Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1878, Page 1

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BAILING TWICE A WEEK FROM New York o Queenstown, Liverpool, and Londea. Cadin e from $30 to $70 currency. Kxcursion sl':}nu .‘n J'fixfi nlntu‘. teerage, Dratus on Varsllon S e 1O RENT, STORE TO RENT, Corner Eauth Water-st. and Michigs: Slze. 442100, fouz starfes and collar, With large vault." Appi) B LW e NT] at International Dank, 107 & 109 Lake-st. Btore 402165; Halo's Water Elevator. | Apply to W. J. FABIAN, Agent, Room 41, 118 Washingto: G "“L"‘E AND~N!ANTEL5- T Baid e | oime g, g Mickel SLATE MANTELS, PROBASCO & RUMNEY A RULR B BIN vuy STATE-ST. STANDAND . . SCALES D3, FAIRBANKS, MORSE & 00, 111 &113 Lake St., Chicago. Bacarsfultobuyenlythe Gepuloe, "om pan) every Sator. WARLIKE, The Tone of European Ad- vices Increasingly Belligerent. Negotiations Proceeding for an Alliance Between Austria and England. The Russian Troops Rapidly Closing in Around Con- stantinople, Bismarck Notifies Austria that Rus- sia Will Submit All the Terms, Russia Objects to the Privileges Accorded to England by Turkey. A Parliamentary Conference of Ambassadors at Berlin Now Mentioned. Exchangs of Ratilications of the Poermanent Treaty of Peace. Magistrates of Russia Making Out Lists of Available Men. A BAD OUTLOOK. THE WARLIKE DRIFT OF EVENTS, {8y Cableto The Chicago Tridune.l Lowpon, March 18—8 a. m.—Although the Russo-Turkish troaty hasboon ratified by both Powers, tho situation of affairs is rogarded na very dangorous to the peace of Europo, and, whilo ostonsibly there is no desire for war by any Power, thero are indications that the goneral drift is warliko rather than poeace. ful. BPECULATIONS AS TO A CONGRESS CONTINUE, but proparations for it are no further ad- vanced than they wore ten days ago. If En. gland has domanded the rotirement of the Russian troops thirty miles from Constanti- nople, 08 a nocossary preliminary to the meoting of the Congress, it may be taken for granted that it will nover moet at all. 4 GREECE. Tho quostion of ndmitting Greece will crento no dificulty. Russia has no objec. tions further than that Greeco, not having boon o party to the Troaty of Paris, cannot be admitted to n Congress which is based upon that treaty, Aftor tho Congresa has nsgombled Russia will readily consont that Groeco bo invited to participato. It is abso. lutely impossiblo to form any idea as to the probable date whon the Congress will assom- blo. TOE POZQIEE TERMS of tho Russo-Tarkish troaty aro not oxpect- ed hero beforo Snturday, and thero is a prov- nlent fecling that tho prosent uncertainty as to tho futuro relation of England and Russia muat end within ton days, GHOURED, a A Constantinoplo correspondent tolegraphs that Gon. Ghourko and his Imperial Guards aro to ombark for Odessa ina day or two, but that thero .Ia no great cortainty, thero s to thelr dostination. Blavy beliavo that, 80 for from this movomont foreshadowing peace, it MAY MEAN QUITE THE REVERSE. It tho Guards romain in tho south of Russin after ronching Odesss, it will be un- doratood that they have beon moved to watch Austris, and not to return home, THE BAST. ALLTANCE DRTWEEN AUSTHIA AND ENOLAND, Vinsna, March 17.—1t fs sald negotiations are proceeding between 8ir Heary Elott and Count Aundrassy for an alllance between Eu- gland and Austris. If the negotiations succeed, Count Audrassy's position will bo etrengthened. 11 thoy fall, o ministerial crists witl ensue, and Count Andrassy may possibly resign, BUBAIAN OCCUFATION, ConazaxtiNoPLs, March 17.—Tho Russian troops havg, crossed the river botween Makrl- Kof and #t. Btefano, and occupled thireo villages near Makri-Kol. The L'orte, by advico of Mukh. tar Pasha, has not yot asscnted to tho Russians oceupying Bujukdere, The Russians now havo arrived at Domansdere, behind Bujukdere, The Czar's yacht Eyrklick, with two torpedo-boats, has cast anchor off Bujukdero, RUSBIAN DEARISINESS, Blunt, British Consul at Adrianople, has ar- rived hero, the Russlans having refuscd to rec- ogniza Consular body st Adrianoplo or Phitlp- popolls. BISMANCK BIDING WITIT AUSTRIA AND ENOLAND, T'sarut, March 17.—Prioco Blsmarck has noti. fled the Austrian Government that Russis, fn consequence of his futcrvention, has consented to submit all the peaco couditipns, without ex- ception, to a Congresa for discussion,should the Congress make g domand to that effect, ALL THE BUNY, MOONS, AND STAKS AT THR FEET OF TUB CZAR. CoxsrawriNorLs, March 17.—Recouf Pasha has & Jetter from the Sultan beggiog the Czar to permit some modification of tho boundary of Bulgariy, espoclally on the south, P HUSSIA PROTRSTS, Eongland has obtained permission from the Porte to discmbark some troops on the Island of Ontenedos, and send four more frouclads to the Bca of Marmors. M, Ornon, Dragoman of the Russian Legation, has protested agalust these concesslons. BT, PETERSIURG TALE, Loxbox, March 18—5 a. m.—A, 8, 1 from Bt. Petersburg says the treaty leaves a good many pointsopen. 1t reserves the question of the Btraits for the Coogress, and leaves the southern frontier of Bulgaria to be deter- mined by an foteraational commission ac- cording to tho nstionslity of the in- babitants. The question of the annexation of the port of Kovola is left to s Commission, and thus serious difficultics on that polnt are avold- ed. Lord Derby will probably receive the treaty next Baturday, ss a courler for London will leave Tuesduy.. This correspondent explains pew daifficaities {n regsrd to the Congress. Ho ssys Evgland demands 'a formal cogagement - that all clnuaea of the treaty shall be submit- ted for discusston, Russin holds that such an engngement is quits unnccessary, as the whole treaty will be known befors the Congress mects, and the Plenipotentlarics may discuss which clanses shall bo submitted for consideration, The whole discussion turns rather on diplomatic prestige than on real interosts. The facling is such that soma members of the official world in Bt. Pe- tersburg declaro that England has decided on war, and s simply eaviling to galn time. A PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE. A Vicona dispatch says a preliminary confer- ence of Ambassadors 18 being planncd at Berlin to settlo the question of procedure at the Con- greas. A Parls corrcspondent says the proposed preliminary conferonca is regarded asa last effort of resistance on the part of Russia. The meet- lug ot the Congreas, thougl: possibly not until the 15th of April, may be confidently count- ed upon in conscquence of the energetic representations of Prince Blsmarck, who almost entlrely shares the views of Austria and En- gland. 1t {a doubtful whether Prince Gortscha- koff will be well cnough to atttead the Con- gress. 7TI18 DORS NOT JIDE. A Vienna special states that both Prince Bla- marck and Count Andrassy consider that Russia has ylelded enough in offering to submittoa Congress the clauses 1t moy deslgnate, TII4 13 CLEAR ENOUGH TO SETTLE 1T! Loxbox, March 18,—A telegram from Vienna states that Count Andrassy, on being asked In tho Budget Committee of the Anstrion Delega- tion whather ho meant to resist the formation of any new Sclay Btates, said tho problem was, Dot to undo the reaults of the war, but to har- monizo them with the rights and iantcrests of Europe and Austrla, 1N CONSTANTINOPLE. Loxpox, March 18.—A" telegram from Con- stantinaple says: *‘Btrong detachments patrol the streets day and -night, on account of the great excitement which prevails over the post- iIng of scditious placards. Tho Turkish zarri- sons of Shumla and Varns, numbering 53,000 men, besides 16,000 Egyptian troops, are ex- pected here,” FORRARNED. Br. PrTERSDURG, March 17.—The Golor states that In accordance with the orders of tho Min- ister of the Interlor, the Magistrates of St. Peteraburg are compiling llsts of persons quatl- fled to officer the milftia, which {s about to bo formed. TATIFIOATION, 87. PRTERSBURG, March 17.—The rat!fications of tho treaty of peaco were exchanged to-day. Conditlons will be published as soon as theyare communicated to the Powers, Rosuf Pasha will depart Immediately, CONCERNING THI CONGRESS. 'The Agence ftusse denles that Russia opposes Qrecce being reprosented in the Congress, and .adds that as the Great Powers alone can const!- ‘tute o Congress, tho ropresontatives of second- ary and other fntercsted Statos will be admitted a8 dolegates in reference to questions wherctn thelr Btates aro concerned. Stcps are now be- Ing taken fur the progressive return of the Rus. sian army from Turkoy. The Guard will atars tirst, and halt some timo at Kiefl. THE TITANS' BOOST. Arnexs, March 17.—Twelve thousana Turks landed at Volo, and it s expected will nttack Mount Pelion. It is auticipated that if the Turks overwhelm the {nsurgents it will be difficult to restraln the Greek army from re<cn- tering Thessaly. ———— FRANCE. IMPERIALISM, Pante, March 17.—M. Paul de Cassagnac, writing to the LPays, an the octasion of the Prince Imperial’'s birthday, oxpresses a bellef in the speedy restoratlon of the Emplre. o declares that the Imperlalists arc ready, and will be vizilant and resolute when an occaston presents itself, The Prince nefther ntrigucs nor obscrves a purely contcmplative attitude, bnt admits, llko his father, the doctrine of providentlal intervention, MARNSEILLES, Mansmit.Les, March 17.—M. Arnot, Repud- lican, has been olected to the Chamber of Dopu- tles, defeating M. IHuges, Radfeal, in eonse. quence of some Radicals wasting thelr votes by recording them In favor of the Commubist Hlanque. FRODADILITY OF A CTISIS, Lonpox, March 17.—A Paris dispatch Indi- cates a bare possibility of the resiguation of M. Leon Say and o Ministeriol crisis if tho Cham- ber continues to delay voting the budget. TIIE POTE. A CONSISTORY. Rose, March 17.—Tho Popo will hold a Con- sistory March 35, Ho will acliver an allocution, and proclaim tho re-estabiishinent of a Catholte betrarchy of Scotland, confirmiug tho Bishops appointed by Plus IX. . TO OERMANY, Bentiy, March 17.—Tho Natlonal Zeitung says Pops Leoa has written to the Emperor Willian giviog notico of his accesslon. GREAT BRITAIN. THH GHEAT WALKERS, LoxpoN, March 17.—The followinz named contestants have started fn tho International Walking-Match: Balley, Drown, Corkey, Groves, Ilazacl, Ide, (icorgo Johnson, 8. John- son, Lewis Martyn, McCarty, McLesry, O'Leary, J. 8mith, W, 8mlth, Bmythe, nnd Vaughan, Pimssaikbats Al Sl A MISER'S WEALTH. Cinclnnati Lawyers in Hopes that Some Ilelra May Appear. Bpecial Dispatch (o The Tribune. Cixciaxaty, 0., March 17.—An luventory has becn taken of the property of tho late Jerry Tulls, an cccentric old bachelor who died near this clty {n clrcumstances of actual want, and It fully Lears out tho storfes that were current as to his great wealth, Tle Lad tities to about 500,000 acres of Jand located fn different Btates of the West. and South. In Clooin- uat{ alone he owned fortv houscs, ten of thom in one block, and in llamilton County, outside of Cincinnatl, he had not less than 200 acres of valuable land. Ile bad 40,000 acres in Kontucky, a Iste purchase, worth about §100,- 000, and 12,000 acrcs fu Jows, for which he was lately offered $12 an acre. 1o nlso had a large amount fu Government sccurities, fuvesting at ono time 00,000, IHis taxes in Hamil ton County last ycar _amounted to 86,000, Few poople in Cluclonati wero 8waro of the oxlstenco of such a person as Tul- s, He lived in & sinall house in au cutlylog townsbip, and practicod ot rlgid economy. 1t has been stated that his death was due fudi- rectly to fusutficlout snd fll-propared food. Nothing 1s knowa as to the disposition he made of bis property, ko lias & uerhw and other relatives Lyl ere, and it {8 belloyed he left & will, but search up to the prescat timohas failed to discover the docunent. Itis expected that Iltigation will follow, and tho lawyers are look- ing for tat pleking, MARIPOSA, 2 Bax Frawcisco, March 17.—~Tho Mariposa Land and Minlng Company of Californis, on Saturday, fled in the Unlted Btates Circuit Court, through their attorneys, 8ol Heydenfclt, £r.,John W Brumagim, Judge Heydenleldt, aud McAllister & Bergin, an smended answer to the forcclosyre sult of Donohoe, Kelly & Co. The matter io guswer scts forth as in the cross-bll} brought . by the Fanncra’ Loan sl Trust Com- pany astrustces, azelust Juseph A, Donohoe snd others, with a mwotion on Donokios to show cause oo the 25th {nst., before Circuit Judge Sawyer, why the amouded suswer sbiatl not be fnn . Tho smeaded suswer also sets forth thit the debt is fraudulent, askiog to have the mort- age cancaled and the catate surrendesed to tho 5ampuq. with other reliof, ete. WASHINGTON. Opposition to the Bill Regu- lating the Carrying of Printed Matter. Discovery of Frauds in the Man- ner of Securfpg Mail Coniracts. - The Great Railroad Attor- neys Positive that mno ¢ Eveners” Exist. The Friends of Anderson Afrafd He Wil Have to Go to Prison. Some {nformation Concerning the Union and Confed~ erate Archivas. Why Tt Is at Present Necessary to Prevent Their Publio In- . spootion, THE POSTAY. DEPARTMENT. GNUMDLING, Bpectal Dispatck fo The Tribune, Wasminotoy, D. C., March 17.—Sonthern Democratic Congressmaen who ars anxlous to sharc in the loaves ond hshes complain that Postmaster-General Key exercltes the same partlality towards Tennessce which they clatm the President does towards Ohlo. They say the Tenncasee people are quartercd on the Depart- ment in droves, and that other Southern States receive lttle. But o Postmaster-General could nover satlsfy these Congressmen, A fow years azo it was claimed that sll appointees were from Connecticut, and a few years before that they wers all from Maryland, AN UNPOPULAK MEASURE. ‘The bill of the llouse Post-Offico Committee forbidding printed matier tobe sent Ly express, and requiring all publications to be transmitted through the malls, hias cxcited great opposition in ail publishing centres, . Telegrams have been received here protesting against the proposi- tlon. Some of them aro'so emphatic as tostate that It will bo aluiost {mpossible to continue publishing the great journals if such a law shall ‘pase, Telograms have been recelved here to-day from large Boston publishing houses inquiring a3 to the action of the Committee. 1f this sction is ndbered toand tho bill becomes a law they say it will be the greatest Inconvenience to the publishors and the pedple. It 1s well under- stood that publishers aro enmabled to supply people spccdily with:newspapers only through tho express compaifes, A change would create delay, and would practicatly destroy somo branches of tho business. The Committec clalins, howoever, that $he Government ought to make the money which. is now pald by the nowspapers to the cxpress and rallrond compa- nies, but the publishers wmalutain that publlic, convenfonce 18 ot more importance than the' amount of moenuy which the Government would gain by the changing, evon if it suould "bo as Jargo & sum as the Cominitteo anticipate, 7BAUDS, - The Post-Office Dopartment has reeently dis- covered some {rrogular and spparently criminal [)meccdlnm. ‘The facis already discovered point 0 an extenslve combination of straw-b.dders to obtain valuablewail contracts. The sllegations arc that falsc oathis have been made and papers bave been filed In the Departiment which are forgerics. The only evidenco thus far secured to snstain thoso charges s this: It uppears that a bid for onc of these routes was flled n the Department, signed by one John I, Peck, and verifled by a Notary Fubtie hore, who certi- fled that Peck appeared befora him aud swore to it. This Peck, it appears certain, bas not been in this city this winter, At all ovents, he was not here’ at the time Le is certlfled to have sworn to this bid, Oo the coutrary, Peck s seriously i1 with consumptlon, und 1AS BEEN ALL WINTER IN NEW MEXICO, where bo 1a 5o weak that ho caunot even write letters. The Nuur{; Laving been contronted with the proot of this fact, clalms that sume one ersonated Peck, The Postmaster-Giencral says a:-nhzuv. that this story in outline s correct; that ho thinks ho has covered m very formidable and . fraudulent combination to” control the mall lettings, but that, for ressons of publie {ntercst, it lsnot best at present to disclose all that has been dis- covered, Ono thing §s certain, the Postimaster- General propoaes to do tho investigating before the House Post-Ofice Comtnittee undertakes ity and it shall be no fault of the Departinent 1t this apparently corrupt straw-bldding achicmo s not exposed sid the pullty partics punished, 1:. is claimed that 100 men ure {n this comblun- tion, TIR POSTMABTER AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK, 13 said to bo 1u some way connvcled with these transactions, in that ho Is allered to have certf- fied to certain papers in blank, wbich is a viola- tion of the low. These certiticates were as to the responsibliity of bundsincn, Bume of the encinics of Benator Dorsoy, of Arkansas, (nti- wate that he may ulthnately bo tnvolved in thesa trausactions, but, a8 yet, no particle of ceyldence has Laen produced to substantiate any such allegation. KXTERTS To {he Weatern Assoclated Press, Wasnixarox, D, (%, March 17.—The Houso Committce on Post-Offices and Fost Roads have appointed John E. Leesido snd Thomas Shalicross, both long connected with the mail servico, as oxperts to ald them in the_investiza- tion of the administration of the Rost-Ollice Departucat, i v TOE TARIFF BILL. IT I8 FINIBHKD. Bpecial Dispaich 10 The Tridume. Wasiminatox, D, C,, March 17.—The Ways and Means Commlttee have given dally consid- eration to tho Tarifl " bill, and it was virtuslly Onlshed yesterday, Another mecting of the Committee will be held to-morrow to put on the Dnishing touches, and no doubt the completed bitt will be reported to tho House on Tucsday, ‘Tho euemics of the bill havo divided tie Com- mitteo as foltaws:. For the bill, Wood, Bayler, Gibson, Harrls, Burchard, Tucker, and Robbins; sguinst it, Kelloy, Garfleld, Phelps, and Banks. HEASONS, It is sald that Wood is for the bill becauss ho 1s the suthor, Bayler hecauss ho is too lazy to oppose it, Gibson on account of tho fuct that sugar {s taken care of, Harrns becauso the rice Intereat te provided for, Burchard owing tu bis couatisuenta’ inte: 0 lend, and Tucker and Hobbins bocause tha duty on cigars Is largely fucreased, and becauge tho tobacco interest 13 cared for iu unotberpill befure the Couimittee. Bome of the provisidns of tho bill are approved by Keliey, Garticld, Phelps, and Banks, but they are opposed 10 the LIl as @ whole. b ischarged that the bill is the result of practical trading on the part of tho mombers of tho Ways aud Means Cotnmittce. THE ‘EVENERS.” AX AMDIOUOUS CIIAPTER TO THE UNINITIATED, Hoecial Disvatck to The Tridune. Wasuiarox, D. C., March 17.—The' railroad attorneys of the New York Contral, sud possibly of tho Penusylvania Central Road, will this week submis their denlal of the existence of & Hve-stock nog. Some of tho representatives of that road bave alrcadyarrivod here. It isun- derstood to be their purposo to make a geuneral denlal of all the charges, sud demand proof. Meanwhile, inforniation received horo from the ‘Weat shows that the shippers of stock aro very much foterested in the subject,and arc con- vinced of the cxistonce of the ‘*evencrs’” ring. A communication received here from the ‘Weat says: * The dispatches upon this subject are very lateresting to stock mon who bave The Chicann Dailp Teibumn CHICAGO, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1878. tried each season to ship atock to New York, hut found they could not do it with profit. Al tho ‘evenera’ had to do to break up a rival in business was to sell at Chicago, the prics of freight added, and their drawback of 830, All *evenera' belng interested in the stock-yards wan profit cuoueh unt!l they put their competl- tion down. A NEW FBATCRE has lately developed fn Chicago. The New York Central Company are buying stock on thelr own account and sclling In New England lesa the froight charges, all stock belng billed * freight prepatd.” This {s done to annoy ahippera that are usiog other lines to New En- gland points, thinking In this way to compel them to return to the New York Central lines. ‘This state of things has driven all the small shippers out of the market. Morrls, Allerton & Co. having it in thelr power to meke prices at, both ends of line, they reccive the rebate on cvery car that reaches New York City, whether from Builalo or 8t. Louls. For.that purposc Morris Is now President of the 8¢, Louls Stock-Yards. He re- ceives this rebato in Erie certificates, and has since the date of the cuntract, June 21, 187, Since Scptember there has been no scttiement, Attorneys huve been consulted, and advised slilpuers who havo shipued cattle during that thne that they can collect the 815 for them- sclves by suit, and it {s thought such suits will be commenced. The welght of such combined mrlt-l hos been thrown sgoinst cvery enter- pri m-.‘ln which Morrls was not allowed an fo- terest, REBEL ARCIIIVES. WIAT OEX. TOWNSEND TIAS TO SAT ADOUT TIEM—THINTEEN VOLUMES ALREADY IN TIPE, AND BIXTY-SEVEN MORE COMING. Washingion (. ©.) It Tlie Confederate archives In possession of the War Deportment are objects bott of curfoslty and cupidity on thie part of many people, and ocearlonally something beartne resemblance to indignation breaks out In different quarters that they are not open to the inspection of every one, especially lately, aince publie attention has been attracted to the subject by the spat in the Mouse' botween HReagan and Willets, The papers are all in charge of E. D. Towneend, Adjutant-General of ¥he Army, and from this ofllce the Post obtainud the fullowing tnforma- tlon last evenlng: Inreply to the question, * Why are thoee archives kept from public fnspectioni' the Gen- eral sald: “For the samo and similar reasons that the Unlun war records are licld a8 official scerets. 1t Is for the protection of the Govern- ment and the people.”* 4 How aro they protected by such a coursel’ “In thls way: If persous wero allowed to como in and {nspeet the muater-rolls, one sodis- posed could draw off the exact listory of a sol- dier, for instance, and personate him in pro- curlng a pensfon, Ile would make his applica- tun, state bis services, ete., sud when fu the ordinary course of business the War Depart. ment recelved a letter from the Pensfon Ofilce asking for the man's record, of courac its roply would agree with his statement, snd the Goy- crnment would he defrauded. The opening of the Union records to the public would at once destroy the safeguards and chiccks designed for the protection of the Goverument and the cople. “'im 18 It so with the Confederate records?” “Yes, to & very great extent. In onc way and another they have cost the Government o large sumn. Appropriations have been made for their compilation and printing, and whenever Congress wishies to publish them It canot course do z0. Up to this time some thirteen volumes of five and six huudred pages each arc réady. These include tho battle records up to about 1868, Aud when they are published maps of the battle-flelds and pozitions of the troups hav! been prepared to oecompany them. The matter is 8o arenuccd that the historisn will find the history of each battle vomblete by ftaclr," “Who will get these bouks(" “The purpose, ns I understand it, is to print the usual number for members of Congress, public lbrarica, and Institutions of Jearniog, and bestdes this a number for the people, pore haps suiticlent when eold to reimburse the Uovernment for fts outlay fnthe purchase and preparation and printing.'t #Not wneh voncealinent {n that plani* and concealment {a not the purpose. Why, for two_days the late Coutederate Pust- master-General was engaced fn an examination of the archives, A few days ago Col. Mosby requested o copy of one of ‘the papers relatinis to a battle of J, E. I Stuort's, aod it was promptly furnished him. The Hon, Mr, Beales and Mr. Vance, of North Carolina, asked for voples of papers and they were given, as well as to uther members of Congrees, and auy respect- able cditor in the country van get a copy of uny paper he asks for, provided it s not one fu which the Governinent and the people are futer- ested for ita protection.” “\What sort of papers are thosel " “They bLelong to the class having a legal value—pancrs containing cvidence which may be ealled for in the Court of Clalms or by the Houthern Clalins Commission, There are those who bave clalmed to bo Union men during the ‘War, and, when askingafor payment from the Government for damnges sustained, tho archives have revealed ovidence that they hiad beea once compensated, or that they wero not Unlon imen atall, 1t standsto reason that hundreds of claim-agents and epecylators would be glud to come In and copy off “fhese docuiuents; and then agaiu there are bublishers who offer large sums for the orivilege of ransacking the archives and making selections, No wonder that complaints arc heand that access to the arehives §s denfed; but they cowne from persons, s8 4 rule, who havo adirect monetary interest in obtalnipg coples. For ull legitimate pur- poacs, cobles of papers can be obtalned of tho class that will flnally be printed.” « And about what proportion {s thati" ¢ Why nearly il Intho endonly a few will be bield back.!” * \What is being done with our own recordsi' “The battle records are being compiled aug uranged for printing, side by side with thoso of the Confeduracy, but they are more sbridred than the latter. Tna two will tnake, when com- pleted, perhaps a hundred voluiucs, cinbracing a more perlcet history of o war than was ever written before, und furnlshieg for the histo- rlans of the Republic unbounded material, In- tluite palns have been taken by the compllers to have all names aud dates correct, and the work will ba pushed just as fast as Congressfurnishics the meaus.” * fas much of the matter been printed?™ “The thirtcen volumes referred to have been sct upond printed {u the Department, 0 that tho Government printers cun huve pertect copy. The archives, for thu masl part bave becn stored fn the Wioder bulldioz. which Is as near tire-proof us nnf‘ wo have, This matter [ take pleasuro tn explaiuing to persons houcstly in- quiring, and when it ls understood the courac In regard to tho care and protection of the archives adopted by the Dopartinent is approved.” NOTES AND NEWS, SILVER AND GOLD. Spectat Dispatch to The Tridune, WasniNatoy, D, C., March 17.—During tho hearlng which the Banking and Currency Com- wittee gave Becrctary Shermau, the latter ex- preseed the opinfon that, under the present Sflver law, it would be possivle to keep 50, 000,000 or 60,000,000, and perhaps 100,000,000 of silver dollars at par witn the bestsnoney atloat, eitber paper or gold, but that this could only be done, in Lis oplnjon, under ths law as It stands; by which be weant to discourage the {ssulug ot silver-bulilon certificates st par in goid, Dr. Linderman stated, and ju this state- ment Bherman concurred, that, so far as their knowledge oxtcuded, no gold certificates had ever been lssued on gzold Dbullion, but only uoon gold coln. Tho Becretarystated that he bad $109,000,000 in gold coin, of which £100,000,000 are in New York. Mo had only $1,000,000 of gold bullion, which was all in Now York. Is was bulllon sesultiug frowm s iuelting of Euglish suvereigns, CONTENTS. The indications arc that the Housa Eloctions Comtitteo proj to refer the South Carolina contested election case back to thu rwple. It scems probable, also, that Field, the sltting meuwber from the Hoston District, will zetain ‘I;!l‘m‘:‘.t and that Dean, the coutestant, will be elcal THUE CUSTOMS BRAUDS. A gentleman a loog time copuccted with the Cons, servico wakes somo statements which the Commission just seat to Chicago to fuves- tleate the chasges of yadervaluation o Now York will do well to conslder. This gentle: snys that undervaluations are undoub: Pm.{lced to a large extent by fraudulent’y ® orged Consular certificates of fnvolces, 7" reported that at one time the Consular scals and the accompanying . papers of an_impor- tant European Consulate could be pur- chased in New , York City for 50 vents each. This was not necessarily an imputation upon the Consul, but shows that there wasa market for such things, and that some {mporters must buy them. Thisis ren- dered nore probable by the fact that the for- elgn Importers regard the oath required by the United 8tates law tobe made before a Consul as a mere matler of forip, and would not hesi- tate to violate It. A French lawyer, who has examined the question, glvesthe opinlon that, usdcr the laws of France, perjury is nots crite, TIIE CHERK OF TIIE SCRIP-SIIARKS. The Valeutine scrip wmen clalin that Congress van do nothing to interfere with any "5"" they tnay have sccured under the locations they have already made or given notice of making, for the reason that, as they put it, their rights, if any, have become vested, and Congress canoot di- vert them by a retroactive law. ANDERSON, ‘The Louisiana Republicans here have received no information to-lay respecting the action of the Bupreme Court of that 8tate to-morrow lu tho case of Anderson. Thero are some feara that the Court may not to-morrow decide to grant a new trial, and that It may make no de- clsion, Tho atnouncemunt of the declsion can e postponed for two wecks, but the special acasion of the Legislature must terminate Friday next, aud, after that thne, Giov.~ Nicholls cannot pardon _Anderson untll the Legistature mn}enul in Deceniber. ‘The Loulslana Republicany'hicre have informa- tion that Gov. Nicholis wili not pardon Ander- #on {f the Supreme Conrt refuses him o new trial, and that he will not pardon i, 1f a8 atl, Lefore the Supreme Court renders its deelsion, Secretary 8herman, however, appears to enter- tain a different oplnion. GOVEKNMENT DIRECTORS. WasmixaroN, D. C., Marclh 17.—1t s proba- ble that the new gpw‘mmenu of (iovernment Dircetors of the Uniun Padfie Rallroad will be annonneed to-morrow. Charles F. Adamy, Jr., of Massachusetts, and C. W, Chadwick, of Con- necticut, will arrive here fn the morning and bave an Intersiew with Recretary Schurz with reference to thelr acceptance of bositions on the Board of Directors, wheu they will determine whether or not to accept tho appointments proffered them, BXPORTI, . : The followlng ?lmpnl! shows thoe exoorts of anhinal products fromn the United States for the month of l-‘v:hrunr{: Bacun and hhms, 20, 1bs; pork, 504,115 1bs; pickled beef, 4, 1ol fresd beef, 3,504,504 lbs; lard, $1.565.%: 1ba; tallow, §,177,601 Ibs; butter, 721,404 1bs; cheese, 3,324,720 1ba: nggregate valie, $13,6%5,- 218, Value of exports frum New York during the month, $9,734,025. CRIME. MURDER. £pectnl Dispatch fo The Tyilune, IxptaNAPOLIS, lnd.. March 17.—To-night, a little after 8 o’clock, what sccms to be a cold- blooded murder was committed on Washington street, near Merldian. A Democrstie ward pol- tictan named J. W, Bolan, o one-armed man who was formerly on the police force when the city was under Democratic control, was talking with W. A, Hagshire, a prominent citizen,in front ot a shoe store owned by the latter, when Danicl Maloney eamuup and called Bolana vile epithet, at tho same time denying some statemont he had made. Bolan warned him not to repeat the offense; but again he called him the foul name, whercupon Bolan pulled out "his revolver and shot threo times, all the balls entering Mahoney's body, and almost instantly killlng him. Bolan®was at unce nrrested, and at the statlon-house expressed satisfuction at the death of Mahoucy, saying he aimed for him, fntended to shoot Mm, ond {f the same circum- stauces ovcwrred to-morrow, lie would do the samoe thing. .. Mahoney was a marricd man, und had a wife and ‘five children. He was n teamster, und ordinarily was o quiet and pesceablo man, 1t s probable ho was o little under tue iufluence of lquor, growlne out of 8t. Patrick's celeuration, Bolan acknowl- edees ko did not know his vietim, end had no ol;:er grievance than - the utterance of the in. sult, WASHED Wit TILAN 8NOW, Syecial Tiisputeh to The Tribune. NAsuviLLE, Tenn,, March 17.~It having been announced that the Mctholists would Laptize the Brazil brothers, to be hanged at Cookerville on the 27th Inst, for the murder of Russell Alll- son, nt 4 o'clock this aftecnoon, an hnmense crowd gathered Lefore thy jall, partly through religious zeal and partly throuch curlosity, The potice had to o statfoncd ot the cntrance to keep the swaying crowid back. Onlya few wero admitted at a thue until the yard of the jall was packed with people. Nearly 200 ladies were present when the two prisoners were brought from the cell. An open space had Leen pro- vided, Many ladles wept during the adiinis- tratiun of the baptlemal rite, The greatest atilincss pervaded “the crowd. The prisoncrs manifested the deepest concern, aml at the close expressed the hope that they would meet all fn Heaveu. ——— A FUGITIVE KILLED. 87, Louis, March 17.—~The porticulars of the killing of Luke Taylor, n negro, for un attempt- «ed rape ot Pliot Grove, Mo, have been recelved, The place Is a small statlon on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Road. Taylor was in the em- ploy of Hudolph Sculottshauer. While the fat- ter wos from homo the negro was caught by Mrs, Schluttshauer fu the act of Lr{h)z toravish their little daughter, 0 yoars old. Tl ran away, and, In the search, a man - named 1, T, Cross- white camu upon the lugitiveo and ordered him to lolt. “Taylor attempted to get away und Crosswhite shot Lim dead, A CARPLET-BAGGER. New Youk, Murch 17.—A speclal from New Haven, Coon., says & Bouth Carolina otlleer, on & requisition from Gov. Hampton, Thursday ob- tained an onder from Gov, Hubbard, of this Btate, for the arrest of ., H. Kimptow, ex-finan- cfal agent of the Ring which sold the illegul bands of the State of Bouth Caroliua, Kuwpton {s supposcd to bave left the city. —_— NOT GUILTY. Bpeetal Dispateh to The Tribune. 87, Joscru, Mo, March 18.—The trial of Robert Black, for the murder of Jamea Bates, terminated to-day In a verdict of not gulity. ‘The jury was outronty & few minutes. The Court-House was crowded to ité utmost vapacity, and the result awalted with decp ‘Tho verdict was receiyed with ap- Interest. plause, - . PARDONED, Apectal Dispaich to The Tridume. ApniaN, Mich, March 16.—Carlos D), Wood- ward was pardoned by Gov. Croswell to-day from tho State Prison, he belng in the last stagus of cousumption, and the prison oflicers certifying that i would be an act of humaniy toallow biny to return home to die, tlo was sent from Herrien County fu 1375 on & five years® teria for polygamny. ' ROBBERY.' Bpectal Dispaich 10 The Tridune, GRAXD Ravips, 3lich., March 17.—Judson L. Colby, a young son of tha propgictor of a Park- place fashiopable public boardiug-bouse, was found early this morning on-a Unloa side- track, just in front of & sterting freight-tratn, lle was inscusible, baving been rubbed of $50 and a gold watch, drugged, and feft to porish, tha would-be murderers expocting s truin would pass before daylight, C— A BEMARKABLE FEAT. Bostox, March 17.—Danlel Dwyer and Wil- fam Haywood, each under 10 ycars, sentenced to the Btate Prison, broke from their guards while passing torough the ysrd thls morning, and, runoing up to the third story of the work- shop, fasteucd a'door Leblnd them. Before the officers could reach them they rana loog plaik out of a window, the end belng fastencd undcr a steamplpe and forming s spring-board, and, suoning out upon- it, Haywood wade o _desperatq leap clesu over the wall uoder tho fira of two guards, &Y nd alighted safely on the ground, Dwyer miseed his footing l’nd fell thirty feot to {ho @round, breaking leg and recelving other fn- urjes. Haywood was shortly after recapturea in Somersille and returned to his quarters, His running leap from a third story over a wall to the strect besond withott injary (s one of the :::o;ix.w r:mnrknblc focidents o tholfst of prison o ——— ARREST OF A ROBBER. Los Axaruzs, Cal., March 17.—The man who tobbed Temple & Workman's Bank some threa weeks age proves to be C. D. Phelps, a book keeper of the United States Assignee in Bank- ruptey of tho defunct firm of Temple & Work- man, and the money was hurled on the summit of hill back of the city. 1t was all recovered, g:llll!lpl was committed {o defsult of $10,000 MOBBED. Fpeclat Dispateh to The Tribune, Karastazoo, Mich., March 10.—Lyman K. Holmes, Township Treasurer of Bioomingdale, Van Buren County, was robbed last night of 8300by highwaymen who found him-in his stable, and gagged and relieved him of tha above sum. ARRESTED. Fpectal Disputch to Tha Tridune, 35 Bostox, March 17.—Detective Hartman, of Chlcago, arrested Henry Johnson, of Che! last night, on & requisition from Goy. Cullom. The charge Is grand larceny in Chieago, whithe the prisoner will be taken wmur;fif i d CASUALTIES. BURNED TO DEATH. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribuna, 2 GRAXD Rarins, Mich., March 10.—About 11 o'clock to-night a fire was discovered in a room on the third floor of No. 83 Monroe street. In- vestization revealed the fact that an occupant in a room at Mrs, Moody's iad been burned In o fatal manner, When found, she was lying on the floor fnsensible, her clothing entlzely burned ofl. Ather feet was a kerosene-lamp, broken and empty. She Is wlive at this hour, mid- night, but cannot survive. Whether the lamp exploded or feli to the floor ia not known, The owupants of the sanie huilding heard no nolse, and was unaware of tho sccident uutll the alarm had been given from tho opposite side of tho strcet, She was a married woman, but her husband {8 not at home. BLASTING FATALITY. Speetal Dispateh to The Tribune, Gataxa, Il March 10,.—John Flynn, a ret. dent of this county, snd the father of ning children, was accidentally kliled this forenoon white blasting stumps on the land of T. Leakey, near Bella mills, by the premature explosion of & charze of powder, A larzo splinter struck Flynn In the back, causing internal fnjurics from which he died svon after. B + * POISONED. Bpectal Dispatch ¢n The Tridune, ANN Anwoz, Mich., March 16.—Danicl 8mith, of Ypsilantl, an old farmer aged 80 ycars, polsoned himself fatally to-dsy by helplug him. seif toa driuk of butter of antimony, which he thought to be rum, in Van Tayles' drug-store, All attempts to savo him proved ineffectual, CANADA. St. Pairick=The Adulteration of Batterw Tee—Tho New Liquor Law—Tired of @ Bummer Pacific Rallway, Ete, Special Dispateh to The Trivune, MONTRE4w, March 17.—The almost nightly disturbances and attempted aseasslnations of the past week were reforred toin all the Protest. ant churches of the city to-day, aud were un- sparinzly denounced. . 7 .-.Members of the Irish Cathollc Unlom, num- . bering abont 4,000, marched” in procession through the principal streets, In celebration of 8t, Patrick's Day. The Irish natfonal societles took no purt In the display, out of reapect totho wemory of the late Pope. The celebration was not 50 Imposiog as usual on the anniversary of St. Patrick’s nationa) day. - No disturbauce of eny kind was reported. 1u o list of articles of food examined by pub- 1lc analysts by the dircction of tho Qovernment, out of forty-niua samples of butter snalyzed in ‘Turounto, Montreal, Quebee, and Hallfax, twen- ty-three were found to be adulterated. The Quebee officer suys of twelvo samples,—all ho examined,—* No fatsy matter*'; and the Toron- to ofticlal aavs of hia twelve lots, * Not adulter- ated to any extent.”. But, out of ten specl- mens, the Hallfax analyst finds one adulterated with 30 per cent of becf-suct, whilst five aro raucid; and the Mantreal expert declarcs every vneof lis fifteen sawples to he faulty, being cither mixed with otber fats, os he says hait were, or containing an cxcess of water, milk, ot salt,—one samplo showing 24 per cent of salt. The Torouto officer, Dr. Ellls, says that he has met with nothing to show that tho practics of substituting other fats for butter is resorted 10 {u this country; but Dr, Baker Edwards, of Moutreat, fiuds beel and mutton drippings in ‘most of thw soft butter submitted to him, and he wanta it called wholesome bLutterine, The Inland-Revenus report says all the samples collected by Dr. Edwards were mostly taken from obscura dealera in tho Bonsecour Market, Montreal, who scll cheap butter, made {n the nclghborhood, to the poorer classcs of the pop- ulation; and that no one of the samples fairly represented the bulk of the butter shipped to Eoglang, To account for the recent sweoplng statcment in the North-Britsh Agriculturist, that Canndian butter was made from petroleum and aninal fats, it §s said that, In the scason of 1576, fully o quarter of the butter shipped from Montreal was brought from the Unlted States by dishoucst Canadian dealers, aud branded and sbipped as Cauadiun, although the bulk of It ‘was greasc, and untic for food. Buecint Dispatch to Ths Tribune. ‘ToroxTo, Mareh 17.—A party.from St Louls i3 now in this city, with the object of purchasing, for a brewery tirin o Missouri, 500 tons of fce. 16 has been offered lake {ce bers at $1 per tou, and the rall freizht will cost 845 per car, or say $60 delivered an the Missouri Rlver,~cquivae leut to about a third of o cent per pound. Specinl Dispaich to The Triduns, OttAwa, March 17.—Tl:e main provisions of tho uiew ‘lemperanca act of the Uovernment are us follows: ‘The whule proreedings will be care ricd out by machinery pravidel by the Domin- {on Guvernmeot, 'Tha lmits of a local pers inissive law, when voted, wmil be thuse of coun- tics or cltes, 1he vote to be hv haliot. Afiub tion sizned by oue-fourts of the e'e=nrs will be presentey to the Goveroor tn Coun~l, and his roclamation will be (ho Instrument used to P“ he att i motion aod declars the local by-law in force. A 13w oore snactad will be in force threo years, and onts fenealstlo then on a petd- tion similar tu ul} res: to the one on which the originar provecdiuie is founded, The vote will be pro.cctes from iraud aud the influeace of currupt practies by heavy penaliies. Where o by-lim {3 carricd, the sale of liquor will be vzotbited whsolutely, except fornodleal, sacramental, or mechanical purposes, and, in those eases, under suiingent clrcuinstances ouly, Manufacturers and wholesale vonders in a pro- hihived district will be held 1esponsitie for suy liyuor sold by them being remouved from the district for use. The Dunkin act, whers in foree, will not be disturbed, except at the wish of the people. ftis lmroulhlo that any oill of this nature shall be pericct in every detals, but It is belleved the measure is 83 completu as it is wlslblu to make it in the absence of actual ex- berience, x . Nutice of amotion has been given inthe Senate, to the effect that the House regrets * That the modo adopted by the Goverument in relation to the ccustruction of the Pacific Rallway invalves the expeoditure of & large amount of moncy without any corresponding beneficl 1 wult cial Dispatch 12 Tho Tribuna, Toe 8 . Haririx, March 17.—The latcst sensation in volitical circles is an articlo in the CAronicle al- leging that §1,000 was given Lo & member of the Assuinbly, and a supporter of the Uovern- ment, to juduce bim to vote with the Opposi- tion. Altcr keoplug the wousy for gome time, it saye, It was _returued tothe me of the Upposition, The matter was brougbt before the House, whea the prominent members op- posed to the Goverument all dented knowledze of the affair, It was referved to the Committes on Privileges.