Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1878, Page 1

Endless Variety : Usefu! Articles HOLIDAY PRESENTS. WE Immense Stock at LOWEST PRICES. _ GORDIALLY Unprecedented Bargains fn BEAVER AND DIAGONAL CLOAKS. INVITE DRESS GOODS IN ENDLESS VARIETY At prices to suit purchasers. LIDAY - LADIES’ SILK HANDKERGHFY At20c, 26¢, 860, and 50c each. Now Designs and Exquisite Shades. PURCHASERS LADIES SILK TIES AND BOWS, All the Latest Novelties, HEN'S SILK HANDKERTS, At 40c, 50c, 80c, and 76¢c each, ALT: DESIRABLE COLORS. GENTS' SILK MUFFLERS, In Large Variety. FAVOR An elegant line of Pointe, Duchesse, and Thread Lace Barbe Ends, Algo, Llama and Spanish Lace Scarfs, speciall imported for our HOLIDA TRADE. 1,000 Embroidersd Sets Col- lar and Ouffs in handsome boxes, 26¢ to $1.00 each. Ladies’ and Misses’ 8ilk Hose in endless variety of colors. _US 800 CELLULOID SETS, in handsome boxes, satin lined, Brush, Comb, and Mirror, 3,60, $4.60, $6.00, $7.00, and 9.00 a set. WITH Latest Novelties in PARIS AND VIENNA FANS, Jewel Cases, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Leather Goods, Per- fumes, Filigree, Silver, Real Bhell and Ivory Back Combs, &e., &o., &c. TREFOUSE AND COUR- VOISIER KID GLOVES. A GALL. Our assortment is large and complete, and embrace lany NOVELTIES s£a0u\n imported for our HOLIDA TRADE. All at Attractive Prices? 121 & 123 State-st. TIHURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1878, DIAMOND JEWELRY, WATCHES, Etc, NEW GOODS--CHRISTHAS GIFTS. DIAMOND EAR KXNOBS, DIAMOND CROSSES, DIAMOND RINGS. DIAMOND LACE PINS, DIAMOND PENDANTS, DIAMOND BROOCITES, DIAMOND SCARF PINS, DIAMOND LOCKETS, DIAMOND STUDS, DIAMOND HAIR ORNAMENTS, DIAMOND BUTTONS, DIAMONDS UNSET. ‘We_have the largost and best asgortment of GOLD WATCHES kopt by any house in the Unitod States. OPEN EVENINGS, N. MATSON & CO,, STATE AND MONROI STREETS, GESERAL JEW. TIANOS AND ORG Holiday Presents at Story & ~ Gamy's, The most Elegant Gift you can make is ome of our Bplendid DECKER BROS, or MATHUSHEK PIANOS, or ESTEY ORGANS. Extra Inducoments will bo offer- ed during the remainder of the month, and lower prices guaranteed than can be found elsewhere. 188 & 190 State-st. FURRNATURE. THE TOBEY FURNITURE CO. In addition to their exten- sive stock of Furniture, have just received a large and elegant assortment of Useful and Ornamental HOLIDAY GOODS, which are offered at extremely low prices. STATE AND ADANS-STS, Hole Agents for tho Celebrated CIIAMPION FOLDING BEDSTEAD, SKATES, The largest and most complete stock of Shutes ever shown in Chicago. ICE KING, ACME, AMERICAN CLUB, And a1l the cheaper Club Nkates, nnfln{ 1n price from S 10 §7.50 per “Flie only flace (2 Chicugo having for wrinding ¥ kates on tho Hare VE PLAN, A fuillfoe of HIGHFIELD'S ARCHERY. Toul Chents, Ntemm Engines, and Cutlery, . PALDING & BRO. £G:8 118 Randolph-st. AMERIOAN OLUB SKATES—Solo Agenoy didswortment Cutlery, Alr Pintolsapd G e fug my stock: FRESH ARRIVALS AT 212 WABASH-AV. BOLIDAY NOVELTIES In French Glassware, TINE FANCY GOODS, &c., &¢., AT OUR UBUAL LOW PRICES. WM. @&. FULLER, 212 Wabash-av. No. 254 East Madison-st. (Possession Jan, 1), opposite Field, Leitor & Uo.'s Wholesale Store. _Inguire st BILVERMAN'S BANK. TO JOBBERS. FOR RENT IN OMAHA, NER, Jhs fnset doutle brick siora west of Chicago, sise 23, thres s cati 1Wiks bentro of buslacts o ik il b Teaay for secupancy Duc. 2, 17, Tron st cre, wad Jieody baud-vievato for “tult‘u!fi ul‘ Goods 1 (e West, woalbils. T cb. ¥ For terts appl] ARIETON G CO" naukend Cunbar __DIAMOND. 0 Per Cenf Less 'l'hmd’Bt:gl .glr‘llcg.mrmo'-x-mm, Dia- . &o. on. monds. £ RUNDEH, elvite Banker, 130 Randolph: Hooms B and L upr TUANARKE. OPTIC] WELRY, Flue speciacien sulted Lo wll tighits vy ciples, Oivra azd FICM Glkseca Teico seupch Yaiuuelers, du rin: T S AND e HOLIDAY GIFTS THE CELESRATED KNABE PIANOS, Recipients of tho Hichest Awards attho Centennial. THE FAVORITE BAUERPIANDS, Aflrat.class instrumont at a moderate price, Sold for cash or on easy installmenta, Algo & complote assortment of Musical Boxes, Yiolins, Guitars, Banjos, Ftharn, Fratos, TianeStoatay ™ Nandos, Plano Covers, Musie Stands, Music l’ortroflon, and Musleal Toys, IN LARGE VARIETY, JULIUS BAUER.& CO. 203 & 265 WABASKI-AYV., HOLIDAY PRESENTS! snl’:\!ny'l Matohloss Planos, yon & Henly Pianos, Burdett I;Innun, ? Burdott Organs, Musical Boxes, Clarionsts, Vi olins, Flu ‘ o8, . Plocotos, - &o., &0, Richiy Embroldered Covbys for Bauare Piance, Ne ¢ o w styln Covers fur Upright Plagos, Musie Bool ne Lindings, Musie Follos and Wrappers of all kinds, : Flne Cantorbarys or Muito Standa, Plana btools to matels any saraiture, Musical ments for Gildren, e ani Conedriinas, Bant Instrumonts, Harmionicas, Dram ‘From date untit Dee. 23 onr Whole: containinig the Iangest stack of Siislcal oo world, wiil Lo thrown open ta the weneral uub) all guods retalled st unprecedentedly low prices. LYON & HEALY, artments, the nd DOWNIOWN WEST-SIDE PACKERS! Offer thelr Goodn mcn{ [Zetall an Trade. sumo befng’ MUK USEE MEN HOLIDAY ING GENERALL ring winter muatis. Our Brand *Snow Flake” Lard, fn palls, at - 7 (Free from all {impurtifes and sif Joaf,) * Epucures' Delight” brand Hamsat - - - - - 8¢ (A tabla luzury for New Yesr Lunch and all tinies.) “Eplcares’ Delight” brand Breakfast Bason at - 7 (Finescta clty,) Clnb Sansage, blghy seasoned, at - - - - - - B¢ {All Pork snd warranted clesn. ) Elegaat Roaals and 812 - - - Soth Down Mollon, &¢., &., ke, § 106 10 12 126 Orders vis Postal and Telephone promntly sttend 1ot whkons maks 4duly Wripe o et Bidert5a estand grow fut, PIERCE.& WHITTEMORE, Props., 227 to 285 South Desplaines-st., Near Van Buren-t, WATCHES, JEWELRY, Etc. The Greatst Seasaio of 1he Age! M. KROXBERG, 167 Stute-st., GIVING AWATYI! Gold and Bilver Watches and Jewelry Generally! 107 ftate-st., has lock of Ulauion v, Soltd Gold, bilver, aad Bliver atn Ware on sale st retall fur the holliays, and Lae ihade nuk only l'tipln[ reductivas. but in order ta hold oul o1l further inducements, will give every purchissers b ou the follwing acele: Purchasers of 83 soiie srticle of value. Purclinacrs of 110 Gold Pen sad ilotder, ‘urchase: Blivee Waich. lfiu Watch, alchi, COAL: J. L TATHAWAY, COAL] 38 Marketjg,t. Bide will be received until 10 &. m., Dec. 20, 1878, for the PRIVILEGE of cutiing ice in Dougias Park until April 1, 1878, ‘The Wess Chicago Park Oommissioners resorve the right 1o rejoct any or all bids. Addruss R. McOHHSNBY, Becretary, 184 West Washington.st. OLIDAY GIETS, Gglrmnn Canarios ] BIRU GOLD Risil, a 4 Clarkeas CIIRISTMAS PRESENTS, NOT INFALLEIBLE, THE FAIR, Cor. State & Adams-sts., Have BOUGHT at SHERIFF'S SALE NEARLY THE ENTIRE Stock of Stein’s Dollar Store, AND THE ENTIRE 8TOCK OF STEINHOPE & CO., LANG BROS., Importers, AND T, €. MENRECA, 5 BANKRUPT STOCKS e o a $1.90. Yery fine Plated and Solid Gold Jewelry, Doubleand Triple Plated, Fire Giit, and Rolled Plate, at Jully 25 to 80 per cent LOWER THAN YOU CAN BUY TIHHEM ELSEWHERE. The above goods consist of some of the very Lalest Novelties and Best Designs in the market. We offer . Real Model Wax Dolls, 34.inch, Patent Feet and Real Hair, at 38 cents, ‘s Fiune Kid-ody Dolls, Model Head and Light Halir, at 95¢ and up- ward. . . Finoe Dressed Dolls at all prices, 8¢, 18c¢, 28¢, 45¢, and upward, Ching Dolls, 5¢, 9¢, 18¢, and up- ward, . Doll Heads ap 8c, 18c, and up- ward. Doll Bodics at 12¢, 18¢, and up- + ward, We have s LARGE AND ELE- GANT STOCK of WAX, PA- RIAN, AND PATENT DOLL HEADS, at .ONE-HALF THE USUAL PRICES, NOAI'S ALKS at fronfax. to e, A COMPLETE MAGIC LANTEIN at 330 upwards, TOOLCHESTS st from 186 10 85¢, BAVINGA BANKS at from 4¢ to ¥5c. TABLE CItOQUET, @ bals, 22¢ ta T3¢, worth double, PULL LIVERY SFABLY, 75 1o ue, BEVEN-KEY TROMBONES, 75¢, TOY BTOVES, 22 and upward, TOY PERAMBULATORS, gse. TOY CARTS, lse, ROCKING HONSES, 93c. Patent Iron Frame BLEIGIS, 756 PIFTY-PICTURF. ALRUMS, Leattier Dourd, Gold Finish, with giit clasp, 42c. Uther dealers are ng Une Dollar for the same. FINE ONE-HUNDRED-PICTUNE ALDBUMS, Leather liound, Gold Finisb, snd Elcgant Clasp, 95c, Worth double, BATUIIELS at 48¢, 83¢, 81, and upward, PUCKET-BOOKS at 5¢, 102, 13c, and upward, CIGAR-CABES at 25¢, 80c, 1Ge, and npward, COLLAR AND CUFF BOXES st 43¢ and 6c, VELVET &84 WOODEN PHAMES at less than suce tlon prices, o EXTIA BARGAINS Tu every artlcle sold n this department, Fino Velvet ang Elexaat ¥ioe CABINET FRAMES ot e, PICTURK-FRAMES, Sllk Velvet, 16¢, 22, 38, and upward. No othier bouss fn the cty ean show sa e & 11z, and #el) them at prices we offer them at. Hogers' Double-Plsted Silver Steel Koives, six Togers' A 1, 1302, Dlated Stee) Knlves, 8ix for.. Tea-4poons, Hic, e, Ve, and . Table-5povns, T3¢, 160, $1,75 Tablo Cutlery, 815 Kalyes aud upward. Carver, York, aad Bte Hutter and liread Kulfo at Jic a . Loy’ Pocket-Knife at 10c. A fne (wu-biaded Lady's Kuife, iniafd handle, valy 1¥¢. Razory, beisors, elc., st sucs tlun prices. Sliver-Flaed Castors, W30 aud ubward, Cake Hasketa, Sugar Bowls, Cups, Napkin Riogs, Goblets, aad Tea Sets, 30c ou the dolisr. ‘The sbove guods are the Lest-knuwn makes fu (he worid, viz.: Hogers, Aurors, Meriden, aod Webster, Dird Cages st Gic, usc, and uowand, Fine Willow Daskets at half price. ¥ine Willow Sowlog Htand, 83c, Willow Rocker T Fine Willow igh Chalr, §1.23, Al goods 12 this dopartment et less thau 5¢o 0 the dollar. Bracksts, 9c, 280, sud e, Vases, 8c, 286 sud 480, Chine Cove and Bsucers, elégantly ornamented Ia Rt Hie, e, wad e Japancsa and Swiss Carviags at t00 oo the dollarof cout to fmport. Clocks at one-balf the ususl prices. + Bidles and ook at Jeas thau auction prices, Ladies' Furnlabiog Goods clieaper thas over. Fine Kid Gloves, oll shades s5d alses, 1wo sad thres buttung, 426. Uetier gradcs, A No. I, warranied, 83c. Ladies' 811k Ties sad laudkarchlefs, Ruchings, Ho- alery, Embroldery, Laces. etc., 8% lower pricss thag yuu ever saw thens beturs. Gents' Furnlabing Goods lower than sver. We bave aot time Lo enumcrate a thousandil pars of our atock. Inapection s favited. 50,000 WORTH OF GOOLS Under one roof, and at prices from 25 to 50 per cent Lower Than any other House in the city can offer thew at. “THE FAIR," 198 & 200 State-st., M. 61, 63, 65 67 aud 8] ADAMSST. ‘These Goods and Pricos can only bo had at the above numbers, WE HAVENO BRANCHES IN THE CITY. A pleasure to us to have a customer re- turn a garment that has given away in the sewing, or has worn badly, for we know we are going toplease that man so0 well, by our way of making every- thing all right, that he will become a perma- nent customer, and a friend to WILLOUGHBY, HILL & €O, UNBURPASSABLE TAILOR CLOTHIERS, Dealers in all goods worn by rxen- kind, known as the Boston Square-Dealing Hoose, CORKER CLARK AND MADISON-STS, ROUTHWEST BRANCH, 238-240-242 Blue Island-av., cor. Twelfth-st, NORTHWEST BRANCH, 532 Milwaukee-nv., cor, Rucker-st, OPEN TILL NINE EVERY NIGHT, Did yofigep warm last m'g];t? SALE Begins TO-DAY. We have pur~ chased entire a large Bankrupt Stock of Woolens, which is rapid- 1y Leing converted into CLOAKS, and we now offer our Customers the Grentest Barzains ever yet hihrd of. -NOTIL PRICES:. - 85, 7, & V1O CLOAKS we now uffer st 83, $4, and $6.50. AT $8.50 We offer Diswonnl Cloaks, trimmed with Velvet snd Filk—former price $14, AT $10 We offer Disgonal and Beaver Cloaks, teimmed with 5{Ik, Satl, sud Friogo—fore mer price BiK. AT $S12 Wo offer Cloaks with wide bands of 81K and ‘ringe all around—former price $12 AT $15 We offer splendld Diagonal and = Desaver Closks, with 8iIk Backs or s8Il side Uures aud Fringe—fornier price §24. AT 15 WWe ufier beantiful Dolmaus, _elegantly @ {rimuied witl 1ik sad Friage~formor price L We ofter lrlvndl‘d Camel-Halr Circulars, with beautitul clasps—former price 25 Remember, our Cloaks are not New York trash, but Our Own Manufaceture, mide by CLOAIK TALILORS, and are perfect in it and style. HOTGHKIN, PALMER § G0, {37 & 139 State-st. . STATIONERY AND cARDS, A Box of Stationery from our large assort- ment of Fine Papers, and a Pack of Engraved Visiting Cards, makes a very suitable Christmas Present. ‘We will send our Hol- |iday Catalogue to_any one upon application. Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co., Retail Stationers, T TCHOICE GI1#T BOOKN. GIFT BOOKS. The School Boy. A Beautiful Poews by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, Flacly fiustrated. Cloth, fuli wils, #4, Moruccs, or Treo Call, 8. For sule Ly JAN: cCLUKG & The School Boy. An Exquisite Foem by OLIVEH WENDKLL HOLNES, Admirsbly llusteated. Cloth, fuil gtit, 4. Murocou, or Tree Lall, $i. oe of 1ho wost welcoine g1ft-eoks of tho ses = dadl, dew Yorl " TIE WESTERN NEW§ €O, The School Boy. 3 DELL HOLMES, Klegasuy [las- -besutiful £0 the eyo and hesu. Couy tonall Luston. l:ifi WELDEN, The School Boy. OLIVER WENDELL HULMES' New Poem. Soperbly Tioarated. Fult gilt, $4. **We doubt If the fouious Rl orth Dio delicious book. [de Eress ever sent ¢w York Clirlsilan Y W, U. HOLMES, \J 9 E3 Uncle Tom’s Cabin. NEW ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Mrs. STOWE'S world-fatuous stury, u o pew aud beautinal forw, with red-line burdes, over 1oy lllus. trativis, a0 (utroductivn (of 30 pages). and & Dible- Krapby Gt eit e cdwlons ad (rausiatl \ mest (0. wrestiug bouk lua very attrsctive fupi. Cluth, 'lull S, §3 2k Half Calf, 0.0, aduroccy, or Tres Calf, Buld by alt Booksellers and by the Publishers, HOUGHTON, 03009D & G0.Boston. - aud dime now authortzed by 1aw, an he Chizage Dailp Teibuw). Pl WASHINGTON. cessful Specie Resump- tion. A Substitute for All Pending Bills on the Silver Question. Penalty Provided for Banks Dis- criminating Against the New Dollar. All the Trade Dollars to Be Re- coined into the Standard Article, Tobacco Men Now TUnani- mous for a Reduction of the Tax. Medical Experts Appointed to In- vestigate the Yellow= Fever Plague. The Janoary Interest on the Publie Debt to Be ¥ald In Coin or Currency. Chicago Said to Be the Birthplace of the Historical Tissme- Ballot, - RESUMPTION, TNE PRUSPECT PAVORADLE. Epecial Dispatch €0 The Tridune, WaASRINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—Secretary Sher- mao, in discussing the dissppearance of the pre- mium oa gold to-day, safd ihat he had no ex- pectation that the premium would again appear. He isconfident that the cquality of gold and lcgal-tender notes, uow practically established, will be permanent. There may be, ho savs, 8 small premium on gold at other poiuts thau New York, simply to cover the cost of exchange or trausportation, but he does not think that eveu 1o these cases 1t will be more than nomioal. Mr. Sherman anticipates that his gold reserve may soon be drawn upop, but he does not belleve that the loss of gold will be great cuough to shake o the Jeast the confidence of the people i the permancnce of resumption. Bome men who have glven the financtal sltustion much careful study are o deed of oplulun that, fnstesd of losiog gold, the cuip balaace fn the Trcasury will actually {nercase, nnd that the demaud for legal-tender notes, ow that they are cqual in value to gold, aud are much more convenient for all ordinary business purposes, will increase until they sell in New York st a swall premium fu cotn, " “An interesting colucidcuce In connection with thie firat sale of gold at par o’ Naw York yes- terday is the fact that on the same day the re- ceints of the Yuverninent In coin and currency were exactly equal, the amount of cach being £301,000. THE SILVERl DOLLAR. RECRESENTATIVE LATINHOP'S RILL, Special Digpateh to The Tribuns. Wasninoros, D. C., Dec. 18.—The follow- ing is the text of the new Silver bill Introduced by Mr, Lathirop, of Dlinvla; fiver colnage of tho United of ita intrinslc value, enate und Mouse of llepre- aentativea of (he United States of -dmerlca in Cone arese assembled, That all restriciions upon the cojnage of the dotlar of 41214 gralus of standard witver oe and tho aame are heroby removed. “I'hat Trom and sfter the passage of this act it sbali be t of any huider of silver butlion to depomt the vame i any mint of the United States und have thu same coined Into such allver dollam for hts owa. benl B, 2. That tahatl be the sight of sny holder of alhver butlion to deporis the sama (n any mint of the United Yiates, and have the aame colned it half-dollure contalning two hundred six and one- fourth grajus of etandasd sihver, quurter-dollars contalning one hondred threc sud one-cighth graing standard sitver, and dimew, or tenth of "2 doil cuntaining furty-one and onestenth grains of stan- durd slver for bin own Denedt, That such cuinw are hereby anthorized and shull besr the legends and luscriptions provided tor like colnu by Sec, 13 of the act spproved Jun. 18, 184, entitled, Au wet supplomentary (o the act entiticd an uct estuiie Homug a mlal, sid regulatiog the coins of the Unfted States: and when struck such coins shall tively be a legal-tender, at fts nominal 0 aymeut of any suins whatever. . ‘Tiast 1hy only subjects 0f charg by the Tt fo the depositor of sliver buition for coluaga inte dollars, haif-doilars, quarter-dollars, and dunes aliall b the followlig: For refning, ‘when tha bullion 1 below viandard; for toughening when otuer pietals wru contained in 3¢ which rendor it unlit for coluage; for cunper used fur alluy whvn the bulifon is sbove standurd; aud for separsting v gold when theye wetald exiat toucthor lon, That the rate of Aeso chantes ed by the Director of the Ming, with the concursence of the Becrofary of the ‘Trcarury. vo e not, in thelr Judgment, t0 exceed the actnal ex- wneo of the materiale uaed and lsbor verfurmed 0 each of Vhv cases alarementivued. The swount recelved from theys cnnflu- #hail bo accounted for, and uppropristed to defrayiog the contiogent exvenses of the Wiuls, ~Ec, 4, That frouw and after tho passage of this act the coluage of the balf-dollar, quarter-dollar, Lknown asthe sunaidinry silver culnare, whall cease. ‘That whon- ever aficT the pusnage of thie act any of vald sub. ¢ patd_into the Tressury of the United Sis e shell not be agaly patd wiit, bul the ‘Ureasurer shsll causo Lhe same W be recolued thto full legal-tendee coin; and from and after the lst -1&5 of Jdanuury, D. 1851, the ‘Treasurer of tho Umited Btates ‘anall redeem such subaldiary cotn wheu prescnted i sute of not less thau RL'V. i full legnl-tender stiver culug, and the auneidiazy vulns 40 reaecmied shall causo to by res comed intu colnw of full weight, as defined by this wet, sidiary coitie TUB HOUSK BANKING COMMITIER. ‘Cno Motiss Commlttee on Bauking avd Cur- rouncy had Ity tlusl inceting prior to the holidays to-day, and adjourncd to ravet when resumption will linve been o full week {u operation.. The inal sesslon wes devoted to the dlscussion of the varjuus silver measures, of which some ff- teen are now befure the Commlittee. Gen. Ewing moved as a substitute fur all bills vue which embodles these two features: Firat, that the banks sball tako standard silver dollars at par under peaulty of baving lquidation pro- ceedings commenced spalust thew. Sccund, that the trade dollar shall betskeuat par at the miut in exchange for stlver dollars, and that 10 more trade do shall be issued. There w ere no indicatious as to the probable action of tbe Committee on the subject, To the Weslarn Associyled Press, Wastinoroy, . C., ec. 18.—~The House Committee on Baukivg 2od Currency to-day beard Kepresentative Burchard, of Nifaols, in sdvocacy of bix bill to prohibit sny discrituiisa- tious by Nutioual banks agoinug thu standard silver dolluy, Represeutative Chitteuden, of. the Cowinittee, wade un srguinent fu reply. Gen. Ewing subinitied, as w subsututo for Mr, Burchurd’s and sll otner pending bills relative to the silver dollar, a new measure, cmbraciog three propositions, viz, : 3 1. Toat suy Nattoual bank which discrim- fuates szutust the standard sitver dollur shuli bu placed i liquidation, aud have Its circulating uotes withdrawn by thy (Governinent. 2. T make United States notes aud standand stlver dollars futerchaugeatde av ths Treasury, 3, 'Fo provide for un exchanwe st the wmiuts of standard silver dollars for trade dollars, sud the recoibage of tho latter i stasdard dol- Jars, with a probibitlon szaluse $te furtber o “"The Committee, without l:tibn, adjonrned . untll after the holiday recees. Rt All Signs Now Point to Suc- INVESTIGATIONS. ' PRICE FIVE CENTS. of trade dollara of ‘the present weigiit neness. i TOE POTTER COMMITTER AND THO CIVHER DIS- PATCRRS. T H Mpectal Dirpate to The Trivune. Wasmncroy, N, C., Dec. 13.~The Potter Commlttée at its meeting to-day decided that Potter, Btenger, ana Cox, of Olin, ahall ‘vislt New Orleans during the recess and finksh tali- ing the testimony there which was interrupted by the yellow fever last summer, ‘Thers was not a mention of the cipher dispatches, The Democrats appear to have adopted the car- Luncle theory of treating the polltienl corrup- tion to which Durham refcrred in the debate yesterday, and will Jeave the matter of the cipher dispatches to work itself out. Democrats who ought to be able to speak au- thoritatively say that the Demoncratic position fnregard to the cipher dispatches is thia:. To enter voluntarily upon their investization {8 for them to assume that Congress has the right to luquire into the privato afalra of persons whou holil no officlal positions. But they add that, if the Republicans carry out thelr boast and offer a resolution ordering an fnvestigation, they will notfind (b opposed on the Democratic side. Muroover, it 1s understood that If anv one wilt bring to the Potter Committee any cipher or ctiier dispatches bearing ou the Flonda, South Carollna, or Loulsiana election of 1873 the Com- mittee will not hesitate a moment to make them o purt of its tnvestigation, UEWITT'S EXPLANATIONS. Hewitt explains to his friends that the Demo- crata are finding it exceedingly ditficult to de- ¢ide what to do about the ciphers, Tho New York Democrats are reluctant to move in the matter, ou sccount of their personal relatlons toTilden. Whenever they suggest to Demo- vrats from other States to move in the case they are Invarlably met with tho excuse that it ia i thing which uruPerly helongs to New York, and men outsids of that Htate ought not to be ex- pected to toterferc. THE DLAINE INVESTIGATING COMMITTRR will probably he appointed to-niorrow. Leading Republican Benators are very 1cluctant to servis, ‘Those who have a re-clection pending will not serve. Hepmblicans are disposed to fnsist that cither Senator Hoar or Dawes shall uceept tho Cnsirmanship, and, #f Dawes wiil congent to sc- vept, there is 0o doubt that he will be nopolut~ ed. Among those likely to hold positiuns ou the Reouulican side are Cameron, of Wisconsin, and ‘Teller, of Colarado. ‘The Democrats hava already selected four whom they deslre to have represent their party, Thev are Bayard, Wal- lace, Garland, sud Bafley. The Democrats ex- ]mrt four, but it {s not certaln that the Repub- icans will allow them more than three, as with & ropresentation of 10ur one of the sub-commit- tees would be ticd politieally, Democratic Senators in debate upon Blalne's resolution ‘nsisted that the Soutu was inuu enztrely peacesble condition, and offered no o)~ position to the Federal authoritics. lndecd, Senator Thurman spoke fu pathetic terms of the helpless 8outh. How thorouehly recon- structed, helpless, and well-disposed some por- tions of the Sovth are towards natioval author. fty, particularly with reapsct to the sublect o }mnhhmz violators of the clection laws, mav be earned, perbaps, from the following extract from an editorial fu the Natchitoches Vindicatur, which arrived bere to-day: Wo understand that n United States Marshal, with & oatch of afidavits and warrants, arrived on Wodnesday eve, and not liking the looks of things tiereabouta, called for o tinck and departod befors night. Whon the arrest of an cliizen of this parish {s attempted nndera law which the Supreme Conrt pronounced unconstitntionnl, and which 14 null and void, we desize to stale. fntho language Lyus, of Gov. Jackson, of Missourl, to Gen, **They witl bave 8 damned lively time dolng i Tho soverelgn peonle of thaee States are to make n stand somewhera and nt some time, Tuls we con- ceiveto beas favoravle an opovortunity as will prolably uver ocear, Uar Statels to be ruled vut in twoways, cither the people tnust do if or tuw ll\t‘al"!e. Heware, Americans, ol the *‘forms of aw. - A CORIOUN NRYORT comes from South Carvling, from those who hayu been octively trylng to follow up the mys- tery of the tissuc ballots and find out whure they were printed. They wow feel confident that they wero prepared and printed in Chicago, and say in due time they will bo able to show it. TIE ARMY. . OPFiNIONS OF TUE NAW RILL. Speclat Dirpuleh ta Tae Tridune, Wagmsoton, D, C., Dec. 18.~The Army Comiission iad a meating yesterday, and mads some unimportant amendments to the bill. it 1s the epecial order for debate in the Housv directly aftor New Year's, Careful cxaminers £oy that the bill Is inore aceeptable to tho anmy than to Cumgressmen. (Giens. Bberwau, Han- coek, Stanlcy, and other experienced ofticers ap- prove it. No prominent anuy oficer bad any- thing to do with framing the mcasure. Many officers on inyitation preseuted thetr views, but the LIl Is wholly the work of the Commifssion. It s claimed that there will be a seviog of oxpensu without reducing or destroylng the etlicieney of the army, while the flegible svstem 18 ndopfed which makes it possible to very quickly tncrease the atrencth 5,500 wen without changing the machinery of arduntzation. The Commission will mect unmediately sfter the holidays, and will consider any amendments or :lhnuzen that wmay be suggested in the mean- me. Mr, Howitt, who has charge of the Army- Appropriation bifl, says (¢ will uot be tulalied untll afeer the debate ot the new urmy-bill Lies lull{ developed the temper of the House ro- warding this measure. So far as menbers of the Apprupriation Comwittee have heurd, tho bill w ltked gererally in the army, slthivugd the ollicnrs alTected unvlessantly by its terwiy are working actively agaiust it. THE TOBACCO TAX. THOSPECT OF IT3 KEDUCTION. Spectal Dispatch (o The Trivune. ‘WasmyartoN, D, C., Dee. 18~4 noticeable feature in the uttitude of the leadiug tobucco men towards the bill which proposesa reduction of the tax i3 thut, with the siugle exceptiou of * a Philadelpbla firm, the tobacconlsts ure now all united fo tavor of the reduction. The Loril- lards and other large firms last year opposed the bill, but have now united with fts sup- porters, on the ground thot the agitation fncl- dent to the pendency of the measury {3 ou in Jury to the trade, TIE MANUPACTURERS. To the Western Assoctated Press. WasmNatoy, D. C, Dec, 18.—llie Henate Fluauce Comnittee to-duy contiuued its beariog of the tobucco wanufscturers, Ouvw speaker said that Commissioner Le Duc, of lK: Agricultural Departinent, 2 away & suflicient quantity of tubacc raisy_more tobacco leaf thau bas been g in this country for years. It the tax wero uposed on the mrowers of leal 1obacew, sud the prescut 1ax upon manufactured tobacco was reduced, the small growers would tind ic chicaper Lo buy thelr tobacco after it wus many- factured then to grow snd curc It themaelves o8 is pow duse. Tue high rute of laxation had caused & gevneral depression of the trude, cuus- fu MODY Dersons 10 be ariven to begrary and pauperisin because of the cwwpubsory redac- tions fo their wages at monufaciuring cstubliali- ments. The women und boys, rocelvise trom $3't0 85 per week, were reduced to Lalf thac amount. The speaker explalted how leal tobac- ©0 wia betng purchased vy individuals frowm so- culled * patch-growers, worked up juto cizars, aud sold 1o dyuzgists and ssloon-keepers ut a numlusl rte, and no tax wus pald whercon, which, of course, very naturally had o tendency to demoralize trade. THE RECENT PLAGUL. EXrERTS APPOINTRD. Syeciat Dispatch 10 The Tridune, Wasaixgron, D. C., Dec. 18.~Tho House passed to-day a resolution wppropriating $50,00 ur the expenses of the Genersl Yellow-Fever Commisbiou. It bas been determived to wp- point thirteen cxperts at o compensation of $1C daily, and expenscs. Tbero have already becn 80 applicants, focluding niedical men of prouils wence from all portious ol the couutry. Fot. ,lowiug sre thy vames of the experts sclected: Dr. Jubn M. Woodworth, of Cbleage: Dr. M. Bewis, of New Orleaus: Dr, Cochiran, of bile, Als.; Dr. Willtam Felden, of Noriolk, Dr. Sawuel A. Green, of Boston, Mus, . W, H. Kandle, of Philadeiphia, Pu.: Dr. Jucub 8. Masher, of Albany, N, Y.; Dr. M. b, Crofty |