Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1878, Page 2

fnnuire Into the mothods purened by Johnny Davenport, Supersisor of Elections. Fernando Wood, who fs eager to attribute his greatly- reduced majority to fraud, presaed his resolu- tion with vigor, but was cmbarrassed nt the kren thrusta of Anson McCook, who showel that what was almost Wood's defent was ocen- sfoned not by frauds, but by & unlon of Repub- licans and antl-Tammany. 8 ACKLIN. Acklin, of Ionisiana, lins been having another investigation. Ha has induced his Congresalonal friends to covatitate themasclves a commlttee * and to examine into the charges made agalnst him in New Orleans, The result. it {s under- stood, has been an agreement on the part of this friendly Commiltes to report ones morethat Acklin is an angel {n disgulsc. Upon the report of thils latest Commlttee Acklin expects to stand. TUE TREASURT. Jndge Kelles, not satisfled with the answer of the Sccretary of the Treasury to his ihquiry as to tho amount of funds of the loan sceount n deposit in tha banks ot ‘ United States depositories, to-dsy Introduced an- uther’ resolutfon asking for a ' complete statement of + such devosits from 1874 untfl now. Kelly says the previous resolu- tlon shows that on fhe luan account thero were $64,000,000 deposited with such Nattonsl banks, incluging Tavistock & Co., and banks having relation to the ‘Byndicate, snd that s was large enough fo supply conmderable business capital. Mo sald such practice ought not to bo allowed, nod that 4f it 18 in accordance with Jaw, the law should be changrd, He thought the Government risks oo much in intrust such vast sums {n private hands, particularly without securily, - He fotends to calf attentlon to thily allezed abuse untll he can correct 1. Objers tion was made to the resalution to-day, but it will doubtlcss pass Mondas. THG POTTER COMMITTRE. 1t can now be authoritatively stated that tha Potter Committee whl taka noinitiative towands he cipher fnvestigations unless specially in- structed to do so by the 1fouse, and that no at- terpt to Inqulre fnto that husiness will be made nany cvent by the Coinmitiee until the work which It originally sct_out to do has been ac- complisied. That wcans the conclusion of the Joumlana inquiry, and a report, The investiga- tlon of the Uemocratic ciplicr dispatches is not one of the original dutfes of the Commitiee. —— NOTES AND NEWS. AFRAID OF THE RESULT. Spectal Dirpeteh 10 The Triduna. ‘WasmisotoN, D. €., Dee, 13.—Blalno met with a tempotary delest, or at least o Act-back, in the matter of his resolutlon this afternoon. When the vote had been taken on Edmunds® vilY, Blaine arose and asked that the Senate proceed ou Monday to the consideration of his resotution, Wadlelgh wantod the Sonato firat ta tinish tho bill codifying the Patent lnws, but Biaine sald that It was important that the: pro- posed Investigation should bo. commenced be- fore the holiaay recess. While the two were discussing the necessity for thelr respective easures s adjourument was moved and car- ried by twe votes, It was evident that the Demotrats 3ld not desice even to discuss the prouricty of inyestiguting the recent elections at the South. BANGS. According to present sndicatlons there will bo 1o change {n the ofiice of United States District Attoruey ln Chicago, st least until after the Custow-llouse_flidictinents shall have beer? tried. Among®‘the persous who lave bién named as possivlo candidstes for that office in the event ofa vacancy aro Blate-Senator Riddle, Canfieldyy of Aurors, James Root, and Gen. Resnolds. Judie Bangs will probably return to Cuiwugo Monday, + THE NEW ARMY RILL, ahould. it become a_law, would have a _scrious elfect upon the Rock lsland Arsenal. The bil vl nth the Government from making ity wii. gaus, aod provides that all w+ be purchased by contractafter aavertising, e theory-of the bl ls that the operatlons of the vmm-{m\lr Iuw hase heen so cxpetisive that the Govermuent cannot make guns as cheaply as private armorles, and that there is no reason way, i the Enropean Powers can hove thele Jzubs manufactured In this country under the rupervision of thelr own agents, the United States way not. i 3 HE OSTAL-CATS BERVICE, Postmaster-Genernl Key s carncst in his thrent to withdresw the postal-cars after dan., 1 uulees Congress furuishies him boforq the recess with the hecessary maney to run them. Tho Dewocratie members of the Appropriation Com- mittee are very reluctant to consent to the necetsars sporopriation. Unlest tho Commities nzree to'it hefore Munday, the Revublicans will uttewpt in the House, under a suspension of the rules, 10 puss the necessary appropriation. 1t themoney o not supplied, the Demucrals will huve to nssume the responaibility for a dis. rontinuanee of the postal service, A number of thele leading mew are Jast beginning to under- stand the situation, aud nra using their influence upon the Democratic members of the Appro. priation Committee to securo favorably action THE NEW YORK NOMINATIONS, Democratic Benntors, according to present reports, are of tho upinion that it will be better palicy to prevest tho confirmation of nny nomi- vees for the New York Custom-Houio untll after March 4, wien the Sumocrats, beug in the majority 'In tho Henate, can make better terme with the Presldent, Shoula thia paliey Le adopted, it miicht have some cifect upoh Conkling’s plans to defeat Collector Merritt, CONKLING'S EXCUSE, Sengtor Conkling's friends explaln hia sp- parent slight of Blaine during the speceh of the latter by saying that the New York Senator was correeting g briof of 8 cass which he expected momcentarily to be called in the Buprewns Court, It 43 a very pocullar cdse, and ong feature of the Bouthern soclal sltuation. An Alabamas deater bud been sued by A. T, Btewart & Co, for vbiafuing guods oh falue preteuscs, The dealer retaliated by bringing sult 1w the State Cuurt tor slander, oud obtalning & vendict! The vuse of Btewnrt & Co. will como up for argu- ment nest Monday before the Court, Conkilng fntends 10 show from tho testhnony taken in the cuase huw lttle vroteeiion Northern mer- chants have (o ther deslings {n cortuln portions of the South, THR GENEVA AWARD. Ieis vei quite posstblo that the prutracted contro- verAbo distribution of the Geneva award nd fu coveriug the entiro balanco of the £0,000,000 1nto the Treasury na an offset 1o the tistier(es awanl, aud that there will ba no fue- ther distribution, ‘Tho debate thus far shows constlerable growth of seo- Iu fuvor of seforring thuse Y 4 1o the Court of Clauns. Even U the House should pass thia blll, it conld bardly pass Ty renate, Any sction by this Congsess is thercfore inposalble. o TIH TOBACCO TAX. T Senate Fuanes Committen will constder on ‘Tuesduy next the Housy bil) paused at the lust seeslon reducinyr the tobacco luternal revenue tax from 24 o 16 conts, A member of the Committes thinks sowe reduction will Le aade, and the tux fized al 20 cents. A vom- pronise on this rate {s reportea between East- «rn manufacturers and Svathero producers. « _ FILLEY, . thiaster Filtey, uf 8t. Louls, under cover of witendance ou & Board of ‘Trade, is setively ut work formtug a_eombination to pro- vent the coutirmutlon of Mr, layes, bis sue- cesnor, 1o I8 working for ao ullisucy with Beustor Couklivg, and expects 1o be ablo it in Cougres to help du o return (- defeating the New Yogk nominations, Fulloy s uslug varlous ‘methods of sttuck. Hayes' friendshio for Schurz is mado prominent to sumie Seoators. The faut that Jeading Demo- craty lu 5t. Louls are on his boud i twisted into uutnr partisanship for otbers. § by i undertiunded course bicre, b y v Lin—d the Prestdent’s’ polley fu getting rid of 1. ..cveral [ndisnapolls baukers ure here trylog to prevatl ou tho Seerutary of tho Tressury to wrdey Collectors of Interual Revenue through- wut Inalava to deposit their funds berealier in tse several Nuttonal Depositories at Judiunapo- Ua lnstead of seudlug thew, sa they now do, to Cipcivsath, ANl but twoof the lndisna Cole lectors seud thelr funda to Cluclonati. TUR AUNY BILL. " To the Wakeru Assuciated Preas, “Wasuisoros, D, G, Dec, 14—"The bill lutro- dQueed by Svostor Plewb o provide for the uiporary lucrease of the arwy luan caer- peovy, sutborizes the President, whesever, fo his judiweut, cxigeucies of the trontlier servica require ft, 1o catise RGN eolisted mea to be wdded Lo L army, 10 serve duzivg such exl- Keucy - THE FOUL PE& CBNTS. Subseriptious to the 4 per et loan taufay, Pk Bt M'OAKMAHAN, “The Houee Pubdlic-Lands Cowsiitiee have d clded Lo hvar the urgugies} i the cuun'blz: Garyahan va. The' New 190’ Alisiog ou Tueaday uext. o4 . 3 INTMENTS. ~ Pudd:nuug‘nfi?n[um: Hostinasters—Geo. . Blockpsi " Natiunal Mdlitaty Home, Obio; stilton "B Deshiong, Astlaad, 0.3 Georgo J. Laugadale, Greencustle, bua.: Witifam A, Nuble, Mouroe, Mick; Jobu Phrsons, Buavk Kivie Falls, Combuvy - other oglectioh wineh by had to the bill wae that it THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1878—TWELVE PAGES:. W Ben F. Wright, . Charles Clty, Iaj Chauncey G, Ilawley, Giranl. Kan. RELIZP OF RERRL DI4ABIITIER At esch sessfon Bouthern Ilemucrats come to Congress with new devices for taking moncy from the Treasury, and for reHoviog their sec- tion from disabllitics which the " Rebelifon pronght. Now comces Scnstor Withers with a resolution asking that so much of the lnlnl resolution numbered 46, aoproved on the 24 day of March, 1867, as requires proof of lovaity by anplicants for bounty land by soldiers of the war of 1812, or thelr widows or legat heirs, bo repealed, N PRNSION TO CAFf. Lowa's winnw, Capt. Long, Iate Cummlunri of Subsistence, Jeft his_widow in straitened circumstances. Senator Wallace has introdnced n biil authoriz- ing the Becretary of the Tntertor to tssie t0 her 8 certlficats entitling her to a peasion from and alter the 23d day of January, 157% at the rate showed widows of Captwins wio dled from wounds or disabilitics received or coniracted in the service ol the United States, with the sams aliowance for her four children, aged respect. Ively 4, 7, 5, aud 3 years,—tubject to ‘being ter- misated os in other cases of widowa, TNT TARNERS IN COXGRESS. The agricultural community, In the era of subsidy jubs, obtain little consideration at the hands of Congress. Representstives of tho farming scctions are Leginning to appreciate this, and mantfest their desire to do somnething to promote Agriculture in resolutlons. Their seutiments seldom take any different expres- ston. This {s one of thém, fntroduced by Senator Dayls, of West Virginla: WnErEAs, Agriouliure is the foundation of nearly all our wealth, and it is malnly throngh the exportation of its products that we are paying off our arge Indebtadness, foreim and domestie, and ],1 e the !‘rnwn‘ TArge bolance of trade in onr avor; A ¥ 3 an Wirngas, Althongh adont one-half of tho peo- plsof this country are engaged in mgricultoral varits, and il “oiher inierests are dependent upon tnis, ont lesding and mort imporiant interest, comtaercisl and otherwisc, yet but little han been duno by the General tiovemment to promote Agriculiare, while otlor less zeneral and {niportant interosts bave been largely sided; therefore, Resolved by the Senale (the liouse of Representa- tires conewrring), Toat the Commitieon ‘on Agri- culture of the respective Honses be, and they are Borely, fustracted to consider gencrally the stbe et of Agricuture, and seport, by bill ot others wine, what can’or onght 1o be done by the General Govérnment Lo better advauce. cncourage, aud foster sgricoltnral interents; and that eaid ‘Com- mittees ahall bave the power to acnd for persons 78, Y NATIONAL COURTS 1IN KANSAS, Renresentative Haskell. of Kavnsss, s intro- duced a bl to provkle for holding the terms of the Districk Court and Clrcult Courts of the United Btates at Fort Scott. The bill provides that thers shall Lo two terms of the United Htates District and Clreult Courts for tha Dis- trict of Kansas el io the City of Fort Beott in ench year from and_after the passage of this act,—tlio tima and Jength of | the terms to bu fixed by the Judges of said Cofirts respectively, TR [0WA COURT FIONUT. The fight over the removal of the Untted States Court from Keokuk to Buetington, Iu., will be rencwed, with all (ts anclent earncatncss and bitterness, at this scasfon. ‘The bill for the removal, which already paased the Nenate, has been favorably sarcett to by the llouse Committes to which it was referred, aud Is ready to be toported at the first call. ‘Lhe Com- mittee havific it In charge fs on the list to bo called In the first or sccond moming hotir that stiall be aevoted to Comuwittee-wark, The Judi- chal District over which this Court bas juriadic- tionvontalus twenty-foue countics. ‘Thie mem- bers ot the Bar of twenty-thrce out of the tweuty-four counties hnave petitioned for the re- moval, and twenty-scven newspapers out of the thirty n_tho Judicial Disirict favor she chiange. The bill had _the unanimous judorse- ment of the Scuate Committee, and passed tue Senate without serious opposition. Al the Members of Congress {n the lowa- delegation, incjuding tho one from tho district in which Keokuk Is lucated, are In favor of the change. Tho Hecrotary of War, Mr, MeCrary, whose home s In Keokuk, and Justics Miller, of the Supreme Court, 1 whose Judivial Circuit Towa 14, uppose the tranafer, together, of course, with the lmmedfate representatives of the City of Keokuk, The Burltngton people claim that all thic orguinents are with them; that the records of the Court show that. if the scssions were held at Burlingtom, a largo part of the ruunlng ex- enses Would ba saved; that there s no bulld- ing ot Kvokuk, so that the Government can lose nothing by the chauge; and that nive peo- ple out of cvery tan who o to Keokuk to Court are obligred 1o pass thtougy Butlington to yot there, Becretary McGrary is very earnest In his oppostion to the removai, sod hfs inttugnco Is evidently specially fearcd by the Buriiugton, people, . & P THE RECORD, © .+ BENATE. Lo Wasminatox, - D, €, Dee, 13.~Tha billa in- troduced and referred Included the following: By Mr, Plumb—To provide for the tempurary increase of the army in emergeacy. By Mr. Conkling (by request}—To amend the law relatiog to. pensious. This Lill concerns the fecs to attornéys. It is cladmed’that the vrescut regulations prevent those entitled to peusions securing the services of respectable attorneys. & Mr. Morrlll, from tho Committee on°Finance, reported favorably on the Senato bill to autbior- | lzo duplicates of the reglsicred bonds stolen Ifrom the Manhattan Suvings Institution In Now York City. Passed. Mr. Gordon futroduced a bill £ secure 8 mare clliclent collection of the revenue 1rom cligars. Referred, ¥ ’ Mr. Beck called up tho Iouse bill to repeal so much of tho Bundry Appropriation biH for the wresent liseal year as approorigtes to Charles I' Dyrkett 832,005 ae late Indian Agent with the Ponca Agency, and moved thal It be referred to the Committes on Appropriations, Mr, lluck explalucu his councction with the bill at'1ho laat scavion, and sald b Introduced 1t at the v a respectable attorney. 1o exaumined ' tho bill then as far 8¢ ho could at the requent of the Commttes on Appropriaticos, and bulieved it to L1t the Connltice on Apprupriations or himaell had Leen imposed upon, he would cheers ¥ vole forthe bill of the flouse Lo repeal the “Tio bill waa referred 10 the Commities on Agpropriations, = . -, Margan yave notlce that on Wednesday next he would call up, sue b for the relief of the Methudist Publishing louse of Nashville reported {avorably by tbie Commnittee on Claltau at tha last seamon, the oxplration of the morning hour, constd- ation was redutied of the DU} {0 reqard 10 tho count uf te Electoral yote, and Mr, Uayard spoko In Jis Tavor. e, Baysrd sald there was an urgent need now 10 settlc this guestion, and ne bold that 1ho prescut timo was “eapeclally ‘broplitous becauss tho two Houscs of Cuugrova were controlled by different volttical particy, anda measure whicn would ro- celvo the assont of both llouses would be such & ono as ope on this subject should bu,—a nou-par- tlean measute, The uaton necded rest and peace aud not furthier ayitation, Tho man who would Lis countey beat weuld soek Lo glve br fost, y confusion, and composo airife, The coun~ try's woret foa was the fomenter of new agiscords, Jlo viewed thla bill as a measure tending 10 peaca and quist; feuding to restote coutidency 10 the public wind, snd any man who coula vote for it should du so uuless somu sgrious constity- tjonal dificulty stood 1in the way, [u argoed that the util Yestod no new power 0 the two ilauses of nd fo the States, ‘The It reafirmed la clear aud explicit terus the power of the State over this subject of wppuintlng Electors, It wiped out all pretostof Federal supervision ‘over tho selece ton of Electors, and covtided Blate taulf, Tl State had the suls power to ezu- cute that act, and ke voice of the State sbould be conclugive. Ho then referred to the duplicate returne from Stales, and said we bad bad In the uuuappy yast @ bitter expericyce in r:gun.l 10 tho duplicate re- turue, Nothlng of e kiud waskoown untl 1872, Frevious (o that thune there had becn wapieit of ty which would stamp wish Infamy tho effore of sny minority attebintiui to overtarm the will of the wisiority 16 8 Staie, Those who commitled or vermitied the commisston of fraud would souner or Jater porish by frsud. Thts bill gt to b in tho pohitical intereat of all varties, Graduully this country was coullug Lack fo ucts of reason and Juatlc, aud tho pepbls wera welgbing tho scts of en and parties, . Furt hio migut scck 10 dlay thiw ers of good fealing, but it would fail, 1n concluvion Mr, Bayard relvreed to the late pestlionce lu the South, sud said the emall rivulets of privuty beneiceucs on the one sidenud oigrati- tuda un the uvttier bud grown tutv s wighty fiver of good feellug, . 7. Eatun upposed the bill, Mr. Merrinion bulloved the paseage of thie bill would be sattsfactory by sie peaple. e believed 110 bo bia high patriotic duty tovore forit without Fegard to party cunsidozati un. r, Gurlaud opposed tho bill upon casatitational groun, Bir. 1) eald 1o troubles which arase uring the. Presidenilal cowm of W7 were mot becrin v Lisd Lo law, but becunsw Lhers wus & digposliivn tu disodey the law, ,t'om:rgr conld not seettls this mauer of . cdinting (o Electural yate, und _ vvl‘;umh“nuqlllin alnw, Kl:' appesl Lo s - untortanately, 4 e wery Badly parkvoriaden au ineie adcra. A 111 et bis favor bec cryihlng Lo the aluwost k8 allowad ninety days between te slevtion of Eloc €8s tho Ll far Licu Lo vute fuc Vreadcrt aad ice-Fresideut. Thal wuulu glve rise to mory peril thau wil that now exislea. Perty sptrit uot upfrequently dowinajed all fl‘"’“" h this country toau alarming exient, and Be wav sfrund to atluw niucty days fur Parlisinsio clauge the feauita of - el;:lz{}z;. #218 ho 1 ot g r. Thugmen 0 wouldl not dlscuss the bi at'thislute hour, e would content Limaelt u’} Voting szaluet i, sud be boped the Yol would by takeu sooa. fier sume further discussion between Meurs. Hoar, Covkecll, und Edisuvds the il was u third time and pacsed, —yeas, {15; nays, 26, As fol- Tows: R "T‘ forgan, 3 dmnn - )'t-fl{. oy orrill, v Teunfln, Ogiean, jis fitiees, e, ¥ Ingatin, rihmb, locie, habina, o, ARian ‘1“mm *rrim Dawes, {mehe‘ll.' Armats Gordon, ".""‘I'W& Urover, ec. Harrls, Btkr, Horeford, Coke, iy, kY ey Jon Vuoruees, K Wail L Wi -28, Ao, Enginn, 3 y. Messen. Chalfee, McPherson, and_Conover, who would hava voted 1n the amrmative, wore pairey with Darmum, Johnston, and Garland, who would have voted In the necative. Ar. Blaine moved to take np the retolation snb- mitted by him ibe Grat day of Lue easion In regard 10 citizens being deprived of fheir constitutional Hight, #0 1t would be unfislshed business on Mon- 1y, {lr. Wadlelgn objected and saldithe Senate bill to revise, connolidate, and amend the siatutes relating 1o patenis had precedence, and he would press ity conslderation, Mr. Dlaine sald 1f nhis resolution wae ‘10 pase, it wAs Importsnt that it - be passed before the holl- e, s Tadlelgh ssld tho resolution woutd lead to d)lfii;lfll‘ln. while the Patent blil Wl'oulll nllLI o know n, Mr, Wauleigh moved to adjourn. Mersrs, Blalne, Kdmaods, and others on the itepuolican #ide objected and called for the yean and nays. ‘The motion to adjoirn was agreed to, —y: nsys, 26,—Measrs. Dooth, Davis (llL.), " Ingal anu Wadlelgh voting with the Democrats In the afirmaitve. Adjourned til} Monday, TOUsE, ‘The resolntion Jooking to an Investigation of tho oficial condactof J. J. Davenport, the United States Supervisur of Elections at New York, was adopted without ovjection, atter belng amended 80 83 to mako the investigation oxtend to his cone dact on the daya of regisiration, Mr, Shelloy, from the Committeo on Raflways a0 Canale, reported a bili to suthorize the Wash. ington, Cineinnati & 8t. Louls ltaliroad Company o consiruct & narrow-gauge rallrosd from the tide-water 1o Bl Louls and Chicago, Recommits ted, Alr, Kenna, rising to & personal &xplanation, ro- forred t0 tho swoeping charges mada in iha publis Preas agalust membvers of tho Committes on En- rolled Bills for drunkenness at the clow of the Inst soseion, Hg denouncod such charges hs un- qualifiedly f: nd fled atatements of tha Speaker aud other otlicers of the liouse in support of hlsremarks, ‘The bills on the Spenkor'atablo (aince the jast sesslon) wer Laken up, and refurred to Commite tees, excent wiierd oojections were made, a8 wi the cass with the bill to repeal the Resumption act, and tho bill to extend (ne time for constructing the Northern Pacic Hallway, These bills remain vn the Spesker's table, *hu Speaker then proceeded to call the Commit- teca for reports of a brivale nature, Mr. Lavis (North Carollns), from the Commut- tes on Claime, reported a bil} {originally Intro- duced by Mr. 'Phitilipe, of Kunsss) amending (ba act making appropriatlon for the servico of the Uoyernment (ur the facal yoar ending June 30, 1873, P It includesin the settiemonin pros hat Lill all the accounts for the sery- iee of jaborers, efc., lm{llnyed by the Govern- ment between the 10th of May, 1800, and the dato when full payment was comuienced ot cight houra work, by the act approved May, 1808, whon it shall bo innde to sppear that the reduction i nours 1 1abo; tho cause of the reductiou In wages, use then went fnto comunittee of the whole (Mr, Burchard In the chalr) un the private calendar, The Hrst bil] on the calendar was a bill for reim- bursing the College of Willism and Mary for prop- erty destroyed during the War, Mr. Kelfer gpoosed the passaga of the bill, say- ing that ho did 3o withoot any desire or lutent of kecping alivo tho 11-will engondered by tho st Wag, though the 1act should not be lost siihi of that'the college wes destruyed by war brought on, (n yart, by {teawen teachings, and that no recor showed thist a singlestudent O that insthtution had enterod the Unlan army. e oppuscd thero waa no legal grotind for the the claim, aud denied that thore v dent for such pavment, M. Eden would not vote for tho bill, beesuse 3t might establish a precegent, A'he Zomnigtes then rosa withaat etlon, Mr, Wilson (W, Va.) Introduced a bill maklng the trado dotlar s Toyul tender, fteferred, Ar. Glbron intraduced w foint resolation giviag notlce to termiuate th eonvention of Juno, 1875, with the King of tuo lawailan Isles. Heferred Adjuurned Ul to-mueraw, o ———e— d FINANCIAL, 8t PavL, Minn., Dec. 13.~In repard to the fallure of Hanauer, Lychterance & Co., whole- sale cloting, of this city, represonted {h a Now apecial as nvolving $220,000 o $250,000, all that Is known here Is that the *firm's stock.-has beeu seized Ly-tho Sherdlfon au execution-ovb- talned by Eastern creditors, aud the finn liss confessed-Judiment in 840,000 nnd shut up the store, ‘The liouse 13 not regarded us important, and the fatlure oas attracted Mitle attention, it 18 nut hellered that it Aid business larre envugh to legitimately creatu such heavy liabilities. Banarous, Dec, 18.—The First Natlonal Bank suspended to-day, owing to a_ran growing out of the defalcatton of County Treasurer Wright, ‘The run was then Srodplmcsl oo the Commer- clal Bunk, and 1ts doors were closed, because yment of iny pracas IMPORTANT DECISION, Bosrox, Mass,, Dec. 1h—Judge Lowell hss declded that somo $400,000 in notes of the Unlon Mills of Fall River, signed énly by the Treas- urer, whon tho by-laws of the corporation re- ulred that they be countersigned by the P'real- lcut, are valld clalms agelost tho coucern, on the ground that the rule had not been vbscrved for a number of years beforo the Company bo- came bankrupt. * The Judge also hetd that the notes had been bought by innocent Lolders be- fore maturity, and that these parties could not Le held respoustble for the application of the corporatlon's money, .or be affected by any fraudulent of this proceeds of the notes. HAMPTON. dpecial Dirpatch o The Tridune. Corumuia, 8. C,, Dee. 13.~—Gov. Hampton lins continued to improve for the last two days, sud bis pbysiclavs state this alterncon that he rested comfortably last pighty and 1s sl bet. ter to-day. The general unecasiness ®s to his real condition Is much allayed by thestatement of bis physiciaus aud itimato friends, who ara Iu constant attendance at _his bedside, that the miost hopelul views as Lo his recovery are enter- talucd. i condition is yut critical, aud scy- eral days inost slapso befors he can be rexarded as out Of daucer ——e— PRIVATE RIGHTS, Spectal Dispateh to The Tribuns, Minwaukes, Wis., Dee. 23—At Kenosha yesterday lsabella Mcliendon recovered s ver- dict of $0,750 against the Clty of Milwaukce for damage to property resulting from chsuge of an extablisnod grade, g " In the County Court to-day Patrick Walsh obtaivod & verdict of 81,600 damages l[fifl 8L the Chicago, Milwaukes & 8t, Paul Rallway Compsny for injuries sustalncd through the carelessiiess of an engloeer, ———— THE GREATER-YOKUM CASE. To the £iduor of The Tribune. Vixcsungs, Ind., Dec, 12,—~The Grealer Yokum case, which hias aitracled so muca aston- tlon, was ended to-day by the Jury bringig in a verdict finding Gireated guilty, and asscsslng a fine of $100. Owlug to two of their most Important witncdses betng ouatialuable, the prosecutiva did Lol prove &¢ atrony a4 cxpecied, |while the defense developed unexspecied strength. o pouaily is, howarer, yunurally consdered dla- proporifonate to tho olfe i —————— KE NAVIGATION. % CreveLaxp, 0., Dec. 18.~A meeting of the heavicst snd most promioent business men rep- resentiug the fron ore apd vesacl intergsts of Clevelund wus beld biere yesterday. Tue ob- Ject of tue meeting was to promote influeoces 1o sceurs the improvemont of the harbor of Lu. Juth, wid to hasten all sucls luprovements, asd 10 £ivo our largeat-sized vessels free aod uyuia- terrupted navigstion through the grest lakes. Dulegates 10 0 shnjiar meetivg to bu held at 83, Psul'on the 15th fust. were elected. d — m——— e SENTENCE FOR LIBEL. CINCINNATI, Dec, 18.—J. M. Powfrey, editar olithe Saturday Kvening Pressy o3 Covington, Ky., was today scotcuced Lo pay & Bne of 350 and be lmprisoned for sixty Carljale, presept wember of Cougress from that district. Z e —— SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Bueral Devaich 10 Th Tridune. SraisarisL) ersof ftata Contracts met to-dsy. 8 scttlement with N. W, Lugx, litd pate Pelutar, -, o e t,q The Rallroad snd Werebowsd-Commlsaloners ur their ref ut 6 Priat- tar fhicie reporty ta pd bRt Jox T Sudd Zanol " o b cold, suresirinte. iisd Tao divehdere, whicheDr: Jayusts EXpuctorat con U Felled ol 10 cure. " the Duka of Argyll who agrecs that the cxist- N 1., Dee, 18.—The Eozng] d aik 1 1080 FOREIGN. The Ameer's Power Apparently Dwindiing to Utter Insige + nificance. ' Many of flis Bubjects Send in Their Submission to the Engtish. l {31 Points in'the Afghan Debate in the English Houss of Commona, "ty Soveral ‘Prominont Consorvatives Join the Ranks of the Opposition.* The Besolation of Oensure Ts, However, Defeated by 101 Votes, Death of .the Princess Alica Hourly Expected. ! AFGITANISTAN, 1 BUBNITTING, Lasonw, Dec. 13.~Ufficials and notables of Jelialabad " bave arrived at Dakkato tender thelr submission avd services to the British ou-, thoritles, RON-FIGUTERS, ‘The news from Cabul represents that eight regiments of the Afghan infantry there bave shown a disiuclina on to fight. RIENDLY, The natives o tha southern part of Shutar- Ganlan Poss scem Iriendiy*io the Britiah. GEN, ROBANTS. "The following dispatch from Gen. Roberts Is Qated tno Oth (nat.: *“I hopo to reach the top ol Bhutar-Gandan U'ass to-day. 1ehall then ro- tarn to All Kebl," SICKNESS. . Lowpow, Dec. 13.—A telegram from Desha- wur says there Is much slckness, princiomlly pheumonia, among Ltho troops ut the front. Que reximent has IT fftecu men {n four days, pud another has elkhty slck. ANSWER OF TIIE NUKS OF AROYLL TO THR LET- TER OF LOID CRANDNOOK. Londun Time The Duke of Arcyll has m'luen 1 Jong letter treating the diplomatic history of the Afghan ucstion, This lotter {8 nothing less than a frect reply to Lord Cran! 's dispatch by tho Secretary of State for India In the Government of Mr, Gladstone. The Duke of Argyll regards the publication of the Ministe- riat document ns havlag remnoved from bim av obligatiun to retfcence, and ho makes public several lmportant piecos ot {ntarmation which could only be kuowu Lo ona who held his for~ mer positfon, A similar course has bLeen taken by another member of Mr. Uladstone's Isto Cablnet. Mr, Childers yesterday sddressed his constituents at Pontefract, and hie challenged in very vigorous tertns the aveus of one of the principal statements In Lord Cranbrook’s dis- patch, He denounces that dispatch s **lncom- plete, incarrect, wisleading, and disngonuous,” and lie adds that i€ ho were {o.command of the Prime Miuistcr's vocabulary ha should cin-' loy o still stronger epithict, “A zood deal of rritation is excusable jn political atlaira, but, for the credlt of English puolie life, we hope )t may ba conaldered a¢ Jeast out of pluce to lndulge Ia Indignation- af o Mius- ter's ‘‘dislugenuvusncsa.’ Not & week -passes without our culumms affording evidence of the posslbility of the must contlicting Interpreta- tiona befug placed In good Tuith upun the samo trunsactions snd the samo documents; aud In -order to explain thesc tempestuous collisions of opinlon, nothing more I8 necear sary than to suppose, as all persons hut Ministers out of oflice do, that Ministers, whettier {n or out of oflleg, are fallible, Bu putting ssido theso recrimluations, the Duke of Argyll's lutter presents a view of the coursc of our recent relatlons with the Amcer which Ia very different from that put forward by the Government, and our readers may safely pro- sine that in Lord Crautrook’s dispateh and the Duke's letter tuey havo boforo them the main lines of tho disciisalon which 1s next week to ho opened in Parlismont respecting the conduct which hns led to the present war, Vo may stunmarizo the present state of the controvursy by saviug that thero are uow before tho publie three distiney actounts of the course of aifairs, - Tho firkt i that of Lord Cranbrook, in which the Ameor's hostility to us Is traced to the hosttation of the British Government at va- rlous times, but especialty (b 187, to give a s ficiently detinite puarantee that we would rop: Russinn agereasion upon Afehanistan, ‘Ih viuw of the case pervades Lord Uranbrook's df pate, and the catablishment of o tirn alliance with the Amcerin face of Russta may be regard- et ns the key to the palicy of the present Gov- ernment, The sccond view fs that adopted by {ng dlifienity has’ srisen from our reluctance to zive the Aimncer 8 sulllclent guarantce sgulnst 1he disturbancs of histhrone, but wio coustders that the disturbance against which he covetod vrotectiou wus uot Lhat which might have beeu unprehended from Russi, but that which micht ariso from donrestic disscnslon 1n Afghaolatun ftaulf, Thers is, however, un thinl view of the caso,~that, mnamely, of which wu yesterdny guve an uccount, ns having been put forward by 8ir Heury Rawiinson, Bie Henry, a8 & member of tho ludian Connn*. apcaks with & kmowledge ot fucts which s nde fur short of that of tho two rival Becretarics of State, and his _account has this nuch n its favor, that fc allords u recouctlintlon of Lhe two other views, 1o isdisposed to think that Shero All was o the firet instance prejudiced ugainst us by our too subtie dlstingtion in 1878 botween his position asndo factonud ade jure ruler, Ha was Kesnly disappoluted at not rucelving our support agatnst his rivals, auu ha con- Irom that tiue a deep-rooted susplcion celved ot it. But this suspension, in Sir Ienry Rawlinsou's whew, would at uuy rate huve been harnless bhad 1t not been given substaves and point by the ad- vance of Russfa. It |l, indeed, the wenk poing in the Duke ol Argyll’s statement of the case that be wakes no allowanco for the influen whish inust huve been exerted on the Amcer's wind, mnot merely by the couquests, of Russis, but by her “undoubted Intrigues in Afchanistan. 1lo passes over as scarce- ly otfectiog tho case the fact that the us- stana o ‘furkestun had since 1871 opened o correspondence with Cabul; aud he falls to seo that if, us o himsclf wiutcs, the Amcer was 1nost reluctant to recclyo a Russian wission, the Intrigues which st luogih induced him to recelvo It muse buve begn very persistent. In fact, Sir Henry Rawllnson’s stutement appears opportunely 1o siford o workivg hypothesia for explaialug the fack that two successive Bucre- taries o1 Btate shuuld regard cach other as pur- blind, Oue appruaches the matier from one side and tho other from tho ruverse, sud the truth will probably pe found lu a comblustion ol the two views, OHIUIN VF T AYGIHAN DIFFICULTY, Newo York A 1t would bave added to the piquancy of the devato 1u the Houso of Lords last nght over the Quesn's speech had soms ous of Lord Beac- onsficht’s supporters or Lord Buaconstield biny sell been ready for the occaston with the *au- thentio Information ™ just given by the Memorial Diplomatique to the wurld as to the reason why the ludian Government tive years ago’ broke off negotiations with the Awcer of Cabul. Lord Girunville led thg de- duto aguivst slio Miulsiry lust uight, snd the Memorial weserts that n 1573 Lord Uranville was $0 absorbed in the nogotiations with Couut Schouvalut? to brinu abous Lhe marriage ot the Duke ot Edluburg to the deughter of the Czae that he worked upon tue Duke of Argyll, then at the ludisn Oltlco, aud fatber-in-law ot the Duke of Edinburg’s alster, to ‘prevent Lord Nortbbrook, = the Viceroy o lu- dis, from domg saythlog o the Czar aud imperil the wislch Mr. Glsdstoue, Mintster of Affairs, called *u fuwily pact.”” “For God's sake,” Eurl Grauylle wrote to the Viecruy, *\cense your negotiations with Ali Bhere." Tug Viceroy thereupon rejected the Ameer's ad- ‘vaucos, thu tarriaze ok place, and the huled and alarmed Aweer threw Blaself 1oto th urws of Hussla. As all which Mr. Gladstove blendly suiled, s ono.who belicyed that the marriuge of ao Poglish Koyal Duke to a Kuastan Imperal. Graud ° Duchcss was a sufficleut poud "to keep the two relguive fanfited and the two cuuntrics united 1o awity, pesis, sud coucord, Mr. Gladsione uny_u‘u syusiisuged hls wiud on this omt; but thu wurddy Livienw of Nov, 23, though withiout the light ol the Memorial Diplonsaiijue to gulde ity dtluctly charges bim with wilitully reprating lu 1873, to proplitate lusala, tbe blun- er perpetratad by Lord “Auckisud Xufl.{ yeurs #go, which then threw Dost Mobammed joto the wrus of the Cear aud brought on Eugland’s tirst 3ud for © thwe dlasstrous war with Algtau. latau. TUN COMMAMDERIN-GIUTY OF Tl AMEEL'S AKMY A FENASYLVAXNIA NOY. Aribebusy Filegrapd. Nearly lu:l‘{')un sx0 Iu South Huntlogdon Towusip, Westmorcland,, Pu, lived Jolu Hiutou. He wus ou orphun boy, rude snd uu- cuueated, uud biad wanidered there from the ucizisburliced o Masuutowu. Fuyette Coundy. With no koowo relatives, he was kicked about trom one family to another till manhocd. Fnlistine then In the teguitr army, he served in the Florida war. At ity close he helped to escort the Cherokees beyond the Misstsaippt. From Indaian Territory he tvent ta New Oricans and shipyed as a commion shilor on & veascl bonnd for the East Indies, At the Day of Madrass, on the western shores of the Bay of Bengal, he descricd, ana enllsted in a British regiment. e served many seara, and ducing the memorable Bepoy Rebelllon was notea for his daring brayery, At his discharza he was presented with gold medalby the Gov- ernor-General himself. He s next heard of traveling {n acaravan from Delil westwnrd across tha Indus River mwugl\ Afghanistan and Persia to Turkey and ol , In time, from tradlog, he became immensely wealthy, und was the owner of flve caravave pontaliing over 15000 horses and camels, and fty clephants, In1804 he visited Cabul, the Cap- ital of Arglianistan, for copper, great quantitics of'which” are thers mined and smelted. Ilis magnificent retinueattencted theattention of the Amger, and be was fovited to an sudience,~sn heuoy never before seceived by a Uhristian, A presen of a hundred of his best horses and n tbreo-tueked elenhant made the Amecer hiscter- nal frieml, \Wlien, yearly, it was followed by simllar ptescots, beildes camels and mercbai- dise, Joha Hinton had the monopaly of trade from the symmits of the Hindoo Kush Mountains to the ronfines of Beloochistan, and in real pawgr was sccund only to the Amcer himeelf, About 1870 hewas made .\Hlllnl‘g‘ Commander of the Distrdet of Yerat, md in 1878 suppressed alocal rebellfon _to the great satlataction of his soverelgn. Tralned in the arts of war among the sivages of North America, and anong tho superatitious natives of Indlo, where e becamo thoroughly familiar with Dritish soldicrs and resources, togother with his years of service as tha ldolized Command. der "of the Mohammedan tribal armics of Afetiontstan, amounting to tens of thousands of half-civilized men, ho la to-day thoc ablest soldicr of Asta. Desparate from » knowledge of the studied diplomutic chicanery of the rep- resentatives of the Empress of Indis, with whom, from fear of treachery, ho rcluses to treat, and, as well as the Amecer, bribed with milliuns of Russian roubles, e will jead the armics of the followers of the Prophict to vie- tory or t0 deatln . GREAT BRITAIN. TUBKIN, Loxpox, Dec. 13.—1E 15 nnderatood that John Ruskin will decline & re-clection to the Slade Professorship of Fino Arts {n Oxford Univer- sity, on account of 1li-health. MADDEN AGAIN. + A man named Madden was arraigned at Bow Street Court yesterday charged with threaten- ing the life of Queen Victoris, Madden, it ap- pears, fa n harmiess lunatic, aad bas been known as such for twenty years. . A LOGKOUT THRNATENED. Lowpoy, Dec. 18.—Ths nall-masters at Staf- fordabilro hiave resolved to resist the demands of the men, even if & general strike should be the result. THOR APGUAN DRBATE. Loxpoy, Dec. 13.—In the Houso of Commons to-night Mr. Percy reopened tho depate on the Afgnan war on the part of the Government. Bir Willlam Vernon Harcourt followed, ac- cusing tho Governmentof forcing a quarrel on the Ameor. le declared that the ncquisision of a “scientiflc frontier " would make Afghanistan another Bulgaria, snd the continuance of such a policy would caaso Russian influence to -dver- shadow the carth. -Blr John Holker replicd, and tho debate was contiuued by Capt. Cochrane, Mr. Gorst, and Randal Plunkett In belalf of the Qoverument. Thomas Burt (Radical) apoke, and: was par- ticularly vehement in his opposition to the war on nccount of tho distress which prevalled In Englagd. - A notable featuro of tho debate was the detiv- ery of spceches by Mr, Newdegate and Gen. 8iv Alezander Gordon, both Conservatives, con- cerning the (overninent's policy. 8ir Alexan- der declared Lord Baconsficld responsinle for that pollcy, During bis spcech ho crossed to the Upposition benches to avold interruptions from the Conservative mneinbers. ile was re- pnudl{ cheered by the Qupositio . ‘The Marquis of llartington sald the very worat policy which was possible was that of par- tlal or - compicte military occupation, which, he was afrald, the Governinent was determined to carry out. An ‘overwhelming coneurrcoce of military oplolon was opposed thereto. As for L tho -annunente that wmulhmq WA Necese sury to check the Russian ad- vatice, he belleved - that (n couse- quence of the consolldation of Britlsh power the possibility of tuvasion was decreasing vearly, No permanent occupation of any por- tlon of Afghanistan agalnst the wishes of the inhatitants sught to be sanctloued. [t would only facilitate the Russian ntngue, which would be best encountured by wise adininistration, ory il exterual weans wero nocessary, by direct explanation with Russiu, , He thought, above all, that Lord Lytton should bo recalled as the ncaruation” of all that the Indian polley ought not to be. [Loud cheers by the op| .u:mon.{] But, to effect this, wo must nf;o cet r’a of a (lovernment of Whose nomin- ally spleited but really abject foreign policy Lo belleved the country was neatly tired, 1o sald fn conelusion; ** Whiteser differenco of oplnfon there may bo as to the Justice of the war, thero is no difference on the subject of supporting tho gallaut troops engaged in It by every imeaus in our power.” Bis Stafford Northepte made the closing speceh. Mo declared the recall at such acrisls of the Viceroy, who waa carrylnge out the Gov- crnment policy, would be Ucspleable, JTord artington, knowlog it to be Impossible, ought uot to weaken the Viceroy's auttority, e polnted to _the loyalty” which provafled throughout India as o refutation of the criticiens of tho * opposition, Io ended by declaring that nothing vould be moro von- trary to the feclings or Intentlons of tho Gov- erament than & polley of annexation, but they felt bound to guard the Intoreats and security ot Indis, Wihitbread's motlon censuring the Govern. ment for fts fi%’"‘“ policy was rojccted by a vote of i3 to 237, The Cobservatives had ao- ticipated a majority of 120, DENIED. Loxpon, Dec, 13.—In tuo House of Commons to-day tho Chancelior of the Exchequer said there was no truth {n the statcment that the contidential communication from Germany al- Juded to by Bourke in tho Hlouss of Commons, recently was & prupossl that Epgland should assutng & protectorate over Constautinople, ste. Mo declared that tho communication referred only to the exeentlou of the Treaty of Berliu. 5 QUEEN_VICTORIA. Loapon, Dec. 14.—~The Quecn {s jndlsposed. TURKEY, HELIRY FOB LUODOI'N HEFUOKES. Loxpoy, Dec, 18.~The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the House of Commons to-day, augounced that he would sbortly move fora grsnt of money by Farliamont iu sid of the distressed neople fo tho Rhodope Mountalus, < THE DERLIN TREATY, A correapondent at Vienna states that a ms- Jority of the Committee of Efghteen, appoluted by the Refcharath on the 10th inst. to consider the Treaty of Derlin, is favorable to the tresty, ALBANIAL Loxpow, Dec, 13,—Intelligence has been re- celved at Viepua that the Cliefaof the Albanlan Leaxue demand the fncorporation of all the Al- bautan districts ss autonomous vroviuces; that thoy fntend to act on the delensive; hayo re- fused to ald tho Porte agalnst the Blacedonlan Anaurgcats; have proinised to protect Podgoritza atast Muntencgro, sud have sdvised toe (o- habltants of Novi Bazer uot to attack the Aus- trlau troops eeeupyg Basula, ) DARMSTADT, t TUB PRINCBSS ALICE BINKING, * ' DaBMSTADT, Dee. 18.—~The Princess Alice fs sluking, ! o g gl Loxpod, Dec. 14.—5 p. m.~The Stindard Kas tho following: *‘Danastads, 10:30,. Fridsy uiehit.—Tu Princess Allue ls uucousclous. Fulve 1, Jubaling csased.” [ TRUBSIA.". [ WINTEL CAMIS. o Lotwoy, Dec. 13.—A Vieuns correspqpdent of the Pally Newa spys It Is 1 from Odessa that winter campy for 25,000 e rapldly forutog uear fi'mmfl an‘l‘l::. G ITALY, % EESIGNATIONS ACCEPTED. Roxz, Dee, 13.~Klug Humbert has decepted the reslznation of thy Minksjers, and saked Biguor Calroll to form svother et AUSTRO-IIUNGARY, NATIONAL POLICT. Vinsxa, Dec. 18.—Tho Special Comaitiee of Fightcen bas savised the Relchsratl to assout tu the Treaty of Berlly, 18 rejected the wotlvu of MerP Herbst censuring the Government, and al10 one agalnst the furthen extension of the power of Russia. 1 —— . A 1TALY, G TIR MINISTRY. Rows, Deg, nounced that the present Mintsters will con- tioue thelr ndn’lnlnnuun ‘pending the Ring's decision on thelr profered resignations. BPAIN, ' ARMY ITRM, Maonip, Dec. 18,—The Counell of Minlsters has declded to creatp cadres for 100 infantry battalions and twenty squadrons of cavalry for the bencfit of hall-pay oftlcers, & ‘ NEW S8OUTIH WALES. MINISTERIAL RESIGNATION, 8ypyay, Dee. 18.—The Ministry of New Bouth Wales has resigtied. Robertsonwlil form auother Cabinet. e —s BLODGETT. TWASHINGTON, Foeetal Diepateh 10 The Tritune. . ‘Wasmxoron, D. C,, Dec. 18.~Carter Tarri spn fsstill Ina quandary ns to his dnty {n tho matter of the Blodgett fnvestigation, He statdd to-lay that ho had received a number of letters from Chicago which fnsisted that an investiga- tion should be held. At the ssme time tha Rreat majority of his correspondents urged thit nosuch steps bo taken. IHedeclinea tagive ony information ns to the contents "of the Jet- ters recelved urging investigatlon, or to indicate the names of the writers, o thought th?t nothing would now be done until after the holi- day recess, yet he was of opinion that the holl- dny receas wos exactly tho time that the invesit- tion should be made i€ It s to bo made at all. 'ho Indications are that no further movement wiilbe tmade in the matlor here, at least untll alter the holiday recess, 4 CHICAGO. Nothing of importance, so far a¢ could be learned, uecurred yesterday fn conncetlon with the Impeachment proceedings agalost Judge Blodgett. “The young men'—gs they are often called by the older members of the Bar—~who have the matter fn - hedd nre safd to be engaged In working up the case,— that fs, getting the evidenco together in shape for prescotation before the tHouse of Represent- atives. They are far from being squelched, they say, and propose to keep at it untll tho House takes the matter up, which, if it dous, will not be until after tho holidays. The fotlowing members of the Bur have signed the Jetter tothu Representatives in Congress, re- latingto the procecdings mznlunwudgc Mlodgett, in addition to those herctofore pubdlished : 1. K. Whiton, E. U, Asay, Jobn F. Munter, Jobn J. Henlck, L. 8. Hodges, Charles L. Allen, Sk Ky, A 11 Lawrence, tw dcott, Georgo #. latley, Sidney Thomas, Joseph E. Smith, ¥air. child & Blackinan, George Scoville, A T. Ewing, Georgo Lans, Hugh T, T Butler, Charlea A, Dupece, Emory Washbarn, Jr., . 31 Switt, Frank Daker, David Fales, Eilioft Antnony, ¥raok I, Collter, 11, 1), Heam, JohnJ. McClellan, U. W, Krotzinger, J. T. Kretzinger, ifarvoy B, Hurd, B, 1), Magruder, C. A. Gregory, M. R. M, Wailace, Bidney dmitn, Grant Goodrici W, G, Larned, Jullue Grinuell, Fred C, Hal Arthur Ryerson, 1. W. Ji [+] son, Emery A. Storrs, H. L, Wait, C. 8, Cam: oroi, Gaorwe Hierbert, A. W, Martin, Jobn 1, 8. Quick, Charles 8. Wiiton, J. W, Wanghop, & aey. N, E. Gary, d. H. Dooilttle, Jr., Daniel Goudwlin, Jr., Farlin Q. Ball, John 5. Miller, doseoh N, lll;rlizr. David_Qulggs, Jamea 8. Mur- Hirch, Wall mayo . 3, Durbain, G, C."Minoy, Gharien W. Urnggs, (icorge Chandler, A. McCoy, Orrin - Tt s o oni, Froderick Sackett: D, 8 Gond “inp. E. J. Follows, W, 8. Coman, James I, oo Javert Nervey, . ilanecy, Henry Crawford, Perry M, Smich, Jr., Usorie Gardner, F. W. 8 Sirawley, O. A, Folldnsbes, G Beckwith, Thomat ¥. Withtow, €. D Toye., JoNa Woodbridie, €. 1. frosmer & Son, J. H. Kadzle, L: C. Pulne'Frder, Georga A . L, 3 Wils noid, Willlam 4. Herrlok, Winston, Willlam_ M, Darnum, Bayley, It. 4. Oray Munter, Charloa J, Smith, J. M. Trachor, W. K. Whitehouss, Wiliiam A, Mont- yomary, Leslle Carter, C. J. Johusan, Epuralm Bunoing, N. ¢ (lrhfie{.' Thomas A. Tanning, James . Roberte, 1. I e, Waller Hurn- am, Homer Cook, John 11, Whipphe, William 13, Qibbe, C. Brownell, Georze C. Fry, 4. . Wiite oy, Notwan €&, Perking, N, IL_faleatt, M, T, Ttogers, Iichardnon & floch, 1t.'W, Ricaby, ¥, L. Bliurman, Thomas Parker, Jr.. K. L. Uptan, Ao &, Ruwley, 1L 18, Gloves: ¥ & yiatony . Lidsidue, lawtauce tdfoat, - 1AL 3 'g‘.m'\-rne'mm.n%»mtflm:‘ 1oy 'nm’. ominent lgwyor yeaterday,~a gentleman who known to be une of Judge Blodgett's strong- eat friends,~—called his ottentlon to certain in- timations which have been heard for a day or two past to thoefloct that Judg el!lu_dfcn.\muld probubly ask for an fuvestigation of"the charues and runors affocting him now that so uch publicity has oeen given to the matter, and Asked thi lural genticinan If Lo had heard that such 8 thing was tu contemplation. ‘Tho lawyer replfed thut some of Judige Blodgett's friouls, firm bellovers us they tegrity und uprigbuncss of coaractery thount that {u justice to Judgo Blodgett himselt oh’ investigation should be had, to thu end that these baseless rumors might bo forevur st god| reaty aud the gentleman added that he uudf}f. stood that Judge Blodgett had written a letter to_Scnator Duvls, fn which ha expressed his willingnoss to huve an investization of theac rumored charges azalost him, and left the wat- ter entirely i tho Senator’s bisuds, trustivg to his discretfon in determining the propriety or ulu‘uw\llcncy of demanding such an juvesti- Ratlou. TIE ELECTBIC LIGHT. Latest and Dot Important Discovery by Which Its Xroduction Is Rendered Dirt. . Cheap. 3 Snecial Dispatch (o The Tribune. Nrw Youx, Dec, 18.—~A Zimes’ speclal from Toston says: * Wesley W, Garry has taken the most fmportant step with his jagnetic motor, and is propared to present it In connection with the electric light. It {s belleved he has solved the problem so many are wo patiently study- ing, snd that with his appllance obstacles in the way of the popular {utroductlon of the eloc. tric light can be eotirely overcome, I called upon him thls forcuoon, and fuund his work complete, his apparatus perfected, aud himself prepared to demonstrate what he could do, The - greatest obstacle fn the way of the substituting of clectric light for ®os s the cost of power for producing the for- mer, it being largely §n cxcess of the cost ot the Jatter. Otber minor dfflicultles hava been over- come by Edison, SBawyer, snd othcrs, avd to fu- vent somo eppllance for reduciog this cost 14 the task upon which heavy electrictans and others aro lending all tholr energies. This problem Mr. Uary clalms to have solved. By the snplost of devices, which be exhibited to me, he utllizes bis own nowly-discovered prin- ciple 5o 88 to gonerata electricity for light at sbsolutely nu expeusc - beyund the cost of the machino which, itaclt is automatic.In explajoing the machive Mr, Gary said: *To produce moguctic electric currents, it fa necessary to change the polarity {o an induced magact o ploce of soft fron. This is usually done by a re- volviug iron in front of and cluse to the poles of » perinauneut or electric maguet, the polarity changing #s it Dpasses from the fleld of one pole to the other. As the current 18 only induced at the point where the polarity changes, 8 high rate of speed s required to produce a stesdy or uniform curreus suitable for ligbt. ‘fhe currents are inlduced by the vhange of polarity of irou, aud the polarity is changed by the chaoge of pasition. Thp power requiréd to chouge the positionw depeuds on the distauce the iron moves, the amount of clestricity or the spred. This model lsof & mathine T bavo contrived to changs the polarit, with less exhaust of bower, for the reuson th the lron moves o' lass alatsuce. ‘This is & coa- pound of permsucot magwet with a plece of fron” colicd with wite attached to & lover pivoted fo the céntre, and adjusted so a8 tomovoover the neutral® dine, hud 1t 1s 30 ‘balancod that you can Ulow It dver with your bresth.. This wes positively demonstrated. You seo that every time i cfoases Sl lne It oroduces 8 s0ark, ana mioves sn eigbih- of an lock. Oue movement over ‘tholine -and back ‘produces oparks precisely a9 Qoes ono revolution of iron in the old way.'™ oM + Your new lavondion, thes, Is slmply 8 prac- . tical application ol urincple which you beve Jiscovercd, of tho existence of a neutral lHue st a polut & dsguetic tield wbere polarity chanuges, aud whichi Iy autagunistic to thy bere- tofore unususlly-accepted thoury tuat waguet- faw §s 3 statledpree.” = Preciaely. ' 30 ANir, ¥ llgstrated bis piincdida by settg 18.—Premier Cafroll has an- R. W, Briage, | Thbd ) dnietsity, ulllyer, andby-ria clection thio Republicau pasty A reporter for TUE TRIDUNE, In'spdaking to'a | re In tho Judge's in- .| that Judwa Reeves will ask a ru-slection. - his model tn motlon by sibrating the plece of Foft fron even moderately over the neutr 1ine, A train of bright sparks resulted, Ty, compound permanent maznet used weigiing only & fow pounds. Mr. Gary pointed to thy motor, which was ticking on the mautel: ** You eco thag littlo machine, That will fy,. nish power enough to make vibrations for i, and so all my clectrieity [8 gencrnted at oty Iutely no exponse sava the machina itagit," Thus, I clectricity I8 generated At alfioet g, expensc, and Edison produces Hght at no cop. sumptlon of fuel, It can be scen how *in. cheap? the light of the immediate futyry may be. Mr. Ulr{ i puttlng on suis. 5 applisnces 0 causo vibratfung ot fron, mnd will Immediately sccury Ictters patent both heraand Europo, and placy his inveution st the disvosnl of tho publfe, 1y feels confident it will throw mora lizht on thy subject than all arguments or theorfes (e Jiave boon advanced for or against It, and hy confldenca is aarcd by clectriclans and capiray, sts w‘ho stand ready with monoy, CASUALTIES, PITTSBURG ACCIDENTS, _ Bpecial Dispatch to The Tridune. P1rtsBuRro. Pa.; Dec. 18.—Patrick Shannon, y millweight, was instantly killed, about 9 o'cloc this morning, at the Amorican Iron Works of Jones & Laughlin, whero he was engaged (o ra. palring a beit. Venturingtoo near to the revolr. \Ing shatt, he was caught by some portion of (ks snachinery and carricd over the pulley, which, with tetriblo rapidity, tore his limbs and Hesy apart, scattering the mangled remalns in u) directions. The accideot was witnessed by, . number of fellow-workmen, Who wWero com. (nelled to gege upon the terrible scene witnon “having tho Jgast opportunity of rendering ality thelr uniorttinate companion, 8hortly nfie the deplorable affalr, the remains were colleety togetlier, placed wpan a litter, and removed t, an undertaker's-cstablishment, Shannon wy ,In the $0th year of his agc, and loaves awife s four chiidren, About 10 o’clogk this morning, 8 man abogt M‘}rcnrl of age, with slightly gray chin whisken and mustache, and tho geseral Appearauce of § farmer, fell down & flizht of sialrs st the For Wayne Depot in- Allegheny, ond died in ey than balf an bonr. On scarching tho clothing of. tho decensod; scyeral vapers were found, but mone of ‘them gave A satisfuctor clew ‘.to "hid" “name or his residenc, It 1s supposed ho.was s resfdent of Beavir County, Pa., or Washlugton, Iil., nnd that Ly namie was Willlam Buratson, Patrick Clifforth was run' over by a locomo tive st Lucy Furoaco this forenoon, His imiy and body were crushed fo a lhorrible mauner, “He lived but a few minuts } ¥ RUN OVER AND KILLED. WaseLing, W, Va, Dec, 18\—As n freight ‘traln’was entering the city about 4 o’clock thi morping, a8 brakeman named Edward Sisson, Mving at Cameron, attempted to feap from a car to tho tender, when he misscd his footing and fell undcrneath the wheels, The remainder of the train pussed ovor his body, erushing the bead and showders to a jelly, and Irlebitiully mutflutiog tho limbs, Bisson ‘was a young wan of 18 or 20, and had been {n the employ of the Company sowe Aive or six months. MINE EXPLOSION, EvixsyiLLg, Ind., Dee. 18.—Aa explosion of nltro-glycerino and guopowder occurred at thy 8t. Bernard coat-mines, Arliogton, Ky, Tie shock was felt for miles, A tralnof mining. cara, mules, and o uegro driver were blown to atoms, - A paple provalled smeng the tniners and their familfes. Fully no hour elapsed belors the result was known. =+ 3 POLITICAL. e ' ALLINOIS, ecia] Dispateh o Tan Trisnne. ‘g, II, Dec. 18.—The canvass for : Aerix this Secretaryshfp of the Senato i hecomiug fu- teresting. Untll within a few days, J. I, Pad- dock has been the only candidate, but tue friends of Johin J. Bird, of Cairo, ara beginuing to press his clolms, Mr. Blrd is the colored Re- publican leader ot Lower Egypt. Hels ooe of the most effective Republican orators of the State, aud to him morq than to any other oue man Uapt. Thomas owes his election over Josn Allen, lle isa scholarand a gentloman, At present he fs 2 Police Mogistrate aptt ono of tho Trustces of the He would make a grind Jalro, would properly rocognize tho luyalty of the col- ored elgment, ‘These are the conslderations wreed In his favor by hls fricods, who fntend w vizorously - press hilm for Becretary of the Senato, Politiclans are beglonlog to discuss the prob- abilities of the confirmation by the Scoate, whlch is uow Republican, ot tho Democratic meubers of the Rallroad and Warchouse Com- misslon, the Penitentiary Commissions, und the Boarys Ui institu- s of Trustees of 1ho tlons, should thoy bo renoml lom, aaia at pre: Lerestipny contedty ot iy o Aveotdl ritable ted by Gov, Cul- nt anticloated, and some tn- tled, ich 50 The Tribuna, . Broommazons.il., Dec. 1.—Thero Is already soing. stir, aneng dpoliticlans s to who will be the sucteasor of Judge Owen T. Reeves on the Beneh of the McLeau Clreult Court, and wire- Judge Tie pulling s sizeady olug oo, ton 08 loarned his mistakn i Jeav- fug the Bench to mecupt the clectlon tu Congress, 1lis dofuat {u Novomber has thrown lim out politics, temporartly at least. His partner, Mr. Polluek, will fu all probability bews caudidate, There (4 vo snnoutcemeut that suclh wjll _be the case, bat it ls gencrull nup%u.wtl 201, J. 1L Rowell s mentioned in councetion vith tho office, as ulso fa the Hon. L, Weldon. These -goutluien aro all loadfog Kepublicaus. ‘Yho Democrats will probably run Jawes 8, Ewing, possiuly William E. Hughes, o w iees AWISCONSIN, . Bpéetal Disbatch (o The Tribune, Mipidox, Wis., Dec, 18,—Tho unusually larze atteodanco upon tho United States Court now 1u sosston here bos afforded tho opportunity of macertaining the views of many leading men of thie State upou the Heoatorlal successiou, Whilo now and then a supporter of Howe, or Rublee, ara * pew man * {s found, o large majority are wonderfully carneat in their suppors of the Hop. E. W, Keyes. Very tew Carpeater men are found, but theso few express much confidencs in his vlection, They wo longer hope for his nomination In caucus, but believe a nomination can be preveuted till the day tixed for & lesisla- tive vote, when thoy predice bis clection by the nld of the ghnast solll Democratis vote. “Tihis fack 1s becomntng 8o well understood that his Ne- publican streugth Is rapldly vaulshivg, MINNESOTA. 87, Pavi, Minn., Dec. 18.—The State Board canvassed to-day tho vote on the proposition for tho recovuery and destrustion of the ol raliway bonds Iast November, ‘The result was: Votes for, #,81L; ngalaut, 45,600, . e —— . SUGAR-TARIFF, Hpectal DisaicA 1o The Tribyns, Bostox, Mass., Dec, 18.~The {mporters snd retiners of ‘sugar buve ‘coucluded u two dajs’ scasion to-day on the tarilf question. Thu re- sult 1s that a committeo of two will be sent to Washington to urgy the following tarif: On all tank-bottoms, coucretey, sirups of sugars, cane Julce, melado, couceutrated molado, cou- centrated molasses, sud on wll raw sugash not above No, 13, Dutch staudard 1o color, testing by the pulariscope not above 75 degrees, 1.50 cents per pouud,. with an addition of fiva mills for each sod aevery degreo or fractional part of a degreoy oo all sugsrs above No. uk utch standsrd in color, and not aboye Ne. 16, Dutel standand fu color, B cents per pound; o all sugars wbove Nu. lfi. Dutel stapdurd In color, sud ot sbove No. 3, Dutch standard - color, 8¢ cents per pound; vu ol sugars above Nu. 23, Dutch stundard Iu color, and un ali refiued sugars, 434 cents por pouwi ou molusses Leatlug by tho polariicope uot sbove B0 degrecs, 5ceuts per gullos; op too- Jusscs testlug by the polusisgope aburg 3 de greed, 10 conts per gatlon. - INDIANA. 8pecial Diwalch (s The Tribuse, IsminaroLis, lud., Dec. 14.—~Auditor-of- State Iienderson to-day made public his soous! Teport to tbe General Asgembly, 1t Is & leogthy document, and makes & nuniber of suggestioos to the Legislature ‘toucting Stato adminlstsi- [} He calls stteativn to the aceded revision of Lhoe lawe regulablug Leosvolent aud penal fu- stitwutious, sukgeats lwvroverents ta the Sav- tugs Bauk law, which bustucss lfrlmuled last year about $10,000,00, and pays large stiention 1o tpe fusursuce question, apbroving aud pro- vosiog ameudiuenls fu the bresent law rogy- Jaguig the Lusiiess of fusurauce cowpanies iu this State. may sriso before thess ques-