Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1881, Page 2

ok respeet, us 1.e was by all who Aolley, Mats & * and recelved tho Scercta notlco that tho snne_hnvo been designated by the Zecrete vy of the Trensury for redemption. Mr, Kelly stated that e would not now press his substitute, Inasmuch as its pro- vistons hul been substantinlly Incorporated in this b, » Mit. WEAVER OFFERED AN AMBXDMENT providing that no portlon of the publle debt now payabla in lawful money shinll be fund- ed, under authority of thisacty fnto oblizn- tlonspayable exclusively i coln, Rejected, €6 to 08, e s * ..M¥ Chittenden’ offered an amendment re- ealing tho tax on bunk eapital i deposits, and providing that the tax on cirenlatlng Jotes of tho National banks lssued npon bonds authorized by this net shall not exeeed anc-half of 1 per cent, o, Mg Mills made s point of order that the fmefdment wns not germane, and gave vArning that, if it should he admitted, he would bring forward nmendments fpostng an fncome tax and 1evising the tarlit, The polnt of erder was sustained and the amendment exelnded, * My, Warner offered an amendment fixing the rate of interest on the certifientes at 843 per cent, and providing that they shonld not be Jssued In smnller denoiinations than &50. Ruled out on a point of order © Mr, Anderson offered an- anendinent pro- hiblttng the eornoration of Natlonal banks after June 10, 183L A point of vrder w: ralsed ngninst the .amendment, pending whieh Mr. Dibrell offered an amemlment - posing un lncoma tax, when the Committee rose and the House adjourned, BITUARY. VATTIER. Bpectal Dlapaten to 'The Chieagn Tribune. CrsoixyaTy, 0., Jan, 15.=Dr, John 1, Vat- tler, an old Cluclunatlan, nud a prominent physiclan oud citizen, diad heto to-day guite suddenly of apoplexy, 1His death brings to wind a enytous bit of history of which he was the Iast Hving reminder, In 1842, nearly nie!f a'century ngo, he with othety fovmed an associatlon known as the »* Last Man's So- clety.” 'Flie ngreement was that they should meet eaeh year for an anuual dinner to gether so long ns one of them lived. The re- maining members on the death of” one the number attendlug his funeral, and placing his cmpty chair nt tho, tabie at the next annual banguet. A bottie of wing was plttced o casket, which wies Tocked nnd the key thriwn nway, Pals was en opett and the wine drank by the 2 member, Dy, Vattier was this Tast member, and by sontg years ngo earrled out this final net of the stringe azrecment, Since that lie has eaten the sunual dinner on the day agreed upon alone, 5 . OSCAR F. AVE Aunother old and highly of Chicngo has pussed uwa Avery died nt his residence, No, 859 Mienl- gan avenue, yesterday, aged 67 yeurs, i Avery eame to Chlengo In 1319, mid was long | engnged in the wholesale grozery bustness, belng amember of th firms of Heynokls, Ely & Co., Willlums & Avery, Willinn: Avery & Thompson, and Avery, Upliam & Co., retiring from netive life some ten yeurs “ago. 1le wns nman of ciltivated mind, and exeellent business ability and spotless char- acter, an Elder in the Second Presbyterian Ci wenlal Chivlstinn ee His Tmpulss were slways on the shde of the rleht. He was au eienest patriot, aud wwas one of tie mizinal Aboll- tlonists fn n thne when it eost something to Beone, He s left many wazm feiends, ¢ peekully among the oldey restdents eago, by whott e was tield In high honor ew hilus B THOMAS 3. KT 1At ameeting of the represen tives of tlio wholesale Iron huridware and metal teade of: h the fol- 8, Chicago, held yesterday, at wit {nwing houses were represented . Kim- 1lale, Cleveland, Bounell & Co,, Chlen- ing Company, 1ibbard, Spencer &, .y IR \\’llkh!sul\;v Jonex & Laughling: John V. Ayer's Sons and Josepl 15 Brow he annesed resoludon was ununbinously wdopted: Reewved, 'Thut 1 tho death of My, ‘Chumas J, Rirk wo limve lost o wurthy represontative of Chfengo's business-men, nn upright merchant, a1 honorable competitor, ond 1o warin eipnl, and thiat we proler 1o hisall il Familly oy ear: sympitthy In this thoir joas of a loving husband wid futher, dimt-that tho trade be re- o to aftend his Tunceral fnn body, nd tho seeretury to forward s eopy of these reaofutions to bis fainlly aud also to thd duily papers, THE TON. R, I, STEPHENSON. . Jun, 18.~The llon, R, I Stephens: or of Customs at this port, & position which he bag held fourteen years, died suddenly this mornlne nftera week's Iliness, Mr. Stephenson came here from Vermont, and stidied Inw alongside of Presldent R, B. Haves and Mbilster to I Noyes, Tlg was first appointed by Presidy Lincoln, wns —removed by Jolmson, and reappointed by Grant, 1o dled at over K0 years or age, leiwvinge o wife and two boys, aged respeetlvely 10 and 13 years. PLINY 8, DBRIGHAM,. The mony friends of Pliny 8. Brigham, late paying-tellor of the Merchunts' Savings, Loan & Trust Company, will learn with re- grot of his death, which ovenrred Wednes- day, For the lnst tweive yenrs ho was eons neeted with the above fuitiiution, During thot thne ho wbly performed his duties, nd by his sterllng quattitles of ehargetor en- deared Mmselt to his fellow-nasoelates bushiess, aud to sl those with whom lie came fn contnet. MIS, MARIA K. LOOMIS, Special Dispateh ta The Chicapn Tribunes Ocoxostowoe, Wik, Jan, 13.—Mrs, Maria 1. Loomis, mother of Ms, 11, Ki Edzerton, dipd at her danghtn®s reshidence In this city this mornhyz, Mrs, Lomnls thy grenter part of hor it had nuule Milwaukee her home, but of Iate hid reshied here, Sho was ahout (g)u)"'eum old, and well known throughout the e, A CALVIN I, STREETER, BSpecial Dispateh to The Chicagn Tridune, - Muxetg, Ind,, Juy, 8,—Calvin P, Strocter, the well-known veteran merchant . of this elty, for elghtenn years Superintendent of the Munele Pork-Packlnge House, ‘died lust night at his home hore of lver niteetion, 11y was 63 yenrs old, mud has done business here for neatly thivty year: 4 PATRICK CARNEY. - Donvque, In, Jun, B—Datrlek Carney, statloner that newsdenler, widely known from his lowg connection with the trade, died last night of congestion ot the lungs. DR, GEORAE W, HEWITT, FRANGLIN Guove, Jan: 18.—Dr, George W. Howitt, one of the oldest practitioners in this section of the State, dled. lust ovening of puralynis, = SPRINGFIELD ITEMS, Sptetal Duputch to Tie Chicuyo Tribune, Britxarienp, Ik, Jan. 13.~The State Bourd of Henlth was i seaslon again to-day, Y8 annunl report, Dr, J, AL Gregory was elected President, Dry J, 3, Rauch Seeretary, and Dr, A, L. Clirk ‘L'reasurer of the Doard, ‘The Urensurer’s re- Purz shows that 31,161,038 wore expondud dur- ng the yenr ending Sept, 30, snd that o bals ance of $208.70 then remained, . ‘t'he Stats Board of Axrleulture cancluded o Jts sesston to-night, nfter rovising mud en- arging premitn lst for the next two Btate kairs, wd agroohg u‘u»u the apuciitens lons of requirements from loeallties biddin fur the falr for 1851282 Lids will be pecelve 'eb, 13, ‘Ihio next falr will begln Bept. 24, —— ———— PENSION AGENT, Bpecial Diapaleh to The Chicugo Tribuns, . - Dunvque, Ia,, Jan, 1.—Private dispatches recelved from Washington to-day announce tuat Jucob Rich, of this city, would 'be ap- polnted Penslun Agent for Jowa and Nebras- ka, and that his name would be sent to the nato to-tny, Buth Senators Kirkwood and gjuwu are 8 roux"luvh muu"‘ ¥ 1eer, DreaRke, Coy Markley,i Hhe « C g ¢ D & Chngudiur, Meiie i W, Bhlr & Co, 1 s, L “WATER.” Gould's Astonishing Prescrip- tion of Telegraphic Adqua Pura. His Grand Monopoly Will Con- -tain Just $30,426,680 * of Pure Water, Ina Fow Years, Like Vanderbilt, He Will Appeal for a Fair Pevcents age of Earnings. His Profits in the Bwindle, So Far, from $6,000,000 to ' $8,000,000. The “l{lso".ln Western Union {rom 80 to 115, All in o Few Days. Pulling of the Eye-Testh of Nearly Every Professional in the Street. Loss of $370,000 by = Boston Oper- ator—Half a Dozen Loases of $260,000. Goulil {0 Be President of the ¢“Consoli- dated ” Company—1is Finan- cial Position. Tho Cable of the Now Uompany ta Bo Laid -Immediately—Vanderbilt's Oowardice, A GIGANTIC SWINDLT, . POt WIIICH THE PEOPLIEE MUST PAY. Speclal Diepateh o The Chicago Tribune NEW Yout, Jan, 15.—There was intense excitenment o tho street this morning over the consolidation of the telograph iuterests, “The talk was general. Nearly every one had something to say, for ov against. The siervsy of the movement, and the wystery 1 Dowlig i, the refusal of the officers of the compatiles Lo be seen, and the retleence of Direetors and knowlng ones, have combined to put the street at its wits’ end and eause many sngaclous persons to doubt whetker there has been any attempt to consolidate, and whether the whole thing is not a magsive stoek job to bull the publie, and i TO PLUCK THE LAMUS, But this Intter suspleion was speedily dissi- pated. There §s nho gyuestion but what a Dbasls of consolitation has been reached by purtles neting o the Interests of the com- panies concerned, . Now, whether those per- sons were authorlzed to act as they did, or whether this action will bo atitied by the stoviholders thomselves, §s another mattor, On the Stock Bxeliange the trading was un- precedentad, Western Union opened nt 109, or 2 nbove the highest price of yesterday, and higher than it had been for years, It Immedlately advanced to Y, where it betd “foran hour and o half with slight varintions, and slowly and grad- ually sidvaneed to 11434, there belng o slugle quotation of &-gmall block of -fifty shares at” 115, The stock thon=gradually devlined to: 15312, Anmeriean Unlon opened at 09, which wag 114 above yesterday’s highest quotation,- but Al not fmmedintely sdvance, falling graduatly to 94}, and gotng back ngain to” tho price at .flist eall, Atlantie & Paclfie, whiceh had elosed at 453, opencd at 4637, nud advanced to 494 at noon. AN SYMPATHY WITH THLSE MOVEMENTY, the Amerlean Distriet "Lelegraph stock, whose highest polyt yesterday was 61, 1eached 71 ata swyele Jump, The excltonent about the ofliee of Jay Gould, No. 80 Broud- way, pulat the Western Unlon ofiees, was also great. llosts of callers In genrch of possible Information, which most of them falled to get, erowded the stalrways and ens denvored to seo the prinelpals to the trans- actlon, ‘Thu door of Mr. Goukd's outer office wag slammed tweaty thnes o minute, and enrds n dozen ot o .time were taken in to Dr Green. The offices of, Rufus Ilateh, Skiney Dillon, aud other interested parties wero shinilarly besleged. « NIt UOULD was In New York, and not In St Tonls, as reported by tho wires fust nhght, aid it wis stated that he had no present Intention of goligg to JMexiéo on . raflrond or other busl- ness, . Hewas, however, busy and Innceessl- ble, It b stated on vory good authority that the Western - Unlon Company 18 to Increase fts capltnl stock to §30,003,0%,~or, rather, & new -company - under Ut title §s to bo furmed, which Is to Issup that amount of stoek, ‘The present Western Union stock-. holders are to recglve §59,000,000 in exchango for tho §41,073,410 outstanding, Tho Awmerl- ean Unlon stockholders, alins: the Central Construction Compnny, A ALLAR JAY . GOULD, will be glven $15,000,00 in exehange for thelr 510,000,000 of stock amd 85,000,000 of bonds, ‘I'he Atlantle & Pacltle stoekholdors will got §7,000,000 fur thelr #14,000,000 of outstanding capital; A Uttt more thun halt of thls tnst, or §5H600,500 wiil by divided wmong the Westeri Unlon stockholibrs, who, g o compnny, own 7010 shaves, making their total shire of the deal nggregate 861,600,500, equal- to -n Cwaterbig? of 820,527,000, or within 810,210 of 80 per cent. Of the Amert- can Unlon share, $10,000,000 will be prac- tenlly Swarem" » and, taking the valuation at which the 7,010 shares wore carried by tho Western Unlon as # bnals,—#1,500,250,—the amouht of * water* Injected into the Attantle & Pacltie eapital will figure up 4,500,000, or 10 porcent, In othor words, tha stoek of the new Conipany will ccontaln ALK, or nearly 40 per cont of pure* wad represunting nothing, While the foregoing ls-givon ont ws correet, 1t may be stated that o geitleman who 1 on confidential terms with Mr, Gould sald pos- itlvely:® “No correet stutoment eoncerning any dotall has beon made, and nony will by mado by any of the partiea to the movenent unthl the finnl ngreements have been made made by the Companiea, Any one who pro. tends to know shinply says what I8 not true, and you will i ne one who really knows nanything who has anything to tell,” State- moents wors trooly made in the face of the positive nnnouncements that the vresent pduling contracts between the Weat- ern Uiflon and Atlantie & Pacllie Companies would provent them from consolldating thelr Tutarests, should thero bo any oppusivion on the part of any of the stockholdera of cither Company, as thare would very likuly be, . . . THICONTRAQE -, ; wis mude throo ygars nzo, snd has seventopn yoears to v, ¢ Under It the Atlantle & as cifie azrees to pay n certain propoption of the joiut operating exvenses, aud to acedpt In return o definlt proportion of the recoipts, “Any attept to ener o a combinution which wmounts to a copartuership or »_ congolidation of the Cowpanies,” said # gentleman conversant with tho atfulrs of Doth, “amounts to'an_abrogation of the con- traot,’ 'The Western Unlon must hove the consunt of three-fousths of all -its stockhold- ors In order to enter Into any agreement whatever, and I cannotseo that they ean take any action which would amonnt to o viola- tlon nf a present contract If even o single stockholder should objeet, ‘The stockholder coulil nt teast go Into conrt nmd make endless Iitizatlon for them, ‘Ihe only thing for them to do would be to have unanlmons consent, and to get that they would have to- bLuy out tho stock of every stuckholder of record who chose to place himsel in.opposition,” THIS VIRW WAS, HOWEVER, OPPOSED by those to whont the suggestion was repeat- ed, on the ground that & majority of the Com- pany virtually represents the whole futerest, and had as mueh rlght to abandon a con- tract as they had to.mnke ono without cone sulting every individual stosiknolder. The Juw wonld cover the violatlon of a contracy by wulther of tho contracting partles, but uot an abandonment of it by A majority as against o miverity In the same Interest, No steps have yet been taken lovking to the elosiug of competing of- flees In the varlous clties, atel It was reported that the nctlon of the Pennsylvania Rallrond Company in ocdering away from its lne all the offices ml Instruments of the Western Unlon: Ling would not now bo enforced, e e Hmit for which notice was glven expired on "Tuesday last, but nothing has yet been done. 1t 18 supposéd that, as the netion was orlginnlly taken in the fnterest of the Amerlean Union, shonld the consolkdation re- ceive tho fndorsenient of the Directors, no steps wil Lo tuken to enforce it. THE CALL FOR THE MEETING of tho Amerlean Unlon Directory has been mude for Wednesdny of next week, and the Western Unfon meeting willhe hellt at the same thne, A well-known Broad street broker sald; “Tho newspapers, L guess, liave got the business down s stralght ns ns could be expected, when the men behind the curtains nro to Lo taken Into consldera- tion. There Is no doubt that n eonsolidation will be perfeeted, but no one save the parties Interested will know the relative propostions of tho stoeks of the three Companies to he given In exclange for the steck of tho new Company, until all seereey 18 removed, ¢ and the contract shall have been published in fult, THE WHOLL THING brings to the surface the fact that Jay Gould is what everybody snys he Is, the first fipan- cler of this conntry, and the peer of any in the world,” * How much will he make by the consoll- dation 2" *\Well, ns near as I ean foot 1t from $5,000,- 000 to 5,000,000, e owned w majority of the Western Union stock before the new ar- rangement was hronght ahout, and has dle- tated his own terms to Vandesbilt, who, with §200,000,000 to baek him, lu SHOWN THE WINTE FEATHER The Gould Interest muy predominate in the new Direetory, and Lbelleve it will contlnne 50 08 Joug as ho eares to have it so.” THE CABLLS, QIGANTIC CHARACTER OF THE NEW COM« PANY. . Special Dispatch to ‘Ine Chicazs Teibune.: | New Yous, Jan. 18.~Gen, Eckert and Su- perintendent Bates, of the Ameriean Unloit ‘Petegrapht Company, held a conference In the uillee of the first-nnmed durlug the fore- noon, and il eallers were notified that they could not be seen, It 1s underatood that the object of the protracted interview was to Iny befora Messrs, Vanderbllt and Gould certnln figures relutlve to the Attantié & Pucllic, and nlso with reference to tho operatlons of the Centrat Coustruction Com: pany, ‘The consolidation will, as'ls clalmed, wind up this Company. ‘The bondholders, however, will have recelved §15,000,000 fu Lseeurlities, which they were pwarded by the arbitrators, but will relinguish the privitepy that was given them of ‘subscribing €0 pex cent to the Amerlean Union Cable Compunys THE RUMOR 18 NEPRATED : to-day thut this Compauy Is not mentioned the prolhmihary agrecment of the Tylegridhy Compunies, but” witl ‘bo consldered by thd new Buard of Directors of the Consolidated Telegruph Compnuy. It1s also sald, and the' asser{lon has not been contradicted, that the new eable will be constructed under the con< tract alrendy made with Mr. Slemens, of, London, ¥ Just how the twenty yeurs’ contract between the Amerlean Unfon Com- vany andd the Freneh Cable Company whl be! arranged, whl be known only wien the full detalls of the consolidatlon shall have been: mude publie. . i g TIIE WOUNDED, INLUCKY EMPLOYES, Spectal Diapatels to The Chicayo Tribunes New Youi, Jan. 13,—Mr, A, B. Chandler, President of the Stlantle & Pacltie Compuny, when asked whether or not the business of, énch Company woulld be carrled on by n sép- arute set of offleery, fntimated to the cone trary, suylng that o consolidatlon of ‘supertlu- ous oftiees would bo effeeted. Mr. Chandler! suld that the figures us published, showlig the smount of steek of ench of tho three Compnnles to be consollduted were approx- fmately corvect, Among the many rumors In renlutlon “to-dny was one to tho effect that Chauneey Depew had been en- gnged to draw o contract of consolldation, whiel will bo submitted to the managers at the meeting to be held next week, ‘Ihero wera suuny other rimors aflont, but, on belng submitted to the few who aro in o position to know, thdéy were pronounced mere guess- work, aud wide of the facts, Among tho more prohable of the current storles wus ono that Gonld, Shtuey Dillon, Russelt Sage, aud Gen, 1 will bo made wembers of the new Direcsory, nud that GOULD WILL TS PRESIDENT and Eckert Viee-T'resklent of the Consoli- dated Company, I regard to this, all that could bu oltained i vesponse to Inguiries at headqunrters was that 1t was « subjeet for future considerntion, Asu matter of. faet, 1t was stated that the terms of tho propoied consolidatlon arg ng yot In tho shupe of signed memoranda, which the connsel of the sovernl Compandes ure stil] engaged I pyt- ting Juto legnl shape, and_that nune of. the detabts will by made - public until after thoy are passed upon by the Dircetors of the Westorn Unlon and Amuerlean Unton Com- panies ON WEDNESDAY NEXT, % ‘Ihig reports of Individunl losses through the stock Jubblng thut preceded the formal nego- tintlony nre numerons, nud deal with cnor- mons sums, A Loston speeulator I8 sald to have elosed put his shorts on Thursday at o loss of §370,000, wnd various other personsgnre mentioned as belng out of pockor §250,000 000 witett, Very few of the speculnt- Ingg elass eseaped, and the general feeling on the subj {3 yery bitter, ana it 18 chavged that thosu who engineared the sehemo delib- erutely mivised, firat, the purehinso, und thon the sale of the Western Unlon stoek, ‘Lhe profits of thess men, hull w dozen or so:ln number, from 13 sonree must by all ne- counts havo renched an eRerous agEreate, TUE PROPESSIONALS, *fPho Evenlig L'ost suys 1t porhinps should go on tho reeord that o great speculutive movement n Wall street ever caught so many professional speenlustors n the trap as has the present speenlation tn Western Unlon Pelograph. The profits of It have been mude by compuratively fow, ehielly by My, Gould, who 18 credited with devising the seheme, and 3, Vanderbilt, his closo ally in this If not other matters, The lusers have been inuny, wid the amonuts lost have beon targe In every Instauce, the advanes from 80 40 1143 havimg Leen so rupid, and fn the aggregato they have beon humense, 1t §3 not strange, thoreforo, that the cumsiug nmong the apeeniative fraternity §s loud nnd deop, IN WALL STREET, TIE BULLS AND BEAS, * Bpecial Dispateh 10 The Chicavo Tribuns, New Youi, Jun. 19,—The great feature of the shure speeulution ou the Stock Exchange THIS CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, ‘flSl——T\VELVE .PAGES. to-dny was the unusual activity and buoy- aney In the telegraph shares in ho early deallngs. Tho business was enormous, and attended with great excitement. Western Unton opened at 100 and rose to 111 Amers fean Unfon opened ot 04, declined to D1Yg, and railled to 95, Atlantie & Vaclie vose from 46)¢ to 403, Tho fmmedinte oceaston of this further cnhiancement fu values wis the mora definit shapo of the reports about & consolidation, ‘There was n sympathetic riso in Amerlenn District to 71, — INTERVIEWS, CYANDLER, Soectat Dispateh to The Chicaco Tribune. Nuw Yonrg, Jon, 13.=Mr. A, B, Chandler, T'resldent of the Atlantic & Pacltie Telegraph Company, was Interviewed this morning, 1o says: **All Lean say Is that averything wil undonbtedly by nreanged upon the good ol prinelple of tho greatest good to the greatest number. In the consolidation of the business of three large com- panfes there 18 mneh to be thought of and a multitude of detalls and Interests to Le looked after. The interests of the publie, of tho stockholders, and of all conceried must be considered-in n fair aud impartial manner.” Mr, Chandler was not prepared to ugree with tho eritlelsms that had been pubtshed inwegard to the conduct of Mr, Gould, Mr. Vatderbilt, and other gen- tlemen who hind brought about the consolidas tlon. The whole affair was n business wat- ter, npon the merits of which ho had noth- Ing to sny. In concluston, he remarked: “Ihere Is one thing certaln, and that Is, that the telemraph i3 a great publle necessity, and T nm sure that it will always he well sus- talned.” Mit TIIOMAS F. CLARK, Sceretary of the Ametfean Union sald: 1 understand that the details of the consollila- tion of our Company with the Western Union and the Atlantle & Pacific will be settled within n few days, but, witil thearrangement 18 fully consummated, 1do not intend to mnke any statement for publication,” o ep— CASUALTIES. TEXPLOSION. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicagp Tribune.’ Prersuena, Pa., Jan, A serlous acel- dent happened at the Luey Furnace enrly this morning, John Merrlnan was instantly kiled and Patrlek Kearns aud Willlam BDrown dungerously Injured. They were bullding & new wall near the furnace, By some means the gzas was ignited and an ex- plaslon took place, The wall was blown to ntoms, mou.was 8o badly mangled as 1o be seareely recognizabl [N BURNED TO DEATIL Nonwicn, Conne, Jan, —arly this morntng Mra, George Richards, of New Lon- don, was found on the floor of her houso dead, burned to o crisp, Her husbawd left her half an hony before In apparently good health, and no one knew anything of the manner of lier death- thl the body was dis- covered by o nefghbor, Sho Is supposea to have fallen onwstove in o fit and’ sec her cluthes on fire. = FALL OF A BRIDGE, . Havemny, Mass, Jan. 13.—The second span of the fron bridge between this elty st Gravelnmd broke through and fell Into the river this afternoon. A tesm consisting of four horses with a heavy load of lumber wus on the bridge nt the time, nud went dowa. ‘The driver esenped uninfured. One of the horses was_ budly rcat, The horse-ear for this ety had passed over only a few minutes previously, A SAD, ACCIDENT, Nrw Stoavrsvicug, 0., Jan. 1%—About two miles from here last night, at the resi- dence of Mr. Wittaven, Christopher Wat- raven, a prowlsiig young man, asked his father, who was an old soldier, togo through tho munual of arips, While handlbug.o-gun 1t was neclilentall® llseharged, Thelondens, teved tho breass A'tha boy,” kiling " hit {n- stuntly, R ored that the father hag beeomo hisan 5 r— X DRITT ouUT TO SEA. Derawane Breakwaren, Jan, 15—The Mate and two senmen of the birk Star of Indla, who attempted to rench shore yester- day fn o boat, were eaught In the lee and drifted seawnrd,* amd probubly lost. Thy bark displayed signuls of distress, “but ald could not be rendered on neeount of the lee, TATAL EXPLOSION, . Spectul Dispateh to The Chitcaga Tribunc, Bananoo, Wis., Jan, =4 terrltic boller explosion oceurred I nsnwindll on Mouday at Crossman’s Statlon, on the Chleago & Northwestern Rond, Georgze Smith, the en- gineer, was kitled, and Wert Benjamin serl- ously tnjured, 2 g SITOCK, > WrRLLSVILLE, Md., Jan, 1.—TLuther Betts, one of Wellsvitle's: best cltizens, was: ehop- ping wodd, when his Httle boy came running |IP with n handslod to haul away the woodl, Horan under the ax, which straek him on ;’m:lnm:k. nearly severing his head from his- ody Baxaorn, Me, Jan. B—the tramp woll known' to the pollee, was found frozon this morning ut Greenpolnt Roud, two miles from this eity, 116 was brought tw the station-house, und died soon after, TITE DETROIT EXPLOSION, Dereorr, Jan, WB~The body of ITenry Schuitz, one of the vietims of tho Unlon At explosion yestorduy, wns recovered.Inst wight, “That of Albert Crossiin, the oller, ius not been found, IN DOUNT, ArnLENTOWN, Pty Jan, 1—~The Coroner’s Jury returned i vordict that they could not determing the causd of thoe recont exploson, owlng to insufllelent eviilence, . ekl DIED O 118 INJURTIE swnunyronrt, Mass, Jan, E—Charles B, Iayes, -the vietim of the chemical vx- ploslon, died Inst night, Van Duzen may re- cover, 5 e —— FUNERAL DIRECTORS; Bpectal Diepateh tn The Chicago Tribure. Quazy Rapms, Miek, Jan, 18,—~Tho ane nunl conventionot the Miehizan Assoclation of Undertakors closed here to-day, ‘They chunged the nme of the snclety to the Mich. Jgan Assoelation of/ Funern! Direetors, and heroaftor proposa to eall thamaelves on their signg “Tinernl divectors,” stend of ¥ un- dertakes,” Ve nost meoting will be held - lu Detroat, beginning the second Wednosdoy o Jununry next, “They were vseorted about the ity this nfterncon to view the factvles and other points of literest, “Cho ofiesrs the coming year avas President, Allen Durfee, of* Grand Ruplds; Viee-Preshidents, J, B, Bamnons, of Juekson, Dudley Bk, of I e Crevk, W A, Wondwayd, of (hsng See- rotary, ¥ 1L Bonerts, of Detrolts Preass C, L Benjumin, of Saghnaw; utive Cone: witee=C, A, Conklin, of Adrluns George Allavd, of Tonhuy D, M. Hall, of Otsoge. e m— e REMINDED ‘OF SUMMER, Bpectal Dbputeh to The, Chilsugo Tyibune, Ocoxosowoe, Wis, Jan, 15.—E, A, Clark, one of Chicaga's furniture dealers, was here yosterday negotlathig forw ten years' lense of & buflding lot situnted on the banks of La 1hello Lake, Just south of Georgo A, Seareres summer reslidonce. 1t 14 tho Intentlon of s, Clurk to bulld a swmmer resldenco hore, mu hin plans are whrewdy partially completed, This will muke the tenth Chilenizo fumlly oo~ cupylng susnmer houses heve b tho eltyy prasidiendoiud i ittt A CURIOSITY, * Spectal Dispateh {0 Ths Chicago Trituns, Geseva, L, Jan; 13—CUoorge Buremore, o turmer lviog east of heve, has u living eurlusity in the shups of wenlf haviug but thres legs, Otuerwlse tho call s fully dovels aped, and is doing woll, - ‘This odd freak of nuture attracts considerable atiention, larke nuinbens visithig the Bureutore fari dal view. the llitle wonder, ily to WASHINGTON. Unin‘evrustlng Record of tho Proceedings of the 1 . Senate. —_—— Tho Whole! Norlhwest Astonished by the Report of the Commerce + Committae. e 3nds to Tinker with Iis Jettles, But Nothing to Be Done ot Hendwaters. The River and Harbor Bill Likely to Run on an Ugly Sand-Bar. Frye Withdraws from the 8peakership Canvass, Unoovering Blaine’s Future Program, The House Milltary Commlitice Reporis it Ord, Not Grant, Deserves = Woll of Itls Country. Investigation of Fitalmmons' Oaso—Seoro- tary florman's Movoments—Uom- mittee-Work—A State Dinnor. NEADWATERS. A GREAT SURPRISE . Sptetal Dispatch ta The Ciilcugo Tribune, Wasitizaroy, D. C., Jan, 11,—~The Misals- sippi River Commisslon erented o genuing surprise in the 1louse Commerce Committee to-day. 'Tho report-hind been made to the Commltten of Levees, but as the Intter Com- mittew desired to have an approvriation for thelevees Inserted in the Riverand Harbor bill tho Misslssippt River Connnlssion was Invited 10 appear before the Commeree Comnitteo to-duy, and Gen, Gllmors made his report, It recommended that Congress - continue tho present plan of hitproving the Lower Missls- sippl by Jettles and levees, that the mprove- wmont of the Central Misslasippl be continued on the present system of wing dams and the ke, nud the reservolr plan be abandoned, and that no provision be made for it. THIS WAS A GREAT SURPIISE to the representntives of the wpper Missis- sippl States, partlenlarly as it was known that tho Connulssion had. not made o thor- ough examination of that soetion, or studied the resorvolr plan. 1t was the more extraor- diuayy in view of the fnct that Gen, Wrizht, of ko Engineers, and all“the local En- gineer ofticers ‘in charge of the Upper Misstssippl River nad approved of the plan, Eady,who was not present, and who was also o member of the Commission, says that he does not agree with the Comwlssion in their reconnnendations relative to tho reservolr, THE DELEGATEY FIOM TIE NORTUWESTERN STATES are very Indignant, nnd propose to immed!- ately unswer the Mississlppl River Come- mission, They do not beliove that the Commerce Committeo will - disre- gard thoir recommendations. It will be urged that, unless the Government does something with regard to veservolrs, the pri- vate resorvoirs that, are now annually in- creasing will destroy the commerce of the Upper Mississippl Valley, At low water tho closing of one dam In the Chippewn River last year left steambonts and. river %mtt'luudcu ligh and diy upon the sund- s, THESE PRIVATE DAMS | are constructed under State charters, the owners of which are wlilling to cobperate with the Governmenton the reservolr plan, but who I£ the resorvolr plan 1s abandened will continue thelr privats reservolrs, nud injuro tho river. Without the Conuneree Committeo ndouts the recommendations of the Misslssippt Itiver Commission, the River and Harbor DitL will be llcely to meet the op- position ofan uearly-united Northwest, TRYT. 1 WILL TAKE BLAINE'S PLACE, Special Dispalels to The Chicago Tribunes Wasiixaros, D, ., Jan, 1—=Mr, Frye, of Muine, for politleal reasons, hus with- drawn from the camoalgn for the Speaker- ship of the next House, Ilo made this an- nouncenont to his friends to-dny, Fryowitl bo u candidate for the Staate from Maine to 1l o vacaney whieh, however numerous or authoritative the denlaly, theve ave the best of rensons for stating will bg created before tho last. of February. Frye withdraws from the Speakership campnign at the advies of friemds, of whom Mr. Dlafne was tho most prominent, If thero had been n contrary purpose, tho fact that Gen, Plaisted (Democeratic Fusfonlst) Is declared Governor of Munine has eansed n change of progrm, for it i3 not to be supposed that the Republlean lonaers i Muino would permit o Demoeratie Governor to appoint a United Stutes Senator to fll o vacaney to Al tho Democracy In securlyg an organization ot the now Senate after March 4 That wonld be the cnso inthe eventof Blalue's appolntment to the Cabinet, as tho Malne Leglsinture adjourns Tab, 20, and Gov, Plalsted would tien have tho nppointment of his suceessor, Frye's withdrawal mukes the fact that Malnw s to tuko a Cabinet position practicaily nssured, Moreaver, within o fow days, Dinine was asked why ho did not press an auawer to hls resolutlon about tho fisheries 114 answer was, that there wore spocial rea- song why he conld not.. ‘Lheso rensonscould only bu that, as he soon expects to be at the head of the State Department hhwself, ho does nat deslro to prepure for hlmsolf any nnpeeessary ambarrasspents fn e mans agument of Internationnl questious, GRANT, THE COMMITTER AGAINST 1M, Speciul Dispulch to The Chicayo Tribune Wasuisarox, 1), G, Jan, The Ilouse Committes on Military Affuirs degided this worning that Brlg.-Gon, E. O, C, Ord deserves ta ho placed upon the retlred st of the avimy with tha rank and pay of a dMajor-General, and that Gen, U, 8. Grant dows not deserye to ba placed upon the smne lat with the rank and puy of Generals Tha dectslon In the eass of Gen, Grant was reached by u vote of § to S=—n strlet party voto, Those voling In the alivmative wero the Chalrinan, My, Bparks, Ot . Hllnols, who was o strong “pence” mnn durlng the War, and it | is reported was ons of that hind of Denie- crats who WENY INTO MoU NG OVEIR UNION VIC- il E Con, Bragg, of Wisconsin, who cammanded the funtous * fron Brigade” s the Army of the Potomac; Gen, 1o Fevre, who served tho War asn Majorof an Ohlo reglmont Juseph B, Johnston, of Yirginla, Iate mander-in-Chict, C, A Gen, Dibrell, of Penyusaes, Iatg. n - Brigndier-Geuneral, C, 8, A snd Col, Willlam 35, Smith, of Guorgin: also C 8, A, ‘The afivmative votes wern cast by , Angon: G, McCook, Gen, 'L, M, Browne, and Col, B, 1, Marsh, all of whom were ofiicers in the Union army durlng uu!, War, ' f & GRN, M'CO0K, ¢ who hns lnxuml with much zealin behalt of the blll, subultted n minarity report In favor of it, aud, when the subjeet s reported to the* House, will endeavor to secure n reversal of the Committee’s actlon, 'Uhore iy n dluposts ton o eritlelse the action of "tho ex-Con- federnto members of the Military Committeo on necount of their action to-dny, Nobody 19 nb all surprised ot “Mr, Sparks® opposition. But it ought to be remembered thint the samo wembers, with perhaps a singlo exception, who voted against Gen, Grant bolng placed on the retived st aro k. IS FAVORL OF PLACING FITZ-JOIN PONTER and paylng him 000 l:r boot, for *arreat- ages” of pay. Therefore the nctlon of to- day ought to surprise nobady, The Domo- eratic members wore actunted largely by a feeling of wpite toward tho mian who took so prominent u part In tho Presidentinl cam- m\ligu. ‘I'he fullowing 18 o specimen of thetr talik? . Gen, Brage, o member of the Committee, sald ta-mght that, for one, he htel been in- fluenced by this conrse on the part of Gen. Grant, ** Iam opposed,” suid e, ** to voting n gratuity to a man who Is atveady rich, A man who recently, by his operations In Wall sireet, made somo of tho solld men look to thelr lnurels Is NO MENDICANT, 'Thit whole ery set up by hls friends that, In giving up his oflice ns head of tho nemy to aeeept tho P'residency, ho snerificed anything i3 Insincere, 1le did it to make money, and heclung to the ofilce as long ns possible, 1is enmpnign Inst foll was made up largely of personnl assunits oh good memn ‘The only thing Grant lost by nceeptine the T'restdency wns reputation. Now lie wants o penston, although heis very rieh. I am heartliy down on it.” Gen, Bragg thinks that an effort will be made, when tho veport of his Committee ls made to the House, to pass it in spite of the Conunltiee’s aetion, *They may get n fow Deinneratie votes,” continued Gen. Bragy, * for thera are some Democrats always wille Ing to vote monoy out of tho I'reasury., But there are also, 1 think, some Ropublicans who will vote ngninst the measure, so that it witl undoubtedly fuil.” STATE DINNER . 'TO THN SUPREMI JUDGES. Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, Wasiizaros, D, G, Jan, 13,~The state diuner given by the Presldent to the Justices of the Supreme Court this evening, was the flrst of the nsuul series of dinners with which the President concludes his sociul relations with the ulicers of the Goverment in Wash- Ington. s For the first thne the entire porcelain sery- ice, tho ernnmentation of which illustrates the faunn and flora of Ametlen, was brought into requisition for the adornment of the state dinner-table. ‘The Marine Band fur~ nished the musle, the entertaimnent ending at 0 o'elock, A GRAND AFFATIL To the Watern Assoclated Press. Wastiyaroy, D. G, Jan, 13.—~1he Presl- dent zave a stato dinner to-night in honor of the Justices of the Supreme Court. I'lio stato dlnlng-room - was eluborately adorned with tho cholcest exotles and the wnlls enriched with tracery of delleate vines from the cone servatory of tho Ixecutive Mansion. The full Marine Band,stationed In the private din- hig-room of the mansion, furnishied musle. The guests were Chief-Justice and Mrs, Walte, Justico Swayne, Justles and Mrs, Mitler, Justice and Mrs, Field, Justice and Mrs, Bradley, Justice and Mrs, Harlan, Justice Wouils, ex~Justice and Mrs. Strong, Senator and Mrs. Edmunds, Senator and AMrs. Carpenter, Senntor Davkd Davls, Senn- tor and Mrs. Pendleton, Representatives Ttabinson, Willlams and wife, Reed and wife; and Tucker and wife. Beslies these repre- sentatlves of tho Senate and Ilonse Judiciary Committees thoro were present Attorney- General Devens, Seeretary of War Ramsey, and Mr, Whitelnw Reld. 'Thisis the begine ning of u series nf state dinners wnich Prest- dent Hayes will glve before retiring from the Presldentlal chaly, IN COMMITTER, COMMERCE, WastiyoToy, D, C,; Jan, 18.—~The Ifousa Comuilttee on Commerce- had undor consid- eration to-day the snbject of the Mississippl River hmprovement, Gens, Wright and Gil- more, of the United States Englneers, wero before the Connmittee, and gave their views upon ‘the subject, and, In conncctlon, ox- plained tho varions plans which have been submitted and tho estimnated cost. ‘They nlso touched upon the schemo of utilizing the waters of the Upper Mississippl by n system of dnms and reservolrs, Tho hearlng will bo continned to-morrow, when Capt, Ends comes. before tho Connnittes as the representativeof the Mississtopl River Commlssion. THE HOUSE COMMITTER. ON EDUCATION AND + LABOL - ¢ to«dny Instructed Representative' Goode to report favorably to the 1louso his bill, which provides that the procecds of the sales of publle luids shall bo applied to the education of the peaple, . THE HOUSE COMMITTER ON MANUFACTURES to-duy resumed considoeration of the bill pro- viding for' the prevention of adulteration of -aitieles of food and drink, THE UOUSE, COMMITIEE ON PACIFIO NAIL- 1NOADS, contrary loexpectation, took up the Northern Pacific Rullrond matter to-day, und referred to the Sub-Committeo (with Instructions to ‘report at the next moeting of the Committes) the resolution of Representativa Martin de- elaring forfeited to' tho United States nill land-grants hevetofore mado to the Northern Pacilio nnd Atlautle & Paclfie ' Ralironds, - A hearfugg will be given before the Committea next weelk to o representative of the North- ern Pacific tn opposition to the proposed for- felture, 3 POST-OFPICE! A delegation representing second-clnss let- ter-earrivrs Ina nnmber of lnrge clties wore given o hienring to-day before the Senate Cons mittes on Post-Oftlees and Post-Roads, Ar- guments were mindo In fayor of a change In tho existing Letter-Cnrriers law so ng to se- cura the promotion from second o first class clnss positions and pay by longth ot serviee, rather than by il the few viacaneles which aceasionally oecur -In flest-class positions. ‘I'hey ulso urged the passago of a blll intro- duced In tho House by Representative Dayis, of Chieago, which proposes to mako second- class cavriers In cltles contalningr popula- tlon of 150,000 oy more eligiblg for promo- tious to positions of the ilrst-cluss after two Jyenrs! service, A copy of this bl * to regu- Iate the appaintnient und prouotion of letter- enrslers” was introduced In tho Sonato'to dny by Senntor David Davls, THIE ATE COMMITTER ON BAILIOADS to-day, Instructofl Chalrman Lamar to pre- para nnd roport w Il granting vlzht of way through tho Fort Bllss (Tex.) Mititary Res- ervation to the Afchison, Toneka & Santn F6 und thoSouthern Now Mexieo Rullronds; ;o through the Fort Wingute (New Mexico) Iteservation to the Atlantic & Paclite Com- pany, CIVIL BERVICE, Bonators Vest, Pendleton, Brown, Logan and Duwas, the seleet committes appolnted by the Sonate ta sxamine several branches of (the Civil Serviee, mot to<lay and hieard Dor- wan B, Eaton’s views on tho subject, B ] TITZSIMMONS, | INVESTIGATION, WasmiNatoy, D, G Jan, 18,—A speoial”| ngent of tho Departmont of Justice, receptly sent to Georgla to Investiyate cortaln alleged’ Irregularities In tho accounts of United States Marshal Fltzslmmons, of that State, higs returned to Washington and preparved o statement veggrding the affalrs of the Mar.. shal’a ofico for the Informativn of tho At- torney-Gieneral, Phe statement shows that Fitzshmmons hasworked Iy codperation with the Internnl-revonue ofiicers in the perform- unce af thelr dutles Iu connectivn with tho suppression of iHiclt distiliohon, and that ho bag withheld from his Dep-; utles largd amounts of *money, It Civll War, ot 1 truo?? # Yew veplled the Indinna s I3 stated In this conuncetlon that, to avel the Inw ngaiust the misapyroprintion ot Un; ernment monoy: Lo .\lms.h,: cripts from his subordinates ecoverin 1o o tire smount withheld, notwhhstanding faet that the Deputles it not 1. 9 money, In order to seenre th ’c’m-lu:\fi appears these Deputles wera tnformed g, until their receipts were presented llx(-lru'; could not ha drawn from the ' ! THR AGEST DESCIIN a8 batng very much exeite sumed an atr of Indlznation wl tloned with regard to the nltegation thay had withheld money from his Deputic Sm‘ sequent Lo this oceurrenc veral vigy were made Lo tha Murshal's otiieo by ll;: Agent, and, after a lapse ofabont two Fitzsimmons' elerk fu hedthe Agent Wiy adetatled st of Depnty-Murshals to whan [ the Marshal was fndebted, tozether iy the nmount dpe each, “The ment shows that, after somn (. ay, Fitzstimmons vouched for the uegy rey of the statement by stanlug | The aggregato mnount withheld lru‘.: tha Deputies Is abont $35%0. The Agen anys he endeavored to nseertain: tho whera nbouts of this money, bub without sucees, Ilis queations on the subject wera Invarlal), met with replies to the effech that he (fhy arshal) was personally responsible for ‘I'ho statement, or memorandum, ns it § termed, his not’ yet buen submitted tothy Attorney-General, and will siot bo for severs] doys, In tho meantime the restguation i Fitzsimmons, which 13 dally expected by gy Dresident, will probably arriv R s ORD. QRN SIUERMAN ON 119 RETII Wastnyaros, D, C, Jan. 1 he fok Jownnz correspondence hay passed Detweey Scnntor Mnxey, of tho Mifitary Commlites, and Cen, Shorman, in regard to tho retire ment of Gen, Ord: UNITED BTATES BENATE CrHAMBER, WASHING. [ TON, Dee. 20, 1880, n. W, . Sherman, come manding United States Army-—~GryERAL: 1 havy the honor to el your atteutton to the nceom. 44 panying Senato bill, 1,022, for the relief of Brig, Gen. and Drevet Maj-Gen, Edward C. Onf which hns been reforred by tho enate to thy Committee on Military Aflalrs, and by that Come mittes to me for Investixntion and veport to thy Committeo, and [ respectfully lnvite your atten. tlon to tho following polnts: tiow long you huve known Gen. Ord, and what 13 your eatimate of him ns un oflicer and gentles ma, and of his services tu the country; whatly his physical condition s well ns mental, and what nre his habits? 1f you have any persons knowlodgo of his condition ns respects proporty, and If your reply should bo that ho §8 n pocr man, then stato {f yon can what special domands have been made upon your purse, and how long buve those specinl demnnds oxisted, In calling your speclul attention to thes) polnts, T beg not 10 bo understood ns desiring 4| it upon your reply, but shall boe much gratle fied to hnvo it nsyou deam proper to makel, Very respectfully your obedient servant, &, B, MAxEY, Of Sennte Mllitary Committee and Sub-Commits tee In Charge, GEN. SHERMAN'S ANSWER, % Frert Avesup Hoten, ManisoN €quang Nrw Yok, Dee. 21, 1880.—The I{on, S. B, Maxey, i Unfted States Scnate, Washington—>1y DEAR 818} T am here for o fow days, as you can woll under stand, subjeet to constant Interruptions, but o you doubtiess want un early answer to your questlons I will glvo thom somewbhat categor fenlly. ¥ 1. 1fow long have T known Gen. Ord? A,—Sinc June, 1530, 2. What Is my catimate of him na nn oflicerand a gentloman, and of his services to his country! A.~It wouldt need it volumo to record all thiy Seo Cullum’s * Jlistory of thio West Polut Grade untes, Cluss of 1€32," Ho hus been a prome inent actor In cvery war slico 180~ Flurida, Moxieo, always on duty at tho most exposed polnts; wounded mnny times; never slek nor absent, Hns had all tho bard knocksof gervico, and was never on soft or funey duty, Has always been entled on when hnrd duty was oxpoeted und nover flluched. Ile was n corpy commander, und at tho eloss of the War come manded I ohief tho Army of tue James, and [ have alwayw understood that bis skiliful ban march the night bLeforo was one of tho chid cuuses of Leo's “surrcnder. I8 babits buv ‘niwnys been good, and he s the fmporsonatica of honesty and fidelity to tho Govermment. 3. What 18 his physical condition, ng well o mental, and what aro his habits? A.—As g young man he was noted for his physical en durnnce, and what he hns endured slnee v enough to have kiled n dozen ordinary men When Isaw him lost, nbout two yonrs -ago, was the same hardy wann, and T fnfer he fa s unusually vigorous and strong for his year now 62, and his montal strongth s tho sane st ovor, as ovinced by his orders, his written Jet tors, and his nceounts, 4. Respectiug my personal knowledgo of bt [ condltion ns to money, property, ote. A-l kuow of my own knowledgo thiat he has alwus 8inco 1810 contributed Inrgely to tho carc of b fathor ana’ mother, and the ‘education of b B slster. Binco ubout 1835, whon ho wus marred in San Franclsco, he has beon charged with (b oxponso-of o largo family, I think sevenor olght ohildron; thielr aducation and proparatied for life. , He has beon ordered about very oftel |§ at n heavy porsonnl expense, but nover ot § tompted+any speoulation In property, oven 2 B tho temptations of Californin In 1848-40. Ko nover ongnged In any lucrntive business to sy ploment his smait pay ng Licutennut or Captaly and I am informed that to-duy ho has not It up tho monoy needed to bring his famlly frd Sun Antonfo to Washington City, his homelt 1833, which bo thon left aboy. o .well koet .bo was subject to bo retired during 1850, Lot hopoil and begwed for promotion to Major-Gee: oral-flrst, 80 A8 to have tho ndynntago of It crenacd pay, o is o pure and thorough officety but singularly unfitted to cmbark In auy el occupntion, . Ihope your hill will bo passed quiokly, it ouy gront and rich country muy soon be retievtd of tho fimputntion of turaing. out to charity ® worthy o publio sorvant, and ono who b helped catablish our Nattonal famo, With grest respeet, . W, T BRERMAS SECRETARY SIIERMAN. : © T PROGRAM. Wasmsaroy, D, C., Jan, 13,—~Bcerele Sherman will leave Friday nlght for Menty whero ho will visit Gon: Gustield_and sped Sunday with hm, Vrom thoro ho will turn to his home at Munsficld, and ¢ Wodnesday drop in on the Legislaturo & Columbus, Tha Seeratary feelsut Hiburty 10 § to Columbus now, 08 tho Sunntorlul questia 15 vir,ually sottled, 1o vefused to go belt the meeting of the cnucus, nithough sk soto do. In conversatlon to-nlght he e nressed himoelt ns grently pleased with renowed matk of gontldence with whicht 1us boen honored, ' Bumg Informad that? nior stil} conneetedd him with Cnrtield’s G not, and ‘that Foster wns to be tho aexui‘z" after all, ho sald that he knew nothimg ol imslt,” 1o thought, howeyer, that e & J wors wera groundless, putvdiise AR NOTES. TTF BLEOTORAT-COUNT RESOLUTIONS Bpeciat Dispateh 1o The Chicago Tribunk Wasiayazos,. D, C., Jui 18,—Mr. W nell, of - Indinnn, who has ehnrgoof Llectoral-Count resolutions, was asked b when he would eall them up for netlon. SOOI 04 We ean securs tho nt\undml’i enough Demoerats to mnke a quarsum,” ¥ i the roply, * 1 Lear somo talk that seveh, Domocrats will'oppose tho resolutlon tha correspondent, * Do you think fl:::: ot mang ¥ 1 botlove there are one or two 1¥ oerats who think they know mora than o Tesbof thupatty, Dt 1 dow’t care ifU il da oppose she resolutions, provided u'l't‘l ‘;u‘ only vote to help ke yuorun. | Co Bleknelt added: thut absontea Demod aro returning ohie or two gt & time, B thoy now hwk ‘only wlx or seven votes s quornm, ¥ 13 npparent that tho l)umwl " aro dotermined to exhuust thely Iugenul L, an attewpt to pasy the Electoral Count ¥ lutlons, - . LOAN' ¥RANKING NEAOLLTION The Benate had o brisk .dobute ot . Logan's resulution authorlzing mewber G o Ttoguo River, Oregon, the/f