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IfB A.D VE TIH EMKNTS. I Governm nt. At this present moment, a de-i taehment of American troops is upon Mexican -il, b-it where rx one knows, and if it should I of the si earner City of Berlin were landed at Roche's Poiiit. The steamer City of I Chester will sail from Liverpool on Thurs fall of tarn. (lent Hosiery.
Kverythinsr excellent In pattern and qnallty ln is to be had of H. Knon 37 Fifth avenue. They have now fine line of solid colors In Wool and Merino Wear. list of sheriffs" sqles to the eflect that everything but gold had depredated In value. What else nteast all this crv of discontent? Whatelseall this murmur of ssatlsfaction To-day it wouldtnke but a few more turns of the wheel to throw the rreat mass of our people Into bankruptcy.
In conclusion, Mr. Matthews argued that If this apprfrinllon of gold should continue, the "est Investment possible would be to lack It up and await lis appreciation. Piltaburgft. Tuesday, Dec. 11, 1S77 rtunately his gun missed fire.
The ferocious beast ran directly against the hunter, knocking him down, and as quick as thought Yule turned over on his face and feigned to be dead. The bear bit him severely in four places, disabling one arm and one leg. After the lapse of a few minutes, neither feeling nor hearing the beast, Vule cautiously raised his head and saw his antagonist about thirty yards off, apparently covering up something with grass. Seeing a tree near him, he made up his mind to reach it and get np it if possible, even though seriously wounded. So off he crawled through the snow, keeping an eye attentively on the bear and the tree.
Reaching the tree he started to climb it, and the bear started from his retread directly toward hitn. snowline and gnashinir his teeth. He soon reached the tree. Yule had gone up onlv a few feet Inst high enough for bis own safety, but not too high tor the bottoms of his feet to be touclieit bv the nose of the beast. He again attempted to use his gun, but in vain.
The animal whined, growled and gnawed at the tree. After a while he returned to what appeared to be a large pile of grass, and commenced ain to work as thouzh he was concealing something. Yule, though tittering much from cold and his wounds, resolved to make a last effort to save his life. So descending cautiously to the ground while the bear was at work, he crawled a few steps till he got a low, bushy tree between himself and tho bear, watching the animal closely in the meantime. He could not travel morn than a hundred yards at a time without resting.
At last be reached the camp, completely exhausted. The next day Col. Cash ton, Jnras Preston, P. T. Stevens and John M.
Smish armed themselves and went to the scene of the ami when within about thirty-five or forty yards of a large pile of s'raw, saw a large bear emerge therefrom and make toward them, evidently with the intention to fight, but he did not proceed fr before he fell, pierced with ten balls. He weighed 800 pounds gross, and was neither a grizzly nor a cinnamon, but a cross between the two, called silver tip or range bear, a malignant and ferocious Imast. Covered up in his bed was found a large dead deer, which it wag supposed a mountain lion had killed and the bear had stolen. FOREIGN. French Politics Still in turbetl State.
a I) New Ministry Reported Formed, but Not Gazetted. MacMahon Prefers to Besign Rather than Eenew Negotiations with Dufanre. FRANCE. MACMAHON TO CONSTITUTE A CABINET TO M'IT THE MAJORITY IN THE SENATE. Paris, December 10.
A corrected ac-couut of Duke D'Audiffret Pasquir's interview with President MacMahon shows that the latter said, that not having succeeded ia forming a cabinet acceptable to the majority of the Chamber, he wonld constitute one to suit a majority of the Senate, If the Senate refused to accept it he would resign rather than renew negotiations with M. Dufaure. The Duke said he had been sent in the name of the Constitutionalists to make a last appeal to the Marshal to save the country from extreme measures. He was in despair at the rejection of the appeal and trembled to think cf f'll responsibility the Marsh as- sumed. v-- The Tempt says he Co si 11 i fal i are much irritated at President MacMahou's rejection of their appeal.
It is asserted that the new Ministry will not intervene in the debate in the Chambers, but will lemand its dissolution at the end of the month. Although it is reported that the new Ministry is constituted, it is not expected that it will be gazetted to-morrow. The Bonapartigt Senators held a meeting yesterday evening. Several speakers pointed out that the events of the tilth of May were accomplished without their concurrence, and they would not partici pate in carrying out a similar policy under the same conditions. Republican journals state that at an interview between President MacMahon and the President of the Senate, the former stated the Cabinet was fornced, and there could be no question of compromise or conciliation.
Lonkon, December 10. A Paris cor- resjiondent telegraphs the following: In consequence of the irritation caused by President MacMahon curt reception ot Duke D'Audifrtit Pasquir, the majority of Constitutionalists whom M. B.itbie have asked io join his Cabinet have refused, and at six o'clock this evening the failure of his attempt to form a tabinet seemed beyond a doubt. Although parti-ans of the resistance policy maintained that the cabinet would be gazetted to-morrow, an article in the Legiti mist organ, the I mon, insists that the Royalist Senators, before beiug asked to vote for a second dissolution ought to ba informed to what it is intended to lead. This is attracting much attention.
It is believed the article was inspired by a letter from Compte De Chambord, who has protested against Legitimists supporting a policy which could only lead to an attempt to restore the empire; to frustrate the plans pf those who wish to represent them as ruining France by refusing to vote the budget. It is said the Left propose tv vote a twelfth of the taxes, declaring at the same time that they intend thereby to insure the regular progress of affairs, with out, however, providing for salaries o' politicians who resist the will of the nation. AUSTRIA. COUNT ASDRASSY ON THE EASTERN WAR. Yiknna, December 10.
The Hungarian and Austrian delegations are regulating the common affairs of the dual monarchy for 1878. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Hungarian delegation held a secret sitting yesterday. Count Andrassy pro-tented against the explanations of his foreign policy, given by so called semi-official organs. He said "Another factor beside treaties must be considered in connection with the relations between the European Powers, namely, the force which alone could make treaties valid. As to the allegations concerning a triple alliance he said: 'Austria was the arbiter of htr own desti nies.
No European State could more se curely count upon obtaining recognition of its reasonable and lust demands. He declared himself strongly opposed to the idea mat. in compliance with external prejudices, the Christian populations of Turkey must lie continued under Turkish misrule. He denied that Austria was acting under the influence of Germany, and declared no power iu Europe could under take a settlement of the Eastern question without the co-operation of Austro-Huu gary. ENGLAND.
HOW 17. S. MINISTER WELSH WILL BE RE CEIVED. Liverpool, December 10. Minister Yelsb, due here to-morrow, will remain twenty-four hours.
On the arrival of the Adriatic, the dock-board tender will take out Mr. Fairchild, L'uited States Consul, ana others to meet him. ana tne tjovern nient will lire a salute. The Mayor will receive and welcome the new Minister on the latiding-staae. aud subsequently enter tain him at luncheon in the Town Hall, where the Chamber of Commerce will pre sent an address of welcome.
THE CITY OF BERLIN TOW ED INTO FORI, Qceexsiowv. December 10. The steamer City of Berlin, from New Y'ork, November 24, for Liverpool, has just passed here on her way to the latter port. All are well. On the 30th of November, when two days from Queenstown, the shaft broke.
The steamer made little or no head way under anil, owinst to easterly gales. Saturday night she spoke the City of New York, fifth same line, from New York, November 2H. for Liverpool, ard was by her taken in tow. London, December 10. A11 the mails turn that it ha boen enptured, or a conflict has taken rlace between them and Mexican troops whereby blood lies been shed, it must bcac-knowiedged that the DANRRK OF WAR WILT, HE VERY IMMI KENT, not anavoidabV, We cannot ghut our even to these damrers.
The couotry does not want war. it desires a time of rest to recover from the loese of war. tt desires an opportunity to strengthen (n order to meet ohiijrUnrts which it has incurred during a lor-K and destructive ftrutfifle. A now war will add to those obliuations and make the burden of the debt and the pressure ol taxation intolerable. Whathe country desires ia to make them and there te to method of redncirtjr burthens po eff-dually a fo enla-je our trade with nMrh boring coJintriea.
Mex'co otters the most inviting field at well as trie neiTeat avenue of snrh extr-nhin of trade. Our people desire to cultivate paee- lui relations with a near and valu-atle. and all will asree that the establishment ot better commerciHl relation will be the surest jruaranteeot peace. If a ayptem of peaceful exchange of commodities on terms of rould ba eatablfahed alontr the tmrdcrs of the Kio trrande insteatl ot the present pysten of raids and reprisals, hostile cilision would aoon be replaced by frlenily competition, and anarry re rrimlnatlons by kindly irreetloir1. Thi Mexican truest on inuf be met and aolvea in aorne way either by war which no one desire, or by a protectorate which has been discussed and condemned by the general judirincnt of the country, or by e-nifrerctal relations entarintf the ties of mutual interest and ctinentinit natural har nony vrhich should exist bet ween the nations proiurinic product ao dissimilar as to invite and co rpel exehanurs lavomble to both.
We have no riitht to take the risks ot war when the paths ot peace are open to u. At as the stmnsrer and older nation, we are tvoutid hv obvlons considerations of inaKnanimitv to ex- hust everv effort towards a peaceful oIation of extsttnfr troubles. and aubstitutton throuifh treaties of reciproMtv of mutual interest for antaironisin ol pas-ion and blun der. The danger is, that it this t'ontrres shall adiourn without devlsinirsome peaerful solution, we may tlnd ourselves, when we come bnck aarain, comiellel to rote upon questions of supply lor military operations which wecannot retuse to make without imputation up on our patriotism and public epirit. Mr.
1 hope the amendment oftere'1 by the Kentieman from New York (Hewitt) will be adopted. It ia in the riht direction. Tee (Mini-try does not war on any that hai been raised or that is likely to be raHed. Mr. KKMJAN agreed that it not well to invoke war, and that it waa theduty of the Government, if the way was open, to resort to peaceful modes and to improve commercial and friendly relations of the United State and Mexico rather than resort to any looking to war.
He said, however, that the exi-tence of what ia known as rree Zone1' in Mexico was an obstacle to commercial intercourse. Mr. t'OX favored the amendment. Mr. STKPHKNS aald- 1 have looked on this question oi border troubles in Texas with dp interest.
I believe the feeitnar precedes thi whole c-mntrv. it war can be preven-e-1 it ouht to be. The Committee on oreiKn Aflairs may do much in counsel with the Executive to bnn ab mt some ort ol negotiations. I am nM prepared tit say whether it is rht to recognize the de Juto icvernment of Xiaz. 1 am r.tt suffi- ent.lv acwuiuatcd with the tacts.
Itst ttie Coui- mtttee on roreiien Aflairs have this matter spe cially and emphatically referred tt and let the ommif tee counsel with tne fc.xe?utive. I feel assured this adminlstrat-on is as much In ivir td peace as is the ic entlemaa from New York, the rentleman from Maine, or seven tenths ot the American people. Iet the Kxecutive, howeve-. re aided In its cunsei bv the wisdom ot the tVmmfftee on Forego Aftair. Mr.
HfROHARh anirued that the orlirinal reolutin reported from rhe liinmittoe on Ways and Means were in the usual form, and jcave all the ne-sary power to the tnmitte on Koreiirn Arla'rs. No would de- plora more than himseif any acti of ockrre5 or the Kxecutive which would plunge the two sister republics of the i'nited State and Mexi co in'o r. bit be did not believe there wo Qytrdn, in the President mesiuee iooainj; in that Jirection. Mr7 UAKKXEI-D sulfites ed to Mr. Hewitt to raodily his amendment by omitiDn-that prt relating to the treat it was clear that that was any part of the business ot the He recojfnixel that the present relations be een ttie 1 nitea states ana were on uehcaie round, and therlore nothi nr should beoraitte-t that juld tend to lessen the dangers or apprehensions ol war.
The question was now in toe handi of the Uommitteo on Military Attain a fact which was io itself aa indication Uiat it has itone to a point where the military was to be eon-suited. He thoutrht the matter should hr-t oe considered by the i jmmittee on Ko-ein Aiairs and that it ahotihi not f.e sent to the ikmmtttee on Military AM aim tui aoocethlnit more was requbdte Uian came within the jurisdiction ot the (Touimtttee of Jr oreiitn Aflaira, He did not believe the executive htd any idea of airjtravnt-ina; the chances o( war, but the apprehension was that the people ot ixs. teeliov keenly. tg th n-rViatsiawmTrr u.y had feen utectetl by Mexico, were not precl-eiy ina panc irme of mind, and that i mm th't mlfchf, Miijfl a danger oi war. He thrretore it wise that thtiVmmlttMnn rVfliirs shoabl not only consider the subiect- but LW urh a rU.Unn a.
that prio.i by U. teentlenian from New ork Hewitt 1. inodide. he fUifireted, should be adptd. He betiev-rd it would to May anprenenaion on the fubiwt.
Mr. PO'lTKB aatd that he also heard annre- hetixiona ol war with Mexipo. to whirb the Kn tleinan from Ohio 0arnid) referred, but af-pre-heaiMon which he fl'otterj had heard bad not mine irotn the aiae quarter. Jn the inmtrary. ever since be bad beea in Washiniftoa thera had been ao undercurrent ot rumor which bd reached him v.
to the ellet that the Administration an.ho? to fcrel the country involved in war with Mexico, and he wu iriad to hear from the ffentleman from Ohio that he had tt-n miHlnlormed in that regard. He very iure the country did not want war with Mexico, and did not to treat toe wrxm Kepub- he with lea tei.eroeity than it treated a (treat State. Mr. MIKl-S hi din-ent to ol what had heart! in the of the aab-ject. iie admitted that diplumsey wan proper between civilized nation? which had arov- ernmenU upheld by their people, but that waa not me cioiuttion 01 society in Mexico, the jopl9 there recmfnizil no fovernment.
Since a kepubhc had been declared, in is4, there had been lorty ruiera In Mexico, couotrv bad broken treaties with the I nitd Statea, and he protested aainKt another treaty bein madeonly to be again brr-ken. The Jovernment wa in constant ebullition. Was it roatinp-i to 'rest with smell a people and audi a J-iveroincnt He wa not in lavor ot war. Nobody waa. The xon people loved peace and but it loved nu rit ot bie and it w.u nonsen-e to be shouti nu; "Peace.
peace. thronich hllM of the Anitrican (Jontfre; when a committee ot the House bad reported that for the iant tenor twelve years there tad been a state of warlare on the border. Mr. WOOH accepted Mr. Hewitt' amendment, bat did not believe the Kxtcutive desired war.
He W.kxI thouirht the President ofily de-eir to preserve lite and property on the border. Tho country wanted peace. It wanted to take advantage ot the peaoeiul condition of the country to revive its sunken industry and enlarge lt power. He coold not tor a moment think luere wa the Jean danger ot war. HEWITT'S AMENDMENT AGREED Ti Mr.
HK WITT (N. tnodffipd hia amendment a aujf5eted by Mr. Uarheld, and it wa? agreed to. Mr. -ONHR oflered anameniment referring to the iJoramittee on Commerce ao much ot the President's nieasaire aa relates to the commerce ol the I'nited States and its ahippins: interests (which, according to the oriirinai resolution, was relerred to the Committee on Ways and Means), a well aa the portion which retera to the im provement oi rivers and hrlxng.
1 ne auienuinem waa aicreea anu tne tppoiu- tiona for the distribution of the meswae adopted. The iioute then aajourneu. (barltt IMckena' Mannarrlpti. A glimpse of the manuscripts of the late Charles Dickens, which now form parr, of the "Forster Collection" in the South Ken sington Mnseum, conjures np a vision of numerous characters in his popular novels. On looking attentively at the manuscripts, we are at once struck by the number of alterations and interlineations with which the pages abound; and our first sentiment is one of surprise that the books which appear bo wonderfully natural and rluent when we read them should evidently have been the result of much anxious thought, care, and elaboration.
The collection comprises the original manuscripts of the following works: Oliver Twist, published in Master Humphrey's Clock, comprising the Old Curiosity Shop and Barna-by Rudge, published in 18t0-l; Barnaby R.udge, a separate volume, 1810-1; American Notes, 1B42; Martin Chuzzlewit, 1813-4; The Chimes, Christmas. 1814; Dom-bey and Son, 184tj-8; David Coppertield, 1840 50; Bleak House, which has iu he original manuscript a secondary title, The East Wind, 1852-3; Hard Times, 1851; Little Dorrit, 1855-57: A tale of Two Cities, 1859; and The Mystery of Edwin Drood, (his last but unfinished work.) 1870. There are also proof volumes from the printers, consisting of Dombey and Son, David Coppertield, Bleak House, and Little Dorrit, the pages of which bear marginal an other corrections and alterations, in ink, by the author. Chamhers' Journal. Committed for Ainanlt.
Samuel Bailey, wuo was assaulted on Smithfield street, wmle on his way to church with a lady friend on Sunday even ing, yesterday morning made au information before Mayor McCarthy, charging John Diego alias John Foller, with assault and battery. A hearing was had in the afternoon, and in default of Sl.OOO bail the accused was committed to jail for trial Col. Wm. A. Herron, foreman of the Grand Jury, was present to hear the testimony, and there is not ranch doubt that a true bill will be found, even if Rush Tyler was set at liberty.
Children' fnderwear. White and lrat Jlerino and Scarlet Wool end Drawers for Children, of every size. a'. F. H.Katun tt C'e, L'7 imu avenue.
I men lreie? a day next for New York, in the place of the City of Berlin. OIL. OPERATION. Ievelopment nnrlnx Kovember S3 Wells Completed Note. During the month of November 383 new wells were completed in tha entire oil re gions, of which fifty-five were dry holes.
The total daily production of the new wells is 4,184, being nearly barrels per day less than the total yiel.l of the 401 strikes in October. The average new strike was considerably than for the month pre ceding. There was a sunlit diminution in the production of Butler and Armstrong, a falling off in Clarion and, as usual, a de cline in the Bullion prouuiaion. in euan- go, Warren, Crawford and Forest the old wells contiuued to diminish the amount of their daily yield. Iu the Bradford field alone thera was an increase in the daily yitld of alout 510 barrels.
The total num ber of wells completed during this year is 3,583, of which were dry holes. The total daily producti.jn of the entire regions at preseut is estimated at Oa December 1st there were 555 wells drilling, against 515 on November 1st, and 37 building against 3S1 oa November 1st, OIL notes. The latest reports say the "Old Teaser" well. Riddle farm, near Karns City, ba declined fully 100 barrelsover the previous twenty-four hours. It gushes every half hour, and gauged 350 barrels on Sunday.
A great number of leases are being let, and if indications point a result, there will be many dry boles before a similar well van lie found. The Smith's Ferry oil region is producing about 6o3 barrels a day, and the rock is said to be superior to that found io Bradford, and is from thirty to fifiy feet thick. The Emerson well was ganged on Sunday, at 3 P.M. It flows every forty-five minutes, making eight barrels each flow, a falling 'off of one-half since yesterday. Drilling was resumed yesterday.
A tlAM-KKOlS (AUUO. Two Tona of It ro-Ulyrerlne Carried TnrouKh the City. The power of two tons of nitro-glycdrine can be imagined. Let the reader recall that a few cans of the substance exploded on a wagon in the oil regions a few months ago, and that two horses, the wagon and driver were actually and literally blown to atoms, while a great hole was torn in the solid earth, large enough to contain a moderate sized house. Nothing but small scraps of the harness and little fragments of the wagon tire could be found after the explosion, the shock of which was felt, for several miles.
This power of a few cans of nitro-glycerine is recalled by a perusal of the following froui the Titusville Herald of yesterday Colonel E. A. L. Roberts, the torpedo manufacturer, returned home from Par-kersburg, W. yesterday morning.
During the past week he made a trip with bis new Joker," loaded with two tons of nitro-glycerine, from Oil City to Smith's Ferry, forty miles below Pittsburgh. The boat behaved well, and made the trip from Iittsbnrgh to Smith's Ferry in three hours and a half. TH1EVKS AT WOHK. Tftiiire i Night. Between eight and nine o'clock last even ing a cady of tobacco was stolen from in front of Jos.
Zimmennn's cigar store, cor ner of Eleventh and Liberty streets, by some unknown persons. An hour later an individual walked into the house of P. Martin, No. 25 Eighth street, and stole a vase and wax cross while the family were in the back parlor. About two o'clock this morning officer Farha heard a crash on Smithfield street, near Diamond alley and on repairing to the spot whence the sound came, two men hur riedly ran up the Diamond.
The officer gave them a lively chase, but failed to capture them. Examination afterwards showed that the window of Allen's shoe store had been broken and three pair of tine shoes stolen. 'JACK THE l)OU 51 ASf." A 81,000 Pnrp 1-ont and Recovered After Diligent Search. Some weeks ago mention was tnade of one James Fawcett calling at the office of Alderman Callahan and having a search warraut issued for the recovery of a valuable dog. An officer armed with a warrant searched a house at Sobo at which the canine was supposed to be, but in vain.
Since then Fawcett has made a tour of tho city, and finally spied the object of his search at a house on Herron avenue. He took possession of bis purp, and is now happy. Fawcett is qnite a dog fancier, and is therefore known to many as "Jack, the Dog Man." He has a particular fancy for the purp in questiou, which he values at Si ,000, and would not sell it at that price. Some time ago this same dog was missing, and the owner traced him to Chicago and Steubenville, thence to Altoona and finally to Pittsburgh. The dog is a setter, of whose breed there are few now in existence in this country.
Mullen A HaleBsy. Yesterday the counsel for Mullen Ma loney, of the Eagle Iron Works, filed a bill in equity in the U. S. District Court, against one hundred and sixteen employes of the firm and Aldermen Keilly, Fitzsimmons and Edgar for an injunction preventing the sale of property levied on by the above mentioned magistrates on suits of the employes for the re covery of wages. Xbe bill sets forth that the proceedings in bankruptcy have been regular, and that therefore the judgments are null and void, as the magistrates bave no jurisdiction.
They bave seized upon the personal property of the firm and advertised the sale to take place to-day. The counsel contended that the proceedings in bankruptcy superceded the judgment of the magistrates, and asked that a restrain ing order be issued, and a day fixed for the argument of an injunction. A number of the defendants were present with their counsel, and the motion for a restraining order was resisted. The court granted the order as prayed for, and fixed the 26th iust. for the argument on the motion.
An Alderman Kaed. Chief Boss of Allegheny yesterday after noon made an information, before Mayor Phillips against Alderman Koenig, eharg-ing him with misdemeanor. The Chief al leges that the 'Squire wrote the article which appeared in the Repvbliraner recently, intimating that he (the Chief) received sums of money for the settlement of illegal liquor cases in which he appeared as prose cutor. The accused was editing the paper at the time the objectionable item ap peared. He was arrested and gave bail for a hearing before the Mayor this afternoon at three o'clock.
Breach of Promise. A breach of bromise case, in which 10,000 damages are claimed is now on trial before Judge White in Common Pleas No. 2. Sarah Miller appears as plaintiff and John J. Saint as defendant.
Both parties reside at Sharpsbnrgh. The case was tried about a year ago and the jury failed to agree. The defendant who was a widower with six children, claims that the contract was mutually dissolved. The lady is represented by K. M.
Gibson, Esq and the defendant by Thomas M. Marshall, Esq. Drawing Exhibition. An exhibition of the drawing of pupils aud teachers in the public schools will be had at the rooms of the Ontral Bord of Education from this noon until to-morrow noon. The Senate IHscusses Matthews' Silver Resolution.
ieaie in the Ilonae on the Border Trcnkles, THE SENATE. ABhiwoton, December 10. Mr. M( DON ALU Said It had been his intention to otter reso lutlons In respeot tn the memory and publl services of his Into e-lleairn. Mr.
Mo-ton. tne ChriK'tnas holidays, but upon with other -enators arid rariou" wieiutars ot the otner House, ho hud not to r.resen such reflations t(t sfier teres. Ho thereubon gve notlc. tKai he would submit them on the l.tti tlo oi Jnurv ntxL Tile VICE FKKSf IlRVr innnniK-nl M.r Anthony. Sirifent and White as member of the Joint Comumtee on Printing, on the part ol the He also appointed Messrs.
Cameron. (Pennvl vania) and tyarl on the part of the Senate to attend the next examination of the West Point Academy. Mr. COl'KKKLL from the Committee on JVHtlltil Levees renorted. with amendments the House joint resolution relating to rcs-rvolrs er.
Placed on calendar, air. CH KIS1IANOV introduced a bill tn pro vide lor ohftllene. to jurors In trials tor bigamy and polygamy in the tenitorv of t-tah. and to section 4 ot the act ot July alt, 174, it relation to courts and judicial office la that ter ritory. Kelcrred.
Jir. i ixllk csr.ed tin the resolution mih. muted by him Inst week Calling uprn the Secre- ioryoi me interior ior information in rcirard to landscetled to the United States by the Co lfed- eraieu Hand ot I te Indians tn Colorado, and wiievner payments are made to such Indians in pursuance ol agreement with them. Agreed to. ECSTIS ADMITTED.
At the expiration of the morning hour, Mr. wadieigh. rhalrroiii of the Committee on Privi leges and i.Uctions. called np the resolution, reported troui that committee last week, declar.ng J. B.
Eustls entitled to his s.at as Senator from Louisiana from January llf IxTd, for the term ending March 3, and ftir. lngalls, who signed the minority report, spoke in opposition to the resolution, Claiming that tue. paprs presented by Kilstis were detective. Altera brier discussion the resolution of Mr. W'adleiga was agreed to yeas, 40: nays, h.
Those voting In the negative were Allison. Cam-Tun. Wisconsin, Hamlin. Ingalla, McSliliatn, Howe, Morrill and Saunders. MATTHEWS SILVKH RESOLUTION.
Mr. MATTHKWS then ealle 1 np from the table the concarrent resolution submitted by him on Thursday last, declaring the right ol the government to pay the principal and Interest or bonds In silver dollars containing grains of standard silver. MATTHKWS said the General Assembly ol the state of Ohio, Its session last winter, adopted a tavoiing the restoration of the silver dollar. This resolution was passed with unanimity, there being but three negative Votes in the House of Keoresentati ves an.i one In the Senate, and bad no doubt that It ex pressed in considerate and deliberate oolnion ol the people ol that Slate on thesuhiecf with the same unanimity as was evidenced by their Kep. reaentatives In the passage of the resolntlon.
He had been moved In part by thai resolution to submit the one now belore the Senate, though his resolution did not cover the vhole ground. That of the Ohie Assert, biy expressed theopfonion that such a restoration ot the silver dollar was demanded by true financial wisdom, and de clared it would be in pursuance of proper putd.c Poit-v uo so. it was not nis purpose now tn discuss the latter proposition as to what would be expedient and JKiiltie lor the guvernment and people to do, but what would be right to do. In his opinion it would be rlaht lor the government to do so and he used the wor.i right In its legal, equitable and motal St-nse. It was his purpose to-dav.
brieliv. to show that bv the letter and spirit ol the law, the government bad a right to restore the silver dollar and would be right In doing so. and further to show that outside of the law, taking in view all the circ*mstances of tho case, every Incident of financial levislatfon that the restoration ot the dollar wonld not be in violation ot the de claration ot public honor, pubflc justice or public etjulty. He then quoted from the act to strengthen the public credit, approved March lit. ixotf.
and argued that the word coin a used In this act must not be interpreted to refer to gold coin alone. If it must be so Interpreted, then It would be just as dishonorable. lust as Illegal, to pay Lniled rtate Treasury note', 'now 'circulating as monev-, in anything else but gold coin as it would be to pay" bonds fth anything but such coin. There were Sena tors here who wre fumili wlih tne circ*mstances attending the passage of this law an 1 the history of legislation antecedent to its passage. The question that It was designed ve was not a aoiioiTui one.
I he greenbacks bad been made a legal tender for ail debts and demands, public and private, except interest on the public debt and for customs eutles. The question bad therefore been agitated as to whether tne principal of the debt might pot lawfully be paid in greenback, and to meet ttte question, to answer It In the negative, the public credit act of was passed. In bis opinion, the original Indebtedness ol the mntry coum never have been liquidated with any other than coin dollars. It would not have been settled with mere promises to pay tn lieu of coin dollars. That act was Intendet to settle any of paying the principal of these londs, and it did seem to him that if it had been con templated that these bonds should be paid only with gold money, it would have been so stated: that in undertaking to settle a dourt, this statute would not haveraiied a new one.
The act ol lse9 declared the tfoverament would pay coin dollars, and what did coin mean at that day? Nothing was coin In tills country exept tfi'ftt which by law might coined as monev, and there was on the statute book an other law which prescriled how many gold there should be In gold coin and how many grains of silver in silver and from the beginning of the Government down to that t.me a silver dollar was known to the people ct the country as one of our coins. He next quoted from the act ls2, tnestn section, which provides tiiit all duties on Import should be payable In coin, and coin so re-Ulved should be set'apart as a special fund for certain punHses. Kc. and argued up to the act of 173 which dropped the silver dollar from the coin of the I'nited States. Silver dollars were received lor customs duties and were pledged lor the payment of interest on the publle debt.
He next quoted from the act of July 14, to authorize the refunding of the national debt and said It was intended to define, with the utmost precision, the medium lor the redem- tlon ol those bonds. The -measure of value of these bonds was most explicitly declared. They were declared to be redeemable in the coin of present standard value." und liearlng interest, payable semi-annually tn such eoin. There was no ambiguity about those terms. There was no doubt about what those words meant.
The act was as lree from any possible shade of doubt as words could make It. It relerred to the standard coin then In existence, and no matter how much such coin might be depreciated or debased, appreciated or Increased In value by theexercise of brreign xower of the government, still that should not atlect ttie rights of holders ot lhee bonds when they matured, but tfie government would deliver lo tuem so many pieces or goia or fo manv pieces ot silver as were known to the aw when the lionds were issued. He argued that all bonds, by theirterms, and by the plain and proper meaning of the words, on them, were redeemable in the coins known to the statutes of the United states at the time such bonds were ulhoriaed. He then referred to the Specie Kesnm.tlon act of 175. and ttated that, prior to the passage of that act, but subsequent to the act ot 170, te wit.
bv tne act ol 173, a new coinage was esiaonsneu hich dropped from the list ot authorized coins of the United States what had always been known to our law as the silver dollar. Now. in law or In moruls, what dinerenee did that make? The United States, asone of the parties to a contract, could not of Its own motion change the contract. Therelore, that act did not altect holders ot bonds. The recital contained in his preamble and resolution, logic ally and legally justified tne conclusion tnat it was necessarv for the government to retrace Us steps and restore the law as it wa' prior to 1S73, put back the silver dollar as it stood, alegai len der for the payment of all bonds, and to do so ould not lie In violation of public laith nor In derogation ot the rights of the publie.
credit. The government. In order to keep ltseit In position to perform a contract a-cordlng to its letter and spirit, should restore the silver dollar and keep It ust as It was. a full and complete legal tender. Senators were not acting lor themselves.
They were not dealing lor their private or individual interests. They were here as representatives of a great public Interest. They were here as trustees ol a nation, trustees ot its honor, as they were of Its pecuniary interest, but bound to act according to the universally acknowledged principles of right and law. W'hat right had Sena tors to give away one panicle ot that great public domain of power which constituted the public right. They were conservators of It.
The Pre d-dent oi the United States could only speak lor the people In limited channels marked out for him by the Constitution. When be Vlatthews) heard the talk that It was the expectation of purchasers of bonds, that, peciuse he paid gold fnr them he must receive gold, he asked who bad given out such expectation. Where had the people so spoken 1 I hrongh what channel, through what agency let the record be produced. There were considerations of another nature which Invited discussion and into which perhaps the Senate ought to go; into which perhai a soma who would take part in the discussion would necessar.ly go, but be would only briefly reier to tbein. It had been said that silver had depreciated in value.
How was the loss measured by gold? Why not say Ko'1' h'1 appreciated In value? jMr KATUN Has not silver depreciated in the purchase of every product? Mr MATI HEWS 1 answer, silver can to-day buy more of every known product of labor than it could in July, 170. Mr KATI IN said he agreed with the Senator In America, but it could not abroad. Mr MATTHEWS What have we to do with abroad hat have we to do with the inquiry her lands and houses abroad have appre-. or not. ho is there who does i fmm actual personal observation, that even thing has gone down, and that gold alone has gone up.
Nothing coald prevent persons Irotn seeing that but the those who had joined the conspiracy to exaii gum kipg of money. rir khiurviM oat a tiiirinir the remarks of the Senator 10 be true alwiut silver and gold, why would not this philosophy applv as well to copper and irnld Mr. MATTHEWS We did not agree to pay In copper -Mr- tJ'MUNLtStben asked the Senator from was quite sure gold had appreciated. 7ik J'rlc! "Uks in trance In gold was as high a hv year ago. Mr MATIHKVVS, resuming his argument, sum had testimony of bis own personal ex-penence, ietiuiouy ol the LIST OF BANKKfl'TtTPS brougl.out the untry, the of the a HAKKIED.
KRS BT LEY At St. Paul's Cathedral, on tMin iay evening, November 11, 177, by the Iter. Father Keardon, Mr. Chas. Bters, of the South Side, and Maet Ia.
Bukklkv, of cond avenue, Pittsburgh. URAH1M On Sunday mornirjR. December 9, 177, Parjielia, wife of K. T. Oraham.
of Ktna borough, sirej fllty years, ten months ami twenty-four day. The friends ot the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from tier late residence, near Pice Creek Station. Wert Penn Kailroad. on Tuesday December II, at IO o'clock. AI.T.KN On Saturday evening, December 177, at lO SO luuniren daughter of John ami Ruth H.
Allen, aged eighteen years. The friend of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the residence ol her parents. Broad ftreet. East End, on Tuesday afte-noon, II, at 2 SO o'clock. On Sunday momin 177.
Jobs Uall, in the fur, IlwettiBer i btty-cttn year cf hlrt ae. The friends oi the family are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, 2323 Iarklni alley. South Side, Tuesday afternoon, lecemler fl, at 1 o'clock. BKOXSON On Su-day, December 9, 1 477 at P. Mart wife ol A.
P. Uronson, aged twenty-even yeara. The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the residence of her mother, Mrs. Catharine Lansr, No. 1 Webster avenue, on V.
ednesjay morninjr, December 13. at 9 o'clock. Hih will be held at the Cathedral on Wednesday morning, the funeral to proceed from thence to St. Jklary'i Cemetery. R'GUIRE'S TRUSSES AND BRACES.
Kuuture I Persons, or thofe afflicted with Fe male Weakness, can avoid all sour, rusty, cbaf-lnir, strapping or poultice-like unpleasantness ty wearing Mcf Quire's Truss and Brace. Light. Cool, Cleanly, Perfectly Safe and Comfortahle. Alwavs Ker.atile. The most approved patterns ot Leather Trusses and Shoulder Braces, Elastic Stockings, ke.
Iw Prices. Adjustments. Private office, Joseph Fleming's lTug Store, fit Market Street. "oe38 RODMAN WISTER, Florist, 13 SMITH F1L.I PITTSBURGH, PA. fSuocessor to Bochmann at Patterson.) Funeral Deelgna, Cat 'lowers, fancy Baskets, Plants, Bouquets, O-ardeu and ordinary Flower Seeds all at low prises.
Uakljx FIXER 1LS! At Oreat Reduction. NICE CARRIAGES FURNISHED AT $2.50. JAMES AKriflBAI.D 4k BKM No. lit Third Avenue, Opposite St. Charles Hotel SPORTMAIS HEADQUARTERS.
BOWS SON wish tn inform the Public that they can furnish a nice Twin Barrel, Ilreec l.oai i tig- Poable-Rarrel shot jinn, Side I.ever Snap Arllon. for the Low Price of S35; with PISTOL OR1P STOCK. MO; and the CFLEBRATED PAR KER GUNS from 50 to Also. AMMUNITION of the following kfnds Curtis 6l Harvey's English tiun Powder, 5, fl, 7 and 8 grain. Orange Lightning O-un Powder.
and 7 grain. Hazard's Electric (ion Powder, 4. and 6 grain. Hazard's Bucking, in 6 ffr kegs and 1 canntsters. Orange Ducking, ln A4 ket'3 and 1 9 oannisters; and the CHEAPER ORADES OF POWDER from OO cents to 1 OO per pound.
Cartridge Coses, IO. 12, 14 and 16 either Green, Blue or Brown. Also, BrassShell ol the came gauge. JA3IES BOWN L2 and 1SS Woo lOO MEN, To work on Sections 44, 45 and 4 of the Pittsburgh and Luke Erie Kailroat. Steady work all winter and highest pid on the road.
Apply to is. C. McCAFFERTY. At Works, Slaboingtown, Pa. SPECIAL.
NOTICE. Office of tb Cocitt Exgiseeb AND SCKVEYOR, First Story, Court House), Fittsbcbgh, December IO, 1877. SEALED PROPOSALS WILL be received at the office of the onnvy Controller until 2 P. M. of SATURDAY, DecemUer 15, for repairing the abuttrent or the coonty bridge over Lowrie's Run, at Ems worth.
The work to be done is about SO ruble perches of Masonry. IO cubic perches of Kip Rap and ffOO feet of Sheet Piling. Bids for the n.asonry mut be by Ihe euble yard. Bids for the Kip Kap muxt be by the cubic vard Files will be IO feet long, 4 Inches thick and not less than Inches wide. The bids mnst be by the I.OOO feet B.
M. of pile driven. The contractor must give a bond, in the sum ol five hundred dollars as securitv lor the preservation of the bridge superstructure untllthe cemiietion oi tne contract. or Fpecincations and turtner ntormation apply to the undersigned. J.
LT. RENO, County Engineer. detlrtd Opticus of mi Covkty Engxitker 1 AXll teVRVKVOR, I First story. Court Houe), PiTTsnuKGK, December 8, 1877.J Ef-gSEALEl PROPOSALS WILL be received at the oflief, of the i '-ountv iVm'roller ntl F. M.
ol WEDNESDAY, lieceinber 12, for tlUinjf the ap pronchepi to the county bridure over Saw Mill Run at t-UKtk Shannon. Amount of material about 600 cubic Bids must be by the cubic yavra. J. II. KENO, County Engineer.
rjpTHE UERSItiSEI HAS n-y-w teen appointed Administrator, de bmm non, r.f tho esta-e of CHARLES W. KK7KETSON, deceved. All perwn indebted to the Paid estate are requested to make imme diate payment, and tnoe havlne claims or de mands asainst the estate ot the (aid decedent, tn uitievc Kiivw ii unc r-auie iu j. b. orrrHRiE, Administrator de bonus non.
PiTTSBrnfiH, November IO, 1877. ELECTIONS. BANKS. Ikos Cirv National Bask orPirrsnntoH, I rmsBrHeH, ELECTION The annual election tor Directors of this Bank will be held at the Banking House. TUESDAY, January 8, Is78.
between the hours ot I and P. M. OEO. R. LCNCAN, ilell Cashier.
Farxkrs Dkpohit Nationai. Bk, I PiTTSurBGH, December 8, 1877. ELECTIOX The annnal election of this Bank will be held at the Bank, TUESDAY. January 8. 1878, between the hours ol 1 1 A.
M. and 1 P. M. dell WM. WALKER, President.
Citizkss National Bak, I PiT-rsurKOH, December 8, 1877. The annual elect'on for nine Directors, to serve for the ensuing vear. will he held at the Banking Hinse. on the SECOND TUESDAY' ef Jan-narv 178 (January 8), between the hours of 11A.M. and 1 P.
AI. K. K. WILSON, deT Cashier. MERCHAKTS St A KTF ACTTRKHS NaT'L BAHI, Pittsburgh.
December 7. 1877. ELECTION The annnal election for nine () Directors, to serve tor the ensuing year, will be held at the Banking Bouse. No. 61 Fourth Avenue, on the TUESDAY or January, 1878, between the ho: of 11 A.
SI. and IP. M. W. A.
SHAW, Cashier. Third National Pittsburgh. December 8, 1877. ELECTION i i i mis uihk will be held at the Banking House, TUESDAY January 8. 1878, between the hours of 11 a' W.
and 1 P. iVI. W. STEINJ1EYER Cashier. Ati tftRrsT National i Pittsburgh, December 8, 1877.
'ELECTION i ne election ot Directors to serve during the enduing year, win be held at the Banking House on 1 Ltsuii, January 8 1878 between tne hours ot 11 and 1 P. M. W. McCANDLESS. Cashier.
COUGHS AND OLDS Cured by using Dr. Schekbr Wild Chkrrt Lcnu CORDIAL. 23c. Ir bottle. Ir.
Soberer Br.on" Kemedy, 1 OO P- H- 1 1 A-r-. Sold by all druj. oJ at office, 174 Snilibhel fSireet, Pittsburgh. iJsOlf, ri.KVNA has fallen. The capture of t)m fortress by the Russians may bo classed among the grandest triumphs of their arms.
Coming so soon after the f-ill of Kars, it will create alarm and despair throughout Turkey, and make all its inhabitants feel that their cause is now hopeless, unless they obtain aid from some Tower, which help is by no means a certainty. These signal victories and the probable fall of Erzeroum in the near future will doubtless, Although the event was not altogether unlocked for, cause great excitement raong the Powers and lead to discus-tsious of terms of peace. Whether the weather will permit the victorious armies to march toward Constantinople or not, and follow up their victories remains to be seen. The question now arises whether England will still remain neutral or wait until Erzeroum is captured before she takes measures to prevent i Russians entering Constantinople. Great credit is given to the commanding general, Osmas Tasba, for his heroic con duct, who did not surrender until he had made a desperate resistance, and was badly wounded in the struggle.
The Turkish army was found in a deplorable condition, suffering severely both from hunger and cold. our years ago mt. lustis was elected United States Senator from Louisiana for the term expiring March 4, 1879. He was chosen by a Legislature jcognized by all parties as legal, being one of the few they had of that kind in the State under carpet bag rule. Yesterday the Senate, after keeping Mr.
Ki-stis cooling his heels in its antechamber for three years, admitted him to a seat by a vote of forty-nine yeas to eight nays. This vote emphasizes the outrage committed on the principle of representation by the unscrupulous Radicals of the Senate. Mr. Ecstis had as clear a right to his seat as any of the other Senators, yet has been deliberately cheated out of it until his term is on the eve of expiring. His admission makes every State in the Union fully represented in the Senate for the first time since December, 1800, when the Southern Senators commenced going out.
A coriiesi'ondent in Clarion writes to know what Senator Wallace wants in the next Democratic State Convention, as he is writing over the State to parties to become delegates. We presume he wants influence, mainly to carry out a little programme of his own, and he is smart enough to attend to the matter in time. He has a candidate for Governor, Supreme Judge, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Internal A flairs. An industrious man is Senator Wallace. Tf LIUIUnSi IX BK1EJP.
ahlen of Xorristown, this State, the convicted murderer of Max Hoecne, has been sentenced to be hanged. A serious trouble is expected at any moment In Llncolp county, over the capture there, last week, ot several outlaws. Dr. Jared P. Kirtland, a well known and high I respected citizen, died at Ills residence, near Cleveland, The Treasury Department refuses to permit the strainer EVtelle, now lying at Trovidence, K.
to be removed to New York. In the State Senate of California yesterday a concurrent resolution wa adopted requesting the California Congressional delegation to support the antl-Cblnese bill Introduced In Congress by Mr. Shelley or Alabama. By a lamp explosion in the residence of a Mr. Kagner, Olenwood, Iowa, on Saturday night, rive persons were seriously burned, two, seriously that they have since died.
Fears are entertained that some or the others will also die. At a meeting of the L'nion League of Philadelphia last night, the fifteenth annual report was precented. It defends the President's Southern Policy, comnends his effort to enforco Ctril Service rules and condemns the action of those who oppose him In the latter coarse. President Orton, of the Western Union Telegraph Company, states that an agreement has been reached by the Western l'nion and Central Pacific authorities by which all the telegraph lines ot the railroad company, are to be consolidated with the Western l'nion system. Alice Gates at the opening of her engagement at Cincinnati, last Dtgbt, male a speech to the aadlence, asking the public to suspend opinion In her case until she could be bard la the courts, where she would at least have shown to her that mercy that the newspapers had denied her.
Hobert L. Case, President; Theodore K. Wetmore.Vlce President, and Isaac H. Allen, ISecretary of the Security Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, bave again been indicted, this time for conspiracy, as security against their possible escape on technical grounds, In the other proceedings. Ha by show Kpeenlationa.
Spelling bees, which were the sensations of two seasons, having had tbeirday, have been succeeded by baby shows, which are conducted on a plan to put money into the pockets of those having them in charge. Commencing at Boston, these shows have already been held in several New England towns, New York and Newark, and one is announced for Philadelphia. Like the polar wave, they will probably sweep on to the Gulf. The plan on which these exhibitions is conducted is to offer a list of cheap premiums; in addition to which free admission is given to mothers enter-in? their offspring, whilst the carious crowds that attends pays for admission, and this goes to swell a fund which the managers at least anticipate will pay all expenses and leave a respectable margin as a reward for their enterprise. In other words it is a menagerie for which! others than the showmen supplies the animals.
Just now the New York papers are devoting considerable space to the "grand national colored baby show," which opened in that city on Monday. Two thousand colored babies are advertised for, and the "management" dwsires particularly to receive consignments from Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia, the promise being made that all expenses of parties bringing children from the Sonth will be paid. In this connection the Newark (N. states that the projector and promoter of the baby show in that city left the exhibition room on Monday evening on pretense of gi ttine a "hasty plate of soup," taking with him 8140, all the money in the drawer, since which he has not been heard of. Vive la humbug, and a coarse one at that.
Twelve Recipes for Look Life. Burlington Hawkeye i 1 tj a careiuj jktuwu 01 eleven uitlerent health journals during the past thirty days we have succeeded in compiling the follow- ina rules, which, if rigidly observed, will result, in long life and perfect health, and we have the solemn assurance of eleven eminent medical authorities for it: I. Kise with the sun. II. Never rise before seven o'clock.
111. Drink a glass of cold water before breakfast. IV. Never drink until you are through eating. V.
Eat nothing b'lt Graham bread and vegtabls. VI. Eat plenty of good roast beef and mutton, well done. VII. Bathe every day.
VIII. Never bathe oftener than twice a week. IX. Always sleep in a cold room. X.
Never elwp in a room with the lower than forty-live degn--s XI. Jtrink nothing but water. XII. Uritik fco'Ling but Osiiiiin Pasha Surrenders Unconditionally, After a Glorious Struggle, in Which He is Severely Wounded. The Turkish Army Foiinil in a Starv ing Condition.
Great Rejoicing Tbronghoat Knil Over the Signal Tlrtory. TH irCSSO-TCRKTSII AVAR. I'LKVNA XOr IX THE H4.VJ1S OK THE KUS- SIASS. TtL'CHAKKST, ronday Uer-pmber 10. After a severe engagement yesterday before Plevna, Pawha, who was wounded, surrendered unconditionally.
The Turks in Plevna were dying of hunger and cold. There is treat iov here. Bucharest is covered with flags. 9A0 J'. M.
Plevna is now in the hands of the Kusso-Roumanian arnii. s. The Alex'-e A'aw makes the following announcement: "Osman Pasha attempted to break through in tho direction of Widdin. He was attacked in front and rear, and was compiled to lay down his arms after a glorious struggle in which he was severely wounded. All, with one voice, praise his conduct.
There is great rejoiciug throughout Russia, over the event." SKKVIA SffE rOK WAR. VlKfcNA, Heceiuber 10. Negotiations are landing between Servia and Russian healiiuarters relative to the Servian plan of op'rations. Scrvia will place eighty-four battalions in the field. The outbreak of the war on Scrvia's part is now only a ijuestion of days.
An emn'e, originating through Communistic and Conservative intrigues, occurred yesterday la the Servian camp at Kragujevatz. A Cabinet council was held and resolved t-o take energetic measures. Troops hare been sent to the seen of the disturbance. WHAT WILL ENdtASIl KOW l.NrciN-, recember If). Tlie Thnex nrges that, the moment has now arrived when meUiation between Kntsia an.
I Tur key is pssihle, aud it is to be hoped that the Iritish government will nse ail efturts to that eflect. WASHINGTON. The War Secretary on tte Mexican War Cloud. The Steamboat Rill Soon to be Reported In the House. Washington, Dh1 10, 1877 Trl War wnu "foTO Committee on Military Affairs atAwrrtTuay.
He said the order to General Ord to pursue the Mexican raider across the Rio Grande on a fresh trail, was based principally on information given in the report of Lieaten-ant tkilonel Shaffer, heretofore published, and being asked by what authority the War Department hal to make such order, he cited the order given Colonel Robert Iyee, in 18r, to follow the Mexican depredators into Mexico, if necessary, and that given by John C. Calhoun, as Secretary of War, iu 1817 to General Gaines, to pursue the Seminole Indians into the Spanish territory, which order was vigorously carried out by (leneral Gaines" successor, General Andrew Jackson. Captain Clans, Twenty-fourth Infantry, stationed at Fort Brown, continued the carreut statement that several large ranches in Texas have been abandoned in consequence of the danger of life and property from Mexican raiders. THE BILL. Judge Reagan, the Chairman of the House Committee on Commerce, is now en gaged in preparing the report on the steam boat, bill, and hopes to be able to report the measure next Tuesday, if the committees shall lie called on that fdav.
The bill will be substantially the same as the House bill passed the last session, with the Senate Committee's amendments. The bill repeals the liability clause as it now stands, by which au owneris made liable for the total loss, and provides that the liability of each owner, in cases where the damage or loss is without lanlt, shall be limited to such owner's separate interest iu the vessel. It also provides that the insjiection papers is- snel by the government, ofheers shall be prinui Jacte evidence in an courts 1h cases ot losses that the law was complied with. There are also provisions relieving owners trom the obligation to use certaiu patent inventions which has heretofore proved so burdensome to the steamboat interest. RAILROAD LAKD ORAXTH.
The Secretary of War in a communica tion laid before the Senate to-day invites the attention of that body to the letter of his precedessor of March 3d last, transmitting the reportof the second comptroller of the Treasury in relation to the decision of the Supreme Court in the matter of land grant railroads, no action having been taken in the case. Secretary McCrary renews the recommendation contained in Secretary Cameron's letter that such legis lafion be had as will remove the prohibi tion imposed bv law upon any payment to these railroad companies, and provide a mode for ascertaining the fair deduetiou mentioned in the decision of the Supreme Court to which the government is entitled. The communication was referred to Committee on Appropriations. VARIOUS MATTERS. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Haw- ley took possession of his otiice this morn ing.
Governor McCormick introduced him to he heads ot the bureaus. (ieneral John M. Harlan, the newly ap pointed Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, met the other Justices in the robing room this morning, and had a cordial welcome, lie. subscribed to the iron-clad oath. Judge Harlan then, after the usual formalities, took his seat on the bench.
The sub-Committees of the House Committee on Elections have concluded hearings in Louisiana, Massachusetts and California contests, but will not report upon them to the full committee until after the holiday recess. A BEAR FIGHT. i Knftariona Hunter Saved by Feign. fox Dntb. Correspondence Denver (Col.) News.
There are on the foothills in Gunnison county, at this season fit the year, great numbers of deer and elk, with many moun tain lions and bear. William Yule and brother left Mr. Preston's ranch on the Gunnison a few days ago to hunt for deer and elk. A wagon drawn by two animals, guns, ammunition, and provisions completed their outfit. They traveled all day and reached the hills about nightfall and encamped.
Seeing the next morning a good deal of signs of game, they concluded to remain at least one day, and try their luck. Early in the morning they started in difler-ent directions with guns, powder, and ball, of course. After going about five miles from camp and seeing no game, "William Yule concluded to return. He had proceeded but a short distance before he heard, as he thought, the rustling of the dry leaves. Looking up he saw, only about thirty yards from him, with open mouth, growling, and giving other evidences of a thirst for blood.
Yule waited until the brute came within a fow paces of FOR USEFUL mi- Mi- -w Km- -V ITIT Til 1 IT fllPTC -li-VJUAir Ufa. AU FOR Men, Women and Cnililren Call and see the Stock of H. MTOH CO, 27 FITFH AVEM E. PRICES REDUCED! Ladies' Sacques, In great variety, at Reduced Prices. Dress Ms, Siawls ani Billets, At Reduced Prices.
Ladles and Oealleanen's Mearlet Md. White rnderweatr, Kid CtoTM, Cloth tilnvrw. lletalery. Silk ud Linen Packet HaadkeKkltfl and Weeklies, I'oraeta and I nlanndrled Snlrtav, at the LOWEST CASH 1 RICES, AT H. J.
LYNCH'S, 94 and 96 MARKET ST. SpecMMsforliiBHoMays Fancy Linen Handkerchiefs, froui Se np. Embroidered Linen Sets fn Fancy Boxes. Ladies' Bows In Boxes. Ladies' Plain and Fancy Silk Ties.
Ladies' Black and White Nett Ties. S-Button Kids tor 1, Every Fair Warranted. 2 Button Kids for SO an1 75 eenta per pair. Ladies' Fancy Work Boxes (Hove Boxes. Collar and Cnft Boxes.
Corf eta and Hosiery in great variety. Ladles and Children's Underwear In Scarlet, White and Orey Mixed. LAUIES' CLOAK- Ladles' Si'k MatelMse Cloaks, reduced from 50 to 135. Ladles' Bas ket Cloth Cloaks, reduced trom ssa to Fa. Furnishing troods.
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said it the Senator from Ohin hd Introduced this resolution and asked Its ref erence to the Committee on Judiciary, he might have understood his purpose. Tho question raised by bis resolution wtts a one. Whenever the main tueftlnn came up as to the remon-etization ct silver, he Morrill) would bj prepared express his views upon it. and he hoped to bb aide to show it would be cheaper and better for the United States to nay Its debts in gold. The Senator from Oliio had set out with the declaration that we hsd an equitshle and legal right to pay our bonds ln silver.
It innu be known to that Senator, that i forty vears the country bad not coined silver dollars cxecot tor exnortatlon, and only a small amount lor purjMise. During all this time Ihe gove'nment had been In receipt of gild from Customsduties, every dollar of which was pledged b.r tbc payment of the pub-licdebt. Could it be possible now that Congress nld sat a debt fo contracted could be paid In any thing els. but gold. tie then Irom te act oi tne z-m oi February, lsdi to establish a sinking fund.
nd said, if that act should be carried out, the whole debt of the govrnment would be paid in a very short time. It did seem to him that the ublle faith had been pledged to pay ttie bonds gold coin. Our secretaries of thetreasury had given such pledgee and their a-ts had nevr been repudiated by Congress. He quoted from section 4, ot the Fourteenth mendment to the el the Uni'ed Stitea In regard to jhe validity of the public debt, and said that the amendment was adopted to prevent those trom the Souther States questioning tts validity, and not tc hgnt the hersles of Ohio. Now, In this time of reconciliation.
when Southern representatives had been re-bantised in patriotism, he appealed to thera to reieet the proposition of the Senator from Ohio. Taere wer various other point." ot that Senator's pserh to which he wouid nueioreier limine the time to do so, but one point In particular be could not tiass. The Senator trom nio iuannewj spoae oi locking up money in order to gain thereby. Hd he not know tnat mere never had been iu the history of the (iovernraent hen monev could be obtained more rsadily or at less interest. He moved the reference of the resolutun to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. CONK LING said he wished to submit an amendment belore its reference, and that was to thke out the word', "He 11 resoiveti oy tne sen ate, the House ot Representatives concurring and insert in lieu thereof. "Kesolved, the Senate and House ol Kepresentauves. He said bis purpose was to make it a punt res olution instead ot a concurrent resolution, so that If it was adopted, it would go to the President his signature. The National Exeeuriv-e hail eposlted with him one-sixth the legislative power, and in a ease ot such Importance as tin0.
thought there should be an expression ol lull legislative power. Mr. Tlit'llM AN argued that it was perfectly ompetnt foreitiier branch of Congre-s to de-lure Its opinion as to what is the law ol the land. and it was perfectly competent lor two houeol ongress to do so ry a concurrent resolution, nd If Congress entertained an opinion as to the xisti-- stale law. that opinion sfcould not te unified by the veto ot the fresiuent.
Me anted everybody to understand the opinion of Congress, and then the President might act as iiwtit hereatter. bathe did not ask the resident for hht opinion now. he resolution submitted by his colleague Matthews) raised the simple question ol law. here was no necessity ftr referring It to a com mittee. There was nothing upon the subject but me or two statutes and no reiiort any committee otmld make would lessen debate ln the Senate one hour.
H. was marvellously carious to know bv what reason any lawyer could arrive at any her conclusion ih.in that expressed ia the reao- utlon of Irs colleague. Mr. EUMUNI'S said the question, with him at the present moment was, what would be th. effect ol the passage of this resolution uion uh'ic credit.
It projwised to declare ttie opinion of the two -use ot tongress as a law. and what eflect would that have on the actual condition of things. Was It not more cand'd of ingress not to say any thing affecting the public credit that it should be d-me by law in a manner thai would te binning herealter? Such a reolutlon as this would do nothing In eflect. It would not In ur the rich bondholder. The bloated bondholder was able to take care of hiui-solt.
but It would iniure the widow, the orphan, the laborerlng cla sea who had invented money in government bonds and enable speculator and gamblers to gamble on the public credit. He favored the amend- i nient of the Senator trom New York. REMARKS OF Mlt- THURMAN. Mr. THI RMAM said he had been nine years In tbeSenat.
and it there had been any nnan-elal legislation for the bene tit of the "widow and orphan and laboring man he failed to see it. The Senator Irwin Vermont warned the Senate that this resolution wonld endanger the publie credit. Since the Senator spoke he I liunnan. nr.AsnA.1 kia Kan Vorb naiiAP Mr. EU At' Nil What ie Uie date of tli parT Mr.
TH ('KM AN It is the New YotIC orf 4 which 1 know the Senator from Vermont dattv with lmne a-i miration, Iaatrter, lrfi'ttnafD his rernArkn, he ta: the Senjtf lt week taede the Silver bill the ppertal ftrder (or morrow and ne saw when he opened hi paper that ifoid wa one-Mxteeoth lower tor th week. He turned the report of Kovernrnqnt dock and found that every bond of ttie I'nited JSiafes had rinen in vluo a nee thjXMil waa made the ijxrHMal order. Mr. MoKKIUUow much baj sllfer fallen sinoetbe Kland bit I Mr. THl'RM replied, you hare dmooe-tlred sl.vet, lr i not quoted.
The Senator a-n arced that irotd wm ao uomeaareable standard ruiue wjth which everything elfe raut be vm-parw. There never had been it tola humble t'jfiTrfiient of all humbnarr he ever knew ol. more a uuiiibutr than about this bill. Mr. 1 think no too.
Mr. THUKM AN, CwDtlnuiBir. said there wan ne cia- 01 people who thought ir the Din snouiij ana all they would have to would be to bold up their hand. and iiver dollars wo id rain into them, and tUerc was another thought the pubiie credit would be mined by it. There was no reason lor any each nutiMriti'on.
any aurh idea waa He commented on the report of the Secretary of the Treasury In reitrar to the ramonetizatton of silver, and argued that it would not be an injury the government, nut a great bene fit to the whele people should the Hilver bill be passed to-day. Kvery dollar of the uriic lodetHeJiicsa couia ne xunuea at iour uu half per cent. r'enuinit in enw at adjourned by a vote of 3 yea to '2 naya. not a Htvote, aH many senators known to be tn lavor the r-rtiiution voted tor adjournment oo ac count ol the lateness oi the hour. HOUSE OF EI'Il KSENT ATI VKS.
In the Hons, nnder the call of States, the fol lowing bills were introduced and relerred: Hv Mr. JOYCE: Adiusting tne salaries ot postmasters on a basis of the number of stamps canceled, instead-ot the number sold. AIo, a resolution projioslng an amendment to the Constitution providing that the term ol the office of President be six years. Also, a print resolu tion In relation to the contest tieiween spain anu Cuba. Hv Mr.
WILLIS N. Y.l: or securing and extending the export trade of the United States. Also, siuiplylylng existing laws, empowering and collecting duties on Imports, removing all ambiguities, reducing rates on Imported merchandise, restoring duties on tea and coffee and enlarging the free list. Hy Mr. IIOMI si iin: jiirecting toe secre tary ol the Interior to institute 'proceedings to test and perfect certain lands alleged to have been conditionally granted to the Northern Pacific Kailroad.
REFERRING PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. Mr WOOD, Chairman of the Committee of Wavs and Means, reported the usual resolutions tor distributing the President annual message among the various committees. The snhiecte referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs are the war between- Kusslaand Turkey, the renewal of the treaty between tne united aiates anu Italy, questions as tome naturalization nuu coiu- nerce between tne v. niteo umiw im he French exposition, extradition articles of the treaty of Wl between the United states ana tlreat Britain, a treaty with tireat Britain for protection of trade mams, recognition oi president Diaz and difficulties on the Kio tfrande border, the Insurrection in Cubaand Interference therein with the rights of American citizens and other unsettled questions with Spain, the unsettled claims ot American citizens against Venezuela, relations with Central and South American States and proposed recognition of the tor-ernment of the Saaioan Islands. RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
Mr. HEWITT fN.Y.). moved to amend the msnliition in reference to the Committee on For eign Affairs by adding to it the words "and that 1 i It I i. 1 the ijommitiee ruiaiu auaub 'um immediate consideration the best means of removing existing and Impending causes of th. difficulty between Mexico and the United States and of Connrming ana enlarging commercial relations between the two countries by means of treaty or otherwise, and have leave to "report the result of Its deliberations by resolution or other wise to the House at toe earliest practicable day." He went on tn sav me peculiar language employed bv the President In speaking of this matter attracted my attention when the message was read.
I venture to call the attention ot the House to the peculiar phraseology employed, it is as follows: "While 1 do not anticipate an interruption of friendly relations with Mexico, yet I cannot but look with solicitude upon a continuance of border disturbances as exjcing tie two countries to initiations of popular feeling and mischances ol action wnion are naturally un favorable to complete amity. Firmly determined that nothing shall be wanting on my part to promote a good understanding between the nations, 1 must ask the attention of Congress to actual occurrences on the border that the lives and property oi our citizens may be adequately protecten ana peace prcservea. Mr. Hewitt, continuing, said: This passage looks in two directions. Janus like, either toward peace or toward war, and if by any possibility we should be plunged into hostilities with our neighbor.
It will be alleged Congress had notice and should have taken action In toe premises. This consideration has Induced me to examine, with some care, the message of the Fresidetit which was transmitted to ihe House on the ISth of November and which was referred to th. Committee on Foreign A (lairs. he perusal of documents accompanying that message will convince the House that our RELATIONS WITH MEXICO ARE IN A VERY CRITICAL CONDITION. I lready.
several detachments of troops, acting under oniera wi iwiurm wj "leneral Ord have invaded Mex'can territory sr-tinst the protest of the tie Ja to lovernnient ft th -it country, which, although it tins been ln i iwe'r-longer than the present administration ha not vet been lorinaiiy rec guized by our.
