kavala, on the Zgoan Beo, and Varna on the Black Ben, are within ita limits. No Turkish warships nro coded to Russia, nor will TOR EOYPTIAN TRIDUTE Lo required to pay tho indemnity. It would seem impossiblo for England to make the lenst objection, and there is general confl- dence in the final poncoful settlement of all tho questions in dlspute. Borlin, Vienna, and 8t, Petersburg corro. spondents of Tne TniuNe ngree in stating that tho projeot of A LUNOPEAN CONORESS of forelgn Miunlstors, to mect at Berlin in. atond of Baden-Badoen bas been revived, with evory probability that it will meet in the coming fortuight. Princo Blsmarck, in that case, will preside. It is bolloved that, although Priuce Gortschnkoff and Count Andrassy will attend tho Congress, England will not bo represonted by her foroign Min. ister, LOBD DERDY, bnt by Iord Lyons, now Ambassador to France.” Ho i3 expeoted in London this evening. In tho event of Austria occupying Bosnia nvd Horzegoving, I havo good authority for believing that ENOLAND WILL CLAIM EGYPT os her shara of 'Turkey, aund, unless seriously opposed by Franco and Italy, little objeotion will bo made by the Congress to the Euglish aooupation of Alexandria and a protoctorato over Egypt. THE TREATY. CONGRATULATIONA, 57, Pernnssune, March 4.—The Grand Duke Nicholas bias sent thu following dispateh to the Emperor: “8ax Brerano, March 8.—I do myselt the hounor of congratulating your Majesty upon the conclusion of peace. God has vouchaafud to us tho happluess of accomplishing the holy work begun by your Mujesty, and, on the snniversary of the cnfranchisement of tho serfs, your Majeaty has delivered the Christians frons the Sussulman yoke," . RU3SIA AXD TURKEY, CoNsTANTINOPLE, March 4.—I'revious to tha siguature of the treaty of peace, Gen. lguatiel? demanded thut Turkey should unitewith Russia 1o detending all its stipulutions before the Con- ference, Batvet Pasba refused. (len. Tgnatle® then telegraphed to 8t Petersburge for Insteuc- tions, Itianot known how tho question was settlod. INDBMNITY, Russls agreed not to include Salonica in Bul- garle. It Includes Burgas, Varna, und Kus- tendje. The money indemoity of £10,000,000 originally clalined, in addition to tho territorial cession, was flually fixed at £12,000,000, A PREDICTION, Loxpoy, March 4.—A Vera corresponaent writea: “By glving up the hostile: European vrovinces, at the samo timo receiving tribute fyuin them or saddiing them with a portion of the uativnal debt, sud concentrating tho Mus- sulmans in tho territory coutiguous to Con- stantinople, and making the concentration re- quired by tho territorial concessions in Asia Minor, the Turks will croato a new Ottoman power ten times stronger than when it wos spread over a vast, badly-organized, and hostie tersitory.” TUN DETAILS, ' ConsraxtiNorLy, March 4.—To-moirow tho Plcntpotertiaries will enter upou tho discusslon of the detalls of the several polnts of the treaty which were agrecd to en boe, taking up first the payment snd guarantees for payment of fo- demnity. Intolligence comes from San Btefano that Gen, Iznatieff and the Bpecial Turktsh Ambasgea- dor were to leave for Bt. Petersburg Immediate- ly after the signing of the preliminaries of peace, 1t §s thought that the Special Ambassa- dor will convey the Sultan's desire for A RESTORATION OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, or be charged to conduct the negotiations for drafting o definitive treaty, the preliminarics only having so far been eigned. The principal conditions of the preliminary treaty just signed are tho ceeslon of Batoum, Kars, Ardahan, and the District of Bayazid. ‘Tho question of vl Btraits is rescrved for fu- ture consideration. The question of navigation remaios in stata quo. A ZONE WILL BB LEPT between Montenearo and Servin eo as to enahla the Porte to maintain communication with Bosnfa and JHerzegovina, itis confirmed that Bulgaria will inciude Bourgas, Varna, Kustendje, but not 8alonica or Adrianople. Russia is to have power to cede the Dobrudscha to Roumania In exchange for Roumanfan Bessarabla. : CONPIRMATORT, Ls Nord, of Brussels, the Russian organ, confirms theso conditions and those mentioned by Lord Dorby ta the House of Lords this after- noon. * The Agence Russe says some days must elapse before the treaty can reach Bt. Petersburg and the authentic conditfons be published. The Ayence declares that these will show that the indemnity has been reduced to almost nothing, and that the question of gunrantees has not neen touched. ARMY ITEM. A Constantinople dispatch states that romo Russtans bave occupled Pirgos, a few miles west of Therapla, ) MUST IE RATIPIED WITIIN A PORTNIGHT. CoxstanTiNOPLE, March 4—Midnight.~The forefgn Ambassadors have not yet recelved the text of the treaty., They are not certaln whether it is definitive. It is understood, how- ever that an cxchange of ratifications within a fortoight is obligatery. 10NATIRFP, LoxnnoN, March 5.—A speclal dated Ban Stefano, Monday, says Gen. Ignatiefl will go to Constantinople to-morrow. It s not certain whether the tirand Duke Nicholas will accom- pany him. ‘The Grand Duke will retaln (n Tur- key somp weeks, A Bt. Potersbure corrcspondent telegraphs that the treaty will probably not be published until tho text is recetved by courler u week or ten days hence. THE CONGRRSS. 1t is now heped that the Congrees will nssem- ble in Bertin, and that the three Chancellors will attend. There{s reason to belicve that !'lrlncu Blsmarck has alteady consented to pre- slde. A Vicnna correspondent says Austria rather, if anything, prefers a Conpress to a Conference. 1t is confidently believed that the negotfations as to the place of meetini will proceed specdily enough to permit its nssembling in the last week ot March. A GERMAN PROPOSITION. A Parls correapondent says it Is asserted that Germany is trying to induce England to occupy Egypt, and thus protect her Intercats In o way which could not cause conflict with Russia, THE DULOARIAN DOUNDARY. A Bt. Petersburg correspondent eays the southern boundary of Bulgarin has not beon closcly detined, but will probably depend on the atlonallty and wishes of tho population. ADDITIONAL DETAILS. Loxpon, March 4.—A corrcspondent at Ban Btefano gives the following additional details of the treaty derived from Gen, Ignaticff: Tho exchange of the Dobrudscha for Bessarabia to bo subject to Roumantd’s consent. The Prince of Bulgarla not to by A member of any relgn. ing FEuropean fmuly. The amount of the Bulgarian tributo not to be fixed for two years, Bulgarfa wlll have & scaport of Kavala. ‘The Russtana will embark on the 8ca of Marmora and proceed home through the Bosphorus, but notenter Coustantlnople. All the Bulgarian fortressea to be razed, and no Turkish troops to romain in the country. ENGLAND, THE PEACE TRRS, Loxpow, March 4.—In tho House of Lords this afternoon, Lord Derby, fu reply to a ques- tion by Earl Granville, sald the Goverument has recelved tho terms of peace, but {n an im- perfect state. Il could only say the termsdo not include the cessfon of the Turkish fleet, ‘The fudemnity fs reduced to £12,000,000 ster- 1ing, and the Egyptian tributo is not affected, TIHL WAN ESTIMATES, Loxpox, March 4,~In the louss of Com- mons this cvening, Mr. Hardy introduced tho war cstimates, In his speech he avolded all ex- citing toples, confiniug himscll to techinical de. tails, He stated that the estimates had been framed on n strictly peace footing, as would be tho caso whatever apnrehensions were entere tained, Mr, Hanly sald thero wasn growing feeling that the militla should not be exclusively employed within thele own countles, Some of the finest regimonts had placed thelr services absolutely at the Government's disposal. Tho Government, deemiog it desirable to revive the autumn muncuvres, intended this year toasscin- ble near Balisbury 80,000 meu ready for foreign service, Ho trusted that the srmy might not be called upon for active service, but ho felt con- fident If {t should bo it would not bo found de- ficient, The House then passed the voto fxlng the strongth of the anmy at 183,453 men, MONE DEPENSE, Loxpow, March 4.—In the Iouse of Com- mons, Mr. Hardy, Becretary of State for War, in answrer to o question, sald the matter of the defcnse of the commercinl ports of Englaml was being curofully consldorca ut the presdit moment, ' THE GREEK PROVINCES. INSURILECTION 8PREADING, Loxpox, March: 4.—Special dlspatches from various poluta in the lireck provinces of Turkey Indicate that the rrection is spreading. Theso suy that 9,004 fnsurgents are encamped within eight of Valp, In Thessaly, and are en- trenched, Tho district between Mount Olym- pus aud the Pindus rango is in revolt. TURKS DEPEATED, ‘The Epirue insurgants defeated the Turks ot Qhlasta Friday, after s four-hours® tight, killing cighty and wounding 150. Auother fight took place at Carolimpel, with o similar result, the ‘Turks lcaving scventy dead on the feld, UNION WITIl GREECE. A Provistonal Government has been formed at Lycursion, and unlon with Greece proclalmed, Two hundred avd fifty refugees, women and ¢hildren, from Lycursion, have urrived ot Corfu, 4 GBEAT PANIC prevalls among the Christlsn population of the insurrcetionary districts. TURKINL OUTRAGES. Consular reports from Barissa, the Capital of Thessaly, say -that sixtcen unarmed men and thirty-five women aud children were massacred by the Turkish frregulars, and all the we nenin the towa violated. e INCIDENTAL, DIND. CoxstaNTiNOPLE, March 4.—Princo Tcher- kesski, to whom was {ntrusted the administra- v‘,lvo orgauization of Bulgaria, died at Ban Ste- ano. . —— THY BRITIsH Y LEET. s ,uIA(:II OF TUN DARDANELLES. +_ Dwmatch to Londow Thaes, Panis, Feb. 15.—1 have recelved the follow- ng letter, dated Wednesday, from s friend of mine bigh in official confdenco at Constau- tinope, rclative to the arrival there of the 5, atrongent reasin to believe , 1878, British fleet, and you may rely on the exactness of his informatfon: Up t0 & very late hour on_ Tuerday there was great reason Q fear that the Tnrka wonld firo on the fleet if 1t paraisted §n paseing in spite of pro- teat, which Admirai Ilornby had recelved orders to 0. There orders were not known to the Am- bassador until Tuesday afternnon. 1l imme- diately informed the Porte, snd twas aesnred that the flect would be fired wpon, The Turks were obriously in & very difficalt postiion: not only frrl tated azatnnt and Qlstenstinl of England, botniro feeling themselven st the mercy of Tuanid, _ Ther wan a strong philo-Russian party, too, in the Cab. ihet.. ftn chiel representatioe. heing the Mjniter of Forelgn Affairs. Beaides, they had the the entry of tho British flect the elgnal for the Russians occupying Conatantinuple, 'The Crar had telegraphed to tha 8nltan to request him not to let the Englieh {ronciadn enter, and inform. ‘“,f him that if they ald the Russlans wonld march adlivirion into Constantinople. The two Rusian officers who came here last week made no eecrat that thin wan the view of the Grand Dake, The Porle thus found Iteelf in a most mellll!llnf pue #ition, The attititie of the English Ambaeeador is represented as fully oqnal to the emeryency, —at once firm and conclliatory, Ha was obliged, low- erer, to assure the Partethat the fleet wonld not come exclusively for the protection of Tiritlsh inter- ests, but atdo for thone of Torkey: and this sesar- ance had been alrcady glven to Musarns lord Derby and talegérphed to the Porte. the rest of Tucsdsy, almost Ul mirdnight, was ponted In the most afiztons pourparlereand st Isst he Porte was indiiced to withdraw its threat to Sre upon the fleet and to permit it to pass ander a strong proteet. —An tha Porte know from the Am- barsagaor that Admiral Hornby wassure to force his way, {f necossary, in obedience to orderr, it conlil ecarcely help yielding, thongh, on the other hand, it wan bound {0 make etrong remonatrances invtder {oanpeasc, eo far o8 posnivle, the Husalans,of whom it necesrarlly stood in groat dread. Even sfter the decielon had been come to tolet the flvet pasa undee protest, the Sultan Inthe middis of tho night sent snatlier meseage to the Ambas«ador bea- §lng im to give orders for siopping tne ships, but ic was told It was too late, an they ware espected to arrive on the evening of the kame or the foliow- ingday. The flect was nnl, however, going to Conntantingple, but to Princes’ 1slande, ‘more than an hour's distance by steam. The phiilo-Engliely party among the Turks was headed by Satd Pasha, Minstes of Marlne, but for whom the fleet mizhi have been fred upon, and the English nation ato under a great debtto him. Admiraj Hornby 18 be- Heved to havo recolved “ordera not to use more violence than was abrolntcly necessary to force the paseago and protect himacl(: out the mere in- terchuuge of shots would have created war between Englana and Tarkey alifed with Russla, CUBA. LIDENATION OF SLAVES. Havaxa, March 4.—A proclamatlon dated Tacrto Principe, March 1, signed by Capt.-Gen. Jovellar and Gen. Martiuez Campos, says: ‘Wirneas, The Insurgents aro surrendering thelr ems; and Wixiras, The majority of the slaves who took Pnlt in the Insurrection did not figure in the census ormed in the year 1870, er belonged to masters who participated dircctly or indirectly in the in- anrrection, thereby acquiriag their liberty de facto; and Wuznxas, The sentiment is taken into aceount which inwplred the present Inw of the gradaal emancipation of siaves in thisistand: therefore, anthorlzed by the lome Government, we pro. claim? Anr. 1. All slaves of hoth sexcs who wero In the 1lnnn of the insurgents on tne 10th of February will be free If they prescnt themselves to the leglsintive authoritics or Uovernnient troops before the lnst dax of March, ur. 41, The former ownaors of theee freedmen have 1o sight to Indemnity if thiey took part in the funurrection themaelves, directly or fndirectly. Aur. Ifl, Thone former owners of those freed- men whu remuined faitbfnl to the Spanish Govern- ment will receive indemnity in the manner which the law of wradnal abolition prescribes, nr, IV, All local sothorities will furnish pa. pers of free citizenship to those former slaves in- cluded in Art, L, giving direct and detatled ac- counts to tbe Leads of their respective depart- ments, A DECRER signed by Capt.-Gen. Jovellar and Gen., Martl- nez Campos, dated March 1, says: Whilat during the existence of the {nsurrection all the attention of the Government wan abeorbed by the war, mow, after its Mnn{ conciusfon, comes the time to Introduca Into the ormanic po- litical administrative aystem of the islana such tefgrins as, without the ineurrection, Cuba wunld have enjoyed long agu, and would havo been in an anulagoun pusition with Porto Rico, cxcepting cer- tain reforms of a social character, to be resolved upon after o profound study of tho circumstances; therofore, Ant. 1, Dating from the nextleglalative torm, Cuba will bo represonted In the Cortex at Madrid on equal terms with Torto Itico, according to the vopulation of the faland. AT, 2. The provincial and monicipnl laws of Bpaln, dated Oct. 2, 1877, will be applicd to the overnment and administration of Cuba us 1s done n Porto Rico. Ant, 3. The Spanlsh Governmert will bo re. quoated o apply successivety to Cuba all other a romiilzated in Bpalo, and to be rmmulnled in Slpllln.wilh auch modificstions oe Ie thought con- venlent. und In virtne of the prescription of Art, 8Y uf thio Consitution of the Monarchy. MISCELLANEOUS, PRENCIt ELRCTIONS. ‘ Pamis, March 4.—Several supplementary elections, licl! yesterday for Deputies, resulted in tno return of ten Republicans aud four Con- servatives, PAILURE, Loxnox, March 4.—Losa, Morcas & Co., merchants of London and Iavana, have sus. pended, Their labilitles are belleved to be heavy. GBRMAN BANK STATEMENT. BrruN, Murch 4,—Tho weekly statement of tho Imperial Bank of ucrmany shows an in- creaso i speelo of 8,404,000 marks, GE! RANT. CONSTANTINOPLE, Murch {.~Layard, Dritish Minlster, gave a solree to-uight’ in honor of Gen. Grant. DEAD, Loxnoy, March 5—3 . m.—~Jeseph Bonomd, archinologlst, 18 dead. A TAREAT, A Parls telegrain says an Italian statesman passingg through here remarked: **Italy can- not extend her protection to the Vatlean if it majutains an attitude ot bostiity. if the l’ure ieraists in this policy the rst cunscquence will Lul 10 abrogation of the law of Vapal guaran- tecs,’ A correspondent at Romo learns on good outhority that the Pogo has cansed the notitleu- tion of lis suceession to Humbert to be ad- dressed to the Kiug ot Sardinta, CANADA. The Crisls In tho Quebee Minlstry~Financial, Ete Fuvctal Disputck 1o The Trivune, Quenec, March 4.—The local Legislature met to-day, but no explanations were given asto the causo of tho disinlasal from offlce of the Deboucherville Miuistry, The Jlouse sdjourned untll to-morrow, when it is expected 3r. Joly will have his Government complete, Tho trouble appears to be that the Lisutenant-Oov. ernor refused to sanetion the new Tax bill and Raiiway bill, ‘The latter contemplated the ex- penditure of a million dollars on rallwnys. pinton is 80 strongly opuosed to such a lage grant being made, that the leader of the Goy- crnment was lately burned tn eflicy, In dis- missing his advisore, 1t s believed the Licutenant-Governor was increly moving in the diroction fu which public sentiment was dowing. Bhould Mr. Joly succoed In forming a Governe ment to communa the confidence of the Prov- fuce, (¢ will brine o strong subport to Mr. Mac- Kenzio's Governmient ot Ottawa, A petitlon was lodzed fn court to-day, on be- hall 'of 8 T, Willett et al., o declara_ the slec tion of the American Directors of the Montrea), Portland & Boston Rallway legally elected, an E. I1. Goft and his friends not duly clected. 1. & M. Merrill, dry-gonds merchants, bave faled. l'l.lul.wl)mu. $10,000; asscts, nuwinally s nuck, Tuspsestons. March 4.~The strike on the Weltand Canal still continucs horo, and inatters are becotalog serfous, Tiie contractors onBovs, 3 and 81 aro paying thenen off, and thicaten 1o stop the work tor the winter. Toths Weatern Assoclated Pros. 1arivax, March 4.~After o heary raln-storm of forty-vlzht hours, the wind las {icreased to a furious gute, It 1s feared that much damago has been done to the milis aud bridges in the couutry, LBERT G, PORTER. Speciatl Dispated (o The Tridume. IxpiawavoLss, Ind, Merch 4.—Tho Hon. Albert Q. Porter, nominated as First Comp- trolicr of the Treasury, will aceept the position. Mr. Porter ls one of thomost prowlucnt ritizens of Indisnapolls, was in Cunfi n aud 1560, was the bead of a lcading law firm, and is posscased of cousiderable wealth, After Becretary Thompson he was Scoator Morton’s cholco for a Cubloet ofticer, The request for President ulIul to sppolut Mr. Porter to the ition was forwarded Saturday largely sigucd y fcllow-citizeus, Interest on RBonds Must Be A Proposition to Largely Increase ‘visit the different cities whore the loeatlon of WASHINGTON. The Programme of Secretary ' Sherman Under the 8ilver Law. Paid In Gold for the Present. the Facilities for Coining. Text of the Bill to Authoriza the Issne of Silver Cor- tificates, Leading Provisions in {he BIIl to Cre. ate a Pacific Railroad Sink- Ing Fund, Arguments of the Northwestern and Rock Island Roads Against the Prorate Bill. THTE SILVER LAW, TREASENY PROGRAMME. Bpecial Dispalch fo The Tridune, Wasnixaton, 1), C., March 4,.—It is the ex- pectation of the President that the principal and {uterest of the public debt will continue for somo time at least to be paid o gold, and be. fora sliver dollars cnough can bo obtained to make them available for pavment of interest on bonds and the principal of those taken up they will, if the hopes of silver menare realized, be enqual to gold. The Becretary of the Treasu. ry will not offer to pay part of the interest In silver and part In gold, and as he will have in the Treasury vaults at any time but a small part ot the dollars coined, and as the law does not allow him to pay the interest In greenbacks, 118 obvious thnt his course will be to use the greenbacks he accumulates for the purpose of DUYING GOLD to pay Interest. o has now about enough cold on hand to pay the year's Interust, and he must use this for that purpose because he canuot get silver dollars even {{ be preferred them. He can expect to accumalate but o comparatively small amount of silver dollars fu place of the wold paid out during the first year, as the whole colnage of dollars during this period will smount to only $45,000,000. Much the larger part of his hoarding or accumulation for pay- ment of interest must, therefore, be 1IN GREENBACKS, 1f customa receipts shall be, as is gencrally sup- posed, in silver, and these greenhacks, being useless to poy intercst, must be turnca fnto gold. 1tis the Intention of the Secretary to have the new dollars fulrly scattercd over the country so far os he can control {8, and it will be difticult for some time to gather them up for customs in sufficlent quantitics to entircly sup: plant gold. COINAGE PACILITIES. The House Colnage Committee is about to take steps designed to Incrense minting facil- fties. This morniny the Sub-Committee having the cstahlishment of branch mints under con- eideration met aud decided to ask the full Com- mittee to obtain from the Ifouse permission to brunch mints is desired,- The Committoe ex- pect to visit Charlotte, N. C., New Orleans, 5t. Louts, Denver, Helena, M. T., Quincy and Chi- cago, 11, and Ciuclunati, it. the Homsn grants permissl HOTES NE's MISTAKEN, ‘The President to-lay, Iu conversation with some gentiemen on the Rilver bill, stated that ho hoped thut the expectations of its friends would be realized, and that his own opinions as to its effect mixht prove to be erruneous, BILVEN COIN CERTIFICATES, Following s tle full text of the bill Intro- duced to-day by Senator Cockrell to authorize the deposit of “silver bulllon or bars and lssue certificates therefor: De it enacted, elc., That tne Secretary of tha ‘Treasury ia hereby anthonzed and dirccted fo re- celvo depueits of siiver bullion or bars with the Treasurer or any Asshrtant-Teranurer of tho United Siates i eums not less than $20, estimating 4134 grainw troy welght standurd “ellver to the dullar, and to asve certificates thorefor in denominations uot Jess than $20, eacn corresponaing with the da. nominatious of Urlted Statee notes, and such cer- tificates ahall bo the form of the Ceritfcatos now authorlzud and esued for old builion, and shall he payable to depositor or bearcr, amil shall bo re- ceivable at par in payment for duties on lm‘;um, taxd d uli padlic duss, and shall be payable by Treasuror or any Assistant-Treasurer of the United States on demand in ailver dollare or United Staten notew, and when so paid such bullion shall become the property of thu United States, GETTING READY. ‘The Superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint srrites that the welter and refiner were busy all day o Friday casting fugots for the new silyer dollars, and the cofuer will work up to themn as closely aa possible with thy rolling and cuulnr. The engraver will do his part rapldly, and In due time everything will by working to the Di- rector's cntiry satisfaction, TIE PRORATE BILL, ARGUMENTS AGAINST ITS ADOPTION. Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune. Wasuinaron, D, C,, March 4.—The Chicago & Northwestern and Chicago,- Rock Island & Tacitle Rullroad Companics have submitted ar- wuments to the House Committes ou Paciile Rallroads In the so-called prorats controversy between the Unton Paciie and Kansas Pacifie Tallway Compantes, The argument Is that the bill will operato to diserlminate against Chicago for the benetit of Bt, Louls. Under the preseat arrangement, there is a difference of ANy miles in favor of Bt. Louis from Omaha, and, it the same rates are sceured to all comers from the Union Pacifle and Central Pacitle Rallways from Omaha west, St Louls has at least cqual advantages with Chicago, It Con- gress, therofore, places restrictions upon lines passtog through Council Blulls fu such a manner as to prevent competition, the Kunss City rates may be catablished at Omaha, and an advantage equal to 210 MILES IN DISTANCE be therefore scenured to 8t Louls, This explaing the reason why the latter city 18 so active in be- half of this legislation. ‘There I3 no discriinina- tiunat Omahua, and neitber &t, Louls nor Chivago can secure any considerable advantugs over the other. The Union Pacitle Company denfes that there has ever been tho slightest disertinination between Moes converging at Councll Blufls, It s maintained that the Chicago & Alton Road, which forins part of the Kansas Pacific 1due for Pacitic slopo tratlic, Is the only roal terminating fu Chivugo which could not be jn- ured by the prorata biil _It {s also asserted hat dscriination agadust “Chicago and every rallroad haviug a terminus st Councl! Miufls will not only be the ¢ifect of tho bill, but Is tho purpose of Its prowotens. ——— IN THE HOUSE, THE ANDERSON CAVE. Apecial Diguich to Tae Tridune. Wasnmxotox, U, C., March 4.—It was a quict dsy fn the House, The expected sensation was not reschiod. 16 bad been udvertised that Black- burn, of Kentuchy, was to tmove & resululion citing anold Federal statute which probibits a person convicted of felony from holding ofice, sud calling uoon the Fresldout to know by whbat right Auderson acts s Deputy Collect- or of New Orleans, but after the eall for bills tho Houso procceded tmmediately to the con- skleration of busincss upou tho Speaker's ta-, ble, and there was no opportunity before ad- jouroment to otroduco his sensational resolu- tion. The attewpt must be delvrrod, thyre- q, 3 { %) JO_t2vy, H:- PRICE FIVE CENTS. fore, untfl next Monday, as s unanimous con- sent could not be obtained. THR BILLS INTRODUCED were mostly of a private nature. The number IE"‘)B“M House reached 8,500, and io the Senate The Honse sdopted a resolution directing the Ventllating Committee to inquire whether the ventilation of the ball would be improved by the removal of the desks of members. This experiment was tried just befors the War, uoon the theory that more business swould be trans- acted and better attention recelved if the practice of the English Parliament, was observed, and members were not allowed to writo during tession time. It was soon discarded, however, and = THE DESKS WERE RETURNED. When the bill was reached amending the laws eranting pensions to soldlers and sallors of 1513 nnd their widows, Mr, Stephens moved to concur in the Senate amendments and pass the bill. Joyce, of Vermont, objected unicss a clause should bo Inscrted enludlng from Its bouefits any one who lad participated in the Rebelilon. Nevertheless the Tlouse passed the bill—ycas, 217: nags, 21, The only ncgutive voles were Baker (Ind.)., Brewer, Cox (O.), Cutler, Dan. ford, Dennison, Dwlight, Hays, Hazleton, Hun- u.-r! Humphreys, James, ifuagerford, Joyce, Keiehtler, Killinger, Mc({owan, Hobinson, 8tone (Mich.), Tipton, and Willets, LIQUIDATION. BILL TO PROVIDE POR A PACIZIG RAILROAD SINKING FUND, Wasmnarox, D. C., March 4.—1he bill re- ported from the Senate Judictary Committes to-day, providing for the création of a slnking fund to liquidate the principal and tnterest of the Pacific Railroad bonds indorsed by the Unit- ca States, {s the measure originally introduced by Scnator Thurman, amended 80 ns to confina its operations to the Unlon aud Central Paclfic indebtedness, and to embody the following proposition: The net earnings are to be ascer- tafned by deducting from the gross earnings the expensces of operating avd keeplng the road in repalr, and also the payments for Interest on the first-mottgage bonds, but no deductiona shall be made on account of tthe payments of interest on tho other Indebtedness. Tho Treasury Dcpartment is to retain the total amounts earncd, from time to time, for Gov- ernment transportation. One-hall of thesa amounts is to be forthwith applied to the liqui- dation of the amounts pald, or to be patd, by the Government for nterest on the companfes’ bonds, and the other half {s to bs placed to the credit of the proposed Sinking Fund. Flve per centum of thonet earnlogs, as above de- fincd, is to be paid into the Treasury of tho United States semi-annually, to be placed to the credit of the Binking Fund, and in addition to the foregoing sums the companices are to pa; into the United Btates Treasury. in semi-annu: payments, not kess than $350.000 cach year for the Unfon Pacific and $1,200,000 Tor tho Central Pacllic Company. The sct s to take cffect on tho 1st of Judge next. Bemi-anuual payments and othér amounts placed to the credit of the Slnking Fund are to be Invested (o United Btates 5 per cent bonds and the accu- mulations of interest on these bonds are to ba likewlso invested scmi-annually st the same rate of futerest. NOTES AND NEWS. WAR CLAIMS BILL. Special Dizpatch to The Tribune, Wasnixaros, D. C,, March 4.~The Scnsto to-day pussed o long House bill contaloing $00 war clalms, varylog from 818 to $7,000, and amountiog to 8182,000. They have been inves- tigated by the Quartermuster’s Department and the Commissary Department, and arc ac- coempanied by voluminous evideuce, the testl tmony {n one case amounting to several hundred pages. The Sonnte Committce recommended the paseago of the bill as it came from the House, with the exception of ono itcin civ~ ing €6,500 to Bamuel C. Ludington, agalust whose loyalty some damsglng testimouy bad been prescuted. Bome Boutbern Senators en- deavored to defend Ludington, but he was dropped from the bill, which was then passed. The greater portion of the money thus uppro- priated will be pald §u the Southern Blates, and & {s somewhat surprising to know that so many of the resfdents thero were loval during the Re- bellion, and refrained from givini ald and com- fort to the oncmy at the thine when they had quartermaster’s and comnnissary stures taken I‘.vJy ;l;denlon troops, for which fhcy arc now to L) 3 TIR TEXAS PACIVIC BILL. Whenever the ‘Uexas Pacltic bill fa reported the Southern Pacific _people will move their bill as o substitute. Thc Texas Pacific lobby is confldent of the passage of the measure. They are alone in this confidence. Although the bill may possibly pass tho Huuse, It caunat becomo law at this scsslon. 4 TATIEP DILL. The Ways and Means Committeo to-day fixed the duties upon a large number of articles. ‘The more prominent and important are these: ‘Teas, 40ad valurem; aimonds,6 cents per pound ; shelled, 12 cents; bonuets of palm-leaf an 11ke materials, 80 per cent ad valoremn; blacking, 80 per cent ad valorem; braids or Hke materials made of straw or vegetabie substauce, und materfal uscd In the manufacture of straw ©oods, 10 per cent ad valorem. COLLECTON HARVEY 18 here for a day or two. [o1s to be called be- tore the Carter Iarrison Commities on Civil Service to give an opinlon pa to whether the ex- penscs of the revenuo servico could not be de- creased. Collector Harves thinks fully ones third of the preseut expenditures might bLo saved by abolishiug a great many Dionks and technicalltics, which only serse to anuoy dis- tillers without producing uny good, * " OPPICIAL ADVERTISING. The Houss Judiclary Committee to-day adopt- ed Ben Dutler's absun bill for the publication of an ofliclal advertising shuet by the Govern- ment. An amendinent provides” for the pay- ment of all suspended advertising bills which were Incurred ut theold rutes and before the publication of the Attorney-Gencral's oplolon reviving anobsolete law fixfug 40 cents a pawo as toe legal rate for all Governmeunt advertising., PUN ANEAD. Scnator Matthews to-day, in a qulet way, preo- pared for crosslng awonts with Mr. Blaloe upon the charyes of the latter, made last week, upon Secretury Echurz, Inorder to test the corrects uess of Blaiue's statements, Matthews presented resolutions calling upon flm Secretary of tho Interlor for the facts in regard to the dealings of his Department with the timber-thieves Montana, WILL PARDOX, Sceretary McCreary, who has been in cor- respondetiva with New Orlcans ainco the trial of Anderson began, 1s still strongly of opinfonthat Gov, Nicholls will pardon him “and the othee members of the Returuing Board when cou- victed, CHICAGO CUSTOM-HOUSE. There 15 o wrung ftnpeessiou in Chicagu as to the uffect uf epresentatlye Aldricn's bill ask- fug fur an appropristion tor the Custum-flousc builithng. 'The purpuse of the bill is to make o vartlal uppropriation to aativipate the regutur e %0 thint work way proceed tois spring, aud vot to wuit until the usual Appropriation bill passes, which suay not be until July, ‘The $200,~ 000 usked for in Aldrich's bl 3 o small fractlon of the sutn expected to be nrmupnuud. and il made will bs aceredited to tho regular appru- pristion. NOMIKATIONS, o the TWatim Auoclated Press, Wasningtox, D, C., March .—"The P'resident seut the folluwing nowlustions to the Senate: Consuls—Qeorge C. Tunner, of South Car- oliuy, at Verviers nud Liege; Marshall If. Twit- chelly ol uistana, st Kivgston, Canadaj Cttles Bartlett, of $ainc, at Guadaloupe, Miscetlancous—Albert U, Porter, of Iudlaua, First Couptroller of the Treasury; Edward 8, J. Nealy, Collector of Custoins ui Bath, 3e.; James E. Bfupson, of fuwa, Cellector ol Iuters nal Reveoue, ‘third District of lowa; Edward . Morrlsou, of New Jersoy, Reglater of the Laond Oilcsut Boiss City, Iduho; Commodore Edward F. Nichols, to bt Rear-Admiral of tho Navy; Thoutas C. H. Btmith, of Oblo, Psymaster of the Army; Alexandesr C. Botkin, of Wiscon- sin, Unlted States-alarshal for the Territory of Muaatana. Tostuuaters—Mis. Elizaboth Porter, Russcll- vhle, Ky.; Grorge B. White, Mouut Veruon, G.: Edwin R Klrk, Sloux City, Ia.; Jubin L Crosswan, Willtatustowu, Mich.; Joseph W, Putterson, Bterliug, 11l.; Sylvanus C. Mushall, Watseks, 1.3 Danlot Anthony, Leaveu- worth, Kun.; Senjamw B. Gale, Atchlson, Kao, CUNFIRMBD. The Benate contirined the following nomina- tions: Bayard Taylor, Eovoy Extraordiuary and Miolster Plealpotentiary to Germany: Jebit .