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NKW-Y..RK. WRDNEBDAT. DECEMBKB 18. 1H72.
PRICE FOUR CENTS
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WASHINGTON.
Till: CI?T-PIT MOBILIER INVESTIGATION.
O0Sraa__-1? BROOKS DEFEND.? HIMSELF AND
DBBOtTBC?1 M-(X)MB?<-X>NCr.RKlN(} MAKING
THE INQUIRY PUBLIC?mVOMB's REJOINDER.
|BT Tt..KC.RAI'Il TO TBS TR1R.?IK |
Washington*, I>f?c. 17.?James Ilrooks made
a personal explanation of nearly an hour In length, to
_.., its n-l.it-..ni t?, the i'hfkfiw reported to have been maile
by im. MaOBSSfe that he had aeoured 60 shares of the
?Cr?dit Mobilier stock In return for his influence with the
Demtxratic side of the House? Mr. Brooks'* statement
would ix-rhap? have been more forcible if It bad been
bn. .er; hilf he thought It worth while to go at length
Int.. the circumstances of bis oonneetlon with the Union
?Pacific Railroad, first aa a Government director and
afterward? as a stockholders' director, and also to make
an exposure of various tran?actions of McCoinb
which, if true, were not at all to the credit of that
a-eiiik-itian. The whole bouse listened throughout with
tin BBBSSSl attention, tho occupante of soats distant
tasa Mr. Brooks'* desk, standing In a dense group In
front of lam. Towards the close of his speeoh be raised
his hand in the manner of a witness taking an oath, and
a-mi that, before trod and bis countrymen, be swore that
be had never attempted to Influence the vote of mem?
bers of Congreso In any way which would result to hia
pecuniary advantage, and be declared that be had
always, refrained from voting on all Questions in which
tbe Union 1'aciflc Railroad was Interested. He said that
bo !i ni never owned, directly or Indirectly, any Cr?dit
Mouiller stock, and he ridiculed the idea that for 15,000
worth of stock be had taken a contraot to control tho
Dcrnocratio side of tbe House. He declared, how
?vor. ttiat he held it no sin for a Member of Confess to
on n i relu Mobilier or any other stock if be came by it
honestly, and did not let It influence bis action as a
taambor. He said that bis eon-la law, Mr. >*eil*on, a
man doing business In Wall-it, bad bought SO abares la
tin i . t.t Mobilier In IMS, and atlll held It, and he B_?
I the certifient?? of this stock anda receipt for
t . t'Hil for the satiio by his son-iu law, and .signed
by tlie 1'risidcrit of tho company. This, be declared,was
.the only basis of truth McComb bad for bis oharge. Mr.
KrookVe tlteory of McCotnb's oonduct was that he fabri?
cated the list of names on the bock of Oaken
? int-'s letter, partly for political ??Vet, and
partly because be boned to gain some?
t?. .- thereby In the suit pending In tho Peunsyl
' urt, aud that after the success of the Kepubli
UHiin m t.ie election he changed his tactics and detcr
znlned to direct his attack against the Democrats and
' '.in a? a prominent member of that party.
Mr. ?rook- donon-ioed McCoinb as an adventurer who
ba.l BO character for 10 years post, showed thai be was
lately aaeaeaa a bribing tho Louisiana L?gislature to
tret a r.i.;r,...,li, U pained, and stated that in IS?** a mili
?ion appointed by the Secretary of War to
i army swindles and fraudulent contractors
reported McCotti'j at the head of the Ils t as a robber of
the ?.o.tlKt?. lu conc'nsion, be asked for tbe fullef-t in
? "i .it the hands of the Committee, and wanted
theui t.., "H??? him from top to bottom." If guilty of
Bta i ?large, he said he ought to be expelled from the
m4 Ii'oin all association with ISStal inen.
Mr. T i 'i.iininu of the Investigating Com
miftcf. s?d that if t?n re were any charges against Mr.
they would be fully investigated. He then made
a weak defense of the Committee's course in Kitting
with closed doors, the gist of which waa that they did
did not want to be " bothered with a crowd of report
era." He had noticed that when Investigations were
?pent. i a_taM i? widely about the tostl
im ny and got no inore truth in their stories than
they had thus far lu what they had 6aid about his Coui
mrt a Mr. Morrlck, a Democratic moinber of the Com?
mit :? -o hoped tne sciine of tho houso would t?e taken on
th- uaestlonof their sitting with open doors, and Mr.
Wood went to work writing a resolution for this purpose,
but lie fore he cmld B?_I it Mr. Young of Georgia offered
t. , :. .nuble and resolution dirrotiiia: tlie Commit?
tee IS Bfearsjaa agiilDHt the Union Pacific
Ba?r?id Company of h?vin g defrauded the Govern?
ment and private citizens of millions ?ldollars. This
was objected to by Dawea and others as divert?
ing the Comtuittee from their Inquiry Into the
i against wembera of Congress. Mr. Wood then
. Ma resolution instructing the Committee to make
lin-ir r.ttings public. It required unanimous consent for
Its introduction, and when the 8i?eaker asked tor <jo
I tlicre was a dead silence for a moment, and it
api" aie? as if there would be found no member willing
to do ao ungracious a thing as to pre veut the House iroui
voting on tbe resolution; but at last Perce of Mississippi
rose hesitatingly and objected on account, as be sait, of
the nnsons given by Mr. Poland. This ended the mat?
ter for tbe time, but the r?siliation will doubtless be
offered at some time when unanimous consent Is not
tetj isIte for it? reception.
C?rl. McCoinb, in conversation with his friends here,
flenles tbe truth of Mr. Brooks'* statements concerning
Mm, and says that he shall publish a reply over his own
eignatore, and ?hall, besides, hold Brooks personal y re?
sponsible. He declares that he never bribed tbe Louisi?
ana aUgi*'.ature, aud that, Instead of having been
ret? liai by ?Secretary Stanton as a swindler, the ft-cre
a_fj aaa MS psiawial friend up to the day of his death.
Mi beata dec'.an s that Krooks is now sued by 1'urarit for
to rbares of stock ; that he has 50 more besila ; and that
wiiin l.is son-in-law bous-iit the M aliares for li?O a share,
the stock was worin ti?.
OAKtS AM18*1 IHiIHOI1-1?I rLACUB OF
K AlKROWUDOCB AND DEfXBMU).
JS? T?Lt?Ji_PH 1*0 THE TttlbL'.sE I
Waenii.?.ids*, Pee.1T.?Oakei Ames appeared
tu ten the Crt-dll-Moblller Committee, to-d.iy, with Caleb
Cusliiug as his counsel, In place ??t Mr. MtMurty of Phil?
adelphia, wImi has heretofore been acting in that capac?
ity. He read a part only of bis statement, ao much of
the time being consumed by tbe Committee in discussing
the question of the propriety of ?riving him writtea
?uivstlons to answer, Instead of rerbally Interrogating
lilrn on bis statement, that there was not time to hear it
all. The portion explaining hit motive In placing the
atock among Congressmen, and defending their action
In accepting It. was deferred until to-morrow. It 1? uu
derstood that he did not dispute the truth of McCom b's ev?
idence, but acknowledged the genuineness of the letters.
He Comb prirduce?. and aaid that all tbe men whose
attaints appear on the list on tbe back of one of the let?
ters with one exception bad tbe stock, directly or In?
directly for tome period of time ; some paying fur it in
eash, while others were allowed time to make payment ;
tome returning It and other* still holding it. One report
Is that Ames exceptad three of tbe men named, and
another is that be mode no exceptions. The most
authentic Information obtainable, however, is that he
xiained but one man as entirely out of tbe busloes.
Ames's testimony is believed to reduce tbe whnla _T?ir
to a question of motive. He will no doubt declare to?
morrow that he had do corrupt Intent in aeil_g the
atock to his friends, and that tb-'y had none In buying
It. The possession of stock in railroad or other compn
taSB by members of Congress rsnnot be considered
prima facie evidenoe of corruption on their part. And
If there 1* no evidence that tbe members whom Ames let
Into tbe Cr?dit Mobilier from " friendly motives," *? be
aeelares, ??xepted Urn ateok aa a bribe, or were improp?
erly lufluence'l In their votes by the potweaslon or It, the
?-ommutee may feel able to report that tbe transfer of
tbe ?toe? ?as a legitimate btisineee transaction. In
?m h a case the- only men who would aeem seriously to
BBS? in rrpuutioa would be those who in a panic made
baste to deny in positiv* terms that they ever had any
vl the stock.
the ma Lvou?-iom,
ABOI MENTs Hilt atl??, AGAINST THE BILL?ITS
PROBABLE rATB.
fBT TBIaBOEaU-H TO THK TBIBCXEl
W-MDMTO?, Dec. 17.?-Ttie Senate spent
tbe wboio day, after tbe morning hJur. lu debating tbe
t rerun bpo.iatioiis bill. Bbermau, wbo, as a member of
tbe Foreign .affairs Commua-? of tbe House of .Repre?
sentatives, tally ?nvea?galed the subject many years
ago, made an able speech a?alnst tbe payment of the
eiaims. Tiiurinan also spoke oa the same side, and ?. aa
follow. ?1 by ?iorrin of Maine In favor of them. The ar
?-rtiijjcuts ou botb sides may be summed ap in few words.
a?I treaty of amity and commerce between the United
e?tes aad Prauce, cencluded the same year that the
treaty of alliance wae siarnet?, gave to France oertaiu
Bta A mon? then? wa? the light. In eaae ?be was
at war with any ether nation, to fit out privateer? in our
??orte, for her eralaera to bring their prizes
?SB oar perts, and te bave tbem con?
demned in onr Prize [Courts, and an American I
guaranis*- of tbe French possessions In tbe Bast Indies. ,
A tevi years after tbe close of tbe Revolutionary War
Wtmitct betomt engaged m a war with almost all liurope, |
and the question arose iniTrwident Washington's C?
lnct a? to the obligation on the part of the Unlteal Btat
to observe the provisions of the tre:ity above n fcrre.1 I
at the risk of a war with England and other Enropei
Powers, it was decided to abro?lo tte treaty, and o
of this abrogation grew certain national claims of Fran
upon tiie United .States. Tlio supporter? of ,ttie bill in
lK?fore the Senate hold that these wero valid claims, thi
we had no right to break the treaty, and BBaadi th.i
fore be held responsible for llamares a-l?ii.? out of tl,
action. The opponents of the bill deny that Fran
had any valid claims upon us, and say that t
had a right to terminate tho treaty at ai
time, and that France oould not on that account czpr
from us any damages. After Washington'?! Obinct hi
abrogated the treaty, French vessels seized great nui
lxrs of American merchant vessels, and It i-> out ??f the
seizures that the present claims, amounting to |2O.(XX),O0
have arisen. As United State.? presented these clan.
to the French Goverutnent and pressed them with litt
BurreiB, and finally, in l&OO, a new treaty was made
which the French national claims wa-ro set against tl
American private claims, and each nation receded froi
ail charges for damages agalust the other. The aalv
cates ait this bill say that in that treaty tho Uov.-nnBet
received a valuable consideration in the abolition of tl
old treat, and in the reUn'iuishuient of the Just claln
that France had against us. The Government, tin r
fore. In their estimation, is liable to tho privai
claimants since it taxik what rightfully belonged to tlni
with wall h to offset what it justly oweal to Frauee. Tli
opponents of tho bill say that the claims against Franc
at tho time the Tie tfy of ISM was model were wortlile?
France repudiated ihein and said that she would nevr
pay u dollar of them. Our Government list d nil : In? ii
niienoe that it was bound to use without avail, andtt
only course left was to dei'lnre war, which no aatioa
called npon t?i <lo in the interests of private claimant
They bold, therefore, that lln- placing of Hie Kr? in
nalional ilialhi?. Which Iliad ma validity, agnin?t tli
Aiueiican private claims which coulai not be collectea
was ll mere exchange a.f things Of BO Value, and lli.it
placed the United Htati's unaler no obli?*iitioii4 to Its tit
fa.riiii,ato citizens. The bill trill probably pn?? tli
Sa-nate, but there is doubt about its tue ce?.? in the 11 ou*
this session.
AXOTnEK I?VII) OX THE TREASURY.
AK ATTEMPT TO SKCCRE TI1K l'hl'l'MiIV; O
f70,000,(KK) OF COTTON TAX?A (?MAN IT
LOSai SI IlKMi:?I'l'KSl.NT mati: Of Til,
PROJECT.
IFBOM A SnaiTTilS COURERPOSDEST OF TUB TRtBCWB.
Washington, Dec. 17.?For tho pant tw
years or moro a movement has baaa organizing to secur
the refunding of the tai paid on Cottou during the year
1?4>5, l-ifit.? and lbC7. when the law taxi..g cotton thrc
cents per pound was in operation. This movement ha
hitherto been scarcely felt in Washington. Various bill
have been Introduced by ?Southern members to accoin
phsh the purpose eought, but they have not b en pas-a-.l
and hive served no oilier purpose thau to give notice o
an intention to m.iko u demonstration in forre whei
sufficient force should be ae.piii-ed and a fav,,rai..i
moment Bhould arrive for action. The managers of tin
movement saw that they must wait until after tho Fres
identlal election before they coal.l hope for any scrloin
consideration In Congress for their project, b?'cause tin
Ka'pul.Ucaii party leaden held it to be ff-saiiti.il thai
they should go t?. th" country \? it ti a favorable balance
slia-et, and wauilal not lor. o vent :ir.\l to put on the deb?
side the |70,000,("JO rcqi?rcd to refund the tax. B
the movement was nol ripe until a large proportion ol
the claims could l?e gathered up and controlled by :ai:
organization. Tuero Is reason for ba-lu \iiu? that thn
tiita been effected, und that M unusually powci ful lobb>
Is now forming, wilh the purpose of pushing the scheine
through this session if po
Ths tax was paid by the producer?, owners, or holder?
of the cotton, who were given leuilpta. BB sTBBS otuurs
who paid Internal revenue taxe.?. Many of those rc.r.prs
have been lost, hut the greater part arc ?till In exist?
ence, and logetlior with the books of the revenue col?
lector! they furnish the evidenoe to sustain the claims.
They have been bought up systematically sod thorough?
ly throughout the South, It Is reported, by an associa?
tion or a re?? ircn*o~. -ami, the purpose of getting a bill
through Congress for their payment. As long as the
claim? were lu first hands nothing was to be apprehend?
ed from them, but now that they have been conccu
ti at-cd so that millions are controlled by a few individu?
?is, there i? gnat reason to fear that Congress will in
the end be induced to take tho enormous sum from the
Treasury required to satisfy them. The receipts, with
assisTT menta of tho claims of planter? and others for re?
payment, have, it is und. ii bought at rates
varying from 6 to 20 ceats on tho dollar, and probably
not averaging more than lo cents. Tho holders can,
therefori', well afford to pay au enorm ajwis mini tor lobby
expenses, and t-till obtain a profit of millions. A lobby?
ist who appeared to be familiar with tho plans of laaflfl
who have purchased the elidm?, s..i I, reeeatly, that tin v
could aflold to pay |1U,000,0'J0 to get their refuuditig bill
passed.
A (.?Be has been pending in the Supreme Court for
about two years n.-mt which was brought la test ih.< rou
Httiutiaii.ali.." of the law b-vvl'If the tax. It 1.4 claim.' I
that the law was unconstitutional for t.iree reason? :
iir?t. baeaan it wa?. a tax so Bitleln exported fry?u tin?
a-,?u.,ii Modtwlaf si.it"?, Bites a tax being ?trlctly pro
hlhlt?-d?y the (onstltutlnii. Second, because it was not
a uniform tax or dutv; and third, because If It is to be
considered as a direct tax, it was not uppui Honed
among the several nt.it.'.s according to their reapeetire
number*. The Court, has never decided the ca?". and
probably anl not, if there is likely to be any action By
Congress.
At the last session a li"l was liitridno?.! by Repre?
sentative MnKee aif Mississippi to reUmd the tax, and
ltepi.isoiitativ?. Pane ol the abate stale put a apeeefe la
print in ?upporl of the Bteaaan ?oui, Lina; In May. Tun
bill has remained unconsi.lered in the Ways and Means
Corulla.tie ever sin.'-. On H.ittiidi.y, however, Mi. BlsKee
sent tA) all the meuilier-i a copy of Mr. Perec's sjs-e?.'h,
with a printed ntpBBSt for its reading attache'l, and a
unties uf an IntrniilriD to htlni up ih?* bill at an early
dav. From this it is surmised that the refunding pro?
ject Will be strongly urged this tursiou.
OLD STATE CLAIMS REVIVED.
OHIO, INDIANA, AND ILLINOIS PRESENT A BILL
ron $l,.j4j0,000.
[BT TKLKOBAPH TO THB TBIBCBB.)
Washington, Dec. 17.?After the. <,'rt*dit Mo?
bilier business had been disposed of, tho bill to pay the
old claim of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois for two per t?i-iif
! of the receipts of all public land* sold within their
borders came up as a special order, and crow.leal out the
Deficiency Appropriation bill, greatly to the disappoint
ment of a throng of District of Columbia politicians, who
crowded the lobbies to help through the appropriation
for tho Board of Public Works. This two per cent claim
Is very old :and very intricate. Few members under?
stand it, and few appeared to want to ; for as soon as
the title of the bill was read, there was a general
stampede for hats and overcoats, and scarcely
a quorum remained. Briefly stated, the claim
la based on the failure of Congres? to expend
the amount for Internal Improvements within those
States ?greetl upon In their Enabling acts. In the case
of Ohio, Congress provided that five jx-r cent of the pro?
ceed?, of all public land sold should be devoted to
Internal Improvements, three per cent to b* expended
by the States, and two per cent by the General Govern^
ment to coniyjete the national road through the State.
The road never was completes!, and most of the money
dem cd /rom land sales was spent upon the portion of
it lying In Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The
Indiana Enabling act provided that two per cent of tho
land si?,ee should be expended by the general (lovern
nient for the construction of roads leading t?? the State,
and that three per cent should be paid to the State.
Illinois was gl.cu throe per cent for educational
purposea, and ("ongn ?s agreed t > spend two
per cent for roads In* the State. In neither
OAtse was the obligation of the Government fullille,].
lu 183? the policy was changed, and States subsequently
ailtutt led iv.-re iriiarantt-rd tin whole five per cent to ex?
pend as they chose It is charged that under an set
passed In 18*?, making good to Mississippi the value of
two per cent of her public lauds, Ohio, Indiana, and
Illinois are eutitled to recover; but the law has never
i.i-rii earrleS out. The claim of the ItireeMtatc? amounts
id a little over U.aou.ooo divided nearly equally between
them. After two hums' debate, the bill went over with?
out a v.te. A pretty straang rase was made out In favor
of the Justicie of the claim, and it is probable that the
House will pan the bill to morrow.
.TltRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
TUE KIHNAL 8EHVICE RECORDS.
[UaNBEAli I'tU-SH mM'AT'H |
Wasiiibutob, Tuesday, Dec. 17,187*.
On the Sth inst., the Secretary of War inclosed to the
Posttnitster-Geueral a letter from the Chief Signal Oraocr,
and wiked hi? coop?ration In the mode indicated for the
distribution of tho dally weatha r reports. The Chief
Siguul Officer nays the plan suggested seems to offer a
inore Immediate and extensive method ot reaching the
whole laterlor and agricultural popultlons of the United
Stau* with information In which each citizen bas an In?
ter-wit than any hitherto put in use in any country in the
world. The pian of work is to divide the tsrrttory east
of thi IflsalBMipvl into district? of alrout 300 miles in
diameter, each district having a diatrlliullu?: point at or
it?7s?rl?s center, town wltKh ta? copie? oi the reports
0
will l?e mailed dally to all Post-Offices accessible by rail
or in.ill roach by C, p. in. eat Ii ?lav. At each Post-Offl? m
the postmaster is to post one copy of ?-sets report a? soon
a?- n eelved, la a f?ame to ho furnished by taa signal
oftlee. wiiii h frame win be pal up la a cotuptenoua
purl of taa ?'titee, abara it eaa bsaaaa.aMtaa bull?
tins reail by Hi?' pablk without ilitticully.
tuf. postaI S?UMHUn MS?DO?
TJie House Coiumltteo on Appropriations having set
apart tliis evening for the consideration of tho Postal
Telegraph, they bad l-efore them, by invitation, th?
Postmaster-"leneral ; Wm. Orton, President of the
Vaatara Union Telegraph Company und Mr.
Prcscott, its Electrician; Mr. Thurston, I^resl
]., ut of the Pa? it!., and Atlantic T?di?
graph Company ; Mr. Bweet, Bii'>crltitendcnt of Uto
Atlantic and i'.n iflc 'I?-b-gniph Company ; Mr. Brown,
President of the Franklin Telegraph Company ; Gen.
My? rs, Chief of the Hignal Ian lee Ittircau ; aad tbn Hun.
Wm. WMStag. Oaaaa t for the Government m telegraph
matters, BBBthar with others.
Mr. Ortou addressed the Committee for about two
litnir? BsJBBB t pastel telegraph, critl? islng the reiH-rt of
Un' Postmaster-General on the subject, and showing
tli.it hi.? statisticS wero erroneous and Ills conclusions
not trustworthy. In this rlalxirate argument he BBBBB
lind the Pi'?ltiiii?ter's st.it? incuts In detail, ronfendlnir,
n.'ii.'iiir other things, Ciat taa eettniateaaa to cost of tele?
graph linen had no proper foundation.
'i in-report of tin- Pestmaster-Genera] was written by
a gentleman aamad Ltaee, win? wa? ignorant of Uu- sni?
)??<? t ami presented aa erroneous maaaol statist i?-?. After
Mr. Orion i em !mi(ii nil remarks tin-other representa?
tives of lelearapfe companies corroiioruUrd his ?tato
menta.
The Postmaafer-Generri! made a brief reply, ?nvtng ho
employed Mr. Linea to aaelal blm la tin-preparation of
hie report, and aa he himattH had no peroeaal acanalat
?nue with telegraph matters he had necessarily Io rely
ta tlie knowledge of other?.
Ilia Intention was to present a fair report. If suris
was not done, it was altogether nolnteaUoaal on his
part. Mr. Lines made some remark? In (If fWiasTi of the
report, when, at ll o'clock, tho Coiumltteo Clo.-s-a the
couft lent???.
VOMi*?-'ations ANi? OOBfiaMAtMHMk
The Presid? ut ?eut the foliowinBBBBIinatuuns to the
Senate to-day :
Georg? mrnfk Jr., to tvt I'tMM Suiei Attorner fur tie ?either? Pit
tr'n at B*w-T*rkj t-*sadet CM hula-awn at r.'ai|re||iu? Ur,tt?;r,
SSB'TsSkl Basel it ??'.? af ?i sis, ('?aial at Menterideati lir.,rp'r A
Jamgat laj F.aretie < iumn uf Praoirlrani?, ml Rolar it T. I-Jiios uf
Ilels.irt, to be BSSSI 1 Li. utvutata la lha ana?.
The Senate in Eiti utlvo Be?ion tO?4y confirmed the
following aasataatloaBi
Coi-o?.??Oesaat K. fiber, it A?nadan; Alfaitos Merrill, it Mid
uni,,.. Mn ,...
Indian A?rent?-J. E. O'Consor. f.ir tie Sine?, at Oraail B***| W I?
T. Eoutm, ?urttie li'aeafrei, J. I,, litir . ' I Vsl i I I'tli
ferni?; E. K PsatB, tat !(?? H***a Vsfls?, ?.i':f.irnl?; Jnt.ah BntirA?.
Itl n.e IVehits?, li.il'an l'.ml?r>; Heir, Bra-arr for lb? H?iajaoiei|
Dtslsl 8Wn*s*. f*r it* laBist ia Hot isiki B. B, B?sate?. taHa
tXiooi, it ChrrrDne Kiv. r IstOT.I l*_list IV Ilirkett. for fotii-s
Samar, D?tala| B. f. H?il. .Nti?jo alfsary,Bot tta
Keriitr-'a Latid OBtS*-ttast(r Ssai*. It l.li.,i?il.,-. Osmmi John
_ le r i ..tod a? S.iikDvili?, Oat ; Wm. .N. trllt at I'resantt, Arin.a?.
k| B. r, ; ,N I . Al
GMOTtnth. S. V | IV B. LcuBtrd, >ew-Lel,?a.oii. N. T.| Mrs Urnsiire
lli.riev, friartios. Ind.
J IL Breoki M? bei if( ?Beil at la* Ptstrkt of Celambit A.'.r;l.
? lbs i: trd at P*MM Wort, rf Ik* IS tri, i r,f ? islam
l.ia: Wm. 11 -m.'i . ?,.i-. 11. .Vr'.iil?. Jam?? (I. Lernt. W? J
MurUa-t.. ?:i.l ll-i.r; M. ttaaaatr, t.. I.e 1 ? Mm ef tbr fna
? t Saturier a.? ir?aristd u 0..ci t... I i
He Reteum- ilitike StB ?
\v\<?iiN(.;ii?.v RtOT-S,
tai rtietrsire to tub ranoaa i
WaBBBBtOBi iaa_a*, Das. n, in
Mr. ITonr made stu argument l.? fore the llanking and
(?'u.-riicy Oeanatttes ta tarerai hi? bill to provide for
the safety of tin: bonds of BBS DsMei ?tat? s. The bill
I? fur Um purpn?n of protecting the owners of bonds
beta taa by theft M lire, ? other ntu?e?, by iiuthorlzlng
erci.iry of the Treasury to designate as many
national banks throughout the country a? may 1?, neces?
sary m ho may hold In trust for the owners bond? of Un'
United siate?, mutig the necessary eertifloetee of de?
posit. The Committee hare prepared (heir report re
frari?ng tbe Bew-York Tenth Jfauomil Hank, nteeeac
niMiig beta of such lonir sisiniitiuv in? psmeeedlaM
iik-ain-f. tin- bank wUl be reoomm? nded, bal an iineinl
niniit to t!:,. Banking law will !"? arced to prevent future
loci?lg ni? of iiiiTency unit tin- ion?. ,|iiriit scarcity of
circulati.il.
The House resolution expressing the sen?!' of Congress
?hat IhS nalBBS of battle? ?hall n wain upon regimental
flag? and the army register was eeeeeatad M SSB lesaBO,
to-day. and LJniiiiids astatd that it be put upon It* pas?
sage, rililllllltr O?I|('cl?.i a-.i..- v" '?' . ".' ?leio.auu alKl
C'iiiunds tlicii gave notice that be should cull it up to?
morrow, fltimi-thitig of b Batata is exiM-??r.ed uaoti it
tlirii, Uli m gb .-?uni lier is too un ?ell to eiigni?e in ?? Uiscun
sion. Some "f his fru-nds advlso that be allow the reso?
lution to pa?s, to-morrow, without anargnment. an? that
he i ,:'i up in- own reaolonoa f(,r "refereaee trheoever he
la prepared to make a speech. Tbe only objection to ibis
- in it Siiinn? t 'lid mil iiiiitidtice tbe rosolullnii m 01.I11
to linike a speeeB. bal to urne it? peaeafi aa lha sjraaa?a
already azplalned m Tin; ram aa dlapatebea.
In the tour.?.- of an lnt?restlng debate, to-day,*, on
Baiik-'s inn apeaaarht?ag li'X'.uoo for tho Ttaaaa i-xhi
billoli, 811-11.il..srger n.ij'l that tlio laws and pru<-tict, of
the Austrian OaratBSa nt ?'.ero i?ncli that it would be
MassTfBBSBfBSBB to American Inventors to take thrtr
inventions to the 1'xhlbltlon, nnd would result In the
uiieiidr r of tbem. Batik? replied that tin-H?;urr.-tary of
.-tale bad tninsiiiitted a project of a law lo the Austrian
ijuverniiieiit for the protection of Aiuerieau laveutiona
exhibited at Vienna, and that the Beetatatw would re?
frain lroin expending the amoaal propon-,i t<? be put in
bl? band? until a .?.itisfaetory arranireuient had been
made that would make Auieriean exhibitors tallj'secure.
The flr?t edKion of the Congress Directory for this
session, by Major Ben. l'erle> I'oore, ma?le its appear?
ance to-day. It oontaln-? 12 paires more than the editions
ol last Beeetoa, and, la addition to other lmpruvem? nt?,
give? a list (uiioHl'-lal) of tbo members-elect of the
XI, 11M Con greis. The Directory furnishes one of the
lew examples of a pub ie '!"? uroeot which in s,ild Instead
of betas given away. It costs the Government 11 cents
a 1 op>. ami 1? sold for that price, and experience has
ahowa that many Oaiiaieeaaiei parch?te morn copie?
t ti a n til? Ir tiMota? would .-iniount to were the Dlreetorln?
gtvaamtttjr Itprobablj contain? motr Inforeiailim tit
a populiu cliarjilcr tliati any other public documeut
pl lilted.
Tlie Houio CotnniMtee on Commerce heard Argument?
to-day in favor of the Atlantic and Great Western and
Georgia Canal. Col. I'm be II and Congressman Price of
Georgia read apeaehte. It la not probable that the
Committee will take any action on tho subject during
the present session.
Senator Rito lDtroduocd a resolution, to-day, which
will be likely to cause much debate. It recites oertaiu
alleged frauds In the ?lection in Arkansas sud asks for a
committee of investigation. Clayton will be sure to ule
pose the resolution.
The House Committee on Territories, to-day. decided
ta report favorably the bill of delegate Chalice for the
admission uf Colorado.
|(li.tKR.4Ia PKKliH DICP*TCH.|
The House Commlttee on Puet-Offlco and Pott-Hoa.lt
to-day agreed to report a bill declaring the true intent and
meaning of sections ISO, 131 and 192 of the Post-oVce act
passed It?; session, axe that where one full rate of pott?
age has been paid on mall matter it shall be forwarded
M It? destinallots chsrged with the iitinaid rate to be
collected on delivery, und that uu double rate of postage
shall im collected where such partial prepayment has
been made.
The whole amount of National Bank currency Having
now been issued, the Controller of tbe Currency will
hereafter decline to organize banks In the States wbleh
are In excess,thus giving the States which are deficient
in tbe distribution of ?rurrenoy the privilege of return?
ing th?: Botet of the banks which have closed business
for the purpose of organising banks in accordance with
tin- ?pintor the law.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs to day resolvod to
ask the House to dtecbarge them from toe consideration
of tbe bill providing for the disposal or distribution of
the G?-neva awsrd. and to refer the subject to the Coin
mltteu on tin-judiciary.
The House Committee 041 Post-Ofllces-'and Post Bna?ls
have agreed-to recommend the entsbltthreent of the
letter tantos i/stem in all cities of an,000 population.
All sculptors proposing to pr?tent models for a statue
of the late Admiral Farragut must forward tbem by the
l?tof January. SMB.
a , ?BBBBBBB
AN ABSCONDING CONTRACTOR
YocKosTowN, Ohio, Dec. 17.?P. T. Cook, a
contractor on the Paineaville and Youogatown Narrow
Guage Railroad, absconded on Batarday last with some
lll.ooo, belonging to that Company, which be had drawn
to pay tbe laborers along the Une under his employ,
numbering over ?no. ?Six weeks wages were due tbem,
snd work on the Hue Is suspend? ?1 In couse^uenot of
Cook'? flight. It is supposed he went to Cans da?
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
_A large fire esSBrwd at Hamilton. Ont, on
Moaiaij kl?!,t Tbe lajUl Wm is ?boat tl?.WB,
_The (lirarri-aviv Hri.lge at Philadelphia, which
It I? ? i!.1er??led caadila.? sal liria la fail, 4m bee* pr?stala.) .? ?
naitaa?-* be Iba Urakd Ji.rr.
....Newport voted, yeate,nlay, l?y 353 Yeae to ?10
Bar?. t<> ripeBal a"?',1??, n roaarriiva mu Iba arrepiaaet ef \ka
It. ?rribeanrilirf t li*,0<*i fur Ibe rrerlioa'af a llirt Sc?iSbL
_It is reportr?tl that the merchante as well aa
politician! nt Pliiaio>i,.t..ii it* <i??tl?t"? ?Itb 8. L ( ualf. Collerler of
Uiit port, sad ia seilte (fort is aallkf ko ?""?re t sew a(ip?iBtaveat
_Wilbdr F. Porter, tbe .Democratic and Liberal
Bepabllrsa raaJiaal? if?r Ma.or uf WtkrrWai, N. Y . ??? ?l.rirl ,r.
Irr.!?? Lj 400 aajuoiy. Tba rciaaiadr, el tie l?eae.iB4a. u.4.1 ?it alte
?sana
? The I?ill toh? imiv, the capital of West Virginia
fro? < bsrlestu? la, Wbreliaf la? fataritka llrue. ef Heirsseutsilie?
ef Wert VlrfiBi? attsat?aSan l% M Irtltent kU k.,, .... k.i
be? Un B?sale.
FOREIGN NEWS.
i'RF.SinnNT GRANTS MESSAGE.
COMMENTS IlT A LONDON JOI RNAL.
Iaudoh, Tueiday, Dee. 17, VTIX
The full text of (Jen. drant'? Mt?Hi-?a?KC ha?
been received by mall, anal Is published In the London
Jonrnsl?. The Time*, reviewing tho Message, says the
l'residi'iit appears reticent, formal, nnd courteous, bow?
ing to the diplomatic ?t?rele with all the urbanity of tin
Old World statesman. The Mesingo ts a striking pu ture
of the prosperity and rapid proi-ress of the country.
TA* Time* approves of the proposal for an Alaska
Iloiindary Commission; praises BBS President's modera?
tion toward Cuba, and applau.1.4 the recoinnuiiitlailca for
the reduction of the army, and ntlds : ?? The President,
about to cuter upon tils soeoaal term, Amis tho Union re
etureal to Its normal state nt all salient points, but still
bearing traces nf the gravit war in the publlo debt, and
the disorg.iiill!atlonl,of the iHoiith."
Till: AFRICAN HI.AVE TRAUE.
ARRIVAL DI EGYPT OF TUE BRITISH COMMIS?
SIONER FOR ITS ?I I'l'Ki: .SION.
ALBiANMtiA, Tuesday, Dec. 17,1ST?.
?Sir Rartle Fr?re, who i?* now cu rout? to Aden
to lom the Hritlsh expedition for|the suppression of the
African slave tratle, arrtveal h?ro till? afternoon. He
was met upon landing from ttie ate.uner wlilch broaehc
him friim Rrinalisl by tho British Consul Osijiral and a
largo nunitacr of the officers of the Egyptian army, who
gave liini a warm,; grue ting. He proceeds rruiu Alexan?
dria to Cairo, where he is to l>e the guest of the Khedive
POLITICAL D/SCONTl.Nr IN SPAIN.
EFFORT TO KM OIKBJ TIIK <f'NSri'lfTli .N?Ol.V
SJLSI. HFM-iTANCE OF TIl? fl*B(aTfl MS Iff
I I .1 ION IN THE ARMY.
IP-BOM IHK BAMBA! COBRK.1F().Nt)B.NT OF TIIK TRlBUBBel
Washington, Dec. 17.?-An oflicinl lctttrwiW
received here yesterday In regnrd to the militar?' ?x
titement now prevailing In Ppain nnd tin f-janlih prov?
inces. The Mpainsli Minister of War, it is reported, iri
BOed boom time ago order? for a ha-avy draft, which la
i.o\? being <iuletly carried Into effect, though it has been
thi- -igual for numerous revolts, the mere existence of
which ha* b.en reported by esblo wlthour further ex?
planation. In some of the large- cltlei tho lower <?las>. s
an uiguh)7!tip to reeaist the draft, and In the southern
nnd ?outIh-..?tern iwrtJuus of nSBSS ttio Republicans
liiive been preparing for a demonstration in such num
Iit? lliat the Oovi rnment Is said to be making atrenu
ous efforts to conceal the true state of things from the
rvuiiimdcr nf 10'irope. tarnt orders have, ?Uierefore
I"-' ii liiveii to tl.. Cttptain-Cciicr.'il of Cstaloula to make
u?eof the ?m,?.? ?iringetit measures to suppress the dis?
content with.,tit attracting general attention.
In Hun.?s, n few days before the l"tt?r was written,
some, nf the soldiery mutinied and sivernl of the aSTaM r?
of tho Albuer* Cavalry wore arrested for treason. In
Aiuliiluela und Madrid the. Insurrectionists have devol
oped greater.strength tlian tfie fJoverfira'?nt is willing ta
admit. Tin- Hpaniih troop?*througboiir,tlio country have
also naturally bt*eouie Infected, a tul the number of Is?
M it ?on? has become alarming. The dif-affoetlon ha? ||BS
eitended to Cuba, and it is tho private opinion of an
BBbbSS of the Hpanlsh Legation hen' that Spain has ni v.-r
been so weak tu Cuba since the outbreak-of the Insurrec?
tion as now. Pome of loe fipamsli offleor-j have loft Cuba
ami other Ppanlsh provinces und Joined the numer?os I
body of Republicans in the provinces of Albaretland
A inai.tl. In the Hierra Morena there Is also a large force
of iii-ui i?.mis led by Gen. ?Contreras, Several officers of
the Army of Occupation In Cubs bavu been arreited on
suspicion of treason. In Catalonia the Carlista continue
the destruction of ntilro?d? and telegraphs. The letters
rat i red to also slate that Uie Captain-General of tho
Rasque Provinces, Aldalgo, after |au interview with the
Mlni?ter of War, tendered his resignation, feeling that
the universal disaffection against him Is likely seriously
to lmpslr|hts power to serve the Government. The Mln*
litarriTawSl th? ?,,.1,1,1?.,.? r.r this reslimatiou lit th?
Cabinet, but that body n fused.
TimniLENCE LV MATAMOPtOt?.
ANOTHER MEETING OP MCNKTPAL DELKGATEre?
LAWLESS INTERFERlriCE OF A KM LI) Itol'GHS.
M i ta muro!*, Doc. 17.?Tbc* doli'p-'.itea from the
different precincts who retired from the headquarters of
election without counting tho votes|<pfa.r municipal
on.ca-r. ou account, of tho Interference of the military on
the 13th lust,, wero Induced last evening by Col. Cristo,
Military Commander, to again meet. Having done so.
and being alKiiit to count the votes, they were attacked
by Ja) anued ra.ugb?, ?a tin <? trrif-d away and destruye.?!
the paints anal votes. This sait m)suppmeal to be the
vori? Of Col Hun, Ire having publicly stated that with olio
delegate of the 21 he would curry the election.
rOREION NOTFS.
G on. Von Koon Vill a<*t provisionally na
PtaalaaaSef the Prussian Conncll of MiulstaT?, tho EBB*
ji? n.i havlug granted Prisco Bismarok's request to bo
I'll.v.d.
Fourteen of the rini^eailer*' in tho disorJorly
demonstration at th'IFeuianJamnosty meeting at ?Stock?
ton, England, on Sunday, huve been scut taj prUou for
various term*.
There wit? a heavy snow-storm in the north
of Kugliind on Monday. In Yorkshire and Derbvshlro
the ground 1b covert d to the depth of one foot, and rall
aaj trains are delayed. Tho rivera In that section are
very much swollen.
The bri?r E. Bertha of ?St. John's, New?
foundland, struck upon the Mial.ll.' lngnulsu and went to
pieces last Friday. Capt. Pippy, after ?ecing all the
en wsafe, was lost among tho breakers by a sudden
breaking up of the vessel.
Among the ipaMenircrs by the steamship
Rhein, wbluh left Bremen on SatiArUaty fair New-York, is
Count Andreas Bsrnitairff, lstuly atuclved to the Uerman
Iiegstlon at Vit una, who has Tvoen appoint*?! to succeed
Count Arnim Bultecubnrg as First (-??crctaryof tho Leega
. Hun at Washington. Herr von Orkovalley, who Is at
present in Washington, takes tho plat*) of Couut Hen?
ft' : ft lu Vienna.
The L'Ind?pendance tf Haiti (newspaper) of
Dec. 3, publishes for the first Hue a d?crue of l'rrstd?'iit
Saget. Tue following Is a translation of the lmj-ortiint
portion? : 1. After the l??i of December, W'i, a delay of
four mouths (Is accorded for tho presentation for ex?
change of paper money in circulation by tho full dollar.
After it.at delay paper mon?) will cease entirely to be
current anywher?' In the Republic. J. Bank bills of the
denomination of %i(t, of the last Issues now greatly de?
preciated by ciiiinii'i'fsif?, will be and will continue
ei.tlieiy withdrawn from circulaiuin after tho ltth of
December next, and will cease, lo ctfnseaiuence, to circu?
l?t?) as money in |tlie Republic. ? ? ? s. By virtus of
the provisions of Article 13 of the law of Aug. U, 1871,
there wlU be Axed, by official publications made by tho
authorities deslcuatsd for the purpose, wherever neces?
sary, and as often as required, the ca?unter value in
money (specie) of the prlcea in paper money of ail arti?
cles of couauinptinn.
?
G ES ERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
THE ALABAMA Ql'ABRKL SETTLED.
Montgomery, Doc. 17.?The member* of the ?
Court-House and Capitol Legislatures met at the State
House at 13 o'clock to-day, and proceeded to business ac
cordlog to the pisu of Attorncy-<iensral Williams. In
the Senat? the Ueutenant-Governor presided. Ko spec?
ial business was transacted. The Harbour ('.unity Re?
publican rk-natortook his seat, but it is contested. The
seat of the Marengn Republican Henator will probably
also be contested. In the House |h< Republican? ela-a ted
the tctoporaxy Speaker and Clerk. They will have a
majority of from six to eight.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA BRIBERY CASES ABAN
? DONEI).
Columbia, Dec. 17.?Tho allepetl bribery
caaea against loi. John J. Patterson, and 11. O. Worth
ington. In eonuectton with the recent election of Col.
Patterson to the United Htates Scustn, were beard to-day
before Justice IUchmoual. The testimony was freely
taken, and the proof was overwhelming and conclusive
that, no attempt at bribery by Cal. Patterson or his
friends hsd been made.
Some of the witnesses upon whose affidavits warranta
were Issued agalnat Col. Patter.aon and Worthlngton, la
open oourt repudiated their affidavits and swore they
hud U-en liiiiKise.l ou In making ihn ?sme. One witness
named Miller ?dinlttr.l th? falaltv of his altidavit, anal
tbst it wss unid.' to e..iin.il/ ol. Patterson to pay If.mx).
After an elaborate ex anil nation all the cases against
( ol. i'sttcrson. tien. Worthlngton, and tho iua uil?r
Fortuna' Olles, who was also accused, weie aUsmlwed
autlil the applause nf a large crowd in at t?ndanos.
t-TANIJiY AT BOSTOK.
Bohton, Dec. 17.?A reception wna given to
II. M.Pisnley, the discoverer of Llvlugstone. this evening
b, CurUsOuildef TA? t ?mmtrcuxl bulletin, at bla rc?l
SSS) Bfo. M Mount Vernon-Bt. Among thosc'present,
na*titA>?v with iiAttajy of the prluupal ticaipapti esliten
snd proprietors, were Go*/. Washburn, Mayor Gi
M. P. Wild. r. the Rev. F.. K. Hale, OoUtettOt Kiiss?;l
many distinguished citizens and uienibsr? of th?
government. _____________________
USANCIAL PROBLEMS.
THE ?INDICATE DEFENDED? AMERICAN CR
ABROAD.
IB, TBUit*RAi_ TO THR TRIBCBAl
Washington, Dec. 17.?Secretary Hout
andJayCooke made interesting stat?*uionts Infor
Ways and Means Committee of the House thi? BBS
In regard to the past operations of the Syndicat?
the proponed formation of a new one. Secretary I
well gave a detailed htatement of his op?rations In :
lng tho l-aio.tjoo.ooo of 6 per cent bonds last year,
stautialljr as lias before been mado public. The |13?
000 left after subscriptions had ceased In August
given to tho Syndicate, they receiving tho 1
est on tho new botuls and also on the old
Sept. 1 to Dec. 1. Tills arrangement, he thought,
both legal and necessary, In order to give him pow
place the loan. It was legal because he had no rig!
stop tho interest on the old bonds without glvlt
days' notice ; necessary because experience had st
that tho loans could not be sold without it. Th
what ewtually happened. Theoretically the new b
were Bold Sept. 1, and the money placed on deposit It
national banks composing the Syndicate. Tho
bonds themselves were held as security for this mo
lutereet accruing all the time until Dec. 1, when tho
alicate paid into the Treasury old bonds iustea
th? gold which they wero supposed to hold nnd got I
new ones with three months' interest. Boutwell
that he had recently had an offer from Jay Cooko foi
remaining |7>00,(r(ju,?(j9 of 5 per cent bonds on the a
ternis, and that unless Congress and the Comm
exprt-ised disapprobation, ho thought that he an
accept the offer. Ho was severely crost-quoatlonci
different members of the 4,'oinmltteo In regard to thi
tails of the transaction, but tho Information
of little public interest except on one pt
Be ?alai that tho credit of tho United Bt
la better in Europe, to-day, than that
any European nation. English consols, ho ;?
a't.ulal not tie sold on the Continent. France sold ha
l?er BBSS loan for fi, snd Germany and Russia sold th
balan par. The Culted 8tates S per cent loan sold at
The reason why English ConnoU sold higher tli.ut Am
can Bccurittis in London was that all tru?t fund
England were ree.ulred by law to h'e Invested In th
thu? creating a wry great homo demand. Jay Co
assured the Committeo that tho loan could not be n>
tlata-d any more acuuoiulc.tlly than the lw,ooo,000 aire
placed had been.
.-ECllETART UOUTWF.?.I. Jt'.-TTFTING CITiT.L:
F.XI'ANSIOV.
InKSKItAI, raaSB IiIKl'ATTU
Washington, Dec. 17.?The follovring let
wan forward, d to the House of Kepr?.tentatives to-ali
TREABlTtY DKPABTM?!vT, W AM II KOTOW, D. C,
Dee. 17, 1'72.
Tu the Tlt.n. Jamks G. BI-aibk, 'ptaktr of the 2io<
Siu : 1 have the honair of acknowledging the recelp
the following resolution, adopted by t_e House of Re]
seutative? on the 3d of Dccombor, instant:
Knotted. Thit the Peerettrr of the Trettury be ?nil he !? here
t!|re?:te,l to Inform tie! lli'aue at tl.e eirlest Ban rrii-ti -iblo, onJer ?
liw inthnrii? Il ?.vea to the Secretar? of the Treair.r? t<> make at
trumi tjsii? of the le^tltenter t?tet, u wti Jon? .a October lui, a
inr other t.ne, br the Treti'trr i)?partnient, alo ?bether inca lune
n?J? lu thi Irjril-teniler note? tiereto'iire rttfrel, or whether new Ir
ter. 1er note? were printed for the rrtrrpot* of ?liai luis If of
tttired leftlfnler notes nncAactled, then to inform tbt? Hi
what pi.nl.iti of the rr.t.r. ii leftl tenilor u"tei of aO.OnO.OOO or th
ibvBt? heretofore retired bjr the ouera?oni of tb? law. hat been ?lia
can?ele?! And ?hit Aitount remtini aneaacelleai? sad farther, It .a
'li?-it-.l thtt heroin.,..: ci'e to tUi Hoo?eall Infotanttion It m?T |
mm ?f Ihe manner ?ml mode of luaiag ?ucli incrattied Amoaiit of le
ten ?er io'4-i, tij whote order, and lor whit purpoie rech lau? ?U mi
In reply thereto I have to say that tho amount
Cult-tad states notes In circulation was increased In Oc
ber last, upon the order of Assistant Secretary Rlcha
son, then acting Secretary In the absence of the Sec
tary of the Treasury, in the sum of about |?,0(.-?,noO m
the amount outstanding when the act of Feb. 4,1366.1
came a law. The object of the issue was the relief of I
btialness of the country, then ?uttering from the lat
1..?id for currency employed In moving tha en
fraCB UM n.,..i?. -..a v/oet. It?*? condition of tifTalr? til
existing In the country seems to mo to have warrant
the Issne upon grounds of public policy. The author
for the Issu? Is found In acte of Feb. 35, lr-S2. chaptar :
of July 11. lstn, chapter 111; and of March 8.18?53, chi
ter 73. At tho December term, IBAS, of the Suprei
Court nf the United States the Chlef-Jnutice, in glvi
tue opinion of the Court in the case of Rank agt. Supi
Visors (7 vol. Wallace, 26 p.), said the act of Feb. 26, ID
provided for the issue of these notes to t
uinount of |?M).i)iiO,im The act of July 11, I?
a.l. i.-d iitiait lur li.'.o ?S4.,4?? to the circulation. neari i
howi'ver, 150,000,000 for th? redemption ota t?mpora
loan to be issued and used only when necessary for th
purpose. I'tider the act of March 3,1S.73, another lssi
of llovi.ooti.oeo was authorized, making the whole amou
authorized ?Uiso.ooo.OOO. and contemplating a pennant
circulation until the resumption of Davmcnt in coin
???..(sio.iiOO. At the Decanter term, 19C?, of the, Bupren
Court the same view was again expressed by the Chit
Jur'tro, in the case of the Vearte Bank a,
i eiino (8 vol. Wallace 637). This oplnla
Is In accordance with the uniform oplnii
of the Treasury Pipirtment, and with the prac7lce i
the Department as well since the act of the lui of Febr
sry, 1868, as previous thereto. The cancellation at
destruction of notes that have been issued by the Trea
ury Department has no legal e fleet upon the power i
tue lie part meut to reissue notes In their stead, as is ai
Dsreut from the language employed In the act of 1-X
alreadjr referred to. In that act it is provided that i
lietit of any of said mites or any other United Stata
notes rotnrned to trio Treasury and cauceled (
destroyed there may be Issued equal amoanta of Unlti
rttate? notes such as are authorized by this act. Previot
to the 4th of March, i?<*y, large ?urn? of United Stati
notes wore helal m tha- oftlce of the Treasurer at Waal
Ingtun as a surplus fund In excess of tho |35C,a100,000 n
ported lu circulation for the purpose of meeting any ?ui
deu demand upou the Treasury, had that practice hi
ever since been contlnned. Notes are not printe
for any special Ik?***. On the 1st of March, IMS*, thci
were outstanding more than 157,000,000 of three per cet
certlfleates payable in legaMeuuemote? on demand, an
the nurpltis in reservo was the only means at the cou
m and of tho Oovcrument for meeting any call?n aeconx
of this liability. From this surplus the Issue of Oetob?
lu?t was made, and all new notes put In circulation ar
drawu from the same source. Very respectfully,
Oeobob 8. Borrweiii., Secretary.
OBTTVARF.
KDWARD A. POLLARD.
Edward A. Polhird, the editor and authoi
died, yesterday evening, in L-vnchbur?*, Va. He was i
Vlrgiulsn, and was born in th? year 18-17. He evlnce<
literary abilities at an early age, and ardently espousoa
the shamplonship of Southern interests during the ex
cited period which preceded the Rebellion.
He traveled through the South corresponding with i
Virginia Journal, snd published in 1859 a volume of hli
letters under the title of " Black Diamonds, Gathered it
the Darkey Ha.mes of the Hoath." This book was malnl*
de.voted to a defunso of slavery in its social and ocouotnl?
aspects.
He held an official position In Washington throiighnul
President Buchanan's administration, and was conecte
uous among those who wero secretly aiding the Nouthturt
States for the Itnpeuding (?anflict, at the oxpenw of th?.
national resources.
He was an ardent advocate of seeeailon, and when the
Confederacy was organized he pr(?ceedcd to Richmond
aud there conducted for several years The Examiner
newspaper, ?reueraily regarded as the sblest aud most
vigorous exponent of the Confederate cause.
In It/ti he published a History of the First Year of the
War, and added from time to time volumes recording the
progress of th? conflict. These works have proved
inslnly of Interest at the Sawth as sources of information
on disputed points? and aa authorities on the plana and
secret designa of tae Secessionist*.
Toward the close of the war he was taken prisoner by
the Federel troopa and contintA for eight months, when
he was released on parole. HaWwrote and published ala
experieooea of prison life. When the war waa over he
compiled a complete HotKhern history of the conflict,
using for Its title the | words "Lost (Jause," to Which
phrase be thus gsve general currency.
He afterward published " Lee and bis Lieutenants,"
In 1M7 ; the " Lost Cause Regained," la IMS, sad a " Life
of Jefferson Davis," lu l??. In ifle. He started, at Rich?
mond, a new weekly, entitled *Hia?t?~ti Ominttm, which
was suspended In IS6S.
Mr. Pollard's works Bate been widely read at the
South, and produced maeh bitter oontroveray. H?
advocate?,! after the war a hearty reetT^rnltion of the
national authority In the South, and daring the Ian
Presidential campaign warmly commended tho LiOeral
movement to the support of hie fellow-altiiea* la that
section.
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DF-i-miucTnrE fire in Baltimore.
Baltbmoiie, Dec. 1?.?Tho stoaui aaw and
planing mill of Otto, Dsker A lirotber, at the no*?th-*>s?t
corner of Fresideut-sL and Canton-eve., adjoining the
President-tTt. depot of Ute Philadelphia and WUmlngton
Hailrosil, was totally burned to-night, with a quantity of
valuable niscbluery and ?took. The Ion, to-alyht, la
roughly ctuaiat? d at 100 '?OB.
PROF. TYSDALL ON LIGHT.
UVJUUVQ LFaCrn.F. Off TB? coi.k?-b at
CCXJl'KK IbWTtlV?E.
I'TIl.ITY OF ?XI'KIMMI-NT 4 L S?'II.V'K-THKORIKH
<>l TRI AM It'NTrJ ANO L?BOBS ?'I' I?BBC?
saaainT? kbwtob'i pboi km oe abalt*
IS(. 10?48 I.l' IK UCB BMI METHOD ?>F
l'K?M?F?TUK intBKATe sTBOaLEMS Of ''I'?
ll.- mix. i'i.aj.n?ml mo a_ra_uuuRe.
Leaf in nilviiiKc ??t tin- ??ixniin*? hour, ?-v?rry
one of Um 1..V.0 scats of the large MsSBM BBSBBSl the
Cooper InsUtnte was sold, and p<nni.s*lon for platina"
intimaiMat camp-stools and SChBB BBSVaMS s?-ats ma*
sought, but not obtained. Although enlivened by the
presence of very BBBMSeaa IBSB ', the audience was
most remarkable us a collection of mea eminent la
science and literature. It may be doubted whether an/
scientist of BBSS now in this city was absent. If
so, it was N'cause be could not find sitting
room. Prof. Tyndall has been often de?cnbed and
lbnned; but most people on tlrsf, seeing him are sur
priiied. Tlio sturdy limb?, tas] tall ligure, and th?- large
boned lineaments Indicated by pictures of him. they are
prepared to expect. What astonishes them is the keen
expression of the Profi ??or's features. II-- !oor.s like
a born in? - M of Nature, lie
stood gazing abstractcdiy over tho head* of the au?
dience, aa if rapt in contemplation, bBBB Mr. Al.ram .J.
Hewitt, the Secretary of tie; Cooper Union, introduced
him In the followlnir words:
LuaS ano QBBIUIS?B: Totcll you who Prof. Tyn?
dall is, would Is-to imply a refiectloo apon the Inteill
if ii. e of this audience which I would M the U-t to
make; to ?peak even a ?ingle v?,,rd of pfaleo
in hi? ptaooaeo would i?e a tassas ef good
uiatiners, in which I <lo not propo-e to i
ami ii i?.? ?iiity and a pleaaare, ami, I thick j?uwill
Hair?-,- wltt no-, :i heoomlng i on;.-?v. to expre ?< to Prof.
Tyndall the profound tatereet Witt ?bleb the ar ooun ??
ment that he was coming to Ac., I received
by ihe entire couiuninriy, and tlie coiil'? welcome
which we nie prepared to extend to him,
?in A[?ostle of Bateara, coming to endow aa aith tbe
riches of his genius. I with I could make I'
understand the atagular and, expre live eo
i? paid to him In toe character of _is aodlem .which
may be said to reprtai at, if it atas sal
embody, tlie reflnerneni, the eolture, and ?M
In!? Ilectuiil force of .V--..-York. Cut falling to: take lum
BoderatBod that which he will conn,: i .,-.,,????
of hi? lecture?how .ippiei-utiVi- i? u ??re I f v? I it B I IB
teaay? I ?lid and sun may promise to bim n? ?
half such a reception as will mJlafyhim that be eel
como to the .toarte, to the Bomia, and to tho mu
appreciation of this elty. [Apptaa ? >]
111?i Prof. Tyndall's first words the bean r reeltoea
that this man has a story to teil. Ml I SMS to us not to
lecturo or to amuse, but to make plain to us that a
ho knows. His voice is pleasant SBEhMsaBBStaMSB
clear, but be has noue of the graces of oratory. His is
the simplicity of scleuce, and. In default of gesture, his
arms may be folded In front, or hit bauds may ta l*ehiu<l
his baek.or l>oth elbows may r. st on the table lx-f, n Bias,
It Is the matter, not the in.inner, that Be had SBSBB to
present.
TnE LECTCRF.
Soros I? years airo, I published in England a little book
entitled the "Glaciers of the Alps," and a couple of
years subsequently, a second volume, entitled, " Beat
i?s a Mode of Motion," and from these SSSSBBSBSSS I may
date the commencement of those friendly relation* with
the people of the Unitvxl States which havo brought mo
hereto-night. The two volumes referred to were f.!
lowed by others, written with the same object, whi? a
was to establish a broader and deeper sympathy than
that previous1y existing between science ami the world
outaido of science. I did not think it good for either of
them to be isolated from the other, or uneympatln-tio
toward the other, and to lessen their isolations, I
swervod for a time aside from those original inquiries
whi:h had previously been the pnr-uit and pleasure of
my life, and tried without falling Into superficiality to
render a portion of tho Ule of science plain to all intelli?
gent mint?.
Nearly the whole of these books were ^published in
this country, under the auspices of a man who is untiring
in his efforts to diffuse sound scientific knowledge amoi.g
the people of the United btatcs ; who?e cn-rgy, ability,
and slngle-mindedness, in the prosecution of an arduous
task, havo won for bim the sympathy and support of
many of us in England. I allude to Prof. Youiu.n..? of thia
city. (Applause.) Quite as rapidly as in England, the aim
of these works was understood and appreciated in the
United States, and they brought to me from this side of
the Atlantic innumerable proofs of good-will. Among
these aro to be reckoned the imitations I m
to lecture In American cities, accoaip.iui.-d
by assurances of hearty welcome. Rut wo
do not lecture In England as you do in this country, ami
for a long time I hesitated to do that here which I had
always declined to do at horn". Last year, however, I
was honored with a request, backed by names so dis?
tinguished, both in science and literature, that I at onto
resolved to respond to it by braving not onlv the dis?
quieting oscillations of the Atlantic, but the still more
disquieting ordeal of appearing before the people of
the United States.
And assuredly, though tried by unexpected prlv.ro
grief, I havo bad no SSSSSB to repent of inv visit. It
has been thus far a surecaio? of pleasures I have
been received with cordiality and listened to with un
flagging attention.
valve op experimental ?MSB?Hi
In answer to my inquiries In England, I had been
given to understand that you would probably prefer ex?
perimental lectures. To meet this wish was dl.'li -nit ;
but I resolved to meet it. by the eeleetlou and trat.?port
of tho apparatus suitable for such lectures. ]'?p?ri?
ment* have two uses?a use In discovery and a use In
tuition. They ore employed by the Investigator as a
kind of langasge addressed to nature, and to which sbo
aenda intelligible replies. These replies, however,- are
for tbe most port too feeble for the publio ear; forth?
iiivettlgator cares little for tbe loudaess of nitur.'?
voice if he t ,m only unravel its meaning. Rut a:ter the
discoverer eoinesltho tea??er, whose function it It so
to exalt and modify tbe results of the discoverer as to
render them lit for public presentation. This secondary
' function I shall endeavor in tbe present instance to
fulfill,
1 propose, therefore, to take some single department
of natural philosophy, and illustrate by me ins of the
growth of sitlentlflc knowledge under the guidance of
experiment I wish In this first lecture to malic you ac?
quainted with certain elementary phenomena ; then to
point out to you how those theoretic principle?, by which
such phenomena are explained, take root and Sourish la
the human mind, and afterward to applyfthese princi?
ple? to the whole boay of knowledge covered by the lec?
tures. The science of opUcs lends Itself to this mode of
treatment, and on It, therefore, I purpose to draw for
tbe material? of the present cours?. I think it best to
begin with the few ?imple facts regarding light winch
were known to the ancients, and to pass on from them
in historic gwkdaUon to the more abstruse discoveries of
modern science.
All men**notions|rf nature have aorue foundation in
hui.ian experience. This Is the broad foundation ou
which intellectual etructurea ultimately rest. Tbe no?
tion of personal volition In nature had this basis. In the
fury and the serenity of natural phenomena the savage
saw the transcript of his own varying moods, and he ac?
cordingly ascribed these phenomena to being? of like
passions with himself, but vastly transcending him in
power. Thus tbe notion of causality ?.(.he assumption
that natural things did not come of themselves, bat had
nnseen antecedents-?lay at the root of even the Sevan's
interpretation of nature. Ott of th1? bias of tho human
mind to aeek for the antecedents of phemimeue, ail
aclenoe baa sprung.
The first sciences were those of observation, when the
matter of thought was provided bjr.man's environment,
and he hod bo notion of creating It himself. The ap?
parent motion of bub and stars first drew toward tbem
the questionings of the Intellect, and accordingly as
trouomr was the first science developed. tllowiy.urid
with difficulty, tbe notion of natural forces took root in
the mind, its seedling being tbe actual observation of
electrio and magnetic attractions. Slowly, aud wlih
difficulty, the science of mechanics had to crew out or
this notion { and ?lowly at last came the fall application
of iiiechiinleal principles to the motions of the heavenly
bodies. We trace the pros-res* of aetrooomy through
Hipparchui and Ptolemy : and after a long halt, thmuga
Copernicus, Galileo, Tyrho Kr?he, aud Kepler; while
from tbe high table-laud of thought raised by these
mighty men, Newton aboota upward like a dominant
peak overlooa?us; all otbera from hia stupendous ?levs
Uoa.
nt_lABT int? or ui.irr.
Bat other objecta ithan tho motlont of, the start at?
trarted the attention of the ancient world. Light was a
familiar phenomenon, aud from the earliest times we
find men's minds busy with the attempt to render some
account of It. But without experiment, which SaSMBB
to a later itagnof scientific development,no progress could
l-e made In thia subject. The ancients aecordiugly were
far lern successful in dealing with light lhau lu dealiua
with solar and stellar motions. St?I they did make a
little progress- They ?aUstVd themselves that light
moved lu itrmgbt Une* : they knew also that toes? nur*
?tari?.!!???*** R_?M tress pei-btd tartacta,