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fiamdeaUt 3. TAH fLISE, PtrtMratML McHEHTiY, ILLINOIS. THE SEWS •j •^Ofss-^trwwwsfeS»-^i"'!WS?^S®5 •fr, „{">/*•***•*• . V car on the Harlem Bailroad of "Sew York wt« burned a few nights ago, and Mr. Biseell, the proprietor of the Sherman Honee, 'Cftfeago. amid his son perished in the flames. - Ten other passengers are reported as having ' Men badiy burned Th© Brooklyn Advisory Obcticil has concluded its work and adjourned. » qina action of Plvmouth Church in conneotion --.7*7. -is At- ,-**•« awwimf*£url lf* flm *1UJI «Ut uuwjw ̂ give is fullv enstsined, and a new investigation >irf.."the charges against. Mr. Beeclier is pro­ vided for by a committee of five, to be ap­ pointed bv a sub-committee of the Council ^tttsn among a list of persons distinctly speci­ fied, and the commission is clothed with au­ thority to decide whether an investiga­ tion shall be held at all or not Avery exciting and unlooked-for denouement > of thp tneetmg between Henry C. Bowen and the Plvxnouth Church Examining Committee ftook pVc« th« nthnr night at Rev. 8. B. BaM- dirfs 'mansion in Brooklyn. Bowen, armed moth his charges against Beecher, consisting of fifty-two pftfies of closely-written manuscript, repaired to Holiday's house. where, besides the .y:T«nr>i»i;t<-- Committee, be fouad seated in the parlor Beecher himself, B. F. Tracy. Thos. G. "Shtefcrnrnr. Oliver Johnson, and other partisans the Plymouth pastor. Bowen, being called, nppi) for hi» statement, presented and read it. *Atrthe conclusion of the session Bowen and his sons came out of the house in & state of great agitation and called loudly for the "members of th* p'fees." Several reporters ran toward 'Sow en, when he exclaimed in an excited way: ' *« Memhers of the press, I want you to publish •tM»tottie world: Beecher and his minions , J»vc- attempted violence upon ue!" Iraniedi- " atelv afterward. Bowen and his sons drove off in mteir carriage, and, being interviewed, stated that, op the conclusion of the reading of the Statement, Mr. Bowen was asked if he had •anything further to state. On his saying that .he had not, he says Mr. White locked the door of the apartment. Thinking the days of the - lA*]mMtk*i returned, Mr. Bowen ran to the rear JMrlor door. and, followed bv his sons, es­ caped to the hall--S. V. White meantime calling toothers of the committee to lock the doors. The contents of Bowen's paper have not been made public, but they are understood to be a severe arraignment of Mr. Beecher for hi* al- manifold shortcomings. t J. JENNIKGS, late editor of .the New Tgr£ Time*, has sold his nine shares of stock to the oopoern to George Jones for 9100,000. THE WEST. *EBE trial of Gen. Babcock on an indictment <&krging him with complicity with the revenue Yhietofe Was brought to a conclusion in the .TTnlte&fitabes Court, at St Louis, on the 24th of Febmary. The Judge s charge was exceed­ ingly fatorable to the aefendent, and the jury «eci«ed on a verdict of acquittal upon the first {aHot. When the "Not guilty!" was pro­ nounced Gen. Babcock started suddenly from Us chair and hie face turned almost crimson. JtiWias apparent that his emotions were deep «ad overwhelming. The small crowd present gave a night applause, and his friends present same forward to offer their congratulations. Babcock, , however, paid no attention to them, but made for the jury, which was passing* Mt, M shosk hands wifch each individual juror, l^pbiyg them with teats in his eyes for their Jrincl sua noble vindication. He then received the edbgratulations of his friends present, and, p eopipaqy with ins counsel, proceeded to his note!. Hi» appearance on the streets was the 8%nal for repeated cheers, and he could scarce- «ibow hp :Wiay through the crowd that pressed around him. Throngs of people followed Ufra albiig the streets to the Lindell Hotel. TJm*lK» net the assemblage of friends who bad JBMk* the gWKTiiews, and who d*er- ^freltdia hiM With their congratulations. In the evening Bsipock was serenaded at the Lindell and hie friends indulged in a general jollfication oter the happy result of the IrJUi tMatm. persons, oonsteting of the wife and tkfep children of a man named Niermayer, were backed to death recently at Lem&rs, Iowa, by the destruction of their house by fire. CHICAGO packers have slaughtered over a xfiMtni and a half of hogs the preeent season. A terrific'storm recently passed over the town of St. Charles, Mo. The cyclone lasted (•Mive minutes, but in that brief spaed nearly ey^rv building in the village was more or less dttmaged. many of them being swept away en- tittdy. Two or three persons were killed, and nwpy Mriouely injured. The pecuniary loss is edKmaied at naif a million dollars, Tfte MB#}5 Bell, sud to-be the largest steam- b(#mi the Mississippi river, was destroyed by fire the 'other day. A large cargo of cotton &fid thfc 1»aggage of 200 passengers were lost A IfnA b# existed for some time between .1. of the Carroll ton, Mo., Journal, dicial proceedings, examined into the charge# against the Governor, and dismissed the case. THK Mayor of Atlanta, Ga., in accordance with an understanding with the Beard of Trade, the State authorities and the railway companies of Georgia has sent invitations to Member* of commercial bodies, the citv authorities, and members of the proas and leading business' men. throughout the Northwest, to visit At­ lanta, on or about th© 16th inst., to accept the hospitalities of the city, and to taJm free excur­ sions on the railroads of Georgia, from Chatta­ nooga io AUBUW, Augusta, iWi Kojal, 3a van- Bah, ThomaaviJle, and Albany, and return. WASHINGTON* ••A raojtmurr member of tin Cabinet," telegraphs the Western Associated Press Agent at Washington, " authorizes the assertion that all the published reports of the serious dis­ agreement. between the President and any mem­ ber of the Cabinet are absolutely devoid of foundation in fact, and it is stated upon the same authority that there never has been, either of recent date or at any time within many months, the occurrence of any event in the Cabinet sessions which could by any possible means be construed into an indication of bad feeling or premonition of a rupture. Most positively its iMs true of. late.' THE news of Gen. Babcock's acquittal caused great joy among his friends at the Capital. President Grant, who, from the beginning, an­ nounced himself confident of the acquittal, ex­ pressed m> .surpr';,.", but did not conceal Ms gratification at the result. When the news was received by Mrs, Babcock. she fainted from excitement, and remained a long time in hyster­ ica. , .It is announced from Washington that Congress will order a complete investigation of the whiekvring matters. ..It is certain that the salaries of Congressmen will be reduced from $5,000 to f4,500. The amount saved will be about $400,000 The rich Senator, Shar­ on, of Nevada, has reached Washington, and taken his seat for the first time since his election, two years ago The House Committee on Foreign Affairs have been famished by Secretary Fish with the correspondence concerning the connection o Minister Schenck with th© Emma Mine scandal. It includes a communication from Minister Schenck, in which he says that be invested in the Emma Mine stock, but it was a private speculation, for which he cited precedents. He was not ashamed of what he had done. At the suggestion of the President, however, owing to the scandal, he resigned as Director of the company... .A Washington telegram to the Chi­ cago Tribune says: '"If the ciose of the Bab­ cock trial can have any bearing on the relations of the Cabinet, it would seem to render the re­ tirement of Gen. Briatow less certain. Mem- ben of the Cabinet say, with the strongest assurance of knowledge, that Bristow is suie to remain." SECKETABY BRWTOW, in his annual report to Congress, stated that the work of refunding the national debt was hindered by the shortness of the time the 4% per cent, bonds have to run, fifteen years. In accordance with his recommendation the Senate haB passed a bill extending the time to thirty years. The House will no doubt concur. It is now thought that the=e bonds will be much sought after for long-time investments The report that Gen. Babcock was about to resign his position as Private Secretary to President Grant is contradicted. Gen. B., in conversation with his friends, says a Washing­ ton dispatch, states that he has no present in­ tention of resigning, nor does he consider it at all necessary to renew his request for an army Court or Inquiry to vindicate him from charges which have already been disnosed of after a fall and fair trial by a civil tribunal. THE Washington Daily Tribune, heretofore an independent paper, is now issued as a Demo­ cratic organ. MB. WAJDDELL, of North Carolina, has pre­ sented a bill in the Houle the object of which is to restore the franking privilege. THE nation's debt was reduced $3,272,733 during the month of February just past. Ap­ pended is the official statement: f * «tevwcet*.toandB..McMii •iiPnii-"-Fivegsrcent.bondf....... . $'•)!.M-k,Too ^ t Total coin bonds .$1,682,884,400 Lawful money debt $ 14,000,000 Matured debt 18,182,080 Legal tenders 371,011,844 CertjfirattM of deposit.... 38,045,000 Fractional currency....... 45,120,132 Con certificate*..... 32,^16,000 Total without interest.... f 487,091,976 Total debt $2,202,158,457 Totalintere»t...*il..,f; 00,412,026 Cash in Treasury: Coin *..i.iv.$70,089,772 Currency 9,529,404 Spccial deposits held for re­ demption of certificates of deposit.'.............. 98,045,000 Total in Treasury .,....$ 117,610,176 ierolf, of the Democrat, which cul­ minated • few days ago in Kierolf shooting Hawkins four times, once in the face, and twice in the breast and bowels, inflicting wounds IiSMafwtttci"- he russet rccover. JI&33CEIQ& lad., suffered great fftunage l»y a tornado thafc swept over it last Bonday -light. Syreral persons were killed, and many •badly injured. Saaa forty housca wero *9- xaplished. The loss in monev is about f300,- Odb. .. .Dr. Joseph Hooper, of Bay City, Mich., edftpe.of th® Michigan Odd Fellow, died sad-, denly on the morning of the 28th of congestion orat lungs. tense Btnx has determined to try conclu­ sive* with the United States tzoope on the qqetikni the obwrvaiMM of the treaty .*•»• qwiog his tribe to remain on the reservation. He^ias collected 1,500 braves at the mouth of Powder Biver, in the Yellowstone country, and the combined forces of Gens. Custer and CrckJt, numbering 2,000 men, to convince him that the Government really amounts to any­ thing. _ Am expedition ia already en route for the ^neighborhood or the obstinate redskins, anu it is safe to predict tbai before many moons an wasted Sitting Bull will oease to be a bujjy in that locality. . .SOUTH. House of Representatives few adopted the report of the Ames Investi­ gating Committee, and ordered the impeach- meefc of the Governor. The report recom- that he be impeached and removed for official misconduct, on eleven separate and dis­ tinct charges, including a failure to remove eevtJcin dishonest officials, for causing blood- died »t Vicksburg iu Croeln'H case, for calling for Pediral troops and having them eject the I 8tt«iff Of Warren County, for arming the col- 4j^,militi».pi}d attempting to incite a war of the Louisiana House of Representatives, onlFeb. 26, the Hotme Committee appohitnd to inMBtagate the conduct of Gov. Kellogg, made thi^f report, which is to the effect that "they find on investigation that the said William P. Kriiogg h» eonmiitrcd mauv violations in his ofticial capacity of the Constitution and laws of the State of L«Jiiisiac« ; has been guilty of many and di vein nigh Crimea and misdemeanors in efftco against said Constitution and laws of Louisiam; therefore, be it resolved, etc., that a committee of five members of this House be appointed by the Speaker to go to the Senate, at the bar thereof, in the name of the Hdmto of Representatives of the State of Louisiana imi>oach William P. Kellogg of high orimcs and misdemeanors in office, committed *^eli*il 14, 1875." • THE Louisiana House of Representatives, by # 61 to 45, hai adtpted «ie npoit of Ife# K&H&gg Iev3stigating Committee, together • ' with resolutions recommending that arti- ciea of. iuupwatahment be preferred against th*t at&cer. The Senate waa then notified of this aottab, the House adjourned. The Senate ^Vfleitsaized into a court of impeachment for Jo • Debt less cash In the Treasury .$2,118,283 039 Decrease of debt during January...;. ' 8,272.738 Decrease since June30,1875... 13,728,419 Bonds issued to the Pacific Railway Companies, interest payable in lawful. money; Principal outstanding. „...! 64,623,572 Interest accrued and not yet paid..... 646,235 Interest paid by the United States.... 80,141,513 Interest repaid by transportation of mails, etc 6,724,317 Balance of interest paid by the United States 23,417,195 A WASHINGTON dispatch announces that the House Appropriation Committee have virtually 3eci""rl m?1:? toy apprerrist'.on to meet the deficiency in the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, so as to resume the prhiting of fractional currency, but to report a resolution to the House expressing the opinion that the time has came v.-hcn tl:3 Secretary of the Treasury ought to begin paying out silver instead of frac­ tional currency. POLITICAL. ing to the good name of aevwral persons <rf high position. F rOBBHiS. A ODiiOSSAl. statue of Riraiarok is to be exhib- ited at the PhlladelphJ| show.... .Man ̂organ­ ized battalion* of C&rlists have already sur- rendeml to Alfonso's forces; thousands of rebels in detached bands are asking amnesty, and it ia apparent that the insurrection iu Spain is about ended... .Befagees from Heraegovin* are denied an asylum iii Austria. Gas «m--l of wis rsccnt Fiencli eleeMosi has been to render necessary a more liberal oonstruction of th© new Press laws, whioh un­ der Buffet were enforced, especially against the Republican newspapers, with such strictnsfes as to call forth the unanimous condemnation of that class of journals. Many cases arising dur­ ing the recent political contest, have, by order of Dufaure, Buffet's successor, been allowed to lapse, this course being, in the opinion of th* Government, the wisest under the clrcuns- &twiCc& AN English trading vessel was seized by some Spanish coast-guards the other day, about five miles from Gibraltar ; but the prize crew were overpowered by the Englishmen, who brought the merchantman, with all on board safely into the fortress Reports of the floods in the Hungarian section of the valley of the Danube, show the devastation to be of vast extent and most distressing in its consequences. Two thousand people in a single city are houseless, and a h«ndred large manufactories it: New Pesth have been. destroyed. The sulfating among the houseless and impoverished people is terrible. A CADIZ telegram says a proclamation has been published there declaring that the King, his brave army and Government, with the pa>- triotic co-operation of ail parties, have put an * end to the civil war in Spain. Fifty thousand Spanish soldiers will immediately go to Cuba, to put down the insurrection in that island..,. A London dispatch announces that Russia has incorporated Khckand among her possessions. Gen. Scobeleff has been appointed Governor of the new province, to which the name of Ferghan is given Advices have Imtm re­ ceived at TheT Hague announcing the death, by cholera, at Acheen, of Gen. Pel, commander of the Dutch forces. THE marriage of Prof Tyndall to Miss LiOnls* Claude Hamilton took place March 1, at West- minster Abbey. The ceremony was performed by Dean Stanley. Thomas Carlyle, Prof. Hux­ ley, Dr. Hooker, and Sir F. Pollock were present In repairing the direct cable at sea the ship Faraday discovered evidence that it was maliciously cut. There were marks of three er four blows with a hatchet or ax. FOETY-FOURTH CONGRESS* THB Republican Senators in Congress have decided, in caucus, that they will not vote for the bill recently introduced to pay soldiers of the war of 1812 pensions who were stricken from the rolls on account of disloyalty. A FAVOBABUE report has been made in the Senate on the bill filing the salary of the President of the United States from and after the 4th of March, 1877, at $25,000, and it has been replaced on the calendar A meeting of New York workingmen was held last week, under the auspices of the Legal-Tender Club, at which resolutions were adopted demanding that the policy of specie resumption be abandoned, and that the restoration of ereaubacks to oar fsrold) be brought about by promoting the Industries of the people lie Connecticut Republicans have nominated the following State ticket: "Governor, Hemy C. Robinson ; Lieutenant-Governor, Frederick J. Kingnland ; Secretary of State, Francin A. Walker; Treasurer. Jeremiah Onley: Comptroll­ er, Eli Curtis. Thejplatform declares in favor of • free schools and a coin currency. The prefer­ ence of the Convention for Marshall Jewell as a Presidential candidate was indicated, but the delegates were left unpledged to any man. THK SapuUkWi Convention of lihadti lylsnd is ct lied for March 23. , OKMBSULXM . .,JZ1 STATISTICS of the Babeoek trial: The evi­ dence in the ease covers 3,200 pages. The cost to Babcock for lawyers' fees and all amounts to about §32,750. The cost to the Government for legal and witness' fees and court expenses will be a little over $17,00Q. IT appears that the hotel proprietors of Cin­ cinnati are putting up their rates to exorbitant figures for the entertainment of the people who who are expected to attend the Republican National Convention in June, Th© Republican national Executive Committee is investigating the facts in the case, and if the reported ad- vauce m rates be true, the place of holding the convention will probably be changed to Ohi- JAS. E. LYOH, of Racine, Wis., has MMIPFD before the House Committee on Foreign Af­ fairs as to his connection with the Emma Mine. He was one of the original owners of the mine, and explained the secret history of th© scheme to entrap English ciers. His statement, if true, is very damag- THUBSDAY, Feb. 24.--Senate. --Th e House biH to reorganize the Judiciary of the United States was read and referred The bill conferring ex­ clusive jurisdiction over Indian reservations upon United States Courts was debated at length and re­ ferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. House.--A bill Was passed to protect the revenues of the Patent Office. It provides that any officer who shall receive , any money other than his salarv for any work done shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment.... A bill was reported from the Committee on Public Build­ ings and Grounds appropriating $800,000 for a Cus­ tom-House at Memphis. After a long debate the amount was cut down to $400,000 and the bill parsed The death of Representative Stark­ weather was announced, and appropriate eulogies pronounced. FHIDAY, Feb. 25.--Senate.--The Senate passed the bill authorizing the increase of the amount of 4 per cent, bonds to be issued from $300,000,0(10 to $500,000,0C0, and extending the time lor their payment to thirty years.... The West Point Appropriation bill waa before the Senate, and ft long debate ensued regarding the propriety of the proposed reduction of salaries. House.--The House refused to adopt the report of the Conference Committee for the payment o t̂he interest on the District of Columbia 3.65 bonds, pud postponed it for one week Speaker Kerr s telegram announcing the death of bl« Coe was called to assume the duties of Speaker pro tem.... A number of private bills were passed. SATUBDAY, Feb. 26.--Senate.--Not in session House.--The House met for debate only, Uden (I1L) in the chair. Speeches were delivered by Rid­ dle and Landers in favor of the repeal of the He- Sumption act, and by Durham in relation to the improvement of the natural highways of the country MONDAY, Feb. 28.-- Senate.--Sharon, of Ne­ vada, took the oath of office....A bill was passed enabling persons who have lately acquired citizen­ ship in Colorado to vote upon the new Constitution in that Territory, and appropriating money to pay the expenses of a constitutional convention.... l"he West Point Appropriation bill was discussed, and the Senate went into executive session. Home.--A. letter was received from the Attorney- General, in response to a resolution offered by Mr. Lord, ««iUng for an explanation of his order touch­ ing the testimony of accomplices in the whisky pros­ ecutions. The Attorney-General states that Buch instructions as he issued were merely in confirma­ tion of arrangements already made, and that as these instructions and arrangements relate to mat­ ters now in progress, the House would readily see the propriety of withholding special infor­ mation relating thereto until the trials are over. The matter was referred to the Judiciary Committee.... Bills introduced : By Warren, authorizing the payment to the execu­ tor of Henry Wilson, late Vice-President of the United Slates, a sum equal to the salary of the Vice- President for the unexpired portion of tho term for he was elccted; by Willis, to simplify the ex­ isting laws imposing duties on imports, and to re­ duce the rates thereon, also to restore the duty on tea and coffee, and to enlarge the free list; by Wad- dell, to restore the franking privilege; by Vance, to provide for stationary Ciiaplaias in the army; by Young, a law authorizing the payment for all cotton seized after 1885; by Oliver, to repeal the law in reference to the amouut for which silver coin shall be le^al-tinder, and to enact a substitute therefor; by Mackey, to aid in the completion of the Washington Monu­ ment ; by Tufts, for holding T'nited StateB District Court at Davenport; by Phillips, for the liquida­ tion of the debt of the Kansas Pacific Railroad Company to the United States; by Kidder (Dakota), declaring the Black Hills open to exploration ana settlement; by New, to reimburse States for ex­ penses incurred iu the late rebellion. TUESDAY, Feb. 29.--Senate.--The Chair laid before the feenate a message from the President, accompanied by a communication from the Secre­ tary of the Interior, in regard to the deficiency of supplies at the Red Cloud Agency. Both urged immediate action on the estimates for that purpose, in order that the Indians may have no reason for an outbreak. Ordered printed, and referred.... Sherman, from the Finance Committee, reported auversely on the bill permitting national banks to organize with a capital of $50,000. The bill, with the adverse rppnrViwiia (irsU-rprl oil the calendar, .,. .Morton rose to a personal explanation with re­ gard to the testimony of J. L. Lyon before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, as to his (Morton'*) connection with the Emma Mine affair. The Sena­ tor stated that iu 1871 he was offered a fee of $20,- 000 as counnel in the case, which he had promised to consider iavorably; but upon ascertaining that he could not, as a Senator, properly take part in it, he declined to go to Salt Lake City, where a meet­ ing was appointed. It was Senator Stewart who made him the offer, and upon his lx coining satisfied that the object of the parties was to secure his po­ litical influence for the removal of Judge McKean, he declined to have anything to do with the mat­ ter-- The West Point Appropriation bill was passed as it came from the Appropriation Committed of the Senate, but it differs from the bill ax it came from the House. The amendment adopted by the House for the pay of the band--$14,880^--mas non- concurred in. House.--The President's message in regard to Indian appropriations was laid before the House, and referred....Kelly, by unanimous consent, in­ troduced a bill empowering the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti­ tute, and the Librarian of Congress to report to the House such measures as 'will most effectively restore the writing in the original manuscript of the Declaration erf Independence, with the signa­ tures appended thereto, which is now in the Patent Office.... J'lie House went into committee of the whole on the bill granting pentions to the soldier* of the war of 1812. WEDNESDAY, Mveh 1.--Senate.--Freling- huysen, from the Committee on Agriculture, re­ ported adversely on the Senate bill to provide for an investigation as to the habits of the Rocky Moun­ tain locusts or so-called "grasshopper*," and it was indefinitely postponed. He also reported from the tame committee, favorably, on the Senate bill for the protection of agriculture against injurious insects, with amendments, which was ordered to be printed and the bill placed on the calendar After debate, the Senate passed, without amend­ ment, the House bill appropriating $100,000 for the purchasing of material and continuation of the work on the building for a Custom House and Post' office at St Louis A bill was passed authorizing the' purchase of additional ground for the Custom Bouse »t Nashville. ..On motion of Morton, the 8enate took up the resolution for the admission of Pinchback as Senator from Louisiana, bat after some debate, parttcipatsd in by Alcorn, Norwood, and Edmunds, the Senate went into executive ses­ sion. House.--A resolution was adopted instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire what legislation is necessary to secure indemnity for the UriitecJ States for the interest on the subsidy bonds of the Pacific jutiiwav Company, and also to seovra against the liability of the United State* to pay the principal; also, to what extant the rates of freight and transportation on those roads can be regulated by Congress so as to make them less burdensome to the public. I OUR WASHINGTON LETTER, The Babcock Trial as Viewed at the Capi­ tal--Great Itald on Bristow--The Work of Congress--The Judiciary Bill-Seasufei ot Finance. ; , [From Our Own Correspondent.] r WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 1878. The topic of universal interest at this metropolis during the past week has been the trial of Gen. Babcock at St Louis. It has been talked about day and night, from the Executive Mansion down to the basement gin-mills. I pre­ sume there has been a general interest in it all over the country, but I* doubt whether a stranger to Washington would appreciate the all-absorbing nature of the matter here. You see Gen. Babcock has been not . only the Private Secretary of the President, btlt has stood in close intimacy with him socially and politically. Not only that, but Babcock and "Boss" Shepherd have long been on terms of intimate friendship--fre­ quenters of the same club, moving in the same "society" circles, by common rumor members of the same associations for speculation. So both on general ac­ count and for local reasons the people of Washington could not help feeling the liveliest interest in the St. Louis trial. That Babcock has many warm friends here no one will deny, but that the gen­ eral se.utiment has been heavily against him from the beginning is equally true. And I believe it would largely prepon­ derate against auv one known to have been the intimate friend and associate of "the Boss," who, in spite of his great •wealtli, is the most odious man who ever stepped within the limits of Washing­ ton. GREAT RAID ON BRISTOW. But this is not all. One of the most formidable political intrigues which have ever been concocted at this head-center of intrigues resulted from the Babcock trial. Or rather that trial was the occa­ sion of it. I refer to the determined assault which was made on Secretary Bristol, and which is still going on while I write. It is known to all men that the attack of the Treasury Department on that numerous, wealthy, formidable and most corrupt combination known as *'the whisky ring" has simply been tremen­ dous " all along the lines." Many men of influence in politics, many men of that standing in society which great riches and diamond breastpins give, many sworn officials of the Government were found to be guilty of the grossest es against the revenue laws, and of induct utterly demoralizing to all hon­ esty in business and in poli­ tics. It was impossible that the Secretary should deliver so heavy an assault and maintain the fight ivith such persistent vigor and unfaltering- pluck, without raising up against him a powerful opposition. This opposition culminated/on the occasion of the Bab­ cock triai. All the friends of men in the whisky ring, all the toadies of power-- and they are numerous in every party-- even not a few of the champions of cer­ tain aspirants for the Presidency united, or seemed to unite, in an attack upon Bristow. They asserted that the prose­ cution of Babcock was an attack upon the President, and day in and day out they have used all sorts of influence to get up " bad blood " between the President and the Secretary of the Treasury. As Gen. Grant is known to be especially strong and adhesive in his friendships these men undoubtedly made considerable impression upon his mind. And the great question of to-day is " Will Bris­ tow go out?" This is the conundrum everybody at Washington is asking, while *4 waiting for the verdict." Mean­ while I beg leave to remark that, what­ ever may be the truth as to Gen. Bab­ cock, if these unconscionable intriguers shall succeed by any means in driving the brave and honest Secretary of the Treasury from the Cabinet, the fact will be nothing less than appalling to all men of all parties who demand honesty in politics and in government. And I can say this with the more emphasis and appropriateness because 1 care no more for Bristow's political aspirations, if he has any, than I care for last month's moonshine. THE WORK OF CONGRESS. The actual accomplishments of Con­ gress have not been much during the past week, though either house has made considerable progress in the work before it. The most important measure passed by the Hon®© was the bill of the Judici­ ary Committee reorganizing the United States Courts, by constituting an Inter­ mediate Court of Appeals, between tli© District Circuit Courts as thay now exist and the Suffreme Court. This Intermediate Court will be composed of the District Judge, the Circuit Judge and one of the Judges of the Supreme Court, and will have ap­ pellate and final jurisdiction in certain cases which are now taken by appeal or writ of error to the Supreme Court, mi.a nViWt. of fV»e bill is to relicvr, th^ Supreme Court of the trial of many cases of a comparatively unimportant nature. The docket of that court is now greatly overburdened. It is very far behind, and is getting farther behind all the time notwithstanding the great and oonstant labors of the court. If the bill becomes law it will accomplish the object intended, facilitate the administra­ tion of justice, and cause o additional expenditure. It is regarded as a wise measure and of very considerable value to the public. I believe that Mr. MeCrary, of Iowa, is the author of the bill, but it had the hearty approval of tka whole Judiciary Committee MEASURES OF FINANCE. Th* majority party of the House has haA several caucuses at which the cur­ rency question has been discussed, but without, as yet, any definite conclusion. Indeed, it has been stated, and I think with truth, that several gentlemen will not be bound by a caucus resolu­ tion on this subject. The truth is, there is such a variety of opinion upon the subject • of finance and especially upon the currency among our public men, whether of one party or another, that I greatly doubt whether the Congress at this session wil L accom­ plish anything; whatever. I do not look inr actual legislation herein till :i£ter the President-making business is accom­ plished. Meanwhile we have speeches on the subject till one can't rest, and no end of bills.. If things should keep on at present rate a few months our cur­ rency "bills" would be nearlv as nu­ merous as our bank bills and our greenbacks, and they would be infinitely more varied in char­ acter. I do not think anything prac­ tical will come out of all this chaos for some time. It now looks very much as though Congresfl̂ eould go home leaving this question in s(a u quo ante helium. I think the representative men of both parties believe this is the best course, or rather Wie safest course, for party 'purposes. If I am right herein, the whole subject will be left severely alone so far as the statute-book is concerned. Jm M. N. P. 8 . --The verdict of acquittal in Gen- eir.1 jBabcock's case is received herewith divided opinions. Some most heartily rejoice over it as a complete vindication. One newspaper says, "enthusiastic men on the streets were nominating him for the Presidency, and betting fifty to one on his election." They must have been very "enthusiastic." Others there are who rejoice at the verdict, but think the escape was a narrow one, and that Babcock ought to be severely on his good behavior, from this time forth. These think that the General's heart must be taken for granted as all right, but that he had a weak head. The dupe of such men as Joyce and McDon­ ald, they say, ought to come down and out from a position of large political in-, fluence. The latter class of persons is greatly Che more numerous, but the former is the more noisy and enthusi­ astic/' ___________ Bowen's Statement; The Brooklyn Eagle says: " Mr. Henry C. Bowen declines to give the text of his statement against Mr. Beecher to the newspapers, and the Plymouth committee say they will not. Eagle re­ porters called upon Bowen and members of the committee, but they were all firm. The substance of the statement, how­ ever, has been ascertained. Bowen does not claim to have any knowledge of guilt on Beeclier's part. He says he believes him guilty because of what he has heard from divers parties. The only names mentioned by him are Mr. and Mrs. Bichards, who, he said, told him that Mrs. Tilton confessed to them. Another woman, whose name he de­ clines to give, told him, he saysj that in 1858 ohe saw Mr, Beecher enter in n sus­ picious manner the study of Plymouth Church with a woman whose name he also declines to mention. His informant did not say that she knew adultery was committed there, but she believed there was. The third and chief case cited by Mr. Bowen is that of a woman who, he says, told him that she had been twice outraged by Mr. Beecher, and that subsequent to the outrages she remained improperly intimate with him. Who this woman was, where the alleged outrages took place, or when they took place, are facts which Mr. Bowen de­ clares that he cannot be induced to dis­ close. Apart from these three cases the statement is devoted to a defense of Mr. Bowen's behavior toward Mr. Beecher and the public since he became con­ vinced of Mr. Beecher's guilt." Land Subsidies. The policy of land subsidies 1MM! M# origin in 1850, when a grant of 2,595,053 acres was made to the Illinois Central Railroad. This was followed in 1862 by the grant of 35,000,000 acres to the sev­ eral Pacific Roads ; in 1866, of" 42,000,- 000 acres to the Atlantic and Pacific ; 1,700,000 acres to the St. Joseph and Denver City Boad ; 1,203,000 acres to the Southern branch of the Union Pacific Bailroad ; 1,200,000 acres to the Oregon Central Boad; 16,400,000 acres to the Texas Pacific Boad, making a total of -1 ̂ *98,000 zcxca of public land grouted to the roads mentionedi A Man Cuts off His Own Head. A French artisan living in London committed suicide the other day by guil­ lotining himself. One evening he was observed to take home two large planks of wood and a large double-handled knife. With these, as it was subsequent­ ly discovered, he constructed a guillo­ tine. Grooves were formed in the wood for the knife, and down these, after hav­ ing been drawn up with a pulley, it was forced by heavy stones. The unfortu­ nate man's head was completely severed from his body. • Whistling. Clarence Hurtley is the name of a six- year-old lad residing with his parents at Lincoln, Neb., who has excited the won­ der of the people and caused his name to appear in the papers as a very prodigy of a whistler. This lad, so the papers Bay, can whistle any tune after hearing it once either sung or played, in the most faultless manner, both as to time and the scale. In fact whistling seems natural to him, and he is accustomed to whistle an accompaniment to his sister when she plays the piano. A RASCAiiiiY young Frenchman recent­ ly constructed a free pass in the shape of a wooden leg that carried him from Sherbrooke, P. Q., to Concord, N. H. He simply made a leg of winte asn witn a cushioned socket for his knee to rest in, crooked his leg at a right angle, and started. Wherever he went the conduc­ tor passed him, while the passengers dropped money and tears into his hat. When he reached Concord, after leaving the train with a caution from the con­ ductor hot to slip down, he pulled off hia fanny wooden leg, waved it in the air, and vamosed. MB. TOUIEMACHB, and English minis­ ter of the Gospel, has shot one of Lord Lonsdale's hounds, and has forbidden fox-hunters to trespass upon his prem­ ises This independent action has ex­ cited the anger and disgust of nearly all the men in the county ; and if Mr. lolle- mache had not his cloth to protect him there is no telling what might happen to him. THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM. ^ Aaother Scheme lor Specie Jtosumptkmjfc'... A Gold loetMip Said to |« Opining 8omp VHyor. v • • • The Washington correspondent of th# Chicago lYibune telegraphs as follows|$ The committee appointed by the Derail cratic caucus to devise some compromise financial measure, besides considering- the bills and resolutions which have been introduced in the House and Senate,, and. which have also been referred to it£ hflfe also been giving a hearing to several bers of Congress who desired to speak, on the subject. One Bepresentative frota. New York, who had addressed the com­ mittee on Tuesday last, submitted ]£. measure which it is hoped will be satii- factory, not only to the hard-money mens of the East, and Texas, and the Paciil* Coast, but which also will secure i.hf> support of Southern and Western mem­ bers who are opposed to contraction, but who see the necessity of yielding BOIQ# of their opinions in arranging a compro­ mise measure. This proposition content- plates the annual accumulation in the- United 3tates Treasury of $30,000,000 in gold coin or bullion. At any time after the amount so accumulated shall have- reached S150,000,000, the Secretary of the Treasury may, at his discretion, an®" after due notice, begin the redemption of United States notes in coin, and it shall be obligatory upon him to do so whem the amount of gold accumulated lit the Treasury shall be $3005000,00Q.-. In order to provide for securing ̂ the gold thus ̂to be accumulated, the Secretary of the Treasury is directed tof' discontinue the sale of gold received a* revenue and to use all surplus revenues of the Treasury for the purchase if nec­ essary. He is also temporarily relieves® from the necessity of providing for the-, sinking fund to the extent of the amount of gold annually accumulated, and* should there still be a deficiency, he may issue either 4$ or 5 per cent, bonds of the-,' United States for the purpose of pur-. cbasihg coin or bullion. If at any time, owing to the operations of this plan, th£ revenues of gold should be insufficieift to meet the annual appropriations the- Secretary of the Treasury is to be allowed to issue Treasury notes bearing intere& at a rate not exceeding 6 per cent, to be redeemed at the end of one year, the- total amount of such notes outstanding at any one time not to exceed $3,000,000. By. this plan the National Banks at* also forbidden to dispose of the gold re­ ceived as interest on their bonds de- gosited in the Treasury of the United tates, but may be allowed to lend a. portion or the whole of it, to be repaid in gold, and to count any balance i*r their possession not so loaned as a part of the reserve which they are required by law to have. The bill also provides for the repeal of that part of the Ilermmp-, tion act of last year which directs tlî Secretary of the Treasury to begin the redemption of the outstanding green­ back circulation on the 1st of Jauu^ry, 1879. A Rat Kills an Alligator. Some time ago, says the Toledo Com­ mercial, "Mr. O. D. Benjamin came into the possession of two healthy young; ̂ alligators which he placed in a tank in ' his billiard hall, where they have sine® attracted considerable attention. The- other evening one of them crawled over, the side of his domicile down on to the*r. floor, and was attacked by a huge rat. The alligator showed fight and the com­ bat raged fast and furious for several minutes, both contestants being severely bitten. ̂ The rat finally turned ta|l, ignominiously, and left his antagonist inf* full possession of the field. It soon be»-> -J came evident, hoXvever, that the victor"" had received his death wound in the fray, and throughout the night its pit­ eous cry, mutch resembling that of a kitten, could be heard at intervals. In the morning it breathed its last. IF your name is John Jacob SmithJ I and you go to an Eastern college, they immediately put you down in the logue as Iohnerem lacobus Smithiorif*-- um. Is it any wonder that a young mam feels stuck up and educated under sucli; f circumstances. THE MARKETS, NEW YORK. BBXVIS HOGS--Dressed OOTTOH STLOUR--Superfine Western.... -.v:i2AT--No.2 Chicago........ 0«BS Oats. Rtk roBK--New Mess,... T,*nn--RtAajn t................. 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