Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 24, 1879, Page 1

0sTON_ TAILORING, OR GFIRIEYS WEAR i1 offer TO-DAY, among Wo i many other «sPECIALTIES,” .d ontisoly difforont patterns of st 4o CpEEGANT HOMESPUNS," 1 riohost, and moat popalar Buit. fl“‘(::;];n:; :v.onr. whioh we ahall mako 2“,,4.; n our well-known first-olnss sl 8t §25. $25. $25. STECTION RESPECTPULLY - 8OLICITED, BATZERT'S popular Tailoring Mouse, 179-181-188 Clarlc-st., EYTILLO P 3. COI. MONROR. filiablo Chicago Real Estate. i a;ls of Fidolity S8avings Bank, Safo “Tepository, and Haoloy’s Theatre, AVINOS DANK TVUILDING—Four store e epmaot, clegantly Aulated, with it B st ¥istores-Lot 4UXT0 TeCL. LFIDELITY SAFE DEPOSITORY~Fout storles, e, Ste-proof hullding—Tot, 2JX180 feet; con: L3l Fire sud. Burkiar Proof Gates, abaut 2,000 nt STAZATRE=Well cquipped and leased for i S0 pet year. Tie ove property will be sold separately and for IRy e Wit rotothe heayy !X‘Dcfllfl of roaching tho States wet of the Mindsalpp!” Kiver when you can get fing fyreiag hiad dn Ulinofs contiguous to the line of tho L T Riliron 2% raen varving from €4 to 84 Jeracre, d o esy terna? ‘Tho solf 18 Rood, and pro- frulta, and yotl are {n ot the count floom 11, No. 78 Michigan-a NOTICE, : ‘NTHPARK AL ASSESSHET FULLSENTUf 6afd asseayinent, With secrued {nfoe . Udee hod payatleat the otleo ofialio ool Par yzalwozery, No. 17 Dearboriest, Lota uid Jauds riazaeat forsatd Boswnth Installment ufter tho et &y ot Mureh nest will b recurnen for Judgment and . Wi, L. GREENLEAF, Collector, SO {s berehy ctven tunt the SRVERTI IN- 2 U. 8. BONDS. Tetew 4 Per Contw on tiand d below Goy- ertne. Ful rm.m.\’v‘:li‘g&' Rl Below to {alled Honula, alto 3204 ot 207 a :}lflm U. 8. Lionds, tonds, and cholee Loeal & Ifi‘,fl;"{l{fsl‘hlu @ an London, Paris, Derlin, snd PRESTON, IKCEAN & CO., Bankers, 100 Wanlilngton-at. J‘IE'AE;E@—A’I LORING, _ ONY FIVE DAYS NORE OF 81Pr Gent Digcomnt, "R NEW G00DS RECBIVED. OUR BFRING STYLES I§8URD. STANDARD Tl HIGHEST, : WARD ELY & €0., Tailors, 163 & 165 WABASILAV. DO O TUE INTERION, et mnoun.hungg“v:i«'n"'.fl‘{.fifli‘fl e Ty, iplect o Inilal i:g::?:‘:’-"fi{h;‘f-fl?éflfi 5t No. ‘,;:%:;;Mhmm lor;nr:x'fif;m‘lnlé i fiowing il ote mao in the beatianiior and of T8 eualier.wlirel wgg dun . i K souile-hovel nigw; 312 erony IR UT MArKINg ploy EUTH reancrag 1 Litoutiig: maoniaos H cyilica” auid snpthnt 500 Puss RukErs: Tl me( Incht 4 cross-cut sawai S00 hand- Togady h‘(‘.fi knlves; 100 ox-yokin, heavyt 50~ b e Teuce wire, G vanizeds 12 dnrea dlauier el YOI harrows; O3 kot wagon Bar- e (tsetaul wich the without Dreschingy B e, Comtating f DELAIG, colAs: LAMEL, it hatace bdoceh Cartinyery hainmors. i thum"_“.z latucwto b furulihed may be secn Faligues ¥here 1L mpracticablato faros i _“,:f""'_'iuh\l\mz‘i.x\:fluixyn;:n;xl:c&l:vn(r‘l r‘ml'rlllnl s, Tt slowluz siucic-cutklo (0 be eliverod ot the ol iek-tuttla 0 b eiteerod A Al o iire o St sine, oty RSP an 20 bulle for cuoyenne Rive i il each Yor” i AR ot ALY fim&_‘“ St and ik helfhrs for Omaha ARSRY, i i e uarive D [y 8 and year e rggny I gy (TEREVed Lo vufoct. any or all bids, or an: AT U8 W 10 Terenan Bed) 4 Al T or i ey PRI & e Wil by g FAba requtred to forward wi Gendiigi o uraree Duyehts TS LIS g finiian Affairs, on some ona S iabaintzd Kationat ™ Banks ts, fUr at loust B r i, tho m:au wisgute U She B, Senfen i o U 0f heat Anivrican stwek: 3 teast full rebur 0 exco £ L propes” surolla for e Falte W el Xatlvan Hahk, New ¥ DL Ser' Sorit S oot Aationst Rrasd- 0 4 ol i} t;:gmyqx..‘fl WEd Natfoun] uunxkch}fcxf-l:'fml‘ [ Chicagy, I the' Ay Fourtl Nauloawl Dank, Bt n’&:’n':,".“ 1.".".'?.? Statew Asslatant-Troasurers ai l‘}h‘um VIed to bo presentat tho opentog of Aot conip 0 fequired Immediately upon osecu- BE et 0 ta Cado of atbok-cattie, Lyt e FLsuuteSturea, ToF which & resson: K laweclosoiiractes, for will ba_ subjuct to Leeyieg BF UoYerninent [nspectors: boforo LOUIN, BKANNAS ViERN I:\ufwn'- co. U Propo,uid . Lours, Feb, {Fenoro il wil be Cidited ot e oplch afs, ki, o e bnglueer, "W Lats o o March Esbouehf riation, of i Fomafhthk it e o o e . Touls faiTway, srou oar - o S mecincativug tg by s UNS. | lans, pros B, W, t fice, B 2 Ot Prestdent. e B0ALES, FALRBANRS® STANLAKD _SC SCALES OF ALL KINDS, * PAIRBANKS.MOREK & 00, 11 & 113 Laka St,, Chicago, .2 tareful tobuy ouly the Genulna, B ABL CARD PHOTOS., | O) ALL FuR 'I‘l‘lml 1 :’“A\(!-'. Vleauy gy LY ENS? s s I wanaL oV Ly otk 2! ~ The Ghic | Durnside boro himsele .with mora® forvearanco ¥. A, BAYT, Commisstoner, * companfes which ¢hoose to avall themaclves of the amendment. to firal file the eprtificate re- quired by the Jaw of July 24, 1840, which relates to thoe telegraph, That law requires any company which excrelses the powers aud priv- {leges conferred by 1t to flle fhelr written ac- ceptanco with tho Postmaster-Ganeral of the restriction and obligation, which Is that the United Btates may, for postal, military, and ‘other purposcs, purchase all the telegraph lnes, property, and effects of the company, accepting WASHINGTON. Saturday’s Quarrel Among the Senators in Exec- utive Session. Circamstances Under Which | tiesonromerties o vaivn, 3 Burnside Called Conkling to be ascertatned by five competont, dlsinterest- a Liar. el persons, Lwo of whom shall be sclected by the Postmaster-General of the United States, two by the company Intercsted, and one by the lour 80 previously sclected, The Western Unlon officinls appear to think that no rallroad company would bo willing to flio . a written accoptauce insolving stich conditlons, but the Western Unlon Com- pany itsel! long slnce filed this written nccept- ancoof this act, and ovidently stands in no greater fear of purchase by the Government than It would had no such sccoptance been filed.: Of courso, the clause in Title 65 of the Rovisod Statutes cnablea the Government at any time, without further leglslation, to tako possession of the wires.of tho Western Unfon' Company, and to establish a postal tolegraph. THE SUNDRIES, COMMENT. apectat DisputcA 1o The Tribune, ‘Wasmarox, D. C., Feb. 23.~The Demo- crats of the Appropriations Committeo propose toattempt to pass the Suudry Clvil bill to-mor- row through the House,funder suspension of the rules, without debate. The bill approprintes $17,000,000, and has at least. ono steal in it, by which it 18 propused to give to the State of Qcorgls,, or to, somo clalm agents, $75,000 on . avcount of an old pretended clalm {n° counection with. the Seminole- Creek war, The fact that there was ony posaible ground for the existence of wuch o clatm {s 8ald to have been discovered by a Clerk in looking over some old papers. It 18 very doubtful whether the’ Republicans will consent to the appropriation of such an amount of money Wwithont consideration, ‘Last Monday, howaver, the Houso passed appropristion bitls anounting to $85,000,000 without debate. Tho Bundry Civil bill contains ‘ THH FOLLOWING PARAGRAPTIA: For professional secvices rondered by I, Y. Viche, attorney at law, at Vincennes, Ind., in tho cage of thy United Btatos va. Hall Nollson, juvolv- 10g the #1tle clalmed by the United States to a tract of Jand situated fn Vincennos. Ind,, $3,185. “Tock Ieland Arscnal, for Bliop G, an fron-work- ing and furnishing snop for the Arscnal, 8100, 000, for Hhop 11, sn iron-Sniahitng shop for tno Vot dbon T, a wood-working and leather-work- ing shop for the Arsenal, 850,000, For recovering _Fort Armstrong avenuo snd tho causeway to the Rock Tvland wagon bridge with macadarm, and for patting 8 new flgor on the Rock Island wagon bridge, 86,000, or the care and prescrvuiinn of tho Rtock Island bridgo nnd expense 6f maintaining and operating the draw, £0,000. Kor the general care, prosorvation, and imbrave- ment, bailding now roads, cars, and preservation of tno water pawor, painting and care agd presor- vation of permanent bullding and bridges and shorea of thy $aiand, bullding fences shd grading Tounds, und ropaits oud extension of rmilrosd, Robeson Completely Exoulpated by the Minority of the Naval | Committes. Figures Showing that the Pres- ident Can Defeat the i Chinese Bill." The Republicans Will: Fight the Election Amendment at a Lator Stage. . Potter Getting Up a Little Report of His Own—Tha Telegraph Mo- . nopolista. “YOU’RE. A LIAR!” AB SRYATOR DURNSIDE REMARKED TO SENA- TOR OOSKLING. Apeclal Dieatch to The Tridune. Wasumarox, D, C., Feb, 23.~8enator Conk- ling, In exccutive . session yesterday, began sn uncalled for attack on Bevator Burnside, who was on his foet in regard toa Rbode Island nom- ination. Conkling rose aud charged Burnside with trickery ‘In committee. The Iatter wos much surprised, but contented himself with say-, Ing thut the statement was not corroct. Conk- Iing then repeated his assertions, and ' appealed to Bunators to sustain bim. At this Bpencer Junped up:and declared that Conkling was atnting the truth, Burnsido at Jonpth found it vecessary Lo use very decided Janguago to pro- tect bimsclf, und at Jast declared emphaticolly that Conkling was lying. Sonator Hoar, fo the Chalr, attempted to atop him, rapped to order, and 1 : DIRECTED: HIM 7O BIT DOWK, but Burnstdo, feeling himself {nsulted, took oc- casion to expresa a fervent wish that he bad the tongue of n Blaine, in order that he mizht make s fitting reply to the Benator from New York, ‘Thie alinsjon to the famous personal attack of Biaine on Conkling In the House In 1868 wss n keen thrust from ' Burnslde, who went on further to declare to the Senate, that, In bls ox- perlence, o had nover known so much duplicityr and falsehood crowded Into any cnse os hed been {injocted into this one by Mr, Conkling, The Iattor was tokon cousfderably aback nt last by the vigor and courage of Burnside's roturn strokes. Aftor some timeol . THE MOST UNSBEMLY CONFUBION, Burnafdo took his and left tho Chamber. "There 15 genoral evidoneo to the effect that Gen. For tho completion of the survey of the North- em and Northwostern Lokes, and to finish the fleld work and publication of mays, and ol work portaining to sali survey, except. tho proparation of_tho final roport. 885,000, & .For the support and improvemont of tha Leavon- worth military orison, at Fort Leaveniorth, Koe., 1or tho purchaso of ¥ustenanco storew, oll, wicking, and fuol for heating snd cooking purposes, and running macoinery, $i4,000, POTTER’S COMMITTEE. A REPORT. w2 w Bvectal Dixpatch to The Tribune. | ‘WasningToN, D, C.,, Feb, 23.—Chafrinan Totter Is understood to be preparing a refort of the Potcer Committee, althourh the testimony hus not yeu been ¢losed, and the Committes bas not ordercd o report to be made. 'The re- port witl uudoubredly clnim that the following polnta have been established That the Electorul votes of the Btates of Loulslana and Florida belonged to Bumuel J. Tilden, whilst they wera wrongfully counted for Rutherford B, Hayes, - ‘T'hat this yesult was brought about by fraud- ulent action of the Returning Board. That, under the pretense of falrness and a desfre to witness a falr coiint of the votes actualiy cast, the statesmen who vislted theso States at the request of Presldent Grant stood by while falss protests were made ond false aflidavits withont number manufactured, 1n order to give the Returning Bosrd a protext or excuse for refecting o sufliclent number of votes to give the States of Florida and Loufsiana to Hayes. That, ssido from the testimony of red-headed Jim Andacrson, clrcuinstances point to Seeretary Sburman 08 the nuthor of the famous Buerinn letter, ] ‘That every ono known to have assisted in the work of preparing returns {n Louisiaun and Florida has been rewarded with offtee. TILDEN VERY PARTICULAN, The Government Printing-Ulllce to-day has been printing Tilden's testioony before the Comumittee, und it will bo scnt to Gramercy Park to-uight for revision, Tilden s under- stood to Lo very particular 85 to the form in which it sppears fu priot. | ROBESON. EXONERATED BY THE MINORITY REPORT. ‘Wasiminaron, D, C., Feb, 23.~The report of the Minorlty House Committee on Naval Af- faira (u relation to tho inanagement of the Navy Department under Scerotary Robeson refers In the outset to the jnvestigation made during the firat scasion of the Forty-fourth Congress fnto the same subjeet, which mude the preseut in- vestigation unnecessary. Not contont with the substantial vindication of Secrotary Robeson the Jforty-fourth Congress, the Committeo on Naval Affairs in the present Congress bave gona over the “same ground, und, as a result, the evideace taken ngaln utterly falls to cstublish a single atlogution of fraud, corruption, or willful vivlation of law, The minorlty roport says: “In the light of the facts, wo clearly aflirm that the sdministration of Robeson, Becrotary of the Navy, so far ns the evidenco dlscloses, is not sofled with a slnglo act ot fraud or personal carruptlog.'” Iu relation to the exchange of old material for new, and its application In tho dischurge of cou- tracts for work done on double-turreted nonl- tors, the minority say: *‘There {s not the sielit- cst ovidouce that the old material was disposed of corruptly or for lcss than Its falr morkoet value,” They notice it stated In the mafority roport thut $182,406,033 was, during the elght years of Robeson, appropristed for the novy. TUE OPFIOIAL FIGURES show that the total appropriations were $159,- 418,108, and the total expenditures §185,504,600, Ot this there wers for the pay of oflicers wind wmen, the Marine Corps, ai tfiu Naval Acadeisy, $79,000,701; for yards' and_dock, $id, 7150015 cquipment and recruiting, $13,50 3 naviga- ton, 89,410,7U8; ordnance, 86,4 Drovis. fone’ nud_clothing, $15,:3%,0057 nedicloe wnd wurgers, 81,564,107% total, SI,BINGH7, Thus, ot uuy blow, 1s stricken out this wreat sum os clearly mwmf nothingto do with the ships of tho navy, their epgines, or thefe vondition. 1hiy sum deducted from 'the total cxpenditures Juaves a balauce of 303,781,074 gs available from the appropritions for lmllulni.t ships and thele wmnchinery, . Subjected - to this auulyms, the 3,000,000 so startlingly disployed as thy yast suw exponded tor tho uavy OBABES TO JIAVE ANY MEANING or force whutever, ond the displuy must havo been utado for effyet mercly, 1t 18 of the same character a8 thut other stutemont in-tho tajori- ty report, *that from the foundation of “the overnment to Juue 83, 1877, the vast sum of HU,03L had been expluded ou - the navy of The United States.” 'They aro large und biaus tiful izares, but they do ot help to shuw how ‘than could be .exvocted, and.only used. his strongest Enelish when fb boecame entiroly jus- tifiable to cmiploy it ' THE CHINESE. PUOBABILITIZS, Fpectat Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘Wasming1ox, D. C,y Feb, 23,—The test voto on the Chiuese bill yeaterday stood 95to 140 in favor of laying the bili ou the table. When this failed the bill was then possed without a divis- fon. The test showed clghiteen lgss than two- thirds, Of thoso voting agalnst the bfll 71 were Republicans und 24 Democrats. Of those favor- ing the bill 104 wers Democrats and 86 wero Republigus. Whou the bill passed the Senato the Ropublicans stod 17 for nnd 18 azainst, and the Democrats 23 for aud 10 ogalnst. It will not be possible to overcomo a veto In oither Ilouse. Thus far every member of the Cabinet, except Sherman, 1s kuowa to bo against the bill, aud {t 18 not kuown that M, Bherman Is for §t. At least five members of the Cabinet ara pronounced in favor of & voto. As yet the President very properly decliucs to state his views, as the bill has not reached him, TNE ELICTION LAWS, TALK TO SCREW DEMOURATIC COURAGY TO THE BTIOKING-PLACE, Spectal Dispalch to Tha Tridune, Wasnixaton, D, 0., Fob, 23,—The Washing- ton Capita!, which bas been the author of the principal Democratie thuuder used os the basls of an argument for the repeal of the Electlon laws, and for an extra scsslon, awmong other speaking throuzh ono of {ts editora thia ys: * On Tuesday, the day after the coucus, Ifecelved from s certaln sourco which I consider relfablo information that sn active correspondeuca had beeu for some timo polng on between the Department of Justice horo and the Federal Diatrict-Attorney fo the States of South Corolinn, Fiorida, Alabama, Misslssippl, and Louistana, looking to pro- ceedlng under the Election Iawa agninst certain Democratic members-vlect of the ITouso,—Mr. O'Connor, of Bouth Carulina; My, Hull, of Florida; Mr.' Shelby, of Alabama; Gen. Chal- mers, of Misslssippl; Messrs. Kiug and. Elam, of Loulslana; und one other, .The fact that Cougruss has but A few dnys more to alt Is all that prevents the fntroduction of a resolution CALLING ON TIIR ATTORNAY-GENENAL for all correspondence betwoeu his Dopartment and certaln offlcers under ita directlon, In cer- tain States, with s view toon investigation of this consulracy in all its bearings. It 18 a mat~ ter of notorfety that King and Hull hnve been already Indicted, tho former by a Grand Jury elaven of whosa members ars Federal officers or employes in the Now Orleans Customn-tiouss or the Lntornal-Rovenue Oftlce for the Diatrlct of Louisiang, and the latter by a Grand Jury packed of the same or similar materlal in Florida, Tho vapers In the casea of Elam, Chnlcrs, and O'Connor aro _rcaay for proscutation to the Grand Jury, Ihave no Information as to the progress of Bholby's case beyond the general statement that bo Lias been selected as a vletim, but respocting the other gentlemen named iy inforiation s specifle, Itherefore reitorate the genorul charge of consoiracy.” IT NOW BEEMS LIKRLY, it the Legislativo bill 18 réachud to-morrow, that the rtepublicans will ouly delay it long enough to birlugz the sweeplug character of the chauges In the laws reculating clectionsto the full atteu- tlon of the country, und, having dous this, they will allow a vote, und await the roturn of the biil from the Benato und defeat it in conlercuce, or when the conference reports. TELEGRAPOB, MOMUNTS OF SADNESS VOI WKSTERN UNION, Spaclal Disvaich o The Triduns . Wasuington, ». 0., Feb, 23,—The npponents of the Ltullrond Telearapl Lill, or of thy Scoate amendwent to the Army bill, which involyes the same general festures, arc sald to have con- ¢cluded that the smegdments will pass in some form, and witl devots thelr cnergies now to securivgs such modltications of Jlouse amend- meuts 88 Wil place great sestrictions upon auy Tallronds which muy deslre to take advuutsge of the authority granted vy the anidudwment. Ung of tho propusfiiovs is to cotupel slt the raliroad = FEBRUARY 24, much @, M. Robeson had to spend during his administration in their engines uhd machinery. ‘The surn available Is madc of the items, anpro- printions for construction and_renalrs, 2414 0113 steam anqlunerlnf $14,357,002; total, $52,+ 631,073, ‘o this shioul d be added the foitiny lujg Itews, defivea from_vesdels sold from July |, 869, to July 1, 1877, viz.: Constructlon and repairs, 8505.5513 srcam cuglncering, $167,807; total, 853,420,454, ‘Il roport mexe takes up the statersents of the majurity thut there was sposed of during the adinfuistration of Robe- son's term ; MATRRIAL COSTING $100,000,000, which would hava yelded n vast revenue to any prudent private ndividual, while the Govern- ment received less than 52@0,000. and thaty during vight y of Robeson's administrution, thero disappeared from _the navy, the nanes of seventy vessels, of which flve were lost at sea, forty-six sold and the proceeds turned tuto the Treaeury, three sold and thelr proceeds turned over to contractors, and twenty destroyed by Kobesou nud the moterinls cut up and turncd over or credited (charged) to con- tractors. ‘The minority adinlt. that seventy ships went oft the register, tiva of which wero lost at sea,—the Onelds, Polarls, Naranac, naw, and Hurone—althoush they think the Huron was lost after Roheson ro- tired, But why should theso lost vearels FIGURE LONGEI IN ARY ACCOUNT? It would scem esncclally unjust lo tako ac- count of . them: fn s “statement affecting the honor and ofticfal and private reputation of a high offictal. Thers arc, dropping this, but sixty-fivo thiat went off the registev, ‘Fhe Com- mities wive a table, printed with, testimouy, of thirty-one of the.forty-six vesecls sald to Luve been sold, with thelr cost and’ apgralsed vajue, with the proceeds of sales, They nlso pgive a table of twenty vessels Ccstroyed by the Hecrotary of War, .and the mninor- ity add o tdble of the fourteen remaluing vessels dlsposed of during Robeson’s adminis- tration, which stiow the cost of the sixty-five vessols to buve been 820,033,318 inatend of $100,- 000,000, ns asscrted by the majority report. ‘Thirty-one vessels werc sold after the pnasugo of the act of 1872, and the proceeds covered into tle Trensuty, wul_uot ane dollar from a salo wns expended by Robeson.' Twelve others were sold at nuctlon, and the procceds vredited on the bouks of the '[reasury to the Bareau of Con- struction and Steam Eoginecring. IT CANNOT DR THE INTENTION to charge this sum twice. A nutaber of com- parative and detailed statemonts of expendl- turcs are embraced in the repors, and the mi- uarlty express a hopo * that _this full exbiblt of the expendltures ‘in these departments of the navy during the perlod ander fove.tleation will sorve to enlighten the House andiput an cod to the investigntions for 4o prestol, b least.t ‘The report concludes: **We redpectfutly sub- mit thut the administration of thd Navy Depnrt- ment by Georga M. Robeson and) his “subordi- natcr, a8 shown by the testimony takon, Is free {"’"3: fraud, corruption, or ‘willfdi viotation of aw, 3 The report is algncd b;.ll.’ momwbers of the Contmnitteo on, e Republican aval Afairs, A CONTEST FOR GLORY. A THIRD MAND NOW EXTENDED TOWARD THE LAUKELS WON, OR SUPPOBED 10 HAVE LKLY, DY TIlE PASSAGE OF THE IUNDRED-MILLION FENBION-ORAD BILL. thrresuondence New Fork Tribune. WasuingToN, D. C., Feb. 20.—immcdiately after the passago of the Peustons-Arrvors bill, a sharp rivalry sprang up between the friends of Congressman Rice and those of Cougressmnn’ Cumming, the matter in dispute being the glory which was supposed to attoch to the origin of that remnurkatlo plece of leglslation, \he suthor- ship of it being clntmed for each of the above- uamned gentlemen, A third claimant now op- pears on the seene, and presents ‘documentary evidenceo which certatuly is worthy of the atten- tlon of the two honorable gatlewwen, , who scem to have played merely subordinate parts in the matter.. A cireular now bfg malled to afl pensfoners who will becongo enetlfarics. undet the Arcears act contain, the foliowini extracts: To the Pensioners of the Cwntr%: The under- elgued ponsioners of Wasliington, D, having been nura thorongbly Kuntuled with the prosecu- tiou of the Arrenra-of-Ponsion bill than any others resident fn Woshinglon, desire (o wrowent you notico of the fact that to {mentioning ‘the nawe of o lwmmlnont clafin-agunt of thix cily who came hiero thren years ago for the sule purpuee of Aecuring tho rusm of 1hits mensure] tha eredit is entirely duo for management and organization in pregsing the matter upon tie attention of Cougress, and In educating the bublic, the press, State Leya- Iaturcs, and otlice bodies; aud, winle others who live 1o cludm to credit are now scoking to ereate the fnpression jat they have been lirstsnd fore- most in_this “work, I is onr dnty to recoznlze not only a8 tho prosccutor of this measnre, but as une without whose effort the measuro Wonl never have been pressed unon Congress, ‘The elrcular then goes on to enumerate tho Bnmuhluu, petitions, nnd docnments distributed ¥ the fndividual nmned, in which work it 18 as- sorted he has incurred a debt of 8162, and with- out whieh, it continues, Congress could never havo been enlightencd upon the cxzmonlnmr& merits of tho measure. This document 58 signe by two clerks or messengrers in the War Det ment ond one in the loterlor Department. ‘I'hero aro are two other cireulurs of similar pur- port, one signed by a number of frms and fndi- viduals who uro_engaged in the penslov-claim aency busiuess in this city. "I'he correapondent of thie. Tribune begs to add to the nboye his testitnuny to the dijigence with whieh the fndividunl numed sl other penston- claim agents have endeavored “to educate ™ the press, albelt thelr efforts secmed not to have re- sulted in the same duch of sucvess whichs ot~ tended their offurts with Congressmen. In the satne onvelopo with the above circular is inclosed one which {s entitled “An Ace of Justhet," and which reads as follows In recognition of the laborof . of Washe Ington, for the post three years in conducting tho Hrnsncnllon of iy Arrears-of-Penslon bill, which s roslted in a law, | herony subscribo tho sum of dollara lowarde i testimonial to bim, pny- able when 1 receive tha arreara of penelon dus we, Addross 1t i respectfully sugeested to the honorablo Congressmen who huve boen consplenous cats. vuwa Jn * this act ot Justico ™ thut they round aut the Job, us {t were, by introducing a LIl for the raliet of thus person, and relieve the pen- alonera of bis Jmportunity. The process of # edueating the prees, the publle, und Congross- men " 18 stiil in progrese,—the lnmediate object now LM“F 0 fecurd the removal of the present Commissloner of Penstons, nud the appolut- ment of ono who will Jeuve the administratton of the Pension Ofties In the huuds of the Claigp- Agents' Associstion, NOTES AND NEWS, EXTKA SEYSIONS, . Buecial Disputch to The Tribune. WasiineToN, D, C,y Feb, 23—A mistaken {dea oxlsta thut, in caso an oxtra sussion of Cone tress ds found to be necessury, the President 18 required to t=ive thirty days’ notice,—in other words, that If ho deaires to asseinble Congress on the 18t of July he must lsuu hls proclama- tlon o8 carly as tha 1st of .Juune, Where {8 nothing In the Constitution or laws, or even precedents, roquiring any specllied notiee, Bhould the President deaire, Lo may fssuc his proviamation on the 4th of Murch convening the Forty-sixth Congress on -the Bth of March, During the Administration of President Plerco tho Congress fatled to pass the Army blll, aud adjourncd ona Monday lu midsumtor, The President at onco fssucd bis proclumation, and Coungrees reconvened on ‘Ihursday of the same week, t- TUE BUTLER-CORLIN CASB will probably bo cousidered by the Sonato to- morrow. ‘Tho result fa doubtful, Butler s not certaln of more than oue Republivan vote. Tlo may havotwo, Scustor Davis, of Iliols, bas conceslod bis futentions, s vote may be the balance of power, 8hould Butler be In denger of being unseated, the Detnocruts aro likely to talk to death the motlon to unécot Linl, SBomy have uxpresscd thele dotevmination to doso, "Tho Democrats wili not do this §2 thoey can olther ecura ltepublivan votos enoush to retain Butler ar tho assurance of enouxh Kepublican Sunators that u‘ay will not vote, so as to break a quorum, DEVICIENCIES. The Benate Appropristiuns Committco has fi:‘finlly fucreused the Defictoncy Appropriation PENSIONS. ' At the moeting, to-morow, of the Scnate Committce, ft 8 cxpocted thatthe provislons tay reorganlzing the penslon system In accordunce with Secrotary Schurz's planavill bo approved, Itisalso belloved that the provision i ‘tho 1879, - House bill glving arrears of pension to all whose cascs have been acted uvon by Congress known as special casea will be stricken out. Tho Comnmittes 1s besieged by penslon-clalm sgents o bave the measure retained, and to oppose Behurz’s und Commissloncr Bentley’s plan. JAPAN, The Blate epartment suthorities say that the reports from Japan that the Engiish diplomats overreached our Government in the Iate treaty [s nonscuse, und that the treaty is all thut our representatives desired to mako it. CASUALTIES. THE STOCKTON HORROR. 8AN Francisco, Jan, 23.—~Additlonal partie- ulars of the boller explosion at Stockton yes- terday state that, at the time of the explosfon, the steam-indlcator allowed forty pounds of steam, with a beavy fire in the furnace. Both ends ot the englne were blown out, ‘The fly- wheel was blown tnto atoms. Five minutes bo- fore the accident the engincer gave warning that hy could never work the engine in such a conitlon. Avery onswercd: ‘*She will either work or burst.," Practleal engineers and boller- wmakers, after examiaing the botler this morning, declarelt was fn good orderand safe, Chas, Harrls® skull was fractured badly, e s not expected to live. ‘Thomas Sedewlck is not dead, as re- ported, and will rccover. Frank Andrews is very badly injured. Iils recovery I8 doubtful, Arthur Tinkham, Jr., was very Ladly scalded. His recovery s doubtful. Lot Bliss was very _badly hurt. [le 1 not expected to live. Mllton Hart was badly sealded, He dled this ofter- noon. No further deaths or wounded afe re- ported, No bodles were found fn the sioueh. Men aro still engaged in drageing the sjougn. ‘The bolance of the wounded are doliyg ns well as could be expected. Avery, Wiel, und Cosgrove were burlud to-day. The rest will be burled to-morrow, except Folsow, whose re- majos wiil be forwarded to his family in Maine. Parties and balls announced for mext week will be postponed on account of the exploston, RIVER DISASTER. JacksoNviLLE, Fla., Feb, 2.—The steamer Belie " of Texas, Capt. Hemmenway, o Missis- slppt River bont, bound from Memohis to this Yurz, was_wrecked fn 8 gale near Mosuulto nlet on Wedoesday, The Captain und crew were saved, 5 FIRES. CHICAGO. The alarm at 8:45 last nieht, from Box 32, corner of Dearborn und Washington streete, was caused by the discovery of a blaze In Schina- vel’s uigar-store, In the bLasement of No. 99 ‘Washington street, The dathoge was chlefly to the stock, nnd the total loss will not exceed 8100, tlmnka 1o the Fire Yatyol. The cause of the blazo was doubtless o llzhted clgar-stump lefton the floor when the store closed at 8 velock, ‘Ihe alarm from Box 468 at 9:40 yesterday morning was eaused by a flre on the-roof of the one-story und basement frame No. 512 Supe- vior strect, owned and oceupled by Audrew Sfevers. Damage, $10% fully covered by a 81,2 poliey in the Girard of Philadelphia, ‘I'ic alurm from Box 810 at 6:40 last evening was causcd by o fire_In the three-story bricic bulliling No. 200 North Wells strect, ownhed by 1hie Newberry estate, wid vecupled na u barber- shop and_resldence by F. Suell, Damuge to hullding, §100; to furniture and fixturcs, §300. Causo of firs unknown. AT TRINITY, LA. New Onueans, Feb, 23.~The steamer Corona Lrings news of the burning of the steamerStella Block.at Trinity, L., Saturday morning. She hod just arrived theve with 250 ‘bales of cotton from_the Upper ‘Tensns, She wus owned by Sams Blouk, of Trinity, mid [usured, The boat und eargo were valued et £20,000, AT TFOND DU LAC. Spectal Disvateh to The Triduns. Foxp DU La¢, Wis,, Feb, 23.—This morning the Louse of E. Steintiouse was burned, Cause, a defeetive chimney, Loas, 81,500 insured tor $1,000 in the Concordia of Milwankee, THE WEATHER, Orrics op Tun Ciine SiaNAL Oreicen, Wasiingron, D. G, Feb, 24—=1a. m.~Indica- tions: Yor Teunncssee and the Ohlo Valley, southeast winds, partly cloudy and slightly warmer weather during the day, aud slowly 1nlling barometer, followed by Mirhit ratn, Tor the Upper Luke Region, winds shifting to enst nnd south, with rising temperature, o creasing cloudiness and light suow, and falling barometer durlyg the day, preceded by a slicht rise in the barometer in the eastern portion. For the Upper Misslssippl and Lower Missourl Valleys, falling, followed by rlsing barometer, purtly cloudy weather, nd areas of Vght ol or snow, with “warmer gouthesst winds {u the southern portion durinz the day, For the Lower Lake Rewzion ight anows, with partly eloudy, wosterly winds, shiIting to south- erly i casterty, o slight rige, followed by fall- Ing barometer, i during the day o elowly 1ls- ing temperatur LocAL oS w10 S} 26 { 75 [W k) Maximum, URNERAL 0D 4ERVATIONS, TN Garoaun, Feb, $1-10:18 p.m, THudtiona, _Har,| 2aF. Wend.__jieain, Weather, B LMl B ] PR i P i g s {00 Croar. ) o 3 Jlear, ! Falr. i . fro I outic: e ————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Lonpox, Fob, 23.—Tho steamships City of New York and Lessing, from New York, the Jutter for Hambure, and the Peruvian, from Balthwore, arcived out, L“Nfi\y Youk, Feb, 23,~Arrived, the Italy, from ndun, QuizensTowy, Fol, 23.—Arrived, tle Ilhinols, from Ihliudel! L e p— . _OBITUARY, Baxaox, Me,, Fob. 23.—arcellus Emery, ed- ftor und ecnlor propristor of tho Commerclal and Democrat, divd this mornlue. v Apeciul Disuate 10 The Jribune, BLooMING1ON, bk, Feb. 2he-3ra, Love Bon- sony, wite of il M. Sdlltwl{.acunld}enlur of Bloomtngton, dicd st her reshienice In Norul 8t mildsight of cancer, oged S0, Blhowas o most oxcellent womaz, grestlv adinlred and respeer- ed. Sho was a datghter of Dr, Bailard, an old resident of Bloominizton, who dicd sbout o year . age Duily TXTbane, , MONDAY. FOREIGN., Death of Count Von Roon, Field-Marshal of Ger- many. The City of Paris Starts for Zululand with a Regi= ment. A Break in the French Atlantic Cable Near Shore. Prince Dondakoff Korsakoff Coughs Down the Bulgarian Deputies. Friendly Reception of the French + Ambassador by the Pope. GERMANY. VOX RUON DEAD. . Berumv, Fob, 28,—Gen, Von Roon died this afternoon, SCHLESWIG 18 IN GERMANY, AND THAT 8ET- TLES IT. Loxpon, Feb, 23.—A dispatch from Berlin saya it is reported that the Emperor Willisn, receiving a doputation of the German inhab- itants of Schleswiy, informed thom that the Bchleswig question must be regorded os flually sottled. PIG-IRON, It ia understood that the Tariff Commis- sion recommend a duty of only 25 pfonaig por hundred weight on pig-iron. ZULULAND. THE CITY OF PALIS. Loxpox, Feb. 23.—Steamship City of Paris, Laving on bonrd the Twonty-first Rogiment, left Queenstown to-day for Zulu. BULGARIA. FIRST MEETING OF THE ASSEMDLY. Loxpox, Feb, 22,—A dispateh from 'Tir- nova stutes that Princo Dondakoff Korsukod formally opened thio Bulgurian Assembly Saturday, awid great enthusinsm, Roume- lian and Macedoninn delegates were present, aud thero was o large crowd of spoctatord, The first business meoting will be, held Mondsy. Princo Dondnkoff Korsakoff, pre- vious o the opening, told n deputation that Le would resign if tho delegutes persevered in their plan of adjourning ns & protest agaivst the Treaty of Berlin, 'Tie plan hos, in consequence; beon nbandoned. FRANCE, RENTES. ‘Vensarnrs, Fob. 23,~The Bureaux of the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday electod the Budgot Comimittee, nll the membersof which are ju favor of n conversion of & per cant rentes, 2 THE COMMUNISTS, The Bonats on Saturday voted nrgency for the amnesty bill, The appointment of Gen. Chanzy o8 Am- bassador ot St, Putorsburg is oflicially an- nounced, oy = e NO IMPEACHMENT Toxpoxs, Feb, 28,—A dispatch from Paris Rays the discussion on tbe impeachment question will probably result in n resolution reciting that the couatry, by successive votes, has deservedly condomued tho nots of the Ministry of the 16th of May, The Chamber of Deputics will thon pass Lo the order of the day. FLOODS. The River Garounc hos burst an embank- mont at La-Bustide-Couon, and it is fenred lives havo boen lost. Extonsive floods have ocourred at Bayonue, Tarbes, snd Bordeaux. THE CABLE. Loxnoy, Feb, 23,—The French Allantic cablo is brolen 161 miles from St. Pierro- Miguelon, in 500 fathoms of water, TURKEY. | THE ARCHBISHOP OF ADRIANOPLE, CoxstaxTINorLe, Fob, 23.—Tho Arch- bishop of Adrignople is not dead. but severoly injured. Mo wns assauited on ae- count of his Turkish sympatbles, Princo Liabayoff hog promised that tho Russinus will endeavor to discover the parties guilty of the outruge. Ho hay explained that thoso first nrrosted wero relensod for fear of a popular uprising. THE POPE, WB NECKPTIONS YESTERDAY, TRoxte, Fab, 23,—The Popo to-day received the répresentatives of n lurge number of Chtholio publications fssued in Luropo and Amerlon, sud addressed them on the influ- enco aud mission of the press, Ha ineident- ally stated that temporal powor way indis- plusable to the Holy 8ee. Tho Yopu very cordinlly roocived the Marquis de Gabriae, French Ambnssador, who presonted an of- flcial notifieation of M, Grevy's eloction to the Presidency of France EGYDT. MINTH Loxooy, Fob, 28.—A carvespondont ab Paris says the Fronch dispateh boat Ronard hins beon orderad to Egypt. Aun English vessol is also golug thore, so a8 td demon. strato the ncoord of Great Britain and Franco, who will cortainly inslst that tho Khodive shall not, by rolupalng into oxteavagauce, be- conto tho cause of uncastucss to the Buropean Towers, MOZAMIIQUR, oRDEDS, Lwsoy, Feb, 20, —1he Portuguese Gov- ernmont has ordered the Governor of Mo- zambique to gcud troops and thruo corvettos to Delagon Bay, on the Bouth African coast. IIINDOSTAN, 5 URANT, T Avrausuap, Feb, 24, —Ex-Presidont Grant hes arvived here, and s tho guost of tho Licutenant-Ooveraor, 'The Vicvroy of India lua fuvited him to visit Oaloutta. BY MAILL, N TUR PINANCKS OF PRANCH. Lowdon Telearapl, Jan. &1 What with the asccumulation of fresh debt, tho expenses of army reorganization, and other fadispensable vutlays, a French budget now rep- resents euormous totuls ou Loth sites 1he e count, M. Leon Say'a estimutes for 1850, which have just been submiited to the Chamber ut Versailles, show an Inereage both In revenuo amg expenajture over the Sgures of 1879/ which, fu helr turn, were ubove thoso ot the previous yeur, In rousd numvers, the cstlnated rev- cuuo for 1830 18 £110.24:4,81%—an lnvreaso of £2,200,000 over 1570; wnd the expendlturo 13 10,177,904, —an increase of £23,170,000. The wurplus reciconed upos o thus very smadl, ouly PRICE i3 g some_£05/S & bat the Finance’ Minister may consider :". elf juatified In leaving 80 narrow J. 3 wgin, sinca the results of the yo/d 2 {mmedintely preceding have, thanks /™ the goneral proancrity . of. France,t. ccended his most sangulne antlel- pations. [t may b2 seriously doubted, however, whether next vear's revenue will exceed by 42,000,000 the proceeds of (he E"md that " felt stlmulating effects of 1he great Exhibition and, 1 It docs not, the Minister will hava {o confess, s unwelcome ‘disappointment. Kor he hnsal- lotted, in advance, almost the whole of the an- ticipated excess, and we d2 not think that in France, any moro than in En%(:-md. the spend- {2 departinents ever fall far short of tho atlow- ance piven tothem. ‘The aeparate ltems that make up the total are not )ikely to atand much subsoquent retrenchment, ‘Ll two principal ore the cnarge for the debt and the army depart- ment, ‘The foriner, with donations, takes £40,~ 0,000, not far from half of the cntlre_revanues and the Ministry of War absorbs £22,600,000. Of e 230,000,000 rcumlmn-g8 the navy and the colonles take nearly ,000,000, and . pub- Tlc works £0,000,000. ‘The cust of collecting mil taxes ad duties, direct and indirect, is £11,000,=, 000, In the present state of Europe the military and naval estimates cannot be reduced s Freneh- men of all {mrllen would uuite on that point 1€ they agreed on no other; and the debt charge, fur from dhsinishing, fs certain to {ncrease slnce, under M. Froyelnot's nunificent local expenditure aprapgements for harbors, rafltyays, ond other schemes, redeemable rentes wiil ba created by sereral millions annually for yeara to come, und the burden of these s cestaln, while the reproductive character of the outiov lias still to be tested. Everything, therefore, will turn upon the quostion whether the exis berant prosperity which bma distinguished France above all other pations during the Inst eleht years will continue, und, althougl thin fs to bg hoped, it would be univise to ns- sumo It. A succession of good harvests, regu~ Jarly growing trade, nnd favorable commercial relottons with other countrios are nll necessary to the falfiliment of M. Leon Say’s catimates, One reflction, however, occurs,” suguested by these optimist budgets. 1f Franco wers to enter on & new flseal policy of n protectionist character, ns a result of obtaining freedom from the treatles now cxpiringor *denounced,” the revenue would certainly fall short of ane uzlpations, whutever wight happen to expendi~ tures. For the reulization of M. 8ay's budget he nation must have sufliclent frecdom of trade to oncourage both unports nnd exports, both ngrieulturs nnd mavufactures. Impedo freo trade to a serlous extent, and there is an end to s prosperity !’ budgets, AN AVALANCHE OX TUE GOTHARD. Divatz to London Timer. GeNEVA, Jao. 20.—I have received some fur ther particulars of the accldent on the Gothurd meationed fn iy telegram of yesterday. ‘The Gothard post, conelsting of scveral sledies® corrylug a heavy mail and maoy passengers, left Lucerno for Airolo and Blusca nt 5 o'clock on Friday morning. 'The weather was bad und thelr progress slow, so that it was nearly 1 o'¢lock when they reached Andermatt, und nearly 4 when they passed the Hospice, Never- thieless, the conductor, Patoechl, dld not deapaic of being in time for the train at Blasca, When ust ns they vome to the bend of the road hetween the Hosptee and the refuge-house of San (Huseppo_ n sound, the weaning of which could not be ntistaken, fell ‘on his ear. Looking upward throuch the somi- darkness, ho saw In gwift descent down the deep slope above them o michty avalanche. For Patoceh to blow o shirill blast of alarm, for the Joading postiflions to pull up their horses and dismaunt, was but the work of an Iustant, 'The others dld the sume; all ran backwards, leaving the sledges where they stood, ‘The next ino- ment the hugy wass thundercd ncross the rond, and vehieles, horses, postillions, and passen- pera were it 4n ono white burial blent. TFortu- nately, however, they diduot receive the fuil force of the ovalanche; Patoeehi und n few othiers manazed to extrieate themsolves. - “Fliey helned their companions” out; tho sayed Jolued the band of resenera, und by dint of hard work nil wers at last ot gut slive. Nono had suffered serious fofury, and only the horses ot the tirst sledge were killed; bite had the; been aj Dttle further on ihe romd, or b Patoceht been p little Tess prompt in elying the alarny, not o sjugle fnalvidual provably would buve eseaped to tell the tale, The Gothard road I8 estremely dangerous at this tima of the year, 5 RAID OF GERMAN PAUPERS INTO SWITZERLAND. Uhie frontier cantons continuy to suffer much from the incursions of German paupers. Lost ‘Thursday o crowd ot work-sekers, unprovided with papers aud without money, overpowered the slender guard on the bridgs over the Ruiine rzau, ol weot o the direction of Rueln-- 1! ‘Uhey were promptly pursued, how- ever, and tnost ot thent have slnce been cape v nt back over the burder Into thelr owh country, ————— BISHOP FOLEY. Arslval of His Remalus at Naltimore—Pros grammo of TasDuy's Obsogulos, Snactal Nieputrh fo TAe Tributie. Bavrnrong, Md., Feb, 24—The remalva of Al Iate Bishop Foley arrived here this morning from Chicogo In charge of n delegation of priests und lnymen: of that elty, The speelal car contalnlug the body was superbly druped In mournhyg, snd guardsol hovor during the trip were relieved every hour, A deleration of Bal- thmore priests snd lagmen met the train at Har- rlsburg and accompanled it to this eity. A larze nssembly conzrewated at the depot. The ree muins were removed to the resudoice of the dead prelate’s mother, and were viowed by o targe number of relatives and Iutimate friends, the eueral public not being admitted. 'Fhy Rev. Jobu Foley, brother of the deceased, and other loeal clerey, sang requiem mosacs - over the body, which was robed in full canonleals, with tnitre und crozter, ‘The loeal Catholle socleties wet to-nlzht mul arranged o programume for the funeral. Guards of honur were sclecteds The body will be removed to the Cathedral at 8:30 this morning, and witl Il 1 state for two hours. Pontifical Ligh mass will then be celcbrated by Blshop Becker, of Wilmington, nnd the funeral orution will be de- livered by Archibishop Glbbons. The fnterment will take placo in Bonnle Brac, the new Cutholla cemetery, The attendance on the purt of visiting clergy will Lo very large. Bilshop Hecker, of Wilmlngton, MeNery, of Albany, Girass, of Savannah, Keane, of Richmond, and Kaly, of Wheeling, bave arrived, and Bishops Wadbatas, ot Ogdensburz, and Shavabau, of Harrisburg, are expected this morning, To e Western Avsoclated Press. Batrimone, Feb, 23,~The remains of the Iate Blshob Folay, of Chleage, reached this city this mornings ‘The body was met at Harrisburg by s delegation of Cathulics from Baltimore. A lorge throug hiod nssembled st the dopot be- fore the arrival of the traln, but, out of vespect to the wishes of the famlly of the decensed, thore was no processtunal display, The body was remoyed from the depot to the residence ot’ | the late Bishop's mother, whero it was placed on s estafulque In the front pardor, Only foul- tmate friends of thy funuly were pormitied to view it during the day, - Atun carly lour to-morrow morniug the re- walns wht be removed to the Cathiedral und lald In etate, At 11 o'lock 8 geand requivm mass will begli, with tho Rt-Rev. Blahov = Heckor, of Detaware, us cotelebrang, ‘The Kt.-Rev, Bistop Keaue, of Richmond, will alao taks parg in tha cerenony. "The vau le will bo pronouycod by the Most-Ruv. Archblehiop Gibbou, ‘Tho burial will b at Bounle Bruv, the new Cathedrul Cewetery. WSUIT, Minwavker, Feb, 2%—The Uunlted States Caust hus been engeged for thu past three days in hearlng the caso of Kifjuh Butterlleld agaiuat the Mutual Beusfit Lifo-Insurance Company, of Nuwurk, N. Jo Butterileld, who waos formerly agent of the above - Company, clalwed - about §00,000 on o contract for 18 per cent comuls- slons on all bustuess dony in the States uf Cou-: neetieut, Rhodu 3stand, and Now York. dha s Company elalmedt the contract was canceluil; B0 yuars w0, Thu case Was glven to the Jury. yustorday, wisl this mornlng “they yeturned Yerdict of §300 for plafuchil’ It Is undorelout the cusw will bo carrled up. i, gl S —— i PEDESTRIAHISH, 2% £ New Youk, Fob, 83,—Edward Beldes sulshed | - e Jase hialf mily fuhis 2,000th bell-mlle #alkte- nleht. Ac 13 o'clock Ve Neas bad olshed b3 3840th el wile, -