Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1881, Page 1

VOLUME XILL - ' WASHINGTON. Approaching Cri;ninnl Proceed- HOLIDAY GIT ez i OPEN" UNTIL ings Against the Star- NO @N ; : Routo Gang. THIS DAY, ; Dorsey’s Combination Will Ee Among the First to Be Attacked. WILSON BR 113 & 115 State-st. Lnusual attractions offered to pur- chasers of (HRISTMAS PRESENTS LIDIES AND GENTLENER, TUYS AND FANCY GOODS, WHY JFT-T00 RECPROCATE fhosewhio racolved Proscnts on Christmas should not wait until noxt yenr to ‘Return the Cempliment, Dut should go at onca and mnko the uiver a NEW YEAR'S GIFT. TERGHO, RUBLING & €0., At 138 to 144 State-st., avo an olegant lino of TNCY GOODS, HOLIDAY GIFTS, AND USEFUL PRESENTS Bultabio for clthor sox. old or young. (FEH FROM 8 TO 12 0'CLOCK THIS MORNING. Bargains in all Lines. ARTISTIC TAILORING. ELY & CO. TAILORS. , From Dec. 5 to Jan. 1 next, all Garments ordered of us will be subject to a NET CASH DIS- COUNT of TWENTY jer cent. ‘The-Largest-and Bept-Assorted Stock in olir lirie on this Continent. The most select **Modes” and theroughly skilled workmanship. Wahash-av., cor. Monroe-st. . BLANE _BOOKS. (tE MARSHALS (o GsTAfl@NER£Z 167MADISON STREET. MANUFACTURERS OF BLANK BOOKS. OPEN MONDAY. CUNTHER’S CONFEGTIONERY WILL B Open ATl Bay Honday CIINRISTMAS-DAY. e —— ] DBUSINESS CILANCES. To Capitalists. Capitalists. Th0 lanto Glugose, lirapo-Bygne, ‘And_ Corn-ien actury at Fust S, Louls, 1 Beraiotora Compugron W . Moyor & "Co., will B wold W tho bikhest or, 0 1w promises, vik Speeimen of Brady’s Willingness 10 Accommodate tho toh- s ber Crowd. Oonfident Assertion that Sargent and- William E, Ohandler Will Enter the Cabinet, Conflict of Opinion as to Gen. Garfield's Views on Ma- ‘ honeism. The New British Minister Set Right 3efore the Amer- ican Pecople, Col, Moulton Contradiots Former Tes- timony Regarding Cogtingent- Fund Expenditures, Proposed Conference of American Re- publics to Institute Mensures for Mutunl Beneflt. Congross and the Oanal=A Great Saving in Poatal Uontracts—The. Bonded ; Dobt, S8TAR ROUTES. THE APPROACHING CRIMINAL PIOSECUTIONS | Boectat Diapateh to The Chicauo Tribune. Wasiizoron, D. C., Dec. 25.—~In the re- cently-published lsttor 6f George Bllss, Esq., specinl counsél, for the Government in the star-route prpsecutions, to, Postmaster-Gen- orul James, mentlon was made of soveral grent combinntions ngainst whom criminal proceedings wonld be begun before the grand jury In this District early in the now year, One of the first, if uot the firat, of these combinations agnlnst which proceedine will be taken is known at the Post-Qilice Depart~ ment as tho Dorsey combination. Ex-Senator. Stephen . Dorsoy, of Ar- kausas, - i8 at the hend of the syndicate. ‘Thero aro 184 star routes in THE DORBKY COMBINATION, At the letting of July 1, 1878, which was the beginning of the present contract torm, thess | routes wore awurded to J. W. Dursoy, Dorsoy’s brother, - John M. Peck, Joislt, Aliner, aud J.IL:Watta.. Mr. Watts held but “fourof the routes, and aftor n short time he falled, and 13 now practieally out of the mail contract business. J, . Dorsoy, Peck, and Miner were in reallty dummles for S, W. Dorsoy, who, at the time of the beginnlng of the present contract torm, was n Senntor, 11is namo did not appear on tho books of the department as elther n contractor or sub- coutractor until after ko hod left the Senate, which was Mareh 4, 1870, THE ROUTES OF TIE DORSEY COMBINATION covered points n sixteen States ana Territo- rles. The total original contruct-pay for soryico on these 134 routes wns $143,100.62. Brady nllowed the combination for increased trips and expedition of running-tline an amount suflicient to bring the annual pay up 0 §023,808. A small part ot thisincrease was duo to lengthening of routes, cte, at the start, but tho additlonal compensation nl- Towed, pure and shinplo, amounted to 8501,- 108, ‘There wero curtallments amounting fo $25,000, The total originul mileage of theso 134 routes was 9,857 miles, but Brady made changes IN THE INTEREST OF TIHE COMBINATION reducing the mlleage over 1,000 miles, Of tho total number of routes belonging to the com- bination, twenty-live alone recelved an in- erenso of pay wnounting to over $500,000, ‘Therecords of the department show clearly that avast mujority of the {nereased servico ordered wus lnnecessary, and the rottenness ot the allowances §s thoreby Inferentinlly proven; but tho case of the Govermment ngainst the combination wiil bo supple- mented by the reports of the Government In- speetors kent over tho routes, sworn atilda- vits of Postmasters, iunil-carriens, singe- drivers, ete., proving elearly THE FRAUDULENT CHARACTER BERVICE, A snmplo of the way in-which pay was in- erenstd and money taken without ndequute return from the ‘Ureasury is afforded In_the casa of the route from Dulles to Baker City, Ore, This routo is 275 miles long, and wis Iet for two trips. per woek, nt un avernge or THE January 5th, 1882, | 8 speed of two and n quarter miles per hour, Capacity, 200 buahole’ corn ,,,,',,,9 fi.‘ ,.,I.‘,l,!l,.,,. for 83,288, Within u year tho pny was rafsed nflffi'nf.""" e, bnd (n tirsl-oluns conditton. Murkot, | to $72,6M), n mnjorl‘li)’ul‘ which was for expes Gplon, w\m"umvr:fililllll‘m:‘nnfi«: lud, A wplon= | q1jtion, nfthmmh fla n{mml was increased rLhor putticus G0 MURNCH, ANIaneg, " Hnom 73 £inzer Huliding, Bt Louis Mo, e UTLILRY. e i POCKRT and PABLE Carvers, Carver Ounses, Table' Kniv & (ntlery H b ova amt Catlory Se A 5. SPALDING 8 BROS., 108 Madlson-st, ouly to three and four-tifths miles por hour, TIIE CABINET. SANOENT AND CUANDLER, Rneeiat Dispateh to The Chicago Triduns Wasmnyaroy, D. C., Dec. 25—A gontle- man who {8 vory near to the President, and who has had an interview with him since he was In Now York, suys that Gen, Arthur hag deelded to appoint ox-Senntor Sargent, of Californla, Seeretnry of the Interlor, an Willlam E. Chandler, of Now llampshire, Seerotary of the Navy., Nothing is likely to provent the appointments, Sargont and Chandler, ho says, will' certainly be nowml- nated unless Gen, Grant stinll declde to ac- tually interfore and meke g personal appenl to the President that Chiandler shall have no pince In the Cabinet, "Tls 1613 thought pos~ sible that Gen, Grant may do, us he iy VERY MUCH EMDITTERED AT CHANDLER becaugo the Intter was the successtul loader of the opposition to hin (Grant) at Chicpgoa, The other Stalwart frionds of the P’resident, Conkling and’Platt, are roported to bo satise fled with the nomination of Chandler; so it npgons, ot Cratke wnd Pockot-kub 3 firfiflw%)&c 25 Py Goods, Gold Pens, Pencls, - Rofgers’.and \ lanh@ Packet Kalves. DENTISIRY, Ty e ety S NPT A HAPSY CHRISTMANGIFT, e ETegn, 4 scums that tho leading Stalwarts, with onoe 1, 7 NO PAWN | yxeyption, huve liruclmwlr' congontinl thut BEYT g, BxTuacting | the I residont shul put-n friend of Blajne in the Cubiuet us the represontative of Now L, &land; but the appointient of that gentlo- mun atter all depends upon the fact WUETHER IT BUALL PLEASE ULYBSKS B, . GRANT tohaven maon who wns against him at Chi- cugo In the Galinet, It is° known that Gen, Grunt, too, has been very unxious that ox- Senutor Chiatfes, of Coloradu—the father ot the wite of ong of Grant's sons—should be made Secratary ot the Interlor, but tetrans- Mississlppt country could not agree upon Mr, Chatfue us the representative of that re- gions and, In addition to that, it was urged that Clintive had so many lurfu land interests Wiileh still have ta come bofore the interior Dopartment for fiunl adfulicasion that ho could not possivly secept that posltion. * TUE BOUTHERN ASPIANTS for u Cablnet positlon, finding that they have 10 hopu to secure either of -the two rémali- Ing vacaneles—the portfolio of the Interior Fine 7 el JBRAECRY, VI MOOHENNEY, G JINEIRAL WATER, w AU K| Hporet logkbrin Watoris 0 burreld, Lalt burroly, und cans, 7 Quart snd plutpo 10 drugiiss, hote! . Peat P FRnie, uid valoUmN. AULrORE Y kusbn Min Ia Ra0kbtin Wha: i oo [ el 1 Seiabr SCALES. s AR FAIRBANRS' STANGAKD SCALES 9P ALL KINDS, JPAIRBANKS, MORSE & 00, Lor, Lade L & FInk Ave., Chicaze, Bo qaretulte NOY GNLY THK GRIVLIE MONDAY, or of {he Nay, nfter the hollda u-c“slurun;; the rumor that, s think that they e good Yenson to sure the War Depart- ment, Thesyelafmy aro utterty without foundation, It [a tewrned upon the very best nuthorlty that Gen. Arthur never ns had, and does not uye, any intention whatevor of removhiz Robert Lineoln tromn the depart- ment which he s now ko suecesstully adinl; Istorbe, aid that Mr., Lincoln long slneo re- celved assurances to that elfect, MAHONEISM. GEN. UARRIELD'S YIEWS, Bpeciat Disvateh to Ihe Chicuon Tribunss Wasngzarox, . C,, Dee, 25.<The Wash- fneton Post today publishies an artiele on what it endls Gen, Garfleld's views as to the Mahone movenient In Virginia, ‘I'he state- munt inndy thereln, neeording to the Posd, comes from w *“near friend of the Inte P'rest- dent, and one who, of ull others, knew his mind and intentions.” ‘This near- friend Iy supposed v bo Blalne. ‘The revelations nre 1o this elfect s I Gon, Gurlleld had Hived ho would never hnve alded Mubono In any way, Ho way 80 utterly upposwd to novtning sivering of repudintion thut ~be woulil rutier huvo ssen tho llour- hona - triumph - for a4t than have the Republicans win a vl by conlition with tho dighonest money olement of tho Duma- eratio party, Gen, Qurlell did not believe that the Repubilican pirty conlid gali n - peemaneot coutrol - the Bouth upoi siielt n Lisis ns was wilopted I Virginis in_the It Bght, whore tho roul lssuo nt the bottom wia i seifish one, nud whoro the victory gained for Mahone w aecomplishment of selflsh ends, Hlo belioved in extending o hetping bund to every honest cle- ment of jndepeidence {n tho Rotth, but, when it enuie to strikime hands with dishonesty'to wago wilr* fgaiust onesty 1o grin o meroly femporry advantage, Gun, Girlleld would have turned his buck and absolutely rofused ta proceod. COMMENTING ON THIS STATEMENT, the Post snys: Tho abovo announcoment of Gen. Garficid'a views, coming from the higheat possiblo souree, I8 of nistorical value, und shows the great dilfer~ cence butwaen tha two Adininistrations thut were cleeten by tho same votes, Whatever may have been Geu. Garfield’s views on the subject in question, ono thing Is so well known that it 3. indisputable—viz.: the netive use of Federat patronage In atd of the BMakone movement was begun long be- fore Arthur's accession to the Presidency, During the extra sesslon of the Senate it was » matter on which .there was con- stant comment that anti-Mahone Federal ofllcers were belmg displaced from tlme to time by the appointment of Mahono men, Furthermore, Congressman Jorgensen I8 au- thority for the statement that he called on President Garflold and protested aguinst any polley of the Administratlon which would fve encouragement to Mahone, and that the f'rclnldem replied, in effeet, that he thought such ENCOURAGEMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN, and that It could bo given without sanction- ing the repudintion fenture of Malione’s fight. It was nlso well known ot the time of Mahone'’s Ruadjuster Conventior at ltich- wond on June 3 that of tha Repub. Heans, * who constituted n mujority of the convention, many wero indlsposed to join Mahone unless they hml nssurances ‘thit suel netion would neet the upproval of the Administeation, and, {n order to satlsfy these donbting Thomases, dispatehies were obtalned by Mahone from Washington giv- ine assurances that the Administration was in sympathy with the Mahone moyement. These disputches were shown by Mahone and his lleutennnts, and they” hnd n powor- ful effect In Influencing wavering ltepnblic- ans, The fuct that these dispntches wero sent from Washington, and that they aceu- Tately rnrrnwmurl the views of tho Adininis- :l\'lngon. ins nover been authorltatively de- eds SLET RIGHT. © 2EC NEW BRITISH MINISTER, + 1, yon, Boatial Dlpalch.to The Chicaoo ‘Tribine. WasmNazon, D, C., Dee. 25.~The sensa- tionnl papers have yecently published extrav- agaut accounts ns to what they treated as n deliclous bit of social rosslp, the effect of which was to ehargo that the new Britih AMinlstor here would be shunned by socioty, beeause, although ‘nover married, ho had children whoge mother was an netress{and that he would Introduco these childron hove. Investigntion shows that the seandal-mon- gers have printed that which was not true, and have done great Injustice to w very estl- mable gentlemnn, and that soclety, so far from Inquiring now, * Shall wo call upon him? ought rathier to inquire, “ Shall we correct an injustico? 1t appears that the new British Minister, now conslderably past miitdie 1fe, when o young nitach of the ritlsh Loegadon ot Madrld formed an nt- tachment to a very cstimable Spanish Iady, not on the knighted side or of the high fam- ily to which the young English Lord be- longed, and MARRIED NER. Tlo Itved with her happily for years, and had tivo children by her. * e always recognized her as his wife, although his marringo was not recorded fn British Court journnls, Many years ago iy wife died, “lle has never wmarried since, and he_brings his children to Amerlen with him, nt s nil thers Is In tho nwr}’ which hus mude the mililonalre Dritlsh Lord n bachelor and the father of ehildren whom he 18 steking to introduce to American soclety, ‘Thenew British Minlster i been for nany yeurs u widower, and his eldest duughter 18 Lo preslde nt the British Embassy here, IL1s learned from diplomatle circles that tho new Ministor is very nuch shocked nt this extrnovdinarlly eruel ntro- duetlon to Awerlean soclety, Thosa in posi- tion to know sy that, whutever socinl Irrep- ularitivy the Russian Euliflm may talerate in its Awbnssadors, Great Dritain” never coms missions o man to high oftice whoso social record 1s not good, THE CONTINGENT FUND. €Ol MOULTON, OF CINCINNATI. Sorctal Duvateh Lo The Chicago Tributie, Wasuxaroy, D. G, Des, 25,—Col, Moul- ton, of Cincinnatl, brother-in-law to ex-See- retary Shermen, who hns been hero as a wit- ness bofore the Contingent Fund luvestigat- inz Committee, luft for home to-nlght, hay- ing concluded his testhnony, Ho denies in most positive terms that the Sherman burcau In the Corcoran buitding, of which he hul charge, was supplled with either furniture or atutlonery from the Trensury Department, asigsald to have boen alleged by the ex- custodian, Plinoy, and others, ‘L'he furni ture, ha snld, was ronted from W, B. Moses, of this clty, on the recommenda- tlon of Pitnoy, and tho stationery way purchased from Brad Adams, ‘There §8 a lawsult now, pending between Mosvs and Moulton, the former endeavoring to rpcover payment fur the rent of the furni- ture atarate which the latter considers as oxurbltant, L A PUIEND 0F BENATOR BIENMAYN, spenking tonight of the Sevato Investigation of the contingent fund, took occasion to en- tor protest against what he choso to term a rowing evil—the tendeney of the Houses of ongrEss to be uumlnu«llr seeking to lnves- tiguty sonisbody or souot uufi ‘The contin- rent fund of the Treasury Department, uc- nnnllufx to hls view &r things, was Jjust ltke, It many respects, thu secrot service fund of the War Departument in tine of war, 1t was provided to e expended n the dls- cretion of the hucmlar)l‘mmr a varloty of things which could not regularly aporo- priuted for, and 1L wis an li-advised wovo ur e Benits Lo be demwnidiug an jnyestigas tion of his method of spending It, and asking abillof particulars of the expenditures, 1t ‘wug casting upon him or his subordinates an fwpatation of dlshonesty, and the fact that one such nvestigntion was hardly out of the way befors another was sturted” ssomsl to i to have the cffect of dulroymu public confidenca in the honesty of Government ofticiuls without just cuuse, 5 CHILI, UNEASINESS, ¢ Bpecial Dirpatch to Tha Caicaco Triduns, WasmixaToy, . C., Dec, 25, —Private dis- patenes buve been recelved bere toduy from DECEMBER varlons quarters of the conntry nsking In, res g to the prospects of tronble on scconnt of South Amerlenn _complications, One from New Orienns sald that an uncertain feeling tonching the matter was heglining to have it serfons effect upon sy business une terprises. At the State: Departnent sssur- ance was given to o gentlesmun fo an oftieial position who ealled seeking fuformation with which to answor thelr dispatehes, th a8 the State Department knew, th reason Lo b tions unywhi There g, IABLE ANXIETY Department to hear definftly about the Alaska, "I'lie ropore that she hind ! fired futo Is ot eredited, bue there 13 K rl Intevest, hoth at the Statu nud the Navy Departmunts, to hear to what extent, it atall, the movements of the Aluskn have compronidsed ug fnour' relations to Chill, Capt, Walker, Chief of the Jurean of Nuvl gatlon, says there ewn b no truth b the re- port that the Alaskn has been dired wpon, Tho Department would linve had Informas {)lm‘) of slich ni ocenrrence ns soon w8 tny- ody, CLAIMS, A NEW DEPARTURE. Bpreinl Dispateh to the Chlcavs Tviuna Wasmsatos, 1. C, Dec. 25,—The Senate Committee on Clahins hins recuntly taken o new depnrture fu the method of adjudieathyg clatms, which it Is understood Ia the result of o determination recently renched to dispose of pending Southern claims ‘ns rapldly oy vossible consistent with justice. The new wmethod I8 to consult by correspondence with the prominent men of the seetm from whieh the eclulin comes ns to respectability and worlh, fustead of, ns_ heretofors, depending cnllreh‘ upon the testimony 0f persons con- necteid with the case, to establish or dis- prove its validity, Sinee tho openlng of the present sesslon of Congress a lnrge number of letters have been written to purties of prominence In the South nsking for Informa- tlon coneerning clalins Lefure the commltioe, AMERICAN REPUBLICS. THE " CONGRESH OF PANASA" Bpectal Diavateh to Tha Chicugo Tribune, WasniNarox, D, C, Dee. %5—It Isruc mured in diplomatic cireles that Mr, Bintno sent instructions to the diplomatic represent- atives of the Unfted States In Central and South Amerlen to submit to the Governuent to which they “nre accredited s proposition for tho rovival of the much-talked-of Con- gress of Panamn for tho better union of Aumerlean natfons, If tho ‘des met the ap- proval of a majority of the different Awmeri- ean Goveremnents” it would probubly have been Issued, nsking ench nation on the West- ern Contlnent tu send delegates to meet in this city In the fall of 1852 Wlether the new Administration will carry this {dea Into eifect remuins to be seen., THE ASSASIN, A QUIET CHRISTMAS, ‘Wasmeroy, D. €, Dee. 25—~Guitean spent Christmas very quietly. Few persons are permitted to enter the jull Sundays, and only his brother and sister: are nllowed to vislt tho prisoner, unless by authority from Judre Cox or Scoville. John W, Gulteau, accompnnled by n few acqualntances, ealled during the day nud had an luterview with his brother. Late in the afternoon, ufter these vigitors had left, Guiteau partook of n hearty Christinns dinner, 'Fha prisonor lud pre- pared anothor statwment for publieation which he Intimates contalng hmportant und intereating revelations bearing on hls cuse, For It he wants S100, = ~, CONGRESS AND THE CANAL. OUTYIDE INFLUENCE N YPAvon or Tup NICANAGUA ~BOHEME—A, COMNPANY, IN- CLUDING GEN, GRANT, THAT IHINTEREST- ED 1IN THE MODIFICATION OF TUE CLAY- © TON-NULWEIL TREATY, WasmNoroy, D. G, Dee. %L—Another business nffair Is interested in Mr. Blaine'’s diplomatic correspondence. Although there there 18 1o more uvidenco that Mr, Blalnels connected with the Nlearngua Canal Com- pany than there was of his connection with tho Peruvian company, It Is n fact, nover- theless, that n projected corporation of which, strangely enough, ox-President Grant 15 ono of the chiartor members, is deeply eon- cerned in the proposed modification of tho Clayton-Bulwor treaty, Little morohnn o year ago Engineer Menocal, of the Unlted States navy, obtalned o concession from the Niearnguan Goyernment, Iiy w hich cer- tain - citizens of the ulted States were glven the privilege of “buflding an - interocennie shiip-canal over Aono- cal's and Annmen's surveyed routo. Lust yearand this year biils were Introduced in Congress Incorporating the Niearagun Canal Company, It will be necessary, tho pro- cctors ot the enterprise think, to seeure the unbrogation or moditication of the treaty tn queatlon, as o condition precedont o the guarantee by thls Government of the 3 ver cent dividend on the cost of the eanal sought for In'the chartoer, A nwber of prominent public men are in- terested In tho proposed eunul besldes Gen, Grant, These are hig triond Gen, Bea, Con- wressmau Crapo of Massncluselts, Admiml Antmen, Conwissloner Lovimg, ex-District Commlssloner Phelpy, and Cotressinan Kas- son, who will _tnke earoof tha. canal’s in- torests in the Iouse, All these wen are en- thusinstie bellovers in the ® feasibility and Smportaneo of the projecl. So far ‘as can bo learned Mr, Blaing has no interest what- wvor in the affalr, It s the Intention of the projectors to muke a vigorous offort to secure tho passige of the charter ye- contly Introduced In"the Seuate by Senator Miller, of Callfornin. * T'ho kieorporators sny that the nre nssured of the necessury capltal as soon us the charter shall becomusn law, al they further say that the (hwnmmcnl will nover bo eatled itpou for a dollar umder tho gunrantee. Thoy are convineed of the Impractieability of the schemes both of De Lssops and Capt, Eads, o 5 Recently, however, Gen, Grant, who lnst syrlng published un urtlete in the North Amertean Review in favor of the nrujcutl hus been fnetined to withdraw frow It an to lend a friendly akl to Copte Eunds, He huy, howover, not yet formally Withdruwn, and it 13 the hopo of the projectors of the canal that he will continue to bis nssoclated with them, ‘I'ho effort recontly mndo by Mr, Knsson to su- curg the appointment of a'speelnd commiites on the interoceanic eanal wust move in fuvor of. the Nicaragun project. 'I'hiecommitteeof tho last Congress on this subleet, under tho Chinirmanship of My, King nf Loulsiuna, was decided)y in favor of the Eads ship-railway sehomo at ‘Lolnnnitepec, 1L s supposod that Mr, Kasson ‘knows what he Is about in maoviug for n committea nt this session, and that o understands that Spuaker Kelfor witl unl’mmtummmltwu which will look nt tho subject In the samo lght that My, Kasson himself does, Lhls would niean s favorable report to the Tlouse for Mr, Alliter’s bill, ‘Flie vesult, however, mu({ by campromised between the Eads and the Nicuragua schiviye, At any rato it muy bo safuly assumed that a strong pressure from the outside in favbr of an_{nterocoanie ship canal will be mmong mle lxnturusuuu developments of the presont wintor, Ex-Speaker Randall Is strongly opposed to all pru}uclu of this ohiwracter, Last winter it wus his intlnence, lnr;.'al}\ that provented the counslderation of elther of the two bills that wera roported back, ‘Ihint his mind I3 not chauged was sustlclontly shown by his ab- ection th other day to the conslderation of 1, Kosson's resolution to aruolu: the mifttee, special Intoreceunie Canal Com: POSTAL CONTRAOTS, A GREAT SAVING EVFECTED IN Tilk COST OF BTAMES AND ENVELOPEA=~AN IN- CHEABED AMOUNT OF GOUDS AT A DE- CHEASED PRICE. New York Times, & Wasmixaroy, D. ¢, Dec, %3.~Tle applica- tion of busiuess principles by Third Assistant Postmaster-General Hazon in hls division of the Post-Oflles Dopartment hasled to very satisfactory results, ‘I'ho estimated amount of expepditures required for the service of his oftice for the fiseul year ending June 0, 1833, 13 81,044,800, a decrense of nearly 3 per ceut frow the applications for thy sawe ob- 1881, “The totid number for the four y Jeot for the eurrent fisenl year, A Invge fne eregge fi the guantity of supplies e auired 18 expeeted, and the Cdeerense of eathnatea fs en by new awd more ad- vant NS contraets for the reof » St nil poatal: it into during e year, St Vit eost 9,04 4 cents per 1L09) under the olil contiaet, which ran from 1837 to 1881, ave now obinined for D19 cents per 1,000, ‘Pl eost of these wsuler the coptrnet whieh ran fron 1553 to 1877 Wiy Toxtalanrds which, S eunts por cents per t oot these o inonnt ot cost of sipblivs furnkshegd frou 1568 to 1877, and thy kmount and cost'ol those furnished trom 1537 Lo 1851, pladuly shows the savime whien las been effeeted in the Jast fony yenrs, The total ntmber of — stanips, opes, ete. turnlshed from wis A littie wors than $050,000,00, at w cost of nbout. S, 1400, IST7 Lo 1391 was u Hithe more thian 54000000, atwcostof a Httle more t 5,040,600, <t that nipincrease of 2 per cent In wmotnt hay bren necompanled by a decreasy of nearly 4 per cent in cost, A great prrt of this savi ind heen the result of . 1Inzen's wise carefud manngetient of the arrnagenents 1e Tuting to the contreets, “The requlrenents ny to quality of materinl have been suelh that they could not be evided by bidders or eon- traetory, niul the nwards hnve been mate, not on the basis of in aggrezate sum for many kinds of articles, some of whieh wers in grent demand, while others were tsed only 10 a sl extent, but ubon the aggrezaie of blds offered for eneli nrticle, with nimulul ru- ganid to the number of eneh which had buen used during the preceding year, 1o this way contracts eguitable to both partles have been made, and many thousunds of dollars have been saved, TIIE BONDED DEBT. A DECREASE IN TIHE INTEREST CHARGE OF NEARLY ¥18,000,000 DURING TIHE YEAIL Wasmxaroy, . C, Dee. 25—The amount of Interest on necount of the publie debt for which the ‘Lreasury will be lieble on Jan, 3 Is more than $16,600,000, of which amount 87,357,050 Is on aceount of the 4 per cent bonds, and the remainder on account of the extended 8 per eent bouds, which now Dbear % per cent ver nunwn, On the 4 per cent bonds one quarter’s interest, and on the extetided sixes one-half yenr's intayest, will he paynble on thoe dnte ahove nanied. 1t hus been “the practice of the department for many years to anticipate the Junuary tnter- est, amd the departuie from this practlee by Secretary Folger has coused conshierable complaint from holders of small amounts of the two classes of hunids mentioned, whose convenlence woulil have been promoted ut this partleuiar season hnd the Sceretary per- mitted Treasurer Gilfillun to pnr tie January interest before the Christins Dholldays, On Jdan. 1, 1580, the [abllity for the seml-annuul Interest on tue 6 per cent bonds then out- stuuding was more than 6,000,000, Sinee that date the ngeregate princivul of these bonds hios been redueed from SHL000,000 to 150,000,000, mud the Jiabllity on account of the semi-unnual Interest due Jun, 1 lias been redueed from more thin 36,000,000 to ¥2,70,~ 418, which aonunts to an annnal seving on this elass of bonds alone of 5,555,150, "The guarterly mterest on the axtonded & pur cent bonds 13 payable Fev, 1. The anount of these bonds ontstanding twelve nonths. ago wi, inroumnd figures, SK0U00000, and tie annunl nterest charged thereon $25,5%0,000, The prinelpal 18 now 401,000,000, and the an- nunl fnterest eharged SH,000,000, Theso figures show that I the Tnst_eleven muntiy thare has been n reduction in the principal of the outstanding 5 nud 8§ ver cent honds of 000, andl ¢ rediietion in the annual in- terest ch urged of S17,827,000, NOTES. THE ASSISTANT FECRETARVSIIP OF THE TREASURY, Bpecial Dirvated €0 e Chicave Tridune. - WAsmixaroy, D, C., Dee. 25.—Socrotary, Folger, referring to the vacant positlon of Assistant Secrotary of tho Trensury, suys: “Lshnll not select for that pluce uny une who now . hulds a position inthe T'reasury Depnrtment. As to the choleo 1 shnll make, Ibelieve I havenbout coma to a concluslon, but I am swaiting the result of correspond- enee on the subjeet,” s Mit. PAGE, of California, Chinlrman ut the Committes on Commerce, states that It is not true that hels hostils to the tor-State commerce billsy that he voted for one of the billsinthe Inst +Congress; aud, without connnlitting himself ndw to any particular measure, he says that he shnll glve any vill relating to that subjsct a fuir chanee, 80 fur as he can control the cowmlttee, MRS, GEOKGE KCOVILLE intenas to lenve tar Chicngo fmmediately, er family are approhensive that any longer straln of the trinl will prove Injurlous to fier Tiealth, and they wish to have’ her romoved fram Washiigion Lefore what how secis likety toLe the fatal result in the casels reached. EX-SPEAKER RANDALL has been Interviewad today on the probable ieglslntion of Congress during the present sesslon, and fucldentuily as to tho cffect which Spenker Keifer's shaping of the come mlttees will have upon this legislation, ta does not nulncnr to have been tavornbly jo- pressed with the selection of the commitees, and is not Inelined to glve Speaker Ketfer eredl either for ubllity or fairuess i mulcing the ilsts, = CA;!ADIAN NEWS, © A Chapter on Elogs. Bptetal Dispatch to The Cuscaco Tridiine Tonoxra, Dee, 25.~-For the eleven months of this year, from tha Ist ot January to the 18t of December, 3,047 ears, ench ear holding on anunvornge of eighly hogs, huve passed through Torowto from Chicugo tor Boston on the Grand ‘Trunk, giving a total for thy abova porlod of 245,700, or. for the yearof 264,000, The cars are umdor bond, the doors bulng fastened with the resulation metaltle senl. Ninety hours Is the usunl timo oce cupled In the journey between Chicugo and Boston, and, as Toronto 18 nbout halt way, o bl Is mude nt the Don yards to rest and feed the nninils, Thera are twenty pens bullt along the side of the truck, with® two Innding pluces, ut ench of which u car can bo unloaded I about threo minutes, M, J. Py Squire, of Buston, who reeeives probably 80 per cont of all the hogs, has o statl of men mnulof’mj ut thesn yurds, who attend to tha. unlundig, feeding, reloading the hogy oi the curs. Iresh bedding I8 alse plueed tho card, 'The cost ot corn, water, huy, and labor amounts to about $=J{| T ent it the yords, and tho treight por hog trom Chicngo to Boston Is nbout 76 conts, so that tho whole cost of convoying a hog from ony polnt to the'other will' by 1n the nolghbor- heod of 80 conts, ‘Fhe Grund "Frunk only supplivs the ears and motive power, the care of the anfnnts, rlsk, and econthyrent ox- pentes clevulvlnfi upon the owner, ‘Tho thuo o rest and fed n(g varles frol two to threy hours, The doad” hogs wre removed and taken to the ronderiug house, whers they aro throwi inte a huge boller il converted fute soup grense, A enstoins oflieor watehies tho wnlowdime and rolouding of tho hogs ut the yard to see that ull gous right, Rossibliltles of the Great Northwests Spacial Diavateh to The Chicge Tridunss ‘TnnoxTy, Dee, Zi—Trof, Boll, of the Geo- logleal Survey, who Is hiere, thinks that with- ina fow years & ilway will be built from Norwyy Louse, on Lake Winnlpeg, to Fort Chuvehlik - Netson River I3 a mightystream, tour times tho volum of the Ottawa, though very frregular In width und separated lnto suvaral channols, Long stretolies of it are navigable, Between it-and the Churehtil River the country isnlmost as leyel ns n pral- rie, - The ratlway could bo built aver it al- most by Inying the sleopers on the sad, Churchlil Hurbor 15 the fluest on the Hudson Hay, anmd ono of the best in warld, beaue . elght wmiles long by two or throe broad. ‘I'he tervitory 18 well adapted . for the cultlvation of outs oud burley and Lu sowe svouons of wheat, Vegetables grow to fmmense sizo, ‘Thero ls by un atinilanee of mineral wealth, 1n TTudson's Bay the water freezes for several Milest trom thie shore, Dt melts in snrine or I dtrlven by winds tnto James Bay, No lee- beres 8 thromgh e strnits, which are ha your hy stenmers, s of [lmdson's Buy ura i, suelt voyages would by e Winnlpew 'Is yenrer Livers y direet route than Foronte, and thern Mtinnesoti nid Manjtoba ire oy ‘e Michizun, Finh from the Stutos, Bpetint Dissateh f0 Tne Chieuoo Tridune, Nuwessriy, Ont, Dee, 25.—A conslan- mett Jof German earp, a present trom the Unlted Stutes Government to the Daminton, Bas aerived g1t the Govermuent fish-breeding establishment here. Mr. Wilmot, Govern- ment plseleulturlst, hd prepared a numbor ol ponds for the reception of the fish. Prof, Balrd,, of the fishebregding estabtishment at Washineton, having szoitied an fntentlon of presenting the Cunadian Govermnent with 2000 enrp, Mr, Wiknot proceeded fust. weel: to Washington 19 take charge of the fish, ‘They were shipped I thirteen large cans, the Unlted Stules Govermment paybng the cost of shipment to Nlugarn Falls, Not n single fish out of the entire log died on the way,, There was an_equal number of the two spe of_German earp—viz: Jenther and e, "The furmer s 1 smooth eover- 'y shnilar to that of the “cattish,” shite the Jutter resemules the rocic buss, Both are a very handy iish, and [ s exnectod will deowellin 1_‘n||udfnn wilers, Prof, Baird Also wave My, Wilmot thisty-nine specimens of guldfish for breeding purposcs. Alnym § e Maritime Provinces. Spectul Dispaceh to The Chicage Tvibune, OtTawa, Dee. 25,~From private letters ns well us newspapers recelved hiera it 15 np- parent that there Iy great alarm in the wari- time provinees at the prospect of the syndi- eate making connection divectly with Port- Innd or other Amerfean port, aud lenving St. John and Ialifax out in the cold, It is known that Sir Leonard Tilley hus recelved strong remonstrances from his constituents, while the Government organ in St Juhn joms m vewalllng she nuhbappy fato of the murithue provinees i the syndieaty wee al- lowed to break fulth In this way. The Que- Tee Chrondele views the matter in a diiferent llght, and suys: * The syndleats is worklne on busiuess principles, and will undoubtediy seleet Portlund ns their terminus if 1t cun be shown that it will pay them to do it.” The Cattlo Quarnniine, Seetal Disnateh to The Chieazo Tribune Orrawa, Dee, 25.—=The success of the eat- tle quurantine nt Polne Levi, opposit Quebece, 15 sueh that it has removed all objection that coull have been expected from Importers of stock to Jeavine a Jurge herd of anlmalsthree months In quarantine. A large propertion of the stock so quirantined belongs to Amer- Jenns, who have reveatedly expressed thelr entire satisfactlon, Among the cattle im- ported, which for the last two years liave 1 brinctpally. Polled-Augas sl ere- fords, there was this year noticed a maner- ous herd of Holstetn eattle from Gernmny by an Amerlean breeder, these breeds bewg speclally adupted to duiry purposes. Commerce of Montrenl. Buectal Lisoarci *0 The Chicaco Tridune, Moxthrar, Dec, 25,~The number of acean- golmyr steers that arrived at Montreal for tho wholo season of navigation this year Is 21, n8 agninst 8 ast s representing n onage of 440,547 tons this year, ns compared Wit 475,741 last, 1nsadling vessels there was nstizht gain in polnt of number, the figure for this. veur belug und for 1880" 5365 but very: few of the well:k ships yisited thy port. 1 vessels o8 a rule were of w sialler eluss thin asual, 08 Is ovidenced by the tonnage re }‘\Il:‘us. whichare 2 this senson and 164530 Goldwin Smith and the St. Georgets Ko clety, Soectat Dispateh to Ths Chieaan Tribune, Touoxro, Dee. 25, —A clreulur hasheen ad- dressed to the members of St George's Su- clety by Jdmes E. Day nnd other members of the society, protesting npaniust tho refusal of the soclety to elect Goldwin Smith an houor- nry memoer, and appealime to it to reverss *u deciston which has neither condueed to thy popularity of the socicty nor Inerensed the respeet in - whieh it Js helil by the Can dlan publle at large,” - The private, litermr mied. soeinl worth of My, Smith are dwe wpon, wnd it §s announced thnt there will he an opportunity for electing hiw honarnry member of tho soclety on the thisd Friday in Junuary next, Prohibitioniats, Speeral Disateh to The Chicuaa Tribune, TonoxTto, Dee, 25.~-The annunal meeting of the Onturlo braneh of the Dominion Alliunce will bo ekt fn this eity on the 15th and 15th of Januury, In councetion with the eall for this meotimg the Seeretnry subnits a seheme for the organlzation of w Prohibition Alllancs in each eounty, eity, aml town, It I8 pro- ]mscd that, bestdes nrranging tor and direct- ng tempernnes vatmpaizns, these alliniees shitll eoliect yearly stutistics of the liguor traflie und . s cansuyuences, and cireulite tenperanco literature, A g Scheme, Hoeelal Dupateh o Tnd Chicazo Tridune. MoxTREAL, Dec, 25.—A party of cuplinl- Ists who faver the Shenror sclivme for w still- water harbor here Is nbout to form o compa- ny for promoting the undertaking, which is enlenifnted to eost betwien 84,000,000 aud §5,- 000,01, Itis sald tlut no ditficulty will be oxpertenced In gotting the monoy, nimd the arighuntor of Uie seheme promlses that when complieted it wiit be selt-supporting Lesided paying the interest on the vast outlny, Clvil cngmeers gunumll‘y do not Indorso the proj- cely which they ndmit Is practicable, but s without the sdvuntuges clubned for lt, An Efigy of Gulteau. Bpecial Digwatch to The Chicawa Tribune, TLaanToN, Dee 25.--Guiteau's ofligy was found suspended to u telegraph wire on King street the other morning. ‘The efligy wis full slze, amt dressed even to the boots, 1t was hung by the neek nbont sixty teet above the sireot, Across the walst was. In letters “Guitean,” 'assers-by wero ont- spoken, romarkmg that the nssusin wml villuin Guitean should havo been bung up Ilka this eftlgy, Some proposed viddimg 1t with bullets, ‘Uhe fesling In Hhanilton ugninst tho assasin i sinly very strong, A Shipmont of Varaish to the,Niatow, Spectal Dispateh to The Catcugo Tribune, Kizsustoy, Dee, 25—Some months ago a quantity -of shellae varnlsh shipped by Mesyrs, Harloy & Co. to virlous persons fn the United States was sulzed by the Ameri- enn authoritivs on the ground thut It was un- dervalued, Sults were Instituted to test the matter ln the eonrt, Notics has besn ree celved 1o the effeet that theso huve beon u!m'udonml. rulwa‘luF about J12,000 of vore nlsh, Canndian Emigration, Bpecial traniten (o ‘Tns Chicage Tribuns, Orrawy, Dac, 85.—Mr, Lowe, Beeretary of the Departimont of Agriculture, vecontly vis- Ited Port Huron and the western seetion on the line ot lmmlgrant travel with u view to obtaln some furthey particulas regurdiig the allegod oxadus'of Canadinng, . 1t I8 clubued by Goyernment papers that the result of ns fuvestigutions his heon to cunfinin the state. ment mude soma months ngo that the United Brutes Colleetor of Custois hus beun glvimg exuggerated ofiiciul retuvas I that ruspeot, miniiama | The Future Ruler, Spacial Dupateh o Thé Chicago Triduns, OTTAWA, Do, 25,—An eyening papor serl- ously dlspusses the likelihood of Slr John A, Mucdonuld’s speedy oxaltutlon to the Vice- Royalty of Canada, It govs the length of stylng that 1t Is pext to cortuin that the Mare =1 PRIC/, ~FIVE CENTS. ———— e 5 3 5 i & 1 anls of§ 5§ fie wilt nnt serve out his rull term, ¥/ & Kt Sir Joln A. Macdonalid's ape polibf & fiimost n foregons conclusion, iz . The Northern & Northwesterw ftonds, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaon Tridune, Hasinroy, Dee, 25,—Surveyors are at present ulyzmml In running the lins of tha propused Notthern & Nortivwestern Rallrond from Humilton to Foronte, 1t Is expected to havy the road riunnne i thees months from the thine the elutrter 3 geranted, wid.that the ffl‘!',f'n""-'.rj“‘"'"w" tu Toronto will be made i hours ¥ Lund Snlex by tho I son Bay Coms a Spectal Dispateh to The Chleago Trilune, Moxrniat, Dee, 25,~C., J. lirydges, Land= Commissloner ot the Hudson Bay Compuny, who I8 liere on o visit, says that the company It been selling on an average 20,000 neres o wonth, principnily in Southern Manltobn, and nt un average price of U an acre. Iungry Sutw, Spectal Dispatch 1o The Chicaga Tridune, MoNrieAt, Dee. ®~Some portions of . Montreat are 50 overrun with hungry rats that cats frequently becoms fool fur thelr voracious nppetites, Thoy witl fall upon pussy in battetions, and when they depart a few boues and nlittle fur unly rewains of the unfortunute feline. A Credit Mobiller. Spectal Dusvateh 1o The Chicugo Tribune, MoxTaEaL, De —=At nmeetlug of the Dircetors of the Credit Mobitior held here It was resolved to wpply for n charter at the next meeting of Parlinment, ‘L'he capital Is $12,000,000. Ar, Chuplenu, Premler of Ques bee, i3 Presldent of the Canudiun Board, Denth of o Faster, Spectal Lupateh to Tha Chicaco Tribune, Tonoxvy, Due. 25.~Mrs, Crotty, the old Indy referred to In o dispateh lnst weelk as not havine tasted solid foud for fifty-four dnys, Is dend, THE FEEBLE.MINDED. The Good Time They Sad Last Snture duy at the fustitutton st Lincolny K. Spectal Dispateh 1o The Chicago Tribune 1L, Dec, 25, ~1The Christings ex~ es took place nt the Asylum for Feeble- Minded Children Suturday attetnuon, Dee. 2, 0 o'elovk, There were two evergreen trees—one ut the right and one at the tett of the stage—Luth decornted, aud apparently covered with snow, When the curtain nrose old Santa Clats was discovered stunding suc- rounded by presents, After s brlef address from the revereil old gentleman, he retlredy The stighig cliuss was then gathered in frout of the stuge, und waved their haudker~ chiefs while simang: Hiur Hurran! Durrah! % Hur, o 1o buppy Cirdstmns thne, Hurran? for thoe dofly 8uG toys, Hurrabl—tor the purents thut sover forgoet Lhie deur hule givis wud voys. ‘The artieles were then distributed by the tenchers and attendants, Clothing, bouks, welty, musteal lnstrnments, elegunt douls, trleton bags filled with eundy, popped corn, und:frult, and every coneelvuble kind oL preselic wee gl UL - Noilg wers permlied Lo be vy tided, The puplls were purtuetly Dy A ozchustra ot ull surty of ustenments iy ryom witht sovmds, 1L hot etodiens, et very musfeal. Aronmd the 1oum Wwers pliced dozen dnrge fuees of Suntu Cluus, wid un expression upon them of surprisy wnd delight, . Innuperable dolls ginddened the heurts of e gy, Thoy ure siwnys uppreciutbd. Dunations werg received 1o J, 1L 1ovetly, Chileuzu, i wly & Vuss, Chlcugo, §3; Avuony & t.;hluugn, gy G Rey= 210l & Co,, Chiengo, B3 0.y Ul 255 Ceniig Bros, Manuldeiuss. Bieder, Adimson. & B. Druke i C, Lo I Pozer, Chieugy, L. Zurk, i & Zinwrie, U bhos, O, 25 Ure & Lovkett, Chicagy, § Sandwich Congregation Sutday-sehiogl, . 8 rnser & Clinners, Chifeago, 3203 @ M, Wells & Co. Chicago, 3103 Mrs, Golun Chicago, 5105 John Lougin, Streator, & Thomss Jo Shipley, Canton, 1L, Alese Mo Je O"Dongdd, Clhinton, 13 Gueliel. Alty nowh, Decutur, 11 ) cnRus Louis Lelnnen Co., Chivago; Wiltian Btair & Co,, Uhlcagus Wiloughby, (11 & Lo, Ctlenssot Senwelver & bBeer, Chneago, contributed turge und ete- gunt boxes of artleies conslstung of jewelry, u wilihery gootls, e, Messiy, Fuller'&s Eulier, Chicugo: Burley & ‘Cyrrelt, Chleago; i MucVenuh & Co., Chicugos W, L, o Peorly, Lt Fuzsinnmons & Ki tlurvey & Sunid, 1, contrivuivd flne Jots ot LRubury Douglus « Batrd & Tuttle, Blooms contributed ey coleert witl be given Dy the ehbidren on Tuesday ulnt, o steros optlean exhifvitton un "Intiesduy night of uliduy week, wid an operetta by the enils dren, cnlled “Grandmu's SBwthday,” on ‘Thursday ovenlny, the 3 of Januury,- Apnesments and pleasures will bo Ui orler uf the'diny for the entive holiday week, - bt ool A DUTIFUL SON. Tio Kills 0 Rufilun Who Was DBrutally Amsaultine His Mothor, Speciat Diayalch 10 The Chicavo Trbant, Quaxcey, L, Dee, 25, —Ahout 10 o'slock tov iy # negro nuned Snm Porter went to the house ot Kate Sunnners, w colorsd wonay v ac ‘Lhilrd and Lroadway, mud nsskulted her In the dooryard, Mrs. Sunmmers res treated Into tha house and fastoned the door, when Porter broke 16 down und contiuued i ussuult in the houso, The womun ted . out ol dloors nzaln, and was followed by Porter, who struek fer aud knocked her down, e conttnned o beut her, whep her Hitly som, Ben Summel d nbout 18, cuipe out seregning in terror, ot Jut iy nwtler slone, You'th kitl her?” and, pleking up w stone, threw Ib at Portor, Witttng bl (o tie rlht mmk)u und killng biny Instantly, ‘T'he hoy {8 lueked up, but sesms to be recelving ho upplnusy of wlt who hive heard the fuets, ———— ) SPORTING MATTERS. Dealings tn ‘Thoroughbrods, St Lowis, Mo, Dee, H—~Sum* Ecker, tha woll-known horseimun ot this™city, sold to duy the celobrated brood mare Alls Vela to 8.1, Braee, of the T'wrf, Field, and Farm, of New York, presuntubly tor the Lorlilurds, Mr. Brueo aiso desired to buy Minnie Lewis, Alles Marshall, Carrio Watson, and Kaltaln, owned by Eckior, but his otiers did hot juset the views of the owner, Alta Vol s one of the most celvbrated maves in the conutry, out of Imparted Fillagres, by Voudal, is 16 years old, wind une ot tho Inst of the Vindul stock, Sho 15 with foul by’ Chariton, wd Dbrought 31,50, St Louves, Mo, Dee, 84,—8t, Louls parties are nekotlating for the fianous Eyerrsohls Snunter and Blazes, and 1L Is bulfeved tho. purchaso hns bewn consummated, . 1ty proves true the horses will bo brought West ab onee, and tukenn tn Now Orlontis, where they will bo put in tralulug for the spriog contests e KILLED ON SIGHT. Such Was the Fato of un Arkansas Man. wpeciat Lisvateh 10 TAS CMeuoo Triduns. - - Lyt Rock, Ark,, Dee. 25, —News reaclied hero this mornlng of o fatal affray in Frunke 1in County, near Webb City, Vanes Brown and John Holt, two rewutabio cltizens, bee tweon whom thurs has been Hi-fuoting for a Jong thwe, ot I’ the tawn, when “Jlolt shot Brown with » double-burreled shotguu, kill- fug i Iy Bis trucka, floltut oncw surrens dored to the nuthorities, snying thut ho acted in selt-dufense, us Brown hod previously - threatened to KL Wi on sizht, “Fhe truge edy uroused lutensy excitomont, and forn thne [t was feared Holt would be lynchod, ‘The preliminary examination s not yet cons ¢luded, and, as ‘the rmlh or innocsucs of )1«:15 I8 nut yet estublished, Lo way yei fall & . victin of wob violence, . Musshall Field & - -