Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 10, 1878, Page 2

= i ; THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDN SDAY, APRIL 10, 1878, I LB would bo lost, and the Government would bs taro, and thAt no Taw conld ba pasted changing | fge dntlcs against the United States, $1,000,000; | not be materlily fncredsed over thoso of the | atandoned, howonid sed the bill sunk ta the ] ha rame terms on which the Sendicats | Jo o whbone pricpoih thele cunctad obligationNot hiave the com- | S8¥ing i colllion of dutieg 20 Bet, cent o1 protent yoar. " foilied returns show 8 | & it ot fhnnes,’ L atng wan.then vated POLITICAL, .| them et e four o e et K Biaine fatesripted Edmands to say that hit | basles objected o the Thurman bl b acedunt | ieiatdd poverie hnd sasing by bho bill epotisd | aling” acpensea ‘pae linear fool of train, | TS A nsyees i marh, 55. Following 1s S ant Sppeatnry wuld ot liston &, position seemed to bo that “while the rairasd | of tholarge paymeats it réquires, 1t protvides | by the Committee of Wasa and Meane, 8140, mills, ote st s no under. while the receipts tango from 801 to 1,006 'l howig thit the profit_ on forme Fonds, whers qordon, "™ Tlamb, Gathering of Bourbonis and Lushs | standing was possibie, 8cc Attfson, . tho rates aro low, {8 larger than on other roads | liarham, 1, Toliin Guzzlers at Springfield. that the Unlon Pacific shall pay into the rv Shierman . Treasury of the United Btates $350,000 Journed the conforence with tha remark that was In the mansgement of Jay Gould [naming 620,183, ~ Actual revenue for the last year, $130, him] 1t was being well administered, but that if 3, 956,493; ealn ot revenue, $9,003,04 he would remain In town two d. Lilaine, Ingnils, Bargen 0 days, and he Jidh; a year; or 80 much thereof asy with the amouns where tho rates are bigh, and, therefore, th | 3, b . 4 happy to hear furtber suzeesti $¢ o comefto 18 podsction o athets 1| &I L ot o mhortation, | DOORKEEPER FIELD. auption of an atorage fate, ‘n;;.vl;:flnf{f:‘on;. t’éfi" it Gl i ioral. ‘et Homifies {12 Wi O O e that ho had not mentioned any | cte. shall be equal to 25 per cent of tho nct s poLiTcs. g e iapracticaes . | b jifieher Tt s | Preparations of the Slate-Makers for | visited the SubTressuryy but noty ko far ag ' that the member from Maine wes ob. | Carnings of the Fasd, If ihé amount dug fof Apectal isaten fo The Triune, "Tho Commisslon ay they Are convliiced tiiat | ¥4 e R Thursday's Convention. T . Latning & ro 1 B T ooy | the Gorernent traneportation shoutd fuselt | . Wasninuzow, D O Aorl)9-~Tho Democtite | the postaient spélem, has, ol Become Siete: | ARty pante(Wha, prestimon, NANCIA taining & reputation for mentlonlng the names | (o Pl b0 o the et earnings, thon the | deem totsve served themseives A etriblo trick | #ity In conductibg the bitsiuess of the w\n‘ln, fimaseont Amundn orEy FI CIAL. of private citizens fo debate, and of retalling | {70° PR L0 Cothbaby woulldl "nave no | Yesterday In the election of s Dootkeeper, sinca anil that the public at largo would demand fts | jiyard, rver, iicervo, . A Widespread Fesling that Gook e P conyereations. . cath m‘i to muke. I poltit of fact, if | he turns out by his own shiowing to be s Repub. “'":,(‘“"‘""‘:r:f"“ '1‘; ,""’ bl °|§ thoiloys | Jlack: .S":?fi‘é' Tandorem " R P 8% de sling that oo ,,,g},{"fi“,g‘;", Mieir, Edmuds hero referred to the pasage in | cih payments to make, T yoitt of faeh 6| yisp, " i1q has. boon rerving under tho Repup | SN MO M iGhe, HhetshY: orite, - KoM sl ounty Naed Not Apply, Drmorn Mk, April 9-—Gardner § Blalne's spéech yésterday in which ho bpoke af { the been a law last year, ol Jiean Gommisstonera of this District for somo > huijer, . y Mich., Aprll 8.—Gardner K. Clark's Pacific Company woultl have had to pay iInto the Treasury only about $150,000 In cash; ones fotitth of the net edrhlogs would have been Abont 1,375,000, and the amount aus to the 2 privato canversation had with Thurman about Lis amendment befors it was Introduced, from rhich ho sought to infer that Thurman had given it his favor. Recelver of rublic Moneys at Springfleld, Mo, | Gackesit, affairs nre reportad to-day to bo in process of 1 d, altdee, James Co Tolmat, Burvogor-Gotioral fof Ore- | EaViiany, b 5 Wihihiass. The Springfleld Eleotion Bomewhat Mixed, ;{;‘;mm _:'.}J'x;;;;';l‘c d"}mn hn'fi..."p',f;'c"(’;" Vostrasters—Nrm. Suspa I, Burtrde, Top | inarsoment afine STkl Aand bonde 07 for atie bt 8 Ropubliosn Bucoess ho did not Intend to dofraud anybiy, it an- tinie, and bas also been s candidate for forelgn appolutment indorsed asa Republican by Re- publicans, if he is much of s Democrat he has succeeded In keepihg tho fact vory quiet. These, Tha President has, nominated Jarnes Boggaes | coriianen ;vfi?fi}m Balicten, | fophersot, i # Kinsville, Ky.; Edgar A. Tribon, Tecumseh, | retaty of tlie Treasitfy win thor aldpied. 5 sentéq himeelf tinder advica of his'eny Blalne retorted quickly tiat Edmunds had | Compay :{,’;fi':}i%’;;&‘}',‘.&“,,’".";.fl:g'& at Jenst, aro slated by Democrata to bo tho [ Mich.; Harrison T W ioelar, Ladington, Mich.: | "Nctwrs. Sargent ard Chatice: wiating that it was AN DA DY L e mentioned Gould. Do pald in cashot only abodk §46,000. facts, and, from vhe general uncasiness to-day | Fred E. Clary, Bidney, Neb. o [ axiieattac il anexilcivpie o e bill e lo ks Sseetdl Ditpateh 18 TAE Triduhe. - = HELOIT, . Gl s repled et b e eseefaf | Som® oter feataos of tho.bill o which the | £0leatn the wholo truth, it fa svdend, el VA | as rparted R DREIEEL YT commitien | MmO e pest o | ; SR NGPIELD, Il Aprl 0—[t bas beon many Sajorei Hanisbis B tbat. o & Y represcntatives of tho Company wera opposed | fear is wldesn among them that the on Appropristions, s amended by tha addition feaflon pgat art ihd pastage of | sears since tho Demotracy of Illinols mot in Bl aithos e - oo e e | I, of i Comey, e s | et et Wt | 5 AP R St |t LSRN SRR S| B Gl i o s | s Teeki i such & way an $0 removo many of the | ATaen HieLs ook posseetton of s offcn to- | Gisane Asrium, ELAERI; fof Huts and Aeaeh txat. i dlctation of Chicaga. To-ntzht, (hé second ono | 4r3-E00ds merchiants of this clty, thls aftcrnooy lose interest In thé discussion. Edmunds sald Oflices, $17,000; for the survey of tho Bou i 3 sold the stock at suction to J. O, Cutter, of most serloils bbjcetlond to them, dny. Ho was goorh besicged by imporiunate | Page Miesis f ntis, crrimdn, beforo the Convention, fluds delegates from Y ::fn':‘;‘::‘:;":‘:";; ‘w“‘l"‘mg::‘lm':;‘lfl:fizg':fii I,, THE NOUSH, i place-hunters. It 1a not supposcd lh;l.. lll: will fifi:&«;fl;"ifi::”'rflf\?&fl; C:lll:l‘: “; l:m“ o 10 .":f'?' ::'E%."v‘: thirty countles, and lll‘lhe candidates present, ?}.T;‘n‘;‘;’:;u‘:{xt‘v‘jm' \lv‘:x}fllc ;‘: ::'lt-‘llr?c ll’:'::v::tt!. in . ’ ;hu R The House Committes on the Pacific Raliroads make many mm.gna‘.(,Dunn‘nn‘;'l sistant- | River, s a fred highwav, _$7,500: iarsford, .,,,,.,,,"’" with Cookt Cotnty abs¢nt, and no ome to In- | 473 per cent of the Now Yark cost. ’l'hue:t’a‘ufl ;:l;m x;veflht.ng b:tlr:l’mnnym“ of Blalno sirecd to-dsy to ro & bill Identionl with | DoOrkeeper “2;‘:{ ;':l oling ot ::n 3 t,cl:a" u;‘m}z{m‘z“’aggmlh:’ }‘llfflnrflml:‘:'l:xe fi Aonueay, o fansom, quira for or about the viows of her statcsmen. wfif 3., frum B5 ta 00 cents b tho dollar, in connectioh with raitWay corporations, but he 8 g day on authority of a gentloman of this city | fif Stajes Wiy o e coxe. i Lot ' el | Bostox, Mass., Aoril 9. i was willing o bellove that ke (Dlaino) bad been | the raitroad people s hearing next Feidar, As S O A O Proctheensr. 1ays 1o tloms of the ttlaml'l‘(lln{vccllsno.dl:ly:%na;, £ ¢ n:':?;tm g:‘u,:..f’?. cx-Congressman Tom pleNeely, of Menard; | | 30t0% HERt, S0 } .K" r::: ;:;:rxcm;m of painted blacker than ho was. The subject that Committen 18 soon to be called in the | reslgnntions in 1801 from the Sccond Covalry l’oigif':-:&uuro(?uulli‘;cu:'{'x‘:xd:f:xdc 451000, axes, Windom-=40 Judges Durnett, of BMadisonj; Duff, of e canl applicd to ccemed to have littte furtber’ futerest Ifouse, the subject nay bo taken up and disposed | caused Flold to be promoted from First Lieti- | jreeiants mr:ny biieation. of . mupé and v Calro; Walker, of Carlinville; Dr. Gar- come A of there during the present session. The Paciflc | tcnatit to Usotain at Carliele Barracks. ALl | 0, S lsesliancoils expen ot the | Attisom,a ton, tehet rard, of Lawrence; Ms). Prickett, of Madl- for Blaine.. Edmunds referred several timos the officers of tha reeiment wero required to | EhRTH i cliancous oxpensc fiaran, g:u H ‘a4 < G Townshend, of Gallating FIRES, With the createat severlty nnd sarcasm Rallroad men will not vtobably renew their | ta> SACEROT pod, oo 1o the United States | Sthsto, extra sexslon, $14,743 ilate, ordon, iandoly son; Congressman Townshend, of latin; toDlalge, Ones e described him s & man of | fight against the Funding bill tn the House. [ Government. Field took the onth with tho The louss deficlency appropriation for sub- | Bifce i argen! Ancluding Gov. Palmer, . James - C. e Do, Jastuer Koblasor, and. tho Copltal stacaren, Two : i things have buslly engag 0 assembled wis- On motlon of Mr, McC: 1! inte took o T A o pendiny | dom—ono to sccure a thorouzh working State its consideration, the Senate adjourncd. Committee and the aflirmation of the Indfana A DESTRUCTIVE CONTLAGRATION, Special Mipateh 1o ThE Tridune. Grinp Rarips, Mich,, April 0,~Early thyy morning the Village of Rockford, fourteen slatence of the army Is increased by £300,000. An increase of $11,000 1s proposed for the work on the Capitol grounds, and an addition of 810,- 000 is made to the flouse item for printing for the Pateat-Oflice. The additiona mm.-udth They will ask the Cominilteo to amend It In some particulars, whicls the Committes is not Mtkely to do, and tlien they will let it be adopted without much opposition, It Is the gencral be- obhers without hesitatlon, and showed his fecl- ing by Laving his sabres ground so that hiscom. any would have littlo trouble in cutting oft eticl heads, Bubscquently, just beforo inter- course ceascd, Capt, Field went with his wifo to such gallcless fnnocence and with such childiike falth that e supposed eserybody in the world was a8 Innocent as himselt; that he was willing even to trust tho partles who might have con- miles north of hero, a firo destroyed aboyl the Scnato Committee aggregetanbout §480, platform. Upon these, leaving out Paimer and " trolof the Iactile Rallway for a gencration to | Hef to-IGUE that if the bill from the Committeo | sag ber relatives in Virila, - Blie was o Mason, i ol bR 3 s twentg-fivo bulldings in the business centro of ith Fieid he'd cut him off unles - TTOUSE, . a few hard-money men, the men lere arc a unit. K ) character, After Mr. Edmunds had finished Nis specch, Blatne proposed o proviso to his amendment, the substance of which has heretofore been pub- lished, to commanders of ail United Btates men-af-war in the South Paclfic watera concern- v postg 1o leeda. $100,000.000 1 United tatos | The seloction of caudidates is & secoudary con- notes, {o bo known as **natlonal money.”™ It re. | sideration. Another thing Is clearly apparent. cites 'at length e present buminces dietress | Any cffort to make & bid for the Natlonal sup- Confedorates, ‘This threat of distohoritance and the persuasion o relatives and friends in Virginin probably caused bim to turn traltor, the principal streot in the village. The fire bo- largo fasjority. * gan in an outbuilding adjoining the Red-Ribbon PROVISIONS OF TAR DILLe INTEINAL REVERUE. For the first ninc dags of April, 1877, the re- celpts [rom intcrnal révenue nggregated $2,823 - 5ul; recelpts for the corresponding period ths year, 82,434,715 falllng off, $385,740. The ro- ceipts for the fiscal year 1817 to’ April Dwere £54,003,322; for the same period this ycar, $53,- 170,835 decrease, 85,728,333, A_PIGIT WITIl ROBRERS. ‘The Post-Ofiice Department has received a report stating shat the oflicers enzaged fa trying to arrest the robbers who_stopped the train on the Houston & Texas Central Hallrond and rubbed the cxprezs and soalls have had a skir- mish with the outlaws, who aro in force. Tho assistance of the State authoritics has been in- throughout t| try, ire Club's ball, and the vliingers bellove It w: et would obyiata cvery. ujection T the Wrstern Astoclated Pres. e denusitanco fools sura e was at least loyai | 108 tue Coollstrade. Lhroughont the countey, ani directd tle leme of | 5ory will bo indignantly frownod duwn. What | by’ na enermy of tho Club to destroy thel ek Be e e ton frons Ver. | _ WAsHIxGToN, D. C., Aoril 0.~Thurman's | whoa bo started for Virgiola. to-day was rgmpertants eadds fof il debta, publio and private, and to b | tho meu lirs say las * Only glve us one moro | pallonly. Bomething o & wind was blawing, mont had m’muren\ up, and which he belfoved Pacific Rallrosd Funding blll, passed by the c|:'e‘u’§l n ! rcuv ntion nt the earliest moment, 1le- | paod, old-fashiofied, squara Democratic fight, Ry Me. Welght asked to have {he texolatlo % crred (AIE AVl atked to have Mo terolaion | anu w will stand of fall by the result.” Never 1. Townsend, who rald thal the workinzmen | in twenty ycars havo I known the leaders of could “not afford to pay for'printing the stump | the Democracy so Lopelul and enthusiastic, #peechos of the gentlemen. Maj. W, R. Prickett of Madison, E. L. Cronk- Mr, Buckner, tho Chairman of the Commitec o Danking and Carrency. renosted & bill pm'fl'h“: rite of Stevenson, Marsl Pool of Gallatin,. e paiis of $992. 700,410 of Treasury notes | tandidates for Treasurer, came this morning, Tor the retirement of Nananal Dank notes, whic | 8nd bave had quarters at the Leland. Each aro to bo recclved In psyment of one-thind'of cus. | DGR sceins certain of succesa, and they conduct tome duties, Heferfed to tho Committco of tho | their canpafgn barmontously and earncatly, Whole, Crounkrito claims Cook Coutity, Prickett a heavy Mr. Durham, from the Confotence Committes | delegation in Central and Bouthern Illinos, on the bill for the employment of temparary clerka | wifla Pool and his brother-in-law, Congressman in tho Treasury, reported that tho ‘Committes had | “fownshend, are vertain of Eavpt' 1 tind, how- not becn able 16 sarec, 1o only polnt of azreo: | gyer anundorcurrent setting strorigly In favorof Druptiating $20,000 for pontal clerks. Erickett and Ponl uniting their force though it was rainingx, and, In less . than two hours, 1t had burned all the bufldinge from thoro to the track of tho Grand Rapids & Indiana Rallrond. Ielp wasasked from lere, aud an engino and hose-cart were scht, going the fourteen miles in filteen minutes, but they could do no good, as the fire had. aestroyed all in its way, and thero was uo water-supply. The “ bucket brigade” did well in preventing the fire from crosslng tho street, The principal losera arc ns follows: Irons & Coon, weneral store, buliding and part of contente, ' 85,000; Lophum House and barmn and CURRENCY MATTERS, BILVER COIN AND CERTIFICATES, Soeclat Dispateh ta The Tridune. WasnNaToN, D. C., Aptil 0.—8ince the pass- age of the Sfiver biil tho Government has colned something more than one and one-half milllons of tho new dollars, Thesa are mostly still {n tho Pennsylvania mints, but will soon be sent to tho Sub-Treasury in New York City. The new sltver certificates will be ready to-mor- row. It will not be many days beforo customs dues will be patd In theso certificates, the silver remalning In the Sub-Treasuries. 'Tho new dol- Scnato to-night, makes the Unlon Paclflc and tho Central Pacific Ratlroad Comoanies pay into the Treasury of tho United States, inadiition to the whole of the Uovernment's carnings, not to exceed for the former Company 150,000 and for the latter $300,000 por year. The Govern- meot nas heretofore rotatned all of the Govern- ment carnings, although one-half of them has been due to companies. The objection made to tho b1l was not as to the amount to bo pald into the 8inking Fund, but to other sectlons of the bilt, Including the declaration of the right to amend, altet, or repeal the bill shonld It become ! Qid not oxist In fact and rcason, - The proviso was in effcct that annual paymonts in addition to the sums named lo the bill should never be less than §600,000, DAN VOORNEES mado o short spcech supporting the Blalno smendment. It sounded like the spoech of & s man who was saying something which was not N expeeted of bim, and who had no good reasons i for Wls cause. Ilo argued agalnat tho Judiclsry * Committee bl on the ground that 1t was another stretch of asuthority by the Natlonal Goveroment of the samo kind and Vaked 1o effect a capture. heschs Erickote and Yon) antiing their forces s gatust | ASD, oF IS commed” By 11T Aok ool oyl i 1ars witl be used for buying bulllon. The books ¢ . .| Bir. Blount (one of the conferees) defended the il nd Ch ovornent {s being n, . 1 , A Syuslly. dabgarons, wiih thoss stwicfies_of n]gw::ltor'rhurmnn In bis remarks today, ex. | ot tho Treasury this morning show that ooly THE RECORD b {%‘Z“’r“..f?."dfi{ifi‘ht‘é‘.'u?n't‘;’n“t‘.‘r’i"#'.‘:’.:'. 'l:‘?)‘rdfipl&::;fircl:m“lr:‘:!.::wnfl:mml';'?X:‘ :;'J«l;fl ll)\clfixm}m‘fizlh};& lr’on{ :?l:;q’l'd n?"?f.fn‘i’ sutliority by which the Nattonal Goveromont [ PR er e N which de. | 200,000 now doilars sre now fn circulation. Tho . s ortat-chr ayatem. which was ome Of ih8 | as against dack, his vrincipal ~uvppouent. | 81000; H. K. Crissman, two_ bulldings, §0n; hatt destroycd and disrupted States aud recon- smountof subsidiarysilvercoln now {nposscasion BNATE hobbles of tho Post-Office Denariment, and that | Eyerybody speaks well of Etter for refusing the | E. 8. Marbin & Co., owelcrs, $1,200 to prived them to some cxtent of thelr objection- )y structed them, It could bardly have been very satisfactory to Blalno to bave hisamendment supportod upon such grounds, Voorheesnsked 1€ the Judiciary bill provided for the full pay~ mont'of tho dobtof tho roads. Thurman re- plied that it did not, and that there would re- % malu §45,000,000. Upon being agaln nsked by P Voorhces why the bill did pot provide for tho % ontlre debt, Thurmon esld Lecauso ho could not get such a bill through the Scoate. Howe, Allisan, and Hill had a fow last words, and o 5:50 there waa A MOTION TO ADJOURN. WasnmatoN, D. C., April 0.—In the Senate, Mr. Morrlil veported from tho Finance Com- mitteo a bill to repale and put in oparation the Mint at Now Orlcans. I'laced on tho calondar, Mr. Morrill sald it was the opinion of the Cotmmitteo that this would afford all tho necos- sary additional Mint facilities. The General Deflclency bill was reported on the calondar. Nr. Ferry Introduced a bill to requlate com- pensation to rallroads for tho transportation of tho malls, Referreds Chapin, boot and" 3hoo store, ' #1,000; Robert North, billiard-hall and dwelling, 85005 William Beatty, saloon and dwelling, 81,5003 Grand Raplds & Indiana Depot (contents all aavea), $1,000; Davy Dros., wazon and blacksmith “ to § David Lemon, house' and barn, or $1,200; Mrs, Eliza Whipple, resldcuce, $600; Dr. It L. Tlakoleg's ofllce, 8400, Othor small’ bulldings, Juhn Conant’s lfvery-fl.nblc. a barber-shop, tvo swnall shoe shops, ate., $3,000 to 83,000, On all theso losses there probably was nol more than £3,000 to $7,000 of insurance. Bat b part of ths | contents of ihio bulldings was saved. . 16 Housa shoutd mot vield da_ that. matier, but | Naclonal ‘namination. He aleo clalus Cooke stand the Committeo on Appropriations. O reeston the ranort was agreed to, | Comnty. For Olorks of tho two courts there is and A now Conference Committeo ordered, an army’of candidates, with no_particular On motion of Me, Ewing tho report of 'the con. | StTenEth secredited to eny ono. McCormick forcuces betwecn the Committeo on_Danking and | and the Cook County delexates arc expected in Curcency and tho Seerolary of the Treasury was | tha morning, when the Couvention and other ordered printed. matters will be discusscd and ogreed upun. Mr, Wood moved that the Ilouse go Into Com- | Alexander Btarne, for whom Bangainon County mittee of the Whale for the conslderation of the | {s {nstructed to vote for Treasurer, hins not been Tarift bijl, and ssked unanimoos consont that about the'Leland to-dny, nor bos any of his ;‘;},fil“,‘éfi for terminating tho eneral debate | srjunds, Ho dods not scem to tnake much of a or. Kelloy abjected to 8 fmited dobata upon one | Canvass. Benators Hoencr, of Mo and of the Tost Imiluu nod vitally mpurmg‘: iile | Kromer, of Madison, navo' also fl\fi‘;’%"'{- the brought to the attention of the llon: forwer & roft and tho latter a hard-monoy man. . O'Nelil suggestad that thara shonld bonight | A caucus will ba held In the ladies’ ordinary ot of tho Government is 85,500,000, which the Department regards as sufliclent to redoem all fractional currency that will ever be presented. Thero {s still about 817,000,000 of fractional currcncy outstanding, but the Treasury of- ficials think that less than one-third of it will over bo prescated for rodemption. THE COMMITTEES, Tho Finance Committeo of tho Senate dis. cussed the blil to repeal the Resumption act, and agreed to take a final vote on Friday, Tho Committee declded it was Inexpedient to bulld aple features, The amount duc the companies hereaflter from tho Government for transporta- tion and other services, which has herctofore been hold in the Unlted States Treasury without beneflt or interest to the companies, will, im- mediately on the bill becoming a law; bear com- pound jnterest as a part of the Binking Fund, and be placed to the credit of the two com- panios, THE TARIFF BILL. MR. WOOD'S EXPLANATION, pas bill to provide & code of 3 i w miuts, and sgreod upon an appropriation | The Benato pazscda sessions of the flonso held evory evoning of the | tho Leland Wednosday night. Priocton. AT MENASHA, WIS 3 Up to that time the rallroad lubby had not ex- Wasmixatoy, D. G,y May 0.—In presenting | "PEACM army rezulations. osk for the purpose of alluwing Tiombers who To the Westarn Astociated P . 4 g B pected that a yoto would bo taken to-day. This | tho Tarifl bill to the House this morning, Ar. “‘.:;z'm,u',",’CEO"?,,‘L:,'J:,,},‘,?,'C?,{;“;‘B',;\::“,';’m,’ e e tho rellot of W. C. Byndar, of | mght deelfe to make poscicn on tha bl 0o ¢0, | SrmrNariaLD, (il Aprl T Bpecial Dispalch to T Tribune, Wood did not discuss tho detalls, bus conflacd Br Tor axcisalon varcn bimself to the goneral propesitions Invelved. Ho presented tho oblections to the prescut Tarifl Iaw, and sald the Commitice has not un- dertaken to rcforra oll the abuses of tho present tariff, . Though fully cousclous of tho necessity of effccting wany radical .changes Manasma, Wis, April 0.—1his morning az 6 o'clock fire was discovered fn the npper storyof, * tho extensivo tub and pall factory operatedby the Menasha Woodon-Waro Company, A fresh south wind drova the flames with great rapidity through the entira upper story, threatening a’ comfllnte destructlon of tho bullding withits motlon falled—ycas 20, uays 36, This mado it cvident that the Senata would sit it out. Blatue withdrow bis formal amendment, ana offcred it sgain fu o modited form, to which Thurman objocted. It was not in order to offer it, aa thy yeas and nays had already been order- ed. Blalos was very pursistent, however, and and not take up the valuable tma of the Huuso, . quost mado by E. L. Merrite for excurslon ratea u?.fa":é‘r"ifl‘e’ ol his requeat for Nmlting the | gyer the raltroads for delogates sitonding the o 1totes then wont fnto Committas of the | Democratic State Conventon Lo bo keld bi this Whole (M. Baylor in the chalr) upon the Tarit | €Ity on Thuraday, April 11 next, the Uhicago & bill. Alton Rallrond ogrees to carry delegatos from 'As s0on 88 tho House waa in Committes of tho | oil stations to and from the Conveotion at one Whole Mr, Congar rainad a point of order that bills | faro and oue-fifth of a fare for the round trip. on calendar must be conaldered in order, Tilinots, waa passed, "Fhie bill to provide for a public buildiog nt Kausas City, Mo., passed. On motion of Mr. Teller the bill to suthorize the construction of a narrow-guago railroad !mm".l‘llulslrck to the Black 11illa was taken npand considered. A largo number of amendments, including tho complotod its report on sdditional minting fo- cillties. It wiH recommond tho reopeniog of the miats at Now Orleans and Chnrlolm“ N, C., aud may provide for new minta at Indfan- apolls or Kansus City. Suitablo buildings have been offered to the Government freo of charge at both thess citlea, " outting off branches and striking out the word, ‘The Chalr overrulad the point of order on the stock of unfinished and valunble machinery. Thurnnn withdrew Lis objection. sooncs or later, Wa wurc contont with a stmpli- GIEN NS AN Sl ot hBAGs» wero agteatl 1o, ® | round that thy loneo hind voted to go tato Come SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Tho herolc offorts of our firemen and the . Sutore Thurman began, Ferrs, who a shors | fation of the methiods of assassing the dutics, | - v yiNGTON, D, Ciy ADFl 9.—Mr. Buckner's | Fendlng dnsfaction the ‘moroing hour explred, | Rijeogh tho Tarl(X bill speciaily, Bnectal Dirpaioh fo The Tribune. steamer from Neenah provented an oxteusivo and the bill went over, Attos expiration of the morning hour, unfinished besiness, the Pacila Railrond huoding bitl, was considered, and 3r. Edmunds advocated the bitl o the .!ufllcuay Commltice, Mr, Edmunds dissented entiroly with Mesers. Matthows and Hillaa to the unconstitutionality of iia proposcn legisintlon, If tho corporations chonging the phrascology so s to avold smbiguity and doubt as to the proper duty to bo lovied, making a large curtailment In the number of articles to be asseasod for duty, and engrafting upou tho law I{mportant pro- vistons looking to & more liberal com- Mr. Wood, Chalrinan of the Committeo on Ways' | Brrixorieup, Ill, Aprll 0.—At the BSpring- and Mosas, thon mads & lun?l ech In explanation | fleld city and town ¢lection to-duy s very large ho bill, the © t Mr, 5! Wsfi}ifi-flfi'fis "uont {o the'Clork's dork and had | Voto was polled, but the tickots are so much fie.mll“. en!nll; trrlmn‘ a‘ ?‘.""'.‘Li‘;".‘xffii u‘{_ h-,-lrfl:‘n at | scratched that it will probably be late bafore n on, ch. o nj 8l requlres yrlcilunllan. At 1t Svhe able {0 compata with | definite result can bo announced. ndlcattons orelgn mannfacturara not only In the homo mar. | favorthesuccess af a majority of the Republican . thiebelore biad been fu the chair, appeared sud- % denly upon the door, which ho obtalned by courtesy of Thurmas, and made an carncst ap- " peat for adjourmmnent, statine that there wero inembers who desired to speak, and concluding by moving an adjournuent. Thurman protest- bill to substitute Treasury notes for Natlonal Bank notos will be considered In the Honse April 23, provided 1t docs not interfero with the Tari or Appropriation bills, or the pending special orders, HISTORICAL, confiagration. Tho fire J1s supposcd to have orlginatod from a defective chimuoy. Loss es- timated from $3,000 to $5,000, fuily covercd by insuranco, AT EVANSTON, ILL. Bpecial Dirpatch to The Tribune, : nould sueceod tn breaking down leglalat kot but In forelun markets. i ol vigorously, stattng that bo did not slold for | fHaner Tha - ¢hangea 48 pru‘;t;: T THE CHICAGO PENSION-OFFICE. B b that ths Evos WOALH. oiag when "m."bu‘:-‘m ‘assorted 1hat the work of the firm Efi;]“l"l",_“;‘,"“tl "h:' '?‘!f '£"° c'!"“" Shat it 'l‘ Evaxstox, IiL, Apell 0.—At 8180 o'clack this that purpose, and Forry roluctantly withdrew | designed to bo tho foundatlon for a permancat Rpeetal Correspondence of The Tridunss tho volea of the people would bo beard and affairs | was done by convicts, whoware pald at the eate of o cuuclmne' . 16 q““'n ”flt‘t‘lflflog - | evening tho houso of Arthur Trucsdale, oo tho his motlou. e ire compreliending now principics, and a | Wasnivazox, D. C., April 6.—Tho followin | blaced in tho hande o impartiat men. The pro- | 32cents 8 da nea for City Clerk carries tha north wards, Dr. | comer of Judson and Keenoy avenucs, was dis- vislon for the puyment of ohligatione ‘of corpora- lons wae purely an administrative act, and re- quired different application from time to time as clrcumatances changed, as now roads were bullt, Hock wae Fun up ¥ do mh;“{lm:' i oF beacs. | Woods time having buon extunded by unent atock was _run up ordown by tho bulls or bears. s tlme haying beon oxtunde unanimous § OEK: was proposed 10 t1e the bands of thia sgvars | conscnt, ho wae outitied to a second hour. Hepublican, Ia olected City attorney, ol numialsirative power benind it back for | Mr. Waod then proceeded with and concloded wenty-two yeats, nearly an entlre goneration. e | his apeech, warning the opponsate of the messurs PEORIA. 4 Not think the gentloman fromw Maina would, upon | that if they should succeed in dofeating It the Uime | Pmonra. Iil., April 9.—The Democratic County reflection think this waaan entirely mafa mode of | was near at hand when the people would not be | convention was held here to<la; W. T. D procedure. Lle sald that It might happen that the | satisied with so mild & niess: n y. W.T.Dow- otk sisutd paun Into oo b o ralmBokl | | M B ebslued h oo o ncak I ot | 2ol mas, Chmenen o0 B ors, who might bedevil tho roads and brink about s | tion to the bill, elde notion that the 2 e e whera thare would be no ot eaths | Commitice rise, ''The Commiltee thereupon Foso, 3""’ 1’1“"""%“‘::.?:&"“""'?“ "f'{’v"il‘.“’{.;‘““ Tngw, the intercat on firat-mortyage bonds would | Mr. Gilover asked unauimous consent to offer a | €0 ogates to tho onveation: W. T, Dow- not bo pald, and all would go down In value. Yet | reanlution to valdu for the payment of tho clerk | dall, Jobu Warner, W. P, Bush, J. t, Beldler, the Henator from Maine, iu the jnnocanco of his | and exnerta of his Committes from the time of | Robert 8, Bibb, G, A, Wilson, 'R, J, Bell, L. nature, sup) Imgoverrbody ‘was a8 honest as him- | thelr appolntment to the thue of thelr belng wworn | Harion, IH. Truitt, Daniel Hitchicoe George 3 air, Woud, Bawover, declined to ylold to Conger | J- A. Vincent, Domocrat, Is electad Mayor b, ent on that »o{nL el BT plurality over Lauve, Republican, and l'(ob’- Then, said Conger, [ call tima on the iunlllmn. inson, Natlonal and Temperance, Frank Relsch, who is only speaking by courtesy of the Ho Liquor League notninee for Olerk, ovor Dubots, The Chalrman informed 3r. Conger that Mr. | Republican, and Swinney, Domocrat. Kone, loppiug off of complications and contradictions now existing In the present Jaws, The bill re- ported hins but one list, so called, ond that s the dutiablo one, It has no compound rates, the duties belng elther ad valorem or specific, and the Iattor as far as practicable. It com- prises 247 clasacs of articles and 578 articles, agalnst tho larze number comprised in the pres- ent law. t has o freo lst o8 such, All arti- cles not ennmerated and specifically nsmed ore to bu admitted free, In lleu of tho dutics now levied upon the cost and charges added to thoe origiual cost or valug of thearticles inported at the piace of productlon or oxport, which has becn A sourca of so much I'mgnuun between the Uovernment and importers, the bill fixes an allowance of 5 per cent, equally waa ons of tho papers tllod at the White House in support of the cialms of Mra. Mulligau to the Chicago Penston-Agency: Houss or Reeuzsexrarives, Wasmnorow, D, C. Feb, 11, 1878.—T0 the llon, LRutherford B, Hayes, President of the United States—-Sin: The undersigned mombers of Congress from tho State of Hihnole, Irrespcetive of party, take the lib- erty of addlug thelr reconmendation to the many strong documonts which Mrs. Marlan Mulligan— the widow of one of the most gallant oMcers whom our noblo Biate has sont to the battle-teld, now an apulicant for the ofiice of Peuston-Agent—will pre. sont In support of her cialm, X diy necesaary to remind your Excellency of the gallant deeds of Col. Mullizan, agd how ho fel defending the flag of bis country, uud how hia taw—the brottieruf Mrs. Mulligan covered to b on fire, In the course of an hour tug entiro building was destroyed, most of the furniture being saved, The house was built throe years ago at a cost of $7,000, ‘and the total foss 1a estimated at 80 'I'he cawe was probably & defective fluo over the klichen, ‘Tha Insurance was dividod between the /Etia of Harttord and the Hartford of Hartford, aad was 1o the sumi of $5,000 ’ AT DUNDEE, TLL. Spectat Dispasch (o the Tridune. ‘ Eva, 1L, April 9.~The brick scliool-bullde fng ‘at Dundes, used for tho Union Fublles School, was burned this morning at 8 o'clock. Thurman then began his closiog argument, speaking with great force, carnestucss, and nower, Ilesald that tho Blatue smendmont was in fact u proposition to repeal the sectlon of the act of 1802 rcsorvivg to the Qov- ernment authority to alter, amend, or repeal the charter; that the attorueys of tho ralroad companles had come befora the Judiciary Com- mittee snd had pleaded to have that reservation annulled, offering much mors liberal terns than those in the Judiclary Committee’s bill; but tho Judiclary Committes did not think it wise to couscot to nuy such arrangement. Tho Blaine amendmeont, Thurman thought, if adopt- 'Y | youngbrother-in-law- 1f, woald fold his bands and sllow limself to be | into office (a delay baving occurred throogh {nad. G Loss, $20,000. Insurance, 815,000; equally et would scomplih osentially araionie o 1 e ol | Zoaf e e RO GlogSom | e o ki e iy o ot | vl Sl WA ciedil, Bt B R ek ros Mo | dividod among (é following threy companie THE BND WUICK THE WAILNOAD COMPANIES | paling duty of 10 per cent ndditional upon ali | Mulliesn is ono of the maddust andat the siuy Pacile lilronld, ipting, asld tho Senstor tad | ot e {ntendent of Pablis Instruction. ' Biroug resoiu. | Ihotnix: of Now Vork, Audrican Contrid, sag DESUED, . merchandise imoorted from snd the growth | time ons of the prondest, oplsodes of the Waz, nod reforred to Jay Gould, THE WEATHER tlons wers unnulmuuul( nasscd, candemontory nrl!m l\{zsltrn . l’mlm- uThrubslfinlnnnu nd for ane, ho would never yleld that author- | and production of any country which discrimt- | history will prosive it 1o the Cflmln‘( wrenarationa. e Hamands eald he had not roferred to Jay o 4 Bon of Congress for not glecting Geu. 8hiclds Door- :fuu e L:;,;":n d"'m ;'fi‘ly:“m:ur: og way {ty. Hepreferred that tho dudiclary blll sbould | nates agaiust the United Statei fn theadmisslon | Mrs: Marian Mullikan—the buce haypy bride of | Goufd or any otzer ndividusl. price or TuB Ciner Bioxan OFricEs, | keoper. E N ' of our products to their ports, Another and important provision fs that which proposea to establish manufacturing bonded watchouscs, and the honellt of draw- back upon ell exported goods containing an; forclgn material subject to duty, It 1s dusigue to eucourago the uxportation of = American manufactured products of every charecter, by 4 noble man, made a widow after s happy union of ahort duration, who L one and th Mr, Blaine Insleled that bo had, in a referenca to | Waantxarox, D. O,y April 10—1 a. m.—Indica- a atockhoider who fiold 8 larg quantity of stack [ rMlsale. MENDOTA, ILL. ittt s ek | L et over Sasout Valye, tho o |y el Pl B bt wereol v Ulack sa they ware painted. T cantro will move to tho northeastward, accom- | o sxnm‘:n.] ll‘;lo&'l B .: b:" . "“'l: ox (ére. Ecnstmawilo mote Bk s black panied by rain and followed by clearing weather, | SIH0E miunlelp ons ¥ar vogn:764 buon paiatad, In conecilon v siocka. o Bad | Bl uitoetor, southwest veering to niortn: | 18 this city pusted off to-day, and oo seault lo 1y referred to imdividuals by name, ‘west winds, statiouary or lower temperature. boling celebrated right lustily all over the city, pink to tho bottom of the sea, and that the Governinent should lose every cent of the debt owed to it by the compauies rather than relin. quish to the rallreads tuls rightful authority, Fho sums uwed by the compaules, It compari- son with the great yrinciple of Government con. given a husband and a me Lime, to the country tly entitled tb the recognition of that coun- o bus nut only sacriticed tho lives of her st ones, but she has lost the aupporter of her- scif and of thres cildron, made orpliaus in earli- it cildbood. A geatdful poople clieriah tho memary of the fallen hero, and [t in now for the AT SHENOYGAN, WIS, Special Dispatch fo The Iribune, 3 Snenoroan, Wis, April 8.~A large steam Bouring mill belonging - to Jobn Bertschy was totally deatroyed by fire Saturday night. A Jarge amount of fourand 2,000 bushelsof wheat brother, trul, wero jusiguificant. he raw material fi Qovernment to glva sxpresaion to that sense ol Mr, Blalne proposed to amend his amendmaont s A GHRAT ATONM. Mr, James Hastings was olected Mayor a | was also consumed, Tho mll and machinery Thurman sttacked Voorhees' demagogism :«‘a! o{;‘::‘:“ll‘:‘;;mc:nucz:npel:.: ‘rfl':n ".'}.';' fl'fi.‘- gralitude by grantiog the goldler’s widow | ayto umu\'n’l'r:y objection to it Faisod by tho Special Dirpaich to The Tridune. 1arge mojorit, ovef—‘ the relentlncllmyhen ’M. were both very superlor, and the property wai with finpetuous fmpatience, as b did Stauley | ke manufscturcs {n the markets of the world, :,;‘,‘f{.{ffl;fl: aflx?rl::mm;fifim‘:fi.:n;{, tfl\l’t;:gl{l Benator from Vormond, by addlpg a proviso that #roux City, In., April 0.—A terrillc wind and A,rfilc](.y, casre. 8. Bunlcmu, ‘I, T, New- | cneof the most vaiuable in this scction ot tue Matthews' churge about the Commission, To- | We belleva that it is ouly ueccasary o sflord | them. ¥ e L Sahaom it Mowatorm in"'progress horo to-night. It | port, K. Coleman, and Moot Avdress ‘wero | Stato. Loss, 820,04 Lnsurod for 310,030 our people . an oqual chance with all athers i order to prove to {orelgn natlous that wo aro equal, it not superior, to them in our manufac- tures, 'The blll will inaterially reduce the cost of collecting the custowns reveuue, ‘The official report of the decretary of the Treasury for 1877 Kives thio cost of collecting reveuuo for custons I may safely claim that the sim- lon, need T cted Ald herein contained shall bo construed 60 a8 to walva | ypowing, with & high north wind. ‘The snow any exiating olalom of the Governmens againat the | SHOWITE WA Kl OO i, but th o ALBANY, N, Y. roads. . melts about as fust us 1t falls, Lut the wind 18 | pppiwy, N, Y., April 0.—Michsel N, Nolsn Mr,” Voorhees advocated tho amendment pro- | jucreasing in ylolence, and 13 now blowing at lectod M b it oncd by Mr, Dlaine, and in bis temsrks avked | toe rato of fifty miles an hour, aud the temper (Dem,) was clected Mayor by a plurality of over 'hurman if ho dld not consider that the present | ature is growing coldor, ‘The storin {3 keneral | 1,000. The Workingmen's candhlate ran nearly overnment securs ines loas, over the northwestern part of this Stat and | as high as the Republican candidate, ‘The tarm of the prosent Incumbant 1e about to expire, and a new appointment 18 to be made, ac- Cording tu law. We fully recognizo the great, hon- est, and eficient services rendered by Miss Ada Bweet; and that, if I8 wae an ordinary Government ofice, under the spplication of Clyil-Service re- 'fllll;Jlllflflnlel atie woold becnlitled to be re- tained. ‘we respectfully submit that those warda the vouclusion he sald that e did not see how anybody who belleved the Judiciary bill un- voustitutlons! could vots for the Blaluo amend- went, which would conflrm tho - constitu- tlonul provisions for twenty years with- out remedy, When he had voucluded AT WESTFIELD, WIS, Bpecial INIpalch lo Ths Tribuns. \VmarrizLy, Wis,, April 0.—Sunday nieht £ fira broke out in the store of Willlam Beluits, and an entire block of butluing was totally do- follows: Schults, a8 80,501,000, rinciples are nut applicable (0 the ufica of & Pen- gt stroyed, = The losscs arc a3 il Blaine madu ouo of hia characteristic au- | pliication, togetlior wit the curaliment of tho | Fon- an ‘oflic which gught to b g Minuesots, aud a4 far west sa Fort Handall, —————— $3,500; ‘Quichrlst, 81,0005 Coclranc, $300; Nl e e ahant spcochen, " treatiug | buuniper ol dukjsbie articles aud the sboltion of | ide saiviceablo'for the' reward and. aaport Vourbes asked why, fhon, ho did not per- | Dak, SECRETARY SHERMAN. son, $3,000; Kebucs, #$100, Total wmolut of Thurwan's opposition to bls ameudwent llwmfllm.\}mreducfdthluuu::'s[lmc{ul;ff of gulant soldiers wud nele reliete, wro- | ‘i Fhurman eald becausa e could not got such LOEAL O BTN siou A fusrance, $4,000. i o " Vided thoy pouse oary qu e, " A with ridlcule, mad actiug 08 1t confideat of ha | St Anotler consldseublo, satlog il be | cting o this principle.Cal. Swaet-wtios | & i YrtReck vont on 7 Very Mystorious Meotings of New York * AT GALVESTON, TEX, New Ontsans, La., April 0.—A dispatch from Galveston, ‘'lex., sags aflra thero at8 o'clock this morning destroged thirtopn frame bulldings on voth sides of Morket: street, ber tween ’l‘wenfl'-elzhm and Twenty-niuth streets Oniyone bullding fn the block wus sav Loas, §50,0001 jusurance, 80,000, —— AT QUINOCY, ILV. Hpecial Dapale 10 The Tridune, Quiner, 1L, April 0.—A firo at midnight to- night destroyed a large frame stablo on Lroad e Vunvfiee’ want on to declara that he had In Timé,__|Jiare (Thr M) Wind, Ve ¢ reconstraction and other acts of Congross seen 365 T arokurs of Ewtititaniont obimatione | (1Basm: 2 0 S antinded e et v, b B 3 e contitotional llm! lof o the right of con- HSuvaclal DispalcA do Ths Tridune. tract, Iie hoped the amendment of the Senatol | ¥alr, Iweclal pal Yoy slatne. Wonhd. bo.aopied, Tho scenss of New Yonk, April 0.—Mondsy afternoon a Sn;: :'v‘clu'k'n‘ :h:lvht bl.nr"t’.'ln ‘l;nl l-'m::m n't‘fl‘wb" ”l “re 2 select dozen or 80 of private bankers and repre- o o 3 e a0 UENEHAL OBSRBYATIONS. . : % Beceptatie, then et the dudiclary Comnmittes 4o A e TAon 0~Midntght, _ | Setatives of Natloual Hanks rocelved invita S work ayat agai, aud propute & bil\ (hat would | “FraisnTHar TR [ Wi Rain Weainers | Uonty marked GDrivate,” to meet Sccrotary be fv’hfifl?fifl%ggfllml Windom, from th -|— ’———-k =2 22 | Bherman—the baukers at 11, and thoe bavk rup- Commitive af Couferance ot tha bill suthorizing rosentatives 8t 1p. m.—at the Bank of Com- merce, on Important businesd, Thore was only the Sccrclary of the Treasury to -mxlo{ lomporary clerky, raported a diesg t, and Med Wi aswall attendance ab ether moctiog, At tho dom, Dorsey, and Beck were sppointed wealate victory, At the conclusion of Blaine's speech the vote % waa takien upon iy apedinent, which resulted— ¥ 23 ycas tu 34 nays, a stronzer vote thau anybody who had been watchlng the debates anticioated. Before the vote was taken upon the passage ‘ of the bitl Blaine satd be sbould not vote for the il without his smendment, althouch he had previvualy sald in o colloquy with Thurnan that bo had no opposltion to the Judiclary bill upon the ground of constitutionality., A vote was thco taken upon the final passage, which was after having heen woundad, was transferred to the luvalid Corps, and honored with the com- mand of Camp Doulas—recelved the appointinent of Penslon-Agent, which oftice ho ueld thil hedled— his dsughter, Mivs Ada HBweet, holding tha posi- ton uf clesk. It was no more than an act of Justice that afterwnrds 3iss Bwecl was hersell sppoluted Penajon- Apeat,~thereby enabllng her to support and educate hor youtger brothers and sisters, But the country vught not to bestow all its yifte apun ong family, who, th tho course of wany years, had ha upl)ol('.\nh{ of saving & amall foriune; th other chifdren of the conutry wha Lavo . Al 10t attouger, ol upoi the grati- tudoof ibe countey, aud, whu ought not ‘fo bo neglected upon the pretense that Clvll-servieo. of thu Treasury to consolldste the collection dlstricts, now a source of larce and ungecessary outlsy. Masuy of them are kept up Bt several thousand dollars’ uxpense without produciug sny return whatover in the way of duties collécted. I estimate the saving Ii thieso two fteins at 20 per eent, which will bo equivaleut to 81,800,000, Some apprehensions lave been entertained that the reduced rates proposed will cause u Joss of rovenue. ‘Thera 18 uo nccessity for fear on this necount. Tho removal ot the ambluultics of the present turifl, and the casy and speedy Mquidatiou of the catries which will tollow, will Tin | Cspitaliste mnd Iiankers with Secratary f Sherman Yesterday—Explanation of the toudy. | Clear 3 Ingj‘,-“‘ Hupposed Objects of tho Parleys. Vi i 2 c S t Mayback's livery and cxpress . 40 yeas 10 19 nays, oporate as much 10 increasa nportations os the | reform principles demand the rutention of | of a'now Co nco Conmittes, first wero prosent Mr, Behieff, of Kuhu, Locb & | way negupled by Y propused roducod rates will cause the loss of | s oficer originatly lad been appointed Chairal Infed Mosure, W , Alll- S0, .3 Jo- | line. ‘Lhirtcen horacs and a number of wagosd o EAIAY Fevenue, The many obstructions now existing | for the very reason for which Mes. Mulligan now .-.Ta," 250 Halon. ok members of m‘ff“c"fl.’?x.fi}.‘!. Co.; Jacob Vosulye, of Vermllse & Coui Jo ‘The one frst named would hava voted for the fg = Lill had he been present, and the other one NAE vgutust it—Cameron, of Pennsylvania, and o Cuukling; Hoor and Dawes; Howe and Jones, of Nevada; Kerkwood and Teller; MeMillan und Cameron, of Wisconsin; Aorrill and Chal- feei Witkiers sud Ingalls, Absent without polrs—Iamilton, Bharon, and Whyte. Hawlin was palred on the Dlalne atnendment aod all political uuestions with Eaulsbury, but this was uot regarded as a wero burued. The fire was usdoubtedly 180 work of loceudiarios. . AT LANCASTER, N. IT. Lancastex, N. IL, April 9.—A fire thls even~ Iniz destroyed about balf the busiuess wm‘vhfl' of thetown, eight stores, dwllings, and oftlce ot thn'lhg lican. Lioss, a.b.‘fm. Sosure suce, $15, secks the “appolnti If rotation in ufice 18 ever justifiable, i1 e that this fo s caze where it Is even demanded as an act of just| We submit the application of Mrs, Malligan to our falr aud just cosidersifon. Very reapect ully, L. Bukxvaxo. 1t {s botfeved this document was also signed b( the following Congressnicn from Illinois,— afl Domocrates Carter Hurrison, Bparks, Soriug- er, Eden, Townsticnd, Morrlson, NOTES AND NEWS, PROPOSED MILITART TELEGRARL soph Beligman, 8 reprosentatlye of Drexel, Morgan & Co.t Howard Potter, of Brown Bros. & Co.i Mr. Ellls, of Winslow, Laoler army, & Co.; August Nclmont, and a mem- {llr. (é:m‘«:ndwnnfid :fi:""fi"”""fl”"""llu'n ber of the frm of \é:nhn!lm;lnA&"Co. r. Edmunds obles ¢ would not single At the sccond President Cooof tho American oat & singie fudlvidusi 10 help the lfouse ot of Tte i &}SLN‘.MII;I; i B e Prcalicat Tappam of {ho Gallatin acrupo ; i U5, Alltaon advocuied the amendmont proposed. | Eroi, il April U—Mavor Iecves mado the Nationa), Preaident Bicriaan of tha Mechanice’, n ! Natfonal Bank ot Cowm- 'Athaif pest’s & motion to sdjo followlng appolutments of city oflicers, which | Presideut Vail of the M, ¥ l&umn snd reaisted by r'.‘"{"h:r‘l'u“:-'h’l!,n’o were confirmed by the Council w—nlu!n:. Clerk, | morce, Cashier Beney of the Metropolitan, and s wore ordered. aud te yolo Willlam ¥. Bylia; Attorney, Oi ¥, Chisholm | Mr. Fabnestock, ropreseating tho Fira: Nation- fu eotering goods at Custom-Houscs, aud of speedily ascertaining the amount of duty to be pad, will, under the prescnt system, be yery mut\l. if not sltogether, reiwoved, A merchant will know in advauce the exact amount of duty to bu paid, which will facilitate commeree, and the Goverumont will collect the duty witbout ilelay or litigation. Those who are not famiilar with the prescut machivery used in collection of dutles will be slow to belleve the at losses to tho Treasury which are constant- y oceurriug in consequence. It hias Leon esti- matod tust the Government luses from 10 to 13 Commit n 1ho Conealar and Diplomatic Appro- pelutl Yo Chiair 1atd before the Senate & numbe T e ehsiox that to place the mares of Gen. Bhiellsun the retired (lst of th e —— THE METHODISTS, SeaivorieeD, Mass., April 9,—Tho New En Rland Methodlst Conferonce st Weatfleld volitical question. Conkling liad & statement | per cent of the awount it should cotlect Tha | - Spectal Dispatch to TMe Tridune. e Suxton, 11, B. Waters; Grave-Digger, Patrick | ! Bauk, responded. Assistant Treasurer Hlll- ! duty of Tindo thak o was not wupoetd o the. U bat | 1osees gecurring by evaslousof tolwicallusion | Wasurxurow, D. €., April 0—Gens. Sher- o ™" por B D B eiiaburtor - Gity | bouss ws alto fa attendance. Becrotary Shor. | 20pted ::g":i‘:ffl'_lfy‘-g;::z_:: e could nat vote for some of lts provisions. Wil olticlale; Al B O o e ith oyeS: | man, Bheridan, snd Crook, sud tho Territorial il kA Laddock, Bealer, L. A. Buldwin; Burveyor, Garrott Rosea- | man's private scoretary took full minutes ot all 4 ¢ Iyl officea deplor- WIIAT TUE HAILEOAD MEN SAT, :’,‘,"L':,X fi,‘ffi},ponflf: s et it vhaton: | Delegates have loni urwed Coogress to bulld » | Bruce iy n.um'."'h'" craus; &un;xan:-l{p;:e& Jfir 3‘.‘:‘.}’."} i ‘t)l#olkfir- that wos said fur future reference. All presont ::‘ :;l':'::m:u;’m":::l:‘fv”_: d"m o prevaleoce Ouc of the represeutatives of the Pacific Kall- | moralizing cifect upon Gavernmeut offleers pre- | telegraph line from Deadwood to Fort Ellis, ;;“'.;:{nmx. 't':" ey, Stk B et 1 i arii'] | at both mectings were put undor the strictest o tho Gommunist aud Inlidel sentluent, ab Fouds to-niot, upon beinis asked what the ef- | veoted. Mon., via the Sloux military posts. As tho In. | fusuven & ihe Hoss' Compaby, 3 tants, | obligation of sccrecy, sud Becrotary Shierman | declarig the courss of the Goverpuicht towan 4. s Youls Schirocacr and_ Charles Cubs, Tho ap: | fiatly and positively refused to dmpart avy in- pointinent of tlugh Murphy for Clty Marsbi sy formation until to-murruw, when he sald ESTIMATES. Mr. Wood gave tho following cstimate of the reveuues uuder the now Tariff blll, fect of the action of tuo Senate would be, made dians never interfere witn telegraph lines, the following statewcot. The view is ratber the African, Indian, and Chiucse to bo full ot turough superstition, it has been malutalned Injustice, bad falth sud cruelty. The Confer- g ,, Rausenberger lor Birect Cumnmissloner, au wight heve sumctbivg of intercas to | euce also adoptod a resolution ‘approviug tho sagro rorccolored thau Thurmau might poutbly | genudgle A, cotton gouds DabL U, il 10 o Avdartie, Suties Hirkpatrick for Nigat Folicemus, wero | dive e, s Seapacd hpwares, | {raterui relations wiih tho Methola” Clorsh ot oftbe o o oppout. | TEDHES. e onss scoinss valuo to tho Uoverument, would bave tendency | Haliey, not conbrued by the Councll, aud werd beld | from trustwortby”sources, that thls mystery | Buutb, but waintalning the cu‘l\.,u.;: g luo:‘u?m Ifl&‘f."m?'l: I::nul‘;ah ;;Ercwnl‘;‘uudugn « !1::& Iu.;n h:dl;mulm;n gsmmmlnx z:%rmhlluuli fetiod over until the next Councll meetivg. hl;l n:l “Ta"';r?::fl'.‘:“f"fi"fly"c .ng.,, &g, tfmp,i,,,,‘.‘lly uowmiuation to be the origlusl Wesieyan ¢: considered by o o Benate ary Comumittee ay uirce a s cuncel o1 cretary to tho e, § the represeutatives of the rallroud com- to a bill appropriating $8,000 for bullding this n::}’.g.f“* . TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. partics above weutioued of thls aature: Tho THE INDIANS, yaules as very objectiouable, and thero Yioe. Chratfaacr, Naw Youk, April 0.—Thi civll suis of James | Soctetary wlslica Lo scll $100,000.000 ol 4 por Bpecial Disvatch fo Tha Tribuns. ol 15 lttle doubt that thoy would prefer that 1t | “of" 4,675,000 | MEFORT OF THN RAILWAY FOSTAL COMMISSION, | Cuke, A. Wheeler aguiust Mo).-Gen. Sheridan, for the ey el if.‘):’.%‘::‘., o'tiee thaws | Owama, No Aprll 0.—Oen. Crooks '::: i shoutd become & law rathier thau that tho ques- | Schedule ¥, provislons 3,000.000 | * To the Watern dssoctated Pres. avis (1L, recovery of dumages uoutiog o $430,000 for | batween now and Jat. Ly 1676 iu quuntitics of | Weot to Fort Hall, ldaho, fo {nquire ".':";cnu i tion of tho pecunlary subjectlon of the com- | Schodule O, sugars 4£280.000 | Wasmworon, D, O., April .—Tho report of JF; Thurman sbou procesded lo cloac the debate, | 11y deatruction of & plantation in Loulsiaoa | from $LAG0N to $5000000 at u tlmo, 28 condition of tho Boakes, Baunocks, snd 02 panles to the Government should remaln fo its | Echedute 1, siike.s. 1,250, the Bpeclal Commission on Rallway and Matt | Lgetid tha 5l s raeadsient. Tuat amendascat | during the War, hastbeen sot down for riad fu | thoy miy veed them. Ybera (s to be no | Indians among whom there wus feehifs prescot unscttled condition. The Government Las withheld from the companies sluce 1873 the whole amount earned by thein by travsportativn for the Government, sud hos kept it fn the “freasury witbous futerest. The passage of the Thurwsn biil would relcase one-balf of thls, as 1t was unanjuously agreed in the Bepato that the power of the Goveroment to alter or amend tho charter of the roads spplicd only to tho tue Hcheduls 1, spice: . tchiedule J, tobacco sud Scbedule K, wood. Scheduls Ly wools Bchiedulo M, aundris: . Additiunatdutiable smounts srisiog out ufjthe 5 ver ceat for trunsit charges aud culumissious s ju Bec. 3 of the bill, belug 5 por cout oo al Yaluey of goods paying ta ungf‘mnu Guty, e thnated at $200,000,000, $3,500,000. Ou mer- dise from vountrics thas have alicrlminate dlucontent, beld & counetl with thew, and fouth Creibiag saufactory. ilo 18 now B Fravclacos OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. 2 Lompox, April 9.—Stcamship Gillert 8o City of Berlin, from New York, bave v out. Nuw Yonx, Apstl 9.—Arcived, steawer Lev slug, Hamburg, Transportation was prescoted to both Houscs of Cougress to-day, It 1 afgned by Danfel . Fox and George A. Bassctt, the Postal Commls- slon, who recommend spaco and specd, instcad of weight, as the basis of compcusation, reserv- Slreull urt on the 3ith | syndicste, but cach purchaser Is to act {nde- i to, ' i el shpl it for | pha Unli Siates Uiscult Cours on ho 3R | popuuls ofoukel it would sive bt sud surrender the powus 10 alter, swend, of fee PUILADELEIUA, Pa, April 9.—Ex-Sccrotary 100,000,000 more gold toward resumption, There peal, For mn”un tho zouds had sought this | of thg Navy Kobeson bas been tuken into the | Wud coustderublo dlscusslon at both meotiugs. Sirrender, but this was tho frst time sach a propos | .10 PEX der cass as wssoclata counsel for the | [The baokers did not wait to take 4 per cant »ition bad been mado by 8 Senstor ou this door or & bonds, ‘They asked the Bocretary to offer é3¢ Sepreacntative. o the House of Beprscniativas, | PHSONCE: ) ) pppicn to The Tribuna or B, biut this ho declined o do (F tho presents 1ng the priviloges conteuded for by the Post- 1 m‘mtuggfig'fl-mu‘g}l.;u;'g";m';flg{ 1npIaXAPOLIS, Aprll h—1be State Board of ur.fi:{ Icast, without first caucelliog al) past-dup Otfice Department, sad giviog to tho public Charities und Reform bold helr sunual mcet- | coupous. 'This was not satlsfactory to the better maf) facllitios tuan ever before, Tho ex. | Smsndient e wuscrvation waspub i thebill | (G 0h(s cventug, Ofticers will bo clected und | buvkers st the prics vumed. Thoy afterwand penditurcs under the rates recommended will | tracts with thess corporativus. baones tan scy 1t | the goneral prugramwe for the year outliued. expreascd thesr willlugoees to take thodson