Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1880, Page 2

“2 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SATURDAY, ‘FEBRUARY 7, 1880—SIXTLEEN PAGES, Rers four of five years ago, but we heaped seorn on them so that 1 guess they are all worn out by thls dine,” All the witnesses thus far have been those selected by the Democratic members of the Committe. When the Republican Sen- ntors begin to take testimony upon the other site of the question they will doubticss sum- nion people who know something positively about the matter, and that they will be able to show 8 rengon for the lnquiry. MONE WITNESSES EXAMINED, ‘To the Western Associated Press, Wasnineton, D. 0, Feb. 6.—Tho Senate Exodus Comuittes held a tong session to- day, andexamined nino witnesses, Most of the evidence brought out, was corroborative of that previously given by other wltnesscs. , James Buchanan, of Ind{anapolls, a proni- inent Greenbacker, and member of the Na- tional party of Indinna, was examined, He sat the demand for Invor in. the Stato’ of + Indiana ts far sort of the supply; that nover since 187% had a winter passed that the Su- pervisora of the Poor in tho vicinity of Indian- epee wero not called on fa supply food to able-bodied men who would be glad to earn a living if they could only get work. 10 was opposeil to tha exodus, beeauso he be- Neved the negroes were not improving their eondition by coming to a State already oversupplled with Jubor, He was not moved to hald this view because of any prejudice against the black race, as he had bean. an Abolitionist until slavery was abol- ished, and a Republican until ist. With reference to Indlana Republicans favoring + this exodus movement, he believed that ning . A NOMINER out of ten Republican voters were opposed to it, but that half a dozen leaders whom he knew in Indiana, while they did not openly iavor it, failed to condenm bringing these ne- groes to Andlans when they. knew perfectly well that there Is no work for them there. He impugned the motives of these gentlemen by Intimating that they were willitg-to see 9 movement inaugurated and continued which ‘was not justified by the condition of the Inbor demand in indiana when thelr party was ilkely to be benefted by the uddition of Re publican yoters, ot SIMMONS. | FOR CENSUS SUPERVISOR WHO CHEATES UNPLEASANTNESS IN) THE GEONGIA DELEGATION, Wasuinatos, D. ., Feb, &—The Dem- ocratic members of the Senate Committee on Census held 0 long private meeting to-tay for the purpose of conferring with members of the Georgia Congressional delegation In Tegard to the famous contested nomination of the Rev. Thomag J. Shumons as Census Supervisor for the First District of that State. Representative Felton, who procured Sim- mons’ nomination, was Invited to be present, but dll not appear. His slde of the contro- versy was earnestly supported, however, by” Representative Atexander I, Stephens and Senator Hl, while Senntor Gordon and Rep Yesentative Hammond with equal earnest: ness Insisted that the nomindtion ought to be rejected. ‘hey ‘i OPPOSED BIMMONS’ CONFINMATION on the grounds that he Is lliterate and wholly Incompetent to discharge the duties of the office properly, and that by bls freo use of the epithet “Corrupt seeession traitors,” ete, he has made himself a common slanderer of the prent mass of: tho people of Georgis, Messrs. It and Stephens: con- tended, on the other linnd, that, although Slminons’ orthografy is hy no means fault- Tess, he 13 quite competent to supervise the taking of the census; thathe ts recommended by guod people, and that the charges of slan- er, ete, nre not of sufficient gravily to war- rant his rejection, ‘They.also argucd that the rejection of Simmons upon the grou of his haying ealled the people “Secession traitors” would have a bad party elfect inthe North. ‘This suggestion Gen. Gordon emphatically repudiated, declaring that no portion of the Northern people would desire he Iniliction of such # man Upon any South- orn community. He called attention to the fuct that Shumons, in his autograph letter of application to the President for this appoint- ment, stated that he (Simmons) wanted It be- cause ft would give hin a victory over ', “CORRUPT SECKSSION. TRAITORS”? and he (Gen. Gordon) belleved that he could stand In Boston before an audience of the Miust enlightened Republicans of that city, an, in angiverto the presentation of this polnt, recelve 8 unanlmons response that no mi who would base his application for offics upon such ground ought to be appointed, +These renuirks gave rise to an extremely spiritul ani at thnes very personal colloquy between Stephens and Gen, Gordon 2s to the scope and purposes of the ‘so-called “ inde- pendent movement in Georgia.” It was also developed that Sinnuons recently telegraphed Representutlye Felton to withdraw his nomin- ation, but Felton insisted uponits rematning before the Senate, and that the struggle in regard to it has now assuined a phase of con- teat between the regular Democratic organi- zation of Georgia and the friends of the * In- dependents.” - Stephens, In tna course of the discussion to-lny, stated that the President denied uver having seen the autograph applleation of Shmmons which contalns tho offensive matter complained of, and Senator Gordon replied thut he did not bellove tho President would have ever sent in the nomination had he seen the language referred to. - COMMITTEE WORK. CRIME ON THE INDIAN RESERVATIONS, Wasiinaton, D, C,, Fob. &—The House Committee on Indian Affairs has ugreed upon the terms of abil! so provide for the punishment of erlmes upon the various In- dian reservations, It provides that the laws of the respective States and ‘Territories (in which are located the Indian reservations) relating to the crimes of murder, man- slaughter, arson, rape, burglary, and rob- bery, shallbe deemed and taken to be law, and in force in such reservations, and the United States District ond ‘Territorial Courts within and for tho respective districts and ‘Territories in which the reservations may be located shall have original jurisdiction over -allsuch offenses which may bo committed within guch reservations, In respect to all that portion of the Indian Territory not set apart and occupied by the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Indian tribes, the provisions of tho luwsof the State of Kansus relating to tho crimes of murder, inonslaughter, arson, rape, burginry, and robbery, shall bo geomed and taken to be the Jaw and in force therein, and the United States District Court for tho Western Dis trict of Kuusas, at Fort Scott, shall lhuve ex- clusive original jurisdiction over all such offenses arlalng in said portion of the Indian Territory, ‘Lhe place of punishment of wil such offenses shall be the same ns for other ke offenses arising within the jurisdiction of tho sald respective courts, A INFOMMATION WANTED, ‘The Committeo calls upon the Sceratary of the Interior to transmit to tha LHotse' the testimony taken befors the Indian Commis sion, consisting of Gens, Adams and Hutel In relation to the recent Ut 1 ‘a outbreak, and the efforts to urrest the authors of the out- Tages at the White River Agency, APPHOPRIATIONS FOR PULLIC BUILDINGS, The House Committes recommended a appropriation of $200,000 fora public bulld- ing at Denver, Col., and $100,000 for a public bullding at Ainutayolt $50,000 of tha former amount und $40,000 of the latter to bo expended during the current year, DURNSIDE'S BILL, ‘The Benato Committee will recommend the assnge of Burnslde’s bill which ran ides wt the net proceeds of the sales of} public Jands and the net proceods of the Vatent- Otlice shall hereafter be devoted tu the estul- it taneht of a slpentlonal fund ie pppore joued annually among the several States an ‘Territories und the District of Colunbiu, VASENT EXTENSION REFUSED, Beven to three ty the yote of the House Conualttes ugainst the sranting of the appll- cation of Ezru Miller for the extension ois carcoupllyg patent, ‘The Committes take the ground that the seventeen yeurs? length of time the patent hus seen, is the llinit con- teraplutad 10, Mie petor Ac6l, and aa the wncral policy of the Government is adverse to extending patents beyond that period, EXVFORT NONDS, ‘The Ways and Means Committee on Mon- day wilt vo a hearing to persons interested in the passage of Kepresentatlye Jorgenson’s Dill providing for the enncellation of export ‘bonds of tobacco manifucturers at ports of cleurances. ‘The munufacturers elalm that the present law not only hinposes hardships upon them, but tends to drive bustiess out of the country, and In support of the propo- sition Instanced die case of a manufucturer in Virginia exporting as Jigh as $2,000,000 worth of tubacey u year, who has removed ils business to Australin, and sluyply exports, Grom this country the raw lua...” | ’ THE CANAL SONEME.” cr. , “Phe Select Committes of the House onthe Reagan bill Interorcanie Ship Canal met, to<lay and Jatd the fotndation for a eritical examination of the subject. Acresolution waa. tdopted calling on tho’ President for all the corre. spondenee between this Government and foreign’ colntrlcs relative ta the ship canal; also, a resolution providing for the collection of oll possible statistics and data showing tho present Amount of commerce passing fround Cape Horn, with a viow of ascertain lng auprosimately how valuable to the com- tmerelal Interests’ of tits country an inter- oceanic canal would be. NOTES AND NEWS. ; REAGAN'S NIL» Bpectat Dispatch to The Chtenge Tribune, Wasntnaton, D. C., Feb. &.—Immediately afler tho House Commerce Committee fine ished. the hearing of the rallrondinen on Rengun’s bill, two Sub-Committees were appointed, Of these, the ona of which Mr, Rengan fs Chairman was charge with the duty of examining the itself, with a view to discovering whether the bill cannot be amended go ngs to medt some of the many objections which have been urged agalust it by the raltroad-men, ‘The other Sub-Com- mitteo took up the McCold bill, whieh pro- vides for the appointmentof a Board of three Commissioners to be made s branch of the Interlor Dupartinent, and to exercise a super+ vislon over dll Inter-State Ines of railway. The two Sub-Committees were to linve re- ported to the full Committes tovlay, Mr. Reagan’s Sub-Committee’ was ready with its report, but the other was not, and the whole, matter thus far goes over untl! the next regular meeting, ‘Tho report of Mr. Reagan consists of the original bill amended {nthree or four particulars, but not essen- tals, Mr. Reagan gays the bill, he thinks, will pass the full Committee, when ft wit be reported to tho Hous with privileges of amendments, i GOLSEN AND GREGG. ‘The ‘statement attributed to the President that he would not pardon Gregg or Golsen if papers in thelr favor should be piled mountitin high seems to have been based upon n declaration of the Presidentsix weeks ago ton person who inquired about Golsen’s chances, If seems evident that Gol- sen hag no prospect of — seeur- ing on pardon; but this Is not so certain as to Gregg. The President Is known to have been deeply moved, by the piteous pleas of Gregg’s futher for the re- Jease of his son, and has {nqulred what: his condition isin jall, and has in other ways munifested an interest in his condltlon, and itis by no means Improbable that a pardon may be secured for Gregg. SDOWELL'S INVESTIGATION. Deuster has not yet had a meeting of his Committee on Expenditures in the ‘Treasury Departinent to aseertaln what the purpose of the Committee might be og to the charges ited ugalnst Superintendent MeDowell by A. B. King, It ts almost certaln that there will be no juvestigntion, LAMAR, Senator Lamar ty rapidly recovering, and expeets to be in Washington ina few duys tu attend his Senatorial dutles, THE RENO SENTENCE, At the Cablnet meeting to-day the sentence of the Court-Martlal which recently trled Maj. Reno, recommending his distuissal from service, was wlinved, and tho proper orders to that effect will soon be Tested. THE RECORD, * _ nousE. Wasiunaton, D, C,, Feb. 6&—After some miscellaneous business, private bills were considered, ‘There wus a narrow escape from a politica] debate over the Polltical Dis- ability Ditl, bat after Goode and Conger had spoken briefly, F, Wood objected to further debate, and the bill passed. The following bills were Introduced and referred: By Mr, Dickey—Appropriating $25,000 for the purchase of Fraye’s equestrian picture of Gen, Winfleld Scott. By Mr. Washburn—For the relief of settlers on public lanis. —* By Mr. ‘Townsend—Resolutlons of the Olio Legislature against the passuge of the bill for the coustraction of a bridge across the Detrolt River. . On motion of Mr. Carlisle, the testimony tuken by the Committee uppointed for the purpose of lnvesteatlas the Cinchanati eluc- ton was ordered printed, Air, Whitthorne offered a resolution, which was adopted, calling on the President for In- forination as tu the proceedings of the inter- national Polar. Congress held at Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 1,180, + ‘The Speaker laid beford the House a letter from the Sceretary of the areasury asking an appropnation of §30,000 to enable Iifm to malntain a revenue-steamer on tho coast of Alaska, HRoferred, ir. Upson, from the Committee on Mil- Htary Aftulry, reported a Dill authorizing the Sveretary of the ‘Treasury to uscertaln and report to Congress the amount of money ex- pended nnd jndebtedness assumed by ‘Texas uy repelling and Guarding inst Indian and Mexfean rulds. Printed und reconnnitted, Consideration was then resumed of the bill Tebiovity, the palltteal disabilities of John Owen, of Virginia. Mr. Conucr opposed the bill on the ground that the petition alluded to the War of “the Confederacy,” while the Fourteenth Amend. ment mentioned the “War of insurrection.’ Mr. Goods replied there was nothing in the Fourteenth Amendment whieh required any petition, and, while It had been the practice of Congress to require every person tomake application for relief, in respectful tormsg, no form of petition had been hereto- tore preserlbed. it seemed to him too late In the day—fiftcen years after the termina- tion of the War—to take a departure like this and make 9 man write the words ny with his own land on his own brow, and get gown In the dust and cry “unclean”? before tho great overntent would consider his petition. Mr. Poorer replied to Mtr, Goode. Had ft come to this? Was thore a atutute of Iim- itntiong on treason and rebellion? Why was tho petitioner here if not to soy he hind been engaged in rebelllon against his Govern- ment, and to ask to huve hls disabilities re- moved? Why not let every man come and say that he had been engaged In" the Inte unpleasantness”? ‘The House had too often heard those rose-colored names for rebelilon to have them reprinted in the public records, ‘There was a constant, tusidious, continous effort belng made on the other side of the louse to Incorporate In the Hternture of the House smooth-sounding words for rebellion, and treason, and insurrection, until, If any one used the good old-fashioned words, hie was immediately rebuked. Ie expressed. himself ag Surprised that so many of his Republican colleagues had on last Friday voted for & Disability bill similar to the-pres- entone, ‘Thank God, hoe was not ong of those who hud such a record, Ho hoped his yemarks would call the attention of the peo- plo and solders of the North to this tenden- ty even on Ils slde of the House, to forget all the disinal, horrible past, and smooth fc il over by the application of a new kind of Mterature In the proceedings of tho House, - Messrs, Young, Elils, ant Gooily ruse to re- py, but Mr, Wood objected on tho ground hut further discussion was unwise and un- profitable, ~The vote on tho pnssage of tho bill was; Yone, 168; nays, 40, “Tho House then went tuto Committeo of the Whole (Mr. Finley in the chair) on the private calendar, ‘Tho House having been in committes for ubout an hour, and not a angle DIN having been agreed to owlig to pbjectlons made, irincipatly by Afcsars, Warner and Sparks, f, Bayng moved that the Committee rise, Mr, Cotfroth hoped the motion would be withdrawn, If thera were gentlemen who id not desire the soldiers to obtain the pen- slons, he wanted their names to go on rec- de Afr. Sparks—Tiint alleyation against gon- tlemen objecting Is out. o} niece, anfount wd, and untrue, so far as It relutes tome. The fatiigman pes apecinl bills. for men In tly district fo the prejudice of my district, fr Coffroth—Actlous spesk Jouder than, words, a My. Sparks—I will not sppeal from the Pee motion, ta tsp aa ted,” Tt b ‘The motlun to rlso was defeat a= comlng wvident, however, that but Ittle busl- Penh could 9 , transaclead, (be, Fumniitten nully roge, after agreclug to two pension aa the Housy ‘adjourned undil Mon- ey A pretty faco fe made beautltal by u ‘Pio Chinphioratad Bibontoogue Daur esi pure brouth. an 8 4 conta, Teteunber Yhe nue, ee “FOREIGN. ‘The Commons’ Address in Reply to the Queen’s Speech, — Opening of tho Debato Yesterday on the Proposed Home-Rule - Amendinont, In Which tho Irish Land Question Becomes Very Prominent, And the Government Shows Some Anxiety to Make Up for Shortcomings ; Improving the First Opportunity to Introduce a Relief Bill, Important Correspondcneo Rela- tive to the Afghan Con- troversy. Eighty-two Afghan Chiefs Thus Far Executed by Gen: Roberts. Twonty-two Persons Killed and 116 Injured by the French Rail- way Disaster. GNEAT BRITAIN. PROCES#SERVERS BEATEN OFF. Special Cable, Duntry, Feb, 6.—A dispatch from Galway states that a large body of tenwntry tn the town of Athoury, headed by Father MeWhillim, beat off a number of process-servers,, who were under the protec- ton of a sinall ‘detachment of con- stabulary. Great excitement prevailed among the populace, and some shots were fired, but no serious damage was done, ‘The constabulary acted with moder- ation, coniining thenselyes to defensive mensures, The process-servers were thor- oughly frightened, and withdrew, carrying their papers with them. Rumors preval here, but are not traceable to any authorita- tive source, that attempts have been inde to assasinate the Ballifts of Dunstandle, CESSION OF TERHITORY. ‘To the Western Assoclated Press, Lonpon, Feb. t.—In the House of Com- mons to-day Sir Michael Hicks-Beuch, Colonial Secretary, confirmed the report published Jan. 10 that England had secured from the King of Agbosomes, on tho gold const of Afrien, the cession of a strip of his seabourd, extending two miles inland, a3 0 mensure of prevention of sinugellug spirits Into the British possesstuns on the gold const by American traders, NOME-RULE DEBATE. The debate on the Home-Rule amendinent to the address then begun, Willian A, Redmond, Home-Rulo member for Wexford, moved, and The O'Gonnon Mahon, Wome-Rule member for Clare, sec- vnded, the amendment to the address. __ William Shaw, in his speech Iy support of ,the amenament, sald he did not Tish te con- demn the Goverment for what they were going to do in the future, but for what they hud done In the past, If the Government liad offered to make advances to the Irlsh farmers,Jn tho first Instance, atthe rate of 1 per cent, they night have done much to avert the calamity which fs now upon Ireland. ‘The Government ought also to haye given greater powers to Bonrds of Guardians, Ile sald the gradtial process of starvation has been going on in Ircland for soma time. He did not wish the Government to Javish too much money on public works, becnuse tho people were demoralized by tho manner In whieh nioney hnd been wasted fn 1817, It was disereditable to England's greatness that In Ireland tlirec-fourths of the people should be reduced tun condition burely re- moved from actual famine by two or three bad batvests, IIe acknowledged that the problem to be solved was a ditiicult one, but tho diflculty was not insuperable, BI BTAYFORD NORTHCOTE nextspoke, Ife sald he found no fault with the Irish meinbers for taking this enrly op- portunity for drawing attention to so impor tant a muitter, but they would be going beside the question of distress by oveupyhig them- selves with such polnts as thoso dealt with in the amendment. Ilo distinctly dented that the Government had allowed the uuittor to steep. ' He said the report of the Registrar- General for tho past yeur, just re- eclyed, disclosed a yery unsaflsfuctory state of things, ‘Tho extent of the Jand under crops in Ireland was Jess than during any preceding ten years, ‘Tho total value for t he princial crops for 1870 is estimated nt £23,000,000, against 433,000,000 the preceding year, ‘The potato crop of tere was estimated ‘nt 50,500,000 hundredwelght, Wherens It 1s expected that the yield for 187 will be only 22,000,000 hundredwelght,—a most alarming dvcrenge. Toward the end of Just October the Irish Government forwarded to the Cabinet Information which the Gov- ernment took into serlous consideration, in- yiting the Lord Lieutenant and others to at- tend In London. ‘The Goyermnent. found that there was considerable apprehension of famine In‘some parts of inne ‘They thereupon took the precautions necessary until the meeting of Parliament. ‘The Chane cellor sald in 8 DU whieh he Intended at a Inter perfod to introduce there would be provisions authorizing the Local Govern: ment Bourd to authorize tho Hoards of. Guardinns to Issue food and fuel by way of out-door rellef, 1t would also be proposed: to allow tho Boards of Guardians to borrow money in exceptional cases, ‘he question of stimulating the employment of labor was one full of difficulty, but the Government Was desirous of doing something In that di- rection, and they thought it best to give soma encouragement to persons to borraw money to be used in the huprovement of thelr land; thorofure they propose to advance loans on exceedingly easy lrms to Jandlords, to ba used for that purpose, ‘Tho Baronlal Ses- alone woukt also be asked to make present- The O'Danodline; Liberal, said the proper course wig ta lend money to the farmers, not to the landlords, ‘The debate was continued by the following Home-Rule members; Col, Colthun, Arthur Moore, Dr, Michael Ward, Maj. Franels O' Beirne, Charles Joseph Fay, Patrick Mur- tl, and John George MacGarthy, all of whom condemned the Govermnent’s plas as inadequate, THY RMON, D. D. RLUNKET (Consorvative), Dublin University, sald Par noll's utterances would only be received with Joathing, and thele result ght be an ngitu- Uon which would end in bloody resistance to tw. ‘ F, 1, O'Donnell, Home-Rule, Dungarvon, roxy to a palnt of order to this expression, The Speaker ruled Plunket’s language une parliamentary, ur Tlunket submitted to the mling of the Speaker, and qualitled his lnngudge slightly, ALEX MAUTIN SULLIVAN (Home-Rule) energetically defended Par- nell, ‘Tho Rt.-tfon, James Lowther, Clif Sec- ratury sto tho ‘Lord Lieutenant’ of Ireland, stated that no case of death from starvation bad occurred t Sreland, Mitchell Henry | (ome-Rute moved an adjournmentot ebate, which was agreed Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of the Exchequer, then obtuined leave to bring inn Dill to ‘render valld the proceedings for the rellef of Irish distros, anid to muke further provisions therefor, He explatned that the gdyunces would come out of the fund at the Alsposal of the Irish Church ‘Temporalittes Commission, ye? Slr Statford Nottheate's bill was thon brought In and read the first thie, ELECTION. CONTEST, ’ Livenroot, Feb. 0,—The interest attached to the contest for tho sent in Parilament made vacant by the death of John ‘Torr, arising from the fact that Lord Ramsay, Lib- eral ennudldate, had nade a bid for the Home. Rule vole by pledging hls support to the tne quiry Into the questionof home-rule, brought out ® remarkably heavy vote. The polls closed at 4 o'clock tn the afternoon, but the resttlt was not determined until 10 o'clock at wiht. ‘The votoswns as follows: Lord Ttimsay, 23,88: Edward. Whidey Consorva- tive, 26,00; Whitley's majority, 2231, TItH TONUSSTA, Tavenroor, Feb, 6—The Court of Inquiry on the Borussia disaster has exopernted tho owners, Captaln, and officers of the vessel, but fs not prepared to say whethor the vessel wwas perfectly senworthy. ° ARNESTED. Lonnon, Feb, 6,—Walters, one of tho prin- clpas in the great turt frauds, In connection with which ‘Benson, Kerr, and three de- tectives (Mickigjolin, Druscoviteh, and Pal- mer) were convicted in 73, has been arrested, DEAD, Loxnon, Feb, 6—The death of ‘the: Rev. William Catvert, at the Isle of Wight, !s an- nounced, AFGHANISTAN, RIGUTY-TYO LENSONS EXECUTED, Lospoy, Feb, 6—Gen, Roberts sends the following: “Before Novy. 12, 1870, about seventy-threa men were exceuted—viz,2 the City Kotwal (magistrate) and slx others, con- victed for dishonoring the bodies of the onl- cers of tho British Kmbussy; seventeen con- yleted for attacking the escort to the Em- bassy and having property of tho Embassy fu) their possession; and forty-five for proved murders of‘camp followers and implication in the attack on the British residency, Since Nov. 13 nine were executed on conviction for attacking the residency, and fifteen mora have been sentenced to death for kitting wounded soldiers und tmplication In the at- tack on the residency.” THE ENGLISIC BLUE NOOK, Loxpow, Feb. ‘The blue book, contaln- Img the Uplomatic correspondence which tas accumulated since the prorogation of Partla- ment was, recording to custom, laid before both Houses to-day. Among tho more fn- portant and Interesting af Its contents was a lspateh from Lord Dufferin, Minister to St Petersburg, recording a conversation which took place fn oy last between lis Lordship and Gen, Jornini, in which tho tatter dis- elalmed any intention on th® part of Russia to go to Merv, but stating that the proposed expedition was meant to be used 18 a basis of operations agalnst England in. ease the British forces should oceupy Torat and thus menace Russian interests In Agi. Lord Dufferin's atch further states the Czar also saict he entertained the sane view of the situation In Bukhara, and tut no dis- position to press the scheme of oveupylug tery so long as the English confined thet pperntlons In Afghanistan to the eastern part of the country, Lord Dutterin’s dispateh iso Inehides a dispatch from tha Rt, Non, Viseount Cranbrook, Seeretary of Stute for the Indian Department, addressed to hit at St. Petersburg, stating that the English Goy- erimment considers It iimpractieatle to estab- Isl one government in Afghaulstan whieh will be likely to prove permanent and possess. @ reasonable prospect of belng able to matn- {ain pence throughout the entire country, It fg understood that: the altayateh from Lord Cranbrook to Lord Dufferin was Ini before the Rusgan Government, and ts tan- tamount, to a proposition to divide Afgants- fan between England and Russia, and, to es- tablish permanent cualtuaals of elther side re spectively at Cabul and Herat, IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE, In the House of Commons to-day Stan- hope, Uniler Secretary of State for India, replying to a qnestlon, stated he could pro- duce a dispateh in which the Duke of Argyll, felegraphlng Shere All in 1869, wlien he was Jndlan Seeretary, lad styled Queen Victoria “Empress of lndli” Stanhope confirmed the rupare that certain. correspondence be- tween the Ameer of Afghanistan and the Russian Government had been discovered hn Cabul, but satd if is not in tho Interest of the publle service to publish E __ RE-ENLISTING, © ONDON, Fob. H.—A, dispatch from Lahore asserts tt Mahomed Jang is redulisting Shere Ali’s Argendah regiments, GERMANY, * DENIED, ‘ Bentay, Feb. ~The North German Ga- zette denies the statement made by tho Rus- sian Journal, Novue Vremyu, of St. Peters- burg, to the effect that Prince Bismarck in- trigued with the Polish revolutionary Goy- ernment, in 1863, and declares that the pub- Mention of such fabrications shaws tho hos- tHe feeling existing In Russia against Ger- many. TIE BUDGET, Bent, Feb, 6—Tho biulget of the Ger- man Empire has been submitted to the Bundesrath, ‘The amount of revenue and expenditure tre fixed at 54,899,184 marks, ‘The Items of permanent expenditure amount to407,100,487 marks, and the temporary ex- penditure lo 77,478,007 murky, + THE ADLMIANCE WITH AUSTRIA AGAINST FRANCE AND RUABIA—TROUBLE WIT TUE ULTRASIONTANK PULESTS, Speciad to London Wes, Bent, Jan. 18—Tho great polltleal speech deliyvored by Baron von Huymorle to the Austrian delegation has been reeelyed here with expressions of the greatest syinpa- thy, for it Is regarded as the clearest mani- festation that peace will be preserved, ‘Tho most important conclusions to be drawn from his address are; First, that no fonnal writton treaty exists between Germany and Austrin, but that the two respective Minis- tera have only elaborated a memorarduin, which has been lald before the two Emperors and npproved py thom; secondly, that the alllance between the two Empires has been made with a view to counteract tho elreula- tlon of rumors from Russia, France, and Italy calculated to undermina among the people tha bellef in the —posstbility of preserving peace: thirdly, that Germany and Austria are fully determined side by side to resist the aggressions of . certain Powers; and, fourthly, that any Power will- ing to recoguize tho status ano ig welcome to ally itself with Germany and Austria towards preserving peace, ‘The program of the now French Cabinet hay, on the contrary, excited much less syine pathy In political clreless here, it belng” re- rded ny a susplelously claborate produc- tion, ‘The Ministers, indeed, promise In it to eurry out prowressive roforme, but at the sane time to follow umodorate policy of such a kind us not to excite the distrust of the foreign Powers against the French Republic, ‘Tho peaceful Intentions of the De Freycinet Cablnet, which tekes ng Its first and supreme Haty te preservation of pence and order to the French nution, aro folly feknowledged by the Germun govermnetital press, "Mis program, falng tn Importance that peaceful tuntfestations have been at the same tine made by the Cablnets of St. dames, Vienna, andSt, Poteraiirg. But It ty generally feared that the Do Freycinet Cabinet will not long: continue in pow \ts program shows no. intention of displaying. that vigor and uctivi- nd whieh could one prevent its downfall through tho tutrigues of the Radleals. Jals riully belleved that MM. Gambetta ly reserving himself tor reat fents, Which are to win for hin the applanse of the public at Jarge, and thereby a new dictatorship, Since the reopening of the Prusslin Diet, the great question of discussion in all pollt- Seal cireles ling been as to Wwhethor the Chureh struggle will be speedily settled ornot. ‘The members of the Centre-are not nt all satisfied with the stow progress of the negotiations with the Vatienn, and they will take the op- ity of attacking the pollvy of the Gov. nt white disenssing the Budget of the aM crof Publlo Worship, ‘The demands of the Ultramontanes are growing more and jnore arrogunt, thelr loves of a speedy set- Henment of dhe Church question having heen revived by the stena taken lowards that end by the Government of Baden. ‘Vie last-named Goverument has agreed to abollsh the law by which each person Intend- ing to taka Holy Orders in the Roman Cath- alle Church was obliged first to pass o State examination, AIT young priests who haye been ordained since the wth gf Febru- ary, 1874, can by this arrjugement enter on thelr functions after having asked from tha Governwent 9 dispensation from such an ex- amination, ‘The Catholic press expresses great satisfaction at this: concession on the tik of the Grand Duke: of Baden and his finisters, butit remalna to be seen whether the Chamber, which contains many Liberal vloments, will give its consent to this or rangement, RUSSTA, ONF OF TUE REFORMS, Bentan, Feb. 0.—A correspondent at Bt. Potersburg asserts that ono of the reforms to be Instituted on the ocenston of the Czar’s twenty-tifth anniversary will bo to allow the frequent insertion of leading articles in tho official gnzets of the provincial capitals, CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY—DAMK COLORS, Bentiy, Jan, 1&—Tho Russian press re- views tho political events ofthe Inst yenr, and paints. the present stato of Russia in very dark colors. An fmmenso emplre, says the Gotos, with 80,000,000 Inhabitants, with o large army, and with numerous Important institutions, Is obilged to turn its attention to an enemy who acts in the dark and cannot be reached, though all thought and solicitudes arecalled into play to erush him. No re- forms, however necessary, can be dis- eussed, and the | great progress which wis being made in cultivation and elvilization” has been stopped, At the sane tine ft is much to be regretted, continues the Russian poner, that the reserve exercised by Rusala In-vll her {ne ternal questions provokes the belfef abroad that tho country $3 suffering from nm secret and internal fihess. Lt Iseertaiuly not with. out reason that the Genuan gress Inyn wreat stress on the sad state of affairs in Russia. ‘The fact that Russia is embarrassed by sich a general ponte, and that she does not make one decislye step either in home or in forelen nist be welcome to her enenles and ‘The advantage which the latter reap from the enbarrnxsed situation in Russia his Ted to the belief in many circles that the at- tempts on the life of the Czur were Insplred by the moral and material Inluence of forelgn countries, FRANCK, REPEAL OF THE ARMY CHAPLAIN LAW, Panis, Jan, 21—Two of the new Ministers made their début in the Chamber yesterday, A Bonapartist Deputy having again raised the Conversion question, tho Chamber «c- eliled for immediate discussion, and M. Mag- nin catled for the order of the duy pure and sshuple, and this was carried by 301 to 121, Gen, Farre hod afterwards to speak on the Repeal of the Army Chaplains Inw of 1874, Ife stated, in four sentences, much rpplauded by the Bott, that he should himself have pro- posed the repent lind nobody else alrenily done so, and that a ehaplain’y presence with areghnent was undestrable froma milltary standpoint, for whatever influence he ae- quired! would be at the expense of the oflicers, ‘Tha repeal was adopted by 343 to 101, but the DH provides that ebaptatis may be attached to camps or forts, with upwards of 2,000 eoldiers, five kilometres from any ehureh, al that, In ease ot mobdilizution, iinisters muy be attached to army corps tu the field, This reform will save considerable money. polley, rivals, AUSTRIA, TUF ARMY ESTIMATES, Vienya,Feb. 6.—The Austrian Delegations adopted the army and navy estimates of tho Govermment without amendment Relative to the rumored Intention of tho Government to fortify Vienna, the Minister of Warsald to the Delegationsthattho question of the defense of the whole monarchy had been disposed of two years ago, aud had not since been reopened. . A MERE COMEDY, Loxnon, Feb, 6.—A Vienna correspondent suys: “Parnell's reception at Washington 1s regarded here as mera 0 comedy.” SWITZERLAND. RE-ESTABLISHED, Gennva, Feb, 6.—The Great Comell of the Cunton of Appenzel has voted for tho re- establishment of capltal punishment, INDIA FINANCES. IMPROVED CONDITION oF THE GREAT ASTATIC EMDINE, Lonion Tins, Carcurra, Jan, 18.—Lho commencement of the new year marks a thine of considern- Dio interest for all_ those who concern them- selves with tho finanelal prosperity of our Indian Empire, A1yunprecedented series of bad harvests, and slong continusnee of al- most ruinous rates of exchange, have com- bined to glye color to the gloomiest predic- tlons. Yet thé financial facts of the present year In India, ag far as we may judge fron the Intest accounts that have renched us, do not support the opinion that tho country fs. elther bankrupt or on the high road te bank- ruptey. Aftor all these years of famine and general depression, a single seuson of agri- cultural prosperity and reviving trade has had such appreciable effect on the well- being of the people that overy branch of the revenue which fs aifected by the prosperi- tyof the minsscs shows # considerable im- provement on the estimates which were formed in March Inst. ‘Tho salt revenue, which 18, perhaps, the best indientor of the cond ition of the poorest elagses of the people, shows an linproyement of more than £200,000 onthe March estimates; this Improvement, supervening on tle recent reduction of the duty, is sald to be general throughout Indla, wnd shows for the first six months of the year an increased consumption of 10 per cent on the same perlod of the provious year. The land revenue is yielding about £350,000 more than was expected to yleld Inst. Mareh; and this improvement is doubitess duo to, the paymonts of ar rears, becomo possible by the Improved agri- cultural position, ‘Tho ‘contribution to tho Imperial exchequer from tho sources of rev- entte which have been provincialized, and nninly handed over to local Governments, have porceptibly Increased under the heads of oxelse, rogistration, and stanips, All these improvements are tuugible and highly satletaclory, Indications of u general revival of prosperfty. ‘The four has, moreover, been 4 fortunate one in showlng a largo Inerense of the oplum revenue, to the extent of ut Teast a nillion: and na large deerenso, for the first time in a long and dreary period, of the loss on exchange, Tho net result of all this is that the Indian revenues will, during the current year, yield nearly £3,500,000 more than thoy were expected to yleld when the estimates Were framed Inst spring. ‘The results on the slde of expenditure are no less satisfuctory, ‘The decrease of the loss on exchange, amounting to something ke £700,000, fs due to the more favorable state of the silver market, and cannot be con- filently relied on in the future, But the dimbaution of expenditure caused by the re- cent retrenchmonts, mainly in the public works outlay, may bo regarded aya perina nent iinprovement quite within control, The gain under this head, which In the gross Is nearly £000,000, Is considerably reduced for the present year by the payment, onee forall, of numerous gratuities on reduction of estab- Ishmenta; stlit will amount, even atter this set-olf, to more than £300,000, And next year the whole reduction, Including that on elvll charges, will probably not less than £750,000 ‘na compared with former yours. The unforeseen events of the year have been tho renewal of hostilitles in Af ghantsten and tho extension of railway com- munication to the Afghan frontier, with a ling. te Candahar; the former {nyolving an Inereased expense of £1,000,000 as compared with that esthmated for last spring, and the Intter on entirely new expenditure of £3,- 500,000, It ia Highly. sotisinctory to know that tho improvement in the revenue and the diminution of expenditure underather heads wil not only be sniticiont to meet these heavy unlooked-for cliurges without any m- creased dead welglit. but WIL also, wfter du- fraylng them, stil leave tho fnancial post. tlon of the State better by about £350,000 than it was expected to pe when, the estimates were fruned in Mareh last. <Tho frontter State railways must doubtless. be re- gurded as, tu the maln, of the nature of a military work required to, reduce tho cost of transport, Still they will be worked by the Government like the other State rallays ag far na posatbly on commerelal principles, ‘The capttal Invested in their construction may therefore falrly be regarded, at least to some extent, as representing a permanent preduetva property. Jt is a striktng fuct hat, {f these rafiways had not been made, thy condition of the Indian exchoquer at the close of the present financial year, notwith- standing the renewed Afghan troubles, would nye been better to the extent of nearly 43,000,000 sterling than the Guyernment had ventured to hope for at the beginning of. the yeur, and the year would have ended with a surplus of a nilllion and 9 half, after moefjus all war charges. VARIOUS, 2 COTTON AND COFFEE, |. ‘ Rio Janvino, Feb. G—Priyate advices estimate the cottun crop at 4,950,000 bales, ‘| his abrupt, departure ales Mee crop is reported good ‘and abun- da vit TRRRIFIC MURMCANE, MAnnp, Feb, 6.—OMleial_ dispatches havo bean recelved giving further detalls of ‘the recent Hurrleang in the Phillppine Islatds, ‘Twenty-five vessels of varlous classes wero wrecked, Including four foreign frigates, and a large number of other vessels were damaged. Forty-six persons were drowned. MEXICO, y SAN Francisco, Feb. .—A San Diego dis- nich says It is reputed that akeit San Rafael,'the Capital of Frontera. Tho report Incks confirmation, but it fs be- eved to be true by usually well-posted men hore. CUBA AND PORTO RICO, MApnin, Feb, 6.—In the Chamber of Den- uties tday, Eldnayon, Minister of the Col- onies, said the Government: lind decided that Cuba and Porto Rico should be placed Ing position equivalent to that of the Spanish Provinces, THE FRENCIC NAILWAY DISABTER, Pans, Feb, &—Tho Gaulois positively asserts {hat 23 dead and, 16 wounded. Is the total of the casualties of tho reeent ruilway aceldent, OBITUARY. MRS. DOATAM BLOODGOON. Jrusny Crry, N. J, Feb. &—Mrg, Dozinh, Bloodgood dled at Perth Amboy yesterday, axed over 100, She leaves forty-one sur- viving descendants, 0. I, BARTON, Quincy, TIL, Feb, 6-0, LB. Barton, Postal Clerk on the Wabash Ratlrond, died at his residence in this elty early this morning of consumption, aged 37 years. Ho leaves a wife and two children. — CHARLES C. WAITH. Wednesday morning’s ‘Trinuxe contained a brief sketeh of Mr. C. C. Walte, 0 proml- nent hotelkeeper formerly of this city, wha died in New York Tuesday morning, The New York Tribune of tha same date con- talned tho following highly interesting blog- raphy of the decensed: “Charles C, Walte, proprictor of tho Bre- yoort House, died yesterday morning at half. past LOo'ctock, For nearly two years he had been sulfering with diabetes, anid sbaut six weeks ago Wis physielun, Dr. Lippe, pave wp all hopes of his recovery. He rallied, how- eves, tnd Ina short tine was able to attend to his dutles as usual. Last Sunday after- noon with his son, Charles B, Waite, he took adrive through Central Park. He was in ex- cellent spirits, and spoke encouragingly of his. returning strength, On | Monday night wt 1k o'clock, when about re firing, he was suddenly taken with nervous — prostration, ir. Lippe was summoned and found his patient suffering from. mralysis of the brain. Ie remained unconscious until his death, Around him when he died were hig wife, his sons, Charles B, and’ Albert Waite, his daughters, and his ue ysictan, William, the second son, was in Chicago when his father died, but will probably arrive In the city to- day. No detinit arrangements have yet been mate for the funeral, ; 7 " In thé death of Mr. Waite New York has arted with dite of its best «! 113,~—ON8 Who pas left befiind hin, in the rds of hig en- reer, o very notable illustration of the power of strong New England conunon sense, and Now England virtue, Industry, and enter. prise to win its way to universal aliuent cirenmstances, He was born June 21, 1830, at Brattleboro, Vt. With a Jhnited, education, he went, aimere boy, to Springtield, In Massachusetts, ag n telegraph boy, Me was afterward a telegraph operator In. the same elty. where he Is still remembered for his in- tegrity and industry, and his abounding good- nature, From there he went to New Haven ay frelght agent of the Hartford & New Haven Railroad, where, at the nge of 19, Mareli10, 1850, he was murrled to the faithful and affectionate companion who hus borne hin a Jarge family of children and has nursed hime with self-saerlfieing devotion through all. the elosiltt montis of hig life, After his marriage he beeaue a conductor on the Hartford & New Hnven Road, where his massive figure, handsome face, and sonorous voles became well known to the trayeing public. Any man whe traveled on the train with young Waite was never In doubt con- cerning the nate of the place he might be approaching, ‘The utterance filled tho car nbove the din of wheels and conversation, On one occasion he lad Danlet Webster on. board when he was appronelilng the atl room at Springfield. As he passed Mr, Webster, he exeluhmed: ‘Springileld; twen- ty. minutes for dinner |? “*Young man,’ sald Mr, Webster, jocu- larly, ‘that Is one of the best speeches I ever heard, The ‘young. man? turned and re- sponded, with a reaitness quite character- istic of him: *Thase speeches are always good when Speaker and hearer are {n sym- pathy.’ Mr, Webster Inughed and added: * Particularly when they are short.’ “Te left. his conductors place after four years’ service, and acted at Springfield as agent forthe Western railroads until 1853, when ho went to Hartford, us secretary.of an Insurance company, But this did not sult him; he wanted a larger field. In 186t he went to Chicago, anid soon becmne one of the proprictors of the Sherman Mouse, und its priuelpal manager, Here he naturally took the lead of affairs, os he always did when brought into assoelation with other men, and. made n good deal of money, He was fortu- nate In tis Investments, and wag really ariel qwan when he enme to New York {1 1867, anid became joint proprictor with tho late ‘Albert Clark in the Bravoort House, Here, 08 part- ner and prinefpal, he remained until his death. ‘Two or threo yenrs ago ho went Into partnership with Messrs, Hawk & Wetharbee, of the Windsor Hotel, and, during his well moments, divided his attention between the two houses, while both were passing through depression of ‘the dull thnes, and entering upon thelr overwhelming prosperity, World ly affatrs wera never more promising then when fio yng called upon to close his eyes upon therall. “Mr, Walte's distinction was based upon n roy! nuture and a Christian character, If he tad beon born inte favoring cireumstances if he had first breathed an intellectual nt- inosphere, and been surrounded with the in- tluences of nature; If he had had a large education, he would have beconio a great sna in soinehigh walk of life, With physteal advantages of the highest order, and 8 quick, strong, sympathetic mind, and great bold. ness and great strength of will, he might have been at great lawyer, or a great prench- er, or @ grent writer. Ho was simply the palnes of Christian hotelkeopers. ‘The anrptations of his position never led him from the line of duty, He held no mean and base companionships, and lind no spnpathy with the tricks of business, fle wus always o fair, square; outspoken mon in wl his dealings, and, combined with a cer tain brusqueness of manner, he had the host detleaty sensitivencss of heart, He was fond, too, of heautitul things, and, though, devoted to practical nifairsin a large way, ho delight ed in surrounding hiinsel€ with all: forms of art. Hisrooms have for years been little inusewmns of pictures, and brie-a-brac, and {ewelty, and precious stones. He had among he musts of his hatels the best people tn the world, from both hemlspheres, and imany“of the: coply became his personul friends, who were glad to dine at his table, and to do lim honor as 9 gentleman whenever thoy wilahit happen to moot hin. In short, he ald morg to Itt his calling atid make it honor able thin any man we have known, and wo shall hardly look upon his Vike again, Wa congratulate the gons he leaves behind hin on the possession of 80 puro and influential BK example,” f a DRIVEN FROM HOME. Byeclat Mispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati, O., Fob. &—William L. Mar- shall, Cushicr of tho First Natlonal Bank of Middletown, has fled, leaving behind hhn letters to the ofileers of the bank and his familly, expluining that he is driven to Mght by slander and blackmull, Marshall jing been 4 trustod omployé of the bunk for fit- teen years, Several months ago some letters whieh ho wrote toa young lady of Middle- town, who was spending tho summer at Chautauqua, got into the hands of third par- tles, and were found to contain expressions of an afféctlonnte character, Marshall {m- mediately placed the matter before the of- ficers of the bank and of Is church, and saked for 9 searching investigation, It was found that ho had befriended tho girl, who was an orphan from, her clthl+ hood, and his explanation thot his relations toward her were those of guardian rather than lover was fully: accepted, ‘Tho gossip }* and the public 1, case When Wags unnounced,: tn lottera which ho left, © he btated that ha had. been In constant receipt of conypunlcations threatentag his Ife and. position unless hye paid hirge sins of money, Ie felt, also, that he was the subject of about the alfalr, subslded, had, almost forgotten th Marquez, has § esteem and’ taunis and suspicions, and those endure, He would: o_o! ere snd home for his fuillys Me decded his eek hig wife, and left her S100 In mon eet Ulrectors of the bank say he ty not a Ter Thy erin any sum. ‘The people of the yee erally beltove that his statements ure f Ho 15 thougitto have gong ty Woreet® Mass, where ho lins business ecundntane ——— rs CANADA. Arrival of tho Vrincess Loy wa=Indl Honervatlonnctrat alt Tho Op ng of Parttament-tac gration to Mnnitohu—Lambers Orrawa, Feb, 6.—About 2,000 person sembled at the depot thls afternoon “for the purpose of welcoming ber Royal Itipty * ouher return tothe Capltal, uantt honor of fifty men, with tha Queen's cat i froin the Governor-General’s Foot Guarne were in waiting, as also the Dragoon Guard Adetachment of fleld battery, under came mand of Capt. Stewart, stationed pe Nepean Pont, fired a Royal sutute s tho train caine in sight. On anthal the Ministers of the Crown and ie entered the car and shook ands with ite Excellency and her Royal Mlehuess, ate which they moved out to the platforn, where Mayor Mackintosh read au address of Wel come, to which hls Excellency repliot ty is half of thaPrincess. Cheers were then giver and tho Viceregnl party drove to Rt Tall, eecartent by {ho Dn aan Guards, a PREDE! ON Ne By Feb. 6—~Lie inl a feago Orrawa, Feb, 6,—Next Apetne Diente ane purveyors will set apart as 0 reserva it for tho Assiniboine Indlang eluht ules square of territory eastof Fort Watsh, Nott west Territory, and 8. slinilar aattantity wi Innd for the Blackfeet Indians to the West of he fort. i A petition has been’ algned by th men of the eity to the Ontarlo Govern praying thata “Central Sanitary Board for the” province muy be established, nity Mang ies In ths various eitee an towns, 9 int sanitary knowledge may be disfused s a Ne mute poled a ng in. Sir-Selby Smytho’s perlod of in Canada terminates in Aprit next. anls During: January there were 1,90 tonvot ore taken out at the Hull iron-mines. The ore {s being shipped by rat to Niles, 0, at the rato of forty-vight, car-loads per wesk, Tho total quantity of ore taken out of tle mines since operations bean 1s 2,500 tons, It sy now stated that Sir Alexander Gatt will not leave for England until after the Budget speech has been delivered and de he Con not Dhiwe gon, bated. The Touse of Commons and cham. bers are now completed, and everything & ready for the openin, of tho sessions, ‘The opening ceremonies this year promise to be on a much grander seale thin previous, ‘The invitations to the floor of the House wil} be Innited, : Dr, Schultz, M. P. from Manitoba, has gune to Washington on matters relatos to the In tinue, —E is understood in an ofifelal cap Ys During tho year just closed 16,000 persons PRapnanentl “settled $1 Manitoba nnd the Northwest Territories, ant, of this stunt, nbout 2,000 in Manitoba alone. Of the total number, a small proportion were from the United States, the greater number frum the older Provinces of the Dominton, and some 2,000 persons from Great Britain and Ireland, There wera no Icelandic __ emigrants during the year, and guly 1 few Mennonites, Accordin, tho stdtements of the Untted States authorities at Pembina, some 193 fan llies. Pissed through that place from Manitobs for the purpose of settling in the United States; and possibly beside there were ania. ber ofyouns men who did not takeout settlers’ Yekets. In this connection, It may be men: « tioned that, a few days ngo, Mr. Bernard, the United States agent here, stated that the exo. this from. the Ottawa Valley to. tho United States during the past-season “had been tne sually large, Advices from the Lower Prue Ines show that.the sare state of affairs exbsts here, : A letter reeelved here a few days ngo fron ono of tho Indthin instructors in the North west Territories, refors to tho destitute cun- dition of tho Indigns, and snys that healone ench day has had to feed a dozen of the aborigines. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunts Montrean; Veb/6.— lhe Dominion Detect -ive Agency and Merchants’ Police has been organized {n Montreal, under tho manage ment of ex-Detective Fuhoy. There is more activity Inthe real-estate market at present than for some thne past. Several residences in the elty were sold by auction within the past. few days, reallzog handsome figures. < Spectal Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune QueuEc, Feb, ~The Chronicte publishes an elaborate Jumber atalcnient showing thit ou the River Ottawa and tributaries the total number of logs Inantfactured this year i 2,202,000,—mnking, with the 850,000 from 1 stuck and Ind up in malllvonde and boats, total of 8,149,000. ‘The total amount of the ber got out this season on the Ottawa and Iis tributaries 1s 1,800,000 white and 810,00) mi besides which there has been stuck of jl over from Ingt year 1,350,000 white and 1W)- red. . Spectal Dispatch to The Chteago Tribunte Toroxto, Feb. 6.—The total value of enptions in. this elty. ig $60,075,820, of whlrh $30,000, is Mabilities on personalty, Ste 000,000 on bullding-soeluty stocks, $7,000 on bank stocks, ane $3,000,000 on chureht aud charitable property, Spectat Dispatch to The Chleaao Tribune, Guetrn, Feb, 0&—Lho exhibition of th Ontario Poultry Assoclatlon, at present be Ing held here, is the grandest show of bins ever held in Canada. All tho promfnent Dreeders aro represented, Mr. Todd, of Vermillion, Is judge. —— AN IMPORTANT SUIT, Bpeetat Dievatch to The Chicago Tribune, Toruno, O., Feb, 6,—The first hearlng of tho disputed points in the Conneeticut Lit Insurance eases came up to-day in tho stay of a stilt to get possession of certaln pur erty, The Insurance Company obtatned 4 deerco last June in the United States Con under which the property was sold and bil in by the Company, but defendant declinedte give possession, ‘The defense made was tht the Company was doing a banking busines which tt had no right te do under the ohio Jaw, by loaning money on real estate, that, while tho decree of sale might have ‘been properly obtained, the Company, ral a right to bid in the property. ‘The Justicelull that in a cnso of thla Kind it was not con lent for the Court to Inquire Into or decile to the title of the property algo he, aul not decito on the merits of tho east snelud ing the status of the Insurance Company A Vordlet was given for plainthf. Exeer tions were tnket by defendant, and It 13 ihe posed to take the cage to tho fiigher Com ‘a The sults are attracting a great. deal of a tention, as large mmounts Joaned by thls a other astern” Insurance companies [0 State ore Invol od An Engincor’s Horote wets PAtladstphia OnrontetecHeratt, ‘Ag fully dewortben fn thse Clhrunfete> Penal 628 duy lust week, owing to the mistake of phie graph oporator, twa frolght-tralns on tho bert etphta & Erte Hatlroad catia into collision, ut Cameron Mills. Chris Dean was tho enyinect t Ono of the tratha, Hoth be and fils trem Wor fustonod Lonenth,tho wreek of their bo tive, Denn was hold by one of hie lems Wi, was caught by tho fira-box of tho englnt |, fireman wus nearly buriod under Uo pee, the wreck, When tho mon wers discov Dean bid managed to reveh hy toolbox, a7. ‘was makiug every endeavor to extricate ¢ 1 ne man. When bo saw tho men who had Qe to tholr wid, Dean shouted: “ely poor oid Noyer inind ino!" Tho fireman was exten, 8 soon 44 posdible, nnd In aun unconselals Tr ition. Denn was thon taken out. It wig ascertained that during ail the tin be ba workiog to rellove hig fromun tho [res sted burning his leg ton erty Te was literally rary from bls knee down, and hud to be wp, Tho froman diod, but it ts thought wo englnvor will recover, No Legacy for Grant thst PradELmta, V., Fou. 5.—The rumor ox-Socretary Horlu's Glose friendship fer oy Grout Was Bubstuntiully evidenced by fd nh Jegaoy in the wilt of tho latter, who ed ne morning, cannot vo founded In fuet, A Ht of the lato Br. Horie, who hus been wecenllt the arrangomorts for the funoral, says ty, that {¢ 19 (ru tho will was upened this morc but vololy with a view to upcorrtatiliig i sed uny speelil dipgotions wore loft by the S ri concerning tho conduct of the funeral. © wits Provent, at tho openhuyr of the Wi Ace that [t wus read hastily to nacertain thle ie ‘ ulur polut, buthe thinks, unig elatise eur “Jegusy ta Gen, Grant would have been reus Tho Hayden Cascr | ie Aman at Guilford, Conn., whipped bétaneg:aho maintained iiaydens sunaee5 and bud to pay $7 tino, LA Cheorfulncss und rheumatism: do not #4 itor; for runnin, use BE. Jacobs Ol ws HUPDY,