Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1879, Page 1

of earemannfacturers have songht to o rulnenta the. saperb. tons. end ot 107 e Siciaway Piano Ly intreastor the o 30ty Of e The eforts of Messrs. Steinway & Sons pensloTs Tl Ted toa diminativa fn size, yer ruc :;::aeren facreastng thelr power and general mu- dalesnstIy. oy vears the unparalleled success of Rortle b haa revolntionized the piano trade, the e L0y Epvicit of the preseat day belug Lhe wonder hole world. f the Wi pasmiratlos SfLIE TR achlevement of Messrs. Toe latest B0 oduction of &0 Artisticaly ‘Grand “Plano, smalier. In sizc (han Suisnew torm_of picno. and, o Erikingly landiome and elegant. extérior. S soamount Of OFnAmENtation cau impart 10 & 0. LYON & HEALY STATE & MONROE-STS. TAILORING, - , 1878, Qur selections of SPRING WWOOL-~ ENS is complete, consisting of Stylish Suitings, Clay’s New Diagonals, For Evening wear, and a very rich line of Elegant SPRING GVERCGATINGS Of all shades, AT VEREY LOW PRICES. WL H. GRUBEY, 107 South Clark-st., Methodist Church Block. OLGAN! Organs! Organs - Organs! i With a view of withdrewinz from this braach of our business we will close out our stock of 300 ORGANS, embracing any new and beautiful styles, AT PRICES tZ;E.‘.'LO‘V ACTUAL COST, for cash or on . JULIUS BAUER & G0, 263 & 265 Wabash-av,, Between Jackson and Van Buren-sts. FENANCIAL. Ioma Lands-Hiortoags Loans, Itzou wish 10 buy or sell land fn_Northwestern lowa, ermake cholce loans on {mpioved farins. address ORSBY Bitos. & Eurmetsburg, ia. m References: First Natonal Dank, Hiubard, Spencer &Co., Jucge E. A. Otis, Chicago. SEW COURT-HOUSE BONDS. SO orgrs, whtch can be exchanged for the above E SALE AT A DISOOUNT. O Scrip and County Orders boughe and sold. IRA HOLMES, General Broker, 75‘&"“'3!1!"13! -5t SILVE gfl‘;“”‘" Quarters bought at best market HERMAN SCEAFFNEE & CO., 0133 TSallg-st. _ HIGEHEST PRICES State. PALY FOR mmi;ggf;}_m - D Savings Books. af:ge\n’-mclgunum of Broken Banks. Gy Serip, IRA HOLMES, 2 General Broker, 85 W ashington-st. b SHEET MUSICe Aadtwo thousand other pieces of Standard lusic, ot 10 cents each. SHITH’S CHEAP BOOK & NEWS STORE, 122 DEARBORN-ST. FOR SALE, A lot of Rogers’ Tri = o ple Plated g“lld Steel Kuives at $:3 pex doz. Der cent discount in 10 doz. lots. A.W. WHEELER, 141 Lake-st. dams and 125 3 'l;.;l;wi. cash Dg canal — J_A. FARWELL, City Comptroller. LEGAL. ASSIGNEE'S HOTICE. The og Marcus Kronbers. of Chicago. Cook ¥ uotifield that he. on the s ned to me all s prop- d yersonal. o trus for the Devefi of his ARt they are required <o pressnt thelr or alrmation 10 me withla thres D BANCOCK, Asignee, Te 139 Lagalie-ec., Chicago, BRAD SR Fomer uomess T T | WE CLAIM FURNITURE. To be able to show the largest, best assorted, and finest stock of FURNITURE in the city, including many NOVELTIES not obtainable elsewhere. WE CLAIM To sell Furniture of every de- scription, at from 10 per cent to 25 per cent below all competing prices obtainable elsewhere. WE CLAIM To be able to demonstrate the above facts to the public by simply comparing our goods and figures with those of our (would be) competitors. S;P EGEL & GO, o & 253 Wabash-av,, NEAR JACESON-ST. Set of Solid Rosewood Parler Furnitere for Sale. Asetof Solid Rosewood Parlor Furniture (a donble set) of eleven pleces, hand-carved, Louts X1) upholstered §n Satin Damesk, dregs of wine col S1,150. Not a handsumersetin the city. Can be had st 3 bargatn. Apply To 2 N. H. WHEELER, 56 Reaper Block. 95 South Clark-st. MILLINERY. D. &, HEWES. NOW OPEN, All the NEW STYLES in String Blhmer | ] Ladies’ and Children’s TRIMHED HATS in all grades. " "156 & 158 Wabash-ay. TO RENT FOR WHOLESALE BUSINESS. INQUIRE OF LAZARUS SILVERMAN, Chamber of Commerce. FOR RENT. From May 1. 1879. the vers desirable BANKING- OFFICE, Yo Corner No. 128 Washington-st.. corner of fxchangy piace, st and adsornins CILAMBEL OF COMMEC sest avatlable Twnking or Freleht Ottice In the city! ltent reawnsble. = Also. sume chotce COMMISSION OFFICES in ssme bulidisg. Apoly to e JOTIN Q. WELLS. Rzoom 29, No. 126 Washiugton-t. TO RENT. From May 1. LUMBER YARD, 330 fect o river, 126 feet on Lumber-sc... 353 fect, deep, with 40,000 feet ground oppostte. Ofice, track, and planki I premt: Located at 100t of Un1o) ner. ¥ WH. dams-st., at pre: . MCCONNELL, 180 Adams-st. TO RENT. STORE, Yo. 26 LAKE-ST. Five stories and basc- mient. Very strongly bullt. C. J. HAMBLETON, 14 Treaver Block. ifth-av. and Shufeldt & H. M. 8. PINATORE, THE GREAT SENSATION!! The **Gems" complete, with words and music, fn Momre’s 10-Cent Musical Library. Numbers 17. 18 2nd 19 contaln the vocal arrangement of the entiré opera s presented in the principal thea- 1rea of the country. 10 CENTS PER NUMBER. 39cents for the three numbers. and the complete opers, For sale by all newsdealers, or sent postage free. Ad- N. L. MUNRO. Puslicher, 44 Beekman-st., N! RAKES, JOES, Etc. FOR SALE. Four car.loads of Hay and Ma~ nure Forks and Rakes and Hoes. Great_inducements oftered to the trade in all kinds of Hardware. A. W. WHEELER, 141 Lake-st. BUSINMIS CAM DS, i BOSTON STEAM CarpetGleaningWorks 44 & 46 West Adams-st. S. ROTHSCHILD & CO., Agents. i SUNDAY, MARCH Y. 1879—SIXTEEN PAGES. GROCERIES. Fresh Supplies TEAST COFFEES, AND GROCERIES! C.Jevne’s, 110 & 112 Madison-st. (HUNG EONG TEA CO.) We Aim to Please Everybody, and Do Business on the Square, as Qur Success Abundantly Proves. Our stock embraces ALL GRADES OF TEAS, from the cheapest 10 the very finest obtainable, and we offer GOOD DEAWS at 40 and 50 cents per pound. We do not. Towever. stoopto the, disreputable practice of reptesenting such a3 **the very best,” and be- Heve Uit all uteiligent persons know such preteusions 10 hic simply bsurd. W claim the following goods to be unadulterated and Of R00d value, selecied With ntmost care: Japan Teas. 20, 25, 40, 50, €0, 75 Young 11550} 5, 40, 50, B0, 75, 0 Guapowder, 0, 75, §1 B, 75, $1 0,75, $1 Roasted Lideria. . SUGARS. Granulated Standard. Wiite EX. C.... ellow New Orl Whtie (Clarified) LAUNDRY SOAPS AT JUBBING PRICES. FLOT ~ BEST BRANDS AT POPULAR PRICES, AND WAR- RANTED TO PLEASE. PRESERVES AND DELICACIES Of every description at lowest prices. 52 Country Orders have our Specfal Attenton. Sermi for MARCH PRIGE-LIST, malled free to any address. » 110 & 112 MADISON-ST. FIATS. Hew York Fifth-av. Hatters, Solely upon their merits have the productions of these celebrated Hat Manufacturers gained a popularity with the fashionable world seldom attained. Their Spring Patterns, both Silkk and Felt, which are & mar- vel as to elegance, beauty, and dn- rability, are now being shown by their Chicago Agont, REWSTER, N. W. Cor. Clark and HMadison-sts, LETTER FILE. READ THE TESTIMONIALS. “We clicerfully recommend {t as, 10 our opinfon. the oest in use.” 5 'he Ludington, Wells & Van Schalck Company say: We can cheerfully testify that it fs the most com- plete file we have ever use Gawmon & Deerfug say: **We liave tried almost every device known, and unhesitatingly give our pref- erence Lo Brown's." Postmaster Palimer says: **Superior {n every respect., Gives better satisfaction than any other we have ever used [n ihis ofiice.” OULVER, PAGE, HOYRE & CO. 118 & 120 Monroe-st. REMOVALS. e have remoyved our entire business 10 our new Wholesalo and [ictail Wabssh-av. Stores. where wo now, _ exittbi ar the Largest and lifche: of CARPETS, FURNITULE, WALL-PAY DING, &c.(embractns: al veltics of U ever shown in the West. a0 Gargel o, Cor. Wabasheav, & Monroe-st. REMOVATL. TRANCIS T. SCREEGBL WIRE WORKS 167 Madjsgligtvfbfi,hicago, 1. Heavy Crimped Iron and Wire Railings, ‘Wire Signs, Flower Stands, Wire Forms tor Clothing and Dry Goods, Trees and Stands for Milliners and Hatters. FRUITS, Orangesand Lemons Via New Orleans, free from frost. Dealers' orders solfcited {n any quantity by S. P. SLADDEN & CO., Dealers in Fancy Groceries and Fruits, 83 Michigan. G0 TO JOHN JONES, J18 Dearnorp-st.. and ret your Clothes Thorough Gicaned aad Nently fiopaired) g MOVIING. Sprinz trucks and careful men furnfshed to move farafture. 125 Miclifgan-av., near Madison-st. ‘We Notice that Far-Awny Moses Mas opened a Tursish Bazar at 167 Wabash-av., ane ‘biock south of Field, Leiter & Co., with a great varfety of Avcfent and Mcdern Ilugs and Carpets. and Em- broideries: also, different Fancy Turkish Goods. It having become quite popular for dry goods hous= es to earry aline of Mards ware, I have a large stock saitable for their wants., . W. WHEELER, 141 Lzbke-st. TA%BICAL: DR J. WILBUR fits i, 18113 Lake St., Chicago. Becarciultobuyonly the Genuine, 1: making some of the most wonderful cures o rece ord. Cotmpetent lady assls.uats in atlenduace, Notice! o that v . Allen French i no er 1 eni we having this day severed aj 'c%’fi%'m%n"\'ismsm V3% VAN orirs taken tod unilied iy WIILIn. no manner be delayed. by 3tr- French WL IBg0 SFRONG FUINITURE CO. March 8, 1679, MANUFACTURERS {ntrodnce thelr wares (n the A e L ommminieate. w1ta the o Wil shortly Teturn to that country. Can hation desired. 18 also willing o represent them The Tnternational Fxpositionia 18°u.” Itefercnces ex- jdress §. ALTSCHULER, care Cahu, Wam- pold &Co., Chutemgo M. + sdvice frecs will gain yon something or e e ¥ate. mautéys cofidential. Money Tonned on anyihing. 'Experienced. Address A 46, Trib- une olice. Notice {s hereby OPTICiANS, OPTICIAN, Tribune Buildinz. ih entific pria- Fine Spectacies suited € ciples. scuped, Burowsters, &€ shis on pera anid Field Glasses, Telescopes, Miero- | o] CAGE . ] Yonr bird will sing better fn a new home. seil you u spleudid wire cage FOR 39 Cts., a larger one for 43 cts. fine: brass cage, 87 ct cage for $1.95. Sea wi alarge hrass cage. 9% cts. Tuncy binss cage, : Ie WILL DO HUST YOU! % ISPIT AL least be deceot about It. and Lry B¢ of those fancy patuted Cuspadores, worth $1, but Which Sea is seliing for 39 cts., and they are beauties, CcUT - OUT with a pair of black-handled Shears (that some folk sk 3 quarter for, bur) which Sca sells for 4 cis ll:‘l \'l‘!lll UI:(L‘? \V]]yx. those );C‘YY(:‘I.‘ l{lz( Ings dress you are making with the ald of i erlect- 0 Tauitiest Tadics favorite, Lestie - Do oerat (UT PATTERNS: PAPER. SEA’S PRICES: At Iy soc, 3, ror PATTERNS, 40c, 30c, ie. 25¢ patterus 200 patierns. 9c 3¢ patierns. “6c [ 10 patt3r: CATALOGUES FRERE. BOOKS AND where and you will tind TEL SIXTH THOUSAND of the famozs little Gems of Literature that we have ‘been baving such o rush for during thic past two weeks, will be opened to-morrow, aind owing fo the fact that the Poetical works of Whittier, Lougteliow, ‘ennyson, Mrs. Hemans, Scott, sad 1ivron are .nicsed oul thusspofling our varlety, we tud it pecessory crease the prices of these few fo 1S eents, but all the other Books, embracing a combiete ‘Library of Stand- ard Works, will still be offered at.'the really” ridiculous price of 14 cents. ERememb:r they were Never sold for lees “4CI Bouad in cloth. than50cents, Many DNiustrations. and fnclude beside hundreds of ofners, the works af Scott, Thomson, Colerldze, DicKens, Macaulay. Dr. Jirauwn, '‘Goettie, Shakapearo, Iitugsley, Pope, iiton, i Wl her€after be one of our principal Dep'ts. Com- pare the prices . and too many othors to uame. UR Boois for sc: Books for 10c: Bouks for Books for 4xc: and our §2 Books for Sdc.. ny of Dickens' y J. K et Jack,” by author of . yes liundreds, of other Novels, 5, dventures, etc.: etc., none WOFth less than $1.50, some worth S3, ail ot 55 " NOW, DEAR GIRLS, Here 18 your chance, SEA. makes you a bona fide pro- Pposal to'sell sou 4 NOVELS FOR 23c EACH! 2,000 12 different Novels (1,000 of cach). exery one complete In ftself. at 23Gc each, o the full library of 12 for 2: These afe not rash, But pure, delighiful, entertaln reading. Will You accept? ATUTTOGCGRAPELD Albums, greatest vasiety and loresterices in : A e el A ol ean Chicaso: 40¢."S1 albams for s8c, A SCIAT ALBUM FOK 17c. We open to-morrow an. cnormous :quantity of the finest aualty London made Stationary over imported from Marcus Ward & Co.. Lordon, Enz. Each box con- taluyhoete of Wnest aper aod 50 fuest - cnvelopes, Elegantly perfumed and {n three diZirent shapes of puper. Thelr price {n London was 456d, o over §1 fu our money, sthl we sell ticw for 2% 2 bos. Ladles that can apyreciate finc goods. are Invited: to examine this extraordinary bargain. We also scl) for =hgetcottatier fn | Tec|" 21 quvelones In Nice Box. {2 Nlee flox. £ We now hiave three tmes as many Housekeeplng Goods gs cver bofore. and ofier au unequaled variety 8t unequaled prices. ZE “Au fmmense quantity of new goods are still on the Way, 1o be Opencd Thursaay, ~see Thursdsy’s Tribune, 76 STATE-ST. Owing to the great demand for SEA’S MONTHLY (or Cataloguc of Borzains), the first dssue 18 all zone.— second caltlon ready 10-morrov evewlny:. We are over- tlgoued with letters sskiug for it, hence_the delay, which please cxcns FOW'IT FREE. ARLT STUDIO. Weonds oS CABINET PORTRAITS in any desired style, Llegant and Superior to any produced clsewhere in the city, at the uniformm price of $6 PER DOZEN. Curd Photos, EXTRA FINE, only $3 per dozen. %5~ CHILDREN Photographed instantancously. Brands Studios HEAP COAL ‘Hocking Valley Coal. $4.00 per ton cking Valley Nt Hocking 3.50 per ton Indiana Nut Coal 2,50 per ton Hard Coal Tne Hocking Valley and Durabliity, {s the cis al, cansideriug ts Cleanliness el In the marker. Principal Oflce, 141 Branch Oflices:” Easi end Corner Kinzle sud Peorfa-sta. Corner Carroll and Ann-sti. A first-class busineas-man to_travel, appotnt and su- rintend » system of agents n the Nortnwest. Slust inve n clear comprehension of men and business, nos: sess Incomizable enerzy and persevcrance, and stanid YA No. 1" {n every way. A party Baving s knowledge of life-Insurance. xewiug-machine. or acricultural-im- plement trades wili more readlly appreciate the work required. Guod salsry paid, and cqulvalent expected. Address, with rarticulars, stating WOrk sod experiunce. 7. Tribune office. SITUATION WANTED DBy a tirst-class office man. 48 thorough accountant, tashier, correspondent, und credic mai. Can furnish A1 clty references. _Address ¥ 41, Tribune office. SITUATION WANTED y 3 thoroughly competent man, who has liad fifteen ch’ exmeriente 1 the whiolesale ocery trade, all in bae house. as nookkecver, cashier, n0d saleyman; has country acquainiance souih, aud weit of can refer to bis present Address Tribune uhee. WASHINGTON. Speaker_ship Intrigues Devel- oped the Last Twen- ty-four Hours. Randall’s and Blackburn’s Adhe- rents Working with Much Vigor. A Reported Trade Between " Blackburn Men and the Greenbackers, Florida Democrats Ready to Confess to Frauds in 1876 Which Will Invalidate the Election of the Democratic Con-~ gressmen, {ltinois Democrats Interviewed on the Presidential Ques~ tion, About an Even Division Between the Old Men Tilden and Hendricks. Treasury Circular Regarding the New Four Per Cent Certificates- THE SPEAKERSHIP. LATEST FIGURINGS. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. Wasnmxeroy, D. C., March 8.—The intrigue for the Speakership continues with its wsual bit- terness and encrgy. -Ex-Speaker Randall is ab- sentin New York City, the supposed gucst of the Manhattan Club, but, contrary to expecta- tion, he did not appear st the Club last night, although when he left he did so for the purpose of accepting the invitation. The " use which -bis leading opponénts, -the Black- burn mep,” were disposed to make of this'visit evidently determined Randall not to make himself conspicuous here. Blackburn bimself was fovited, but declined togo. The reason was that Bluckburn considers that the Club has strong afliliations with Tilden, whose irreconcilable opponent Blackburn is. The Speakership contest, indeed, is drawn sharply alone the line of Tilden and anti-Til- dep. At"all events that is the carrent theory the Blackburn side is endeavoring to give to the contest, and the Blackburn men declare that Randali’s visit to-New York is for the purpose of w0 ORGANIZING. TILDEN INFLUENCE in his ‘behall. - To what extent this theory holds good may perhdps be gathered from the utterances of some of the leading supporters of the Kentucky delegation. Not oune favors:~ Tilden. Fenkle,. of. Maryland. a pronounced anti-Rahdall - map, and supporter of Blackburnis“radically agninst Tilden. Chalmers, of Missfssippi, a strong auti- Randall man, is opposed to Tilden. The same is true,of Clark, of Missoufi.. Ewing, an anti-+ Randall man, is radieaity-opposed to Tilden, and eays his nomination would create great dissatisfaction and demoralization. Bright, of Teunessce, & prominent Rapdall man; and him- self & possible Greeback candidate for Speaker, says: “If the Democracy nominate Tilden they will be beaten, and I am not for him.” House, of Tenne: lso snti-Randall, enter- taius similar yiew: itls, of Texas, who has said that il the Demoeratic caueus should nop- inate Randall for Speaker he would bolt the caucus, says that the Democracy WILL NOT GNITE UPON TILDEN, and that his nomination would be disastrous. Goode, of Virginia, whohas declined his own candidacy for Speaker in favor of Blackburn,: says that Tilden has no chance whatever. Ile had his opportunity, but let it slip, and the South cannot forget this fact. Oo the contrary, some of Randall’s prominent followers are open advocates of Til- den. Blount. of Georgia, inclines to Tilden. Money, of Missississippi, thinks Tilden will be nominated. Whitthorne, of Tenncssee, one.of the Randall Chairmen in the last Congress and his active supporter in this contest, thinks there i3 a growiny sentiment among the masses in favor of the renomination of Tilden. In fact, the only Tilden men in the House are found supporting Randall. The Randall men to-nizht claim ninety-five votes. Blackburn to-night says’ that MeMahon, of Ohio, is thoroughly his friend, andwill not make an independent canvass. TIE STRENGTH OF THE GREENSACKERS is still an uncertain quantity. ‘The pledges that they have secured from the soft-money Demo- crats are probably conditional, and in the event of Mr. Blackburn recciving the regular Demo- cratic nomination, or even if he should stand as a bolting candidate, the votes of the soft- money Democrats” from the South will nat- urally eravitate toward him, and it is quite probable that all votes from Northern soft- money Democrats, who are pleaged to sup- port their caucus nomince, are similarly con- ditioned, and _pledged to them only upon the event of Mr. Randall not receiving the regular Democratic nomination. Tn the cvent of a reg- ular and a bolting Democratic candidate being in the field, the - balance of power, wich the Nationals claim to_hold, would be_easily ab- sorbed by the two Democratic candidate: if the Democrats should finally agrce upona compromise candidate from their own party, such a man as Mr. McMabon, of Ouio, 2 soft- wmoney Democrat, then the whole of it would go to Mcalahon, and the originzl straight-out Na- tionals would be ¢ LEFT WITHOUT A FOLLOWING. ‘The Democrats Seem ta be much worried at the Greenback movement. and are moving heaven and* earth to get all their wembers-clect from the Pacitic Coast aud othier, distant localities bere, and to have all their sick on the well list ami present i the House on the 15th. Reports received from Florida Toresnadow vne important disclosure affecting _1he Presidential clection of 1876 in that State. Some of the men who were active in perpetrating the frands in Bisbee's district last autumn, and who were caught, have come, to the conclusion that the candidates ip whose interest tey acted cannot save them from the Pevitentiary. They are now ready to confess not only the frauds of which they were guilty in 1378, but also similar ones by which the greater part of the Kepublice- av majority in that State was destroyed in.the Presideatial clection. THE EARLIEST REPORTS from Florida in 1876 represented the Repub- lican . majority in that State 23 at least 1,000, aud that® the returns from many . of the Democratic counties were held back, as the Republicans then be- heved, in order that it might be ascertaioed how nuch,it would be necessacy to doctor the re- turus from those counties 1o order to overcome the Lepublican majority in the remainder of the State. The receut confessions; which are to he used in prosecutivns @he Uniced States Courts in Florida, show that this theory of the Repub- licans WAS CORRECT, . and that the chances which the Democrats made fn the returs from 2 _single county were suffi- | ctent, if they Were corrected, to take Florida out of the Jist of doubtiul States, aud wwake 1t Ke- PRICE FIVE CENTS. publican on the face of the returns by solarze a majority that if evervthing which the Democrats claimed before the Caovassing Board bad been conceded to them, the: Republicans would still haye been hundreds abead. . A TRADE. ‘The Blackburn Democra's claim to-night that they have made a trade with the Greenbackers on the following terms: The Greenbackers to support the political amendments, and the Democrats to nominate for Speaker some one of the following five, any one of whom the Greenbackers pledge themselves to support: Ewing, Obio; New, Indiana; Blackburn, Ken- ; Phelps. Connecticut; Sunset Cox, and onc other. This is oue of the numerous plans submitted. DE LA MATYR. apectal Dispatch to The Tribune. INDIANAPOLIS, March 8.~De La Matyr 18 at home, und, In un interview, cxpressed an opin- ion that the Greenbackers would be able to con- trol the organization of the House, although he i3 not favorzble to putting in one of the Nation- al purtyas Speaker. They are not of sulfi- cient experience. His own choice would be Gen. Weaver, of lllinois, for a Nation- al, but he favors a man of experience, and would be pteased with Kandall, whois a brainy man, although he is for bard money. Kelley be wants as Chairman of the Ways and Means. When asked directly, De Lu Matyr said be himself would accept the Speakership, but he did not want it. He avowed himselt to be thoroughly familiar with parlia- mentary rules, but said the knowledge aud ability to put them in practice were two dif- icrent things. Ie said thut his trip through the South in the interest of Greenbackism he found no cases of bulldozing, and did ot be- lieve such a thing existed. ‘The Republican agi- tation of the subject he declared the worst thing that could hapoen for the colored man, and be wanted the whole subject buried for- ever. ? 1IN ST. LOUIS. _8t. Lours, March S.—~William R..Mor- rison. member of Congress from - Illinoi arrived here to-day, and has expressed him- self - very frcely ~about the contest for the Spealsership” of the House. He declares most_ positively that under no circumstances will he be a candidate himself; that he is op- posed to Randatl und in favor of s Southern man for that position, in order to test the ques- tion whether Southern men can be put into prominent places with safety to_the interests of the nation. Ie rezards Mr. Blackburn, of Kentukey,as a brilliant and able man,who would make an ‘excellent Speaker. “The Z'ost and Dispatch, of this city, published 1 astrong cditorial this afternoou acainst Ran- dall, insisting that Do mewmber of Congress from this State, or the West zenerally, can vote for l:im‘“'il,huut Dbetraying the interests of their people. Lx-Gov. Throckmorton and Mr. Giddings, members from Texas, are also here en route home, and express the opinion that most of the Texas members and the Southern delegation will vote for Biackburn, and that Randall’s de- feat is certain. PRESIDENTIAL. RESGLT OF INTERVIEWS WITH ILLINOIS DEMO- CRATS. &pectal Dispatch ¢o The Tridune. Wasnmxerox, D. C., March 8.—In the course of a series of iuterviews on the Presidential question, the Illinois Democratic Conzressmen are reported to have expressed the following views: Robert M. Koapp, Eleventh District, ex- pressed the belief that Tilden is the coming man. He thinks that circumstances poiut to him as being unquestionably the best man in the nation for the position. The ‘William M. Springer, Twelfth District, thinks the Democratic nowination rests with Thurmau, Bayard, Tilden, or Hendricks. As to the inves- tization of the ‘cipher dispatches, he does not. think Mr. Tilden is in the Icast injured, but, on the other hang, it has been a great help to him. In bis opinion, had mot the cipher dispatches been investigated. Mr. Tilden’s’ nomivation would have been impossible. The investization | brought bifs nominatfon within the possibilities. His nomination, it might besaid, depends upon ‘how New York goes., ‘John P. Eden, Fiftcentli District, his po maturcd opinion. Since the publication of the cipher dispatehes and the testimony.of Mr. Til- den, he thouzht it was not improbable thnt TILDEN WILL BE NOMINATED. Mr. Tilden's testimony belped bim greatly. His (Eden's) choice was Hendricks. Sparks, Sixteenth District, says the Demo- cratic nominee must be Thurman. Sigce the Inst investigation Mr. Tiiden’s stock has in- creased. 'This feeling; he thought, has gone out toward Mr. Tildev, in the .West especially, and makes his .strength much greater.. Yet he thought the West was solid for Thurman. Morrison, Seventeenth District, declined to converse, as ho did not know anything about the matter, and. moreover, the time for the nomination is too far ahead. Hartzeil, Eightccuth District, is of the opin- ion that the fizht for the Democratic nomination is between Thurman and Hendricks. In the West it looks that way. He declined to express an opinion relative to Mr. Tilden’s chances further than to say that future questions might affect biim one way or the other. Richard W. Townshend, Nineteenth District, preferred mot to exoress an opinion as to the probable Democratic nominee. Hewas inclined to think that Tilden wiil not be nommzted, aud that_he has but a amall following in the South or West. The investigation bad not affected him in the estimation of Democrats, so far as his integrity is concerned, but sound policy dic- tates that the nominee should be some other maa. THE TREASURY. THE FOUR PER GENT CERTIFICATES. WASHINGTOS, D. C.. March 8.—The Sceretary of the Treasury bas fssued a circutar calling at- teation to the 4 per cent refunding certtficates of the United States to be issued under the pro- visions of the act of Congress avproved Febv. 26, 1879, cntitled, * An act to anthorize the issue of certificates of deposit in aid of the refunding of the public debt.” Each certificate will be of the denomination of $10, will be made nearly of the form and size of the United States note, and will bear on its face and back the conditions of its fssue. - Such certificates will be SOLD FOR LAWFUL MONEY at par and aceruing intercst o dateof purchase, by the Treasurer of the United States at Wash- ington and by the Assistant Treasurers at Bos- ton, Baltimnore, Chicazo, New York, Philadel- phia, St. Louis, and Sau Francisco, and the “Treasurer of the United States at Washington aud Assistant Treasurer at New York will also receive in payment drafts in favorof themselves, respectively, drawn on New York, which will be collectea. and the excess, if any, returned to the despositors. . . ‘The Sceretarv of the Treasury will also ac- cept in payment certflicates. ‘of deposit of National banks specially Jesignated to_recetve deposits on this account, bus the refunding cer- tificates will not be delivered until the certifi- cate of deposit issued by the bavk has been paid for by a Treasury draft or by deposit of A LIKE AMOUNT with the Treasurer or some Assistant-Treasurer of the United States, or uatil United States bongs of an equal amount are substituted in their Atead. All National banks, upon complyiag with Sec. 5,153, Revised Statutes of the Unifed States, are inyltéd to become financial agents of the Gov- erament and depositories of public moneys ac- cruing from such certiticates. Money received by depository baeks for such certiticates will re- maiz on devosit with said banks, subject to the order of the Treasurer of the United States,and calls for the redemption of bondawill issue from time to time, as the Secretary mav direct. All banks, bankers, Postmasters, and other public oflicers, and all other persons are in- vited to aid in placing these certiil- cates. They can make their . arrangenients throueh the National bunks for the deposit of the purchase-moncy. -Commissions will be al- Jowed on . the purchase of thesc certificates as follows: On an azgregate of $1.000 and not exceeding $100,000in any oue calendar month, 3 uf1per cent, and any amouat rxcéeding §100,002 in like period 2 ‘comuwission’or 3¢ -of 1 per cent on the excess, and_parties purchasing at one time $1,000 or more of certificates will be catitled to receive them FREE OF CHARGE FOR TRANSPORTATION. The certiticates will be ready for delivery Avoril 1, 1879, at which date they will begin to bear interest, which will be payable upon the couversion of the certiticates into+4 per . cent bends. A ‘The Sccretary also announces that 2s soon as. practicable $10 certificates will be issued under this law similarin form and upon like similar conditions to those above deseribed, to be regis- tered on the books of the Treasury in the name of the owner, which name will also b entercd on the face of the certificate. : THE FOUR PER CENTS. Subscriptions to the 4 per cent Government Toan, 5 “age solz,‘?:s.-lg(l)‘.l“ yesterday’s report, n..x.ez:lu WILLIAM E. CHANDLER. PREDICTIONS. ESpecial Dispatch 10 The Trivune. WasmiGroy, D. C., March 8,—William E. Chandler appears as the Samuel among the prophets. In a published letter he vouches for the stalwart Rebublicanism of President Hayes, predicts impending ruin to the Democracy os the result of persistiug in their revolutionary plans, 2nd declares that as a consequence Demo- cratic fatuity aud obstinacy will sound the knell of the Democratic party. He refers to an old statement of Murat' Halstead that Hayes was liable to become the most radical of Presidents, and coofidently asserts that this radicalism is going to manifest itself in a distinct and uncompromising veto of any effort, - whether in an appropriation bill or otherwise, to wipe out the safesuards of clec- tions, and predicts that Hages witl unite cor- dially with the Republicans of every grada in fichting the mementous battle for vitat Re- publican principles which is to be wazed without intermission from the 18th of March until No- vember, 1880. Fioally, Mr. Chaudler has no doubt of the issue _of the battie. He believes the extra session will make an end of the Dem- ocratic dacger, The greed of the Democracy will destroy them. ~The devilis in them ail, and their fate will be that of the crazy berd of swine. NOTES AND NEWS. INELIGIBLE. WasnrxeToy, D. C., March S.—The seat of Danicl O'Reilly, from the Second Conaressional District of New York, is contested on the ground that le is a deserter from the Union army. O'Reilly was elected by the Independent Democrats and Republicans over Litchtield, the - regular Democratic candidate. EX-SENATOR PATTERSON has received a letter froin the Attorney-Geperai of South Carolina announcing the canceling of the {ndictments against him in that State. 3Mr. Patterson lcaves soon to take ap important trrst under the Southern Pacitie Railroad Com- puay in Arizonz. . . TIE EIGRT-HOUR SYSTEM. Congressmau-elect Murch will introduce a joint resolution, at the special session, declaring eight hours a legal day’s work for all laborers and mechanics employed by the Government. CONTRACTS AWARDED. ‘The Post-Office Department has awarded con- tracts for four years’ mail service in Wisconsin, to begin with July next. A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION is ordered for clerkships in Class 1, In the Pon- sion Burean. PETROLEUM. A Little Light Thrown upon the Oleogin. ous Muddle in Pennsylvania, Speciat Dispatch €2 Tic Trivune. PHILADELPEIA, Pa., March 8.—There is an evident purpose on the part of the Common- ‘realth’s counsel and oii producers to show cor- rupt collusion between the Pennsylvapia Rail- road and the Standard Oil Company. It must be confessed that so far they have signally failed. The contract telegraphed you.yesterday . was very plain as to itsspecifications, apd today Third Vice-President Cassatt Frankly explained’ the conditions which led to the making of the: : contract with the Standard Oil Company. He said that the transportation of oil over the Pennsylvania Company’s lines in January, 1877, was by the Empire Trausportation Com- paoy, a private corporation, and various other lines to New York and Philadel- phia. The work was dome by vontract with the Ewmpire Compeny, which, ia addition to 1,000 truck-cars and 400 other cars, also -had control of certsin pipe-lives, und had an interest in refineries. ‘The Standard Oil Company ceased. to trausport its oil by the Pennsylvania Rail road; according to the combination, in March. ‘the Standard Oil Compuny and the Empire Transportation Company, being distinet corpo- rations, did not harmonize well together. 'This led to competion, aud the prices of oil in the. oil resions were raised, while at the ‘zeaboard they were depressed. This “was dde to the manpipulations of the market by the Standard Oil Compavy. : In the combination against the Pennsylvaniz Railroad the New York Central, Erie,” Balti- more & Obio, Lebizh Valley, Reading, Lake Shore & Great' Western Railroad Compauies and the united pive lines combined with the Standard Oil Company. 1t was a war upon the shiopers of the Peonsylvanis Railroad Com- pany, and it was intended as an opposition . to the Empire Transportation Line. aud “in gust, 1877, said Mr. Cassatt, ** Mr. Rockafeller, Presidert of the Standard Oil Company, Wili- iam E. Warden, of this city, and otbers, entered into negotiations_with’ the Peunsylvania Rail- road Company. Iacted on behalf of the latter Company. The first meeting Was at St. George's Hotel in this city, and the subjcet of aiscossion was whether some contract could ve made with the Standard Oil Company by whicl: this competitioo should cease. 'The Standard Company insisted that they could made no von- tract or arrangement Wwhile the oil business of the Pennsylvania Railroad wes curricd om throush the Empire Transportation Compauy, which came up as a rival and menace to the Standard Oit Company. The Empire Company had a refinery at New York, which the Standard Company did not like, and threatened to with- draw its patropage from the Pennsyl- vania Railroad Company; but the tinal ajarm was given when, subsequent Lo the complaints by the Standard Com- pauy, the Empire started refineries at Philadelphia. The Standard Company insisted that the first condition of coming back to the Pennsylvania Rallroad Company was that the Emoire Company should cease to refine in com- petition, and_the Standard was suPuonfld by three trunk lines. The Standard Ol Company wanted the Penusylvania to buy the united pipe lines, but the Pennsyivania Railroad bud no necotiations with the latter Compsny. Aa agreemeot was linally consummated with the Standard Oil Company about_the 1st of Octo- ber, 1877, by the purchase of_the Empire Trans- portation Company by the Pennsylvania Rail- road Compaor, the Standard Oil Company fur- nishing all the money requircd. FINANCIAL. 8ax Fraxcisco, March §.~The failure of Godchaux, Bros. & Co.,isnowknown to be more disastrous than the most panic-stricken of its creditors would have dared to suppose. . A care- ful examination of their affairs shows thut the assets of the firm amount to only $475,000, of which $75,000 is in_stock, and the balunce in book-accounts, notes, etc. The labilities are over §1,000,000. The creditors are garnisheeing debts wherever due. Much of the $400,000 due the firm had been assigned to' the creditors previous to the announcement of the failure, aud much of it being due from retail houses in this city, which bave also become embarrassed. It s asserted there will be a shrinkage of prob- ably 30 per cent in the amount of assets stated. ST. PAvL, March §.—Henry Breider, whole- sale hardware dealer, has been closed by attach- ment. Liabitities, $33,000; nssets, $35,000; thought to b solvent. ¥ THE UPPER MISSOURI. Yaxgros, D. T., March 5.—The!Missoun River opened to-day from Yankton to Fort Randall, and the ice is runoiag out rapidly. Three of the Coulson boats will be launched from the dock 3ouday, and these and the bal- aice of the flect will be ready for the season’s work by the end of next weck. ¥ Great excitement exists in the upper coun- try over a percptory order from the Indian Department removing all wood-hoppers and ranchmen from the Sioux country. How steam- boats are to be supplied with fuel this season, and how Government wood and hay contracts are to be filled without waite men to do the Work, 1s an interesting problem.