New-York tribune., 1874-04-13

cation with nany foreign correspondents, and last
January the exchange of simultaneous reports
between Turkey and the United States began.
They are exchanged by mail. The reports are, as
nearly as possible uniform in character. ana exhlDit
pressure temperature wind. rain relative humidity
and clouds The volume contains muen valuable
scientific information, accompanied by diagrams
and maps indicating the course of tornadoes storms
and cyclones; also chronological list OF auroras
observed at the respective SlgnalSerVlce stai@Uns @
from Nov II, 1870 to July 81, 1873 inclusive INST
of disasters TO shipping npOn the great American
lakes during the year 1873 IS gwen: Inc nle,eoto %
tains the report of f. Meyer Observer in the Signal
Service who gives a general description of the yoy-
age of the steamer Polaris from New-fork to Goa
haven, Disco.
senator CHANDLER's LIBEL SUIT
Augustus C. Buell, by HE attorneys, Messrs Birney
and Blair fled in the Circuit Court on Saturday,
petition for a writ of oerhOrGr TO Judge Sue OF the
Police Court, commanding him to sendup the record
and papers; in the case of the petitioner, who Is
charged with criminal libel The petitioner sets
forth that on April O. one Zachariah Chandler made
an affidavit before Luther c. Dawson, Clerk of the
Police Court charging him With criminal libel; that
warrant was issued for his arrest on the same day
He was arrested thereon at about II p m. on the
following day; that, on the 7th, he appeared and
gave bail in $j 600 for his appearance The petitioner
further represents that w. B. Smell Is not duly
commissioned Judge undor the Constitution OF the
United States that said Police Court is not legally
constituted for the trial OF ofenses by jury, ana
that the law of Jan H. 1870, does not vest chat court
with the right of trial by jury Judge Cartier said
that he would be very slow to decide that the ACT
creating the Police Court is unconstitutional, but
he would look into this case and probably near II on
Monday
THE CONSIDERATION OF PRIVATE BUSINESS IN
THE HOUSE.
The Committee on Rules will probably report
soon resolution changing the rule in relation to
private bill days, so to have In future only Fri
days for private business At present such business
has precedence on both Friday and Saturday, which
leaves only four days in the week for the cOnsdeTa
ton of all kinds Of public measures. Nearly one
half of the time of the House this session has
been spent upon petty bills for the benefit Of In
divuas, which ought TO be disposed of by the Court
of Claims, some tribunal created for the purpose
if that court has not jurisdiction 1t is absurd and
extrayagant for body of nearly three hundred men
to occupy themselves with such questions AS allow,
ing q postmaster credit for 600 worth OF Dulhed
postage stamps, or paying soldier the dluer6hoe
between the pay of sergeant and that Oh d heu-
''-""'' THE LOUISIANA TROUBLES.
1t seems, after ALL that Senator Morton has not yet
had opportunity to say all that he has 70 say on
the questions relating to Louisiana, although hs has
already made something like dozen speeches on
the unhappy condition of affairs in that State. The
question comes up tomorrow for debate, Senator
Carpenter having, several days ago. given notice
that lie would call up his bill for new election at
that time. Mr.. Morton proposes to make a short
speech, and probably Senator West viii take adyan
tage of the occasion to deliver the speech which he
has had ready for so long time, defending the
| Kellogg Government. Ii is understood that addi-
tionai evidence is to be taken during the present
! week in connection with the Durcli impeachment
case by the House Judiciary Committee, and II Is
conectured that developments oi al cNtraOi ulhary
character will be made.