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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26
WASHINGTON.
HONOR STABBED IN THE sENATl

HONOR STABBED IN HE sENAlE.
ruE MATTHEWS RESOLUTION PASSED BY 43 TO ~
BLAINE CONES OUT AGAINST THE BiSND BILL
CENTRAL CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
The Senate debated and voted upon the
Matthew VS. silver resolution nearly all day yes
terday. Mr.. Edmunds made speech OF eIea.
legal force showing that the silver doiiar
ceased TO circulate before 1858. The various
amendments to the resolution were hnaliy
rejected, and the resolution was adopted oy %
TO %. Mr. Blaine voted in the negative ana
declared himself against the Bland bill Inc
nominations for Collector at New-Orleans and
ot Mobile will be reported upon adversely.
An appropriation of $4,000 for the How
cate Expedition is favored 10y the committee.
Sugar refiners and experts gave practical ex-
position of the polariscope. yesterday, to
the Ways and Means Committee. The District
expenses will run $2,300,0OO over receipts
this year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26
THE PEACE CONDITIONS ACCEPTED.

THE DELEGATES ORDERED TO SIGN HE PRELIMl-
NARiEs-sEvERE TERMS EXACTED.
CONsTANTIsoPLE, Friday, Jan. 25-l:25 p. NJ
The Porte having yesterday accepted the Russian
conditions peace is regarded as virtually concluded.
The Russian conditions have not yet been officially
made known here, but it appears certain that they
greatly exceed the conference programme and stlp-
ulate both for territorial concessions and payment
of a war indemnify
COLOGNE. Friday, Jan. %. ISIS.
telegram from Constantinople confirms the re-
port that all the Russian conditions were accepted
by the Porte yesterday afternoon. An appeal will
be read Today in the mosques to prepare the public
mind for the news. Meanwhile the conditions are
kept profound secret
THE TERMS AS UNDERSTOOD At STEAMBOAT.
LosDoS, Friday, Jan. %, 1873.
The Daily Telegraph, in its second edition, prints
the following dispatch from Constantinople:
The Turkish delegates have been ordered to sign
peace rellmnalies IN 1rmiitce VIII pfoOao,y De con
lent authority to include the following: servia 10
gro TO reeve Anyari. S,ids and spGs and
portion OF the territory bordering on Lake
IlG' n mti1 war nd"muiy Of 600 is
paid, the Dardanees % be- opened 10 Russian menof-
war; Bulgarian autonomy to be conceded rather on the
principle or the Lebanon than on the plan OF the Con-
santiEOple conference, and Turkey 10 nominate
wears. subject TO ratification by the Powers,
bulgaria not understood to include Thrace, but only to
extend the line OF the Balkans, part OF The Russian
army embark COnstunOPe for their return home
and nal treaty OF peace to be signed al C0nstaut
nople by the Grand Duke Nicholas. This ARRANGEMENT
wl satisfy Russian military honor, Without involving
the occupation OF Constantinople
There is no mention of Roumania in The Daily
TcepapFs dispatch.
THE SULTAN MADE yASsAL.
This afternoon The Pail Mail Gazette said the
alleged terms of peace were about as hard as they
could we'll be- They amount, il says, TO the virtual
destruction Of the Turkish Empire, and the reduc-
ton of the Sultan the condition of a Russian
sal. If" adds The PdH Nall Gazette, " after the
publication of these terms, the designations of Lords
Derby and CarnarvOn are withdrawn. we NAV con-
cude that no effcctual resistance will be made by
England to whatever agreement the Car aud the
Sultan may come to-"
TIE TERMS PARTLY STCRET.
Reuters telegram from ConstantinOp!c states that
Safvet Pasha informed Mr.. Layard that tho Porte
had made q solemn engagement 10 keep the condi-
tions secret until the treaty was signed Ii had to-
day telegraphed to its Penipotentiaries to accept
the conditions. 1t would communicate them to the
Ambassadors the moment they were signed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26
TIE SECRETS OF THE POLAR CIRCLE.
VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY by FIVE OTHER NATIONS
THE HowGATE EXPEDITION APPROVED BY A
HOUSE COMMITTEE.

THE HOWGATE EXPEDITION APPROVED Bi 4
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
10y TELEGRAPH To THE TRIDUNE.I
WAsHIvGToN Jan. 25.-Thc Committee on Naval
Affairs has reported favorably upon the Iiowgate
Polar Expedition Bill. The Committee says
We have ascertalncd 10 satisfaction that the re
suits Welded by uror explorations IN the Roar seas nave
edge acquired by eSpenmcnti and discovery In that re-
g0u can be obtained in other and IN no other sec
lion OF the ODE that such knowledge Is an important
fcior In the regulation of commerce which is absolutely
dependent decreasing the peis of The deep and
charging boundaries OF navigation are concerned upon
The knowledge Of physical laws
There has never before been an opportunity afforded SO
promising results te which now presents Itself
70 make such explorations entirely successful Is IS
scnial that simultaneous observations had al different
points within The Arctic Circle, and for continuous pei.
DDS Of time. England during the present year vii III
vessels under the explorer Mares. on Polar ex-
Icdtion via tie east coast OF Greenland sweden III
under the auspices OF Professor NOtdcsJOld VIII cX-
porc the Polar regions via Norway across To Behring's
many under the direction the Arctic Exploration So
cicy. has Obi expedition, commanded by Captain
Virgins, duty. Russia, during the coming
Spring, will push forward chronological expedition
the IcsnCsfOs Professor TO the NOgcs and Os-
tydcs Of the obi and iTtysh.
After refcrInio the ways in which knowledge
of the different natural sciences may be advanced
by this expedition, the report continues:
Wonderful already the discoveries made in each
field Of inquiry noted but We are yet In the Nest0ue
viied thither. We know enough To realize the wealth
which awaits us. Hitherto observations have been limited
and imperfect, the most Important OF them wholly neg
eccd Ac urate data Ia all Of the sciences named
wanting. Geographic discovery has hitherto Dech the
objective point. While this IL praiscwOrtly, while
il adds most important chapter TO the book of knowl
edge IL should not he the primary object 10 when all
others are subOrdnaied An absolute change Of opera
lions must be bad. This change will De effected by the
passage OF the bill H. X. 447. II meets the exact
need. II provides for q long STAY which wlll give
ample opportunity for observations and the conduct OF
scitnlc inquiry under the most favorng conditions II
provides intelligent system shall be pursued
under OF the National Academy OF Sciences
The report concludes:
The honor ~ the American name Is involved VIII
Congress suppress this Jealous spirit OF inquiry and adj
venture, give scope by the passage OF THIS Dill ana
meagre appropriation Of 10000 To III IL appears there
should be but and therefore we report BACK
tie bill vich a recommendation that II do pass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26
MILITARY REPORTS.

LARGE SUPPLY AT sIsIovA-THE DANUBE FROZEN
FIRMLY.
LONDON, Friday, Jan. %, 1873.
A special dispatch to The Times, from Ssto-
va says: The immense OF provisions and mate
rial here have hardly been touched yet showing that the
depots atBela Tirnova, Gabrova and Sevi not ex
haused, and this comedies with information from those
places Neither the Russian soldiers horses have
suffered bat the beasts OF the transport contractors in
the towns the Danube, where forage is exhausted,
have died by thousands There Is good crossing on the
Ice now and thousands OF laden wagons and scdges
the north shore will come over repensh the depots"
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my TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUyE.l

VIEWS, AND SHOW HOW CERTAIN TESTING MA
CHIMES WORK.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, Jan 25.-The meeting of the Ways
and Means Committee, to-day was an exceedingly
interesting one. The Subcommittee on the Tariff
has for days been discussing the method OF assess
ing the duty on sugar, and has not yet reached any
conclusion.
Two general propositions have been considered.
The first was that the lowest classification shall be
somewhere between 10 and IS, Dutch stand
ard. To this the persons interested III the sugar
trade objected, On the ground that it would
keep out all the low grade sugars, and
greatly njure their business. They said that
the only sugars that would be imported
under such tariff would be the highest that the
lowest scale would admit and that 1t would COIN
petely shut out the lower grades which are necessa-
rily cheap and which constitute the great bulk OF
the wgaTs used for refining purposes III TINS
country Great amounts of these sugars are ex-
ported and drawbacks are granted equal TO the duty
paid To this objection may be added the argument
deduced in favor Of the Louisiana sugar plant
ing interest. BY the adoption Of tariif
which would place the lowest rate of duty upon
sugar grading as number 10, Dutch standard, the
Louisiana planters would all the protection
they desire because the principal cost to the Louis
iana planters is IN producing the sugar III 1Or rcnh-
ing purposes and after the protection is granted to
that extent the product can be refined here nearly
as cheaply as in Havana.
The second proposition, opposed to this, is that
made on behalf of the refners, who urge that the
present tariff. graduated from No z, Dutch stand
ard to No 10 and above shall be retained, the tariff
now in force being closely sssimiiated to an ad val
orem duty, and converted into specific To secure
this some other test than the mere color test must
be adapted, because that has been found practically
to open the door TO serious frauds and has in great
part nulliRed the whole system. A proposition has
therefore, been made that in addition to the color
test there should be adopted test by polarization
by which it will be possible to ascertain, in very
exact manner the true quality of pure sugar con-
tanned IN any given amount. Sugar experts, like
Professors Henry and Chandler and others, will be
called in TO give their opinions.
To-day DR.. Orazio Lugo, of the University Of
kew-York, and Dir. Barto Of philadelphia, the
former scientific expert and the latter the son of
Dir. Bartol, sugar refner, who is chemical and
practical expert on sugar. gave test of two
machines. The subcommittee invited the men,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26
PEACE AT HAND.
THE RUSSIAN CONDITIONS ACCEPTED.
IMPORTANT EXPLANATIONS IN THE BRITISH PARIIA

THE RUSSIAN CONDITIONS ACCEPTED.
IMPORTANT EXPLANATIONS IN THE BRITISH PARIIA-
MENT-HARsH TERMS DEMANDED OF TURKEY.
In the House of Lords yesterday Lord
CanarvOn explained fully why he
withdrew from the British Ministry.
Ne showed that he was strongly
opposed to the contemplated naval dem
OnstratiOn, and retained Office only because
he thought the project had been
abandoned. The differences which led to his
resignation began with his speech to depu-
tatiOn on the 2nd inst. Lord Beacons-
field condemned severely the language
he used on that occasion. Lord Der
by's resignation is still In suspense; ;
he will probably withdraw ito The
general feeling in London is pacific.
Turkey has accepted the Russian terms of peace.
They areextremely harsh, and include the auton-
omy of Bulgaria a war indemnity and couces-
sions to the vassal States and Montenegro.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26
NOMINATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day;
Prank Leland Of wissonsn as Consul Of the United States
Thoinas Of Minnesota as Register Of the Land
oSs a. Surveyor OF Customs the district
Of Boston And Clafleeowp mAss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26
CURRENT TOPICS II THE CAPITAL.
BANKS FOR SAVINGS WHICH WILL NOT BREAK.

wAsHINGToS, Friday, Jan. 20, 1879.
Representative Waddcll, to-day, introduced
bill to establish aud maintain National savings deposi-
tories as branch OF the Post Office Department which
was referred the Committee Post Offices aud Post
Roads OF which he IL chairman II is IN many respects,
similar to the bills heretofore introduced for that pur
pose In order give complete and direct security To
all depostors the credit OF the United states ia pledged
for the the depostor 10 his legal repre-
sentative OF every Of money deposited There Is to
be chief Office at Washington and the Postmaster Cen
cra is authorized to designate such suitable money order
post-offces at which the salary OF the post
master is not less than 5000 per annum. a.
the business Of tic Postal Savings do Poslioft
may require The rate OF interest on the d"post' siiI
not exceed per cent per anuum aud shall on TIC som
day of June and 3Oih day OF Dccenbcr ~ each year. DC
added and bccOIne par Oh the p,iiI va" ne ~ %
amount OF principal ana interest 10 NE clt on any Ge
IOstOr shall not exceed 81 800 ANA money due To De
orOr whether rrmaiuing on deposit IN sad depository,
or invested IN bonds for which the bill makes provision,
or IA the Inscribed debt, shall not AT any time while In
under any State municipal authority and any such
money shall not be liable to demand, detention. seizure,
Withdrawal without the voluntary consent OF tne DE-.
por BY reason of any debt due against the deposition
4 his legal repre- sentative.
MR. MASH HAS ECONOMIC IDEAS.
Representative Maish to-day introduced n
bill providing hat and after January /, 1879 for all
postal purposes fifteen grammes shall be substituted for
haf ounce. and on, in proportions that the Post
shall furnish all post Offices with postal
balances denomnatcd in gramincs Of the metric
system, and that on and after January l. 1850, the
metric system OF weights and measures lcgalled III
section 1868 Revised Statutes shall De obligatory.
MI Mash also Introduced bill TO establish the metric
system the coinage OF the United States and Ia pro-
vide ana regulate the coinage, including the new coin
metal called "gUlod." compounded and finished on the
principle invented and patented by W. W. li~5bell:
The bills referred 10 The Committee on Ways and
NOMINATIONS TO BE REJECTED.
Mr.. Williamson, nominated for the Collcc-
torship Of Orleans and Mr. smith for that of Mobile,
will be reported adversely by the Senate Committee on
Commerce. The confirmation of Mr.. Williamson OPP
posed by both the Louisiana Senator's and that OF smith
By Senator spencer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26
THE INDIAN INQUIRY.
A LETTER FROM CHIEF CLERK GALPIN.

A LETTER FROM CHIEF CLERK GALPlN.
THE TRIAL or Mr.. GALPIN OSE-sIDED AND UNJUST
THE CHARACTER or THE ACCUsERs SHOWN
UP-THE SUPPRESSED DOCUMENTS COMMISSION
Err SMITHS GOOD MANAGEMENT OF THE BUREAU.
Mr.. Galpin, late Chief Clerk of the Indian Bureau,
writes to THE TRIBUNE describing the plan upon
which the late investigation of the Indian Bureau
was carried on and giving the particulars in regard
to the suppressed papers, and the character of the
accusers of himself and Mr.. Smith. He claims that
the Board of Inquiry performed the functions of
grand and petit jury and of attorneys for the pros
ecutiOn, and that ITS members treated him unjusty.
He defends himself and Mr.. Smith strenuously.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26

defining nf Engla Sr interests might be regarded
merely words He believed that if the CONDITIONS
of their neutrality were violated with respect 70
eoeasS Sf nsre psssSes to 'nd the hss
as their duty to their country and their
sovereign required to maintain the policy they bad
laid down. Relative to Egypt if those who sad the
Government had taken needless precautlon IN stph-
Isting for the exclusion of Egypt from d .ns
had heard, they would be of a different
opinion. The Cabinet never hesitated or differed
regarding adhesion to the policy of conditional neu-
info effect was, of course. question open to DIS
cussiOn. The Government should at the proper mo-
ment be perfectly prepared TO yndcate the measures
which they had taken. He believed these measures
were likely to have most salutary effect. lie must
tell the House frankly that these measures were
part of a consistent policy that the Government
had resolved 10 pursue. and which they Origihaliy
announced, namely, to observe neutrality but ii
that neutrality was TO depend upon their Allowing
their greatest interests not TO be defended ne wouG
say lie was longer in favor of neutrality, but OF
the interests Of his country and the honor OF MS
sovereign.
Is THFRE AN ARMIST!CEf
Earl Granville asked whether an armishce had
been arranged, and what its terms were.
Lord Beaconseld replied, that relative to the date
and form of what he lord Granville termed an
aimstice there was no such instrument in existence.
He added that it was only decided on Tuesday last
to send the fleet to the Dardanees therefore the
Government were not conceang anything when
Parliament opened.
IL reply to a question as to whether the Earl OF
Derby had resigned, Lord BeacOnsileId SAID any
minister who resigned had the right of announcing
his resignation himself. On that right, he Lord
Beaconsteld) would not trench.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26
sBERMAN's APPROVAL OF J. Q. SMITH.

LETTERS WHICH PASSED BETWEEN MR.. sChuRZ
AND GENERAL SHERMAN IN REGARD TO 1T.
GENERAL PHHss DIsPATcI.l
WAsuINGToN, Jan. 25-The letter of General
Sherman addressed to the Hon. John Q. Smith, ex-
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, having been quoted
as discreditnr certain features of the report Of the
BOARD of Inquiry on Indian matters, the Secretary
of the Interior addressed to General Sherman let
ter and received from him reply, both OF which
are given below:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-26
TEST OF SUGARS IN COMMITTEE.

SUGAR RRFISERs AND EXPERTS PRESENT THEIR
VIEWS, AND SHOW HOW CERTAIN TESTING MA
nv
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WAsuINGInN Ian. II. lSIs.


lotGr addressed by you 10 the Hon. j. @ Smith, e1Con-
,nsioner OF Indian Affairs some statements OF Whch
rec nen brought TO my DOtrc as tending 10 lnpeach
tIr correct ness O. a report recently made 10 me py
road of Inquiry appointed TO investigate the lndah
SD,"ice Tine oucstiOu occurs whether any such I'M
neachmeut was intended by you. -, ,
IA 10 Mr. Smiths personal integrity anu inc goou
ness of hs Intentions entirely IN accord WIN VOW
do NOT understand the report OF the Dvaiu 10 rehcet
uuon Mr. Smiths honesty, and certainly am lar nom
doing so But YOU will admit that II Is deslraoe TOT me- ia
NV Very responsible position. to know whether tne ter
eacency used in your letter, refers 10 the piacuca
conduct of the Indian Service during the Iec en-,
neriod with regard 10 such things as In, .nc
introduction and maintenance OF eiheien, pus
ness methods, in the Organization and direction
OF work In the Indian Bureau; In contracting ior sup
niles In the proper and honest delivery or Tue SAINT
m the examination OF agents and contractors accounts
In Inc enforcement OF established laws ana regniaiops
among agents and employees; In the introduction q
proper safeguards against fraud and peculatlon, ana
30 on. ,, A., o.ou.
and ii your letter referred 10 thep should be obge0
10 YOU for any information you may possess which may
moi have come to my notice, Very respectfully,
General W. r. SIBERIAN, Y. s. A. o. SEIZURE.
II.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, I
wAsHJsGToS p c., Jan. %, 1879.
The Hon. c. SEIZURE, Secretary Of me INFERIOR "@'"'"0-
Dfaa sir; Ihaye the honor to acknowledge the re-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-05
For the Dispalch.l
The (srcenEackerS a! Old Church..

The Changers had 4 picnic and address
from DR.. Blanton, the Grand Master OF the
State, on Yesterday, and quite large num-
Der OF ladies and gentlemen were present
Some OF Dr.. Chiles'S friends hearing OF the
appointed Grange meeting, requested him
to 60 to Old Church that day and make 4
political speech.
Just before DR.. Blanton concluded his
very able, Interesting, and Instructive adj
dress, Dr.. Chiles, with several OF his Man
chester friends and some OF the Grccnback
Club from the neighborhOod OF Mechanics
vile, arrived. Some time after the elegant
and sumptuous Grange dinner was parta-
ken OF by all present, Dr.. Chics said his
speech, and was ably answered by George
A. Jones, Esq, of Hanover.
The Wig states that Mr. Jones declined
to make second speech. This Is mis-
take. Mr.. Jones did make a short one;
but DR.. Chiles's Manchester and Mcchan-
icsvillc friends had evidently heard enough
on that side Of the question in Mr.. Jones'S
first speech. and when lie got mp TO say
what little he desired 10 say they tried to
stamp him down.
The writer is credibly informed that Cap
tain William Gibson and most or the sub
stan;ial men OF the Old Church Rcighbor-
hood. who are true and tried Conservatives,
are not in sympathy with Dr.. ChilcS. The
Doctor brought his applauders with him,
SO far us the writer saw. y.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1878.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-05

il am therefore kept In o constant state OF
uncertainty. Know the remedy and l
want II applied Let Congress make rab-
bit-skins a Legal tender. Let me fx tie
value on them, and make the money-sharss
receive them from me at that valuation in
payment for my whiskey and tobacco. I
do not,understund about bat money, and~l
cannot get grcenbacks; but | can get
rabbit.skins. The Short.Pump neighbor-
hood produces them in great abundance:
Let Congress make them currency, and
all our difficulties are solved. When That
Is done, and the tax on State-bank currency
Is repealed. propose to start brink on my
own hook, with rabbit as the circulating
medium.
Now, il General Johnston is sound on
these views, he is my man; II not, 1 shall
vote for some ono who is sound. There IS
no use telling ME that he is man OF ability,
OF great experience, OF large cultivation,
and that in Congress he will be better able
10 form an intelligent opinion and to act
with more wisdom than |, who am mer-
chant in the rabbit-skin and suIlac trade.
T know better; understand finance, and l
insist that he shall agree with my views. or
cannot vote for him. RICHARD DARBY.