Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1879, Page 6

s } i ey THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. JANUARY 81, I8/9-TWELVE PAGES. WASHINGTON. Whitelaw Reid Before the Potter Investigating Committee. fThe “Household Directory” the Basis of the Fa. mous Ciphers. Manton Marble Discovered to Be the Mysterious Electoral ** Moses.” Southern Hot-Heads Aching to Fall Afoul of Bragg, of Wis- consin. The More Temperate Ones Holding Them by the Coat-Tails. 8herman ‘Believed 'to Be Gaining B in His Fight with Conkling. ‘Report of Ono Branch of the Indian Bureau Transter Commnittee. The Chicago Post-Ofics Likely to Re- turn to Its Old Quarters. POTTER’S COMMITTEE. TRE OCCUPANT OF THR TALL TOWER. #pecial Dirpatch to The Tribune. WasmxaroN, D. C. Jan. 80.—1ha Potter Committeo to-day sgaln gave evidence that de- lay is its purpose, ond that it s the Intention of tho managers to wasto as much time as poesible 80 that it will not bepracticablejto makeany com- pleto Investigation of the ciphicrs at this Con- gress. ‘Tlic Democratie managers were brought faco to face with the real mubject-matter of the jnvestigation In the person of Whitelnw Reld, Ho presented many of the orizinals of the cipher dispatches, and afl the coples arranged chronologically 8o that they told in a startiing way the whole story of Democratie fnfamy, Thero was not & whisper ralsed by the Demo- eratic Lommitteemen as to the nuthentlcity of the disputches, mor any doubts cxpressed as’ to the nceuracy of the trauslation, Indeed, as Il to sllence any possible criticism on that potnt, Mr. Reld testified of his own knowledza that the dispatchies sigued Moses " were IN TIE HANDWRITING OF MALTON MARBLE. ‘Tlie Domocrats hondled Reid very “timialy, seemed to fear that lic knew o great deal more than they wished to havo him answer, wud par- tieutarly apvearcd to labor under the anprehen- elon thut there wes nother barrel of ciphers, of whose cuntents or whercabouts they had no Lnowledge. Refd dit not wiwear that he knew of ony uther dlspatches, but, to the consterna- tion of the Demovrate, he §s reported to have tly eatdd that he had heard Uit there ‘the Connnitton shrinks from the task before 1t, and on ndjourned neeting that was to be held M the afternoon was abandoned, on tho Teuders found 1t necessary to hold a scparate confercnce. WINTELAYW REID'S TRESTIMONY. 2o the Wistera® Ansoclate? Pres. Wasiisaros, 1). C., Jan, 80.—~Whitelaw Reld, of the New York Zribune, was before the Potter Committee to-day, Ile recelved a packnge of iciplier dispatehes’” tromi Willtam E. Chaudler, and onc from Mr. fliscock, of the Committee. e produced two serap-buuks, with the remark: * 1ere are tvo voluimes of the dispatenes re- celved by me.” [Luughter,] ‘The first volume contains copies of the Florida dispatchies, with an uppendix of the miscellaeous, Voiume No, £ embraces telegrams referring to Bouth Coro- lna and Oregou, Before the telewrams wero dcelphered, Mr. Reld said ho published cditortuls on the subject, with a viow to inducing ‘soma ono to come ferward with a Key to the clpher, but, that failinz, the coples wero attacked sorl- ously, Measrs. Huzard und Grosvenor DID TI# ENTIRE WOMK OF THANSLATION Trof. {lolden uided in sume finmaterlal way, Mr. Hiscock lnquired I thero bad ever been any comptaint from the parties to whom the telegrams were vttributed. Mr. Reid replied that with the exception of Mr. Marbla there hiad been no direct complaints, uud n that case Mr. Murble was perfectly Justi- ficd, ns he was not the author of the tclegram uttributed to Llm in the publication. Y ‘Ilie first of the Oregon dispatches were Dot deciphered und published lu the Zribune, but in some other paper. An Assoclated Press dis- pateh drew attentlon to the fact thut the clpher uscd was an old mintug ciphier, aud was taken from the * Houschold Dictlonury.” The Zrib- une vxperts then procured this dictionary, und the cipher was plain, Kecess. ' Mr, Held testificd that ho never knew Gen, Brady or Eugene Mlale In conuection with the tragsaction. Witness mob (Gov. Tilden about the time the publication of thu dispaiches cumn- menced, aid tuld biin they wers bothered by theso ciphers, und he ought to give them the key. Tiiden replied fn some jocular way, and subscauently at Saratoga sald e did not know snything soout the clpliers, aid did uot belteve any bl been deliveredat bls houre, Reld under- stood him to mean thut b did ot even 1ead the telegruue then belng published, Adjourned, THE OFFICKS, - CONKLING LOSING GRUUND, Mpectat Dispatch to The Tritune. WasmisaTon, D. C., Jan, 80.—~The New York appolntments have been one subject of wuckh quiet canvassing to-day in the Scnate, aud it s cvident that the Adminlstration hus at last de. eided to use every uvailablo mweans to secure the confirmation of its appolntees. Secrctary Sher- mau hus been at work allday on bis replication to Artbur's piea. Fle will tako the gréund that 1he removul was based on the examination made of the New York Custom-flouse last sumimer, and that his olfer of a forelzn apoolutment to Artbur wus made vrior 1o his havine eeen the deport of this lust examination. Lhe Bocretary's replication will be abary uid severe, sud bis fricnds hope that it will destroy the effect of Arthur’s plea, Itis emdent that the longer the votu can be postponed, the tnors votes there will be given for couflnmation, und that the great majorily of the Senote, which at tlrst srcod by Conkifog, ts erowiig swall by de- wrees, ‘Fhe Benate will go nto executive ses- slun at balf-past | o'clock 1o-tnorrow afternoon, when Becretary Shermun's replieation will be presented, snd au sttempt made by the Iriends of the Administration to securo delay by move 1ug thet it be printed, and made the order of the day fu executive session on Mondsy, Scoutor Coukling will doubtless oppuse tnls or any other delsy, and endeavor Lo buve a vote beturs adjournment. TUE FEELING IN NEW YOUK. A letter received bere from a prominent Re- publican ju the Legisioture at Albany gives the number who signed the request to Conkling to have Merritt coutiriaed a8 forty-four members of the House u ¥ denators. Healso wrote 1hat the geoeral sentiment swong Revublicaus 0 the Asscmbly us well 84t the Bcoate was that Coukling tiad carried hls personal dgat far enough, und that further opposition on bls part would ouly weaken the party o New York The samo letter reports that nearly all the Democrata had algned a paper and sent it ta Senator Kernan, asking that the Democrats here should do what they conld by supporting the nominations to break the power of the old Custom-House Ring. A member of the New York delegation in the House called on the President to-lay. and in- formed him that every Republican Representa- tive from his State desfred the conflrmation of Merritt. The publication of the names of those Scnators who opposed giving the Secretary of the Treasury a fair time for a reply to Arthur's letter has grestly snnoyed thoss who did not suppose that public would over become acquainted with his secret oppositon toso just s propusition, There are signs of great uncasincss smong Mr. Conkling’s near eunporters, and, althourh the feeling In favor of confirmation seems to be increasing, 1t is not safe to predict that it will take place, ‘The re- py of Secretary Sherman wilk contain varions compilations from the officiil records to show losacs to the revenue during Arthur'a adinin- fateation, und the rapid increase of expen: tures during the same time. CONFIRMED. o (he VFestern Associated Press. Wasminaroy, D. C., Jan, 30.—The Benate confirmed the following nominations: Indian Azent-—Auniistus R, Keller, Obio, Crow Agency, Montana., Rezisiers of the Land Office—Sohn Murphy, l\'!vx:rnaun, Ark.j Jobn Il Wright, Magfletd, n. Postmaaters— Indlana—Orlando SBummers, Rokommo; George J. Lanesdale, Green- castle. Illinols—Robert 8, Fenn, Mount Ster- Itng, Michigan—Henry Becker, Montague:iliram B. Fareo, Greensille. lowa—I W. Crayon, Moquoketn: dames ¥, Parker, Parkersburg; R. 1. Spencer, Alcona: C. F. Reynolds. Grunidy, Cen're; Witllain F. Buruess, Fairfleld; Justas M. Roads, Jelferson. Wisconain—Edward Whal- Iev, Pralrie du Chlen. Minncsota—Chris F. Case, Maraball; Miss Hattle E. Carroll, Plainview. Missourl—Alonzo ¥, Lewls,Carthage; Willlam I, Puree, Loulstana; Willlam Q. Ri Pierce City, Ncbrarka—Mrs, Mary Jo - mond, York; Alexauder 8. Shepherd, Falv- mount; Edward A, Gessorl, Columbus; Jo- seph F. Wood, Schuyler. Arkansas—Jolm M. Ciendenning, Fort Sinith, Ksnsas—). M. Le- more, Lafayette: Charles A. Womble, Tuscum- bis, Tenuessec—John Clinton, Brownsville. IN THE HOUBE. A (RUDGE AGAINST NRAGO. &pectal Dispateh to The Trioune. Wasminagton, D. C., Jan. 80.—~There was great foterest In the House proceedings this morning, although they seomed to consist merely of succeasive rollcalls. The Southern geutlemen who wished to reply to Gen. Bragg for bis Bouthern-clslma speech had determined that they would have the morning lour. Most of the Republicans were as actermined that the Southerners should hava their way., The man- aging Democrats, particularly Northern leaders, who did not wish to sec thelr purty disrupted, nnd who arc straining every nerve to keep united until 1880, obstructed the Boutherners at every polnt. Whatever was dono had to be done within two hours,as 3 o'clock to-day, by n declsion which could nut be revoked, had been sct apart to business from the District of Co- lumbla, The majority, under the lcad of Abram 4. Howitt, EXHAUSTED EVERY EXPEDIENT toconsume time. Ten or twelve Southerners, combining with the Republidins, succeeded floal- 1y in carrsing a vote for & imorning hour, but pending a motion to reconsider 3 o'clock ar- rived. Unless Speaker Randull Is fertlle in partison parlismentary deuislons, it ecems im- posalnle to escape to-morrow the political wrangie which fs inpending. A great deal of alg- niflcance s aitached to this debate, and to the attitude of the Southern men. ‘The Northern Democrata greatly fear thut it will result in trenting permanent dissensions in the party, and that Gen, Broge, who weleomes the attack, aud who is fortitled with the suptore of & great many Northeru Dewocrate who dieregard mrtly af- fltlatlons, will retort In a mannce which will add to the exlsting dissensfon: IN THE SENATE. TIE EDMUNDS RESOLUTIONS. Spectal Dispalch to The Tridune. WasmNutoN, D. C., Jan, 40.—Senator Mor- gan stepped into the Senatortal arcna this after- noun as the champlon of the Democrats in the discuxsion of the Edmunds resolutions. Some of his positions, huwever, wero not rellshed by tho old Democratle war-horses, und, althougzh he will concludy to-morraw, there ury indica- tiona of a prolonized debate. JIONAAN'S APEECH. To the Western Amoctated Press. WasmxnGToN, D, C., Jan, 80.—The resolutions of Mr, Edmunds declaring the validity of the ‘I'hirtecnth, Fourteentl, and Filtcenth Amend- ments to the Constitution wero taken up, nnd Mr. Morgan advocated his substitute of Jan. 20, # Mr, Morgan sald the Benator (rom Vermont was unable to get bis resolutions before the Scnate uutil alded by Senators on the Demo- cratic .aide. No Benator bad been sworn here who did nut understand that his oath of oflleo fucluded the Thirteenth, Fourtecnth, aod Fif- teenth Amendment no matier whetherbe came from North, Bouth, East, or Weat, and no 8ena- tor has by any vote, motion, or speech indicated that he did not Intend to support the amend- wmecuts as a part of the Constitution of Lis country, The Senator wunted the Demucratic Benators now to pledge themselves by resolu- tion to keep thelr outh to support the Thir- teenth, Fourteenth, und Fifteonth Amend- wents. Mr, Morgan tben argued that theconatitution- ol amendments hud been solemuly ratified, and there was no necessity for bringing this matter hack to the attentlon of the Hunate to declars by rtesolution that e amendwents were yulid, State after State {n the Bouth had changed fts Constitutlon to confurm Lo the Fit- teenth Amendment, and yet the State of Ver- mont und other Northern States had falled to do so. He then explained his substitute for the Ed- munds resoliition, and sakl the substitute did not scok ta bring before the country auy bar- rowlng question, but rested upon the ground that the amendments were part of the Constitu- tlou, und us valid as any other part of it. The Democratie party—aud he hoped vvery Amer- feau—concurred with the Seastor from Ver- wout that . THE AMENDMENTS WERE VALID. Was that not enough! What more could they dot The real quarrel of the Benator from Vermont was with the Bu- peems Court of the United States, It was Dem- verutie doctrine to support the decislons of the Supreme Court. ‘The resolutlons of tho Benator from Vermont now befure the Benate wero an attack upon that doctrine, und there- fore an uttack upon the Democratica party, nnd when that party failed to mect such su utlack it would smount to usuebl. ‘Fhe peoblo of Alabama never consldered they had uny Interest e State of Vermont. So lur us Congre: was agent of the peurlu to enforee the Cuns tutiou for the wood of all, and by lezal methoda, the people of Alabama did not ‘claim lnr flfhi to send remonsirances to Vermont complaining of licr acts, 11 & wan should be deprived of the right of teial by jury, or of the right to vote in thut State, the people of Alsbama bad no right to complsin, A common vight was a right cujoyed by all, thereture any Httle State nugnt bu’ called to accuunt by sootlier for any act decased unconstitutional, Mr, Edwunds said bu did uot say in his reso- lutious that the people hiad a comuion rAght. Mo eaidd they had *a common interest,” ete, Ar. Murgun ergued that the Executive was shuply the right hund ol the Judiclary to ENFORCE ITS DECHEBES. It the Senator meant that the President of the United States bhad the rigbt o use the army of the United States when no Court required its use; If o meant 1o give the Exeeutive by ment wuthority to go by other sgencle those prescribed by civil law, then the Senator und himselt differed as to the constitutions! powers of the Executive. Betore Mr. Morgan concluded his remarks, the Seuate went futo executive session, OPIUM, A CHINESE TRICK. Bpecial Diapaich to Tha Triduna, Wasaisatoy, D. €., Jup, 80.—A new [ndus- try, which is cottrely depeudent upon our Chi- nese population, t.‘.-mz very greatly developed in the United States, und §s recetving the stten- tiou aud couslderation of the Treasury officers, because it threatens to atluet scrivualy the reve- nue derived from dutles on an important article of commerce. The duty on crude oplum Is 81 A pound; on oplum prepared for smoking it s §0 a pound, and the fmportation of crude opium contalning less thau 0 per cent of morphia is prohibited. Now 1t appears that oplum which containe so much as 0 per cont of morphia docs not Aanswer the purposes of the manufacturer who prepares oplum for smoking, ns well as the Infertor nml cheaper grades, which contaln from 9 to b per c2nt of morphia, 50 that only these grades ara used to any extent for that purpose. The Treasury officers, learning that a manufactory to prepare aplum for smoking had been eatab- lshed by Chinamen in New Jersey, and that two or mors of the same sort were lo operation {n 8an Francisco, suspected that low grades of oplum were being brought In contrary to law, andinstituted an investigation, Thirty cascs imported by a San Franclsco firm through Now York and taken to 8an Franclsco in hond wero submitted to a chemist for examl- natfon, who found that only three of the thirty cases contained oplum of the required standard, 1n lls report the lospector says: *‘Inits gene cral appesrance and sensible properties it close- 1y resembles the best Turkey opium, nnd in the ahsence of chemical annlysta would deceive an ordinary expert,” This oplum 1s uot fitted for medicinal purpascs, and s evidently the article required by Chinese manufacturers for the purpose of belng converted into smoking- opfum. It {s the opinlon of the Treasury officers that neariy all of the oplum prepared at the two factorics at Victoria, Dritish Columbia, is smuggled ioto the United States overland, thero being little or no demand for It sehicre It is pre- pared. ‘Tlte duty on erude oplam tinported into British Columblais but 1714 percent ad valorem gflu:xm 81 a pound for Ita ¢otry Into the Unite tates. OUR TOST-OFFICE. WILL (0 BACK. doeeial Disveteh te The Tridune, WasmiNartox, D. C., Jan, 80.—Mr, Freeman, Asslstant Attorney-General for the Post-Oftice Devartment, has not yet promulgated hia de- cislon in the matter of the alleged lcase entered intoby the Government to retain the Post-Office in the Honors Building, but it fsknown that the decision without doubt will be that the claim of the owvoers of the Honare Bullding is » legal one; that, although no regulor lease was exe- cuted, the papers which pnssed between the Government snd Mr. Honore in the first fn- atance, and later between the Government and the Connecticut Mutual Life-Insurance Com- Dany, constituted In their nature and (o law a lease, which is bloding upon the Government, at lenst untll next July, and possibly until the Government Bullding Is completed. As that building is promised to bo completed by Nov. 1 next, thera s not much doubt that the Poat- Otflce will ba comnpelled to return to the Honore Building immediatelv, and that the Department will not approve of any arrangements for tem- porary aunarters elsewhere. Hobert Lincoln thus-appears to have beeu successful in his pre< sentation of the case, ) MATT CARPENTER. TIUD BENATOK-DLECT OVATED. Spectal Diwpdtc 10 The Tribune. Wasmsatox, D, C.. Jan, 30.—Scoator-elect Matt 1L Carpenter had an ovation here to-night. ile wns mot at the depot by a committce com- posed partly of Wiscousin people and partly of personal friends, und was escorted fa an open carriage drawn by four horses, accompanied by a bund of musle, tohls hutel. Here a crowd had gathered, people amusing themselves while waiting in watchlng the Roman-candles and rockets which the Committee had liberally pro- vided. Mr., Carpenter, fresh from his journey, appeared upon the balcony of the hotal, nnd was introduced by Gen. Payne, of Wisconsin, and by the Ion, A M. Clapp, editor of the National Kepublican, und former Qovernment Urinter. The specch of Uen. Haluert Payne, former Congressman from Wisconsin, atud now Com- missioner of Patents, was onthusiastic. e culugized the State and the party, und promised on bekalf of Mr. Carpenter as zcalous a fealty to Republicanism s the most pronounced stul- wart might desire. Gen. Pagne sooke of Car- jienter ad an attorney, statesman, and Senator- elect. The Republican crowd, not willlng that the chiof part should bo left out, added the words, HAND A REIUNLICAN," and the cheera were the loudest foy the phrazo which the sudicnce put In the speaker's mouth. ‘The speech of A. M. Clapy was notablo In thts, that ho referred to o vecent Interview in which Curpenter {8 sald to have declared hiiey'- aclf for Grant for the Presldency. Mr. Clapp salil that 2e had welcomed Carponter becauso e had declared himscit In favor of the great military statesman of the American Republic for Prealdent {n 1830, At the utterance of this sentiment there were loud cheers. Some suid the clicers came from & clique. Beenuse of this sentence the political gossips have o thut the ovation had its origin fn n desire to add to the Girunt movement. Bo this as [t inay, it {s quite certatu that the crowd diit not asscmble FOIt ANY BUCH PURPOST. 1t eatne partly from respect und friendship, pustly from bope of possible favors to comne, and largely from curtosity. ‘I'he Demucratle papers undoubtedly will scels to muko it appear that the ovation only meant Graut. ‘They could not make anythiug for Grant, however, out of Carpenter's speech, 112 did not echio the seutj- ment which Claop had offered, nor did he maka the most remote allusion to it, but in an easy, pleasant way Lie returned thanks for theovation, spoke proudly of Wisconsiy, complimented Washingion City, and, what will please Wiscon- ain Hepublicans most, ultercd snew his vows of alleiance to the Republican party, Ilo sald, fndeed: ** You come liero to teatify your syme pathy to the principles which you belleve 1 will support by voice and vote to the utmost of my abilitv, We oro all Republicans, und Republie- ans beenuse we belfeve tho destiny of this coun- try 1o In the keeulng of that party. You have not come on sccount of my popularity, sti] less on account of the unpopularity of bl whom I s elected tosucceed. It was," Mr. Carpenter continucd, *because four years ago A GREAT WHONG was belleved to bave bicen committed In Wis- consinj it was o wroug dous to the organization of the Republican party, for, unlces our party will stand by its followers, there is an end to the party, und so end to the party will be fol- lowed by the cnd of the greatest ud proudest bopes which this country enjoys. It wason account of thess thisgs that 1 was clected to the Benate, and you cume here to-night becausy 1 belleve that you are not mistakeu fo the delief that 1 will support these }»flu&'lplfl as Jong as 1 shall breathe the breath of lfe." Carpenter then traced briefly wint the Re. publivan party had done for the equality of all wen, and udded, ** This is what hias made the licpubdican party what it Is fn this country, aid fts desting I not completed untl men of all races are protected everywhere” Bubsequcntly Carpenter held a reception in the hoted park s, which was attended by man vublle men from all parts of the Union, fnclud- ne most of the members of the Wiscousin dele- gatlon and thelr ladics. TIIE INDIAN BUREAU. ONE KEFONT OF THE INVESTIOATING COMMITTS! WasuiNoToN, . C., Jun. 80.—The report em- bodying the views of Scoators Baunders und Oglesby und Representatives Stewart und Van Vorhes, four of the etght menibers of the Joint Committes on the Inaian transfer question, bas becw cowpleted, sud will be presented to the Bensts to-morrow. [t Is shown that varlous cvits aud sbLuscs grew up under the adminkitra- tion of Judias alfuirs by willtary villcers, and, potwithstanding the reformatory legislation of March 3, 1847, they coutinued to grow up to the lust bour (u which the War Department had control of the ludisu poj.ulatiou, and so little bad been done toward Judlan clviliza- tlon under the Waur Department’s mansgement that public opinion bad acquivsced fo the assutsption that the Indisng were ot suscepti- ble to clvilization. It is estimated that it all the fighting ludiuus uf the country could be got togetier they would not suuster wore than 15,0000 und the idea of thelr ever concentrating for warlike purvoscs is simply preposterous, be- cause it is tmpossible. Indlan wurs oo » large suale ase over; and wo DAY reasvlsbly Lope that that portion of our natlonal history fs In the past. In reference to THE SENTIMENTS OF THD INDIANA on the subject, the Beeretary of the Interlor made to the Committee atatements giving the views and votes offthe various tribes, which gives an average vote of 10 to | agninst transfer, nearly all the tribes befng unanimously opposed to the proposition. All the religious denomina- tions in this country are shsolutely upposed to the proposed change of management. Thelrapin- fons and beheats deserve aud should receive respectful consideration. That we have among the 250,000 Indians some unruly tribes is a lamentable fact, and to this your Committec would respectfully call the attention of Con- gress, Woaro of opinfon that in such special cases the military should hiave temporary con- trol, and that the President have power to place such swarltks or unruly teibes under military. discipling, the same as he would a oty or State terrorized by mob-law or revolution. That the Indisn can be Anglo-Saxonized I8 PROVEN BEYOND ALL CAVIL in the caso of the Winnebagoes aid Omahas, who reside on reservations in the State of Ne- braska. They live in comfortable hiouses, have good barns, cultivate their land, aml rairo s good wheat, corn, and potatoes as are produced torongh the labpr of the white man. They lave churehies and echools, und no more orderly com- munity can be found than on these two reserva- tions, They are petitioning Lo become cltizens, a question of such vital fmportance fn thelr caso that it taust soon be eolved. s it necessary to put these people under military managenent! We think not. Whother the management of the Indlans remalos where It 1a or {s rete- gated to the War Department, a general aystem of reform and mprovement shonld con- tinue, and among the most fmportant things commanding finmediate attenttou {x to provide that the civil law of the United States he e tendedd over all Indians who will ngree there- Lo, with n code of laws applicable to them, deflning crime and providing a judiciary, cs- peclally in what is known as the Indlao Terri- tory. In the opinlon of the Commitiee such legls- lation fs IMPRRATIVELY NREDED, and no time ought to be lost In making theneces- cessary provisions thercfor, The Indlan Agent seems to be the objective point to which all those opposed to the present policy of the Gov- croment polut in acorn and derlsion. They assert that the Indian Agent I8 syn- onymous with *fraud and corruption.’” The Committee made a diligent inqulry into present system of conducting the agencies, and are of opinton that, naa general rule, the ngent fs moro sinned ogalust than sioning, Thero are now seventy-four Ageats employed, and at every opportunity, as we learn, the De- partment proposes Lo reduce thls number by the consolidation of agencles and Iessening of reaervatjons whero it can be donc with justice to the tribes. Men of intcerity, who are com- petent to administer the affairs of an Indian agency successfuily, can, fn most cases, get larger salarfea at less sacrifice naarer thelr homes. ‘The salary should be largu enough to employ honorable men of declded exscutlve ubllity, and to cnablo them to toke thelr fambles with them to tho agoncles, sud to sup- port them there. more liberal, and the tenure of office should be sccure for four years, provided the Azent should prave worthy. The luws providing for the punishment of wrong-doers In this branch of scrvice oneht to bo exceedingly severe. The guilty should be punistied with au unmistakable carnestness that will convince oll others of the fivn purposo of the Government. We aro ussuredd that TINS POLICY UAS DEEN INAUGURATED, and that airendy the goud results aro felt, as the Commissloners of Indian Affalrs testifles thut there has not been asingle defaleation under the present Adiminiatration. The Committen gay they cannot find ony good eround for the commuon statement that the W Department {s any wmore economleal und eflle than the Interior Departient fn the purchase of suppiles nnd thefr transportation. It is funnd that buth Deoartineuts have excellent systems, and thut both bave made great lmprovements of late years, ‘The tmprovement in the man- sgement of the Indinn Burcau Is sald to Ly es- pecially marked, Ita‘system of business is pro- nounced very effeetive, nud the organlzation of 1he oflico §s coneldered cotnplete enough to be o barto all outside reegulurities, Your Cuminitteo arc of opinlon that the res- ervations should be decereased, and thates rapid- 1y as possibty small tribes or purts of tribes be luced on largo resvrvatlons, unless they lake and in severalty, do wway with thelr tribal rela- tions, and pregare for citizenship. Weare of oplulon that the Indlan Bureau should be a dis- tiuct department, with the Chief a memher of the I'restdent’s Cablnot. ‘This will afd much o the solution of futurs complications in Indiun uffalrs, The Indlun should be protected in his rlents to his land, and o safeguurd ought to he thrown around him so “as to prevent destening pevsons frons fllching his homestead, or luducs him Lo sell it foru triflog compensa- tlon,, Heshould not have the right to sell his lund withiout the consent of the Department undur Liventy-one years Your Cuminitteo can ciscover NOT 0N GOOD REASON why the proposed chiange should be made. They believe that harin, ratker than good, to the red en would result from the chane, and thst no posalble advantage could result to the Govern- ment from it, Your Committee are, {hercfore, of opluion thut it {8 not sxpedient to travsfer the ludlsn Bureau to thy Wur Devartment. “‘The report Is accompmwiied by a bill authoriz- Ing the Prestdent to “trunsfer the custody, coutrol, nud manageent of any Indlan tribes from tho Insterior to the War Department temporally, whenevertu s judgment he ahatl deemn ju advinable Lo do so_elther ou aecount of uctual or n‘nurvuuuuml hostiltivs of Iidlans agalust the United States, or [n ciso of difticul- tiew between such [udlans and sotulers.” The Dill furtier pruposes to suthorize the Presldent 1o detall auy ollicers of the ariny to det sy lo- dlan Agents or Inspecto of iu any other capacity 1n the Indiun Servieo, und excrelbsig he sauie powers wnil sublect to the same rule wnd regulations as civll odicers, wid uu anpro- priation of 15,00 {s recommended to puy the truveling expenses of otllcers thus dotutled during the next facal year. YELLOW FEVER, HECOMMENDATIONS UF THE COMMISSION, WasniNuTON, 1)y Cy Jan. 80.—1The Buoard of Experts for iuvestigating the yellow-fever epldemic of 1878 hus submitted a long report to the Joint Congressfonal Committee, The re- port recommends that the ecessary steps be taken by Congress to sccure the co-operation of the Spanish und other forelgn Governments, through un Internatious! Cutwmission or other- wise, [0 an eurnest ullort to ascertaln the causcs or cause which perpetuate the yellow fever frum year to year In the West Indla Islands, und to devise ways to reatove thecause or causcs, or to lessen the chanees of transport- ing the polson to the Unlted Btates or other countries. ‘The yellow fever should be deait with os an eneruy which loperils lifo amd erlpples commerce aud Industry, ‘The outline of the system ©of quaranting herctofors published is prescuted, the ob- Ject of which is to offord the gredtest attuinable deiriee of protection sgainst the ta- treduction und spread of fufectious und ept- demic discuses, und at the same tmp Indlics only a mintmuwm of fnjury end fnconvenicuco upon compercy, The carrying into etfect of an cillcleut avstem of quarsutine conteiuplates a well-orgamized health department, ‘The report tukes ground that yellow fever ia an wnported disease, aud as the eflluvium which cinguates from the budivs of the dead may beus- soctated with infectivn, 18 18 recommended that e Lodles o1 persous wio div of yeilow tever be promptly buned, aod thatthe wssembliug of pers sous ut funerals bo discouraged. With thy ex- ception of Dr. Louis A, Falligant, the Board voted for the report unanimons| That gentle- wan saye: * Whilst lndorsuns fully the neccsalty of & well-reculated quarantine to protect the veople ol tols country sualust expusure tu the {mportation of ufectious diseases from ubroad und ugalnst the epread of shwilar diseases in our own country, I bold the, view that yellow fever may wawcluvcd by fudigeoous us well aa by {wported poison.’ LOW TO GET 8KXD3, AND LIOW NOT TO GETTUEM, Soeciat Diapatch (o The Trioune. Wasmisutoy, . C,, Jau. S0.—Congressmen are baving & good dual of trouble with the Come wissloner of Agriculture about gettiug sceds for distribution. Under forwer sdwlnistratiozs of the Agricultural Departmeunt, every Couzress- wan has been allowed a vertain sioount of seeds ‘The pay ouzht to be- ench year, and has distributed them according to his otrn discretlon. The present Commissioner conatrues the Taw differently, and declines to furnisl sceds Lo the Congressmen, The reasons are all explained In the following letter, which was written ln reply to a letter by Representa- tive Pound: DerantveNt or Aonicurrone, Waamiso- T0¥, D. C., Jan. 21, 1879.—Te Hon, Thaddewa €', Lowmdy House n(‘ Representatives—8in: 1 om nl-Hle respectfully to decline your re wecds for 1he purpose of aistributions and, In dolng so, T deslre ta eall your attentfon to the fact that the lasw which governs the distributlon of seeds s mandatory, niel that [ feol constrained to adhere strictly L. 1ts requirements until some other made of distribution 1s legally prenceibed. The sceds of the Decartment are purchased under express provisions of law for distribution among agriculimfats; and It becomes the Ime perative duty of the Commissioner so o dispose of them that they shall not be diverted from thw use for which they were designed, ‘This duty ean only be discharged by malntaining as far as porsible the control of the distribution; or, in other words, by restrlvting it to ngricultural or. manizations and such individuals as may be dis- posed to make experiments fn furtherance of the oblocts of the Devartinent, “Thie distrllmtion by the Members of Congress, it is helfeved., is adverse to these objects; und from every part of the county we bave com- plaints thint {t not only answers na valuable purpose, but that 1t is pérnielous in its tendency. { cannot, therefore, properly continue 1he delegating to Members the lndiscriminate di tribution of seeds. ‘Allow me to suggest that the objeets of Mem. bers wiil be hetter accomplished by their In nishing the Department, with the naines and ad- dresses of el of thelr couatititeats as they are ready to indorse na coming within the huw which requires that *The Commismoucr shall distril- uto seeds to agrienlturists.” Such u recom- mentintlon will recelve prompt attention should the Department be unable {o any case to responid Lo Ity the parties wiil be duly advised af the reason thereofs wnd in sl cases inforinas tion will be givon of the Intcrest of Meiabers in the matter, © It khould be observed, however, that those who (ull to make due report of their experl- nienta with secds, wa in all cases §s required by the Department, will be excluded from partiei- vation in uny subscquent distribution, 1 also respectfully call your attention to a paragraph, under the head of '*Sced-Distribue tion,™ tn my report to the President under date of Nov, 15, 1878, a copy of which has been sent to your adurcss. Hespectinlly, WiLniam G. LxDud, Commissioner. A RAID ON THE COMMISSIONEN OF AGRICUL- TURE. Dianateh tn PitludeloMa Fress, WasminuToN, D, C., Jan. 20.—The flouse Committee on Agrleulture secms to be nuletly at work, loviing fnto the alfairs of the Dopurte- ment of Agricniture, and clalim that 1hey have Gen. Lo Doy, who has the management of sta tistica nid seeds, ina corver. ‘Fhe Committee show that 365,000 |rumn}n-rourmuu by Contreas durlng the flxeal year of 1577-'T8 for the pur- choss of fiproved varletles of seeds,—cereal aud vegetable,—for distilbution smong resvon- sible furmers, to be teated and reported upon, ‘I'he Comnites say they have satistactory proof thut but $20,000 of that sinount were expended for the vurpoae Intended, und they are at a loss to know what has become of the balance. They chario thot twenty bushels of wheat, suppesed to have been forelgn, cost $30 & busbel, und of this twelve bushels went to a prominent bunker In this eity, Gen. Le Duc hasspent a liberal amuount of money m bringiog the Deparcmont up to its present efliciency, and #aya thaut he can account for every farthing dishursed, und mare than that, that {ic can show important resuits therefrom [n the promotlon of the agricultural interests of the country, Hls experiments In sugar und tea have been attended with great sticeess, and, when the Commitice I8 throush with their exam(nations, be witl gzive them somo facts to meditute upon in connection with thelr fuvestigation. NOTES AND NEWS. A VANLIAMENTART QUESTION. Spectal Dispaleh to The Tribune. ‘Wasninaton, D. C., Jun. 80.—The majority of the Committes nopointed by the Vice-Presl- dent to-day to consider the questions connceted with the Brazilian subsidy {s hostilo (o that measure. It conslsts of Bdmunds, Chalrman; Ferry, Hoar, Thurman, and Whyte. As consti- tutlonal questions are to be discussed and re- ported upon, a3 well as those relating to the power of each House over questious of revenue, 1t s not expected that such anle fawyers as those on this Committee will fuish the subject in time for flnal action by the present Congress. = BENATORIAL CAUCUA. TDemocratic Senators hud a long caucus to- night. The flrst subject waa the Edmunds con- stitutlonal resolution, and the gencral drift of scutiment was tu favor of opposing them on the ground that it did not become the Reoublicans just as they were going intoa minority to at- tempt to fix a poiition for the Democracy after this long and rambling conslder- atfon was given to the question of or- Ranization of the Senats under Democratic rule, This proceeded upon the theory that thero would be a called scsslou. A general sweep was the only thing that received any favor, though o few of the oldest amoug the present employes were named as the proper per- sons to retain, ‘The New York nomiuations recelved consideration, and it was generally agreed that tho request of the Democrats in the New York Legislature should be treated with dug cousideration, but no formal decision was teached. Mr. L Btewart, Superintendent ol Telegraph of the Baltlmore & Ohtn RRuad, has resigued his place, to take effect Feb, 1, to aceept the pos lluu ol Ueneral k!ufn-rmmn ent of ull the Jh of the New York Elevated Raitroad. Mr. Ster urt takes to the ouerous dutics of his uew poste 1{on very lurge expertence as u telegraphier and raliroad” man, il expects to e 6 00,000 ally pusseagers by that roud on tine OUKCULAR PHOX THE PENSION-OFFICE. The clajn-sgents who enginecred the Arrears- of-Penslons 1all have had their labor (n vain, as will uppear from the fotlowing circular: LirranTMENT OF T IxTERION, PENsiON Ovpice, Wasmisgtos, D. Co, Jan. 897, 1879 — Bm: Persons who are cutitied to arrears ol pen- slon under the act granting arrears, spproved Jun. 25, 157, aud whose ounslons were granted previous 1o thut date, will wot require the ussmistauce of 8 clahn-sgent in obtaning the umount due them. All correspondence in relation to any claim for such arrears will be with the pereon cutitled, and no clahn-agent will bu recounizad in such claim, A letter addressed to the Commissloner of Peustous, slened by the person who was In receipt uf the pension at the date aforeaaid, und twn wituesses, in the presence of a maglatrate, will be the unly apphvation required, and wpon wiileh the rihts of all parties converned wfl‘ be adjusted. ‘the nenslon-certiticate should not be sent to thts oflice, but §t wausl be oxbibited to the muazistruto, ‘Thie detter should be in the following or cquivatent form: Lo the Comniisstoner of Pensions penstoner under ponston-certificate oy unply tor the arrears ane me tuder the ¥EAULINg ATreurd Gf penelon, approved 1830, My Post-Ofiice address {n—|nere namo of the Post-Ottice, and, 1€ tue claimant ro- the namu und number of the ust alen by glven], [NARE 0Fr CLAIMANT. } BTATE 0P CNTY OF —-—, #1¢ Rigned in my presence, by —, Who I known to e to ba the pervon lie describes himaclt to be, und st the sanig thi 1o exhibited 10 My bls ponson-certit. catgwhicn 18 yuubered ~—, IMaGITUATE' S BoNATURE. ] Very respeetfully, J. W, BENTLY Colamisstoner of Patsuts, TUR WASHINGTON TREATY, To the {esterss Assoctated Fress, WasniseroN, D. C., Jau. 8.—The House Commitiee to-day lieard the deleaation of Glou- lass,, flsherinen, und,glater, instructed Representative Crapo to report favorably to the HNouse the Senate coneurrent resolutlon that Artlcles 18 and 21 ot the Treaty of Washington, relating to fisbesies, ought to be terminated, TUE FOUL PER CENTS. Bubscriptions to the 4 per cont loaa slace yes- torduy's roport azgreate $5,741,450. THE LICORICE DUTY, Tho Benate Finaunce Committee reconsidered ita action of o few duys giro reducing the duty on Heorlee, und virtually dechded pot to recoms wend auy chauge, WILL BE CUT DOWN. After tue 1et of April there will be & reduc- tlon of 10 per cent (n allowances to Post-Otices of the firat und secoud classes fur reat, tuel, und light, in order to keep the expeases uuder this ftem withiu the appropriations. BUY SEVEN MOUE MULES. e Doty dolunavaine Journal. The Potter Commjttee obould summon Mr. W. IL Barlow, of Effioghaw, [, He is the gentiemay uto whuse hauds the celebrated ule dispateh from Mr. Hewitt to W, H. Bar- uuw fell. This was about nacw oo election-da=, in October, 1570, Mr, Barlow was stouplng at the sume hote! with Darnum, und the shwi- larity of oawes caused the dipatch to full into bis hends. Itread: **You wsy buy §EYCO Wore mules,'" taicaniug you way druw tur 35 {nseit the strect aud re) [Vwo Wit 7,000 more, I e 1t rem: on electionlay, when (bt conld only bo nsed as acoreuption limd. facts in the case, ot them summon Mr. Barlovw, CARFENTER TURNING OVER A NEW LEAY. Pattadetohia Press (Ren.). Benator-elect Uarpenter, of — Wiseconsin, is making a platform which fa calenlated to recon- cita decentmen to bis return to the Senate. Having already besn appealed to to secure changes in some of the Federal nppointments in his State, o as to turn out Senator Howe's friends, Mr, Carpenter has written to s Milwau. kee paper to the offect that nons of those now tiolding oflicu need have any fear of him ko long a8 they discharge the dutiea ol the pusition to the sallafaction of (he people. Mr, Carpenter docsn’t have the same ideas of the duty of n Unlted State Scoator thut fome inen have, for he savs thut “whatever influence over nppoint- ment 18 given a Unitell States Senator 1s in- tended to be excrelaed for the benefitof the puh He service, and not for his personal advantag This will bie distreseing intelligence to some, Logan, for instance, tever would have tele- rnphed Carpenter his covgratalations if he hat icard of this in tim ‘Ihe tenure ol oflice, con- tinues Mr. Carpenter, “ahould not depand pon the personal relatio hetween the appointing or ndvising power nnd the official, but upon the eflicieucy with which he muets the requirementa of the service.” If the new Scnator really means what he says, thera in every reason to be thunkful that be has beaten Boss Keyesand sie- veeded flowe, He scoms to know miore about Civll-Service reform than the President ever hrard of, unl as a Benator, It ho aticks to his plafform, he will have a gicat muny chances to make the Admimistration ashamred of 1tselfs NEW PRENCH ACQUIAITION Wushtngton Repuitivam, Bome minapprebenston exista in the public mind rmmrnlm{{ 1he Jute transfer of the Ialand of 8t. Bartholomew's to the domaln of the Fronch ftag, and the charge has buen tnade that the trunsfor was In violatlon of the urin- ciple_or theory of the much-talked-of Mon- roe Doctring, “which secms to he accepled by the uninformed a8 the awmmum bo- num of American diplumacy. ‘The truth is that the island in question is” & comparatively tusignificant reef fn the West Indles, about six miles lonyr und four wide, its entire arca belng only twenty-five square miles, mud the nopula- tion belng French. It has passed alterunately ander the conteol of Great Betaln aml France several times during the last 200 years, amd _finally fell fnto the possession of Bweden, which Power leld 6 as an expensive luxury until in the npatural course of events the French tendencles of ita inhabitants tound development in a successful effort to reanncx themselves to France, The transfer was therefore not fn violation of aw ch.reuu(l principle of this Government, for {t did not invalve the lodgment or incrense on Amcrican sofl of anyintinical inonarchical Power., Ou the coutrary, it was slnply substitutlon of voe forclgn Power for another, but o substi- tution ndvantageous to tho -United Statos, for the reaeon that the monarchical domination of Sweden waa replaced by the friendly power of the French Repubile, Itlsof record” that the Islaud wus offered to this Uovernment, under certain reatrictions, several yeasrs ago, and that (le offer was rejocted, because, on investigation {t'was dotermined ot the Investment wonld not poy,—a discovery that generally settles thinga {n Brother Jonathau's mtna, . TII1 RECORD. BENATE. Wasmsaton, D. C, Jan. 30.—The Vice- Presldent appofnted as a Committeo to consider and report upon the rignts of the Senate {n the matter of amendments to the Post-Route bill of last sesslon, as to mafls, the Brazilian mall steamship subsldy, eote, Messrs, Edmunds, Ferry, lloar, Thurman, and Whyte, Mr. Plumb called up the House bill providing for the paymont of counsel fees in the Osago ceded Jand sufts, sgeregating §80,000, Pending its discussion, the morning honr ex- plred, and the bill was laid aside. Mr. Hill presensed a votition of his State praying the payment of the balance duo oo oe- count of expenditures in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, und varlous Indian wars. Referred. During the executive sossion, the deors belng constructively opencd, Mr, Burnside moved to amend the bill recently reportea by him from the Jaint Convnittee on army rcorganization by withdrawing certain portions to_bo referred o the Committce on Military Afalrs, leaving the balance of the bill to stand as that reported by tho Committee. Agreed to, uiel it was ordered that the blll be printed, as it was proposed to amend it. Adjourned. - " nouse. ‘The Post-Office Appropriation bill was ‘wlml afte} many of the amounts were fncreased, ‘The strugglo of yesterday for the worning hour was theu renewed, A motlon to zo inte Committeo of tha Whola on the Artiy Appropriation blll was dofeated,— 101 to 30,—and tbe ycas and noya wore ordered, District business {s fn order nt 2 o'clock. ‘The motion to go into Comimities of tho Wiiote was defeated,—yeas, 11 but Mr, Hewitt changed to th moved to rcconsider the vote, was nromtly followed by a motlon to Jay Mr. Ilew- uL- motion on the table, uud on that & volo was taken, ‘Tho hour of @ having arrived, the 8peaker in- terrupted the rotl-call, stating that the tloor was ut the disposal of the Comnlttee on the Distric of Columbla, A resolution was adopted proslding thut Mon® dny, Feb, 10, the sesslons of the House com- mence at 11 8, m, A uumber of bills were fntroduced and ro- forred. Adjonraed. * GOVERNOR'S NOMINATIONS. Republican Caurus—Considerable Kicking, but Littlo Daugor of Any Hind Lrgs Get- tiog Over the Tuge, Sweclal Dispateh to The Ttdune. SprixarinLp, lil, Jau, 50.—A cancus of the Repubtican Benators wus held this evening in the Art Gallery of the State-llouse, for the purnose of considering the nomlputions sent In by the Governor to«lay for contirmation, There Is a disposition on the part of somo Senators to qucstion the propricty of nominating Democrats on the Btats Doards. 'The real fight s on theconfirma- tion of the Bouthern Ponitentiary Commission- ers, who are Ike Clements, of Carbondale, Gen. Fouda, of Hancork County, and Kuoy Law-" reuce, of Springficld, Mr. Lawrence aund the Deputy Warden ure Democrats, Some of the Egyptian Republicans who want places object to this, und clafm them for themselves. ‘The caucus to-night was protracted, und the debate was hieated yet, In spite of all this talk, noth- fug was accomplished. [u the meanwblle, the appointments will not be coofirmed. Ooe of the schemes proposed by soms of ihe wily oppouents of the Governor's pets is to contlrm the Comiuuissioners and then abolish the Penitentiary. This schemo will not carry, probably, but a row 1s impending of no luconsiderable proportions. There was not a full attendanco of Scnators ihis evening, but suough were present to show the fecling. 1ot spesches were made by Joalyn, Hamllton, Msyburn, Kuykendall, Davis, und others. What the result of 1his squabble will 'be nobody can toll. ‘Fhe Governor wis about among the mem- bers this evening eudeavoriug to pour oil upon the troubled waters. The caucus will assemble agein on Tucsday night to discuss the subject further, but it 1s probable that the nomiuations will be confirmed on Weducaday, after all, - g — e~ LOCAL CRIMINAL ITEMS, A1 9:30 last evenlug Frank Brown, a clgar- peddler, complained at the Wost Twellth-Street Statfon that he bad been beaten culof §21 while playlng pokerin & rear room in George Ebcrle's saloon, No. 273 West Twelfth street, with Lyman Lamb aud Charles Lester, both of whom were srrested. Lamb was charged with l-n-cn{ ua well as rambling, as it is alleged that 0 Lie stole the money while the game was in prog- ess. At an corly bour yesterdsy mornlog the grovery of Jsmes Mouutcastic, No. 114 West Polk street, was eatered by burglars, who chlo- roformed the proprictor ‘und hls clerk, who were asleep o & rear room, and made off with 2235 cush und a_silver watch and beavy gold- plated chain. Yesterday the police arrested upon suspicion Juues Bates, Clarles Lester Falcott, und Jelerson Donobue, who have been wdentitlea &8 tho burglars, e ————— ELECTION OF § BISHOP. Apcial Dipaich 10 The Triduns NxzwOrLuANS, La., Jau. 30.—The Eplscopal Covventlon in scssion to-day elected the Rev. J. H. Winfeld, Missionary Bisbop of Callfornia, ns the succesior to the late Biabop Wilwer, bered, was not before the election, when money might be used for legitimata eampalgn purpose, but at noon 1l the Committeo want the LLIVA) T. Death of an Unfortunate Once the Greatest Farm, er in lllinois, Story Showing that Gold.| aud Not Chinceh-Tugy ,\,I:“m the Farmer's Enemies, Tho Process of *' Squeezing' g Iy Forty-seven Thouland Am:‘.t_mr *' Down to Hard-Pan," ‘Two Jfandred Mules Employed AlLwy ter In Drawlng 10 Per Cent and . 6 Per Cent Commisyion, The Oelobrated Granger at Last, Ende |y Days oo o Bteamboat, sy 5 Penniless Pauper, M. L. SULLIVANT, Speciat Dinateh to The Trivune, , G130, Ford Co., 11, Jan. 30.—Diypyy, recelved hera to-day from Eransville, 1ng, noance the death of Michael L. HulllunL cently of Burr Oaks, Ford County, who hu;‘ years been known as the owner of the h"w form lu the Unlted States, and who lagpep, most remarkablo histors. ‘The saddest Iutu' I connection with his life and death {s the u:: that lie died worss thun penufless, becausy ba; lessly in debt, und senrcely hnving enough ruT money to provide for s tmmediate waats, He dicd on the stcamer James Guthrie, on the Ok River, near Owensboro, Ky, He was on big vy to Loulsville, having visited 8 daughter atlleg derson, Ky, 1le was aged 7 years, wasa uatlry of Uhlo, and had lived In Iiinois MORI THAN UALF OF 1S Lipe, He first camo into prominence oy the onnyof o farm in Vermiillon County, known as “ Breyg. lands,” ‘This was fifteen years ngo, wnd af iy thne Droadlands™ was oue of the lugey farms in the United States. This he ey, Alezander fn 1807, At this thnce lie had obtafeey possession of 47,000 acres of fluo pralrle lindiy Ford Conunty, comprisine all of Saliivant Toys ship, and much more. 1ia farm was NEARLY RIGHT MILES SQUARR. Bome af this land e had entered, some be by bought from the Central Kailroad, and semeby had obtatned on warrnnts. Wlhien he mored oy the tract he bullt a modest farm house i thy centre of it, to which hie kept adding unhl por it 1s spread out Intu great dimensions. lere by lived and controjled the vast interests of Ly estate. Ho hinproved the land grudually, en. ploging 400 liands at tfs most prosperous fiae, o devoted his encry to corn-ralsing, ana bag 8 theary that corn could bo raised and sold sty proft for 15 conts. Five years ago he OWED ONLY $50,000 on the cstate, ot the same time hulding $200,00 in good paper which could readily have beeg castied. About this timo the agentsof te Eastern money-leuders persuaded bim tocnteroy a achemo of rapldly tmproving his land fo order to pl_nco 1t on the market, und he began to b row money from Hiran Sibley, vapitalist, of Rochester, N. Y, paylae 10 per cent ugd 3pr cent commission, sccuring the loaus by man. woge on his estate. Mo kept borrowlng, uni tinnlly he bad placed 8473,000 on his tand, Mot of this wns borrowed through the Iate Corplon Weed, a banker of Bloumington. Duringiby timo PROPERTY VALUES BEGAN TO SURISK, aud severul corn crops failed. This, togetke with tho falling orices of produce, brouzts about his ruin, At ono time Bullivant wes pap- fug 85,000 per month interest, As timesgrer stringent ho nortenged his personal propery to the amount of §200,000. Although it took 2 mules busy all winter to haal his corn cropty the market, ho could not meet the demasds Hu mado n noble effort to extricate bimself, bot in vain, FINALLY, DISUBARTENED, ho assigned all bis propecty to P. K. Whest, of Chicago, His total indebtedness was neary $1,600,000, which {s more than the prooeny would nuw bring, Ilis wife had §5),000 In by own right, This she lent nhin, taklog a secvdl mortgage, which wus absorbed by the tirst, lear ing ber venailess too. PERRONAC. Sulliyant twiee marrled, the first time at (o lumbus, 0., when quite young. By this m riage e had two duughters, now marriedis Kenticky, md one sun in Verialilion County. Ho marricd a sceond timo twonty-live years, in Cleveland, O, By this unlon ho bad te daughters und one son, the latter 10. He o fessed no form of rellgion, although he wass consistent Christian. 1lis wife Is 8 member d the Chiristiun Church. He was a finc bookkeext and practical business manager, und was a kil and accommodating neighbor, OTIHER DEATIIS, RicnnaNp, Marshall Co., 1L, dJan. 3= Robert “Barnes, for over forty-clght yesnd prominent and respected citizen of this coudth wed ut his residence to-day at the adyanced &4 of 81 years, LaTrLE Rock, Ark., Jan, 50,—Maj, James & Sparks, 8 jron fnent lawyer aud editor, divd & Fort Bnith vrday. Spactal Dimadeh ta The Tridune. Decatun, M., Jun, 40.—Mrs, Abram Krame, the wife of & promtnent business inan, died berd this afternoon siter a brlef {lineas of hiog: fever, She had lived here many yesrs, and hosts of Triends, who flocked to Ler bedodt whon 4 was knuwn sbe was dyinz, e ——— YOUNG DESPERADOES. Thelr Perfarmuncea In tho Weat Disiston. The West Lake Streot Poiice District Is b comlug notarious for the reason that It vuotalsh & number of notorfous younz desperadoes ¥2d will not remaln at peace with their neleobork Au sbout 6:30 last evening o trio of thess e perate charsctors catled ut the residence of Capt. L. A, Humblin, No, b0 W Adama street, ‘Tbey wern suswertd by Mrs. Hamblin, wio wont to the door fu 0 80, and, after recgiving a negativo auswer @ the queation, © Is Mr. lismbiin at home " Wt assaplied the lady, threw bor bachwards Uf9 the stalrway leading to the sccond storic smothercd her cries for ald by throwinz's ¥ over her head, Fortunstely, w Mr. Smib § relative of the famlly, wou wss B the second story, heard the rumpih W0 ran ot once to the rescue. The raflla 88 ed bim also, snd then escuped by rudd through the housa und out ut a n“-r«li_”"" Nothing was taken. Along about & o'clxs B the cvening the saine trio call e ho! of A. Viadaka, No. 5 our IKL«‘ One of them vapped at the wnd eogaged the Clady of the in conversation, und whils s cu: secompllees forced cutranee througd oL frout windows, and rausackvd the froit r:fi- cnx{‘ylnz off, us plunder, o gold watc mldfl'w, gold chain, & child’s breustpin, some cu! tons, whirt studs, and oll ciothing, As they wers eacaplu they ran south on Beymour stre werdmet at the coruer by & young mao "v‘uu Mcifhgh, who wade a pratseworthy cudeasy ] stopfihvin. But the oug who bad been BeRE to Vladaka drew a revolver and mdl shot at blim, which, fortunately, did ot effect. Later n the cvennv e Early and Mann, of the West Loke Strect 5o tion, came upon the trio on Lake n.m-nw“ the rallroad tracks, und upon thelr 'l‘pmhupu of them wads threats to whoot. WUSTER, QOMcer Maun drew bis revolver and fire 3 shiot, which took off the second Gurer ul & tarious youug thief vumed Jawmes DWyen piert Watson. ‘The otber two ran &wsfy 4 Ly threats succveded in deterrind o oficers uot! they bad made woud bt escape. | Watson was arpested, atd wiss UIOTE to the West Lake-Stroct Station, = marke life." He was ienuticd by Mrs. Visduka, bt Srs. Hunblin was s broken up by e weut tiat sbic was unably to go o the »“ S Watsou's companions uro = descrlel oy follows, und aré kuown to the polict: 007, tall man, dark cowplexion, dark clu.hb‘;“‘_" about 23 years of age, aad the othef %0, years of agc, smooth face, and short 10 e Their arvest 18 ooly 3 quartios of a fem B P