Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1881, Page 2

. uny tmproper vse of Bis fom - the Tt . forscevernt motths hr the Capltol, folding . provided for each Division or Mrenu, and ptaced ' death was fnserted in tho New York papers, HE CIICAGC TRIBU Fit: TWEDNESDAY, FEEBDRUARY 16, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. any Congrossinan ot Sonator belonsdng to elthar political party either nithorlzed "'I‘:l“ na privy 1 of beny Teguine employ v sional Committ howover, did My~ thay, in pbedienee to the Instructions of tho manager of that Commitee, who was nbt Conressuin, 4l pat up and fend, under £k, R RTeRt muny pndkiuces of unfrankable dacis menta. Thoy testified that tho outsido docn nents In theae packages were part of the Con- wressional record, Wil the ulk of the p.ck- ages waa composad of unfrankable matter, On tho othicr hand, tho maunger of tho Democratio Committeo SWOILE POINT-RLAXK that he never gnve any sitoh orders as his.em- ployés testify that thoy received from him ‘nnd obeyedh, 1o nlxo hrought forward a number of witnesses, who swore that they never knew of hisgiving the nlleged instruetions, OF cotirso, this testlinony iy of very little aceonnt. » “What s tlie nature of the recominendation which the Committee will probably make?” asked tho carrespondent. “Well, in_tha first place, wo do not. helleve that i was Intended by the Inw which sllows Congressman to sed publie documonts, through 10 his constituents that political eom= mittees Abould be allowed touvail theraselves of theso privilegs - AW WAS INTENDETH, wa think, to confer n privilego upon 1 Hepr on y !ll\‘(lrnlil eapuelt n him and nt politienl nlitecdol the suyvernd parties bers of public doeumen undor franks, ‘Fho nmnbor of docunents thud sont from Washington Inst summer hes been varfously estinnted at from 10,0000 to 50,000, o0, One or two hundred clerks about the Cap- itol and nt the dgunrtersof tho Comnmlttees wero eniploytxd for weeks ft wilting tho namns of Cangresamen on blank cuvelopes, to bo wsed for the purpose moritloned. [ think unny of tho Congressmon suthorized the use of tholr namos, but some of them diud not. AT THE DENOCRATIC HEADQUATITERS tho clerks were Instructes! o seloct short names, lke 8. 8, Cox, P. Dunn, 'T. K. Cobb, cte.: one elerk swore that he wrote the nama of T. R, Cabb on £2,000 envelopeA. Agalu, we find that alt thosu envelopes, wrnpping-puper, twine, ete., wero furnished at the expensa of the Governs nent, and a lnrge foroe of persons wis nmnlnym{ campulgn, the Co sent out vast wppiug documents for both political partivs nnd‘\"nru puid by the Government to do this, O pourse, this practice 3 NOT ENACTLY AN ABUSE § of the frankiug privilege, but it woull not exist except for tho Moose cunatruction of the Frank- g Jitw. -There aro two other abuses of con- elderable importance, A« the law now stands any puckngo Inbeled * Pub, Doc.,”.and franked, noes through the mnlls free. It mui' be prieti- cally sealed; so that no post-office oticinl can cx- nmnlue it to ascertain whethior it lsa publie docu- mentornot. The law ought fo require thut such documonts should e so onwrapped that postmastor can readily examing tho contents, Another subject which greatly necds attention 18 that of the envelopes in which tho official cor- respondence of the rovernl Ixceutive Departs ments {8 transnitt ed. TILESE ENVELOPES havo an official li2nding, and thers Is no penalty for using them' for private correspondence, printed upon thein. Any job printer can dupli- ‘cnto theso enveloypes without,violating any law, Thoy go through the majls under scal, und no TPostmuster can tell whethor tho contents are of an ofliclal or privite bature, ‘Theso oftieinl en- velopes are seatteied loosely nboue all the de- partments, and any body caw abinin thom. Asa matter of facr, thetletter-enrriers in Washlug- ington report thut they collect great nums hers of thesc official envelopes — nnd tholr contents from (Lo lamp-post lotter-boxes. It {8 nltogether proimble that theso *envelopes have boen surreptitioaly obtulned and fmprops erly uscd, but, it thoy wero to be opouml and the contents bo found of 0 now-oflicial nnture, thero would beno clew 1o the offender unless his name or address wis found fusfae. . THE COMMITTER wiil probably recommend thoe use of n distinct- ive paper for the free gilicld envelopes of tha Department, and will furtheor recommend thut cach Department be required to Imprint its awn stamp with the “dute of maliing upon every ofliclal communieation which is mutled in the Department. A separato stunp can by n the charge of somo deslennted person, who sball be beld responsible for Its proper use, ‘Thesc regulations, it Is bulived, would soon eradicate un sbuse which, thore 18 reason to bie- lleve, exists tu an extent greater thaw muny peoplo finagine.’ ————— YALFE LOCKS. RUIT FOIt INFRINGEMENT, Spectal Duapatch to The Chicago T¥ibune, WasniNaToN, D, C, Feb, 16.—Some thne ngo My, D. B. Awnger, Postmaster of this city, was untified by the Yalo Lock Marifacturing Come- pany that ho would bu expected 10 puy u Toynity on the lock-boxes in use in tho elty Post-Oiee, ont tho ground that thosa were an infringement on the Yuls patent. Ha declined to necedo to this detnand, clnlining that thera was no in- fringement. In conscquence of this, n suit was to-dny filed fu the Supramne Courtof this Dis- trict by the Company ngalnst Postmuster Ainger, toenjoin him from using thoe presont boxes ‘in tho Post-Office, and pruying for an account to bo ordered, show- ing the umount duc tho Company {or the alleged fufringement, The bill, whicl Nled by Betta, Atterbury & Betts, of 140 Hroay way, New York, stutes that, some time previous to Sept. 19, 1871, : LINERS YALE applled for n patent foran fiwprovement In look- boxcs for Past-Officés. lie died while the mnt- ter was ponding, and 8ilns N. Iirooks, of Chicuwo, 1iL, who wus mudo bis exceutor, wits nfterwards granted tho lotters putent for which Yate had applied. Brooks ufterwards sold nll his In- terest to tho Yale Clock Manufacturing (Com- which brings tho sults, Fostmuster Alnger, who -was interviowed to-night nbout the maltor, stated that slmibur sults would by Sied In overy clty whero the hoxos usud had not hecn bouyght direct” from the Yalo Comuvany. ‘The sult, bio snld, was of tho samiu churacter s that recently instituted nyainat POSTMASTER JAMES, OF NEW YOKK, for alleged Infringement on tho patent of a can- coling stamp. The 700 boxes used fuo the Washe ington oftice aro munufactured by the Johnyon Rotary Lock Compnn“‘ Postmaster Alnger will oontest the suit, which, If declded nguinst bim, will torco tho Uovernmont to nnke i completd chauge in ol Post-Oftices whero tho Yale box s not used, » CROWE. A TOUGI OLD BIRD, Bpectat Dispateh to The Chieagd Tridune. ‘WasmyaToy, . €,, Fob. 15.—Another curlous trick of Dr. Crowe, lately arrested In New York, and who was the Dr. Buchanan of Washing- ton, has just come to light., It will be re- mombered that after the discovory of his bhogus medical diplomu-factory in this oity ho disappeared. Bome duya after a notica of bis sssigniog henrt discase ns tho causo, 1t now appenrs that o lotter wus sent to one of tho Washington papers evidently written-hy Crowo himsclf purporting to_give an sccount of tho post-mortem examination of Dr. Crowo's re- malns, Tulslettor, which was not published, because it was - BELIEVED TO LE 8PURIOUB, ‘was as follows? NEW Yo, Nov, 17, 180.—Tho post morten;_on the eorpse af Dr. Ceaw rovenled the remarkable fact thut tho Doctor had rocoived, ki some. o iife, proLably duriug tho late War, n Minlo bl in the septuin, oF tiushy puriition which suparated the veut= ricles o the heart, which, becowing lmbeddnd, had formod & shuath - Gf ‘callous of consldorabis slze, o much - an to torte wil the | elrculauon of blood, und __ Anal) deprive bim of lifo, in. th tho casa of the colubfated Willlam Ponls, who lived olght dags’ wilh & bullos 1n bla hoart. "D Crowy must have been wounded uioro thun sixteon yoars 20, and beon strukdling for cxistonce during this Tomi poriod nealnar ai eoiy whose \naidlaus attack ablongui proved fatal. Yuurs respectfully, TAK KL, M. D, o B OWHE - * Burgoon-in-Chivt Bt Gdrmun iospital, Jarsoy City, NOTES, BTANLEY MATTIEWS, Bpeelal Dispateh to i o dribune Wasgisuros, 1, G, Teb, 15—Stanloy Bnte thows lefL for home last evenlug, convinced that it s the Intention of tho Scnuts Comnnitteo to Tefeat his nomination by not reporting It BENATOL ILAINE 18 still coutlned tohls house with rheumnntism. Ho [s mendhug slowly ‘but surcly, Accordiog to report o 18 urrungtng to luave the Bonate,und muy not cure 10 nvaln tuko his sout with that body, inasmuch as be fntends to leave it anyway beforo tho dth of Maureh, According to bia present lutenton, he will reslgn noxt week. "This will give tho Maine Leglsluturo tho required ten duyy' notice of en - oxisting vacaney, and will alford tho opportunity olcct bl sugeessor, Mr, Fryu, i thise to enablo Bl L0 take his seat very sgon uftor March4 next. THURMAN, It having boen inthmuted that possibly Scnator ‘Thuriau's opposition to tho contirmution of Btanley Mutthows mny huve been Insplred by tho hopy thut he would himself bu uppointud 10 tho Supreme Beuch, o fricnd of the Senator Is wuihority for the stutomeny that ho hinsdeclarod that he would not. nocept u Buprowe Court Judgeshlp IF It wera offervd hiw by efthor President iluyes or Gen, Garfield; that bo §s anxious to retlro from and be relievod of tho burdeny of public lifo, Al 1 LEONARD, Diistelot Atorney at New Orivaus, who hav beon cro for yome timo trylng for nomiuation us District Judge to suoceed Judgo Billlngs, hus gone bome, It wae necessury beforo hu could '\, Bosslbly g0t l-lwyh?w.’mm Judgo Bllllogs / ufter Qen. be confirmed as Clreuit Judgo. came convineed that the Senato would allow Judge HHiings' nomination to dio with the ses- slon, and tharefore left. HANCOCK ASD THE INAUGURAL Col. Corbin, Correspondlng Sceretary of tho Inauguenl Executive Committes, has recetved tho following letter from Gen. W. 8, Hancock: “1 have the honor to scknowledge the re- erint of un Invitation of tho Executive Committeo on the Inmugural Ceremontes to 40 nnd staff to he sent In Washing- on tho $th of fiext, and par- ticiute In the ceremonies and festivities inecl- dent to tho Innuguration of Gen, James A, Gare field a8 President of the United Rintes, My sinlf have fdividunlly been notifled of the In-. vitation, and ahould [ conelude to be present [ will motify you Iater. Thanking you, and through you tha genttemen of the Committen for thelr conrteus attentlon, 1 remaine very truly yours, W. 8. HANCOCK." AT THE DEMONSTRATION OF SYMPATHY with tho Irish, In this clty, under the auspices of the Cian-na-Gael, on Robert Emmoet's l)h’ll“llle’ March 4, Congreseman Cox, of New York, will #peak ol * Robert Bmmot,” Congressman O0'Con- nor, of South Caroling, on *Covrefon,” nnd Con- caeman Kennn, of West Virginla, on * Ires and's 1tight to Iniependence. FERNANDO WOOD. T the VWeatern Associated Press, WASmINGTON, Feb, 15.—The Ways and Means Committee tnade o ininute to-day of tho death of Its Chairmun, Fernando Wood, THE UNITED STATES STEAMSIIPS Allinnce and K“““‘“r'fi are to visit tho ports of the Mississippl ubove New Orlenns, 1t 18 the intentlon of the Navy Departnent to have the Home Sanndron in the vicinity of this clty Aprll 23 next, the data of the unvelling of areapgut statiie, Ofticers and erews will o expectad to participate in the cemmonles, Ugn, Sherman hus imade n detail of troops to partigi- pate in the Inauguration procession, DETROIT, ‘The Iouse Committes favors tho enlargoment of the Government Bullding nt Detroit. Mr. Leonard be- NAVAL, The Conferonce Cotnmittee on the Naval AY- proprintion compromised the differenco in amounts between tho two Touses (nggregating nlout £200,000) about evenly. V0L, INDIANS, Tho Confergnce Commwittee on the Indlan Ap- propristion bill this afternocn reconelled il potita of difference uxeept in regard to tho ise clause abolishing tho Iteard of Indinn Commlssioners, CONSULAIL, The Conference Committee on the Consular and Diplomatie bill reached n final tgrectnent, THE SPECIAL COMMITTEES of the Housp and Seanto meet the remnains of Feruaado Wood ut. Blttsbiury ‘Thurscay morn- ng. ELECTION COX At o mu‘llu!t of the House Committce on Tlections, Mr, Field mulun_report “in favor of Alr. Kitohen, In the ense of 'tinra vs. Kitchen (N, CJ, Tho report was ndopted by the Commit- tee, who Instructed Mr, Field to present it to tho House. Mr. Cnlkins submitted & report in the cuse of McCabe va. Drth (Ind.), rocommonding that tho stant be nllowed to withdraw his papers, and was Instructed to presont the report 10 the ouse, Adverse reports wern agreed to upon the petitions of Mr, Florence (Pa.) and Mr. Morgau Hawles (Ua.) for compensation for cx« punacs of contests, MILITARY AFPAIRS, ‘The Senate Commiltteo on Military Affalrs to- day authorized favoruble reports 1o be mude to tho Sennte upou all pending nominations for armny appointments and promotions, Theso in- cludie the nominations of Maj, ). U4, Swain to be Jipdge-Advoente-Gicueral: Col. Chnrles H. Tomp- kins to Deputy Quartermaster-General; TLiout,-Col. Foblgo tofbo Asslstunt Puymuster- Getiersl; tho two appolntments from eoivil life 10 the positions of Majlor aud Paymuster, and forty or ity others of luss note. TIE CATTLE-DISEASE BILL, Members of both Houses of Congress from tho West and Southwast ure conferring togathor with tho view of coiiperating I sccuring tho pssuge of the bill to prevent the spreud of cone tugious discuses mmoiyg cattle. Tho purpose s to push it through the Senuts first and thon through the Ilouse, after which any differences hetween the two ITonses can readily be settled In Committee of Conference, . THE TAMMANY BUMPUS, The Democrutio Congressmen from Now York fear that tho bitter tgbt betweon Tammany and untl-"Tammuny wilt result in the election of o Republlean to succeed Feenundo Wood.. ‘Tatie many will lnsist ((lll u candidato from it8 ranks, aud, with the bitfer feellug now exlsting thore, It 13 bulieved, antl=-Tammany wii not yield, an that thore will be two Demoeratio candiintes, THE HOUSE COMMITTES ON POST-OFFICES have nvandoned it iilen of reportiog tho blll for u Government xnmul-wlcunum BYBU “Lhoy B0y it s utterly tmpossible to get such o meus- ure through, and tho wholo subject i3 now dropped, FALSE STANIES. Gen. MoDowall telekraphs from Sun Francisco to the Wur Department that wdvices-from tho Apnche country wnd Southonstorn — Arizong prave that tho reeont sensationul storles of In- dlun atrocitics thoro are fuls KUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATIONS, The Sub-Committee of tho Houss Committeo on Appropriations expeot ta porfect tho Sundry Clvil Approprintion bkl to-day und present it to tho full Commnilttee to-morrow. HSTS. o MINISTEI LOWELL. - Tha Stato Departmunt denies that it tng ro- celved from Mr. Lowell, Minlster at London, any digpateh that he deslres to resign, TUCKEIR. Tho House Committee on Ways and Means elected MrFucker, of Vircginly, Chalrmun, to suceeed Fernandu Wood, deconsod. Tho Cour mitteo ngreed to a favorable report upon tho il t adilt free of duty coples of the rovised trinsiation of the Holy Scriptures which niay bo teansinittod from tho university presses in Eoglund to the American Comnittee of Biblo Revislon Yor tholr use, The Committeo onlered o favorably report to Lo mado 1o tho louse ou Mr. McKinley's substl- tuto for the bil in relatlon to tho du. ties on manufacturers’ fron, which was adopted at thelr lust mecting. dMr. Phulgumw instructed 10 muke u fuvorable report to the House unon Covert’s bill to nmend tho statute relutive to bonds to o given by clgar manulfucturors, ‘The _death of Fernando Waood and tho elec- tlon ot Mr, ‘Tucker Chialeman of tho Wuys und Meuns Commitico mukes 1o muterial difference i tho status of the Comnittes on tho tarlit question. Tari@-reformersand froestraders ure xlm':‘ tuneh In the minority to attompt uny legls- ution. ILLINOIS POSTMAATERS, The commisaions of the following Postmnstors in 1llinois explre on the 18th of March, necessi- tutlog n rencwul or o new appolntmont soon urileld shall buve becomo Preslds o only Post-Ollices whero vacai will occur between March 1 and tho Ist of Jul, Georgo F, Dick, Bloomlngton; Mra, Priscllln Wilson, Braldwood; H. W, Hubbard, Ceutrall i, M, Mitebell, Churteston; Orlando H, Merwin, Evanston; C. B. Cure, Golesburgs J, I, Cl Mattoon; and Michael Plggott, Quinoy. NOTHING OF INTERES Outaldo of u discussion over tho Funiding bill o tho Beuato and tho speech of Alexunder H, Btophons in tho House on tho presentation or the statue of (o luto Jacob Collumor, uf Ve niont, there bag been nothlng of interest in Cons Kress to-duy, DISTURBED, The Indlana politicluns nre disturbed over tho vepurt which reachies hore from Mentor, 0., thut Gen. Gurrield s aaid that, o view of tha want of hirmony umong tho Indlane Republicans, ho \g:)l:ld uot appoiut & Cabinet ollicor from that ute. TIIE RECORD. BENATH, WasmNaton, 1. U, Fob. 18.—Mr. eroford presunted tho Jolnt resolution of the Wost Vir- ginin Logislnturo nskiug fora Inw to regulate Inter-Btate raitway teattlo. Heferred to Coms wittee on lwlronds, Bilis nud Joint resolutions were reported baok from committoes da follows, and placed on tho culendar; > By Mr. liayard, from the Flunnce Committeo— Favorubly for tho relfof of tho Philndelphin & Heading itutiroud Company, 5 Ly Mr. Logan, from the Military Committco— Favorably, with un amondment, for placiug Thomus C. Crittenden upon tho rotirud lst with {ho runk aud pay of Brigadivr-Gencral. Mr. Mehonald offured u resolution, upon which bo sald ho would ask to mako some reuurks to- morrow, decluring thut the peopto ought to con= tributo to tho support of the (lovernmunt as nearly us pussiblo in proportion to tholr ro- spaotive abilitles,—that is, in proportion to the rovonue thoy enjoy under its protecuon,—and that fn the obdervuncs or neglest of this maxim coustats whut 18 called equulity or fnequulity of tuxution, laid over, A resolution for a night session for bllls not objected to was discussed, and 3r. Voorbees mikdy uh appoul for i speolal susslon for uction an the bl providing aduitional accominmdution for the Congresstonal Library, Lald over, Upan the conclusion of tho morning burincss the Chulr unnounoed thut the catondur would be tho regulie order, and wided, In rupl{ w Mr. Kirkwood, that_tho Cattie-1isoasva bill would thon come up aa untinished busiaves. HOUKE, When tho House et this morning Mr. Black- burn oceupled the chalr, owing to the necessury nlme of the Hpeaker, Tho desk recently oee cupled by Fernundo Wood was drupod In bluck nny ducornated with a hundyoine buskot of flow- wrs, Blr, Curlisle, from the Committee ou Ways the dutles on manufacturers’ fron, cte, House calondur. b s Mr. Kelly, from the sawo Commillce, roported hack the bt releasiog the Philadetphls & Rend- lug Hallroad Cowpuny trows cortuiu taxcs. Ko~ forred to Committes of thy Whole. . Mr Calking, from tho Couunitteo on Elooe und Meuns, reported Bglo's tha bl tu rolation to” tions, submitted o unanlmous seport that tho Committee, upon tho vontested election v of MeCalie va, Orth, from the Ninth Congressionyl Distrlet of Indiann, contiem thoe right of Me. orth fo the sent which by now occuptes. Report agreed Lo, Tho morning hour havimg been dispensed with, the Spenker procesded taenll theStates, fn opler tocuible one member from eavh State fo nsk cunsent for the prssage of any LIl Requests were mide a8 follows: v Mr. lllnke—To regulato tho collection of taxes on wolss-heer,” Tho UL prosides, n llen of the tax of &1 per barrel of thirty-one gullons, n tax of three coats peramllon, - Mr, Dibreli offered an_amendment providing thnt, fram miel wfter the st of July, the tux on Drandy distilied from fruit shall be &0 vents per gnlton. 3 T'o thls Mr. Townshend {11l offered nn amend- ment providing that tho dity on ealt shll bo ru- dycad 10 ono cent per ton, Mr, Couger raised the polnt of order Chnir mst, under the rile, ealt for i tuns (o thege amendiments, The Sponke Int of order and from this de AP M (i1, . Tow oved to Ing the appeal on tho tible, but Mr, Conger claimed tho flvor, nnd a sharp collogiy, sometlmes bovdering ot nerls monious, ensued between hin und the Speake 18 to his right to debate an appeal. The con slon and nuiso i the Cuamber wis Yery gr wid varlous parlininentary questions wero pros potinded to the Chiiv, but with so 1tte eifect thut It was atggeested by Mr, Atkinson that the whole mutter wus noise it tho Touso shoutd Iny 1t aside and proceed to eonskderation of the IUver amt Hlarbor bill. The hour expired without any disposition ot the question, After afow brief nddresses hiud been presents el to tho lTouse ot the aceeptinee by Conuress of tho-statuo _of Jucob Collnmer, of Vermont, tho House went Into Committee of the Whole upon the River and Harbor WL A, Carlisle was In the ehalr. All nmendments offered being rejeeted, Mr, Chittenden eriticised tho tanner 0 which the ndvoeates of tho bill voted down overy wmund- ment offered, Mr. Updegraff (Iown) offered an amendment fl'llmlll‘ll\““g 10,00 for nn fee-barbor at Du- higue, : Mr, Springor ralsed u polnt of order ‘ngainst the nmendment, and o long teehinfeal hut rather {utereating discussion ensued, the chief pulnt of controversy belg us to tho ehareter -of tho River und “Hurbor bill, whether it should he clussed mmong general or special npproprintion bills, 1t nmong specinl upproprintion hills, much greater lntitide of amendinent would be permitted than If classed oo enernl billy, tho yuostion being consldered mportant; nte on tho point of order wus contitmed at rent length, The Committee, wearylug of discusslon, in terrupted tho epenker by lotdd cries of * Vote whereupon tho Chair “delivered his decikion, hllllllnf"lfl‘ the River and fiarbor LU was o speeln) npproprintion bill Mr. Updograll’a mne mient was then rejected, In debating tho mmendment e, Atkins up- penied to Mr, Réagan to ask, tho Houso ta set n nlght to conalder his hill, beennse it mist be got. out uf the way by some meins, oither by puss- g or killlng it, Two finportant Illl"l‘lulrhlllnu blily bk veu to be reported, while outy onie ren- cral uppropriation bill had recelved tho npprovil of the Presldent. Mr, Clymer offered an mwendment, nppropri- ating 40,000,000 for tho improvement of tho Kis- klmwotas and Concmangh Rivers, remarklig that the sum. though lurge, was the exaet suni recommended by the Chlef Englneer. Me. White eritielsed the action of tls col- Jengue In trying to bring ridiculo on any part ot hig State. Mr. Clymer withdrew tho amondment, and then offered unothier approprinting $5,000 tor un Iwmprovement of theriver-front and navigation nt Washington, neeording to mich plans us imuy be devisod by the Chiel Engineors. Rejected, Mr. Updegralf sutmlitted un amemiment strlking out tho olnuse ippropeinting £20,000 for tho lnprovement of New River in Vieginln, 1le wins oppoied to makihg upproprutions for mud-puddics that souze man might be. returned to Congress. A lurge number of am and rejected, with tho ption of ono ur two verbnl amendments, mujority of about 10, At lust an wmendment was. voted upon, and, no quorim votiug, n polut was ralsed, und the Committes nroge, Mr. Resszan hopert It would e the p ndments wns offercd uro of the Touse to allow u eall, to compel members to ° bo preseut,and o go Lorward with the bil, act upon It and pass It or defent It A stand tulght us well be madu to-night ns any other thme, A call of tho House was ordered, L4 A roll-call showed tho presence of 101 mem- Dbers,~mors than i quordi,~but still the doors were elosed, rod tho Sergennt-ut-Arms wos dis- patched nfter nbsentees, ‘I'wo or three hours passed In valn endeavors to arelve at some amicubly mode of settlement, by which the ses- alon could bo brought to a close, but it was tho avowed ntentiou of tho supporters of the bill to sit 1t out, while (ts opponents valsed the point of no quornm whenever any voto muking neces- aory 1 quornm was renched, The noiseand con- fusion wus gront, and fonliy i recess-was tuken unttl to-morrow. ' WOULD PREFER INDIANS. Amerlean Cowhoys Gitlug tho Ranchs- men of Mexlco a Vast Amou of 15Co, Feb, 1h.—A dlsputeh from Tuvson, Atiz, suys: lellable Informution bns boen received from 8un Pedro River, below tho Sonora line. that the San Shmon cowboys nre depredating fewrfully upon Mexienn stock- ‘rudsers In Sonorn. J. N, Elins, whose lands ox- tend for elghty lles nlong the line, 8 tho greatedt sutferer. The pesple ure in terror, Thoro ure nbout 2000f these cottle thleves, mostly from Texas, and ure scatterced nlong tho border Jn bunds of from ten to twenty and all eoliperate. The Mexlenns uro arunmy themselves, and say if the United Statos nuthorities will not luterest themselves in pun- Isbing thesu (nvaders thoy will not atlow an Amorlenn to cross the line nlong the loealities of thedo ranches, ny they are unablo to distingulsh between good nud bad Amerleans. Thoy elalm the depredutions of the Apaches wore not hnkt 80 destructivo ns the work of tho cowboys, A promiuent Mexlean rancher arrlved b this clty to-dny-with n view of purchasing twenty stand of arwms to dofend bls property. Hostated tiat 1f sumothing was notdono by the American Gov- ormnent to prevent these Amertean nmrnuders Trom fnvadiog their Bomes, serious complications must urlsy, 1Uappenrs thesu entticsthleves aro largely mude up of the same bands who cayo so wmuch” trouble on tho Rlo Grandy for yours past, Tho cattio-men of southe oastorn Arlzonn uro also losing much stock from tho sume source, The Apiches aeo sUll boverlug nlony the bordors of Nuw Mexico and Chitunhit, A man by the name of MeMurry wits drit from his ruaicho by a bund of about thirty lust Buniny. ODD-FELLOWS. . Meecting of the Grand Lodge of Michle .gan=The Ordoer Ieported (o e Inn Flourishlog Conditlon, : Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, GRAND ftarips, Mich, Fob. 16.—Tho Grand Lougo of Uildd-Fellows of Michigan besan s sesslon horo to-day, about 6K delv- gutes bolng present. This afternoon the Grand Lodgo degrees wore conferred on numcrous candldates. Grand Muster Hokdon read bls an- nual nddress, showlng thut tho Order I8 very prosperous In the Stato,—ls growlng In mem- Dorship and number of lodges, aud is In an cxcellont condition tnunclully.. Quite a number of lmportant wmatters ot intereat to the Order aro likoly to reeelve uttention duriug tho threo duys the sesalon will continpe, Standing committees for tho year woro appolnted u8 follows: On Eleetlons, E. H. Whitney, Poter Pasgoe, B, J. Drig- hum; op Fioaneo, 1, Haso, Ilincs, A, K, Bweots Corrospondence, A, J, Hunt, G, M. Cook; 1iy~Laws of st Lodges, 8. 8, Falluis, W Weir, J, A, Fout- ! iy Sty of the Urdor, J. M Scrvoss, 11, 11 itdon, Chisrles B 3iliors Logislation 5V I, Pondy B 1. Thompson, W,J, Thxter; Vuclitons, K. 1 E. I Lumb, Lauls Kunliz, imor; v Diem and Mileage, James 1 Hows lott, John . Hurrlson, M. {lnerigton, Tho to- tal fnesenso of lodieos T4 thicteen, Including ono resuscltuted, nud of memboers 820, Totl nuw- ber of lodges In tho jurlsdivtion now, &5, ———— BOTHERING ABOUT GAS. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicags Tridunts TArsverre, Ind., Feb, 16.—Tho Council has for somo weeks been endouvoring to get a roe duction n the prico of gns, and 1L was expooted at Inat night's seaston that o favorublo proposl- tion would bp recolved from the (Gus Company, The lutter, howover, proposod, on condition of n five yeurs' contruct, to furnish gad for tho atreot lumps, light and oxtinguisl tho same, at tho ruto of &ILE per post per annut, und to furnish gus fn the city oftico at $1.50 por 1,000 cnblo feot, n roduction of $3 i post, aud twenty- five emits from prosent price, The proposition wis promptly and unnotinously tabiod, and the City Clerk dirsated 1o at oues ddvertivo forbids for Hghting tho olty with gus or gasoline, Tho compuny refused 10 mnke uny proposition as to private consumors. Here (4 anopportunity for 4 new compiny, and one membor sl that ono would bo furined within u munth unless the old corporation rodieed rites. 1t eamo nut fngho discussjon that tho Uas Company Is ohn some consumers, who huve sus stovos, but §. per 100 feot for the ks used, und §2.76 for tho samg Hght in thelr dwellings, ———— THE INDIANS. Br, PAUL, Minn,e Fob, 15.—According to ad- vices received to-duy ut Headquurtors Depggt- ment of Lakala, Ma), Hges’ column has urrived opposit Huford, but cannaot cross tho river un account of the Noods. Nino himired and elghit- ven hostlles huvo surrondored thus fur by actual count, cxceoalng tho eathnutos by over 10, The captives seem contonted and cheerful uuder tho cirgumstaness, & ' Sunutor Hannegin, and - wus Speaker of thy 11 STATE AFFAIRS. ASchuyicr Colfax 'Received a Flat- tering Welcome in the In- diana Capitol, 1Iis. Visit Made the Ocenston for a Spoech by One of the Members, Raconvening of the Michigan Legislature After a Somes what Lengthy Recess. No Immediate Prospect of the Eleotion of a United States Senator in Pennsylvania, Tho Antl-Machine Mon Stand Like a Wall of Iron Betweon Cameron and Stuccess. Oontagious Disensos Uonsiderod in Wioon- sin—Minnosota to Rogulato Tole- graph Compnnies, “ INDIANN. Speelal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, INDLANAvOLIS, I, 5—Tho Sonnte and Tlowso used up its time today considerlng bills on second reading. 5 Tho resolutlon tonehing relnying the corner- etonoof thy new Btatesllonse wus mado tho special ordor in the Senuto for to-morrow, tn tho louse, Mr. Mills introdueed a LI ro- duelug tho salarics of Wrustees of lenevolout institutions to $100 1 yeur, nnd of Prisgn Divecte ors 1o 3130, As the law now stunds, somo of tho suluries are as high ay $800, ¥ Duriug tho session of the House ex-Spenker Cauthorne moved o recess to ennbly memboers to mect px-Viee-President Colfux, who had en- tered tho halln fow moments before, After- wards be spoke brielly, revalling the fuet thay overn third of a century ngo ho flrst particl- puteit In public affairs by reporting teglslative proceedings fn this llouse, *ifow thuse great mon,” be sald, “CTHI LEADERS OF PANTILS of o third of a eentury ago, whom I kuow go well as a legislative reporter, riss before my mental vision ns 'L spenk to you nowl—on tho noslde Govs. Noble, Wallace, and Biggar, with tho two Smiths, one so distinguished in tho Seonte and the other In the Cablnet, and Samuel Packer, Nor can I forget Joseph G, Marshail and deorge G, Dunn, of tho Wi pacty; apd ou the Democeatle slde Gov, Whit- comb, with bis murked ability; Gov, Wright, tho * two Jirights— onu bonorwd. “with o seat In the Soh- ale and tho othor conspleuous In State wiTairs, with nuny othors whom i this tesultory ch Lo not ut thig momont reenll, All of thens fett the Impress of thele ubllity and energy upon the records of our State, nnd, though then dividod, us we alf nre paliticaily, the dovelopment of | Indiann’s redourees, tho ndvi mont of Idinna's fume, wis atlwa, with them nfter sl thoir uppermoss und fores most thought, Lot us ws Indninns seek thy nbove all partisun diferences, the honor of ol State, und ot for the best interests of vur clti- zend nud of coming generatlons” - Luter in the duy, In au fnformal talk, Mr, Coltax SPORE OF TILE JION. FERNANDO Woons who wis o Democeatle lender while the former tse, Ao othor In- cldents he reenlled tho necessity, by u vote of the House, of administering to him the censure of tho Houso tor nn expression wsed i one ot lygpecchies, 1o donounchug n prop mensure o reconstruction, Mr, Woud sals “This would bo Sustly regnrded ns oie of tho most infwnous nots ot this most Intamous C gress.” Ho puused at these words, evidently expecting whit fmmedintely followed. The Jon. Hobort Schonek denunded Uit the words be tuken down, which _being donu- hu intreduced i resolution that Mr. Wood bo consured nt tho bar of tho ¢ for his urk, The expressl wis ' studled one, and Mr, Wool awalted tho resutt with tho aspect aud ale of an expeetant martyr, Ile hoped to muke politieal sapitnd In ks disteict by evoking tho desinestion of u vlgarons personal consure rrom tho Sponker of the Ltapudticun Congress, but to IS BURPIISE Mr. Colfax slmply rend, n censure pronounced by un Bugllsh’ Speaker o tho eifeet L, *iwhilo mueh - could bo pardonéd - fot the hoat of polftieal dobnto und pacty difference, there wis 1o exeuse or extenuntion for u person whodeliberately smirehed thio chie- ucter or Impugned the honor of the bady of which he himself wius i ineinby Mr, Colfax. moroly added to the English Spenker's nddress tho uxpresslon thut * Nowords ol mine enuaudd to tho Justiess and deverity of this eensurs,” and dlsmissed Mr. Wod-to his sent, Iaturning to his pluce on the toor, the New York member snld: *Mr. Speaker, may | proceod?” and, leavo Lelng givgn, ho contigued his spoech, beglu- AL was sitying," bt was earoful not to tho vbjectionatio phrase. My, and Mra, ve enronte tor tho South for n few weeks' rest, LROCEEDINGS, INUIANAPOLIS, Fob, 16.—The Honnte passed tho House Jolnt resolution requesting Con- gressmen to favor a law pensionlog surviving soldjurs und senmen of tho Mexican W oh Lills permitting but onoe voting precloct in citles of 3,000 Inhabitants; declaring valid notes pxos cuted on Bunday; to proteot tho contents of publie (bparles, wore passed to thled reading, 1n tho Itonse bills wero Introdnced to repent tho County and Township Hullcond Ald nets tor keeping i repulr publio cemeteries; re- quiring ~ rafironds “to transporl frolght in tho urder temdered; eodiieation of in- surance; approprinting S040 for repro- senting tha State ot tho World's Fair in 1883 providing for tho puyment of municlpal tuxes in April and Noyember; prowibiting the taxing of "Jury and dovkot’ foes; pi liug contritels betweon husbands and w prus venting tho udulteration and ende of articles of foud, drink, snd medioing; establish ine o Stato Houtd of Clalins, ete, Specint Lisvateh to The Chicago Tribune, TeEny HacTe, I, Fob, 55—~The Stato il Schood gt this plnco was visited tosdny by tho Edueational Cotnmitiee of the General Assembly. Alter a tour of Inapeotion through thut [natitution, tho diifuront plucus ot intorest in tho city wero vjsited, ‘The Commitieo suy thoy will recomment the Inurenso of tho uppro- wrintion, which heretotors bns beon bisutliclont, #0 thit the gkrownds mny be beautlfied aud tho hulliing pluoced in good'condltion. PENNSYLVANIA, Bpectal Dirpateh to The Chieago Tridune, Hanuwissund, Pu., Fob, 15,5Al efforts of Sen- ator Cumeron and hla friends to break tho Hne of the bolting Rupubllenns havoe proved sbop« tive, and the election of 0 Benutor 1s ns far dise tnut ns.over. Gon. Hoaver, sulected by tha formor gupporters of Oliver ns thelr vandldaty, 18 groatly disappoiuted with the result of hls preseuco hore, the Bayno mun having siown o digposition to support him, beeause they ree warded him na the Cumoron candidato. Tho (enornl to-night expreased w determinntion to mako a spenkiug tour of tho Btate it hu ahould ~ not cleoted this week, una got , at the bottom of publly suntiaunt. 1lo thinks tho sed of tho Ru- publicun puety aro for b, und wit that will bo nevossary 10 bring tho boltiu Repubitcans t terms will bo to aronss thon to the hinportunco ol tho Benatorlul lssue, Senutor Cameron made AN UNSUCCESSFUL EFFONT Inst night to cffect A eompromise on Heaver through ltepresentatives Woifo und Mapos, of Itot-bil fnvestigating fume, Jlo assuvod thom that Benver wonld reeognizo the Indupondont Itepublicans I tho distribution of patronage, ote., If tho Bayne men oame to his redene, fla 1 that under no o clren stances would tho Indepondont e publleans support Beaver, usnd, mora thun thiy, they would not. aceept vy man. who bud not onough munliness to by his own mastor, ‘Fhero 18 no Eru\qluul of thu breuking of tho deadiock which begu four wooks since, . CUE BALLOT. To the Waalern Assocluted Press, HAnmsuuLa, Pi,, Fob, 16.—The twenty-elghth ballot for United Btutos Bonator resulted us fole luwat Buyne, w0 Boaver; 315 Walluco, 315 Phlls lips, 1. Tho ‘Jonvention then adjourncd, MICHIGAN,. Bpectat Dispateh to The Chleago Tribune, LAnsisag, Mich, Fob., 16.—Tho Legislaturo ve- convenud this ovontog at 810, after tha loug re- cess, TheHolons looked ju oo trim for hard work, z . : ' In tho House, 8 largo numbor of bllls wera nnticed. Approprinte resolutlons of respect to tho memory of Nort Clippongur, tho pugo ' who was killod ut the Caplitol slucing tho, rocuss, woro pussed, und the Clerk wus ordored to spread o munorial page on tho journul. ‘T'o-morruw will witposs tho warinost work of the session, whon the Joint resolutions intro- dueed by Souator Farr to submit to the peoplo sithe wpring. clediton # propusitlon to amond 1ho Constitutlon by fuserting su urticlo progib- ithig tho munufuctuge o sulo of liquors will ho considered. Thls gesolution camo up i (ke Ronute provious to adjournmont, and, by u vote OE v 12, the Seunto posteened veusldviuon Messaes untll to-morrow, when It 1s wade the xpoelal order, Incnro the movemont s defented in tho Heonto, n shwiine resolation will bo offered In the fouse, whore the prohibition advocates TITINK ‘) NAVEA SURE THING. They belleve, with tho ‘nrNUn‘B of tho resolus o by e l el that body, the Senaty wonld hatdiy wish to bear the responsibihity of agnin defentiyy the mepsure. The fricnds of tho presont Pax Law bhave not beon ko durs 1o rec tho Wiy _remonstrances will Do show d uwpon tho Solons during the next fow (Inf’! will i nstanishing to the rrl)hl- bitlanista, One petition nlune trom the Upper Peatnsula bears L2 nnines, Tho Senate held but g shortsewalon, whiloh wns niso wainly takon up by tho offering of remon- strances ngninst chiehig tho "tax yw, Speetat, Dlsvatels 10 The Chtcago-Tribune. Avnran, Mlel,, Feb, 13.=Tho Jolnt Leglala- tive Committoe, consfsting’of Senators Awtior, Fare, and Dekernun, nnd fepresentatives Con- Tey, Harmalle, Qule, Conpor, und Turnbull, It tha new Sowe [teform Sehovl for Qicls here to-duy, and exprossed thamselves hiehly plensed with tho sltuntlon nnd progress of the lnstitution. WISCONSIN, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MAMS0N, Wis, Foh, 15.~Tho Judiclary Com- mittes will to-morrew roport favarubly upon No. i1 Sennte, which excmpts 8200 fn goods or stock und 100 imploments or furniture; ulso, Now 93 Sennte, prohibltlug levying of moro thun twostonths of 1 per cent of nssessed valuation, unless a mnjority of » electors shall vote In favor of o targer sum, and fuvoring fn- dotinit postposement vt No. 6 8enute, reluting to tho extonsion of tax warrauts, and No. & Sen- nte, providing that damoge sustafned on high- waya or brkdgea for injurics to person shall in nuwise excowd §1,000. ¥ rioc Mapigox, Wis,, Feb, 1ee on State Attnirs reeommond tho passnge of n bill to provent tho apread of contagious s vndes, A il was possed up‘prnprmtlnu $2,000 to tho aoverner's contligent tind, Most of the morning hour was taken np inn delnto ot Griflin's bitl to allow logging eorporn- tock In simitar eorporations. 'Tho wntier was finally reforred to the Committeo on Incarporations, In tho Assembly tho consideration of the blennlal session resolitions was mide the spe- etnl urder for Thursday evening. Bills were prssed limiting imprisonment for finey to slx monthy; [lmithyr attornoys' fees n the foreglositre of chattel-mortgnges to uctual uxne‘mlunrv; and umending the Ushkosh city irier, MINNESOT Bpecial Dispatch to The ¢! ST, PAur, Minn, Feb, 15.—Scnntor Buck to- day introduced a bIL fn the Senato whleh, 1€ It bucomes o lw, witl be Intcresting to telograph compnnies nnd tholr manngers. Tho telegraph compnnies nre declared common earrlors, and 8 such shull sorve tbo public withont diserimin- ntion and ut reasonnblo rates of compensation. In the transmisslon of messages tho compauies ghall Do . liable for wunt of ordinnry care, pny contract or condition to the eontrary notwithstanding. When the purty to whom i message hns been sent resides or duos busiucss within n nflo of the telegraph ollico, Nis messnge st be promptly delivered, In otber cuses tha party oust Lo motltied by mall where he can dind tho ssmoe, sl niso bo sent promptly wind I tho order in which ‘they wyo recolved,— tmesdngos rolnting to trimingl Justico and Goy- ernment dispatekes nlono to tuka precodence when requested, A failure to comply with the requirements of, this luw subicets tho n'lvunlgh compilos’to n |V0m||li‘ of 8180 nnd doublu tho casts (lflrth?lalllt aud all dumages oceasioned by 1 default, CONNECTICUT. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. TAnTroRD, Cotn., Feb, 15.~Tho Counnceticut Hennta fo-duy passed the conourrent resolutions oxpressive of symputby with Ireland, which were.passed last week by tho House of Ropro- sentatlves. Ouly four volees were henred fn viva voeo votes, and thore were no expressions of sentiment. A wagglsh member propared for In+ troduction, bnt withheld It, nun nmendment also extending syinpathics to the Commuuists v Paris, the Nihillsts of Russla, tho Soclalists of Germuny, and tho Bushi pirates of Penzance. MISSOURT. :PFENSON CITY, Mo, Fob, 15.—The Hongo to- day adopted n Jolut resolution urging Congress 10 grant pensions to the survivers of tho Mexi- can war and-tho widows of those who are dead, Also, a Jolnt resolution asking Congress to grunt. tha right of way through tho Choctaw Imddinn nation to thast. Louls & Sun Franclsco Wallrowd, lor n branch road of that line now being con- structed from Yierce -City southwesterly to Dallus, Tex, 3 MAIN AUgUSTA, Mo, Teb. 15.—The Senate unani- moudly agopted the Committeo report thut tho womng-sutfrage constitutionnl umendment Ought 1oL to pises, NEW YORK, % ArLBAxy, N, Y,, Feb. 15,—The 8enato, 19 to %, ndopted a tntion recommending that west- ern-bound frelght on canals be placed on the froo-list, LATE SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. The Temperance Mon of tho Moo Ilold a DMvcting for Consnitntion— ! o Granger Members of tho Sano Mody Orzanlzo u Farmers’ Club, Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribunes SrmxarigLy, I, Fab, 15.~Tle tomperancoe members of the Houso to tho number of twenty- five or thirty locked themsolves In tho Govern- or's recoption-room to-nlght and proceeded to map out thslr campalgn. Chafeo, tho temperunco wheul-horse [rom Shelby, presidod, and Winter, from Iroquols, he of the rublcund probosets, resorded tho sayings and dolngs of Miss Willard's cumpaigners. About the first thing done was to enll tho roll of -the flouso, for thu purpose of dlscovering about huw muny of thoe 153 wero crazy ehough tu favor the Minds bl Tiguro ns thoy would, tho best thoy conld get wus tifty-two, which 8 Just- twenty-fiva votes short of belng enough, Thon thoy aleulated on the chancos of pushing through Chnfoc's resolu- tion subtaittivg to the poople n constitutional nmendnont which, 1t adepted, will do away with the manufucture or sulo of * bug-julce," except for medlulnnl, mechanleal, or chumloyl purposes, 1t wis stirowdly argucd that whily mony might voto ugsinst tha iinds bill, ver few would fool ltko tuklng tho bits In’ thole months to tho extent of depriving the people of a ’;I::X‘I‘:I:_':l 10 record thoir volos on' . question of irt ‘The result of tho council of war wns practis cully thut the cold ten aml lomonade enthuelns sorcowtully mado up tholr minds to go slow on tho 1nds bill, though, to pleuse Miss Will- ard, thoy will mukoa stuggor to put it through, but to work might nnd maln, heels an tavs, for the constitutiousl wmondiont Whethor thoy can gottho nucessnry two-thiras, yotu 18 something which upparontly puzzics them; but whaether thoy ¢un ot tho nmnendinent In uhend of gomoe one -of the balfs dozen other umendments . now pending anparently staggor thom oven more, I Only ono ‘umondment can _bo subinitted at thuw, und thore will bo rellvely rush to get oncot tho others (i rhoad. K Tho Granger mombers of the House, Imitating thole - predecessors of tw - yours o, mol this nfiernoon and arganized u Farmeors' Club for tho purpors of getting through somo moro roud wiid bridge lnws wd taking o whuek at the rullvonds whenovor thoy get o chunce. Nothing wis done but to start the move, An ndjourned meeting will bo held Thursdoy £ s —— ST, LOUIS POLICE MATTERS, 87, Louts, Mo, Fob, 15,—Tho Iloard of Tollco Commissioners of this olly, ata mecting this afwrnoon, removed Morguu Boland, recently vlected Vieo nnd Aotfug Prosidont of tho Hoard, from that Noard, bocanse, as the resolution nlleges, ho rofused to conform his ofclal ae- tlon” to the Iwful urders of tho Hoard. ‘Co Bourd then refleated James MeDonough Chiof uf Police [or four yeurs, und restored to bim tull control of the pollee force of the eit, and all the nuthority and functions whicl have from - thne t0 tmo i the pust o tuken from hlin by the Board uwssumud by s excoutive oflicer, N “P'hls netion, 1t 18 Lelleved, will not_only romove tho fubnrmonies which have prevylled hithe Board for n fow weeks pust by reison of 1o alloged urbitrary and unlawful nction of By, HBulund, but- will - Ingronse the stabliity and of« ficienoy of the polleo furee generally, ————— MINING ENGINEERS, TriLAbELtLLA, Fob, 15.~Tho Amorican Insti- tuto of Mintug Englucors held i opening dos- slon thls cventng. Tho ‘dolegates wore wels comed by Wayne MaoVeagh, 0 nn wddross, eluimod for tho Institute large (n- tluenes in tho progress mado n the last liyo years fn tha quantity and economy of produc- ton in miniog Iron and the precious mutals, the munufacture of pig-lron snd Bessowar stue), i athor urta wud industrles”of u indred nature, ———————— TO BE ARRESTED FOR CONTEMPT, .. Belul Dlapatch tu The Chicayo Trivune, - LNCOLN, Neb., Heb, 15,1t {s sald that the Hon. 1, D, ifathaway, of the State Journal, aad o, ttbsan, of tho Omubn Herald, will bo arrested by tho Bergeant. Arme ol 1ho Btato Benute for vuntotpt to-dsy for refusing to unswer questions propoundod by a Jolut commitiee of ko Ligusv gud svaate,. tho work of figuring on the various combin President Bhim, POLITICAL. Garfleld’s Cabinet Btill in a Confessedly Inchoate Con- dition. Conkling Has No Chance of a Positioy, Even Should He Want It. Garfiold 1ins o Iorror of Bean- dal, and Conkling's 1’ros- peets Seare Him, Ex-Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, Now ‘“the Talk" for the Interior. Appenls for Money with Which to Hunt the Forgers to Thelr Uoles. Muuiolpsl Elootions Yostorday in the Oities of Pannsylvania—Tho In- dications. . GARFILLD, Speeiql Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune CLEVELAXD, O, Feb, 15,—As L sent you last weok, fn nll probability thore will be no an- nouncetont of the Cablnet of President Gar- fleld until very near the imaugaration day, In fuet, ¢ gontleman who clulmed to kuow salil to-duy that thoro was n possibility that the names would not be anncuneed untll thoy ars sont to Congress for vonfirmation. Butr while thls may bo 80, It 18 but propor to supposo that tons 1 golug forward, and that rumors are dally sct aflout by those who go and come from Men- tor. 8o long s tho Amerienn mind is compoded of its present clemguts, those rumora havo n deep degfeo of Interust, oven though they bo ephomeral In tholr charueter, and exch new day Lrings forth its own proper browd, TIHIS BEMIEMERAL NATURE of all ropurts must of necessity continue to ox- 8t 8o long s the President-elcot himsell is atill 1o doubt In regard to tho composition of his Cavinet. A cortaln number of men wers u long tlmo since sclected ns peopnr to form a Cabinet from, and these bave been pluyed on the cheoker-board of possibilitios ever sinco, “Tho report that I sont from {usldo sourecs sone timo ngo—that Binine would bo Beerotary of State, Alllson Secretary of tho Treasury, and Foster Tostmnstor-General—I hava seen oceaslon to chnaoge In'no purtioular, except that of Foster, The Goneral Is now inclined to give na Cubinot place to Ohlo. 1 was told by n man who sald he koow whnt ho was talking about to-duy that Blalne and Allison had heen detinltly scttled upon; that tho moves which wero expeoted to locate JTAMES, OF NEW YO, in tho PostOffico Depariment, had not all been mudo, but that tho luterior Department woulkl, in all prababllity, go to Wisconaln, Ho inslsted that ex-gonntor Ifowo would be tho lucky man. Ho sald that Gaefleld feit very friendly towards ‘Wisconsin, and that Senutor Snwyoer's visit horo, Inthe iuterest of nCabinet position for that State, was _ deefdedly successful, 1 nsked this man what ‘hio thought of the report that elther the State or Treasury Dopartmicnts was golug to be offered to Conkling, Hosald that woula not hapoen, on many secounts, He sakd that thore- port thit such miglit bo the case hud browght @ shower of opposition to Muntor, Gen, Garliold i PECULIARLY ANXIOUS TO AVOID anything that should look liko n reandal In his Administention, und the developments that nre Mkely 10 camo from tho Sprague divoreo cusi woull be excoediugly distustefnl to himn. there wera no other rensan, this gentioman thought that would bar Coukilog, 116 was Just from Washington, and bo suid that the gossipg thoro expect rovelations riviling tho frmous Jecchor trinl in nastiness whon the Eprague cuse comes to trinl, Gon, Uarlleld progresses very slowly wilh s Innuugural. flo his .done very little writing of late, and when he trios to get get down to litorary work his inind i8 so full of, dthor_matters, i ho is o often futereuptedy that his progross amounts to ahmost nothing, Hu 18 sald to contciplate falling jnto ons of bis bavpy, extemporancous frames one of these duys, and dictuting his speech to one of his shor(-tund clorke, After ho hns caro- fully gone over this speech and ontout vx- traneous matter, his Inaugural witl bo tinlshed, 1148 gald thut a portion of the Uoneral's udis- Iw*lllnn, with which he has becn troubled of n1e, urlses from tho fact that he hius not been nble tu obealn o propor wuount of oxorcise, Ho used to bo very tond of walking, hutof lute ho Rays It has b(-mmu very distnateful to him, alinply bicenusa Hy lns not been able to praotice, The undvice of the newspupors and his cluso friends, of lute, thut ho should select 2 Cabinet that thorougbly sults blnsetf, any that tho couns try wlil be pleased, hus, [t i3 thought, had o good dl“i“dl‘;wl welght with him, und has tended de- clde - TO BELIEVE HIS MINTL 1t I8 now pretty deflnitly suttled that the trip to Washington will bo mide by tho Ponnsylvanin Campnuy's tnes, Thut Comipany has tondorod all tho enes [n a specinl traln that muy be needed for tho Prosidentiul party. lle will' lenvo for Waushington ‘only at the Inst momeut that will mako it certaln of his nreival in time for the'ln- mruration coremonies, 1o 18 exceedingly Toud of his howme-life at Mentor, and on Sunduy,which 13 tho only doy of the week thnt ho [s_ atiywhero near nlone, he indulzes in rominlscences “of rns eracks Jokes, iund, us the shudes of oven- s drawy weatind, gnthers tho family elrcio about tho hearth ynd {udulges with thom in tho sing- ing of fumiliar bymns, of which ho retuins tho memory of 1 very tnrgo number,—probably 3,000 vorses (n all, It Is tha General's oft-expressod determination tocling to his home-life to tho lust mouent. . ANOTIIER DISPATCIN, Special Dispatch 1o The Chicuga Tribune, CLEVELAND, O, Fob. 15.—Tho bitter fight be. twedn the Bultimore & Ohto aud the Ponnsylyi- nla Railronds his tnken n now turn, Buth'lines are now coutending for the honor of curryfig the Prestdent-clect und pnrty to Washington, and elther one will, it fortunate enough to se- cure the privilege, make prepurations for tho trip surpassing In megaiticenco anything of tho kind over soon in thls countey, 1tisnow learnod that ox-Senator Dorsey I8 uotlve In tho matter, and yostentuy afternivon he visited Ou flold " in tho interest of the Ualtin Onlo 0. He left Mentor at for the Kast, midnight It wos rusnored this afternoon that Choster A, Arthur had qudetly found his way to Mentor, A roport that \hg faslux- press from tho East +bnd stopped at Mentor for e o of visltors to Uen, Gurtleld served to mmnun the rumor, and correspondents woro the qui vive. When tho train arelved, how- 110 0no baving thy uppearance of n stutes= man alighted, Though unfoutded roports of certndn persons vislting Montor arlse every hottr, 1t 18 certaln that tho numbor of pligrioyg i8 Iucreasing. Among tho wild stories nilont is nothing rellable cun be nscertuined, Special Dispatch o The Chicago Tribune, Manigoy, Wis, Feb. I6,—A prominent uiember of the Leglslatire tosnlght recvived n lotter from a trusted frivnd ot Senator-eleot Bawyor, which states thut Bowator Nuwyer, during his lute vislt to Mentor, leurned that all tho leading ositions of the Cabiuet had been tendered, 'here was llroll"r oplnion_expressed Ly Uon. Garfield that Wiscousin shoult huvo un npe pointment, und the Attorney-Ueneralship was mentdoned in this conneetion, Thoe mention of ex-Sonator Howe's name in my dispatenes lust ovenlog grew out of " thls fuot, Vi) appotntment of SBenator Huwo would bo u just tribute to tho stnlwart Urant clement, of which Senator 1lowa wis ono of the strongest supporterd, and also 1o bis distin- guished abllity and cavinust subport of atl K publicnn mensures durlug bis clghtoen year: survico lu thy United States Bonute, THE RGERY, 8pectal Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune. Hanrronp, Conn, Feb. 15—The Inrtford Thines thils ovening publishes the fullowlng copy of u lotter dont out by ex-tov, Jewell, Chulrmian «of the Natloval Hopublican Committeos “Opyice or P, JEWELL & BoNs., HARTYORD, Con., U, B, A, Jun, 22, 18sL—DEAR B0t When the cumpalm closed our bilis wero all patd, The Morey Chinusoelotter forgery business scomod to demand oup attentlon, Gen, Garlleld sudd: ‘ilunt the rasculs down,' Al our frivads sald: ‘Do not lot up now clection is over. W juced tho matter i tho hands of the best pouplo. 'Fho stitorneys il workod without compensution, but ‘other expenses for dotectives, experts, ese., aro Jurge. Wo bie- Hove wo shull got at tho true inwardness of tho wmutter, but wa noed money with which to prodo- vuto tho fnquiry. Wenre usking our fricnds to contributo in suma of $100 or leas. My wo ot lovk for a contribution from you? It youdo not feel fncllned to glve the lurger amudng, wo shall bo glud to recelvo any olbier st urs Tuly, MARSIALL 1. *'| Chalrman Nationsl Rupublican Committio, - ——— TEMPERANCE. 8pecial Dupatech to The Chicago Tridune, CeDAR RAPIDS, In, Feb. 15.—Tho Fifth Cone gressional District Temporanco Convontion,held herp to-day, was quite largely attended, nearly ull the delegnivs belog prescut. Thy various ong, that Hialno i8 on his way to Sentor, but - ' LEIDEIANCD MCARNFCS WOTO frocly fisguen ! ospechully tho probibition-umendmens b A ieated discussian ook pico on ey 1N Aupport only acknowledaed tenpr 11 (n Btute oflicers, aud they were voted oy, men fop which finnlly pussed referren oy n:‘ Thesg oflicers, Sonntors, and epresontyies MY question of aubmiiing tho probimm i &, Th tnent to tha peoplo ereates much exeiege o ulong tho Jines. Ltent 4 PHE PHLADELPIIA T 1 PHILADELPILEA, Fel nnwml'l\. of the wards Indicate tho eleetlon of e, Mt (homoerat) for Mayorby 500 majority 1 Nulsn{(v’(\,v;,'n (ljlur“lhl[nn&x).‘rur City s..ncun:'h over 1 mnjord nn ot ” 5 0 majorlty, r'r i - Tlunter ng el il tor eeturns from all but £ Kitng (Domacrit) for MAvor i ot nitteo of 100, Demacrats for it (K} mn]nrlly; W Willian i er. At tepuntionn r:‘.f- + The' Tour wurgs to rense these fzurey, Clty Solieitor 17,000 tn jor] Hear from will probably | PIITSBURG CITY Prrranona, P, Fob, 15 . tho elt]. ! over 1y Ty Doy A Hon, Miles Humphroys, Republicas, ournts had no tekot fn tho teld, and Lyoy tho only Democrat o tho eltlzeny ok, 1o, romnhuter of the tleket—Controller und e wrer—la stifl I doubt, but 1t 13 thougit n(bx?" IoniE that tho ftenubliedn candidnies 5ok und Denniston, will pull through, b WILRKESBARRE, A, WiILKESRARRE, Payy Feb. 1i~lndicnt that Eekly Il Coxo, Demourat, 18 eleeted Stay Senntor over Thomns I Edwards, Itr;nmllcu-:‘ nfor(ty of front LA t0 2000, Coxe yal ust full, bt deelined 16 take th ogiy lons ar SENATOI FAIR, BAN ¥pawcisco, Fel. 15.—A dispateh from Virginin, Nev to-day snys Senutor-cloct Fajp, 1cft thoro this ufternoon for Wadbington, 1y will gtop at Wapello, u., to visit u sister, LRIE, PA, Entg, Pu, Feb, 15.=losepl McGarter, Demp. crat, was olected Mayor of this ity Ty Jorlty. Tresly Ar ud Controller by 00, 1% hae iekto, Rtepubliean, was olecy 4 ITARRISBURG, PA, TLannisnuna, 1’ Feb, 15.—Jobn C, Herman, + Tepublican, Ia elected Mayor. L z— TIRE RECORD. Al VINCENNES, IND. Speclal Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribune, VINCRNNES, Ind. Feb, 15.~A flre broko ont at 8 o'cluck iu. Pugc's suddicry establishmeat oy Water street, in the rear of a proutiuent hlncg of Maln street business bouses, but was sube duerd without further damage than tho destryce tion of Puge's cstablishment. Loss, oy $1,000. Norton & Smart's snfoun adiotuing wag slightly damaged, Bothare covered by Insur. amee. AL tho Opera-1ouse, less than ene block distant, Kate Claxton fn * Tho Two Orphany™ wna Justabout to appear. The plny was for thy thne suapeded, and resumed upon the reassem. - bling of the audionce. AT BATAVIA, TLI. . BATAVIA, 1Il, Feb. 16, —The Island Grist-Mi| ot this place was destroyed by tire atan carly hour this morning. Tho building was owned hy tho Batavin Paper Manufacturing Company, apd ovenplor by IL 11, Cogger, 'The fire i8 supposed to bave originated At tho corn-sholler. The probuhle loss on the building and stock 13 about §10,000; insured partinby. ‘ AT ORANGE, N. J. OnANGE, N. J., Feb, 15.~Tho handsoms resis denco of A. Cross,a wenlthy Now York banker, | on Orange Mountalns, near hero, took firo laig” night, Tho bullding was totaily consumed, en tuiling nloss of $20,000. CITICAGO. The nlarm from Box 518 at 6:35 last ovening was caused by a’ sl quantity of cradaoll catehing fire In tho United States Rolling Stock Compnny’s works on Hoyne nvenuo, hetween l“‘|‘llt‘l Island avenue and tho river. Damage trifling. . AT LYONS, PA, Lyoxs, Pa,, Feb. 15.~Tho englne-houso of the Enst Pennsylvanin furnaces was burned to-day, Cause, it biarrot of conl-oll. 1t [ fearod the fure ?nnes will bave to “blow out,” entulling ahicavy 038, = r AT SIIREVEPORT, LA. ¥ Sangveeont, La., Feb. 15.—Tho stores of I Sollnaky, dry goods, and ks J. Leman & Co., gene eral grocers, were burned to-night. Joss i 000; insured. . THE NEXT SENATE. Cariosity as to the Fosition of Senav tors Duvis nud Muhone. New York Timea, WasgiNaroN, D. C. Feb. 13.—There 18 much curlosity’ 13 to the course which will bo pursued by Senator David Davis and Senator Mae hone In tho reorganization of tho Scnmte. The Senato will consist, nftor March 4, of thirye seven Ropublicnns, thirty-seven Democrats, and theso two gentlomon, who ure generally calied Indepondents. 1£ono of them should voto with the Itopublionns and tho othor with tho Demo crats thare would bo a tie, to bo dissolved Ly tha Republiean Viee-President, 1t both should vota with the Dumocrats, the latter would control tho reorganization, nike up the committots, and retuln tholr fricodd In tho Bonate's cleckships aad othor subordinata oftices. Tho position of Sonutor Mahoue res malus an enlging, but ho fs regurdod as much, nedrer tho Democeratio party than tho Ropublie an. So lmportant huve tho smaliest indicationd of his {utontlons secined to gomne pereons’list thoy huve attached sixznliicance to his choico of nseat. Thissont ison tho Domooratic, stie of tho Chamber. ond a4 far from tho Republicand nd pasuible, 1t I8 announced, however, that h: dld not choodo it himself, bt that a fres chose It for him without hls knowledge, T Rcrunml who huve made predictions muwcm'g: ndgo Davis’ coursn knve had his record in te Benitto to akl thom, byt this_record, so far 8¢ t concerns tho routino busluess of i8¢ Bonate, 18 leclsive fn noither dlm. ton. Tifs votow, [tko his frioudship, biv of tho ctmber. Sowe been givon to both slde: o times o seoma to fuvor the Hepublics H in neasures ‘of, & gemi-polltienl et Kfl' agaln he bs with'the Democrats tunpout umsanb vxtent. Hisaeatls very llhpruprulcll“‘l’:“ tho dividing lino a8 It can bo, but, nu\rnhnud 1t Is on tho Democrutio whio, tioing ontsiets tho Sennte, one Hnds u great deal i the "".:r"a €OUFsO lst sUmILF, Provinus to tho Daulces Nautlonal Conyontion, to place i with tbo 3 veratson Nutional nuesdons. Hhslotter I“-"'un‘ quirtng Western friend ted many to beume"n he would gludly recetve the nnmluut(am"mu was glvon to “Gep, Huncock, duded o converses freely with very fow persins S sldo of tha Bonate, Ono ot thuso personh ¥y whom tho Judgo Is intimntely nequatnted, made & statoment which sccis to siow clusively that bo will go into tho I)cgr i COUCUR, ThP friend suys: M Judge Day (:ned&’ w politielan f any sense of the word. e ha (s found votluk with the HRepublicans M“_,a othor dny with the Demoerits. In Buch Gy yotes upon tho sido that his Sudzment lEle i right._As to whother Judife Davis 1810 Lo, with tha Domocrats or Hepublicuna in n'" Izing tho Bonnto ona has only to look "t‘mmfl“ ard. Il was novor knowi In his life o B, trust, fle was olected to iy present posi # union of Democrutlo and lnde mndv.i:‘ Tais Not usinglo Hopublican voted for himn- being the case, It needs no word [ l Duvis to be nbie to any positivel lm“seum iy matter us tho orgaulzation of the sunke of duty would compol hiin lfln A tho Demooruts, whatover flatteriig vV cuntrury might be wado to bio e ——e—— — A SINGULAR ACCIDENT. i Bpectal Dispaler ta The Cricugo Tribu e a0k NgpvsvisLg, N, C., Fob, 15.—A shiv ) fatal ncoldent. happoned ut Lawsonville i o0 Whnt is known in North Caroling aa 8 ""umw' match™ wus going on botween Hilas o and Burris Noddy, two noted wood=CWiil, this rogion, Eh inun was statloncd DY 080 of u good-slzed oak treo, which had Imm viously mousurod, and found 10 2 orelck equal ciroumforonc to tho othor. At o the wmateh commonced, Botting wis C“ oo thero was much_oxeitoniont, Low ProG (e the spoctutors, bocuwo 8o exoites the b proccoded, thuit ha ateppod dowsd B plie orobiend {n @ brook running Near thin positton Noddy's troa camo dowi iy Price, bronkiug both his pras sud ¢ skulltu [ Jully, Hedled lnamlu_l)‘: S —— ARGUMENT SUSPENDE Diof (bl PUILABELINLA, Fob, IB.—ATRUICRC by Junctlon fu tho raflrond casc wis 8U terruptiof tho Judyo this afternoon, the Court . Wuyno MaoVeagh, of tis- Penusy Wil i, nnlul et'mnanl‘. “fl:.‘.“'.'x'. \h:‘l,y v.vl:: sfi“’n olun; Thato i BXamnor whd thrce palleod 10 Feport to tho Court. —— STEAMSHIP NEWS: o ssen Naw Youx, Fob, L—Artived, tbe C i from Glasgow. 1 * GLABGOW, Fob. 15,—Arrlved, the steaimer of Novaus, frow New Yyrke