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

— a Bt ie a eh ee a THURSDAY, VOLUMET XXXIX. APOLLINARIS MINERAL WATER. — APOLLINARIS NATURAL MINERAL WATER, Tho Apoliinaris Company (Limited) have jelous paragraphs and advgrtisoments rospocting Apollinaris Wator which havo apponred m time fo timo in the ne $2 epapers. jomo of the strtomens,, Were ao absurd that they must have amused those who had any {nfor@ation on tho Ce tons which havo boon ie7eled agatnat thom, Phey do so by tho pullieation of the following lettor from tho United States Treasury, to which thoy appond thi cortificato of the world-famons Professor Virohow, of Hortin. ‘Those documouts wit 8tisfy every rensonable mind, aud will loavo any futuro blan- derous inventions rospe'zg Apolliuaris Water to the contempt which they merit: i, cory | PREASURY DEPARTMENT, ovpy(e OF THE SECRETARY, Wasp TON, D. C., Fob, 21, 1879, Frederick de #17 & Con, 41 Warren-st,, New rk: ‘Messrs. Yo Th: Departmont ts in recaipt of your seers incase tat, tnaulzlng the retutts of the to veatigation requetl by you last spring into the cons Teor apeurarie Waters Imported into the United flucen with reetencs tothe question whether rach cence ara nantat mineral waters entitled to excite Tan 'from dur OF Ate, as hail beet freavently elated, Hinatantiatly seeiActal mineral waters, aubject to the uty provide, OF the atatuy In nich cases, nity with your request the fecretary of 4 to causn n thorough Inquiry to be male fouethe mater bY ar Consul, at Cologne, and coples Sradocumeno® Aletn thle Department, which con- tained atatenenla reflecting upun the manner in whict dheh A polifytis Waters wets prenared for shipment to fhe United 80% Were Survised to the Conml, vA very votninowts report upon the eubjeet has been received, wilt Accompanying documents, from xclen- Ttsand ower Who have raade tha matter @ study, thd who have fully inenected the Spring. waletates that the fullest opportunity w: pee ina the Spring and all ita surroun 15 Jo0' othors wero not without ingenuity, and evinced a certain spoolti*noas which-yqy qlcttinted to mistend tho public. Thoir motivo and the interests thoy wit? intenddy to qo7e wore aullictontly tranaparont. Tho te Mts arrived “ven tho Apoilivaris Company (Limited) think tt desirable to givenn authoritative, anincontrovertible reply tu the slanderous and malignant accuaa- WASHINGTON. The Long-Impending Cau- cus Work Ratified by the Democrats. Both Appropriation Bills to Bo Brought Forward at Once. attachod but little importance to the soan- And Both Will Have Their Several Political At- tachments, Demoorats Unable to Agree upon tho Question of General Legislation, (ager thatno machtnory for te manufacture of artl ficial carbonte acid ges was fowl on or near the prem: Jaca, and that oo neceaslty existed for the manufacture of ench gas for use In bottling the Waters, for the reas aon that the Spring fteg!f supplies far more gas then fe necessary for the purpue of bottling the Waters and preaurving the ama amount of pat as [e contatoed tn the Water while in tha Boring. ‘The Consul conclutes Mis report ns follows: ‘1 therefore stato that {tlemy oninton, formed after what L considera careful and But Will Probably Attempt fo Start the Whole Congressional painstaking Inveatisatlon, that she Apollinaris Water o battled at thi Apoilinarie Soriag, ee exported to the Machinery. United State, f¢ beyond question » natural :Aheral water." Theevinence which accompanies the Coupul’e dls- patchacemstoatundantly ausau hiseoneiurion chat | £28 Reconstructed Teller the Apollinnris Water as heretofore imported a.m nat- ural intueral water entitled to exemption from duty. Very respectfully, i 'HENCH, ‘Aastatant Secretary. Committee Finding Very Poor Picking. [copy.} ‘The Natural Apollinarla Water of the Apoltinarts Spring near Neuenahr ts an alkaline gateous water which may bo weed hattiualy as a table water, Ite Pluacant taste an ite richness In pure carbonic scld favorably dlatingutsh tt from the other almilar mineral PROFESSOR DR, VIRCHOW. A Wholesome Lesson in Political Management Read by Secretary Gorham, waters. Signed, Berlin, Nec. 24, TO BUYERS OF LOTHING AT WHOLESALE. CLEMENT, BANE & 00., Cot, Matison-st, and Wabash-av, The only Wholesale ASH CLOTHING HOUSE in the West, OF- FER BARGAINS that nc Long-Time. House can compete with. : TERMS: 8 per cont off... 6 per cont off. 7 por cent olf... .60 days. .80 days. aseeeee 20 days, Dollar Bill to your memoran- duane and buy $10 worth of goods at SEA’S CLOSING-OUT SALE, On ov about April 1 we will occupy the ele geent buildings, ‘ox. 122 antl A2L State-st. (Stine’s old stand), with an dnunense stock. . For jive days only we wilt close out our entire stocl re~ gardless of cost or value, ShiA. 2 76 STATEH-ST. FOR RENT---20s ites wend teanates THE ONLY EXCLUSIVELY WALL PAPER Warehouse in the Northwest, SAMPLE BOOKS AND PRICE LISTS forwarded to the trado on application. JOHN J.MGRATH, ‘ATh-176 STATH-ST. ' STICCESS Io Block Operative ts only ssauted, ty. proper ulen te in the Of Capital and Experiences Stound, 60 a8 Lo reap the pro P they occur (either ba ing to incur the fiazard of Fwe! Me are gained by tha Mutua Mhlch ouabies any ous to ape Syres to each parttctyant all the ed cai On sarge or email bt Aro divided pro rata among 8! Any quin (ium £59 tu #25, Pryportionats prodi, We recently inate In sOdaye by this syetens for cach of 22 & Who Hurutsed ouly €c0n apiece mare We are now exteuding our, tine of ead ** Rules ¥ Nail ‘taimed ry Inenta evppiicd. | Apvly ty ADA. dd Brokers. Nom 20 sud Y. OPTUOIANS. TO Sb hcbat Nee renee MANADNE, OPTIOIAN, Tribune Bulldiux, entific prine Fine Epectacies sulted 10 ail stehte on ciples, Opera sud Field Glauss, Telescuper, Slcro- cubes, Barometers. &c. WItAID, LADIES, STAFFORD BRAID WILL OUTWEAR ANY OTHER, Which Reads Very Favorably When Contrasted with Demo- cratic Methods. GE ‘Wo wish to call your attention to tho largest and most ATTRACTIVE stock of Spring Overcoats AND Ulsiereties Evor before shown in tho City of Chicago, cut and made in our own MANUFACTORY by ARTISTS second to nono in the country. OUR FACILITIES For manufacturing are such that it is uttorly impossiblo for any house in this section to COMPETE with us, oither in Style,’ Priao, Work- manship, or Quality. = ‘Wo havonow in stock about thirty ditfbront lines of SPRING OVER- COATS, ranging in price from $5.00 to $25.00. Gentiomon, come in and oxaminse this lino of Overcoatsa, and then judgo for yourselves if you will pay your Morchant Tailors © Per Cent 50 Per Cent Profit, or patronize the old Rotiablo PUTNAM STRICTLY ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, At an honost profit of Per Cent 10 Per Cent Ordors by mnil promptly attondod to. Bond for cards of ‘solf-moasurement. 131 & 183 Clark-si, and 117 Madison-st. MINER, BEAL & IWACKETY, Proprietors aud Manulacturers, W, JL FURLONG, Manager. TOE PROGRAMME. WHAT THN DEMOCRATS AVE AGREED UPON. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasminotoy, D. ©. Murch 20.—A joint Democratic caucus was held thie sfternoon to determine the character of the political legista- tion which the Democrats will endeavor to pass at this session,and the method of procedure, Chalmers, Chairman of the House portion of the Caucus Committee, submitted the report, which In substance was this: “That the Army Appropriation bill bu passed as {t passed the Rouse tast session, ‘his bill proposts to strike out of Secs. 2,003 and 5,528, Revised Statutes, the words, “Orto keep the peaco at the polls.” ‘The first sectton now furblds the bringing of troops to olavtion places unless neecasary to repel the armed enemies of the United States or to keep the peace ut the polls, ~ THE SECOND K fixes the penalty for violation of the first. In every other respcct the Army bill is to be passed ns It passed the House, including the provision relative to the rajlroad telerraph. | Ag to the political sections of the Legislative Appropriation bill the Committes recommends some modifications from the LM] as It passed the House in the Inst Congress. ‘Ihe clause repeal- ing’ the jurors’ test oath and relating to the drawing of jurors are retained, with amend- nents providing that no person sholl serve on a United States jury more than one term In a ain- gle year, and that the amendment BUALL TAKE EFFEOT IMMEDIATELY. ‘The clauses as modilled provide for the drawing of jurors by a commission instead of in necord- anvo with the practice of the differcat States, and makes cllizens who cannot: tale the fron- clad oath competent to serve on these juries. The report otherwise of the Conuntttee as to the repeal of the Supervisors law is in all essential particulars the same 5 has already: been published, Alt the features of the Inw oxcept those relating to the two Supervisors are repealed, and these two Supervisors are stripped of all their police powers, aro not to have the ald of any Deputy- Marshale, nut are siinply were silent wituesses of the voto : WITHOUT PROTECTION. All the sections relating to Chicf Supervisors and Specfal and General Marshals are repealed, ‘Yhere wasa debate of nearly three hours on the report uf the Committee. Some of the more rad- ical men {hatsted that no géneeaston should have been made; that the entire Federal Election law uught to ve repented a6 unconstitutional, Alex- ander Stephens inalsted that the repeal propost- tons should not be attached tn the Brat place to the Appropriation bills, but should be sent to the President as separate measurcs. Carlisle, of Kentucky, who has becn one of the most act- ive men {n the eauctts, mado a long speech on tho constitutfonal poivers of the President WITH RESPECT TO THE VETO, und ipsisted that the propositions should not be submitted in separate bills, aa it would then be within the power of the minority to keep the Dillsin the morning hour throughout the ses- sion, as was the caso with the Civil-Rights bill. ‘The attempt to introduce measures ty such 8 form would give the mluorlty a much better chance to fillbuster. Senator Eaton thought the caucus had no rivht to preaume that the President will yoto the DIN, sithough he indulged in some of his customary talk, deuouncing tho Executive 98 a Crand, . Senatur Lamar made napecch, which was TUE PRATURE OF TILE CAUCUS, “STATIONEBY, Etc. PunveR Pace &, AHIOYNES.CO.22 RETAIL STATIONERS, Attorneys’, Conveyancers’, Notaries’, ant Miscellancous Blanks. Abstract Paper, Philadelphia Legal. Printed Covers for Legal Papers, Paper Fasteners and Machines. Eyele!s and Eyelet Machines. Rod Tapo and Sealing Wa Official and Congress Tis knyelopes, VAR PEN! AN BEL. {n opposition to the entira Federal Electorat pry ppl by ck Aman wwwan anna anmnes | system, which le charged was unconstitutional, Iv thought the Democracy would place Steclf In 1 | 2 good position by repealing the parte pro- posed, and leaving the sections a8 to the two Supervisors. Mr. Kernan took ground siinitar to that of Lamar. <All propositions, however, to modify or chaugo the report of the Committee were de- feated, and the report was J. S. BAST 270 and 272 North Claric-st, ESTANLISHED 1860, Kettable mechantes for honse-renalring, office and ACCEPTED AB MADE. ttoro Mtn. It work, W , thee al nen tatee ae Bae ie i tre Bi Tho subject of general legislation was not con- en anufact 5 ni S00) 1 od Ancranaes nets ngneetintne maufacie | aiderea, “Spear, of Geers, was the gentleman Carpedi Carredlar 8 who moved that the repeal legisiation should Nrst be submitted jo separate bills. ‘This was defeated by a large majority, Sluploton, of Itnols, then showed himself to be the most ad- vaveed of the Bourbons by meyiug to amend thy Committee's repurt ao as ta repeal those portions of the Election law that the Committee had decidad ta retain, This was also defeated, Sobbing Work wilt rece! et OP HS THB JOINT CAUCUS. To the Wreatern Associated Press, To Lease Dock Property Wasutnotos, D. C., March 20,—The Demo- cratic members of the House and Senate assem 00 by @ dled in the ball of the House this atture noon to receive and take actlon upon the Joint report of thelr Committecs cuncern- ing the order of buslucss for the extra scs- ston. Represeutative Clymer presided, Repro- acatatite Chaliners, iu behal€ of the House Caucus Committes, explained the character of the ropert azd- outlined the discussions which hud taken placo during the jolnt sea- sions of the two Committees. The adop- {ion of .the report was also advocated by Ropreséntative Carlilsc, and by Messre. Saulebury, Voorhees, and Lamer,all of them being members of the Committees. Senator Bayard briefly expressed the oploion thut the proper method of obtaloing the repeal gyernge depth cf dottgeton south Dranch Ftiieotes The Dest polat io the city fer tub .. 8. W. cok Fultieay. . FOR SALB, BOOK CASES. Eaten Hook Ci Library, Oe . uy FOVET, ab ington: et. Gy 4} ERELEAVEN'A Ht SE EN nt geste ingle Pens inade to order tu pul ‘any band, eepolwted. MARCH 27, 1879—TW. of the obnoxtous laws aimed at by the Jo! Comaittes's report would be by the passage & separate measure or measures independent of the Appropriation bills. Representative Turner delivered a apeech of much earnestness, fnnisting that the Federal Election laws should be repealed totally, Several members of the Cominictter brief replied. Senator Voorlices sald le had hitnself been in favor of sweeping Mint Inw from the stat tute-book bodily, but had ylelded to the Judgment. of the majority of the Committee, anid waa now of opinion that the course recommended In re- gard to It fs the most expedient thut can be pure sued under the exiatiuyg circumstances, AVEARER RAMDALL took the floor, and expressed the opinion that the action recommended by the Jolnt-Commit- tee, both in its general scope nnd details, was such ag to commend itself, not only tu every member present, but to the country at large, Ho did not. think ft necessary to adopt a resolution bluding every one present to & firm and lasting “aupport of the caucus! action, for he was- entisiied from his knowledge of the sentiment of the party. aud from the tenor of to-day’s Interchange of Flows, that there would not be a siute dissenting valce or vote in the ranks of the Democracy in Con- gress ngalust adburlng to the uction thus mark ed out, through whatever contest might cone, until it should pe crowned with success. Those remarks were greeted with enthuslastic applause, und, after closing the detute, which occupled about two and a half hours, it was almost unanimourly agreed that the Appropria- tion bila which fafled of enactinent nt the inst session of Congress, namely, the Army and Legislative, Executive and Judicial, should be introduced and put on thelr passage iinmedi- ately, Itwas determived that the Army bill should take precedence, Mr. Sparks was inatructed to Introduea that measure to-morrow, and Mr, Atking was re- quested to introduce the Legislative bill, The provisions of THE ARMY DILL will be {dentical with those contained tn the micasure as ft was passed by the last = Conerers, — Including = the_—~ clause which prohioite the presence of troons nt the polls. The repeal of the test-oath for Juries, manner of drawing jurors, and the law govern- Ing. pay, a8 incorporated In the Lecislativo, Executive, and Judicials Appropriation bill of the fast session, will bo substantially the eame, the exceptions being several unimportant alter- ations in phraseology. It wus agreed that Becs. Nos. 2,016, 2,018 und 2,020, Federal clection Jaws of the Hevised Statutes, ani] all succeeding sections, including No. 2,027, should be severally repeated, and that See, No. 2,017 should be amended by stril- ing out of the first line the words “and _re- quired.” Sec. No. 2,019 will be amended by suriking out the clause reintive to the canynss- ing of ballots. Sec. No, 2,028 will be amended 80 o8 to require Supervisors of Election to be RBSIDENTS OF TIE PRECINCT . in which they perform euch dutics. Bec. 12,031, except ro much thereof as relates to the pay of Supervisors of Etections, and all sections or varts of sections which authorize the appoint. ment of a Chief Supertisor of Electious, or Deputy Marshals, aud all those descriptive of the potter of such officers, will also be repealed. The effect of the repeal, tf enacted, illw be to provide for the appaimtment by the courts of iwo Supureisats of Elections, representing the two political partice, in every voting precinct throughout tle United States, if -roquest is made for the same by petition or otherwiso of uot less than ten citizens, voters of the precinct in which the Superyjsors ure tu act in compliance with thejr request. By the repeal the Supervisors off Election are given power to-act {n thelr capgeity not only in cltics of more than 20,000! mbhgbilants, but In small towns irrespective of popttation, The power of arrest, now vested in the Chief Supervisor, is toebe ubolished with that officer, and the Junctions und‘ power of the two Supervisors provided for {s to bo restricted to that of WITNESSES AND OMALLENGELS ONLY. ‘Tho heat Rovised Statutes, 5,505 to 5,528, which proyKle for the puolsument of {legal voting reported tek by Supervisors or citizens,’ ars. not . bo trifled with. At the. lost scsslart He: repealing clauses embraced Sec. 2,011 sed all succeedius ecctions, incinding 2,028. The programmo agrocd on to-day leaves stundinyg Secs. 2,011 to 9,015 inclusive, und: all of 2,017 und 2,019 ex- cepting os f{odicnated above, and is slinoly attendatory of Sec, 2,028, roanleliiy Saperviscra to reside in the precinct in which they act. Bec, 6,522, which prescribes penalties tor the interferenca of Morshuls, was not among the repealing clauses of the bill of Jast scssiov. The sublect of entering into general tegisla- tion during the present session was not dis- cussed to-day, and only referred to by the re- port of ucus Committees, which atated that they had beet UNABLE TO REACIT ANY AGREEMENT WITAT- EVER concerning {his question, a majority of the Ben- ate caucus being Ju tavor of restricting the bual- nes of the extra seasion to the Appropriation bills aud to the bill to prevent the recurrence ot epidemic diseases, and the House Caucus Com- inittes bem still more strongly in favor of tn- proving every opportunity for the transaction of peneral business when either Tlause is not en- gauged upen-an Appropriation bit. A prominent member of the caucus {a author. ity for the statement that that subject will not be determined by caucus action, there being, to his opipion, very few members on the Demo: crath: side who aro in fayor of auch course, and when the question comes before the Itouse he Is quite positive It wlll be negutived by a large ninjority. dt is styted to-night seml-oMctally that objec- tton will Be made on the Republican side of the House to-morrow if an attempt to introduce the Army bili is made, on the ground that such pro- ceeding is Improper poniling the appointment of the Appropriation Committee. IN CONGRESS. NOTHING DONE, Specie) Dispatch to ‘The Tribune, Wasninaton, D, C., March 20.—Thero was another day of, waiting m Congress, Nelther House did any businessfof fmportance, | every- thing was postponed to awali the decision of (he joint Democratic caucus which was held this afternoon, In tho House the Greenbackers showed that they had aplan resdy to be sub- mitted, but were unable to present it. ‘I'he Re- publicans are unyteldiny in thetr opposition to any business excent the passage of the two de- feated Appropriation bills. Tho Army bill will be reported to-morrow, and the great contest will beain. it fs to bo reported as decided upon in caucus, without any considerations by a comtitice of thia Con- gress. Indeed, the Democrats have tuaugurated this Congress BY CAvoUS RULE, Itis evident that thelr political necossitfes are so great that they wilt not dare to risk any great questions to the decision of thu independ: ent judemont of the members of thelr party. ‘The Democratic rute is to be the rute of the whip and the spur, Spoaker Risdatl stated to- By that he could not poselbly arrange the Com mittees before week after next. It [s nob cers taln whether he will then announce them, out will depend upou the sentiment of the House at Miattime, If the dvadiock contiiues, and Congress does not decide ty udjuurn or take 9 recess, itis hardly probable that the appolnte ments of the Committces can be withheld LONGER THAN THAT, Tn the event of a dead-tuck, aint to provent the President froin calling the two Houses together agaiu tu another called session this sumies, the Democrats have suggested the propriety of tali- Ing u recess after the Appropriation tills shall have been vetoed until December. ‘This woulit prevent the President fran calling Congress to- pether until that tine. dy the Senate the Cumpromiso bill relative ta the transportation uf anmala, which was agreed, upon in the last Congress, nnd which passed the Senate, fullluy of passac in the House, was re fatroduced by Senator McPherson, NOTES AND NEWS. Snectat Duapaten to The Tridune. Wasutvaton, D. C., March 2.—the bill ins troduced to-day by Senator Yendleton providing Jor seats in Congress for Qatioct officers [é a modification of the bill introduced by blm when amiembder of the House Inthe Thirty-eighth Congress.’ The subject was then referred toa committes, and a report made which contsiued 8 bill, rules of proceeding, and statement of practice {a this respect Io all countrios whore Cablnets exist, Br. Pendleton made an abie aud very {intcresting speech at that time, but Congress was too mich engrossed with other pended bar, purpose shail . preservation, ant. eral denomination atores'* ahall jnclud : carriage equipments, * For the rersice anu maneurtee’... arma, accoutrements, anil hore. anununttiun, and all tools, mactas Uerlat fur ordnance service, horae-mies 5 ferlals for showing, and all horse equiva. harneas for artifiery. ‘The Dil also retalns all portions of th which subordinates the President and Seccutar, of War to the General of the Ariny. ALPOINTMENTS. A good mans of the HHnols delegation were disappoltted that Gor, Oglesby was nut nomi- nated to the Berlin mission. They say they think he hud expected it. There fs reason ta believe thut the Administratiun at na tine In- tended to offer it to him. ‘There still remains une uf the tnore important miselons uoflted,— Mint to Iusata, as Mr. Stoughton has indicated Ms desite to return, Dr. Coruelius Logan fs said to have been appointed to the Central Ateriean mission as much on his own merits a5 on account of political indoreoments. He was recommended by a majority, If not by all, of the tlnols delegation, Ansistant-Hecretary Seward sava tht his record a6 u diotomutic oflicer while Miutater to Coill was very youd. TNE ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN DELEGATION in Congress hell a meeting to-night at the rooms uf Representative Davis, of Chicago, to fora an organization for the Congress, aud to consult and prepare plans for the campaigns which will be conducted during this.Conyress. Ithus been cuswomary for a number of years for the delegation tu mect atthe beginning of a Congress, unt to organize for this purpo: Tho vresent delegation 1s entirely harmonio! ‘Shey will recominend the {inmeuiate organiza- ton of the entire State for the purpose of an effective campaign, ‘She delegation elected the lion. Greenbury L. Fort President, aud Col. Davis, of Chicago, Scurctary of the delegation for the Forty-sixth Congress. INVESTIGATION, To the Western Associated Presr. Wasninaton, D. C., March 23.—The Senate Comunittee inquiring into the alleced frauds in the late elections, Senstor Wallace, Cba'rman, to-day exnmined Str. Gorham, Jate Secretary of the Senate. Hu said that during the Congres- sional campaign of 1878 about $100,000 was ralsed for Rebublican campaign purposes; $03,000 froin Federal officers und employes by voluntary contribution, and the rematuder from friends of Hu pare not halding office. Perhaps 87,000 or 88,000 came from Concress- men, Nocontributions were asked frum Na- tionol banks, aa stich. A canyass among wealthy friends of the cause in New York City resulted in obtaining about $13,000. ‘There may have been eutne bankers contributing, Some lady employes of the Government insisted on co: trituting. Of $106,000, about $25,000 was ex- pended for ducutnonts, about $12,000 was paid employes of the Committee, und $8,000 for furniture and otherexpensca, | This loft $55,501, of which $4,000 was sent to different States, and $1,500 was pafd to speakers for expoures. Of the balance, $5,700 was lost by tle failure of the German-American National Bank, and 8300 remulna on hand. The 8ub-Cominittes will take testimony io Vhiladelpbia on Friday and Saturday. AN EXPLANATION. As on impresston prevails thut, Mr. Conkling, during the debate ft. the Seuate laet Monday, assalled the character of the newly-elected See- retary ot that body, (t fs but just to say that Senator Conkling explicitly stated before the debate closed that the severe remarks which Miuht seem to refer to Cal. Burch, aud ta which Senator Eaton called his attention as likely to be misunderstood, tad no reference whatever to that gentleman, Mr. Coukling added, ' Noth- ing could have been further from my purpose than to pluce a possitic finputation, direct or indirect, near or remote, pen him.” : EXPORTS AND IMPORTA, The excess of exports over itnvoris for the twelve months ended Feb. 25 last, Is $203,- 855,851, POSTAL RANK OF THE SRYERAT STATES. Washington Spectat te Cinctnnatt Cummeretat, In the recent readjustment. of post-oflices and. gataries of Postmasters graded upwards accord- ing to business dono and stamps used, 145 were added to what ore called: Presidential ofllces— on ofllee becoming Presidential when the re- velpts are suflcient to entitle the Postmaster to waalary o€ $10 or more. In the recent read- justment nud-addition of 145 to the list, It was W mutter of comment at the Post-Offce De- partment that so few went to the South- wen States, nud so many tu the West. ern and Northwestern States, indicating, along with many other thi that the path of empire 3s tending westwardly with great rapidity. Post-Otlice ofliciats think that’ the postal business receipts from sale of stamps, ete, isa falr indication of the business, com- mercial and intellectual growth uf particular States und sections, The old Southern States fall bebind und the new Western States co far ahead, thu fresh aml vigorous State of lows baving nearly four times as many as the old State uf Virminia. Ilinols occupies the second place on the list, and Massachusetts the fitth place, snd Georgia, the Empire State of the ‘outh, falls behind other Southern Btstes of leas pretenge. ‘Ihe following tsa list in full of the number of Presidentia] offices in each Stat New York. ee ATB: Mirella. woe ose Itlinots.. 4000152 New Haimpehire, Pennsylvania. HOss sere hia, Marsachiiotts, Jowa, Kentucky. Minnesot THK RECORD. , 7 SENATE. Wasntnaton, D. C., March 26,—Various bills were Introduced; one by Mr. Pendleton, that the principal ollicer of each executive depart- ment may avenpy a sent on Nie Noor of the Sen- ate und House, An exccutive session was Leld, aud when the doors were opened the Senate adjourned. nouse. In the Rouse, Mr. De La Matyr (Indiana) asked Icave to introduce o bil for reference to the Committee on Bauktng and Currency, Mr, Garfield objected. Mr. Atkins, rlaiuy to make a motion to ad- fourn, stated that he thought it probable that to-morrow imornlag one, or perhaps both, Ap- rapriation bills would bo Intraduced, nnd we emacratie taebers of she House and Senate desired to Inve a conference. Mr. Gartletd satd that he was -anxfous to cet through with the special business tor which Con- gress had beencalled together, but, if MreAtkins thought 't probable that the Appropriation bills would be Introduced to-morrow, he would have clon to a presvet adjournment, Ls, however, suked Mr. Atking to allow the offeriag of reaolutions affecting the rites of the House, ~Mr, Cox offered a resolution for the ree appointment of 81 celal Committees on Census, the Yellow-Foyer Epidemic, Reform tn the Civil Rervice, and the Yecluration of the Rusule-ot the Election of President. ‘Mr. Conger Iuquired {f the last Cominittec was the Potter Committee, Mr, Cox teolled that it was pots and the “rexolution was referted to the Committes on ules, Me. Frye asked leave to offer o resolution reciting “that the extra ecesion was acct sioucd by the failure of the last Congre: to make the necessary appropriations, and (hat the Duelness joteresta of the coun. ry acd the welfare of the people demanded reat ahd peace frum legislation, and iustructing the Committee on Rules to report forthwith a rule providing that'no bills exceot those making hecetsary approoriations sual! be reported trom. soy Committes or considered by the House dur- {ng the tpeclal session, tetera. Regan und EF: Mr. Conger said that would be no objection tu the reference of reso- Jutions effecting the ruleg. If the objections to to the a. the firm, . proméstig t traition pro week on his own ‘The Stock Boaru tlon to Ottaws to 0, ae Jobbing bill. south Importers of dry gov f discuss the tariff, wod passeu Jutions: ov Tuat tue tari resolution whic: * upon the cost of inland transportath. and trassshipment with all the expe from the place of growth, production, o. facture, whether by land or water tothe v Asgett r which shipment in made, whether in trans | “°C direct te Canad: first,’ vexations and annos 10 the hmporter: second, troublesome alike to the importer and the castoms, and ineatitable to ite Application; third, calculated to oven the way to fraud upon the customs by wnecrupulous tm- porters, and for these and other reasons it should ou rencinded, and the duty relled tuon from this source vbtaincd, If necessary, In some other end more direct way, Spectat Dispatch t9 Tie Tribune, Orrawa, March 20,—A number of petittons from printers and newspancr publishers praying for the repeal of the clauses of the new tariff schedule fmposing duties on type, printing-ink, printing-presses, cte., have beeu presented in the House of Commons. Letters of remon- etrance against the tariff are belug received by members every day. A rumor fs again current that Bir A. Z. Galt will be taken into the Cabinet shortly, In the House of Commons, Me. Kiivet moved for the correspondence In relation to Canadian yessels bound for Lake Michigan reporting at Port Huron instead of at Sheboyzan, a8 [s the practice at present under the cxfating regulations of the United States cus- tome. He exolatned that grest Invourenfence was at present caused owing te the tact that Canadian vessels were obliged to report at She: boygan. Steamers belonging to the Northern, an American line, were allowved the privilege of reporting at Port Huron, und he belfeved if proper representation were mate the same priv: ileges would be extended to the Canadian ves- sels, which, by the restrictious {mposed on then, were placed at a serious disadvantage. If pro- tection was to be the order of the day, he thought Canadian vessels should come in for thelr share of protection. The motion was cur tied. Mr. De Cosmos brought un his motion for a committee of the whole to take into considers- tlon the petition from British Columbia respect- ing Chinege labor, but at the request of Sir Jobu A. Macdonald it was referred. , Mayor Mackintosh, the Hou. James Skead, J. MM. Currier, 31, Pa Js'Tasse, MP. E. Metiil- livsay, W. G. Perley MeNab, ‘ex-M." Pay and a latge number of prominent citizens waited on the Minister of Public Works 19 relation to the Canadian Atlantic Railway. ‘Tlicy Shave a bill before the House aaking for power to constrict a awlng-bridge over the St. Lawrence at Cotenu, and wish the Govcrument to allow it to pasa. A number of Inmbermen were among the depu- tatfon, and explained that the proposed Hue would be of {inincnse benellt to the Jamtier ine terests of the Ottawa Valloy, Jt would shorten the distance between Ottawa ond, Boston by about 140 mites, and reduce the frelgnt on dum. ber shipped to the New Evgland States $2 per 1,000 fect, ag well os cnable the trade to being in their supplies about $10 a car-load cheaper thon at present. = ‘The Mon, Mr. Tupper, after recelving infor- mation on several points to which objections might be raised {n cominittee, promised tu place the motter {na fair tight before his colleugues, Mr. Calixa Layalle. ot St. Uyacinthe, to-day. presented H.R. H. the Priuecss Lousy with a andsomely-bound copy of a cantata composed by nimngelf for recital at Quebee inthe event of his Excellency and Il, R. HL vislting that city during the coming suminer, Sperial Inapateh ta The Tribune, Orrawa, March 26,—Mesers, Frazer & Pitbta- do, of the firm to whom the coutract for Section Bof the Pacitle Railway was :awarded, ore on their way to Manftoba to endeavor if sible to -orrange with Mr. Wahitenead, @ section adjoins theirs, to undertake the construction” of 9 portion of | thelr work. Mr. Whitehead has a valuables lot of plants on the premises, nnd under the proposed arrangement it Is thought the work could be completed in a shorter period than the the specitied in the contract, Should they sticceed Insccurlng the co-operation of Mr, Whitetioad they wil offer to complete Section Bin two years instead of three for a moderate fncreasu In the contract price. Mr. Schultz, M. P., has received a letter from atrapper near Bitting Bulls camp in which he atates that onc of tate) Hor's Chicts threatens violent action in the epritiy. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Quspxc, March 2 ‘he exposure und priva- tions endured by a party of Quebee lumberinen who were obliged to myke thelr way home from the Lake Superior district through the frost and snow upou being discharged from their employment many weeks ago have already re- sulted fatally in one Instance, Of the number who reached this city was Lows Laperrlere, who has since died, Pincault, of St. Rochs, has had to have 9 toe amputated, and ft fs probatie that Eusebe Lafleur will have to eutler amputa: tion of the feet. Pierre Bourget, another victim, who hail stopped on the way at lis brother's fu Detroit, .returned to Quebee on Suturday with one foot frozen, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Montuxar, Murch 20, Bissonette, charged with eruclty to two Httle girle, was continued before a Police Mugletrate, by the cross-examination of the two tvonun, Carrie Loutse Levelle nnd Delina Landy, who fail the charge against the accused, ‘The wit. nesses alleged that the defendant bad practiced the greatest cruelty towards the ebildren. Her house, styled the Hospice St. Bathelde, waa de- scribed ag the hotbed of ¢ at. the old lady Keeping « very large number of doga nnd also several hawks, ‘The defendant regutarly at- tended church, but wheo elie wont out she locked du atl the inmates, consisting of several unfortunate girls, At one time sha had a chapet Inher house, mid waa well esteemed by benevolent ladies. She fe said to own $10,000 of real estate, a ————- TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, New Youu, March 26.—Ono hundred thou- sand tons of Scranton coal were sold to-day at auction. Prices: Steniner, $2,173¥; grate and et, 82.17}4(22.20; stove, $2.50@2.55; chestnut, $3,825¢@2 85, . San Francisco, March 26.—A Inrge meeting ot the Merchants’ Protective Association of the Board of Trade was held yeaterduy afternoon, to consider the objections to the now Constitution, Ablu arguments were made agaiust its auop- tlon, and a committee appointed to draw Up resolutions for signat ‘The oficers of the evvernl suspended sayings banks stato that the distrust occasioned by the pending election throws obatactes in the way of s settlement of their affairs. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribuna, Exam, 11, March 20,—-At the election of the Figin Board of Trado yesterday, H. A. Bogaor- dus was elected Vice-President; . O, Church, Treasurer; KR. P. Metiltucy, ro-clected Becru- tary. ‘The President was chosen several wocks ay ‘The Board is in process of reorgunization, aud Js laa very bealtby condition. Fifty-seven. snenibers' names were on the buoke yesterday, Butter und cheese are te only products sold on 2 Hoard. Liri.g Rocg, Ark. March 26.--The Arkansas annual Conference of the jiise Methodist Episcopal Church bas closed ita cloventh session in Bethel Church. Theraare now two Conferences with 120 pastors and twelve Preaiding Elders iu tkansas. ‘The Confureuce reavulved to organ ize a separate Conference in tho Indian Terri- tory the fret Bundsy la Soptember neste € beret. plans, kne.. with Simon Gui, she, the Widow Oliverac. “she would do the boldest : Wasnington’; that she intended to BLACKMAIL SIMON CAMERON out of $500,000, Mrs. Groendyke, now Mrs, Henriques, gave her testimony inn straightforward manner, and Was not broken down by the cross-examination. Chicago readers will probably be more inter- ested in the cross-cxamination, which bcare upon the history of this remarkable femaleetnce her career in Chicago, than they will upon het relation to the Oliver-Camerow sult. She testt- fled that she was born in Maine, left there at 16 years of age for Philadelphia with her husband, George M. French, an remained there tilt spring, when he went West and she returned to Maine. Joined her husband at Cordova, Miss., living there for some years until 1857. ‘Then moved to Lyons, La., romaioed ootil sprig, aud ¥ WENT TO CHICAGO, Don't know how many years she lived in China- go; was off and on there till 1809. Her maiden uatne was Mory Ann Traut. Her first huaband fs living yet, sho having been dlyorecd from hho. Next married Mr. Grocudyke, who died in 186%, Was rather nverac to telling this, be- cause she did not want the people to kuow sho was married so often. Next married J. Li. Sample, of North Carolina, in January, 1869, ‘Lived with him in Chicago, and in January, 1870, they wentto Mobile, Ala. ‘They lived there until 1874, und then went to the Warm Springs, North Carolina. This was In the spring. Then went to Springfield, ‘Mass., with her mother; remained thera a short time, and roturaed to the Warm Springs. Left thero Oct. 17, and esme to this elty; rented house 1321 New York avenue; lived here until March, 1873, and went to Harmon, O. Stopped there several weeks; went back to North Carolina, where ber husband was employed as aclerk, Mr. Sampic was etlll Hying. = Lwas DIVORCRD PROS ITN. Mr. Peter—low {a your name now Henriques? Witness—That fs my business. I came hon- orably by it. Mr. Peter—How cams. you to drop Bample’a namet . * Witness—I did not care to bear it. Mr. Butler objected to the divorco business beiny inautred into. ‘The Court ‘said that there should be some Iinit,—but thls witness had traveled a great deal. Witness resumed, and sala that she sued ber husband at Garland, N. C., but he loft and camo here, and sued her, bringing charges of adul- tery, but she was in the alght of God innocent; but she made no resfatance. Witness hos a husband now, Mr. Henriques, whou she married in Philadetpbia ty 1876. Lived with him buta week oreo. Supposed at the time she was inarrying o well-to-do man, and a well man, but she found that hu wns old, poor, and an invulld (laughter), and he was un- able to take cara of a wile. Did not object to an old man. Mr. Peter—Was his poverty disparaging? Witness—It was very uncoinfortabte, [Laugh- ter] Thought ft » ADBITTER VILL to have another busbamt Hike the last. Don't know where Mr. Henriques vow js, He had rooms in her house in Philadelphia during tho Centennial, He left there a few days after mar riage, and she went to New York, and ouemorn= hz she threw her arm across bim und he sald she hurt him; tlutho was sore; that he had a concer in his elle, They then soparated. Witness. went to Ban Francisco fn tho sprlug of 1877, and remained until December last. Had been iu no business there, but had invested her monoy bequeathed to her {a a house hich ahu nuw rents to two ‘Stralian grain-merchants, Witness catne by her moncy honostly, not by blackmailing, Gen, Butler aald that if he attempted to VROVE WHAT TRANSPIRED IN HELE he woutd not call a eaint, aud, a far as the caso. fs concerned, the bincker thoy make this wornan the better Wey make the caso of the defendant, . for she was the contidant, ruom-mate, and, if bad, the palof plaintif He sald Ars. Henriques destred to answer, hut be did not belfevo that she shoilld, ‘The Court ruled that ale could auatrer or not, a8 she pleased, The effort of the defense still appeara to ba to show that the letters sald to have been writ- ton by Simon Cameron are forgeries, und cer- tatoly the expert testimony taken to-day goes far to provo that fact. Among the witnesses who testified were Joho W. Killluger, present Represeutatiye In Cone gress from the Harriavurg district; Geu, Beal, * ex-Minister to Austria, an acqualutance of Ste mon Cameran’s for thirty yearsjund vames 1, Sayillc, formerly of the Treasury Departinent, and Jong time an expert tn handwriting. All testified that the pretendad Jesters wore fore Rericsas TUE WINOW'S PLOTTINGS. Tothe Wertern Anoctated Press. Wasuinaton, D, C., Murch 20.—In tho Oliver case to-day, Mré, Mary A. Hepriques teatived she occuplad tha same room with Mrs, Oliver fur a short time, She asked, Mrs, Oliver why sho went to sce Caméron so much if ber visits had anything to do wlth her securing an ape pointaent in the Treasury, Sho answered Ob, no; bubehe wanted the public to aee ber golng there, and persons to seo her there, then they would think she was Cameron's mistreds, oF that be Was, compromised with her. * Mrs. Oliver furthor ssid she would write Ietters and blackmail Camerou, Wituess wanted to know how much she expected to muke by the prov ceeding, and Mrs, Oliver replied & i ROADMASTERS' ASSOCIATION. Boston, March 26.—The rosdmasters of the railroads of the United States aud Canada have formed an association for siding each otheria thelr work.