Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 25, 1880, Page 2

ee, wee oF Bae Hoy “ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER natt & Indianapolis, ‘The stovks which did not show strength, but were at thes weak, wero Northwest, Milwaukee & St. Paul, Paetiic Mail, Reading, and Chattanooga, Rallrond bonds were active and buoyant, the transactions being on an enormous scale, and prices advancing above any figures ever quoted before, Tho Chesapeaku & Ohio, seties 13, firsts, rose to 80; currency 63 to 00; Texar Pacific (Rio Grande Dlvislun) firsts to 100; Denver & South Park firsts to 110%; Now York, Pennsylvania & Ohio In- comes to 61; Boston, Martford & Frio firsts to40!4; Erio new seconds to 102!¢; do Ine comes (4 per cent) to 91; Alton & Terre Ilaute seconds, preferred, to 100; Cedar Naplds & Northern firsts to 100; Canada Southern firsts to 1044; Denver & lio Grande firsts to. 114}¢; Iron Mountain tirst incomes to 02; Keokuk & Dys Moines firsts to 101; Lehigh & Wilkesbarre assented con- sols to 1053¢; do Incomes to 6334; Mo- bile & Ohio -first debentures ‘to 87; Metropolitan firsts to 107; Northwestern golit coupons to 120; Jersey Centrat Incomes to M3¢; Oregon firsts to 108; Uhlo Centrat firsts to 100; Rome & Watertown firats 10 80; San Franelsco, Class B, to 89; St. Paul (IL, & D, Division) firsts to 120; do, Southern Minnesota Division, to 110; do, La Crosso & Davenport Division, to 104, THE TELEGRAPHIC REPORT FROM CHICAGO this morning: announeing'a consolidation of the Chicngo.& Omaha with the St. Paul & Duluth Railroad fs denied at the oftice of the Omaha Company in thiseity. . ‘The statement is true regarding the sttccession of President Porter, of the Omaha Road, to the Presi- dency of tho Duluth Round, In place of Usley, resigned, ‘THE NooM. Tho Graphidsaya: “Something over two weeks since the Graphic pointed out tho probability ofa sharp rise in Lake Shore, ‘The price was then 1%, To-day It sold at 135, Several times, recently, we have dl rected attention to the strong buying, golng on tn Union Vacifle. The stock lus advanced to 1008¥, and we-are Informed that the rise in this stock has only just fairly begun, ‘There is good reason to belteva that it will soon sell upto 120, Notwithstanding the confinued rise In stocks and bonds, we Velleve that, ab present, Ilttle reaction is to be expected. Tho buying for foreign secount continues on an unprecedonted senate, and the prospects of the new funding sehemo have given the large holders renewed confidence. The truth is, there uppears to bea growing scarelty of desirable stocks of all kinds, There fs no pressure to sell, and any conskterable pur- chasing order lins the effect of marking prievs up vory sharply. , THE Noost 18 ON, and there are certninly no indleatfons that its end is near at hand? ANOTHER VIEW OF THH SITUATION, ‘The Eagle of to-night says: The niarket has the appearance of being taken out of the hands of professional speculators by hn- vestors and outside operatros. Ifthisisn cor- fect view of the sltnation, a dectine may be ex- peerat In caso of unfayoroble ne or any vigorous demonstration by the bears, But it ts possible that the break, should it come, would not have the effect upon the high-priced Investment. shares that has re- suited from previous raids, In this ense, the break might not partake of a panicky nature, ant the decline would, thereforg, be com- paratively Nght. THE CLIQUE now seem determined to hold the market for the benefit of those whd may be luelined to Invest their dividends and interest, which will bo disbursed about the opening of the Year, ‘They report ensy-money anda sharp domand for stocks, and this will enable thent to uniond, ata handsome profit, the remain- der of the property whieh they havo been carrylig.”” * . -PRODUCE, WHEAT. Sptetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yon, Dec. $).—Continted and ‘de- clued urgency In the offerings of winter wheat, especially in the option Ine, led ton turther break, early, of 1¢@234 cents a bushel, on a generally heavy and very unset- tled market, Western accounts of a yery un- fovorabla tonor, and dscouraging advices by enble aggravating the depression, At tho re- duced figures a fair degree of animation was noted,, mostly on specutative account. ‘Through the afternopn prices ratlied wbout3¢ @1 cent a bushel on some revival of the spec- ulatlveinqulry, this partly to provide for out- standing contracts, witha pretty fale export call, partly for the Continent, though the ontward movement was checked by the very scant offerings of suitable tonnage) for char tering purposes, and the extreme views of ship-ownars. Subsequently values on op tlons gave way, ylelding about Y@fe a bushel, closing wenk and lifeless. A wery Hight Inquiry was’ started for spring wheat. at caster and irregular figures, Sales were mnde of No, 1 red at 51.223 92,000 hushels No. 3 red at SLUKE Listy, ebletly at S115, closing at S115 asked; do free on board at $1.1 BLISS @L 42g, closing at SL145¢ asked; do January at SL TYS@L 164y, closing at S1143¢; dannary at BL. 149(0e1 dy, closing at $1.143¢5 do February at St1i@L173¢, closing at S10 do Murch at $1.10 de nt Si; No. Bred in tots ab ‘Ungraded red nt $1.0874@1.19, 1s No.3 Milwaukee spring at $1.00; rojevted spring at Oh, CORN, OATH, RY, AND DARLEY. In corn a slow movement was reported, at generally lower and Irregular prices on the new crop for early delivery, showing a de cllny of about 1g cents © oushel, and on options of No. 2 also n reduction of about 1 @¢ conta bushel, Sales of mixed Western Ungraded now were made at 53@55 cunts, na to quallly; No.3, 3@584 cents, closing at J8 cents; New York stenmor mixed, x@ fd cents, chieily at 638% cents; No, 9 white, TAG cents: New York yellow, 87 cents; low wilxed at 5H cents, . Oats were moderately doalt in, chicfly In the option Hne, at a further reduction of K@ X centa per bushel, Sales were made of white Western ungraded at 42@s7 cents, as to quality (a car-luad of fancy averaging 35 pounds went at 47 cents); mixed do nt 2@43 cents; No. 3 Chicago quoted at 41 cents, ° Rye was quoted about as before, but with- out Important movement. Burley was dull and quoted steady, PROVISION, Mog products were depressed and tower, but closed more firmly, with a batter demand noted, chiefly for Western steain Iard in tho option line, Western mess pork was quiet for varly delivery; quoted at $12.60 vid and 912.75 asked fur old; and inthe option ting slow and weak; February delivery at $14.25 asked; Match nominal. Bacon was offered more freely, and at a decline, with Httle“de- mand noted, Long clear was quoted at $7.10, and short clear at $7,50. Westerm steam Jord was quiet for early delivery, and quoted weaker, closing at $8.80. Sales were mado Of 868 tlerces at 88,8934, and {n the option Hne fairly active, opening at a decline,’ but clus- ing strong, with Wecember closing at $8.80; January at $4.60G8.823¢; February at ena 8,95; March nt $9,02}¢@9.05;° April al FO.0THG@0,10, THE OTHENS, ‘Tallow {a firm, with sates quoted of 12,000 pounds us 64 GOH conts, the latter for cholco, jones Were generally dull, quoted ay be- fore, 3 Ju freights a tale business fs rovorted in the way of berth frelghts, whielly in the #raln tuterest, with rates quoted generally about steady, For Liverpool, engagements reported have been, by steam, flour at 23 gd Ges Od (mostly through frelght and forward . Shipment), aud by outport steamers us low as i 85 Idgd@eu Sd; Wheat at 53d, a decline of a 2¢d; provisions at Sis Sd@2is od, mainly through freight for forward abipment; and by out-port steamers ns low as 273 l@s0s. ——-= PROSPERITY, 3_« A GOOD YEA Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Your, Dee. 2.—During the year now drawing to a close the graln trate repre- sented at this port has experlenced almost continued prosperity and activity in the ship. ment of cereals to Europe, For tho entire year (up to and including Saturday, Dee. 18) the amount of grain exported from New York was 133,923,823 bushels, to carry which the services of over 1,000 Iron steamers, 1,200 barks, and some 400 smaller vessels were re- quired.. The receipts of grain from Jaw t to Dee, 18 were 169,115,407 bushels. THE SENATORSILILP, GEN. SHARPE'S OPINION. Speetat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yorn, Dee, 24—Gen. George IL Sharpe said to-day in reference to the con- test for Senator this winter in thls State: “There is a genoral disposition among mem> bers of the Legistnture to leave tho Senator- ship question until they meet at Albany, All undue’ agitation of the matter is depreentod. { suppose tho -candlitutes for tho place are busily at work; but members, so far, are not committed to anyone of them, at least to any extent, Mr. Crowley is tho favorit with members from the west- ern part of the State, and will undoubtedly prove one of the formidable contestants for the position, Mr. Morton, is a strong man, As arepresentative from thls elty he will have a. powerful support, and you may de pend upon it he will not let the opportunity pass,?? “Wil the struggle Ilo between what ara sometiies known as the ‘machine’ and ‘antl-machine’ wing ot tho party?" “Matters scem to be drifting that way de- eldedly, It ls unfortunate, but itis true.” © Whut are Mr. Depew's prospects??? “Yon can fiardly expect me to know any- thing about that. 1 understand he is exert- ing Liinself Ju the matter, but it fs impossible to foreenst the result, Members are non- committal, and going to walt wntll they. us- semble nt Albany, aud have a chance to look about” PENNSYLVANIA. THE SENATOMIAL CAMPAIGN, Special Disateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Yort, Dec. 24—A specinl to the Thncs from Philadelpila says: “Tho Suna- torial contest In Pennsylvania {3 increasing in earnestness, ~The nomiuntion of Mr. 11. W. Oliver, of Pittsburg, by the enucus of Allegheny members (two Grow men excepted) on ‘Tuesday Is the first definit step toward uniting the senttercd elements* of ‘the fick.’ That caucus wiped out the other two Allegheny candidates, Congressén Mayne and Gen Moorhead, and gave Mr, Ollyer 19 votes to begin to build with, How many will bo added to them will bo shown ina few days. There is no doubt, however, that Senator Cameron Is warmely Interested in the con- test, ° Mt OLIVER : is a personal friend, and has been a business assoctinte. ‘Uhulr Interests and views, espe- elally as regards protection, are closely iden- tified. Mr. Grow has been confident that he should not. bo actually opposed by Cameron and his friends, but tts expectation Is now to be rovived, Whild ft is true, however, that tho elements of the field are now most Ukely to be united on Mr, Oliver, it: mhy be that, If ft should bo found that Gov, Hoyt could command 9 stronger support, tho forces will be massed under fils banner after all, The Republican membership in the Legislature ins been reduced one by the death of Mr. Wallnce J. Boyd, a young mem- ber-clect of tha Mouse, who died after a briet illness at Nanstowns on Wednesday ovening. As no successor ean bo elected in time, there ennnot be more than 153 members in the le- publican caucus, and BEVENTY-SEVEN WILL DE ENOUGIE TO NOM- INATE, Mr, Boyd wags not.a Grow man, and this toss helps Mr. Grow, for It makes one less for him to gain over the number whom he clalms is tustructed. Itmust be sold thathe and his friends show the utmost confidence of suc- coss, and unhesltatingly give the grounds of thelrexpoctations, showing 0 countofenough votes to control the caucus, with soveral tu spare, Uils belug upon the basis of only three from Philudelphts and two from Allegheny, ‘They clan confidenthally that they will come withln four of 1 nomination on tho first bal- lot. ‘Thoy propose to hold a conference nt Marrisburg on Dec. 31, A falr survey of the field shows that, while the opposition to Mr. Grow has increased In intensity, tho result may be still regarded us very doubtful.” TIIE CIROULATING LIBRARY IT WILL HAVE TO NE ABANDONED UNLESS IT BE MORE CORDIALLY SUPPORTED, Special Lspatch to The Chteayo Tribune, New York, Dee, o4,—Tho first annual re- portot the New York Free Circulating Lt Urary, which has just been Issued, 1g Invest- ed with particular interest from the fact that tho institution is tha. only freo ciroulating Ubrary in this city. In this respect Now York was veblnd other cities, and this enterprise was undertaken witheut “contemplating any burden on the taxpayer, while it was be- Heved that It would not fall to enlist the in- terest of philanthropic: eltizens, Its object is tu furnish ‘free reading, by establishing, In ong ov more pinees, a library and readlug-room, opon without payment to the public, : THE GOVERNMENT isn body of twenty-onu ‘Trustees, ns present. as follows: Mrs, Walter C. ‘Tuckerman, President; Mr, Benjamiu ll. Fleld, Mr, Fred> erlels W. Stovens, Mrs, Joseph Hohson, Mrs, J. Frederic Kernochan, the Hon, Levi 2, Morton, ‘Treasurer; Miss Annlo Redmont, Secretary; Mr. ‘Semple Prime, Mr, William W. Appleton, Mri, F.C, Barlow, Miss C, Eanily Hyde, Mr, Phillip Schuyler, Mrs, Wille fam Hl. Draper, Mes. Kichard M, unt, Mr, Robert Hoe, Mrs. Henry E. Uoewland, Bir, Abram S, Hewitt, Mr. J, Frederle Korno- chan, the Hon, Maniiton Fish, Mra, Samuel P, Blagden, Mr, Joseph IL, Uhoate, Theonly attempt to secure publo ald thus far has been the lnited clreulation of a letter by the Trustees ond by means of articles published from thno .to time in yarlous fournals and mugazines, Tho library was opened at No, 36 Bond streoton March 3 ‘The number of vooks given out during April was 1,653, and lng been steadily ine creasing from 400 te 500 volumes monty, so that during October the number reached 4,219; during November the number reached 5,855, ‘The number of applicants for books has increased stead!ly from 713 on Mareh 2 and reached on Dec, 13,117, Of persons’ using the Ifbrary, su ths are estimated to be uules and three-tenths females, four- iifths of whom are between the ages of [3 and 2L years, On March 1 the Ibrary con- tained 1,837 volunies, und on Nov, 13,074 vol- umes On the shelvex, showing an increase of 2,897 voluunes; of this number, 271 volumes Dave been purchased agd 1,506 volumes have beon gifts, From March 1 to Nov, 1723,888 yolumes have been given out, af whieh num- ber only two books haya beon lost—onu book in every 11,29 Issued, Donations of standard works-of fiction, popular and trustworthy books of travel and history, and the better class of books for boys ani girls, nro spectully needed, —_— ITEMS, JUDGE MORRIS’ ASSAILANT, New Your, Dee. 4.—Jim Dunne, who so brutally -assaulted = exJudgy Morris, of Brooklyn, sone thie age, gave himself up to-day, and was held for trial In $10,000 ball, FLAGUANT IMMORALITY, ‘The Red Star steamer Wacsland, now in from Antwerp, after a voyage of twenty- one days, reports that her delay was caused by tho machinery becoming disabled. Sho also had bad weather, and fost some of her sails, Her steerage passengers have made complaint against the vessel on account of the lack of provision for separating them, ‘Khe most open and flagrant immorality pre yalled during the voyage. DIED OF A PINAWOUND. A woman mame Mary Folsom hag Just died in Brooklyn froma pln-wountt in tho forefinger of her right hand, received while washing clotps: inst Monday. Her hand and arm wel led greatly, und she suffered most excruchiting patn. FIRE RECORD. CIIICAGO, A still alarm to Engine Company No. 12 at 2:00 yesterday afternoon was enused by the burning out of an chimney at No. t Moyne avenue, the residence of William Onk., Dame Ago trifling, 3 ‘Tho alarm from Vox 163 at 0:50 last night was enused’ by a fire in the dwelling of ‘Thomas Ryan, No. 10 Wallaco strect, Mrs. Ryan had carelesly dropped a mateh upon a ball. Pamage to the building and furni- ure, $25, ‘The alarm from 261 at 0:40 Instoventng was enused dy a tire in conestory frame butldine, ‘Twelfth street near Lumber, owned by Messis. Ray and Wititney, and oceupled by the Western Unlon ‘Telegraph Company as it branch ‘ofilee, | ‘The offices was preity well seorched, and thedamage done to both bulld- ing and offtee Js estimated at 1%, Ontiver Timbthy Ryan, while putrotling his Dost at 0:50 last oyunln, discovered an ine elplent fire on the first oor of i, fotr-story- nud-basement brick bullding at No, 40 Stato street, occupied by Seavey € Co, dealers In stoves nnd ranges. ‘Tho fire wis exe tinguished with n few pails of water and ayiiirouk necuasitattins the calling out of the Fire Devartent, ‘Che fire was enused bya portion of an old cont, which had been thrown into a) stove In which there wis mn hard-coal fire, falllng out upon the Hoor and setting fire to it, it was evidently the work of burglars, who had effected entrance the store by prylng open a rear door, oy had rat- sacked the place thoroughly, but had appar ently got no plunder except the contents of a inoney-drawer, whieh they had forced open, Why they burned the coat {is nore than any one his been able to surmise thus iy AT DAVENPORT, TA. Speclat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Davenport, In, Dee. 24—Tho tobacco factory ot Hermann & Bro, Enst Second atrect, was damaged by fire last night to the qmount of $4,000; insured In the North British, Tunperlat & Northern, Quesn; Fire Assoclation, and North American for $1,000 each, or $5,000 in all, AT CHATHAM, VA. Danvinur, Va, Dee. 4.—At Chatham, Pittsylvania County, last night the telegraph oflice, passenger depot, and express ofico burned. A large quantity of express frelzht was.consumed; also 3400 in money, ‘Lhe orighh of the tire is unknown. AT PATERSON, N, J. Parenson, N. Ji. Dee. .—Vandyke.& Co.'s furniture establishment burned to-day. Loss, $45,000; Justrance, 830,000. ‘The ad- folning dwelllng and stove-storo of Robert UnCAN Wis constlerably damaged. AT BURKEVILLE, VA. Prtensnuna, Va, Dee, %.—The news- paper office of tho Suuth Side Sentinel, Al- pheus Boling proprietor, published at durkeviile, Via, burned Inst night. No in- surance, AT SUMMIT, MISS. Sumait, Miss. Dee. 24—Tho Sentinel oflice, Pintes ofice, 1, Milburn & Co.'s store, the Masonte and Odd-Fetlows' hatls, burned this moraing, Insurance, 37,000, : AT ST. PAUL. ~ Sr. Paur, Mlun,, Dee. 24.—J. E, Heywood’s four-wmill. and elevator were burned this morning, with25,000 bushels of wheat. Loss, $50,000; Insurance, IN SOUTIT BROOKLYN, New Yoru, Dee. 44.-In South Brooklyn tho ofl works, to-day, with 25,000 gallons of petroluin, burned up. ‘ CASUALTIES. NITRO-GLYCERINE, Brapronn, Pa, Dee, 24.—Albort Mageo and Thamas Perry, moonlighters, went to torpedo a well north of Bradford at an early hour this morulng, ‘Phe nitro-giycerine was. congealed, and Magee placed the can con- taining thirty-seven pounds in a tub of warm water to liquify it, Just how no human tongue can over tell, but at any rate the com- pound exploded with terrilic force. Mageo was torn to pleces aud hls remains seattered about ln every direction. An ann, leg, and his lungs aut heart were the largest portlons of his body found. Perry was standing some distunce away, but was thrown against a building near by with great violence, His henring was destroyed and his body badly brulsed. ‘The derrlek and house were badly reduced to splinters. ‘Lhe concusston broke windows at n distance of nearly one mile. Magee was aged 20, and has been Fealding in tho oll reglons for several years. Loe isn nattye of Ohio, — TELESCOPED, ATLANTA, Gi, Dec. 24—A. froight-train and delayed passenger-train on the Alr-Ling Railroad collided ten miles from this elty this gvenlins, Peter Keys, engztneer, aud dim Colllns, colored, firemnn, of the passenger- train, were-killed. “The two gtngines were Jelvacoted and a total wreck, "No othors In+ ured, ON ‘THK ROCKS, SAN Francisco, Dee, 24.—Arrived, stonm- or Wilintngton, from Vanoma. Shu, brings nows that the French bark Esperance, from Havre, and the Ajerican schooner Tentonin were lost at San Blas, th inst, bya heavy swell setting thom on the rocks, BTRUCK KY A ‘TRAIN. Boston, Vee. *4,—Lhireo men, John Shea Chester Morse, and J. Bruce, while attempt ing to cross the Boston & Albany Tallroad track In a wagon neur Walker's Grove, Natick, Mnss,, were struck bya train, and all instantly killed, SCALDED TO DEATH. Speclat Dispatch ta Thé Chicago Tribune, GALENA, M1, Dec, {4—The 2yenr-old daughter of John Hanrahan, of Darlington, Wis., was sevlded to death on Wednesday by falling Into a kettle of bolting water used f senlding hogs. BE AISE USGS Tor DROWNED, Boston, Dee, 2.—Frank [amilton Harvey, member of tho Sophmore class of inrvard College, was drowned while skaung on Fresh Pond, Cambridge, this. afterncon, te be Jonged to Indianapolis. rc — GLOVE FIGHT. CincinNaTI, Dee, 34—Jdohn Sullivan, of Boston, ant Prot, doin Donaldson, of Cleve- and, succeeded to-night in having a fight with small, hard loves, Ins, hall, before a small, select ire Ten rounds wero fought. From the beginning It was apparent Donald. gon was no muteh for Sullivan, as at the end of every round he was knocked down, or went down to aval juntshinent, At the end of the tenth round Donaldson indicated that ho ind seen enough of his antagontat, and Sullivan was declared the winner, ——— SUICIDE. Special Dispatch tu The Chteago Tribune, ANLWAUKER, Dee, H.-A prominent eltl- zon named Rowland Ward committed suicide atthe Axtel Mouse thisafternoon by taking Jaudanum, He hag. been engaged In tho vrockery business an Grand avenue, but dl hot stieceed very well, Some fours ago ha Was Jusane, and It fs thought that he became yferaingedt again within the past two or threo YS. te . . PETROLEUM, . Titvsyinie, Pa, Dee A—Petrnorvui— ‘The oll market opened at Y2fe; highest, OL3ge; lowest, Ufo; closime at Vie. Bales, 155,000 bris; shipments, $5,818 befs; churters, 3,500 brig rig. 25, 1830—SIXTEEN PAGES WASHINGTON. The First Volume of the Of~ ficial History of the War. No Other Work of Equal Mag- nitude Ever Published by Any Nation. Tho Northern and Southern As- ~. peet of Enech Episode Caro fally Recorded. Speech of White Eagle, the Ponca Ohief, Before the Govern- mont Officials, The Christlancy Divorce Suit Stil Oc- cupying the Courts at the Capital. Mrs. Christiancy's Recital of Her Husband's Cruelty While in Peru. A Socicty Belle Who Married an Englishman Sues for Legal ‘Separation, The Bulldozed Collector in Louislana Will Bo Proteoted if He Desires to Go Back, y TIL WAR. THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE GREATEST UIs TONY UF MODERN TIMES, Spectat Dispateh to ‘The Chicago Tribtines Wasinetoy, D, C., Dee. 24.—The pub- Ieation of the first volume of the records of the War marks an evont-in which all who desire to know the truthfal insido history of tho Rebellion aro deeply Interested. “The volumes will now follow each other raptdly, The work ins been In aetlye progress for about eight years, and ling occupied the at tention of a large forea of clerks, a number of whomare skilled in the knowledge of tha records of Into years. ‘The whole matter has heen in tho charge of Col. Robert N, Scott, of the army, who has given most lutelligent and Industrious attention to the duty, ls seluction for the work was ONH OF THE BEST that could be made, ashe entored upon his duties with a wide knowledge of the inside offictal history: of armies, campaigns, and battles. Ho has given close. and constant study to everything In the archives, both of the Union and ‘the Confederate forces, and, so far ns the work tins progressed, every- thing ‘bearing. upon each movement has been carefully selected and set in its proper place, No work ever issued by the Uoy- ornment has been ng -thoronglily read in proof ns this, ‘Ihe ‘comparison has In all cases been with orfginals, or coples which have been closely compared and certi: fied as correct, Thy publications heretofore printed, olther ag .called tor by Congress-or reported from thoCommittes on-thé Condnat of the. War, havelouy: and ‘all been found:to “bo 4 CROWDED WITH mntons, ed and in many cases these mistakes have per: petuated wrong ‘and unjust conceptlors of the matters to which they relate. The errors in tho transinisstn of fleld tetegrains wore n frultCul source of crror, and blunders in copying from hastlly- tten ofleial papers wore found to be common, ‘The present work, 1 its necuraey, is unsurpassed by any- thing of the kiud yet attompled ona large scale, THE DOUNLE INDEX of names and subjects Is by far the most complete work of tha kind yet dony, and to this Important branch of the worl Col, Scott dovoted much study. So far as the Confed- erate archives have been secured, they have been imparitally selected and arranged in connection with the Union records, so‘that ench subject has all the light thrown upon It that tho. records of olther sido furnish, Tho soldiers: of the two armies will ench be deeply . interested in these indopendent histories, for they re- veal what was at the time concealed behind tho plaket-lines of the other, and thus make knewn what at the time was for all con- cerned the daily mystery of tho situation, the mystery for tha solution of which not only the troops In the fietd, but the Government themselves, minde constant and most strenu- ous oxortions, ‘Phy prosecution of this great work will bo sure to command the hearty support of ¢ : THE SOUTRERN SOLDIERS, for tho reason, first, that {t presents their own sido fully, as written by thelr own ofllcers, and, second, it will show that thelr cam- pales and thelr battles, considered solely in anilltary sense, will take rank with any- thing that the North accomplished, . In fact, considering thelr great wanto¥ the means for supplying war material of all kinds, and the eMicleney of the Lioekade, these catipnigns are shown to have been Mitte short of won- derful. ‘Che orders, letters, dispatches, and other official papers now to see the light for the first time, will change : MANY WONG IMPRESSIONS, * Injuatico of long standing trom which some have suffered will be corrected, and some Jaurels Impoperly won will full. . ‘Cho first volume, now ready, presonts the History of the carly movements for secession and the oporations Jn Charleston Hnarbyr up to the full of Sunitor, Much now and most inter esting light Is thrown upon this epoch. ‘Tho fact that stands out clearly defined Is, that THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE MAD MADE No PREPARATIONS for war, and, while some of the politieat leaders sacm to have regarded {tas a possl- bility, and to have made what thoy regarded as In some degree mn preparation for war, btlll many of the leaders were wholly. sur- prised at tho inagnitude of tho military movements they were instantly called upon to make, und, ay States, the people generatly throughout the seceding States were, except in high couraxe, totally-unprepared:for war, ‘Tho work ig ona targer and more domplete scale than has ever been undertaken by any other Natlon, and, as, It progresses, will bo sure to excita constantly Inereaslag Interest, both North and South, THE PONOAS, . ‘ THEIR SPEECHES, Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasitinatoy, D, 0., Dee, 21—The Ponea Chiefs had another hearin with Secretary Schurz to-day, and ‘agreed to sigh, on Mou day, a lotter tu the President in which they will state that they desire to remain in the Indlan Territory where they, are, und are antous to relluquish thelr tlie to their lands in Takata for the si of $140,000, this sim to compensate them for the lands themsclyes,, for all damages caused by thelr removal, and for the depredations of the Siow: They also particularly requested the etary of the Interlor to ask Congress te eta law which would permit them to ~gg@uelr land 8 ngsigued to thom In severalty, Any ono who Nstened to THE LONG AND ELOQUENT SPEECII OF WIIITE . and who heard the answorsto tha cross-ex- amination, would be compelled to.ncknowl- ede that the Indians were aeting of their own free will, and they wore terribly wronged {n their removal, White Engle told the story to-day tn avery pathetic manner, Hisapeech shows that tho old fire and eloquence linve not. yet died out offho Indian ree, Ie showed that they had very clearly been forced from their reservation by Agent Camphell, and that the United States troops, as he put It, “drove them across the Niobraré’River ns. herds of pontes would be driven, when thoy were slek, and ALMOST READY TO DIE," Ilow much they felt this was shown by White Engle’s speech, which, he suid, ho made to the Agent at the times“ ’Lhore are white people traveling about, and some of them imay come here and look at my body and say, *Why did thoy KUL him?? And thoy will say that if was becntse they wanted him to. move, and he was unwilling” and they = killed him? ‘Their hardships tu tho Indian Terrttory, the manner In whieh they were deprived of food, and the death of 100 of thor number were de- scribed in a very graphic way by White Engle. He seemed particularly aggrieved that, in tho midst of thess hardships, he gave a white lawyer a pony: ‘ “to TOUCH TUR WIRE,” that ho might commutiteate with the “Great Father,” ond subsequently gave lim thirty. favo ponies to visit the " Great Father,’ and Tecvived no answer. Some of the members of the President's Cominission, appoluted at the instanee of Boston people, asked whether their present aeelsion was made of thelr own efreo-will, and White -Englo answered that the decision was thelr own; that, while they, In white Eagle's Innguage, had onco been trodden down like the grass that with- ereth, yet since Inst spring they seemed to have turned on a new course, and that “ God. has pity upon us, and will give us better times, A bad Agent, sickness, and the wind blew upon us then; but these things . ” SHAVE VANISHED Now, and wo have a good Agent, good health, and a good day, and we want to dwell In the land of the warm country (the Indian Territory), where wo now'are.” ‘The Government. pro- voses to glye them a reservation of 101,80t neres. If tho statements of these Chisfs shall be supported by the Poneas nation, tho vexed question of the Ponens would SEEM TO HE SUiTTLED, and Seerotnry Schurz to be sustained. The Commission, however,.will go next week to the Indian ‘ferritory, and told the Chiefs to- day ‘that they should ask them all, in tho presenes of. tha whole natlon, the ques- tlons that thoy haya been required Ao answer here, It Is doubtful whether the members of tho Preslilent’s Comission themselves now expect that thelr “visit will materially change the situation. ‘The trouble appenrs to be that within a year, the Poncas have changed thelr minds; that they have become acellmated; that they have dls- covered thelr nelghbors are peacefitl, the soll fertilo, and that they do not desire to return to the Dakota country, TIE CURISTIANCYS, THEIR DIVONCHE*CABK NOT YET ENDED, Spectat Dispatch: to The Caicago Tribune. * ‘Wasiinaton, D, 0., Dee. 24—The Chris tlancy divorce-ense is not yet ended, ‘Tho Court here, notwithstanding: the appeal of the counsel for Mrs, Christiancy, has issued a-commiston to an attorney In New York to taky the testimony of Edel Giro within the noxt sixty days, ‘The chargo of ‘adultery with Giro Is the most prominent one made bn Behalf of Minister“ Christianey, which tho Christiancy Inwyors cluhn “has ‘not been re- futed by the evidence already taken, The, speciiic chirge'ls, that, ou.or about tho 25th day of December, -1879,’ at’ St. James? [otel, in Now" Yutk; Mis" Chitistianey conunitted atultery with a persoii who registered his nae as Edel Glro, of. New’ York, who was generally known in this country as Edel Alero, Very little is known hero’ of Giro, but ho fs tnderstood to’ bo an Amorican of Spanish or Poruyian descent, with whom Mrs. Christiancy became acquainted while in Peru. Chis charge agalnst- Mrs, Ohris- tlaney has - MET WITH A SERIOUS BETBACK from the witnesses on behalf of the prosccu- tlon who were examined heren few weeks ago, and whom Mrs, Christinney made her wit- nesses by placing thomupon the stand. Mrs. Christiancy ts a porsoii of striking physical chrractoristies, belng very petite, — rather pretty, and a person not to be readily mis taken foranother. Being placed upon the stand to testify as to the alleged act of adultery between Giro and Mrs. Chiristlaney in New York, the witnesses testified gllblyas to the fact that a person who registered hhn- self “Giro” did arrive from Washington, and stopped atthe St. James’ Hotel in com- pany with s woman, who- also occupiud the room with hin; but, when belng called upon to deseriba the woman wha was the .com- panjon of Giro,-tho case of Minister Chris- tianey ogninst his wife seemed to break down, as the witneases agreed in deserlbing A VERY DIPFERENT PEREON FROM ahs, CHIISTIANG: ‘Tho porson whom thoy swore that they saw accompanying Giro was a tall brunet, where- ag Mra, Christlancy Is very small anda blond, ‘The Jawyers who heard tho testimony hers generally expressed the opinion that. that portlon of the caso had fallen, ns Minister Chrlstlaney's own witnesses not only had Salled to make out that -particular charge against. Mra. Christinney, but the witnesses had absolutely proved that the porson seen could not have been her, However, Christlan- cy’s lawyers have succeeded ingecuring from the Court an order to take Giro’s testimony, ‘The lawyers here are speculating to what ex- tent that teatimony.will be of aval, or how far the commission issued to take thia testhnany can compel Giro to testify asto any acts with any person which might crlminato hinself, Another of the charges made by Mr. Christlancy against his wife ... HAS ‘ALSO FALLEN, The charge was, that Mrs, Christinncy had made a visit ton notorlous huuse of [l-repute in this clty, kept by Duschka Whito; that Mrs, Chiristinney visited this place in the day- time, with ‘a. Well-known — public officer, To this.. Mrs, Christiancy, in de- fense, has .shown..that sho really djd go to tho houso in question, but in cons pany with tho wife of the officer named, wha had a brother ruined through Mrs, White; and that Mra, Christlaney accompn- nied tho woman. at .the earnest request of the lattor; and that tho visit, which was an Indisereet one, was: for -an entirely proper purpose, and was wade in broad daylight at tl o'clock In the morning, Tho ‘story that Mr. Christianoy was to charge that members of Congress had com- mitted agultury with hig wife, proved not to have Ueon’ trues Ju the “trial thus far no inthnation of the sort lias beet made, nor has there been any reference to any relatlon> ship of thatsort Jn any of the papers, MH, CHIRISTIANOY : ig tho daughter of Afr. John W, Lugenbeel, aclerk in. the Sixth.-Auditor’s ofice, now quite an aged’ gentleman, ‘She was born tu Alexandria, Va, somo twenty-five years nyo, Shoigot petite Agure, is very good- Jouking, and, having been. well educated, and holng naturally a good conversationist, she 13 sable to make herself very entertalning, Most of ‘hor ‘vatly‘ life was spent in Maryland, where she has relatives and friends; and, ob- ; tajnlng’n clerkehipin one of the bureaus of , the ‘reasury Department, sho took board at Mrs. Choate's, on Indians avenue, nearly opposit the house where gle now resides with her father and mothur, At this boarding-house she met Mr, Chris- tiancy, and, although Be was then G4 and she but 2L years old, they were soon regarded ay lovers; aud, after a courtship of only a few weeks’ duration, tho marriage touk place? dtwaga very quict atain | THERE IS NO CLAIM on tho part of Mr. Christlaney that: ho was entrapped Into the marriage, as lias been alleged; and it was known to the Indy and her friends that he was not wealthy, After the marriage, the parties during the session of Congress remained in Washington, and during the recess lived most of the tine at Lansing, Mich,, the resitence of the Senator, Not long before Mr, Christinney was np- pointed to the mission at Pern, he made ard executed a power of attorney to Mr. Willits, at that thie na practicing lawyer at Lansing, and now a member of Congress from Mich!- gan, to sell and convey all his real estate; tn which power of attorney his wife joined, The wife started to Peru under the pro- tection of Mr. Sulosmnis, a Peruvians but slo soot lust confidence in such protection, and MIL ALGIIT, who was on the sienmer, at the request of the Captain assumed that position. ‘This was the first acquaintance -of Mr. Halght and Mra. Christinney, Mr. Halght—who Is, hy the way, a imarried man, with one or more ehildren—was visiting Peru on torpedo busl- ness, being connected with and interested hi the Lay torpedo-vont. With Yankee shrowd- ness and push he did all he could, through his acquaintance with the American Lega- tion, to push his business-intercsts, and was frequently at tha Legation. twas during his stay bn Peru that Mr, Halcht, lt is alleged, viinessed acts of cruelty on the part of Mr. Christiancy towards his wife, aueh as atrik- ing and beating; and, it fs sald, that at one time the Amerienn residents were on tho point of petitioning the Dresident for, tho Minister's recall, twas known {o soni of Mr. Christiancy’s friends that before hls de- pvarture to Pern he had not the most amicable feellngs towards his wife; but there was no outbrenk, : When Mrs, Christinncy returned from Perttgin October last, BH WAS ALMOST PENNILESS, Mr. Christinney not even furnishing her the money, It is sald, to pay her passage, so that sho had to accept the ussistance of American residents of Paris for this purpose, Her parents were. then living at 511 D street, ord slio naturally went there to reside, She sup- ported herself for some Hine by painting pho- tographs and copying. Since the publicity glyen to her troubles with Mr. Christianey, her health has been bad, and she has had to elalm support from her aged parents, 2 Spenking recently of tho suit, Mrs, Chris- taney sald: “My going to Peru was against my will. My ill-treatment had commenced tong before thal time, aud Lwas fearful for my sefety. Lwag only in Peru five or slx months, and yebull that time was marked by continued brutality towards me. One instance, in pare thenlar 1 remember. Mr. Christianey, as usual, had been drinking. Me caine home ono night, aud, although I had been stek in bed for two days, commenced to ebase-mo violently, until, his drunken anger getting the best of him, I STRUCK ME Iwent down to tho door ‘to rush from the house, when George, his 10-year-old son, followed mo out, and sald that hewould go with me, ag he was tired of seeing me so treated, “At (hat juncture, a Mr. Haight, an Amerlean- resident in Lina, erme to the .house on a visit, and was tw witness of‘ the trouble, Mr, Chris- tancy thon beggedt. mo to stay, saylng that he had not intended to strike me, But [ refused to romain; and, as LT was leay- ing, hocalled George to come tohin, George walked towards my husband, who then polnted to Mr. aight and me, saying to me, ‘Now you can go’ Instantly Mr Haightcomprehended the Inslnuation,and an- swered, ‘ Mrs, Cliristiauey does not leave this House without your gov pecompanying her,’ With'that Gedrpesdld, "Father, 'T ani gal, with her” and ‘eanie to 'ine. “If you go out of this house now, you go forever,’ sald Mr, Christinucy to me. ‘Then it is forever,'L an- swered, George and I went toa. ho- tel, Tho next day Mr. Christinucy sent word to us that he was very sick and axpected to aie, and would I plensu come home, At first T refused, for I had suffered almost too much to forgive. But the friend he had sent plet- ured lils distress in such manner that at Inst I consented, When .1 returned, I was surprised to find him perfectly well.’ Ho mule : : EVERY MANIFESTATION OF PENITENOR, and once more I returned to his house. Tho very next morniig, when L was lying on tho bed, suffering with the pain: that my troubles had aggravated, hie stood over me and cursed and swore at mo until 1 was nearly wild. Mls driving me from the house had ‘raised such asensation that a petition! for his recall ag Minister was put in cireulatlon; but I, dreading a scandal, had It suppressed. Ev- orything went quietly for some little while, Tdurlug which time wa heard that Mr. Haight, who had gono further south, bad been killed Inthe war, This was notieenbly good news to Mr. Christlaucy, who would have been glad to have fost this witness of his cruelty, Ono dny, however, Mr, Haight returned, and, calling wt our honse, ‘said that ho wag about to returm to the United States. Instantly Mr, Christlancy’s manner toward him was changed, and he was all kindness, for hoe did not want Mr. Halght to Jeayo with any ill-will that might result in the spreading of the facts regarding him that Mr, Haight knew, The Jatter, much tomy surprise, recelved an Invitation to remain over night, The next morning Mr. Chris. tlaney again commenced his abuse of me, and to eseaps him Lran into the slttlng- room. He followed me, and, not content with using words, STRUCK st T screamed, and then he. choked me untill could make no sound. Mr. Unight, who was in another room rending a paper, heard my firat sereaimn and hurried to ny asaist- anee,—hurling Mr, Christlaney back, and al- most throwing hin to the ground, Mr. " Halght left that day for the States, and I lett tho following week,” THE BULLDOZERS, REPORTS ON, LANIEN'S CAKE, “Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutxaton, D, C., Dee, 24,—1t Is under- stood that the Comntissioner of Internal Roy- enue, with the*tuncurrence of tho Secretary of the Treagury, has arrived ata detiult con+ clusion in the case of B. 11, Lunlor, Collector of Internal Revenud at Lake’ Providence, La, whose friend and partner in his news- apaper, Dr, Jones, was assassinated the day after the Inst election, and who was himself complied to leave his homo in the might- tine te avokl a almilar fate, which, as he be- Moved, awalted him. Tho facts haye been investigated by Revenue-Agent Atkinson, of Kentucky, who has tuken the statements uur promlnent : 8 OV HOTIL POLITICAL PAITIES, most of whom gave thelr ovidenco on the dis- tinet understanding that thelr names should not be made knuwi. ‘The Comuiissioncr de- clines to make public his agent's report for this reason, It is, however, understood that the charges proferred against Lanter by the Hon, J. Moyd King, the sitting membor of Congross from that. district, are not sis. tained by the frets. ‘Tho revenue ofticials, however, take cognizance of the fact that the opposition to Lanier Is not because he was an ofilcer of Internal Revenue, but be- cause ho had the hurdihood to run for Cou- aress on the Ropublican ticket agalnst King, ! THE DETERMINATION, necordingly, Jy that whether Lanier goos back ur uot to his Division. shall be left to IMs discretion, -If he elects to go back, he will be protected; If he thinks his life will bo endangered by so doing, ho will probably bo retained tn the Internal Revenue Servjco in New Orleans, As Lauler baa a wife (o " 5 i native of Lake Providencey and four ehtlitron, It 1s probable he may elect totale the latter alternative, A POOR MA'TCIT, atuIT FoR Divorce, Special Diapateh to The Chica Tribune, Wastuinaton, D. C., Dee. 24.—1t has long been the fashion of Washington soclety helles to run after the brass butions of the Ariny and navy, and after the cocked hala aunt plumes of the foreign fegations, The re sult of one such alliance ts shown by the proceedings fy the Divoreg Court here to-dny, in whieh the Aumerlean wife, Carlo Haggard, nings sult against Mr. Magard, who was formerly Seg, retary of the British Lemaion here, sho statésthat, by the name of Carrie Carrol] she was married to the defendant on the toth of December, 1875, by the Nev. Mrs Porth waite Haggard being at the thy an attachs of the Dritish Legation; that they Jeft and Went to England, whore they lived as husband and wife for nearly two yerrs, and BIE CHATIORS ‘ Uint, on October 19, 1877, without Any ex. planation other than a reference to the alleged incompatibility of temper botween them, and her alleged extravagance, ho notified her to return to the United States, and Informed her thathe had Recepted an appointment to Persia, and he hitended, to separate himself from her, and to and, fn a letter from him at Bouthay, Turin, dated June 9% 1878, he announced that the — separation was Irrevocable aud Indefluit; She states that she ling made frequent attempts to procure a reconcliiation, but, belng unsticcessful, she hing abandoned all hope. She therefore nska adivorce, with authority to uso her matden nine, Spectat Dispatch ta The Chieago Tribuna, Wasuinatos, D.C, Dee. 4.—Wiliam B Chandler, one of Maine's managers at Chis engo, was asked to-day this question: “po you think that Senator Blaine will havo a sent In Garfield's Cabinet! He replied: “] do not know whether tho report fs truvor not. If L knew, £ might not be at lberty to tell. If Garfield wants Blaine to aecept a place In lils Cabinet, and my advice wera asked, L would advise him to accept it. Such an appolutment would undoubtedly be gen- erally neceptable, ‘and would add great strength to the Administration, PRTROLEUSE. . : To the Weatern Assoctated Press, Wasninaton, 'D, C., Dec. 24—The Chiet of the Burent of Statistics reports that tho total value of exports of petroleum and po troleum products from the United States for the month of October, 1880, were $3,840,002; during October, 1870, $4,027,177. For the ten months ended Oct, 31, 1880, $23,820,095; and during the'saime pertod in 1870, $30,097,087, ° + SYTTING-BULT. Advlecs from Fort Keougt: say that Scout Culbertson’ recently had an interview with “The Gall,” Sitting-Bull’s right-hant man, who told him the Intter would probably como in this winter'as far as-the mouth of Milk River, but wanted: tho whites to let him alone, and he would give up when he got ready, Scout, Allison rqvorts, under date of Dice. 17%, from Woody Mountain, that on the 18th hewvould ‘start’ with > Sttting-Bull and Ila whole cxmp for'ttid Missouri River. Tha Indians were destitute of food and pontes, and itwould require twelve days to reach Milk River. NATIONAI-BANK CIRCULATION, ‘The following statement shows the recelpts of National-bank notes for redemption, with the receipts for the corresponding period lngt year: 1809, 1691, 16005 | § 35.000 £0,000 4.00) 000 RAN) 253,000 T7000 iy) THE FATHER OF MIS COUNTRY. | rhea President to-day approved of thé bilt authorizing’ the Chamber of Commerce of ‘Now York to erect a statue of George Washington on the Sub-Treasury Building in that elty, 7 THE PULLICODERT STATEMENT. “Tho public-debt statement for December will be Issued Jan. 3, “ HYDROPHOBLA. ¥Vatal Termination of the Caso Near Kirkwood, N. J Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Pumanurira, Pa., Dec. A.—Seth Foster, tho old woodeutter, Hving near Kirkwood, Nvd., whose sufferings from hydrophebla wore described at length In these dispatches of Weduesiay Inst, died this morning at 10:10 o'clock. Foster's case Is probably one of the most remarkable on record, Ditten on the 6th of November by an animal presumably rabid, and developing symptoms of the terri+ bie diseaso within stx weeks after, it would be conceded by ail: authorities death should occur at feast six days after tho first symp- tom — appeared,.- Nine-tenths of tho deaths tuke~ place © between three and four days | from the time of tho first attack,” In Foster's case, however, nine days—In fact, to count from-tho very first symptom, ten days—had elapsed before death took place, and then under circum ‘stances having no recorded parallel. Wednesday passed with Httle or no change inthe sufferer beyond the fact that lis ine gnne freaks wore manifested more frequently than onthe day previous, Ills aversion to, all lquids continued, and ft was found In- possiblo to administer any medielne either Ia aliquid or solid form. Al day ho labored under the halluelnation that ho owned sev oral nutes, and must needs gear them Up ,totwithstanding the poor wretch never pos sessed any other quadruped than tho.dog which gave him his dvath-wound, On Thursday ho appeared botter, if avy: thing, In the forenoon, but toward night beeamo violent again, and threatened nis fomily with utter destruction when thwarted In any.of nis whims, ‘Thursday night was passed ns tho previdts six had ‘boon, with an Insana cunning born of the malady, Foster would affect a desire to sleop, and thon, whon everything appeared “gulet, he would steal down. stairs, und ete -deavor, to escape fram the house, Strange to say the “pationt. exhibited nono 0 tho distressing cries or ta horrible writh- Ings that usually characterize tho dread le ease, nor did he shave the Jucid intervals usually accompanying the malndy and which render It tenfold more heartrending. Yestorday morning tho spasms svt In again with renewed violence, thy frothing at tho miouth and the contortions of the body were renewed, and by 10o’clock Foster was {n thoroughly exhausted state. At half-past 10 his sallow face nssumed a more ghastly huey ils eyes took on that. Justreless expression which . hnmediate| preeedes deat, and) it was ae that the a assumed on phase never, belo! recorded, According to all obtainable ate {istics upon the subject the death scene . most palnful and distressing. ‘Tho patien seems to bocome endowed with suiporhuner strunath,- lg yes protrude, and ho batl and snaps like .a dog, ‘The gare yams become so agotiizing that ae many instances. the patient has smothered with pillow or quictly relivved of torture by anesthetics, ‘the Jost mo ments of poor Foster were eliraoterized by none of thesuawful detaily, “Shortly La 1Lo'clock ha appeared to hayérecoyered i reason, and Jooked beseechingly at his w and daughters, and mnady signs to be ral ‘i upin bed, Mrs, Foster lifted lily head a turnea to get a cup from the tadle, thin ing tho sufferer might be able to awalior Sho placed the yesset to his mouth, but Te could ot swallow, Sho put his head ae on the pillow, hls breath xrow shorter an shorter, and at twenty minutes bear | o'clock tho poor old woodcutter was deal