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arts of the city, such as nave bsen Rt 0 all the groat libraries of its §sd DSOS and fn the United States. e City of Ohicagy alone that yeu For b aiding tobulld up this Library. ‘No (el 258 the impulse to {ntelligence piven P80 on Poblio Library. It preserved e o BeeiOld ity {ts intellectual supremucy FEETTCon its commercinl supremmcy Fadme . Itfilled the whole Common~ pesstog A Shasotts with similar ibrarics, il O re Is nothing comparuble to it 1o the gt Bert 1 Frotion the lemislation of neariy L 8%ron States. Like results have fol- 4 Tiil contintio to follow sour action on will make this metropolls the bome ‘ana the ceptre of literary as activity. Tlhc! n;:\'e- a nized ere 0 ATS flslmr ‘movements in twenty cities e pi Il be feit frotn Galenu to Cairo, and d widely beyond the limits of the ALBERT HATYDEN. elsst speaker was Mr. Albert Hayden, mpm. % CHATRMAS, 4¥D LADIES, AXD GESTLE- A Ot tosay & few words o behalf of & hst do so much af our labor, and yet, 12 dmes. are_rorgotten,—the youog of the P, g0, For whut need buve we of % coping we have nothing sweet to look The fine arts of _this city havo sears, like the Prince o the 1ile. slept a dreamiess slvep, but the Prince ¢} bus come, the kiss has been given. awakestoa pew life of beautiful vor. "Tis like the diamnond dew-drops of ‘rosy dawn breathing life int the sium- jents of the city by the kiss of the veo- 'do see, and the memorial will be sweet, pe besutiful 10 look upon. RESOLUTIONS. 3 . Heyden then sald: Imore, Mr. Chatrmun, that &n executive com- Be appointed by this meeting (with 10a8d 10 thelr pumber) whoso duts it o to take charge of and conduct a popular pion for the purpose of raising tunds S wpiob to erect a Memorial Public Library 4rt Building or butdings; and to appoint 73 S its own number 2 board of ten trustees. of Zj Mayor of the city, ex-offico. sball boa and &) 38 ) R ] g iy é‘% JeiE et the Mayo her and it Chairman. Such trustees shull 5 tsclusive charge of the safe-keoplog and Moediture of the funds S0 raiied, xnd de- a1 questions ralating o tho location, id_construcaon of such buildinz of This Executive Committee shall con~ B follow(ng named genuemen: Bl Soams, . & Bowler, o aneAllon, James B, Bridwell, Michael Brand, James R. Caldwell, . arpenteny C. H. R T. Crane, G. C. Clark, Jota V. Clarke, D. C. Cregier, J. W. Doune, Jawmes H. Dole, Alitng, Foases. 1id. Everett, Georgre L. How, Charles L. Hutchlnson, Jobn B Jetterr, Hobert Law, L.Z Leiter, W.D. Le Parle, Artbur A. Libby, B. Los 4 LieNeil, hanklin MacVeagh, l&)lc\'xlcter- Guorze M. Puliman, ohn G. TS, 300 W. Boot, M. A. Rorke, Jacob Rosenberg, Tullus Koteathal, Harry Rubeas, Juseph Sears, Theo. Schintz, George Schacider, Conrud Beipp, M. Belz, D. L. Shorey, C. B. Taslor, Heury Waller, Jr,, it oo L. Smath, Johu B. Walker, 454, Eprague, 3. W. Wangbop, 1B Stevens, A, N Waterman, £ Stockton, Willard Woodward, T Strong, Henry J. Willing, Echiol Schwelsthal, A B. Adair. Ames Springer, ¢ The resolntion was adopted, and the Chair- mo stated that the Executive Committes woold meet at the call of the Chalr. Mr. Harrison thanked the audience for eiratzention, and expressed tie hops that dllladies as well as geontiemen would con- timis thewmselves a cowmitiee of one to the movement. 4 THANKS. Ar. Ellis presented the following resolu- fim, which was adopted with applause: RBatoired, That the thanks of this audience be Rdare hereby tendered to Mrs. George B. Car- Jeater for the free use of the hall tnis evening. The weeting then adjourned. MORE CONSOLIDATION. The Continental and Edison Tele- £} Phone Companies Consolldated and a § Nw Compauy Formed and N.med e European. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune. -] Bostox, Mass., March 20.—Two Bustonlans tecdectod with the Continental Telephone Com- Ty visitmg Europe recently were approached I npresentatives of the Company controlling | Budison telephone patents in Europe with a Iopesition looking to the making of some mu- toaly sausfuctory arrangement between the two mapenies which should do away with compet. tn. The home office being consulted, instruc- was were forwarded, and in comsequence & ;] %r company, to be known as the European : Meptoue Company (limitedy, with a caoita of bas been mgreed upon, with head- irters to be located at London, aud which YA merge the interests of tho Continental and Compavfes in Europe. The Con- teatal Telephone Company was inoorporated der the laws of this State * tor the purposo of Mufsctaring, selifng, or renting electric tele- s and teiepnonic apparatus, and to estab- 2, bolld, and maiotaln lines for the transmis- 20f messages by electricity or otherwise in W oountry or countries other than the United Easof America.” Having located i Boston Raduls organized, the Company purchased tho W1 use e terepnone nvencions of Prof. et Graham, Bell, und other important J203 for trunsmitters and various devices in fong Jals, Spain, Portugel, Central and % America, and the West India Isl- By 0ucessions were obiained from tne sopen countries pamed and from Dy g Oetrul wnd South Aunerican States snd ‘est Indies, and work was actively NMM'Z"' The stuck ruso copsiderably above mem":sggnunued to show a steady Im- @it The capital Is SM0.00) (UM Sanres lefy jLde of €1y each). “Ine Bdison people gy number of concessions i Eurupeun Gugee Desides certain priviieges in_tnose ey o3 Which the untinental Cuwp oy con- 18 {ts special fleld. A cossation of com- 8 Joidon betweea the two compun,es was decmed vergle, beace “consoldation.” The pupers o ¢.50ed 4bout Lwo weeks ugo. By the terms ™ JETeewens the Contineital Com- surrenders all its conoes- Ry g, 04 priviiezes in Russtn, e -ml‘lg. 2nd Yortugul, also selling its right Bk o6 telepnune und smprovemonts, and S lranswitter and improvements, in the Faliries named, to e new Compugy (the .h’flm.uw‘ a), receiving in” considerntion therefor Abog; 1, £483 and s(ock of the new Company fa orepthe ritio of about one-third of tho former ioirds of the latter, agrregat.ug about Tyt LU8 transuction does not inciude the Pougye jor dbout a dozen_othier Important telo- o¥entlons 1n the po<ession or under the Integge,of the Continental Company, nor does it Uoge TS, 10 " gny way with 'the oper- T2t the Company outsido of Europe. %Edlmn Company ~ takes out a filrygarSg; PrOpOTtion of pew gtock or ts Tah g, {ian does oo Conllpental. When $LiggaPanies tave beon settled with, . about the g Of the LW, (ABN.0N) cupital of ey P20 COmpuny will rewain &a working A NEW HORSE DISEASE. Sitapoq, g 7y O Mureh 3.—4. spectal -from 0O- 8258 there {3 great excitement tn sy Couaty over a horse epidomic raging o e discuse resembles glanders, and is g gga by veter.nury surgeons incuruble Bl g I g H ‘;?usl.! igul:‘b]c:uluhumea bave died, a ci. Horso-ownirs. g _%"*h Seer dunker from o speead of thy g ———— % STI i EAMSHIP NEWS, i Vs | ', Maret 26.—, trgy M}pm‘m -Arrived, the Hlinols, hfl‘lig' Yw‘t Masch 26.—Arrived, the Balulc, e; ana tho impulse of this weeting | The Senatorial “ Test of En- durance” Crowing Very Like a Walking-Match. Complaint that the Londest of the Physical Endurers Have Bsen the First to Pair, Conkliliz, Sherman, Cameron, and Many Others Shirking " the Whole Bosiness. - Record of the Usual Senatorial Sound and Fury, Sig- " nifying Nothing.* There Will Bo o Extra Session of Congress the Coming Sommer. . An Exact Idea of t-he Financial Situa- tion Resulting from This An- " nouncement. Stupendous Transactions Already Within the Discretion of the Sec- retary of the Treasury. - RBoports Current that Conkling Is Beady to Abandon Mahone to Defeat Robertson. THE SENATORS. RATHER A THIX FIGHT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.—The Sen- ate wasted another day in the contest over the wminor oftices of that -body. There were 50 many absentees that the Republicuns would not have had a quorum present for the serions work of attempting to take a final vote upon their officers, and there was a general agreement in the Republican caucus, early in the day, that there should be an ad~ Journment about 3 e’clock, and that, between now_ and Monday. the attempt should be made to come to some definit understandi. - as to the propricty of continuing tns struggle, and as to the hapes of success. Itis reported that at the caucus it appeared that the Republicans are not united, and that some of them who had not at first approved of the policy of undertak- ing to "elect the officers before the regular session, have become more fixed in that opln- ion asthe struggle has proceeded. There are said to have beon SOME SHARP CRITICISMS upon the course of certain Senators, who made loud announcement of their readiness to enter upon a test of physical endur- ance in this maiter, but who, under various pretexts, have found pairs, and have left the city. Don Cameron is said to have been one of the Senators who was criticised for hisabscuce, for it was he who first spoke in the Senate of a *“ contestjof physical endurance.”” It is truo that he is absent upon bfficial business, 23 a member of the Yorktown Centennial Committee, but it was suggested that the Yorktown monu- ment would be built, and the Virginlans could spend their Government’s money just as well if he had not gone away from his post of duty in the Senate at this time. It was also a matter of comment that SENATOHS CONELING AND SHERMAN left the Senate last night some time before the hour of adjournment. and that so many Republicans left, although paired, as to break aquorum and render it impossible to con- tinue the filibustering proceedings through the night. Of course, there can be no end-to any parliamentary situation like this without one or more night sessions, and if this matter is to be finally settled by a contest of physical endurance the sooner that contest is entered upon the Dbetter for the Republicaus, provided that they can be certuin of a quorum. It fs, however, certain that they ~ will not be sure of aquorum if the Democrats refuse to vote, unless they recall Senator Edmunds from his Southern trip. It is very doubtful whether the latier would be disposed to come, as he is quite ill, and he hardly would wish to sacrifice his prospects of restoration to health for the object merely of counting one IN SUCH A FIGHT AS THIS. Afr. Platt, of New York, was also absent to- day, aithough paired. e is understoud to have gone to New York to consult with the more prouiinent Conkling wen as to the proper course be pursued with re- spect to the nomination of Judze Robertson. Indeed, it is quitg possible that the indisposition "of the Sendte 1o proceed just now to settle this matter, either by con- tinuous sessions or by abandoning the effort, is due in soute measure to the uncertain po- sitfon of the New York Senators with respect to recent nominations, The Kepubficans do not wish to proceed with executive business at the risk of dissensious in their own ranks, und doubtless think it wiser to allow a few days to elapse for the auger ot disap- pointed men to subside before entering upon the more serious business of the session. Some of them think that it will be less damaging to sit still and listen to the arreignment of one faction of the Democrats by the other than it would be to go into_executive session and becomne them- selves liablg to dissensions. The DEMOCRATS MANIFEST AN INCREASING IN- TEHEST 1IN THIS CONTEST. It seems to be their purpose, by threats, ridi- cule,or bulldozing,to attempt to check 1he ad- vance throughout the South of a movement waich they adis has become so formidaole in Virginia. 3Mr, Manone is not reluciant to continue the contest which has been precipi- tated npon him. He ootained the floor late this afternoon, avowedly to_review the re- -eent attacks made, upon his record and 1fs policy by Senator Brown, of Georgia, and Senator Johnston, of Virginia, having besn ill for two days. 'The day being far ad- vanced, however, his spsceh is postponed until Monday. Those who know something of Mr. Manone’s wental processes and of his habit of vreserving the pe:sonal and political records of all public wmen in the South, an~ ticipate A VERY INTERESTING TIME when the new Virginia Senator shall renly, one by aue, to thuse who are eager (o destray hiw. “‘The Republicans are earnest observers of tha contest. ‘They sympathize thoroughly with Mahone in-so far as his struggle {8 agelost Bourbonism and in the interest of free electlons and a faircount. Tha proceed- ings in the Senate to-day were duvoid of in- terest. MMr. Call. of Florida, alone entered the lists wiih Mahone. He read a_turgid, tedious essay upon the situation in Virginia. Meauyhile Senator Mahone is recefving much consideration from the Administration. “There bave been two lmportant Federal ap- pointinents in Virginia this week, und both of the persons nowinated huve been sup~ ;ooroers, of AMahone. The Postmistress at Richmond for many years bas beon Eliza- beth Tan Lew, known to all Union soldiers of the Virginian-army during the War for her earnest sud- heroic assistance to the Union cause, and known to the Southern soldfers as a successful Union spy. - GEN. GRANT was under many obtigations to her for serv- ices which she, at the risk of her life, while residing inside the Confederate lines, rens dered to iis & mies in their_advance upon Rictimond. He made ber Postuistress at Richmond, in spite of the ovbusiuon of the poliricians and of the unconceyled dissatis- faction of the old Rubel element. Various attempts have been made to remove her. The guthoritles at the Post-Office Depart- wment at different times have ex- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1881—-TWENTY PAGES. ressed dissatisfaction with her eadmin- stration of, the office; but these efforts have all proved unsuccessful. Her commis- sion was about tn_expire. She was again an applicant, but a Mr. Gilmer, an adherent of Mahone, has bean nominated for the place. Mrs, ¥ an Lew Is_entirely without political support, and has held the office for a much lonrer riod than the eight years’ lhmnit which Mr. Blaine is reported to have satd ought to hl:’ the limit of Federal office-hold- . She hay THIED IN VAIN TO SEE THE PRESIDENT to plead her cause, but has been unable todo 80, and, upon her disappearance frow the White House. on the appointment of her Buccessor, the fact was noted in the local )j;.ress that *‘another land-mark had gone.’ o this the venerable lady replies in the fol- lowing card: The purposo of my vislt was to seo the Presi- deat. "I was never permitted an_fnterview. Hencu my repeated visits. I thougnt I bad won 8 rlabtin tmos of poril 10 courtesey aad recog- Dition there. Tho War which enriched many loyulists Narth Impoverished our family. Only the mogt absolute need, from -the great dopres- slon of my property, caused the to aslkc for the Itichmond Post-Oilice, and with my record, 1 belleve, if the question was left to the Nation, it would bo decided in my favor. ‘The other Virginia office filled by Mahone’s appointment is that of the Collector of Cus- toms at Alexandria, for which Mr. Gray was to-day nominated. « THE CAUCUS DECISION. Tv the estern assoctated Press. Wasmxeroy, D, C., March 26.—The Re- ublican Senators held a caucus this morn- ng, and it was deteriued to *stand firm?” in the pendung contest for the possession of the Senate oflices, and continue at 1t as lun&' reed, | oS necessary to obtain success, It wasag: nowever. that an adjournment of the Senate be allowed at a comparatively early . o ir this afternoon, and that subsequently the caucus reassemble to perfect arraugements for re- sumtng the struggie Monduy, with a view of continuing thereafter without intermis- son. At the Republican . Senatorinl cnucus this afternoon it was decided to adhere to the actlon taken this morning - The caucus was not entirely har- monious, as Hawley, Blair, and others in- sisted that the support of Riddleberger was an unwise move. Notwithstanding the fight, it Is believed the Senate will adjourn next week, iy g "NOT PROBABLE. s There is a rumor that the contest over the election of Senate ofticers may ba settied by actign involving the defeat of Robertson for Collector of New York. Itlssaid that Sen- ator Covkling is mure anxious to defeat Rob~ ertson than to elect the Senate oilicers, and he will arrange with the Democrats to post- lew tha election iu return for votes against wbertson. Inquiry fails to show that any awrecment has yer been reached, but appar- ently this matter is under consideration. ROBERTSON’S NOMINATION, It is now sald that Robertson’s nomination may not be referred to the Commerce Com- mittee, but_that a motion will be made to confirm without reference. Should sucha motion prevaif, it would be out of Conk- ling’s power to delay action on the nomina- ton. The watter continues to be the subject of flgeneml conversation in political circles, and Senator Conkling's action is atwalf with great interest. “A very prominent Re- publican expresses the opinion that Stan- ley Matthews holds the keyto the situn- tion, and that Judze Robertson’s nawe will be withdrawn if Mr. Conkling will ecase hi$ opposition_to Matthews’ nomination for the Supreme: Bench and . allow him to be con- firmed. * Senator,” sald 2 Republican to Senator Frye, of Maline, yesterday, * do you know that Judge Robertson's nomination is accredited to Secretary Blaine 7 ~Idon'tintend to deny it,” was the reply: *What do you suppose Blaine went into the Cabinet for, but to fook after his friends, and Judge Robartson is one of them.” THE RCORD. BENATE. WasHINGTOS, D. C., March 2.—Immedi- ately after reading the journal, Mr. Dawes demanded the regular order, being the reso- lution for the election of Senate officers. Mr. Pendleton moved to go into executive sesslon. Rejected,—yens, 29; nays, 29, Senator Mahone was present and voted with the Republicans. A motion to lay the motion on the tablewas lost,—yeas, 23; nays, 29. *'Mr, Logan safd that during a special ses- sion of the Senate fifty-three officers had been elected. He cited this to show thers was a precedent for the position now taken by the Republicans. Mr. Harris said that that was the only pre~ cedent that could be found, and called atten~ tion to the fact that at that time ail the old officers had been reélected. except one, who had been removed for cause. Mr. Farley Inquired of Ar. Logan if he could find_ any precedent where the domi- nant party had refused to go into executive session to confirm or act on . the nominations made by its own President ? MP. LOGAN REPLIED by Inquiring whether- the gentleman could- find a precedent where the winority had ever undertaken to rule the majority ? Mr. Farley replied that, at this very ses- sion, a minority of the Senate had for two weeks filipusterediagainst the organization of Senate Committees by a majority. . Mr. Morrill read from a specch_made two years azo by the Nestor of the Democratic side (Saulsbury), at a time when the change ot officers was proposed, advising the epub- licans to reconcile themselves to thelr posi- tion as a minority, and, like Christian gentle- men, bear it manfully. AMr. Butler retorted quoting from a speech made at the same tine by the Nestor of the Republicans (Anumu{t), in which he stated that he did not think he would ever be found advocating the removal of ofiicers who had performed their duties faithfully and efficiently. i r. Call opposed the resolution. A motién to go into executive session was defeated—yuas 25, nays 37. M. Beck referred to the statement made yesterday by Mr. Dawes, that he supported MR. RIDDLEBERGER because he belonged to 2 body of men who opposed that party which had its heel on the neck of the black man in Virginla, and de- sired to call that Seunator’s attention to a seene which had taken piace in the Virginia Legislature. Mr. Morse, a colored man (who probably could neither read nor write, and Wwho therefors would not be entitled tao vote in Massachusetts), had arisen and made a rather ran:bling speech, in which he advocated the payment of the State debt, and had then ylelded to Mr. Riddleberger. ‘That gentleman therenpon had offered a res- ofution to expel Mr. Morse, which was re- ected. Theian who had sought to expelan ghorant bul honest colored man was the man who was now championed by the Sen- ator from Massachusetts (Dawes). Mr. Groowe—Does it appear whether Rid- dleberger proposud to expel him becauss he was a colured man or because he was in favor of_paying the debt? Mr."Beck—Poor mau! I suppose he took a double chance on him! [Laughter.] The motion to go intv execulive session having been defeated, Mk, MAHONE took the floor to address the Senate. This aroused that body, whnich had been very dull allday, into something like atiention. Me was unfortunate, he said, in having been ab- sent trom the Senate yesterday wien some allusions had been made to Riddleberger and bimself. He had been indisposed, and was still o unwell to review.the speeches. Mr. Dawes interruted, and said that if the gentleman would prefer to speak Monday he wonld move to adjourn. - The mouion was agreed to. Adjourned. NO EXTRA SESSION. THE FINANCIAL SITUATIO Speclal Duspaten o ‘Ahe Chicago Tribune. ‘WasmNeroy, D. C., March 26,—Official. permission is finally given to announce.the fact’ that it has been decided by the Cabinet not to call an extra session. Thisdecision is subject 1o the reservation that, if circum- stanges shall seem to inake it necessary, Con- gress may be convened in the early fall, but there will be no summer session. "‘The states- men who have been anxious to go fishing can go. The other statesmen: who have been eager to have the Speakership contest begin will be disappointed. 1tisalso stated that political reasons have nat been seriouslycon- sidered in connection with the proposed extra session; but that the possibility of passing. a Funding bill . has been practically the only thing discussod. The "President is under- stood to have been conviiiced that It was BY NO MEANS CERTAIN that the Forty-seventh Congress,in extra ses- sion, would pass any better or different bill than the one which President Hayes vetoed, an act which Gen. Garfield is believed to have approved; nqd that, in view of the pos- sibility that only a 3 per cent bill could be passed, and of the fact that the Repubticans would not stand united’ in opposition to. the Carlisle scethon. (as thay most certainly would not haye done and will not do), it was “deemed betier: to avoid the hazard of a called session, a1d to redeem as many as possible of the maturing bonds by using the resources ot the ‘Treasury Depart- ment. These resources, it is belleved, witt prove to be much greater:than was at firsy supposed. The possibility of approprinting $46,000,000 from the assets of the Treasugy held to meet liabilities (it heving been the custom hitherto to keep.'s balance of 100 per cent for such lisbilitles when only 40 per cent was needed) . has already been shown in these dispatches. It is belleved,. in addidon to that, that the President has been convinted ‘that, under a law which has hitherto escsped attention, it willbe possible for the Treasury to borrow at least $105,000,000 wmore, and that, through theso two resources, with,tho addition of cash in the Treasury and the addition of the sale of the $105,000,000 bonds, it will be pos- sible to redeem P AT LEAST $300,00 4])00 5 of the 6 per_cents, and, possibly, considera- biy mm'ex.,0 The E?l'sls upon which this caleu- lation is made was furnishsd to the Presi- dent from the Treasury Department in a comprehensive statement, of whicl it is be- lieved that the following ‘I¢ & substantial summary: Of the amount.authorized by the Funding act of 1870 there remained un- issued about $105,000,000. 'Tlis funding loan was {ssued fo convert the f-percent loan then outstanding, known as the 5-20 loan, and the act spec(lir.-:\lf y provides that the proceeds from the sale of the funding bonds shall be applied to the redemption of the 320 bonds, and *shall be used for no other purpose whatsaever.” 'This limitation was removed by act of Jan. 15,1879, which au- thorlzed the Secretary of the Treasury, in the process of refunding the Nauonal debt under existing laws, *to exchange directly at par the bonds of the United States bearing interest at 4 per cent per annum authors ized by law for the bonds of the Umted States comwonly known as , or for any redeemable outstanding bonds bearing 2 higner rate of interest than 4)§ per cent.” ‘The words above quoted are 'WORTHY OF SPECIAL NOTICE, because many persons havé the erronecus imnpression that the $105,000000 of funding bonds unissued way be issued at the rate of 434 per ceny_per annum, and the Secretary of the Treasury has received numerous let- ters urging that the bonds in’ question be is- sued at that rate. ~ If the bonds are to be is- sued, it would be betrer to'make them 4i¢ than 4 per cent, for the reason that the for- mer are redeemable in 1891,while the latter run to 1807; bnt the further issue for refund- ing purposes of bonds -authorized by the E‘undiug act of 1810 is confined y the' act above quoted ‘to those bearingz interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annwn. Itis believed, hawever, that under existing laws at least $150,000,000 of the ma- turing bonds may be practically refunded at 8 or 3% per cent, as thecasemay be, and that, too, independently of any money now in the Treasury aud of the surplus revenue. See. 4 of the uct of Feb. 25 1883, provides that the Secretary of the Treasury way re- ceive from amy person or corporation United States notes on deposit for not less than thirty days, for .which deposits__ certificates shail * be issued beaving 5 por cent interest ver anuum. After ten days’ notice and the surrender of the cer- tificate, and_depositor may withdraw his money thus deposited. THE INTEREST IS MADE T0 TERMINATE at the pleasure of the Secretary of the Treas- uri; and the amount to be received on depos- It nited to $23,000,000, This limithtion was removed by the acts 'of'Murch 17 and July 11, 1842, and the amount increased and limited to $50,000,000 and; $100,000,000 re- spectively. These several acts were ma- terfally amended by : the act of June 80, 186, which - declares that the axgregate of such deposits shall not ex- ceed $150,000,000. The section further pro- vides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall hold In reserve for payment'of sucl deposits United States notes not excesding £50,000,000. Under this law it Is believed that” the Treas- ury can borrow $150.000,000at 8 or 8% per cent, and apply the amount so__borrowed to the payment of maturing bohds. It is esti- 3{.‘5‘8“3‘1”’“‘ for the ten months; ending Dec, ' . THE SURPLUS REVENUE - = will ba: about $100,000,000, and there is little doubt: that $50.000,000 of the available cash now in the Treasury can be safely t:rplled to” the redemption of maturing_ bonds, which would enable the Secretary of the Treasury to redeem and cancel, during the present calendar year, about 5150,050,000 of the maturing bonds. The amount of cash in the Trensur{ that inay be used to redeem bonds is pinced at the discretion of the Secretary by Sec. 8, of the Sundry Civil Appropriation act passed at the recent session ot Congress, and which was_‘incorporated fn_the bill on motion of Senator Bayard. That section provides * that the Secretary of the Treasury may, at any time, apply the surplus mone; iu the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, or s0 much thereof as he way consider Pjroner to the purchass or redempnon of nited States bonds.” Thus, with the ability to redeemn §150.00,000 of the naturing bonds within the coming ten months from available funds and anticipated revenue,” * AND WITH THE AUTHORITY TO BORROW §150,000,000 on certificates -of depesit at the lowest possible rate of interest, nearly one half of the agzregate of the maturing bonds can be taken care of without additional legislation in a wmanner that would be profitable to the Government. ‘The law authorizing the receipt of deposits as a temporary loan has been brought to the attention of the President, and the Iatter be- lieves that, under It, the Treasury can re- deem $150,000,000 of the maturing debt ata low rate of interest, and thus avoid issui the remainder of 4 per cent long time fund- ing bonds. It is probable that, as the proposed extra session has been prac- tically abandoned, the Secretary of the Treasury will proceed, under authority of the several acts abuve wmentioned, to provide for the maturing bonds. The money temporardly borrowed under the act of June, 1864, could be readily taken up with the proceeds of the sule of refunding bonds to be authorized at the next session of Con- &ress. SECRETARY KIREWOOD. HOW HFE WILL APPOINT CLERKS. Spectal Dispatch o The Chicage Tribunes ‘WasmxaToy, D. C., March 26,—Secretary Kirkwood hus invented what 'he thinks will bean improvement upon the Clvil-Service program of his predecessor, whioh, if suc- cessful, will doubtless form the guiding principle in making appointments in the Interlor Department.. About 125 new clerkships in the Pension-Office were provided for by Congress during the last month of its session. 1t'ls necessary to make the appointments without delay. To require applicants to be exawined in accord- ance with the Clvil-Service rules of Secratary Schurz, would exclude from ail chanee of serving their country in the Pension-Office all who fived at a distance and who could not afford to come to Washington at their own expense, with only*s Teniote opportu- nity of “employment when they get here. Secretary Kirkwood has, therefore, con- cluded to make the appointments upon such evidenco of the qualifications of applicants as he can gather. FROM ALL AVAILABLE 'SOURCES, distributing the patronage as fairly as he can fn alf’ rarts of the country. The ap- pointees will they come-. to Washington and be placed at work; with the! understanding that if, after two or or“three months’ service, they prove notto be competent to perform the service required of them, they shall giva lace to ozhers. - By that-time they shall ab. enst haye earned enough to take them homa again. The Secretary is now engaged in making his selections fromn the great number who have made appli¢ation for places, i e . NOTES. r COURT OF CLADMS, WASHINGTON, - D). .C. .- March 26.—Judge ‘Thomas M. Settle, of North:: Carolina, now United States District Judge of the Northern District of Florida,is being pressed’ for the vacant Judgeship of the Court of Claims. areexpressed here whether ex-Senator Howe will be able to attend the Mon etary Confer- ence at Paris on account of the seriousiiiness of hiswife. .-:- - = § e KOMATXOK.S- = : The President nominated Charles E. Van Pelt, to be Postmaster at Seward, Neb.; W. C. Brunaage, to b Snmya;l ots Customs. at Michigan City, Ind., and C. H. Smith,” to be gfififir of Phblic Moneys at Washington, NEW YORK. Vanderbilt Withdraws from the Directory of West- ern Union. The Step Only a Form Con- nected with the Process - of Consolidation, - Another of Jay Gould's Five Hench- men Put into a Vacant Place. Beginning of the Overhauling of the Working Force of the Corporation. The Legislative Investigation into the Oleomargarine Swindle. An Irruption of Old-World Unfortunates Without Parallel in Our Hi;lury. s A “Twist” in Northern Pacific— Dogs—Orr—Deaths—Personal— Billjards, Ete. TOE TELEGRAPUS. VANDERBILT GETS OUT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. NEW YORK, March 20.—The Bourd of Directors of the Western Gnion Telegraph Company held u meetlng yosterday and accepted the resigna- tionsof William H. Vanderbilt and Sumuel F. Burger. Frederick L. Ames, of Boston, was eclected to flll one of tho vacancies. Nothing ‘was done {n regard to tho other, for the reason that Vanderbilt's resignation was not expected before July 1. and no steps were taken to pro- viaean acceptable substitute. Vanderbilt's letter was, thercfore, quite a surprise shen it was recelved yesterday mornmmng. Vanderbilt gives A8 1 reason for his action that bis interest in the Company Is at present 80 ‘light as not towar- rant him In giving the time required by his du- ties as a Director. Privately, be is stated to have said that he would bave resigned some time ago but he was afraid it he did 2o it would be thought to slgnify that be disaporoved of the consolidation. He consequently walted until the deal had becn consummated. Ames com- vletes THE FIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF JAY GOULD wha were 10 be mado members of the Directory under the new contract, the others belng Gould himself, Gen. Eckert, Sidney Dillon, and Russell Sage. Itisunaerstood that a large number of changes baa been determined upon nmong the employls of the Company, to take effect April 1. Among others is Mr. Mackiotosh, for a quar- ter of a century foreman of construction iu this city. Superintendent Hinchman and forty oper- ators from the central office are said to have received notlfications to quit. Nearly all the operators, however, have been provided with places in the oflices of private bankers, who are now generally leasing wires for their exclusive use to Foiladelphin and other nenr-by cftics, and, fn some instances, to the Far West. The vacaocies have been filied by operntors selected from the old American Union statl, A DELEGATION OF OPERATORS not yet nottiied called unon Gen. Eckert to-day, und reguested him to enlighten them s to his® intentions in their regard. He said that, un- doubtedly, he would be compelled to mako sume reductions, but good - operators need have no fears of mm“'nmfiv long _out of places g these times. ith this very gen- eral information - they wete obliged to be content. The old American Unlon office {3 to be kept open fur the present. The old Atlantic & Paciuc building hus been leased to an insurunce company from May 1. Competitive offices all over the country arc belng abolished as fast as arrangements can be made to annul or transfer the leases, und the employés are being aischarged. . MR. VANDERBILT . 8aid his resignation from the Directory was not of uny particular significance whatever, and did ot Arise from uny other motive than his desire torid himself of the trouble of attending the meetings of the Bunrd. Up to two months since bo bud been beavily interested in the stocic of the Company, but had since sold the greater art of it, and his holdings were now ight. For two months, be bus been unable to attend uny meeung of the Board of Directors, and, us he had now a nuber of orher matters of Lils own that required his attention, he siamply coucluded tu resign. That was the begioning and end of the whole mutter. THE RAPID TELEGRAPH, Justice Lawreace, sitting In Supreme Court Chanbers, has reserved nis_decision ou the mo- tion recently made to grant an Infunction ugnlost the American Rapid Telegzraph Com- puny, on complaint_of J. M. Buer, an inventor in telegraphy. ‘Ubomas Wallace, Danlel M. Crauig, und H. G. Angle are made co-defendants in the suit, altbough Angle i3 not hostile to the plaintif. " Angle hus made an affidavit in whbioh he says be and three other men named, either us owners or inventurs of the telepraph patents, agreed to put thelr patent vizhts together and sell them to the so-called Americsr Ruapld Telegraph Company. TheCom- pADY WAS 1o issuc to them therefor substan- tally all of {ts 20,000 shares of stoc! The Diréctors, however, Angle avers, never Issued to him_snd to Bscr the stock belonging to them, but watercd the stock from $3,000,000 up to $1000,000, and suld some of it for $40 a share. The Directors, Angie says, have expended only $250,00 “in building three wires from Boston to Washing- ton by way of New York, and in purchasing ,000 In apparatus; that they are about to 6X~ tend the lines by cannecting Chicago with Phif- adelphin and New York by means derived from the sule of the watered stock. but without giv- ing to Buer and Angle their soares. Thoy desire, thorefore, that i Recciver shonld be appointed for the Company, nnd that it shuuid be enjoined from carrying out the plans propased. PRESIDENT GREEN. Spectal Dispatch to The. Chicago Tribune. NEW YORK, March 26.—Spoak:ng of Mr. Van- derbilt's resixnation from the Wesiern Union to-day, Prestlunt Green says: “Mr. Vauderbllt told me severil moutns ago that he inteuded to wive up bis Directarship In the Company, but I hardaly expected the resfgnaton ' be- fore July. ' Mr. Vanderbilt has sud to me recently thut be would bave talien this se- tion betore if ho nad fenred that hiz motives would have been u rued. He avored the agreement for the consulidution of the tefe- graph companics, and he did not wish to doany- thing that mizht be considered: indicative of aissatisfacrion with that burgain. IMMIGRATION, DIMENSE NUMBERS OF DIMIGRANTS ARRIV- 186, ® Bpecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. NEW YORK, March 28.—Nearly 1.000 seekers after new homes in the Great Republic were landed at Castle Garden this morning, and the tide of immigration is rising bigher than ever beforc on the shores of this country. All the resources of the Commissioners of Emigration are taxed to the utmost- to atlend to the yast army that is pourng across the Atlantic, and Superintenant Jackson, of Castle Garden, has his hands full of business every day.. This morning 629 Steerage passengers wero landed from the steamship Neckar, from Bremen, and 42 from the Vaderland. from Antwerp. The atatistics show a constant and larwe increase of German immigrants over other nationalities. ' The pumber of immigrants landed at Castle Gurden dpring the year 1850 was 320500, THE LARGEST NUMBER IN ONE YEAR sinco the establiebment of the Emigrant Com- mission in1847. -This year 'bids fair to eclipse the figures of its predecessor. Brpm Jan. 1 to March 25, inclnsive, in 1380, the arrivale gt Castle Gardon were_as follows: January, §,677; Pehru- ary, 7,904; March, 12,09, From Jan.1 to March 23, exclusive, 1851, the arrivais at Custle Garden ware as follows: Januury, 8,032; February, 9.753; Tinrch, 19,580 This Anows an jnorowso of 10,53 Tor this year 8o fur, eighty-four dass, OVER ALL PREVIOUS YEARS. The steamships Suevla, and City of Richmond are expected to arrive to-morrow at ‘this port with another large consignment of jmmigrants. Superintendent Jackson sald to-day that ibsin- creuse (o Germun fmmigration s cnormous. It far cxceeds that of all other nationalities com- bined, and is un » scale of magnitude caiculuted 10 give the Government at Berlin sonsiderable uneasiness. Mr. Jackson had received noofti- clul notificatlon coacerning the two Swiss girls Who areoxpected to arrive on the Suevis, buthe il Institute an tnquiry tnto the case on thelr THOROUGHBRED DOGS. ADDITIONAL PRIZES FOR THE COMING BENCH SHOW. . Special Dlspateh o The Ghicago Triduns. NEW Yons, March 28.—The special prizes tobe offered at the forthcoming Bench Show will largely exceed in number and valuo those of former years. In addidon tothose previously mentioned, the following are annoucced: The Westminster Kennel Club will give an engraved meduleach to the best keonel of large-sized polnters, small-sized pointers, English set- ters, Irish setters, and black-and-tag set- ters, npor less than five ealmals of each kind to be exhiblted, and all tobe owned by the exhibltors. The Club has- ing received lnformation that tho black-and-tan setter Dorr was pluced in the Nebroska field trials, making two of that class thus placed, bave added & prize for black-und-tan setters to those previously offered for field-trialspointers and English and [rish setters. Mr. A. . Moore, of Pailadelphis, hus ofercd a plague, valued av $100, for i THE BEST MASTIFF DOG orbiteh; asiiver cup vilued ac $3) for the best brace of Eaglish setters, regardless of sex, to be competed for by dogs entered in the open class- €3, and the domor not to compete; & similsr prize, under slmilar conditlons, for the best brace of Irish setters; a silver cup valued at $25 for the best tletd spaniel dog or bitch, and a sumilur prize for the best cocker spaoiel’ dog ot blteh. A Chicago wontleman who fs a noted fancler of greyhounds offers & Solld sfiver cup fur the best greyhound dog or bitch that has taken a prize at Sgrlngfleld. New York, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, Detroir, St. Paul, or Pittsburg, THE WINNER TO OFFER THE CUP FOE COM- PETITION atsubso?uent bench stows on_the same condi- tivzs, Mr. Robert Hume, of Virginla, arrived from’ Engiand on the Circassian on Tuesday with four Dandy Dinmont terriers, two fox- huunds, und one tield spaniel, all of which he hus entered. The Dandies are particularly fine, bewg direct descendants of Scottish and Cum- -berland prize winners. Among the Intest entries in the Neld trail clasdes are the pointer-setter Liteh Belle, which won first in puppy stakes at Robin's Islund in 169, and the empire satter Grousedale, which WOk first at the Same place n 1879, OLEOMAGARINE. HABRD AT WORK INVESTIGATING THE OILY PRODUCT. .~ Sectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridunc. NEW YORR, March 25.—The Assembly Com- mittee were hird at work agaln to-duy eundeav- oriug to find out what oleomargarine and lurd- checse were, and whether they are Injurious to health, and whetber some method cannot “be adopted to regulate their sale. One witness said that the public was induced to believe that, be- cause a perfect article of oleomargarine could be produced in the laboratory, a pure arti- cle was manufactured for commerce. The fact was that it would nmot pay magufacturers to g0 to the expense incurred fu the laborutory. He thought tne ofls from the fat of animals carrled with them injurions germs. If the oils were produced ata higher temperature the result might bo different, but the manufacturers of oleomargarine say that if itwas produced at a higher temperature ts flavor would be so offensive that it would not be salable. The oil Is now extracted at a tempera~ ture of 120 degrees, and it requires 212 degrees o kill 7 THE ANIMALCULE WHICH EXIST IN THE FAT. He soggested the, pussage of a law, to be en- titled * An act o encourage the sale of adulter- ated butter,” compelling all dealers who gell oleomargarine to expose a sign bearlog the words * Licepsed to sell adulterated butter and cheese,” and making the penalty for violating the law at least §500. He thought that if consumers could be enlightened as to the risk which they ran in eating oleomargarine, and protected aguinst Imposition, the saleof the article would speedily cease. Alum, peanut ofl, and cotten-seed oil were, be understood, used In the manutacture of oleomargarine. Another witness, also a prominent dealer, safd that oleomargarine and lard-butter have been tarown extensively on our home and foreign markets, and the resuit has been not only & de- cline in the price of prime dairy butter, but A SERIOUS REDUCTION IN ITS CONSUMPTION. He thought that legislation was sadly wanted to protect the great dairy interests of the country. Some measure was needed to compel the sale of oleomargurine ou itsown merits, so that con- sumers might know just what they were buying, and If they knew this he did not be- lieve one hundredth part of the spurious article aow sold us butter could be disposed of In this market. He would prohibit the coloring of it ultopether, and, if tha. was found to be in- sufficient for the protection of the consumers, bewould compel the manufacturers to adopt some distinctive color, pluk, green, or blue, 89 that o child might recognize it. Other witnesses showed how theirtrade had been interfered with by the manufacture of oleomargarine, ong dealicr’s loss exceeding 2,000 packages of butter per month. There is 8 great accumuladon of genulne butter on the marker, and CONSUGMPTION WAS BEING GREATLY CUR- TAILED by the fear many people have of eating butter ‘at hotels, boarding-nouses, and restaurants The olevmargarine pcople were questivned also. The bouse of H.K. & F., B. Thurber satd they handled all the product of onme oleomargarino company, exceedlug 3,000 packages a week. It was also clicited that 10 per cent of the gross manufacture goes abroad,and 40 per centto Eustera manufacturing citfes, while 50 per cent 1s consumed in New York Clty. THE INVESTIGATION. To the Western Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March 2.~The Oleomargarine In- vestigating Committee of the Assembly contin- ued itg labors to-day. - Churles-A. Butler was re- culled, and testified that some manufacturers mude oleomurgarine from the fat of offensive meut, and extracted the fat by melting it ata temperature of.130 degrees, which was nearly 100 below the temperature necessary to destroy aoimal lite {n fat. He bud little faith in the legistutive measures to pevent the sale of an adulterated article for genulne butter, but thought n small license few and a penaity of $500 for cach offcnse might do something toward suppressing the adulterat(ons. He would compel GROCERS WHO DEALT IN BOGUS ARTICLES to display the sign* Aduiterated Butter and Cheese Sold Here.” Wuiter Curr testitied that an homense amount of *lardine™ or lurd- butter, was disposed of in the New Yo rk mar-¢ kets._ 1t1s mauufuctured principally in West- era New York. ‘Tns urticle 18 more casily de- tected thun eleomargarine. But lardine und olcomargarie - huve seriously nffected the trade und wenkened prices. Not vio-hundreth per cent of the bogus articles tured 18 sold for what It is, und grocers seil it a0 enormous prolit for the reuson that if tney tuuk only a tae profit oustomers would suspect the charucter of the Article suld them for butter. Customers, if they knew Waul they Were gertinyg, would not buy it. CONSINERADLE MERRDMENT was caused by the testinfony of the next wit- ness, who gave his name 5 Herman Gersbel, and $x1d he lived on Kignth avenue, anu_bad no business. He told how his duughter visited him one duy, and brougbt with ber sume nice, fresh- lookung’ butter. o ail thought i was splendid,” he sald, *‘and my wife asked ber where she got 1it, and mine daughter she say: * In der Bowery, between Spring and Prince streots, waere dere IS & sutore that nad a sign what said, ** Fresh butter every day, 5 cents & pound.’ I went down and bought & pound for my vife, und we eat some, but my wife she’ wunted to fry gome fish, und put some of dot butter with ft Suddenly she said: *Herman, dere {8 grease in dis buttér s und we den took It, und put what was left on der window-sill outside der window. I went duwn to dot grucery shbtore in der Bow= ery undaskedder man If dot was fresh but- ter, und ne swid yes. Den [ asked him yere he got it, und e sald from Turber's. ) 1 (THUBBER’S.) g 1 saw in der paper about dis . investigation, und 1 brought a piece of dot butter down, und hero it 1s,” ne continued, throwwg about’ a quarier of 'pound of stutf wrupped fu & brown paper on thie table. The sample was exumined by the Committee. It louked more like axle-grease thun - butter, and the prescoce of lard or some_ other faity subsiance Was up- parent. Some of tho CXperts present Dro- nounced it lard-butter, while others were posicive it was oleomargarinc. H. K. Thurber, of the firm of H. K. & F. B. Thurber & Co., testified that he is now manufacturing about 2,600 tubs 6t oleomurpurine weekly. Last year hio export- ed nearty one-half of bis manufacture, but this Jedteniy 7 per cent. He branded ail Bs goods, as w, but was swaro that som T L e tiys maark ke oy hod the oleomirgarine in thelr podsession. e : NORTHERY PACIFIC, LIKELIHOOD OF A GHARP ADVANCE. Special Dispatch The Chicazo Tribune. Nzw YORK, March 261t i3 stated on some sides thaz Mr. Villard’s pool in Northern Pacific was largely Imaginary, and consisted chiefly of promises on the partof different members that they would control a given mumber of shares of stock, As g matier of fact, of the amountsub scribed for tho pool cight-tenths have been pald * fo and two-tenths -are subject tocall. The fact that this xmount bas not baen called indicates that the pool Is not In need of funds. Ithus been decided to-day that certifi- © cates dated after the 18th of March arenota good delivery. This may “twist” some of those . who have sold the new stock. Itisnotagood de- tivery, and brokersare calling upou the parties of whom they bought it to give them old_stock or : certiticates duted beforo the lith. They will Buve to buy” the old stock, and. as & good many peopleare'in the same position, there is liable 1o be a pretty snarp advmoce In certificates . dated previous to Margh I8, SPECIAL MEETING CALLED. i »&uml Lheputcn to The Chicagn Tridune. EW TORK. March 8.7 special meeting o the Directors of tho Nortborn. Pacine Rapsory - Compuoy has been called for next Tuesday.. It Is uaderstood that the meeting fain consequence of the injunction obtained by Henry Willard Bgalnst the Issuc of the residue of the stock. ARRESTED. ~ OER, THE DEFAULTING IIDE EXPERT, CAPTURED. Special Dispateh 1o The Chicaps Tribune. NEW Yorr, March 2.—The arrest at Denver, Calo., of James Orr, the defaulting hide ex- pert, who was employed by Schultz; Souttwlck & Co., the well-known leather merchants of CHEf street, in this city, bas given riso to & variety of highly colored rumors, which have been caught up ang eugerly retalled by the Western press. It has been authorie tatively stated by one Western journal that the amount of Orr's defalca- ton would reach $200000. In regard to this and other features of the affair Mr. Southwick says: * The statement i3 ridiculous- ly false. No man cowsd steal $2)6,000 fro; without our knowing it. Itis nu:‘mr'ma tat nis sulary was $5,000 a year. He received Sl45 a. month and a present of $250 at New Yeur's, « besides which he was allowed a litus ourside business as a perquisit, which amounted ; to about £,000, so that altugether he madeabout $4.000 & year. The umount and manger of his embezzlement hus been grossly exaggeratod, It- bas been represented that he stole $300,000, and - that the thefts weaz on for many years. The - Wwhole defalcation wiil not exceed at the utmost S+, or $45,000. and the first of Orr's thefts does not date further back than two years." . ITEMS. ME. HALE'S COPYRIGHT SUIT. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, NEW Yong, March 26.~The Rev. Edward, Everett Hule has berun a suft in the United States Clreult Court for this district sgminst George Munro, for infriagement of a copyright. The complaint alleges that Mr. Hale wrote the story calied ** The Mun Without a Country ” fn ' 1563, the story being published in the dllantia Monthly,and afterward republishedin book form, and that more than 90,000 copics have been sold. In 1578 he rewrate and republished the work, in ' ench case taking out the copyright, of which he 18 tho gole owner. Last year, according to-the- complaint, George Munro published * The Man Without a Conntry " in the *Seaside Library,” printing on the cover the falso statement that* be had copyrighted . Over 6,000 coples aro al~ leged to bave been sold by Mr. Muaro, greatly Injuring the sale of the work as published by the author, Who, therefore, asks for $5,000 dams. ages. 4 A PEW. 5 : Pew No. 112 in the Fifth Avenue Presbsterian . Church (tho fov. Dr. John Hall, pastor), former- Iy the property of Amelfa A. Cobb, deceaséd, brought §3,200 at auction in the Exchange Sales- - room yestorday. 5 ‘‘MR. REENE,” £aid a leading operator this noon, **has left the bearside. He has been a heavy buyer of stocks , for two days,and i3 buying to-day. Wo have telegraphed the fact to our customers, and ad- vised them fobuy. The market is strong and the tendency decidedly upward.” PERSONAL. To the Western Assoctated Preas. NEW YORK, March 26.—Among the prominent arrivals during the past twenty-four hours were the following: Capt. Eads, of St. Louls; Sefor Romero, of Mexico; Judges Danrorth, An- drews, and Miller, of the New York Coart of Appeals, at Fifth Avenue Hotel; Presi- ident Cateil, ot Lafayette College, at the Gilsoy House; Eogioeer Shook, U.S. N., at the Grand * Hotel; Senator Baker, of Comstock, N. Y., at the Brevoort House; ex-Congressmen Louns-.. berry. of Kingston, N. Y., Col. Schofleld, U. 8, A., at the Metropolitan Hotel; and -Dr. Vander-- pool, of Albany, at the Hoffman House, EX-SECRETARY SCHURZ was given a dinner to-night by prominent Ger-' man citizens of New York. About 200guestssat down to the table. Ex-Gov. Salomon presided, with the guest of the evening on his right. The . toasts and speeches were in German. DEATHS. Ex-Gov. W. Beach Lawrence dled here yester- day, after & painful illness. 3 oho Hacrison, Secretary and Treasurer of the Amerlcan Dramatlc Fund, died in Brooklyn yes- terday. aged 63 Mr. Emily Klernan, wife of John J. Kier- nan, propriétor of the Wall Street-Financial and Commercial Agency. died at her residence in Brooklyn this mornfug from pneumonla. She wasa most estimuble Christian lady, snd wus beloved by a large circle of friends for her liberal churities and” many virtues. 3rs, Kler~ Dao was prominent in nimost every charity in Brookiyn, and during the severc winter just passed made many personal visifs to houses of the pucr, and relleved with her own bands and ‘purse those whom misfortune bad overtaken. FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER. 7 James Walsh, tried for the murder of hiy’ gweetheart, Burbara_Groeothal, In Brooklyn in % May Inst, was found guilts of murder in the fesg degree, and was remanded for sentence. ud THE CENTRAL TUNNEL RAILWAY COMPAXY fled articles of incurporation to-day; capisal, 20000, It 13 to run from the City-Hall to the Grand Central Depot. g THE BILLIARD MATCH between Helser and Carter, 600 points, for $1,000, was won by Helser. p TELEGRAPH" CHANGES. Eesignations of Col. J. J, S. Wilson, Ee . L. Sweet, and S. 6. Lynch. There was no little excitement in telegraph circies yesterday forenoon when it was, Jike lightulng from @ clear sky, suddenly an- nounced that Col J. J. S. Wilson, for many years tho General Superinteadent of the Chicago Divislon of the Western Union Telegraph Company. had tendered his resigna- tion, 1o take effect tho last of this montb. The Cologel is one of the oldest telegraphers in the ‘West. He begun the business in 1818 in Ra- cine, Wis., and three yehrs afterwards was ap- pointed Superintendent of the Illinois & Mississippl, or Caton’ " llaes, nearly oll of . which were con- structed under his supervision. In 1353 he sev- ered bis connéetion with the Catoa Iines to be- ‘come Superinteudent of the Chicagn Division of the Western Uulon, in_whose employ be has rematned constantly for & quarter of @ century. His district extended from Toledo to Kansas Qity, and from the Jinne- gota State llue to 'Cairo. * It contains ahout 30,000 miles of telezraph, and does the Iargest business of all the districta within the. control of the Western ‘Uaton:~ Col. Wilsoa was called upon by o TRiBUNE reporter last ovening, and .stated that. be bad made up. his mind to take a much-needed vacation. If be could satisfactorily arrange his private busi- ness to allow of a_prolonged absence, he pro- posed to muke a tour through Europe. Hardly bud the news of Col. \Wilson's resigna~ tion become cold, before it was announced t E. D. L. Sweef, manager of the Board of Trade lines, and LS. G. Lynch, Supply Agent of the Wostern Tnlon, bad also tendered thelr resignations, to tuke effect at the same time. Mr. Sweet I8 also an old _telegrapher, and for many yers was {3 tire employ of the Caton and Western Unfon "ni%?é gentlemen named to fill the vacancies are Fred Tubbs. Division_Superintendent of e American Unlon; W. E. Vigus, Local Superin- tendent of the same Company; and J. S. Dickin- lon.xchlff L‘llerLLq{ the Supply Department, at by by -{-lx. l'sn.zugserr:tnod that ancient differences be- tween the gentlemen named and Goo. T. T. Eckert, now Goeral Manager of tho Western Tnion, are largely the reason of the sudden rfi\’l‘l"me.[t{la:& the new Superintendent of the Chicago Division, was for many years at the d of the telegraoh linesof the Burlington ey d ann ‘a%l:allnt of his executive ability - an s by Gen. Eckert ta macage .tie Hosertoan Dnloh wires ia the {linols Divisk prtaciaisliste s ‘Talc in Butter. a ++ . T the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. = CHICAGO, March %6.—In Taz TriBusE of the 25th inst. I was reading un article oo “ Tale,™ and while perusing it a new light dawned upon me. Butter-Inspectoi:Howe, take notice. -On the 7th of Murch lnst T bought o pound of what was called pure:crenmery . butter. fhome, ana my wife puta knife {n it, break off a' pleco of .tho butter, when my [ynx-ey boy spoke up aud su(d, *‘Mother. there is some- . thing ta It for Isaw it.” The mother—nolding; the butter up between herself and the light—! ] from the Wouldn’t it be well for the “tale” nlook for i} = 5T s