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VOLUME XXXIX. CLOTIING. A Quantity of Men's CINICAGO, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1878, the angry author of thisletter Is not the pastor | Carolina; Representative Ross, New Jerscy, and of any church, C! Johin G, Thomuson, Ohlo, PROM GEN, NOYES. Tho Committce then A PAUSE Aletter was received hera Tast night from The Urgent Necessity for In- Minister -Noyes at D'arls, written befora the the attention of Congresa has been called to the fact, the spplication for more money is_ pigeon-holed, ~ Meanwhile, the entire office, 8o far as 71esults o, must stop, No peteots can be fssued without a printed certificate, and the Isw makes it a misdemesnor for the Commlssloner or the Government privilege, atated that charges bad beenimade sgainet citizens of the Parishes of Eastand West Folicians, which, if troe, would compel him to retire in shame (rom his seat. Ile seat to the Clerk's desk and had read that portlon of Secretary Sherman’s Istter to Clarkson N, Potter, in which he refers to the election in those parishes. VE EENTS. fig_)nnldy. : ' journed sine die, THE ARMY, 1T3 REDUCTION VETOED DY THE HOUSE. The Russian Tsrma:bf Settle- Potter resolution passcd, In which Noyes says 3 vestigation Not So Ur- there was no bargaln of any torl, aud that tie Bpeital Diepated to The Tribune. Prioter 0 print eertificates withont, AOFTOLrI3- | nciting cecied ta has paiagraph rofeeied on ment Believed t6 Be . only probablo reason why so mang Republicans WasitinaTtox, D. C., May 23.—The Democrats | tions. The inventors have more right Lo cotn. | the ventleman from Loamiana ,1‘,, rtwon), 3 . gent After All, from Florlds were appointed 1o offics was be. | Sncoustered another Waterloo fn the House to- | b s n from the fact that Lx; law requies (them | Str. Hale stated that Secretary sherman iad bean Liberal. aried versonally in the resoliition appainting the Innlllrlhon tCommitiee, and bad simply denled hils et and affirmed his innocence. ‘The Spesker pro tem roled that unless the gen- tieman from Loutslana conld state that the letter reflected upon him he could not clatm the Anor on A queation of personal privilezs. The Chair could not, Tiowever, decide before having heard the gentleman whether he wae connected In any way with (he statementa made In the lelter, Mr. Hobertnun then proceeded to make 8 general siatement u8 Lo the election in East and West Feli- clana, bat was Interrupted Ly the Speaker pro tem, who reminded bini that all that was remote dny. ‘They were defeated upon one of the vital measures of thelr caucus rarty hoticy by Demo- cratfe votes. Tt wiil be no longer poseible for the Democratfc stump-orator to anvounce that his great party of seform has crippled Lincoln’s hircltngs, and has reduced the mezimom of the army to such a standard that the Commun- Ists may reign supreme in ,the Northern Stales, and the 1Tilden revolutionfsts may take pusscesion of the Government without forclble cause they wero ostracised by the Democrats In thelr home. Repubileans to whom Becretary Some Letters Received Which | Sherman hins stated the detalls of his cuse de- clare that it Is sbsolutely conclusive, and that Havo Dampened the Dem- the Democrats will bo overwhelmed. ‘The only new element In the Loutsiana casc ocratic Ardor. on which the Democrats have bascd thelr great hape consists of the very thiogs which Secre- % * tary 8herman Is to expose. The Soutbern Dem- Numerous Evidences that the Coun- | ocrate varticularly aro dreds bavo already done so. The Gavernment even makes a profit upon this printing. The Patent-Uflice Is one of the few hureaus which [s relf-rustalning, isving covercd Into the Treasury n neg profits last year $125,00, and having to 1ts credit 10 savinzs 81,230,000, but §t cannot use ono dollar of Its own saved fund except by reappropristion. The Democrata must, there. fore, assume the resoonsibility for having, fn the name of economy, wilfully closed the Patent Oflice to Inventors afler taking their money for work which the Guvernment declives to do. An Early Understanding, Thought. Probable by the English . ° Press. : . SACK COATS 9 CENTS EACH Russin Is Declared to Have Mado Many Iniportant Con- - : . resfstauce. Mr. Hewitt, of Now ‘York, of the | Tp, from s queation of persona! privilege, cessh g 7 OROWING VERY UNZASY s e moucy thus withhield from theee Inventors — U £ “ cssions, try Will Not Consent to attho rermley o i A s far, | ADDropriation Committee, war assfgned the | is Jot an cconomy, 1L s a dircet robiery of te | namesit with the tragashe spebes af ™ s haccmier ) B . Sk Newspapers and lett Lved by them show | tharee of the Army bill, and directed by bis | Inventar, besides crippling the Government. IL [ Mr. Robertson—1 do councct’ myself with BE Bo Moricanized. | orsmsrs s eters, rcese by thm sk | i o sepor 1. T i ontined e | coe st st of rereni. iy Shaaaec S o3 s | Prosenting at tho Samo Tite Gongral \ ents. Johin Goode, of Virginta, for fnstance, | VArte—frst, o reduction of the army from the | e aitempt to securaa new rule fnthe Honro | w fracy in_those Sad i believs Scheme of - Recomeile . . who voted for tho Potter resolutlon, notwith. | Prefent standard of 25,000 to 20000 men; eec- | which ehould make inconsiderate and Inbby leg- | hat Juhn Sherman was contiacted with i E Carter Harrisr.;n Reminded | standing his palr with Dr. Loring, ls not In o | 0l the revraanization uf the stat corps. The | Islation lest possible wasdofeated. Tue Commit- The floase then went into Commitice of the intion. - Whola on the Army-Approptiation bill (M. Spring- first was the vital part of the” Army Aporopria. | tee on Rules proposed so amendment to the % pring = 5 H very comfortable position, It appears that rules which should require that sl bills origlot. | SF1 the chalt), the ending amendment helng to . | We may not have on of This in a Pointed every Democeatic paper (n his dstrict,—=there :‘:::e‘:‘:’lh..:;:,f:;i"::nm .'i”l";.fg.x':.'.l".',':'q?. T o the Sente making apropriations iglnat, fix the steenyth of the army at2s,000 Instead of | Todleben’s Army Has' No De--; Manner. are no Republican papers,—great and small, denounce Goude for his voto in favor of the Potter resolution, Mills, of Texas, on the con- trary, who voted with Leopold Morse sgalust the resolution, has received word that every tiret recelve thelr conslderatiun in the flouse in Committee of the Whole. This would prevent the passage of Senate bills directly from the Hpeaker's table, aud of course would fntertere with those who iotended to.pass the various 3ir. Eliin. in_opposing the smendment, sald he had been butormed on_reliable authority tiventy districta in the Sontn were already o for the tread of the soldler fu the next election, Bsuks, what twenty districts are marxed .slgns Against tha furk- -~ ish Capital) ty pastage that he st one time expressed regrets that Heoator Blaloe was likely to tie appointed s member of the Confercnce Com- mittee o the part of the Senate, sa Hewitt said left Saturday Night. Will not sell but one to John 8herman’s Programme i i Y London and Vienna Nispnlches Predict | i subs!dy bills and the River and Harbor bill fu . . % Blatne aud himself were not on speaking terms, | that way, The friends of these vari h Ellis—1 can tell the gentleman: thrce in . each customer. If you the Subjeet of Much newspager n s dtre heariy anprotes s | (0 0 L eals 1o adjos the e | Eherionuokad and deietes e rare - o gl b fn St carolin o in‘Lont: an Early Meeting -4 tho ever have use for a . TIR STEAMBOAT BILL, ‘The 8ub-Committee In the Henate conslder- ing the Bteamboat LIl has at Tast sgreed, and will report to the full Committec in o few days. ‘The liability clause bas been decided upon, aud, while it I8 not exactly what the steamboat men have asked for, it {4 ‘satisfactory in the main. ‘This is the first real progress made with this important bill In the Benate for s long time. ‘The chances of its pascing now seem good. GENERAL APPHOFIIATION DILL. . Tathe Wotern Avoclated Press, Wasnixeron, D. C., Mn{ 23.—The Legisla- tive, Excentlve, and Judiclal Appropriation bitl, cnces between the two 1louécs os Lo a reduction of the army, Hewitt will be saved that homili- atlon at the hands of the Scnate. He Las sul- fered ft ot the hands of bis own party, The House to-day, fn Committee of the Whole, Ly o vote of 115 againat 107, DEEEATED THE DEMOCRATIC PROTOSITION? decided that the army shull uot be reduced, and that It shiall be retained at 25,000 men, Hewitt, crushed, humillated Ly the vote, fell back In hils scat aa If Tegialation had lost” fts charm for formation hereafter. . Banks=Who does (hat information come frum? Mr, Elis—I will not tell the gentieman now; but tie mill hear shortly. and wheu bo ducs liead Lo will think an earthquake hige broken around s enen. Mr, Cox (N, Y.) offered an amendment redneing the Arqy t0 15,000 men. Hejected., Mr. Dibrell moved to 8x the number at 23,000. Concern. Loulsisna Democratic members, oo, are re- Congress. celving daily fntormatlon that thelr course is not approved by their constituents. The National Democratic Com- : JONN BUEMNAN'S LETTER lins began to take effect. In the House, Robert. mittee Approve the Pot- son, of Loulsfana, who represents tho Feliciana ter Investigation ; Parishes, rosa to s personal explanation, and at- tempted to answer that portion of Bherman's letter which relates to these parishes. 1lle 2 suught the floor as & questlon of privilgge. It And Dccline to Advise Agnlnst | wasruled that, loasmuch a3 o personal attack { i 4 Btrong Opporition to the AnthScolalist B | in Germany, {5 Summer Coat, we re- spectfully request you to come in and see them to-day. WILLOUGHBY,HILL &CO., Champion Tailor- | PEACT PROPOSITIONS. THE C2AR'S FROPOSALS, Loxnny, May 23.—It is authoritatively stated that Count Ychouvaloff brings flum the Czur counter proposals coucheld 1 concilfatory question (hen recurred on Mr. Throckmor- mendment increasine the strencth of the om 20,000, ax provided In the bill, to 63 it L force, und It grecd to— Any Disturbance of the was wade upon Robertsvn by Secretary Sher- l“"‘v‘;‘“‘l sulked "h“lA';"I:;"':“.A"‘: :;’:’-m ‘The | as nfi:md l{:_ls;lxe’ Senltfld(i!n:nmlllm on Ap- l,‘.h‘g,‘;fi;:;;w;m::r:;mm :::h“":: ":‘ a | tenns, propostnz that all -questions pertaining s 3 % » o result was accomplishe! v eans = oroj ns Yy §s umended in a great num- s O ¢; e 3 Clothiers, Dealers in the President’s Title. :::;-‘-li: gt::‘l:lt :ot n:!:,c :‘cl:'(;rdgo ) 2:u:::::m (;: e et e T B barticuiare, the. amited cllect ol wilen s | Rebublicsn vote) tn the adirmative: Cutter, tiat. | to European Turkey be submitted and treated tereon, Wilitaus (Alicl. ), Robe ginton, and all the Toxa who voted in the negative, 3ir, Foster moved to Hrike out all of the bill after the paragraph juet disposed of aud substitute by the vroposed European Congress, and thut all questions relatingto Tutkey in:Asta be made the subject of n sefdrate tonvention between Eugiand and Russta. H N i to restore to thelr existing basis the grades and crats would prevail nzalnst the L) The united pay of the clorks, messengers, satchmen, ote., of ‘the Exccutiye Departments, which were re- duced by the bill, as It came from the House, o (Lu, b, Wig- memburs except Iteagan, most Stylish and Fash- ionable Goods for the himself with those frauds. This Robertson 2 procecded to do, claiming that ms part of Crushing Disaster Overtakes @ |u whole community he was insulted by Hepublican Yote was stremgthéned by the vote of the entire Texas delegation, save Reagan, ex- . g Confederate Postmaster-General, by the Demo- | and to non-coocur in the House provisions for | a pruvision providing for a Board of Three Major. Pet Democratic Project 8herman's charjres, and that, if Sherman's alle. | it abolishing the offices of the Fourth and Fifth | Generals to examiine and feport on the orvaniza- PREVATING FOR XNEROBNCIRS, R L R o ot wer e, e (Robertan) had | 50 RIS o OSEE L LY | Ao of i Troy. T hivmies | Sef Al ezl il | Lomoom, Map 2o St Fumbure s FANOY PRICES. L no rig] sseat on. the flcor, The Republic- oerst though ke may bo, never for- sgreo to a reduction of the pruposed compen- 10 make aRzestiona 1o Increaso the uscraluess oF ,spoudent pay: Adveare stlll. far from the a sns readily sasented to this, and belleved that Bherman's declaratfun was true. ‘They also Arm: were willing that Robertson should show his The Pml’)m; od gei‘m“onco‘ :‘h “ y relatfon to the frauds, if any, but the Democrats efeate: y a Uonoln- saw tho trap Into which tho indiscrect Bouthern- sive Vote, cr wos about to bring them, and were sbrewd enough to chock debato ju Robertson was THE SELECT COMMITTEE. :m‘:;ufi::l:;o:::m e KO NURRY ABOUT GETTING TO WONK. Special Dispatch fo Ths Tridune, UP A BTUMP. Wasminaron, D. C,, May 23,—The Potter & . Committce is sailiog {no hoavy scas. The Chalr- AR "‘"3’;'&"m’;:-:’fi."'figfnucrfi':'"“ %0 man aays it may bave an informal mecting to- Bpecial Dispatch tc wus Triune, morroyw, but will scarcely procced to business Wasninatoy, D. C.. May 23.—The Natfonal before Baturday, ‘fhe news from Plttsburg bas | Executive Democratle Commilttee Is in on ex- still furthur domoralized the whole investigatiug | cited state. A long sccrot scsslon was hield this crowd, Randall's defeat is regarded ns doubly | moruing without: accomplishing anything, and siguificant, taken in connection with his course | another scssion was lield to-night. At the day In atding tho Potter resolution, which all on the | gesslon members. were unable to agree upon inslde knew to be desfgned s a direct attack on | action with respect to the Potter resolution, It tho President's title, and the position of the | {s a grand question with the lenders whether Convention agalust such ‘s course proves | they sball appruse the resolution, and, if they elmost os much of o damper on tho | do, whether they shall declare that it Potter' Committee as Sherman's lotter. | does not contemplate un attuck upon the This Jost document has doubtless had quite ss | Presidential * title. Somo of the older much to do with the unexpectod dolay in, open- | heads In the mssembly are cndeavorlng to fng.its budget of ovideucs as any ouo other | escaps fram the dllemma by dectdiog that 3t is ihilug. It {s doubtful whether this will_be’the }-nob the.pruriuce of the Natlonal Demooratic firat sonsatlon presonted. The alleged dealings | Committeo to do anything excopt collect funds, wiph Anderson will be first conaldercd, though | and thelr opinlons upon national topies are not 1t Wns-not expécted dn tho outset to take up | desired. The anxicty mauifested by the Come $ht caso for o week or more—from which it 18 | mitteo fs also felt by Potter himself, He has concluded that'it fs rezarded agsecond best | taken occasion several times latelv to correct sensation. . The, Republicans: are proparing & | his position upon this subjeet, snd to dectare st of witnesses under the resolution making | that he has no futention of procccding against sation of members ond employes of Territorial Legialatures, and recommend snou-concurrence o the provision limiting the number of men- bers to nlune for each Councll and elghtecn tor the lower branclies, THE DEMOCRACY. Tho Natiousl Democratlc Committee were In semfon scveral ‘hours this morning, membiers confining themselves to an expression of views concerning tho politiesl situation. Representa. tives Herbert, House, and Hunter, of the Com- mitteo charged withconsiaeration of the method of electing President and Vice-President, dis- sent from the plan proposed by tho wajority. - MATIIMOXIAL. Gen. Russel Hastincs, ol Rockford, IIL, formerly Marshal of Northeru Oblo, and during the War Licutenant-Colonel ol President Ilaves’ regiment, and Miss Platt, nicce of Pres- ideot Hayes, will be marricd at the \White Ilouse tho istter part of next month. TIX FOUR RO CENTS. Subscriptions to the 4-per.cent loan to-day, $3060,100. certatuty of peace, though the genera! convle- tion aud sentiinent In favar thercol is powerful, inilitors preparations’ arc being pushed torward energetically. Even if war Is ayolded, it s thought thesc will be usefal "as. a uakeweizht for Russian (nfluence- at the Congress. Gen, Todclben's uctivit¢and: his imporiusity about the fortresses mst: not, therofore;.be regarded a3 {udicuting u faiture:of Couns. Behouvalof’s misslun.” reduce the cost of the Il'mJ. Points of order were made agninat the amend. ment, and, after long dincusalon, the amendnient was excluded, and the reading of the bili was pro- ceeded with by clauses for amendments. The Iten for the pay of the army wie, on mo. tion of Mr, Hewitt, of New York, Increased from 84, 300, 000 to 8, 040, 000, to correspont with the tucrease of the fores froin 20,000 to 25, met. ‘The ftem for subsistence waa nleo incrensed In the same proportion. After disposing of twolve pages of the Liil, the Comwitteo rosc, aud the House (00K & secess. : EVENING BESSION, The llonse went into the Committes of the ‘Whole (Mr. Springer dn the Chair) on the Army Avppropriation bill; resuming 1ta consideration at the second scction, which reduces the number of cavalry reziments 10 six, and Infautry regiments tu Bfteen, and requires the consolidation uf the regl- moats nd compsnies for that purposc, Mr. 1ale made a point of order that the section was now Jeg'slution, and was pot fn order on an Appropriation bill. After a long discossion, tho polot of order was overruled, = Mr, Hewltt, of New York (having charge of the blily, woved to auend the section by making the unmber of cavalry reciments elght and the numbce of nfantry regiments elghiteen, %0 2v ta mako the soction confuim to the tutal forca of 25,000 men, reanrving, buwever, tho right, i the House should dotermine to reduce the forca ta 20,000, ta restore the scctions of- the bill rigiually reported., In the courss of the discussiun a charyo uf distn. nuousuess was made by Mr. Hewitt agsinat Mr. lale and thrown back by Iaio azainst llewitt, and e 'l;wmh-nd, of - Iilinole, n'nn‘tzuwi Nhat bo Tmany chsireon the Demucratic slde of tho Came b’l’!“l‘l‘ cant, r. Llet 5. Mr. Foster then moved to strike out the wholeof the sccond sectiun, Rejected =67 (o0 00, Mr, Hewltt (N, Y, ) moved to amend the fourth section, which limits tho cavalry compames to 100 prvetes, by making the limitation 125, Agreed to gets that ho- was a gallaot Unlon soldier, und that the American army still de- serves some consideration at thie hands of the Awmerican Canzr The plan of the Repub- Tieaus then was to strike out the 1ést of the bill, and to move 1o recommnit - the whale subject, with instructions to report back g bill adapted to an srmy of 25,000 men. This x:utlon afd pot. prevall, the Demacrats having agréed to reshapo the bill." Pending cousideration ¢t the scliemne for the reorganization, there s o chance for the Democruts to defeat this stlon of the Committee of the Whole when thy BNl shall bo reported to the House, The fndfeatlons, how- cver, are that = TND REORGANIZATION PORTION may bo adopted, aud sume of th¢ snceches on the bill to-day were spirited, ths of Maj. Mao- wiuniss, Delegate from Montame, « attracting marked attention. It was the fnlention of the Housa to flnish the Army bill ‘& the cventug scaston. Carter Harrison, of Iliinols, favored the reduction of the army to 20,800 men, as he did st tho night scsslon fn o spdbeh Which bas not yet been printed, but he wa not so pro- nounced s to tho meaus for suppressing riots .within Stutes. Elits, of, Lonisisna, who, it might be supposed, would have bee: induced by. 1lia Bonthar policy o t thu Sadminlstras tion with some consideration,” fayored. the re- duction of the army for the -oldlhackneyed- ground that it would be found distributed in Congresstonal Districts to carey elections, LVENINU BEENION, ‘The Houso expected to iinish the Army bill at the night session, but they weee:uuabie to accomplish this for the rcason, as a promiucnt Democrat put §2, * There was toasmuch whisky Boston Square-Dealing Houge, Corner Clark and Madison-sts. Branch, 632 Milwaukae-av,, cor, Ruoker-st, OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL NIKE. CREEPING.UP. ;3,5 - A correspondent Wt Vienna tolegraohis: * it 1s true the result-of- Count Schouvalof’s efforts will probubly turvbot to Lo that. hp bas secured 8 basis for furthe? nogatiations.,, Neautlme the preparutions belory: ' Constantinople dontlnne cnergetically. The Russiana codtigpe terdxhitult atendeney to gradualdy endepmipftewsrds the Capltal, keeping the: Turksjuanstidly wn th alert.” ' ' WOSSLIY AND UNDERWEAR, MEN'S UNDERWEAR HOSIERY. Our stock is now com- SCHOUVALUPPIAND 8ALISRURY. '\.,‘ : Loxpos May 20, —Caunt. Bohouyaldl had an* | interview with Lord Salsbutyytha Foleizn Bes * reeary, to-day. & ’ ncesdiy Rrozsary . LoxvuN, Muy S4.=Tuel Timss In p jeddine cilicorlat article’peys: # It begymes.overy: duy a matter of mure ehdmard: dwiperative ¥ ity for Russhi (3 obtuinrkeeognivlon by Powers of 'sdihu modI ol s LLoac un: fwehich she Wil be relfevad fronEHAE, 18 1 tteallyh stute of war. / 'This: con. only Ve dael by the full discussion ofitho Bon -B1¢fihd tieay in 8 Europeny Congreds, Ruselaalréfdvknows the' shuple conditionson:which: sland Krkelan® " g CONTPIRMED. The Senate confirmed tho followlng nomina- tions:, Joho H.SBmyth, of North Carolina, Mnister Resident aod Consul-General to Li- hnmi Timothy C, 8mith, of Vermont, Consul atz; F. W, Oakley, United States-Marshal for_tho.Western District of Wisconsing Rower 8. Greeuw, Washington Territory, Assoclate Jus- tice of.the Supremo Court, Washlugton Tersi- tory; Willtam B, Chandler, of Ilinols, Survey- or of Idaho, » e Hegieters of Land Offices—John B. Miller, Idaho City, 1dabio; Gustave Reiche, Boouville, Ao, & Recelvers of Public Mone\m—flnnr;i,e Lount, Prescott, Arl.; Edward M. Brown, Blsmarck, amendment was agreed to—07 to ak. Postmasters—John M, Butphon, Lancaster, 0.3 William O. Allun, Oberlin, O,; Mrs. Eliza- can enter sucls's Congreamy, 4t may, be dioitied’, : cth A, , Greenville, O. os- | *'Mr, Foster (0.) moved o strike out the weventt o iy . & .| the investigation general, which was passcd | the President. on our side,” Thero was no violence or disorder, b.‘“' A Blererisan, ' @ 4. G A7 2 | vossibly tn form, but-fiusybstauce ftiaust be plflte in medium and{uy th Howe yesterday. The Commilttee CANTER NANRISON buul;c:v.: ;:n D-uch an Jxlubfnlutlehl zood m:lé ‘,;:SF“ ,,(l;?mb"d" City, lnd.; . E. Clary, 8id ;fli‘.:,"’,:‘n{“fl?,’:&“{‘,flfi%.’,—::,‘_“' “":“:‘s' ”: conceded:? < \ will Le ked to summon scnders and Ing that the Domocrats Jost thelr, quorum s = ) RIECTED, 'he same motlon was made in resnec ec, B, \ 8 finest numMbers of Amer- | F e e e mitine to frauts and | ks fhat e bas commilted bls party azeinat | (b5, dicepitae, and bocame auxlobwto adionrn | Tye Senate refeetad fhie Homination of John | feorEanizing the Tamector-Generala Vepariniént Avsmu,. any such movements, and presents figures based A Vienna correspondent says;. ** Colist Au- drassy and his colleagues gradudily come round to Evgland’4. view abgut the tdius en § which the Congress should e}, as wa;u ot 1o be followed by a like motion in regard to the Lsureaus of Military Justice and Par Departent, Anit all those sections of thu bill wper of the Commiitee, when they discovered that the Retmblicans had a majority. They did not succced in adjourn- gz, however, until the Republicans had stricken out_from the bill two more scotions which teaded to cripple the urmy, NOTES AND NEAS. THE MASS OF MAIS. Spactat Diapatch to The Tridune. Wasiixaton, 1. C., May 23.—Prof, Hall, of the Naval Otservalory, to-day completed the computation of the mass ot Mars, s work upon which he began In November lost soon after his discovery of the satcllites. The slze of this planet Las bitherto teen only approximately ascertafued by means of the perturbations which It extends to the carth aud otocr plancts. The discovgry of the satellites with thelr dis- tances from tho planel rendured it possibla for the first tinio to moake an exact computation of the plauct's muss through tho applicatiou of Kepler's thinl law, “The correct scientific computation of Prof, Mall gives 190035, This estimate s within sbout one fAive-millionth of that of that of the Bwedish astronowmers. BOUTHEKN CLAIMS, . Benator Christlaucy has fntroduced = bill, by request, which thuse who huve been watchlug the methods of the munagers of Buuthern clalms say will open wide the doors to the Treasury, which are now closed. Bouthern war-clalms sggregatiug nearly $300,000,000 are efther now pending before Coug: and the different tribunals or in the hands of claim- agents. The bl proposes to reorganize sod extend the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims. The Chrstisucy LIl is stmllar to that futro- duced by Clarkson Potter. In comments upon that bl u these dlsvatches at the tine, It was shown that In consequence of Andrew Joinsou's amucsty proclamation,under the declsion of the United States Bupreme Cuurt, suy sctlon of Cougress giviog any court Jurisdiction of Bouthern War clalms would fin- medfately opon the dovrs for thy payment of atl lebst clalmas without conditions as to loyal- ty. The Bupreme Court decided that o pawer exiated 1 Congeess to linit tho operations of the pardoning power, There are €50,000,000 clajins belors the Departments. ‘These tribunals are not courts within the constitutional meauing of theterm, und the Hwitations contalned fu the acts of Congress ulvlnfi“ them jurisdictiou B, Frothinghan ns Assistant Avpralser of Mer- chandtae for the District of New York. TIE RECORD. BENATE. WasuiNotoN, D, C., May 23.~Mr. Windom, from the Committee on Appropriations, re- ported the Legilative, Judiclal, and Executive Appropriation bill, with several amendments, Placed on the calendar, Mr. Davis (111.) colled up the Bepate bill to provide for service of process In cases of luter- pleader in Courts of the Untted States. - Pasacd, Mr. Davis (W. Va.) calied up a resolntion an- thorizing the Select Commiltee to Investigate the finance reports, books, c1o., of the Treasury Do- parimient to continuo the lavestigation and ait dor- ln¥ the rotess of the Senate. Du_motion of Mr. Alllson, the reeolation was amended by striking out the worde *‘and ait,*" it Deing understood that_ the investization should be continned 20 far 88 L0 allyw tho cxperty now uxam- {ning the boeks of tha Ureasury Department to * 0 that work, and s amended the resolution ced 10, Mr, Plumb called up the Scnate blll authorizing thie Sucrelary of Warto have erected hesdetunes over the graves of Union soldiers interred in private cemeterics. Passed. ‘Tho morning hour baving expired, Lhe Senale resnmed conalderation of tho bill proviging & pere manent form af Government for the District of Columbla, the pending quastiun being on the amcadrent of Me, Daysrd, submitted vesterday, requiring the twp Commiselonsm sponinted fromn rl:‘ll 11fe to give bond fu tho suwm of $50,000 ecach, and it was agreed to, Mr. Bdmunds submitted an amendment forbid- dlug any oflcerw of the Dietrict from becoming surely upon any bond required to be given to the Distrlet. Agreod to. ‘The vecond soction of the bill was then agreed to as emended, Tbe third scetion, providing for tho assessnient and tollectlon of taxes. cxpenditures, ctc., wai read and smeuded s0 us to pravide that the'Com. miselunefu way borrow in snticipation of the col- lection of revchno for the fret flucal yenr ative tne act shial) takv efect, not to exceed $200,000, at & tate of interest not 1o exceed f por cent, and the monaey sball be ropald out of tho revenues far that ican, English, and French Goods, all pur- chased from FIRST HANDS. The styles were never more attrac- tive. Making thesale of these goods a specialty, we claim we cannot be undersold, as we han- dle many times . the quantity of any com- petitor. We guarantee _our prices the lowest. WILSON BROS. 1860 Washingonst, Cicag, 69 & 71 Fourth-st., Cincinnati, 408 North Fourth-st,, St Lonis The Leadiag Sporting Ooods Bouse of 1he WesL A. G. Spalding & Bro. our own Importatios, di- ¢ or 4 trom Thilp Jlightel Sab Eugtiod s, Artows, Anin Guards, “Tars uets, aud Wi uetcmr{ me e Pleulents for Archiery Ulubs T f Hhi Ganood eRir £ DV EIINT DT TS . methiog new, Spaldicg's 1 somet » wle set Prufeasional Croquet, 4 Wie - Ligtunyita wod o aud Muple Uslle; Rosewood Hickory Mallets, Uribery in Oregon and Florids, and other cases | ypon the vote of yesterday to show this. lehas of fraud alleged in the Hale resolutlon, and the | juterviewed about seventy-five Democrats who ‘bank cashiers and others through whoso hands | yoted against him yesterday or were sbscat, tha 87,000 sent from New York to Banning's | and reported the followine result: Forty of District, In Clucinuatl, paased. ‘Tho roquest for | em have assured him that they are unalterably the immediate summontug of all the witnesses | gppased to any proceeding that would call {n will be lald before the Commltteo at their first | question the titlo of the President to bis ofice. business mecting. Tho only way lu which the | Among these he says are some of the ablest request can be denled will be for the Committoo | pemocratlc lawvers in Congress, represeuting to declare that {t.ds not satisfled with the evl- | noth Northern and Southiern digtricts, fnd dence submitted to show that fraud existed as | pearly every onc, Mr. Harrison eays, belleves charged, The Republicans appear to bo that Congress has not the power to question the TAKING MORE PLEASURN titio of tho President, and all agree that it it had Io opening thia Investigation than the Dem- | thoy would opposs such & proceeding moust ocrats, ‘The only men who seem to bo anxious | gyreyyously. Six or soven who buve been seen to bemn the czso against tho President are ARE VERY CAUTIOUS, somo of the dlssatisfied Republicans, who are | and do not wish to give an ovlufvn until they workiug carnestly to sustaln the Democrats | yave studied the question carefully, Of the re- sod to encourage them, mafnder thero are perhnps twonty who would DETAILS OF MANAGEMENT, . not place themselves on record as opposed to Tho Democratic members of tho Potter Com- | g resolution, and ten porhaps who would be mitteo have agrced that Willlam R. Morrison | glad tohave trouble, and would uot hesitate at sliall - have charge of the Louisiana case, tho | auything that mizht bo proposed by the most {nvestigation of which, it is cxpected, will bo | crazy revolutiontsts, ‘This last class does not conducted from Washington, There has been | jpelude any wmen of fofluence fu the some difficulty in armnziogythe Florida Sub- | fouse. Altogetner Mr, Iarrison has on his Conuafttee, McMabon, of Ublo, who hiad been | 1jat 104 Democrats. who Lo says hold the same requested to become Chalrman of that Come | ground that Le docs, and this makes hitn be- mittee, doclining to serve, for the reason that | jieve that if tho resolution should be offered m ho does not wish 1o visit Florida. It fs clearly | tiy House on Monday after the morning hour, the purpose of the Democrats to scod 2 sub- | when no question of order vould be ralsed on it, committes to Florlda for the dramatic purposo | f would bu adopted by more than a two-third of taking McLin's allezed dylug confession. | vote of the louse. Thero are few who sharo MeMabion is proverbially a sircwd naw, and the § Carter Harrson's enthusiosm on this subject. fact that he decliues to go may possibly fudicate BIUNIRICANT, that ho dovs not deslre to becoma tho buttof | qpe Democratic Nationul Executive Commil- tho nation. tee adjourued sive dlo to-night after tho adop- The malcontent Republicans are, also, some- [:tjon of a resolution appproving tha Potter what alarmed at the aliuaton, aud are not Jike- | ygvestigation, aud decllning to adopt a resolu- ly to venture tocontribute ss much to the as- | gioy declaring that it is not the Democratic sistance of the Bourbon Democrats as the latter4 purpose to Interfero with the Presidential title, bad been led to supposc. This sction {s extremely suniicant, as the do- MIHCOOK, liberations of the Committee throughout the Representative Potter hias recelved o telegram day and evening turaed upon that very polnt. from itepresentative Hiscock (N..Y.) stating | Henntor McDonald, of indians. fnsisted that that it will not be convenient for him 1o return ::l;art l;t‘l‘um(;m'!:flf‘flll\:'l'l‘:y :l";‘d,:::'mfi:”“,nfl "‘1": to Washington befors Saturday. Patier says | Darty de & i £ tlat thi luvestigation Committeo will probably | 16t toeu, huwever, matatabied that the party not meet carller for organization. when it was not_knowu what ovidenco thero - was, und when it milght prove that tha party BOME LETTERS would were, In the present 1 tound tu be sacrificed, Mr. Atkine, Chairman of the Committee on Ap- propriations,” but who has beretafure taken no active part in tho management of tho bill, moved that the Committee riue, an Infercnce which scemed to glve umbragu 1o Mowitt, who declined to vote on the motlon. Tho motion, however, waa defeated, —&5 to 00, — and then a nation to atrike out the elghth section was votcd on by tellers, The tellers reported 01 in the afirmative, and when the negative voto wus called for the Democrata put in practice the Re. pubiicsn paifcy §n regurd to tho Polter resointlon, and s hint went around un the Democratic side not to vote. Only thirty-two of thew did vate, and thes the objeetion uf no quoram was ralseil. The Chairman then directed the roll to be called, when 201 members answered, The tellers agatn toak their places, and this time reportod the vole 1o beO2to 70, Sothe eighth section was struck out. Mr. Hewltl then maved that the Committee rlse, The motion was rosisted by the whole Repub. 1ican force (as if resolved npon completing their victory), but they were not backed oy thelr few Dernoci allics, sud vo the motlon was carried, —04 to 0}, ~and the Commitiee rose, The Repnblicans, flushed with their trinmphs of the ovening, scomied determined 10 keep the llouse in sexsion, or, at least, to d:lull their political ad+ “versaries, 'and s0 they voted down on 8 division tne motlon 10 adjouru, and when the voto was taken by yeus and nays ail the Ropablicans who voted at ATl dnmecred in the nogative, and reveral Bumo- crats, ais0 in & deffant homor, voted no. Many Republicans, however, withheid their votes, wo that the result was yeas 07, naya77, and the Houso adjourned. many other pointas ¢ Germasy s dlstustel. Privce Blatuarek, whose intlugnve hierd wis uiee omnipotent, now' frequently tenders ‘\ml whieh 1s unbiceded." i A AT CONSTANTINOFLE. A Pera correapondent ssys: *Tha Fmbas. sles hereare boveful. of pere. It s bejlesed that the party of concllistion Js galulng supreoi- acy fo the counclld'of the Sultan also." LONDON PIRESS. GUMMENTS, ; The Standurd, dlscussing the Sallsbury-Schou valoff interview, says it {s in o position to'etate that the sangznine ‘expectations entertainel ot late are, according to present Indications, faivly . Justlicd, Notbiog ‘1ssctticd, but, unless 'vei untoward accldents-fntervenc, the Congresy will meet, and it will bo'found that the elements of- « an agreement have:bedo reached, The Czar has mudo mony concesajons, Although many dlticulties must be sarmounted, wo gro justificd 1n saving, If the prewent u:mpm'fié1 o Russiun Cablnet coutlnues, wo sy ani to's pacllle arrangement, Count Bcliouvalofl's commbul- cations wilt be laid before the Cabinet to-day. Ti18 LONDON POST, ‘The Post publishes the followiog i o semi- ofilclal form: Count Bcliouvafof brivgs assur- ance that the disposition in 8t. Dewrsbure for veace quite equals that In London. fTv {3 also | bearer of certaln expressions of willlorness to meet our views, sud of a geucral scheme of ar- rangement for recouciliation. ,Russia, however, declines to pass the spange gyer the treaty of San Btefduo, but s preparcd to -discuss in'a Congreds its various stipulstions. The Count brings b4surances that Guu, Todleben has peen forbldden to make auv.attowpt to sur ‘rise Constuhtinale, snd also that the Russian . Government fs not connceied with the manlicsts recently tssuod by a committey for, eqk)lpulng crulscrs, 4 The Poil's articlo continuesy . If Rtugsla au+ thorized the expenditure of 4,000,000 roybies L —— THE WEATHER, Orrcx or Tux Ciner Staxat Orriczs, Wasu- grox. D. C.. May 24—1a. ni.~Indications: For Tennessce and the Obto Valioy risiug barometer, cxcupt & temporary fall In tho cas’ern portion, warmer, eouth windy, voering to cooler, west or northwest, partly cloudy westler and occasional raine, Por the Upper Mieslasipol and Lower Missourt Valleys, riving barometer, west to northwest winds, coolar and cloarer, pastly cloudy weather, excoptpossibly rain areas in Mivsouri, For the Lake region, falling burometer, warmeor, briek aud oceanfunally high sunthewss windw, veers ing o southwest or northwest, partly ‘cloudy westher, snd frequent ralus accompanied by thun- der-storms, followed over the Upper Lakes and Lake Erfo by rlalug barometor and coolor 8ad | equip crufsers on the other side of the Atlautic, mals continue at Duluth, Mar. J that must bo takeu s oo onuivalent against our () Milwaukee, and Scetlon 1, Chi- | summons of Indfan troops. The next fuw daye Ludiogtan. Alpovs, Verk ftu- | 4] provably witaces tho faception of pour- rd opposed the clausc providing that the tiou In any one yearwhall not exceed $2 un cvery hundred doilars ‘of real and Em"'l catata not exempt by law, according to cash valua- tlon thereol, 1o mave miend 80 a3 1o vrovide 1hat (4o rate of laxation not excerd §1.50 on bundred dollare of real esiato, sud un per. oeel property of revldents, $1 on tvery hundred dotlurs according to tho cash valuaiion, utec. Mr. lamliu gave notice he would call fora di- vislon of 1he qucation ou the ameudment of Bay- ard, su as Lo have a suptrate Yolu on each lax, ood sud Co Py BTG Hoving uwn{ d much heavier Linens nour Shirts ihan ai rainarily used, thus ing to their servi c lcad to & basis for are still operative, nutwithstauding the umnes- pariers which may ultimately 2 5 ¥ i & “The tiret part of the Bayard amenduent reducin ¥ " 8 Fishing Tackle, Base Ball Supplies, | ™™ ¥ 50 0 Wive wsonivan, oo A B e Ntrs i it | by Should Clrstiucyte Wil puety BoMerets | o v s tasallon on ekl et rom § o 3. LSRR, o iy | MO dellillo begbiboRd T piisioe “country Is full of peaple who want to put Hayes o e ou each wae agreed to—yeas, 20: , ¥ i THer i ] a VeL| fimy) Weathes . B . Tk St AT Sere SR ool it Dt o Do T | S el 10 i o et | TROTELL S SAANL MM RIS | A Stk moveto et e il | et T T | Laxoow, Moy Sk Vieaws gioateh st . Irceaof the above goods: Wastwotox, D, G May 23.—Cartcr Har- | 0" inis Iatter oviniun revalied. Tho Dom. | {o'sne enenay. Chrutlancy's purpose, of course, | $1/500n eucl 8100 of cuab waluation thereut, a- :Re tuaives, o & diforcnca bebvarnf MRS, T 118 IRANDOLPII.ST. rison has heard from l;llln!cun:llluueuu;‘h 0 fol- :‘{:‘ um;’:::a :m :e.u;:‘llu :.x I:l:ll‘::vehhh! .":;: “l{a is to relteve Cungress of » burden, lllll;l.l -\1_14 slln:l o -clhuzllfl.:.. fi%’-‘l‘ca"r‘:;l iR Kussia r:nu:filnz ul:;lu'mih S ot ; t lowlug lotter camo fn his mald yestenday mora- | $HEE 8RR S N orikiatly sccurcy this ape | PTO) ably docs not comprehena the effect of this cading although it {3 po : tive scuslon, and 1000 djourncd. meusure. fug: i » o Ehicsso, sy au, aere,—ro agranates | LIRS BT Copates Harrtson—8ik: The inclosed alips (refessing to an ! ediloral rabh 1o TN Cuitads Tuwune | movers of the lnvestizatiunkoe for revolution, ehargioy Harrison' with Soundering on the Potter | [Tl action of the Dunocratle Natloual Commit- zesofuiion] represents the feeling uf wany of | oo cunclusivaly shows thut the Demoeratic Thoue Who. seak. 308 10 Congress, —not e s dems- | tu y 2 towards unmarchy. The couserva- 'u uo, 10 belp the suemies of oyr country to dis- | tlyes are fn tho mivorite, ufl llN puacw sud prosperity which we snjoy; not TUB PLOTTEKY »CUHEME ATFROVED, arise. CUICAGO CUSTOM-HOUSK. Superinteudent Burlivg - is still here, being detalned untll the arsival of thu. supplemunts] report ot Litant District-Attoruey Thome sou. Architect HUI apd Mills, the ugend of Mueller, bhave neither = of thew submitted thelr suswer totho charges, They, ) AT BAN ETEPAN A corrospondent at San Btelanog telegraphing - on ths 2, fs very hopeful in Togard to thoty meethg of the Conaress. Tho bwadquarter will not leave theroug prescat. .. o0 1 S ALMOST A CEUTAINTT. do., G Viexna, May 23.~News reccived by tha'Goy- uouss. M. Garfield eallad up 1ho resolutiony reported by him some days sgo from the Comuiities on Rulus, suispding the rules of the llouse, Tho Arvt amyndoeut 1610 Rule 112, snd providen (hat all billx cymlug {0 the Houss frow the Senale, appro- v wroperty’ of the discuseion 1 o] and baving our cut. for 'sako of by interests ol Bouthern Deniocrate, To the Wstern Auroctated Press. st wweitlog tho books from Chicago, sud | Bnited yola, sud a1l the Senate ancuds Moz aud manufagturing dono with greater | to bLring julu and bloodshed Upew ue vasuINuTON, D, C., Ml e National | Thomson's supplcaiental report, T booky, | Cumuiliss of 3 o et Itfon’ that.{ sl ana ¢, ; fo, bring juls and | bloodshed upen ue | Wasutnuro, . G May ud.—The Natlonal | oo iriored from Glicago i order that thesd | Wisuts to Hauss blls ot Berssase, b0, the spblvcy crument to-dey vondors the suppotltion’ that,{ than are orfllnnnl{ taken,our s grown to be tho equal of b dpaon competitors combined. Bate action yu guaranteod. WILSON BROS,, 07 and 69 Washington-st., Chilcago, 6% and 71 Fourth-st., Cinclunsti, 408 North Fourth-st., 8t. Louis. ruatlcr of the bill ws ariginally papeed by the House shatl bave thole frsl dhq\}z‘lnu 1u the Com- mittee of tho Wholg, . ° . . 34r. Mills opgosed Jhe pln'lmlhln.nu tendlug defeqt 1ho will of the jupjesity, 3r. Millsjuthnated (as Conges bad dune) that this ;;"blq..l"lil‘l“:::s.m“ngbt ta, hl‘l the lulv‘u wl arbor AT ¢u Who were T becaaus thav bill ad passed by » barce biajur: 1y, ‘.wla the voto was nnfihcd on the oreb = tutlon, Mr. Garfeld aleo cslled up a resolution aweudivg the rulcs so s 10 provids that biils or rewolntions Loucking ke revente or public debt ro- poried -¢tom the’ Commitico oo Ways and Meuns lusy be mady epecisl priers by & misjorily vote o gentlemen might refersoiben fnconnectioun with thelr umawers. Burhog, of course, destres know what. 1 auswars of thesy geuticmen will be before bo Jepves for Chicagu. W VERDINAND PECK, < L who bas béch hero tur a few days, left for Chi- cou0 thid gvebivg (o bo rcwul 43 o wituuss at tho triul of s penious ludicted fur the stepcl vulsance at theBtock-Yards,! MOIE DEMOSLATIO BCONOMY, The Patcut-Ullice furisheis unotber illustra- tion of Democratie ecoumpy, ‘Tud .Peuniocrats constantly (nsist that they Bpvd uag vrlupled the Goverumout service, yot the Futent-Odllcs hag L ol I um pastor of alarge Lutheran church, and most 4 o :l piiribkatl it h her Luthrag | Lnore than two houre at the Ariiuztoun Hotel ¢ ; Ihey discussesd the politica) situation wencrally, Sharches bave voted fur you bucsusy iboy supe | ccilulug 1o declary that thy prescut luvestiga: & kosvound u poodly, led aloug’ by any Boutheru | ton by &o Housc was not_loteuded Lo imputr Desaocrt as Beplanscd. - We. hbve beld so-dsy an | tho President’s title, but wdopted tho followlug tudiguation mectivg, and 500 who votea for you | resolusiou, which it was thoughit would bo sul- sud would have doue so sguin will pext time | Heieutly cxplicit to show the object of the ln- votler voto "for “satau” biueelf, T1f thate 13 | veatipution: suy mibtdake we ever mads in our e fu . 1 1bat we helpe’ to seud you to Washivgton. ".fi‘;,"‘:f",{:,',‘;“;‘"";,‘,‘j;"_"c'u;{';.},':}';‘“‘;,"“‘m_ Thero aze wany of our Trab fellow-cilicens who | [ouered tginveatizato and report upon frauds al- focl tosgsme, What ouour part can be 0ome 0 | Juied o nave hesn commiticd o the futo Freviden: T oE o o (st Wil b o W feci'ts | a1 clection, 1 the end Laat Lo truthy uiay bo wade duty bound tv d¢nounce you sud Work againas you, koown 10 the people. avd the repotition of suctt the Congress witl ncot :uext month almost o’} certalnty. ‘The Congress will meet to codsideriy : what cbanges ‘are uuccasary u. tho, trealy ofii :| Paris.' Toess changus will b carried.out by thets! Powors, Rusix, howerer, nos aasisting. Tuo possibility of the-temporsry: Hritish ogr's, cupation of. Crete aad - Batoum! 1a.:smgoted agse beadquarters here. soml Py Shec B =] » 11 ADVIOS ] Vi THE INDIANS, - S7. Parrussuro; May 2%~Tho dgece Ruse ek “puawoyn . Cirr, Mout., May 3L—A Hudgnds| r O e ping the: newa front®! 5 1 o st nece| e SEERRTERIEZESRRERD T IEMOVALS, Walches, Jewelry, and Stverware, o = frands bo prevented in fatute, weetd the apuroval | becu compelicd ta discuntioue furtber 1aauo Ot | Y poiall Lai - 5 A aitboogty profesyadly you buloog o our warty. | of tuis Commluce. patents ubtil July 1, the begluoiyeod ko 3tk | i Mr. Uguks vghored the retolation. o resslt | 1 (g ity iver Vallcy, driviog off s band of | Schouvalof’s misslon. Lo b A CA D stituents? lu the uswe of 500 Democrats, The Committee did not take anyaction onthe | lscal year, ou aceuunit of 1hie uaddi&pes appro- | 9E1L W D e ortio tax. of | boress. Soldléve from Camp Baker pursued tuem, - Tho letter was sizued by o German uame, | $ubject of au address to the people, A cow- | priutions for vrintlug speciications. Last yoar | () o of the bill foF thu $us- | aud, with some citizéne, bad a uiht with (be Ine ENGLAND. leloufl Tespectfally tnform my frieods tkatJ have 1o 130 biate-ai. fatn (he” e int, siaig 137 Wholcaato aad Hatall d9wsier 1"“1"3‘:5‘} t €ler, R Ordure tros tho soubtry wileised. oo 5 . witteo was appoluted to vo-operate with the | tue Comeissioner of Pateuts notitied Congress which Mr. Horrloon declined to permit tho | Eouenisional Comuilites in reard to tho Con | that $105,000 wes necded. ‘Lo Dewocratic writer to see. Harrldon suys, however, that, oo | pregsional fall clecttous, s follows: Scuator | Appropristions Comwitteo sllowed unly $00,000, looking over s CLivugo Dircctory, Le tiuds that ham uw, Chainwan; Seoator Kausom, North | That wwouut is sow cxususted, sed, although Qiage, Two Jodisus ware reported killed and tho SUPPLEMENTAKY RSTINATES. theee driven iulw the wountaine, The Third Iu- _ \ e T ol Labe moruiui for tho sumamer cawp | Lownox, May &3.—The supvlementary army on tbe Marls River, uosth of Fort Bakes. estimualo fur the expenses of tho ludian ¢x- nel f tho llvflkln fuud, WT. Ww‘i‘mlu Illnll:l"\lll then, on motion uf Mr. r, lald vu tue table. Hobustaon, riaiog 10 & questivn of persual Cuy; Ar,