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ROYAL ARCANUM.
Second Anniversary Banquet.

HGconH Anniversary Hnn1HGkt
Tho second anniversary banqlct aud dansnute
Of tho Garden City Council, No. e0., Of tho
neyal Arcanul,l, Of this clty, wMs held
lust eycn!ng ut tho pnImur House. There
wcro present about 3O0 lnttIcs and gct,-
t!emen, who thus testified their regard
for tho Krcat churltMble Ordur founded In Isos.
ton, Tho various committees In charge OF thu
affair Ind bcen laborluK for wce!es, and suc-
cccded lust night In achieving an event
worthy OF the Chicago Council. Tho first
thing oil tho progrnta was n,agniil-
cont dinner Hprend In tho. grand
dining ball, to which nj! sat. dowt. Tho inblcs
were appropriately decorated with tlowprs. nul
the menu was na,lo up II tho rnrest del!c@cics;
After tho dinner tho quests enjoyed
music and dancing IL, the lar1s
Il Into hour. Among ihe atlIrers present were;
past iiogants i, 3. I,Ieke, sho foau1sr nf Chi-
caK0 Cfiit,ct!. q. +. Parsons. ltenry +. billings.
daniel ". Wilson: ltnKUnt G. 7. pllrsuns: viGr.
llcHent, W.S. Files: Dntnr. d. Eqllnfr; Sccrbtnry
4. Agt,ow; Collector, DIV. Wllson; Trtlsurrr,
Il. 7. ColboEx; Chap1ntp, A.. .; Charlie: nnl'is,
e, Il, Bargea,it; Warden, ". C. Drew: Scntry. r.
A!thorp. 1horc wcrc . larRe number " Ladies
rrcscnt. md tho tlnn4A1tG WAS an exhibition of
nlauy Of tho lust suclnl fenturrs 0f tho city.
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SUPREME COURT.

WAsIIlN1ToN, y. G., Nov. a0.--Tho following
Supreme Cnurt decisions aro announced:
No. Il. Thu East Yonncssec, Virginia s.
Gcorsla Iaallruad Company vs.. Hamilton Co,tl-
ty. Tonnossao; appeal fram tho Supreme Court
OF Tennessee. Judgment affirmed. This c.ae,
In tho oplnon of tho CURT. is governed by that
of Morg7sn ". Louisiana lt u, j.. :l7}, III which
1t was tlooltlcd lint immunity frdm tRxRtEun IL
not such franchise Ut u ra!aruad eorlorA tion rs
would pass ty Snia under u tl,artgngo "ot1 tho
property and franchises Of cO1npAay."
Butt TO RECOVER.
No. bl6. Tho City OF Louisiana, NO., VI. Thomas
J. Wood; in error TO tho Circuit Court 1T tho
United States for the Eaalrrn District 0f Als-
sDuri. TAis Was n suit hruuRht ty Wood to re-
cover back money IMIl by hin through broker
to tho City Of L0ulsln,la fur bult1a which pur-
ported to bu yulld obligations Ut TINT corEor1I-
ton, but which Werc. In fact, invalid and void,
for tho reason thAt tho city authorities anto-
datcd them tn oyado tho Btatc Registry la*s.
This Court ho'da thut, although tho bonds Aro
cluArly lnyAltd ns obligations ot tho city, for tho
rcason ab0yn Hlyol,, tho claI,n OF their hDlltoF
for rQstttuttou Of tho tnoucy which ho pa!d for
thc.n'ls Just aud must bs sustained, lilo was kept
in iguurahco, of tho facts which .uAda tho banda
lnyA!td, aud did nut knowingly nuke himself q
purity To any illegal truusactton. Tho only purity
that haa duno wgon9 IL the city. Tho money waa
gotten frop. purchaser Ut bonds by iupoaltlont
because tho city, With lntent to decetYo, pre-
totlcd thnt tho fa!sa tlate which the bouds bure
was tho truo ono. II Il city obtnin tho moapy or
property Of others fsaudulontly aud Without
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TIE INI)IANTANS
IN T1iE ltsCEST t,AMi'AluH.

SpstMI U!s:Hs*th - The Chfca7v JFt3HHts
WASliIHnn}S, u. t., Nny. .u--Ctn.KrGssn'nn
Myers, ut thu Sixth Indiana District suya he lsts
hecenls accustomed to tina dcsent vi Ills pnrty.:
it VIM n stunning surprise, Int, nuw ttat It Is
nycr, lie intis rcNsons To nccuuslt far It. Myess
thinks I.nsldcrs wns thu r:lrst objectionable tnnn
WIN could tlnve tccn arlectrtl. The nomination
OF English wlts nnutior bud tIsnko. The sIltin
In lie LII Matyr, ho thinks cost tho 1en'ocrnttc
Ilnrty inrRo portion o! tho GErc,il,uck party.
Myers 1urs l,Ut atlInll TINT ILLS tilt with Cunln,s
fioncr I}ent,ey Gust him II vutc. Tho first letter
IN tint correspondence WIS written Wy Inn IN
Eood fntth, ho Eays, to n supposed bona-1lt,u
1cnsinnGr, and, tho next hc knuw, 1t wins
published in tho Republican newspapers.
Thrn followed Mr. l3cntley's rejbtnder.
1ndliitnn Congressman HOW huro CHIN. to hnya
currcct Information ns to tho s,itu contributed
lIy
to tho campaign fund. Ilt Mt first pledged him
self to give SiVOU9, hut hc l,tfti Just s..i.00 and
TINT only utter tho scrcws Ind Geen several
Lines npplset1 Mr. Landers, III like nn,,ncr, be-
tort: Ills nomination sud that Ills business wns
worth SfuU00 ilHt prut n,Hsl,nly. IIe wus nl-
rrndy rich cnOtgh. hD sais,. nl wu,tlt, II 1ionl-
lHatctt. pny Sl0.Us, Or ono ycnr'a profits Of his
pork establishment. When, urteruurlf. the Cntn-
tnltsce usscasrl hin slD,utU, he obJrcteI. Thcn
tho sun, VIA reduced IL $5,0N1. i.lnllers pNtd
$J,5o0, nnt1 hIs brothor jnck fantlurs T1utd tho
pthur 81 .9D Mud begged tho CoIu1utteu tu InNku
1lu furthor assessments ttp0n ErIuk Laudcrs. 4
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CRIMINAL NEWS.

8ptttd{ DsthIfEh to The Eatcuuu 1tribHHk,
IlosrUS, Eoy. .9-Ths terrible traRcdy ut East
StouEltou yesterday. by which lii !nsano ,uother
took tho Ilfo Ut her young son by tho ullnns-
tr.tton Ut morphine and attempted her hus-
bnnds life l,y the satne deadly nrans, culnInnt-
I'll this n,orllllIS by tho sucitsu Of tho womMn.
Thu fhtuIly, who atu well knowil Aru In conf
fortAhlo circumstances, aud nre highly
respucted. isnao I4lstlutlotl, tho fatEor Ut
tho murdered aon. Inns Il rcputa-
ton IN tho souhcastcrsI pnrs III tho
Et1lte ns u tenor singer. Friday Mrs. Ltttlc1!eu
brought nut eo'no swcgt cider antt urre'l t,cr
husband altd little soH. gc4i t. yuArs, to partukp
OF II, w,loh sl,oy lid freely. shu also lnrtAkng
Ut It. During tho nIuht le complained Ut lila
stomach. Ills nutAur 4uletc'l him at,sf 9ave him
some moro Of tho slno beverage. nftcr whtrh
hu Wns quiet tho remainder ut tho night. slr.
littlotlplt!, whoslrank snme from tho ssile REuss
Us tho ao,l, yotltcd ut olcr, asld 10 tlts Is nj.
trlt,uted iis safety. lilo wls very sick, but Is
HOW et}livalcsveHt.
Saturday RfternooH Dr., Clifford was Ecnt for,
hut lc!av Nwy t!l'l tut c0u Till tho Studies IT
cycl,u9 fell, whun he foumti Mrs. I!tttc!!e!tl
dangerously III. nnd tho !!tllo hoy vury low witt.
all tho aynptolAs Of 0pluM- poisoning. Ills res
plr1ltiou was very low and Inborng. lilo died ut
midnight, suffering l1uGtl pain.
Owing to tho fuct that Mrs. Iittlc!'ctd bn.l
l,ccn fur soma ttn1o partially insa,,u, 1t WIZ ut
utlto suspected ttut 9lle hl tried tn poison thenl
BOTH rs her nlurin bud bccn gct RID ct "Aite''
At,A Il carofuk wnteh hnl. been kept uE,an hrr for
,aat reasoq. Al tluy yessen'ay s1e preserved a
ststl!tliy calm antl tlnrule.l dotsea,,nr tu hur
relatives ind friends who visited h0s
ho,lse, but Lust might frequently
sl,owrd symptoms ot approaching Insanity,
md trlvat, utter t'nstlng that l4cr lltlsba1sda a
duso> Wou!.l hot pr,,yo fatat. to hnye him tako
noro mcdlcnp, and hp. QUO OF the n','st nu-
Bsprctillg OF lr1l. would doubtless haye abeyctl
hor in hla woak atAto bud he nut heou cautioned
ngsltnst her. Ttscso cu,ltlons hY t!s
friends suddenly awakened h!a suspl-
cIDns, mud hu refused to drink Or
Cut anything that she IuId prepared. s"uaeth!ug
WIS hcArd I'll snap wh.lc he nbl hls wtfe wcrt'
luft ntouu for u moment In tho evening, aill,
,lpusl being asked what 1t wAs, hu rep,te. 1t waa
u plana.airIpg broke. It IL thought lhat SHE
tried u shot her tIuGenscltss hlsbuHtl. hut tho
pistol missed Tire. a tho lm'!se VIII probably tle
shurp click ut tho descending lntnnler.
l:utIy this morning bfss. Llttlutlcld Ioft tho
rt,on,y, suYil,4 stu would bo tacl. In few t,D"
tncnls, Stu went 10 III 0utboust, llld, Ksuspfuy
u revolver in both hnuds, p'aceu 1t to hur furo-
hcad anu tired. She lntsst hhyo lIct instantly, ~
II slater Of 5tr. LIttluEclis cutno out III Il few
moments md found Acr perfectly dead anu coil.
htr4ugo to say. however, tho report Ut tho pistol
dill net reach tho vars ot those tn the h1usc. nl-
thuu9h thoy wcro but u fcw rvct awny.
Upon tho b0aom ot keg dscs3 Haa pinucd q
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should 70 together. Hut nh! Isnnc, you havo got
to snvc yourself from tho torture told you OF.
Don't hnao me, isnnc. for oh! / lore you. VIC
NIL took morphine together
The EHnt-tnortcm examination on tho body Of
tho tlchd child showed morphine present In large
quantities Ia tho atomnch.
Tho husband Ia slowly recovering.
Mrs. Ltttlercd has recently returned honn
fro n n toven nnnthA' residence In Milton and
Nnnt1nlph, whrrG eho httG ftgn treHteh Tor II
mild form Ut insanity. md was supposed tn he
entirely ctlrc,t. She WIS n slight. reGtty, and
nGst -Mppcnring wntnnfl, n ycnrs 1T il4e md WINS
t1nrriet! 10 Sir. l.. thirteen ychrs nHo, tho only
poisoned.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.

LONDON, Sps. @.-rhe stenmcr Etorfa, from
Ion'ion fer New York, has nut Into Plymouth.
She lost her funnel nnd sustained oshcr datnagt
by tcuvy wCNtler.
Thu STEAMER Fcrslnn1,d Won der Tnclcn, from
New York. bus raa4etl tho Sc!tiy Islands. Sht
lost her 1nHts u,ld Sustained ntht'r ,latunxe.
iir.i:ruo!.. Nov. 1}.-ArrlycI, tho England,
frnfn New fnsk.
Nav, it!t.K, Sov. .H.-Arr!ycd, tho sItesla,
fr4,IH HAMBURG.
HEEESJ:OwS, Nov. 1l-ArfIycd, tho Collie.
frtI1n SGw Yntk.
1.uSnlS. NV. .l.-Stennushrs Anchorfa. Cas-
ITALIA. DrsHnh. uni Fu.!er1u,1, form New York
, 1880-11-30

OFFICE or THE CI1IgF SIuSAL 0FFICEH,
WAsIttNoroS, j. c.. Nov. 3Q-l u. sn.-For tho
Ohln Valley md Tonnesseu lower barometer,
stationary or higher Temperature, northorly,
vcerlug 10 easterly or southorly winds, ciear ur
partly cloudy wen thor.
For tho Lower [.ako rcgton, rising followed by
stationary or hover lurosnctor, falling followed
ly Higher temperature, westerly Winds. partly
cloudy wenthor.
For the Upper Lake region. lower barometer,
soltb to wcst winds, higher tampcr.lturc, cleat
or purity cloudy Weather.
For tho Upper Mtsslssippt and Lowor Missouri
Ynlloya, iowor bnrullctct, stationary or hHhGr
temperature, gUutttuvly, yuer,Ag to westerly
wlntls, elcar or purity cluNdy weather.
Local UlsHEity ATIoSa
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spttldi Dttrdtth to The Chicago Tribune.
ToLEtn.+ o.. Hoy. 23.-SEnlun Cnskey, Of Nil
comb, lnncfwk Go.inty. who WIS brought To
th'. city Saturday evening ly Deputy Marshal
Jnnes, Ut IA etHrKe If tuklng and rassInE hga,s
coin. bad M examination this AFTERNOON before
the Etl!tGtl stutGs Commissioner, niIu was b4unu
over to thu United stntts Court.
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w,s..'at s'at ot'psteh to Tas Chteaoo Tttbun..
hs co,n..'1oS. D. G.. Nov, sQ.-Tha report of
10 IT, W. Of Internal Hrycnue has vono
axtnv ss so.'o FFanler. 1t makes q most oncour-
tcaI ro"'n2. Whore tue cstinlatcs for tho
1eas SsEe only tll5,0N,00Q thoy nctuaily
, 1880-11-30
CANADIAN ITEMS.

Sptef1t Dispatch to Tho CAttupo Tribune.
Mnsr1tEAL, Nov. .5.-Thninns Dctlail, an En-
EIlsh tuercant largely unKagtl III tho Brun
trade. dctl teru Inst night.
a SwIss ctfHphny VI EArKe means Inns pur-
chMscil twU extensive triluta Ut land In tho etBt-
crn townships Ut this proyl.ru. nllI intonl
bringing OUT r,ri9runts IL settle III, tl,nn,.
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C1.EvELASD. Nov. ""9.-A yollny man giving tho
r,afna Ut finrrls Wilson. employed US suprr1lum-
crnrr ut the 0rcra tIouse. WIS arrested this
evening with eight forged 'isHsts tn hts uosscs-
sim ranging fram SD tn t.I5 The s,Iines Ut
prominent t!rt!s hre fnr3cd IN tlLun. llu re-
Gently catnu here truln Philadelphia.
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paasons Why the Great Counter
teiter Brockway Was LET
Out of Jail.
Proclamation by the President Suspend
Ing Discriminating Duties on
Chinese Imports.
pano,ts Of the Bureaus Of Naval Con-
struotion and 0rdnanoe-Tho s''
promo 0ourt-Notcs.
BLAINE.

INTERESTING IETUItTH.
gpstial Dispateh to Tia Chicago 1r4buns+
yAsurSaroS, u. c., Nov, 21-Anintitnnte
fttend Of tue 1'resldent-elect says Tint Scna-
tor Blaine ca,nc 10 Washington al tho special
request Of Ger Garfield, for n confidential
conference They brcakfastcd together ut
the latters house. There Is littlo doubt thnt
stthls Interview Gen. Garfield rendered to
Senator Blaine first tho position Of Secretary
Of State, md second tlat Of Secretary Of tho
Treasury, boil, Of which Mr.. Blaine declined.
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CoLUlnus, o.. Nuv. *9.-lhe condition OF tllnA
Ohio funded uebt Is as ful.nws: Loa,l payable
1nly ]. ls*J mt hcurlng interest. sss.ju; lt'asl
rnyHtln n!er JuIlu ID. 1871. Il er cent Interest,
tl.ui!tiN: linn ptyable nfter Deo. ). lKsi. u per
t%nt Interest, hn,0J1; ilulncstto !lrbt, Sl.ti'.
?tle tMtnl funded debt outstanding Nov. !, 1eel,
IL III. I.t,HE
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MURDERED by 4 1IOOuLEM.
SAN FtASCtsCu. Nov. :s,.-t3curge Kennedy, II
PREACHER w:ls fltally stabbed In tiosy City y
Fun r FrLsitiscH hoi[.tn Jimmie f,ntcs. 1t Is tc-
licrcd thu mob will brInk tho jntI nilu hung him.
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CUSTOMS.

y U6 OfAI5e
PERSONS EMrLoyEu,s AMI TEIEllt COMPENSATION,
IN WESTERN DISTRICTS.
Special Dtspaseh TO Tds Chicago Tribune.
WAs,fINGToN, D. C.. Nov. 29.-Tho following
tables show tho number OF persons employed III
tho Federal acrvce, md lhutr compensation, IN
tito Westorn cust~ 7s-1istrlcts during tho lust
tlBeal year:
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n'n0Dn'c WThl nE2TnDa7,r

- = ~ @t VIZ W.
Fl s ys.
"n vii b.. 9uily ss'rf"S,'1scd h. evory tc,,ssnt
II" si :oss ,s"s
&C. &is {; vsSf :S: " r
f,SossM III nGna' as.cs, :Fs. c1t ,na
ssfsat e sec'si %o: ;s ats ;a s
5 OK sFss'yc sfg sss Il ssss %
@ f shat Is |, wss%
s.n,d liz test q! oyef nn't cen.ary III: isse.rs
;a'pas m n a"s r.
i i rs.s!ss y !ss:!S sSS sssS:n 8:
.sft ;Ss @ III s + s e .! 's'Ss a H.
!se ss.e iuss Hsol b. /, I M
wslolrsno and rotat druggists.
rAn,s Juy i, !s;5a!S aas 8 i ai.-A M.E. L.
a @ III mos ssr r. i, ys
;S %;;s S,5 \;
;;S Ss;ss $T Es * ::S !s
5 .: Il W: q: as g @ sat HI sn "s + S
~ 1,ens q mssS eSFSd Ut. a,,a Tst1n s,o q
"nih. botwsaa ro a"S N, 4; ras rS,.|f1,I, Il ''na
snI.u NY ALI. DnuGGls'rs.
VAN MhS,s xssSt: f ;he shs;tss l7Ss Ia
!; \ 4! $:* Ss;: s;' %SS$
sr1,ttyy n* tssiF "ploInt"'on's rs such haTo oeon
''''Ae'' CAUTION.
n, ssen S;o4gt T. S y !, "cs H,rt. tt r. ssSr
M q Gne VIII ,; sE"s, r.; n'i%s r. t. gn III SS
;Islnt'T I. ~ sxef{ e9x n.ehIrssoM = ST. u ~
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Total Of appropriations nskcd for. ISL L., I'll,
ORDNANCE.


ORDNANCE.
Chief Shoch, of tho Nurenu Of Steam En-
EInecrinY, rcpurta ihn nmount appropriated for
tho fiscal yenr cInllng Junn no. 1851, ut <S0Q.0
and tho totnt amount expended. $;vt,0l3.
Tho departments u,t!or tho cogn zat,co Of this
nurcau at tue severnl Nnyy-yards uro reported
IL bo I'll good working condition.
Commodore JeT0rs, Chief Ut tho HurcAu OF
Ordnance, submits estimates for tho lseal ypar
1851 unA .1SH3, nggrcRntlng $300:u Ilu snys our
first aud most psess.llH wat Is gums Ut tho lnteat
and Most approved systetn. At present our
ships lsro principally artnCd with snall-uorcs Or
smooth-b0ros converted lntU rliios. These con-
vrrted guns haye proved very safr ind olllciunt,
md use higher e!sarRea tIinn before conversion,
9tvl'sg greatly increased velocity, range, and ac-
eArhcy.
THE r1EOulsEss OF 0uH CONSTRUCTION
has boon 50 3roAt rs to rcduco to RccunI. clasa
tho olattre armament ut tho navlcs of the worll.
hut this has Gean recent that only utalel guns
hAyo boea ,lnlo alltl thora Is not Mt this Tins
s!nylo shtp nuat armed with tho 1utest typo Of
effective ordnance, liz recommends tito usa OF
n urger cluss Ut tnaclfno Kulas VI nf Hroat yulue
urntnst tho attacks OF torpedo boats.
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WASHINGTON, u. e.. INV. aV.-Chtnf 1:nsby, Of
tho Naval l}urcnu Ut Construction ant! kepnr,
reports tilU amount appropriated for thu ilsenf
yCnr ts1v-'St, *1.5UW,U00;. amount cxl'enilctl,
SI.4Q0,0 ,0W. Tho report gives tho present number
and elass ut vessels comprising our HWY. us
follows: III onamtssfon-Stca1ncrs,. 70; sailing
ships, 1; tno,t0rs 3: torpcu-bflts 2; ts,tul, Il;
III orlmary-sscnsncrs. H.; sailing vessels, s;
monitors, !; rceeEyirB Bstips-stcn1aers, Il; snil-
Ing SHIPS. 3: monitors. l: -sh!ps-atcnmcrs,
!; stllilg ships. .; Ot stucAs-stca.nure, 81: 6AIl-
ing ships, |; monitors, 1; irunclnt1s, j; repair
inR-stcAncrs, y: 1T Nnrnl AcHtlcny-snllIHy
sh!rs, ); monitors, !; rublfc b1nrInc-School-
eniliug ships, |; tugs Of all kinds ut y1lr!s mud
BtAttolls, Is; tDtal number Of vessels, 1;p.
IN CONCLUDING Ills REPORT,
Chtcf Ensty says: "A brief inspection Of tho
foregoing list Ut vessels will show tho necessity
ut MI lncreAsy In tho number Ut eti[rcMt vessels
for The navy. Tho furnishing ot 1.-Two monitors
md two cruising ships now conl,noncod and tho
improvement aIId repairs 10 tho Dictator arc Of
tho first Importance. respectfully recommend
tho building Of twu Artnurcl Hhtps OF dlsPnca-
lnunt OF $500 to,,s ec at,l of thrco unllruIorcd
R.snooats. hNvtl1g Il displacement at 1U0 tons.
Tho estimated gost Of theso vessels under thfa
1snrcau Ii e.,00D.009. but IN appropriation If
only sl,5oo,oN will bo required fur tho first
ycnr."
Tho appropriations asked for this bureau
during tho aext Bcssion ot Congrcss arc summed
up ~ follows:
For tho preservation and rcphir Of ycs-
sells. purchase of tt0ls, Lnuterins,
ntc., flushing tic New York a1tt Mo-
hican, ut1 rGp.l!rltg tue Dictator. 8. 900
For building thrcu Kuibuata !llld COIN
!1eHt:tB work On TWO 1rlnortd cruls-
For ,iishng a1id Re cnaIrng tic n,oiiitois '
Terror, pnritAH, Amphttriic, Mo1lad-
nocx. and Observation-Disclosures. a1o@,sa
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roachot' $1@ oa2 900. In addition To this, tho net
inarcaPo In tho collection for tho four months
onllng Oct III, WIS $3so;kO10. This ts furry con-
sttlcrcts m M Indication III Il very mnrkr., rt,-
vtsnl In lnlslness. This tucrcnec Ina been stcady
since July !. Ono Ut tho most Interesting
pnrlion* of tho repost will 10 Tint tlevotch
u tho olnrts to suppress Illicit istlltIng nt TIM
South. Excellent prngrcss hns bccn n,ntln dur
lnE tho 5'cat, md recently ttere f1as becn a ro-
assignment Of special nEcnta for tho work, AMI
reinforcing or tho p0rtfes tnw stationed In tho
mountain sections at North Carnltnn. Hnuth
Carolina, Ucorgia, and Tcnnesscp. In lnrga ppr-
tinns OF tho tnttor Btntc Illicit tBtiElntion has
been
ALMOST EsrrnE1,Y ROOTED Ot5T.
Tho Commissioner thinks TINT, by tho ctoso Of
this Administration, ho cnn report tho work
ncnr|y complctct. During fosir ycnra ncnr-
ly 4I0D Illicit Rttlts hayn been selzctl.
ovnr 1000 t'crsons hnvo been ,trrestnl
for illicit disabling, aud twenty-five officers and
ctnpioyGs haso been killed and moro thnn twicn
TINT thttnber hnvo boon wunnloh while attempts
lug 10 onforco tho 1levoile laws relntlnr 10 this
species of frRud. THO smalt cost Of collection,
and tho fact TINT not u t!ntIor has been lost
through dishonest officers, will fnrn, uno of tho
inost satisfactory aud striking pnrt,ons 1T tho
report. 1t will show for tho fnllr yunrs ending
with July that tho aun's collected by Ills uuroau
havo
ACCELERATED OVER stoo,ooo.0oo,
and tho cost, Including salaries and nit tho OK
rGllscs Of tho iIurcnu hert,, lns bccn but lIttIo
moro than OK rcr cont Tie report scts tho
efficiency Of tho grcat body Of officers uotun,s.
1nE tho lnternnl ltevonlio force III very cIcar
light. Tho Commissioner cintns that tiloy nr1
entitled TO high runk IN tho public service, Mil
he Expresses tho opinion that It would DO dill
cult 10 improve upon som In respcct to intcv.
rlty, Intelligence, lidclity, and zeal In tito per-
furmnnc0 0f duty.
EXPENSES OF IT5 Ct1fLECTtON IN THE WEsT-
Ei1S STATES.
Special DI.raseh to The Chsea7o Tribune.
WAsltISarOS, d. C., New .9.-IIio expense nf
collecting internal rcycnno III tho Western
stntt's II sltown l'y tho following tnhc furnished
liz tin llruIstnr of tin TrruallrYs
, 1880-11-30
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
concerning the Interview
Between Garfield and
Blaine.
n,o,no yas Offered tho Lending
Cabinet Portfolios, and Re-
fused Them.
1nteyssti1,g Points from tho Report Of
the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue.
ovar 1000 Illicit Stills De-
atroyed, and $780, 100000
collected Last Year.
NH. Cost Only 31-2 Per Cent
compensation OF. the West
crn Service.
enclish Known to Have Given
$4,000 and Landcrs $4,000
In tho Last Campaign.
Reasons Why the Great Counter
teiter Brockway Was LET
Out OF Jail.
proclamntlon by the President suspond-
iug Discriminating Duties on
Chinese Imports.
asposts Of the Bureaus Of Naval Con-
struotion and Ordnanoe-The sr
promo Contributes.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-07
Police Court.

Five adventurous boys, all of whom
acted In the dock as though "to the
manor born we're tried at police court
last night on complaint of the Whining
ton Il Northern Railroad Company, who
charged them with disOrderly conduct.
John NJ. Mason, an emplOye of the COM
pany, testified that on last Saturday
week the lads put q hand car on the
track and ran iJ up and down the road
TO their hearts content. This WAS against
the rules of the company and the boys
had been cautioned not to do so. They
had Deen in the habit of starting the
cars on Sunday and allowing them to
run down the grade toward Hedgeville,
where an accident might occar. The
boys were also iU great danger. A man
testified that one of the lads, named
Speakman, was not present, but Mason
was positive that he saw him with the
others. The lads were each required to
pay the costs and give 500 bail TO keep
the peace.
Three negroes Of ebon blackness named
Thomas Eaton, Emory Deacon and Ja-
cob Trusty were put in the dock for as
sault on James Mcguire and his son on
Sunday Nov. 10Th, in South Whining
ton. The assault was most uDprovok-
ed and outrageous one aud came near
having fatal results, 1t will be remem Der
sd. The evidence sho wed Eaton to have
Teen the chief transgressOr and he was
held for court, and the others discharg.
ed.
A small lad named Thomas Percival
was fined the costs of the case for throw
ing stones, and held in the sum of 500
to keep the peace.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-07
SECOND EDITION
Bribery fn M6ine.
FUsfoNIsT BwEARING THAT HB WAS
PAID 81 900 TO RESIGN.

A FUsIoNIsT BWEARING THAT HH WAS
PAID 81 900 TO RESIGN.
PORTLAND, January 6.-There appear
ed In this afternoons press dispatches a
letter signed by Thomas B. Swami, of
Minot, saying that he would not act with
the Fusionists. The following atfidavits,
which wi appear in to-m0rrows Argus,
are therefore self expla natory:
AUGUSTA, Me-, January 6.
/, Thomas b. Swami, of Minot, hereby
on oath make the following statement
On the evening of January was in
formed by reliable person that he had
been offered $1,000 by one of the agents
OF the Republican party to resign his
position as Representative to the Legis
lature OF Maine and not act with the
Greenback or Democratic party. l there
upon consulted with the leading memb bers
of the Greenbac party and Informed
them that | would have it limited to the
said agent that my resignation could be
effected with money, and II was offered
81 900 would take it and sign the papers
that they should request and then expose
their plans to defeat the will of the peo
pie by bribery. The party when they
endeavored to bribe on the evening of
the 9th informed SAID agent that could
be purchased, and at half past ten O'Clock
oh thc OIut IL was bppOluteu lot me 10 De
at the Court House and sign the resigna
tion and other papers. went there at
the time appointed and met the said
agent, whose name / now suppress.
A trade was made and said agent paid
me 81 900 in cash. Said agent informed
me that they had got three or four men
10 remain away from the House of Rep
resentatl yes SO we could not have a qu-
Drum present was required to copy In
my own hand papers which they had
prepared before | came to said Court
House for my signature. now have the
81 900 IN my possession ami have shown
1t tO sew eral persons.
THOMAS b. SWAMI.
AUGUSTA, January 6, 1880.
County Of Kennebec, IS.
Personally appeared Th omas b. Swami
and msde oath that the above affidavit
is true before me:
K II. COVE. Justice of the Peace.
The affidavit of M osses Hartman, of
Kennebunk, says that on January he
received $1,000 at the Augusta Court
House for declining to accept a seat, and
was also promised that if the Repubh-
cans secured the organization he should
have taken his seat and be "taken care
Of"