Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 12, 1881, Page 2

. e e E © Mo diunuge, TIIE CHICAGO TRIBU {nie, il e roliconds nre damnged In mnny pircer by washouts. Travel i8 vory much ins 1errupted, 4 BRIDGES. A POTrOURRI pecial Dispateh to The Chicago Teidunes CINCINNATI, O Feb, 1l.—Lteports are coming from all directions to-nlght of diansters wrought Ty the extraordinary flood in tha rivers of Ohlo nnd fadians, No such general Inundation of Iands, mweeping awny of bridgus, and submerg- fug nf honses haa boen witnossed in this scction slace 188 The rain began Monday marnig and fell continuously till late Wednesday night. For the neat forty-clght hours thero were oes castonal showers, und toenfght n he thunder-storm is ragmg. Tho ground s frozen, ond tho ¢dplous ralns, added to nclted snow, hws run off Into tho rivers and strenms {n torrents, It i3 lmpossiblo to give detalls of the destruction, At Delphil, Ind., the ratlrond bridge over tho Wabush went down thin morning, nnd, the guard-locksof thd Wa- tash & Erlo Canni giviny way, the wholo west- arn portion of tho town wns submericed, Tho alnrm wns given by fire-tells, anid the pootilo who were it danger wero rescued, Over 200 peo- plenro driven from thefr humes, The fron bridgo aver the Wubush at Carrollton was alao washed wny, n8 nlso that at Marlon,aud at least adozen othets In different parts of tho Stato, ftiver, n Indinnn, the ahandoned, turnplkes and idges washed away, At Sidnoy, Ot hundred famllles huve X v homes by the muddencd Miami, Tho 'Fuse tivor nt Massilion and New Philudelphin and ol hor polnis Along Walte aro miils farms i the tusearawnd Valley is dulne great dinmage, Fremon o ealdent luves,islooded by the Sundusky R Tho Muskingum River 18 0 rushing torrent. allrond tracka e sibe aerged, wid on geveral ronds all traflic i9 A= vended, Noapproximnte esthmate of tho dtun- ngre cnn yet be made, a8 the waters sa far have receded but tittle. . 3 THIT -LYTTL S10NEY, O, Fob, 11L.=Tho Little Minmni is still Tusbing out of ita banks. Alout geventy-live swero compelled to move from their aring the night by the fenrs of being Bwept uway, a8 thelr homes wers completely surronnded with water and heavy gorges of loc. Tho. destruction to Conces, outhomuses, ete, Is great. Double-span iron bridges, ono crossing tho siver nt Port Jutforson, and two a short dis- tance obove, wore ull carried nway, and tho loss 10 this gounty Is estimatod nt over 18,000, GINCINNATL, Feb, 1.—Tho brige beyond Ham- 1iton, on the C., IL. & D, Rallroad, is wWished nway. delnylug the Chleaes express due here at 7:30 a, m. and other through traina, Tho wreeked + bridge near Xenin, ot the Littlo Minml Itond, hns been clenred nwny, Tho frelght on tho de- Inyed trivfn at that point arrived here on tealn No.4utl his tmorning, which went put to tho rescuo. ‘I'riains on the Southera were not mmich nifected by tho lood, Haxitros, O., Feb, 1L—The Minml here {s risiug rapldly and throatening to do considera- About 1) o'cluck fust night the brldge over the Now River, two es [rom this elty, bl Ita sonth abutinent undermined und fifiven fect of gravel foll upon tho track. Tho Atiantle & Great Western traln erriving hero nt 10:0 p. . was compelled to return 10 Cin- cinnatl nad proceed to Dayton over tho Short Line trnck, 1t 18 feared that the north span of the Now Rtiver bridge cunhot lony resist tho current, and tho raitrond bridge ut this point will be dminaged. HARRIEDURG, Pa., Feb. 1L—Tha lco in the Susquehpnng at this point broko this afternvon, Five miles ‘below the city it gorged, and the Witer rose AL tho Fato of two fect per hour, Tho Tennsplvanla Railrond teacks for almost u mile are covered with water und leo to tho depth of ovor threo foet, und trains both ways aro de- Idyed. "T'reln men have been sent to tha seene, Lt are unable to work nutll the water recedes, It 13 xiowly ristng ut this bour—11 p. m, Advlees from up tho Juniata roport a «break, which gorged, At Perryvillo, Newton, Hamil- ton, Mifilin, Millerstown, and Newport, tho bridges nrewwopt_away and famillos nro moy ing tor safety. Tho Westorn Unlon telegraph wires in this neighborhood ure ol down, and uessuges wro hojig sent west by way of tha Balttmore & Ouio Rullcond, 'l'nruufihuul Daupbin County the damage by Alie smpll gtronms ts vory gront, Muny coune try bridges have been washied away, DELPII, IND. K4 Special Dispatch to The Chicaoo Tribune, LArAvETTE, Ind, Feb, IL—~Tho Wabnsh River atthis point Is on o big boon, The current Is filled with broken fco and old trees, and tho ‘water )8 rising rupldly, From 8 a.m. to Lp. m. to-duy there wus u rise of flve feet,—a foot an hour, Tho water_hus overflowod the bottoms opposit tho city and the ndlacent cornfielda uro ono vast sheot of water, I3 s reported horg that the bridge ut Delphi of tho Nurrow-tinugo luils | road hins bean wished awuy, und 18 lodged 1o un {ee-izorgo o few miles above this city, lirldge- timbers are floating by hourly. - SOUTH CAROLINA. CuantearoN, Fob. il—A sorlons disnster to tho Charvivston & Suvaunuh Rallway vecurrod last night, resultiug froma freshet in the Savan- nali River, About two, mlles of trestle-work north of tho river bus been prostrated. ‘Thls will Intarrupt travel boetwoen Churleston and Bavannab, but u torve of 500 hands huve been put ut work ropairing the broak, Meantime throngh pussengers for Plorida will be for- warded hence by tho steamer St, Jonns, TIUDSON RIVER RATLROAD. Roxvour, N. Y., Fob. 1L-Owlny to tho froshat in the country between Rhincellff, Dutohess County, and Hudson, Columbla County, rendors 1ug unsafe several bridges, travel on the Hud- son River Rallroad f4 suspenidod untf) tha bridges are mudo enfe. ‘The fast mall went north as far us the Btockport bridgo this morning, but was unable to ey, the briduo buing consldered dun- goroud, und tho traln returaed to Hudson, - —— MUNCIE, IND, Speclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Muxoik, Ind,, Feb, 11,—Oneof Delawuro Coun- ty's finest lron bridgos spanniog the stream sev- cral miles north of the ety suceumbod to high wators to-day, and 1s rulnod, Wyser, Kiino & Co.'s and Kelwer & Cou's mill-dutns on White Ltiver nre nlmost tntnll{ destroyed, The rakn commenced fatlhng rapldly to-nlght, nfter n cose Ratlon o twenty-tour hoirs, Roports of mloor damnges throughout the county continuoe com- Ing . coLUMB IND. Coruxnus, Ind, Feb, 1.—The presont hixh water bing ennsed tore damugo thun ever beforo for many years, Tho bridge over Clifty Rivor und tho Colinbus & Enmil Creek Sineral 8prings Turnplie was carried awny by # Irkgo syeumory treo that enmo down the strenm: Joss about £5,000. Sumuel Hege Jost ubaut 31600 worth of Awelogd nt s suw-mill Lolow ity, o Whitw ftiver. S T MARION, IND, MAniox, Ind., Feb. 1L, ~Tho fron bridge just cust of the town wus earrled awny by the high water. Loss, §3,000, The Misslssiunewa 18 highor than it has been for thirty-four years, CARROLLTON, IND. Dereit, Ind,, Fob, 11.—Tho irou bridge ovor tho Wabash Hiver, ut Curroliton,wus washed out, taking one of tho stone piers. The bridgo was wuegz lonk and cost &fi-‘,!»\’l. W NOT HURT, BUT HOLLERING. 81, LOUIS, pectat Duapatch (0 The Chicaga Tribune, 87, Louts, Mo., Feb. 1L,—The heavy mugs of leo from tho SMlssourt bud run tsolf out this mornfuy. Thero was still a good deul of trash und broken leo (n tha trenm, but not enough to Interfero with tho nuvigation, onts of uvery deseription, however, still hug tho shore, and » striet watel Is kept upon the troubled waters, ‘The fmpending peril js tho- unbroken folds und KOrges from the Misslssippl. At Maplo lslund, tho old mouth of the Missourl, thore 18 un jm- niepse gorge Hable to move at wny wmoment, Tha gorgo and field nbove are only held by tho higher water comibg out uf tho Missourl, Itisloose ut tho shores, nud needs but u Hitln persuasion to start on it duwnwurd course. A gentloman prominently vonnoeted with tho Auchor Line cmine down from Alton this morniog who bud taken a good Juok ut tho worke. Mo suys ity coming Is wore to bo feured thun wo huve hud yet. When (€ comes there will bo close shaving for steamers in the burbor. Thy Sisswslppl 18 riviug shurply all ulolig, but thers ure tew vigns of u brouking above Alton ut present. ‘The highest point mudo bevo Just nlght wis nincleen teet, Phis worning there were only elghteen feet on ' (he wauge. The Ancbor Line, for Nuw Orleaus and BMuomphis, Is getting rendy to begin work, but s doluyoed in active operulions by the smpending Jeg ubove, Crews buve lovn sent (o brg up tho steuuiens now ut Culra us soon s the word e glven thut ull s clear, The Misaissippl Vulloy Transportation Compuny bs ilsg ready 1o resume, the und oy uwaits the movement of Misalawlppl o, Just w8 swou us jt e wafy i buck out several ui owe will be 9 aturt d . 'H faes 10 Chicstor, baducabs sed tho Ot il oo L peudy for bustucds at the opeulng, Frow the s SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES tiest Infarmation to ho bind there docs not. eeein isl\ncv,l prospeet for business on the lovee before onday. OTTAWA, 1LL, Speetal Dispaten to The Chicaco Tribunes OtrAWA, 1, Feb. 1l—Gave fears are enter- tained hero this eveninge that tho wigon-bridge over tho 1linols ftiver will be enrrled away with the llosd of water now pouring in from the Fox nnd Upper Ulinols rivers.” A consldorablo por- tlon of “thata,” ueenpled by Irish familics, i now undor wator, the inhahitnnts having movel out in thno to save thoie property and liver Tha lce I8 roken up, but Is not running worge bawing been formed near Utien. The dumpago to property thus fur consists taainly to onthouses and fonces, A strong northonst wind prevails, and i8 nceompanied by rain and sleet. At La Snlte tho fee hus not yet broken, tnt the river hus rilsed about twelve feet, Some dnmage was sustaine:d by the rafirond bridgo nrerosa tho sLittle Vermilion, delaying e night tralns, but to-tay thoy are allowed to cross again, ustig canttom. ——— LA SALLE, 1LL, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, TA Barnun, M, Fob, 11,--A steady roin bas been falling hero for twenty-tour hours, and tho Tlinols and Little Vermllion Rivers are on a rmpage. Alroady conslderablo damuge hus Been done, and, it the two-foot ice shuuld move out of the rivers nmmod within aduy or so, birldes and othor property will he awept uway, The old settiers say that the illnol Central tiver bridge, which enat several thonsand ilol- Inrs, 8 Jikely to go by tho boned §0 0 sudden move of the lew shoutd oceur. INDIANATOLIS. Special Dispateh to 'fhe Chicago Tribune, INPIANAPOLES, Fob, 11.—Tho river is rising nt tho ratoof one Inch per hour. 1t only lucked twenty-two Inches at 11 o'clook this morning of helng us high ng in tho great lood of 187, and Superintendent Funiiton, of the Wator- Works, nrerdlets that tho rise will continue for the next twonty-four hours, and that tho flood will be groater and more destruetive than the one o 1875, Aa vet little dasugo bas been doie beslde floodine tlelds, put great dlluxur {s upprehended A tho raln continues to fall. ELKITAR'D, IND, Specinl Disvatch to The Chieago Tribuns. TBLKUART, Ind,, 1eb. 11.~Tho streams through- out this sectlon have been golng down for the pust elght or ten hours, Tho Lako Shoro Com- pany hud o hied tussto with thole bridgo over the Elkhart River lnst night. It Is now consld- ered oitof danger. The Chicago,Wabash & Mich- fgan Nadlway suffored very mitch, but they ald everything that coutd possibly bo dono to save thelr tenok, Al reguluar tealng will sommenco runuing on that roud g ain to-morrow. ——— LHE DELAWARE, Duskvin, Pa., Feb.11.—Thelee In the Dela- ware helow berods frozen sulld to o dopth of nearly throo feet, and the river wnakes n sudden turn. Peoplo nre on the lookout for an ap- Ermchlnw flood.ennd every possiblo means 1s clug taken to provent un ice-gorge forming, DETROD, ’ DeTnort, Fob, 1L.—~White the streama through- out thls State aro gonorally (ull, there are no scrious freshots reported anywhere. The largo boily of snow moved off_gradually under gentle, atoemly raln, und prout damnge was thoreby avolded, CHICAGO. “A DIRTY NIGIHT.” To say that the woathor was bad yosterdny would be to say what every one of tho 500,000 peoplo In Chleago were anylug lnst night with all tha encrgy for which the people of Chicago have became eelebrated. Yestorduy was o day which, in tho shortest pussible time, wonld put to shame tho most vivid remlnlscences of tho romanoing tribe of “oldost inhabltants,” To desoribo tho temperature would be sinply impossible, na tho unadulterated wonther itself hid deflanoe to thermometors, barometers, and ail tho other intricato appllances of tho weathor sharps, It wna felt, not obecrved, and its cffecta could bo stuuled quito ns comfortably from the waria sldo of n window @8 from the top of ushot tower, 0ld wenthor reports musty with ako have como down 1o us from the time of Noshand Uatriarchs, but Noah and bis incnngorie exporionced no such chunges and churges ud old Borens Innugurated yestorday, The urk tlonted sorenely over wide wastes of comparatively quiet water, Lut the peoplo then hnd to trudge over no ‘such ox- panses of slush, ico, mud, und water ns yods torduy evenlng nillictod the streets of Chicago. A comblped attugk of sleot, rain, sand snow visited the eity during tho day, which made a combinution as disagreenbic und a8 produstive of profunlty ny uny stormn woll could bo, Starting olf with nquiet, cool day In the nforning, a qulot, drizzling rain fol- lowed during the duy, which was fn turn snper- seded In tho ovening with u steady, driving sleot which cup‘wnl the elimux and’ rondered tho storm notablo In tho weathor annuls ol this seo- tlon of tho couniry. Tho result of thoso suce cessivo tibutlons of suow, sleat, and ruin, was to incrouso tho trials of padestrlany and mnke tho strceta atil mora - fin- pagsuble. In the central part of tho city the tramp of any fecl agnin brought bock tho shilewalks to thulr condition befors thoy worn wished by the continted rain ot the three vrovious duyd. In tho realdenco portlon of the city u beantiful gtare-lce wis fornied which de- tled rubbiers and spiked shoes, and ylolded ouly to the seductive intluencos ot ° thoe small boy's skates. Unfortunate pedestriana buttled weardly with tho driving sleot and plercluge wind, horses slipped ood felly and locomo- tion ' in_uny form was n thing more to Lo desierd “thun uttained, The telegraph wires beeamo conted with fes, which baded il to thelr future usctulness, and furnlted ground for the fear thut Lo-duy would witness grent havoe In conneeting linca all ovor this seation of tho country fn cuse it grew colder. Tho rafl- rouds wero henvy sutferers, und the trulns wore Rlawly draggnd over the lllnlgor}' Talls I tho teethof tho blowing stornl, Every tenin wus Inte, und thery wers numerous minor accidents and duluys. Tho weathier wua of 8 chareeter to canse duliy and troublo to every body or thing exposed 1o 18, and in 1ts blcaknoas and gloom was of tho standnrd adoptod by authors of thrilllng tules of bloodshed and rpine, It was bud for thapoliveman, but equully disngreouble w tho thlel, und it {8 toho presuined that cach gyvoldod its smbraces to the best of his ubliity, 1t wog not n day and night of nceldents und storms of wind, bitt of colds, of wet feot, and Lodily dis- comfort to tho pedustrlung, the theatresgovrs, and the hometess trump. No trusting lovers billed and coved on tha swinglug ites, and no frute father fonnd oceaslon to gl from his fre. Arvamintn and her beau lived apurt for ono nlght, and tho strocts were ulive with ouly the unfortunute mortals whoso businms or fnte cumpelled them to be abrond, The viements had the ity to themsolves, and ait night lou; u»of roured,and whistlod, and blew tho stury n‘s thelr triumph, & Tho oxtremoly wneertaln cougdition of the pavements lust nlght,us n result of tho wetnud #leet, was purtioulurly wxperlunesd by g certain ulusd,—those who catio from the theatres and found na ewrrluges fu wultiog for them. Tho strevt-cam were elthor vunu g frregularly and very cerowded or uln{o not at nft, and In consivuonco not a few of the unfortunate theatro-goers. had to podesteinnlze all of the way. home, It wae veally pititul thist somo of tha ladles had to subtalt to the Ing Wt ulluccustomed to Luffeting stro ontrageously slippery pavoiients, the; most like amuteurs fou skuting-rink, In vain wero dafnty skivts mdued to wive dality unkles frooe pluy, Thu foet wonld shoat out in the - most unheard of aud discouraging manoor, sud not ufrequently would ownors themsolves fuvoluntarily contesting tho rlght of way of tha atroet to'a broad spucy oun the pavement, Tho arms of mulo escurts woro elusped (n n way which, undor ordinary oir- cuinstanees, would hive caugod Lo DOSSuRAOrS [0 awell up aud wloiost Lurst with ocstusy; bot oce cuslounily Loih ludy and vscort. would sit duwn I tho wet toguther, ishaps of this sort being ulwn);l heralded, of coursv, by adollghtful jittie BCECUN. . At midnight tho temperaturo foll a fow palnts, and the saln and gleot turned lnto suov, "DRIFT. REMARKABLYE DILEMA, Bpeclal Dlyatch to The Chitugo Tridune. PrTsung, Pa., Fob. 11.-Tho total loas by the Ureakugo In tho viver wall will reach $100,000, ‘Thu water {8 subsiding this ovening and o fure thor dumayo 8 approbended, The most extraors - dinury oplsode of the ood was the uxperioncs of the Erle expross, due at tho Unlon depot at 1t a'olock lust night, Netweon Dand 10 o'clook lasy oveniug the train run Into w pond of four fust of watar, and of unknows ared, slx miles wast of Now Castlo, Tho obgine fires were suddenly gueuched, the stoam went dowan, and the truln becuwo funmovable, Meunwhlle, the Ne shunnock poured a4 mmay of leo, fenco rulls, and driltwood wauiist. tho hoteuguered tran, keeplug tbo passengery fu drowd of 4 waghout of tho truck und o soniers sut futo the muddy tide, Floally tho water subsided, belp arrived, and the traln reaciod tho Uniou Dopat at losat twelve hours lute, S—— MINNESOTA RAILROADS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Triduns B1. PAUL, Minn, Feb, 11.—Tho rullrouds in this Btute sro Just begiuning to recover from the effuts of tho sturm. Tho Bt, Paul, Min- nespolls & Blunltobs Road fa about ol clewred, snd tralus ure running on time. The road s opon to Ureckinrldgo, and tho brauch line s opon turough, ‘fho Bloux City Drauch of tho 8t. Paul, Minueupolls & lialiwny {8 opon AT to Mankata, WASHINGTON. Below this point work 18 belng pushed a8 rnp- The Day in the House De- 1 cute, It ! l‘.’.‘..’e'h’}.5‘-'.‘.{"(':‘1'.‘,“:“,‘1"F.".-F'iv“u?‘n?.‘."!fiu g e T voted Entirely to Pri- vate Bills. * duys. The Chleago, Milwiukeo & 8t Paul 18 all right everywhere axcept on_tho llnsunrt & - kotn Mae, where so much trouhlo has heen ex- perienced nearly all winter, The Minnenpdils & t, Louls Hollway offielsls nunounce thit the through trtn will be In soma time between 4.nnd b o'efock this afternoon, and that the south-tound terin will leave on tine tosday. The blockade an tho Hwrlington, Cednr Raplds & Northorn Rallwny has been ralsel, 1t fa ox~ peoted that the Fort Dodge extenslon will be elear by to-morrow night. Col. Worthington, an Aged Soldier, Pensioned for Services at Shiloh. IEAVY DAMAGK, NEW OnLEANS, Fob. Jl—~Damage by Sundas's storns along Misalasippl Sound, from Paseagoula to Buy 8t. Louls, $100,000, 'LIIF 81GN AL SERVICE. WasuisaroN, D, C, Fob, 1l—Indications: For tho Lowor Lake reglon, cloudy and rainy weathor, warm_southiorly winds, falling baromn- eter, followed by rising burometer and colder northwest winda. For Tennessce and tho Ohlo Valley, cloudy weathor, with fain or anow, followed by etenrimg weather, Southwest veerlig to colder northwost sinda, followed by rising baromoter. For the Upper Lake reglon, cloudy weathor, with rain or snow, varinble winds, mostly from northoast to nm'mwuuti rirtog, followed by falls g lemamrulum, and falling followed by rising urumotor, For tho Upper Missisaippl Valloy, cloudy weuthor with snow, hurthwest (o ‘HOTtHonst winds, statl ry or ower tomperatury, fulllng followed b, rluln(lbummnlur. For the Lower Missourl Valley,cloudy weathor, with light snow, nortliweaterly winds, with sta- tionury or higher.temporaturg, followed by r fug buromet ¥ Ellllllmlll ignrla continue at Graud Havon, Milwaukeo, and Ludingto, LUCAL QUSERVATIONS, CleAaw, Fob, 1 Reply of Senator Dawes to the Criticisms of Sccrotary Schurz. Effort of Senator Hoar to Prohibit the Presence of Militia at Inaugurations, The Roach Subsidy Grabbers Secures a Majority of 14 in the Senate. Night Sessions of Congress” in a Cock-Pit of the National Capital. 10:19 p. m. Only Bixteen Days Left for the Reap- portionment, Refunding, and Appropriation Bills, ieliod sicot. R Alenn imeomotor, 5725 mean thermomator, 2.3y mean tumidity, 8371 [naximum tomperaturc, Vi minimut tamperature, (.9, OQRNKRAL OB RNVATIONR CH1nAGQ, Feb. 11-12:13 o, m, Tuer. Tner. 2:4°| 0313 The Lake-Front BIll Obstructed In the House by the Vulentino Serippers. [ wenr Logan Bots the Illiuois Dolegation in a Flutter by Golng to Montor ~—Martin, IN THE IIOUSE, VRIVATE BILLY, Hpeelal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasinyaroy, D. G, Feb. 11.—The Ilonse to-dny refused to proceed with the Appor- tloyment bH, deelined to continue the con- a Cro test over the Iiver amd Harbor blll, although e B it s promlsed thatthis strugglo will Lo re- Nadiw 3 sumed to-morpow and the Tduse foreed to w0 slt nutil & voto shall be had, and proceeded o with private bills, The members seeined ‘to -',"" ba in particularly goo: humor and disposed i to facllitate the pasynge of those bilis ns ‘.’, mueh as possible. Consclous of the fact {; &fl;fl fi that only two more Fridays in this Congress b & remaln which can be eoxclusively de- ] voted to private Dbllls, execept by b n contrary declslon of two-thirds, 5 uven the bill to relleve the palltical disnblil- 5 ties of ilelskel, of Dultlmore, upon which Al Mr, Conger forced u political qebata hefore ‘,", the holidays,—it having been churged that il LUelskel resigried his conmission fu tho navy e ——— to enter the Rebelllon,—was permitted to pass without any further ngitatlon than n state- ment from 5 * MIt, CONGER . that he did not wish to have the blll eonsid- cred as’s precedenty The Maryland mem- bere, pending tho uttempt to eall up this bill, BUFFALO INSANE ASYLUM,. The Chnrgos of Cruclty to Paticnis to Be Thoroughly Investigated by the oard of Manugors. Soretal Disvatens to The Chicago Tribune, . Burraro, N. Y., Feb. 11.—Tho 'Bourd of Man- A of Tho Hiike THaaty. ARS0K i eny siis were statlaned like skirmishers all pended the two keopera awainet whom ¥. W. [ OVeT the Ropublican side of the llowyso Churcbill, formor keeper, mude such serjous | (0 Waldh tho membors “[l“' ; Wik charges, us published fo Tue Trisuse, andon | ¢Xpeeted to oppose It My Conger Monduy next thoy will begln an Investigation of tho matter, Dr. J. Ordronnux, State Com- missioner, 13 fn the city, and will have charge of the axamlnntion. Churchill feols perfectly cons fident of his abllity to substuntity his stato- ments, and furthor says that he will tell even moro thles about thoe accused, Dr.J. D. White, Prestilentof tho loard, has preferred tho fol- lowing ehnrgoes ugninst two koupors: Frank P, Churchlll, into follow-uftondant nt the Huffalo Stute Ingnpiu Asytuin, bing nddressed f note mnklugullmlr{ rave chirges against R, Jones and, J. 1%, MeMlonuct, which, it proven to bo true, wiil demnand tholr dismissul by tho Bonrd und punishuont by the civil wuthorities, Those chaeges ure b subatanco o8 follpws: - First—="Thut you ubnzed John ‘Tiorny, a patient atthe Buifalo Stute Asylum,at various times ll{ kioking and poundug his porson, by ehoking him nod holdlug his bead under witor In o buth- {u!l:.,“um} thut theso assnults woro frequent und hubitunl. £ Second—That you lu ke manner nssautted Abram, also u patlent at the nsylum, uud beat and vtherwlue multreated hiu, Lhird—Thut you, MeMichuel, nlse did beat w:ll:nhor\mn maltreat o patient nawmed J. G, hlto, % Tourth~That Lotk of you, ln yourgenoral den hop tgward paticais when muunuf the dining-raout, wera bental and suvers, kuotking thom ubout wod kloking them, and at tho skime thino uslug profune lnnkungo loward thunt, In view of the geavity of those charges, the Bourd of Manugers huve felt It o bo thale mnfi to request g otlicinl Investigation fnto l‘im trut of the churges by the Btato Commissloners in Launucy, snd alsp to spprise you of tholr nnture und elrcumstunces, i ordor that muy bave an opportuaity to mnke answer therto, Janes P, Wuige, Presidont, The managors were disposed at frt to look Hghtly upon Chiurchli's stopy, but subscquent hivestigution showed that two mon hid Leon treating lmunuu ruther soverely, This led to the exumination. was honored "f' twno such outposts. Most of tho bills which wero passed were for pen- slons. . The one \\-hlrh will attract tho most attention glves to hoor old Col. Thomns Waorthington, of Ohlo, n pensfon of %30 per month, far the remalncer of s lifo, and tho broken-down old _soldler will' no longér haunt the halls of Congréss to sccure a pit- tance. Mit. CONVERSE, who moved the bill, said that Col, Worthing- ton woullt not bu ablo to enjoy tho pension long, nwl that it ought to Fuss without ob- ection, beepuse, In his oplnlon, Col, Worth- ngton had rewlly suved the “day for the Unlon army at Shiloh, . DAWES, A REPLY TO SCIURZ, Bpectal Dispateh to The Ciicago Tribune. WasmingroN, D, 0, Ieb. 11.—Senntor Dawes, in an haur's speech, mado n dignified answer to the open letter of Seeretary Sehurz, In this answer Mr, Dawes stated that he renfivmed all that he had said In the speeches which Mr, Sghurz eriticlsod, and he anfmndverted very severely upon tho letter and the conduet of Mr, Sehurz, Mr. Dawes mnintained that Secretary Sehurz knew the elrelmstanees of the Ponen question porfeet- ly well when tho removal from Dpkota was ‘made; that the remoyal was made under hils directlon, and that ho must be held responsible ror it. Seeretnry Sehurz, Mr, Dawes says, was restive over the publie erlticlsin of his connection with the Ponen guestion, and those wlio were cogni- zunt of all faots did not wonder utit, Mr., Duwes asserjed thnt Saceretavy Sehwrz was not only not ignarant of the oufynge which constitutes the wrong upon the Poneas, but that the records prove that e was conversunt with every step, nnd had w full knowledge of averything bofore ho ovdered It done, JOHNN NNOACIL, 15 FEELY CONFIDENT, Speelal Dispaleh to The Uhicayo Tribunes Wasisaron, D. C,, Feb, 11.~"T'ie subsidy people greatly complained at the rulings of Senator ‘Harrls yesterduy, who happoned to bo the temporary prestdig oflicer, that tho amendment {o the Post-Oltles BHL was not In ardar, In that it proposed general logialation, Harrly, the T'emporary Chatrman, has been o SHOCK&NG DESTITUTION. A Famlly lu Peounsylvania Fiye Days Without ¥ook or Fuel, Cannoxnare, Fob, 0.—~McCuuley City has re- contly been groatly shovked by tho rovelation of u thrilllug ense of destitution and wunt. Tho viotims aro Mrs. George U, Kont aud four chil+ dren, residents of that qulet town, nbout eight 1alles from hero, $hes thu wifo of Q. C, Xont, thie notorious pluno-tunor, who has been playing his grmg of tyickery und fraud In New York upd Pennsylvaniu, The famlly reside in n_sinall . cubin it the foot of the wost range ot the Moosio Seuntaing, where tho teroury uns buon 2 ae- res below zoro soverul flui)'n during the past lwo months, On - tho night of Jun. 15, uftor they ' hud destroyed tho bottes | HiTong opponent of the subsldy trom the part of tuole “houschold” goods to keop |gtart, nnd he cortminly was nob tha man u firo, the fusl guvo ont, ami for fvo duys thgy undiired the sovuro weathor with nelthuy tire’ nor provisions, except w tew raw potutoos und somo corn-mend, Which was substitnted for food, Oo tha sixth duy s nelghbor ohimeed to vislt tho houso und found the mother urostruted and tho chikiron dying, ‘Tholr fet und handg were frozen, und §t was with dithanity that ho wroused thom, ‘The drifts wero ton fect high ut the door, und tho sceno by tho lnterior wad hoapte rending, ‘I'ho story of thosutferings of the fam- iy sproud liky witdlive, und thelr noighbors turned out on muyso t rellove thelr conditon, o ———— STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yok, Fob. il.—Arrived, tho Stato of Nobrasku, from Glasgow; the Abysslne, from Liverpool; snd tho Sudvin, from Hymburk, LoNpoN, Fub, 11.—Tho Nedorlund, for Ant- werp, had urrlvod out. KW Youk, Feb, 11,—Arslv ity llfinwla. from l.I‘\'urun‘mL Aerleth o Gl o QUENNSTOWN, Fob, 1,~Arrived, tho lupublle, whom the Roach prople would have desived to huve ocenpled the chalr ut so eritienl n vorlod for thom. Mr. Blalne had beon ox- peeted to tuko part in tho discusston, and wag-rolied upon by the steamship line to advocate the prinetples of the amendmert which would bp so beneficinl to them, Itls not known ivhat B BENATOR WLAINE would have done had he been prosent yester- dny or to<duy, for his plan of restoring tho Amerlean merchant mavino to ity old place upon pho high seag §s very much mors eom- prehenslys than tho proposed wmendment from tho Post-Offics Connnittoe, Mv, Blalno advoeates genoral “leglslation and not u sub- aldy which would benofit any purtioular lne. Howover, whataver Mr. Dlalng's . views frow Now York.: might ba or mnmy wnot Dbe upon .,}}.",fi;;‘:""“b‘,{,‘&“ u‘:fi” H=Arslyed, tho Wiecou- | tnjy gubject, his rheumatin I8 not Lotpos, Feb, 1L-—Tho llnunuhlpl Alsatia, | Ukely to permit Wlm to toke part from Now' Yorks Ciledonln, from Hoston; und n tha debnte, * Tho proposed nppropriution of 81,000,000, t? ba expontded for cirpying the maily by Amerlenn steamshipelines 1o Centru Ameriea und South Amerien and_the truns- pucifie ports, 14 proposed hf the Past-Ottico Depurtiment, both uy o postal measnre ynd uy A pueins ol restorng the Amorienn commers clal marlne, BUT THE DIRKCT BENEFICIARY OF IT, If euacted,- wonkd bo tho Reneh Line, ‘Lha afternoon was well spent beforo. tho Postal Appropristion L wis taken up, the quos. tion bilng on the reception of the wends ment reported from the Postal Conye ittes nppropriating $1,000,000 for subsidies to veent) mail steamers. The polnt was mlsed hr AMr, Walluse, who tas the Postul Appropriation bill fi ehnrge, that the nmend- umm. wis generpl lut{lu(mlu , Wileh cannot o attached to o regulir approprintion bill, A BIARP DEPATE ensued, Mr, Beék mnklmi n rathersavage ons slaught on snbsidies, which wus rovlied to by Mr, Maxey, who had veported the amends Culltorais, from Haltimore, have ursived vut, Sunhlbbl el L PRESS DINNER, BacTions, Bd., §ob, 11.—The Pross Ciub of Hulthuore will give it anuual baniquet ut the Eutaw [louso teemorrow gyenlug, Over 1% kontloinanary expected to pupticlpate, Prests dent Hoyes aud Cabluet wiil bo presunt, The bundsomoest suito or rooms in the house will e Placed ut the disposal of tho Assoelatlon, and no expenso is bulngepured tourrange il the detuls. i Lablowill X100 tio Ittt of the bill, with # doyblu cevscent - tho centre, thns renderlig the wnlulx of tho guusts aw neurly porfuct us ossible, A bundsoniely-decoruted platform wilt bo erected for Whe vrclicsten Which hus been se- curad, The wonn curd witl ba, without doubr, the wust uuique and Leautitul ever propured bl eity, e RESOLVED TO STRIKE. Pawn Riven, Feb, 1L—~Tho United Weavors' Ausoclution have rusalved tostriko. A cortaln uumber of mills will be deslgnated Bunday, ment, The Senalo finally overruled the de- elslon of the Ghalr li{ncnnshlornhlu nujor- ity and decided that the amendment was in order, Mr, Ilamlin then introduced another nmendment, a2, a4 substitute for the ono re- ealvad,whiel will be less objectlonnble to soma Senators, Te-morrow the nuestion of sulul. dles to ocenn steamers will he squarely dis- cnssed, and the friends of the mensuro regret that Senator Blaino tannat lead them, for assume that ho would be thalr eham- n. ‘Ihere are indleations that the Senate will pass some nmendment. ta tho Postal bill granting ot lenst 81,000,000 in subskdics, prob- ably for several years to come. TIUE VOTE will b elose, but tho subsidy munagers are contident, "The vots overruling the decislon of the Chalr, ruling the subsidy ont of or- der, was VEAR Hamupton, MaDonnld, Harrls, Pondlaton, Ileroford, 1tansom, ngnlls, Siater, Kernan, Whayte~10. THE NEGATIVE VOTE, WILIQIL WAS THE SUBSIDY VOTR, Talidwin, Forry, Morrlll, Tiinir, Gurinnd, Paddock, Irowan, Hmnkin, Platt, Burpside, 11l (@eorgla), Pugh, Dutler, Toar, Halling, Call, Jolinston, Vineo, Coke, Jdotas, Ceat, Gonkling, Junes (Flortda), Wilker, Dawes, L, Wiillams—29, Farloy, Maxoy, ORGANIZED IFORCT. ITS PHESENCE ArclApf,\m;uunA'no.\'s DEPRE- Spectat Disvateh to The Chicago Tridune. Wasiinaron, D. C, Feb, 1L.—Senator 1Tour’s vesolution, suggesting that it mny be well to gunrd dgainst theassemblage of large bodles ot indepemdent militiamon here at the Innugurations of Presidents, created suvprise In tho Senate, ‘Tho custom orlginated nt the Innugnratlon of Washinaton In New York, when the uniformed militln organizations of that city Jofned n the escort. Jofferson, it 1y true, went to the Capital to be inaugurated withiout any escort, but thero were no unl- formed milltls companies In. this region to escort him, Wnshington was then literally “a City of the Wouds,” manyof the Senators and Iepresentatives having to bLoawd in Georgetown for want f scaommndation near the Capitol. "Uhe uniformed militie was not organized, and the nenvest uniformed wis In Balthuore, Wien Jofferson w nugnrated the second tine a eav escorterdl him, and the eseort at subsequent processlons s grown wmore itposing as thy uniformed militia of the city has hierensed in number and as Inerensed fucltitios for travel have made it easy for distant organe izatlony to attond, Tho Senators are not (sposal to view the approach of the milltin with alarm, ¥ ANOTHER DIRPATCIT, . 7o the Western Assoctaled I'ress, WasiuNoton, D, C.iFeb, tL—Seuntor Toar created somo ittls oxcitoment In the Souate to-day by fntroduelr a resolution di- rectlne the Judlelary Conumittes' tu Inquirg whether the practice of allowing armed Dodles of men, not undor thy control of the General. Governmont, to come to tho Capltal on thedth of. March of hiuguration year, wad not Ikely to become in the future a dun- gerous pracilee, “and whether any action ghould” be tiken by Congresd In the matter, Atr, Hour diselnimed any Intentlon of 1ntor- fcrln{: wlith the arrangements for the - guration of Gen. Garfleld, but he thought tho thmoe might come when the presence of llllrlmt'.“l bodies of wen might result In a con- c 5 ¥ e N Y e e, e | [P ] 22 §2253 £ §s222 el 5 1L CONKLING objected to the ent conslderation of the resotutlon; nut thought ity Introduction ine opportune and to be rogretted. Jle belleved the presence Liera of tho dlitin from the seve oral States woult not baregurded ns w mennce or prove dangerons to Amertean Institutions, and that the militipmen wore ny good and guum:blu citlzens a8 any miombers of tho onate. Mr. Hereford saw mischlef in the rosolu- ton, nnd, us foreshadowing the poliey of lmv‘nk»only - reguinr troops present hore at the Innnguration, the resolutlon was o blow at the rights of all fre citizens, '{'un resolution was forced ovar under the rules, Mr. Iloar subsequently told your corre- spmul«ut that his “only object wWas to direct attention to the watter nndgunrd dguinst any further emergencles, 3 OABINET-MAKERS, TUGAN, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicado Tribune, Wasinyaroy, D, C, Feb. 1L—Senator Logan wag present In his placo In tho Senate Wednesday., Ile nttended the meeting of the Joint Convention us n witness to the Slectoral count, He romained In the Sennte until the closo of business. Today he wns missed from his place, and o dispateh from Cleveland says: *John A, Logan arrived here from the st 1hls evenlu ot 7 o’elock, 1le enme over the Clovelund & Plttsburg Road from Washing- ton, Ho remalved at the depot wntll i1 o'clock tp-nlght, when ha took n Lake Shoro tratu east. Ilo denicd that ho was golng to stop at Mentor, Dbut, as ho falled to take.n rth, it s coltjuet- ured - that he might haye istaken his own Intentions, It 1s safu to presumo thint hy will pay o vists to Gartlold.” “Thoup- pearance of this dispateh jeeatly surprised the members of the klinols delegation, who did not know that Gen. Logpn had con- tomplated w visit to Mentor, Tuguiry amo: llmsl‘ who should kunw disslsed ‘the fie: that he had gona to Chicago on business, sl contempluted apeedily retwning, .ond that, tthe had + j GONE T MENTOI, it was an after thought. Gen,* Logan will doubtlesy o to Chitengo before his return to Whaghington, but it Is consldercd eertaln hore that ho hna nlso gone to Mentor, It ‘1s- also not bolleved that ho has gone to VISIL Gure fleld except ypon Invitadon, Some of the members o tho Hiuois dolegation say thaty Gen, Gartleld s invited lllll.l there to consnlt nbout Cabinet matters, ho wiil rocommand the nane - of l!nhun.hfnuoh & Seeretary of the Interlor or Secretary of War, prefurence belng glvon to the Interioy Depurts mnent, It 13 very cortaln that none of the membors of the Iilinols detegntion would op- P(.su Alr. Lincoln, should thit by defevmined, hut thore are u nupber who would not se- Teet him as thelr firat chole LAKE-FRONT, THE VALENTINE SCIRIP, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Ir(bune, Wasiivazey, D, €, Feb, 1L.—Tho new rle, under which members, ns their States areenlled durlng the fivst sixty minutes of the worning, may, for the remnlnder of the sessfon, bring up any DIl on tho ‘ealendar for congiduration, when thero ave not five members who object, worked better to«lpy, Speaker Rundall hiwving declided that bills kg appropiintions nosl net go' to the Conunittes of tho Whols on point of order, a8 proylded by the old rule, but that the ngw rule forthe rest of the session hud suporseded thut, Iut the new arrangement does not prove’ benetieinl to Chicage, 1li nols helng ealled, Mr. ‘Aldrieh presented the Luke-Front bill s it had passed the Senaty ana wns on tho Spenker’s table, but, fin- niediately, propably u dozen membens’ roso aml objeeted, nid,” under the rule, it conld not bu consldered, These uh}ucnun. hitve nndonbtedly been cansed by the very netivy efforts of tie, Vajontjne-scrfp attorneys aud Jobbyists who ure hore In conslderably force, The'Valentine-serip men are aldel by 2 . A ML DANIELS, 2 salid to ho editor of u weukl: 'nu\\'ilnnucr In Chieago, who 1a, Interylewing the moem- bors, nid represhuting that the Luke- Front bIL wHL by an Injury to Chicaxo, 3t Danlols has hflnl an fhterviow with Hupresentative 1iwls, but. lllu] faund” that the Tatter i3 now ontively sutlsfied with the bill, and thinky that with the mnendiments It 35 o propet measure, ‘The Videntino-serip men uwvg pylilently mudoe w combluntion to bloek the pussage of the itl, "T'he bill, huw- over, oceupies an advantageous vosition an thu Speaker’s table, md can bo peached when- ever buginess upon the Speaker's tablo is taken up, sud pasied by pomajority vote, DBLAY., ONLY $IX WORKING DAYH. Baecial Digpatah 89 Ths Chicaga Trinune, Wasminaroy, I, €, Fob. 11.—'ho 1louss Cammittes on Approprintions to<lay agreotd to nlmn. fayprably tho LI to appropriate E175,000_fpr the Jununctte tuara:‘ expedition, A wember of the Committes sald to-day that the Hundry Civi} and the Genoral Defielency bills, both of which will bo Iayge aud cops tain u great nuwber of items, will not be rendy to report to the Tlouse bofore the 10th | lection for Gen, Garfield's ¢ or 813t of February, about ten days Beforo theend of the sessfon, Tho Agrlenliural Approprintion bill s rendy for nactlon, but hns mot yet beem tuken up by the ITouse. ‘Tho frionds of the River and Harbor bill are determined to press tho con- slderation of that mensure to the exclusion of everythineg else, EVEN AT TIIR RIBK of endangerlug the (leneral Appropriation Lills and the Refunding Lill. Mr, Cox Is equally determined to make another cifort to bring the Reapportlonmont bill to a vote. It can hardly e Je‘mr« ol ns very prohablo that he will siceced, out he may wnbnge to wasta considorable thne Dy trying to do so, Congress does not appear to rentlzo that mllY sixteen working days remaln of its ofiiclal existenee, IN A COCGK~PIT. CONGRESS ON A FIONT SEAT. Bpectal Dispateh to The Chlcago Tribune Wasmysatos, D, C, Feb. 1f.—Wednesdny night the police, In ralding one of the prine| val gambling establishments In this city, captured, It .18 sald, several Congressmnon, who gave fictitlous names, thus eseaping an unenviable publielty, ‘The ety préss mudo enrnest efforts to discover just who these genttemen were, but the public men who )u;uw kept their seerot well, Thoy keep, it stiil. Laust night there was a * cocking main” In tha cellar of one of “the restaurants in tho northwest part of the city, which was attended by tho sporiing- men of the Disirlet, and, It I3 also sald, several Congressmen, one of these being n Senator. 'Tiere-wns nlso a Judge In the company. - The “main” was about us *high-toned” assueh things usu- ally ure. The local report snys that, after about an hour and u half spent ln wraiigling between the owners of the different chick- ens In rogurd to welghts, nges, rocords, ete., in which the words * condition,” * too much fat,” “rough logs,? “distemper,” *bad feed- ing,” etey, Were heard, n mateh was finally weranged botween o red Baker cock, weight 4 potnds 14 ounces, and a blue Douglas, weight 5 pounds £ ounces, . At AT TIE DEGISNING OF TIE TIGHT the odds were in favoy of the Douglas cock, on necount of his extra welght and good cons ditlon, but, after aweli-fought battle ofeight amla halt minutes, the favorlt showed his tail-fenther and ran, ‘Uhe next fight was o Baker stag and o Parls cock, Tho stag had flve ounces more_welght. tian the cack, but it proved to be of 1Mttlo wae, ns ho was Kllled ot the third jump of his opponent, "The third and Jnst flght was between an old Douglas cock with i sore head; the rusull of o battle two weeks ngo, aud o blnek-nnd-red ¢oek, which was In sich # condition. that .the betting was thvee to two In his favor, This way by far the best battle of the night, minute one would ha the favorit, and | next minute the othor one would lend ' the hottine, — Atter fighting for nineteen nines oth tay down on the floor, eompletely xlinusted, ™ The lnlucrs, having each el ifty, declared the blnek-and-ved \coek the winner, a8 the old "Douglny fulled ~ to. show —any lens life, nnd his rival had attempied to get ap his feet, which s cunsl;lcreu to beequ alent to “showing fight,” . Anour B A, M, the motley crowd dispersed to thelr homes, 1t1s Fl\‘u'u out that nnother-* battlo ™ will be Tought in the same placs next week, The unnwillingness or Incapcity of the present Congress to accomplish any important: lugis- latlon mny possibly be \:X\fl(\hlc(l by this uh’m:k tenduney o engage I qnestionable sports, i ™ ; IGNORANCE. THE BULLDOZERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT. Spectal Dispalch to Tho Chicago Tribune, WasmiseroN, D, G, "Feb, 11.—Ex-Coun- gressman Joseph J. Martin, of North Car- oling, who wag recently ousted from his seat in the Jouse, veachad hero to-day on his way home from 8t Louls. In conversation with your correspontdont with reference to tho eoudition of things in his State and Florids, nud Bisbee's distriet, he sald the Attorney- Goneral had sant the right man down there in the person of Judge Settle, Tho latter Is well aequninted with Demoeratle hablts fu that reglon, having been instrumental \in breaking up the Ku-Rinx gangs in North Caroltnn _and bringing tho perpetrators . of pollfleal ontrages to, justice, Hpouking of his own State, Mr, Martin saya: “WE DON'T VOTE EXACTIY THAT WAY In our county, but we might as well, for the fraud fs more'eftoctlye, because, whily overy man, binek nnd white, can vots without mo- lostutton, the. votes of the Ropublicans iy mml}')hmmuues aro not comted, 'I'ho glues tion Judges nre alyays two of cach party, but tho. Dontoorntic Reglstrar makes 16 0 Dono- erutie majority, ‘The votes aro recelved and deposited gl right, but when {t comes to countimg them the deslrble number ot Re- publiean tickots ara read as Damocratic, and arg &o recovded by the Ilul;ubllnnu Judges, These aro nlmost lnynrln Iy bluclks who ennnot rend or write, "They ave seleoted by the Democratic Comnty Commiksloners DBECAUEE QF THEIR ILLITERACY, . . Tvery Imlluthmml&co Is controlied by Domo- erats, who seleet dho poll-holders, being pare tlenlarto gob ignorant negroes t\) rapresong the Republican electorss nor will the Regis: trar permit ¢ supervision of the count, for [ npplled In person at 1lamitton Precinet to s the voles recordad, and was refused, iy, coneluded Mr. Murtin, * falrly repre- | sunts the ense, aud 19, 1 consider, very mich worse than intimidation and bultdoziig.” CBTANLEY MATTHEWS, A HOPELESS CABH, WAsIINGTON, D, C., Feb, 11.—It noyy. seoms quite lmpussible that the nomination of My, Matthews cun be gotten out of the Jugleiary Commlittee. It ks Jearned positively to-day that Senator Edmunds opnoses his confirma- tlon, Thisleaves Mr. Matthews with huttwo friends on the Committes, Senntor Thurs man told a Demoeratic member of the Housy yesterday that this was the most painful pub- lié duty he had .ever purformed, but the growing swany of railrond corporations wiened him thit Mr. Mutthews should not be elovated to the Supreme Bench, which is . tho last resort the peopls lisve agalnst tho grasping corporntians. Tho Senatar sald that Mr. Matthows wus one of the ablest lnwyers in Amerlen, but he does not think htin fitted for the Supreme Benehat o time when the corporations for which he bad so Jong peted us counsnl were seaking to control leglstation andl the Governnient lself, 3 A DLMOCKATIC MEMDER of the Iouso from Ollo, whp s warmly at- tached to ex-Senntor Mutthews, got. overy wewbor of thy Iiinols dul«-‘(ntlou. with twp exceptions, to visit Bonutor Davlsand try mlul hrlufi him over to an advoeney of . Mr Matthews' confirmation, but it fufled, ~ Judge Davls 18 Inamovable; ko {8 ‘Thurtuan, 8o are (Junklluf. BEdwils, und Carpenter. Nothe g onn bo done In Committee, und unless the noislantion ean b gotien out.of mlr LComi- mitten awd befors the Henute, It will explro withy mu{)_ unt Adwinistration. . Menntiue the New York papers are nob fdle. "Toqloy the T'imes throws nngther column editorial nguinst the comfirmation, NOTES, SILVEL CLITIPICATES. Soeclal Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Wasuixaray, D, G, Reb, IL—Some months ago when 'Treasuper Gilitlan (rst suggestod the feigibility of ‘exchangiog silvey eertjis cates fur gold hultlon and coliy the Ldea way ridlented ns p goodl sshemo for the Treagury, but it was. preditod that holders of gnhl would never exchunge it for puper good only for soang welght slivor dollpps, ‘Fhe fogt I that owners of gold Al aceept slvor cer- tittentes, aud the amount ot paper Issued Iy this way ut one tnio ran wp to $50,000,000, It Is considorably less now, but still applicas thona for suely sxehangeo continea to come I Trepgurer GILNIan vecelyed tg-lay an order 108 350,000 worth of certiticates fn return for gald coin from an Indinnapolls bank, ‘Fhe Bllver dollars stuco the 15t of Jnnupry have not left tho ‘Treasury, ond the “wionthl roporis will show for o wiitle, It 18 bulteved, an mlnlltlu\n‘ul x’w Wuun& of outrrent colusge 1o the stock on hphd, B ‘Fho withd ‘m,,n"&n. Lo withdrawal of the youn, Ol*vur. fruu{nmo Pennsylyanis Scnstorial strugrle hus sturted the. ruwor that tie elan Cameron Wil otter bl a3 Pennsylvagin’s se mllllulml‘u ‘ 7 - and petrolpum produats durine 1850 wa -deatis, was distinctively the Cmu(:ml“p';mglm, Don conehed him for tho rue daty, for him the caneus uumlnm\(;.'u[," -.h"?vun‘d drawnl, henee, 18 1t row stinds g a0t for the Camerons, and, unless thy o, e tornet suich defeat by placing (jjjyr e where, It will he soaceehted, aid wif £ their power In_the Keyutone Sigga (ke thio bellof In cortain cireles Iy that 1o, e cron will press Oliver for the (:nhlnuth Cam, ho aueccods in thus placing him it i it the edgo off of the defent fe Tas taty A8 to tho Senntorlnl dendigel s @lned, Withdrawnl will not tcmlmk' Olisery ate mntters, A0, 1t slmply make reler. fion ot £he- deene. bn b ‘:m’.-‘nl'(m:flf;’m“ Beaver in Oliver's place, and py Mt Grow'a, “There by Jugk thik diferencn 0 ol o 2 vole, he el ally (3 of (ha Grow fofl i o s tomg 4 owers or zoma vote for Boavar, he can not ln‘-.‘vllz?gmrm the struggle will continue, Beayar w, i Chinirmur of the Pennaylyania dologyi ™ the Chleago Convention, Ha g o I: ot wmnguilicent presenco and s; Iululhl\‘nlcfln it hasa deformity In one nF s logs l"| s compels him to use crutehes, - gponich Pennsylvanin politiclans resldent In city think tho upshol of the Senatoria) g will b tho clection of tho present Regised s the rensury, Glomii W. Schofich s fleld haa Rerved two terms in Congra durlng tho Credit Mobiller days, Bresy S m'nurirxm. en. Burnside seeonded Senator : in urging tho passage of the hll‘l?m:;flph printing 810,000 for thy ereetlon of g lé\{fl’" ; tlonnry-vttie monument whengver thy l‘h : enllty 1n which it i to be placed wiy m? . 10,000, ‘The General took the gron X f e ean by any means fnculeate Intriolie, Into our people and increnso it, it Is our s todo so, In his oplnion, we nre unlnk‘l" too much of the affairs of every-tay |jfe. (a‘ much of ourselves, and, 1f wo can thiyk'y little more of the public good, it Wil Do better for us afl and for the conntry, iy thinks t the duty of every eitizen to take g, iterest In centenninl pageants and other $ plays which, nre ealeulated to Inspire thy 1 patriotism of tho country, whicly fy Not of ! xlsléch“n |Ilgk}l h;imlmlfil mulkcls lll.l lu’:nflrply - 1 iecessary for us to stimulate Al Jogi - mate methods, . ¥ all g ! ‘ RUM PUNCIL Somuch lins been sald of ato based the widely-cireulated stutement llmt“m 4 punch b been introduced ay o be, N erngy ar the formal - dinners at gy AVhite Tiouso that the Preshdent anthorize the statement that no sueli innovation by taken place. “The whole story hns arle from the fact that * Roman pinel,” ay e, tiraly difMorent avtfele, and 1ot heverags nlthough made by ram, his heen thiy =n some time past nt the format dinnery, l'hg United States Senutors, excolient jidgesof such artleles, have pronounced the urticleas gerved at tho White House tho best mndely Whashington, and ag very strong of rum, MALIFAY, . o the Western Associated Press, Wasmxaroy, D, C, Feb. 11, Forelgn Affairs Commlittee rererru'Te.'; . sub-committes the joint resolg. : tion of “Representative Nowberry pn. [\ viding for a Jolut committee of the” Senats 8 aud House, to investigate tho alleged filsy [ and frandnlent proofs and statisties used be L fore the Halifux Fishery Commission, ag providing for a jolnt cominission by the'Uni. ted States and Great Drivain to Investicats the sume. Representative Morrison hasben instructed to frama n bill - in necard with thy proposition Lo {mpose n tax on fish cauglt itlong the Canadiny shores of the Tukes b Cnivuiinng when offered for sale in the Unl ted States; THE VALUE OF EXPORTS OF PETHOLEVK 8o BU5,015, ugnindt $37,235,467 n 1 ... PINE FLOKIDA CLAI “I'ho TIguse Committes on_ Foralgn Aflain &' ndopted the report of the Sub-Commtiteeor I ¢ 19t P‘lnm{u elalms, to tho following e feet: *The Committes are of the vpinin that proper vespect for the demind made b&' the Government of Spain for pavment, an duo regard for- the treaty fuith of ta Unlted States, ns well *as sound _pablia poliey, require Congress speedily to provily snehleglslation as will vempove all obste in the winy of an early unl]uxu?mu of his protracted controversy “nnd thu fluat fuk filiment of the obligation of the United States under the trapty.” ‘Ihey repors g DI direets ing the panyment of thé unpaid portion of these awards, with Interest, . THE TERRITORY<OF PEMUINA. ‘The Sonate. Committeo on ‘erritories ae thorlzed Senator Saunders to report withs reconmmendation for -its passago the bifl for creattng the Merritory-nf Pembing, to conslst of the northern half of Dakota. BENATOR BLAINE . (3 #1111 canfined to his bed with an attackot rheamatlsm, and soveral days will elupsele [l fore he oan got out, B i . CHINESI: TREATY. ‘A I'he Sennte will be asked to go Into exeen- tive sessionon A mi(lny noxt to conslder s Chilnese crcnIY, The opposition to u)’g raid catlon will, it 13 understood, be led by Senator Ttour: Sevoral Sunntors havoe oxpressed thele intentlon to nppuse the treaty, l»\w;um [ goues too far. I exeluding Chinese hmmigne at Fraukfort, Ky, Mr, Hony offored g rasolution fustrut? £ om, ¢ = > RIVER AND JARBOR JLL . ! ‘Tha Houso rofused to consliler the' Hiee I and JIagbor bill, : : ] REVENUR, Reealpts of internal revenno to-day wem 8924,700; from customs, $470,013, 0T L TUE SRNATE (CONFIRMED John I, Tartranft, Collector of Cuystoms 1'5 Philndetphia, and Clmyles 8, Langloy, Pos master at Fipton, Tn, © ARTHUR'S DIRTHPLACE A prominent Democratle member of the Sennte Privileges ol . Eleetion Comulitre ks . Invostization omfilt 1o be made ot Uon, Arrlmr’s-hlmmln‘ce L after consulla: tion yith the Chalrman (Suulrhurr) the Jat- fer agreed with him as to its jmportanee, to would Introdues n resofution in the Sengtelo ovder an iuvastigation, % TIIE RECORD. : y HENATE, = WASHINGTON, D, 0., Feb, 11.—ills axd Julnt resolutlons were Introduced a3 foliovy and referyod 3 L . By Mr, Kevnan—In relntion to the lmt.xd nutional Exhibition ot 18, authorlig lnl renuesting the President, whinover ho ntlr deem that adequate preparation lher'u:n have baon mads, to fpvite the participat thereln of forelgn natlons, provided therd 1p exuensy to the overnment, ™ By Mr, Bock—Far tho preservation oL_ 24 vecyrds of {he Unlted States District (0 "M, layarid gave notleo that Mundl{:; would nak the Sanpto ta tabe up the lvl:"”“ Fiindlg bill and consider 1t unth dis of, . 3 ‘Fhie Conferonca Committeo report allx‘u:lhf Honge bill to grant lands to Dakota, .}lr un" Montann, and \Vyoming Territories nl e verslty ptposus, vesommending (he “ll larv of Bonnte mnendmonts, on wotlon of M5 Douald, was prreed to, - the Judielary Comniltieo to conshter w"'l poet whother the assembling at llwlml e govegnment of lurge bodies of orEan eyl avmed troops, not undor commnund of i tho United States orather Nationul “mfin p;” not likoly 1o prove In nuurodmmulvu’| Lontf tlue, und whother yny loglalation or opimt Conigress on tho subjeus bo deslrablo. Jovand M1, Hour unld tha resotution had i reCr totha comtuy tinugupation, bt Ui 94 dont now wstablished by the pruwnu:. e morans miitis organizntions might here L e tfined of politicat turmolt aud cxuuum‘cnwn et dnugerous Lo thp n:nwm:'l' nnd orderly of tho insuguégl coromanica n Mr, Cunklhlfl"‘lhuwm tho thpo for Inuitr view of tho pxtengive preparutions by tha orguniad ‘Wushjngtoh, inopportunu, 2 regotution bo Jnkd over undor the ru)uia * Mr. Herpford construed the pusold lawing tha rogyler n;'my. o ‘:u‘t.:u‘.lw:!; digg e presgngo of yeluntee crod s o unmlmncunmnt of n doctring Jsue R ‘ln:",‘flz\'»:{-l: uu'.'m{_f,flu s tapet L 0 et af Huue orel h lim?wuul Tomgtn und beivieised Sot% o i nlivw Fit{ uetion oF Sucrotury el Hml'uuuu from thulr howmu W0 fn poventy ounarks 1% . Disvrea sittd ho hud rarond W PTG tortad oo the I Tho soertatt, i af which hyd locu pkucuu o thy 1 i s as Sttty ot S48 ¢t Lo hlll?ula‘xhu'g';lllfir‘i“?. llw n e ol Nl 4 publvel oy eeentive alices of tho Goty for th ulanner i whieh a«#y;fl;: ot 1 ol ) bu el # . b4 "ufi‘.sz"&'fl:'y by iy dueh by o W Beoretury was r fobuin' 10 100 1ouea busiucss, and tuoss 4%