Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1879, Page 1

AUCTION SALE OF oifhe s - L ‘}‘E%"l!‘l!l STELE USSOLD, (, I, COGGESHARL, Nos. 2 JOLUME XXXI1X FENGRAVENGS, PAINTINGS, Ftce [AST TWO_ ¢ GREAT AUCTION SALE. OF ENGRAVINGS, Ol Color IPAINTINGS. DAYS, Some of the KFINEST & 278 Wabash-av. ELISON. PUMEROY & CO.. Auct'rs. 4, 276 A0 WEEKEY TRIBUNE. Juttg Featares of fhe Carvent Nomber, o contents ‘'of Tiz Cnicano WEERLY e 20 are the followini: et Y- The Dty of Conuresn on fhe Chi- moRtAR i Tho Last of the Carrancy Tink- tUire State-Soversignty—Ilow u Strike JrdeeTatographe. ISuToN—The _Antl:Chincse Dlll Goes KA sea—A. Stnck-Tranenortation el ed by the Senato—A Bill lelallv ta th Bt ado Sent (o tho bennte by tho Secees e e anir—Disinissal of the Financial ol Bt Seselou—Passaco In the lloune fl"h Mearuire nevnnn{.' the Snpervisor Law— fitaf an Appropriation to 2y Punsion-Ar- -Ete.y Elc. (,‘:—Whm Chicago Qets Tts Bupply. 510N~The Plagne in Nussin—Shere All's R irod of-Death of Gen. Van TRoon— Y resin Grent Britain—\eckty Roviow of tho S Graln-Trade—Royal Atrocities in Bur- i’;\—aen. Qrant in Indla—Yellow-Fover in jl-tte., Et€. :séu.—l s Return to Chicago—In_ the Jafl— {fuiately Noa-Committai s to I1is Crime. OMESTIC TRAGEDY—Arrest of a_ Physlcian Ciedot Killing His Wife, and of Murdering Oceof His Patleuta, with Whose Wife He In Zied wlth NicIng Improperly Intimata, PSANCTAL—Archbishiop Turcoll's Dehts Now m 0 Reacli the Sum of €4,000,000~Some Gwelp Concerning tho Alfalrs of a Lady in To- 2 gl;cmu)l WIEAT—Tho Country Which Is to “Gempete with America a o Wheat-Producer, JNSRICAN BUTTER ABROAD--Letter from . A. D. Shaw, United 8tates Consnl at Man- dhester. JRIIBLE—A Crowd of Peopla at Stockfon, ‘AL, Gathor to See 8 Pump Wark—Tho Stenme Eaeine Explodes in the Midat of the Multitnde— Sisteen a’enuanom to Atoms and Twenty-slx , Wennded. FIRMELIA AND PESTILENCE—Some TFncts froman Expert 1n the 8clance of Astronomy. @IMINAL NEWS—The Terrible Record of the ibraska Man-Burners—Brutal Treatment of Segroes tn Virginin—lItighwaymen on the Yel. jomstonoe—Fearfal Domestic Tragedy In Tennes- 1ee—An Exceation at Lonlsvitle—Ete., Ete, IDIANS-Thirty-six Savages Killed in the Sal- ‘soa-River Mountatns, Idahv—Choyenne Mur- dersln the Black Htlls, JGRICULTURAL MATTERS—Premiums to Ba 0fered at Ihe Next Illinols State Fair—Michigan ate l’cmnloxilul Soclety—Florida State Fair— Nanons]_ Agrlcultural Congress—The Cuttle- Purue—Noxlous Insects—ELe,, Etc, IEADVILLE—~Advice to_Persons Deslrous of Eabarking in Min{ng or Merchandising in That Selgaborbood—a Prophecy that the Stivor-Prod setof the District for 1870 Will lteach Fifteen Milllon Dollars. g ILLINOIS—Proceedivgs of the General Asscmbly. WIRE I¥_WHEAT—Tho Trouble Ended, and Yagoets Did t—Tho Farmers sud Millers No Longer st Outa, . TIE CANAL~—Stato Convontlon Held Thuraday at Oftawa. 11, OBITUARY—Death of thn Rt.-Rev. Thomas oir, Dlhop of Chicago—Diographical Sketch mnmmd Prolate and His Ecctesiastical 1, JHE PARM AND GARDEN-English Gooseber- rlee-Artichokes—Remedy for lard Times— Cearioe Ground—New Machinery —- Eenting nhm:-’l'no Season, RTICULTURE—A Visit to Galeshurg—~Orl| ol Life i Plants—Dr, A, Q. l(umphru;'u Esfl; “;. II;IIE;IDV few of This Question, g AND STABLE—The Uss of 3 Eelgs—abortion 1n Morcs—Splints, Check Tl‘lalll;_léegelmalfgxrf‘“l annunltof (hnrl"cll in en —8y ind Chanseiristies of tho Discsse. o FASHIONS—Late: - fibios: st Styles in Dress-Goods and T2 HOME—Blighted (Pocm)—Our_Girla—Flori- | m:m-\umn'l Temper—The Woman Ques- NWEIRY=Weronnd Aro—Ith o] } Taem~The Theifty Lobbyist, Ul et QUIPS-A Collcetion of Humorons Notos. TflBPUZZL)}HS' CORNER—Answora to the Pro- o0s Weeli's Puzzles—New Knotted Kinks, FRAANCIAL~Clicago Money Market. COMMENCIAL~Clncago, London, L 1, Ne York, Nllwaukee, - s Tojeds, Troqnee’ Mo kew; Chicago, East_ Litiorty, foen, Kansow City, New Y Buffalo, Balti- more, and Cincinuati Live-Btock Markets, hnmmuc! ‘Piz WEERLY TRIBUKE oro as fol- ™ (posipald): Ona copy, por year, $1.60; club ;“0!!, 35; clubof ton, $11; club of twenty, §80. ngle coples can bo oblalned at tho Counting- {In wrappora) for 6 conts onch, Louls, Water- LITHOGRATEIING, CILVER PAGE HOYNE & CO. LITHOG—RAPI—IERS; 118 & 120 Monroe-st., Hoving added to our rlroady lnigo numbor of Presscs, TN NEW STEAM PRESSES, Woaro pro i A pared to exoouto in tho }fl‘-fifiy})n. and at very short notico, Lot uds of Lithographing, Noto, o0l ¢r, and Bill Heads, Drafts, Ro- l;"’ Notos, and Ordg‘rs Blagk ¢ ortiticatos, & Honds g T ONLY TW0 DAYS DORE OF {enPer Cent Diseomt VR NBW qog OUR BEIIN A B L BT R STANDAND HHH HIGHEeT, EDWA!“) ELY & €0, Tailors, A 03 % 103 WADAKIAV. @WCE 10 SEITLERS. AYY CXpense ¥ m‘ of reaching the Rtates o siopl” fiiver whien you can get fina g et okl S i'nm"m”' 1o the ntry, at neal "niark whow i fe il cotutey Taeliled, R i ke T N, Law! Connntastoner 1, S Boom 1, Xon, 78 Mithiyan e OVTIOIARS, BANASE, G PITOIAN. Fribane Bullding, e gpec:, o um'nflix sutted 1o it S JAECLLLANEOUS, LADIES, STAFFORD BRAID W WL oUTw b Y OTHE \\LL?M WEAR ANY UTHER, s un scioutific prine Teloscopes, Mlcros Foituaiding’ STANDAKD SCALES OF ALL K1 FAIRBANKS, MORSE & GO, 11 & 113 Laka§t., Oblcago, Becarcfultobuybaly the Geaulne, —— e e e STEMWAY PIANDS Trivmphant at cvery World’s Talr; indorsced by the most eminent musical authoritics of' both Nhcinispheres, and the aclknowledged Standard Pi- anos of the World. Special attention 18 directed to the lately-patented Stein- way Parlor Grand--but six feet long-~with, touch, quality of tone, and alinost the power, of « Steinavay Concert Grand; and to the new Stetnwny Up- right or Cabinet Grand, wiih matchless tone and perfection of action. L) LYON & HEALY, State and 3onroe-sis. RIED'S SALK. SHERIFF SALE, STINE’S DEPARTMENT STORE, 122 & 124 State-st. Friday, Feh. 28, 1879, at 10 o’clock, TRADE SALE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, INLOTS TO SUIT BUYERS, Oonsisting of China, Crockery, Glassware, Deogorated Chamber Bets, Parlor Spittoons, 8 large and olegant line of Vases, Motto Cups and Saucers, Lamps, fllegnnt Flow- or Pots, Brass ond Fnanoy Bird Cages, and othor articlos too nu- merous to mention, Remember, at 10 o'clock, Friday; Feb, 26, 1679, 122 & 124 Stnte-uf. PROVISIONS, VISIONS, SMOKED HAMS, SHOULDERS, B.BACON, CLEAR BIDES, DRIED BEETF, CELEBRATED XXXX RE- FINED LARD in packages from 3-1b pails to tos. ; Pork, Extra Moss Boef, Dry Salted Meats of all de- seriptions. CANNED MEATS, TFully warranted and unsurpassed; Cornod Beef, Tonguos, Ham, Pigs’ Toot, &c., &e. BEEF RIBS AND LOINS and all fresh meats in any quentity desired. EXTRA WIN- TER-STRAINED LARD-OIL at low prices and vory suporior quality, SEND ORDERS. BOTTOM PRICES, CILCAGO PACKING AND PROVISION CO. I L HATHAWAY, COAL, 38 BIARKET-ST., COR. RANDOLPIL 1 North Market-st, 267 Archor-av. All orders by mail, or cither Telephone, will receive prompt attention, Liboral Discounts meado to tho oity and country trado. HUGAR-QURED 1ANA, SUGAR-CURED HAMS, BREAKEFAST BACON, BACON SHOULDERS, PORK, LARD, BEEF, And SAUSAGE, Of all kinds, at wholasale and retsil, at our Packing House, Halsted-st, Bridge, one blogk south of L'wenty-sacond.st, A e SOUTHPAR SPRCIAL ASSESSHINT. NOTICR {3 hei NTIT IN- RTALLMENT of amment, with aceriied Injer- est. (A du and pa. tha olllcs o€ tho routh Fark Coininladoners, 07 Dearboriest, Lot and laids dolingucnt fur sald heventh Instaliment after the firat day of March next wilt be returncd for judinent and wale. W, GHKENLEAF, Collector, RULTH, Oranges and Lemons _Ten car-loads cholca Measina Frult just vecelyad via NEW ORLEANS, fryaTrom frost, Jobber.' orders so- 35, 1% SLADDEN & Co. lictted, by ot w ¥LADL o Dealers ini Fruits uiut Faney (iroceiles, 23 Mieliiat-av.,_Chicago, oV, a TRELEAVENS 0 QOLD PEN My, reioved from L Brigs House to nrlurk-fl. b Sy ands Fesave-poibred, " THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. I8iS—TWELVE PAGES. WASHINGTON. The Chances for an Extra Session Canvassed ¢ at Length. No Change to Note in the Pendihg Political Dend- Lock. A Solution to Bo Found Only in Commitiee of Confer- ence. The Doficiency Bill Gives Rise to Sharp Debate in the Senate, Appropriations for TFederal Courts Carried by a Party Vote. Dcbhate on the Sugar Bill in the Houso of Ilepresenti- tives. Gen, Butler's Views as to ’the Ef- fect of the Railroad Tele- graph Bill, Donn Platt Badly FPummmeled by the Solicitous DBilly McGarratan, . Ex-Senator Ramaey Confidently Named for the Berlin Mission, THE OUTLOOK. WILL THERE DI AN EXTRA BESSIONT Epectel Disvatch to The Tridnne. Wasuwaron, D. C,, Feb. 20.—Shrewd ab- servers who have steadfastly scouted ot the idea of acalled sesslon admit to-night that we may have one alter all, and Democratic cxpectants of places are rlsing in thelr hopes. The ap- poals from the busincss Interests of the country for n respite from legielation fall on deal ears, and amendment after amendment i3 ptled on 1ho appropriation bllls at either end of the Capitol, with s full knowledge that they will nover be neeepted by the other Ifouse. | 1t may bo that these sccumulating obstructions to the perfecting of legislation will be pulled from the Approprintion bills In the Committee of Con- ference, nud the Senato and Houee will indorso the action of the Committee, but to-night the outluok for n satisfactory termination of the geasion {s not good, aud should the fallure of any of the aporopriation bills make n called session inevitable the wroogling of this Con- grees will be carrled over into the next. Mean- while,the pressura fdr places under the reorgan- *|1zatlor oY e Benate Is very areat. The South {s hungry. There are forty-two Democratic Senators, Among them are to be divided twen- ty-seven clerkehlps, twenty-five mossengerships, twelve laborers, five cnzlneers, and six Uost- Oftice employes, maling less thon two to each Benator, and if the Democracy reform ns they proinise the number will be largely reduced, THE DEDATE IN TIE SUNATE to-day bad a very serlous bearfug upon the ques- tlon of an oxtra scssfon, slnce the samo issue that is contalned in the political ameudments to the Legialativo bitl arose upon a Seunte amena- ment to the Deficency bitl, The ouso has left out tho sum provided for the support of the Unitead Statea Courts, The Bcnate Committee inserted $250,0005 und hall this was nocded for the usual cxpenses, and the rest for the prose- cutlons rendered mecessary by the Demnocratic outruges und eleetion frauds. The Democrats of tho Scnatomade u furlous assault on the amendment, Messrs. Thurman, Voorlices, and Beck cach made most bitter attacks npon the particular proposition under cousideration, and extended them toa gencral discussion of the po- Ntieal amendments on the Leglslative bitl, and declared themselves 1N TIE MOST EMPITATIC MANNER in favor of campelling the Reopublicavs to adopt or huve an extra sesslon. Flie feeling manifested on the subject was in- tevse, nnd showed plainly that, the leading Domoeratie influcnces fn the Senate were bent upon forelng an oxtra sesston, Kernan, Wul- lace, and Saulsbury took the same ground, 1t hud been supposed that Kernun would stand agalnst the oxireme men in this matter, but he has yictded to thenr. Bayard was the only ot on that side to oppose th use af what he term. ed revolutionary means of forcing lewislation. Ite declared his ooposition to the Iouss riders on the Lemislative bill, sud at the close of thedehato the Committee's amendment was passced by a strict party vote, and the result in the two appropriation bills 18 now pending be- tween the two Houses, the one containlng mat+ tor ugafust which the Domocrats are sure to fillbuster, and the other matter schich wil dn- suro the same oction on the part of the Rtepub- Heans, IN TIE HOUSE. THY CENSUS DILL. Bpectal Dispaich to The Tridune, Wasmxaron, D, C., Feb, 20.—The !House passed the Census bill with fmportant amend- ments, It was deelded that the appolntment of cnumorators should be vested n the President. G¢n, Butler had unothier cvidence of his in- fluence as lewislator In the rejection of his ameudment requiring Suporvisors to Le of the two political parties, Greenbackers vot loclnd. ed, Ile sccured just cleven votes for hils propo- sitfon. ‘The Chiness question curlously camo Into this bill through a proposed amendiuent of Mr, Datterson, of Colorado, that all onumerat~ ors west of the 100th merldlan shall re- celve & mazimum of &8 per day, nnd all east of that meridion $i per dav. The amevdment wos adopted notwith- standing the proteat of Mr, ‘Townaend, of New York, that the presenca of Chineso west of the 1C0th meridlan must cortalnly, It the argu- ments of the Paclfic-Const members are truo, have mado Jabor cheaper, Au jmportant amendinent, regarding all statistics oo railroads, cxpress, telegraph, und lusurance companios to be reported, was adopted. The attempt by Re- publieans to vest thy appointing of enumera- tors absolutely fu the President fn caso the Son- ate should not be {n sessfon to continn themn, was defeated by a sirlct party vote., 'Fhe Demo- crats’ fntent evidently was that the President should not havethe power to appolnt census-tak- crswithout concurrence of the Democratic Scoe nte, THR TOUACCO TAX, ’ Ihe confcrence roport on the Tobscco bill will probably be sdopted by the IHouse, al- though conalderablo opposition s mauifested for thy reason that thq Ilouse provision repeal- ing the tax on matches has been stricken out, The Republicans claim that the repeal of tifo match tax {s of greater benefit to workingmen than some of the provisions insisted by the Conference Committes nlleged to be In the In- terest of the workingmen. Iy the resort of the Conferdnco Committco petsons distilling Jess than 500 barrels annuslly nre only com- pelled to pay 8100 tax, while those uver will nay 200, SAVINGS DANKS, The provision as to exemption of taxation on deposits of insolvent savings hanks was adoptea with 8 modification, eliminating the Plumb mnendment, which would have made it practt- cable for uny bank whose savings account wos held to be entitled to exemption, ‘The section incorporated fn the bill s substantially the Cht- cago fnsolvent Savings-Bank bifl, with a Yinfta- tion that fts provitions shall apnly only to past cases of nsolvency, und not future. THE TELEGRAPII BILTL, OEK. DUTLEN'S VIEWS A8 TO IT3 LFFECT2, Speeial Dispateh to The Tribune, Wasmninaton, 1. C,, Feb. 20.—Gen. Butler, §u the course of an interview, makes the follow- ing points In regard to the Telegraph b That there can be no goubt as to the fact that ft will coable rafiroad eompanies to connect thelr lines and do o commercial * telegraph business. ‘The cage stands thus: All the largoely-paying tele- gravh lines nre only about 4,500 miles, und all along the principal rallroads to great citles, Tletore the reduction of rates 80 per cent of the receipts were for telegraphing from commercial busfuess, In the Into cpso declded by the Su- preme Court, known gs the Florida case, the Court held that telearaphy was the transmission of intellizence, und so it hecomes a part of the duty of the Government to rezulate it within its power under the Post-Offfiee nnd Post-Kopds clause of the Constltution, and under the Ifter- State Commerce clausc ot the Coustitution all rullroads Ao ARD TOST NOADS, and arc bound to transmit intelligence in puch manner a3 they may be catled upon by the Post- master-General, In frefght ears or postal vars, ur by means of telegraphie fucllitles, it they have them, or by lghtning expreas, being patd for it. I, has been questioned by the Western Unlon Company whether the rallroads can transmit wessapes for the general public on the ground that telegraphing {s not what they are chartereid for, and that the State wonld have the right to controt that matter by legislation, as they are trenerally ereatures of the State. The amend- ment authorizes them by law of Congress,which 13 the suprome law over post roads, to do this; therefore 1 NO BTATR CAN INTERTERE WITI IT o any way, " In reply to o suggestion that the Western Union has contracts with raffronds thut they sholl not transmit auy teleeraphic nessages over lines of vatlrond other than under the ¢i- rection of the Western Union, Gen. Butier salil 4 There are many answers to this, The fivst s, that without any leglslation many respectable Courts hava doubted whether such contracts ave not votd as against public poliey. The Su- prewe Court has declded that a State hos no power to make n law to prevent transinission over u rallroad telegruph, aud the transmisslon of telegrams Leing authorfzed Ly the amend- ment would remove all doubts as to a contract made by a rallrond company nud post-rond not to transmit intellizence beluyg AGAINET PUDLIO 1'OLICT. The effeet of the bil! will be undoubtedly to glve a full and complete anuthorization to rafl- roads to go Into the telegraph business, In- deed, 0s Mr. Howe, of Wisconslu, n very zood Inwyer, exoreesed, * or charter raflronds for that purpose.!’ Mr. Edmum!:{ 'Clmlnmiu ot the Judiclary " Committee, -said that was the exaet.effect of the nmendment, and he voted against it on that account, 3 Mr. Thurinau cloimed s was the effeet of it in substauce. Gunt, Butler addeds * Were I the manager of 8 lino ol rafirond Iwonld do telegraphic ousl- ness over any wirs of which I bud control, any contraet. improvidently mnade heretufore not- witlistanding, ' TIR CONPERINCE COMMITTEE anpointed on the Army bill on the part of the House 18 Hewitt, Spnrks, and Foster. There is LUT ONE TEATURD in the Army bi)l likely to defeat it, and, conse- quently, t defeat the telegraph amendment. ‘Thatistaefnct that the Seuate hus struclk out the clause whicii repenls a few words In the statute that permits troops to bekevtat or near the polls, Tt 18 expected that In the Conlerence Commit- tea 1t will be agaln fnserted, and that the Seoate will not fn that case fnstst, but allow it to pass. 11 {1t should refuse, there 18 o general determls uation on the Demoeratle side of the House to refuso to pass the Army bill, and, 6o far os fs known on this subject, the Democrats witl bo united and firm, JUDGE REEVES, TREADING ON TIIf TOKS OF THE ¥, I. V'8, Spectat Dispatch to The Tyibune, Wasmnarox, 1. C., Feb, 28.—Judee Reeves, of the United Stntvs District Court in the Western District of Virginta, hns pgiven the Demovrats of that scetion something to think about {n n charge to the Grand Jury, which con- tains the followlng passages “Conflicts between State and Federal Courts nro caused by viola- tions of law on tha purt of State Judges, The foct thut colored men are seldom seen on Vir- winla Juries mised the presumption that they vre, on account of rave, -ete, Jeft ot tha llsts of names furnished to Sheriffe by Corporation and County Judizes from which to draw juries, This {8 o violation of the laws of the United States, and wherever colored men ore habjtually left oft theso Hata there was prima facle evidenes that ey ara so left off on account of race, cte., snd thus is perpetrated nowillful violation of the Taw, and Dienes it s the duty of the Gr: to Inauire into this matter, aid, wh facts justify it, ont these Judges ment” amd” punishment fu this Court,” The Semorrata elatm that 1 these fnstroctions wery earried out nearly evers Stute Judegy in that disteiet would be subject to fudletinent, THE BUGAR BILT, DEBATI IN THB HOUSE, Hpectal Dispatch to The Tridune. Wasmnaron, D, C., Feb, 20.—~The Bugar bill was debated at Jenzth, aid the diecusston will doubtless bo renewed to-morrow. The argu- nants wereaubstantially those which were made on the several aldes of the queetion durlig the pendency of the bild before the Ways und Meaus Committee, und lave slready been very grene erally published, Inthe detate, Mr, Robbius, of North Carolina, made au eluborate speech fn support of the bill, and {lustrated it by samples of sl the grades of sugur, {lo mulntained that the revenues of the country required n change In the law ou ne- count of the grent frouds shown to exist, The pagaagd of the blll, ke sald, would BAVE MILLIONS TO T TIREABURY, would crush the existing monopoly, would fos- ter the leitimate refluiug interest, and enlarge our commerce, sceure chieaper and better sugar, benetlt overybody, und hust sobudy unless it be six men, ‘The adontlon of the polartscope as u test, he thouglit, would only perootuate the re- finers’ monopoly, Ttobbius showed that the op- position cuanated from less than six retlning firme, the three principal ones belng tn Now Yorl, who desired protection by o cumplicated system of asscasinir the dutles on sugar, or tho retentlon of the present method with the sddi- tion of the polariscope test, Hu deseribed the polariscope, and contewled that it was only ro- llavle in the honda of scientitic men, He clalmod that the amendinonts to be proposed by the minority of the Comnmitter, known us the * Boston plan,” und the Garfleld proposi- tion, would tend tocmbarrass ierchants nnd de- crepgo the vevenue, Ile maintained that the edoption of the proposcd chunge would {ncrease the reveouo und check frauds, elther through under-classification or fulse sampling, Mr. Robblas dwelt upon the subject of TUB ADULTBRATION OF REVINED SUGARS, aud snowed how the preseut bill would remedy this evll by enabling consumers to purchase raw sugars of the higher grades should the refined article continue to be adulterated. advantages clafmed for the majority's bill was that the opportunity wna offered to revive an Among the almost extinguished commerce of the smaller Atlantie seaboard ports with the West Tndles. Gen, torfleld advocated the Treasury plan, ooponed any change of the present duty, and osked for othier modes of making tho tests than by the color standard, He thought the polar- ecope would chieck undervatuation, Il thought that the following law should be adopted in pieference to the Committee’s bill: *That from und after the — day of ——, 1579, in thic classitl- cation of Imported sugars for assesanient fur duty, sugars which shall not bo abuve No. 10 Duteh stundard in color, which eholl contain more than 2 per eent of crvstallized sugar, ehall pay the rate of duty so chargeable un sugar abuve No, 10 but not above Nu. 18 Dutch stindard fn color, und the per cent of cryatal- lizable sugar ehall be ascertalned by the polarl. scape or Auch olhicr means os may be prescribed by the Secretary of the ‘I'rensury,’ RANDALL. AK UNFOUNDED REPORT. Spectal Divpated t2 The Tridune, WasnixaTox, D, C., Feb, 26.—Speaker Ran- dall wili to-morrow make a perronal explana- tun of the charges contained In the letter of Speclal Treasury-Ageat Willlams to ex-Speclal Apent Muore, in which the Speaker ta eharged with being futerested in supplying the ‘Treasury with flbre paper, and with laving Dlegal war- rants passerd through the Treasury In the intere est. of this mill wiud of himself to the amount ot SUW K. ‘The 8penker will deny every feature of the charge In the most sweeping and em- phatie terms. There s not n decent man in Washiupton who believes a word of it, Ex-8ecretary Bristow, uncer whose administra- on it ia clafmed the traneaction occurred, says there Is not a word of truth is ft, and that no one who knows Mr. Randall will for a moment believe what Willlams says. The awkward thing about thisfor the Democrats Is thut Moore has been one uf the chiet manlpulators of the charges of this generul kind befure Glover's Comunlttee, and both his own letters nnd those of Willams form quite n feature of (lover's collection, ‘The whole affair {s no less on out- raze on the Speaker because these able workers with Glover are at the bottom of it. To the Western Amaclated Drees, WasHINGTON, D, (., Feb. 2.—Speoker Ian- dall to-day ' telegraphed to the editor of the I'hiladelphin Ledger with reference to an extract from aletter from Speclnl Agent of the Tre: ury . Lo Willinms, dated Sept, 2, 1876, ond ad- dressed to Mul. Williom B, Moore, Buocrvialng Spectal Aent of the Treasury at that thine, and nascrting that. “the evidence Is in the Treasury Bufiding to show 1hut two appropnation war- runts were fllegally sigoed to get money to continue the “operations of the En- pravimz and Printing Deportment which was directly in the foterests of Sumvel J. Ranuall, who 18 a large stockholder in the paver mill woich {3 afone authorized to supply the Burean of Eneraving and Printlng with paper for boude, bank notes, cte., and was accompliened through the intluence of Mr, Ran- dalt, Witham Hemphill Joues, and Georee Mc- Carteos that theru Is not ene syllable of truth tu Willlams! statement, nora semblance of Justification for such infamous slunder, as for a3 Tom concerned or know." The 8peaker nl2o asks the editor of the Ledger to publlsh to-morrow a full and unequivocal contrudiction. TIIE PENSION BILL. RESULT OF INQUIIIES. Kpecial Correspondence of The Tribune, ‘Wasiinaron, D. C., Feb, 24— met Gen. TRusk at the Ebbitt louse laet night, who was for four ycars a representative in Congress from the Soventh Wieconsin District, and I soid: ¢ Gieneral, I eee that seme of the newspapers give you the eredit of originating this bill to pay the orrears of pensions. I3 It true, and do you conslder it a credit (o have ascribed to you the authorsbilp of such a scheme as that!" s Well, yes. 1t §s true that [ am the father of the measure, and it I8 algo true that I am proud of my uction fu the mutter.” *“Tell s about it, please.' #When | was In Congress I was Chatrmon of the Committes on Pensfons, und clafins for ar- rears continned to come in until our Commit- mittee had over 00 meritorious clatms upon which the statute of limitutlon had run, I remember one case 1n particular,—~it was that of a Chicago man who had lost an arniin the service, but who, being well off, decliued to put in u cluitm for buck pay. But helost all fu the grreat fire, und then he sent fn .o request for arrears, 1 touk the Chicago clultn,~that belng as strong a one us could be made,—and nsked the Housa for {nstructions, I explained that [ proposed to make this a test case. It the House would nuthorize this clalm, I should consider it asun indication of its wish to pay all similar clalma, nnd” should bring Ina bill_covering all such cases, Rut, 1f it refected it 1 should cou- slder the netion of the House final, nnd dismiss them oll. ‘The Hlonss ahnust unanimously de- elded in favor of the clalm presented, nnd [ took my ene trom its action, [ reported a bill, bt 1o falled fn the Senate. Tl present blll (s almost identical w Ibn the one which T introduced upon the satne subject, “Jlow much moncy do you think it will take to pay the claims nnder this act ! “1do not knaw, sior do Ieare. I estimated it at about £20,000,600, Under the old law o gol- dier was paid only from the thne of the fithys of hits pupers. What tood reasons there for not pay- inga man from the dute of his discharge from the sorvicel” 4 Messra, Shermum, Schurz, and Bentley all catinnate the auin necessary to pay these arrcars arzes iuch bigher than you do.” " Yes, I koow they da, und they alzo secin to nssune that i vast ‘emount of fraud will. bo practiced, Bur why sbould fraudulent clalms be allowed under “the new act sy more thasn under the oldd Thero is certatnly red tape enough about the oflliee, and there Is delsy enongh ta fusure safety, As forJoln Sherman, o {3 opposed 1o any measure that he fears will interfere in any way with resumptlon,” 41t stll] seems 1o me Uit the matter had bet~ ter rested wmler the operations of the old law, “Ihe countey has done better by ber soldiers than any other nutlon nnder heaven.™ “ryes but no honest man who ean pay his honest glebts rlemh the statute of limitatfon, Nefther should this great nation. It {s an hone cst debt, and ouht to be paid.”? ¢ PENSION-AGEN'I' SCALPERS. TIBY ARE MAKING A DESPERATE WAK ON COM- MISSIONER BBNTLEY. suecial to Cincinnatt Commerctal. Wasuinaron, D, C., Feb. 24.—A roncerted attack upon all sldes s belng made upon Mr. Bentley, the Connnissioner of Pencions, by the urmy of cloim-agent scalpers that fufest Wash- Ington, with a view to sceuring bis removal. Ileretofory the Pension Office has svinctimes been suspected of being run to sult the views of vermin, und Comifssioner Bentloy Is chiorgod with runnlng it in the [uterest of the vensioners and the Qovernmont. In the tlrst place, bu has cut down the fees of shyster attorneya prose- cating clalms for pensious from $23 to 810; and, a8 the monvy coues out of Lthe pensloners and not out of the Government, the clalm-agent robbers argzue that Hontley bas been weddling with what s none of bhis business. It i3 also charced thut he always gives preference fu consideration o spplica- tinns that are sent directly to him from the pen- sloners, to the tealect and delay of those which are prescuted to him by the scalpers, But the last il most ecrious chargo iy, that s lins uotified all tho peasioners tu_the United States that it 16 not necessary for them to employ the serviees of any ster agent to cotlect what will bo due theut under the Arrears-of-Pension act; that he will not recognlze auy uttorniey in such cases; that (e pensloner wust maks hts applisation direct to the Penston Oftlee, nud will have acheek sent to hin when tho application {8 granted, As the claim-agent shysters were expeeting to get sbout {fewo suiitions Of the turty that will be required to pay these arrearaes; as they bave been lobbylng night and day, every sessiou of Congress, for Uiv last threo years, to et this bilt passed; and as they Insist that it would uoy have become a law but for thelr well-lrected efforts, they regard tho action of Cominfsslouer Buutley as grozsly reprebensible, wnd demaund Dl removal. on the zround that hie I interfering Wwith the legitimate husiness and the ronstitu- tional rights of the acnlpers of this Republic. But it Is safc 1o sav that the President. nud Sec- retary ¥ehurz do not regard the conduct of the Commntsaloner In the same "Might that the claim ngents regard 124 and i they decline to remove him, that they will be sustafned by the pension- ers and the pubile rencrally. ‘The zeajpera also chorge that Postmnaater- General Key hos entered Into this consplracy with lentley, There are publ{shed here several ndvert(sing sheets, which are sent gratuitously 10 bereans who are on the pension-rolls, or who were formerly In the army, aml which for the last few months have oublirhed very ittle else than lew and seurrilons attacks uvon the Com- misstouer of Penefons, with a view to prejudic- ng public optnfon, sl eapectally the feclings of pensluners, againat him as an‘official, Post- master-General Key has deefded “that these shesta can only be sent through the malls as business clreulars, at traneient-postage rates, and will ot be admitted as newspapers, at pound rates; ut which declsion the claim-agents are alao very {ndignant, anel tnsist 1hat the o- teatlon of the decision was only to shield Bentley, A SENSATION EXPLODED, THE NEW TREATY WITI JATAN, AND HOW IT CAME TO Bl NEGOTIATRD—AN ALLEGRD SUI REFTITIOUALY INSERTED CLAUSHK BHOWN TO R ALL N1ONT. Dtspaieh ta York Times, 4 WasiiNGToN, I, (. Feb, 23.—The letter fromn Toklo, Japag, publisied to-day -in some of the New York pupers, in reference to the treaty re- cently negotiated between the United States aml Japan, contnins stutements whicl: have no foundation whatever, so far ns the nature, purpose, nnd suanner of negotfating thiat treaty {s concerncd, Some years nso Jupao made o commercial treaty with the Unfed States, Great Britaln, Franee, Germany, Holland, Ttaly, and Russin, joiutly. By the terms of that treaty Jopan {8 practically deprived from regu- Jating her own coastlng trage and revenue laws, nud other restrictions are imposed equally disadvantazeous ta her commer- clal futerests, nnd humuiliating to the natfonat pride. For some time past the Japanese Goy- erntnent has been desfrous of sceuring a revis- fon of this treaty, and megotlations wero opened with the treaty Powers to seccure this result, As the relatlons of Japan and the United States bave aiwags been of the most friendly character, the Mikado cxpressed a de- sire that the first geparate treaty made by him should be with our Governinent. ‘The dapaneac Minister, in_calling attention to the restrietions fimpozed upon his Goverument by the joiut treaty with the seven Powers named, informed Secretary Evarts that when that treaty wos negotinted Japan was a stranger to the commercial ustoms wnd maritlime ~ laws which govern West- ern nations, aned that while such o treaty may have been proper at the time it was made, It was unfair to continue it now, because Japan had adopted Western maritime laws and comnerelal castome and usages, ninl acknowledeed the binding force of the interna- tlonal code which' obtained among all eivhilzed uationn, Japan now desired, therefore, to he treated ns other independent hatious are treated, and wanted the privilege of muking treaties with each of the treaty Powers withoutsinterfer- ence from the others, In accordance with this exoressed desire of the Mikade throngh his Min- rter, n commercial treaty was. negotiated Inst summer between this Government und Jushie Yoshlda Kivonarl, the Japanese Minister to the United States, nnd the treaty was ratifled by the Sennte in December last. The statement that a clause of fhe treaty way inserted surrentitiousty, through British in- fluence at Washington, s without fouudation, and {s ridiculously absurd.- ‘The atleged sur- reptitious clanee i8 fn reference to the date when the new treaty shall go into effect. ‘The treaty between Japan and the treaty Powers cannot be nbrogatea without thelr consent, or the con: of a majority of them, nor can Japan m o treaty with any one of these na- tlons which cannot be shared by the others. Hence, it was necessary to provide in the new trenty that it sball o futo effect when stinllar treatles o tnode with the other trenty Powers, The troaty In question mives the United States no special commercial ndvantages, and was ne- potiated out of friendly reguard fur the Govern- ment of Japap, which very properly wanta to be relleved from the restrictions hnposea upon Japanese commerclal luterests by s treaty Jinposed upon the Tyeoon ut the tiine Wis ports were forced open to Wostern comineree by the puns of the alli Powers, "The foct “that Japan fs now negotfatby; with each of the othier treaty Powers to nake o treaty sitlar to 1hint. recently ratifled with the United Btates {3 suflielent to show the absurdity of the story bublished to-day. 'The clause in quection was {nserted at the instance of Sceretary Evarts, In order to assure the ottier treaty Powers that this Government was not reaching for sdilitional privlleres und advantoges in the Bust, aud fn order, in the event of the other Powers declin. fmr to make a stmilar treaty witlh Jupan, that the United States would contiuue ity relations under the jolnt treaty, Recent advices from Japan state {hat. the rati- fleatfon of the new treaty by the United States s inerensed American popularity sl influence in that country, heeause this uction of our Gov- ernment is rezarded as an ackuowledgment that the United States {s prepured to extend to Japan all the consideration which s extendud to the niust favored nutjons. This feching, mani- fested In Jupan toward the United Stotes, uinl the fuct that the torms of the new treaty wero not known, nor 18 purpose underatoud when the letter reterred to was written, explain the reported excitement among British oflleers and merchants lu Japau, and account for the blun- ders contained in the I NOTES AND NEWS. THE DRALIN MISSION, Haectal Disveleh to The Tridune, Wasiisaron, D. C, Feb, 20.—Ex-Senator Ramsey, of Minnesotn, I semi-ofticlally an- nounced ns the next Minister to Bertin, e lsa German scholar, level-headed, and well qualified to geapple with the troublesome questions of oxpatriation und naturalization, Simon Cam- cron was on the floor of the Scuate to-dny, He wiil be 80 years of agw March 8, but retalus his carly mental and bodily vigor, It fs-sald to have been nis lufluence which secared the vote of Don Cameron to retain sutler, of Sonth Carolina, in his seat, on acvonut of fricnaly re- latlons Letween Butler's uucle und the cider Cameron, MWOANRAIAN ON THE BUSCLE There was quito a lively sct-to about 10 a'clack to-night In the lobby bebind the chair of the President of the Senate, between Col. Don [att, editor of the Sunday Capital, and Billy McGarcahan, who clahins the vwnership of the New ldria quicksilver tmine {n Californla, A Senate bill, referring the question to the Conrt. of Clatms, was on Lho Benate calendar, but an objection was mnde to its covslileration, A few miuutes alterwards MeGorraban met Vintt, und denounced bim as having written articles per- sonally abusing hhus, Words ensued, which were soon followed by blows, und Platt wos knocked down, Wnoen he rosy, MeGarrahan KNOCKED 1M BOWN A BECOND TIMB, and, gelzlng him by the collar with bis left hand, gava bim several beavy blows In the face with his right fist befure they could bo separated, Platt wus led (o the wash-room, Where the blood was washed from Lia face, uud he was cscorted home by Secrotury Gorbam and ex-Gov, Bhepherd, McGareahun walked away apparcntly untojured, It can hardly be possible that the Senate will overlook this breach of the peace 1n its private lobby. THY PENSION OPPICH. . To the Western Associated [ien. Wasminuton, D, (., Feb, 20,—8, Todd Per- Iey, of Erle, was bofore o committee of the House to-day nnkimg an argnment to show tha mismansgement wul general corruption in the business of the Pension-Ollice. Bufors his argument wes concluded the Comuwittee ad- Journed. . CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. A bill reported by Seoutor Edmunds to-day, from the Comtittes on Judiclary, to orotect the constitutivnal rights of citizens, punishes with fine und (mprlsonment auy person or pers sous who scok, by lutimidation, unlawful men- ace, or other vnlawful incans, to prevent tho peaceful agsembllug of citizens for the purpose of petitlonlng Congress for a redress of the grievances, or cousldertng the subject of nom- PRICE FI & CENTS. Ination, ora r.lm./ 'b'.m verson to b & mom- ber or deleed eentatives; . o) disturl any su citizen from uz < the Iouge of Repru- @ 2 shall brenk up or *=:mblages, or prevent any eyl the Heht of suffrage. Perguns or ofll{ & & srged with nny duty wnder this act who r¢ o™ or Kuowhicly omit, to give tull efect to1f @ = Hes, stll torfelt 500 to the aygrieved pu d very person who shall cast an unlawfill Yoo88 hailot {s to bo punished by o fine of 5,000, or by imprisonment. not mora than five years, or both. Assault, killing, snd bribery nre to be visited with a fine: of 81,000; or both, " I'ersons convicted of any of these of- fenses are to he disqualified forever from hold- Ingr any offlee of honor, trust, or protit under the Unlted States, TAE FOUR PER CRNTS. Bubscriptions to the 4 per cent loan sinco yes- terday's revort azeregate £3,108,2:0, THE CENSUS DILL, a8 it passed the flonse, provides that_the enu- meration shall commence on the last Monday 1n June, nnd returns sshall be forwarded to the Bupnervisors on or before the 1st of July, 1690, and in any efty baving over 10,600 Inlnbitants the emumcration shall Le taken within two weeks from the first Monday in June. ‘The President, by und with the consent of the Senate, 18 to have the appointment of Super- visora of the Census, whoso number s limitedt tulf0, und who are to recelve n compensation of #500 ench. The sum of 83,000,000, §250,000 of whichi fa hereby appropriated, i3 limited 28 the maximum cost of the census, DIVIDEND. The Comptroller of the Currtney has declared a dividend of 5 per cent in favor of the credltors of the City National Bank of Chicago, making the total to ita creditors of 50 per ceut. NOMINATIONS. The President bas nominated Walter 8, Cox, ® of Washington, Assoctate. Justice of the 8u- yreme Court of the District of Columbla; Peter A Willimms, United States Murabal of the Southern District of Floridas Dennis Euguy, Collector of Internul Reventie fur Flovida. AU IN THE TREASURY, Disvarch 1a tanctanoll Engutrer, v 5.—~The following WasminaToN, D, C., Important correspondence serves to show the actual umonnt of_gold und stiver hullion in the f'reasury Department on the 15th of February: Hovkr oF ReeaeseNTATIVEE, WAsaiNoTox, D, ", Feb, 17, 1570, —~7The Jop. John Shermuan, Secretury of the Treasury—Sim: Please furufsi mie a1 your carliest convenience the cazali halance remuriing in the ‘Cressury Feb, 15, how much of sard amnunt 18 held for resumption purposes, sud how wnuch for otlet purposes; aluo. how mich of 1238 In coin, and how mitich in United Siates notes or other available cash resonrcen. Very tenly, I'anxnaxno Woon. TREARCRY DEPANTMEN Hon, Fernando Wood, faairman Commiitce of avs and Meane—Sin:’ 1 have the honor to_ac- knowledue the receipt of your Jeitar of the 17th inst, requesting (o be informed what was tlio cash balance remalming in the Treasury on the 15th inat., and how much of satd amount s held fur resuinption purposes, and how much for other pur- onen; alen, 10 atate hui mucti 14 1 cofa, United States notes, and other available cash resources, In reply I have to inform sou that, from the latest reinrns recelved, there was i the general asscts of the Treaanry upon the date mentioned of gold coin and bulllona$133, 477,271 of aflver coin und bull- fon, S48, B0RANS,407 in al), 5108, 042,709.49, After deducting tho amonnt af current lisbilitics from the smonnt of entire asscts, tho balance avallable for resumptton at tho same dute was £148, 407, 704.07; but no separate deslgnation af particula moneys for this purpose has been kept, nor has .It yet been cetermined whether the re- sumption fund can be considered s monoy fu the 'I’reasury not otherwise appropriated. Joux SuERMAY, - DESTINATION OF PRNSION-MONEYS. . Suerinl to Cineinmatt fommercinl, WasmNaroy, D. C., Feb, 24.—Congress hav- ing unpruunulm& nearly 27,000,000 to pay ar- reara of pensions, it becomes n matter of Inter- st to learn where this money will wo. Your correspondent has examined tho record for this purpuse, but tinds it fmmossible Lo arrive at an antirely necurate conclusion. lowever, an ap~ proximate vonelusfon can be: reachied, und thn following table is submitted, believing that {6 Wwill be found substantinlly correct. A dlvision of Btutes in all casos is impossinle, nmi can onlv hae haa where pension -agencies are contined to particular States, oa in the case of Olifo. "Thero are thirty-elght States fn the Union, and elghi- cen axeticles, loeated in. the folluwing cltle Boston, Canandalzua (N. Y.), Chicayro, Coluu buts, Coneord, Des Moalnes, Detroit, Indiana; hw,' Knosville, Loulsville, Milwankee, Yurk, New Urleans, Laouis, Sun Fruncis Teb. 10, 1870,—The ew Philadelpbin, Plttsburg, St. , sl Washington, ‘Fhe appropriation will be distributed nmonZg the soveral biates approximately as follows: States of Massachusetts, Rlode Tvland und Connechicut, through the Bostan States of Vermunt, New lampshire, uml Malue, tazough ghe Concord ABENCY, oot wvses s Enluum New York, New Yor) Avenc, ........ $2,082,000 2,049,000 Ciiy,and R 1,450,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,450,000 2,600,000 1,850,000 o through the Canandulzua Agency.... Fustern’ Penuowylvania, thrusgh™ the Philadelnlita ARENUY, coe cvrvoernnnes tuo Wentern Pennayivania, Pittahur_Agency State of Ohio, thro Avency,. State of n olls Agency Sevas State of Mlcniian, trough e Detroft through Agency. . es vesaies seevine o o 1,160,000 States of Minneeots and Wilsconain and - "Perritoriea of Dakota nnd Mountana, - - throyeh the Milwaukee Agency...... 1,200,000 States of Nebmska and lowa, through thu Dea Motnea Agency... o 1,100,000 States of Colorado, hanens, oo . rourf, thrangh 8i, Lould Agency, 1,800,000 States of Caluorula, Oregon, Nevada, i Ternitoricd of Washington, Utati, Arlzonn, and New Mexieo, through sere 200,000 Sun Franeisco Ageney. " State of ucky, through _ Auency. 760,000 Stuted of it} 3 Virglnis, ana North Carollu, Knoxville ALCNCY ersrae saretereses B80,000 State of Nlivole, torough the Chicago . AHVHEY 10 snenesvesoreasssarosserarns 2,210,000 Btatuw of Maryiond, Delaware, City of h\'nun{nglm'. alm‘lzlnlrlflxl Columi- 1 090 w, throush Washington Agoncy. 000, State of Texas, Arkunsas, Louisin g Misalavippt, Alabamu, Georpla, South Caroling, und Florida, through thy New Orleans ALENcY iveevensenisna. 360,000 While lteral uceuracy §s not claimed for this estimate (nnd auch would be finpossiblo), yot al- towanees uf 5 to 10 per ceut would cover every error and misenlculation, Fi & PANTY AT BENATOR DLAINE'S, - iy Telegraph to New York Irivune, WABIINGTON, Feb, 28, —The close of Wastings ton's birthday was brilliantly observed by o finil entertainment at the bouse of Scoator Bluloo lust eveping. The tact of this popuiar host nud tha Iadies of bis family in drawing around them & cirels of rare and {nteresting people wis never miore manifest, und the spirit of the day per vaded the joyous company, By a'colucldeuce, George Bancroft, the vener- uble htstortan of Washingztan, was present, und many greetings were offered to lm, Prof, Gotdwin Binitli, Mr, Willlam E. Dodze, of Nuw York; ux~Judge Advoeate Geveral Holt, ox- Commissioner Douglass, Samuel 8hellubar- rer, wd Col, Robert Ingersoll, — the jatter two accompaniod by thelr wives,—woro notfeeable among many other unoflicial gueats, ‘Fhe Bntish, Broziliap, and French Mintsters— the Iatter vscorting Madame Outrey, whu wore cr dress of ©dregs of wing? velvet—rep- ed the diplomatie corps. The Chicf-Juse thee of the Bupremo Court und Miss \Waite, As- sutiate-Justicrs Swayno aud Btrong, Judge Mac- Arthur, of the Bupréme_Court ol the Diatrict, and Mrs, MacArthur, Gen. Hazen, Gen, Parke, Gian. MueKee, Gen, Duon with Mrs, Dunn, amd Gen, Hoffman with Mrs, IlofTulaw, Payniustere General Cutter, of the Navy, with Mrs. Cutter, Mr, A, G, Yurter, the First "Comptroller of the Treasury, with hls beautitut daughter, sl the Assistaut-Secretary of the ‘Trewsury were u few amone many representativy of high ollicial families prosent. Heuwator Chawdler, in merry mood, recelved warn con- cratulutions. Seunator Uordon escoited Mrs, ilulne to the supper-ruom, Senators Windom, Beek, Eaton, Aothony, Buroside, Dawes, und- Ugclesby were presunt,” Representatives Foster, Ewlg ule, Lyndsey, Briggs, Wiilis, Kemmcl, Crapo, Clymer, Blackbury, und’ Horace Davls were ulso bresent,—o mujority of them accome panicd Ly their wives, Mrs, Davis is a dauzhe - ter of the lamented Thomos Stars King., Uen, nud Mrs, Gartlold irst attended the thoe literary we{ev.r at Mrs. Dablgre: Portutaster-General and Mrs. Koy, the literary entertatnment ut Horatio King's. Mr, Frank Hiscock came_from the dinuer given at Willord's by M. Johu I Starin, of the Twenttoth Now York District, to the Repnblican Congressmen and Congressmen-clect of:. s Stato, at which dinner Scvator Conkllng snd Revresentatives Hale and Clathn werc also pres- ent. Mrs. Hiscock accompanied her husbeud to Mr, Blulue's, richly attired in black volvet, with Duchosse laco snd diamoods. Among uther* guesty woro en Perley P'oore, tbe orstur of the day before the Oldesi fubabltante® Asso-