Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1881, Page 2

‘ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, ‘DECEMBER 10, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES HHNCKERING! PLANOS! ALWAYS VICTORIOUS Tho World-Rénowued Chickering! It was well said years ago that ; the Gold Medals awarded to the Chickering would make a KING'S RANSOM, Tho latest triumph for the Chickering & Sons Vinnos was. at the Mechanics’ Institute Fair in Boston, where they were awarded ONE GOLD MEDAL and TWO SILVER MEDALS oyer all com- petitors, The Chickering Piano has stood in the front rank for nearly a cen- tury, always in the Iead and al- ways tho first to iutroduce im- provements, The inventers of THE IRON FRAME, THE OVERSTRUNG BASS, THE CIRCULAR SCALE, THE AGRAFFE BRIDGE, All of which have been universally copicil hy all other makers. Their last and crowning inven- lion is the Complete Metal Action, substituting Metal for wood in all parts of the action Hable to he af- fected by daiunpness or changes of temperature, making it the only Piano in the world that 4s insen- sible to atmospheric changes; as wootten plows, wood axletrees, wootlen buildings, woolen ships, wooden clocks, woolen bridges, haye all been displaced by more substantial iron and steel, or other snitable metal, so the Metnllie Ac- tion of the Chickering Piano is destined to displace the old-fash- ioned wooten action now in use by all other makers, © ~ Splendid assoriment of new Chickering Pianos, Grand, Square, and Upright, incinding some su- perb instruments for the Holiday trade, just received at the Music. Rooms of Pelton, Pomeroy & Cross, 150 & 162 State-st., CHICAGO. CALL AND EXAMINE, vlusica CHRISTMAS Presents, ROOT SONS MUSIC C0, i66 STATE-ST., Are now showing their Patrons many articles suitable for Musical Gifts for Holidays, Our stock comprises a very large “and fine assortment of Music Boxes, Violins, Music Rolls, Guitars, Music Folios, Zithers, . Music Stands, Flutes, ~ Piccolos, Fifes, Harmonleas, Accordions, Banjos, Clarinets, Organinas, &c. We have many fine collections of VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL Music in -Elegant CLOTH and GILT Bindings, any of which would make a very acceptable Holiday “Gift.” All our goods will be shown on FIRST FLOOR, CHOSEN BY ARTISTS on aceount of its perfection-in pure musical tones of greatest powor, as well as its sympathetic nnd exe quisite soft offecis; also, for tho ease and efficacy of the action, greatest durability, and wonder. ful powor of staying in tune, CHOSEN BY ALL who de- sire an instrumont of superb work- Inansh{p, faultless flnish, unquos: Uoned superiority, and real merit, ata reasonable price, Tustruments sold on monthly payments. : Root & Sons Music Co, 156 STALTE-ST. NEWS BRIEF. —Warmor, fair weathor, variable whuts shifting to sofitherly, for this region today. ——The lanl section of Jay Gould’s Ameri- can cable was Iald yesterday at Penzance, England, =~ . —An explosion occurred Inn Belgian eolllery yesterday, causing the death of sixty> six persons, 3 —llugh Hayvern was hanged at Mont real yesterday for the murder of ‘Thomas Salter, n fellow-prisoner in tho Jall at that place, June 29, ——The Standard OH Company is extend Ing its sphere of operations, lt has’ pure ehasect $700,009 Worth of the property of the Long Island Oi] Company. — Doorkeeper Brownlow, of the House of Representatives, ts sald to contemplate isst- ing anorder that any employé under him who takes a drink or enters a saloon will be summarily disuilssed, ——Itis probable that Congress will ad- Journ from Dee. 21 to dan, 4, although some of the Congressmen who are honsekeeping In Washington want the adjournment to ex- tend through Christinas week only, —-The steamer Gunare, from San An- tonto, T'ex,, was towed Into port yesterday, having been disabled In the enies off the const of Cuba, John J, Richardson, tho third oflicer, was washed overboard. ——One Tom Sweeney, of New Haven, has challenged one Tom Donahoe, of Brooklyn, to a prizetight for ¢ or $t,w0. ‘The Sweeney's, Donahoes, Ryans, and Sullivans seem to live the prize-ring all to themselves. ——Muayor Allan, of Davenport, Ia, amt ex-Mayor Murphy, of the saine town, visited Buttalo: yesterday with a view to getting prominent cltizis and the Buffato Board of ‘Trade interested In the Hennepin Canal scheme, —Bernard MeMahon, a Paitadetphin Rrocer, was shot dead last night by a burglar who attempted to enter his house. Rubert Barr, who resided near MeMahon's house, has been arrested on suspleton of belng the murderer. —HEs-Goy, Davis, of Texas, who wasn candidate for a Cabinet position a few weeks ago, Is new belng urged by his friends for the Mesiean mmission, ‘They elalm that his Jong residence on tho Mexican border pecu- Marly fits him for the pince. —At the annual meeting of the Plymouth Churel (Beecher’s) Society, held last ulght, iL was announced that the membershtp had. increased by 184 during the past year, and was now 2401, The receipts trom pow rents were $42,000, and from other sources $15,000, Congressman Murch is of optnion that the Greenbackers will be recognized by Speaker Keifer to the extent at least of get- ting one Committee Chairmanship. It ts ulse reported that Paul, one of the Virginia Readjusters, will get a Chalrmanship. —The customs ofilcers ut Montreal seized 2,000 demljohns 6f spirits belonging to Hart- Innd, Sinith & Cy,, of that elty; also $40,000 worth of furs belonging to Maleolin, Shaw & Co. The demijoins were returned as vines gar, and the furs were returned as undressed, —Postmaster-General James left Wash- ington for New York yesterday, aceom- punted by Mr, Thompson, Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service, the object of the visit being to interview Vanderbilt on the subject of Inereased mail facilities on the trunk flues, —Seeretary Kirkwood acknowledged yesterday that he had been cunvineed that there existed among some of the elorks of the Pension Burean aconspiracy to defraud the Government, but refused to give detatls as to the extent of the frauds or the persons en- gaged in the conspiracy, -—It fs reported that tho President told a Republican Senator recently that ho. was wisions to retain President Gartleld's Cabl- net, at least until the 4th of March, but Seeretury Blaine Insisted upon resiening, and he was therefore reluctantly compelled to reconstruct the Cabluct —NMrs. Charles Freeman, the wife of o Washington policoman, was coinmitted to Jail yesterday in‘defantt of $800 ballon the charge ot having attempted to polson her husband by putting morphia into his eoifee. The woman's 12-year-old daughter was one of the witnesses against her, —Mark Twain was entertained 'Thurs- day night at a banquet given in his honor at Montreal, Hig speech on the oceaslon, whieh we prlut Gils morning, was characterized by his customary humor, bestles containing some pertinent observations In referunes to the subject of an International copyright. —Appenls for subserlptions to the Gar- field Memorial Hospital de not meot with a prompt response, Only about $30,000 havo been reeeived up to tho present, though over 100,000 cirenlars have been sent out. Some 40,000 cireutnrs asking for subseriptions in churches were sent, and only $5,000 was realized. = . ——Simall-pox is spreading In Chicago, and the preventive meastires taken. by the health authorities seem to ba utterly Inadegtate to meet the elreumstunces of the epldemle, Ning now enses were reported yesterday, three of the sufferers having walked tite the Jlealth Oflice, Sixtecti cases are reported at Jefferson, -—Senator Don Cameron has quarreted with one of his stanchest supporters, Rep- resentative Serauton, on a very trivial mutter, the Postinusturahty ab Wiikesbarre, Scranton wanted one Smith appotatud tothe place, Canievon wanted anothse man. ‘The wntl-Cameron people ure rether gratified at the quarrel. School ‘freasuver Jarrett, of tho Town of Lake, ts in the Cook County Jall undor Indtetinent on the charge of embezzle- ment and misappropriation of the publlo funds intrusted to his eare, Sle was unable yesterday to furnish bali satisfactory 16 the Court. Ex-Treasurer Larrabeo hing not yet been found, ——Wheat opened yesterday on thea Chi- cago Board at $1.23}¢ January and S120}¢ February, and closed at $1.20 and $1,904, Pork deciined from the opening priee from Wto2Zeents per barrel, Thy. sates werat Wheat, 076,000 bushels; corn, 190,000 bushels; onts, 135,000 bushels; pork, 11,750 barrels; Jara, 10,000 tierces, . ——The ‘Inter-State Railway ‘Telophone Company was granted a Hcetse to organize yesterday by the IlMnols Segretary of Stata, ‘Tho incorporators ure Edward G, Asay, Meury C. Strong, Amos ‘f, Hall, Wiilnm G, Asay, L. Llewellyn 1H, Lloyd, ‘Phils compar NY broposes to put up Hues and work them on a plan presented by a young Ohio in- yentor, « F ——-There was very little business done ln the Nourse yesterday, the appointment of a com: mittee on the death of Presdent Gartield aud on mlienge by Speaker Kelfer belng the only matters which exelted much: counment, Mr A. HL. Suilth, of Pennsylyanta, ‘who is noted for hls dovotion to economy, was, hp poluted Chalrman of the Conuntttes’ au Mileage, ars Mahone {3 understood to favor ‘the election of his friend Hddleverger as United States Senator from Virginio, and will Aght vigorously to aecomplish that object, It 1s dented that the Presldent expressed w prater- ences tor Lewls, the MRepublicun cuuldate, ¥ Mahone Is an ager and determined Aghter, and the political gossips predict that his friend Riddlederger wil win, ——Connuissioner Mattocks introducer resolutions Into the County Board yesterday asking for the number of persons employed {n the Shoriit’s office, tholr duties and sala- rles, the per diem pald for dieting prisonors, ote, with a view to ascertaining whether money cannot be saved by lessening the Sheriff's forees, the salary roll, and the cost of dieting the Inmates of the County Jall. —— Yesterday morniig an Italian named Tacuelto, or Magone, aged 21 years, shot his young wifo, aged 14, in Thompson street, Nuw York, then shot hts mother-in- Inw, and ended by sending two balls into his own head, ‘The wife died Instantly on beng shot, niul the mother-ln-lInw somo minutes Inter. ‘The ruftian himself may recover, Violent temper, n Jealous disposition, and brutal instincts led to the crime, —Speetal efforts will be made next year by the Republicans te win Congressional sents in Maryland, Virginian, North Cnro- Mna, Tennessee, Arkansas, and even ‘Texns, There fs. a decided teiMoncy on the part of Intelligent young Southern men to break away from the Bourbon party, Some Re- publicans are sanguine enough to think that thoy may win forty seats In the South alone, —Clerk MePherson lias appointed Louls Relndberg, of Chicago, Superintendent of tho stationery-room of the House of Ropresenta- tives, sud Mr, Witlam Henry Stith (colored) Libvrarinn of the House, Roth genticmen served in stinilar capacities under Clork Me- Phorson before, and Mr, Slit has been net- ingas Assistant Librarian during the tlie the Democrats controlled the patronage of the House, -—The Obfo Republican Congressinen met Inst night to consider whom they should recommend for the winor positions in the Hfouse. Ags might be expected, each Con- gressian had one or more candidates of his own, and the persons to bé recommended were chosen by lot. Representative Neal’s man was chosen for the position of Messen- gor and Representative Updegrait’s man will ‘be chosen for ‘Lally-Clork, & ——Commissloner O’Nellt Introduced a resolution in the County Board yesterday looking to the return by past and present County Commisstonors of tho per dlom In excess of $2.50 outof which they may have collected to the County Treasury. ‘Ihe rego- lution was lost by a vote of 4 to 1H, the three Democrats voting with the majority. Som- mer (Democrat) snid that he, for one, wanted all the monoy he could get. ° ——Second-Assistant Postmnaster-General Elmer says that no complaints have been made by Western Congressmen or ‘Tertito- rin] Delegates about the cutting off of cer- taln star routes, ‘Tho fact that there were none he looked upon ns showing that people had not been injured by the cutting off of routes through sections where a crow would have to carry rations as It flew, ond that the people were not making any complaints, ——Bleven witnesses eRnmined tn the Gul- -tean trial yesterday testified to the sanity of the assusin during the period between the fall of 1871 and the spring of [881 ‘The same eleven persons testified to tho assnsin’s ras- eality and meanness, The ruflialy mur- derer fnterrupted the witnesses frequently, and abused them without stint, ‘The tin- pression made on the jury, not only by the witnesses but by tho prisoner, seems to have been very damaging to tho latter, =—Col. Mapleson, the well-known operatic manager, said yesterday In connection with the Vienna theatre fro that he wondered why there were not more such entastrophes in Europe, About five-sixths of the Kuro- pean theatres he characterized as fire-traps. Some of the London thentres, he suld, seem to have been built for the purpose of ronst- Ing people. ‘Tho Princess’, Globe, Opera Comlque, Criterion, Adelphi, Vaudevilte, and Royalty are of such a character, —The ense of Ben Lyster, charged with the murder of John Schumaker, was given to the jury In the Cook County Criminal Court lust evening at 6 o’clock, It was re- ported ata iate hour Inst night that 0 ver- det of manslaughter iad been agreed on, ln the case of John Stanners, eharged with the murder of Lizzte Cleveland, a verdict was agreed on yesterday after Judxe Jameson hind teft the court, It Is belleved that the verdict bodes no good to Stannars? neck, ——The Republican Caucus Comnilttes-ot the Sonate has determined to place Secretary Windom at the head of the Foreign Relations Committee, vice Eduvunds, who has with- drawn on the ground that his position as Chairman of the Judictary Committee will tako all the time he enn devote to cammnittea work, Sunator MeMillan, now at the head of the Commiltecs on Conimerce and Revision of the Laws, will reilnqtish the Chatruan- ship of the latter Iu favor of some other Sen- alton” ——Ilathaway, City Engineer of Coli- water, Mich, was brought before the Cireuit Court of that place yesterday and pleaded gullty to the charge of being accessory to setting five to the Coldyvater Armory Inst dune, Teo said tat three other persons were concurned with him, that they had planned four distinct fres in different quarters, and that the motive was to rouse interest in tha fire department in order to raise funds for the State tournament, which was to be held later on, fs ——The committee appointed by the Sen- ate Ropublican enucny to reconstruct the Sennte Committees tind’ themselves embar- rassed by tho rule of promotion by sentority which has prevatted in tho Seunte, bub will probably vielate It to tho extent of maklag Senator Shorman Cyatrman of: tho Connnit- teo.on Foreign Relations, yaeated by the death of Gen, Burnstde, and Senator Wins dom Chairman of the Committe on Com- meree, vacated by the resignation of Mr, Conkitag. : ——Ovor 400 corpses linvo alreatly been re- covered from the burned theatre nt Vieuna. It ts thought that fully 700 perions perlshed, Nothing has beon heard of .the mombors of the orchestra, and It js supposed =thnt «they are = among the vietlus, ‘Tho theatre ofllejale say that it was impossible to check the fluines, 60 rapilly did they sprend, Ab rently $140,000 haved been raised on the Vien- na Bourse for the families of the victins, Emperor Franeis Joseph contributed goner- ously. All the Vienna newspapers, have opened subscription Ilsts, —-Tho Democratic members of Congress from the West ure outspoken fn favor of free trade, aud haye announced their pur- pose to vote for a tariif for revenue only should thut question come up, Sparks, of AiMnola, is reported to have sald that the farmers of the West ore nearly alt freo- traders, and that next year they will vote for free-traderé for Congross, Mo thinks that Titinols can be carried for -Congress on the tariif-for-roventwlssuo, ‘The'Republicana, on the other hond, are represented as gener- ally favoring strong protective measures, and ay believing that because ‘of tho growth of mmnufucturing Interests In the South they Wiltimake Congressional gulus there on that issue, E ee ELECTED CHIEF OF POLICE, Hartrony, Conn., Dee, 9.—Gerlsuon 2B, ule Dell, for several yours inunnyer of the Western Union ‘Telegraph ollice, Las been elected Chie vf Police, WASHINGTON. Yesterday's Session of the House Nearly Nom- -inal, A Committee. Appointed to Consider the Death of Garfield. Disposition to Took into tho Doctor-Bills of Bliss and the Rest. Keifer Also Appoints an Economical Pennsylvanian to Look Out for Mileage, Meeting of the Cabinet and Consideration of Several Subjects. The Republican Leaders Making Plans for a Southern Campaign. Kirkwood Admits the Existence of a Conspiracy in the Pension Bureau, Positive Donial of the Surprising Ree port About the Virglula Sena- torship. Bad Prospeot for Enstern Troasary Olorks Hot Pojson—Postal—Sherman and Windom, THE NOUSKE. NOTHING DONE YESTERDAY, Breetal Disnateh to The chteugo Tribune, Wasitixaton, D, C., Dec. 9.—The session of the House today was merely nominal, the agreement that there showtld bean adjourn. ment over until Tuesday having been carried out. All attempts to transnct any business were defeated, except that the Speaker an- nuunced committees—one on Mileage, and one on the Death of President Garfield. The Chainaanship of the Committee on Mileage goes to Pennsylvania, A. Herr Siith being appointed. Linsmuch as Mr. Sintth fs from, Pennsylvania, and was not upon that com- mittee In the Inst Congress, some nara dis- posed to think that his appointment to a Chairmanship Indleates that 1 Ign resutt ot the alleged Speakership bargatn, Comment, however, is not just, as there Is nu Repub- Hean member In the present House who was ainember of the Committes on Mileage in tito inst Congress, ‘tho principle of sonlority, therefore, of which Congressmen make so much, is not violated. = Phere was a Pennsylvania member on the committee who Is not inthe present Congress, Mr. A. Herr Smith is known for Hid REMANKABLE TEN ECONOMY, . and Congressinen wil} not be able, under his auditing, to secure excesslya mileage, The nppolntment of the Committee upon the Death of Gen. Gartletd, of course, has no political significance, 1¢!s composed nearly equally of Democrats ant Republicans, and Gen. Gartiek’s Intininte personal friend, Maj. MeKinley, of Ohio, was made Chalr- man, An attempt Which was made by Mr. ‘Taylor, who succeeded Gen, Gartleld In tho House, to secure the appointment of a aveciul committes to nudit tho expenses at- NOY TOWARDS tendant on the illness and death “of President Gnriluld, was objected to for tho present, and It is very ev- dont that, while -both Houses will be dulek to do ftting honor to the memory of tho Inmented Presidant, and to do justices to his widow, there aro those who gravely doubt whethor any of the surgeons employed. Inthe case, however disthyzulshed, could have earned $25,000, or any like sum, during the period that they were ln attendance upon Gen, Garileld, BPEAKER KEIFER is procoeding slowly and carefully with his comutttees, and has inade such arrange- iments to Lnform himself as to tho reeord and abilities of the fudividual members as indt- ente most decidedly that he intends to assign the members upon their merits, Delegations from some of the States aro meeting In in- formal conference jto agree nmong them selyes upon the plnees which thelr respect. ive mombors preter. tpon the connnittees, in case the Speaker shall ask them for thelr views, bit so far ayerything that has been pubilshed about the selections of the Speaker are purely specuiatives Mr Keifer sald to- night that nothing had been done that could not be tadone, THE CLERK OF THE WoURY Is making some progréss in the selection of his force, and will for tho most part appoint the experlenced assistants who had been with him for many. years when the Repub- lienn officlals were snspended by the solid phalanx of the Democratic party, wich had come back to thotr father's houso they snld, and come to. stay, Mr. MePher- son anade his frst appointment todus, that of Louls Relndberg, of Chicag, to be Superintendent of the | stution- ery-room of =the = Houae, He was for une years comected with that ofilce, during Repudliean rule, and the. Iatter portion of the tine was its Superintendent, Clerk McPherson has also reappointed Wil- fam Menry Smith, the colored librarian, who. hos been acting as. an assistant during tho Domooratin admintatration of the House, and whose services were so valuable to the Dem- ocrals thnt they were not able to dispenso with them, Mr, MePhorson has made Mr, Suilth fall Librarian, Z ‘THE MOUDMONS, Discussion of the Mormon question next week will bu avoldud by the appointinent of Committee on Elections, to whieh Canmp- boll’s credentials will bo referred, ‘They were aiven to him by we Government of Utah, on the ground. that althouzh he only Tueotved 1,267 votys agnlust 18,508 for Cans hon, the Inter, who was born at Liverpool, England, has. never been naturalized, ‘This isn legal pretext for tho exclusion of Can- non, Who Ii a polygamist, although he hag occupled a seat In the House sluce 1873, antl Unless he can posftively show that he bas been fegally naturalized Campbell will be aulmnittud us the Jara! Delegate from Utah, THE OM10 RENUNIICAN DELEGATION met tonight to decide as to whoin they would recommupd for the minor positions Iu the - House, On comparing notes, tt was discoy- ered that euch map of the delegation hud a enndidate for each uf the positions, and, after some nolsy discussion, jt was fotind that the only way out of thé diflleulty was to decite by lot whogs candidate should be recom mended. In the lottery Gen, Fiteh got the recommendation fora position on the soldiers? roll, and Representatives Neal and Updegratt had thelr choice for the and ‘Tally Clerk respectlyely. No action was tuken with reference ty recommending In Ulviduals for places on the conmnittves. AMONG THE DEMOCRATIC MEMUERS * of the House there ts some speculation as to count of the ten the State will be entitled to slst Its overthrow, contest on thelr own hwok, sis tho Stato debt ition of Messenger * which of them Speaker Kelfar will aclect to | advise him on the making up of the minority representatives of the committees, Somme of them nro Inellued to fear he may avole his ad- yvieo from ox-Speaker Randall, aml the out- luok docs nutimake them happy. conan! is reported tonight Creenbackers had reeetved ‘nssurances that they would be recognized tu the makiug tip of committees to the extent of at least ono Chairmanship. This la what they got from the Democrats at the last session, It was ulso reported that Paul, one of the Read- justers frum Virginia, was to be givon a Chalrmanship, THE TOLIDAY RECESS will probably extond from Dee. 21 to Jan. 4, althongh some of the Congressmen who -are keeping house here want to confine It to Christinas week, ‘They will probably bo out voted by those who desire to go to thelr homes, some of them to bring back their families, THE CABINET. QUESTIONS OF STATE. WAsutnavos, 1. C., Dee. 92—The Cablnet meeting today was attended by all tho mem- bers oxecept Secrotary Kirkwood and At- torney-General MacVeagh. ‘The Departinent of. Justice was representad by Solicltor-Gen- eral Phillips. The session insted only mn hour... The question of organizing a better form of Government for Alaska and enfore- ing its recognition by the natives was in- formally discussed, ‘Tho ‘trouble with the cowboys -on the Mexican border also re- eclved attention, and It {3 believed somo action will soon be taken to protect the frontiers both of the United States and Mexico from depredations by this class of marauders, Another subject considered was the establishment of telegraphic communi- eation between the United States, Chill, and Peru. An American company ts inaking ar rangements to that end, and the question be- fore the Cabluct was how far the support of this country could be given such tele- graphic enterprise without compromising the rights of Chillor Peru in thelr present complleated conditions, No conclusion was was reached, POLITICS, PLANS Fou Next Sean Wasuinatoy, D, ©, Dee. 9.—Both partles fro beginning to plan for next year's polit- {eal canvass, ‘Tho Republicans believe they have got a hold upon the South nt Inst, and. they nre determined to make special efforts In that section. ‘The election of Brownlow ag Doorkeeper of tho Mouse was a sop to the Southern Republicans, It is ‘suld that one of the Virginia Rendjusters will be given the Chairmanship of a committee, and that every encouragement will be offered South- ern men to break from the Democratic party, ‘There are now here a number of men trom the South, some former Democrats, who are picturing to the Republican Jeaders the glorlous future of the beral anti-Bourbon movements down there, ‘Tho Republicans intend to ald every movoment In that section that opposes the Democracy, and thoy upon getting thirty or forty Congressmen from the South next year who will bo antl-Domeocratle, Special efforts will bo made.in. Maryland, Virglain, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, and oven ‘Texas, ‘The Dumocracy of Maryland is divided Into two factions—one antagonistic totho machine in power, ‘The Readjuster Legislature will redlstrict Virginin #o- that they expect to got Bix or seven imentbers out under the new consus, . * é Le “AN: NOUTIE CAROLINA, : tle Democrats are not harmonious, and Ite- publleaus from there agsurt that many who were Union men during the Rebellion ‘aro, weary of Democratic rile, and ready to ns- In Tennesses "tte Dem- ocrats are splitoyer the debt question, and the Low-Tax wing are preparing to make o In Arkan- has rent the De- moernoy asunder, and tho ruling element hus about read the repudintlontsts out ot the party, in ‘Texas {t-Is represented that the anti-Domocratle vote has not been show- Ing Itself, but that Ieoan be brought out by 1 liberal movement, the view as now taken by the Republlean leaders here, ‘This is tho substance of THE QUESTION NOW, 18 to find suitable loaders for the antl-Democ- racy movement in theso States, and, with a view of Induclug min of ability to.take hold, Federal patronage will be offered ns a bait. Representative Jones, Greehbacker, of Texas, youches for the oxistencs of a strong anti- Democratic sentiment in his State, and, as ho has been suceesstul In organizing it In ono Congressional districh he will be recognized ag the leaderof antl-Damocrats in Toxns, Ho will be permitted to have his say In the Fed- eral appointinents for Texas, and will en- denvor to so piace thom aa to build up the opposition to the: Democracy, Republicans from Tennessee and North Curolina insist upon controlling the patron- nae of these States, and may thus Interfere Tho regular with the reunion of the Republicans and Liberals, lout, of Tennessee, is opposed to giving ofllee to any Democrat unless he Joins the Republican party. But the men who contro! and direct tho Republican polloy re determined to encourage independence in the South in spite of Republlean opposition from thut section, As yet the leaders for the auticipated Independent movements In most of tie Southern States linve. not been se- lected, but conferences, vonsultations, and correspondence are going on to that ond. MIBSISSEPPL {s not overlooked. Gen. Fitzgerald, who run on the recent Conlition ticket, is here for the purpose of obtalning ald Uiat will keep tho Conlitton party alive, ‘Ihe Southern Demo- crats ave aware of thesa plans, and some of them aro undoubtedly. weasy since tho resultin Virginia, An Arkansas Congress. man says he does not, believe the Rupub- Hicang can make a unten with the disap. pointed Democrats in that State, beeausy tho fatter ard tov much atrald of the domipance of the oulored ryce,: Ife believes the Demo- crats‘wilt come together on ‘a compromise platform. ‘The Democrats are nuking plans for noxt year's canvass, and ‘a prominent Congressinan anid tonight; “1 won't go fy the fight lt DARNUM hins anything todo with it!” Barnum Is atl Chutrman uf the National Domoeratle Com: inittee, and Is very unpopular with his purty, Demoernts from North and South dunounce him, and declare the party ean make no headway towards efflefent orgunization while ho 1s at its head, Some of the Southern Democrats openly declare thele party’ must purse 8 more liberal course If it isto lve, ‘These men say a great mlutake was inade in drlylng the Virginia ReadJusters ont of the party, and they largely blame Barnum for that. ‘hoy any the Southery Democrats must endeavor to attmnet voters and not repel any. Murch ts quoted gs saying: “The Qreen- backers have the assurance that thoy will be well treated tn the disposition of commit tee honors, and at lenst one Ureenbacker will get 9 Chairmanship.” Mureh, too, has been enunted among the Greetibackers of Democratle leantugs, but Indications are that he will yote with thy Republicans on party questions, + MAIIONE, * HE WAS NOT SOLD ODT NIDDLEDERGER. + spectas Dupaten to The Chtcuyo Trtdwie, Wasutsatoy, D, ©. ‘Dec, %—Mahone’s friends have been today very actlye indeny- ing the report that the President has sald ho favors the election of a Republican to the United States Senate from Virglula, ‘They have obtained a letter from George Gorham written after an interview with te Pre: dent, in which the statementis authoritative: ly made tat Gen, Arthur has been misun- ‘ derstood, and that he never matte any such statement, ‘Those who are bost informod on this question do not think that a Republican will seetire the place, A Republilenn, spent. Ing about Uils today, salts “1 think a Ree publlean ought to be elected, but: Riddle- berger will got lt Mahone lings determined upon Riddleberger, and he will elect hin. Mahone Is one of the most determined tight ers Lover saw. Ho diin’t want us to give up the fight in the ‘extra session over the Lynchburg Postwastership, . He. tnalsted upon golng right ahond, §f 16 took until De- eeinber, but was satisited, UC ballevs, when the Presidotit nsgured hin he would appoint Strathan,”? THE LETTER, To the Weatern Assocta Wasinatox, D.C, Dee. 9. dean publishes the following: ©. Orrion of THe NATIONAL : MerunntvaN, Wasiisatos, D.O.—DeAn Generates 2 bad it convorsation with tho Preatdent this morsitng ia reladon to the statomouts fn today's Pow and Star o€ this clty, attriuuthsg to him cortain vlews on tho Senatorinl queations fy Virginins Th those statoiuents ho Is ropresunted ns express: ing a wish for the defent of Riddloberger. 1 learn from him that this {s wholly destitute of foundation. In tho interview which his been 80 inlsreprosented bo wus told chat it hud been stuted ho was taking part in tho matter In bo- huif of Riddlebergor. Io moroly stntes that he had not Interfered ut alt, He suggested that Senator Lowls have n friendly talk with you on tho subject, The Prosidont expressed no do- alro ne tu tho polltieal antecedents of tho man who should bo elected, nord he sny one word which, correctly stated, woutd in tho slightest deureo embarrass you, or callin question your course. On tha contrary, bo desires it under- stood that he has no viowa which In any mannor conilivt with tho friendly sentiments bitherto oxpressed to you.by him, Vary truly yours, Guonor C. Gouitam. 'Vo tho Lion, William atone, 3 PENSION FRAUDS, ADMITTED, . Speetal Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, Wasutnotos, D.C. Dee, 0.~Yhe tact of a conspiracy to defraud. the Government in the inatter of pension claims, with tho prin- cipal conspirators among the clerks In tho Pension Bureau, was adniltted by Secretary Kirkwood totlay, “He refused to give any details further than to acknowledyo that one arrest had been made, and that others night flow, referring the inquirer to Com- iulssioner Dudley for additional information. die did say, however, that he had URQED UPON Mt, DUDLEY the vigorous prosectition and thorough in- vestigation of the matter, this being, he sald, as far ns It was his duty to'go. He dounted very much the advisability of making any further detalls pubile, for fear of defeating the ends vf sustice, and when the question was put to him directly as to whether the de- yelopments thus far had shown the amount of thoclaims fraudulently seeured to bo largo ho refused to give further Information. TREASURY CLERKS, THE NEW RULE. Svectal Diepateh to The Chicugo Tribune. * Wasutnaros, D. C., Dec, 0.—Secratary Folger, who 1s overrun with applications for appointments to ofllce, hns a very easy answer to give to his’ Congressional friends from New York, Ho simply sends for the table showing the quota of each State; in ne- cordance with the recent law whieh requires that tho appointments shall be distributed fmnong the States according to the popula- tion, ‘The table shows thatthe quota of New York is more than full, and that a number of dlycharges will be necessary to reduce it to the lexal number. ‘Lhe incransa above the propor Iinit is due to the fact that the pro rate tableof appointindnt Is based. upon the new census, which has given Western States, a a rule, an Increase, and has DIMINISHED THE PROPORTIONATE REPRE BENTATION ~ of sonic of the Enstern States, It possibly may bo for this reason that the new Appoint: ment Clerk, who really Ig from Now York, Is entered in the appotntent register as from Idaho ‘Territory, where he recently held Federal office. Judgo Folger, without mak- Ing removals, cannot, for that matter, np voint an Assistant Sueretaty from the State of New York under tho Iqw relative to pro rata distribution of patronage. ‘hts table shows that the number of appolntments from THE DISTRICT OF COLUMDTA is many hundred it excess of the legal pro- portion, ‘This Is due to the fact that when the Jnw wont nto effect the ‘lreasury oficials juterpreted it to apply only to future appoint- ments, and did nob attempt to than renrrange the clerical force, ns mnny think the Jaw contempluted, ‘The consequence fs that this pro rath tublo now shows a very large oxecss of appointments from some States, they hav- Ing been maintained as they wore at tha tine the law was passed, ‘There aro a good many Southorn States and some of the: remota Western States, howover, white are entitted to nppolntinents, and the pressure for these places Is dally becoming grenter, HOT POISON. A BCARE IN COURT. Syecial Disvateh to The (hicaso Tribune, Wasiinaros, D, 0, Doo, 0.—Tha rather sensational case of attempted polsoning of a Capitol policeman by his wife, occurring hore early in the week, was up before the Police Judye this morning. ‘The prosecut- Ing witness, 0. I, Freeman, related his story of the oecurrence, which was that com- ing down to broukfast in. the morning he found a cup of coffes poured outnt his plate, and on lifting {t to his mouth noticed it had. apocullar favor about it, te gave It to his eldér daughter, and she, on tasttyg It, as sorted that it tasted of laudanum. Ho had this bottled up and taken ft to the District Chemist, who, on analyzing the seven onuces, discovered them to contain almost . FIVE QNAINS OF MORITA, Tho little girl, his daughter, guve her testi- mony as to tho fluding of the ep, and the conversation between her mother and Bree- man on its discovery, Freeman’ itso test!- fled’ to his wife’s bolng a woman of foose character and negtecttul of hor children, and leo to her threats to polson him. No oyl- dence was niduced to show that the wonan had’placed the polson in the coffee, Neyer theless she was committed to fatt in default of $800 ball, ‘There was a pathetiy scene In he Repub quest matter (atl matter request, returned Hf not dellyered in wane hos the right to lengthen of sharte ariginally named on the envelope tu (etter or matter, must rennin ay wie Unreo days In the oftce of destination, : if - masters shatt returi the matter upon wee requests without cliarze of nildlttonal A age. ‘Thesame rullng applles toenrd iinttee containing’ simply the name and ‘addr a tho sender, set . , BIG SENATORS WHO MAY TAVE TOGET IN: D “apeclal-Diaaeh te The Chlesoe Vig CATES Wasutnotos, D, C., Dee, %—Tho mittee appolnted by tho Senate caucus fon construct the Senate committees tind th 3 selves embarrassed by the rite of promotion by sentorily which has provaited In tha ‘Seq ate. Should this rile bo adhered to, Being rienced neweomers like Sherinay and Win dom would have to take subordinate plac = It is possible, however, that Mr, Sher, = will have the Chairmanship ot the Commitieg on Foroign Ralations, vacated by thy deat, of Gen, Burnside, and Mr. Windom wilt have the Chairmanstitp of the Committees on Com merece, vacated by the restgnation of Min Conkling, unless Mr. Allison will resipn from the Committes on Finance guid petit him te“have the place. ‘The committee will meut tomorrow to finally agree upon the ree constructed Ist, so that {tcan be reported to the Sonate on Montay, ANOTHER REPT, ‘To the Western Associated J*res, . Wasminaton, D. C., Dee. %.—the mos lob ‘fed tine HANG tiny important change declded ton was the sub. stitution of Windom for Edinunds as Chair. mun of tle Foreign Relations Committee, Suge Edinuhids, who ts at the head of the dudiclary Committee, having consental to withdraw from the former committee, Sen. ator “Sherman and ‘Allison retain thete positions on the Finances ‘Committee, ‘and Senator MeMillan, now at the head of the Committees on Cominerce and Revision of Laws, will relinquish the Chatrmansitp of the Intter In favor of some other Senator, JUDGE BELFORD, HIS VIEWs, Spectat Dispatch fo The Chieago Tribune, Wasutnaton, D,G,, Dec. &—Judge Bek ford, of Colorado, In conversation toilay exe, pressed some rather decided opinions against those portlons of the Pregldout’s message which relate to tho retirement of silver cor. Lillentes and the repeal of the law authori Ing the compulsory coinage of the silver dollar, as well as that part referring to tho funding of the debt. Me said: “The argue ment touching tho cireulntion of the silver dollars goos for ndéthing unless one takes lute consideration the certificates outstanding txalnst these sliver dollnrs, because these certifientes stand in Hew -of the silver dollars which should be in clreulation, E “Tho total vilue? he continued, “of the silver dollars in the Treasury on Dee, t, 1831, was In round numbers sixty-eight milllons, There ‘have been Issued in round numbers sixty-six millions of sllyer certifleates, and there were In tho ‘reasury on Dee, » 183t, seven millions, leaving fifty. ning oulltions ontstinding; so that, instead of thirty-four millions outstanding. we have. fifty-ninto nilliions added to thirty-four, whieh innkes qalte a dlifers o WITH REFYERENG: 3 FUNDING RECOM: NS DATION: he sald: * Lopposed the Fanding bil bee cause I thought that the debt could he paid outol the sirpltis revenues of the Govern ment. It was proposed to refund seve hun: dred and fifty millions Ina 30-40 bond. £ stated then that tha debt could be paldin seven years at n srout saving to the Leopte, Since Mareh 1, 1881, wo have pati of that devs $101,068,000, anid Tam more fully convinced now thin Inet wiuter that any sehen look: ing to the refundiae of tho dedt Ina lug bon< Is n robbery of the people.” Nores.: * AKL m Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasitnatos, D. C,, Dee, %&—The friends of ex-Goy. Davis, of ‘Texas, have become convinced that there Is no posslbility of his seetring a Cabinet posttion, and are now pit Ling bli forward for the postiton of Minister to. Mexico, ‘hey alaim that his long rest dence near the Mestean border has given him s knowledge of tho Interest of the see tlons most concerned with Mesteo that per cullarly fits Inti for the position. : TRLEPHONES, No provision hos as yet veen-reached by the Commissioner on Interferences in tho telephone patent enses, ‘Tho testimony in these eases covers 3,000 pages, aud he will need some time to look. through It, conse quently he will not be able to give a decsion for three or four weoks. * GEN. ©, 0, HOWARD arrived here this morniiys from West Polnt on business at the War Department, GREAT CRY AND LITTLE Wool. Subserlptions for tho Gartield Memorial Tlospital come In slowly, and only about $0 000 have been receiver In auswer to over 10) 000 circular nppents, Forty thousand efretis lars asking collections in churehes only teule ized nbout $5,000, THE CHOCTAW NATION. Tho Secretary of the Interior 1s now ab work on some papers bearing on the grant ing of a right of way through tho reservation of the Choctaw Natlon to tho Bt. Louls & San Francisco. According to the Secretary the - eastern portion of tho reservatlott ‘ig a splendid pleco of country, capable of subsisting a large poputation If opened to settlement, Tho Indians who arv,on tho reservation are not of sufliclent number, nor with the disposition to cultivate and improve the land, hence the demand for epeulne itup to avttiemont, which is tho objective polit of those ayking a right of way through, the reservation, ‘The consent of the Councll o the Nation has already been obtained, and the matter must now go through the sere tary of tho Intorlor to the President, an through him to Congress. ‘The cansent 0 the Connell stipulates that tho right of ey bo granted through the southeastern part 0 tho reservation, BLAINE, ‘To the Western Assoclated Press. - Wasiinoton, D. 0., Dee. 9,—Mueh ht : beon sald abous tho alleged efforts ol Secretary Bialue to remain in the Cabinet but the truth fa he was ono of tho first to the contt-room when the woman was sent to. sist upon retiring, ‘Tho President shltl to & Jall-in tho parting between her and her chil: dren, girls of 10 and 13 yeurs respectively, Thoy clung to her and refused to-go with thefr father, and cried plteously when thoy wore fully separatad, : ———_ POSTAL, JAMES, zl Bpeetat Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune, Wasitnatox, D, U,, Dee, 9,—Postmaster- General James seft for Now York this oven- lug, accompanied. by the Superiiitenttent of the Rullway Mail Service, Mr. ‘Thompson, ‘Sho object of thelr visit 1s to hyve an inter- viow With Vandorbilt on tho subject of fue creased mall fnellities for the West on the trunk lines out of New York. | . BECOND ASSISTANT, [OATMASTEI-GENENAT. who has charge of star-roauto mattors, enld today that there was absolutely no truth in the published statement thatthere wasa gen- eral disposition among Western Congress meh In Whose ‘dlstelots star-routes lind been discontinued to mbké ‘an onslaught upon hn and begin a fight fur thelr redstabllsh- ment, On tho contrary, he sald, he had had no complaints from any of the SVestern Iep- resuntatives, “Holng asked if ho ald not view this in the ght of ‘un Irdorsument of what had been dons In the star cases, he sald that he looked upon itasa proof that the people had not been Injured by te'cutlag off of routes through sections where a crow would have to carry rations as he flew, and were not making any complaints. FIRST ASAISTANT TMASTEN-GENERAL a has made a ruling thut the sender of any re Rupublican Senator recently that, it- Hilne had not Insisted upon resigning, he sol hinva allowed Garfield's Cabinet to roel Intact until the 4th of March; that Blal ” would go ont, and this campellod the brea Ing up of the Cabinet, BENATOR CAMERON — ia fs antagonizing Representative Seranton , the appointment of the Pustwinstet salt Wilkeabarre, Scranton conunttted hi fan fo a min named Smith, and when de Hae posed everything was all right Cam dea elated the placa for another man Se ton hag been one of Camerow’s baa th and the antl-Cameron Repuvlicans of 1 gylvanin hope this will ereate a brea tween then nace * -DOOMIRETEN BROW P Intends to Jasue orders that any sire under him, who takes a drink of Nat ios enters a saloon, will be sunanarily dls “3 que eione over the Vandallu oxt-poftice, eh He been pontling a tang me, js practlea! rh tied by a deciston In fayorot Dr. Uduimp! tho present halter, Sty RUGHNE CANFIELD i gun of Atirora, whiy Ig tryiys te obtain yeyorahip of Dakota ‘Territory. a number of Itinuls polielans. : “AUNUTA POST-OFFICL ranking Col. Evang, of Uinols, who is nerd iets after the interests of Mio Aurora pos neat thinks 3fr, Prangle, the present Ine will probably bo retuned: fle e ict . by Conwreasman Sherwin, of isd nh OTHER ILLINODS vos t-UF FICE seal ‘Tho Hou, J. We MucWilliaws, a sever