Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 11, 1880, Page 2

Ly} A * by tho Board of Aldermen hy a vote of 13 to & Tilden is partly avenged. Kelty says ho did tot care about the. offies, and the only thing which troubled him was the fate of the clerks, Mayor Cooper, besides appointing Mr, Campbell Controller, appointed Hubert O, Thompson, Irving Wall Democrat, Com- missioner of Publis Works, and Solon B, Binith, Maurice J. Powers, and Llugh Gard- ner dusticus of the P 4 ‘Vite’ storles of dissonsions in the British Cabinet aro. pronounced sensational by the Dally News, which also regards Gladstone's ‘clrenlar to metnbors of Parliament as tm- portant, In that -it ‘shows that decisive measures will be Introduced carly in tho coming session, and will be personally al- tended to In the House by Mr. Gindstone hinaelf, ‘The London Times renews Its ery *for coercion for Ireland, and says that the ‘existing Iaw $s wholly Inadequate to the suppression of Inwlesness In that country. Junge Dromaoxv delivered Ins long-ex- pected optnion on the valldity of the ordl- nance for licensing street-ears yesterday. Ho ‘held that the ordinance was valld, and quoted Jorgely frown tho New York, Minols, and Pennsylvania decistons in support of liis po- sition, Tho counsel for tha street-ear com- panies asked for leave to fite an amended Dit], and'were given until the Ist of January todoso, It ig evident that thoy will fight tho ordinance to the bitter end, und by every available means seck to defent its purpose, ————— Secretary Tuomrson left Washington for New York yesterday for the purpose, it ia bellaved, of consulting with persons Ine terested in the Do Lesseps canal scheme 1s to whether he aught to accept tho resi- - dency of tho Company which has the project In charge. Porsons who ought to know, say that thora is no donbt that Mr. Thompson will accept the offer of the stockholders, and thot he wili enter on the dutics of President of the scheme in a fow weeks, — Gnence is preparing for war, ‘The Greek Parliament has negotiated fora large loan. Itissald that Gartbaldi's son has offerod to rajse 7,000 men for the Greek army, Turkey offers to ceda a certain portion af territory to Greece, but will not yleld Janina, Metzova, or Larrissa, ‘hose provinces Greceo de- mands. in tha meantimo tho European Powers are negotiating, jealously watching enel other, and trying to make combinations of yarlous kinds. . _—-— Conrnany to expectation, tho jury In the Farll case agreed ona verdict, ‘They found the aged abortionist gullty, and fixed his penalty at.five years In tho Penitentiary. It ts not too much to say that Mr. Mills’ legal neuen and- manly eloquence contributed very largely to this verdict, which every right-thinking person in Chicago will in- dorse, the only regret belng that tho penalty is not greater, + ‘Time companies whieh work the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvanian have cntered Into a combination to regulate, or rather in- crease, the price of coal, ‘Thiat tho supply of anthracite may not excead tho- demand, the companies have determined to work their mines only threo days each week for tho next threo months. The consumer and the miners: must suffer that tho :onopolists may be en- riched, x Bowi, Dasit & Co., coifee-Importers, of Now York, ‘have falted’ with Itabilities amounting to about $1,500,000, The firm was in thosyndleate of whieh 3B. G. Amold & Co., of New York, and Kimball, of Boston, were mefnbors, It wil be remembered that Kim- Dall plled.a fow days ngo, and his death was followed by the failure of Arnold & Co, | a Accorpina to the report‘of the Memphis Cotton Exchange the recent wet weather In tho South has serlously interfered with the cotton crop, and ‘in somo districts the loss from this causo will vary front 10 to 30 per cent. Inouly nino districts is the crop bet- ter than that of Inst year, Tho frost has also injurod the crop,in twenty-four districts, | Span Is anxious fora commercial treaty With this country. A Spanish journal (semi-ofticlal) says that the Governmont will agree to permit tho importation of Anserican. grain and cercals Into Spalu {reo of duty or. at reduced duties if tho United States will consent to a reduction on tho duties of Cuban sugars and Spanish fruits, 2 Tun Anderson, Ind., Court-House, which waa built forty yenra ago, was destroyed by fire yesterday morulng. Tho records of tho Sehool Superiitendont and of the Sheriff were burned. “A fire which broke outins barbor shop at Versnilles,. Ky., destroyed whole block consisting of fifteen stores, ‘Tho Joys 13 about $50,000, 1 Tne deaths of yesterday included Chap- man Biddle,'9 rallroad lawyer and the com- mander of the Ono Jundred and Twenty- first Ponnsylvanis Regiment in the War of tho Rebellion; Capt: Timothy Dacey, a noted Fenfan jeader; and the Hon, Charles Barstow, a lumber merchant of Big Raplds, Mick. ree, Tare Riverside Rolling Mill Company, of Clucinnatl, ins falled, with Habilities anount- ing to 880,000.. Tho active members of tha Company say tho assets will realize sufllciout to pay all tho debts, Tho death of Peter Zinn, one of the stockholders, fs sald to huyo Jed to the fallure, * of the House Committes on. -Appropriutions, reported the Pension Appro- yriation Dill yesterday, It provides $48,000,000 to pay anny pensioners, $1,110,000 for tho pay of navy penslonora, $230,000 for exain- inlug surgeons, and $25,000 for salaries, otc. ees Mx, Tupnett, ‘Tum demanda for stock of the Dd Lessaps Panswa Ganal schema has been tunpre- cedentedly “great 1n Europe. One-third of the demands can scarcely bo satisiied, It Is belleved that many have purchased the stock for speculuiive purposes, ; _——— ‘Time Grand Jury of Decatur County, In- tana, hua indicted all the Township Asses- sore of that county, and seveu of the county offigera for charging, demanding, ‘and ac copting fees not allowed by’ thie law. Six more of the overdue trans-Atlantic steamers arrived yesterday. There nre four still out. ‘Cho earlicst date at which any of thesa overdue yesse ft port was the ‘Sth of November, Sd . Aina. Gen. SunNEn, who diod at Charlottas- villu, Va., yostorday, was the inother of two song olicers jn the regular army, avd her four’daughtors were married to army olll- cers, Tux Dixon, jury.refused to give the Rov. Sfr, Yates any satisfaction for what he called ‘8 libel on his character, and he retires from the trial with a very unsavory reputation, ‘Tum oficial weather prognostications for to-day are; Stationary or highor tempera. ~ ture, southerly winds, partly cloudy weather, ‘aud vowsibly occavionn! snow, ‘Tse steamer Batavia brought $1,001,960. York yesterday, -tho ahaft, -descend into themine for some hours. One hope of snving the men or any of the horses = Worth of gold bullion from Englund to Now’ [Went {s to create a sentiment for the enfurce- PEN-Y-GRIEG, Another Appalling Mining Catastrophe Near Care diff, in Wales, Lighty-six Miners Burned Near an Abandoned Hecatomb. Frightful Scenes, Which Are ‘Becoming Frightfully Frequent, Tho Victims Entombed a Vis- tance of 1,350 Feet Bo- low tho Surface. Distracted Womon Wringing Their Honds and Bewailing Their . Widowhood, Twenty-four Bodies Taken Gut at Last Accounts—Thirly-four More In Sight. Tho Horrors of Stollarton and Seabam Duplicated with Awful Ac curacy. A Moving Appeal for Bettor Protection at tho Hands of Mino Pro- prietors, FIRST DISPATCHES, THE EXPLOSION. Loxpon, Dec, 10.—A terrible explosion oc- curred at 1 o'clock this morning at the Naval Steam Coat Colliery at Pon-y-Grieg, in tha Shonda Valley, near Cardiff, Wales, Ono hundred mon were In the colllery at thothne, An exploring party discovered sixteen bodies, Tho search was then {mpeded by after-damp débris, THE SOCK OF THE EXPLOSION was felt for miles around, the earth shaking asifthero wero an earthquake, There ara also eighteen horses in the pit, which is 430 yards In depth, A dispatch from tho scene of the disaster BAYS * ae “TILE MOST INTENSE EXCITBMENT PREVAILS throughout the districts, All the roads and appronches to tho colliery are thronged with walting men, women, and children, Tho erles of the poor people whose relatives arg. imprisoned In the colliery nve heertrending,” . MANY: VOLUNTEERS offered to join an exploring party, but up to Bo'clock no attempt was made to descend ‘Tho colltery Is owned by Messrs. Rowland & Morgans, © AT 3:80 1. a The explosion at the Pen-y-Grieg colllery occurred at forty minutes past 1 this morn- ing: ‘Tho shock: was so violent that it was felt for miles oround, and the dainago so grent that. tho explorers were not able to ahaftlachoked. ‘There ts not tho slightest now in tho pit, Four men haye been brought up alive, i or mM tis now ascortained that efghty-slx of tho pergons who wore In tha pit at tho tle of thé explosion are dead, Soven corpses wero brought up this forenoon, Many others lave been discovered, and will be ralsed this evening. i TWENTY-TWO BODIES, THIRTY-FOUR MORE IN SIGIT, Lonpon, Dec. 10.—T wenty-two bodies havo been recovered so far, and thirty-four more have been secn In tho Pun-y-Crleg pit, THE PIT. Tra SITUATION, : ‘Tho pit fs about a milo from tho scend of tho great oxplosion in Dina’s colliery, lu the same valley, Jan, 18, 1874, when about sixty porsons lost thotr lives, Their bodiea aro yet unrecoyerod. No telographic account of the entastrophe of Jan. 13 was over recelved in America, the battla of Shipka Pass and tho death of King V.ctér Emmanuel at that time absorbing the eileto energies of the Eu- ropenn who sends forelgn adylecs to the As- soclated Press, THE RECENT RECORD. ONR Wo OTH TREAD UPON ANUTIUE'S HEELS, 80 FAST TUKY COME, « Tho yeader who runs as he reads will bo ablo, after an effort, to remember that In Sop- tember of this year the Seaham colllery, In Durham, England, exploded, Tho “accl- dent” loft 160 infners to awalt tho Judgmont Duy, although their deeper burial may not leave them with worse chances than the en- ployers who sut the cheap trap which fixed them in tho earth, NOVA SCOTIA, ‘ ‘Wihille yet tho guses were belohing hot from the Durham colliery, all thought .of tho elghty-seven witlows and 107 orphans mado by that catastropho wus dispelled by tho Nova-Scotian horror, in which sixty-seven wretehes wero suffocated, ‘That ming fs probubly still omitting vapors remlulscent of death and destruction, —— SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. [Sptctat Lispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BunGKieLy, UL, Dec, 10,—Lhe Governor has pardoned Willians Penrod, conyleted of manslaughter in October, 1879, by tho Jolin- son County Court, and suitenced: to the Penitentiary for three years, ‘he pardon WAS Erontert on the recommendation of the Judge and State's Attorney, $ the Becretary of Btato ling. issued 9 Neonse to organize to the Cornwell Silver Miulng Compuny, Chicajo ; capital, $1,000,000; corporatots, William Calkins, William A, Stiles, Frank «A. Uurney, Also to tho Amerlenn ‘TlePlats Company, Chie capital, $250,000; corpaorators, August: Lamb, John’ L. Burleigh, daines ¥, Duly, “A cerifiicate ot ot guntratton, was tut by the Elgin Art Association of Blglu, ———— TEMPERANCE, Butetal Disvatch to The Chicaoo Tribuns, Quisey, UL, Dec, 10—A spoclal tempor- ance movement is belng conihucted here by “Mr. Dan K. Shields, GW, CG, I. of the State of Missouri, and largo imectings are held every gvening, ' The tirst alm of the move. Pinent of Ute kaw agulist the velllijcet Htquor to mluoss, and against keoplug salouus upeu on Sunday. ‘The oreanizntion 13 called tho Tlome Protection Society, and the pledge has rocelved some 1,100 signers up to this tine, aan em ae POLITICAL POINTS. Oro. Speetat Dispaten te Tha Chicago Tribune. Chuevenann, 0.,° Dee. 10—The Hon Thongs Cowgill, Speaker af the Ohio House of Representatives, accompanied by the Hon. 1D. G Ray, member of the Legistature from Hanilton County, patd n pleasant. visit to Montor foslay and wore warmly teeoived by Cen, Garfteld, Outaldo of thetr dogire to pay their respects to the President-elect they had another object in going, which wna to learn positively whether or not tha Goneral had any preference umong thy candidates named fn connection with tha vacant Senatorial chair, It his been published to the country that Gen. Garfield held himself aloof trom expressing any opluton In favor oragainstayy ane man, preferring to leave the matter to the good judgment of the Legislature But, in order that no ono might have an oppor tunity at the last moment oven of alding or injuring the chances of a candidate by say- Ing Usat Gen, Garteld preferred or did not profer his election, the visitors desired to hear a personal expression, and thoy did, ‘They found that, while of course interested In tho mattor to an unusual degree, he pre- fers to take no part whatever In the contest, and Is satistiod the Legisiaturo will be wisely gntded 11 Its choice, After spending n pleasant aftornonn, Speaker Cowgill and Mr, Ray returned to Cleveland. Concerning hiinself Speaker Goweill said: “The fact is, I belluya the members of tho Legislature, who are called upon to serve somowhat in the capacity of jurors, shoul matntaln o judicial sence until they havo formed a pretty correct Iden of the drift of public opinion, When Gurfeld was elected Senator ft was a wonderfully unanimous choice, and all, I believe, from tho fact that the public polnted to hin as tho man, So It will bo In this ease. I apprehend by tho time tho election fy to aceur we will know pretty definitly tho man tho Ropublican party of the State desires to see chosen. My opinion is, the contest is and will be botween Sherman and Foster." CASUALTIES. CHEERRLESS EXPERIENCE. Stoux Crry, Ia., Dee. 10,—Aftera fourdays’ blockatle by snow the enst-bound train on the Fort Plerre line of the Northwestern loft ‘Traey, Minu., Wednesday evening with 390 passengers, in & train consisting of seven conglies, two bageage cars, and two locoma- tives, At2:30 o'clock Thuraday morning, five inlles cast of New Ulm, an axle on tha rear tender broke, throwing all tha cars ex- cupt the rear one from tho track. Ono bag- wage car was partially destroyed by fire, suveral cars were badly wrecked. ‘Tho aecident oveurred on a level pralric, atl the ears tipped over intu a anow-bant, which broke the force of the overthrow. ‘Tho passeugurs were badly shaken up, but none serlously hurt, which is considered a miracle, ag the train wag running twenty miles an hour. ‘Tho thermomoter Indicated 20 degrees below zoro, und thors was considerable suf- foring from cold, An engine was brought up fram New: Ulin, and tho, passenyers transferred back to that place, Superintend- ent Sanborn, of the Iowa Division, was on the ground, and under his direction a track was built around the wreck, and 3 o'clock Thursday utternoon the road was open. LOCOMOTIVE EXPLOSION. Special Dispatch to The Chicaoo Tribune. .Gnayn Raping, Milcli., Dec, 10.—One of tho two switeh-ongines'used In tho Michi- enn Central yard hero, while runuing slow- lyon a side-track to-day, exploded, tearing tho centre of the boiler and the engine all to pieces. Strango to say the engincor and fire- man escaped without the slightcat Injury, and no damage was done sive to the mn- chinery. ‘The damage is $4,000 to $5,000. Cause of the accident unknown, . WALKED OFF TIE TRAIN, . Conustsus, O.; Dec, 10,—To-day, while the Hockhig Valley train was near Groveport, Mr. Scoble, a traveling man, residont of Troy, O., loft hig sent in the rear car and walked off or fall off the rear platform, falling upon the track, and very seriously and perhaps fatally injuring himself, Le was taken to St Hran- els Hospital, . . STRUCK BY A 'TRATN, Spretat Dispatch to Tha Chicago Tribune. PontrAc, Il, Dee, 10,—A freight traln go- Ing south to-night on tha Wabash Koad struck a wagon standing across, tho track, containing & man supposed to have been In- toxicated, who was. instantly Killed. No horses wore attached to tho wagon. MISPLACED SWITCH, Crxcrsnatt, Dee, 10,—A. passenzer-engino on the Louisyllle Short Lino ran into s freight-ongine on the side track at ‘Tes lars Station lust night, owing to o misplaced switch, Doth engines and half dozen cars wero badly damaged. Nobody hurt OANAL BOATS SUNK. ‘ Battmong, Dee. 10.—A tow of five canal boatsy,-bound for Havre de Grace and the Susquelianna Canal, which loft hero this morning, not heavy ico at tho mouth of tho Sussatras River, Chesaporke Bay, and threo of the bunts were cut through and sunk, ‘ POISONED. Tinyay, Tox, Dee, 10.—On tho farm of Col. John Morris, on Brazos River, Marry Willlams,-wite, and child Lave dled slneo Sunday from polson eaten in beef, Four others of tha fuinlly are sick. FATAL RESULT, Porrsxoutn, N, 1, Dee. 10,—Nathan Wools dicd to-day from burns recoived in the Kearsarge ALI fire, : THE SUBLETT SCANDAL, A Jury Vatle to Seo that Mr. Swart Wout Libeled tto So-Called Bev, Fates by tho Circulation of a Pam phiet Gtving Mle Hecord—Tho Bape Usts Jubllant—The Congrogatiouals ists Bitterly Indignant. Spectat Dtsputeh to The Chicaco Tribune Dixow, Ul, Dev, 106,~The Rey, 1.0, Yates! slander sult terminated to-day by a verdict of “No cause of actlon.” Since the disgust- ing dotalla which were testiiied to last week by the Indies, Mrs. Nelliy Wilder and Mrs, Seurborougt, the prosecution have hy thelr rebuttal tried to break thu force of the sine by the testimony of the Ruy, IL 0, Yates, which consisted in sn unqualified dental, Noono belluyes him, Ie fs anything but 5 follower of the iock and lowly Jesus, for Jt was proved he carriod n ‘slx- shooter with hin to keop tho peace, ‘Nhe counsel for the dofense, Dixon & Bethda and the Hon. J.D. Orabtree, mane aged thelr case with great credit, Tho Hon, BH, ‘Truesdell! fought hard for his clerleat cellent, but could not stem the tlde 6f publig fucling aud ovidence, ‘The trial leaves wide apread dissension In Sublette. igh COBRONONATORY, * Dixoy, Ill, Dec, 10.—The scandal case of the Rov, H.C, Yatos va, Swartwout, which has been on trial here over. a week, and which hag arouged much bad blood, termi. nated to-lay with a verdict In fuvor of Swartwout. ‘The arguments by the counsel on both sides were able and exhaustlye, and the Court-louse was Hiled to hear them, ‘Tho verdict gives general satisfaction, + MATRIMONIAL, Spittal Diapaich ta The Chicage Tribune, Geneva, Il, Dee. 10.—Atr, William Burn- ham, of Batavia, and Miss French, the niece ofthe Hon, A, M. Herrington, of this city, Were unjtcd In marrluge yesterday. Hoth parties gre well-to-do aud fayorably known Yu host of trends, wha give nutuberless Well wishes for thelr future huppStiess, “to-day. that if the Republleans persist In op- ‘WASHINGTON. The House; in Spite of the Speaker, Drops Debate for a Day. i Early in tho Week Sunsot Cox Will Rise and Cry Quits, - Washington Gossiping Over tho Great Coup of: Ferdinand _, de Lesseps. Gen, Chalmers Gives a Refreshing and Ingenuous Recital of * His Bulldozing, A Deputy-Marshal Murdered by Moonshiners Near Huntsville, Ala. A Commission of Five Persons Soon to Visit the Ponca Indian Tribe. Arrangaments for the Centennial Celebration of the Yorktown Surrender. THE ELECTORAL COUNT. A REST. YESTERDAY, Sptctal Dispaten to The Chteago Tribune, Wasutnaron, D.C. Dec, 10.—The Honso refused to conatder the Electoral question to- day. Notwithstanding Sponker Handall ruled that {t was o question of the highest privilege, u majority insisted that, under tho tiles Friday was set apart for private bills, and, ag tat decision could not bo ctinnged excopt by a two-thirds vote, tho filibustering coutest was not renewed, ‘There was, how: ever, wbrief reference to It in the nature of A personal explanation by Mr. JLunton, who claimed that he had been misquoted in a speech, Some wishod to havo to-morrow set apart for debate only upon this subject, no opportunity being allowed for action, but the majority seemed to think that, in the filibustering contest now poud- ing, there would be opportunity enough to hear speeches for dubato only, and the Iivuse adjourned untill Monday. During the day twelve private bills wero passed, which was a greater work thun was accoinpilshed at any private-bill day last session, ‘here still re- iain, however, a “thousand bills upon the private entendar, and Ubore ls no probability that many of thom will puss, SURRENDER. NEXT WEEK, Special Dispatch to ‘The Chteaco Tribune, Wasutnatoy, D.C. Dee, 10.—The action of the Republicans in Joint caucus last night seems materially to have changed the aspect of the dund-ldek, ‘The Democrats who talked loudest of fighting it out in tho Inst ditch now adinit that {t wlll bo profittess to waste more time {na hopeless undertaklne. Mr, House, Chatrninp of the Democratic caucus, sald to-night that, as the Democrats cannot possibly get a quortin, they cannot pass the resolution, ‘But thore fa absolutel¥ nothing in It,” explained Mr, House, ‘If the resolu. tlon should be adopted it could be set aside by olthar House when the thu came for con- ducting 9 count, ag was done In 187d, : ON THE OTHER HAND, If itlg defeated now, and the Democrats should happon to have both Houses In 1881, they could adopt the same rule. Anyway you put it, such a rule Ig of no consequence, Bosides, {f we had a quorum, some of our mon would fail to come up to tho mark, and wo should fall, aa wo have so often done be fore, Ihave understond tat dir. Stephens, of Georgia, does not approve of the joint rule, and would voto nguinst ft. 1 think not a fow of the Democrats In Congress favor n law, and not a joint rule on this subject—n law: whieh should explain and supplement tho constitutional provlajon, which is not ox- plicit, would be a good thing.”* +S, HOLE snys tho Republicans want to establish the precedent that tho Vice-President can count the Electoral votes, Str, 8.9. Cox says ‘to- night that ho will make a speech on the fest occasion In which ho will announce the poll- cy of tho Demoorats, which is to give up the fight over the Electornt rule now, and let Congress arrange the details of tho count as tho circumstances at the time dictate. Gen, lunton spoke to Afr. Cox on ‘Thursday, and asked himto perform this funeral duty. ‘Ths will probably end tho fyht, Early in the week 4 MR, BICKNELL will demand the provious. question, perhaps Tuesday, and, after a: day of fillbustering, tho fight will virtuntly bo over. My. Hostet- Jer, of Indiana, an extreme Democrat, sald posing the resolution, tho Demuerats will Absent themselves from thelr respective Houses, so that quoriins will bo wanting he- foro the Jolnt convention takes place, ‘This, he thinks, would be auiictant to dafeat the count, Afr, J, Randolph Tucker sald ho be- Moved tho Democrats would not allow them- solves to bo forced ‘into an extra session, which the Kupublleans evidently Intend. "They will, therefore, not make o factions fight, but will go on with the legittaute ‘buslucgs of the calendar, SPRINGER, HQ WILE, DIK IN THE LAST DITO, Hpetial Ditpatch to Tas Chteago Tritune Wasutnatos, 2, 0,, Dee. 10.—Tha Dema- erats hyve had no consultation as to thelr policy with respect ta the Marxan Electoral vount rule since the Republican caucus, Tho Republicans ara confident that the Domo- crats will recede from thelr position, and finally back down, The Republican expectae tion will probably be reolized, but not untll aftor the Democrats shall have made some very frothy declarations. ‘the pressure of the little army of oficcholders In the House and Senate will bo very great, as a contin anee of the contest will muke an extra ses sion possible, and un extra svasion micans a loss of the only Fedoral: patronaxe that Is Ukely to fall toe Democrats for four years, But thore is a goud deal of radical talk awong the Domocraty, Here is . \ WHAT SPRINGER SAYS; “Tewinot tell you what the result will be, “We shall continue the struggle, and, If the Republicans hold out, £ can tell you one thing that will happon ff my iniluence Is of, suny avail, If the Republicans refuse ta pers init us to pass thogo yesolutiaus before the secend Wednesday In Fobruury, and continue to contend, as they do now, that tho Vicot Prusident of tho United Status shall open und count the Electoral votes In tho presence of both Houses of Congress, the Electoral votes for Garfield and Arthur will uover be count- ed If L can help it," . “uOW po YOU TIN | it can be prevonted ?” askod the correapond- ent. F “That can easily bo done,” was the réply. “Tho Louse of Representatives and the Sen- “hle aro composed of n quorum of those bodies. There are not enough Republicans In either of thoso badles to constitute a quorum, Then, all the Democrata will need to cto will be to absent themselves, Withont thelr presenco as witnesses, recording to thd theory of the Republicans thomselves, there canbe to count of the Electoral votes, be- cause the Viee-Drestdent will have na right to open thom, If he should do go, and should count the votor, It would amount to nothing, because Itwould not bein necord- neo with the Constitution of the United States... ons 1 CAN ONLY APEAK FOR MYSELF, to bo sure, but I'declare that, for one, I will not appear as, a witness to the Electoral count if. tt la made by Vice-President Wheeler.” .. “Suppose the Sergoant-at-Arins should bo sant to compel the attendance of yourself and other absohtees ?” “Oh, we can keep out of the way easy onough. ‘Tha Sergennt-at-Arins fs a Demo- crat, nnd he would not find us”? “itis not that we cara anything about this particular count,” ¢ontinued the Mlinals statesman. “(Wo aro looking ahoad to 1831, and we don't jutend (hat Chustor A, Arthur shall count the Electoral votes thou,’ OTHER NATIONAL NEWS. DE LUSSEPS, AND 113 OPPONENTS AND RIVATA. peelal Disprteh to The Chicaoo Tribune. Wasurnarox, D.C, Dee. 10.—'the an- nouncenent of the fact that R. W. Thomp- son, Seeretary of the Navy, has been ten- dered, and will probably necept, tle position of Chairivan of the Ainerican Vannma Con- mission, happens to be made at the samo {ime that the Panama Company ts opening {ts books for Amerienn subscriptions ant issuing elaborate pamphlets claiming that Vanama stock is four thnes as valyable 1s that of the Suez Canal Company. ‘The con- temporancons Introduction to the Amoricau public of the United States Ministre de la Murine as Chairman of the American Branch aud of the aubseription books, is a very ine genious plece of sluck-Jobbing on the part of THAT PRINCK OF PROMOTERS AND DIVLOMS- TISTS, FERDINAND DE LES#WPS. It is very clear that Thompson expects to nc ecpt the pluce, but hu ean hardly do so with- out resigning his pusitlon-in the Cabinet, If there was no impropriety on the part of Sec- retary ‘Lhompyon in acting In the dual enpacity, It woulkt probably ba dificult to conyiucu even the moderate supporters of the Monroe doctrine that the positions wero compatible, ‘Thls new departure In canal tatters has attracted much attention at tho Capltol to-lay, and 1s calling out representa- tlous both from the wdyocates of the Do Lessops scheme and fro the promoters of the Amertean company which has otulned a charter from the Nicarnguan Government under tho title of tho “Nicaragua Maritine Company,” and whieh is : NOW ALEKING A UNITED STATES CHARTER from Congress, Those who are supposed to represent the views of the Do Lesseps con- pany sald to-day that, by the new departure, De Lesseps had placed tho Panama Canal entirelys under American control, and that thigtnetion would silence those who have been malntalning that the United States, In accordance with the Monroe ductrine, would. be compelled to preveM the construction of the canal. A member of tho Senate Com- wittes on Foreign Atfalrs sald to-day that the Monroo doctrine could not apply to the construction of tho Panama Canaias Do Lessops now propa@es to bulld it, and that there Would be no possible basis for Inter- ference on tho part of our Government so long as the canal wus to built by private en- terprise, . SECRETARY EVARTS Isquoted by the Ye Lesseps peopla as ex- prosaing the samo ylews, ‘The . represent atives of the “Nicaragua Maritlme Com- pany,” which Is mora popularly known 03 the Graut-Ammen scheme, apprehend that this new wove of De Lessops Is designed to forestall all. attempts to organize a strictly american company, and, If possible, to. pre- yent tho promoters of that enterprise from obtaining a charter from Congress, A rep- resentative of the American setiome was at the Capitol to-day, and made an argument before the House Cana! Committee in sup- port of his Dill to grant articles of ncorpora- tlon to hls Company. 4 IS BTATEMENT was substantially this: ‘Tho “Nicaragua Marithue Company” has already obtained from the Nicaraguan Guvertiment an exelu- slye charter, which gives it complete con- trol of tho shortest water and canal route betwuen, the aAtlnutic and Paciile ports of the United States. ‘Tho Company ouly asts that Congress should give It acharter to opon its books to subscription hy tho United States, ag the French company is to-day por- mitted todo, apd {¢ does not seck any sub- shly, subvention, grant of credit, of money, or bonds, or any flnuncial ald whatevor. ‘The summary of tho points presented was: 1, That the tonnage which pasacs through any ennal will be mostly furnished by the American vonsting trudo, and that it fs Important to tho ‘United States that TIM TOLLS upan tho canal should bo ag moderate as posal- ble, It ts not wise for Americans to encouraye Nennal under foreign management, whic will lovy ulscriminnting or extoruenate tolls on Amorican yossols. t ® Ibis vital to American fotercats that tho enunl kha) bo under Ainerlean control. In caso of war tho eanal would be tho. nearest route from the Atlantic to the Pacife States, and it would olfer i moans of cacnpo from one oconn tothe other for our morchsut vessoly In tho ovent that war should be declired against us by any foretyu Power, Tho Panama Cuual, under Frenob control, ‘ IN THE EVENT OF WA between the United States and Franco, oF any of her alliog, for inatanve, would be closed to United States ships, aud our comnicrce would fiumediately beoome tha proy of privateers, 3, Tho United States should ive encourage. nient to tha route whieh {@ most ensily ap- pronched by merchunt vosaola. ‘Tho Nicaragua ronte ia by for tho eastost of access for sulling veasols. The May of Panama, on the contrary, fa notoriously dinienit of approach for that cles. of vessuls, Tho .provaliing wiids are all in favor of tho Nicaragua route, 4. The Panama Canal, whatever may be sald to the contrary, {a likely to be built with the ‘view to {te ultimate control by the French Gov- ernment, Tho charter..way .obtulned under Fronch law, and French authority will control it. ‘Thq Isthmus of Panuina ly 0 placo notorlous for trouble with Inborers, Tho United States suvoral throes had tu Jand troops thore during tha construction. of tho Panama Hailrond, and Do Lcsadha would undoubtedly tn lika manner enllon ¥ranco for troops to ald hin Iu cuse of trouble, ‘The troops, asco landed chore, thore thore would be a defiance of the Monroe doce trinv, and gross vinlution of tho traditions of our people, Gen. Grant; Billings, of the North Pa- cite; Riggs, the, Washington bunker, and other capitalists, are the Incurporators, ; THOMUBUN WILL ACCEPT, . Th the Western Awoctated Press, WasiinaTon, 1:0, Dee, 10,—Seeretary Thompson: lott the city for New York ast: oventog, “It is sald “by inthuate frlonds of tho Sgoretary that his visit is for the purpose Ccousulting with the gentlemen, there who re interested In the-Tanaimes Canal Company telutiye to his acceptance of the Presidonvy ofthe American branch. From interviows had with persons who are eogulzantof the Seeretary's noyemonts, It ig belleved he al- yeady has, or will fn the course of a few days, accept the positlon mentioned, and tonder his resignation as Scere! rot the Navy, ‘ YORKTOWN, , MEETING OF THE COMMITTER, Wasuinuton, D, 0, Dee. 1.—A meeting of the Comuiittes of Col isslonery of the Yorktown ‘centennial celobiation from dit ferent Btates of the Union was held this CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER “11, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. afternoon, Quites full altendance and many suggestions were made by diferent members] all looking to concerted action in tho future, whigh will tond ty awoll Wie numbers who mlght come -from all sections of the country teattend the celebration nextantumn, "Tho following renotution was finally adopted } Reaolved, ‘That the Commisstonors respeatfully nalé thé Govornora of thuir respective Statos to take such measures as will sooure a Ruficiont appropriation from their Legisiatures to enable thofr States to take sultable part in tha colebra+ ton. ee Soon after the meeting adjourned to meet at Yorktown at the celebration unless called together sooner hy the Chairman, . ‘BY STATES, : Following 1s a list of tho Stato Commis- sioners appointed to superintond arrange mients Sn thelr respective Slates: Moses White, ‘Tennessea; 8, P. Mamilton, South Carolina, M. P, Jowell, LL.D, Wisconsin; Irving II, Stanton, Colorado; John Milledge, Georprin; B, F. Mart, lown; James W. Far- ley, United States Sonator, California; W.D. ‘Washburn, Minnosota; G. Blaisdell, Novada; ‘Thomas Snell, Ilfnols; Samuel LB, Churchill, Kentucky;,B. D. Frye, Alabama; % DB. Peables, North Carolina, Philo Parsons, Michigan; Lewis Perrine, Now: derscy; James W. Patterson, N, H.3 Jolin A. King, New York; E. P. Mattocks, Maine; M. Glennon, Virginia; J. L. D, Morrison, Missourl; J, &, Usrtranft, Pennsylvania: W. IL. English, Indiana; FE. 1. Ware, Kansas; R.A, Gamble, Florlday W. O. Bulkley, Con- necticut; B, F. Biggs, Delaware; J. L, Bare stow, Vermont; I. J. Grover, United States Senator, Oregon; J. 3% Chalmers, Missls- sippl; S. Lincoln, Jr, Massachusetts; Gon, Rogers, Rhode Island; James D, Walker, United States Senator, Arkansas; George W. Thompson, West Virginia; George PouRlery) Ohio; Col. H. 8. ‘Laylor, Mary- Tan bad SHOESTRING DISTRICT. HERE ARE THY FACTS, AS ONI: BULLDOZER HIMSKLY ADMITS THEM, Spectat Ieputeh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasiinaron, D. ©, Doe, 10.—Gen, Chalmers us taken time by the foreluck. Ho was found this morning In the room of the Committee on Elections, ongaged in col- Jecting authorities to be used in his contest with J, 1, Lynch, who claims to tiave been elected to the Forty-soventh Congress in the Sixth Mississtppl District by a majority of me over Gon, Chalmers, who ran agalnat him, and who holds tho Governor's certilicate. Gen, Chalmers claims that he was cleeted by a majority of 3,770. Tne Tripune corre- spondent asked Gon. Chalmers this morning whether he thought he could satisfy tho Tlouse of opresentatives that he and not Mr, Lynch had been elected, ‘Yes, if any re gard is pald to m4 THE LAW OF MIGAISSIPrT,” horoplied, “Our law provides that If any ballot bears any marks except the titles of tho ofiicers tobe voted for ond the names of tho candidates it shall not be counted, The law is not directory, but mandatory.” “How many ballots thrown out In War- ren County because thoy were marked, and who dlscovereil the informality?” | “Twonty votes cast for mo -ond. 2,020 yotes for Lynch were thrown out. They were tirat discovered by ona of the Electton Commissioners. He brought sample of thein tomy law-partner and usked him it thoy were not in violation of law, Lie was told that they wero; and was af ADVISED TO KEIKCT THEM.” “Do you think tho colored Republican yoters could distinguish any ditikrence be- tween those ballots and the Democratic tickets because of tho printers’ dashes on the former? “Cortainly thoy could, ‘They had been in- structed beforehand, They had boen mado to believe that my friends would haye tekets printed with Gen. Garfield's and my own name on thent. ‘These dashes wore ‘put on Lynch's tickéts 60 that his frieids who could not read should: not make a mistake and yote for me, The twenty baligts for ine, whieh were thrown out, bore Gen, Garticld’s name ag well as my own, and wero marked with dashes exactly like tho Lynch tickets which wore thrown out,” “Whut about the hallot-box which was ANOT-GUNNED OUT F in Jefforson County, according to newspaper reports?” asked the correspondent. “Well, that is somothing of mystery to me. ‘Iho result of the vote of that poll had been reported by telegraph ns 817 for Lynch and 08 forme. The box was started fur the County-seat, but never reuched there, If It was ‘shol-gunned, It was nothing but a frolic of someof ihe boys, It might hive buen destroyed by sowe of Lyncl’s own friends, so that he would have a chauce to kick uparow: AGall events, the votes tn that box wero not counted. I think that under thoclreumstances, howover, thoy ought to bo counted.” . : “HOW MANY VOTES FOR LYNCH wore thrown out in the whole district?” © T think about 5,000, The remainder, bo- sides thdée I have moutloned, were thrown out because precinct oiicers fallud te make returns, and fur varlous other {nformali- ties,” “What was the entiro voto In tho district, Goneral 2” ‘ “1 think it was about 15,000,” “ llow do you account fur the fact that the voto of Misslusipph, at the recent election, Was some 12,000 legs than It cast elght years ngo? IIna the population of the Stata de ercased sluice 1873?” “No, The population has Increased, 1 think Tcan give you 5 A REASON FOR THE PALLING-OFF In tho vote. In tho first vince, for tho Inst five years atall lucal elections in wy. Stato the candidates for the Legislature and for the county and minor offices havo been tn the habit of sponding: a great dual of money, ‘The consequonce js, that a grest many mon now refuse to vole at wll unless thoy are pald for it, ‘Lhis year not so much monoy was paid out, ‘Then, Ifyou were to seo tho re- turns by precincts of the Mississippi election you would think that Ina great many of the polling-placus nota single Republican voto was cast. If youmado a further Investign- tlon you would discover that the Republican tickots for those precincts ; Y HAD BEEN BOUGHT AND DESTROYED * by the Democratic Commiltees, Why, during the Inst campaign, I had aman approach me at diferont times und tell me that tho Repub- Jreaun tickets of certain precinéts wero In thoir possession for distribution, and offer to sult mo tha.tickots for a small consideration, Icould havo nothing to do with such a transaction, and Ltotd them that they must yotu the Demucratla Committees to make tholr bargalus, .Thus you see another rea- gan why the vote has diminished, Still an- other reagon was the discouragement among Democrats caused by our unexpected defeat In Indiang in Novomber.” “Thon thera was no intimidation or bull- dozing in your district 2” i . “NONK WHATEVER, , Everything was done openly and aboveboard, and I challenge any district in the South to shown clearer record than the much-abused Sixth District of Mississippi.” Gen,. Chalmers continued: “I agroa entirely with what Mr, Conkling sald In one of fiia spovches,—thut the intelll- once and property which pay the tuxes shall draw the drafts upon the Publle ‘Treasury, Of cuurse he was striking at us aud speaking of the National ‘Treasury. 1 BAY ST 18 GOOD DOCTHINE when applied to our State, Self-preserva- {lon ia the tirst law of nature. I,-for one, am An favor of using every means short. of yio- lence to preserve to tho intelligent white people of Misslssipp! supremo control of Htical giluiras fy that State “They aro Justitia In, using every means that wit or money, short of open bribery, can procure in order to rutuln control. If thiy Is tho * Chul i merism? of which {havo been L stand by 1t, and ain rather p; otherwise.” MOONSHINE WAR. MURDER OF A DEPUTY : Wasurnatoy, D,C., Deo, ing was toxlay recolved by futsriinl Reventte Raum; Hoxtavinte, Ala, Deo. 10.—Yeste; ‘ noon, in Maratnl Comnty, ay gti from Huntavilts, John UW. Finedte and ifipean Young, United Bintes-Doputy Marshai, Leatett ‘pany with Daputy-tuternnl-Ravenus-Cotleg Horaco J, Bona, with warrants againg Joften Culbrenth, David Lomona, Jamos Griese, oe Jonoph Crisco, for iltlclt Alstllting, camo’ bed tho defendunta within halt nmiloof the die lory, and after making Inquiry on to the me of tho oltlcers, and Joreph Crisco gic’ namo, Mr, Hardie anid: “Ihave ——," ung eo foro ba could say furthor, was shot by Jeite ee Culbrextn in the bead with ashotgan, KILLING HIM INSTANTLY, Six shots wore thon fired at Hono, who sen} with 2 wound {n° tho loft aldo, Your, Bee with the horses about half a tite of, ce harmed, United States Marsbat Joseph tee Loss 1s orgurtizing 0 good foreu to nrrost parttos, aud wilt do all ho can to bring thee? Justice, 1 stall accompany the force, ale P, i. Dowstna, Reyonue Agent, COMMIRSIOMEN RAUM, upon reeoipt of tho above dispatch, tol graphed as follows to Agent Dowling: ii Telegram rocolyed, L wlah the most energetl measures taken to bring to punishinent tho pie tles ongagod In realatanen to tho Doputy Co, lectora and Doputy Mursbaia teaulttny in the death of John 1. Hardic, ‘Tako stops to have every {Molt distitlory solzed and overy atte, distiller arrested. If tho Mareal’s forco [sj Bufllelont, omptoy more mon, = ; ue A'CTORNEY-ORNERAT, sent slinilar instructions to the United Marshals, Tho Departinent of eae the Internal-Rovenus Burean aro acting to gothor to bring the gullty ion to justice, TIL. PONCAS, A COMMISSION TO NE APPorNTeED. Speciat Dispateh to The Chteago Tribune, Wasuinatoy, D. C., Dec. 10—The recent publle discussion and agitation of the casa of the Ponen Indians, has received tho seri. ous attention of the President, and be has decided to sond a Commission to that trite to ascertain what ought to be dono In thelr behalf. The members of this Commission will bo requested to proceed to the Indian Territory ag soon ns may be, and, after con- ferenco’ wlth tho Ponens, to ascertaln tho facts In regard to their removals nnd present condition, so far as is necessary to determing what justice and humanity require shonld bo dona by the Government of the United States Iu regard to thom, and to report their conclusions and recommendations in the premises, 3 N ACCUSed, th roud of it than MARSHAL, 10.~Tho folt Commissioner of TITIS COMMISSION will consist of five porsons, three of whom fro suggested by n committee formed In Boston to qrganize measures for tho relief of the Poncas, These three are Gen, George Crook, U. 8S. A.; Ltshop Clarkson, uf Ne braska; and Walter Allen, of Massachusetts, ‘The names of the remalning members will not be announced until the President tiny ascertained whettior they will consent to serve, APPROPRIATIONS, PENSIONS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chtcavo Tribuna, Wagutnatos, D. C., Dee. 1—The Anpro Printions Committes fs making much more Tapid progress than tha Houso itself. Yes terday the Fortificatton bill was reported, and to-day the Pensions bill was completed and submitted, It shows how rapidly tho pension roll Is increasing, Last year the ay propriation was $52,400,000, This yenr It hag inerensed to $3,000,000, the differance belug mulnly due to the Arrears-of-Pensions act. ‘The Committee did not change the estimates In any particular. ‘No thine was fixed for the consideration of tho DHL, ‘ho rest of tho day-was devoted to private bills, An hour's time was wasted In a wrangle over the ref erence of a private claim. ‘The members again referred the question of AN ELEVATOR FOR TIL MOUSE END CF THE ihe CANTYOL ta'a committee, which ty not Itkely to report it, Indegd, the Chalrmun of the Approprls tlons Commilttes sald that there was no pox sible need for au clevator. Ho will not need one, a3 he was defeated for the next Cin gress, but the House certainly needs an ele yator a3 .a menus of conducting its public business, A number of members have 10 fused to ser¥e op Commitices upon the upper floars, far due rengon that they are tov Infirm physically to continually cllmb tho marble stairs. * NOTES. % GEN, AUERMAN ESpeetat Depaich to The Chicago Tribune Wasinnaton, D. 6, Dee, 10.—Gen. ‘Sher man siya that, If Gon, Grant must be placed at the head of the army, he will himself re Ure next April, when he will be 62 years ot age, and make room for Gen, Grant. legislation, however, would be uecessaty to give Urant Gey, Sherman's phice, Bg Shure mian should retire, as, by Inw, that oftice ex: nires elthor by the death or resignation of Gen, Sherman, SUE LATEST BUGGESTION FOR A CAUINET ‘OFFICE is Gen. Franels A. Walker, Superintendent o€ the Census, to be Scerctary.of the futer fore HUBSIDY. Tho House Post-Ofice Committee fs saldto favor the Bruztllan Mall-Subsidy bil, und will proposo an atnondment to that effect to the Post-Ofllce Appropriation bill. THE EX-SOLDIENS {n the Dopartinents are tu be granted leaves of absenco at 13 o’elocl p.m. next Mondays to help welcome Gen, Grant, who will urrivo hore at, aud who will be recelved by the Boys in Bie, 7 A COMMITTEE OF GEOROTA NEPLILICANS, headed by Aft, W. A, Pledger, Chufrmat of tha Republican Stuto Centrat Comittee, havo apent tho Inst week In Washington to turge tho appointment ag Postmaster ab 5 yannah of.d, £, Devaux In place of Geu- Ly fayette MeLaws, the. present ineurubent. They represent to tbo resident that uel MoLaws, who wus @ General in tho Rede army, 1s a strong Democrat, and hus ny syne pathy with the Republican party, ‘To show his want of fealty to the Republican Causey they assert. that, when he was ayked for a contribution’ of $2 afore the iw clection, to bo usatt in paying for tho priuting of Republican tlekets, Gen, MeLaws Tulle to give nuything. Mr. Pedger and his ates were not auccessful In thoir viforts tot + place Gon, McTaws, mainly, bey 32%, i enuae of tho strong totter from Cen, Grant it Iils favor, which lottor is on tile in Was ington. : , DAVID-A, WELTS if has published fn pamphtet form hls al ey which appeared In tho Princeton Reo is entitled, “How Congress and tha Du He Doal.wlth Groat Revenue and Indust Problem,” It ts a plea for the sugar relists and tt displays much ‘Sll-tempor and wid ness, et Sis : ORM, WAL ‘hopes to havo.the- census. tables of pops: tlon comploted by the uth of January, Mis the question of apportionment will be at up In Congress, but It fs hardly prova' a - phy legtslation on tho sybject will be pe fected, : 10UX. erin w Secretury Senurz will recolva, to-mort morning edelogation of Sluux Inijians who have cine to talk about the propose! Kn road through tholr reservation. « ' CAPT. HowaaTE “ask stilt hopes to start hls Aretic expedition 0 ert spriug on a steuch stoaer tberouz eel ERTION, 5 pe 5 DES 5 Among tho bills passod by, tho House '% day wus one to remove the churge of de a Yon from John H, Shugurt wd Ho i. \