Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 5, 1878, Page 5

was an interesting experiment tried some elght or ten yeara ago in Montreal, where some mad wags got uv o petition—it was on the 1st of April—asking the Gosernor-General and Par- Jlament to o1der the immediate excention of all the signers! \With this cheerful document a couple of canvassers sct out In tlie morning,and by night every prominent resident of the city bad sigued it e —m——— Mr. MCCARN, of 8t. Louis, hias struck it rich {n his 8-year-old daughter, who has an irresisti- plemania for swallowiug dimes and ulckels. st time she was snbmitted toan assay the anned out $1.15, Her name being EMMA, her Fond and fortunate father naturally calls her wEuMa, mive.” et —— are sald to bo twenty-five competitors gq'::f: e"“ in Cobgress confronting Mr, Beve gracn Dovaras, of Virginta, Uy Judiclons trestment with bromide of potassium and ab- slothe tea hie can reduce thelr number to about twelve, and thon beat these 1n a scrub race. e e— Our New York namesake says that ‘‘the Re. publicsn party would be very much improved by expericnce of defeat.”* W fancied from our pamesske's course that it entertained some such convictlon, e —— An obsequlous’ flatterer, belonging to the A, .P. A calls Mr. [fowz tho “Sittine Bull of the President'shostiles,”” ' Bquutting Calt* would be better. e fils intimate friends say that since Judgo Prarcurorp's decision Br. TiLveN looks 280 years ol PERSONALS. Joaquin Miller promises to go abrosd and mever return. Tha Washington Jenkinaess, ! Miss Grun- dy," wears & necklace of trade dollars. Thoy arc i werry cheap, but Allng." Mr. Kimball made his appoarance at tha Church of {he Measiah, Drookiyn, on Sanday last, and ralsed §20,200 towarda clearing off a debt of $35,000. Don Oameron’s wodding and tho Ponnsyl- vania Republican Conventicn have been fized for the samo asy, snd if the Conventlon isn't etopped the wedding can't go on. Thomas Bailoy Aldrich’s wifo is to appoar with Lawrence Darrett in Howells' play, **A Coupterfeit Presentmont,” with which all recent readers of the Atlantic are famillar, Miss Terry, tho Baroness Blano that is to be, lsamiable, ictelligent, and gracoful, with a styiieh beating, & slender, willowy form, n clesr Uronette complexion, sparkling dark eyes, and ahundant dark hale, Congressman Waddoll, of North Carolins, who has been fnvited by the cx-Unlon soldlers of New York lo addreas the G. A. . un the 3d prox., belleves that he 1a the firat Confederate 10 whom such & compliment has beon paid, The Counteas Dncliatel is dond. Bha was the widow of Louls Phillppe's Minlster of the In- terlor, and for many years had held a miniatare court &t her famous ckatean, Mirambeau, which ‘was bullt 1 exact Imitation of the Tuileries. The Osbinot meetings arc held at a big tablo of dark wood, coverod with red morocco, In which are seven drawers, one for each Becretary, ‘Tho President at all times during offica hours sits attne head of this table with hle papers In front of him, andabig, fresh bouguot of flowers at his slde, Cowan, tho Radical M. P. for Nowenatle- on-Tyne, snd probable suceessor of Johu Dright in the leadership of tho party, is o rislng orator of cn. thaslesm, vizor, and picturesque power. llcls o short, thick-sot man, of perhaps 85, dressed liko tho boss of o railway gang, with a large wide- awako bat. o owns s newspaper, and was much vleased, when ho made a speech on the Bulgarlan atrocitles, t his quotation from the **Slege of Cornth Aa yo peel tho fig when tho frult s freab," uppear ** An ye feed tha plg, " etc, Liout, Longneckar, U, 8. N., just bofore the Wyoming enlled for Franco, with her cargo of Amierican exhiblts for the Exposition, ran down to Philadeiohis and got married, to the surprise not only of hls own friends, but of thoso of his wife. As ladies aro not allowad to travel on.vesscls bee longing to tha navy, ho shipped Mrs, L. to Parls bystramer and smicd o day lator himeclt in the Wyomlng, but, after getting about hal? way over, the lattor slow and rotion old tab had to put about and return ta Brovklyn, so there Mrs, Longneckar 1s, and here Liout. Longneckar s, A Porisian papor gives somo interesting ‘Doles about the leadiug Garman artists who had to leava Parls atthe outbronk of the war of 1870.'1. Hellbuth has scttled in London; Brendel, tho Palnter of ahieew, has not returnvd, his ago having withdrawn him from nctive art labor; Schenk, an artht fn the samo line, hns becomo a Fronch ¢itizon, and dwells in the environs of tho Foreat of Fontalneblesu; Schroger, the horse-painter, Days occamonal visita to the Fronch Capltal; Kuwauez, the marine-patntor, and Sain, whoso histoneal works are welliknown, died lterally of griet wt tho friondehipa broken aud pleasant methods ot Jite and study {ntorrapted by tho war, A Fronch paper tolls o oharming atory bout the two chirmiug painters, Diaz and Rous- Seat, who, when young, went to Parls to soll some pletures, *41'va found o Jolly dealer, " said Dius one day, **but, of caurss, wo'll have to callon Bim, Pl coma round for you at 11 some of theso 98ys, 0nd wo'll go togetlier,” **\What day" sald )I(:zunun. with n yawn. *+0, Wednosday, say." But 1 never can tell Wedncadny from sny othor day: makea more definito sppolutment.” *'Waell," ;:ld }.“'f' +*let's mect st 116n the first vonshing iy H“That's someshing llke, " eald Hossenui “I'll be on hand, thlnge,” I lko exactitude in wuch Leo XIIL has had stormy timo with his ::h;an:rdl, lm!n whom te withheld the gratuity® 4 thrae monthy pay usoally given by a nowly- ::eud Pope. 1lad wat Ligut. Mayer cscaped & W08 starcase, the mutinecrs would have kilicd m:" thireo of them barricaded themaclves in & “"m 2and threatenod to shoot any ono who. entered; Pontificat Rendarmos, who hato the Swies like boléon, wanted to clean them out, and there wass. w;:ly.\!unml Il the L'opo eave the thlrly-Gvo Tebels 20 france aplece and packed them off home, e forty who remain are clderly wen, who don't are to forges thy b mlm':. ¢ pensions to which they will soon l:::};;'thufrrueh headsman, has oxecuted ers during thesix years that have elapsed :’:I;OI(A.DHI 4, 1472 ssumed his ghestly oflice, M l: ly: 10 in 1872 (nino months), 17 tn 1878, 13 ° m’“. 10 18 1875, 10 In 1870, 11 In 1877, and 3 o, 7]8 (threo months). Ouns of tho criminals bee o «lwas & wonisn., On seven occaslons two g_hlanurl Wwero exceuted on ho wams scafuld, e longest time botwaen exccutions was 150 days, z twoen Jan. & and June 13, 1870, April 16 tho 2 l:nlh moat alfected, loading with 10 executlons; 0ly and Octobor coma next, cach with 0; June b 8} Janunry and Ducomnber, 7 each; Septewm- er, 0; March and Avgust, each 6; Febroary, 4; May, 3; and November only 1, U They are golng to drumatiza ¢ ©Of Wakeflold" in England, They hl’f: ’Alfl:;; 's Prog. " The solos by the angels in tho b s ngkored, end thero §8 3 terrigo cnm{rl‘::l‘:v‘::l: Christian and Apollyon, which alono 1x worih the Prico of admiesion, Near Huddersficld two rval gompanles of atrallers aro playing **Josoph and Lis Brothren," and the leadlug gontlemen haye Tuatch for §3 n side, tha best JosepA to take lgc-. The Eoglish corrcapondent of tha London Ztmes says: **When I saw the Acering. toultes play fn local ball In the North, ono of PAaraok's oficers was dressod partly in the cos- Yuwe of @ policaman, while Jeaae wore & long Smock-frock over a pair of corduroy breeches, ™ “Thn English Parhament bas voted £5,000 il .bnrd Cochrane, this sum representing tho pay o e grandfatber, Lord Duudonald, forthe period bs oxcluslou from the Bintlsh navy. Lord Dun- fooald was falely uccused of taking part Ina “n.mu #tock jgbhmx conspiracy about the tme of battle of Waterloo, whan a bogus A, D. C, in mc:nn Pusted cousplcuously to Lundon with dis- Fhu" Aot an engugement that bad not takon — Cashior faed, and Jwprisoued, but be “‘;:ds.a-n or Bxhting horoleally bu the cause o uth American Hepobilcs agulnst Soain and WaTecce agalast Turkey, seturned to England to m’:‘l for many years big struggle to have his churac~ lhu:“h"d' Step by atep ho was successful, and . 'ufl:fi:“{; %l:wu restored bis tn- e Bath to thelr placy tn :h::th"l of Honry VK., and now to :um‘jflu tho 4 Of sonoment biv grandchildren have recelvea dramatized and prescatod **Tha Plign; Fea THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1878 WASHINGTON. Secretary Sherman Again Before the House Bank- ing Committee, Ho Clings with Great Tenacity to His Resumption Project, And Givos an Ahundance of Rea- sons for the Faith that Is in Mim. Mr, Doorkeoper Polk Removed, and Gone to Mest " Biger Man" Fitzhugh, Elghty Democrats Vote to Re- tain the Self-Convicted Vio- lator of the Law. Among Whom Was the New Re- cruit from the Essex (Mass.) District, The Prospect of Passing the Tariff Bill Bolieved to Be Daily Im- proving. Speaker Randall Expresses Him- self in Favor of the Pend- ing Measure. RESUMPTION. SECRETARY SHEKMAN AGAIN DXPORE TIR KOUSE COMMITTEE, Speetal Dispatch fo The Tridune. Wasmxoron, D. C., April 4.—Socretury Sher- man was examined for threo hours more to«lay by the JTouse Commitico on Banking and Cur- rency. The followlng are some of the moro important points of his statemeut: Ho insisted on the ability to resume Jan. 1. o would bo absolutely certalt of resumnption if Congress would glve lim tho 810,000,000 rescrve for which hic asks, IIc thought the Natlonal Banks coulil not pussibly combina to exhaust the gold in the Treasury, aud that it would be fmpossiblo to accumulute large cnougl masses of legal- tender to seriously etabarrass resumption. The appreclation of legal-tender would be In pro- portion to the dralu of gold, and, as o natural result, would ¢ DEPEAT ANY BUCIL COMDINATION, 1Mo thought no legisiation was uecessary. Tho Eugltsh Bank nct makes no provision for sus- pension of specio payment; netther does oura, 1t ctreumstances made it necessary to suspend, Congress would hays toact, A European war, he thought, would creato an extraordivary de- mand for our products, and would appreciate our securities. As to tho rcturn of bonds, anid couscquent draln of gold, Sherman sald that, If Coungress would provide the 810,009,000 reserve, with tho reserve on haud, and with tho §70,- 000,000 for which tho National Banks would b responsible, TUERR WOULD DB NO TROUDLE in malntalning speclo resumption. o did not think that reswnption would lujure the Nation- ol Banks, and did not belleve the deposits would all b demanded, He thought in the event of any combination the Treasury would be stronger thau the banks. flothen admitted that 1€ there should be such a strain upon tho Treas- ury he would relssuc greenbacks aud scll bonds untli he was strong enough. The fact thnt Congress would be in session Just prior to tho date fixed for resump- tion, would, bio thought, make 1t certain that necessary legislation would be provided for any omergeney. Ile thought, In order to make re- sumptlon perfectly safe, it would bo better to havo tha legal-tenders reduced to £300,000,000 by Jau. 1, 1679, but that it would not stop re- sumption if the volwno fs not reduced to that Nwit. To the Western Assoclated Prics, Wasuinaroy, D. C., April 4—The confer- unee between Seerctary Shormun und the House Committes ou Banking and Currency in regard to the Resumtion act waa resumed to-day, It opened with a comparison between the ability of ths Government to resume and malntaln epe- ¢lo puyments sud that of the Bank of England, the Beeretary fnsistiug uvon it that the Govern. ment was u cqually good {f not in better con- dition than the Bank.of England. After this polnt had been thoroughly exhausted, Mr. Ew- Ing nskea the Hecretary whers snd low bhe expected to got tho' additioual millions of gold which he required by the 1st of Junuary, 18i0. Bocrotary Sherman—You must aco that for meto stuto too closely what T propose to do might keep tmo from doing what Iexpect to do, aud therefore [ will auswer your question just as far as I think you will say I ouzht togo. I uuswer, malnly from TIR BALE OF DONDS, ¢! Indecd, in the present condition of the revenue, ‘W cannot expeet tnuch help from the surplus revenuo except so far as that surplus revenue may be applied to the paymeut of grecobacks wnd to Lhe redomption of fractlonal cur- rency inald of the Bluking Fund. To that ex- teut 1 think wo cau rely upon revenus enough to retire United Statos uotes redeomed under the Rosumption act, so that I would say thut we cau get Uity imlilions of ¢old additional by thoe sale bonds, As to the kind of bouds that I would sell, and as to bow I would sell them, ete,, L ought uot to say any- thive on that subject atb present, becauss you ought to allow mo, as oxocutive ofticer, fn the exereiss of & very delieate discretion, YHED POWER TO ACP a8 I iiink righit ot the momeut, holding me ro- sponstble for my action aftorwards. As to what bonds 1 will sell, or whero I will scll them, or Jow 1 will scll thew,—ss that 44 a discretionary power with the Secretary,~Ijought not to declde that now, but to deeido It a the caso arises, Mr. Ewlig—1 underatood You to say 1 your Interviow with thu Scnate Commities that you would have to rely upon tao natural cursenta of trado to cnable you to scll,—that v, that there caunot be o largo sale of Lopds for colts abroad. 1t 8 uot on 8 foreien salo that you ure relylugt Mr. Buerm -Nut av all, but on o saleat bowe. Perhavs 1 mlrm. a3 well say that, if 1 can get two-thirds of this year's supply of gold and stiver, it will amount o a good deal more Al , 000,000, %0 that 1 dun't have to go sbroad tor gold. If we can keep uur owngold aud sllver frow golng ubroad it is mora thau I waut. ‘The Chairmau—For thls £30,000,000 addition- al, Isuppose, you rely to s extent ou thoe eolnage of silvert Becretary Sherman—To some extent silver and gold we conalder tho same under the law, 3lr, Ewlug—Do you expeet tu pay out tho sil- Yer dollar colned by you for current expenses or only for coln liabflitics, or to heard §% for ro- sumption Secretary Bherman—| c now guey Blierman—L expect to pay i ont 1¥ EXCHANGE FOR GOLD COLY, or for stlver bulilon, 1 am pcrlwll)" free to l;:‘lyu thequestion fully, because on that point, Il CF consultiug with ey wembers uf both ,Unlhl_!l. 1 bave wads up wy mind what the law rrlu_u 5- e tado. 1 proposerto fasue alf the » mr ollars that are demanded fu exchauge for gol .cmn. That has been Kolug uu Lo some ex- tent; tow far I canuot tell. Tuen I proposs to use silver in payaicut for stlver bullion, which 1 £4u Gu ot pat 1o gold without uny loss alter thy first tve milions burchssed, for wuich 8u appropristion wus made in the Sliver bill. [ then Tropuss 1o buy sl tha rest of the sliver buthion wbich I need under thy law with sily: vol. As a wstter of courss, sume of that sllver cotu will go futo creulation,—bow much, 1 do pot kuow. ‘Ibe wore the better for us, but most of It, I taku it, will by transferred to the Treasury for sliver certificates, and those stiver certidcates Wil cuwie futo the Treasury IN FAYMENT OF LUTIZS, and {u thet way, pructically, the stiver witl bo- long to the GGovernment azaln. Until sfiver fa 20 nbundant that it becomes the acknowledeed hasls of coln transactlons, we cannot pay out that sllver for oridinary cxpenses of the (iovern- ment, becanse we haye not enough to pay all the expenditures Iu sliver. and if silver is malntained ot par with gold, ond the Unlted Statea notes are below par with zofd, wa cannot discriminate In favor of any class of creditors, We wuould therefore have to hold silver at par with gold until wo cither have enough to pay cverything with it or unt!l the legal-tender notes are practically at par with gold and siiver. ‘This s 8 matter over which | have no more control than any other cltizen. The silver dollars being re- celvable for duties, MUST NECEIVE TRIEM, and T could nut prevent, If I tried, stiver from coming fnto the Treasury cither for silver certificates or in payment” of dutles. As to whben 1 will commence paying them out for the current expenditures of the Government or in payment of Intescst or the principal of the ilebt 1 cannot tell, becauss that would depend upon the quality of the three kinds of cur. reney,~gold, siiver, and oaper, I do not know wheiber I make myscll understood, but that is the general fdea I have in my mind. Asa mat- ter of course, ft lmlufi a grest discretionary power with which you have {nvested the ollice of Scueurly of the Treasury, while I hotd the office 1 will be very carclul to exercise that ower su a8 to carry ouit fn good faith thelaw as ‘ougreas has passed {t, and that law, I tnink, contemplates that gold, sitver, and paper money shall all be brougit on an e ulvnh:nei. Coming to the question of the Sinking Fund, Mr. Ewing asked whethcr any law-oflicer of the Government, or any 8ecretary of the Treasury, had given a written” oplulon that the Sinking Fund was to be composed merely of surplus revenue, in the construction of that rection of the Revised Statutes which sags that the income from customs shall bo appiled, first to the fn- coma on the publledebt, and second to the 8inking Fund. Becretary Bherman—I can only say to you that eatablished custom, as well as the theory of our Governmeut, would scem to require that any sinking tund vrovided for the extinguish- ment of adebt cannot be spolied until after alt the current demands on our rovenues are paid, otherwise the TREASURY WOULD BE DANKRUPT whenever there was a temporary falling off In revenue, From the necessity of the case, any Becretary of the Treasury was compelied to pay current demauds on revenue betore bie paid the Binking Fund, just as the maunager of a rail- road, whether mortgaged or uot, wouid be bound to pay his hands and furnish fuel to run s locomotives before bis would pay interest on the tirst bonded debt. Up to the panie of 1873, the publle debt was belng reduced all the time, and we pald more durlng all those years than the law required on what we call the Slukine Fund,~that Is, the redemption of the debt. Thoe timymem. came {rom the sur- plus revenues, and g0 it continuod until 1678, Then all at onco there was A DEFICIENCY OF $16,000,000. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury, as a matter of course, would go on and pay the ordlnary ex- penses first, and [ there was” any deficlency he would report that tlcfic(enc{ to Congress, and 1f therg wes any fauit about 1t, It was with Con- cus, for Coniress should elther provide ad. {tional revenucs to keep up the Sinking Fuud or else should reduce the sppropriations. As Congress did mnot fecl disposed (and I think rightfully—[ was In Congress mysclf at the time, and take my sbare of uelbility) to lovy ucw taxes upon the peopls in a time of reat distress, this deficlency fn the Sinking §und was allowed to cuntinue from year to year until now, and I presume 1t wili be” allowed to continue, altbough, II Congress can sce its way clear to levy A TAX UPON TEA AND COPPER tomake good the Blnking Fund, I would likeit very much, but I don't think Congress will do so, Mr Ewing—TIn case of o draln of gold from’ tho Treasury, what mcasurcs would you resort to to check it,—I mean alter resumption? Becretary Shermau—The Treasury ought te ba so strong that the thing would check itself, You can searcely {magine the lm&)mb:lblllllrn ot bustness that, with no outstanding liabilitics that aro not covered by sctual cash on hand except tho $300,000,000° of legral-tender notes, the ‘fmln upon the Uovernment for gold would bo so great as to exhaust a reserve of 2120,000,000. That proporition Is all based not upon tho fact that $120,000,000 would pay ,000,000,~we ol know that s not so,—but upon the fact that it {s limposeible to g-tfior toguther United States notesnud to present them in such u ass and in such a con- tinuous stream, but the very offort to do so would raisc the value of the United States notes. ‘Their confldenca is so great, and tha uecessity for thiein la 80 spparent that such an effort would at ouce DRING TUBM UP TO TAR IN GOLD. I think that a drain_of 85,000,000, $10,000,000, 15,000,000, or §20,000,000 woull at onee tenid to bring up the value ot grecnbacks until they wera at par in gold, aud tiien there would be no nh}'ccl at all in driviug them our, te. Eming—Afterresumption, the greenbacks must remaln at parin gold as lung us tho "Treasury malntalus resutnptiont Seeretary 8herman—Certainly; and while thev are at par in gold they will'not be present. ed fo any considerable extont, Mr. Ewing—Of course, if thers was ao estab- 1lshed difference of 1 per cent or 3¢ per cent bes tween gold aud greenbacks, the Treasury would by broken pretty quick, Hecretary Sherman—Yes, sir, or o difference of o quarter of 1 pervent; thero is no doubt about that. Mr. Ewlng—Therefore, after resnmption, greonbacka must necessarily be at par with gol 80 long ns thie Becretary {s “able to maintaln re. sumollon, Now Iam l\wpoalnr; a case of drain of gold trom tho action of furclen creditors, or from any other cause, and I want to kuow what racans you would resort to to cheek It. Beerctary Sbermau—I do not think that it would be necessary to resort to any means, but it 1t were necessary to devise some means [ would resort to such as have been adopted fn wuther countrit thio TEMPORAIY SUSPENSION OF BPECIN PAYMENT. ‘That i a question for Cungress, Mr. Phlllips—Then do you think tho Seere- tary of the Treasury nus power to suspend spccle paymentt pa 4 atop payiug, That is all that thore fs nbout ft. Mr, Phillips—Would vot a gencrul war in Europe result {u ralsing the orice of gold? Beeretary Sherman—Wiss men dilfer very much upon that point, Ithink that a geocial war fo Europo would give such a dewmand for our agricultural products oud for everything thut we produce and sell that it would probsbly wmspiro conlidence, aod there world 'bo less danuer, My, t'hillios—Might it not raiso the prico of gold as compared with currencyt ‘I'he Chairwan—Or might i oot have the effect of sendivg our bonds here ] Hecretary Sheraan—\We are not bound to pay for our boids UNLESS TUET ARR DUN, Bpecle-payment wmeans the equivalency of gold and paver, 1t 1sou the theory that | per cent dilferencs between gold aud paper will disap- vear before tha 1st of January, or else 1 would not commence speclo-payment. But supposs [ am wistaken? Buppose your fears ars well grounded, aud that 1 am over-sungulue (us vorma people say that I am)i Well, Congress will mect o December, and then tho guestlon will be so apoarent to every mau that, if the He- sumptiou uct cannot bo carried out, I will come to Congress and say that £ Lave not been able to uccumulate thls reserve, or thut an sdverse state of circumstunces has arfsen, ond thae [ at pot able to do what thy Resuwmption act reguires we to do, The next yuestion considered was that of the Natiouat Bauks, Becrotary Shertuau wvald it s nat possible, with the simount of legal-tender uotes which they. held (admitted o be ubout $70,000,000), that thoy could take the whole of them ond present thém to the Treasury, BUCH A TUING IS NOT 1'02810LE, because thu banks could uul bu brought into suything like u vo-operation of that kiud, nor could they keep up o continous stream of de- mand on the Treasury, and then, bestdes, tho Treasury has amnple power to make the biuks redeem toclr notes, Mr. Ewlug—1u lvgal-tonder notes] I:wmury Blerwan—Yes, iu legal-tender notes. Mz, Ewlog—Or I silyer sud goldt Secretary Shermau—Yes; thut would throw the gold back on the Tressury. Some of the papers thought tuat, Ininy roimsrks the other day, I threateued the banks. 1did not threaten them; but there (s no doubt about it that the “Treasury would b STIONGER TUAN TS DANKS In such a conteet, “Tbere I3 po davger that the National Banks are zolng to combine to pres:ut tuele degal-tenders to the Treasury, Mr. Bell—Supposo greenbucks wero to obtain an equality fu valuo with gold, bow would the repeal of the Kesumotion: sct then affect re- sumption? Secretary Sherman~~The repeal of the Ree suwption act would preveut me from malutain- lugz teaumption by the sale of bouds. That would b the frst thiug; then the Resumption act is unly & provision of law which requires mo to redeews United Btates uotes ju colo. Alr. Ewing—But you sre at liberty to do so. It the Resumption act wers repealed you mlt":‘ walutain a0 equivaleacy of paper and colu Alr. Sherman—No; it {8 pesfectly clear that I have no right to exchanga one form of moncy for avother, "Mr‘lflwlng—nul you could pay out gold and silver Becretary Sherman—Yes. Mr, Ewing—And you could thus maintaln an zz!uullu of celu and paper upon your theory, whlch ls, that, as scon as paper and coin gct equal, nothing will be likely to occur to disturb the equilibrinm Becretary 8herman~There will be fluctuation morc or less, and wo must be prepared Lo meet those fluctusations, so that 1 greenbacks become superabundant WH CAN GBT GOLD for them, or if, on the other hand, 5011! becomes a drug, as it may be, [t will be deposited for &reenbachs, Mr. Ewlug—But if greenbacks become super- abundant, and ars presented to the Treasury for lrc?cmpuon. you wikl havo to pay them out again Secretary Sherman—Yes, a3 soon as the equiv- alency i restored. Mr. Ewing—That fs, you wift hold whatever }:r:n;u?nda come fn unilj there s an cuuiva- euc It Secrctary 8herman—Yes, that s the effect of Tho conferenco tasted over three bours. POLIK. GONB TO MEET PIT2MUOH, Bpecial Dispateh to The Tribune. Wasninaron, D. C., Aprll 4.—Doorkeeper Polk, after a three days' struggle, Is deposed, and his office declared vacant. The result of this unaccostomed and exciting struggle has been to divide the Democratic majority into two sharply-lefined factiuns, These factions are the friends and the opponents of Polk. The wpponcnts claim all that bas been sct forth in the arguments of the last two days: that the Doorkeeper hns been gullty of violation of Jaw, l])l" maladministration, and deserves dlsmissal, 8 frlends, on the contrary, have in- sisted that the Democratic Congress- men who compelled him to distribute patronaze according to their wishies are really tho persons responsible for these derelictions of duty and violations of law, and that Polk should biave been retalned after o vote of cen- sure. But this latter class was not strong cnough to carry their polnt to-day. The sub- stitute, which proposed practically to exculpate the Doorkeeper by & mild censure and to per- mit him to retain his olfice, was defeated, the vote stauding U3 yess and 185 pays. Gen. Butler VOTED WITI THE DEMOCRATS, with whom he will Lercafter probably consort, The vote by which the Dootkecper was deposed from ollico did not differ very materially, and was 189 yeas to 80 nays. The Democrats very narrawly escaped the clection of a Republican Doorkeeper. The Republicans had made their vlans, and intended to force the Ilouse to pro- ceed to the immediate clectlon of Doorkeeper, lustead of transferring the charge of the Door- keeper's ofico temporarily to the Sergeaut-at- Arme. They bad really fntended to put in numination 8herwood, a crippied soldier, who was PPostmaster of the Inst Republican House, n gentleman of unexceptionable record, Had he been put in nomiuation it 1s quits possible that he . WOULD NAVE RECRIVED DEMOCRATIC VOTES ENovan toelect him, as the fricuds of Polk were so bit- ter that they might bave been willing to sup- port most sy Republizan soldler rather than the future nominee ol a Democratic caucus; but the parlinmentary strategy of "tho Republicans was discovered. Word was passed around amung the Deimocrats, and, in obedlencs to tra- ditlonal party dlscipline, enouzh of them changed their votes to prevent the Republicans from obtaintog the oppunuu(l“.) In whatever aspect this Doorkeeper im- brogllo 18 to bo . considered, It inust be regurded ns disastrous to the Dewmocratie party, The Domucrats are not eatitled to tho credit of having removed asu ofllcer who had confessed to violations of the law, for the record ahows that but for the al- most united vote of the Republicans to declare the oflico vacant, tho Doorkeeper would still have been retained, Indecd, the mojority of the Democrats votlng cast thelr votes against depusing this officer, and tho Hepublicaus are not sluw Lo take advantage of the extremity of tbeir opponents. Already 150,000 coples of “the speceh of EFrye, of yesterday, b been printed for campalgn purposes, ONB INCIDENT bappened Just before the debate began, show- ug with what reckless disrceard of Juw tho Democrats conduct the adminiatration of the House., Iu the very hour {u which the Door- kevper was belng denounced for having em. ployed men without authority of law, a rewolution was fntroduced to pay a messenger of a comuittee 8100 per month sinco last Uctober. This messcoger hos been employed since that time, The Soutliern Democrats are particutarly in- dignant to-night at the action of the Northern Democracy In voting olmost upitedly agalust Doorkeeper Polk., “The Bouthern men say that they shall chosc a Bouthern Trizadier fur the office, and will preseut him to the caucus to-morruw, and will decline to vote for any other appointee, and that they will forco the Northeru Democracy to yleld to them or break up the caucus. TIHE TARIFT BILL, PRESENT PROIFECTY. Spectal Diapateh to The Tridune, Wasminoton, D, C., April 4.=Tho tarift discusston was postponed to-day on account of the Doorkeoper ditliculty, and it {s possible that Fernanda Wood may not be able to bring up his weasuro befors Tuesday, To-morrow s privato bill day, and the opponcnts of the tariff will uso the advantage which that day gives them to provent ite consideratlon. On Baturdny there will probably be uo scssion, as mauny mewmbers will wittess the launching of the Braziliau steam mall-ship at Chester, and Monduy is & day for tho suspenslon of the rules. Of the bizh-tarlft men, Speaker Nandall is bet- ter pleased with tho pew Wood bl than has been expected. o save JL wil) beneflt Pennsylvania’s intercst. He says ho thinks that $140,000,000 of duties distrfbuted accord- 1ug to the pruteetive notion is ALL THAT 18 NECKSIARY, Under the prescut law he declares that the du- ties ure vot IN“I(II"E oxccuted. Out of the 60 per cent duty on afik he does not think more thus 43 per cent 18 collected, 1 thu single ftem of kid gloves ke belleves nearly half & willion dollars * are lost of the revenue, and of the $40,000,000 from nu;nr the Gov- emment i defrsuded ol 5,000,000 sunuaily, Handall says tho classification of iron and steel fn this new Tarlll blll was pre- seribed by the Manufacturers’ oclation of hitadelphia; that tho rate was chauged from ad valurem to speclile dut‘y 1o satisly thom, aud thut tho purtfon of the bitl relating to frow and steel s sinply the transeript of printed slips seut here by the fron aud Steel Assoctation, THE FUNDING BILL. A PIVE-HOUNS' DEDATE. Sp<ctl Dispatch 0 The Tridune. Wasuixaton, D, €., Apri) 4.—The many law- yers who sre members of tho Scoato onjoyed & sulid five-Lours' debato to-day ou the constitus tlouul poiuts of the Pacitic funding questlon, Btanley Matthews tirst occupied thu floor, and after he bad replicd to the arguments of Sena- tur Christlaccy he withdrew the bill reported by bim from the Coumumittce ou Rallroads, so that the question would come squarely upon the Thurmun bill. This sction &8 {uexplicable. 3ir, Chuflee then fntroduced & now bill, which cmbraces several featurcs uf the Thurman bill, and also compels all ralirouds which Lave rocelved Governiment aid 4o prorate with each otber on equitabls terms, Mr, Cuaffeo spoke at some Teugth fu favor of bis b, and was sharply ques- tioned by Thurmau, who was haudling hlm ratlier roughly, when Coukling came to the rescue, When Chaffec bad concluded Thure man took the lloor to explaiu his position, and ‘wus at once Interrozated by Blatne, Hill, Eaton, and otbers, maklug the discussion very aulmated {or au Lour or wore. Dinner-time approached, aud tLe contest narrowed down to Thurusn and Hill, seftbier of whom secuied disposed Lo perwit the other to bave the lust word. Finaily atdo'clock an adfourument was carried, the dusputants contioulug thelr coustitutional ure Ruweuta as they fets the Capitol, REPUBLICAN COUNCIL, PREFARING FOU FALL WORK, Spcial Diapated (o The Triduns. Wasmisoroy, D. C., April 4.—Tbere was s mecting of the Republivan Congresstonal Comwitteo at the Capltol this even: ing. Tbe purpose was to urge upou Republic- ans the necessity of orguniziug for the fall cam- paigu. There was s good attendauce. The temper and charscter of the speechies made re- The Ad- ministration was bitterly sssailed both on nac- countof fta Routhern and fts Civil-Service pollr{. Zach Chandler apoke out in meeting. Ie thought the narty was (ntact, that it conld he succeerful notwithstanding fta differences with the Presldent, and that the President was really the heaviest load the Republlcans have to carry, Foster, of Ohlo, defended the Admin- istration, and al} nfirnml that the Republicans 1o Congress should bo urzed to harmonlous ac- tion, and that the Coneresslonal Committes should be reorzanized for the rampaizn. To the Western Astociated Press. Wasminatoy, D. C.. Aprll 4.—A private mecting of the Republican National Committeo and old Congressional Committee was heild to- night at the roum of Col. Gorhain, Sccretary of sembled a Benate Republican cavcus. the Bepate. John A, Lozan presided. Therg were present Z, Chandler, E. Hale, i, C. Uor- bam, . A, Hubbell, W, &, Puiilips, Page, Wait, Sinnickson, Btraft, W. K. sha Charles Foster, Dorsey, West, nnd others. ‘Tl object of the meeting was to consult Informally abont the organization of the party for the full cam. paigus, It was decided to ask the Republicans in Congress ta reorganlza tho Congresslonal Committer, and to tako nrnne:cmnn(u for an carnest lzht to carry the next Cougress. THE COMMITTEES. DANNING'S ARMT BILL. &pectal Dixpatch 1o The Tribuhe, Wasmixaton, D, C., April 4.—The House Military Committes to-day agreed to Banning’s new Army Reorgauization bill, and it wiit be reported for action at the ncxt call of the Com- mittee. THE CONTESTED SRATS. The Democrats are procceding further In their plans to prevent Republicans from gaining ony of the seats to which they are entitied. To-day they dismissed the contested case of Lynch, colored Republican, agaiust Chalmers, of Mississippl, sitting member. Chalmers s from a district which embraces a strip along tho entire length of the Btate, In which there fs o very larze colored population, and which is fa- contestably Republican on a falr vote. AREA OF LOW DAROMETER. There are indieations of a new Custom-House row of minor proportions. The Scuate Com- merce Commiittee to-day decided to postpenc counlderation of the numinations of three As- siatant Appraisers of New York until further Information can be bad regarding them. Onc of them Is J. Q. Howard, a very accomolished and competent gentieman, who has now been slx montbs In the revenue service, and who formerly had experience s a Consular offlcer. Howard happens to hase heen one of President Hayes' blogravliers, aod was also from Ohlo, Nothing but personal spite can prevent his con frmation, as he is fu every wuy comnpetent, THE RESUMPITION REFEAL BILL. ‘Tho Benate Finance Committee will probably ngxt week take a vote on the bill to repeal the llxummluu nct, There are Indications that it will bo favorably reported to the Beoate by a emall majority. S NOTES AND NEWS. TURNING TRB SCHEWS. Bpectal Dispaich to The Tritune. WasnmatoN, . C., April 4.1t Is intimated that tho Senato will fuslst that all nominations hereafter sent to that body shall contalu the Btate from which the persons are appointed, and fuller reasons for the appointment. BANGS. ‘There probably will be no change in the Dis- trict Attorncy's office at Chicago. At least none appears to be at present in contemplation, The authorit{es state that no chauge is probable unless somebody presents charges and proves them, and nobody appesrs to bo able of to ba disposed to do that. Benator Eaton wiil endeavor to call up In the Seunate to-morrow his resolution relatlye to the alleged kidnapping here of Presfdent Noyes, of the Capitol-Life Insurauce Company. Katon says o wants the rights of man defended In this case, and maintains that no Court could havo held Noyes responsible if he had turned upon the detectives and shot them, DLAIR'S SCHEMKX, ‘The Electoral scheme of Montgomery Blair will be presented to the Democratic caucus to- morrow, it any une can bo found to become its champlon. Thus far Blair las not found a proper person. It Is not certain that hie can lm auy ote, however obscure, to lead the move- ment. Southern nien almost unitedly opposcit. ORANT ON IIAYES. From privato letters recelved bere from Gen, Grant it appears that he must be placed amouz the strougest supporters of President Haves. Qen. Grant clally considera tho Bouthern polley to bo wise and necossary. ARMT BILLS. To the Western Associated Dress. Wasnixotox, D. C,, Aprl 4—Tue Houso Committec on Military Affulrs asreed to report favorably Banning's bl providing for the re- organlzation of thearmy, Representative Broge's il fixing the pay of the army, aud Dibbrell's bill proposugg an {ncrease In- the pay of certain uou~<omnissioned oflleera, VANCE. Intimate rcrmnnl friends of ex-Congressman Vance it this city are responsible for the posl tive stutement that there s no truth whatever In the report that hic cloped with the wifo of a musie-teacher in Oblo, 'Tho denial, so far us tho Judy I8 coneerned, 18 based upon their personal kuowledgo of bier recent movementa, TR TRANSIT OF MERCUIY, Rear-Admirul Rodeers, Superintendent of the Naval Onservatory, lias inade arraugzements for obscrving the trausit of Mercury on the Oth of May, and the Western Unfon Telegraph Com- pary will transmit Washington time siguals throughout the country from the 1st to the 10th of May for astronomers aud others observing tha transit. TUB NEW SILVEK DOLLAN, For several davs the exchanges at the ‘Ircas- ury of sitver dollars (new colusgce) have not averuged beyond 8100 a day, exclusive of appli- catlona for the banks. Only two shipments have thus far been made from the Mint to the Treas- ury, ageregatinie 820,000 There {s still $12,000 of"thia Iu tho casli-ruom vaults, CONTESTED SEATS, The House Committee on Electlons to-day Qlumissed the Orecon contested-clection caso of McUowell agatnst Willtams, The Sub-Committee engaged in hearlog the Mississippl contested case of Lynch ngainst Chaluers, thy sitting member, reported unani- mously that thy evidenco subiaitted was in- sufliclént to give the contestant the seat, and the full Committes unintmouslty adopted tho report, and declded that It was too late to take additional evidence. THE RECORD, BENATE, Wasnmaroy, D, C, April 4.~5r, Morrill offercd a resolution providiug for a select com- mittee of acven to consider tho propriety of takinyg the tenth census. flo sakd that arrunge. mcuts had to by made duriug the present Con- ereas for taking the tenth census, mng, as the next scastou was o short onc, the prolimivsry steps should now be taken, The resolution was agreed to. Alr. Anthony, from the Committee on Priut. ing, reported o resolution tu print 25,000 coples ol the report of the Commlssioner of Agricult- uro on forestry. Agreed tu. On motiou of Mr, Macris, the House bill for the reliet of James Filabback, late Collector of Internal Revenue In the Teoth District of 10i- nols, was taken up, Mr. Davis road » lotter stating that Fishback had been a defaulter to the Government, and that his bondsnion had been required to pay §3,000 n his accoaut, X‘Iu[ uk:a"t‘b;: the LIl be laid over 4l fuzther In- iries cou wade. " Mr, lareis sald that thero had been correspond- enca with the Comnnssioner or Iuternsl lavenue, and o mentlon Wad uiada asyWacr of bl belog & dufadlter, Mr, McMillan ‘sald that ho had no bjectlon to the bill golug over, but lie thought It rathur & novel way to collect 8 debt, lrr. Oulesvy defeuded the character of tho claim- ant as a0 upzlgh! Wan, :‘llv ball was net, and bouvraklo i uvor, louse bl authorizing the Sccretary of War cribo rule regulutiony to be “obderved reparation of thesubmission and appruvsl of contracts under the War Dopartment pasecd. On otion of 3e. Windom, the blil for the con- struction of o usrrow-guuge rullroad from Bise 1warck to the Black Hills was tsken up and laid over until 1o-moreow, at the requast of Mr. Chrls- ‘-Illue{. who dusired to offer an amendumonl. At the oxplration of thy moruiag Lour, cui stion was reaumed of untinistiod business, t ctic Railroad Fundiog bill, sud Mr. Mattbews re. plied to the arguments agalust the Hatlroad Come wittes’s bIIL Mr. Matihows said ho had been pained to hear Mr. Edwunas vefer to the fricads of thesy groat oud powerful corporativus being prescut ou the floor, in the lobbles, snd iu the galicries. Whate overrain of reality there maybe 1o all this. Senalore whould bo careful how such inslaustions mmld‘o. uuless thoy have spocific cbarges 10 presont. e next referred to tho remarks of Mr., Chria- tlsncy, who sutd he bad tuade what was 1ot law sppoar most ko law, and that be had Iu citlog sutlboritics stopped &t i polut where it sulted bls viows, aad owitted that which was aualuat thew. Mo bhad stuce carefully revivwed the citativus, and had no correctlons ta make. An o the arrangement that can be narrived at b tween the Government and thene com- panies he was indifferant. Whatever they could be indaced to pay ho was dealrous they #hould pay. ife stood here to-Asy impressed with the responsibility of what tix saidy and if tho Government had to lose all, It hiad Detter do so than give its ament ta tha bfll, which in eflect np- #ct the decistonof the Saprems Court, which de- teeminen the relations botween these nartles. At the canclusion of hia remarks Me. Matthews #ald he wonld withdraw the bill of the Railtosd Comimittes which he had offered 2 a sabatitute, in order (hat there might bo a direct vote on the Judiciary Committee's bl Mr. Dorsey offered 8 rerolation regnesting the Houre ta return the bill ralating to the Ilot Springs resolution which paseed the Senate March 3. Mr. Edmunds asked the object of the recall. Mr. Dorsey explained that the smendments ndopted In the Scnate were objected to by the Commitiee of the Tiouse, aud his object was to move to strike them out and let the bill go to the House s reported fron the Senate Committee, Edmunds thought this an unnauai mode of ting businese, but would not object {a this cane. ‘The resolution was then agreed to, Mr. Bnyard was rocoznized sa entitled to the floor, but gave way to Mr, Whyte, who introduced a bill granting 8 eite to the City of Baltimore for s dryedock. iteferred, Mr. Thurman, in reply to_questions by Messrs. Whyte and Llsine, proceeded to argue that the rizut to aiter and amend reserved inthe acts was valid and inoperative at this time; that the decislon of the Supremna Court applied Lo the law as It stood Atihe time the decision was rendered, and that it fiadl no bearing upon s law that might thereafter be Blaine aeked at what polnt the power to d stopped in the epinion of tho Senator. . Thurman eald he would not stand her to an. varh!snlhtllc.!l nestions. Life was too short to stand here and be catechiscd like the ancient dislecticiann, ready to snawer any questions pro- rented, §lo was 8 plain, practical man, and would defend & measarc Le bad introdaced. 1o would put a guestion to the Benator from Maine, lle could take tiil to-morrow to answer it. Did he deny tho right of Congresa to reguiro these cor- voratiune to provide n sinking fund to meet theie obllzatione to the Government? The Suprome Court had, he sald, at this session, and whilo they had been talking about it, decided that this re. served richt to amend was valld Ina case wnere tho Legiriature of his own State had, under this E:e‘fvc right, reduced the rates on a ralirosd une- rd, Jir, 11011 sald the distinction which ba insiated upon was the contract of s corporation and subwe. quent contract on what there was a consideration, and this principle be ciaimed had been seitled tn. the Bupreme Coart. In reply to a goestion by Mr. Kernan, he sald there was no_legielativo power to compel a rallroad to vay its debts, The raflroad waa not icorporated to pay its debts, but 1o carry freights and passengers. The courts were thg proper suthorities to compel 1 10pay s debis, Adjoaruod, tra HOUSR, r. Butler Introduced a bill to mp?ly conventent enrrency with which the minor bosiness transac- tious of the people may bo done, Riefeered. It rrvvldu for tha jssulng of 25 and GO cents In frac- ional currency, and that any person ua{‘lnn Into the Treasury legul-tender notes or coln should re- celve sach amount of fractional currency a8 be may desire, and directs the Hecretary of tho Treasiry to p;; out ope-sixth of all paymenta mads from the Treawury in redemption of National bank-notes by the United Btates Icgal-tender notes of the de- nominations of §1, §2, 8}, and 5. « Constderation was then resumed of the Polk caee, and Mr, Cuok spoke in fuvor of retalning thu Doorkeeper, . Mr. larrison demanded the previous question. wkich was not scconded, Mr. Kden offercd o substitote for the resolntlon of the majority, censuring Polk for cwpluylng persons in excess of the uumber suthorlzed by la directing him to revise tho eolalers’ roll, and mave therefrom all poraons who are not disabls noldlers, and recommitting tue maiter to the Com- mittee on Clvll-Bervice reform, with Instructions toascertaln what clisnge moy be necessary fora more cconumic administration of the business of the Duorkeeper's dopartment. Mr, Baker (Ind. ) spoke in favor of tho majority resolutlon, Mr. Hale satd the caso of the Doorkeeper eank into tnslimificance compared with tho radical in- :umflelcncy of the Democeatic party to ndminister any branch of the Government, ~ Falatafl as 4 sol- aler, Holton ns o lover, Dundreary as a philos pher, und Mulberry Selicrane s capitalist, cut no wach'tzure ad the Democratic party cut masquas tading before the country as Civil-Serrice refurm- ers, and as being capable of administering any branch of the (overnment, no mattor how smail. M. Baker (N, Y.) sald he would like to ofler nn amendment dirccting tho Dootkeeper, in his futurs sopointments, to disregard tho solicitation of Dewmocrate. The resolutlon_offered by Mr, Eden as a subetl- tate for the report of tho Committee wae rejecied— yens, 03; nays, 145, The T‘lnllvn rocarred on the resolutions reported by the Committee, 3 follows: Jiesoived, That the position of Doorkeeper of the tlouse of Ropresentatives be, and hercvy is, de- clared vacant: and farther Resoleed, ‘That until the appolutment of a new Doorkeepcr, the dutics be, and aro hereby, de- volved on the Sergeant-at-Arme, Mz, Conger demanded a division of the question. Tiso vote wanthorafure taken on the first resolution, and Jt was adovted—yeas, 130 nays, 8t Following 1s tho vote in the negs! (icen, Muldron, Milsa, g Tooge, Roubins, g mier Caldwit] (Ky. ), *Shely, t:m:( Aa.), . ?,',:'.’,'rfi (al.). ook, Cravins, Exanny e, urockmorton, ‘ownahend (Ll 3, ucker, Yaucr, s Weicly ‘\;nn‘-‘hx:zn. exgtnton, Williae (Ala.), WKy, Wilion, Yeates, Young=60. The next vots was on the second resolntion, de- volviog temporarily the duties of tho Dourkee, un the Sergeant-al-Arms, - Adopled—yess, 13 naye, 115, mmediately ou the annonncement of the vote, Mr, Hale rose to move that tha llugse proceed 1o tho eleciton of a Doorkecper, Alr. Edca moved that the lonse adjoorn. Agreed to, —yeas, 1217 naye, 113, —and tuc Honse sccordinely adjourned. P'ending “the annuincement, the Speaker ap- ‘mlmnd Messrs, Durbam, Dlonnt, snd lsker, of ndiana, asa couference commitioe on the part of on the biil making wopropriation for the employutent of tenuporary clorks, ‘The announcement was made of a Democratic caucus to take place to-morrow evaniug. EX-CONGRESSMAN VANCE. He Surely Ran Away with » Protty Muasice ‘Toncher, &pectal Dirpatch 1o The Tribune, Cixcinnaty, U, April 4.—~The Western As- sociated Press dispatch frum Washington to- night containe a denlal of the story of ex-Con- gressman Vauce's clopement with o Landsomna wmusie-teacticr, The denlal s made upon au- thority of Vauce's personul friends in Washing- ton, who clalin to be odvised of the woman'e movements. Huowever the case may luok ot Wasbiugton, circumstances developed at Col. Vance's home polnt very stroogly to a woman futho case. Tho Portenouth Tribune, published in Vauco's dlstrict, suys this week; **Closu fu- quiry and cowmpurison of uotes have dlssipated the theory of his wurder, and left very little fudicating suleids. Tt was found that Vaueo had been borrowing money right and left, and had adroltly wanaged every movement frum the thuie e left home 0 as to cover his tracks wheu le took the finat !ump i the dark on that Tuursday evening at Cinclunatl, So wel; satiefled was his cousln, Jou Aleshire, after a thorough fuvestization, thot Vanes b gouu West, that be followed on Lis trafl us for o8 Kausas City, os far us hu beard, and gave the chase up and roturncd to Gallipolls, ~ “I'he simultancous dlsappearanco of 8 baudsome and fascinating youug musie- teacher from Gallipolls with-the Colouel's de- barture gave momentum to Madams Rumor, aud mlblluo Mnfon there have scttled down ln the bullef Yauoco had become so fnfutusted with the music-tescier a8 to wacrlics averythiug for her, aud that the twain have Wisabpeared with the lutestion of mecting vu soune forekgu sbore or i some remots and bid- den bower, A dillculty veeurred & yeor uko between Col. Vauce sod his wite sbout this same womaw, but suspiclon was allayed, wid peace temporarlly restored. We waks these aunouucemstnts,” the Tribune says, ** with re- gret, aod still hope there miay be sume explanation of the mystery, — facts that will relleve the Colonel at once of all dis- Lonorable jmputation. 1t is almost buyoudour comprebiension how-an intelligent wap, hou- ored fu pubite and respected fu private ag be bas beeu, with such a brilllaut career before Lim, could be 40 tompted as to sacliica tuuily, bonse, Iricuds, sud all’ sell-reapect and bope ol this futuro for a mere scnsual gratification.” e —— e : ALL ABOUT A DOG. Such a row, and about such & dog, was probably never before witnossed fo aay city 83 thst whica might have beon found atfthe West Madison Stroet Siatlon last pigut. The cogcawe in drat,— that is, 88 5000 44 tho officer opened ihe door. Doubtics be bad heard how mavy & poor bummer bad been clubbed un the station stepe, #0 that the ofticer might wake bis superiors belleve thatho had tackled & very extruordinary caso of reslativg. As th dog entered, Tow Cowdry begsu the retraio, **Thers wae 8 dog, aud be was Jame, aud Llogo was lus uamel® After the dog csme & motley crowd, wlich, when sifted out, found to Le cumposed of Chapin & Watbier. of No. UL Kluziy e street, and thelr retainers, and 1Tolens Dausdiste} and huaband, of No, 2 Malsted strest. It soon occurred (o the bystanders that the row was abouf the dog, —that Helen had stolen the animal from Chapin'& Wathier's premines. She claimed that {he dog war hers; thay ciaimed they had boaght ¢ for $7,nnd when one looked at the dishonest-look Ing” yellow cur hobbling abost, he in stinctlvely eaught tho eyo | of th locator, u;m.nnz to hear him say saven cents in: steadof $7. Soon there was & scramble for thy porsension of the car. Ielens made 8 grab for It, and the dog, thinking she wss an unfeiondly po. liceman, gravbed back at her. Thia was consirael ax agnlost her sido of the case. Chapin snd Wathier grabbed once mora for the animal, and he howled #0 that 8 big.policeman threatened to blow out the creatare’s brains, Finally Helens consent. ed to be locked np whila her hasband went to ind uail, And_she _triomphantly marched down-atain T“‘ tha dog under her arm. Tho canteatants rae tired, CASUALTIES. RUN OVER AND KILLED. 87, Louts, April 4.—Henry B. Garesche, As sistant Phiysician at the Insane Aysium, situated near this city, was runover by a traln of cars sbout 10 o’clock last night and Instantly ktiled, his body Lelng terribly mangled. It appears tuat Dr, Garesche was in the city yesterday,and Intended to return to the Asylum by the 6 o'clock accommodation traln, Missouri Pacifie Railrond, He missed this tralo, however, and took the 0:40 p. m. traln. This train does not stop st the statlon near the Asylum, aod it fs supposed the Doclcrdjumped rom it while it was in motion and was struck by tho cars, thrown under them, and ncarly the entire train passcd over his body. 1s also belfoved that the alresdy mangled remalos re run over by a freleht-traln which passed the station about ong hour after the senger train went by, 88, when found, the m{ ‘was cut Into about twenty picces, and scattered along the track for about 100 fect. Dr. Gareschic was & son of A, dJ. P, UGareschie, a prowinent lawyer, and one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Bt. taub, and was a youug mau of unusua! prom- e NARROW ESCAPE. Bpecial Dispaich fo The Trivune, JanesviLLe, Wis., April 4.—Atout 8 thisa. + Mr. J. G. Alden was nwakened by hears ing groans coming from tlie next house occu- pled by Isaac Parker, and gettiug up he went over and roused Mr, Parker, The two repalred toa bedroom on tho side of the house next to Alden's, which was occupled by Miss Parker and Miss Gowdey, o friend of hers. Both ladics were found unconscious, and the room filled ¥ith gas, which bad cseaped froma coal-stove. ‘They were with ditficulty rovived, and have not yet fully recovered from the offects, Mr, Alden tiad only moved into the rovin un that side of his house yesterduy, and had he not done 80 would never liave heard thele groans, and boths would have suffocated, A RIVER ACCIDENT. Nzw Onteans, April 4.—The steamer Dawn, from Shreveport, burned at 7 a. m. ot White- head plantation, thirty-iwo miles above this city. The boat and cargo are a total loss. Thero 18 no loss of life revorted. The passengers lost everythiug but what they had on. Tha cargo conslsted of 500 bales of cotton, 100 head of cattle, 00 shcop, 40 hiogs, ete. ‘The buat was valued st $20,000; fnsurcd in the Cincinpati for #12,000. Tbe fire was caused by sparka from the furnace-door, A brisk wind prevailed. BUZZ-SAW, Bpecial Dispatch to Tne Tridune. Easr 8aorvaw, Mich, April 4—A young mau named G, W, Brown, o saw-setter at Drad- ley's mlll, Bay City, fell across a circular saw thls afternoon, cuttiug off one of his legs, His fujuries are fatul. TIRES. CHICAGO. The alarm from Box 832 at 0:19 fast eveniog was caused by a fire In o twvo-atory frame houso No. 133 Green street,, owned and occupled by Mrs. Lauch. Damage, $300; covered by a polfcy of 400, Cause, accidental lgnition of clothing in u closet, Atabout 7 o'clock lnst cvening o keroseno Inmnp exploded in the shoe-shop of Franz 8chulz, No. 275 Clark strcet, A quilt, was thrown over tho flames to smother them, but this too caught fire, and for s moment things looked serivus. The fira was extinguished, however, withuut soundiug an alarm. o —— AT MOBILE. MoniLg, Ala., April —Last nighta frc dc- stroyed the bulldings occupled by D. Mclnnls 08 a furniture store, the warehouseof A. & D, Moag, contalulng a lurge stock of liquors, the clothing store of J. M. Ward, and the turnituro store of J. M, Kenunedy, Tholoss ts estimated at $35,000; insurance, 855,000, NEAR UISMAIICK, # Fpectal Dispalch to The Tribune. Bisuanck, D, T., April 4.—The loss from tho fire destroying the butldings, cattle, and grain on John Dunlap's ble farm was over $10,000. e —— I0WA ITEMS, Dis Moines, Ja., April 4.—The Rallroad Commisslon met to-day to organize. Gov. Carpenter was chiosen as the temporary Prest- dent, and ¢t s understood he will boe elected permanently. Tho Board elccted as fts pere manent Secretary Johu 8, Camerun, of Burlings ton. No furtlier buslucas was transacted at tho sesslon to-day. The Doard will remuln in sess ston for several days. ‘The Governor appulnted 8. A. Calvert, of Dallas Cuunty, as Clreuit Judge of the Becond Cireuls of the Futh Judictal District, R Sy BUSINESS NOTICES. A Chaoce for lialdheads—Thelr Day of Deliveranco has Dawned. —Thls Is the gge of woas crd, —wondors in scicuce, wouders 1n mechanism, ‘wonders i everytbing, It bas boun ssid that the man who ca 1wo blades of grase Lo grow whera only ous yrew baforo fs a public benafacter. Whut, then, shall be said of the man who cause: and Juxuriois crop of Batr 10 GrOW upou th and shiniog pates of tho large ary of baldhesds who bavo well nigh despatred of ever lelnEb natural Cfl'flmk for thelr heads again! \What in u word, shutl be ausigned to the discovers 2 devdorized extract of petroleum? Shball he not have a consvicugua nichoe 1o the Tewa- plo of Fawe, and staud ret among the benefactors of hls race? ' To ipart new lifv and vigar to the dormant enorgirs of u alscased scalp; to give strength and fullness to & wesk and stragglin of talr; Lo bring back the nataral eolor an: 2loss to viesched and fadod Jog ro no ordiuar, achievements, sinco chemists and therapcutis have sougnt (o valu to uuuuw h them fur cene turies. Al hunor, tlen, to tho discoverer of (ho new balr restorative, Carbuling, —and let vnvand ail Jon insxpreaind n bigher appreciation of the usea and posstbilittas of that wouderfol product of petrolenin, which coutajus the vlem: that work. wuch mysterious und g1 {Inx chial u{&m.su:ml Ageuts, Yittsburg, all druggglats, e ———— Uso * 3rs, Winslow's Soothin chilldren whlle tecthing. It cares diarsirs, wisd colic, and regulat Syrup* for nglenlu{ and the bawals. DI'B-NIHH- West End Dry Goods Hous, Madison aud Peoria-sts. GRAND OPENING TO-DAY. PUBLIC INVITED., CARSON, PIRIE & C0.