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. . i cntrg pamdtalfr, JT. TANSLYKE, Pu IBUSna. McHENBY, ILLINOI& yiTllE HEWS CONDENSED. THE NOVEMBER KLKCTIOJiS. Election* were held in twelve States of the Union on Tuesday, Nov. €, namely: Massachu­ setts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Maryland, Virginia, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Kansas and Nebraska. The election in Massachut-etts was for State officers, Executive Councillors, State Senators, llepresentative6 and county officers. The following State officers, all Republi­ cans, were' elected by pluralities ranging from 15,000 to 17,000: Governor. Alexander H. Rice : Lieutenant Governor, Horatio G. Knight; Secretary, Henry B. Pierce; Treasurer, Charles EudioottY Auditor, Julius L. Clarke; Attorney General, Charles R. Train. The Senators elect stand 35 Republicans to 5 Dem­ ocrats. The lower bouse is also largely Re­ publican. New York voted for minor State officers and members of the Legislature. Allen C. Beach, Democratic candidate for Secretary of 8tate, is ejected by about 15,000 majority. The Re Cblicans secured a working majority in the gislature. Connecticut voted for State Senators, mem­ bers of the House of Representatives, and county officers. The vote was very light, not exceeding 80,000. The'Republicans succeeded in securing »<>out the same majority in the Legislate© as last year. In New Jei sey the Democrats elected Gen. George B. McCiellan Governor by 12,000 ma­ jority, and also secured a majority in both branches of the Legislature. The election in Pennsylvania was for minor State officers. The Democratic candidates- John Trunkey for Supreme Judge, W. P. Schell for Auditor General, and Amos C. Noyes for Treasurer--were chosen by majorities ap­ proximating 10,000. 5 A State Comptroller and members of the Legislature were voted for in Maryland. Thomas J. Keating, Democrat, was elected Comptroller by a large majority, and the Leg­ islature is Democratic by the usual majority. Virginia voted for State officers and members of the Legislature. The Democratic candi­ dates, headed by F. W. M. Halliday for Gov­ ernor, had no opposition, and the Republicans made few nominations for the Legislature, con­ sequently that tody is overwhelmingly Demo­ cratic in both branches. In Mississippi, also, the Democrats had things their own way, the Republicans declin­ ing to make any nominations. The vote was extremely light. The names of the State offi­ cers elect are as follows : Governor, John M. Stone; Lieutenant Governor, William H. Sims; Secretary, Kinloch Falconer; Treasurer, Win. L. Hemingway; Auditor, Sylvester Gwinn; At­ torney General, T. C. Catchings; Superintend­ ent of Public In -traction. James Argyle Smith. The people of Wisconsin elected State officer and members of the Legislature. The entire Republican State ticket was elected by about 5.000 majority. The Legislature is Republican by a small majority. The names of tne State officers.elected are: Governor, Wm. E. Smith; lieutenant Governor, James M: Bingham; Sec­ retary, Hans B. Warner; Treastirer, Richard Guent'her: Attorney General, Alexander Wilson; Superintendent of Public Instruction, W. C. Whitford. The election in Minnesota was for State offi­ cers and members of the Legislature, and re­ sulted in the choice of the entire Republican ticket by 10,000 to 12,000 majority. The Re­ publicans also secure a g xid working majority in both branches of the Legislature. The names of the successful candidates are as fol­ lows : Governor, John S. Pillsbury ; Lieuten­ ant Governor, James B. Wakefield ; Treasurer, Wm. Pfasnder; Attorney General, George P. Wilsou; Railroad Commissioner, William R. Marshall. Kansas elected a Lieutenant Governor and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The Re­ publican candidates, L. W. Humphrey and Al­ bert H. Hurton, were chosen by a large majority. A Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and two Regents of the State University were elect- ad in Nebraska. George B. Lake, H. R. Per- Rngct-fnd OlarinrtL Holmes were chosen by 10,000 majority. In Illinois there was an election for county officers. Little interest was taken in the elec­ tion, and a very light vote was polled. In Cook county (embracing Chicago) the Repub­ licans elected their candidates by majorities ranging between 4,000 and 7,000. THE NATIONAL DEBT. FOLLOWING is the pnblio-debt statement for October: Six per eent. bonds $ 758,776,850 Five per cent, bonds 703.266,650 Four and a half per cent, bands. 900,000,000 Four per cent, bonds 65,000,000 Total coin bonds $1,717,043, "00 Lawful moD'-y debt $ 14,000,000 Matured debt 27 0C'2,880 Legal tenders 864,554,594 Certificates of deposit 37,620,000 " Fractional currency 18,352 574 •Ham certificates 33,543,200 Total without IniuMetl...........$ 444 070,349 Total debt 12,202,176,749 Total httenet.,s. 2 9 . 7 1 1 . 9 9 6 Cash in treasniy--coin....... $ 131,022 843 , Cash ia treasury--currency 18,930,632 Currency held for redemption of frac­ tional currency 9,444,569* i Special deposits held for redemption of certificates of deposit 37,620,000 Total in twasnr? ... . $ 194,038,045 Lett esttaiatt>3 amount due military establishments for which no appro­ priations have been made 9.500,000 Debt leas cash in ti--wury $2,051,587 254 Decrease of debt during October...... 4l236,f54 Decrease sine* June 30, 1871 77,128*075 Bonds issued to Pacific Railroad Compa- ' ' nies,interest payable in lawful money; principal outstanding 5?; #4,623,512 Interest accrued and not yet paid 1,292.470 Interest paid by the United States 85,957^629 Interpst repaid by transportation of mails, etc . 8,766,413 s Balance of interest paid by United States.. 27,201,215 DEATH OF SENATOR MORTON. Hon. Oliver P. Morton, United States S^na- or from Iudiana. died at Indianapolis, after a protracted and painful illness, at twenty min­ utes pant 5 o'clock on Thursday, Nov. 1. About noon, says a correspondent de­ scribing the death bed scene, Mrs. Mor­ ton and her sous, by her requewt, were left alone with the Senator for about an hour. What parsed Iwtween them is not for u* to Inquire. Before 5 o'clock it becume evident be had entered upon bis ]»«•; liour on earth. He had rented the greater portion of the day iu a half-lving and half-sittiriR powiiion. As he grew weaker, the supporting p>ll"Ws were withdrawn so that he lav prone upon the bed. A deep silence now pervaded the room, and remained unbroken except by an <icasioual question to the dvin^ man. Once, when the Senator exclaimed ' I am dying." his si iter-in-law, Mrs. H.illowav, in­ quired, "You are not afraid t > die, Olivet V" He indicated '"no" by shaking hi"lu-ad. S »m after a similar exclamation, a question and an­ swer passed between him aud Dr. Thomphon. At ten minutes past 6 o'cl>>ek he exel >i>ned '• I am dying. I aui worn out," and these w. re his last words. Protri thi* on it w*s difficult to discover that life rema'ned. On the doc­ tor's announcement, "He is g< ing," the gaze of the wife and sons became fixed on the f%L-e of ihe husband aud father, with now and then a piteous lo k of li^qniry tow:<rd the doc­ tor, u< til hi« further announcemei t. "it is over." The widow clasped her sons to her, ex- claming ,qu'«-tiy, but iu tones never to be for­ gotten, ' My darling boys." Hie friends with­ drew, leavii.g them for a time, when they were led tender»y from the room. BIOO H APHICAL. Mr. Mortc n was born iu Wayn" con Iod., «>n-thu 4th of August, 1823, and was, therefore. a little more than 64 years old. He graduated from Miami University, at Oxford. Ohio, in 1845. Studied law and was admitted to the bar at Centerville, Ind ., iu 1847. He at once took a prominent position at the bar, and launched into a large and lucrative practice. In 1852 he was elected Circuit Judge on the Dem­ ocratic ticket. He was an ardent Dem<>crat, but, in 1854, he, with many others, left that party in consequence of the"repeal of the Mis­ souri compromise, and was one of the three delegates sent by Indiana to the Pittsburgh Convention of February, 1856, from which the Republican party dates* its political existence. In the same year he was nominated for Gov­ ernor by the Republican State Convention bv acclamation, but was defeated by Ashbel P. Willard, the Democratic candidate. In I860 ho was elected Lieutenant Governor by the Republicans. Lane, the Governor-elect, was sent to the United States Senate, nnd Mr. Morton assumed the gubernatorial chair, which he oocupied the ensuing four yours, and thus acquired the title of "the Great War Governor." His career during that stirring period is familiar to nearly all newspaper readers, and requires no recapitulation here, even had we the space to elaborate upon it. In 186* he was re-elected Governor, and a year later was first stricken with the disease, (paralysis') which finally car­ ried him off. In 1867 Mr. Morton was elected to the United States Senate. In 1873 he was re-elected to the Senate. During his ten years' service in the Senate he has iillea a large space in the current history of the country. During all this time, despite his physical infirmity, he has been an active and frequent speaker, mak­ ing campaigns in various States, besides par­ ticipating largely in the debates of the Senate. THE BAST. A FAR6E50EB and freight train collided near Ridgeway, Pa., on the Philadelphia and Erie raiiroad last week. The engineer* and fire-' men of both trains and two brakemen--in all six persons--were killed. None of the passen­ gers were seriously hurt... .James Brown, of the firm of Brown Brothers, New York bankers, is dead New York dispatches announce the return of A. Oakty Hall, the ex-Mayor of that city, who departed so mysteriously from his home several months ago, and who executed an equally mys­ terious second disappearance after he was traced to, and recognized in, London. He de­ nies Tweed's charges about his complicity in the ring swindling. JESSE POMEKOY, the boy murderer, serving a life sentence in Charlestown (Mass.) Peniten­ tiary, attempted to escape the other night, by removing stones from the wall of his cell. THE WEST. A CHEYEHXE telegram says the Deadwood ooach was stopped and robbed near that place by two armed men, supposed to be Blackburn and Wall, the notorious road agents. There were seven passengers on the coach, among whom was United States Marshal Sweesy. The robbers took everything of any value that could bo found--money, jewelry, blankets, and overcoats. INDICTMENTS have been found by the United States Grand Jury of Idaho Territory against thirty-two Indians, principals and accessories in murders of white people in oonneo- tion with the Nez-Perce outbreak A San Francisco dispatch says: " By a trav­ eler on the schooner Leo, from Alaska, it is learned that the recently-reported killing of some fifteen Indians at Cape Prince of Wales was by the crew of a Honolulu whaling brig. The natives boarded the vessel and demanded liquor. On being refused, they attacked the rew, who obtained arms from the cabin and beat off their assailants. THE oity of Indianapolis never had within her gates such an immense number of strangers as gathered there to do homage to the memory of the late Gov. Morton. The funeral obseqnies were the most imposing that have been witnessed since the death of Abraham Lincoln. Among the nota­ ble persons present were members * of President Hayes1 Cabinet, Senators and Representatives of Congress, Governors of States, a number of State officials, representa­ tives of the army and navy, etc. The funeral ceremonies at the grave were conducted by the Odd Fellows, about 8,000 of whom wero in the line of procession. THERE was a spirited shooting-bee in the streets of Dodge City, Kan., the other day. Deputy Marshal Edward Ma-terson, in at­ tempting to disarm Henry Shaw and Texas Dick, two desperadoes, was shot by Shaw in the right shoulder. Masterson, after falling, raised himself to a sitting position, shooting Shaw in the thigh, breast, and head, and Texas Dick in the arm, and a man named Monroe in the groin. All are still alive. THE SOUTH. THE Governor of Tennessee has called an extra session of the Legislature of that State to consider the proposition of the New York arbiters to adjust the State debt. GEJiERAEj. OK the announcement of the death of Sena­ tor Morton, President Hayes sent the following telegram of sympathy to Col. W. B. Holloway, of Indianapolis: I desire, through you to offer to Gov. Morton's widow and family my warmest sympathy in their great affliction. Amid the general and sincere man­ ifestations of sorrow at the public loss, of which no one can be more sensible than myself, mv long friendship for Gov. Morton makes rue wi-h to bo counted among those who feel in his death the grief of S personal bereavement. R. B. HAYES. BUSINESS FAILURES: Ives A Porter, proprie­ tors of the Bates House, Indianapolis, lad.; T. Holbrook, Jr., tobacco manufacturer, Louis­ ville, Ky., liabilities $63.iXK); H. Chandler, pro­ visions, Montreal, Canada, liabilities $65,U00. THE whole country from Montreal aud Og- densburg, and east to the Atlantic, was seri­ ously shaken up by an earthquake on the morn­ ing of the 4tli inst. RECENT deaths: The Rev. William H. Wyckoff, Secretary of the American Bible Uni-in; Ezra Hall, oue of the proprietors of the Hartford Evening Post; Dr. Paul F. Eve a distinguished surgeon of Nashville, Tenn. ' THE late Senator Morton's physical infirmitv was the obstacle tha^ prevented him from be­ coming Chief Justice of the United States Su- Ereme Court. Gen. Grant has lately said that ad his health beengooc he would haven<uiied him as the successor of Air. Chase. THE so-called Dr. Smith, who so brutally maltreated and caused the death of Miss Al­ berta Wade, of CastletOn, Canada, in attempt­ ing to procure an abortion, has been sentenced to be banged the 19th of December next. liUKNED: Crawford, Coffman &, Co.'s last and p^g factory, Dayton, Ohio, loss $30,000 ; Gilmore, Walter A Co.'s flouring mill, Allegheny *-ity, Pa., loss $16 000 ; the Keith paper mill,' Turner's Falls, M**s., loss $30u,<i00: rhe Aires Manufacturing Company's pocket- hook factory, Northampton, Ma-s., lofts 430,000; D. Powers & Sons' oi cloth works, at Newburg, N. Y., los* $15.000 The Captain and a c?ew of five p. r«ons of the schooner Edward i'iUery were drowned while- attempting to lund du.ing the gale at Port St. Peters, Quebec, a few nights ago. ... WASHINGTON. CLAHKHON N. 1'OTTKU declines the Chairman­ ship of the H. 'UsqJ^eific Railroad Committee; on account of hl^corji. ction with Tom Scott's rai:wa\ enterprises. T HK President issued the following proclam­ ation on the occasion of tLe death of Senator Morton: I lament the sad occasion which makes it my duty t<> tenufy the public respect for the eminent citizen aud ili«tiii(fui»ljcd S HUHUHII whoce death • exierday at bin home iu Indianapolis has been u;aie known to the }><opl(; by t« legrai>hic an­ nouncement. The sri vu-e. of Oliver P. Morton to the nation iu the milieu', t and responsible admin- l-tration of the affairs of the State of Indiana as its Governor at a critical Juncture of civil war can ne\er be overvalued by his countrymen. His long Hery ice in the "-mate ha» shown his great powers as a legielaror and.us a leader and chief counselor of a political party charged with the conduct of the Gov- i eminent during that period. In all things, and at all times, he has been able, strenuous, and faithful in the public service, and his fame with hia country­ men rests upon a secure foundation. The several executive departments will be closed on the day of his funeral, aud appropriate honors should be paid to the memory of the deceased statesman by the whole nation. H. B. HAYKS. A BILL for the remonetization and free coin­ age of silver has been agreed upon by the House Committee on Banking and Currency. It au­ thorizes the coinage of the dollar of 1837, containing 412>£ grains, and makes the coin a full legsr-tend er for all debts, public and private, the payment of which is not otherwise provided for by law.... Robert T. Lincoln, of Chicago, is Mud to have again declined the Third Assistant Secretary­ ship of State....The Senate Committee on Patents has voted to recommend an Appropria­ tion of $45,000 for the restoration of such models vrbiclr passed through the fire in the Patent Office as can bo repaired. THE opposition to the confirmation of John Welsh as Minister to England charge that the Pliiladelphia firm of whi"h Mr. Welsh is a member is the owner in Cuba of a sugar plantation and a large num­ ber of slaves. The friends of William Welsh make the explanation that tbe firm in question, being engaged in the West India sugar trade, have been compelled to take mortgages upon plantations as security for advances to plant­ ers, and that the slaves, as an indispensable and inseparable part of the realty, have in thU manner come into the firm's possession. APPOINTMENTS by the President: John Q. Smith, of Ohio, to be Consul General at Mont­ real, Can.; D. N. Cooley, of Tennessee, to be Consul General at Spezsria, Italy : Alexander M. Stern, to be Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Cincinnati. POLITICAL. ' [,• THE Governor of Indiana has appointed D. W. Yoorhees to fill the unexpired term of the late Gov. Morton in the United States Senate. John Morrissey has been elected to the Senate from the Seventh District of New York, ctver Augustus Schell, Tammany. JOHN MOBBISSEY was elected to the State Sen­ ate from the Seventh District of New York, ever Augustus Schell, Tammany candidate. THE TURKO-RUSSIAIF WAR. A RUSSIAN official dispatch says: "The total nnmber of prisoners captured at Dnbnik and Telische was 7,000, including two Pashas, 200 officers, and an English Colonel in the Turkish service." DISPATCHES from the Turkish headquarters at Shumla admit that Silistria is threatened with isolation and a siege by the Russians ad­ vancing from the Dobrudscha. The fortress is supposed to be one of the strongest in Europe, and the Turks assert that it is fully garrisoned and thoroughly prepared for an obstinate de­ fense. If these conditions exist Gen. Zim­ merman will probably find that he haa< a win­ ter's job before him. THE beginning of the end of the Turko- Russian war appears to be approaching. In every part of the field of oonflict the Turks seem to be losing ground. Mukhtar Pasha has not recovered from his terrible defeat near Kars, but is still on the retreat toward Erzeroum, with the Grand Duke Michael in swift pursuit, capturing fresh battalions al most daily. He is in a desperate situation, and, if he is attacked and defeated again, which must involve of necessity the fall of Erzeroum, the war on the Asiatic side will be at an end, and Armenia will be held by the Russians, to be claimed in the final settle­ ment as indemnity for the expense of the war. In Europe, prospects are but little brighter. The Russians are gradually closing iu around Plevna, and tho capture of that formidable position is only a question of time. AN Erzeroum dispatch of the 6th says : • "A severe attack was made to-day on the Turkish positions. There was fighting along the whole line. After ten hours' engagement the Turk­ ish cefiter was driven in, and the Turks com­ pelled to fall back. Mukhtar Pasha was slight­ ly wounded."... .A Turkish force numbering between 3,000 and 4,C00 men, from south of the Balkans, attacked the Russian force at Muhren, south of Elena. After three hours' fighting, the Turks retreated, leaving 100 dead and many wounded. A CONSTANTINOPLE dispatch anno the Russians hate occupied Erzeroum. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. AN Alexandria telegram reports that the King of Abyssinia threatens to invade Egypt with 120,000 men. THE funeral obsequies of Henry Meiggs were the most imposing ever witnessed in Peru. LATE advices from Havana report that "a decree just issued declares all estates ruined during the war, and in the way of reconstruc­ tion, free from contributions for five years; also, every new estate, and all new property acquired iu the Central and Oriental Depart­ ments. All industries in those departments, newly established, will be exempt three years. All female cattle, imported with the exclusive objeot of raising stock, will be duty free two years. A CONSTANTINOPLE dispatch says many prom­ inent dignitaries have been arrested by order of the Grand 'Vizier. It is said that a con­ spiracy on the part of the party of ex-Snltan Murad haa been discovered A London tele­ gram says that, owing to the improved condi­ tion of the famine districts of India, tho Man­ sion House relief fund has beou closed. The subscription amounts to $2,230,000. LORD DERBY has notified the Chinese Gov­ ernment that the destruction of .the Woo-Sijng railroad would be regarded by Great Britain as an unfriendly act... .The French Legislature convened at Versailles on the 7th hint. M. Grevy, Republican, was ch;>sen Provisional President o' the House of Deputies by a vote of 290 against 170. President MacMahon, in receiv­ ing the delegation of Deputies of the Right, gave '.htm a veiy categorical answer, implying that he would not remgu The Official Jour­ nal announces that tho De Broglie Ministry, at President Mac Mali oil's request, have with­ drawn their resignations. They, however, in­ sist it shall bo fully under stolid that, while continuing to di-charge thoir functions, this shall in no wit-e prejudice the President's sub- sequent decision. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. THURSDAY, Nov. 1.--SENATE.--The desk of Senator Morton was marked by a bouquet of white flowers. The Chaplain alluded to the illness of the Senator, raying: "We unite our prayers to bese- ch Thee to give to the dying Senator the prospect of a better life, to open to him a new career and anotner journey beyond the ttarK." The proceedings in the Senate were bri« f an«l uuhuportant, Mi\ Arm^tron^ preNont^d a memorial the Kansas <-ity Joard of l rade labor­ ing the repeal of the hpecie-Retain.ption act and ih<> rcmoiie'izHtion of >-i'ver . also, a resolution of the 8t f.ouiH Merchants' Exchange favoring the repeal of the Bankrupt law. Housr..--Mr. Ooode, of Virginia, offered a resolu­ tion indorsing tho Southern policy of President Hayes. Mr. Phillips objected. Mr. Butler sugimited it* reference to ihn Committee on E lucation and L*»l>or. The rt noluiiou was not received There wag a spirited ft^ht over the motion to reconsider ihe vote rc>errin« tbe lull repealing the date for the resumption of hpf< it* )>aym. nt«. Th»> resmt was Ihat the moiiinire win lelt m the name parliuni -ntwy position it occupied the previous day. FRIDAY, Nov. 2. ̂ -SENATE.--The reading of the Joarnal was dispenwed wilh, and the death of Senator Morton was announced l»y Senator Mi-Donald A resolution submitted by him, providing for the ap­ pointment of a < onimittee nf fix Senators to attend the funeral, was a«retd to, and the 8enate then as a further mark ot n-spoct to the memory of Senator Morton, ad journed till Tuesday, Nov. 6. HOUSE --In the House Mr. Ewing withdrew his motion to recommit the bill repealing a part of the Resumption {act, accepted Mr. Fort's bill as a substitute, and moved the previous ouer- tion Mr. Hale moved to lay the bill and the animd- ii.out on the tab:e. The motion was defeated--vras 108; nays, 110. The Fort bill ™ then the special order for Nov 13 jir Hai-na offered the followiu.< rtsoltition' which'was agr« ed to unanimously : ' Ke»olned Iu view of the sad intelligence of the dfatli of liver P. Morton distinguished Senator in the Congress of the United States from tbe State of Iudiana, that the Speaker of this House, as a mark of respect for the memory of the man whoae death is the nation's loss, appoint a committee of seven members to represent this House at the funeral obsequies.".... Mr. Atkins, Chairman of the Appropriation Com­ mittee, reported the Army Appropriation Mil which was referred to the committee of the whole. Tho bill appropriates |2S,733,000 Mr. Wood asked leave to offer a resolution calling on the Sec­ retary of the|,T asury to furnish the House copies of contract made with certain syndicate American and foreign bankers for the negotiation of the 4-per- 'ent. bonds of the United States, together with copies of all other papers relating thereto. Mr. Pzidctnoro objected. SATURDAY, Nov. 3.--SXHATE.--Not in session. HOUSB.--Consideration was resumed of the bill for the repeal of a part of the Resumption act. After discussion as to the proposed terms for the manage­ ment and consideration of the bill, Mr. Kelley pro­ posed to offer a resolution making it the special order for Tuesday, the t'.th, and until Thursday, the. 15th, when the previous question should be ordered, but Mr. Willis objected absolutely to the resolu­ tion being reoeived, inasmuch as he regarded the bill an an assault upon the national credit The bill for the free coinage of a standard silver dollar wnu introduced by Mr. Bn€te?i»r( and. was, on motion < f Mr. Stephens, after discussion, re­ ferred to the Committee on Coinage, rather than to the Banking Committee.',. .Two other bills were in­ troduced for the rrmonetization of Bilver--one by Mr. Clark and one by Mr. Townsend Mr. Finlt y introduce > a bill to amend the constitution so as to elect tbe Pri-ttident and Vice President by a direct vote of the people. MONDAY, Nov. 5.--8BXATE.--<The Senate was not in session. HOUSK.--The silver men achieved a substantial victory in the House by suspending the rules and passing Mr. Bland's old Silver bill, providing for a silver dollar of 412% grains to be legal tender for all debts, public and private, except where otherwise provided by law, and also providing for free coin­ age. Mr. Bland introduced the bill, and moved a suspension of the rules and the passing of the bill. This waB agreed to by a vote cf 163 to 34. After disposing of the Silver bill a resolution Was passed, unier a suspension of the rules, making Ewing's bill repealing the date of the Resumption act the special order until Tuesday, Nov. 13. The vote was 143 to 47 Billi were introduced as follows: By Mr. Phillips, to create a postal savings bank; by Mr. Frye, to amend the Bankrupt law--aiso, to make persons charged with crimes and offenses competent wit­ nesses in United States courts; by Mr. Ward, au­ thorizing the Directors of national banks to declare quarterly dividends; by Mr. Hunter, for the recom- putation of the acoounts between the United States and several States, growing Out of moneys expend­ ed by them in the war of 1812; by Mr. Cabell, to reduce the tax on manufactured tobacco; by Mr. Settles, for the transfer of the Of- 4oe of Indian Affairs from the Interior to the War Department; by Mr. Shelley, to appropriate the cotton tax for school purposes; By Mr. Hooker, au­ thorizing the election of a delegate from the Indian Ttrritory; by Mr. Sayler. to secure the rights of homestead settlers on public lands ; by Mr. Neal, Imposing a duty on barley; by Mr. Banning, amending the act relative to the tax on cigars ; also, removing all restrictions now existing in relation to the enlistment of colored citizens in- the army; by Mr. Riddle, directing the transmission of printed matter through the mails when the postage is insufficient; also for the election of Postmasters ; by Mr. Bland, removing the legal dis­ abilities of women (it provides that, when a women has been admitted to practice in the Superior Court, she shall be allowed to practioe in the United States Supreme Court); by Mr, Buckner, for the repeal of all bankrupt laws: also for the establishment of a National University for Women in Washington. TUESDAY, NOV. 6.--SEKATE.--A large number of petitions were presented by various Senators from females throughout the country setting forth that they are taxpayers, asking that their political disabilities be removed, and that they be allowed to exercise the right of citizens at the ballot-box.... A bill was introduced by Mr. Plumb to further de­ fine the rights of persons with respect to homestead entries on the public domain; also to provide for the payment of the clerical and other expenses of the land office; also to declare certain lands subject to taxation... .Mr. Maxey submitted a joint resolution authorizing the appointment of a cnmmiBBion to confer with such commission as may be appointed by Mexioo, and ascertain upon what terms a reciprocal treaty of commerce can be arranged....Mr. Wallace submitted sev­ eral amendments to the bill introduced by him on the 23d ult. to authorize a long bond for the investment of savings. The amend­ ments provide that the bonds shall bear 4 per cent­ um per annum interest, instead of 3.65, originally proposed, and that the Secretary of the Treasury shall keep them for sale at the money depositories as weli as at the different sub-treasnries The House bill to authorize free coinage of the standard silver dollar and restore its legal-tender character, was read by title and referred to the Committee on Finance Adjourned till Thursday, 8th. HOUSE.--Bills introduced: By Mr. Willetts, grant­ ing pensions to the family of the late Oen. Custer; by Mr. Oiddings, to establish mail-steamship service between the United States and Brazil; by Mr. Oliver, to limit the sale of agricultural lands *o set­ tlers under the HdJnestead and Pre-emption laws; also, to abolish capital punishment; also, amending the constitution in regard to the election of the President, Vice President, and United States Senators ; by Mr. Stewart, extending the time for the completion of the Northern Pacific railroad; by Mr. Strait, to extend the provisions of the act for tbe relief of settlers on railroad lands; by Mr. Welch, to establish the Territory of Lincoln; by Mr. House, to amend the constitution so as to limit the Presidential term to six years Mr. Brentano offered a resolution declaring it to be in the interest of the civil service that all Govern­ ment officials receiving a salary of $2,500 and up­ ward shall devote their whole time to their official duties, and Bhall not be permitted to carry on any other business The House took up the bill re­ pealing the third section of the Resumption act, and a number of amendments were offered. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7.--SENATE.--Not in ses­ sion. HOUSE.--The House devoted the most of the day to the discussion of the hill repealing the Resump­ tion act. Mr. Price, of Iowa, made a lengthy speech againat the bill. Mr. Cox, of New York, supported his plan of gradual resumption Rev. Dr. Parsol, Chaplain of the House, tendered his resignation Mr. Blount, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the Naval Deficiency bill, The Ohio ScimtorshI|>. It is claimed that the southern portion of the State as well as the southern por­ tion of the country desires the election of George H. Pendleton. They say that Pendleton deserves much of his party; that he was a member of Congress when it cost all acman was worth to be a Demo­ crat, and that he battled with radicalism with an unwavering faith. Mr. Pendle­ ton has some of the shrewdest political workers in his party enlisted in his be­ half, among whom may be mentioned ex-Speaker Converse. Gen. Tom EwiDg was thought to pos­ sess considerable strength, but his pros­ pects do not pan out well of late. Next to these two leading champions oome in Governor-elect Bishop, who is being urged by his friends on the same principle that Gen. Hayes was taken up for the Presidency. The Hon. H. B. Payne is not a popu­ lar man, although the ablest in many re­ spects of those who are talked of for the office. He is understood to be a hard- money man, although his recent record has shown that he is willing to speak sphinx-like upon the subject. Then there is old Gov. William Allen. It is thought by some shrewd perusers of the political horoscope that he will be brought forwnrd. Bringing up the rear in starting nre Judge Hoadly, Durbin Ward nnd Gen. Morgan all of whom have good hacking in certain parts of the State. Pro ably Durbin Ward is the most prominent of these, having been a leading candidate before the State Convention for Gov­ ernor.--Columbus {Ohio) Cor. Chicago Tribune. THORPE, the Auburn (N. Y.) mur­ derer, who was sentenced to death a few days ago, thus politely informs his father of the fact: "I have the pleasure to in­ form you that I am sentenced to be hung on the 7th of December next." Two PROFESSORS of Dartmouth Col­ lege, while at work in the college chnpel, on Saturday night last, were locked in by some mischievous students, and were unable to obtain their release until late Sunday morning. frEDEBAL LEGISLATION, ' Bills Introduced In Congresa. Sixteen bills have been introduced in the House for the remonetization of sil­ ver. They were submitted by tbe fol­ lowing gentlemen : Cox, of New York; Banning, of Ohio; Ewing and Jones, of Ohio; Bright, of Tennessee; Hunter and Baker, of Indiana; Sparks, Harrison, Knapp and Fort, of Illinois; Bland, of Missouri; Culberson, of Texas; Cum- mings and Oliver, of Iowa; and Phillips, of Kansas. The following members have intro­ duced bills in the House for the repeal or modification of the Resumption act: Kelley, of Pennsylvania; Southard and Ewing, of Ohio; Durham, of Kentucky; Atkins and Bright, of Tennessee; Fuller, of Indiana; Sparks, Harrison, Knapp, and Oai non, of Illinois; Franklin, of Missouri; and Culberson, of Texas. Of these, Hunter, of Indiana, and Culber­ son, of Texas, presented bills author z- ing the reissue of greenbacks retired al­ ready under the Resumption act. The following gentlemen have intro­ duced bills for the payment of duties in greenbacks: Walter, of Virginia; Rid­ dle, of Tennessee; Sparks, Springer, and Hartzell, of Illinois. Gen. Banning, Chairman of the House Military Committee, has offered a bill re­ pealing all laws which forbid the ap­ pointment in the army and navy of those who served in the Confederate army. Representative Willis, of New York, offers a bill to simplify the existing laws imposing and collecting duties on im­ ports, to remove all ambiguities there­ from ; also, to reduoe the rates on im­ ported merchandise, to restore the duties on tea and coffee, and enlarge tho free list; also, a bill to restore the national credit by funding the non-interest-bear­ ing debt into bonds bearing 4 per cent, interest, payable at the expiration of forty years; also, providing for the re­ peal of all taxes on the capital and de­ posits in State and national banking in­ stitutions ; also, to abolish the tax on bank checks. Representative Hewitt, .of New York, has introduced a bill in relation to the Paris Exposition of 1878. It provides for the acceptance of the invitation, for the appointment of a General Commis­ sioner at a salary not to exceed $3,000, and of fifteen additional Commissioners, eight of whom are to be skilled artisans and seven scientific experts, whose pay and expenses are not to exceed $1,000 each, and authorizes the assignment of one or more public vessels to transport to and from France, free of cost, articles for exhibition. It appropriates $150,000 to cover alTexpenses. Mr. Robbins, of North Carolina, intro­ duced a bill to reduce the tax on dis­ tilled spirits to 45 cents per gallon, on tobacco to 12 cents per pound, and on cigars to $3 per 1,000; also, allowing producers of leaf tobacco to sell $100 worth to consumers without tax. Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, offers a bill to enable Indians to become citizens of the United States. It provides that whenever any Indian belonging to any organized tribe or nation having treaty relations with the United States shall desire to become a citizen of the United States, he may do so by appearing in any United ^States Circuit or District Court, and making proof to the satisfac­ tion of the court that he is sufficiently intelligent and prudent to control his own affairs and interests; that he has adopted the habits of civilized life, and t^ias for at least fiye years been able to support himself dnd family, and by tak­ ing an oath to support the constitution of the United States. Senator Burnside wants to remove all restrictions now existing in regard to the .enlistment of colored citizens in any arm of the United States army. His bill provides that hereafter the word " color shall not be used to designate any sol­ dier of the United States army; that the colored citizen shall be entitled to all privileges and rights of any citizen to enlist in any arm of the United States army, and no distinction shall hereafter be made in the assignment of a soldier on account of color or previous descent; that all arms of the service--engineers, artillery, cavalry, infantry, Signal Corps --irrespective of color, shall be open to him. Representative Schleicher, of Texas, has introduced a bill to aid the Wash­ ington, Cincinnati and St. Louis road to construct a narrow-gauge railway from tide-water to St. Louis and Chic.igo. Senator Matthews, ot Ohio, introduces a bill to amend the bankrupt laws and establish a uniform system of bank­ ruptcy throughout the United States. It provides, among other tilings, that in all cases of bankruptcy no discharge shall be granted to a debtor whose estate Bhall not pay a dividend of at least 25 per centum on the claims proved and allowed against liis estate, upon which he shall be liable as a principal debtor, without the consent in writing of at least one- third of such creditors in number and value. Representative Uabill, of Virginia, offers a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the owners the value of the cotton and tobacco seized by the Government since April 10, 1865. Several amuesty bills have been intro­ duced in the House, all of them propos­ ing to remove the political disabilities imposed by the Fifteenth amendment. A New Military Arm--The Torpedo Hunters. A correspondent of a German journal, writing from Erzeroum, gives the fol­ lowing account of the new corps of divers whioh has been organized by the Turkish Government for the purpose of removing the torpedoes laid down by the Russians in the Danube and on the shores of the Black sea : The divers are MoLiammedans from L ;zistan, and a certain number of them are attached to each of the Turkish squadrons cruising in the Black Sea. When the ships arrive near a spot where the existence of torpedoes is suspected two of the divers row to the place in a very light boat, drawing so little water that there is scarcely any danger of ito striking against the torpedoes. On ar­ riving at their destination one of the row­ ers dives into the sea ; if he finds a wire or rope by which the torpedo is at­ tached he cuts it with a sharp instru­ ment and returns quickly J*ito the boat. The liberated torpedo floats to the sur­ face of the wuter, the men pass a short lasso around it, take it in tow, and then row back to the ship as quickly as pos­ sible. For each torpedo thus captured j the divers are paid $45, and also a •"»» J of money equal to one-half of its value. Although the men have been often em-? ployed in this dangerous service, not i single accident haa occurred to any o: ftDEBAL FINANCE. The Currency. The Comptroller of the Currency k«t made the following statement showing the issue and retirement of national-bank notes and legal-tender notes, under the. acts of June 20, 1874, and Jai. 14,1876 to Nov. 1, 1877: " National-bank notes outstanding when act the act of June 30,1874, was PSSSED^FTAD MU IM Nctional bank notes issued from Juae ' * 20,1874, to Jan. 14, 1875........... 4 7<u tun National-bank notes redeemed and rel tired between same dates n.767 99ft Increase from June 20, 1874, to Jan. 14 ̂ 1875 J AH AM National-bank notes outstanding Jan. 14, * ' 187® <351,861,450 National-bank notes redeemed and i©I " tired from Jan. 14,1875, to date t 60 343 #1 National-bank notes surrendered between ' ' the same dates 9139 j Total redeemed and surrendered... .S «9,472,72t National-bank notes issued between the ~ " name dfttes, ••••••••••••» £ 381$ 386 Decrease from Jan. 14,1876, to" date'.'.". 35Wa» Natiotaal-Mnk notes outstanding to 816,775,111 Greenbacks on depemit in the treasury June 20, 1874, to retire notes of insolv­ ent and liquidating banks f 8.81S.8TS Greenbacks depoRited from June 20,1874 to date, to retire natioDtl-bink notein.. 72,407,545' Total deposits. $ 7K.521,220 Circulation redeemed by Treasurer be­ tween Fame datee without reissue.... $ 68 109 849 Greenbacks on deposit at date .* 13 1 n '37I Greenbacks retired under act of Jan. 14, ' ' 1876. £17,600,108 Redemption Agency. The following is a statement of the operatiorsof the National Bank Redemp­ tion Agency for the month of October, compared with the same month last year r National bank notes fit for circulation % assorted and returned to banks, $12,024,- 700; National bank notes unfit for circu­ lation, assorted and delivered to the- Comptroller of the Currency for destruc­ tion and replacement with new notes, $3,493,100; notes of failed, liquidating1 and reducing banks deposited with the Treasury, $1,005,100. Total, October* '77, 817,522,900; total, October, '76, $14,458,800; increase, $3,064,100. Coinage. The coinage executed in the United. States mints for the month of October, 1877, is as follows: Double eagles, $5,- 454,800; half eagles, $5,000; quarter eagles, $20,000; total gold coinage, $5,- 477,800. Trade dollars, $1,075,050; half dollars, $711,225; quarter dollars, $554,- 012; twenty-cent pieces, $10; dimes, $76,405; total silver coinage, $2,416,702. Darien Canal. Interest in the Darien canal project- has been revived by the report of Lieut. Wyse to the Paris Geographical Society. Lieut. Wyse was the leader of tho- French expedition last year to explore' the Darien route through Columbian territory, and he reports a practicable line for a ship canal from the Chucu- naqne river, on the Pacific side, north­ west to Port Grandi, on the Atlantic side. The route from the river to Acanta or Grandi is comparatively level, and ho believes that an inter-oceanic canal, by way of Columbia, will soon be tin ac­ complished fact. # Hogs and Corn. The Cincinnati Price Current pub­ lishes ?n elaborate special report oik hogs and corn, based on information de­ rived from a large number of places-,, throughout the prominent hog and corn- producing sections of the West. The general result indicates a probable in­ crease of 5 per cent, in the number of hogs for winter marketing, and a large supply for next spring and summer, with a generally healthier condition of hogs compared with last year, and a probable increase in the weight of hogs- for winter packing. Tramps. The London Spectator, in an article on American tramps, says the result of experience in England, after attempts to suppress tramping by capital sen­ tences, by hard labor, and by enforced production, is that the only way to miti­ gate the evil is to establish a rural po­ lice. The Spectator pronounces the American idea of sending idle men and women to severely governed industrial schools "a very curious experiment" and doubts its success. THE MARKETS. NSW YORE. 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WHEAT--No. 3 Red Fall 1 23 A 1 3* CORN--No. 2 Mixed @ *3 OATS--No. 2 25 A 26 BYE 63 @ 54 PORK--Mess 13 40 @13 50 LARO 8 @ Hoos.. 4 20 @ 4 75 OATTUC 2 25 @ 6 00 CINCINNATI. WHEAT--Bed 1 20 @ 1 27 CORN * 43 @ 45 OATS 27 @ 31 RYE 59 @ CO PORK--Mess ..13( 0 @13 25 LAR» '. 8 @ 8J£ TOLEDO. WHEAT--No. 1 White Michigan 1 30 @ 1 32 No. 2 Red Winter 1 28 @ 1 29 CORN <6>J@ 48 OATS--No. 2 26 @ 27 DETROIT. FLOCR-a-Choice White 600 @626 WHEAT--No. 1 White 1 29 @ 1 3» No. 1 Amber 1 2K @ 1 29 CORN--No. 1 49 @ 50 OATS--Mixed 28 @ 30 BAULKY (per cental) 1 10 @ 1 35 PonK--Mess. 14 76 @15 26 EAST LIBERTY, PA. CATTLE--Best sou Fair «60 @600 Comm-- 400 @ 4 60 Ho*"-"' 4 SO @ B 30 SHEEP t 60 9 4 60