Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 18, 1878, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1878—TWELVEE PAGES, Government they fatled In a four years’ war to Aestroy. By unanimous order of the Committee, Evoexg 1ALz, Chiairman. Gxonge C. Gonrnay, Sccretary. THE PROCEEDINGS. A LITTLE DISAGREEMENT. ‘Wasnixgrox, D, C,, May 17.—On motfon of Mr. Sparks, the 8enate amendments to the In- dian Appropristion bill were non-concurred {n. - The regular order was then demanded by Mr. Potter, ruil the question recurred on secondlng the demand for the previons questionon the Florida Investigating resolution, On astanding voto the Speaker sonounced the rcenit to bo 8 (o the affirmative and none Inthe negative, and the uenal pointof * no quorum * wss rafeed by Mr, Hale. The Bpeakgr appolnted Messts. Hale and Pot- ter to take thbir places s tollers, At the conclusion of the voting, Mr. Hale re- < ported the vote in the affrmative as 123 and in the negative none. ¥ v Mr, Potter~No, Mr. 8peaker, Ireport the gentleman from Malne in the negative. The Speakor—The tellers report 123 1n the affirmative and 1 in tho negative. : MUST TARS THB RESPONSIBILITY. Mr. Hale—The 8peaker must takothe respon- sibllity of that decision. ‘Let it bo <listinctly understood that a gentleman Is not compelled (o vote whether ho wishes to or not. The 8peaker—~Tho gontleman was a teller, and the gontloman from New York reported bim as voting in the negative. Mr. Conger—The gentleman from New York cannot report anything but what the tellors ngree upon. I make that a polnt, that nelther teller can report except what is agrecd upon by both, DID WOT VOTE. Mr. fIale—~Let me state how I understood ft: T wus appointed by the Chalr as a tellor,as o member of the House, In order, fu conjunction with tho: gentleman from New York, tg count the voles, By an agrcemont between that gen- tleman and myscll, as Is usually the case, (o counting for the afirmative ho was counted one. The *yens' passed through; they were 122, 14a1d not agree, and have not agreed, and do not agree, with the gentleman from New York In reporting thst I voted as o menber of the House. [ have tho same privileges that cvery member has. ‘1 did oot vote, and an- nounced that none had voted in the newative, The gentieman will not eay that ho and 1 agreed that there was ono vote in tho uegative, and as- suredly the Chalr cannot, when tellers aroat variance, decido that a member hos voted when lie has not. QUESTION OP RULXS. Mr. Potter—There can ncver be any dlspute with me about a question of o patent fact. [ havo dono what [ have been dolng for about tweuty times during tho lost few days, and re- ported the gentloman from Malne in the neqa- tive. Ile began by counting me one In thoaf- frmative,.and I dig the samo with him fo the negative, 1 reported him ss he reported me, There can bo no dispute about the fact that ho olfer, and he says that ho did not vote, "fi: ‘fimn'—wuo knows better than 1 whether ed or not? ! ‘?;L Potter—Possibly the Hounse does, The Speaker—The ~gentleman from Maine was appointed a teller becauss hie was present. 2118 party fricnds are constructively absent, and the Chalr accepted the report of the gentleman from New York. A BUPTOSITION. Mr. Hale—Supposo ho hid reported me In the rmativel flf!}m Speaker—That would havo been an un- ithiul report. h.\‘l‘L 1lalo—This s au unfaithful revort, be- cauee I dld not voto at all, Mr. Garfleld called attention to the fact that the rulo provided that mewbers passing be- tween the tellers should bacounted, The mein- Ter from Maine had not passed between tho ellers, ¥ ‘Tho Speaker—~That {8 an shsurdity. Ilow are teliers to pass Letween themsclves? Mr. Conger—L object to the return of the teliers, beeause they do not agree, and I demand other tellera. Mr. Potter—I do not cars to ralse any ques- tion about this. The gentleman was hero, The ouly question ls, whether hu voted. Alr. [lale—T did not vote. Mr, Potter—1 accept that, and report none In the negative. Mr. Hale—No Acnll of the House was then ordered, and disclosed the presenco of 238 members, only lacking thirty-four of a full House, A TIHREAT, Mr. Potter—I movsto allsxmm with further proceedings under tho call, but [ rive notice that, §f another calt {s required, I shall move to hayve the dours closed and the Sergeant-at-Artms sent after absent members. rurther proceedings beiny dispensed with, Mr, Hale moved to Iay the resolution on the table, ‘The Speaker (atter much colloquini areunnt on parllumentary law) declined to recogulze the motion to lay o the table, and ruled that the question was not a comdition to which the rule retled on by Iale anpiled, and that the question after o call'of the House roverted 1o the point where it was when it found itaelf without a quortns,—that Is, yotiug on tho demand for tho previous question, uorum, APPEAL. Mr. Hole appenled from tho ruling of the Chair, and Mr, Potter moved to lay thy appeal on the table. Tllelllntler motlon was agreed to—ycas, 143; nays, 114, cn the result of the vote was anuoflnced Mr. Patter rose and was proceeding to put an nquiry to lale as to what the IRepublican slda of "the llouss would consent to do ju cnse ho witharew the demand for the previous ques- tion, hut before he could get throurh his sen- tence ho was stopped by Conger, objecting ta anvthine whatever in the nature of a discus- eton, 'I'o thia declaration of continued hostill- tics the Democrats roplled with shouts of * AJl rlzht," and Potter, merely adiding that his object was to see whethor the tlibusterine could not Le stopped, ealled for the rezular onder, A;;n& the Iruftless formallty of a vote by tellers was gona through, aud tho result was announced—yeas, 1105 nays, U (0 quurum vot- ing, but the Democruts_combug to within soven of the requlsite number). Un motton of Mr. Potter, another esll of the Houze was ardered SM' 12:25), and this was ex- peeted to be the faultlal move of A SERIOUS AND FAOTHACTED ATTENPT to enforce the presenco of A quorum to reach a vote on the vesolutiun. A eall of the liousy was ordered—yeas, 1505 nays, 110, There w ere five Heoublicans votng in the allirnative, which would leave the entlre Democratic voting force at 115 (or 116 with the Speaker), which is but one less than 18 requlsite to make aguorun. A call of tho House showed the presence of 259 members, only 24 less than o full House, LOCKYD IN, The doors wers then, at 1:25, ordered to ba closed, and o resolution was offered by Mr, Yotter (lirecting the Eveaker to fssue his war- rant Lo the Bergcunt-at-Arms to arrest, take fnto custudy, uud briog o the bar of the House such ot {ta members os are now ubseut without leave of the House, Excuses wers made for Messrs, Freeman, Willets, end Sapp, and they were excused whien the Democrats wero assured that theee members were not paired. Mr. Lrupo asked that his colleague (Lorlng], whu was §il ut his rooms, shiould be excused, On the usual yuestion beinzz asked from the Demo- cratic ptde, as to whether Mr, Loring was pair- ed, Mr, Crapo replicd that he uaderstood ho wus paired with M., Goode. Ar, tivode said Lorlug was uot paired with b, “Chere lad beew such s palr extating, but he (Goude) had writteu to Loring last Tuesday slative that, underthe dreu uces, be desired e pair ehoald exis vo longer, My, Lorg bud replled to that that be was snxious Jur the pair tu contivue Lo be observed turtiier. e (Guode) bad respected the pair for that day CLuesduy). ' No arrangement bad been tnade, however, and inaamuch as the Repub- Tican mewbers of the Louse bad systematizally ieltsed to vole, thus preventing business, be (tGivude) bad 1ele L bls duty to Botify Lorlbg's colleague (Crupo) ot TIE TEUMINATION OF THE PAIR. Mr. Cunger objected to auy retlection on meisbers of the House, Ir. Reed Gsurvastlcally)—~Toere should be no objection, Tue gentlemun (Guude) ought to he atlowed to make some rzvuse for dofug such s thing. (Fhis remark was uot, owing to pre- va'liug uolie and contusiou, beard on the Demy- cratic side. ) Mr. Conger~Itiss n!mglu question of honor whetuer the gentemau will break bis pair, Blr. Goode (fudiguantly)—Let the gentleman fromw Michigan understund that I cun take care ol wy own bovor, sud it bo wssulls |t be shal be beld personally respunsivle. [Avplause on the Demovratic side and comtemptuous laugh- ter on the Kepublican side.) Alr. Cougzer (1u a tone ol sarcastic mockery)— ‘I'ue geutlewan from Michigan (s TREMBLING JX 1l BOOTS, s in duty bound. Mr. White, of Peansylvanis (cxcitedly)—Is anybody_ afratd here? ronr, and confusfon, the sell lo reators some degree of order, marking that it was high time {hat a precedent should be established s to what was proper to be raid {n debate. Mr. Harria (Va.) eald the firat offense had come {rom the gentlemsn from Michigan, - Mr. Tucker demanded that Mr. Conger's re- marks be also taken down and ruled upon by the Chafr, A COMMITTER OF BLEVEN FROPOSED. Mr. McCook—Would it be in order to have a committes of eleven to nvestizate this matter! The Speaker—The Chatr thinke that such a cominittee could da it as well as the Chair, The colloquy between Conger and Goods having been written out by the oflicial reporter, and read by the Clerk, the Speaker =aid: The Chalr decides that the offensive provocation cane first from the gentleman from Michigan {trlumphant nbrlnnscun the Democratie side, and corresponding demonstrationa of dissent from the Kepublican stde], and that you might as well expect achlid not to *holler” when struck as expect a gentleman not to resent sn offensive expression. [Henswed expressions of disappolntinent on the Republican side met by hisses on the Democratic side, ] . A LOME QUESTION. Mr. liale—Daes the Chatr hold that the words used by the gentleman (rom Virginia are var- lfamentary? 1donot ask the Chair to rule what might be expected, but whether the words are parhamentary. (8houta of ** Order ' on the Democratic side.] The Speaker—The Chair thinks that the words of ‘the gentleman from Michizan (Con- l:cr) were not parliamentary, If they were used n an offensive scnse. A fian’s lionor cannot be called {n question without allowlng him to defend his hunor. Mr. Hale peraisted, amid constant shouts for order on the Democratic side, to press the Spuaker for a decision a8 to waether Goode's remarks were parlfamentary, but the most di- rect response he got was that IC the language of both gentlemen was futended to be oifensive, then it was not parliamentary, ‘The Democrnts greeted this ruling with tr- umphant Isugbter and applause, and the Ite- Dlll!"(innl Wwith counter domonstrations of disap- proval, Fioally, a3 Mr, Rate pertinaciously stuck to the point, the Speaker told him I he was dls- Iatisfied with the ruling HE MIGNT AFPEAL PROM IT, Mr. Iale asscrted that be had not heard any ruling, and tho Speaker intimated that the gen- ticman'a comprehiension was at fault. Mr. Conger wanted to know whether the Speakor intended to ba undcrstood as saying that his (Conget's) words were used {n on of- fensive sensc. ‘Thie Speaker replied that if the gentleman fn- tended his language to be offensive it was un- parliamentary, Mr, Conger—DId the Chalr intend to decide that I did use them intendiug them to bo offensive. The Speaker—The Chalr Is not to decide what ho thinks. [Laughter on both sides.] Mr. Conger (sarcaatically)—Peraaps that ought not to Le expected. ‘this whole colloquy procecded amid scenes of Rreat uproar ond confusion, but without any cxhibition of undue anger or ill-temper ui clither side of the House. | EXCUSED, Fioally Mr. Loring was excused, and after him: were excused” Quion (ou account of sickness), Metcalfe (zone home with sick wite), Pugh (called away by sickness in his family), Killinger, Chitteniden (who said he came up out of bed thluking tho country was in dancer, and uow wanted to go bick, as there was no danger), and Robinson, of Indiana. _ None of these meni- bers were palred, cxcept Roblnsou (paired with hig colleaguo Hamilton), snd the consent to ex- cuse him tvas given on the port of the Demo- cnxlusnly on condition of tho pair befog dis- soived. . A QUORUS. Mr. Pottor (at 8 o'clock) moved to dispenss with ol further proccedings under thu call, stating bo had been Informed that every mnem- ber who could be reached by the Sergeant.at- Arms to-day was now in tho Capitol. .\greed to—ycas, 243; nays, 10. The yuestton again recurred on seconding the demand for_the provious 3nmlnn. and Messrs, Hale and Potter resumed their places s tel- fors, As tho 147th man voting In the aflirmn- tiva passed between the tollers applause broko out ou the Democratic side. The negative voto being asked for, Mr. Har- risun passed between the tollers, ‘The voto waa finally announced—aves, 148; noes, 1, and agaln the Democrats manifested their p‘en:uro by applause. Mr. flalo then moved {o lay theresolution on ho table. ‘Iiis matlon was defeated—yeas, 115; nays, 145,—n strict party vote, BANKA AND GOODE, Befora tho announcement of the vote, Mr. Banks objected to the vote of the gentleman from Virginia (Goode), on the ground that that Kentleman was palred with Loring, Mr. Goode—I deny it. The Speaker—The Chalr hay nothlug to do with the subjoct of palrs. Mr., Banks—L do vot tnake tho question as to thoduty of the Chair. 3ly objectiun is to the vote of the gentleman from Virginia on the rround that ko is palrcd with my collcague. Mr. Goude~The -gentloman from Massachu~ sctts Is mistaken, I desirotobe heard a mo- ment on this subject. Leave belug granted, Mr. Goode stated that somo ten Guys ugo he paired with Mr. Lormfi at that gentieman's re- uest. That palr had continued for several ays, and until Loring roturned to the House, ‘That snmo day be had mot Loring on the floor, and thut geitleman etating Lu wus unwell asked that tno palr should continue that day, To this ha ((Goude) had assented, andthe follow- ing day he bad gone to Norlolk with the feero- tary of the Navy. On his return he found the Houso in o dcnd~lock.g‘nml, though uos fecl- lmi mael bound by ~his pair, out of extremo courtesy and caution he bad zent a note to Loring” announcing tue condition of things, and stating his intention of voting, To that uoto ke had recelved no unawer, but still he refralucd from voting, though not feeling bound by the puir untll “the action of tho Republican tembers in preventing u quo- rum hind made 1t his duty as a Itepresentative to cast his voto, aud he Lad s notified Loring. Mr. Banks—Upon the statement that the gen- tlewan from Virginla has made I have no deslre to press the matter further. TIE HESOLUTION PASSED, The vote was then taxen on ordering the maln question, and (the Republicaus refrainiug from votmng) it resulted—yeas, 147; nays, 1 (Morse, of Massachusctts), Tlie question then recurring on the cdoption of the preamble and resolution, Mr. Mills rose and, askod leavoto bo hoard for teu minutcs. (8houts of ¢ Regular order” from tho Demo- 1-{11- nd ** No objection " from the Republicun siae, . Mr. Potter—It {8 with cxtreme regret that I do not feol at liberty to yicld to the genticinan from Texas, As the vote progrossed, it was seen that tho Repubeans hud again resolved to abstain from votlug, and therefure the question was decided without o siugls Hepublican yoto being cost. ‘Two Democeats, Mills and Morse, voted In the ucyatlve, [arrison was the last to vote, and 88 Lo voted * Aye ™ (In oppoeition to the views lmputed to bim), hie tardy act of nlleglance was Rreeted with luughter, Finally the vots was announced as 145 to 2, A motlon to reconslder and lay on the table was made by Mr. Potter, but subsequently withdrawn, sud the House adjourncd tll to- WOTTOW, ‘Fhiero was hardly a demonstration mado at ctlw victory thus carried after wuch a long strug- gle. X From a romark snd demonstration made b Mr. Halo at the mwoment ot adjournment, it is erred that he will toe-morrow olfer resolu- lons to cxtend the Investigations to Oregon, South Caroltns, Mississippt, and other States, THE FISHERIES, SECRETAKY EVANTS' NEPOUT TO CONOURSS. WasuiNarox, D, O., May 17.—~Thy Prestdent sent to tho Senate late this afternoon & messags inclosing & communication from the Secretary of Btate on the subject of the result of the de- liberations of the Fishery Cominiaston appoint- ed under the treaty of Waskington. ‘The Prest- dent fu his messaze recommends the appropria- tlon of the necetaary sum, with such alscretion tothe Executlve Department in rezard to its poyment as o the wisdom of Congress public interest wnay seem to require. ‘The wessage snd gtcompanying focuments was_refetred t the Comunittee on Porelgn Relations, . ‘The Becretary, in bis' accompaoying com- muulication, ralses the quesifon as to the com- petency of the Commission to wmake su award except with the unanfinous conseut of all its tnembers, but intimates that the appropriation alould be made by Congressst the present ses- sfon, sud that before the closo of the year the attention of the Britlsh Government will be called to the sentiments of this Governwent as they may be expressed by Congress on the sub- Ject of the award and ite paywnents, and the weasure of the value of tho Bshery privileges fuvolved thereln. He saye the actufl payment of the award might, so far as this point is con- cerued, well be made to depend upou the view which tho British Government should malu- Contintied naisc, up- Apeaker exerting him- Mr. Hate demanded that Mr. Goode's remarks Ee taken down and ruled upon by the Chalr, ro- ! of Indlan affairs, gard. NOTES AND NEWS. DILLS FAVORADLY CONSIDERED. Sreciae Dusrateh to The Tridune, Wasmxarton, D. C., May 15.—The Houeo Rallway Committee to-day agreed to a bill to provide for a water route between Lae Michi. gan and Lake Erle. The same Committea agreed to the bitl fncorporating the Black Hills & Cheyenne Railroad and Telegraph Company, and the il for a rallroad from Bismarck to the Black Hitls. NN LENATE s manlfested more Interest in the proceeding in the Houso than what was transpiring {n their own chamber, but a good many pension and other small bills were passed. Cockrell gave notice before adjournment that he would call up on Monday the blil placlog Gen, Shtelds on the retircd list, and miving him a pension. CALT. RADS bas had a lnrge model made and placed fn the basement of the Caplto! showing the mouth of the jetties, and the channel washed out by their afl. Tte denles that hie bas abandoned hs con- traot to erento a channel thicty feet deep and 300 feet wide. HENRT'S BUCCESEOR, Prof. Bpencer 11, Bolrd was to-day unani. mously clecteil by the Regents of the Bmith- eontan Inatitute ‘as Secretary sl Dircctor fn rlum of Prof. Henry, deceaged. Yrof, Balrd s 63 ‘yeara of “age, nud . a native of Dcnnsylvania, fle~ has Dbeen actively connected with the Smitheoutan since 1550, an: has published a number of valuable works ou natural hustosy, and made many importang con- tributions to ‘scientitie publications, For the EM" few yeare he has also acted as United States Fish Comimlssioner, publishing st nonual report of great practical value. Under his guldanco thie 8mithsontan Institution, which is supported from the United Btates Treasury since Demo- cratic officials foyested ts funds in worthless Arkansas lands, will be mado uscful in dtTusing knowledgo among men. VOLUNTARY BXPERT. Dr. J, B, Hamilton, who was discharged as clerk of the Ways and Mcans Committco after 1t was discovered that ha named his ehild Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Lincoln, hos been appolated s voluntary expert to one 0) the Treasury duvestigating cominittees. Hamilton hlinsclt has a cotton claim before the cotton burean. Probably every Southern man who has aclalm would Lo glad to obtain o position as voluntary expert. TOE INDIARS. To the Western Anoelated Press, WasmxngTON, D. C.,May 17.—At the Cabinet ecaston to-day thero was considerable discussion The Nez Per¢e prisoners at Fort Leavenworth have petitioned to be liberat- ed, promising to be *poud " Indlans. THE 4 PER CENTS, Bubscriptions to the 4 per cent Government loan to-day amounted to $200,150. APFOINTMENT, The Prestdent nominated Henry O. Marston, of Illinols, United States Cousul at Port Louls. TIR JETTIES. The Senate Comnmittco on Transportation Rouges to the eaboard to-day heard Capt. J. B. Eads in ndvocacy of the bill providing that the Government pavments for tho construction of the Misslssippi Iuver Jettics bu hastened fn ac- cordauce with the results of the decpened chan- uel, ete., attained. L CONFIRMED, ‘The Benate confirmed tho following nomina. tions: Luther iI, Cuminings, of New Jersey, Indian Agent st the Ban Carlos Agenty, Afi- zona. Postmastera—Jobn Virgin, Falrbury, Iil.; James M, Drackett, Eau Clatre, Wis,; Norman B. Ives, Inaependeuce, Kan, THE RECORD. EENATR, Wasmiyaror, D. U, May I%.—Mr. Ferry, from the Committes on Fost-Ofiices and Post Ronds, reported tho Postal-Route bitl, with nu- nicrous smendments, Flaced on the calondar, Mr, McMillan, from tho Committeo on Clalms, repusted, with amendments, the House byl maklng “appropriations for the payment of clalms ailowed by the Southern Clalms Com- migslon, Tiaced ou the calendar, Mr, Davis (liL), trom thu Committes on Judiclary, reported o bili to provide for the ap~ pointinent of nn additional Cireult Judpe tn tho Seventh Judielal Clreult, compristog Indlane, Tliuols, and Wiscunstn, Placed on the calene dar, ! Mr, Dayls (W. Va.) aaid tho sclect committea appointed sume thne siies to fnvestizate tho financlal renorts, booke, and accounts of the Trens. ury Department has been at. work, and aoma prog- reas had been made, — “The two clorks allowed tho Commlttes were now examining the books of the Department, ‘Tl Committco was of opinion that Justlica could not be donue to the subject and a ro. port made at the present seeslon of Congrevs. lle thierefore submitted o resolutlon authorlzing thy Cominlttee to continue the investigation und wit duriug the recoss of Congrass, Mr. Mornil ubjected to the prescnt considoration of the resolution, and sald ho destred 1t to bo latd over until to-morrow, Ar, Daviw eald s sn fudividual Senator, and notaa a member of tho Committee, or by authorlty of the Commitiee, hie would atsto thai every statoment made oy nlm when Lo suvmnilied the rosolution calling for the investigation, (ncluding the unu that lflu public debt statement had boen altered to the extent of $:00,000,000 or more, would be Proven by the ovestivation, 'Fae resulucion was then tald salds, - Mr. lowe sudmitted a resolutlon instructing the Committeu on Jtules t3 consider and report upon the propriety of #o amending the standitiy rules of tha Seuitu aw tu admit the heads uf Hureaus of tho Execollve Departoionts of the Government to the floor of the Senate during the seasions thereof, Mz, Hawlin suomitted an amendment directing the Committee to inquire inte tho propriety of adupting a sule preventing any Senator from belug 8t the Secretory's devk while (40 yoas and nays are being called. e sald 1t was liitlo less than disgencefal to this body (o seo the manner in which Sonatons ran to sco tho yeas and nays called, The amendment was ‘azreed to, and tho resoln. tlon pussed as amended, At the expiration of the morning hour, Mr. Mor- i, the Chalrinan of tho Commliites on Finauce, snid be was not piepared (o proceed with his ro- marks to-day b opposition to the blll repealing the Bpecio ifesumpiiun act, and un his motion fue- ther conslderution of the bill was postponed till Monday gext. ‘I'he Scnato theu praceeded to constder tho Pen+ alon bitle oo the calendar, mud a1 number were passed, amwoug them tue following: Granting a pension to Loutsa J. (uthrlo, widow of Capt, John 5. Guthirie; Ellen Saxton, widow of Janies Saxton; Celia Dell, widow of Htephen Dell; and Roxana Watker, widow of Willie Walker, whose husbands were drowned while sttempting to_render ance to tho crew of the Unltud Stutes nier Lluron; House bill E“'““"?“ pension to Elixabeth ’l'u!;un. wld‘}m“ol'l ¢ lule Commander Denjamin J, Totton, U, 8. N Mr. Diavis (Tliinols) colied up the Senate bill to ruvido tirdes and places for bolding the. Circult Court of the United States for the District of lowa, and the sppointment of au addisional Judge fur #aid district, Tbe awendments reported by the Jodiclary Committea were agreed to, und " thu bill read & tulrd time und paesed, —yoss, Mr, Cockrell gave notice ou Monday next he would sak tue Senato to consider the House bill 10 place tho name of James Shields, of Miseourd, on the rettred Hst of the army with the rank of Urigadler General, 3 luYflll #2114 ho gave notica yesterday that he “1““ call np o nays, 13, the bilt 1o provide u Governmeat for rict of Culumbla on Mondsy, and he desired now he would anlwonizo sny othep with that vill, & resnlent pra tem. laid befors the Senate a messnge trom the Presidont of the Uniled States transmitting # comwmunscation from the Secretary of State on the subject gf tho result of the delib. orations of the Fishory Commlssion, apoolnted under tho Treaty of Washiugton, Ordered prints ed, and refered to the Committes on Forelgn Ru- lstions, The Senate theu went Inlo executivo session, and, when the doors reopuucd, sujourned unthl Monday. ————————— THE DELAVAN SCANDAL, Special Dispatch 1o The Trisune, Mapison, Wis., May 17,—The State Board of Charlties aud Refurms hove concluded thelr work of taking testimony bere lu (e Delavan scandul, and gone to Richland Centre fto ex- amine wituesses there, after which they will go to Watertown, Nothiug dettalte can b learned as Lothe testhinony of the witnesses. Que rumor has it that wll the testmony s very black against the oiticers of the Deaf and Duib In tution, whils othiers bavs it that Dr. Deaiotte is proven tpnocent, and Steward Woodbury the guilty wreteh, and sthl others that sl the of- ficers are fmmacalate. The facts are that the Committee bave guarded thelr testimony well, and allowed nothitne to leak out. — After all the testimony Is fu, the finding of the Committes will doubticrs be wade public by them, ——— e OBITUARY. Special Dispatch (o The Tribune, Detroir, Muy. 17.—The Rev, J. Madison Lightloot, the acknawledged leader of the col- ored people of this «aity, wus found dead in bed this mornink of apoplexy. e was 72 years of size and formerly a slave In Virgiula, edcapiug sud comfog bero io 1330, Hu was a leader of the Blackuuru riot i 1334, growing out of the recapture of Blackburn and wife, cscaped sluves, aud was an active agent for many yeurs of the Underground Hailroad, by which tugl- thves (rom the South were Lelpod oto Cavadu, Of late yeurs Lo had beon s prescher. Ho was aman of fair cducstion, By lucky real-estate veutures be wwasved a snui fortune. lala‘u to tha mmcaning of the treaty fn this re- FOREIGN. Qrowing Belief in a Peaceful Out- come of Schouvaloff's Mission. St, Potersburg Papers Al Hope- ful of an Amicablo Settle. ment. The Meeting of the Congress Within Two Weeks Oonfldently Predioted, An Erroneons Dispalch Alleging the Death of Lord John Russell. Rioting and Incendlarism 8till Prevalent Among the Euglish Ootton Operatives, RUSSIAN CRUISERS, MAKING A PRIVATEER, £pectdt Diepateh to The Tribuns, PRILADRLPIIA, May 17.—There is no longer any doubt among shipping-men that the steamer Stato of Callfarma, lnunched yester- day, Is to go into tho Russian service as o crulser. This morning 150 workmen began to tear down the cabln, remove the railings sod fron stancheons around the sides, and to take down tha butkheads between the cngine and boller rooms. Hatebet and bammer, cross- bar, ax aud saw, and cold ghisel and mallet were busy all over tho upper deck “yeaterday, undoing the work that had taken wesks to ac- complish, Rivets and bolts and splkes wera cut or knocked away, and frame-work and pii- lars torn loose and pitched overboara with a dash that suggested - A WORK BEING PUSRED ON UNDER PRESSURE. Orders have been given to have the kitchen, which was to have been Jocated on the upper- deck, removed to the between-decks, und to have the rafling around the sides replaced by heavy fron plate, rising about three fect above the decks Another significant thing 1a connee- tion with the alterations is that orders hnve been given to push tho.work night and day. Twoscts of workmen are engaged, the onv batch going to work this evening when the oth- ers left off, Altogether, S TUNED KUNDRED MEN ARE AT TIB WORK. It s rumored that the Cramps had received an order from the Pacifc Coast Steamship Cow- pany to bulld them another vessel Jarger than tho Btato of Callfornla. This report tho Messrs, Cramp do not verify nor deny, They say it Is a little promaturs yet. ‘Throo hundred thonsand dollars 1s rellably stated to have been about the cost for buflding the State of Califor nin. The Pacifle Coust Company needed her badly, snd were not anxfous to secll, Scventy- five thousand dotlais abovo tho cost price {s sup- posed tohave been tho conslderation that jn- duced tho sale. MR, DARKER, TIE PURCIIASER, sits down In hisoflico on Third street and laughs atthe varlous published statemeuts {n regard to the change of owners. At present he has nothing to communicate. During tho Cen- tennlal the Russian Commissioners did thelr banking with him, IR CIMBRIA ErvswonTm, Me., May 17.—In consequence of o dispatch recetyed from New York by the offl cors of the Clmbria, ordors havo been given for the officers on ahoro to keep near theship. None of the men wero allowed on shoro to-day. Everything scems to bo In readiness for imme- diate departurc, Capts, Badenbiausen and Gripeaberg arc cxpected on Saturday. CONSTANTINOPLE. UNEARINASS, Loxvox, May 17.—A dispatch from Pera says: “Although the advance of tho Russians four kllomatera nearer Constantinoplo is declared to be devord of signifivance, the movement has, nevestheless, Increased tho uncasiness hore. Tho Russians, fnstead of bewg clustered fn vilinges, are now extended beforo the city with thelr llncs of tents in manner impresalvo to the popular mind. ADVANCING, *Tho news cowcs also of an advance of 15,000 troops from Katlikratl to Kutchuk Tehekmodjoy of simlar forward movements from Siluria to Kalllkratl, and other corrcsponding advances from the rear towards tho front. Al these movements tend to mnss the Russians closer snd closer to Constan- tinople, and consecquently fncreass the anxlety within the city, I“{s ro- ported on good authority that the Russlans are about to degpen the channel from Tehekmedjo Lake to thosca sufllciently to permit the pase eago of launchies and other small vesacls.” TUR CHAXNEL 8QUADRON, Significance s attached to s bellel current fn woll-inforied clreles that the Chanuel Bquad- ron will leavae Port Batd for Beslka Day inmedl- ately after tho arrival of the Indian troops. TODELBEN'S DEMAND. A correspondent at Constantinople says: *1 am fnformed vn goud authority that Uen, Todle- ben seat a noto to the Porto yesterdsy anying that ho was compelled by the nccessity of the military situation to wmake the following do- mands, and requesting the Turkish Guvernmont to accede to then as suon as possible: First, tho cvacuation of Shumnla, Varna, and Batoum; sccond, the -removal of the Turkish camp at Maslak; pod, thirdly, permlssion to oceupy Buyukdere, No answer has yet been givew by the Turkian Government, buv there was a Counclt of Ministers und QGencrals held Jast nights over which tho Sultan presided, and there s 10 be another this afternoon to discuss the sub. Jeet, It 18 consldered almost certaln that tho "Turks will declde to flght rather tnan yleld," MYGIENIO KBASONS A telegram dated Constantinople, says a regle ment of Cossacks advanced to the Turkish Hoes near Belgrade yesterday, and sumunoned the ‘Turks to withdraw toward Buyukdere. The Turkleh officer replicd that be wust aoply to the Porte for nstructions before dolng so. ‘Tho Yorte has ulso recelved advices that the Russians are advanciug nearly to Gallipoll, but tho Russians fnsist that all these moves are wade for byginic reasons. RUSSIA. BCHOUVALOFF'S MIS310N, 87. Perenssuno, Muy 17.—It {s belleved Count Schouvaloff bus succeeded in convincing the Empcror that it fs to Russia’s luterost to concede to Europe most of the dgmands formu. lated’ by England. . The assembling of the Eu- ropean Cupgress appears consequently assured, despite the ditliculties which havo artsen at Con. stantiuoplo conceranlng the surrender of the for- treuses. ¢ ILOPES OF PRACE, 87, Prrensourge, May 17.~Russian journals to-day generally vxpress hopes of peace. Even those hitherto warliko have adoptcd a tcwpes- ote tone. TUR CONGRESS, Loxpow, May 17.—A 8t, Petersburg corre- spondent telegraphs that Count Bcliouvaloft ‘will probably leave to-nlght or Lo-morrow worn- fog. Nothiog detinite §s kuown regarding the result of his misston, but thero is reason to be. leyo that tho Cobgress will meet Inabouts fortuight, INCIDENTAL, i THE, BALKAN PABIKs. Visuxa, May 17.—Accordlog to the Wiener Tayb'alt the passes revorted taken by the Mus- sulwsn insurgents are Derbend, Balkan, sod the ‘Trujao Gute. All sttempts to dislodge them bave been unsuccessful. The Turkish Cominis- sloners bave thus far falled to accomplish their misalon. " PIGHTING IN CRELS. ATuxxs; May 17.~The Turks have attacked the Christians near Canea In the Islaud of Crete. Fighting continuce. MEANING NURINE9S, Loxnox, May 17.~The Russian military au. thorities have forbidden Bessarablan Deputies in the Roumanian Parliament to attend any more sittings of that Assembly, BERVIA. Brrarape, May 1%.—A further misunder- standing bas arisen Letween Prince Milan and his Miniatry respacting tho Topula revolt. Tha Princa will nov admit the competence of a milt- tary tribunal to pass scntence on clviiians such a¢ cx-Minlster Thumitch, but the Cabinet in- tends ta resign if Prioco Milan peraists, Loxpox, May 17.—A special from Belgrado announces that the Bervian Miulstry has re- signed. M. Rististel is forming a new Cabinet, CRIMINAL EXCESSES, Loxpown, May 17.—A Vienna dispatch says alarming reports come from Agram, Ragusa, Berajoyo, and Antfvarl, of numerous eriminal excesees on the part of the Bosman rufugees. RUSSIA To ROUMANIA. Russis has replicd to the last Roumanian circular that the troops returning ftém Bul garla will only halt fu Roumanis temporarily, and that tho occunatjon of Lessarabia 1s merely a strategle measuro against an enemy landing on the Biack Bea coast. Roumsnia is Afss fied, and has protested again. T2 GRBAT STRIKE. RIOTING AND INCENDIARISM. Lonnon, May 17,—The cxcltement in East Lancashire, arlfsing from the differences Letween the cotton masters and operatives, ts still in- tense. Tho presence of military and large bodles of nolice alone hold the povulace in check in several large towns, and, should to-day's of- forts for a settiment (all, 1t 18 feared thesc may not prove ndequate, At a meceting of operatives at Old Hail last night, It waa resolved to strike against tho pro- posed 8 per cent reduction in thelr wages, - Mancnestanr, May 17,—There fs lttlo hopo on 'Chango that the masters will accept any- thing except the unconditional reduction. The small manafacturers of Dlackburn were dis- posed to accept o compromlee, but the larger frins this morning insisted on the reduction, tith threa months’- notlce of further change. Whittaker's mill and the Grove Company’s mill at Haslingden, have been burned, Warbur. ton's mill was fired and badly damaged, Thero was no rlotfug at Haslingden, but the fires wero doubtless incenalary. All 1s qulet at Burnler, Tho mob Is very threatening at Blackburn, Loxpoy, May 17.—Oune thousand cotton op- eratives at Greenhead havo struck against a re- duction of 10 per cent on thelr wages. Manonnstenr, May 17.—Later reports from Haslingden state that only one mill was burned —‘lhu i Paghouse Mill—which was totally ce. stroyed. . Tf:cru was great disorder in Preaton to-nfizht, ‘The mob went about emashing - windows and attackiug every une who appeared fu the streeta, Many volicemen wero Injured fn sucountors with tho crowd, ‘There was ariot also at Great Harwood, and the windows of many houses wero smashed. From the house of one manufacturer, which was nttacked, shots wore fired, and scveral riotera injured. MISCELLANEOUS, EARY, RUSSELL, Loxpor, May 17.—~Earl Russell {s deaq. AN ERROR. Loxpox, May 17.—Earl Russell {s not dead. The report of his death was published, and averywhoro Lelleved this afternoon, but & tele gram from Richmond to-night says the Earl is much beiter. GATITIORNE'S SUCOBSAORN, The cleetion for member of the Houss of Commons for Oxford University to fill tho vncanaycauwd by tho clevation of thu Rt, Hon, Uathorne Hardy to tha Peerage ended to- dn{, Talbov (Conscrvative) rocolving 2,087 votes, and Prof, Smith (Liberal) 039, NESIONED, Benuiy, May 17.—Tho lost and Aaltonai Qazette announce that Dr. Falk, Minister of Lublle Worship, tendered his resignation {n the middie of lnst week, Thisaction {s attributable to circumstences connected with tha fnteral alfnirs of the Evangelical Church, GBenLiN, Moy 17,—~Dr. Fall resigned {n con- sequence, {t I3 sald, of orthodox appolntments in and by the Supruine Couslstory ot the estab- lished Protestant Church of the ‘Kingdom, the Bupremo Consistory being controlled by the King, not in his royal capacity, but as Summus Kplicopus, It is sald that the appolutments are constitutlonally thosa of tho miujs- ter, wio, however, is ‘“H’“’"“ to advise and securo a prevalence of [dentienl principles in big department and tho Supreme Ecclesfastl- cal Board, It appears that the lberal views adopted by the Protestant Canslstory when tho Btate bezan to legislate neninst tho Catholie establishment aro eraduatly befug relinquished, the growth of Atheisin aniong laboring classcs belng thought todemand an finmodiate return to steleter principles. COPYRIGUT CONFEMENCH, Pants, May 17,~Tho internatlonal copyright conference will st from the 11th to the 224 of June, Victor Hugo will preside, ROME, Rose, May 17.—The congregation convened to conslder the quostion, have doclded that un- der no clreumstances van the Pope necept the provision made for him under the Itallan law of guarantees. ‘Lhe produce of Pater’s vence durh‘\f: the Inst four montha was onc-third less than during tho same perloa in 1877, JOLLAND, Tnn [TAqus, May 17.—The Chambers havo passed u bill suthorizing a loan of 44,600,000 uilders to cover duficits and complete the pub- e works. o — e —— THE WEATHER. Orrice or Tus Cminy BioNat Orricen, Wasuisoron, D, C., Moy 18—1 a. m.—Indicu- tions—For Tennessce, the Ollo Valley, and Up- per Lako Rerlon, rising or stationary followed by falliog barometer, stattonary to rising temn. perature, Increasing nortbicast to southeast winds, and cloudiness, succeeded by rain, Forthe Upper Mlsslasiupl and Losor Missourl Valieys, failing and low herometer, focreasing cast to south w lightly wariner, rainy, and stormy weather, gradually followed {n the latter aud upper portlon of the former by rising ba. romoter and colder northerly winds, For the Lower Lake llzeglun and Middle Btates, rising barometer, northeast to southeast winds, nearly statjouary temparature, and partly cloudy weather, pomhlfi followed by fatling barometer, and, along Lake Erlv, rain arcas, Cautionary stgnals aro ordered fur easterly winds at Duluth, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Scc- tion 1, LOCAL UBSERYATIONS, Cuic Jime, Har, Thr.ltu.) Wind, 0, 12u. 000} 3 | Maximuas, 33: winimum, 44, UEXEHAL UBIRHYATIONY, Cuioauo, May 17-Midoighs. |Bur, | Thr, | Wind. Weaihir, I 43 5. 48 Staiions. 2ERRZASTRIIEREE: & e ——— SAN FRANCISCO'S WORKINGMEN, Ban Francisco, May 17.—Hoth of the Work- Ingmen's Conveutlons continued thelr sessions to-day, Nino of tue county delegatcs have Joined the County Committee party, tweuty- ibrec have joloed Kearney, and tgu remaluder refused to athliate with either wing, and left tho city. Both Conventlons adopted platforius to- day ot the wamne general aut)-Chinese, and mo- nopoly, snd capital, and reforn tone. Each fac- tion will carry independent catnpaigo. —ee— CROOKED BOILER-MAKERS. Spectal Diapaeh 1o The Triduns. Pirrspuno, Pa., May J7.—A prowinent fron frm in thls city, whose pames, for prudcotial Teaions, are witbheld from the public for the present, bave got ioto seglous trouble by brand- ing botler-fron 60,000 pounds of tensile streugth when it was ouly 40,000, anupundnnms on the subject has taken place between United Btates officials here and the Treasury Depart- ment at. Washington, and it Is rumored to-nlght that Information hins been made against tho finn, and that proceedings to enforee the pen- alty will be instituted at once. This part at Teast explalna the frequency of bollor exblo- tong thronghout tho mumr* in almost cvery easa favalving loss of Hfe, The M §s enor- mausly wealthy, and will no doubt exhnitst ev- ery means of defense. The csac has eaneed quite @ ripple of excitoment In Lusiness and other circles here. RAILROADS. ST. LOUIS BEATS CHICAGO. 1t has often been stated that Commistloner Fink, of the Eastern poo), Is very partlal to the Southwestern llnes, and favors them whenever an opportunity offers, He hos just now sue- ceeded {n Lits efforts to reduce the rates from tho Eeaet to Bt. Loufs, which will givo the lincs leading to that polut a better show to compete with the roads leading to Chicago. Heretofore the percentago of Weat-bouud rates from the East to 8t Louls has been 23 per cent mora than the Chlcago rate, Tha 8t. Louls ronds clamored for a reduction of this percentage, be- vause the pereentage of Enst-bound rates is hut 1t per cent more than the rate from Chicago, 1t wns claimed by the Bt. Louls Hncs that it was .unfalt to charwo more on West-bound than on East-bound buginess, and [n thls position they were subported by Commlesioner Flnks,who ueed his nfluence with the managers of the pool lines to equalizo tha rates on the baals demand- ed by the 8t. Lows rosds; and st last he hns been ruccessful in his efforts, At o mceting of the Execative Committee_of the trunk line vool held fn New York yesterday, it was agreed to make the differcnce ‘in rates from New York to Bt. Louls. ugninst those to Chicago 10 per cent fnstead of £3 per cent, as heretofore. ‘The result of this action can best be seen from the following figures: The rates from Chicago to New York at present ore: 75 cents firat clase, 60 centa sccond class, 60 cents third class, 40 cents fourth cings, Tha rates to 8t. Louls were up to to-day: 06 cents first class, 78 cents sccond class, 86 cents third class, B4 cents fourth class. Hereafter the rates to 8t Louls will be 87 conta first class, 70 cents second class, 58 cents third class, 40 cents fourth class, This reduces the rates from New York 1o 8t. Louis centa (Irst class, and 8 cents sec- ond, third, and fourth classes, While the rates ta Chicago remalh the same as heretofore. This action, however, does not fnterfere with the through ratca to Missouri River pulnts, ns the 4 “from St, Louls to those volnts will bo ralsed In provortion (o the reduction made on the Eastern lines, I0WA RAILRNOADS. &Sprclal Corresporudence of The Tribune. Des Motses, In,, May 16,—For several weeks a plan has been betore the peoplo for a narrow- gouge rallroad from this city, via Adel and Panora, to tho Missourl River, about midway be- tween the Chlcago, Rock Island & Pacific ond Chiesgo & Nortbwestern Roads. At Panora and westward thero are conflfcting intcrests, owing to the possibility that the Chleago, Rock Island & Pacifle will extend thelr branch from Winterset to Council Blufts vin Yanora. Bclore the. rallrond tartll law was paseed, such an extenslon was seriously consid- ored, as it would shorton the distance from this city to tho Blutls, andagive the Rock Istand an advantage with bhlugo freights, Ianora pro- fera this project, and is holding off. Mean- while the lwop‘u ot Adel have taken the * work In iand and bullding the road from Wau. kee, on the Des Molnes & Fort Dodge Road, utilizing au old grade made scveral years ago. ‘The road-bed will bo ready for tho irou In less than a nonth,and will be hnmediately equipped with fron and rolilng-stock. Thns much com- ploted will probably fnduce Panara peoplo to accept tho project, 'and push the road to tho Missourl River. Tho dcfinite location of the Des Molnes & 8t. Jou Ratlroad Lins been made to Afton, in Union County, and arrangemonts made to build at once. In fact, the Company fa Missourl will, on reaching tho State liney contitue to Afton. From Aftou to Das Molnea tio routea are con- sidered, which will be decided necording to subsilies voled by tho people. The Come pany, howuver, propuse to decldo thieroute and make contracts for bullding before Baptember, "Tho Chicago, Rock Island & Paclfic Raliroad has udopted” & mew plan for unfondin; gravel tralus. The flat cars arc lltlcfi with 8 aingle track in the contro lenzthwise, on whicl runa a large shovel in the form of a suow-plow, operated by the locomo- tive. Tho plow ‘scoops the gravel from tho cars on cither sldo of the track, from ono end of the train to the other, {n a vory few minutes, thus raining & vast smount of labor with a gravel-train, TIE SOUTHWESTERN RAILYAY ASSOCIATION, . Tho Southwesters Rallway Assoclation com- posed of tho roads lcading to Missourl River poluts from Chicazo ard St. Louls, held 2 mect- Ing yesterday at the Grand Pacific Hotel for tho purpose of finishing up somo business lclt un- donc at the Jast mecting, There were prescnt J. C. McMulitn, Geueral Buperintendent, Chicago. & Alton; J. K. Traffic. Mauager, Chicago, ;_ndl I‘:"A Pn:llél;l C. I}V."mlth.& (!e’ncrul reigh n hicy urllngton wuey § J. l).KCureg:. cnerul“gl'mmgcr. and W, (1‘[. Me! Docl, ticnernt Frelzht Agent, Ilauntbal & 8t. dJoo;’ T, McKissock, Ueneral Buvcrintendent, and A. C. Bird, (encral Freight Agent, St. Louts, ‘Kansas Clty & Northern; A. A. Tal- madge, Ueneral Manager, and é.“ly.. \Vfiulw. Auditor, Missourl Pacille; C, rad- loy, ‘I'raflic Manager, Wabashj ley, Comintssioner * of the soclation; 1L, 11, Courtright and John Cratpton, commer- ¢lnl agents of the Assvcition ot Kanss Cltv. Mr, A, A, Talmailze occupled tho chagr, aud Mr, L W, Midgley acted as Sccretary., The ques- tion of chauginu the rates occupled the atten. tlon of the mecting fur some time, and tiunlly 1t was decided that achango of ratesat this tims would ba inoxpodient, Coummleatoner Midgley was instructed to equallzo the rates from ‘Toledo aud other polnts. Arrangoments wero made for the sub- wnisslon of dally reports of the movemnonts ot freight to the Commlssioner, these reports to boe complled by hfm und submitted daidy to the various = roads betonglng tho ° Associ- ution that they might know how much buslness each road s doing., Commissioner Midgloy will have chargo of the West-bound re- tflrll, and (icneral-Azents Curtwright and Crampton of the Eust-bound, Tho monthly ac- counts will be footed up at the General Offico In this city as herotofore. The mectivg then adfourncd to meet again in the Lindell Hotel, at Bt. Louis, on the £sth of this month, KEOKUK & DES MOINES, 8pscial DispateA 1o The Tribune. Keoruk, 13, May 17.—Information has been received at the General offices of the Keokuk & Des Moines Rallroad, this city, that the road has been Jeased fo the Chicazo, Rock lsland & Pacitle Hailroad, to.take offect Oct. 1. The Jeuso Issubject to ratificatlon by the stockholders of both companics, but it Is thouzht thero s no doubt that this will bo done. Actlon in tho mutter will be tuken ut thu anoual meeting ot tho Comoanies, which will tuke place early in dJune, The Keokuk & Des Moines extcads from Keokuk to Des Molnes, a distance of 103 mltes. The road {s in a good condition, but for tha last year or two it bas not been paying the Interest on the bouds. ITEMS, Track-laying wes commenced yesterdsy on the new cxtenston of the Indlanapolis, Decatuy & Springticld Ratiroed from Montezuma, Iud., to & copnection with the Logensport, Craw- fordeville & Southwestern Railroad at Benlo, o distance of sixtecn miles. Receiver Peck, of the Chicago & Lake Huren Rallroad, has just {ssued a cireular in which no offers the engineer who kills the smaliest num. berof cattle durlog & space of six mouthsa prize ot §75, and the one standing next on the list $50. Itis reported that Mr. Theodore L. Dunu, Cblet Engineer of the Wabash Road, has re- celyed the appointment of Chlef Eogincer of the ifannibal & Bt. Jue Rallroad, and that he will assumne the duties of bis new position fo a few days. It 18 not {nmbnhlu that other changzes 1u tho general departents of this road will by wade for the present, Tue Ilnols Central Rallroad Company ha sdopted a system of mileage bagguge-ticke for prepayment of excess bavgsge, to be used for tocal busiucas only. The tickets ave issucd 1n book forn, each book containlug ity pages and each page tweuty coupons of oue mile each, The rate to bo charced will be five ccuts per pound for 1,000 wfles, Not less than 1, wiles will e sold, The Executive Committeo of the Chicago & Alton Railruad hos uwerded the contructs for the construction of thu secoud section of its bew extension to Kansas Cliy, fromn Marsball, Mo., to Kausas City, to the following persons: *Henry McPherson, of Booueville, Mo,, bectious 83 to U35 Woulley & Booue, of Eizlu, 11, See- tions B8 to 90; W. A.-Dovuier & Co.) of Macgn, MMo., Sections 100 to 103; F. Liese, of Lafuyette, Mo, Bectlon 104; Sbelby & Lillac, of Lexing- ton, Mo., Bectlons 105 to 114; Reed & Tavlor, of Marshall, Mo, Sections 115 to 125; Iiacket! & Eueberg, of 8t. Louls, Scctions 197 to 13" Leo & Lacy, of Keokuk, Ia., Sectiona 131 1, 133t Donahitie & Bhlclds, of 'New Jersey, Son tions 133 to 1145 . C. Lee, of Keokuk, In.) see. tions 143 to 146, A train of twenty-fivo car-loads of four, for Liscroool, Eng., loft Minneapolls yestegday morning by the Chiteaze, Milwaukeo iRL Taul Rallrond, and went forward from this city by tho Michigan Central dt 11 o’clock Inst evenin: It I8 scheduled to reach Detrolt Saturday morn. inm, from whencs it will go forward Over the Great Western sud New York, Lnko [irle & Western Raliroads, the traln to arrive in New York Monday cvenine. et — SILVER. Reasons Why It Shonld Tmmediately Ag, vanca In Value, BAn Fraxcisco, May 17.—~Tho Dulletin thiy evenfog vubilshea the following In its commer. cial column: **Thero ara certain clements that indicato an improved silver market for tlie ro mafuder of tho year, 1t 1s knowa that the sup. ply atsthe mints wil bo exhausted sbont tho 1st- of June, and ihat thercafter tho Secrotary of the Treasury mus purchase at lenst $2,000,000,and perhaps £4,000,+ 000, in fiie silver per month for an indefinity period, China will be In the market next month for a loan of $8,000,000 in silver, and fs presumed that a portlonof the £1,600,000 which was sold by the Nevada Bank on the 10th and 11th Is fn anticipation of that loan. Thiy large sale greatly reduced the avallable supnly here, Tha closing of the Consolidated Virginty mine, which was effectad aliout two weeks 820, and which wifl probably remain closed for thrue months, will have an important_beating on the market, \We have It on the audhority of John W, Mackey that the Oalifornfa and’ Coneofl. dated Virginia incs will not probably yicld over 1,000,000 ounces of fine silver per munth for the remalnder of the year, in addition to the gold contalned therein. . It must also be horne 1 mind that the Justice {s now tha only mina on Cumstock Lode that fs producip any bullion, and that mine s not yleld: in BOpercent of the amount 1t did o year ago. Outeldo sliver mines aro ‘afso nroduclméleu than formerly. At tha samo time the Caltfornia gold product promises to be larger than usunl, owing to the excessive raing ot last winter. Ou the whole, apart from any results likely to grow out of the political coni plications of Eogland and Itussia, the silyer marked Is fn a much better shape than it has been In for upwarda of two years.” e ———— CURRENT OPINION. Benator Conkling will take no further no. tica of 3r. Mincs' publicatione. **Your state. ments,** said tho dignified orator who wos corner- ed, *‘are so truo that Icanonly meet them with sllont contewpt, "—XNaw York World (Dem.). The Adwinistration certainly deserves, and wo belleve enjoys, the confldence of the country, not only s well-meaning, but as well-dolug, whila the Scnators who aro its most conspletiuun Repub- iican ‘opponents have lost strenyth in thelr own party in the dogreo of the virulence of thelr oppo- sitlon, —Zarper's Weekly (Rep. ). Wo do not hear of any movemont in Tli. nots to re-clect Dick Ogleaby to tho Senate. Bome- how or other the old war-borsa has not becn able to maks himeclf heard or feit fn the bonorabls body of which hie 18 a membor. 1llinols hian been fecbly reprosented In the Benato In tio past fow years, Sbe must make un effort to improva In this respect.—St, Loute Globe-Democrat (Rep.). The reimposition of the fncome tax iy urged upon the ground that the tax upon tobacco will bo reducéd to such an extont as to mako a se- rious doficlency In tha revenue, That iato ey, 8 man who has an fncomo of $2,000 will bo required to py §20 a year so that another man can bay fivg centa worth of plug tobacco tfor four conts and eaven ccnt apleco on his clgars,—Lhiladelphia Buitetin (fiep.). . A Southorn paper, alluding to Ben Bat. Ior's recont langungo fn the Iousa of Repreacntas tivos about hanglag traltors, says that Butler him. self *'ia an vutlaw by solemn act of the Confeder- sto authoritles, nover yet revcaled.” This cer- 13inly puta Gen. Lutler in o precarious position, The plnmeflc thing for him lodaisto get that ek ropesle ere ,yo! emaing any bos 0 repc {C"Denver Tribung Chep. s Ly 8 The bills introduced into CUongress have been thousands; the Lilts passed, tens, Congtess may not have dono much about sume questions of the day, but it can point with honest pride to tivo meaaures that have Just become luwa of the land, ~tho act to_mako the Canadlan propelicr East un Amertcan propeller Kent, and the act for aduinis- tering oaths of oflice to Custom-House oflicers anyd Collectors in the District of Alaska,—New Yorkt Sun (Dens. ) ‘Wh ontiroly discrodit the idea tiint Dlair lias any respoctable followlng, or that there lsany combination amongst Democrats, even to the ex- tent of {he most diminutive tea-party, that has any 1des of & prolongation of tho stare at the dis- covery of the Florida mare's nest. The Republice an«would bo greatly retioved If the Democrats could be Induccd to mako a Big fulit on the confes. 1609 of the llarsand thieves.” The party would oo delizhied to change the bass of operations and connno the conflict to snbjecth where lying snd cock-and-bull storice, firing the heart of ne- grovbilliats, digots, and scctional malignante, would be of incalculable service to them.—licA« mond (Va.) Ilspalch (Dem,). Oue of tho benutlos of the Income Tax {3 the nice distinction it makes betwoen people who have propprty and those who hiave only their sala« ries tolook to. Tho property may yleld larger of smallor returna in a @ven year; it may bo locked up #0 as to yiold none; yet It fs still a possession tuat can bo sold or bequeathed. It may be a farm from which its ownory got all thelr llving, sud yet it cacapca the lovy if there s no money return from i1, Dut a fxed salary for clerk, foreman, teachor, otc,, no malter what has to come out of 1t, and which roprescnts only the lifo end health of tho individual—~that is the ‘thiog the Income Tax fastens oo, making no accountof the living ex- penses, hut bocause i can be got atin fixed fif— ures, making it csay to lovy toll.—PAtladclphi Ledger (Ind. ). ‘Tho patriotio and enlightened statesmen of all pariles should unito to protect the natlon from tho fearful perll of future wrangles aver Prealdontial returnv, Just now it Is uncertaln who may win in the contest of 1880, and it Is cqually uncertain which party will control the popular branch of Congress. ‘The time ls propltious, therefore, fur the ctmant of “msuch carefuily digestedstatales as will clearly define the powers of Conyress and the Btates ovor Presidontlal roe turns and prevent tho bility of defrauding tho eople out of the Prealdent of thulr cnilees t ‘l now well settled that on the 4th of Republican ascendency In tho March next Senate must posy awuy, and that the Demo- crats will 6 a majorily that conuot bo overe como for at least four yeard, and probably not for many years thoreafter. th the Booate s~ sured to tho Democrats, they will direct exhauste ivoolforis to teialn the wajority fn the popular branch whore for two Congrossca thoy have ruled. If the enuctment of rmvnr Iaws for an honest snd Jezal adjustment of s Presldential aisputo shaik fal} 10 by pavsed by the present Congruss, and the Democrats carry the next Housc, as fs quite probe able, thoro can'bo uo law passod” that will restrati thu Democrats from taking pussession of the Gove ernmenton tno 4th of March, 1851, whethier thelt nstionul candidates shall be fairly qlected or not,— Lhiladeiphla Timea (Ind. ). “'The Pennsylvanin National Greenback Labor Party™ {a an Impotsiblo name, There Is too muchof It. Truo, it Ia in ono scusa descriptive; tho coucorn is for jnfiation fret, aud labor after- wards, T kated to back seats tho Trades Unlons. can the averago editor, friend or foe, bo expected to waste hia life iu ropoating many times dally thls slx-story title? Abbreviatlons aro posaiblo, bus notquite ft, **The Natlonals" {mplics 8 decep tlon, for tha party s not national In area of exisi= enca or {n objects, *'The Communists’ describes ouly tho end toward which the majority of ady hereots are blindly lod, ratber than the presen! drift of consclous purpowe, ‘The P N, U. L. Party would do for print, Lt would prove =verf troublesome I wpecch, = Dealdes, the disilh guishing characteristicof this new concern ls, ¢ 's‘-. whercas othier parties have tried 1o dodge, (b But nuldlllxmcl:trvu:;uln‘l;; Mk, It niacke of the parly means o do. vaguo, mushy, aod mixed, meinbers Intended only to talk. o rn annual Jove-feasts which get togethcr bel le\{\ ey all sorts of fssuee and ologies, tu air each l\'iT l:. arate craze and 1o blow oif unlimited gas. 1#- i unjust to t! euplo who ::Illhcmu:lvu'{hfl "';3: sylvania Nstional Greenoack Labor larty, for they Lisve vory deflnite snd {rlcuul abw. % :-a waut Lo get thio capital of otlier peoplo, or U n““‘ of that cavital, witbout payiug for it They mett tu pay deble with wooey thst has novalue, Wheieo n su “"A"Am lmmkl‘hn nmx': .,l:.nfi “&:’ér:m-‘n without worklng “munmn. conveulent, terse wnd 4, fs waolc name, - nia Natlons) Greenbsck Lubol 1 e e e thein_ T Peansyiranis TrambeHi—Neiw York Tribune (lep.). e ol it e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxnox, May 17.—8tcawships Bavariso, from Bostow, aud Rotterdaw, from New York, have 3 = “gx:‘:‘l?(ml,u)hl.. Lllly 17.—Arrived, Novs 00). B Yous, Blay 17.—Arrived, Otello, from ull. uxzxsTOws, Blay 17.—Arrived, steamsbips Agmm and Nevuds, from New Yori.