Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 12, 1881, Page 1

UNDERWEAR, HHOSIERY, &c. 1 l)fl‘I'I'l‘\'l} YOU [0TION BUYERS, » M L:\ 2}!0“ great Notion for YOU. ” “ O0SIERY BUYERS, o M. L. wants to stock YOU. (Y (00DS BUYERS, M. ‘L. has no fancy prices for YOU. “EWEIRY AND WATCH BUYERS, 5, M. L. is walc’hlng for YOU. “STATIONERY BUYERS, is after YOU. c.M. L. {G-SUNDRY BUYERS, i 29;:2[& a Brush with YOU, AND NEEDLE BUYERS, WROM ALAMAZOO Smiles Audibly MEN'S UNDER- WEAR, M. L. (UTLERY 1, M. L. has his eye on YOU. " SPORTING-G00DS BUVERS, | HOSERY, SHRTS, WECKWEAR, aui FUR- is on the hunt for YOU. ML 01 AAD PAINTING BUYERS, 3. M. L. pictures a future for YOU. 1 1SWARE BUYERS, % pans out big for YOU. M.L. . JARDWARE BUYERS, C.M.L. has struck hard for YOU. § & 10 CT. COUXTER BUYERS, ML wants every one of YOU. - CLOSE CASI BUYERS, WML L. Prices the Lowest. is just the man for YOU, Stock the Most Comlete. NISHING GOODS. Our stocks and prices are more attractive than ever before, Inspection invited. Shirts “to Order” a Speciaity. WILSON BROS., 13, 115, 117 & 119 STATE-ST. When he sees the Elegant Stock of SPRING SUITS, WRITE VESTS, ALPACA COATS, AND DUSTERS, AT L J. NUTTH Merchants, city or country, will save soney and time by examining my stock and gres before buying: C : wl. =28 . ‘This l}’:ouu? hl;;:.a been un}lring l‘;: their - { preparations for this hat weather, and now, IMPORTER, ?rig):; ln»ithex“ nick of time,” as usiunl, are ready with immense assortments in each 145 & 147 Wabash-av. department, at TATASOLS. T |BED-ROCK PRIGES! GENTS' APPAREL, BOYS' OUTRITS, CUSTOM TAILORINGS, and FINE HABERDASHERY. 104 & 106 MADISON-ST OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M., Daylight every evening to show goads by, and the MARSHALL FIELD |ony Bevs Lot Going House in the heart of Chicago. & 00, | LAKE NAVIGATIO State and Washington-sts. VERGHO, RUHLING & CO., 138-144 State-st. LADIES' SATCHELS, LUNCH BASKETS, AMBER SETS, SILK FANS, GOLD & SILVER TOILET SETS, SWISS CARVINGS, LONGWY Wi ARE, BISQUE JOINTED DOLLS, ; MIDGET TOY PIANOS, LAWN TENN IS, CROQUET, RING. TOSS, ARCHERY, "&c., &c. — e e e TRADING BY MAIL. AL AR e CHLESINCER AYER. Leaters of Popular Prices, State :m_(l Madison-sts. Trading by Nail! Our “Order Department” has just encompletely reorganized. It has en plitced In the charyge of a«compe- ; uand efficient Manager, who,with ?l ald of assistants, s ready to give gl‘l el wid satisfactory attention to b olrderu, requiests, and letters of m’l‘)‘ T Ve mean to malke it Just J'm table for non-residents to bujy o Nl us our clty customers have um it The usual methods of our _Mfl&,;eprompl, poputlar, and polite, in vogue in this depariment. o0 sent upon approbation. .00 5 WD “Protego” Parasols! An inspection will show their merit. Tor sale only by GOODRICH'S STEAMERS, TIME TABLE. ¥or Tacino, Milwaukeo, Bhoboygan, Sanitowoe, Ludingiou, wid Manirteo, dntly ut b a. ., Soturdsys, Fuire, nhd Munduya yseapted, !numll"- LonL lenves me 8 . i, Montay's hoat lenyos ny 7 i, mi. ¥or Escanaba, Fuyetto, und ull West Shore ports, Sutundayn ativn. o) For Groon 1y ana all tny ports, weokly. Docks fuot Michigan-nv, WE OFFER FOR SALE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY'S BANK STATEMENTS, REPORT OF TIE CONDITION * OF THE Merchants'National Bank AT CHICACO, In the Stato of Iilinols, at the closs of busi- ness May G, 1881. LORRS o POPULAR PRICES, sz oo | I Por Conl0-Toar Gold Bonds, e & ngison-sts. 18,500, Duc_frou aps Guaranteed by the Pennsylvania R. R. Co., proved e "an.,.,.,u; 8Sacond 8t., Bt, Louis, SAWS. Borva Asentn. 8 746,938,898 Coupon or Registered. P e | DUGSTARALT gy 0a.81 PRESTON, KEAN & CO, ) mlll\lnf’rltl»‘n_! Hnw u;o Wnshington-’st. | N WY e 5 i srzsszl MONEY TO LOAN : ] L e @ SUomInA0 ON IMPROVED CITY PROPERTY : %%u rtls & co- cnmn“fiéfir IW0i008:00 Atcurront rates, MEAD & ;i A Tt s Berrintion of Cireular s p};,‘lfl,‘“"’d,.m' 30000~ """:-::::: b or col rcuintion) vree o : Jeig B by ther DU from Us 8. Froas, Othor tban s AT LOW RATES 1 AR ke 8 hior cont liodempuon b und. .o 1,000.00 | wMado by BALRD & BILADY b] L u.n':,‘.:'.‘::.':! Phantug it oy Hewe Total..... 11,4U8.784.16 Hodnie IO T W18 8 stted of Lackwuod's & A — = b “,‘fi%‘rlu:.'fflt;xm o R Capltat stack wa’]."u“m'"m' £500,000.00 LLANEOUS. AL WOULK, ; v §82.000-29 Rl S sn s e H WILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE | Liifivived b S97:800:30 i ¥ 0N e AT, utiopal BARK NO 41,800.00 Ir ividuat o [l BEAL ' chiook i o oo | i oot . : » e 10 1 but fucts in our udvertiscmonts % A CCRCHTs 4TI e L Out o Toar nt cur tFudiction, 1: Cualiler's chucks i Lowe tllg s . naing.. 8,775.00 T Trom 64 L0 89 &1 Bero, o1 crodit, with [} } oF cent interust. We alsu bavo souio e Mixs! or . g ottty lands which sro offervil &t the sumo e P S nild sultisy, and woll s - _ul;'"‘dthe sickness incid w wolls un be & ncident to a life in the i K m,m“%l‘l eh :fir:;‘ing Summer, and locate Mol st BLL, '.','1'1,35'1:- m'l(:‘:fi'l'.:fi&'-"t: porfoct, of liiinots, ~ o A - :“&uh. Severa) fin and delightful of our | gSINT Siifforof the Abuve-aaied lank, do s " Commissianar, L C, 1. 1 Co e e g ine places of moderate | suinly swour that the kbove stateinunt Is truv to the il L ey low. bestuf oy knuwleduo S5 balql v, caatiter. “ JNO. Q. WELLS, Hubkoribod nd grots to befars s this Utirdur of 101 Washington-st, | Ma¥. %l (Slned) 03 g gty Pubile. Correct—Attost: I, K. BOVEKORD, JNO: DEROVEN, %muuwr-. SIAN BLAL U Uity o Dk X =3, Borden B AN curmer Dearbarn und nula(:?»knfm., te . ] Lot ag 1y, 4., LIHCAGL U ¥y ALl e ; D i 8 1 ted o all sights o e A wh M ey ot Slusses: Toluscpos, dilc T8 ST, CruBcoLs, Hurowelor, sl M. POL ‘”bflm'g“,” Removed (o T-1 Stuto-nt IWANTED. _ ward gy FAA lndicates cont AR ieaduly LAV E | COsiS NISE My e brey yAluntlanT nd woatiiont by aMbnuty ity ey, T80 experioncy by curing b7 tug" LTS U1 tha COUtab e onee Lrss ockGy: b SUSETIwoiG e the Does. | Al AL e focat S i ey, ¥ un‘:i‘ YMAN & PARKER, b latonat, Ciiteager Ll A Board of Trade Commission llouse Dolng & good business wishes & Partuor, spucisl or genaral, witls 5,0 or §ILUL. . Reforencus exckanged. Audress MEAD fl COE. THURSDAY, MAY 1| 9 ot | VT Peraons unable murchan: coples of Tne Cltecacs Tiisexy at News Apencies and on rail- way tratus where Chieago papers are suld wil con Jera fuvor by reporting the fucts Lo thia olfice, yiv- ng full partieulars, Cribume, PantLy cloudy weather, oceasional rains, and cooler winds for this region to-day. PR ! SrunciNa I3 eatehing, 'The Caughnawazs Indlans who are employed in "plloting rafts down the Lachine Ruplds, on the St Law- rence near Montreal, huve struek, They de- mand $450 per day, and that none but Ine dinns be employed ut the work, The name of the redskin Denis Kearney is not glven. WAaNER, the great composer, before leav- ingg Berlin for Beyreuth, his howne, wns pre- sented by the company which ireeently pro- duced his opera with a costly dperana orna- mented undadorned with figsures of the Muses and surmounted by the Genlus ?f Muslg. The affalr bears an appropriate igseription ex- pressive of the teelings of the donors, and of appreciation of the distinguished recipient, e emart HeNny GAtis Tiowpsox, proprletgr of the Putl Mall Guzette, hus consented @ be- come o eandldate ror the representution of Preston, & Lanenshire borough, on Radleal principles. Preston §s regarded us n Tory stronghold. At the general election Sir John Holker, the Tory AttSrney-General, and Edward ITermon, n Tory{ were elected. The vacaney now exlsts thrqugh the death of the Intter, 2 GERMANY, ing that if $he transfer of the territory which Turkey agreed to ceds to Girecee I3 delayed (ireece will fecometrouble- some agaiy, and that the reyolutionary and aggressive prrty in that counfey will obtain control, has suggested to {the European Powers to urge ‘P'urkey to mgko the transfer as speedily as possible. ‘Ttkey-needs n lit- tle spurring up, It israther n}o\vln fultilting pledges forced on it by the PPowers, —— Tur centenninl anniversary of the “lctory of the Amerlean Revolutionary nrms'nverlha 3ritish at Cowpens was celebrated yesterday on the battle-ground. Gov, llagood, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Senator Wade Hampton, and representatives from several of the thirteen original States made speech- es. There was n review of the South Car- olina militln, sxud on the whote the affair was very suceessful and creditable to all con- cerned, Soxi timoe ugo a numbet of gentlemen projeeted the building of o Hortlenltural tallin New York City on the plan of the Royal Hortleultural 1all st London, Ene gland, The project seems to meet with sue- cesy, 18 855,000 have been alrendy subseribed for 1t, $10,000 havoe been nrqmlne«l, and the projectors feel confident that by July - thoy will have money enongh to purehaso the slte aml to warrant them in commencing the ereetion of the bullding. { ‘I'ng;, Directors of the Union Pacific Rall- way complaln that their Company has not been properly nor fully eumppensated for services rendered to the, United States in carryine the walls from the construetion of the road until 1875, and have filed a potition in the Court of Clalms asking for’ §1,141,720, belng the amount which theCompany says is rightfully due it. The Court heard argu- ment on the matter yesterday, and will prob- ably render u deetslon in a few weeks, SeeneTany Kirkwoon hag stated that, in order not to awaken any unfriendly or hos- tile feelmy nmong the Crow Indians, hodeems it advisablo that before prefimingry survoys are mado theough thelr reservation by the surveyors of the Northern Pacific Rallroad Company the lndinus shall be Informed by the Indinn Agent that thelr rights of prop- erty will bo fully respeeted, and that the rond will not be permitted to pass through until the Indlans are amply compensated for the right of way. Tug fifty:fourth annusl® meeting of the Home Misslonary Soclety was held it New York yesterday under thoe proesidency of the Rev, Theodore D, Woolsey. The receipts of the Soclety for the past year amounted to 200,053 and tho expenditures to §284,414, There aro 1,033 ministers in the smploy of the Socloty, ‘Che officers for the next year will bo the snme as lust yenr, with fow ex- ceptions, where new oflivers have been chosen tor vacitneices caused by the death of the fore mer Incwinbents. Tux: anti-1lebrew feallng In Southern Rus- sin hias taken a practienl form. The Russians do not appear (o hate the Jews so much as thiey love the Jews’ property, The Austrian Consul at Kief informs hils Govormment that, since the recent outbrenks azalust the le- brows, thelr stores and dwelllngs have been plllaged by thelr Sluvonic neighbors, while the Hebrews themselves have not been mo- lested. Russian bigots are more practieal than bigots usually are. They have an vye to the hprovement of thelr awn condition, even If it be at the expense of those whom thoy detest, Noruina was done in the Robortson mat- ter yesterday, Presldent Gurfisld was too much fatigued from attendance upon Mrs, Gartleld, who iseill, to rgceive any of the Seuntors yesterday, and his views. on tho action taken in the Ropubliean cawcus the previous day could not be learned. The Senate will prob- ably adjourn to-duy until Mouday, In order to give further time for conslidoration, Conk- ling will no doubt mnke good use of this tlme, clther to pave the way for giving up the fight on Robertson or to make the Aght niore bitter. S1xTY ngents representing sldty-ivo of the 160 mutnul nssessient lfe-Insurance com- panies of Pennsylvaniu met at Harrlsburg yesterduy for the purpose of dovising ways and weans to protect the companies agninst dishonest ageuts and physiciany, and to pre- vent the passage of a billnow pending before the Pennsylvania Legislature which thoy regard as injurious to tho iuterest of the companles. As the result of thess delibera. tons, it was declded to establish a central ofice nt Philndelpnfs, to cstablish a news- paser organ, and to appoint o committes to seo the leglslators, Tur Senato ln uxecutive sosslon yesterday cansidered tho wlverse report on the nomi- natlon of Stanley Mauhews. Bayard and Fdmunds made strong spoeches opposiug the contirmatlon, saying that Matthews had not the necessary qualltications for the exaltied posltion of Bupreme Court Judge; thut ho was only o wore. poli- ticlan. Edgerton, tho new Senstor from 1881-TWELVE PAGES, Minnesota, also spoke against Matthews, elatining that he way not acquainted with the cireult to which he had been nominuted, He held that the nomines should come from among the lawyers of that clrenit. Ingalls made. the principal speech In defense of Matthows, but Sherman asked some ques- tons which Indiented he is preparing an elaborate defense of his fellow-Ohfonn. Don Cameron I8 reported to be working like a beaver for Matthews, and some of the Jatter's friends seem to think that he will be con- firmed. It Is to be hoped that thefo people are mistaken. WASHINGTON. . President Garfield Watching by the Sick-Bed of His Wife. The Gift-Bearing Greeks from Conkling’s Camp Unable to See Him. Tnx United States Senate confirmed the following nominations yesterduy s Michael J. Kramer, now Minlster to Denmark, for Min- Inter.to Switzerland; George 1% Pomeroy, of New Jersey, to be Secretary of ‘the United States Legation at Parls; Thomas A, M, Maor- ris, of*Coloradn, to he o member of the Ute Commission, vice J. $3. Bowman, resigned; Georgo W, Atkingson, United States Marshal of West Virginins John' 3. Stickney, District~ Attorney for Northern Florida; Charles M. Wilder, to be Postmuster at Columbla, 8, C.3 and A. Newton Kimbalt to be Recelver of Publle Moneys at Jackson, Miss. A Majority of the BSenators Still Anxious to Preserve Their Oligarohy. Character of fhe Arguments Which fhe President Still Smashes with His Fist. Speeches Made in Executive Ses- sion For and Against Stan- ley Matthews. Tnrne: were three conventions In this clty yesterday, The Urewers of the -United States met to discuss the merits of beer- muking and to devise ways.and means to protect themselves against sumvtunry laws and the nttacks of the prohibitlon apostles. ‘The Young Catholles to the number of nty met to protest agalnst the paucity of Cathotie Chaplains in the United States army, and the poliey which permits Protest- ants to undermine the faith of Catholie In- diang; alsu, to urge the dissemination of Catholic literature and knowledge of every kind; and one reverend delegate offered n resolutlon in favor of Irish liberty, The lumbermen met and talked of their interests, the advantages of combination, and clected ofticers for thie ensuing year, G JMn. PARNELL has replled to tho letter of Archbishop Croke, which ndvised Irlsh mem- bers to vote far the second reanding of the Irish Land- blll. The reply shows that Mr. Parnell 18 o much abler tactician than s opponients, 1le says that he would not have recommended his party followers to abstaln from votinz on tho second rendine hnd he not felt certain that the bill would have passed that stage without thelr abslstance. Thelr voting for it under the circumstances would be taken as an expression of satisfac- tlon witls it In its present shape, and the Gov- ermment wonlil not feel bound to make any amendinent in the direction required by tho Irish povular party, Mr. Parnell, In conelu- slon, refers to the bill as hmperfeet, and in somes ways mischlevons. Pending the pas- sage of the bill the League agitation will not sufler for lack of funds.\At the meeting of the League yesterduy In Dublin the recelpt of §13,000 from America and $2,500 from other sources was acknewledged, The Action of Robertson at Chi- cago in Sccuring Arthur's Nomination. Conkling's Plan Now Understood to Be to Join with the Bourbons in Adjournine. Republican Senators Unwilling to Risk Action on Chandler's Nomination. L 4 Additional Reforms Which Are in Store in the Post-Offico Depattment, NO CHANGE, CONKLING GAINING TIMI. Specuil Dispatch to The Clicago Trilune, Wasimnsarosy . €, May 11.—=Tliere is no chauge in the political sitnation, Feudallswm dies hard. ‘The Senntorial Barons insist upon what they enll thelr constitutional prerogatlve. Senatorial courtesy Is to thom a Magna Charta, The doctrine of Senatorial courtesy finds such strenuous supporters In the Senate that [t is very clear that If this was the lust year of the Gartleld Administras tion instend of the first, and if the patronage was behind the Senators instead of befure them, Mr. Conkling would earry his point by o large majority, But ‘that Is not the sltuation, and as a consequence the Admin- Istration will “win. Mr. Robertson will not be mors than ten Republican votes gust ageiust him, When'the eancus adjourned M. FonsteEr and Lord-Licutenant Cowper are vigorously enforelug the Coercion act and the Disurming set in Ireland. There were several arrests yesterday under the Co- | erelon net, the suspected being two Land- Leaguers,—Barran; nn Ulster man, and Red- den, an evicted tenant of Kings County,— and three Fealans,—Kuvannugh, Nichols, amt Golding,—wlo were arrested on sus- der the control of . 5031 MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE, Some of the most earnest supporters of the spoke’ 0f harinony as - necessary for party safety, Thelr suggestions of harmony meant elther a totnl surrender on tho part of the Txecutive or an ignoble trade ad dicker In picion of belng concerned in the shooting of | patronuge. The majority of Repubtican young Fagrel in Dublln some days ngo. ‘The | Senators seemed tu think thut the most Important capture recently mado was | final days of the party hud ar- alse effected yesterday at the Gap of Dunler, | rived unless It could be made ecertuin thut Judge Robertson should not be mmde Colleetor of the Port of Now York. It there was anybudy who thought that the Re- pubtican party ought not to live it ity vitllty depends upon the fact that n eertain man shall or shall not buve control of acertain Custon-house, that man wasnot bold enough to ussert himself. TO-DAY numerous attempts huye been made to see the President by the Republicnn Scuators, acting individually as members of o voluns tary Committes of the Whole on the Pacitiea- tion of the Party, These attempts, for the most part, have been unsuceesstul, President Gariield sat by the shile of his very-dll wife wlof lust night, watching her pulse and muking medieal oxmninations every hour for the use of the phiysicluns, her nervous con- dition belug such thut but one or two persons besides the President could enter the room without enusing her great and possibly fatul excitement, Accordingly, this morning e President tound it necessury to devote to sleep the hours which otherwise might have beon given to the Senators, who would liave urged upon him to surrender or to vvade the 1ssue by shifting the patronugoe. PERSONAL FRIENDS who hiave seen Gen, Garfleld ate this even- ing, however, say that the mutter can only be adjusted 1 onoe of two ways,—either by tho defeat or the confirmation of Robertson to the pluce for which hie has. been nomiuated. Tho Presldent, while as desirous fur harmo- ny us suybody, does not ses that any course 13 left to bl excopt to surrendor to the die- tatlon of Mr. Conkling or to permit the nowl- untlon of Mr. Robertson to tuko its course ond toablde by the formal declaration of “the advico and cohsout of the Sunute.” The President s not wesk enongh to surrender, The Senntors who saw him spoke words of peace, ‘T'hu urged. uvon him the necessity of harmony; sald that the Presl- dential oftice was one of tremendons puwer, and that Gen, Gartield COULD NOW APFURD TO DO TIE UEKUIO THINGS that he could say that heliad made 8 mistuke in nomiunting Robertson without consulta- tion with Conkling, but that, seelus that fact, lie was brave and strong enough to neknowl- edgolt, A friend of the Preaident sugrested toone of these surrendor-sceking Senutors that harmuny perhaps would be restored It Mr.Conkling would gu to the Whitellouse,say that ho felt ngicrioved; that bo thuught au fue Sustive bad beun doog, but that ho desirod to be ut pouce wnd to codperato with tho Adwinistras tion, sud, usa proot of it, he tenderod bl hand, wBut,” Interposcd thls surreador-sooking Souu- tar, " My, Conklfug will not do that” *Thon,” replled the Prosidunt’s frivnd, * there {8 to b o harmony necording to your urograin, unléss tho Adwialstration shull do something that 18 plons- ing to one mun, und, that man bus no advinces r¥nis owni {0 Riako.” Yot tho intiuunce of Mr. Conkling or . 3 TIHOSE MAGIO WORDS, “Honatorial courtesy * buve powee cnough to yond i scoro of Bonators to tho Waite House on such 8 mission us tiut. Tho plan will Hot suw- ceod, M, Rtobortson will uot Lo withdrawn, _tlo will bo contirmed Collostor of tho Port of New York. Tho Administrution 1§ not dispused Lo 1nku 80 prominont u part i the fortheoml u pleturesque break in the mountains which cricdle the romantic Lakes of Killuwney. Here the troops of her Mujesty pounced upon a rusty oll cannog which had been used, ever sluco ennnons * camy into connnon use, to nwaken the wonder- ful echoes of the Killarney mountains for the amusement and edlfication ant to satisty the curlosity of Amerlean aud other visitors to **Killarney’s lakes und fsles,” It was feared that this eannon might be used by thoe Parnellites and Fenians to nwaken echoes in the paluce at Windsor in driving the Saxen from the land of the Celt, or in hustening the advent of Macauluy's New-Zeulunaer, rt e Tue bill permitting clergymen of the Cnurch of England and of the Roman Cath- ollc Chureh to become Members of Parlin- ment falled of a second reading in the Housy of Cotnmons yesterday by u close vote—110 against to 101 for, Clergynien of the Pres- vyterlan, Methodist, andfothor *dissenting” churches ean now beeoms members of the Hounse. Indecd, there are nt least three clergymen in the present Parlinment. Two of them, the Rov. Isunc Nelson, aud the Rov, Dr. Kinncar, Iresbyteriun clergymen, curlously enough, represent Irlsh Roman Catholic constituencies, Mayo and Donegul. Some of the clerical members of the Commons have been among its ablest members,~en such as the late Prof. Rieh- ard Smyth, author of the Irish Sunday Clos- ing net, and Dr, Edward Miall, the leader of the Liberatlonist party, whose death was noted In these columns about ten days ago, and Mr., Jlenry Richurd, n Welsh Radicnl, and Secrotary of tne I'ence Socloty, The grounds on which the Commons rejected tho LIl conferring upon Episcopallan and Ro- man Catholls clergymen tho same priviteges conferred on Presbyterian, Unltarian, and Methodist clergymen 1s somewhat difilcult 1o understand, BaurneLesy 8t Junameselrenlardefin. in the purposes and objects of tho French uxpudition to Tunts, the causes which have led to it, ete., has been nade publie, M, St Hiluire says the expedition wus undertuken to protect Fronch subjects ln Algerin aguinsy frontier ralds, and to protect thelr inturests ngalnst distoyal Intrlgues. 110 passes light- ly over what he calls the **chapge of tho, Dey's feellngs toward Franco,” but leaves little reason fo doubt that ho thinks the chunge has been produced' by Italian intrigwes, M. 8t Hilaire also takes the troublo to defund his course In refuslng to recognizo the Sultan’s domlulon over ‘Tunis, aud says that In this, us in other mutters, the actlon of France Is npuroved by all the clv- flized TPowors who are not biinded by prefu- dice—meaning ltaly aguin, Tho lust para- geaph of the ciroular I rathor significant. It assorts that thero i3 nothiug to prevent Franco frgm doing for Tunls, *wlthout conguest and withouv fighting,” what | Senatortl eloction ln uw Humpunive s 10 sen Franco-a dotng in Algeris, and whot | i Chatdler, 28,0 ChreL e (o York Custom- Houww, TIE SENATE . speut_the day fu cxocutive sesslon. It s re- ,,t?{u that 61)11 uetlon wuthorizing Ste. Hour to priut hisspeech on the Chiovwe quustion wue re- condiderud, wnd that it wad doclded that no speeches vhould be printed. This decision iy doubtless, duo Lo the fact thal sumu Bubutond deslred L0 buve printed speechos on that subjeet which werv not, in £ elivered ut tho timoe of tho rutifivation of tho troaty. 5 TUE BEST OF THE DAY was ogouplod with vonslderstion of the con- England does Ip Indls. ‘The comparl son may not be happy, but there can be, 1o doudting the weaning of the paragraph. 1t menus that France Intends to make Tunls & mere Fronch province, 1ltaly §s hecoming quite restive on this Tunls matter and oven England s complaining that France 15 push- ing matters too far, Neither Power Is hard- Iy In n condition to Juterfere with France's progress, however. firmation of & sudiclury Comf ‘Thu® speeches buen wnlnly, Matthows' Tl contirmutior hore hag u ¢ ..g,é Matttows, upon which the gq,‘ had reported ndversely. /5 Niay aro sall to have zgilu to Matthows. Btill, are very confldent of hig ‘(of his principal manngers ES ght, o i which ho cinims forty-two votes, If thirty of thom fultill the Jexpectation of Mutthows’ managers, tho latter will bo con- firted, ns thore uro o great many absentees, Of course, it is diflicult to stata what the effeot of tha speeehes to ho delivered to-uorrow will have upon the result, but the lndicatinns now aro that Matthows will bo confirmed by n small majority, Very infiuentiul penplo aro at work for him, nnd ho will havo aimost the entire voto of the Solld ¥outh, It 18 doubtfulIf ho sccures ng{l:;w‘;m from Now Eugland. Hofpossibly may ® ALDANY ADVICES, ‘Telegrama have been rocelved hero from Indepondont Republicuns at_Albany state Iny that it |8 not true that Judge Kobertson de- clured at Chicngo that he would not support Gen, Arthur I hie was uominuted for Vices I'restdent. Telegrams nlleging that Conkling mndo. such stutements in his caucus gpeech seem to have been sent from here to Albuny. to which the -tolewrams recuived to-duy from Altny %lc ruplies, Those who clulin to know sy thit Slator obortson was uctive at Chica- #0o In curing the support for Uen, Arthur ns Vicg-President of those mem- bers of the New York dulegation who had noted with him In opposlug Graut’s nomination for 4 third teem. Thls ho did when Conkling himselt wassulking over the defeat of Graut, and de. elaring that he wuanted nune of his frionds pluced on tho ticket with Guarlield, It was MiL RONERTSON'S PENSONAL APPEALS that securced the voto of all the “half breeds™ save one in the Now York delegation for the numination of Gen. Arthur, Scoator McCarthy mido a spevch seconding the nomination of Washbutne for Viee-President, and Mr. Iobert- son personally prevaiied on him to withdraw - bis “speech * nud support Goen. = Arthur. The argument uel by Mr. Robertson with his **hoif-breed” assoclutes was that, unless some one representine the *0ld Guard,” or (rant-Conkling element, was pluced on the tleket for Vice-President, Mr. Conkllnf would sulk In his tent during the entire cumpalen, and perhaps seeretly oppose tho ticket; but, If Conkitnue's noxt Trienil, Arthar, was nominated, Bie wouli bo eompelled to give tho ticket bis rupport. #s plun was to nominute Arthur to prevent Conkling from suthlag. [twns n difi- cult tawk to et some of tho ‘“huife Breeds™ to vote for Artbur fn the Cone ventlon, but all save one of the New York _delegation — wore brought = into line by Mr. ltubertson. Un tho way back from be confirmed within ten* days, and there jeill Inst night nearly every Senator secmed un- Chicusto the * half-breeds ' were complaining to Mr. ltobertson thut he advised thom wrdngly on Viee-President, and were® regrotting that they did not adtiore to Mr, Washiuroo and leave Senntor Conkling without a representative on tho ticket. IT 19 SAID THAT TIE NEXT MOVE of tho Conkhng people, In the cvent that the Frealdent declines uny compromise, and that the mujority of tbe Republicaus decido to pro- veed with the consideration of the Bobertson casey will be to mmke A combination with the Democrats. nnd forco 4 floal wdjournnient of tho Scnnte by Wednesday of next week without actlng upon Hoberisou. In uny event, it 18 tho Imnmsv.- of the Republic- aus to secitro 4 final ndjournment of the seasion by the last of noxt week. Thero Is no burpose’ 10 renew tho flghit over the election ot officers. ASSUCIATED DPHESS NEPORT OF TUE EXe ECUTIVE SKESSION. 5 o the Weatern Amociated Press. WasHINUTON, Moy 11.—The Senate executive rossion lasted about four and u bulf bours to. duy. A Inrgo number of Postmasters and otber uuminations were reported, which occus pled over an hour. Next, a moton to re- canalder tho tesalution to permit Ione's speech nguinst tho Chinose treaty was token up and arguod, madé n loug speech against recons{deration, but it was enrricd, and the resolution to perinit the rubllcuuun of the spvecl wis tubled. ~ Btanloy Mntthews’ nominnuon was next taken up. Ed- ninds and Bavand made specchiod agiinst the confirmation of Matthowe, both tuking ‘the ;Smund that he was not a (it man to gu oit the upreme Hench. Thoy epoke ef tha oxalted sition of o Supreme Judge, and clatmed 3 only men of spotiess repututions should be s clevated. Thuy reforred to the past aots of Mntthaws, which thoy sald showed him fobe more of 1 politiviin than o statesman or jutist,' INGALLS SPOKE IN BEHALF OF MATTHEWS, clniming n high ordur of talent and Integtity for. bl taat fn the long publio lite of ahy man who has been g0 vrominont mlstukes must natucatly ~Adsiinisteation talked .of: compromise; nudo R been pde, Bdgerton spoke briefly wminst, Mattnaws, insftiog that he lsn stranger 1o the . * olroult to which ie would, as Supremv Judge, e nssfrned, and_that the peuplo of that circult want a Judge wha belongs to It, and I8 famillue with its Bonet and Bar. Hhermnu putu fow questions to tho oppononts of Matthews in reply to the ponts mado aguinst bhim. Don Cameron s worklng with ull bis migut for Mutthows, Friends of Matthows inaide and onutside of tho Senato still cluim that he will bo coufirmed,. and this {8 the Judgmeont of some of hisupponents, Thoro 18 a. | Foport that Buyard's speecn tud inurked cffoot with tho Demoeruts, but tho workers for Mut- thowa say It only mado two votes doubtful. 1tls' expreted to get theough and reach u vote on Mutthows to-morrow, Then a motlon will be mnde to udjourn unti-Monday. CONKLING AND I1I$ FRIENDS nre worklug for dolny now, aud (£ they can ade Jourw tho Semito until next week 1t “will give hom sovernl dayd’ breathing spell, Birs, Gar- t of Scnntors which ho shows - fiehi's ltiness bustaken all the President's atten- ton. i1y hus refused to see nuyludy, even Sen- Wtors, to-diy nnd to-night, henee 1t 18 impossi- ble to leiten how he feels about the publication of tho New York fHerald, givine the Conkling slde of the lobertson controvorsy, and which It wis undoratood was furnistied by Conk- hing. A Sunator who is ono of Conkling’s closest Triends una inost trustworthy llcutonants, suid . fust nlght that all stutenents to tho offect tha Cunkitug bad sald tho Presidont bud aecolved Rim wero falso; that, durimer all tho controversy slnee Hobortson wus noninated, CONKLING 1A NEVER SPOKEN DISRESPECT- FULLY of tho Presidont, and all_stutemonts to tho cou- trary were “juventions of the enemy." Bome- thing slmilur to this wie stated i caduous, ung it was derstood that the President wus to bo ud- sured that/ Conkling bud nelthor attacked, threatonel, nor defumod bim, This ralsed the hopus of some that the Prosldent wixht listen to, pruposils of cumpromise when ussured that Conkting hus not, in any way, nssaited b, Tao attaek in the Herald to-duy’, howeverels geners atly regardod ns Conklisg's publication of his sldo pt tho cuse. e STAR ROUTES. REFOIS. . Boeetal Disvaich "o Ths Chicago Tribune, Wasisaros, Do C, May 1L—The re duotions In stenmbonrt and star-route ox- penses noted In uows dispatehes within the lust three or four days nre probably only the begiunbig of o very goucral system of cconomy fn small matters In the Contract- Ottico of the Post-Otliea Departments, Un- necessary or extravagunt contracts, wherev4 er found, aro to be reduced or oat off, and thero nre Indleations that the aggregute re- ductionsof this charaeter, quits irrespeetive of the general reforms In the fraudulent system of Western star-route cummclf“. will amount up Into the milhonss . Sonio minor reductions huvo to-duy been ifected . i Ponnsylvaninand Vermont. A prellmjngry: exnmination of tho yecords of the oflleg (g, closus the tact thut hundreds nud probably thousaids of vllices oxist, the receiptd of which uverage 84, 35, and $10 each u yunrte: to serve which, under fad THE LOOSE SYRTEM * which seems to huvg obtuined favor herel fors, has cost the Government 3100, §30, Al $i00 each, Some ofices seem to have been established for the acconunadation of wingle Individuals, Once established, watild-be contrnctors seo thelr opportunity, sl by meuns of patience ad through Con-’ grensfonal intluence, much too easily of tnined, contriets forearrylng themailstosuch offices ut pricea enurmousiy dlsproportionute to thio benotits rusultiug are s .~ Luttors are recelved I great nimbens from all sections of the aountey, nutably (rom the south and South. west, whero * interuul improvement,” inotud fug star-ruuto cuntructs, hus boen mundo to ap- ! peusr ud e THIE GENERAL AND POPULAR DEMAND, calling utiention tooxtravagunces whleh wmay, ln tho upiuion of e writers, bo sdvantugeously cut oif, or sugxesting wuys tn which as guod or better resuils wuy bo obtalned by chouper mulbuds. A gontlomon called at the Departs went to-day nnd nurrsted Bis . oxperlenve in Now Mexico. Truveling over u star rIute, 0 suw . the drlver hanging up 4 sullepouch st on intermediate stution, uud - wikod the runsou. * Why,"” replied the driver, +ghory’s notbiug in it, aud t might us well by It up hero und tuke it ugsin on juy rebirn.” This gontloway, haviag reached the terminus of thu route, o Bilitary post, conversfd with tho clork who was aoting Postmuster, He sald ho bid comuuted the cost por letter of carry '"fi thy nuils over the routy fu yuestion, kud found v to buabout $7W. UNION PAOIFIC. . A HUNBLE PETITIONEIR WasuiNaroy, 0. C, May 11.—A petition was recently tHed fu the Unlted States Court of Cludws by the Union Puclile Rallroad Com- k!