Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1879, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBU tor day voples of resolutions unanimousty passed by the L ture of Mantana usking that that vle a sepurate mititary Departs it pid phacerd wnder the command of Gen. Welon A, Mjles, This request hns been re- terred to Uen, Shertdan for a report. . BENINDIAND, [ ‘The Chalrman of the Committes on Appro- ptiations, Senator Windom, feels very much discouraged at the condition of the public busi- ness, and aafd to-dny he did not sce how an extra seasion would beavolded. As for himaell, Lie was opposed to the rushing through without . proper considegation of the most important measures during the Jast few days of the scs- slon, and he bad made up bis mwind to strenu- ously resist all attempts at hasty leglslation. e greatly prefered that some of thesc appro- riation bills should fall than that they should E“ passed without being carefully considered. TOBACCO RING. Revenue Investigations in "New Orleans, con- ducted under the direction of Revenue-Agent E. D, Webster, have disclosed an extensive to- bacco ring fn that city, In nddition to several Jargo selzures of tobacco factories already made, othiers are to follow, Ono of the results of the investigation {a tho retirement from the service of the Chief Deputy-Collector, Joa. Bumner, who held a_corresponding positfon under Gen. James B. Steedman, of Ohlo, when the latrer was Collector of Internal Iievenuo at New Or- Jeans. The District Attorney lias hicen instruet- «d to press vigorouely the prosccution against all those who ara shown to have been cogaged in thio schemes to defraud tho revenues, DONDS CALLED IN. To the Western Associated Press. Wasninaton, D, C.y Feb. 17.—The Sccretary of the Treasury has issued thu elghty-ninth call for the redemption of 520 bonds of 1805, con= #ols of 167, to the amount of $20,000,000, prin- cipal and fnterest to be paid on and after tho 17th of May next, when the Intcrest ceasce. Follawing I3 8 description of bonds: Coupon bonds, dated July 1, 1807: 850, No. 85,001 to 0,000, both inclusive; $100, No. 146,001 to No. 100,000, both Inclusive; $500, No, 87,001 to No. 5,000,’ both inclusive; $1,000, No, ‘144,001 to No. 158,000, both inclusive; totnl counon, $10,- 000,000, Reglstored bonds, redeemable nt the pleaaure of the United States fter July 1, 18721 50, No. 71 to No. 8,220, both inclusive; 100, No. 23,201 to No. 23,500, both Inchusive; £500, No, 11,801 to No. 11,450, 'both inclusived 21,000, No, 43,401 to No. 44,200, boths fnct & , No. 18,401 to No. 14,000, both Inclusive; £10,000, No. 23,001 to No. 26,800, buth incluslve: ‘Total registered, $10,000,000. CONFINMED, The Senate confirmed John ¥, Tinrtranft os Fostmaster of Philadelphia; A, Louden Suow- den, Superintendent of the Philadelphin fint: Assistont Treasurer, Albert G Edwards, St Jwouls; Recelver of Public Moneys, R. J. Mun- roe, Lewiston, Idaho; Registers of Land Offices, George A, Moscr, Ironton, Ao, aud George W. Fay, Menashn, Wis, Postmusters—Ohfo: A, M. Patterson, Crest- lime; Mrs, Flavia Pertln, Clyds; R. Wise, War- Q. NOMINATIONS. The nomination of Willlam Hags, to be Post- minster at St. Lonls, was reported back from the Commitiee without recommendation, the Com- mittee being equally divided as to the advisu- Bility of confirming. The President nominated John P, Sanborn, Callector of Customs for the District of Port Huroon, Mich. . SEWARD, In the Shanghai Consulate case, Heward, through his counsel, agnin declined to produce 1he books inhis posscsgion, on the constitutional ground that no r:rson shigll bo compelled, In un&cflmlml case, to be o witness ngalust him- seff. . THE DEPICIENOY BILL. Among the appronriations made by the Gen- cral Doticioney bill, passed by the House to-day, are tho following: * For the payment of judic- ments in the United Btates Court of Claims, §81,780. Additlona! amount to he used {n sup- pressing flilclt distllin for 1870, §25,000. Bubslstence durlng 1870 of the sevaral tribes in nuhlmunn Terrltory, $25,000, Ex- penscs of the United States Courts tor the year 1878, $110,000, Pay and travellng exvenses and mencral expenses of the army for: the flsca) year 1879, $700, To supply defleisney it appropris at{ons for expenacs of the District of Columbla, far the fiseal year 1870, $466.593, - This sinount t ul‘;:n-ln cqunection with $1,250,000 ‘ appropri= ated by tho act of Jupe 30, 1878, for the general cxpenses of the District ot Columbin, being 50 per centum of the oxpenscs of the (Governnent 1or the flscal yoor ending June 20, 1670, For the public printing sud binding, pristing the Con- | restional Jlecord, otc., 8350,000. For the com- vonsation -of Tostmnstera for 1873, $231,021. “For army transpurtation, supplies, wid medienl uxpenses, $07,407, For liarses, cle., lost w the military sorvice, §58,173. Totsl sum rocom- mended by tho hill, 82,679,040, THOE IMMIGRATION OF LAST YEAR. 3t is sscertalned from Gen. Joseph Nimmo, Jr., Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, that se- cording to the official returns made to the Bu- reau, the number of passengers who arrived in the United Btates during the calendar years of 1877 and 187 was a8 follows: Tassengers 5 not mm mi- . ” grants, yrante. Tolal. Year ended D Y 1877 50,868 130,503 190,301 Year e “1878 60,047 163,207 207,264 “Thls shows s increasa {n the umber of those coming to this country for scttloment amount- g to 23,704 N THE RECORD. SENATE, ‘Wasimnaton, 1, C., Feb. 17.~Iu the Scnate, Mr. Windom presented the petitlon of the “Negro Co-oporative Assoclation ™ of Shreve- part, La,, favoring the passage of aresolutlon fn regand to the migration of colored people. It woa glgued Ly a large number of milnlsters, ropresenting tho colored congregations of the placo. Lald on the table. The resolution is now before the Benate, ‘The vote was reconsldered by whici®he Honse i)} authopizing the corversion of nativnwl gold- bonds was passed, and smendments correcting its errors, but not changing the features of the measure, wero agreed to. ‘Thus perfected, the Dill was then passed. 4 . ‘The b}l to provide for the construction of a bridze across the Mlissourt River st Deeatur, Neb., was passed. . Mr, Hoar called “F his resolution to pay Josept Scgar $5,000 for expenses (o prosc- cuting hle clain to a scat s Senator from ‘Virginia {n 1804, -but objection wus mumde, Mr, Hoar gave notics that he would cull the resolulion up to-marrow, BMr. Paddock ealled up the resalutton to print 5,000 copies of the second report of the United States Entomological Commlssion, Agreed to, Mr. Rondolph was relleved from fariher pervico on the Teller Conunjutee, Mr, Matthews submitted o jolnt resolution suthorizing the sale of public’property in Clu- cinnatl, Referred, I'he bill to amend the Internal-Revenue Inwe, contaloing o amendment to reduce the tax on tobacco, waa then cousidercd,—the Senate re- jcctlu[i..fl to 25,—the amendment of Mr. Dorasy o postpoue the Wl and take up the Post-Ullice Appropriation bill, - ‘I'io vote rojocting Mr. Dorsoy’s motlon was as follows: TEAR Abllson, Fdmands, Paddock, Aunthony, Hanha, Plu Diaine, Huar, Ttolij Ruraaide, Howe, Saunders, Cameron (Wis, ), Kirkwood, Hpencor, Chaflce, Mc3illan, “Wellor, Conover, Mutthews, Wadioleh, Dawes, Morrlil, Wiudom—145, Doraey, Naxs, Balloy, Grover, Merciman, Baruum, Hatues, * Mitchell, Bayard, Heretord, Margan, eck, i, Patteruon, 001l Joues (Fla,), Handolph, Butler, dones (Nev,d, Hunwom, Cockellt, Kernan, riwnt, Cake, iran, Liavid (111,), ( YVuorhees, Dicunls, McDon(d, Wallace, Taten, Mellerson, Whyte, Uarlund, Maxey, Withere=37, Uorton. The bl was read at length, Mr. Bayard, who bad charge of the bill, ex- plalred there were {mportant amendments which affocted the revenue. It was known that niore thay oug-third of our excise dutivs were drawn from the singds sgzricultural product of 1obavco. Siuce 1875 the tax hud been 24 cents per pound on every varlety of wanufactured tubaceo excepting sutdl, which was sabjected to n tex of £ cents per pouml. The Houss sent the Benute o proposition tu Te the tax on all munuluctured tobaceo to 16 cents per pound, ‘rhe Senate Comumittes non-concurred th this, but ugeaed 16 reduce It ou all exceut anuff tu 10 cents per pound, und on snull to 24 cents, being w reduction Ju thu sowe proportion, 'The 3louse ulso sent the Benste 4 proposts tion for the cstublishment of ° export Londed warehouses. ‘'Fhe Benate Comuwitteo thauutt the cstablivhient of such warchouses would jeopardize the revenue, und thersfore would not couseut 10 the vruuunlnun. Mr. Moreill, Cholrman of the. Cowroltice on Fluunce, eald be did not sgprove of the eween- Ing reduction propused fur susuufsetised wo- Dbacco and snufl. It was not only inexpelien to reduce this taxation, but it ‘was A bar to gronting any further rolle! from tuxation, Al uver the world tobaceo had unfveraully been recornized a8 the prominent artlole of taxation, We consume every year tnore than fortv cluars and more thaw Lwo pounds of tohiceo for cvvey man, woman, and ehid in the country. To );nliyll a8 much revenue at 10 cents per pound ns at H cents there must be an fncrease in the consump- tion of from 105,000,000 pouuds Lo §58.000,00 pounds annually, and that would never be. Mr, Wiiyte submitted an amendmont to have the reduction take effect ou the lst of June next (nstead of September, ns proposed I the Houzee bill, or Aprll, a8 proposed by the Senato Financo Committee, Pending discussion there was an exceutive sesslan, On resuming, after further discussion, Mr. Whyte modificd lis amendment 80 us to insert May 1 instead of June 1. Mr. Withers opoosed the amendment, and ar- gucd, if it should be adopted, there would bo no tag recoived from tobaceo until aftor thut time. The tobacco {nterest would be Idis until after that date, Mr. Thurman favored the reduction of the tax, but would follow the Committe tn regard to tho amondnient as to when the law shoutd take effoct, Mr, Allison favered the amendment of Mr. Whyte, and argued that it was the only way the dealers could be protected. The amendmant of Mr. Whyte, to insort May 1, was rufected—yens, 333 nays, 20, The question then recurred tothe amendment of the Commlttee, to insert ** April 1, 1879, and it was agreed to without a divialon. The questlon belngg on conenrrence in the amendment roposed by the Qommittoo on Fi- nance, to tax snull 24 centa per pound, it was disagreed to,~ycns, 145 nays, 80,—thus leaying the tax on snuil 16 cents per Lound, as proposed by the Houso bill, tho fame rate of tax also be- lig retained on tobneco, by 'Ilie Senate then voted on the amendmeuts proposed by the Commitice, niid struck out the tax proposed for cigars und cigarcttes, leaving the tax na under the existing law, nud ngreed to the following amendments: "Appropriating $15,- 000 for the alteration of dles und stamps, and such expensesas are incldent in preparing for e collection of tuxes on tobacco mul snuff at the reduced rates, Dealers in_leaf tobnceo, except retall, shall pay a speclal tax of §35. Kvery person who manufacturcs tobacco or snufl of any deserip- tion wulwm{;ivln 2 bond a8 rc(rmlrud by this nct shall be fined nat less than $1,000 nor more than $£5,000, and imprisoncd for not leas than one nor moro than flye years, An allowanee of draswback on tohacco, shuff, and clrars on which the tax has been paid by suitablo stamps aflixed thercto before removel from tue [)Incc of manufacturg, when the sar & aro exported equal in amount Lo the valug samps found to have bees so aflixed. The amendment of the Committee to striko out the ropenl of the tax on lucifer or friction matehes was agreed to—ycas, 203 nays, 10, ‘I'hie Senate also agreed to other amendments of the Committee, meluding sn allgwance of drawbackon termented liquors, and on ol arti- cles mentioned in the Schedule A on which any internal taxes shall have been paid, exeept lucl- fer or friction matches, cigar lizhts, and wax tapers, equal In amount to the tax puid thereon, and ny more, When cxnorted, Between 11:30 and 12:30 sevoral meffectunl attempts were made to ndjourn, The last amendment of the Committee on Fi- nanee relating 1o deposits in savings banks gave rise to debate, aud questions of order wera Ireguontly ralsed, Mr. Matthews offered an amendmont propos- ing thaton and after July 1, 1870, theye shall be levied a duty of 10°cents” a pountd oo tea and two and ong-half conts an coffee. . ‘e point of order was rafsad that the amend- ment was not germanc to the bitl, Discussfon of the amendment and a point of order consumed much thy % A motion made at to adjourn was dis- apreed to—yeas, 20; nays, 25, 1t was thien declded=—vens 22, nays 10—tliat the smendment was fu order, B Mr. Matthews bad the-floor to elvehis rensons for offerivg the amendment, but gave way to Mr, Dorsey, who proposed that by nuanimous consent th Senate will meut to-moFrow at noon and at 3 o’clock vote on the amandmonts wx bill withoue further debate. ] i «‘Thers being uo objection, at 1:30 tho Stugte adjourued. ., . TOUSE,. s Daring the- marning hour Mr, Hale (undern call of the States) offored u resolution directing the Committee on the Jugiclary to report a: Jolnt resolutlon _proposing . o vonatifuttonal / amenduwent to prohibit. the payinons ot ‘war- clnfms excaptof persons loyal tp the Unjou., A mation Lo adJourn was mugd on tho Dewm eratle slde, wnd the roll-eail” condutned the m.xlmlcrnf the morning: hour, und tho ress tion went over withont netion. e A_motton to suspend the rales wng made b My, Sparks, for_the purpose of pussivg the bifl npprovrinting $26,852,200 for the paymont.of urreurs af pensions. On motlon of Mr. Rice, the bill was amended (by s vote ol 178 yeas to 67 naye) to include- special penstoners nnd nenslons granted on ae- count of soldices who enlisted u the War, hut who died from dlsabilities incurred atier a cesga- tion of lostilitics. ‘he bill approbrintes tha amount stated out of any money in the Tregsury not otherwise ap- proprlated. . Mr. Reaean moved to suspend the rnles snd pass the Riverand Hacbor Approprizien bill. Agreed to—yeas, 170, ‘the rullowlng(n the negative vote: ) Aldrich, Finley, Morgan, fincon, Fort, Morso, laker (Iud.), Freeman, -+ .. Neal, Tinyne, Ghntor. Norcross, Nuove, Hamiton, Powera, tyriick, Huntan, Tundotph, Hinir, Hunua, Itcilloy, tuyd, Hureio (Mnus, 1, e (0, ), Tirhictos, Marels (Va.), * Hobinson{Mass), Tirizgs, Tlayen, Ttohinson {Ind, ), Brown, ewiit (N. V,)s Scules, Culdwel} (Tens. Mlungorford, Caupbol Jamen, B tiano Campboll, e, inllunherger, Candler, 2.0 Bl Cnunun, oyce, Steneer, Chittenden, Killinger, Southard, mer, Lathiop, starin, ins. Luttrell, Bteelo, (N. Y.), Mctaok, Townshend (I1h) Duvis (N, C.)y Maisls, Tinton, Dicke MeMahon, \Varner, Mitehet), White (Md, ), Maciey, Whitthorne, Maney, Willinms (Do1)72 Mr. Blount moved to suspond the rules und quss the Deticlency bill reported by him Sutur- duy from the Commitice on Appropristions. Apreed to, Pending the District of Colminhia husiness n rocess was taken il evenlig, when there were hetd memarial services an the lute Representas Live Behlel hlur. y Al leming, surcessor of the lute Mr. Hurtridge, touk his seat to-day. e —— e SUICIDE, Rpactal Dispateh to The Trilnes Tour Wavng, Iml, Febo 17.—Frederici Schourer committed suiclde to-lay by hanghyg hlmself noa gurret with o ehain, fle was 2 German, aged 45wl leoves o largs Tumly, The sulckde was canaed by Inaanity, aserlbed 1o the uss ol work il severs eplieptic Dts, Last wieht Willlun Conuran, oged 1, waa found hanging in 1os Tather's harn, in Preble 'Il‘uwmhlp. I'ne cause of the banging s not inowi. DAvsxeont, Ia, Veb. 17.—Mr, Gearge 1101, a4 reatdent of New York, 0 yenrs ol age, comli- ted sutelde a_few anles south of Awmswortl, Waushington Cotnty, vesterduy thornlig by shoot- e bhmset! i the slde with & sholestin, - Mr, Hilly tn company with bis wifo, came West st week on visit Lo Mrs, ILI'S ststor, Mev, Cold- thrast, st whose reshdence the sad tearedy oce curred, On his way Wost Mr, TN seemcd to Lo Iu & very mefasucholy etate of mind, but had brightened up after arriving ut Alnsworth, Sune duy murning however, be nross early, and tuk- gz double-burreled shot-gann, Placed (he mzelo aguinst s telt slde and discharged both Tpudy, Al fivst withiout scrious offect, hut the sccond muttlating e body fn a tegrible mauner awd causlug fnstant death, M HOU was reputed to hu quite weatthy, Hlis remaing started s eyventny for his home In Nuw York, uccompa- niud by Mrs. 11t 8 Spectal Digated (o The Tritune, auraxn Ravips, Mich, Feb, 17—Harry Bpear, o resident of the ‘Township of Cas- nwovia, Muskewron County twunty-tive miles north of this city, committud " suleide by shooting hiwsell”" In the hewd yester- du 0 wus a8 man 40 or 45 yeurs ofd, und Jeaves u famtly of u wifo and theés or four chil- dren. Domestie ditlliculticos are sald to bave: heen the cause of his suicld, e OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Youu, Feb, 17.~Arrived, Douau, from Bremen. Loxpon, Fob, 17,—8teamers W, A, Bhoken, from New York, and the Ifsuss, from Baitl- o, have srrived. LONDON, Frb. 17,=Tlhe steamship D, Stein- mun, from New York for Antwerp, arrived st Dover with her pistuna brokens pud sleamer Wychile, frams Philade}vhia for 8t. Nazalre, wus lost to-day at the Lofre. Crow saved. LonpoN, Feb. 17.~~Stesmers _Ulenbervie, Redewater, und Borrenta from Nuw York; Alvali from Bostow, sud Blytheville from Baltl- more, have rreiyed out, 3 liverroor, Feb, 17.—Arrived, Dohemian from Uostous TUESDAY. TOREIGN. The British in South Africa Waiting for Rein- forcene:mts.’ ———T Rumor that Lord Napier Will Command the Forces There. Virtunl Collapse of thie Various Strikes in Liver. pool, The French Chambers and Ministry at .Variance on the Amnesty Question, Persccution of tho German Socialisty Discouraged by the Reichstag. The Nogotiations for a New . Turkish Loon Result Favorably, SOUTH AFRICA. NAPIER. Lowpon, Fob. 17,—1It is rumored that Lord Napier of Mogdala has been appointed to command the Zulu expedition. MEN FOI THE TRANSPORTS, Bailors voluntacr for the trausports at less than the woges struck for, ALL QUIET, Loxpoy, Feb. 17.—Lnter telegrams from Mndeira give news from Piator Maritzburg, and stated that at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 27th of Jannary Lord Chalmsford was then ot Maritzburg, in conforence with the Governor, Bir Bartlo Frore, All was quist at the front, and the focling was much calmn- er, The Zulus bad been repulsod from the fort on tho Lower Tugela. ' Tho report that Lord Chelmsford had retived upon Holp- makaar is unfounded. . THE NATIVRE CONTINGENT. Capt. Btafford and Licut. Davies, of the Natal contingent, who escaped from tho dia- aster at Col. Glyn's camp, speak highly of the conduct of ‘all engaged, and the courage and firmness of the native coutingent, thus disposing of the report of mutiny and mas- saore of the officers by the nntive soldidrs. REINFORCRMENTS, « The Times snys it is probable that a brig- ade of all grms will be dispatched from Indla 1o reinforco Lord Cholmaford. The Fifty. sevonth Foot will leave Colombg, Ceylon, to- motrow, and may bo oxpected st Port Dur- bar, Natal, March .10. In the meantimo -Liord Ohelmsford has nlrondy beon reinforced by one company of tho Eighty-firat Regiment from 8t. Heleus, and by 800 mon of tho Bec- ond Battalion of tho Tourty, from Chpe Town. This will bring up his infantry forco Ia’ne(lrly_tliu samo strength that it wag prior to the disnstor of the 23d ult. GREAT BRITAILN. PLEURO-PNEUMONIA, . .4y table (o New Yorg Herald. Loxpon, Fub. 17,—~Pleuro-pneumonia is sprending among tho cattle' in North and East Yorkshire." S0 e THE BTRIKR. ©, o f . g {he, Western dssaciated Press,. - -Lavervoor, Fob..17.—~Tha strike:continuos s morning, but ‘the nutabor of inen at work hins increased,”” Able-bodied’ mon from tha workhiouse ave freoly employed. Laren—Tho atriko is practically collipsed, and the laborors are resumning work in large numbors, ‘Cho.snilors, howevor, continue to hold ont. ARDITRATIUN ADVISED, Tavenroor, Fob, 17.—The Trades-Council nud laborors’ dulegates, nfter consultntion yosterday, advised tho moen toaccept the mastors' offer of arbitration. Work s ro- sumod at grain warchouses, F HEAVY FAILURE, Loxnon, Feb, 17.—~The Augsdurger Allge- meine Zeitung reports that o padio provails at Revel in consequence of the fajlure of tho mereatitilo bouso of Egger & Co., with lia- bilities at 1,000,000 silvor raubles, THE MONEY MARKET, ‘Tho Zimes gnys that tho collection of Govarnment revenuo has given tho Bank of 1ugland such control over the monoy mar. ket that it is not probable that money will bo chespor than at present until aftor the end of the financlal year (April 4). CATTLE-DISEABK. Plouro-pneumouln i spreading among cat. tlo in North aud East Yorkehira, UUT OF WORK. About 6,000 woavera’ are out of employ- ment at Muecelsileld on gccount of dopros- sion in trade. ROAT-RACR, NewoasTre-oN-T'ynE, Fob, 17,—Tho bont- raco for £400 and tho champinship of Great Britain, botweon Iiggins and Elliott, on the ‘Tyuo to-day, resulted in a viotory for Elliott, who beut Higgins by about threo lengthy, PALEK REVORT. Loxoon, Feb, 17.—In tha House of Com. mous to-night Hir Staflord Northcote de- cinrod ho was not aware of any intention to oatablish o Royal vesidence in Irelaud, or to nppoint the Duke of Conanught Viceray of thut conntry. BRACONSFIRLD ILL. Lonvoy, Fob, 17.—~Buncousfiold {s confined 1o his residenca by influenzu, DI NEWMAN, Iho Pémes wnyn the Pope expressed the dusiva to mako Dr. Nowman a Cardinal, but tho Doctor respuetfully deelined the houor. e TRANCE. ANRIVAL OF COMMUNIHTS, Paus, Feb, 17.—0no hundred and twenty Comniunniats srrived to-day from New Cale. donin. DPanty, Feb, 17,.—Tho Cabinet to.day dg- cided to roject tho flrt clause ‘of tho Com. witteo's Ammesty bill, which oxtends the Bill to all porsony convioted of crimes and of offonses in connection with political sota, @'ho Minlitor of Justics afterwards had an intorview with the Gosamittee, Insting threo honry, but the Commttes ndliered to tho original draft. ‘The Committecs roport was roud to-day in the Chambers, which fixed de- bate on tho ‘bill for ‘Thuredsy, Min- istor do Dlercoro, ¥oplying to a quostion, sald tho Paris Munloipality's vote of 100,000 francs to assist roturning Qommunists was excollent in its objects, but faully na regards legal form, 'fho Government would pro- poso o simlilar graut, Do Mercera sppealed to the Chamber to place confidance in the Government, and thus dispal disquictude ine heront in the first stages of tha Republia, ‘I'his remark ya'sed protests from the Loft, The Ropublicans wero yesterday succoss- ful in the Dopartmonts of Gard aud Haute- TLaoiro {n the'socond ballot. & UAVE BTOLEN A MARCH, TPaus, Fob, 18,—O0wing to the absence of the Republican members, the Renctionists managed to sppolut 1o la Forse, Bouspart. NE: | measnres for its oxtension, SBRUARY 18, 1879—TWELVE PAGES, a o 1i¢, to the vaenuoy on the Electorn quiey Comulssion, This may frustrate tha ime penobment wokame, as secreey is now me yossible, * ¥ . Broadspread Impression that Our Qovernment Has Been Derelict, GERMAN PROSECUTING TIE BOCIALISTS. Trentty, Fab, 17.—Count Von Stolberg Wernigorode, Vice-Preslont of tho Prussian Ministry, hns laid s lotier boforo Parlinment anking the Ilouse to sanction tho arrest and prosecution of Depnty ¥ritzacho on » charge of violnting the Socialint law, PLAGUE NEWS SUPPRESSED. Benuy, Fob, 17.—Tho Moscow journnls waro not allowad to apponr Friday until they suppressed unfavorable plaguoe nows, IIPORT DUTIES, Benriy, Fob. 17.—Notico has been givon in the German Parliament of a bill imposing highor duties upon iron, FRITZSCIE, - Benny, Feb, 17.—1t is said Deputy Fritzacho bas quitted Borlin ponding Parlia- ment’s decision in his ease. Braray, Feb, 17.~A warrant hos been fs snod ngaiuat Deputy Fritzsche, aud itis un- dorstood tho satne, courso will bo adopted towards Doputy Hnssolman, Tho Relohstag disapproves of these BUMMATY MENSHres, LoNpon, Ieb, 17.—A Berlin correspondont telegrapha : If comwents of the liboral pross aud Deputics aro n eriterion, tho request that the Roichatag sanction tho prosecution of Daputy Fritzscho will be indignantly rejeated. Tho Nationsl Zeitung declaves it would underimine the vory busis of parlinmentory institutions, The Spcotaclo of Our Citizens Orying to a Dritisher for Pro- tection. Critical Commeonts of the News- papers of the Pacific Const. Dangerous and Thievish Ten- dencies of the Indians in Alaska, Their Constant Tntoxication by the Uss of o Murderous Rum Oalled Hoootinoo, _THE SITUATION. SOMB OF THE DEAUTIES OF OUR ARCTIO FOS- SE3NIONS, Bpeclal Dispaleh to The Tridune. Wasitinaton, D. C., Feb. 17.—A gentleman in this city has just recelved two letters from Alaska which contaln ‘some ftems of futerest tespecting the mineral resources of thut coun- try aud the hinderances to thelr develonment, ‘The first ts dated * Tongass Narrows, Jan. 12, 1870, autl was written by a miner who Is en- gaged in **prospecting,’ and who forwarded nt the same time a quantily of ore for assay, Ha glves the particulars of a recent difficulty hehad with a party of Indlans on nccount of his Ina- bility to supply them with molasacs, from which they manufacture a kind of rum. o gives the Tongass Indlans o bad character gencrally, and says: *They have hooctinoo distilleries in every house at Tongass und Cape Fox,and carry themin their canocs, and make whisky i all theircamps. When they aro drunk (which they generally arc) they are dangerous customers, and apt to do anything. I hove had to be very careful several times and put up with a great’ deal to prevent having SERIOUS TROUDLE WITI THEN, Unlcsa thero {s sompthing done by the Govern- mont to stop these pracecdings it may leaa to something serlous, and it will certalnly keep the country back, for there are rich minernl deosits {u this sectlon, and I have found several good ledges myselt lately, Other {partics aro fitting out to prospect thig. section, ond 1f they aro abused by theso Indlans it may lead to trouble aud bloodshed. + .+ . “Igend you gome specimens of rock from dlfferent ledges. I have had some of it assayed, aud It Is zood.” The other lettor i dated Jan, 25, and contains anaceount of the bad disposition of the Indians towards the miners, and of the recent murder of o white man near Bitka by the formers The writer says: *fTo has discovered threo or four new ledees In the vicloity of the Dickinson ledges, He went to Victorin and hgd assays mude, showing from 810 to 840 (per.ton) gold und sliver.” Referrine to the # £ HOSTILE DISPOSITION OF THE INDIANS, ni the fact that there Is no suthority to punlah rimo_or repress disorder, he says: ‘f1f this state of things continues there will probably be more nurdering than prospecting; but I sup- }mse 1t 18 uscless to appeal to ouv Governmont for protection. After o’ number' of our best und most cuoterprising minora shall have beon Lrutally massacrod, then i€ may probably seud up a revenue cutier for A aum- mer oxcurslon, with strict orders not o feinuin any lonzer than thelr paticnco will epdure or' thete families permit” After iyl the de~ talls of the murder ~mentioned, ho continues:: ' Ifour Government takes nueognlzanceoraction, injthis matter, then loakk out for murder. and © slaughter fn overy direction. The npproach of. winter, thelr own destitution, tha indifference’ displayed by the (i uvarnmm\r. and_ refusal to; punish such offcuses or even-to fnvestigate, witl® encourage thew to . oy - ANY: AND ALL ACTS OF DARBARISALY / ‘The nbove .extracts probably. pive a true descrlption of the conditicn of affairs in Alnsku as viowed by the miners. "There is angther side, descrived by l‘lc misslonaries In recént letters, from which jt appears that the Indfans are not ni- ways the aggressors. Thesituation lsnotacheor- ful'one. There 18 now In Alaska no orzanization,. civll or military, to preserve the, peacs und pro- teet property—no representatiye of authorlty vxeept the Cullector of Customs, who is really powerless. I (as {8 predicted) thero should ba & considorablo mining population attracted to Alsaka tho coming scagon by the dlscoverles of gold and silver, matters would becone worse, und wo might drlft into an *“indlan war " be- fore belmyg falrly awaro of it. o . POUND FOI SITKA, 8AN I-‘nmmnco‘ Kob, 17.—A Victoria dispatch says her Majesty's eteomer Osprey, four guns, 18 taking coul und ammunition under orders for Sltka In respouse to an appeal from the citizcus there, Bl saila to-night, CALIFORNTA. COMMENT. TUR S8AN PRANCISCO JQURNALS CRY *‘amsupl? SN Francisco, Feb. 17.~The situation 1 Alasks 18 vevarded os critical here, and the ac- tion of the authorities in leaving the Territory undefepded 18 much commentedon, Tho Bulle- tin spys; “It fs o steiking fact that while the Federa) Government receives sufliclont incomo from Alaska to vay d per cent on the orlginal purchase inonoy, thut Territory bas no protee. tor, no authorized Government, and the few ine habliants aro - to-day in lmmedioto peril of ex- termination, and have appealed to the Britlsh authoritics at Victorla for protection. Thedeal- ings of the Federal Government with this Terri- tory nve Without precedent, ' It cannat bo sald that it Is neglected on account of ts worthless- ness, beeauso the agents of the Government huve shown its natural wealth to be great. Somo monihas apo the only company of solidiers sta- tloued at Bitka was withdrawn, sjnce which there has been littlo more than a shadow of sclf-gov- ernment. ‘The Iudlans, understaud g the site uation, have for some time been menagfug the aettlers, uud, ot lost accoupts, had begun the work of desteuction,” THE ALTA OALIFORNIA. Tho Alta says: * Years aco nothing would do but wo must” purchase Atuska, Our Govern- went nurehnsed it sl did varions things w in. duce settliement; but, sl at ance, fu B At of contemptibly economy, nh:mauuu] the poople tu thelr fute,~to the tender mereles of savoges wlio know no merey, to the very class who pue to desth the offlcers, crow, und . passen- gvers of the stcamer \Vrlgbt BOING YEars sgo, The peopls of Hitkw tuve been left unzuarded, unprotected, sppurently un- caved for by the Executive uud Coneress, and now comes tho cry of .the abandoned Amorican cltfeens of Alaska for ald, huning for none from TAX ON TRON. There avo - indiontions , that the Protec- tionjuts will tako the nitintive in proposing tho reimposition of dutios on iron independ- ently of the Govornmont's messurg on the sameo subjoct, , TURKI LOAN BECURED, CossTATINOPLE, Fob. 17,—The Marquis do Tocquoville telegraphs the nceoptauco of tho'| flunpeisl project involving a loan to the Porte of £8,000,000, T'ho Porte will request Engloud and Franco lo appoint each two, delegntes to the Commission for administer- ing tho customs, Tho army and navy will bo reduced to n penco footiug, THE GREER ‘BUUNDARY QUESTION. Thae Porto has sent Blukhtar Pashn in- structions spacifying the maximum of con- cessions to bo made to Greeeo, Turkey agroes to make an important concession of territory, but nonoe from Albania, beeanso in- surreotion would result from the surrender of any portion of that torritory to Groeco. : DECLINES. ConsTaNTINOPLE, Feb, 17.—Rustim Pasha hos declined the Governorship of Enstern Roumelin, TRussia stronuonsly opposed his appointment, ROME. ARCHDISHOP PURCELL, By Cable to New York llerald, Rose, Fub, 17.—~Pope Leo XIIL has final- Iy docided to nccopt Archbighop Purcoll's resignation, and now hay the appointment of his successor under consideration. CARDINAL MANNING AND THE TOPE. To the_ Vestern Asoclated Press. Toue, Fob. 17,—O0nrdinal Mnulnlng, Arch- Dishop of Wostniinstor, hos had p long and cordinl interview with the. Pope, who con- gratulated’tho Cardinal” on the progress of Catholiclum in qrunt Tritain, and -discussed ' i . CUBA. . PROPUSKD COMMERCIAL TREATY, TIAVARA,; Feb. 17.—A Commision s cra. atod to stydy and form the bagls of n com- mereinl troaty for Cuba batween Bpain and the United Btatgs and Bpnin ond Conadn. I'ho besis of the'tranty will bo. snbmitted to tho conslideration of tho Homo Governmont. Ty Commission is comsposed of the Admin- fatrator-Gloneral, of tho Iispano-Colonial Banlk as President, a Lioutonant of the navy ag Beorotary, tivo morchants, Professor of Moreantilo Law of the Ilavaun Univorsity, and two customs-oflicars. * INDIA. - PAMINE FEARS. ‘Oaraurta, Fob. 17.—Thero was a slight a1l of rain in tho Punjanb Saturday, byt not sufliciont to apprecinbly beneflt the orops or diminish tho risk of famine, which is immi. nont, unlyss rain falls within n fortnight. In Oudo oud the northwest provioces the situation is equally bad, and there {8 alea some complaint from Lengal, ) TROUMANTA. CONTROVERSIED WITH RUSSIA, Br. Perensnune, Feb, 17.—~1'ho difforonoes botwaen Rtussin and Roumania relative to quarantine and the paseago of troops have boun romoved. The Arab-tabia affair is atill unsottlod. NIUNGARY, A LREICIT, Prarn, Feb. 17,—Fhe Ministor of Finanoo informed tho Dict of o dofleit of 24,000,000 tloring. BY MAIL, THR DEAD ASIBER OF BOKTARAL New York Tymes, Muzaffar-ed-Din, the Amcer of Bokhara, whos¢ reported death bas given rise to the up- founded rumor of thut of Shere All, succeeded luis tather, Nusrullan Khan Babadoor, in 1860, at o thno when the latter’s ferocious cruelty nd unceasing wars had reducesd the once powerful Kingaom Lo 4 very unpromising condition, ‘The new Awmcer's refen, howeyer, onened prosper- ously, He restored order in Budkhara, and wagged o succesaful wag with the nelghboring Khauato of Khokundy taking Oura-Toubwh, Khodjent, and flnally the Capital itself, But he was soon catled to eucounter a more formidalle R our own Goverptuent, Our natjon s stamped onomy. My yiold progress of the Masslan § (il the diskeace, befara tho clvulized warld of s, and the 14N of Tashkend in having our people aupl v it pty to the representatives dune, 1805, alarmed the suveralgn of | or o forelen Govermweht for protection, uud Bokhara, who marched northward wilh { the reasons given for this sppeal to the British his whole disposable force {u the | for protection]is based on the fact, us the peti- tion suys, thut *We bave mmde application to our Guvernment for protection awl aid, ‘Thus far it has takeu Bo notice of our applicatton,’ priateen bt ddaluig RDERED TO PAY. Snselal Disvated §0 The Tribune, MiLwaukee, Wis, Feo. 17.—In the case apalnst the rond du Lac, Amboy & Peorla Narrow-Gauge URallway Cowmpany, 'Judge Dyer this forenoon ordered that the Railway Company vay the Burnbam, Ferry Willlams Company for the three locomotivea In sult by the 1at of April, and in case of fuilure to do so the manufucturers can apply for un order to re- cover the property. 2 oneulmz summer. But his weakness wos sie- nally shown by the battly of Irdjar, when his 70,000 men wero utterly routed by 7,000 Ruy- slans under Gen, Romavovekl, Threa months Jater tho Invaders seized the border fortress uf Djlzak, which the Amevr vainly attemnpted to recoyer n 18073 und In the summor of 1803 the battle of Tehepan-Ata and the fall of Samar- cud finally effaced Bokhars from the roll of ndependent Btates. in 1870, the rebellion of one of the Ameor's sons, Whose cause was ca- L\uuwd by the tleres mrountaueers of Bhekrie Sebz, on the southeast, compelled” Muzaffur-od- Din to soliclt the akb'of Gen, Koultman, who, after ons sunguinary yepulse, touk Kisab, the Bheknsi-Bebzean Capital, s anvexed the prin- cipality to the Ameer's domimons, Sinco thut g— BUFFALO ITEMS, * . Buvravo, Faobn 17.~1The Koard of Trade bas adoptod the report of thy Comwmittes recomn- mending thie buyng snd seiling of grain, lour, €tc., by the contal whey udopted by the New York I'roducs Exchauge, : kS Vanderbilt has purchiased ‘the ‘Tt elevator, capacity 800,000 buahels, clovating 800 per hour, Reporyed prive §255,000, s Whero Lartuly Reasonlng Falleds Palladeludia Telegravi's Rome Latter, A perion whoss professional postiion shonld make us expect u respectable amount at least of Jiterury cducatfon said the other day aba friend's receptfon: [ have fust beon reading Dante, the great Jualion poet, you kuow. Hels vesy th esvite a few locu! outbresks, the guthorl- t :{l thu Czac hag been virtually supreme fo ara. 5 FEARVUL WEATHER IN TUR ALVS, ‘This {e a terrible wintor fu the Alps. A cor- rospondent of the London faidy News writes: #'he tldligs which | recoive Irom the Alps_are distressing, The cold |8 frichitul. In the Val- lvy o Freyssiulores the anow ls moro thon two metres (more thun two yards) deep. 'The roads are everywhore impassable. “Ihe postmon even Are unuble 1o gt from place 10 Place. Nelter wood nor coul cau bo obtained for love or money, 1am going to sond up some hlankets ‘I'ho peoplearo cutting down their trees und try- fag to warm theinvelvos with greon wood, Tlie sullvriugs uro terrible,” Tdd i hieresting, und tells s iow lie was conducted tupough the [nfernal veprlons by Voltaire/ " My triend wans breatliless, it mungied to gaspouts * Voltatrel Why, there ara pevarsl centuries intervening betwoeen Dante and Vol- talre," *Oh ves,” replied the person, with happy un-! consclousness of sich sublime fimorance, "¢ Oht yes, 1 know. Butall thatls arranged in the' poen, 1t takes placs In nvotber world, you «of the indIvidual conscience weneral conacience, N:-f,;'fif“;::mt of the sulenco uhove the 1aw, T taay, pperg) o (Ole aud 1here i anarety," v everybody gy, el 8 placed h By hostility. l’ol}unqn;! 15 mol. 5 i Slkida ot i, e Briioh oyt mal A & 3 Itlsh Gover, i 000,000 ot thetr people Lo f ument. aifowy 13)" moress, . allawy seel protects thein it 1t 1y yery a0 by laiy . 8 vu ¥ Yaw = our Rc.;punhcnn Gnvcrnmnnt:i:r:::::[;“ rr::' ":“ tag OBITUARY. eras; 4 eong A v%xo m‘;sll&“flml litcomo do-_gan gy, JUDGY: SOLOMON BLAIR, 3 Fronnd hmstently surrende palyzamy on the ground that 1y peet of changlng the unlnlldon“rlnkufi '.‘,.!,‘“ Vo5 fong et I, that mulideate 13 -'-“fi nNm:mmI" 3 eastrously (u the gng g - ot so0 much 60 as the nullifieaty onstitution; but o e f2 i by tu we leave that with Gog, It TAKE GARE OF M3 BajxnTe) 4 1The Lord ! s & forel b N power to {h, ernment in the s t Gon Totor Tt cuse n which you coustantly “I aro afrald Spectal Dispatch to The Tyibn.se. Inn1anaror, Ind,, Feb, 17.—The Hon, Solo- mon Biair, ex-Judge of the Superlor Court and Chatrman of the Republican State Central Com- mittee, died at 13 o’clock to-dav, after n counle of days’ {llness, not thought to be serlons. He dled suddenly nnd palnleesly. His disense was dropsy, superinduced by a valvular alscago of the heart. Judgo Blair wasa native of Hen- dricks, whero he liyed until ton years ago, re- moving hera and being elected Judge of the | cqinys Py 116 I8, and thers tics yhy gy, Common Pleas, and then of the Buperjor Court, ollu-’ru' tL?m 'E"ex?.""m‘:f@r’é{i'”‘" it ol in the formation of that Hench. Ho was a Re- vublican candidato for re-clection, but declined the nomination to tako the Chalrmanship of the State Central Committee, He was 60 years of ?IK:‘.\‘ regarded us a good lawyer and roputable udge. hns asy most fearful responalb} ey coln;llmlllomn 'I-z‘nurrll‘u!rl."!" e breakig dowg e *You hol hen, that yot thie miracles 'of .mvmy e‘;'cfil::lvr::; D:;:f:;" the condomnation of polyzamy by il Christ) - nations s without reason wid’ Wisdom ilia contrary to the spirlt of revelationin UM “Wa most agsuredly do.” +*You claim, thon, polygam of unlversnl applleability, au nn¥ practiced? Y Yo, alr. It s the NORMAL CONDITION OF MANKiN and has been practiced fro o by almost all natiops, A L'!.Elz'fifix'y"}‘."f,‘fii“.’b" outgrowth of n sysiem whero corrup, Chriiot ity afllinted With o doboscd Tagaphor Lol air, three-fourtha of the hllmnn%lmlly'u i ;'\5::;; b‘nz?lm’th sro, acknowledged VLRt A pr?rgiedly mm}r[:g::,nflfi?"m"upu’ +0r totgh * Do you really bolleve that G communded yoti {0 practice nol;gngnly'aml‘)’:“’ yoaxl#i'crr;;lv:pr_.n;n a donbt of fiti" 85 " 0w poraons k businesa—called a vote of tlm‘n?lgrzc:m!:g Qt“ whather they knew that the principle of nlnn? marriage was of God or not. Theyolsy, unanimous in the afilrmatlve, i “Yee, airs I think that . roliglous faith | yond Chat ooy iolo, do ot appe. T amounts to nothing unless we ara permitted to | tho quostion? ™ o 1 Yare o carry it Into effoct. They allow ua to think,— ‘1 don'e kunow that it will hayen what an unspeakable privilege that Is,—but they | e¥cent to unite us, and conflrm and will not allow us the froe exerclse of that fatth | 18 I ou? faith. which the Constltution gusrantees. Here are Tl e the fnjustico aud the manlfest breach of falth. | THE WEATHER, “ls It not true thet marriago ls the basta.of | o FrICE OF THE Cuier Siavat Orices, socloty, nud thereforo within the jurlsdiction of | WABHINGTOX, . C., Feb, 18—1 n. m.—Inj. the Gavernmont1? tlans~—For Tenncssce and the Ohlo Valley, parte “1 do not look upon 1t that way. 1 conssider {y ‘l::"“"'y weathor, possibly areas of light snow that, whon the Constitgtion of the United | " tmwcnlcrn portions, rlslug barometer i the States was framed and ndopted, thosa high- | €38tern portions, with slight changes in ten. contracting partfes did posltively noree tiat Deraturey they wouid nat {nterforo with rellziuns nffalrs. | For the Lower Loke Realon, Nt snow, fol. Noi, it our raaritul relatlous aro not religlous, | Jowed by partly cloudy wenther, winds most) what 87 You may not know [t, but I know | from the nortlieast to nortly I : that this Is o rovefation from God, and INEGHE; M dasi et el oL Fillg A COMMAND 70 HI8 PEOFLE, e, ceis ol and therefore i {8 my roligfon,” For . e o ba Todtpiately called rellg- JTor the Uppor’ Lako Region, Upjer Vit fon, wiiat huran ralation o nursalt may not ba | 800l and Lower Mssourt Valleys, pyrly cloagy socalled? And, If everything is religion, and | Westher, windsshifting to easterly and southerly, the State ts prolibited from intertering wlth it, | ond during the day slowly rising t‘cmnumure' what placa Is there left for the State {/” with falling barometor. ! The Tennossee and Cumberland Rivers il “1 nave beep anxlous to soe publia affalrs couducted 1n an honorable, |nh'lllxmm.' corceet, rlse. The Central Missiselppl will fal £} " o all tlowly, LOGAL ONSERVATIO! T . 01110, Cinainnaty, 0., Feb, 17.—The Hon. M. 8, Cresmer, who served fn the Ohlo Legislature, from Fayette County, several years, and the Hon. Aaron Johnson, memuor of the Legisia- turo fram Perry County, died Baturday, e —— POLYGAMY. A Mormon Apostle Discussen the Itecent Bu- preme-Court Daclslon, A correspondent of the New York Zribune, at Balt Lake City, recently had the fotlowing Inter- vlew with Joln Taylor, the head of the Mormon Tivelve Apostles: * 3r. Taylor, allow mo to ask 1f you dlssent from Judee Walte's statement of the scopo nnd effect of tho amendment to the Covstitution guaranteeing religious freedom a8 8 orincly) could bg un?lm’: ny eff I.nngw(:{ philosophle, patrlotic, and statesman-like form in all things. 1 think, apd know fn fact, wo aro misunderatood in many respects. Some peoplo think we nre cnemlies to this Government. can truthfully sny I nover was an encmy to the Goverument, nefiber have I ever entertained o fecling .of enmity in my heart. [ donot think for ona moment that “either Joseph Smith or Drigham Youne was an cnenyy to the Goyern- menti nelther do 1 belleve that any of our lead- Ing men, comprehenalng correct priuclples, ever feel fnimical to the Govermment of the United States. Joseph 8mith had a revelatiop. Could hohelp that? 1f tho Lord spake to him, - PR WAS, 1E TO NLAMED" % Can religious bellef, In your opinjon, be ac- cepted by auv Goyernment ns justification ol an et which 1t has by Jay, made criminal, withaut entlng its functions as 8 Gavernment *"Is.WWhen the Constlwtton says Congress shall make no Jaw respecting an establishment of re- liggion or L)rumbnln;: 1l¢ [ree exurelgo thercof, , 70 take It Lo snean what it sava. Coneress, in- decd, can paas Jaws, und the Supreme Court can supction thoso luws; bud, whils .they _have .the poawer belng in the majority, the justics of those lawa is another matter,” - & i “ Viewed as above, do youregard polygamy ng superior to monozamy as the form or law of marriaga; aud, if Fo, wherelnl™ 5 1 conslder {t altbgether superfor to the lyw .0f monogamy iu n prest many particulars, Firat, 1 basy it on the will und cominnud of od bath fu suglent and modern times; second, i bosg it onthe o NATURAL RRRULTS OF MONOGAMY, Thero {8 in all monogamie countrles, thy United States not excepted, o terrivle stago of things arisine from the practico of wonogamy, infanti- elde, and fmtickde, prevalling to an alarming ex-: tent. Polypamy protects [ts offaprini; monog- umy. does nat.'" # Do you conslder theso evils the necessary mnut{’l‘ultnnu of marogamy niore than pf polyg~ am, "y ‘I'heso aro the results of monogamy, wheth- EE"L’:J&Z er necessary av nat, uud these are the eyils ne- soclated withit. We acknowledgo our ehildrow, wo acknowledge our wives; we huvo np s tregacs, \We had no prostitution here until it was {ntraduced by monogamy,* Was not the great objeet of the inatitution of palvimy to runklly increasq the number ot thy: adhicrents ob your Church; aud fs not that object aceomplisticd us furas practicable fu that N -an 80 W 43 I8 K. R, ———— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. &pecial Dispatch 0 The Trivune. BT, PAUL, Miun,, Fob, 17.—The Chamber of Commerea adopted the majority report of i committeo racomnmending with regard to wheat teatfng that the uso of tho Fairbanks' tester be not abolished, but somo cquitable uptlorm method uf Oiling 1t be preseribed. New Yok, !l}‘cb. 1’,:—-'"“: Lixelso Boand b8 been fndicted’ by the Grund Jury for grantig lcenses to Improper persons. way ! T . *'I'he object, a8 well as the institution, was deslaped by the Almighty, and not by man; una ftis sufhiclent for me fo know that ile lips Tlis own purpoln‘g- in doing 80} _aud, further- more, oyr coyenfits arv associated WITH BTERNITY A8 WELL 48 TIMp.» #You say it wos cnmmanded by revelatfon from Qad. Was not Joseph Bmith fn the habit of prayini for revelations when at o loss how to roceed {” * i Yea, alr; and s0 were the other Prophets of TALMAGE, ia whom we read, ! Naw Yonx, Foh, 17.—The Brooklyn Presty” “ How m“"E in vour Judument, do the adher- | tery to-day auopted a resolution instructing te ents of your hurch in Utan now numberd ™ Committee, that If they find thnt comnion famo 100 not know positively] probably sbont i fulfills all the conditions 150,000, You have your sources of {uformation | o#ainat Dr. Talnago fulflla o Disclpliot aswell a8 I bavo.” < of the requiremonts of the Hook of Disclp £ “No. 1hoyenotaccess to the Churcherec- | they shall formulate such common Tamo foto & ords, You must havt ull the members recorded | charge with specifleations und names of 'w who are moru than elght 8 of agrei? nesses Lo support them, and submit 1be same »Thut fs as near as [ could give It, which fs | the Preabytery. about correct.” + * Jlom many of the men of warriageable ago sro practicat polyaamistsl” - - >yt I could not say;.Ihave no idea,” o My, Cannon, T understund, sold in Wa Ington, before a Comuultiee, ono n every ten, Did hie say sot" 1 think ho afd." # Would that, In your judement, be correctd" 1t {8 a diiticult Ching " to get ut, there being no giatistics keot thnt 1'am uware of." 'L uwa not trylng Lo cuteh vou on any record- questlon. 1 am seeking fuformatlon sinioly st would be of general luterest i thy present stuto of the controyersv,” 4 (ul wo are not afrald of belng caught, Wo have NOTHING TO CONCEAL FROM TilH WORLD. Wo are quite willing they should Kuow sbopt uu‘!‘lx thi u‘-u." . -m " re thcre mors narrlageable womou than o de mon tu the Cliseh n the agerogatu How Lary Ohlucso Students Ara FPuslih® “ You havo the samp opoortunities umid ad- i émmu Qe gt Ar.nh-u‘{ yantages of areiviug absuch conclusions ss wo | A young Jahn Clhinamun at PUPE 00 haye” n Audoyer Duds his hiead in dangees ot the “I think not, You must have records; und | buen rather bockward fu his atuc M:,'umkn e It svens to 1ne it somebody must huve soma | Faculty copsidured 16 thele duty 1 B, o sybetantially correct iden ubout these atutisticsl | same Known to the Chincso u‘f‘lutuwd» s matters, Lum trying te ascertaln whether the | whose expenso the young man fs el Wiaust bt practlee I8 inereasiug or nuk.” , Lhwy did, il oue way fmagig tie Sobd w1y would b & vory diflivult thiog ta answor | was manifested upan Teading tho T i a question of thut kg, weig a8 {ollowg:_ * Send lim howo the e “Are thero us muny polveumous murriazen | betvad Lim.” - John will stay whti I proportion to the whole uimber of peoply us | e und keop his head. there were tan or twenty yesrs ago " % s would uot be ably LO auswor thiut,? ¥ Ig thero uot 8 growing distasto to it among | ' the younger inewbers of your Churchi™ “1 think not,"t “Will not Judge Walte's declslon throw an apple of discord among your peaple, if you do | Newport fs $3.10 not cease the practice ol pulygamy, by streugth- | . New et ercbants {n foston bought eninz thops, 3T uny, who are opposed to it und l;&u"o'r.'-".ffia wuk tho Ol Colonyr FURE, (rip= 8 there not'zround [ 1 hope or fuar Lt jt8 o j ched thelr city—not Gomants. iay Wiinutely. b 1 0h0 BaJority Tn | hes starred b iy uahores bib ware MUy e Clureh itseli 1" e whyrf wnd rofysed leave 10 land ¥ X X Y No, siry no ground to ofther kopo it or fuar | bad pud thelr 60 couts extra- 3 i e ——— A Burdor In Brittanye. o A muost brutal case of murder, lllmlm(vl: % the savage naturo of the bend sited uunsulnu bl Brittany, hias just como buioro the Asslz the Flulstern, © A counteyinan named L5 made the pequalntavce at i wedding (et l o youpg married woma nuned Murl-.'}‘ ar Hile. who ur\u.-urn to have fed 4o u"’rflsJJquntd Attor the nuptial banquot the wuulb"cf B here to & wine-shop n their way bomg. Wikle b thu wolnun stal & 10-frane plece from (el aud swallowed it A guarcel ensusd, B0 Ieaving the wine-shop the tmun Jra T companion futo A flald snd wurdered o b de- mapner foo horriblo und diseisting Lo bo G talled. Ledu confessed bis gullly S0 S5 G tuurdored tie womat to prosent her [ i, Iz by thy uuney abe had swatlowed. seutonced ta Nfieon years’ huvd laburs gl P ———— Fiha Wholo Luss than » Furl , dlartord Conrant. gt line seils tickets from 4 1o Mo Yori for $1.00. Thu. stearoerd 4o 1] Npwport, und the re d QUITE Ty OFYoSITE. T would state that, If the Upited States think thut, by prosecution or persueution, or thraugh proseription, they can contral the coneclences of men, they bave then discovered a phase In by ;unu,!mluru entirely pew sud unlicand of be- O, “They do not propose 10 control thelr con- sclences, but thelr ucts, *But thut Is al] so juuch bosh, you kngw; that s tautamount, Lo suying, + Wa. wil iow you to thivk, but oot te act.™ + Bug Governwmeat canuot aceepl the yermlee Dean Gtanloy Tutks Auorlesi Landow Warld, Jur 3% o Amertcd , Bince Dean Btavley cam back € tloisws Bix fricnds say he d8 glven to Yransy a8 o s i utterancey, L uly Know that LESet iitle discourge to the Workinguics, o 7 yud Weok, apropos of the Jerusulend L" Jat T e ol story of *Madeap Hab? B0, pad Kiug cams to himseolf, und hurlu&,“.m fresk taken tho crown, l;?“:fl-;uml {»E:-:i fir m,h ;.,m . lild sou i Aveor ol o warniuge wiich Lad oa ¢ the vouug man?