Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 23, 1881, Page 3

S THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WLDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1881—-TWELVE PAGES. ho hnd ot the slfghtest o would DOTEEY ilke Hontor kow (hint m’(flurnnldn) hind stated ahout repetitions woatbe B¢ (Logan‘s) spcech. S0 fhat o would o to know hat rulo tho Sonator from Ithodo Teland dor what U0 L, P member from smiling. coutd presert, Hlguyht itu compliment to Lo Fookam BT ne whon spenkiing, but it seobtor (0 1Y Mo T the cune of tho Henator, geamed 00t 10 B0 Wpogan's) - fault € ‘tho it e could not unswur argumonts in genator COURL (o Dy Ditlo flings. Tl hud any ather O3 stntemont. that b had re. soabtection 12\ "he thought it ho (Logan) pested Bmelt %% e kperel aver gl 1 thouid mke I Yititor trom Rhude Talami pundzed G L ion mad. ncquiee kinwleduo wonid get ISR S thon. refertd (o wn ery Ume, ME e o M. TRukneido to tho jusion 18 the FEAFE T wkents n conmocs inwlent InIEHEL TS rkeons bill, nnd ndded thit . inated Ot dio (Logam) hud Ansiih clutm agonts, impraperly, ‘ens utterly basclessand false, ‘Committee wus tinally ments of tho Henata o without discnasion, tho Eenator o thing 1o d nstpuntion L amendinent of Luo adopted withuut dlviston o remnlulng"nmg:h c el v T third ino und pased, when tho e W1 fur the settlument of the Ponen 00 Thdinns, aud for othor purpaAes roluting fribe of Lelture, wis placed an tho ealendar ol e Feorteal favaruby, w e Chie Samita bith to proviido for tho inve ments, (e S aminntlon ol tlio uccounts of cur. B ml‘nnll-mum railronds, ote, i nccordunco g L ision of tho Suprem Court, and for i with 8 deosion o raults thiereof to Cangvest. e ‘1ognthor with tho roaort on tih Inced on the eatendar, "X“Elcl%‘ .l‘:.\l ‘l!u‘;ml tho oxport tnx on tohaceo was wierred: © congressionnl Library bill was lnid .."3 s unlinished business. "Adjourncd. HoUsE, The conference repurt on the pending Appro- Iation bill was ugreed to. i e Dicknell reported buck the bill, relntive to {ho Venezuela award, leferred to Committee vhole. M\‘r:nl::c:u:uportml bnck tho jolut resolution providivg for . folnt_committeo of tho Sonnto and fHouse to nvestigato alleged faise and froud- qulent proaf and atatlstics used before the l}nll- fax Flshnrlus“gfiw(«’nleslon. Roferred to Come miteqof Iht roportcd bnal the Sundey Civii A priation bill. Reforred to Comtuitioo of the Holo. s0 then went into Committee of tho o e Arloultural g parophintion hil, ulo o0 ) oifered A mendment appro= et £10,000 fur continuution nf experinunts ety o ith tho mHIACturo of sugte {rom beots, und tho cultivation of heets for that Lo e Adoptei—il tn 47, Ut imitics roso and reported tho bill to e dmont, ndapted 1 the Commitice, In- Foprimtion for the. reclumation e et | \as dofouted i tho 1 Mr. Cox guve notico thut he would to-morrow callip the Apportionment bill, ‘Tno House thon went §ito committoe (Havrls {0 tho cbifr) on tho Sundry Civll Approprintion bill.. There wus no lflclm\'nl delito upon tha bill; which wus immediately rend by scetions for dments. “)‘lcrn Kimmel offered nn amendwent appro- rinttng 250,000 for tho ercction uf u post-oftice Bl in Boitimore, 3r. Blount raised tho polut of order that the appropriution nut belug mado o continiitlon oym\rk alrendy n progresa wis not fu order. “After discussion tho Chairsuetained the point, from wh.ch decision Mr. Kimnel appoaled, and it was overruled by tho Committee. 3r. Fort moved fo amend tho nmendment by fxing thonpproprintion at 825,000 Agreed to, Mr. Warner opposed an npproprintion for tho congtruction of auy publie huitding until It wus Enown bow nuch 1t would eost. During the Inst Sttecn yenrs about $i0,000,000 had heon uppro= riated for the ervction of public busldings, und gn belleved, on un_average, it took 10,000 to provide_quarters for euch Government cios plové, Mr. Kimmel's nmondment ns amended wasagreed to, With only four votes in the nega~ e, “s:roml amendmants were thon ruled out of order, and, seventeen of the fifty-thres pages of the bill being considered, the Committe rose, Thu resignutlon of W. A, Field, Rupresenta- tivo from the Third Cungressionnl Distriet of Macsachusetts, wats lnkd on tho table. The Sepaic amendments to the Post-Routo bill wera concurred . Mr. Thompson obtained leave to have printed asubstitute (or the Apportionment bithlixing tho ber of llepreseuntutives nt s, Heeess until SPOLTING NEWS. THE TURE. Avausty, Ga,, Feb, 22—The spring meet- Ing of the Citlzens' Association hogan to-day. The weather was pleasant, il the attend- ames good. ‘The mile dash, for ull ages, was won by Golil Bug, Georgla Boy second; time, Tho mile i u half race, fol H-year-olds, n'ns wnn7l‘»y King Nero, Lord Lyouns second; nie, 214714, B Rocji: r‘v:n. Feb, 23,—The Stewards of the Grend Trotting Cirenit met to-tny. Mectings will be held nt Cloveland, Bafialo, Rochester, Utlea, Ifurtford, and Springfield, beginning atCleveland n the week of July 25, Ten thonsand dollars are offered in preminms at each wvetine, 'I'ho Stewards meet hero arch 23 to arrange programs. AMATEUR PEDESTRIANISM, New Youg, Feb. 2L—The twenty-four- bour go-rs-you-please pedestrian mateh was won by Thomns M. Buckley, of Brookiyn, who covered 118 miftes; James Suunders, of Brooklym, sccond, 1153 mlles; Frank Carr, of New York, third, 11034 mites, 'Tha prizes were silver water pitchers. Thoutas Smith, aged 15, of 1licks and Centro streots, Brook- I, hiad covereid 03 wiles, and ‘wus in an exhausted condition. Iis father halt tarrled him from tho tent tq the truck, where the boy fafited, ITe wus sent home I n ear- Hage, and 18 1 a dangerons condlition. The fa wns arrested under the Cruelty to Ehifdren net, 3 Hart will represent the Policc Guzette In e O’ Lenry luflc contest, o UNION VETERANS SepAnia, Mo, Feb, 22.—The Unlon Vet ¢ran Club, coinposed of ox-Union and Con- federate soldlurs hield . reunfon hero to-dav. The Sedalin Guards, Queen Clty Guards, and Nveterans purnded the strects with bane Ders and. bands, andd Col. L. E. Waters, of K}msna Clty, delivered an oratton. Dinner ¥as served "t noon, at Ofeld’s 1all for 15,000 eople, und to-night there wos u grand ball, sdute was fired this moerning, and many 0uses wers hundsomely decornteil In hosor of the day, R SALE OF MINING PROPERTY, vALlu. Colo,, Feb, 22.—Tho entire Dolly urden minlng estate was sold yesterday by “Tll and Brunk to the Boston Gold & Sliver o olng Cowpany for §400,000. ‘This Is one o the hest mining propertles fn the State, lhlltfolho discovery fn 1873 it Is estlmated the product s been over 1,000,000 vorth of ore, It embraces 150 neres of pat- ented ground on Mount Bross, only onv acre, O which lias been penotrated, e —ee— PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL ELECTION. of ':!L:ADIILI'HI.\. Feb, 22,—Theofliclul coupt g ‘a Vote east nt the recent munielpal elee- i Was cflll'ln(uu::.l to-day, King, Democrat m‘]“l“f’il??"fi candidate for Muyor, hus 5,737 "‘“lhln’u‘« h“'.i.‘“" Demoerat and Clttzens® West, Republion Recelver, W68 mjoritys najoyepublican, for Clty Solleitor, 20,450 s On the' Gresubnoke tieket, Bulyd, axes, 149, 008 W Keyaer, tor Reeelver T —— JUD Spectat Dlapatch mlp,!.fi I(-.'.Menga Tribune. m';‘?llxzno, Aich,, Feb, 2A—Thoe Judlclal b lu on for u'xlu nud Van Buren Countles, g ”|‘m€ the Ninth Judieial Cireult, has m“rc‘vlc«l for tho Oth of Murch nest at Des Illleq‘n‘r o Buren County, Kalamnzoo has lhem"lfx“‘m aml Van Buren fourteen, Dl geoy, 8 considerablo strifs as to who Yeas, CCUBY the Beuet for the next six e —— EP‘E(HAL OF FATHER ANTHOXY, orers Disvateh 1o Tiis Civicaga Tribuna it Ty Ay 1L, Feb, 23,—Thy tunviul of the mmkium‘:" Anthouy, w Cutholle priest of iy Able locul note, was held in Lo Sallo ok lgu Was uttended by 2,000 people, ine W KKS Ishop Spalding, of Teorla the ltev, Terrer o [nfllh. of Chicagos and the Rev, Dean *Hes follUwed the Uu‘ly'mnt(ue':'rln':\",é.o et POLITICS 1N DEC, z:':,““ Duvaten to tux AIHE"PHL‘M. '”“W{rtl"' 111, Fel !ty polities Is the oy % tovls of conversation. e No- \v..n“:;lm"huvu nominated Witlhan J. el o Masar, Itobert N, Huller for By T e Aoy 8 Dghy Wiy closely canteated. 3 STATE AFFAIRS. Light Dawns upon the Long and Persistent Struggle in Pennsylvania. JohnT. Mitchell Agreed Upon hy the Conference for United States Senator. Somoe Remarks on the Bitter Anti- Monopoly War Raging in i Wisconsin, Introduction in the Michigan Body of the Usual Deluge of Bills. Gov. Jerome Dissatisfied with the Ac. commodations Provided at the Pres. idential Inauguration. The Indiana Civil Code Still un- dor Considoration by tho Senate. Female Suffrage Fails to Receive the Indorsement ot a Ma- jority Vote. Probable Speedy Settlement of the Selah Chamberlain Claim in Minnesota, PENNSYLVANTAL Svectal Dispateh to The Chlcago Tribune, IannisnonG, Pu, Feb, 22—The Senato- tiul contest came to an unexpeeted termina- tion this evening, During the morning in- formatlon has been received that Beaver hnd virtually withdrawn as a eandidate, and the vote for Senntor Imdieated that his friends were wavering, It was generafly supposed that the Jotut Conference Committee would not come to an agreement, and other meth- ods to bring the contest to a close were dls- cussed, The Inst session of the Commitice haed been such astormy ore that 't wns pre- dicted that 1t would probably break up in a row, but the culmination of the long struggle was of the most harmonious character. ‘The Benver Comumitteo first re- tired for seeret consultation, and, after hay- ing taken several bahots, in which Johu 1 Mitchell and George Shrius were In the lead, the Committee decided In favor of Aitehell, who recelved n baro majority. ‘'he Bayne Committeo did not take such deelsive nction, but the menmbers mutually + ngreed that, It the opposition presented elth- er the names of Mitchell or Shiras, they would receivo their unanfmous subport, Blllingsly, of Washington, @ strong Shiras wan, wos,the flrst man to vole for Mitchell in obedience to the action of his Comnit- tee. Sovernl members who had voted for Benver followed the exnmple of Billingsly, and when the nime of Senator Davies, one of the bolting Republicans, was renchied ho also voted for Mitehell. Not a vote was cast for any other eandidntus, Wolfe, one of tho lenders of the revelt, was the last man to vote for the suecesstul candidate,” Taen fol- lowed o scene of tumultuons excitement in the Committee-room, the members cheerlne and embrueing ench other. ‘Che Independent Republicans clalin the selectlon of Mitehell as & great vietory, they. having compelled Senator Cameron to agree: to a withdrawal of two of his candidates and the acceptance of one whow they profess to know will not bow tha kneo to the Senator. It I thought that Cameroi agreed to Mitchell’s selection be- cause ho will prove personally agreeabls to him, and that he will not overshadow him ns n speaker. “Lhe actlon of the Conference Committee will be ratified to-morrow by the Republican eaucus und # fow hours subse- quently by the Jolnt Couvention, ‘The Ite- publicans will vote solldly for hin. 1t muy seemn strange, but it Is none the less true, that the breaking of the dead-lock to- night 1s largely due to the prosence of Nekley B. Coxe, of Luzerne, hoere today. It wus thought he would present himself to he sworn in s Senator for the Twenty-first District, and that he would meet with actlve opposition from the Repnblicans In taking his seat. Certaln teading Democrats, on learning this, swore thut, If there should be any opposition to Coxe, they would retalinta by jolning with the Independents and eleeting Wolfo to the United States Senato, This hnd its effect, and wus serivusly discussed among tho lenders In tho Beavor forces, who . de- elded ov early actlon. Mr. Coxe’s election was not certified to the Senate to-dny, and the seene which so many oxpected did not take place, but It 1s eertaln hw will bo opposed, and i possible, disquali- fied from holdiug his seat, 110 Is entitled to credit, howoever, for helping to brenk the dead-lock, Tu tha Weatern Assactated Pross, Hanusnura, Feb, 22,—The Senutorlal Con- ference Commlittes ou tha first bullot.unant- monsly selected John L Mitehell, of Tlogn County, as the tholes of the cunference for United States Senntor. Mr. Mitchell ropresents the Sixteenth Dis- trict of this State in the present Congress, histerm explring the 4th of March. 'The selection {8 recelved ns satlsfnctory, Eneh faction holds & enucus te-morrow to ratify the actlon of tho conforence, nfter whicha genornl Republican entens wiil be held to indorse hi Thy thir y-fourth ballot for United States Seuntor resulted as foliows:"Wallace, 692 Beaver, 57; Buyne, 49; lenry, 7; Reyburn, 45 Schofield, Kirkpatriek, 25 Howitt, 23 Curtin, 13 1B, 11, Browuter, 13 Shiras, 13 8. B, Dick, 1; George 8. Gruhaw, 15 Baled, 1. Adjourned. 7 Special Dispateh fo The Chlcago Triduns, THILADELPHIA, Feb, 24—it would have been very difieult to find o solution of the Senntoriul muddlo more satlstactory thon tho echolce of ex-Ropresentative Juhn I, ; Miteheil, who Is suro to poll the full Repub- lieun vote In tho Jolnt Convention to-mor- row, Iloserved for two years lu the House, and was for one at two ferms in the Loglslature, o declined » redlection to the next Congress on the ground that tho dectrino ol rotatlon scemed 1o bo generally aecepteds and that he did not eare to nndor- take fight against that princlple, although well satisied that o man only began to be useful to his constituonts and to the House after o hud spent a first term in lenrning the *“ropes.”” Mr. Mitchell hus favored Gen, Beaver lu the’ present contest, and only o fow days ogo way in Harrisburg to Induco Ropresontatlves from his distriet to ' support him, It would be difeult to find o man In the State 80 generally sccuptable to both sides and yet 0 clenr of the antugonlziug Influences that Bave divided the party, lle was the first choles of Mr. Wharton Barkerand My, Wolfo slx weeks uzo, und yer he was o visitor to the resldenco of Senator Cameron last week, 1x-CGov, Curtln to-uight sald that he wis & kol man, aid would glow, 1o ls not over 45, anda man of marked ability us u de- baterand of undoubted cournge wnd readi- ness, Ex-Gove Curtln sald that he had nlways understood him to be an antl-Camer- on man, but Mr. Bergner, of the Harrisburg Telegraph, the Catseron organ, sald that he was a strong Cameron man, and that he re- garded It ag n victory for that sido of the Honse. Gov, oyt sakl that he was nfirst- class man_ and o was very glad that he had heenselected, WISCONSIN, Speelat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Mamsox, Wis, Feb, 22,—Both Houses had sessiony this evenine, In the Senate, the fol- lowing telegram was rend: Wanitinaron, 1. C. Ich, & Brows, Chief Clesk of the Senale: Benator G Juter alent well lust nlieht and s Lstier to-d 1i8 condition I8 serfuus, but his physicluns think he will bo out ngaln in a week or ten duys. ANGUS CANERON, Assembly bills were concurred in amend- ing the Inw s0 a8 to require all avidence to by sent to the Superintendent of the Reform Sehool where w hoy s comumitted to that fn- stitutlon; amending the charter of Boscobel; amending the charter of Jelferson. In the Assembly bills passed amend- —Tn Charles E, ing the Iaw relating to of powers and duties of relating to eslates of decensed persons; nmending the law in regard to examination of teachers; appropristiug money to pay the Chaplaing of the Leglslature; providing for the publication of 2,000 extrn coples of the Blue Buok.' ‘The Assembly thon resolved Into Commit- teeof the Whole on the state of tho Nation, Nort Fleld, ot Racine, In the chalr, whén THE FUN COMMENCED, All sorts of funny resolutions were pre- sented, 'The Senate was abusud for refusing to concur in the jolut resolution to fire 100 wuns i honor of Martha Washington, Sen- ator Van Sehafek sang ** Baby Mine,” Asset blyman Wall sang * A Thousand Years, My Own Columbin,” and Nort Fleld sang ** Eph- rafug,' all of which created a great deal of merriment, MILWAUKEE G0Sst, Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune MiLwauker, Feb, @.—Information from Madtson by members of the Leglslature and the lobby [s to the effect that the light in tha Leglslature over the blils to Inerease the rall- road tax and to reducy rates for passengers nnd freights Is to bo n decldedly sharp one, with doubtful results. Dills are pending fn both Houses of the Legisluture to raise the tax on first-class rvoads (the Northwestern and the St. Paul) from the present rate of -4 per cent on thelr gross eatrnings to 6 per cent, and to make all theminor ronds, now various- Iy taxed at low rates, pay n tax of 4 per on thelr gross earnigs, The mitroads alto- gether now pay a tax of about $450,000 annu- ally, which 1 something in excess of one- third of the total Stats revenue, and s In len of all other forms of logal and generat thxns tlon, The proposed [nereass would muke them pny AnouT §300,000 IN TANE 1n addition to these bills are various others of an eluhoraty character, providing for a State Doard of Assessinent, consistine ot the Governor and other Stnto olileers, who shal perfodiently value and ussess rallvond prop- erty for purposes of taxatlon, amd that upon this valuation State, city, county, and other taxation shall be tevied ns upon other prop- erty, Ono of thess bills was drawn with wreat care and ability by Senator J. V. Quurles, of Kenosha, who {3 the recognized ruling foree In the antl-monopoly emmpaign, and 15 an adrolt aml Inrge-minded leader on the Republican side. advised E, W, Keyes, whom he supported against Snwser for’ United States Senator, to_make.antl- wmonopoly the war-ery for tho Senntorship, and predicted that e would win on that platform, but could wot on any other, Senator Quarles hitrodueed this bill in the Seuute, and furnished w copy of It to Assemblyman Barnes, by whon it was in- troduced b the Assembly. * A series of reso- Iutivns has also been introduced setting fortly in substance that the nssessed valuntion of hroperty in the State, exclusive of rallronds, s 545,000,000, which pays ju State_and Joeal taxation the st or §7,500,000, or 17 510 mills on the dollar annually, whils the rallronds, with a total value of 000,000, puy but £450,000, or 3£ mills on the dollar unl{, and nstructing the Committes on the Assess- mhnt and Collection of Taxes to introducs n ANNUALLY, EQUALIZING TAXATION ON ALL CLASSES OF PROPERTY, In addition fo the usual amount of antl- nopoly féellng In the Legislature, the Natlonnl Allianee,” the ngw nssociation with Grunger principles, has made muceh prog- ress In this Stute, and is exercising o decided influence on tl Leglstature and in_potities, ‘These eomplieations ren o very smmr vote In faver of the tax mensures In both 1ouses very probabie, while® the anti-mo- nopaoly leaders clabm s um]]m‘ll.y of the mun- bers 1n ench House. Another pending bl s to repeal the luw exunmllmr from tasation the land grant of the St, Faul & Omuha Rail- rond (the West Wisconsin and North Wis- consin), which was enacted many years ggo and which will explre by its own limitation In 1884, ‘This exemptlon mnounts to an In- definlt sum, never otlicinlly nscertained, but l:rulmuly reaching $100,000 or over sunually, 3y sowme legerdemnin in legislation n few years o, the countles sffected by this ex- emption” wore pucilicl by lmnding over to them the tax on grosy recoipts pakit by the Omahys Rallroad Compuny “into the State Treasury, amounting to $10,000 or $50,000 year, 8o that this mammoth corporation, Wit its stoclc above par, 1s in ¢l SURSIDIZED TO THAT EXTENT rectly from the State Treasury, This Is cbnstdered (o be an abuse whieh onght to bo renedled, nnd o vigorous fight will he made to seeure the repeal of the exciption, All of theso tax ntho two llouses nre be- fore the Committees on the Assessment nu Collection of "Faxes, to which thoy were re- ferred, ovidently by sinister deslgn, Instead of 10 the Raflrond Committees, where such bills have always Nerotoforo been reforred for consideration. 'Tho anti-munopoly lead- ers clalm that they will _earry nlioteen votes in the Sonnta and fifty-tive i the Assembly fur ull this cluss ot bills, Tho other cluss of Lills reducing fares has also been referved to tho Committees on State Affairs ad on Agriculture, instend of 1o the Ruilrond Com- mittees, They have thus far uttracted Insy attentlon, but will be vigereusly pushed when the thne comes, THE BILL MOST LIKELY TO PASS 13 ono reducing nll way faves to three conts a mite (now eharged at Tourcents), and ronnd- trip tickets to two aml one-half cents o milo (now charged ut throe cents), Soue speclal Dills nro niso pending to hereasn the tax on the Milwaukee, Lako Shore & Western and on tho Wikconsin Central to 4 per cent on gross earnlugy, and to reduce thelr fures to threo conts o mile nll aronnd for \\'ur through, and round-trip tiekets, In thefight At Mudlson the rattrouds ara all Interested to u certuin extent together, us 1 will bu easier to beat all the billy than to ot one or two pass and then beat the balunee, For this ren- son tha brunt of the fight, falls on tha St LPanl and tho Northwestern Ionds equally, aithough the bill repealing the tax uxemp- tions of tho St. Paul & Omuho (s Northwest- ern proprietry pud) In no way af- fucts tho St Puul Company, and they do not eire whether it passes or not, except ns they aro nll In the same boat, and niust sink or swim together, Bills are also poicting to tnx oxpress and telegraph companles, THE ANTI-MONOPOLISTS ARl DECIDEDLY IN EARNEST] thay have in Senntor Quarles o bold, able, plucky, atul eloguent leader, and the discl- plined 1orees of the *Granger” and * Alli- unce socret organleations “urd reinforclug them, If the corporations escape withou damnglng lexislation they will have to dis. !'Iur butter tactles andg make n blgger fight han they have yet wanued up for In any di- rection, “Speculntors nre evidently alurmed, ns the Granwer rallrond stocks ars showhig deeided wealness in the market, having rall- au off nine or ten poluts fram the top of the market n fow weeks ago, and still showlng :ummodlu weaknoss and frequent Huctuge (ViTH MICIHIGAN, Special Dlpatch to The Chiteqge Tridune, LaANsixa, Mich, Feb, 2.—In the Iouse the University Commltteo revorted adverse- fy on the University gymnasium appropria. tlon usked for, Auwldst tho deluge, the following are gome of the moro lmportant bills noticed: ' "Fo provide for five Jus ot the Pence In the Clty of Detrolt; to vrovidy for elionp text- buoks, and to provent frequent exchanke of tho same; to tucorporate a veliglous socloty 10 bo known s the Chureh of God; to pro- vide for o Bauk Commisstoner; to prohible rallroad compunies cavrylng on passenger- traius juflummable olls; to provide for gquals fzatlon of taxes by Buards of Suvervisors: to ‘and proliibit raitroad companies from employing persans not eitizens of the United States: to provide for commencement of sultsin equity; 1o collect draly taxes; to nmend tho lnws ative to the distribution of the Supreme Court reports: providing for attachment of mortgaged personal property; to nrovide for uniform assessment of property; to establish a commission to ascetain the relation betwe the sale and uso of aleoholic liquors and the general welfare of the State; nmending the Tuws refative to the Inspection of 1luminat. Ing olls; to provide for the participation by the State It the eelebration of the centenninl anulversary of tho surrender of Yorktown, A message from the Governor was also read advising appropriate actlon, Kinne's bill for providing “stiffs® for disseetion nt tho varfous medieal colleges passed. A DI was nlso notleed mnking It undnwful to deal in gratn options, Inthe Senate, n resolution was adopted providing for n committee of two from ench Congressional district on Congressional ape portionment, ‘I'he fullowing bills were noticed: Author- 1zing the Mayor of Detroit to nominate the members of the Water Bonrd and the Con- traller of that eity; {0 authorize the Raitroad Conunissloner 10 appoind o compelent engl- neer to Inspeet bridies, ete,, when necessary s to mmend the general rallroad Luw pertainiig to frefeht chiarges; to compel mutual benelic socletivs to make annual reports to the In- suranes Connnissloners to umend the lnw refutive to the saliries of State officers, The liouse held n short sesston in the evening, and ndjourned to listen to the Hon, D. Bethune Diflield, who was speaking In }‘nvurul retaining the pregent Liguor-Tax AW, Gov. Jerome and staff will not attend the Inauguration of Garfield, the accommodis tlons provided being deemedt Inadequate and unsultable, Although to-morrow 1s the Inst day for the Intraduetion ot bills, the Legislature will vrobably adjourn for the afterhoon to attend the State Conventlon, which s now the all- absorbing topie of conversatlon, Every train to-tuy has been Jonded and politleizng, and the chanees are that t morrow Wl witness some of the finest wire pulling snd one of the most exelting strug- Eles seen na Michigan State Conve ton in years, Heals’ smoothlyshaven fucy ixluws and glistens with satlsfactlon, and his feutenants und confidunts allese that he has commuand of the situation. Quite n labby of antl Benl men are on the ground, Ineluding several of the Professors of the University, who are very promiscuous, but, ns Beal say's, “Pm here, und Pve got the worlit by the tail,” it is evident hols not overawed by thefr presence, INDIANA. Spectal Dispateh to The Chieagn Tribune, IxpraNaronts, Ind,, Feb, 22.—Tho Senalo eontliued its consideration of the Civil Code Dbill to-day, striking out the section allowing women to practice law, e Medleal bill was postponed untll Fri- day. ‘The Licutenant-Governor Iald before the Senate o message from the Governor trans- mitting the appointment of William Free- man, M, I, of Switzerland County, to serve four years from the Ist of March; to sneeeed Lewls Jordan, a8 ‘1w Commissloner for the Ifouse ot Refuge for Juvenile Offenders. On otlon of Mr, Compton,'this nominatlon was confirmed, Dr. Freeman was a member of the Legislature In 1877, and was Chalrinan of the Committee on Benevolent and IReform- atory Institutions, where he proved himselt very active and efilclent. It was to this ex- perience and interest in the work that he owed his appolntment. The House passed the Tnx lnw, and then took up the Buskirk Interest bill. After an Interesting discussion, Mr. Cauthorne moved that the DIl be amended by striking ot the. enncting clause. The vole resulted 43 yens and 40 nays, and it was lost, ‘The question then came upon the engrossment of the biil hself, mu it was earrled by 40 yens und 43 nays, Upon the an- nouncewent of the voto th wis muelt ap- plause. [t I8 not helieved that the blll can e edd efther 1u the Senate or Tlouse, Then tho Femule-Suttraze DU was taken up o speeial ovder, and put upon its pass- age; the vote resultin 6 nays und 45 yeas, The vote was as foflows 24 TEA. Akin, Jolison, lgnn, Beutty, Koune kinnor, Hitker, Lindiey, Steward, Lindsn Ruinner, Murshail, Taylor (La- Muson, grange), x Molntosn, Taylor (Noblo), Melruth, Poter, . TFurnus, Miles, ‘Thompson, Gurdocr, Murriy, Vawter, Gillim, O'RBelcn, Westful G, Jloworest Wheatur: ; Tegory's ubluson [ son(Morgan) Tintnilton, Catir, Wright, o oo b, tauluson (Rip- Idiings, Ie; NAYS. Tarnett, Fall, MeDowell, Hartlett, ¥ruzer, Meshechy', Trenhaol, Fuller, Mereditl, § wm, Glbson, Mifler, Buskirk, un, Miteholl, Cabbiuty Huminond, Mondy, Curr (White), Hinton, Nelf, Care (Whitely), Hottell, Nutt, Curter, Huston, Ronlker, Cuuthorne, dnckeot, Kebweilzer, Chnndler, iufne, Bmolser, Coilds, s Korr, Sulzer, Cale, Loe, "' W Cuniing, McClure, Weaver, Duvls, MeCormick, M, Speakor, ‘I'he lndies were out in forco and exhibited congiderable fellng ut the result, ‘This kills the biil jn both houses. A legislative Committee whieh is engaged in the Investigation of the managenent of the State Deaf and Db Institute to-nbght developed tho fact upon, substantial testimo- ny, that the butter suppticd for the use of the pupits was upwards of 22 poreent lard or fat, aml oxeeedingly ranchd, although not posi- tively Injuriotia to health, “Lhis was shown by thg statement of the city nnalist, who had oxanifned n swmple of the butter, It hus also been the testimony that the Superintendent, Dr. Glenn, when "he took his positlon twe yenrs o, was entlrely ignorant of the sign nngunge, sl knows” very little moro of 1t naow, buing unuble to tulk with the nupils ex- cept very huperfectly, Charges nre mnde agninst the steward of the institution that he hus falled to account for money comuitted 10 his enro by the puplls, 08 requlred by the rules, ‘The Committes will meet again on ‘Thursday. ICANSAS, # Toreka, Kus,, Feb, 23,—The Senato to<lny defeated the joint resolution to submit fe- mnle suflrage mmendment to the Stato Constl- tutlon, ‘I'he Suprome Court to-day filed an opinlon upob the constitutionality of an mmendment relating to the prohibitlon of intoxleating Hauors as Wbeverage, ‘The Court unanimons- Iy holds that the amendment was legally wdopted and Is part of the Coustitutlon of tho State; also that, in_aceordanes with the declslons” of the Unlted States Suprome Court, the Stute hus tha rlght to prohibit the sale atud manufacture of intoxleating lquors for use us a beverage, iy A" MINNESOTA, Bpectal Dispatch to Tha Chicago Trilune, 51, Pavn, Minn, Feb, 25—"This wns o fleld dpy in the Senute, and rosulted in o triwmph for the adjustment of theold Minne- sotu railrond bouds and wnoverwhelming de- fomt for the repudintors. After the duy was Tar spent In speeches from the repudintion- Ists, Senntor Castlo took the floor, and, with arguwment based on the deelslons of the Courts, the testlmony of unlmpeachnable witnesses, Gen. Sihley among the number, made It cloar that the Stnte was under legal as owell as wmoral obligation to pay the debt, ‘Chis so utterly refuted the wild stutements made by tho repndiatars that I nppeared the time for action had come. The adjustors moved the previous question and put the Plllstury bill roported yestorduy upon its passnge, anhd it pussed,—37 to L1, A supplumentary bill, making provislons for the puyment of the debt whon it shall have been deckded by the cousts, [ It cortainly — will, thee 0t 15 0 Just debt, was then put upon its passage, debnte being shut off by the previous guess tign, The mujority was rocorded upon its pissage, us Inthe vase of the Plllsbury bill, The st bl provides for the ndjustment the suppleniental bill the * means. Under the provisions of the latwr a sinking fund of ~ §800,000, ulreudy —accuuntably from cortuly tale Juidy, aud @ Inrge of land sl of the estimated value of 835,000,000, will be applied to the diseharge of ' the obligations antlelpated by the bill. This, it is thought, will lm the entire debt withont taxation, principal and interest, on the basis of the adfustient, which 1s satisfuctory 1o Selah Cliamberluin, of Cleveland, who s pressin, the clalms; and who lholds the greab butk o them, T n!npu— smount avallable, hese measures will meet with fieree )10 the Jlouse, hut well-advised ad]ust- ers clntm that it will pass, I which event the Guvernor would slgn it very cheerfully, for his manly appeal for the diseharke of the hl, togzethier with the dennnciation of the iress, have foreed the fssue npon the conslid. eration of the Leglstature and made the prol- abie result possible. Litrne Roexk, Ark,, Feb, of Representatives to-day, ¢ Joint resolution wag passed proposing an amendment to the Constitutlon pro the State. by a vote of (5 ayes to 17 noe In the Seiate, o jolntresolutlon WMY by vote of 18 tyes to & noes, fixing nunelation of the name of this State as Kangaw." THE BA COOPERSTOWN, N, Y, Coorenstowy, N. Y, Feh, 22.=The bhanks of this place will not surrender thelr eiren- Iatlon, but will take about £200,000 of the new 3§ per cents, PITTSTON, TA. I'rrrsroN, 1%, Feb, 22.—7The First Natlon- t;‘ll!lnnlt voted to withdraw ts circulation of 30,000, BIBLIOPHILES. - Privato Illustration of Books. The New York Sun describes a hobby of rleh aen—viz.: the private fllustration of baoks. That paper says that some rich hib- Hophitists of New York have several hune dred thousand dollars invested In privately fllustrated books, *'They aro houschold Rous, kept under lock and key, and revealed only for the delectation of those possessed of the curlous manla.” Privately illustrated Dooks are those in which prints are fnserted which do not belong to the voluine, but which are pertinent to the subject treated. “I'io ook once obtalned, o cheap edition Isstudied for opportunities of lustration. The passages contalning references to men or women of note, plices of Interest, great hattles, great cathedrals or vuildings, works of art,'or natural objects are noted, and then the print-seller is visited, 1115 collection Is munsiecked, winnowed of the pletures sought for, and then another collection is inspected, und so on_until the quote of plctures necessary for the illustration of the text obtained, The Inbor develops a knowl- edge of engravers ol engravings, and, as the taste Is improved, many pictures alrendy bought are refected beeause they nre not by the best engravers, and some that are from the best plates ever mmda are cast uside beeansye llmr are not the artist’s proof, and others still heeanse they are not upon Indla paper. ‘Thus the expense of the hobby Is vastly inereased, but onee possessed of ‘tho pussion the trae Dbidliophlle does not rest until he has made up a satlsfuctory collection ot prints, of witich his taste and judement at thut period of its development uneauivocally upproves, ** But the prints nre large and small, and would muite an awkward ~volume If bound as they nre placed in the hook, 1t thercfore hecuuwsnecunsnrf' to seck the ald of the In- layer, a professlon supported almost en- tirely by those selzed with the passion for private fliustration, There ure only threo niembers of the professlon In this country,— Messys, Toedtbers, ut, and Lawrenc and they live in HBrooklyn, nished with the size of the volwmne for whiclh the prints are intended, and their work 13 to reduce ov extend the pletures toja uniform slze with the bouk, It Is comparatively casy'to reduce the size of n print, but the skill of the lnlayer s taxed to extend it ‘They are fur- This Is done * with a fine steel tool ay sharp ss a razor, by which the edges of the print are beveled, ‘Then an opentng {s et In o plece of Indin papsr or some_thick engraving paper, and the edges of that nre alse beveled, so that When the print 13 set i, 1t becomes * inlald.” The edges are nleely glued together and pressed, so that when the work 13 finished it Tequires an expert eye to tell that the en- gruving was not printed upon the sheet npon which it appears. ‘Ihe pletures are then ar- ranged according to the illustrator’s plan, and the volume 4 carrled to the hookbinde: Hers the bibllophilist changes the complex- lon of his munts for the nonce, and becomes u_bibllopegist, devoted to the study of the binder’s art, l’mlmbl‘y declding upon full- erushed Levant, he directs the toollng and the edzing, and when he gets hls book done hie flnds that the binding alone lias cost ubout 40 0 voluie, and that the first gratitieation of hig passion represents an outlay of $400 or $500,"” Amongst the names of those noted for col- lectlons of privately-illustrated books are Willlam ~ Menzies, “John 11, V. Arnold, Augustin Daly, Robert 1oey, Jr: Here are further littio detalls which havy an jnterest: “Mr, Henry T. Cox, of Brooklyn, Pres dent of the Rembrandt Club, Is illustrating n copy of Izank Walton, He has already 200 wiater colors, 130 ctehings, and 700 prints— artist proofs—on Indin paper. Tha title- pages of the buok ure to ho composed of unlyuo water-color desigus execnted by Dar- ey, *The Ilon. Charles C, Jones, of Georgla, hag illustrated over 100 volumes, and one of the grentest of his productlons, hlsmlleully, 18 o work based upon the roster of tha Con- fedvrafs army, conslshng of autogrnphs, orlginal avmy orders, 750 original lutters, o many postealts, prints, maps, and pinus of battles, ‘I'ho work inakes ten thick volumes, At nocost of $600 he has llustrated the *Slego of Savanuah in 1759, and he has also, ut great expense, Hlustrated with many rre prints the * Life of ‘Fomo Chi-Chl,’ n Georein Chief, who In173¢ visited Europe with Gov, Oglethorpe, Ar. Rabert Hoe, Jr, hirs a largelibrary of il cle' iustrated hooks, which have cost sevornd fortunes, He pursues a method of irfs own I private llusteatlon, and not one of hlscholee editions, which are from for- elgn presses, hns been” doformed by the in- Inying or building-up process. e prints uearly all ks with s imuch nicoty us though originally fntended for his works, andonly a tew of them ure inlald, Mr, Hoe’s *lzink Walton’ has been extended from two volumes to ten by the insertion of 1,503 prints, nrtist vroot on Indian paper, ovighinl drawings, and water-colors, *This?” sali r. Treadwell, *ls probably the finest book exlstence, 16 Is funmueitats, Mr. oo T L mumruulxy of * Alllson's {Tistory of Europe,” orlginnlly in six volunies, which has been extended to olghteen by the Inser. tion of 1,700 {flustratlons, sl 1t 18 suld that there 13 not 4 common print nmongethewm, Hu bus nlso the * Memolrs ot Abraham Rl baeh,” Mustrated by 100 of hiy chojeest proof engravings; also, ‘o lurgo puper copy of the * Life of Mrs, Suraht Shddons,’ Hlustrated by 10 prints, portralts, and porteolts fn costuine of this netress, 115 eollection ineludes many mnmlnlllluum works, literally too numerous to mentlon, “ Wiile Mr. oo has resolutely adhered to the rule of Hlustrating his fine edition: without building them up in the prints, M Wiliinm ‘I, Horne, nwealthy lnwyer of Fifty- third streot, hos pursued the opposit niethod, and has Iniatd the text of nearly ull of Wis books, Mr, ‘Treadwell declares” himself In fuvor of Mr, - Hoe's method, Mr, Horne's buaks ary unluuullv Hlustrated wnd ehly bound, 1o hos also extended ©Bir Tl Walton ' with about 700 prints, 100 of which are India proof before letter and 200 Indin prouf ufter lotter.” e ———— *STEAMSHIP NEWS. New You, Feb, $2—Arrived, the Arizo- nn, from Llverpool, New Yous, Feb. from Liverpool, Loxnox, Feb, 22—The steamships dManl- tobun, from_Boston, and Stute of Peunsyls vimla, from Now York, have arrived ont, ~Arrived, the Gallle, New Youk, Fob, 24—Arrived, the Casplan, I3 03 23.—Arrlved, the Spaln, from Liverpool, HALIFAX, Fo from Liverpool. — PENNSYLVANIA URIVERSITY. PHILADELUIIA, 1., Feb, 22,~At noon to- day, b the presence of a vory lurge and dis- tinguished wasemblage, Dro Willinm Pepper wus formully fustalled In tho Provostship of the University of Penusylvanla, the cere- monles taking place at the Acudemy of Musle, ‘The students of the University, to the num- v of 700, wero presont. Gov, Hoyt, as ox- oflicio President of the University, oceupled tho clalr, NEW YORK. Dispatches from Mentor Con- firming Reports Received More Directly. Timely Caution to Those Bankers Who Suspect They Run the Country, They Are Only the Tail of the Dog, and the Dog Is a Bulldog. Business Almost Entirely Suse pended in Honor of George Washington, Formal Transfer of the Obslisk to the City of New York. Choral Singing of o Hymn Written by Richard Watson Gilder. Bpeach of Presentation by Seoretary Evarts on Behalf of the Khodive, CONFIRMATION OF NLWS CONTAINED IN OTHES COLUMNG, Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Yonux, Feb, 2.—The Herald’s Cleve- land correspondent suys: “*Concerning the Cabluct situation, so long s New Yo share In the Cablnet was still unsettled In Gen. Garfleld’s own mind, 1t was utterly Impossible to makg even rens sonable guesses In regard to any tnembers of itexcept Blaine, Now all sorts of names are ,mentloned In this connection Dby those who fancy that they have watched the drift of affairs here with some degree of aceurney, But the Herald * corre- spondent Is not reduced to guesswork. He 1s permitted, through a source that may be relied on, to glve nearly a complete list of TIE FORTUCOMING CABINET, 03 it now stands, It Is nsfollows: Secretary of State, James . Blalne, of Maine; Secretary of the 'I'reasury, Charles J. Folger, of New York; Postmnst General, Charles Foster, of Ohio: See- retary of the Navy, Nathan Goff, Jr., of West Virginia ‘I'he other three members will be Horace Davis, of Californin; Jumes F. Wison, of lowa; and ex-Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, The position which these men will respectively aceupy nre not yet fully decided upon, but an attempt will be made to weigh the ability of erch for the various places, mul to assign them in accordnnce therewith, Probably Howe will be Attorney-General, Wilson Seeretary of the Interlor, nnd Davls Secretary of War Davis Is now Congressman from Californie, and was defeated by Gen. Roseersns at the recent electlon, Mrs, Davis and Mrs, Gar- field are warm friends, aud, ns the General wants A MEMIER FIOM THE PACIFIC RLOI'E to balancgghe two important oftlees he Iy giviug to the East, there can be no better men selected than Davis. The Cen- eral has been very anxlous, in the formntion of his Cablnet, to look as much as possible at the geographical fitness of thiogs, but has at the sume tlme been more anxious to get the kind of ndvisers that would be sultableto him, e was strongly inclined at tirst not to mu“lkfiu“ Cablnet appointiment from Ohlo, WANTS FOSTEL TO BE NEAR AT IIAND, and sees no other way to get hiwm, Pennsy) vanin would nndoubtediy be represented Ty the Cabluet were it not for the present v serlous dissensions within the purty Geu. Garileld feels that he should not step Into the breacl and settle or attempt to settle loen! differences, and, until it can ba made apparent which slde s the stronger, little can be expected from the Administra- el Gen. Garfield DERS NOBERT LINCOLY TOO YOUNG in public affulss to merlt the distinction of n AS BY FAR Cablnet position, and does not believe in appointing men to oflies simply beeause they had great and famous fathers, 1faman from Indiana or Ilifnois of really Nationa) Importance, who would be menernlly aceeptable, were avallable, one or the ol State might ook for recognition. The above s exactly how mat- ters stand at Mentor to-day, ‘There may be one or two minur changes in the future, but it [s not Jikely that the program will be min- lly different from the version of that 1 have just glven.” BANK BULLDOZERS. N TALKS TO T WALL-STRELT DANKEDRS LIKE A DUTCII UNCLE. New Yonx, Feb, 2.—The Sun this mory- Ing editorinlly suys: It strikes us that tho gentlergen in Wall streel who are trying to provent the Senate Funding bill from becamng a lnw rathor make n mistako, Undoubtedly thoy have u rigbt to cexpress thelr oplilons ubout tho bill, but when it comes to threatentoy that R4 It i8 moditied to meet thelr views thoy will wreek tha trade of tho entirg country, thoy go a step too far. The averuie Congressman BAR 50 auch funr of biike und bankors ns to muke him ulter uls voto to avold tholr diapleasire, and, n8 10wy possi bility of the mikehief thoy wuy do, he will' soun fing w way to provent it I the olllees of tho buniks should sttempt, s sowe fooll Lo by Auy they will, to withidriw thalr circulntion luss certnin provislons in the bl stricken out, It would be very omy to supply tho dellclency with an’ adiitional issue uf greenbneks, and If thoy trye by under- hund menus to thwart thu negotlution of tha new bonds becausy the rute of Interest s not high enough to plouse thom, thoy can he de- prived of the privilege of fssuing cireulation ule togethier, It 18 i dangerous thing for tho tnil to ntiempt to wiyr thu dow, Jor If the dor getsnuery huennswitch the tall about in o very unpleasuit wily fur the tall, The truth s, thut In matters of ‘Nntonut lutorest thare 18 1o sut of people us stupdd ns the Wall stroct (inanciens, Absorbd In tne husiness of buy (ug and solling stocks and of lending monoy, they only conider what fms medtately affects to-day's murkets, without n foresdight of the future or regurt for what 1y KRaig an_elson In tho preseut enso they ure evidently In bhsstulignuranco ol thegeneradl hostility of the people of the West and South- west to'tho Nutlonul-bank systemn, und the slen- der throad of tolurntion on “which it bungs. 1t needs ouly 1 good profext Lo seoure the swoey- fng of the wholo thing out of existence, und tho substitution for it of un exclusively Nutlonul curroncy. ‘That pretext allthe Wall siroet bunks ory seom bont on furnishing, und Wushington will, wo fear, bo only too glad 10 selze upon it. TUE OBELISK, THE CORT OF GETTING 1T IERE, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, NEW Youw, Feb, 2.—Lient.-Commander Gorrlnge, who brought thu obelisk from Egypt, furnlshes the following con- corning the cust of getting it her Net eost ond - ospenses of removiig, transporting aml erceting the New York obelisk, ST3,84.08; net cost and expenses of removing, transporting, plaelng, and repoir- Ing the pedestal, stops, nnd base, §28,72, Total net cost, 3103578,08 'This snwm does not includo the cost and expenses of the steamer, whiel must be recovered from her sule, ~ The word “expenses” s used to designato and inelude mnounts that huve beon pald for the uss of the money nesded to carry on the work, Thuse amounts uggre- goto $15,07103, Duducting this sim from THE TOTAL NET COST, the actunl cost of lowering, und removing, and transporting 1t 5,883 mites by water and 11,620 feet by land, and erecting the Now York obelisk and fts pedestal and base, 1s 380,003, After tho arrival of tho obullsk In the port of New York, W. Il Vanderbilt advunced $45,000 (0 threo Instullments toward dofray- ng thoeurrent expenses of carsylng on the work, On Feb, 1 ho pald $18,753 more, and Feb, 7 $40,000, makivg n all $103,353 which ho has advanced, THE STEAMELR DESSONG 1s tho property of the gontlemen who ad- vanced the wonoy to purchase and repalr her, und who guye hor up to Gorrlage with- our reserve for the soln purposo of transe vorting the obellsk, pedestal and base. The mentlemen will recelve, and they aro clearly entitled to, all the profit that may be derived * from her sale, In return for theie pluck and theie faith” in his abille ty to accomplish what he undertooks Fromtheir standpoint the risk was cnornons, and nothing but thelr peraonnl friendship clulll{l(l cvcr'lm\'e induced thein to take such & risk, TS PORMAT. THANBPRR, 20 the Western Assoctated Press, NEW Yonk, Feb. 22—Tho Metropolitan AMnseum of Art was this afcernoon filled with Invited guests rssembled to witiiess tha formnl transfer of the Kgyptian obellsk to the City of New York. ‘The galleries on cither side were thronged with fashionably~ dressed Indles. Many New York and Brooke Iyn people were present, among whom wera clergymen, lawyers, and doctors, amnd other Influentinl and wealthy eltlzens, The Reve Dr. Howard Croshy, Chancellor of the New York University, opened the exercises with prayer, ofter which a grand chorus from the Phitharmonie Societles of Now York and Brooklyn and a chorns of the New York College of Musie, under direction of Theo- dore Thomas, sang the followlng hymn }}'fi'fi'"" for the occuston by Richard Watson der, THE VMY Grent God, to whom sinco time hegan 'Tho world hins prayed and steiven; Muker of stara, and carth, and aa=— Ta Thee vur pralse I8 given! Herv, by this ancient Stgn Of Thine own Light divine, Welift to Thee our eyed, ‘Thou Dweller of tho skies— Hear us, 0 God in Heaven! Older thnn Nilus' mighty flood , Iuto the nid-sen pouring, Or thun tho sea, Thin God hast stood— Thou God wiom we'ro aduring. Waters nnid stormy blast Thuste when Thou bid’st thom haste; Sllent, and hd, and #till, Thou sendest good and I Thy ways uro past exploring. In myrind forms, by myrind names, Mei seek to bind and wold thoo; But thou dost melt, like wax In inmes, The cords that would enfold thee. Who madest 1ifo nnd tight, Bring'st worning after night, Whonll things did'st creute— _No majesty, nor atate, Nor word, nor world can hold thoe! Great God, to whom since timo began The world has prayed and zteivens Maker of stars, and esrth, and man— "Fo thee nur praise i3 given. Of auns thou nrt the Sun— 1 Ilfllr Ones help us snve thou? ¥ To nlohe wo bow! 0O benr us, Uod in henven! - SECRETARY EVARTS, Col, Stebbins, Chairmun of the Committes of Arrangeuents. then Introduced Secretary Evarts, who, with an approprinte address, presented the gift of the Khedive of Egypb to the City of New York, and Mayor Grace, In o brief speech, accepted the gift on behalf, of the citlzens of the metrownlls, ‘The Inter- esting exerclses were concluded with the presentation of 100 medals, commemorativo of the occaslon, to s many public scholars of New York, seleeted on thelr record s to scholarship and genera! deportment. The graud chorus then sang *Old Hundred,” and the andience then dispersed. s A LARGE TRANSACTION, ; BEING THE TRANSFER OF $6,000,000 0F RATLAl ROAD &TOU Special Dispatch 10 T Chicago Tridune. New Yonk, Feb, 22—An Inportant raile way operation was closed In thls city by which »' majority of the stock of the Philadelphis, Daltimoro & Wimington Rallrond passes Into the hauds of nsyndicate composed, among others, of the followlng persons aud firms: Johu W. and Robert Garrett, of Balti- more; 1) I & Con, of Philadelphiag Drexel, Morgan of New York: J. 8. Morgan & Co, of Londan; ). Louber Weleh, of Phil- adelphin: Solon ilumphreys, Russell Sage, Jay Gould, Joln Jucob Al Belmont, of New Yorl wlelphin, Balthnore & Wilmlngton roadd owns a mnln line nlnetysix miles In length from Phlladelphin to” Baltimore, withi o double track of steel valls, and 130 miles of branclies extending from Wilmtnie~ ton throwghout Delaware. It hns a capital stock of $11,57,000, with 2,300,000 of bonus, THE SURPLUS ASSETH OF TIE COMPANY ineash and other forms to<dny amount to 4,000,000, 'The rond, which s nn. es- sentinl line In the dircet comuiunica- tion between the commercial nmlmrullu and the political ‘(:mxllnl of the eountry, Is one of the finest and best equivped roads in the Unlied — States, The stoek is now _earning 2 per eent, and 6,000, of the stock, belng a elent majority, was to-day sold iu‘ Mr. Na- thanlel Thayer, of Buston, reprosenting hini- self and other 1 above-mentloned syndiente, PROF. HIND, ) INNING TO/ THE NEW-VORKEIS AT LAST HUEAR ALOUT T RAU NEW Yok, Feb, 225,—The Worid hasa speeinl dispateh from 1alits glving an In- terview with Prof. Hind on tho subject of Itepresentative Newberry's allegution that the testlmony heforo the Court has nothing to o with the findings of the Court. New- berry 18 correet when he states that the | fizures declured by Prof, I1ind to be frauau- lent were presented Wednesdny, Feb, 21, 1577, The lmportance of the fignres is nt- tested, fivst, by the counsel who used them and Iutroduced them by pn,\‘hfi these gures i1 proved the question of “vital importanee fn this Igquiry, Prof, il alse dis- tinetly states, and the fuet Is Impor- tant, “that nelther the Commisstoners nor the Awerlean eounsel conll have veriivd tho neeurncy of the figures put i Wodnes- duy, the Ist of I I possessl HOLE OVEr S of tubles of trade returns, u work which, wanld have ocenpled them at least » nionth, On the gquestion whother they shoukl nog huve spent such time and examlned the figures earofully in view of the magnitudg of the mternationul interests fnvolved Prof. Hind axpresses uo opinion, OF courss the tigures wero put in as accurate and truste worthy. L GRORGE 1, SENEY, A MUSIFICENT GU°T, 2 Spectal Dispateh (o 1he Chicarn Tridune. ¢ Yous, Feb, 2L—"The Chrlstian Ad aneate of Uiy week announces thal George L Seney, Dresident of the Metropolitan — Bank, hns put nt the dispusat of the Methodist Episcopul Church $20,000 In maney and real estate,— tho money to be o Vlnyml i the establish. went und - ereetion f 1 hospltal, to be u Methodist genvral | hospltal but open to Juw amd Gentile, - Protestant el Rowman Catholie, aid Intldel on the san terms, My Seney says he offers the Churel sxtoen Tots, valiled at 40,000, ns a site, ané SA0,000 Tucash, He suys: +*Lhave glven this maney beenus winted to do goo and that the thne hnds omo for our Chiy n addition to butlding eltrehes and ondowing edueattonul Instit tlons, to do its shure i nospitul work.” A BIRTHDAY. . Nuw Yous, Feb, 2—Wushington's birth day was celebrated here and fn Brooklyn Is the usunl manner, Bauks, exchanges, ané * public ofilces were closed, and business ak st entively suspendedd, ‘The ehimes of old Irinty rendered u progeam ot putrlotls alvs Soveral reglments of the Natfonul Guare held n rounton at thelr arntorles. FIE PORK RESTHICTION, A cable special says: 'Tho Loudon Thme: serlously calls attontion h{ the nufiuu o; m . Frouch Governument on the question o ln‘x‘“:umlun of uurs‘c fromi mul Unlted States and hopes Frunee will devise w mildor rule AN INSURANCE MAN'S SUICIDE. - Gustay y O Muny years connected manby Insurance Company, ang N the Hanover Insuratien Coun pany, committed suieldo bust nleht, BHIPPING LOSSES IN DECEMBEIL Sixteon stewmers and 23 suiling vesse wero lost during Decombor, . THOMAS GILLEN, xhiblwd a revolyer to some compaty l.lfi?u%%lmh and Court stree! l!l’wk?)"lh Luexpluded, kllling Rebert S T Joston hinlders, at 149, to tho-+