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FIRST DAY OF CONGRESS,
THE MKMRI.KS MQMH AMD CORDIAL,
JtO TRACK OK IMItTISW bittkuniss in 1111'. (i1.1' KT
iku* ANI> CHAFF ok tiik FIRST 1>av?ihk MES?
SAGE RFAD IN BOTH 1IOCHK9.
Both houses of Congress gathered at the
Capitol yesterday and 01 ganized for business.
The Humtm m?>t each other with great
cortliiility, ami there were many noticeable
instances among them of marked ini
lirovenient in health siuco the lust
session. The President's Message was read
hi both house-. In the Senate, the mmXh of
.Mr. Chandler was announced, anil that body
at ouee adjourned. There wan no business
done in the House of bptlMBtaliTCI ? \<- i t
to listen to MM reading of MM Message. The
President sent to tin- Senate i hi r ire hatch of
1m]iortaiit nominations, iiicliiling thai of Bm>
jetarjr McCrary to Im Circuit Jaulge.
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M l.m.s AT TBI CAPITOL.
UOW TIIK M KM II r Its LOoKf.D?noCVjCKTS, C.RKEi
1M.S AM> INVMiKXTA.
IBV TU H.IIAI11 I<> TIIK TltllllNF 1
Washington*. Dec. 1.?Tbc proceedings of tlto
House ot Representatives to-day were entirely of a
routine character.
At 11 o'clock a fair sprinkling of members and
many visitors were in the ball. Half M liour later
two hundred Representatives were exchanging
hearty greetings. For tbc time being political ani?
mosities were forgotten, or only occasional! v were
recalled by good-humored chaff, as some incident
of the Fall campaign was recalled by tlioie
who bad appeared on opposing aides during
the canvass. Cordiality reigned. Most of the
leaders on both sides put in an eatlv appearance,
and several of them at ouce became tbe centres of
animated group*. The face? of the Republicans
generally wore an expression of serene content, and
their greetings were more demonstrative tlinn those
witnessed on the IX'inoeratic Mile of tbe chamber,
for notwithstanding this brief era of good fellow?
ship, the visible line which divides tbe two parties
in the House was pretty generally respected by a
majority of the Republicans aud Democrats.
The liieeiiliai kern are scattered on both Miles of
the lb use; and ihose who were present this morn?
ing did not look especially hilarious. Mr. I>o I.a
Matyr is always solemn, and to-day his solemnity
was especially noticeable. This, however, cannot
be due to any feeling of depression earned by the
result of the late elections, tor he solwily and ear?
nestly assured a Republican Representative a day
or two ago that his party made heavy gains every?
where. Another Republicau Representative re?
marked to-day that Mr. Weaver takes the same
cheerful view of tbe election*, although Mr. Wea?
ver's own district gave a strong Republican majority
in Octolx r.
In the hour before noon tnniiv of the Representa?
tive* inspected the improvements which have been
made in the hall during the recess to secure better
veutilation. They generally expressed approval of
the changes that have been made. The improve?
ments consist mainly of an extension of the mem
Im rs' lobby to the sotitn front i f the building, tints
securing a liberal inflow of sunlight and pure air,
nixl making the large retiring-room as dtffcreut
as possible from the dark, stuffy holes known
as cloak-rooms on the north side of the
ehsniber; of two very large ventilators in
tbe floor of the ball in the rear of the seats; of
two cicer/ul open fireplaces in the in rth wail, and
of improved appliances for the admission of fresh
air under each desk. Several blind doors m the
south gallery have been removed and replaced by
light swingiug doors, and the reporters' room bns
, liccti enlarged. dunging by MSaMttOa almie. ih'
ventilation of tbe ball is really much better than
it was before.
KOII.-CAI.I. IN TUP HOtSE.
When the roll was called, a few uiiniitej aftei 12
o'clock, '?.12 members responded.
Immediately afterward six new members were
swomin, three Republicans and mm Democrat being
from California. One of the Republicans is Mr.
Paclieco, who, it may Jie remembered, received a
certificate of election to the XlfVth Congress from
the Democratic ("ox ernor of California, but who wa.<
voted out, bis Democratic competitor, woo was not
elected, being voted in by the lust Hmise.
Of the other two new BMMMaTB, one was elected
to succeed tbe Hon. Rush Clark, of Iowa, who died
last spriug. Tbe other was Mr. Waldo Iluti hins.ot
the Xllth Rew-York 1 bstriet, chosen to succeed Mr.
Alexander Smith, who died on the niitiit of hi> elec.
turn, a year ago. Mr. Hutcbiiis was received and
sworn in as a member by unanimous consent,
although the House has no official or legal evidence
of his election. Mr. Fernando Wool ph seated inj
behalf of Mr. Hutcbiiis a certificate of the County!
Hoard of Canvasser*, and explained that as the I
Slate Hoard of Canvassers does not meet till the
MM inst., it will be impossible f ir Mr. Hutcbiiis to
obtain tbe Governor's ccititicatc ol bis eld tion
nut ! after that date.
Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, entered the chamber
aoon after Iii o'clock, and bis appearance of im?
proved health was the subject of general comment.
Mr. Stephens told a twmjkb reporter the other
evening that he weighs as much now as be ever did
in Ins I if", niiiety-tbii'i' pounds. He was careful to
explain this as being his "net weight."
READING OF TIIK MESSAGE.
Although the advance publication of the 1'rest
il.nl'- Mes-age had lobbed it of the interest which
springs troin novelty, the reading of it to-day was
re,cived with pn'ttv general attention. I his was
especially the case with respect to those parts ol the
i c-age ?hieb relate to financial questions and to
the subject of elections.
When tbe passage was read in which the Presi?
dent refers to the failure of Congress to appropriate
money at the last session for the enforcement of the
? le( (inn laws as being of little prart eal importance
in \ i< w of the fact that there was to bo no general
bJmMmj of members of Congress, but wherein he
h i ..nitnends a full appropriation fortbat purpose for
the next fiscal year, a number of Iiemocratic Repre?
sentatives were observed to exchange Significant
glances, while several shrugged their shoulders and
showed other signs of impatience and discomfoit.
Tbe large crowd which tilled the galb rit-s before
the House was called to older thinned out rapidiy
during the Irour** recess which preceded the re?
ceipt of tin- Message ; and during the reading of tbe
document tbe galleries were not more than half tilled.
I,in Hi ?ki.IMi in Till MNill.
A more uneventful opening day of a seseion of the
Fnited States Senate has rarely occurred.
Half an hour tiefere noon tbe usual crowd of eun
eiM oii-lookers, composed in great part of lady resi?
dents of Washington, and numbering very few not?
able persons, partially filled the galleries. From that
time until noon Senators were nrriving one by one,
wlnl? a great many lobbyists. Senate employe's,
MpirMMI ior positions and journalists crowded upon
the floor of the chamber.
A number of rich bouquets and baskets of ffowera,
tributes fiom lady friends, were placed iipm the
desks of Senators whose names tbe tributes bore;
and a huge iloral pagoda, nearly four feet in lo-igbt,
gave out its fragrance from tbe tahle of the Viee
Pretiideut. These lent color to the pict hi c, wfcila
tbe forming and reforming into groups, the hand?
shakings and greetings between occupant.* of the
floor, made tbe scene one of animation.
At five minutes before 12, the scrgcants-at-aruis
begau to clear tbe floor, and Senators sought their
i. -i? i live scats preparatory to tbe formal opening
of the session.
At tbe tap of the Vice-President's gavel every
Senator rose and atood with bowed head, while the
busy hum of conversation in the galleries was
bushed hy the low, clear voice of the chaplain. A
blessing was invoked upon the dehlieratious of the
Senate; thanks Were returned for the goodness,
which hail preserved in health no many member* of
the body; .-.<?] the death of one member anil the
affliction which had fallen upon the-family of an?
other were referred to in nth ? fing terms.
'I he usual formal roeo ratio na providing for in
fortning Km House of R< iiresontatives and the
PlmMMt that mfjaornra Of the Sonate hail assem?
bled Wen speedily passed. Wide awaiting the
return of the commit tee, Booth*! mm of hearty
greetings between Senators took place. To all
appearance, not a tinge of partis.ui bit terness has
survived the recess. Don < cratie Senators im
seen to cross the chamber hastily to the Republi?
can side, ?rasiiinir the extended hand of nil w hom
they met, and ?g?g*?g *m ( .nvcrsatton of n most
agreeable eharneter. Republican Senators were no
lens demonstrative iu their ???IflwHttOM] of regard
for their whiltM antagonists.
Mnny Senators who left Washington last July
w'th sallow complexions and wearing an uir of ex?
haustion now bore in their ruddy countenances
gratifying evidence, of renewed vitality. Senator
ConhllBgeeOBMd*0 h.ive ICaMTOBOd cutiroly from
his illness. Senator MoFkMMO, about w hose health
many anxious whisperings have la-en heard, re
turns looking no worse than lie left, and apparently
in good health. He will lake an curly npjmrtunity
to call up his lull regarding the transportation of
cattle, and endeavor to lone its passage dur?
ing the present session. Senator (irotimo
of Maryland, WmO entered the Semite last March,
has increased in girth during the recess, and gives
promise of 11\ ailing Senator Davis, of Illinois, in
rotundity DC ton the lapse of tunny sessions. Sena?
tor Wallace np|ieiirs with (lowing mutton-ehnii
whiskers nml with rleati-shaved chin. This ar?
rangement -'veshitn a remarkable likeness to l'ar
sou rnliuagi, of ilrooklxn.
Senator I humum made the first recorded motion
of the session, that the Senate take a re?
cess of time-quarters of an hour pending the
return of the committee which hau been sent
to the President. When tbebodyrecoBTowedthe
President'? MmM was laid before if, nnd th ? Sec?
retary immediately pfQOOeded to read it. Many
Senators opened their pamphlet copies of ihe docu
inent, and follow ing the reader, studied itscoiitonts.
As Ihc reading proceeded, however, pamphlets were
laid aside, ami Senator* hiisieilIneuiselvc* in Ictter
wrtting or i ?nversatioii until it was finished.
Immediate y npoa the conclusion of the reading
Senator Ferry rose, and, with a marked tremor in
his voice, referred OrteBy to the death of his dis?
tinguished eolleauue, moving that as a mark of re?
aped to his memory the. HOMte adjoiiru. '1 he
motion rcceivcii nuauiinouscotieiiiTence.
two following senators were not preeeal to dayi
William?, Bailey, Bteioe, Bstler. P?efr*tit. Sharon,
Vance, Voiiil'is's, t'ameron, of Wisconsin, Witheis,
Davis, of Illinois. Grayer, Hampton, Hill, of deor
giu. .l ines, uf Florida, Jones, of Nevada, Kellogg
and Lamar.
A BENA1 E t 1UCUS TO-DAY.
tiik DBatOCBATf PKoiiaiii.y 10 MEET iu AQRKR
ITOX THE COM Mill i i s-NO baud OX Mil.
payako.
[ur TEi.ioitArii to the TinnrsK.i
Washim.toX, Dec. ] .?Senator Wallace said to?
night that! here would probably be the usual formal
caucus of the Democratic Senators to-morrow morn?
ing, to consider the subject of the membership of
the Senate committees, but that in all probability
there would be no changes, and no other subject
would be considered. Several of t ho Pacific coast
Senators arc anxious that their section should be
represented on the Committee on Commerce. It is
probable that they w'll tuko occasion to make
known tho fact and BBdeavOI In secure their end af
this caucus. A rule of the Si nute requires that all
committee-, shall bo new ly appointed at iho begin?
ning of ? ach session. If das been thought that this
occasion would be wiled BpOB by the silver men to
resume their efforts to secure the removal of Sena?
tor liayard Iron the ciiairinuushipof the Committee
on Finance. .Several Senators who were foremost
in ihe movement against S, tiator liayard last ses
siou have said to-day, however, ihut they have no
iutcutioiiof renewing, their ell.>rts.
BUSINESS IN THi; BOUSE TO-DAT.
VF.r.Y UTTLK EXPCCTED to in: DOXI BXCSP1 THE
lSIKlidlcITO.N OF NEW Mil ami Ml SOI.f
tiox8.
[CENTRAL fllESS Iil^I'Al i II.1
WABBiWOTUM, l>ec. 1. Tnc iiiitiiiiBhed business of
the House of Representatives belonging to the
" morn mi; hour,'' when tho last session niijoiirned,
was the bill reported by Mr. Hostetier, from tho
Committee on Civil Service Reform, to prohibit
Federal olliceis, contractors and claimants from
making contributions for political purposes. Its
consideration cannot he resumed until next week
on account of the existence of a rule which prohibits
the consideration of any legislation coming over
from one aesaioa until after tho expiration of the
lir?t six days of the following session.
The order ol business for Ihe morning limn on
Tuesday will be a call of the DOBlBlitteea de novo for
reports.beginning with the Coiumitteeoii Flections.
This committee will not have any bnsineas ready to
report, nor w :ll the Committee on Ways and Meaus
or that on appropriations which stand next upon the
list.
It is probable that by BMBUBOM consent tho
morning hour will be dispensed with to-morrow,
and thai a resolution will bo adopted authorising
the Speaker to call tbe Statea tor the introduciion
of lulls and join! resolutions for reference to com?
mittees. A' the conclusion of this call, there w ill
probably be an announcement ol the death of Sen?
ator Chandler, to be followed by an adjournment at
an early hour. _
WITHOUT OPINIONS OF ANY ACCOUNT.
TWENTY NENATOlIS who at PRESENT LAI K A KE
CtDBD oi imon ON ANY UUMM TOPIC,
lit 111 l.i.i: Si'll T<> TUE IKini NR.]
Wabhixutox, Pee. 1.?A Trlbcxb correepoodcnl
has conversed with about twenty leading Senators
of both parti's, representing all kinds of political
and iaanrffi' views to-day. Ho has disc >ven d a
UiHrtebhl dearth of decided opinion on any lead?
ing subject.
W estern silver Senators express the opinion that
iho'late elections have not in auy appreciable de?
gree cbauged the aspect of affairs in regard
to the silver question No one, however,
has ventured to predict that any pronounced
movement will be attempted either to promote ex?
treme silver measures, which have formed n promi?
nent feature of Congressional debates during the
last [our years, or to obotrool any movement which
might t?e made iu the opposite direction. They have
treu? rally expressed unchanged views on the broad
questions of full silver lemonetir.ation, and the re?
moval of all obstructions to the free coinage of sil?
ver, but have in all cases said that these were only
individual opinions.
A leading sound-money member of the Senate
Finance Committee said that although the composi?
tion ol the committee was such that at the end of
the last sesaiou an unsound liuanciul pro posit ion
would stand more than mi even chance ol favorable
consideration, be thought it not improbable that
with skilful management the recommendations of
the President aud Sean tar] at the Treasury in
regard to the aoiBMC of Kilver and the retire?
ment of legal-tenders MM now lie passed
through the committee. The Voice of public
opinion during tbe Summer, he said, has been
s.i prooonnoed in support of the theories of iba Boo
rotary ol the Treasury that if the past record of
doubl fill members is not too nib iiMvely relerred to
those members of the Committee will bo lore apt
to join with the hard-money members and support
the measures advocated by the I'tesident if such
meaeiiiis are brought before them.
Senators ol both parties have c.-nrred in the
opinion that the temis-r of the Senate is moat COO
CinatWTi H gives promise of very liillo partiaau
i wruuuling, ai d of a superabundance of stately Sen?
atorial compliments daring the session.
A HR AND WHICH IS YKI s.MoklM..
?mr. townmieni/s BAU oven which such a bat?
tle TOOK place last HPItlNH to be BKOltiHT
CP AtiAIN.
[nr II II'.It AIM to tub thibckb.)
WASHl.soroN, Dec. 1.?One of the most important
bills on tho House ( alendar is the one to regulato
the removal of causes Irom State to Federal Courts.
Ibis bill occupies a leadiug place ou the calendar,
and it will be liecevuiry for tin- House to take some
action with reference to it at an early dale.
It may be remembered that during the extra
session Mr. Towushend. of Illinois, made
himself somewhat conspicuous by hie efforts
|0 pal the bill thiough under ihe operation of the
previous quotum. Mr. Towushend is one of tho
extreme lu-mucrata who is anxious to revive the
issue which his party made in behalf of State au
{irennn \ during the extra session. A discussion <f
lift bill will iindonbteillv do this, and he has ex?
pressed a determinat ion to prcas ita consideration at
the first opportunity.
A lead in it lb-publican Representative said to-tlsy
that he thought it might be good policy for the Re?
publicans to oppose the bill only long enough to
?UN the country understand its nefarious intent,
and then to allow it to pass the House, there being
no real danger nt it s becoming a law so long as Mr.
Hayes is President.
HI iMlNATIONS.
Washington, Dec. 1.?The President sent
the follow lug nomltiittlnna to the Soristc lo-iloy :
<i v.. M. i rary. ol Iowa, to he Cnltcd Statca Judge. Eighth
Circuit.
CbSVl I. * P. James. I) sine' of rnltitntda. to lie Aasoclate Jus
tlceof ihr suj.re.nr ronrt. Illstriet of Oosstfl tila.
William II. H*?s. of Kentucky, to be Cnitcd Slates Dis
Irk t Jiiil?e. Oistrici of Knilu. kT.
riinrlesJ. W. French to hj CBM-Justice of Arizona Terri
ton-.
mm man nnck. of Iilsho, to he Associate J,:?tlrc, Supreme
re nt ol [dafas leriiorr.
Vniiri Mum I Be I ?a as Iaa,l_ Leaks, for Northsrn Me
ttict of I'lluoia: K.iiwanJ liiilliriititi'. for Lastern iilstrtrl of
Ti tss; J. W. Cracmft. of West Virginia, for Tcnliorv of
Idaho.
Jlrgi.ltrt nf Enal Often- William C. Hoppln?, at shaxla.
Cat; lame* K. doodad, ai lledu' I ai ; Richard Harvey, at
Central CUT, I'ol.
?samml W. sherfer, to he Pec lv i of Public Moneys ut I-l
Mesilis V M.
All? : I Johnson, to he Survcvoi i leon il for I olorado.
JMaaaj AutuU- Amos T. s. RJat, of Iniiana. tor uuapaw
Arno v. Indian Tempov : J?l.n I', shi lb. of oh'o, f1' BBS
and Cos: Au- nrr, Indlsn Terrllorv; John w. Tont-, of low*,
?art aJaaa Agency. Indian 'ivrrilotv ; James i:. v;? nrrr, ol
.New York, for .Nevada Agciiej. Nevada.
7\>?/?nui*rj?joim i.. K'i lent, at 11 m..|on. Vta Kit?at.1 s.
Tobej.iit Bests*. Mjss.; ueerg* B ite:,.!, nt Wseaaaclrt. r.
1. John II. Iluriihaui, at Hartford, Ootui.i J. W. Kuowltmi.
at Hnclifi|m.i I. run ti.; a 1 itoicbot. ai Jaines'iiwti, N. v.;
JanieaA. Ilnidlrv, st Aah-.u v Park. N.J.; Emma W. llcrr.
at llHekemuieli, N. J.; John II. (lopsill. nt Jerscv Cltv N.J.
Samuel A. MeNalr. at l.itnnt:ltshir."ii. y,|.: Thums* M.
Suiniillo.i. al llav le i|e lllaee. Md.: A. 1". IiI'iImiii?, ut Charlea
ton. \V. Vs ; W. vi. k . walla, si West Point OS>i WlUtSW
\ mnmiumm, al cnlo.i B^bses, Ala ; Jabs r afaawnaa* al an
Antonio, Tel.: Ilenrv I.. Ils'ikiti. at HetSMiaaal, 'lei; [an s
ln-smarn s, a< njxl. usus, lai i W m. II. lleCo . at rsdlz. Ohm;
Frederick V. Wie' ham. H' NorwalK. Oldo: Da? Id I?. Tavlor.
al Cambridge. Ohio: Henry K Itol.jiiwm, at Wsahlnirton
Court Hon sr. Ohio ; Thaddens Coffin. Ml No", castle, lud; A.
P. Owe. at shelh? vl'le. Iml ; Ml*. Mirsh Hsekleman, at
Itiishvill -, Ind.: Michael C Oarher, .it Madi-.?. Ind.: Kit hard
I ?rollet al rlinton. 11!.: Henry k. lugiahai'i, al TsVlilBA. HI :
John II. Hvde. al la-wlatowii. Hi.. kb N McAllister. ;it
cnampsi-ni. Id.; HiikIi II N mini, at Chest*?, Hi.
LA MOE ElEE is PHILADELPHIA.
Piiii.Aio.i.i'iiiA, D. c. 1.?This moi-fiin- about
11 ii'ch ek h file Brake out in the largo flve-siory bulld
luff locateil at N'os. 9 utld 11 DCCOlarIii- Tkt tlutiies
originated in the bas? tecnl of No. p, ?vhuii was occupied
by A. M. Collins. Sou ,V Co., printers' curds, and spr? nil
throiurh a hatchway to the upper -t. ries tu a most rapid
nianner.so that the striictm c was soon in flnu.es. The fire
burned lor ulioiit two hours, and extended to ad|a
ceut Inn Illings, causing the le-ses enumerated
Inlnw. Part isf these losses were caused by
water. The building was owned by Theodore
Mcgatgee. and was Milued nt $100,000, and was in?
sured for I large amount, or which the following is a
partial list of the companies: Fire Association and
r-nrlng i nrtlen of Philadelphia. $10.000 each;
United V re and tiiraid (ouiity of Philadelphia,
B5,000 i aell. A. M. Coilius A Son esiiinate
their lo-=s nt ?MO.O00. insured as follntvs:
imperial, at ere ban ta', Newark, UrmnaB 4iiiIiibb Hrit
Isli Aiueriea, Isiiidou AsAiirance, ( ninuierclai Union,
$.r>.(k?0eiich ; Oneen and Noi wk Ii l iilon, BA,O00eMb |
i,lees Falls, (8.600; Western Assorasjee, Kxeimnge,
MewYoik, fS,000 each; Citl/.-iih', New-York. Alliauv,
N'.uark. ir-.'.?isi each; Franklin, Philadelphia,
n.000; North QsWBsBB) Firemen's, New-York.
?1,850 i-aeh; New-York and Hoston. tleMO I
Sierluig. ifj.tSMi. Wil latU Ilnrt, litiiogrnphle printer,
lines f20,000i iBsWtalMBttDBjOOQ,aanPowa! Sfutual,
Philadi lulna. S>!,iKlO; Hiitg. rs' New-York, Oermsn
Atortoan. IlilBO. New-York. Iluffalo Anierlcnn. J'J.isM)
each, nnd a policy for ^H,tM.o in anol her New-York Coui
pui ?
J. W. Johnson estimates his los? In ImoKs and oilier
stock nt (80000. Bl tarkleh (40,000 Ii novemd br ln
iBiaiitm. aa fMlowsi AjswraoBa, PtulasMidila. (10,000;
Delaware Mutual. Pstuajrlvaala, MecBaBkar, Ptuiasyl
vanlii, Iaiinberiueii's, Fire Insurance, Philadelphia,
ss?.issl euch.
J dm A. Iliidiloi k. punier, esilmstes Ins loss at
(18,000, and ia lafJUtsd lor iron JS?.IKM) to (0/KJ0.
The old warehouse ami stables stWSlMd if the
falling walls nud the billldinga N'os. '-"J. -1 and
'JO Isuilth Slxill-st. are owned by J. BMP A- Moore
.in I the Offlf and While estutc. The loss la cov?
ered I.v Insaraaoc ns follow.- i f.rr Aasnrtatkia. (L000
ii noi m Hand. PBtladalpMa, ??: i.c-o. TBe staea m
store und the riiruliiirf s Iho lialr esfablishuienf of
fleorse Thiirgal'ind Were diiin.ii-ei] to the erti nt
of $4.000. and insured for rfJ.??<??>. J. II. Cntei>nu,
prli ler, esllniHtes his loss ut $10,000; Insiireil for
-l i 'mi K.J. HII tiro v and CA Olldsv, card coilden?
loss ?ai.iMHi. luliy Insured. Tne atock of Ariusirotig A
t o.. aoBaci0 from water. Itisiireo a* fo|iow> : Glrara,
jtijOtrffl" rTiasara aai BaavaMt, (8JW0 wcsn Qsrrasaa,
H.ilto. lliiff.il", [?yeoBBIBCi StaMsM, Peonies. N'ew-Jei
sev. MeBaaasj OeamM, PBlladelpBia, (7.(00 nBck
Megiiigee ltrothcis estimate their loss on stock at
?iiliMUHi. upon whicti there is nn Insurance i f laiO.lMSl.
of whleti taera are(0,000 each m ntrard of Pklisdel
iihia, Del a wan Mataal of PkilaOsipsusy, Amern ?n of
Philuilclplilu, und Pcoplet.'
QR088 PEEFJDE <>i A W1TSE88.
CHICAOOi DOO, 1.?WflJi(0l Vooke, late as?
signee of the German Fire Iiisiirauee i ompaiiy, who
has becii BB trial in a Justice's colli t lor fnrscry und
conspiracy to dofiiiud the creditors of the company,
was honorably discharged ihis morning. Gemfm \ ? a
Hallen, tho principal witness against hlui, wiio de
taiil'ed and iibscouded to Cuiiada from the office of the
( li\ Colin-tor, confessed that tbe affidavit In win i Bt
accused Yoeks of forging his name to a tax receipt v a
iBjsja in every particular ; that It had been suggested by
Lorenz Ii re tit an o. und that he swore to it nnh i,. i: na
saffl em duct to Chicago, where he had private allaiis to
attend to.
A L0SQ YACHTISQ VOYAGE.
Kingston, N. Y., Nov. 30.?M. S.iy, who
some time aipee purr liascd the yacht ".sbuugiirntiii.'i
which bad been constructed at Ni wluirg, N. Y., for
Dion Bniiclcault, has recently had the etegSBt craft
somewhat rfinialeled. and eSBMit to start in her on a
\oviige around the world OB December I. Her name has
In n changed 10 "Hennefta." lie will pro< ei I to Havre
and lue nee up the Mediterranean, and by Suez (anal to
India.
, lOaYfl BEANi 11 IK) ILL OWE EES FIXED.
Rkd Hank, N. J., Dee. 1.?C'hniles nnd War*
rcn lyoland, proprletois of the Oreau H?fel, an i Kugeiio
Fry, of tne Centennial House. Long Hranch, who were
charged with aelllug liquor on Sunday last .summer,
were to-day aenteuced to pay u flue of yl?u nod costs of
court- _
TUE MEMORY OF GENERAL H00KEE.
B0(T0V| Dee, l??Tb? Ni w-Uatnpshiie vet?
erans have made arrangementa for BJBBJlMtol BBr*rlBBI
m honor of the lute General Hooker on December 14.
CHIMES A Ml < ASl AL11ES-11Y U LEG Ii Al'IE
A NF.W CANADIAN ( HI R' H (ALU I N.
IIamil.iiin, Din., Dec. I.?The front and btast
walls, wilh Lue ro d, o/ihe new Kaptiat chinch on laSSSS Si
fell In to Oar. The chnrcli was recently built at a tost of
?4U,uoii.
A li;m HHsritCKl.TY TO a N IM a 1,8.
Hit kai o. .N.Y.. Dee. 1. Tue receipt! of hogs at
K.iki i'ufla I i" hi ninlaiiieil Iwo ears In which the slilinula
hail heru < ut aod Maahe i in a fearful uiaum-i, si id' ntly dons
In m|,iie QisjM Imlliruatlon was exprrs^rd st the act.
'illKKh MKS KILLED BY A UoILKIt EXPLOSION.
Kai' <'i.aiit?, Wi~., Dec. 1. -The boiler ol tbe Kau
rlslre LuiuOrr Comnany's planing mill eiplislrd with tStlUta
Ions at 4 o'lisk this af'eiuoon, siiiinc snslnnsf Hsssrss),
nreinsn liospliii, sud a tru.usler uauirsl (J liu^hrr.
K 11.1 KD IN IHKsllthKl' AT COLO M BUB, OAj
Columbus,Oa.,Dec. 1.?In a private qnarnl on
Otrletliorpc-st. th ? sftnuoou, II. Mi i auley, a martde mer
chain, was nhol wilh spl.lol and knien bl J. W. Harris, a
farmer. BsaMstMMi isiUnne i. Kuril* saeiBMBBM liitnaelf.
A OBlU SCPPOSKD TO HA VI HEKN PlllsiiNKD.
T I'll l:A i A. Pel i Ii.. I lee. 1.? 1 he i,..,;v of Mis. Ini
bet'a sti niontti" <11 it iitehter. who died ?uililmlr on Friday.
Nov. was eihnuir.1 this a...' n anil m Inquest was held.
The Jury found that Ho rluM sUssl sal BSSaSSk hut the, in.ild
nut say w in Iber u was a <minirisiei| In ernaliv or olherwlM-.
MOKTAI I.Y WiiC.MiKH VMIII.E HI NTINi;.
P.NGi.isinowN. N. .1.. Dec. 1.?Janee Meaca. age
nineteen vests, uudwllbaiii Walton, are t meid?-three, wer"
out s?twit kens 1st day, w on, bi the .. ..i. m ii ,i... barae uf
Walts* ? sau Msobsrsca rsf ii.eiuii ssHMtsja?! stiot tu Ida
grolu , intllvlllia a uioi tal moiiiiiI.
TWO ( lllt.DHI.N KII.LI ii BY liCNPoWDKH.
OlTAWA, Dee. 1.?a Slid incident hap|m'l,ed to
the fain 1\ of Donald Mi Norton, at Ihwa. Haturdny. His two
tlulilreu having be. n left alone ? t their liouie, iuatML'e.1 to get
i.osaessn n of a Doltle of gtiiil>o..del, who b. eiplwbsl, klllliig
bulb of tbein
M HI DE t ? F A TOtmO m A Kill Eil WOBT AX.
Bbaoi?hu?. Pi'iin., Dee, I.?'Too ?ife ?if QaorgB
Herzog, a leslauraut keepei in I'luesi tooa thirty sralns of
nionaiTne today and die! fr.nu us rfteela Slie lia.l been
io.ni i. 'l Self CWS ujoutiis. JSBBMStJ la kiip|Hised u> ba?s hcru
the cause uf ber suicldo.
A MAK-HAl.sH'iT DKAB IU MIBOOUIT.
Bt. Jobbph, Mo..Dee. I.?H. C. Conor. Marshal
ofrsiiieioti a town on the Hannibal and Hi. Joseph Kailromd.
was sh a dra.1 ou the alrvet laat evemug. It la aupissied bv
Juhu Withers and a man named llarpsufu. Tho ciiuelia aiu
In arms si an lilns for tne munler i?.
SI'ICIDE OF A VpVM WOMAN.
m i Km.k, \u? D c. l.? l'ne body m MiM Virginia
Kawls. who left her father's houas st 1 i n'rlix k on the night
uf Nnvrniber 'iK was found lu-dar tu tlm Naui'-miuid liner,
nrsr whrre she la supposed"! hare lutupeo into the water,
hhe was lue daughter uf Francis Ii. bawls, furuirrly lumu
ssrgeanf.
A 1111 > (>i:.V MCltDEIt IlltOl OUT To LIGHT.
ritKKMu.sr, Ohio, Dec. 1.-Andrew Kochle and
Jainra Weira have lumu a Ii?-.?teil f.,r the murder of a man m an
waa tuuud d> a . ii ai Mul p aee Msy'Jl, JS7H, will. ? Saasas
land nil Is ail In hM |.u kti lu win. h maa mtilien " 1 am Un .
uf an hurj no lo t' ' U ?ssbelisTau far Lave botu s i.n'
ol inbksrv aud luutdci.
MEMORIES OF SCOTLAND.
FESTIVAL OF ST. ANDREW'S 80CIETY.
CKI.KIIRtTION OK THE ONE HCNPPKPAND IWEN 1Y
TIIIHD ANNIVERSARY?ADDRESSES I1Y Jon.M H.
KENNEDY, ML TAYLOR, DR. OVMBROVi PUM'
DkNT mVoSH, CHACNCEY M. DE PEW, CHIEF JC9
TICK DALY AND OTHERS.
St. Andrew's Society in ?Iiis city Is in a green old
aire. It Las reached its 138?! anniversary and this
was celebrated la?f even ins with much mirth, jollity,
and hearty Scotch feeling. Addresses were delivered
by the president, John s. Kennedy, bv the Rev. Drs.
William M. Taylor and William Ormiston. by Presi?
dent MeCosh, Chauneey M. Depew, Chief-Juslice
Daly and others. _
tdk dinner and addresses.
The St. Andrew's Society of New-York cel
ebr.itetl us mm bundled and twentr-third anniversary
last ulurbt by n dinner at Delmoulco's. Ahout two hun
ill i 'I members and Invited guests attended. Among the
person, seated at the raised lablo were John S. Kcn
nedv. tbe president; Chief Justice CliMrlca P.
Daly, president of St. Patrick's Society; BrP
Ion Kichurdsuti. president of St. George's Soeietv;
CkttMMey M. I>e)iew, representing the sr. Nicholas Sn
i eU ; N. Applet,in. president or the Ni w-l uglnlid Ho
rluly ; A. Ii. Nicholsoi . ? hlef of tlic Calcdoii'ju Soelety ;
II Bo?, Dia. Taylor und Ormtston. chaplains of St. An
drew'a Society; Ihe Key. Dr. Md'osb. president of
I ;in .ton College; George Stephen, president of the
Hunk ol Mont real; Charles Hose, of Morton, Kose A Co.,
London; Dr. Colvlllc, physician of Ht. Aminw's Society ;
UntMll Dliiulddle, treasurer; Alexander I .aim,sei retarj;
Alex. Kunx. Bad the Hun. IVter Mitchell, ex-MlnUter
ot Fisheries, Canada, AOfN those at the other tables
weio Wi li.nu Wo nt, James I iemlng. of Dundee,. Oeorgc
II. IVabcil.e, Jiihii A. Hiewert. D. A. MrTavish, J.
Iii in.t, Roheit Oortloii, .limes Col lender end J. M. Mor
i lean
I ? dlolng-rnom was tastefully decorated. over the
prinvtpej I aide hung a painting, supposed to represent
Si. tiu irw, the society's patron sulnt. This was draped
? n.i the Slum and Stripes and the I'nlon Jack of Kng
land. The gidlerv, w hu h was ocuupn d by llernsteln's
mi he im. was dei mated with a finely nnltifcd paucl
lie .litiK ihe Seottisli arms and the motto " S'cmo me
imjiutte lattui:." also dr.i|ictl wlta the flags of tho two
Tim i ens. Ihe talibs were adorned with floral designs.
On the bill of (are appeared " Consomme St. Andic,"
?? Moutoo Hen Ni vih." and " Eieolop.es d' aguenu a la
Hrudtil McMeli Imr," and other simple dishes
with gratidiloqueut names, hut when it came to
" Haggle" end "Oatmeal cakes" the versatility of the
Qallte. se emed to lie at fault
A PRELIMINARY mit.TI no.
Before the dinner a meeting of the society was hcM in
one ol tin-niite-rooius, st which half a dozen new n m
hers were elected. The business rc|>ort showed that dur
Ine tin- year IK.IUO was itistrilmted In charity, of w hieb
.'too was drawn from the regular fund and $340 froui
the Ceuteunial fund. The yellow fever In Memphis
having brought destitution to some Scotch residents,
if loo had been scut to thulcilv troin the fund. The
whole amount received had Inen f-t.S/.'l, of
which 840 had heeu i xpi nihil, leaving a bal?
ance in die bauds of the treasurer of >." tl ...
The roil of meuiliershlp comprises twenty honorary
inemlxu s, 715 life members (a decrease of one), and MO
n-nil ut meinocts. There were 0 deaths, :i removals
und 7 withdrawals. Hi lu all; of new memliers there
were added VJ'J, showing .i net increase in the uuinbcr
anip of the society of ti.
rT?tfIPKXI kinmhv - opknino remarks.
Altir the business meeting, "Willie" C|e;aud, the
CRaiyllK pip r of the Caledonian Club, attired In full
Highland dress, struck up "The Campbells are
Con.in*.'." ai.il the guests formed In procession
to .the Im Iii) in I tu rnoni. The "Haggis" pro
ciHiion?the ii. g-is of Mrs. Pect, who prepares
11. I disk for suei Scotch festivals In various eitles, being
can e <l around the room ny a long line of wallers,headed
b. ?? Willie'* the piper, WIM his soul-harrowing music?
inund much amm-eim lit. When the dinner had been
t?ten.UM presiding atHnnr, .Mr. kenurdy, began the
laaitt Hint spcrel.-iiinkluff.
The pri sMeSl said : " We are now assembled to celc
nrale tin; ISM niiuivi rsarv of Ml siieieut ami honnr
|M Iraternity. mid ihe |n| duty devolving upou me
Is to reiurn you mv sincere ami hearty lliatiks for the
honor j on have eoi.lerrcil upon ine in electing me your
president, for I look Upou (he presidency of the St.
Atiiiicw'n Society us (he most honorable position
to which a Scotchman in New-York can aspire or
Iii? countrymen can elevute htm. I ha v.. been asked by
n new mcmlier from the old country to state whai our
society is, and 1 therefore take the liberty of briefly
Si>y lllg Wllilt tile soeiet 1 |e?" T ie pre>ii|i ul then gave a
nistory of st. Andrew, fogctlcT with an cxplanaiion of
Ihe manner in wiueii tin- Men tv WM tlrsi established.
" It Is eminently fit linn," he raid. " that Scotchmen
abroad should have at least one day in the ye.ir to draw
them together lor u lotninou purpose, to keep ubve the
spirit of nationality which is so prominent, a feature of
the Scottish char cter, and while I am sure there is no
place In the world, and certainly not in America, where
Scottish enthusiasm burns more brigi.llv than tu New
York fapplaiis? 1, ?tili Iu the huily-hurly of a great
metropolis like this it was necessary that some special
provision should be made to ke-p the pattlotle Limn
nilve. and the founders of this society considered that
Its OBfOOta would be materially assisted by regular
soctnl intercourse. But apart from the social frntutes
of the day, It is allied In memory with objects and d I d>
of practical beuevolence. The motto of SI. Andrew,
adopted by every society, is 'It lieve the distressed,'
and tho annual report shows that this has been ob?
served." The president then read a synopsis of the scc
tetnrj's report, and commented upon the difficulty ex?
perienced iu deciding upon prn|ier objects {or l he society's
charity " I feel sure," be tu Id " tliat If at may future
time our treasury shall become exhausted the rich or
well-to-do Seoti hinoo of New-York will always furnish
the n aiiager.i with tbe mean- m n MATJ to relieve every
case of real distress, and that no des tving Scotcn per
hon will be allowed to sutler without the prucMcul
brotherly s> inp il h.v for w inch Scotclimeit are fnunni?.
lApplause.) (ieutlctuen, 1 give you ' The day an' a'
wha honor It.' " [Load ai?pii4iiae.|
Andrew I.eggett sang one of Scotia's na?
tional S'iug.1, after wnieh tbe ihairm.in
read a number of OOaiBOBMatMM from
kimlreii societies, some of which weit bv cable from the
old country, ami were received with great enthusiasm.
Otie was read fiom Lord BoMfMBT, another from the
Manpps of Lome, GMYI ruoi'-?;?-,irr.il of C.inuda, and MM
from Ihr St. Andrew'. si,? letv or Nuva Scotia. After
fiiiisliiug his loug list of courratulutioi.n, the president
gave th>' next retruliir l?asl, '? 1 he ?meeii," speaking
eulogistleally of innen Ylrtoila aud the admirable
way in which her OOMIMMM had been con?
ducted for the bappmc.h of lur MkpMMj ;
remarks which were enthusiastic lily applauued at the
conclusion ol even flatter.ng sentence.
The "National Aiicti. tu " was then suiie, all tbe au
iliem c si.Hiding, and oil Its conclusion, and aftcrtiie
ein.?ring which MtOWad it. tmt r .airman gave "The
President," rem. rklug that be had shown an excellent
iMtCO nuslity In that he knew w ben to ?.iy ?? Shy " and
stirk in it. This was til* Utt d with loud laughter and
applause.
Al Hill ss <H rfin REV. DB. I AYLOR.
tValki r Wiitsou gave the mmXt toast, ?? The I.sml o'
Cakes," and spoke ol the " land ot brown heath aud
shaggy wood" iu n manner winch provoked muca ap?
plause.
] he lU v. Dr. Taylor responded lo the toast, and said
that St. Audrew's nor:c'v did honor to llself ami to the
old country in having among its In.' ut vice-presidents
the mimes of such men ns n open red in tbe list before
him. also In huviug-ucli a gt-utletuau for jfesldeut as
John S. Kennedy. [Anplause.J Before pus-lug to lighter
mutleis to which be was ex pec lest to allude in su
ufter-dlnner speech, bo re'err-d to the mime? w h eh had
dlsapis-ared from the roll since their last meeting, draw?
ing especial attention to W illiam Slosne as an example
ul how a man. wolle bumble and modest, might become
conspicuous f..r integrity and good sense. He referred
to Mr. rloaue as u " uiagu flceut man " who should be
an example to every member.
in. HMMltl were loudly applauded, and theu Dr.
Taylor, go ng luck to tbe toast, remarked that if it were a
sermon he would feel more at borne witu regard to it. He
could ii.id It in tin ii d fashioned manner and ilhlde It
Int.. heads, "au'gi'e ye a geogruuhlcal lesaou almot
S. otlaud," au' tell ye how it extended from Maiden
Knk to John O'Oroat's, and from Hi. Andrews to i m
ti, rmati Ocean. 1 might s|m?ak aoutii certain of IU beau
tittat features. Its scenery " an'a'that." Theu I might
tell yon of tho haggis and ti.e girdle cake (laugliO rj. I
might tell ye o' Hi' people Ibat eat the cast?, mid
tie effects produced hj them frenewed laughter],
and tnigut give you the Matorf of IcoUanu
for the last elahlcrn hundred years, but that history
tniiV b ? eoiidi used In on ? word?independence. (I. .:. I
ii|iprnuse.| Scoliund wus never entirely eompieied by
in ? Kmiians. .ii.il were it not for the presence of uo es
ti elm I II lend, v. ho belOUCS to Ihe Si. Ucorge's latAtsTsJ
and mis at mj lift, I would say neotland wm net croon
quered by tho English. [Laughter.) B!ie kept her tnde
teiidcnee to the loaf. Independence? that la tho word
dowo to ii* lonir before the Fourth or July, nod we tlti'l
It* sentiment well exprcscd In the Immortal ode of
"Scon w ha km'." The s|s-aker then referred to the
number of self tusdc Scotchmen In America, and re
nuirked that no other country offered the aunie opjor
tuultlea for their advancement.
address of thk n?v. dr. oiymisto*.
After thc"hona- of " Scots wha ha-." Ilrycc Gray pare
"Tbe Land we live. Id," which was responded to It a
humorous speech hv me Kev. Dr. Oriiilston, who com?
pared the noble Hudson to the beauteous Clyde, und
said of the splendid Hsv of New-York that not only was
It eufflelrnt to anchor the navies of the world, but
the whole of Scotland, with all tho ?? queer people
with whistles on their shoulders" who in?
habited that conntrr. He.then referred In the most
glowing terms to the glorious possibilities of
this country. Minding- incidentally to Its ulde
aprendlng prairies and Its boundless wenlth of mineral*
yet iind< veloprd and uiidl-rnvcrrd. " We paillculuily
re|olcc," he said, "that here in this va-t country we aa
Scotchmen, tu coioii on with |..-..p|.. of other nstlanali
ties, enfoy thorough independence, and I Of it a special
anl ject for thankfulness that we live under a govern?
ment ot forty millions of BOOBM wlileh Is eioidiietSal lOf
the people and hv the people. [Applause.] We once
had IndciN-ndenee In S -oil.ind. lint wc did not knew
what to du with tr.' |Laughter.)
Further ? ? morning Scotland with this coiinMT, Dr.
OrmUt.in olnrrved that I* was as easy to get five I.nlf
crown-here us it wns Di !>? ni l country. He
then spoke of the educational facilities of America,
ADIRFsS of rilKSIDKNT M'COM.
The President llien culled itnoti i lie venerable f'r.
James MrCusb, president of the Ciil'ege of New-Jersey,
to reatsond to the tonst, " The Cullegla'e Inetitulion * of
the L ulled States." Dr.McCoab said in part: The bclovHl
Scotch fact a around me to-night carry me h ies to the
hanks of Hoinile Ibiun. lint 'here StaBB to be BOOH I in -n
hero v? ho can't apeak a word of Srotch. N I want
this society to enact a strict law that no man ?hall here
alter he admitted to membership who can't converse in
our old mul In r tongue. I wml u rh ilr of 'hat lauguago
endowed nt Priiiceron, snd we need not *''ck
tar for sti occupant. I am capsbln of fllilii't
It mvself. Come down there nrd I will leach
you nil to talk Scotch. I love obi Beottaad 10 well t h 11
I feel II u> defending her e\ en egaittst " tbe land we live
In." Three hundred years before education had become
a power in this land, it was mlich'v In ScoMand. In ISM
John Knox raid that there should be u BOBMOl u
every parish, n>'d since then we have hsd n school in
every parish. Tweuty years ugo the ?eBOOBl of America
were belter than those of Scotland, but now the
latter has an admirable avatetn of Inspection,
which places It fnr In advance of th'? t'nlted states.
Its parochial schools can do what thev enu.iot d i her- ?
they can prepare students for rollere. And now Edin?
burgh University la the largest in the world, giving H e
iH-st possible iustructlun to from M|OM to 'J?.ooo
students.
RrSPONSKS FROM SISfllH SiUTKIIKS.
The next toiiat drunk was to " Our Sister Societies ai d
their Representatives, our We'coine Guests." The Cr -1
speaker on this subject was President Kirhard
son, of the Sf. George's Sael.-fy. He regretted
that lie could not speak Scotch, Im; thou .'lit
that If he siMiitld attend Dr. McCosli's school awhile he
could hone for an election to the St. Andrew's .Society,
since he was the grandson of a BeotchfBao.
chief Justice Charles P. Dalv, president of t!.e M
rut rick's society, referred to the nine when he. as a
waif in the streets of Kdli.hurgb. grew hale suit hc.uiv
upon ontmenl. "Mince tlien," he said, "I love lieen
Im. k to visit the homo of my childhood. fu
tho course of my Joiiruey I fell tu with
uu enthusiastic old Scotc!.m..n. and after telling
him about America concluded with a description of our
great mountains?a very couipiciieusivc description, I
thought. "Ah," said the man, "T have nae do t
New-York Is a fine ? Ity. but vi 'II think mithin'
o' It when ye see Dundee." [Lmgliter.] When I
was a politician, thlrtv or forty j t ars sgo, it was the
custom to challenge a voter who was stts|>eefed of being
bicatmhle of voting, us there was then no sys'cin of
registry. A distlrguished Aid. riuuli, Mr. lloxie, was
ubout in vote, when a Scotchman, who was In charge of
the ballot box, challenged htm. Mr. Hoxie said, " I
rn'ogul/e your right to challenge my vot , but ut the
same time I am a native to the msm r bom. while yo.i
are a foreigner." " Yes," replied the Scotchman
"but when I camo to 1'ils country I had a shirt
on my back, and that's more nor you had." [Applause
Judge Dalv concluded hla remarks wph a lesend which,
he claimed, proved conclusively the Irish origin of Scut
luud.
MIL DfPKW's APPRLSS.
The Hon. Chuiincev M. Depcw, responding in behalf
of the si. Nicholas Society, said in part:
If there is one thiug I u.idi island littler ll.an another
It is music, and when the piper was playing
some of that extraordinary Scotch, uiu-lc, Judge
Daly said : " Tbut is Roblo Ad.ilr." A
stolen nlr from Ireland, Dr. iirmisiou said.
?? You are wrong," said nnotlicr gentleman. " it I* '.^uld
Lung Syne.' " [latiighter.J The last time I met Or
Ortniston w?a at the H. Nicholas Society Inst year,
and he never nllu led in the Scorch sad due
tng the evening; bur Ite said to Hie Dutch
im-n assembled around that festive hoard that
all there was in th s world of civil liberty and edu?
cation Imd been derived from the Dutch. [l. mgliti r.J
llie last nine I heard Mr. Aenrie.lv. on the i outran,
he was dellveriug. In (ones at once Insti nctive an I e|i
riuelil. personal rrcollccllon.s of the battle of Ituuuork
burn. (Laughter)
A action.- Ituj'iirv was put to me this evening why I
wus without the titulier p'ate Wfetek is the BtwfjM
of the St. N cbolHs Society lo which I belong.
It la of silver; It Is precious; hut tie trcaa
mer of that undent fraternity is also
tho treasurer of the Manhattan Savours Hunk and i
had no aciiualntain e with the Juullor. [ttoafl ot
laughter.) Aslbnvc listened to-n ghl lo tkM flavor
eloquence ami w it from the Seotrli. 1 nave BSOB woudei
inc what Dr. Johuson and Sydiii y Smith w.mid huv said
If thev could have listened to tile l ike- g.vott on
this occasion, wBMB were understood?BosalMj ?
by every nun nt the board. If sl.ows wuat UM
atmospliere uf America will du in enlarging and
broadening the Scutch mind. [Laughter.] The
1 nrelm en who settled New-York, while they
o|Hj'tieil their hospitable arms to all nationalities, re?
ceived the Scotchman with caution. They knew his
prevailing characteristic ; und that, though lie did nor
come with u dollar lu bis pocket or a change of
raiment, be would claim relationship within
two days to every family lu the neighbor?
hood, and prove it by a genealogical tree, and ltTfw.i
years own every house In the town and Ii ive a mortgage
bu every other. [J/inghtet.) And in thla way be baa
stepped into every deiiartuicnt of our civil and business
life, and bus gradually crowded the original Dutchman
nut of all commercial institdtons, m- io.i, companies,
and every place win re money is 10 be earned ; ami the
Scotchman lo-ility is found to be a man who has always
money to lend, and never leuds It [laughter,
except on security. Dr. OrmDton has said St.
Andrew was Bot murdered ut uil. hut that he
ran away and hid In a cave, w here he lived ou BBAMM
tind oatmeal until hla dentil, it was for thistli-nlay ol
caution that ihe Scutch chose him as their pstion smut.
[L lighter.)
With regard to the Scotch lu America, Mr. D- |s"w
said further: "We treat Vi.u ut all tine- au i
under all circumstances with the tuo't exir.o nil aar.,
e. iisi 'eration. Iiecunse we nre sflOM of your pi sa?M s
sivene?? lu a i.eie.e. soil, we hone y ni will continue lo
believe that Sen laud is u good land to leert ami Ami t
lea a grand country to live In." [Applause.]
Mr. Appletoii, renrnaeuling the New Luvlaiid sue etv.
Mr. Nicholson, cid f of Hie CaltMoBlaD, Majoi i'stou.
General Ka.lilaie, the Hon. l'eter Mltchel!, 01 CaaMsfA.
snd several other nuesls ulso ilcllveil d addresses, au<l
the festivities were eotttlniied to a late hour.
OBBUAS BTBBl roll dMBBiCJ.
LokdoVi Dee. 1.?Ike Thtum, in its Inaaeia]
article this morning, sa) s : " Among other evidiiiees
of the reviving ? apaclty of Kurojve to counteract the
adve: "> tlade balllllce wl'h the rolled Suites lire ud
vices from Get niHiiy which sli iwih.it I.ooo iimi bajfj
dledwidghls of steel bios Vs have been sold fur sii.paurnt
Is) Afwerleaby 11 rr Kmpp andutBera. Tbl? oi.eratmo
Will be BegOt ait cd tlirnilgu L uidoli."
BIBMJBi K iMi THE LIBERALE
LovdoVi Dee. I.?Bpeeial Qiepeteltei boej
BMltla say tlial M*MB HUiuarek has writlt a private
Irtlers t > the leaders of the Naiioi.al Luierals. UBBBktBB
them for the ?upixir? |vn bv ih n jiarty BJ tin G .v. rn
uieiit on the rail way ipieet on, ami express.tig the BSMM
that the forsstf trieuaiy ratal toaa Bet wees kuaiaeU uud
the Nst'oiial UlieiaU uiay be renewed. The Clericals
ure much ?BMBClBflBBl wilii the turu o( adaira.
8EENCEB WJNS .t BOATEACE\
LsOXDOX) Dee. 1.?William Spencer, of Cuth
sen, who ruv.isl BOM oar lu the Lmd ut crew at the
C iitciinlsl regsftaa In the United States, defeated
G urge Tariyer, of lleriiioiid?,-.?, in lite scullera'rare
fo' fliKla side, over :he Thames Championship Course
to-duy, by three lengths m iBsa. '.'is.
THEBBW'YORE CODJU followed.
i.iiNinis, Dee. l.? Thi Law jfnpMjfaTJ 'ind
Reritw piiolialies an article hv A. 1' spiagne. of the
New-York Mar, showing that the recent law reforms 111
England and lo r depeuden ies urn louuiie.l on the New
Y ui S i odes.
JUE MET. A. MACEOEOCHltVB CARE,
LONDON, Dec. 1.? 'i be Bar. Alexander Mai
kotiia'hie conducted Hie services at St. Albaus CbatOtk
llolnorti, ychlerdav. No steps have tei hen taken
against Ulm fur contempt of Lord Pail lasMBal ordri.
Tt.l.FA,ItAI'ttic Stil'l.S.
THK WKI.LAND CANAL To cLosk M FRIDAY
8t. t aiiii i ims, tint., Dec. I. -The vVoflaad
Caual will i lose for the araauti uu Fii.lay ueil
a MiNisii.iiiAi. OAi i raoa aoaVoa
lb 1ST'in, ll.t'. 1. -lb' First I nn '.j| .1 > x tety
to nlirht voted to i .ill th i itcv. (Irorge W. K c inell o| ptilla
di Iphia. as |sUilor.
COAL M I NE KB' Wv'il'S ADVANCED.
PlIlBIIMt, I'eiui., Dec. 1. I DO til iicipal coal coif,
pano a at llila plat e lu-diiv vuluulailly advanvcu the ? ue? ui
I ..on uuueis io par ieu..
CURRENT BRITISH TOPICS.
YAKOOB wOlVO INTO EXILE.
RAKFR PAfflA in i Rrsi EI> WITH THE M*PrTRVI?l"sj
OF Tt'rkihh REFORMS?M.IGH r PROSrF' t? Ot
The cx-Amccr of Afghanistan ll now on Li?
way under a Britiab eacorl to IVshawur, an
Ennt Indian militai \ post. Baker Facha liaa
left Constantinople to upervisc the intn.il n -
tion of reform* in A m Mumr, Tin: slight
prospect that these reform* will lie carried
into effect- and u recent incident in relation
to tbe Afglritn war. an- referred to in tho
annexed letter.
AFOHAjTIfTAH AND tu.'kKV.
YVKoiill on iiis WAY Hl pi Sil A Will- 1HKFK PKIIl
to mt'kriv tino kti hum*.
Lo \ i*un. Deo. l. ? liider i i.sti nctioiis from t he
Viceroyad Indiathe ex-Ameer fatsoee Khan left
Cabal to-day for IVshawur, under the ? liaige ??f
Captain Turner and an ? sc<?at, and w ill reach hu
destination iu eight niarcms.
A Coislutif inople dispatch s.ivs t:iat Baker 1'aeha
has started for his p.i-t, as Ihe icprcsontative of
the Sultan, to snpentitynd the laMwfOOtl ou of re?
forms throughout the whole of Asia Minor.
the \\<?i:s <,;? the ministry,
i.oitn lauafMry's iikri y to mik Dm or aroyij,
? ihk AMiLO-11 RKISH IHSPl tK?MR. o'pON
wmx'i nsfaca raoetaiiaTioa] that uk m am
irishman ?" impkhii m ct i.iii? utas."
ft Ron mr. kK'.i'i.au < osnsspomrsT or thk TBinrxe.l
I.'iNDov, Nov. 1m.?It has teen supposed hitherto
that Lord Salisbury was a man superior to the com.
mon solicitude of common men in respect to
veracity. Rut he has been stung into writing a
letter which seems to prove that he is not so
superior us we thought. It is the Ihike of Argyll,
and his speech ut Leeds last Friday, that have
angered the nob'c MuMuis. Lord Salisbury by no
means attempt-, to an vvt r that sp.eeb, or to meet
the moie serious accusations with which it is filled.
There are many of them, and they wer? not mado
then foi the first time. They are on record in Ihn
debates of Parliaaneat ami in priateel beak a. Lara
Salisbury h n spoken often in the House of Lords
ami ol leu elsew here siuee they wcto first brought
against Mat, But he has never dealt with them.
Mr. Lowe, the other day at Urantham, specified
some live i a - ot deliberate deceit of which cither
Lord Salisbury or his chief had he. u guil'r. Ono
was his declaration to the Lords that the Schon
valotl'agreement, as tevealed by Marvin, was not
authentic am! not dcetvnig of credit. Lout Ndis
Iniry has never answered that, although it involved
a charge of stating, not only what was untrue, but
what he knew to Imi untrue. Tin re were others not
lcks grave, both iu Mr. Lowe's speech and in this
moie rec.-nt sp'ceh of the Duke of Argyll. Lord
Salisbury parses all of them by, but picks out one
which is not particularly grave?or not grave in
co uparisnn with the others?and as to which Hut?
is no charge of bad faith. Iiis a muter of alight
interest in itself, but, beiug brief, 1 will ghe the
substance of if.
Among Lonl Salisbury's uii-statein. nts, said the
Duke of Argyll, is tins, that the Ameer ret used to
accept a British Embassy 1m- aus<> if he a"< opted a
British he would have to accept a Russian Embassy
als .. Ihereis not a word of truth iu that sMte
inent, said the Duke. Lord Salisbury now replies
"Oh. Ves.it is trip', because the Native Agent at
Ca! u! said so;" and then he gives a long account of
the Native Agent's testimony, a:i if the Duke of
Argy ll, who ought to have huow n ot it. hail been
Ignorant of if. I don't kno w wh.-.i the Dole's
nnswer may be, but an answ.-r is ready to anybodv's
hand who turns to tho lopoft of the Looda speech,
where lie will see that the Duke ex| ressly refer i to
the argument ns having bee.i urged in the Durbar
bv that Agent, adding that its omission from Ihe
Ameer's letter showed that it was not u re.sso i . ti
a hieb Iba Ameer relied. Thal bmj let Fi ba a socc
imen of Lord Salisbury's v. ay of BjOaliaf tfl such
in utters. He knows vcrv well that few pe? pla will
take the trouble to refer to the tpaaetk lie knows
the point is not interesting enough to tin public to
lend tliein into a close ? xaminntioti ot if. If- thinks
he can make out a prim i facie e im> of misrepresen?
tation against the Duke on this one inconsiderable
point. He puts it forward, a cordi igly, and pissing
by all the ot her more iuiimrtarit. more damaging,
and more hoisslessly unanswerable ch.-rges, holds
up his hands in virtuous indignation, with tin* re?
mark that the Duke's mistake in this one w ill be a
sulHcient measure of the credence his other state
liients deserve. The artifice may or may not servo
its pur|tos4> for the moment. But one would be glad
to see the Foreign Ministcrof Gteat Itrit tin abstain?
ing from such artifices, successful or not.
N'o doubt a certain liveliness is communicated to
isilitical debates by such per tonalities as these.
And. besides Lord Salisbury, we have to thank Mr.
F. H-O'Dotinell for a readable e i:itnbutin!i fo Ihe
fiisis. Lord Hi fiord hinted theotliei da\ that Mr.
CVDotinrll, whom you know ns | Home Ruler of
an extreme tvpe, was hardly an Iris!.nun at all, but
a Scotch Macilonald. 'I Ins pleasantry Mr. ?? l'on
net I repels as a " gross personal libel." an "initial
insolence," a "tortuous insinuation," "venomous
cackle"; liually ?I ?noiiiiciiigit as an impudent unser
tion, to which be opposes a most express denial. Mr.
O'Donneli's letter is one of the most extraordinary
pieces of literature which have apoeaied this many
auay. Be vinlieitei his claim to Irish uafi niality
in everv line, and it is e.isy to b, lu ve ih it he is. as
he say-, cousin to half the c.iiintry: or t i the whole
of it, if he likes. No!).ids with less extensive kin?
ship would have been mam il to culling his opp . cut
acoronette.l t lutnniator, or have thought of in?
viting tins unhappy peer to single ?umhat, ?nv
where fioui Mofilla to t'lonaianv, with the promise
that u th ni BVMl * >'D.uinclls bmm " attend la con?
tribute an appropriate aec niioaninient" (what*
ever that may bo, a id with au invitatio:! to The,
Tim" to dispatch ? correspond nt t ? Mferl the
encoiintiT.
\\ ith reference to the current Anch - Turkish dis?
pute, I mav add to want 1 lately w rot e tl:a: the
Bioaniaf af the word Bafani from a rnrkfaa point
of view la WCfl s'.iown in a recent let fei fiom C?m
staniinople to TV Till Mull tluittU?.x paper v. In. h
represents all the intelligence there is in Eosliah
hostility to RmbIb. No reform, says Ibis . o: i. *p?.nd
ent.isof any worth, unless || secures ??| i.ilitv for
all th?? subjects of thi- Parte, and the IImIIbII bi af
the arbitral v juiwer of Ihe Sultan. B it i 'tis Lappen
to be the two very punts wui.-.i Hi. S.ilt.m will i.ot
cone iL-. I he iloiniiintion of the <Is iianli nod the
ahaolatepK reajatrraaf the Caliph at tha reila ou of
Alaiul llaiuu!. Otherwise, reform wn.il.l \, ? of
elementary simplicity. Pal w Ii it h ip.ie i ? tin,,- i*
that NM ? v ry measure PlWpoaad a i omiMission in
appointed to elab ?rate a pr >je, t is the pin use i
witb a view to its adoption ; " tue real purpose ?>f
such elaboration being to i-.nn tie from it auv i uit-g
that may inteileic with til ? I u> 11 il p.. n.<a ive r
caste dotninatii ii. and to eOOOtal the climinat! u by
lugeiiious reservations anil ambiguities."
Again?and the statein nt bears cur.otisly up oi
the recent refoim moveiuetit oi iheKugflahOototb?
meiit?" the reforms brough. under dlaaaaakM mot
one of whudi has be'U carried ou. t-u\ ?? :i 11 been of
atiivial and MPeiticial chaiaci-i. Ihe Em assy
found it iiup.i.sible to get ?ul> dantiul reforms i veil
?lis? iissA'd." Tiio very demamis \. i. cli wilhitilho
last loitiiight have been put forward so pSatiJMMely
?m here iaaeribad as " proriaotal reforms, ti.n
merest puerilities, to whb-b it is himeninble tosen
tbe Briti h aameappeudsvl." This i- tbe tejatitnouy
of a man who wrilee aa a tr end of : he Turks and m
partiean ol 8ii llonry Lisavd, ami who has good
means of iiifoimaiioii. He m v r donh a for a
inoiuent that the licet wns ? nie red to Constantsa
pople. He leteis to it as a thing well fcu iwn : and
his reiatioiis with Ho' British Arno Maltha] ate Micti
i bat he must know. As to tbe ell'm t of thai io..o?e?