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, 1879-01-12
SPRINGFIELD.

Making Up the committces-Who Will
Have the Leading C.airmansl,ips?
Special Dispatch to 1ae Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. l1.-Spcakcr James is
busilY engaged in making up his Committee,
but he states tonight that he lias come to SC
definite conclusion as to any of them, and will
not unit! the various aspirants have been cot
suited. He is somewhat embarrassed, he says
On account Of
THE GREAT NUMBER or LAWYERS
in the House. He does not know what to dc
with so much ability. He says he shall scru-
ti11ize the qualifications of every member, and
award the Chairma::shiD To the fittesr
without regard to his Senatorial pro-
clivities. He will have the Committees ar
ranged in q day or two. He said this
evening that he should award Morrison
IN important committee. and would give him
either the Judiciary or the Judicial Department.
These two Committees lie between Morrison,
Matthews, Sherman, and Shaw. Granger or
Hopkins are to have the Committee on Cor
poratiops, and Mitchell or Shaw the Committee
on Appropriations. Neal or Carter will get the
Chairnlanship Of the Committee On Educational!
Affairs, and Railroads will probably 90 to
Thom psou, of cook. State Charities will 20 to
Mitchell, or Wright Of DuPage, and CaTter's
maine is again mentioned in connection with the
Committee on Insurance. NO single Chairman
snip has been definitely settled in the mind Of
the Speaker. i
The Committee on Rules hive been /. scs-
sion nearly all day and have about completed
their. lapors, and will be ready to report OIL
Tuesday morning next On the assembling Ut
the House.
There is nothing at all new in regard to the
appointment OF the Senate committees to-day.
a committee has them III charge, most Of the
members OF which have gone home.
, 1879-01-12

The Main Body Surrounded, but They Re-
fuse to Surrender.
Fort ROBINSON, Neb., Jan. 1.-THE main
body OF the escaping Indians have been found
and Immediately surrounded with the intention
Of getting them to surrender, but the Indians
stubbornly declining, the troops retained
their position during the night, aud this morning
afternoon twelve-pound Napoleon gun left
for the scene Of action. 1t Is now autheEtically
reported that the number Of Indians killed are
forty, fifteen wounded, aud from
forty to fifty recaptured. The follow
ing are whites killed and wounded
since the difficulty: Killed-Privates Good
and Smith, A Company, Third Cavalry; Private
Everett, II Company, Third Cavalry. Wound
cd-Corpora1 Pulver, A Company, Third
Cavalry; aud Private Emery, Company, Third
Cavalry, both Of whom are in fair way OF
recovery. Red Bear, .one Of the Chiefs of
Red Clouds baud, who arrived the day before
from Pine Ridge Agency, observing his sister
wounded, shed tears aud called her bad
squaw. 4 relative OF Red Cloud was killed.
Trouble is feared from Spotted Tails and Red
Clouds bands.
, 1879-01-12
IMPORTANT DECISION.

=
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 11.-This afternoon
Judge Jones rendered his decision on an in,por-
tant demurrer III the case OF Crawford and 9TH
ers against the Pennsylvania Coal Company.
1ne plaintiffs petition contains nearly 600
causes of action, each one represent
ing q trip made by Defendants cars
in carrying coal for plaintiff from
plaintiff IS coal-mine in this State to Cleveland.
1t is alleged in the petition that for about five
years the Company, in CARRYING coal, discrimi-
mated against them in rates. On this allegation
Crawford and Others seek to recover S160,C0o
from the Pennsylvania Company, and bring
suit under the statute of 1872 prohibiting certain
kinds Of freight Determinations. The defend
ant based lis demurrer on allegations that the
statute does not apply to its case, aud that if 1t
did it would be useless in this case by reason Of
limitation. The judge held tnat the
demurrer was not well taken, and over
ruled the same. In his decision,
which was quite lorg, the Judge goes over all
the points Of the statute, and shows its pecul-
inrity and how it app lies to this case. The best
legal ability in Northern Ohio is arrayed Oh the
case. l'ne defendant excepted to the ruling, aud
was given till Feb. 10 to answer.
, 1879-01-12

SUGGESTED By A RECENT OCCURRENCE IN TIL
VICINITY OF PEORIA.
The Chief he sat in his Office
Putting Havana mild.
When IN there rushed 4 merchant.
Hasgard, and pale, and wild.
snow help, now help, good Chief OF Police,
Assistance implorc,
For burglars bold have broken into
Have burgled all my store.
''They have taken all the yallybles
That had in the place,
And He'd and left behind them not
The shadow OF trace.
''Thc good patro1man on the street
And we, who live up STAIRS
Heard nothing. 1t indeed il one
or the stranyest OF uulsra.
''And therefore have cou.e TO thea
That though those burglar wi.hts
Mayst shadow and plpc With cunning nrr
And set them dead to rights"
The worthy Chief glanced at leaf
Of Dun Wlmans book,
And he took down a massive KEY
Was hanging on tie hoos-
And he spake unto that merchant pals:
'AGoou sir, pray cOme with me;
! think know the author Of
This daring burglary.
t'Iu gloomy cell. down yonler stalk.
The wicked wretch doth lie,
P'raps when you hive gazed on him. him
You can identify"
They passed adown the station-stair
And 10 q cell they hied,
And the Chez he opened wide the door,
The door he opened wide,
And he took The merchant by the neck
And hustled him inside.
'tWhat mean you, sirrr?'' the merchant cried !;
As 4 wet hen ne was mad.
"1'ye got the burglar" the Chief replied,
As he locked tile door. He had.
, 1879-01-12
TEMPERANCE.


for the suppression Of the sale OF liquors to
minors have issued their third annual address,
which discusses the question, Can
nc save tho boys and oirls!" Inc
address has been issued in response to many i'll
nuirics respecting the work OF tile League, 1or
the purpose Of working UP genera! interest III
tho cause, and to secure tho aid necessary to
carry the work to Il successful issue. In sup
mort Of tho necessity OF the work, tho ad'trcss
u,1otes some figures from the report OF the
Superintendent Of pnlice, from which 1t appears
that during tic year 1877 there we're 6,S1o per-
RODS under 20 years OF uee arrested in this city
1t the same time, Of ,l30 prisoners il the
House OF Correction, l,'o@ were uuuef ~ 1ca1s
old. .,,,.o
The address then goes ON to snow tue results
ACCOMPLISHED by the League during the year. 1t
Is claimed that the record for 1875 the only year
in which the organization has been in the field,
viii show reduction in the number OF juvenile
arrests of one-thir1 as com Jared with previous
Years Further than this the fact is brought out
That between ilty and sixty saloons in the city
have been closed curing ne year as as
LEAGUE. Lea those saloons not being able to
exist when their Juvenile patronage
was cut of. The report states that when the
League was first organized there were about
80 QUO boys and girls Of Chicago who were
least 1000 ealoons were largely supported by
minors. The address contains several interest
ing and at the same time instructive cases OF
Tie state Of things found BY the officers Of the
League, and several instances Of the success of
tnc wors in occurring convictions and the revoca-
ton Of licenses arc given in the body OF the ad-
dress.
Public sentiment has been aroused, and the
attention of public officials called to the subject
After rendering the thanks OF the League to the
Mayor, Chief Seav-r, and others WHO have IMAM
Tested 50 much interest aud rendered such ctli-
cient aid. the address touches upon the cost of
the work. Tllc officers at work nave gwen their
services to the League free Of charge, and the
entire cost OF the work fpr the year has been
only $1,000. THIS fund has come from the vol
untary contributions OF those in sympathy with
the work. AS the juvenile arrests have been
reduced about 1900, the contrast between the
tnst OF their prosecution and the e<-
, 1879-01-12

pense OF the League work is very favorable to
that organization. The address closes with an
appeal TO the citizens of Chicago for sympathy,
coopefation' and material aid. The Intention
Is to employ SPECIAL policemen in each division
OF the city. who shall be charged with this par
ticular work, and be expected to ! ine ali Of
lenders to Justice To accomplish this aim,
$1O0UO is needed, aud it is hoped that ut lesst
that amount will be raised during the present
year.
- REFORMED MEN.
a meeting OF reformed men and others inter-
e5ted in the temperance work OF our city was
held last evening in the chapel OF the Washing
tonlan Home, The meeting was called to order
League and President OF Christian Temperance
Union No. 2, who stated Its object, and then
introduced to the audience j. H. Brayton. Cor
responding Secretary and Organizer, also c. j.
perancc Tnion," formerly known as "The
Murphy Union.'
These gentlemen have been very active for
some time in organizing throughout the State,
aud report that Illinois now has 5g4 Unions, COM
prising mem bersllip OF some ZOO. The OBJ
Union No. 3,' an election of officers was beld,
resulting as follows: John I: Houston, Presl-
dent; A. B. Fuller, Secretary; Prof. .: Wilkins,
Treasurer; Fred D. Dalton, First Vice-Presi-
dent; Mrs. D. Wilkins, Second Vice-President;
James Shields, Third Vice-Presldent.
iuE clIaF8CItE auA at414&uAAE u AAeSA"~os AAoNo,
ton, Prof. Wilkins, and the other officers elected
speaks we'll for the future success OF this club
in its efforts to rescue the drunkard aud save
the boys and girls.
The remainder Of the time was taken up with
short speeches, intcrspersed with excellent mu-
sic.
siessrs- Brayton and Holt have made good
beginning, and assert that they have come to
Chicago for hard work in this temperance cause,
and that they do not intend to leave uutil they
hare organized at least fifty Unions. Judglut.
from the zeal and tact displayed, they will prob
ably accomplish their object.
The Chicago Temperance Reform Alliance met
at tnv Palmer House lust evenin. and transact
ed general routine business, after which All ad-
journmcnt for one week was carried.
, 1879-01-12
JEWELER KRONBERG.

The consignment OF Marcus Kronberg, we'll
known jcwelcr, to Bradford Hancock was filed
IN the Recorders office yesterday afternoon at q
late hour. The assignor is m old citizen and
merchant OF Chicago, formerly at No. 9S Lake
street, but more recently in the Palmer House.
His liabilities are stated at not far from goo, ,000
and bis assets half that amount The causes OF
failure are said to be shrinkage" aud general
hard times. 4 TRIBUNE reporter called at Mr..
kronberg's residence last evening to give that
gentleman au opportunity Of more fully pre-
senting any facts lie wanted to give. Mr.. Kron-
berg was not ut home. Hewas out Of the CITY, the
servant stated, and would hot return for i week
Or ten days Failing to lind the assignor, the
assignee Was hunted for. and with more Salts
factory results, though he felt loath to converse
on the subject Hc had but moment before,
SO 10 speak, been appointed, and was conse-
quent1y comparatively unfamiliar with facts
TINT would interest the public.
s'What Is the extent OF his liabiitfes?"
81 understand he owes about S145, ,000.f
s.Is the indebtedness due nere Or elscwhcre?"
IL think he owes most OF it at the East"
*'What do bis assets amount 10, ind Of what
do they consist"
u cannot tell as yet, but roughly estimate
them at say $4,000, made up OF his stock on
humid"
''Do you know OF any other available
assets!n II
mo; but, as only accepted the trust late in
the afternoon, cannot answer more iully."
HAS he open accounts, do you know, and
are they ct,lectablc!"
"les; suppose be has,
aWhat were the causes oil his tai]urc!'
~ don't know OF any, but presume it was
the shrinkage in values. He lost 4 great deal
in the fire, and instead OF con,proming. as lie
could have done, ho paid up 100 cents on the
dollar. His failure now is due, in my opinion,
to this very thing"
MIR. krorbcrg has gone East, the Assignee
Informed The TRIBUNE reporter, and would re-
main about a week or ten days. Until his return
no definite statement as to tile future could be-
ventured. The Assignee is at present engaged
in taking All Inventory of stock, and during the
present week will be able to furnish more ex-
&C. data rs to the condition OF affairs.
, 1879-01-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
JUDGE BLODGETT.


returned from Washington yesterday, and. o,
course, was called on BY tribune reporter
anxious to learn something about the Blodgett
Investigation.
IT know nothing about the organization OF
the Special Committee" said he; tit had not
been appointed when LETT"
"You and Mr. McCagg were there to see that
it was made up Of impartial mena"
II did not 70 there in the interest OF Judge
Blodgett, nor did Mr. McCagg. He was invited
By Gov. Cox, and was his guest My wife is an
old school friend OF Mrs. L yes, and went at
her invitation to spend NeW-Year's. Mr. Nc
Cagg aud happened to be there, and, from pub
lie considerations, went to the House to try to
ret things put into proper shape to have an i'm
mediate Investigation. ! said to oil that while
we would not believe in the charges until we
had strong proof In relation to them, we wanted
the matter investigated for the public good
gett's account There had been no meeting
of the Judiciary Committee up to the time i
left. said to Chairman Knott that hoped he
would appoint sutrcnMnllttce, and that he
himself would be Chairnan OF it, aud cotnc out
here aud make an investigation as soon as pos
sible. we mad done in Chicago all that we
could do to ascertain what the charges
were The petition to The House leaves
the matter in just as mucn darkness
We tried to find out then What the charges
were, but saw nobody disposed to present COM
plant against Juuse Blodgctt. We now pro
pose to have an investigation"
'tYou have never sought to stife it!''
"Never. Judge Blod@ett's friends do not
want TO do that, aud never wanted to. All we
against him were doing SO in good fuith, and
that they had some foundation fur their allega-
tions. We desired, if possible, to prevent the
presentation Of charges which would go upon
The records mud result In defamation without
explanation were needed, i'll order to avoid the
doing OF injustice to Judge Blodgctt."
s'That certainly was only fair"
tsWc thought SO. II Judge Blodgett has
interested in bis impeachment as any other citi-
zen.''
1.-THE investigation will not be ex partcY''
"No."
us the Judge under any appreheusions."
s.I do not understand so. His letter to the
Speaker invites Investigation In the strongest
possible terms"
This closed the interview.
Mr.. McCasg has not yet returned home, he
having gone to New York from Washington, but
is expected here in day or Two.
THOSE PETITIONS.
It appears that some Ut the names attached to
the petition requesting Congress to investigate
Judge Blodgctt were nut on without the con-
sent OF the proprietors of those names. The
persons who circulated the petition were, It is
understood, paid, is is customary, so much
per namc,-three cents.-and occasionally, when
names did not come in with sufficient rapidity,
they copied thcm out OF directories. One man,
who went down to the Stock-Yards aud didn't
have very good success there, is reported to
have gone to the Palmer House, taken direc-
tory. ana copied nearly 100 names out OF it.
Others, however, were more honest, and turned
in simply the names which they actually re-
ceived.
, 1879-01-12
The following officers were elected fo7 the ensu-

The following officers we're elected foz the ensu-
ing year:
Et1tstees-n. j. Macfarland. Mnrry Nelson, and
Albert S. Gage.
If<dsur9y-aIartin B. Hull.
Secretary-Eric Winters.
Burley, G. c. Cheney, D. l.. Shorey, J. 7. Nc-
Auey. 6. ?. Gore +. x. Elkins Jerome Beecher,
laaac Eldridge, j. II. Skeele, Airs. Burey, Mrs.
Thompson, and Airs. Conyer.
Committee on Mnsic-F. P. Fisher, D. B. Slo-
cum, ana James Van 1nwagen.
DshtrS-Eric Winters. Arthur Bahnett, F. =.
BurIey, N. L. Stone, ]. Freeman Clarke, Walter
Mitchell, D. Il. Haley, George johnson, and Car
lin Reeves.
The question Of changing the system Of rent
inE peWs to that OF renting sittlngs was dis
cusscd at some length. The pastor thought the
change should be made, Eanu the Society ap-
pcared to accord with him. The subject was
left to the Trustees, and they will, no doubt,
make the change
, 1879-01-12
CONFLICT OF JURISDICTION.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. n.-statc-Judge Nc
Council, having persisted in trying cases against
revenue officers in Macon County for alleged
illegal arrest, Judge Baxter ordered him TO ap-
near before the United States Circuit Court Feb.
s. ana show cause wby he should proceed to try
these cases, when they have been transferred TO
the United States Circuit Court. This brings
the conflict OF jurisdiction between State and
Federal Courts IN regard to the revenue cases
to a crisis, aud the result is awaited with great
interest in Tennessee.
, 1879-01-12
THE WEATHER.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsnlNGros, D. c., Jan. III Il. m.-lndica-
tious-For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
northeast back to northwest, followed by yaria-
BILE winds, falling barometer, cooler followed BY
warmer cloudy weather.
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri
Valleys, FILLING followed by stationary baromc-
ter, sot1thcrly winds, stationary temperaturc
partly cloudy weather.
For the Lake region, stationary or falling
barometer, warmer south aud west Winds, ia-
crcasius cloudiness
The rivers will generally fall, except slight
rises in the lower portions Of the OHIO and trlb-
utarics.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
fuyr II
, 1879-01-12

the present and without any hereafter, and
hence; the impatient and aggressive spirit
which seeks its qualification at Others ex-
pense This natural development Of the
Reformation was indicated by the previous
Pontifs, from Clement ". to Plus TX. in
their anocutions and encyclcals, bnt the
Church warning is more than ever required
Ihe equality demanded by the sects is con-
trary to Scripture. There are distinctions
between angels in Heaven, a .5ortiori must
there be distinctions between men upun
earth. When tyranny prevails, when the
Church shields the oppressed, when the
tyrant is too strong, she enioins resignation.
The Pope justities marriage and the sub
seryience Of woman to man, of child to
parent, and of servant to master. Such
interaependence lightly observed in state as
in family, would operate on earth as it does
in heaven.
Poverty, of which Socialism is impatient
is corrected by the Church, which, besides
her own charities, enjoins almsgiving on the
rich, to whom she thus reconcles the poor.
Such is the solution of the evils for which
Socialism seeks q revolutionary remedy.
Let, therefore. all principalities and powers
accept the Church, the safeguard Of earthly
and surety Of heavenly things.
The Italie regards the encyclical as an
appeal to all Catholics to organize crusade
against modern institutions, and, with that
object, to participate in political elections.
, 1879-01-12
loading Points in the Pcpe's
Recent Encyclica1
Letter.
Communism and Kindred Evils
Attributed to the Ref
ormation.
4 General Crusade Against Modern
Institutions ForeshadoWed.
AFGHAN1STAN.
90 %sTHhI}A

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Vlceroy Of India
tsleg7aphs to Gen. Stewart, on the 9th inst,
that he had received news that the Governor
Of Candahar, with most OF the Cabul Of
fcials, had fed towards Herat, and the gar
1;son had been dlsbanded. The Deputy
Governor sent in his submission. The
British troops will march through Candahar
to-day.
THE AFGHAN AMER
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1.-THE Journal de
st. Petersburg says the Ameer entered the
Russian territory, not in consequence Of the
success Of the British, but to invoke the
mediation of Russia. The Ameer will re-
ceiye sympathetic hospitality, but the idea
Of mediation is an illusion, upon the clear
ing up Of which will probably depend the
continuation Of his journey.
, 1879-01-12

HAVANA, Jan. 11.-Reports from San Do
mingo to Jan. state that Gui]lermo was
elected President.
Gen. Valentine Perese and Manuel Canine
70, passengers on the Spanish steamer Min
uela, were delivered to the authorities Of
Porto Plata. It was proven that they were
implicated in the revolutionary movement
against the existing Government, and they
were shot.
Several lives were lost and much damage
was done to property by heavy weather on
the north coast Of Hayti.
Valero, according to rumor, has been
elected President of Venezuela. The Con-
gress had decreed the removal of two statues
of ex-Presldent Guzman Blanco, III Caracar.
, 1879-01-12

THE PAFAL ENCYCLICAL.
LONE, Jan. 1.-THE Pope's encyclical
occupies seven columns Of the Ossercat0re
@.o1aano. The Pope inveighs against So
e'al'sm, Communism, and Nihilism, which
4a'1tate no longer secretly but openly
esss'nst the civil State, rupturing the matri-
4,.onaal tie, ignoring the rights Of property,
slslmlng everything, however legally in
Ae''tea OF honestly acquired, aud attempting
esen the lives Of Kings. These sinister ngen-
e4es spring from the Reformation, which
opened the sluice-gates Of skepdcism,
~ goddess governments have arisen,
"ne1eln the Author md Redeemer
" .ae world is ignored. Youth are trained
" oeheVe mans destinies are bounded by