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fwaiwu VOLUME I. SirmrrtttirinniMifiiiiiiiiiii|ininni^iiirrj--iivi-'^'m CONGRESSIONAL. EULOGY DAY IN THE LOWER UOUSE The Senate Wrestling with the Silver Ques- tionSpeeches For and Against the Mat thews' Re8olution--*e Bill by Blaine JProvidluj? that Silver Coinage shall he Interchangeable with GoldAppoint ments and Confirmations-Committee Work. Stnatt. WAfiHiNgroN, Jan. 23.A large number of petitions were presented by Senators from working men i aiious imrts of the country remonstrating against the reduction of duties on certain goods and the restoration of a duty on tea and coffee. Keferred. The committee on naval affairs was dis charged from furthei consideration of the question of the reinstatement of Surgeon J. L. Draper in the navy and the committee on the judiciary wa$ directed to make the in quiry in the Ha, ^e case. Senator Sergeant called up the Senate bill to provide for removal of the nuval observa tory, and it was discussed until the expiration of the morning hour, and laid ovei. Senator Blaine intioduced a bill to com a silver dollar of so many grains as the diiector of the mint shall from time to time pre scribe, to bo a legal tender in common with gold com up to and including hve dollars. and for all sums exceeding five dollars. The debtor shall have the right to tender and the creditor demand, one-half of the amount in gold and one-half in silvov coin. Ordered printed and to lie on the table. Senator Sargent presented a petition of 3,000 citizens of California in tavor of gov ernment aid to constiuct the Texas Pacific lailroad BO as to have a competing line from the Pacifio to the Atlantic ocean. Keferred. Senator Terry introduced a bill to regulate the compensation of postmasteis, and for other purposes. Referred. It provides as its mam feature, that the compensation of fourth class postmasters shall be based upon Btamps cancelled in their offices, instead of stamps sold. Senator Cockrell submitted a tesolution to print 12,000 copies of the eulogies on the life and character of the late Senator Bogy, and Senator McDonald submitted a similar resolution to print an equal number of copies of the eulogies on the late Senator Morton. The Senate then lesumed considetation of the unfinished business, the resolution of Senator Matthews to pay the inteiest and principal of the bonds in silver. Senator Cockrell argued that silver was still a legal tender coin of the United States. The customs regulations of 1871 piovided that silver dollars, though no longer coined, or issued, \seie receivable for duties on im ports in limited sums, and subsidiary silver coin was leceivable to the extent of i5 Mr. Conant, late Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury, in a letter directed in 1875 to the Sur veyor of Customs at St. Louis, stated that silver dollars were receivable for duties on imports to an unlimited extent. Thus the government officials proclaimed the silver dollar as a legal tender. He argued that the bondhloders knew that the dollar named in his bond meant the silver coin ol 412^ grains, or the coin of 25 8-10 grains. Silver dollars had been practically as much in cir culation, as money since 18Cl,as gold. Neith er metal had been actually used and circulat as money in the business of the county since that time. Senator Cockrell then quoted extensively from statistics showing the coinage or gold and silver, and called particular attention to the following figmes: The coinage of the silver dollar in 18G8 was &54,&00 18G9 it was $231,350 in 1870, $688,308 iu 1871, $657,929 in 1872, $1,112,901, and in 1873 up to the time that silver was demonetised, the coinage amounted to 977,155. Had the coinage been continued that joar it coul have amounted to $1,571,102. Ihese tacts wore not mere assertions. Ikey showed a rapid and wonderful increase of silver coin age. The gold coinage in 1868 was 1-10,- 550 in 18G9, $5,925 in 1970, $4.1,300 in 1871, $3,940 in 1872, $1,030 in 1873, $252,- 000 in 1874, 323,420, and in 1875 it fell to theienormoua sum oE $20. Senator Bayard inquired if the Senator in preparing his table had not counted each piece of silver coined as a dollar. Did not the tables show that the value of gold coined was twice as much at, that oi silver? Senator Cockrell lepned that his taoles were coriect. Ke knew that assertions Lid been published the newpi.pus, and made in speeches and sent forth PS iacts, trougu they were not true. The government ojii cials had falsified the facts. He then argued that all the subsidiary silver coined prior to the act of the fiist of April, 1853, was a full legal tender tor all debts, public and piivato. Prior to that date the half dollar, quarter dollars, ten and five cent pieces, were pro portionately of the same value as the hiver dollar of 412^ grains. All subsidiary com issued prior to the act of Apnl 1st, 1853, was to-day vested with unlimited legal tender power, and the government mubt receive such coin in payment of all customs duties. Senator Bavaid Baid the Senator would recollect that In 1853, when six and seven tenths grains were taken out of every half dollar, it was because they could not bo kept in the country. They were swept out of this country wheie they were undervalued, and went to other countries where they weie properly valued. Senator Cockrell said in the western coun try there were many silver half and quar ters coined prior to 1854 still in use. Many of them had been locked up for years, and brought out since the war. He argued that the bondholders had no right to question the power of Congress in regard to coining money and regulating its value. They had no right to complain, becauso no matter what happened, they would still bo paid in coin of the standard of value of July 14, 1870. He then referred to the assuranco of gov ernment officers that the bonds would be Eaid in gold, and argued that these officials ad no right to modify the plain words of the law. They could not change the terms of the contract. Officers of the government were administrators of law and not law mak ers, and no one knew this better than the present Secretary of the Treasury. He then quoted from a recent report of that officer urgently lecommending Congress to sanction his assertion that the bonds would be paid in gold, lh Secretary had dared to give unauthorized assurances to the bondholders, but he had not dared to issue a single bond contrary to law. To claim now that the United States must pay its boMs in gold on account of the assurance of the Sec retary of the Treasury was bcarcely less tlaan a crime. The cry of repudiation, violating national honor," impuguing"the faith of the government, and so on, had been heard from far and wide, from the eastern press and from the bondholders, their allies and friends. Western men in favor of the re monetization of Silver had been stigmatized as lunatics. He, Cockrell, was as firmly devoted to the maintenance of the national honor as any of these parties, and ho hurled back with scorn and contempt their imputations. He stood upon the floor of this Senate as one of the Senators of the great State of Missouri, and demanded for the people the enforcement of the contract. He boldly asserted that to pay the bonds in gold and silver or in silver alone, was in perfect compliance with the plain words of the law and with all the re cognized principles of honesty and national honor. He charged these crimes of repudia tion upon those who upheld the bondholders. The people whom he represented, with the bayonets of truth in their hands, would drive them into a decent observance of the plain terms of the law. The bondholders by their false criefc were attempting to fasten their high crimes and misdemeanors upon those who desired to comply in good faith with the letter and spirit of the law. The tax payers of the country had their rights, one of which was to "pay the bonds in silver, and they would never surrender that right. The people could not and would not pay gold alone. He heartily approved the lesolution of the Senatoi from Ohio, and it was the imperative duty of Congreas to-day, not only to pass this resolution, but also to restore the free coinage of the sih er dollar by passing the silver bill. Senator Randolph spoke in opposition to the lesolution, and in favor of gold as a sin gle standard of value. He referred at length to the various government bonds, and argued that the government had the right to pay the bonds issued prior to 1873 in gold or silver coin, at its option, while as to the re mainder of its bonded obligation, payment must absolutely be made gold. He would endeavor to show where it was our lawful right to pay in either coin, and where our interests would not be subserved by payments in silver. He argued that it had been the studied purpose of the government to persuade the mind of capital that coin meant gold. No resolutions of Congress, no opinions of secretaries, could have had, or ever would have, a breath of influence on the minds of lenders compared with a long, unbroken piactice of the government itself. Aside from considerations of interest and policj', we had never at one, nor at all times, put together, within our history as a govern ment, the silver coin to make payment with. Counting all the silver coined since 1792 it amounted to four millions of dollars, an amount insufficient to pay the interest alone on the present bonded debt of the United States for 14 days. When we made our ob ligations we took no thought of payment in silver, dreamed of no chance like the one now sought for, and meant by coin that metal which the government had ever before paid to its creditors, that coin which the whole commercial and financial world, with whom we have to deal, know only as our coin payment. Should we make a law lemonetizing silver, and that coin of 412% grains remain rela tively as much cheaper than gold as it now is, what advantage will our remonetization be to the people beyond that given to those now in debt? It would poesess none as to all new obligations. They would be made expressly payable in gold or so charged for higher rates of interest, or higher charges for commodities, as to make the cost to the borrower of money, or the purchaser of mer chandise, relatively the same as if the trans actions had taken place on a gold basis. He argued that since the silver bill had been under discussion large loans of money have only been had by inserting gold com pa} merit in the bond. The laws of Congress though they be piled mountain high, cannot change the higher and immutable laws of supply and demand, or the speedy exit of capital from the protection of a government that menaces either its honest value or its righteous possession. He argued that remonetization of silver would be a loss to the people and would not lessen the public burden. If silver is made a legal tender and remains the cheaper coin and is to be paid out by the government, then all will agiee that we may no longer re fund our debt now being done at 4 per cent., at the same rate of interest, or sell our bonds at the price we obtain for them now. Just to the extent, theieior, that the government payt, at a higher rate of interest or sells its bonds for a lower price, it is the loser. The public burden is not lessened, but is increased for all practical purposes and substantially for those of commercial ones also. Silver, as a legil tender even of the'people passed out of existence more than twen ty years before the passage of the celebrated remonetization act of 1873. Its use by the peoplo had been confined long before the war to the ever-convenient and alwajs to be ciicu lated subsidiaiy coin, the half dimes and dimes, the quaiteis and half dollars of every day usethe people's money in reality, the money oc convenience to them, but not the money for their hard earned savings to be kept. In lefeinng to the act of February, 1873, demonetising silver, he denied that it was smuggled through Congress, and said it was clearly understood. He argued that the silver dollar was demonetized, because it was worth 3 a cents more than the gold dollar, and would not remain in the country. He be lieved a double standard was not only detri mental to the government, but was in itself substantially impracticable. The nations of the highest civilization, those with which our affairs are largest, have either adopted the single gold standard, or restricted the coinage of silver so as to amount to about the same thing. We could not take the East Indies and the Chinese as our guides in finance. He next discussed the power of Congress to com money and regulate its value, and, referring to repudiation, said he believed there was no purpose upon the part of the people at large to do ought that would lay them open to the just charge of repudiation. He spoke of his deadly hatred of that crime, and said he did not question that, all honor able men hated it. If in passing bills to re monetize silver we are adjudged by the broad world from whom much of our capital has heretofore come, and must hereafter largely come, guilty of doubtful action re garding our obligations, the penalty, whether rightfully or wrongfully inflicted, will fall after all with more distinct severity upon private enterprise than upon public credit. If upon these the blight of broken faith, real or implied, shall fall, then indeed will we have added to the cup of our present misfortunes. He spoke from personal knowledge wllen ho said that foreign and domestic capital re fuses to give Amercan enterprise credit at this very hour because of this debate. With a single standard of gold we may safely enter upon competition in all markets in the world, for this is the one standardfcundis puted. With a double standard half the world's markets are beyond our efforts. He then spoke of the inconvenience of sil ver in large amounts, the cast of transport ing it, etc. He had no sympathy for the moifty kings, but he would cater to no pas sing passion by hurling epithets at any class of our fellow citizens, though they have the misfortune to be rich. The capitalists were not bondholders. The real holders of our government bonds were rarely the great cap italists. To him the interest is too low, even upon the best of them. The registered bonds of the United States tell the story. Exam ine the books and you will find the names of executors, trustees and guardians of es tates, not great estates, but small ones. You will find the names of widows whose slender means permit no hazard of income. You will rarely find large amounts in any name, and still more rarely in the names of capital ists. These are facts that no rhetoric will dispute.,- In conclusion, he argued that government ailu ft bonds were held by the savings institutions of the country. Those special depositories of the provident, poor life insurance companies, which were among the most beneficient of modern institutions, had their reserve funds invested in them. The school fund in his own State was largely interested in govern ment bonds. He believd three-fourths of the government bonds were in the hands, or held for the benefit of poor people. At the conclusion of. Randolph's remarks Senator Lamar took the floor but yielded to Senator Ransom for a motion for an execu tive session. Senator Conkling said the Senate should have an understanding as to some time when a vote upon the resolution of the Senator from Ohio, (Matthews.) could be taken. The mover of the resolution deserved to have a vote as soon as possible, and he, (Conkling.) therefore suggested that some hour to-mor row be fixed for that purpose. Senator Davis, (111.,)I suggest 3 o'clock. Senator. Morrell inquired if the proposition included all the amendments. Senator Conkling replied in the affirmative. Senator Morrell said he would have to ob ject, because his colleague, Edmunds, not now in the chamber, deserved to speak upon his amendment offered some days ago, and he, (Morrell,) also deserved to speak a few minutes upon the amendment submitted by himself. Senator Conkling said this being a mere preliminary resolution, not even aiming at the character of a statute, was occupying a vast deal^of time. There it stood, blocking the way of legislation, with the silver bill be hind it, and he supposed it would be next considered. All this debate would be in or der on that bill, and unless the Senate should make some agreement an all night session might take place which could be avoided. Senator Merriman said there were four or five gentlemen on his side the chamber who desired to speak, and he should regret to see them cut off by fixing an hour for the vote to be taken. Senator Allison said much of the argument made on the resolution could be made on the silver bill, which would come up next, and he suggested that the Senate vote on the resolution and pending amendments at 3 o'clock Friday. Senator Bayard said much of the debate on the silver bill had been anticipated in the debate on the resolution, though he hoped there would be no haste in fixing for a vote. The two measures were closely connected, and the importance of the subject could not be over estimated. Should the debate be hastily terminated on this resolution, it might be so terminated on the silver bill. A great deal had been said, but it was chiefly on one side, and he favored the fullest debate. Senator Thurman said he had said nothing on this resolution, though he might have said something. Congress had been in ses sion three months, and it was time to do something practical. It would not be deter mined what would be the law of the land in regard to silver until a vote should be taken on the silver bill. He did not believe the fixing of a time to vote on the resolution would be cutting off any Senator, because the argument could be continued on the silver bill. He believed the best interests of the whole country required remonetization of silver, and that all the fears which had been ex pressed in regard thereto, wfre wholly imaginary. He favored a speedy settlement of the question. Senator Blaine suggested that the Senator from Ohio (Matthews) postpone his resolu tion until after the silver bill should be acted upon. This resolution stood right across the path of practical legislation. Senator Matthews declined to postpone his resolution. He was anxious to have a vote upon it and was willing to undergo as much personal inconvenience as any other Senator. He therefore gave notice that ii the majority of the Senate would stand by him he pro posed to have the session continued on Tues day until the resolution and pending amend ments be disposed of. The Senate then went into executive sion. Adjourned. Jfouse. WASHEHGTOK, Jan. 23.Mr. Franklin pre sented a resolution of merchants of Kansas City in favor of remonetization of silver, lleferred. Mr. Ellsworth introduced a bill lelieving bank deposits from internal tax. Referred. The House then considered the steamboat bill. The paragraph having been reached reading. "Each master, chief engineer and first-class pilot, licensed as herein provided, shall pay for every certificate gianted by any inspector or inspectors, the sum of eight dol lars, and every chief mate, engineer and pi lot of inferior grade shall pay for every cer tificate so granted the sum of four dollars," Mr. Marsh offered an ainendmnnt making the fee for certificates re-issued one dollar, and various other amendments in the same direction, and finally the amendment offered by Mr. Marsh was accepted. Other amendments bemg made and rejected, Mr. Luttrell offered an amendment which he withdrew after some discussion, pioviding that no American vessel shall employ in any capacity whatever, a Chinese or Mongolian. Mr. Luttrell's amendment having been withdiawn, Mr. Sayler said that is all I want. I want this steamboat bill to pass. Mr. Ward offered an amendment requir ing ocean steamships to carry mortar and other appliances for casting shot lines on shore in case of shipwreck. Adopted. Having disposed of all but four pages of the bill it was laid aside and the Speaker presented the resolutions adopted by the Senate in honor of the late Senator Bogy. Eulogies were pronounced by Col. E. Hatcher, Waddell, Phillips, Knott, Sparks, 111., Throckmorton, Clark, Mo., Ellis and Crittenden, after which the resolutions were adopted and the House adjourned. Miscellaneous. TIMBER INVESTIGATIONS. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.The House com mittee on appropriations to-day heard the secretary of the interior, the commissioner of the general land office, and the assistant attorney general for the interior department, in advocacy of the appropriation of $45,000 to continue operations against depredators on public timber lands. Representatives Hooker and Jones, of Alabama, oppose the proposed appropriation. They claimed many of the recent actions of the goverment in regard to timber seizures, &c, in the Gulf States, had been harsh, oppressive and ille gal- TAXING SAVINGS BANKS. The sub-committee on ways and means to day heard an argument of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, showing that the laws now in force taxing savings banks, operate unequally in different parts of the country, and should be repealed. In behalf of the institutions, he held it was unjust to tax the earnings or income of depositors, and that if the necessities of the government required an increased reve nue from banks, let it be raised by a tax on profits. APPOINTMENTS. The President appointed Henry C. Young and John Grossins, of Ohio, and George P. Hart and John E Harbridge, of Florida, honorary commissioners to the industrial exposition at Paris. They were nominated by the Governors of their respective States. NOMINATIONS. The President has nominate) Benjamin -st^-ja. 3& **s 73-!. .,/&%%. *SSfejEl^ IS sapp F. Peixoto, of California, U. S. Consul at Lyons, and Stillwell H. Russell, U. S. Marshal for the western district of Texas. THE CABINET AND INVESTIGATIONS. A rumor prevails to-day that in conse quence of the circumstances growing out of the recent correspondence between repre sentative Glover and President Hayes in re lation to the examination of several depart ments of the government, several members of the cabinet proposed to resign, but on in quiry it was ascertained that nothing had oc curred to disturb the existing harmony and the truth of the rumor was authoritatively denied. POaTMASTEBS CONFIBMKD. The Senate confirmed the following nomi nations of postmasters: WisconsinG. T. Withe, Grand Rapids C. J. Ellis, Maretta, P. Allen, jr., Mineral Point. Minnesota^ 11. M. Taylor, Anoka. NEW SILVER BILL. Introduced by Maine in the SenateInter cimmjeuble with Gold and Coined by the Government. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.The bill introduced in the Senate to-day by Senator Blaine is. in full text, as follows: A bill to authorize the coinage of silver dollars for circulation, and make the same a legal tender and for other purposes. Be it enacted, etc.. That silver bullion may be deposited at any coinage mint or assay office in New York, for returns in silver dol lars of "blank" grains of standard silver at such rates or price per standard ounce of bullion, as may from time to time be fixed by the director of the mint with the approval in writing of the Secretary of the Treasury, and which rate shall correspond as exactly as possible with the market rate and the bullion thus placed shall, in addition to other required coinage authorized by existing law, be coined without delay to the fnll capacity of the mint. Sec. 2. That any gain or profit arising from the coinage of silver dollars, shall, after the payment of the lawful wastage, be cov ered into the treasury of the United States at the close of each fiscal year. Sec. 3. The silver dollar herein authorized to be coined shall be a legal tender, is by ex isting law, in common with gold, for all Bums up to and including $500, and for all sums exceeding $5. The debtor shall have the right to tender in full payment, and the creditor the right to demand one-half the amount in gold coin and one-half in silver dollars. SEC. 4. Fine or standard gold and silver bars bearing the stamp of any coining mint, or assay office at New York, shall be received by the assistant treasurer of the United States at New York for their standard value, which shall be their coining rate respectively, and coin certificates shall be issued therefor by the assistant treasuier in the same manner as coin certificates are now issued for gold coin, and the certificates so issued shall be redeem ed by the secretary of the treasury on demand at the office of the assistant treasurer at New York in coin or stamped bars of bullion de posited at his option. ROTTEN BUSINESS. The Recent Philadelphia FailuresFrauds PracticedOther Suspension*. NEW YOBK, Jan. 23.The Pont in its financial column, speaking of the failures yesterday in Philadelphia says: It appears now as if there was some arrangement be tween all the firms by which paper was made and sold in a way that proper business man agement does not recognize. We know of one buyer here who bought fifteen pieces of this paper, each piece of which was drawn by some one of the smaller films, endorsed by E. & C. Stokes. Out of the fifteen pieces only one piece turned out good. It is esti mated that between 200,000 and $300,000 of the paper of these firms was sold here. As leather paper always ranked high it sold very well. A considerable amount of it was also placed in New England. One of the oldest bankers here says he never knew so distrustful a time that while the number of failures is large, the worst feature is that almost every one brings to light some new form of deception or fraud, and that it is more difficult than he ever knew it to use the money of a bank HO as to get anything like a fair interest on it without endangering the principal of the leaner. CIJEVELAND. Jan. 23.J. M. Brainard, no tion dealer of this city, made an assignment last evening. Assets and liabilities unknown. The assignee gave bonds in $10,000. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.Rhodes Server, Produce Merchants, 26 Whitehall St. have made an assignment. Liabilities nearly $100,000. Assets very small. LONDON, Jan. 23.Lomas, Western & Co., merchants, ship and insurance agents, failed Liaqilities 275,000. OLT SISTER STATE. Doings of the Wisconsin Legislature. [Special telegram to the GLOBE.] MADISON, Wis., Jan. 24The resolutions for repeal of the resupmtion act were in effect smothered to-day in the Senate by being sent to the Committee on Banks and Insur ance. Senator Hudd made a powerful appeal for their passage, but appealed without effect. The vote stood 47 to 14. Bills were introduced appropriating $170,- 000 to the Madison Insane asylum for two new additional wings and current expenses: amending the divorce law so as to allow di vorce after eight years in suit. In the assembly a resolution was presented granting the use of the assembly to Mr. Schilling, of Cleveland, Ohio, to deliver an address on soft money, and for biennial ses sions of the legislature. Bills were introduced limiting the rate of interest to 7 per cent. providing for ele mentary education of children. Bills passed amending the charter of the Young Men's Association, of Milwaukee, so that a public library be established. Rumors are afloat here to-day that Gov. Smith will tender the office of Railroad Commissioner to Hon. Horace Rublee, chairman of the Republican State Commit tee. A" DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS of members of the assembly held to-night to take action on the resolution pending, ask ing the remonetizing of silver and repeal of the resumption act. Much discussion was had. A majority were strong in favor of the resolution, and several as strongly opposed. Prominent members of the party consider ing it suicidal to pledge the party to its sup port, and predicting the future success of the Republican party should such pledges be made, and also stating that they would un der no circumstances be held by the action of the caucus. Resolutions were finally, after a stormy session, adopted favoring sil ver and the repeal of the resumption act, the vote standing about 36 to 4. Don't forget the great sale of Dry Goods by the assignee of Schsfer & Korfhage. SpSSI vMssena mm ST. PAUL, THURSDAY MORMNG, JANUARY 24, 1878. NUMBER 10. GENTLE PEACE. PROSPECTS SLOWLY IMPROVING. Bat English Jealousy Still Looked Upon as Likely to Make TroubleThe Turkish Parliament Urging the Sultan to Peace Russians Approaching: GallipolisRus sia's Advance Merely a Menace to] the Porte"With no Intention of Occupying ConstantinopleFearful Sufferings of Ref ugees. RUSSIANS APPROACHING GAIiULPOXJS. LONDON, Jan 24.A dispatch from Con stantinople says: The Russians have arrived at Keshan and are expected to reach Galli polis by Saturday. Layard, British ambassador, received a telegram from Osborne announcing that Queen Victoria had subscribed 100 to the Turkish compassionate funds. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. A Constantinople dispatch dated yesterday contains the following: The Porte to-day received a telegram sent- by Servet Pasha from Kezanlek, Monday, stating the Russian conditions had not yet been formulated, but he expected to learn them on Tuesday. He stated that the conditions would have a wider bearing than was at first supposed. The conversation between the negotiators had been somewhat animated." The Porte to-day (Wednesday) sent the delegates fuller power. The Porte's desire for peace has increased all the more because Count Zichy has received no fresh instruc tions from Austria, although it is known that Count Andrassy has been informed of the Russian peace conditions. The garrison of Gallipolis has been consid erably reinforced. THE SITUATION IN ENGLAND. LONDON, Jan. 23.The Post states in an official form that a deputation of Conserva tive membeis had an interview with Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor for the Ex chequer, on Tuesday, to urge upon the gov ernment the necessity of taking up an atti tude of earnest observation, in view of the dangerous delays to armistice interposed by Russia. The Chancellor admitted the gravity of the situation, and assured the deputation the government would continue to adhere to its policy of conditional neutrality. GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 23.Grand Duke Nicholas telegraphs he intends to leave Ne zanlik on the 24th inst., and hopes to ar rive at Adrianople the 27th. RUSSIA'S ARMS. PARIS, Jan. 23.The Journal Den De bats learns that Russia has informed the powers that she does not aim at signing a treaty of peace at Constantinople, as she recognizes the difficulties which might arise from such a course, but she continues the advance of the army with the object of ex ercising a pressure upon the Porte. As soon as the preliminaries of peace are ac cepted an armistice will be concluded and the preliminaries communicated to the powers. A NEW CABINET IN GREECE. LONDON, Jan. 24.A dispatch from Athens announces that a new cabinet has been con stituted, with M. Coumandores President of the Council and Minister of the Interior. BULIEMAN'S ARMY. LONDON, Jan. 24.A disparch from Con stantinople reports that the fleet commanded by Menthorpe Bey has started for Kanala to embark Sulieman Pash'a troops. Half of the army will be conveyed to Gallipolis and half to Constantinople. EXCITEMENT IN RUSSIA. LONDON, Jan. 24.A St. Petersburg cor respondent telegraphs the following: There is much excitement here and but Uttle hope of success of the negotiations is entertained. It is already rumored that they have been broken off. Many desire no armistice for the present and that peace should be dictated in Constantinople. The threatening lan guage of a section of the English press causes much irritation. The people say: "We do not wish war with England but if It is forced on us it will be immensely popular." Much depends on the attitude of Austria, re garding which there are rrfuch contradictory rumors. RUSSIA'S LIBERALITY: T^ AUSTBU. LONDON, Jan. 24.A special from Vienna asserts that Russia has invited Austria to take immediate possession of Bosnia and Herzegovinia. Count Andrassy hesitates. He acknowledges that Russia's conditions sufficiently respect Austria's interests, but he has discovered among them what ho fears will be a causits belli for England. He has opened negotiations with a view of modify ing Russian demands. The new Greek Premier belongs to the war party. BETTER FfcELING MANIFEST. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 23.From all the information derived from well informed quarters, it appears that the latest advices from London via Vienna, are of rather a sat isfactory character, and the relations between Russia and England are now on a better footing. The Agence Unsse to-day. says: The Golos was well informed when it an nounced yesterday in a telegram from Vienna that Austria seemed to be entirely reassured as to the protection of her interests in the approaching negotiations for peace. This consideration has probably had something to do with the improvement which has taken place in the situation in London. H. M. Butler, Commission, removed to No. 84 East Third street, over Savings Bank. ^f*A\# be brought to the notice of "all friends of PEACE PROSPECTS. BERLIN, Jan. 23.The semi-official pro vincial correspondence says it perceives in the earnest and successful negotiations for an armistice the probability of a speedy con clusion of peace. The article adds, a com plete peace will not be settled by the bellig erents alone, and the solution of the ques tions which have to be taken into considera tion, cannot to a certain extent be effected without a previous understanding of the European powers, and their co-operation, but the relations hitherto subsisting between the powers appear to afford good grounds for trusting that at this decisive moment of Eastern coinplicatians, success will attend the efforts made to bring about a solution while fully protecting the interests of a gen eral peace. A pledge of this seems to be afforded by the wisdom and moderation of the Emperor of Russia, and his intimate relations with all the neighboring powers, and the peaceful disposition recently manifested by England, ENGLANND'S DISTURBING INFLUENCE. S T. PETERSBURG, Jan. 23.Journal dc St. Petersburg says, on receipt of the first tele gram, intimating the Porte's desire to nego tiate, we warned the public against exagger ated optimism, because the sincerity of the Porte's desire for peace did not sufficiently appear. Dispatches published in the British blue book confirm our view. The Porte's initiative was prompted by Lord Derby, not in order to offer the belligerents ground on which they migkt approach each other, but to enable England from the outset to inter pose in the negotiations. It is right this un precedented diplomatic arrangement should peace. An armistice can only be concerted after an arrangement ia arrived at on peace preliminaries. The British Cabinet declares it would only recognize a peace in the con clusion of which Europe participated. It follows that even in the face of the Porte's signature peace preliminaries would be worthless. The Porte's assent not being binding because Europe might annul it. The situation is further aggravated by the declaration of the British government that it would await Russia's condition before de manding a credit, eo that if the present at tempt fails the attitude of England would have rendered an armistice and peace im possible, and would plunge the East into fatal complications. We are far from enter taining the idea that the British cabinet de sires this, although to every sincere and im partial observer, the cogency of our argu ment will be manifest. Europe must judge, and it is necessary that in the public con science and before the tribunal of history everybody should bear their proper share of the responsibility. WORK FOB THE CHARITABLE. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 23.An international committee, composed of European Consuls and notables, has been formed to assist the refugees who are pouring into the capital. The committee appeals to the charity of Eu rope. DISCBKDITED. LONDON, Jan. 23.Reports of Russian ad vance beyond Adrianople are attracting at tention, but the wildj statements from Con stantinople do not commend much credit. It was thought at most only a few Russian cavalry can have been seen in the direction of Gallipolis. ENGLAND'S POSITION. In the House of Commons yesterday, the under secretary of the foreign department1 in reply to a question, said: The foreign of fice has received no authentic information that a strong Russian force was marching on Gallipolis, but had received reports the truth of which it had no means of judging that Russian troops were advancing in that di rection. The panic in Constantinople conse quent on the evacuation of Adrianople and the arrival of thousands of refugees would be sufficient to account for the circulation of such rumors. TURKS DEMAND PEACE. LONDON, Jan. 23.The Turkish Parlia ment has voted an address asking the Sultan to hasten the conditions of peace, or if that be made impossible or onerous Russian con ditions, to organize resistance to the bitter end. MISCELLANEOUS. LONDON, Jan. 23.A correspondent at Rome announces that the Italian squadron will be ordered to proceed to the Levant. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 23.A correspond ent says a surgeon who had charge of a sin gle train of cars for Constantinople filled with refugees for Adrianople states that 150 were buried on the journey. LONDON, Jan. 24.A Vienna correspond ent says it is announced from the quadri lateral that the Turkish troops have begun to retreat from Kasgred and Osman Bazar on the Shumla. The Russians have inter rupted communications between Rntschuk and Shumla. The 4 Per Cent Syndicate Discharged. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.A full representa tion of the Syndicate is here to-day, and in frequent consultation with Secretary Sher man. There was a Cabinet meeting this morning believed to have reference to the business of the Syndicate with the depart ment. It is understood the Cabinet agreed to release the Syndicate from their last sub scription of ten millions 4 per cent, bonds, as Secretary Sherman believes his plan of selling these bonds will be successful, and the accounts between the Government and the Syndicate will therefore be settled imme diately. After the Cabinet meeting, the gentlemen representing the Syndicate, accompanied by Dan Baker, chief of the Loan Division of the Treasury, called on the President to pay their respects. During the interview they talked very earnestly, giving their views on the silver bill, and some of them assert i he response of the President to their remarks was very agreeable to them. The Rose Wood Morrison Company. It is safe to say that there was not a solitary individual at the Opera House last night who was not highly delighted with the "POOT Young Man." And although therewas buta moderate attendance, applause was frequent and hearty. There is a marked improvement in this most excellent company since its last visit here. Of course the leading roles are as well sustained as they were before, but the Bupport is more effi cient, and the play is much better dressed. Miss Boso Wood was handsomer and more sparkling than ever, and threw herself into the spirit of the situations with an abandon that was delightful, Margurite's pet ulency, hauteur, sparkling humor, bitter irony and deep smouldering passion, with their countless shades, were admirably portrayed by herher beautiful face is not of the expression less, wax doll kind, but vivacious and mobile in the extreme, and one hardly knows which to admire most, her merry, rippling laugh, or her scintillating glances. There were passages, how ever, that were somewhat overstrained and need moderating, notably in the tower scene. Mr. Morrison was equally good as Manuel, and it is not the smallest praise to say that both he and Miss Wood are very careful and earnest in their reading, not always the case now a-days upon the stage. J. E. Irving could not be oth erwise than happy as Doctor Desmarets. Wm. M. Dell was a very acceptable Mons. DeBevan neff, and Mr. Coon was greatly applauded as Laroque, especially in the death Bcene. Miss Josephine Craig made a good impression as Heloine, but at times she lacked spirit. Miss Lizzie Irving kept the house in a perfect state of merriment from beginning to end, and was once brought before the curtain, as was also Mr. Morrison and Miss Wood. From the time the curtain rose till its fall applause followed appplause, indicating how thoroughly the performance was enjoyed. The "Marble Heart" will be placed upon the boards this evening, and can not be other than a refreshing treat in the hands of one of the best companies that have ever visited St. Paul. The Lumbermen's Troubles. Parties arriving from Pine City last even ing report lumbering operations in that re gion as almost at a standstill. A good many crews are still in the woods, but are doing nothing, the men being retained at board wages while awaiting snow in order to go to work. In some instances snow is being hauled a distance of two and a half miles, and shoveled upon the main logging road, in order to allow of any work being done at all. One day last week the Pine County Lumber Company bad sixteen teams at this work, each of which hauled on an average 75 bush els of snow in a load. This company is only one of a number of logging firms that are doing the same thing. The woods are al most entirely bare of snow, and they are compelled to get it along the streams and in the ravines. ifk.tjCt.-tH .r i- ^*'f OUR UNFORTUNATES. The risit of the Legislative ComwlUe* f the Insane Asylum at St. Peter. [Special Telegram to THK GLOBB.] ST. PETER, Minn., Jan. 23.The legislative insane committee, both standing and joint special, with your reporter aa the only news paper representative, left St. Paul at 7:15 this morning, reaching St. Peter at 1:30. The party, numbering about twenty, was met by officers of the asylum and prominent citi zens at the depot with carriages, and driven to the Nicollet House for dinner, and thence to the main asylum, where every department of the grand edifice and crowded wards were carefully inspected, Superintending Physi cian Bartlett, with Chairmen McHench, Fid des and West leading the van. The sight* were new to most of the visiting commitoee, and much interest was manifested. Dr. Boardman, of St. Paul, came up with us to deliver a lecture to-night before the lecture club on some curiosities of language, and ac companied us through the Asylum. We spent threo hours in the main institution then also visited the old hospitals in town. President Brown, Treasurer Kerr, of the Board of Regents, and other officers, accom panied us throughout, and returned to the Nicollet for supper at six. Then the com mittee, Superintendent and State Trustees held an important consultation both before and after tea. The present committees while pleased with what is now here, will fa vor the construction elsewhere in the State of further needed accommodation for the insane. The day has been windy and raw and cold since ten a. m., but warm hospitalities have made everything genial here. All members of the committees, with friends, attended the popular lecture of Dr. Boardman this eve ning by invitation of the club. The court house, once proposed as State capitol, was densely crowded, and the lecture well re ceived. The party leave to return at 7:30 to-morrow morning. At this hour a banquet is threatened. CITY GLOBULES. Silver ''chin music," and lots of it, in the Senate to-day. That Grand Jury report has the smack of an out-and-out stump speech. "Railroad religion" was being preached iu the highways and by-ways of St. Paul last evening. Hon. W. L. Banning is to discuss financial matters at the Chamber of Commerce to morrow evening. Thomas Cochrane, jr., will address the Temperance Reform at their rooms en Sev enth street, this evening. Senator Doran's resolution for the repeal of the Resumption Act is the special order in the Senate at 11 o'clock this morning. Deer are plentiful along the Brainerd branch as far down as Elk River, and ara seen almost every day from the passing trains. Judge E, F. Parker, of Duluth, has been appointed clerk to the Judiciary Committee, and his appointment will be announced to the House this morning. Yesterday afternoon, at the foot of Jack son street, a runaway dray collided with and upset an express wagon, but, beyond a slight scare, no damage was done. Tugs are plying on Lake Superior between Duluth and Bayfield and Ashland, and fact thero is no obstruction to the passage of steamers from Duluth to Buffalo. It is rumored that Judge Page will not fight it out but intends resigning. But the rumor comes from suspicions quarters, and the wish, no doubt, is father to the thought. The three prisoners, C. Bush, Ed. Kay and Harry Howard, convicted in the District Court and sentenced to the Penitentiary foi one year each, were taken to Stillwater yes terday The special committee appointed to-day on the Hastings & Dakota extension bill had a meeting last evening, and it is understood, were diligently engaged in framing an en tirely new bill. Bridge bills "are still being introduced in the House, though the prospect of their pay ment even when passed and signed by the Governor, is dim, remote and far down the vista off u+urity. The indications are that a lively fight will SOOT be inaugurated in the Legislature be tween the Northern Pacific and the St. Paul & Pacific railroads, and that the former will be the one to take the initiative. In the lexicon of Webster there is no such word as remonetization, but the old fellow couldn't look far enough ahead to see that a Republican Congress would bo guilty of an act which has made it a household necessity. In view of the existence of small pox along the line of the St. Paul fc Sioux City Road notices have been posted at the various stations requesting all employees to take the proper precautions to guard against it by vaccination. At last John X*s Skating Rink will b duly opened to-night with music and fire works. The ice is in splendid condition, and for the remaining nights of the week there will be jolly times for the skaters. Twenty-five cents and no risk of being drowned or burnt up. Take it in. The two regular committees of the Senate and House on the Insane and the joint special committee to which was referred that portion of the Governor's message relating to the insane subject, left for St. Peter on the early train yesterday morning, to visit the asylum at that point, and returned by the evening train. Messrs. Seymour & Sabin, contractors of State prison labor, yesterday closed a con tract with the agent to fix up one of Poor A Megquier'a Automatic Fire Alarms in the penitentiary workshops. This apparatus will give the alarm at any degree of heat from 65 to 185, and with it in a building, any extended fire will be almost impossible. The apparatus will be in place i a about ten I Pnre Old Bye Whisky and Rock Candy at daye. ff $ ^W%^ *%*y Do .lly'a, No. 10 Waba.liaw, The first of the series of dramatic read ings by Gen. S. P. Jennison came off at Unity Church in this city last evening, and was listened to by a fair audience. The ex ercises consisted of extracts from Shak speare's "As Yon Like It," and were ren dered in a pleasing and highly acceptable manner. In place of the regular Friday evening lecture at the Academy of Science, a free lecture will be given this evening by Mr. John 8. Clark, of Boston. The subject will be Art, Education and its Relations to Aes thetio Culture and Industrial Arts. The lec ture will be illustrated, and no doubt it will be as much appreciated here as it has been in all the eastern cities in which the learned gentleman has delivered it. The apprecia tion and enjoyment of the lecture will not be the less because it is free. Masonic Notice. A regular communication of Ancient Land* mark Lodge No. 5, A. F. & A. M., will be held in Masonic Hall on this (Thursday) evening Jan. 24th, 1878, at 7:30 o'clock. Work in the Fellow Craft Degree. Don't forget the great sale of Dry Goods by tho assignee of Schafer & Korfhage. ^W^P^'i' i^Jsgw& 1 1^4 i iiijiMwiijMMwaacasa^^