Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 17, 1878, Page 1

The Chicage Dailp Teibane.; CHICAGO, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1878. VOLUME XXXIX. SPORTING GOODS. PRSI ded LI DI o i SO VLORYS ‘T Leading Sporting Goods House of the West, A. G. Spalding & Bro. of ou po i!fl from F'hilp Highfeld, ondon, - Engiend. Bows, Atows: AT Quntds, Tat ets, and 21l pecemary fm- flements for Avhery Eiube 15,00 each, Recls, Jiooks, oo seReh £S pp apquaRTERS FOR I, Dosting, snd Gymnasium Uniforms a spe: 118 RANDOLPII-ST. The m:::P :emv!ele aock In FISHIN G BASE BALL SUPPLIES, “Redd for tdonmals contatniog fustrations ang Bplendld nwv;Trml Tows, r own mportation, d- tbo clty. Rods from 10c to 0 Dans, Troliing =t ik, B S TA CKLE, i lcnlhflmnnl“m. and General gl’flrllfll Goods. i yfl\u ‘of the atiave gaods, Arrows, Targe! 'm Guards, Tovenete - Oldest hotive 1 PriceTin oo Arehery “ov 'rice-1.] of el RELLY'S 0o, 400 Chuery Emporium, 88 Madison strect. =y ) — == —_ | SITILTS, Etc SHIRTS. Taving always used much heavier Linens {n our Bhirts than aro ordinarily usod, thus adding to thoir servico, and having our out- tingand manufaoturing done with groator skill and caro than aro Drdlm'u'il{ taken,our Bhirt businoss has grown to be the equal of sny half dogen competitoracombined. 8at- u(:uuan always guaranteed. WILSON BROS.,, 67 and 69 Washington.st., Chicago, 69 and 71 Fourth-st., Cinclunati, 408 North Fonrth-st., 8t. Lonis. ~KINGSEORDS Oswego Starch Is the original of Corn Starches, and it has held for 40 years the highest place in the estimation of housewives throughout the world, With economists it is the prime fa- vorite, as it will hold full one- third more water, and yet meintain & standard consis- tency. For the laundry its cheapness, ultra purity, sweet- ness and lustre have become proverbial, while as & table edible it stands the peerless American preparation, uni- vorsally renowned, : L. . CHAPIN, Gen'l Ag't, 146 Daane-st, New York, MISCELLANEOUS. Edison's Phonograph Has boen awarded to GFO. H. BLISS for exhibition purposes in tho Btato of Illinois. Hip CHARLIE SISSMANN, 1 and 3 North Clark-st., Wil furntsh & Aine Junch and 8 glays of boe: g SR ereTy Sy 6 Reires Lheoubise to enhrs ® €O VINEGAW,' NBEW YORK CIDER VINEGAR. J. C. RIIODES, No. 7 Lagalle-st. OPTICIAN, MANASNE, OPTICIAN, Tribuns Halldlug, oo @ Bpectacien sultod to allslghts, on sclentiag prin . 4 Fiel k=u|. u."fi;’:fi.fln'g“& d" Ulssses, Teleacopes, lfitflv ¥ CAUTIONI—Wo employ uu paddiers or agents. e FINANCIAL, Subseriptions Received Tor 4 per cent dove: rument Nonds; § and @ per cen liovmllneql bonds for salo; ¥orelgn xun-un’xuumt iy and Couaty orders cashed, & AZANWUS BILVERMAN'S Bank, Clsmber of Coumwmeres. ATOOKIMOLDERS' MEETING, Offcs of the Chicago & Northwestern Raffway Company, No, 52 Wall-st., NEW YORK, April 24, 1878, Anncal Meeting of the BtockLioid - Alit Azt Cum‘r;nyltor.lhl l-.he-lll:n“ol.fifte%zndn or. o nasat to law, an Fansaciion af such O b ey coe barore eald metilay, wii DAYt sttt Compaar, (o, Chicase, o BiLbIY : att b m. 'The 3 bookd wilt‘cloda ba BATUNDAY, May ¢ hexe. w3 b. sad upen MONDAY, J 10, Do will diibeaticats uiele wu}‘.‘g ll‘nérl:;l. y tegiiration. M. L BTEES, Jr,, Becratarye | oot brendeat OFFICE GRLICAGO, ROCK. ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD €0, ApHl 23, 1878, oo Anzua) Mestlog of the Btocktiolders of the Chi- {480, Rock Iiland & Factlo Rallroad Co., for tho elece AHa0r Directors pursuast 1o 1aw, ad the transaction bebiehother buincas as may come befora thea, will €4 4t the onico of to Comvany 1 tha cliy of Chi- w:nwmnnmy. the 6ih day of Juoe next, st 1t ke m HUGH RIDDLE, Preaident. . HOWS. Recretary. 4. Hcknlta,"Complainants” Sollefr, AssigNepig NALE OF REAL ESTATE, J ¥l sel) at pubtic sucts possiton) A ubll suction, under the order of the L unty, {HiRols, Htlhltcur(dlmfl; InAll‘l.w:rlnln‘Iuan saldcounty, Wmmenclag on THU N said orul, conslatiug of fars, o cLean, Living: un, sud Cess Couuntles, Hfl~ ounsy, Missourly Itanisey, Meoker, Mc- teayliie Countics, Minoesotar Adslr, liar- faukiia, and Guutle Codslles, ‘ow: wod, Auderson, , Lien, '"'!'nfl""‘fl Kutaaa: P, R 9. Jne-ihird cash, the balance ta two sl paymene. with fule s P T i RIS Re uan PN T o seiact ey bt Litertptive flats furatoed s WELBHLS L0 PULLEN: duciipaeey oo Hlootal FAIRBANKS' STANDAWD ! SCALES or NDs. FAIRBANKS, MORSE & OO, 113 & 113 Lake $t., Chicago. = Be carofultobuyonly the Geuvina, HATY, Styles Boys® Hats. Finest dssortienp— ress ik "alto&gg'ezto .Pf{ca. Best J. 4§, BARNES, Hutter, 81 = Sonat, (Triburio Butidiagy® 1o OBSTRUCTION. . Proposition for an Armistice .. of Two Daysin the & House, % To the End that Some Pub- . lic Business May Be & ' Transacted. It Is Rejected by the Democratic Loaders with Mulish Obstinacy. Alexander Stephens Counsels Fair Play, but Is Howled Down * . by the Mob, ¢ An Impeachment Programme Proclaimed by Potter and His Pals. A Talk with Secretary Sherman on the Peuding Con- spliracy. He Y.ooks upon the Whole Schems as a QGrand Electioneoring Dodge. The Democrats Are Welcome to All ‘the Capital HIs Record Will Furnish, In Fact, He Rather Courts a Searching Investigation, TIIE REVOLUTIONISTS, THBY BTILL BLOCK TIIE WIBELS OF LEGISLA- TION. Bpecial Dispatch to The Tyibune, ‘WasniNGTON, D. C., May 16.—There was an- other day of flibustering in tho touse, The Democrata are not dlsposed to exhaust thelr strength until they sccure a quorum of thelr own party. This they expoct to do by Saturday, owlng to the expiration of pairs, Tho vote upou adjournment to-day shows that, In- cludiog pairs, the Democrats have 140 members in theclty, It Is probable before Baturday they will have s numerleal quorum, Whetler this will be a practical working party quorum re- malns to be scen. Tho Democrats made a record fu the House to-day which will troublo them when the 'campsign becius, They knew that there was nothing to be gained by squan- dering the day in fillbustering. The Republicans PROPOSED A TRUCE until Baturday, and that the two days inter- venlog should be devoted to public buainess, The proposition was rejected by the Democrats with shouts of derislon. Democrats must, therefors, accept the responalbility for having wilfully wasted,a day when even thelr own rov- olutlonary purpose could mot be served by it. Clarkson Potter, who has come from compara- tivo sllence and obscurity in this Congross foto the leadership, sald Lo bad been instructed to give way to nobody, By whom fostructed? By the Democratic eaucus, controlled by revolution- ary leaders, of which he bimsclf {s the volun- tary chief, ‘The vemocrats would no: even permlt the venerable Alexander Stephens to speak, e asked to be heard for three minutes, THE HOWLING MOB behind his rolling chair (for eveu the revolu. tiontats 3id not dars to face him) howled him down with cries of “regular order,” anditls ceven sald that those who sat near could hear in cowardly undertoues the crics, “Make the old may keep his mouth shut." They did not dare to have him open it. Silenced for the first time by the Houso and by his own party, Alexander Stephons, in his clear, earnest voice, was heard privately to say, * But the time wiil come when thoy will be glad to hear me.” The signiticance of that utteranca the Democratic leaders may soou learn to thelr dismay. It ls kuown that thero rre from forty to fiftv Demo- cruts, mostly wen from the South, supporters of the Southern volicy of the President, who are EARNKSTLY OPFOSED TO TIIS MOVEMENT, ‘They say tbat ¥f {4 had been submittedtoa Domocratic caucus the tovestigation resolution would never have been offered. The fo- dignation of theso Democrats that o few Northern revolutionlats fa. tho in- tereats of Tildon bhave been able to forca the party into this movement kuows no bounds, These gentlemen do not hesitaterpub- licly to denounco tho action of thelr Democratle associates. It is by no means certain that they will bo bound by the caucus. Alexander H, Stepbiens {s sald to have notitied the Republicans that tliere are twenty-iye men who will vote with bim to permis the Republicans to OFFER ANY ANBNDABNT they may desire, and, in view of the great dls- couteut on the part of the Bouthern Deuso- crats, it Is not certain that the Domocrats will Lo successful in carrying thelr resolu- tion, cven if they obtain 'a quorum, It {s quitc possible that tho resolution may yet be defeated by Democratic votes, Leopold Morse, of Massachusetts, cast hie firat brick at tho Democracy to-day by refusiug to vote with them to waste the public tiwe by adjournloz over, ‘There will, however, be no serious ludl- catlons of a break awmong the Democrats until thelr quorum shall have been established. Then it therefs to bo a defection Ju the Democratic ranks {t wilt appear. Some of tho managers stated this morning that If tho resolution was net passed to-day It could not be passed at all. Clarkson Pouter,the leader of the attempt to revolutfonize tho Qovernment, came to the Re- pabiican side to-day and MADE SOMR ATTEMFTS AT COMPROMISR. ‘They would not consent, however, to admit any amendment decluring that there 1 no intention to fuvade or jmpair the Presidential title, Ou the contrary, ho plafuly futimated tbat the movement contemplated impeachment if avy evidency was found upon which to base such actiou, Mo also aamitied that he had doubts whether & quorum of Democrats could be secur- ed, sud sald that lo that event the Democratic plan would be to fillbuster untli Juns 10, and then pasa the Benate resolution for fual adjourn- ment, permittivg the Appropristion bille to fail, and then to charge the Republicans with the consequences. The Hepublicans will certaioly not doaoy- thing to ssslst the Democrsts {n securiog s quorum, The course of the Republicans after & quosum is obtatucd is STILL AN OFEX QUESTION. ‘There are suino who will not coosent after that time to fllibuster for & longer period than wlll be pecessary to call thy attention of the coustry to tho situation. That!appears to bathe position of most of the New Evgland,members, J.D. Cox, of Otlo, is the oaly Republicsn who has sccwed iudlspased to ald in the defcat ot the resvlution, and he has wpproached New Epgland Republicans thinking thet somo agreement could be msde to prevent flioustering. But his proposition was not recelved with favor, and he s now himself convinced that it would bo unwise for the Republicans to do asything to ald the Democrats in securing a quormm, The dls- ciaimers of tha Democrats that the object of tha present lnvestigation is not to make s question of thes Presidential title and ta deposo Hayes ARE NOT TONZST. The circumstances of the movement and ad- miesions of many of the leaders warrant a con- trary Interpretatinn. The arzumenta by which the question was decided to be one of the highest privilege are only consistent with tnls aim, The basis of tho investigation resolution is the Maryland memorial, the declared object of which s to controvert Hanyes' title, and to submit §t to a judicial determination by tho Supreme Court. Thers §s no possible doubt as to tne purpose of tha Blalr memorial. Blatr bimscif declares that ft s to oust Hayes. The Democratic disciaimers are simply mado in thehopes of obtainlug AN ENFORCED PARTY UNITY. Que of the Democratlc managers to-day admit- ted that impeachment was the purpose, and sald that Lhe ultimate resuits would depend upou Democratic success in the fall election, 1t tue Lower Iluuse should be carrled by the Dem- ocrats, be sald that the fraud question would have been the mals question io the campaign, and that it will uodoubtedly be constd- ercd a political necessily to refuse to recognizs Hayea as President. This clearly {s the intentlon of the lcaders, and the logical result of the movement {8 Mexican anarchy and revolution. ; Clarkson Potter ias thus far been succeasful in transferring the dissonsions In the Republican party to his own. (fcn. Ben Butler BEEMS TO DE TRIMMING in bope that he may be put upon the Investi- sating Committes a8 & Republican represent- ative. Many Republicans would bitterly op- pose this, Butler says he wants to havo a Preeident who will hear what ho hastp say about a Fostmnater {n his own town. Among the most earncst aupporters of tho fnvestigation sre those who themselves hold their scats in the Ilousc by fraud, including Colorado Patterson, California Wigginton, Ohio DBanning, and Massachusetts Dean. Benator Thurman, to the chagrin of many of his Domocratic colleagues, is koown to be an active adviser Iu this rovolutionary scheme, If tho proposed plan wins, tho result would bo to elect Thurman President pro tempore of the Senate, and make bim de facto President of the United States. The old man has been again 1led asttay by his ambitiou, alter having repeat~ edly pronouuced the titie of the President sound and {rrefragible. THE DEMOCRATS. The Belect Democratic Caucus Advisory Come tmittee met immediately sfter the adjournment of the House, to take into vousideration the present condition of the Potter fuvestigation resolution, and declded that tho Democrats sbould adhere to thelr determination to adwit no amendment to the resolution, and to perse- vere in thalr present course uatil the resolutivn shall bo adopted, and, further, that no public busiacss shiall be transacted meanwhile. THRE PERFORMANOE. A FPRUITLESS ATTEMPT, Wasaiveron, D. C., May 10.—Immediately after the reading of the journnl of yesterday, Mr. Potter rosc and demanded the regular order of business, which wos on scconding the dee mand for the previous question on his resolution for » spectal commission on electoral frauds, Oa a stauding vate there were bus 89 (o the aflirmutive and none in tho negative; where- wupon the usual objection of *no quorum vot- ing " was mnde by Mr, [lale, acd then tcllers wore ordered, Messrs. Potter and Hale scting fn that capacity. The report of the tellers was 93 in toe aflrmative aud (flale and Steole) ln the negative. 2 Mr. Potter than moved a call of the House. Mr. Page—Is it {n order to move to pastpone this matter indefinitely, so that the Jlouse may proceed to the trunesction of the publlc busi- ness! Tue 8peaker(severely)—It gentlcmen will vote and help to make up 8 quorum, then that mo- tlon can be made. Mr. Page(angrily)—That was not the queation 1 ssked, : Calls for the regular order from tho Demo- cratlc side. WANTS TO KNOW, Mr. Conger—I rise to a parliamentary fn. quiry. Coutlnued demand for the regular arder. Mr. Conger—Purliamentary fuquiry Is always tn order. The Speaker—Tho gentleman will state it, 3ir. Conger—1 ask whether it is o orderat thls time to raise tho question of consideration? ‘Tho Bpeaker—It {s not, Mr. Bayler—Tho gentleman certainly knows tuat whben no quorum s votlsg there are but two motions {n order, and one of them bas just been wmade. Mr, Conger—I addressed mysel! to the Chalr, and not to the dlitioguished gentlcwan rom Onlo, Mr, 8ayler—I addressod myself to the Chalr, ond also tothe distinguished gentieman from Michigan, [Calls to order.] A CALL. ‘The call of tho roll was proceeded with, and 247 members auswered to their names, there be- log but forty-five absentees. Even Mr, Hte- phens, who got leave of abscuce for & week on Monday last, was present in bis wheeled chalr. Further procecdings under the call belug dis- peased with, Mr. Fort suggestea to Mr. Potier that tho regular order be loid ande, andthat the House prococd to the considerstion of Pension bills. B . Mr, Potter—Wears prepared to go on with the public business, and are hers for that pur- pose, but aro left without a quorum by the will- ful absence of gentlemen on the other side, and [ dernand the regular arder. ‘The questiou recurred on scconding the de- mand for tho previous questivn, aud ou this vote ths Democrats developed the greatest strength that thoy bave yet shown, the report of the tellers befug 153 fi the atinmative and {n the nezative. STILL NO QUORUM. ‘The usual cry of ** No quorum, Mr, 8peaker,” came frum the Reoubtlcaus, and theu a call of the House waa ordered, This call diclased the fact that there were 263 members present, aud 29 absentess. ‘The guutlon sialn recurred on sccouding the demand fur the previous question, and the tell- ers l’t rted 180 fn the atiirmative aud 1 the negative. uriug the votiug, Mr, Couver stationed him- selt close to tho tellers with & slip of paper in nis Lands, {or the purpose, 83 lio stated, of nak- 10R 2 pote of such Deinocrats as yoied, notwith- stauding the fact that they were * palred.” FOSTYONEMBNY PROPOSED. Ou the suuouncement of the vote, Mr. Banks aald: “I propose to the gootleman from New York (Potter) that we sball suspend uction on this resolution until Saturday, ju order to ¥o on with the Approuriation bills, A quoruw, a3 1 am fuformed, will they bo Puun(, and the yeso- lutiun can be disposed of." Mr. Potter—Let mo ask the gentleman from Massachusetts whether, If wo do s he proposes, and go on with other business, his side uf thc House wlll ba prepared to voto ou thls question ‘when It comes up on Saturdayl Ar, Bauks—I atn unsblo to suswer tuat ques- tion. Iimake tbis propusition on my own re- sponsibility, becauss the couutry requires that the public business sbould be unaml;h to. Me. Potter—\Will you belp us to make & quorum| Ar. Baoke—I sm informed tbat tho gentle- man's tricnds will be abla to disposs of this “""I‘,’“ gz lhu&r own way aod to thelr lll(lll% ou by Satur s0 1 propose to suspun action Ou this ru{:lutlun uotil thst day. pe Mr. Potter—If I s asaurcd that lgfl gentle- men on the other will vote vz this ques- tlon on_Baturday, 1 will be willing to go on with other businens. Mr. Hale=Tho gentleman can eftber sccept or decline the proposition. A. 11 STEPIIERS, Mr, Btephens indicated n deaire to speak, but met with crles of *‘regulsr order” from' the Democratic side, Mr, Walt—\ill not the gentlemen on the other side let Mr. Stephens apeak! Mr, Stephens—I ask consent Lo be heard for three minutes, Cries uf ** regular order " from the Democrat. fealde, and **no objections on this slde’ from tho Republicans. Mr. Potter—It would aiford me great pleasure to yield to the gentleman from Georgia, it [ were permitted to vield to anghody, but {am not permitted to doso, and T move that the {l‘g:nn adjourn, Alnu\i to--yeas, 141; nays, WILL KOT DB LET OfF. Bofore the announcement of the vote, the Bpeaker submitted thoroquest of threc memn- bers for leave of absence, but Mr. Hooker ob- Jected, unlcss coupled with the condition that their absence was not to operate against ob- taining & quorui. The Speaker stated that it amounted toan objectlon, and therefore withdrew the requests. 'he result of the vols was apnounced, and thio Iouse adjourned, A reporter ascertained that the suggestion which Mr. Ete‘rlmn! denired to maketothe House was that the demand for the previous question shoutd be vated down, and that all amendments yrnposlnz to carry out the proposed {nvestiga- 1on in Its fullest extent should be admitted. 1t will be ouserved that un Lhe last vote the Democrats numbered 141, and as Mr. Morse voted ou the other side, they have thus 143 meaibers present, or withln fivaof & quorua. BITERMAN. 018 VIEW OF THE TRUE INWARDNESS OF THB POTTER REBOLUTION. WasninoroN, D. C., May 16.~The Nationat Republican to-day publishes the followlng inter- view with Becretary Sherman relative to the ponding Potter luvestigating resolution: In reply t2 the question as to what he thought was the real purpose of the resolution, the Scc- retary replied that §t Jooked very much as If the Democrats were engaged o the work of msnu- facturing smmugition for the fall campalgn, irrespective of due regard for the character of the matcria) used. After which the interview proceeds as follows: Question—Do you think this movement s almed at the Presldential titlel Aunswer—Not at ailj for that {s irrefragibly established by the authority of & law which must be abrogated before bis title can be ap- proached. De assured, it does not really polnt in that direction, but {s ja makeshift for Demo- eratic capital YOR CAMPAINN PURPOSES. Question—The ncwspapers say that it is alm- ed at you and Gov. Noses and other statesmen who visited Louisiana and Florida pending the Electoral count In thoso Btates, witt a viow of bringing you tnto publie d lsrepute. Answer—Ycs, I know tho papers say so, "*but none of these things move me.” 1 visited the Bouth at that critical period in the national his- tory, in the Intereat of right nad justice. It was generally understood that the Demoerats had determined to capture both Louislana and Florida, and thus count Tllden In. 1 wascon- vinced that s falr count would give boththose States to Hayes, and having a decp Interest {na proper, just, and wise adjustment of tho quos- tion that was exciting tho public mind to fever- heat throughout tho length and breadth of the country, 1 went to Loulsiana to superviso tho countipg of the votes, solely with the view, If possible, to o SZCURR AN HOXEST COUNT and just result, I devoifd much timeand eare- ful attention to the subject, and I am firm in my conviction that the resuit as declared tn Louisians foll stort of dolug justice to the Republlean ticket, Our majority in that State, under a free and falr sloctiun fn tho scveral parishes, some of which were torribly bulldozed, would lave been much larger than was detor- mined by the count as presented by the Return- {ng Board. Question—Well, what can they do witt you under this resolution? Answer—Nothing, The Democrats can pass thelr resolution, and then they can do their worst, 5o far as I am concered. Idonot fear them; on tho contrary, 1 shall defy them. My action in the South was purely in the interest of an honest election and the public wollare, and 1 challengu tho closest scrutiny Into all my pur- poscs and acts while I was in that sectivn peod- Ing the convassiog of the vote: Questiou—Tlen you do not scarel Answer—Not at all. The Democrats are wel- come to do thelr worst. My iotentious sud ac- tlons were upright, and I have NOT TUN BLIGUTEST FRAR of any consequences thst may falt upon mysel! under this resolution, sbould it pass, as it prob- ably will after the Republicans have shown thulr opponents that it 13 not the casiest thing in tho world to have thelr own way when they attempt to perform an act inconsiatent with tho public peace and wellare, aud for which there 1a no public necessity. e OUR POS1-OFFICE. BURLING LOOKING OUT FOR NUMDEN ONE, Bpectal Diwaleh 1o The Tribune, WasnixatoN, D. C., May 10.—Architect Bur« ling, of the Chicago Post-Ofice building, hus arrlved here, e has had a covsultation with Aussistant Beeretary Freuch, and has decided to provare a atatemont to subwit to tho latter, who is cxaminlog the evidence and proparing & report for the use of Bocretary Sberman, Ase sistant Becretary Fronch leaves for the North to-night, to be gone until the middle of nest week. Nothiug furthier will bo done in tho watter until bis roturn, when Burling will sub- it bis statement, Meanwhilo Burling will be in Baltimore. Burling declines to converse frcely upon the subject nutll ke Las submitied Lis statetaent to Judge French. From all that can bo ascertained, however, BURLING'S sTATEMERT islikely to be something like this: It will refer to the fact that the report and testimony cone talus no spacific charges against him; that the charges aru suado by ionuendo and by lnslnua- tion rather than directly; that there is nothing specitic to which be cau make suswer, and that the charges generally aru falsc, but they belong o tue tem rather than to any wrongiul acts of bis. Burliug will clajun that when e entered tho oflice the bulldiug was well advauced, the contracts wero all wade, aud in operation; the machinery was ruoniug o & groove from which it aid not seem proper for bim to 311 §t, and i accordance with a system which he was powerless to change. The 15 per cent cone tract systemn he was from the start convinced was Qlsodvantageous to the Governmeot, but Lo was led to louk upon (oyernment coutracts » A BORT OP VESTED RIGRT with which he could not toterfere, and for that watter toe tany casuges which be did sugwest and refurms that ho uid propose et with little cucourayement frow the Troasury Department. There were suveral finportaut things which Bur- llug desired to bave changed, and sbout which bhe wrote to the Departiueut, but to mauy Jetters he uaver reccived satislacto- Ty suswers, and to others be received no an- swerat all. Burling will adwis that thero may bavo beeu errors of omisslon resultivg frowm Lhe rout{ue aystem established when he assuiaed the Bur:riumndcncy. but will deny that any culpable negleet can be charged to him ot proved agalnst him. ‘The statement will be accowpanied by orig- inal Ietters frow the Departmient, sud his reply o them, which coustitute 118 PRINCLFAL DEFENSE Juat before Burlig lets Chicago Assistant- Becretary Fronch written there forsddition- &l letters on Sl la the atlice of the Superintend- eut, which were forwarded. Burling, duriog Potter’s admiulstration of the oftice of Bupes- vislug Architect, recelved acummunication lrow Potter calling his (Busling’s) atteution 10 tho fact that the reports as to the cuttivg of stoue abuwed that there wos s luequality in ths cost of cutting stone of the ssme dimensfons. Bur- ling's reply was that the differences were dus to. the 15 per'cent system. Alter somo correspond- ence of a lika character, Burling recelved & let~ ter from Potter in which the latter stated that the Government evidently had MADR A BAD CONTRACT ftor the samc, and there sectned to be no wa out of 1t except to do the hest that was possi ble. Burling reguiarly, with each monthly re- port, submitted Statements showing the exact detalls of the cutting and cost of everything, ‘These reports should all be oo file fn the Treas- ury Department, and wiil show at any time the exact cost of every plece of work. The original contract ftself for the construction of the build. ing appears Lo have beeu the greateat fraud in this business, according to the report. The im- plication fs that that Mullett and Mueller sre alone responsivle, This samg subject wasin- vestipated by & committee of the last Demo- :me ’ltllcum. but very little was discovered cul HENRY. FUNERAL OF T8 LATE PROPRSION. Wasisnaton, D. C., May 10,—At the funeral of Prof. Josepl Henry to-day were many beau- tiful floral tributes to the memory of thede- ceased. After Uriel religlous services inthe part of the building whera deceased reslded, the body was removed to the hearse by twelve sul- diers, the pail-bearers belng Assoclate-ustico Birong, W. W. Corcoran, Admiral Rodgers, (cn. Humphreys, George W. Childs and Joseph Patterson, of Philadciohla; Surgeon-General Barnes, Cant. Carllsle; P. Patterson, Superin- tendent of the Coast Burvey; Prof. Guyot, Prof. Newcomb, Gen. Poe, and Prof. J. C. Welling. ‘The procession moved to New York Aveoue Church, where the funeral services were con- ducted "Ly the Rev. Dr. Mitchcll. There were present, in addition to the family_and im- mediate friends of deceased, the Board ol Hegents of the Bmithsonian Institution, Light- House Bonrd,emplu{u of the [nstitution, Presi- dent and Vice-President of the United Htates, representatives af the Executive Departments, members of Congress, the Supremn Court of the United Btates, Judiclary of the District of Columbia, tne Court of Claims, 8It Edward ‘Thornton, the Japanese Minister and others of the diplomatic corps, the Academy of National Belenve, the Philosophical Society” of Washing- ton, the Alutnnl Association of Princetun Col- lege, officers of the army and navy, the Wash- tugton Monument Sucieiy, and & 1arge concourse of itlzens. Among the pruminent gentleinen were Prof, Ara Gray, Harvard C\mtfie: Yrofa, Guyot and Btephen Alexander, of Princeton; Frof. Mi of ¥ale Coliee; Firman Rogers and Prof, McLane, formerly President of Prince- ton College, and who, when Vice-President of that fustitution forty years sgo, invited Mr, Heury to a Professorship. The remains were {nterred fn Oak Hili Cemctery. NOTES AND NEWS, WEITZEL'S SUCCESSOR, Bpeciat Dispatch to The Tribune. WasnisatoN, D, C., May 16.—The contest over the Cincinnatt Collectorshin: was to-day transferred to the Benate by the nomination of Amor Smith, Jr. The case has assumed such shape by Sceretary Sherman's assurances to Col. Weitzel that the lote cvents in bis district and pending revenue rmovements there have had nothing whatever to do with the request for lis resignation, - that 1t Is quite uncertaln whether Mr. Smith will be confirmed. There s no objection whatever to him personally, but the feeling s streazthening here that Col. Weltzel has not been dealt with Inastraigbtforward manner, rEXSIONS. The Sonate Committee on Pensfons to-day agreed to the House bill toincrease the pensions to suldiers who bave Jost both arms, both legs, or both eyes, from 850 to 873 monuthly, There aro only sixty-five of this clasa on the rolis, thirty-three of whom-lvat both legs, thirty of whom lost both nands and both legs, - Benator Kellozw, a member of the Committee, to-duy recelved a letier from Gen. Longatreet asking that the provisions of the Fension act recently passed be extended to Include soldiers in the Mexican war. Bhould Longstreet's petition be granted, the nanies of bimscll, Jell Davis, and many other cx-Confederate Gencrals, will be placed on the pension-rolls. TELEQRAPIIC. Benator Matthows, to whom the Raflw: Committes referrod the bill giving raliways the right to construct telograph lines along their rosds tor commerclal purposes reported the bill back favorably to the full Committce to-day with some Importaut smendments. By the provisions of thu bill, railroad companies arcallowed to do @ general telegraphic bual ness. RESUMPTION. Senstor Matthews occupled the afternoon in the Senate with an elaborate argument in favor of his substitute for the bill for the repeal of the Resumption act. He would have the Secre- tary of tbe Treasury reissue tho Treasury noles redeemed, su that:the amount of nutcs in circulation shall never be reduced below £350,000,000. The redemption of Treasury ootes 15 not to be commenced until the resvrve fund fo colu ainounts to £100,000,000, and the Bocretar may suspend it whenever his reserye fund ahatl be reduced below $50,000,000, ~ Benator H{ll, who was ons of ths few who had lstensd to Matthews, touk exception, slter he had concluded, to his citations of passages frown & speech by J,C. Calboun in favor of his theory. Callou never advocated what are now known as green- backs or Government notes, but Tressury cer- titleates, always redecnable tn cofn.} TUE BUAZILIAN MAIL SUBBIDY SCIUEME, belug defeated In the form of an amendinent to the fout-Otfice Approprlation bill, Liss appesred 1 the Senate in the form of a bill introduced by Eustts, The bill proposes a subsidy of $150,000 uunuatly, for ten years, to a line of steamships ssessing certalo qualities. These gual- tles _ Lelong only bully b{ Jolin ~ Roach, now aline of steamera ruuning from New York to Drazil, without a subsidy, which carrles the wmalls for $12,000 snnually, {nstead of $130,000 88 asked by this subsidy, POST-ROUTR BILL, 70 the Weatern Assoclated Press, Wasminaton, D. C. May 1.—Tue Senato Postal Committee decided to report, as amend- menta to the aunual Pust-Route l:hl, several measures heretatore agreed upon as scparsty bills, providing for a now classification of wail matters and registration of newspspere admit. ted to the pound rates of postage, und regulat. Iog the compensation for rallway mall trau- 1fimlou, on the basis of car-space and speed ol 5. MRAUTTIS & L PASO, The Sub-Committea of the touse Judiciary Cotoittee reports upon thoclaim of the French bondholders to the ownership of the Memphis & El Paso Railroad, that the titlc of the road rests in the Tuxms & Puclc Rallroad Compauy. APPOINTMENTS. Charles Tuttle, of New York, has been wp- pointed & wember of the Bourd of Iudisu Cow- wissioners. The President bas nominated Gustavus Bt. Qew Suryeyor of Customs at 8t. Louls, and Joha H. 8myth, of North Caruliaa, to be Minle ter Resident and Consul-Uencral st Liveria, Alrica, TON FOUR PER CRNTS. Subscriptions to tha 4 percent loan to-day smounted to §224,200. . THE RECORD, BENATE. Wasninatoxn, D. C., May 18.~Mr. Maxey, from the Comuittee on Post-Otices and Poste Roads, reported without amendment the Benste bill to provide for tue establishment of & steam- sltp mull servive between the United Btates and Brazil, belog the bill fotroduced by Mr., Eustis yesterdsy. Placed on the calendar. Hegave notlce that hu would ask the Scoators to con- sider the LIl at tho earlfest possible timecon- alstent with the business of the Benate. Mr. Butler (8. C.) submitted s concurreat res- olution providing for s Commlssion, conslsting of two Beoators, threa memoers of thy House, and three otficers of the regulsr army, who bave servod not less than ten years, tu whom shall be referred tho whole subject of the reform and re- organizstion of the army, the Comtnlssion to assemble as soon as practicable, snd report to tho vext session of Congress shrough tho Presi- dent of the Usited States. It slea 8pp. tes 2, t:?ongu defray the expenscs of the Coz loa. Wr. Cameron (Wis.) presented & lottor from the Secretary of the Interior in regerd 10 a bill to sid the Winnebsgo [ndisns in Wiscoasin to obtala sub- slatence by agricultural ults, aod Lo prowote tbeir civillzation, The bifland lctierwererolerred. Mr. Tuutwsa subwitted 8 resolution calling upon the Becretery of the Tressary for Information 88 to woat discrepancy, if ang, €xiats to the preju- dice of Thomas Wortningion's tlaim, mentioned in zp:rx of the TMIAu Auditor, snd tbe reason ch discrepancy. Agreed to. Mr, Cockrall fntrodnced a bill ta glve the Re- corder of Deeds in the Dlstrict of Columbia a rex- ulas 'y, instead of fees, and providing that he be a resident of the District, Refeered, Nr, Tiamlin (Me.), by request, Introdnced a bl for the rellef of certaln employes of the United Stales Government in the Diatrict of Columbia. Referred to the District Committee, The Hlouse joint resolation to print 300,000 tfl?\el of the report of the Commissioner of Agel- coltara for 1877, and 5,000 coples of the Colanial chartsrs and conatitutions, passed after consider- able discuesion. At the conclaston of morning business, the Sen- ate resumed consideration of tha bill Lo re| the Bpecle ltesumption sct, and Matthews resd an sr- gumestupon tho general fAnancist policy of the Government, and tice that he would here- aftor sobit to the proposition of his own as an smendment 10 the pending bili. Mr. Malthewa referred Lo the provisions of Sec. 3,570, Hevised Statutes, lnl.r vald they were conslatent with Ibose of ke Specie Resumption act of Jan. 14, 1875. There was nothing In either farbidding the relesue of notes redeemed 1n ac- cordance therewith, When Cungress intended the sbsolute extinction of redeemed currency, lan- guaze wae used which conld not be mistaken, Ile uoted from various acts of Congress in rupport of this view, but favored an express provision of the law on the subject buing made nuw 1o remare any doubt which might exist, 1is then spoke as to the constitutional power of Congrcas fto issue money, and sald be be- Jisved 1t to ba the duty as well s the exclusive right of the Govearnnient to farnish to the le 8 natlonal currency: and if the Goverument could do it through the mediom of the National Banks, it mizht do It by tho lsue of lis notes. lle saw 06 reason why the representativen of the peo- ple in Congress might not be trosted with the re- aponetbility of regulating the volume of the cure tency for tbe natian. If Lhe resumption of apecle yment meapt tne redemption and relssue of ‘reasury notes, ie was in favor of it; ont if; on the contrary, it meant the resumption and retlremient of legai-tender notes, then he was opposed tu it In whatever direction Congreas moved, it should taxe but one step. snd not take anvther until the effect of tne first should be exparienced, The questlon a4 to whether fegal-tender or Natlonal- lank notesshould be done sway with could well re ed, What we needed was bt our exiet- repcy should bs made as good and kept £t #s could be. The desrable thing was to malntain the national cuerency assteady aa the needle o thepole. Tleovils under which the couniry bad been suffering might be suiamed up 1o two words, *‘unemployed capitsl,™* snd unemployed capital meant anempioyed labor. Ouor currency had appreciated occausa pubiic upine jon had forced this Governument to treat |13 own currency with reapect snd honor. Whatwe needed was unt the repeal of the Specle itesnmption act, but to provida for the beginning of resumption, and to ateadily majntatn it. He favored 8 coln reserve fund, and expressed the optnion that under onlinary citcnmatances sach fund of $100,U00,000 wuuld ve sufiicient 10 main. tain & paper circulation of $300, 0w, 00U, 11e tnen explained the amendment (n the nature of a substitute which he proposed for the pending il being the LI tntroduced by Lim on the Sta of November last, providing for tue retasua of Treas- ury-notes wheb redeemed, the smount of legals tender notes ontstanding at any time ot W exceed 130,000,000, It futther pravides fora colu re- serve fand of $100, 000,000 that the bonds of the United States shall bo nold for logul-tender notes, and sieo thatlegai-tender poten anall Lo recelvable for ail debta, public and peivate, excapt the priue cipal and 1ntereat of the publlc debt. o conclusion, he sald, afier the most carefal and anzjous examination of tha sabject, he sub- mitted this for the settlemont of a question of such great importance to the public weifure, e moved that It be sdopled asasulslitute for the bill reported by the Commiitee on Finance, Pending discuissjon. the bill tu repeal the Specie Resumptlon act wwas lald aside, umittee on the District revorted anabstitute for the iouse dill roviding & permancnt forin of government for the istrict of tolumnbia, Flaced on the caiendar. Ilo gave notico that ke would call 1t up for considora- tion on Monday next. Aujonrned. CASUALTIES. A LITTLE GIRL KILLED, Apectal Dispatch fo The Tridune. BroosiNazon, 1il., May 16.~Yesterday aftor- noon, as Samuel Nea), a well-knowa farmer aad’ alock+desler six miles west, was drivinc a cow, the. Lorse he was riding turned snddenly and threw Bbim and Hitle dsughter, whom ho halin his aroa, violently (o the ground. ‘The child atruck on her bead, In]nnni her so badly that sha lived but & few hours, Tiso child was 215 years old. A SAD ACCID! Spectal DizyatcA (o Ine Triduna CfoAR Rarion, Ja., May 10, ~Yosterday, nesr Bhellsburg. about ten miles northivost of here,as & farmer ‘named J. L. Berry waschopplng down a tree, bis wife, with a child in_her arms, came to telt him she was uping tu & neigubor's, Just s she arrived, the tree fell, killing the mother and child instantly. BLEW OUT THI GAS. Batnixone, Md., Jlay 10.~Mm., Anos Barbara Koen. of Davton, O., with several otisers, artived Hotel, {ntending to sall on the steamship Gen. Werder for stremen to-day. Thls motning Mea, Hoen wae found dead In bed, naving been suffos cated with gas, which had heen bluwn out instead of belnx turucd off, 1y $3,000 was found on the person of deces TOREE AUNDRED TIMES A MINUTE, Bpectal Dispatch te Ths Tribune, Grawp Rarwos, Mich., May 16.—Albert Ross- boom was killed in Pfanstioh hingle-mill st Holland Clty yeaterday, He was caughl in a bell and carried around = puiley; which was revolring 800 times & mini 1ils brains were dusbed out sgulnat & frawme standing noar the pulley. STRANUL, Bpecial Digpaich o The Triduns. Gmaxp Rarips, Mich., May 10.—Lewls Cam: eron, & farmer, was instantly kilied nenr Newaygo 1o~ by & tree falling on him while he was chop- ping. Itetruck kim onthehesd, leleaves s wife, Whose rormer husband was kiiled Io the same wan. ner, in tae ssme nelguborhood, OIL=TANK BURST, DoADPOD, Fi., Msy 16. ~R. W. Evans & Co.'s oil-tauk burst last night. Lo 003 batrsls, BENNETT AND MAY, A Btatament Reficcting Very Croditably upon Henuett's Conduct i the CeloLrutad Eocounter. Bpecial Dispaich te The Tridune. Naw Yonx, May 16, —The Timas prints the true story of the Denneit-May duel, given on the au- thurity of Georye Wilkes, cditorof the Spirit of (A« Ttmes, who vecelved It direct from Dr, Phelps, the surgeon on the occasion. ‘The stary is eptirely creditable to Bennctt. Dr. Pholps says It was plain on the morning of the affair tuat Bennett was thore 10 ggbt. Both parties had their own pistole. Lennett's were new, wit it jmprove. munts, May's Were very old, and, as It turned out, bard upon the trigg The ono that Denpett got was 80, at least. The party took thioir ulaces, and the word was given (o Thu dircctions were to Sre at the word **Fire!" and not aftor tue word ** Threo!” Almost fustantly upon theword ** Fire!" May shot. **One, two, three,™ followed, snd Benuett, who pulled at his trigger ovidentiy with the best will in the world, did not sacceed in getting his weapon off, lle was bafilea by the stiffness of the lock. It wasan excitiog moment. No one who Ilooked at his oye as it bore stralght scros the sugry wound which his opponent had indicted upom bis faco o few dsys before could doubt what Henets theu messt to doy bat, ie platol ex- bagstad tov ** Uoeiwo. threo, [ Lance, snd droppsd barmlensly by interposed, fured his ri of his _own, he was eutitle The clains, bel nz d was given, but his vpponent ‘ut gual words wers counted "’ out, forgiven bum sud dred o sir. | This serminated Al rocee e ho m.mn; naun-l?flm 10 the sureo Well, Doc- tor, do you think I did right?™ should have beeu vury sorey ta bave killed any waa at wy wer- ¢y, was the spswer. ‘‘But,’ glauciuz ut the SZluiug frosh scas acrose Dounstva woe, by addied, { e Dutwith sach & plsto} hand as yours, 1 should bave been bly tempted ‘Sla o onenss should havo beet giad sod bls opponents shou o been g, '{w uiity gf Drosecutian, if that is roed tnew, tosave blw from beluy de. od and branded as & coward. Tag gift of & lifo was worth certainly s much 44 Lhat." "It 1nay be sdded that Beunelt stlll wears the fed wark lett by e ecar on Bls nos e ——— GBITUARY. Nzw Ortraxs, Msy 16.—Mre. Boxauna Peck- srd, Gov. Packard's mother, is deads Age, 72 yoars, from a Russian Standpoint. ‘While the Ban Stefano Treaty Is Not Oonsidered a Finality, Thore Arc Provisions of it Which Russin Wit Not Sur. ronder. Kars Will Not Be Given Up in Any Possible Event. ., May Eventually Be Modified. Russlan Crulscrs- Summarily Swept from the Seas by the London Tlmes. The Porte Will Not Allow Any Inorcase of the Marmora Fleet. RUSSIA. THREATENING. Berrir, May 10.—Disquicting accounts hava been received here from Bt. Petersbare. The prospect s again threatening, It scems that the Pan-Slavist party are once more gaining ns- cendency, TUK YOLUNTEER PLERT SUDSCRIPTIONS, 81, PerEnsnung, May 16.—The Russlan pa- pers ura full of news nbout the volunteer ficot. Subscriptions for fitting It out are coming In from all parts of Russia. It {s truo the sums raised seem very small for tho purpuse, but they arc double the amounts contributed from the same sources to thoe Czarius’s Committoe for the relief of the sfck and wounded during the war, VIEWS OF TIE IMPERIAL COURT. Loxnpox, May 18.—Notwithstanding tho ellenco uf the 8t. Petersburg semi-ofiletal press, there is little doubt that the following dlapatch represents the present views of the Imperial Court and Chancellary: S7. Prreussurc, May 16.—Notwithstauding the secrecy obscrved 1o regord to Count Schou~ valofl's reports to tho Emperor, and confer- ences at the Forelgn Office, the various poluts whoreby a real understanding may be attaived form the subject of discussion In well-informed political cIrcles, Though, In the Arst place, the pecessity of sceuring the great object of tho war, the independence of the Cbristlans, {s in- sisted upon, there ls. on the vther haud, no dis- position to inscribe noll me tangere on the map of New Bulgaria, which was only sct up as A PROVISIONAL DRAFT. At the sume time other compeusations than thoan fixed on In lleu of war indemnity are not regarded os excluded from discussion. Whils " {t 14 declared there can be absolutely no serfous {dea of tho retrocesslon of Kars, the same {s not true of Batoum.. The ndvantageto Russls of the acquisition of Batonm fa safd to have ity re- verse side, inasmuch as millions must be cx- pended Iu construction of convenfent lines of commutication und proper lortifleations before possession of the place coald be rendercd of great importauce. PAYORADLE B1GNS, 1o the peacclul current ol general indlcations favorable significance Isattached to the fact thut the right of salu In the strects has been withe drawn from the Golos, which had lately adopted a_warlike tone, while tho Dourse Gazetle azd New Tines, which hadrecently obscrved an at- titudg favorable to peace, Lind that privilege re- stored to them, PERSONAL. Prince Gortschakoll is slightly better. The Czar willnot in_auy case visit the tarls ‘Exposition, but some of the Grand Dukes will, it circumstances permit. THE RECENT DISTURBANCES, Curresvonilence London Tyines. 8t. PaTERIDURG, April 23.—O! lato thers have been somo street dlsturbances .of an un- usual kind, and as they bave been sometlmes described ‘as dangerous, revolutionary tnoves ments, it may be well to reduce them to thelr real proportions. The tacts, so fsr as 1 hava been able to discaver, wers bricfly theso: When Vera Zosulitch, the young person who made an attempt on tho lite ot Gen, Tropoll, Profect of Ht. Petorsburg, was aciuitted by the jury, number of young people cheered hor loudly as she left the court, and mccompanfed her with nolsy demonstrations on her way home. Tao police attempted to disporse tho crowd, and a scullle ensued, during which threo shots wers fired. Onu of the bullcts lodged {fu a gen- darme's belmet, the second wounded in the arm, und the thind kitled » dent. Tobe docident s not yet cleared up, but the evidence tends to shiow that the _sald student first fired tvo ahots 1nto the crowd and thon blew his brajne out. That Is tho so- called 8t, Petershur affalr. Next comes the sffairof Kietl.© A University student of that town was arrested on suspiclon of betng mpli- cated (n an aslemipt to essassiuate an oficial of the Judlvial Administrution. Some of his fel- low studeuts, belng convinced ol bis lnuorence, made representations to tho University suthori- tics, but wers reminded oy the Rector thal they had nu right to meddle §o'judidal matterd, and thiat their dutv was to attead to tuclr studics. This bit of good advica had not the desired effect. ludiguatlon meetings weye held 1o de- tlance of the regulations and the ordurs of the suthoritles, (n cousequence of which the University Court condemnod 134 studouts to varlous tering of rustication. A few daye afterwards the Rector was assasels Bu, 8t Jeast, ] am assured on good sutnorlty, thowgrls § bave uot scen the fact mentioned by the newspapers, 'The third asd last dusturbance was the alfair uf Moscow, which is conuccted with that of Kleff, Of the rusticated students, fifteen were disputched 1o Mosvow for the pur- pose of being seut 1o live tu diferent provincial towns uuder pollcs supervision. On areiving ot the Aloscow station they wers met by about 156 vouths, who chicered them loudly sad followed the carglages fu which they wers trunsported fo the prison, As the disorderly procession i vanced thpough the town, & considerable crowil collected fu the beliet that the carrlages cou- tained wounded suidicrs. Very soon, bowerer, tho truth was discovered, and the peonls began 10 beat as traltors to the Crar thi | utss who wers makine the demonstration. Some of thein, it secms, were very roughly treated, ud the Liuwmul\-dcucrn QY tha ity sppearsd ou the scene for the pur of_resturing ordes. Allthess lucidents tuken togather gave ride to w very lively coutroversy betweed the press of St. Potersburg und Moscow Gaselte. ‘The former wurtnly spproved the acquittalof Vera Zasulitch uud coudemued the disorders iu Moscow, whilo the latter atrongly condemned the verdlst of acquittul and declared tbut the dlsorderly cou- duct of the crowd fu Soscow was the answer of tho Hussfan common people 10 shat section of the educated classes which checred when Vera Zasuliich wus nc(lnuwl. The sutborities seemied 10 have foclioed rather to the lutter view, for the above remark of the Moscow Gazete was reproduced by the Ugiclal Messenger, aud avertiseements wery given to several Bt Petersbure newspapers which bad approved the vesdict of acquittal. e ) RUSSIAN ORUISERS. THN LONDON *TUMES" 18 NOT AFRAID. Loxpon, May 16.—Husslun preparatibus to stteck Britlah commercy attract great atteus tlog. ‘Tho Times says that the United Btates to observe the treaty of Washington, bat, even 1t tho Russiaus succeed fu'squipping thelr littlo The New Bulgarian Boundarles may be depended upon to do all in their power -