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2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 92, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. ‘what less than a good journalist or bookkeeper cufoys! The Princess Thyra has a beautitul shaped face, Jarze and gentle dark eyes, and a very sweet expression; sue has been very highly cducated, and rivals ler sister Alexandrain musfeal and - linguistic attainments, is the founder and patroness of the Thyra Asylum at Copenhagen, ana au active member of the Dan- ish S. P. C. A, has traveled all over Europe, from " St. Petersburg to Atheus and London; paints with much taste, and iz piquant and witty. Among tle suitors for her hand have been that old scapegrace, the King of Hol- land, who is wpext month to marry « still younger I'rincess, the Prince Im- perial of France, the Duke of Connaugt, the King of Bavana, the late King of Sveden, ‘barles XV., and in her irlhood. they ar, Xing Huumbert, of Italy, not to mention the Jonatic who went not lone ago to the Royal Lal- ace to insist on marrying her. The gossips lust summer declared that she was decply in love with the son of the Empress Eugenie, with whom also the. Princess Beatrice ot Encland was smitten, and that the Prince of Wales had {favored the marriage with vounz Napolcon to avoid having the French Prince for a brother- n-law, but the circumstantial stories of an en- fazement WERE PROMPTLY DISPROVED by the betrothal of the coitvle married to-day, which was rumored in October and publicly an- announced on the 19th of November. It seems 10 reality to be alove mateh that was made at JRome "three _vears ago, negotiations being de- 1ayed by the King of Hanover’s death last July. The German Government solved the difliculty of bavinz to congratulate and recogmize the Duke of Cumberjand py recalling their Minister and delaying the departure of his successor, and the marriage has been hastened to avoid juconveniences of a too long continued diplo- natic interregnun. - The Princess’s dowry is a very modest one—some $55,000; it may be prac- tledlly increased ii—as is Jikely—the marringe becomes the occasion of the enforcement of the Freaty of Prague, and the 200,000 Danes of Northern Scileswig are atlowed to elect to Which nation they will belong. GREAT BRITAIN. . ENGLAND AND RUSSIA. By Caole 10 New York Herald. * Loxpox, Dec. 22.—It was reoorted last nizht in club and military circles that Connt Schouva- Joff hed npotiied the Briush Government that the Czar iotends to propose the Duke''of Edinbnrg as the Prince of Bulgaria. This proposal 15 intended 2s a special sien of the fricndship of Russia toward England. Lord Beaconsfleld’s remarks to the geotlemen who presented the address of the .. Californians constitutes the first English reply to the new ana amicable relations between Rus- sia and Great Britain. GossiP. The winter season of Italian opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre, under the man- azement of Mr. Mapleson’s son-in-law, Capt. Armit, closed last night with Weber’s opera, *Oberon.” During this season of sixty nights seventeen operas have been pre- sented.” The chicf features of the season were the revival of “Oberon * and Carmen.” . The manazement was honored with full houses. The season has been financially satisfactory, far beyond expectations. LABOR TROUDLES. ? Tothe Western Associated Press. Loxpox, Dec. 2L.—The employers in the manufactared iron trade in the North of Eo- gland claim before the arbitrators 5 per cent re- ductionin consequence of depression of busi- ness,” The men claim the price of laboris lower than in the past twenty years. . | DISTRESS. The newspapers continue to publish accounts of the distress throushout the country, which the authborities aud private citizens are endeay- oring to relieve. ; BROKERS BXPELLED. - Loxpox, . Dec. 2L.—Four members of the Stock Excoanze have been expelled acd two suspected fur tufalr dealings in bavk shares. BAYARD TAYLOR. " BI3 LAST ILLNISS. . Dy Cubleto the New Yorx Herald. Brriry, Dec. 21.—Tae sudden death of Mr. Bayard Taylor is still the subject uppermost in " couversation at this capital. It now transpires tkar Mr. Taglor had suffered for ‘a Jong tme from kidney complaint. He attached -~ no‘importance to the maladvy, which his physi- ctans. unfortanately always mistook for symp- toms of dropsy. These symptoms increasing, e was twice tapped. He conficently believed in his recovery to tae last, and was in mo wise alarmed at his condition. On Thursday morning, after being dressed, he conferred offi- dially with his secretaries. Feeling weak to- ward noon, he retired to bed. His mind bezan wandering, and be calmly expired at 4 in the afternoon. . S 5 : TELEGRAPRIC MESSAGES continue to arrive from all quarters. Secretary Evarts’ sympathetic message, probably delayed in trapsmission, came early this morning. The Emperor William intends visiting the widow before the funeral. The body has been em- balmed, and' will be temporarily fnterred at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. A very largze funcral procession is expected. The entire Diplomatic Corps of the German Capital wiil :\t(enld. :—lx:'h :;-muzfoa hn\’ig{g b:en ix_ceedi_n Ay e v ;. popular with everybody with whom his position Despite his intimacy with distingmished peo- ‘ple in Government and literary circles, Mr. Taylor never shrank from upholding the_rights of " American residents in Germany. It is a curious coincidence that the first printed copies of Mr. Taylor’slast pcem, “ Prince Deukalion,” reached him cn the morning of his geath. THE MANNER OF BAYARD TAYLOR’S DEATH. Dr. Lowe Kalbe, physician and au old friend of Bayard Taylor, gives the following account of his death: " About 1:30 in the afternoon the patient,,who was compelled 1o pass the previous day and pight in au_arm-chair, asked to be per- mitted to sleep id an outstretched ition. After anout two hours he awoke. but lived only L vset:_nxjt, time, and very soon closed his eyes for- ' . GERMANY. DENIED. BERLIN, Dec. 21.—It is officially denied that the Emperor, on resuming the Govermment, Teceived a letter of congratulation’ from the Pope. 3 ’ TEE EMPEROR AND BISMARCE. " BERLIN, Dec. 2L—The Emperor is wonder- Tally well. He daily listens to long reports on vublic aflairs, and audiences. Bismarck, too, is working hard at finance matters. A committce of three Prussian members and representatives of other States has becn appointed to ciaborate a scheme of tax reform, which, when ripe, will be laid before the Reichistag for approval. - TURKEY. ** CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 21.—The Sultan, re- cciving Caratheodori Pasna, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, urged him to push forward ail the negotiations in connection with the Treaty of Berlin, a5 he was determined to strictly ob- serve all its stipulations. He especially indicated the Bosoian aud Novi Bazar Convention. CoNsTaNTINOPLE, Dec. 21.—Rafvet Pasha has becn appotnted Ambassador to France. The Grand Vizler 15 authorized to conclude the arruugement respecting Novi Bazar =nd Losala on the terms proposed Ly Austria. FRANCE. » CLERICAL STIPENDS. VERSAILLES, Dec. 21.—The Senate reinserted io the budget the . grant of 200,000 francs for auementing the stipends of the clergy, stricken out by the Chamber of Deputics previous to ad- journment. . This made pecessary the reassem- bling " of the Chamber, which to-day rejected . thegrant. The Senate thén concurred, and the “Chambers adjourned vutil the 14th of January. T AFGHANISTAN. . A T THE AMEER'S FLIGHT. g Loxpox,Dec. 2.—The Viceroy of Tndia tele- graphs that Maj. Cavagoari confirms the news that the Amcer bas fled from Cabul to Turkes- tan. Takoola’ Kban was left at Cabul. The Ameer bad “lost nearly all control, 2nd the “soldiers wefe deserting. ITALY. THE NEW MINISTRY, Roxe, Dec. 31.—Depretfs, the new Italian Premier, made s Ministerial declaration and subwitted to the Chamber a provisional pro- #ramme. The speech was received with abso- Intely freezing sileuce. The Opinion, orzan of ws an carly downfall ef the | f r W WASHINGTON. Treasury Statement Showing the Material of the Demo- cratic Mare’s Nest. Government Dealings with Na- tional Banks Entirely According to Law. No Contest Possible in the Cases of the Chicago Congress- men-Elect. How Minister Seward Waxed Rich and Prospered in China. : Initial Proceedings of the South- ern Election Investigating Committee, Es-Minister Nelson on the Lack of Commercial Enterprise in Mexico. . THE TREASURY. ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC MARE'S NEST. Ereclal Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘WasmxNagToy, D. C., Dec. 21.—The sencation which the Dermocratic papers are attemptiog to make from the large balances of Government funds shown by Secretary Sherman’s letter of yesterday to have been to the credit of the First Natforal Bank of New York arises from a mis- understanding of the ‘system of the Treasury bookkeeping. ‘I'he large balances reported do not, as a matter of fact, represent so much coin in possession of the banks, and Mr. Hewitt, who is nothing it not a business mzn, ought to have known it. ‘The entire business which this vast sum represents ‘is confined to the exchange of 4 per cent bonds for G per cent bouds. No coin is needed, and very little is used. The bonds issued are charged as having been sold for coin, and in the fioal set- tlement the 6 per cent bonds redeemed by ex- chauge are charged 1s having been purchased withcoin. On the books of the Department-the transaction appears,and must necessary appear, as having been completed ON A COIN BASIS. The amount could have been kept in no other way.” Asamatter of fact, however. scarcely any coin passes. The calls made from time to time for outstanding 6 per cent bonds are based upon the subscription for 4 per cents made by the banks. When the called onds become aue they must be surrendered by the banks in exchange for the 4 per cents issued to them, or the bauks must make good their subscription in ccin, in order thst the called bonds, when presented by other persons, may be redeemed. In the refunding. of the 6 per cents the First National Bank of New York was the principal Awmerican' member of the Syndi- cate. That bank sometimes subscribed a mill- jou dollars daily. Tbese subscriptions, under circular tssued to all banks last January, it was ot necessary to make good until SISETY DAYS FROM DATE, the Government not being required to redeem the called bonds until that rime. Yet, on the first of the ninety days, if the First National Bauk subscribed for oue million bonds, a cer- tificate Jor that amount s drawn.to the order of the Uniteq States Treasurer and sent to Washington, and $1.000,001s charzed ugainst the bank on the Treasurer’s books. Bonds to that amount are forwarded to the Sub-Treasury au New York to be delivered 1o the First Na- tional Bauk upon receipt Ly the Sub-Treasurer for those of a corresponding amount in coin or called bonds. The First National Bank NEVER RECEIVED A DOLLAR of the 4 per ceuts exceqt for a dollar in coin or a dollar in catied bonds. The Government Ireeps possession of the new - bonds until it gets an cquivalent for them in coiu or called bonds. Meantime during this vioety-days’ period t bauvks are collecting the called bonds. This transaction happens daily, and accounts for the very large apparent coin balance to the creait of the First National Bank; yet the Democra trving to moke a case of impeackment out of it against Secretary Sherman. It sunply is part of the routine business of the funding scheme, and §s the only way 1n which the Treasury could Kkeep its accounts. CUSTOMS CIRCULAR. To the Western Associated Press. Wasmxserox, D. C., Dee. 2L.—The Secreta- ry of the Treasury has issued a circular to cus- toms oflicers authorizing them to receive, after Jan. 1, Unitea States notes as well as wold coin and standard silver dollars in payment of du- tics on imports. MEXICO. MINISTER FOSTER’S STATEMENTS CONFIRMED BY A LETTER FROM A FORMER MINISTER. From Our Own Correspondent. WasHIxGrox, D. C., Dec. 19.—There hasbeen received and presented in the Senate 2 memo- rial from the Northwestern Manufacturers’ As- soclation relative to the .proposed trip to Mex- ica, in which the recent letter of Minister Foster uoon the commercial relations between the United States and AMexico'is declared to be with- out foundation, and in conflict with all other in- formation received by the State Department upon the” same subject. It bhappens that the Northwestern Manufacturers’ Association are wrong in their facts. In lookingz over some old State Department papers recently, 1 tind that, as long ago as 1870, Thomas H. Nelson, of [n- diang, then Minister to Mexico, wrote a letterto the State Department similar to the recent let- ter of Minister Foster. ‘fhe following is a copy of that letter: LEGATION OF TE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, Nov, 1870.—Sin- In compliance with the nstructions contained in the circular from the Department of State, dated the 19th of August last, I have the honor to submit the following' tacts and cousidera- tionx Tespecting the present state of commercial intercourse between the United States and Mexico, 1he causes of the present prosirute condition of American Iuterests bere, and means which mizht probavly be efilcaciously employed by our Govern- weunt to bring about 3 more prosperous state of affairs, : On the 1st of August, 1889, T adaressed a_conf- dentlal circular 1o ail the American Coneuls and Cousular Agents residing in the Republic of Mexi- co, requesting ttem to furnish me with data con- cerning the political and material condition of 1he States in which they respeciively reside. Replics were received from most of these oflicers, and cop- ics of several interesting and valuable communica- tions were transmitted by this Legation to the State Department in the closinz months of 1809 and the earlier pirtion of the present yeur. 1 respectfully fugges ‘iu.u a collation l'zux:um«: documents will i duis upon many of the points covered the Semate resolution. ” o As the chief practical inference from g0 many communications, from my own observation, experience, and inguiries, 1 may state that the present commercial iutercourse between the United States and Mexico is in & statc of the atmost pros- tration and decadence, T'he reports of our Consula are unanimous npon this polnt. In this city. whict is oneof the largest in Spanish Ameriea, thejaumber of Americsn mercantile houses docs' not exceed twoor three, and the total number of American residents fs but a rcore or two. The same is the caseln v e Cruz, and Jn the arisicipal voris on weli as, with greater Jarze citles of lh:lnlitnur. Alesie setam.ta the 'he commerce of importation into thi 8 almost. exclusively In. the Bandy ar Bachanc merchants, chictly Enzlish, Freuch, and German The large’ number of citizens of the Southern States of the Union who came to Mexico imme- diately after the Revellion bave almost ail re- furned to the Uuited States. The agricultural colony near Cordoba, f10m which 50 much wag ex. pected, has been combletely broken up and dis. persed and there Iy Dot at this moment 1n Mesico' 1 remaini © - R Easabiliy ing out of the many Con: e few American commercial homses in. Mexico the greater part import_more }ara.gn“?m‘?. American goods, —there being, I believe, but one Donse which deals exclusively n articles'of Amer. canmaoufacture, —that {8 o say, in arme and an. manition. On the Pacific Cosst, our commerce, v1a San Francisco, §s almost limired to the voseals of the Pscific Mail Steamship Company, which complains of 2 logs of trade, and is even said to be running staloss. The importations ‘by thia line are chiedy confined 10 arms and agricaltural and -miming implements, witk smali quantities of hasd- ware znd Chloese zoods. The causes of this low s1ate of Amenican commerce in Mexico are but too casily explained. They may be summed D as fol- ow: 1. The force of habit,—the Europeans having greceded us In establishing commercial relations ere. 2. The low rate of interest which Europeans pay for their borrowed capital, contrasting with that of the United States in the proportion of from 5 to 10 per cent. 3. The fact that European manufacturers of cot- ton and fancy yoods invariably consult the Mexican taste, thus enabling them to make litile account of durability of material, and successfully to compete witn American articles of stronger texture, but of subdued colors, 4. The chronic insecunty of life and property, which bas exerted, and still exerts, a fatal influence upon all foreign cupital in‘the country, and whose effect upon Awericans has becn absolutely to pre- clude its tutroduction. 5. The eniire want of raflrond and telegraphic communicstion between the two countries, along our 1,500 miles of frontier. In respect to the proper remedies which mizht be cmployed by the Government of tne United States to enable Americans pradnally to assume that commercial importance in Mesico to which our proximity and political svmpnthies entitle us, they may b summed up in general as being those mieasures which will most elfectually operate for the removal or neutralization of these fve causes. Undoubtedly, under favorable circumstances, something nay be accomphslied diplomatically to place the commerce of the United States upona inore favorable footing as toward the Mexican revenue system. By the continuance of the wise policy of giving oral aid and coantevance tu the present liberal and patriotic Government of 3exico, we shall also coninbute to the rapid de- velopment of that energetic protection to hife and property which i of such urgent necessity, and which this Governmentis doing all in 1ts poiver to cstablisn. In the lige of active promotion of American in- terests fn Mexico, I know of nothing more import- ant 12 be consulted than the facllity and rapidity of Intercommunication vy means of railway and steamship lines, and telegraphs, both as between the two countriee, and as within the extensive Mexican territories, where the almost total absence of good means of communication i proverbial. However desirable American colonization may be 10 Mexico, and to our interests, it cannot be effect- udlly promoted in_any other way. The construc- tion of railways, then, through the State of Texaw, and the Territories of New Mexico and Arizonn, to the Mexican frontier, i3 an object of the first importance for the interests to which this inquiry is directed. When such roads once exist to the frontier, the Mexican Government will undoubt- edly make great efforts to promote their extension through the vast State—fabulously rich in mmes 4nd in agricultural wealth—of her northern zone. The vnfricnaly legislation under the name of Zona Libre, and other burdensome _clogs upon our com- merce, would then vatnrally disappear. * The growing prosperity of our Southern States, and especiully the gratifying progressof the Part of New Orleans, is destined to exert 4 specdy und Pcunflciul influence upon our commerce with Mex- co. ment might not properly do something in aid of toe re-establishment of lines of steamshivs from New Orleans to the Mexicau ports of the Gulf. Finally, everything which promotes a knowledge in detari of the vast but undeveloped resources of the several States of Mexico will excrt a powerlul mfluence for good in the desired direction. The speedy construction of the Tehuantepec Railrond will te av inestimable boon to the increasing com- wunity of interest between the two Republics. The survey about to be made of that Isthumus. by an expedition under the auspices of the American Novy Department, will, 1f success- ful 1n its * object of establishing the feasibility of inter-oceanic navigation, "do more than anything else that could oe suzgesied to excite in our commercial houees that interest and curios- ity which are the precursors of enterprise, Besides giving toe widest pubiicity to the results of that #urvey, if favorsble, might not our Government usefully undertake the scienntic survey of other portions of Jlexican territory contiguons to onr own. with'a view to other internationsl public works? The sugzestion made in the closing paragraph of the able preliminary repor: on this subject of the Department of State, concerning a Cougressional appropriaticn to ewploy statisticans of ability to collect’and collate information upon this subject, seems to me cminently conducive to the attain- ment of important results; and, incase of s adoption, 1 would sugeest thit one or more persons be detailed to the special study of the snbject upon Mexican goil. . I have. addressed a note 1o Mr, Romero, the Secretary of the Treasury,. requesting hum 10 furnish me certain information and statis- tics upon seversl of the matters involved fu tais inguiry, which 1 hope to be able 10 communicate 10 the State Departutent by the next steumer. ¥ Thoxas 1. NELSON. R Tt will be_seen from this letter that Minister Koster’s communication was not without prece- dent. Mr. Nelson, who is now nere, has cure fully examined the report of Minister Foster, and’says that his private_information_corrobor- ates every statement of that paper. E. B. W. SOUTHERN FRAUDS. PREPARATIONS FOR TIIE INVESTIGATION. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. ‘WasHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21.—Senator Blaine will probably very shortly furnish the Teller In- vestizating Committee with a brief showing of prima-facle evidence of fraud and outrage in the States of South Carolina and Louisiana. The statement, of course, will necessarily consist'for the most part of newspaper statements and cur- reut political reports of the day, but there is considerablc documentary evidence here in the “Department of Justice bearing on this general question, and there are a number of citizens of Soutn Carolina and Louisiana here fully com- petent in their own persons to sustain “the essential charres which were made as a basfs of the investigation. Senator Wallace, of Penpsylvania, is the only Democratic Senator who desired to be on the Com:nittee, and his object was to endeavor to make some political capital by an investigation of the Federal election in Philadelphia. His purpose i§ to attempt to make some advantage for his party in Pennsylvania. The Iuvestigating Committee has adjourned tomeet on Thursday next, when they will be furpished with speeific charges by Thurman as well as Blaine, embracing the allezations in the resolution of the Scnator from Maine, and the amendment of the Sevator from Ohio.. A sub- committee will leave on Friday pext for New Orleans, baving Postmaster Creary, of the Senate, as Sergeant-at-Arms. The \Washingion Jlepubiican is authority for the following statement: A prominent South Carolina Democrat, just ar- rived, has been (requently heard to- bost thc the election fraads, so-cailed, were not committed by the firat familie¥. He stated that varticular pains were taken by the State Executivc Commitree to £hield the better class of young men from the dam- agiug cousequences of Lallot:box stullingand other ifiegalities, but that in every mstance tradesmen and mechanics were selected as the clection man- agers, and to perform the dirty work of stufling the ballot-boxes. While he aumiited that the respect- able young men werc engaged in terrifying and in- timidating the negroes, yel when the day of elec- tion cume they were remanded 1o the rearand were thus saved fromthe demoralizing influcnces which attend law-breaking. CHICAGO’S CONGRESSMEN, THEIR SEATS CANNOT BE CONTESTED. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. W ASHINGTON, D. C., Dee. 21.—The attempt of any Congressmen who yere defeated in the recent Cougression:l election fn Chicago’ to contest seats of those who were elected, on the ground of any alieged operations in connection with the * second batch,” now said to be con- templated, is ridiculous. It is too late for any person to attempt to contest the seats of Al- drich, Barber, and Davis, and the Democratic managers in Chicago ought not to be so ignor- ant as to attempt to create a sensation out of auy pretended contest. The law is very plain uvon thie subject. Itis that when any person de- sires to coniest the election of a member of the House, he must within thirty davs after the re- sult of elections has pecu determined by the officer or Board of Canvassers authorized by law to determine the same, zive notice in writ- ing to the member whose seat he designs to contest of his intention to contest, stating the particular grounds uvon which he relies. Re- vised Statues, Sec. 105., There bave been many attemts to induce the House to recognize the claims of a contestant who has neglected to comply with these plain requirements of the statute and has mot given notice . within the reguisite thirty days. The _Constitutional provision that cach House -ghall be whe judge of the eclections and returns and qualifications of its own members has been repeatedly urzed as a reason for waiv~ ing this technicality. In every_iustance, how- ever, the House has maintained that the pre- liminary nouice is essential as the basis of con- test, and that no contest can be entertained {n the absence of such. Messrs. Kehoe, Doglitile, and Tree will Lave to wait for another election ‘before they can obtain seats. A SEWARD. IS ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHINESE MISSION. WAsHINGTON, -D. C., Dec. 2L.—The Seward Investicating Committee was in session to-day, and Chairman Springer said the question ‘whether Seward should be required to obey the snbpeena duces tecam” and produce the booxs, papers, and vouchers called for would remain undecided until the House reassembles. Lewis, Consular Clerk .at Shanghai, who had charge of the book in which was kept the ac- count known as *‘The Seaman’s Fund,” testi- fied that all through Lis service an addition of 5 per-cent to the disbursemeuts was charged agalost the Government under the fostructions of Seward; who saidl it was desizned to coverthe loss by exchanee. At obe time the percentaze 1t is worthy of inquiry whether our Govern- | [ offered him was increased to 20, but Acting-Secretary of State Conger reduced the percentage to 5, and required the reimbursement of differences. Witness also testificd to his refusal tosigna quarterly voucher for $300 for services in the Consular Post-Office on the ground tbat he had worked a very short time." THE EXPLANATION GIVEN of this was that while witness’ salary in the Consulate was $2,200, his nominal salary as Consular clerk was only $1,000, and the differ- ence was made up either out of the Post-Oflice fund or else Seward’s own pocket. Witness specificd two ' mortgages, acgregating some $15,000, Seward had taken about the time there was the largest balance on hand from the Sea- man’s fund. Seward was also the owner of forty or fifty Chincse houses in Shanghai, the agereqate cost of which could not excced 000. -Seward was lessee ot the Consular building at Shavghal, and sub-let it to the Gov- ernment_at $3,600, whereas an equally commo- dious building could be obtained at B MUCH LESS RATE. Witness, after describing tie books at the Consulate in which the daily transactions were entered, was procceding to state how he went to look for them in the loft of the Consular building, where old books and documents and other rubbish were kept, and learned from a Chinaman who had the key of the lofc what had beeome of them, but before he could finish the story AMerrick, of counsel, objected on the ground that the. testimony was hearsay, and thercefore incompetent. After a long discussion the Cnairman_overruled the objection, assign- ing as vne reason that there had oeen bad faith on the part of Seward and his counsel in with- bolding these books while une of ‘the express V{gndinous on which he had been continued was at THESE BOOKS SHOULD BE PRODUCED. Merrick and, Asuton_resented the charge of bad fuith, and claimed that the books were private. Au appeal from the decision of the Chair was taken by Mr. Bundy, and the Committee sus- tained the appeal—veas, Baioe, Buudy, and Dunueli: nays, Dean and Mayham. The Chairman later modified the remark which had given offense to * a violation of what, in his judzment, was the understanding.” The reporter was directed to omit all allusion to the unpleasuntuess. Adjourned till Monday. NOTES AND NEWS, THE WASHINGTON TREATY. Spectal Dispatch to The Trivune. WasuingToy, D. C., Dec. 21.—The attention of the Senate, soon after the recess, will proba- bly be called to the tisheries question, and there is some ground to believe that ‘the Senate will adopt a resolution declaring that, in its opinion, the fisherics and reciprocal-trade part of the Washington Treazy should be immediately ter- minated. It will also be suggested to the Presi- dent, at the same time, that Le propose to Great Britain to terminate the treaty by mutual consent at once without waiting for the expira- tion of the time prescribed in the treaty. If the Canadian claim that the balauce of benefits, votwithstandinz tue $5,500,030 of Halifax award, is :still largery in favor ot the United States, it is dificult to see upon what ground Great Britatn could refuse such a propo- sition should it be made by our Government. ANXIOUS SENATORS. i ‘The greater portion of the Iliinois and North- western members have gone home to remain un- til after the holidays. - Senator Ozlesby has left and will not return until after the Scoatorial contest is scttled. Some Illinois Congressmen will spend the recess in dilizent work on behalf of Senator Oglesby. Senator Howe, of Wiscon~ sin, started for the West to-night. He has not. been accustomed hitnerta to close contests for re-election, and of coursc does not relish the severe flzht that is made against him. His {riends are confident that he will be re-clected. , THE BERLIN MISSION. ‘The Penusylvania delegation will make a very earnest contest for the Berlin mission. Sore of them claim to have already received assur- ance from the Presiden: that the reguest of Pennsylvania ‘shall be eranted. If this is so, there ‘will be, a very bitter fight among the different Pennsylvaoia factions, and thestruegle may be so intense that the State after all may lose it. ) TARON VON SCHOLZER, German Minister-here; devles that_he is to be recalied for prohtotion, and that Prince Synar is to succeed hir-at Washington. LOUISIANA FEDERAL OFFICIALS who have arrived here are alarmed as to their tenure of oflice. " Ex-Gov. Hahn, Superintend- ent of the Mint there. came herein the hope of defeatinz the - confirmation of ex-Senator Foote, who was nominated to succeed him, but Foote was confirmed to-day before Haho ar- rived. Seuator Kellogg refused to take the only possible step that could defeat Foote by declining to move in executive session yester- day a reconsideration. . George S. Smith, Col- lector of the Port, is uneasy owing to serious charees of maladministation that have been brought against the Cusiom-House. It is said .that Gov. Wells, of the Returning Board, is owner ot a bonded warchouse to which Smith compels merchants tosend their bonded goods. There is-an_intluential movement in favor of restoring Pitkin to the position of United States Marsbal of Louisiana. He says e is not a candidate, but would take the oflice. WASHINGTON MONUMENT. To the Western Associated Press. WasiiNGTON, D. C., Dee. 21.—Tne Conzres- sional Cominission upon the Washington Mon- ument met at the Excentive Mansion this after- noon. Resolutions of the Monument Society favoring an alteration of . the plan, and a letter from W. W. Storv, ad- vocating the plan suggested by himself, were read. The commuuicatious will § be transmitted to Congress. It is understood rglm the Commission regard unfavorably any change in the plan of the mwonument at this day THE TEXAS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANT has filed an answer to the bill recently filed in .the Supreme Court of this District intended to Testrain the Company from disposing of the stock and property of the Memuvhis & El Paso Company. The auswer demurs to the juris- diction of the Conrt, on the ground that the Texas Pacific officers are not residents of this District; that it basno place of business here, and can properly be sued only in Srates and Ter. ritories where its road is Jocated and officers re- side. 2 PHILADELPHIA. The Anthracite War Lilely to Result in Benelit to ‘the Consumer—Theatrlcal Notes. Svectal Dispatch {0 The Trivune, PHILADZLEHIA, Dee. 21.—Whes the Board of control mects next Friday it will in all probabili- ty adjourn sine dic, as the Lehigh operators will not attend. Thea will bezin again open compe- tition, and the war will be to a bitter end. -The Lebigh Valley has made up its accounts, and finds that if it had not been for the combina- tion 1ts’ pet earnings would have been the largest ever known. The loss on coal was about threc-quarters of a million. It received boly about 10 cents per ton more than last year, for it had to supplyits line trade, which was 20 per cent greater than last vear, and had to take that amount olit of the through traflie, which was thereby reduced more than 37 per cent, with its custouiers ali the time elamor- ing for more, whici it could not, by the terins of the combination, give them, Its net lossof tonnage for the year 4,301 tons, and that of Reading 1,346,177 latter lost in pross earnings montns. 1ts January interest payment would e over o million, but it has secured the bro- portionment of ai! but $595,000, and betore January is over the prices of coal will be lower than ever before. It costs Reading $1.25 to put coat at tidewater, and it will keep on as long as 1t can sell at aprice above that. Peter Wright & Sous have put on a regular monthly linc for Bristol, Entlana, for which Chicago parties will furnish the grain and meat. “I'nfs s {n addition to the new Liverpool hine re- cently startea. Mapleson and Haverly found that the Direct- ors of the Academy had " ilinty hLearts, and would not reduce the rent below 81,000 o week, nor give uv the stotkholders’ seats. The latter they could not do, 1s they are chartered rights, but the Directors might have-given the house for nothing. It holds 3,000, and has had 6,000 at an Ole Bull concert, but the stockholders have 800 seats, aud 500 tree admissions, none of them transferable. 'So that the stockholder must havelis wife and daazhter stockholders, and buy seats for them outside the churmed cirele. ~ Strakosch returns to the hotise in Jan- uary. toncicanlt has not yet made terms with any house tiere, and Goodman has cauceled dJefler- san’s engagement at Walnut Streer, because the: ccmedian demanded $525 a night. Goodman 8,150 for a week, but Jefferson de- @ clined. ——— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, NEw Yomrg, Dec.’ 2L.—Arrived, steamships City of Montreal and Britanuic, from Liverpool. PMLADELPHLY, Dec. 21.—Arrived, steamships Nederland, from Anuwerp; lllinols, from Liverpool. CRIMINAL KECORD. in the at Concluding ~ Testimony Mack Murder Trial Janesville. A Quarrel Abont Dogs Results in a Murder Near Carlin- ville, Il More About the Itecent Carnival of Crime in Nebraska. Inside History of the Old Union Trust Company $64,000 Forgery. Mysterions Disappearance of Two Colored Wit- nesses in the Lonisiana Election & Cases, They Are Believed to Have Been Mur- dered to Prevent Troublesome Dizclosures. THE MACK MURDER TRIAL. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. JAaNesviLLE, Wis., Dec. 21.—To-day was the flest time during the Mack murder trial that there were any empty beoches. H. L. Shocmaker sworn: Was a member of the Coroner’s inquest at Beloit on Mack’s body. Mrs. Mack testified ot the inquest that Dicker- son haa last changed his shirt on Wednesday. She nlso testiffied that he had not changed his shirt that Sunday, but it was the same shirt he had put on Wednesday. = I hod a talk with Etta Mack that Sunday. -She dia not teill me that her father choked her mother. She said she woke up ‘and went into the hall, and saw her father and wother on the stairs. She aid not say sbe saw any blood on the pitcher or oun the floor, or that she saw any marks on her mother’s breast. Joe Watsic was recalled, and testified: On Friday night I got 35 cents from Mack., Heard Mack say that was all the change he had, or all the moncy he had. Ber, the second child, did not sleep up-stairs the week prior to Mack’s death. She slept with Mack untdl Saturday night. - Mrs. Eliza Olinsworn: My maiden name was Eliza Warrack. .Was working at Mack’s in the summer of 1865. Saw Mrs. Mack knock her husband down and then choka him. On cross-examination she said she had never told of this before, and did not know how t8e prosecution found it out. The State here rested its case. R. D. Whit- ford nnd Paul Broder were sworn in regard to Dickerson’s testimony at Beloit about the socks found on the bush. Headmitted they were bis, but denicd it hére. Mrs. Mack again sworn. I never set eyes upon Mrs. Olin before I'saw her herc on the witness- stand, and no such occurrence took place as she testificd to. My sister, Mrs. Chapin, was at our house -at the time referred to. The dirty stockings shown belong- od to Dickerson. I identify them from u patch I placed upon one of them. Mr. Mack bad no white stockings. The diity etockings were then added to the museum of things offered in evideuce. Mrs. Cornelis Chapin, sworn: Have lived in Beloic twenty-three years. Am sister of de- endant. Think I was liviog in her family in 1t 1865. Was there through the barvest, and into the fall. Don’t remember what month I went there, but think I went home with heron the 4th of July. Lelt there when they were strioping sugar-cane in the fall. \Was mot ab- sent over-night during that time. Never saw or heard of her having oy woman in her em- oloy named Ehza Warrick, She had no woman at all in her employ. The defense here declared their case finished, and counsel on both sides suggested that, as the trial had been a proloned one, and the testi- mony very voluminous, it wonld be -an accom- modation to have the argumeunts postponed un- til Monday mornfag. Judge Conger assented, and the court adjourned until 9 o’clock Monday morning, whea the argumeats will be com- menced. THE $64.000 FORGERY. Spectal Dispatca fo Lic Triune. New York, Dec. 21.—Charles Pontez, former- 1y clerk of the New York Life-Insurance Com- pany, i3 reported dying. Pontez was tried re- cently for complicity in the $64,000 check for- aery on the Union Trust Company, and the jury disagreed. Detective Robert Pinkerten now discloses the fnside histary of the celebrated case. The parties engaged were Joseph W. Chapman, in 1866 Secretary of the Union Trans- portation Company, now a notorious criminal, Joe Elliott; Charles Becker, and,Clement Huer- ing, all voted forgers. Pontez was once clerk under Chapman, and was introduced to the gang when Chapman joined it. In 1876, the gang, after a tour of forgery in Europe, athered iz Few York and got out of tunds. Then the Union Trust Company forgery was planned. Pontez was.to furnish a genuine check of the New York Life-Insurance Com- pany, from which the forgery was to be exe- cuted. e procured a canceled check on tne Chemical Bank for $150,000. Becker engraved it, and old Clement Haering executed 2 number of lithographic copies securing the proper color. ‘Then the gang mede arrangements to meet brokers in order to. realize on the forgery by means of, o man mot yet arrested. They made arrangements with George W. Chadwell, from him to L. Brown, H. G. Brown, from the laiter to Horace E. Max- well, Jan. 1, 1677. Pontez informed Elliott thiere was alarge amount of money deposited in the Union Trust Company to the credit of the New York Life. The next morning Elliott and Becker foraed the check, the amount being put fn with a pen, and theé signatures traced with a brush. It was a success, and the proceeds were paid in gold certificates, of which Elliots paid Pontez bis share. <When the case was placed in Piokerton’s hands he was satisfied the cheek was traced, not forged off-hand, s the signatures of Morris Franklin, the President, and Willam II Beens, Vice-President, were perfect. 'The only meaus of detection left wus a comparison of the forzed check with the can- celed checks of the company. One by one the forged check was placed” over the canceled checks, aud when at lastthe $150,000 check was reached and found to correspond, ot only in sumatures, but distance from each other, he kuew tue cheek had been furnished the forgers to copy from by an emplojc of the company. The cierics were ¢xamined, Pontez among the number, and Lis avswers excited distrust. A Jeiter from Pontez to - Chapman in Englana made .the case clear, Elliott is convicted. Becker hasturned State’s evidence, aud the rest are out on bail. - Poutez was tried, but, owing to Becker's bad character, the jury isagreed.” When his second triul was cailed, Wednesday last, he was upable o appear, and physicians sent by the District-Attorney re- vorted he was dyiog. | Chopman §s locked up in Germany for passing counterfeit $50 bills of the Tradesmen’s Bank of this city ou German emigrants, in conjunc- tion with Lewis Baker, an old American burilar, who has been in England for fifceen years. TO BE IIANGED. Speclal Disvatch to The Tribune. LoumsviLLe, Ky., Dee. 21.—The trial of the negro George Washington, charged with bratal- Iy committing & rape on the person of Frances Otte, a ittle girl under 12 years of age, has created great excitement in this community on sccount of the atrociousness of the crime. The outrage was committed on the 19th of October, and its borrible details, together with the flight avd capture of Washington by a posse ot men fn Indiana, have heretofore been fully detailed. At the time of his eaptiire and delivery.to the jail authorities herethe most intenseexcitement pre- vailed, and mob violence was threatened to such an extent that it was fonnd pecessary to guara the jail. * This excitement abated when the fact was made known that the father of the out- raged girl desired that the negro should be tried, and sentence passed by the law. The little girl was so outrazed thut she was iinable toleave her bed for several weeks, but when she became partfally convalescent she was brought in pale and trembling to the jail, when & number of negroes were brousht up before her, and she iostantly picked out the -brute who ‘had violated her person. The accused .man ,vas returned to his cell uttering the most violent curses on the head of the innocent child, and kept up this line of conduct until the day of his trial, think- ing and boasting that he would only et eight or ten vears fn the Pemtentiary at most. In sentencing him thismorning JudeeJackson told Washington that on the 2Ist day of Feb- ruary he would be taker from the il to some point deslgmated by the Sheriff in the county, there to be hung by the neck. When Wash- ington was nsked if he had. any- thing to say, he only remarked that Le had not received justice, and could not eet it here because the people were soincensed against him. He said furtber that the negro Blair, who was a witness agaiost him, was his enemy, and reiterated about the same story that he has toid since his trinl. He said the reporters of the pa- pers had misrepresented him, and that he bad never told them things that had been published, Heisa nezro of only ordinary intellizence, and when brought face to face with death he scems so coniused that he tells 2 different story to almost every person who interrozates him, hoping, donbtiess, -to cateh at some straw-that will save his life. He is about 21 years old, and his appearance i3 very brutish. He claims that his name is George Washington Young. He 15 of spare build, and very uctive. . His face hss a heavy immovable look, and bis chin s murked by a dogzed outline, which, added to his genernl ex- P ), shows that the animal predominates laraely over the intellectual. This morning he seemed somewhat excited, and, while the Judze was pronouncing the sentence, his conscience seemed touched. The death-penalty awaits him on the gallows. He has been properlv convicted, and all he can now do is to make preparations to face the King of Terrors. A CARNIVAL OF CRIME. LiscoLy, Neb., Dec. 21.—In view of the in- jurious and exaggerated reports sent abroad as- serting the inabilicy of the Governor to suppress the prevalling lawlessness in’the western part of Nebraska, Gov. Garber authorizes the follow- ing statement of facts: Onm Nov. 2, 8. D. Richards murdered Mrs. Harrelson and three c¢hildren, with whom he lived, in XKear- ney County, his object bemng to obtain possession of her homestead. This was uoknown until Dex 9, which day he poisoned a neighbor, Peter Anderson. and immediately fled. A reward of $200, the high- est amount aliowed by law, was offered by the Governor for his apprehension. A requisition has been issued, and his arrest is hourly ex- ected. o P On the 9th of December, a mob ol cowboys rescued from the Sheriff of Keith County Luther Mitchell and Ami Ketchum, charged with shooting one of their comrades, and barbarously’ burned them to death. Custer County, where the crime was committed, is’ remote from the railroad, and it citizens are mostly stock-growers. The Governor bas issued a proclamation offer- ing $200 reward for the arrest of each of the murderers, and added in his proclamation that Le will, in his fortbeoming message tothe Legis- lature, urge the appropriation of 310,000 for the appreliension and conviction of these murder- ers. All is now qulet, and it is thought the in- ducements offered will secure the arrest of all the parties. : . A LIRE FOR A DOG. o, . Speciat Dispatch to Tie Tridune. CARLINVILLE, 1L, Dec. 21.—A most dastardly and cold-blooded murder was committed a few miles south of this city last night. Anteine Daniels, colored, while returning from Hurley, met Henry Proctor, white, azed 20. Both hed dogs. The dogs became cngsged in a fight, when .Proctor’s dog got the advantage of Daviels’. Some words passed. Daniels raised his double-barreled shot-gun, and emptied the confents into Proctor’s heart, killing him tn- stantly. Proctor wus unarmed. The evidence before_the Coroner’s jury was to corroborate this statement. The ereatest indiguation pre- vails over this terrible murder. Antoine Daufels has been arrested and placed in jail to await trigl at’ the March termn of the Circuit Court. Daniels admits his erime. WITNESSES DISPOSED OF. NEW ORLEANS, Dee. 21.—The Picayune says 'a telezramhas been receivtd. hére ‘annoanging ‘the disabpearauce “‘and ” sdpposed murder of Lott Clark and Biill White, two colored men, near Caledonia, about fifty miles below Shreve- port, while on theirway thisto city, where they were summoned to appear before the United States Grand Jury as witnesses in the election troubles. When the steamer Danube arrived at Caledoniz, a Constable vamed Jeff Cole pre- sented a warrant for the arrest of Clark and White, took them off, and started off in the di- rection of Shrevepurt. When arriviogat Brand's plantation o mob teok the prisoners from the Constable, and nothing more has been beard of them. They are supposed to have been killed. = DEATH SENTENCE. Special Dispatch to The Tritune IspraxaproL1s, Dec. 2l.—Judge Ieller to- day overruled the motion for a new trial in the casc of Jobn Achey, who shot the gambler Leezgett in September last, and sentenced him to be bungz on Jan. 29. An appeal was taken to the Supreme Court. Achey is badly taken down, aud soxiously asked the bailiff “whether he thousht be would stand a better. chance in the Supreme Court. FOULLY MURDERED. Soectal Dispatch to The Tribune. 5 ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 21.—Stephen Ashton, clerk in a country store of Jefferson County, was found dead this morning, with his head uearly severed from his body, and 1 bloody razor Jying near. He was awakened in the nizht ov a pretended customer, who murdered himi. The Post-Otlice, in the same building, was robbed. No clew. MRS. DYSON. Spectal Disngich to The Tribuns, CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 21.—Detecuve Thomas Walsh, of Sheflield, Evglund, is here for Mrs. Dyson, whose husband was murdered two years amo by cracksman Charles Peace, aliss Ward, Dyson was an engineer of numerous railroads fu the country, and the murder has been a wystery. ELECTION OFFICERS INDICTED. Ricumoxp, Va., Dec.’21.—The Grand Jury in the United States Circuit Court bas indicted R. W. Arnold, Henry Birdson, and J. S. Ellis for violation of the election laws fn ejecting Peter Robinson, United States Supervisor of Elcction, from voting precinets at Waverly Station, Sussex Counts. JOHN ROBERTON’S MURDERER. apecial Dispatch to The Trivune. Erory, [l Dec. 21.—A petition for the pardon of Peter Davidson, the murderer of Joun Robertson, of Lake Zuricn, was belng cir- culated here to-day. Similar petitions have ob- taived sigmaturcs in Barrington, Lake Zurich, Wauconda, Volo, avd vicinity. TIUNTER. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Puitaperpenis, Dee. 2L.—Preparations are making for the execution of Hunter, which will oceur in the very court-room in which he was dence, and_Wilson was tonnd not ity by sjury, bringing m their verdict this moming, Marshal’ Buckinzham and Depaty tos; 123t evening arrested Rnizbt and sty olier have been consicuous Witnesses, exhibiti, 2 a wonderful knowledze of all the detay o3& aflair. This afternoon they wera reles iyt the Raflrond Company retused to Lrosecate, 5 PUNISHED, _ =w York, Dec. 2L—Louis F. Therasigy, well-known lawyer, convicted of ubhlninz‘ In; : }:iel; client, A\Irs.hZ:abhrnsklwY her signature, um.l:: alse pretenses, has been seatenced Prison for tw:’ years. o the Sare RAILROADS, PENNSYLVANTA. Bpectal Dispateh to TheTrivune, . ParapeLpria, Dece. 2L—The adoption of thy trust scheme by the Pennsylvania Dlmctunh: sent up the price of all three securities sl November. “In two months Pittsburg, qm: natt & St. Louis sevens have gone from g) par, and Allegheny Valley seven-thirties (mw from 106 to 112, while others have bten.dflym out of the market. The Company’s m:; statements of the Pennsylvania for the yeqr will show an increase in the gross earnings of 4 million, and in the net of almost two' milliogs, The floating debt of the Pennsylyania Cowpany will be wiped out eatirely, and that of the . road reduced to a mitliod. The net reduetiup of $83,500,000, with the surptus, left more thay enongh to discharge all tue floating deo. '[;,". delleit of the New York Division of the Gy Companies of New Jersey will pe reduced to $1,200.000, & gain of $100,000, 0nd there wilj be 1 profit on the operations of the Western lip Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and St. Louis, u.w.i" the largest net caroings since the bailding ozx the road, aud an incrense of 10 per cent oye last year, which were the largest sioce the oa olit. 3 INDIANAPOLIS’ GRIEVANCE, Spectal Dispateh 10 The Trivuns, IspraxaroLs, Dec. 31.—The Board of Trade to-day adopted a stirring report in reply.to the resolutions adopted by the pool .maragers at their recent mec:ing in Chicago, In wnich part of the facts adduced.by the Board, showins diserimination ageinst Indianapolis, were de. nied, and the imputations of u desire of partial. ity among our shippers were suggested. The Board indiznantly deny that there is any desire for partiality as between shippers, and reiserate all that has been said of unjust discriminations On the 10th fust., the day when the reduced rate was given to this city; the charze {3 mage that Chicago shipped pork produce to Puilade]- ohia_for 23 cents, while tue charge f asof conte: rom here GEN. WILLLAMS, Death of the Mficlilgan Congressman 1n ‘Washington Yesterday. Special Dispateh 1o The Trivune. ‘Wasniserox, D. C., Dec. 21.—Gen. Alpheus 8. Willisms, Representative from Detroit, disd early this morning, after having clung to life with the most remarkable tenacity for a number of days, when distinguished physicians had abandoned all hopes. Gen. Williams’ case will, in this respect, be numbered among the remark- nble casesin medical anvals. He died {n 3o un- conscious state surrounded by a number o members of his’ family. 'His wife, however, ‘was unable to leave her home on acconnt of il bealth. - fls remalns were immediately placed in the custody of the Serzeant-at-Arms. The Speaker made arrangements for the fu- neral. He appointed the following Com- mittee to accompany the remains io Détroit: Hubbell and* Willets of Michigan, Cannon-of Hlinois, Dickey of Obio, Townshend of Illinois, and Mayham of New York. The Goveroors of Micbizan and Illinols have tele- gradhed tenders of sympathy - to’ the family, and the Ciptain of the Detroit Liztt-Guardz has Jffered to furnish an eseort from any point desired. ; ‘The funeral will be held to-morrow morniog, and will be under tbe charee of the officers of the House. The Washington Lizht Infantry will ‘act as an escort, together with all ihe soldiers in the regular army now here. Gen. Sherman and stail and the Marine Band will also ve present. - - Anattitsnfaiiber. Beverly Douelass: of Vir- . einm, lies:dangerously ill from inflamination of the stomach, and no hopes -are entertained of Liis recovery. 8 At a meeting of the citizens of the District to-nigbt resolutions of esteem and condolence were adopted. and specchies expressive of the warmest appreciation of Gen. Wiliams’ charac- ter as a soldier, legislator. and man_were made by Gov. Shepherd, who presided. Gen. Bouzh- ton, Gen. Mitchell, Col. Kenneds, and ‘many old comrades in arms. 2 Special Dispatch to The Tribune. DeTROIT, Mich., Dec. 21.—The announcement of Gea. liams’ deati, alibough expectéd, causcd geoeral regret througliout the entir community. All flags are at. half-mast. Per sonally without an eoemy, his political oppo- nents were among the first to eXpress soruw Gen. Williams had beena resident of Detroft since 1835, and held many positions of public trust. Tn 1810 he was elected ProbateJudee oo the Whig ticket. In 1843 he became editor ot the Daky Advertiser.- In 1846 be organized the Michizun Remiment. served with distinction through the - Mexican war, and_on his retwrn was appointed Major General of the Siato militia. In 1549 he was appointed Post- master _of Detroit by Presidens Fill- morc. In the late ‘Rebellion he wis commissioned Brigadier-General, commanded & brigade in the Shenandoah campaiza, and suc cecded Gen. Bangs as commander of tbe Twelfth Corps. After the march to- the sea he was_brevetted Major-General. In 1966 be was defeated by H. P. Baldwin for Governor, and was scut as Mimster to San Salsador by President Johnson. aud in 1874 and 187 he was elected to Congress. e was a candidate for 2 third term in November, and was dcfeated by Jobn 8. Newberry, Republican. His second wife was the widow of J. W. Tiliman, twenty years ago 4 prominent furniture -dealer 2 Republican politician of this city. A dighter of the General is married to, We & Chitttendon, _one of the proprictord the Russell House, while Harzy Tulman, bis step-son, Nas beeh his private secrctars durin his Congressional carecr. - He also leaves a son who was with him at the time of bis death; avd another daughter. B Owing to is free, open-handed liberallty, be was never a rich man, and probably leaves duta small fortunc to his helrs bevond tae memory of the brave soldier, warm aad tajthtul friesd, and thoroughly honest nian. The body will arrive here by spectal train at Monday noon. At Eg‘:&'!nl meetings of ihe Common Counclly the Detroit Life Guards (of which deceased was the first. Captain).. and the Detroit Lighe fo- Tfantry, to-nigat, appropriate gction was taxed. All the city military will turn oct to reveive Wwe remnins, : et s ——————— GOV. HAMPTON. . Spectal Dispateh to The Tridune i Corowpia, 8. C., Dee. 2L.—Tho attendine physician stated to-night that Gov. Hamptoo has improved considerably since yesterdas. The condition of his wound is consldered hester than at any thoe since ampautation. His ap- petite continues good, and no unfavorable eymptoms have developed in the past few deys- The danger of secondary hemorrhage 18 00W passed; and the dally reports of his pbyeician are much more hopefal. He slecps well with- out anodynes, and eats heartily every dzr tried and senteoced, avd right under the cell | The ereatest fear sinee ampntation bas beed in which he has been confiied. He enjoys per- fect health and says nothing about himseif. GRAVE-ROBBERS SENTENCED, Crvcinsati, 0., Dec. 21.—At Zaaesville, O., yesterday, Judee Marsh sentenced Dr. Heyl, the grave-robber, to one year’s imprisonment and to pay a fine of $1,000. ~ Eaton, his accomplice, wa3 sentenced to four months’ lmprisonment aad $100 tive. i . ONE YEAR. Svectal Dizoatch 1o The Tribune. IxpiaxaroLts, Ind., Deec. 21.—Dick Holly- wood, the notorious detective and former light- welght champion, was to-day sentenced o the Penitentiary for one vear for complicity in the theft of Maj. Gordon’s watc! A BARBAROUS RELIC. NEW CasteE, Del., Dec. 21.—George Draver (colored), convicted of murder in the second dearee, was placed in the pillory in 2 blinding snow-storm te-day: dfterwards he recsived sixty lashes, and now gues to prison for life. - MALICIOUS PROSECUION. . Snecal Dispatch o The Tribune. Tenre HAUTE, Dee. 21.—Much interest was felt among our citizens 1o the trial of two men charged with wrecking trains on the Indian- apolis & St. Louis Railroad st St. Mary’s Sta- tion, four miles from here. The trial lasted a week. Keboe was dischargzed for want of evi- caused flesh is eranulatine. the fact thut many of the depositors reli libel preferred by C. C. O'Donnell, the Constitutional- Convention, az proprietors of the Chronicle, came up for exan inatlon to-day in the City Criminal Court. ferred by William - L., Reed, of Placel s juror in the libel case of Congressman "l’oi-'l: against the Chronic’é aud azainst the prop! cm of_the “Cafl and Bulletin, commenced. 10 Police Cuurt to-day. Y . the tendency to sloughing cg\: The slonghinjr has ceased, and but pecrosis has s¢t iny ”l" about three-fourths of an ivch of the bone At IS - by necrosis. extremity bas been affected. —_————— FINANCI%. A Spectat Dispateh to The Tridune. ixarorts, Ind., Dee. 21.—Ree:fin::: Directors of In) the character of the Trustees and the bavks, 3 movement is sazgested by some of the Directors tu moke up she deficiency to de- positors, pay therdi off, and _take the assats of the bank aud realize on them themscives. Sucd 2 movement is_deemed proper, particularly io view of the strone indorsciucnt in Examiuer Biggham’s report, last Decernver. MEWw YORK. Dec. 21.—Baravis & Co., whole- sale dealers-fu millinery goods, have F’d‘g: a3 assienment, givine preferences for $35 a —— e LIBIE)L SU’IITS._n’ 'u.\mes-' of , Dec. “21.—The charges, SAN Fraxcisco, De o memberof inst the ' i harges of libel pre ‘The examination of the cha e £