Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 8, 1878, Page 2

2 = ; THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SfifiDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1876—SIXTEEN. PAGES " fruit not less than 10 per cent of the packazes of each mark on the invoice shall be opened and examined. Of sardines, pickles, sauces, and other like articles in sealed bottles, jars, or cans, KOT LESS THAN TEN PER CENT of the onter packnges shall be opened and ex- aminea, but the pumber of botties, jars, etc., which shall be opened is left io the discretion of the Appraiser. Of other- articles . meationed, not less than 10 per cent of the packages shatl be opened. but the examinationof.a greater number isleft to the judgment of the Ap- praiser. In no case, however, will the selection of mckx%us t0 be opened be made by any other pereons than the oflicers of the Appraiscr’s De- partment. Sugar in packages and pepoer in bags may be examined by taking the proper eamples from packagres by teans of triers, where such mode of examination is practicable. THE ARMY. BILL TO BE REPORTED BY THE COMAMISSION. Special Dispateh to The Trivunc.. WASIINGTON, D. C., Dec. 7.—The Joint Con- gressional Commission for*the Reorzanization of the Army had its final meeting to-day, and will prescat its report to both Houses of Con- gress in the form of a bill Monday. The great- st secrecy has been enjoined with respect to the proceedings of the Commission, and it has Deen determined to reveal none of the plans un- 1il the bill has becn reported to Congress. There 15, however, zood authority to state that the main features of the new plan of reorganization are, in substance, these: The army, exclusive of the sirnal corps, is limited to 20,000. The artillery 6ervice is chanzed from 2 rerimental formation to- Dbatteries or companies, and is consolidated with the Quar- termaster-General’s under the control of the Quartermaster. The staff corps, as a dis- tinetive branch of this scrvice, is abolisbed. The Engincer and Medical Corps is not ma- terially changed. The Adjutant-General's and Paymaster-General’s etafl_are abolished, and & svetem of interchangeability of .line and staff otlicers similar to the European system is sub- stituted. Provision s made for the reduction of officers by the discontinuance of promotions and appointments until the number is reduced. The offices of General and Licutenant-General 20 termibate with the. death of the present iu- cumpents. A new scries of army regulations is to be published. Provision is made for the ed- ucation of cavalrs.~ Adjutant-General Town- send and Quartermaster-General Meigs areto be retired. . GEN. GRANT. ‘HI3 PROPOSED TOUR IN ASIA. Dispatch to St. Louis Democrat. TWASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6.—For some time past there has been quite an animated corre- spondence between ex-President Grant and bis confidential friends in this country in reference tolis futire movements. From time to time such portions of this correspondence as werc thought judicious to make public were given in these dispatches. More recently the subject of Mr. Grant’s early return to the United States Dbus been acitated, and upon. What authority caunot be traced. Iv was his intention six 1aonths ago, to retuwrn next summer, but, had Lo present status of affairs been known, such iuformation would not bave been promulzated, und the patriotic citizens of Boston and ather large citics of the Union would ot have been 1nisled into preparations for the ex-President’s reception nearly eighteen months ahead of time. To correct any further mistakes of this kind, it can be stated that Representative Harmer for reversl months has been ia correspondence with certain partics abroad as to Mr. Grant’s future travel. Inorder to have tne public no further amisled, your correspondént sugeested to Mr. Jlarmer the propricty of a general statement of 1he facts as they haye been privately known for & long time. Mr. Harmer having given his consent, your correspondent feels authorized to say that, it Daving been intimated that Mr. Grant would probably desire to visit British India, China,and Japan before returning to the United States, as a suitable recognition of this wish, after con- sultation with 3Ir. Harmer, it was determined 1e aavise the ex-Presideat that the United States steamer Richmond, Capt. A. K. Benham commanding,—the flagship to Rear Admiral Patterson, commanding the Asiatic flect,—would il from'the United States in December, the ‘prescnt month, for Sinzapore, touching enroute at Point ce Galle, Ceylon, in January, and thence to_other points in British India. 1t was sugeested, as tfiu.- northeast mounsoons then prevail | frequently with serious violence ‘in ¢ _the - Chinas, that - the Rich- mond _ would Bungkok, at _the Jead of the Gulf of Siam; Ratavia, in Java; thence by the' Straits of Macassar to Manilla, io Luzon; and thence to Hong Kong nd the ports of China and Japan, as_the views of . the Resr Admiral may determine. in the in- “"terest of American citizens in those coun- tries. ‘It was intimated to-day that the presence of 50 distinguisbed an -American, in addition to the facilities thus afforded him to visit the countries named, would be of great advantage to the commerce and trade of this country, by attractine atténtion to our importance as 3 na- tion ana_our varied Industries, as the inter- course of the ex-President with the ruling classes would maturally lead to an exchange of views upon the institutions and people of both countries. < In aletter dated as late as Nov. 14, at Gibral- ter, Mr. Grant said that he was much tempted to carry out his original plan to visit the East.’ Tis Triends. including Mr. Harmer, at once held 2 consultation, and agreed that Mr. Harmer should present the subject to the Governmen! in view of courtesies previously proffered - through the interest of the President, Secreta- . ries Evarts and Thompson, for the proper recoz- - mition of the presence of an ex-Chicf Magistrate i forcign countries. The resuitof Mr. Harmer’s interview was communicated to Gen. Grant by cable, and by the same means of communication an answer was received to-day, accepting the conrtesies of the flur-ship Richmond on her ontward vogage. The ex-President’s cablegram was read to the Cabinet to-day. This will dis- se of all further speculation on this subject. t is_thought that this tour to the Oriental world will consume at least a year, as the move- meut of the ex-President will doubtless be zov- erned by firness of scasons for travel in India and the Asiatic tropics. THE SOUTHERN ISSUE. ALLEGED REPUBLICAN TROGRAMME—A GREAT DEBATE UPON OUTRAGES AT TIE SOUTH, TO BE FOLLOWED BY A NATIONAL CONVENTION OF COLORED ME: Dispatch 1o New York Sun (Dem.). ‘Wasmxcros, D. C., Dec. 5.—Arrangements are beioz made to have called at an early day a National Convention of colored men, the object. of which will be to memorialize Congress to take away the representation in Congress which is ‘ased ndon the colored population of the va- rious States of the Union. The memorial will set forth that inasmuch as the Fourtcenth Amendment tothe Constitution provides that _*When the right to vote at any election for the choice of Electors for President and Vice-Presi- aent of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the executive and judivial officers of o State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, - being 31 years of age and citi- Zens of the United States, or in any way abrideed !chflt for participation in rebellion or other crime, the basis of representation:thercin shall be reduced in- the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the . whole number of male citizens 21 years of age “ in such State”; and that it is a notorious fact that in certain of the late slaveholding States “the right to vote is not only practically. denied to the preat mass of colored clectors, but the suspected intention on their part to exercise untrammeled the right conferred upon them by the Fourtcenth Amendment subjects them 10 every species of persccution and outrace. Therefore they pray Congress to excreise the power conferred upon it by Scc. 5 of the Four- teenth Amendment to abridge the basis of rep- resentation in tha States where colored citizens are denied the right to vote in such proportion as the number of intimidated male citizeas bear to the whole number of male citizens 21 years of aze. b ‘The initiatory movement lookiog to the call- . {og of this National Convention of colored men ‘was begun in South Carolina not long ago. It Tiss been quietly worked up in all the Southern States, and the call for the Convention wiil be : dircutated soon. i 1t is doubtless part of the general procramme ‘which has been agrecd upon by the leaders of the Republican party to make the Somthern question the paramount one in. the next Presi- - deutial canvass. ‘The determination of the Re- _ publican leaders to force at an early daya great debatenbon the subject of the recent Congress «elections in the South is very plain. It may not Le made until:after the holiday recess, but1it mast come, sooner or later. It may be-precipi- tated on Monday next in the Senate; on Mr. Blaige calling up his_resolation. It will cer- ‘tainly be n in the Honse the very moment there is the slightest pretext for it . As usual, -the. Republican leaders are acting ot only in perfect barmony, but in perfect con- cert. Thelr recognized leaders have their forces well in hand, and’ are thoroushly prepared for ke strugele. . The men who are to speak are ugreed upun, and they bave made all their prej- [ arattons. ‘They ‘are crammed Wwith statistics, with ex-parte averments, and all the ammuul- tion necessary for the ocasion. The Democrats are unpreparad and undiscilined. The object of the Republicans {a to overherm their adversa- ries with factsand details, and make public sén- timent on the subject of the Southern outrages. The great debate will then be followed by the National Colored Conveation, and its proceed- ings will continue the agitation and keep alive publicinterest. PACIFIC RAILROADS. PROBABLE ACTION BY CONGRESS IN REFERENCE .TO THEM—A BILL REGULATING RATES OVER THE OMAHA BRIDGE. Dispatch 10 New Tork Times. WASHING: D. C., Dec. 5.—The attitude of members on. thé ‘question 6f Vaéific Railroad transportation indicates that the present Con- gress will take some action to compel the com-’| paniesto run their roads with due regard tothe orgavic laws providing for through cars and through rates, without discrimination, over the branches as well as over the maimr lines. There is a growine opposition on the part of honest lesiators to the maintcnance of monopolies by ‘maagers of lines of transportation, injurious to the commercial intcrests of the countrv, and s the question of regulating the operations of the Pacific Railroads so as to af- ford the public and the Government the facili- ties originally contemplated by Congress will come up this session as unfinished business, it is expected that some remedial measures will be adopted. The bill introduced in the House to-day by Mr. Finley, of Ohio, to limit the rates for transportation of freight and passengers over the bridge across the Missourt River at Owmaha, is intended to remove one of the mauy causes of complaint against the management of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. It has been decided that the bridee over the Missouri River is asmuch a part of the road as the bridges over other streams along the line, and the bill prohibits the Company from charging ‘higher rates for transportation over it than are now allowed by law for similar transportation over any other portion of the rond. The sec- ond section of the bill imj:oses fines for eack and every violation of the law. . i NOTES AND NEWS. . PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. ., Special Dispatch to The Tridune. Wasnixerox, D. C., Dec. 7.—Senator Ed- munds will press his bill -to regulate Presi- dential elections to a passage as early as possi- ble. He is confident that he can pass it through the Scnate, but is more doubtful as.to its chances in the House. Seoater Thurman will oppose the bill to the end. He will especially combat the leading feature of Edmunds’ plan, which is to practically deprive the House of Represeutatives of the power to elect a. Presi- dent, and to restrict that power almost entirely to the States. It is now remembered that a number of years ago a bill very similar to the present Edmunds bill bad passed, when it was defeated by the opposition of Senator Thur- man, who moved o reconsider. y SERIQUS CHARGES.' Crane,” the Republican contestant from the Fifth Maryland District, has prepared a grave sérles of charges azainst his competitor, Dr. Heokle, Democrat, who has the certificato of election to the Forty-sixth Congress. Among the charges arc that the election oflicers were not of the two parties, as is required by law; that the United States Supervisors and Deputy Marshats were prevented by violerice from en- tering the polls to examine the ballot-boxes: that a very larre numberof unlawful votes were cas; for Henkle, and that' there was a vast num- ber of fictitious names allowed to remain on the registry. WILLIAMS' GRIEVANCE. % ‘The Democrats are making the most frivolous charges of alleged intimidation on the part of Republicans in the North, in the hope of coun- teracting the _effectof the discovery of Demo- cratic frauds in the South. Now comes Ger, Alpheus Williams, of the Detroit District, and claims that he will be able to prove before the Blanchard Committee that, .owing to Zach Chandler’s plan of campaign in_ Michigan, 2,500 voters were intimidated in Williams' district " CRIMINAL RECORD. A Horrible Domestic Tragedy En- acted in Hamilton, PR S Ohio. In Which 2 Jealons Husband Is His Own and His Wife's Execu- tioner. Fearful Condition of Affairs in Breathitt County, Ken- tucky. Jackson, the County-Seat, Still in- Pos- session of & Lawless Mob, Hunter, the Camden Murderer, to Be Hanged Jan. 10. HUNTER. . Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. PriLADELYIIA, Dec. 7.—Unless the Court of Pardons Intcrferes, for it is not likely that Gen. Robeson will carry the guestion of jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of the United Statcs, .Hunter - must. be hanged dJan. 10. The de- cision of the Court of Errors and Appeals at Trenton to-day, overraling all exceptious filed, and afirming the judgment of the lower Court, was unanimous, Chief-Justice Beasley aelivering the opinion. The Court-room was crowded, and much interest was manifested, Gen. Robeson listening in silence and leaving at once for ' Washington. The decision was filed at noon, and, when Munter’s wife and daughters crossed the ferry for theirusual Saturday visit, they heard the newsboys crying the result, but not a word did they suy of it to the Lus- band and~ father. Their stay was long, for it was dusk when they lett, but he bad. not then heard' that the Court had overruled the last plea of his counsel. ‘He may not learn until Mouday, for there is no onc-to tell him but Sheriff Calboun, and he will not do .so until then. He has been visibly failing since that, and there are painful signs of effortsto brace up and look bright when some of the jail officials come up. No one else sees biw, for he has made o special re- quest that uone be udmitted to sce bim except his counsel and family. As has been said, the case may 2o before "the Court of Pardous, which consists of the Governor, Secre- tary of State, and six lay Judzes of the Court of Errors and Appeals, but the warrant for the exccution is -expected carly mext week. Hanging 1s s event of such rare occur- renes fn New Jerscy, the first and only execution in Camden County being that of John Ware, in Uecember, 1871, for par- ricide, that there is lack of precedent. Sherifl Calhoun, however, told a correspondent to-day that he should have a new gallows erected, and would have a space fenced off in the court-yard large cnough for the execution. Itis the gen- cral impression that the Jast effort bas been made to save the life of the unfortunate man. FEARFUL DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. Spectal Disaich to The Tridune. CixosyATr 0., Dee. 7.—A shocking domes- tic tragedy is reported from Hamilton. John A. Weirel was o man of about 80 years of aze, who owned a very good brick store and dwell- ing. Inothis building he resided and kept a general provision and grocery store. His wife and two sons, and & nephew, Jacob ‘Weigel, a’ young man of 26, attended the grocery, while Jobun keot a saloon on’ Second street, near Dilges’ livery stable. . As far as can be learned alone. BRENTANO’S INVESTIGATION. The Washington Sentine!; an orzan of the German-Americans, has the- following: *Mr. Brentano’s resolution to investigate the charzes of allezed bribery in the passage of the 3.65 bond biil, is creating excitement. We hope the Presiaent_and Cashier of the New York First Natipnal Bank will be cited as witnesses. Sena- tor Dorsey should be present.™ . . THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE. Astistant Sceretary-of-State Seward has sent a communication to_the House Aopropriations Commitiee, urging the necessity of more appro- priations for the Diplomatic and Cousular serv- ice. The Diplomatie bill, as reported, makesall the reductions which were wade by the Com- mittee last year over which there wassucha bitter fizht. ~The Committce continucs to abol- ish the mission 1o Greece, as well as the mission 10 Belgium, and has added to the list of Consul- ates to be abolished those at several points where commerce is rapidly increasiog. EARLY ADIOGRNMENT. The sentiment in favor ot _early adjournmdnt. and a long holiday recess is increasing. A orop- osition of that sort will doubtless sccure theap- proval of both Houscs. Senators and members who own their own residences iere are aboutthe only ones who are earnest in opposition to it. THE FIRST BATCH. An arrangement_has been made between Aitorney-Geueral Devens aud Charles Reed, representing_ the Chicago whisky wmen, that in March a motion shall be arzued to advance the first-batch cases on tue docket of the United States Supreme Court. Reed requested Attorney- General Devens to join with him in a motion lo thie Court now for that purposc, but Devens de- clined on the ground that the Government had made so many similar requests in important cases lately that it was not deemed advisable to (‘!’o s0, but that he would make the motion in March. GEN. RAUM, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, ssys that the statements in some Illinois papers that he 18 a candldate for the United States Scnate is without foundation, and that no one knows it any better than the nival candidates for that po- sitfon, Gens. Oglesby and Logan. EXONERATED. Some years ago there was_published from the sceret archives of the State Department a letter from John Y. Mason, Minister to Paris, in whicn e charged Donn Piatt, bis then Sccretary, among other things, with beiog. a defaulter to the amount of two hundred francs. Doun Piatt in the Capital to-morrow publishes a four-col- ump articlé reviewing the whole subject, which contains certificates from the_ Auditor of the Treasury - showing mot only that - Piatt as Secretary was not a defaulter, but that the United States owed him some $2,114. The two hundred francs In question, Piatt’ says, are still due hind from the estate of Mason. Piatt ex- plains the attack of Mason upon him by stating that he was dying with softening_of the brain, and that coemies of his (Fiatt’s) made usc of him to further their over-revenzeful motives. : . 7TO BE REMOVED. : ‘There is a report, apparently ;well- authenti- cated, that Georze Z. Smith, Collector of the Port,of New Orleans, is to be removed. 2 MINISTER SEWARD'S.CASE. - . 'Tothe Western Asoclated Press, - - - . WasmxeToy, D. C., Dec. 7.—Repreeentative Springei’s Comunittee, engaged in investizating the charges arainst George F.. Seward, United States Minister to China, bas determined to make Imbllc, in advance of the cross-cxamina- tion of ex-Consul-General G. Wiley Wells, the contents of the deposition reccived from Dr. McCartee, stating the purport of, conversations at his Louse with Mr. Seward aud Ar. Bradford. THE INDIAN BUREAU. y The Joint Committee engured in considering the transfer of the {odian Bureau from the civil to the Military Departmeot to-dsy beard the views of Col. A. B. sleacham. Ile holds that the only solution of the Indiau problem is in civilizing aud educating the Indians so that they may support themselves. In the past twenty- five years he has uot known a case where dis- turbances between whites and Indians has oc- curred except throngh the breaking of treaties by the former. e ——— VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. TRecusoxp, Va, Dec. 7.—Thé ‘Committee of the General Assembly appointed Lo inquire into the truestatus of the present seSsion reported to both Houses to-day, recommending the adop- tion of & resolution that this is.a-legal: and costitutional session, and that it is'inexpedicut to legislate further o the subject.’ g In the Scnate, Maj. Dapiel submitted 3 mi- nority report setting forth that it is incumbent upon the General Assembly to declare whether the present is a rezular or extra session. . Adjournment interrupted the discussion. In tue House a resolution passed in :the Senate for a joint committce to inquire into the matter_of “alleged - usurpation by United Staws District Judge Rives of State-Court ju- risdiction; was' refcrred to_the' Committee on Federal Relations after along and animated debate. . : E _A resolution requesting the Governor to in- vite attoreys for the foreign bondholders to visit Richmond and _confer with the General Assembly on the subject of the public debt was also, after longr - discussion, referred to the Fi- ¢ Committer, from those present there has been no family quarrel, yet last night tbe husband arose from his bed,.snd, taking & revolver, purchated the day before, shot his wifo while asleep, the ball passfug through her heart. She ,made one frantic leap, and crying, *Oh, my God!” fell a corpse upon the floor. He then shot three balls into his own body, two into the stomagh just above the navel, and one into his mouth up through the roof into the brain. Ja- cob Weigel, who was sleeping in a room near by with the two boys, beard the shot aud the wife’s _ery. He sorang out and tried to open ' the hed-room door, but found ‘it locked. Then, with Jobnoy, the oldest son, he ran to the back part of the house, and getting o stepladder climbed up aud knocked a pane of glass out of the transom, where he suys he saw the wife Iving on the floor with_her -hand_outstretehed and dead. The husband was sictiog up in_the bed. Jacob then ot doww and called for assistance, and be- fore it came he heard two more shots. The door was then forced open, and a most horrible sieht met the eyes of thosewho edtered. There lny two corpscs with' eyes starting from their sockets, while the bedding and floor were cov- ered with blood. The following letter was written: Tam forced to do_this step with sorrow. but do £0 on nccount of the doings of the mother toward me, becanse that others thun I she has slent with. And, dear sons, forgive the sin that I have com- mitted. My feelings are such that I could not do otheriwise. Dear sons, I am now convinced that there is a God. I believe in a God, and betieve that there isa God in heaven; and, dear sons, be very good to cach other. J. A. WsiokL, BREATHITT COUNT Spectal Dispatch to The Tribunc- LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 7.—W. F. Bassett, the Courier-Journal correspondent, who was sent to Breathitt County, Ky., to write up qu account of the civil war that has been raging there for the past two wecks, after a korschacicride of 150 niiles over mountain “roads and through snow and rain, returned to-nizht, and represents that affairs in Breathitt Couunty are indeed in a de- plorable condition, and that, instead of being exaggerated, the stories about the strife there donot represent as bad a state of aflairsasreally exist. The law is overridden and the county offi- cers are powerless to even malke a single arrest. Prominent citizens who have been threatened have fled for their lives, and Jackson, tbe county-scat of Breatbitt County, is almost de- popuiated. The oposing parties are encamped a few miles from cach other, snd are likely to bave a collision at any moment. The state of afTairs there, the correspondent says, are cqual, if not worse, than they were during the War, when the bushwhackers and_home-guard com- panies filled the hearts of the strongest men with terror and dismay. FALSE PRETENSES. Special Dispatch to Ths Tribune.. New York, Dec. 7.—Deteetive Iartman, of Chicago, arrived here last Wednesday, and usk- ed Supt. Walling for'sid in arresting George A. Mason. Hartman had been to Albany and ob- tained & requisition for the fugitive. Mason is accused of obtaining goods by fraudulent repre- sentations from prominent business firms in Chicago. While in that city, it is said, he repre-_ sented himself as a sou-in-law of the Jate John A. Kennedy, formerly Superitendent of the Metropolitan Police, and by various- other false pretenses obtsined $8,000 worth of =oods from Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. Field, Leiter & Co. were also swindled oot of $1600 worth of goods by Mason, and J. V. Farwell & Co. tost $1.000 by his operations. The officers learned Fridayt hat Mason was in Boston,butjex- pected to arrive in_this city on a Sound steamer this morning. When that boat reached the wharf Mason was found among the passengers and arrested immediately. Detective Hartman started with bis prisoner for Chicago, . MYSTERIOUS MURDER.: Special Duspatch to The Tribune. . CrysTAL LARE, 1N, Dec. 7.—On Thursday evening about 7:30 o'clock the farmers in the vicinity of the ‘ofd *Dyke " fdrm, midway be- tween Alzonquin and Crystal Lake, weré startled by the sight of ‘a burnwig stack of hay on the back portion of the premises, somewhat -near the residence’ of Elder Reed. 'Mr. Pect, who _occupies -'the” Dyke farm, now - owned by Sumner Gates, of Crystal Lake, “could 'do nothing to_stay the flames, and the stack was burned to the ground, involving a small loss. It was thought to "be the work of tramps, as uo firc was supposed ;to be legitimately: Hear the hay. ; " v 3 Yesterday morning the: younger Mr.', Reed, while gazing upon- the smoldering heap, discov- ‘ered thie dead body of &’ ma# Iying in the ashes, and badly charred. The body was limp aod not cold, but the clothing was almost entirely burned away and the body partiaily destroyed by the devouriug element. > ‘The neighbors were summoned, and, upon re- and making ¢ unfortunate e downward covering the body from the sshes au examiuation, it was found t man hag passed through the fire fa: and there was A the flames failed to reach. In this fragment was found a watch-chain but no watch, and 8 portion of a husking-peg. A butlet-hole vus also found through his head, and it was evident that life Lad been'extinict for several hours. - The inquest to-day resulted in finding that deceased ‘come to hie death . by a pistol shot, fired by an_unknown persou. B FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribune. i LovisviLLe, Ky., Dec. 7.—Nothing has yet been heard from J. H. Cowper, of Chicago, who disappesred from here Wednesday last. compunion; William Headlam, Jr., states that Cowper disappeared soon aflter conversing With a colored barber relative to visiting some pretty girls the latter claimed to know. Headlam and Cowper réached Louisville Tuesday evening last under fnstructions rom the United States Dis- trict Court of Chicago, in the case of John Finser & Bros., of Louisville, Ky., vs. Georgd B. Okell, of Chicago, for the purpose of examin- ing the books and papers of the Finser Broth- crs. IHeadlam, who is ad expert hookkeepery pave written instructious to Cowper to proceed to Finser Bros.’ tobacco factory to take mem- oranda of the books and papers necessary for the examination, and to return to him at-5 o'clock Wednesday. Cooper left Finser Bros.” factory at half-past 4, according to instructions, and Headlam has not been able to find him since, notwithstanding the whole police force of this ¢ity hds been aiding him in the scarch. Headlam claims that be has been shadowed ever since his arrival in the city. The Finsers stand high in Louisville, and arc assistine the police to find the missing man. COUNTERFEITERS. Special Lisnaici to The Tribune. Sioux Crry;‘la., Dee. 7.—This morning the oflicers succceded in arresting George Craig, the leader of a band of counterfeiters who have been operuting in this section for some time past. They secured $40 fn spurious trade-dol- lars and half-dollars. The counterfeits are well exceuted, and_anite & quantity is in circalation hereabouts. The remainder of tbe band. with their implements, ete., will soon be captured. . ABORTION. St. Louts, Dec. .—Two physicians, Metcall and Staff, were arrested and held to bail to-day, charged with the producing of nn abortion on an unmarrfed woman named ‘Anna Roberte, who ‘died last Wednesday from the effects of their treatment, “WILL VISIE CIHICAGO. New York, Dec. 7.—George A. Mason, ar- rested berc oua churgeof obtaining goods under false pretenses in Chicago, has left tor that city in churge of officers. " FIRES. CHICAGO. Astill alarm to Engine No. 27 at 6:80 last evening was caused by a fire in the frame awelling No.139 North Lincoln street, owned by Joseph Lutz and occupled by John Moran. Damage, $10. Cause, a live coal falling from the stove on to the carpet. The alarm from Box 74 at 5:30 yesterday afternoon, located on the corner of Michigan avenue and Eldridge court, was false. AT MACON, MISS, New Orresns, La, Dec. 7. patchies report the destruetion of fifty houses in the business portion of the Town of Mucon, Miss: Loss, $200,000. Insurance, $103,000. CANADA. Mayor Beaudry of Montreal—The Seminary of St. Sulpice—Sulcide—Arrest for Rob- bery. Special Digpalch to The Tridune. MoNTREAL, Dec. 7.—The Herald, while ad- mitting that tbe Federal system is not best fit- ted for Canada, says it will not be the first to advocate a ciiange in the terms of union. The papers here relate a story of how Mayor Beaudry intertered with the arrangements made for the reception of the Vicerezal party, ard the dissatisfaction gyl annoysnce he 'caused.’ He 'wanted ' the 1 party to ride in his owh'éat-| riage with him, apd forced them to accept a car- riage which he provided. ¥ It is believed that negotiations between the Grand Trunk and Passumpsic Railways, to en- able the latter to met over the Victgria Bridge, will éventuate successfully,—theredy a change of cars at'St. Lambert’s being avofded. 1t is understood that, at the suggestion of the Rev. Father Dowd, the Irish Catholic Union has peen disbanded. Col. W. Osborne Smith, of Manitoba, has instituted an action of §10,000 damages against .Georze Tate, who some time ago got outa capias against him. Members of §t. Patrick’s Church have sub- scribed to reimburse Larry Murphy, private prosecutor of the Orangemen, who is said to be in a distressed conditioi. & Mayor Beaudry has intimated that he will not again run for Mayor: and Dr. Leprohon,.well known and highly respected by all classes, will be asked to accept the nomination. The Seminary of St. Sulpice, taking advantage of a clause in an act of the Quebee Legislatw e, decline to pay taxes on a plece of 1aud over half a mile long, which, they say, Is_used for educa- tional. purposes. .. The ground taken by the Seminary is, that the land upow woich they claim exemption contributes vegetables to the use of the college; and the Assessors seem to be puzzled as to the difference between revenue denved in mon: distinguished from vegeta- ble produce. smali portion of the cost which { in chdrge of the Morgan on the miorning of the disaster. The United States Cireult Court was opened yesterday, and mmone the firse motioas present- ‘od were those of Mrs, Myra Clark Guines, the most Indomitable and indefatizable woman of thie nineteenth century The bomeopatie body which has been sitting in conclave lere the past.‘weck .closed its session to-day, and the diffcrent committees appointed to visit other locaiities which were occupied by the Yellow Knight have left the city to collect facts and make their deauctions, after which all reports will be returned, and the proceedings published. CASUALTIES. A COSTLY JOKE, * Spectal Dispatch te The Tribune PiTTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 7.—A shocking affair, terminating in the death of a promising young man, occurred last night at Rillside Station on the Pennsylyania Railroud, about fifty miles from Pittsbure. A lady namea Hothan, daugh- terof a well-known citizen of - this place, was Teft at home in charge of the younger sisters while her parents were attending church in the neighborhood. Toward 9 o’clock Joseph Hothan returned home from a_spelling-bee, and_think- ing to frighten the sisters, assumed the air and ‘Hpecial Dispatch to The Tridune. QUEREC, Dee. 7.—A terribly sad case of sui- cide is reported frot the Parish of St. Etienne, near Quebee. Mre. Warren, wife of a tarmer, sent for a priest, saying she had taken poison and was dying. A medical man was obtained, but death soon ended her sufferings. The un- fortunate woman had takcu two doses of arsenic. She asked forgivencss of her busband, wished her children farewell, and committed them to her husband’s care. Their property had been advertised for sale by the Sherifl, and the misfortune 50 oreyed upon her mind 15 to cause partial deraagement. The- evidence at the inquest proved that she purchased the poi- son as early as August, having forged 2 magis- trate’s name to thic order for its delivery, and ;nustll’m\'a premeditated her fatal step fora ong tim Specinl Dispatch to The Tribune- ‘Toroxto, Dec. 7.—Charles Durand, alias-| Clarke, described by the New York police as a noted thief of that city, has arrived here from Montreal, in custody of 'au officer, charged with being Implicated in 2 couple of recent robberies in this city. Durapd’s doings were brought to lizht by letters from his confederates fu New York—detailing a plan of ovcrating during the receptions of the - Marquis of . Lorne—having been delivered by mistake to Charles Durand, the barrister bere. E Spectql Dispateh to The Tribune, BELLEVILLE, Dec. 7.—A quantity of ore which has been got out of the Moore mine, in_Modoc, has oeen shipped to Buffalo to be tested. ‘The shipment of*turkeys hénce to Enecland has assumed _large proportions. Two thousand have been shipped within the past few days. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. MoNTREAL, Dee. 7.—It is understood in finan- clal circles that no Canadian institution is af- fected by the failure of the Western & South Wales Bank. 5 Burglars operated extensively last night, having entered the hiouse of Benry Bulwer, as well as that of Dr. Howard. In the former case they cleared off with all the plate and other valuables. In the latter they were dis- torbed, but made: good- their éscape. - Several stores were burelarized on the previons night. To-day the notorions Sheehan, impticated in the Hackett murder, was arrested 2s one of the thieves, anda large quantity. ot: goods found in his posscesion. ) S . Special Dipatch to The Tridune. OtTAWA, Dec. 7.—A party of boys were skat- ing on the canal this morning when the icc gave way. The party, with the cxception of two, named Hill “and Kerr, manazed to get ashore. Kerr was drown, ‘and Hill, when rescoed, was “nearly'dead.- It-is Teared hé cannot recover. - The Governor-General and Princess Louise takelong: walks daily" through -the city. The Princess, who- appears to-be' partial to pedes- trianism, carrics a small cane. Perhaps she m; Eénnugnr.ue-avnew fashion” for Canadian s : e~ NEW - ORLEANS :[TEMS, : Spectal Dispatch to s Trizins EW ORLEANS, Dec. 7.—Martin H. Romis and ‘William J. Scovell, oivuers of the Cotton Valley, have entercd suit “in the United States Dis- trict Court- acninst, the steamer Charles Mor- 2an for the value of their boat and furniture,— $20,000. They claim. the cause of the loss of theirboat to be carelessness on the part of those demeanor . of & tramp. So .complete was tne disguise, and so well did play bis part toat the girls - failed 10 recornize him as he stood on the porch in front of the housc, and the eldest of them, in whose charge thc other two had been left, level- inw 2 gun, shot the supposed intruder dead in his tracks, tue charge_entering his breast in the region of the heart. The only words he uttered after the shooting were, * My dear sister.”’ The young lady is almost insane with grief over the terrible affair, which has cast 8 gloom over the entire commu FINANCIAL. NEW YOREK. Suécial Dispatch to The Tribune. New Yorr, Dec. .An assignment Wwas made by the ola-established firm of Olyphant & Co., of China, whose New York office Is at No. 104 Wall street. The members of the suspended firm are William W. Parkin, George W. Talbot, Hobart Seymour, Geary and Talbot Olyphant, of this city; Tobias Pim, Belfast, Ircland; and Jobn F. Seaman, Newburg, N. Y. Messrs. Pim and Sea- man have the management-of the business in China. By the terms of the assignment, sev- crdl clusses of creditors are made. The Repub- lic of Peru 18 sccond preferrea - creditor, but the amount due is not stated. Aside from one banking-house in New;, York, the notes are mostly held outside this country. The agere- eate of the sums due on preferred notes and drafts is $105,000. The total lizvilities and as- sets will not be known until reports are recelved from China, Australia, New Zcaland. and Peru, in which countries the firm has branches or cor- respondents. Olyphant & Co. were in existence more than half a century. The firm was established in 1827, and for many_ sears did an extensive com- mission - busivess in Chinese silks, mats, and tens. Itwasone of the Plnnu‘rs in the China trade, having its orizinal headquarters in Can- ton. As business expanded, the firm enzaged in the Australian and New Zealand trade, becom- ing known in almost every part of the globe. ‘The China trade becoming cut up, the tirm of Olyphant & Co. was changed by the retirement o Robert M. Olyphant. Several years ago the present - firm began to do business on . its own account, in ad- dition to following tbne commission trade, and prospered for a long period. At one time it was rated at 2 million dollars capital, buc re- cently commercial agencies lessened this esti- mate. The firm, however, always retained its credit. About eighteen months ago Olyphant & Co. made a contract with the Gov- ernment of Peru - for the importation of a larze number of coolles. It was guaranteed by Peru that the coolics should be bired out only to.responsible persons, and not restrained of liberty. ‘The firm made elaborate prevarations for the fulfiliment of its contract, and engazed and fitted up several steamers for the transportation of coolies. Its plans wedre “overthrown, however, by the opposition of persons in China, who caused the Chinese and British Governments to prevent the departure of the coolies. Throueh this de- feat the firn lost a great deal of monev, and this Joss is reported as the immediate cavse of the s uspension.. i BUFFALO. Svecial Dispaich t0.The Tribune. BuPPALO, N. Y., Dee. 7.—Ope of the largest firms of fur dealers in this vart'of the State, Sirrett & Stafford, made an assignment to-day. Their linbilities are $172,000, but the exact amount of the assets cannot yet be ascertained. V. B. Sirrett, the senior meniber of the firm, is the Treasurer of Erie Councy, N. Y., having been elected in November for the fourth con- secutive term. e ——————— THE WEATHER. Orrrcr oF THE CrhiEr SIGNAL OFFICER, WasHINGTON, D. U, Dec. 8—1 a. m.—Indica- tions—For Tennessee and the Olio Valley, warmer, cloudy, rainy weather, winds mostly southerly, falling barometer. For the Lower-Lake region, partially cloudy and cloudy weather, followed by rain or snow, cold westerly, shifting towarmereasterly winds, followed by falling barometer. For the Upper-Lakeregion, increasiog clondi- ness, followed by rain or snow, variable winds, mostly southeasterly, stationary of higher tem- peratire, lower pressure. For the Upper Misslssippi and Lower Mié- souri Valleys, cloudy weather, rain or snow, southeasterly winds, falling barometer, followed by rising barometer and colder northwest winds. The Ohio River will fall. The temperature will fall below freezing in the canal regions. Cautionary siznals are ordered for Duluth, Marquette, Esmm\n? Milwaukee, Sec. 1, Chi- cago, Grand Haven, Sec. 3, aud Muckinaw City. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. % Sr. JosEri, Mo., Dec. 7.—To-night snow is falling rapidly, with a proepect of a deep snow. ‘The ground is dry, and all the conditions arc favorable. > LOCAL ORSERVATIONS. Cuicaco, Dec. 7. Time. | far. Thr Iln.\ Wind. | Vel.| Rn., WWeather %0 23 | 60 N, W 2|78 55: mintmum, 23, GENKEAL OBSKRVATIONS. | Citrcagn, Dec. 7—3idnighe. X Raln, Weather. “Maximum, 1h; 26 .. Tresh 7., fresh §; Vel fresh 2 Cloudy. |Clnay- THE OHIO PENITENTIARY. Coruwpus, O., Dec. 7.—The Directors of the Peiiitentiary have completed their ipvestigation of the charges made against Chief-Warden Me- ‘Whorter and Deputy-Warden Quinn. . McWhor- ter was requested to tender his resignation, to take effect Jan. 7. This was done on the fround that he did not possess suflicient execative abill- ty to manage such an fnstitution. The other chargzes were declared to be without foundation. E;gu;y;l "Q'l:lln: &‘:lszs (mnd gullty of insubordioa- y s vas 3 e e ugtion \u.h ncccpigd. to take . ———————— NASHVILLE SHOOTING TOURNAMENT. NasnviLe, Tenu,, Dee. 7.—At the Shooting :‘ioqmnmcul. of the Tenncssee Sporting Asso- ation to-day, Edwells, 5 won the Tcnn’e’ssfc Slcaée' m%f]n{mnm}h e In the matén for $500, the first money was wou by Maskey, of Nashville; sccond moriey by, ' Voss, of Mobile. E In the ‘second mateh for 300, Merriam, of 2emphis, won the first money, ana Busb, of Mobile, the second moues. b The tournament will close Monday. o g OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. QUEENSTOWS, Dec. 7.—Arrived, Scythia and Baitie. from New York. FOREIGN. - The Ameer Replies Humbly and Civilly to the English Ul- timatum. Hs Intended No Hostile Act in Repel- ling the British Envoy. The Andrassy Tnterest Ahead in the Austro-Hungarian Cabinet. Ministerial Besponsibility Proclaimed by the Turkish Government, Au American Charged with Copspiring Against the Suitan. < AFGIANISTAN, THE AMEER'S LETTER. Lamore, Dec. 7.—The letter which the { Viceroy of India on the 2d fust. announced that Maj. Cavazoari had received from Shere Ali was the Ameer’s answer to the Viceroy’s ultimatam. It concludes with the declaration that he entertainsné enmity towards the British Government; that he desires to resume his former fricndly relations, and will not resist the visit of the British mussion to Cabul. LARORE, Dec. 7.—The reply of the Ameer of Afghanistan to the Viccroy. of Iudia's ultimatum has been received by the Indian Government. It is dated the19th of November, but not having reached Dakka before the 30th of that month it is believedinofficial circles to have been re-written after tbe news of the cap- ture of AN Musjid. The Ameer criticises the professed- friendly Intentious of the British Government, and alludes to its action in the past, and especially toits intercesslon in behalf of Yakoob Khan, as contradictory of such io- tentions. Lanore, Dec. 7.—The Ameer, in his reply, explains that his refusal to reccive Gen. Sir Neville Chamberlain’s mission was not intended to be hostlle, but arose from the fear of aloss of his independence, an apprehension which was confirmed byan allusion in the ultimatum to protection belng ziven to the Khyberees who had been enzaged in escorting the missfon. The Ameer declares no_cumity: exists between Afghanistan aud the British Government; that he desires to resume his former friendly relu- tions; and. finally, that he will not resist the visit of a small témporary M!'ssmn. TURKEY. MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITY. CoxsraxmiNorLE, Dee. T.—The nmew Grand Vizier, Kheireddin Pasha. has drafted alaw proclaiming Ministerial responsibility. Khel- reddin, replyiug to copgratulations of the Armenian Patriarch, declared that to all Otto- man subjects equal<jadfiee would be adminis- tered fmpartialiy, and all Government posts would be filled without reference to religion. In concluston he said: *“We all pray to the same God; we in mosques, you in churches.” ARRESTED. : An American has been .arrested on a chagre of eouspirtng against the Sultan. The ' Ameri- can Legation immediately demanded his re- Jease. The charges are serious, and it is be- lieved the reoresentations of the Lezation will prove fruitless. - ITALY. - + POLITICAL. RowE, Dec. 7.—In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, Minister Zanardelli declared that the Government would not object to special meas- ures against the Tnteroationalists if they were proved necessary, and sauctioned by the Legis- lature, but he believed the existing laws were safficient. £ Premier Cairoll spoke, fully concurring with his colleague. Both Ministers were warmly ap- planded. LB 070 da o &t 6 1+ Tae opposition DEphtles, Sighbri” Sorrextind, © Boughi, and Puccini, declared that though mot satisfied, they would not bring forward any hos- tileresolutions. Signori Paternosto and " Mio- ghetts, however, submitted motions hostile to the Government. The debate will continue to-day. TUNSATISFACTORY. RowmE, Dee. 7.—In the Chamber to-day Sienor Crispl declared that yesterday’s Ministerial statements were unsatisfactory. He presenied a motion summoning the Ministry to execate the laws in order to preserve tranquillity. ‘The debate was adjourned till Monday. GREAT BRITAIN. BUIT DENOUNCED. DusL1N, Dee. 7.—The Freeman’s Journal yes- terday published a letter from John 0'Conuor Power, Home Ruler, and member of Parli: ment, denouncing Dr. Isaac Butt as a traitor to the Home Rule party in Ireland and to the Irish cause. NOT TRUE. Loxpos, Dec. 7.—A telegram from the Cap- tain of the British troop-ship Oroutes, dated Malta, says there is no truth in the report cabled from Halifax that & boat’s crew fromn that ship had been lost in attempting to rescue a man w ho had [allen overboard. % CANADIAN LOAN. LONDON, Dec. 7.—The new 4 per cent Cana- dian loan o £3,000.000 was tendered for yes- terday. Only £1,619,000 were allotted at an average of £96 2s 6d. AUSTRO-OUNGARY. THE CABINET. . - PestH, Dec. 7.—A Royal reseript was read in the Diet to-day, anoouncing that the Cabinct will rematn in office. Gen. Szaoary has been appointed Miaister of Finance and Kemeny Minister of Commerce. ANDRASSY AHEAD. - Loxpox, Dec. 7.—A Vienna dispatch says the proposed motion in the Austrian Delezation at Pesth for a vote of confidence in Count Andras- 5y’s ministry, has been quietly dropped. Count Andrassy’s Victory i» confined to the rejection of the report of the Budget Committee. FRANCE. DISSATISFIED. Paris, Dec. .—The fepudlique Francaise ex- presses great dissatisfaction with the new Turk- ish Ministry. ELECTION INVALIDATED. . VERSATLLES. Dec. 7—The Chamber of Depu- ties has invalidated the election of-the Duke Decazes. A ) E SPAIN. THE PRESS BILL. Maprip, Dec. 7.—Congress has passed the = disease have found a lodzment in thy the army, and _are only awaiting o copmiot oppargunity to make their presence feiry e ‘Th&lacter cud of the ninctecath centpry be destined to witness revolutionary explos] which may prove as disastrous as i thar o 20 close of thelast century. The centre of the ot Cxplosion would 06 Gerrany, as that of e 2e¥ wes France. Tho vew outireak woul] be T the old,—social as_well as politic sogial fan voliicl PO B muce German revolution would swee; dynasty and much of the antiquated palS ‘machinery which the dypasty is.so mxions"‘fl retain as a support of the thirone. The dg 1 may 1o come, but the indications of 5 -xugi‘ snower ¥ are aoparent. above the Germag po% zon. The stamping-out process mdy mm.i’ 4 postponing the day for taking tothe ark, but o it render the embarkation uunecessary] Do potism that kills oft ersons for expresing. q“’ content does not eradicate the feeling of s tent in the survivors, And discontent is sy o more aanzcrous to Governments for betge fused expression. Steam that cannot fing oglet or something to do will burst the B> ‘[Here js one consideration bearing amaingt f" idea of revolution which ought not 0 be gt cd,—the Gerinan s a poor conspirator. Bery s0. But the French explosion of 'S9 wag s the result of a couspiracy. — Sheer desperaty produced it. Men reasoned, We cannop et worse; and the revolution beran, though an§ coxum Eisc ;v_‘gere 1:‘ was to end. o usiness ad in Germany. The fand is all spent. Taxes afe wepranmuls Toere i8 ¢ deficiency in the budget, and to m“' it money must be borrowed. - Men o are oat of employment, and both labor o Solfering. Thlais bad enoueh, bat Dk a8 New Germany is struggling with t] T B et oloin. o the syt o Socialism. In the materia medica of ofliciaiisn. there i3 only one panacea for social ill,—the dungeon or the gallows,—and only one fostry rmentality of government,—the army anaj m‘ half-brother, the police. Ina certain stage of society that Is all very well,-but. Germany. hor passed beyond that staze. Between himscif ang anarchy, the conservative Germanp sees nothiny but _zbm:l Emperor, tl;e arms, aud police. Public spirit_has no_controlling power anarchists or Government. VS Press bill, CABLE PROJECT. The Ministers are considertng a project for laying a cable between Manila and -Hong Kong. DENMARK. A POLITICAL CRISIS, COPENTAGES, Dec. 7.—The Folkething will- probably be dissolved on Mondsay ju consequence of its refusal to pass the subsidy to indempify the losses caused by the late negro insurrection in the Island of Santa Crax. o GERMANY. HARD TIMES, DISSATISFACTION, AND DANGEE OF . REVOLUTION. =% New York Gravhic, Dec. 6. We learn from private sources of the utmost reliability that the condition of affairs in_Ger- many is very alarming. Every one sees from the energy snd desperation with which the Gov- ernment pursues the Socialists that Germany's rulers are thoroughly frightencd. - But very few outside of Germany bave any eonception of how | ‘widespread the revolutionary feeling in Germaay really is. A i ¥ Can even the repressive measures which the Antl-Socialist bill has put into the hunds of the Embaeror root out the fecling that is making for | a ‘change? Wide-awake observers are by no means ready to answer this query in the affirmative. "Some of the = shrewdest of them are, on the' contrary, ready to believe that = the 'despotism ~will break down hopelessly in dealivg with a disease which pervades all classes of the prople. The German armyis made up of Germaus, many of themn aoything but professional soldicrs. Is it not possible, nav probable, that, if the German nation is scetbing with discontent,—s chrovic- Gesire for chanie,—cume o ! with e And then Germans see France under & Republican Government. D’;‘?\’np;r::: that Republicanism does Dot mean mnarchy. The Frenchi Republicans under the lead of Gambetta have convincea the European worlg that liberty is compatible with order. Franc under Imperialism was . publicau institations shie s contented and pres- erous, Germans see that, even in the matter of u dreulating medium, the Imperial Govern. ment, at the beck of the great bankers, demoo- etized silver and thus threw an additional bur- den not only on debtors, but on the whole peo- pie. The demonetization of silver by German Was a long stride towards the rear, v And then, 200, the fear that France & simgly awaiting an opportunity to take revenge for her recent disasters, anlrecover back her lost -provinces, has an unsettling effect in Germany, It is ‘oue great and ever-present reacon for keeping up the German army, which fs cop- stantly addioe to the burdend “of the people. Frenchmen Would not be buman_beins did they not Inok forward to “revenge.” Tacyare doubtless bending every energy towards being }).-mr;d to-také a completé **indemnlty” rom Germany, when & convenient opportunity arises. Bnt even without esternal foes, the in- - ternal difficulties and dangers of the German Government are extensive enough and threaten- ine_cnough ‘10 make the rulers of Germaoy anxious for not onlythe present but the fatare, WADE HAMPTON. His Condition Considered Critical. Speciat Dispaich o The Trivune. WASHINGTON, D C.y Dee. 7.—A dispatch re- ceived hére to-day from South Carolina states that-4Vade flampton is in a critical condition. New.YoRE, Dec. 7.—Tue World's special says ‘Wade Hampton:is worse, and fears are’ enter- tained-tbat be cannot recover. His leg will b amputated to-day, when the crisis will be reached. o & —_——— OBITUARY. Spectal Dispateh fo The Trivene ALiD1sON, Wis.. Dec. 7.—The sad. news 7a received here of the death at Genevs, N. Y, at an early bour this- morning, of diphtheris, ot Prof. Stephen H. Carpenter. He' wen$ thither scarcely a week azo to pay the last ssd rites to 2 brother who had died of the same disesse. <Prof.. . Carpenter held the Chair of Logic st Englistifitersture in the State University, bar-- [:ing‘bean connected with the State Usivenity for a number of years,—in fact, hoviny rejected many tempting offers from other colleges, that™ he might retasin b chair in‘ the TFaculty and contime @ labor for the University that he had grown m with. Prof. Corpenier was widely and favor ably known, not only in this_ State, bat 850 throughout the literary and educational circes of the country. ‘I'ng death of Prof. arpenter hasnot only cast a deep eloom over or dlf, but it is a severe blow to the University. be was deeply respected and beloved oot oulyby the large numoer of students under him, b by ol Gur citizens. His remains teave Geners, N. Y., at 11 o’clock to-night for this city. i “Special Dispatch to The Triume. GALENS, 111, Dee. 7.—Deacon Stephen Blark stone, brother of the late Judge Blackstooe, and uncle of_thie Hoo. Jobn . Blacksione, of «| Shullsburg, Wis., was found dead in his bid &8 his residence near Apple River vesterday mon- ing. He retired the nizht previous in spoarest 2o0d health. Deceased was about S0 yearsol age, o prominent Presbsterian, anda Jesding citizen of this district. He cameto the lesk mining district from Canada in 1313, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Ev6ry, 1ll., Dec. 7.—An inmate of the Flzm Insane Asylum, Mrs. Ann Smith, died of cor- sumption on Friday, and her remains were for- warded to friends in Chicazo for burial. CINCINNATY, O., Dec. 7.—Capt. F. F. Eckett, for many vears azent of the Parkersburg (W. Va) and Cincinnati line of steamers, died sad- denly to-day at his home, sitting io hischalr. He bad just returncd to his house from the office, and appeared to be in usual good heaith. THE SCRAP-IRON SUIT. Special Dispateh to The Tribune., NEW Yorg, Dec. 7.—The New Jersey Court of Appeals to-day readered s decioninthe case of Receiver Jewett, of the Erle, spsiost Col. Bowman, formerly the Erie porchasing- agent, and Sigismund Dringer, dealer fn fron scraps. The charge was that Bowman had sold 1,700 tons of car-wheels to Dringer at $19a tor, When authorized to sell 1,000 tons at 822 Tbe case became celebrated becanse Recelver Jev- ctt claimed general conspiracy . to defrand the Eric, hich officials being fmplicated.. Tt amount favolsed in this action was $10XC The decision vindicates Col. Bowmas who denies authorizing the sale, but _holds Driuger to pavment. - The legal fees in the $uit are over $50,000, and Dringer, who had made 3200 a few years, is left penniless. el COLORADO SILVER MINES. - LeapviLLE, Col., Dec. 7.—The silver pr .in this camp. excecds the expectations.of the most sanguine. New discoveries are. reparted daily. The product of theleading mives basis- creased 50 per cent within the pust two Week Tyo thousand tons, ylelding 20,000 ouaces of silver, wore aelivered this week, a‘-fi‘g.uum tond ade.are awaiting transportation. b5 ora-bitsra eatimate thio nep prodact foe 1h¢ year at this camp at upwards of $3.000,000- U tunately tbis camp has its share of miniod tion. What will probably prove 0oe of % st lawsuits iu the conntry has beed It ——————— ODD-FELLOWSHIP, Speclal Dispateh to The Tridune. * Ot1awa, Ill, Nov. 7.—The following, IS been elected officers of Ottawa Ladge, No- 4, 0. 0. F., to be scated the first week in Janotr? next:.Chase Fowler, N. G.5 L. L'“%’ V.G.; J. H. Wilson, Secretary; J. W. Clets Per. ‘Secretary; B. F. Porter, 118y Trustees—W. Burgess, W. K. Stewat +Buumgardner, B. ¥. Bole, L. A. Willlams et TRADE OF TOLEDO. - " *ToLepo, O., Dec. 7.—The Liade this esenis? ,publishes statement - complied from flflfl; ords of the Produce Exvhange ghowing ¢ ambunt of grain shipped by Jake from 418 DOF8 during the season of uavization just closed /9 have been:' Flour, 235,000 barrels; '_'W'-‘u. 411,000,000 bushels; cord, 6,500,000 bushels; & 240,000 bushels. ; e —— HOG CHOLERA, - - . Special Dispatch o The Triduné . WATNE, 1Il., Dec. 7.—Hog cholera is P ine o' considefable xtent io Da Page Coudtly «ind the dread diseace has killed o fine dm;!fl'; elghuy-five hogs on El Teflt’s farm, ner ——————— . TENNESSEE ASSESSMENTS. . NasuviLLz, Tenn., Dee. 7.—Repops, 10 =% Comptroller show a decrease of 5% per ¢cot ] the Tenokssce Hssestanens for 1379, 33 comp at of 157 ren- nsettled. Under Re- -