Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 7, 1878, Page 1

ECTRACRDINARY 8418 BLACK, COLORED AND FANCY SILES. OVERWHELMING BARGAINS! ltis the Best Lighted Silk Department in the City. Magnificent Black Bilks, spooially solooted for our Rotail Trado, at 83 and $2.50. Our Black Bilks at $1, $1.25,and $1.50 aro tho bost 8ilks for the price in this city.® Examine thom, GUINET’S POPULAR BLAGK SILKS! 81, $1.25, $1.50, $1.76, 83, upward, COLORED SILKS A handsomo line of Colored Bilks, every dosirabloshadoe,at 76¢ nnd $1. Special attention is invited to our improved American Silks, 22 inches wide, 40 different shades, which we vecommend for wear, and not to change color, at $1.25 per yard, A splondid lino of new styles in FANCY SILKS, At 50c, 60c, and 760, SPECTAL REDUGTION. 100 pes. Raw Silk Brocades, clegant designs, in great vari- ety of colors, 75¢ per yard, re- duced from $1, : Boforo purchasing, pay & visit to this department, Bamplos cheorfully sont on appli- cation by letter, 121 & 123 State-st., Brauch: Michigan-av, and Twenty-setond-at. 8K o TRV B o e USSR, QNI Y A FEW _DAYS %xgnm FOR LADIES $3.00 P1; e (lr‘:lvrnn:;;rgl:i Kid Button o $3.00 m:"; q.u [t 4/00 sts0Fing B 218 20000 o ({ ¢F ;8,30 PLA nd H¥lde Lace 2.76 FANCY SLIPPERN und LOW GREAT VARIETY wud Very M. WHEELER & CO,, 74 E. Madison-st. IN and SHOES 1 . SR A e AR piobreeed UUSINESS_OATLDA, CHICAGO Heat Progerving Cp. C()MPIEESSED COOKED MEATS, Bequaled n flavorand quality, Gonled Beof, Roast Boof, Tonguos, 5 m'n, Pigs’ Feot, Soupa, &o. Bkvuw& 1‘: A0y quaniities at shortest notice and Corner LaSalle and Michigan-sts, REMOVALS, he Q2 T Singer mfl MACHINE MANPG C0, REMOVE May 1 fo241 Stafe-3, it Jackeon and Btate Stroets. FINANCIAL, FOR SALE. All or pypg of 815,000 Stock fi SEe Merchagyy lnlnfi‘l?nu ‘ ‘rust Cn.t Apoyy CAARLES HENROTIN, 90 Waalingtod-st. $5,000 'fiE.Tewnship Water-Pipo Certificates ¥ . Tote W’:mluurun& GEO. 0. MARCY & $20,000 in Cfly Serip Wanfed, Siiygers $8X8 Twenty Thousaad Dolls 86510 84 par 13 payiaen fiu{' -‘t&-‘: it .Vcnh:'a:.lly? Corser Fourteenth at. and 1odisaiar, U;,S;guvnrnmnulflnnflsfuréfifi 4 3 ber centa, OrdersLuggue? ru,fln'flixf:.:‘.‘:' St iatnd LAZARUS BILVERMAN'S Baok, Chazber of Cowmmerce. e e S L LINENS ARD WHITE GOODSY, B e eberte ! LINENS! WHITE GOODS! Ield, Leiter & Co.. WABASH-AV. SPECIAL SALE el Huck Towes! $2.50 and $3.00 Per doxen! The greatest bar- gains cver offered!! WHITE G0ODS! GREAT REDUCTIONS TO CLOSE. Two qualitles of “Victoria Lawns” Of the famousmake of JONES e DBROTHERS, at 20 cents and 25 cents Per yard. Lessthan one-half former prices. Also a line of IACE STRIPE PIQUES! At 12 1-2¢ per yard! A GREAT BARGAIN, MINEIAL WATERS, THE GREAT EUROREAN NOVELTY, " TUNYADI JANOS. The Best Natural Aperient. o THE LANCET.— **llunyad| Janos.— Daron Liebly atirma that fts ricl apetiont ralta. ¢s that of kuows waters.” THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOUR- PROFESSOIt VIRCITOWY, Berlin, **Invarfably &uod and prouwipt succens; most valuable," muwnsmru BAMBERGER, Vienua. **Thave prescribed these Waters with remurkable suceess, ™ LONIy Wurzburg. **1pre- DEI! RRONTON, M e hheaaant Yhantebit { : PROFESSOR T K LTS 1 phahitaer ooty W18, Koo Tay- Culosn MMt liats ail. A WINEGLASSFUL A DOSE. Fvepy lsnensalo to the Traveilug Pubitc. DA o mitedy Lopsart (he BAILE of Tho Agli- FRED'K DB BARY & CO., 41 & 43 Warren.at,, New York, Sole Agent for Unlted States and Canads, FOR SALE BY DREALERS, GROCERN, AND DRUGUINTN, piilio label on every genutns bottla te prioted on blus LBOVIKH AND STA LAST DAY Bankrpt Bk 2 Saivery Sl HADLEY BROS. & CO. THE 8TORE WILL CLOSE THIS EVENING, Partica deslring to bid on the whole ar any part ean examluo stock to-marrow. Lids wi C 105 m. Tiuraday, ib inst, e pecplyeruatl 63 & 66 Washington-st: DISSOLUTION NOTICES, “DISSOLUTION The late frm of RISHOPN & BAUNES having been disolved by ltmltation, 1 hava discontipued the bust- ness st tha old stand. and have taken the New Btore, 144 Btate-st. (hetween Madison and Monroe), whero, with a0 entire new and bettar-solected stock of Hate, 1 would be plcased to walt upan all former customers of tho fate 8rm and tho publs 1o genersl, B CUAB. W, BARNES, 148 Gtate-st, 8pectac es sulted to alt stghts on sclentiao prin- a und Fleld Gl ScoLes “ll;‘vmelfll. aucq; Teleicopel, )d’em- cirien iold and Mcke trimpied, and BLATE MANTELS, PROBABCO & LUMNEY © 5T wing smfl:nfis. IRE K ELLE i varletica, Grce 7 roer. o Hiack or o THE PEW RENTAL 1a the Thl rcabylerian Church, cornd swilitede' vy l:nl-h'ln:-:’ds:yhmud o Cilore J day for the sccompiondation of thuse w! 'O das 5 sealig Spaa o 1eo, thely seats fur U8 coming year: e TO RENT, TO RENT. The double Stare, 34454 40 Lasalls.at., uicat,” Katise, ur Wil ba. diyded -5':'.'5:1"’;'-‘53«'.'5 Tolbuuy Buldtog, i Poss- an 1} PE——— A YT e o G &, TPATY LLEY'S P co andscape. Fric luck prompt)) { thuse Who dasire’ 10 e it Bilsues WAL'E. Do FOREIGN. Rumors Concerning Schouv= aloff’s Errand at St. Petersburg. 1o Is Mentloned as the Probable Buccessor of Gorts- chakolf. The English and’ Russian Cabi- nets in Constant Corre- spondence. Disraeli Attacked for His Proposed Employment of Indian Troops in \Europe, Revolution Again Threatened Within the Tuarkish Capital. English and Russian Diplomats Competing for the Porte's Favor. The Insurgents in the Balkan Re- gion Becoming More Ag- gressive, Russian Relnforcements and Supplies Sent from Roumania. 2 PEACEFUL, AS APPEATS DY A T. PETERSUURG DISPATCH, svectal Dispatch to The Tribune, New Youx, May 7—4 0. m.—A Bt. Petersburg correspondent telegraphs that the Empress of Russla announced inthe salon of the Czarewitch on Sunday that an understandiug with Eugland was now certain to be reached, and that pesco was fassured, Baron Jominl made the same sanvuncement on the evening of the same day to guests Iu his own house. It adds great welght to the statement to know that the Baron is now i reality the Chancellor of the Russian Empire, baving entlrely replaced Privce Gorts- chakoll since his fliness. NEGOTIATIONS, FAVORADLE FREDICTIONS. . Loxpow, May 6.—A 8t. Petersburg corre- spondent has reason to belleve that questions of the very higheat importance will be practicals Iy decided tn tho course of the next weck, Meanwhile the public acaire for a peaceable so- lution 18 fucrcasing. BCTIOUVALOPE'S MISSION, Loxpon, May 6.—A Vienna correspondent says, althougl it 1s thought Count Schouvalofl’s visit to Bt. Petersburg is merely for a short thne, ft s belfeved to boe in conncction wwith im- portant ncgotiations. Should he succeed in brioging about & solution, he will bs looked upon a8 having quallficd himsclf as successor to Prince Gortach- skoff. It is belloved that the Czar will avold appofating Prince Gortschakofl's successor as long as possible. A Pera correspondent has reason to belleve that tho Turks will ralso a scries of fresh dif- fleulties concernlu fortresses, based on inter- pretation of the Stefano Treaty, FOINTS NEING CONSIDERED, A Vicnna correapondent says the maln points now under negotfation aro the limits of Bul- guria and proposed modifications fn Asia Minor, Englaud objects to the extenslon of Bulgaria to tho &gean Sca, and France warmly supp orts her. Russia proposcs to make {mportant con- cesslons to Austria, but Count Andrassy replled that be must defer any declsions uotil the mect- ing of the Congress, RUSSIA, CONCILIATONY BUT EXACTING, 8, PETERSDUNO, May 6.—Tho Agencs Russe has an articlo referring to the statement tn tho Bt. Petersburg dispatch u the London Times of April 29, that the coucessions Russla would make arc the limitation of the boundaries and veriod of occupation ot Bulgaris, the substitu- tion of European for a Russian Commission, and the organization of a Eurovean syndicato to consiiler tho clalns of the bondholders as well as Ruasia’s chaims for {ndemuity, and the re- trocession of but the small strip of Bessarabia inhablted by Russtans, The Agence Russe ob- scrvea hat the correspondent somcwhat exog- gerated thewm, and, above all, was tou specifle. “The Imperial Cablact,” It says, *has shown that it is actuafed by a conclliatury disposttion, provided the object of the war is attalned,” Count Bcbouvaloff will probably arrive here Bunday, BCTIOUYALORP, Viesna, May 6,—A Bt. Petersburg speciat says Count Bchouvaloff comes to 8t. Peters- burg ln consequence of his own request to be vermitted to report personally respecting the pending negotiations, ENGLAND, N PARLIAMENT, Lonvoy, May 6.~Purllament reopened to-day after the Easter recess, In tho House of Couse maous, notlce was given of varlous questions ro- Rarding the employment of Indisu troops, 8ir Btafford Northcote, Chancellor of the Excheq- uer, In reoly to a aucstion asked by the Marquis of Hartington, the leader of the Liberals, satd; “1cauonly say the ncgotlations with Russia continue. It would be bighly disadvantageous to the public futercst to discuss them now." 8ir Stafford Northeote further sald the dis- patch of Indlan troups was resolved upon some time ago, and it bad not been thought necessary to communicate the iatentiou to Parllament, The Cbancellor also sald that, although John Dright was not In the House, ke (the Chan. cellor) clalmed the right to refer to Bright's charge that the Government, ana Sir 8tafford Northcote in particular, had decelved the House. He boped Bright wou!d tmake that chargein the Huuse, 8IR WILLIAM VERNON SIARCOURT queried the right of tha Government to employ Indian troops witbout the couscat of Parlia- meut, Bir Stafford Northcote defended the act as constitutivnal, belug merely a movement of troops from one psrt to another part of the Empire. *“The Government,' be sald, **did oot publish the news, and did not expect it to becowe public so soon. The Government's vpolicy still is to obtaln sn amicable settlement, but It may be disappuinted. It therefore fucls that it {s its duty to take precautions. The ex- penses of tho Indiau troops will be borae by the Twperial Exchequer.” e alsosald he sopre- hended that they would serve under the ludian Milltary act. BVEXING DEBAYE. i Loxpoy, Msy 6.—There wus & Jong sod des- ultory discusslon over the dispalch of loduan Toopd lu the House of Commons tuls eveninz. Blr Ueorge Campbull, whu was formerly Lica- teoaut-Uovervor of Beugal, declarcd that sume CHICAGO, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1878, regiments which were inclufed in the expedi- tionary force were unfit to cape with Europcans. 8ir Btafford Northcote femarked that the House would have full opportunity of passing judzment on the measure when the estimate for the expenses of the eXnedition was brought forward. A premature dlsclosure of the Gov- erninent's intentions would cause Increased dif- fleulties in rcgard to the transportation of the troops. Ho sdbered to the statemeot made previous to the reccas that the diplomatic situ. atlon afforded no additional ground for anziety. Mr, Newdegate {Conservative) regretted that the estimates were not pregeated to the House befare the troops were moved. Mr. Rylands (Libersl) considered that the Qovernment had been guilly of adircet sup- presalon of the truth. Mr. Fawcett (Liberal) declared that if the leadera of the Opposition abstained from action lie would submit a resolution protesting against the assumption by the executive of authority to emplay [naisn troops without the consent of Parllament. 1f the Govornment could take such a step upon thelr own authority, Parlia- mentary control was mesningless, WORK LAID OUT. Loxpox, May 0.~The coming week will be an unusually busy one at the Eoglish arsenals and dockyards. The ship-owners, who hitherio have been privilered to berth thele vessels in proximity to the Admiralty moorings opposite the vict@sline yard at Deptford; have received notlce to remove them to-day, as all the rvom avallable is to Lo reserved for transports. RECRUITING, ‘The reports of the recruiting officers the past month show a remarkable increase in the num ber of enlistments for the army, and tho in. crease {8 still advancing at a steady rate. . TURKEY. CONSPIRACT. LonpoN, May 6.—While the general political aituation s unchanged, and the conrse of nego- tiatlons between 8t. Petersburg and London coutintes uneventful, thero is no lak of important lucidents. At Constantinople, a correspondent says, another palsce revolution {s - threatened, The conspirators for the overthrow of Sultan Abdul llamid and the accession of Murad, or somebody clse, actually fixed one day last week for the at- tempt. ,The fear of Russlan Interference caused a change of the plans, and tbe conspirators say they must walt until the Russians go. It is dlficult to sny what may be the attitude of the Tusatans in case of & revolution, but thers fa great danger that the Russian and Euglish troops would como fnto collision fn such sn event. The ENOLISIT INFLUENCE 18 now belleved to be uppermost in thé counsels of the Bultan, who, between Layard, the British Ambassador, pulling one way and the Russians tho other, has anything but a pleasant time. ‘The majority of the Pashas and all of the late Ministers are agalust the Sultan, and the people arosullen anddiscontented. There have beenvio- lent speechics agalnst the tax on bread, which is now at famiue prices. The Pashas are all ready to fly st cach ofher's throats. Osmau Pasha, for fnstance, is cursed on all sides by other Pashns as & fool, and by somo as a trajtor, ‘Without elther English or Russtan support, the Sultan could not stay on the thrunec another day. Sultan Abdul Hamld succecded Murad, his elder brother, who was deposed Aug. 31, 1870, MINISTERIAL CMANGES. - The same correspundent says: Badyk Pasha fs certain not to remluu’{"uclol tho. Ministry long, though it s difficult to sce what English influence would galn by hls overthrow, it it is true, as all the correspondcents at the Turkish Capltal agree, that tho presocnt Cabinet minnt- fests British tendencies even more frankly than thelr predecessors. Buch fricndly manifesta- tiuns may be a blind, however. TIHE FORTRESSES. Another correspondent says: **I hove jnst heard the Porte has sent a nots to the Powers malotaining that it cannot eovacuste Shumla, Varna, and Batoum until the Russisns retirc, and, according to the treaty of 8an Btefano, aurrender Adrianople. The Russians, of course, maintaln the counter proposition, that they cannot withdraw untit the Turks evacuate the fortresses.” INAURRECTION, Continueq fighting s reported about Iaskof, acene of the Pomak insurrection, . INTRUVIEW, Loxpow, May 6.—A spocial from Constanti- nople, dated May 5, saya: “Sadyk Pasha, President of the Turkish Council of Ministcrs, aud Bafvet Pashs, Minlster of Forelon Affalrs, bad a loog {nterview with Gen. Todleben yes- terday. Gen. Todleben to-day visited Buyuk- dero with his stafl, ana examined the coast of tho Bosphorus. ATILL yIORTING, Loxnnox, May 6.—A special from Constanti- nople says advices from Adrianople and Phil- 1ipoppolis of the 2d fuat. report continued fight- luz about Haskol, In which district twenty-one Mohammedan villages have been destroyed, the Russlans laying the blame on tho Buigarians aund the Bulgarians laying It oathe Russiaus, There have been. many arrests st Adrianople among Bulgarians accused of compliclty fn the destruction of Turkish villages. The lnsurgents have not yot descended foto the plain further west than Haskol, but the Pomaks (Bulgarisos who have been converted to Islamisin) of the Dritahms Valley co-opersate with the main body of the insurgents, furnishing a contlugent sud holding the mountaln passes, Tocountersce this move. ment, a Russian forcs {s marching from Sophia. © ' RATIOVA CAPTURED, Tn tho South the insurgents have taken Ra- hovaand other places. Thirty-eight wounded Rus- slans have been brought to Philipoppolts, The main body of the fosurgents is estimated at 80,000, cxclusive of gcattercd bauds. Informa- tlon reactic us that wany Greeks have jolned, and that thers s communication be- tween tho leaders and {nsurgont bands of Thessaly, which seems credible when 1t is remembered that the Greek fosurrection was anti-Sclay, rathor than autl-Turk. There scems also reason to expect that astrong Albanisa contingent will jolo she fosurrection. THR FORTRESSKS. Lowpon, May 6.—A dlspatch from Constanti- nople says the negotiations fu regerd to Shumla ‘and Varns continge, but tho Russians do not insist at present on the evacuativn of Batoum., TR WOUNDED, Lonnox, May 7—5 a. m.—A Bucharest als- pateh reports $hat 500 insurgent prisoners and sixty wounded Russisus have arrived st tho Danube from south of the Bslkaus. Some ol the Russians state that the fusurgents have had several successes. Twelve hundred Russians left Parapan on Ssturday and recrossed the Dauube. Bupplies are being hurried south. EASTERN NOTES. 4 HUNTING BXCURSION, Loxnox, May 6.—As evidency that nothing stirriog is likely to gccur for a few days, & cor- respondent at Viengs says that Count Andras- sy will leave to-day for Buijrio on & shooting ex- curvion. l&rulnn. ‘Tue report thad ¢ expeditlon will sall for Bucz refers to thy gxpedition that bas already sailed. | SCHOUYALOYY'S VISIT. 87, PTERSBURG, May 6.—Count Schouvaloft, ibe Russian Awbassador at Loodou, s expected Lere this weeck. Much fmportauce Is attached Lo thls visit. It s uoderstood be will remaln sbout two weeks. VILLAGLS PLUNDERED. Loxpox, May 6.—A special drom Byrs says news from Kharpoot, Turkish Armenis, reports the plunderiog of ninety-one Armenian villages fo the district of Chumistzzo by Dersin Koords. The Ottoman suthorities are unable to aflord protection, Although the district fs greatly imuoverished, double taxes are demanded. In Gteahi, which Jies between Kharpoot and Erzer- oum, the dearth threatens scon to become a famive, TREATING WITH TIE INSURGENTS, Loxpow, May 6.—A telearam from Athens teports that the British Consuls have Induced the nsurgent leaders in Macedonla to accept the same terms as the Thessallans. The volunteers will retain their arms and return (o Grecee on board & British man-of-war or by land. The native Insurgents will retain thelr arme and re- turn to their homes. AUBTRIA. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 6.~The Austrian Em. bassy denles that Austsian troops are concen- trating on the Bosnla frontier. It is declared that Austria will not occupy Bosnia without the consent of the Porte. OLD SRAVIA, Ber.orADE, May 6.—~Tho Bervians established a strong military post 'at Kustendit, on the Mitrovitza and Salonfca Rallway, Nioe thou- sand Mohammedan Arnsuts, posted on the mountaios, impede communication with Old Bervla by the frequent ralds they make, and commit great atrocities in the Servian villages. A force will be immediately sent against them. ABOUT THR CRUISERS. Nrw Yong, MayG.—in view of the rumors that Russia is preparing a fleet on the Paclc Const, to be ready In the event of & war with Englany, the following dispatch from Yoko- hama, Japan, may bave siguificance. it was re- celved by a ship-owwner of this city from the master of bis bark: This Jook warlike here, Can sell the vedsel to good advantage, Answer what you will taxe, FAMINE, LoNDox, May 6.—The famine in Northeast Rusaia ts increasing. BRNTINKL SHOT. Canpano, May 6.—An Austrian sentinel has been shot by a Montencgrin, MISCELLANEOUS. PULE AT MANCUESTER, Loxpon, Eng., Msy 6—3 p. m.—An enor- mous fire Is now raging in Manchester, and, owing to the want of water, two larze timber- yards and nine or ten houses have been already destroyed. LoxpoN, May 6—Evening.—The fire bas been extinguished. It is rerarded as the work ofun incendiary. Loss, £50,000. L3 DISMARCK'S BUBSTITUTES, Benuix, May 6—Count Von Bulow, Secrotary of Btate for the Foreign Ofice,is gazetted as the ofticial substitute for Prince Blsmarck in the Department of Forelen Affalrs, Admiral Von Htosch fu matters connected with the Navy, and Dr. Stevan lu the adwinletration of Posis and Telegruphs. SMALL-POX IN LONDOX. Loxpox, May 6.—Comunittecs of the Small- Pox Asylum, Teport the discase Is epidemic herc as strong 8s it was a year ago, there now belog 850 casus. ORANT, Loxnpox, May 0.—Uen, Graot and his party left Turin for Dijon and Parls, THE TUILLERIZS, A epecfal from Laris savs the Tuoilleries Com- missfon has resolved to reconmend the restora- tion of that rulued palace st a cost of about 4,000,000 francs, and the appropriation of it to 8 museum of modern art. — The Chambers will bo asked to sanction the scheme. TIE GERMAN ECCLESIASTICAL LAWS. A special from Lerlln says contrary to the expectations ralsed by the recent conclliatory sstitudoe.of.the . 'apacy,..thiose Krussian pricsts 1n recelpt of Government stipends bave been ssked by Cardinal Caterint, Pretect of the Con- gregation of the 8acred Councll, elther to re- nounce thelr salarics or declars thelr oppost- tion to the Ectlesiastical May laws, FRENCIL ELECTIONS. Pams, May 0.—The supplemental elections held yesterday for members of the Chamber of Deputivs, caused by invalidations of the pre- vious elections, resulted in the return of slx Republivans and two Couservatives, EARTIHQUARE AND EFIDEMNIQ, Panasa, Apnl 27.—The earthquake at Mani- zales did conaiderable damage to bouses. No 1ife was lost. i Aun epidemnic in Medellin §s depopulating the own, ————e— . . MUNICIPAL ATFAIRS. .. GIIAND RAYIDS, Bpectal Dupateh o The Tribune, GrAND Rarips, May 6.—Au clection for elght 8chool Trustees or members of the City Board of Education oceurred here to-day. Elght old members of the Buara hold over. The clection resulted {n tne choice of five Natlonals and three other candidates of the Citizens® Caucus. It 1a currently reported that the Nationals con- termplate an attack on the High-School and bigher branches taughit in the cily school The new City Government took possesalon of tho oflices to-fay, ond the new Council held fts tirst scaslon this cvening, ‘the new city oflicers aroall Nationals but one, aud the Council s vomposed ot six Democrats, ive Republicans, shd five Natfonals. Mayor Bmith read his joancural messaze. Tts chiel characteristics were rccommendations for undoing some of the most valuable legislation of the present year, snd serious inaccuracies in statistics of the city’s nuncial coudition, The new Council appolnted otficers, and accidental- 1y, and evidently spontaneously, the lemocrats and lépublicans ‘voted together, and the Nu- tiouals didu't get & show in any direction, fo the great amuscement of an finmense crowd spectators. J. L. Moran was ro-clected Chifefl of Police; W, W. Taylor, City-Attorney; and A, C. Bekell, City Surveyor. Most ‘of the ollicers were reappolinted. “Mayor 8mith ap- ofnted Geu. A, ¥. funis and Thomas Farmer, r., 88 the new mewbers of tho Board of Pube lic Works. ROCKFORD, dpecial Dispuich 1o The Tribume. Roorronp, [it., May 6.-~The inauguration of the new City Council and Mavor took place this evenlng, creating considerable excitement, Mayor Ferguson referred brictly to his late ofli- clal duties as belng o very unpleasaug situation, Tho city's finuuces were never in better condi tion, showing a laree decicase from last yesr, the tax-levy belug wver 840,000 less, the loss from tires” Lo the clv belug only 8150, The Mayor-elect, William \Watson, read his address. Tho Council unsulmously coufirmed the bew apoolutmients wade by Mayor Watson, a3 _(ul- lows: City Clerk, A, P Wells, A\wmg{. E. 4, Bumoer; freasurer, Horace Brown; Marsnsl, . Bully; Assistant, P. W, Welch; Printer, 1. R. Enoch; Board of Education, John Lake, J. H. Hall, the Rev. Thomas Kerr, Thomas But- terworth, J. B, Agard. A petition was read askiog for the right of way to build & street rallway,guarantecing one mlle to be constructed {u uluety days from confrmation by the Coun- cil. A Chiefof the Fire Departmeat was not elected. S BLOOMINGTON. 3 Speetal Dipaic ta The Tribuns. > Broouminarox, [Il.,, May 4.—Col. John Reed was lnstallcd Mayor of Bloowington tuls even- 1og, vice Thomas J. Buon, which sct terminated the Democratic relgn in this munlcipality, Mayor Buun aud the retirlog Aldermen were Liglly complimented fn resolutions, also the retiring oiicers. Mayor Reed theu wade bis appointments, all of which were -contirmed, be leading otticers are: City Clesk, B. W, Waddle; ‘Treasurer, Adolph Benveck: Mar- stial, £, B. Miller; Captaln of the Night Police, Jues Btone; Chlef of the Fire Departueut, M. X. Chasel Clw Euglueer, Irar Merchsut; lf‘ulth Oulicer, H. Walts; Attorney, T. C. Ker- ek, MENDOTA, ILL. Special Diavatch 10 The Tridune. Mzunora, L., May 6.~The City Council beld thelr regular meeting this: evenlug, and a more stormy one never occurred bere. The Mayor aud Aldermen disagreed to dagger-polots on the appolntment uf Marshal sod Bupersisor. fbe sceslon lasted Gl owear oildulght. ‘The followivg ofticers were appolnted: J. O. Sanford, City Cleck; Q. Madaen, Tressurer; William Koplew, Assessor; Baulord & taruner, City Printess; Do Kaug, uleht police. WASHINGTO Some of the Schemes to Open the Electoral Ques- tion, Unsuccessful Attempt in the Hcouse to Reduce the To- bacco Tax. The Resumfitlnn Ropeal DBill Further Debated in the Senate. Gen, Gordom, of Qeorgia,* Speaks at Length in Advocacy- of the Moasure, The Conclnsions of Qur Custom-House Investigators Kept a Close Secret. P:eéaulion: Taken to Prevent Violations of Nentrality on the Mexioan Border, HOUSBE PROCEEDINGS. EXI'ECTANT. Bpectal DispatcA to The Tridune. Wasmxoron, D. C, May 6.—Wheo the House met this ‘morning the Republicans evl- dently cxpected that the Democrats woull nake 8 move in the matter of the Presidential Investigation. The action of the Uemocratic managers gave color to those suspiclons. They gathered in little knots about the chamver, and appeared to be cagerly dlscussing some im- portant subject. The call of States cawe, and it was soon noticed that the Democrats and Re- publicans alilte took advantape ;of thelr pariia- mentary privilege to call for the reading of all bills, The unfounded rumor went about the Hall that Representativo Page, of California, in. tended toanticipate the Democrats, and tnove for an investization. Finally,the callof Btatesbelog concluded, it became evident that the Demo- crats biad abandoned submitting tho queation to the House to-doy, and the formal busioess went on. To-nlght THERE ARE TWO REPONTS as to the intentiou of the Democrats to-morrow. One 18 that Clarkson Potter, who is represented as belng in New York to confer with Tiliden on the subject, will return to-morrow and submit a resolutfon which bas beenapproved. Another report is that some Democratic members of the Judiclary Committee, either McMabon * or Springer, will risc to a questionof privileze with a resolution asking for au investigstion to aa- certain whether Blsbee, the Republican sitting member from the Second Florida District, holds his seat by fraud. Theecheme would give the proposition standing iz the Houso 8s o ques tion of privilege that could not besecured under the previous plan unlcas the allegations should contain matters looking to the fmpeacthment of the President or some Federal ofticer. This last Florida device avuids many cmbarrassing obstacles which every other plan would nece sarily encounter, and will give the House juri: diction with power to act on it by a majority vote. ; TIE TODACCO TAX. The Bouthern Democrats submitted to the Rouse this afternoon their proposition toreduce the tax on tobacco. Bhelby, of Alabama, moved to suspend Wthe rules and pass the bill, which fizes the taxes on soull and tobacco at 18 cents per pound, on cigars at $5 per thousand, or cigarettes weighing less than three poumda per thoussnd at $1.25, and on cizarettes welehing more than three pounds per thoussnd st 85 The reeult aume?;]pmmhnu an assured uitimate success for their scheme, a8 they had hoped. Of course it was not expected that the bill could pass by two-thinls, which is necessary on Mondays, and the notice was intended only to test the strencth of the measure. The result was a majority of ouly five votes in =a yote _of 235, the vote standing 130 ay& tn 115 noes. There were many mem- bers absent who would undoubtedly have weat against the bill, and with so scanty o margin on a teutative vute it secms scarcely possible that the propusitign cau pass both Huusce, DISTRICT BILL. The only other subject in the louse was the conslderation of the bill to create a new form of District Goveroment. The proposition to con. sider this measurr was reccived with cnthusi- asm by both parties as a welcome means to avold embarrassment relative to the Presiden- tial question, which was liable to be sprung at any moment. 'be District of Columbia seems destined to be the foot-ball of politicians. alon of the bill today Congressmen fusls that it was dcesirable that thic District of Col- umbla should furnish the model Government of the Republic, whereupon the House fm- nedlately procecded to approve of measurcs that are pronounced uuconstitutionsl by the aolest lswyers In that body, The Houso de- clined to pormit the President to appolnt the provosed Commissioners for tha District, An amendment of Townshend, of Iliinols, that they should boelected in jolnt Convention of tha two Houses, was defeated. The Republicans made the point that the District Commissioners are otticers under the Coustitutton, and that the President could not be divest the right to sopolot, The debate on this subject was en- livened by referred to AN OCCURRENCE IN ANDREW JOINSON'S TIME. ‘The Republicans then Iay law declared that the Public Printer should not be appointed by the President, but should bo appointed by the Benste. Gun. Uarfield, making, as he said, s confesslon for the Republican varty, ad mitted that tha Republicans had no authori to deprive Andrew Joluson of the power to ap. polut the Public Printer, and that legisiation to that end was without a shadow of right. ‘The proposition in the bill that ne person should be eligible to a Commissionership unless he shall have resilcd ten years in the Istrict was combatted by the Republicans as unrepub. Nean. It was intfmatea that such provision fs desigoed to cive old Rebel fosslls a monopoly of these Commissionerships. The proposition to yeet the appointment in the President, with thu consent of the Benate, was relected by & voto of 84 yeas to 187 nays. The provision re- quiring Commissloners Lo own property of the assessed yalue of §5,000 was atricken out. IN THE SENATE. TUE ANTIRESUMPTION BILL, Bpecial Dispalch (o The Tridune. WasminaTox, D, C., May 8.—Gen. Gordon's Democratic friends, who aunounced that in his speech he would speak of the wrongs per. petrated by Northern capitalists on the op- pressod working classes, were entirely misin. formed. Thero was notbiug of the kind in his long and eloquent remarks, and, on the con- trary, he complimentod the enterprise, graud fudustry, sud the commercial achlevements which make up Northern civilization. The in- dustrial interes ts of all sections, he said, were identical. © Against coutraction, however, heo waged rclentless warfare, as responsible for our financial trouble, but he sdmitted be was an advocate of rcsumption at the earliest period compatible with public interest. The Govern- nent's credit and the citizeus’ fnterest wereone, iod inseparable. The \uan bas 0o greater interest in the stabihity of the Goveroment than tho poor wan.. He was warmly complimented at the cloas of his remarks by Senators on both sides of the Cbamber, including s number of the strongeat advocates of contraction. PENBION BILL. The Scaate devoted the remaluder of the af- ternoun to the conalderation of the Pension Ap- propriation bili, wiich {gontains some changes made by the House on existiug laws concernlog Peoston Agents. Thelr sularics and cmolutieuts, which fu sowe cases amount to large sums, are cut down to each agent, orepared & ésunflu of $4,000 a year for %1 15 for each 100 vouchers ¥ by any agent in ex- $3/annum, and tne actusl ex- ,fié, fuel, lights, and postage on 3 . APING RETRENCRMENT ~bmmittea on Appropriations Senato confirmed their action: ee struck out the sccond sec- jouse bill which reads: * That July 1, 1878, the office of Pension Auents shall be filled by wounded or disabled Unlon soldicrs,' a8 it would eject from office nearly cvery present Pension Agent. The amendment “finally adopted was ““that on the 18t of January, 18%9, the term of officers of alt Penslon Agents shall expire, and thereafter honorably “discharged -wounded or ~disabled Unlon soldicre, or the wives ur daughters ot soldicrs, shall bo appolinted to such offices.! The amendment was sgreed to—yeas, 27; nays, 22, The bill is not yet finlahcd. THE OFFICES. PACRARD'S PLUM. Srecial Ditpateh to The Tribune. Wasmnatox, D. C., May 6.—Tho nomloation of I'ackari to bo Consul at Liverpool has been In coutemplation for some time. He was offered the place once before the Collectorship at New Orleans was filled, but declived it. It is posaible that he may now accept, as it {s one of the most valuable Consulates within the gift of the Fresident. The Blue Book sets the com- pensation at $6,000, but the office Is supposed to be worth certainly $10,000. In the days before official fees were required to be returncd to the Treasury, that Consulatehas been worth §50,000 ver year, It was estimated to be wortn that when Hawthorne filled it, and of late years it lias always been rated as an office the fecs of which amounted to 818,000 or 820,000, Most of theac aro not requircd to be returued into the Treasury, THE APPOINTMENT OP GOV. FAIRCHILD as Consul-General to Paris is In accordance with the Btate Department's theory of Civil Service. 1t nad been determined that Tarbert, the pres- ent Consul-General, should be removed. He Lus not given satisfaction, and Is not regarded as au etlicient Consul, There are 160 avplications filed forthic Puris Consulate, including at least 100 uite distinguished persons with very fufluen- tlal Indursemncute. Gov, Fairchild was not Sce- retary Evarts’ chofce. He preferred Merritt, u ersonal friend and resident of Parls. Later Evarls’ chulce has been Schuyler Crosby, Con- sul-Ueueral at Florence, and 1 the promotion of Fairchild and the spuointment of Packard the President seems 10 huve taken wistters into his owa hunde. The President und nas that Packard wiil acvept the office, ard certalnly is a poor man, and may take it notwithstanding his forwer refusals. ‘Thie compensstion of the Pasis Consul-Generalship fs also worth $6,000, IRADPORD, The Sub-Committee of the llouss Committca on Expenditures tn the Department of State, towhow was referred the case of Bradford, Cansular Clerk at shanghal, have made a report sustaining the varlous charges. OTHER APPOINTMENTS, The Presklent has nominated Horace E. James, of Indiang, Consul. st Turk’s Island; Jaln Virgin, Pustmaster at Falrbury, 111, CAI'T. WILSON J. VANCE, formerly Washiogton correspondent of the Cin- clunatt Commercial, lately connected with the Uanton (()hlo) Atepusitory, wns to-day mado Ap- pointmeut Clerk of the Treasury, and will enter upon his duties to-morrow. ~ Vance suc- coeds Gen. Bwith, who has just been appointed l'aymaster. Tho™ position of Appolutment Clerk 18 one of the inost responsible and arduous {n the Treasury, —— OUR CUSTOM-TIOUSE. . IEFORT OF THE INVESTIGATION, Special Dispateh 10 The Tribune. Wasnington, D. C., May 6.—Specis] Agent Church arnved here from Chicago this morne ing, but the report of the Chirago Custom- House Comintssion did not reach the table of the Sccretary of the Treasury until this after- noon, and 1t was still scaled when it reached there. Secretury Sherman stated tnat he had uot read the documecats himself, did not know thete contents, and that no information could be made puttic until he had cxumined them. As he lett for Cleveland to-night to attend the Dou Cameron wedding, to bs gune untll Satur- day, it is not likely that any certain Informatlon respecting the report can come from here before be returns. The documents have been fntruat- cd tu Assistant Hawley under TIE 3MOST SOLEMN INJUNCTIONS to disclose no word of thelr contents, and the discipline of the Treasury has become s0 strict, tike that of a factory, that tho Becretary’s ln- Junction*will probably be respected. At the Supervising Architcet's oflice utter lenoranco Is_expressed, and,sunder the order issucd lust week, Treasury olliclals are not expected to have any opiniuns or any knowledge of public matters, for they are forblilden to cominuut- cate anything upon any subject, except through Becretary Ilawley, and that official cannot be expected to kuow evervtling, 1t is ncedless to atatc that Assistant Beeretary Hawloy, DID NOT INVITE THI4 ATTEMPT to eatanlish a press censorship, and will not fnd the dutles of such an oflice & pleasaut one, Ex- vert Church himeelf claims to be fwuorant of anything {n the report, He sald that he was not present at much of the lavestipation, and that he has no personal knowledge of the ze- sults or recommendations, e scemed to be convinced, however, that Chicago papers had somo knowledgzoupon the lub{:&.‘t, as he brousht with htin for presentation to chief completo marked tiles of Tus ThinuNE contalnlug reports of the progress of the investigution. Chicazo eople, through Tux TrinuNe, havo been fully nformed us to the investication, except the pose sible recommicndations which have bLeen wads, and it {8 uot dificult to understand what thoy are. TIIE TREASURY. “ TUE POUK I'ER CENTS, ‘Wasinaton, D, C., May 6.—The Secretary of the Treasury invites subscrlotious to tho 4 ver cent loan on the same terms us ollered to the public in July, 1877, vamnely: Subscribers, upon the deposit of 2 por cent, wiil bo atlowed ninety days to complets payment. At tha ex- piration of niuety days the bonds will bo tssued upon the receipt of 98 per cent principal sud futerest sccrued to that date, sud oue-fourth of 1 per cent commisalon on al} subscriptious Tor $1,000 sud oves will be allowed. éubdc&l}nlnul to the 4 per cent losn to-day were $430,000. ANOTIER CALL FOR BONDS. ‘The Becretary of the Treasury to-day called ceount in the following tive-twenty bouds on of subscrivtions to the 4 per cont loa: bonds dated July 3, 1883, namel 853,001 to 56,000, both inclustve; $1 to 15,000, botli inclusive; $500, No, 03, 60,000, both fuclusive: §1,000, No. 114,401 to No, 120000, bothinclusive, ‘Total cuupons, $3,000,000. Rogistcred bonds redeemable ut tho pleasure of the United States after tho lat of uly, 1670, as follows: @50, No. 1,W1 10 1,950, both' Inchusive: $100, No. 18,201 to 15,700, bttt Inclusive; $1,000, No. 30,101 to 80,90, botts in- clusive, 83,000, No. 8,301 108,480, both fuctusive; 10,000, No. 15,508 to 15,70, 'both lnclusive. mnl rogisterca, §2,000,000. Ageiegate, $3,000, WHITAKER, TOR ALLEOED DEFICIENCY IN 13 ACCOUNTS EXPLAINED, Wasuoisaton, D, C., May 6.—The President scat to the Benate to-day cowiubnleations frous the Attorney-Geueral aud the S8ccretary of the Treasury, in respuuse to Mr. Howw's resolution of April 16, calliug for fuformation Jn regard to the Uabilities of W. R. Whituker, astsing under bis administration of the offices of Uuited Btates Assistant Treasurer and Collector of lo- terna) Roveoue at New Orleaus, and as to toc messures taken by the Government to eufurce them, Secretary Sbermaa states that » suit for $11,182 13 pending sgainst Whitaker on hls ac- count as Collectur of Internal Reveouw, frum December, 1603, to April, 1865, Whlle Whit- aker was fu offive a8 Assistant Treasurer 8t New Orleans, between Oct. 15, 1863, aud May 10, 1667, » deficit of $1,070,797 uccurred, which was subsequently reduced to $630,591. The dell- clt, sccordiog to Whitaker's statcwent, arose from his sccepting from his predeceasor, Assiite ot Treaaurcr Way, about $50,000 of cestids