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WAsHNsroN, Dec. 28.-At the close of
the morning hour the senate, on motion of
Mr.. EdmQnds, took up the bill reported by
him from the committee ON judiciary to
prevent government officers and employees
collecting from or paying to each other
money for political purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar the bankruptcy
bill was set down for consideration on the
10th of January.
Mr.. Beck offered as substitute to Mr..
Edmunds' committee bill one introduced
BY him on the 18th of December for. the
same general object, but prohibiting gov
ernment officers and employees from con
tributing money for political purposes to
any person, whether government officer
or employe, or not.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed the amendment
as proposing an improper interference
with the rights of its citizens, and one
which he believed to be beyond the power
of congress.
MIR. Beck said the committees bill was
no improvement upon the law of 1876, un-
der which the Curtis case arose, except in
details, and the president had said the
country knows that the law of 1876 had
proven failure.
After discussion Mr.. Beck's substitute
was rejected. further amendments were
voted down, and the bill as reported by
the committee. passed.
Mr.. Beck's substitute was rejected by the
follor;po xo{a.
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BLUE BLGODS BLUE.

An Ingenious Swindle-Catehing on to
the Lum Tum One Armed Piano Forte.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-About week ago a
well dressed gentleman and plausible
man, purporting to be the agent of Count
Eugene Kadelsky, the one armed pianoist,
circulated among some of the first fami-
lies of the lcity, especially those fond of
entertainment and music, and confided to
them the plan by which they might all
gather3 together and be regaled with
the st. Cecilian efforts of the one armed
piano thumper, and still not have their
lum tum exclusiveness broken into by any
plebeian lover of art who might possess the
necessary sheckles and the desire to hear
the last of noble descendant of fuedal
hotel waiter knock the Carnival de Venice
gally west on piano forte. His method
was to call personally on the head of
the house, male or female, which ever it
happened to be, and, taking him or her
mysteriously into a corner, unfold his dia-
bolical plot. He told them all that so ex-
elusive was the piano recital to be that no
announcement was to be made in the pa
pers, and the great unwashed, which is so
apt to ape the upper ten thousand, would
not know what they were missing. Moth
ing but the bluest blood was to throb in
the veins of the delighted auditors of the
reduced scion of noble house, and com
mittee elected from the Historical
society. the Chicago and Calumet clubs
was to stand at the door and
inspect the pedigree or genealog-
ical tree of every one
who applied for admittance. The recital
was to take place December 9th at Her
shey hall, and the tickets of which. he sold
two to ten in each family, were placed at
$3.50. He carried around a huge sdbscrip-
tion list which was headed by the name of
N. K. Fairbank, ten tickets, followed by
those of Marshall Field, E. G. Keith, Edison
Keith, and many others, who were duped
by the magnifcence of the exclusiveness of
the lum tum proper caper and the seduc-
tive talk of the agent. The list in all con-
tanned over 100 names of people who pur-
chased from one to ten tickets. Last night
at s o'clock, the hour announced for the
alleged recital, large crowd of people
could be seen in the vestibule and stairs
at Hershey hall. To say that they
were angry is but to family express the
emotions which swept over their impatient
and agonized souls. The hall was dark,
the Office was closed, and the janitor in
sanely denied all knowledge of Count
Eugene Kadelsky, or of his smooth talking
agent. The crowd grew larger, and car
rage after carriage rolled up to the door
and deposited its fair freight, which
straightway assembled the stairs and added
to the general confusion. The men fumed,
the women scolded, and not few of them
cried. At last, however, the crowd became
tired of waiting and dispersed to their
homes or entered the Observation-Disclosures.
The blue bloods were blue indeed.
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ed by testimony before the military board
that Longstreet occupied Porter's front
with $4,000 men against his 5000 and had
been there for some hours before Porter's
arrival. This fact Porter knew. He was
willing to attack, and gave order to do so,
but night coming on that order was
countermanded. Nobody denied that Por.
ter fought the second battle of Bull Run,
or that his corps was practically the only
one engaged on the day when the fighting
was done. After the retrsat, in conse-
quence of the non-concentration of troops
under Gen. Pope, he had charge of the de-
fences of Washington, and his command
was en- gagged at Antietim and it was not
until after that battle that the press of tho
country was crying out against military mis-
management which led to the defeat at Bull
Run, that any charges were made against
Porter. The charges were made by Pope at q
time when the country seemed to demand
victim, and Porter was found guilty on
evidence then adduced, but 4 military
board, composed of Gems. Schofeld, Terry
and Getty, three of the brightest and
ablest officers in the army, after carefully
examining all the original records, and
hearing all the new testimony that could
be obtained, came to the conclusion that the
facts of the case were exactly as Gen. Por-
ter had stated them, and not merely that
he was guiltless, but his conduct on that
occasion had saved the army. Mr.. Sewell
said he took special interest in Gen. Por-
ter's case because he had himself
served in the army of the Potomac. had
been present at Bull Run and knew the
assertion of the military board that Porter
had there saved the army was correct. He
made Gen. Grants recent article in Por-
ter's case part of his defense, saying that
the record would not be complete without
it, and it was clear analysis of the whole
case, which anybody who read it could
understand. He also read Gen. Terry's
letter to Gen. Grant. in which the writer
said, that. having entered upon the investi-
CATION with prejudice against Gen. Por-
ter, he had come out of it with a belief
that Porter, instead of being traitor, was
martyr. Very few of the officers of the
army of the Potomac, Mr.. Sewell said, ever
believed the charges against Gen. Porter,
because his whole conduct and character
gave them the lie.
Mr.. Logan proposed that its friends
should speak to-day, and said he would oc-
cupy two or three hours tomorrow in op-
position.
Mr.. Conger protested against any ar
rangement for final disposal of the bill
until it had been first considered by the
full senate.
The conclusions of the military board
composed of Generals Schofeld, Terry and
Getty, were read.
Mr.. Sewell then addressed the senate in
support of the bill, and at the conclusion
of his remarks the senate held an executive
session and adjourned.
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Hsamond's axe factory sn Facony creek,
abost seven miles north Of Philadelphia,
to which place he had removed from York
shire, England and he was laboring black
smith, marking axes at time when that
industry was still very young and small in
America Me brought from England his
credentials as g Methodist and began TO
preach very much after the fashion Of
James A. &arde6 IS an exercise and intel-
lectual recreation ca Sundays. Eenever
was much Of q revivalist or excitement
maker, bus spoke dxectly to dignity and
sources of self respect in his hearers and
although large proportion of the simple
people could not understand talk Of that
kind, it was plain to aN men of education
that he was greatly the natural superior of
any of the travelling ministers. have
a.sn him studying book while lying off
at 1oon to eat his lunch with the other work
me1. He fell into the hands of a
remarkable woman, ,Lucretia Mott,who was
OF the family of Ben. Franklin, and lived
In his neighborhood.. She was surprised
to see his public abilities at debate in q
little school house on the question of slay-
cry some time about 1856, and when she
made his acquaintance found that he had
a sweet tone and care. NJ Collyer in
creased his studies and went to the public
Libraries in Philadelphia, and the Metho-
dlsts undertook to discipline him on some
deviations of doctrine. The Unitarian de-
nomination, to which he was turned, had
but one church in Philadelphia, and its
aged pastor, though he Tow . bold New
Ems land spirit, was generous enough to
encourage Collyer to form another church
and divide the support. After preaching
little while in Philadelphia, whore the
New England idea never could take root,
Mr.. Collyer was called to Chicago, and
soon obtained high credit there, both for
bis intellect and patriotism
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SIR HUGH'S MILLIONS.
The VIII of tho Late Sir Hugh Allan, Of
Montreal.

ns
Montreal.
MONTREAL, Dec. 28.-The will of Sir
Hugh Allan, divides the estate equally
among his own family. Eight daughters
receive $15O,OO0 each on attaining their
majority, and during their minority re-
ceive an allowance Of e1.5Oc per annum.
The married dsughSers reseive the interest
on their portions from the present natil
the estate is finally wound mp, which will
be when the youngest SON attains his ma
jority. Hugh Montague and Bryce ].
Allan, viii be made partners in the Arm
now as their portion. Alex. r.
Allan gets $4,000 and deeds of
the property he lives in at
Brockville. Hugh Montague Allan is made
heir of Ravens crag, with 800 week to
keep it up in its present condition and
style. At the settlement of the estate
Hugh Montague gets one-half, Bryce
James ole-fourth, and Arther Edward one
fourth of The net re.idue. None of the
ships will be sold; the pay of legatees is
to come out of the residue. The testato1
directs that the firm be carried ON as al
present. The trustees are Andrew Allan
brother of Sir Hugh, jackson Rae, Thos
Milbourn and Alfred 81. White. The two
SONS will be added when they attain Their
majority. The assets are estimated all
the way from Sc, 100000 10 $1O,OOO,OOO.
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l42 to 1401a. Michigan Central touched
par, and st. Paul 1861. There were ru-
mors enough after regulating the decrease
IN the trst mentioned stock to fill vol
ume. After these furries the market be-
came very dull. The declines in the bal
ance of the list were slight. Northern Pc
clhcs and Omaha were held very steady all
DAY and were very dull. The drive at the
few properties for the purpose of weaken
ing others rather proved failure. as thev
did not yield, but made fair rallies in the
finai dealings. There was a sale of Pull
man at 1231s. The stringency in money
had its effect, loaning as it did
lO per cent though quoted in the
afternoon as much easier. Western Union
sold at 8216 at the end, and was very firm.
An explanation given of the cause of the
big drop in Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Today is scare of the Boston stockholders
upon the announcement that the aggregate
stock and bonded Indebtedness of the road
was increased $26,OOO,OOO. This increase
is represented by the cost of the Denver
extension, and by the acquisition by pur-
chase OF the Burlington g. Southwestern
railroad, through Southern Iowa, import
ant new property. Also to the taking mn
OF 100000 of the present 8 per cent.
bonds. Burlington & Quincy is earning 8
per cent on its capital stock and that this
has been done with the aid of only a few
months business on the recently completed
Denver extension.
The monotonous sluggish dropping of
The stock market draws no friends to il.
What business there is done, and that is
mighty little, is left to the tender mercies
OF the room traders. Even the privilege
brokers manage to scrape more profit out
OF the market now than the largest COM
mission houses. Denver and Rio Grande
Is the mystery of the street. No one seems
to know anything about it, except in gen.
eral shaking of heads, o,ninous pauses ard
mysterious mutterings of bad way. When
the stock falls no one is surprised, and the
Germans are said to be selling, and lust as
the stock is expected to fall farther, it sud-
denly turns and goes up, and the Germans
are il to be buying. Its mysterious ac-
tlons and cranky fluctuations have tended
to uproot confidence in it and it is not
surprising, therefore, that the public. So
called, has little or nothing to DO with it.
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FAST MAIL SERVICE.
It is Wanted Between Boston, New York
and Tho West.

1t is Wanted Between Boston, New York
and Tho West.
BosToN, Dec. 2S.-A complimentary din.
ner was given the congressional delegation
from Massachusetts, by the Commercial
club. Beacon society, Merchants club, and
Boston board of trade. After dinner the
company convened in a meeting to con.
slider means to be adopted to facilitate the
mail service between New York and Bos.
ton, and indirectly the service betwcen the
far east and west, south and southwest
Postmaster Tobey said the Boston post.
Office had returned profit to the general
department of $4,000 the past fiscal
year. That this was Sufficient to found
a claim on the department
to respond for the general call for fast
mail services. In the last interview with
the postmaster general a week ago,the lat
ter said he was disposed to be liberal with
New England in view of the large contri-
buttons to the revenue of the department,
and willing to do what the law allowed
him. He wished first to understand the
result of the recently established service.
putting experienced sorting clerks into the
car at Hartford on Western matter. If
that does not satisfactorily fill the bill, he
will see what can be done. There is no
remedy but the leaving of a special train
at p. NJ, to arrive at 2:3O p. m. in New
York in time for the Southern and West
ern circuit.
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, By this assembly of repre-
sentatives of the four commercial and
mercantile organizations of Boston, and
through them by larger constituency of
business men of oil classes, that fast mail
train, leaving Boston at about 8 p. m.
daily, and reaching New York between 8
and a. M, and corresponding train in
return are indispensable to the convent
ence and prosperity of the business inter
ests of this city and New England, and we
hereby respectfully request the senators
and representatives in congress
from this state to act as a
committee to present the views and wishes
of this community on this subject to the
honorable postmaster general, and secure
if possible his concurrence therein, and
his immediate action in providing the
facilities here asked for.
The president of the New York g. New
England, in a short speech said: If you
want special mail service, pay for it.
Come down with your money. Do as the
Adams Express company, which pays the
price necessary to get the service it re-
quires. The government can have a train
if they pay for it. Not one company but
half a dozen companies to complete a
system are ready: Name the time and
you Will have your service on time.
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SPORTING.

Ahe Next ftlHe Match of the international
Sertes-Preparations for the kentuck,
Ra es.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-The National Rifle
association announces that the return
match between the National guard of the
United States and the British militiamer
will take place in the fall of 1883 at Vim.
bledon. The team to represent the Ma.
tional guard is to be chosen the latter part
OF May Il general competition, twelve
men to be selected from those making the
highest fvo scores, due allowance be-
ing made for previous ability and records.
This competition will be open only tc
properly qualified competitors who have
made at least three scores of 165 out of a
possible POS at the six distances prescribed
on conditions of the International match
S5 or over at 200, 500 or 600 yards; 80 OF
over at 500, 800 and 1000 yards. The dis
cussion of the rule teat members of the
team shall be selected by the associations
led to almost an open rupture between
Gen. Wingate and Col. Litchfeld.
New YORK, Dec. 28-The Spirit of tha
Times calls attention to the stakes of the
Louisiana Jockey club, which close Mon
day next, to note their admirable features
and says the added money not only equals
any of the eastern meetings but exceeds
many of them. The same paper SAYS the
Latoria Jockey club, building new track
at Covington, Kentucky, deserves credit
for the exquisite taste displayed in the
nomenclature of its stakes, The Spiri
adds: "We cannot recall a jockey clut
which has begun life with such enter
prise.
The Coney Island Jockey club is en-.
larging its stable accommodations.
New YORK, Dec. 28-An inter- Collegiate
rowing association was formed to-day.
Each member must have atteneed at least
1ve lectures week in a course of study
requiring two years to complete and OBJ
tain diploma. The regatta committee
is: Charles Francis, Cornell; Reginald
Hart, University Of Pennsylvania, and
John E. Eustis, Wesleyan university. The
race will take place July 4, 1883, on Lake
George, for 4-oared shells, one and a hall
miles straight away. Officers elected: II.
B. Swartwood, Cornell, president; F. G.
Hunter, University of Pennsylvania, vice
president; George G. Howell, Princeton
treasurer.
New YORK, Dec. 2S.-Between 1000 and
5000 spectators assembled in Madison
Square Garden tonight at the benefit o1
Joe Coburn, recently, from Sing Sing
prison. Well known pugilists spared
The wind-up was by Sullivan and Coburn
The spectators did not like the friendly
bout" and there were cries of $50 for him
Sullivan" "Give it to him, Joe" The two
boxers stopped and turned to the people
Sullivan SAID: 'Iwant to please you all
and will please you by killing man soor
perhaps Mace's unknown" Coburr
and Sullivan then engaged in three rounds
There was no smuggling, but much scienct
diSplayed
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Darkness Among the Masons.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28.-The convention
of delegates from colored Masonic lodges
adjourned at 6 O'clock this forenoon, af-
ter adopting resolutions declaring that a
consolidation of the two grand lodges of
the state had been effected, and electing
Jno. b. Miller grand master. This after
noon, however, the grand lodge proper Of
the state met, suspended the masters and
wardens of the lodges participating in the
convention for disobedience of the edict
issued BY the grand master forbidding the
convention, and elected ]. Kelly, of Will
Transport, grand master. This action, it
is sale, will lead to bitter conflict between
the two bodies.
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A Dance Unto Death.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

LoaANsPoRr, Ind, Dec. 2S-A grand
masquerade ball, which closed the Christ
mas festivities at this place Christmas
night, was marked by a tragedy episode.
About midnight, while in the midst of a
waltz, Miss Emma Benson ruptured a
blood vessel in her lungs and sank to the
floor. She was carried to the Office of a
physician near, and expired in five min
utes. She was eighteen years of age.
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The Passion PLAY,

New YORK, Dec. 28.-Salmi Morse ten
dered his license fee to-day to produce the
passion play but the mayor refused the
money. Morse says he has invested $780,
600 in the enterprise, all.he's worth in the
world. -
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NEW YORK.
TSnaciaI TeIeyram to the Globf

Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
New York, Dec. 29.-The bears did some
pretty effective work to-day. Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy came in for its share
to 112 during the morning hour. Illinois
Central followed suit by declining from
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The Bank of Montreal, has disposed of
$4,000, 600 land grant bonds of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway company.
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CONGRESSIONAL,
Il GRIEF SESSION OF THE SENATE
HELD YESTERDAY,

The Bill for the Relief of Fitz John Porter
Under Consideration-Speech In Deferse
of the General by Senator Eewell-Other
Proceedings.
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following vote:

Mr.. Sherman then called up the bonded
whisky bill.
Mr.. Sewell, however, opposed considera-
tion of the whisky bill before the senate
should take up the bill for the relief of
Fitz-John Porter, and objections to the
ormer bill being made, the senate pro-
,eeded with the Porter bill.
Following is the vote on taking up the
Fitz John Porter case:
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ana Cnc JOyOu6neSS OF Il continental one.
The theatres are open here on Sundays for
what are called sacred concerts, term as
hypocritical as the appearance Of closing
up the bar rooms, while they are really
going all day long. and every officer Of
the Law knows it. These
sacred concerts give music of all
kinds, but there are no other performances
than solo singing and recital ion. How
this city would vote -on the question of
making . secular day Of Sunday after I
O'clock I cannot guess. should think that
to begin with the measure would be de-
feated, not by the conscientious element,
but BY that proportion Of the worldly ele-
mont which is timid about experiments. /
can remember when not a street car was
permitted to run in the city of Philadel-
phia on Sunday. The ministers OF the
gospel who are now riding on these street
cars to preach at their churches, stand up
and swear before multitude that they
could not conduct the services as late
as 1858 because OF the tremendous noise
the mere street cars made running in front
of the churches. Now the elevated rail-
roads in New York run all Sunday long.
If the condition of Sunday was returned
strictly to that which was enforced twenty
five years ago the ministers in this city
would head the petition for relief.
Robt. Collyer was personally known to
me twenty eight years ago. He was then
Methodist local preacher, living near