Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1880, Page 2

ry presented. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, (880—TWE « 'Y PAGE simply a bid for Federal patronage under ing with their names, dates of their appoint- uent, and their several duties. canastler Campbell staid in the Court House until 12 o’clock, and then went overto the City-llall for the purpose of surrender- ing his late office to his successor, Mr. ‘Thompson, who had promised to call at 12to take possession. - MB. THOMPSON WAS LATE, however, and it was twenty-five minutes past when, accompanied by a number of friends, he visited the office of the Commis- sioner of Public Works, and, handing his cer- tificate of appointment to Mr. Campbell, said: “I suppose, Mr. Campbell, you Ive assumed the duties of your new office, and I have come to take possession of the one yon have vacated.” Mr. Camp- bell then said: “There is no need for foxm- alities between us in this matter. You are familiar with the duties of the office, and it is not necessary ‘for me to introduce you to the subordinates.” . There SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE DOUBT asto whether, Mr. Salem H. Wales will ac- cept the appointment of Park Commissioner, which was conferred upon him yesterday. He satd to-day: “I have not yet made up my mind as to whether I will accept the position atall. I was not consulted in the matter, and di@ not know that my name would be CONSOLATORY. A FUNERAL GATHERING. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New York, Dec. 11.—The Committee on Organization of Tammany Hall held a meet- ing to-night which partook rather of the faneral than of the festive character. John Kelly was present of course.’ The leaders of each district gave accounts of their steward- ship, and denounced in strong words the four Tammany Aldermen who had voted against. Kelly’s confirmation. Kelly, of course, made a _ speech, in which he said his deposition was of no con- sequence at all to him. In the course of his remarks he said, men have gone out from this organization after having been ‘tem- porarily members of ity after Having beom disappointed in probably not obtaining office, or through some other disappointment. They have formed these organizations with the expectation and hope that they them- selves would b&able to accomplish TUE OBJECT OF THEIR AMBITION, and if possible make combinations with the Republican party, and in that way bring into power a party not responsible to the people or anybody, for the reason that it was a cor- rupt combination made for the purpose of getting power and holding office. Mr. Cooper, Mayor of the city, to-day stands in that position exactly. As he said the day before yesterday, before the Senate Committee, that he had been elected by the Republican and Democratic parties, and he «. sidered it a right and duty that he should acknowledge that fact. What an humble po- sition! What a degrading position for any than to occupy! But.the face of that man speaks his whole character. His acts speak his whole character. Mr. Kelly continued in A VERY FIERCE TIRADE on Mayor Cooper; accusing him of lacking in common honesty, and having around him some of the worst and most vile characters of the city, some of whom he said he had appointed to. offica. “There were four traitors in the Board of Aldermen yester- day,” said’ Kelly, and then he went on to specify their characteristics in terms far from flattering. Kelly lingered longand sadly over the subject, and at length brought his remarkable address toa close by saying that, as Tammany had expressed its confi- dence in him, the members of the organiza- tion would find him in daylight or in dark- ness, on all occasions, ready to work for the snecess of the party. ? The cheering wasprolonged when he went to his corner and took a chair. TAYOLANY IY COUNCIL. ‘To the Western Assoctated Press. New York, Deo 11—The Tammany Committee on Organization this: evening enthusiastically indorsed the leadership of John-Kelly. Speeches were made declaring that Kelly never before Was so strong asin this seeming hour of trial. Speakers charged that Mayor Cooper, Tilden, and party were Democratic traitors who sold out Gen. Hancock, and that the combination which was consummated at the mecting of the Board of Aldermen Friday last proved this and vindicated Tammany Hall of the accusations made against it. John Kelly, who was received with wild enthusiasm, made a speech in which he said ‘Tammany’s record at the last election was clear and bright as-an electric light, He also charged Cooper and the Irving Hall party with RETRAYING TIE DEMOCRACY. “Would to God.” he said, “these men had been faithful to Gen. Hancock. Would to ‘God they had buried animosittes in oblivion, Then-there would be a different story to tell, and Gen. Hancock would be President-elect of the United States.” Office was of no con- sequence to him (Kelly), nor was he ambitious to be looked up toas a leader. But as they had made him so, and expressed confidencé in him, they could command his services at any time, and he would not be coerced by the press. He said public men truckling to the press could receive their support, but he never truckled to the press unless he was in the right. i KELLY’S ORGAN. TEARING MAD. New Yous, Dec. 11.—The’ Evening Ex- press (Tammany) thus speaks to’ the Tam- many Aldermen who yesterday voted with the Republicans and anti-Tammapy Alder- men and made sure the revolution: . To Bernard Godwin, Robert Foster, Freder- ick Holbig, and Henry Hufen—Smns: You were elected ;Aldermen by the votes of honest Dem & Who believed your professions and trusted yG@r honor. You wergelected as mem- ders of the Hgmmany Democraty of this city in the belief that you would carry out your Pledges before your nomination in good faith, You have betfayed your trust, repudiated your professions, turned traitors to the people who elpoted you, and branded.yourse!ves na ut- terly without principle, honor, or manliness: You have sold yourscives cheap, very cheap, for the disgrace and infams*pf your conduct will Stick to your names while you live, and will ate tach to your childrou. A grave was dug for sou, and you lay down in it. ‘There is no resurrection for men who have damned thomselves. The parties whose atject tool you willingly became will not truet you, and baveno further use for you. All honest men despise you. Judas went out and bung himeelf after he had got his thirty pieces of silver. You noed not hang -yourselves; -yéu ‘are already worse than gibbeted. The brand sot on Cain was harder to carry than death. Live and enjoy the price of your treason, if you can. But. if you live to the age of Methusalch, you will never outlive the crime of which you yes- terday convicted yourselves. Go. COMMENTS. ¢ BROOKLYN “ EAGLE.” Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New York; Dec. 11.—The Brogklyn Eagle to-night discusses-the downfall of Kelly at some length editorially. It holds that one real reason why he lost his power was the at- tempt to control his position of organizing a newspaper syndicate, which at once found itself antagonized by other sheets which might, under other circumstances, have been partially friendly to him. Mr. Kelly seemed to think that because in dealing with 8 political Boss the opposition papers treated’ him as an individual he was therefore justi- fied in using his newspapers in assailing the private lives of his newspaper opponents. ‘The Eugle says: “The personal attack made upon the proprietor. of the Herald was a public scandal in so far as it could .be forced upon public attention. The youthful @sruades of that gentleman excite put a 4 limited interest -oytside of a very limited circle. The Herald’s crusade against the Boss in New York was short, sharp, and bit- ter, and it looks as if it were decisi¥e.”” The Eagle in the same article gives pub- licity to a rumor to the effect that Mr. Bennett, before he left for Europe a few weeks ago, authorized the expenditure of $75,000 to secure the confirmation of a suc- cessor to.Mr. Kelly by the Board of Alder- men. This statement has no further anthen- ticity than its circulation on the street by those who have charged bribery.in securing the support of Tammany votes against Kélly. GATHERED IN. - BIG PAUL OF COUNTEBFEITERS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yor, Dec. 1.—Counterfeiters in this section of the country are having arun of ill-luck, Judging from the success of the law officers in pulling them in. A number Of Secret-Service detectives, under the di- rection of Operator Perkins, of the Pitts- burg District, have been at work for two montifé past in this city in fixing the trail of a party of dealersin counterfeit money. Mr. Perkins has been aided in the search'by men detailed by Operator Drummond from the Secret-Service Bureau in this city. To- day the result of their. work be came known by the arrest of almost the entire gang. Some of them were cap- tured on Thursday and held in private quarters until the remainder were arrested yesterday. THE MEN IN CUSTODY are Henry Russell, of Brooklyn; Charles Marsh, who lives in Fifteenth street; Thomas Johnston, truckman of No. 5 Coentres slip, Banett; B.S. Barnard, who says he lives at the Bridgeport House on Water street; Will- iam Spike, of South Sixth street, Brooklyn, Eastern District’;. Edwin P. Barrows, of this city, “agent” for a tug line, at Nos. 13 and 14 South street and William Runyon, a saloonkeeper at No, 34 Moore street: 5 Joseph Seinroth and Andrew Yates were arrested in Brooklyn, they being members of the samegang. Officer Perkins in January last broke up and captured a gang of sixteen” counterfeiters in Oswego, and from some of them obtained inforniation which led him to LOOK FOR SPIKE AND BARROWS in this city, as the men who were making and selling the spurious money. He sent agents here, who met and formed their acquaintance, and made what are called “‘deals” or purchases of the stuff from them,- and also came on here and got*introduced and made some purchases himself, Barrow being the first man found. These deals with the agents, who were un- der assumed names, inspired confidence in the rogues, and by degrees they were intro- duced first to one and then to another, until finally they became acquainted all around, and NUMEROUS “ DEALS” WERE MADE, the “ nfoney” purchased ranging from sums of $10 to $100 at a time, which were paid for at.the rate of 35 to 45 cents on the dollar. After the party had Heep thoroughly worked up they were run in at atime, so as not toexcite suspicion and get the whole gang if possible, and the plan worked to a charm. Barrows, Spike, and Yates are regurded as the principals in the gang. Russell, who is young and dresses well, is sald to be asneak- thief. At least twenty-five men who have been eonvicted for counterfeiting at various times have used Spike’s name, and Barrows’ also, which shows how well known they are in the profession. i Spike was originally connected with ae THE TOM BALLARD GANG, whose distinguished and able leader is now serving a thirty years’ sentence in the Al- bany Penitentiary. -The officers obtained about $1,000 in counterfeit silver from these nen in the course of their deals. Two of the gang were still at liberty to-nicht, with good prospects of their capture. They had been operating In eet COUNTERFEIT FIFTY-DOLLAR BILLS ontwo New York and one Buffalo bank. These are the same bills which German emigrants across the water were beguiled into investing in a few years ago. Detailed reports and memoranda of all transactions with men were kept, and by de- grees the field of traftic spread out so as to in- clude the Brooklyn men. The money ,ob- tained from them at first was counterfeit silver standard’ dollars, and later on nine “bogus trade dollars were bought. In some instances two or three “deals” were made with the sameman by the different detectives. While the work was going ona few weeks ago, Russell and Parker and a man named Hausman were afrested in Brooklyn for passing counterfeit money, but Russell es- caped.and. N FLED TO THIS CITY. - Finally, aman, who was ostensibly a thief and “crooked” man, was put into com- | munication with Parker and Hausman, and gained their confidence. The Government officers were anxious to get at the principal “dealer,” and Parker took the * crooked man,” who was, in fact, a detective, to Rus- sell’s ‘hiding place. After several days’ parley, Russell introduced the detective to Marsh, who says his real name is McGowan, and about a weck ago.Marsh agreed to sel! him $100 worth of the “queer” ataplace agreed on in Sixteenth street. When the day. came he offered to sella closed package which he said had $100 in it, but the detective was afraid the dealer was try- ing to sell hima ‘“boodle,” and refused it unless he was ALLOWED TO OPEN IT. ‘They disagreed, and another meeting was arranged for on Thursday last. Then Marsh and Russell were arrested, but no counter- feit money was found on them. It was then concluded to waitno longer for the other men, and those who had been located and shadowed were arrested quietly. ” ANUNEXPECTED EPISODE; ‘The man Yates who was arrested yester- day was taken toa photographer’s in Brooklyn to-day to have his. picture taken. He protested vigorously, but was finally forced intoa chair, from which he suddenly jumped and attacked one of the Deputy United States Marshals called Slater. Sean- ‘lan and Slater grappled with him, and all three yolled to the floor, Scanlan underneath, ‘Yates ontop of him, and Slater lying across the prisoner's body. Yates pulled from his pocket a jackkpife and plunged it into Slater’s neck behind the right ear and within about two inches of the jugular vein. After withdrawing the weapon Yates wriggled around, and, raising the knife above his head, was‘about to plunge it into Scanlan’s face or throat, when Biggart rushed for- ward, and, seizing the prisoner’s hand, wrested the knife from,his grasp. The wounded inan Was removed to the Long Island College Hospital. Yates, a moment after the stabbing, ex- pressed sorrow for what he had done, and Was taken to the United’ States Marshal's officé. Chief Drummond, being summoned from New York, ordered Yates to be AGAIN TAKEN TO THE PHOTOGRAPH @AL- LERY. The prisoner quietly accompanied the offi- cers to the place indicated, and had his phio- tograph taken. He was then lodged in jail. The prisoners arrested in this city were taken before United States Commissioner Shields, and were all committed to jail to await examination, in default of $5,000 bail each. They were handcuffed in pairs before being taken into the streets BROCKWAY'S STORY. There is one portion of Brockway’s con- fession relating to Doyle, now in prison in the Chicago jail, which has not yet been made public. Brockway said the only reason why it was difficult for him to find the loca- tion of the plates in the Long Island woods was because he did not plant them him: self, every plate having been hidden, he says, by Doyle. Brockway said that he and. Doyle were bound to“each other by such solemn compact that he would himself have gone to the rock before informing of Doyle; that he waited for weeks to give Doyle an opportunity to tell the story, but the latter was indisposed to do so, and Brockway, after Smith’s confession, determined to save ‘him- self. It probably will be news to Mr. Doyle -that Brockway has done so much to impli- cate him. ; MONEY AND STOCKS. TONE OF YESTERDAY'S MARKET. Byectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunty New Yor, Dee. 1L—The stock market to-day has been alternately strong and weak. t the opening there was.a general decline, which was succeeded before nogn by a de- cided rally, in which some shares made the best prices of the day. Later the market again became weak, Thefeatures of the day were Lake Shore, New Jersey Centiil, Erie, Western Union, Kansas & Texas, Union Pa- cific, Pacific Mail; Iron Mountain, North- western, and Wabash. Late in the afternoon the money market showed signs of considerable stringency, and 1-32@1-16 ond interest were paid on all loans, Tho evasion of the Usury law by the money-lenders of Wall street has been the subject of much legislation, but as yet no means have been devised to effect their pun- ishment. The premium paid on call loans | DOES NOT COUNT AS INTEREST, and here is where the capitalists have the better of the law. : In railroad bonds to-day Iron Mountain first preferred. incomes declined 454 per cent, to 86, and later recovered 1 per cent, to $7; Houston -& Texas seconds (main ‘line) declined 2 per cent to 116; Mobile & Ohio second debentures 1%, to 51%; arti Columbus, Chicigo & In- diana Central incomes 134, to57; Internation: al & Great Northern second incomes ad- vanced 13¢ percent, to. 8634, and Texas & Pgeific income land-grant 7s,‘ Denver & Rio Grande firsts,. and Centra! debenture certificates, 1 per cent. The Treasury to-day got $101,000 in 6s of 1880 at 102%. THE BANK STATEMENT to-day shows that the associated banks have continued, to a very marked extent, the pol- icy of contraction, the only policy, in fact, now left for them to get their reserve up to the legal limit. They have decreased their Joans during the week by $11,741,900, which has Jed to a liqui- dation in the deposit line of $9,747,500. The specie average, notwithstanding the large re- ceipts of gold from Europe, is down to $601,- 400, which reflects clearly the > CONTINUED OUTFLOW OF MONEY from this point to the interior, and the ab- sorption by the Treasury for customs and in- ternal taxes. The legal-tenders increase $543,200, which nearly offsets the loss in specie. In these figures the reserve shows an increase of $2,378,675, and the banks are not within $83,200 of being up to the legal limit, the deficiency last week having been $3,461,875. 3 . STHE COAL COMPANIES. “he agreement between the anthracitecoal companies to limit the coal pro.iuction to the demand from this time forward is very im- portant. The Graphic says: “ The vast im- portance of this agreement means steadiness in prices to the trade, fair remuneration to the miners, and $40,000,Q00 net profits for 1831 for the stockholders and owners of col- Hierles, instead of ruinous fluctuations fn the trade, starvation prices to miners, and small profits to the stockholders and owners, For the first time since the ruinous and suicidal coal war of the last five years, which has resulted in a loss to the stockholders of these com- panies of over $150,000,000, the trade is in splendid condition, with a demand larger than ever before, and rapidly growing to the full capacity to supply, with perfect accord among the producers, and certain and large dividends now being earned and assured for the future.” WEEKLY REVIEW. To this Western dssoctated Press: New York, Dec. 11—The Express finan- clal editor writes a8 follows: “The events of the week in financial cir- cles were very important, and embraced wide fluctuations in prices on the Stock Exchange, partially restored ease and renewed strin- gency in money, a sharp advance in dis- counts as the result of heavy busiuess liqui- dations, an unsettling of foreign exchanges by the advance in the Bank of ‘England rate of discount, and vagaries of the loan market. | here and notable buoyancy in Government ‘bonds produced by ‘the prompt attention given to the refunding question on the reas- sembling of Congress. . IN THE MONEY MARKET rates for call loans were almost wholly regzu- Jated by the course of the stock quotations, the declitie in prices early in the week ‘being accompanied by a reduction in rates to 5@6, and exceptionally -even to 3 per cent per an- num, and buoyancy later on by an adxance | in-rates for money on call to 1-32 and 1-16 per cent per diem and interest. In discounts the failure of the great coffee firms of B. G. Arnold and Bowie, Dash &.Co. caused an advance in rates for prime and good mer- cantile paper to 6@8}¢ per cent, and the strictest scrutiny of names on the part of lenders. Z FOREIGN EXCHANGE ‘i ket. Thursday, upon thé announcementthat the Bank of England had advanced its rate of dicount to3 per cent, démand bills be- camé firmer, and the posted rate was ad- vanced }4, to 48214; but the selling rates were not sensibly improved, and yery little business was transacted. Afterwards the-re- turning activity in money completely de- moratized the exchange market. COIN ARRIVALS. “The arrivals at the Assay Office here of gold from Europe for the week- ended yes- terday were $1,640,700, of which $37,S00 was in American coin and $1,602,900 in foreign coin and bars, The total arrivals since Aug. 2 were $52,357,500, of which $5,769,600 was American coin. and $46,617,900 foreign coin and bars. ‘Total ar- rivals for same period last year were 371,332,- 000, ‘he payments by assay office on this account were $311,163 last week and $46,337,168 since Aug. 2. As the bank state- ment clearly shows, this gold -is not remain- ing in New York but is being promptly shipped to the West and Sotith, where It is in enlarging the areas of agricultural devel- opment, GOVERNMENT BONDS advanced from the very opening of the week,. and -became buoyant on the announcement from Washington that the Ways and Means Committee had unanimously agreed to fund the 5s and 6sof 1881 in a3 per cent bond, the 4s advancing 14@l% and the ts: 13¢@2g percent. Wowever, these securi- ties reacted 3g to 3{ per cent on.apprehension of a seriuys political contest in the Iouse of Representatives over the Electoral count. But when it was announced that the House refused to take up the Electoral rule and passed to the private calendar the bonds be- came firm again. The Treasury purchased nearly $1,400,000 of the 6s of 1880 during the past week. RAILROAD BONDS Were quite active and generally higher. Among the prominent issues in dealings were Erie new seconds, which advanced 13¢ |. Percent for the week; do funded fives, 3; ic & Texas firsts, 2; do seconds, 415 ‘Texas Pacific incomes, 2; do Rio Grande _dl- vision firsts, 1; Kansas Pacific consols 14; Kansas City & Northern R. E. 7, 3; Central Iowa debentures, 1; Ohio & Missis- sippi seconds, 214, and the San Francisco is- sues tp 214 per cent. eS THE RAILWAY AND MISCELLANEOUS SPECU- : LATION was irregular at the opening and in the main lower, but subsequently the tendency of tha general maiket was upwards, Western Towa. was ‘weak and unsettled on a very dull mar-* heldand employed in moving the crops and. Union, Iron Mountain, and Houston & ‘Texas having been the only important excep- tions, At times the upward course of specu- lation was checked by the stringency of money, but the effect of this was only tem- porary, and in some cases the highest quota- tions were made on the last two days of the week. Western Union declined from 91 to 81, sales at times having been simply enormous. The declaration of a quarterly dividend of only 134 per cent and a decrease in the business of the Company were the chief reasons for the selling movement. Houston & Texas .broke at114/and Iron Mountain 7 per cent, with ‘partial recovery at the close. In the general list, the leading features after Western Union were Erle, Northwest, St. Paul, Union Pa-, cific, Denver & Rio Grande, Pacific Mail, and coal stocks, the improvement ranging from 3 to 836 per cent. : “In the late dealings there wasan increased’ activity and higher prices for Texas Pacific, American Union, St. Paul & Omaha, Wa- bash, and Chesapeake & Ohio.” GEN. GRANT. HIS RECEPTION AT PATERSON, N. J. Spectal Dispatch to The Qhicago Tribune. New York, Dec. 11.—At his reception at Paterson, N. J., to-night, Gen. Grant made the following remarks: I am indeed under many obligations to you, one and all, for the hospitalities you have extended to me this day. It has . afforded me great. pleasure to visit the industries of your city,-which go so far to make up the grandeur of the grandest Nation which the sun shines on, and the only one where it is comparatively cusy for a man to riso from poverty to affluence and from any, position to the highest in society. Your industries are indeed great, and I- hope that they will continue to increase. I myself come from the Northwest, from the ‘ag- ricultural part of the country, © which has been growme grain very extensively, and will continue to increase the volume of our production. With all this immense production, however, there are continually being made new improvements in agricultural machinery, in machinery which shortens the labpr fo the field, so that, despite the increase “in production, the demand for labor has not increased in proportion. In the future it will continue as it hns beer in the past, and-ft is necessary that this saved and unemployed labor should find a market somowhere. Paterson has done a reat deal to supply this .market, and it deserves praise therefor. Other cities would do well to follow in her footsteps, and the time will come when the prosperity of a city will de- pend upon its industries. Everything shou:d be done to encouruge the introduction of the spindlo and he tripbammer, and the manfacture of machinery and products of every description. ‘It is also of great assistance to us to- have an outlet:for our manufact- ures,—to"have a channel through which we can” send to. the markets of others the products which we manufacture but do not consume. I myself have becn interested in this matter, and bnve done what Icould, I havo sucoecded in interesting capitalists and forming a railroad connection between here and Mexico, which Iregard as the great future market for our products. When I visited that country sdme years azo I gained an impression, which was only confirmed by a more recent. visit, that that was tho place to dispose of goods’ which we manufactured, and did not consume, and from which to. receive products that were not consumed in that country. What the country wants is healthy commerce between nations. I must, in | conclusion, congratulate Paterson upon what she bas done. I hope that her prosperity and her industries will increase, and that she will ind a profitable market for ali she can make. Gen. Grant was frequently interrupted { with applause, and when he resumed his seat he received three hearty cheers. ITEMS. MORTUARY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yors, Dec, 11.—The. remains of Lieut. Irving, of the Royal navy, which were discovere‘ in the Arctic regions’ by’ Lieut. Schwatka, of the United States navy, and brought to this country by him, were sent to Glasgow this afternoon on the Anchor Line steamer Circassia.. The few remaining portions of the body, the skull and several bones,. were inclosed in a small box, and during the passage across the ocean will be kept in o ‘small apartment. The college medal had a few bits of the garinents of the unfortunate officer by which the remains were recognized, and were also sent abroad. Since September last, when the remains arrived in this city, they havé been in ‘charge of the American Geographical Society. t ‘THE HORSES. ‘To the Wratern Associated Press, ‘ New York, Dec. 11.—Henry Bergh, Jr., an oflicer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; appeared in the Jef- ferson Market Police Court to-day, and charged John Burns, coach-driver, with willfully and unnecessarily torturing a horse by compelling him to stand in Broadway yesterday without any covering. Mr. Henry Bergh, Sr., who was present in court, informed Justice Wandell: that he had seen Burns’ employer, and the latter had promised to take measures to have his horses properly protected from the cold hereafter. In consideration of this promise he asked that Burns be discharged. His onor grant-. ed the request. : A BARNUM BETTER. ; P. T. Barnum, the well-known showman, who has been ill in this city for several weeks past, is reported improving by his physicians, and his recovery is now antici- pated, GEN. GRANT. > Gen. Grant and party took a mun over the Erie Road to Paterson and inspected the many mills there, after which they were driven to Warren Point, the residence of Thomas Barbour, Treasurer of the Barbour Flax-Spinning Company, where they were entertained in an elegant manner. THE WORLD’S FAIR. ‘The meeting of the Hotel-Keepers’ Associa- tion to-night was waited upon by a ccmmit- tee of the World’s Fair Commission, who stated their object was to solicit financial support, _ Ex-Goy. Crawford, of Kansas, expressed the opinion that New Yorkers’ were not expressing sufficient interest in the movement, and he was not surprised to hear that Philadelphia was anxious to have another World’s Fair, and that Chicago wan‘ed one too. —— A Duke? Kesponscs. Capt. J. H. Siddons, in some interesting per- sonal reminiscences in the Washington blic, records that the father of the late Duke of Cam~- bridge had a queer habit of thinking aloud, and particularly uiunifested this singularity during the performance of divine service in the Prot- estant Episcopal Church. In the preliminary phrase from the pulpit, * Let us pray,” be would add mutteringly and unconsciously, * By all moans,” * very proper.” He would respond to the commandment, “Thou shalt not .steal,” “Certainly not—very wrong to steal,” and * Re- momber that thou keep holy the Sabbath Day” recived a commendatory response, sured- ly very right." It tt recorded that on one occa- sion, when ™ prayers for rain” were ab ut to bo offered up, be exclaimed, “No use, no use; the wind’s easterly.” ° f —— See Nonconformist Mayorga. One of the peculfurities at the recent elections of Mayors in England is the large number of Nonconformists elected. Following the exum- le of the City of London, which has elected a } Wesleyan, York bas elected a Quaker—proba- bly the first Friend who bas become a Lord, Mayor: Durham, a Presbyterian; Leeds bas again chosen # Quaker; and there are an unusu- , ally large number of Wesleyans and Congregu- tionalists, especially in the north of England. << - Japanese Finances, The public receipts of the Japanese Empire for the year ending June 3), 188), were about $55,000,000. The expenditure was equal to the ineome. The public debt is $250,000.00), but very at | of cotton had been shipped from two places, ASHINGTON. — Senator Bayard Denies in Toto the Phelps, Dodge & Co. Charge. He Used No Such Language as Has Been Attributed to Him. Prospects and Condition ‘of the Creek Indian Na- a tion. They Are Profitably Engaged in the Cultivation of Cot- ton. An Active Contest Anticipated Be- tween the Rival Canal Schemes. Post-Office Department Clerks Fighting the Now Uniform and Brass Battons. BAYARD’S REPLY. HE, RESENTS THE IMPUTATION. Svectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuixotos, D. C., Dec. 11.—Senator Bayard, referring to the card published by Gov. Boutwell, C. A. Arthur, Noah Davis, and Roscoe Conkling,’ charging him with having made certain statements in the mat- ter of the Phelps-Dodge case, says: ‘ The statement referred to as havfig been pub- lished in the Philadelphia Press of. Oct. 29 andin the State Sentinel at: Dover, were never heard of by me until the 15th of No- vember, and I then settied the iact that I had made no such statements by saying they were false and malicious, and I resented the imputation that I had at any time made such charges. It is not necessary for me at present. to comment on the pub- lication in the National Republican which you have just shown me.” ea , : THE FACTS in regard to the affair as they,appear upon the books of the Treasury Department: are these: Phelps, Dodge & Co. had purchased merchandise costing them in Europe about $2,000,000, and, by reason of the large amount involved, they had secured prices considera- bly below the ruling market value of the merchandise. The property was invoiced to them at the prices paid, and upon this invoice the duties were assessed and paid. .A second invoice was sent private- the Garfield Administration. WEST VIRGINIA. The Virginja Republicans, in comment- ing upon the effort of Judge Campbell, of West Virginia to secure a Cabinet position, Ansist that West Virginia cannot properly be calleda Southern State, and does not de- serve recognitiop inthe Cabinet upon that account, SECRETARY THOMPSON. HIS CANAL APPOINTMENT. Spectas ssisvatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuinerton, D. C., Dec. 11.—Mr. Thomp- son, Secretary of the Navy, returned from New York to-day so ill that he had to go to his bed. He has decided definitly to accept the Chairmanship of the American Committee on the Panama Canal, with a salary of $25,000 -ayear. He has notified the President of his intention to résign from the Cabinet, but he has not yet prepared the formal letter. Tho President assured him that his resignation would be accepted with sincere regret. It is fortnight. In the meantime Mr. Thompson willarrange the Government business, and Mr. Hayes will have the appointment of a new Secretary of the. Navy for ten weeks’ service. No names have been suggested. NOTES AND NEWS. © TREASURY OFFICIALS ANXIOUS. Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuixeton, D. C., Dec. 11.-The officials portant that the Refunding bill shall pass piivrto the holidays if it passes at all, as otherwise the Treasury Department will not have suflicient time to give notice that the bonds will be redeemed, so that the Govern- ment may avail itself of the right to-decline to pay interest after May 1, which is pre- scribed by the Funding act of July, 1870. That act requires that- three months’ notice be given, and the Secretary of the Treasury will not give notice prior to the passage of a bill : R ' THE CANAL SCHEMES. There promises to be a very active contest in’ Congress between the representatives of the rival canal companies. It is learned that Vanderbilt studied the Nicarauga scheme with the idea of becoming one of its chief promoters, but he finally withdrew from it. Gen. Grant, Billings, Iloward, Rutter, Riggs, and others are‘among its active supporters. OF FICE-HUNTERS, Anyone who visited the Executive De- partments to-day could understand why Congressmen desire@ an adjournment until Monday. ‘The Departments were crowded with .members* who insisted that their favorits should be appointed to office. They urged that they had made promises during the canvass which must be observed, and that their men were old soldiers and strong political workers. In some cases the lists of the present-appointees from the district, of members were submitted with the suggestion that places might be found for the new-comers if the members would recommend the dismissat of any per- ly to the firm by their purchasing agent in Europe, giving the market value of the mer- chandise in Europe, and this information also reached Mr, Jayne, the special officer of the Treasury. Bylaw, the duty should haye been assessed upon i . THE MARKET VALUE . of the importations, and noton the price paid for them, and the penalty for violation or evasion of this law was forfeityre of the merchandise. When the developments were made known the firm offered to com- promise the matter by paying to the Government $271,017, without . costs. Secretary Boutwell did not at first wish to enter, into this arrangement, and advised the firm to take thé matter into the courts. He afterwards assented, however, and the mon- ey, Was paid over. After paying costs there was left $262,672, and this money was dis- posed of ACCORDING To LAW, as follows: One-half, $131,636, went to Jayne, the informer, and the balance was divided between the Collector, Surveyor, and Naval Officer of the Port of New York. This was under the old Moiety law, since repealed. The amount was distributed as follows: Ay- thur, Collector, $31,906; Cornell, Surve $21,906: Lafflin, Naval. Officer, $21,906: dayne, informer, $65,718; the Government, $131,486; total, §: ? a THE CREEKS, + THEIR PROSPECTS AND EONDITION. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasutneton, D. C., Dec. 11.—A delega- tion of Creek Indians, ‘heided by Col. Pleas- ant Porter, arrived in Washington this week from the indian Territory. In the course of a conversation with THE Tribune corre- spondent, Col. Porter communicated several facts of interest relating to the condition and prospects of his people. . H¢ said that the last year has been a very prosperous one for them. Their crops have been abundant. More. corn and wheat were produced this season than ever before in one year. All the people are well supplied with bread- stuffs, The Creeks‘have paid much attention to the improvement of the breed of stock in their country, and most of their cattle are now graded as high and bring as good prices in the market as do the’ cattle from the ranches of Colorado and Kansas, Col. Porter says that + THE CULTIVATION OF COTTON is rapidly becoming an important industry among ail the civilized tribes of the Indian “Territory. ‘This year the crop was a very fine one, and itis being sold for a good price. Before he left the Territory about 2,000 bales 1 i t Eufaula and Muskogee, where there are sey- eral cotton-gins, Spenking of the educational progress of his people, Col. Porter said that the schouls have been very prosperous during the past year. The attendance of the pupils has been great- erand more regular than in years past, and parents generally evince more interest in EDUCATION OF ‘THEIR CHILDREN than ever before. Col: Porter says that the force of Indian police, organized some months ago by Indian 4 Agent Tafts, has done very effigient service. Law-breakers have been hunted down and arrested and punished, and the moral effect has been exceedingly good. The country has never been so quiet as during the last few months. ‘ Cousiderablo apprehension is folt among the civilized tribes on account of the Payne expedition which has been organized In Kansas.to ‘invade the Indian Territory, but the Indians still hope that the movement | will be frustrated without bloodshed. They are very determined that the proposed seizure of their lands by lawless whites shall not take place, and believe thatthe United States troops will prevent it. CABINET MAKERS. , VIRGINIA YEARNINGS, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasuinctox, D. C.. Dee. 11.—Virginia Républicans . will urge the appointinent of either Judge Hughes or Gen. Wickham as the member of Garfield’s Cabinet from the South. Judge Hughes isthe United States Judge in the Northern District of Virginia, He is a Republican, and of somewhat con- servative leanings, a man held in high esteem by both Democrats and Republicans, and a jurist of much ability.- Gen. Wickham was a Confederate Major-General, “Although a Union maj: at heart, and has beén an earnest ang consistent Republican since the War. He is a native Virginian, is. a man of large wealth, is an active. railroad: man, be- ing the practical President and Manager of the Clesapeake & Ohio Road, and is a very .of the Pension bill they will inquire why sons on the list, but the persons already in office seemed to nave quite as great a claim upon the office-seeking. Congressmen as those who are still in the rural districts. COLD WEATHER. ‘The winter in Washington this season Is of unusual severity. Ice was four inches thick on the Potomac this morning, and the excur- sion steamer found its way to Mount Ver- non With difliculty. , —- 5 THE PENSION BILL. The D€mocrats ‘say that in the discussion the amount has been"so largely increased over last year. They will only have to ex- amine the laws enacted by themselves to dis- cover this. . THE APPROPRIATION BILLS. 3 The Appropriations Committee is making rapid progress with its work. The purpose is said to be to substantially. frame: the bills upon the basis Of the estimates.” This will cause much less delay in the passage of the bills. The Departments have made their es- timates as small as possible. The Military Academy and the Consular bills are expected to be ready next Tuesday, which will make four bills furnished in two weeks, and it is now the intention to also complete the Dis- trict of Columbia and Indian Appropriation bills during the week. THE ELECTORAL DEADLOCK. It is probable that the deadlock upon the Electoral bill will be broken early in the week, the Democrats finding’ that it was en- tirely useless to insist upon the contest after the decision of the Republican caucus, INAUGURATION ARRANGEMENTS. The Committee having in charge the in- auguration arrangements will ask Congress tomake an immediate appropriation of $25,- 000 for a tile floor in the new-Museum Build- ing. The money will soon have to beap- propriated to complete’ the Museum, and Congress is onty to be asked to make the ap- propriations a few.mqnths earlier than they otherwise would, in order that’ this fine structure may be first used for inauguration purposes. The zlce club of Williams Col- lege, the Alma Mater of Gen. Garfield, is ex- pected to be present at the-inauguration, COULD NOT BE FOUND. The Committee appointed to investigate the authorship of the anonymous letter to. Springer will report a Scotch verdict,that the writer could not be found. NEW BEER STAMP-CANCELER. - Gen. Raum, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, has written a letter to the Commit- tee of -Ways and Means and the Senate Fi- nance Comunittee relative to the’ new device fora beer stamp-canceler, wiigh the Inter- nal Revenue Bureau is urged by a large lobby to adopt. Gen. Raum says that the invention would be a heavy tax upon the consumers, costing at least 40 cents per bar- | rel; that It is at best of doubtful utility; that | it would cost the taxpayers nearly a million | dollars to make the experiment, and that Congress ought not toleave the Selection of probable that no change will be made for a . of the-Loan Division say that it is very im-+ tor Garland, of Arkansas, threw n into the Senate by preparing Fe =e which called on the Military Commitzee to report on the advisability of transferrin, -| Arsenal grounds in Little Rock to the Stat We explains it as a response, of openi = wedge, to the President's Tecommendation ; that the various military posts should be abandoned when not further needed for military purposes. Itis well known that, in various parts of the country, army gentle. men are roughing it on full pay and no duty to perform, including the finess perquisity the land affords. The Senator thinks the i time has about arrived, in view of the civilp. } Zation surrounding many of these posta, i the President’s visws should be Sustained, :| Hence his opening wedge. if successful, ig j Will be followed by many others, DICKERLING WITH THE UTES, | Prof. Bowman, of Kentucky, a member of i the Ute Commission, says the Commission will meet on the 10th to complete their re. ort. He says that they found it impossible * to do anything in the way of negotiations by ; Offering to pay the Utes when the job wag i done. They had been fooled too oftenon the | C.O. D. style of doing business with the Government, and demanded cash in advance, When that was given in good silver dollars, these Indians proinptly ‘acqulesced to the terms. The Professor adds that the Commis.” sion were convinced that’ the only feasible solution of the Indian pfoblem lies in, break. ing up all the tribal relations and making cit. izens of the redskins, and compelling them i to hold their lands in severaity, and believes they are ready naw for the proposition, "_NO PENSION FOR MRS. LORD, z ‘The Senate to-day rejected a petition of Mrs. Lord, of Indiana, for back pensiog, ‘Tho merits of the case, judged from the dis cussion provoked among members on both sides, are about as follows: Lord, who wae Captain in the Thirty-ninth Indiana ‘ment during the War, contracted a diseasg while in the service of the Government that jeft him unfit for duty, and necessitated hig resignation on account of disability, at which time he was a single man. He returned to. his home in Indiana, and after the close of the War was married to the petitioner while still suffering from. the effects of the diseasa contracted in the army, and dled in a year or 80 after his marriage. Capt. Lord, it was entitled to a pension had he filed an ap plication before his death. This he failed to do. The widow, however, has been recety= ing a pension’ since the time dating at his death, and this petition to Congress wag for arrears. for the period dating. trom Capt. - Lord’s resignation up to the. time. of his death, The bill providing. for. the payment of the arrears named was ably advocated by both Senators McDonald and Voorhees, but was defeated by a vote of 15 to 33, POLITICAL. TENNESSEE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Triune, Nasuvu.ve, Tenn., Dec. 11.—The Banner publishes this afternoon a startling ramor to the effect that the leaders of the Low-Tax wing of the Democratic wing have entered into a contract by which theg.ow-Taxersare to capture the Speakership-of the State Sex-- ate, and Governor-elect Hawkins is to be made United States Senator, which being accomplished, the Governor’s chair will be declared vacant, and the Low-Tax Speaker of the Senate will step-in and fill-it, being next in office. A number of Republicans were approached to-day .in- reference to these rumors, but they all said. they knew nothing about any such arrangement, but -expressed, no surprise at the announcement. A number of Demo- crats were also approached, the majority of whom expressed - their confidence. in -the truthfulness of the reports. One Democrat said: * The Low-Tax men are crazy to have one’ of their number made Governor.” They 3 woauld be willing to make any kind of atrade * not. 4neonsistent with honer ta -reseh’th xoal of their ambition.” The Republicans. are’ equally anxious to elect one of theit number United States Senator, and, bellew ing there is but little chance to elett May- Ri they set to work to make terms with the Low-Taxers whereby both parties will be satistied. INDIANA. * Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, 4 “Inprayapoiis, Ind., Dec. 1.—A rumor which -has been quietly going the rounds among the opponents of Gen. Harrison broke out to-ddy in a-weekly paper published in’ this city to the effect that the State Central Committee had paid the General $135 tocover expenses during the recent campaign. In an interview touching the matter he sald: “I never presented 2 bill to the’ State Central Committee for expenses, nor suggested nor hinted that I expected to, and neither Mr. Newnor Agr. .Riley nor ‘any one -else con- nected with the Committee will. sayI did - I not only paid. my own expenses in Indiana, except a3 _ hotel-bill here und there through the State, which the local Committee settled, but spent about $15. in Iinois and: New York after our State campaign was concluded, for which I have not Deen reimbursed. ‘This rumor, I think, started in this way: One day I met Mr. New on the street in company with a newspaper ain igennes Mr. Nee if hs Comat pal -the expenses of visiting spea! ‘Every cent of them,’ he replied. * Well, that’s better than they did for me in IHlinois and New York. I guess I'll charge it to Garfield and glory,’ and passed on. That Pare wie sue said.” an effort Us deen made j use this_ story to the injury o! Harison’s candidacy for the United States . jenate. A COLORED CONVENTION. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Triburite Sr. Louis, Mo., Dec. 12—The Republican Union; a colored political organization | by J. Milton Turner, late Minister to Liberia, met to-night and issued a call for a National Convention of negroes, to convene at Wash ington on March 2and3. The opject of the Convention is to secure for the nexro proper Tepresentation “in the distribution of Governmental patronage thronghout country... Besides issuing -this eall, a Com inittee was appuinted to meet President field at Mentor and accompany him to sucha device to the discretion of a Govern- nent officer. UNIFORM AND BRASS BUTTONS. Several days ago an order.was issued by the Postmaster of Washington requiring ail employés of the city Post-Office, Including officers, clerks, messengers, etc., to appear in uniform and brass buttons. To-day the Postmaster sent a tailor to the different em- ployés to measure them for their liveries. Some of them objected to the proceeding, | declaring they had all the clothes they | wanted, and if they wanted more they pre- ferred their own tailor. Some of the most important clerks rebeled, but it is under- | stood the Postmaster intimated that they must either wear the uniform or leave théir situations. The clerks say they will bring the matter to the attention of Congress, to see where the Postmaster gets his power. THE LAND COMMISSION BILL. The Congressional Representatives of the mining States and Tergitories last session being strongly opposed to the Mineral Land bills framed by the Public Land Commission, stitute for it. ‘his substitute will not be pressed during this session, except as a means for killing off the Land-Commission Dill, and as the Representatives of the mining States are opposed to any legislation at Present, and, as no billcan be passed with- out their codperation, it is thought to pe doubtful if any further action upon the sub- ject is taken this session. . SILVER DOLLARS. ‘The distribution of standard silver dollars for the week ending to-day ageregates $490,- 997; the corresponding week last year, $390,- 984 were distributed. VOTE OF GEORGIA. 2 nearly four-tifths of it partake of the charactcr of terminable unouitics. The interest and the debt average 6 per-cent, whereas the ordinary. rates of interest in Japan range from 4 per cent to9 percent, and the Chinese Government had wo pay 6 per cent on ite last loan. e determined opponent of Mahone. The Virginia Republicans predict that Ma- hone will: act. with the Democrats, -and that his coqueting with’ the Republicans is 8 Georgia was received by the Vice-President to-day by mail. THE GENATE ASTONISHED. Wasminaton, D. C., Dec. 10.—To-day Sen- have agreed upon a short measure as a sab-.j The certificate of the Electoral vote of! pool. inauguration, composed of the following; J- Milton Turner, ‘T. H. Murray, Albert B gess, Joseph Helms, W. H. Mosbys J. W- Wilson, Charles Prentiss, Johu 1. Morris, . Tyler, and Charlies ‘Turner. ; ———__— SUIGIDE. . Spectal Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune. MinwavkeE, Dec. 11.—August Diedrich,® German. teainster, aged 30, went into a2 East Water street gun-store this evenith, | “bought a pistol, and sent a bullet through his brain while the clerk was making out & for’ the price of the weapon. Domests, troulde the cause. - ; le, CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 1L—A Meadville, Pa., special to the’ Leader -states that Jo? Larkins, Collector of Taxes for that city and. county, was found to-day abouta milé wee of the town profusely bleeding from a wount in the forehead, which he explained he re ceived from falling. He was convey! to” town, after which le walked three blocks his home. A physician was called, who pro: nounced the wound mortal and product a gunshot. Larkins then confesset shot biinself., Ithas been known for some time that he was in arrears in his accounts and his friends urged a settlement. Yester ay the. County Court levied on his property: Ata meeting to-night of officials and bon men the city claimed $20,000" and the county $5,100. The amount of the deticit is not ae certained, but is believed to be large bondsmen and estate wil! settle. - OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. ‘New Yor, Dec. 11,—Arrived, steamships Farraday and France, from London, Eipis, from Bremen. Loxpoy, Dee. -1.—The steamers Alaeris. Elysia, Gloucester, and New York City, {rom New-York; the Koli, from Baltimore; Polynesian, from Boston, have erie outs }ALTIM( ~ 11,—Arnved, Nova Seotian ae bee ans, from Liver- Lrverpoot, Dec. 11.—Arrived, the Nevad® mn New York. a The popular and tong-established dentist Dre: McChesney, have the rush. $3 bestset