Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 20, 1879, Page 2

* vestization reports have been way fnwhich i could be brought refore the 8enate, Perhiaps when It 18 taken up the payers of War premiums mny recelve the sane liheral treatinent that they did tn the Honse, umd the Insurance companles may aguin lnd themselves feivateds * POTTER'S COMMITTEE. BOLOMON BRINFRD. : Special Diwpaten 01 Tie Tilbunes Wasmivotoy, D, C,, Feb. 10.—A lotter re- rafved tn Washington to-day from Columbla re- ports that Hardy Solomon was induced to leave 1lie city about two weeks ago; that ho wos Jast heard of n New Orleans, and that ho had left {hatcity, bis destination belng unknown. [t scems very ftmprobable 1hat the Committeo will he uble to secure bia presence, nlthough there 18 6o dount, thut the Chalran, Mr. Potter, und the Sergeant-at-Arma, Mr, Thompsou, really destredt. Col. Woolley telegraphed from Cia- clnnatd to-day that he was sick and unable to come to Washington. He promised to ubey the suminans of the Committeo as soon s health wonid permlt, or would be glad to meet a Sub- Committe in Clucinnati I one was sent. : BARLOW'S FIX, To the WWestern Associated Press. Wasininuto, D, .y Febe 19.~Gen. Barlow was befare the Potter Committee again to-dav, And the drgument he prepared for thy Republics ana to read before the Florids Returning Boand _was put in cvidences Mr. Iiscock declined to question bim fn regard ta tt. Barlow concluded an elavorate defenso of the dishonorable conduct with which he has boen charged by stattug that he went down to Talla- hassee far the purposo of giving anhonest judg- ment in the matter for the Democrats and Re- ‘publicans, with the idea that that was his duly, anit ho therefors had not the slizlitest hestation 1n talking with the Democrats or anybody clae who conld throw any-Hzhit ou the malter and assist bim iu petting justice daue. WILLIAM E. CHANDLER was reeatled and sakl: 1 desire to state that @en. Barlow was {n Florida:from the beginning to the end o counsel for the Republican caueus end Republican candldates, Mo distinetly en- terea fnto that relation, and remaiued in it down to the Oth of December, when wo left or horne, aud was under the obligations pil re- sponstbilittes of counsel, Asto his statement that he was not, I desire, in my own behalf sud in behalf of ull the zentlemen who wers there, to interpose & distinet and unqualified contra- diction. 1 mysolf told Gen. Barlow thut he would be the leading counsel on our side. I told him he bad been assigmed to that post of ‘honor (If thero was honor 1o the business), ond he asscnted without objection. Within o few days he eald to ma that he was there by request of the President fn another capacity to sce if there was o fair count, and that notbivg wrong was done on either side. 1 pointed out that the two relations wero inconsistont, aud might be- como Incompatible, as T wished him to oceupy _the relations of counsel i have the obligations of counsel, 1le Insisted upon It that thero was o incompatibllity between the two, and fromn that ttme I had uo doubt ho was under all the obligatlons of counscl. He scoms to have tried s best as Jepublican couuscl to secure the ol of the State for Tilden, but fortunately ho d1d not succeed, * BARLOW'S RFPLY. Geo, Barlow was heard In reply, after which Tiscock nsked: In your position, then, not as counsel bul as visking stalesman, non-partiean, i you coneelve it to be your duty to address au arzument 10 a member of that” Board, und nluam?t. to Iufluence or blas In thut way his de- ¢lston * A—~Yes, Whot I tried to do was to lay down the correct prinelpies of a decision, Q.—Then you regarded it ns your duty there not to ace that fraud or wrong was done, but to fufluence the hifuest judament ot thut Board on the queations thut ey might decide honestly either way ! 1 conslder T was at lberty to fnflueoce thm that way, tut T unilerstuod” the question of fraud was Involved in Aluchua County, Adyourned. THE TELEGRAPH, THE INVEATIUATION ENDED. Spectat Ispatch ta The Tribune. Wasmsaros, D.'C.,, el 10.=The raliroad telegraph luvestigation before the Senaty Rai- road Commitiee clozed to-day, aud the partios representing the Westers Unlon Telegraph Company are striving to deluy the report, Liopluy thus to defeat the Jonos bill. This Is an seknowledgment that if o vote {s taken the bill will pazs. Mcantime a powerful infiucnce ta helng exerted to have the DUTLLR AMENDMENT to the Army Lill stricken out, or at Jenst sub- stitute a vommission to Investizats and re- port at the next sesslon. This s, of course, hut a schemg for delay, The fallacy will bo exoosed In the Senate by the Irlends ob the Raflrond bRl by showing that fo- made during rome sesslon of each Congress sinca the Thirty- nintl, held 401508, Every phaso of the telegraph subject hos been exbousted, Including the anstal-telegraph system of Kurope, the telo- graph system [n (his country, tho Assovlated P'ress and its rolations to the Western Unilon Teleeraph Company, the propristy of o postal- telegraph system for the United Stutes, the re- lation of the Western Unlon aud the United Gtates Sigoal Servico; alao, that nothing fs left to luquire juto unless the passnga of the pend- ingz bill ahould fall to oroduce any results. MALSIEAD DEFORE TILE SENATE COMMITTEE, To the Western Assoctated Press. WasmnoTon, D. C, Feb. 19.—Murat Hul- stead, of the Cincinunati Commercia’y made o bric! stutement to the Nopate Committes on Rafiroade, Hosala that the letter which he hud wriltten some years azo, and introdaced Into his arguments wpon the Jones bill before the Com- mittoe, grew out of the warfure of Western papers with the New York Associnted Press. At thut timo the Western papers had conquered thefr fudependence, und now trausact thelr busi- ness through thelr own orizunization, having bustuess relotions, however, with the New York Associuted Fress, “In the war' between the Western Aasociated Press and the New York Associated Press {u 1800, the Western Unlon Telegruph Company Ireated us with shsolute Inlrness, but vow ihey furnish the oppositioy n the West at lower rates than they serve us, ‘The woln object of the New York Assoclated Press was Lo prevest reckless competion smong its own mombers. ‘Tho newspaocr business wis u priviteged one, und the Government had no rieht o meddio with it at all, Men vonnected with the press bad the same right as any other ditizens—no mare; but they elaimed 1hat when had bubit up such o system_of otinulnitg news us the Western Associated Press, cmploy- fhig bad a right Lo the news na property, ‘Thera were Loo many news- puvers now, ‘They were datly dylug out, snd unrolore it was not goud polieyto encourage other wwarms, Benator Mitchell—What do you think of giv- Inz rafiroad companies the vrivilegs of travs. mltthyz commerelsl messagest At dialstead~They would do woll to mind their own business. “The pivilegs would add to helr fnfluence fu the pollties of the couctry, 1 do ot think e rufe ot the railrouds would benefit the country, 'The newspapor umib tetes (L;lr.ish bustuess should, so far as possibte, be let oue. CAPITAL NOTES, TUE PENSION-ARREAHS DILL, Boechal Correspundence uf The Tribins. Wasuinaroy, D, C, Fob, 17.—Secrotary Sherman suya thatit will Lo casy eoovugh to puss ® law authorizinge the 1ssua and salo of §1U,- 000,000 4 per cent bonds to meet the st due mands under the uew Arrears-of-Penslons luw, Dut that is slply the act of the nutlon §n giv- ingz Its note ot a low rate of lutercst und getting #0 tuuch more in debt, No two mon in Con- gress or ant of it wno have glven the mutter a wument’s attention are oble to arrcs a4 to the sum total that will be required under tho opera- tions of the bill,—tho estiwates running from $:0,000,000 to $150,000,000, Bocrotury Shermun wl Col, Bentley, the Ponsion- Commissioner, donot scem Lo huve auy mors correct data to _ form an vojnlon upon than members of Con- gress or other well-4nformed persons. ‘The act will 1o goubt beuefit & Jargy number of " deserv g versonsg aud so would an appropelutdon of wouey to any stullar cless for any reasoni but Ar. Bentlcy tells ina that he fears the bill offers & high pwml}xu{lvrlrlug aud perjury, aud thuta w Targe numbior of spurlousclaimes will bo smuggled inuuder ft, He thinka the opportunities for clienting the Qovernment are immenso under Al act as ft now atunds, and that the itehing paims u(. many an undescrving person will get well ofiéd under Its oporations, 'Fhere ian't any doubt at all but that if Congress had notb prssed the Jaw so harrledly, {t could have casily Iratngd one much less liabio to abuso than the ona just concted, und, as fo is never too late to mend, soma of its bigizest lovpholes moy possi- bly bo stopped at the uext aceston. DEN DUTLER'S statement made in the House the other day, to thie effect that the tima would come when thls UGovernment would pension the disabled sol- diers of the Coufederncy, has created quite as much comnent here among Republiean Con- gressmoen as anything that has been snid on the RNour ol the 1ouse since the seasion commeneed. Some attribute It to Butler’s well-known destre to creat an excitement and to he the centre ol ohservation, butothers aceof the oplufon that the General futends Lo caat his ot with the Democ- racy, and his speech the other day islooked upon as a bid for thelr gool wiil, e did not state huw lie proposed to get around the fourth seetion of the Thirteenth Amendinent to the Cunsuitution of the United States, ns when that day arrives he tay think thers will uot bo o Constitution or uny amendment to stand in the way of anybody, 1118 assertion that it would be 1o more lnconsistent to pension au honeat Rebel rivato who fought i the ranks **agoinst tho heet Government tho world ever® saw,” thun it is to put an honest Revel Genceral fnto the Cabi- net, was heartily applauded on the Dewocrutie slde of the louse, ‘Ihe hero of Fort Flsher got fo a stinging blow on the nose of the present Administration in s allusion to Mr. Postmaster-Ueneral Key but Butler did not cateh what Gov. Pound, of \Wisconsin, satd scareastically sotto voce, to-wit: that, ** If the Rebel soldiers can't be peasloners, they ean be sent to Cobyress and geb compensa- tion In that way for the wounds they bear.'* Just now Butler is a much more popular man thon Brage in the eye of the Dewmocratie ma- Jorlty. TILE OROANIZATION OF TIIB NEXT JIOUSE. 1t really appears o8 1f the troubles that afilict the puor vld Bourbun party will ucver conie to an ond, 18 meubers 1o souner seein to huve a Rrood thing within ensy reach than there conesn slip betwixs the cup and the Hp, and thelr bright prospects of place und power prove to be llke the apples of the Dead Sea, faly to behold, but turning todust and ashes upon the lps, No soouer aid the Democracy zot ready to enjoy the sweets of ofllel) patronage than up rises the eeeat Nutfonal party and” declares that it will orgunlze the next House b{ cting a Green- backer as its Spuaker, und by distributing the otlher bits of patronage accordlig to its own good pleasure; Thaterowd is hiere not Inconsiderablo force, with Mz, Dewees, the Chairmun of the Nutlunal Committee, having beadguurters ut the Metropohitan Hotel. At that place any one will be Intormed of the intentions and plans of the Natfonal party, sl how they intend to capt- urg the next House. ‘They clalm to hold the balance of power und will ‘nominate their own candidntes for Speaker, Sergeant-at- Arms, Clerk, and Doorkeeper, aud will Jiold on untll one ur the vther of the old partles come to them and elect thelr candidutes. “They say thut they have twenty-one “Greenbackers “and Indepeidents pledged to such o course, ant_that thefr ranks will be recrulted with four or five othera whoare {n sympuchy with them. The littie cloud is no Diguer than o mian's baml at present, but it threatens to fnereaso until ib quite obsctires the Demoeratie horizon. 'I'he Republican manugers ave wutening the movement with sll the absorh- e interest that men havo whero thero is somo- t.hlnyzlu Kalu and very Hittle to luse. HO'T BPRINGS. NOBODY TO BLAME. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. WasnixngToy, D. C,, Feb, 10.—Scnntor Cono- ver was exonerated from blame in the rascali- tiea of the oy Springs bill of last sessfon by a report to the Senate to-day, ‘Fhe Special Com- mitteo reports that the error lu the bill, which, as 1% happened, was very fortunate for certaln perdons, was dite to tie exhaustion of the mem- hers from overwork. Committec-room re- freshments are not mentioned as baviog any- thing todo with the error. TUB HEFORT, Ta the Western Associated Presa. Wasiminaton, D. C., Feb. 19.—The report of the Speefhl Committee appolnted by the Benate to Investigate the causes of the omission of the Hot Borings scction from the enrotled Sundry CIvi! Approoriation blll lact session says thatall thie evidence zoes to ahow that the omisslon was a clerical error, made by overworked wd ex: hausted members and clerks of the Hlouse Co mittee while enrolling the voluminous aml in telente bl In sections s they several- Iy cume from the Conference Committes durlig the last hours of the seaslon; nud ft 8 conclitelyely proven that veither Senator Con- aver nor nn{ member ar officer of the Senate is cay lnplicated In the loss or vnilssion o1 ction from the bill in qustion, und that 1he bill did not come lnto possesslon of onator Conoyer or any member of the Seunte Comumit- tee on Enrolled Bills, or of Rize,,Clerk of thy Committey, from the time it left the nosscasion of the Iouse Committeo until it was placed hes fore the President tor bis sirnature. SENATE PATRONAGE, ! DEMOCRATIO OFFICE'SEEKERS AND THE PLACES THEY DESIRE TO FILL—WHY SoME PEOILE DESIKE AN EXTRA BESIION O CONURLSS. Wasingron, D, C., Feb. 18,—Amone those who are just now most clamorous for an extra session of Congress are the thousand und one Democratic entlemen, ** war horses,” and others, who expeet to get fat offices under the new regimo In the Senate. Thero are in all about 200 places to be filled. Fourof thess oflices —the Beeretary of the Scnate, the Sergeant-at- Arms, the Chief Clerk, snd the Exceutive Clerk —aro clected by the Seonte. All the others are apvointed by the Bergeant-at-Arms and the Secretary, Of the whols number of employes only 8 very small proportion I8 pald by the year, Most of them-—coimmlitteo clerks, pages, specint polfcemnen, falders in tha document-reot, wwl laborers—are puid o per diem satary which stops when the sesslon closes. The present Scerutury, My, Gorham, has beld the position forten years, the Bergennt-at-Arms, Col. French, for elght yeara, the Exceutive Clerk, Mr, James R, Young, for six years, whilo the Chiel Clerk, Mr. WIlL- fatn 1, Spencer, has spent sixteen years In the service of the Sennte, unly one of which, how- ever, g been ln fact fn the oflice of Chiel Clerk. All the gentlomen named have always performed every duty pertaining to thelr pasitions with credit to themselves and to the entire satlsfuction of both parties In the Senate. They ore fully scquainted with the business of thelr various offices, nud under the usages which haye heretofore prevuiled In the Upner flouss it mfght reasonably be oxpected that they would be retajned, They were olected sa Hepublicans, however, and the press of Democrutte pluce-hunters §s 8o great thut therg {8 no doubt the parthnn majority which sl cumie in aftor the Sthof Morch Wil remove the to muke wosy for now, untried, {nexperlenced, and conseyuently fucompetent men, ‘The post- tlan of Bergeant-at-Arins, which,” In o politieal dende, 13 by far the nost fmpartant of those named, 18 leeitlmately worth, everything ine cluded, from $5,000 to $8,000 n vear, "The place ts fmportaut from a political standpoint, because the Herpreant-ut-Arms anvoints mors $huns u hundred und Aty of the employes of the Senate,® As has been intimated,” the candis dutes for the position ean bo counted by the dozen, Afost promfuent swsong them aro John G, Thompsvn, of Obhlo, who is at present Sergeant-at-Arme of tho Houss, Jabn A, Bloan, of North Caroling, Mr. Thomnp- son will be supparted by bis personal {riend, Senator Thurinan, uud by other Western Bens ators, Cole Bloun served fn the Confederate Arimy, and will be put forward as the repre- sentative Southern man, flo wil by wumll‘y supported by buth Benutors from his State, amd, us v expected, by thuse frum other puris of ths South, Amoug the other candidates who are kpown 1o have votes pledged 1o them aro “luke Ziegler, of Peunsylvanis, wha for the past thirty or ‘torty years hud been Juurnal Clerk to the Punusvivanls Benate whenever it happencd to be Demovratie, - John Severens, un old pulitienl wire-puller, of Pulludelpliy, who was ot one thwo Audlior of Penusylvania, §s also u candidate, us Is wlso Mr, "Willlums, av present & mewmber of Congress from Alu- bamg, For the postion of Secretary,—not su_lwportant, though fi,-)cuerully consldesed to be w much more ugreeably ony than Ut of Serecunt-ut-Arms,—tho candidates are oven wore nuerous, Amonz ihem ure Hurvey Wattersou, un ex-member of Congress fron Tenneasee, und the father of the suiiewhot bo- torfous Jlenry Watterson, of Loulsville, Ry, Congressuien” Btepger, of Peonsylvauls, ant Waddell, of North Carolinlay are also ecandl- utus, but there 8 a wenoral Impression here thut i the end they will sl have to glve way to Dr, Dennts, the popular Scenator from Mary- Jund, whose term of oftice will expire at the close of thils session. The frlends and follow- ers of all theao grentlemen are uetively fn favor of an extra session, that the patrousge of the Benate may fall Into thelr hands. It is worthy of poto that to_gratify them In this desiro the taxpayers of the country will, at the vory low- eat calenlation, bo obliged to contribute” from $30,000 to $60, ,000. NOTES AND NEWS. POSTMASTER PALMEM. Fpeelat Dispatch to T8 Tribune. Wasuinotoy, D, C., Frb. 10.—Postmaster Palmer has succeoded In!KLWylmx Nmself that his teoure of offica {s accura, [lo hins had an in- terview with the Presilent, in the counse of which reference wns made to the reports that the Administration has been considering the propricty of removing bim. In the courss of hot conference the Presdent is soported n substance to have sald, although it {s not pre- tenued that his language fs used: “‘There have Ueen same complaints made at different tines a8 to the conduct of that office, but they have not been so serlous as to receive consideration. You need not trouble yoursclf about them, Mr. Palmer. The Post-Ofilee Department conslders you a good offleer, andt I have no futention of overriling that Department.” This doubtless scts at rest all reports that Postmaster Palmer’s retmoval 18 conternplated. a oLD, The Republiean, which is one of the forcmost journals in the Grant muvement, saya: ™ Gen. Ben Butler is rocelving much undescryed praiee os the author of the proposition to pension malmed Contederate sotdiers. ‘The truth s, this proposition wasa scrlously tatked of by many Republicun leaders durlng President Johuson’s Administration, and at thut time was undecstood to baye recetved thy hearty,approval of Uen. Grant,” J THE ARREARS-OF-PRNSIONS ACT. The farty milHons of dolisrs necessary Lo pay the arrears of penslons are not yet provided for, ‘The Ways and Mcans Committce will resume the subject to-morrow, but It Is a very difllculs question how the money Ia to be ralsed, Hew- itt wanta to print Treasury notes equal to the amount. Gardeld wants Lo seli 4 per cent bunds equal to the amount, Judge Kelloy, 1t the ac- counts aro triee, wants to pay the penstoners In standard sflver doltars, while Fernando Wood wants {o tuke the surplus cash now In theTreas- ury for the purnose. 1t 18 certain Congreas will oot imposs any additional taxes to payethe claims., . GEN. NELBON, OF INDIANA, who has been United States Miniaters to Chill, and also to Moxico, I8 nazaln an applicant for the forelzn service, An Indiano delegation went to the White Tlouse in his behalt ro-day, asking the Houth American mission lately vacated by Gen. Willlamson. Mr. Haves will want this mlssion for onc of his retiring Senators or Represcuta- tives, sud Nelson will not get it PAY OF LETTER-CARRIERS. : The bark-worked letter-carriers wera reward- by the Senato to<lay, which pussed the House billof last sessfon inerensing aud adjusting thelr pny. The vote was 25 to 16, which showed an unusually smull Senste. Thoso Seaators who have had opporitnities for knowlig the work of the earrlers voted tor the bill The fgnorant and liliberal voted ugninst it As tho bill passed exuctly as 1t came from the Jlouse, It now ouly needs the Presidont’s signature to becomo u law, and the President Jutely told Uen. Binghum that he would sign the biil ir it cama to b | THE ALASKA TROUBLES. Beeretary Sherman has ordered the rovenus cutter Oliver Wolcott, now st ort Townsond, to Sitka, to preserve the peace. “The British wan.of-war Osprey teft Victoris, B, C,, sesterday for Sitka, at the carncst request ol citizens, who represented that they feared an indiseriminate massacre by the Tndians. TUE POUR PER CENTS, .. Bubseriptions to the 4 per cent Government loan since yesterdny's report ageregate $2,040,- TIE CATTLE TRADL. The Secretary of the Treasury and Sceretary of State have considercd, to-day, the nevessary enlargeinent of the powers of 1he Treasury De- partment g0 08 to prevent the shipment of dis- costd cattle from American porte, und 1 bill for thut purpose will be sent to the proper Commit- teo of Congress to«iny or Lo-morrow. THE SENATR'S EXECUTIVE WORK. WasmngToN, D, C,, Feb, 18.—The oxcentive business of the Sennte has been so well attend- e to during the present sessfun thut the calen- dar Is now almost clear, Al the apovintments which are peading could bo disposed ol In a few hours, Swee the meeting of Congress o December, the Prestdent hus sent In uearly 500 appointments. With three or tour excepilons they havo all been considered, and either con: firmed or rejected. The fmportant appoin! ments still pending are those of Smpuel Lue to be Postmaster at_ Sumter, 8. C.; Badeer tobe Collector of Customs ut Now Orleanss Robert A, Douglas to be United States Marshal Carolinny David I, Dailey tobe Con- -General to Shunghal ; and Paul 8trobach to be Postmaster at Montwotery, Ala. ‘I'he conflrma- tion of nll these gentignicn, vxeopting perhaps Mr. Bailey, fa_delayed by the vartiaan objec- tlons of Southern "Bewotrats, Samuel Loo s opposed by Gen, M. C. Butler, of Bouth Caro- fina, beeatse, during the recent tlon, hy was the mnost active und cnorgetie Repub- Mean Jeader fn the Sumter distriet. Ho was chiely tustrumental fn brinzimg about the mass-meetligz nt Swnter Court-flonse which was violently braken up by the ritle clubs un- der Gens, A and Haggood, und, for the prosecutions which, under ‘tne United States stututes, followed this und simllar ontrages, he I3 held peeountable, and i very cordially hated by the Bourbon Indeed, e hog n consequence heen prosceuted upon all surts of trusaped-up charges, and now, simply becauso he 18 known 1o be a faithful fles publican, who cannot be inthnddated or vut down, Gew Butler and others of the same type arc stralnlug every nerve to huve his nowinution udversely reported to the Scnate, With o cunnnittee mude up ot such futr-minded wen n8 Measrs, Perry, Paddock, snd Burnside, llowlavur, it 1s hurdly possible that they can suc- ceeds 3 ‘Ihe halt In the case of Col. Douglas, which hing nuw been pending for eeveral weoks, zrow out ol a pumber of falso roports which wero cireuluted i rrgard to his ofticid conduct by u former subordinate, who, for good cause, lind been dismissed, Iliey are now known to hove been untruo amd fuapired by matice, nnd thero I8 good reuson to elleve ihut the nomimation wiit be favorably reported from Bemator Fai- munde! Committes aml confirmend by the Benate, ‘I'he cass of Gen. Baduger s still pending before Senator Conkllng's Committee on Coti- meree, but It s expeeted that will be reported durhng the present week, ‘The nomi- nation of Mr. Bidley to bs Cousul-General to Shauehul, whicl {s before the snine Committed, was sent in durig the first weeks of the ses- slon. Why it has not been neted upon before this {8 not detinitely Known, but it f4 suspected thut the Comunites entertuns the apivion thnt Oldo, from _which Bate Mr.Huiloy comes, 18 alrendly wutficlontly represented o the Consutar unet otlier runches ol the publle serviee, Puul Strotuichy, who hins been nominated to bo Post- muster of Mantizomery, Aln Is n_gentloman of marked abitity, thorough education, nud spuot- Jess charaeter, Ele I8 nid for yeurs hus been o pronouneed and doterimned Ropublican, und for tils renson s bitterly oppostd, slandered, and abused by thutdlatinmeilshed © last-diteher, Beoator Morean, ‘Fhe Commirtee, ut hls re- aquest, have failad to report the case to the Sen- ute ‘Phere 8 no goud reason for thefr continued non-action, - 11 they do thele duty they will at onee report in favor of thy nomination, THI RECORD, Wasyinaron, D, O, Feb, 19.—The Benate Committee ou Naval AfTairs, ot itg own request, was dischurzed from consideration of the refo. lutions of the Philadelphia Common Councily asklne for an sppropristion to protect fram averflow the Leaguo Jsland Nuvy-Yard, The Committee fntimated that a proposition to abol- fubi the yard would be in order, and stated that during the pecent storm ship-liouses were blown duwn, wid un ironelud was burned beeause thero was uot waier cnough uround the vessel to put out tbe fire, ‘fhe Jouse bl to fix the poy of lotter-car- rlers, amd the Bepate ‘bill to Incorporato the Unlted States Roilway Moil Scrvico Mutual Benetit. Assoelation, were pussed. Mr. Dawes, from the Comimlites on Public Buildings sud Grounds, reported favorably on the Benato bil) authoriztng the sale of public pr:x)umy in Cincionott, Placed on the cul- 81 Cameron (Wia.), trom thio Select Commit- teo to fnquire as to how the clause fu rerard fo the Ilot Bpringa reservation {n Arkausus was omitted from the Sundry Clvil Appropristion \n|‘l lm(;.' yeur, submitted s soport. Ordored printed. P ousideration was then resumed ot tho Past- Oftice Appropriation bill) ‘hie Scnate Committes roported fu favor of striklng out of the House bill the clause provid- g thut the Postmaster-(icneral shall make no dellclency fu tho appropriation for - the curryut THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 18 ‘)—TWELVE ! sear by placing postal-cars on any line, and the Sennte strick It out. The Committee also reported an smendment {ncreasing tho npproprition for transporiation h{ ratlrond from 23,000,000 to_ 0,400,000, of whieh snm 2400,000 may be expended to maintaln and sceure from the rallroads the necessary wid rpecial facilitics for nostal service, and $10,038 10 pay the balance due for salarivs and expenses of tlie Bpecial Commlssion on Kailway Matl ‘I'ransportation. Agreed to, An amendmant of the Cominitteo increasing the nprmprlluun for_ poatal eterks, routs agents, loctl agonts, and messongors trom § 330,000 to 82,770,000 was azrecd to. . Alsoan amendment providing that from and nfter July 1, 1870, rallway postal oftico clerks, rotite agents, and messengers ahnll bo desig- nated ns postal clerks and divided into five cloesos whoso salurles shall ba from $500 to 81,400 per annum, Other amendments were ngreed to as followa:: Allowhr the Bureny of Engraving and Print. ing of tlie Freasury Department to bid for the contract of priuting postage-stamps, Author- fzinie the Postmaster-General to tssue postal- eards for cirewlation in the malls of forcien countries under the provisions of the Universal Postal Unlon of June 1, 1878, stch cards to cost twa cents. When (he Braziftan Mall Steamship Com- any'e subsidy on the Post-Oftice Appropriation Uil was reached, Mr. Beck made a imlm. of or- Ger that It was not rermane to the bill, Fut 1hat it was hew Jewlslation upon the Appropriation Bl The Senate, by & voto of 39 ycns to 23 nays, declded that the amendinont was in order. “Fhe followlngr Is the vote: YEAS. Anthony, Eatotn Mitenell, Barnum, Enstis, Taddock, Tiiaine, Fereyy T'attarson, Tirnce, Gordon, Ulgmb, Hurnside, Graser, Taucom, thutler, Humlin, Rollins, Cameron (Pa.), Mill. Baruent, Coi Inunlle, Kaunders, 3 Jonea (Fla), Sharon, Conover, Ketloug, Hmekds, Davia 1W.Va.), Lamar, Spencer, Dawes, Matthews, Windom, Dorsey, Mazey, AWithers—30, XAvS, Tndtey, Howe, nr:\en?.v{. Bayuard, Kernan, Randolph, eck, McDonald, Sanlabury, Lioouh, Mealtitan, Telier. Davia (1), Mefherson, Voorhees, Edsunds, Merrimaon, Wadielg) lnrris, Morgun, Whyte—: lereford, Mornilly Messra, Jones (Nevadn), ChafTee, and Jolin- ston, who would have voted fn the aflirmative, were pafred with Messrs. Alllzon, Thurman, atd )‘luurcery. who would have voted in the nega- tive. 2 Mr. Edmunds ralsed the polnt of order that, under the twenty-plnth rule, the amendment could not be_consldered, because it proposed weneral leglslation toa general mpproprintion il A lengthy debate ensued upon this point of order, . Mr. Conkling areued that this was legislation entirely proper, but an amendment to an ap- prooriation bill to repeal test vaths and all laws by which piracy upon, the ballot-box may be vrovenied would be general leglsiation, und could not be attached to an uppropristion bill, Mr., Beek snld the Post-Route bill of the last sesslon fulled to become o luwy on aceount of this Brazilian mafl subsidy being on it. Now the House hod sont to the Senato o bill simply making nuproprlatious for post-olllce purposes, anfl the Eenato proposed to load it down' with this Brazillou subsidy. Mr. Mnxey snfd Cie House refused to con- sider the Post-Routo bill of the laat sossion, not. on aceount of the Brazilian subsidy, but on ac- count of an nmendwment allowing fureicn hooks free througa malls, the House regarding that as arevenue weasure. Mr. Bayard urcued that this was a scheme to further commerenl enterprise. - Alter somo furtbier debate, the (Qluuon helng upon tha poiut of urder ratsed by Mr, Idinunds that the emendment could not bo consldered beeause It vroposed general leelsiution, the Sunute by vote of yeas 3, nuys 20, declded that it could be considered, Me. Enton submittedan amendment to reduce the subskly from $200,000 per aonum to $100,- 000, Iejected—yeas, 253 nuys, 2. Vending discussion, Mr. Eguitinds, by dircctfon ot the majority of -the Commlitieo on the Ju- dielary, reposted with su smeadinent the tlouss bill tor revising und continuing the Court of Commissloners on the Alabama clajms, and for the diatribution of the unappropriated money of the Geneya award, Placed on the calendar. In submitting the report Mr, Edmunds gald ho did 8o us the orzan of the Commitive, Lut be telt no further responsibility personally In reard to ity us ho:wus opposcd to the bill ns 1 stood, » Mr, Euton submitted an amendmont to the Bruzlliun subsldy smendwent, s Lo provide (hat the contract for such service shall “be for four yeurs {nstead of ten, a3 proposed by the Cominittee, . Mr. Bailey arzued that Lhis was g bill for the benetit of Joln Raach. 1t was well understood that there was no other mun in the country who could take the contract in accordunce with the bill. Roueh waa now under contract with the Lapetar of Brazil to take the mails botween New York und Rlo. He argued that the Now Orlenns route wonld uever bo estnblished, Merchauts tn the City of Bultimore had aiready eatablished o trado with Rio, utnd had twenty or thirty vessels now ruhning, The effect of this bitl would b to dtvert the Rio trady from Bal- timore to Now York. ‘Mr. Conkllng eaid there had been something suld about o vialutlon of the contract, and what ghouttl Le done then. Hlo was not ong to pro- pose eompromises, but why vot amend the bill #0 08 to provide that the service shall bo per- foruied by s Chineso company, and then Con- sress could end the contraet whenever it should €hoose to to 80, AMr, Bailey sakd he would at the proper. timo submit un mendment providing that should the contract upon ono ling fuil that upon the other lin should bo forfeited. Mr. Blaine suld the United States steamer ‘Tennesses was recently on 4 cruise of thirty- four tnths, The Government paid for thut crulse $2,600,000, Congress at this very sesslon hud_nppropriated thousands of dollars for the South Atlantic squadron, to proteet a coms meree Which daes not exist. Mr, Kernay, lneenty to Mr, Blatue, euld, sup- pose the erusv uf the ‘Tennesses did cost over two millions of dollars, wus that any reason why the money should be squandered” on pri- Vo parties! "Nothig but loss to the Guovern- ment und seandal had gome out of iese sub- slay blls, ‘[lie ninendment of My, Eaton, that the con- tract stall run four f'cnr {nstead of teu, ns pro- ""Mdlfiv the Comml{ttee, was rejected—yeas, 273 Days, U ailey then moved to lingit the contract to tive yeurs {nstewd o ten, wixl suld the bill of lust year praposed that the controct should run Why, 1o the time elursl:d since, had put it up to ten yeard I eadul a5 the lust sesslon of Congrass he he voudd nguinst this subsidy, ile knew there wus o majority of ths Seuate in fuvar of [t, und therefors thers was 1o use in Liig taking up time to oppose it. Ar. Buyard expressed vhe vpinion that there was danicer I a schiems of this kind, not only o our Guvertinent but to the morals of our people. Alter executive session, adjourncd, e — A DUEL THAT DIDN'T COME OFF, Special (o 83, Lauve Revnolican. 4 flANNIAL, Mo, Feb. 18.~Quite s sensation was created here yesterduy by th report that o hustile mceeting bad taken place on the Nitnols shoro oppusite this city, beeween Elljott Cw Bennetty editor of the Daily Courier, and Jumes Hayward, of the Clipper-Terald, ‘I'he trouble origzinated §n o bitter controversy In re- wurd to some county printing, und sinca Bat- urdsy lust u lively correspondenco has been woing on betwoen the partles, buc has beeu kept very quict until thls atternoon, when Mr. Bennett” sl w triend wers seen Lo outer s closely-voyered carrloge und drive off towurd the 1linols shore, ‘This gave rise to a wultituds of contheting rumorw, 1t 18 reported Lhat Mr, Haywurd uppeared by proxy, uud thut the muts ter way uniwauly setiled, The princioals and seconits ury vory retieent about the uffalr, und the unly definite information to be galned was thut vo ong wus hurt, ‘fhe connpunity, how- eyery are threatened with the volumnous corre- sboudence that has beou golng on between the belligerent quitl-drivers,” 8oime scem to thinl thut the mmatteris not yet endud, - & il st THE LAW'S DELAY, Spoetul Dispateh 0 The Trivuns, Seminoriesy, Hl, Feb, 19.—~In the Upited States Dstrlee Court to-duy the caso against Smwmuel 11, Lunt, Hiram Butterworth, und ‘Thotmss Buell, which bas been pending several years, camo up. Lunt was o Captalo and As- slstant Quartermaster fo tho army, When ho dicd, fn 1803, there was_a defleiency of 814,000 fu lus aceounts, and Buetl, one of Lls bondemoen, who lives ot Cllnton, was'sued for tho amiount, ‘The trlal to-day resulted fu s judgmont sguinst hin for $10,000. ) ———— FINANCIAL. g Oswaao, Fob, 10,.—The Bauk of Oswego ro- ITused to pay checks to-day. Amount on deposit, 800,0C0, ‘The casbier says yhe nssets arc suflicisut to ayeet the labilitics, " It will be docided in a fow doys whother tho bank will go on or wind up. FOREIGN. ' ‘The German Parliament Jealous of Its Pre< % rogatives. Almost Unanimous Disapproval ‘of the Arrest of Its Meme bers. The Situation in South Afrien Still Reported as Very Grave, £ Heavy Concentration of the Natives ‘for Another Grand At- 2 tack, The French Ministry and Deputles In Accord on the Amnesty Quesilon. A Strong Protection Movement Developing in France, GERMANY. A PREDICTION. Loxpoy,,Feb, 10,—Berlin correspondents® coutinue to predict the overwhelming defeat of the Governmeut on the proposition that the Reichstag sanction tho nrrest and prose- cutfon of two memboers obnoxlousto the Gov- srnment. WOMAN'S INFLUENCE. . Benuiy, Fob, 19.—The Germania (Ultra- mantane newspapor) alleges that the petition of Catholic ladies of the Rhina provinces lo King William bhag resulted in the postpone- ment under certain conditions of the digso- lution of tho Catholic nuuuory schools at Ahrusiler sud Nonnenwerth. DRCLINED. Benruiy, Feb, 10,—Princa Hohenloha hns by telegraph declined the Vico-Prosidency of the Reichstag. : It is roported that Herr Beydewitz, of the German Conservative party, will probably be clected m placs of Prince TIohenlohe. IN TUE REICHSTAG to-dny, Herr Lasker presented the motion of which ho gavo notice yestardny, contesting tho correctness of the Government’s inter- pellation of the Socinlist law, nnd refusing ,tho conaent of tha Reichatag to the proposed arrests of membors.. Deputies Rickert nnd Laakor spoke in support of the motion, The Intter argued that the action of tho Govern- ment iu tho matter of these arrosts was un- necossary, and that the Relchstrg never in- tended that tho Socinlist law should have the meaning which tho Govornment soeks to give it. o declarod that an authoritativo nterprotation of that parngraph of the So. ciabist Iaw under which pormission for these arrests was applied for way absolutely neces- eary. THUE MINISTER OF JUSTICE ropliod that the decision of tho logal ques. tion rested with the courts. The Publio Prosecutor hiad only performed bLis duty in | seoking to institute procecdings where ho considered such step necossary, The object of his propoanl was simply to ronder it pos- sible to procced agninst the two Deputics, for it was for tho courts of justice to permit or forbid the arrests. If he (the Minister) had declined assont to the Public Prosecntor’s propesal he would have obatructed the course of law, ! FEDERAL COUNCILLOR FRIEDDURG mintained that tho' Government merely wished to take mensures which appeared to it legal to provent a recurrence of tho evonts of the past year, and it would not be equal to its responsibility if it failed to do so. Aftor o long dobato tho first partof the mation (contesting the ocorreotnoss of the Government’s interpretation of thoe law) was ndopted by a largo mmajority, only tho.Ger- man Consorvatives aud Twperialists voting agniost it. The part refusing nssout to tho mrests was adopted almost unanimously. The Provincial Correspondencs sunonuces thint Count Stolberg will olose the session of the Prussian Diet on Saturdny. 8OUTII ATFRICA. FOR THE CAPE. Loxpoy, Feb. 19,—The Third Battalion of tho Sixtictb Rifles left Colchester this morn- ing for the Cape of Good Tlops, The sircels were decorated with flags, overgroens, and moltoes. The corporation presented an ad- dress to the troops, wherein hopo was ox- prossed that they would recover the colors of tho U'wenty-fourth Regimont. Col. Pombor ton ropliod. ‘'he troops marched to the railwny stntion accompanied by four regi- mental banda. Tho chertored stenmers Dublin Cnstle, from London, with tho Third Battalion of tho Sixtieth Roglinent, and tho Pretoria, from Bouthampton, with the Ninoty-first Highlanders, will sail to«lay and to-morrow rospectively, Buvaral other ships will be rendy for troopa in tha course of the presont week, and one or two will probably sail be. fore Bunday. LATEST ADVICES, Loxpon, Fab..10.—Advices from Oapo Town, Jan. 20, via Madeirs, ave as follows : Col. Wood's colunn was attackod Jan, 24 Ly 4,000 Zulus, The enomy wore dispersod with but trifling loss to Col, Wood's com- mand. * Sovoral attacks on Peurson’s column and other columns buve been repulsed, but tho gravity of the situation has not Loen ox- aggorated. ‘U'he snomy nre conwentrating toward Ekowo, where Pogrson is outronched, A great attack is daily oxpected, Ool. Wood is fulling back to cover Utrecht. FRANCE, THE AMNESTY BILL, Panis, Fob, 19,—The Ministry have ac- cepted the Amnesty bill as amended by tho Cowmmiltes of the Chamber of Doputies, A CANARD, Thore {s no foundation for the report that the Muuicipal Council has resigned. APPOINTMENTS, The appointment of Adwiral Pothia as Ambassador to London, and Teisserena de Hort a3 Ambassador to Vienus, have beon de~ topmined upon, TROTECTION MOVEMENT, Loxpon, Feb, 10.—The Proteotioniats in France are very aotive. Sevoral deputations of ship-ownora and others interviowed Le- Teiro, Minister of Agriculture and Com- werce, yesterday, urging surtaxes in favor of the Fronch flag and wanufactures, LoPeiro said tho minds of the Government are open to all sides of thia question, and invited the contiuued presentation of argumonts on tho subject. A similar deputation, a fow doys ago, Interviowed Prosident Grevy, and ro- coivad n similar answer, which oxoited so much attention as to provoke a counter visit from the Britlsh Ambnssador, T COMPROMISES. . Paus, Fob, 10,—The pure Loft havo re- solved, to support tho Awnesty bill in the -and’ two Tucklsh members, who wiil act fndee form desired by the Government, Thé Municipality of Paris (s endonvoring to ar- Tavgo n compromixo relative o its grant to the Communista which was annulled by the Cabinot, GREAT BRITAIN, LANOR TIOUDLES, Lonpox, Feb, "10.—Thae lnrge engineering firm of Wast, Wood & Bailoy, at Blackwell, havo oponed their works to the old hands ot unreduced wages, Soma of tha other mnsters are expocted to follow suit in a day or two, though a few are endenvoring to obtain hanils from the provinces. The Strnike Oom- mitteo, iowover, aro confidont thnt they aan peraunde avy imporied handa to roturnto tuolr homes, 7 LOCK-OUT TNREATENKD, The mill mnaters of Ashton-under-Tyne have declded to begin a goneral lock.ont Satnrday {f tho striko Is not saitled. The slrikors are now estimated to number 10,000, . THE IRISI UNIVERSITIES, Loxpon, ¥eb, 19.—Dr, Butt intends to move in the House of Commons shortly the followlng resolutions: That in tho opivion of the House it ia ensential to the interosts of Ircland that the university institutions 6f that country should bo 8o arranged that Irichmen of all religious porsuasions should bo nble to obtain the benefit of degrees and advantages of a uni- versity education without compromise of their roligious convictions, nnd that in order to accomplish this object logislation on the subject is absolutely necesunry, WILL BUPPORT BUTT'S MOTION, Loxpon, Feb. 20,—Seventy Irish membors of Parlinmont, many Liborals and some Con- sarvatives, will support Butt’s motion in re- gard to university education 1 Ireland, SHIPBUILDENS' STRIKE. . Loxnox, Fob. 19.—Throe thousand ship- builders in the Tynoe ship-yarda struck work yosterday, LEGYPT. RESIGNED, s Oarno, Feb, 19,—Tho resignation of Nubar Pasha, the Egyptinn Premier, bas been ac- cepted, A CADINRT CRISIS. Loxpoy, Feb. 19.—~A dispatch from Cairo says it is bolioved that at to-day's Cabinot Council the Khedive insisted upon appoint- ing a Ministry of his own choice, annonne. ing hia réfusnl to guarautee the continunnce of the tranquillity of tho popnlation if Nubar Pasha continued in office. It ia roported that Mr. Rivers Wilson, Miniater of Finance, and M. do Bligaiers, Ministerof PublicWorks, theroupon exprossed. thelr confidonce in Nubar Pasha, and it is said to-night that Mr. Wilson will shortly tender bis resignation. There is grent excitement among tho dis- banded officers, aud they demand the rolonse of their comrades who wore arrested yestor- dny. PORTUGAL, . AGAIN IN TROUBLE. Lisnox, Feb. 19,—The Unitod States frigate Constitution, Capt. Badgor, from Havre by the.wny of Portsmouth, England (whoroe sho whaa ropaired after boing ashore on the En- glish const), for Now York, has been towad in boere with her rudder dnmaged, by two tugs. One of the tugs olaims $3,000 salvage, * RUSSIA. HIS DEFENSE, Loxpow, Feb. 19.—Tho communication for ‘which the Grand Duke Nicholas, of Rusain, son of the Grand Duke Constantine, has beon exiled to Orenburg, was a pamphlet in favor of tho spcedy construction of the Orenburg & ‘Tasbkond Railway by way of Kara-Turgall and tho Darya River, in order to force Tu- gland to abaudon her resistance to the Rus. sian Enstorn policy. AUSTRIA, THE EASTERY POLICT, Viexxa, Feb, 10, ~Premier Btromayr yes- terday in tho Austrinn Roichsrath said,regard. ing Eastern affalrs, the Government, in tak- ing its stand on the treaty of Borlin, would consider it its duty to exyacute fully the task aswigned it by the Powers, It would secl to avoid all constitutional complications and furthor sagrifices ns far as compatible with the honor and security of the monarchy, TNE PLAGUE. PROPOSED INVESTIGATION. Loxnox, Fob, 10.—Pho koyal College of Physlolans ask the Government to appoiut a Royal Commission of statesmon, physi- ofnus, ond. specislists to investigate the plague in Russia. In St. Petersburg a Com- mission is forming under Gen. Helfreich, apecially to watoh over the sanitary condi- tion of the troops, GREECE. THE DOUNDARY QUESTION. Loxpox, Feb, 19,—A Vionna dispatch says Waddington has sont a note to the Porte supporting the Greok viow that the bounda- ry indieated in the Treaty of Berlin must farm the basls of tho negotiation. ROME. DENIAL. Roxr, Feb, 19,—Tha Osservatore Romano formally denies that the Pope is in favor of Uatholios partioipating in oteotions. BY MAIL. TO® SITUATION IN TURKEY, Ditpateh ta Londan Times, CONSTANTINOPLE, Jun, i#l.—An influcotial personnce, futimately scqualnted with the state of aflalrs, us wull as with the views and foten- tions of the Government, guve me to-day the following descrintion of the slituation, lle suldy * e e hove two kinds of dificulties to deal with, Iuthe first place, wo have the foreign questions, The deflnitive treaty with Russis w almost concluded, and the now famnous sce~ ond orticlo is satisfactorily arranged, but there are still some matters of detatl, the dettlement of which will tako a fow days longor. Outsiders naturally wonder why wo should soend so much thme over trifies, but the delay I8 Inevitable, ‘The littlo wmatters have been " 80 warmly con- tested thut nelther party is disposed to yiold, um! as tho dolegates nominally Intrusted with the negotiations cannot take tlic emallest atep without tonsulting thoso behind thow, two oF threo duys are ofton spent In ubtalning in- structions,” We hope, however, that next woek tha treaty will be aigaed, and then wo sball be- gin seriously the negotiations with Austria, which are st ¢ in a prefiminary atage. They will be difficultto begin, stuce Austria at Emrm aceuples a considorable portion of the mpire without sny arrangement baving been mudo with us oo the subjoct. ‘At the same e, wo hava from Ureace demands which not possibly bo granted. “The Grand Vizier und n majority of the Ministers perceive clearly that 1t {s extremely desirable to get rid ot thess for- elign questions In order to devots soms atten- tios to internal “reforms, but they cannot act hastily or silently, fora large scction of the Mohaminedan uouui.tion is nrvnqlv opposed to nuy cession of territory. Meauwlile, we are not nezlectiug internal slfalrs, We bave already In‘;illll to graopla with the snancial dificulty, whlch must be reinoyed before we can makea single step fn advance. A scheme for renowin, thy nn{mom of tho luterest on the nationsl dobt is being prepared, and will shortly bo pub- llaned, Adroady we have coutluded a convene tlou secording towhich the customs will be put undor the coutrol of -an Inuternational Com- mission, composed of two Engish, two French, ~ pendeutly of the Ministey of Finance. ‘Tnis witl give us ubout elght wilitons sterllng, with which we shall with The balance will Bodoririis Baver Currencs and law courts, Midhat i Pastn will sogneris csive n‘grng;.l;mfu;l tho organizafion .mflq',,fi; i foreign instructora and 3{6?5::“ corpe ity Gorba, Will be omEunlzed liors, e mite {irect _personnl, direction “of! e %, the i "ni. Who I8 & General of eavalry, g o o sidorable axperlenca in auch gy /4% ad Tatter will o scht as an o ot s o 3 ity ince of Kastambul, where ’le-::rTl;"Slx‘l“ ”l"e s very intellizent man, is Governor, i(‘ihe :;'r o ment succeeds the system w other Provincos, Ouyr‘r'ér\"‘nm‘c‘ i exended creased, partly by the withrawg oo, U cursency and Tartly by e introducion o I mthod of calleeting the revantio, in wivegs "S" overnors of Provinces will have more - L8 and mora resnonslbilley than. hitherine Iobee must not, howaver, §3pact thnt we can rope recovar ourselves, Whan o country na“ . Ve o e yuen tho maldminintralon har poarhon buf |<|mlenmmh to exhaist tha natlonal rese ! {lie hational prospurty cannot be enslly or st ¥ recovered by mere administrative clmnflgfiv‘?' DBARRARITY OF TIIE WAR 1 30UTH APtcs The war in South Africa agningt the miteraby ball-starved, unclad Kafirs and Bushanen poot Britlsh, sopears to be carrled on wiy ::rm’hh barity, as instanced In the following I e 1t Cape Tawn Argus, by & young vnlunwe: r:a“:‘h: tenderer care for humanity than 1 hils follows: *“ Up to the present we bave hnd ll:m' hard, and since I lost wrote wo have been é"m’ patrol. Wostarted trom hora (Rosesn o wortg of the 20uh of October, and saniiey Ls as "1'.“ three and & half hiours' alstant, \%'fl fell fu with the enemy on_ the mbrning én . B0th, Qur Captalu and Nis men were uumonha on tho kople, and —'a men wndems N Capt. ——'e men then crossed the riyer. y o i )u{ conld trace the spoor, They xlmc“b::' with the nows thiat the footprints” werp (k towards Langcberg, and conslated of nus§§." and Kaffirs with horsce, zoats, ani oge pe "ieh waore on the kopje whon we raccived word th i the enemy werc in the bush, about 1,000 'lr:;‘ away, Capt. —'s men thefy ey belug s I the bish_ Wo then had opders Lo s the river, and ——'s men ope; of tho Thishmon In” tho nothern o, bush, wham they found sitting down enjo e tho stolen ox which they had alnugiereq. TS werd laughing and 8inging, sceming to by yery hunpy, when suddenly they recelved bulle, in flavor tho_meat, ‘Fliey thon fan througy 1o bush, expecting to runch the mountaing og the opposite stde of the river, but when they can, tothe edgu ot the river they saw Vermoul n,‘ men ovposite, 8o that they were l'mul!ln:exl hemmed in, und thus norlshed forty-uneof the and thiny-four wo Drlsonsrs. g of our man gut loave to cross, as we wery anxlous to bo In ity and we then wcnl.—mm]: bolug one of the number—to the other aide of the rivar, the bullets from our own men whiz. zinx about our lieads by hundreds, When w came to the bush wo saiw what 1 do not wish 1 see again, Women with children lying thers shot thronzh and througl, no mercy taving beey showao to them. 1 came to ono place, and o Bushman got up, 1 rafsed my gun, but the man sald in Duteh: ‘Pleasc, master, don't shoot me.' I then saw that ho had alrcady been wounded, and would have heen Jeft to die; bul, ne 1 was spenking to him, a gun was o quite closs to my enr and fired. ‘The follow rave ane epring nud then fell dead ot my fect, On turnlng round I discovered ong of —'y men, who eald: *'The — must not live) waa giad to hava it out of my hands, ns I did not wish to kill him after being wounded. They then drew 1ots as to Who had o shoot the pris. oners; 1 mean to say that those who could not walk wo hind orders to shoot, and | am glad ta eny that [ was fortunate enough to bo outof it. One eirl was wounded In the upper part of tho Ieg aud could not walk, Assoon as ahe saw the man wlio was with me, there being oniy us two at that time prescnt, shio recownized him ga hay. Ing been once her nnater, whom sho had served for threa years. Iie wished to helpher and bring her to thocamp, but some of our follows woot through the bush to see what thes could dons to kitling any of the wounded that the Cnotain had overlooked. 'l‘hu{ shot thls girt while alio waa binding up her leg witha hand- kerchiof that hier tormer master nod glyen her,' and which ho nad taken off his hat, ali of us having red bundkerchicfs round our bats, No ong escaped.” A NEAVY DLOW 70 THE BRITISI LIDERALY, Correspondenca New York Tridune. Loxnor, Feb, 25.—The Tory victory in Nore folk I8 a heavy blow to the Liberals, I never could understand why they counted on wloning the seat, but they were, Iu fact, not merejg nopes ful,—they were coniident. Mr. Farateffone ol the warlest of ' men, publicly aunounced tho readiness of the Liborals to rezard the result a3 ntestvoto, It fs pot usual for anex-Cablnck Miniater to take tho stumo jo a locat contest where nefther candfdato is a man of the finit rank in nolitica. Mr. Forster's appearance fn behalf of 8ir Fowell Buxton was something more than an act of peravusl friondship: (b wilenct the conteat, nnd gave it an fmportance wilchiv 1 vain to behittle now that the vote has gonetie wrong wav, ‘The truth Is, tho Liberals betleret that the zeneral discontent with the Goveme mont had roached tho farmers, und that I8 wh they were rendy to atake so muchon Norll Norfolk, They wero decolved, and la prisata they readily admit thoy were decaived. Al though the'cities und towns are strongly wih them, they ara no louger cager for a dlssol utlon, WO QUARTER IN AFPGHANISTAN. . ‘The correspondent of the London Daily Neet with the British arny In Afehanistan saysia ono ot hislotters: * The Ghoorkas hud taken suvoral prisoncrs, whom they brought up care fully guarded before the polltical ottleer of All Musjid. In making prisoners at all they had violited & um\dmg‘ arder; but in one mi stance, at al) events, it was as well thab merhy uot, acted with the storn prom!itude which the order prescribes, for one of the prisoners turned out to be & straggler from one of our mzn«l}r plekets,”” ‘Thoro scems to bo but ono possible interprotation of thls sentence, and yet it it acurcely credibla that the British troops are }nw {tively forbldden to extond quarter to thelr foed {n gy clreumstuuces. ITALT. Roms, Jan. 4.—Yesterday o knightly cere monal was held at the Qulrinal. The it Crown Prince of Italy was fuvested with thy Order of the Golden Flocee, sent liin by Ktug Alfonso, At1oclock Count Coello, !llnlnlt‘fi Plenipotentiary of tho Spantsh Court, who b been charged to present tho Order, was, to- gother with his Legation, conducted o threa Roynl Btate carrluges from the Plazzadl Blu::: to the Quirlnal, The King sod Queen, and the Duke of Genoa, godfathoer to the yount Princey who bad coma to Itome apecially for the n: casion, awalted the Embasey in the ‘h,’“”“ roon, surrounded by the whole Court, Lou e ta Ine ner 1 Cocllo, followed by Marauls di Mo s M, @Ojeds, carrying tho Colir of the Golen Fleewo und v d pres Diploma on velvet cushions, sy anced an sented & Roval lotter to Kiog Huaterh 'hhl; suitable speech, to which his Majesty gr.\rluuluh. repliod. ‘The Duke of Genoa thea went fute g adjoining saloon, where the lttle DPrince, 2 tended by his bouschold, was waling th asked it ho was willlng to sccepb th'i e houor 2 ottered * him, dThs .l'rlnuc.l fnr" o made the proper anawer hi the aflirmut! :-Y;mm. then led by the Duke into the. mmn" o where ho was fnyested by King ““'"Su et the Coltar and_receised tho accol ° 4 Diploma. The Spanisn Legation tlup‘n"“A J n; il & nper al a i“‘t‘l‘x‘:co.“\:e‘;uh?z the Jolden Flecee, eut. TUB VATICAN TARD UP. Rous, Fob, 2.—In consequence of encd condition of the Pontitlual fluan it falllng off in the otfcriogs of the A an attempt is being made m'mvf Fsd lmpl}llu to un:' collection of lum‘luv ‘To-day euorgotic app e, the. {m\g\u’g ot all e u;lfir :‘:I;f:_ o lectlons followed :p‘:sl:)l‘ fi:l,':“n ludertaken by the Coutraternity of St, Peter, 18 _m;-mlhmw assisted by s largo number of CAH;I b e caae nen, who attended everywhero ¥ lm vas bags orpamented with goid crosses: BWITZERLAND: QGEnava, Fob, B—A alugular snd m::,\rlll ue- precedented meteorological nhuuumcor ot been observabla durlng the past u:uwm" A days Iu muny parts of B\mzerlum]l.l Yt veen 1omperature do the vallogs und plalo low, the waters coyored with Iffl'n uar ing on the ground, & wara 80 et ke In tho uplunds und aweng (e BT Alps, where the streams remali unlrozetr the snow has nl:]:xo-t du:ppa::ctchw)w % 1L o cage fu Urh Tand. l(’ier%‘n:: p;fl: atel, sud the Berncso [‘.:her e Mr. Goolidge, an Eoplishunat, & guldes, made the ascont of thv E*I‘;u 4 tLernoads Brs Yl:m:n.ot 45':;‘:3‘;1“ ula'c: summit of o rIom re L';'é?.‘h-‘u‘é“ ‘marked suyurel degrocs ubort A ing-pulot the stralt ces and b0