Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1879, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. FEDRNUARY 8 1R9-SIXTEEN PAGES. L1} ~ and o osald: It will dndeed be a diffeuit task for anybody to follow such prede- cessore.” Brentano, proceeding, enld that Brgan pusseased speclal qualifications for the mission. He hiad lived long in Europe, was familiar with Germsn affairs, was master of the German lan- guage, and the suthor of o valuable grammar in that Ianruage, and would do honor to the place, The I'resident sald that the plnce was not fliigd, that no declsion had been made, sl that hie was glad to hesr any one upon the sub- ject. With regard to Mr, Bryan, he stated that hen that gentleman twas appointed District Commissioner ha had recelved very strong fn- dorsements. “The delezation loft without recolving nuy in- timntlon a8 1o the President’s probable pur- ose, b 1tis stated to-night that some of Senntor Oglesby's fricnds sre disposed to recommend his name for that mission. THE MISSISSIPPI. COWRON'S FLAN OF IMFROVEMEST. . Bpectal Dispateh to The Tribune. < Wasntxarox, 1. C., Feh, 7.—Capt, Cowdon, the tather of the outlet systems, has preparcd a memorlal to the Senate 1n opvosition to the Mis- stsaippt Riser Commission bill, Caut. Cowdon mnkes these poluta: That the bitl virtually places the fortunes of the Mississippt Valley In tho bands of five men whose interest itlsto continua their office as long as pussible without accomplishing anything: that the Commission, which requires $250,000 for expenas, will slmply recommend the Jevee plan, costing $44,000,000 for the beginning, Capt. Cowdon recommends thata joint committee be appointed to investl- #ate the subject, taklng the testimony of prac- tleal river men and civil engiueers, who shall collect all evidence on the subject of outlets, Jettles, and levees. This, he clafine, would not cont $10,000, and would result in saving hun- dreds of millions to the Guvernment, WOMAN’S RIGHTS. ANOTIHER POINT GAINED, Spectal Dinatch to The Tribune. Wasmnutoy, D €, Feb. T.~The world rooves, und the conservative Supreme Court of the United States will he forced, by the actfon of the Nenate to-day, Lo take a step forward In opposition to its devlared desires. 'Fhenction of Chief-Justice Cuase {n admitting a Jawyer of African descent to the bor of the Court broke down the color lina there, but when Mra, lelva A. Lockwood, a member of the Bar of the Su- preme Court of the District, desired to appear before the Supreme Court of the United States 10 conduct the case of one of her cllents, which had been futrusted to her fu the Courts below, #le was denfed the privilege, It was very evi- dent that fomale Juwyers had po rights which the nlghest tribunal of the fand folt disposed togrespect. Tt Mrs. Lockwood, with the pertinacity of hier sex, was not disposed to be excluded frum vractieing fn the Supreme Conrt without artrugite. Colored people, und Rehels, nd degerters were having their Josal disabill- tics removed, and why shuuld not women hiave thefrs! 8o she AVFPEALED TO CONGREAS, and the House passed, on the 21st of February Tast, by a vote of 160 yeas against 87 nays, n bitl which provides that any woiman who shall have ‘been & member of the Bue of the highest Court of any Btate or Territory, or of the Supreme Caurt of the District of Columbla, for the space of three years, awl shatl huve maintained a £00d standing before sach Court, und who shall bo a person of good moral charactor, shall, on motion and the vroduction of such records, bo admitted to practlce before the Bupreme Court of the United States. The Dill was corried to the Senate, aud was there referred to its Committee on the dudiclary, who soun instructed Thurman to report it back with the recommendation that it should uot be passed. 8o it was put on the ealendar, nud wos regarded as dead, but Mrs, Jockwood was not to bo enubbed In this way, When Congress re- ustembled fu Devembor, sho went quletly to work to securo tho resumption of hor pet meas- ure. ,Laboring Individually with the Benators, she found many converts, amd when ‘Thurmnn ‘went to Obilo & fow dnys since to nttend Lo some legal bustness theve, rhe saw that UER TIMB FOR ACTION AT ARRIVED, Hepator Edmunds was for once checknnted und powerless. His constitutiona! stnendment probibiting the payment of war clafing wus un- ceremoniously Jatd one slde, It valn did ho ap- ‘weal to the Benatu not to take up the bill to re- anovo the legal disabllities of women In Thur- maon’s absence. Mrs. Lockwood had organized Lier friends, and the bill was brought before the Benate, Scnators Hoar and Barzent made a few gruceful and appropriate remarks, and_the yeas und nuys were tien calied on the' thind readinz af the bill, which wus ordered by o vote of 10 yeus agninat 20 nags. Eaton and Edmunds were the only New Fn- fland Senators who_voted aunfust the bl Morrijl not votlng, Beck, Gordon, Jones (of Florida), Rai:som, Bpencer, nnd Withers, of the Bouthern Senators, voted | aye. Buvard, Conkling, and Lamar wers Preatientially non- committnl, Hlalne votinz ave, and Thirinan befay ahsent, Judee Davis (of Ininols), Ben Xinl, Keroan, Maxev, and Saulshury wero wmong the wnays, ‘The bill wus acedrdinely read o third time and pussed without a divielon, Ut courae, President fHayes will sign ity mnl then o fermalo lawyer will be fust as good us un - man tu the Supreme Court, To-tmorrow Mrs, Lockwoad proposes to pre- sent a botigucet to cuch Senator who vuted for her DAL Bhe hus dumonstrated that a woman cun get a hill through Congress under the must adverse clreumstance ———— IN THE IIOUSL, TAR ARMY DiLL, Boectal Dimcich ta The Tribune. Wasnixgtoy, D, C., Juy, 7.—The Ilouse speot the day upon the private catender, having refused to take up the Army Appropriation bill, ITe friends of thy Army Connnfssion ametils snent and of the amendment to transfer the Indion Bureau ta the War Deportment did not fect sufticlently stroug to risk coming to un fm- wudiate vote upon thele propusitions to-day, und, for that reason, mule no rexistance to the enforcement of the rulo relstive to taking up private bills, "The friends of the Anny Coms wisslon amendment und the Indlan trapsfer ary actively ot work endeavorlng ta perfect thele combination so a8 10 fusure success when the weasure again comnes hefors the Mowse, Vhe opuosition on the purt of the stalt I8 voery great, und 1t (8 prodictel thut strength enuug?n wilt be otitatned ta defeat the urmy reoreunizi- tion amendment when the b is reported buck frow the Committee of the Whole, SUBSIDY, THE BRAZILIAN JOI ONCE MORE, Hpacial DUpSIch 40 The Tritune. Wasminaton, D. U.; ¥Feb, T.—The Brazilan mubeldy project was to-day engrafted as sy swendment futo the Post-Otliee Appropriation il Ly the Bub-Committee of the Senate Com- wittee ou Apurouriations having that weasura du chiurge. The Bub-Lommitteo have divested 1he orlgtual amendment as reported from the Benute Committee ou Post-Oflices of conslder- uble surplusage, nod bave sought tn fwmorove ‘upon it by leaving many of the detolls to the dlscretion of the Yostmaster-General. It Is sald thut the Bub-Committee have attempted to chauge the phruseolugy of the sectlon witha view of evading a strlugent provision of Rule 49, which forblus the reception of any amendment to fthe Genersl Approurfation bljl which proposes general Jesislation. A member of tho Sub-Coidmilttee stated to-duy that he lu‘nd ta no doubt the full Committee would, at neeliug L0-orrow, approve of their wetiou, and xvport the Lil to. 1he Seugte oo Moudey. ‘The vaine Beustor afso dectared thut be felt quite certeln the subsidy would lemml by nw‘geu- filfl a3 8 part of the Post-Office Appropristion k. . _ PENNSYLVANIA, WAK AGAINST TUB CANERON CLAN, . Specral DUPACA o Tha Tribune, YuiLaveLruia, Feb, T.~The batch of Federal avpalutnenty for Philadelphia, coveriug sll the Jwportant places save one, thut were seot 1o the Fuuate to-duy by the President, feil like u botb- sbell awone We politiclans. 13 wus particularly alarwiug to the adbercuts of Senutor Caweron, und every effort will ba made to fnduce bim to “fuliow Conklipg's exawple, und give battle to Jayes. Not oue of the four sppolotments 1 siceptable tu Caweron, and one 8 fu direet o puiition to bis wishes, 1t was the youug Seua- Lur's desire Ly acod ex-Gov, Murtranft vat of the CICH fnstead of which he #s comfort- ahbly fustelled at home In the Post-Ofice, Wwith a great deal of patronage, and every op- portunity to perfect his woll-known ** treason- able™ designa againat the Cameron dynasty. Col. Snowden (s sent to superintendthe ¥hiladelphia Mint, instend of being transiated to the general direction, with headquarters at Washingtdn, and ex-Gen, Pollock Is given the Naval Ofilee, where one of Cameron's right-hand men hasbeen quar- tered for vears, n the reveral removals NAVAL-OFPICER HEISTAND 18 the only person put ont of office for whom tome other provision s not made, and he s the only ons that Mr. Cameron eared to have provided for. Nelther Pollock nor Snowden is regarded ns thoronghly and actively loyal to the existing TRepublican managers io Pennsylvania, although hoth are pronounced Republicans, Ileistand, the deeapitated Naval Ofticer, Is the editor of the Lancaster Erpress, an important Republican organ, and had supposed that he might keep his Federal offico as long 18 hie wanted it. To mske the situation more alarming to the politiclans, private advices indicate that the President will not apoolnt Cal. Willtam McMichael to the Fed- eral Judgeship for which he was recommended by Ulafne, Cameron, and neartyalf tho Kepubifcan und many Democratic Benators, and that {t witl e glven to Willlam Ilznr‘y Rawle, n good Inwyer, but not active fu politics; also thnt TUTTON, Collector of the Tort, Is to be ramoved as soon ax a fitting succeseor can bo found. ‘There hns been no sich breaking up of Republican slates n Penn nia for ycars, It (s frecly sald by Lecislators who came down from Harrisbure to-nlght, in recess, that, {€ theso thines bad happened a month ago, Don Camervn would not have heen returned to the United States Senate. A good nany wha wore_looking for- ward to Federal positions rezard the breach Letween Cameron und fHages as frreparable, amd their own vruspects, therefure, hopeless, NOTES AND NEWS. WABHINGTON HARROR, Snvelal Dipateh to The Tribune. WasmingTon, 1), C., Feb. 7.—~Representative Brentano {a taking an active fnterest fn the pro- posed survey of Waukegan, He has presented withlu & few dugs a number of memorials of vessel-owners amd of lymberinen, fucluding & memorial from the Iilinols Legiststure, asking for the improvement of the riyer, and to-day re- ceived sssurance from Mr, Reajzan, Chairman of the Commerce Committee, that Waukegzan shoutd be included in the general appropriation for survey. SENATE NOTES, The Senate had a Jittle fun vver the bill to in- troduce moral and soclal sefenca {nto the publle sclivols of this District, aud thenleft it on the calendar, Senator Windom made a long and interesting speech {n explavation of his scheme for the migration of the freadmen from those Congres- sfonal distrivts where thelr rightsare denled, nnd there was quite n discusslon over the rival sites for the proposed Congzressiunal Library, with some land-purchase jobs yisible through the meal, NO COMPROMIAR, Representatives of the Bouthern lacific say hut the report elrealated by the representatives of the Texas Pacifle, thut a compromise bill hag been sgreed upon between the two roads, I8 untrwes, Southern Pacific men . declare Ut no compromise has Loen made, or will be entertained, olchough very many have been sugpested. They way the Southern Pacllic asks nothing except to be let alon' to complete fts road, and that f¢_will pro- rato with suy nnd all rouds runnlog East that many chovse to connect with it. BWING'S PLAN. Tepresentative Ewing will eudeavor to sus- pend the rules and bave the bi pasacd author- fzine the Secretary of the Treasury to relssue the entire umount of lezal-tenders to the orlg- inal Tt of 100,000,000, BTOCK YRANRPORTATION. The Senate Commerce Committee has agreed upon 8 bill refative to the transportation of stock, 1t is @ corapromise betwoen the bitl pro- posed by the humanitarians last year and une from the rullrosd companics out “of whivh Mr, Itusifug'a nttack unon the evencr organization grew. Phe new il preveots rallroads or ves- sels running between States from kKeeplng ang- wmals contined without food or water for u long- er period thay twentyv-clet hours, awd, swine excepted, requires that animals be unlowded at leust every sixty hours, and ba given seven con- secutive hours of reat. FORTIPICATION DILL. ‘The disazreement of the conference on the Fortiflention bl 18 the firat of the dilTerences which bid fatr to cause o general dead-lock, "The ditienlsy Is cauned by the llouse refusiog to pive what the Senata esteems necessary Lo arm sotne of the more inportant harbur works. "The willingness with which Mr. Hewltt ylelded the fuor to the vrivate calendar to-day, ~ instead of presslug the Appropriatfon bill ndded to the better thst it is really the purbose of the Demo- crats to cairy through thelr tmportant work, to- make u called sessfon neecssary, HBARTRANFT, There I8 \‘=r¥ general cotmment over the very curfous cuss f Gov, Hartraft, who was pushed vizorously by the nsylvanla delegution for the Berlln mission, nnd has ended by accepting a Vost-Olllee. NOMINATIONS, To the Western Assocluated Press, Wasmixaron, D. C., Feb, T.--The Proafdent MeMurtrlo for Collectur of sler ol Minnesotus o L T Curtoms in the Di ilavtrantt, Costunster ut Philndeiphia: Yollock 1or Nuval Oflcer at - Philudelpi Sunden Snowden, Superinte ude e Mints Martin Parev Keenard, Assistunt. Treamurer of 1w United Btates at Hostons amd Thomas Stevonson for Collector of Tnternal Hevenue fu the Fifteenth District of New York, TUE FOUY PER CENTS. Kubserlptions to the 4 per cent Government Joan stuee yeaterday's report ugreguta $3,772, INTERN AT KEVENUR, "The Sepate Finanes Committes orders 1o bo reported to the Senate the House bill umendiog the Iuternal Revenua laws., TUE TOBACCO TAX, ‘The Committes, by & voteof 5 to 4, recom- mend coneurrence nthe House provistons re- ducing the tux on manufactured tobaceo to 16 cents per pound, vote in detall was: Y —dones (Nev.), Bavand, Kernan, Wull heva—, reill, Dawes, Ferr 3. ‘Ihe Conmltt, cents, il strike: tax on clgars, chorouts, und cluaret feav'ngg them subject to taxation at tie existing rates, il striices out the proviston repealing the tax on swutehes i tobyeco bunded ware- houss clutina, ‘Lhe oIl is lurthier swmended by [ a sectlon Lo reinle 8l taxes upon i bunks, uid o exempt from WO of euch depoalt made by une person or assuclation fu auy saviugs atitution, TUE 1NDISNS, ‘The House has agreed to the conference re. vort on the lhian Apll!l) priation bil, and the House Comrmlites on fudian Afuirs hae nereed toreport a bilt prepared by the Indlan Burean for the transfer of Chief Joseph aud other Nez L'erces to the ITndian Territory, CoNvIRMED, The Senato contirmed Charles Surveyor of (Customs of New York: Michul Fleld, Recister of the Laud Otlce, '8t. Croix Fedvire of Tublla M ccelvers of Tublis Money—James Btout, Boisa City, Idaho; Joel F, ,Mnun, 8t Crolx F‘l""l“‘l'l K Postingsters—Kausas: Thmothy MeCarthy, Farued: Balwon P, C. Stabbs, Sterlings W)Lt fam I, Mitehell, Beloit: Heeman J. B, Riuge Dudgs Cuty; Alva Steldon, Eldorado. * [iiinol Cuarles 11" Urinby, Atfanta; Etoathan K. Weatfall, Bushucil, " Mivuesuta Jswes Doug lass, Moorehead. TUS AGKICULTORAL UBFORY Just tsaaed gives the sveruge price of the cotton Cop fur Wie whole country as 815 ceuta per pound. The value of the crop for 1873 18 $194,« :llgrj.uu.‘ iflvrruz;u urll- lul nl:buwm 5 010, e total crop for 1575 s estimated at 493, 000,000 puuuds, Worth $EL0W,0N, lorses e ereased ¥ per vent, but the price very waterlally decrensed. Cowd show au inceease fo nearly all the States, aud sheep fncreased about 5 per vent, prices for hogs are rulnously lo while' the tucrease 13 wbout & per veut, Mules futreased about 2 per ceut THE RECORD,. BENATHE. WisuiNaron, D. U, Feb. 7.=Mr. Hawlin, from the Comulttee on Forelgu Relatlous, re- ported back the Seuate UL to restrict the e wigration of Cliuese to this country, und the Committes was dischiarged trom furthier copside eration. Grlhlmi sl purpuey, dud wked il the Cowwlttee “tablish a burenu.of public lealto, He then reported back the House bill for the. be dfscharged from its fusther consideration, Tt that the UL be placed on the calendar. e gave notlve thiat when the bill came up he would move its Indefinite postponement. Mr. Bargrent gave notlce that he wonlt call up the bl for constderation on Wednesday net, and spokeof the importance of the subjest o the Paciiic Conet, Messta. Hamiin, Conkling, Kirkwoud, Faton, and Morgan were appointed a geleet comittee, under the resolution of Mr. Matthews, {oex- amine the claims of ¢itizens azainst Nlcaragua, Mr, Harris, from the Belect Committee to ine quirs into the best mesns of preventing cple demie diacases, reported a bill to prevent the introduction of contaglous diseases, nl to es- Placed on the calendar. Mr. Matthiews, from the Select Committee to fnquire as to the best means of preventing the fntroduction of epidemic diseases, reported a jolot resolution authorizing the Committea to »it during the recess of Congross, uml tore- taln the serviees of three experts, who shall visit Ilavans and such other places as the Committec may direct to Inquire Into the listory of the yellow-fover, The joint resolution also requests the President to {nvite tha concur- rence siul co-operation of the Bpanish Govern- ment into the exanivation of experiments to be made {n furtheranee of International commerce ami the sanftary interests of men. Placed on the calendar, ‘I'he ¥enate procecdod to consider bills on the ealendar, wond the following wero puased: Senate bill to extend the provisions of the act of June 8§, 1974, in regard to prizo noney to all flect offi- cerss Housa bill granting npenston to Julia Watkine, widow of Thomas M. Watkine, lats ICupltnIn of Company B, Purncll Leglon, Mary- anl, ‘The abave bill led to some dlscuselan, during which Mr. Vourhees safd the Commisstoner of Penstons cxpressed the opinlon that the Wil crantivg arrears of pensions did nut apply to penstons speclaliy granted, ouly tothose gratited under the general law, Mr. Davis (. Va.) said he nnderstood that {t would take £34,000,000 to pay the arrcars uf prnsiona fu casca now on the roll, and there were 100,000 yet 1o go on the roll, tome ot whieh would recelve £1,000 or $1,200 arrearace, Although there were a grest wany deserving rermnll, hie thought Congress had mone too far, e betiuved the bill granting arrearae of pen- #1an8 would take $50,000,000 frum the freasury, The Commissioner of Pensions had satd that 20 p«f,ucm ot the pensious had Leen fraudulently vaid. Mr. Beck salil the Commissioner of Pensions told the Lommittee on Approptiations that 20 per cent of all pensfons now vald were fraudu- lent. 1e inquired it the Commnitice on Pen- slons was aware of that fact, und i any steps had been taken to remedy the evil Mr, Ingalls, Chatriman of the Committes on Peuslons, replied that the Cammitfee had been s0 informed, but Congress had not sustained the Committee in the measurcs broueht for- ward to prevent the wrangs. ‘Ihe Pension To- reau haa been moking efforts year after yoar to detees frandulent coses, dml last vear, through the efforts of the Bureau, $500,000 bad bewn sayed. Mr, Cuckrell entered s inotlon to reconsider the vote on the bill fn regord to prize-money to fleet officers, which was paesed this imornibyr, e sald it would tuke $400,000 oe 500,000 from the Treasury, Mr, Ferey submitted an amendment to the Post-Ultlce” Approvniation bill, which revently passed the House, fixlng the pay of lotter-ar- riers. Relerred, e Mr. Coukling, trom the Conference Committen on the bill providing for holding terms of Cle- cult winl District Courts of the United ‘States for thy District of Cujorado, submitied o re- port which wus agreed to, und the bili passed, ‘I Vico-Presidens then Iatd before the Seuute uufinished business, being the proposod minend- ment, to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the psyment of clahns of disloval ruuun- for property injured or destroyed In the late War of ihe Rebollon, Mr, Fdinunds, who is 1o charzo of that mens- ure, coneented that it be lald asida informalty o order that Mr. Windom milght address the Henate i scvordance with previous notiee, Mr. Windem did not ssk for any action on the matter, md it remalns on the calendar, Unfinished business belng proposed, the cun- stitutional smendmeant was Jald beforo the 8en- ute, . My, McDonald moved to postpone the pend- Inig undk ull prior orders for 1hie purbose al tag- ingz up the House bhl ta relleve certaln patitical dlsabllities of women, Agreed to—yeas, 315 nays, 20, TRAS, Barnum, Torsoy, Mitchel), Tuoth, Ferry, Tatteraun, lutier, Gurland, Runsouw, Iteel, tiordon, Tbulling, Ulaiue, Namiin, Sargent, Druce, loar, urnside, Howe, Cameron (Pa.), .\(:Cruer}' déameron {Wis.), MeDonald, Cake, Matthews, Dawes, NAYE, Alltson, Grover, Maxey, Antauny, arrim, Mezrimion, Chaifee, Herotard, Norgan, 4 Davia (Jit.) 1, Moirill Diavia (W donen (Nev.), Wadivly Eaton, Medii) Windom: Edmuads . McPherson, ‘The bill provides tiat any woman who shall have been & member of the lighedt Court ofany Stato or Territory, or of the 8aprbme Court of the District of Colitmbla, Lor the space of three yeurs, nud ahall have mulntalned a good stud= ni hefore such Court, uinl who shall be & per- o of guod mornl charocter, shinll, on_matlon any production of such record, b admitled to practice before the Suprenie Cottrt of the Unfed Stutes, Aflter discussion, the Uil pussed withe out amaendinunt,—yeuas 40, uays 20,—us follows: rRAS. . Allison, 1amlin, Mitenelt, Authony, Tloa Oglesby, tlarnum, How . Ranwoin, iieck, Tuzalin Holliny, Wlainy, dunas (¥0,), urgont, Houtb, dunes (Nevs), Kbarou, Buruside, Kellogi, Bhiulda, Caumeron (Pa.), Kirgwoad, Spencer, Cameron (Wis.), Mecreery, Tuller, McDonald, Vuorlees, NeML Wadleizln, Ferry, McPaerrdn, Wihndom, Qurfand, Matthews, Withora=40, Uordun, NAYS, Ralley, Faustis, Merriman, chaitow, | Grover, Martean, “oges Hurru, Handalph, buvis (ML), Nereford, Sulilvoury, Davis (W, Va1, Wailace Enton, Kernon, v Edmunds, Maxey, ‘Fhe Lill, having puseed ua {t came from the House, nuw gocs to the Prestdent for bis sigua- ture, After exccutive session, ndjourned. novse, The Senate amendments to the Naval Appro- priation bl were non-voncurred in, Mr, Baker (fnd.), from the Confercncs Come wfttee on the Fortilication Appropristiou bill, veported that the Committes Lud been unable to ugree, wnd asked for a turtlier conference. Agreed to, Mr, Aciilen submitted a rosolution calllug on the Secratary of the Interior lor a copy ol report made to nl; department by Speclal Ageuty Adwmas and Hale du regard to the Cul- castent log selzures. Adopted. Mr, Bpurks nmmklml u report of the Confer- enre Committes on ths Indian Appropriation bill. §0 stuted thut the bill was substantially the one that passed the House, Agreed to, The revort of the Conference Committics on he bl fixing the terms of Distriet and Cireuit Courts of Colorado was sgreed o, ‘Lhe House thea went futo Committes of the Whole (Mr, Cox, of New York, fu the chair) uu the privato ealendar, The Committes rose, and reported a number of privats billa to the House, and they voaged. Mr, Dunnell woved to adjourn, noiwithetand. fug thero bl beon o Dight sedsion urdered for reports from the Commnttee on Coluage, Welighits, ated Messures, and the motion waa carried,— I 63 nays, BT; but the Speaker ruled that lusgs than s quorum could not set uside o prevl- oud order of the House, aud, It conformity with the rruvlu order, declared that the Iluuu wus {u receas 11 7:80, EYRNING, Mr. Muldrow, from the Committee ou Cofu- age, Weighte, und Meusures, revorted w bill unthorialng the Treasurer of the Unlted Swites 1o recctve culng of the United States o exclunge fur United Stules notes, 7 M. Putterson inquired 1€ uider this ofit the wwhers of trade dollurs could not present them and compel the Government to pay thew 1o ro- turn Unfted States Vreasury notes, Mr. Burchard, who had ortztnally introduced the bill, suld he belloved they ould. - s Mr. Brewer ullured as u substitute su amend- twent providlug thut ou the presentation of sny coma of the United States at the Sub-Treasury of New York thero shall be eschanged there- for on demnand 10 the extent wud sulount to wolch e colus”ore legal-tender au egusl awouot of Treasury-notcs, sud all stiver colu o recelved which are unit for circulativa shall be recotued. ;s Mr, tarileld opoused the bill. The propost- tion was substansislly one to redvem cofn in pa- ver, 7 Mr., Burchard yaid the effect of the bill would be to vrevent bankers enterius futo a cowbina: tlun to giscrimivate sgsiust stl Mr. Garileld characterized thye LIl we a crude atd Busedlect atlempt o obtatu mterchauges ability, manl hie moved to recammit the bill. De- feated=VYeas, 63 mavs, 64, Mr, Brewer's suhstltute was then adopted, Me, Lobbing moved totay the hill on the ta- ble, ‘Defeated—Yeas, 613 nays, 67 Mr. Garfleld raised the point that no quorum tind voted, nud the House wdjourned. AT RIPON, WIS, 1Lwauken, Wis, Feh, 7.—A fire at Ripon, Wis., this mornfng destroyed Kunsi's Block unid a portion of Allen’s Block. The Fost-Utlice was loeated In Runal's Dlock and was entirely destroyed, together with all the mail matter, cords, funide, public docutients, and private papers of the Postister. Totul Juss about S15,000; Iwsurance, §15,001), AT NROCK, WIS, Bucclat Disrated to The Triduns. JawesvinLg, Wis, Feb, 7.—The farm-louse of Wiltiamn Blanchard, in the Town of Lock, was burned ta the ground last night, together with its contents, while the family was absent. los abont $1,000, Insurance, $800, In Hartford, At 1 supposed that the tire originated from the explosion of a keroscue lamp. IN PHILADELPIITA, TIILADRLIIA, Feb. T.—Uothold, McCook & Co.'s coufectionery mamntactory, 195 Nortn Secon street, was burncd this morniug, CREDIT JIOBILIER. Some Iteference to Crooked Operations Up Ahove Ordlnary Rascats' Comprel sion=No Legal Action. Fpectal Dispatch to The Tytdune, % TRILADELPIA, Pa., Feb, T.—The Intermina. ble Ntigatlon over the monstrous carhings of the Credit-Mobiiter Company has broken out afresh. A majority of the stockhalders are, it Is alleged, but puppets fn the hands ot Jay {lould, nnd the way in which he has worked them gave riss to asharp, short Yegal conflict belore Judge McKennsn in the United States Cirenit Court to-day. On the 4t of August, 1583, the Unfon Paclflc Rnilway Company gave fta_note to the Credit-Mobilier Company, dated at New York, for $3(00,000, pavable an de- mand. Bult was brought in 1875 to collect the Tace of Ahie paper in Boston, and hnl been pend- ing ever aince. In November of that year anumber of stockhollers of the Credlt Ma- biller, headed by Rowland G Hazard, fearing that the ftulebtedness was about to be canceled without pavment, filed abill fu equity in the Common Pleas Court, and an injunction was obtained restralniug such nctlon. ‘Fhe Commit- tee, composed of stockbiolders of both the Ta- citic Rallway Company und the Credit Mobllter, had examined the financtal relations exlsting be- tiveen the corporations, and arrived at the con- clusion that the Rajtway Company sas entitled to varlous credits ngereeating more than the nco of the This was the nhase of the cago that aw ( Mr. Hazard and his party, nind induced ¢ to hasten futo court, ‘the matter rested until Jan. 11, when the Dircctors of the Crealt-Maobilior Conpany, at thefustance, it s naserted, of Jay Gould,” the controlling mind of tha Unlon Pacific Rallroad Company, passcd a resolution directing a ciscontinunnce of the sult upon the note. Cousncl for the Huz- ard party carried the record of the proceedings tn the Common Pieas Into Judge McKennan's court, and asked that a Recelver be sppointed 1o take churie of the two-mitllon-dotlar nots so thut the fnteresta of the inority of the stock- halders coutd not he sacritleed by a discontinn- ance. Rlchard C. MeMurtrlo came futo coure and sald that, althongh he had, (nother mate ters, represented the Credit-Moblller Company, Tig hadl not received authorley to act In thir case. Ho askad thine to obtain such authorlty from s client, Jdwdoe McKennan sald he would wall n week before he would_take any actlon fn the matter. 1t l3 sofd thay the stockholders of the Credit Mobllier Company, who have been actively engaged in trying to force a settloment of the suit ut Boston, are more largely inter- ested in the Paclfie Rallroad Comphiny than in the [Credit Mobiller. 'This is given a8 an expla. nnluuu for thelr method of compromising the suit, —— THE WEATHER, Orrice ov Tun Cuter SioNaL OFPICER, Wasinaron, D, U,y Feb, B,—~1 o. m.—Indica- o and the Olifo, Valloy, winds shiftiug to casterly and southorly, slowly rislog temperature, partly cloudy or clear weather, awl stationary or slowly falling barometer. For the Lower Luke regfon, clear or fair weather, light varlable winds, and siight change 1o the burometer wind temperature. #ar the Uunper Lake recion, Upper Misafs- elppt and Lower Missouri Valleys, partly cloudy weathery I ile southern portions, a slicht riss in temperature, and casterly to southerly windas {1y the northeen portions, varlable wle)l und wifeht chango {n temiperature, LUUAL OBSERVATIONS, uAGo, Feb,. 7, Fiti, dhdr. 7Y, ] it “ Maztmum, 4y wmini PPN Tatattme, | Ea By, reats N it ¥ Yaukiou — e——— GALENA BAR ASSOCIATION, #avclat Disateh 10 The Tribune. Ganena, L, Feb, T~The attorueys of Ua- lena mut Jast evening nnd organtzed o Bar As- soclation, nlonting the coustitution of the Stuty' 1lar Assuclation, except In a few minor particu- lurs. 'The followlng wers clected olllcers for the eusuing year: Presfdent, W. Weigley; Vice President, Bhlasler; Recording Seero- J, Faweett; Corresponding Secretary, W, eliug Treasurer, J. J, Jones; Executive Committee, I Bheean, d, W, Luke, amd W, Speusley; Committee’ on _Aldmissions, To J Shieean, K, L, Bedford, und W, R, Rewley, e OCEAM STEAMSHIP NEWS, Quernstowy, Feb. 7,—The vteamship Celtle, from New York for Liverpool, wud due at Quecostown o Buoday last, was spoken on (hy fith tuat., B lagtude 89 vorth, foucitude 199 west, with the biudes of the serew broken. e N, Fube T,—Arrived, Mootana, froin New L NEW Youk, Feb, %.—Arrived, Deuwark, from Londou. ——— OBITUARY. Suectul Dinvath to The Trisuns DanviiLe, L, Feb. 7.—Mrs, C. M, Swallow, wife of Charles Swallow, suuttoruoy of thiy vity, dled at § o'clock this Woruing, aged 23, Ble leaves o largs clrele of (ricnds to mourn Ler parly deato, el ] FINANCIAL. Bostov, Mams., Feb, 7.—Trutunt & Davis, hu- vorteps und dealers i Africon produce, Cow- wieres atreet, have falled. Liablliticas $102,000. “Ihie wasets vonslat of vesacl property sud curgues on the way. ————— Prudently break up your cold by tbe tiuely use of Lt, Jayuv's Expuciviant, 48 uld rewedy foe surs luuge wud LUrvats, apd & cerlala carsihve tor cuugus. FOREIGN. feal dircetorahip of the Republique Fran. caise, lu place of Gamb-tia, EXEMPL, Pany, Feb, 7.—Tho Government's bill relative to pardoning the Communista con- tnins a clause against fresh proseoutions for politienl offenses committed sinco 1870, which covera the caso of tic Ministry of May 16, Riotous Demonstrations In- dulged in by Liver- pool Strikers. BIPAIN, ARRIVRD SAFE, ., Gipnarzan, Fob, 7.—The Uniled Hiates slenmahip Richmond has atylved from Now York, Al wall, CIIINA. MUTINY. Bixaaronr, Feb, 7.—'I'ho Chiness crew of the Australinn bark Kata Waters, from Hong Koug for oo Chow, mulinied, murdered the officers, aud seuttled tho vessol, ATFGIIANISTAN, ARMT ONDER. Lonpoy, Fab, 7.—A dispatch from Khela. Ti-Ghilzai says the troops have been ordered to return to Caundabar, CURRENT OPINION. Not Ttobuat Enough Harifard Pt (Ren, Mr. Tilden witt find that the “wicked-part- ners ! theory Is not sufliciently robust fur this Iuclemant season. Over Thirty Thousand Men Now Qut of Employment There.. A Diplomatic Stupture Tivminent Between Germany and Denmark. d The North Schleswig Question Again Looming into Prominence. An Amuesty Measure to Be Brought For- ward by the Waddfogton . Miulstry. fafe Arrival of the United Btates Steamer Richmond at Gibraltar, GREAT BRITAIN. RIOTOUS STIRERS. © Toxpox, Feb. 8—5 a. m,—It is estimnted that frown 30,000 to 35,000 men are now on a strike at Liverpool. ‘I'he demecanor of {ho crowd yestorday was most threatening, in consequencé of the snilors joining the atrikers. 'The Inborers employed in the pro- vision trado also struck, At Waterloo Dock the mob broke up the ataging, aud did much damange, Aftor thoir expulsion by the po. lice, they endcavored to storm the gates, At Princess Dock the mob Loarded the bark Corn, from Wilmington, N. C., whieh way unlonding her cargo of resin, extinguished Department. Intianantis dournal (Fes.), 1t Is doubtful If any 8tate ever had & Marabal who was so complete a master of Deportinent as Banks is. It would be worth a trip tolioston Lo ses und hear him open court, A * Uarmanal,” Cincinnatt Commercint {Ind, Kev.), To W. W. He'knap, Jamesr Harlan, S. C. Lomeroy: Coma back; afl has been forgiven, Jonn Louan, Marr CAGVENTER. Call Adnms, New York Trioune (Itep ). f Tilden feels the need of wmoral suppart tho flres in the donkey-engines, end | whtte on the witness-stand, he mreht induce eut the holsting-goar. This mob | Charles Frieid Adrms to sit nedr by and mur- nnmbered about 3,000, Smallar mobs ter. | mur *Fraud ¥ at the most trying moments, 1v would b us refreshingns uspray of fee-water, rorized Jaborers ot Queon's, Nelson's, and Bramloymor Docks. The police wero roin. forced last night, espocially nenr tho Sailors' Homo. A numbor of laborers sont to Liver- pool from Wolverbampton wera vompelled to roturn by threats of murder, FAILURE, Loxpoy, Fob, 7.—Frederick Lewis Aal. garine has falled. Linbilities, £187,000, THE PLAGUNW. SANITARY PHOCEKDINGS. Vienna, Feb, 7.—Dr. ¥inkelnberg, Ger. man delegato fo tho Internntional Eanitary Commission, will discuss with the Gavern. ment hero the measures to be adopted on the soutliern frontiers in case the plagne reaches _Iownania, 'The Hungarian Gov- u-umnn(', with the assont of the Roumnanian Government, will dispatch a Commnission to report upou the state of the public henlth fu Rowmnanin, Bessarabin, Bulgarin, and Rou- molin, The (wo Guvernments linve ngroed to ndopt protective nensures on a large soalo ou the Bossarabis and Transylvania froutiers, and to shift tho Hussian line of magazines in Roumania eastward, behind the double cordon. THE PLAGUE. St. Perensnvrg, Fob, 7.—Gen. Molikoff haa loft for Astrakhan to superintend the measures for arresting the plaguo, APANISI FONTS, Msivn, Feb, 7.—A quarantine againat tho plagus hag'been ordered in all Hpanish ports. A Ttumor that Looks Solld, Albiny Eeentng vaurnal (liev. ), Unpleasant rumors are_already floating about thut the bulk of the $100,000,000, wore or less, whick will be taken out of the Natlonal Treas- ury by the new Penslon bill, will o into the puckets of speculators who have bought up the buck-pay ¢laiws for u song. ‘This rumor ueeds fuvestigation, That Back-Bone Vindlented. Cincinnatt Commercial (Ind. Lien.). Wa do not think it quite falr for Democratie oratars to say thut Samuel J, Tilden lacks the charteristies of Andrew Jackson, It 1t had not becn for o conclusion arlsing In the cipher tele- grams, which no art could prevent, he would nave had the Presidency by the sid of weapons firmer set ancd surer than the buyonot, viz.: beat United States docnnonts. Pelton Goos Overboard. Aew York Timer.(Rep.), ‘The theory s that Pelton sat tu Tliden's door und received the dispatches, othiers, and was furlously busy all the ttmo, whila his venerablo nucle, dreaming of the Presldoucy, dozed fa the Murary, Mr, Tiiden i3 that kind” of o man. He never botheis about details in politica, 1lc s not a shrewd, watch- tul manager. 8o bis bad nephew Kkept the streat cruwded with processious of telezraph- wessengers, nud tho uncle sjept. But the day of ‘reteibution bus come at lost. Other bearis may ache, but Pelton goes averboard, Can't Manngo the Ol Ma Knareitle (Tenn.) Tribline, Mes. Gen. Slerinan favored the press of the country o few months since with an adnidrably- written letter upon-the-evils «of -daneingy -cape claliy round dancing.~- 8hd’ convhited & rent many good people, who wers unable to - frip the Hzht fantastic ‘afully by reason of sume de- fect lu thefr physical stracture, that it was a very lihprover nmusement; but she’ failed to Luifireas the tact upon ber liee ford, the Tiead of the Army, As ho pussaid down |f|n ruad the other day, he stupped at Chattanoogs, und went THEISALY. Loxpoy, Feb, 7.—A dispatch from Vienna states that from fiftcen to twenty fresh coses of discaso rosemblivg the plague ocenr daily near Xnnthi, Thesaaly, and thoro 18 great | through the mzes of a couutry {n that mortality from the same cause at Taslog. | entervrising village, Tecumach 1 bad old mun, und his wite should eurb bl wickeducys or 1t Is bolieved the fufection was ‘ntroduend Lake ifs acalp, Ly Kurd Redifs. 3 NEAR MOSCOW, A Berlin dispatoh zaya a case of plague is reported at Uyssokoye, noar Moscow, This i poagsibly the revival of an old report. GERMANY, THE SCTLESWIG QUESTION, LoxpoN, Feb. 7.—A Herlin dispatch says it is roported that the German Miuister at Coponlisgen has beon rocalled. Tho peapls of North Bchleswig propose to issuo n protest againat the abrogation of the ifth article of the ‘Treaty of Pragne, Should Gormany prohibit such aotion, the North Hehleswig Doputlos will formally protest in the Relchutag, AUOUT TO WITHDRAW. Lonpoy, Feb, T.—A dispatch from Copen. hagen says the Gorman Minister has had a farowell audfence with the Queen. DUTY INMPOSED, Lowpoy, Feb, 7.~~A Berlin correspondent statos that the Prussian MMiniutry bLas ap- proved the import duty on grain, cattle, and Lorsug, Tho Grant Movement, & Louls Reoublican (Dem.), . o What is called * the Grant movement ¥ does not originate with the people, anl, thercfore, has no hold upon their sympathies. Itisstarted und epgineered by tho ringsters and rascals of hhfh und low degrev who, from 1803 to 1876, had full swing and plupdered the poopla right and *‘Iheso ringsters und rascals, theso - bum- va und boomers, naturally want another chiance ot the ,hopular pocket, nud can ouly get 1t through another term of Uraut. lence the are for fifw, * Nrst, f1st, and afl the tine.!" WAnd hence houest people will be againgt him with .the same pertinacity whenuyer he comes fairly Lo the front us o Predidontial candidate, —_ Rl The Hack-Penslon Honus, Sucramenta (Cal.) Union (Kep.)s Novw that the Pension-Arears bill has becoma 1w, it appears that thero {3 a growing feeling of alarm at Wasbhington In respect to lts probable effects. Nobody knows how much money it will requirg, but all sce that it must catabliah a very gerlous draln upon the Treasury. No appropri- ‘atlou bus yet been made toweot ity aud ftis going to be a scrions guenstion how the noces- ary funds are to be secured, One journal esti- nates that it will ruquire no less than $230,000,~ 000, froin Nrst to last, 101t does, 1 will liave Lo+ be regarded us a syuurely Communistic measury fur dividing thy property of the Nutiou,—for it will necessitate urgely-jucreased tazutions and, ud [t containa o sdequate provisfous againet fraud, It wili bo avaled v b{ Linpostars Lo an fu- detinlte extent. We rewurd the mesgure a4 most intquitous, nud 08w very stacthing ovidenca of by esteut to which demagogism controls Con- 1NCORKECT, Reports concgrning negotin'ions for the purchass of Holigoland are incorrect. THE REICHSTAG, The Empetor Willlam proposes to open the Reichstagin person, ABAU-TADIA. 1t Is understood that Germany'is endeavor. ing to effuct a compromiae of the Arab-Labla dispute. [ ‘The country 13 in no condition to stand such o drafn upon” its revenues. ‘The country Las atreaay made amiple appropriations for the Lienetit ol those who served 16 1In the Rebelllon, bredly by treated ausfy, yet it {8 neithur necessary nor justie laule to plunretbo witolo Naliv Intodebt upon stichi b plea, and to vpen the door whie to tuie position aud false reteuses tu doling so. It 18 wlso breomiug spparens that thy Inflatlonists are likely to utllize the oxusion fur the advo- cacy of aunle pew scheno of theirs,—8uch as the fasue of mors greeubacks, or somatning eliv calealated to debass the curroucy, | people do not fully understuud tuls P 511 buslness yets but, us 1t beeumnes cearer, ure well atistied that it witl become Jess popu- lur, WURTEMRURG. Srurraanr, Feb. 7.~Tho Wurtemburg Chawmber of Deputies, by & vole of 23 to 22, passed a rosolution expressing the couviotion that the Reichstag will be unable to mafn- tain the freedown of speeals of its members, RUSSIA, BENTESCHD, Bt, Perersuung, Feb, 7.—Juohanbesf, the former ‘Iroasurer of the Mutual Credit Founcler Compnny, Russia, convioted of em. bezzling £200,000, hos been sentenced to sixteon years' penal servitude in Biboria. TRANCE. BANQUET TO GREVY, Pams, Fob, 7.—Lord Lyons, the British Awbassador, will give a select banguet to Prouident Grevy at the British Embassy next week, Fiftean covers only will be laid, CHANZY, Gen. Chanzy will probably Lg veplaced in the Governorsbip of Algeria by the late Di- reotor-General of the Paris Exposition, THE JUDGES, i President Grovy, whem receiving the Judges of the Court of Cusaation, told the President of that tribpual {hat the Govern. 1ent doos not intend to violate the principle of tho irrcmovability of the Judges. AMNESTY, Pauts, Fub, 7.—Tho Deputica yesterday, at the request of Do ‘Marcirg sud despite the opposition of Louis Blane, rescinded tho resolution referring tho awucsty proposals to the bureaux, aud will await the bill which thy Uovernmont s preparing. THE * REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE." Benator Schieurer Keatiner Los takun polite Ex-tov, Puliner on the lilodgatt fnvestls gatl Springleld (1iL.) Keplster (Dem.). The Judges of the Inferfur Courtsof the Unlted States bave been lorgely affected with the fdes ot thele superlority over thelr brethren of the Btate Courts. {t was not long thut Judee Drumwond, of the United States Circult Court, sefused to be bound by su opinfon of the Su- preme Court of Nliuols upou a question of locul law, und by his ruling sought to estublish a du- ferent rule of law for the detcrminstion of the rights of non-residents frdm that which has spplicd i the detcrifuation of the rizuts of citizeus. fle actually insisted thut the oilicers of the Btate of Hiluols shuuld come belore bim aud ubtals his permisslon to ealoree the Roy- enve laws of the Slate, There is gofog'on in | tha publié mind a reaction azelust thess preten- sious of the Fuderal Judres; uud ong of the conscquenees of the reaction is, thut a Comuit- tev of the House of Representatives bs uow at Culcago investigating 1w conduck of the Mou. W, W, Blogeit, fhe Judgs of the Northern feb, ot Iitinols, Judye Blodgett has beeu on 1hé Beacls for msay years, - uidl his conduct hias been mors or leg atfected by a fuglinz cosnuon tu Federal Judies, that they W8 obove responuibility, Ho bus always enjoyed the ul, ion with the general publie for wmiezeiny, aud vo doubt deserved reputation. The “Bar lave r:lu-v ned hiw as capable and uprizhit Judze, paraed him. wittes 1t ahe evidence to be accented s Lrue, Lie, 1 One ce, e tembers of 6 jucy is @ criutug ure biu, und butitlod them of bis dusire ¢ purtics on trial should be 1o aaother fustanes, bs juterfered wat Jury for (hé npparent ohject of» T S Trom Inteting ..ntnf:‘llf' Toning ty Chiarzen of eorruption and Tapasyig s Cour sgalnst him, Tut. they will hygy &1 miads but he ha, hevond doubt, mammigey Clred; beyond ‘ita Just propnrtons, a, g (5, Ve peached, he will onte b the ‘fre e . untional’ reaction agatnat i Sicim ol | tat are Inconatetent with coustitniionrg cLo erty, Tnterslow with G’l::l_r;n iy som oy Minbnter, the Chiesy New York Graviie ctnd, pop, Meliean man Int Titeen Chinamey ¢ Mellcan Ahip. Welly mood, Chingong %% nllce same. He say to Melienn man mu % Itong Kong, * Fifteen come nshore: noy o Meliean mtssionary no ean o, 1r0 Ut He reachos too mitchen fool, [l g 1% Chincee clallizatlon. No sachal Wiig 1o e fean man Killee uls God i Weily o 10 S man too wiches Mo, too mudes yol i tnnchae bustee bank. ton tuches a1 by trutap come to Clitte. We makv pey, S e ey Inw. Jess ke yours, Wo g, o tramp come ashore,” Allce same (,:ll wun to Chinamen. Too muchee He hab wark, Spasee come to Melicay e Lad] Gouit-by, John iy Mr. Conkling's Taitnee, lartford (Uaan,)y st 1l.‘m.;. ‘The Senate floalty camie to 1 vote on Inatlons of Collector und Navaj Offie Port of New York, after o aliting of &@ Mouday, ‘The nominattons wire |:nuul.l n,?d this anvoying controve, disposed of, so far as the Henate | Mr. Conkling neems 1o lmvzwun:.:od":,f",“' the tast warment by not ouly making g by tack upou the Prestdent uw) m:mr;m'"," Treasury, but attemoting to fasten upon u‘e the Incanest motives r::nm-mur;mm;)jm taken. He went 50 far as to read a numm}m private letters from both, asking gy ks Mr. Arthor the appolntment of «ufi the gy, T ool e sentiogy, bath (g, TFY 18 they nersons o places in the Custom.Jfog, Tuls unwarranted nse of private 1:(?." fs sall o have creatod y StONg feelin, neninst the Senutor, nid deferming m:m.:; Jurity to force n deciglon at ance, My, Congny appears to have recognized the mlsfimuna:[ the nosition fn whtel e bad placed hissel, 33y peremptorily refused to permit. the WNir;Hun of the letters be bhad read, ‘The rountry sj) acquleses fn this victory for the Administeatigy, for Ao reason that 1t I cenerally beliesed e, wublte futereat swill bo promoted by e s ceng of the reforms it have been fuitotes jy the New York Costom-Housr, Thers sl Vouuhr AyTapuatl 11 Ve assunption on ®hicy Mr, Conkling proeeeded, that the Senate thoul) stirrender ita - constitutional funetion to 1, whim or necsontul vroferonces of A sinple fep. ators awl {6 is fo be hoped this declon vy result T the discontlnmance of the pre. that has grown wp i that body, of defernng the wisties of u sinzle Senator rather than 11 interests of the publlc service. Vhe defeet 16 3 niost humiliating une (or Senatur Coukling, [1e Jassumed at the outset an attltude of Loy toward the President, nu, lone before the Ney York ofilees had been disturbed, permfited it 1y be made Knoyn that ho thouzbt Very seiail-beey of the uc:; resident. fle staked crersthing upan his ability to persuale the Senate torejay these nomfuntions nt bis bidding, Tu effect, he assumed 10 Lo tie Peesident, ao far as the Stats of New York {aconeerned, decrecing that na e movals or appointments should be made wiip. out his consent, Une set of nominstions he ge. feated but he I 0w been defented, and the” Auministeation he sougat to huniiute bas won the vietory, * —— - . DE WITT COUNTY DEBT, . Savclat Disneted (o Tie Tridune, CrisToy, Ill, Feb, T.—The Board of Super. visurs of Da Witt County have wisely coseluged o refund the bonded indebtedness of the cupe ty at’n lower rato of interest, nnd tryand tyy up the debt, For sevoral years the varoay Toards havd been trying the repudiation scteme, but hiave met with poor success, huviog largely increased rather than diminlshed the indebted- ness, The present Bosvd, however, came 1o the conclusion that money could be sarelty acting honeatly aud paying the dobt. Aceondisg- 1y, a counnlttea was appointed to mnkeamnge ments to amieably settle oll disputed clatms. ‘They met Monday with the above resuit. It fs thelr Intention to issuc 620 tonds, and then make srrangements to pay $10,60 ot them e aanum th] the entiro debt {4 wiped out. Tt ,ack 18 highly cominended by the nonest cevils ‘of thre county who desire to pay the just duesu the county,” ° = LUMBERMEN, . Spectal Dispatch to Tne Tribune Davesront, la, Feb, T—A wellallendd meeting of the principal Iamber manufactur aud mill-oivners of Davenpurt, Rock Iz Moliue, Cnuton, and Muscatine was held futeh city this afternvon, for the purpuse of formiag ® perimanent organfeation for mutasl evelt, I'The vesult' was the formation ot a Lumkr men's Board of Trade, with ofticers as follom: President, J. M. tould,-of Molino; Beerelurs, Gorge W, Cable, of Davenport; Treaturer, Waiter Adams, of Duvenport: Exccutive Cose J. M. Gould, of Moliye; Froderas chowscr, of Rock Talands Peter Muser. scatihe. Mectings aro to be hild o lie second Tuvsday of cach secoud montb, ezl ing with Mar ——— - RELIGIOUS. Hoeelal Dlapaieh to The Tridune. Br.o0MINUTON, 1il., Feb, 4. —The religlous - terest in Bluomington fs becondng fotease. Fur ‘two weeks a vory zealous und effective festil hias been fu progress st tho Christian Churty condacted by the pastor, Elder A. J. floits “To-utght was the fIfth of a series of uniou met Ings ot the Flrst Prestyterta, n-l.l_mml u ‘tli Rov, Mr, Wells, of New York, The shurd crowded every night, Tho Bradehaw Muls, cstablished 1n December, s crowdedever? nh:-; A revival at the Baptist Church lasted 8 mn;“ und dta mueh gaod, The colored m'ulz ‘u- caumtis the splrit, and ave wurling euthus tically A French Work-peaples tumlly, M., Mame, o book-publtsicr $u Tourt 5!; :‘“ dertuken the solution of the soclal “hm)ur questious within th scupe of b owit e ment, Lo ke a privter and pnblisher O b"rd fous andmoral hooks, aid hes o laree nnm‘ zm ety wonsen, unid ehildren eniployed fn YL:"A andd binding books, 116 s oriupand ey 0" n - cominunity, mul vetublished BUCEE whero mothors inay lvave ther b:l_:é\w Y they 2o to work, umd re e back SO veturi Hle has alo founded Im:“ prb older chilldren, whers they aro WS hranches of knowledue und wurk" ulmn i for the slek, where docturs aid el b o, provided free of cost to the pocr ot b s utstic huuasetiold, ‘The fdes uf e 1nm] !-,\l . ried throush the whole urgaulzitivty vn:llc." Iwr-uu!) M‘ u;lu Bunn ‘W"r;‘::" working together in fhe same 3 i sk IR Lo BuLElsh this ey=ton e a il bttt alid T, to which e worl ~u|w.“}\§“'"‘.w, 30 centas weels, umd from wiildi W8 1 GO cents n day for e dav's W Gl sive of doctor i wediciies; » fun and orpigps, whichh sceures 3 veuslon lor . nuwber of n’:x‘:‘l.u.z years hee husband ‘workul for 3 2 Urewsnt pensfon, which ontftics nwhl"w A 0 th on allowance of §120 8 ¥ cotirse, or §5) & yuar with the 12 b vapltal by way bave iuses nabare uf the profits granted th A ot oou-third of which 18 \md 1o bibm, an S ara reserved as a fund to be puid o atter Lventy years' service n the r.“" Theowperbimseifconirivnte #1404 11 b ‘The pevcentopet the p 0\ sus distributed is but gueinn | which tuis statement 1 ad el oss T ther tated orkingwell, 1vtsturthel ki :’ruuceminl awd cuitivated ulful&.\“?:‘l;('“_ hupruved the worals ol 1 Ml‘: mm“"’“ mmruuu‘r:x tlrat usually prevals o, o centres WOrAgHA ceriot! 4ot abiiahiusst ¥ e b e L driven out, wnarrlze twore Irequent,’ und drukeni e g—— : u“'u ten nunutes 3] “1got on horseback withiu 1! o Yoot S botters When 1 awt 10 CatteiGl o @ thatse for owu, but T aut ?'vowfl"‘ Tore | gul to Cunterbury, and 1 In“_ & W cold aa'{ whall not get rld of ina By g the Treasury about nigou, but nr; o vhe m,,; shuved und dressed. Dsuou gob Wity v of geting o wemorial bk‘l::"-'."mb‘;nm. 1 could’ not.gel oo unswer 1 bt |nlcl|l¢unu¢”lrum the me "“"“"l”;;muz.% oSt Hikety: get un answor 1L ek 5 ) 2 ol back ta wy inn gt w3 S8 h;‘l‘.u“l:nllfltnl + e beiore 1 vt WA Wiken 1 ot up toh ruing 3 wnd tien ot wyself dressed ot LA xlunln:l.u u‘uum:um;lwmu\;rfn:‘:‘ el ot I nto the ybatee, wtid G5 terbiiry by W wbot tes thuie | 97 o bave yof nothing more t4 u,l.m o Cne bove, Prof. Hart, 1o e wnid Rbetoiit, ! quutes rom si LU& tou, ) W mor e e rETesTemmuR o i