Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1879, Page 3

HL CHICAGO TRIBUNE s f tupport of the Greenback party or tte Greenbaek men of the Den tle party.”” B[4 1t not an astounding motfon for the leador " of thu Tiouso to make, und what wiil be the el- fee: of fLm S I the substance of that motion Is cryatal- acd fnto a taw, nnd the Jaw executed, the effeet -0t 1t will unquestionably be to brezk down the .. oguiyalency between grecnbacks and coln,¥ - Wit would he the proger mothod of meet- ' Ing the deficiency of twenty-seven millions which ! | ‘Becretary 8hernian says will oceuri™ . backs. “This would scem to Lo a matter of business, and the Government should conduct its busi. ness on business principles, If anybody owes a dobt, nud kns not the money with ‘which to pay it, the prober thing to do_Is to borrow thie money, if It tan be done, and not to_foree anc's creditors simply to recelye & duc-blll, which s substantialiy what Is proposed tlv’y the 1ssus of new greenbacks, to make up this deficlency, The proposition of Mr. Waod does not dircetly in- Yolve this idea, but it _does remove from the Treasury the coln which has been nccumulated for the purpose of resumption, and is now held 10 maintain the parity between zold und green- The next step, if this motlon succeeds, rill probably be to repeal the Jaw granting the Necretary of the Treasury power 1o scll touds to maintain resumption, “Such 8 Frunosmnn bas already been mado In the House.” ¢ Has {t not been supposed that Fernando ‘Wood was & hard-money mao 1" “Ho undoubtedly has been a hard-moncy . mm,l und no party {u that Btate stnnds so em- phatically commiited to hard-money fdeas as does the Democratic party. Even now, by law, in New York Btate, tazes arc payable in coin, and, It I mistake not, in guld coln. And it was not until the Greenback party became a formid- able factor in New York politics jthat there was any tendency on the part of the Democracy of that State to cater to the Greenback theory.” *How do you explain Mr. \Wood's attitudei® “I Interptet Mr. Wood’s position to mean that & Democratic sop s to be thrown to the Qreenbackers of bis State,” **Ilow does it happen that Wood is found In the Coinmittes supporting tho views of the King of Greenbackers, Judge Keitoy " * Ordinarily, this would be extraordinary, but Judgoe Kelley at lenst can claim consiatency in his position, while Wood eannot." 3 JUDGE KELLBY. “Did you hear Judge Kelles’s speech last pight, aud was there anvihing new jn‘iti" “1 beard so much of {t a8 hia sald in the House . last night. The speech as awhole has been- yvithheld from the Record for roviston.! He took no now positions, ‘but he repeated some of the most ridiculous of the common stock argu- aments of the Greenback party,’ 4 \Ynat wero somo of his arguments?” * Qne of them, on which be lald ereat atress, was the alleged enormouns contraction of il currency from 1805 to the present time, towhich hie attrivuted the panle of 1878, and all past und cxisting dopression, 1o clalined that thero were (two thousand millions of legal-tender ‘paper muney at the close of the War, Hede- pouneed Seerotary MeCullough in unmeasured lerms, und charged him wlth perverthgr wid misrepresentiug the position of Danlel Webster with regard to paper money. Lo held that Dantel Webster's' denunciation, quoted Ly Me- Cullougl, wns a deuunciation of just such paper oney ns Mr. McCullough was recomnnendinye, and that it wos in ©o sense intended by Mr, Webster 08 an objection to Government legal- tender notes.”” * You hold, I belleve, that McCullough was correet and that Judge Kelley fs wrong ' “T do, Webster repeatedly declored in the strongest terms that ho was opposed to the lssuc of paper by the Government to serve as eurrency, and that there was no power In the Constitution to make lng).hlng‘ legul-tender ex- eept gold and silyer; and in that very speceh, und the very paragraph which McCullough guoted in hLis report, resa by. Judze Keiley Jast night, the cyils referred to by Daniel Web- ster were the cvlls resulting from thedepression of Continental und Coloninl currency, atd ot . carrency-of the United Btates banks, or of any bank,” * po you charge Judge Kelley with misrepre- _sonting Webater's position1" 41 think that Judge Kelley elther misrepre- sented the position taken by Webster in thut epeeeh, or that he does not know what Mr. Webster's position was. ]uuy that MeCullouzh's representation of Webster's position wus ex- actly correcty and s fulty borne out by the text of the paraeraph quoted.” 4 Are vou Informed a8 to : YUE MOVEMENT OF THE GREENDACKERS HERE, aud of the mecting for Feb, 231" Noj not particulorly with regard to thia: point, 1 haye considerable informatlon, how-- ever, from diffcrent parts of the country that the Ureegback local organizations are very act- Ive in holding mecetings, orzanizing clubs, dis- tributing documents, etc., st that thelr’ mest- lngs are generally lield in socret.)” “ I8 thero auy probabllity of o union between the Greenbackers and Deniocratsi! * Thero certainly fa.. I thiuk the majority of the Democratle party will compromiso with the Alstinctively Greenback men sufficiently to form a coalition With them. Propositions llke that of Fornando Wood unquestionably pavs the way {ur such a unfon, The Dewmacraés will put the Kepublicans in o position where they will cither Lo compeiled to vute agalnst the appropriation for tha payments of thie srrears of pensions, or 1o vote for this proposition, viz.: ‘To remove «coln from the Treasury, und thus endanger the maintenavce of resumption.” ¢ What would the Republicens do under such cirenmstancesl " “ 1 do not know. Some of them would, doubt- 1ess, vote with the Democrats, but many of them would not.” & ‘* What would such leaders as Garfleld do?” “ Gen, Gartleld, in my Judgment, will resist nny proposition that looks “Jike wterfering with tlie malvtenance of resumption,” * Do-you think it would be chieaper to borrow thia money, forty millions, than to fssue mors grecubacks, orto use thecoln at present aceumu- luted?™ > “1think It would bea great deal echeaper, Interest at 4 per cent on forty millions of dol- lurs in bonds would be only 81,600,000, Sup- pose that by the Issus of forty milllons uew backs, or by the removal of the colu from ¢ ‘Lreasury balance, the present volumo at par ‘With greenbacks should be depreciuted even | per cent, the damuge to the business of the coun- },ry ““d|=u :}w credit of m;: Gol\‘urnmeut would 0 manifestly more expensive than the payment of lI,OOD,OMyln futerest.)” o **Do you think thot elther course would have 1he effect of DEPRCOIATING TUE QREENDACK ' “1 do think it would, and also to materially hinder, 1f not cutirely to check, the presont rapid sales of 4 per cent bonds, and the refund- ing of the natlonal debt. ‘Ihiere 1s no neccssity for tho Government to make foreed loans at the present thne, and thero Is no excuse for eyven . tuking th risk of breaking down resumption. Tho credit of the Govermment, under existing Jaws and the prescut policy of the ‘Ireusury, is exzellent, and it commands the tull confldency of the whole peoplo und of the capltalists of the world. It refunding should be continued nt the nyeraga rate slnco Jun. 1, before the end of the present year our entire 0 per cent indebted- ness would "bo- funded at 4 per cont, conatitu- ting a saving in annual Intereést of abiout 818,- 000,000, Any proposition that looks liko break- 1n{g down resumuption by elther the fncrenso of the] greenbocks or the removal of the resumptlon fund of coln would, ln my judg- ucnt, check, if not entirely stop, the” sple of 4 per cent bonds for funding purposes. The ‘proposition to repeat the Resumption act during thoe first session of the present Congress uun- questionably bad' thuat effect, Duclng the montus of January aud February, of last yeur, not a singlo call was made by the Becretary of the Treasury for § por cent bouds for retunding, Yet, sluce Just Janunary, the beginpine of ro- sumption, nearly $200,000,000 {n Louds have buen called, showing y boyond questiory thut the wsintenance of resmn,nmn does promote the refunaing of the debt,* -, %Wl not the Greenbackers und Democrats bo putrlotic enough not to attemptto break down r«--um(:llvnl L ‘41 do not think they will, Buch Greenbackers s Ewie and Kel o7 will riak unything to defu t .3t The Den.oxrity genorully wiil risk anythlug 10 get voues Lo bower,” NOTES AND NEWS. TUE GUOSIDISTS. &peclal Diepaleh fo The Tyibune, Wasuiaron, D. €,y Feb, 18.—An exclting debate s expeeted in the Sennta to-norrow on the Post-Ofllce Appropriation bill, which cons talns o clause subsidizing the Brazillan Mali Kteamship lines, Benntor Beck will interpose points of order that under Rule 2 subsldy nwendments are not germane to the bill, This sume powt of order was raised last year under elmilar clreumstunces, and sustawmed, It s doubtful, however, whether the opponents of 1o sudsldy are sufflelently strongthis session o #uceced 1h this proliminary skirmish, It they shiould be, then it {s the fntentton of the sdvocales of the subsldy to ncerporate the proposition fn the Post-Route bill, which the Tost-Oftlee: Committee has purposcly held back, Eenator Ferry, Chalran of the latter Commite tee, has repeatedly declared that, i defeated in the ultempt to ride the subsldy on the Losts Oflee Avpropriation biil, be will engraft a slme Ylar iacasure on the, Post-Itoute bill. Jobn Roach nud uls ngents are especlally active to wight, warabating bls forces, und It will be no fault of the veteran lobbylsts it he is nof cessful, The prizo at stake is well worth strive ing fur, since it will amount to $3,000,000, g TUR SRAAR CLAIM, In the Benate to-dag the clalm of Mr. Josevh Segar for 85,000, tieing 1he amount allowed him by the Committeo onfPiivilegcs and Elections in full satisfaction of his demamda for salary and expenses of contesting his acal as Senator from Virginla during the perfod suceecdlog tha recon- struction of that State, was ordered to be paid out of the Contingent Fund of the Scnate by A vote of 04 to 20, The Senate at flrst gvinced o disposition to provent actlon upon it, but Senators Hoar, Dawes, and With | ers made such urgent appeals in the old gentle- man's behalf that they ultimately suceceded fn passing the bill. - Mr. Segar was clected United States Benator from Virginia by the samo Log- islature that adopted the Thirteenth Amend- ment to the Constitution, and that gave the consent of Virginia to the formation of the State of Weat Virginla. As Scnator Hoar con- tended, it such a body was. not the lawful Loz- islature of Virginia, thea the validity of twool Its most fmportant acts could well be serlously questioned, Mr, Begur abtained the money voted to him this afternoon. NEW ORLEANS NOMINATIONS, The nominations of Badger for Collector of Custoins, nnd MeMillan for Postminster of New Orleans, have been favdrably reported, nnd Sen- ator Kelloze asserts they will be confirmed at the firat executlve session. ‘The Capital Is just full of Louistana politiclans, all deoply Interest- cd n the confirmatlon of theabove nomiuations, CONTESTING EXPENSES. To the TWestern Atsoctated Press. WasnixaroN, D.C,, Feb. 18.—The Itouse Committes on Elections to-dny. ed to report a bill appropriating 840,010 for “paying the ex- enscs of contestants and contestecs tu seata in he House. ‘The aggrexate clalm s $30,000, WABILINGTON'S DIRTIDAY. Al the Departments will bo closed odf Satur- day, Washington's birthday, b THE FREEDMEN'S BANK, The Senate Committee on Finance has re- rted o bill amendatory of the charter of the 'reedmen’s Bank. It authorizesthe acceptance of tho tendered resiznation of (he present Com- misstoners, nud devolves their dutfes upon the Comptroller of the Curreuey, with power to compeund and comproniise the debts and la- hititfes of the concern, to scll its proporty, uud wind up the concern. The Comptroller 18 also direeted to Inquiro tnto the management of the Company, and to begin elvll aud criminal suits, it warranted, ngalnst thie ‘Trostees aud others )mvlnfi:l control, The Secretary of the Treasur is nuthorized to purchase the Freedmen's ban building for $250,000. TOBAGCO BTAMPS. ‘The Commissloner of Internal Revenue dis- continues the printing. of the 24-cent tobacco stamp. EADS’ CLAIM, The Senate Committec on ‘Transportation Routes to the Seaboard made n favorable report to-day on tho applleation of James B, Eadauud nis asyociates for relief, , A AN OHIO MAN, The President has nomiuated Witllam Gar- vey, of Obio, Indiun’ Agent for the Nevada Ageney. TILH POUR PER . CBNTS. Subscriptions to the 4 per cent Government {%gl%lnw yesterdoy's report, aggrogate 84, TIIE RECORD. BENATE, s ‘WasmiNgTON, D. C., Feb. 18,—Tho resolution to pay Joscph Sezar $5,000 u full compensa- tlon for his expenses in progceuting a claim to & scut as Henator from Virgiola fn 1503, was agreed to—ycas, 34; nays, 2. afr. Morrill moved to reconsider tho vote by which the Houso bill wos passed to authorize the fssue of certiflentes of depuslt fn aid of re- funaing the public debt, Agreed to. Mr. Morrill then submitted an amendment providing that the money recelved from them sunll be appied to the payment of bonds bear- ing interest ot the rato of not less than 6 per cent per anoum, instead of to 5-20 bonds only, which bear 6 per cent, as at firat authorized, The amendment was sgreed to, and the bill was passed. v ot The 1louse bill to promote the knowlcdge of stenm-engincering and iron ship-bubiding among students of scientitic schools or colleges pussed to<day without discussion. When the Senate blll to repeal the Revised Statutes which forbid any one who served under the Confederacy from being appointed to the army was reached, Mr, Cameron (Wis.) objected tolta preseut cousideration, and it was lald aside. ‘When tho Houeo bill to fix the pay of letter- carrlers was reached, Mr, McCreery spoke in opposition to the blll, and suid the letter-car- riers were well paid. I referred to the sala- ries pald by the Government, and sald more maney was spent hero every winter in scoking oflice than the offices wero worth, Pending discussion the bill was 1afd astde, The River and Harbor Appropriation bill re- celved from the Houso gwas Jaid on the tablo until to-morro, 5 Other approvriation biils passed by the Mouse yesterday wero reforred to the Committes on Appropriutions. X After tho mornlng business, considcration was resumed ot the bill to_nmend the Iuternal Reys epue laws, nnd Mr, Matthews spoke in favor of his amendment, offered last night, to tax tea 10 cents per pound umd coflee two nnd oue half cents per pound. amendument was rejected--yeas, 44 nays, Those voting fu the afllrmative were Alit- son, Booth, Mattliews, und Saunders, The qustion then recurred on taxing coffeo two and one-bulf cents per pound. Rejected with- out dlvision, Afr, Morrill submitted an amendment Increas- ing the tax on tobaceo from 10 to 20 cents per pound. Rejected—yens, 215 nays, 42; s lol- lows: TrAs, . Alibion, Dawes, Tlumb, Blaine, Edmunds, Tiolins, Hurnelio, Honr, Sursent, Cameron (Wis,), Kirawood, Sauners, Chaflee, Mednllan, Teller, Conkllng, Oulenty, Wadicieh, Davis (i), Poddock, Windom—21. NHave, Talley, (arlaud, Baruuin, Gordon, Fion, Mayard, Grover, Beck, Harrls, o, Uruce, Iereford, Tiaudoipl Hutler, il Sunsom, Cameron (Pa,), dones (Fla.), Baulwbury, Cockrell, dones (Nev, ), - Bimelds, ¢ Coke, Kelloug, finencer, y Conaver, Kernau, Thurman, 0, )y Loy, Voorhees, Luraoy, Hetroiey Wullace, Eaton, Mehonald, Whyte, Eustly, McPhereon, Withers—i2, Alr. Ransom submitted an amendment to ex- empt from certain provisions of thy existing law amall distilleriea whoeo dully capaclty dues not exuuct}[ thirty gullons, Agred to=yeas, 47; ugys, 10, '{'hu bilt havlug been conslderea In Cammittee of the Whole was reported to tho Sunate, and Mr. Whyto submitted an amendment that the aet take eifect on the 1et of May Instead of the 15t of April, 88 proposeil by the Committee, Agreed to— 313 nuy i utary finuiries |y varfous Benators, wil the determination of potnts of order, Mr, Urover mwoved to reconatds erthe vote by which the umendment of Mr, Whyte was nereed to, ‘This motion was agreed to—yens, U55 nnys, 80, Mr, Whyte renewed his amendment, and it rain ugreed to,—yons, 445 nays, d3,—~as fol low v, VEAS, Allison, Eaton, Morrill, Fdmunds, Oglesoy, 4 Ferry, Vadidock, Liraver, Tollius, Booth Hamiin, arzout, Turnalde, Hoar, Satlahury, Cameron (Wis.), Howe, Haundees, Chultee, Ingalix, Tellor, Conkling, Jdoues (Nev.), Wadleigh, Davia (lil.), Kirkwoud, Whyte, Dawes, MeMitlan, Windom—at, Doraey, NAYS, atley, Garland, Maxey, Iayard, Gordon, Merrlinon, Heck, Hareis, Morgan, Iruce, Hereford, Randoiph, utlor, Joues (Fla,), Jtanso Caweron (Pa.), Rellogs, Cocurell, ok, Kernan, Lawar, McCrvery, MeDonuld, SlcPhorson, ‘The amendment made (n committes, provid- ng thet uo tax sball by sssessed or coliected n“unnuy Iusolvent bauk, und amending Secc, 8,048, Reviscd Statutes, so us to exempt from tuxution 80 much of the deposlts of provident iustitutious und savings banks recognlzed as such by tho laws of their respective Btutes as they have invested to securitica of the Unitod Btates, was ugreed to without » division. Ar, Morrill submitted uu smendment to strike out the whale clause repesliug the tax on frie tlon watches, Agreed to,—ycas, 83; nuys, 27, Conover, Duvis (W V), Euativ, Bo the law In regard to the tax on matches re- manius as at preacots Ottier amendinents made fn Committes of the Whole were agreed Lo without diviston, ‘The bIll was then read a third thno and passed,—yeas, 455 unye, 21,—as follows: YEAS, 3 Tniler, Gordon, Maxey, Harnim, Grovor, v Merrimon, Buyard, Harels, Morgan, Heck, Uerofurd, T'adddock, * Bruce, 1, Patscrson, Butler, Ingalls, Tiandoplh, Cameron (Pa. ), Jones kfl")' . Ransom, Cockrell, Jdones Nev. ), ' Banlsbury, Coke, Kelloge, Sharnn, Conver, Kernan, Bhields, Davis (W.Va.), Lamar, Thurman, Daorsey, Mclreery, Voorhets, Katon, McDonad, Wallace, Funtis, MePherson, Whvte, Uurland, Matthows, Withers—43, NAYS. Alilson, Ferry, Plamb, Blaine, amlin, Jtollina, Booth, oar, Bargent, Cameron(Wis, ), Howe, Sannders, Davis (TIL), Kirkwood, leller, Duwes, McMilllan, Wndleigh, Edmundas, Morrill, Windim—21.1 On motion of Mr. Dorsoy, the Post-Otlice Ap- propriation bill was taken up that (L might como up as unfinished busiuess to-morrow. Mr. Thurman submitted an amendment to the River and Harbor Arpronrlulmu Uill appro- priating 850,000 towarids defraving the cost of an {ce-harbor at the mouth of the Muskingum Riyer, Ohlo, Relerred. Memorial scrvices were then held tn honor of Reopresentatives Schiefcher and Quiun, TIOUSE. Motions to constder reports from the Com- witteo on Ways and Means, or to pracced with the Legislative Appropriation bill, were reject- ed, and the House went into Committee of the Whole for constderation of the Censue bill, Mr. Davls discluimed auy intentions of refloct- ing upon the Colloctors of Interual Revenuy at Chlcuggo and 8t. Louls fn his speech & few days iro. ‘I'he Spenker recognized Mr, Wood for reports from the Committes on_ \Ways and Mcana under o “l’cflmll order of the House, Mr. Cox (N. Y.) made a point that the special order wos the conalderation of the Census bill, ‘The point was overraled by the Speaker, and, after some further disvussivn, Mr. Cox falsed the question of conslderation, and the House, by o vote of yeas, 01, nays, 183, refused to vonsider l‘llxe reporis from the Committee on Ways and Means, Mr. Tale then antagonized the Censns bill with n motion to go into Committes of the Whole on the Leglslatlve Appropriatioy blil, Dateated,—yeas, 1173 nays, 123,—and Mr, Cox ported’ back th Senate bill for talcing with the Houso amendments, 2 Mr. Hale made a polut of order, nnd the Hotso went Into Committee of thy Whole on the bill, Mr. Goodo in the chalr. Mr. Cox explained the provisions of the bil] There wae no reason, he said, why the Murahay appointed to execute the processes and arrest persons shoulid be made censue-takors,” Thero waoud be, he feared, a bitter political contest in 1580, and the curse of such contcats was the [n- fluence exerclsed by Federal oflice-holders, It would be u happy, day for the President and people when tie pos takers was moditicd or abolished. Mr. Garfleld sald, while he favored the zen- cral features of the bill, there were some hio ob- jected to, As much gs he desired to sce the bill pass, he would vote agatust it if the amend- ment was adopted which tranaferred the power to sppoint Bupervisors from the Secrotury of the Iuterlor to the Governors of States. Such a bill would be in direct violation of the Con- stitution, and be hoped tho obnoxlous section would be abandoned. ‘There had been sucha thing as vallot-box atufling,—there might bo such a thing as census stufling,—and Congreas should Jeave the appoluting power fu n man over whom it has some control, and whom it could punish It frauds were committed. Mr. Butler thought the section nnconstitn- tlonal, and was opposed to the section ulao bu- cause enumerotors would be apnolnted on political grounds, He was in favor of huv!;kt ong Supervisor appolnted from ono politl darty, und the next from anothier, and 8o on. Beveral members—** fluw about the Greon- backeraf” Mr. Butler—There s uo occaglon for this emotiod, gentlemen. [Loughter.] If 1 can et the Republicans to work ugainst the Demo- crats and the Democrats against the Republie- nm,&helumcn of the Nationnls will be sc- cured. Mr. Ryan, of the Census Committor, favored the general features of tho bill, but opposed eiving the power of appolnting kupervlwn to the Governors of States. : ‘The bilt was finally read by sections foramena- ment. ‘Fhe ilrst amendinent was that reported by the Committeco transferring the power of aopoloting Supervisors from the 8ecretary of the Interlor to tho Governors, | Mr. Carlislo moved an amandment so as to provide that if any Governors shall fa! to make 1he nominations of Bupervisors before April 1, 1880, the Secrctary of the Interlor shall make such appolntments, Aereod to. AMr. Conger said the amendment of the Com- mitteo was to tuke away from Natlonal control nud give to State control the appolutment of enumerators merely lor political purposes, He moved to nmend 80 as tostrike cut the clause for the appolutment of Bupervisors by Gov- ernors, Rojected—yens, 104; nays, 1l—and, after the presentation und refoction of other amendmonts, the Committee rose, Recess, Upon reassembling the Houso went into Com- mittee of the Whole, Mr. Blackburn i the chair, on the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Ap- propriution bill, ‘The pending amendment was the one offered by Bir. Atkins consolidating the sections relating to surveys, Mr. Page submitted an"amondment providing 1hat the system of punlic-land surveys ho con- tiuued under the prosent munugeinent, und strlking out the clauss which abollshes the oflives of Surzeyors-General, AMr. loskell, fn supporting Fage's amend- ment, read an extract from a letter from o member of the Nationu! Academy of Sclenaes, stating that some of the strongest members of tho Acadoiny were opposcd 1o the transfer, AMr. 8parks demanded the name of the authior, Mr, laskell replicd it was o fetter to Mr, Frecman, of Pennsylvania, und ho did 2ot feel aathorized to state the name of the suthor, Mr, 8parks Insisted upon' knowlng the name of the author of the lotter, Mr. Iuskell—If you would violate tho privacy of a private letter T will uot, Ar. Sparks=L would not quote from n letter I would ot give the aathor of, Mr. Huskoll, amid much laughter and con- fusion, crossed the nisle and shook the letter in M. Sparks? fuco to show him the signature, AMr. Spurks—I don't want to see your seerct, but I would not quate from n létter thatl wuuld not zive the author of, . Atter onder had been obtained, nnd somo dla- cussion, Mr, Pare’s amendment wos adopted— yeus, 035 naya, 70, Mr, Atklus then modified Ms amendment to consutilate the seetions In regard to surveys, oxelusive of the clauses stricken out by Me' Page’s nmendment, snd, with somue slight changea, it was ndopted—yens, B33 noys, 44, ‘The lust sectfon of the LI having been dis- vosud of, Mr. Atkins offered an amendment pro- viing for tha sularies of Surveyors-Gienerc] and the expenses of thelr ollices, ed to, Then the Commlttes went back 1o that por- Uon of the biil umvldlmi for the Judiclary, whiteh ad been postponesd beeatsu of the polits feat mnsadinents to be offered to it, M. Herbert submitted an amendment in re- f!rd tothe mode of drawing weand nnd petit lrors. Mr, Southard submitted an amendment re- e_clnll‘n.x: thu statutes providing for Bupervisors of L lections. Lolnts of order were made, on which the de- clsjon was pacssi, ‘Uhis Committe then ro: Journed. > wand the Houss ad- TEMPERANCE, Bpectal Dispateh to The Tridune, BrooxixgToN, I, Feb, 18,.—Tho State Re- form Clubs' Confention, which opened to-day, was numerieally smaller than expected. The citiea represented are Chicazo, Tontes, Ottaws, Monmonth, Kirkwood, Mansfield, Rauvors, Brighton, Cliuton, Freoport, Elllsylile S w- swith, Galva, Jollst, Chenoa, $an Jose, Canton, and Bloomington, Nearly 130 delegates are present, und ware arriviog, Almost oll day was consumed In lstening to the reports of the delegates regarding the progress of the work {n thelr respective precinets, all of which fudicate hard work und eucouraging resul To-night the Opera-House was crowded. ‘The audionce was hizhly entertaived by Miss Frances E. Will- 5:;:,‘;)1 Chleago, who delivered an eloguent ad- ————— STATE FAIR, Ezectal Dlapaied 1a The Triduhe, BrriNarigLD, 11, Feb, 18,~The ‘State Board ot Agriculture met to-day for the purpose of locating the State Fulr for te next two yoars, Proposals were presented from Bloomiugton, Jacksonvlile, Momnouth, and Springfield, and parties wore prescut frpm each polut to urge thelr claims. After a genoral discussion the Board located it st Bpringlleld, the vote stand. s Bpringtleld 185 Jacksaovilte 8; Blooming- tou . Messrs, Emery, Cobh, anid Wusbhurn Wero not present, WEDNESDAY. wor of the President to ap- | poiut such officers as Postmasters uud census- | FOREIGN. The Contest Between the Cerman Reichstag and the Government. Biiter Opposition Shown (o Princo Bismarek's Dis- ciplinary Measuve. Russian Evacuation of Turk- ish Territory Alrendy Commenced. Conflict of Authority DBetween the French Chambers and Paris - Municipality. A Disposition ‘Evinced to Let the De Broglie Cabinst Off Easy. Impecunious Army ORNicers Mob the Khedivo aud 1118 Mimsters, Weekly Review of the English Breadstulffs Trade. . GERMANY. THE DISCIPLINARY PERIOD. Loxpoy, Fob. 18.—The Daily L'elegraph’s Berlin correspondent snys ¢ *Tho result of the debate on the proposition to arrest and prosecuto Deputy Fritzscho on a charge of violating the Socinlist law will foreshadow the fato of the Disciplinary bill, In parlia- mantary ofrclos there seems fo bo litile doubt that the bill will be rejected by a con~ siderablo majority, TFor the flrat time the National Liborals and the Progressists are united. Still, tho provious - wavering policy of tho Nntional Liberals mnst not be forgot. ten, and it is'quito possible that n slashing speech by Princo Blsmarck wonld dissolve the alliance.” &ty TAE DMPERIAL DANK. Benu, Feb, 18,—The statement of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows an in. crease in spocle of 9,050,000 marks, 1N THE REICTSTAG. Benury, Feb, 18,—Prince Hohenlohe was to-day cleoted Second Vico-Presidont of the Reichstag, baving obtained 106 votos ngainst 78 for Herr Laziug, = Another Jotter from Count Stolberg-Wer- nigerode wns submitted to tho Roichstag nsking Parllamentary approval of the prose- cution nud arrdst of Doputy Hassclmann, whereupon Lasker gave uotice of a motion contesting tho correctness of the Govern. mont's intorprotation of the law, and rofus- ing the consent of the Refohstag to arrosts. Debato on the subject was postponed until to-morrow. Tho Nationnl Liborals, Ultra- montanes, nnd Progressists have agreed to support Lasker. Y DUTY ON: 11078, Bepry, Fob. 18.—Tho National Zvitung atates that the Customs Tarilf Committeo haye decided to propogoran import duty of 10 mnrks per 100 welghtfon hops, but to ad- mit wool and cotton free GETTING INTERESTING. Beruv, Feb, 18,—The Froo Conservatives will support Doputy Laskier's motion, ns they consider the action of the Government unnecessary. The Liberals will deolare they did not, when voting for the Bocinlist law, intend to give it the moaning that n momber of the Reichstng could by a moro police order ba provented from fulfilling his conati- tutional dutios in the House. 1LL. Gon Von Roon is hopelessly fll. TIE ACCUSED, Loxpor, Feb. 13,—A Borlin dispatch says: Doputles Fritzacho and Hassclmann were in tho Roichstag Tuesday, and wero apparently confldent that tho ‘Reichstag will show o foarless spirit, They nra encouraged in this fooling Ly tho fact that the Criminal Conrt of Frankfort yesterdsy acquitted members of tho staff of the Frankfurter-Zeitung, who had published » collactive protest againat Bis. marck's nssertion that that journal wag man- aged in tho interosts gf Trance, One of tho staff only was sontonced to seven woeks' im. prisonment for two other articles, Tho dispatch further states it is bolioved the 'Governmont is prossing ils roquest for the Roichstag’s sanction of tho arrests of Doputies whon it knowa it fs'certain tobe re- jected, with the object of finding a protext for dissolving tho Chambors. TURKLEY. EVACUATING, Conerantrvorse, Feb, 18,—Monsures are being taken to ocoupy the territory evacuat- ed by Russinns, Orders have been given for soven battalions of the Turkish troops to advance from the Tchataldja lines in the direction of Adrianople. A portion of two regimonta of geu d'armeria, which are to be ready by tho 1st of March, will likowise bo sent into that province. 'Tho gen d'armerio will bo undor English and Fronoh officors. ‘Tl Russian army train swas to begin mov- ing from Adrianoplé toward Buorgas to-day, Feb, 18, PAPER MONEY, CoxsTanTivorey, Tub, 18,—~The papor nmoney known ag * onimos " {ato be imme- dintely withdrawn, DEFRRCIATED PAPER. : ConstanTINorLe, Fob. 18.—The Minister of Finance announcing that a new Turkish lonn has boen concluded, declares it will be in great part dovoted to buyiugup the pa- por currency at 23 per cent of jts nomiual value, * NEGOTIATIONS, CousTaNTINOYLE, Fob, 18, —Tho Bultan hds authorized (ho cdmmencement of negotia- tions relative to Bosuia aud Ierzegovina on {ha basls proposed. GREAT BRITAIN, SIGNIFICANT. Loxpoy, Feb. 18,—Col, OColthurst, the Home-Ruler, lLos baen elooted momber of Parllament for the - County Cork by 6,180 wejority over his nophow, Sir George Col- thurst, Gouservative, and au influcatial land. owner. . Loxpox, Fob, 18,—The majority for the Home-Rule candidate ‘at tho eletion for mombor of Parliamont in the County of COork was Jarger than the most sanguine persons anticipated. Tho election was fought ou tho questions of home-rule and fixity-of-tenure alone. Col. Colthurst, the successful caudidate, advocated both prop. ositions, whilo his opponeut, 8iy George Col- thurst, his nephew (Couservative), declared that tho firat was the degradation of Ireland aud tho latter meant spoliation. The land. lords gonerally sided wilh the Conservative, . LIVE BTOCK LOST. Loxnoy, Feb, 18,—'Tho steamship Sorron- to, which has arrived nt Hull, from Now York, lost oighty-one head of eattlo and 163 Tiead of shoop on the passage. BTRIKE TERMINATED. The strike of jron and steol founders at SheMeld has terminated, tho jnen nceepting o rpduction in their wages, TIE CATTLR PROHIBITION ORDER. Loxnow, Feb, 18,—In tire House of Com- mons, Bir Guorgo‘flnmpbn“. ‘member for the Kirkenldy Distriet, will move on Tuesday noxt that the summnry prohibition of the importation of cattlo from the Unitod States i oaloulated to dostroy an fmportant trade, and to deprive England of the advaninges of chonp moat. WILL LET IT ALONE. Loxsnoy, Feb, 18,—In tho Housa of Com- ‘mons 8ir Stafford Northeote sad the Govorn. meont has decidod not to deal with the Irish University quostion. CENBURED, Lovpon, Fob, 18,—Eighteen Catholio 'Bishops of Ircland mot at Waymonth to-day, ond adopted resolutiona strongly censuring the Goaernment for ils conduct in rogard to University oducation. WILL NOT IE BUPRRSEDKD. Lonpow, Feb, 18,—The War office denies that it has at presont any intention to super. sedo Lord Ohelmsford in command of tho forces opornting ngninst tho Zulus, . UNWARRANTED INVASION. LowpoN, Feb, 18,—Sir Oharles Dlike has given notice of a motion in the House of Commons that, whilo rendy to assist in re- triaving tho situation at tho Cape, the House considors the Zulu torritory was invaded on inadequate grounds, FRANCE. FATAL TYPUUS. Panis, Fob, 18,—8!xteon soldiers in bar- racks penr the military school have died with typhus fevér within a fow daya. RESIGNED, Panis, Fob, 18.—~Tho Journal Des Dedals anys tho Municipality hns resigned in conso- quonce of the canceling of their grant to tho returning Communists. TAR IMPRACHMENT BCIEME, The Temps has information that the re- port of tho Commission on tho acts of tho Ministry of the 16th of May will simply state tha facts without oxprossing an opinion rol- ativo to impenchment. The Ministry will thus bo nblo to state thoir Yiews. It is maid that M. Waddington, at to-day's’ Council, formally anvounced that he will rosist. the impeachment movement, and make it a Cab- inot question. ¥ DIED, Pierro Magne, formerly Minister of Fi- nance, is dend. .+ ANNULLED, Tans, Fob, 18,—The Chamber of Depn- ties Ling, on account of alleged informality, annulled the appointment of Do la Fosse, Bonnpartist memboer of the Electoral Com- mission. Louis Blano 18 one of the now members of the Commission, ‘Tho Cabinet has annulled the doolsion of which the Municipality of Paris asserted tho right to coutrol tho Profecturo of Police. The Municipnlity has violontly protested, nnd will probably appeal to -the Council of State, H "FOREIGN GR. WEEKLY REVIEW, Loxpox, Fob, 18.—~Tho AMark Lane Ez. press, in its roview of the corn trade tho past wook, says: Thoro wns much rain early in the weolt, but the wonther is now colder, In many distriets tho soil is too wot for spring tillago. Buglish wheab has been Jib. crally markoted in spito of the damp wonther ood loss in prices. Lnrge supplios of fll. conditioned grain have fncroased the dullnoss in trado. Chove were very few samplos of dry, home-grown wheat ot tho marset on Monday, and at the ond of the day the bulk REAINED UNSOLD, i The quotations of the preceding week wore with diffculty maiutained. 'The im- ports of foreign wheat into London were moderate, 86,000 quarters arriving on Mon. dny, mostly consisting of Amorican and Rus. sinn, which millers bought to a fair extent, ogpocially tho Russinn, Thoreis no materinl improvomont in trade, either in London or Liverpool. The American visible supply is still enor- mous, but tho excess ought to bo balanced by theo deflciency in Franco and Spain. Business generally {s TRANBACTED WITII DISTRUST, owing to the long-continued dopression; Feoding corn little changed. Barloy steady, Liberal arrivals of mnize have caused n tendonoy in buyers’ favor, Loth on spot aud to arrive. Onts lost laat woek's ad- vanco, a8 milder weathor deprived the trade of rocont activity. Sales of English wheat last weck, 62,239 quartors, ngainst 40,006 quartors the samo period tho provious year, Imports into the Umited Kingdom for the woek ending the 8th inst.,, 780,112 hundred welghts of wheat and 141,627 hundred weiglits of flour, TGYPT, CLAMORING ¥OR THEIR PAY., Oamno, Feb, 18.—The official residences of the President of the Council and tho Minis. tor of Financo have been surrounded to-day by tho disbanded officers, demanding their nrrears of pay. PIOFOBED ARMY HEDUCTION. Avexanpnia, Feb, 18.—The Egyptian Budgot proposes that the army be reduced 10 10,000 mon, and that the remainder, in. cluding 2,000 officors, be dishanded. i 3 MOBDED. Oatno, Feb, 18,—The crowd which gath. ercd beforo tho Minlstry of Finance to-day was componed of some 400 disbandoed offlcers, who clamored angrily for arvears of pay. Nubar Pashe, Ministor of Foreign Affairs, and Rivors Wilson, Minister of Finance, wero insulted by n mob as they were leaving the Miulstry, 'The latter's coat was torn, Thirty riotors entered the building, but were expelled on tho arrival of tho Khodive and foroign Consuls, The rioters then invested tho Ministry, The Khedive harangued tho crowd, and made threo futile attempts to depart {n a carrlago, but was himeelf insult- od, Meanwhile, his body-guard arrlved, and fized on sud dlsporsed the rioters, Several arrosts were mnde, iu tho hand. His conchmon aud the Hhe. dive's Master of Ooremonios wero alio wounded, —— NUSSIA, BTIURE, Br. Prreuspuna, Feb. 18.—A sirike has oconrred in two large cotton mills here for increased pay, dimiuution of bours of labor, pud the dissmissal of the English foromen. 1t is belfbved the movement will spread, SATISFACTORILY BETTLED. Bz, Pereussuno, Feb, 18,—Tho Agence Nubar Pailia was shot’ uste ngnouncos that the Ara hins boon satisfnotority. nrranged, EXILED, 81, Prrensnune, Feb, 18,—The Grand Duko Nicliolns, son of the Grnd Duke Con- stautine, lina been oxiled to Orenburg, for communicating with the Darlin National Zeitung in rogard to the Dorlin strategio rallway. z bla affair SPAIN, POLITICAL. Mapnip,. Feb, 18.—A number of Constitu- tionalista woro present yestordsy at n ban. quot given in furtherancs of the coalition with the adhorents of Unstellar, fu tho ovent of o dissolution of the Cortes. The majori. ty of tho Oonatitutionalists are in favor of n conlition, but await the nrrival of Gon, Mar- tinoz Campos from Cubn bofore dociding finally, i . AFGIIANISTAN. ¥ KAUFMANN, 2y Cable to New York Herald, . Losnox, Fob., 18.—A ecablogramn from Tashkond says: * Gen., Kaufmann is mak. ing arrangoments for a rapid journey to St. TPotersburg, to consult with the Ozar and Rua. sian Ministry rogarding affairs in tho Eaat, Ho is oxpected to leave Tashkend soon, and will certninly go unless tho arrival of the embassy of the Ameer Shere All interposes some important obstacle to his deparéure.” AUSTRIA. AD INTERIM, ViEsNA, Fob, 18.—Premier Slromayr has intormed the Roichsrath that the new 3Miu- istry is merely appointed to fill o gap uutil tho dissolution of the Chamber. BY MAIL. EXPORT OF AMERICAN MEAT TO RNGLAND. From the London Gasetle, dan. 1. ‘The {mport of Amerfean meat into this country {8 assuming such larze dimenslons that it 18 not surprising farmers beglinto be somewhat anxlous a8 to the future of the cattlo trade. SBome In- formation on the subjeet, which will be'Inter- esting not only to them but to meat consumers generally, was given at a dinner held o fewy days ago at Glasgow, by the butchers engaged in the American meat trade. Tho Chalrmun fn the courso of his observations observed that *farm- era might be assured that the coming summer’ and sutumn would bo the worst they had to face with America, large freight contracts bay- fug been entored into for the transport of cattle into Britafn, Bo largo were those contracts that he was afrald many of them twould never bo completed, o8, IC ol were fulfllled, cattle would bo as chicap with usas in America.” With regard to the increase of the American trade, 1t was stated that the entire quantity of meat imported fnto Greas Britaln 1w 1870 was 16,105,032 pounds, the mouey value of which was £330,305. In 1878 “it had risen to 53,001,210 Dounds, with a moncy valueof £1,264,7643 ‘whito from Europe the total money valuo of dead meat was only £60,685, The valuo of the fm- norts of all classes of live stock Into Great Brit- aln last year from America and the Continent was £7,4564,489, und with dead meat added, £8,785,781. Of that sum nearly £4,000,000.wns fram Amorica. Every year, it was pointed out, Lurope ¢on spare fewer cattle, aud it 18 to Amerlea we must look to make up the delielency {n the home aupply. Booner ur later all thess fmportations of meat must tell upon our butch- cra’ bills; hut at present they romain, straugeto 8ay, 08 bigh s over. $ 1IOW A BTRIKR ENDED, London Spectatur, Feb, 1., . ‘The strugele between tho laborers fn Kent and the farmers who locked them out has ended in the men’s departure for New Zealand. The men, it will be remembered, struck against n reduction of work, and were then locked out till they should abandon the Unlon. The farm-'| crs belfeved that, under the pressure of the hard tines, they would yleld; but the younger, men' detormined to emigrate, and Introduce into the Colony the cultiyation of Kentlsh hops. The Government of New Zealaud, which prefers this clase of immlgrants tq all others, readily agreed to assist them, snd on - Wednes- doy six hundred emigronts, most of them young men, the pick of the country- side, started from Maidstono for 1he Antlpodes. ‘Two hundred had gone before flve wecks nzo: and England has, therefore, lost perbaps hulf o regiment,—five hundred men, every ono of whom will, i about two veara, ‘draw odt two-| or threo familics, or perhapsa whole village. ‘The emizratinn 18 rood fcr the world, and per- liaps even for Enzland, or rather for the people who live in it, who aru better s well as haonfer at thu Antivodes than living lere, on wazes whlch are not sufllcient to allow of civilized 1ifes but it is impossible not to regret such losses, which a diflerent tenure of the sofl would as we belleve, preyeut, - The wen, according to on oye-witness, who writes in the Dally News, all plead the nbauuuo of auy prospect of - ¥ got- ting on." ) CASUALTIES. TMOTTEN DBRIDGS. Ryectal Disnaich to The Tribune. 8gLyA, Aln, Feb. 18.—The up poassenger- traln of the Selme, Rome & Dalton Roall to- day fell through Mulberry Creek -bridge, and completely wrecked every car excopt the sleep- er, which hung by the abutments of the bridge and allowed the {nmates to escape. Mr. George Evans, o loading youog Selmlan, was killed {u- stantly. Bupt. Stanton and Cdnductor White were mortally wouuded. Threo negroes are sald to bo lost in the wreek, and two white, bonds are missing, Twelvo persous‘are slightly {njured. The express car and its contents wery utterly dfltm(yn . Itis found that the brldge was t}:omugu ly rotten. It will take two weeks to robulld, 3 ATLANTA, (a,, Feb, 18.~The Iilled ot the Sclma aceldent were Gooreo R, Evana nnd two negroes, names unkuown, Fatally injured— M. Stanton, General Superintevdent; Cant. White, conductor; N, Y. Hunter, mail agent., Boverely- injured—Albert Ritner, brakemau; Juhn Shosmaker, baggnge-master; I, A, Rey- noulds, oxpress inessenuzer; Juhn Rivers, colored brakemans Jordan Lee, colored porter; Miss Welch, Mies Graham, Mlss Wradfo , Tallageda; Nathan Kahy, 8t, Louls; ‘A, Meyer, Baltimore} ‘T, 4. Pulliam, Savannah; BenSchuster, Sclna} 'ortls and two duughtors, 8t, Loula; and four neero passengers, names unknown, A londed box-car with elxty bales of cotton, mail, bageage, and express cars and one coach were totally burncd. “The bridge was porfectly rot- ten. “The scone at the wreck Is heartrending. CRUSHED TO DEATIL Apecial Dispatch (o The Tridune, QGAveNa, 11, Feb. 18.~Henry Kipp, a miner, agod 23 years, and unmarried, was killedina wmineral shatt at Pllot Knob, ncar this city, yes- terday afternoon, by the breaking awany of the cap-rock of a deift at the mouth of which he was worlng, 'The stone broke Kipp's left leg sud crushed fnlils slde, BRAKEMAN HURT. Roecial Diapatch (o The Tridune, -Kxnosua, Wis, Feb., 18,—~Thls afternoon James O'Connor, a baggagzeman on the Western road, was very serlously Injurcd while coupling care, Grave feara are enterfained for hisre covery, . THE OTTAWA CONVENTION, Epactal Dizoatch (o The Tridunes y Jowter, Mil,, Feb., 18.—A lsrze number of roprescntative citizens of thly county will at- tend the mass Canal Convention to he held at Ottawa day after to-morrow, The Conventlon, which will bo the first attempt to unlte those who favor the inprovement und entargemeoat of the eaval o some taugible way, promlses to be u erund success, ‘The peopie are thoroughly aroused, and every town ntercsted will sund rep. resentutlves, ‘The delegation frum this county 1scomposed of the followlug well-kuown cltizens: W, 8, Brovks, J. (i, Elwood, W. E, Heury, Amos Savuge, J, 1L Forels, George Wightmon, L. H, Goodricy, John L. Norton, C. B, Hay- ward, U, C. 8may, J, 8, BeDonald, Robert Walsh, 9 Henderson, 8. G. Nelson, 8. B, Reed, . 1, Donahue, Wililam Zorlev, i, F. Picpenbrink, Isane Nobes, Willlam Watkins, Blu]‘:mvlulv. Wilitam Davidson, Conrad Tatge, M. 'L, Adaus, Cul Zarley, . Fryer, Joha Mahoney, D, MeLru:lilin, James (foodspoed, Robert Clow, Dan’ bienderson, E. D. Conley, Dir. 8. Trott, U, N, Chittenden, George . Jord, A. O. Marshail, D. C. Bearles, J. M, ‘thempson, B, Porter, Marshall Truby, R, E, Beiber, Tuomus Willlama, {7} JAY GouLp, Th e New York Paperg Stily Him Utterly Dufeateil. Fas They Allow, However, e 18 Worty About #5,000,000, All b ot eged Viectory or " Bulls Whno an;hefle\éuu Hooklng Him, g —_— Ho Has Bun St to Ejp, ) 3, q Nevsr Again Bway t'ho hi Btroot, —_— Epectal Dispateh to Tae 7y, New Yons, Fob. 18,.~That Jrny"(‘;num stepped down and ont a: i ng | 18 scknowledged, That lnla“d" i Wl streey toem! torms wns doubtlcss due nof et gore bin t 1o e for him, but to thelr own Intcrmo;’nl ‘:fitml!m Ing such a panle in stocks, gencrally gy v::nn}‘; i caslly have followed had they bear fnto Lankruptey, They 5?5‘7.‘,‘,3",1"«‘ virtually rotire frum the strect, Ruseel) s 2 prominent Dircetor of Unjoy psm' and one of the new Syndicate which x-\fiflr, to run that road, expressed it all when I‘htmom Gould wanted to take a resty did noy mr: ;:u working ns hard o he had been dofrg, nmxl A willing: to rotire altogether from the I']nla Y’“ eflcy I€ desired to do80. ~ Mr. Sago adaeg oy boltef ‘that Gould would lenve. fhg o except - a8 ho might take m hang lnre;«, occaslonnl amusemont. The Times nf Tlie fact that Jay Gould hus beou forced surrender his control ot the Unlon Paclte u.:;’ road was the engrossiug tople of ennrcmuo‘ on Wall strect and In- business circles ore & where to-day, Goula never made any .qm that his awmbition contemplated nothing 1m thun the formation and control of a grang tmux’ Iino across the Continent from San andldz': Boaton, with branches inalldirectlon, lupp[“mha prioelpal mines aud centres of hullnemlenm: route. Mo was an imitator of Commodors Vanderbilt, but on 8 much larger seal thoueht that, ns fn the Intter's case, .fi;,"f. would b accepted as justifiention of 80y mean, however disreputablo, he might employ 1o 5. complish his ends. 1n furtheranco of his do #lzns, he sccured control of the Unlon Pacile s a nucleus for bis proposed through line, Ty methods by which he obtatned funds to do this are known to eversbody conversaut with the history of the Ers Rallrond and swith the manipulations of Blak Friday. Ho has held ou to bis Unfon Padje holdings with o tenaclous grip, kuowing by, withiout them, success was out of the question, It s nsserted that he had every share of stock v oswned: by him stamped across its faco with bis name In red ‘lnk, tocnbauce the difficulty of transferring it Moantimo ho has bien o persfste ent wrecker of every connccting or competlor line of rond whose acquisition or ruln could ald bim, The records of raliroad history durisg the past ten years are full of Quls disrepntably manfoulations, Fortunately ho has been beaten ateverypolut. Many rallroads - havo been rolo- edy many widows and orphans whose sl w1y Invested In thelr stocks and bonds have starved, but Jay Gould did not profit. by the disaster ha wrought. The atory of the recent tse fn stocks has Lbeen told. Gould, as ueus, was on the wrecking eide, but was ‘outgencraled, Providence, Resumption, and e turning prosperity belug on the side of hisop poneots, -In his dosocration Le resorted to every trick with which long practio bad made lim faunllur, but only succeeded 1n catadgllng himself more inextricably st exh move. Hts principal attacks had heen directed againat the Chicago & Northwestern Company, At'longth ho tound himself “shon? of 20,000 shares of “commot nud 15,000 sharas ‘of.i..the. .preferred stock - of that road, the - former .cab™ 65 - and ~the ** latter at 90, ilis Umon Paclfic holdings had Leen hypothecated to the lost cent anybody would land on them, _ His cash was exhausted, and Ll credit gone. Ho wus compelled to sus for terms. ‘Thiese offered by bis creditors and s cepted by Uim wers detalled yesterday. Ho lost on 20,000 ehinres of Northwestern common, t . U5, 800,005 on 15,000 sbaies of Nortlwestern proferred, st 0} 31,850,000, making his total debt from tos source $2,060,000. "Ile gave up 40.000 shares of Unlon Pacific at 85, equal to $2,600,000, and, la conslaeration of a balanco of 330,000, gaves calt at 1 per. cont on 50,050 sharca of Unlon Paciflc for sixty dovs st ‘e privilego has already been worth §250,00 to his creditors, the stock haviwg touched 8 but, of course, §t Las not affected his own rofl(- ot, . The stock hns been hypathecated for luaos amounting to 40 per cent of {14 face value ‘What other losses e may haye had outside of these, only himaelf und thase in his confidence know, but, granting cverything that has been stated, hu 18 still u rich mdu, if the pessessionon uper of an equity fn stock valned at §,000 Eu an ovidoncs of wealth. It fa alsosaldbis wile has o constderablo fortune in real estste 2 hor naine, which Lo gave bier, but this fs ot the question. ‘The pojot Is that Jay Qould bas frre- trivvably Jost his prestige us a feaderof themar Jete Ho badly bas ho Geen outgeneraled that the rabble Wil no longer fotiow whero be orders. 1Ils name has been shorn uf I terror, and bis power for evll has ceateh He can never again hope to recover bis footlus in Unjon Pacifle, und hie must go through lifes dlsnppolnted mun, compelled to seo others rear ing the beoefits of bis tisdirected xm»wn.—l for there {s 1ittlo doubt thut bis conquerers ¥l take up the thread of bls_scheme where Uil wronchied it from his hunds, ‘They buvoadrad- tages on thia seore hedid not possces, belgowe: ors of large amounts of stocks fu cooscetize ronds, - Whera ho was compelled to pull dowey they will e ablo to buitd up, und o this uxuh: t}lu publle \:!fl be hmlmtllcd, l).::)on;fll‘; f?pn;h‘fl“ charact 0 speeitliutors wi ed mu‘frtf {8 ‘mo?n than doubtful whotier 97 other beneflt will acerue.” A WINTER GARDEN. Repart of tho State Falr at Galostlle i Flortoa. Spectal Dispatch (o The Tribune. GuivesviLLe, Fln, Feb, 18.—The fourlh I: nual 8tate Falr commenced here to-dag, o< - tinue five days. The grounds are very B0¢ th. arranged, nnd considered the fincstinthe Sun: ‘ 1t fa Wiefr first use for tho purpose, Thewest !t s beautiful, 70 dearces above zero. The Il tendanco ‘fs large, ‘The exhibition of l:'“l :L: flowers, and vewetables fs Jarge, and vty "M csting; nlso the display of Florida ‘r:l’“ A tiea, The grounds have o ruc«.--u-nckaA it wile fn length, in excullent condition: % number of horses are entered for the rng:im: cluding sovorat of first-class records, The 9 the 18 spiriteds ‘Thls afternoon P. M. O'Hark Cilteao ‘pedeatrian, raved ugatust e |Ir::|“‘:l. liorse Gracle D, of 4:24 record, ho 16 7 halt-mile run, the mare to muke & {ying 2 wou in 3:24, . Largo numbers are &8e¥ o o, all parts of the South hwlndmudlh“ ville artitlory and a ful) brass Luuds e — CLINTOAN JT"E.:f’Sr-muM Spacial Dispate] w : Cranron, Iil,, Fob, 1&—1icory xsuu‘l"‘:!; :r overseer of the Poor-Farm, who left ":u‘ll o ceremoniously & fow weeks azo c{;n‘mv known to s frlouds, hins returix o love, A hapoy reunton hu‘lrmu Drought sbo* between his wifo and bimsell. ¢ Esq. Edward Arnold, an ald, u!necl;‘;“l.‘i’;: wealthy farmer of Ureek ’x‘uwmnfll:“l”‘ County, after an filness of scveral mol 1! ccupled @ sterday of consumption. Ho 0CURE) Sy x:»{mum};topmlu:rm in this couuty durlug ifo. o J *'T'he tramp noisance {s provalling 33 2 clty, Lnr’:: numbers I‘pbly “‘]"’tul‘"; wode? shulter. ‘They will be arreste kmmdu he Vagrant act, bavin refused lul "[hey bité when onlered by the City Mumx"‘nu county committed many dopredations 1 e SUICIDE. avactal mmLa'cn fo A N'“B"f'_ulwu GrAND Rarips, Micli, Feb. l" et 100 Qrimes, s woman of the tows, |1""=p" an ovardose of morphing with thaw 7 wbish committing sulelde, from the cfl\.\";’" oyt she died this morulng. flhewn'h‘fi‘“ - Dlsiat old, Blo h{«l ug(filx:{ u;x?fi:fl Ve hawe el cmoras bec suichdte :::‘;:urv‘\.'x e Hiave beva ghi caies of Bt 0y