Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 8, 1879, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE : ESDAY. JANUARY thelr clear, perhans, in other atmospheres, while the ladies will he driven away Ina bedy. Tha invitation to smoke, of course. means o radical change fn Mr. Hamlin's nlans, and he will prob- nh||y Zet up entertalnments for the futare thut will ba entirely satiafactory to smokers. PHILADELPHIA. Speeial Devated 1o Tha Tritune Puinapsrrenis, Jan. 7.—Mra. Ettle ITender- #on, who cauie over from Now York to witness the production of **Within an Inch of His L41e,"" at the Cnestnut Btreet Theatro to-night, returned home, having decided that she would not take ont an InJunctlon against the further performance of the drama. 8he says the plece 18 very mich lke her drama, **Almost a Life,” so successfully playea fo New York at the Btandard Theatre, and that the exits, and en- trances, and stage business of the first three acts arc the same. But the Introduction of the trial, and other features of the piay that are in- cident to the book, does the work of preventing njury to Lhe success of her piece quite as well a8 an In‘uncllon could, “Within au luch of Hia Life ') is by Martha Lafitte Johnson. manded by W. J. Canningham, at present mem- ber of the Lepiintura trom MNatchitoches. flis house was broken Into, and he surrendered ‘himzelf on rece{vIng assurances that he wounld not ba barmed. He was taken to fail, and kept there until midnight, when ho was allowed to leave town on condition that he would advise the necgroes to leave politica alone, and wonld pever return to the parfah. Witness afd he was a man of pronerty In the parish, and was driven away on account of his intluence with the col- ored race, an influenco ho had always exerted against the Democratic party, ‘Witness was pastor of ihe Baptist Church, and in 1570 was Benator in the Packard Legisia. ture, Witnees stated that the Iuwlessness in Natchitoches was due sotely to tha politicians, -; 'zlhn respectable people’ wers not In favor of it. Witnees has not returned to Natchitoches - since Sept. OTHRN WITKRASES. Mesars, 4. D, Mctiill, Luclen Bland, snd J. M. McGlll, residents of Tensas Parish, testified that beforo the election there were two ticknta in the fleld,—a regular Democratic and an Inde- pendent Democratic. The negroes dureed to support the Jatter. Witnesses bolleve the negrocs wero [ntimidated to such an extent as to prevent the election of the Independent ticket. "'{ also believed that frauds wera committed by atuffing tha baliot-boxes. The whole machinery of the election was in tho hands of the regular Democraticnominees. Wit- av:;‘se‘: were candidates on the Indopendent ek e The Committes adjourncd until to-morrow, when other witnesses from Tensas Parish will be examined. i AMUSEMENTS. TRE ENGLISIT OPERA, Auber'a most melodious work, *Fra Diavolo," was piven last night by the Hess troupe. Thers was & falr house, but not so large as the merits of the representation deserved. Mtss Montague was the Zerlina, and caroled her ‘mcllifinous numbers with neat vocalistic offect. Her act- ing, however, waa someswhat weak it was good as far a8 it went, but lacked ths abandon of archness which the charzetor requires. Miss Adelaide Randall was pleasing, though not forcible, in tho part of Lady Allcash, This was Miss R.’s second appearancs in this city,—sha having Alled the role of Wanuelita, In the Of- fenbachion triflo, © Vertigo,” at Haverly's Theatre, Dec, 23, 1870, Mr. Castle’s persona- tion of the jaunty Brigand Chief 1s well known on our boards; and his effort last evening show- ol mo falllpg-oft from his usunl excellent NEW YORK. Naw Yorx, Jan. 7.~One of the most sucerss- fnl concerts of fhe scason was given to-night nt Steinway Hall in aid of the building fund of the Nautillus Boat Club. The artists embraced the most eminent now fn New York, including Romenyl, DI Marska, Arbuckle, and others. ——————— THE RAILROADS. [ TOURIST TROUBLES. ‘The well-known tourist ageucy of Cook, Son & Jenkins at Now York has been broken up, aod application has beew made fn court for the appointment of 8 Receiver. Tue firm was cs- tablished just aftcr tho Franco-Prussiau war by Mr. Thomas Cook, of Londun, who bad a toursst ngency in that city. The first move. ment made by the new firm In this country was to establish connections with the great trunk Iues of raflroads. A discount on rates was de- manded and s percontage besides on all tho busluess brought to tho road,s—tho rapresenta. tion belng that it wns the intention of tho agency to attract European tourists to visit the "United S8tates in large (companfes, — personnily conducted”” or otherwise; at any rate, thoy wore to be induced to come, and said_ young Cook: * We'll scad 'em over tls ronds with which wa can make the best bar- graina,”” Bome of the rallrond compunies made the required arrangemcnis, others hesltated, and the Erfe declined altogether, This declina- tion was absoluite, and tho reesons assigned for It were that o great rallroad company could pet standard, Mr. Turncr made his first bow this | 0%y wn excursi Khioidt Lot La Matyr 1s furnished with letters of introduc- | New-Years' Day, in paylug his reapeets to the season; a8 Lorenzo; and his onc song, "I lovo u(uxi'gl hglp‘; ot RO 5"6'5'“"?:'3?..: tocens Lo | Gress, the Commisslancrs say that tho ';'"" tion to lcaalng Bouthern men who have lo- | President, e caught a severe cold, which super her #0," was very nicoly oxecuted. Afr. Sezuln | put discotints [nto other people’s pocketa; that | transferred to them by tho ofitcers of the | 30000 the Greenback movement, and e is fn- | induced his present sickness. Judge Hunt's il was graphically ridiculous, a8 always, in | no guarantee of the acquirement of new busi- | Freedmon’s Bank st tha time of its the operatic Drundrearyism, JLord Allcash, The gem of the performance, howover, was the Jeppo of Mr, Ryee. It was an extroor- dinarily fins plcce of chizracter-acting,worthy to rank with tho best sveclincna of dramatic geore delincations. Ilia exbibition of faclal expros- slon_was wonderfully good; and he evinced 1 strength in tho ludicrous and the pathetic f the lawless Jazarone. ong in the last act was Preraphaelistic As for ness through the tourist agency had been or could be offered; that the Erla iaiiroad and its connections hed already established a trans. Continontal route by which a traveler could go nround the world for a smnall sum of monoy whenever he felt so inclined,—from New York to Hong Kong for 8355, for example, to Honolulu for $210, and to Australia for 8280, to say nothinz of the excursions to and {from our great watering-places, and tho faciil. ties tor close copncetion with the Atlantle steamship lines, Cook, Bon, & Jenkins made the best they could of what left to them, but it nopeared fu the proceedinds bofore the court that they dld a loalng business. ‘The application for & Re- ceiver was m-lnlg made to get rid of Jenkivs, wiio {s_charzed by Cook, Jr,, with having re- talned 829,500 Lilegally, or at least with having failed to account forthiat sam. Joukins, ou the contrary, says the concorn owes him §10,000. scriptl In tho rude forco of its naturality. Glacormo, bia was outrageous as to noss and oute landish as to eyebrows, but otherwiss was not remarkable. This afternoon, ** The Chimes of Normandy,' " I and this evening, The Bolemisn Girl,"'—M! Montague as Aligroneits and Miss Abbott na Arline. —_— HER.MAJRSTYI'S OPERA. Agreeably to the announcement {a the Sun. day papers, Mr, Haverly yesterday receised ap- lications for season ticketa for the two weeke of grand opera by the Mapleson company, The demand far exceeded lils expectations, a num- ber of our best citizens having sccured acata for the entire fourteen performances; among whicl, it is worthy of remark, thero will be no such thiog as an "off night.” To-day will bethe last opportunity for sccurlog the choleest seata without standing in a tine and waiting turia pt thie box-olflce, ns after to-day the geucral sale of seats for single performances beging, 8T, LOUIS, . Spectal Dienatch to The Tribune. 87, Louis, Jau. 7.—This afteruoon a meoting of the Uenersl Pusscnger Agents of five East- eru roada wos held, the following gentlemen belng present: Charles E. Follott, of the Van- dalla; O, ‘one, Jr., of tho Ohlo & Missls- sipol; 1. C. Townsend, of the Wabash; €, C. Cubb, of the Indlanapolis & 8t. Louls; and 8. 11, Kndicht, of the Chicago & Alion. Altera discussion, it was dotermine] to take off salo the unlimfted sccond-class tickets to Eostern polnts, and to sell ouly Nmited tickets, “The object of thisls l.o{mr.n check on the vpera. tions of the scal lpcrl, who lave caused a good deal of trouble tothe varlous ronds re- warding this class of ticketa for sono tine past, Both limited and nulimited tickets of the firat cluss will coutiuua to ba sold. LOCAL MEMORIANDA. The Johu Dillon party are to play at Jollet on uext Saturday evening, and will arrlve in Cnleago on Bunday wornlyg. Tho company opens at Hooley's Theatre on Monday evening. Mr, Horsy Peskea has about concluded are ravigoments with Mr. Hess to take' a leading position fo the Kngitsh Opern Company. If thesa arrangements ore eatisfactory to Mr. Teakes, Mr. 1less oy be nssured thoy will Lo cutlrelv so to the public, who cannot but re- gurd him a8 a great acquisition to the company. Mr. Barton Wi}, tho manager of the Callfor- nia Theatre, 8an Francleco, fs hiere on & fiylng visit on his way Enat. 116 came this way tolouk for talont, and some say lie has Nis eve on the Mapleson Opera Company, On the sams traln came Mr. C. R. Chapman, of Baldwin's Theatre, who [s also on the outlook. Thoy were enjoyiug the shows last evanloe. s ‘Tho attendsoce st Iaverly's last eveolng showed such an Increase over ‘that of AMonday that the mnntgcmcnt 18 oncouraged to keep 4 [lurricanes’? on the boanis tll further notlee. ‘Those who are looking forward to ** Champagno and Oyaters,” therefore, need not wait, in caso the mersy feast provided by Bronson loward prove altogether too wueh {o the popular taste, At any rate, * Hurricancs ™ will b repeated to- night, and perhaps all the weelk. A marked improvement was noted n tho ren- de‘ing of *Destiny” at McVicker's Theatrs Just ovening by the cuttiog out of a good deal of uonccessary dinlogue. The wasto vasket mado 8 deo:ub receptaclo for the worst parts of tho nlay, and the story was all the better told, ;and tho ncting considera- bly intensified Ly tho omissions, Thors was o slight chiango in the cast for which we could sca 1o reason.—namely, in the substitation of Mr. Pearsou for Mr. Everham in the partof Dr. Manstte, snd giving Mr, Everhamn the rolo of AMr, Lorry. Both wore satisfactory fn the char- ncters for which they were originally cast, and wo do not thiuk the chanzo woas au smendmant. An exccllent audience occuplod the Louss last night, aud the play was received with cordisl appluuise, Balabreca, tho Swedlsh wonder-worker, will bo - seen at tho West Eud Opera House, 431 West Madison atrect, this evening, for the first time fu Chicago, fle fs prouounced to be a mast sstontshing magictan, rivaling the works of spirits, and, in concert with Miss May Loyton, CHESAPEAKE & OII10, Ricusoxy, Va., Jan. 7.—The annual meeting of the stockliolders of the Chesapeaks & Ohfo Rallway Company wis leld to-dav., President Huntinglon In his report says: While Lhe business of the road {8 steadily incroasing, your Presideat and Hoard of Directors sre more fully thau ever befors fripressed with the fact that conuectlon with the Western system of rall- ronds and Eastern extcusion 1o deep water tnust bo hnd befora the success of the road ean be fully assured, The totsl carnings of tho Dscal year wern §| 000, total operating ex- penscs, $1,6M4,730, leaving the balance of carn- ings over vpcrating vxuenses, $34,621 5 tuereaso over the gross earnligs fiscal year 187077, 13,827, - "Tte old ofticors werg re-elected. Nesolutions were adopted suthorizlug the Directors to obtain uuthority 1o iucrease tue capital stock of the Compauy. A (100D DEAL OF SAND.” dpacial DUsoaich 10 sue Trisi2 Fort Wavng, Ind., Jan, 7.—Thesca Swhiney to-duy fled a sult agalnst the Pittsburg, Fore Wayne & Chicago Rallway Company for $100,- 000 damages for graval used by such company out of Bwluney Pit {n the post soven years. BLOCKADE REMOVED, Buvraro, N. Y., Jav, 7.—The euow blockads has been effectunlly removed, and alltralus sro ruuning regalarly and uearly ou time. ——— ITEMS8. The regular monthly meoting of the fast- frelght lines has been postponed on account of the suow blockades and old weather until Jou. 15and 10. The meeting will be beld at the Tift Louse, Buflulo, Information wasreceived hero yestorday by Mr. B. 3. Artas, Western Ceneral Passengzor Agent of the Erie Railroad, that the Erfe s entirely relleved from the suow blockade, and tbat all traius ore runuing regularly ogaln, Freight traflic ou the Pittshure, Fort Wayne . performing marvels of mind-reading, sceond | & Chlcago Railroad t3 heavier than it Lus boen sight, and the like. ~Professor’ Tooin, | for inany years, ‘Thirty-threa trains arrived at of Kentucky, & distiuguisbed chemlst | Pittaburg” Friday Iast, whils 400 loaded cars and physiclst, recently suid of Balsbregu's per- | were lofu at Crestlise for wunt of mutive power furmances: A more wstonlahing sud unac- | to move them. countable scrles of oxperiments I dunot remen- P 3 ber having witneased for muny years, Notably | Fivowealthy New York caitallsts huve pur- thoso vhenomena announced as mind-reading | ghased 100 acres of land ot Los Vezan New Mexico, on tho Atchison, Tepeks & Nauta ¥e Railroad, including the eelebratod hot springs at that place, They will ercct ut ouce a fine hotel, anumber of cottages ou tho Jand. It is clatmies that the;a springs aro superior to the hot springs of Arkansas, ‘Thy Micuigan Coutrsl and Lake Bhore & Mickigan Southern Ruilrosds expericnco much troublo on account of a larzo number of thelr frelghl-cars being detained in the East. Now that tho snow blocksdes have besn raived, it is cxpected that theso cars will be returoed os Tnuklv as possibla to enubla thew to dispuse of Lo Jarge amount of freight that Is awalting shipmont to the East, Moro thsn a week ago Mr, W, K, Ackerman, President, snd J. ¥, Tucker, Traffic-Mansger, o tha liiuols Central Raflroad, left for New York to have & conference with the President and Directors of the Wabash Rafiway regardiug & uew arrangement botween tho two rusds about thelr new liue und the future mauszement of the Chlcago & Paducsh Hallroad, which hus buen soquired by tho Wabash, Nothing hes sitice been heard of these gentlemen beyond rumors that they bavo succeeded in making & satisfactory srrangement with the Wubash, and that no new lines between Bt. Louls an Chicago will by bullt, It is probahle that they are snowed in sogewhere East, aud will not re- appear sgain uutfl weraicr weather scts fo. General-Magager Marvin Hugbitt, of tho Chi- are |Husions of a truly scientific charucters they have ot thelr equal, as far a8 I know, sud are uudoubtedly mors mysterious than thio *second sight ? made celebrated by the great moster maglcian, Robert Houdlu, A parlor musicale, under the suspices of the Ladios’ AfQ Bociety of 8t, Putrick's Parish, will b glven tbis evenlng at tue yesideuce of Mra. 1. Kelly, U3 Averdeen street, for the beuellt of tle poor, The entertaloment wlil embrace o well-selected musical progrumme, Interspersed with readings, and wiil’ bo rendered Ly woll- known musicions of the city, Among the artists who havs volunteered thelr services sro Mrs, C. F. Sammy, plaaist; Mra. Bhea, Mrs, Brogelman, Messrs, Corby und itohner, ina quartette frum Baite; Miss Miwule Bherwood o will_uive Artbur Sullivan's * Lot me dream agatn 4 Prof. 8, Kayser, telected rcadings; i Me, 1L Allen, violin solos; Mr. T, J. shea, \ Beoteh ballad, * Comlug Turough the Rye'; Mrs, William McQuire, soprano solo; Miss E, Plamondon, plano solo. The eutertslument i promises 1o be quite interestiug, and the abject for which it is prepared is worthy of encour- ; agemeut. The tickets are 50 cents. Mr. Joha Hami(n nas issucd an aunouucemnent iln the "“?" or v dodqen." to the cffect that io flamliv’s Theatro ™ smoxiug will hercatter +be allowed in tha suditorium,* excent on Friday night, which will be reserved for ladies’ nleht i:m‘:l the Tuesuny aud Friday matinees.’ L vl please take nots of | cazo& Northwestern Rallroad, gives sotlee to this, "Len Grover was the fint to | ogents and baggagemen thot hercater 150 {uvite smoking 1n 8 Chicago theatre ot huy pre- | pouuds of persoual baggsge will be carried fice tenslous to redpectability, dud tue uovelty of | for any passcuger tolding s full-fure passengere the thing for & tine drew crowda to thd Adelpht, He coupled the permission to swoke with an- other to drink beer, and that wou the hcart of ths multitude., Other **theatrcs® followed suit, sud very soon this edge of the novulty wore off, {r. Hamlin, among others, :!l‘l{'l‘:l!ml bculr-h-ll with amclcompmh;xeuz 8pe of ain; an clog, and for o Whilp % brought o woney Mm.KB)'-unmby betookit into his besd to run a legitimate theatre, god bullt up a very. handsome sudito- rium jo the most desirable qoot 1o thaglty, A story, experience of bad luck bas spparcut ;nn- strang the' mangzeripl nerve, sud he now,be- tleket, or seventy-five pounds fur every hall-faro ticket, All baggaze fu excess of the above welehts 10 cach ticket wil) be charged fur at thy full rate, snd any excess welrht, bowever siull, 1o bu carried any dbstance, Wil not be taken fur a less amount than 23 cents, 1o Do case wust moro than the above welghts of baggege be checked free, and sud excoss baggago charges wust be evfurced ou all exccas :lu MI;‘ ’I’l.u; bn;z\'o appligs to any sud cve: 1 = on of ey, sull Lo P CLOS Wl Lo gheh any Glass of iravelrs in the amount of baggege to be carried Tree, Here- ufter no bazguze-passes will be tssued, but 500 seoches hly old ‘custouery i oo back aud | aud 1,000 taile coupun-tickets will be supoort hlm.Pl'nrhlnl m,,..m.f‘;-... S‘"} will | »ddubuewm’v:xfi uen‘r: nni bagwagemen uot b coutent with 1ho pere privilere of enok-"| Iwust sco that those parties Boldlog excess foga . They will need beer, snd the privi- | baggage tickels do not bave wore welght of Jege of lolitog around as of old. Un the other | bscgege than s sbowu oo their ticket without baud, the betier class of custowers will prefer | the excess rate belng charged therefor, . ‘Woful Condition of the Much- In Life It Was Plucked In Its Death It Is Made to Feed Acklen Again Parades His Private extravagant that the assets cannot long endure the straln. asalary of $3,000 per year, but all the work I8 sald to be verformed by Loipeld, the account- ant. Treasury, in obedlence to a resolution of Con- fallure amounted nominally to $3,093,005. They have collected i fivo years, since the failurc of the bauk, 81,410,075; amount recelved trom dividends, $417. Total colicctions, $1,420, 803, To settls up thls, by no means largo cstate, banks, and smiisr messures, - and Do | peciall jy to that portion which proposes to THREN COMMIsBIONKRE, La Matyr, when possible, will seck | abolish the national armories, havo created so with a host of gents, and cicrks, ond helpers, | jneftations to sddress Legislatures npon | much opoosition that the Commirsion fs con- hiave been employed five years, and it wonld an- pear that the work Is ot wore than half done, to 8, 1879—TWELV: PAGLSB. : ? of gold, sflver, and greenbreks, much more than there [s any use for at preeent. Refercnce svas also made to reporta from all parts of the country that resumption had given confidence to business, and that both at home and abroad business seems to be stimulated, and is befag conducted with rencwed activity. THE NATIONAL BANKS. The arrangeinent of the Treasury Depart- ment with National-bank depositories {sthat al) subscriptions to the 4-percent loanto be made through them are to be pald incoln. Bub- scriptions through other sources can he paid for in greenbacks. The subscription of $30,000,000 made recently was payable partly In coln and partly In grecnbacke.. Tho sub- scriptfon made on the the 34 lnst by a New York Natlonal bank of $800,260 was paid in cofn. OnJan, 1 National-vank deposi- tories held $41,090,840 in coln on account of subscriptions to the 4-per-cent loan, COIN AND PAPRR. Benator Booth's bill for tne interchange of subsidlary sliver cofnaand United States notes relates to all subsidiary colns, without excep- tlcn, and provides, firat, that any person pre. senting them (o sums of 820, or its muitipics, shsll be entitled to rdecive fegni-tender notes for them; second, that the Tremsurcr or’ any Ausistant Treasurer mlvlnr any coln under the provisions of this act shall ‘exchange tho same for United States notes ln sums of $20, or its multiples, upon dermaud of the holder of the notes, 3 Gen. Butier, but the correspondence betweem Mr. Potter atd people in New Orleans in regard to the Jenks packare of documeats recently published proves that at the time the reports referred to were in circalation Mr, Potter was arranging to have these Jenks documents pro- duced before ks Commitice. What Mr. Potter thought about theso papers may be Inferred from the fact of his having made the journey to New Orleans. The trick played upon Mr. Potter by Mrs. Jenks hias made the Committce more ridictu- 1nus, It possible, than the spending of two days' ting last summier in TAN RXAMINATION OF A LUNATIC. No committea ever ralsed by Congress has bronght together such an array of protessfonal lars, political tricksters, and practical jokers as the one over which Mr. Potter presides, and ho setof men have shown such credulity as the Democratic mafority of it, unless it was that Democratic Committee of the Forty-Fourth Comgress which solemnly examined Biggins abont the annoyance he suffered from Gen, Qrant’s spirit, which, he said, came in at the key-hale and disturhed his sleen at night, ‘The Republican members of tha Potter Cos mittee are fn no way responsible for Mrs, Jenke or her tricks. They did not call lee in the frst place, and theyhave taken no part in her exami- nation or stock in her storles. They have been content to allow Gen. Butler and the Demo- crats to manage her, The Republicans knew nothing about the truth of the story she told, but they procecded on the assumption that §f she told the truth the Republican visiting states. men wonld be vlndluled, but If she was lying it would be dangerous to have anything to do with her testimony. Unless the Committce opens an fuvestigntion In recard to the cipher a lgnuhu iis work fs probably done. The Re- publicana of the llouse have not changed thelr mind during the recess as to the wiscst policy 1o be pursuocd by them io regard to the cipners. THOE NATIONALS. LAYING TUEIL PLANS. Hoectal Dispatch (o The Tribuna WasmxoroN, D. C., Jan. 7.—The Itev. De La Matyr, Greonback Congressmat-ctect from the Indianapolis District, sturted South this evening on an extended tour, 1is trlp Is the result of 8 dccison of tbe Exccutive Com- mittee of the Natlonal Council to endeavor to secure Greenback converts in the South, De . WASHINGTON. Talked-of Freedman’s Bank. and lts Depositors Swindled ; the Salary-Grabbers. Crievance Befors the Public. Ard Desires o Clean BIll of Morals from s Congressional Com- utlttees The Mormons Greatly Flurried by the Recent Supremo Court De- oision, TJOND AXD NOTE PAPER. ‘The Committee which was appointed to open tho bids for furnishing the distinctive clasa of vaper for printing United States bonds, notes, ete., will submit to Becretary Sherman samples of the better class of papér offered, with the Fecommendation that & small quantity of ench ba tested, and the sslection made, if any of the samples meet the requircments. The Commit- tea siato that no haste in making the sclection 18 nocessary, as the Governinent hins on haud a lnr;{'e quantity of the gort of paper heretofore used, Cabinet Congratulations Over the Success of Resump- tion. FREEDMAN’S BANXK, CONDITION OF TRX CONCERN. Bvectat Disoaioh to The Tridune. WasnixaroN, D. C, Jan. 7.—Unless Con- gress loterferes and changes the management of tho Freedman's Bank, It {s certain that in 8 short time there will be notbing left to manage, o8 tha expenses of the Commissioners are so THE FOUR FXR CENTS, Subscriptions to the 4-pur-cent luan today reaclied 82,735,250, NOTES AND NEWS. JUSTICE NUNT. Spectal Disoatch ta The Tridune. Wasmnatoy, I. G., Jan. 7.—Justice Hunt is a little brighter to-night, but is entiroly para. Iyzed on the right slde. Two weeks ago be had some difficulty in expressfug his thoughts, and sent for his physiclan, Dr. Beater. This trouble passed away, as similar ones had before. On ‘The lase atlows cact Commissioner Ina late report to the Becretary of the structed beside to visit all the Legislatures and to obtain from them when possible a recogni- tlon, by way of resolutions, of the Natlonal party, The plan Is to ‘have joint resolu- tions Jntroduced directing Benators and Repro- scntatives In Congress tosupport propositions to restrict the lesue of bonds, abollsh the Natfonal neas Is not necessarily fatal, but It is scarcely probable that be can again take his seat upon thie Bench, as he is already 63, THE ARMY DILL. The Army Commission is ju session to-night. ‘The great objections that have been made to some features of the Reorgaulzation bill, cs- ‘The habilities of the bank were 83,039,650, these subjects. He was sclected for this misston becauso of hils former Method st pastor- ate, and tho fact that tho Methodist Church i atrong In the Bouth, and that he will have mors weight with Bouthern people than a professional pollticlan, ‘This {a the first move of the Natfonals in their campaign of 1880, and s to bo followed by sending the ablest men of the party luto Malne early next summer in anticipation of the Beo- tember eloctions. The Natloval managers say that by speeches, agitation, and Greenback Mterature'they will cndeavor to carry Malne, Vermont, Connecticut, Peansylvants, Ohlo, In- dlans, Wisconsin, lowa, Misslsslopl, Loulsiana, ‘Tozas, Alabams, Georgin, and Florlda. — OENSUS-TAKING, B. 8. COX'A BCHEME. Special Dipate Lo Tue Tridune. ‘Wasninaton, D. C., Jan. 7.—Mr. Cox, of New York, has fotroduced & comprehcosive scheme for the taking of the next ccosus. It indorses most of the features rocommended by Gen, Francls A. Walker, prescot Superintondent of Ceosus, and It contains many novel features origionl to Cox himself. Among other things, it is proposud thbat the (ieneral Government sball glva S States a subscription of one-alf the cost of taking the last ceosus in their respective States it they will take the consus avery flith year after the natlonal census Is taken, not for the purpose of represcntation, bLut for sclen- tific and commercisl purposes. This I8 eow dons by New York and Massa- chusetts, tho census in tho latter Btats being smodol. A similar practice was followed {n somp Soutliern States before the War, but has not been revived. . Cox especially intends to remove from the hands of Deputy Marshals the task of census- taking. Theso officials, Le says, ars generally aupolnted fora g VERY DIFFREENT PURPOSE, and {n many instances are not men of sufliclent educatlon 1o be intrusted with so delicate a task, For this work it {a bellcyed that compe- tent, educated men can be found, who will work for a moderate per diem whils employed, FROPOARD CEN Te the TWastern Assoclated Pross, Wasminoron, D. C,, Jan, 7.~Representativo Cox (N. Y.) to-day lutroduced s bill yroviding forthe teking of accosusof the population, wealth, and industry of tbe United Btates on the 1st of June, 1850, the superintendent of the census to be appointed by the President sud confirmed by the Benate. The clorleal fores fs to bo appoluted by the Secretary of tho Interior, and one of more supervisors for each Btato and Territory, not exceeding i 81l 160, are to bs nominated by toe (jovernors of tue sevorsl Btates. Bchadales of inquirles at the tenth vinced that it is utterly impracticable toattempt Lo pass the measure in that shape this scasion. 1t i understood, therefore, thut the Commission has declded to-night to endeavor to Incorporate the first seventcen pages, the first forty-three scctions of the bill, into the Army-Ap- priation blil, ‘These sections comprise the portions of the bl which relate to the orzanization of the srmy, to the cutting down of the ordnauce corps, to the varlous bureaus of the stafl corps, and to revise the list. This 18 but a small portion of the bil), but {t fuvoiy sowna of the most important partsof it. It belleved that the report that a promiuent mem- ber of the Judlciary Committes will move to have the bill referred to that Commitiee in the Benate In order that the Committes may de- termine whether or not the measure is constitu- tional is without foundatlon. TUE NEW YORK NOMINATIONS. A near friend of Mr, Conkling declares that he has no Idea now of ahandoning his opposition to vominations for the New York Custom- {ouse, snd that he fiss bad no such purpose at ooy time.' Fe deems the objections to remoy- ing Collector Arthur ss good now us when he socured the rejection of ‘the first set of ytomi- nees for the Custom-tlouse, and he feels as confident now as ho was before that the Senate will not depart from its custom of submittivg such questions as the pending onca to the Sen- ator of the State futerested. Hlv fricnds repre- sent him a8 perfectly confident that he ean agaln control the action of the Benate. AENATOR RDMURDS' RESOLUTION looks to n carefully prepared stateinent througch arcport of the Judiviary Comumittee of the Republican position upon the questiona which 1t vecites. It 1s expected that the resolution will pnes without epectal oppositlon, The re- port will be prepared oy Mr. Edmunds, and it 1s expected that it will embrace the platfor upon which the Republicans of the Benate desire to go to the country upon the varlous phascs of the,Boulliern question. TiLE METRIC BYSTEM. %o the 1Western Ansocuted Fress, Wasmnarox, ID. C., Jan. 7.—The report made by Representative Malsh to-lay, from tho Cu 1 mitteo on Co nage, Weights, and Mearures, pro- senst a condensed history of the metric system, and nssumes that the firse cescntlal thing for the clvilized workd 15 to establish al this time o tixed and determined unitof Internatioun! Hoenr measnrement. To secure this desirable end, the Committes earnestly recommend the early passagze of the House bl?l introduced at the lost sesslon 10 eatablish & inetric wystem fn post- oftices and custotn-houses of the United Biates on aud niter July 1, 1530, RIVERL AND JARDOR BILL. Messrn. Reagan, Kenna,and Hubbell bave been authorized to prepare tha Hiver and Harbor bill within & specificd Hmit ax to the smount for tha consideration of the full Commiites on Com- merce, 'The most temarkable part of this bankruptey caso i yot to tell, During the first six months of the Commissloners’ sorvice® thoy pald out undor the head of- sslaries of agents $24,012, The total pafd In five ycars amounts 804,22, Tho ndvertlsing account for tho samo perfod 18 $11,76]; attorneys’ fecs and costs, $31,078: ‘nmount patd Yor rents, £0,231; expenscs incident to loans, {nsurance, advertielug, auctloncers’ fees, ctc., $40,145; tuxes and arrearago of taxes, $73,783; and there are OTHER ITEMS which swell the expenses of this Commission for five years to the gigantic Ogures of $318,753. A good many of the clalms of the bank against 1ts deblors have oeen prosceuted, and Judgments to the amount of $172,000 have heen obtalued, Lawsults have beeh bezan to the amount of #537,77, and from tho character of the debtors, e thelr names appear fn tho schedule, a pros- peet for obtalving anything 1s NOT VERY YLATTRRING. Judgments havo been obtalued sgalust the followlug, among others: A. B. Mullett, 81,400} B. 7. 8ult, $24,784; 8. B, 8moot, 68,000; ex- #onator Pomcroy, $0,000; F. H. Gassaway, $3,076: and balt o bundred moreof thosamo character, 1n the schindule of suits begun there aro some very remarkable exhiblts. ft shows that the bank was 1n the hablt of loaning moncy ou sll sorts of security. FOR BXAMPLES One man borrowed $18,055 on hils own per- sonal bond. 1Iis name Ia E. Beccher, and he ls put down as_reslding in Montgumery, The ns-- scta of tha Memphis branch were $51,185, and they appear to be secured by the sowowhat ua- cariafn securlty of lsuas In Teunessco aud Arkausas. ‘Thousauds upon thousaods of dol- lars wera loaned without _security, and some of the moat votorious dead-beats and swindlers appear t3 have fattened on tho podr nezrocs’ savings. What was not Jost In this wity is Jikely to be caton up in salarics aud expensos unicss Congress turns tho business over to tus Treas- ury or some other Department. + ACKLEN. MORE OF )8 VINTUOUS INDIGNATION, Bpecinl Dipatoh to The Tritune. ‘Wasmnaton, D, C., Jau, 7.—It 1s difMcult to sco what Acklen expected to sccomplish by Lis demonstration fn the Houso to-dey. He cer- tainly could scarcely have hoped, when a Com- mieslon of bis own party In Loufsiana declined to vindivate Lo, that tte Democratic msjority of the Houss of Representatives would agreo to spend $20,000 In an attempt at vindication. It was noted that nobody was disposed to speak on the subject, It scema to be a matter that 10 member wished to touch, Acklen used very plain words, but, to usa equally plain | census are the satas us those containd In the PATENT-OFFICE. words, there was 5o member who ns- g'fi"l'"' f"k("“ufn tonama of ls:firl. u:uu:‘ uflmcu'l; m'.l;k&el znlcn't;?_nfirmlm- fur the year Just tional provislons. Three mililun dollars cd were $705, pifed to o thonor. ol helig Chislsiian g1 fixed as the maximum cost of the Tha NOMINATIONS, Comimittoo on Beduction, According to par- Hamentary ussge the mover of & resplution is entitled to promloenca upon the Committes which he moves. Acklen would bimsclf have Thomas 1. Nelson, Massachusetts, to he United Btates District Judeo for Massachusetis; Jomes B. Howell, Jows, Orunge Ferrls, New York, and A. O, Aldis, Yermont, for Bouthern bill proposcs @ aubyeation to any 8t or Ter- ritory which, at the Intermcediste five years, may take o census and roport 4o the Becretary of tho tntertor, the Qovernment in such cascs to pay hatf the Clalms _Conimisslosers; Lewis E. Pavne, Vir- beew wade . = thecom futa, United Stutes Attorney for Wyoming CUAIRMAN OV (18 OWN COMMITTER. POLYGAMY, Territorys A, Worth tpates, Maryland, Keeres ‘The press gencrally scems Lo bave inade up its tary ot Wyoming Territory; Peter Mantor, Reg- U HANFU L O Ister of the Land-Ollice, Bisiarek, 1, ‘I Loogstreet, Postmaster at Guinesyitle, STEVIENS BICK AUAIN, tepresentative Alexauder I1, Btephens hiad an luu'v( of neurnigia of tho bowels last uight, and is worsa physieally than for years, BUGAL TAX. The Ways and Mcaus Committee will hear persons {nterested tn the sugar tax Thursday and Friday mornioge, TREASURY OKUTITICATEY, The general fecling of the Senato Finance Committeo {1 an Informal discussion to<lay was favorablu to the lasusuce of Treasury certificates to any person depositing coln cr United States notes, certitivates o r interest at B.05 per coul per sunuw, uod couvertibly within one year from date {nto 4 per couts, woued upon the retivement of 0 per cents. TOBACCO TAX. The arguments upou the ‘fobarco Tax bli} witl be closed at an early day, The Comumlse wind In Acklen's case, Mie said that the story tiad been pubhisied in every newspsper, Ituoly needed (o bo placed officlally ypou the records of the natlon fu s orinted report of ths Con- gressloual proceedings. That was done by Ack- len limself to-day. 1t waae doubtless wise for the ex-Confederate Postwaster-Ueneral, lteagan, to declare that It was not within the province of Congress to In- quire futo the morals of its wembers. It would have been ' POSSIBLY AN UOLY PRECEDENT to eatablish, The Iouse did onve expel 8 mem- ber for bigamy. Hls constituents immedistely returned him to fill the vecancy made Ly his own cxpulston, and the House was obliged to recelva the mcwmber it had- just expelled. Al- ost the suma thing occurred (n Ackiou’s case, Bpecial Disaich to The Tribune, Wassinarox, D, C., Jan. 7.—Dologate Can. nou, and other leading Mormous here, are much exercised about an opinlon deliversd in the Supreme Court ycsterday sfteruoon by Chict-Justico Waite, asserting the constitutions ality of the sct of Congreas approved July 1. 1882, which doclares that: ** Every person bav- {og » bustand or wife living who marries an- other, whether married or single, In a Territory or other place over which the Juited Btates bave exciusive Jurisdiction, is gulity of bigamny, and shall be punishied by s fine of not moro thau $000, and by tmprisoument for & term not mora than five years.”! A case to test the constitutionality of this act was brought befors the Bupreme Court of tho United Htates by appeal from the Suprema Tl vory guistion baibeor, inade usoof Inthe | Court of the ‘Tersltory of Utsh. Mr Slonetior ‘,'{,‘:k'.““‘ Revouua Wit proably b D o0 ballot-bot managers saw Ly it tlat | Biddle, of = Thusdelphia, ~who = sppesrcd TUR NEW TORK AVPUINTMENTS, with two lawyers from Utal, held that the sct wasalmed ot a religious fnstitution, and was consequently tn violation of the first uniend- ent to the Constitution; which declures that (Congress shall make uo law prohibiting the fres exercise of religion; but the Buprcue Court de- ided yeaterasy that the plea of religous convie- tions {s not 8 valkd defenie, and that the polyga- mous marriages fu the Mormon Cliurch are uot vrotcted by the Coustitutivoal provislons. Thls Lv # deatti-vlow Lo polygamy, as there is 10 further appesl, and persous convicted of big- amy 10.Utab wust sutfer fue or lworisqouient, or both. ‘The Chief Justicy desires Wrevlso the oplulou befors & Is published. 1t 18 understood 10 recelvo the indorsewent ot ¢hie full Beuch, al- though Jude Field dlisonted ws far as related 10 tue adulssibility of certaln evidence. THE TREASURY. URSUMETION, Wasumiarox, D. C.y Jeo. T.—Al. members of the Cabluct were present tu-day excont Poet- master-Goucral Key. A large amount ot fqutine business was trausacted, snd the congition of tho finauces of the couniry agaln dlscussed. Ail texprussed gratification st {he succies s0 far at- (ug the resumution of speciv payments, sud saW uo reason why it sbould not be’ malntstved suciesafully. Becretary Sherman called sticotion to the fact tbat the Treasury vow holds large ansounts Naw Youk, Jan, 7.~A Washington telogram says that Benutor Bpcoeer states vositively that the Committes on Commerce will mnake an ud- verse report upon tha New York custums nomi- natlons. e ls equally certaln they will bu re- jected, He Lelioves that Senator Coukiing is golug to be consulted buth o the Commlites aod the Bonate. TUE RECORD, Y SENATE, i WasmngToN, D. C., Jan, 7.—A large number of petitlous wepe prescated, many from women, meking that effect boeiven tutlie Anti-Polycamy law of InG, aud others protesting sgainst the so-called “Patent law * hill and agalust the transfer of the Judisu Burcsu to the War De- partment. . y Bills were lotroduced aud referred as follows: By Mr. Booth—For the tnterchange of subsid fary sliver ol and United States notes. By Mr. McDouald—To authorize the taxation of outstandivg legal-tenders. Mr. £dmunds said that on this glad morniog o1 thé‘Hew” year, when there wero peace, and J07,"atidl hdpe'evurywhere, Lo thought it beat to offeri s wébolution. wadlug o cement mord pevkeokly “tho : good.. will,, apd Larwovy now existlug’ ull ovee .the country. Ha thores fors subinitted s resolution declariog that fn the judgment of tho Beunsto the Thirtecoth, Fourtewutl, sud Fifteenth Amevdments 1o the ho was nominally returncd. Tha trus secret of Acklen's action seems to be fousd in the tremoudous efforts made by his frieods and himalf to placo him back o socie- gly. Thus far tho offorts tave been unavailable, 'he persons fu the House who secuied to be most as much troabled as Acklen were Repub- lican members who recontly julned lu sigulug & paper on his belalf. 7). POTTER'S COMMITTEE, TUE LAST MARK'S NERST, Epecial Dlasaich 10 Ths Trituss, Wasmxerox, D. C., Jan. 7.—Alr, Potter un- questionably suppostd thut Lo *had struck a bobauza miue of scosation fn the Jenks packaze of leteers, and went to New Orleans to obtaln possession of the package. Alter tho scaslon in New York last summer closed, tere were many rumors that the Cominittes had{n reservesome document that, whed ft was produced, would cause a great scosation, snd would wbrivg ereat confysion upon the Republicgns. Thege rumors fluglly took shapo {n sn asscrijon made by Geo. Butler to a frisnd, that Mr. Poiter elthpr ludgg would obtaln the genuiae original of tbe glleged, Bherman letter, and that it would be produced st the mectivg of the Comuittes velore tho as- sembling of Congress, snd when T8 RFPECT Uroy TN ¥ALL XLECYIONS would be toc greatest. The publication of this report called forth 8 sort of ball deplal trom that Committee on the ect of the metrlo systemh. Orndered printed recommitted. ‘The deaths of . B, Douglas,of Vieginiag snd A. B, Willlams, 47 Michiman, wera theh- an- nounced, aul the House, In respecy to thhle wetnory, adjourned, = FIRES. = IN NEWYORK. '~ .0 Naw Yorrg, Jan. 7.—A fire broke out this - morning In tho upber part of the flvestary Jbuilding, 73 Vesay streat, occupied by J. Riche ardson & Co., dealers fn teas, colfees, provisivns, aod flour. The flames spresd to.No. 75, oot pled by Frank \v. Baner, dotler tn teas, coffevs, snd sugars, and thenve to the large tes sture of J. 8tiner & Co.y and M. H. Moses & Co.in 7 and 70. At 75 the fames spread through the building with great rapldity. Upon the sccond floar were the working firemen. Af the flodra and rofters were weakened by the fire, the Constitntion of the United States have (heen legally ratified, and are ay valldl aa the other varts of the Conatitution; that it fs the rizht and the nty ol Congress to eutorce such amendmentr by aopropriate legislation, and the dnty of the Executive Depsrtment of the Gow- ernment faithfully and with ditigence to Impar- tially execute such lnws; that is the duty of Congresa to appropriate money to that end, and Instructing the Judiciary Committee to report 8 bill for the protectfon of the rights of citk zens and the punlsiynent of infractions thereof Laid on the tableW the request of Mr, Ed- munds, to be called up hereafter, Mr. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Commitice, reported back the petition of cltizens of Alasks asking that the Territory be attached to the State of Oregon for judicisl purpores with the recommendatfon that the Committes be dis- charzed from the further consideration of the subject, as they were of oplnion that no legisla tion was cxpedient at this time., The Commit | cast wall bLewvan to totter, snd the fire- tee was discharged from further constderation, | men were twice warnal and ordered fle also reported back from the same Com | 10 coma away, but they dil mot heed the warning in tfme, aud the wall soun fell with & crasli; killing Jonn irving, firemang and fnjar- ing Chict Howe, Foremen Reeves and Van [orn, and Firemen McCune, Ryan, Jones, gnd Hogan, ‘The pecuniary loss is 818,000; fsured. g LaTer.—The firemen ubove-nuned were afl badly Injured, and two others shightly, The'in- Juries of Chief Rowe and Foroman Reeves may prove fatal. ' The disaster waa cadsed by thy upper fioor mittee a bill supplemental to the several acts relativo to the Uplon Pacific Rallroad and its branches, providing for the eligibility of certsin persons ta the office of Directar, etc., and moved that the bill be referred to the Committes on Raliroads, as it involved no question of Jaw for the Judiclary Committee to consider. Bo or- dered. o way and carryinyg down other He nlso reported from the same Committe foors. The f the deal favorably, on tho Benate ofll suthorizing uf; borg{:u.n s iy d'flmnmn iiiios proper accounting officers of the Tressury De- ‘. ——t ln_nrlnmm to audit and pay to 8amuel McLin, of CHICAGO. The slarm from Box 754 at 8:20 yesterday morning was csused by bed-clothing eatching fire frum a candle’ in the third story of ex-Ald. Kirk’s resideace, No. 41 Pine street. Damave estimated at albout 8200; fully covered by fn= surance. i Lieut. Ltoyd at 'sn early hour yesterday morning discovered fire voming out of o base~ ment window ot No. 125 West Randolph street, owned and ocenpled as a wood-work factory. e broke the door open and put out the fira withn fow pails of water, nol necessitating the sounding of an alarm. Dumage, 85, The alarm from Box 27 at 8:55 veaterday af- ternoon was caused by the exvlasion of a barrel of pasoline under the sidewalk tn_iront of J. Ohostein & Co.'s slipper factury, No. 63 Fifth avenuo, Joho Grouse, on employe of she firns, went into the busement to drawy some wasuline, and foolishly lighted a matcli {n order to sva how to open the faucet. Grouse was qnite se- verely burned about the hauds and face. amd was sent to his home, No, 43 Secoud street, ?llufl’lm to premiscs and loss upon gasuvltue, larfda, who was leohlltd by the President an Associate Justice of the Territory of New Mcx- Ieo, the salary provided by law for said offlce for the period daring which faid McLin performed tlie dutles of the office. Placed on the calendar. Also irom tle same Committec, sdverscly on seyeral bills to sutborize the apuointinent of stenvgrahers in the Unltel States Circuit and ulnl:‘lff. Courts, and they were Indefinitely post- pon= Mr. Davis (TIL), from the Committee on Judliciary, reported adversely the Senate bill to lmem{fim 86, Revised Btatutes, so a8 to allow an appeal from the accounting officers of the Treasury to the Atturney-fieneral in cascs of accounts of United States Marshala and Dis- trict Attoroeys, and 1t was {ndefinitely post- poned. Mr. Christiancy, from the same Commitee, revorted adversely on the Scoate bill to authior- 1ze bondholders and other creditors of ratlrond corporations to clect Recelvera in suita in equity pending in courts of the Untted Sistes, and it was indefinitely postponed. The Vice-President lald befure the Benate the memorial of the Legisiative Asscmbly of the State of Oregon praying for a maodification of tho treaty between tho United Btetes and the Empire of Chios s0 88 to stop and prohibit the importation or Immigration of Ulinese or other Asiatic laborers to the Pacific Conat. Re- ferred. ‘The Vice-Prestdont 1sid before the Benate s communlcation from the Becretary of War in answer to the Sennte resolution transmitting the report from the Chief of Ordnance respect- ing the cost of manufactures of the National Armory at 8pringlicld, Muss. ferred. Mr, Mitchell submitted a resolution request- v the Sccretary of the Treasury to transm: to the Senate the report of Wililam Governeu! Morris on the condition of the public service, resources, cte., in Alaska Territory. Agreed to. Mr. Voorhees called up his resolution in structing the Judiciary Committee to taquire into the expediency of inaking the trade dolisr lecal-tender, and vroviding for {ts recolnage into the standard siiver dollar. 1o addressea the Senate at lengih, denouncing the trade dol- lar as fraudulent mongcy, which, having falled In its mission abrousd, hag returned lome to cheat the honcst peuple of this coun- try, The number of trade dollars inextstencs was much larger than tho peonle Liad any idea of. Thirty-five . miillons had been cotned and sent forth into the channels of trade sod commerce, The veople had suffered loss by reasan of the deception practiced ou them with the trade dollar. “The hest method for the cure of this trade-dollar wrong was to makoe it alezalstender and recoin it futo the standacd sliver dollar. He argucd that silver money was not recelviug fulr play at the havds of the present Adminlstration and those who drew thelr fuspirations fromn it He reviewed the couire of Becretary Sherman fu relation to the Standard Siiver-Dollar law, and sald the exccu- tion of thls popular law was in the hands of its most couspicuous sud peonoanced cnemy, * The hord specie doliar of onr fathers had teen de- nounced as o dishonest dollar, and the 86 rs tary of the ‘Lreusury had _lent his office wa consplracy to destroy it. The Secretary ndmit- ted, in "his answer to a recent resolution of the ¥evator from Kentucky (Beck), that no allowed the bondholder to way what kind of com he would recetve lu_payurent of fnterest on his bonda. It was the plain duty of the Bocretary to use both ¢old and sflver m progortion to the amount of each he had under his control. He referred to the uctlon of the Natfonal banks of the City of New York last November, and sald they |‘»mclnmed rebellion againse the lawfully- constituted authoritles of tho Governwment, “Thetr document In regard to specie resumption was addressed to the Becretary of the Treasury, Tle Boston banks Indorscd it, but he (Voorhues) helived tho rebellion bad gone no further, e had secn a bill, the passage of which he was as- sured would be urged befors the New York Legislature, which virtuaily demonctized silver 1n that Btate, but no such unconstitational act conld stand. In spite of all adverss circum- stances, b predieted the final triumph of the sfiver dollar. Tho country had just entercd 0 acrude experiment of forced resumption of specie payiments, leaviog bohind five years of bankruptey and ruin. An appalling penalty had been paid for the bare procismation of specio resumuption. In bis judgment, the results to follow spocie resumption would be full of dis- asters nud hantahips to the peuple of this coun- try. Tho peoplo whom he had the honor, in part, to reprezent, demanded that lmmnolinn shonld not rest on gold alone, but should rest on & basis s strong as the unlimited coinage of silyer, aa well as cold, could make it, ‘This was not a mere party {ssue. Tha producing classes plead for tinance reform, for justice, reliel, and honesty, Our wholo financisl system was the work of the Republican party, and upon the Jeaders of that party rosted the defeuse of *ho Kystem, if any defense could be made of it, after taving brought such -ul!uflui to the people, Mr. Beck rubinltted the following: Jtesoved, That the communication of the Sece retary of the Treusury, in answer to the resolue ton of e, 3, 1878, relative to the wnount of silver coin received in payment of custotns dues for tho current fscal yeur, and the disposit-on it, bereterred tothe Commilt o on and the Commitice ascertaln whethes relative to the puyment of customs- ues and tuo payment of lnterest on tho public debt with cofu received therefrom, liave been, ‘and are being, complied with, and report by bill or otherwise. Luid over upon objection of Mr. Edumunds. Cunslderatton was resiuned of the bill to re. vise, cunsulidate, and nmend the Patent laws, aurd Mr. Christiancy advocated it An amendiment which 3Mr, Davis ((11.), sute mitted before the holidays civing any C:r uiy Court the power to recognize thy decisun o on other Cirenit Court fn caso of lofringeis, & 4¢ lmwul, aud grant injunctions to coutinue ot ug an appeal to the SBupreme Court of the United Stutes, was sureed to, Penulog discussion, Mr. Morrill introduced a biil appropriating $25,000 for the erectlua of & fieo-proofl building for the Natlonal Museum to wdjoin the Swithsontau Iustitute. . A bill was introduced by Senator McDouald to authorize jucul taxation of Uvlicd Stater 1t proposcs that auy Btats or ‘lurritovyy lngz taxes, may dnclude in the velwstlon of persona! property” suy lt-qnl-umaar notes denommated *lawhil moaey," ed that th tux shiall ot b ut & greatey cé'o than Is pescssed upon United Btatey gald oF silyer voln fnthe handd of Individusli 4 -such State or Tupiliqry, 15 : Atter cxecutive session adjeurned. AT 8T. LOUIA., MICII. Apecial Diwpaich to Tae Tribune, East Baaivaw, Mich,, Jan. 7.—The Wessols Block and somo sdjoining buildings in the Vil- lage of 8t. Louls at an oarly hour this morning ‘wers totally destroyed by fire, Involving a losa of $20,000, with very littie insnrance. The orincipal losses are @. U. Nichols, on stock, $500; fnsared; M. Kollmeyer, clothing, 88,000 fusurance, $3,000; 7. J. Nichols, millinery, $5.000; no Insurance; il. Tripv. photographer, $0,000; no Insurance; J. Wessels, owner of thu Lulldivg, 62,000; no insurance: J. H. Soydams, on buildlng, §1,500; insured for 83,0003 miscet laueous, 83,000; no Insuranve. BTOCK-YARDS. ‘The alarm of firu at ¥ o'clock Monday evening at the Unlon Stock-Yards was caused by a fire breaking out {n the cooler of. GGeorze L. Bwilt's pickiag hous: * It fa suoporod to have cought Irom s eandic tipped over by o_careless work- man, A force of men who were fortunutely cml‘fln;cd in the viclnicy unloading fve aisisteil in keeping tne flames under control untll the arrival of the Fire Department. The luss to the bullding Ls estimated ot between $300 ood $400, which fs covered by insurance. ¢ AT PRINCETON, 1A, Epecial Diepitch 1o The Tribune. Davesronr, Ia,, Jan, 7.—A fire at the Vitle ‘Tawn of I'riuceton, in this county, destroyeld the principal bualuess block In the villawe, en- talling = Joas of $10,0005 Insursuce, $5,200,~{n the Newark Compuny. 1,0005 y $1,200; Firerman's Fund, §1,000; 8tate Company of Des Molucs, $3,000. i AT MONTICELLO, MINN. Br. Paut, Minn,, Ja —A speclal to the ‘It’lau;n\l‘ml says the flonring mill of Staptes Temdson, at Monticello, burncd. 88,000; lusurance, 85,000, ik heoty e e - A VERY COLD PLACF, Hpecial Disvateh to Tne Tribune. Brooxixatox, Ill,, Jan. 0.—The thermomet- rical observatlons from all parts of the Union Indicate that tho cold bas becn ns severs at Bloonington us st suy polat fu the ‘Northwest, M not morasu. On lust Baturdagy moming the mercury stood at 30 dee. below fo-the city, and two rellablo porsons report It fetwoen 33 and U5 deg. below fn the countrv, Every day sinco the mereury tias bicen from 10 Lo 15 derz. below thg Chicago record. liavoc with ezanre, The ol fs playing sail * Quall are plfkefuu LY tho and rabhite ‘ure found witn rozen off;’ Ilundreds of fat hogs havo been smntherad by droves piiin:g up for heat, ‘Thelco haulers have hiad to quit liauls fnge for tho very singninr resson that thu fov §3 80 brittle during the intfheg cold that 1t will 1ot bear losding and unlosdiny. i Nafore Breakfust always use Bozodont, and rub it in well, 1t gives such pleasant rollef from parched fungne reu m'x.z :;‘:xr:n;‘lle{'.‘lp. E:nu‘lfllu lllm h'hl'lll'\fl secretione of ," 14 will coat more for meat a: g thlage, but dant begradye I, A BUSINESS NOTICES, Kimbnll's New Authimatie Ciguretta tv t'n latest and best known remedy. bt hie gl ind ly. Nevor fatls In the EMDIRO LRI Chas. Glossage . & Co. GREAT SALE OF FINE Hamburgh Embroideries! 5,000 Plocexsw, + Perteed Below Real Valuel 500 pes, ab 10 els,, worth 15, 500 pes, at 12} ets., worth 18, 500 pes, at 15 els., worll 25, 000 pes, at 20 els., worlh 80, 1000 pes, at 25 s, worth 85 1000 pos, ot 85 elsy, worll 60 1060 pes, af 60 ety <worlli 70, 4 HOU. Mr. Acklen called siention to the scendal in Loulstsua with whidi his naine is sisociated, and presented a resoltion to outhorize en lu- quiry, Defestod, un the urund that the reso- Turon did pot ewbrace a question of privilege. ‘the House then went futo Comuliice of the Ylmla Lufi- Fiuley tn tbo chalr} ou the Qeueve i, ward it gt ducvn et soneseraton | All cholga patterni gn firm selected ~ Mr Cnrlfilo utriduced a bill to Include news- | gloth that will wear ‘wash, papers, verlodicalsqud yro -shouts ju wall mat- YL ot tie tird clide Relerred. Mr. Wadgell, Cllrwmuu of the Committce ou Post-Oflices and 1'0st-Jtoads, reported a bul re- lating 10 the classieation of muil-matier and the amouny of umxu,spa,rmn. Osdered priut- ) The Lot, though lake, will ell quickly at these prices.” , . . Select Early.) cd sud recommitted “ . . calili i 4o Lroehdent tocs o of il papors Algo “Bargaing in <n resideut for s coy papers Cu s n ‘the atase Duparisens sousning the | 'TOrchon Laces, - - :‘lfll?:: ru“( J.A %ubfl““ #gaiushthe Governuwent Chil dren,fl co Col‘l fit‘ % Mr. Kidder [troduced g b La : slog of Dakuta as & State. ‘llul gog.tho wlimts A¥D Alr. Ryan introduced s bill e the time to preemplors ou publly lands W@ bave suf- tured by pralrio-fires. Reforred, 'y Mr. Cox uffezed & resolution calling on the Becretary of War for tna report of . Brown ou the prisons of the United Btates. Adopled. Mr. b, froms tho Comuities on Colnage, Welzute, a.d Messuves, submitted w repass ul Ladies’ Haudkerolxiei‘s?m Chas. Gossage & Co. BTATE-8T. 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