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DETROIT BEE PRESS tally Trl Weekly and Weekly PUBLISHED BT 7 it DETROIT REE PRESS COMITY a as" oy earner per month 3 1 by mail per year portage paid 10 60t daily per year 2 50 k'jckly by mail per year pcetase paid 5 bv mail per year poetage paid 2 00I potcdlce orders or drafts when practicable plainly name and poetoffice also the edition nsr Daily Tri Vv eekly or Weekly rese PRWiRrO volume xiAir3jWbrabif MiomQANyHTiRSD ayfebruar number 145 1 'A 'j 71 i Jrce reM ADVERTISING iRATES Iff XAIXZV raBaqvau aumwevpavw 1 day 73c 2 days fl 25: 8 days 65 4 davt 5 days 82 25 1 week $2 50 2 wecifr wr IB 50 IjMmth 7 8 month IS 1 yaar 79 £pecBl Bates for amuMment coining local om rowfT raev 2ftm day 20c per line: each mbaeqnent dir Jfr irst column let pace IGc per Une eachtrrrr tion Want colnBin 3d page 5c per Um each irst pase of sepptonent Sunday 1 per sqnsn rO DAVS ADVERTISEMENTS E7KOIT JAN pivin? trotted my marc Betsey Baker against 1 Reanty rnd banes won in three straight I I think it ought to settle the question of but nnrtcrrtandxrg tbit objections have made I hereby offer to troc again ame on next Saturday eb 3d at World's End a bet 3 in 5 play or pay rO de at ENRY PHILLIPS A SECOND HANO PAPER CUTTER I or sale cheap Apply to REE PRESS JOB OICE CkL MATTERS To Citizens of Toledo DETKorr Daily nsz Pbzss be deliv your place of business or residence immediately on the arrival of early morn frem Detroit (8:55) at the rate of 25 cents heir or fl per monta zTtte rits xes3 can oe obtxned at Island Sense News Stand Depot) Price 5 cents WM HENDRICKSON News Agent tlorm Signal Corps Reports oy Theo Van Hensen Sergeant United State? Signal Service bdnbtay Jan I a I 3 1 friwaot S' Umt oa JE 4J Lz i I i S013 41 Gentle Clocdy Kb! 48 reeh air 1 71 l5l rean dear Lnn 297? 33 Gentle Pair Eq 95 4 resh Cloudy rue '8u lib: 37 NW rosh air umjKh 4f bW Brisk Clear iud 4 Briaz Clear I 4 75 39 SW Light Clear lave Micn29HH 4i Brisk Clear tet'e I71! 40 SW Kresn Kakee Brisk Clear K'orx I fc ro 1 2991 41iS resh Hazy Tennessee the Ohio Val ttid the lake region rising barometer a temporary fall along the lower lakes ierly to westerly winds clear or partly ly weather and stationary or lower te in ure GSAECO BOMAg Bauer Accept Col II i Iaugtillus Challenge following is a copy of a telegram re tl by Tub ree Press last evening New York Jan 31 1377 Editor of The Detroit ree Press ere state through your paper that I ac tbe challenge to wrestle Colonel Laghlin Grrceo Roman with tripping as Ki bv him through the New York hl of list Saturday for five hundred dol vi meet to sign articles of agreement PS as notified by the Colonel THEOBAUD BAUER 25 Amity st champion of America The Mcliauglilln Case he examination af Patrick McLaughlin for ilieged criminal assault on his grand Mary Agnes McLaughlin November i was begun in the Police Court yester afternoon The people were repre ei by Prosecuting Attorney Brevoort and Penniman and the prisoner by ku Chipman and Michael irnane The hhe lobby and even the sidewalks ad Ing the court room were thronged with bsual Aattfwes of that fragrant precinct lousiy waiting for the case to open I half past two Justice Harbaugh his seat hats were doffed the universal was husued and expectancy arose on Mary called thetouting Attorney Blight glri with her face hidden under a veil walked slowly in from an outer passed reporters and knot of fcrs who had been subpenaed to testify pe case cast a hesitating glance In direction of the prosecuting law and with seeming great exertion pded to the witness stand The lifting ter veil disclosed a fair young face Its na il tae considerably heightened but the I and forehead were studiously concealed kt the entire time she was under exam len The accused a pleasant Iooking Ktmtieiuan with patriarchal beard ande bowed spectacles sat between and be I Lis counsel impassable serene and to appearance unconscious of the many eyes him All the witnesses except the phy Ins and the one on the stand were ex le 1 from the court room on motion of the Iss McLaughlin who was born In Detroitwas fifteen years old the 4th of last May I the principal witness yesterday She I her testimony at considerable length Iwa cross examined by Mr Chipman I Murlhercn Gilbert and Connor gavenc By as physicians kroiman Robert McDonald of the Me blltan Police testified that he lives new house where the girl ies the crime to have been committedEVfKlcg in the latter part of Novemberard a noise in that house but could nothat it was It sounded like the ahut a door or the sawing of boards butveyed no idea of a human voice thia stage of the examination the court Lrned As some important witnesses are tat and considerable lime may be neces I to secure their attendance the further Bag was set down for riday the Sth In ECTUBk on ormosa Quite a large su ite assembled at the museum of the Sci fcr Association last evening to listen to Steere of Ann Arbor who enter 1 them nearly two hours by relating the Its and experiences which greeted him Kg a tour through the Island of ormosa describing the topographical appear the Island the Professor gave quiteI I description of the Island fortifications ltd the peculiarities of the Chinese fish and the principal domestic enterprisesProfessor spoke quite at length of the jty of the Chinese to raise large amounts fain or vegetables on small areas of landtheir success in raising great numbers of pn small bodies of water and closed that pon of bis lecture by asserting as his be Rhat It would pay the State of Michigan lend a commissioner China to study art of fish culture The lecture was I lore esiing throughout and was listened 1th clef a arte ntlon A ix About It All yesterday after the railway officials noticed a young atd a young woman sitting in the De I Milwaukee depot and although they Bsred to be very much attached to each 1 bsshfulness was really painful tv before five the young man Bi rtSeer McKinney if he was a justice of fceaee Ihe officer said he was net and pd whit was wanted The young man rerei: Pm George Dennis I live near pro and I want to get married right I etike' directed him to Justice Peter fhth' ami with his bride Mrs Caroline pweli of Port Dalhcuste Ontario Dennis it i upon Justice Guenther who performed marriage service for them During theony Dennis appeared somewhat shed but braced up considerably when spouse remarked: nothing I been through the mill and know all about 'ibe Department Statistics During the bib of January there have been sixteen tras turned in one for a fire out of the three false alarms and twelve for fires fce city The total losses on Insurance junt to 329 on which there was insur amounting to £50150 greatest pe loss was that of Levi 8 Barboureh amounted to $3330 and was amply by Insurance The fiscal year cfdepartment eu led st twelve o'clock last ami tae officers are busily engaged In Bing up thsir annual reports 4s SAYIHGr Aim COIlfQB Z' ifud Thsre 734 priaonen'ln th Detroit' House of Correction yesterday The pacing race between Brown Billy and Canadian Boy has been postponed until Sator ay 5 To Candlemas day will be ap propriately observed in all of the Catholic churches In the city The social at Walkerville was a success in every respect Over £50 was realized for the benefit of the church John Hawley will lecture before the Detroit Moot Court oh next Wednesday evening The first of a series of three musical soirees by pupils oi Signor Nlcolao will be given in Merrill Hall this evening The Woodward Avenue Congregational Church Society win give a social in the church parlors this evening IMrolman Michael Hickey resigned bls buttons and baton yesterday and the Commis sioners accepted the resignation George Leonard Secretary of the Na tional Association of Bill Posters is in the city oa business tf that organization Conrad Geist complained at the Gratiot avenue police station yesterday that rede rick Derig had stolen £96 In coin from him The ice in the river has drifted down stream until there is a clear track between coal wharf and the old railway wharf at Windsor A Peterson of Toronto Aug Sippi of London Damon tof BostoiL JWd A Aldrich of Rochester are at the Michigan Exchange Mrs Eliza Miller the distinguished shop lifter yesterday entered upon a five compulsory residence at the Detroit House of Correction Woods of Hillsdale George Parr of Buffalo Wright of Chicago and Moody of Pittston Maine are at the Cass House William Anderson who lived at the corner of McLean and Sixth streets has been miss ing from his home since Tuesday and it Is thought is insane rank Yander who escaped flora Wayne County jail a few days ago' was recaptured at Royal Oak' Tuesday night and is now back in his old quarters A praise service conducted by Rev Eddy will be held at 4 this afternoon at the A Hall A Bll lipgs will lead the singing A three year old boy named McPherson who lives at No 106 Sixth street was run over and severely hurt last evening by one of delivery wagons Hon Dwight Cutler of Grand Haven Kimball of New York A McLean of Chicago and Griffin of Hamilton Ontario are at the Russell House George Adair of Richardson Tex as A McIntosh of Toronto Brock way of Albion and Charles Greble of Bat tle Creek are at the Biddle Heuse Miss Lina Allardt of this city will appear at the Euclid Avenue Opera House Cleve land this evening and every evening this week as Azucena in A Detroit Milwaukee car left here yesterday afternoon for Omaha to meet the family o' A Brush en route home with the remains of Elliott Brush Henry McCarthy of Ovid was in the city yesterday in search of Rector of 588 Ma comb street by whom he was recently swindled out of ten barrels of onions Robert Paten fell into the river at the foot of Rivard street Tuesday night and would have been drowned had It not been for the fortunate assistance of Officer illian A skating tournament will be given this evening at Young Hall the best roller skater to receive as a prize a handsome silver cup now exhibited at 8 Smith The gross receipts from the two Gough lectures were £1039 Deducting £400 paid to the lecturer and the expenses of hall etc the net proceeds are in round figures £400 About eight last evening the ice in the river began moving quite rapidly down stream and at midnight the river was clear from Belle Isle to the foot of Sixteenth street In the Wayne Circuit Court yesterday Margaret Hines filed a bill for divorce from Albert Hines on the ground of non support A Haver wants a divorce from his wife Sarah A portemonnaie containing 'a receipt for house rent several dollars in coin and two or three articles of jewelry was lost on Jeffer son avenue last evening by Mrs Green of No 75 Larned street east A paper issued from Camp Chase and dis charging from service ranklin Allen a pri vate in Company ifth Michigan Cavalry may be recovered by the owner by calling at the Gratiot avenue police station An alarm bell in a till saved the contents to Charles Ranspach who keeps a grocery store on Michigan avenue When the alarm was sounded a clerk darted Into the store and saw the form of a man vanish through the front door Tuesday afternoon at the Hamtramck Park Betsy Baker won a sliver cup presented by Win McLaughlin The other trotters were Ned Allen Jim Sherman Bill McLaughlin and Butcher Boy Betsy took the first third and fourth heats and the race John Navoni formerly director of the Ricnlngs Bernard orchestra who was left stranded in Detroit by the superior tactics of Mr Bernard a few days ago has been ten dered a complimentary benefit to take place at Harmonle Hall next Sunday evening The Amateur Dramatic Association of Windsor assisted by ladies of this city will give a charity entertainment at the Windsor Opera House this evening A drama written by a member of the Association and entitled Biack Priory or the ortunes of a will be performed The following named gentlemen have been elected trustees of St (Catholic) Church for the current year Mathew Michels Theodore Schulte erdinand Klein A Schulte August Lauter Edward Lochblhler Anton Michenfelder Linge mann Charles Meyers Nicholas Christa Christian Hubert A number of esteemed citizens of Spring wells called on a saloon keeper the other day and after investing considerably In his bad whisky and lager beer kicked over his stove smashed his bottles and ruined the bar gen erally When it became apparent that they would be brought before the bar of justice a pecuniary satisfaction was given At the pigeon shooting tournament at Bur lington Park yesterday Peter: Beloit of Grosse Point won first prize James Moore of Toledo second prize third money was divided between Messrs and Stenton ot this city fourth prize was captured by James Caniff while Lew Horn secured fifth prize The tournament continues to day Geo Burtis and John Proctor were ar raigned in the Police Court yesterday on a charge of stealing two boxes or cigars a bot tle wine two billiard balls revolver and £5 from rench saloon 13 State street Burtis pleaded guilty and was remanded for trial Proctor denied the charge and will have an examination to morrow Lost His Tuesday evening Christo pher Bauer of the brewing firm of Hauck A Co went Into his barn to Uke care of one of his horses While near the head the animal made a vicious snap at Mr face and catching his nose between his teeth bit a large portion of that featureep tirely off'Dr llnteffiiui attended the wounded man who will be forever horribly disfigured Michigxh Pbopl in Eckofz Col Wm Wilkins Mrs Wilkins and Miss Wilkins of this city arrived at Rome Italy on the 13 instant On the 15th instant Mrs James Lyman Mrs Jesse Babcock and James Ly man Babcock of Grand Rapids arrived a Geneva Switzerland I mlnattok other than that which has been a A a MATRIMONIAL i 1 George Campbell on 1 I i 5is Pianos £160 on six months' trial MICHIGAN TAWA8 CITY JACKSON A not the Anothzb Racs in Pbobpbct Henry Phillips has issued another challenge to trot Betsy Baker against Bay Beauty for £250 a side on Saturday next at the End Jamn Invites His Jfother to be Present but the Old Lady Arrives too Late The following interesting comparisons of the weather at Detroit during January 1877 with that which prevailed during the same month of the five preceding years have been made by Theo Van Heuseu Signal Service Observer at Detroit Special Dispatch to The Detroit ree Press Taw ab City Jan 31 George Miner of Bowmanville Ontario was fatally injured by a log rolling over him while loading logs at camp last riday breaking his hip He died Monday The remains will be taken to Canada for interment Chauncey Livingston of this place was also severely if not fatally Injured to day by a team running away It is thought he will recover Special Dispatch to The Detroit ree Press a Jacksox Jan 31 The committees' of the Legislature are here to day inspecting the prison 7 'u "Isaac Klbbee died in Sjuntniprille last night He hss lived in this county flfty: Concbbt and Social A new departure was Inaugurated at the Calvary Presbyterian Church on Mayberry avenue last evening A' concert com btetag tho elSraea ta af a eopiajl was given under the management of Darwin' Davis leader of the choir A large audi ence was present and the selections were finely rendered by the members ot ths choir to whom "were assigned the several parts Mrs Mfller Miss Ida Ellis end Miss Mary Smith are the possessors of sweet voices of more than usual power Two operatic selec tions were volunteered by Miss Keenan assisted by Mons Mazurette The audience were then invite' to join in an oyster supper and the affair i ended In an old fashioned so cial I 1 Thb Charity Ball The charity ball which will be given at Young Hall on the evening of next Tuesday ebruary 6th promises to be a very attractive entertain ment The gentlemen tinder whose manage ment the arrangements for the ball are pro gressing are using their utmost exertions to make this ball the grand social event of the season They promise that nothing shall be left undone that will contribute to the com fort or pleasure ot those who attend whether as lookers on or as participants in tile merry dance There will be abundant accommoda tion for those who do not come to dance bat who go merely as spectators There is little doubt that the affair will be a success in every possible way They and the Windsor Naw Yobk Jan 31 steamship reaia from Hamburg has arrived Halifax Jan 31 The ateamthip Mora vian from Liverpool has arrived London Jan 31 The steamships The Queen and California from New York have arrived A $1500 Verdlei for lalbel Dayton Jan 31 A verdict was given to day of £1500 acd costa In a suit for libel against the Dem 'Crat of this city The suit was brought for $5 00Q 't How Jane 0 Leanlkg of rtaoit Ohio Married Addie Hill of Springweils OBNSKAL Itmt 2 Hillsdale people are now in favor of tavest log $2000 In a steam fire engine Seventy new buildings were elected fa Rast DWTBOIT KZLIBV ANDi An: There will be a meeting 'of this society for the purpose of reorganization held this even ing at Luther office Young Men A 4 fc Plan for Manipulating the Re turning Board by a Change of 'Membership Tkhbb Haute Ind Jan 31 The Cincin nati 6b Terre Haute Railroad twenty six miles completed and in operrtlon was sold to day under a decree of the United States Court to McKeen President of the Vandalia line for $75000 Ptraooi KefaseSI Trams Ju 31 Gov ele declines to convene the Court of Patdons in the case of Ashwald aud Kvan sentenced to be executed at Newark on riday next week for the mur der of Officei Brock The Weeden Snlelde 1 San bancisco Jan 30 At the inquest this evening on the body of Weeden an intimate friend testified that be had been in the habit of using chloral hydrate to produce sleep Tne jury found a verdict de clining to decide whether an overdose was taken accidentally or with suicidal intent Maraine Smith Disposed of Early yesterday morning Maraine Smith the murderer (in the second degree) of McKeon was taken from his quarters in Wayne County jail down to the Court for sentence Judge Swift had not arrived and the prisoner was smuggled Into the private office of the Superintendent of Police where he was kept under dose guard until the 7' court opened' The selec tion ef a comparatively early hour was wise as it prevented the assembling of a great crowd and when Recorder Swift or dered Smith to there were hardly two score persons in the ceurt room Smith was asked the customary question as to whether he had anything to say In reply he mildly denounced some of the wit nesses for the prosecution and admitted that his statement as to the discharge of his pistol being accidental was untrue The court then sentenced him to twenty five imprisonment in the State Prison at Jackson He was immediately taken to a photograph gallery where his picture was taken and the cifieers then escorted him back to jail where a special watch was set npon him He wQl bo taken to Jackson probably on Saturday Walter long he ex they wanted young man A Horrible Crime Louisville Ky Jan 31 An Owensboro Kentucky special to the Courier Journal speaks ot an unusual excitement there caused by the committal of a grave crime upon Sarah Bohaman white less than twelve years of age by Morgan colored At one time it was thoughtke would be hung but the bet ter class of people succeded in pacifying the excited populace and remanding the pris oner to jail He is a mulatto and served through the war in all the battles with the Confederate Gen Jno Morgan Interesting Statistics of the Oity Liquor Trade Extracts and Si zcialtibb Sold by all first class River avenue Ditboit Moot Count Elbction At a meeting of the Detroit Moot Court hold last evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing quarter Chariee a boteron i dealers Manufactured 30 Grand Excellent Superior New Pianos to rent and apply Immense bargains in 1200 Pianos r' 39 Monroe ave up stairs Adam Cocsb The Hough Persons wishing to secure tickets in advance for the entertain ment to be given in the Detroit Opera House riday evening of this week as a complimen tary benefit to favorite comedian Mr A Hough can do so upon applica tion at Roe music store Theatbb CoMiqun The dime novel drama has run mad at the Comlque this sea son The latest current venture of that kind is entitled Charlie or the Prairie which is well put on the stage and provided with tlnqomffionly attractive sur roundings The rote ot the hero is attempted by Emmet an actor of the bashful school boy caliber who slaughters fictitious Indians with amiable impartiality and much expenditure of gunpowder to the accom paniment of ear piercing war whoops and eulphurious smells the which delights be yond measure the wildly enraptured gods of the gallery In the olio which precedes the scalp drama Sheehan and Jones introduce a very funny burlesque wrestle and Pat Reilly Prof Blowman and Nellie Heywood appear in their several specialties to good advan tage The House Committee Letting Daylight Through the Louisiana Infamy What should we do with the man who loves feme loves himself and is not a lover of rigkt doing! with the man who lacks intelligence and yet is active and enterprising! with the man who lacks neither intelligence nor enterprise but la a itmter to sincerity la cases Hire thews the phi losophers would doubtless differ in their recom mendations The public however would say: Let them use Babbitt's neat Soap MADISON WELLS PROPOSITION 7 TO LET TILDEN HAVE THE STATE OR $1000000 DETROIT POLICE4 REMARKS rosts have occurred four times during the month namely on the 17th 28th 29th and 30th instants fogs on the 17th 18th and 30th Lunar halos ef 22 degrees radius were observed on the 21st and 30th instants The river having been frozen over the en tire month no observations of temperature of the water have been taken indications ob zbruahy or the upper lake region during the month of ebruary winds blowing from the east or south or from directions between those points are found to be the winds most likely to be followed by rain or snow Winds blowing from north northwest or west southwest or from directions between those pointe are found to be the winds least Hable to be followed by rain or snow THE 0OUET8 SUPERIOR COURT erdinand Zanger vs John Diehl et al Verdict for plaintiff in ejectment Comfort arr vs Robert Hackett Defendant ordered to show cause ebruary 3d why he should not make an assignment to the receiver Hugo Boennlnghausen vs Building and Saving Association No 4 Receiver ordered to receive $1800 and discharge mortgage by Caroline unke John Unsold admitted to citizenship "Wm Jackson et al vs Rosanna Hig gins Jury trial in progress WAYNE CIRCUIT In the matter of the estate of James Welch deceased Appleal ot Catherine Sullivan from the order of Probate Court Trial by jury in progress Special Dispatch to The Detroit ree Press East Saginaw Jan 81 The pork packing business in this city for the season la about finished' ollowing will be found the num ber of dressed hogs purchased by firms en gaged in the packing business 8 Barilly 7 2 137 red Hubart 2000 btiugle Bros 20 0 Joseph Hubert Total 6762 The average weight was 220 pounds mak ing grand total of 1457640 pounds of pork at an average price of seven centa per pound showing an investment of $102034 80 The hogs came from Saginaw Tuscola Oakland Genesee Gratiot Shiawassee and Ingham Counties General Topics CONIRMATIONS Washington Jau 31 i'he Seaate con firmed the following nominations: Patton United States Marshal for West Virginia Allen WIckcff Pension Agent at Columbus Ohio NOMINATIONS The President has nominated the following postmasters Yost Omaha Nebraska Madison Harley New Albany Indiana Hobson Bowling Green Kentucky Irving Lxnd Ma'on City Iowa EBSONAL Charles strived here this evening MEXICO LETTING UP The first installment ot $300000 due by Mexico to the United States under tne con vention of July 4 1868 for the settlement of claims has to iy been paid to the Secretary ot State by the Mexican Minister THB SELECTION TELLBBS Speaker Riuuall having decided to appoint two Democrats as tellers in counting the elec toral vote the President pro tern of the Sen ate will appoint two Republican tellers on the part of that body The President pro tern de sired that one Democrat and one Republican be appointed from each House but in this the Speaker did not acquiesce At a meeting ot the Police Commissioners yesterday Superintendent Rogers submitted the twelfth ahllual report of the working of the department The whole number of ar rests made by the Metropolitan Police dur ing the year ending January 31 T877 was 3879 Of the persons arrested 1492 were married 2387 single 3348 could read and write 56 could read only and 475 could neither read nor write 3562 were white and 317 were colored 1722 were native bom and 2157 were ot foreign birth' These com prised representatives of nearly all occupa tions including 120 farmers 132 carpenters 51 cigar makers 63 clerks 223 770 laborers 49 merchants 93 prosti tutes 262 sailors 259 servants 171 saloon keepers 64 shoemazers aud 63 printers or drunkenness there were 982 arrests disturbing the peace 783 assault and bat tery 404 burglary 87 simple larceny 843grand larceny 182 murder 6 suspi 73 vagrancy 443 i BEX The prisoners were divided as to sex as follows: Hall entrance It is desired to have a large attendance All citizens whoare interested are invited to be present Election or orricnas At a regular meeting of Kechabtte Jtodge Wo 2H Wednesday evening the following officers were elected Perkins Anna Scott 8 George Tboroe Mirs Emi Hlnm Higifl Ltndl I Misw Coi Hiram Lindley AMtrSEltEMTa The sale of tickets for reserved seats at the Essipoff concert In the Detroit Opera House next Monday evening opens at music store to day Special Dispatch to The Detroit ree Press Grand Kafids Jan 31 The body of an unknown man was found in the woods in the Township of Byron Kent County to day with a shot gun wound in his body from which he died Whether a ease of murder or suicide is not known I ILLIBUSTEBING BY THB HOUSE BEUBLICANS TO BEYBNT A BBOBT BOM THE COM MITTEE Special Dispatch to The Detroit ree Press Washington Jan 31 Ono of the most extraordinary scenes that has ever occurred In Congress took place to night in the House occasioned by an attempt of the Republicans to prevent the reception of certain papers sent from lorida containing a new canvass of the Presidential electors together with the recent act of the lorid Legislature rel ative thereto The Republicans made a des perate struggle net only to exclude the pa pers referred to but to prevent the House lorida committee from making a privileged report The object was to delay this till after the electoral commission had disposed of the lorida case The noise confusion and excitement were well nigh unparalleled in the history a Congress The Republi cans were out generaled and badly beaten Associated Press Dispatches) THB HBPOBT OT THE COMMITTBE 'Th committee on the lorida election made a report to night in which they say It is 'difficult to conceive of a more wanton at tergpt to defeat the will ot the people and impose on the State and country officers not their choice than is presented acts have been judicially ascertained that the parsons named upon the face of the returns as hav ing received the highest number of votes were elected and the committee submit that in order to ascertain who are chosen Presidential electors the House has only to look upon the face of the eord and read the words and figure which de termine that result Tne committee are of i the opinion that the facta have been judicially determined tkat the Haye electonrtlld not receive majority of the votes cast at the election and in ihl is involved a denial of their right to cm their 1 votes as Presidential electors and no deter Juitioe Bradley Chosen the if teenth Member of the i Electoral Commission ORGANIZATION THE COM MI8S10N THE MEMBERS I SWORN BY JUSTICE CLIORD Internal Revenue Agent of paatad by Deputy Collector Spaulding of the Third District of Michigan have been on a hunt for Illicit stills Their operations have covered Cas and Van Buran Counties and St Joseph County Indiana The portable stills captured and one the moafclmportaut of an eighty gallon cop per still with futures There were also aha about 250 gallons of fruit brandy the product of illicit distilling in the cellar of ha fine brink residence of Jacob Meyer in Harris Township in the last named county a WASHINGTON with what needed so as to determine result and he asked me wheth WITNMUSES HIDING THE ACTS BY DBCLIKII1G TO ANSWER INTERROGATORIES WILLIAM EVART? STOUGH TON STANLEY MATTHEWS AND5 SAMUEL SHELL ABARGER TO MANAGE THE REPUB LI0AN 0A8E EAST SAGINAW StuHsUes of the Pork Pack elected That was about the purport of our Was anything said between you and Maddox as to bow much of the money he should have A There1' 1 was nothing Said as to bow much be should have That wea bls affair He said that If I could succeed in making negotiiitior be shorid see that I should be very handsomely Compensated that I should have a certain percentage I I would take the money for I WOttTd rriil'l spoiling the Egyptians and wouiu distribute it amo ng the widows and orphans the South Witness sisted that he had been a louCn the Cor derate artnv chief stiff to Gen BrecKenrtdce tn one awet volunteer aid in another Josepu Maddox special agent in tne revenue service was examined and identified the letter as written by Webs Knew Weiis and Anderson twenty five years lu conversation with Wells he safd he bad confidence in the witness and instructed him what to do Had frequent interviews with Wells and Ander son Conversed with Wells in this eby on thp subject matter but declined to disclose it Several papers were shown to the witness Which he recognized as genuine including corresuondence ou his part The following memoranda was read ur one million dollars the vote of Lou isiana can be secured to Tilden and Uen drisks The manipulation must be done by me and as far as possible to protect the members of the Returning Board who may favor such a result It may be necessary to elct two or three members of the Board to reach what we want Details to be agreed upon Money to be paid lu Installments say one fonnh when the fifth member is elected OHB fouith when one member re signs and another Is elected fa his place the balance of one fourth to be paid when the certificates are givefl Ques lou by Mr ield that the proposition that Gov Wells wanted you to Answer decline to Betters and telegrams were shown witness which he said passed between tckitt and himself but be refused to explain ihetr mean ing The following telegram was read i Calvert 170 Custom House New Orleans: Hold Wdl telegraph you Monday evening JOssrH HANcOCK Witness testified that tnis ui patch was sent to Calvert an intimate friend of Wells but it Was understood the telegram was for Wells Witness deelined to explain the meaning of the word in the above message Mr ield (to witness) have gat so far on the story that 1 now ask if you are not willing to tell U3 the whole truth The witness am nor and I do not feci really able to go into is if I was or did not Mr Weils negotiate with vou for votes of the Louisiana Returning Board A decline to answer the he authorize ycu to negotiate A decline to answer that you know whet her he authorized anybody else to negotiate A do not know not of my personal come you to make the memo randum which I have read In evidence beglnlng one fhlllion dollars A do sot desire to explain it at present If I explained it I would have no hesitation fu answering all the other questions pet to me If I can proper do so I will answer the questions after I have considered the matter and consulted my at torney 1 do not want to cause any unneces sary delay or to be captious I do not want io go through any such scene as to go before the House If I am compelled to give the evi dence 1 will give By Mr you see Mr Wells write the letter to yourself which has been produced here I dictated it and he wrote Mr ield showed tne witness a telegram signed by lckltt and addressed to John Hancock (meaning Maddox) as fol lows as desired Damn my interest Think ot the interests of forty mil lions of that the answer which came to you decline to Air you an interview with the Secretafy of War A decline to The witness having been asked whether he would now answer the questions propound ed replied he would not Mr Sparke you know the conse quences of not answering A Mr Marsh suggested that the witness have one hour to consider whether he would an ewer the questions The witness said it was useless to waste time as he would decline to answer at the end of an he ur Tne witness was informed that he would be required to answer at that time He replied tnough bewmiid not answer he would return to the room" The committee after the examtaation of other witneetes adjourned until 10 to morrow when Maddux will be recalled and asked to state without reservation all the facts in the case Among thp passengers on a ort street car from Bpringwells yesterday morning was a young lady whose face was closely Veiled and whose behavior IhUlcate'd a desire to escape observation Alighting at the corner of Griswold street she asked Officer Thompson the way to the ferry landing and receiving the necessary directions started down the street at a lively step At the cornef ot Gris wold and Larned streets she was joined by a well dressed young man who carried large valise and a bundle in a shawl strap walked together to the ferry the Victoria being side of 'the river the couple were forced to wait ten utes during which time they were con stantly looking up the avenue in an anxious sort of way and their nervousness did seem to subside until they were 'safe on boat and many feet away from the wharf Then the lady doffed her heavy veil vealing a pleasant and intelligent face the man laid aside his valise and together the taro walked about the boat chatting famil iarly ImaaediaAely upon arriving at Windsor the pair went to the International Hotel and while the lady was shown to the parlor the gentleman entered the office and registered Learning and The manager of the hotel asked Mr Learning how pected to stay and if a rcom whereat the leaned confidentially over the counter and explained in a low voice that his greatest ob ject in life just at that particular time was to find a justice of the peace or clergyman who could perform the marriage service ho I see said Mr Walter and he dispatched a messenger who soon returned accompanied by a clergyman Shortly after in the parlor up stairs and In the presence ot half a dozen witnesses James Learning of remont Ohio and Miss Addie Hill of Springwells Michigan were joined in wed lock Meanwhile another act in the comedy was being performed on this side of the river an infuriated tniddle aged lady bustling wild ly about and upbraiding everybody at he foot of Woodward avenue because only one ferry boat was running inally the Victoria lay alongside the dock and the lady bespoke passage by flying hastily through the cabins and over both decks to at last settle quietly in a chair in the ladles cabin During the passage across the river the lady said that she was Mrs Elizabeth Learning a widow and the mother of James Learning that she left remont Ohio last Monday with her son who invited her to take a little recreation by accompanying him to this city where he had some business to attend to said she had a girl here somewhere I like her she used to work for me and I thought it was lingular that he should invite me to go with him However I came with him and this morn ing I found a letter pinned to my dress in which James told me to get ready to receive a daughter in law or if I wished to attend the wedding to come over to At this point the speaker was overcome by emotion but recovered quickly and shaking her spectacles violently she added goipg over there and bet be music before I allow that wedding to come She was doomed to disappointment how ever for she was met at the Windsor ferry dock not only by but he wss ac companied by whom he intro duced to his mother as his wife Mrs Learn ing Sr was too mad to speak to her new daughter and refused to return on the same boat with them At this Learning said right mother go on ahead and you can come when you get And they left her standing on the Canadian shore with a countenance alternately exhibiting indecls ion surprise and anger The Oregon luqulry SO DEVELOPMENTS A STARTLING NATUBB Col Wm elton tesilfl a before the Senate Committee on Privillees and Elec tions this morning that he is acquainted with Patrick nt Omaha Neoraska Had some telegra hic communication with Patrick in November and December last Did not know whether or not he received dis patch in cipher from Salem Oregon on the 5th of December last Such a dispatch ad dressed to the witness was produced and He was asked to translate it He replied he was unable as the cipher belonged to Patrick aud he had no copy know anything atiout depositing $7300 in the London and San rancisco bank in December last Bellinger ot Portland Oregon re called testified tnat ell he knew about the deposit of $7300 was that he was notified that the money was deposited by New York par ties to be used to defray any legal expenses in connection with the Watts case Tne wit ness received a package from New York by express about December The following dispatch was offered in evi dence by Senator Mitchvll rtland Obzgon Nov 23 1876 To Gen Wade Hampton volnmuia South Caro lina: How many Democratic electors on the ffl cial cuut Answer (Paid) (Signed) BELLINGER Airman Democratic Committee made by the Supreme Court ot lorida required to show that the act of these elec tors tn casting their votes for President and Vice President Is illegal and void All the par ere before the Canvassing Board apply ing to them all the statutes of lorida will give ninety msjority to Tilden and Hendricks beyond dlaputa Summary of Last Opera tions by That Department THB LotlSlANA INAMY Marshall Pitkin of Lnulsisiia was exam ined last night at his roams by a sub coftuztit tee of the Louisiana committee THB BBTURNING BOABD IN CLOSE CONINB MBST Gov Wells Is this morning The Louisiana Returning Board are In close con finement Visitors are admitted by card and the converstiohs ere held withtn the hearing of an fficer of the House THB SCHEMES M4 DISON WELLS IT TEMPT TO SELL OCT HIS PABTY WITH NO TAKBBS The select committee on privileges of the House hod before it to day two witnesses who gave testiafony of a highly important charac ter affectlug the integrity of the Louisiana Returning Board The following is a report of the most Important of the testimony: John Pickttt sworn and examined Said I am au attorney at law a resident of Washington you in your possession a letter from Mr Wells of the Louisiana Returning Board A you produce It A Handing it to Mr ield) Is in what purports to be his handwriting I am not familiar with Mr ield read the letter as follows New Oblzans Nov 20 1876 (Names cat oat) New Orleans La Mr De AB bib You fully understand the situation Can you not advise with me rela tive thereto Yours very truly (Signed) MADISON WELLS the circumstance of your receiv ing this letter and what was done relative to Witness On Thursday preceding the last Sunday of November the 23J a gentle man with whom I have Been sequainted tot more than a quarter of a century cafne to my office and he having just arrived from Louisiana where I nad kuowu him quite in timately a quarter of a century ago and gave me a full history of the state of affairs there arising out of the late Pns dential election He said he had been spending a week or ten days in New Orleans This gentleman de livered to me that letter He stated that be had been some days in New Orleans Iknow that) for I had notified my Democratic friends down there of the faet of his having gone thither and that he was an exceedingly dangerous man to our people (meaning the Democratic par ty) inasmuch as he had been a resident of New Orleans in former years and had held a high position there socially and otherwise and they might not have known that he was now a member of the Republican party and an etilmiteary as I believed from the gov ernment here touclilng haw the vote of Louisiana should be counted and stating that from my personal friendship for him of long standing I hoped that if there should be a disturbance there as had occurred on pre vious acCasions no harm should befall him By some means Be obtained In formation ot my having written such a letter and when he came back to Washing ton he repaired to my cffice and stated to me fully the condition of affairs in Louisiana He said that he believed and that others be lieved that Louisiana went Democratic by from 8000 to 12000 majority) but that money would decide how her electoral Vote Should be thrown that his Sympathies were with the 3oeth and with what was right and that he had in hi possession which he exhibited to me sealed a letter purporting to be from Mr Wells to Senator West My informant said I have read this letter It is sealed I cannot open It of course nor would I have you do it if you would but it informs Senator West that the Democrats have put up a million of money and that we (meaning the Republicans! would need a million down there to settle this thing to counteract that He said he did not feel disposed to deliver that letter that it was not obligatory him and that if he followed the wishes of his heart and dictates of his judgment he would endeavor to have tnese genuemen supplied tney the er I had any objection to co operate with him I said professionally cannot but in view of the magnitude of the Interests at stake I have no hesitation to do all that is in my little power The result was that after one or two long conversations extending over a portion of the next day and after some preliminary reduction of the points to writing I repaired to New Tork and there had an interview with several gentlemen eminent in the Democratic party to whom 1 fully related all these antecedent facts I had but one letter that which I have already pro duced to the committee and in order to con ceal the name of the party to whom It was addressed I cut it out but I have it with me properly identified I arranged with him certain preliminaries you see the letter to Senator West A saw a sealed letter I did not see its contents but this gentleman voluntarily stated to me its contents the chief portion of which was that the Democrats had de cided to pay a million of dollars and that the Republicans wanted a million to counter act gentleman with whom you had this conversation is you say within this building now A was here this morning I time up to the Capitol with By Mr Lawrence is this gentle man A full name is Joseph Harris Mad he give you any other papers than this letter purporting to be from A in the shape of a letter or credential We made some notes as to the basis on which he proposed I should endeav or to negotiate the A were you to negotiate A was to negotiate If possible money enough to pay Gov Wells and his fellow members of the Returning Board to do what I considered right and proper that Is to say to determine the State to Tilden He informed me they would give it for Hayes unless they were paid to give it for Tilden nnder which circumstances I felt perfectly justi fied in doing all in my power lest I might re gret it ever hereafter to attain that' great end This gentleman with whom I endeav ored to make the negotiation I am happy to say Informed me that had our positions been reversed if he had been in my place and I in bis he would have done precisely what 1 thing which he proposed to you was that you should make the necessary ne gotiations to get Wells and the Returning Board to give the State to Tilden is it A Informed me that the State of Louisiana was certainly Democratic bv from 8000 to 12 000 votes but that it would be counted for Hayes by the Returning Board He knew its complexion He had been ac quainted with Wells twenty eight years he said and with Anderson nearly as long To get them to do what was right I assented to see these parties at his instance and to endeavor to see if the negotiation could be other words the object was to raise money A undoubtedly not for myself but for this great the money was to be given to Msddox A No Not to be given to him A stakeholder would have been sent was to be stakeholder A was to be determined by those who would supply the sinews of did you see in New York A endeavored first to see Mr Hewitt He was out of town that day (Sunday) but a note was sent to me in the evening that he bad returned and I did see him Previous ly I saw Mr Morrissey with whom I had some slight acquaintance I stated these facts to him He said while he had no particular compunctions In paying a man to do what was right be did not feel that he was in that necessity He said he would buy those fellows as readily as he would bny pigs or words to that effect in which coincided with him in the interest ot 40 000000 people but he said that we all knew that Tlldon was elected and that he had just received or the public bad just received Information from Oregon which made tn unnecessary to resort to any such measure That was about the purport of my conversation with Mr Morrissey you receive any money from him a any you see Mr Hewitt A the evening I saw Mr Hewitt and wens overs the whole story to him to which he listened very patiently and kindly I told hlm that while I had been 7 an attorney at law for a great many years and for ten or twelve years in Washington I had never used a dollar corruptly and never expected to but that in this instance I felt the approval of my con science upheld by duty in the thing to him and he said that were our posi tions reversed be would have done precise ly i the same He said that this was the third proposition of this kind that had been made to him on the part of the Return ing Biard in Louisiana but that mine ap peared the moat plausible and authentic and that under no circumstances would they en tertain anv sueh proposition that if we bought them now we wouM have to buy them forever beoreefter that if the country was getting into civil war we might as well let it com and be done with it but that he bad no apprehension of any such result and that the country knew that Got Tilden was Ths Mleetoral Commlaaton ') A LENGTHY LEGISLATIVE DAY AHEAD Special Dispatch to The Detroit ree Press Washington Jan 31 The flags which 'float above the two Houses while in session when raised to morrow will not be lowered until Congress has declared the next President may not be furled for three or four weeks The beginning to morrow will hot end till the electoral count is completed In the mean time neither House can adjourn but can only take a recess During the long session the two Houses while not engaged in the consideration of subjects relative to thecount will proceed with legislation The next legislative day will be the longest on record OBJECTION TO BE MADB TO ALABAMA 7 Representative Haralson and Senator Spen cer have made out and signed a written ob jection according to the provisions of the Electoral bill setting forth that the vote of Alabama should not be counted for Tilden on the ground of aud but the Republicans will probably persuade the gentlemen not to press the objection to morrow as it would unnecessarily cause a two delay THB ITH JUDGB SATISACTORY TO THB DEM OCBAT8 Thaugh Bradley is a pronounced Republi can there is no disposition among Democrats to complain of the selection of the fifth Jus tice on the electoral commission Associated Press Dispatches) THE ITH MEMBEB Washington Jan Justice Bradley was this morning chosen the fifth member of the judicial branch of the electoral commis alon ADMINISTBATION THB OATH TO MEMBERS Washington Jan 31 The tripartite com mission assembled at nooa in the Supreme Court room and organized The special oath of office was administered to Justice Clifford by Middleton clerk of the court and Justice Clifford who by the electoral act is presiding effleer of the commission then administered the oath to the other fourteen members Jas McKinney was then apdolnted tern porary clerk of the commission and it was ordered that the proceedings of the commis sion except those above stated shall be held confidential until otherwise ordered After a brief session the commission adjourned until 4 The electoral commission at their ad journed session discussed the subject of rules in regard to tae hearing of argument etc and adopted the main features of those which govern proceedings before the Su preme Court Sessions for hearing argument will be held in public in the Supreme Court The duration 'of oral la limited to two hours for each side on objections and four hours for each side on the mala points at issue in each case The limitation as to the num ber of counsel who will be recognized as con ducting a case is two for each side All these limitations may however be enlarged on the discretion of the commission when ever a majority deem the point in contro versy of sufficient Importance to warrant a more extended argument The rules are comparatively brief and will be made public to morrow THB BBPUBIJCAN COUNSEL The Republican National Committee to day decided to engage as leading counsel before the electoral commission William Evarts and Stoughton of New York and Stanley Mathew and 8 8 Sbellabarger of Ohio All these gentlemen are here and have entered upon the prosecution of their case except Stoughton who is expected here to morrow They are authorized to associate with themselves any others they may desire who are familiar with the Louisiana and lorida cases THB DEMOCRATIC COUNSEL The Democrats have as counsul Lyman Trumbull of Illinois Matt Carpenter of Wisconsin Jeremiah Black of Pennsylvania and Ashbel Green of New York What the Sanitary Squad Have Accom plished Sinee April'ISth 5 Rules Adopted for the Govern inent of Proceedings Lyman Trumbull Matt Car Upenter Jeremiah Black and Ashbel Green the Democratic Coun sel Under 20 years Between 20 and 30 years Between 30 and 40 years Between 40 aad SO years Over 50 years Total The whole amount of prisoners at the time of arrest was $6280 22 how disposed or The above cases were disposed of as fol lows: Dismissed 196 still pending 37 withdrawn 50 discharged 398 gave ball 13 paid fines 283 personal recognizance taken 12 recognizance forfeited' 25 sen tence suspended 912 sent to House of Cor rection 1315 sent to Reform School 3 disposea of by the Recorder 200 by the Police Department 274 by other authori ties 161 The Court squad served 8068 processes the two officers at the Police Court served 1420 and one effleer in attend ance at courts 1234 7 The Sealer of Weights and Measures tested 8385 instruments of which 6511 were ap proved and 1874 condemned INCIDENTAL DUTIES Under thia bead appear the following fig ures Animals impounded 468 dead bod ies found 49 destitute persons furnished lodgings 8022 fires attended and assistance rendered 201 fires extinguished without aid of the ire Department 14 lost children found 301 lots of goods found 114 persons picked up in the streets and cared for 74 persons rescued from drowning 12 small pox cards posted 150 stores found open and closed by night patrol 916 stray teams etc found in streets and restored to owners 244 unlighted street lamps re ported 1280 BOBBEBIES ETC During the year there were reported to the police 519 robberies burglaries etc the total value of the property taken being $32 351 45 The whole or a part of the plunder was recovered in 140 cases representing a value of $12023 being 37 1 6 per cent of the whole amount stolen THE SANITARY SQUAD Roundsman Wm Baxter in charge of the sanitary patrol submitted to the Super intendent a report of his special work since April 15 1876 Tbe notices served under his direction during that period is 12896 In discussing the work the officer in icharge says that no complaints were in tbe courts for violating health ordinances except where all other means failed to accomplish the desired end The public very generally seconded tbe efforts of the department in this particular thus materially aiding In keeping the city in a good sanitary condition They had beea tBkble to accomplish as much in the matter of keeping sidewalks clear of snow as was desirable owing chiefly to the fact that the owners and occupants of premises only are liable In many instances the delinquent owners are non residents and consequently could not be reached by any court process SMALL POX There was an Increased number ot cases of small pox and extraordinary efforts were made to check the disease In the absence of efficient laws much lees was accomplished than ought to have been Only 150 cards were posted The greatest number of cases ex isted in what Is known as the Polish district in the Eleventh Twelfth and Thirteenth Wards Owing to the poverty and Ignorance of those people many of them did not call in medical aid and they suf fered in consequence Wherever the disease was found to exist and no physician was in attendance the necessary aid was furnished by the City Physicians Nearly all the men women and children in that district have been vaccinated the whole number reaching about 3000 The ordinance requiring all occupied prem ises to be connected with adjacent lateral sewers was rigidly enforced until the advent of cold weather The plan for the removal of night soil now enforced works well but for the removal of filth and garbage a change is regarded as ex ceedingly desirable In order to bring public conveyances under better police regulations and to secure the collection of city licenses it was advised by the Collector of Licenses to renumber all hacks drays express wagons etc This work was successfully accomplished and the arrangement lesulted tn increasing the number of city licenses i '( The ordinance recently passed by the Com mon Connell to secure the proper numbering of buildings throughout the city is reported as now being enforced THE L1QUOB BUSINESS The following figures show the amount and character of the liquor business done in De trolt Wholesale dealers in spirituous liquors 22 Retail dealers in spirituous liquors 420 Retail sealers in malt liquors 415 Manat acturers of spirituous liquors 1 Brewers of malt liquors 80 holesale dealers lu malt liquors 7 Total 895 Ot this number 798 paid the special tax 68 have abandoned the business and there are now 29 warrants for delinquents in the hands af the Sheriff Mr Baxter th inks there is no way pointed out by the statute to reach those saloon keepers who make application to sell malt liquors and are assessed accordingly but who at the same time sell spirituous liquors He says the law officers maintain that a dealer must first be assessed to make him self amenable to any of the provisions of the tax law If assessed and he refuses to pay tbe tax he may then be prosecuted but cannot be until after the sheriff has returned his warrant and not then unless he is actu ally engaged in selling liquor Several changes in the liquor tax law are deemed necessary A Detroit a Milwaukee Hon Trow bridge receiver of the Detroit Milwaukee Railroad filed his statement of receipts and disbursements for the month of December 1876 yesterday The total receipt were $165810 80 and the expenditures $128 289 23 leaving a nominal balance of $37 529 58 or fifteen min rLINT Death of an Old Citlxeau Special Dispatch to The Detroit ree Press lint Jan 81 Chauucy 8 Payne one of the old landmarks and benefactors of Mich igan died this afternoon at his residence in the irst Ward Deceased came to lint at an early day and has for many year been a speculator in land He married a daughter of the celebrated Indian trader Jacob Smith at the Indian treaty conference held at Sag inaw in the year 1819 He came into posses sion of a large tract of land lying in and about the City of lint known as the Indian reservation which property his wife in herited from her father Deceased had ac quired by purchase and otherwise other valua ble lands and died possessed of much wealth Mr Payne was one ot the parties in tbe well known chancery proceedings in the cele brated cases of Payne against Avery and Avery against Payne which hung tn the courts some twelve years or mere He was eighty one years of age Males emales SSI 139 1274 227 719 163 413 88 237 38 3221 655 money taken from te Mean barometer 3001 30023007 3018 3003 3000 Higbee barome ter 8058 1054 3079 8055 3057 3053 Lowest barome ter 2967 2940 297 89 SI 2947 Mean timpera turo 23 20 28 15 32 20 Highest tempera ture 87 54 58 41 65 48 Lowest tempera ture 8 12 0 15 9 5 Number of days 1 on which rain or enow fell 7 13 28 18 19 16 OREIGN Warlike Preparations by Russia Unabated Civil War in the Cauca Region oi South America The City of Cali Sacked and Three Hundred Persons Masse cred The tweeter Qweetion TtlE Kissi AN PRL33 AVOH PEACK St Jiii 81 The Go os says no sensible Ku 6tjn ca a renewal of the Servian war Tre of the Turks to Belgrade disturb tb friendly rela tions between the powers which now const! tute tbe only baMs on which influence can profitably be hrouffht to bear upon Turkey If on the other hand Servla obtains petee on satisfactory cuuHtluris the task under taken by tbe powers of srUHng the difficul ties wfll he conaiderablv facilitated PHEABATIOKB TOR WAR COSTIVED BTRussia London 1 A Vhrra correspondent of be ine reports thatBusa has made fresH bwt unsuccessful to raise a loan in aed Germany and will be obl ced to have nc uije to the increase of her floating debt and 1 sue ireasu irv bonds Kufta Is eni ploying her time 11 War pre parations are coutinutd wUh energyout on a larger rcale than beftre NMbfod baa been done hitherto which uouhi indicate vnt tbe betflnntoe of war te very close at hand but toe preparations leave no doubt of a to fallow up the war If breukaout The reserve ob served bttberto and feverish activity in arm ing may be taken as a tolerably sure that Rasta wtil not epeak until 1 qmte pre pared for any Ettncency wlfch may follow SEUVIA USTWSlJi TWO IKES London eb 1 Itie Belgrade dispatch supports the idea that Turkey re quires material ef Serwia and that the latUr making urgent appeals to tne western Cabinets to her in re fusing tbe dcmiLds Turkey The Ser vians are exceedingly anxious to secure the flupo' rt of western Europe tbe conces sion of peace with Turkey would csvre a rup ture witu Ser syupah1zrs tv 8EKVU TOU POOH TO GIVB GUARANTEES en 1 A dispatch hom to the Telegraph reports that Eoglaod and Austria have advised the Porte not to instlst upu guarantees as exhaustion is a aifficient pltdge nf gord conduct RUSSIAN THE TtJHRS HAVING GOuD APSTITSS AND SHORT PURSES AB TO BE ALLOWED TO EAT THEMSELVES poor before war is declared London eb 1 A Benin GL patch to the Times tays after much hesitation Russia teems to have decided upon a peculiar plan The present state of things which is neither peace nor war is to be indetfnltely prolonged Russia does not care to encounter the Turk ish troops in their present condition nor does she wish to abandon the campaign altogether She trusts that she can support the strain of prolonged mobilization better than Turkey She will therefore keep troops on the front tier thus compelling Turkey to do the same If Turkey follows Russia's example It Is ex pected before many months tbe people will demand peace at any price because of the consequent financial collapse If however Turkey in desperation decides to anticipate Raglan attack the Russians are sufficiently confident of the result as they would then fight in their own country The Russians iu orderto redouble tbetr pressure on Turkey will probably cross the Prath if Dot im mediately at least at a later st age It is not likely she will attempt the Danube until fighting spirit is sensibly demintshed by delay With view to these contlngerctes the Russian army is continually being increased while alb tbe southern fortresses are being made ready for defense It is because of these circum stances Turkey thinks it necessary to ask Servia for guarantees against participation in the possible resumption of hostilities Great Britain SMALL POX IN LONDON London Jaa 31 Eighty rix deaths frotn smal pox lat week Germany A PRESS WARVARE Berlin Jan 31 sm! official Provin cial Coireaponilerz produces an article from tbe Revue des Deux Mondes warning Sweden and Decmerl analyst Germany covetousness and comments thereon as fol lows rench prefs is repeating tbe frivolous game "which it play two years of InBwltlng and challenging Germany with tbe reserved intention ot complaining ot threats of coercion when Germany as is nat ural repels these onoaL UTSA TH TWO ARICAN KXPLORBRS Lisbon Jan 31 Herr Brth tbe German explorer wbo was engaged in surveying the Portuguese possessions in Africa for the Government of Portugal committed suicide in Loanca while delirious fever Herr Mobr another German explorer wbo be longed to an expedition wh cb was search ing for the sources of the Congo River is dead Sonth America CIVIL war TN SBW GRENADA A CITY BACKXD AND THKAB HUNDRED RtKeOSS MUKDRBBD Panama Jan Disturbances iu tbe Cauca contirue A letter to the Panama Star and Herald dared January 3J says On December 18h It was reported that the Conservatives intended to rise in the cities of Calf Palmma and other places On the 20:11 they attached the city of Call overpoweredhe small guard at Cuartel freed the political prisoners ai succeded in organizing a force of about 300 badly armed and began to pre pare for resistance Before many days how ever the Liberals surrounded Cali with a force of stout 2 000 to 3000 and on the 24th attacked the Cou ervatlves "who tried to defend themselves fur a time but soon succumbed The Liberals were exasperated btllevine the Conserva tives abused tbe confi ience which bad been placed in them therefore Gen Pena Lader of the L'beral forces at Cali gave or ders that no prisoners should be taken alive and that the town should be de livered over to the troops The consequence of it was that every Conservative that was caught with or without arms was cut down houses were sacked all the furniture destroyed and all other kinds of outrages committed All storerooms and warehouses of merchandise disappeared oreigners shared the same fate as tbe na tives Il is reported that tbe number of killed reached three hundred including women and cnildren Dr Vincenti Borrero aged ninety one of earliest Presidents was shot down Tne Town ot Palmina was threatened but escaoed by pay ing a heavy ransom President Pra issued a proclamation declaring that peace negotia tions in Antlcqua have failed and war aa an only sans of reducing the rebellion is an unavoidable necessity nexlco SONORA 8an bancisco Jan 31 In Sonora Pesqatera holds most of the eastern portion of tbe State but it is generally nrderstood that Manocal has the support of the beat people and will conquer a peace BOSTON Tbe National Tube Works Deny the Charge of raue on the Revenue Boston Jan 31 Tbe Treasurer of the National Tube Works says the state my re lating to tbe company iu the Journal isnxag gerated The whole amount of drawback re ceived by the company since their business commenced Is less than $20000 and they claim that every dollar of it wa on English iron of which they had a largew importation having paid the government duties during tbe same time of over $200000 The com pany voluntarily offered all tbeir books to the inspcc'ion of government ffieers Pittsburgh Pa Jan 31 Che National Tube Works Company state that the article from Bos on appearing in this papers is the product of a discharged clerk and that the alleged difference between the company And the gOVt Tumlbt is One Of Old standing and originated at a time when they where importing largely of foreign iron The sum lu dispute amounting to much less than $5000 can be easily and satisfactorily 'explained They state that the whole bus iness is one of blackmail 00H80IEB0E S1EK KEH A Repentant Criminal Aeka to be Sant to mebigan for Trial St Louis Jan A young man giving his name as "Crawford surrendered himself to the police authorities to night stating tbat in October last he was telegraph ing at Trenton Michigan for the Lake tiaore Railroad and that during the absence of the United States Express agent he receipted for two money paeaazee one containing $405 tbe other $100 that he appropriated tne former aud absconded Ince when he has been traveling and enjoying bimseif He arrived here lo iay destitute of money feel tug deeply conscious rtricaeu He gave him self up and expressed an urgeut desire to be sent hr me and meet the con) quences of hte crime He was locked up and telegrams were sent to Detroit to ascer aln the truth of his statement He aaya his mother la living tn Trenton with a second husband named Charles Loop 1 7.