Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1878, Page 2

2 TdE CIICAGO 'RIBULE: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 21, I878—SIXTEIiN ett petition. The document, however, was not permitted to beecome a portion of the archieses of tho House, and the fact that Bpenker Randall did not go treat it would seem to Indicate that the attempt Lo present it to the Iouse through him was a part of the deviee above Indicated, No more Ingenlous plan could have been suggested to defeat the presentation of the petitlon In the closing hours of the ses. sfon thap the one which was followed. Had Harriron arisen with the petition as s question of privliegs, TIR NIOUSE WOULD AVE CERTAINLY WEARD IT, and undoubtedly & majority vote wonld have been obtained to have it referred to the Judi- clary Commlittee. ‘That ft was not a document committed to the custody of the Bpeaker ss such, Is apparent from the fact that the petition und letter to the Speaker, with the enselope torn ooen, were returred to Sheldon, who takes them with him to Chicago. Ilad the document Leen considered by the Speaker in the custady of the llonse, it would from tho time of its re- ception kave fornied part of the files of the House, aud ho would have vio- Iated the rules and the law to have varted with it, Immediately after adjournment Bheldon was taken by Carter Harrlson to Bur- chard, ‘when Shcldon expressed his regprete that Burchard should have taken the course he uld, Burchard replied simply that he avalled himeelf of his right as a mpmber of the louse to do what he did, and had po explanatfonx to wake, except that ynder the clrenmatances ho consldered it would have been A A GROIS ACT OP INJUSTICR fo the clostug hour of the sesslon, wheu na soswer could be given, to have attempted to simtrel Judge Blodgett i that indirect manner, Both Burchard and Harrlson received telegrams from Chicago protestimz against any actlon towards impeachment. * None of thesn facts are matters of record in QCongress, ns thero was no motlon made or word safd publicly in connection with the whole offuir, Harttzon atated to Tur TRIBUNE correspond- 2ut that had the petition been presented by the Bpeaker he should bave explained that he had udvhicd ngainat the course, snd had thought it more prudent not to take any steps in the mate tor until atter more carcful inquiry into the wllegations vould be made. Nevertheless, the petition was one cntitled to respect, and It presented to the House through the Speaker sbould be recelved. Sheldon also REQUESTZD BPRINGER to futroduce the petitlon. The latter declined, gt the ground that hie conld not Interfers in a zase where ull the leprescntatives from Chica- o nad refused, unless he had time himsell v pive the subject & more thorough personal in- yestiration. So the matter eude here, at least untll after the reassguibling of Cougress. The petition will not come up for presentation to tho House Ly the Bpeaker unless it shall be again forward- el to hitim, a9 it wos taken from the Speaker's table and deltvered to Steldon. TRLRGRAPIIC CORREAPONDENCH, ‘I'be spectal dispateh in vesterday’s TRIBUNE announcing the probablifty that Cartee Harrisou would jutroduce those Impeachmens resolutions daudug the day wans productivi of sonse lttle telegraphie correspondence between Chicago und Washington. Charley Reed saw as many of the promiuent lowyers oa he could durlng the enrly mornlue, awd the followlur telegram was disparched avout 11 o'clock. It was necessary 10 send §t 08 carty as possible, aud, as a largo ptimber of the lawyers could not be fountd at thetr oflices, their signatures could not be ob- wuined. ‘The dispateh ran thus: The Hon, Carter Hurrison, Washinaton, 1), (\: We carnestly request you to delay preseptation of eeition myinet dudcy. Dlodeett thY- yuur retarn linportant fecte here you ought 1o know home. est, Ebwm WaLnes, .C. 11, Rxxp, . B, Lawnksce, Ugo, C. CANPRELL, W L Gotny, ¥, 1, Wixston, Aul several otliers, Mr. Reed stated to 2 reporter that, while Mr, Harrisou hadn't satd in s wany words that te would deluy the presentatiun of the petition unttl after the holidaya, still that was the uu- derstanding between -the Coogressman and timself when they bad thelr talk ou the sub- ¥t Iu Washingtoin, IN TI BENATE, IMPOUTANT REPEAL-DULL. Special Dime.ch to The Tribune, WasniNeton, D. C., Dee, 20,—The Senate to- Aay passed the bilt repeallng See, 820 Revlsed Statutes, which @lsqualilles all perspns come promised with the Rebelllon from serving on irawd or petit jurles in United States courts, ‘I'ne Wil necessitating this repenl 18 oug that was Sucorporated by mistake fn the rovision passed by the House lastyeur, and conpled with It was a ropeal of Bee. 821, which left the matter of giv. g kuy gne compromised with the itebellion a sent ou Juries in United Btates Courts within the discretlon of the United Statcs District-Attor- ney. Although this bill has been pending so long too Democratic Senators have shown no anxiety to #ct on it il It became spparent that the Government was fu earnest In the purpose to prosccute ull the lato offenders agalnst the Fed- eral election laws, ‘To-day, for the purpose of psuring the repeal of Bee. 620, which 1y MOST OBJECTIONAULE TO THE DEMOCRATIC s1n, knowing that the Republicans would not allow See. 821 to bu ropealed without action from the Judiciary Committer, the Democruts Jofned In uasslog tho bitl repeallng Bec, 820 alone, and scut it to the House for concurrence. The lat- ter boay bad adjourncd, however, before the uction .ot the Bemate could be anuouuced,’ and so the mattlr goes over till noxt month, tlad Beuator Beck coutented himselt with tbu Ll ay 1t came Irown the Committes on thy Revision of the Laws, repealing Sge. 820 solely, {usteud of moving to amend by INCLUDING sEC, 821, the bill could have recelved the concurrence of the House, When ho moved hiv amendment, beuator Hour, todetend Ity moved un adjourn- weut, but ylelded for g mudun 10 go folo exve- utive seasbon, & Dewocrats attempted to de- leut this, and the vote by yess aud pays was o e Fhe Vice-Urosldent voted with the Repub- liwsus, aud the motion was carried, All this uuie Benator Randolph say in the cloak-rouns tulklug, not knowiug his vote wos nreded Ly his party, aud hearing nothing of |t until 1uo late. In executive scasion it was pri- - Yutcly arranged that an open session should be hield, aud the bill a8 reported by the Commitive Leucled onc But when this wae done 1t was 100 fate to reach thy Houe. INVESTIGATION, THE ULAINE COMMITIZR. Soectal Disveich (0 The Tribune, Wasisaros, D, C,, Dee. 20.—The Blaino or Teller Investizatiug Committco held » meetlog to-day und discussed s planof actlon. Notbing was decided. Tue majority of tho Cowmmittes tavor sendivx & Sub-Committee of fivo to New Orleans. A wefting will be held to-morgow to decide, I {4 goes, i will probavly constst of "{vler or Nour e Chulrman, Cumeron and Me- Siltan, Republicaus, aud Balloy and Garland, slemocraty. THE MERTING, To the Weatern Auociated Preas, Wasuisaron, 1. C., Dec, 20.—The Belect Commitice of the Benate appolnted 1o pursu- wuce of Lhe resolution of Mr. Bloloe calliug for uh juyuiry us to whether the constitutional 1ghis of cltizeus In uny Biates of the Uglon Lave beew viuluted I tle receut electious, bad o meetiug after the adjournmens of the Sendte, ‘Fhe members of the Committes presont were ‘Fehler, Caweron (Wh.), Kirkwoud, Bayard, Bal- ley, aed Garlaud, Mr. Buyard uffered a resolution to the effect Uit the Prealdent bo furuished with ’ vopy of the reaolution’ yuder which (hy Committee wus sppuluted,” ani requeativg - Lim, I not tuconslatent with the public welfure, Lo turwaurd 10 the Cummlittee cupivs of documents uud usiee of withewses upon which he Luacd b3 setereucs 10 tho alluged clection frauds mentioned g bis usl weasage, in order that ke Committec might sumwou wituesses sud procced with the luvestization. Lhe resulution was Jost by a strict party vote —yeas, 33 uayy, 8 bnll:y tLen submitted a resolution, which © M wis wdooted, calliug ubou Mr. Blaine to fur- uith rpeciticationy upon which the Comwittee wlzlt bsse dte tuquiry, sud carey out the in- riructious etmbraced fu the resolution offered Ly thot geutleway, e Without truusuctiog uny further busivess, an adjourniuent wis tuken UBLIL LO-UFTUW, Scuature Hour, MeMillan, aud Wallace, mem- Nera of tLe Lomtatitee, lett, Warhilugtou to-duy for their reapective homes, and will not untii afterthe holidays. 1t is unofficially s t this evening that Senator Cameron (Wis.) has excused from further service on asked to bo the Committee, THE FOUR IPER CENTS, TREABGRY CIRCULAR. Wasninaroy, D, C., Dee. 20.—The follow'ng eircular will bo issued from the Treasury on'the 1st of Jannary: Tho Secretary calls attention to the 4 per cent fanded Tonn of the United States now offered by this Department in denominations viz on bonda of 850, $100, $500, or reglotered bonda of §30, 8100, 8500, S1. 45,000, and $10, 000 at par and accrucd Interest ta date of subscrintion in coln, Tho honds are re- deemablo Jaly 1, 1007 and bear interest, pagabla ouarierly on g 1st day of Jannary. Aptil. Soly, and Octgher of each year, and are exempt from tha payrment of taxea nn’luu:-m Ihe United States, as sell as from taxation manicipai, or loca nny farm by or nnder rfiority, t’pon receint fall payment, hon 1 e transmitted freo of charge to snbmeribore, Avplications should #pecify the amonnt and denominations required, And for feqisiered bonda the fnil name and post- ofticn addrenn of (10 perion {o whom {ho bonds shall be made pagahle. "The Intorent on recintered bonda will ba paid by cheek faatied by the Treasurer of the Untted States tothe onler of the holdet and mnfled to his ad. drees, payahle on presentation, property tudorsed, at the ofiice of the Assistant Treasufer of tne United Siatos In New York in coln or United Btates notes as Lhe holder may pre- for, or, I destred, In United States notes at tho ofiice of tho Treamirer or any Assistant Treasurer of the United Staten, All Mational hanks are aealn invited to become financial agents of tho tovernment and deposi- torics to public moneye recelved on the rale of there bonas, npon complying with Kec, 5, 153, Ho- vised Statntes of the Unlted States. AN bhanks, bankere, I’aymosters, and otlier public officers and other personis ars invited to aid in placing these bonds. _They can make thelr arrengements throngh National hanks for the deposit of the pure chone money of the bonds. The money reccived hy depository banks on ac- connt of anhecriptions " will remafn on depostt svith sanl Lanks, but sabject to the order of tho Treasurer of the Umted States, and calls for the redemption of 6 per cent_bonds will fsano from 1ime to time, as tha Secretiry may direct. Paymenta may be made to the Treasurer of the United Statos at Washington of 1o Assintunt Trens- urers at Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphla, St. Loule. and Kan Francisco, in coin, matured coupons, coln certificatos, or United Statea notes, ‘The Secretary of the 'rrcunri will also sccept In gayment of eafled bonds certificates of deposit of ational banks specislly designated to receive de- posits on this account, hut the bonds will not he dellvercd nntll tho certificato has been pald for by Treasary draft or by tho deposit of itke amount of coln "with the Treasurer or some Amsimant Treasarer of the United States, or until other Unlied Statcs bonds of eqnsl amount nre soh. atituted In their stead. 3 The Tressurar of the United States will aleo sc- capt In_paymant Unitod States coupons maturing within thirty davs or drafte fu favor of himself, drawn on New York, which will b collected, and ho excess, 1t any, returned by chock to the de- oitor, Commissions will be sllowed on subscriptions for said bonds as followa: On an aggregats of o scriptions of only $100,000. and. wot exceeding $1,000, 00, between Jan. 1, 1874, and Juned0, 1879, 4 of 1 percentt on_an aggregate of anbacriptiots exceeding 81,000,000, and not exceeding S10, - 000, 00U, betweoen tho sama dates, 14 of 1 per cent s And on amounts tu excess of $10.000,000 an addis tlonal conimission of 1-10 of 1 ver cent. All b, , or forma, or informstion needed wilj be turnialicd by the Department without cost, ‘This circular {8 inllen of al} others rr'vlnullv fs. sued in relution to subscriptions for the 4 pee cent bonds, consola of 1007. Joux SnenNax, Becrotary, NATIONAL DEPOSITARIES, GOVERNMEST MONEYS HELD DY NATIONAL BANKS, Wasmisaros, D. C,, Dec. 20.—Following s the Ietter from tha Sccretary of the ‘Treasury, which was lald bofors the tiouse of Representa- tives to-day, with reference to the balance on the loan sccounts standing to tha credit ot tho United States in Nutional banks: 1 have the honor to -nknowled{xn the recelpt of tho resolutlon of tho llouse of Representaiiyes dated 10th tnst., ns fallows ** Resoired, That tha Secrelary of the Treasury be directad toinform tho Houso. st the earllost day practicable after the cioso of the coming Cou- Reeasional recoss, whether thera wwere any balances on the Joan account in coln standing (o the credit of tho Traseurer of tha United States inany Na- tlonal banks un tho 1st of March, 1870, ana on the 1at of sach aucceeding month tv and Including tho 1st of January, 1870, and the nawnes ano locations of the banks which held wach balances, and the -nlm‘x'u!t held by each at the respective datos Indi- cated, " 4 Aud in reply atate that there were no balances on bo loun account standing o tho credit of the Treasury of the Uniled States in any National bank fram Maren, 1870, to .llnm\r{. 1878, A complete listof National bank deposltaries, with the balances or the loan account to the crodlt of the Treasury of tho Umitedl Statea held by each Feb, 1, 1475, and on the st of ench sncceeding munth to snd inctuding Dec, 3, 1874, s harowith Incloned, ‘The loume will by duly advised In anothor communication of the balances on Jan. 1, %00 tha returns from thn respective been received at the Dopartment, bsn ve been designaled from tima lo time under the provislons of the Department. Cire culars uviting all Natlonal banks to becoma financial agents of the CGovermmont and depositaries -of oublie nioney for tha -‘pecl-l purnose of recelving deposits on account of sub. acriptions to the funded Joan, and they were pets mitied upon proper aocurity to hold the amuunt of any subscription made ur obtained by them subject 10 dtaits or orders of the liepartment, as occaslon required, for the payment of called bonds ma. tured, No coin has been deposited with thess banks, or any of them, by the Treasurer of the Unfted Ktates, These banks represont exclusivoly thy coln recelved for the snbscripttons made or obtaiu- ed by tho ruspective banks aud Juit on doposit dure fug the rantlug of ninety days,as requived by law, 10 bo given for the rx 'maent of called bonds, partly 10 provent the withdzawal of so jarge an smount from the channels of busiuess, and partly &8 an in- ducoment to thewe banks to act eficiently In pro. curing subsctiptions. The very large balances reported ae held by the Ijret Nalional Bank of New York were cuusod by temporary d?mm of the procecus of 4!3 per cent bonde, 1hrough thy '(ndll:nlu. of w}nl:n the bank wi member, and alao by the vory large vubacristions of that bank 10 tho 4 ver cent foan. The balances repoarted as duc from bauke on the loan account are, however, to sunie extont noninal, the bonds furnished aeso- curity being largely made up of call bonds, which, 1o all intents, are a payment to thelr amount of the balanca due, but canuot oo credited to the bank until the bouds ure carefully examined, the precise amount dus on thom awcertalued, and certificutes fur the amount lesued by ‘T'reasurer. It te proposed to cuntlaue tho sumo mode of da- posit 1n aid of the anle uf 4 porcent bonds during the next yesr, und atfention is called to the rocom mendation in the annusl ru&mu for the discretion. srv shortening af the perivd naw required for calls, Very respectfully, JuuX Snenxan, Secretary, THE TABULAR NEPORTY of the balancea tn the ditfercnt banks shows the sgregutes for the months named uud awouuts nield by the First National Bank and Natlonal Hank of Commorco of Now York, and by the Maverlck Natloual Bank, Boaton, to be as fol- W, banks Tl lows: Firei Nai, i, ITE Marerlc Honth. |Agoregate] n Cam,, | dank, e e K iadt) uu,filu._fi 1,073, 15 t%«'*i’_:-‘ The 1lat embraces seventy-three depositaries, but excepting the above-numud there are but few justances wero anamount exceeding $1,000,- V00 was held, —— . LADOR, BOME INTEREATING TEATINONY UEPONE TUR UEWITT COMMITTEN—WAGES, STRIKES, BAV- INGs, AND UNIONS. < By Tetegravh to New York Tribune, Wasuixaroy, 1), €., Dec. 18.~Thg scssion of the Sclect Ilouse Cominittes on Labor this ufter- uoon was devoted to the exsmination of Messrs, Edwards and Blabiop, of Pittsburg. The latter 14 tho President of the Awalgemsted Boclety of Ironand Btecl Workers, aud the forwer ous of the founders of the same Associatlon, bug for omy years pait muuager of 4 rollivg-lll iy Al- legheny City. AMr, Edwards satd that wages fa the fron trpde sre udjusted ou » slldiug geste, which wurks worgh two cents s pound & puddler gets 838 tun, ‘qut of which 4 pays one-third, plusa’a small per- centage, to his helper. For every tenth of a ceut lucreaso or decreass In the price of fron’per pee tun however, ul e terms with employ::::.mlll? l‘::l‘\:‘:mmtdlird‘:“: think workmeu fa this couatry 30 holpiess {o fhe Judid not b iwluhlmm 1 not belie propriation . of public wuney G; ‘J’&.(‘: ‘m‘nl‘ul: fuirly to both partice- Whon bar-fron 1s und Lucre ts a rlao or fall of 10 cents S;;Hm pmflt{’llur’:u u.“"}nu':. M&ué accarding Lo localiy Slaince baving the s (o mabe presence of- capltal us 10 uced speclal le Goverwment. e vivyed workinginen ou the” public jauds. e couslered oue of sbeir greatest ueeds to ,I.m education, sod belteved that education sbould Lo iady coupulsory, sod. that children under 14 years old aboald nop be permitted 1w wurk chil- dreu cmployed ut so teuder sn uge that slter w duy's work they were carricd home ot their fubier’sshoulderss wheo 4 enild hluulvll le did uot beileye that vducation would dniictiue In” the jron trade. He had acen bie nad Leen eal ded frou bs work b thls way, PAGES workingmen'schildren to mechanteal Jaborg but, on thecontrary, thought they should have an education whict wonkl be nsefal to them In the trados thoy desian to follow. In the frou trade. for cxample, o Kpowledeo of chemfstry would beusciul to the men, and would semetimes eave lite. The men have a crade chemistey of thelr own, but a theorctienl knowledge of the sctence would beol practical serviee tothem, In regard to workingmen's savines, Mr, Ed- wards xald that Industrious workingmen 1 the iron trade can save sumething. The ravines are unt as a rulo placed in banks, but na svon ns possible are fuvested in homes; and it is the atm of many puddiers to save enough to buv lttie farms, to which they may iutlumately re- tire. A good many men are addicted to drink- Ing, but lo this respect there hias been a great change for tha betier within the last twenty or thirey years, When questioned In regand to toe Plttsbure tlots, Mr. Edwards sald that ho did not recog- nize the men who did the burning ss working- wen, and did nos believe that the rallroad handa had ansthinzto do with the destruction of bulldings and rolling-stock. In Allezheny City the ratlroad men had fired up the locomotives and taken the rolling-stock away nntil the dan. ger waa past, when they roturned it. One great canse of the present discontent of the working- men, In Mr. Edwarda’ oninfou, is that they foil to realizo that prices are failen In the same oro- portfon as waves. From 1803 to 1861, inclusive, there was a rapid rise in prives, while wagea for a lonz tme scarcely stirred; but vrices now are falling, as well us wagea and clothing, nnd provismons have, in his opinton, neser bean so Jow since 1834, Mr. Bisbiop sald the object of tho organfza- tion over which bo presides [s the good of fts members. When the members of a loval branch are dissatialed with their terms of ctploy- ment, the Executlve Committes of tho dis- trict confers with the employers snd with the rouresentatives of ths men, ‘snd does wot nuthorize n striko unless satls- fied that the men ore In tho right and that this Is their only way to obtain fair wages. The rules require the Coinmitice to make every pussible effort tv bring about a satiafactory sef- tlement without a strike, and Mr, Bishep be- loved that the organization has had the cffeet of diminishing strikes and other disagreements be- tween employers and workiugmen, Its mem- bers are required ta, bo steady And tempurate nen and law-ablding citizens, and the uso of n- timidation toward nou-union mun who may chauco to underbld them for employment3is not only forbluien by the rules, but discounte- uauced {n practice, ln euch cancs thev cunfue themselvesatrictly to persuasion. Mr, Bishop did not asppenr Lo think favorably of the Eoglish (®system of arbitration, especially In the present condition of trade, and he thought that any de- varture from tho scale of prices lald dowh by tha union, though- made for the benclit of an establisment that must stop It wages are not reducod, 18 open to serious objectiun as setting 0 bad preeedent and leading to slmilar demunds by other employers. Such an arrangemont wiht, howeyer, be suthorized by the District Committes, and in that case tha inen ontariug Into 1t would not forfeit thelr membcerahip. Mr. Bishop sald the Sociaty has no rule which prevents unlon men from working {n the samo cstablishment with others, but many masters refuse to employ members of the union, Inthy West, nowuver, employers ars disposed to be falr and concliistory. "Under the rules of the organizatlun it may, in the discretion of the proper oflicers, render assistance to non-unjun men when engaged tn strike. 1L s a reserved fund derived trom mouthly pavinents, but only for trade purposcs; that s, to sustain its mem- bers when cogaged in duly authorized strikes, When employment 18 slack it Is tho practice of the members of the unlonto favor the division of the work so tha} all may bave some, butthere ts no rule on the subject, Mr. Bishop said that the number of Industri- ous workingmen out of vmployment in Pitts- burg fs greater thayt usual, but not as great as certaln extravacant stutements .about the up- employed In the country at largo would indl- eate. He knew of no remedy for the existing depression unless tho Government conld legis- late men nto work, and he sald he thought it dasirablo that usoful publle works, such as the improvement of rivera and barbors, should he prosceuted as activoly as possible at the present ttme. 1le did not wish to exoress any aplinion on the money question, which he thiought few understood, and ha deaired to say that the or- ianlzation he represents has no sytpathy with Communism or any project which contemplates the robbery of une man for the honefit of another. . Ile concitrred with Mr. Edwards n reefinl to the Pletaburg riots, which wero neither started nor carrfed on by the trades unlo The men of bls own organization not only hejd tectings to denounce the riots, but they volunteered to Ruard thy mills in which they wers employed trom mab violonce, g A report of an exhaustive and thorough na- ture, accompanied with recomnmendations, will be pregented to ‘the prosent Iouse by Mr, Hewitt upon this juvestigation, NOTES AND NEWS, “LET NO GUILTY MAN,” 5TC. * Apecial Dispatch to The Tridune Wasixaton, D. C., Dec. 20.—A gentleman who has recently had a conversatlon with the Presidont on the subject of tho Chicaro Cus- tom-House indictment states that the Chicago public can bo convinced of oue fact, that the President {8 thoroughly In favor of a vigorous vrosceutlon ot tho indictments of offenders sgalust tho law cverywhere, WANTS DANOS' PLACE. An applicant for Judze Tangs’ position has appearcd bere 1o the person of A, M, Pence, of the fdrm of Rosenthal & 1’ence, who has tilod his application for an appolntment as United States States District-Attoroey of tha Northern District of Illtuofs. p, WILLIAM TIENRY SMITI loft zor vew York to-night, where hic will spend & few daye before returning to Chlcago, Hls viait hero has hiad reference to tho Associated Tens, It appears now to be settled that Judre Banzs ‘will be requested to retire from the District-Ar- torneyship alter tho tital of the Custom-llouse indictment casce, The successlon will probably rest between James B Root and A, M. Penco, buth of whom liave: very strong support. TIE BRRLIN M18310N. It was Intimated at the Btate Department to- day that it was probable that George Willlam Curtis would not aceept the Berliu missiou if it ‘was tendered to him, 1t is not, however, known that it will be tendered him. ‘There are already four applicants for the pl The Pennaylva. nla del\:[‘ltlan consider that as Bayard Taylor was appointed from Peunsylvania thy place be- longs to that State. Congreasmen, how- cver, lusist that as Penuaylvauia has the E elish wisslon 1t 1s quite cuough, syne Mac- Yeagh will doubtleas be a candidate for the Deriln mission, but he has ot tha upited sup- part of the Pennsylvania delegation, Thera ls considerable talk of Eithu 8. Wash. burae, late Minlster to Frauce, a8 successor of Bavard ‘faylor. The extrgoidinary popularity of Washburue with the ticrians o account of bis good -oflices toward Germans duriug the Franco-Prussian war, 1t 13 thought, would make him wore accsptable to the Germun peovleo than suy other that could be numed. THE POTTEIL COMMITTER did not see tit to ask for an_upvropriation be- tore ndjournment, and whether this is & vew dudye to avold thoe furco of prosceuting the fu. quiry st New Orlcans ramalus to be scon. TIB BLECTUHAL COUNT, Raepresontative Southard has Jutroduced an amepded blll Irn{n his Committes ou the Electoral count, 'Ihe changes do not affect the general character of the measure, The wmost important chango I8 ove providing that the Electars shall mnect on tha sccond Monday ju December Instead of Januarg, as frst re;orted, thus foilowing the Benate "blll fu giviug wors thug atter the mecting of the Electors. MX-SUPKRVISING ARCUITEOT LILL, referring to rumors n Chicago that ho has dls. charged stone-cytters fur various purposes, suys bie has discharged w0 stone-cutter fur quy pur- pose whatever. The employment of all the stone-cuticrs i entirely uvder the charge of the Superintendent, CONFINNED, ¢ Ta the Wealern Associated Presss Wasungron, b, U, Dec. 30.—The Benats con- firmed ¢, 3. Lamberton, ot Nebrasks, United Hiates Attorooy for the District of Nebreaka; Jushug B. Biil, Marsbal of the Eastern District of North Caroftua; W, C. Wingard, Washiog: tou Territory, Associute Justics of the Supreine Court of thy United . Statos of that ‘Lerritory; Augustus J. Cassurd, of New Orleaus, Unlted Blates Consul at Towinlep. Postiausters—James A, Hudson, Sarinaw; Bunuel W.-Abbott, Meavimince, Mich.; Juliug Ropes, lnhmuungf; Mra. llester' A, Blrdsong, Hellatre, O.; Sylvester Sherwoed, Brainard, Miun.; ¥. W, Stilier; Eikbart, ud. i Sire. E. ¥ Bheed! Lo Qravge, Tod.: itRourd N. Nobeker, Covingtou, Ky.; Marstiall M. Murd \Vichl- ta, Kou.; Rubert Lytle, Decstur, §1.: William 3, Huwpbrey, Lewistown, WL Willlag B. Blerlft, Paris, {11 ; Alexander G. Juncs, Cheater, 1Il; Fraoeis M, P iyon, Buecator, HiL W 1L Livers, Mendota, DL ; Juwes 1. Lloyd, Liberty, Ma.; Howard I, Combw, Currolton, Mo, THM 4 PEE CENTS, Bubseriptious ta tie 4 per cout loan to-day, X BEWAKD INVESTIGAT At the fnvestigation ol the Chiucse Consulate It was sougut to comvel Seward to produce cer- tulu buoks of the Consulate uut 10 be found i the Btate Departiient, His counsel beld he cunbid not e egaired 10 tURLes uattial fus hi= oswn prasecution, clded in secret session, THE AILYER DOLLAR. The Becretary of the Trcnsurf will, on the 1st of January, relsaua substantially the cirenlar relative 1o bne manner I which standard stiver dollars mnl‘bo obtained which was promuigat- ed on tho id of September last, but revoked. CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM3 SINKING, Rooresentative Williams had a rclapse this morning, and is sinking rapldly, APPOINTMERNT, The Prestdent has nomioated Jolin P, Host, of Michizan, Assoclato Justice in Washington ‘Territory. Itevateh tn Bon 1;"“&““”‘umo ) enateh o Moo Vork Wl ', ), Wasiixaroy, D, €., Dec. 18.—Robert Toombs, of Georgla, is In town. e savs his visit s in no way connected with politics; thers are no politics in (reoreia at tho nresent time except a qrawing opposition to Radieallsm. Bouthern finances, he thinks, are In the worst possible cundition, vastly worse than tlioy base ever heen in the history of the country, and this condition 18 growine more desperate every day. [[e hns an opinion of Mr, Bialue and ks resolution, of cottrse. Blalne, he says, I8 a shrowld dog and rarely barks up the wrong tree, e Is cssentlal- l{ the sharpest man iu his “nr:y. and has within the last week mar) e only path through which the Repubiean orearization ean reain stipremacy, It 8 only by arousing a apieit of scettonal hatred, Mr, ‘Toombs betleves thae Mr. Riafne snd hia (rlends havo unything to hope in the coming Presidential campaign, BOCHAL INFLURNCE OF SHOULDER-STIATS, Npealal 10 Cimesnnatt Commercial, Wasninutox, Dee.19.~Senator Burnstde made a fow temarka o the Benate o-lay on s Mill- tary bill. All of the Committes excent Plumb think the bili will pass, but it {s by no means certain. ‘The stieking point Is in seduciug the number of oflicers. Under Burnside's bitl 874 havoe to go, as thcre is absolutely nothing for tiem to do but command imaginsry men and dtiw salaries. In speaking of this to-day, 8 Senator remarked that powerful soctal inftuence would be brounght to bear agalnst the bill. [le thought tho soclal influcnce alonesguuld control tiventy votes In the Seuate. CONSCIRNCE AND IARD TIMES. The Treasury consclence fund was augmented to-day to tho amount of $100, It receives addi- tions” at an average rate of about 833 daily. Thig Is less thun formerly, probadly owing to hard times. WANT TO GO ALONG, . Disnateh to tincinnati Gaselte, Wasstinaron, 1. C., Dec. 10.—Mr. Childs, of Philadeiphla, srrived to-day to ob pormis- alon from tho Secretary of “the Navy for Uen. Grunt to take John Russell Young nnd e Lon- don _T'mes correatondent with him on board the Richmond, Mr. Childs says Gen, Grant will laud at Ban Franelsco In about a yeur. Mr. Childs represonts the Potladelphia managers of the L'rogress, ALL PULL. Disvatch tn Cincinnatt Knguirer. Wastinatox, D. C., Dec. 10.~Tho admisston to-day of Jobn 3. Young as Representative from the Fifth District of Loulslana. in place of Leon- ard, deceascd, again gives the llouso Its full complément of 4K members, snd udds ouae to the Demucratic wajority, ROREAON. The Honse Commitice on Naval Afalra to- day decided to hear ex-SBecretary Rubeson ou Jun. 8 in his own acfense againss the charges cn‘mulnud in the majority report of the Cowm- mittee. "'m:‘!;';fl;fl"’l; flll'Lfi)sAc\'- . 2patch tn Indianapelis Journal, Wasmninotoy, Doc. 19.—Coukling showed the whito feather in dealing with the New York Cuatom-Ilouse nominations to-lay. It is cur- runtl{ereponed that at his personal request the mombers of the Cominfttes on Commiercy re- frained from attending tho regular meating this morningz, Accordingly there was wo meeting, and tho nominations go over thl after recess, Conkling doea not desira action upon tho noml- nations before hia re-election to the Benate, aud took this method of accomblishime his purvose. LOANS Tu 10MESTRAD-HRTTL, Piznaten 19 Cincinnuts Knquire: Wasminotox, 1. C., Dec. 10,—As’ early as October, 1877, Hendrick H, Wright, of Pennsyl- vania, Introduced his per scheme to so ament the Homestead act ws to losn §300 from the Natlonal Treasury o each homestead settler, to ¢nable bim to linprove his land, 1t wos refes- red to the Committee on I'ublic Lands, of wii Wrlght was a member, ‘The Cominittea looked upon thu schems os wild and vistonary, and could not serjously coustdor it. The fnaliy xfi-mcfl to Wriiit's perslatency, and [ Moy last wltowed him to report it " back without recommendation, and haye it referred to the Commnittea of the Whole on the Public Calendar, They suoposcd it would Le burted therd with a kcoro or more of other bills. But Wright wos serfous about tho mat ter, slthough tha biIl propescd Joans which should segregate 810,000,000, He hus always voted to o into the Commnitiee of the Whole {n tha hope of reaching that bill, In the courso of thne 1t came Wright's turn to move to suspend tho rules, und to-day he moved to put that loun biil on ts passage. Bufors the bill was read theough he was cut off by District business, hut s LIt 8 now in such a shape that it must bo voted ou on tho next Monday that the Jfouse liall b in sessfon; for il {t goes overns untine ished business, members are, thus to be lorced to mako a record wiich they would glad- Iy have avolded, for Wright has talked about hifs ufll so much that many laboring men a!l over the country huve como to belleve that it Is a measuro which ougit to pass, and which will rolieve them, SBNATOR HLAINE AND ORY, GRANT. Jrwatia to Lowarills Courierdournil Llieim.), WABHING®ON, Degs 14,—3r, Bluing has scveral schewos on ’hnml to destroy Grant’s chances 1or the Republican nomiuation Iu 1880, Ono of these he intewds to put in operatlon afier the holiday recend, Lost session, when the il was up to place Gen. Bhiclds on dm retired Use, there was un amnendment offered to place Gen, Qrant on the rotired list also, The object of this was to inake o string to hang speechios upon, and defeat” tho origtnal mcasure. Both bills * wers defeated, bub the next day Mr. Telier, of "Colorsdo, procoeding under th rules, entered @ mo- tlon to rveconsider, which allows him the privilexa of catling up the bill for a recons{durs- tion yote at uuy time durinie tho same Congress. Me. ‘Teller outered this motion at the request of Measrs, Blalne and Don” Camoeron, Mr., Blatne wanted the bill to go through in the first place, and It 1s stlll his purpose Lo press it and pul Grant on the retired Jist of tho army, In such u podition bo would naturally acquire the repu- tation of being a pensioner and a sort of & lald- aslde public man, The plea upon which Blaino intenda to have this done will be that Grans s pour and needs the munc]y. ‘The rocent sale of his bome fu this city would give some founda- tlon to such a plea; BENATOI RUNTIS' SUCCENIOR. : Jitavaich fo New Vork iortd, Wasuixaroy, D. C., Det, 10.—The_electlon of & United Bouator to succecd Benutor Eustls, whoss term of oilles oxpires on the 4th of next Maeeh, will bu held by thy Loulsiana Legialuturo on the 1ith of January next. My, Euatls was elected ta the United Stutes Sennte i Junuary, 1870, but did not take his seat unitl Dacember, 1877, Previous to that thne, stuce 1579, Loulelans hud been represented by onl one Benator, Mr, West, Pinchback coutested My, Eustis® titls 10 hiy sost, but was defeated. Benator Eustis, upon takivg his seat, was fu- formed that he was ontitled to his salury as Sen- ator from 1874, but ho declined to accept the back pay. s friends are contident that Il’u will be ro-eloct The candidates who are oppos- Ing Mr, Eustia’ ro-elcetion are D, ¥. Kenner, of New Orleans, State Senator-uloct; Jouas, of New Orleans; and ex-iov, McEnery, of Quachita Parishi, NATIONAL ART INDOSTHIAL SCUOOLS. Me. J. Wilson Mucdonald, u sculptor, of New York, called oo Yrosident hnyu on Baturday eventng aod presented the subject of art judus- triul schools for she cducation of youpg e shanics of both sexes fu te hizher brunches of mechantsm. Mr, Mycdonuld propesced thatthese art udustrial schools shoyld be founded 1 ull the great manutacturiug and mercantile cen tresan the country, und bo supported by tho Uovernment, sud tovducted us sre the same kind of wcbools In France snd Englead. Ilo belicved thut the unexawpled mecuanical sbility, prosperity, sud weslth of France was duo cutetly 'to ber 400 a5t fiduge tris! scbouls, “He sald that I our tiov. mmont supported mliltary, naval, and auricultural cducatlonal justitutions und sclentille explorativus, be lhuufht 1t no mors hun just thul urt and oiechanteal senools shouly 8150 be oatabllabed. 'Fhe Prestdeud latened with warked attention, and that, althuuh tho subject was somewhst vew to hum, he wuy nevertliclees nuch nterested Inft. Mr. Mac- donald ghew pregented bis plus of an Ausericsp scademy of tlne arts, to bo fuvuded ab thy Capttal ju connectlon with s vational gallery audg # public ury scbooly two studsnts Lo be closel from cach Covgresstousl district in the Uufte Btatcs, und to be cuucated in the nationpal wchuol fur & pertod ot Lhres yours; o uulverwal wwmpetition of wll American aud resident artists 10 bu beld every four yeare with prizes fur the successful urtisls in the departments of sculpte ure, painting, sud eugraviug; the prize works 10 be purchased aud placed vermancotly iu the vatioual wulisry at Wasbington, The President :uumluwd & lively loterest fu this lust proposi- ton, ? = —— THE RECORD. suNATE, WaslINGTON, 1. L.y Dec. 20.—Most of the morulug bour was used (o giseusslog the order of busivess after thy recess, bul wo sveclal order wad twade, Atera e diimy on el the LU fitroduced The question will e de- | by Mr. Beck, to repeal See, 520 of the Revised Btatutcs, Mr, IHoar said thag it was evident that this bill coulid not pass to-day, and moved to adjourn; but he roon withdrew thia motion, and Mr. Edmunda tmoved to go Into executive scaston, This motion \as “supported by the Republfeans and opvosed by the Democrats, and & voto resnlted—yeas, 25; naye, Th Vice-Preeident then voicd in the anlrmatls the Senate went into executive sesslon, ‘The followine [e the vote on tas motlon for execotive scaslon: vEAS, Alttaon, Conklihg. Kelloge. Anthony, Dawes. hirkwnod, iitatae, Edamunds, Marril) Thaorh, Ferry, iraudork, Haniiin, Hotiina, Hoar, L Eaumicrs, owr, y nRah . Winddm=323. Faste™* ¥ Metreery, Gariand, faxey, ondo errimon, firaver, orian, L§l. andotph, avis (1iL), A R avis (11, erhay IFy, Ve, Lamar.’ Thurman-as. Katan, Armstrong, Johnaton, 3Mclonald, Harrls, and Hereford, who wonld have votod in the nountive, were palred with Oglesby, Doreey. Matthews, MeMilian, and Mitchell, who would have voted in tho aflirmative, TIOUSE, Mr. 1lenderson reported back the Sonato bill au- thorlzing the payment of the ktate of Tennes- nee ru‘; keoping United States military prisoncre. *nane A e 1tl1a paancd removing the political disabilities of g M l;lcll, of_Georgla} \\nlllnm Ward, of Vir. glnias anu 31, Kimbail, of Missours. A DT passedt conatltuting Portsmanth, 0., port of delivery: nleo a bill for the rellef of Mrs. onien Manafleld, widow of Gen. Manaflold, The morning hour having cxlm-ed. lio Speaker Iald befure tho Ilouse scyeral communicativns, 8mong them one from Hecretary Sherman 1n answer to the resolution calling for inforintion a4 to what baiance on tha loan sccaunt was stand. Ing to the eredit of the United States in any Natianal bank from March, K70, to the present time. The letter states that there wera no bal. ancex on loan acconnts standing to the creditof the United States Treasury In nny Natlonal bank from March, 1870, to January 1878, and incioses a list of Noflonal bank depositories with the balances on luan nccomnt held from Feoruary, 1874, to Decem- ber, 1 ‘The banks which held such balances were mado Aeporitarics undee the law, The larce balauco held by the Flrst National Bank of New York waa cansed by tho temporary doposit of the proceede of 414 per cent boudn and Jarge suwicrip- tlonx of that bank to the 4 per cent loan, Mr, Hewltt (N, Y.)—In order to avold reading tha schedale I would ask to have red the deposit *tu tue debit of the Fiest Natlonal Bank. Mr, 'Yownsend (N, Y.)—Let us have itall, Uojoction was mado to (he reading. M, lewlit—Witl the gentleman allow me to te- ¢all the amenament? -+ Objuctions wore made, Mr, Hewitt (apeaking nmidst great confusion and crien of order)—What & want tha world to know is thia: ‘That theen have been for slx wonths an ayv- crage sum of $10,000,000 to the credit of the United States at that bank, a8 ncar as I can make out, Mr, fpringer (alluding to the confusion) hobed that Mr, Tewitt's remarks wonld pe read at the Clerk'sdlesk in order to give the House a chance to hoar them, ua theze were serlous arralgnments of ane of tho Department: was then referred to the ‘The communication Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Finlay asked leave to have printed the tostl- mony taken In rogard to the Governwent Printing- Ufilces, Mr. Unrfisld objected. Mr. Townsend (N, Y.) moved to adjourn. Aereed to—Yeas, 01; nays, 70, Adjourned untll Jan POLITICAL. JUDGE KELLEY. Spectal Dispateh 10 The Trivnne PuirADeLPiiA, Po, Bee, 20.~The Mon, W. D, Kelley having been called to account by Republican newspapera here for coquetting with Urcenbackers and Democrats, makes o spirited rejoluder, which will excite & great deal of at- tention in political circles, Addressing the Times, ho dofends his uctlon in support of Tep- resentative Chalners' bill providing penaltics for the pecuniary Interference of Federal offi- cers in electfons, and sayst ° This resolotion secimed to 0 inve been pro- pareld with refercnce to eventa which occurrod in the Koneth Conuressional District of Penasylvania during that canyasn and at the Convention. 1t muy 0t ho knawa (0 you, ss it is to thousands of iy conatituents, (hat large suma “of money wera thrown into the several wards of my diatrict pend- ina the delegate eluction, for tho purpose of de- feating tho etection of delesates who would faver wmy renomination, and that one of the disbursing agents wak an afiéer of the United States Cutoms, who presided over n freo baropened o the Fifteenth Ward on tho night preceding tho moeting of thy Canventlon, snd thata numberof delegaten who wors electod from preciucts In whict no delegates in op- positlon to wyself had been named, sod olhers who, sficr a contest, bad been clectod as Kelloy delegstes, entered the Convention and voted for my competitor, Bome of thom assipned as o rea- #on for dolng wo theinjustice they wold have dono their familica in their impoverished condltion by doclining thie Jarke sums of money glven them for thelr voies. Among the members of that Conven- tion to whom the sale of his honor was proposed wan o geatleman who, desiring 10 exposs the open traflic In the rights of the peonlerepresented by tho deleyatcs they had ch sareed o recolve 8100 for hiu vote. Ile walted patiently in tho hallin which tho Convention was bong heid for the return of tho urchasing sgont, who suvpvsed he had bought im. Unfortunately, on tie relurn, he wae uce companied by tho dfsbursing agent on whose be. balf o had miade tho contract, who Fecognlzed in the dglegato one of the mont succossfnl nud it - ential manufacturers of the Fourty Distrlct, 1le, therefors, dononnced his agont us s foul, and de- mnmxd. 11 viow of theso facts, your renders will not bo surprised that, though [t required ma to vote ayainet the Hepublican psrty in the Jlouse, [ sup- portod a resolution whick Ihopod might, Insome degrue, prevent a recureence af such infamons pros ceedings as | have related, and offectually prevent Unitod States oflicors from engaging In such treg- ;un tu the fundaments) principles of Ropublican. m. IGNATIUS DONNELLY. Buecial DispateA 10 Tha Trioune, BT, Paut, Muin, Dec. 20.—Under date of the 18tn, Ipnatius Donnelly gives formal notice, scrved fo-day, that ho vontests the right of W. D, Wushburn to » seat in the next Congress ns Represontative from this distrigt. Tha con- test s based on nluo allegations, as followst Bribery; expenditure of money in corrupting voters intwenty-one countios named {ilegal and repeating votes by non-residents, raflrond em- vloyes, Indlans, hall-brecds, ete,, from Dakota, Manitoba, Wiscousin, aud the Becond District of this Htate, also by allens in thirteen counties named; that votes cust tor Donnelly fa tho four counties named were not counted, returacd, or cauvassed; that laboring meo, mechanics, and others fn Miuncapolls, who woull otherwiss have yoted for Dounelly, werg furceg to vota for Washiburs by threats of Joas of cmploymeut, patrousge, ete.i aud that, s ad of such intimidatlon, ballotst wero marked by numberlng, so that it could after. wards be kuown how such persons voted, also that many workingmen wero discharged from employment becauss thoy refused to voto fur Washbaru; that the election in Misoeapolis was, mumlmnlcd by frregularitics, frauds, bribery, and [utimidations i making registra- tion 1sts, In colunizing votes, in the conduct of cleetlon ofllcers, and fn the counting and can- vasalng Of voles; that votes wera cast, counted, aud caivaaied for Washburn from soven coun- tiew numed whica ars ot legully countles, whero the clection precincts wero not legally constl- tuced, aud whers the lobsbitauts were not en- titled to vot; that the votes of Isautl County wera not cast, counted, raturned, or canvaesed ad provided by - law} that the roturn of votes for Washburn from Polk sud Kittson Countles excewd tho total number of yoters yesident In sald countles; and the eame were nuyer cast ory counted, but the eluction 1p sald countics, sud the reluru and cunvugs thereof, wers fraudulent aud vuld, The allegations are formida- blo eoough on paper, but ure belleved to be baged waluly upon fancled tec ulcul objections which, §f resl, would ‘be ovi ruled by the State Election laws, while charges of bribery, corruption, uthulaatlon, ete., are knuwn to bo fulse, and, If sustalued by any part of the evidence, will be o rerc fudividus] - stauces, of wulch Washburs could - hyvo bad no knowledge, which sy Lkoly ocenpred on vnu slde as the other, and wiich would not affoct either the gencral result or the valldity uf tie slection proceedings lu even one prociuct, But Daunclty thus provides blmeslt with vecupation uutil tho vexs election, uud pfobabiy has hopes thut the nexe Copgress will not biesjgate 1o ateal u State if the exvuse is afforded. ———— OBITUARY, Rneciol Plwalch (o Taa Trivune Derroir, Micy., Dec. 20.—Capt. 8ol Garduer, & prouilueut steamboat maw, sud for tweuy yeurs partuer of the Jate Ebey B. Ward, died st 8 jate bour to-ulkhit of pucumiouls, sxed 70 znm He leaves 8 young wifs aud & large fory frivh 5 - ——— PISCICULTURE. Bpecial Dispatch to The Triduns- Ecaw, 1D, Dee. 20.—Dr. W. A. Pratt, ¥ish Cowuwisaloner, departed fur Miupesots this eveniog with 100,000 sulwou-trout egws sud U000 whiltetish for the State Flsy Cowwlision af sl State, FOREIGN. The Afghan Ameer's Flight from Cabul Again Reported. His Son, Yakaob Khan, Said to * Have Assumed Au. thority, Rebellious S8tudents Making Trouble in 8t, Peters- burg, Many Arresfs Effected by the Police and Sol- diers. German Papers Highly Euloglstic of the Late Bayard Taylor. Addltionnl Farticulars of the Sinkiug of the Stenmship Byzantine, All the Passengers Are Reported to Hava Been Baved by the British 8hip, Blsmarck Defented in His Pro- posed Government Tobacco Monopoly, AFGIANISTAN, TIIR AMBEN'S PLIGNT. Justroop, Dec. 80,—It 18 again reported that tha Ameer has fied, leaving his son, Yakool Kahm, in power. ORDERED 7O WITHDRAW. L.oxDoN, Dee. 20.—A Parls dispotch says tho oflicial conlirmation has been recolved that in- structions have been sent to the Rusalan Mis- slot ot Cabul to withdraw. MOVING ON JRLALABAD, LoxDoN, Dee, 20.~A correapoudent with Gen. Browne reports that the British are oue wmarch froin Jefalabad, He repeats the story of tho Ameer's filzht io o moro positive form, RUSBSIA, AGITATION AMONG TilZ STUDENTS, TLoxpoy, Dee. 20.~Troubls continues fn Russla between tho Government aua studeuts. At 8t, Pefershurq, on the 11th inst., several hundred atudents nssembled befors ‘the. Crarowitz’s palate to present. a ‘petitionis The Crarowltz being at Barskoe-Scls, the P'refect of Polico hastencd 'to the palace, recelved the petition and ordered the crowd to dlaperae, sny- Ing that it was lllezal to proseat a petition in such o manner, On the 11th inat. the Agece Jinsse sunounced that, In conscquenco of tho \liegal demonstration by thd students of the school of medicine, the authoritics had adopted certaln measures for securing public order, The Offictal Messenger, of 8t. Votersburg, on the 18th inst., published & communication from the Government glving she particulars of the agitation amang the students at the Academy of Medlclue and SBurgery, caused by the news from Charkoft that tho lectures at that uni- Neralty Wera: ip i rtnTonde e $an © 1T CRMPORARILY RUBFAXDED ¢ 1n ennscquence of some opposition on the part of tho students to tne new clgss-regulations, The ogitatfon reached a-climax on the 12th {nst,, when the atudents deputed some of their colleagues to explatn to the Rector that the dis- turbances wero dug to the uncertainty whether n decislon had been taken in regard to the pepl- tion presented the Czarowitz, and to tho fact that it suali decislon had been taken they wers not made aware ol it nature, 'Yho deputation was further Instructed, to Inform the Rector that the disturbances were partly owing Lo the nrreats made on tho night of the 10tk inst. The Prefect of Bt. Petersburg, who happenod to bo with the Reetor, infurmed the studonts that tuelr action was fllegal, and {nvited them to ais- prige. Tho adyico was not followed, and balf o squadron of wondarmes were snmmoned and 12’3 students arrested and lodged in the bar- racks of the Lifo Guards of the Muscow Regl- ment. A Berlin dispatch says TILM AGITATION AMONG TIIB STUDENTH continues. On the 16th inst, a muotine was held to protest against tha violenca of the sol- diery. Tho occurrences agalnst which the students protested are as foliows: The Profoct ol Police had promiscd to bring en answer to a petition eolling attention to the oppression of studenta and requesting the liboration of thelr colleagues arrested ot Charkoll. Instead of any reply belng iven st Bt Potersburg, the colleges were surrounded by 2,000 darnics and Cossucks, aml 200 arreats made. 'The Cossacks uscd whips, and soveral studonts wero fujured. ‘Vhodraw-bridgo over the Neva wus removed to prevent 1,000 stugents from crose- ing to the south side. Tho lecture-halls <havo been closed, and fresh disturbancys are ex- peeted. Mectings within tho universitics as well us outside aro forbiddon, The oolice are ordered to act with tho universities if requested by the Rectors. A proclamatton i3 conspen- ously pusted forbiddiug the carrylng of arms in t:m St Petorsburg district except by authorizas tion. b 1 - GERMANY, TILE TOBACCO TAX, ‘LoNpoN, Dac. 20.—~(icrinan papers aunounce thut the Tobacco Inquiry Commisslon has re- Jected tha proposal for & monepoly by 8 votes agaiust B I¢ has wleo declared In favorof a duty according to weight on intund tobaceo, and such customa dutles on torelgn tobaceoas would sbout correspoud to the proportion betwecn the customs mnd cxclse accepted by the Imuerlal Tuxatlon Commission of 1878, The Inquiry Cummisslan will recommiend this resolutiun to tho Bundstrath and Relchstade, Tho deelslon gives eotire sutlafuction so the Natlonal Liperal party, while the Commission lself was come puu.-Jot cignt delegates of the Government, with three experts, "The correspondent of the Limeana! * Bamarck's defeat hios created deep surp! e Tejertion of tho schemu by the Government Comumittee does not amount to o Parliamentary defeat, but Blsmarck {s so oee stomaed in huylog bls own way that {t 5 be- Meved hio will not rust coutent with this fnitlal overthrow of his project. Immediatoly on the deafslon bocoming knowu, hescnt for tobrecht, the Miulster of ¥ingnce. Tho Chuncellur's healtt) bas uot been improved Sy the wurr‘y uow wecusioned, ond, on the curnest protestutions uf his fomily, hg bas shandoned the ldeg of yiaftiug the Emperor befora Coristings,” i PROTHCTION FUBDICTED, LoNuoN, Dee. 20.—~A Herlin corres ndent lng‘-hcnu zood repson to belleve that the labors of the Commities of Hepresentatives of the various States on the reforus of taxation will result tu the retura w protection to a cer- taiu vxtent. # s BAYARD TAYLOR. PUMLIC SYMIATHY, By Qudie 10 Now York lgrald, 40 Brgux, Dy 30.—The surrow. for the desth of Mr. Bayard Taylor |s uuiversal, ‘The K- veror and Enypress only a few lipure belore the fatul symptoms sppesred, sywpatuotically seut 1o to luyuire regardiug the American Mlofs. ter’s health. Muny telograms are sprivivg from all pargs of the ‘world, espectally Auwerica, teudivg eynpathy to the perearud wife sud daughter, Uen, Urant sent & dispatey last night offering bls vondoleuce, dembers of the {mperis} tamily, digultarics, gnd Btate of- Heers Jott cards to-day for ths widow.. The German gwperlsl Govermment 1o tho uame ot the uatlon sent & touching letter sincerely lumeuting the Joss of such u distiveyfsbed man. The eutire news- vaper bregs of Berliu speaks of Mr, Taylor the: bigbest terms of pra “The Burlla uyfewst G, ¢ buys a bigh tribute to Mr. Taslor's character, publish similar panegyrice, DAYAND TAYLOW'S FUNERAL. Ta the TTeatern Assoctated Press. Banrtix, Dee. 20.—The faneral BErvices ayiy the remalos of the Iate Miniater Taylor will b hetd at tho American Legation Bunday, wien the body will be taken to the mortusry, ang awalt transpartation to Amerlen, Buoday the American. restdouts will take actfon s the American Chapel, b) . PAREGYRICAT. Benrin, Dec. 20.—The Offteial Gazette pnys the Qovernment sincerely rewreta the carly and yp. expected demisa of the Hon. Basard Taylor, who In the - short poriod of his labors hers s tc:dcdl lnl t:’lflmollnk and maintaining, In the most deslrable manner, t| 2l “twee the Unitea States aad l}l:rr;:rll;.‘uqls'lnéulfl:!]:': navs a bigh tribute to Mr, Tavior's charactor, All the other newspapers publish sl atie. aytice: P i similar pagp. All other newapapery . _coNnoLmsce. Bentw, Dée. 20,—The Imperia) Governmeng las addressed a_letter of condolence to the Leaation of the Unstod States exprossing Pro- found regret at the death of Mr. Taglor, Thers is a geaeral fecling of sorrow over the wme). anchoiy event. THR LONDON PRESS, Loxnox, Dee, X.—The London papers puh. Msh leadiug articies culoglath oo 7 ! gistie of Bayard THE BYZANTINE. PARTICULANS OF THE STEAMBNIP DISABTER, Lospox, Dec. 20.—A dispatch recetyed ia .| Poris says that only four persons—the surgeon, first oflicer, chiel engineer, and one senmon— cacaped from the wreek of the Byzantiue, T disaster occurrod on Weudnesday night during g heavy gale. - The Byzantine, on her way . fron Marseilles to Constantinople, was proceeding up théy Dardanclies, whon she ran into tie Uritish steamer Rinaldo, of 1,600 tons Lurduy, ot anchor oft Latakia, bound for Hull, k. The Byzantine, o vesscl of §00 tons burden, belonged to the Fralesinet Cowpany of Mur. sellles. The Riugldo returncd to the Bosphorus for repalre, ratkr—xineTy saveD, Coxatantioens, Dee. 20.—The Uritish steaner Rinaldo, which was In collision with the steamer Byeantine, bas arrived. The Cap- tala reports saving uninety persons from the Byzantine, Panis, Doe. 20,—~The Fralssinet Cowpany re. ceived a telegeam punouncing that nearly ail the Byzantine pusscugers are amongy the saved, GREAT BRITAIN. CHEDITORS' MERTING CALLED, Loxnbox, Dee, 20,~McKean, Titley & Co, old merohants of Bradford, have called 8 meet. inz of thelr creditors, Liabilitics, £66,000, sud will be patd lu full, THE LATEST PAILURE, Loxpoy, Dec. 20,~The firm in the East Indis trado whose bllls have been returned sng whose llabilities are not belleved 1o be Leavy s Ebsworth, Bous & Co. 4 ELRCTION, Loxpox, Dec, 20,—8ir ‘I, MeClare, Liberal, lias en afected Lo th [Touss of Commons for the County ot Loudonderry, deleating Mr, Alexandér, Couservative, by o mafority of 611, TURKEY. J THE DEFINITIVE TREATY, Coxsmantinorie, Dec. 20.~The Porte will dullver the answer to Priuce Lobauoft, the Rus- dlon - Ambassador, concerning the definltive treaty fmmediately. 1'ODUORITZA, Lospoy, Dee. 0.—A correspondent at Vienna states that twelve Turkish battaltons hove veen ordered to Podgoritza tp prevent the Al- Lanians from reststiog the cesston of tho place to Montenegro. % SPAIN, TIE COPYRIGNT BILL. Mionip, Dee. 20.—Hoth Houses have finally approved the Copyright b1l N RVRLY FIIING . LOVELY, . The Mlunlster ot Finouco to-lay read a state- “:r':%g&é?' gfimzmga‘(flm:. as the Cubluet poasesses ence of the Crown and Chombers, thero was uo vosalble reuson for a Minfsterial criate, GEN, GRANT, 1B WILL VINIT IRELAND, By Cudle 1o New York Herald, Loxpox, Dee. 21.—Gen. Girant contemplates viiting freland about Christmos time, accom. pauicd by Ministors Welsh and Noyes, The tle licalth of the Ministor tu England has delayed the journsy somewhnt, The Uoneral goosto Irclaud us Lils lnst Jaunt before bls departur for India, CANADA, ek Encouragempnt of tho Iron Industry= Licut,-Govs Leteliler—The Death of tho Princess Allco~EHunlan, Bpeclal Disoateh fo The Tylbune, MoNTREAL, Dec, 20.—A party of Mormons, numbering thirty, principally lodics, passed through Montreal to-day, bound for Salt Luke City. . Jtfs roported that o dry-goods firm In St. Taul atreet hava beeu swindled out of 840,000 worth of gooils by tho chiet ¢lerk In the vatab- lishmont, actiog (n collusion with parties outs side, Anattempt fa being mado to hush upthc matter, g ‘Tho stock market was again panicky to-day, and a further decllue, especlally in bauks, ook place. Rollsnd, O'Bricn & Co,, boot and shos manufacturers, on St Paul strect, have falied, with Habilities of $40,000. Thcy claim to harua surplus, * Hpectal Dirpateh to Tha Triduns. Quxnrc, Dee. 20,—~Tho Board of Trade had a mecting to-day, and clected delegates to the Dominfon Board. A warm discussion touk placo on a motlon to Instruct the delegates to voto for legislatlon with o view to repealor suspend the Insolvent oct, which was losb by o voto of 1010 8 Bpectal Dlspatch to The Tridune. OtTAWa, Doc. 20.—Mesars. W, E. Dodgo and A. M, Dodge, of New York, and several other geutlomen bave been lucorporated as the Lul- logwood Lpmbering Compauy, with a capital of $100,000, for acquiriug mills, timbep-lands, water-power, and steam vesicla and other oralt, A deputation from the Ottawa Iron & Btecl Company walted on the Fremior and Mintster vt Publie Works oud requested the Government to pass such leglslation as would encourage uuil doyglop tho new Industry, The Prewler suld the mattor would recclve the Governmeut's moat soriuns consideration. It is undcerstood that Bir John A, Macdonald is cnduzqvurlux to avold acceding 1o tho demuuds of the Quabcee Couservatives, and |y this vt- tempt ho fe supported by atl fils Ontario cols leagucs fu the Cabinet. Ho ts witling elther o tefer the matterto the Vrivy Coupcil fn En- ¢land, or leaye i§ to tho voto ot the Proyjuclal Legislature, The signers of the netition col- tend thal the matter 1s one purely uf Canadian intgrest, and shauld Lo declded o Canuds, and that, evéu i€ the volo of the members of the Quebec House should be favorable to Mr. Letel- liery it would oot condous the unconstitutional (as thoy clalin) dismissal of the late Uovern- went. . & terrible accldont s reported fram the Ligvres. - Two' men, bamed Mcloagreo avd Vuutler, were working {n the Duckingbain Mincs, ang thvougli whe cereless handhng of dvuamite an explosion teok place and the wew were blows to ytoms. @ Buecial Dlapatch to The Trivuee, MonTiEAL, Dec, 2. —Upon the uews of the death of the Graud-Juchegs of Hesse-Durii: etudt belug recedved here, Mr, W. €. Mundelob, German Cousul, transmitted to the Princess ¢ 8 lstter of coudolenca written fu the Liermay loncuage; aud hys recedved a letier coupveylog her Ruvgl Hjchneas! thauks for the svinpathy expressed on bebulf of the Gerwau fulbltants of Munireal. Ivadjog merchuut of this elty has beeu ssked bu perstade Beotchmen In Montrest tv cantributa to tba vellef ol tiw sufferory by (by fallure of the Ulaagow Bapk, Swecial uxinaic to Tae Tridune. ‘Toronto, Dec. 90.—The naners bicre publll sconpuguiatiun pigued by Haulay, erapbesiesl denyiug the report publiahed by the New ork papers, (o the offecs thyp ho bas sevesed bis conuection with the Havlau Club. % S Sy THE SIERRA NEVADA. gpecial DUapaicA 1o The Trivure. . Vinatyia Cr1y,y Nev, Dee, 20.—The Sierra Ne- vuds fucline fs down seveuty-five fect, The wholo fuco of the Iucline shows rich ore. Thy Uypbife 2,000-fuot statton will be comvleted to- WorFOw, Day DequuLs.