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VOL. 111. GRAND COUNCIL. IN TOE TEPETONKA AT THENA TIONAL CAPITAL.. , - A Joint Republican Caucus Resolves to. Contest the Proposed Joint Rule to the Last—A Question About Paying Round Prices for Confederate Relics— Fitz John Porter Mill to Come Up Monday in the S.uato-The Unprofitable Debate Continued in the House—Another Jaunt and Banquet for Hayes aud Ram«ey. United States Senate. Washington, Dec. 9.—On motion of Senator Fendleton, so much of the President b annual message as refers to tha civil service reform non-assessment of government employes for political purposes, wan referred to a select com mittee to examine the several branches of civil service, with instructions to report at an early day by bill or otherwise. On motion of Senator Davis, of Illinois, it was resolved that the adjournment today be until Monday. Senator Pendleton introduced a Joint r .solu tion fot the purposs of obtaining the road Und tight of way from the Canada line of the United States and British America through British Columbia to Fort Wrang^ll end into Alaska. Referred. The Vice President laid baton the Senate a communication from the secretary of war transmitting copies of correspondence had with the legal representatives of the confederate Generals Gre^g and Polk, with a view to pur chase of their private papers relating to the late war, as per the aot of June 16, 1880. The Folk papers have been placed in the hands of the government wilb permission to use such as are deemed important to the publication now authorised by law. The price risked for the entire collection is $10,000. The Gregg papers have been submitted for the purpose of being catalogued. No present price is stipulated for them, but they, a3 well as the Polk collection, were appraised in 1878 at 810,000, and could doubles- not be purchased at that sum. The secretary says that heretofore no purchases for the archives have been made from federal officers, and only trans-Mississippi (Sydney, Johnston and Sce-d) papers fiom confederate officers. The great bulb of acquisitions have been gifts. So far as the secretary knows the only important collections as yet unobtaicod are those under consideration. It is far Con gress to say whether justice to* those who have freely given the most important documents is observed by purchase ot other collections. The Vice President also submitted a commu nication from the secretary of state, transmit ting, at request of Madame Thiers, the eighth and ninth volumes of the speeches of Thiers, late president of the French republic. They were ordered sent to the library. Mr. Paddock presented a petition for exten sion of copyright to foreign authors. 8enator Whithers, by request, introduced a bill to provide for judicial determination of pension clalms.against United States. lie. ferred. Senator Garland effered a resolution in structing the committee on military affairs to inquire whether tbo United States arsenal buildings and grounds at Little Reck, Ark., being one of the posts alluded to by the Presi dent in his last annual message, arc superflu ous, and whether tbe same cannot advantage ously be disposed of to the State of Arkansas, and on what terms. Agreed to. Mr. Burnside announced that Tuesday next he will ask the Senate to consider the bill to apply part of the proceeds of public lands to public education, etc. •■'-. ."'.-' The Senate bill for the relief of Mary A. Lord was taken up. It grants her $2,100 as arrears of pension for her dead husband. It was opposed on technical grounds by members of the pension committee, as the requirements of law had not been observed as to tho time of tilicg the application for pension. After de bate, the Senate, by a vote af 15 to 33, refused to have the bill read a third time, and it thus drops. On motion of Senator Paddock the Senate bill providing for sale of the remainder of the reservation of the confederated Otoe and Missouri tribes of Indians in Nebraska and Kansas, and for other purposes, was taken up. It provides for the sale to actual settlers of raid lands with consent of said Indians, the proceeds to be placed to the credit of the tribes and a new reservation to be selected for them, they desiring to quit the present reser vation. After debate tbe bili passed. Senator Randolph announced that Monday next he will ask the Senate to consider the bill for relief of Fitz John Porter, to which he will offer his aimmdent noticed yesterday re storing Fits John Porter to the army without back pay. On the motion of Senator Garland the Sen ate bill to secure the safe keeping of money paid into court, was taken up aud passed. On motion of Senator Plumb the Senate bill to extend the time for filing claims for horses and equipment.. lost by officers and enlisted men in the service of the United States, was taken up, but ivithout action the .Senate went into executive session and soon adjourned. Uvtine of Representatives. Washington, Dec. 9.—Mr. Baker.of Indiana, from the committee on appropriation., report ed a fortification appropriation bill and it was ordered printed and recommitted. It appro priates $100,000 for the preservation and re pair of fortifications, and $50,000 for tbe pur chase of torpedoes. Mr. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, introduced a bill repealing the tax on bank checks, medi cines, friction matches, bank capital and bank deposits. Referred. Mr. Aldrich, of Illinois, introduced a bill amending the law relating to the ti x on sav ings banks. Referred. Mr. F. Wood, of New York, said he would like to ascertain how many days the gentleman on the other side intended to obstruct public business. Mr. Conger—1 call the_ gentleman to order tor unparliamentary and insolent lane;urge. Mr. WoodIf it troubles the gentleman I will withdraw that language. Mr. CongerThere must be limit to the im pertinence of the gentlemen who make such remarks. Whenever the gentleman is willing to meet the demands of the country and bring his funding bill for action, we arc even*" will ing to postpone the present debate. Sir. Wood —1 thought the gentleman mi?ht indicate when he would permit the funding bill to come before the Honse. Mr. McLane then took the floor acd proceed ed to speak on the Senate resolution., replying especially to the speech made yesterday by Mr. Robeson. That gentleman had laid down the proposition that no judicial power could be exercised by Congress, except by direct grant. The twelfth article of the constitution was the express grant to Congress to count the votes through all time. The idea that the Vice President could count the votes—that he who might have a place on the ticket should decide what votes should be received and what, rejectedhad never been accepted in the history _>f the conn try. Over and over again had this .subject been debated, Unhappily once in the history of the country a law had been passed under the oper ation of whioh a count had been made which would forever stand a monument of disgrace and dishonor to the country— that count had counted in a man wbo had not re ceived a majority of the electoral vol-:.. The twelfth article gave the House the power to elect the President under a certain contingency. If jurisdiction was conferred on a tribunal on a certain contingency, that tribunal was certain to judge when that contingency had occurred. The House must judge when the contingency on which it might elect the President had oc curred, and the House could not judge of that contingency unless it verified every vote. The twelfth article imposed on the Houso the actual necessity of counting and verifying the votes. That was a power that could not be delegated. Knowing tbat the gentlemen on the other side meant to set the constitution at defiance, it was his hope that ho would yet live to see bis party again in the majority in. the Honse. If the gentlemen on the other side of the House chose to obstruct business until the dsy should come for counting . the electoral vote, let them bave the responsibility. ; Let the Democrats await that day, and when it came let them take their seats and Bee that tbs votes opened by the Vice President were genuine votes. Let them Bee that every elector was qualified, and let them take any other step they pleased in the way of inquiry and investigation to know whether tbe electors who ha-' cast the votes were qualified electors. If perchance they should find that, as was the case in 1877, electors bad voted who were not qualified, let them have the courage to refuse to certify or connt such votes, or if they found that the vice-president had opened the certifi cates, where the votes alleged to bave been cast were forgeries, let them have courage now and forever to refuse such votes. Let them do as their fathers had done— their seats, ap point tellers, count the votes, and as honorable representatives of the people certify to the genuineness of the votes or refuse to certify to it. fie bad never met a man who had not re gretted the necessity for the electoral commis sion, but now he looked back witb infinite sat isfaction to the fact that the Democratic party bad both in 1876 and 1880 ths candi dates who believed it was tbe duty of the Houses to count the votes. Every per son felt that in delegating that power to another tribunal, the responsibility had been with Congress, and if there had been any shame or dishonor in tho action if reacted here, fie bad for that reason never felt at liberty to denounce that tribunal, He would, however, never cast a vote to create another. fie hoped the Democrats would not be influ enced eitber by filibustering or by offensive insinuations thai they were hatching mischief. Except in case of a State which had voted for Hancock there was no question in any State. There was a question' and a very serious ques tion as to the vote of Georgia, fie could not conceive of any more detestable tbiog than re jecting the vote of : a Btate except the voting a State against its will. That was the crime of tho Republican party. It had accepted perjury and forgery as a means of certifying votes. In face of this fact gentlemen on the other Bide stood here and endeavored to give the Vice President power to count the votes. It was an attempt at usurpation that looked to the future, and there was no legislative action that was not justifiable to defeat that purpose. A disjointed running debate then ensued, participated in by McLane, Calkins, Hunter, Cos:, of New York, and Mills, daring tbe course of which Mr. Mills intimated his opposition to the pending resolution on the ground that under its provisions tbe Senate might declare who was President. Mr. Lftpham said that last session be had looked upon the landing measure as an at tempt to debauch the electoral ant. Why were tbe wheels of legislation now blocked to consider a question when it was admitted that, there was no necessity whatever for the oper ation of the ;• extraordinary pro visions of this . resolution. That there was lying, r behind it some purpose ho wsa bound to assume from the tenacity with whioh the matter was pressed. Under its provisions, ' questioning a return would justify a majority in rejecting tho vote of a State. It provided that if more than ono list of electoral voters, or "papers purporting to be such list," were received from a State, either house may refuse to receive the vote. What was this paper? Au official paper. Not at all, but a paper certified by a chairman of a Democratic State committee would answer the requirement of that provision. The Re publicans were willing to justify themselves in resorting to every expedient known to par liamentary usage to resist the purpose of this resolution. Mr. Herbert argued in opposition to tit theory that the Vice President had a right to count tbe votes. He denied that there was any political motive which induced the Democrats to press the matter, unless the desire to- pre vent the theory that the Vice President bad power to declare who was his successor from passing into a precedent were a political mo tive. .- ' \ Mr. Newberry made an elaborate argument in support of . the proposition. that the power to count the votes was vested in the Vice Pres ident. The proposed rule was unconstitutional in the attempt to take from the president of the Senate certain powers and rights and vest them in the two houses. Pending further de bate the House adjourned. General Capital News. Washington, D. 0., Dec. 9.—In the commit tee on ways and means to day a long discus sion took place upon the proposition to remove the internal revenue tax from bank checks, friction matches, patent medicines, eto. The matter was finally referred to a subcommittee on internal revenue, with instructions to con sider and report upon the same at a future meeting, .-'J-.?'-..-"■ The President, Secretary Ramsey and Gen. Sherman left this morning to attend a dinner to be given by the Farmers' club in Philadel phia to-night. The Senate confirmed Oscar Eaton, postmas ter at Bryan, Ohio. - --; Committees and associations arranging a proper centennial observance of the surrender, of Cornwallis at Yorktown, meet to-morrow. - Representative Kelly, of Pennsylvania, baa prepare a substitute for the refunding bill now pending before Congress. It provides that the secretory of the treasury .hall be authorized to issue notes iu the amount of $100.000,000, of denominations not less than $10, bearing interest at the rate not exceeding 3 per cent, per annum, redeemable at the pleasure of the United States after one year, and payable in ten years for the date of issue; but not more of said notes shall be redeemed in any one fiscal year than the amount of the sinking fund for that year ;and the particular notes to be redeemed from time to time shall be de termined by lot under such rnles as the secre tary of the treasury shall prescribe. This will be offered by Representative Kelly as a substi tute when the Wood refunding bill is called up. •■;..■-;_ -.-;: Senator Johnston, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture, has prepared a reso lution calling upon the public printer for a statement of reasons why the agricultural re port for 1879 has not yet been printed. The treasury department to-day purchased 400,000 ounces of fine silver for delivery at the San Francisco and New Orleads mints. A joint caucus of Republican members of the Senate and House was held tbis evening in the hall of the House of Representatives, for the purpose of determining the party policy in regard to the Senate concurrent resolution now pending in the House, which provides for the adoption of a specified joint rule to regu late the counting of the electoral vote. .Be tween eighty and ninety were in attendance and the debate, which occupied two hours and a half, was quite general. Among those who took part were Senators Blaine, Anthony, Ferry and Teller, and Representatives Lapham, Hawlcy, Conger, Keife, Haskell, Batter worth, Hiscock and Robeson. The only qnestion upon which any difference of opinion was ex pressed was the extent to which it should be considered necessary or advisable to oppose adoption of the pending rule. While. many of the speakers believed there was no purpose on the part of the Democrats to attempt reversal of the result of the recent Presidential elec tion, or any danger at the present juncture need be anticipated from adoption of the pro posed rule, many held that a great principle was at stake, which might at some time affect the stability of our institutions and the policy of the party should be to meet the issue now and resist by every known parliamentary method the adop tion of the proposition, alike unwarranted by the constitution and at variance with the pre cedents of the post. At the conclusion of the debate a vote was taken on, Judge Laphani's resolution declaring it to be the sense of the caucus that the Republican minority should resist the adoption o f this joint rule by all the means authorized by parliamentary law, and without dissent it was adopted. The Astronomical department of the Histori. cal society holds its annual meeting this even ing, at the rooms in the capitol. A general at tendance of the members is desired also, that of all interested or willing to join as new mem bers. ' * : . "■ ■ ; .:,",-■;.' Beautiful Holiday Goods. "' -..;". Just what you want, you will find in the ele gant stock of P. F. Egan & Co.'s, (Greenleaf's,) 77 East Third Btreet. i The ladies of the First M. E. church hold a sociable and oyster supper tbis (Friday) even ing. jOltwm\mwm\mwmw\ms*%L mm\\ttsT t\\\\\\. *sW9 BsK Wt\ l^i f£*_ V*"^t3T^_»4___B__' J^^^^^^W. .^F^______P* -J8k- •^EB^Sfe^^^V- /'^^Hk^*C«Z- tittms^i SAINT PAUL FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1880. THE MARKET HOUSE, , A Characteristic Communication from. Col. Allen ou the Subjeot— Inestimable -Benefits Conferred Upon the City by the Completion of Our City Mart Accompanying the final estimate of the contractors for the new market house sub mitted to the common-council yesterday was the following report from Col. Allen, the chairman of tho committee, and the father of the enterprise. It needs only to be read to be appreciated: Hon. President of tbe City Council. Deab Sib: Allow me on behalf of the com mittee of the market house to present the final estimate on the completion of the new market house. v.""'"-.. ■ 1 believe the contractors have complied with, and carried out the contract in every particu lar. I must congratulate the city in getting so prompt and reliable a class of contractors. Everything has moved like, clock work from tin time they commenced work,:j until the job was finished. :*'.:■' Not a misunderstanding or a disposition on the part of the contractors to slight the work or wrong the city out of a farthing; not one feature in building operations has been omit ted; not a change in the plans nor a single cent edded to tho cost of the building since it was commenced. Tbe custom cf the country is to allow changes in the plans of construction, giving the contractor an opportu nity to add one-fourth or even one-third to the original cost of the structure. Not so in our case. Our architect, Mr. Radcliff, had all of his plans and specifications so well digested and perfected we avoided the customary addi tional expense, to tbe surprise and disappoint ment of the contractors. Well may the city feel proud of such a no ble, commanding and useful a structure, and built at so small expense.' Many believed it would cost $100,000, and none supposed such a magnificent structure, complete in all its parts, could bave been built for the money. In a short time it will be the bee hive of the city. You will hear the click of the cleaver and the buz of the butcher's saw. Fatted bullocks from the Saskatchewan valley and mountains of Montana. Fish from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, as well as the Gulf of Mexico. Fruits from Southern fields as well as Truman Smith's garden. Flowers from the valleys and berries from the hills. All will contribute to our market house. The grocery man. game man, dairy man, and tea man, pork and sausage man, all will claim a place to do business in our emporium. Every thing a family can eat or drink will be found here.. Also a hall where the young can trip the '. light fantastic toe or listen to ISftthe sweet melody of the Eolian harp, or listen to the eloquence of the popular orator. Not satisfied with this, step in the great room where even justice will be meted out daily to those in need, on scales that are properly balanced, and I trust cur city attorney, W. P. Murray, will attend to the weighing. The basement is all that could be desired for convenience. Here you will find the dining room tables laden with choice viands, and tempting the appetite; also the lunch counter, laden with Yankee pork and beans, fried cakes and coffee, chickens and cheese, pretzels and Switzercase—everything good to eat, from a five-cent lunch to a twenty-five cent dinner. These attractions will, call people to our market houso and make it the great trading mart of the city. Tha rich and the poor, the saint and the sinner, the old men and maidens, all will come. The small children will drop tbeir playthings, and they will cry to come when their parents start with the market bas ket to be replenished with the delicacies and delicious fruits from our great central market. Very respectfully, A. Allen, Chairman. .-■-. Last tttghVo ---Concert. •-*.»-,... A v.ry pleasant and enjoyable concert was given at the Opera house last evening by Mesdames Carrie Ettenheimer and Fiances Bice, of Philadelphia, assisted by some of our best local musical. talent. The house was comfortably filled with a very choice audience, all of whom seemed to take the liveliest interest in the programme. Liszt's duet for tho piano, Rhapsodic Langroise No. 2, waa exquisitely "rendered by the la dies mentioned. It was followed by a bass song by W. H. Buckelew, "The Storm," sung in the characteristically animated man ner that has made that gentleman so univer sal a favorite in this city. Miss Bertha Bosenfield followed with a reoitation "Cur few shall not toll to-night," whioh was giv en in excellent style and elicited a hearty encore, to which the lady responded with au appropriate selec tion. Miss Gilbertie Davidson then sang the beautiful "Inviolami," from Ernani, with much feeling, and responded to an en thusiastic encore with "Come In and Shut the Door." The flute solo by Mrs. Bice was a thoroughly artistio performance and elicit ed a loud encore, to which the lady respond ed later in the evening with the "Carnival de Venice." Prof. Otto Schmidt's violin solo was an exquisite piece of instrumentation, and received as it merited, loud applause. The remainder ef the programme was thoroughly enjoyable, the artists acquitting themselves with great credit and winning the loudest applause. It is to be hoped tbat the entertainment will be repeated at an early day. DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN. , Office op Observation, Signal Cokps. U.S.A. i INGEB90LL BLOCK, THIRD BTBEET, > St. Paul, Minn. ) Observations taken at tbe same moment of time at all stations. Meteorological Record, Dec. 9,1880. 9:56 P. M. Bar. Ther. Wind. Weather. Du_uth 30.63 7 8W Clear. Fort Garry 30.36 6 8 Clear. St. Vincent.... 30.30 7 8 Clear. Yankton 30.54 22 .. Clear. .St. Paul. 30.64 2 SE Clear. /DAILY LOCAL MEANS. Bar. ' Ther. Bel. Hum. Wind. Weather. 30.610 0.C 66.3 BW Clear. Amount of melted snow, ... inches; maxi mum thermometer, 7; minimum thermome ter, -17. O. S. M. Cone, - Sergeant Signal Corps, U. 8. A. THE WEATHEB TO -DAI. Washington, Dec. 30, I A. —Indications for the upper lake region, stationary followed by falling barometer, higher temperature, westerly winds, partly cloudy ' weather, and occasional snow. For upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, clear or partly cloudy weather, falling followed by rising barometer, higher temperature, and southerly winds. An Early Settler of Michigan. Detboit, Dec. 9— Gen. Jas. W. Brown, of Tecumseb, this State, died to-day, aged 87. He was one of three men who located that town in 1824, built the first grist and saw mill in Lenawie oounty and established the first stage mail route between Detroit and Chicago. During his busy life he has been regent of the State university, major general of State militia, examiner of cadets at West Point, and was . a general in the Toledo and Blaok Hawk wars. - • "_ .x A Job Lot --^.;:; of 4-4 in all-wool Dress Goods, at 50c, worth $1.25. Also, 25 pieces, double width, all-wool, Cashmeres, at S5c, worth 50c, at D, W. Ingebsoll & Co.'s. Bronzes, Beautiful Bronzes. •v Superb line of the choicest and most elegant Bronzes for the Holiday season, at P. F. Egan & Co.'s, (Greenleaf's,) 77 East Third Btreet. Still the crowd continues at the St. Paul B. & 8. Co.'s, 87 East Third street. - The Dominion parliament opened to-day, Thursday, with the usual ceremonies. TUB GLOBE HOROSCOPE. As It Casts" Its Light on the Chicago • I Markets. . Special Telegram to the Globe. Chicago, Deo. 9.—Foreign advioes arrived this morning dull and unchanged, bat oar market opened a shade higher than yesterday's closing and held very steady for some time at about 81.0434" January, and $1.01% February. About 10:30 the music arrived and the dance commenced. One or two .prominent. bears stepped to the front, and there being no bulls in sight they showed great courage and opened their jaws, and the little cabs joined the chorus, the market ■ breaking at one cent a bushel without a sale, but closing more steady this afternoon at $1.03% January, and $1.04% February. ■ Cora followed suit, and oats held steady. ■: . ;cV': r-i1;1H':-.:• ■- •': - Provisions sympathized for a time, but they got disgusted with grain and .went on their own hook, closing firm, January pork $13 30 and February $15.47%. January lard $8.50, and February $8.65. *x;t ,.:.;;'" ;; ;. ' THE PAGE EILEY CASE. ftlley Committed for Trial and Seat to Jail In Albert Lea. [Special Telegram to the Globe. | L Dexieb, JSinn., Dec. 9. The examination of Riley has been concluded and the pris oner is held under $600 bail and committed to the Free born county jail. .. THE LAND LEAGUE. A Public Meeting to Be Called January loth-New Members Admitted, Etc. ■ - The regular meeting of this organization was well attended last evening, President McCarthy in the chair. A communication from Rev. Father Walsh was read regarding the formation of leagues and the remittance of f ands to the proper depositories. On motion the treasurer, Mr., Bell, was authorized to forward the funds of the league to Dublin as directed by Father Walsh. - • | The committee whose business it is to provide for a public meeting by whhh an expression of public sentiment as to the iniquitous measures the English landlords have adopted in relation to their Irish tenants, made their report and it was decided that such a meeting should be held in the Opera House on the 15th of January next. Twenty new members put their names on the roster. There are now over 100 members of the league in (his city, and when fully represented there must be at least 250, for the Irishmen of America are still possessed of hearts, and witness the oppression of their brethren in Ireland with strong disap probation. John W. Willis, J. 'O'Connor and several other gentlemen made strong and spirited addresses; which were well received and had a deep effect upon the assembly. The league then adjourned, to meet for the transaction of farther important business, on Thursday, December 16,1880. Condition of the Northern Pacific Railroad. There are now completed and in operation 600 miles of road, on which there are no mortgages or liens;.on the Missouri and the Pen d'Orielle Divisions (together with about 426 miles), which it is expected will be com pleted before the c! ><?a of the year, there arc sectional mortgages amounting ~ to $6,500, --000. Of this amount $2,500,000 has been placed on the Missouri Division, and on the Fen d'Orielle division the mortgage of $4,500,000 has been reduced by $500,000, redeemed under - the land grant. These mortgages, being prior to the present mortgage, the ■.. total funded debt of the company amounts to $46,500, --000. It is believed that the issue of first mortgage bonds will amount to $50,000,000. The amount is limited, however, to $25,000 a mile of finished road. j These divisional mortgage bonds, like the company's pre ferred stock, may be used in purchase of the lands at par; the new bonds* can be used only at 110. To complete the road there remain to be built 1,600 miles; 323 miles on the Eastern end, 457 miles on the Pacific end, and a gap of 820 miles on the Central Division, connect ing the Missouri and Pen d'Oreille divi sions. This part of the unfinished road lies in the Territory of Montana. *It has been considered a difficult part of the route, and toward the western line of the Territory the road extends through a mountanious region. But no difficulty is anticipated by friends of the company in completing the road with the proceeds of the present sale of bonds. It is expected by the company and by the members of the preeant syndicate that the development of the mineral and agricultural resources of the Territory will aid greatly in the prosecution of the work. The Union League's Grand Council. Philadelphia, Dee. 9.The National Council of the Union League of America had its annual session to-day. Gen. J. S. Negley, of Pittsburgh, was elected president and other officers re-elected. A report on the Indian policy of the government was adapted, strongly advocating the necessity for dissolving ths tribal system and requir ing that Indians should be made citizens. Resolutions were adopted congratulating the country on the election of Garfield end Arthur, and pledging support to the new administration. The subject of reorganiza tion of the Republican party in the South by inviting the co-operation of all progres sive men, without regard to their past polit ical affiliation, was warmly, discussed and speeches made in favor thereof by Col. J. E. Bryant, of Georgia; Hon. James T. Beach, of Missouri, and Hon. J. D. Brady, of Vir ginia. Mr. MoEaelly, of Pennsylvania, pre sented a resolution in i elation to the duty of the Republican party to educate people in their political duties by means of the news paper press of the country. The council ad journed to meet in Washington, March next, for the purpose of attending the inauguration of President Garfield in a body. A Close Shave. St. Joseph, Mo., Deo. 9.—Nicholas Ford, Republican Grecnbacker, received a certifi cate of election to day as member of the next Congress. The vote as canvassed by the secretary of-state shows 21,770 for Ford and 21,768 for Craig, Democrat, giving the former a majority of two votes. ; !V ;3 The cose of Mrs. Gribble, mentioned in the last morning . paper, is most all entirely false. It is made up to suit Mra.Gribble, for she is in need of money. The action was proved in the municipal court that it was done lawfully. ■ ;o:" A. H. Lo&LSE?.. - New Novelties in the greatest variety, Silk Mufflers, Bilk Handkerchiefs, Lace and Embroidered Hand kerchiefs, Embroidered and Lace Fichus^Em broidered and Lace Scarfs, just bought by Mr. Field in New York. - • : D. W. Inqebsoll & Co. Silver and Plated Ware. All the latest Holiday styles in the above goods, in full assortment, at jP. F. Egan & Co. 's. (Grecnlca l'e,) 77 East Third street. . Follow the crowd and it will lead you to the St* Paul B. & 8. Co.'*, 87 East Third street.^ & IRELAND'S IRRITATION. Secretary Forster Reminds the Magistrates of Their Authority Under Existing Laws —Monster Rival Demonstrations Prepar ing In Ulster— General Assortment of Irish News from London—An English Liberal Censuring the Land Leaguers The Prussian Government and the Catho lics—A Jury for the Indicted Land Leag. guers to be Struck Monday, Etc., Etc. , an "official" OPINION. London, Deo. 9.—Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, has issued a memorandum to magistrates, pointing out that j under cer tain acts of parliament persons assembling armed, or disguised, or assuming the name of any society, to the terror of her majesty's subjects, are guilty of high misdemeanor, rendering them liable to imprisonments are also those who by threats endeavor to compel any person to quit employment, or publish anything calculated to create a riot or an un lawful assembly. All magistrates are bound to apprehend, apprise and disperse persons engaging in these practices, and they can command all persons to assist them. Any two magistrates can bind over persons whom they have reason to suspeot even an intention to participate in unlawful pro ceedings or assemblies. In cose of refusal to be bound over they con -commit | to] the jail. They.: can (bind - over persons whom they believe can give evidence relative to such proceedings, and if they refuse to be bound over cr to give evidence they can commit them to jail. A Dublin correspondent commenting on this Forster memorandum says the truth is the magistrate agents and landlords are in a general panic, and . do net i venture to en force the laws of the execution brought by the attorney general to Balinslo, and others in Sligo have broken down, which has had discouraging effect. There is also a difficul ty about treating the land league meetings as unlawful assemblies.' The magistrates do not feel justified in regarding the threat to Boycott as coming within the aot, as it does not imply violence.. .'..--.. . London, Dec. 9.— Pall Mall Gazelle says: Everybody will ask why Forster's memorandum reminding magistrates of the powers they possess under the existing law, was not issued months ago. The memoran dum may now be too late. Forster may flume over to the cabinet with a request for a coercion bill so urgent that his ' colleagues may feel it impossible to resist. If this be so, parliament will have a right to know,: in view of his dilatoriness in reminding the magistrates of their powers, whether he has really used up to present time and pressed his subordinates to use all the instruments tbey already possessed. IN THE NOBTH OF ttEIiAND. ■■ Dublin, Dec. 9.—The land league is con ducting the campaign in the north with con siderable skill, modifying its programme and proceedings to avoid offending the preju dices of the people of Ulster. In that pro vince there is quite a different tone to their speeches from that prevailing in j other parts of the country with a view of conciliating the Presbyterian liberals and orangemen. The system of boyootting has been applied to six detachments of constabulary in differ ent parts of Ireland. London, Dec. 9.—The government has ordered accomodations for 150 soldiers to be prepared at Ballina, where a lady fond own er was recently mobbed and assaulted on the street. EXCITEMENT AT MONAGBAN. Dublin, Deo. 9.The Monoghan corres pondent of the Dublin Express telegraphed as follows: Last night the greatest excite ment prevailed at Money ban. Lord Boss more, who was accompanied by Lord Mande ville, who will assist at the league meeting. Mandeville telegraphed to his agent to Porta down, to send 1,000 men to Soalstown with out delay. Another telegram was dispatched to the district grand master of Orangemen of Armagh, to send 1,000 men. A similar tele gram was sent to Lord C rich ton to send 1,000 men from Fermanagh. These are certain to arrive, and the ' number will more than be doubled by men from Monaghan and the surrounding neighborhood. The men will be supplied with some means of defense. Tbe most active efforts are be ing made by the constitutional party and the citizens to make each meeting a success. The assemblage will be the most formidable and perhaps the most dangerous to peace that has been witnessed in Ulster for some years, and if the Ulster landlords take pat tern by the example set them by Lord Boss more, Mandeville and Crichtcn, the leaguers will have little to say in Ulster. . A noted LIBEBAL'S OPINON. -^V = London, Dec. 9.— Shaw LeFevre, the new commissioner of works and buildings, who is universally recognized as holding the most liberal views on the subject of Irish lands, and who stated he was advanced to his pres ent post with especial view to the service he could render in the debates on the land ques tion, in his speech at Beading last night, said, ownership was the highest degree of security known to the law. The formation of a class of present proprietors must, he said necessarily be slow, unless we are pre pared to expatriote the landlords at our own price. It would be easy to show this could not be for the benefit of Ireland. It would multiply . the events of absenteeism and would result in not only a fifth but all the rent of Ireland being sent out of Ireland in the shape of interest on the purchase money. A system of extended ownership could not last if it had its origin in confiscating and robbery. Whatever is done must be with every regard to the rights or compensation of landlords. He said he had no sympathy with the plans of intimidation and the vio lent methods of the land league. They set up a government in opposition to that of the queen, and this was a state of things which could not be allowed to continue. pbussia AND THE catholics. Beblin, Deo. 9.In the lower house of the Prussian diet, to-day, Von Futtkammer, minister of ecclesiastical affairs, replying to a statement of Windthorst, an ultramontane leader, relative to the grievances of Catholics, said the government fully shared their sor row at the little progress made in the at tempt to reconcile differences. The govern ment, by their last ecclesiastical bill, bod afforded means for concluding peace. By the rejection of that bill 1 the material at their disposal for paving the way to ulti mate arrangement was totally destroyed. They could not lay themselves open to an other, snob defeat, and indeed, assume an expectant attitude while administering the existing law indulgently. . IBISH NEWS FBOM LONDON. London, Deo. 9.At the Cork assizes to day the grand jury found true bills against "afi_6a_y and Walsh for intimidating a farmer named Manning. -„ .- . .? The coroner's jury returned a verdict - of wilful murder against Graham, who shot the sheriff near Cookstown. "^ The land meeting whioh O'Kelly, Dillon and Bigger called upon the government to 1 protect from a threatened attack, was held to-day at Scots town. The Orangemen gave up their intention of holding a counter- oast ration at the same place to-day on the ground that they had not sufficient time to make preparations. A dispatch from Dublin cays the latest de velopment in the agitation ia the establish ment of self-constituted league courts, which takes upon themselves to decide ques tions of equity, impose fines and convey censures. Jos. McCoan, member of parliament for county Wioklow, has written to Chief 4 Jus tice May inquiring if the report in the news papers of his judgment in the Evening Mail oase was correct. Judge May replied that he did not discuss sush matters with private individuals. The land league is preparing a national protest to be delivered at a mass meeting at Dublin against the language used by the ohief justice on the bench. Lord Boasmore abandoned holding a counter meeting at Sootstown yesterday on advice of the police. The crown solicitor has served formal notice of trial on the traversers and the jury will be struck Monday. PBOPOSED EU3OPEAN ABBIIBATION. London, Deo. 9.—A correspondent of the Times at Paris says the Greek question has entered a phase in which it may reach a pa cific solution. For three days there has been an aotive exchange of views among the powers in regard to a scheme by which things will probably be peacefully settled. It is proposed to constitute Europe as a high court of arbitration, call the parties at issue to appear before it to have an argument, and decide by a majority of votes. This scheme seems to have been adopted by all the pow ers, and Turkey and Greece also will proba bly agree to it. ALL, ABOUND THE GLOBE. The British admiralty has at last decided to abolish flogging in the navy. A fire has destroyed the postoffico and eighteen bouses at Arendal, Norway. The new water work* at Atcbison, Ks., were tested and accepted by the oity Thursday. The horse trade of Cincinnati this yeir has been larger than in any other year since the war. Senator Lamar ia at New Orleans much im proved in health. He] leaves for Washington Saturday. New York subscription to Panama canal shows up to the shares of business Wednesday were $8,000,000. Shipwrecked crews from Anticoste island ar rived at Quebec Thursday and there was great popular rejoicing. The San Francisco subscriptions to De Les seps' canal atock are thus far about $1,000,000, 5 per cent, being paid down. The Richmond, Virginia, tobacco factory of James Leighbones burned Thursday night. Loss $30,000; partially insured. The Brookficld cotton mill at Stockpoiat, E ng., is burned. Damage £30,000; 100 persona are thrown out of employment. No verdict yet in the case of Dr. Earl, the Chicago abortionist. The jury has been out thirty hours up to midnight of Thursday. In a large majority of German towns Chap lain Stacker's anti-Jewish petition has been overridden by the protest against the agitation. The Public Health association, in session at New Orleans this week, has selected Savannah, Ga., for it 3 place of meeting in November, 1881. A London dispatch of Thursday says basi nets in Mincing Lane does not appear affected by the great failure in the New York coffee trade. Tbe St. Louis Times is being printed at the Republican office, pending proceedings of stock boJdt ra to recover possession of tbe establish ment. By premature explosion of a blast in the Forman shaft at Virginia City, Wednesday, Charles Roberts and J. Dale were instantly killed. The celebrated English horse Bine Gown, belonging to Jas. K. Eeeue, oa the way to thin conntry, died on board the delayed steamship Victoria. The Grecian parliament has finally agreed to the warlike policy of the ministry by voting 50.000,000 drachmas to tbe departments of war and marine. The bureaux of the Italian chamber have commenced a discussion of the government bill for abolition of the forced paper currency. The bill is favorably received. A new antartic expedition is abont to be undertaken under command of Sir Allen Young, who will leave England for Capetown this winter to make preparation. At Silver Ciiff, Col., a fire Wednesday night destroyed the Colorado hotel, Colorado restau rant and two small adjoining buildings. Loss $10,000 to $15,000; insurance $1,800. Mrs. Glassma,a German woman of Marquette, Green Lake county, Wisconsin, in a fit of tern, porary insanity, the other day, killed her babe by cutting his tbroat, it dying almost immedi ately. The railroad bridge over the Boniater river iv Halifax county, Va., was discovered unsafe by reason of the breaking of an iron rod sup port, and all trains on the Piedmont air line were stopped Thursday. Three negroes, one woman and two men. who mnrdered Sirs. Kennedy in Clarendon county, South Carolina, last Sunday, were captured Tuesday and hung on the nearest tree to the place of murder that would hold them. An express train from New York Thursday afternoon, at Stamford, Conn., struck the car riage of Theo. Davenport, instantly killing Miss Harriet Davenport and seriously injuring a daughter of Rev. J. W. Hyde and Mr. Daven port. At the Chicago stock yards this morning the thermometer stood six below, while reports in dicate it was even lower at other points in tbe State. At Lesallo it was twelve below. The ice dealers of Chicago are harvesting a great crop. Afire broke out Thursday evening in the business center of Lafayette, Ind., which damaged a number of business houses from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars each, but was fortunately restrained from becoming a great conflagration. It is stated in Berlin diplomatic circles that the latest reports received by the government from Athens are unfavorable, tbe representa tions of Heir Yon Radowitz, the German am bassador, having failed to produce any effect on the Greek ministry. The governor and secretary of state of Ten nessee, disageeing as to the returns, will not decide the election of representativer for Brad ley and Polk counties, but leave the matter to the legislature, to which the Democrats will still have three majority on joint ballot. A St. Johns, N. 8., dispatch says: Much dissatisfaction is felt in consequence of the British government expressing a willingness to pay American claims for all alleged losses by the Bay of Furtuue outrage. Tbe local leg islature's strongly opposed to the payment. Lieutenant Governor Western, of Massachu setts, has given instructions to Manager Gard ncr, of the Troy & Greenfield road, to try the experiment of illuminating the Hoosac Tunnel by electricity, with a view of having snch il lumination permanent should It prove success ful. The Theater Coruique, Pine street, St. Louis, was gutted by fire Thursday. Lois about $11,000. Teere were '^twenty-six 'variety peo ple engaged at the house, all of whom lost the greater part of their wardrobe. The fire caught from the furnace underneath the 6tage and spread rapidly. The stockholders of the Knoxville and Ohio railroad have authorized their directors to let the contract for completion of the road to a point of j unction with the Louisville & Nashville road as soon as the latter company ia obligated to complete its Knoxville branch to the Tenn essee State line. A correspondent at Madrid says the sub scription for Panama oanal stock has been very successful. Thirty-five thousand Bharea were demanded there in two days and fifteen thou sand werejleubsoribed for in the provinces. Most of the Spaniards believe opening of the tbe Isthmus of Panama will benefit their colonies in the Went Indies. NO. 345 TWO EXPLOSIONS. One of Powder and the Other of Oil—The First Kllis Two Persons, But the Other Makes the Stoat Commotion—Great Fire in Springfield, Mass.-St. Louis Wholesale Pickling House Burned Oat—lncendiary Fires in Dead wood. FIBEB IN crJSTEB CITt AND DEAXTWOOD. Deadwood, Dec. 9.—A fire in Outer City this morning, destroyed the principal hotel, a store and the postoffloe. Loss, $4,000. The surrounding buildings were greatly damaged. Six incendiary fires have been discovered and extinguished in this oity the past fortnight. There seems to be a deter mined effort to destroy the town. FXBE IN SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Speingfield, Mass., Deo. B.—The most disastrous fire which has occurred in this city for a long time occurred this morning on Taylor street in the heart of the manu facturing portion of the city. The fire was in a large briok block owned by the Waasau manufacturing company, which furnishes sleam power to a large number of manu facturers. The first alarm was given at 1 o'clock, and after working hard until 5:30 the fire was pronounced ont. It broke cut again soon after the firemen left and the damage done by tbe second fire was larger than the first. Loss estimated at $100,000, distributed among a number of firms, most of whom are insured. The chief engineer and several firemen were more or less seri ously injured. POWDEB EXPLOBIOJT. Chicago, Deo. 9.—An explosion occurred this afternoon at the Union lime works on Nineteenth street, which resulted in the death of John Maugh and the fatal injury of Walter Hall. Both were employes. Tbe explosion occurred in the pump honse where cartridges are made and was caused by a keg of powder being touched by a spark. Tbe outbuildings were shattered as well as windows for two blocks around the place. EPPLO3ION OfJaN OIL STILL. Huntebs Point, L. 1., Dec. 9.—Great ex oitement was caused this afternoon by the explosion of a still at the Brooklyn oil re finery on Newtown creek. The surrounding neighborhood was greatly shaken np and thousands were attracted to the spot. Win dows were broken at long distances and pe destrians lifted from their feet by the foroo of the shock. Fortunately no one was in jured but the damage to the property is very great. ANOTHEB FIBK IN BT. LOUIS. St. Lotris, Deo. 9.—The extensive pickle and table sauce factory and warerooms of Garnell Bros., 518 North Main street, caught fire in tbe npper story, about 11 o'clook. Tbe three upper stories are now pretty thor oughly destroyed. Tbe loss is estimated at $50,000; insurance unknown. The whole sale queensware honse of Ed. Filley, adjoin ing on the south, was also badly damaged in tbe upper stories. MR. GAKFIELD.S CABIMI Some More Speculations in Regard to Its Composition. | Washington Special, Dec. 7.] Senators in the cloak rooms gossip a good doal about Gen. Garfield's future cabinet. Two or throe members of the present Benf ate have been spoken of as possible mem ber?, but none of them appear to think that an offer of a portfolio would be much of a compliment. Senator Allison has been prominently mentioned for the secretaryship of the treasury. His long experience on the Senate finance committee has especially fitted him for the disobarge of the duties of that position. The people who have been talking in favor of Mr. Allison's selection are suiprised to find that be is very cooi upon the subject, and not disposed to give it any special thought. He is well satisfied with his pieeent position, and his friends say that if he should consent to change he would want to know a good many thiugs in advance. He would like full information upon the subject of who are to ba invited to take seats in the cabinet, and a positive knowledge the future policy of the administration. The objections raised by Senator Allison's friends are those that will encounter Gen. Garfield when he breaks his silence and begins to select his official advisors. There in a sort of understanding among prominent leaders of the Republican party that the future policy of the administration Is to be stalwart, and that Gen. Garfield will be forced by the popular eentiment of his party to invite to his cabinet the most prominent men in the party. Besides all of these political influ ences, the position of a cabinet officer is not pn eminently desirable one, viewed from a Senatorial standpoint. A cabinet offloer is loaded down with rontine work, and harassed to death by office seekers. A seat in the oabinet is also regarded in nearly the same light as a foreign mission. It has a tenden cy to remove a man entirely from active politics. Gen. Garfield will find his most willing cabinet advisers in the ranks of de feated Senatorial aspirants, at present en gaged in trying to capture this winter's legislatures. Nothing of the Grant people's programme in shaping tho new oabinet will be known until Senator Conkling returns. He is not content with holding one place as Senator from New Yoik without also controlling the position of his colleague. He is not expected here until the senatorial fight in New York is decided. Gen. H. E. Tremaine, a nephew of Lyman Tremaine,is mentioned now as an in dependent candidate in case the fight be tween the Conkling and other political fac tions develops the impossibility of the suc cess of any one of them. Hon. S. M. Bow man, of Lexington, Ky., is backed strongly by his Republican friends as the special rep resentative of Southern Republicans in Gar field's cabinet. Bowman has long been prominent as a Republican in Kentucky. Ho was the originator and is the present presi dent of Kentucky university, at Lexington. During last summer he was in Colorado, serving as one of the commissioners to ar range the difficulties with the Ute Indians. Mr. Bowman is understood to favor the re moval of these Indians to Utah and New Mexico, so as to avoid a conflict, which ia imminent this winter. It ia by no means certain that Gen. Garfield will think it necessary to give the South a place in the cabinet. A 6trance Scens In a Theater. Cincinnati, Deo. 9.—To-night daring a performance at Pike's opera of the play "One Hundred Wives," a well dressed gentleman arose in the audience and protested against the further progress of the play on aooount of its attacks on the Mormon religion. He was so deeply in earnest and became so vio lent as to attract the attention of the whole house, and Manager Shallenberg was obliged to eject him from the honse. He appeared to be sober and in his right mind, and said he was an Englishman stopping for a time in the oity. The St. Paul Fire and Marine insurance company had a small policy on the St. Louis ' theater which burned on Thursday.