Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1878, Page 1

The Ohicago D TUESDAY., DECEMBER 10, VOLUME- XXXI1X. MOLIDAY GOODS, S CANDY. A £ FRENG AN 10 e 078, "‘un 11, 7. IAbDILE, we offef to xi¥a an ounce of goid 11ty onnce of aialteration found In aur eandics. Ogod, ~ Beat Mized, Fogcora, o pound. pound. quart. Il'relvoll‘.‘Annll|n Nrankrupt Rtoek of SLEVEN ofl"'fldll%fl"x" REMAIN real Solitaire Dismo Etflrqvgc?mumrmun 17 we ‘w:nlnln of the 13 DIAMONDS sdvar- UNBOLD, nd Ring for 11.00 to. 3,00 50 Btones to be real”gem diar fne stones as can be found. ec ont Hunting-cane Jeweled Watch Al CERA treses RACH WE 10 NOT KERP M-A-J-0-11-0. 2 WARE. Fiegant “atin-Covered Larxe Cologno Dottles, Ltichly Decurated, only 3¢, wortli 81, Atiandsome 1ittie Writing-Desk. 290 Coneh phell Faney Boxs sther Uloye, il niied, Tl X fOF e wonre .o e lng %) Plctures Long shape. 100 Plctures e worth 50c. ‘worth $2.23, SCRAP ALDY 2ic. AUTOGRAPIH ALBUMS, 24a —A apiendid aworiment of scrap-book pictares. Vares.. v o er, e Van JublobLhing REAL PARTAN MARBLE 308 -4k e b a ¥ 7 vt Htatues .. 480 Nice linx Paper and Envelopes, 7c. Sl tur g wihiers 0k 81 for: "X Packetbook for 4¢., A'®3 iteal ltusels ook foroze, * $1 Rtereoscopes for 4. '25e Views for dc. Sy othier Klad of Faey Goods at Priees Fow to {bleszo. BRACKETS. carred Diack Walnut rackets, corner or side, Re each, Fivest Line of Fine Hrackets, Tables, Towel Iiscks, Wall Pockets {n the city. Eilk Velvet Phuto Frames, 140, O K SI S, WHAT WE SELL FOR e, . Eggleston’s New Child's Story Boond i Plessant Blories and Fictures n % { Girdies’ Picture Primer, etc., ete, Cloth § o ey Anlllustrated Iiook ound in Cloth snd Boands for 11, CHAT'IERBOX Pt & S2austity for 48 Jablnson Cruse, Bwlse Famiy, Fablun Nighis, ete, in cloth ead biaray ieap st 75¢. 2 AH"WY;. .:‘l: Q‘l‘l ', toned_ paper, wortn 81,0010 i e, toned Aper, 5 AV ESERL KoK nie Variety of Iiooks for the young fn the city. TOYS. Our Toy Dep't uccuples One Kntire Floor, hasiR Jts own Monawer, fus own Cashier, and Keeps yal busy from 25 to 4o employes, We have inree| E| a4 AUy toys as any of our competitors | g most AS great o variety as Vergho, ltubling| oF Selwelizer & Ueer, 3 wen of 1arge ¢xperience tn oy busiess, DID ¥OU BVBER AEAR OF SUCH 7 _late just recelyed one eatire toy stuck UL YOU 23 Different Btyles 3¢ liooks &l m \KH A tlmcs b WANTED- of Toyuat 1 each uliding aad Alphabet i . R Blocka 4 Cla. DOXE warilh 25, et "\ nies, 4 otw ! Hhisniiig Motal Top, cts.; worth 13, ¢ Facom Te o Val 160 aud Brush, 6 cts, 1 worth 20, setul pilack Wainut-Top Furaiture, 2 chairs, 1 rocke e, 1table, il for 3l sl Brhiaonia T Abelof nall Cll Moathi Organd, 4, 9, aud §4 Cta, Japroned “and Urouticnted Cook-Btove, with ture nistlies, 15 i, A G Panviamas, ouly 14 cte. Metalaphones (Muslcal), 14 cta, 1‘:.1.:':“!' Hete, —Loard, Rolling-Pin, Masher, cta. set Tool-Uiteats, from 19 cts. 5 AComplete Line of Hill's Blocks, . “L‘thltrl (¥ el bow, Chess, and all kinds Child's ek ‘Viaviing: Cards (best 8. D. brand), 156 cte. ‘Aud 1o, U0 Uther Variaties of Tops, AT HALF OTHKRS PRICES, RAUIEST DATIES! BADIES! Every family oukht to have o dozen, Lt nottlui W keop thiem. Don't cry unles you pall A Ciiliia Doll for One-Quarter of & Cent. Larger ‘stio for one-half cent. Dressed China Doll for d centa; WOrti) 15 0 20, DUN'T THRSE PRRICKS SURPRISE YOU? Yere s somethtng more witonishing: A largestze res) :)! Dol for 3 centa. :9CTS, THR WORDER OF WONDERS. 8 CT8, A model Wax Doll, fashtoned srms and fed riiclal oycd, with sud withous bair, with car over & foot los A 1, 3 wldewswhero for 73 cents (moving oyes), 3¢ cents, Mammoth sixe 81 Dolls, teal wax, for 44 cents, Uur ler Uaby (wortl: §3), wiih stockings, lung Lair, 2on und lice trimmed, ‘measuring full 23% inches, ORLY s cEN TS, Wesifll have a small stock of Dry (i0ods we wish we badn't. To prove it, loak st these prices: Two-Button Kld-Gloves (worth boa), 125 palr, hinue Bib, bralded and embrotierod, do. rs, o each. ‘“l.lull Il:mlllmhllllq 240 each., Beat Thread, 100 dos. i Noedies, Ju paper. 18 Paver Collars, tic box, All-slic Haudkerchiels fur oc esch, Rult Wonted Uuods at anc-quarter, value, We en't wot, Tead this: Une price atrictly, do oot suit. sk auy one uods insrked {o plala ngur Ml‘.:' wertully refunded wh Chiy taleswel jold. ** Never labu(." We are glad to have you louk. Ak for any article advertised. If 1t {8 nt sxaclly a Tepresented s8't buy, mever comn auain, sud keep others fruin fuming, tf you lke our way of dolog business, Lielp to becauaiho oniy resson w wo Lo il DAY AL A e ‘.l‘ll’m"dl bt ¢ llameiaber those Uarialns are advertised by Jo-day's Tmin K5 b sl wavey FUMNITURE, “ THE TOBEY FURNITURE CO. In addition to thelr exten- sive - stock of Furniture, have just recelved a large and elegant assortment of Ugeful and Ornamental HOLIDAY GOODS, which are offered at extremely low prices. STATE AND ADAMS-STS. ‘ldl Agauts for the Celebrated CIAMPION POLDING BEDSTEAD. ... DIAMONDS, WATCHED, Etc. el S o Bargalne! Dargaing Darusiusl Jstneal Walches! Waiches! Disnouds! Diswonds! Dia- moude! Jewelry! Jewelryl Je'tl!p Flated Waru! Piated W, latod At LIP- MAN'S Loan Uflice, 130 Bouth Clark-st., city. WALTHAM WATCHEN. NOTICE THESE FACTS! After an experience of 40 years in selling Watches, we believe WALTIHAM WATCIIES to be the most retiable and satisfactory for the cost yet produced. + MATSON & CO. We have sold over 75,000 Waltham Watches during the last 15 years, and the de- mand for them constantly increases. N. MATSON & CO. WALTHMAM Watches are produced in 44 distinet grades,and eased in gold and silver cases of all weights and sizess making their cost range from SI12 to 2325. Every one sold by us fs guar= anteed a good time-keeper by the company, and by aur= selves also. N. MATSON & CO. STATE AND MONROE-STS. "TOWELING, TABLE C IMeld, Leiter & Co. WABASH-AV,, OFFER FRENCHTOWELS FRENCHCLTHS, EMBROIDERED BORDERS, “NOVELTIES' FUBROLERED HATS IMPORTED SPECIALLY HOLIDAY TRADE! WEW YORK THPORTERS SILE BRONZES, Majolica and Freneh Pulisy Ware, Fine Purian, China and Japanese Lacquer Ware, Russia Leather Goods, &e., &e., AT ATCTION, At Store No, 106 Madison-st,, This Morning, Dec. 10, at 10 0'Clock, And continue dally unttl all Is sold. The woods are Just recelved from uns of tne importiog houses In New York with tnatructions to sell peramptorily for cash, The wiiole 1s of tho best q ty, aad the publle, whosa attuntion 18 called to thils su- parb selection of tine warca suttadle for HOLIDAY QIFTS, can rest amured thas oo finer collsction hey beea offercd st publfc sale In this cty, W. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND THB AUCTION SALE FINE UPIIOLSTERED FURNITURE, &c., AT 79 & 81 BTATE-8T,, Whiehbogins THIN MORNING, at 10 ’clock. KLISO Auctioneers. TO RENT. BTORE AND BASEMENT No. 254 East Madison-st. (Poasssaion Jau. 1), opposite Field, Lelter & Co.'s Wholesale Store. Inquire at BILVERMAN'S BAN. Yize s etiice. Opera snd ¥icld Glaacs Telusopos, Beviuh Salumeiens & ctacies aulted o all sighiy on sctentite prin- cro case Is of their own make and trade mar ness thus indicated is guar- anteed by the company nn- der test of U. 8. Mint Assay. We add our own guarantee thereto. sortment of these Watchen constantly on hand, and are prepared to furnish them ut the lowest possiblé cost. watches will save money by callfng on us before making purchases. ivery WALTIIAM Watch stamped with their , and the fine- N. MATSON & CO. Woe licep an immense ase N. MATHON & CO. A1l these intending to buy N. MATSON & CO. T UNSURFANFADLE TAILOBING. SAMPLE WANY LETTERS RECEIVED BY THB Unsurpassables. 412 BROADWAY, NEW YORK,) oc, 7, 1878, § Dy Messvs. Witloughby, Hill & Co., Chicago, 1ll. Dear Sirs: My suif came to hand last Saturday, and the fit is simply perfect. 1 never had a more satisfactory suit, and all my friends speak of i as o porfect-fit- ting and stylishly cut, &e., &e., suit, . I am much obliged to you, also the *artist,” for the great care taken in its mannfacture. Trade is dull, Yery respectfully yours, I C. COOKE. REAL ENTATL, GREAT BARGAIN. ONLY $55 PER PT. ‘T parties wishing & lloms Lot In & clolcs reaidence locality, East Front, Lake=av., Southwest Cor- ner Thirty-seventh-st., ‘Thirty-seventh-at. e Lake-ar, Alloy. Nlcolson Pavement, Gn, Water, and Sower, Two blocks exst of Cottag (frove- av, Horse Cars, and only two blocks fromn }'hé" <fifth or Thirty-ninth-st, Statlon I, Perfeet title, TURNER & BOND, 103 Washington-st, DOWN TOWN WEST SIDE ACKERS! satablished. tn_conection with thelr ng Esiablishinent the Clesacst and I RETAIL MARKET in ile clty. clent and polite salcsmen, we are ays cusbled 1o g1V 0Ur custuners thele arties desir- P alwi choice of cuta {u meats, and to o FINE STRAKS agd MKOANTS we cau i g w. Wu wanufscture raud for retatl coraer Despiaiues and 89 10 thy dour, IERCE & WHITTEMORE, 227 1o 235 Sonth Desnlaiees-st WASHINGTON. The Silver Men in the House Begin to Strike Back. ! Evidences of n m;p@hum:. to Deal - Harshly with the Nulliflers. ; Initial Steps Looking to the Impeachment of Judge Blodgett. Seoretary Sherman's Recommenda~ tions in the Interest of the Customs Service, - A Scheme to Provent Swin- dling in Sugar Im- ports, $ n of Dnn;@za Allowe ances Recommended by the Sscratarx. i And a Return to the Moiety Sys- tem in Connection with Itevenuo Frauds. Democrats Dotermined . tg Prevent the Ventilation of Sonthern Elec- tion Frauds, THE SILVER QUESTION. A MOVEMENT ALL ALONO THE LINE, &pecial Dispaten to The Trivune, Wasninarox, D, C., Dee. 8.~There were two importaut votes this ufternoon in the Houso upon the eflver question in Its varlous phases. The votes can be rezarded ‘a8 falr tests of tho strengtn of the propositions presented. These were two,—a resolution by* Mr. Durbam, of Kentucky, providing that trade dollars may be exchunged for par legal-tendor standard dollars, and that they shall theu bo reedlned; and tho resvtution of Mr, Fort, of Tllinokd, alrcady pub- listied, providing that the 413} grain standard silver dollor shall be majutaitéd aud enforceas that no bank shall discriminate against it, and that auy baok that does stiall be deemed to have defled the United States jaw, and ‘be llable to have fts charter forfeited. On the tirst, ur Dur- Linin's, proposition, tho.vote was 184 yeas to 91 nays, not enough to pass it uoder the necessary two-thirds rute, but the vote waa strong onough to show that, it the managers of this propesition have skill cnough and intiuents enough to In- duce avy of the leading Cumu]lueu to report such a bill on tho regular gall, it can nt any . time pass tho [fouse by & lari; ‘majority, An argument made by members atmong themselves iu favorof tho votes for the bIll was that the Guvernment should buy for a 4133 graln dollar w dullar having 420 gralos. The proposition falled to carry by alinoat the same vole, the vote staudlog, ayes, 130; nays, 803 not the necessary two-thirds, Fort's proposition hus, however, A VAIR CHANCE OF PASSAQE, as {t has slready been referred to the Banking aud Currency Committee, of which he tsa wewber, and thero is somwe possibility that a majority of that Committee will repurt the resolution favorubly, Following {s the negative vute upon tlhe Fort proposition: Aldrict, Tiazicton (Win,), Mierr, iy Huwireys (Wi, smith ¢ sncun Hungerford tarf ayley, Joues, ¥ (N, T, Dallo, Yoyes, (Vi Sioue, Hirentaiio, heighilor, (M1ch)T 0.0 Hrewer, hiliimgur, (L i uiers, Caphiain, Linusey, Metovok, (! cUowaa, ich. ) Walt (Con. Monrue, aurrin (Mans,), orse, (Sass,) Willets (Stieia, )'Nel ames (N, Y. ), orvrum (\aas.), Errett (i), Dayis (Lulu, U'Nell (Pe.), Foster (0.), Denule (Veh,. - Overton (Fe), Halo Ole), Wt (N, ¥.), Eatteisn (N, Y.), Henderm » ')"“Illilml":l i fi‘lflt‘ll v utter (N, aran (8. (¢1), Reed (Me.), Howlte Lo (Aass.), AleKinluy ( Hobliteos (aluas, )4 ol 1316, Behilgleher {Tex.), Wood (& PN A R ST ANOTHER HILL. Mr, Burchard, of INlinols, introduced a bill fn thu House this worning requiriog Nastioual Banking Assuciations to recelve legal-tender voins of the United States on doposit at par,snd uxchange at par, for Unlted States or Nationyl bank notes. ‘Tuo following is the substance of tho bitl: Soe. 1 forbids Natlonal banks from refusing to recelve at par United States legal-tender «<uins in exchauge for National bank notes or United Btates notes, or from refusing to rocelve such coin on depusit from any depositor or bunks, Bec. 2 proposes a tine of not less than $100 uor than $1,000 {f any cashier, teller, clerk, or oftiver refusing to recelve at par such colus, or refusing toexcnange them for United States notes or National bank notes. Bec, 3 providus for the forfelture of the boods a3 security for 1ts circulation of sny Natloual Dauoking Assoclation which directs or perniits suy uflicer ur employe to refuse such colns of- tered for vxchisuge or deposit, snd provides for suspending snd closing of the business of the banks as lu the case of u forfelturs of the bouds of tho bauk for the paymeut of s eirculsting notea. BLODGETT,. IMPBACUMENT PROCEEDINGS, Bpecial Dipatch to The Tribune WasuingToN, D. C.,, Dec. 8.—The Becretary of the Chicaro Bar Assuciation, Hevry E, 8hel- don, accompapicd by Col Joln 8, Cuoper sad John J. Kulckerbocker, arrived Lere to-day to examine the ground to discover what the pros- pect would be of tnstituting fmpeachment pro- ceedings agatust Judge Blodgett, of tho United Btates Court. Tou Cowmittes immediately catled upou Represeotatives Aldrich, Harrison, Brentane, and other wembers frow Blodgett s Judicial District. The Committeo was careful to avold Chicago newspaper offices. ‘The story told to each person visited was substantially this: The Comuoittve brings with 1t a trunk-load of papers, docuwmcnts snd evl- dence 1o tho Blodgett case. The purposs of tho visit of tho Gommittee is to sco whetlier 1t would be practicable to bave an investigetion of the charges against Blodgott. either by fn- structung the Judiciary Commfttes to inquire whether there is GROUND POR IMPEAOUMENT, orby creatiug & speclal committee for that purpose, The evideuce which the Committee bring relates to the perjury fodictment in the flibbard eass, to the entire bistory of tho whisky cases, especially those of Rovlle, Juaker & Co., aud ot Rehun, to vertain procecdings o thy State Insursuce suls, aud to statewents from - several wewbers of the recent Grand Jury as to the Hibbard perjury fndictineut. The evidence consista lu the re- ports oL procecdivgs w ‘TYus THIWUNE, to nu- merous published statements, and in several cummunications in writing, sworn and unsworn, from membera of the Grand Jury. minous history of the entire proceedings, - cluding the letter of Blodgett to Attorney-Gien- eral Devens, urging that unconditiopal {mmu- nity be granted. sult s composed of statements which bave loog been ¢ In Chicago reduced to the form of writfng. trunk full Aldrich, who was visited by them, did not seem disposed to take an active part in it. Brentano was called upon, but it was thought that als known hoatility to Judee Rlodicett re] ra I!nnmul.u Imypeschment proceedings, and that it would not do to ask him to fntroduce the resolution, time, but 1t {s understood to-night that 1878. The whisky-case matter consists of a volu. Tho evidence in the State Insurance Compsny MATTERS OF CURRENT GOSKIP Bold one of the Committes: *“We have s of the matter. Congresaman might udice the case of thuse who are fnterested Narrison ~ wavcred for some he has partly given his promise that he will {ntroduce the resolution to-morrow. The reeolutlon, It introduced, will be fn the usual form of a rerolution of luqulry, with a eeries of whereases recliing tae facts above mentioned. There fs & rounter intereat here working in be- lialf of Judge Blodgett tu prevent sn investiza- tion. W, C. Uoudy, of the Chicago Bar, ap- pears to linve sj.evldl charze of the matter, and has been very active to-day Ininterviewing Con- gressmen to prevent au investization, , CONBIDEKING THR MATTER, Rulckerbocker aud Bneldun et al. were {n ses- slon to-nignt until near midnight at the House of Representstives, Carter Harrison consldering the nlicged evidence against Blodgett. Harrl- #on, upon being npproached upon the subject while ' these gentlemen were fu consuitation with Lim, waa at first reluctant to say anything, but, secing that Tix TRIBUNE was already in full possession of all the facts, and that the oatrica policy of coucealment would not be suc- ceenful, he stated that fic was acting simply in o Judicial capacity, and was hearing this Commit- teo from the Bor Apsoclation as he would bear auy respectable number of gentlemen frown Clicago who had business hefore Congress or desired to consnlt him. He stated, nowever, that he had made no promises to Introduce any resolutfon, and should not do 80 unless no was fully convinced that there was SUBSTANTIAL GROUND FOR IT. ‘The matter has heen carried so far, however, that there fa not muct doubt that a resctution will be introduced by somebody within a day or two. A Democratic member from Central [HI- nois has been sageested, if nooe of the Chicago members are willing to take the Initiative. THE CUSTOMS SERVICE. PROPOSED LEGISLATION. Bpscinl Dispatck In The Tribnne. ‘Wasmixotos, D. C., Dec. 9.—~Treasury peo- ple, upon being asked furtlier to-dsy with re- apeet to the order modifying the dsmage-al- lowanco of July last, sald that there was noth- Ing to add to what was telegraphed to Tum ‘Impune yesterday, The order was not re- scinded, and waa only modified jn the particulars named. Judge French sald that there was nothing more n §t, and tbat the Treasury had nothing to do with auy conclusions that any newspaper might draw from it. The opluion of Becretary herman upon the whole subject of damage-silowance s contalned fn the Suger bill telegraphied by the general press to-night., He recomniends “the passuge of a law entirely atolishing 2l danage-allowance, (GIBSON AND WOOUD, Randall Glbson, of the Comnittee of Wa aud Means, states that the Treusury Depa tnent was not asked by the Commities to pre- pare a hill respecting the sugar tanifl, and be regurda the nctlon of Asslatant-Secretary Freoch in prepanng & bil) on the request ot anvbody except the Comenittce a a jiece of ofliclousnoss., An unplensautness n\»senu to cxist between (ibeon and Fernando Wood, which may serfous- 1y ioterfore with.the project tv amend the present law toncning the sugar tarift. Tne Commitiee meeta to-morrow, when Gibsun's wetlon to aprolnt 8 sub-cotunttee of three to |* take charge of the subjeet will be dlacussed. ‘Wood antagantzes Gibson's proposition. PUROV'OBED CUANGES IN THIN RATES OF SUGAR DUTY. . Tothe Watern Auoclated Press. ‘Wasiinarox, D, C., Dee. 9.—The following communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanied by the draft of a bitl to regulate the duties on cerinln clusses of sugar sud for otlier purposcs, was lald before the House of Represcatatives to-day and referred to the Committee on Ways anid-Means: The Hon, Samusl J, Randail, Speaker: In pur- suanco of the recommendations contalned in the anuual roport of {hie Department for the prescut year, Lhave the houor to tranemit nerewith the drafiof abillto regulate fne dutles on certain clusses of guods aud for the other burposes apceitied in the variuue sections of the bill, The subject of epocific daites upon silk goods and kid loves was_referred 0 1a tho ruport mentioned but at_tns present iimo thls Depsrtment has not before It such facts as wil) enable It to arrive st any aefinite conclusion §n regard to tho detalls uecessary ta aMix the specifc duties on the srticles mentioned. 'The Department, howevor, will at ony time oe glad to furnish to Concress or to the Commitiee of Waye and Moane visws of its ofice and persons interested In tho trade In such Aari clew, ond furnish euch fucia and figores as m; ohtainable, The duty un sugsr not above No, as 0zed by thu bl at 240-100 centr per peun s ocen based un the durices colected on sugars withdrawn for consumption durinz the two pust care of the varjous grades of No. 7, Ni three grades curing was 2 4100 portion of the past three cents per pound, sugar upon which cars ut theso duties wero collecta! was undoubtedly col- ored arutcially for e purpows of raducing the auty, and should have vakda higher rate, henco the rate in the bill bas been laced at 3 lttlo above the dgnres shown by actusl wilhdrawals for con - sugiption, 1tis hoped that Congress will take early actlon upon the varlous measures specided in the bill herowith transmitted, Joux Suknwax, Secretary. THE BILL. The following is the full text of the bill al- 1uded to: Jle it enacted, ele,, That from and after the — day of ——, 18D, {5 Hen of thy dutics heretofore presceibeq, the following shall be cascied augara nol'sbove No. 13, Duich atands; ond pot exceeding D4 depres sirength, two cents and pound; provided, That abave No, 13, D color, which ahall tes! strel I 4 aud the test of saccharine atrength ol ertulued by means of & polasi- scope oF 1ts equivalent under such regulstions as may bo bruscribed by the Becretary of the Treas- ury. bec, 2, Bec, 263, Revised Statutes, ls hereby amendod so as 1o read a8 fullows: ‘The Becrelary of the Treasury may dicontinue any port of entry of dellvery (hu revenue of which dovs nol amoust Lo 1hé sum of $10,000 & year, sud he s hereby au- thorized to consolldate two or Diore custows dis- 1ticts the revunue recelved {o elther of which dues not excoed the sun before speciied, and 1o place subordinate officers ai such places within such con. woliduted districle as in bis judgment way be pec- easary lor the proper collection of (Le revenus Irum customa. Sec, 3. All provistona of law which authorixe allowances 1u aaseesmcat of duties for damagu oc- cureing 1o Jmported werchaudise ou the voysgu of importation sball be und the sama are hereby re- aled, P, 4. vorthe Rerpose of securing greater antc formity in the collection of duties ou lmports at various ports of the United States, the Socretary uf the Treasury 14 hered thorized, in caves of vari- ance bolwecn thy up d value of clawsitication for duty of slnilur woerchandisve 8t two or more Y‘om of tho Uuited Btaios, to direct the Buard of oneral Appralscrs, or the majurity of them, 1o exsmine und decide nron the $rus dutiable valus or ciasslication of wuch unports, 8gd o cause du- tes to levied 1u wuch cas v, d the (Uouersl Apurales 3 bave, subject to thu approval of fie Secrctary of the” ‘Treasury, suthority o vetsbligh such rules and regulstians ot inconsistent with {he law shall tend (0 sccury ereater unifonnily Iy the eataal ana classifcatlon of jmpurys for the assees- 260| 3 H meat of ul‘; , ssc. b That whenever sny pervon not an oficer of uitad States shall furnish to the Becretary 'reasary, or to auy chief ofiicer of cusioms, Dlasrict-Attorucy vrigiusl fafurmation con- cerning any fraud upon the cuslums reveoue per- potratod of contemplatod which shall lead to the Fecavery of any dutles withasld ue of any fne, veunity, of forfelture tucurred, whethee Oy fin: 7 thuir szeuts, or by any ofiicer or pursu 10 the customa service, such forysning tuforuation sball be o one:third of the gross proceeds of wuch dutley, Sue, ponalty, of forfeltura recovered, to by pald uades suck regulations ss the Secretary of the ecretary of the Tresaury be uttiorized to expoud out of the sppropristlon for defeaying tho 0xpeuss ol collect- {u the resenue from castoius alch amount as be 10ay deein nocessary, not exceeding $100.000 per anuuw, for the detectivn sud proventlon of frauds ovene. coretary of the Tecasury fs bereby 1 4o proatlit the asiyweat i the Tenrle tory of Alaska of molasses, or any otber article whieh in jadgment may be fimndefl for the manafactare of spirits 1n that Tesritory. COUNTING THE VOTES. XDMUNDS' BILL. Bpectal Diapateh 10 The Tribune, Wasnmvaton, D. C., Dec. 9.—8enator Ed. munds, .impressed during the sessions of the Electoral Commission with the necessity for more definits legisiation regulsting the count- ing of the votes for Prestdent and Vieo-Presi- dent, had a sclect committes appointed by the Benate at ita last scsston Lo take Into considers- tlon the state of the law on the sabject. and to report what additional legislation tmight, in their apinton, be found necesfary. A bill was accordingly framed by the Committeg, and re- ported st the Jast session of Congress, sod to- day Benstor FEdmunds called it up. He explained with great clearness tho pro- vislons of the bil,, and, without making & lobg, set apeech, showed the eminent necessity for its paseage, To-morrow, Seoator Morgan, of Alabams, & Democratic memberof the Com- mittee, will also urge the enactment of the bill, and he will probably be followed by Senator Bayard, snother Democratic member of the Committee, who supports the bill. Itisnot even certain that Senator Thurman, who was also of the Committee, will oppose the bill in the Senate, and its passage In that body may be regarded as certain, sitliough seversl Demo- cratic Scoators may not vote for it ; but it 18 hard- 1y probabis that the Democratic House will pass that or auy other measure which takes from Congress full power over the Presidentlal elec- tion. The year 1830 Is st hand, aug, as the Democrats will then bave full control of both the Benate and the Ifouse of ll-:rmenmlvu, the present Democratic House will hardly con- sent to wuy legislation now by which their party may suffer then. The country, which does not want s repetition of the trouble of 157, would prefer such s legal adjustment of disputed powera 1s Is found in the bill brought forward by Senator Edmunds to-dsy. THE S8OUTHERN FRAUDS. BECOMING UNEAST. Special Dspatch to The Tridune. Wasninaron, D, C,, Dec. 9.—Thoso Bouth- erners who have been the leaders in the suc- cessful movement which threw off the Repub- lcan Btate Governments and secured absolute control of the votes of the freedmen are cvi- dently troubled because S8enator Blisine proposes to show oo Wednesday how this virtual distran- chisement of thoussnds of citizens las been sccomplished. The shot-zun has been freely used. but it 1s asserted that it Is very wrong for Scoator Biaine to make any sllusion to the “bloody facts presented to him, as be may theres by fau afresh the expiring flames of sectional hatred. Nay, 1t is even promisel that, I it s made to svpear that there were gross frauds com- mitted in the First and Fifth Districts of Bouth Carolina, thereby defeatinz Haloey snd Smalls, the Forty-sixth Congress will order n new election In those dlstricts, provided there s uo excitement created st the Northubout it nuw. Senator Blaloe is not the man to be dis- suaded trom what he believes to be his duty by either soft words nr threats, and be will' on Wedneaday call the attentlon of the Senate and of the country tu a condition of affairs which needs imincdiate attention. Senators Thurman and Gordon will “epdeavor to coutradict his statements, and will undertuke to demonstrate that thers has been more bulldozing atthe North than at the South. The debate may be- cume general, in which case Scuator Hlalne will find it a diftlcult task to puss his resolution Le- - fure the huhday recess, INVESTIGATIONS, "THE BOT BFRINGS OMISSION. Wasnmvoron, D. C., Dec. 0.—~The Belect Comuiittee engaged in fuvestigating the omis- sivn of the Hot Springs clause from the Sandry Civil Appropriatiou bil. of the Jast seasion met this morniog snd examined Thomas A. Britt, temporary officer of tho Sceret Servico Division of the Treasury Department, who made the re- port to Secretary Sherman, which was sent to Atkins, and by him to this Committee, Mr. Britt's examinatiun was unintercsting. Jle rolated interviews with Bovd, Coleman, sud uilt, who had inade aflidavits o the case, . Benator Dorsey asked If Mr. Brooks had sald anything 10 hita about himself and Atkins hav- fug anything to do with the bill Wituess—Mr. Brooks once sald to me: “They say that Dorsey and Atkins had something to do with this. You bad better look them uver,” He had gone far enouuh to satisfy humaelf that they had nothingto do with the abstraction or omission. Seuutor Dorsey sald that he had becn & very active supporter of tho Hot Spriugs bill, and he did not care (o bo pursted by the Treasury de- tectives. Helioped thut n transcript of this stutement would ba seut by the Committes to the Secretary of the Treasury, TIE CHINESE CONXULATR, ‘The House Committes on Expenditures under the Btate Departmont to-day cuntinued its in- vestiration of Consular affairs in Chilus by com- mepeing the cross-examination of G, Wiiey Wells, who reitersted the generul purport of This previous t lllmourvln regurd totinding, when he resumed charge of the office of Consul-ten- eral at Shanghal, that docuients Lad boen a! racted aud recortds mutliated. Wolls added bot‘l'l){e'l"u‘.kg‘ had the sppearunce of s butcher Whercupon Minister Seward exctted) o= marked: * That Ls false,” and Wells, wich still greater warmth, rejulocas 4 If you say so, you are a liarf" Sowanl was on the point of replylug, but the Committes prevented further colloquy, Welis then iufurmed the Chairman that un- lcss bucould be protected by the Conumittee from such insulting futerruptions, e must pro- tect himself, ‘Tho cross-examination was then continued, BUPREME COURT, DECI$IONS ANNOUNCED. Wasmxaroy, D, Uy, Dec. B.—The followlng Supremo Court decislons srv anuounced : Nu. 84 Heury Elcox et al,, plaiutifls in error, agalnst Sarah A, fllIl, sdministratrix, ete, o errur to the Circult Court of the United States for thie Northern District of Hiinels, The con- troversy in this cause relstes to tho liability of junkeepers. Tho Court holds it as scttled that wherover property s lost or stolen in a hotel through the personal negligence of the guest, thio Jabllity of the fnukecper does uot cxist, But if the guust bas bis yuluables fn the safe provided by the inukceper, ho must bear bis own loss unless it occurs by the hand ur through the carclessusss of the landlord or his employeus. Judzneut affirimed with costs, No. 83 Adelalde Bnyder ot al, plaintifls in error, acmnst Theodore Bickics etyal. In error to the Cireult Court of the United States for the East District of Missourl. Thls wasun action of efectment brought to recover s large tract of tsud io 8t Louls County, held by de- fondeots unders United Ststes patent, sud clattued by plalutiffs under a graut from Cruzat, Licuteuant-Goneral of Upper loulstana in 1785 Tue Court bolds that lu the sbsence of & valld and subsisting survey to ottach the graut in question to s particular tract of laud, the title of clatiusuts under it & lucomplete, aud that it was not comperent for the Circult Court to ude wit parole evidence to establish tho boundarics of such # graut; that ssid grunt remaius now where it stood st the date of cootirmnation, never having been advanced to a coudition where the grantee could clabin other pateut on & patest certiticate under the Coufirmation act. The Court holds that the recent uct of Cougress dispensing with the uecessity of }ulvnu applics only to cuses where purtics are egully entitled to patents, and that pialutifs in error 4o not show thewselves to be su entitled. Judgueut s therefore afirmed. Nu. 70. Waldo Mursb, for use of James Reos, vie., platutitfs Lo error seaivst the Citlzens' In- ‘surance Company of Pittsoury. In error to the Supreme Court of ludiaus, Writ of error dlwisacd for wunt of jurisdiction. No. 1,036, Jumes M. Toweny ¢t al, appel- Jauts, wyulnst the Memphis & Oblo Railroad Comvpsny, et sl Appesl frowm the Clreuit Coust ol the United Statcs for tbs Weatern Dis- ailp Teibmne, p £ ter : =, ' 3 : 3 {Eg.‘ PR4F FIVE CENTS. it Thicss i S il e el iR S SRS R Bk e i RS S | s Y M S e il M R S il St R R S L LSRR T b Sl e e R R S i skl e ek e e U R RN i S SRS e e Bt e e .fi trict of Tennesses. Docketed and with coats. NOTES AND NEWS. TOR POTTEN COMMITTRE. Specint Dispsicha The Trivune, Wismxston, D. C., Dec, 9.—The Potter Committee meets to-morrow. It will begin with closed doors. There is some expectation that one or two of the most prominent manipti- lators of thociphers will bo present for exam- Instion. Jere Black has been here fortwo davs, and has had consultstious with several of the inculpated, All that cau be learned lsthats wreat divislon of sentiment exists among the most prominent Democrats as to the wiscst course Lo pursue. ' SATLER ON THE RAMPAGR. Baylar's resolution calliog on the Becretary of the Treasur®for information to-day, aud nam- ing five days as tho limit witsin which anewer must be sent to the House, would require about dismissed & year's work in the Department, sccording to taose acquainted with the books. ¥oster made & point which effectually disposed of It by mov- ing a8 an amendment an sppropriation of $25,~ to begin the work. TILE PATENT OPRICH. ‘The position ol Assistant Commissioner of Patents, vice Doolittle, the present Incumbent, hoa been tendered by tho Secretary of the fn- terior to J. K. McCimmon, of Penusylvanis, of the Depsrtment of Jastice, and sccepled. dir. McCammon has long becn an arsistant to ona of tha Chlef Assistant Attorney-Generals, and Das had charge of preparing cascs for the Hu- preme Court, His appointment 1s consilered fiw«l one. He wiil take his new place In & short imne. DEVENS' NUCCESSOR. In view of the probabie retirement of Attor- ney-Geaeral Devens from the Cabinet and his appointment as Judge of the Matne Circult, spoculation is alrcady rifu as to his succeasor ia the Attornoy-General's office, It fa sald that there are four candldates alteady from Chicago, one of whom fs Judge Lawrence. These ru- morsg, however, are entirely speculative, The long-stauding report that Attornev-Gen- eral Devans would eveotually accept the posi- Uon of Judge of the First Judiclal Circuit s reported to-nfzhit in officlal quarters with def- initencas. The President does nut desire to part with Judge Devens, and nas been especial- 1y snxious to tave uim continue in charge of cases now in his charge at the Bouth; but his™ own preference for a judicisl lMfc serms to have at Tength decided the inatter, aud the present understanding amoug his friends i that the President will send his name In for the Cir- cult Judgesinp within the thirty days orescrived by law. 'The maticr bas not yet received formal action on the part of the President, nor has the subfect been consfilered [u Cabinet. Conkling took his scat for tha first time this morning. In private conversation he announces himself as frrevocably for Urant as Presidential caudidate. MORE HOKDS CALLED IN. . ___Tatne TWelem Asociated Press. WasmnaToN, D. C., Dec, 0.—The Sccretary of the 'reasury to-day called tn $3,000,000 mory of the 520 bonds. The followiug i a descrip- tion of the bonds: Cyupon bonds dated July 1 1865, namnely: §100, No. 146,001 to No. 147, buth inclusfre; £300, No. 104,001 to Nu, 105, both joclusive; $1,000, No, 200,001 to No. 000, buth foclusive, Total coupon, $2,000,000, rexistercd bonda: $100, No. 19,261 to No. 10,279, Loth luclusive; 8500, No. 11,221 to No. 11,82, both foclusive; 81,000, No. 89,301 to No. 19,304, both Inclusive; 85, No. 12,701 12,704, both inclusive; 810,000, No. to No. 500, both Inclusive: registered, $3,000,000; acrregate, $3.000,000, THE TRANAPER OF TUR INDIAN LUHBAL, The Indian Commission to-day beard tor Morrill fu opposition to the tra advucated radical changes fo the existing law and sald that the Indians should bo localized and properly cducated, to be prepared to meet the vomiug emergency ot delivering up toeir lands to ths fast-increasing white population, Jolin Young, the Agent ot the Blackfeet In- dians in Montanu, satd that they were unanl- mouuly opposed to the transfer. TIIE POSTAL-CAR SERVICE. Speaker Randall lald before the House of Representatives to<isy a commuuiestion ad- dressed to him oflicinlly vy Postmaster-General® Kr?' in which he foforins the Huusa that In order to keep the total expenditures within the amount of the appropristion he will be obliged to cause the use of railway postal-cars w0 be discostinued on and after the lst of uext Jan- uary, unleas Congress shall fu the wesntiue make an additional appropriation. APPOINTMENTA, Eugeno J. Ball, Indtang, to be Cousul at Pesth; David I, Bailey, Uhlo, Consul-General ot Shangnai; Audrew V. McCormick, Ublted z_:_um Atorney for the Bastern District of ‘exus. # Postmasters—James UGallup, (rana Raplds, Micti§ Jumes W, Mack, Holden, Mo,$ Ansel Do Bruwn, Burllozton, Kun, TIE FOUR PER CENTS. Subscriptions to the 4 per ccut loan, $1,674,- CONFIRMED. The Kenate confirmed Halbert E. Palve, of Wiscunsin, us Contmlssioner of Patents. The following Postinasters wera conflrmed : Mmole—G, W. lHutton, Auburn; Samuel 11, Webster, Shelbyvitle. Towa—Williain, Bell, fI. Tulmadge, West Unton Bello Plaine; Juhn J. Bie L. Bpottswoud, West Sule. Miscellaneous—\Vitlard Jones, Neeuuh, Wi Hirawm Rotf, Hutchtnsou, Kas,; Alzernon Badger, New Ortesns; Mra, A, J, 11, Thompsou, Memphix; J. {1, Jessup, Noblesville, Tnd. CANDIDATES FOR 8BNAFL OYFICEN, Tuagutch tn Liutsrilie (ourier-Junrnul, iugton; Charles ohn D, Wilou, man, Creston; W Wasiiseron, Dee. S—~Candidates for the oftices of the Benute under ‘the prospective arg Democratle reorgunization of that baldy sprineiug uo on wll shdes, Among th neut candidates for Gurlinin's place as S of thu Benute are Senator Deuni land. whose term eXpires on thu 4tn ot M 3 the Hoo, Harvey Wattersn, of Tenncssce, uu ex-Mumber of Congress; and A. M. Waddelr, at present o wenber ot Congress from North Caroliva. Of tho candidutes for Bergeaut-ut- Arius, the prominent oucs sre Gen. Alpheus Willlamy, st present representing the Detrolt district {n thy flouse; cx-Senator Dodge, of Towa; aud . J, Bright, of Indiauapolls. TIUE SOUTL CAKOLINA CAslts IHapatch (n o, Lauts Ginbe: Dewaverat. WASHINGTON, Dec, 8,—Tho Hotss Cominittes ou Eicctions expect Lo call up tho South Carve Moo cases durlng the coming week, The cases are those of Smalls wua llnluuf, Hepublicans, sted by Tiliman uud Rich- The report of the Comimit- e vacant, and the Dewmo- that thers s no doubt of fts adoptiva by tho House, A prominent Republicia Renre- sentative, in speaking of this matter to-day, sald that white thero wus no doubt that It was within the power of the Deuucrats to cun- summate this outrake by a astrict party vote, vet he felt assured that there wers many Demuocratle Ropresentatives who wonld proniptly deeline to prustitute the power of the ajority to 0 base a purpose; that mauy Den- verats lisd commented on the ability und fideil- ty with which Mr. Ralnoy luas discharecd his dutics, sud some wven bad cumplimented him for his course vt the night of 1he cluse of the lust session, when the comoparison of bis cone duct with that of his Demovratic collearies un the Jolut Cummittes of Eurolled Bills reflected credit on bhin, but scaut honor on thelr party; that the Kupublicaus would promptly meet this {saue, and endeavor, i pussible, o the courso of the debate, to hf' before the gouatry the true inwarduess of thls contenplated aitack vn two Represcutatives whosu sole offeuses aro thelr political priociples aud tho color of their skivg. TUB PERSECUTION OF MR. 8MALLS. Diepatch tn diere York Tinies. Wasuvaton, D. C,, Dec, T.—Hobert Stmalls, the brave colored wun who delivered tho Rebel stequmer Plunter fnto the hands of the Uslon authuritics, who {8 uow & meaiber of Congress frowm South Carolins, and whu, 1y couscauen: has bees bittzply persccuted by the Whi Leazue leaders iu chat State, 19, nesvertheless, kel to escapo thely walice. Hobay been tricd and convicted on a trumped-up churge, sue- tulucd ouly by the testhuouy uf “Woudrulf, ex- Clerk of the South Caroliva Bcoate, sod a - cunfessed scoundrel. Hls cuse was then appeal- ed to the State Buprewe Court. and the julg- in of luwvers, has wwever, Mr. Smalis' counscl a wrlt ot error, prnyh-f that tho waiter may bo taken before the Uuited States Court. This course, it s believed, cen be taken uoder Sec 64, of the Revised Sta:- utes, which provides, fn subatavee, that when wuy civil suit or crinioal prosecution 18 s weueed o uny Btate couit, fur a0y catse whats sucver, azalust any Terson Who 13 Uesed ur su- nut coforce in the judicial trivinalsol Vie State, orinthe part o the State where such suit ur prosecution [ pending, say rleag sesuied bo bl