Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXI1X. NEW PUBLICATIONSA. Great LiteraryEvent SEASON ! Wilkie Collins’ New Novel, The Fallen Leaves, WiI1 appear, by spectal arrangement with the Authr, aimultaneous with its publication in England, Im Ne. 1213 of * Frank Leslie’s [LLUSTRATEDNEWSPAPER To be Issued Jauuary 1, 1879, Tt I pronounced by critics to be one of .the best—If t—work of thisdistingulsted novellst. 3 Order of all News Agents, 10 cents woekly; or send Yearly Bubscription, 84, o © FRANK LESLIE'S PUBLISHING HOUSE, 53, 55 & 57 Park-vlace, New York. PROVISIONS. EW YEARS LUNCH! PIERCE & WHITTEMORE, the Down Town and West Side Packers, 227 to 235 South Des- plaines-st., near Van Buren, will RETAIL their CURE'S DELIGHT” BRAND HAMS at EIGHT CENTS per pound until further notice. finer table luxury for New ‘Year's LUNCH. Postal or Telephone promptly attended to. PIERCE & WIITTENORE, PROPRIETORS. ‘FIRM OIANGES. . DISSOLUTION. The copartnership heretofors existing betw undersigned under the frm namo of . BIMON, MEYEH, STRAUBS & CO. nsethis day been diasolyed by mutusl consent, . Meyer, FirAlla & Usodmeny =40 linve possettion’ of tha bovks, il colicat all debte due to the above ffm, And have Abo exelusive right W use the B namo In liquidation, LEOPOLD $IMON, MAX A MEYER, LEOPOLD FTIRAUSS, ABRARAM STRAUSS, 1UGO GUODSIAN, Orders by COPARTNERSHIP. ‘The undersigoed buve this day formed a copartners Sulp under the Orm name knd style of BIMON;8TRAUSS & CQO., ond will cuntinue to do business st the old stand, corner Fraoklin aud source'sts. LEOPOLD 14ON, LEOPOLD STRAUSS, HOL. QUTIIMAN, LOUIB ULLMAN, COPARTNERSIIP. Max A. Meyer, Abraham Btrausm, and Hugo Good- Toan, late of thy firm of #imon, Meyer, Straua &Co., have this day forined a copartnenhip, sud will cot tliuo the manutscturing and Jobblog of clothing under the Airm pawe of MEYHER, STRAUSS & GOODMAN, at 219 aad 221 Madieon-at., corner Franklin, Furnished R TO REINT. A first-class house on Michigan- av., south of Twenty-second-st., in ono of tho most eligible portions of the city, to ront, furnished, dress, with roferonces, K 49, Trib- une offlge, - TO RENT. STORE AND BASHMENT No. 254 East Madison-st. 1), opposite Field, Leiter ire st SILVERMAN'S BANK. TN OTICH. TREASURY DEPARTNENT, Oryics or 788 COMFIROLLER Uy THE GL W ), C., Dec. 44, 1878, v stlonal Hauk uf Chic w Jamies M, Flower, WIiL the iegal proo @i thia dute, oF they IR0, RN Cumptroiler of ‘(e Curre omEMIcAL STERLING GHEMIC TRIN. WO ODOR! RILLIANT LIGEIT! tecelver, at thereof, within thres will be diaallowed. Argand, 2lach, por gross .. a OFTICIANK, BIANABSE, OPTICLAN. Tribune Buildiag. . a. - 0 sultcd toall gl o And Fleld Glasses Telescopos, Miceo- suben Barvweters, T oo byl LA B L & WEOLESALE, GROCERY OUR BKIN BOAP equala any Toilet Soap; wsabes in T ©0., 135 Blate-st. WASHINGTON. The Southern Frauds Coms- mittee Laying Out Its Work. Democratic Memblers Loth to . Probe the Disagreeable Subject. A Disposition to Obstruct the In- quiry at Every Possible Polut. Secretary Sherman has $226,- 000,000 in Coin to Com- mence Resump- tion. Sectlions of the Army Bill Thought to Be Open to Serious Ob- Jections, B.opor..‘. of the British Royal Commis- sion on the Bubject of Ex- tradition. READY FOR WORK. THE SOUTHERN-FRAUD INVESTIOATING COMMIT- Apectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasmxarox, D. C., Dec. 80.—~The Blaine- ‘Teller luvestization {s now fairly started, baving been extricated from its finaucial dilemma, The Demovrats will evidently endeavor to obstract the Investigation at every volut, and to-day ralsed doubts as to the propristy of expending the mouey, notwithstanding the declsion of the Attorney-General. The Democrats insisted upon & strict sticking-in.the-bark construction of the act *appropristing the money, aud {osisted that the error In the evrollment must be recognlzed as law. A sub-committes will procecd imine- diately to New Orleans, conalsting of the mem- bers named [ast night,—Teller, Cameron, Kirk- wood, Garland, and Balley. The Democrats, consistent in their objections, desired to post- pone golng Bouth until after Concress should reconvenc, each Democratic momber sssigning some -pccinl renson why he should re! . In- -deed, the Democrats moved to postponu the starting for New Urlcana until Jan. 0, but were defeated by s party voto. Finally they decided to start Thursday ot this week. POTTER’S COMMITTEE. WIEKRE 118 FUNDS CAME PROM. Roec.al Mwateh (o The Tridune. ‘Wamixaton, . C., Dec. 30.—Clarkson Pot- _ter and'J. D, Cox have gone to New Orloans as a sub-committee of the Potter Committee, No other meihbera could be 'prevailed upon’ to go. Yt was agreed that Potter's vote ‘shodld be counted as two In order to avold a tie on party questions. "It 1s a fact that all the $20,000 s~ propriated " lor the” Ogmidithce's ule f'ex- hausted, but it sppears’ that, aithough the imopey has been earucd, ¢ has pot all -been 1pald, snd the Dewmocratic Committee, with ‘0 generosity to the poor wmen which charsc- terized the entire administration of the Demo- cratfc Mouse thus far, has deferrad the payment of the stenographers, clerks, and bersous who, have rendered similar scrvice in the expoctation that the House might make good thedeflclency. Unless Potter is paying the expenses of hisSub- Committee himself, it must be that its expenses are taken out of the balance of thy fund, which, 1o the nature of deferred paymeunts, reaily be- longs to the clerks aud persons sbove men- tloned, If this Is the fact, tha Committeo will not cecape scvere censurs at tho bands of tho Republicans, ‘The special object of the Bub-Commlttee, (s s #ald, is to mscertain, If possible, who signed the alleged forged -lgml.urcn of the duplicate Elect- oral returus, which wero brought back from Washington to Loulsians by Gen. Tom Auder- sun, Lovisse, one of the Electors, having sworn that he ¢id not sign Lis uame to that document. Nzw OrtxaNs, Dec, 80.—The Potter Commit- tec has ot yet declded upon thoe vrder of busi- ness, Mr. Stenger| not having arrived, The Committes meets to-morrow rofng at 150 Common street. No witvesses bave yet been suminoned. THE TREASURY. DEBT STATRMENT, Special Dispaich o The Tribune. ‘Wasminaton, D. C., Uee, 30.—The debt atateent tor December will not make a very favorablo show!ng, owing to the heavy disburse- ments which always occur in the last mouth of the calendar year. A great inany quarterly and anuual payraents, and large salary accounts are pald during December, ss & conscquence of which the receipts and disbursemeuts are nearly equal, Tho Treasury will sturt resumption with a coln balance of $220,000,f of which $200,000,+ 000 is gold and $20,000,000 siiver, and the sub- sidiary currency balance is §12,000,000, HSecre- tary Sherman has long maintsined that it would be safe toyommence resumption with $100,000,- 000 in gold. i A BUPFICIENT ANSWIR, A friend of Becretary Sherman refers to the followiog explanation of tha operations of re- funding the debt made by Becrctary Boutwell in 1871, as = suficient moswer Lo the recent harge of favoritism towards the First Natlonal Bank of New York, insde by Abram 8. Hewitt. ** By the act establishiug the National bauking system, the Sucretary of the Treasury was au- thorized to make them depositories of any pub- Me mouey, except receipts from customs, snd the act suthorizing the refundingof the nationsl debt directed the Becretary of the Treasury o give thres nouths' notice of paymeut of any bouds which in such notice might be soceified aud called for payment. In the ssme act it was provided that woney recelved from tue new bonds sbould be used ouly tu payment of bonds outstauding, known 88 the 5-0 bonds, The statute proceeded uoon the idea that the holders of 5-20 bonda should RECEIVE THRXN MONTHS' INTRREST upon their bonds after notive sbould be given by tho Governmunt, as this notlce could be given safcly only on subscriptions already made or secured.” The xcneral necessary result, even in casy thy money wers patd wto snd held by the Treasury of the Uuited States, would be the logs of futereat for three months. The banks, or those represented by the bauks, derived an wdvantage in the use of the amount of their subscriptious for three moutls, but this with- out other loss to the Government than what wus incident to the uegotiation to the loan uuder e law." O VIOLENT COMMOTION. Tothe Wialern Associated Fresm. Wass1xaToR, 1). C., Dec, 30.—The Becretary of the ‘I'reavury laughs st the announcement tuat ho will bu tn New York City on Thursday to witness the effccts of specle resumptiou. *“Why,” be suifl, “a kood many persoos thivk tha there will be sowe violeut commotivn on that day, 1 have uo doubt it wiltl be oue of the most qulet days that New York bas ever experi- enced. ‘Fhere may be somne few persons attruct- wl by curlosity, aud others to obtala a listle coln tor their notes, buttnere will be uo excitement,” CONDITION OF TUE TEEAPURY. Wheu business closed at the ‘freasury Depart- ment to-day the avullable colt balaucy was $226,000,000, of which $200,000,000 13 o guld. Tho ' curreucy balance waa $12,300,00, Three hundred sod six tbousand two buudred sud RESUMPTION AMMUNITION. . sssumplion that impa the party surrendered. sarrunder cven a f - sumue that, when s fureigner {y cla TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, elghty-nine doltars was paid out fo-day in cur- to pcrsous who preferred lemml-tender re noutes to gold. THE ARMY BILL. HOME ONIECTIONS To IT. Rpectal Dispateh to The Tyibune. Wasmnorox, D, L., Dec. 80.—Opposition to certain features of the Army bill {ncreases, al- though there are many provisions which meet with general approval. mllitary power st the cost of civll exciting wido criticlam, and the fssues maude by (en, Bherman with Sccretarles Rawliny and Belknap are recalled to the prejudice of the new measure, President in the asslzoment of stall officers, makiog him dependent upon the {avor of the (leneral of the Army, meets with disfavor, and Is likely to be stricken from the buL probabilities are thae both the Bsnate and the Houre, particularly the latter, will be slow to enlarge the powers of the chief milltary com- ander Its enlargement of uthority 1 ‘The abridgment of the power of the The neTIME bF PEACE by limiting the powers of tho Y'restdent, whols the constitutional Commander-In-Chief. ‘The origin of the sections of the bill which confer enlarzed anthority upon Gen. Sherman dates backto his fssuc with Sccretary Rawlins in Msrch, 1800, Beeretary of War, and he fasued the Sherman order before Gen. Rawline was qualified, trans- ferring the heads of Staff Bureaus from the civil to the military control. Gen. Sherman followed the Bchoficld order with from jransferriug the heads of the Staff Burcau from War to his stall, tested agdinst the subordination of his office to the General of the Army, and on the 27th of March, with the approvak of the President, he rescinded the Schofleld and Sherman orders, and restored the military and civil authori- ties to Gen, Schofleld was then acting order army, s genernl the headquarters of the the control of Ues. the Eecretary of Rawiins at oncc pro- TNEIR OLD NELATIONS. The fact that the mew Army blll proposes to give the General of the Army the authority by law that Gen. sherman attempted to exercise under both Rawlins and Beélknap, and cven to give him greater power over the aivil authority of the War Departinent than he then claimed, is operatiug greatly to the prejudice of the mens- ure, and will doubtless lead to Its severerevision by Coungreas, Those whio have sacred regard for the civil powers of the Guvernmens alsb protest against the extraordinary powur It confers upon courts- martial to ENFORCE THE ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES bath iz civil and 1nilkary law by milltary of- ticers. ‘'I'be transfer ol all the powers of 4 civil court t0 a court-martial, to enforce processes, aud attach and punish tor contenpt by milltary rulcs s o startling imnovation on the Civil Gov- ernment fu time of profound peace. A spiey discussion may be anticipated on the bill in hoth branches, aod it I8 now expected that Senator Edmunds will declare sume features of the bill limiting the puwers of the President to be unconstitutional. It is general- 1y expccted that the bill will puss alter it shall have been materlally amended, EXTRADITION, THE REPORT OF THE DRITISH ROYAL COMMIs- ALON. Prom Our Own Correrpondent. ‘Wasninoton, D, C.. Dece, 27, —Among the im- portant papers published by Seccretary Evarts with thy diplomatic correspondence, this year, (s the report of the Britlsh Rpyal Comrmission un extradition, sent to the State Departmnent by Mintacor ‘Welsh last summer. Mr. Welsh ré- marked, {n his *letter of tr o, that it wave bine great pleasurg to say that the report rummmrqdedgu_luun@!y the policy In regard to extradition”favored by our Department of State and by his predevessors in the Engltsh Misslon, ‘The Coromissiou conslsted of Lord Chlel~Justice Cockbura, Baron . Sclborae, Barun Blackborn, Recorder Russell Gurney, Sir Rich- ard Baggallay and Sir Willinm Haliol Brott, Judges of the Court of - Appeal; Blr Jon Rose, Bir James Fitzjames Btephen, 8ir Willlam Ver- nou fiarcourt, Williamn Torreus, 3icCullagh ‘Torrens, and Alfred Heury Thesizer, The report opens by layiug down the funda- meuts! proposition that— Tho extradition of fugltive criminale is foundod on & twofold 1notive: 1, That itis the common intereat of mankind that ofonscs against person and property, ofienses which militato againet tne goneral woil-being of society, should be repressed by panishment, as tho vieans of duurring others from committing, as well as of deterring the criminai bimself from re- peating the offense, as also of aisabling the offeng- er, either permanently or twmporanly, from fur- ther crine, 2. That 1t is tothe intcrest of the State into whose territory tho criminsl has. como that he shall uot remain at large therein, much as from bis past conduct it mav reasunably be anticipated that, il opportunity otfers, he will agsin bu guilty of crime, Mo Btite candeiro that ita territory should become & refuge for malefactors of uiner ::unmn. It 1s obyioualy its Interest tu get rid of em, The Commlssion then goes on to say: On the first of these grounds we niny reason. ably clatin from sl civilixed natfons that they shall unile with us fu & systens which is for the common beyaft of all; in other wordy, that they shall con- cede to uw reciprocity In the matter of extradition, Bat, looking to tho vecond and natrower ground, it s0emna 1o ua thot, even if suy Siute should fall 10 cuncede ful) reciprocity, there is no brinciple nould make this country unwilling to sur- f, the fugiiive subjects n gullty of criwe, and r. ‘s would, therefore, suygest that extradition troaties with otlier States. which appear lo bo practically of use only for tho purpose of insurfug reciprocity, should no longer be Leld to ba indis- pousavle,” snd that, while tho power in tne Crown of entening Into extradition treatics with othier nationy, ae now exleting by statute, should still be retsined, utory power 1d e wiven 10 ths pruper auiborlties w asliver op fugltlve crimuinals whose surrender 1s aexed for, ir- reapactively of the existence uf any treaty botwoen this country and the State agniust 0 1aw the offense has been committed, I8 1e wa much to our advuntage that such criminals should be punisbed, and thint wo whould get rid of thew, sd it {4 to Lthat of the forelgn State that they should ve brought withio the reach of its law, Ingswuck, howover, o¢ treatles may sometimen Lo necessary (h{ the laws or constitution of foreign s) 10 enabl effect to La given to conditious on which tha Government of this country way prop- erly insist, aud as (L ight fu other ¢ prove sn obatucle to neguilations for Lreatius or uxtradition arrangementa, tnto which tho Uovernment of this cmum{ wnignt think it deslrable Lo enter, if (ot genetul statutory power were' made appiiciole 10 &1l othive conntries, wilhout the exercise of any op- tion or discretiun by the Crown, L may be xpe- dl to provide thut the tnay bo assumei that such order In Counc be made, whenever there was a ireaty or otl binding srrangemcat with a furelgn Stute; and slvo whenever the Lritish Governwent was' satistied that provision was suflicientiy made by the law of a foreign State for i the objects ou whict It might vo deemed the duly or tha policy of thus country Lo instet. Wilh referonce Lo both the principles to which wa bave saveriud, 1t 18 obviously funusterial whetlicr the fugiiive criminal blect of thy State ae- mandivg bis surrender, or a subject of the country from which it i clalued. ‘Fbe watter 18 not, how- ever, altogether free¢ from dificulty, n mosy of the existing tresties 8 stipulation’ is contalued that & (ugitlve criminal, if @ wubjectof thu State in which hu {s found, sball not be surreudered in respect of & crime committed in the other e, . . . As regards tls suggestion that confdence cannot be placed In the justicw of furelin trivunsl Lie olivivia Lhist, when we are inviling other nativns 1o upito with us o system of extradition, wny reatriction which {wplics & dunot of the com- vetency or Jusiice uf thelr Libyuals fuvolves & strlking Inconsistency, Extradition {8 based on wutual contdence in the administrailon of justice by the courts of botn pations. 1§ proceeds vn the 1 foatics will be dane to W should be nawilling to eron auy other aseumpe 1t would be au affront to sny natiou 1o as- jed with sn of+ fense avainot ity law. Ite tribunale would not do 10D Justice to such foreigner as wqually and lwoar- tialiy s# would be dude in tbe case of one of Its . wi of opluloa that the stipula. tlon lu questios is uunecesssry and inexpedient, sud we fecowmend that §t abould be oammitied 1a future treative, 60d that endeavors should be wade 10 have e cxistng trestics wodified in this re- spect. P43 to the offenses which should ba the subject of extradition: Extradition sbould embrace sli those offenses which it is the common iuterest of sll nations to suppress; that is aod property, includiog io to say, offcusea syt bereon the lalier category eanen of frand the purposs of which in to obtaln wtoperty or monry, offensca against the bankrupt iawe, forgery, ani offensed relating to tuinnge, To thean it shoiild be confined, to the exciusion of offenren of a political or local charscter. . ‘The exclusion wiiich we liave proposed of a)l of- fonses arainat local laws and regulaiions would ex- clude laws of purely local interest, snch as, for in- rtance, laws relaling to miijtary or naval service, lawa relating to religion, 1aws relating to the dn- :‘l:l 0f publle oficers, police rezlstiops, and the e. Next as to the quality and degree of the crimes whicn shoukd ba the publect of extradition, We ace no rational ground ror apy limitation beyond those Just referred to. With regani to ali othere, it may safely be amntned toat a forelun governuient will nat scek to obtsin tho surrender of an ofender for & tncrely trivial offense, It is equally reasonable to mapvose that an of- fender will not become o luritibe from his country, nnlesa to escape the punishment due to anoflenee of 8 serioun character. We would there. fore anthotizo estradition in respect of sil offenaes againet cither persnn or property, indietable under aur law, withinat refetence tothe degree of crimin ity involved 1n the psrticular charge. Confininge tradition to offenses sgninst peraon and property, we see no necessity for any dietinetion between felony and mislemennar, of tur the selection of partiéntaroffences an alone of snflicient {mportance to warrant the surrender of ctimins With & view, however, to certainty and precision, it be- comes desiravie that the offen in respect of which extradition may be claimed, shoald he speci- fled and enumerated, 1f the questiun bo asked, ghether wo shonld re- fare (o give up a fugitive where {he ofensc in re- avect of wineh the surcender s asked for, though an offense agninat the law of thy country asking if, ix not an offense againat one orn, -the answer 1z involved tn what has been already eal . 1f some offense, unknown to the {aw of other tlone, —-t0 what may figuraiively be ca! mon law of nations, —should bu crevted by the law of o paciicular people, such offensa woold not cume within tne category of crinies whicli it is the jurpose of extraditiun to repress, ¢ 111t he aaxed how it {8 to de macerlained that the offenso charged ie known and rq ugnized nean offenre, the unswer s that onr own ' uw will afford neuflicient test, being shnndantly comprehensive as to offenss nat person aud provarty. Nesidens which there In anvthier ceavon for sceing thnt the chiarge In reapect of which oxtradition 1 asked for Is an offense under otr own law, It s, and alwaya must be, necesarv that s prima farie casc shall bo made out bofore s maglstrato in vrider towapport the application for extradillon. But the Enclish maciatrate caunot be vxpected to know or interpret the foreiun law. 1t 14 not desiratile that hie ahiould be reqntred to do wwore than to see that the facts proved constitute prima Jfacle an offense whicl would have been wittgn Judicial cog- nizance if doue ln tble country, , L ., A questiun presents Itseif whether, if A person bo surrendercd In respect of onc extraaition offense, ho shunld, when transferred to the conne iry claiming titn, be liable to bu tried for anotner. Political and local offunscs nelily excented, we see no reasun why ho rhouid not, Mo faras we ore na- aware, the wain ground hitherto pot forwara fore ubjecting to such & couree han boen the apprehen- *ion thai a forelgn government, having ohtained the surrender of .a criminal on An orlinary charge, might pat him oo hi» trsl for s pailticai offense. If the offenses just referred to be cxcluded, there #cems to bo nu other case in which it cun be sug- gested nm-lonllfn goveinment would act dise Jugennounly toward ours If it ware to put. the per- son surrendered on hia trial in revpect of a crine which was not_the yround of extradition in tae varticuiar Instance, A s ‘The exinting statutes do not coptain any provis. fona respecting thie procedurs to Ue hdopted in this country when upplication ts aodgt to be made toa foreikn State for the rarrentder of n olleged crimi- nalto Great Brtain; and we learn from Sir James Ingham that the want of such provivions is nome- fimes & source of difiicully .and nconventence, o o o We think It is deairdble that in all cases e evidence tn suppart Of ' the chate shouid be mato as compiete as passlble bofore the warrant is granted; but, fur the purpose of sapnlying cidental or unavoldable omiesions in biat ¢ wu toink the Dritish Magistruto shouid ba (which he s not nuw considered 10 pessu: celve and certify any supplementary (e whicn may be otfered 10 be sworn before him, and which toe foretgn jurisdiction may be whling to recelve, @ficr as well a3 befora the issue uf the warranh . o . o : 1y the third section of tae statote rteferred to, *+a tugitive ahall not,be aurrendered nntil tho ex- plration of fifteen anys from the duts of his being committed to prison to awuit hin suceender ™ and Ly Bee, 11, **if the police magtstinie commitsn fugitive prisoner to prisou, he shall”inform sgeh criruinal that ho will not be surrendyzad untit after. the cxplrmijon of Afteen daya Mwj.thut bo has right to avply fors wslt of nwm{w e, " are nforined by the Uhief Mz, 3! o, whit avplications for extradition era’ unmierous, appll- calions tor wrils of haveas corpus ine ex- fragition are rare, ond that whon in- formation 1. thux given to the fugltive criminal, ae required by the atatate, he al yariably desizex that e may bo sent off Sir J, lugbam sugeests, toerefore, that where the fugitivo criminal, naving been duly Informed of the provisiun in question, deciines to avall Lunscif of the apportunity intended to be given hun of ap- glym fur a writ of babuas corpus with a view to v Mberation, and destres to be surrendered ut once, {tshould be competent 10 the magintrate tu cimuult b, and to certify 1o the Secretary of State that such requeat sy beon made, and thire- upon the Secretary of Btate should Lg enabled to surrender him forthwitl. We concur in this sug. gestion, ‘Tho only purpose of tau Matutory pro- viaton 16 to enble a peinoner to obtain the protec- tion of the law, If entitled to ft. It he desires to watye the right thus given lim, the delay becomes egv to him and vexatious to those asking for Ie rrender. o0 reign police authorities often maxe communi- cations tu the poiice suthoritien in this country by telegram, In this way it bocomes known thata foreign warzant has been lesued for tno approhen- alon Of & peryon sccused of an extradition ceime, who either In alreauy i this country, or fa ox- pected to conto by a shio ihen ou its,voyage, ‘There s {n such cases no ressousble douvt uf the truty of tho informatiun thus sent by telegruph; but, nathe law now atands, the magletrates and the police in thie country cannot legally act until the forulgn warrant and the avidence In aapport of it arnive here, and In the meantling the fugitive Las the op- portanity of escaping, *'0 remeuy this a power Lo arrest and delaln per- lurlu dIun.lcr such circumstances seems (0 be re- aured. ., There fu i law relsting to estraaition. as it at predent exinie, o defect, by which extradition s ilable to be frustraled, uud to which, taereore, wo think it necessary 10 call attentlun. " It 1a that in the existing statdtes so pravision s made for dealing with the cate of a crimiual who, having beuy surrendered by e fopeien btale to unother, may be brought inte Uritieh terntory ou his way froin the oo country to the other, We recommend that statutory provision should be made to meet wuch a cane, shouid it uceur, With this view, we xugzest that It snould be made coms ruum (o any Justicvof the Peace, on the applica. jon of any Consul of tho Hiate Lo whose oitlcer vrisonor hae beenssurrendered, or of nny off having charge of hlm, snd on production of svy warrant or uther docuients ahowing that the prise unor lisa been eurrendered on the chsrge of having cowmitted an extradition ofense, 10 lasue a ware runt authoriziny his delention acd tranefes through und rrom Brittel tereltary (o the piace to which it is deulred to convey him. “Aud, further, that it sball Lu 2 sutticiont auswer to an application for u writ of lisbeas curpus (o shuw, In like mauncr, vy the production of a warrant or other uulbentie ducu- ment, that the prisoncr bas Leen surrendered fn rowpect of au extradition o We further tecommenda ( ndeavory should be made to obtaln & corresponding provision in one owu fuvor iu treatles between thls country snd for- sign blutes, FISCAL FIGURESH. TUE RELATIVE DUSINESS OF CIICAGO, 8T, LOUIS, AND CINCINKATI~CRICAGO LEADS IN THR FHO- routioN ov 1710 3. Buwectal Correspondence of The Tribuns. Wasmingron, 1 C,, Dec. 20.—Figures do not e, In tue fuce of that old trutem, Cincinnati wnd 8t, Louls will be compelled to ceaso thuir bossting. ‘khe satewent of the United Btates Treasurer as ta the movemeunt of moneys dur fng the past yewr s a mirror of business juto which Chicago may be proud to look, The busi- ness at thé different Sub-Treasurics duriog the last tiscal year is Indicated by the following DUMING FISCAL TEAR. 5. ... 8155, Lo New York, N. Foiladelpots, Pa, Buston, Mass Cinciunatl. O Acaon, AFLE..een 68,74 [ ATATEMEXT UPY XOYENENT OF COLN MONEYS-nX: CELFTS VROVEN, asury U, 8., Washingion, D. C..§ ey 10, B Bkinimore, M., 887 153 BubTraaaury U, 5. Xew York, . X! 20013601020 q iressury U.. elphia, Teasicy U i, Woatv. 3 8 540 . 34,140,305 Sub-Treasury U. 8., Cinciwastl, 0., 1,615,045 Sub-'iveasury U. 8.y Chicugo, 1il... 3, 185 Bub-Treasury U. 6., Bt Louts, No.. 1,740,510 reasuty U.B., Now Oricadn, la. 1,817,030 Sub-Tress ¥an Prauc Cabovors . 9.009,630 frac ‘Standard’ sd- sor golus pald ver dollars tn ligu vuld Ls lues % v s currency, of guriency. reasury U, B.. H \:.l.nuufun.ku.c.‘z.mm.os 42,042, 608.00 ub-'I'resaury U 5 u.;;i;m.’uc'l u’: 123,508.00 50,000.00 juo-Treasury U, 8., Now York, N. Y. 403.470.00 75,000.00 Sub-Treasury U.8., s};b!ll_ndalyh{l Pa, 273,200.00 50,000.00 - Treasur: st Mass 10,800.00 59.000.00 1878, Sub-Treanury U.8, Cincinnatl. O 216,800,1¢ 200.000.00 ©167.000.00 130,000.00 202,270.00 150,000, 00 132,00.00 100,000.00 WESTERN BRANCII MINT. QUINCY AND SPRINGFIELD, ILl., SPEAX FOR From Our Gun Corresvondens. Wasnixaton, D. C., Dec. 25~The bill to lo- cate a Miot in the Miseissipp! Valley is still pendioz before the Committee on Colnage, Weighte, and Measures. Nearly every city In the Misslssippl Valiey, except Chicago, has iiled arguments layine claim to the site, ‘The fol- lowing are part of the arguments for Bpring- feld and Quincy, Il BTATRMENT OF TR HON. WILLIAM M. RPRING- ER, IN BRIALP OF AFRINOFIELD, ILL. 1 understand. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the Comniltiee, that the Committee sro hesting ‘uggestionn as to n proper locality for the location of a Jiranch Mint, ~ The section which [ represcnt desires to present, as itsble site, the City of Hpringleld, LIl Tt Ir fmprabatle that two Mints located so close togethtras the Citlen of Chicaroand St Loute, both being large clilen snd having a great amount of trade and commerce. St. Louls han aboat_ 250,000 inhabitants, and 1 belleve Chicaga claims 300,000. 1 am willing to pat the City of 8t, S.0)e at300,€00, In order to prevent any question being made. 1 wiil clalm 000 for the two citlen, and s much more s the census- takers will permit. 1 nugzesi, thercfors, asa favorable place, readily Aecesmule fo both of ' these great citles by rallroad and to all the commrree tributary (horeto, 8 placo the selection «f which would remave any sectional claima exiating beiween these two citics. 1t would eatablisn tius 3fiut st place that claims no par- tcalar distinction s to locatlon, except that of boing belween two of the greateat cities of the conntry. et as look at the factlities which It wonld afford. lanor required by Government. and the ma. terial necesrary for the use of an inatitution of this kind, coold be much inore cheaply secared there than at Chicagn or 8t. Louls. The whole region of Sapgamon County is onderistd stratnm of cosl six feet co3l 4 now Dbelng mined in great quan- titles, There Is n roiling-miil at Spnngdeld toat wurke from 1300 to (00 men, making raliroad-iron by means of our cosl. 'This cosl can be fnrnished to the tiovernment for about seven cents a bushel, Mr. Dwight—i{ow much a ton? . with = Mr. ‘wenty-five bushels to a ton. about . It can be furnished at seven ceuts 8 bushel under contracl. 1 heliere the roll- inz-mill, whichis located at the north shait ot Springfeld, hasa contract at six and a ha)f cents ver bushel for ail the coal they can use in the roll- ing-mill. The coal Is very near the sorface uf the ground, and the rajsing and mining, therefore, do nutrequire creat expense, Tuis, I think, woold make something of an item in the cost of running theint. In estimatingthe costof running an. eniablishment, the price uf foelto be consume Dresents & very fmporiant question. Springteld 12 nleo _located in the very centre of the grain-region, The price of living'is cheapor than it could poasibly be in any of the geeat cities, 1y examining the raliroad-connection at Bpring- fleld, you will see that it is on the Wabash Rall- road, bevinningat Toledo, O., and extending by ila conuections to 8t Josepl, in the Niate of Mttasourl, There connection mav be made with the Kunsse Pucific: also with (he Unlon Pacille. nle 0 & Misnisalppt Itond, or the » fleld Branch, whica connects directly with [t by which we have direct communication with Cincine nat! und Yaltlmore. We have slso the Iilinois Central, or the Springfleld Rranch of it, whaich connects with Chicaro, We have nlso s rosd ran- called the Sringfleld & Northe western. We are 1 communication with tue Citles of St. Louls and Chicago, Combinstions are now in course of being efected which will make the Wabash line 8 part of a ditect cummunication between tne Atlantic and Pacific seaboards, and Springleld o half-way place on the Continent, and, therciore. specially “sulwble for convertiug the precious metals into coln, | think that the Gbvern- nient, by placiug this Mint hall-way between two of the greateat cities 1n the West, would accorumo- date more people tuan any other location that could bo pointed vut fu this country, 1t wonld be arailable toa greater poriion of the Northweet, and these two largost cities 1n the West will both Le in & posltiun to derive ndvantay 1tiog fi 114 location. _Springtield tand from Kauean Cit lace for cach of 1 while Uincinnat! rail, And would derive ber share of the advantages 01 A Northwestern Mint at the Capltal of Hlinow, With these ustural advantages, a central locs- tion, beslthy climate, hissur:cal name, 1 nope this location will pos Auch attractions as wilp fuduce thia Committes to yynt tho place and deter- uine for themselves its nataral sdvantages. I am vury mnch obllged to you, gentlemen, for permite ting me to conanme this much of your valusble time, 1 you sbould determine to visit Springneld. lcan mssure you a coralsl weicome Oy the city which {8 everywhera known and houoored as the foryer bume of Abrabam Lincoln. STATEMENT OF TIE MON. 13AAC N. MORKIS 1N HEHALF OF QUINCY, ILL. MR, CHAINMAN AND (SENTLENEN 0P TR COMNIT. yxe: I will promise not to detsln you but a hittle ile. It will‘not be necessary, if 1 understand atus of the quaestion nuder consideration, It hae siready been determined that s Mint shall be ned somewhere {n the West. A number of cities are weeking its Incation within thotr limits, — Umaha, Ksnsas City, 8t Loals, Indiafiapolle, Cine cinuati, Chicazo, snd Columi Amang these ointas is Quincy, [, 1 bave undersivod that the inpression had got abroad that Quincy wa m- terjor pralrie town of no consequence. ruo she Lss always been very nodest, and sought for no ald ln‘dlulup hierresources except througn herown enaruies, Quincy is Jocated on \the emstern bank of the Missisnipol Itiver, unon's piatean, and is provaiy the only point un tho apper poriion of the nver which approaches to the walur's cuge. Her pogi- 1ation §s now {5,000, Sneis a city of churches aud wrue fhe s acity v Tiance, alarge wercantile busine: m..-u rotuil busi She is A city whers the me- ed vu very subitantially. Fac- torles are eatablished thore, and she s rapldly growing in importances and I think [ hazerd noche ing in saying that there Iv nolittlo city fn the West, ot elsewhero in the United States, that is so well constructed, Uit has su good & locatlon, und that Las 8 Diore enterprising popalation then that which Quincy containa, Bhio {e cominsnding, aad will contlnue 1o com- mand, a large busine; nd wilt, [thiuk, eventu. aily vecowe o pluce el cOmmercial impar- tance, Sucis the haadsomest of he clilen of the Western couniey. 1 bazard nothing iu asying taat, if the Cooiitice will visit tuat lucality, they cannot help but be pieassd with her appesrance, and witn the indicatiuna that will be presented to them of ler cnterprise. When you gu there, goutlemen, you can see for yoursclves, I sup: pose tha Covtmitiee will vislt all thesa localliies. 1 60 uot clain for Quincy any great commercisl importauce, comparstively with Cincinnatl, Chle cago, sud 8t. Louis, but she is the largest city 1n lilinols outside of Citicago, Bhe fe e ouly one that 14 rapidly growing. You will dod ber poople Loapitable, Willing to contribute wnatever sy be necussury, If you should think proper to locate our Mint there, tuward aiding in its conatruction. rdu nut know that I can say suything more in re- gard 111t becausy 1 did not lizend o detain you but & momeunt, but some of the leading features which sbouid lndrce you Lo select thls point re- quirs a brief notice from me. ‘Ihe health of Qulncy Ja very tiue, The mortallty In proportion W the popujation (s a8 small pe any portion of the country, Sliuated avove the mizemas which for- merly exisied before the bottom lands were clesred off. the bealth of the city is exceilent We bave, § thunk, elght dilterent rallrosds enter. ing the city, frowm every point,—cast, west. gorih, il sauth 1wo direct ilnes to’ Culcago, —one upon a direct lue runniug west, now in course of coi straction, that will be shortly Snlsned; snd [ there will be ho ol itticulty in 1 thers 1o culn (hau at say ollier clty in 1ler ratlronds ure sa wany that that'ls a watter of but very hittle importance. Mr, knlflht—\k hat lv coul worth tuere? Mr. Norria—1 tlung about two acd & balf conts & busheis I ihlok about $7 or $4w tun. Mr, Kuapu—Twenty-five bushels make a ton of coal. Atweven ceuts o bushel, it would be $1,70a tou, 1 ltink cosl there ls worth from eignt 10 ten cents & busliel. Mr. Morrie~I know it {s not:that high. . Wae ha conl lu McDonough County, snd all las count east Of uw bave cual; aud what you call the M| aourd & Pacific Rallrosd, which & coustruction, l¢ now uader cout 10 tho cosl-mines in Missourt, w repres scated they hive very extensive uttucs, which will bu broaxbt by this ruad witula Blay wiles of Quish cy. 1 know soting sbout thens. but § uuderatapd very rich abd Lave 8ne coul. | know I uura wood, and have never surued cosl; wod {n By hyuse. Laving id cheopi food ts abundsot. We pat o four or deal of jmportant trade iv doue g;»u::l:bn trade. Missouri is rigbt ol eua oppo- Lo bunk. 2 “Sir. Dwight—A jobblug trade? large dismuities ot porky aud we bave va largo pork ouucs. A great HMitin dpssour 18 Mr. Morria—Yes, & jobmng trade. We have & lurie numer of facturics, sbope for makivg en- Kings, Wagone, ¢tc. We have tLe largest tubacco- iuanufaciuring establishment 1 tne United Elates, 1t 18 tun by Beebe & Co. | think I hszard aotbing 10 ssying that i I8 tbe largost iu the'United Blaics. We think, tbat s0 far 8s hvlug snd locality sro con- cequed, (Jofucy caunnt be surpassed, 1t you can- uot get s good lucation 1 Quincy, 1 will give you une Lyscit. NOTES AND NEWS, COLQUITT AND UILL. Boeclul Dispaich to The Triduse. Wassixoron, D. G,y Dee. 30.—~Tbo statement of Bea HU), of Ueorgls, in & recent futerview, ‘sented -4 vialmants usder the Siate title, and it s lutk “that he was at lLeart a friend of Gov. Col- quitt,’ has brought, as it was cxpected that it would, & sharp denlal from the latter. Gov. Colquitt is now reported as saying that he will tear from Hill the mask of pretended friend- ship, and let the public undersiand his true po- sition, which is that of an active and:malevolent encmy. This personal contest hd¥reen these wenticmen is of natfonal fntcrest, a8 it inayvery ssibly result in the destruction of the vrgan- zed Democracy of the Btate, and .the creatin of ab jadependent party. Wasninarox, D. C., and his nnrl{lvl‘t this morning for New York, to attend the Hryant memorial exercises. ' NEW YEAR'S AT THE WIITE NOUSE, At the reception at the White House, on New Yesr's-Duy, Mrs. Hayes will be assisted by Mrs. Jd. N, Jewett, of Chlcago; Mrs. Ausiin, of Cleveland: Mrs. Charles Anderson, Jr., of Cin- cinuatl; and M ings. ——— . "LOUISIANA. Alleged Printing Irregularity—Tax Case— The Yellow-Faver Commisslon. Apeciat Dipated t3 TAs Tridune. New Onrraxs, Dec. 30.—The curps of United Btates engiacers appolnted under the sct of Congress to Investigate the work upon the jet- tles, and to report o Congress the result of their labor. met here to-duy, and, with Capt. Eads, proceeded tothe sceoe of the latter's great victory, The Boanl conststs of Gens. Har- nard, Wright, Tower, Macomb, and Col. Merrill. They were also sccompspied by a clerk and s stenographer. Judge Bllllogs to-day orders au {ojunction in the cnse of Heory Benjamin vs. The State Audivesy Tressurer, and Printer, enjoining the pavment of warrants tothe amountof over $19.000. The Senate Sub-Committee to discuss yeliow fever, consiating of Benators Euatie, Lamar, ana Paddock, and the House Committee, conststing of Representatives Gibson and Houxer, met to- day at Room 120 St. Charles Hotel. On motion of Gen. Gibson, Benator Eustls was made Chairman. Amoog the experts present wers Surgeon-Genersl Woodworth, Drs. Green of Boston, Barnes of New Otleans, snd Col. T. 8 Hardee, After a sesslon of two hours the Cowmittes adjourncd to meet at 7 this evening, when there were present in addi- tlon Drs. Hollidsy and Holcomb, of this city. Both of these geatlermen were examined and cross-examined as to both their theory und practice. The work of tno Comnittee will be prosccuted with vigor. Witnesses. both profes- slonal and unov-professional, will be examined, and more especially as to the subject of quarau- tiue. Kully one week will elapse before the Committec will conciude its investigations. ‘There was no meetiog of the Potter Commit- we to-lay. * The Supreme Court reverses the decision of the lower Court in the case of the Southern Bank, which some time since asked for a man- damus to compel the City Council to levy atax 0 pay the interest un what are known as the consulidated bonds of the City of New Orlvans, The lower Court granted the request. The Bupreme Court refused ft. To the Weatern Anioclated Press. NEw OxrEans, Dee. 30.—Ou application of Henry W. Benjoumin, Judge Billiogs grented an njunction restraloing and enjoining the pay- ment of wirrants for over $13,000 fssued to George W. Duprec for printing aud binding Leglolative documents of the session of 1573, the Judge holding that the law under which safd printing was done had been repealed. ‘The Supreme Court has decided the celebrated case of tho Stato ex rel. the Kouthern Hauk vi, E. Pillsbury, Mayor, et al., against the relators, reveraing the judgment of the lower Uourt, which granted 2 mabdamus compelling the city to levy & special tax to pay Lthe interest oncertain bouds held by the Southérn Bauk. The Court bolds that Sec. 37 of the sct of 1842 provides for au unnqual tax, afd 15 unconstitutional. Atnong the arrivals to-day were: The flons. Clarkson Potter aud J. D, Cox, of the Potter Commlttee. Mr. J. B, Linton, Clerk of the Cuw- wittee, Gen. Hooker, of Miasissippl, member of the Yellow Fever Commitiee, Dr. Falligant, of Savannah, member of the Bosrdof Experts, sud ex-Gov. W, I Kellorw, Mr. Steuger, of Penn- rylvania, the other member of the Potter Bub- Committee, has not yet arrived. ‘The House and Schate Yellow-Fever Commit- tees met vopjointly. On motion of Gen. Gib- non, Benator Eustls was detlared Caairman. The experts wern invited to take seats with the Cungressional Committee, Present: J. B, Fus- tls, Chatrman; L. Q. C. Lamar, A, 8, Padadock, R. L. Gibson, Cbaries E. Hovker, Sureeon-Gen- eral J. M. Woodworth, Dr. Samuel A, Green, Dr. 8smuel M. Beroess, Col, T, 8. Hardle, Surgeon-Gieneral Woodworth lald before the Commlttee the result of the work sccoinplisted by the fever experts who jnvestigated the suv- Ject during the lall, The Clerk read the resolution of Congress creatiog the Commission, Surgeon-Geuneral Woodworth subimitted a revort of the work of the Commission at Memphis. The letter of In- structions to experts at M, his was slsoresd, Dr. Woodworth suggested rome lines of in- quiry to facilicata further 1 fzution in addi- tion to those already followed. He sald that the report’ would be rend{ by the 15th of Jan- uury, and ready for publlcation oy the end of the month, Mr. fooker urged that it was highly impor- tant that the report should be made as soun s possible to secure appropriate legislatidn by Conuress. Senstor Lamar and Mr. Gibson exvressed their views in regand 1o @ thorough fuvestlya- tion of the quarantine systei, and that wit- L s to Lhis effect should be vited. Mr. Hooker moved that a cummittee of three, with Senator Eustis as Chalrman, be af poluied, which shull desigznsie to the Sergo: ut-Arms the of citizens, Captalun of vussels, ute., who are posted upon the subject, wod that ho be directed to subpana them o sppesr, it order that such evidencs as {8 pro- curable in tho promises may bo taken, The following Cotnmiticawas appolnted: Sen- ator Eustis, Chairman; Senator Paddock, andithe Houn. R L. Ulbson, In spesking of tha quaruutine, Mr. Gibsun cited ac tnstance of 8 fuwmily who lived on Cat Istand, on tbe Loulsianu coast, aeveral miles froi the inalu land, trom which they werg coni- pletely Bolated, and who bad vounlracted the disease. Bunator Eustis sald that the yellow fever had radiated frou this poius over {he country, and it scemied to hita higbly important to determine the eflciency of the quarautine systen. ‘Ibls evenivg, Dre. Holliday sud Holcorb, of this city, were exumived, aud both agres that tuo fever originates here every Year fron s genn which wus origiually imported here, aud has become s part of tho chmmte: thet 1he cpidemue was undoubtediy incurred by ueglect in remoy- Ing garbage, nud by Blling up streets with the ulhr‘ nd garbage of tne cllfl'. Lo testhnony closed at 11 o'clock, sud the Commities ud- Jourued tll Tucsy: P ——— THE BODIE SHARKS. BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30,—It has been ascer- talued frow fuquley at the State Surveyor-Gen- cral's otfice that Sec. 16, In which a portlon ol the town and mines of Bodle are situsted, oon, . has been located ugder the laws, the applicauts have pald the regular price for mineral lands (8250 per acre), bave recelved certificates, and unless protes eotered, pateuts will be fs- sucd pext November. ‘The Surveyor-General stales that bo will respect such piotests, aud icave the mutter to be setticd by the courts, A nunber Of Drowiuent holders of Bodle mintui propertles under the United States title had 2 conferenve to-d: we of them are rupre- to be in favor of comprowmisivg with the huu&xhn reasonuble terms cun bo arrived at, The Bous! ndard Mloiug Cowpsuy have al- ready effecte promise up teiims reserved, and the owners of {Ne~Bydle- Bauk buve takes shwllar sction. ——————— s - SPRINGER'S MUNIFICENCE. >~ CiNciunate, Dec. 80—Some tlme ago Me Reuben R. Borioger offered $30,000 as Lis sub~ scription to ald In the erectlon of neves- sary buildjugs sdjolulng the Music Hall for expoaition purposes, ou coodition that the citizens sdd thereto §100,000 by the 1st of Junuary next. It is anoounced that tho citizens’ subscription to-duy amousts to 8103.000. This 1870, and the grow ercction of the n weather permlts, an exposition darlng be broken for the ings as soon asthe .‘ h—— I nLTIES. LIEUT. WALLACE. Apectal Dispateh 1o The Tridune PRILADELPINA, Salter Wallace, who diszppeared from Fort Missoula, in Montara Territary, several days aizo, and who I8 supposed to bave been drowned in tho river near the fort, was a Philadelphign. Alinost all “of his | relatives to the truth of tho been that the War OfMice, Inquiring anxiously, repott, and the reply ha Department knows nothihi of ihe reported ace Young Wallace'- was born at s fort in Kansas, whefo his_ fatber, Lieut.-Col. Gicorge W, Wallace, now retired, commanded. His boyhood was passed in 1hia city, where he During the War Lie was a Lieu- tenant of the Fourth Heavy Arttlleryof New, At theend of the W was educated. g var he was made a First Lieutenaut of tho Third Infantry and seot ! His_grandfather, Thomas Ki tera Wulluce, was a Philadelphia County Com- f Licfore the consolldation. Wallace distinizutalied blmself in the severe In- ian (ights of last spring, aad was great! Uy his commdes. been drownetl was taken from & Montana news- tu the frootler. Tno repore that OCEAN WRECKS, New Yong, Dec. 30.—The steamship Larting~ toil, from Galveston for Reval, with 4,000 baies of cotton, went sshore at Hermuda while trying to make 8 harbor to repalr the leak. One thou- sand bales were saved dry. hu steamship Kate, Havre, with a cargoof cotton, nshorc at Ber- muda, bas broken up. One hundred and efghty hales of damaged cutton were recovervd up to from Galveston to .The steamers Andes, from Aspinwall, and Caoima, from Bermuda, report seelng nothing of tue poats of the lost steamer Fmily B, Souder, POWDER FOR KINDLING-WOOD, 80,—The Courers Journal’s special dispatch from Harrodsburg, Ky, says that ota vitlage called Cardsville, in Mercer County, on last Ssturday night, Mrs, Dickerson, in attempting to ald a fire which she a keg comtainlog some biasting powder and threw s handfulon the fire. flash reached the tremendous explosion foliowed, cnveloplog her Stie was 50 badly huroed Three of her had kindleq, seized in a sheet of Ilames, that she dled this children, who were {n the room at the time of the explosion, were alww very badly burneds ‘Two of them are not expected to live, i . 8ax Frnascisco, Dev. 30.—T.as United States Commissioners tu<lay completed thelr luqulry coucerning the loss of the steamer Georgia by 1aking the test!mony of H. Z. Howard, Captain 1t was to the general effect that he had taken his bearinis proverly, but bad been deceived by the actlon of the cure renta, with which be was not Tully arguainted, Hu repelled the charges of droukenness sod fo- attention to duty. NMUNAWAY. Spectal Dirsateh to The Tribune. y CriNtox, Ik, Dev. 30.—Late last vight, a8 a sleigh losd of prople were returning to this city from Wapello, their team ran sway, throwing out Sarah Wade. and njuring her perhaps fatat- She was brousht to this cits She i now lyfng {o a very erifie of the wrecked ship. ald tendered, cal conditlon. %, Wis.,, Dec, 30.—Two fsherinew named Kost and Otterstein, while tishing Suo. dav near Blg Suamico, were varriod vut futo the buy by the breaking of the ice, and are sup- New Youk, Dee, J0.—The steamer (ilamor- gau, from China und Janao, for this port, sud reparted missing, bus been heard from. vessel srrived at Bermuda Dec. 16, and cleared ou the same day for her destination, e ——— e GROVER. The Oregon Electoral Sharp Charged by an Investigating Comaalsalon with Extravi gunce und Corrnption=Tha Mone State Short 807,000, Poutraxp, Dee, 30,—For about two months the Commission sppainted by the Legislature of Oregon hLins been investigating books and pa- vers connected with the State Department. ‘Their report, now submitted, shows that funds to the amount of about $97,000 have cither becn unaccounted for or paid out without autbority of law, Among these anounts are the follows ine tems: Swamp-land fund unacconated for, 8255763 (llezal fees paill for conveying convicts and fneane persous to places of contlncinent, tores In the Modoc war unaccounted for, §13,200; overpald to Bec- State Chadwick, 84,000, Quartermaster? schoot sand school land fund, wbout $9,000; ,deficiency, Since the close of the Juse State Ad- winistration, T. H. Cann, Clerk of the Bosrd, hus pald to the Freasurer 35,200 belanging to various Stute funds, aud declares his abiiiey and willluguess to pay ull that {s due the State from tratisuctions of the vame within his supervision, Tno repors §s very scvere In its cundeimnatlon of tirover. ot Bl @ large part of the blume for a louse, extravagant, anl corrupt Admunistrstion, The report (s particularly scvere o relation to the vonauzt of the [oard of Schoul-Laud aud School-Fund Commissioners, of which Urover It churices that the State’s edu- cationul fund has been squandered, not worth 50 cents on the by the Commision that Gro large sums frow the fand ou very trithng and fuadequate security, und used the money urposes; also that lig loaned large the fund to ottiers, In such wa the woney came back to his own pocke ooy 1 the name of the State almoat worthless security, in consequence ot which thero 18 grreat loss to thie fund, by virtue of his affice sa Guveroor, Lad tue mauagement of the municlpal ‘The Cominiision sav that to'ths s of cbtatning mouey dishonestly Is added tuat of o un - cath-bound trist.—that ot ‘The Counnission was the heud. nlmself took tuking for the wusrding o Tund sacredly. adds that many of the trausactions of the Duard were voncealed from the public by fa) ing to report the sume tu tho Lecisiature, aud thut then such statemen Mauy of the Jus wilch canuot be by will ueyver were ingde Wern 3 ed, and pruba- —————— BBLE IN DE CHUCH.” » Cixcinyaty, 0., Dee, 30.~Quito s disturbance oceurred at the Lutheran Chuich in SBomerset, 0., yestenduy worning, upou au attempt belug wade w huld services in the same, thirds of the cougregstion hsa somu time ago withdruwn from the clurch, not lkiog tbe preacher. Yestondsy they sltewpted 10 take posscssion und bold scrvices, ignorin, preacher. The City Marabal was cutled the intruders wers ejected. the clected party again eutered aud held u s Both parties will sppeal to the feu unmolested, e —————— MOSES STILL ON THE INSIDE. PorrLawD, Ore., Dec. citement, to all appearances, hus subsided. The Yukima voluuteers have returucd (rom Priest’s Raplds, Four of Perkius® murderers are (u jall. Moics s stlll fu juil, sud it is bioted he will never be allowed (o leave Yakims. Bowe of thu indlsus say ali Muscs’ sna inuballe’s Ju- lany mre vomlog to the reservatiou 1o live. ubalis hitnsell canuos be found, . - e —— PROSPECT OF CHEAP COAL, Dec, 50.—Presideat 80.~The lodian ex- Purtavsrri, Goweu, of the Readiog’ Raslroad, s the result of Jast Friaay's weetiug as an indlcation tbat there will be ol wude for BeXt Yeur. Do cudl cowbina-