Daily Wabash Express, Volume 21, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 December 1871 — Page 1

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THE annual meeting of the Board of Director of the State Prison South occurs at that institution to-dav.

WILL the editor of the Democratic Stale organ gratify the pardonable curiosity of an anxious public 60 far as to give the organ's opinion of Mr. VOOBHEEs' call for a i-pecial national convention? It woisndfl our local pride to Bee the "Sentinel" turning a f'ifiil scapula toward our Member of Congicsfl. It oughtn't to be.

THE Cincinnati "Gazette's" special cays: "The message received with great patisfaction in both Houses, and the recommendations concerning taxation, tariff, and amnesty are regarded generally as insuring for it very great popularity throughout the country. The amnesty feature was entirely unexpected, and Democrats are warm in expressions of approval of that portion."

TUB following are the efltiica'03 for the fiscal year ending June 1873: Legislative, executive, and judicial, $24,249,000 military establishment, $31,423,000 naval, $18,946,000 Indian.", $5,446,000 pensions, $30,480,G00 public wotks, $19,• 469,000 postal service, $5,474,000 miscellarieou". $11,258,000 permanent appropriation'', ^154,961,000. Total, $301,705,000. Total tor 1872, $309,639,000.

THE normal agony of the Indianapolis "Journal" i* itiitn*ified by the audacious proposal of a number of Internal Revenue officer* to give a banquet to GKO. B. WII.LIAM.1, at the Bales Houue, prior to his departure for Japan. An application will probably be made to the Superior Court of Marion county for an injunction to restrain the proprietor of that wellknown inn from hashing revenue official*.

Gov. ii GKATZ Bitowtr, of buttered watermelon notoriety, will deliver his message to the Missouri Legislature today, and the telegraph tells us that the document will contain "a scathing review" of President GRANT'S administration. This is alarming intelligence! And it is a fine illustration of official dignity to see a Governor mailing to an Associated Press reporter with an abstract of his message twenty-four hours in advance of its delivery to the Legislature.

REPRESENTATIVE FARWELL has intro^ Tluced a bill in the House relative to the burnt public buildings in Chicago. It provides for the purchase by the Secretary of the Treasury of that portion of the old Postoffice Square not now owned by the government, if it can be obtained at a reasonable price, by private purchase or by condemnation. If it cannot be reasonably purchased, the Secretary is authorized to select any other square within two squares of the old site. The bill limits the total cost of ground, and buildings sulnequenlly to be erected, to four millions dollars, of which only two millions are at present appropriated. The new building is intended to contain all the government offices.

A CORRESPONDENT whose communication appears in this paper, suggests Hon. W. W. CUKRY as a candidate for Secretary of State. AVliile it does not come within the province of the EXPRESS to advocate the claims of any one man to the prejudice of any other, 1t must be conceded that in Mr. CURRY the Republican of this State have a representative man. As one of our standird-bearers he would give strength to the ticket, and his ser-vice.-i would be everywhere recognized in the hard and essential work of the campaign.

Mr. CUBBY wa^, for a long period, editor of the New Albany "Commercial,'' in which position of unremitting labor( he give his time and ability to the emancipation of the Sccond District. In an almost hopeless contest he opposed Hon. M. C. KERR as a candidate for Congress and at once established his reputation as one of the mast powerful debaters in the political arena.

We do not intend impeaching the intelligence of people in this Congressional District, or for that matter, in any part of the State, by what ever we may say of Mr. CCBRY. lie id one of the men from whom the Republicans will choose their candidate, and if he is called to a conspicuous position, he will, as speakerand orator, give utterance to words that shall be heard and pondered.

Secretary of State.

EDITOR EXPRESS: Whatever may be the condition of the Democratic party, the campaign of 1S72 will be of vast importance in deciding the policy of the government, and in its effect upon the weal, and progress, and prosperity of the country.

In the actions of that campaign the Republican party of Indiana will take a conspicuous part. Its movements, its strategy, and energetic work may, as usual, contribute largely in determining the contest. It is therefore imperative that in selecting candidates for the Slate offices, and choosing Presidential Electors, we get men of unquestionable fitness and ability—men who command the confidence of their fellow citizens, and who can, as orators and public speakers, arrest attention, and, statesman-like, point out "the course of empire," and the great objects and duties of a patriotic people.

I* is not altogether local pride, nor is it any part of a political scheme, that tempts me tostiggest Hon. W- W.CPRRT as a candidate for Secretary of State. Mr. CURRY is known. That he has the Jeffersonian qualifications no one will deny. He has distinguished himself as a candidate for Congresj, as editor, writer and orator as a public officer and private citizen his name is above reproach. 9

TWENTY-FIRST YEAR.

THE "Jou: nal" W making a huge effort to show that the Democratic pres3 of the country is in favor of Mr. VOORHEES' last prescription. Thus far the list of "endorsers" numbers just three papers, neither ofwhich has anything more than local prominence. This is a melancholy showing.

A WASHINGTON SPECIAL says the lteiblican caucus of the Senate will meet to day, to decide npon the committees. The chairmanship of the private land claims will probably be given to a Democrat, so as to give members of that party a committee room for their exclusive use, and the Democrats will be asked to name one member on each committee.

The Honse Committees. WASHINGTON, NOV. 4.

Special to Cin. Gazette.]

Speaker Blaine got off from his disagreeable task of appointing the committees with less censure than customary on these odfcasions. There were more or less complaints, but these have now come to be a recognized feature necessarily accompanying the discharge of this complicated undertaking. There are quite a number of mtmbers who insist that the committees, as announced, have been considerably chsnged since the Speaker's first arrival in the city, and that in no inconsiderable number of instances thefe changes have been made rather as a matter of political expectancy than from any sincere regard for the public service. However this may be, the majority ofjaembers are satisfied with their assignment. As heretofore stated, Dawes was transferred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and Garfield was as signed to Dawes' old place on Appropriations. It can not be said that either of the^e gentlemen are satibfied with their present positions, or that either feel that their tastes or anticipations have been complied with. The tariff element in Congress is not only disappointed that Kelly was not given this chairmanship, but is also somewhat disgusted with the general composition of the Ways and Means Committee. Five protectionists on this committee were counted upon, and great is the chagrin at the failure in this direction. Bntler is second on the Judiciary Committee and Grst only on an obscure organization whose duty it is to keep well read up in the United States statutes. At least this is the way he puts it. He wanted and expected Military Affairs, and looked more like an intolerably abused martyr than any other member of the House when the list was read through. Of course he considers it a personal slight, and will probably make many allusions to it during the present session. Shellabarger's appointment to the head of the Committee on Commerce gives the House more satisfaction than that member himself, and especially in view of the importance and ardousness of its labor and his own indifferent health. Lynch, the member from Maine, who now has served six years on this committee, feels just a little Lit sore that his claims were overlooked. The Claims Committee looms up to the first importance in view of the vast amount of Southern business to come before it this winter and Blair's selection as chairman of this committee, on account of his legal acuteness and honesty, is regarded as one of the best mark. It was somewhat of an agreeable disappointment to Farnsworth that he was continued at the head of the Po3toffice and Post Roads Committee. Shanks, as chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, in view of the existing difficulties in this quarter, was also well received, and it is universally admitted that his appointment was one of the best that could be made. Everybody expected that Bingham would be continued at the head of the Judiciary Committee, and this appointment made upjn satisfaction what it lacked in surprisff* The Territorial Delegates, and those representing the Territories which are clamoring for admission, are more than pleased with the Territorial Committee. Hooper, of Utah, who was listening to the President's message with fear and trembling, and who had expected nl least to hear sentence of excommunication pronounced against his people.backed up by the announcement of the Territorial Committee which would show 110 mercy, ai the latter was announced went around to be congratulated that he and his people had a prospect for a peaceful solution of their difficulties, with a. possibility, also, that Utah might be admitted into the Union as a State, on a compromise which he himself had been authorized to suggest-

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SOUTH CAROLINA.

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KC KLUX.

COLUMBIA. Dec. 5.—In the KuKlux trial to day, Stanberry, for the defence, moved to quash the indictment against Crosby and others, upon the ground that the person* injured are not mentioned in the indictment that the Grand Jury had decided as to law instead of facts that the indictment was defective, stating deprivation of right to vote as taking place at a futare date that the Constitution and laws do not secure any citizen the right to vote, and that State, not federal courts must redress personal grievances complained of. Stanberry argued two honra in support of bi3 objections. Cinber, for the Government, replies to-morrow.

THE LEGISLATOR*.

COLUMBIA, S. C, December 5.—In the Legislature to day a number of financial bills were introduced, among which were bills for the cancellation of all unsigned State bonds for obtaining possession of certain bonds now in New York and for obtaining a full exhibit of all expenses since September.

PITTSBURG.

ELECTION.

PITTSBUHG, December 5.—Full returns from all the wards in the city excepting six, which cannot materially change the result, elect Blackmore, Independent, Mayor, over Morgan, Republican, by 1,274. Magee, Republican, is elected City Treasurer by about 1,000 majority.

FOUR DRUNKEN MEN DROWNED. Patrick King, George Wesley, Owen McDonald and Michael Corbett, all intoxicated, attempted to cross the Monongaliela river, at Braddecksfield, in a skiff, last night, and were run over and swamped by a tow boa*, and all drowned.

HOME.

PROTEST EXPECTED.

ROME, December 5.—The promulgation of an-encyclical from the Pope against the installment of the Italian Parliament in Rome, is expected in a few davs.

GREAT FIRE IN PARIS

Immeuse Loss to Merchants!

French Assemb!}' Organized

The Vatican Expected to Thunder.

Gov. Campbell ail Right

He Sticks to Woman Suffrage

A Blast from Gov. Brown!

He is Delivered of a Stump Speech

Which ho calls a Message

Cuban Rebellion Flickering Again!

The Rebels Reported Surrendoriug!

River Frozen at St. Louis 1

Chapter of Fatalities from Chicago

Four Drunken Men Drowned near Pittsburg!

Usual Assortment of Murders

And N uinerous Fatal A ccidentfc!

PRANCE.

FINANCIAL.

PARIS, Dec. 5.—A bill authorizing an increase of the circulation of the Bankot France will be introduced in the Assem* bly probably this iveek.

IT IS RUMORED

that Duke D'Aumale and Prince De Joinville have officially intimated their intention to occupy their seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

ORGANIZED.

PARIS, Dec. 5.—The National Assem bly effected an organization to day by reelecting President Grevey and the Vice Presidents of the last session.

THE REPORT

that Thiers had tent his message to the Assembly was premature. Although its contents are unknown, it has not yet been read or published.

IT 13 KNOWN

that Thiers withholds the document because of declaring Mmself in favor of the administration of the Orleans Princes to the Chamber, andsome avowal on the point is expected in the forthcoming message, more especially as it is supposed that he has received notification that the Princes intend to claim their right to seats as legally elected representatives.

THE STATUES

of the Orleans Princes promises to be one of the leading questions before the Assembly. Bills restoring to them their confiscated estates and all their rights as citizens of France are preparing and will be introduced at an early day. It is anticipated that these measures will give rise to a large and exciting debate. The extreme left wing will meet them with a proposition for general amnesty which is setting free the thousands of Communists still held as prisoners in the hulks and elsewhere, will be considered only on an equitable complement of the act of justice proposed to be done to the House of Orleans.

IN REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE,

the radical organ, says the Left will not take the initiative in moving the return of the Assembly and Government to Paris, but there is no reason to doubt that the removal will be effected during this session cf the legislature.

APPOINTED.

A notice appears this evening that M. Biron is appointed Ambassador to the German Empire, to reside at Berlia.

Thiers appears to have made up his mind to oppose the admission of the Orleans Piinccs to the National Assembly, for the Princes to day waited up -n Theirs for the purpose of listening to i-.a exposition of the reasons influeming him against iheir taking seats in the Legislature anfi of endeavoring, by arg meht, to change bia decision. The PresiiiVnt received tluRi courteously, but, owing to a pres-uie of publin businrM', was unable to hear or reply to thein to '»y. He, however, appointed nn in.ei\iev lor Friday next, at which lime he will be piepared to develop fully his reasons for restraining them from taking seats in the Assembly.

ENGLAND. THE PRINCE.

LONDON, De^ 5.—The Morning Bulletin says the JJrince of Wales passed"a comfortable night, progress in his case satisfactory. Symptoms con'inue slow, but steady improvement. It is understood that the fever, though severe, has at no time been beyond control of the medical attendants. Public apprehension as to the result has measurably subsided.

GEN. D. E. SICKLFS AND BRIDE have arrived on their way to Liverpool to take steamer for New York.

ARRIVED.

The steamers Brussels, City of Baltimore, and Erin have arrived out. ANNEXATION.

The annexation of the diamond fields ta the English dominion in South Africa has been completed. It is understood that the arbitration of Germany, Holland, and the United States arrived too late to suspend negotiation*.

NEWS

from the diamond fields is favorable, but VIOLENT STORMS eause great damage and serious loss of life.

ROBERT LAW,

Ex-Chancellor, in a lecture at Halifax last night made an appeal in favor of a monarchy. He defends the Qoeen from the charges of Sir Charles Dilke, and censured that gentleman's utterances.

MEMORIAL.

A memorial Jo the poettowper, to be

FCUTTERED WATERMELON!

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5.—The Missouri Legislature will meet to-morrow at Jefferson City. Governor Brown's message is devoted largely to State affairs. He refers to his appointments to office declaring them to be representatives rather of fitness and capacity, than of partizan favor. This branch of the subject is so treated as to bear inferentially upon civil service reform in the country at large. He commends radical revision of revenue laws and the payment in gold of interest on State bonds. He also recommends a Constitutional ordinance embracing a charter for the city of St. Louis, whose provisions will thereby have some permanency and not be altered and mutilated at every session of tl\e Legislature. He devotes considerable space to National affairs and deprecates the tendency towards centralization at the expense of local State governments. He draws a distinction between Republican principles and the Republican party and from this stand point frames a scathing indictment of the national administration. The results of the last election in this State are referred to and a contrast is drawn between the condition of our people under liberalism and those of the South. The railroad interests of the State are fully discussed and statistics of each company given. He also recommends the establishment of a reform school for boys.

MAJOR UPHAM,

commanding at Fort Scott, Ks., has received orders from the War Department to remove all white settlers from the Osage reservation. There are about six hundred families, embracing thirty-five hundred people on these lands and their removal at this season will cause much suffering.

KILLED.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 5.—Isaac Lewis, Jr., a railroad engineer, while acting as fireman on an extra train on the Atlantic and Pacific road on Monday r'ght, fell from a platform between the lot otive and tender and was killed. His iy was shockingly mangled.

About six o'clock this morning, while an engine and caboose car were backing up from Franklin on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, to Gray's Summit, to assist a stock train up the grade at that place, they met the Washington accommodation train coming east and a

COLLISION OCCURRED

resulting in the death of B. L. Freeman, brakeman on the caboose and dislocating the shoulder of George Beeler, conductor of the freight train. The relatives of Freeman live at Floydsburg, Kentucky,^, whither his remains will be sent.

THE RIVER

gorged at Kinswick, twenty-five miles below here yesterday, and to-day the ice blocked up and became stationary in the harbor opposite the city. No ferry boats ran to-day and the only communication with the Illinois shore was by the transfer boat Lewis V. Bogy, which is a ram. But she was able to make but two trips.

THE WEATHER

has moderated considerably since yesterday, but unless the gorge below breaks away there will be no further crossing here for a day or two, or until ice becomes strong enough to permit teams to cross. A few pedestrians made the passage this afternoon but it was attended with great danger.

ILLINOIS.

BOILER EXPLOSION.

ABINGDON, ILLS., Dec. 5.—At about half past seven o'clock this morning the boiler in the flouring mill of James Dowdy & Co. at this place exploded with terrific force, injuring the proprieter James Dowdy, slightly, and Joseph Hicks, enginee and Charles Trout, assistant both seriously perhaps fatally. The mill, a substantial brick building, three stories in heightb, is almost a complete wreck. An extensive cider factory was connected with the mill and five hundred barrels of cider were lying in and about the building. Several of these barrels of cider were thrown high into the air and one or two of them came down through the roofs of adjoining houses.

COLD AT CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, December 5.—The weather to-day has been intensely cold. The thermometer early this morning indicated seven to twelve degrees below zero, according to locality. The effect has been to almost entirely suspend work in the burnt district.

MR. MEDILL,

the new Mayor, has withdrawn from editorial connection with theTqgtane, which will continue so long as n% remains Mayor.

N. A. JERVIS,

a carpenter by trade, residing at the corner of Desplaines and Fourth street, committed suicide yesterday afternoon by cutting his throat. He was insane-

FROZEN TO DEATH.

Early this morning the dead body of a girl was found, frozen stiff', lying in the rear of 388, Fourth avenue. She was seen last evening, about 11 o'clock, near the place wKere her body was found, in an intoxicated condition.

KATE SHEM,

living on May street, last night, while preparing supper for her husband, ignited her clothing while near the stove and was

BURNT

to a crisp. She was intoxicated. Her husband was absent at the time. FA^AL EXPLOSION.

A beer still, connected with the distillery of G. G. Kensell, on Third avenue, exploded this noon, instantly killing Geo. Bennett, beer runner, and seriously in. juring Geo. Ladd, tub washer, and another employe, whose name is unknown. The building was completely demolished. Loss about $15,000.

RAILROADS.

The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company has got its new freight houses so far advanced in the north division as to be able to manage its freight business with dispatch.

The Michigan Central Railroad Company has now completed its freight houses at the foot of Lake street and is fully able to handle conveniently all freights that comes The company has now put under more substantial slate roofs, 50,000 square feet of floor surface for freight purposes.

SINCE THE FIRE,

according to a statement published to-day by W. A. Hutchinson, Secretary of the Chicago Typographical Union, thetolal contributions throughout the couim^ for the benefit of Chicago printers foots up $9,004.

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MISCELLANFOUS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—Since attention has been directed to abuses in reference to the system, there "has been a great change effected in the interest reform. Favorites are no longer receiving appointments as referees. Yesterday Judge Cardozo expressed his.willingness to appoint a referee who had been selected by counsel.

The Tribune, commenting on the President's message, says: On the whole we find much more to approve than to condemn in this message and believe that it will be favorably regarded by a large majority of the American people.

The Times says of the President's policy, as set forth in the message: We are much mistaken if the most exacting can find in it any recommendation or oversight on whiclP to base serious complaint. It will strengthen the intelligent faith of the people in his sound sense and sympathy with the better feeling of the country.

The Tribune says: In the whole we consider Mr. Blaine's cast of the Committee's as good ones, and We congratulate the House and the country on a distribution of labor which promises signal energy and efficiency in the dispatch of business.

The Times editorially says, that the withdrawal of Secretary Fish will be announced shortly.

The same paper says: We are assured on good authority that at the present writing, Ingersoll is in Jersey City, Woodward in Connecticut, Hugh Smith, Wm. Hennessey and Cook are at St. Catharines, Canada, Jas. M. Sweeny, brother of Peter B., is at the Hot Springs in Arkansas, Tweed still continues to be "nn inhabitant of this city and represents the fourth Senatorial District in the

Legislature. His residence is in Fifth avenue, but in case he is wanted by the sheriff he will be more likely to be found at the domicile of Mrs. McMulIan in 39th street.

Among the grand jurors for the next term are Lloyd Aspinwall, Marshal O. Roberts, John Jacob Astor, Isaac W. England, George K. Sistare, and Charles Delmonico.

At the general term of the Common Pleas Court yesterday the judgment of the court was affirmed awarding some Beven thousand dollars damages to an opn- inger named Brignoli for injuries rei' ed by an accident while traveling from Chicago to Cincinnati in 1867.

A dispatch from Washington says thecorrespondence in the case of Catacazy, late Russian Minister, will be called for in the Senate to morrow, and will probably be promptly sent in on Wednesday.

It is also stated in Washington dispatches that an efl'ort will soon be made to put Sumner back on the Foreign Relations Committee.

The steamer Anglia is detained at Quarantine with two cases of small pox on board.

A Venizuelan dale of the loth of November state that the Revolutionists succeeded in taking the town of Seaily after a battle in which they captured some four hundred prisoners. Pulgar leads the revolution, which has extended around Maracaibo.

At a meeting of the Citizens' Association last evening, Nathaniel Sands was expelled. Sands is the person who is^ccused of having made large sums by negotiating loans for the city.

The World severely criticises various portions of the President's message, and says that it has a great deal more dry recital, such as chief clerks of departments are capable of furnishing, and which alert newspaper correspondents antici pated while the events were still fresh and had the character of news.

Intelligence from Albany and other interior places says the canals are considered closed for the season.

At a meeting of the Indian Aid Society, last night, Aaron M. Powell, who lately made a tc:.r among the Indians in the reservations, endorsed the Quaker policy. He stated that the proposed removal of Indians from reservations to one great reservation in the Indian Territory was in the interest of railroad schemes and spectators.

InSjeneral Seesions the'Grand Jury made presentments that one hundred and sixty thousand dollars.had been expended in adding a new story to the Hall of Records, while the expense should not exceed $25,000 that the building is in an unsafe condition that title deeds for nearly all the real estate of the city are endangered.

A person was frozen to death in Jefferson Market Police Station last night. The officials say their application for fuel was disregarded.

Samuel G- Courtney has obtained an order from Judge Learned, at Albany, to show cause, on Saturday, why Connolly's bail should not be reduced.

The case of Tweed is being argued at that city. Alexis has returned from Philadelphia.-"

Theodore B. Bronson is elected Secre tary of the Citizens' Association, vice Roosevelt, resigned.

The Black Friday case of R. W. Cameron vs. Francis Derkheim and others, resulted in a verdict of $36/80 for the plaintiff.

Judge Barnard adhere to the order releasing many Ludlow street jail prisoners.

The bronze statue of* Franklin, for the printing house square, is completed. Two members of the Chamber of Commerce have gene to supervise the distribution of the relief fund of which there is still on band $660,000.

i\EW ORLEANS.

RACES.

]SEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5—Metarie race, 1st day, race, 2 miles, over 8 hurdles— Club purse of $-500,"4 entries, Blind Tom and Virgil, dead heat, Von Moltke 3, Temple 4. Time—4 minutes, 16 seconds.

Second heat, Blind Tom beat Virgil easy. Time—4:21}. Second racc, Metarie stakes, for 3 year olds, 2 miles, $50 entrance and $600 added 2nd horse to receive $100, 3d save the stakes, 11 nominations, 3 started won by Sentinel, beating Salina and Rightway. Time—3:5S|.

Third race, Club purse, $400, mile heats, for all ages, Bob Shelton 5,2, withdrawn Arizona 3,1,1 Niagara 4, distanced John McDonald 6, distanced. Style 1, 4, 2 Billy Williamson 2, 3, withdrawn. Time—1:56$, 1:57 two naught, three favorites 1st race Von Moltke and Blind Tom eqlial 2d race Sentinel, 3d Billy Williamson. Track very light.

WEATHER.

Cold and clear. First ice of the season last night.

CHEYESSE.

A SENSIBLE VETO.

CHEYENNE, December 4 At four o'clock this afternoon, George Campbell sent a message to the lower branch of the Legislature, vetoing the bill repealing the Women's Suffrage act.

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XLII CONGRESS -SECOSD SESSION.

SENATE.

WASHINGTON, December 5.

Various bills were introduced and appropriately referred. A resolution was adopted calling for a report of the expedition of Capt. Selfridge to the Isthmus of Tehauntepec.

Mr. Blair called up his resolution of yesterday, as to the suspension of the habeas corpus in South Carolina.

Messrs. Morton and Conkling opposed the motion to take it up. Lost. A resolution was adopted calling for correspondence in relation to the retirement of Catacazy.

A bill was received from the House, declaring the meaning of the eight hour law.

Mr. Trumbull offered an amendment abolishing it. Mr. Wilson urged the immediate passage of the bill.

The postal telegraph proposition was referred to the Postoffice Committee. Adjourned.

HOUSE.

Several bills were introduced and referred, among which one by Mri Wells, of Missouri, for appropriating money for the purchase of a site and the erection of a building for a Custom House, Postoffice, and other Federal offices at St. Louis

Mr. Farnsworth from the Postoffice Committee, reported a hill to revise, consolidate and amend the statute relating to the Postoffice Department. He stated that it was the same bill which passed the House at the last Congress. The postal laws had been certified since the organization of the Department and many of them had become obsolete, while others were con* tradictory and difficult of explanation.

The Clerk proceeded to read the bill which is very volumnious. The reading of the bill was interrupted by the expiration of the morning hour, when the House went into the Committee of the Whole on the President's annual message.

Mr. Dawe8*stated in reply to Mr. Wood, that the terms by which the Committee was constituted, provided that it should continue during the present Congress, but even if it were not so, there had been yesterday referred to that Committee, some measures which would have revived it if it had expired.

Mr. Wood protested against the continuance of a committee which was not only useless but promotive of disorder and distraction throughout the country.

Mr. Randall thought the question of the union of the telegraph and postal service and all questions of subsidies should go to the Committee on Commerce or Postoffice Committee, instead of to select committees. He had seen the evil of creating select committees to consider special subjects. He remembered that when the first Pacific Railroad Committee was established, the Speaker of the House made it up in the interest of roads, and that committee was prepared to give away all the land of the nation.

Mr. Farnsworth moved that the subject be referred to the Postoffice Committee as the only one having proper jurisdiction-

Mr. Dawes said this was a great subject, worthy the consideration of the country and one which was being forced upon its consideration by the events and tendencies of the age. If anything required a special committee, which would have time to consider it fully, is was this subject.

Mr. Niblack suggested that the scheme would entail immense patronage on the administration, which would have the appointment of at least 8,000 employes to take charge of the telegraphic business, which fact made the proposition an appalling one to him, and would control his vote against it.

Mr. Farnsworth understood it was proposed to incorporate with every considerable postoffice in the country, a telegraph office, and to make every postmaster a telegraph operator or appoint an expert to operate the telegraph. The govern ment would thus have cognizance of all private, confidential and financial business of the people. Every member of Congress would be importuned by his constituents to make their postoffice a telegraph station. The Postoffice Committee had been appointed without reference to thft subN ject, and might therefore be presumed as fair as one appointed -specially. He was willing to admit that he had gone ove/ the whole subject, and was against the whole scheme. The success of the system in Great Britain or any thickly settled, old country, where no new pos&Sice had been established for fifty years, formed no criterion for this country, lhe whole theory was inonstrous in any way it could be regarded.

Mr. Banks remarked that the question of ocean cables was in the hands of the Foreign Committee, and moved that part be stricken from the pending resolution.

Mr. Dawes assented, and the resolution was so modified. Mr. Banks thought it best for the interest of the country to avoid special committees where there was a permanent standing committee to whom a subject could be referred

Mr. Beck, a member of the Special Committee of last Congress, said the cost and effect of the project had been understood. He believed the proper committee, that of appropriations, who would be very careful in recommending anything that would take from the people, not thirtyfive, but nearly seventy millions of dollars He did not believe the committee would even sanction such a scheme, or even consider it for a moment.

Mr. Randall wished to stop this scheme of plunder at the threshold. He was informed that originally the whole of the telegraph lines did not cost over two or three millions, and now the company had the effrontery to ask Congress to take its property at the

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appreciated vaiue.

He would oppose the scheme, because it would place the whole private and business transactions of the people under the security of government officials. He hoped the House would squelch the thing at once.

Mr. Dawes did not understand that any project warranted the statement made by Randall, that the telegraph company asked Congress to purchase its property at an enormous rate. That gentleman did not understand the relations of the matter more than a baby, 'lhe Western Union Company was arraying itself with all its power and influence against any such proposition.

Mr. Beck remarked that while the Western Union Company opposed the project last Congress, he understood it had changed ite position and now is anxious for it.

Mr. Dawes said that fact did hot commend the matter to his approval but this is not the time to enter upon the merits of the whole subject.

After further discussion by Messrs. Palmer and Garfield in favor, and Messrs. Conner and King against a special committee, the subject was referred 105 to 98 to the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. Cox moved the reference of that poition of the message relative to the new loan to the Committee on Banking. .Re­

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jected and the subject left with the Ways and Means Committee. The Committee rose. •"•"The resignation of Mr. Washburne, of Massachusetts, was presented.

A resolution was adopted for inquiry iuto the expediency of the establishment of a labor bureau in connection with the department of agricultnre, with a view to the completion of statistics, and the more complete recognition of the rights of the laboring classes. ANjourned.

f5 TELEUBAHIC ITEMS.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 5.—Alexis left for New York at noon after visiting the Methodist Fair.

PORTLAND, ME, Dec. 5.—The total loss by the burning of the Yarmouth flour mill is $25,000 injured $15,000.

The Barmatian from Liverpool is reported outside. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 5.—A man named R. C. Slatt, from the country, was thrown from his buggy and instantly killed this morning.

Mike Murphy, another victim of the hand-car collision on the Bellefontaine road, died to day.

WASHINGTON, December 5.—One hun dred recruits will be sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for assignment to the 3d Infantry.

The Secretary of the Navy has sent a quantity of condemned clothing to the sufferers by fire in the Northwest.

The annual -session of the National Council of the Union League will be held in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Dec. 13.

ST. CATHARINES, ONT., December 5.— The canal is again frozen, and onl^ four propellers are coming down, \essels will have to lay up, but the propellers will go through.

ALBANY, December 5.—At the conclusion of the argument in the case of Tweed, Judge Learned took the papers and reserved his decision. The time given Tweed to procure bail expires on the 13th.

DETROIT, December 5.—The number of marine disasters on the lakes during the present season, as reported by Captain Hill, Marine Reporter of Detroit, was eleven hundred and sixty-seven. Of this number two hundred and twenty-five were collisions two hundred and eighty went ashore thirty one were burned twenty six capsized nineteen foundered one hundred and thirty-two sprung a leak sixty-five watei logged sixty were dismasted one hundred and ten lostthfeir deck loads ten explosions, and the remainder were of minor importance.

SANTA FE., N. M., December 4.—The Territorial Legislature assembled here to-day. The Republicans have united and contrelled the organization of both houses. Governor GiddingB will read his message to-morrow.

WASHINGTON, December 5.—The re port of the Southern Claims Commissions will be submitted to Congress next Monday.. About five hundred cases have been concluded, three fourths of which are in favor of the claimants, though the aggregate amount is reduced from one million six hundred thousand dollars to less than five hundred thousand dollars.

Collector McLean, of Chicago, was in the city to day, and had a long consultation with Secretary Boutwell relative to matters pertaining to the government.

LITTLE ROCK, ABK.,Dec.5.—Milander Balch was accidentally shot and killed by his brother-in-laff, near Arkadelphia, Thursday.

On Sunday, a colored man named Wm Bailey, was shot near Camden under the following circumstances bailey, who had been tramping aloBg the road, had set down to rest, when John Green, another colored man, came riding by and seeing Bailey, without any provocation, raised a double barrel gun and shot him through, killing him almost instantly.

A fire occurred to-night in a frame dwelling, corner of Commerce and Third streets, nearly destroying the whole building. The house belonged to Alexander George and was occupied by Rdkert Bruce.

Snow fell to-day. ANNAPOLIS, MD., December 5.—A full jury was obtained in the Wharton case and the indictment was read to-day, during which the eyes of the prisoner (were fixed alternately upon the clerk and jury, bdt not a feature changed and no emotion was visible. The case was opened for the prosecution, and Mrs. Eliza Chabb, of Washington, gave her evidence, but threw no light upon the crime with "which the prisoner is charged.

SELMA, ALA., December 5.—The Agricultural Congress met in this city to-day. Delegates from Kentucky, South Caro lina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama are present.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 5.— The Commissioner on Revision of Laws has completed, for submission to Congress, portions relative to the judiciary, comprising 2,792 sections.

LOUISVILLE, KY., December 5.— A young man named Ed. Connell, in a dispute this afternoon, about the election, with Thomas Scally, was shot by the latter, and died in a few hours.

The city election here to-day excited considerable local interest. No party nominations were made.

CINCINNATI. O., December 5—J5"red Dyckers, of Sidney, Ohio, was killed on Sunday by upsetting his buggy while driving at a desperate rate.

Harvey Nation, of South Union township, Ross county, *as killed yesterday afternoon while putting a barrel of vinegar in his cellar. He was found at the bottom of the cellar, with the barrel resting on his head, which was shockingly ciushed.

OMAHA.

THE SNOW.

OMAHA, NEB., Dec. 4.—The Union Pacific train eastward was reported yesterday as snow bound at Elm Creek._ It made no further progress. Two engines, sent to its assistance, ran off the track or have been disabled. The storm has been severe along the whole length of the road. The thermometer is 16° below zero this or in

FROZEN.

John Delaney, a lawyer of this city, was found last night with his armH and legs frozen, having fallen from the side walk and severely injured himself. Hi life will probably be saved by the ampu tation of his feet.

Wisconsin,

FIRE.

MADISON, December 5.—A 'ire at Baraboo, Wisconsin, yesterday, burned the stores of Bowen, Albert & Co., C«m & Co's express office, I. & J- Draptcr building, Miss

Sharp's'millinery

estab-

lishment, and Avery & »nd *VroSharnke and Sank & Co Bank. Loss $25 000. A fearful gale prevailed at time, and for a whileth?.7*Qle to*ij seerteil in imminen^fetyttc.

HAVANA.

\i-'"THE OLD, OLD STORY." '9'. HAVANA, December 5.—Senor Moreno has assumed the governorship of Havana.

The report of the removal of Valmazeda is untrue. The principal telegraph lines have been placed in working order, and remain undisturbed by the Insurgents. This is considered positive proof of

TNA DECLINE

Of the rebelliota. Several prominent rebels have surrendered to the call ipon their countrymen to lay down their arms.

THE ONLY REBELS

Now in arms are plantation negroes, who are headed by negroes and a few whites. These parties, owing to misdemeanors committed by them, refuse to surrender. It is reported that

URQUIZA

Has also surrendered. This surrender is considered important, asUrquiza was the successor of the noted rebel leader

PONCHO VEGA,

Who was incapacitated for service some time ago. It is reported that Vega has made his escape to Jamaica.

ARRIVED.

The U. S. war steamer Nipaic arrived here yesterday. TAKING NEGROES from the eastern department to uork on plantations in the western department has been prohibited.

PRESIDENT GRANT'S MESSAGE was the subject of general disenssion heie to-day. The portion relating to American's holding slaves is universally approved. The number of Americans owning plantations or otherwise interested in Cuba is very large.

SAX FRANCISCO.

THE WHALERS.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 4.—Honolulu advices report eight whalers, including all which escaped destruction in the Arctic, refitted and sailed.

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE

Met to-day did not organize will organize to-morrow. SHEEP BURNED.

Fifteen hund^d sheep were burned to death in Luler, in the Delta of San Joaquin.

The new silver mines in theHualpi district are attracting a great rush. THOMAS B. SHANNON, Of San Francisco, Republican, will be Speaker of the Assembly.

THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO MARKET.

By Telegraph.] CHICAGO, Dec. 5. FLOUR—Quiet and unchanged and fair inquiry on Southern account low grades, extras, and guperfines were wanted some high grades were sold where flour would be shipped direct from the mifls to the South,

WBEAT—Demand

fair ana prices ad­

vanced. No, 1 Chicago spring 126 No. 2 Chicago spring, 1 19%al 20 rejected spring, 1 (Hal 05: f*o. 2 Chicago spring seller December. 1 19%al 20 seller last half month, I 20% seller January, 1 21%-

half, 4lj%a4i% seller January, 42a42% seller A 4 4 6 a 4 8 OATS—Demand fair and priccs advances 32a?6325'4 seller January. 32% seller May, 38,

RYE—Demand good at full prices. No. 2, 62}$a63: Mo, 1. 63. PARLEY— Demand good, at full pricos. No. 2 fall. 62^4 No, 3 spring, 53 seller January, 63J£a64,

PORK—Steady, with a moderate demand mess pork, 12%: seller Jauuary. ]S%al3^ seller Febuary, 13 86al3 45 i- March, 13 66a13 75.

LARD—Steady, with a moderate demand, 8% January, 85£a8% seller February, 8%a9 Alarch,8aa9

GR-KEN MiUATS—Hams, 6Ka734, according to averages ehsulders, 3%a3% long clear and short ribs. 5?4: short clear,5% bulk shoulders. snort ribs. 6%a5% thort clear, 6a«ij£.

BEEF—Products quiet, at former prices. WHISKY—Demand fair and market firm, at 89.

UOGS-Demand active and prices advsnced, live. 3 90a3 94 dressed quiet, 4 65. EXCHANGE—At par

ST. LOUIS MARKET.

By Telegraph.] ST. Lons, Dec. 5. COTTON-Quiet at 17%al8. FLOUR—Quiet business small, though there is a fair demand for low and medium grades delivered at Cairo superfine winter, 5 50a5 75 extra winter, 00a6 15 double extra, 0 25a6 65.

WUEAT—Stiff,with a good demand for No, 3 red at 1 47 hel at 1 50 No, 2 red winter saleable, at 1 55 held higher.

CuRN—Firm: mixed on track, 44a45 No, 2 in elevator. 37%. BARLEY—Firm 75 for primo Wisconsin,

RYE—Higher No. 2. 73&a75. WHISKY—Hold at 90 no sales. PORK—Nominal, 13.

DRY SALT MEATS Only order trade shoulders, 5a5}£ clear rib sides, 6J4 clear,

^IjACON—Only order trade shoulders, 7Ka7lAi clcar rib sides, 7%a7}4 clear sides, 75iaV/t.

LARD—Firm 8£cash and seller month. HOGS—Firm, 3 80a4 30 bulk of sales at 3 90&4 15.

CATTLE Unchanged all business restricted for lack if tiausporiation and suspension of ferriage across the river.

CINCINNATIMARKET.

By Telegraph.J CIHOMNATI, Dec. 5. COTTON—Dull and prices declined: low middling, I7}al7%.

FLOUR—Demand fair and market firm, 6 65afi 90, WHEAT—Scarce and firm.l 42al 45.

CORN—Demand fair and prices advanced, 46a47. RYE—Demand fair and market firm, 78a80.

OATS—Steady, with moderate demand, 36a40 PARLEY—Demand good, with full priccs spring, 75a80 fall, 80a9U,

CuFFEE—Demand good, and full prices. SUGAR-—Fair demand, bit at lower rates for New Orleans prime, 10%all: refined, demandfairand prices advanced, hard 13%-

OILS—Unchanged. CLOVER SEED—Steady, with modorato demand light sales, 13% 13% generally asked.

LARD—Demand fair and market firm light sales, 8%a9. BULK MEATS—Demand light but holders firm nominally, 5, 6, 6% for twenty-five days in salt.

BACON—Demand light but holders firm 7%a7% asked no sales. HOGS Demand good at full prices, 4 f5a4(5. Receipts 7,500.

WHISKY—Demand good at full prices, at 90 GREEN MEATS-Demand light but holders firm held at 4%a5% for shoulders aud rough sides 8a8% for hams.

NEW YORK MARKET.

By Telegraph.] Niw YORK. Dec. 5. COTTON—Demand good at full prices middling upland 19%.

FLOUR—Dull, but unchanged. Receipts 10,000. Superfine Western and State, 5 80a6 10: common to good, 6 35a6 60 good to choice, 6 65a" 10 white wheat extra. 7 10a7 30 extra Ohio 6 50a7 10 St. Louis, 6 70a9 25.

KYE FLOUR-Steady. 4 50a5 25. CORN MEAL—Unchanged. WHISKY—Firmer, held at 99, WHEAT—Quiet, holders disposed to realise Receipts, .12,100 bushels. Spring No- 1.1 57 No. 2,spring. 1 5Cal 53 winierred western, 1 55al 62: amber, 1 frtal 63 white, 1 65al 73. «Y E—Unchanged.

BARLEY—Firmer western, 1 CO Canada west. 1 25 a 1 27,

MALT—Quiet. CORN—Unsettled. Receipts25.(00bushels. Western mixed afloat, 78Ka79 new. 76a78 yellow western.8U.

OATS—Firmer. Receipts 23,000 bushels. Western and Ohio, 56a57 western in store,

—Scarco and firm shipping, 1 15al 20 retail lots.I 25al 65. HOPS-Firmly held.

EGGS—

Demand fair and market firm

3ia35COFFEE—Demand fair and market firm Rio, lSa2»M.

SUGAR—Dull fair to good refining, 9%a9% Cuba. 9*'0. MOLASSES—Steady, with moderate demand: New Orleans, 48a'5.

KlCE-8%a9. PETROLEUM —CrudolS refined 22a221'* TURPENTINE-Quiet. 66. PROVISIONS—Pork dull unchanged BKEF—Unchanged, CUT MEATS—Unchanged. MIDDLES—Steady long cie**. sho^i^ 8 bellies, 734.

LARD—Quiet Ne, 1 it, Dihpft fteana, *iprime kettle rendMedk, 9J4V ApciK 10 Jaauary, S% Mar^k,

NEW YOBIT3UNE¥ MARKET. By Teligzaph.] HEW Yoai, Dee. GyLD—.Quiet: 10%.

CLEARINGS'" -3M 000.000. GOVERNMHN.TS—Quiptand steady.. STOCKS—Clossd heavy and loweih, MONEY—Firm. at 6a7, 9TA1JE !^0NI8—"Ptilfaijd tfranv.