Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 1, 1879, Page 1

Piste eo. Fn agate cous ace eet gta VOLUME XXXIX, (Countess Boxenta) HOOLEY'S THEATRE. Romeo and Juliet to-night. East Lynno to-morrow night. THOMAS KEENE'S Impression of tho Great Artiste. ‘Mme. Madjeaka concluded tho most brilitant en- ragement of tho season at the Acadomy of Music last ovoning, and achieved one of the grandest tri~ + umphs known to tho thoatrical history of the elty. ‘Tho audience was a Jarge one, and of more critical matorial than ia wont to assemble at the theatre on a Saturday ovening; and o botter-pleasad audience ie rarely seen horo or anywhere alec, The occa- elon waathe fretappoarance of Modjeeka in tho well-known play of ** East Lynno,” which, einco the daysof Lucille Western, nas had .but infre- quent representation, Tho drama has always beon clasecd with tho sensationnt, and has never ‘beon a favorite with our more refined theatre-goere, albolt popular with thoso who dolight in strangly- flavored dramatic viands, , Lucilla Western's Lady * Yeabel wos of somewhat -coarso fibro, painfully + realletlc, strongly emotional, and alwaya highiy pees effective, but her portraiture eiboited no idea of spiritual realization; the spiritual was so overlatd by the merely physical that the impersonation gavo offense oven to many who acknowledged the great melo-dramatic power eho threw intoit, And now comos Modjeska to teach us how much that ts purely womanly there fs in the character of Lady Taabel. Modjeska consented with great reluctance to identify heraclf with **East Lynne,” and to personato the horoine, nnd, as wa learn, worked most industriously to persuade Mr. Sargent, her manager, uotto add {t to her repertoire, ‘Tho manager saw in the play posslbilitics for Modjcsaka which nobody elo saw, and the wisdom of his Judgmont was most conclusively domonatrated Inst night. Tho play has been very much improved, and the five acts arc only as many rcones. Much that was todtous has been dropped, and, indecd, the play, asawhole, is far more intorcsting and agreeable than ever bofore, Thero contd be no mistaking Modjeska's nery- ousncss in the tarlicr parts of tho play. Sho was engaged inn dramatic experiment of a doubttnt wort; was to a greater or lees oxtent embarrassed by her projudices; she had had no opportunity to make a perfect study of tha minutim of tho role; and yot, in the faco of all thoro doprersing conditions, she achieved tho greatest dramatic triumph of ber Mfo, Itis no longor Camille that shots grentcst in, but in tho much-abuged rolo of Lady Isabel and Madame Vino; and through this masterly per- formance sho will reach the public. as she never renched thom before, pronounced ns bas been her success in her various impersonations, You have admired hor Frou-Frouand Adrienne, grown en- thualnstic over her Camille, and loved her for her Tullet, bat you muet seo ‘hor Lady Isabel if you wuld know hor for tho great actrosn sho really Is, So dolightfnlo dramatic rovolation Is. this now creation of Modjeska's that any attempt at critlcat commont scema out of place, ond cool analyaleyia sot complotely at deflance.. Wo might ‘bay, with trath, that Jn scmo of tho eatller scones ‘eo miased those fino bits of color which, unre- trained, she knows so well how to lay on, but this was more than compensated for by the ox- qnisito spiritualization of the woman she inter- proted, the purity, devotion, and womwauliness of her love for, her husbana, [or jealousy waa most admirably portrayed, and her treatment of her , detrayor in the third uct waa conaummately artistic. Inthe closing sceno with Sir Irancis Leviaon sho gavo hot admirers hope to bellovo that eho would win undoubted succcas, but that she should #0 awe ond thrift hor audience aa Madame Vinoin tho fourth act conld not have been anticipated. ' In tho home of hor hus- -dand and children, sho first appears sorrowful, and ‘broken, and anxious to conceal her ilisguise, | Her darling boy 3s 411, and sho talka to him about his mother with a quiet but nnutterable tendornens, Tho maternal heart goes out to the dying child with auch a wealth of love a8 may not be reckoned, and‘under her oyo he pnrsea away. Rushing to tho window sho throws it widely open for alr, snatches up the body and carrica it Into the moon- Nght, and whore tho breath of heaven may blow upon Sts face; sho pressed it to her hoart, placca it upon hor kneo, trica to call it oack to life; ber heart breaks in the fruitless endcavor, and stron; mon and tondor wotnon weap like children, more thrillingly pathetic scena we hava novor wit- nessed on ony stage; and no wonder that the ap- ‘plauso was rapturous and prolonged at the close of vho act. Mer last act was also very beautiful, and her death scone, which was faultless, closed a per> formance we cau never forget. BModjaska’s sup: port was excollent, and the curtain had to be rung Up at the close of each of the five acta, * MAKTCAN TRUNKS, F WE ARE MAKING i Raitan What is known in Zuropo as land coverlog them with Can- ; rl il § {vas or Enameled Cloth, Thoy fare _ualverealy "sekmnow- Wicker ‘Trunk Tt LMMUKS, ledgad to be the most eca- ' nomtest Trunk made, and will stand any awiount of rough handling without tajury. We hye also fn stock a largo variety of Lunch ond Clothca Baskets, and a conyplete stock of —* RATTAN FURNITURE, Wakefield iit Th which enables any one to 4 wily, anid age cures to each participant all ‘of unilnite Targe or ainsi bile profits ed capita} on aro ‘dtvided pro tata amo} Any sum Crom 559 t& ruportiunsts pratit. " i 30 daya by this eyatem for cach of 22 who furntthed only $2.00) apiece mara Wo arg now extonding our, line of customers, and wl nend **Jtules for Success” in operating and filvate fofurmation free. hlocks and bunds wanted. Govern: enté supplied. Anoly to ADAME, DROWN & CO, aukore Rusk Brokers, Wand 24 Hroad-st., New ork City. : ircently made ORTIOIANN. MANANSE, OPTIOTAN, Tribune Hulldiog. ctactes: Fines sulted ¢outl sights on scfoutite prin: ciples, tt cl tf a « gigtee, Deere aa wield Giauaes, ‘Telescapey, bifero SIGN PAINTING, -GROUT, SIGN PAINTER, CAN DE FOUND ONLY AT 126_FIFTH-AV, {26 2, LADIES, STAFFORD BRAID WILL OUTWEHAR ANY OTHER, WANTED. Wanted to Rent-Manu- . facturing Site Fithta city Umt Must be convenient to rat) tte, $0 be about 40, 0:49, aquare foot, Bt Aly and toweat rental witt diese a1, Te ‘une omen, PY ga of purchass, WASHINGTON. {ll-Luck Attends the Wallace ‘Committee in Penn~ , sylvania. The Testimony Taken Only Furnishes an Apt Iilus- tration. Important. Changes in the Houso Committees Boing Talked Over. aA Ex-Doorkeoper Polk Still After Car- ter Harrison with a Sharp Stick, Threatening to Bring His Charges Before the District * Grand Jury. Greenbackers Becoming More and More Disgusted with Dem- ocratic Schemes. The B. F, Allen Case to Be Taken Up Immediately. EXCEEDING THIN. TESTIMONY TAKBN BY THE WALLACE COMIMIT- TRE. Apectat Dispatch to tue Tribune, Wasminxaton, D. C., March 51,—The Wallace Committee, successors to that aver which Sen- stor Teller presided in the Jast Congress, has returned from Philadelphia, the Democrats hay- ing made a wator-haul in thatcity. The test!- mouy taken there shows that at the last olection about 760 Deputy United States Afarshals wero appointed. Itis not pretended by the Demo- crate, nor fs there a particle: of evidence to show, that any Democratic voter in the city of Philadelphia was deterred from - costing his ballot by the presence of these Mar- shals, nor that any Republican not entitled to vote was cnabled to do s0. The only point mado was that, out of these 760 Depu- ty Marshals, about half-n-dozon were mon who should not have been appointed, being Incompe- tent,to fill the places, and six or olght more were intozlcated on the day of the clection, On crosé-oxamination it appeared that the latter were almply excited, Senator Hoar, who isa member of the Com- mittee, in reviewing the evidence, remarked to Senator Wallace that, If it as shown that only six Deputy Marshals out of 760 became excited from Hquor on such an oxcliting day as that on which the last election was hold, it would not bo fair for the Scnate to press them, since it was doubttul if the United States Senate itselt would have becn able to show a better record under like circumstances. Senator Wallace did not scem able to appreciate this joke. HOUSE COMMITTEES, . TO DY REVIVED, Hpsclal Disnatch to The Tridune. Wasninaton, D. C., March 91.—Tha Honse Committes on Rules to-day agreed to report to- morrow fu favor of reviving the Sciect Comnit- tees on Reform in tiie Civil Service, on the Method of Counting the Electoral Vote, and on the Causes of Depression In Labor. ‘The subject of sv chauging the rules as to give the several de- partmental committees jurisdiction tn regard to Appropriation bills for their reapectiva depart- ments was discussed, but co conclusion was reached. The fecling, however, is so strong in the House against giving the whole subject of appropriations to the Appropriation Comaulttes that a rulg dividing the work is almost certain to bo adopted py this Con- gross. Tho argument made against it ts, thut,if each department had to den} only with the particular committes representing ft, the dopartmenty would bo able to obtain cack for itself * A STRONGRR MOLD upon Congress than if one committee did all the work, S The question of increasing tho prominent committees of the House was aleo discussed, but no report will be made to-morrow. The argument for the change fs strong, namely: that, as the business of Icgislatiun ia largely dono in comunittee, it will tend to make it better If each committes can to a greater oxtent, than now reprosent all sections and {uterests likely to bo specially affected by the particular: work of cach committee, The following are some of the Committees which It fa proposed to increaso: Elections, Banking and Currency, Commerce, dudiclary, Agriculture, and Public Butldings and Grounds. If tho departmental committees, auch as the Military, Naval, Post- Oftice, Indian Affairs, and Foreign Affaire, aro given jurisdiction of Appropriation bills, cach of them will be oventual y INonMAgED. With the appointment of a Iouse Committce to Nviso s Method of Counting the Electoral Vote, the Democratg will have this important matter tn thelrown hands. There was no totention ov the part of the Domocrats todcal with tt during the lust Congress, as they wero aure of chang- ing it to suit themselves in this, The present plan Is to bring Ina bitland pasa it at the De- cember session, : IN THE SENATE, NOTHING DONE, Spectat Disratch to The Tribune, Wasuinaton, D. C., March 81.—The Houso ‘was not fu sessiou, and the Senate waa not tn a humor for business. ‘Thero wera a good many bills introduced, but no disposition to act upon. any. Forty thousand dollars was asked for the survoys of the Indiau Territory. ‘There was a discussion of an hour on the subject of anew Ubrary hullding, during which Senator Morrill renewed his advocacy ofa new und separate bullding, as opposed to the plan enlarging the Capitol building itacif, He opposed thts latter plau on grounds of architectural taste and public conventence. After this the Southern men wore very anxlous to have tha bill passed appropriat- ing $200,000 to enable Prof, Garugec to build a steot re{rigerating ship for the purpose of ro- ducing the temperature of incoming ships to zero In a few minutes as a mesna of DESTROYING YELLOW-FRVER GERMS, The Republican membore genorally thonght the name of Prof. Garuges ought to be omitted from the bill, and that it was not necessary to the building of the ships. Tho members of the Yetlow-Fever Committeo thought otherwise and re evidently much “impressed with Prof, Garugee’s theories, Tha whole subject wont oyer for further consideration. e ‘There was some bad blood arising outof a plegsantry on the part af Senator Anthony, who -moyed that, as the Obairman of the Democratic caucus had no further business to propose, the Senate should go into executive session, The Democrats baye become ‘very restive at the sharpness of Republican cxfitctsr, Nothing elso could havo induced Senator Mernan to mnko so sharp a speech, and to characterize this ‘bit of pleasantry as indecent. OLIVER---CAMERON. MONE DEVELOPMENTS, Epectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasurnaton, D. C., March 31.—Tho argu- mente in the Oliver-Camcron caso were con- tinued toxtny, ‘Tho most sensational fedturo Was the introduction by Gen, Butler, by per- mission, of a lotter written by the Widow Otl- yer under datoas lato as Keb. 29, 1870, long af- ter the sult in this caso had beun bequu, in which aho requests a Kentucky lawyer to bring sult against T. M. Oliver for divorce. This in- teresting letter, among other things, says: Twant yout to Anqulta into the amonnt of prop- ertyowned by T, M. Oliver, Ho bought a house at Nicholaaville, Ky. worth $22,000. Ifo owned ® fain at Siickaway ho rented ino thoro, All that ison it belongs to him. Ho hoa old Bra. Horner living on tt and his present wife. Iam ad- viset by my friends of Kentucky to bring suit against” him. Ho had o wife ving in North Carolina when ho — marricit me. Mr, Albert A. Willie, of Kentucky, says Iam cntitled to what be tas, and that 1 should at ance bring anit against him on the charge of Digamy, which Tecan, a8 everybody in Loulavills knows, Alltthe damages yon recover 1 will divide equally with you, Ste him for the whale amount of hte property. He has n atoro tn the upper part of tho State, carried on by Ieaac P. Gould, ang also an intoroat In a soininaty at Mijl- ersburg. ‘Thatiskept by George T. Gould. All this is Covered up, doubtless, for effect, but roally ds owned by T. Bi. Oliver, which can bo proven. *Pleare investigate and snswer immedintely. Youra respectfully, Mrs. Many 8, Outven, No.12, corner Delaware avente and I atreat, Fr, 30, 1870, Washington, D.C, CARIERVS EXPLANATION NOT AT ALD SATISFACTORY, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasnixatox, D. ©., March 31.—Ex-Door- keeper Potk has read Carter Harrison’s oxplana- tion of the James lotter and the James inter- view, and declares ft to be noexplanation at all, Volk goes over the record In detail, and refutes Uarrigon’s position step by step. He supports his assertions by referring to Mr. Atkins, Chatr- manof the Appropriations Committee of the last Houso, and declarea that ho shall pursuc Carter Hurrison befors the Grand Jury, aud se- curo his indictment there, REFUNDING THE DEBT. BECRETARY SINEMAN’S REPLY TO AN INQUIRY OF TIE SENATE. Wasninaton, D. C., March 2%—The Senate to-day recelyed from the Secretary of the Treas- ‘ury a response to Mr. Saulsbury’s resolution ot the Mth of Janury last, calling for detailed In- formation as to the commisstous paid for sert- fees In negatlating or refunding United States bonda, from the year 1802 until the present time, together with spcclfic information con- cerning alleged payments of * double interest” and In regard to money reeelyed by banks and syndicates for bonds sold by them boing allowed torematin on deposit with: National banks pond- ing calla for bonds, etc. Sccretary Sherinan anys: “In reply, I have to state that immediately ‘upon the recelpt of the resolution steps were taken with o ylew of presonting fully and in de- tall the information called for. It was ascer- tained, however, that in compliance with the House resolutions the Treasury Department had. already furnishéd in April, 1863, and April, 1874, part of the information sought, as will be seen by reference to House Exccutive Dacu- ments No, 205, Forticth Congress, and No, 207, Forty-third Congress. S{uce the ist of January Inst, refunding of 6 percent bonds into 4 per centa has beon of such unprecedented mognt- tude as to require the unremitting attention un- tillate at night of every clerk {n the Depart- met famillar with such duti¢s, und have also required # transfer to these duties of many ox- perienced clerks from other bureaus; ‘and, consequently, there has been somo de- Iny in preparing tha information desired. 1‘ acnd herewith o ‘statement showing the Accounts with the several National “bank depositories from which will appear at a glance the time which cach bank held. its deposits be-" fore transferring them to the Sub-Treasurere’ offices. Thesa moneys wero at all times amp): secured by deposits or United States bonds with the Department, nd were subject at all times. to the draft of the United Statcs Treasuror. No moucys have beon transferred from the ‘Treasury to the bank. = “It should be stated, however, that in the majority of Instances the credit given by the Treasurer of the United Btates for monoys trunsferred to his own office consists of the proceeds of called bonds delivered by tho banks in payment of thelr subscriptious, Scvoral days before the credits apnear, time being re- quired to examine the bonds aud to adjust the interest thereon, a statement ls given showing. iu detail thy comsnission ollowed on the gale of four per cout bonds made by popular subserip- tion tothe Ist inst, In addition to these com- misafons thero hays been paid contracting par- ties commissions in amount and on conditions ag hicroinattcr stated.” - Tho Sceretary then proceeded to state that Messrs. Von Hofman & Co., of New York, in June, 1878, received acommissionof one-quarter of 1 percent ona subseription of $5,000,000 of now 5 percent bonda, ond that Kuhn, Loch & Co. received a like commission on 81,000,000. He next refers to the annual arenas, raport of 1874 for tho termia and conditions of the contract made in that. yor by Secretary Bristow with the Belmont-Rothschild-Seligman syndicate for the negotlatlon of tha 5 per cent bonds, Iie says: In substance, ft may bo stated that the con- tractluyy parties pald fur the bonds, par and ae- crued futerest, to the date of the maturity of each call, and received a commission of onc- quarter of 1 por cent on the amount of the sales, from which were to bo paid the expenses Incurred in sending the bonds to London and in transmitting from there to the Treasury the called bonds and coupons received in pay- ment, ‘leaving one-fourth of 1 per cont at the disposal of tho Devariment from which to pay for oroparing the bonds and other charges Incidental thereto, At the timo this contract Was mado the 5 per cont bonds of the kind contracted for were selling in small lots in the apon market ato plea. somowhat abora par in coin, excluatve of the accrued interaat, aud this{ocreasca yaluo of the bonds onabled the Department to obtain somewhat better terms than those of previous vontrarts, The ainount sold under this contract was $15,000,000, on which the contracting parties recclyed a com- tlastou, 4s stipulated, of one-fourth of 1 por vent. . - Socratary Sherman next recites the contract In January, 1875, with the sume purtica, and Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co, of Now York, and J. 8. Morgan d& Co., of London, added to the Byndicate. ‘the cundittongs of the previous contracts were so maditled thit these contract- ing parties recolved a compsneation af one-balt of 1 per cent on $12,632,650 of bonds sold for felunding purposes, aud L peccenton $15,215,+ 600 of bonds soll for the purpose of carrying into affect the third section of the actof Jan, H, 1875, from which compensation they de- frayed all exponses connected with the fasue, fncluding oxpovses of preparing the bonds, ‘Tho next contract was for the negotiation of the 434 percent bonds, It was made by Sccro- tary Morrill with the members of the former yndicatu, ‘and Messrs. Morton, Bilss & Co., for themsolves and sssociates.” Under thie contract the Syndicate were to pay accrued {o- terest on the bonds to thu dato of their applica. ton for dollvery, wore to pay all expenses of tho preparation and fasue, and wera to receive a commission of one-half of 1 per cent on the amount Begotlated, Secretary Sherman con- inucEst “ When I entered upon the duties of my pres- ont office In Murch, 1877, thera bad been sold undor this contract 890,000,000 of these bonds, Tn the following May it became apparont that the condition of the moncy market had become Su favorable that 4 porcent boude could ba sold at par, and therefore availed myself of the priviicye secured by the contract aud gaye notice that the sale of the 4)¢ per cept bonds yould be limited to $200,000,000, and of this amount an sgecement was made that $15,000,000 shoutd be applied to resumption purposes. Sales wero rapidly made to the amount af 8185,000,000 for refunding purposes, and 815,000,000 for reaump- fon purposes, ‘Ihe expanses were paid and the compensation allowed as per thy terms of the contract. At thut time there bad been issued : in sedemotion of G per cent bonds $438,043,000 of § per cents and $155,000,000 of 43¢ per cents, making a saying in the annual interest charge of *On the9th day of June following I made a contract with Bfeasrs. August Belmont & Co., of Now York, on behalf of Messrs. N, M, Koths- child & Bous, of London, and themsolyos;’ National Baok of Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co., of Now York, on behalf of J. 8. Morgan, of London, ant themaclyes: Messrs, J. & W. Seligman é& Co., of Now York, on bebolf of Messrs. Bellaman — Benthers, at London, ant themaclyes; Mcssra.~ Morton, Wits & Co, of New York, in behalf of Morton, Roso & Co., of London, and themselves, and the First National Hank, of New Yori City, for the sale at par In coin of 4 per cent. bonds, The condl- tlons as to accrucd interest ond commissions were in substance asin the previous contract, but I rescrved the right to open tho loan to popular subseription for a period of thirty days, Such subscriptions were oponed, and within the period mentioned they reached the amount of $75,890,550, of which I reserved for resumption purposes $25,000,000. Additionat sales of 4 per cont bonds in small amounts wera made during the winter and abring by popular subscriptions, but the condition of the money market at that time did not give much encour- agement for the future aale nt par of bonds bearing so low a rate of interest. “Recognizing the duties fimposed upon the Becrotary of the Treasury to prepare for the redemption in coin of United Btates notes on Jap. 1, 1870, I entered into a contract on April 11, 1878, with the parties of the previous con- tract for the snlo of $60,000,000 434 per cent bonds for resumption purposes at a premium of 12¢ per cent, the partics to defray the expensus ot the proparation and fssue of the bonds, and to rocelromcommalnaton. of half-of 1 per cont on the amount issued, ‘The rates obtained wero somewhat above the market value of the bonds at tho timo the contract was inade, and wero. the best rates I could obtain. ‘The bonds wero takon and patd for in accordance with the terma of the contract, nnd the commisafons haye been paid the contracting parties os called for by the terms of the contract, “The confldence of eminent bankers in the valuo of our accurlties, as shown$ by this con- tract, extended throughout the country and the money markets of the world, and enhanced the yaluo of the 4 per cent bonds.; Desirous of pop- larizing this latter loan among our own peoplo, and there belng no contract existing with any company for the sale of bonds, J, on the 20th of June, 1878, solicited popular subscriptions anid invited all banks und bakers to ald us in bring- fog the bonds within the reach of all the people. As tho provecds of the sales could be used under the law, only in the purchase of a Ike amount of 6 por cent bonds, aud these could not bo called in except upon o notice of thras months, the money received from the sales was pcr- imiged to romain in the banks, proper- ly Becured, until needed to meet the pay- ment of the called bonds, usually somowhat tesa than three months, a8 calls wero frequeatly mada in advance of subscriptions. In this way the exchange of the bonds was made without Interforlng with the volume of tho currency out- standing or causing any interruption to the ordinary business of the country, In no case has public moncy been delivered to any partics upon collateral or otherwise. * “Tinclose the several clreulars showing the terms on which the Joan has-been disposed of and the intercst adjusted. In thls way there has been taken, mostly in this country, to the Ist inat., since Jan, 1, 1878, about $877,000,000, causing 2 Hike reduction in the amount of § per conts, and an annual enving for all time fo the interest charge of $7,540,000. “Jam also pieased to state that, after paying the compensations and the expenses of | the issue, so far as can bo ascertained to date, there remains in tho Treasury unexpendec, of the amount allowed by uw, $657,819. No favors hove been shown any of the subscribing parties, and the loan fs still open to any ono who wishes to make a subscription on the terms offered, “To further facilitate the diffusion of the ublic debt ainong the masses, 1 recommended i my last annual roport auch modifications uf the Resumption law as would permit the fesue of interest-bearing certificates of deposit of the denomination of $10, to be convertible into 4 per cent bonds. Congress, by the act ap- proved Fob. 20, 1870, made the necessary modt- fleation. A.clrcwlar wae Jesued on the 12th fust, (copy* lcelosey inviting subscriptions and ex- tending to public officers the privilege of becom- ing agents for their sale. Encouraging responses are being made, and there js reason to hope that before the end of the present year all of the present O per cent bonds, now redeemable, amounting to $78,079,809, wi6 bs converted into the certificates or into 4 per cont bonds, and inainly hela by our own people. “In this conclusion 1 haye the hovor to sug- geat thut, if the Sevate decom tho matter of sufll- elent Importance, a committee bo authorized to examine into the method employed by tho Treasury in refunding the debt, to the end that any existing methods not deemed proper or ex- pedient may bo abandoned and better schamcs deviscd. I shall also bo pleased to consult with any member of the Senate who may have anv sucgestions to offer in the matter, aad to open to his inspection oll the books and records of tho Dopartment, showlnys in dotall the trananc- tions {n the issuo und redemption of the public debt. Very respectfully, 3 *Joun Birensan, Sccrotary.’? ‘The statement of loan acconntof the Natlonal- bank depoaltorics contains nothing of general interest except the atnount on deposit at various periods duriig the past year in certain promi- nont banks, which were made the subject of dis- cutssion in the House of Representatives last scs- sion and then published. ‘The statement of commissions patd to sub- scribers to the £ per cont Joan covers soveral hundred pages of manuscript, The Items range du atnount from §1 to $74,042, the latter having been paid to the “Bank of the New York Na- tlonal Banking Association" on the 8th ult, ‘The total amount of the commissions paid fs not stated, but it appears that stnee the Ist of January Inst there has been pafd to the Firat National Bank of New York $159,750; to the Bank of the Now York National Banking Asso- ciation, $100,024; to the National Bank of tha Stato of New York, $47,576; und to the Mayerick Hoston, $25,000, NOTES AND NEWS. SECRETARY THOMPSON, Apeciat Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasuynaton, D, ©, March 81.—Mr, Thomp- son, Secretary of the Navy, is to be depended upon by the Ropublicans to use his influence to prevent the Democrats from boing successful in their assaults upon the Constitution. Referring recently to some faleo rumors that ho was to re- tire from tho Cablnet, ho sald that he {s ready to stay hero untll March 4, 1881, if necessary, to provent the Democrats from oxccuting thelr un- constitutional designs, THE ORBBNDACKERS have declared vengeance upon the Democrats for not boing permitted a sesstou of the House to-day, They aro determined to lutroduco thelr financial schemes at somotime, and, if It becomes necessary, will uso thelr rights as members toobjectto the consideration of biile of all Kinds to accomplish tholr purposo, The Damo- erate are losing the hold which they have upon the Greenbackers, and {t scams mora and moro probable that whers political tegislation f¢ con- cerned the Grecnbackers will voto with the Republicans, : A SHARE TRICK, Tho Republicans in the courso of preparing a reply to the position assumed by Domocrate on the political amendments to the Army bilt fad that the Democrats have failed to give the whole of the English case even from their own side. While ft fatruo that Knglish Inw re- quiros that the regular army shall not be near“ the polls on cloctlon-daya, tho law also provides that the yeomanry cavalry, which are cquivalent to our stato mitl- sla, must also, under the samo restrictions, re- -main away from the polls. The Democrats will be compelled to accept the full logic of the ‘pro- cedonts which thoy have cited, and if they insist flint tho United States troovs, evon to suppress ariot, o8 part of a Marsbal’s posse, must be kent away from the polls, thea the White Lia. ers, Red Shirts, Ku-Klux, aud Hampton militia shall also bo keps from the polls, O1TO POLITICS, Some of the Democrats express the opinion that the traficking of their leaders with the Greenbackers may result In losing to -the pro- posed coalition of the Greenbackers and Demo- crats in that States large portion of hard-monoy Democrats, DEMOORATIC THREATS. Tho Post this morning, ap with the volco of authority, ‘There wit! be no more extrs ft Mr. Hayes vetoes tho recess wilt be taken until Tai lon can call the two 2 Hot Mr, Hayes will (bine twice algo them. ‘The Demacratic Senators assert thatit the Republicans destry to debate the Army bill too Jong inthe Senate they ‘will determine to sit it out. ‘Aq-tba sitsing out process {s one which, will be mori sustive to the majority of the Senate than ay il be tothe migority, aa the ber, and no proce together again, Iatter can divide into rettef and sleep, the threat appears to be an {dle one, Th FP. ALLEN, ‘The order granting a continuance fn the case ff B. KF. Allen appears to have been issued through a inijsunderstanding between the office of Solicitor of the Treasury and that of the At- tornay-General. The result {a that the Attor- ney-General has issued an order couptermand- fng the previous order, and directing uc trial to proceed. W. B, BURCHARD, who was nom{nated Consul at Honduras to-day, {a cither a brother or a cousin of ex-Ropresenta- tive Burebard, of Iinols, now Director of the Mint. Mr. William E. Burchard fs here In com- pany with the Governor of Honduras, and has resided in that conutry for a quarter of a cen- tury. Some of the Hl{nole members do not lke to have lis appointment accredited 10 illest ag: ft will (fealtes Aa ifumber of appointincnts granted to that ate under “the iment. ‘of quotas. But Mr, Burchard ihe support of agooi many citizens rom Chicago, und the belp of at least some of the Ifiuois Congressmen, although the Chicago Members are understood not to haye favored Lfs appointment. William L, Scroggs was appointed United States Consul at Chin Kiang. « SUPERINTENDENT M'DOWELL. Careful inquiry here shows thnt the Admints- tration {8 not disposed to remove McDowell, Superintendent of the Chicago Custom-House building, no matter how atrong the Influences may be to secure the place for other persons. ‘The Chicago Congressmen do not appear dis- posed to favor a change, BENATI OFFICERS. Democratic Scnators are anxious to know whatthe attitude of the Vico t’resldent will be on the subject uf the removal of the Senate oflicials under tho existing rules. A Demo- pall paper contains the following on that sub- jects: A Domocratic Senator saked Vice-Prosident Wheeler whether ho would not oppose any changes that the new Secretary anil the now Sergeant-at- Arma of the senate might desire to make. Mr. Wheoler hesitated for 8 moment and then said, ** Would you have me act as undertaker at the funoral of my friends!" NOT 80, ‘The report that the Democratic Senators will decline to confirm any nominatlons except those in which they may have o voles ts not con- firmed. Aniong the confirmationsalready made are some of very, pronounced radical Republic- au. The Southery Cungresamon, however, ate Inaisting thatclerks in the different Depart- ments credited tu the Southern States who aro not really residents {of thoso States shall be removed, nnd they claim to have assurances from the Treasury Department that this shall One. BOURNON nLUrF. The morning Vemocratic otcan insists that the President will etill sien the Army bill, The Republicans have ceased to give any attention to "sing? talk, and it {is only used by extreme Democrats as a means of holding thelr more moderate assuctates up to passing political leis. Intion exactly as it comes from the Caucus Com- mittee. PARTY PLANS. Arecognized Democratic authority, in speak- Ing of the plans of bia party, says ‘the Repub- cans must not be surprised if they deem it necessary = und Aittlne to reexamine and rovise much o the War ledislation which was thrust upon o larue scction of country against its will, The statement made proceeded updo the assumn- tion that the pending polltical legislation {s only asmoall beginning compared with what may be exneeled when the Democrats get falrly to work. ‘THE ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN delegation held a meeting to-night and perfect- ed their organization, ‘the followlng oficers were clected: Fort, President; Cannon, Vice President; Col. Davies of Chivaco, Seerctary; Aldrich, ‘Trcasurer, State Senator Homilton and State Representatives E. 1, Sherman and Mitchell were present. ‘The mecting was yery harmonajous, aud they decided to work together on all State mattera, aud to,hold a mectiug once a week for the present. MEXICAN AYPATRS, Guatavus Goward, of Chicago, Commercial Agent in Moxico, has been designated to make special reports on Moxican affairs, APPOINTMENTS, To the Western Amociated Press. Wasmnnaton, U, C., March 81.—Vhe Prest- dent has nominated William L. Berogga, for Consul at Uhin Kang, China, and William F, Burchard, Consul at Omua, Honduras, aud Truxillo, Spanish America, COL. FRENCH, late Sergeant-at-Arms, had an attack of vertigo to-day in the Senate cloak-room, but soon re- covered sufllclently to bo taken home, BUPREME-COURT DECISION, In the Supreme Court o doctsion has been ren- dered in the case of the Ohio & Mississippl Rati- road Company, plaintiff in error, vs. the Mer- chouts’ National Bank of St. Louls, This was a sult. brought to recovet from the Ohio & Mis- alssippi Railroad Company, o8 common carricra, the value of 103 hates of cotton, for which the Merchants’ National Bank of St. Louts held the orginal bill of lading as security for a toan, bat. which was defivered by the agents of the Rail- road Compunv in Philadelphia upon a duplicate DIN of Inding to other parties. ‘Tho judgment. of the Circuit Court in favor of the bank fs nf- firmed by a divided Court. CONDON, Capt, Edward O'Meagher Contlon, the Fentan, has been appointed toa clerkship in the Treas- ury Department. YEQRUARY REPORT OF PORRIGN TRADE. den. Nimmo, the Chiof of the Bureau of Btatistics, in hia ol¢hth monthly ssutement to the Secretary of the Treasury for the current fiscal year, says: ‘Tho exccss of exports over imports of merchandise appears to nave been na follows; Month ended Feb. 23, 1870, $20,480,- 163; sume tims in 1875, $39,920.466.' For the twelve months ended Feb, 28, 1871, $209,855,054 ; samo time year before, $169,010,891. A com: parison of the oxports nnd imports of Fold and aflvor coin and bulllon exhibits the following: Month ended Fob, S70, oxcess of exports, $300,145; month ended Fab. 23, 1878, oxcess o} exports, $2,387,217; twelve montha onded Feb, 28, 1870, axcess of tinports, $002,107; twelvo months ended Feb, 28, 1878, excess of exports, $21,814,815, GAPT. CONDON. Special to Cincinnatl Commercial. Wasuinoton, D. C., March 20.—Capt. Ed O'Meaghor Condon, who, {t will be remembered, wasinearceratedina British prison foroleven years for Fenianiain, and was roleased Inst year by the requeat of President Inyes and Minster Welsh, was to-day appointed clerk in tho ‘Troasury De- partment, through the infliouca of Stanley Mat- era and Goy. Tom Youcg, TOE RECORD. BENATE, Wasminaton, D. C., March §1.—-Numerous bills were introduced and roferred, among them the following: By Mr. Grover, extending the time for the can- struction of tho Northern Pacific Railroad. By Mr, Johnston, to authorize the National Board of Health to fuvestigate and report on the Infectious and contagious discascs of ani- ala, my Mr. Pendleton, for the relief of Col. Thomas Wortolngton, of Ohfo, for army sup- piles furnithed in 1801; alsoa jofnt resolution relative to requiring a court of {nquiry tuto the case of Col, Worthington, Forty-aixsh Ohio Reg- iment of Volunteers. + By Mr. Windom,’to repeal so much of the bill making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Goveroment for the year ending June 80, 18S as authorizes the Secretary of War to ro- Touga the Moline Water-Works, Kock Island, Ill, Mr Anthony eed that If the Chairman of the Democratic caucua, the Chalrman of the Execu- tive Committee ‘at the Demueratic caucus, or the Chairman of the Sub-Committes of the Democratic caucus bad nothing more to pro- sent, be would movo that the Senate now pro- cued to the consideration of executive businces, Mr. Kernan moyed that the Scnato adjourn, Mr Ferry moved that the Souate go into ex- ecuyve seasion, Mc Keruai rae befor iat to feta ta RO into executi7e seasion with such @ preamble ag that offered by the Senator trom iihode Island. itr Forry sald that this did not apply to the motion witlen he frerey) bad made. Sir. Anthony withdraiy his preamble, Adjourocd. a. * OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Naw Yous, March 8L—Arriyed, the Devonia, from Glasgow. 4 Lonnon, March #1.—Steamebips Bollyia and Stata of Georcis, from New York,-sud Vader- land, from Philadelphia, haya arrived out, Qusznstown, March 81,—Arrived, Germanic, from New Yor . o Daily Tribune, | TUESDAY. APRIL t,. 1879. HARDSIIP. The Unhappy Ponca Indians Hold a Council with Gen, Crook. Driven to a Wot Country, Their Hands Fall to Their Sides. Their People Sicken and Die, and There Is No Help. Gen. Crook Fnll of Sorrow for tho Victims, hut Ready to Obey Orders. Peonliar Spocohes of the Ohiofs, Submitting to Inoxorablu Powor, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Oana, Nebv., March 31.—The formal councit with the baud of Pouca Indians now here was held this morning by Gen. Crool in the pres- ence of several officers and nine Indians, Btanding Bear, the Chivf, was dressed in a red. blanket with a necklace of bear's claws and a broad bit of beads, ‘The other Indians were in citizens’ clothes, Stond{ug Bear said: “Futexps AND Brotisrs: The Almighty created us Indians. We aro as He mado us, ‘The Almighty has givento the whites a book to read, and they have plenty of thluge to work with. The Indian has no book. Ile cannot read. Here is why [ stn weak and you aro strong, + F never sco o book or paper of any kind, but 1 think ft fs a good thing, to let you know all that is going on iu the world, 1 want my children to liye to read. I want them to goto school, My frieuds, agrent while ago we came from the great water, tou, in the East, WE KEPT COMING, COMING, COMING West until we xot to Dakota, I made a good living there. Then, since, power took hold of me as by the arm and made me to stand up, and told me to go South. They toole us to a very bad vlace. They took our plows ond all our farming utensils, and locked them up. I have never seeu them since. After 1 go to the Terri- tory, I went to see the Great Father at Wash- ington, When I went into the offlee he took me by the hand. Iszid tothe Great Father: ‘My people are much wronged, and Thopa you will do something for me, +I AM IN AN AWFUL BAD PLAGH.! I tola nim that before 1 went to the Territory Thad good house and barn, whielt I had built with my own hands. 1 had cattle and hoge, and all kinds of stock, aud somebody came and took all my things away, and my Great Father stood up and sald: ‘How is this! 2 will order an inspection.’ I told him I was ino bad tix, He told mo to go and sec if I could tnd some good land near where wo then were, I went back. I started to look forland. I found somo land that Jooked good. We moved to it, but, since, unsevn force came down oy us and crushed us to the earth. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SRYEN OF OUR FEO- PLE DIED. A fow doys pasacd by, and on tnspector came from Washington. I told bin 1 would lke‘to move back to my old home,—that he saw we were in n dreadful place. Ile answered fn this way: ‘2wiiidoall I cau, I will try what can do for you.’ He did not say he could do anything, but he would go back to Washington and tell them whata bad place itwas, But 1 was Hke one in haste. 1 wanted to save tho Hes of my people." STANDING REAR asked permission tospeak to the oflcers pres- ent, which was granted: “My FRIENDS AND Tnotiens: {£ om now with the suldicrs and oflicers. .I want to uo back tomy old place north. I want to save mynclf and my tribe, My brothers, {t seems to me as if I'stood in front of a great prairie fire. T would take up my babies and run to save their lives; or as if I stood on the brink of an over- fowlug river, and would take my people and ily to higherground, Ob, my brothers, the Almighty Jooks down on mo and knows what “1 am, and Knows my words. May the Almighty send a gooil spirit to broad over you, my broth- ers, to move you to help ime. If a white man had Jand, sud some ono should swindle hin, that man would try to got it back, and you would uot blame him, Sook on me. Tako nity on me, and help mo to save the Nves of the women and children, My brothers, power which 1 can't resist crowds mo down to the ground. I need helo. f hayp done.’ HUFYALO cults, Following is Buffalo Clips’ speech: “In the start I know nothing of what was fo- ingon. I was holding the handles of my plow, Abad ahorse. I built good stable, I raised cattle and hogs, and atlkinds of stock, 1 broke land, 411 these things I lost by some bad man, Any oue knowsto take a man from acold climate and put him i ahot sun down tn the Bouth jt would kill him, Seven lodges refuscd togo down there, Wo afterwards went down tosco our fricnds and sea huw they Iked tt. Brothera, I come home now, I tovk my brothers and fricnda and cate back hero, WR WANT,TO Wonk. Thad hold of the handtes of ‘my plow again, It looks this way: ‘The Government wants me to go back, but I think it would be a better plan for me to go to work to raise somothing to liye onuext winter, Down there it weakens ino all over, My bande droop down by iny sices, and 1 cannot use therm, We all feel sick all the time, I desire to stay here, where I con work andratse plenty to oat for my famlty.” coLLoquy, Gen, Crook—How loug since you wont down theret Bulfato Chips—In 1877—May or June, Geo. Crook—I havo heard all thie story be- fore, It sas roproscnted, It has been reported to Washington. Buffalo Chips took hia seat, and Gen, Cronk sald: ‘It’s a very hard case, but I can donoth- Ing myself, {£ have received an order from Washington, and Uiiuet oboy it, ‘They have all the facts in Washington, and It would do no Rood for me to intercede. 1 might send atele- gram, bute i's 3 LIKELY TO DO MORE HARM TIAN GooD, You can stay hore o fow days and Jet your stock strengthen up,!* Standing Bear stated that he would like to say a few moro words, sud Gen, Crook gaye him permission, He satd: “1 have been waudoring around for threo years. I pave lost all my property. My cou- stant thought fs, * What man bas done that? Of course I know I caunot say ‘No.’ Whatever they say [must do, Jmustdoit, J know you ave an order to send us to the Indian Terri- tory, and wo tnust obey it. Ihave this request to make. ‘he Great Father ordors us to go ‘back to the Indian Torsitory, He should glyo us some moncy to-pay our ex- penses and buy such things as we need on the way. Half of my people hero are sick, und of course they will dio before we get there, and -TUBY MUST DB BURIED, I wish the Great Father would givo us money to pay the necessary expenses.” Gen, Crook‘ All wo can do fs to give you what rations you will require on the way down, You willbe permitted tu take all your stock with you, and you cau go siowly. It lea very disagreeable duty toseud you down there, but T must obey orders." Lieut. Carpenter reported formally that fre PRICE UT oye. 3 & dat & 29 ToncaswerS susty il and In need of altendancg 2 midis The Hig é ienended, -~ ASUALTIE SAD ACCIDEN'T, Snecrat Disnated to TAt Trepune. ‘ Wrirusnannn, Pa, March 31.—"t¢ ther : man so kind to me, will he shoot me in ie hoart or cut my throatt’ was the ery raised by Nicholas Schillinger to-day as he Tay fn agony, tha victlm of an accident on tho Lehigh Vailoy Rallrond to-day, Tho Buffalo & Western Expreas train from Phitadelpbia and New York, duo st this elty at 1:15 0. m, left on time, ‘The engineer and fireman hod been changed. The engineer was one of the beat upon the road, and the cnglorer, Schillinger, oneof the oldest employes of the Company, * had taken his aeat at the lover. Ienry Staven- son, for the past half-dozen years tpon the pay-, roll of the Company, ‘was in the Greman’s seat. *' ‘The signal was given, and the long. tralo, lond- ed with human freight, started off at a thirty * wilerun. It was bounding’ along through the suburbsof the city at ic usual even speed when it entered a cut at the northern boundary of tha city. It has never been considered a particulars ly dangerous place, aud no watéhman has ever been stationed the: The traf bad proceeded but afew hundecd yards into the cut when, as the fireman said, the engine began togo up and ~ down, and, an instant later, it had lunzed. headtong into the right bauk of the cut. the engino tender dutbled over upon top of the engine-house, niu! buried in the ruins ‘wero the enuinecr, Nicholas Behillinger, and Henry Stevenson, the fireman, ‘The pipes, filled witl «scalding water uud steam, were broken, and - thelr contents turned upon the poor unfortu- nates lying under the engine. ‘The baggago-car of the train alonu left the track, but the sudden- ness of the stup produced several severe contu- sions and great frieht. Ludies falnted aud men. wers thrown over the becks of seats and. upon the floor, The voices of the engineer and fireman crying piteously for help almost drown- ed the notso of the escaping steam, Sehillinger Wasa Gerian, and, in his broken accents, bi pleaded to be idiled, nnd “when he found his appeals for deliverance from his terrl- MWe position unavatling, he erled Uke o child, 41 unconsciousness and death hushed. lis yolee. The fretnan was lying yery closn to in, but tn a more favorable’ position, The willing lands of succor were greatly batiled for sume thuc, The escapiug steani was so.donso that nothing could bo seen around the wreck but the fragments, and when assistance did. come the brave engincer was past all hu- man oid. ‘The fireman with great difil- culty was extricated, . but died — thia evening. Your correspondent visited the fami- hes ofthe men, Stevenson, bofore bis death, Tay upon ble bed writhing in agony aud praying, for the end to come. Why was I not killed at once and put out of this misery?” waa his oft- repeated ejaculation. He said he was com- pelled to breathe the furnace flames, whilo the steam had wo seatded §=bim ~~ that the flesh hung in shreds upon the woper portion of his body. JHs hands were burnad to the bone, and the flnzer-natis dropper off. Schil- linger, the engineer, was scarcely recogniza- ule oy his old comrades, Ho leayes a wifo cr and daughter. Stevenson had a wife and‘two ebildren, KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Drecatur, Ill, March 20.—Yesterday evening Mra, Jones Nye, who Mves six miles uorthwees of Decatur, was driving toward homo, having In a spring wagon’ with herself, her daugh- ters Kate, aged 10, und Puss, aged 12, and a, young mon by the name of Robinson, to drive. A heavy thunder shower prevailed nt the Ume, When onc- fourth of a mile from ber home a thunderbolt struck the wagon, prostratiyy the horecs, throwlug Mra, Nye to {he ground senacloss, yd Killing the daughter Kate and young Rovinson mstantly, ‘The younger daughter. who sat on the seat between the mother and Kate, escuped unharmed. ‘The horses soon revived, and raw hotne, and Mr. Nye, meeting them at the: yurd= wate, immediately got bute the wagon and druye to the scene of the terrible dleaster, whore, placing both the dead and the ‘living in the Vehicle, he took them to nfs sud home. Alra, Nye, though suffering much from the shock, will probably recover. THRER ACCIDENTS. Rveciat Dispatch to Tae Tritune, Danzsront, In, March $i.—Josoph Beems, of Atlantic, was rno over by on engine on the: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Road, near Neola Station, last night, und fetolly* injured, His {vot cought in a frog at. the switeh, and the locomotive was too close to bu stopped before ruuping over him. 6 bs, Jnwes Barker, Jr. a young man amployed tn ihe coal imines at Perlee, waa Instantly killed, this afternoon while at hls work by the fall of 4 niusa of coal, which crushed his head and shouldere, ‘The remains of a littto girl was found-in tho Mississtppl, st the mouth of tho Mercdoata, in Rock Island County, this afternoon, It is thoucht she is the child who was drowned with her father und mother while etding un the fea nur Bellevue, Ia,, last December, RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Pirrerowy, March 81.—A lind-sllde on the Lehigh Vulloy Railroad threw a Jocomotive of the Now York passenger train from the track, killing tho cugineer, Nicholas Schillenger, und sertously injuring the fremau, THE WEATHER. Orrion oy Tuz Cure Sionan Orrronn, Wasiinaton, D. C,, April 1—1 a. m.—Indiea- tlons—For Tonnessca and the Ohio Valloy, coder, cloudy, rainy weather, variable winds, followed in the west portions by rising barom- eter and colder northwest winds, # For the Lower Luke region, inercasing cloudi- ness, followed by rain, variable winds, mostly westerly, stationary or higher temperature nud * barometer, . < For the Upper Lake Region and Opper Mis- slop! Valloy, rain areas, followed by clearing - weather, southwest, veerlug to colder north- weat winds, followed by rising barometer. For the Lower Missouri Valloy, clear or partly cloudy Weather, winds wtustly northerly, ata. Uonary or low temperature, und {n the south- ern portion higher pressure. Locat.onaexyarions. Cittaago, Maroh 31, Wind, Time, _| dar. fe F 4:50 a. 1n.'30,011) 30 | 7 a. tn, [29,080) 42 | 08 |B. rt Maiimom, ¢71 inintmum, OnNMRAL Un Cura: Fort 5a Fort Gibson. | Grand Maventzy.