Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 17, 1881, Page 2

CIE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: fRIDAY, JUNE 1%, 188i—TWELVE PAGES. - shal Dudloy was not only a gallant soldier but Is a one-legged veteran, COL, DUDLEY’S NAMB {s already familiar In Washington. fees in the East WASHINGTON. ment In more southern portions af tha cotton: hott, even fn Loulsiana and Florida, confined In the foriner State to the northern warishes an the: uplands between the Ou eat und a Vindon refused,to give out, the report be- cause It reflected upoit ex-Seoretary Sher- nim, Seeretary Sherman sat to-day em- phatically that there is absolutely no. rofer- Js sery- Indian Company ure well Red atvera. ‘The tow rate of yleld in the | enee inthe report to Ms. Sherman, directly if | ag Fought } known. te comes to the Capital with an ens | s) orn States @ y y Indirecthy, that the report 1 Postmaster-Genoral James Has iB Shh eoiutitluy eae iawie eunteae larg axe Bouthete 3 ulti Ey th ultomatler a Hr ia or Indirectiyy pind) thi te reper 11'S, heavler on Pliney than anybody else, Mtney hhuself ls responsible: Arthur in the Star-Route ecutly the practice of usliue whest-tolda for winter cupiclty ane tried Htc for the. reports vasi- : Presitent has repeatedly expressed Mhnsel€ | pasttire, neonsideration often deemed more | neethig Sherman's name with thy altar, Toguiry, dlestrous of having Win hie Wastington aud | important than the harvesting of ripened | During Sherman's aduitnistration . of it is probably tu thls faet quite as much as to | grain, ‘The season of 13a) was also exeep- | the Treasury, seems tht ont the war amide upon Mr Bentley that the Honatly unfavorable tn this region, ‘The | several oceastons he = got Pitney to elange fing beon wade, | President Garilald average yield was but five of six bushels in soveral of these States, OATS. ‘The production of oats has been extended matnly in the West and South, Four-tenths of the'aren of this crop, with nearly halt its product, is found in the four States of Il nols, Iowa, New York, and Pennsylvania, Heretafore it has been an unpromising and unpopular crop in Southern latitudes, belug extremely Hnblo to blight, witli the lntre- Altend to. simpll persona) matters for him (Sherman)? On this Pitney lins pre- sinned, aid since he lias been wuder investl gation he tng on different. ocensions insine wated that he had, orders from high author ity for what he did. These Innuendoes were x0 framed ay to seem to refer to Sherman, but when entled upon to speak right out and tell the whole truth, no matter whom it mieht strike, Pitney sheltered hiniself, be. Wind A retuant to testify on the ground that ho wight criunate hinself, Y in Ce on of | 3 nl with his ability and Integrity do Adan in Cereal Prelim ot eet Hee od ela agents cannot hope very soon vearly er Cont in Ten Nearly 100 T to shake Ibs fulth tn the new Commnisstoner, Years, At tho outset Col Dudloy was rendy to res sign the Marsialship of Tindinna, provided he cont by tate Commisstoner of Patents. Ju this offiva he could perfeet his Khowledas of patent lw, and at the expiration of his fermenter (he practlee of Ns profession, makhag the lew of patents a spectilly. Kora Mr, Bentloy Hands His Resig- nation to the President 8 a ¢ ttetion of “rust-proof” varieties and the Coldly, Hee i bea rior ie oh ata practice of fall-sowing for winter pasture. waa dese reriateeetie poe thin: panial THE COMMISION E TiS ARLEN. * nis decidedenot: ty minke public Xhe Position Given to Col. Dud- | as the weeks wont “bi dthe Prege | He rly: Hele of this crop, Paty : i Wisconsts, Lowa, and Innesota hive made the heaviest in: crease, and now prodtice the Jarger part of the remaining Walt, 1t 14) making no appre- elable advance In the Boutlt RYE. The Inerense of ry jing been only 17 per cent, showing 0 decling in production it pros portlon to, population, Pennsylvania, Ulinols, and New York still produce about half the crop, WUCKWHEAT. The Increased production of this minor the oflico of the Custodian of tho ‘Treasury, Cir flent’s attention ta the dealrability of a change In the Comilsstonership of Ponstons. Daudley was fntnediately sucuested for the pinea ud it has beon understood ever since uw oflletal clretes that, Ifa change was made, the Colonel would be named as Mr. Bentley's xitecessor, Hut lt soon became knows that Serrotnty, Kirkwood was n warm personal friend uf Mr, Uentley, and he made a manly: fight for iin, But the opposition .to his re- ninining Nally prevaltaad, IS LETEER, . To the Western Assoclated Presse, Wasttnatox, D. C., dune 16.—Follow!ng Is Commissioner Bentley’s letter of rosigna- tlons’ DeeAnrane oF THe InTERION, Pexsion OFFICE, Wasitnatoy, D.C. Juno 1, 18al.—To Ue Preatdent—Sin: th eoinpitanes with a desire ley, of Indiana, a One- Legged Veteran, CIVIL SERVICE, A CRY: FUN ITS REFORMATION, ‘Borclat Dispateh to ‘tha Chicago Tribune, Wasiuneron, D. Cy June 10.—The press- uro of oilice-seekers {6 having its natural result, ‘The President and the hens of the Departments. are sv beset by pluce-hunters that it has been found necessary to consider Tn. tierense prnduetion. ot tile main som ali for rullet, abuenlly, the woe COreis Tuts UGE Het, Oty EEO US CLO TO ; | remedy seems to be the Civil-Service system, yarice lon, tt 1870, earcely Fane th population, As in 180, Itty scarcely | and within tho Inst week te Scorctary of West, two-thirds of the crop being the prod | the ‘Troasury has ordered to ho prepared for uct of New York and Ponnsylvanine his examination -and for that of tho VPrest- tent a history of tha Civil-Servico rules and THE TREASURY, thelr operation up lo the time when Con- (udge N. C. MoFarland, of lowa, Ap- pointed Commissioner of the jLand-Office, Windom Will Recommend | No Congressional Logisiation on Fanding. Helin 1 by sau a our Inlorsiow: seatahiay, Li ILANS. gress refused appropriations for the ij i = | that! vacuto ut Comrisaioner ¢ ‘4 ‘ = ‘ivil-Servi 4 ‘i Gothing Has Indicated tho Probabil- | tht! vacuto the of row yo note to appane |, WASNGTON, D. Cy Sino 16.—It is not | Civtl-Servico — Commission, and when another purson to the place, have tho honor to tender my resignation. tn surrendering to your hands tha Important truat to whieh 1 was coms wiksioncd by ox-Preaident Grant, at tho vom ane SIEHY of tha Just your of bis term, and it Hiinistered through the four succouding years under ex-President Elayes, T point with santisfaetion to tho teoords of this office and of the Departmont af tho sIntorior, as abowing an Invrcae of work performed since 1 have been In olive, An averizO Improvement, aid an goanamy in the tunagumene of the ataips of tho Barout of inore than 25 per cout of tha total tur ‘salnvios and uxpenses,-ore than Pereee er ed may proporly be added ng ade ditfonal sum of 24,00 aud upwards, elfacted by the consolidation of niencies, whero “the Im pravuinent in the eervies has been equal to that ta this atten, These recounts, when supple- mented by the reoards of Congress (ovidouce ree partel ty the House of eprusoutatives March 3, hy agra Buluce. Committes on Pensions, Bounty, and Tiek- Puy), sae eatablish beyond stteecsaful contradiction thatovery tliexadon and proteusa whieh tue yet yeutured into publicity derogntos ree inv personally. ar to my minnagement of the ailivg, ut ratlecsing in any degrees upon the intaver in whieh {have oxcouted the Penslon taiwe, hus beer UTTEMLY FALLS, and without shadow of foundation upon which forest. Tinuke refermnce to those revards In no boustful spirit, and witt no view of Kult-defenke or exculpneton, but in sinipls obedionve ta my luty add antmedinute, to plagy at sour vont. imatid stich earansiil and vithl facts as you may buve oeension in future to consult, und that my silence in rexard te thou me not hereafter bo taken advantage ‘of and mise represented as’ ot adoiaion to the con- weary by persons feroroatad In) having tho conteury bolieved. ‘tnankinie you for your kludly expressions and whiting your Adminis> tration tha complete siccesa whieh the country UsSperta nt yute hands, dd whidh the principles of Ropublicdnlant teasted to your keoulig for the tine being deserves, Lau sary Fiapeertally: y J. A, Meter, yours, TT 18 LRANNED that tho President's request for Commisstoner Bentley's resignition wis not intended as a yellection upon tle personal or onleial ine tegrity, butwis bused on complaints whieh hintl been strenuously urged in many quare fers ngalnst his past nianagement of the penslon service and: his well-known schemes: fot {ts reorganization, lt 1s understood the President aveoutpahisd hin eceptanca of Comtuissonor Bentley's resignation with att offer at 9 prelen appolntinent, which Mr. thought probable, from Intimations obtained | further . operations undor that system of the ‘Treasury Department, based on pres- practienlly wore stopped. ‘Chis Laauitry ig to ent Indications, that there will be nny recom- | duelude aveport upon the methotls of the mnendation made to the next Congress look- pieservice 9 patent wiiieh Was dnsroduoet Ing to refunding Jopistation, | Tels tho opin. | {ito the » pie Eel eee y fon of those high fu authority that the con- | , ae iis * i ‘The fact that this report Is to be made at version of high-rate bonds ui the eas the dfrection of the Sceretary of the ‘Trensury system tito bonds beariug a lower rate of | does nut necessarily indienta that the: old futerest is far more adyantagvous to busl- { competitive system Is to be reéstablished, ness interests than the agitation of the qu butlt does show that the Adniuistration tlon by Congress. Whilo the intention of the | fvels tho need’ of something to protect Itself Seerutary of the'Lrensury 1s to keep the xink- | from the inroads of | tho ofiice-seokers. ing fund well stepplivd, 16 is not probable that | Probably mine-tenths of the President’s much will be dene In tho purchase of bonds for that fund until the 6 ver cents, to which the option of -eontinuanee or redemption has already been extended, ave disposed of, Although there has been no report received a4 te the aginber or amount of coupon fives: recelyed for continuance at the London aguney, it is understood that quite a large Mnountof suel bonds hay been uresented, ‘The * etry ia of opinion that nearly it not quite all the $118,000,000 conpon fives Will be rreehat for continuanes before the the fixed for thelr presentation has elapaed— namely: July t. The Suerotary was aaked to- ‘ day 10 there was ANY PROUABILITY OF 108 PURCHASING 4 CENTS of 1907 for the sinking find in proference to redvoming the converted 8iy per cants. to wihleh he responded that that was a qites- tow which had not yet been considered. [tis thotizht In some quarters that, providing the 43 could be purelinsed In open tharket at rea: donnble figures, It woaukl be good polley to pirehige ein jy preference to redeetlig 8lg por cents, .Farty-four mltiion dollats of coupon 6 per cent bonds have been received for . continuance al vg per cent te date, leaving 874,000,000 to be heared trom. BANK ‘TAXES, FINH VOINTA * Brectat Diavatch to Tas Chicago Tribunee * Wasitrxatox, D. ©. June 16.—Collector Harvoy atrived here this morming, and will remain n day or two to attend some imalters of dotall connected with his oftiec, and to consult with tho Commissioner of Intornal + ity of Raum Reversing the Bank-Tax Decision. Growing Necosslty of tho Institutton of Rules tor Appolutmont to Ofllec. 4. Shooting Affair ia Aloxandria Whioh Has Onveed a SensationPitney, thos since he fins) been faangurated has been oeeupled with Istening to. the applications of individuals and delegations for office, Ife hag not had an opportunity to study the dosuilsof policy in any departinent, orto axectite plans which it is known that he format before assuming the Prasidentlat iieo, ‘The White [louse and the executive Departnient have been In a state of siege, It is yet posstble that the old Clyil-Service rules uiay de erceted as a barrier aguinst this be- sleging ariny, ——— SHOOTING AYTRAY. PARTICULARS, Speciat Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribune, Wasinatoy, D.C, duno 10,—Last night Lewis E, Payne, late Olerk of the Aloxandila County Court, was shot in the arm nnd alightly wotinded by. Edward Burke, Com- monwealth Attorney tor Alexandria County, atthe Tonting Motel. “A diMenlty has Ueen outstanding for some thio, Mr. Burke had been informed that Payne Intended to shoot him, and on Wednesday nigentng Mr, Payne, under the Infiuence of Higutor, went to Mr Burke's office, In the market building, and poluted a pistol within. ‘wo Inw students were the only persons there, and the pistot was snatched from Payne's hands by a edtored nan, who carried It off, and Mr. Payne says that he has been unarmed since. Mi, BUTI, | who had retelyed frequent warnings from his friends that’ Payno intended to attack STAN ROUTES. PLATY AND AUTIUL, Spectal Disputeh to The Chicayo Tribune, Wasmatox, D.C, dune W—Notwith- Btanding the reticence of the Portinnster- General and his) subordinates In regard to vverything connected with the enforced resignation of Gen, Brady, and the inception and proseetion of tha stur-route “investiga. Hon, becaslonatt facts leak ont, It ta now Inthnated With conslderhble posltlvotivar that muen of tha opposltion whieh the Post- master-Cencrat enesuntered when he frst took steps looking to the remayal of Brady and the bextnning of an divestigation eae from the Viee-President of the United States, who, it Is sald) at tho Instination of Senator Dorsey, dic all that he vould to aver’ the impending disaster, It Is reported that Vice-President Arthur, ifter it was found that Brady must go, ¢ Lis Induce to haye vind ts Brady's shecessor who would hot Investigate seas to burt anybody, and 16 THE AVPOINTMENT OF ELMORE, thouett he ist personal frleml of Mi. Platt, was not regarded as satisfactory by Gen Arthur, In this coitnection tha following elreumustances are recalled: Mr, Platt was a member af the Comtnittes on Pust-Oitces and Post-Roads when Mr, Ehnore's appuint- . 3 Hs Hs Revenue relative to tho cases of the Cana- “ ett * re] orl. Mr Piatt hent the nomliation AGRICULTURE, Chicago bank eases Involve some vory fine and, a8 Payne came within the saloon, for suine tine, and finally handed tt bao DETAILED NOLLETIN, LTTE RT aE RL RT ho’ fired oath, "Pho ball without any report, Senator Ferry asked it Hpectat Lupateh to The Chicago Tribune, Tecuaalder ay in any way modity his de | entered = Payne's arm, inflicting a Wasnixatoy, D. 0. June 16.—The Census Bitrown [ssitus a dotalied Hulletin of the atea and prodtict of cereals, of which the totals wore given last week, The comparison ts of the crop of 1800 with that of 1878 - ‘Yhond- vance In production for the Inst decade is nearly 100 per cent, while In the deende pre- ceetling tt was but 13 percent. ‘hla is mala- ly attributable to the fact that the ducade was one of gréat agricultural growth. The corn crop of 1860 with partlal fallute; that of 1870 was very heavy, Tho coreal Increase between 4880 and 1800, viel was considered retin! able, was wuly 4 percent, ‘The apparent | erensy of cori is Wi per cent, Mlingis, Lowa, and Alssourl prodyclag more thay the entire countre In 1800, “Lhe nitvanee In Hilnols frou 120,031,105 to 877,708,805 14 Lit part the reault of extension of aren, but ta largely due to the fnet that the cro} nt isd, owing to the drought was a parti fallure, i TAH FIVEPOLD INCKBASE IN KANSAS is chused by heavy inimilgration and cheap ands, The {noretiss in wheat ls 7 per cent {in the list tedndp. Mihaly is in the lead ad ft Whint-produging State. Next'in rank come Indiana, Olin, Michiaan, Allnuesota, Lown, California, Missouri, Wisconsin, ‘The Inerease In rye is only 17 per cent, showing a peyllee In production In proportion to popu- ation, he desired that Eltnore should be confirmed, It is sate that he tad wo Wish to express lit the matter; that the Committee cautd do as Ar pleased. ‘The Chairman deeliied to uereps sueh a report, and Mr. Platt ined toimake f different one. folks remained th Me state for several weeks, and untll Mr. Pintt resigned, Then Mr, Elmore was promptly eotifirmiod. MI. PLATTS CONDUCT exoltet) consitlorably surprise at tho ting, In ylew of the facet that Elmore was his warm, polliieg! and personal frlend, but ft is nut WiMeult to tind an explanadon on tha theory thot Arthiy was desirous that Elmare should tot be coniirnied. Lt ty sale that Headly and Jorsey, wore hoth bitterly oppuved to Plnofe’s appotntuient being mide, because they knew that he was a mut who could not ve tuanipulatod to sult their purpose, NEWSPAPER COMPLAINTS. havo reached the Postinaster-Gigueral to the pffect that the fiseoutinuanee of the stennt- bout tual servity from Matnphis, ‘Tenn. to Wittaburg, Ark., vin ta St. Fravels River, has otlrely depilved the people nt flve or sls sivall Pust-Ontices on that river of mull fact. {fles, the aihotnt allowed to engige lund gervlee to supply those offlees having been sound Insuflicient te. Induce nny one to uns dertake theseryice, ‘The PustinsterGeneral Tus ordered a Special Agent at the Depar iment to investigate theeamplalnits anil ree mend such meusures as nay bt neces sary dn order to properly Kupply tha amnll Post-Offices montloned, The discusalon In the Memplils newspnoers in regard to this particular route develops the fret thatthe stenmboat company wijeh obtained fram Bratly the contract to gapry tno tnadis au the St. Francia River for $13,000 a vent, In order to supply offices) whieh: yielded a gross Tevenue of nbont 3500 1 yenr, was thus en- flesh wound ‘only, There was an instant interference, Mn Hurke was arrested, Voth partles are ig meh welginown in Wash- ington. rte avr some timo as United Stntes Attorhey of Wyoming, and ts now a8 elerk hiethe Pension Oftice, Burke, the Commonwealth Attorney, uvon buyin, Interviewed, gives the followin yorulon Cy the nifair: * 4d tive been threutdhed by Lew Payne fur x thine past, He has notonly expressed his hitention of killing me. but his. on several occasions visited Alexandria: - FLOUIMISIUNG A P8TOT, and announcing his purpose of simizhterin; ie, He ling entered my hotel arined ane wareling for me He haseven gone trp- stulrs to any room Jn the hotel genrching for me, with the avowed Intent of killing me, It wis only the day before yesterday that he came hovearined and kicked In the door of my law-ollies, Twas absent, but he demurred to parties present, and stated that his trip to Alexandria was i ‘go RIDDLE THE Lire 6ut oF ME Last night [ was sitting In the Tontine, One of my stidents entered hurriedly snd told..tue that Payne was abuut enter- elsion, which, if executed, will require those banks’ to pay Inte. the Treasury Inrge Amgunts af ‘money. This diseus- sion may result in tho amendinent of tha Internal Revenue laws, by which the definition of banks and private bankers shall be made clear. Under tho present law tho Comilaaloner thinks It 1s clear enough that individuals, or partners, or corporations who have money on deposit, which iy used as the deposits in the private banks in Olleago have been usu, for purposes of discount; as de- posits to be checked ngalnst, PRACTICALLY ACCEPTED, asthe basis for the salo of drafts or other commercial paper, come clearty within the definition of a bank of the Internal Revenue law, whlel: must pay the one-twenty-fourth of L per centum tox, ‘The retxuminations that havy been matis of the questions, slice tho anses of the Corn Exchange ond the outreal Bank enme. up for eunsideration, wove not changod the views of thy liternal Revenue Pepiytinent,, The erltlelan that the decision of the Comtilastoner goes to | Ing, There are two entratices, the extent of requiring the banks to pay | one, from tha , sitio: aul one from taxes poh checks dupositel fur collection, | the innin door, LC didnt know which one he wiileh inay Bubseguently be thrown out ns | had chosen, Wishing to avold hit, us 1 haye not good If not well fyunded, shows that the | ever lune, I arose, and was walking aulekly persons making this charge fowanl the abla Ce Aree WT " 3 se | through the front., HAVE: FADED bay DRT SHEE tol, rf his arms “wero oxtunded, and, not wishing to kill him, Lo fred at his right (ils pistel) arin, and passerl from the house hrough the court ite the strect. Why he should seek to ussnult me 1 do not know, have always beun his friend,” ATEN YEARS’ REVIEW, To the Western Asroctated Peeves Wasninatos, D. ©, Juite 16—The Census Oftice t-dny Isbtied the report of J. RR Dodge, Spoolal Agent tut the Collection of Statistica of Agriculture, giving the rosult of the Iirst countof area and product of cerenis of the several States and Territories. Itis a The ruling of Cotimlasioncr Ravin, in torus, snyst “ Where chuuks or tratts are recelyed for collection, and remittances are collwcted for the followlng day, tha collection should be treated as a dupostt, bub where tho Honey collected ts held by the collecting v yen census taken in 1880 of. the crops of 1870 and | bank and renitted ata subsequent thie, dure NOTES, g ple ae ey py Bony} ps ya tne Teele pul te acreage on which they were grown. It ing thu eg Is, He he te aroun be trent- GREGORY, any of individual could afford to run bonts | is elven in comparison with the production | 40s a deposit.” “tho pont of the decision Breciat Dtepateh to The Chicago Tribune i Wasuinaton, D. Gy June 16—-Dr. J, W. Gregory, of Lilinols, delivered the annual ad- dress here to-lay before the Normal School 7 WEST POINTS A short. thne sinea the War Dopartniont stibinitted, to the Atturney-Gunural a ques- isQhat collections that are treated ng ‘enyh and are purmitled to be checked ugainat aa such, are regnrded ag taxable, while checks sent for collection only, which are * entered short,” dnd not entered tp as cash, are hut faxed punU they have been credited for col- evtion, f Competition with one which dnjoyed a subsldy of 212,000 4 yeu THE ADMINISTRATION, The followlin Is sald to be the position, of the Adininistration on the star routes: ‘Lhe Adthinlstrauai consider Its revuthtlon for Jow-nblding and justica nt stake on this ine of 1809, reported In tho, census of 1870, Supplementary and corrected returns may chnuge these aggregates fn tho {inl publication. ‘Tho most striking sugges tlon of thesé Agures {8 the unprece- dented advaticé Iti production during H THRNE TAS WEEN ONE TEST CASE quest, ‘The ofticers charged with the prog: | the thst decade, aijounting to nearly it + tion whether ' the action of — tha Coution wilt not he. poruiltted to ask tho | 100 voreent forall “kins taken together, | 98 to.the linblilty vf a private bank to tax. mia Board «ont West Point In Grand Jury for Indle i in any endo exe | while the inereasa of the ton yenrs preceding | Sen under tiv law, ‘That was the case of | Acade Bi h) its cept tipon testimony In Itself sumfelent to convict, and eyery case ag mude Up by the detectives will ho subjected to the most rigid ahd lnpartial eral seratiny before it 1s pro- Brown Bros, of Now York City, who sued to recover 814,009, which had been collected from thom, and dh) recover It, pyder the nd- ministration of Mr, Pratt, of Lidia, as ywits Dut IY per cont, "Pils wide dlference Is hugely real, from obvious eausey, though in part only nepiie nt by tunson of the partial fillure Of the vorn crop of 1660 and the heavy turnlug back on geo deficlent and and dlsmisiing a cadet was flnal, and notsub- Jeet to reversal by the War Department or the President, The Attorney-General 3 The von nt Coumlsstoner of Internal Revenue, The ‘i ees He an Ca, a porto ot Narva warieuttural | law Genemployed wos thatot Everts South. | declded, thot sion | ndings wore, tual, BEN TAY, prowl, WR pa cont, aa, ona te vithoratsy and was dircctad tu the point that | view his opinions, which he did, ‘but HR GOKS, r tb firat ine given by the census, will In {aus prevent a misleading effect of very i und of excessive production In census years, reached the same conclusion, ‘The result will be to hereafter save tho’ friends of de fiefent endots much thue and trouble in Job- bylng personal and polltloal laftnence to in- duce the Department or the President to reverse the fnilings of tha Board, For the fitty-threo, grattuntes ‘this year thera will bo but thirty vacancies, Tho rest will be conte missionod additional Second Lieutenants, After this, however, only enough. to fill ax- lating vacaneles will bo conuntysloned, and ile rest willbe allowed to returo to private fo, doeclal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune Wasting ton, 9), G, dune Ith, AL Bent ley, of Wisconsin, Conmissionerof Penslona, to-day resigned, ln his letter addressed to the President he gives thin, reason for hile resignations “Ih compliance with tho desire Ibthinated by you at our, Interview yesterday, that Tvncate thy oMes of Conmisstonor of Pensluns tn order that you imny be abla to Appoint another person to the pinee, 1 have the honor to tender my resignation.” ‘This resignution has been long expected. It was Unally deturmlucd upon some trea weeks agents, but were merchants, and they neither had eupital hor deposits, Phila was trie of thit fem. ‘Tho Brown Bros, ese ts net a parallel to that of fhe Ganading Pani Chicago, a8 ho Now York term did not keep accpunts that could be checkad ngalnst, x aN MWPARLAND, COMMISIONEM OF THE LAND-OFFICE, « Aptctal Dispatch to The Cateugy ‘rwuitee Wasurxatoy, 1, 0, Juno 10,—It is under stood that the appointment of Judge McFar- land, of Topeka, Kas,, as Conmlssionet of the General Land-Onlco has been determined ‘od, Wore not bankers, or yt cone, The apparent Inerensy In corn [3 133 per sits the thrvw great cormgrowing Stutes— Wnt Jowa, and Sflssouri—produging inmore than thé ontire conttey Ue 180, he julvalics In INnols, from, 1B BE 8B to. BaT,- 805 fa in part the renult ofan Bxteliuton of aren, but lirgely dug to the fact that the crap of 1008 wag oa parti} fallure by vequon of drought, ‘The fivefutd Increase In Kansas da caused by louvy tuiniigration and chon and fertly anu * ti ay (utd wath Higher rate o UMMIONANTA, ago, when Marshal Dudluy, of In. | preareas fron slinttar onuses ly noted fa | upan, Judge MoFarlund is a native of Penn. To the Western Assoclated Press, diana, was “here, that he should | aye piaska, oe Me eee y stone (ieee | sylvanta, Ho lived tu Ohlo for some years, | Wasmxatox, D. 0, Juno’ 1W—During Tecelye the place, aud Mr. Dudleyy | drought and grasshoppars, ‘Iie cotton | Wid Was a tuombor of the Legislature of that | May there arrives In the United States 117,- sxonelegged Indiana soldier, will probably enter on his dutles as Commissioner of Pune sions July l. Mr, Bentley was not removed because he was an lneflielentanicer, Mo hus done a great deal to improve the survlee, He has been a very energetic, faithful, capable man, aud has adinttistered his office with THE UTMOST ECONOMY, j It has been for atx yenrs the target for a dit. ter opposition, but it has passed through soy+ eral investigations without injury, In hls let} ter to the President, Mr, Bentley reviews with pride his aditutstration of “the office, Htatos show a aul of ubout40 per gent fn vorn shneg 1870, "T' plow rato between the iixures of aren ang the product In severnl of Uiena Htates Is purtly explained by tha gon gral proyatence of airtight Te Puellicy coust region, nut special) Lt sulted to cua erop, ushibit State. Hols a man of decldul ability, aud boans a high reputation fur intemrity, Ils appointmunt, it la suld, will be yery necepta- blo to the Itupublicans of Kansas, who have for gone tine felt that they deserved'to bo recopuleud by Having a represbntative ainong tho Bureau oficers in Washington, "The tee intiment ing buen warmly recommended nd urged by the Kanns Senators and Ro reuentatives, Aud by other prominent Repu licuns of that State, 2 umalgvants, and during the eleven months of the fisenl year.f04,204, Of this latter numn- ber there were from Germany, 1753300; Do-~ wan Of Canada, M00; England aad WValus, 57,601; lreland, vt, Scotlund, 13> bey China, Taehy all other countries, 133,- om ang, Biter! Re jpubeitit oF was ay a utud by the President Pout- inaster a appelliad by ‘Tex, vice Jolin P, alexander, rendyed, THR ATLOUNEY-GENERAT, dechles that there fs no liw making preliin: Inary oxninination 9 condition precedent wall its ab creditable tucrease tn fale proportion to tha vdvahes in population, As Was expected, cere fea suinil extension of pals Gultlvatian n fhe ‘Territories, which ts impracticable, 1f not lipossible, on all but the lowest vluvations, WHEAT. A comparatively steady and rapid ficrease of whant-growing ta shogyn by Pomparlaont PITNEY. | Ue WILL WETING. ° y aud justly makes the claim that he with foriner niu blow tits belng 73 per | Wasmnaton, }), G, Jang 1L—An evening | Promotion ln tho'Aturine Corps. has reduced! the expensew and salaries more | fWuly la those [Rei eee tate ME | paver anys Ub ts authiorltattvely stated that eh Shan 25 per cent, oy $500,000, during his term. | the Stites au ‘Herriturios oxcope Florida and | Custodian Pituay, of the Treasury Depart. ae Hh Pests Grunch Baturday noxt with Perlley Leal ae siotthtleae due, In great Nyon mK, include wi peat, tn thelr reports, ment, will retire at the close of the fiscal | Mra, Gorteld rail the sau cr Naren Me sition to Iiim amon g e antic and G WE. We ¥ " puldige eee ae ta ae te CORTH BLOW # Minted brat eetto saute | years and be succeeded by Gen. EB. W. Whit | President will sonal a few days and BE taker, of this city, Gen. Whittaker ta from Kansas, and, during the Wat, was Chief of Btult af den. pusters ile hi hi been quite roUON C8, and wos ihe head equtre ort the ffowbat hClub durlog recent Presidential campalga. THE TREASURY INVESTIUATION, Rumors hove been flying tulek about the report of the ‘reagury iuvestiganon, one Gartleld soins weaks, ‘Tug, following-uatuel “enllsted no, following-uamed enlisted men of the Slenal Corps. dre members: ‘ot the Lady ‘ranklin Bay expedition, soon to atart fron i dohna: Seryis, Edward Israul, D, 0, Ralston, and 1. fs Gardiner, VSILVER, ‘The Treasury Department to-day purchased ibe cl tenthe of the entire crap ts produced in nine Histes In the followhug onder of prevedonce: Mlnots, Tadley 1a, 0 My Hichiaan, May BU ti, Lown, call fornia, Siskourl, wid Wiston- There hos becn for sever] years an in- creasing iuterest in wheat vulsurce In ali the Soushern, States, eapectally in the Pleduont regions of the Carolinas and Georgia aud ti Northern Texas, thatopposition Is just or not, and whether It was created by cluiuwants or not without cause, it does exist, ‘Lhe Preshlent hago vast ainount of correspondetica tending to Bhow that there wasa strong desire thata soldier should be placed at the hend uf the Pansion-Ollice, ‘This has been done, a3 Mar- and there has been a disposition. to oxperl- 1 \Clerrantied from hare being that Seeretary H hin, was sitting at the 'Tountine last night, | fi £5,000 ottnees of fine silver for tho Philadel- phia and San Francisco mints. THE UTES, Seerotary Lincoln - ting referred, to Cen, Sherncuy the letter from Seorctary Kirkwood relative tu Gio alleged establisbnent on the Southern Ute Reservatlon of & new xtavon by the Denver & Ilo Grande Rallrond, nud tho erection of snloons, dance-houses, ete, with a veotiest that the Gener take the necessary and proper action for rentoving the Intruders, es Yoaterday’s Ballots! Wheeler 38 and Oonkling 32; Depow 64 and Platt 27, Conkling Put Back in tho Fiold, for tho First Time During the Contest. LONGBTRERT, “Gen, Longstreet. aici hore to-ttay and eniled on the President. Ile will take cares of the United States: Marshal’s oMes in Georgia on the lat of July. Longstreet sald, in regard to the roport: that he Is to take the Mahone plan in Georgin for dividing the Democracy Of that State, that such a move had not boen suggested to iim, nor hat hie fhouxhe of its that he is willing to do-all he cou for the Republican party, but does not think that Republican prospects in Georgia are any way brilliant, THE STRAMER NUGERS DELAYED, Tho departure of the Jeanuette search steamer Rogers froin San Francisco jas heen delay by tho sickness of the master, VAS. al whose place will bu filled by Master C1 Patna, now on the revenite steatner I'rancls Hnason. ‘The Rogers will sitll a8 soon as Patna reports, CONTROLLER LAWMENOE, Judge Lawrence, Fat Controter_of the ‘Treasury, has gone to Olio to try a Govern- suent case before Judge Biatthows. —— FIRE RECORD. CILICAGO, A fire which assumed throatentng propor- tlons and required’ tha efforts of a greater part of the avilable forces to overcomo It, vecirred yestérday afterndbn, Just at 4 welock an alarm was turned In from Box 330, located on tho corner of Green and Phillipa streots, and tess than two minutes Inter came the combined second and third alanis, Tho neighborhood was known to be, from a flreman’s polat of view, danger. ous,” ng there are a lated number of factories filled with inflammable goods in that vieInity interspersed ninong the frame houses and tenements so common there. Consequently much excitement was ‘aroused and 0 great. throng of Interested eltizens surrounded the Wheeler at Last Induced to Drop His Nets and Become a Fisher of Men. There Is an Area of High Barome- ter in Store for Rogers and “Lapham. : Depew’s Vote Will Remain Sta- tionary for the Next Two Days, It Is Bolloved that Conkling’s Position Is Now Polltically Un- tonable, Tho Bribery Inveatigation Altogether Tedi- ous, Signifying Nothing. THE VOTE. CONKIING LEFT IN THE FIELD, Hpectat Dispaten to The Chicago Tribunes Annany, N. ¥., dune 16—The. Adiainis- tration side ‘treated tho Leglstature to a genuine surprise to-day by dropping Rogers Aga canditete for the short toma, and rune ning Wheeler up above Conkitng’s highest figure. This is the frat successful attempt to concentrate ‘on any candidate for Conk- Nng’s place, and, although it comes after tong dnys of watting, itis a step in.advance which fg full of encouragement, As long as Conkling conlinued to be tho leading Republican candidate for the short term, there -was no forelblo argument why he should withdraw from the canvass, but now hels second In the list, and, if itis possible to zo on with the concentration sons to glve Wheeler or anybotly else a ma Jority of the Republican votes, Conkling, ns well as“ Mo Tou,” will have no claim on his faithful followers which can be justiiled by party usnge or policy, Assoon as thoy aro both shown to bo é MINOMITY CANDIDATES, simply holding the fickl as obstruetiontsts, it 1s booved that a break must shortly come, ‘The .Admlulstration Jeadera Intend now to keep some candidate ahend of Conkling on every ballot. Thoy have not selected any par- tlenlar inan to rally around, and, while the ex- Vice-President hends the seore to-day, and witl do so to-morrow, 1t is not improba- ble that Rogers or Lapham, or somo one clso, may be pushed forward on auother day, ‘The ability to transfer votes in a body from one man to another has been domonstgaited, and, under tho guidance of the Exeetttive Com- mittee, changes may bo expebted at any time. ‘Thirteen of Rogers’ group of friends went over to Whiceler on the sixteenth ballot to- day, “Two wont to Lapham, two to Crowley, and one to Cornell, while one Assemblyman stuck to the Buffato, candidate, ‘heso changes brought,Whceler up to $8 and Lap- Nam to 12. scene of tha blaze, ‘The fre was tn the 5 CHAM AND HURBAU FACTORY of A. P. Jolinaon & Co,, situnted on the north sido of Phillips and cast sila af Green streets, and occupying with ita ontbulldingsand Jum- bor-yards, an entire block, ‘ha matn bulld- ing was of brick, living « frontage of thirty: eight feet on Green, and a depth of 196 feeet on Pallilps street, with an “oll” on the oast end, ranning south, clahty feet deep, ‘The wait belldung consisted of four stories and a basement, and the other was three stories 3 Wigh. Suurting frem the northern end of tho ninin bullding, 2 three-story {rane structure, twenty-ilve Teet deep, ran north 150 feet on Green street. The fire wiped out more than two-thirds of the mint building with its entire contents, aside from. the ofice and vaults, and destroyed almost the entire con tents of the dry-kiln.- "Tho Tumbereyprd was saved, and the frame: building on Green aiilored vory ttle, except from water. SIE BIRAT ALATA was given to Chemical Engine No. 2, whose house is on Erle street, only 0 tow rows from the factory, but by the (ime the bays arrived on the ground It was ovit tho tire was far beyond thelt control. Nota moment was fost, and the slats Bo quickly Bent in were as promptly, responded to, but for some utterly unexplainable reason the engines on Jtalsted street found a. difleutty In gettin water, although tho hydrants there are a double anes, A large portton of the walls of shoinale lieing, which was: nothing but a shell, fell nat 4228, but-hanpily the firemen for once happened to be on the right side, and nv Jives were tost, although several se- sete casualties ocourred during the progress of the fire, : In pecoriance with the inyarlabjo.rile this re etarted In the shaving-blu and near the olevator, ‘The shavings aro carried by alarze pipe to the boller-room, and inh some way this nips Bot clogged, Aho shay: ings were Nehted, and In a moment everything was ablaze. Tho snaving-bin was aititnted about the contro of the tatn bullding, and to tho north of “it, it a two-story brick buliding, the upper story of which was used ng 1 ateaming-room. When Engive Oompany No, 3 arrived, the fire In the contre had got possession of overything from tho first to tho third story, and In.fenr et ite probable extonuion tho Mat ebal turned §y tho secondalarin. Tho firet notl- fication was given by. the forcrign ot tho shops, somo attompt huving already beon made to ulllise the means at ‘hands but with the usual Jnck of success. Nobody knew ahything about the cause of the fire, and fow coutd tell anything about . , ITs NESULTS, UTho bulldings were occupied by A. P, John- sun & Co, tho Hen bethg mado up oe A.V, John gon, Adolph Rorgmoter, aud Nols Johnson, ‘Tho firm began business In a sinnil way Jn 1868, ‘Tho rear part of tie burchad premised. was built In 1877, the front In 187), and tho dry-kiln only one yearayo, Betwoen 16) and 100 men were em- ployed in tho various departments of tho con= cero, which curried ns a ruten stock valued at from $3,000 to €4000, ‘The firm owned tho buildings aa wells tho stock and machinery, and us tholrinaurinee was small aud the do- struotion of property In two divisions of tho PrPaleon Was: almost tutal, tholr loss will bo con- erable. Mr, Nels Joknson, his bookkeepor, Mr. Charlcg = ¢ THE INQUEST POINT ATTAINED by dithor gentleman, Crowley received 0 votes for both terms—ono more than he has iwreviously reeslved, and Cornell crept up wrain to 23 on both terms, ‘Tho yoto. of Depow and Platt was the samo xs yesterday, but Senator Forster, n former Depew man, who was patted on Wednesday, voto to-day for Cornell. ‘There were only. fourabsentees, two Dumecrats, one Back, and one sick Re- publican, so Unt all the candidates exhibited very nearly thelr greateststrongth. Oneot tha pretended Democratic movements to put an end to the struggle was tried to-day. In the Senate a Democrat tried to call up tho sine die adfourninant résolution, but was ‘unsuce cesstul. : Litter, in the Joint conyention, Mi Brooks, the Deimocratle Ieadur of the louse, endeavored to got round tho dimenity by moving thot, if'tio election trike place on or before next Monday, the Jolnt convention ad Journ alne die, the understanding peluk that both Louses of the Legisinture will ad- Journ atsp. nm. on that day, THIS CUNNING SCHRMY to secure 6 final adjournment by irregular. methods, was quickly ruled out of order, and the publfo may rest nsstired that the Sehate 1 will hold the members of the Legistature to SOT Go REE Re AC aH thotr duty, for somo thie to come, uivess {dea of tho origin of the fire, Thy Atringemone | thoy oblaln.a right to adjourn, by electin tt of the main building wus a4 follows; Firet atid second floors, alice und mnchibers; third, chulr> worklig room; fourth, burenw department; Hfth, Uaisned stock, Tho tirat floorof tho trama structure wus given to the shippla department, and the two uppor ttoors were filled with chairs esyitine paintiog wid flulshing. All tha books 4nd papers in she allies wero saved, the boak- koepor shoving cverything in tue vault before ho struck for thu street, Tho engine, bullor, ond machinery governlly wore Iittio damaged, A vory aerigua feature of the fro wus THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIVA RECORDED, A boy named Juhnson, residing at No. 467 Mile Waukes avenne, foil from lumbersplte, and broke his tex, When tho watt foil in, Licnt. Clinger got his ley badly. damaged, -Isane Lure gen, A oablnotmuker, Jumped from the third Hour. and suatnined some damages. Ho is a marriod mun, and realdcs on podgwick street. Antou U. Borginelet, a brother of one of ihe propristors, omployed as, foroiwanon the fitth story, yot on the roof to sive bimsclf, faa wae Preece y tho iremon with much ditticuity. is aria were badly suorohud and bruised, and bt cuae is probably the worst ut those recordod. ‘Gls Anderson, a workman ving at 1 Nort! Sangamon streot. was taken out from a third> story window by tho hook and Iaddur eumpany, ana waa found to be butly scorched, A barn in the rear, owned by }'. Hurn, and Beoupied by 2, Bluniey, a teamstor, was damuyed $100 worth, und Stanley lost an equalamount on bis barnesg, hay, and feed, ‘She Hulldipgs on tho opposit tt ot pie ailey wero slightly damaged by the falling brink, It suumed to be imposatble to fairly catimate ‘TILE 1.088, Mr. A. P. Johnson fa at prosgnt in rope, aud rive untit tho Beuntors, The Eventye Journal, the Ad- ministration organ, expresses the hope to- night that the Executive Committeo will find f solutton of the question, and Inthiates that acombination with the Bucks with be ne- cepted by them. Coy, Cornall has been eloseted with Conkiing to-night, which has enused, the gossip that some compromise voposition is under consiteration, ‘Tho ex- Benutor, however, {3 in. Froud apirits, and ex- preases confidence that he will yet be successful, It Is rumored that another bolt front lls ranks will come Ina day or two. TNE ADMINISTRATION “ DANCING LESSON '? lasted a long time to-night, ‘The members sare becoming vory close-mouthed about thes jee lar gathorings, ‘To-morrow's progrant i Bald to include an advance of Wheeler's scoro to 40 or over, Ins leaked out Inte to-night that the ex-Vice-President has been persnaded to abandon the delights of fishing for a brief apell, and will reach tho city ently in the morning, Senntor MeCar- thy” says ho Is much gratified at Wheeler's yote, Ho thinks his vote should be pub up {o the samo polnt ns Depew atoneo, Je considers that the Bucks will then come totorms, Wheeler's coming. has aturted the rumor that Wheeler and Cornell Is the coming ticket. Aseomblyman Hurd, of Erle, is talking Wheeler and Crowley ta- night. Depew 8 yote will probably romain nearly statlonary for a few days, IN JOINT CONVENTION, ‘To the Western Astoclated Breas, ABANY, Juno 1U,—The Joint Convention balloted for 8 successor to Conkling, with tho following result; dit the Bento: nelther his brother, who did not arrive un fire was ubuut out, nor the. okkuepur, vould give upy idea af the amount ot stock notunliy, othand, ‘The beat evidence ob- tainatile tized the vaio of tho buildings nt she Blocek $30,000 to 835,000, madbinery $15,000, aking chess fue 8 & basis, the uss on Wuild- inge f@ probably $10,000, on tho stock porhaps twivo that amount, whilo tho machinery te lett Sumaned, Tho lumber tw tho yards sutterc yory Ito, ‘Tho bunkkooper stated that thoro witd $10,000 Insurances on the stock, Luildiugas, nd uigcbinory, and B7,W0 on the Jumber. Sho ingurance was pluced by dir, Aluxhader, ‘TIS INGURANCH, A roporter suw Mr, Alexander during tho evening aud obtained from ifn tha following statomoent of the anger in whieh tho teurinva on the factory bulldings, stock, aud machinery was placeds . Conk! Now eens & Hoston of Ne ® 1,000 Obio vf Hayton, 0. 1000 Firunen'e of Chien 3000 Hicowun's of Barto G, ar Now ' Wheeler took nearly all of Rogers’ yotes, ta or Ne Row toni Be | Vio Convention. then procdgiled to vote to Wustutivater ot Now a fll the long-term vacancy, with the follow- Citizens’ of Missourl K i Ing result: : fu the Senate; * Cornell,. Ceqwioy. se, ‘ireinon's of New Url: Alum, VONNUCHORE. oe seseseeee Jodiana Insurance Cumpany, Biranein of New Yo EEEEEEEE Momo of Columbus, 0 700 Total... ssgyoe 14,750 Th 0 in ber In ude altion to the ‘tate in gevoral Halon corn pa: nica, but the jumbor ie sot of al dawned, - A! though the loge jaa heavy one, aud partio Unfortunate iu ocourring during the busluess Acuson und when the fri had a fared stock on feud, whieh caunot be luo ately foplueed, tho Nein aro not discouraged, but will immediately pny aud resuine active operations as soon as {41 Crowley ,. + [821] aphan, rat Woeoler «| 3] |Teavy.. AT BALTOIONE,, Barrtonx, June 14—Adams? White- Jead Company’s works, tioar this city, on the Bultimoro & Obto Mallroad, burved, Dah ago estimated at $7,000 on building, machinery, and stock; insurance, $#,00, The works will bo rebullt. + 5 AFTER THE BALLOTING Tirooks asked consengé to alter g resolution, that in the event no elcotion le made for United States Senators hy Monday Jute 20, this jolnt convention will adjourn sine dle on at day, after one or wore ballots huve been faker, and with the waderstusting .. part of the convention that fart it of the Legislature will adjourn Hf dane 20. Wisted rats that Ht was not In the pawer vention fo mljourn. ‘The f nor deelded that the polit taken, This joint eo daily Wath the Legislat Adjourned itil to-morrow tue THE INQUIRY, Suan TEDIO‘S, telat Dispatch tu The Chteaga ‘T; Atmany, N. Y. duno octet Investigation proceeds slowly anit fediny ay A numberof witnesses were exiuintined the prosecution, but nothing of Ainpantat came out. It was -proved that Sesstoy Woodln, and Barber hat several tng dollars In money about the sth of site, bt iho trace of 8500 bills was. Ulseoverc a first of Seasions' witnesses was thy ty occupy the stand this afternoon, ant ton i row his alde may be expeeted to bring ins fo t Heyy Ht ther f: any. FOF persons WHHL tyke stand to contradict Bradley's ASSET ke sony Will add a few touches ta thy skeet his character, which hasbeen alrende gt by Iihuself, ah fendy drag procrn r othe Weatern Associa Aruany, N. Yu, June 16, yestigating Cominittes {his morning, William riives, of firm of Spencer, Lrask & Co, Aestified: “ Sessiony’ necount was closed June? by th payment of 30,518 In currency, Sessions ge count was profitable one. the last yet ehase on his account was St Paul pretertar Thaye talked with) Sessions about the nomination of the hills £ hi | wers three $1,000 biNs nnd 8) rt pussies oid na {io wanted to close he an count, and wished large bills to take hoi; with hin, 1 tatked with Ses ee ing about this case, but was here afternoon to give my testimony upon before Lhad hadany special ¢ tion with him, He told ine his. re ict of the mptter of the Dilly, but his statement has not tailucnced my” own opinion, It usual for men to draw thelr balance’ tucun reney when it amonnts tu $6,000, ‘To Bangs—My conversation with oceurred about 0 o'clock last night, Bangs to Sessions—Let mo see ThE FAUKAGE oF BILLY, 11 Sessions handed Bangs the packs bills, which was shown to the witnee. of ho identified them a3 apparently the site bills he pald Sessions Furie 7 Sesslons took out nearly all the money T pant him trom ti trousers pocket-lnst nthe when wo inet at Smith’s house, and E oyan over the ‘amount and recognized the bills as those 1 pald hin June as some of the bills were entirely new $100 bills, The sum T counted last night was only a faw dollars short of £0,616, To Smith—I went to Sinith’s house to ak Lim, if £ could be obliged to bring up the books of our firm. While there Sesston3 cane in, Our meeting was casual, and nop by agreement or appointment, ASSEMIIYMAN BRADLEY, was reealled, and was asked for tho mange seript hie wrote in tha room where he met Speaker Sharpe. Bradley handed it to coun sel Bangs, who read It atond, It was. the anne as he addressed to tha Assenbly dune 9, when asking for au Investigating commit. tee. “Hind no hopolutment with Sharpe In his room that night, Knew Gen, Conway, He had never asked me to vote for Gen. Tre maine, Tdid not want to talk to the report. ers until Linade my statement to the Cou tittee. It waa not out of regard to Sessions or tenderness for. Ils elinracter that I re fused to make 1 statement to them.” Orsinag E, Jones, of Jamestown, Chautaue qua County, Was sworn, and recess then on. AFTERNOON, Orsino E. Jones, who accompanied Brade ley to Speaker Sharpe, In Vice-President Arthur's roo, testliied: “I safd to Speaker Sharpe: *Mr, Hradley wants to seo you! [ stepped back, and Hraaley salt 1 should conte In, Sharpe invited us to take seats, - sit buck, thinking, perhaps, Bradley wanted to say something 1 shoutt not hear, He comnicuced to tell that he hind deen ap proached _to vote for Depew, and had tho money, Lthen hitehed up nearer, to hear wht he had tosay.. Finally, Speaker Sharpe asked him who had dono this, and Bradley replied: *My Senatar, Mr, Sessions.’ [think Sharpe sald: *Thiseannot be,’ Mesaldsomes thing of that sort. Jlv showed considerable agitation. .He rose to his feet += AND WAS GRHATIY EXCITED, Ye then resumed his seat. I think Lsaw the Speaker put the money in un envelope, think he counted It Lthink I remember seeing Bradjey writing, 1 did notsee the writing, I did not stay, but wotawaynssoou as Leould after 1 suw what it was. I came downstairs with Bradley and lett tia 1 noticed that there were some $500 bills an some ‘fifties’ In aimoney, I was_annoye when I heard it was our Senator. 1 did not look at the money close enough to say as to the size of the package.” ‘Tho money was shown to the witness, but he could not identify it, In the cross-examfnation Jones sald he had beon In everything in the way of preaching. He was In Chicago when he heard of the resignations of Conkling and Platt, Hoar rived. in Albany before the voting com menead, “I don’t think I saw Session there. I saw tho other boys—I mean the inembers—we eal them all * boys. Ltalked to them of my preferences. 1 feel eertaln spoke to Bradley, a8 well as the other boys. wout to New-York and camo back, and BAW THE LOYA AGALY. 1 told Bradtey when first here that I wanted him to vote fora Stalwart. At that time lt was not known who were to be the candidates, but £ underatoo | Bradley was to vote for Stalwarts, ‘The object of my being here lsto piauots the interests of iny enuidates, have made bets om the result, Bradley is a stakeholder in two $100 bets, Adlourned till to-morrow. AT NEW YORK RESOLUTIONS, New Yors, Juno 10—Tho AuttMachlda Republican Central Committes —roalght adopted resolutions declaring that a3 Chauty coy M, Devaw had receivert the votes of more than a majority of tho Republican membors of the Legislatura for Uuited States Sonator it was the duty of all Repubilest mambera of the Logisiature who desire tat the Stnte should be represented In the United States Sonate by two Hepublleat Senators to concentrate thelr votes withow further delay.oh Depow, ond thas throw he esponsibility for defeating un cle tat 10 Hopubllean Benators upon the adherent es tha Senutors who had created the vocuneles by reslening, and. tligt. those members of wpe Legislature ‘who, while refiminy to vole tho reflection of Conkling and Piast, seatte ryotes ninong tho impossible exndldale’s would be Held equally responsible for i fnjury that might rexult to the party by non-dlection of tepublican Senaturs. ———— / he Uribery The continued Its Tabor Sesslong SE, one ea as A ee, Re SALE OF SHORT-HORNS. Sptclat Dispaten to The Chicago True ‘Mansuanrrows, Ia, dune 16-4 ae attondanes was had tu-day ut the ju 4 of Short-Horns in. progress here. ne yeaterday noon nearly two Tuned fe a have been gold, prices ranging from Bie $350. “Young bulls wero espacially ae demand, antinals from the Letts herd hater favorita! Among the prominent Myre were Judge Nowra of Des Moles, tn ebraska, Kober jer, Bare’ ty dle and smitth, & gua of! West Liberty Tue Ge atisannh, all we son of Alvis ‘The salo closed this eveelig. ———————— ILITIA OFFICER, MeO Mine chtae TiN “Lattin Rock, Avk., dune W—The Hs martial In the cage of Capt. Hitsheln refused to obey the order of (vv. eae and muster Into the Btate service Ae Te company, eoualudedt he tans any i iilshelm fora petlod of six mouths a : OGLESBY, Bpeelat oth ta Tae Catciga THOME Garesuuna, HL, dune 1.—Ce! rate HH the old warscarred veteran, nly Clark city last evening, tho guest of Calin : E Carr, During the oventax t like Yo pay of our sitizehs allel! on the ets i" Hee rend “Clommmencerment at St Mart Knoxville, "7 INSANE. Bpecial spuuDGED ‘Ciskewoo Ghar Kem Exots, Il, dune 18,—3tre. baa tute: ney was tried by a jury here by Jui a Sourt y, {uu stead, of the County Court toslayy us sane, aud ordered seat to tho eyluue = —