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* , #•> ' ' •' V ---*- -- • 4 ; T-JVR * ('WR * +- ' * U * <V V „ • I < , 1 . ' ' • ; ' - " ' ' • * 1 • 1 • > . 'TS" -' 4 • DRtjemig $laindfalfr. J. VAN KLYKE, ILLINOIS. THE NEWS CONDENSE JUL)T THK E.AST. Grand Jury of Paterson, N. J., have in­ dicted all the officers of the Merchants' Loan and Trust Company for conspiracy in removing the assets of the bank after it failed Cot John W. Forney has sold Ufi' Philadelphia Press for f180.000. Col. W. W. Nevin is the purchaser The remains of the gallant Custer were interred at West Point, H. x. on the 11th Inst. About 2,000 people were in attendance, and the funeral ceremonies were quite im­ posing. A QUESTION of executive privilege has oome up in connection with the investigation by the Pittsburgh Grand Jury of the facts and circum­ stances of the July riot. Subpenas have been served upon various State officials, including Gov. Hartranft, commanding them to appear and testify. They have seen fit to disc bey the summons, advised thereto by the Attorney General, and the Grand Jury thereupon has asked that they be adjudged guilty of contempt and=compeUed to appear and give testimony.... William C. Oilman, the extensive forger of in- Korance scrip, pleaded guilty in a New York court, and was sentenced to five years in the flt&te prison. f THE amount necessary to procure tke trans­ portation from Egypt of the obelisk presented by the Khedive to the city of New York has been subscribed. The monument is the com panion and counterpart of Cleopatra's Needle, and will cost $100,000 to bring over. CHARLES H. WOBTHEN, late an employe of the firm of Field, Leiter & Co., of Chicago, has recovered a verdict in' the Massachusetts Su­ preme Court of #18,300, against the Grand Trunk railway, for the loss of a leg. THE 100th anniversary of the surrender of the British Gen. Burgoyne was celebrated a! Schuylerville, N. Y., on the 17th inst. About 40,000 people were present. THE WEST. ALMOST the entire business portion of the Tillage of Vacaville, Solano county, Cal., to- Sether with a number of residences, has been estroyed by fire. The loss aggregates up- wards'of $100.000 The reported earnings of twenty-four Western railroad companies during the month of September aggregate $8,443,972, against $7,136,872 during the corresponding month last year. The increase Is 81,307.100. The greatest increase was in the earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road. Mine of the twenty-four roads suffered a de­ crease as compared' with the same month in 1876. AcosvEimojf for furthering the improve­ ment of the navigation of the Upper Missis- rippi river was in session at St. Paul last week. 'Resolutions were adopted urging upon Con- £ess the necessity of an appropriation sufficient secure good navigation from the falls of St. Anthony to the Gulf of Mexico, and indorsing the building of levees by the Ueneral Govern­ ment The Chicago papers chronicle the death of Daniel O'Hara, a prominent citizen and leading Democratic politician. A STNGULABLT horrible tragedy was enacted in a Chicago hotel a few days ago. A man named J. M. Gladden, hailing from Iowa, murdered a married woman, the wife of one Bell, with whom he had been criminally inti­ mate, by cutting her throat, and then ended fcis own life by the same means... .The Kansas City Times states that grave doubts exist as to ft® guilt of Joel Collins, who was recently killed as one of the Union Pacific train rob­ bers, and his father, a wealthy citizen of Dal­ las, Texas, haB employed counsel to investigate the matter. It is claimed that CoU|ns oould Bot have been present at tiio train "robbory, that he was returning from the Black Hills, where he had sold a drove of cattle for 820,000, and his conduct when captured is accounted for on the hypothesis that he supposed he had fallen in the hands of robbers, and was deter­ mined to resist to the end. * AXOTHEB of the Union Pacific train robbers has been arrested in Callaway county, Mo. His name is James Berry Milwaukee tele­ gram : "J. M. Binckley. Assistant Attorney General of the United States under President Johnson, and who has resided in this city for a year and a half past, has disappeared mysteri­ ously. His mental condition for several days past has excited some apprehension." J AXES BKBRY, the Pacific railroad robber captured in Callaway county, Mo., has died of > the wounds inflicted by the Sheriff while ar­ resting him. He made a confession to the ef­ fect that Collins, who was killed in K«.n«a«t planned the robbery ; that the names of the other men were correct is now known by the Express 'Company, and that they all traveled 900 miles together, and then separated in squads of two. Berry's partner went to Chicago. THE SOUTH. Co&UKnon MOTT and six revenue offioerB re­ cently made a raid on the moonshiners in Burke county, N. C., captured two illicit dis­ tiller? and a large amount of crooked whisky. While returning with their booty they were attacked by the mountaineers, and all but one wounded. GENERAL. FATLFBES : The Pioneer Land and Loan Bank, of San Francisco, liabilities $1,113,000, assets nil; the Franklin Savings Bank, of Pittsburgh, liabilities $200,000; the German- American Bank, of Quincy, ILL, liabilities tl00,0<)0.- A NEW YOBS dispatch informs us that " the railway companies have advanced rates on westward freights 33)4 percent." A steamer sailed from New York for London, the other day, with 100 stone-cutters on board. These men go out under a year's contract, at 9d. per hour. Another company of 100 is soon to follow.... The storm of last week was the most destructive experienced for years on Lake Erie. Numerous wrecks are reported, in many iustances accompanied by loss of life Niles G. Parker, ex-State Treasurer of South Carolina, has been arrested in Jersey City and lodged in the county j ail on a requisition from Gov. Hampton, of South Carolina, charg­ ing him with plundering the State. He says he is willing to turn State's evidence. EDWABDS PIEBBEPONT, United States Minis­ ter to the Court of St. James, has tendered his tesignation. TUCSON (Arizona) telegram: "A most seri­ ous ALD threatening state of affairs exists at EL Paso, Texas. The entire lower portion of EL Paso county is in possession of the mob and Americans throughout the county have abandoned their homes and fled to EL Paso for safety. Judge Howard, who killed Louis Cor­ dis, succeeded in making his escape to Messil- la, where he still remains. Cordis is said to have been the leader of the mob, who are all more desperate AHD threatening in consequence ©f his death. A L&rge number of outlaws are eacamped near the county-seat. They declare they will fight the troops if the latter attempt to make arrests. Judge Blaker is en route from Fort Plavis with troops to restore order." A WASHINGTON telegram to the Chicago Tri­ bune says: "AnIndiana gentleman of promi­ nence who has arrived here says that Senator Morton can never again come to Washington. Be gives the following description of HJP pres­ ent condition: With the exception of slight activity in his arms. Senator Morton's body IS practically dead below the chin, and it is with aiflicultv that nourishment of any kind ean be ADMINISTERED to him." The sick Senator was removed last week from Richmond to Indian- opolis. A TELEGRAM from the Chicago Times' cor­ respondent with the Sitting Bull Commission brings information that the fugitive chieftata has consented to meet and treat with the com­ mission at Fort Walsh. Sitting Bull has with him fifty Nez Perces warriors, who escaped FIOM the Bear's Paw fight, and their case may possibly complicate the duties of the commis­ sion somewhat. A DELEGATE has been sent in from the Black Hills district to Washington, to request a Ter­ ritorial Government for the new gold region. It is proposed to form a new Territory which shall be taken from Wyoming, Dakota and Montana Territories The number of busi­ ness failures in this country thus far this year shows a large decrease, as compared with those for the corresponding time last year. Last year there were 7,050 failures, with $156,272,800 liabilities ; this year there have been 6,666 fail­ ure?, with $141,952,266 liabilities. WASHINGTON. Tint President and several members of the Cabinet attended the Maryland Fair, at Fred­ rick, last week. COLUMBUS DBLANO, formerly Secretary of the Interior, was caned in the streets of Washing­ ton, the other day, by ex-Judge Wright, of , In­ diana. Wright, it seems, was indicted for fraud some vears AGO, and attributes his ill- fortune to Delano Gen. McMillan, of Louisi­ ana, has been appointed Pension Agent for the consolidated agencies for the Southwest, with headquarters at New Orleans, succeeding Isbel (colored), whose bond was defeotive... .The administration will do its utmost to secure an appropriation of at least $200,000 for the pur­ poses of the Paris Exposition. THE deficiency O? the Navy Department is about $2,000,000 ; that of the Department of Justice about $250,000....Secretary Sohurz asks for $33,000 to repair the damage sus­ tained at the Interior Department by the re­ cent fire. THE Democratic caucus for the nomination of officers of the House of Representatives was held on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 13, Hiester Clymer, of Pennsylvania, presiding. For the Speakership, Randall, Sayler and Goode were nominated, the names of Morrison and Cox having been previously withdrawn from the contest. Randall received the nomination on the first ballot, the vote standing : Randall, 107 ; Goode, 23; Sayler, 12. The caucus made the nomination unanimous. John G. Thomp­ son, of Ohio, was renominated for Ser- geant-at-Arms by acclamation. Adams was renominated for Clerk on the first ballot. There were three ballots for Door­ keeper, resulting in the choice of Col. Polk, of Missouri. J. M. Stewart, of Virginia, was nom­ inated on the first ballot for re-election as Postmaster. Rev. Dr. Poisel, of the Southern Methodist Church, was nominated for Chap­ lain. POLITICAL. A LABGE meeting of New York Republicans, called for the purpose of indorsing President Hayes, was held in Cooper Institute one night last week. Prof. Dwight, of Columbia Law School, presided. George William Curtis was the principal speaker. Resolutions strongly indorsing the national administration were adopted. " THE Republicans of the Black Hills recently held a delegate convention at Deadwood, chose E. C. Brearly a delegate to Washington, and adopted resolutione indorsing the national ad­ ministration The Republican State Com­ mittee of Georgia has disbanded. AT a meeting of the German and Independ­ ent Citizens' Committee of New York city, the other day, it was resolved that both the Demo­ cratic and Republican. State tickets were un­ worthy of support, and the following ticket was put up : Secretary of State, John C. Churchill; Comptroller, Frederick P. Alcott; Treasurer, William L. Bostwick; Attorney General, Gran­ ville Tremain: State Engineer, Horatio Sey­ mour, Jr. THE TUKKO-RC88IAN WAR. ANOTHEB battle was fought near Kara, in Asia, on TFOA 10th inst. The Turk* claim to have repulsed the Russians with disastrous losses ...The Turks have again revictualed Plevna The inclement weather and lack of clothing is causing great mortality in the Rus­ sian ranks... Another Turkish monitor has been blown up by a torpedo in the Danube Russia has undertaken to pay Servia 1,000,000 rubles monthly from the time the Servian army is sent 'to the frontier. A COBBESPONDENT with the Czarowitz'S head­ quarters in Bulgaria telegraphs as follows: The severe storm of cold wind and rain which began a week ago still continues; The camps are literally lakes of mud. All roads are im­ practicable, except the highway between Biela and Rustchuk. The suffering of the soldiers is indescribable. No preparation has been made for winter weather. The Czarowitz. it is said, considers it impossible to winter nis army in Bulgaria unless Rustchuk or some other fortress surrenders." The Geslioff brothers, English merchants at Philippopolis, who were sentenced to death by a Turkish court-martial, have had their punishment com­ muted to simple banishment. THE strength of the armies in Bulgaria is thought to be about equal. Each is believed to have about 200,000 men....The Czar has decreed that every soldier may bo promoted a commissioned officer for distinguished services- on PARSING the usual examination. TELEGRAMS from Sistova give favorable ac­ counts of the Russian preparation for a winter campaign. "Vast stores of corn and forage have been laid in at the depots along the roads, but the mud is frightfuL On the road two miles eouth of the Simnitza it takes eight horses and twenty men pushing behind to get a light wagon through. The railway from Fratesti to Simnitza is progressing rapidly Deserters from Plevna report that Osman Pasha's army is destitute of clothing and ammunition, and scantily provisioned. The men and officers are tired fighting and suffering, and disposed to surrender A correspondent at Cettinje re­ ports that the bulk of the Montenegrin army has been dismissed to sow the crops. A DISPATCH from Moscow, dated Oct. 17, says private telegrams received there state that on Monday the Russians attacked Mukhtar Pasha's positions. The Caucasian grenadiers ine in Northern India next year has passed away, though high prices and some pressure 011 the poor will remain until the spring crop is assured A terrible mine explosion, re­ sulting in the death of forty persons, has OC­ curred in Lancashire, EDglana. A PABIS telegram says that " Gambetta has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment and to pay a fine of $800 for placarding his re­ cent address to the electors of his arcadisse- rr.cnt. The prir»t«P th« addi-ANT WAS sen­ tenced to fifteen days' imprisonment and to pay a line of $400." Ons Bedel, claiming to be an American citi­ zen, rendered himself oonspicuous in the French electoral contest, was expelled from the country by order of the Government, and has sought reparation through the American lega­ tion at Paris. THE election in Franoe for members of the Chamber of Deputies has resulted in a signal victory for the Republicans, who have suc­ ceeded in securing a fair working'majority. It remains to be seen, however, whether the Marshal-President, backed as he is by all the monarchical and anti-Republican ele­ ments of the nation, will submit graoefmlly to the people's verdict A large private bank in Vienna, Austria, has failed, with liabilities of £1,500,606*.... War is threatened between Great Britain and Afghan­ istan A Berlin dispatch says the total losses by the failure of the-iii.tterschattliche Bank, of Stettin, will probably amount to over 15,000,000 marks A terrible gale swept over England, Ireland and Scotland on the night of the 14th inat., doing immense damage to property on land and sea. A REPORT comes from San Domingo, to the effect that a revolution is in full progress aginst the Baez Government. SERIOUS riots in Poland are reported by St. Petersburgh dispatches. One of them appears to have resulted in something like a battle, for the killed and wounded among tUe îjusurgents numbered a hundred and forty. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. stormed Alwias hill, forming the key to the Turkish position. A two hours' engage­ ment ensued, resulting in the flight of Mukhtar Pasha hi the direction of Kars or Erzeroum. The Russians pursued. The Turkd lost many prisoners, cannon, and rifles, and a quantity of provisions. THE rej$>rted defeat of the Turks in Asia is fully confirmed. A London dispatch fur­ nishes the following particulars of the battle : '• Sunday, the 14th, the Russian division turned Mukhtar's right, and on Monday Gen. Hermann, with 10,000 infantry, carried Olya Tepe, the key of the Turkish position, L<v as­ sault, catting the Turkish army in two. "The center and left wing, under Mukhtar himself, retreated upon Kars, pursued by Gen. Heymann, and harassed in tlank by Gen. Lazareff, but succeeded in gaining the cover of the fortifications after a fearful rout, during which the Turks lost a groat number in killed and wounded, several thousand prisoners and four guns. Three di­ visions constituting the Turkish right had, meantime, been surrounded and attacked, and dnven from their fortified camp with great loss. Finally^ at 8 o'clock, Monday night, remnant of this portion of Mukhtar's armv surrendered with thirty-two guns and a great quantity of material. Among the persons cap­ tured are seven Pashas. Mukhtar Pasha is in Kars. The Russian losses are stated to be rela­ tively slight. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. SOUTH AMERICAN advices report the death of Henry Meiggs the great railway builder. Meiggs was a native of New York, and 66 years »>ld. In 1«70 he contracted with Peru to build six rail­ ways for ¥125,000,000, and was engaged in completing the last of them when prosti ated • < y s i c k n e s s . . . . I t i s s t a t e d i n a L o n d o n d i s ­ patch that all immediate apprehensions of fan*- PROCEEDIKWS OF CONGRESS. MONDAY, Oct. 15.--SBNATE.--Senators were early in their places, and the usual bustle at­ tending the opening of the session prevailed The oath of office was administered to 8tauley Matthews (Ohio), elected in the place of John Sherman, re­ signed ; J. Don Cameron, in place of Simon Cam­ eron, resigned ; and D. H. Armstrong, who was appointed irom Missouri, vice L. V. Bogy, deceased; after which the Senate adjourned. HOUSE.--The House was called to order by Clerk Adams promptly at 12 o'clock. The roll of members by States was called, beginning with Maine. When Louisiana was reached, the Clerk said that three sets of returns had been received from that State--the first signed by John McEnery. As Mr. McEnery was never recognized as a de facto Governor, the certificates signed by him would not be considered. The second Bet was signed by W. P. Kellogg, and reached the Clerk at different tiries and by different channels. In regard to the latter, Cl^rk Adams said that the certificates signed were not in com­ pliance with the laws of Louisiana, an<f therefore not proper credentials. He could not; recognize them or put the names of members holding such certificates on the rolls. The third set jwas signed by F. O. Nicholls, as Governor, was itt due form and in accordance with the laws iof Louis­ iana, and the names of the members holding the certificates signed by Nicholls had been placed on the rolls. When Colorado was readied Adams said he had excluded the names of Meson. Belford and Patterson, both olaiming seats fromthat State. There were 287 members present. Bamfel J. Ran­ dall was elected Speaker, receiving 149 votes to 132 for James A. Garfield. The oath of office was administered to the Speaker, who then administered the oath to the members. Most of the Southern members took the qualified oath. Objection was made to sfrewriug in Cain and Rainey, of South Carolina; Darrell, Elam and Robertson, of Louisiana, and Pacheto, of Cali­ fornia, and those members stood aside. ; The dele­ gates for the Territories were all sworn |n without objection. Mr. Clymer offered a resolution electing, as Clerk, George M. Adams, of Kentucky J Sergeant- at-Arms, John G. Thompson, of Olio; Door­ keeper, John W. Polk, of Missouri; .Postmaster, James M.Stewart, of Virginia; and as Chaplain, the Rev. Dr. John Poisel, of Maryland. Mr. Hale offered an amendment substituting for these names those of Jeremiah M. Rusk, of Wisconsin ;JN. G. Uxdway, of New Hami shire ; Horace Hd^jmssn, of Tennessee; Henry Sherwood, of MicupfB; a&d the Rev. J. G. Butler, of A'ashingtoh. The iniend- ment was rejected, and the resolution adoptea with­ out a division. The oath of office was then admin­ istered to these officers, Messrs. Polk and Stewart taking the modified oath After the drawing of seata by the members the House adjourned. TUESDAY, Oct 16.--SENATE.--A large num­ ber of bills and petitions were presented and re­ ferred. Among the petitions were many favoring an increase- of the compensation of letter-carriers. Among the bills was one offered by Mr. Beck for the removal of all disabilities imposed by the Fourteenth amendment. Referred Mr. Tliur- man introduced a bill to amend the Pacific Railroad acts, so as to create a sinking fund for the liquida­ tion of the indebtedness due to the Government by the Pacific Railroad Companies Memorials from the Missouri Legislature, in favor of the re­ moval of the national capital to the Mississippi val­ ley, and in relation to a national system of levees for the Mississippi river, were referred.... Mr. Ingalls introduced a bill granting arrears of pen­ sions. Referred A bill to establish the Territory of Huron, aad provide a temporary government therefor, was referred; also, a bill to establish a branch mint at Omaha Mr. Rogers, Private Sec­ retary to the President, delivered the message. It was read immediately by Secretary Gorham, or­ dered printed, and referred. HOUSE.--Mr. Hale, of Maine, called up the Color­ ado election case. Mr. Cox raised a point of order that the disputed elections must be considered in order. Objected to, and the motion to call up Colorado was lost A long disoussioD took place on the question of swearing in the two South Caro­ lina members, Rainey and Cain, whose nsmcs were put on the roll by the clerk. Mr. Cox wanted the question referred to the Committee on Elec­ tions, but it was contended, among others by two Democrats, Messrs. Miles and Potter, that, as the gentlemen had the usual legal certificate of election, they should be sworn in, and then their right to seats might be referred. This view pre­ vailed, and Rainey and Cam were sworn in Ob­ jection was withdrawn in the case of Darrall, of Louisiana, and he also was sworn in....The case of Elam, of Louisiana, was discussed, but no result reached The President's message ws* read, and referred to the committee of the whole.,..The rules of the last House was adopted. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17.--SENATE.--Mr. Beck in­ troduced a bill authorizing the payment of 50 per oent. of customs duties in legal-tender notes. Re­ ferred Mr. Thurmau presented tho credentials of Henry M. Spofford, Senator from Louisiana, from March 4,187.7, and 'asked that they be read aud Mr. Spofford sworn in. The credentials having been read, Mr. Mitchell "moved that they be re­ ferred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. Finally Mr. Edmunds appealed to Mr. Thurman to let the subject lie over for a day. Mr. Thur­ man consented, having no dot-ire to force the Sena­ tor to vote if he was not ready to do BO Bills were ntroduced and referred authorizing the citizens of Colorado, Nevada and the Territories to fell and re­ move timber on the public domain for mining and domestic purposes ; to prevent abuses in the sale of postage stamps and stamped envelopes Mr. McCreary introduced a bill to repeal the bank­ rupt law and all the acts amendatory thereto Mr. Edmunds submitted the following: .tbsolved, That a select committee of seven Senators be ap­ pointed, whose duty it shall be to take into consid­ eration the state 01 the law respecting the ascertain­ ing and declaration of the result of the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and that said committee have power to report by bill or otherwise The Prerident sent in a large number of nominations, mostly of persons who were appointed during the recess of the Senate. The oidy new one of importance was that of Hon. John M. Harlan, to be Associate Justice of the Su­ preme Court. HOUSE.--After the reading of the journal the dis­ puted election case from the Fonrth District of Louisiana was taken up. the question being upon the resolution of Mr. Leonard," referring the claims of Elam and Smith, the contestants, to the Com­ mittee on Elections, to decide who has a right to the seat, and a long discntwlon on point* of .order followed. Mr. Gibson offered a substitute provid­ ing for the immediate swearing in of J. B. Elam After debate the substitute was adopted--yeas, 144 ; nays, 119. Mr. Elam took the modified oath. Mr. Frye offered a resolution reciting that Charles N. Nash had presented a certificate of election signed by Gov. Kellogg, then the duly recognized and act­ ing Governor of Louisiana, but that the Clerk or the House had declined to place Nash's name on the roll, but had substituted E. W. Robertson on the au­ thority of a paper signed by Gov. Nicholls, and directing that the name of Robertson be struck off the roll and Nash be sworn in. After debate a sub­ stitute offered by Mr. Ellis that Rofcertsos be sworn in was agreed to, and the modified oath of office was administered The case of Pacheco, of Cali­ fornia, was thf>n called up, when Mr. Garfield moved that the oath of office be administered, which w»s agreed to after discussion, and Mr. Pacheco took his seat. Delivered to the Extra Session of the fifth Congress. Fellow-clttaens of the Senate and House of Repre­ sentatives : The adjournment of the last Congress with*, out making appropriations for the support of the army for the present fiscal year has rem* dered necessary a suspension of payments to the officers and men of the sums UU« TUOM for services rendered after the 30th day of June- laat The army exists by virtue of the statutes which prescribe its numbers, regulate its or­ ganization and employment, and which fix the pay of its officers and men, and declare the right to receive the same at stated periods. The statutes, however, do not authorize the payment of the troops in the absence of a specific appro­ priation therefor. The constitution has wisely provided that no money shall be drawn from tho treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law, and it has also been declared by statute that no department of the Government shall expend, in any one fiscal year, any sum in excess of the appropriation made by Congress for that fiscal year. We have, therefore, an army in service, authorized by law, and enti­ tled to be paid, but no funds available for that purpose. It may also be Said as an additional incentive to prompt action by Congress, that since the commencement of the fisctd year the army, though without pay, has been constantly and actively employed in arduous and danger­ ous service, in the performance of which both officers and men have discharged their duty with fidelity and courage, and without com­ plaint. These circumstances, in my judg­ ment, constitute an extraordinary occa­ sion, requiring Congress to bo convened in advance of the time prescribed by law for your meeting in regular session. The import­ ance of speedy action upon this subject on the part of Congress is so manifest that I venture to suggest the propriety of making the neces­ sary appropriations for the support of the army for the current year at its present maximum--A numerical strength of 25,000 men--leaving for future consideration all questions relating to an increase or decrease of the number of enlisted men. In the event of the reduction of the army by subsequent legislation dunng the fis­ cal year the excess of Uie appropriation could not be expended, and, in the event of its en­ largement, the additional sum required for the payment of the extra force could be provided in due time. It would be unjust to the troops now in ser- vioe, and WHOSE pay is already largely in arrears, if payment to them should be fur­ ther postponed until after Congress shall have considered all the questions likely to arise in the effort to fix the proper limit to the strength of the army. The estimates of appropriations for the support of the military establishment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, were transmitted to Congress by the former Secre­ tary of the Treasury, at the opening of its ses­ sion in December'last. These estimates, modi­ fied by the present Secretary, so as to conform to the present, requirements, ATE now renewed, amounting to $32,436,764.98, and, having been transmitted to both houses of Congress, are submitted for your consideration. There is also required by the Navy Depart­ ment $2,386,127. This sum is made up of $1,- 446,888 due to the officers and enlisted men for the last quarter of the last fiscal year; $311,- 953.50 is due for advances made by the Fiscal Agent of the Government in London for the support of the foreign service, and 850,000 is due to the Naval Hospital fund; $150,000 is due for arrearages of pay to officers, and $45,219.58 for the support of the Marine Corps. There will also be needed an appropriation of $262,- 535.22 to defray the unsettled expenses of the United States courts for the fiscal year ending June 30 last, now due to attorneys, Clerks, Commissioners and Marshals, and for rent of court-rooms, the support of prisoners and other deficiencies. - A part of the building of the Interior De- Iiartment waB destroyed by fire on the 24th of ast month. Some immediate repairs and tem­ porary structures have in consequence become NECESSARY, estimates for. WHICH will be trana- aitfM to COAGRQFMI immediately, and M appro­ priation of the requisite funds is respectfully recommended. ^ The Secretary of the Treasury will oommuni- cate to Congress, in connection with the esti­ mates for the appropriations for the support of the army for the current fiscal year, estimates for such other deficiencies in the different branches of the public service as require im­ mediate action, and cannot, without inconven­ ience, be postponed until the regular session. I take this opportunity to invite your atten­ tion to the propriety of adopting, at your pres­ ent session, the necessary legislation to enable the people of the United States to participate in the advantages of the International Exhibi tion of agricultural industry and the fine arts, which is to be held in Paris in 1878, and in which this Government has been invited by the Government of France to take part. This invitation was communicated to this Govern' ment in May, 1876, by the Minister of France at this capital, and a copy thereof was submitted to the proper committees of Congress at its last session, but no action was taken on the subject. The Department of State has receivod many letters from various 8arts of the countrv expressing a desire to par-cipate in the exhibition, and numerous appli­ cations of a similar nature have also R>een made at the United States Legation at Paris. The Department of State has also received official advice of the strong desire on the part of the French Government that the United States should participate in this enterprise, and space has hitherto been, and is still, re­ served in the Exposition Buildings for the use of exhibitors from the United States, to the exclusion of other parties who have been ap­ plicants therefor. In order that our industries may be properly represented at the exhibition, an appropriation will be needed for the pay of salaries and ex­ penses of Commissioners : for the transporta­ tion of goods, and for other purposes in con­ nection with the object in view, and, as May next is the time fixed for the opening of the exhibition, if our citizens are to share the ad­ vantages of this international competition for the trade of other nations, the necessity of im­ mediate action is apparent. To enable the United States to co-operate in the International Exhibition which was held at Vienna in 1873, Congress then passed a joint resolution, making an appropriation of $200,000, and authorizing the President to appoint a certain number of practical artisans and scientific men, who should attend the ex­ hibition and report their proceedings and ob­ servations to him. -Provision was made for the appointment of A number of honorary Commis­ sioners. I have felt that prompt action by Congress, in accepting the invitation of the Government of France, is of so much interest to the people of this country, aud so suitable to the c«rdial relations between tho Govern ments of the two countries', that the subject might properly be presented for attention at your present session. The Government of Sweden and Norway has addressed an official invitation to this Govern­ ment to take part in the International Prison Congress, to be held at Stockholm next year. The problem which the congress proposes to study--how to diminish crime--is one in which all civilized nations have an interest in com­ mon, and the congress of Stockholm seems likely to prove the most important convention ever held for the study of this grave question. Under authority of a joint resolution of Con­ gress, approved Feb. 10. 1875, a commission was appointed by my predecessor to repre­ sent the United States upon that occa­ sion, and tho Prison Congress having been, at the earnest desire of the Swedish Govern­ ment, postponed to 1878, his commission was renewed by me. An appropriation of $8,000 was made in the Sundry Civil-Service act of 1875 so as to meet tht expenses of the Com­ missioner. I recommend the reappropriation of that sum for the same purpose, the former appropriation having been covered into the treasury and being no longer available for the purpose without further action by Congress. The subject is brought to your attention at this time in view of circumstances which render it highly de­ sirable tha't the Commissioner should procoed to the discharge of his important duties im­ mediately. As the several acts of Congress providing for detailed reports from the different depart* of tho Government require their sub­ mission at the beginning of the regular an­ nual session, I defer, until that time, any fur­ ther reference to subjects of public interest. (Signed) B. B. HATBS. WASHIHOTOK, D. C., Oct 15, 1877. END OP THE INDIAN WAB. i PERSES-- The CanapaSsa Agsisst the GEN. Brilllast %S' •hased Victory. [From the Chicago Tribune.] After 257 yearn of incessant warfare with the Indians in every part of the United States, commenoed by that gal­ lant ai»d godly old Indian fighter, Miles Standish, and concluded by. another Miles, equally gallant, and, for aught we know, equally godly, the end of In­ dian wars seems to be at hand. Unless every sign fails, the limits of Indian wars on this continent by the people of the United States will be 1620 on the one hand and 1877 on the other. Dur­ ing the past two years, the most formid­ able conflicts have been with the Sioux under Sitting Bull and the Nez Perces under Chief Joseph. After the massacre of Custer's command, in June, 1876, and beno'a defense of himself, the Sioux were followed up and punished so se­ verely that Sitting Bull, with a portion of hie command, finally fled over the border into Canada for protection, where he has already, succeeded so well in pro­ voking the Canadians that they are ready to give him up. The rest of his warriors have already been corraled, Lame Deer having surrendered early in September with the last of the flock, thus entirely clearing the Black Hills and Big Horn country of all the hostile Sioux. The next tribe to engage the attention of the military authorities was the Nez Perces, who, early in the sum­ mer, under their Chief Joseph, com­ menced an indiscriminate massacre of white settlers in Oregon. Their raids assumed at last such a desperate, and at the same time such a successful, charac­ ter thet Gen. Howard at once com­ menced operations so as not only to protect the whites but to pre­ vent other hostile Indians from joining them. The first serious encounter with them, was the attack made by Gen. Gibbon at Big Hole, which resulted so disastrously to the latter's command. Twenty-nine officers and privates were killed and forty wounded. The Indians escaped and made their way north. Thoroughly organized pursuit was made to prevent their reaching the British possessions, which was evidently their destination. Four columns under Gen. Howard. Col. Sturges, Gen. Merritt and Gen. Miles, closely followed them. On the 28th of August Gen. Howard came up with them, but they escaped him. Meanwhile they had flanked Sturges, but he followed tnem so closely that he caught up with them on the Yellowstone, and on the 14th ult. hbd a desperate fight with them on Canon creek, in which he punished them severely, cap­ tured a large portion of their herds and stock, and drove them several miles. They succeeded, however, in escaping Sturges, and kept on their northerly course until the 30th ult., when Gen. Miles surprised them coming out of the Bear's Paw mountains, in the extreme northern part of Montana and near the British frontier. A desperate battle en­ sued* lasting all day, isji which twenty-, three of Gen. Miles' command were killecf' and forty-four wounded, the Indians losing seventeen killed, among them five of their chiefs. The battle was kept up for five days, the Indians fortifying their positions in deep ravines with well-con­ structed rifle-pits and fighting with the courage of desperation. Gen. M"les' command not being strong enough to risk an open attack upon the Indian po­ sition, he invested it with the intention of waiting until either Howard or Stur­ ges should come up. His investment was made so close that it commanded the Indians' supply of water. The Nex Per­ ces were bagged at last, and, as it was only a question of a few days at furthest how soon they would be attacked in their hole, Chief Joseph came out and surrendered to Gen. Miles. As Gen. HowardTdid not come up until after the surrender, and Gen. Sturges had no part in the five days' fight, the glory of the capture belongs to Gen, Miles, None the less are all the troops engaged in the pursuit deserving of credit. The chase has been a long one, from Oregon to Montana, over trackless wastes, across creeks and streams without number,over mountains and through ravines and canons. Our troops have Buffered severe ly, especially the Sever th Cavalry, Custer's old regiment, which has lost fifteen of its commissioned officers, but we may assume now that there will be no further serious loss of life from In­ dian hostilities. With the corraling of the Sioux, the surrender of Sitting Bull, and the capture of Chief Joseph and his Nez Perces, the backbone of the Indian war is broken, and there are no more hostiles on the war-path who cannot be easily handled. The future of the In­ dian question, therefore, now depends upon the civilizing, not the punishing, of the Iudian. It is probable that the wild Indians will be first placed in reser­ vations upon the Missouri gnd kept there until they are sufficiently tamed and subdued to be introduced with safety in­ to the Indian Taritoij. To place them there now, with their savage disposi­ tions, would be like corraling a pack of wolves in a sheep-fold. Constant trouble, if not another war, would be the result. The future of the Indian is nond the less interesting, now that the long conflict between savagery and civ­ ilization has come substantially to a close. To civilize him and change him from a beast of prey into a reading, working, law-abiding citizen, will be a problem requiring more anxiety, dili­ gence, and skill than it has taken to sub­ jugate him.' Analysis of Petroleum. Anything in relation to petroleum is presumed to be interesting at th%_ pres­ ent time, and for this reason it may not be out of place to notice that the chem­ ical constituents of rock oil are carbon and hydrogen, generally ninety parts carbon and ten parts hydrogen, by weight. The proportions form about an equal • bulk, carbon being heavy while hydrogen is light and volatile. Origin­ ally, they both existed as gases, and by their union they form protocarburet of hydrogen, which, being condensed,forms naphtha, or light volatile oil, and, after the escape of a portion of hydrogen, the product is heavy petroleum. By a fur­ ther escape of hydrogen, the product be­ comes more solid, as bitumen, pitch or asphaltum, the highest stages of con­ densation being cannel, bituminous and anthracite coal. The diamond is the purest state ef solidified carbon, and is probably a crystalization • of carbonic acid gas, unadulterated by hydrogen. Coal oil is artificially produced by con­ verging coal into gas, adding a proper equivalent of hydrogen and then con densing the gas. Iron, sulphuric acid and water, when plaoed in contact, give off hydrogen gas. Burning charcoal gives off carbonic acid gas. Mix these gases in proper proportion, subject them to heat under confinement, then allow the heated gas to escape through water, and the condensation will produce car­ bon oil on the surface of the water, but it will cost about ten dollars a gallon, even if you get through without an ex- plosion.--Osceola Reveille. TWEED'S CONFESSION. The BOM Thlet Makes a Clean lirrait ct It, and " Gives Away " Hie Fellow-Con- Rplratan. The New York Jherald devotes three pages to the confession of Tweed, which is certainly one of the most remarkable documents ever published, and which the Herald alleges is perfectly genuine. The confession begins with the following statement: " For years Mr. Tweed has borne a btirden of mental and physical punishment which others, with equal justice, should have shared; and younger men than he might well have succumbed to it. Up to this time no arguments- could induce him to break the silence which, from the first, he has kept. He is now an old man, is suffering from a disease which his imprisonment but ag­ gravates, and he sadly needs rest from the mental strain to which he has so long been subjected. From his former companions in crime he feels himself isolated. Those whom he looked upon as his friends in his palmy days, and for whose offenses he has silently suffered, H^VE not only held themselves aloof from him, but some have become the loudest in their denunciations of him. Mr. Tweed asks nothing further from them. He will recognize no further claim that they make upon him for silence. Hence­ forth, if the people will accept him as their witness, Mr, Tweed promises to do all that lies in his power to rectify the great wrongs that he has done. "Mr. Tweed says that the first com­ bination was a political one, and com­ menced when John T. Hoffman was- Mayor of New York, and was composed of Charles G. Cornell (Street Commis­ sioner), John T. Hoffman (Mayor), Peter B. Sweeney, Matthew T. Brennan, and William M. Tweed. These gentlemen were in the habit of dining together in the City Hall, in the keeper's room, and there promised fidelity and devotion to each other." The following prominent persons are involved, among others, in Tweed's con­ fession : Thomas J. Creamer. John B. Van Pellen. Stephen J. Williams, Republican Senator. Albert G. Mattoon, Republican Senator. William M. Graham, Democratic Senator. George Beach, Democratic Senator. John F. Hubbard. Democratic Senator. W. J. Humphrey, Republican Senator. Samuel H. Frost, Democratic Senator. Henry W. Genet, Democratic Senator. M. Norton, Democratic Senator. "A. Sleeker Banks, Democratic Senator. Twaiah Blood, Democratic Senator. Norris Winslow, Republican Senator. Aug. It. Elvvood, Republican Senator. William N. Brand, Republican Senator. Abraham B. Harpenning, Republican Sen­ ator. William B. Woodin, Republican Senator. Theodore 8. Mimer, Republican Senator. George Bowen, Republican Senator. James Wood, Republican Senator. The array of names IS a startling one, and shows that all other swindles sink into insignificance beside this mammoth robbery of the tax-payers of New York. WAGES of Railroad MM in England* Railroad wages in England are report­ ed by the Railway Service Gazette to be, on an average, about 25S ($6.08) per week for " pointsmen," $6.80 for "shunt­ ers," $7.30 to $8.25 for passenger "guards" (conductors), $7.78 to $8.28 for "goodsguards" (freightconductors), and $10.21 for "engine drivers." The Railway Service Gazette adds : " The amounts are probably in some cases add­ ed to by over-time, while in mai^y oth­ ers they are not reached, owing to loss of time through illness or temporary disablement from accident." THE MAHKJST&. NEW YORK. BEEVES .$7 78 gU 25 HOOH S 60 <<j} 5 80 COTTON FLOUR--Superfine 4 75 ($ 5 40 " WHEAT--No. 2 Chics jo 1 30 0 1 31 CORN--Wet-tern Mixed S9 @ 61 OATH--Mixed 32 @ 37 RTE--Western 68 @ 70 POBK--New Mesa 14 30 @14 40 LAHD ' 9 CHICAGO. BsEVfcs--Choice Graded Steers 6 25 ^ S 50 Choice Natives 4 60 ($500 CoA-Band Heifers 2 50 @ 3 75 Butchers'Steers 3 25 (§ 3 75 Medium to Fair 4 00 (« 4 50 HOOR--Live 4 25 @ 5 40 FLOUB--Fancy White Winter • 6 75 @ 7 25 Good to Choice Spring Ex.. 5 60 @ 5 75 WHEAT--No. 2 Spring 1 09 @1 09^ No. 3 Spring 1 04 @1 04><i CORN--No. 2 42 O 43 OATB-- No 2 83 @ 24 RTE--No. 2 62 53 BARLEY--No. 2 58 @ 59 BUTTER--Choice Creamery 28 <<^ 32 EGGS--Freeh 17 @ 18 PORK--Mess. 14 30 @14 50 LABD 8#@ -8$£ MILWAUKEE. WHEAT--No. 1 113 @1 14# No. 2 1 10 @ 1 11 CORN--No. 2 42 <9 43 OATS--No. 2.. 1 22 @ 23 RYE--No. 1 53 @ 64 BARLEY--No. 2 (1 M <$ ST. LOUIS. WHEAT--No. 3 Red Fall 128 ($129 CORN--No. 2 Mixed 41 <£ 42 OATS--No. 2. 25 <$ 26 RYE 55 ($ 56 Pom--Mess 14 15 & LARD Hoos 4 90 CATTLE 3 00 CINCINNATI. WHEAT--Red 1 20 CORN 45 @ 5 40 5 00 <3 1 30 @ 46 <S 32 @ 59 @14 00 OATS 27 RYE 57 PORK--Mess 13 75 LARD 8^D 9# TOLEDO. WHEAT--No. 1 White Michigan.... 1 35 <S 1 36 No. 2 Red Winter 1 27 1 29 CORN 46 @ 47 OATS--No. 2 25 @ 26 DETROIT. FI,OUR--Choice White 6 25 @ 6 50 WHEAT--No. 1 White 1 32 ^ 1 33 No. 1 Amber 128 @130 CORN--No. 1 48 @ 49 OATS--Mixed 26 @ 27 BARLEY (per cental) 1 10 @ 1 40 PORK--Mess 15 75 @16 00 EA8T LIBERTY, PA. CATTLB--Best 5 00 @ 5 50 Fair ..... 4 75 tSi 5 00 Common 3 5 0 @ 4 0 0 Hoos 5 00 @ 6 90 SHEEP..-. SS0