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, 1875-01-22


Francis A. Hill waH arrested Oh Change yes-
terday aftornoon by Detectives 1Iacauloy and
Chaplin. who wore accompanied by Michael Uh1or,
Of BucaH County, Pennsylvania, his accusor, MI
officer from that State, appointed for THU special
p1rroao Mr.. Uh1cr eta,es that ho is n,orcl,s,it.
and hsa been engaged in buying and selling gtain
iii his section. Hill was commission merchant
In rhiladelphia, and lived 2a miles therofrorn,
aud IL AT. uhler'a vicinity. The latter con-
signed Lis ceroata to Hill, and UP to 1872 found
lin honest and square fu his transactions. Thon
hc placed in his l,audB i 200 or 1000 bushels Of
rryo, at'd Hill sold tho grain and departed with
tue proceeds $500. for tho Vest. He
states, before ho left, hut for tho con-
niyanco Of I'LL Officer Young OF Bucks County,
MIR. Uhler hoard OF his 1uan occasionally, and
traced him to tho Chicago Hoard OF Trade,
woro he was not in a hourslinE condition. 1t
las cost lin Ss40l to capture lin, aud now ho
proposes to take him back under tho requiaition
he holds, and prosecute him nn.lcr what is
known in PcnnFylvauia as tho Factors law, tho
PROVISIONS Of Which are worry stringent, anl will
subject tho accused. it convicted, to long CON
lincmont In tho lenisontiary. Iiil Ia married
man. and his family resides ia this city. Ills
connections hro Of tho highest rcApcctnbility.
lIo WIS formerly member OF Tho rhladelpl.ia
Board OF Trade aud did business In Water
street In that cit7.
THE DuHEo1s1s ROUTED.
A gentleman from MArslalltown, H. who had
been stopping ut tho South Side briggs
? fow days, was alurctl Wcdnenday
into q lottory-shop on Clark etreot BY
connolly professional, whoso remarkable
knowledge Of Affairs about this gontIeuluns
home WIS sufficient to satisfy him that ali was
right. fredoIicka was tho all1lrod gcntlomnna
name. aud his jowelfy, fur cap, ind general
good dress doubtloss constituted him the
object OF tho "steerer's" ambition for polf. Ile
readily drank In the wsl-told stories OF tie
PROPER, Of how ilo visited Marnaalltown, and Of
how ho was acquainted with tho bank Presidents
and Judges Of TINT borough. lie waB aslsed to
walk. and was takon up several nigh.B
Of stopa on Clark Rtreet. Ills companion,
the "roper," ndoptod tic old lottery trick
ta play upon him. but, to Ills chagrln aud the
dsconft Of Ills faco and general Importance, 1t
did not work, it appears. Fredoricks had beeu
10 the room but u fow moments when the loan
Of $500 was asked. For tho first time ho saw
through tho trick md r0taated by calling
tho crowd Ill which ho found himsolf somo ugly
names. ThiH was tho signal for tho locking Ut
tho door upon him. which he followed by Bhoot-
ing oil his list inaisorimiuAtely In lno1nons
three Of tho taacas intent upon his robbery wcro
piled up Oh tho floor. Wrestling tho door-key
f1om one Of them, he made iis oscapo M
harmed, aud nouo tho worsc, financially, for
having visited don Of thieyes. In the evening
tho gentloman attended the Univcrsa!iat Con-
yentlon then In session, and later lc departed
for biH 1eHa home.
, 1875-01-22

It. 1haro never boon an applicant for any ci1ico
Nha.nocser. nor l,aH any suggestion, advico OF
rronllro Of tho kind istsnlated i'll that paragraph
ever reached me, directly u Indirectly. have
"|wayh fn1nd NV profession sufficiently fucrA-
tvs and, b,tt for tlIe g. Bsltt HgEcBset1 as tho
origin uf n',ch a statement. quite ns honorable
anti manly an%. liz not kt,ow thai any tcntt-
rr Of tlc Transcript will plecr bctsar tonight
for tllia correction hnt Il really seeu,s to mo
that tun.ses IL myself. mt friends, Inv profess
nion. nnh finally, perhaps, lin treEcnt Admins
trAti0n demand, tint Should Gorrcc. this iatao
and perfectly EratuituuE report"
, 1875-01-22

with whcl, he has beon receutly chargad. ho
asaorts that 1t was dono With Judge Dovtlon'a
knowledge judge l,oyden poa.svely asaerta
afterwards. 5ndKo Doyden consequently hna IL
ssosa to overlook. for hia character
aud T,cracltY aro thoro!'v i,mpaaohcd, md
Charges against oannor " Il so e'io7es Il 'i's LIZ;
guilty Of malicious falsehood. O'Connor. to oil
appearances, was III Rn Intoxicated condition
las: oyent''g. accorAiuE to tho declarations of
tna lollco official yet tl,ero is bare possibility
very alonclly, manner. Thia s left to tho
decision nf tho prominent rolics o1'cinl, WHO
certainly llas 10 ill-fecling towards OUonnor.
III casa Of tho sanso charges 1IaviD. bcen pro-
Of Fotr would NOT tIayo hcsitntcd fer oil uta1,t
to insfRiEato tho cl,arges hut In this
caae tnoy lanvo manifested the utmost
lt,,ronccrn oftensih1v, bl,t III rcality they !nyn
tigstiur being forced uron. Let them bring un
tho cane. md thon tho orerwllnml,. proofs
which Ro,no parties now nrc il, their possession
will bo Immediately Forthcoming.
rEssETr MEDICAL tuLLEoE.
Tho Commencement excrcirea OF the graduat-
tnE class of !lcnnctt Medical College were hell
last evening In tho Collesc-Hall, Nh. 4el sou.l,
CLARK htrret Tin hail was crowded with tho
friends Of the graduates, and, small it was. it
si'""ed that ut leaat tho mcnlbo:B Of Tho
eave their pennies by using tt,eir college hail
ii'stend Of more expensive ono in tho centro OF
Tho city: Tlloy put TN their wisiling-caps and
Imagined themselves IN thu hall Of tho magnl0-
cent now college building now erecting
on ssato street, noar. Taylor. The names
Of tho graduating class are ~ follows:
J. II. Adams. Ohio; W. l.. Drown Michigan
q j. Cook. lowe; J. II. Greer, Illinois Carl
Antlon 1!anaen Wisconsin A. S. Kilmer, New
lprk; Aus,lntus Niles, Pennsylvania; !. D.
sawyors Illinois; Edwin Wilteo, Iowa. Tho dc.
grees Of n. D. wero conferred On tho graduates
by Prof. N. II. Young, vice-Presi,tons Of
Tho Faculty. and tho valedictory Of tho class was
spoken By v. i. Brown. Tho graduating claeB
presented tho Junior professor, F. T. bliss, with
magnificent cnsa Of instruments, but, ewing To
tho absence Of Prof. Bliss. Prof. II. .. Garrison
was requested to accept tho presentation Oh hiB
behalf. -....
Mr Charles rarkor will explain tho tableaux.
and alr; L. L. porloy and Mr.. Fred Smith will
net ~ floor 1nhnnGorB during tllo dancing, which
y TO follow the musical and other exercises.
SRaH Il lfotfmau's Band will be in attendance,
and very pleasant auuivcraary is anticipated.
, 1875-01-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

u,ou n,,,N ns.*ouNeImIN WV. '5m' ..
union undertaking VIII DO held In the First
Congregational Church this afternoon, commenc-
ng at o'clock. e..>~.......,
r,o c.,,.n, r,x. v.,,,,, ..., ..,,
ino oa.caso Iafn-'er0'n WI hold grand
masquerade ball At tho North sidn Turner Hall
on tho evening OF Tel,. 8.
1,ho,, ,v;,, h. ,,,,r ,-,uo. ...;. ,...
"''l no "",on pi"y'l-aeo'.ns tnls
morning from 10 O'CLOCK In tue American Ne-
formed CHURCH., corner Of Ann and Washington
Htreote.
NJ. ,,r. e
NJ, ~ ~ - ,I.a - nine' T.. nysaeuso, n. T., VII
a, aoau w. tniia Of nis conFofsationa on tho
nnusu en!e shl6 nternoon 81 ocloek, a. tho res
tuoncg oi uon. AnioTa, on iha'aha aVonue, Sec
uuu u9oT soush " 1hfseeatn s'fees. subjects
"oseeS 1noasht.
Tho many friends and aG{nlrora OF the Rev.
John Gordon arc n4ovi1, for Testimonial to tho
eloquent Clergyman in tho ahapo Of 4 graui ill.,
erafy and musical entertainment to bp hpd at
tho Western Avenue Baptist Church by kini
consent Of tie officers OF tie BocIety.
. rs.,n,n ~ ,hts ~, ,,,u ,.;,,o ,.n.,x.
,,,,a,, A@eea' a.. ~ Iui1 wy, WI stsu 'ecnuEo
1--WE. Tpur H1a,.n.n o a,,, ~ H. Asaonnuaa FEee
,.,ss.n a'oaauay eveuaah. ~. Las.nan vas ~
aarv VII ~ deis. s.n ~ sne
, 1875-01-22

~ :.
ennoeams' composed OF young ladles who ha7a
been doyoting ouo afternoon of cacl, week Il.
charitable tulrposes principally for tbe hawaii
Of TIM Iton,e of t,o r,,onaioaa MT. n,s, ss"eas
io.r , I,y o,, fo- H., ,,ia,.., =. a.. "VuA ha4
n.rsaJ iii. wi, uus uoA' cotel,
s"J ,.no, 49,. n' -. 7a. Ia1sy WARMTH
sar1 ~ Nv 'oes ano neafis Of tL,
''n1+''In ,ri,n 1fone m''a 7HuR, ;,n,a,n r,,,
oeonE ee,an " tno @o.ni no pto8taa1mS Tor t1la
Sntn tc IN ,i"tt uniu .rans oa' VII lae long
th,,., 49," ...'' ~ .'iEnt uuEia rom Ordinary en-
, 1875-01-22

In regard to tue rapport that Drcs uarto l4as
lns,l os,ivaa to accept position in Tho Custo,n-
.to.s=s Of THIS city because u pecanlary cintav
sA..ueuls. he writes ~ tollors to tho boston
i,.,,1scripi: "Although ain tue sutiect Of l.
;,,:n deal Ut easy a.d varied mislnfnrlstEs'ols,
mi; you whl 10 ,ne tbs justice to admit that
t.! nut iu tha habit of troubling tic rfsha with
u-ilect4cns. Lat this paragraph heaEna to bs
quito ~ lard UPON thoss alleged influential
fue1dB Of mine ~ upon myself. and trust you
win give ms the HEace to ststo very earnestly
eRd frAaky t4st thsgs ls net QUO ietA Ut 1EVta in
, 1875-01-22

Render, II YOU think Of buying sewing n,achf,.
anu will take the trouble to call on It's ut III st,,t
streo, IL we cannot show you number Of eonl and
sutliciont reusona why you al1oud buy "l1o,c,"s,
horeby agree to give you ono without money md
without price. Johnson Clark l. Co., Western Aeccs,
, 1875-01-22

Jnnt now our California exchanges from The
ssnl-sToplcal south to the Bnow-lins OF tue North
arn hoastlng OF thor ripo and luscious oranges.
Says the North to tho South: I'VE can produce
Just aH good oranges ~ you can't to Which the
bouth responds BY sendlug cargo aftsr cargo of
uusxoellaa fruls-6an Franoisco ghroat{eb,
, 1875-01-22

BAN FnANolsco, Cal, Jan. 21.-The Balinan
Valley is uudor wator. There is great damage
to property, but no loss OF life is reported.
, 1875-01-22
RUNAWAY AT BLOOMINGTON.

6pftTaE D38pHTfN ~ TIC tHicdTS IFlbNHt.
DLoom1sdToN, ILL.,, Jan. a1.-rrank Lander,
aon OF Charles Lander, proprietor Of large
lsory-ntablo in this city. wns thrown from the
Haat Of carriage by runaway team, this morn
Ing, aud roceiysd internal injuries Of auch grave
character TINT bis recovery il doubtful.
, 1875-01-22

DESTRUCTIVE BOILER EXPLOSION.
LONDON, Jan. 21.-A boiler explosion occurred
In tho factory Of Todmorlon. Yorkshire, to-day.
Fiys persona wcre killed and fifty injured.
, 1875-01-22
IN NEVADA

4 nnow-sltde in Tho mountains, near Genoa,
Nov, buried forty Chlnamen wood-cutte1s, and
twenty-oiGht were killed.
, 1875-01-22
CASUALTIES.


SALT LAKE. Utah, Jan, 2l.-Ako other snov-
slide OCCURRED In the Dig Cottonwood Canon yes-
terday afternoon, near tho Richmond u1ineB A
party Of mon, with teams, woEe engaged In
"snnaing down orc III raw hides, 7ero caught
by the eltdo. and six men, named Thomas N.
Drodcrick, William Ritter Charlea Dalble, Jamen
Breoze. Horny Atkins, and Eaubon Moore, usro
carried away, aud their bodies arc not yet re-
covered. George 1IcCoolia and Thomas White
uere carried away and covered with SNOW, but
we2o dug out afterward and their liyos nnyctl,
tbs slitle e1tonded for distance OF about
milo, and was almost 20O Yarda vida.
Yesterday tho budicH of six persons 1Lo wc1p
kilcd by a1low-slida in tue City Of Alta, were
recovered Many moro arc supposed to have
persisted, but their lpten aro covered to greas
depth by tia nnow, nu1 PROBABLY they will not
DO found for non,o time. In ono demolished
house was found tho body Of Mrs. Carey, sitting
in rocking-olialr, with an infant clnspal in her
arms. Noar them we're tlla husband unl = It'll.
girl. All lad boon sutfocated by tho T. ~. At
anuther Auuno wnB dug cut ono man. ;.;.ye; a,l-
other man. WHO bad been slcopiuE beside him in
bed. WAS dead, Still another dead body WEE
found in the vicinity.
There iB terror in these mintng-camps, and
Hoat OF those WHO can get hHsy will probably
lcayo, but this is adilllcut anti dangerous UNDER
tahinE, al tile parties will have to walk aud rim
the gauntlet OF Bnow-sides Oh thoir way out Of
the catlpnH.
, 1875-01-22

Chickcring Upright Pinros,
Just received at Hectl's TentpIe Of AIuuic corne,
Dearborn and VAN liurEn atrccts, fsw very fp u.
raht pianos containing tho latcs! nu best tn;rose.
ueute.
, 1875-01-22

MARRIAGES.,
tcOAHTY-'tiESS-1n Chicago, ~ tho lteY. Henry It.
Perry !t".tH5 OF Allsatnta, kp.enial Churcfl D.s l.
Agnes lfcsa, alI VI this city.
, 1875-02-10
FORElCM.
SPAIN.


REPORT AnyENRE TO THE A1iMT or 1Lrnovso.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-The CarllEt COMMITTEES, In
this city, cIRtn1 to have information that Don
Caro.' troops havo Won q great victory over the
Alphonsists, sLo loss in killed and wounded Of
the luttor being 7,0Uo men. The Committee also
report TINT Don Carlos has Issued congratula-
tory address to Ills troops.
MADRID, Feb. 0.-Au official dispatch admits
That the advance guard, now the extreme left Of
tho troops operating against the CnrlstB III Ma
vaEro, has suifared check, owing to the over
confidence Of itB commander.
sl1oT FOR TAEAsoN.
The CarliRt chiaftain, Monderf, WAS arrested
for treason and shot by tho order Of Dou Carlos
Count Vxlmaaeda is to be appointed Captain-
General of Cuba.
MADRID. Feb. o,-Gen. hroriouoa lns boen ap-
pointed Conlmaodar.in- -Chief OF thp Army Of
tho North.
THE ALpHoNs1srs.
:, HgNpArE, Feb. o.1Tho military operations Of
the Alphonhihth In tho north havo been mo-
lnoutarlY suspendel. Tho troops nre fortfy,ug
themselves in tho positlona which tAoY EQUIPPED
10 their advance.
LONDON, Feb. 1880 d. m.--Tho Dailv Ne1os'
telegrams from Spain say the AlphouGsts Lost
QUO h!Iled and wounded and three pieces Of artil-
lerry In the recent check they locolyea near Es-
telia.
, 1875-02-10
NOTES AND NEWS,

TIE HESNErlN CANAL n1LL.
Special D.spateh to 1ht rh'eaas TriaNne.
WAa1usarov, d. c.. Feb. o.~-The Iennepiu
Canal bill IL individually defeated. An arrango-
mont is making whereby tllo motion 10 tnbo n'ny
bo withdrawn and mo!ion to recommend to Tho
Committee 10 subAtitual. ThiA would enablo
tho bill to dis moro gracefully, but woulduot givo
it any now advantage In tho present temper
Of tho House. Tue condition Of tho Nationnl
Treasury. the extromo alirit of economY which
prevails In Congress-, Anti tho opposition OF u
i,ortiou OF the illinois delegation, hayo united
to defeht for this rcssion the aB.ase uf this BILL
Tho must earneAt friend Of tho blll doeB not
now expect Tint It can Lass.
ia lie Assceiattd f'rsss.1
TREASURY rIIS1lAN.
WAsn1suToS, D. e., Fob. g.--Tl'e House Com
n,ittee OIL Appropriations to day caulo to = do
cron regarding The printing o. National nanx ~
tho throo should bc pado outside OF
tie Treasury Bureau OF Printing and
Eugrayingt by tho Bank Noto Companies.
Ths Committee Oh Banking md Currency Lave
not yet made their ieport ou that subieos.
REVENUE APPOINTMENTS. ..
The following Internal lteyenue Stprekeepers
were appointed to day. Turuor Il, Hamilton,
Seventh Kentucky Diasrict: )oserh u. iiuiF-
mans, Seventh Kentucky; N. Mcclure, Seven.
pointed: Thompson N. Finnel, Seventh Ken
lucky.
PROSPECTIVE APPOINTMENT.
There ia reason to believe that tho President
will, in ~ short time. nominate Gov. j. 4. Camp
ball, Of Wyoming, to DO Third Assistant secre-
A. Il. Whiting. brother-in-hw Of ex-
sonator Cole, miesing Witness No: 2, was
discovered iii Canada YESTERDAY: apd ttole-
which ho acknowledged. 1lo talegrarhe,l
10 tho sergcnnt-at-Atms that It s not necessary
, 1875-02-10

tho bait. After waiting soms few seconds,
Mr. Carpenter invited the e1acnlators to conn to
tho tfago. Tho DoolittIn tatrine continued. tho
r1'caEer king to and fro on tho stage az t,e
poured out h's contemnt1ous den',ncatton, will,
a bEnw more than slightly furrowetl, anil tamror
fnt entirely 30 sweet az lie had prescribed tor
otherp.
After cshausting bts antagonists reraonal his
tory; the speaker wont on 70 sav TINT Judge
pool't.!s fnvosed an abridpemen. Of tho sufrratre
Or coote @ ''e md p'0f .tsonson nsl'sF WITH. tho
hansla Of monoposfs. IIe would also
invade Tie secrecy of Tho ballot, which would
tnense purity iu the ration would be found COM
tntted to that policy, but Doolittlc had blundered
It out too room. An eloquent appeal wss l,ers
made o., ~ nsaf Of to .snoEattt ind unettcreo,
maintain tho Union. thrpInnao
Tho organization known aB THO White League
waa next desclthed, and thu cain,a which arc
being hold in reserve In tho 4outh tn.il
Tho White House and Congress should
orn property DESTROYED during tho Rebellion,
or to grant pensions to "luya," South.
crn solniers vino had suffered wounds md
defeat ii fighting aRainat tho Union. Tap
plnaee.1 Tho principle of tho llcbellEou viii bn
ftsen:htlveS always support such clat,na, no mat
ter wl!at tltey may be. and II such mon ara
stfen:shnned, what mint be tho result? Thene1s
Presidential campaign will lavo ali s.Ich iss,lcB to
fight over, and lp did not hesitate to
raw flat t,h hnlvatnn Of tho country tlerenda en-
t!ls Republican party. II their hands should 10
Eus!s!d in tue next fall elections they
could contro tho Presidential election.
ever since thu morning ssars sang together,
iiai these been Buch all cru na the
present. Therefore all .1ITorences must lie
brushed Aside to uphold tho Republican party.
lie Hclil1 conclnde bv repeating tho appeal with
when tlo had commented tint lheG should not
'ntlnar nhout ceran individual failure In
MAiaon. Iha party Enst iirpt hc considered,
aid Grani rally Of al tho forces would bu ncces-
aarv to carry the otato l.esnbcat next fall,
10 Which cnu they milbt march together. keeriue,
htep +, tho :auBi2 Of tho Orion as the cnnst,nl.
nation Of human rights ovsr all the globe. fAp-
IauEe which laeteh eevaral 1ninutel.l After
tllel.c" fsal been 1eBtored atr. Carpenter again
cane forward to nuEunnce a Ecthol ucule cou-
cert On Thursday esc"isls, but he wished it u,l-
datEtood that In should personally receive no
rliasc Of the rroceods. The huge meeting thon
slowiy dispersed.
, 1875-02-10
IELElRAPKIC BREYiTtES,

II, ,tnensy'a Grove (IIl.) Township Treasurer, ].
". LoSrcy, Hho bus served for sistesn Years
nosny unable to sattie, laa compromised llis
stnoilhRe u "a 400 by parlug el.a00 and giving
Individual uotes tor tho balance.
:, Ihe thtfd meeting In tho ae1ies Of the tuass
unssefsal1at Conference Tor the Northwest viii
g. GO aoa ~ Cedar ltapds to-day and Tomorrow.
04ss!naa!haed speakers ass engaged. Topics Of
great lnsereat will bo dlooussea. 4 large most.
=, partially Insane 1uap, named 8tlllsusu, 1t
Aeywosth, htc1,san County ,nade IN .ttempt
n.vs 70 s' ...,Isi neehbor nemsa Fullsn~aer Will
thl'd nstampt of thla kind wi.i.in Tho lat four
years, ard it 10 sud thas in KA.s1s, somo yeaTs
ngo, be shot, and klllsd Two men. liz In
nsifes1y paAssd 4 ,sAs os tso In a lasane ss1-
, 1875-02-10
FIRES.

Al PT TSEUHG.
P1TTspuHa, Feb "a fra broke ont tonight
between and o'clock in tht wholesale aud re-
tail hardware establishment Of Whitley, Wolf,
Lane d Co., 80 Wood etraet,
and, before tho hnu!es could bo
checked, destroyed entirely tho two upper
stories Of tho building. Thia was ono Of the
ol1eat establishments OF .,.sbufg. and lad
very largo stook Of goods. tho psl,lcpa1 part OF
which was destroyed, tia goods OIL the ilrst floor
aud in tho cellar being r0inol by water. TLe
tiro originated from = defective 1ue on tho
second floor. The loss OF 1tassrs. Whitley,
Wolff 1.ano l. Co.. fro!u fire and water, will az
aggregate SIS, 900. fully covered by insurance.
Tho damage to tho building is very
heavy. The two urrar stories aud tho
roof aro destroyed. Ihe building
was owned by Z. Lawrence, OF philadclphin,
whose loss 10 also covered BY insurance, good
deal Of difficulty was experienced In getting
water, many Of tho fire plugs being frozen.
, 1875-02-10

.. 1HAt GAoGTA" 6WINDLE.
SpsetaI 14patch ia Tbs EA.caao Tribune,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Fob. D.-The House, altar
three "eekH have been wasted iu fIibustosina
upon tho Civil-llishth Till and the new ru]e, las
recommended the CONSIDERATION Of approximation
oills. The Indian hill first came up. THIS bill,
before tho ll,huateripg urou tho Ciyl-I,ghtp
Dill began, WIS thoroughly considered and would
aaso passed. oxeopt for the adoption OF tho esin-
uHng Choctaw anou1ment. That anaoudn1ont
aetehsed tho bill. Tho dobate upon 1t wns to-
lay resumed. Whatever may Lave boen tim
Eouudatton OF tho original claim, lite most old
alaims Its fraudulent character has incroasel witt,
ta ago. lts d1Bhoncat character was established II,
'ho letter written BY hlr. Bonlield late Solicitor
81 the treasury. to Secretary boutwell,, On Nav.
u. 1Sie, IN which o., exhauHtiyo history Of t,,e
Claim ~ EiHnn. .Mr. Fort, Of Illinois, u yary
earnest speech against tie CAoctaw awindle
c!tcu thlH lotter tO.tny, aud. In connection with
tho fact the claim is exclusively owncu by tho
lobbyists, creatcd q considerable Hausatlon By
pointing 10 the stranGera' ga!ory, Rnd stntlue
that at tho tino IL man snt thorB connected witt
tAh lobby WHO had invested considerable sim
III tlo stock of the lobby-coo!. a1r. AcNnlta.
or Illinois, WHO Is q mesnEer Of tho 1ntllau COM
eat In bis opposition to it. Ho was lilo Leader OF
tho claim. lilo
MADE TIE STARTLING DECLARATION,
wn'e !. wah MT dIgputed upon the hoor, that oy-
esy eHoft ~ lilo COMMITTEE to adopt au anlentl.
inent which Elou provide that ali Lie u,ouoy
eho,sld DO s'ela IN truat by ths Goyornnon, to 10
paid individually to the persons WHO arc
untitled to it, If any sncll thcfo n' sre, no.
sas defeated, aud only such amendments
llseopsed ~ 'naao 1t certain that tho whole OF
n!e ert'ro fund should 20 iuto the hands of Tho
nsbny. sIy Tho formal roleaHs OF tl.s Cl.octaw
,o9aei a, Wy W. read showing that, In consideration
~ eotAuuo; ~ 1867, tne General Government
f95 released frEn1 all the Chnnto,u ,la},,,u 5
Mo fourteenth prsielo Of tho treaty Of 1850.
1--we Lss,' IL Il nSohng Sst ns to show that tha choc-
Htnall number Of families would oyer t,ka
any advantage Of that tresty, aud there IL eyoty
teason to know that tho cIa has been suat sinoi
9y tue cnnspirin9 lntornsts OF ,ts lobby ownsra
u II aaid that ono prominent lawyer
1 HAS AN INTEREST OF SIX, 600
+ y ~ tne cs1in, and TINT an e1-CoLgroasmau from
Illinois, said to ba practicut; law here, las ia,
sety large interest in It. There IL no p1 obabIl-
~ t'.Rt, even II tha claim war Just, q oonyilsr-
sao part OF It would ever go to tic Chootaw L.
, 1875-02-10
Passage Of The Indian Appropriation
ELL in the House.
Tho Choetaw Swindle Shelved for the
Present Session.
Friends Of lie t'enncpin Canal Bill Give
Ej It up.
Whiting Promises to Come Home and
Sand Investigation.
THE NEW TAX BILL.
AET1f,T EQ TIL tlE AEFEITttJ.

''.", -. - IL. ~" ~ so.x
epes'a' "tS'a1eA - tne ''8ee'9' -. l'oa",.
mittees Of the WayB nn1 A1caus, to which, III
was Indicated Yesterday in these dispatches,
were eforrod in varoua nrtic,ea unon vhio.,
:. T.. ss w. .s t,s Ir ss
Pfo''oheu 10 '1ci'"so 'Asns'o'' 'hn totoio"h W.
made their report to tic full Committee. Tho
Committee came to substantial nyreetnent upon
the fcaturea OF thu bill md It viii doubtloss la
reno,tcA ~ ,,a fI,,.o to.n,or-o,y T1,s .tr,ctost
s'''. e ~ se .4o"no A., 80 I1t
heefeey Is ofllolaed upon sho n'emoefa OF tho
ocmmittco as to tho character OF tho bill,
but tho following are tho most important
nroyia;ons. H. ;nc,o.uos tha drtv n, .noar
, 1875-02-10
and tho sl,ortnnHs Of tho sensnn, will probably
not slabIo tho Comtnittoo tn again bring up llis


TOM SCCTT'S BILL.
TIE PROSPECT NOT ENCOURAGING.
!gDsc,at Disrntca to T'hd Chteano TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. q. G., Fob. 9.-Tom Bcott, It IN
lotiovcd, has abandoned Lis plan Of attempting
to secure tho passage Of tho Toxaa Pacific job
Ii ri independent 'neAarEo, and will now aovoto
his cnergicu to securing tts adoption In an ap-
pronriation bill. Tho arrival Of Ro,ator Stewart,
Chairman III tho Sonato Committee oil Pacific
1.aroalu, who III beloved to 10 una1tcrably op-
posed to tho Scott scliotno iusurcs tho defeat Of
that bill Il, tho Senate Commlttoe. There is
nlilal probability That tho plan to attach
tho job to an appropriation bin TAN 10 snccesu-
ful. IN tho Senate now legislation IN an Aprro-
1,riattpn bill is inapbssibto hlI. in tho Ifoas
sinaIo ohjecton under tho rules will prevent thc
1nonsure, which IN new isCisEntion, from heiHg
attached to an appropriation bill Tho only way
to accomplish tliis would DO to rccro strength
enough to tlaco It OIL nj appropriate bill nnder
suspension Of tito rules BY n two-thirla vote. 1t
does not Aeom p.obablo tas any such vosc can
bc bccure1.