Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1880, Page 1

VOLUME XL. KLEIGES AND WORE Ss “POUR LE jot ANTAL EIB Sleighs & Robes. yussts. CP, Kimball & Co., Messrs. Fleld, Lelter & Co, Nowe offer at the warcraome of HSSRS. KIMBALL & 00., 370 & 372 WABASH-AV., the latest styles in the Cele. rated Kimball, Brewster, Double | andSingle SLEIGHS. A large as- torment of Portland Cutters at all rices, together with a large col- ction of CHOICE ROBES, to which the customers of BOTH HOUSES and the public are in. PAPILLON. Cores Salt Rheun, Cures Recema, Cures Seald. Head, Cures Pimples, So Sa 0) bs eS as a as faa ne 3 SN et 8: y és ‘ a3 aS chet 34 SN = 30, A s, = 5 01 os Cures Calarth, Cures Chating 3s OS sy oCene oy o Rw ret Ssh POR ots: 1 All Diseases "f STEVENSON ¢ CO., Agents, ct o4 LAKF-ST. fWLD, LINDLEY & Ob, Commission Merchants, REW YORK, CHICAGO, AND BALTIMORE, 08 & 90 La Salle-st,, Chicago, JONN P, TRUESDELT, Tspwatty 8, WAsHIUTN, CYRUA W, FIELD, Spocint BETHESDA WATER, SETHE WATER. Ina ho celebrated Bethesda Spring, Waukesha, Wis, Specific for nll Kidnoy ‘Croublos and Urinary; its, Prev from ie Springs overy Guy. CALE & BLOCKY, Chemists and Druggists, BOLE AGENTS, Hi Clarkeats 44 a: DISSOLUTION, Chicago, Dec. rx, 1880, Notlee fa hereby given that the copartnership tntofore existing between the undersigned under Uefrm name of Cleaveland, Hullng ¢t Shelley is tis day dissolved by mutual consent. Saveland and Sheltey are alone authorized to re- tave and receipt for moneys due sald firm, and wilpay all the Habilities of sald firm. JAMES 0, CLEAVELAND, EDWARD C, HULING, ° ‘WM. F, SHELLEY, Tee business heretofore conducted by Cleave- nd, Huling & Sheltey will be continued by the CLEAVELAND, SHELLEY « co, VROTOGRAPITY, Papnarag eee EO NETS! UNTIL JAN. 1st. 45 Madisonest. “MARS PACK POWDER, “WARS. FAGE POWDER, White, Rosea rant, natural, harmless. BUCK & RAYNER, PERFUMES, HUSINESS, CHANCES, FOR SA tte, and Brunette. ll business ofa W. neh ostabliahmont 8 Sd. Hardwaree focstad an kta weil vot tn Knoaus City, The vory best locatl Hing at a moderate rent trans. nie vatablished and business City by the lust oficlal cons if Uicrensy of uny elty in th i Ta Nabt Thousund Dollars. Address 1s EY TO LOAN AT LOWEST RATES leo Improved City itcal Hstate, in aumsto <——__ TURNER & BOND, Lit Wuahington-at, MONEY TO LOAN T LOW INTEREST UDA ate ta large und aruull eatmas. BOGUE. WI sauth Chirk-wt. VICVURE FRAMES, ORNAMENTAL GOLD icture Frames, Bund to manufac: 20 ta Sink Wabaa ALSKIN CAPSS CAPS, Alexis, Drive Jockey, and Roll Band ule from cholce Shetland Lowest Prices at si ur blore, 86 Madlsonests 1 Tribune. MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1880, Tur present trenty relations existing bo- taveun Germany ant the United States have been mainly the result of s:egotiations carried on by representatives of our Government and the little indepentdencies and semitgyle- pendencies which once made up the A German Confederation. These arrange: ments naturally varied nearly .as much ng tho lair on a dog's back, ‘Tho German supposing certain rights assured to him, gocsto Fatherland and gets into trouble by finding that those certain rights have only been secured to htin'in one small portion of the Empire in wileh he has not sot his foot. The complex character of: in- ternational rights a8 at present constried be- tween tho two Powers Is now beyand general understanding, ‘To remedy thisevil Represent alive Deuster will soon offern resolution in Congress requesting the President of tho United States to notify tha German Govern- ment of the terminatton of existing treaties touching upon the rights of citizens revisit- ing their former home-lands, and to open negotiations for a blanket treaty covering alike tho United Stntes and nil tho States whicli now make up the German Emplre, Propre in New York wera for a long time immensely edified with the tragedies of Count Jonnnes. Notice that the great star was to enact Julia Cesar, or the ike, was certain to pack the galleries with Bonrd of Trade and Wall street “boys,” whose han- dling of thé tin-horn and projection of the sardonte projectile, while it made the un- thinking auditors Inugh, yet always inado the judicious tragedian grieve, Now St Louls fing hor Count Joannes. Its nameis Mitchell, He lectured last night. Tho graphic reporter telegraphs thatthe held his audience ina vise-llke grip for five minutes.” Alas! this magnificent opening was but a pretiininary eccentricity in tho motlf of: thy grand instru- mental toot which was sounded forth upon the unwilling ears of the great lecturer, An image of elay was hurled through the afr, the lecturer was overthrown, his manu- script was seattered upon tho stormy plaud- its of the vulgar herd. Mitcenell ts indignant, and will never hire a hall again, Ansty news from Washington {fs to tho eftect that 2 new division is to be created, comprising the Departments of Toxas and Arizona and a portion of the Department of Missour!, and Gen. Schoflelilis to be assigned to the command, Gen, 0, 0. Howard will not return to the Department of the Colum- Dla, but whethor he will be assigned to West Point is still undetermined, It fs thought, however, that he will be promoted to the rank of Major-Genoral, in place of Gen. McDowell, to be retired, Tre intending Invaders of Ollahoma still hesitate to take the step that will draw down upon them tho power of the United States Government in tho form of the vigor- ous Interference of tho military foree near by. ‘They havo decided to watt. “one more day” for Congress to take such action as will allow then-tuvonter “the Territury, uid “after thoy have waited one day they will probably—wait another; that ts, if they are wise, - Tirene is n good deal of politics to tho squire ucre in the Western States, Iowa ts now shaken up over the next Governorshilp which sho will bestow. The Ion, J. K. Graves is now inthe fleld, which fact insures | s bitter contest in tho Nominating Conyen- tlon of the Republicans, ‘The whole State, itis sald, rathor expects to seo Senator Alll- son in charge of tho ‘Trensury noxt March, ——aee Gov. Lone and the rest of tho Poncs sym- pathizers in Boston have heard from Seere- tary Schurzin a letter sharply calling them toaccount for thelr unjust reflections upon the officials of tho Interlor Dopartment at the revent public meoting in Boston, Mr, Schurz doesn't propose to bo sat down on without making It at least as uncomfortable for tho sllter as for the “sittec.” Tire mining-stock speculators havo been looking on tha Wall street railrond boom with groon envy, Yesterday a “movemont ” in Boston Consolidated silver stock was cf- fected which scared to death nearly every- body connected with tho affair, A repork thereof, which wmny be profitably studied by tho uninitiated, will bo found on our New York page, ‘Tire Georgians aro sadly disgusted both with thomselves and their iaws, so faras those Inws touch upon Presidentint elections. That Hlustrious traitor Robert Toombs, with the ald of many oaths, adinits the fact that he didn’t know of the law himself, although It was passed In the golden age when he could whip his niggor and glory in his country. A suprty of American Plimsolls 1s not Incking in Congress. Sonator Bayard and Represontatlve Deuster of Wisconsin have both propared bills to regulate and reform the abuses of ocean steamship management whereby lummerant stecrage passengers are subjected to vile treatment to the detriment of thelr health and tho peril of thelr Ives, Tue weather in Colorado has been very cold and boistorous, Partles crossing the Sangre-de-Cristo (Dlood-vf-Christ) Ranga have died from ‘cold, and tha cattlo-herds havo sufferod Immense loss, Three deaths by freezing aro reported from Rosita, and two travelers arriving at that place lost all four Ihnbs of their bodto: Tue escape of two prisoners from the County Jall Jast Saturday seems to hayo aroused Gen, Matn toa senso of the, neces- sity of instituting somo reforms in the con- duct of that establishment, Increased yigi- lance and efticlency among the jail omployés jg evidently one of the reforms most noeded, In tho placg of tho regular sorvices at the First Methodist Church yesterday morning Miss Frances £2, Willard dellyered an earnest tomperanco address, appealing for such a combined effort to educate public sentiment ay will lead to tho thorough cuforcement of oxisting laws relative to the hauor trafic. ‘Turn sermons of yestorday, and to which a place in our columns Is given this morning, are those of Prof, Swing on' “The Long Struggle’; of the Rev, Dr. ‘Thomas on “Tho Coming Christian”; ond of tho Rey, Dr, Holland, of Trinity Eplscopal Churclt, on "I'he Morals of the Drama,” eee Tue May’s Landing railroad accident of last June was an expensive affair for tho ‘West Jersoy Railroad Company, which has -already puld out 350,800 in the settlement of ,clulms fur damages, and this without any he Chitago Dail MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1880, wal) Inwattita, One buy, who was rendered deat and maimed for Hfe by hls Injuries, received. $3,750 08 compensation; while n father whose danghters were killed “compromised” for 85,000 for the two. Denytant Pasita has issued a proclama- on to’the Inhabltunts of Dulelgno, admon- ishing them that the cesslon of that city to Montenegro is an aecmplished and trre- vocable faet, nud Lint they will beyond ques- tion get tho worst of it if they undertake to resist tho inevitable, Orrictat, notice Is given of the resignation by Secretary Thompson of tho Navy port- folio, tho resiguntion to tnke effect upon the appoiutment of his successor, Mr, Thomp- son leaves the Cabinet to tnke charge of the American branch of De Lesseps’ canul proj- ect, Justice Strona, of the United States Supreme Court, lias coneluded to retire from ‘he Reneh and enter the servics of tho Philndelphia & Reading Rallroad Company ag its chief legal adviser. To-dny will con- clude his enreer as n Supreme Court Justice, Tet gold discoveries are reported from Alaska, dust now a superabundance of snow and cold weathor interferes with min- ing operations, but a big rush of-fortune seekers Ig expected as soon as things thaw out. “ News of tho death of Madame Thiers, widow of tho late President of the French Republic and celebrated jilstorian, is tete- graphed, ‘The same announcement was made ‘not long ago, and denied with great prompt- ness, Tur reguiar Sunday privilege of “reso- luting” against pretty much everything in the existing state of society was yesterday oxerelsed ng usual by the English-speaking section of the Chicagu Socialists, Thienen temperature, northwesterly fol- lowed by southwesterly winds, clouds, and possibly rain or snow, may be looked for to- day hereabouts. TweEsty-rwo persons were lost by ship- wreck Ja Pleasant Bay, off the coast of Nova Scotia, during » recent gal POLITICAL. IOWA. To the Editor af The Chicago Tribune, Donvague, In, Dee. 10,—Consldernbte excito- ment exists in the political arena of Towa over tho announcement that the Hon. J. Graves had shied his castor Into tho ring by allowing hia frlends to use his name for the next Govern ship. Mr.‘Gravesisono of the most popular men in tho Stnte, and carries with him grent strengthy—not alone in the Republican party, but also in the Democratio ranks. All the others ambitious for tha. nomination tremble in thalr boots, for thoy know that Mr, Graves ts a tower ofstrength aud hurd to defent. Ho hasbeen Mayor of tho Democratic city of Dubuque, and and was cloctod to tho Legisiuturo, overcoming aDomocratic mufarity of 2,800, He is algo a very public-spirlted citizen, and has done more than any other man in butlding up ‘Dubuque. It was. also duo to his influence that Towa sont n solid Republican Congressional delogntion to Wushington.—hils colored intnors In Mabasku County voting, solld for M. F, Cutta, who defeated tho Greenback candidat Judie Coulk,-by.00-Vatews =m i~ + Mr. “raves” strongcat nulugonists are, the Hou. W, Larabee, of Fayette, and Buren Sher- man, present Auditor of State, The combined strength of theso genticinen might probanly de fent Mr. Graves: but, if Mr. Larabeo should withdraw, then Mr, Graves could - caaily defeat Sherman and all others in tho fluld, all of tho papers in this section of tho Btate are in favorof the gentleman trom Dubuquey and, shoul! be contintte to allow his name to bo used, thore will bea very lively Convention at Des Moines. The most intimate frlonda of Senator Allison in this olty eny nodons not want to be n Cabinet. officer; but, should the Prosidont offer bim a Bent, and fowa request ft, thon he will accopt tt, to satisfy tha Rupublicans of his State, Due Busnes eirneatly hopes that ber favorit eltizen will be enflod upon to accept tho Soeretaryxhip of tho ‘Trousury, . & GHORGIA. Spectat Correspondence of ‘Ihe Chicago Tribune, ATLANTA, Ga., Dev, 9,—The tuas of tho vate of Gvorgin in tho Prestdontin) cloction—thut fs, tho great probability of ita loss—causes Intense dls- gustamong stalwart Democrats in the Stata; but tho great bulk of tho people remark tlip- pantly, * Woll, { don't care any way; I'm glad wo'vo lost our vote,” ‘This portrays public sen- tment, If tho vote is counted hy Congress It 1s allright; and, if {t 1 not counted, It ia ull right, Last night several gentlenion wore assembled hore,-among the number belug Gen. Itobert Toombs, ex-Goy, Builth, and three of tho Stato Electors. Gen, ‘Toombs bluntly sald: “I'm glud to aco tho whole ftato of Georgin coming ovor to my side, aven it Joe Brown fs leading them. By G—d,I can't voto; and now Taco tho Btate don't want to voto, Whut tho k—I did you allcomo here for? You can't change the Con- stitution of the United States. “You enine hero Bweek too hite to vote, But tho truth fs.” addad Tooinbs with asmile, “by G—d, I didn't Know of thatd—d-fool Inw myself-—and it was passod in my day,” t Ono of tho Hlostors sald that ho was yorymuch ashumed of his conncetion with the ufair, 2 A bill toumend tho fiw of the State on that subject was olfored nt the instunce of n,nows- payer-tnan; but it wis with aliticuity thattany mnember of the Legislature was found who would Qyreeto present the bill, It appears that in framing the original bill, whieh was tn 186), dur- ing the Wur, the potnt was oyerioolted tat tha first Wedneadny in the month might onco in a, whilo occur before tho tirst Monday. ‘tho duy intended for the Blectors to mut Wis the Moti dus boforg the txt Wednexday fu Dovomber, aud not the fleit Monday in the month,—It boing contemplated that tha Electors should bo nt, the Capital threo duys, ME, T° —————————— OBITUARY, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Dunuquy, Ia, Dee, —A dlapatch reeetyod to-day from Colorado Springs announces the death of .Judgo Price, of Hikuder, ono of tho mioat prom{nont inen of Iowa. . CLEVELAND, O., Dew, 12.—Dr, L. G. Harkness, one of tho curly eottlurs of Huron County, Onlo, tnd long prominently known in the political and vallway olrelegof tho portherts pert of tho Btuto, Hus suddenly of heart diguuso inst night, in bis h your, CoLUNns, Deo, 12.—Hetor Latimer, tho oldest, citizen of Columbus, diot last touts A ho bat’ Uved unull noxt March, ho would bave boon JU et Is al —— , MOSEYING MORMONS, * Spectat Disputch to Ths Chicago Tribune, Eervita, 0., Neo. 12.—Some exoltoment exiate in Carlisio fownstip, Lorain County, ovgr to advent of two Mormon Elders, who couio ‘us milgsionarics from Bult Lake City. They buve alrendy matesovernl prosclytes, The gould peo- plo of Obertin, near which plave the meetings Bro botny held, aro naturally disgusted, and aro Ppuzzicd to know whut todo, Itis said that one Ttatnily buve old tholr farm, with intention of log to Utah poxt sprit) Cy ———— A SEXAGENARIAN, Special Diapaich to Ts Cideago Tribune, GALENA, IL, Deo, 14.—John B, Fronvh, for tho pust ton years City Treusuror of Gatonu, cole brated bia 60th birthday annivorsary at bis rosldonca in sis clty to-day, ‘Thoro wasa notas ‘blo gathoring of frlouds and yelatlyog In atten: aneg, jacludiug the brothorrin-liw of Str. French, Ualied Status Commmisaluner Philip A, Hoyne, 0: Chicagg, and his family. a THE MISSISSIPPI. Br. Louis, Deo, 12.—River matters are ontiroly unchanged. Navigation caanut bo resumed until a good risy comes from above, and that fs nut lwoked for very soon, If tho river wore olvar of ico butwovn hero and Caira it would be of no practical bonctit, av thore ta not water onough ‘even for Hyhteat draft bouts, The weather hore ts ulvar wud much mildos, wiov! sentient growing up among those: WASHINGTON. Announcement of the Res'gnation of the Secretary of the Navy. Justice Strong Sits To-Day on the Supreme Bench for the Last Time. Secretary Schurz Addresses Gov. Long Sharply in Reference: to ‘the Ponca Question. Gossip as to the Private Fort- unes of the Genorals in the Army, No Probable Doubt of the’ Con- firmation of the Naw Sig nal Officer. errs Midas, Who Inhabits Cheerless Alaska, Reveling in Mines of Gold, Gon, Grant ond His. Frionds Completely Outgenoraled by Zat Frenchman De Lossapa, -. SECRETARY THOMPSON, OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF NIH RESIGNATION. Waaitsatos, D. C., Dec. 12.—It {9 olliciallyun- nounced that Seerctary Thompeon has tendered lis resignation, to take effcot as aoun ns oO suce cessor Is nppofnted. ‘This fs to enable him touc- cept tho Chairmanship of the American Branch of the Pauaina Interoceanic Canal Company. Le SUPREME COURT. RETIREMENT OF JUSTICE BTHONG, Wasirsarox, D, C., Dec. 12—Justice Strong: will occupy his seat on the Bupreme Nencl to- morrow for tho lust time, it boing his purpose to rotire {mmedintely. Ile ine accepted an offer of employment hereafter ns counacl for tho Philadelphia & leading Hallroad Company. THE PONCAS. BECRETARY ACIUNZ CALLS GOV. LONG TO ORDER. Wasnisatox, D. C., Dee. 12.—Seeretary Schurz, has written Gov. Long, of Massachusetts, an cliab- orate lutter on the Ponea question, in which ho gaya: “1 have read the full report of tho speeches delivered on tho resolutions prssed ut the mecting over which you. prosided, tell in Ttuston the dd of December, for the purpose of oxpressing aympnthy with. the Poncas. That meeting was held in tha interost of Juatice, It demands justice for that Indian trite, but it seems that no one of the speakers remembered that menaure of justice whith fs luo to the of- corsof the Governmont whoso putes were con- nected with that deplorable affatr,. Pormit mo to domand justice to them als ‘The Scerotary then details tha familiar bistory. of tho Ponca troubles, and egitinucs: Doce {t int appour, ti view bfUh Complication of adifleultios, that the .Poncas, after the groat fundamental mistake of ceding: tholr lands to the Stoux in 1868, wore more the victina of un- fortunato clreumstances than of ovil degigns on tho part of anybody connceted with the Interior Department; and, if your meoting was called in tho Interest of justice, WOULD IT NOT HAVE NERN aust totho officers of tho Government connected with this affair to tiko tho vireumstanees into necount? It was reported In several speeches in your meeting that now, at last, that great wrong to tho Poncas has been tuncarthed.’ tbe your pardon, It 1s by no means now that it has been unearthed. Jt was fully dlectosed and published threo yonrs ago, and who did It? Nut you, Goy- grnor, nor Mr, Tibbics, nor, Senator Dawes, nor Maj. Prince, but 1 did it myself." Tho Secretary proceeds to quote extensive pasaages from bis annual reports of the years 1877 and 1879, togothor with extracts from tho reports of the Cammissioner of Indian Affal presented by hiniin 1877, 1873, and 157, una say “You will admit thut the Innyunze employed in thoso reporta with reznrd to the wrong done to tho Ponens could not have been stronger. Thora wns nothtug concealed or alowed over threo yenrsngo; rather, tho matter was fully une oarthod und repuration demanded, and IT WAS DONE WY THIS DUPANTHENT. But Congress took no uotice of it, Now, I rend in your speceh that all that was required «to right the wrunga of tho Puncas was a honrt and a stroke of the pon on the partof the prin- cipal ofllccr of tho Governinent manugiug Indian afuirs. Three yours ago, by tay gleclarne tons In my annual report, 1 showed that I had a heart for the Poneas, Jong before tho ap@@kers At your mnccting, but, when you suid that tt roe quired merely a stroke of tho pon on my part to return tho Poneas to Dakuta, you had cortainly forgotton that the powers of tho Executlve branch of the Government ure Mmited; that aucho romoval and tho rusottloment of tho Poneas in: Dakota would have required much moro moncy thon thelr support where they. wero, and that g TIA DEPARTMENT MAD NO AUTHORITY OF LAW tospend a dottur of money that wus not appro- Printed," y ‘Tho potition recelyod from the Ponca Chiofaa fow weeks ago uskiug permission to come to Washington for the purpose of reilnquishing all claims to Dakota Iands,and makiug urraniro- Inonta for a pormancut settloment tn thelr loeation, 1g uoxt embodied In tho lettor, aud fol- “plowed up with this paragraph: “Tnotico in youfspeceh a remark that this Polition bas.boen obtnined by fraud, or falso promises, or aniye cajolery, I can only assure you that thore ts no juformation in this Dopurt> iment to that offécf} and I suppose you bnyo none, Lean aasuro yau-furthor, that tho potl- tion has not boon instigated -by anybody bore, On the contrary, thore urd ryneons to believe that ft was tho outyrowth oftd@ very. natural pte. A NEPENENCE IN THE WESOM ‘Tibbtos last summer on tho Ponca Iesurvadon, is contrasted with tho roport mada by Agent Whiting upon tho occtrronuce, tn regard .to which tho Socretary adds: 1 am aware that ‘Tidblos says ho went thoro ta have a legal con- sultation with the Indians, and that bls life was Jo imminent danger, Ho frequently speaks of suoh pertls, He seems to like robes of murtyre dom,’ From what I kuow of tho two ton, 2 sco yory good youson tu tule tho worl of Agont Whitlog in proferonue to that of {bblos, Upon be ,polne ‘L¢expect you ta agrco with me somo ay, : . Ag totho thing#qono by Tibblos on the Ponea Reservation, acckwWing to tho report of Agont Whiting, tho Soertury quotes several sootions of tho Rovisod: Rpitutes, and says: *Whon a tun coters an ‘idlau rosorvation and mis> chiovously tries, by false prowises which ho can- not porferm, id AS IN;'TIIS CAB, e or i any other way, bo’ Indice the Indians to run away, brosking up, thelr scttivments, an Indian Agont will oongtdt It his duty to enforce the ubovo provislona of tha faw."* . In regard to tho Surtbur declaration Gf this gure resolution that “ jt shows 4 consciousness of wroug and four of justice when the highest ollicials belie ‘thelr principles by donying & hearing ju tholr’ awn courte to those. who cluim tho protection of tho law,’ Becrotury Schurs romurke, nmong other things, that ho offietally stated ba hud no dcalre toappeul from or question thu coxscotuvss of Judge Dund's hahens corpus ceetaion tn favor of tON bes .adopted at the Hoston mcoting to tho urrest of the Vonens, and that he hus repeatedly recom mended tho enictinent of a atatute by Congress to extend tha full protection of tho liws to the Indians tho snine as to white nen. UNDE BUCH CHKCUMNTANCES,” snyathe Secretary, “1 thinte you witl ndnit yours Folf that tho Insigunze of the regolution was highly Intempernte aud unjustifiable, to say tho Jenst of ft." ‘ Jn conclusion ha says toGov, Long: “Cortainly Tdo not deprecate criticism. When itis Just it a useful and wetcome; wher {tis unjust it may Injure the cause it fs incnnt tu serve." THE GENERALS, TUEIR APPOINTMENTS AND THEM TROUNLES, @ Special Dispatch to The Chieays Tribune Wasuisatoy, D.C, Dee, 12.—[t 18 understood to have been decided that a now milltary divise jon will soon be ercated, and tnt Gen, Schotield will be assigned to its command, when he fa ree Meved from duty ns commander of the Depart- ent of West Point. Tho now division will comprise the Departments of Arizona gnd ‘Texas and part of the Department of Missouri. In view of the early completion of rafirand communtention with the Pacitie through New Moxico and Arizoun, and {ts connecuon withthe ‘Texas railroads, tho new military dlyision will form an tnportant command, It {8 also expected that Gen. Augur, now In command of the Department of the South, with headquar- ters ut Newport Barracks, Kentucky, will be sent to command the Department of Texas, ro- lieving Col. 1. 8. Stanley, who was temporarily naalgned to that command on tho retirement of Gen. Ord, IT MAS DERN DEFINITLY DECIDED that Gen. 0. ©, Howard will not return tothe Department of the Columbia, but will bavesan. Eastern Depurtiment. Great seereey has been obgerved at tha War Depurtingnt regarding tho Particular cummand to which Gen. Howard will Ve nsslyned, and, in view of this unuaual retl- cenre, many ollivers have formed the opinion that tt may bo the fntention of thé President to rotire Gen, McDowell and promote Gen. Howard to Major-General, It Is known that QUN, BRENNAN 18 VERY DETHIMHNED that Gen. McDowell eball Le retired, because ‘his warm personel friend, Gen. Ord, bas been, and that he has mado very strong representa: tlunstotho President on tho subject. These are that, if Gen. Popo, who fs tha senfor Brig- adier-Generni, were nominated for Major-Gen- eral, he would be rejected by the Senate on ac- eount of the Fitz John Porter matter. Gon, Howard fa tho second Brigadicr-General on tho list, and It fs sald that the Senate would make no difliculty in contirming him, It may be remembered that Howard has twee beea passed over when na promotion to the rank of Major-General was mude, GEN. HANCOCK AND GEN, SCHOFIELD were both Gen. Howard's Juniors In tho volun- teer service, and both were made Major-Gen- erals over bis head by Andrew Johnson when ho was President, 1tis said on good authority that Gen. Suorman, who fa very friendly to Howard, is strongly nverso: to his asalgnment at West Potut, oud hag recommended Col. Getty for thut place, GEN, HAZEN. Porgons who have had opportunities for form- ing a correct Judymout In regard to tho matter, suy that Gen. Inzen's appointment us Chict Signal Oficer will bo confirmed by tho: Sennte without much dolay, notwithstanding the out- cry which is boing madu against {t. Gen, Hazen has for years been making a struggle on behalf of the private soldiers to secure for them what they tire by law entitled to, In rations, clothing, ete, and bas in this way incurred the onmity of the Commissary Department, the officers of which are oppusing bin. Gen. Sherman hus nlso been disgruntled by reason of Hazen's selection, instead of Miles’, for whom he bad been work- ing. and fs not lending any assistance, if, Indeed, ho fs not actively working ngalnst Mazen's con- firmation. FOREIGN-BORN CITIZENS. EYWONTS TO EOFTEN THEM’ LOT GOtNG “BACK AND WHEN COMING IN THE PIRST PLACE. Speetal Dispatch to The Chreaoo Tribune, Wasurvaros, D. C4 Dee. 12—Mr, Douster, Representative from the Milwaukee district, will, on tho first suitable occnsfon, offer for prssage, under 1 sttspcnsion of tho rules, Areso- lution designed to cure tno dillieticles under which Gertunn-Amerleans Inbor who revisit tholr native land for any purpose. Tuo reaolus tion, after setting forth In a preanible the neces- sity which calls for action on this subject, is as follows: A Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to notify the German Gave erninent of tho termination of existing treatics on that subject, and opon negotiations fora new trouty fully covering the grounds takey by the United Btates on this subject, * ‘THM PABSAUK OF THIS orsomo similar mensure, Mr. Douster thinks, is imperativety damandod by the existing condl- tion of things, Theso existing trentlea, he ox- Plaius, wero nogotinted at diferent times by our Government with the different States of Germany when thoy were not constituent parta of tho Empire. Tho treaties themselyes are not. albalike, having been culled Into being by dif forent gots of circumstances, At present they are little better than 1 ebilld’s puzzle to Germans rea{dont in the United States, and somo gencral treaty whieh wilt deal with our Germans in a Meral and ‘cutholic epirit, and nt tho samo the baveancquul force and meaning In. all parts of the Germun Ewplre, be thinks, is neces wary to TH PROPEN PROTECTION of a very large cluva of our citizons, In refer ‘One to the Bilt introduced u fow days ngo for tho better protection of Immigrants on board steamships, Mr. Deuster says thas tho recent stories tuld of tho sufferings of thoae poor pes plo on bond the Switzerland are not exaggers ated, His bith waa iu troduced last session, but, owing to tho Jarge amount of political dtscus- sion, no action was taken on it. For many years there buve been loud complaints mude of tho inhumanity shown by ship-owners to the people they have undertaken to bring ucross fora smattl consideration. Mr, Doustor, biimsolf a native of Germany, has mado BEVERAL TRIPS ACKOSS THE ATLANTIC, and has takon sufiieieat personal Interest in this mattor to lnvostizute for htinself, Ho snys tho treattucnt of these poor people ts absolutely shocking, and the only wonder fs that more of thom donot dloon the pagiage. Nineteen ine fants dlod on ono of thase stenmera ust sum mer for want of proper uttention aud foul, If% guys Sr. Deustor, * “Tut SHTP-OWNRHS any thoy cannot furnish botter acoommodations for the low privo of a sicorage-passuge tickat, I say lot them put up the price until they can do bo, It will bo botter that fewer cmigrants should come over hore than that such hardabips should bo futlicted upon a worthy and deserving olnsa.". Senntor Uuyard bas introduced the same bil in the Sonate, and Mr, Deuster hopes tant the political deudlock may bo brokeu Jong enough to adult of tho pussnge of this DILL, NOTES, . GOLD IN ALABIA, .,. Speetat Dispatch (9 The Chicago Tribune. WaAsntnaton, D. ©,, Doo, 1.—A lotter recolved byt Troasury olltetal to-day from a frieud ut Sitka, Alosku, says: ‘Tue duyelopment of antnoral woulth My thls reylon will produce a gold fover and attract thousands of prospestors and winors." ‘The writer adds: “ Two winers who have beon proapeeting all eummer on the main-?) land scoured some vf tho richest wold quarts that hus been found in Aluski, and many of the | old miners suy ft/s the rlebest thoy ever saw, Au assay wos mado of a fluc samplo (not a choleo pluce) that ran over $i) to the ton, Tho only quention fa, How much can thoy get outy. Owing tu tho anow but little can bo donv thore this winter, na tho ground fs cov- ored over two foutdoen. ‘The location {s of cusy neces, Delng not inore than two miles f water,” é CAPT. NOWGATE ig not yot out of tho servico, He was prompt to realgn, but thery Jy n quostlon of frat sottilug: accounts which ho buy been ordored to attend a before uctlon cin bo taken on bis resign ion, + i GEN, WALKER, iw only walting for returns from one of tho four- teen distyets of ‘Sexas before reporting tho total of the vensus of euch Stute und Territory. ‘Thta will probably arrivo withiu teu days, Tha drift of talk about the House is that the mem- bership under the new apporuontnent will be dW, Which will muke the ratio 1,004. UAVAEARSTATIVE ath OF MARYDAND, is authority for tho statement that the Demo crate have concluded to drop the Electoral dis- pute for tho present, and presa Appropriation bitband general business inatew!, After tho Christmas recess, the expeelation is that a quo- rim of Democrats will be jn attendance, ‘The Morgan resolution will then be take up and. forced through. FLOIIDA, Ex-Senator Conover, who arrived here from Florida two or three days ago, suys there fs Hittio doubt that Senator Joncs will be elected for an- other term it the United States Senite, GEN. GHANT. Gen. Beale, whose yuest Gen, Grant ts, 1s said to be authority for the statement that the chicf business of the General In Washington $4 to consult with Adimiral Ammen in regard to tho best means of dofeating tha present advantage whieh (bo Panttina Canal men tinve galned over tho Niewragitun scheme. ‘To the fatter Gen, Grunt Is committed, and be, In comnton with att its supporters, Js badly demoralized vy the De Lessops capture of Mr. Thompson, ee SWEET SUASION. Payne's Passionate Pilgrims Pore suaded to Peaceful Pro crastination. Unscared by the Sword, the Settlers - Swallow the Offered Olive, But Will Wait upon Congress Only One Day More. “The Leaders Have Aroused a Hungry Peo- ple and Cannot Control Them.” Hunxewett, Kus, Dec. 2.—Thero is no new move of the Oklthona sattlers. They spent tho Sabbath in roligious worship, two members of the colony conducting tho eervice.. Col. Cop- Pinger and Lieut. Mazen came over to the enmp of thd settlers and Joined in tho service. These Ollicers, by thelr kind persunsion, are having A GREAT INFLUESCE over tho sottlers, and, If bloodshed fs prevented, it will bo through thofr ministrations, ‘They have won tho settlers over to tho Ucliof that the army had rather escort them to Okinhonin than Prevent them from going. and that they bnd bet- ter awaitthe action of Congress. While the de- termination to go {3 still strong, It is now bopod that CONSERVATIVE COUNSELS WILL PREVAIL ‘Tho Nov. Mtr. Cory, in his sermon to-day, sald he hoped that sinca they bad changed officers they bad n leader who would feud thom across the line at once. Thissentiment was appliuded. Largo delegations of ludies were in attendanes: from tho surrounding towns and country. At night religious services were renewed, cou- ducted by tho Rey, dir. Broadhurst, of South Haven. After tho services, a colony meeting was held, to determine u course for to-morrow, Speeches were mate by the members of tho colony, urging departuro for the Territory nt once, and [t was only after the speech of Dr. Wilson, of Texas, THE COOL MEAD OF THE OUTHIT, that tho sottlors would agree to walt one more dny, hoping for Congressicnul action. The Key, Mr. Cory sald he hud Just traveled through six- teen counties in Western Kunsns, and there was actual sutterhu, Tho leuders sny thoy bavo roused @ hungry people, and cannot control thom, BADLY BURNED. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicagn Tribune, Paxton, Wl, Dee, 1.—Leonard Best, proprl- etor of the Occidental Hotel, met with a terrible neeldent to-dny, The cook left pan of kird In the cook-rtove oven Inst night, and a heavy tlre wag kindled this morning by tho hired man, ‘Tho cook observed amake nrising from tho oven whon she began to get breakfast, and apencd the stow-door to remove the, substance, It blazed up, and et fire te some curtains which hung near, These tamer were extinguished. Mr. Best then rushed to the ussietgnee of tho cook, whon tho burning grease apattered alloyer: hin, burning the skin cattrety from his hands, and scorching his fee and neck tn 2 terrible mrnner, ‘Tho cook niso burned somewhat, but not ao badly as Mr. Best. BISHOP IRELAND'S PROTEGES. Speclat Dispatch to ‘The Chteuyo Tribune, 81. Pau, Minu., Doe. 1.—Dlshop Ireland, who hag interested husele In thd Connemara cole ontsts Ju Stevens County, does not crodlt the ree cent reports of suffering from tho cold. We has recently sent supplies of wuad and food tu tha colonists, and his Inst advieca—before tho starm, howeyer—do not inlleato any extrema sutfer- tng. A TRORNED STEAMER, Wasntnatox, D, C., Dec. 12.—Tho steamboat. Kittle Nye, with 156 bales of gotten on bourd, was burned to the witer's edge beluw Slontl- cello, Pearl iver, or THE JAY COOKE ESTATE. The RNematning Asavtx to Bo Sold to Satlafy the Creditors, + Spectal Wepateh ta The Chicayy Tribune, PIBLAvELPHIA, Pa. Dee. 1.—The Committee of creditors of the Juy Cooke estate have agreed upon anothor distribution of seripand eush., No further putule step bas been taken In the mat ter, for. tho reason that the greatamountof labor imposed on tho ‘Trasteo, LE. M, Lowls, has nor yetbeen tulshed. Ag seon as tho work Ia done the distribution will ba made, It ia also proba- ble that unothor uttempt will be made to pull tho romulning usiots of tha estate. ‘Thuse consist of tho well-known coun try scat, Ugontz, which hus been unos eupled for. years, and fs nnturatly depreciating In valtu for want of attention; the Lake Champlain Iron Works and jron-ore prop. erty; nn tumenso amount of lands In tho Weat, mruel of whieb ta gotting valuanle, and wt large quantity of bonds and stocks of uncertala mure kot vuluo, It in not yet eetticd when the sale will take placo, though it if requrded certain that it will bo ordered to bu made by the Trustee, who is arranging hugo catulugy of tho nsaeta, Tho now distribution of ausets will be the fourth orderod by tha Trustee, Tho fist. was onterat = Jue 18TH. and consisted of frat cus dlyidond ot 5 por cent; soven shares of proferred stock of tho Northern ¥ Witla Rallrond Compuny; throa and a ball Ares oF the Ureyon Storm Naylgation Company; and one and a halt shares of the commen stock ef the Br. Foul & Duluth tails oud Catupony for every 81000 clatay nguinet the estate, ‘The wound Ulstribution conulats of Sper cout in cush, one, and a bi Mares of pretorced stock of the Northern Pueltle tailrond, Uiree-quarters of a shure of the preforred stock of the St. Paul & Dutath Railroad, and ono and a. quarter shure of thy conunen’ stock of the BL Paul & Duluth ttallroad Company tor euch #000clain, ‘The third distribution consisted of 4a per cent i cash und 10) per cont In scrip, It is now proposed to make she fourth distribution 6 per cout tu scrip and lor? percent ineayh, Tho catalog, now bony mnudg, consists of a full Het of tha ussots of tho estate,—some 1,500 itemns,—with now prices, to- carding te the prosout inurket valug, oe Drustev ts not yet prepared to rmake publlo all the conditions of thy distribution, but will do 60 ag soon Ws possible, It fy supposed that soute yours will lapse’ before the estate fs fully wotted. a PETROLEUM, Trrvsviery, Pa, Dec, 11.—Oil market oponed ACUI% conta; bigbest, 1% conta; lowees, ULE conta; closed, conta: sates, 120,000; ship- Tavute, 20,00; charters, 7,00, © jor which { buve knuwledgeand meuns of knowl-- Conkling, Antedating the Re-: cent Card. 6 Conkling Wrote Very Courteouse ly, Asking Bayard to Deny, to Be Sure, % Bayard Responded Very Courte. * ously, Reciting His Exact Remarks at Dover, , Conkling Rewrote, Curtly, Commande’ Ing Bayard to Say ‘Yes z or No. Bayard Suavely Reiterates All His State ents, with All That They Implied. Wasmyatox, D. C., Dec. 12.—The following statement and appended letter bave been furs. nished for pubileation: 1 ar STATEMENT BY BENATOR BAYARD. s The publication in the Philadelphia Press signed by C. A. Arthur, Roscoe Conkling, George 8. Hautwell, und Noah Davis, dated in New York, Nov. 9, 1880, but not published until Dee. It, renders It proper that tho subjoincd letters should also be published. The dutes of these letters and their’ contents fully expinin thom, andro other correspondence ins passed be= ‘ i tween any of the algners of the card in tho Presa 4 and myself, Mr. P.O. Burr, one of tho editors of tho Preax, had recoived fn Philadetphia a lot~ ter from me prior to Nov.20,in which IT STATED THR FALSITY AND MALICE of the report of my specch at Dovor, whicn had heen publlahed in tho Press of Oct. 2. After: tho forexalug correspondence, no furtbar stato- tment on my part was deemed necessary. An Interval of nearly three weeks elapsed before tho partics published the curd alluded to, in which they denounce of fnise the alleged report of a epeeeh which, wecka before, Thad stated to” be untrie. These facts are subsaltted to tho Judgwent of all reasonable men. T. F. BAYARD. WASHINOTON, D.C., Dec. 12, 1880, CONKLING TO BAYARD, Utica, N. ¥., Nov. 13, 1980.—Deat Sinz I ask yourattention to the following nawapaper re- : port of remurks nlleged to have been mace by | : you ina public speech nt Dover, Del., neur tha : end of the recent canvass, That be may not - claim that he 1s misrepresented, we give a _verbatin report of tha tingtage he used: “When that Interviow took place, very diss * : tinguished yentlemnen were present,—tho senior Senator from Now York among others, Mre : Conkling; also My. Davis, the District Attorneys Mr. Arthur, tho Coltevtor; Mr. Jayne, tho spyy, or Special Agent they called him. Alt werd present, Mr. Boutwell, that distinguished {nuncler who was Secrotary ot tho Trensury, was nlso there, and they ail stood nround this I unhappy merchant, who bad given hts $25,000 subscription to Gen. Grant, this President of tho Young Men's Christian Associntion, thia member of the Union Leavue, und this President of tho Chamber of Commerce. He thought that © 4 would protect him, Not much; not much, They took from that man's pocket In one str $207,000 . fn money, and they divided it among thomselves. (Great luughter.] Gentlemen, this ts no exng*, Keration or figure of speceh. There it stands upon record, and 1 want to tell you it (sa thing edge. THY Exact igent from the Vhiludetphia Press of Friday,” Ovt, 24, 1832, The state Sentinel, published at Dovor on the 30th of October, contalns the same’; report insubstance, The appearince of theso two publicutions in Journals near yor, und they, having gone ‘thus far without contradiction or | ‘ correction, will, t trust, scem suililont. excuso, for bringing them te your notive, WIU you in-~ fori ma whether you did may this statement. inform or substince? It is barely neecssury to ndd that this inquiry fs not meant to fmply that {supposed you did or would make such an ut-' teranee, My purpose is simply to adopt tho most natural, convenient modu to set right an 1 ngustiee, greater, perhups, to you than to.. others, Your obvdient servant, loscoe CoNKiIna. ho Ion, Thomas F, Bayard, Uulted Stutes Sen« “4 ator, Wilminzton, Del. . i ¥ DAYARD TN) CONKLAING, att Witatxaton, Del, Nov. 15, 180.—Dran Str: I have Just recelyed your lottor dated the Eth st, necompanied by n newspaper cutting pure porting to be nu oxtract frum thy report of a public speech mado by meat Dover, in this ° State, near tho end of thy reeont cunvass, © + made but one speech at Dover, and spoke then without notes, Until t recelved your letter nover know that any report hd been mnde or publisbed, The Press, from which you tellina * you cut the extract, ft Philadelphia paper, ond the Sentinel is published in Dover, Both ure He pubtican in pollttes, and 1 havo. nover geen a copy of either during or since the canvass, Reading for the tint timo ‘the extract you send mie, 1t appears to me so grossly Inuecurato as to cnuse the beilef it 3 . COULD NOT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN . by an honest person. I remeniber wall speak- ing of the case of Phelps, Dodue & Co,, and tha proceedings under which 'a great sui of monoy. (£270,000) was wrongfully taken fram thelr pock« ets, I deacribed and denounced in severoterus —; “the molety system.” and tho share which in tha case averned to the Collector, Surveyor, and” ~ Naval Otieer, and to tho Informer Wayne or Hervo), und stated that “the senlor Senator from New Yurk, Mr, Conkting, was understood, to bave reeelved compensation, ag thelr coun, sel, from Measra, Arthur, Cornell, and Latlin, for his services and ngsidtanee {1 the transaction; also that my authority for this statement was do~ vived trum a doetncnt published by ono of tho Monges of Congress, accompanied by testimony and statements made in open debate on the iloor of the House, tue never to my knowledsa contradicted, FE bolieve U alao roferred to a publlontion by Willhin 2B, Wood. an ox-'Troasury, utlietal, muda In tho Now York Sun, Oct, 27, 890, “giving hv account in fullot tho easy. Ths f belivye to be Tint * FON AND SCLATANCE™ of that part of the specch fn question which had, any reference to you ortho imolety systom, I. zB aul be surprised to lenru thore bs an error of fuetin ny statement, and shill rewret if tho | ‘ slightest injustice his been done to yonyaid, if.» : thore has been, will feel myself bound to apply any proper remedy when my error hig beon dis+ o olused te me, Your obodicnt servant, > YF. Bavanpe | + Tho Ion, Koscoo Conkling, United Stuca Bens ator, Utiva, N, ¥. iB : CONKLING FO BAYARD, '. . Utica, Ne Ys, Nov, 17, We— Dear Sit Toad with surprise your letter of tho 15th Inst,, Just: revelved. J inclosed you 4 statement, wilely published In two nowspupery, of defluit charges vallto have been publicly made by you, and inadg on your own knowledge of their truth. | : ‘hese charges were of unliwful and crliminal. -” conduct, imputed together to suveral persons, + of whom Tam one, Lasked you whothor you. made tho statement, ‘This would seam to call”: ~ for nfrank dischiimor or udwission, » You ape ae wer nothing us to auy one cuncurned except. - + + moe, As-to me, your dental fa inferential, by - fe Nnpeuching the honesty uf the reporter, ond then you proceed with a uow, a quite ditfercat, and erroncous stateuent, which you-eay you. Ulteradastome in the form of alleging what “was undorstvod.” ‘Thus, your response to a. plata and warrantuble fnquiry isonewhich » DOES NOT.MEET THN INQUIRY, — 4 ee ath butconslsts chioly uf ulleyations fur different, und though less fujuriotia, offensive, and uitrue, basing thom, you say, on publicutions and states a mueats of which Lhaveuo knowledge, Uo you wish to leave tho matter beru? If you think ig * deserves further attention, will you answer my” Question—numely; whether the published stuto-