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i i I i i Qasfor ihe eupport of the Greenback party or te Greenbek men of the Democratie party.)! 1414 not an tatounding motlon for the feador of the Touse to make, und what whii be the ef- fews of 1L #1f the rubstance of that motion I8 crgatals Azed {nto a Inw, and the law executed, the effect Ot 1t will unguestionably be to break down tho “equivalency between greenbacks nnd coln,” L% What wounil be the proper method of meet- ing the deficioncy of twenty-seven millions which *Becretary 8herman says will oceurl’? A *This would seem fo Lo a tnatter of business, and the Governmunt should conduct its busl- ness on business princlples. I anybody owes a debt, and has not the money with “which to pay ity the pruber thing to do_is to borrow the monay, if it can be done, and not to foree one's creditors simply to receive a due-blll, which s substantially what Is proposed by the fssue of new greenbacks, to make up this deficlency. The proposition of Mr. Wood docs not directly In- volve this fdea, but it does remove from the Treasury the cofn which has been accumulnted for the purpose of resumption, and §s how held o maintain the rnmy between wold und green- . backs. The next aten, If this motlon succoeds, witl probably be to repeal the law smlmln‘.r the fecretary of the Treasury power to acll tonds to malntainresumption. “Such a Pruboslt(onhu aolready been made In the House.” “Has it not been supposed that Fernando ‘Wood was 8 hard-money ninn!" #He undoubtedly has been a hard-money man, and no party in that State stands o em- phatically committed to hard-monay fdess as does the Democratic party, Even now, by law, in Now York 8tate, tazos are payablo in cotn, and, If I mistake not, in gold colu, And it was not until the Grecnback party becamo a formid- able factor in New York politics jthat there wag any tendencey on the part of the Democracy of thit Btate to cater to the Greenback theory.” “ How do you explain Mr, Wood's attitade?” 1 interpret Mr. Wood's position to mean hat a Democratic sop is to be thrown to the Greenbackers of s State.” * Tow does it happen that Wood s found in the Committes supporting the views of the XKing of Greenbackers, Judgo Kelley" * Ordinarlly, this would be extroordinary, but Judge Kelley at least can clalin_consistency in bis position, whita Wood cannot.” . JUDGE KRLLEY. “Did you hear Judge Kelley's speech last night, aud was there anvibing ncw o't “ T henrd so much of it as he snid in the Houso Iast night, The speech 08 nwhole has been “ywithheld from the Record for revisiun' He took no new positions, but be repeated some of tlie most ridlculous of the coinmon atock argu- ancnts of the Greenback party.” * \What were somo of his afgumentsi” “ One of them, on which he laid zreat stress, ‘was the alleged cenormous contraction of 1he currency from 1805 to the present time, to which he attriputed the panle of 1878, and all past and existing dopression, Ilo clalined that there were two thousand millions of legal-tender vaper money.at the close of the War. Ho de- pounced Secratary McCullough in unmeasurcd terme, and charged” himn with perverting and misrepresenting the position of Danfel Webster with regard to papermovey. Il held that Dantel Webster’a denunciationy quoted Ly Me- Cullough, was a denunciation ol {ust such paper tnoney 08 Mr. McCullough was recommendiny, ond that [t wes in w0 sense intended by Mr. ‘Webster 08 an objection to Government legal- tender notes,” * You bold, I betiove, that McCullough was correet und that Judge Kelll:ly i3 wronget! “1 do. Webster repeatedly declared In the strongest terms that he was opposed to the Issuc of paper by the Governmeut to serve ns rurrency, and that there was no power in the Constitution to make nu‘ytmufi legul-tender ¢: cept gold and silvers oud in that very speccl, uwnd the very paragraph which McCullough guoted n Lls report, rend by Judoe Ke.ley Jast night, the evils referred to by Daniel Web- ster were the evils resulting from thedepression of Continental and Colonial currency, und 1ot .eurrency of the United States banks, or of any * bank.” & * Yo you chiaree Judge Kelley with mlsvepre- seuting Webster’s position?”? 41 thiok that Judge Kelley cither misrepre- sented the position taken by Webster tn that specely, or tint he dogs not know what Me- ‘Webster's position was, 1 sny thut McCullough's tepresentation of Webster's position was ex- actly correet, and 18 anv borne out by the text of the parazraph quoted.” Aro vou informed as to ¥ XNE MOVEMENT OF THE UREENDACKERS HERE, and of the meoting for Feb, 231" Noj not partleularly with regard to tnis- point. 1 haye considerable information, how- ever, from differcnt parts of the country that the Greenbaek local urganizations are very net- Ive in holding meetingg, orzanizing clubs, dis- tributing documents, cte, and that their weet- Ingn are generally held in soeret.” * I thero any probabliity of s unfon between the Greenbackers und Democrats i » ‘Phere certalnty Is, 1 think the majority of the Democratic party will compromiso with the dlstinetively Greenback men sufficiently to form a coalitfon with them. Propositions ke thut of Fernando Wood unquestionably pave the way {ur such a unlon, The Democrats will put the tepublicans o a vosition where they will either Do compelied to vute ngalnst the appropriation for the payments of the arrcars of pensions, or 1o voto for this proposition, viz.: o remoye coin from the ‘Treasury, wnd thus endanger the maintenance of resumption.” 4 \What would the Republicans do under such clreumstances?” “ T do not know. Some of them would, doubt- lese, vote with the Democrats, but many of thewmn Krould ot * What would such leaders as Garfleld do?" * Gen, Gartlcld, In my Judgment, will restst any proposition that lovks “)ike mterfering with the malutenance of resumption.” “ Do you think it would Le cheaper to borrow this money, forty millions, than to fssue more areelibacks, or Lo Uso tho cofn at present acenmu- ate 1 tbink it would bea great deal cheaper. Intercet at 4 per cent on forty millions of dol- lurs in bouds would be only 81,000,000, Bup- pose thut by the Issus of forty milllons unew greenbacks, or by the removal of the coln from the ‘Lreasury balance, the present volume at par ‘with greenbacks should be depreciuted even | per cent, the dsmago to the business of the coun- try and to the credit of the Government would be munlfestly more cxpensive than the payment of 81,600,000 10 futerest.” ** Do you tbink that either course would have thie offcet of DEPRECIATING TIIE GREGNDACKI %1 do thivk it would, nud also to materlally hinder, if not entlrely to check, thy present rapid sales of 4 per cent bonds, and the refund- Ing of the uational debt. ‘I'icrs is no nsvessity for the Government to make foreed louns ot the present thme, und thero 18 no excuse for even o aking tho risk ot breaking down resumption, The credit of the Government, undur existing laws and the ‘Prclent policy of the ‘Ireasury, is cexzellent, ond it comuands the tull contidence of the whols people and of the caplialists of the world. If refunding should be continued at the average rato since Jauu. 1, before the end of tho present year our entire 0 per cont Indebted- ness woald 'bo - funded ot 4 per cont, constitu- ting a saving in annual interest of ahout 818, 000,000, Aniy proposition thut looks like break- fug down resumption by cither the Increaso of the] greenbacks or the removal of the resumption fund of coln would, in iy Judg- auent, check, if not entirely stop, the” sale of 4 per cent bonds for funding purposes, The ‘proposition to repeal the Resumution act durlig tho first gession of the present Cungress un- questionably bad that_ effect. Durlng the amoutus uf January und February, of last yeor, not o single call was made by the Becretary of the Treasury for § per cent bonds for refundiog, Yet, slues lase January, the begiuniug of re- sumption, nearly £200,000,000 in bouds luve buen called, showly; 4 beyond questiory that the maintenancs of ruum);uuu does promote the refunalng of the dobt,” “ Will ot the Greenbackers und Democrats bo vatrlotic onoueh uot to attemptto break down resumptlont “.l do ot thivk they wiil, Such Greenbackers 88 Lwuyr wind Kel o7 will risk unvtbing to defes t 3t The Deno:rity genorally will risk anything 10 get voies Lu puwer," NOTES AND NEWS, THE SULSILISTS. Apeclal Dispatch {0 Tue Tribune, ‘Wasnsaron, D. C., ¥eb. 18.—An cxclting debate is expected in the Senate to-morrow on the Post-Oflice Appropriation Hill, whlch cou- ins o cluuse subsidizing the Drazifan Mail Bteamship lines, Senutor Buck will interpose puints of order that under Rule 29 subsidy auendments are not germane to the blll, This samg polug of order was ralsed last year under similar dreumstances, and sustamed, It is doubtful, however, whether the vpponents of 1he subsidy arc sufticiently strongthls sesston to ruceeed in this prelimiuary skicmbsh, It they should be, them it is the fotention of the sdvocates of the subsidy to fucergorate the proposition In the Fost-Routo bill, which the Yost-Ofllce Committeo bas purposely held back, Eenntor Ferry, Chalrian of the latter Commit- tee, bas repeatedly declared that, It defeated In the atiempt to ride tha subsidy on the Vost- Olive Avpropriation bill, he will engraft a sim- fiar wessure on the, Poat-Route LI, John TRoach uud his azents are cspeclally active to pizut, warsbating bis forces, and it will be wo The Frecdmen’s Bank. wind up the convern. direeted to inquire into the management of the Company, nud to begin clvll and criminal suits, il warranted, against the Trustees aud others having contral, 'The Seeretary of the Trensur! is authorized to purchuge the Freedmen's ban! butlding for $250,000. TOBACCO BTAMPS. The Commissioncr ot Internal Tevenuo dls- contlnues the printing of the -vent tobaceo ‘The amendment wos riers were well paid. ng the tax on tol Hour, Wis.), Kiruwood, Meshil! i Cameron (Pa. ), Davie (W, V', it hve, fault of the veteran lobbylats 1f he {s not suce cessful, 'The prizu at stake {8 well worth striv- t will amount to $3,000,000, TUE SRAAR CLAD, In the Benate to-day the claim of Mr. Josenh Segar for 5,000, being the amount allowed him by the Committea onjli7ilerca and Elections in full satiafaction of bis demamds for salury ami cxpenses of contesting s scal as Senator from Virainla during the perlod succeediur the recon- struction of thut State, was ordered to bo poid out of the Contingent Fund of the Senate by 8enuto firat cvinced o disposition to prevent action upon it, but Senators Hoar, Dawes, aud With | ers made such urgent nppeals In the old gentle- man's behalf that they ultimntely succeeded in passing the bill, Mr, Segar was clected Uuited States Benator from Virginin by the semu Log- istature thut adopted the Thirteenth Amend- ment to the Constitution, and that gave the conseut of Vircinia to the formation of the S8tate of Went Virginla. tended, i such a Lody was not the lawful Leg- fslaturo ot Virgtnia, then the valldity of two ol {ts most {mvortant acts could well be scriously questioned, Mr, Sczar obtained the voted to him this alternoon. NEW ONLEANS ‘The nominations of Badeer for Collactor of Custons, and McMlllan for Posttnaster of New Orleans, have been favorably roported, und 8en- ntor Kelloze nsserts they will be coufirmed at tha first exeentive session. full of Louisiann pollticians, all deoply interest- ed in the confirmation of the abuve nomiuations, CONTESTING EXPENSES. To the Western Associated Press, ‘WasmiNoToN, D.C.,, Feb. 18.—The louse Committes on Klections to-day agrevd to report a bill appropriating 846,610 for paying the ex- penscs of contesonts and contestecs to scata in the House, The nguresrate claim {s $30,000. WASIHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, AN the Departments witl be closed or Satur- day, Washlugton's birthday, THE PRERDMEN'S DANK. The Scnate Commiitee on Finance has re. orted & bill amendatory of the charter of the 1t authorizesthe sceeptance of the tendered reslznation of the present Com- nissloners, nil devolvea thelr duties upon the Comptroller of the Curreucy, with power to ound unid compranise the debts nud la- ies of the concern, to sell its proport; ‘fhe Comptroller As 8cnator Hoar cons NOMINATIONS. The Capital is just The Senate Committec _on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard mnde n favorable report to-day on the application of James B, Eadsaud his nssoclates for relief, , AN OUIO MAN, The President has nomiuated Witllam Gar- vey, of Ubto, Indlun’ Agent for the Nevada TILE YOUR PER CENTS, Bubscriptions to the 4 per cent Government lflg“' alnce yesterdoy’s report, aggregute 84, TI1I18 RECORD. Wasmxaroy, D. C., Feb. 18.~The resolution to pay Joseph Sogar 85,000 fu full compensn- tlon for his expenses in proseruting a claim to a seut ns Benator from Virgluia In 1563, was agzreci] to—yens, 34; nays, 20, moved to rcconsider the vote by which the House bill was passed to authorizo the fssuc of certifieates of deposit In ald of re- fundlig the publicdebt. Agreed to. Mr. Morrill then submitted an amendment providing that the money -vecelved from them shall be applied to the payment ot bonds bear- Ing interost at the rate of nol Icss than 5 per cent per.annatn, instead of to 5-20 bonds onty, which bear O per cent, as at firat authorized. agreed to, nud v.hu'hlllwns ‘'hie 1louse bill to promote the knowledze of stenm-engineering and fron ship-butiding among students of seientlile schools or colleges passed to-day without discussfon. When the Senate bill to repeal the Revised Statutes which forbid any one who served under the Confederacy from belng appointed to the army was reached, Mr, Cameron (Wis.) objected toits prescut consideration, and it was lald When the House bill to fix the pay of letter- carrlers was reached, Mr. MeCreery spoke fn opposition to the blll, and sald tho letter-car- e referred to the sala- ries pald by the Governmeut, and sald woro mongy was spont hero every winter in secking oflice than the ofliees woro worth. Pending discusston the bill wos Inid aside. ‘I'he River and Hacbor Appropriation bill ve- celved from the Houso gway lal until to-morrow. . Other appropriation bills passed by the ITouse yesterday were reforred to the Committee on Aporopriutions. After the morning business, resumed of the bili'to amen enue Jaws, and Mr, Matthews s his nmendsnent, offercd Inst nig cents per pound und coffee two and one balf centa per pound. ‘The ainendment was rejected--yens, 4; nays, 57, Those yvotlugin the nfllrmative were Alll- son, Booth, Matthews, und Saunders, "The qestlon then recurred on taxing coffes two and one-hutf cents per pound. oo the table consideration was the Internal Rev- l;oko in favor of it, to tax tea 10 Rejected with- My, Morritl submitted an nmendment fucrons- 10 to 20 cents per Rejected—yens, 813 uvoys, 425 as ol Plumb, Ttolitns, Sardent, Saunaers, Teller, Wadicleh, Windom—21, Maser, Hon, Paltoswon, andoiptr, unsoni, Faulsbury, Buteld, Enencer, Thuran, Vaorliecs, Wallace, Whyte, Wit Aured to—yuns, 47} '{'lm blil having been considered o Committee of the Whole was reported to ihe Bunute, wd Mr. Whyte submitted an amendment that the act tako eifeet on the 1nt of May fustead of the by~ the Committee, us poridanentary foguirics 1y varluus Benators, il 1he determination of potnts of ovder, Mr. Grover moved to rpconshi- er the vote by whieh the umendment of My, Whyte was agrced to. This motion was agreod rencwed his amendinent, and 1t sgguin vggreed to,—yeas, 815 nays, 82,—as fule Maorell, Oulesoy, Vs, Kar; Sanlsha Haundurs, Waitgt adleigh, Whyie " yle, Windom~34, Maxey, Merriinon, Morgan, Tundoiph, Kansous, Wallaco, Withers-a2, The amendinent made iu committee, provid. Ing thut no tax shall be assessed or collected upon auy fusulyent beuk, und smending Bee, Revised Statutes, 80 us to exempt from nuch of the deposits of provident fustitutious il puvings ban such by the laws of their re they bava invested fn socurities of the United was agreed to without a diviston. . forrill subiniited au amendment to strike out the whole clause repealivg the tax on frice tion wmatches, Agreed to,~yeus, 83; puys, o7 recognizud tive Btates os THLE CHICAGO TRIBUNL: WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1Y), 1879—TWELVE PAGES, T r— 2, AMr. Ransom aubmitted an amenduent to ex- cmpt from certain provisiona of the existing law smal) distileriea whoso dally vapaclty dovs uot exveed thirgy galtons, 8o thie law In regard to the tax on matches re- naius as at present, Ottier gmendinents made in Comnlttes of the Whole wero agreed to without diviston, - ‘The DI was then read n third thneand passed,—yeas, 455 naye, 21,—1s followa: TEAS, Batlex, Gordon, 4, Maxev, Harnitm, Grover, . we Merrhinon, Tluyard, larrls, Morgzan, Brck, Ilerefurd, Paduock, HBruco, 1, Patterson, Butter, Ingalls, Raudopih, Cumeron (Pa, ), Jones \p‘ln.). , Ransom, Cackrell, Jouca Nev. ), Saulshury, Coke, Kellogg, Sharon, Conver, Keenan, Shields, Davls (W, Va.), Lamar, Thurtan, Dorsey, llci:refl(. Voorhees, Katon, MeDonald, Wallace, Hustis, MePhernon, Whvte, Uurlaud, Matthesw: Withers—43, NAYS, Alltson, Ferry, Plumb, Maine, N Hamlin, Rollina, Tootl, oar, Snrgent, Cameron(Wis.), Howe, Saauders, Davin (1), Kirkwood, Tel Tlawes, Melltan, Wndleleh, Bdmurids, Morrilly Winde m—21,1 On metlon of Mr, Dorsey, the ost-Otlice Ap- prooriation bill was taken up that it might come up us unfinished business to-morrow. Mr, ‘Thurman submitted an amendment to Ihe River nud Harbior Arpronr!uuuu bill appro- priating $50,000 towards defravlug the cost of an fee-harbor at the mouth of the Muskingum Rtiver, Olto, Referreds Memorlal services were then hield In honor of Represeututives Schlelcher and Quinn. HOUSE. Motfons to consider reports from the Com- mittee on Ways und Means, or to proceed with the Legislative Appropriation bill, wero reject- ed, and the Honse went fnto Cotundttee of the Whnole for consideration of the Census bill. Mr. Davis disclatmed auy intentious of refloet- fnz upou the Collectors of Internml Rovenue at Chleuo and 8t. Louls in his speech a few days Wood for reports nd Means under ago. 'I'he Bpeaker recognlzed Mr. from the Committos on Wa; 8 Qre\'lum order of the House, Mr, Cox (N. Y.) made & polut that the speclal order was the conslderation of the Census bill. ‘I'ie point was overrnled by the Speaker, niul nfter some further discussiun, Mr. Cux fafsel e question of conslderation, aud the House, by a vote of yeas, 91, nays, 145, refused to consider l‘l‘ue reporis from the Committee on Ways and Means, Mr. Hale then antagonized the Census LI with o motlon to go wmto Committeo of the Whole on the Lewlslative Appropriation bill. Daleated,—vens, 1175 vays, 123,~and Mr, Cox (N. Y.) reported’ back the Seuato bill for taking the consus with the Houso amendments, Mr. Ilale made a polnt of order, und the Hovise went {ntu Committee of the Whole on the bill, Mr. Guode in the chalr, Mr. Cox explalued the provisions of the bhi]. There was no reason, he sald, why the Murshayi appolnted to exceute the processes amd arrest persous shoull be made census-takers, Thero woud be, he fearca, a bitter political contest In 1880, and the curac of such contests was the In- fluence exerclsed by Federal oflice-holders, It would be a bappy; doy for the Prestdent nnd peoplo when the’ fmwur of the President to ap- polut such oflicers as Postmnsters und census- takera was modificd or abolished. Mr. Garileld #afd, while he favored the zen- ceral features of the bill, there were some ho ob- jected to. As much os he desired co see the bill pass, he would vote against 1t if the amend- ment wans adopted which transferred the power to appoint Supervisors from the Secrotury of the Iuterior to the Governors of States, Buch a blll would be in direct violation of the Con- stitutlon, and e hoped the vbnoxious section would be abandoned, ‘There hud been such a thlng as ballot-box stuffing,—there mnight bo such a thing as census stufling,—ind Congress should Jeave the appolnting power fu a man over whom ft has some coutrol, und whom [t coukd punish If frauds were committed. Mr. Butler thought the scction unconstitu- tlonal, and was opposed to the scction also be- cguse enumcrators would be appointed on political grounds, He was fu favor of having one Supervisor appolnted from one political aarty, nnd the next from anothier, and 8o on. Several members—* flow about the Green- backers?” Mr. Butler—There s no occaslon for this emotfod, gentlemen, [Loughter.] 1If 1 can get the Republicans to work ugainst the Demo- crats and the Democrats against the Republie- ans, &he success of tho Nationals will be se- cured. Ar. Ryan, of the Census Committoe, favored 1he zeneral features of tho LU, but opposed eiving the power of appointing ‘!upcrvlwrl to the Governors of States, 4 ‘The bill wus finally read by acetions foramend- ment. ‘The iirst amendment was that reported by the Committee transferring the power of adpolnting Supervisors from the Secretury of the Intertor to the Governors, Mr. Carlisle moved an améndmont s0 ns to provide that it any Governors shall fuil to make the nominutions of Supervlsora belore Aprll 1, 1840, the Secretary of “the Intorior shall make such u[nulnlmnms. Agreod to, Mr, Conger satd the amendment of the Cotn- mitteo wos to tuke away fromn Natlonal control and grive to Btate control the appointment of enumerators merely for polltical purpoaes. Me moved to anend 50 a8 to strlko out the clause for the Illlpolfllnlcl". of Bupcrvisora by Gov- ernors, Mejected—yens, 1043 nays, 1l—and, after the presentation und refection of othier amcndments, the Committee rose. Recess, Upon reassembling the Housoe went into Com- mittee of the Whole, Mr, Blackburn fu the ehale, on the Lerislative, Judlefal, and Executive Ap- propriution bill. 'The pending amendment was the one offered by Mr, Atklns consolidating the sections relating to surveys. My, Page submitted an “amendment providing that the system of punlic-land surveys he con- tinued under the prosent managcinent, and striking out the clause which abolishes the oftices of Burzeyora-General, Mr. Haskell, in supporting FPage's amend- ment, read sn extract from o letter from o member of the National Academny of Sclences, stating that some of the strongest membors of the Academy were opposed fo the transfer, Mr. Sparlis demanded the naine of the author, Mr, Huskoll roplied it was u etter to Mr, Freemnn, of Pennsylvanis, und ho did a0t feel authorized to stato the name of the author. Mr, Bpurks {uststed upon’ kuowlng the namo of the author of the letter, Mr. Huskell—If you would violate the privacy of a private letter I will vot, Mr. Sparks—1 would not guote from a letter T would nut pve the author of, Mr, Huskatl, amid much laughter and con- fuslon, crossed the niste and shook the letter In Mr. Sparks’ fuco to show him the signature, Alr. Spurks—I don't want to see your scerct, but I would not quote from a létter tnt would not zlvo the author of, . After ovder had been obtatned, and some dis- cuaslon, Mr. Pagre's amondment was adopted— yeas, 035 nays, 0, Alr. Athing then modificd his amendment to cansolldate the seetlons in regard Lo surveys, oxcludive ol the cluuses stricken out by Me Paze's amendment, and, with some slight chaaged, It was adopted—yens, 533 nays, 44, ‘The lust secton of the LUl having been i posed of, Mr, Atkins offered an amendment pro- viding for the salarlea of Survoyors-Goneril and e X s of e ofilees, Agreed to, iett the Commiites went back to that por- ton of 1w BAE providbue for the Judielary, whileh st heen postponest heeause of the polite feal amwadinents to be offered Lo It. Mr. Herbort subnitted an wmendment in re- f!rd o the node of drawing grand and petlt urora, Mr, Southard submitted an amendment re- p_nallll:u l:m statutes providing for Superyisors of lectiong, Lolnts of order were made, on which the de- 48 paessd, ‘The Comuittee then rose, und the Houss ad- Juurned. L T e TEMPERANCE. Hpeclal Dispatch 1o The Tridune, Broousotoy, IIf, Feb. 18.~7The State Re- form Cluba' Convention, which opened to-day, was uumerleally smaller than expected, The ¢lttes represented are Chicago, Toules, Ottawn, Mommonth, Kirkwood, Munsfleld, I‘m\'en. Brighton, Clinton, Freoport, Ellsville dirrow- swith, Galve, doilst, Chenoo, Sun Jose, Canton, und Bloomington, Nearly 150 delog ure present, und more arriving. Almost all day was consumed in llstening to the reports of the delegatos regarding the progress of the work In thelr respeetlve preeinets, all of which judicate bard work und encouraging results, To-night the Opora-House was crowded. ‘Iho audicnce was hichly entertalved by Miss Frauces E, Will- 5;2;!01 Chicago, who delivered an eloquent ad- — STATE FAIR, Epecial Dispateh 1o The Triduhne, Sruinoris.y, I, Feb, 18.—The State Board of Agrlculture met to-day for the purpose of locatiug the State Falr for the next two years, Proposals were presented from Bloomiogton, Jacksonyllle, Moumouth, and Borivefield, and parties were prescnt from cach polut to urge thelr clalma. After » genoral qiscussion the Board located it at Springlicld, the vote stand. fng Bpringtield 18; Jecksonyllle 8; Blooming- tou 2 Messra, ry, Cobh, and Wasbhary Wers ot present. - FOREIGN. The Contest Between the German Reichstag and the Government. Bitter Opposition Shown {o Prince Bismarck's Dis. ciplinary Mensure, Russion Evacuation of Turk- ish Territory Already Commenced., Conllict of Authority Between the French Chambers and Paris -Municipality. A Disposition Bvinced to Let the De Broglie Cabinet Off Easy. Impecunious Army Omcerr; Mob the Khedive and Iifs Mimsters. Weekly Review of the English Breadstuffs Trade. GERMANY THE DISCIPLINARY PERIOD , Loxnox, Feb. 18.—The Daily Ielegrapl's Borlin correspondent says : *The result of the debnto on tha proposition to arrest and prosecute Deputy Fritzscho on a charga of violating the BSocinlist law will foreshndow tho fate of the Disoiplinary bill. In parlin- montary cirolos thora seoms to be litlle donbt that the bill will be rojected by a con- sidorablo majority. For the first timo the National Liberals and the Progressists aro united. Still, tho provious wavoring policy of tho National Liberals must not be forgot- tan, aud it ig' quito possible that a slashing apceoh by Prince Bismarck would dissolve tho niliance.” THE IMPERIAL BANK. Benuy, Feb, 18.~Tho statomont of the Imporial Bank of Gormany shows an in. crease in spocio of 9,050,000 marks. 1N TIHE REICHSTAG. Benwy, Feb, 18,—Princa Holenloho was to-day olected Second Vico-Presidout of tho Reichstag, hnving obtained 106 votes against 78 for Horr Lazius, i Another Jotter from Count Stolberg-Wer- nigerode was submitted to tho Reichstag nsking Parlinmentary approval of the prose- cution nnd arrest of Doputy Hasselmann, whereupon Lasker gave notice of a motion conteating the corroctugss of the Govern. mont's intorprotation of the law, and rofus. ing the consent of tho Teichstag to arrests, Dobato on tho subject was postponed until to.morrow. 'The National Liberals, Ulira- montanes, and Progrossists have agreed to support Lasker, DUTY ON:1OP8, Benuwy, Feb, 18.—The National Zcitung states that tho Customs Tariff Committeo have docided to proposg’an import duty of 10 marks per 100 weightfon hops, but to ad- mit wool and cotton free, GETTING INTKRESTING, Brruy, Fob. 18,—The Frea Consorvatives will support Deputy Laskior’s motion, ns they cousider the actiou of the Government unnecessary, The Libarals will deolare they did not, when voting for tha Soclalist law, intend to givo it the moaning that a member of the Roeichstag could by n moro police order ba proventod from fulfiiling his consti- tutioual duties in tho Fouso. 1 ILL. Gen Von Roon is hopelessly fil, TItE ACCUSED, Loxnor, Feb. 18.—A Berlin dispatch says: Deputios Fritzsoho and Hassolmann wore in the Iteichstag ‘Tuesday, and were npparently confident that tho Reichstag will show n fonrless spirvit, Thoy nre encouraged iu this fooling Ly the fact that the Criminal Court of Frankfort yesterday ncquitted membors of thastaff of the Jrankfurter-Zeitung, who had published n collectiva protest against Bis. marck's assortion that that jonrnal was man- agad in the intorests ¢f Feance, One of the staff only was sentonced to soven wooks' im- prisonmant for two othor artioles, "'ha dispateh further states it is belioved tho Governmont s pressing ita roquest for the Reichstag's sancilon of the arreits of Deputies whon it knows it is-certain tobe re- Jected, with tho objoct of finding a protext for dissolving tho Chambers. TURKEY, EVACUATING, CoxsTanTINoPLE, Fob. 18,—Moeasures aro being taken Lo oceupy Lhe torritory evacuat~ ed by Russians, Orders have boen given for sovon battalions of the Turkish troops to advanco from tho Tchataldja linea in tho direction of - Adrisnople. A portion of two regimonts of gen d'armerin, which are to be rendy by tho 1st of March, will likowise bo sont fnlo that provineo, The gon d'armerie will bo undor English and French officors. ‘The Russlan army train swas to bogin mov- ing from Adiianoplé toword Buorgas to-day, Feb. 18. PAPER MONEY, Coxstantivorry, Fob. 18.—The papor money known s ¢ caimos * s to be imme- diately withdrawn, DEPRECIATED PAER. CoxsTanTINOPLE, Feb, 18,~Tho Minister of Financo aunouncing that a now Turkish loan has boen concluded, declares it will bo in grent part dovoted to buying up the pa- porourronoy at 25 per cont of its nominal value, NEGOTIATIONS. CoxaravmiNorLe, Feb, 18,—Tho Sultan has aulhorized the commencement of negotia- tions relative to Bosuta aud Ilerzegovina on th) basle proposed, GREAT BRITAIN. SIANTFICANT. Loxnox, Fob, 18,—Col. OColthurst, the Home-Rulor, haa been eleoted momber of Pamliament for tho Counuty Cork by 6,180 majority over his nophow, Bir George Col. thurst, Conservative, and au iutfluontial land. owuer, Loxpoy, Fob, 18,—The majorily for the Home-Rule candidate ‘at’ the eletion for momber of Parliament in the County of Qork was larger than the most sanguine persous anticipated, Tho eloction was fought on tho queslions of home-pule and fixity.of-tenure alone, Col. Colthurst, the sucoessful candldate, advocated both prop. ositions, while lis opponout, Bir George Col- thurst, his nephow (Couservative), declared that tha firat was tho dogradation of Ireland aud tho latter ucant spoliation, ‘fhe land. lovds genorally sided with the Conservalive. | Ruaee agnouncos that the Arab-tabla affair LIVE 8TOCK LOST. Loxnox, Feb. 18,—Tho ateamship Sorren- to, which has arrived at 1full, from Now York, lost eighty-one head of - cattle and 163 lead of shoop on the passage, STRIRE TERMINATED. Lho strike of fron and ateel foundors at Sheffeld has terminated, tho jnen nceepting o reduction in their wagos. ‘THE CATTLE PROHIDITION ORDER, Loxpoy, Feb, 18.—In the Houss of Com- mous, 8ir Georgo Oampboll, membor for the Kirkenldy District, will movo on Tuesdny noxt that tho summary prohibition of the importation of eattle from tho United Statos is onloulated to destroy an important trade, and to deprive Englaud of the ndvantiages of cheap moat. WILL LET 1T ALONE, Lownpon, Fob, 18,—In the House of Com- mons 8ir Stafford Northeotesad the Govern- ment has decidod not to deal with the Irish University quostion, CENBURED, Lospoy, Feb, 18,—Eighteen Catholio 'Bishops of Ireland met at Woeymonth to-day, nnd adopted resolutions strongly censuring the Goaernment for its conduct in regard to Univorsity education, WILL NO1 HE SUPRRSEDRD. Lownoy, Feb, 18,.—The War offico denies that it hins at presont auy intention to super- sedo Lord Cholmsford in command of the forces opornting ngainst tho Zulus. . UNWARRANTED INVASION. Lowooy, Fob, 18.—Sir Charles Dilke has given notice of n motion in the Houso of Commons that, whilo ready to nesist in re. trioving tho situation at the Cape, the House considors the Zulu territory was invaded on inadequate grounds. TRANCE, FATAL TYPHUS Pans, Fob, 18,—8lxteon soldlers in bar- racks noar the military sohool have died with typhas fovér within a fow days. RESIGNED, Pans, Fob, 18.~Tho Journal Des Debats anya the Municipolity has resigned in conse- quence of the ecanceling of their grant to tha returning Communists. THE IMPEACIMENT SCHEME, The Temps has information that the re- port of the Commission on the acts of tho Ministry of the 16th of May will simply atate the facts without oxpressing an opinion rel- ative to jmpenchment, Tho Ministry will thus bo able {o stafo their Yiows, It is sald that M. Waddington, at to.day’s Couneil, formolly auvounced that he will rosist. the impeachmont movement, and make it a Cob- inat quostion. ¥ DIED, Pierre Magne, formerly Minister of Fi- nanco, is dead, . ANNULLED, Pants, Feb, 18,—The Cliamber of Depu- ties lins, on nccount of alleged informality, annulled the appointment of Do ln Fosse, TBonnpartist membor of tho Ilectoral Com- mission, TLouis Blano 18 one of the new membors of the Commission, ‘Tho Cabinot as aunulled the deoision of which the Munioipality of Paris asserted tho right to control the Prefucture of Police. The Municipnlity has violently protested, nnd will probably appeal to -the Council of State. 'FOREIGN GRAIN TRADE. WEEKLY REVIEW, Loxpox, Feb, 18.—Tho Mark -Lane Er- press, in its roview of the corn trade tho pnst wook, snya: Thore wns much rain onrly in the weok, but the weather is now colder. In many distriots tho sofl is too wot for spring tillago. Euglish wheab has boen lib- erally marketed in spito of the damp wonther and loss in prices. Large supplics of ill- conditioned grain have increasod the dullness in trade. '"There were vory few samplos of dry, home-grown wheat at tho marset on 3londny, and at the ond of the day tho bulk REMAINED UNBOLD, The quotations of the preceding week were with diffoulty maiutained. The im- porta of foroign wheat into Loudon were moderate, 86,000 quarters arriving on Mon- dny, mostly consisting of American and Rus- sian, which millers bought to a fair extent, ogpecinlly sho Russinn, Thoreis no materinl improvemont iu trade, either in London or Liverpool. The Amorican vislblo supply is still enor. mons, but tho excess ought to bo balanced by tho deficioncy in Franco and Spain, Business genorally s TRANBACTED WITH DISTRUST, owing to the long-continucd dopresslon; Feeding corn littlo changed. Barloy steady. Liberal orrivals of mnize hava oaused a tondonoy in buyers’ favor, both on spot and to arrive, Oals lost lnst week's ad- vanco, a8 milder weather doprived the trade of recent nctivity, Sales of English wheat last weck, 62,230 quarters, against 40,006 quartors the samo period tho provious yoar, Imports into the Umted Kingdom for the woek onding the 8th inst,, 780,112 hundred welghtas of wheat, and 141,527 hundred welglits of flour, TGYDPT, CLAMORING FOR THEIR PAY, Ca1no, Feb, 18,—The oflicial rosidences of the President of the Council and tho Minls- ter of Finonce have been surrounded to-day by the disbanded oficers, demanding their nrronts of pay. PROPOSED ARMY #EDUCTION, Anexaxonia, Feb, 18.—The Egyptian Budget proposes that the army ba reduced to 10,000 mon, aud that the remainder, in. cluding 2,000 ofilcers, La disbanded, & . MOBBED, Oamno, Feb, 18,~The crowd which gath. ered beforo the Ministry of Financs to-day was composed of some 400 disbanded officera, who clamored angrily for arrears of pay, Nubar Pasha, Ministor of Foreign Affairs, aud Rivers Wilson, Minister of Finance, woro insulted by a mob as they were leaving the Minlstry, The latter's coat wns torn, Thirty riotors entered the building, but wero oxpelled on the arrlval of the Kholive and foreign Consuls, Tho rioters then invested tho Ministry, The Khodive harangued the crowd, and mado three futilo attompts to depart in a oarrlago, but was himself insult- od. Meanwhilo, his body.guard arrived, and fired on and disporaed the riotors. Bevorsl orrests were mnde. Nubar Parhn wos shot’ fu tho haud. His coachmon nud the Khe- dive's Master of Qeremonlos wero also wounded, TNUSSIA, BTRIKE. Br. Pxtenspuna, Fob, 18,—A strike Las ocourred in two large cotton mulla hore for incrensed pay, dimiuution of hours of laber, aud the dissmissul of the English foromon. It is belfbved the movement will spread. BATISFACTORILY SETTLED, Br. Prrenssono, Feb, 18.—LTho Agencs Tins beon satlsfactorily nrranged, Y EXILED, Br. DPerensnuna, Feb. 18,—Tha Grand Dule Nicholns, son of the Grand Duke Con- stantine, has beon oxited to Orenburg, for communicating with the Berlin National Zeitung in rogard to the Borlin stratogic railway, ¥ SPAIN, T'OLITICAL, Mapnip, Féb, 18,—A number of Conatitu. tionalisla woro prescut yesterdsy at a ban. quot given In furthernnco of the conlition with the adhicronts of Onstollar, in the event of n dissolution of the Cortes, Tho majori- ty of the Constitutionalists ara in favor of n conlition, but await the nrrival of Gon. Mar- tinez Camnpos from Cuba before deciding finally, ‘ . AFGIIANISTAN, 4 KAUFMANN, Dy Cable to New York IHerald. TLoxpoy, Fob. 18.—A cablogram from Tashkond says: ' Gon. Kaufmann is mak- Ing arrangemeonts for a rapid journoy to 8t. Potersburg, to consult with the Ozar and Rus. aian Minlstry rogarding affaira in tho East. Heo is expected to leave Tashkend soon, and ‘will cortniuly go unless tho arrival of the embassy of the Amecer Bhero Ali interposea some important obstacle to his doparture,” AUSTRIA, AD INTERIM. Vienna, Feb, 18,—Promier Stromayr has informed tho Reichsrath that the new Miu- istry is meroly appointed to fill o gap until the dissolution of the Chambor. BY MAIL. EXPORT OF AMERICAN MEAT TO RNOLAND. From the London Gazette, Jan, 1. The import of American meat [nto this country is assum(ng such Inrze dimenslona that It 18 not surprisiug farmers begin to be somewhat anxious as to the future of the cattlo trade, Some in- formation on the subject, which will be'inter- esting not only to them but to meat consumers generally, was ziven at a dinner held o fesy doys sgo at Ulnsgow, by the butchers engaged in the Amerlean meat trade. The Chalrman In the courso of his obseryations observed that ““farm- era might be assured that the comivg summer and gutumn would bo the worst they had to faco with America, largo freight contracts hav- ing been entered {nto for the transport of cattle ioto Britnin. 8o large were those contracta that he was afrald many of them would neverbo completed, as, i all were fulfilied, cattlo would be as cheop with usas in Amerien.' With reaard to the Increase of the Ameriean trade, it was stated that the entire quantity of meat imported into Great Britain 101870 was 10,105,683 pounds, the money value of which was £350,005. In 1878 {t had rlsen to 563,001,210 nounds, with a money value of £1,204,764; ‘whilc from Europe the total inoney valuo of dead meat wos only £80,685. The value of the fin. ports of ali classes of live stock into Great Brit- ain last year from Amerien and the Continent wns £7,45448% and with dead meat added, £8,735,781, Of that sum nearly £4,000,000 was Trom America, Every year, it was pointed out, Turopo can spare fewer eatilo, aud it ls to Amcriea we must ook to make up the delielency {n the howmo supply, Sooner or later sl these Importations of meat muat tell upon our buteh- ers’ bills§ hut at present they remialy, strangeto say, na bigh as over. HOW A BTHIKR ENDED, London Spectatur, Feb. 1." . The struzele botween the laborers fn Kent and the farmers who locked them out has ended in the men'a departure for New Zealand, The men, it will be romembered, struck against o reduction of work, and wers then locked out ti11 they shiould sbandon the Union. Tho farm- ers belleved tliat, under the pressuro of thebard tiimes, they would yleld; but the younger ment determined to emigrate, and introduce into the Colony the cultivation of Keutlsh hops. The Government of New Zealand, which prefers this class of immligrants to all others, ‘readily agreed to asstat’ them, and on - Wednes- day elx hundrea emigrants, most of themn young men, the plek of the country~ side, started from Maidstono for the Antlpodes. ‘T'wo hundred had gone bofore flve weeks azos and England hns, therefore, lost perhaps hulf a regimunt,—~five hundred men, cvery wne of whom will, fu about two yeors, draw odt two- or three fomllics, or perhaps a wholoe village. The emlzmtinn s good fcr the world, and per- haps even for Boelund, or rathier for the people who live in it, who #ro better as well as haoufer at the Antioodes than llving here, on wages which are not sufliclent to ullow of ciyillzed but Itis lmpossible not to vegret such losses, which a difTerent tenure of the sofl would a8 we belleve, prevent, ‘I'he inen, according to an eye-witness, who writes fu the Daily News, all plond the absence of any prospeet of -+ gott ting on.'? @ CASUALTIES. ROTTEN BRIDGE. Bvectal Diwiaich to The Teibune, BELMA, Alo, Feb. 18.~The up passencer- trafu of the Selme, Rome & Dalton Road to- day fell throught Mulberry Creck bridege, and completely wrecked every ear excopt ihe sleep- er, which hung by the abutmeuts of the bridge and allowed the fnmates to escape, Mr, Georgo Evans, a leading youog Sclmian, was killed fo- stantly. Bupt, Stanton and Cdnductor Whito wers mortally wouuded. Three negrocs aro said to be lost In the wreck, and two whits honds aro missing. Twelvo persons ‘are slightly injured. 'Tho express car und its contents were utterly destroyed, Itis found that the bridge was thoroughly rotten. It will take two weoks to rebulld, 2 ATLANTA, On, Feb, 18.~The killed at tho 8clma uccldent were Georgo R, Evans and two negroes, names unkuown. Fatally injured— M. Btanton, General Superinteudent; Cant. White, conduetor; N. Y, Ilunter, mall agent. Beverely' injured—Albert Ritner, brakeinan; John Shoemnker, bagunge-master; 1. A, Rey- nolds, express nessenzer; John Rivers, colored brakemant Jordan Les, colored r; Mlss Weleh, Ales Gralinm, Mss Wrudfurd, Tallageda ; Nathan Kahn, 8t, Louls; ‘A, Meyer, Balttmors; T, 4. Pulllam, Bavannah¢ Ben Schuster, Sclma; Mrs. Portis atid two daughters, 8t. Louis; and four negro passongers, hames unknown, A londed box-car with elxty bales of cotton, mail, Dbapeage, ond express cars and ono coach were totally burned. ‘The bridge was perfectly rot- ton, “The seons ut the wreck Ia beartrending, CRUSIILED TO DEATIL Fpectal Dirpater 10 The Tribune. GALENA, TN, Feb, 18.—Henry Kiop, a miner, oged 23 years, und umnarried, was killed fna mincral shatt at Pllot Knob, ncar this city, ycs- terday afternoon, by the vreaking away of the cap-rock of u drift at the mouth of which he wns working, ‘Fhe stono broke Kipp's left leg sud crusbed inlis side, BRAKEMAN NNURT, Ruecial Dispatch 10 The Trivune, Kenosna, Wis, Feb, 18,—This afterncon Jawes 0'Connor, o bagrageman on the Western rond, was very serlously Injurcd while coupling cars, Grave feara ure eutertalned for bisre- covery, e ——— THE OTTAWA CONVENTION, Epectal Dirvatch bo The Tribune.d Joraer, i, ¥eb. 18,—A larze number of representative citizens of this county will at- tend the mass Canal Convention to bo held at Ottawa day after to-morrow. The Couventlon, which will be the fir_n attempt to unite those who faver the nprovemont und enlargement of the canal In soma tangible way, promlscs to be o grund succeas, ‘the people are thorouphly arouscd, and eyery town interested will sond rep- rescututives, ‘The delegution from this county {s composed of the following well-knowa citizens W, 8, Brooks, J. i, Elwood, W, E, Henry, Awos Savage, J. I, Ferris, Guorge Wightmao, L. 11, Goudrich, John L, Norton, C. B, Hay- ward, G, C, Smunh, J, 8. McDonald, Robert Walst, J, I, Henderson, 8. G, Nelson, 8, B, Reed, J, ‘1. Douatwe, Wililam Zarley, 1, ¥, Liepenbrink, Ysnae Nobes, Willlam Watking, Alujl.‘lmmu, Willtam Davidson, Conrad ‘Tatge, M. L, Adums, Cal Zorley, J. N. Fryer, John Mahoney, D, MeLeu:hlln, James (foodupoed, Robert Clow, Dan lienderson, £. D. Conley, Dr. 8, Trott, G. N. Chittenden, Georgo Gave lord, A. O. Marshall, D, C. Bearles, J. M, ‘Thompson, K. Porter, Marshall Truby, R, X, Barber, Thomus Willisms, .| 18 ackuowledired. That hia "thun the formation and control of o gran overseer of the Poor-Furm, who lef ! ceremonlously & few weeks ago for lenn love. A happy reuniou has beet brou when ordered by the cozmmcd nmu'; depredations tu b e ——— Qriwes, & woman of the towd, JAY GOULY, The N o New York Papgrg Still Him Utterly Dalenle:l. G e They Allow, llnwever, Ho Iy worth Alout #5,000,000, All LY lege Vlctory of Bulls Wino an:;the‘([:fiunu Hoolilng Him, —_— He Has Baon 8ent to Elb; 3, an Revsr Again Sway 1o el Btroot, L) oectal Dispateh to 73 New Your, Feob. 18.—1"!:::: ?;;'uauuld e stepped down and out as Jeader in Wa) nrefi aeinles gave hig to couslderatioy ereat {n proveng. enerally ag mighy torms was doubtless due not for bim, but to thelr own int, lng"uun;h a 'mmlc in stocks, p castly have followed had the bear into bankruptey, 'J'he;umntcgmuummnm virwually retire from the street, Ruucllsr: do a prominent Dircetor of Unfon P.w;c' and one of the new Syndicate which prog 4 o run that road, expressed it al) when Mnn!u Qould wanted to tako a rest did not carg lbllll\l working as hard as he hod been dufre, and o willing to rotire sltogether from the l‘Inlon ';'” afle, If desired to doso, Mr, Bago ndded " bollet ‘thut Gould would leaye the str 4 except a8 ho might take a hang 1 e[fl' occaslonal smusement. The Time 8 L ““The fact that Jay Gould haa beey lnreeldl surrender his control ot the Unlon Pacifie R:llu road was the engrossing tople of conversati . on Wall strect and in business cireles mml whero to-day, Goula never made ang e that his swbition contetnplated flb"\l’;l;'}::: d trunk line across the Continent from Ban ¢ Boston, with branches lnulldh-evuon.k r:;;":g::,: privelpal mines aud centres ot bustneasalong thy route. Ho was an imitator of Commodorg Vanderblit, but on & much Javger scalo, ang thought that, na {n the Iatter's case, succesy would be accepted as justification of any means, however dlsreputablo, he might employ to nc: P complish his ends, 1n furtheranco of his dov algns, he sccured control of the Unlon Pacille ay a nucleus for bis proposed throuch lige, Tho methods by which he obtained fundy to do this are Lknown to eversbody conversant with the bistors of the Erlo Raliroad and with tho monipulations of Blaclz Friday. Ifo has held ou to his Unfon Padgs holdings with a tennclous grip, knowing that, without them, success wes out of the quemon: 1t Is nsserted that be had every share of stock owned: by him stamped scross ita faco with bis name fn red -fuk, to cohauce the diffeulty of transferring it. Meantimo ho has béen a perslste ent wrecket of cvery connceting or competing llue of rond whose acquisition or ruin cuufi afd him. The records of ratlroad history durlng the past ten years are full of guis disreputabl manioulations. Fortunately he has been beaten ateverypolnt, Many rallroads havo been roiae ed, many widows and orphans whose all wag invested In thelr stocks und bonds have starsed, but Jay Gould did not proflt, Ly the disaster ho wrought. ‘I'he atory of the recent rise in stocks hos been told, Gould, as usua, was on the wrecking side, but wa vutgenerated, Providence, Resumption, and re. “turning prosperity helng on the side of hisop. ponents, 1n his desocrution be resorted to every trick with which long practice bad wado bim fuuuliar, but only succceded to entangling himsell more fuextricably ot each move. s principal attacks hud been directed +| agatost the Chicago & Northwestern Company, At lencth he found himself “short? of 20,000 shares of ‘common und 15,000 aheres ‘of.iw.the. .preferred . stock - of that road, the . former -ab’ 65 ' and - the - latter at 00. 1fis Union Pacific holdings had . Lesn hypothecated to the lust cent nuybody would loud on them. _ His cash was exhausted, and uis credit gone. He wus compelled to sus for terms. Theso offered by bis creditors aud se- cepted by Bim were detalled yesterday, lo lost on 20,000 shares of Northwester coinmos, at U5, SLOOO000; on 15,000 shares of Northwestern preferred, at ), 81,850,000, making his total debt from tois suurce $2,050,000. "Ile gave up 40,00 shares of Unlon Paclile at 65, equal to $2,600,000, and, o considerution of a balance of 350,000, gaves enll ot 1 per cent on GO0 ehares of Unfon TPaclic for sixty dava st @ ‘I'hie privilego has already been worth £250,00 to his creditors, the stock haying touched 8), but, of course, it bus not affected his own pock- ot, - The stock has been hypothecated for loas amounting to 40 per cent of its fuce value, What other lossta ho may have had outslae of these, only himacll und ‘those in his conddeaca know, but, granting cverything that has been stated, hu is still a rich inun, If the posiesslonon B:ncr of au equity in stock valued at £1,00.00 an ovidence of wealth, It fs alsossldhis wife has a considerablo fortunu i real estate ia her nune, which Lo gave tier, but this Is not the question. The polot is thut Juy Gould bas frre- tricvably lost his prestige us a leaderof themat- Iet, 8o badly bos ho teen outgeneraled thit the rabble wil no longer fotlow where be orders. His pome hus beew shora of fis terror, and his power for evll hos cescl e can never arain hope to recover bis footlg in Unfon Pacific, and he must go through lifea disappointed mun, compolled to sev others rea- ing the benefits of his misdirected I(rc-narLyT for there {s littlo doubt that his conquerers i take up the thread of his schewme where they wronclied it from his hunds, ‘They bsve sdvay tugges on this scoro hodld not possees, belug oo ors of large amounts of stocks fn conncetiog ronds, Where bie was compelled to pull dowoy they will be ablo to bujld up, and In Lhie Aen:: lllm publlc ?glg Lo bellmlllluu, I‘.Iw;:';;':.né an;;m“‘ character of ‘the speculators who ed him, it {s nora thon doubtful ‘whottier 8uy other benefit will acerue.” A WINTER GARDEN. Roport of the State Talr ot Calnosslile, 8 Floridn, Spectal Dispateh to The Tribunes GaixesviLLe, Fla, Feb. 18.—Te fourth 88* nual Btato Falr commenced here todas, to et tinuo fve days. Tho grounds ore very “"E" “:h. arranged, and considered tho fAucstuthe ,uu] A It Is their first uso for the purpose. Theyweat :rt s boautiful, 70 derecs abovo zero. The e tondance I large. Tho exhibition of Ilrn b flowers, und veuetables fa large, and very in;)cfl_ esting; nalgo the display of Florida r“l‘:rjlll ties. 'Tho grounds Lave o mwtmko‘“lm ralle {n length, in excellent conditlon. R number of horses aro eutered for the m;i:;ln; cluding soverat of firat-class records. ’l:he b 18 plrited, This afternoon I M.Ol:umhr Uhleagzo pedestrian, wd ugalust the rm A horse Uracle D, of record, he to ‘rlr; s half-mile run, th maro to muke @ i ot wot in 324, Large numbers or¢ nrrh‘l’nq b all parts of the Suuth, including tho 34 villo artlilery und a full brass buiid. et ————— ITEMS, amwc}illafl‘onnh The Tribunse v B r, 10 Crivrox, Iil, Feb, 1&—Henry an::g;r- ki arls U8 d to known to Ins friouds, hus returue ot obout between his wifo and bimsell, * Esq. Edward Arnold, au ald, mv“";c'“.;"';: wealthy farmor of Greek Townshipc County, after an {llnesa of se! fed erday of consumption, Ho occulitn Jromniucat, positiona In. this cousty dur's o in fn 104 ‘The t nutsance is prevallue 8580 ¢ Cpp clly.'a {.‘n':;:x:a nuwibers 8PRIY c:ler‘y "‘W"uw, :lhul‘llar. k) :»cy“‘\':‘{i,l,:’?,c'}fifi'iu Jesye tbe n‘x‘:‘ nch anderad by tho Clty Marahal. Tt i SUICIDE, fvacial Digatch fo ™ :.“”l‘;‘_ulneru Guap Rarios, Michy Feb bt ok urpok an overdose of morphine with the PURG, fecte of commitging suleide, from the el Coyoart sho dled this morulng, Bhowus bfi'ln‘nz.“ll‘“““ old, Bba b ufl:[n\lluwrmuwfl ' yhawe +0 morsy becauss o ‘I:mur\‘:.d tu bave begu the caused U35 Lier e vl Lot Julcle

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