Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 7, 1879, Page 1

Che Chicago Daily Tribune. | ‘ ! = : : a ‘A ‘ : ; VOLUME. XXXIX. MONDAY. APRIL 7. 1879--TWELVE PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS, WEST END — DRY GOODS HOUSE, Madison and Peoria-sts. GRAND OPENING! , TO-HORROW (TUESDAY) OF AND MOST Tashi Hove 08, ries, &0, TEE PUBLIC IS INVITED. ARSON, PIRIE & 0 STARCK. ~~ ERKENBRECHER’S aon-Ton Starch 6 Absolutely odorless, and Chemi- ally Pure. “itis snowflake white. “It is suscoptiblo of the highest and most lasting Polish. It possosses. groater strongth of yody than othor trade brands, It is packed in .Pound Parcols, ull Weight guaranteed, . aha 3 *Tt costs less monoy -than:-any ‘ tarch in- the Worlds-* +9 ° Itis manufaotured in the heart of ‘He erostest coreal region of the lobo, It_is Sold universally in amorica 4y Grocors and Dealers, ~ . Its annual consumption reaches wenty Million Pounds, ANDREW. ERKENBRECHER, OINUINNATI. rhenbrecher’s World-Fumous Corn: Starch for FAVOR & BROW: Bole Nort! 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Baith, Hands, and chotee ane jon Nill -xehunigo On London, Paris, Horlin, and pur dolane “Becrlte one hasth ee Moe eee ate » PILESTON, KLAN & CO., Bankers, 100 Washington-st. “Por Cent U. §, Goverument Bonds, Per Cent U. 8. $10 Certificates or aslo in summa toautt, Foretga ¥: bo nae NATIONAL BANE Oe TNO 107 Doatborn-at, LAZARUS SILVERMAN, _ BANKER AND DEALEN IN government Bouds aud Foreign Exchange, OFFICE-CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, EASTER EGGN, -ASTER EGGS! Hvorybody‘should call and see tho grand ad wondorful display of European and ‘merican Enator Egga aud Novelties now » exhibition at all's CONFECTIONERY, ont, sae = 10 POUNDS. TINE SAMPLE TRA FOR __ $38.00. ‘ONG KONG TEA CO., 0 & 112 MADISON-8ST, Nt 4 Gan bo beautifully DY! CLEANED wud Uf) TATION at trl Beery) Jixpressud i o GO, De OU ary AN 0 denen aa oe our % Wenn’ ; cag (Yel AUIES AND GENTS, |Sllawis, dyed wud cleaned, cto, WASHINGTON. The Political Fiasco of the Greenback Congress- men. Every Democratic Senator to Speak on the Army Bill. Tho Ultra-Bourbons Highly Elat- ed by the Vote on That 4 Measure. ‘ Pravailing Opinion that a Second Extra Session Will Be Called. Gen. Miles Convinced that tho Sionx In- dinns Will’Remain Qniot This Summer. The Western Migration of tha Negro Attracting Distinguished At- tention, CONGRESS. ‘TNR GREENBACK Fizz. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasntnaron, D. C., April &—All partics aro enjoying themsolves over the farcical ending of the Greenback party fn the House. In their final yote for the Army blll they abandoned thelr own agreement among themselves, and failed to carry out any of the declarations they were go lavial In proclniming aftor their caucus, Asitturns out, all this talk, followed by the balancing positions takun in speeches on the floor, was miade ju the noturo of s threat de- signed to influenes the Democrats to give them 8 Monday's session for the introduction of their yarlous crazy billa for national relief. Some of them, in fact, wero ot pains to announce that thelr caucus decision to go apainst attach- ing political Jogistation to Appropriation bills was to ropay the Democrats for refusing a acs- afon last Monday. Dy this course they claimed that they would bo able ut least to mako them- selves felt by the Democrats, since the latter would, 1f the Greenbackers yoted with the Re- publicans, bo OBLIOED TO KERP EVERY MAN IN 1118 PLACE, At the Iast moment, yeatorday, acting under o bolicf that x voto with the Democrats would iuduco them to grant a session to-morraw, these nondvseripts, except two who are really Repub- licans, yoted with the Democrats, The Demo- crate immediately sowed thelr contempt by adjourning tit! Tuesday, By the coursoadontod they haya virtually disbanded, and tne political managers have made themselyes the laughiug- stock of both parties. SPECULATION, ‘There {s quite a difference of opinion ns to the Jength of time the Senate will be engaged on the Army bill. [¢ fs not likely {t can bo ready for dobnate before Wednesday or Thursday. Wahlto a number of Democrats aro anxious to hayo tle bill acted upon and go to the President us sconas possible, in order that they may have hfs action upon it fora guide in the debate ou the Legislative, bill, there ara prom{nent membors of.-.thls party-in the Sonate whi pre- “dict that oyery man onthe majority efdo will equéal Gofore the bill is. finally acted upon. It” ta certain that the Republicans will givo full ot- itton to the subject, and that it will bo discussed upon its merite to a greater extent thou In the House. ‘ ‘TNE NBD CONFEDERATES. | ‘The unexpeetedly Jargo majority by which the Democrats carried the Army bill through the House uas resulted in encouraging the ex- tromists of thelr party to adhere strictly to the ling of policy alrendy mapped out, and to-night there ts not a Democratic Senator or Represent- ative to be found whose utterances {ndleate the mfnutest probability that thero will bea deviation from the radical programmo of the lenders. On the contrary, those gentlemen who were previously inclined toward a couseryative and moderate course, nd who were loth to sunctton au iesuc with the Exccutive which might ond fn olocking the wheels of Goyern- ment and fu produclny-other mischfoyous con- sequences, aro pow as determined us’ the au- thors of the proposed legistation could wish. The Democrata, therefore, give themsolyes no furtner concern about ‘TUR “ WEAK-ENRED BLEMENT”? of thelr party, snd boldly proclaim that they are united toa man, aud will febt thelr oppo- nenta to the bitter end. Ex-Scnator Matthews, who fs now in the city, and a frequent visitor ot the White-House, stated Inat evening with no little ompbasis that the Prealdent would veto both the Army and the Legislative bills just as often as they were prescoted to blin,—that fs, providing they con- talu the proposed objectionabluivgislation, Al- ready aro Democratic members of Congress, especially those roprosentivg: commercial cous stituencies, recelying letters counseting moder- atldn and au curly adjournment, A SUGGESTION, The Washington Sunday Herald, which 1s an orgun of avonsiderable faction tn the Demoe- rdey, thls morntug outlines the following pro- gramtne as the proper one for the Democrats to purauo: * First, a8 the Senate has to consent to all the Exccutive appointments, it ought to leayo all lr. Hayes? nomivations uncoufirimed until tt cap bu dvon what attitude tho prosont Executive and Senate are {n futuro to hold to- wards cuch other, It 1 not improbable that tomy of thy functionaries kot fn this staco of official chrysalis would soon change thelr —oplulons swith" respect tothe vital neccsalty of keeping obnoxtous statutes in force, Second, pending a solutton of the questions whith brought on the extra session, Congress oueht to take up a bill taxing incomes above a certain amouvt, and, tn the same bill, take off from somo articles of zencral consumptlon, to tax which {a to tax the poor as well a8 therich, an amount of revenuc equal to ‘or greater than that which it fs expected to raise on incomes. ‘Chird, Congress might profit. ably occupy its time in re-onactlug the dill for the full romonetization of silver that bas been once vetocd,!? Mil. CANLISLE, OF KENTUCKY, one of the leading Democrats of the House, thinks that Congress will undoubtedly adjourn after passiiyg both appropriation bility, whather the Presidunt vetoes them or not, ‘The provall- the opluton among Republicans ts that the bills will bs vetued, atid then, if Congress aujourns, ® pucoud extra session will bo called-at ouce, THE ARMY, & LITTLE UOPR WANTED.+ » Apectat 166. Wasninuton, 3, April G—A cestain class of army officers will ctsucavor to haye@the Sen- ate “alter the Army Appropriation L¥-{n the Bonate in respect to promotions, aud egdecially as to these provisons whieh prohibltpromo- tlony abaye the grade of Cuptalu, excuptln the Engineer Corps, ‘Thu argument used gh the part of these oflicera is thias The exemppons froin this prohibition of w corps whith te chibdy edyaged upon purely‘clyR work Is Guy an ugg Gravatlon of thw evil, since the Engjneers arp’ not, Hke the Ine oflicera, lack = of rank suitable to thy length of their’ service, Vromution Is /already 6u glow astu iyterfere wilh the eflleiguey uf the eudering for” service and Jnflict grent hard&bin on the lower Brates in (those corps where ft $s slowest. ‘The Majors of Artillery bavo served onan average twenty-two years before attdfning that rank. ‘Nhe juntor Majors of Infantry entered the sery- tee In 1661, nnd were fifteen years in reaching thelr majority, ‘The Hegister further shows 8 largo number of Second Lleutcoants of Infantry who served during the War fy the volunteers, (Some with high rank), and who were commis- sioned fn the Regular Army In 1867, to be atill only Second Licutenants. Thera aro In the army twenty-four Captains of Infantry who have ranked a8 anich from 1803, und of whort the senior fs yet twenty-threa files from the top of the list. — TNE INDIANS. GEN, MILES! OPINION. .__ Apeciat Lyspatch to The Tribune. Wasminatoy, D. €., April 6.—Gon, Miles ox- presses the opinion that thero wit! be no trouble with the indians this summer, unless, at the sutn-dance, to be held on Milk River in June, tho young warrlors shalt be ablo to excite hostile feelings among the Agency Inclans. In.such case, he thinks that there would bo attacks upon tho settlemonts, but he docs not ULellevo the warriors would have strength enough to mnke trouble. Gen, Miles has left for New York, and will return to his post in the Northwest as soon as navigation opens on the Upper Missour!, Gen. Sherman agrees with Gen. Miles that there will probably bo no trou- blo. Private information has beca recelyed hora from Bismarck dlrectly from Maj. Walab, com- manding the Canadian Mounted Polley near BittIng Bull's camp, who socake of the ald war- rlor a8 gulot, and contradicts the Washington atatement that Walsh reported him ugly and iusuburdinate. THE NEGRO. AN IMPORTANT SCHEME, Wasninoton, D. C,, April G—The organiza- tion of a National Emigration Aid Society, hav- | ing for its object the regulation of emigration from the South to the West, bas been further perfected by the choice of a Nations! Executive Committee, consisting ot the foltowing gentlo- men: Senator Windom, President; Senators Hamlin, Chandler, and Tellor, Representatives Garfleld, Charies G. Williams, and Jorgensen, William E. Chandler, Georga C, Gorham, Josepl iH. Rainey @. C,), the Roy. J.B. Rankin, A. M, Clapp, Jobn R. Lynch (Miss.), the Ilon, J. Me Edmunds, Prof, 2. T. Greener {(Becratars), MM M, Hollund, J, M, Adams, M. Howard, ft. W. Mendenhall, and O. 8. B. Wall. ' TNE TREASURY. BECKETANY SUERMAN’S OPERATIONS, Gnectat Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasurnaton, D, C., April 6.—Secretary Sher- man will undoubtedly encounter considerable opposition, ff, 8 bas been attggested, he makes the terms of subscriptions to the 4 per cents Isgued to fund the 10-10 loan less favorable than those In forco since January lost, Secretary Sherman will probably make the Iength of notice for the 10-{Us shorter than the nincty days defined by statute in the case of 5-203, a8 there fs no statute reeuloting the longth of call for the 10.408, To reduce the length of time, of course, would make the terma less favorable, and this fact is used a3 nn argument against ad- vanelng the subscription price of the 4 percents, Representations are made to the Treasury that the popular demand for 4 per cents at subscrip- tlon prices would grently slacken if the intercat, rates should be advanced t per cont, a8 has beon Proposed. ' ‘ Lo the Western Associated Pres, “ THE LAST CALL, Wasninatoy, D, C., April 5.—Tho Secretary of the Troadury has {ssucd the ninety-stxth call for the redumption of 5-20 bunds of! 1865,‘ con- sols of 1808. Tho call Is dated yeatgrduy., The principal und. futerest are to bo, patd at tho ‘Treasury on tho 4th of July noxt,; The fol- lowing isa description of the bonds: :Coupon bonds, dated July 1, 1863—$50, froin'Ng. 1 to No, 16,002, both Inclusive; $100, No. 1 to No. 80.779, both inclustve; $500, No. 1 to No, 13,111, vot luclitsive; $1,000, No. 1 te No. 90,485, both Inclusive, . ike Registered bonds, redeemable at the pleasure of the United States, after the 1st of July, 1878 $500, No, 1 to No. 2,087, both Inclusive; 81,000, No. 1 to No, 7,088, both tuchustves $5,000, No. f to No, 1,816, both tuclusive; $20,! No. 2,018, both inclusive, er gt ‘Theee bonds are thu ent{re amount outstand- ing of those fssued under the act of March 8, 1885, Known as congols of 1803, aud aro the last of the United States 5-20 ponds, ANNOUNCEMENT, or ‘The-Sccretary of the Treasury announces that subscriptions for the 4 per cent consols made and forwarded before 8p, p. ni. April 4 will pe accepted, ‘These subscriptions amount to about. 150,000,000, ‘THE STRUGGLE YOR THE FOUR PER CENTS. . New York, April G.—In regard to the unpre- cedentedly targs subscriptions to the United States 4 per cents yesterday, It appears thut the Firat Nationa! took $13,000,000, thu Contineutal, Itanover, nnd ono or two other banks, the Greater part of $7,000,000, and the Bank of Commerce $40,000,000, Ithas como out today that there were threo separate bidders forthe total remainder of the loan. ‘Two of theae bidders wore for bankers who proposed to form syndicates, The members of these pro- pote that the syndicates formally agreo, as they jad informally, to send on a bid Sor 850,000,000, ‘They supposed that there was that amount un- gold. While these bankora wero losing time in formalitios, the Bank of Commerce took tins by the forelock and accured the prize, although before this wae done the Fiest Natlonat Bank got what would have been more than their share in any syndicate, and without the troublea of any syndicate obligations and dictation, A forelyn exchange broker says that the order which ho had to buy £50,000 demand sterling has beon countermanded, and an order for $250,000 4 per gent Houle ‘been substituted as a remittance to ondon. ‘ THE ARMY BILD. ITS VASHAGE IN TIE MOUSE, Apectul Dispatch so The Tribune Wasminaton, D.C. March '5.—The Demo- crate passed the Army Appropriation bill in the House to-day with the political amendments at- tached substantially in the form os reported from the Committee, hava not changed a sincle vote, ‘Cha only oc- casion of surprise fs the attitude of the Groen- backors, With fuw exceptions they voted solidly with the Democrats, and this, too, uot- withstanding the decluration of thelr owo caucus and the reported public and private as- sertlons of their leaders. Tho debate, if It hus done nothing else, bas scrved ty demonstrate that the pompous, bombastic litle clique of men in -the Itousc which styles ftself the National Greenback party hus not strength of Purpose or decision of charactor cough to con- stitute cven avabal, By thelr attitude to-day they fully carned the scathing characterization which Gou, Hawloy gavo yoaterday, ‘TUS IMMORTAL AND AUDACIOUS THIRTADN voted as followa; Bradley Barlaw, of Vermonty with the Kepublicans, Ho was an orlglual Aoo- lition Republican, ‘and evidently can bo relied upon to vote with hfs old party upon any quea- tion affecting the War iasucs. Forsythe, of Iitnols, with tho Republicans, as did Judge Kelloy. That onds wie lst. Tho rest yoted with the Democrats. .De La Matyr, who hus inade such pretentious assumptions of independence, frightened: apparontly by the publication uf recent letters. showing his bare gain with the Democrats:during the campaign, voted with the Democrats,” Ford, of Missqurl, voted with the Republedas upon Proliintadry motions, but was ante aia DNIVEN TO TUB DEMOCRATIC BaNkg . fu the dual vote, Tho same ts true of Jones of Texus, Lowe of Alabatna,. Yokumn -of Pounsyl- vania, and Weaver und Gitlette of Iowa, “ANY Republican fn lowa who may baye voted for these gentleinen “will hava the satisfaction of knowing that they stood up and yoted with div Confederates, wes ‘Thu DIL wus passed. by the large majority'of. ‘The two wecks of debate. 149 yeas to 122 nays. There were six palrs an- nounced, The debate preceding. the vote was without important Ineldents. * Bparks, of Jilinuts, made a rub-adtub sncech on the Democratic sido on the Chicago clection, using the Jnter-Ocean cdi- torials for the subatanco of his arguinent. Rep- resentative Davia, of Chicago, valnly endeavored to obtain the fluor to reply, but Springer, the presiding officer, successfully avoided recogniz- ing Mr. Davis for that purpose. . The Democrats will find that they have made a very unpleagant record.in voting down alt the Republican amendments. They have thus dcelared themselyos in favor of the proposition that while the United States may not keep the peace at the polls, and’ white Federal Mar- abals may not enforce the processes of the law on election-lay, yet the Ned Shirts, White Liners, Ku-Klux, Knights of the Cametias, and things of all sorts may be. there unmolested, with tho promiso that anyélaws by which they might be punished “ STALL BE R¥PZALED. ‘The Greenbackers voted for’ the psssago of the Uill, hoping that they might secure Democratic yotes fora scaston Monday, in order that they might start their inflation schemes, They were decetyed, however, fur House, by a vote of 154 yess to 109 nays, adjovtned until Tucsday. ‘The bill will go to. the Beate Monday, and the debate, which cant acaréaly “lost lees than ten days, will doubttess begin there Tuesday, NOT Y#T OUT OF THE Woops. The Democrats havo cattiéd thelr point in tho Houso, but they aro by nOrmeéans ccatain as to the outcomo of this .budoess, If Randolph ‘Tucker yceterday, in declaring that tho army shall bo disbanded June00-‘anless the political amendments, are approved. ,by. the, President, spoke the sentiment of # majority of the Dem: ocrats In the House, it {s.certain that thero will ve o split in the .Democratic party if there is a vote. Tho extremo. Demo- erats, repreaunted by Mr.Tucker, will* find tt impossible to carry with them the wholo of thelr sido iu any movement such os he an- nounced. ‘The Democrat ho have been dls- satisfied with the recoutkcourse of those who have taken control haye it silent wut of o desire to : MAKE NO NERDLNSS TROUDLN in their ranks, But there ara more than enongb of them, together with tho Republicans, to pass the Army bill without the objectionable legisla- ‘ton In case of a veto, and -who are quietly de- termined to-do so, and will support no such proposition as Mr, Tucker's, if he and others with him should commit, the .folly of trying to reduce bis threat to practices) Democratic Senators aro dven less inclined to take such action as Mr. Tucker advocated and, foretold, Ifthe oxtremoDoinwcrats stand firra they will wrench their party. to‘ pieces beforo the month{s over, The probability, however, ts that they will haye to give; way, and that the whole of the proposed political legislation will bo remodeled before it gets gut of the Benate, —T. NOLES AND: NEWS. YELLOW FEVER, Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasmwnaron, D. C., Avril. 6.—One curlous fact about yellow fever op board the United States steamship Plymouth is thatthe first man attacked had his hanmockshang in the precisa place of the man who first’showed symptoms of yellow’ fover in Santa Cruz.dn'Novembor Inst. TUM CUBTOM-OUaR CigRs. “Whe announcement ‘that :the Government's «special cotinsel are no: ready to ‘proceed tn the’ Cuatom-ITouss cases ie alg hy. etl h hy the friends of the poraum@under fidtetmunt, ‘The ‘statement. that. it’ ‘would bo’ nec easary for any of: tho’ apecial coun- scl to come to Washington. to obtain any documents appears absurdyYor the reason that every scrap of paper called for was furnished three months ago, nnd every doctiment and rec- ord relating to the trangactiin, extending back to Mullett’s timo, 13 now probably in the pos- eeagion of the special counsul:in Chicago, It is plainly intimated here that»one reason for the postponement of the Government side of the caso is the desire on the ‘partof those interest- ed to obtain the large fees which it would not be possiblo to secure had tho case been brought to a apecdy trial, ? MISSING. Tho Sunday Gazetfe contains tho following: “Souator Saunders aud a uumber of gentlemen areanxious tolearn the whereaboutsof Mr. James Morris, formor editor of the Omaha /epublican, who has been on a visit to thisielty recently, aud is now missing, Mr. Morris was Inst scun ‘Thura- day evening at 10 o'clock, when Ieaylig the Na- toual Hotol, valiso tn hand, “(he description of him left with the police fs asifollowa: Forty- fivo years of age, five fect eleht or nino inches high, weighs 165 pounda, full.peard and mus- tarhe, Vicht brown in color. Mt is thought that the gentleman was taken sick and Is vow at sone boarding-houso In the city. BURSIDIANY SILVER COIN, Senator Booth’s bill for the interchange of subsidiary ellyer coin and United States notes, provides that the holder of.any of the aflver colus of the United States, of smaller denomi- nation than one dollar, tinny, ow presentation of the same in sums of $20, or any.muitiplo there- of, at the office of the ‘Trenaurer, or any Asstat- ant Treasurer of tho United! States, receive therofor United States legal-tendor notes, ‘he ‘Treaster or any Assistant ‘Csonsurer of tho United States who nay recelye any coin under the provisions of this act shalloxchange the some In atime of $20, or any mnltiple thereof, for United States logal-tender notes, on the de- mand of any holder thereot, NORTHERN PACIFIC RaTLROAD, ‘The bill of the Northern Pacifle Road this yeur isa very almple one. It -aliply propuscs ‘that ten yeara’ time from the passage of this actis hereby given to the Northern Vacitle Rail- road Company for the completiim of its mato Jing aud branch," THE TRADE-DOLLAR, Mr, Beck's bill to provide for-restoring the trade dollar, and for its coinage into standard allver dotlars, provides that thera shall be no further coinage of the silver trade dojlar_pro- vided for by Bee. 3,618 the Revised Statutes of the United Sintes; and, for) the purlod of twelye months from und ufter the passage ot thie uct, the outstunding trade dollars sual} bo recolyablo us oa Iugal-tender forall dabts and demunus, including custums-duos, owl to the United laces; and anid trade «dollars so roe colyed shal} be recoined xs g0un as possible into standurd silver dollars of 4123¢ wrains cach, of provided for by the act of Cougross passed on the 23th duy. of February, 1878, ontitled “An acto authorize the coluage of the standard silver dollar, und to restore its Jegal-tender character." * MISSISOIPPL LEVEE BILL. Tho new Mississiopt Lovee Dill {8 subatantially, tho House bill whicl went tu the Scnate, aa it was umended. Qau of the atnendinents directs the Rlver-lmprovement Comunssioner to com- plete the survoys of the river us far north as the City of Aiton, in Hiinots, ‘Sho Conunisstun is to be composed, as before, of three euinecr-oftl- cers, and Wo persous from™clyil Ile, furailiar with the naviggtion of the river, aud the effect of the overflow upon the alluvial Ignda of thu delta. ‘Fhe sum of $250,000 fa provided: for the pay: ment of sutaries and expensea du this iniual step, Randall Gibson, of the Hous, poxstbly to avoid some of the opposition which the word levees creates, has moved that the Committes on Rules be instructed to change the name of the Committes ou Misaissippt Levece to the Comnulttes on the Misslasivpl River and ite ‘Tributaries, MILITARY SCHL AND LAND-WANRANTS, Senator Kirkwood, uf Iows, has Introduced a DUH directing the Secretucy of the Interior to ascertaln the amount of public lands entered by the logation of aitttory serlp aud Jund-warrants in the Btates Of Ohto, Jusdtana, Liliuols, Atissourl, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, lowa, Nebrus- ka, Konsas, Arkanses, Louisiana, Alabama, dlis- slsatppi, Florida, Urezou, Nevada, wut Colorado, whose cnabling acts of adtuiaslon into the Union -contuin a stipulation for the payment of b per cent on the sales of the public and, alter mating such investigation, it shall be the duty of thy Secretary of the Laterior to cer- tly the amount su found to the Recretary of the Tecasury ; und db slutl be the duty of the tiglied dra. |! ands thercin;: Secretary of the Treasury, out of any moncy in the Treasury hot otherwiso eppropriatel, to pay to auch States 5 per cent on the amount of lands located by miltarsiscrip and Jand-warrante, eati- mating said anda af the rate of $1.25 per acre: Hrovided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall oxclude from his estimate and certificate all tunda so entered upon which the said 6 per cent hae been palds ‘ PROTECTION OF THE RIO GRANDE ORDER. ‘The Texas Senators and Representatives have mado the first move towards the protection of the Kio Grande border, of presenting a bill which appropriates $206, for the purpose of erecting such military posts on or near the Rio Grande fronticr a3 may be deomed necessary by the Becretary of War for the adequate protection thereof, c INDIAN CLAINS. Mr. Voorhees has a bill vesting the Court of Claims with jurisdiction to try and determine all claims ayainst the United States, of indtan tribes, or indisviduat members of Indian tribes, having treaty-relations with the United State growling out of or arising under such treatics, or avy Jaw pertaluing thereto; and all clatms grow- ing ont of alleged depredations by auch Jndians or tribes uvon the persons or property of citizo of the United States; and all claims of such I dians or tribes crowing out of alleged depreda. tious of citizens of the United States upon the persons or property of such tribes or Indiana. . ANSENTEE SNAWNES LANDS, Senator Plum), of Kansas, has fntrodneed a bill for the relief of ecttlers upon the Absentee Shawnee lands fn Kansas, which extends the provision of the joint resolution of Agril 7, 1860, 80.08 to allow any bons-fide settler now occupy- ing those landa, and having made improvements thereon, or the: helrs-at-law of such, wlio fs 2 citizen of the United States, or who has declared his intention to become such according to the Naturalization laws, to purchase for cash the Jand so occupied and improved by him, not to exceed 160 acres in cach casu, at not less thun $2.50 per acre, at any timo within one year after the passage of this art, under such rates and regulations as the Seerctary of the Interior may prescribe. ARCTIC EXPEDITION, The attempt to equip an Arctic expedition, in which Capt. Howgate, owing to the parsimony of the jast Congress, failed, is to be renewed fn this Congress. Senator McPuerson has already introduced a bill authorizing the Preeident to establish o temporary colony at some pulot north of the 81st degree of north iatitude, on or near the shore of Lady Franklin Bay, for pur- poses of avicntific observation and exploration, and to develop or discover new whaling- grounds; to detail such officers or other per- sons of the public sersice to take part in the some as may be necessary; und to use any pub- He vessel or vessels that may be suitable for the purpose of transporting thu members of said colony nid their necessary supplies, and for such other duty in connection with sald colony as may be required from timo to t{tne- NEW DAKOTA LAND-DISTRICT, ~ Senator Cameron, of Wisconsio, has fntro- Quced o bill to cstoblish a land-district m James- town, in the Tucribory of Dakota. It provides thatall the public lands io the Territory of Dakota, lylng in the Counties of Barnes, Stuts- mav, Lamoure, Logan, Kidder, Gingras, Foster, Desmet, Ramsey, Cavilier, aud Rolette, shall ecopstituic a new ianddliatrict, to be called the Jamestdéwn District. LOOAL TAXATION OF LEGAL-TENDERS, Senator McDouald’s Grunger proposition, to outhorize locul taxation of legul-tender notes, reads as followa: That, from ond after the passage of this act, any State or Territory of the United States may provide for fneluding In thy valuation of the per- ronal property of the ownor or holder any legal- tendor notes of the United States denominated **lawful money,” owned or held by any person or corporation, in ssscyslng taxea tinposcd by tho authority of such State or ‘Territory, and midy lin- pono a tax thereon; Lut thu tax Imposed on any wach Jegal-tondor Trensnry notes ahall not be ata grenter rate than Is nasensed or imposed upon gold or silver coin of tho United States in tho hands of individual eittzony or residents of auch State or ‘Turritory, UNITED STATES COUNTS: IN NEDRABKA, P . Benator Paddock oresonts a bill wu'provide b term of thy United States Circuit and District Courts at the City,of, Lincoln, in the Stata of Nebruska, and v6 divide the’ State into two divisions. ‘The bill provides that the Southern Division shall comprise all that part of the Stato lying south: of the Bouth Viatte River; und the Northern. Division shall comprise the rematnder of the Btaye. MRANCH MINT AT OMAILA, Sonator Paddock {6 the first of the Western Senators, in this Congress, to Intruditce uw. bit tovstabllah a Branch” Mint tn the Mlestsaippt Valley, He, of course, wishes to bave tt lo- cated at Omaha. : MIIDGE ACROSS TIE st73soUrt, Senator Paddock has algo presented a bill for the construction of a bridve across the Missouri River at’ Decatur, Neb., with the following {n- corporators: Francis Sinith, George W. Sinith, und Augustus Kountze, of New York; dobn A. Creighton, John A. Horbach, H. Kauntze, A. B, Fuller, Frank Mur pt and Watson Parrish, of Nebraska; B, D. Holbrook, N. A. Whiting, and. M.A. Freeland, of Jowa; Russell Blakey, of Minnesota, PENSION TO COL. M’NULTA. Among the inws of the Inst Con: published Is one authorizing the Secretary of the Anterfor tu place on the peusion-relia the name of John MeNulta, late Colonel of the Ninety-fourth Reelnont of Tilinois Volunteers, aud pay hit a pension of $50 per month from aud ufter the passage of this act, in Hou of the pension he now receives, a just ~~ ORIME. BIGAMY. Spectat Mapate:; in The Tribune. Gatena, Ll, April 5.—Ferrell, the alleged Uigarnlet, who was recently aund over to answer the charge of haylie too many wives, was before Judge Eustace at Freeport to-day on @& writ of habéas corpus, obtained by his counsel. ‘Ihe defense ts that. ho was: firat nar- sled to a Mrs, Hayley, of New York, whoss husband wis livingat the thine; that she was nota divorced woman; and that Mis marriage with ber wus no bar to his unfon with hls Jast wile. Ferrell's New York spouse ts stilt with, him, resorting, with all thy fugenuity of woman, to secure his roleuse, Tho caso exeltcs univer- sal interest here by reason of the respectability of his Nora spouse, ‘The habeas corpus pro- ceedings before Judea Eustace was adjourned for two weeks from nexs Monday, and Fere rel] was remandod back co the jall iu this elty. CULLING AFFRAY, Aveciat Disputed to The Tribune. Fown vu Lac, Wis. April 6—Dan Carroll, ‘Thomas Murphy, and Charles Hass got into wn Altercation carly this "morning, in which Mags aud Murphy were seriously stabbed, Hass was cutin the head and Murphy near tho main artery oaatle from the heart, tt war thought Murphy waa killed, but ho is atill alive, All ex- cept Carroll ara respectable parties, ‘Their | sturies ug to the trouble do nut agree, — PHAIR. Speclat Dispatch to The Tribune, Sr. Atvans, Vt, April U—-Tuesday Phair's counsel appeared before two Bapreme Court Judges at 8t. Albaus, prescating the evideuce upon which Qoy, Provtor granted the alx days? reprieve. Counsel will demand that the Judges recommend to the Governor a further reprieve, a THE SPRINGFIELD IRON COMPANY, Brniwaviein, Il., April G—The rail mill of the Springfluld tron Company, which was de- stroyed by re on the night of te 8th of March, will start up aguin to-morrow, giving employ- ment to about 850 inch, who have been fla aluce thut tlme, Biuco the flra the Company / bas lald out a now brick building, larger und better than the ofd one, and ft Isso far advanced aa ta be ceudly for occupancy, ‘Tila te cousid- cred quick work. ‘The new mill covera an arca of about 50,000 square fect, and is to contein some Jmprovenenta whieh will make Its capacl ty for ro) tue either iron or eteel rail fully up to that of the best establishments in tins United Btates, DECORATION. Ea Nuw Ontwans, April —Tho decoration of the Confederate mouumeut in Greenwood Cemu- tery took place this afternoon, Letween 8,000 utd 10,000 persons were preacnt. Local military organizations wid assoclatious partleipated. A vromivent feature of the cersmoutes was the reception of delezatlong of the Grund Army of the Rupublte and Union suilurg und guldiers, who presented oral offerings. | FOREIGN. England Getting an Uncomforta- ble Number of Wars on Hand. Outbreak: of an Insurrection in the Lately-Gobbled Trans- vaal. Two Forts in Zululand Get Too Hot for the Invad- ers, Immediate Peace Now Considered Necessary in Afghanistan, Blanqui, the Bomb-Thrower, Defeated for Ofllee at Bordeaux. Biamarok Tolls the Popo It Will Bs All Bight—The Nihilists. SOUTH AFRICA. SUNIENDERED, Cars Town, March 18,—Obam, Cetowayo's bruther, with his eldest sun and 3800 wartlora, surrendered wuconditionally on the 2d of Marcl, and aro nuw in Cul. Wood's camp. Onam Is auppused to be an aspirant for Cetewayo's throne. There has been no froportant milicary movement ayainst the Zulus. EKOWS, fs atill surrounded, the road leading there being defended hy a large force of Zulus, A relleving force under Co}. Law Js etitl on the Lower Tugela River, it cousists of thres companies cach of the Third und Elghty-eignth Regiments, and a portion of the naval brigade of the fron-clad Shah, The Fifty-seventh Regiment has Janded 4 at Durban, from Coston, and {s now marching to Join Col. Law. The latest intelligence from Ekowe js that the garrleon are well, but thelr provisions are running short. CETEWATO js reported to be organizing a large army ot the Royal Kraot, The Niooty-first Highlanders, ar- rived at Durban on the 10th of March, o battal- fon of. the Sixtleth Rifles at Cape Tuwn on the IGthof March, and a battery of artillery at Slmons Bay on the 17th of March, BIR DARTLE FRERE has gone to ’retoria. Two ZonTs ‘on the bordor of Chief Secocoen!’s country have been evacuated by the British. THE CALE, Loxnox, April 6.—The steamer Kangaroo, with part of tle cable to bo latd between Natal and Oden, will leave to-morrow for Natal via the Suoz Canal. The Natal and Zanzibar acction will be open for business tn July. This will place South Africa within 2 week’s communica- tlon of Loudon. ‘The remalnder of the Hpe will be completed pdefore the end of the present year. oman, Oare Town, April 0.—Oham surrendered tn Swazleland, March 4. It was first fatacly re- ported that bis overtures for surrender wera @ ruse to cover bis retreat to Swazfeland. Oham expressed a conviction thut Cetewayo will swalt the further action of the Britleh before moving in any way. ‘The Bondicca landed 200 saitors at Port Natal. TRANSVAAL. Lonpon, April UA dispatch from Capo ‘Town sayson insurrection bas broken out in ‘Transyaul. MATAGON, Loxpon, April &.—The Standard announces that, fo consequences of thy Matagon affair, the British steam ‘corvette Encounter, fourteon suns, bas proceeded to Slerra Leono from Madeira. WATTLE WITH BLAVERS. Azxanpia, April 5.—On the day after the battle between the Egyptians and the Arads, under Suleiman, 5,000 deserters came to the Egyptian camp, ‘The Egyptlane followed the retiring enemy and killed ten chiefs and 2,000 more men, and were still in pursult at the last advices. ‘The capture of all the slave depots is considered certain. CETEWAYO'S POLICY. Lownpor, April &.~Cetewuyo's wish for peaca is euld to bea mere pretense to gain thne until the harvest fs gathered. Only unconditioual surrender will be accepted. THE EAST. THE POWERS, Lonnoy, April U&.—A dispatch from Constan- tnopte says Russia and Italy oppose the up- pofntinent of the Commission to udmiutster ‘Turkish customs, upon which France and .En- gland woulll alone be represented. They de- manda Financlal Commission representing all the great Powers, ROUMANIA, Bucudnest, April 6.—Both Chambers passed, by large majorities on 4 third reading, the dec- Jaration atilrming the necessity of revising the Constitution fu urder to remove the disabilities at the Jews, ASSASSINATED. Younna, April 6&.—Tha Colonel of the Seven- tleth Austrian Reeiment has ben murdered in Buanla by brigands. ITALY. GARINALDE. Rome, April 0.—Garivald's visit hoe no Special significance, MISMARCK. Rox, April 6—Cardinal Nina, Papal Scere- tary of Stute, has recelved an finportant dls- patch from Bismarck, ‘The ditticultics prevent- ing an understanding with Germany ore prob- ably cuded. INPALLINLE, Boveral ecclesiastics who separated from the Church because of uproctamation of iufallibiiity have secrotly submitted to the Pope, and more are expected to follow their example. FRANCE, . ELECTIONS. Pants, April 6—Elvctlons took placo to-day for twenty-one members of tha Chamber of Deputies, Godelle, a Bounpartist candidate, heads the voll in the diatrict of the Champa Elyaves, fis election on second ballot fa eure tuln, M, Andricux, Prefect of Police, was ro- elected without unposstion at Lyous, BS OLD TLANQUI. At Bordeaux, a moderate Republican cand! Gute dofeated thu rovolutionist Blauqui. APGHANISTAN. + PRAGM aT ANY PHICE. Lonnon, April .—The Zine’ dispatch fram Peslawaur says many olcers intimate with Afghuu politics cousider tuut peace is desirable, even If the British do not obtuin the cessioy of Kuram. It fs beltoved beyoud a doubr that all the frontier tribes are only waiting lor the signal trom Yukoob Knau to make an attack the woinent negotiations are broken off, — GREAT LRITAIN, FINANCIAL, Briackousy, Aprit .—v, & F, Jobuston baye failed, Liabitittes, £80,000, RUSSIA, . THM NIHILISTS. Lonpon, April &—A correspondent at Berlin euys the Kussign policusrrested one Bartkevitels, a Polish Lithumuian, who fs suupusad to be the person who’ shot at Chief-of-Polico Drentotm. . « ‘The latter has recetved moro threatening lattert He has proffered his resignation to the Cear, who declined to accept it, ‘ . AUBTRIA. MINDENPEST. uit Vinnna, April 5.—The rinderpest increases fn Bohemla, Several hundred places ato now affected. Agriculturs in many ‘places 1s at a stundatill, the draught cattio bomg locked. up. wherever the disease occurs, GERMANY. - SONNY SCHMOKRR. Benuin,’ April 6.—The Federat Council hae accepted in all essential particulars the’ Com- inftlee’s recommendations respecting the tobacco tax, ; Z COLLEGE BOAT-RACE. CAMURIDGH WINNERS, Fg Loxpon, Avril &.—As--was generally antict-~ - : patea, the University buat-race to-day was‘won by the Cambridge crew, . é In the toss for positions Cambridge took the * Middlesex shore, while the Oxfords rowed the Surrey side of the river, BEFORE THE RACK, if ‘The thirty-sixth race between the Oxford and. Cambridge University crews for the blus ribbon’ on: ta of the Thames came off to-day over the regular. course of four miles ond two furlongs, from Putney to Mortlake. j It brought together the usual {immense con- course of spectators. F; The banks of the Thames on both sides were crowded with a vast, moviug throng of epecta- tors. Many of the aristocracy occupied seats in cam rages at advantagcous points along the course, while the press and umplres’ boats and other craft on the river were filled with an interested: crowd, ra, : Several of the nobility wera preeent. Hes The weather was bright aud clear: a alleht breezo prevailed, but’ not sufllcient to ronghen the water, z : Everything was propitious. ‘The result of the race had been anticipated In’ the botting, which, from the: beginuing of tho practice, had ruled fn favor of Cambridge. THE SPECTATORS. Long before the hour of starting the polico cleared the river of all small boats, and with much impatience, but without any manifesta. ton of disorder, the crowd awaited the start, Shortly after 11:30 o'clock the crews put aut from their respective quarters and took pusi- tions, At the siznal both bonts took the water together, and evidence was at once given of a close aud exciting race, though heary adds wera still offered on the favorites. ‘The work tone by both crews showed excellent training. nia nace. The Cantabs putled a very powerful oar, the stroke-var keeping hiscrew well togetier. The Oxfords atgo rowed well, but a fallure to reco¥- eras quickly as thelr opponents was notice. able. «From the start to the finish Cambridge Wwoa never headed, but the Oxfords rowed 9 plucky, stern chase. At the first half-milo the Cambridge had a slight lead, whieh they maln- tained without extra effurts to the snap-works, where both crews spurtcd, and tho Cantabs passed under the Mamtncramith Brldge with the Oxford hauging at their stern, Both wero, pulling beautifully, and the crowds on theshore wero wild with excitement, But little chango Was mado in the relative positions of tho crews” untit at Corney. ‘This reached two nnd a half -* miles from the start, when the Cambridge . spurted and Jed by nearty two lengths. . DESPERATE sTRvGGLE. ‘Tho dark blnvs struggicd hard to redves the gan, but the Cantabs, pulling thelr long, power- | ful sweep with machine-like motion, held thelr advantage. Just before reaching Barnes’ Bridge, three and one-half miles from Putney, another fine spurt ocearred, for the flual strugeta of the race took place, and the traits of rowing: and stayliug qualities of cach were disnlaved. The Oxfords forced the pace, and o gallant struggle ensued as they drew close to the stern of tne Cantabs’ shell, but the effcrt told plainly on them, and passing the yldge Cambridge re- covered her ground, the crew palling os vigor- ously as at the start, and showing wouderful staving powers, The Oxfords now showed oyl- dent signe of exhaustion, but pluckily coutinuéd: the straggte, ‘The effort was fruitless, the Can- bridge inercasing her lead, and wiunlug the race by over two lengths. A WELI-RARNED VICTORY, Before Vie start to-day odds of ten to ons were offered on the Cambridge man with few takers. The predictions of s walk-over ? were. not verified, as the race proved cluse nud uncer- tain until towards the Onlah, when the advan- tage of weleht und staying powers gave the Caimbridye a well-earned victory. ‘The time of the race was 20 minutes and 18 seconds, pe es a THE WEATHER. Orrick op THe Crier Sianan Orrice, Wasurnaton, D. C., April7—L s. m.—For the Tennessea aud Ohio Valleys, cloudy, rainy, warmer weather, fulllug barometer, vrully followed by rising barometer and colder nortl- erly winds. For the Lower Lake region, cloudy weather with Heht rain, yurlable winds, stationary or Jower temperature, For the Upper Luke region, the Uppor Misels- sippl and Lower Misavurl Valleys, partly cloudy weather, occasional rain arcagin the southeru portions, winds mostly from the northeast to northwest, and tho soith and east portions ata- Uonury or Jower temperature and lilgher presa+ re, " Cautionary signals continue at Grand Hayon and See, 8, Mibwaukes and See. 1, LOUAL UUYEKYATIUR Uittoago, April & Time.) Har, \Tar Ta.) Wind. | Yel.) Tin. | Weather iA URN EMAL UNGKEVATIONS, Cataago, (Bar| 28F. Awrtl'G-10:18 vom, Wind, jttasny Weataer, 8. W,, Ken. IN. We, fret} 8. We, Srey We We ‘luudy, V35 Et. cali Tt MY. rattle ————————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yous, Avril G—Arrived, tho tthein, from Brome} thy Greece and Victoria, trom” Loudon. r i Naw You, April 6.~Arriyed, the Britapulc, Liverpoot, tO MNNETOWN, April G—Arrived, the Clty of Richmond, from Now York. EOE uO SERRE RS we RP SSS aig. 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