Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 13, 1878, Page 1

- The Ehicage Daily TEibune, VOLUME XXXI1X. MERCHANT TAILORING. breat Admiration Expressed every day by Gentlemen visiting our Tailoring Department. Wehave cutters former- 1y with BELL, OF NEW YORK. The BEST jouy- FOREIGN. The Jurisdiction of the Com- ing Congress Not Yet Settled. Russian and English Opinion as Widoe Apart as the $ Poles. neymen tailors * seek | Germany Inclined to Take the work from us-because theyget the cash assoon as their work ig done, instead of a " WAIT TILL NEXT WEEK,” &ec. Samples of the best English ‘Side of the Question, Austrin Will Assent to the Independence of Rou- mania. Foreign and American|An Anglo-Austrian_Alliance Woolens arrive by eve- ry mdil, because WE PAY CASH for what we buy,and manufacturers know it. g Now don’t be preju- Predicted in Certain Con- tingencies. The Russians Occupy All the Vile Iages Around the Turk- ish Capital, diced against us until | They Also Obtain a Foothald on you have given us a chance to show you what we are doing. NOHANDSOMER GAR-: MENTS are produced in Chicago-than are daily turned out by Willough- by, Hill & Co., Boston Square-Dealing Cloth- iers, AND WE CAN PROVEIT. CORNER -CLARE ARD HADISON-STS. ' OPEN EV(HB.Y NIGHT TILL NINE. DIAVIONDS AND JEWELR X, MaTsoN & Go., Show new, rare selec- tions of OLD MINE DIAMONDS; PERFECT Gems. Novelties in Jew- elry, French Olocks, Watches, and Silver Plate. They maintain the highest standard of ex- cellence in their goods, and offer DECIDEDLY the BEST BARGAINS in the market. State & Monroe-st BUNINESY OARDS, LAW AXD COLLECTION OFFICE OF BRICKWOOD & COONES 161 LA SALLE-ST,, ROOX 57, W offer aur services in mattors requiring the prom| sitention of an stiome) Ot perionced bustms i Y CoF EomieA ] (AACS b0 froh et et roats cor iy, Pl erenee T #nx.\‘.mmu.’,.an|-fii°’° ] ov, J. It littic, 77 Ciark-at.; Mesars. Freeman & anngy, 70818to-8¢.1 Mesirs. Kussel Bros., 137 B, Wi ‘WM, D, KERFOOT & CO., REAL ESTATE AGENCY, D0 WARIIINGTON-ST, ients collactod, taxes pald, estates managed, Spectal attention given o tho Intereats of noneresidents, Ace Svunta rendered monthly. UL SHOVES! THE NEW BACELSIR . THE BEST AND SAFEST MADE, COLEMAN ATUS AND OJL CO., P umk-u‘.’.“&‘p&fi&‘fi'fl Port-Omce Bulidiog. NOTICE. TSN N . KA aKe Notice! RODBF SEOLENM.) “The performanca of A. fe Soolet: el baER Ser i (e et o o Seety Uon Rodef Kholemp will, In consequence of unforescen circunistancee, nbt 1ok piace A1l thoss. Wi ae i nar s Aot Quodickeia for ¥ Iing to Ly o un u 1he Fariy who sald the Hekss. i1l COMSTTALE. e T TO IKA ENT, e S FOR RENT. J.8. B fon'e hide N g L d, harp & fome b o and leattiet Btare, Nos, 207-9 X103, from Apeli 1. BL, 3 . 108 " ',°°"“‘- fekabiotel, Nos 1008 Washtogion-ae., forty AMER W, PORTER, 10 Bryan Block. 2wy, W Holesalo Btore to Rent, ocation in the city, No. st Madlion st. forasite n-m"s}zn:'(‘n' whoicihle ande, biatacy Sy ment. sixe 33100 feol, very lighti price, §4,000 per Feaes poasension May 1, 1578, Inquire of 2 | LazgulssiLvensan, Chamber of Comnierce. i FINANCIAL, MONEY toLOAN lBy J03AR . ’REED, No. 0 Nassau-st, N. Y., P?‘:JT‘?&[‘\‘Y T‘l’l‘ Elx;m or_xr QIPKOVBD CHICAGO l;‘pylknlwnl recelved and promptly attended to 114, HUBLBUR, 73 tandoly 75 Handolph-at. +WANTTO PURCHASE bar M cash and acceptablo paper, balanco o property in Sad near Toledo, 0. W. L KELLY, Toledo, 0. L el 1 , 1o, . .d.-n.a‘ gMexel SLATE MANTEKLS, PROBASCO & LUMNKY - 369 KTATK-ST. the Shore of the Bos- phorus, ; A Portion of the SBarvian Army Has Dishanded and Uone Home. Weekly Review of the English and Continental Grain Trade. THE AUSTRIAN CREDIT. IT 18 GRANTED POR TNE FUBPOBE OF *MODILI- . ZATION, {By Cadle to The Chicago Tridune.] Loxpox, March 18—6 a. m.—Count An. drasasy, in a speech to tho Hungarian Delega. tions, dofinitely stated yostordny that Austria would oppose the cxtension of Bulgaria to the Zgonn Ben, and its ocoupation by Russian troops for more than six months, On the conclusion of tho speoch the Delegationsunan. imously voted a credit of 60,000,000 florins, specitying distinotly that the money was ap- propriated specifically for the mobilization of the army should it bo necessary tp defend Austro-Hungarian intereats, GDEECE MAY COME IN. Russia has soquiesced in England's propo. sition to admit Grooce o tho Congress, and it is hoped that tho Congross will assemble beforo the'ond of the first week in April; but thers aro 60 many points yot unsettled that no feeling of certainty exists horo s to tht date of mssembling. In fact, the Congress . {s not favorably regarded in. Eu. gland as likely to produce any satistactory or permancnt result, and, while of courso it 18 expocted that England will take part in it, tho final result is o uncertain that fow peoplo will take much intorest in it uatil its sittings aro aotually in progress. Mennwhile all homeward-bound war-ships are 2 6TOPPED AT MALTA to roinforco the Mediterranean floet, and the ‘arsonals of the country are running at full power to provide war-material. Thore is, ns telographed yon March 2, a strong PRODADILITY OF THB DiSSOLUTION OF PABLIA- MENT within tho next threo months, It s hinted that a genceral eloction may be ordered dur. ing tho Enster vacation, and both parties are proparing for such an evont. Mr. Gladstone's rotirement from the futare represontation of Greenwich is regarded as sigoificant, TNE SETTLEMENT, ENQGLAND, RUSSIA, AND TR CONGRESS, Panis, March 12.—The Republique’ Francaise slates that Lord Derby told Count Schouvaloft, the Russlan Ambassadorat Londou, that En- Rland would not attend the Congress unless the entire treaty of Ban 8tofano was submitted, and that Schouvaloft, after consulting with Gorts- chakofl, replicd that Russls would consent to the Congress ftaelt decldiog what points ought tobe cxamined, i AusTHIA, . Loxpox, March 12.—Count Andrassy yester- day told the Huugarlan Delegations %hat he un- derstood by Austrian futerests, ®and what changes could not bo permitted. This portion of his statement 18 kept socrot, bpt Is ssld to Liave causod a great soneation. ANGLO-AUSTRIAN ALLIANCE. A dispatch from Pesth says: “ Count An. drassy nasurcd somo members of the Delega. tlona that, upon certaln points and in cortain eventualitics, a conyentlon between England and Austria was ready.” : NOT INTURNCHING, Loxpox, March 13.—In suswer to an fnquiry in the flouse of Commons this afternoon, Bir Staflord Northcote safd the Government has not hgard that $ho Russiaus were {ntrenching lines on the peninsula of Gallipoli, * TUK AUSTRLAX CREDIT. Visana, March 13.—The Sub-Committees of the Hungarian Delegations to-day unanimously adopted & motion to grant the credit of 60,000, 000 Borlus ssked for by Count Andrassy. CHAROED WITH CONSPIRACY, Panis, March 13.—A special from Constanti- nople states that the Sultan bas summoned Princo Hassan, of Egypt, to Constantinople, It 1s sald that the Prince {8 implicated In the con- spiracy of Suleiman Pasha, Cherlf Pasha Is go- log to Constantinople to fntercede for him. TURKISH EEPRESEXTATIVE TO TUB CONGHESS. It is cxpected that Babdoulls Bey, late Am. bassador at Berlin, will be the sccond Turkish Plenlpoteutlary to the Cobgress. . SUBROUNDING THE OITY, Loxvox, March 13.—A dispatch from Con- staotinople reports that the Russians bave oc- cupied Wekerckori, balf an hour's march from Budukdere, on the Bosphorus. ‘They also oc- cupy a‘ncjority of the villages around Con- stantinople, and ‘continue sdvauciog towards the city. FPHOFOS2D TRADE. Bucharest papers mention s rumor that Ger- many asd Austria would consent to the-tetro- -English demand that all the polnts of thetreaty , gean Sca, or to the Kusslsn occupation of tha CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY MARCII 13, 1878, cesslon of Desrarania (f the monthsot the Danube were left fo the possession of *Rouma- nis. small quantitics and unsatfsfictory condition. Both In Mark Lane and (n the Provinces busl- ness was restricted, s growers arc not able to make up thelr minds to sccept the lower rates At which the buyers ®xpected to purchase. Bales, however, have only been practicable at the decline of a shilling per quarter, althongh the reductton princlpally affected badly-conal- tioned parccls. The imports of forcign wheat into London and Liverpool have heen large. Buyers were enabled to satisly their wants. ON RATIER EASIER TERMS. Trade has been somowhat less depressed than of late, but the demand has nevertheless been mainly retall. Considerable intercst {s centered for the moment upon the Black Bea ports, and largc ahipments of grain are taking placé In if Odessa, bat in wlmf condition theso aupplics will reach us after having becn atored in up- contntry districts of Buuthern Hussia for many montbs ls - MATTER OF CONJECTURR. There w11 be soine delay in shippinz wheat from his source, the transport service belng very in- eflicient, 3 New American maize has come to hand freely In good conditlon. Feeding stuffs mied slow. New inaize and barley have been o turn lower to scll, but oats, of which arrivals from abroad have been light, have fully malntained their rates. Arrivals of wheat cargoes at ports of call bave been moderate, but trade ruled ex- ceedingly dull, and prices declined 2 shillings per quarter. Mafze and barley were also neg. DISDANDED, Beranapr, March 12.—Seven thousand men of the Servian Armyof the Drina have been dis- banded. Viznna, March 12.—At a sitting of the Sub~ Committcesofthe HungarlanDelegationsto-day, Count Anilrassy stated that the Government had been throuchout disposed to recognize the independenco _but not the neutralityof Rou- mania. Herr Wahrman protested that tho Hun- garlan Delegations was not ruled by a warllke feeling, but it calmiy'and steadily declared Its readiness to onter upon war {f unavoldably necessary. Beveral members expressed cou- currence in this viow, WILL NOT CONSENT. BT. PRTERSBURG, Mérch 12.~The Journal de St. Deteraburg declares untenadle the reported should be submitted to the Congress. It the mission of the Congress fs to result In peace, subjects not of o European character, and which lead to excited but resultless discussion, must be sct astde. EGYFTIAN FINANCRS, Loxnox, March 12.—The trouble touching Egyptian Onances, mentioned In the Paris dls- patch, is that the Khedive shows a disposition to refuse to carry out the agreement made by him with the English and French bondholders through Goschen and Goubert. It has been apprelicnded for some time that the Khedive contemplated following Turkey's cxample, en-. tirely suspending payments on her forcign debt. e, however, disclalms such Intention, and hss empowered Col, Gordon to vonstitute a Commisslon, with Limself at the nhead, to make a thorough examination of Egypt’s finan- clal conditlan in order to ascertain what s the extent of her ability to meot her creditors' claima, Goschen has protested flersonally to toe Khedive and in public prints against the proposal to depart frum the terms of the agree- ment with the bondliolders. TIIR BRITISI PLREET. Loxnoy, March 12.—The British fleot has ar rived In the Guif of Ismid from Touzla. AUSTRIA'S YPOLICY. A Berlin dispatch eays it s reported that Count Andrassy Informned the Hungarian Budget Committee that Austria would never conscut to tho extension of Bulgara to the ected, and valucs gave way sf{xpence to a shil- Il|m: ver quarter, with a firiner feellog at the close. CUBA. SURRENDER OF INSURGENTS. HavANA, March 11.—The Insurzent Chief Agulero, with 150 persona, with sixty arms, be- longing to the Colon and Bagna districts, caplt- ulated on the 9th inat, at La Encructjada, ] New Onteaxs, La., March 12—The Pic- aymune says: By private advices from Key West we learn that . inuse-mecting of Cuban ref- ugees was held yesterday in that city, and s solcin protest entered against sl negotiations with the Government of Bpain that are not based on the independence of the Islund of Cuba. Two hundred men, fully wrmed and equipped, were to have left Key Weat for the ill-fated Isle." THE REFORTED PRACE DENIRD—INSURGENTS BTILL IN ARMS—AACEO REPUSES TO BURMEN- DEN. : New Fork Trivune, Mareh o. The Havana mail brought yesterday further particulars of tho reported peace in Quba, A letter from a Spantard in Havana to s friend {n this city says: **Peaco in Cuba {8 a mere chimers, Commerce {s almost at a standatill, and the taxes swallow everything we can earn. CredIt has been greatly Impalred, and, tocrown all, the small-pox 18 rapldly spreading.” Mr, Quintero had a letter from Santiago de Cuba,in which the writer states that Gen, Maceo, in the Eastern Departuient, was duly informed of the submission of several Chiefe. He and Miguel Santa Cruz Pacheco and Moueada did not recognize the actlon of the Central Com- mittee in Camnguey, aud sssert that tho East. orn Department was notconsulted. The Cuban Peace Comimission itaelf is divided~Mazimo Gomez belng tu tho Spanish camp, and Rodri- Fuu and Collaso with the insurgents. The ctier adds that there is great discontent among .the Bpaniards, and that hostllities have been resumed, and conclndes with an appeal for atd for the patriots who arc still in the field. An- other letter statod _that - Vicente Garcin had joined Macco. Mr. do Luna has re. ceived Information that Col. Spoturno, former. ly President ad interim of Cubs, sald that the sccret conditious of the peace would he found sceeptable to the Cubans, when published. The Insurgents of the Central Dopartment had to surrender on account of want.of ammunition and neans to J-»mlonm the war, A Cuban Chlef wrote to Mr, de Luna that prossure was brought to bear unon the Central Committeeto sigy peace conditions. Viesnto Garcls, Franccsca Javier Cespedes, ana Maximo Gomez did not aeeept tha terms of surrender, The ficst-named remained ot the head ot his forces {n the Tunas; the accond marched to tho cast with his con- {federates,while the ‘thind proposed to ace compiny Rodrignez and Collaso to Maceo to comtnunieate to_him the result of the peaco negotintions, It s also slated that when Vicento Garcla was clected President of the Republic he appolnted Dr. Miguel Bravoe oa forelgn agent, but that gentleman, whilo on his “way in compuny of Gen. Jesus Perez, was_surprised by a Spanish am- buscade. Gen. Perez was Kitled and Brava taken prisoner. A letter from Jamalics, dated Feb. 27, announces the atrival there of the Cuban Gen, Goyo Benitez, who sald tbat the Chamber was divided on the question of peace or war. The Insurgents' Committeo dppointed 8 Commission, consisting of Maximo Gomez, Collaso, and * TRodr ucz, to go to the Eastern Departoicuts and tuforin the Chiefs there of the peace, Vicente Garcla left the Comuittee, and with his cscort procecded to joln his men in Las Tunas, Mr, Aldama sald that 80 many re- ris, mving different veraions of the aflairs in Cuba, arrived that he would abatalu from giv- fug information until the news were confirmed Dy the most authientic documcnts. ’ MISCELLANEOUS. TUR ITALIAN CADINET CRISIS, Rou, March 1%—The now Cabinet 18 not yet formed. Tho chiet difficulty Is in assigning the portlolios of Forcign Affairs and War. FRENCD POLITICS, Loxpox, March 13.—The Ordre, orman of M. Rouher, declarcs that the Donapartists mfist bolst thelr own flag and trust to universal suffrage, This is regarded as the formal dis. solution of tho Monapartists and Conservatives, DRAIAL, Loxpox, March 1.—A Rome dispatch denles that Cardinal Franchi has sent o clreular to the Nunclos abroad asking thom how o change in the policy of tho Valican fndleating a frm though less agerossive, course would be viewed by Cathollc Governments. 5 GERRIT SMITH, Frothlngham's Dlography of That Cele- brated Abolitionlst ta Be Suppressed. pecial Dispatch 0 The Tribune. New, Youk, March 12.~During the latter part of last December tho Rev. Octavius Brooks Frothingbam’s *‘Life of Gerrit Bmith " was published by Mcasrs, Putnam’s 8Sons, and on Fridsy last that flrm announced that the blography had been ,withdrawn from publication. ‘The Times says the reason of tho suppression of the work, which was halled as a nogu\vonny addition to American blography, is tho refusal of the familly of Ger it Smith to sccept as history the ace count given by Mr, Frothingham of tho preat Abolitionist's connection withJobn Brown, Mr, Frothingham says the stercotype-plates of the blography belong to Mrs. Mlillcr, a daughter of Gerrit Smith, By the terms of the agreement between Mrs. Miller and the Mcssrs. Putnam, province for more than six months, TELEASED, Bzruax, March 12.~Gen. Krudener, who was walting to be tricd by court-martial for his de. Leat at Plevna, hias been roleased from arrest and appolated Assistant Commandant of War- saw. REFUSES 70 ODEY, Consraxrixort.e, March 12.—Prince Hassan has refused o obey the order of the Porte to evacuate; Varna, declaring that ho awalts the Khedive's orders, There is some agitation in 8yria in favor of anuexation to Exypt. DESIRES TO BE IBADY. Lonnox, March 12—A correspondent at Ber- lin conflrms tha report reiative to Count An. drassy’s statement beforo the Hungarian Budget Committee, and says the Count also said that {n the event of Rusala fusisting on a change of the balance of .power mobllization might become necessary a% a moment’s notice, not to occupy Bosnla, but to effectually defend Austrin's {n- teresta, . TIAS CONSENTED. A telegram “reccived fo Parls from Athens statcs that the Czar has given notice of his con- scnt to the admtssion of Greecoto the Longress. NOT A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. Vrenxa, March 13.—Scveral deputles of the Hungarlan detegation declared that they would not regard tho passago of the credit as a vote of confldence in the Government, MUST 0% PUT DOWN, Lonpox, March 13—5 n. m.~A dispateh from Pera states that tho Porte has declded to send two army corps to Volo to crush the Thessallan insurgents, and a squadron to provent aid from Greece. BIDES WITN ENGLAND. A Parls correspondent soys Germany scems to bave informed Russ!a that England’s stipula- tlons relative to tho bascs of tho Confercuco aro well founded. Rusala immediately agreed to discuss with Germany the polnts to be submit ted ta the Congress, It is thought the Congress will meet about April 10, and that the real busincss will com- meance April 15, VERY CAUTIOUS. Loxpox, March 18—5 a. m.~A Vienoa corre- spondent says the motlon -adopted by the BubCommittces of the Huogarian dolega- tion in favor of & vote of credit specially Ruards against a grant being applied for pur- poses of anncxation, and while authorfzing the Minfsters to incur on their own responsibility the cxpenso necessary for moblilization, binds them to appeal at ouce for the co-operation of both Parjigments. ) BESSARADIA, » Loxpon, March 18—8 a. m.—A Vienna corre- spondent licars that Roumanis has ordered the officials in Bessarabla to remaln at thelr pasts, Russia, not desiring a conflict before the meet- ing of tho Congress, has postponed occupation. ANDIASSY'S PROMISE. ‘The unanimous voto of the Hungarian Com. mittees was obtatned by Count Andrassy prom- ising not to do anything contrary to the ireaty of Varls before the Congress meeta. TUB STANVING TIIOUSANDS, A speclal from Constantinople re- ports that ‘Mr. Layard has seot a formal noto to the Porte, directing its ateentfon to the great loes of life mminent among the 250,000 starving rcfugees in and sround Shumla. The Porte declares itself powerless to help them. WILL 800X EXDARK. ‘The Russiaus propose to embark some troops for Odessa within five days. GREAT BRITAIN. STOCKNILOKERS' FAILURME, ¥ Loxvox, March 13.—Verner Brothers, stocke brokers, Liave failed, with, it Is stated, Habllitics heavy and asscts small. ‘They were bearsof s large amount of consols snd British raliroad sccuritfes. ‘Tho ZVmas says they entered on the large gamblo fu the hope that the country would rush into war, and the past fortnight's rise proved too much for them. Should the rise either party had tne right to withe contluue, mare collapses are probable. draw within thirty * days. Mr. Froto- WAOGRS REDUCRD. 1nfilum says he passed a great deal of time in The Coal-Owners® Assactation of North York- | collectiug waterlal, lived for o time at the ol homestead in Puterboro, and worked stowly, Either Mrs. Miller or John Coclirsue, Mr. Swith's nepliow, could have read the manuscript L ofther Lad desired. As for tbe facts, Mr. Frothinghamn says they are unhapeschable, Gerrlt Smith was [utimately scqualuted, Lo insists, with John HErown'a fiencul plan, Ouly tho first editlon of the Lifo n‘ been pub- lished, comprising 1,000 copics. These have nearly all been sold, so that the book will bee come ragy within a few months afler It was fist Cgiven® into the print- Mr.” Frothingham does | ot koow whether or not Mirs. Miller and Mr, Coch- rano lotend to buy up the cooles of the work oxtaat. §t is probablo the public librarics aro turnlshed with coples, which will be jealously guarded. Mrs. Milicr did not demand the -uz shiro avd Bouth Derbyshire have determined to reduco wages 73¢ per cent. ‘This determination affects between 25,000 and 80,000 miners. The manufacturers in tA North England fron trade are demandiug & reductton of wages from 10 to 17 per cent. It s believed that a general striko is intended. ¥ REIRCTED. Loxpon, March 12.—ta the Houso of Com- mons to-night the motion of Asbley, censuring Layard, the British Ambassador at Constanti- nople, in connoction with the sffalr of the anfgwnte correspondence, was rojocted—208 COLLIERY DISASTES. Lonpoy, March 12.—A terrible mm“h, ex- E‘rwlnu of the voluwa until the second week -plosion occurred in the Unity Brook pit, Keors- | February, ley, near Bolton, yesterdsy alternoon, The ———— motth of the pit was blocked until 6 o'clock, FINANCIAL. Crxcinuars, O., March 12.—The Farmers and Traders’ Bank, of Lexington, Ky., sus- pended payment yesterday, It Is stated that the loans and discouns aggregato § sod the doposita do not fl.n:l.‘\f $50,000, 0 Evansviirx, fud., March 12.—~W. J. Dallam & 8on, wholcsala boots aund shoes, weat into bankruptcy to-day with ltabilities placed at ,000; asseta nominal, at $35,000, Tho cred- {tors aro miostly o Massachusetis. when exn{onn succecded in cutering, At last accounts they Lad found sixteen corpses. About forty men wers workiuz in the pit at the time of the explosion, and it s certain all perished, o FOREIGN GRAIN TRADE. COXDITION OF THE LONDOX MARKET. Loxpox, March 12 —The Mark Laus Exprew® review of the Britsh corn trade for the week savs: Eoglsh wheat bas bess maskcted in WASHINGTON. Shoo-Fly Cox Buzzing in the Ears of the President. Haters, ™ rNot a Republican Lifts a Hand to Brush Him Off. o The Small Insect Sings + “Fraud” to His Heart'’s Content. What It Costs to Maintain Super- fluous Custom-Houses and Officials. Secretary Sherman Moving in the Matter of the New York Frauds, Schurz's Beply to the Apologists of the Montana Timbor- Thieves. NO DEFENDERS, CONDITION OF THE ADMIXISTRATION IN TOR B OUSB. Spertal Dirpated o The Tritune, Wasnuxaroy, D. C., March 12.—From the proceedings in the House to-day it appears cer® tain that the President has no defenders in that body. After the severe arralgnment of the Civil-Service policy of ths Adminlstration by Hewitt vesterday, it was thought if the Presi- dent liad any friemds in tho House they would to-day assert themselvee. Mr. Hale had an opportunity, inasmuch as his name haa been mentloned carly {n the Admiulstration In con- nection with a Cabinet position. It was sup- posed he hiad sought the floor todefendit, but his speech closed, lenving the great word unspoken, It was humiliating for Republicaus to have Democrats call attention to the fact that no Republican had madeanswer to tha attack upon the Administration, Halo did maoke answer, but ouly to say that he did not **hanker? for such duty; did not take the floor for that pur. pose; and nobody clse on the Republican side seered to “hanker” to confront the Demo. crats ns the President's defenders, so it can be sct down that, so far as the President's Cisll- Scrvice policy Is concerned, there is no one in the House s0 poor as to do it reverence; but the Democrats did not take pity upon the Ad- minlstratlon because its party friends cannot support it in‘ the controversy. AUNSET COX, accepting the challenge that Hewltt had given yesterday In declaring that the President's title was impregnable, endeavored to make good his assertion of tho other day (hat the occupant of the White House is a fraud. Cox arralgned both the President’s titlo aud his polley. Tho two wings of Democrats have thus spokon,— Hewitt representing the Conservatives, svho do Cox the implacable, whose capital consists of turbulence, nud whose political future depends upon their ability to inflame the masscs by the demagoguc's appeals. Elale, if he did pot defend the Administratton, SHOWED NO CONSIDERATION FOR TUE DEMO: CRATS, e nascrted that the object of the Democrats in thelr chiceso-paring policy in the appropriations was to save moncy enough for gigantic jobs with which ex-Confederates assall the Treasury. Hemado a somewhat Imperfect summary of the Jobs presented by the Democrats, acgregat- ing “milllous of dollars. Among these claims were the cottun tax refunding scheme, €00,000,- 0003 Misslssippl lcvees and Texas Pacific; re- peal of the law making disloyalty s barto claims, and mauifold other schemes. TIE CUSTOMS SERVICE. WIIAT IT COSTS TO MAINTAIN NEEDLBSS CUSTOM - novses, Speciat Diapated to The Tridune. Wasmixarox, D, C.; March 12.~The Customs Burcau has preparcd tables showing the re- celpts'and expenditures of every Custor-Tlouse, which Senator Beck will incorporate fn his speech on the finances. The Iatest previous ex- hiblt was mado four years ago by Mr. Dawcs, and thon attracted much attention. The prescnt table shows that the number of Custom-llouses s 1,232, O! this number, there are 808 the ro- ceipts from which during tho last flscal year have not cqualed by nearly 800,000 the ox- penditurcs of malntaining them. The follow- ing are von-paying Customs' Districts, the sums following cach showing the excess of expeuditures over receipts in oach afstrict: Nautucket . Uristol and Warren, R. 1. Btoningto lmulltlir:';n Sag Hlarl Girent Egg Harbo Litile Kgg Harbor, Perth Ambo ed, Theso ports are Bago, Nantucket, liristol, and Warren, Sag flarbor, Great Ege Iarbor, Little Euvg Harvor, Tappabanuock, Beaufort, and Natchiez, There are ton others from which the total collections did uot amount to $0,000, while the {culy expenditures to support those thirfy-slx custom-houses fu cxcess of their reculpts was 890,000, The total net receipts froim customs for tho laat flscal year was $120,070,531. OL this sum New York re- turned “fiol . _The rewaining ntw custum districts yielded tho other $57,000,000, ‘Tho total collettions from the threo great West- ern and Bouthern citics did not "7)‘ t deal, They were; New Orleans, $1,747,88; Bt, Louls, $1,437,408; aud Chicago, $1,400,028. L3 CUSTOMS FRAUDS, FLOFOSED INVESTIGATION, Bpeciat Disgatch 1o The Trivune. Wasnixatos, D. C., March 12.—Tho Secrc- tary of the Treasury to-dsy declded to act upon the recommendation of Tus Trisuns, and de- cided that the undervaluations in the New York Custom-House should be fuvestigated. Accord- ingly he has sppolzted a Comumission to exam- ine both into tbas subjoct and into the counter- charges mado by Esstern haporters that thero arc irregularities In the tmportations to West- ern cities under the Immediate-Transportation act. Tho Commisslon appointed conslsts of Appralser-Geueral Meredith, Appraisers Brush and Hinds, 70 the Weatern Ausociated Press, Wasumorox, D, C., March 12.—The Secre- tary of the Treasury has recelved saveral com- vlaints fm various Western citiss of undess ¥ not wiah o open the Presidential questiop, and’ silver then ctoS E’s any mors than (o‘ld has valuations and frauds In the City of New York, which, it Is alleged, have had the effect of dis- crim(nating against direct importations by Inte- tlor citles, and ke complaints havo come from New Yorkand Atlautic cities that the Inw for the immediate transportation of imported gzoods -to ports of delivery has been evaded, and made the medium of frauds, With a view to have thesc complaints fairly and fully examined anil the difficuities corrected, cither Ly a change of the existing laws or by such orders as will remedy the errors and prevent the frauds, Sec- retary 8herman has apoolnted a Gommisaton, corfiposed of Ueneral-Appratser Meteaith nnd Speetal-Agents Brush and ifinds, {o ‘carefall Investigate this subject, - Tho allegations wifl be referred 1o these gentlemen, and thev will ¥isit the principal citles from which the com- Pplaints come, and make full fnquiry and report. THT OFTICES. KOMINATION SUSTAINED. Fpeelal Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasnixatox, D. C., March 12.—In exechtive seaslon to-day thecase of Parsons, of Alabams, was postponed to give Mr. Edmunds an oppor- tunity to be present when it was considered. The Democrat nominated for Postmaster at Petershur waa canfirmed by a unfon of Demo- crats and four or five Kepubiicans, The oppo- sition was basqd upon the fact that this was the only Republican district in Virginia, and the sppofotment of a Democrat ivas not exactly rght. ' donet " eSS *It will n¢s' §: superior currency wiil never circalatain f5 & tsence of n debased or infortor curreney, .ument Is required to sustain this position; 13r, If the universal exgerience of the world were not enough, our own would be safficient. With the slicht difference of less than 2 per cent which now prevails between gold and paper monu(r. eversbody knows that " gold dloes not circulate.’ ** Would not, under wuch circumstancos, the repeal of the Resumption act nnllfy the good boped for from remonctization **In my opinfon, IT WQULD WHAOLLY NULLIPY IT.” ““How, in hvfl] will the siiver circulato as money amobg the people, reinforce the paper currency, and pat an end to falling markets, if the Resnmption act {8 to bo ropealed i "] have alrcady given my reason for bielleving that it will not direnlate at all §f the Resump- ton act Is repealed,’? - 18 It not true that greenbacks are now high chiefly becanse "'i{ are redeemable In gold ten and a half munthd henee?" ST think that {s unlsua!llonlbly 80,1 “ Would fohl circulate frecly any more than it docs now If the premium should fall even to 3 of 1percent **My opinon is that gold wonld be seen mors frequently fn the currency than now if there were a premium of only 3 per cent: but 1 don's belleve it would circulats recly with even that sumall reconized aifference In value." “*Would ot the slightest cause send op the premlum, such as any extra demand for forcizn remittances, or for duties, or anything that would give tho gold-brokers prétext to chargo o premiumi . * Unquestionably: and terein would be found one of the serlous difficulties and dangers in attempting to float an rredecmable paper curremiz In connection with gold and silver coln. Even if th:‘y could be started upon an equallty, which I do not belleve, the candes you have named, and many othefs, would send” up the coln, and therefore retire it from circuls tion, and thereby produce sudden and violont CONTHACTIONS, 'PANICS, AND DUSINESS-DIsAS- TERS, ‘“f, after the remonetization of silver, silver and gold coln are exactly of cqual velue, would either circulate with Irredeemable paper{" *1 think nat," 11 the Reaumption act Is repealed, is it not folly to say that silver dollars snd Irredcemablo notes can circutate together (" ** Cicarly so, In my judgmont.! *+1a not the cholce really betwoen $400,000,000 of forced frredeemable notes and any coln or all the sllver Congress will order cofned; and as many notea as the Government can Keepafloat at par with silver by redemption on demand? 1 recard the ropeal of the Resumption ncte 88 o measure for contractign rather than vxpan- sion. The nrurmlnon to repeal it presents to us the alteruatives you suggest. Four hundred milltons i the utmost limit to which we can o with good falth in the issuc of greoubacks. The number now outstanding is abous 87434,000, 000, Un the other hand, we marv, by such repeal, drve all the old and allver ‘out of the conntry, or at least prevent thein entering into cireulns tion, and have a currency comgoucd only of this Hmited bumber of depreciated greenbacks : or, on the other hand, we ‘may, by resumption, bdnf all these grecnbacks 10 par, when they would be nt once relnforved by the amount of all the gold in the country, and all the stlver tust we can coin, This would produce a - HEALTIY RXPANSION OF GOOD DOLLAR, and would tend more than anything elae to re- storg confidence, inspire cnterprise, give cinploy- rutnt"lo lavor, sod put an end to falling mar- e, o ‘*Buppose that, by some unkmown hyalcal law, or other cause, greenbacka should r.wp up wu ‘rith sflver until $35,000,000 or $100,000,~ of the latter had .been coined and put [nto circulation, aud then, for any reasoin, siiver ruse toa premium of & cent or two, would 1ot the country cxperience $he contraction shock caused by the sudden dtsappearance from circulation of the $100,000,000 sitver coln " _‘“1think thero Is no doubt but that it would, Your question illustrates the Incxpediency ot attempting to majntain frredecmable paper cur- reney. Ifdt should Loppen, from any eause, that remonetized stlver should reach thé preml: um it had attained at the time of its demone- tization, that result would immediately fallow. " * Would not cotn vaniah as suddenly as it did on the first appearance of our irredecmabla forced notes, seventeey years agol' © “Ithink It would, and for cxactly the same reason,' *In tha light of these suggestions, can tha sifver men atford to drive sliver out of cire cuiatlon Ly repealing the Resuinption nct 1" It the object of tho sfiver men he to expand the clrculating medium, that object will, in my Judgment, be TOTALLY DEPEATED Y THE REPEAL OP THD - RESUMITION ACT, and directly the opposite result be pro- duced, If they really belleve, as 1 think they flol that the silver dollar will bo at par with the gold dallar, it sccma to me that they aro the lnst anen who should seck tv drive it, as well ua the Qold dullar, out of circulation, by introducing a dishonored and deprecisted rival, In the presence of- which it will not efrculate. 1f the ol ject of those who favor repeal of the Kesumption act be contraction, I van see the logie of t{n’u vollcy ; i thelr oh,!m Lo expausion, 1 think they arg mistaken. *What s fmxr apinton a8 to the probabllity att;y": repeal by the Benate of the Resumption ac NOMINATIONS. Tothe Western Anoctated Press, Wasmixoton, D, C., March 12—The Senate Comtnittec on Military Affairs,at the request of members who wlshied to make further Inquley, laia over the nomination of Thomas C. ii. Hmith, who Is now Appointment Clerk of the Treasury Departinent, 1o bo o Paymastor {n the ermy. X The President hasgnominated Naval' Con- atructor John W. Eastby for Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repalrs and Chicf Con- stractor, with the relative rank of Commodore; Pay-Director George ¥. Cutter to be Chief of the Burcau of Provisions and Clothing au3 Pay- master-General, with the relative rank of Com- modore. g CONFIMMRD, The Bebate to-day confirmed Willlama A. THoward, of Michizan, as Governor of Dakotas Michael Bhaughnessy, of Miaslesippt, United States Marshal for Utali: Charles Bartlett, of Malue, now Consul at Turks 1aland, Consul at Guadaloupe; J. W. Albertson, United States Attorney for the Eastern Dlstrict of North Carolina; Hiram L. Brown, Collector of Cus- toms at Erfe, Ra.; James E. Elmi)ucn Collector of Internal Hevenue for the ‘Third. District of Towa; Edward 1. Morrison, of New Jersey. Reglster of the Land Oftice at Bolso City, Idalio, Postmasters—F. W. Dunham, at. Bay City, Mich. ; John P, Ci n, Willlamstown, Mich. ; & C. ‘Munhall, ka, 11L.3 Mrs, Ellzadeth Porter, Ruseeliville, Ky.; E. Kirk, 8ioux City, Ia.; David G. Potts, Petersburg, Va.; Benjamiu B, Gale, Atchison, Kan. Unlted States Attorney, Wilbur F. Lunt, District of Mal, United States Marshal, Alexander C.- Botkin, Territory of Montana} United Btates Coneal, George C, Tanver, at Vervleres scd Liego: Collector of Custotns, Edward 8. 9. Nealy, District of Bath, Me, PIGHT IN EXECUTIVE AFSSION, The Scnate in exccutive acssion spent some time in debate on the nomination of David (. Potts to be Postmaster at Petersburg, Pa. The nomination was up]mscd by Senator Hamlin on party grounds, declaring that Potts is a Demo- crat. Senator Withers spoke in favor of Potts® confirmation. At the conclusion of the dis. cussion he was confirined by 6 majority, SCNURZ’S DEFENSE, A PRETTY CLEAR CASE. °* ‘WaAsmIXGTON, D. C., March 12.~The commu- nlcation sent to the Benate to-day by the Secre- tary of the Interlor covers the report of the speciul agent sent to Montana to Investizate the lumber depredations. The Secrotary says in re- gard to ft that au examination of thy Mpecial agent’s report witl sbow that the sclzures and prosccutions instituted were not directed against scttlers and poor men going upon the public lands to gather fire-wood for thelr stoves, but against speculatore, the wopd Ring, s the Government Agent calls thcm.w!o depredate upon the public lands onn larfe scale In the way of extensively organtzed enters, priscs i o] Watse FOR THRIR OWK PRIVATE PROFIT, and agatnst the mili-owners who manufacture larze quantities of timbertaken from the public lauds into lumber for salc, aud that the amonns charged by the Government in settling with the depredators constitutes but o small portion of tho profits of the latter. Cousidering the equi- tics of ghoe case, in the opinfon of the Depart- ment there is no reason why the citizens of the ‘Territory ot Moutana shonld be* permitted to carry on & large and profitable trade i such wood or timber without payinig a fair price for It, us tho peopic of other parts of the country hasetodo. Itis the duty of the Department to . EXHCUTE THE LAWS as they are, with due regard to tho fnterest ot the Government amd condition of the people most nearly concerned, and no reports have reached the Department showing that any harg- ship or distrcss bas resulted from such efforts to enforce the laws, unlesa a reduction of proflts realized by those who depredate upon the public lands on u lurge scale be called by that pame, . : The Beeretarysays: 1 am not aware, nor have I {cl. learned that, the taking and remov. {og of timber in violatiun of express statuto fa auy Jess an offense than taking and removing auy oter kind of rfnpcru‘ in violatiouof au ex: ress statute, The prln:llml object sought in rh?:dupllon of the present system for tho sup- pression of depredations upon the public lanas, viz.: to stay further waste and devastation of the timber growing thercon, has thus far IN A GREAT MEASULE LEEN ACCOMPLISTIED wherever thdbDepartment has been abls to ob- tuln final adjustment upon suits Instituted, Partles who have hitherto carclessly and reck- lessly cut timber upan the public lands now urchase and enter Ly ssne 1o accordancs with juw, or clse refraln cmlnl( from that kind of business. That this resuft will be obtatned everywnere If the law bo cnforced [ fesl as- mro&. A complete remedy, however, can onl bu furnished by appropriate legu'l#lun. This subject appears to me of so great iMfportance as to dvsorve thy carnest cousfderution of Con- Rgress,’ o BILVER AND RESUMPTION, AN INTERVIEW WITIf SENATOK WINDOM, From Our Own Correrpondent, Wasmixarox, March 8.—8enator Windom, ot Minncsota, was long constdored ono of the doubtful Scuators on the silver question. Ho apparently has no doubts now, In an faterview which he has accarded to the correspondent of Tuw Tinuxs, he very clearly scts forth his opinfon upon the mogt important question now bofardtho Senate,—the procosed ropeal of tho Resumption act. Mr. Windom takes strong ground agalnst tho repea), claiming that it would vertalnly tend to uullify the cffects of the sllver legislation. Au ecxpression of his upinfons in dotail fullows: “If the Resumption actis to be repealed, Low can paper be kept at a perfoct level with coln silver? “*In that cvent it will, I think, be quite IMPOMIIBLE TO KEBF ORENNUACKS AT PAR WITIt BILVAR COLN, dnd for tho followlng, famoug other reasons: L Buch repeal, at & time woengold ® at a premium of only 1X por cent, and wueu wo have substantially reached specle-paymont, will be Justly regandod as .an indefinite postpone- ment of resumption, with the intent to force upon the country a permanently-irredecmable currency. This of itsclf will be suflicieat to largely depreclato greonbacks, 2. Irredecmable nutes, thus stamped with bad #aith, sod baving no fotriosic valus, cannot possibly be kept at par with a coln currency, the lutriusic value of which is about cyual to fts money value. 8, The fact that gold and silver coin are receiva- ble for customgand other public dues, and¥re a legal-teoder in payment of fnterest on the pub- lic’ debt, while grocnbacks bave no such cle- wents of value, will necessarlly proveot . the greenbacks frous reaching or mdlutalolog s par value with the colu currqacy.” » #11 {t cannot Lo kopt &t such equal value, will *1I do not bellese that 8 majority of the Scn- ate would vote to repeal it but of that I nm uot contident. I do, however, feel contident that it would nover have a two-thinds vote, Sey. eral gentleinen who voted for the Sllver bill, With some fears 0s to jts cffect, and who are now well satistied with it, T am quite certaln would not vote for the ropeal of the Resump tlou act, aud for reasous which I Laye already stuted among others,” E.B. W, NOTES AND NEWS, THE I'OSTAL BAVINGS DiLL. Spectal Dispateh to The Tridune Wasmiaroy, D, C., March 12.—Burchard’s Postal Bavings-Bank bill was favorably acted upott by the Wayas and Means Committes to-day, A few smendments wore made. 1t is provided that tho postal-orders shall be convertible into 4 per cent'bouds, as well as fato cortifeates of deposit, and that dopositors shall not be pen mitted to withdraw more than #50 at one time. A POINT GAINED, - Tom Beott Las carried one point. The House Judiciary Committes to-day refused to grant way o sie Southern Pacliic ovor the Texas Pa- clile Sline in Arizona. The Arizona Legislature passed a charter In the Interest of Huntlugton, suthoriziug him to construct a road along the line of the road of the Texas Pacific, aud giviog him {ndcmaity from taxation for four ycars. The charter comes up with the Territarial laws of Arizoua to Congress fur approval, Tho Ju- dlclary Committes have reported adversely upon the proceedings. Stanley Matthows, in the Beuate, will also antagonizo this chartcr. WARGENT V8, SCUURZ, Benator Bargent made s characteristic oxhi- - bition of blmself lodug Blaine haviog made an uttack on Beeretary urz somne days since in the interest of tho Montana timber-ihieves, and the Becretary {n snswer to the Benate reso- lution Laving sent an officlal statement of the facts, and Senator Matthews havin, asked thut they might Into the Kecord 88 u taatter of Hustlcs Lo the Becretary, Bargent objected, and, after having been uvnmrficd. inalsted that bis objection should carry the reads inz over till to-morrow,—a right which the rales gave bim, The lmuenso trausactions in the so- called desert lands under the bil} that Sargent ushed through having beon lwrplfll by Schura, Sargent sces Lo good {o such s theorist; besides Buhurz kecpsat his office, plainty labeled, a sweet polato welghing sixtcen sud one-hall pouuda raiscd without rrigation ou oue tract of Narzent's so-called desert land. THE BESUMPTION UBFEAL BILL. The Senats Commities on Finance to-day or- derud th consideration of the Resumptiou Re- peal bill as tho speclal order for next Tucsday. The number of Ruepublicans who favor delay in linal action on this bill s dally locreasing. Its total repeal fs belivved o bu finpoasible. At the sume thne 8 good many Republicans {ncling 10 the belicl that it will bo well to repeal the date clause, and provide additional machinery to enably the Beeretary of the Treasury to ape Pruach resuinption, aud to provide that the mu- went certadn favorable conditlons exist he shalt resumo it. At ia belieyed by quite a pumber of Republicans who nave been disposed to favor m?cnl that tho ilver bill may prove an efficient belp toward resumption, and mfl desire to wutch 1ts cffect for a tooger period before act- {ug upon the question of repeal. DELFOSSE SUKPRISED. Dolfosse, Minlster from Belgium, snd mem- ber of the Tutervational, Flsberica Commlasion which made tho sward of Hallfux, bas expressed surprise to-day to the corrcspondent of Tum