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RAILROAD NOTES.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-William X. Alderman,
President Of the Illinois Central Railroad Company says
that while there has been conference regarding
nnetvnue years lease ny the Illinois Central OF me
New orleans connection, nothing has been Determined
re g3rdug aud al announcements OF us cohSu nation
premature
PHILADELPHIA Feb. 2.-Prcsdcnt Gowcn, OF
he Philadelphia and Reading Railroad COMPANY re-
turned TO thi, city to-day and afer brief stay Stare
tor Baltimore to have conference with iresIdcht Gar
rett, OF the Baltimore aad Ohio Company
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2.-The new through
passenger rates agreed upon yesterday In NeG-Nork are
REGARDED Is entirely satisfactory by the Pennsylvania
Rroad officials The price OF each unlimited ticket Is
the Of the local rates -.
Long BRANCH, Feb. 2.-JOseph ;. Harms,
the General Manager OF she Central Raroed Of New
Jersey and branches ana leased roads, mas resigned
Iii- resignation takes eject at once.
ALBANY, Feb. 2.-Capitalists are looking for
a route for the extension Richied branch Of int
Delaware Iackayanna and stern Railroad, FROM
| itcAtaid 70 Oucouta. The line VIII b. about
twenty mics long Il VIII touch at to"4Ihio"n
and Give OucOutd direct rail cOnmuulCa On VIII Itcd
81 le Mes
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WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The Committee q,
ways and Means gave hearing this morning 10 the
representatives of the National Disuers' and Spirit
Dealers Association and OF the Vine and sprits Trad
ers Society OF the United states ia advocacy OF 2ro
posed legislation TO reduce the distilled quOrs 70
90 cents gallon 90 modify the existing laws ia regard
Ouislnery warehouses add distneTs bonds ana re-
H me uutY on Imported brandy and syfits % ~ 30
W sahoH tuesday next was agreed upon by the
MT &C lot the consideration OF the tarIT bids
me hOhse Committee Of Appropriations had Che In.
uan Appropriations OIL under consideration. The biz
WIN pioDtDy be completed tomorrow anu reported 20
the House f'' ~
The House Committee on Military Affairs agreed IN
recommend tho passage OF bill. IA substitute for
about seventy bills pending before the committee
authorizing the Secretary Oi War correct thc muster
OF volunteer officers cover the whole period Tor
winch they were commissioned and actually performed
their duties.
The House Committee on Post Offices and Poe. Road.
further considered the subject or postal -.yiupa
banks The committee has yer no conclus on
Dut II II expected that the VIII finally disuOsed
OF at its LeXt meeting.
Ine House Committee Commerce begun the prepaF.
a1On Oi the River ana HhrDOr Appropriations bin Tina
committee VIII devote one day each week 10 lhe bl
I'll D. IL completed.
The subcommittee Of the House Committee on the III
ncaIy IN charge OF the bill 10 prevent persons living
DlgaHy or pOyeany from holding offices trust In the
United states has decided report The bill 10 the tu
COMMITTEES as amended BY keJresentatiye CuiborsOn.
80 that the provisions of the bill shall moi apply To sny
person elected appointed 10 office prior Tie passage
thereof.
The House Committee on Printing today decided 10
report 10 the House, with favorable TecOmme .O,
Mr. SngetOns resolution providing for tnr printing Of
Z0OOO copies each or the second aGd third annual
pOfis the Director OF the United STATES geological
survey The committee also decided report upon Mt.
Moneys bill authorizing the preparation OF n catalogue
OF Government publications from so TO date
TIE subcommittee or tho House Committee on Naval
Affairs to-day heard Mr. John Roach anu Others the
subject OF shp-Duiding
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CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
PROPOSED ARMY BUILDINGS.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, FeD - 1857
The President transmitted to Congress to-
day communication from the Secretary Of War with
estimates for new buildings for the general recruiting
service at David Island n " aud Columbus BarraeKS
OHIO The estimates call for an appropriation OF
500 1877 TO construct the necessary buildings at DaVo
Island and S13,S2S for those needed at Columbus
Secretary Lincoln hs letter to the President recon-
Inends that the amounts asked for be epprOpated anu
made available for immediate use.
CIRCULATION OF NATIONAL BANKS
Senator Morrill, introduced in the Senate to-
day two bills amending the Revised Statutes relative to
National banks, requiring the circulating notes OF
banks bear the written signature Of the president OF
yiceprcsdent AMI cashier and the other providing Ill
substance that the amount OF circulating notes to be
issued 10 any National bank depOsing bonds for security
shall not exceed 90 per cent Of the arte valn' OF
bonds so deposited that may have fallen III Vaiue peO"
par.
SUPPLEMENTARY CENSUS DEFICIENCY BILL.
The President to-day transmitted to DOth
houses of Congres3 the draft Of bill prepared by the
Secretary the Interior supplementary to the recent
act making appropriations for ne payment OF tue
volunteer force employed In tho Census ONCE II pro-
vides that payment FOR the services OF the volunteer
clerks may be the clerks their assigns, OF to
any person or corporation authorized 10 receive pay
Incnt provided that unreasonable rates OF interest
or discount have been charged
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THE VIRGINIA ENTERPRISES.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. I'm the Virginia
Senate to-day the vote by which the bill authorizing the
Richmond and DaEyie Railroad Company to discharge
its Indebtedness to the State ordered 10 be en-
grs,ed several DAYS ago was rec"nsidered and sub
stiiute offered directing the Board OF Public Works to
sell in open market, for gold, silver or United states
Treasury the interest of the Commonwealth IN
the Richmond and Danvillc Railroad COupanys III
debtedues less than par and to deposit the pro
ceeds such sale in the State Treasury Tor the Oehe OF
the public schools The whole subject was postponed u-
til tomorrow. The House passed to-day VIII some minor
amendments the Senate bl 10 c9nbrn re SAFE Oh ,ne
Railroad he proceeds of which s3ie are 10 be
public schools and i'll the establishment Oh COZ
Nnrmnl SrhOul.
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TWO RAILROAD BILLS.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Mr Coke introduced
bill IN the Senate to-day to amend the general act OF
March 80 1875 granting TO railroads the right Of way
through the public lands Of the United States by pro-
vidug that said shall be applicable to the Indian
Territory or Territories and especially to the lands occu-
pied by the ChoctaT Chckasaw, Cherokee, Creek ana
Seminole Indians iuy ald completely az If theY had
been nam d specifically in the act OF March 3. 1879 Mr.
Cote, hill also nroyidos tbst section OF that act shall
read as follows:
That the act shall not apply to any lands wtmn the
limits OF any military PARK or other lands speccy r.
served from sale unless right of way shalt ne Pre-"
vided for by act OF Congress heretofore passed
senator George introduced bill to enforce the forfeit
ure to the United states of lands heretofore granted to
railroad corporations upon conditions which have not
been complied WITH and TO apply the proceeds OF we
sale Of them educational purposes among the states
nd Ter
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RAILROAD INTERESTS.
LONG ISLAND PROJECTS.

Should TIE North Shore Railroad running
between Flushing and Great Neck, l. l. be abandoned
tan application 20 that effect now being before Tue
Courts IL Il said that number OF New-lor mcrcnan's
who live along the line of road propose 70 buy COM
trailing interest in if and build new road from Flush
ing 20 the East River.
The long Island Railroad Company viii shortly peelh
the LAYING Of double track on the Atlantic Avenue
Division between WO0dhaven and Jamaica. and IN tne
eor viii begin 10 run rapid transit trains from rat
busn-ave BROOKLYN to JaIncica. The company j. nav
ing rfhlte surveyed for the extension the Locust
Valley Branch through the villages OF oyster bay d
Cold spring to Huntington.
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RIrMOFS WHICH NAY BE SIT AT RESI-.
49,. -, .-r. 4 M ~ Tie TI.IHNNE.l


WASmNGrov. Feb. 2.-SpcculatIon a. to the cor
porators Of tho Peruvian Company ana PERSONS III
tcrcs;ed in il sccms 10 be the increase Inc name
of Senator Blair is nov connected win II III
n sensational and unjustifable way. The cores
pondence furnished by The state Department mere
~ shows that Senator BiaiI Introduced Shiphoru
70 certain persons here. Meanwhile rumor Is busy
with n % unmrs not only of General Grant but Of
nj least one Other person now among the highest III
Authority in tho Government, as being iniereo'on
in the company There seems to be no way out d
tho difficulty except by making pnblic the names
which were erased by the state Department "neh
the correspondence was sent IN to Congress- III 40
ing which Senator Blair's name was accidehlaIy
overlooked. To coutlnne the suppression Oh Inc
names NAV do Injustice 10 men whose names may
he uscd wrong ulIy Dy man whom MIR. Blame de-
scriled in lis Official correspondence as being per
haps out Of his right mind" or VINO may Oh me
othcr hand nave what they consider to be a proper
int rest an 4 legitimate enterprise,
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rnr 0GoRnAMARyorX CONTEST

SARATOGA. y. Y. Feb. 1.-The cross-cX-
aininguon Of William wilson, The witness before John
Mcfarland referee IN the case OF O'GOrman against
ArnouX. was continued today.
wilson said that he cOud moi say chat IN tie latter
part If Soyemaer last he told Augustine rnum' who
intro !ucod himself newspaper reporter that Judge
sreirs sister Mary was born nearly three years alter
her brother Bradford. Tie witness has knowledge
that Judge Speir3 father had record in his family
Bible Judge Sper', grandfather, father and uncle
James all lived on an adjoining farm in Ballston.
According to the witnesses recollection, AZ thirteen
years oid when Mary, the youngest daughter Of Arch
rad sper was born Jane, the eldest daughter OF Arch
bad Sprr ana the eldest sister Of the witness the
o lest OF the three famil e. of cousins living there Gil
bert Sprir taught ia the home Sch0Ohouse one term or
more after the witness had stopped g0in. TO school
Gilbert had been three years at Union College. lie
could not say how long Gilbert he attended school
together lie did remember having ever talked with
gilbert about his age lie dr. heard the age Of Gilbert
soer discussed about six months age; statements
about 10 ia NcpNOr paper, copy Il which came by
mail The Rev. 4. T. Nccder. who married a niece %
Judge Spe.r, first mentioned that Judge Spe!r ' "as
trying to make himself oot a year y4dhsT lhan nc
really was" AbDuf tVo wears ago tie witness talk
Ipg With the Of Bradford Spcir when the age of
Bible and gaze The age there Written and they agreed
that IL was correct. Then the witness cad; " Lct us
see about Judge spei : age Mr. seer made 40 repY
hu close Che Bible and carried il away; lie could not
tell why. lie made inquiry regarding tbc record of
the age OF GIl3er i. 6Per lie dd nos TANK Gil bert
NJ Speir was then seventy gears old Ine witness
thou lat THAI the Incident as 70 the family be with Mrs
Bradford ~pcIr occurred m jane or July, 1850 lie ala
nor fr reporter lest November DcccLlber that Mrs
Spes cOndu2t in putting away the Oie TWO years ago
reminded m Of the tilR that Judge Speir trying to
The witness Thought he first told MIR LaoreauN and Mr.
Mrs Bradford Spe: and the ibt, but he cOui not tell
Toe examination was then adjourned until Friday
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AVTl-POLYGAMOUs MORMONS.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The consideration OF
fine Mormon question by Congress about to receive
frsh ipetus through the presence In The city Of the
committee from the general conference OF the
R,,ruauiZed Church OF Christ ,Of Latter Day
saints mentioned III TIE TRIBUNE to-day. Messrs. H.
H. Givi!ry and i. l.. Kelly this committee,
have prepared a memorial which will soon be laid be-
fore both houses 81 Congress, aud which they tnn will
NOT only rsnov, some false impressions which obtain
relative 10 the Mormon Church, but viii facilitate
true appreciation OF the Utah problem and pernaps sug
est solution OF IT, TIER memorial sets forth tuC
Mormon Church. although cassed and known g. leray
"A mormon" is and been opposed to AM un
compromising with that pOlygamic body IN Utah also
called Mormon.
The Reorganzcd Mormon Church, under the leader5hp
of Joseph smith, the Of the original Mormon
head, and duly organized and Incorporated under
the laws Of 'hc state Of Illinois, has steadily
for the past thirty years opposed and denounced tire
doctrines and practices OF poiygamy, aud hds all the
time KEPT anu sustained missionaries III Utah preach
sons IN Territory have thus treated from the
coirup ion Of pOlyNmy aud IT. concoullldnt Ills Tney
iutO effect by the Government for suppression Oh
poygamy In thu Territories. The Mormon Church t-ays
I'M, memorial has ~ round numbers 900 organized
CHURCHES 400 which Ia the United states, win
ministry loo persohs ana membership of 10000
church Ia its work Nnetcnih7 o these are Cldzcus Of
ii, Um,ed states ana all are !Oya. 90 thc GuyeumeuL
The memorial discusses ai como ens'A TIC irsa quts
lions involved, quotes nom tine Boo. " Mormon to
snow that puyEduy II not par' ~ MOrmunam, but
the contrary expire sly inhibited, and urges tuut the
true standpoint IRON "hrh 10 Hcil viii pol'glmy -
that lr past Of tire MormOi ftltL proper, bat
i"alA-oui' lA'uH'I 4i.', 'I'' Pip VI. prevent
persecution, ald thereby holding Win them thousands
OF homes ignorant sous of their ONh nuWbrI In Uiah
VINO ai" not ACTUALLY ehsased ia me practise Of TINS
CRIME, aud vino would otherwise rcruiate tham uad
Inc acmorili suggcst- additional Legislation by C,
sTe5s that aYoWed bisa1!5a he uot allowed 10 eli
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OBITUARY.
SEYMOUR A. BUNCE.

Seymour A. Bunce president OF the Citi-
zcns' wings Bank died at his home, No AZ West Forty
nlth-st yesterday Mr.. Bmce was born in this city in
1929 For ten years he engaged in the publishing
business in Nassau-st In 1860 he organized the CHI
z,u's Savings Bank, and has ever since
been is manager, and for the last two
Years its president He vas Of tho charter members
of the Union League Club and always took great in
tercst in it's rs also O the stewards OF
the ~. Nicholas Society, and member Of the ST.
Ncnulas ClUb I'm 500 Mr.. Buncc was member OF the
Common Council fie always much interested in
the Mercantile Library, and rt different times its
Board of Directors. Mr.. Buuce was unmarried and
lived with his sister and mother
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norsE or REPREsENTATIYEs.

In the House to-day petition of citizens of
New-York asking for the passage OF a bill for the i'm
movement of tho Harlem River was presented by Mr.
ROBINSON Dem. N " Referred
Mr. PRESCOTT (Rep., N ", chairman Of the Com
utee on the Census gave notice that no would call up
me Apportioument bill for consideration Tuesday
Mr. DuNNELL N p- Mimi, from the Committee on
WAYS ana Means, reported bill repeating much OF
section $3.50 OF the Revised Statutes imposes an eN-
pUrt tax on tobacco Referred 10 the Committee oI the
Whole
An adverse report arcaoutlOn dscharpng the spe.
cal committee the payment OF PENSIONS bounty ana
b1c nay IRON furturr consideration OF all bills re-
ferro Ia IT gave to brat discussion Oh the Jurs
dciiou that committee, ator wnoh tue resolution was
laid upon the liable.
Tue House tuen, at llO p m went lui0 Committee Oh
tine Whole Mr. CulKna OF Indiana, ia The cAhlr on the
Post ONCE Appropriation bill.
Alter several amendments had been offered aud re.
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TOWN ELECTIONS on STATEN ISLAND.

The Republicans and Democrats of Rich
mOnd County making active preparations for the APP
preaching elections for town officers. In Westheld su-
peryisor Gilbert G. Dean Will be renominated by tbs
Democrats, and his opponent will probably be Abram
Wood, Republican, who was defeated last year by Mr..
Dean, the vote being very close The Republicans
confident Of electng their candidate this time Super
visor George Bechte of MiddetOwn, will again be
nominated without opposition, In CastletOI and North
field II Is uncertain candidates for Supervisor
will be- Supervisor Nathaniel Marsh OF SOutbhed will
undoubtedly be member Of the new Board. The cleo
ton will be held oil February IA.
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anchored. The weasel held on and rode out the gale
without further damage"
VINEYARD HAVEN Mass, FEB. 1.-The schooner sarah
G. Smith, Captain ssolcy. of Philadelphia from EAs'
Booth Bay for Norfolk with cargo OF Zee ran ashore ~
snOTsiOTm AT Pier 80, the fog Wllsle on ncS'
Chop and remains there, Her cargo vii! he Ietsoheh
BosroN. Feb. 1.-The schooner Louise d. hathDurn'
Captain CrOwe OF South Amboy, with coal Is ashore ~
Marshieid Her bottom IA out
WILMINGTON. n c. Feb. 1.-The American scho 1her
Thomas Williams, Captain Edwards, laden Win Iuihuvi'
from Brunswick ia, for NewYoIk Is ashore on Frying
Pan shoals. Tags Rave gOnc o. her assistance
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THE NEW-YoRK oBSERTER olFICE rIRE

To the EdttOr Of The TribHne.
SIR: Letters OF inquiry beyond all possibility
NJ beipg answered al prcsut pouring Ia upon us
from anxious frenGs VIII you De 80 Kind rs 10 say that
o the editors aud clerks Of The Acg TOr OjseJc are
safe and sound and ia good health the paper Gaa
20 press w week with delay OF two days only With
indispensable sorrow W compelled 30 believe
foreman Mr. eph Cunningham, our assistant fore
man. Mr. Alfred ". Harris, ana one compositOT, Mr..
X bert TrcadWHy, are among me dead
:. IREN.ECs PRIZE, No. II ParkTOW.
Ne,c. York, Feb. 2, 1892,
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MR. CHRISr1AYCYs CoNFDENTALLETTER.
loving telegram to Mr.. christiancy to-day:

loving telegram to Mr.. Christiancy to-day:
WASHINGTON, Feb. ., 1882.
TO the Hon. ISAAC p. CHMsTIANcY, Ln"Slng Hica:
Your confidential communication, of whose pnbi-
cation Won, complain. was addressed TO me Seere-
tary of state and related wholly to pubic allais
had no right to reno 1t or destroy IT, It's lnIot-
nation was AZ valuable to my successor as 10 nv
self Tho files of the State Department are full OF
equally confidential notes, never Intended Tor pID-
sent 70 the senate by Mr.. Frenghuysen, with the
remainder of the Peru-ChIlian coTespondondence.
regret the untowaTd event. but had no power 70
he II ciuded in the volume of my diplomatic CORE
s Do 80 JAMES c. BLAINE.
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JecIeo hI' BlNGHAM rep, PENN offered on amend.
ehpenses OF me fFee delivery system and appropratng
at anount TOT INC extension Of the system re spoke
give talr Increase OF salary to the auxiliary letter
calIloIS many O.whOn received only $500 year and
were hard working class OF men - N
MT LORD (fep' hohl advocated such au increase OF
Ietter-carncrs to be raised ' VI
Propositions were made to fix the amour, approprated
Ior tAe extension oi the free delivery system at $1,000
aud $4,000 hut pending vote thereon Tho commifeeo
rose. '"''''O"
Tho House then. nj ) O'CLOCK aAonrnnl
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A COAL POOL IN EMBRYO.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. Ut IS rumored here
tlat President Gowen Of the Reading Railroad, has In
view as one of the departures Of his management
scheme for the organization of pool of coal Interests
which the trunk line mana ger ent have devised for the
on system not dIsgimilar from that
han4liuz Of thei: passenger aud freight business
with the Ncw-Crrey Central, ana possibly the Delaw".e
Iackawanna aud Western interests the pool would viz
tuav nave control OF fiye-eiShthS OF the entire trade
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THREE NEW NOMINATIONS.
lsY TELEGRAPH To TUE IRIBUsE.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-The nomination Of George
Z. Bryant for postmaster at Madison, Wis, made
to-day, derives special political interest from the
fact that the place has beel held for long time by
f.. W. Reyes. leader in Wisconsin politics, and
supporter of Mr.. Blaine IL the Cincinnati COnven-
ton of 1876. Mr. Reyes WIS a candidate for reap
pointment Mr. Bryant was a delegate to che Chi
cage Convention OF lss0 and voted thirty-sx times
for General Grant. lie was Colonel of the 18th
Wisconsin Volunteers during the war, and is an IN
innate friend Of Postmaster-Gencral Howe.
John S. Ruunels, nominated for District-Attorney
in Iowa was a member Of the Chicago convention,
aud voted with the rest OF his dclcga ION for Mr.
Blai-a MarSdca C. Bun b. Teuominatet for District
Attorney in MICHIGAN, recommended by the
entire Congressional delegation, and is regarded as
"a Bain. man. \ MicbIsal Congressman says:
The TACT is there are no Grant men III our state.
The only one OF any prominence whom know Is
the Mayor Of Detroit
William III. Armstrong, of WIiliamSport, Penn,
who ia, been nominated Tor tue important Once o.
Conn i>,.o4cr of Railroad Accounts, wasa member
of the XLis Congress. lie is iifycight years odd. a
lawyer uy profession. who failed some years ago
through unfortunate lumber specUauonS. lie was
Il, iteata 10 the Chicago Convention and voted for
General Grant.
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ALBERT HANSCOM.

Albert Hanscom, formerly of Boston, a re-
tired merchant, died suddenly at his house, No. 1869
AIadisou-ave last evening from bilious attack
He wa. born IA New-Iam ,shire but at early age he
eni To b. ton where he Assistant Collector % the
Port for MANY Years Twenty years ago he to this
city where he ad since been employed the Custom
Hons, aud In tie dry goods stores of A. L. stewart Il
ca and the latc Elliot &. COWdn. The funeral Will take
place at the house sunday afternoon.