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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
THE EPHEMERIS FOR 1882.

THIS VOLUME, THE FIRST. OF ITS KIND PREPARED
UNDER PROFESSOR NEwcoMB. JUST oUT-MANY
IMPROVEMENTS.
[nY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The American Astfonomi-
cal Ephcmers for the year 1882. the first one pre-
pared under the superntendence of Professor New
comb. has just been issued from the Bureau OF Nav
igaton. number of improvements have been
made, designed to render the work more useful TO
astronomical observers and surveying parties. The
maps of the eclipses are much larger scale than
usual. Two very full maps showing the course OF
the transit of Venus in 1882 are given. Diagrams
of all the satellites OF the different planets are PRINT
ed to enable observers to identify any satellite at
any time. Those of Jupiter and Saturn are given in
much more detail than before. Professor Newcomb
is continuing at the Nautical Almanac office the re-
searches on the celestial motions which he began
at the observatory, with the increased facilities
offered by his larger computing force lie INTENDS
to prepare new tables of all the planets tn replace
the old ones, which i'll cases SO inaccurate
as to be no longer worth using.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
4 SIX Days Yak FOR TOMEN.

THE START THIS MORNING AT MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN.
A ladies international six-days gO-as-you-
please race for the American International cham
pionship belt OF the world begun at 1901 IN.
to-day at the Madison Square Garden. Tue affair IL
speculation the part Of d. T. Rose. The contest will
last until 1l:55 next Saturday night. and at that
hour the woman who has covered the greatest number
OF miles will receive the belt, valued at $780, and
81 900 cash. The contestant finishing second will re-
ceve $3.50 prize OF $500 is offered to the third and
$3.50 to the fourth To the contestant having the neat
es and best appearance the track during the race
medal valued at 500 will be given. No entrance fee
has been charged 10 the contestants. IL Is under
stood that some Of the more prominent
women walkers have been guaranteed a certain
sum whether they win not, but 1t Is also said that
the amount sufficiently large TO make IL likely that
any one or them will throw the should she hap
pen to be the probable winner. The belt ~ 60 con-
tinue the property OF Mr. Rose until won twice In
succession by the person In all future contests
the gate money is to be divided among the winners
There thiryhree entries for the present contest
but only twenty-five started this morning. The Garden
has arranged in the same msnner It the
occasion the Rowe contest, with the exception Of
the sleeping accommodations, Twenty-Five wooden
structures face the track the Twenty seventh
st. side, near the Fourth-aye. enf, and they
are furnished with such articles
supposed to be necessary for q sxdays walking cam
paign The dormitories not all occupied. however.
as half doz.u Of the stars have secured teats for
their use and these have been pitched on the floor
Just before midnight the twenty-five contestants sp
neared before the referee They all neatly dressed
10 bright colors and presented picturesque appear
ance The following the names Of the sr>s'ers:
Madame Anderson; Miss Ida Vernon, Lancaster, Penn.
Miss Marie Rockwell. Brooklyn. L. l. Miss Exde In
Chapele Paris; Miss Fannie Edwards Madame Tobias:
York; Madame Andrew. the Indian oaeen .;
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GALLANT RESCUE AT LONG BRANCH.
SEVEN MEN SAVED FROM THE ARTIE GREENWOOD
THE SCHOONER WRECKED.

SEVEN MEN SAVED FROM THE ARIiE GREENWOOD
THE SCHOONER WRECKED.
LONG BRANCH, n. j., Dec. 14.-Seven men
were calamity rescued hs morning from the schooner
Artic Greenwood, bound from Philadelphia for Boston,
which went in front Of the Eas,End Hotel The
rescue was effected by the Lfe-Saving crews Nos.
and 8.
The seven men composing the all IN the
rigging three being the mainnIast and four the
foremast rhc sea was dashDg the deck and COW
ering the men with spray. The fast becoming
numb with cold. when line, fired from q mortar on
shore fell ON tho mainmast and made fast by the
men cnging to IT, who promptly carried ashore by
the brooches buoy As the on the foremost could not
eet over TO the manmast the surfmen launched life
boat and took them OFF Robert Patterson tcolore
numb that he had be handed down from the rigging
10 the boat whence he carried n hotel. All
time rain fell In torrents Hundred OF people watched
the rescue from the beach, and rejoced ut its
Captain Stevens explains in nautical phrase the cir
cumsances OF the He saws the schooner all
right up to o'clock when the forethread and yinGjib
halyards parted which let the oresail and fyingjib
down. The damage repaired. but In the meantime
the schooner drfted shOrewsrd and In attempting to
tack stays The port anchor 1T dropped
but il agged and the vessel aground. This
pieces during the night The coal consigned to the
Lowell Manufacturing Company. OF Boston The schoon
owned largely I'm Tuckaboe ~ j.. aud was partly
insured
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Committee next year should be presided over by the

Committee next year should be presided over by the
chairman who is to be chosen this week..
About dozen Western members OF the commit.
tee have arrived here since last night. Several OF
them came through from Chicago in com com
pany with delegation from that city
beaded by. ex-Congressman G.: B. Farwell: The as
delegation is here to set forth the advantages oil
Chicago as place for the holding of the Conven-
ton. These gentlemen say that at least 20 OF the
A. members Of the committee. are In favor OF
holding the Convention at Chicago. IL Is un-
derstood that an Indiana delegation will arrive
here tomorrow to advocate the claims oil Indian
apos.
An Eastern member of the committee said
tonight that he thinks that Chicago will be the
place chosen, although he would vote TO hold the
Convention IN one of the Eastern States. II COM
bined effort should be made by Eastern men IN
favor of any particular place.
As TO preferences for chairman. nearly all the
members who have arrived are in favor OF William
T.. Chandler or Representative Frye. Several OF
the Western members are in favor Of General
Grants nomination for the Presidency but most OF
these are for Blaine as second choice. Ii is said
that only one of the members OF the committee now
in the city is in favor of Secretary Shermans nom-
inatiOn.
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GENERAL Grant COMING EASTWARD
A PLEASANT BANQUET AT pIrrsBUIG.

A PLEASANT BANQUET AT PrrTsBUIG
PITTsBURG, Dec. 1.-two hundred OF the
most prominent citizens irrespective Of party ties at
tended the banquet given at the Monongahela House
last night in honor OF General Grant The banquet hall
decorated proiusely with evergreens, flowers aud
banners John ii. Ricketson, a merchant. presided.
After speeches Ivy Mr. Rcketson aud W. D. Moore, Gen
eral Grant responded TO the toast Oar Guest" fol-
lows:
This being Saturday night 1t IS hardly legitimate to
Sabbath I fnd in looking over the toasts that the
speeches be confined 10 average of seven min
il to get through in time. We have bad two
speeches already, occupying thirteen and oneba1 min
s ~ a 1na Ny powers Of speech aaaS
were very good, bur my knowledge or mathematics
ncety (sreat appausel and the time can spend
In this way the less VIII have 10 say about 0ther tngs
antly alluded to the fact that sent him abe-bodied
man from the south up North Well, was down there
"ere AWAY sa to eet able bodied men VINO were in
the South at mat time up North laughteiJ aud II we
under guard and willing to furnish ratons TO
them but always glad TO get able-bOdied men
who would support themselves and not require able
bodied soldiers to guard them. Iaughter WANTED to
get him North for knew that Le would stay North II he
once got there aud never take up arms against us.
lCheers Mr. President, has not my time expired
"No. sir You have onequarter Of a minute" the
presiding officer replied.
General Grant then held up a half-smoked cigar ana
said:
assure yOu gentlemen, nhlrn oeloft ins Pocs
out [Cheersl Allow thank you for your kind ex-
pressiUns. glad that you called upon Ine so early
in evening" for now can SIT here and SEQ you all
enjoy yourselves.
speeches were subsequently made by Judges Aencw.
Kirkpatrick, Collins and Others.
Mrs. General Grant held reception ut the residence
of Mrs Judge Stowe where she received calls from the
wives and daughters Of leading citizens
General Grant passed to-day quietly. He attended
Chriss (Methodist Episcopsl Church III the morning.
accompanied by General Kane old frend aud colonel
OF the Pennsylvania Buekta Regiment during the
Mrs Grant contracted q cold and could visitors.
General Grant and party leave for Harrisburg toor
row morning ut O'Clock, accompanied by the LcRisa-
tive Committee, Adjutant General Latta and others Of
Governors staff and General Brisbin OF the United
States Army, and WIFE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
TIE WAR ON POLYGAMY.
TWO BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED by REPRESENTATIVE
wILL1Is-NEw EVIDENCE AGAINST DELEGATE
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.


IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON Dec. 14.-Representative Willis,
of Michigan, who is member of the House Com
mittee on the Judiciary is making a careful study
of the Mormon question with a view TO the amend
mept of the laws against polyRamy. Mr. Willis
will tomorrow introduce two bills this subject
and move their reference to the Judiciary Commit
tee. One of these bills provides for an
amendment of the Jury law of Utah, making the
practice Of polygamy. belief that it is morally
OF legally right for man to have more than one
wife at the same time. sufficient cause for the
challenge and rejection of juror on any trial of
offence against the nti-polygamy laws. The other
bildeprves all persons in the Territories, women
we'll as men. who may live IN the polygamous re-
laton, of the right to vote OF hold Office. The first
and second sections Of this bill are as follows:
SECTION l. That hereafter no person shall be entitled
10 vote at any election held IN any Territory of the
United or DC those I sny ne
Who the time OF Offering TO vote. OF Of being chosen
with aud claiming TO be the husband more than one
woman, or Is cohabiting with more than one
Wives WIVES. Whether married TO any Of them by
the ordinary rites and ceremonies Of marriage OF by
the rites, ceremony or proceeding known as sealing.
any other ceremony proceeding claimed or under
stood 10 either an ordinary, merely temporal or
either temporal spiritual wife, who is q habitual
volator of The laws of the United States prohibiting
SEC 2. Any woman having more than one husband.
or not being the first and only wife who c0habts with
any man who II bigamist, IA his wife, recognized by
SUCH however such marital relations shall have
created contaminated, shall be subject 10 the
same disabilities tn voting holding once are SET
forth IN Section OF this act.
Other sections of the bill prescribe the form of
oath to be taken by votor in case of challenge
and fix the punishment for violation Of the OATH
A bill making common repute and the fact of CO.
babitaton sufficient proof of polygamOus
marriage, aud providing that the statute of lmita-
tons cannot be pleaded by polygamst until two
wears after the last act OF will also be
brought forward. Mr. Willis has had several con-
yersatons with the President the subject and no
says that President Hayes very earnestn his desire
that some way should be found to make the anti
polygamy laws more perfect and effective.
In this connection 1t may be said that
information which is believed to be trust
worthy has been received here 10 the
effect that Delegate Cannon of Utah, who is under
indictment for violation of the anti
polygamy laws has taken fifth wife
within so recent a period that his plea
of the statute of limitations will not avail
him. There is talk of bringing Delegate Cannons
case up the House of Representatives OF which he
is a member Ii is more than probable that some
attempt of the kind will be made at tho present
session OF Congress-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
MORE FIGHTING NEAR CABUL.
SIX BRITISH OFFICERS KILLED.


LONDON, Dec. II. 1870. T.
General Roberts telegraphs from Cabul on Satur-
day that the enemy have been defeated all sides,
but that. notwithstanding their heavy losses, some
Afghan troops still remain in the neighborhood.
General Roberts announced his intention to make
an attack to-day unless these forces dispense The
total British loss during the three days fighting Is
forty-three killed. including six officers, and
seventy-sx wounded. of whom ten officers.
A letter, dated Candahar, the LIST inst, and pub
lished at Bombay. says General Stewart has been
instructed to send messenger to Ayoub Khan, the
Afghan commander of Herat, requiring him to hold
Herat in the name Of the British Government, and
threatening the advance thither of British force
In case Of his failure to do So"
LARGE AFGHAN FORCE ASSEMBLED.
LONDON, Monday, Dec. Is, 1870.
The Standards Bombay dispatch says The
Ghuznee force has been swollen by great numbers
Of men from the native tribes. and the aggregate
force opposed to us Is very large"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
THE FRENCH MINISTRY.

PAkIs, Dec. IA, 1879.
The Temps says "No modification of the
Ministry will be made until after the Adjournment OF
tho Chambers" The Committee OF the Chamber OF
Deputies the resolution TO suspend the operation OF
the law declaring that the Judges shall be rremovable
was elected Yesterday Nine of the members favor and
two are opposed 10 the suspension OF the law All OF
the Ministers absencd themselves from their respective
bureaus during the elections. 49,
The Paris Temps asserts that the Ministry will
avail themselves or the retirement of NJ lie Roger from
the Ministry Of Justice TO reconstute the Cabinet OF
their own motion. In the reorganization NJ Wadding-
ton will only retain the foreign portfolio. The choice
for Premier lies between M. Leon Say. Minister OF
Finance aud NJ. de Freycinet. Minister OF Public Works
II NJ de Freycinet accepts the leadership be VIII have
complete freedom Of In choosing his colleagues
and when the Cabinet Is formed he WILL with them, de-
termine upon q common programme.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
THE FIRE RECORD.
FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.
A WOMAN KILLED AND TWO MEN AND TWO Chill

A WOMAN KILLED AND TWO MEN AND TWO chill
DREN INJURED AT LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 14.-This morning the
brick livery stable at Scott and Elin-sts. was
discovered to be IN flames, and in few hours was
destroyed. The fire communicated to a cotton COM
press adjoining. which was also burned. The fam
lily of j. ellis asleep the second story, and,
the only practicable of escape being cut OF
when they were aroused, Mr.. ellis and his wife
dropped their children out of window to the
ground below on Scott-st The wife sufocated by
the smoke, and, falling back was burned. Mr.. Oil
lis Jumped from window and was picked up IN an
unconscious condition from injuries about the head
1t is thought that he inhaled flames aud is fatally in
ured. Both children severely injured. About
ten horses and several carriages and bugges were
destroyed. 1t is estimated that 100 bales OF cotton
were Burned at the compress. The loss on the
stable and stock Is about $4,000. The building
belonged to Bishop Fitzgerald. The compress Is in
jured to the amount of $25, 900, and is insured for
only 81, 900. There is an insurance Of $1,000 on
the burned cotton.
A fireman named Brown, Of the Urqueaart Hose
Company, was dangerously hurt by the falling OF
the outer stairway of the Odd Fellows Bui ding.
which he tried todescend to escape the falling 'front.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
CRIMES AND CAsUALTIEs-BY TELEGRAPH
DRUNKENNESS AND sryrc1nE

DRUNKENNESS AND SUICIDE.
PROVIDENCE, X. J.. Dec. 14.-Farrell Murray,
who committed cell for Saturday after
noon today ,ed IRON injuries he ificted attempting
commit suicide.
FATALLY INJURED BY VITRIOL
SCRANTON, Penn, Dec. IA boy named Roach
ded yes erday from injuries caused by oil yrio which
flowed him from broken vessel. while he carrying 1t
home horseback.
THE NITRoGLYcERINE EXPLOSION
AMitEHsTDURG Ont dec. 1f.-1bere were about
three OF mtrorlycerDe exploded by the fire which
reached magazine at Fox Island Friday night Hardly
. trace OF the magazine remains.
BUICIDE OF AN EX.ARMY OFFICER.
DENVER, Dec. 1f.-Ex-Lieutenant Charles w.
Merritt himself al Yesterday at the Exchange Hoto
fe He dismissed from the Army about three
weeks ago By general courtnartal
THREE LIVES LOST.
RUTLAND VT, Dec. 14.-The accident on the Adj
olson Railroad Larrabees Point VI. Lake Chanplan
shore night caused the death OF the engineer o. p sn
D. H. Lyman The left Rutiaad tho afternoon
conderoga, N. Y
STAKEHOLDER SET FREE.
MEMPHIS. Dec. 14.-Judge u. s. Hammond has
ana shed an indictment against BirmnRha for
fnlly holding colorcd girls In slavery The judge held
Thai Birnn CHAINS provided for
Congress aud punishable by indictment In Federal
courts. The defendant wasdscharged
EXHUMING REMAINS
WEST WIScIIHsTRR, Ont, Dec. IA The bodies OF
John Brown ghter Adde for whose murder Clark
Brown Of the former recently hanged have been
erhumed further II In that
Brown mother OF the murdered persona will be
rested IS b consequence OF thn exApnnaioh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
THE AUCTION SALE TO-DAY.

A VERY GOOD IDEA AFFORDED To The QUEER
VARIETIES OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE WHICH
FIND THEIR WAY INTO THE MAILS.
lGESERAL PRESS DfsPArCH.l
WAsHINGToN Dec. 14.-The Post Office Depart
ment has issued ca alogue enumeratng nearly
1000 separate " lots " of articles which have ac-
cumuated in the Dead Letter Office. and are to be
sold at auction IN this city during the present
week, beginning tomorrow. The schedule adver-
tises about as heterogeneous collection as il is
possible to imagine. Among the articles SO care
lessly mailed that no clcw can be discovered to
their ownership are gold watches, chains, rings
and jewelry of all kinds; every description
of wearing apparel, from mems Overalls
to babies socks book and pictures by
the thousand; musical instruments, clocks, bed
quilts nails and hardware of almost all descrip-
tons Gneluding iron castings for machinery per-
fumery. tobacco and cigars; cheese mot excepting
the Limburger VARIETY, and almost all other sorts
of ordinary shop merchandise, besides "mscellane-
Gus articles" less susceptible of classification, which
range from artificial teeth and false hair to stuffed
birds and geological specimens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
THE AFGHANs DEFEATED.

GENERAL ROBERTS ABOUT TO RENEW TIE FIGHT
TNG-MoRE MEETINGS HELD IN IRELAND.
General Roberts has succeeded in defeating
the Afghans posted near Cabul. but as some
hostile bands had not dispersed he intended
to renew the fighting yesterday If they were
still in the field; the casualties are heavy. SIX
officers being killed and ten wounded; the
total loss in killed and wounded was 119.
Russia suggests that the Powers should take
steps to hasten the surrender of CUISINE, to
the Montenegrins. Several large public meet
ings were held in Ireland yesterday. The
French Ministers are likely to rcorganize tho
Cabinet of their own accord.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
THE MONTENEGRO CLAIM.

LONDON. Dec. ii. 1879.
Paris newspapers print a Vienna telegram
which asserts that Russia has proposed TO the Powers
collective step at Consantinopo to accelerate the sur
render Of Gusnje Montenegro The Porte ON Its part
has sent circular its abroad rectina
the measures taken the surrender OF Gusnje
and expressing the hope that the Montenegrns Will not
precptate matters some delay necessary II blood
shed is TO be avoided. ....-'
A telegram from CettlnJe announces that Mukhtar
Paca who is at Prisrend with ten bataons, has asked
for endorsements, and that twenty battaions have
rtaI IN his relie EFF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
NET-JKRSEY RIFLE CONTESTS.

CAMDEN, n. j., Dec. 14.-New-Jcrsey and
Pennsylvania marksmen participated subscription
match at the Short Rifle Range yesterday afternoon.
The highest scores william j. shanks, A; ID.
Richie Az d. schaffcr 40; NJ. Castle 40; W. Parmen-
tier 40. At Elizabeth there good shooting In the
match at short range. The three winners shafer
n ower di
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
TIE PLOT IN MAINE.

AUGUSTA, Me-. Dec. 14.-Another petition asking
for an investigation of the charges that the election
returns have been tempered with was sent from
Portland yesterday to the Governor and Council
The petition is signed by many of the most promi-
nent and distinguished citizens Of Portland, Incud
ing Lot NJ. Morrill,. Sidney Perham and Israel Wash
l.....
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
THE IRISH AGITATION.

LONDON, DEC. II, 1873.
Several large Land agitation meetings
we're held in West OF Ireland to-day The meeting
az BalIina was presided over by Catholic clergyman
corps of pIkemen surrounded the place OF meeting.
reporters present. taking notes OF the
speeches. All OF the speakers advocated peasant
proprietary system.
Another meeting was held at Carrick-on-Shannon.
whereat Messrs Davi Daily, Killen and Brennan, the
recently released prisoners, present. The Grand
Jury at Carrckon-Shannon have returned q true Dali
against Brennan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
rur KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. Ia is reported here
that the United States Circuit Court at Topeka. Kan,
yesterday set aside the sale OF the Kansas Pacific Rail-
way TO Jay Goud and refused TO order another sale
late dispatch from Topeka says the action In the
United Court yesterday In the OF Adolphus
Weir against the Kansas Pacific Railway, was the mo-
ton to set aside the masters SALE IL sustained
and the motion file supplemental bill OF review
continued.
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lief of an immediate Indian war prevails In military
circles. They say that Notwithstanding the favor
able termination Of the Los Pnos negotiations, the
Ute murderers will not be given up General Sher-
man has said nothing the sui beet aud his order
keeping General Mackenzie at Fort Garland Is IN
terpreted to mean that trouble is anticipated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
THE SPANISH COMPLICATIONS.

MADRID, DC, III 1915
The Senate yesterday continued the discuss
sion OF the bill for the abolition Of slavery In Cuba.
seniors Ruiz and Gomez spoke In opposition 10 the BILL
The Inisteriast journals OF to-day announce that the
Cabinet Council has determined to take no steps regard
ing members Of the minority absenng themselves from
the Chambers They state that Senior Canovas del
Castillo has had interviews with General Martinez
Campos and efor Qaesada, both OF whom condemn the
attitude of the minority
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
EXPELLED FOR IMMORAL CONDUCT.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA special dispatch to
The Republican from Houston Texas, says The Ma
sonic Grand Ldge OF this State yesterday approved the
action of the waxahache Lodge in eIpelling the Rev.
W. G. Veal n well-knowu minister Of the Gospel for
immoral conduct affecting the domestic happiness or
hrothpr Mason"