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NTER-sFATE COMMERCE..
THE BIZ or REAGAN, OF TEXAS.
Sn-rtal y1spateb to The Chicago Tribune.


sn.ctal T1,pateh to The Chicago Tribune.
wAsu1SeroN, D. c., Jan. 3.-Alr. Reagan,
of Texas. speaking Of the prospects Of his
Inter,St,te Commerce bill, says that the Com
merce committee will not permit the rail-
md companies to delay action upon it. The
suggestion that Railroad Commission be
created has for the present been abandoned,
although Mr.. Reagan thinks that a Commis-
sion will ultimately be found necessary.
The proposition to have the Government fix
the rate for the transportation of freight has
also been abandoned as impracticable. Mr..
Reagan does not think that the railroad COM
panis ought to consider his bill as hostile
to their interests; but If
THEY INVITE HOSTILITY
he IS prepared for it. Our Interstate COM
merce, which now amounts to S30, 900 600 an
nually, is at the mercy Of s4,5W, ,000, 900 of
capital invested in railway corporations, a
large portion of which investments are in
material stock. Something must be done,
and that speedily, A1r. Reagan thinks, to
rescue this vast trade from the control of
these monoptlies. Mr.. Reagan says that the
Commerce Committee will devote q great deal
Of attention tljs winter to 4 study Of the
questions affecting American shipping inter
ests, but he desrairs OF any considerable
ing interests, even In the South, where
so much has been said for
=, FREE ThApE.
He says that Louisiana Is for free trade, but
wants protection for sugar, and that Texas is
for free. trade, but wants the wooEgrowing
interest protected. The session, Mr.. Reagan
thinks, will be a long one.
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wind to the westward, and so continued until
4 In the afternoon, when sail was discov-
cred about eight miles of, bearing directly
towards them. The blankets used for sails
were lowered, signals made Of four pocket
handkerchiefs hoisted on an oar, and the
boat pulled for the bark. Shortly before $
O'Clock the boat was seen by the lookout on
the bark, which proved to be the Giacomfno.
They were taken on board apd arrived to-
day. The Captain Of the bark not having
room for the 1ife-boat,
IT WAS CAsT ADRFr.
Sullivan and AfcCabe confirm the statement
in every particular. They all speak in the
highest praise of the kindness of Capt.
Bonifazio, of the Giacomino, who supplied
every one with clothing and other neces-
saries.
The second mate will return to Glasgow,
and Sullivan and 1lcCabe will proceed to
their homes in Louisiana. The FTenchman
cannot be found this evening. He had a
sister on the B0rnssia-
Late tonight the name OF the Erenchman
was found to be Dimiot-
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3.-A merchant here
states he wns advised about year ngo by a
member of the Board of Underwriters not
to ship on the Borussia, Us the insurance
company he represented would take no more
vic 1-c
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Of progress in the Territory, and
insists that the best interests Of the
Indian Nation require that the Territory be
opened to the railroads and to settlement.
The Adatr party insists, on the contrary, that
Boudinot Is simply the agent at Washington
Of the railroad corporations; that he himself
Is practically an outlaw from the Territory,
and would not venture to live there, and that
the civilized tribes OF the Indian Territory
are unit in their opposition to the matter.
AN OPINION.
Tom Keogh, Secretary Of the Republican
Campaign Committee, expresses the opinion
TINT Blaine will receive the nomination if
Grant does not. 1Ir. Keogh is an earnest sup
porter of Judge Settle rs candidate for Vice
President.
GOV. EMERY.
Gov. Emery, Of Utah, arrived in Washing
ton to-day for the purpose Of meeting the ac-
cusations that have been made against him,
and Of seconding the efforts Of his friends,
who have asked the President for his reap
pointment. Gov. Emery brings with him
petitions and private letters to the President,
signed by the Federal officers Of the Terrific
~, and by nine-tenths Of the GENTLE lawyers,
bankers, merchants, mine owners, operators,
and smelters in the Territory, and representing
almost every dollar Of capital invested
IN Utah by persons other than an Mo1mons, ask
lis courage and fidelity, deny that he is a
friend Of Mormonism, and that he has dur
ing his Administration done anything to fa=
vor the Mormons at the expense of the Gem
tile interests. Gov. Emery makes q very
strong case.
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
The Committee on Appropriations has com
priation bill, and its submission to the House
will only be delayed by the continued ab-
sence Of Mr.. Singleton, who has charge Of
it, and who is in Mississippi Shocking after his
fences.n The bill as agreed upon ap,,
propriates the same amount Of money. and
for the same purposes, as was granted for
the current. fiscal year, and about $4,000 in
addition. The number of Foreign Ministers
and Consuls and their salaries remain the
same. Two or three Democratic members Of
salaries and dismissing United States repre-
sentatives abroad, but they were all defeated.
Mr.. Blackburn will make a speech in the
House in favor of reducing the appropria-
tions made by the bill.
ARMY BILL.
During the recess bill has been prepared
and agreed upon by a Sub Committee Of, the
Joseph E. johnson Chairman, which con-
templates the reorganization of the army
upon basis Of $1,000 enlisted men, as RECON-
mended by Gen. Sherman. It is understood
the bill proposes do away with the regf-
mental organization of five regiments of
artillery, and makes the artillery corps have
chief with the rank Of Brigadier-Gen-
eral. It also provides for the reduction
Of several staff corps. The bill making an
appropriation for the signal service will con
tain provision for the organization Of the
Signal Corps. This will provide for an in
crease of the number Of enlisted men; also
for four Majors and six Captains.
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originator of the plan, was printed
in The TRIBUNE recently. IN tie an
eFer 81 appfopraRnr sSn Rt II The to bands s charge E.
alleged that the bonds had been retained by
himself and the others, who were known to
be acting under his advice, both in taking
ess 1s sadon dG e a st i ciss
for years of legal services to the old Com
pany: John n. Whitney, counsel for Butler,
said i'll health was the only reason why his
nothing positively, he thought Tilden's rea-
son was the same, for Tilden was not robust
and had for years been greatly over
worked. The suit was an ungracious one,
as asa th the ,r;,4 Company . owed h all they
valueless affair, put brains into 1t, renewed
public confidence, and made it stand. He
ought to have been paid for it, and was justi-
fed @ IN 49, Writings opinion, IN paying him N,
the subject y
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CONTEMPT OF COURT.

Speetol Correspondence Of 1h< ChEed9o 1Ta65fR~
:, AURORA, Ill, Jan. 2.-M the City Court
December term, Judge Smith, the clancery
case Of Laundry vs.. the Hon. E. R. Allen
came on for trial, and was referred to a
special master to take proufs- Pending the
reference. Judge Parks, Of counsel for
plaintiff, made emotion for change OF
venue, filing afidayits in support Of the mo
ton. which afidavits the Court deemed to be
dls..spectful, and thereupon an order was
entereo directing Judge Parks to appear in
court this 11s11iing and show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt
Of court The courtr1oo1u was crowded to-
day, but all was wanting, for the right man
was wanting. Judge Parks Was absent and
the Court rordered an attachment to issue to
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CANADA.
The Is Annexation Boom 's-A Ncyvspa-
per to lie Established to Advocate
That uIcusure-Other Items. =.

The Enumeration Hoom's-A NcWspa-
per to lie Established to Advocate
That mcnsure-Other Items. :.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
MONTREAL, Jan. 3-Concerning the I" an
nexation booin'' there is much discussion
here, and the advocates Of the Club recently
formed to debate annexation, independence,
and Imperial confederation are many and va
ried in nationality. A reporter for daily pa
per interviewed number Of prominent men,
who willingly gave their private views OIL
the question. Out of five Aldermen inter-
viewed, two were favorable to annexation,
and one Of them remarked, "Yes, I am not
only in favor Of annexation, but would
give half I own to see it accomplished to-
morrow The third Alderman stout
ly declared himself opposed to the
measure, and failed to believe that any good
could come Of it. 4 civic head OF depart
ment said: "There is nothing left for this
country but annexation, and we must be an
nexed if we want to be anybody" Another
said: "Divest the question OF its sen
timent of British connection and we
would be much better off with annexation,
but should be very sorry to see any such
thing occur, and the view have taken is a
selfish one.'' Two exAldermen were openly
in favor of annexation, one Of them saying
with emphasis, II would vote for annexa-
tion tomorrow if had the chance"
Mr. J. c. Maylan is at present making an
official visit to St. Vincent de Paul Peniten-
tiary. All the cells in this institution are
occupied, and it will be necessary to proceed
with the erection Of another wing as soon as
possible. He says the convict population OF
the Dominion has nearly doubled during the
last five years.
An annexationist journal, entitled L,Enea7-
ctpatio71 C0lonfule, Is about to be established.
it will be published in the French language.
10 The IFester7a Assoetated Press-
MONTREAL. Can, Jan. 3:-The body Of
man named Mulligan was found burned to ?
crisp in his sllanty near Sherbrooke 2 t.
days ago. The CoToner's jury came to 5 aa5
conclusion that he had been murdered any a.i9
William Gray, from the United Statfst anu
wife. have been arrested for the criIDe. 5omp
money and clothing which belonged 10 Mu1-
iiean were found in their possession.
OrrAwA, Jan. "A drawback equai 20 ,one
cent per pound has been granted on az Hale @
imported and used in manufactures III ean-
ada y17or+.~,,,
Kingsford, the Chief Inspector Ct western
Harbors, has been removed by the Deparumene
of Public Works. ,oo,
MONTREAL, Jan. a.-A new !ouInaa.
characterization Colontute, IS ABOUT 70 Dc
established here in the French language
ostensibly in furtherance of Canada's 1nue-
pendence, but in reality to promote anneAs"
tiOu. -
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Special DispateA to Tx Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK, Jan. Son the very last day
of grace given him Samuel ]. Tilden paid
up, and thus compromised the suit brought
against him by the St. Louis, Alton g. Terre
Haute Railroad to recover S100, 900 of bonds
which he was alleged to have illegally re-
tanned. When the Company begun the suit
they said TO the defendants Tilden, Charles
Butler, Russell Sage, and Robert Bayard-
that they would take 500 000 in full Of their
claim, and gave them till Jan. l to
pay: Sage preferred to pay his
100000 rather than spend his
time in lawsuits. Mr.. Bayard had
expressed his willingness to pay up if the
bonds belonged to the Company, and his
executors carried out his wishes. This left
Tilden and Butler, who refused payment, the
latter acting under the advice Of the former.
The Company recently gave warning that it
proposed to press the suit but Ti1den showed
no sign Of weakening. He had declared,
over and over again, that he would never pay
a penny; that the Company had not leg
to stand on; he would fight it to
the last; but he thought better of
it, and on the last day of 1870
he walked up to the Captains office, fgura-
lively speaking, and settled. In fact on
Wednesday last Tilden's n.ld Buffers coun-
sci went to Mr. Van Sinderer, attorney for
the railroad company, and paid him $780,
jointly in cash and bonds. Mr.. Van Sinderer
said the bonds were above par, and the total
sum paid back would be nearly $3.50 600. The
story Of the reorganization Of the railroad,
with Tlden as counsel Of the road and
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ITEMS.

IL 1Ay10s
A misplaced switch caused the 10 p. m.
train Of the Rock Island Road to leave the
track at Polk street Friday evening. The ac-
cident occasioned Il delay Of an hour to that
train and the 1920 train Of the Lake Shore d
Michigan Southern Road.
It is ru1nored that the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company is negotiating for the purchase
Of the Champaign, Havana & Western Rail
road. This road is now being extended to
Quincy, which will give the Illinois Central
direct line to that point via Clinton.
The Chicago, Bellevue, Cascade &, Western
Branch of the Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque d
Minnesota has been completed, and is now in
operation to Cascade. The Caledonia d. Mis-
sissippi Western Branch of the same road
has been extended to Preston, and is taking
business to that point.
Mr.. ". E. Pettibone, formerly Division
Superintendent on the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa F6 Railroad, has been appointed AS
sistant Superintendent of the Northwestern
Grand Trunk Railway Company for the en-
tire road from Port Huron to Chicago. Mr..
Pettibone will have his headquarters in this
city.
A new time table goes into effect on the
yer express viii hereafter leave Chicago at
1880 p. m., and will arrive at $40 p. m.
There is no change in time Of trains leaving
for ST. Louis, but hereafter the day express
from St. Louis will arrive at p. n1., and the
night express from that place at 7:25 a. m.
The National Car Builder, OF New York,
has passed into the hands Of Alr. R. II. Van
Arsdale, and enters upon its eleventh volume
with new dress and an elegant heading.
The editorial management Is still intrlsted
to James Gillet, a man thoroughly acquainted
builders and furnishers. Mr: Pull
man has furnished the number in
hand with drawings illustrative Of narrow
gauge sleeping cars which he is building for
the Denver, South Park, & Pacific. The gem
eral incredulity concerning the idea Of good
narrow-gauge sleeper has led Mr.. Pullman
to give good deal Of care to this matter,
and the cars turned out. are said. to be the
finest ever made at Detroit. Among the
matters Of more than ordinary Interest in
this issue Of the Cdr-Bntlder IS a specification
furnished by the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, giving a minute description of the
standard freight-locomotive built by that
corporation. The mystery Of the actual cost
Of a locomotive is revealed to the pub
shop books at Aurora, giving the details Of
the locomotive, and the cost Of labor on each
detail successfully at the blacksmith, ma
chine, boiler, carpenter, copper, and tin
shops. The material used brings the actual
cost of construction up to about $4,000, a
figure far below the popular notion Of the
first value OF the iron horse.
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MICHIGAN HOMEOPATHIC COLLEGE.
Spectd. Dtspateh to 1Ae Chte'

: ANN ARpor, Mich., Jan. 3-Regent Cutch-
eon and President Angel, Of the Executive
committee of the Board OF Regents, to-day
decided to invite DR.. T. F. Wilson, OF the
Homeopathic Medical College OF Clncin-
natl, to take the position IN the Homeo-
patlic College here made vacant by
Prof. Charles Gatehell's resignation. The
] mediately 10 resume lis position in Alilwau-
kee. and without any notice to the Faculty
here, causing considerable inconvenience to
the College, unless the position was tiled az
once,
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WELCOME REDUCTION.

15pEtt0I UE&Uu1tN E79&CIuu
ST. PAUL, Minn.,- Jan. Son the appeal
Of Charles S. Minno, defau1ting ex-Treasurer
of Mcleod County, against cumulative
sentence, the State Supreme Court to-day de-
cided against the second ter1n and that part
of his sentence which required his imprison-
ment until fine of $50 ,ooo, being double the
amount Of the defalcation, is paid. This re-
duces his term Of imprisonment from fifty
nine years to three years.
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CRIMINAL NEWS.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

ROCHESTER,, n. T., Jan. .3.-A Lyons special
says: At 80 this afternoon Miss Fanny Ho-
vey, daughter of Herman Hovey, Of Lyons,
entered her fathers store, and in supposed
fit Of insanity shot him in the left temple.
Then reloading the pistol, which was single
barrel, she went above stairs and shot herself,
the ball taking effect in her lett temple. Ho-
vey is dead, and the daughter cannot live.
The family are very highly respected. The
affair creates intense excitement.
To the Water. Associated Press-
LYONS. N. z, Jan. 3.-Frances Hoyey, a
much esteemed young lady. entered her
fathers store to-day and shot him dead. She
then reloaded the, pistol, went up stairs to
her room, and killed herself.
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New ORLEANS, JAM 3.-Col1ector Morris
Marks was assaulted this afternoon and badly
used up by man named Martin from 'Ascen-
sion Parish. The difficulty is said to have
grown out of a political promise unfnlhlled.
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Unusually Interesting Contested
Z Cases Before the House.
: Elections Con1mittee.
The Iuter-state Commerce Bill to Be
Rsported to the House
Shortly.
Work Of the House Appropriations Committee
TELL Advanced.
CONTESTED SEATS.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. S.-The docket
of the House Committee On Elections is un-
usually Interesting at the present time, and
within few days the House will be called
upon to pass upon one or more cases Of con-
tested elections. Ono Of the most important
of these is the Minnesota case Of Donnelly
VS.. Washburn. II the seat now occupied by
Nashburn is given to Donnelly it will make
the vote of Minnesota Democratic in the con-
tiug&hcy that the Presidential election should
be thrown into the House. The delega-
ton now stands two Republicans (Dun-
nell and Washburn) and one Demo-
crat Toehler). If Donnelly is seated
there will be one Republican and two Demo-
Gratis, 50 that the State vote will be Demo-
cratic. BY actual count Washburn has q
majority Of about $500 over his opponent
The case will be opened next Wednesday,
when George ". Julian, Of Indiana, will ap-
pear for Donnelly. Washburn will be repre-
sented by an able lawyer from Minneapolis:
A CASE OF MUCH INTEREST
lis the Bisbee-Hu contest from Florida. The
argument in this case will begin before the
Sub Committee on the 14tl. This contest,
like all recent contests in that State, hinges
upon the relations between the Returning
Board, the Supreme Court, and the Governor.
The State Canvassing Board, finding that
Bisbee would inevitably be elected, threw
out county on the pretext that there were
no returns from the precinct It has after
wards been ascertained that the judges de-
stroyed these returns for the express pur-
pose of allowing the Board to raise this issue.
It is known that Bisbee had q. majority, not
only in the precinct in question, but in the
county, so that if the precinct only
had. been thrown out Bisbee would
still have been elected. AS it was,
Hull got a majority Of Il. Bisbee
thereupon applied to the Supreme Court for
This was done, and the Governor ordered to
isslle certificate of election. The Governor
referred the matter to his Attorney General,
but after that officer had given an opinion
favorable to Bisbee,
THE GOVERNOR REFUSED TO ISSUE THE
CERTIFICATE.
This, in brief, is the history Of the case,
and il it were decided upon its merits
Bisbee would undoubtedly retain his
will, Of COURSE take the ground that
the Supreme Court e,Insi had is;nn no 4ReoHxa RoWeaF
to to msas S5es retosn tos s4angs 3 say oa fs
member Of that Court, The following letter,
written by. hull to a member Of the Canvass
ing Board, will illustrate the shifts to which
he was willing to resort to defeat his oppo-
nent:
Fort REID, Nov. 8, 1gs.-Mr. Nat Po1rstz-MY
DEAR SIR: have telegram saying that Bis
bees majority is on n,-Orange, Volusia, Dreyard:
and Dado to hear from. This telegram is dated
the Tth ut q p. m., which Is the latest
nows. Now, as Orange and Volusia only gave
me 40, lack O feW over 200 to come from Rre-
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NOTES AND NEWS.
WORK OF THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE.

WORK OF THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.-htr. Blount,
acting Chairman Of the Appropriations Com
mittee, says that the work Of that Committee,
notwithstanding the sickness Of Chairman
Atkins, is quite well advanced. The Naval
Appropriation bill could be reported in few
days, and Secretary Thompson has been so
economical in the administration of his De-
pertinent that there is not much doubt that
even this Democratic Committee viii give
him all his estimates. Six of the fifteen
members IT the Committee have been en-
gagedin eSAaining appropriation bills dur
ing the recess -:
a PERsoNAzscR1sfMAGE
The contest which has,~-e been waged
between the Indians Of the Che.~kea Nation
and Col Boudinot, a familiar charact>-.ahout
WASHINGTON. eliminated this afternoon l. a
personal scrimmage between Col. Adair: and
Boudinot in one Of the corridors of the In
teT1or Department Building, There has long
,beena bitter controversy between Boudinot,
on tbs one hand, and Cal Adair, as the rep
resenfative Of the Cherskees, on the other,
relatiyeto the status Of the affairs Of the In
dian j Territory at Washington Boudi-
not claims to 1enesent the party
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CHARLOTTE, N. c., Jan. Sat Caldwelps.
tavern, in Mecklenburg County, Zeke Mar
shall and Peter Rea had hot words, and, still
quar1eling, went into an adjoining room.
Rea put his hand in his hippocket and moved
toward Marshall, who picked up an old army
musket and fired the whole load in Rea's
bowels, who ran out in the yard and fell
faod
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n1sHoN0RARLYD DISMISSED,

DISHUNOKABIt UI5NiI5SEU'
NEWPORT, r. l., Jan. 3.-Corporal Nichol-
son, discharged from arrest by the failure Of
the Grand Jury to indict him for causing the
death of Private Kopp at Fort Adams by
throwing him, as alleged, into cistern, has
been dishonorably dismissed from the army.
Prior to his discharge, he was reduced to
the ranks,
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CHARGED wITH EMBEZZLENIENT.

spses3s 7sspstte's
Aun1Ax, Mich, jan Sc. G. L. Sweet,
Cashier Of the Lake Shore freight office, has
been held to answer charge Of embezzling
some $500 of the Company's money, covering
operations under the head of unco1lected
freight. Sweet is q member Of the Lenawee
County Bar. The irregularities are believed
to cover a long time and larger sum than
is alleged in the complaint. In default Of
$1,000 bail he remains in jail.
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CADDo, L r., Jan. 3.-At Stringtown, near
the Missouri, Kansas s. Texas Railroad, Dan
Grant, butcher, was called, and lie walked
to the door, when an assassin raised a gun,
and, without 4 word, deliberately fired, the
whole load entering his mouth. Grant died
instantly. No clew.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan. 3.-The Governor
to-day offered reward Of $500 each for the
arrest of James Riley and Patrick Conners,
charged with the murder Of j. E. Hensley,
at Chicago, Nov. 13
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Special D1JPdseh % III C74'ts4p1 u nu's*"
DAVENPORT, a., Jan. 8'-lnttmate TRENDS
in Rock Island, the home of the Hon. J. B.
Hawley, First Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury Of the United States. announce to-
day on authority that that gentleman has con-
sented to accede to the wishes OF many po-
fftical friends and be candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Governor Of Illinois
The coming summer. This information can
be relied upon most positively