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

e 2 B e e s e et e et g ; THD CIUCAGO TRIDUNLE: WEDNLSDAY, DECENDER 14, 1878, tl.e United Sta Iy Ata- 8 retary. to the other cnd of the Capitol | questions amid the erence of domestic bappinces b TIVR naver ta again engsre in making whisky, but his | follows: A. If, Brown, $1,000; unfosured. Ball- | Qiod by s own hand on Monday ev b A2t T olncaarhich annthoe Seoatar doscribed a8 & | 5 which they Are ahorr 1 retnra soon? CRIMINAL NEWS. overtures wero refected, and he scems th have | lle & Nellson, 81.500:' fnsured. Zeck & 8tein, | velopcd the fact that he w“",gbflar‘m)’t"“tfi"r‘lx et hear-garden, but of conrre ha wonld not sny any- | The hammer feil. and Durham rose to reply. R e e T e il (e wartare | £300¢ insused Loas on iuitding, §500; lasured, oere thing like fhat.” Let these political questions be | As Conger stii tried in hold the floor. Durliam SAALMKRs' o N, e fs a ehanee for debacs on the Routhern 3 breais oat fiercety o the Honse, of Missicsirpt, lins nn'}mr"-l an ntiack on Mr. Bhane so bitter that his fricnds think it tedoubtful whether he will be allowed to de- ltser all of ft. menlal aberration at the time, and waa gubjec to fits of decp despondency, There was vmjm}. caelon olher than tius for the rash act. Youn: Crlppin was an exemplary person, and h 2 em{ s mucly de{alnrm[ T e Nnw Yong, Dee, 17,~Henry E. Ioy, of oublising Ofin of Galt. & Uy, commitin] suicide yeaterday on account of financiai trouble, ———————— HILTON AND THE JEWS, Tseael s Wrath, and Wit Not Be Canght with n Glagerbrend Bnap—Clumsiness of the Sore Milllonairs in Handiing a Clasg of People Wha Are Dlood-Kaw. Special Dispatch to The Tyibnne, Naw Yonk, Dec, 17.—~Mrs. Stewart's gifts to the Jewish institutions form the toplc of sensa. tlonal Interest to-day. In reference tothe dona- tions, Judga Hilton's private sceretary sald ton Times reporter that there was no oceasfon for o publication« about the matter. Neltfier Mrs, Btewart nor Judge Hilton care to talkk abouy against the revenua forces. To the_IFestern Amsocinted Prevs. Nasnvore, ‘Dee. 17—A neneational rumor waa set allont here this afternoon to the effect that the revenno officers had had a bloody fight on the edge of Overton and Fentress Countles. Collector Woodcock says he has no official {n- formation of any such’fight occurrinz. From Information rectlved from outside sources, it has been fonnd that the revenne raiders had not lérru wolested on their march to Fentress onnty, Cambbell Morzan, the notorlous filfet afatll- ler, reported ag having led & force against the revenue men, left the county Jast night to svold arrcat, he ‘having: falled to obtam pardon for poast offenses, ON_THE BRINK. rorrsvirie, Pa, Dec, 17.<The familles of “Jack” Kehoe and Martin Berein, * 3ollie Maguires,” sentenced to Ue hanged ta-morrow, this morning took loave of the doomed men. Kehoe wna convicted of the murdegof J, W, 8. Laogdon, o Coal Superintendent, Bn the 10th postponed nohi the next Presaential election, and tnen wo wopld have a thance at the Senator (Riatne) himaelf, & Mr. Morcan made lengthy speech in opposition to the resolution, and said he supposed the Sena. tor (llalnet, nader pariiameninty ussge, wonld be Chairman of the Spocint Committee. Mr. Biaine sald he had aiready announced that tie would not accept the Chalrmanship, Mr, Morgan, continning his remarks, sard the Scnate mirht not excnse the Senator, Ie, for one. would vote agninet excuning him, Lethnn fatlier this tnvestization, which bolonged to no ane elre. lis defended The Southern people, And de- nied that there had been any discrimination meainst the megro. On tho contra: . everything had been done to duAltfy him for citlzenship, The negroce voted with the Domottate becanze they were eonvinced tint the Damacrata were honeat and desired to do i He gave notice that this investigas b L fult and 'mlu"fim Tt n{unlaa‘x;‘hrx;u ‘ennsylvania, a e what Liad on tlond ere ; b i n-:\“x York, and out West, to “ologgdo and Nevadn. Mr. Teller denfed that there had bee on the part of Republicaus in Colorado, ed the fullest invertigation. i The question beiny on the resolution’of Blaine as Orfgin of the fire unknown, AT. YANKTON, D. T. YangTox, Ih T., Dee. 17.—A fire broke out at 5 o'clock this morning in o hagnlo on First atreet, known as “French Joe’s Place.” The bullding I which the fre originated was biirned, alzo Bramble, Miner & Co.'s wholcsale grocer. house _ndjoininz. Most of tho goods saved, Loss, 87,000} fully lnsured, Cause, incendiary. Tal at he had been recognized by the Char. e ews hot. 11 \Wan 1 Wwho TetoR: nized the centleman, but if the gentieman will speak to the subjest to which { alluded, ar if any gentleman on that side will, 1 il gladly yield, \r. Darham—Eser rince | have been n member 1 have dirccted my attention to thé matter in hand, rarely ever wotng out of tho eubject under con- stderation For the purbase of making merriment. run.-rqn:nly 1diaregard sverything that my friend has smid of a Jovinl character. Tho elpher dle- vatches will {ake eare of themselves, 1 suppoes hat the wholo country understands thet the Ad- minfatration now (n power was foisted there througth frand, and It makes no difference whether the cipher aiapatches or not show that fact. Mr. Canger—1Is that the explanation of the eipher dispatchen? Mr, Durham—N8; T leare them to work out themeclves, [ smused ot my friend from Michigan. who ha; reely gnt 8 respectable town 0 his country, and where a railroad train {6 rarely seen, talking about postal.cars. Why, if vne of thent were to run in that conntry It wonid scare ling reople. Let him be content, a< I am, with haviag star rervice, We are eind l"F" 1L twice n week. Why ix ho taiking aout postal-cazs? Only for the rako of mAking fan. {in an admonitory. toné to Conger)—-Confine yourself 1o your own rectlon Proceedings in the Remarkable Trial at Janesville, Wis. - Exposure of the Machinations of Dickerson to Shisld Himsell. nEAD. The fad néws nas received here this evening of the deatn nf Justin E. Colburn, Consul-(fen- eralat the City of Mexico. Ile died Dec. 2, at the Consulate, of guitk constmution, ‘\Ir, Colburn had long beci n \WVasbington journal- ist, and songht the City of MexicoJu the hope of restoring his health, IIe was held in very bigh esteem bere by a large clrcle of acquainz- /oces. IN NEW YORK, Nzt Yorg, Dec, 17.—A fire this morning in 8 farge building oo Wess Trwonty-sixth street, oo cupied by Morris Cohen asa corset manufacto- ry, and I)Y William Conant, plano manufacturer, cauaed o Joss of $45,000, Insured. NEAR TIFFIN, O. TiPriy, 0., Dec. 17.-~The Mohowk Floorine- Mill, two miles south of this city, burned lnst night, Involving a totnl loss of £6,000; insared for $4,000 in homa companles. lils Forgery of tho Handwrliing of Ilis Female Co-Murderer. CONPIRMED, To the Western Anociated Press. Wasmsaroy, D, C., Dec. 17.—The Senate confinned the followinz nominstions: Eugene 8chuyler, of New York, formerly Consul-tien- eral at Constantlnople, to be Cousul at Blnming- ham; 4. Hairls HN\E. of Pennsylvama, formerly Consnl at ‘Tunls, to be Consul-Geacral at Cone stantizople. Consuis—John L. Frisble, of Michigan, at Acconnt of a Bloody Fight with Moon- shiners Down south, MRS. MACK AND DICKERSON. Boectal Disvateh te The Tribune. Janrsvirie, Wis., Dece. 17.—The first witness exmmined In the Mack murder trial to-day was ¥ frauds nd Invit- thele charities. *The whole inatter,” sald hie, e — s s s eed to,—yeae, 50; naye, 0,~ | of country, and don't be patttnz on alm. e » of June, and Dergin of tiie murder of Patrick “fs this: It has beon the custom of Mrs, o Grende, Brazit; G. W. Fish, of Mich{zan, at ::"m.’.',(":“ a8 ARt S yangy SR BN G e, Copder—1 have been told. that In the gentle- !“;";'"“ Suell, who '“""';:] to having been In | fy yens, 1n April, 1870, POLITICAL. Btewars ond Judge Ililton, overr year Tunla; Andrew Cone, of Pennsylvania, at man's (hurham's) district there s not o mauufac- | Jall for fourteen montus: *) have known Dick- | Hannisnuna, Pa, Dee. 17.—The Board of —_— about this thne, o select a i Pernambuco; John 8. Mosby, of *Virginla, at Altieon, Maithews, toring establishment of any kind, notjeven shoe- | erqon for fifteen months; first saw him’on tha | Pardons has decfled not to reopen the caso of “onto. t charitable fnstl utl d “ Hone Kong: Eneena 4. Ball, of Indians, at Maxey, re making, nnlesa it be etther in ‘tho public or In | goee oeonng i} e, A £ the tt Jack Kchoe, scntenced to be hanged at Potts- of cheritable Institutlons, and seod them Deth, Hugary s Wil h { th lerrtin 5o private mmnufactnra of alcohionie Wuors, | falr-gronnds fn Janesville. A part of the thma | (il S0 CH Epfelat Dirvale) (0. I8 Ryibuks, donations. These dovations have always b el Moy Wil S homfign, of tia Atirenell, 1 have boen toid tist there s ano news. | that he was tn fail he slept with me, occapying | YELSNOUSR. b0 v Bergin, tha | , COLTMDUS, Oy Dec. 17—Last night and to- | (o i e inade fo the quiatest manaer pos. Wilte, of Chicsgo, Becretary n? Le:n'ulnu st ";Irrr'lg.lfi DapEL pablished ;:? r’.‘u' l.nmmcl. uxm\ tho sama cell for about five weeks, Tremem- | «Afoliy Maguiro ! who wasto have been ex- iy the hotels have presented the appearance | oo Thesé yearly gifta have heen Indo mlw‘. B LR, i thereare nree il pchurt Button Frios | ber th steing belog et daw wih the notes an | cchle, ab. Fotiavil to-mrrow, as been se- | usually oticeabie tho' dey previous 1o Stata | 5 L% 1ot €L bave becn Inddpandens Collector of Customs—John . Fuller, for uu‘muiv tandolph, 1liave been 'told tnat the gontieman, when onca | 1t from Mra. Mack to him. Hopkins, myself, | spited by tho Governor until Jan. 16, Canyentlon. Toliticlans of more or leas catibre | giowort made ont = lst of institntions, ““"‘ xh‘c, District of Miamif, O, 2 Jhumelie e fanom, -, ::_';‘\("t;‘ln:n;"\“ili:chlsflm. ""f'n l:r(m.’ :Ile“:é-g;r;l‘l’\{l and - Dickerson were at -the window when i 5 3 filled the corrlilors and barrooms of the hotels, bering fitty, and requested Judge Hilton tos e .,,,,“,‘,'"‘,’;;‘c‘fi"",{}‘;‘c‘e' (l,‘.nfl'“}'l" Sutord 0.3 | cameron cpa.). atnders, Tegnen and i T e o womter that the | the strinz came down at that window. P”‘“ YEARS® IMPRISONMENT, whera the claima of candidates for the Wanten- | 8 1R He0 0 s, Brewarts Liverpood, Of Charles K. Ferrls, Wincheater, | Uutanes, " i nited Btates Treasury is depleted when every vil- | There was only one note let down. MIADELPIIA, P, Dec. 17.—Ex-President | g1 0r th Penitentiary were discussed. (en, Hat Judge Iliton added thirty on hi TEL Iud.; Engeoe B, Payne, South Evancton, 1.1 | Goskrell,” Yiertien fny ihat o pays (Nn Dava grand orerment | 1 read thgt mote. It was: et | Morton, of the Morket Btreot liailway Com- | Jm teedmen camo from Taledo for the pur- s Hhtr altopathar e oo oJuines L. Camu, Dixan, 1L EliJ. Marsh, Chll- | & , Al AT ol ML AL pen i mo see your thother's letter,” Dickerson put | PsnY, and Bamuel B, Huhn, who pleaded gullty | noe0 of t ho selection of blitile s n. deothe, Mo.; W. T, Bnow, Drookfeld, Mo.; '}%’l\‘!"’flx.) Y WRs. T e A LK e | e o s month and el It uns then | 1o frudulontly over-dssuing tho. stocke of the | fyed o STHTIE 1o U6 SHEction B0 8 BT | cluded atmont all denominations, Mount Sivs Alex_M. Campbell, Sallva, Knu.; John Pickerty | Davis (¥, Va), MePhwraan, star service in ail the Fervice thatl they have in iln 3 Compsany, wero to-day sontenced oach ta ten 4 Ilospital, the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, and 8t, Chnrles, Miuni; Il S, Iieardsley, Tomahy | go W A ey Il e s i1 Sammcth | #PIL it unt ana trampled it with his foot. That | vonrstimprisonment 1a tho Eustern Veniten: | 0% by the Directors of McWhorter, Gov. | 1™ ohrar Homo for - the Aged ang Wis.: Taaac' B, Tatt, Chiopriva Falls (\‘n:. . e il Whrieca, e e it 1 e ot then I odid | was tho only note reccived thatday, About a | dlary. Blahop's firat. cholce, whose monagemeut of af- Rel tn ‘The Senate aleo confinmed all the nominations Meswrs, (irover and Eaulsbary sald they were prired with Mlumb snd Conover tpon pohitical ipuestions, but did not eay how they wounld vote onihle resolntion. Tavin (11L) annonnced that If the Scnator from Oluo (Thurman) was present he woald vote u{v. Me. Morelt called up the Tlouse resolution pro- viding fora holiday recess, and It was amended no a8 10 apply 1o both lonse and Senate. Mr. Blalne muved to amend 503 have & recess- from Friday, Dee, 20, to Tuceday, Jan, 7. A caunt of the Kennta showed 98 'In faror of the amendnient and 28 uppored to It. The Vice-Lresident~The Chair votes in thoaf- firmattve, and the winendment ta agreed fo. After exccutive session, adjourned. £y that the gentleman's dlsteict s (above grotmd) tue dark mammoth cave of the United States. + Mr, Durham (ta Canger)—Honor hright, did tho apie 0f YUUT CoUnIry ever sea n portal car? None ? Munchaasen!sins, “oug2r—We have them on every one of five bat centre in the lttle town where I five. 1, msaelf, have tho appolntment of seven or cIght route agentn. {Langhter.] ne Nittlo car houdes {7 the aecowmodaiion of “drovess are sup- posed, in the gentleman’s district, to_bu postal rars, If the gentleman wiil come up to Michiean, —1f hd will sojourn in that Riata thot eleaws nwong the Inkes, and that 4 threaded by rallways inevery directiun, —-tliere he will sce postal cars. y Mr. Durham (coutemptuously) —Listen to music of buil frugs. Mr. Blount—I move that tho Committce rise for the parpasc of closing the debata, o Mr. Conger—1 hope the delate wiil not ba closed ] we hent noout the cipher dispatetes, "The mation woa not presasil; but tho Comimittee prucecded (0 vote un MF. Phillips’ motion, which wwus defeated. Uther wmendments were offcred, and rejected, and then the Commisteo rose. The 1lonse passed the bill, and sdjourned. week later Dickerson wrote the notes which he zave up to Marsh, and which he claimed he got of her, Ile got a biece of paper of Marsh, and. tuking the Bible, Iald down on the bed in tho cell and wroto them there; theu tooknhis locket, opened ity " togk out thu gloss, and tried fo go:®all three notes fato It, bot couldnt get unly two Into ft. Iie put & third one on the shelf tn the eell, Thia third note he took off the sheif and mve to Mr. Sale. He told me ho could imlitate the handwriting ot Mrs. Mack, Told me once that Watale had told n lie about the laudanumn; that Watste sald that Dickerson told him he wanted It marked for hia (eeth, when the truth was that ho told Watsic he wanted it for Mrs. Mack. Dickerson told me that, on the night of Mack's nitrder, he did not go to sleep, but, while In Ded, heard a nofse at the barn, Inflrm wore selccted this year, not because they were managed by Jews, but because they are de- serving Institntions. Notices were sent toall the Institutlons in ahout the same form. Tho lebrews take offeose becausc thelr charitics were offercd the donstions. They wick flaws in the form of the offer, and make ghosts out of the terma, They construc woll-meant gifts into fuablt, sud act as- If: 1t werea crime fora Christian to send charity to n Jesy at Christmas thne, Isn't it wrongl’ Tho other denomina. tions found no fault, The list was mado out with 5o little of sectarian fecliog that the dona. tlon was sent to 0 Mohammedan charitable {n. stitution becausc it s descrving, If the He. brews don’t want tha money, of course they can’t be compelled to take it.” But the refusal might have beon as quictly made as the oifer was. I decline. 1o furnish you with the namcs of (he institutions ™ on the list, or with the total amount donated, It nbsolutol’y necessary to know, you must fearn elsewhere,!” Mra, Joseph Stiner, Vice-Prosident recetved from the President on the Gth st. for aopointients and prymotions in tho army made during the recess of Congress, Including cadets Just mraduated at West Polnt. NAUMER The President, through the Secrctary of Blate, has reptied to the House resulution orfzinated by Representative Irentano, calling for atl papers and correspondence between this Gov- erument and the Goverimeut of the ficrmuy Empire 13 reference to the expulsion from the Gernan Empire of Jullus Baumer. usturallzed citizeu ot the Unltea States, a resident of Cli- cago while 00 a visit to his parents at Munster, in violation uf the treaty of 1838. ‘I'ne Im- perfal Minister ol Fumlgn Aftalrs, in answer to a Jetter from Mintster Busard Tayior, defends the action of his Government In the case, and says lie cunnot recognize au_obligntion tore- place the damayes weurred, as alleged by Baumer, through the action of the Royal Gouv. ersment at Munster, FOSTAL MATES, lalrs has been characterized by ulter incompe- tency for the position which b held. Since his restgnation was asked for. tho President of the Penitentiary loard of IDitectors had rosigned aud his successor bad been appointed. 1t was well known thet Gov, Bishop was desirous of Dhis friend’s re-clection by the Hoard at its meet- ing to-day, and had used his Influgnce to that cnd, but the strong_lobby, taken together with the Iarge nimber of candldates, was too much for Uncle Dick to buck against, and his favorits will retire to privato life. The clection of B. ¥u Dycr, through the influcncs of certaln memhers of tha Legisiature, s Jooked upon as the first move of a hestile character looking toward Blanop's defeat for a renomination. Ta the Watern Asciattd Pren. Corusmngs, 0., Dec. 17.—The Directors of the Oblo Penitentlary to<day appointed(B. F. Dyer, of Brown County, Chiaf ‘arden.: Dyer Is o farmer, and has” never beld n public office. ‘Ll;hen wera twenty-Lwo applicants for this posi- lon. FIRES. AT 8T. LOUIS. Bpecicl:Dispated fo The Tritune. 8. Louty, Dee, 17.—~At 7:80 p. m. flames were discovered creeplng among tho wares of B, C. Powell, a carpet-dealor occupying a flye- atory {ron-front building on the northwest cor- ner of First asd Olive streots. An alarm was immediately sounded, and, though tho depart- ment responded with ftas characteristie prompt- ness, before it arrived at the apot the scene was oneof a threatening conflagration. A heavy wind was blowlng at the timo fromn the west, and from every opening in the building on the Olive street alde came volumes of flame, which occaslonally touchea the opposite aide of the atreet. Mountalos of smoke fssucd out from rallro J10USE. Soma bills havieg been introduced and referred, cousideration was resumed of the (iencvs Award hill, and Me. Keifer advocated the mn]mll{{e?nfl. Messre, linmpnrey, Borchard, Monroe, Chittens den, and Luttrell fuvored the minority report. Farther consideration of the bill was postuoned, and the 3lonse went into Committes of “the Whole (3r. Carlisle in the chalr) o the bili appropriating and heard Mack go out; that he soon’ hieard | the apertures of the burning bullding, In fan- e of the Hebrew ttoma for the Agad and Infirm, The [fouss Cowmistee on Yost-Offiges and $1450,000 to meot thedsfictency in the appioptin- et —— Mra, Mack t af il d | taatlc shapes, and, as a slight snow-storm LLINOT! belloved Mrs. Stewart was_sincerely charitabla & i flon for the poatal mall service, mod b Mra. Mack go out after him. Ilcgot upan ¢ ipes, g ILLINOIS. Toat-Rouds tuday narocd to roport 1o the House. | 1y ucreare. [ntho ‘postal-tar survica Gnriog 106 CASUALTIES. went 1o the window, and suw Mes, Mack pick up | %es provalling, cofucident with tho ebilt- {yminking the Qonpttons, | The troullswas. s Spectal Divatch to The Tridune. Garespuro, 1L, Dec. 17.—The Reglater, In its 1ssuc of this evening, advocates Col. Clarke Carr for tho United States Senate, claiming that, of all the candidates mentloned, he Is the one of.all excopt Judee Lawreuce and Col. In- gersoll, This Is tho feellng of a large majolity of tho Republicans of Koox County.” If Lha Legislature should find any dlflculty In agrce- ment upon a candidate they would easily satisly 3"’1 ltr_-uubllcnnl of this scctlon by uniting upon ol, Larr. CUNNINGHAWS WHISKY. Yesterday's Procecdings ln a Lawsuit Which Must Ho (irowing Expensive, . #pectal Dispateh 10 The Tridune. PEORIA, I, Dee, 17,~1he forcuoun was tsken up by the cross-examination of Mr. S8chwabacher, whose Lestlinony, In briel, was that the whisky varied in pruof,—that soine barrels were higher than others. The details of this case were zons futoand satisfaztorily cxplained by the whisky belng stored in different places, tn Mr. Cunning- ham's store and the warehouse of J. J. Monks & Cobb, of Loulsville. This alternoon tho de- tensa put James Nolan on the stand. I testl- fied that he was porter for Schwabacher when the ods were shipped to him by Can- nlogham; that be superintended the delivery of ‘tho barrels to Ilotchlisa' cellar: that the barrels wers in bad coudition, and wero lenking badly; that they wore handled so roughly by the UGovernnient oflicers at Schiwa- bacher's when they were selzed tnat they were in worse condition when they were carried to the cellar than when they camu to Echwabach- er's, Mr. Fla's cross-examination uscd this witness up so thoroughily that it was plain thero was nothing left of his testhnony. After re- eated sharp questioning, the witness admitted hat the barrels did not Jeak when they came b tho atore; that they were .not disturbed there oxcept to take the bunus out to gaupe themsi that, olthough the Govornment officers handled it roughly snd took no pains with it, yet the wituess and Mr, Behwabneher had then earrled, bungzs up, tothe drays, and kept that way till they zot to the colfur, and there he made the witness admit that thers was no leakugo of any Inportuncy durlug the entire tioving, thus golng entirely back on his direct examination. ‘Iho witoess alro suld that Mr, Whiting was thero all the time with Bridges, and went to the ceilar along with the burrcls, aml then the witness admitted, after beivg shown bow he had eworn, that “his memory wav oar, and he couldu't recollect his own dccount. 'io defensa then introduced James Traesdell, whio testitied that Mr, Kimball, the witness for gm..mr, worked for him, He was shown two presont year. Mr. Diount, a member of the Appropriations Comnittee, explained the blll, and showed the in- crease in the cost of tho postal-car service, Thut increane had been st the rate of Y per cent, not on_the pust-car eervice itself, bt on tne wholo mllwfi service, Since July 18, 15878, it had in- creased 45 per cent un the postal-car seryice uself, The deficiency nod arjsen in the determinatly the Dopartment, azainet the wiil of ¢ tho service should be increased. e leen fenorsnt that there hind been wrowing up in silonce this eystem of postal-cur service. - Cons wress hnd not beon treated with common courtesy by the Post-Office DepArtmient. The aeflciency was chargosbla to tho Depariment, ang now the oficers of tho Pusi-Ullice Department spuko tri- winphantly of thelr victory uver Congress on this question. Mr. ialo defended the nctlon of the Depart. mant. ‘Tho Postmaeter-General could not have duno anything elso than report fo Congress that thro was deficlercy, Ife conld not stop the serv- fec. Alt he cauld do war to notify Congress, Tho walglit of the mails was conatantly increaving, snd the law was pitil n the Portwaster-denergl to payifor the post vies, Mr. Foster rald that if the gentleman Gleornia (Blount) did not know of tae Incre: the postal-car scrvicy ho whonld nave k{m n s, The Department tind estimated st year 40,700, 000 as toe cost for mail sereice, and but 0,200, 000 Lisd Leen sppropriated, thus wiving rise to Lha dedciency, If dercliction resta anywhare, it rests uh the Jlousa and the Committeo on Appropris- tions, “Fhie deficiency waa the result of the keneral ayrlem of **econumy " as practiced hy ke Ap- propriation Cotnmitte ey B Mr. Clymer #atd_there had been concealment on the purt of the Department, and the Assistant Postmaster-Genersl or lis sutordinates had been dercdict in thelr dnty. He dectared that the averace 13 to the Government by the Democratic party well on to 810,000,000 a year, and If It had uut beca for that veonomy Hie Tremvury would havo been bankrupt, Mr. Foster expremsed his amazement as the statement made by Mr, Clymer. He admiticd that the saving Iu '57 over 'i6 was $10, 000, U6O, ant that the »avine the next year was 1,605,000, Lut said that the current yesr would show an fne crvasy of , 000, 000, Luder the llepuolican ad. ministration liberal anproprlations hud been made, #0 that alt the Depsrsmenta could be properly run, and at the close of each yoar lurge amaunts tyerc roturned to the Treastry Daepsrtinent, Under Democratie adinfolsteation, too llttls was apyro- pristed, and deficiency billa had 10 be reportad. such dulcuner bills amounted to $18,000,000 in iwo years, while lu_the fonr prucedlug years there had * been owly $1:,000,000. The octual facts were (a9 shown by the gnres of the Treasury De- puciment) that for two years of Domocratls od- wainistration the reduction kad been about LU0, 000, while for the two protmlul)f yoard of Re- publican sdminiatration the redaction had been about §:,000, 00, £\ cr—Yon hiave nover decreated 8o ape eo 1M, . ¥oater—The decreass ‘hay becn continual try year from 1807 down, Mr, Foster aaked Mr, Clymer If o dealed that the expendvs of mnlnumm1 tho Guvernment had bean decrused evory year slnee 1867 save one. Sle. Hewlit (N y—1 deny it and wil) give the gentieman my figures. Fo guoted fram the report of the Seerctary of the Treasgry (0 the effect that the expenditures in 1_were 187 nlllions; in 1472, 184 mbtiol 1673, 1¥0 millions; lu 1874, 104 millloaw; In 1875, 153 mhlious; in 18705, 104 milllons, Then foltowed the Demo- cralic ¢ra, snd tu 1877 the naitures had heen reduved tu 34 wilhons, aud wuuld this year full tulow 140 mullious, The geutlemsn from Ohio had adimiticd that In Rupublieun. Cougressea the deficlencies lu four ycars had amounted 1o £12,000, 0400, and " hud atatea that the Denucratic Congress had bad to pay §18, 000,000 in deficien- clor, If the Hepublican Congresses had prid Jarger deficiencics the Democrutie Congress would! have had emaller aedcioncles to meet. Deficiencles to [ onnt of SLL 000,000 bad beon paid by the lunt Congresa o cover the apuropristious made in thy Forly-secund and Forty-1nird Congrodsce. Ar. Ioater~§ emphotically deny the corséctpova of thuay dgures. Mr. Hlewitt—They aro bllls passed by this House, Wr, Fowter—There nevee was, In sy Judgment, bill for tho reclassiticavion of malt matter and rates of postage thereou. This bill 45 one which bas bLeen agreed upon between the Commities of Publishers and Blssell, representative of tue Post-Ollice Depastinent. POLTAL BAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, The Comuwitteo wilf uiso dfspuse of Lhe propo- ltiun of Representative Pullitps relative to tho postal saviugs inatitutions, sald, with Judge iilton. fle look advantage of his position to cast an inault at the ticbrows, “Chis he did 80 wording tha notlces as to make It nccessary for the ‘Treasurer of cachi In- stitution to persomnlly call upon him to wet the tmoncy. Of °course, the Treasurers were all Hebrews, and Judge Hilton would Le highly gratitied to have tucse gentlemen go to Liin_‘und recefve favora for thelr racent hls awds, * Our people,” sald Mrs, 8tiner, **whl not be under any obifgations to bim. W whit not take gifts from him. We wlll rather con- tribute tho amoants among ourselves.” Mrs, Stiner thoughe that, If ° the donatlons were bids for Jowish trade, they were very boor, shabby, and tmpolitie ounes. The race could not be bought so cheape 1y, To finquirics put to the ofliceraof the soclotlps, the gencral response was that the ace tion of Mrs, Stewart, taken through Judge Hil- ton, could not be regarded otherwise than as lacking In consfderation, The use of Judga Ililton as the agent could not bo regarded as dellcate or consistent. It the checks had been sent accordion to tho usual custom, they would have been appticd and acknowledged, PAR. Gold Sold Even far Grocnbacks as a Dusis ness Transuctlon, Speciat Dispaich to The Tridune, New Yonk, Dec. 17,—At 3 o'clock to-dag L. Gitbernot soid $10,000 gold to P, Gillet in the Gold Department of the 8tock Exchaoge st par. Thie fs the first: sale of gold -at “par thar has taken place in this country in sixteen years. Durlue the morning Kuhn, Loeb & Co. disposed of $1,500,000 10 lots at 100 1-10, but outside of * this thero was very little dofng. During the afterucon other transactions at par wero record- ed, leaving the closing quotatie: et 100. The highest poiut reachied by gold sinco 1869 wes 245, fu 1808, INDIANS. More Troubla In Washington Territory= War Again Declared, Wartura, W. T,, Dee. 17.~Three woodchop pere arrived here last night, aod report baving “met the Sheriff of Yak!ma County, with a com- pany of thirty-five whites and Afteen fricudly Iudlaus, last Baturday night near Pricat Rapids, on the Columbla River, who nad been to Chiet Moses! camp for the murderers of the Perkins family, Although Moses hed promised to aid the Sheri® fu capturlng the murderers, he met tho Bherif and his party with his whote band of well-armed wartiora in was-paint und with most hostile demonstrations. - Tho il1s covering gooda bought of Hotchkiss dur- | Nherlft retreated from Moscs’ stronghuld, asud fug the full of 1874 and spring of 1575, und was | wus nmlunen(l& trying to gvade pursult when aaked if thero were auy Instde-blind {ixtures In ! seen. He told thuse men to get to some stie those bills. He louked them over, and sald cment as soon as possible and send him aid. there were none. On cross-oxamination,-Mr. | Une of the men cloims to have seen tho renc- Elu looked the blils over, and ealled the wit- | godo Chioftain Imohalia at Priest Roplds, ‘The ness’ attention to five or mx different charges | friendiy Indians have been warning the wood- along through them, and asked the wit- | choppers in the vicinty of Pricat Ruplds to leavo ness if those were not for fixtures | for suoia time, for Inside blinds, and the witness admitted that ‘I'ho Socratary of the Interior has telegraphed they probably were. Il also sald Kimball was | tho Governor of Washington Terrtory with re- necustomed to getting poods for hln at Hotel | gurd to the reported outrages by citizens upou kiss! az thot tme, and he was an honest, teuth- | the [udians (o the Department of Culumbia, 1n- ful man. . ‘T'he defenso evideutly wished to con- | structing the Oovernor 10 use his utnost cu- tradict Klinball by this witnows, because Kitn- | deavors to preveut auy sssauita upon the In- hall sald he thought he was buving bliod fix- | dians, and further Informing him that tue law tures for Truesdell when be heard the con- | oflicors of the Goverument have bueu directed versation between Knowles and Hotchkiss, 2ud | by the Attorney-Ueneral 1o proacoute all ol- thought it might bo In tho fall of 1874 or spring | fendurg In such instances. Nogutiatious are of 1575, This attempt at o roundabout contrs- | puw i progress ut the lutcrior Department dictlon of an finvortaut part of Kitball's testi- § with Chicl Moses for placing bis tribo upoun s 2 club, and that a man who wus In the barn struck Mnck, and Mack fell, saying, ‘Ob, wmy God!’ that the mon and Mrs. Mack then came out, anidl oune .of them sald, *That’s all right.’ He glso told'me once that Mack eame up-stalrs 10 s stocking-feet and cought Mrs, Mack in his room, and thaf ahe chased Mack down-stairs, ssying, *Now we will fix him,’ and that ahe hit him with a club neas the stoop, and that she used the cloths to stop hismouth. At another conversation he ekl e alone tipped the privy back and hid the broody clothes under it. After tho string bad beew let down, I hesrd Dickerson nsk topking to swear ho bod takdn two or three notes from the string. e mude the samo request also'of . me. I think Dickerson sent but one poto up-stairs. It Was to the affect thnt the. next.day he was golug to ask permis- slon to go wp-stalrs and sec Mg, Mok, mnd that I Marsh' got hold of this he wanted to nave another note which would Jook as though she had made the requist Yo him first, 80 he wrotea notcas though it camo from her, telling him to nsk Marsh to let him come up-stalrs, When Marsh ot two of these potes away from Dickerson, Dickerson latghed os Marsh opsned tho locket and took them -out, I do not know that hy took the third noto off the shiclf and gave 1t to Mr. Sala, but saw bim take it off the ahelf, and bo .told. e shat be gave it to Mr Sale. tie told me that tnls third note contafned some- tlnug shout his_bong: scured, and about his getting cluar. Dickerson than tald me that he had given Watsic mouey to buy laudanum, and thut Mrs. Mack wanted lsudanuiz to stupely Msck, [n uniler to get him out peaceably and murder him: said Mra, Mack put it in Mack's tea Battrday nighit, but Mack tumbled to it, and refused to drink it4 gaid ho had known for scveral days that Mack wes to be murderéd that night; that the way it was to be dong was to stupefly him with laudanum, then carry him to the barn,nnd muke the horse tramplo on him. He sald the man who helped Mra, Mack kil him was Gus Gates, her brother. ' Another time he told me, hia -teastimony at Boloit was mostly Mes. Tho fact was,. Mack was fo his roons, Thut Suturday nleht that Mock came up-stairs lo his stockivis feel and cauicht thein there, Mrs, Mack jumped for him, and, as he riimbed downr-stal ho suld: *Now, Frank, wo will ix him.’ Ahat then Mes. vloged hts door, and that, 88 Mack wentthrough the kitchen-dour, ahie grahbed a clud und struck him, and then they took ¢laths and put avound his head and carried him ont to the barn, and he lielped to back the horse upon the body, and that he went then aud hid the cloths under the privy. He sald Watale knew more about the matter than he would tejl. e suld tho notes hewrote ?umuruflg to,come from Mrs. Mack would ghlcld hin, i “Sucll uiso aald Dickerson had scveral titnes threatencd his life f ho testified arainst him, Wilbam Burton nnd Eluier Serivens testitied to woing to Mack’s house eurly the morning atter.thy murder, and diig not sec any evidencs of the walks ur . floors beluy scrubbed or clothics h{wlng been wasled; did nos sce fire in efther slove, ¥ e 2 E. . Carpenter teatified 10 belng at the house at half-past D a, mi.3 wos i Mauk’s rooin; saw bloud ou @ pilluw-case, which looked tmore us it rubbed on than dropped on. J. B, Dow and E. 8. Green, of Beloit, testified to belngat the Beloft examination, and thay THekerson’s testimouy theee snd here was very contradictory, Joseph \itme testifled: * Mack’s head was baudaged the day befurs ho was killed, Dick- wrson gave me 23 cents to buy laudunam, which 1 got and gave to hiw, Dickerson was at Mack's ing of the western wind, the col- umne of flame and smoke presented a beone indescribable as to fantsstic effect, Shortly after 8 o'clock the roof of tho Eugeno Juceard Butlding, on the opposite side of the street, canght fire, and for o long time its total destruction was prodicted by even the sne gocious. Mowever, hard work, supplement- ed with excellent engines, conquered the flames, and, at this hour (11 o'clock) thie Department is housed, and no mors danger anticipated from thic above direction. . The bullding occupled by B. C. Powellbelonged to’the Cohen estate, and the loss will reach £100,000. Loss on Powell's stock, $05,000; in- sutance, £55,000; Eugens Jaceard, loss on build- fug 885,000, stock damaged principally by wator, 25,000 Hutchinzs’ bnllding, corner Beventh and Olive, was damaged to the extent of £5,000. Tnwhat purt of the bullding and in what manner the fire originated no oo kuowa, Itis a’strange fact that, althoughat the time the streets all around the bulldMix were crowded with people, the firo was not discovered until it had almost rexched the roof. Assoun as the discovery was made, o geoeral alarm wna sounded, usud, & fow moments loter, Chlet Sixton and 8 dozen ougluvs werv on the {FOL A serlous dittlculty theu presented taelf. Nowhere could thers ba found a water-pluz which was not frozen, and, whilo thes fircmen worked dilizently to get thelr apparatus in working order, the flames spread rapldly, and, bofore o siugly streun had been turned upon tho doomed buildiug, the fames had burst througlt the roof ang leaped high Into the alr, Auhl-amlnt the scene was truly grand. Aheavy cloud stood nbove the city aud reflected the glaro of the firc. Snow was falling thick and fast, and the heavy flakés might by scen high above the burning bulldiug. ~A cold west wind was blowing, aud, as fast as the waler fell from the ‘' hose n any part of the buildlngs not heated by tho fire, it was trausformned fnto ice. The clothes of many of the potice und firemen weru frozen so hard that they conid scarcely walk, and, when the tire was extlngulshed, the streets were filled with Ico, and tho hose, ropes, ete., Were frozen to the ground, A collapsige wall did several thousand dollars damage to an adjolning bullding, owned by Stilson Hutching, and occupled by H. €. Alexander ns a drug-store. Tn th IWestern Assoclated Prese. 87, Louts, Mo, Dee. 1%.—Joccard & Co,'s stock is valued at 850,000 to $300,000, but as all tho fine jeweiry and much of the most val- nable ot otlier kinda of stock was in safus, tho luss will not ba hieavy. ‘The building originally cost ubout 3300,000. ~Insured for §03,000, but the numes of tho tompanics canuot be ascer- tained to-niekt, Insursuceon stock, $45,000; fixtures, €20,000. n.C 'l’nm:ll'n stock s valued at $75,000; in- _sured for $30,000, but the only uames of com- punles which can ba given to-uight are the Scot- tish Comnmerclal, $10,000; Lancashire, Eugland 85,0005 Hamburg, Mugdebury, $5,0005 unmml of New York, §5,000. ‘Tho building was owned by Miss Julla Cobeu, of New York. AT GALESBURG, ILL. Hpeclal Dipaich §o The Tridune. Garzavung, 1, Dec, 17.—At sbout 10 o'clock this foronoon fire was discoyered eterg- fng from the roof of the three-story builuiug Nos, 42, 84, and 30 Eust Malo street, owned re- spectivoly by E. Henuer, 8. B. Halsing, and Clarks E, Carr. [hasmuch as the bulldiug was ‘Boeciat Dispatch 1o The Tribune, B7. Lou1a, Mo, Dec. 17.—Harry Hempstead, o furiner livlug on the illinols shore, near the Fast 8t. Louls Stock-Yards, whilo walking along the road, suddenly came upon the bodyof a man frozen tnto o solid cake of ice which cov- cred a Jittle pond of water, A few feet. away from tho body was & welllllled sack, also frozen Juto the fce. 'The body was lying face downward, almost totally submerged, but what little could be seen of tho clathes showed quite plaluly that the dead wun was not & tramp. Hemupstead lmmediately notifled the proper authorities, and this morning Coroner Bader, of Belleville, came over to East St. Louts to hold an inquest, The body was cut out of the ice und conveyed to Moyer & Strall- man’s_ilvery stable, where tha Coroner’s jury vlewed it. ‘The complexion was daork, and’ the upper lip bora a dark, shaggy mustache. 'I'he clothes were of some dark woolon material of tho better class of gouds, and well made. From varlous lottera and papers louud ot tho person of the dead man the Coroner conuluded that the body was that of Jumes W. Caldwell, s man who had at one tiime- been employed by thn 8t. Louis Cotton Exchbange in the position® of fuspector and welgher, - Tha sack found with the body con- tained bread, meat, ete., which would -g[wnr 4 though Caldwell was **on the tramp,” but how lic cane to be fo sucli a situation {s someirhat of & mystery, as It {5 known that he had wealthy friends and relatives In Tennessco. Coroner Baden notifled the relatives by telegraph this afternoon. NOTHING CUIKE 1T OUTSIDE OF OSHKOSH. Bpecial Dispaled to Tha Tyiduna, LAVAYETTE, Jud, Dee. 17,—The cold snap aod snow-fall bave vrought out all manner of slelzhs and contrivances for slidinz on o frozen surface. The uld coasting manin is revived in oil ts glo- ry, withs the secompunying st of accldents. .On Ninth strect bil}, Jast night, Mr. aod Mre, N. J. Timberlake, while crossing tho strect, wero atruck by a combinstion of sleds knownasu “rack " movieg at lghtning speed. The Indy was badly brulsed, ono ear being nearly torn off. Timberlake was attvaed, and did oot recover consciouyness Hil mornivg, A youth spamed Frank Fullenwider was sovercly hrulsed on the glde of tho head aud llmbs. Alad named Neeness pu Fourth street was struck by a coaster and his leg broken. Many imfoor acci- cuts occurred, fingers being broken and teeth knocked out. The fun goes on oll the sanie. LAND-SLIDE. FRpectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Prrrsnurs, Pa., Dec, 17.—The recent heavy rains loosened the sofl on Squirrel Hill, near DBrown's Statlon, on the Baltimore & Oblo Rafl- roud, aud tbls morning the entire lower portion of tho blufl gave way snd rushed down the slope in a land-slide of enurmous dinsevsions, the muss coverlng an area of fully half an acre, and nrobably 6,000 tons. At the foot of ths il Capt. Brown hud recently bullt a vas-kouso und on fee-house, both of which structures, tu- pether with the machivery and tanks in the former _ bullding, sers crushied and totally wreeked bencath the ponderous bulk of curth that rolled upon thew. The loss sustaioed by the stide 18 ubout §5,000, FROZEN INTO A OAKF OF ICE. POSTFONED, The Committee on L'ublic Lands has post- voned till Jan, 15 the hearing of the argwnent on the McGarrahan clalin, the sttorneys of the New ldrla Mintug Conspany not beng ready. s TUE TOLEDO FOAT-OFVICE. 3 The President bas nogiuated Mra. Emily L. Dillmay for Postmistress of Toledo, INTERCUANGEABLE COIN. £ The Comtuittee on Bauking and Currency will tiumwh to-morrow the comsideration of Repre- scutativo ilewitt’s bill, which provides that the wold and sllver colns .of the United States, which aro full legal tender, shall hercalter by {ntrechaugeable at thete lawfui valua upon tha demand of any lolder thervot, at the uifice of the Assistant Tressurer of New York, when presented fu suins of $100, or any nultipls thereof, and leaviug the amount of silver to he coined 1o the diwcretion of the Secretary of tho Treasury. ‘TN POUR PER CENTS, Subserfptfons to the 4 per cent loan, $1,400, ‘THE RECORD. AENATE WasiNaroy, D, C., Dee. 17.~Thoe Senato in- sisted upon its smendments to the Militury Academy Appropriation bil, and Messrs, Allls son, Blaine, and Davis (W. Va,) were appolnted u committen of conference. Mr. Plumb, from tho Committee on Military Aflalre, reported, with an amendment, the bill recently introdutced by Mr. Paddoek, providing that the posse comitstus clause in the Army Appropriatfou blil shall 1ot be construed as ui- plylug to the army cinployed {n the protection of life and property Iu the Btatea‘and Terrl- torles subject to Indiap focursions. Placed on the calendar. = 5 2 Mr. Windom, n explanation of the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, sald that as 1t ¢anio to the Senate it appropriated $1,045,73i, The Sevate Committee added 882,100, A now reported, the bill appropriated $50,500 less than the estimates for the last fiscal year. The Com. aittee had restored the salarles of the Minsters of Great Brial, France, Rusata, Germany, Spaly, Austria, (taly, and other pluces, Thy varlous wincadnients proposed by the Commite tee Wero ugreed to without discussion. ‘The bilL then passed. |, Mr. Windom reported with smwendmients the P'evslon Appropriation bill. Placed ou the calendar. ‘Lo Vice-President faid before the Scnato a comuranization from the Seeretury of War sup- gusting that the apurupriation for the subsiste e of tha ariny for the next ecal year be made neallable fram the pasmge of the act, thut th Governinent may purchany goods to be rilpned 1o vorts fn the far West won as poseille, Ilee = Ao & conunication from the Socrotary of the Trearury tu ezply 1o Nr, Beck’s resvlution of Dec, 2 calling for information ax 1o the smount of sliver cotu received frois customs duties, and if applied tu the bay ment of Interesk un the nublic de The Secretary tra: its @ report frou the 't urer of the Unlted ttates on the subject. Ordered to e upon the table and be printed, Mr. Hereford called up the Houss biil changlog the time for bolding the terins of the United Siatos Clreult Court for the District of Woest Virginla, 3 T 1) o mony was a fallure. reservation. - A cponat, rum e Conmicen an ke | B S DO oS a B | i Youey Do it st Gt | M, Sy e, Auday o | el S AR SRR 6 | T e " iitiizon . Du. 1At th Cat Az Tows. Praced on the calendar, “Fhe conslderation was resumcd of Mr. Blame's sesolution regnrding the constitutions) rignts of citizene, Mr. Merrimon o prepared upeech in roply to Blalne. ls spuke of prace, hannony, and the urerkiug down of sll sectjonal fuade. r. yaliace wald lie Wquld have arcayed tho Dezrocraty uf the senate Aol ully agineg 11 ros- lution it ke could, for 1 cauld bring Lo rosuits, aud tne people wore aick of nections! and potitical ayitalion. it was not true, av charguit by the Sen- the Fipo Uepartment reallzed that thelr work must bo sccompiished without any delny, For several hours the flumes wers balled, and finally subdued, belug kent within the ooe bulldlug, ™ One firenian came uear suf- focating from the smouke. The loss to sll par- ties Iy estimarcd ot B42000, The princlpal losers are the owuers of the block; C. C. Mer- ll, vlothing merchant; Erkins & Bunker, boots aud shoes; L. Benuer, willluery sod uotions (Mr. Benner's famdly vecupled the second aful lietle German children, a boy aud girl, who were amoug the passeugers saved frow the wreck of of tho steamship Ponunerauta sud (deotitled a8 the chlldren of Mrs. Btethl, Tho body ot Richard W. Clymer, son of Mrs, William B. Clymer, who wus lost, andt neph of Cougrensman Heister Clymer, of Peousylva- nia, ls also oo bourd the Cimbris. but never wissed Dickerson from' the room. Wa roomed together ull tho time 1 worked for AMack." | A\ paper was offered In evidence, 1o {dentl- fled fv as belug the uvo thut was sround the laudanum botele, " “1 found it In Dickerson's pocket. Thero wus u bitter tuaty to the tea Saturday evening, Muck spoko of it us tasting funny. Mrs, Aack vaid she thuught it wes puruod, 1 did uot wake up that night,” : i among those pi nt at the peaceable condition y Al N0y 4 M * | met T abinet remarl f tluns—For ‘Venucsses and tho Ohio Vallay, the | time within- bla memory wux thero mor Upper Misstssippt sud’ Lower Missourt Valleys, .| mony aud good fecliug In all sections than st rllug followed b falliog_barometor, dimintsh- | Lhy rosent time. Tho thuauctal condition w4 & araughly e ctary, au ing northwest winds, slightly, colder, partly | nly indication of trouble anyshoro was i the loudy weath. 5 A iy | military departmont of the. Colurabis, whers < For tho Lake region, westerly winds, partly, | Gey, McDowsll had some reason tofear Indiau cloudy weather, vccasionul sniows, statiouary | jostllitles. The following telegrum was road: from the gentleoian from Ohlo (Fuster), When i accured geutiemun on tha Dewawcrata side of fraud in moking ntatcwents which were ofiicial, it wad not hat cunitesy whicn should chiracterize’ the Interconrwe between geutlemen on (0 floar, Nieh lunzusge would do on the stumpy, hut not on the flooz of the Hou Air. Hurchard asked Mr. Howltt why hin had not Fetio back in ble daurea for three ar tuur years (Lo had aoue we s wonld bave found that the Hopubdicans had decressed the expenditures frou whit they wera 10 Lbi7 or 1608, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. 2 % temperature, stutfonary barometer. 4 i =t Cherman, wior froin Mefuc, (hat {hiriy.ye mewsbers bud ”nr. il puplicd that pu Ixn}lgomlm:ncul e MARSHALLTOWN, lu., Dec, 17~Jaines Deer- | Court bero sdjourned, “l,‘:l\ll‘}“},i:,'b;l l:h“n:'mé ""n‘" ‘I\fil d‘;‘:ml‘“ll‘).-uu\;‘: * Locat anssAvATION u?.“:m.f,'.:,‘.?‘k'-‘n‘:‘ 13!’5&;:&0‘:;::";‘6-: A ecn Kiven t the Houth siuce the War by reason of | the year 1871 in order to sliow with what excullen| " ! ’ i o W ek Y ¢ 4 , H g B re v O T | Reentiin tns Houllicann had started o cconoinig, | Weatery uf Carroll Towshiy, Tama County, was and the colog & cd Masonle Lodge, All of tha celved trum Gen. Howardt Hgurew given Ly the Senstor from Mujue Werd e Low svun thy had forgoiten their good | OUt huotiug rabbits with two compantous on DANGEROUS MOONSIIINERS. ze. 4 ** Il following frow oms_appears roliahle: abuve partics were Insorcd to the amount of Ve o from ascdupon popatatlun aud ot uput voters, sod | inicotlons, sudlicecased tho appropristivis in | aturday, und, whila mounting s stump to ob- \,“u""‘“‘_:-'"'_l_':‘;“":]“ 1?,; ’"A""“‘. % o | & 008 1o L Tollowlug cvmpantess oyal of e, S the Juaian sty of Des. 1. ordw i R iy 8 7 surceeding 3 vie o R o o Comd Vel d o - out ih 1he Suts exlated 1t (s Horthe heny it | vagees teneial dlscussion haviog elosed, the Cum. | bAIN © better view of Svvrouching gume, the gun b » Doc man oamed | Liverpool, Sprivgficld of Massachusetts, Comi- ing bim aud his horees on the Yakoma Reservatiol A comuauy is belng ralésd to aitack Mowses unies he removes thithyr forthwith, The company 4 thie results of vur system, snd must be boru v would not deprive States of representation. If we wents. could, Peunsylvenla iolght rutfer, tur tansscs uf Ar. Phillips moved to atrtke outa proviso which Bates, who arrived to-duy from PeKulb County, I ded 1 N AR veosian I e e BIE e it reports that a sanguinary encounter occurred 1 slipped oft, and, the hammer striking tho stump, nental of New York, Imperial of London, and wuy discharged, tustantly kitling the man, the Phwuix of Hartlord, U | us 15 commanded by scling clisrge entertug the breast nearthe heart, Deer- | the edeo of Overton and Fontress Counties Fri- e ) 15 ependently,” wpecial :Zfi:;fl:: ?:'r"exix:: ”’l‘;“m 7 i |hm‘x f‘" '}f.‘i'i"'.'&':i “"«..‘."u‘.."“‘?.’h "\:n"‘;.up:::"-?:l :tl'.‘"“; wester lesies « wife and two children. day afeéruoon between o forcs under uumm\u;‘d L1eAGH L """I""H 10119 "’:&msuc"“{ i w.,’ .;m " . The unly sufe.metl I o 0 a oa the Lt of % v o Dees 17— .m. ¢ g 2 Tiw seiileiaent of wuch wronse was by o contomt fop | December, 16at ! ST T il of Capt. Davls and illicit distillera headed by | , At slarm to Engiue Compsny No. 15, at 200, Dec, 17-30:19p.m, _ | Becretary of the luterior to Howard's tele: suate; the Juws recognized no otber. Hle referred he motion to atrike out was advocated by Mr, . 8:20 yesterday sfternoon, was ransed by tho grais 1n conuection with the recawmendatioy bures Campbell Morgan, the revowned lsader of by e LR b purdid 3 outs, to the ¢ooduct of the elechious in Philadeipuis, sud | Mitchell and opposed by Mr. Atkics (Chalrman of tofyre mudu by Uen, llownrd with rewpect to My &pecial DisvaieX §o Tas Tridune. burniug out of a smoke-stack in linkley's 28 the resvevation as! bis account, 1% suid the Hepublicans or Heuublican muphgers | the Couupittee un Apprupriationy). Avniay, Sich., Déc, 17.—futelligence comes | Viotutors of the Ruveuus laws fu that section of | |\ C O en of May and Twent, gy at e ves et e eass an o of R ey, and placed at every poil fn that city De Marshiul In the course of his ko, Mr. AtkS ted the State. Davis had abaut furty mow and Mor- | P, y y L 23 o) fusiy of thes of the Dioat lsfcotiauie eharacivr, | (replylng tu Sir. Fostcr) tiat half of the deficien- | FOM ChissRo that Uscar Moore, the miuetng | o0 "L, o Duvi forees ke | Migste. No dunage, K e alt o g e e, Todeiny mway votere, A Sulservicht Lepistattrs | CieaTuf UIch (he hotueralic barty had mads ap. | Paloavra farmer, wad fn that city alive wud well | a8 Deatly ixty, Davis forves woro attacked | Tuo alarm from Hox 23 ut 1:40 yesterday ] (b5 Snauihoriaca sctisa o & body of eliizens was had ke from the SLerll of Fiiiniclphia tho | prouristions bad cums duwn from yeareof upuu- [ ou te 15tb. Thia Jeaves tho wentity of the ubout sundown by Mortuu's band, aud, from m_f'kl‘"l‘-‘f“:l';“'“";“g{!; Hrada. she clestory 1 will be apt to plungo into hostitities farthwith. tg:‘l:::::_:flm#:nuz:m w::‘u:':n;:-upe,ncdm Hean odmin llrnljxlm, nnrd"llnl the” Demucrate bud | headless and mutilated remalns recenfly found | Whe frlendly vover ot the trees, poured volley nlL bbv(‘l\finv 'Zluk'; Eu:l:!“ “g““l’ e us l: : McDowsit. resulta mmu‘; “such :’A: Mepublican ml’;‘l.n ;::l:? (8 L”."l'x:'.. :‘igou'ud tbe motlon, aud, in In the water wt River Kaiuin an unsolved mys- | after volley luto the ranks of. tho. gitiees :ln,fi%nm;en indicato :!mt inu n. w;“t?u H Tha subject wes referred to the Becretary ot avlsaale Tus meurnsuiee Was peutilctlo Do [1blscoatty beanebd 0 i s et e | ST e T et thy evene s e maup | oscofan facendiaer, T dogs are, kept fn ! fle Anteror, who Wil ks oML st pay Bla tazce wis dejven from the polls. 11d | uen on the o1hor side dCTeRd the” mistatenitnts HRAMPTON, * 5 e a e saughy| A bullding, but tay were, fios ta, b fouac, e urgucd that the coudtion of e South was fu- | about the cipher dispatchicst By crylog fraud? st & disadvaotage, Kept up s steady firo upon them. For over an bour tue contlict con- uued, reaching ao eud ouly when darkaess fell upon the scene of the sangulvary battle. The exomijuation by Davis resulted fu bis Augiog ve ot slx of lis wen dead, while un equal numver of Morgsn's band perished. Bates thinks the fight was contluuea next day, sud therelss strong probabllley that both sides suffered ad- ditional Josses. Cullector Woodeock has not recelved any mtelligence of the buttle, but re- gords Botes' stetement os true, as hie gave Dovis imperative orders before starting out on the ex- pedition azalust thy woonsbivers to use cvery cadeavor to capture them and bresk up thy wanufacture of dllcit vhuka'. Davis, who is uvue of the bravest tuen in ibio service ot the Uovernwmont, und fatenscly bated by the inoon- shtaers, Weft Nashville wich nineteen men, gud refuforeed a compauy oo the yoad. Morgan, it will be remembercd, bud & B4t fu Putuam Tha place 1o usually oponed at 6 o'cluck, but yesterday inoruing it was not opened unti] N o'clock. The (rewen report that the “k:fl"" beinnd the counter wid suaked with k e oll. 'The bullding Is owned by ths Conuecticut Mutusl Life-lusurancs Company, sud wus daimn- agzed to the exteut of $100. Ziuke’s loss is $150, cuvered I:ynwug for 8600 In the /Eina; au J. Seegar luses $20 on his cigure. Bpecial Dispalch 10 Ths Tribuse, CoLuBIA, B, C.y Uee, 17.—The condition of Qov. Rampton has fmproved docidedly slice last evenlng. He ts quite cheerful, ate beartily during tho day, and remarked to-ulght that he fclt that 1ho crials had been passed. Ilis diges- tlou s good, pulse normal, and bis apuetite rather extraordluary for ene in his situation. Hfo rellshed veulson steak twice during the day, aud said that bu was never fond of this dlet when {n good health, His wouud Js not satis- factory $u every resbect to the physlclans, but they believe, with the advantuges cited above, tuat be will overcome the uufavorsble sywptoms of the wound by resson of his yigor sud otber- wise favorabie conditluua. e OCEAN STEAMSHW NEWS. Loxuvox, Dec. 17.—Steawmstlps Casplan, from Baltlwore. sud State of Peoosylvanta, from New York, have arrived, Huitely Letter than It wus Sve years agu, ‘Fhe | No, | beg pardon; by slience, which 18 vininous as country wust be content with its progrevatbroug | the gruve, No livlog sont of Demiocracy, not even which the capacity of tbo negro fur sel(-guvern. | 1he dtinguisbed gentleniun from Gramercy Park, et could be fully tested, the head of the lovestizating Comtittee, s pes- ‘The yueativy then beiug on Mr, Blaine's smend- | vutted 1o aljude to the subject, leat that epllenun wment, offvred vesturday, suttoricdug the Commit- | should bo called upon ta luvestigute it os the coun- tew Lo take testiziony sud to adiminister vaths, sod u‘ calts gpou biw to do, it auy portiun of the cuuntry, whem wuch viut Ir. bparks~—You kuew that that gentlemas (Pot- way i tueir Jusgioent faciiitaie the object of the | 1ef) Was aut in hls seat, fuquiry, 11 was agreed to withont a division, Mr. Cunger—Hu wus 1o hils scat not 8 minute ago, ‘T he yuestion then bcin‘lun paseiny the resolu- Mr. syathe—lle Is not there now. 1ion ax swended, Mr. Whyte spoite azainst the M1, Conger—Then bu started out when he saw resvluticn. I the course of his reworks Lo ree | me naog. ferred to the Lnow-Nuthing timies, uud sskhed Mr. Tucke? rore 10 10aka a remark, the Scnator from Maing (Blulne) was theo, | Conger (noticing tho movewient nud tarning lo- !sine void ho wos quite 8 youug boy at that | wurds Tucker)—ibu denticwan from Virglnis by . ou bia foct, Leing feariu) of danger whvn rumols Whyte doubted 1f that Beuator ever was o | frowm the scrus of davger. [Lsugtter.] Why, fo youug buy. Certamly i politics lw 1 the vld oy | Hlvaven's nawe, has he uot calicd up the cipler oW, Yhers waa peace winf £ood order da the Keu. | disuatches? 16 nobody b that side honast suougu, ate before the Senator frow Matue was transplaot- | buld cuouzh, 10 speak about tuiv, ana when talklug d bere frow the uiker cud of the Cabitol, abuut proftizecy of partics? Ob. Mr. Chainuan, § Mr, Whyte taen tuld au sinusiug story related by | canuot blawe aby Democrat for vever alludlug to one Kit Mugues, who dicant that Lo was |u the | eipher dispatchies, “Thete iv o uan bold envugh r-alws of bis eatunic Majeaty. when Satan nude | 1'defond them. There 1s no committec that dares his appeatunce with s huge pitchfurk aud & great | (o cxawiue tocm. They sland thers urayed and SHERIDAN'S LAWSUIT, Svecial Divgteh (o The Triduns. Naw Youx, Dec. 17.~Gen. Butler did little but make obfection in the Sheridan sult to-day, wod Ooally worked Mr, Beckwith juto a rsge that would have produced & storm bus for Gen. Woodford’s adroit turn. ‘Tho progress was cou~ sequently slow. Mark Hoyt's direct testhmony was closed, because Mr. Beckwith refused to bo herassed longer. Awoog the principal poluts, Tioys testiticd that be purchased the eutlre fn- terest of Whalen and organs io sl the property FNANR oo | D Do Bl tad Wadlth i seans "1 \J - ace C, 2 ca 01 B3 Fapis Daoy M), X, Chsinbesst uitios g!.-uvemd the Droperty to bim, The judicial houss Las falivd. A largo puwiber of sitach- | Joueytrutiun Lf the broperty’ was takes up. meots wore fasucd. Liabilitiea probably 810,00 | Whucss took posscaslon’ of thie eutira property Assuts, 84,000, Tua creditors are mostly Culea- | affer he procured the lease from Temple Taylor £0 dry goods, clothivg, jewelry, sud furniture | Jau. 21, 1587, Hoyt deseribed the scenu when ficnlurl. $1,000 to §2,000 eack. Chamoers cau's | tho Sherl! ¢xecuted Gen. Bheridan's unh-ri SELUYEE ERINEES ST . IN CINCINNATI, CiNcIN¥aT, Dec. 17.—A fre to-night burned the tobacwu warehouse of C. Hoffman & Co. Loss ou the bullding, $3.000. Betwcen 400 aud 450 bogsteads of tohacco wese buroed; estimated value $30,000. Insurunce as follows; loward of Hsritord, Hartford of Hartford, Phuolx of Hareford, $3,000; Queen, Loudon, $10,000; Loedou & Liverpool & Globe, 820,000; London Assussuce of Loudon, $3,000. Total, §30,000, d AT JACKSON, MICH. be tound. i givlm‘r u‘u rx;nlnfly hu‘l.nflereul \'urflou‘fium “fl(‘u u" rulse, Yelling that Ihe place wims not bis el Lack ther, —one, tWo. tarce. Byes = TR o3 . Cuuoty iu the latter ond of last August with ) 17— ck30D, Mich., e ———m——— tue plaluilst an witocss. oyt awore i T a erkly, Do et Lie cabucs | bachiug b ouo dotber, ane, (o furve Exeu | New Vous, Dec. 17— Alyed—Pareht, trom | v Lo his men which uded 10 o deathof | | ETAO Dee YA o at duckaon, Mk : SUICIDE Slaitr and Condon ers bresent Wheu tho order sewiided biw of 1hat slory. ‘Fhe Senate did not | ham) rhice Bere, betore be retiees from the s Idverpool; Frauee, from Havee; State of Vir | two or three distlilers und the retreat of Dty » P e Suecial Ditpatch 10 The Tripunts was read, and Whalkn wus bot. Nelther the erlre these sceuce all the tuie, aud I (e Seoator | Lie ereainees, (o wake su attack ou the geotleman | iinlu, from Glaswzow. foree, who were sbut o from water and food | Vecuvivd by A, H. Brown a3 & music store; Bail- put from Mafoe delred o Keep the couttry | from Obly i »iee), WHO accuwpupics bl in fuw Sheritf uor the witnues vecetved sy property $u 8 butbub, be (Whyte) webed be would | eatle. \Why could they bot waib to discuas those Fosd by Lac, Wik, Dec. 17.—Av inqueat | rroni Whalen. Wheo be weunt South by Lad Le- upon the realns of young Mathao Cripplo,who | tween $30,000 aud §100,000. AN FxanCisco, -Dee, 17.—Salled, steamer g, for three davs. Momzau recently spplied o Uceanle, tor Houg Koug, vis Yokolawa. le & Nellson, groce: Cowmissiouer Radw 1or pardou, prowivog und Zeck & Steln, tobac- couists. Luss on s privclpally by water. uv