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V . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ELEVENTH YEAR. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , DECEMBER ir , 1881 NO. TIMELY WARNING CONSUMERS , BE CAREFUL , Some dealers are trying to trying to take advantage of the demand tor the DtncE OK DUKHAH cirgarottos to vrork oil'somes hard stock which they bought some time ngo. They have olTcrod them to us , not knowing who vro wore , and represented them as just as good aa the DUKK OF DURHAM. The striking similarity of name is calculated to mislead the unwary. To aay the "DUKE" Cigarette or to say the "DuiujAM" Cigarette is not sufliciont , aa in either ease tlioro ia a Gigarutto on the market calculated to create confusion ; but nek for the "Dcxx OF DURUAM , * ' and see that it bears the trade-mark of n DUKE in military ocstumo nnd the firm name ofV. . DUKK SONS & Co. , nnd take no other , as this is the genuinepure article , and you will at all times find the quality uniform and unsurpassed by anything on the market. Don't lot anyone persuade you that anything else ia ns Rood. The DUKK op DURHAM Ciearrottoa and Tobacco ni-o pure. ' They are made from the very cost North Carolina lina tobacco. They contain no drugs , and iii giving you the above timely warning we protect , ourselves aa well as you. Some Bay thin is a temporary spurt which will soon die out , and then there will bo no demand for the aooda. This would bo the result if the goads had no merit , for consumers can test our claims tor 15 cents. Wo should deem ourselves very stupid and careless observers not to have profited by the bitter experience and misfortunes of such manufactur ers as have attempted to palm off a poor article on an intelligent consum ing public. Let such croakers croak ; the demand for the DUKE OF DUR HAM is rapidly increasing , and every body ia pleased who has tried it. For sale by all the leading jobbers of tobacco and groceries in St. Louis. Aid For the Sufferers- Xattonal Associated Press. " NBW YORK , 'December 10. A meeting. - devise means to raise" funds m "New York for the relief of the sufferers of the Ring theatre lire in Vienna. Theodore A. Havemeyer , consul gcn-i oral , presided , and several prominent and wealthy men attended The amount subsoribed was $2,557.50. Irishmen in Philadelpeln , National Awociited Press. PiULADELr'jilA , December 1C. There was a iToat turnout of land leaguers at the Academy of Music to night to welcome T. M. Healy , M. . P. , and Father Sheohy. The delegates were escorted to the Academy of Music by a long procession , and n popular reception was tendered them after the meeting. Anniversary of the Now York Fire- National Associated Press NEW YOIIK , December 1(3. ( To-day is the anniversary of the great fire of 18.55 , when neorly every building east of Broadway and south of Wall street was swept away. The number de stroyed was estimated at t48 ! and the losses nearly § 20,000,000. The weather was intensely cold. The Suffering Crow * . National Associated Presn. WASHINGTON , December 10. Ono subject of discussion at thu cabinet meeting to-day was thu condition ot the Crow Indians , reported buffering from smallpox and starvation. Propur measures will bo taken by the war department to forward food and other necessities. "Hey , Dore , Nigger * , Hnmp YoWve. " Nilionil ASSCK i&ted Press. DECATUK , 111. , December 10. A Mulatto woman named Fanny Craw ford has just returned from her farm in Mississippi with fifty negroes from Sumptor county , Alabama. This year she worked three hundred hands on her farm , which she manages herself. Garfleld'a Private Paper- National Associated Pre . PAI.VESVILLK , Ohio , December 1(5. ( Mrs , Garfield has been down to the Mentor homestead and given orders for the erection of a fire-proof building on the site of the late president's office , for thu storage of his private papers and letters. Marine Intelligence. National Associated I'itu , NK\V YORK , December 10. Arrived The Alaska from London. LIVERPOOL , December 1C Arrived The Arizona from Now York. SOUTHAMPTON , December 10. Ar rived The Rhine from New York for Bremen , i Accidentally Killed. National Associated 1'rcm. fi , December 10 , lien- ry Shafl'cr and Mart Utloy engaged in a friendly scullllo at Stowartsrflle , Ind. Shaffer attempted to seize a club which Utloy was mvi ntjing , missed it and was hit on the head. The blow killed him instantly.o . * -o > Anna vi. Fanny- National Aksoc atctl 1'rcin. PHIMHKLPHIA , December 10. Additional documents in the suit of Anna Dickinson against Fanny Da venport concerning "Tho American Girl , " were filed this afternoon. The amount of royalties claimed ia $1,050. THE MILL OF THE GODS Which Grinds Out Justice Exceed Ingly Slow , . , - Complimentary Opinion of Fro Grant Volunteered by the AfBoasin. Gutteau Says He Would No Shoot Garflold Again tor a Million Dollars. Mrs. Dunmore , the Divorce Wife , Subjected to a Lengthy Examination. i _ - . , fii She Never-Saw the Sli ? htes Indication of Insanity Abou- the Wretch. To E-eryl > ody' Snrprlie Ho Treat Her Decently. Katioiml Associated .Prcat. LEGAL PROOF Ol.THE DIVORCE ON HANI WASUINOTON/December 16. Whil wait ing for the prosecuting counsel who were late , Guiteau said ho hat heard General Reynolds was sick , an ho thought it was time for Corklull t get sick and stay nick. [ Laughter. ] The record of the divorce of Mrs Guiteau was 'produced by Goosgo D , Barnard , clerk of the supreme court of Brooklyn , were accepted as evi dcnce and read against the objuctior by Scovillo. Guiteau said that as a matter o : consequence and principle , ho com mitted adultery in order to get rid ol a woman unworthy to bo his wife , but had been strictly virtuous for the past six years , and an honorable Chris tian man. Hu could get mar ried in 2few York at any time In wished. Ho advised Scovillo not ti waste any moro time in examining Reynolds , whom ho called a spy , lia and miserable fellow. Reynolds siid that when Guitoau gave him the letter to the America ! people he promised the prisoner tc make of it such use an he could. "You promised to give it to th press , " shouted Guituau. "You lied every time. That's the kind of a fel low you arc. The Lord will got ovci with Corkhill for his dirty work it this case. " Reynolds admitted having promised Guiteau to hold , all communication Guiteau made as'conlidential , but said this'proimso wurniado after the letter Witness also said'thaf ' owing to the present impres sion that the assassination was part ol a conspiracy , he had been requested by the prosecuting counsel to visii Guiteau and investigate as to the fact. . Guiteau kept on denouncing th witness for deceiving him under the guise of friendship. Scoville did not attempt to break down the testimony in regard to the correctness of the interviews reported with the assassin , but confined him self to showing Reynolds went as n friend to the prisoner and got his statements under false pretenses. A number of newspaper ex tracts re lating to the murder , which He Moldi showed the prisoner in the jail , were read. Ono contained an interview with Col. Fred Grant , who advised his father not to admit the prisoner to his presence o-'lio would be bored t ( death. "He is nice sport , ain't ho ? " ex- clainu'd Guiteau. "Ho is too lny.y to get his own living. He is a dead beat. " [ Laughter. ] . \notherextraet from a letter written by Senator Logan referred to the pris oner's aspiration for the Austrian mis sion , which he could fill with dignity. "That part is true , " shouted Gui- tuau. tuau.Other Other remarks about his standing caused another outbreak. "Logan and the other fellows wore excited at first , and said they knew little about me. It was like Peter denying our Saviour. I was so familiar vith Logan that 1 used to tap him heartily on the shoulder and say : 'Hello , General , how are you ? ' " Another onu of the extracts referred to the great risk the assassin ran of being lynched on July 2nd , "Yes , " said the prisoner , "It was extraordinary. I was thinking about it this morning. It was the most au dacious thing for me to go to that depot - pot and shoot Gen. Gartiuld as 1 did , , under divine pressure. There was great danger and I should not do it ' again for u million dollars , but I was in such a desperate state of mind that I could not resist. My free agency was destroyed. That is my case. " Mrs. Grant , at whoso housu the prisoner boarded before the shooting , was next called. She was introduced by thu prisoner with , "I boarded with this lady forty days last spring and I owe her forty dollars , f Laughter. J She keeps a good house. " Witness testified to unking the pris oner to pay his board bills and receiv ing polite notes requesting delay. At lust she lost patience and ordered him to leave. She never raw anything in dicative of insanity. Hercross-uxum- inutiou proved untiling and Guiteau repeatedly told his counsel to "shut up ; you are u jackass if you don't shut up , I will kick you off the case. You haven't brains enough for this busi ness , " Mrs. Dunmoro was then called. Her name created quite : > n excite ment and a number of ladies loft , in anticipation that the prisoner would ask unseemly questions. The pris oner told the audience- have no ap prehension of smut and to sit still ; no would B'iy nothing unless compelled to by that follow Corkhill. The uvi- dvnco was cut short by objections and witness himply stated that she never regarded the prinonor as insane. Judge Cox , in answer to Mr. Hco- villa's objections to allowing Mrs. Dunmoro to testify , said the objec- tiona could not hold , as it was not known what course her testimony would tako. "It is an outrage to put heron tno stand , " shouted Guilt-mi. "If Cork- hill persists in his conduct I shall have to talk a littlo. I want the court and the country to understand Cork- hill's pernicious character in this re spect. Ho i * worse than an old hog , Hu is using this court to traduce this lady. The president should remove him at onco. There aru scores of good lawyers in Now York personally known to President Arthur , who could till the oflicoof dis trict attorney with moro talent and dignity than Corkhill , and I hero ask President Arthur , as u personal favor , to kick him out at once. I nindo Ar thur president , nnd I have a light to mnko this personal request of him. " The examination of Mrs. Duiunoru was resumed. "You said , " asked Corkhtll , "that you wore married to the prisoner in 18GD. " "Yes , " answered thu witness. "At how many different plnces did you reside with him in New York ? " Scovillo objected to this testimony on the score of irrulavancy. Witness was allowed to proceed and stated Guitoau made- speeches during the Grooloy campaign nnd expected the ministry to Chili. "It was the Swiss mission I had in my mind , " interrupted the prisoner , and when Scovillo objected again to the evidence ho exclaimed that the court in bane would declare it was in competent. "I will ask you if you over in your association with the prisoner saw any thing that indicated unsoundnesa of mind ? " said Corkhill. "I never did. " "You may take the witness , " said Corkhill. "Thank you , " siid Guiteau in sneering tone , which raised a laugh , , "that is the decentest thing you have done on this trial. Lot us have tha examination and let the witness g home. " [ Laujjhtor.f Scovillo asked the witness if nil had ever had uny conversation witli anybody and expressed the opinion that Guiteau was of unsound mind or that nhe had doubts on the subjec when she sued for a divorce. "No , sir , I never said anything o the kind. " "Her opinion is of no value , " said Guiteau , "one way or another. " "Havo you not , " continued Sco ville , ' 'stated to different persons a Boulder and Leiulyille , Col. , since tin 2d of July lst thajr jgW thought thi prisoner waS of unsouod mind at tin time you > liv'ed.with hii'jv. ' " "I neveruY" was. the emphatic response. f\ , "You are a cotosunmiato jackass Scovillo , " shouted \ho prisoner , "whoi are you pressing this point for ; I would rather have a boy ten years old i\this ( case. Uotjout of tho' casn and self. r could have had a great many eminent men to assist in this defense if it had not been foi your unbounded egotism and vanity , [ Laughter ] I have got to do th heavy work hero myaelf. " His last sally tickled Guiteau him self ; ho laid his head on the table and laughed till the tears rolled down his cheeks. It was not long before another opportunity occurred to declain : against his counsel. Then he shouted : "You have not been straight since your lecture. You have beoi a perfect fool , " and turnin around he chuckled again , "Did you not , " inquired Scovillo , "state to some one that you regretted leaving the prisoner because he needed care on the account of the stnto of hit ) mind ? " "I did not wish her to remain will , me , " broke in thn prisoner. "I object to further examination of the lady on the ground ot law and decency. " On further quest ions Mrs. Dunmoro denied the authenticity of certain newspaper interviews with her during her journey to Washington in which she was alleged to have expressed the opinion that Guiteau must be hung. The prisoner shouted : "What is the good ot prolonging this , Scoville ? I want to state now that I have noth ing against this lady. She is married again and has children , and for nl 1 know is a high-toned Christian lady , ind I wish her well in every condition 3f life. " Witness was next interrogated as to in interview with Dr. Bowker , in illicit she confessed her belief in Gui- ieau's insanity , but denied again that iho had over made such an admission , She was then allowed to leave the itand , and one hour for recess was aken. Tha afternoon proceedings weio not 'ery exciting. Tha prisoner looked veil after his lunch and frequently 'aced the audience as though anxious jf recognizing some one. Scovillo stated that ho was uppic- tensive of an attack on his life as a etter had been received trom an monymous source that ho would be ittackod in the van on Ddcembzr 21st. Dr. Loring , of Washington , who las made a special study of disoat.es if the eye and oar , was the next wit- icss. He testified that he had oxain- ncd the prisoner and was of the opin- oii that he had no dieeaso of the niud. Dr. Alex McLean Hamilton , of Sow York , followed , and said he had nado several examinations of the irisoner , to determine his exact phys- cal condition. Ho found nothing rrong about Guiteau and tlioro weru 10 indications of congenial defcctn. Nio prisoner showed ho was n little rregular , but that was common. In hat respect ho stated emphatically hut ho did not believe in hereditary nsanity , but thought there was such thing as an inherited tendency to in anity. From his observations of Juiteau in court , ho regarded him s eccentric ana bad-tempered. Guiteau broke in again with the re- nark that 1m did not take much stock bout the configuration of the head. 'It was , " he declared , "tho spiiit /hich / drives him to certain acts , You hould learn about spiritology , doctor , nd then your would know moro about rainology. " Cross-examination did not develop much evidence. It related to defini tions ot iiuiuiity and wan inti-roating. At one part Guitean Inttrnrptod : " 1 will tell you what inmnity is. It is an irresistible desire to do some- tiling you cannot help doing. 1 care nothing about the nliapo of the head or how the tongue hangs. When the spirit cornea up in you , and moves yon , that ia insanity. " Scovillo stated ho had expected as sistance on the croas-examination of exports. Charles H. Reed , of Chica go , was to have helped him , bu' was not present. BcsidoH other warnings ot the projected attempt on the life of the nssossin , n photograph of a man was received from Omaha this after noon , who started for Washington with the avowed intention of killing Guiteau. Scovillo received by express a sus picious ciqar box loaded ujth some heavy substance. On , the presump tion that the box contains some infer- mil machinery , no one yet has ven tured to pry it open. 'It has been de posited in the back ynrd of Seovillo's lodging place , wheru uu'riouH cnts and dogn may tempi fate by nosing around Jalm B. on HI * Muscle. Sxxial [ Dlspukh to Till Hit PLATTSMOUTH , Nob'I : > ( ! ci > inhor 10. Last night Gov. StV'Jcihn , of Kan sas lectured to an imnicnse audience on prohibition. Itwaa ono of the must powerful lectures ovetf delivered in the city on the subject. Gov. St. John wan accompanied y John 1) . Finch. The Daily Journal , through its columns lost night , Attacked the char acter of Mr. Finch. 'Thin morning Finch wont to The "Journal oflico , thumped the city editor and slapped the proprietor. The verdict seems to be that Finch served them right. Arrests and law suits jmjniino to fol low. National Awodnted Frees. * 8KSTBKCK OF COlTHTKITKllt. PHILADELPHIA , Decoiabor 10.- Sen tences wcro passed in the United States court * o-day upon a gang of counter feiters captured several months ago while operating an extensive mill at Vineland , N. J. Johrt .Sherman , re garded as one of iho ( most uxport counterfeiters in the country , received live years imprisonment/and / § 500 fine. Win. Williams , who made the dies nnd whose father is now in the Neu Jursuy statu prison for a similar offense , got four years and ? 400. Frank Hurt- hamer , trad r in coin , two years and three months and $100. A OANQ OK DEVI1.X lNiiANAror.i.H , December 20. A lawless gang organic ; d in Harrison county , in this stat calling thoin- . ' s-Switch , " have been riding through that county "for the' past year , calling upon people who condemned their methods , taking thorn out of bed and flaying them with their switches. ) Lost week they visited the residence of Mr. Phillip Borden , in Scott township , six , miles west ot Corydon , at midnight , and taking Mr. Borden from his bed , lashed him to a tree and gave him 100 ( blows , cutting great gashcsin his flesh. He fainted from loss of blood , and if an invalid from the wounds received in the army. Ho is u man of excellent character. The gang visited other respectable citizens and warned them to be care ful how they threatened their organi zation , and ordered them to leave the country in thirty days. Not being satisfied with their brutal conduct , a few days since they called at Cordon's residence nguin nnd taking Borden's step-daughter , a young lady of nine teen years , from the house , they put a rope around her neck and de manded that she reveal to thorn cert iin secrets , they accused her of being in possession of. She re fused to do so nnd they threw the rope ever the limb of a tree and drew her up , hanging her by the neck until al most dead , They then let her down and again demanded that she reveal the secrets they alleged her to pos sess. She told them she know nothing of the matter and they azain drew her up , strangling her nearly to death. After this they released her and rode away , leaving the tortured girl more dead than ulivo. These outrages have caused intense indignation among the law-abiding citizens of Harrison county. Ill'lli I1UTTKU AllIIKSTS. OIIIIIAUO , December 10. Mr. H. T. Howe , city butter and cheese inspector specter , to-day swore out warrants against five grocery firms for selling ' butterino" as buljcr , and ti largo number of arrests will follow. But- torino is sold for butter in Chicago to an alarming extent , eovon large f no to ri ea being kept employed in its manu facture. In the convention at Cedar Rapids , Iowa , two weeks ago , the butter and choose men appointed a committee to prepare a bill for congress which would protect legiti mate business and punish counterfeit ers. This committee in turn appoint- ud a sub-committee for the prosecu tion of violation * in Chicago , and these gentlemen are now actively 011- agcd in the performance of their du ties. All prosecutions will bo under the state law , which provides a line of not Ices than $25 nor moro than § 200 for the first ofFense , ? 500 line and six inodtlis in jail for the socvrid offense , ind imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year for the third ofl'onse. Salt for Damage * . ntlonil Aatocl&tttl I'rena. CHIOAOO , December 10. Miss Mat- ; lier sues a druggist for $20,000 dam- igus. The defendant gave horku reparation for removing freckles , jlotches , etc. , but it not only removed Tcckles , but burned her forehead and jico so ns to leave a largo and horrible icar. Big Money from Chicago. ' V tlorml AwociatttJ December 1G. Dennis 3'Connor , treasurer of the Chicago Irish anti-coercion fund , han sent P10COO to Kagun at Paris. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Yesterday's ' ProcoBdings in the Senate and House , Another Schema to Do Away With the IBBUO of National Brink Notes. Senator Van Wyck Introduces n Petition from Throe Thou sand Nobraskans. Continued Speculation us to Who Will be Called Iqto the Cabinet. ftHncollnnootmNoto * From the Na tional Capital. CONGRESS. National AiwocUtril I'rau. I'ltOCllKDlNdK IX THK MKSATK. \\'ASH INOTOK , December 1(5. ( Thu chair was authorized to till existing vacancies on standing and select com mittees , which will bo made in accord ance with the progiammo of the re publican caucus. A number of bills of minor inport- anco wcro introduced. At l'J:30 : p. m. the resolution for a select committee on woman's suffrage came up as unfinished business of thu morning hour. Mr. vest resumed his remarks in opposition to the resolution , humor ously arguing that the papers on this subject bo referred to the committee- on revolutionary cliiims , as the female suffragu party was thu most revolu tionary in the country , nnd moved thu papers be referred to that committee. The motion was rejected 21 to ill a party _ vote , except that D.ivis ( Illi nois ) , Johnston , Jones ( Florida ) , and Hansom voted no. Mr. Bayard moved reference of the resolution to the judiciary committee , and consumed the remainder of thu morning hour in advocating his mo tion , and thu subject wont over. Mr. Voorhees thun proceuded to ad- dressjthe sunatu upon his silver resolu tion. tion.Tho The chair filled the vnc.uicics on thu committees as proposed by the caucus. Mr. Windom takes the chairmanship of the committee- foreign relations , Mr. Miller ( Cain. ) of the committee on the revision of the law , and Mr. Sowell of the committee on enrolled bills. Mr. Windom aiao takes Mr. Edpor- ton's place on the committee on edu cation and labor. ant > pa'tcnts ntid .3Jr _ Van Wyck Edgcrton's placeon the committee on pensions. The others are merely changes of membership be tween the difTcicnt senators. Mr. Voorhoes opposed the proposi tion of the president t ) retire the sil ver certificates as contraction of thu currency. Ho reviewed the history of the old United States bank and con demned thu present nati-nnl b.tnk syi tern. tern.At At 2:10 : p. m. thn senate went into exccutivu session. In executive session , the semite re furred the nomination of Browstor to the judiciary committee , and other names to appropriate committees nnd confirmed n long list of postmasters , 'and adjourned until Monday. Among the postmasters confirmed wcro the following rowaappointmonts : James Irish , Clinton ; Charles Leighton - ton , Oskalonsa ; W. II. Moulton , Stu art ; A. P. Lowery , State Cunter ; Ed ward Knott , Waverly ; J. F. Meyer , Uennison ; A. K. Daily , Decorah ; W. L. Leisure , Grimioil ; X. M. Page , Fort Dodgu , and J. B. Blake , Avoca. FUnrKKIMNUS INTHU HOUKi : . The houiu proceeded with the cull of states for billH. AiiiMig those in troduccd were the follow ! ig : By Mr. Money ( Miss , ) , to establish a postal savings depository as a branch of the postoflico department. By Mr. Hatch ( Mo. ) , to complete the improvement of the Mississippi river ; also , repealing the tax on to bacco raised in thu United Status ; also , to establish a bureau of agricul tural industry to prevent thu oxpor'a- tion of diseased cattle. By Mr. Cox ( N. Y. ) , to promo'o the lifu saving survicu ; an apportion ment bill placing thu number of members of thu hoiixu at 1)07 ) ; also , u resolution as to thu Halifax fishery award , fraudulent statistics and as to the arrest of American citizens in Ire land. land.By Mr. McCook ( N. Y.J , for thu erection of u statue to General James A. Garficld. By Mr. Robinson ( N. V' . ) , to reduce letter postage to onu cent. By Mr. Scales ( N. 0. ) , to repeal all revenue- laws and to abolish all tax bond oflicuB enacted by them. By Mr. Vance ( N. U ) , a bill to repeal - peal thu duty on salt and to punish curtain ciiniea relating to coinage. By Mr. Stephens ( Ga. ) , a bill to regulatu the pay H ( midshipmen and cadet engineers. By Mr. Townncnd ( Ohio ) , a bill ap propriating $50,000 for the relief of Airs. James A. Gartiuld , By Mr. Neal ( Ohioj , a bill t , Incor porate the Gurfiuld hospital , to. pun ish bribery and trading at elections , and to suppress gambling in the Dis trict of Columbia , By Mr. Georgu ( Oregon ) , providing for a military and scientific expedition to Alaska. By Mr. Kelly Pa. ; , to redeem and refund a portion of thu bonded dubt and a resolution relating to woniun suffrage. By Mr. Watson i'1'u. ) , to regulate inter-state commerce- . By Mr. Shellaborgcr ( Pa. ) to facili tate conviction for bigamy or adultcuy , At f > ; 20 , 8i'.l ( bills haxing buunintro. ducwl , Mr. Dibble 8. 0. ) ollurod resolution * of respect to thu memory of Hon. M. P. O'Connor. The hoitso then adjourned till Mon day , THE CABINET. Mfttlotitl AuMrUtetl l-ruw. THK APrOHTIOKMKM' . WAHHINOTO.V , December Iti. The nomination of Benjamin H. Browstor , of Pennsylvania , to bo attorney gen eral , though a surprise to ninny who thought this nameliad boonabandoned , i sunerally well received nnd con ceded to bo a wise selection , This nomination in thought to till thn east- urn representation in thu cabinet. The west still depends on Howe for a posi tion. They now expect him to liavu thu postmaster generalship , inasmuch as the south also dumniul reprosunta tion , and are not content with Filloy , of St. Ixnns , us a hordot-itato repru Rcntntion. Thuy want l.ivis ) or LongRtrcetimd thu former in expected to get the inivy portfolio. Then the cabinet will bu mndu up with ihrro ( Frulinglmysmi , Folgor and llroustut mini thu cast , thrcu ( Lincoln , Kirk- wood and Howe ) from the west , and one Southern mini. It is thought probable that there will bo no further cabinet nominations till after thu holi days , though thu postmaster mineral- ship may possibly bo filled bofnrc. TINKERING. Niit'.onnl Anxoclfttcil I'ri"W. I ANOTIIKIl KIN AXI'IAI. Sl'IIKHK. WASHINGTON , December 1(5. ( tTln > bill introduced by Mr. Chalmers' , of Mississippi , for the paymunt of the public debt and to stop thu manufac ture of money by corporations pro vides for the issue by the government of 8:1(10,000,000 ( of United States treasury notes , similar to greenbacks , which ahull bu prepared for iaauo and than any bank shall bo relieve ! from the tax on its deposits whenever it exchanges its national bank notes for them , and of its tax on circulation exchange therefor. It alao provides than whenever the treasurer receives $1,000 in bank notes ho ahull demand payment therefor from the Kink issu ing them , giving it the option to re deem in legal tenders or bonds. If in moi'ey , thu money shall bo applied to the redemption or purchase of bonds , and if in bunds , such bunds shall bu cnncellud. Suction fi pro vides that thu tiuiisurur may purchase gold or silver bullion whenever it may bu necessary , and hliall always keep in the treasury ! H ) per cent , of the amount of treasury notes and coin certificates outstanding in gold and silver coin , thu surplus ubovo this to bo used in buying bonds. POSTOFPICE DEPARTMENT. r.KKOUl I'O AIIOMHII DBl'IKT.MBXT I'K.tNKS. WASIU.NIIION , December lit. The di-siro to bring the postollice department to a paying basis seems to bu lost sight of for an instant by the ollicials of that department. Re cently a number of communications have been received from thu interior luidlmvy'dcpifrbnentn iii * < reforaiMo to allowing oflicial matter to pass through the minis free , and in every instance the law nllicer has decided against the departments when there was thu tno least pretext to sustain him. In connection with this subject an ofl'ort will be made this winter by the postoflico authorities to compel other departments to pay postage on matter sent through the mail- Under a strict construction of thu law there i- little doubt but that this could be ex acted. A prominent otlicinl states that if other departments of the go\ eminent wore compelled to pay postage ago tie | postolllco department would not only be sulf-sustuiiiing , but turn a yearly bulancn into the treasury , RAILROAD EXTORTION. NIlllUAHKA'h I'KTlllON TO TJIK MINATK. "WASIIINIHON , D. 0. , Decumbor Hi. Every day since the Forly-soventh congress bogiin its regular suasion petitions - titions have poured in asking for leg islation to prevent extortion and un just discrimination by railroad cor porations , and to rugulatu intur-atnt'i commerce. Ono wai presented today - day by Senator \unWyck , beariii ; : ihu niguutnru of ovui three thousand citL.ono of Nobrar.ka. Thu similarilty of liiiiguagu in all ( heno petitions indicate - cato u systematic uflort to create pub lic uontimont not dissimilar from thu famous anti-banking privilege mumo- riala. _ _ ROBERTSON. National An 0i.-Iftto < l 1'nn. AN I TKIIVIKM WJ1II TIIK I'HIillDh.N r. WAsinwnoN , December ID.-Col lector Robertson , of New York , cnllod at the White House this morning and had a long interview with thu presi dent. On goinu away he took with him a copy of i fine stool ongravinu of President Gailiold , to bu placed in his rtlicn in New York. It is announced us coming indirectly from thu White HOUBU that Mr , Kobortiioii will remain in his position until the end of his (0:111. ( CAPITAL NOTES A IIIlKKNIIAOli IAIIOH I.EAdl I. was orgnni/ud here to-nizht. Con. grtHHinan Brown , oi Pennsylvania , ox- Congressman Dclamutyr , of Indiana , mid others delivered addresses. The meeting was largely attended , and much enthusiasm was manifufttuil KKII'KIt'H ' IIFOKIM'ION' . A reception was tendered Speaker Kuifcr this evening by thu Ohio Bo- publican association. Judge William Lawrence picsidul , and intiodnueil thu now srii'ukur , who responded in : i fuw well ctioson remarks. AddrcBHi-u weru mudo by ( Jovernor Foster , Buna- tors Sherman , Logan and Pon'dt mj General Grosvonor , IlopresonratiWB UobiiiBon , Hiscock , Randall , Orth , BurrouH , Duiinull , Heed and others. A largu number of ladies were prcKont , THAI J'ir.VKV IIUrtlNKSS. The sub-connnittpu of the senate ap propriation committee investigating thu contingent expenses of the treas ury department , uxaminuu this morn ing It. K. llinton , editor of Tha Washington Sunday Gazette , which made serious charges against thu ad ministration of the treasury depart ment , and a discharged clerk named Busoll. Thu testimony of these gen tlemen amounted to but little boyoud furnishing thu names of others for the committee to summon witness. The reading of the testimony tak < n by the Molmu committee , ordered by Secretary Windom , was commenced this morning , and its reading - ing continued at the ad journed mooting hold after the soimto adjournt-a. Senator Cock roll said that there had never been the slightest disagreement botwron the members of th sub-committeo and that the subject of holding their ses sion * with open doors had never boon suggested or discussed. Ho further said thuru was no dosiru on the part of nny mcmbor to smirch anybody , mid ho believed all the members were determined that there should bo no whitewashing Ho wanted a fair and impartial investigation and believed it would be so conducted. Tt is not probable that ( ho committee will go beyond nil inijiiiry into tn'.isiiry ex penses , although thu resolution in structing them was made to embrace the executive dupnrtmonts. IIKKVNSTKH .NOMINATED. WASIUMHON , Dccumbi'i- . The name of Benjamin Harris Browstor for attornuy general was 8t < nt to thu senate to-day almost immediately after the MMintu was cillud to order. IIIHKK MIM1.VVTION4. Tliu nomination was aunt to the sen atoof ( ioo. W. Howe , to bo collector nt Cuyahogu , Ohio ; Wallace R' . Finch , surveyor of customs , LaCrosse , Wis consin . 11UA1NK TO DKUVr.K THE KULOUY. .Secretary Blaine has been invited to deliver the uulogy upon Presi dent Oartlold at the congrei-mmml ob sequies , by the joint committee tun ing thu matter in charge. 'AUINKT MKKTINd. All members of the cabinet wore present this afternoon at the diacun- aion of the Peruvian question ; Private Secretary Phillips represented the president. OAUKIKMl EVl'KXflK COMMITTKK. MusHre. Taylor , Puond , Cox , Joyce , Lefuvro , Belford , Blackburn , Pi e , Sprmgur , O'Nuil and Shelly have been appointed by the speaker as a loininittuu on the expenses attending the illness nnd burial of President Gnrfield. I'OSTMAsrBU OKNKU.M. JAMBS mid George Bliss renchud Washington last n'u'ht. Thu former was at hit , lcHk to-day. The Polioa Convention. National Associated 1'rciu. CiiiiMdo , December Hi. Tim chiefs of police thin morning formed a na tional police association , electing Win. J. McOargilu , of this city , president for the ensuing year. A constitution was adopted. Among subjects to be discussed by tho. association are the grand jury system , methods of extra dition , private dotecjive agencies , the- interchange of photographs of crim inals , the improvement of the condi tion of youth of both sexes floating around thu country who are now criminals in a small way , the social evil , rewards for captures , etc. , etc. , police insurance , and the mcroami ol- punishment for certain feloiiiecr. The police marched through thu city at 2 p. m , after which nil the different stations and police alarm system weru inspected. The association elected further offi cers ns follows : First vice president , F. B. Hmini-tt , chief of police of St. Louis ; second vice president , 1C. K. Moisu , chief of police of Toledo , Ohio ; thiul vice president , Wright Shuuui- liurg , chief of police of Now Oiluanr ; recording secretary , Irving L. Lynmn , of Lincoln , Nebraska ; cnriesponding s crotury , Austin Do ) hi , of Chicago ; tr nsurqi' , J.V. . Schmilt , of Clovu- land , Ohio. Rcprc8unntion is im- iti'd to one representative for uach incorporated ( own , and < mu additional representative to bo named by I he chief forevury 50,000 inhabitants Foreign Intolllzonoo. National Axxoclatcd I'ruin ItKKMN , December K ! Prince His- inaick is ijiiito ill with inflammation of Iho InngH and his physicians have for bidden him to work. LONDON , December 10. The sweep stakes shooting match between Dr. Carver and Messrs. Hobton and Gor don , Carver standing at .12 yards und llobson and Gordon at J4 yards and both the latter using onu hand , came oil'at Heiidon to-day and wits won by Carver , who killed 01 pigcoim , Gor don killing 50 and Holmon r > ' . \ . Kicli staked I'lOO on the match. Thu nxaiiiinatioti into the niymuii- OUH Dr. Latnson c.iso hna been MI- suinud , A quantity of poison , proba bly aconite , has boon found in th i Htoiuach of thu ilcceasud. Di'HLiN , Dccombor 10. Thu lead ing homo rulers have decided to pub lish the United Ireland newspaper , which has been suppressed in this city , in London , and if the govern ment intuifurus with it there to pub lish it in Paris. The Chicago Running Mooting Nation.I .Voiaclriil I'rcm Ciui.'Aiio , Ducumbor 18. The com mittee appointed to prepare a pro gramme for a running meeting upx Jiinu met at the ollicu of the Driving Park association , and decided to givu § 15,400 , in premiums. Illinoii Moiiumont to Uarflold National Ausodatwl i'ivat. Onu AOO , December ID. ft input- poxcd to raisu $120,000 in Illiuom to\\ard iv Gartiuld iiionument fund un.l Oovcrnor Collum has 'appointed u committee on subscriptions , PeHtllenoo in Jersey City. Katlonnl AcsociatcJ * "ri"M. jKiwmCnv , N , J. , December 10. Fivu additional vases of smalt-pox were reported olliciully to-day. About a ( lo/.uii cases of sporudio typhoid fuo : have been reported. Advorti ing Agent * Gone Up National Awclitcil 1 * c . CisoiNNATi , December 10. The firm of E. N. Freshman & Itron. , ad- verliaing ugonts , have made an as signment for thu benefit of their cred itors , The bond U fixed at frtO.OOL
