Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1875-01-27

              pr VOL. XXXVI. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1875. NO. 22. SIEBERT fc LILLEY, Blank Book Manufacturers, Printers, Binders, Stationers-And Legal Blank Publishers. BOOK BINDING Of every derription, by the Edition or single Volume. OPERA HOUSE BUILDING, (Cp Stairs.) rt0 roi-iuiBrs. (DtoStateiournal Offices llleh, Penrl mill Chapel SI. I. H. OOMIT. nUB-SOB, COMLY & PRANCIHCO, miKNtB kst raor-sin-oss. lii:i if. rowi.Y mtiior. LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY. ruirm. J a. 26. Sennit Mr.Edmunds introduced an important bill regulating tbe manner of counting votes for President and Tics Pres ident A bill facilitating disposition of cases in tbe Supreme Court was passed. oiM-Bill to pay February interest on District of Columbia bonds was reported and referred to committee of tbe Whole A resolution reported from the Judiciiry committee limiting the Presidential term to six years, and making tbe President ineligible to re-election, failed to receive a twottiirjs Tote on its passage, and was lost. General Assembly. Jan. 26. Sinate Seven bills were read the second time, and a few petitions were presented. Some Numerous petitions were presented against modifying the liquor Uws Bills introduced: Relieving the Franklin County Agricultural Society from holding fain; prescribing rate of State tales; making it a misdemeanor to employ children for begging purposes; giving claims of employes preference over other claims; enabling incorporated villages to surrender their corporate rghts. The Emperor of China died January 12. His heir apparent is aged only five yearn. Andrew Johnson was elected United States Senator by the Legislature of Ten nessee, and General Burnside by that of Rhode Island yesterday. The Daily Youngstown Register claims a bona fide circulation of "1000 copies, worked up since December 14." Pretty good for the little Brier Hill city. There is nothing like cheap coal I A resolution proposing to amend the Constitution so that the President should be elected for the term of six years and be . ineligible to re election, was rejected by the House of Representatives yesterday.The Democratic members of our hard ly-worked General Assembly found time amid their arduous duties to congratulate Andy Johnson uprm his election yester- day. They should now adjourn again, and take a rest. In New Hampshire the Republicnns have nominated Person C. Cheney and the Democrats Hiram R. Roberts, for Gov- ernor. The election will take place March P. In addition to State officers three Congressmen will be chosen. Sargent is a jewel of a Manager. Last week he gave ns blood by the tubfull, and the house was like an inverted pyramid- biggest end up stairs. This week we have legitimate acting brain work and the pyramid is right end up. Miss Charlotte Thompson is drawing not only large but elegant audiences, The most cultivated and intelligent people of the city are de- lighted with her playing, which, as our critic says, does not depend on either fireworks or dry goods for its Bucoess. Otm ecclesiastical friend of the Catho lic Columbian will please note that neither General Sheridan nor President Grant have called "the people of Louisiana and Arkansas assassins" or banditti General Sheridan suggests simply that Congress pass an act declaring the ring- leaden of the While League banditti which is quite a different matter. . If we should ask the Ohio Legislature to pass a law declaring murderers and highway robbers banditti, who would suspect us of calling the people of Ohio assassins, IT is reported that Rush R. Sloane is doing a banking business in Belgium. An extradition law was adopted by Belgium March IS, 1874, and transmitted to the United States government by its Belgian Minister, Mr. Jones, March IStfa. The Belgian law provides that it may extend to any foreign country, on condition of reciprocity. Whether such reciprocity exists between Belgium and the United States, we are not informed. The law will be found pp. 50, 57 and 58, Message and Doc. Dept. State, 1875. , Mb. Charles Hiqoins sends us a copy of the Carrier's Address of " The Ohio State Journal and Columbus Gazette," January 1st, 1827. It is an ancient look' ing document, the color of one of Sena tor Wallace's Coffeepot Naturalization Papers. The Poem is a solemn performance in the old style, with much personification of the attributes and emotions and abstract objects as Genius, Art, Superstition, Fame, Wisdom, Reason, and Corruption (they had Corruption, and with a capital C, too, in those days, as well as in Iheae modern days). There are some .elaborately pretty poetic figures, stiff and lurmatural like wax flowers, scattered (through the poem, but it is above the modern avenge of New Year Addresses in scholarly corrected and finish, Oct witty and logical friend of the Stiti Journal pnisles us somewhat in his argument on the Louisiana matter. He want to keep somebody from misunderstanding, yon know: end so he numbers his paragraphs and sifts his words. 1. Kellogg was recognised as the legitimate Governor. 2. The President was bound to answer any call for troops wade ijr fAe Qxtnar to keep order, by article so and so of the Constitution. But the Conservative Wilts was the first to call in the troops, and therefore cannot denounce their interference as an outrage. 89 save the Cincinnati Commercial also. Now here is the puszle. What business had the troops to answer Willi's call he not being Governor, or holding any office recognised by the President? If he did call them, why did they come? Was it for the purpose of giving our witty and logical friend the ground for bis argument? Or wss the story of his calling them at all a made-up one? The Columbian knows nothing about partisan polities, and is puuled. CuMofie Cofum-num.If it will be any oorafort to the editor of the Columbian, we are willing to admit that "the Conservative Wilts" had no authority whatever to call upon the United States troops, and the commanding officer, in responding to that call could only have acted nnder his general orders to "preserve the peace and defend Louisiana from domestic violence." Nevertheless, Wilts and the entire Conservative party in the House, having been the first to call for the interference of United Stales troops, are estepped from denounc ing such interference as an outrage on a State Legislature. PERSONS AND THINGS. Lads at school in Louisiana are not permitted to "speak" "Sheridan's Ride" anymore. Tbe ladies are speculating tenderly on the reason which brings Nellie Orant back, and on the possibility of a christening at the White House, which hasn't happened since Tyler was President. 'A glare of tee," the maiden said, Ah she lost her balance and smote her head; "An icy glare," whs the old m:m's moan, as ne stretonea nis iengin on uie pavement stone. The Philadelphia Press notes a steady improvement in the price of pig iron for the last ten days, recording the existence of a speculative feeling and an increased demand. Such a cliange will not be considered at all out of place. Life is sweet as nitrous oxide; and the fisherman dripping all day over a cold pond, the switchman at the railway in tersection, the farmer in the field, the negro in the rice swamps, the fop in the streets, the hunter in the woods, the bar rister with the jury, the belle at the ball, all ascribe a certain pleasure to their employment, which they themselves give it. A-inerson. There is a pressing call in circulation for J. M. Amnions, soliciting agent for the Jewell County Relief Society, Kansas to return to Jewell City and make settlement. The Corresponding committee pub lishes a card, which it requests all paperB to copy, notifying Mr. Amnions that his credentials are withdrawn, and warning all persons or societies from giving contributions to him. This looks as though Mr. Ammons had been stealing the livery of charity to serve Amnion in. If his gloaming eve should chance to fall nthwart this paragraph he will please understand that he is wanted at home and at once, It is slated by telegraph from Wash ington that $3,300,000 new National bank circulation has been applied for under the provisions of the Senate Finance bill, which recently received the President's signature. According to this bill 80 per cent. Of legal tender notes have to be re tired from circulation, and, ir tinsIr-o,-306,000 new bank circulation should be authorized, then there would be a contraction of legal tenders to the extent of $2,092,800. When this decrease of legal tenders begins to be felt, we shall surely witness a change in the temper of the money market, and certainly a change to higher rates. A Wisconsin schoolboy handed in the following composition recently. "I go to school to learn to read and rite and siphor to slide on the loe and trade off an old nife if I have one, in summer to pick wild flowers and Btrawberries and to get out of work hot days, some boys has to go to school to get but of their mother's road, but I would rather Btay in winter than to go to miles and set by a cold stove and freze my lose. I like to go to school to see the teacher scold the big girls when they cut up. Some go to school to fool but I go to study, when we are old we can't go to Bchool and then we will feel sorry that we fooled when we was young and want to school. I don't get no time to fool anyway for I have enough to do when it comes to my geography." A Very Hard Money Jinn. If an interviewer from the New York Granitic reuorts Senator Jones correctly, that gentleman is a hard money man in tne exircnieat sense, ine urapniu re-nnrla Jones as saving : If I had my way, there should not be a single bank in the country. A man has no business to be drawing interest on his own money and on his debts as well. It is a false system altogether, as long as greenbacks are the legal currency of the country, however, that is Just the system we are acting upon, -verytmng is at a, false valuation. If, for instance, lean! buy this pair of boots that I have on in Paris for five dollars, and I have to pay fifteen for Hiem here, there is something radically prong at the condition of affairs here. Things are in fictitious values, and we are out of re lation to the rent 01 the wona; ana as long as that artificial condition of affairs exist we shall suffer depressions and panr ics and evils of all kinds. How are we to get back into relations with the rest of the world? By Just going back to hard- ... raatnvina- trnA In ifa nrnnN- functions and the circulating medium of the country. " There is that metal, a nara mliil fact: it has been recognized for thou sands of years as the standard of values all over the oirilized world. We may try to evade that solid fact; we may try to call a piece of paper a dollar, and try to maka ourselves believe that it is a dollar! hut we can't deceive the rest of the world, and we shall be out of relationship with it as long as we continue to use this fictitious currency. The editor of the Defiance Democrat having been to uoiumous recently ana witnessed the workings of the Legisla ture, expresses (his as his most profound conviction : "II Mr- Eshelman had a counle of cast-iron hinges in his back' bone he could walk more gracefully." BY TELEGRAPH TO TBS OHIO STATE JOURNAL Night Dispatches. PERSISTENT PUMPING. The Lawyers Still Knmmsglng Houl-toa's Knowledge Bex. Raminiscencei of Woodhull's Free Lo-e Lecture. Alleged Additional Badaeia Coifeued by Beecher. Clrcuuista-llMl tue.ll.alas; Abosil tellers, I-lervl.ua, Olalemesiu am- Thing-. fCootinued from Second Pas.. After recess Moulton's redirect exami nation was continued. A letter was handed to wilneea which he identified, and said he received the letter at the hands of Tilton, written to him by Airs. Tilton. My hostility was commenced against Beecher by seeing in his statement, and his saying, ha would rain me. Witnsss'was asked what Tilton said on receiving Beecher'a letter of August 7, 1874, which gave rise to a long discussion among counsel, but was finally allowed by the court. Witness replied that Tilton on that occasion said, "You know I have not had aceeos to your repository of materials." The attention of the witness was also called to a letter of August 0. Evarts said this letter, he understood, was not in evidence, and was shown to witness only to refresh his memory, and any evidence relating to it he would object to. The letter was one written by Beecher calling on Moulton to produce the paperB before the investigating committee, Witness replied that on receipt of this letter he procured Tilton's consent and went before the committeo with all the letters. Evarts objected to this, but Judge Neilson said he admitted it to show that Tilton'sconsent was given for the submission of the papers to the committee. The witness resumed: I went to the committee and told them I would produce the papers next day before them. I went before the committee after that and took the papers incorporated in Tilton's statement before theui. Witness was asked by counsel why he did not take the other papers too, and this was objected to by Evarts, but allowed by the court. Witness replied : On Sunday prcceeding the Monday on which I had promised to take the papers before the committee, General Tracy went with me to see General Butler at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in regard to suppression of the statement. We had a conversation together and in consequence of what took place there I refrained from taking the papers. Tracy wss acting for Beecher. This letter was ordered to be stricken out by the court. We had a conference next morning at my house. The statement referred to was the long one I prepared and published. Mr. Tilton and Mrs. Tilton did not know that any money came from Beecher. I never told them so. I never becauie acquainted with Mrs. Woodhull until after the publication of her card in the World. She was invited to my bouse in order that I might use my influence with her to Bup-prcsB these stories against Beecher. My wife ohjected to her being brought there. When Mr. Tilton introduced Mrs. Woodhull to the audience in Steinway Hall on the evening of her lecture, he came forward with the lady on his arm and said, as nearly as I can recollect it, Ladies and Gentlemen : 11 is quite un usual for me to be in town during the lecture season, and I unexpectedly find myself here to-night. I find that several representative men have been asked to in troduce the lady who will speak to this audience. Some refused ou the ground that they knew nothing of her character, and others on the ground that they arc in doubt as to her views. As to the first. I think I know it and will take tbe resnosibility of vouching for it, and as to the second point, I don't know ;what her views are. and I have never beard her express them. she mav be a lanatio or a tool, but 1 would rather be either or buth than lack courage to ask from an American audi ence lor a woman the right ot freedom 01 snecch." I Applause from the gallery. The suggestion was made to us to go to the lecture at live or six o'clock p. m. i am a member of the Produce Exchange, and have been ao for many years. A great number of men spoke to me about the Bcandsl after it broke out I think about twenty or thirty. An argument having arisen between counsel as to whether witness had any conversation with Beecher in regard to what he might ear about tbe matter to any persona who might speak to him, Mr. Beach arose and addressing the court said that a Times reporter said he bad re ceived some points from one of the coun sel to be used in preparing an article fur publication on the cross-examination of this witness, which would be freely commented on in the article, He asked the court to admonish the perjon about to publish the article that If this party published comments on the case, counsel threatened to bring him before the court and have him punished for contempt. Judge Neilson said he could take no action other than counseling the jury 'not to read of the case in the papers. Counsel remarked that there was a statute in force giving the court power to punish a party so offending. The court replied that comments on the case might occur in a New Jersey paper.or a Philadelphia one, and so find its way into the homes of some of the jury, and thisoourt had no control over it. Witness continued : On the occasion of my interview with C. Storrs I told him after I had telegraphed from Lowell to the committee that I would go before them to testify, that Beecher had told me he had committed adultery with another woman besides Mrs. Tilton. I said my cross-ex amination before the committee would do away with publishing statements, The Dor rait hanging in my panor was given me in 871. Witness was shown four notes which he identified as notes given to the subscribers 01 the itolden Age 07 Tilton, and also a letter accompanying them, llipj were onerca in eviaence oy ex-Judge fullerton. i he letter was au dressed to Tilton, and Informed him that the subscribers herewith returned him the notes and wished success to his paper in the future. Witness said the Wood- hull publication appeared in the paper before these notes were given back. At this point the court adjourned for the day. Moulton, it is said, will resume the stand to-morrow. ftenntor l?arpcalera Chances.' Milwaukee, January fifl. .The two nouses 01 ine legislature in joint con nntlnn will ballot for United States Sen ator at noon to-morrow. Jt fs said that eighteen representatives have signed a paper saying toey win never vote lor carpenter, setting forth reasons. Carpenter Jacked eight votes of a majority to-day. LOUISIANA. Ex-OeTeraer Welle Before the Cob-rreuloaal Cesasaittee. White League Persecution end In- .-. - timid&tion. . Infor-atlsa te the Actios of tbe ReUraiai Beard. New Orleans, Jan. 2d. Ex Governor Wells was before the Congressional com-mitttee to-day and testified as In the ae-tion of the Returning Board. He aub-milted the Returning Board's report to the Legislature, making about seventy foolscap pages, as his statement. He explained his not appearing before the sub committee by saying he was not eun- penaed. Received no notice whatever about the committee beiog here except through the newspapers, and did not think they would leave so soon. Intended going to Washington to testify, but heard another committee was coming, so did not go. Wells testified as follows: All the polls in Rapides were thrown out on my evidence. We had no other. I made my affidavit on the 14th of December. I filed these statements and mentioned these facts to members of the Board. Hoar asked if counsel had access to that affidavit before filing their briefs. Wells said he thought they did. Hoar Was it filed before going into secret session ? Wells-Just before. Counsel would hare had time to exam ine that affidavit if he had remained long enough to have reached that parish. He could have had time if he had wished it. There was no protest by election officers in Rapides, becauee it was worth a man's life to do bo. Judge Manning, one of the worst White Leaguers in the country, made up the Supervisor's statement. The sheriff of the psriah, a White Leaguer, held on till the 20th of December. They put in a regular sberiffaf terward. The Recorder is a McEnery man. Marshall asked if Wells had been assaulted in Rapides. Wells 1 was not assaulted, but my me was threalned. I received a letter from my son-in-law. The letter was read. It advised the Governor to beware, that he would be killed by stealth, and as it was in his discharge of duty, his friends would die with him in protecting him. ne saia : Assassins can intimidate but my enemies dare not face me, and I am not afraid. I could not speak in the parieh,and I would have been killed. Colored people were my only friends. During the war, when I was driven out for my opinions, they watched over me and cared lor me. 1 heard no man threaten me. I am Bixty- seven years old. 1 was born in itapitfes. Was a Whig before the war. voted lor Douglas to avert the struggle. I was a sheriff before the war. Was a Federal during the war. Had to sleep in the woods during the war. Was called a Jayhawker. Am proud of the name. I would rather be a jaybanker than a traitor. I was Governor after the war, and was removed in 1807 by General Sheridan. I h!td one hundred and twen-tyseven slaves when the war broke out. Owned two plantations, but am poor now. Ha7e acquired no property since the war. Could not pay my debts, but may be able to do so if I live long enough. My neighbors treated me well until the White League organized. I proposed an amendment to the Constitution in'my message as Governor, which produced political differences. Illfeeling toward me only sprung up Bince the Kellogg and McEnry difficulty. JOHNSON'S JAMBOREE. Orcn! Rpjolciusr Over A. J.'. Trl- nniili-lle Denies Ihnf lie liaamnile Plciljrce ami Mentions the i'onstl. tnllou. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 20 The enthusiasm and excitement over the elec tion of Hon. A. Johnson United States Senator today, aro beyond descripton lie made a thirty minutes speech to ten thousand people on the Public Square this evening; announcing his adherence to Democratic principles as set forth in his administration ot the government and former speeches. There being rumors on the BtreetB and at the hotels this afternoon that he had made concessions to Republican members of ihe Legislature for their vutes. he denies emphatically hav ing made conceB ions in any form or hav ing any understanding witb other candidates, and declares he was elected upon the broad platform of the Constitution and administration of the laws as enunciated by the National Democracy. WASHINGTON. Suits Against Delinquent Ralronds, Washington, Jan. 20. The Secretary of the Treasury has notified the Attor ney General that the Central Branch of the Union r acihc, the Sioux Uity ana ra- citic, Union Pacific, Kansas Pacifio and Central Pacific Railway companies have failed to comply with demands made by the Treasury Department for five per cent, on their net earnings after sixty davs notice to them. Accordingly the Attorney General has begun preparations for bringing suit against these companies, but has not yet decided upon tne places at which proceedings will be commenced. Another fire was discovered in the Navy Department this afternoon in a pile of kindling wood, which was suppressed before doing ny damage. tiro AbMe In J.ofinl woverlintcut. Cbari.emton. S. C.. Jan. 20. Judge T. C. Makey, republican, who was sent by Governor Ch iuiberlsin to investigate the recent troubles In dgeheld county, has made a report in which he lays the blame upon gross anuses in me county government. He declares that no English spoken people has been subjected to a like infliction since tne sax wore me nornian collar. He says officers of t'.ie colored milftia have been in the habit of calling out thoir men whenever a personal quar rel arose between white and colored men, and this in spite of the fact that tbe State Constitution gives to the Governor alone power to call out the militia. He recommends the immediate diebandment and disarming of the militia. It is paid GovernoJ Chamberlain will act on this recommendation. Wealner 'roitHMe.. Washington, Jan. 20. In (he Ten? nessee, Qhio Valley and Upper Lake region falling barometer, rising tempera' ture, east or south winds, cloudy and rainv weather, except mostly as snow in the last district, but followed during the afternoon or night by wind shifting to west or north, rising barometer and colder seathcr, In the Upper Missisilpi and Lower Missouri Valleys and Northwest, rising barometer, wind shifting to west or north, clear or clearing and colder weather. In the Middle States an Lower Lake region falling barometer,' rising temtjera- ttire, easterly or southern winds, generally clon4y ffatjier, accompanied by snow or rain In the latter and Northern New York, and followed by light rain in the former. XUIM CONGRESS SECOND SESSION. Wiiaioroji, Jan. 26. SENATE. Tbe Chair laid before the Senate a ma sage from the President trantmiliing a report of the 1'ommtssiun of Kugineers appointed in compliance with the resolution of June is, ibiA, to investigate ana report a permanent plaa for th. rrdamatioa of the .ilufial b id of the -uaistippi. Referred to th. eommittae oa Transporuuion, Koutea, and ordered to be nridled. Alter the introducing of a number of bills and peliiions, business on the talcodar was taken op and the following hills were dis posed 01: rentte bill to facilitate disposition ot cases in Ihe Supreme Court of the United States, and lor other purposes. Fused. House bill to amend tbe twentyunrd para graph of SKlioa three, of Ihe act to regulate fees and costs 10 be allowed man ball and at torneys of th. Circuit and District Courts of the Lulled btates, approved February 28, 1803. raaseo. A bil. to wind un the Freedmen's Bank. with one commissioner instead of three, was reporteJ and discussed, but went over with out action. sir. Kdmundt introduced a hill to srovide for and regulate couotiog tbe vole fur ri evident aod v ice President. It provides that from three to tea days next prior to the last alondav in everv Jnuarr lollowinir an elec- t on tor President and Vice President, tbe tfenale thall appoint four Senators, and tbe Mouse 01 representatives nve ot its members, and such niue persons shall constitute a coinoiittrc be elections of President aod Vice President. A majority of said committee shall be a quorum, a d the concurrence of said majority shall be necessary in any action thereof. Each member of the committee shall lake ao oath to jierform the duties im posed upon mm by the provisions 01 this bill. Tbe Senate and Hoase are required to meet together in tbe llali of the House at one o'clock on said lust Monday in January, and meet daily, Sunday's excepted, until such duties as are hereafter named are performed. The President of tbe Henate is to preeide and open all certificates and papers purporting to oe ceruncsies 01 votes cast lor President or Vice President, and after so opening them the papers shall all be delivered to tbe committee above provided for, who shall proceed to examine the same and report in writing as soon at possible the state of the votes and what persous, if any, have been, pursuant to law, elected President or Vice President. 1; when the report is made, anv Question is raistd by any Senator or member of the House touching the legd validity of auy vote or proceeding ot the committee, the both Uou-es shall consider the Question sen- arately, and if they concur, their judgment shall stand, atid the report of the committee auau oemoainea accordingly, out it tue two Houses do not concur, theu the report of the committee shall stand, and the persons declared elected, shall resnectivelv be deemed prima facie eltcted to exercise the functions ot their otlices, subject to any contest made in due course ot the liw. Referred. Air. Scott, from the committee on Finance. reported with amendment a bill to amend tbe National Bank set, fixing the compensation of National liauk Examiners. 'Ihe amendment provides that persons appointed to make examination ot ftalioual Uanus in redemption t-ities shall rece.ve such compen sation as may be fixed by ths Sccietary of tne jreasuryupsn recomnietdation ot the Comptroller of the Currency. Placed on the calendar.: '1 he Senate resumed consideration of the resolution of Mr. Scuitrt instructing the Judiciary committee to inquire what legislation by Congress to secure to tbe people ot Louisiana tbe rights of self government under the Couslitution, and Mr. fea'.r continued his argument. Hefbre Mr. Pease completed his argument, the Senate went into Executive session and soon alter adjourned. nousE. A bill to pay the February in terest of the 9 G5 bonds of the District of Columbia was reported by Mr. Ga field for passage, but on objection it was sent to committee ot the Vt hole, where it can only be roHched in reg-nlar order or by suspension of the rules ou Monday. The Judiciary committee made reports on various subjects, iucludinga proposition to amend the Constitution by making the Presidential term six years and declaring a President ineligible to office. The amendment brought on a discussion. Mr. Harrison, from the committee on Elections, presented & report on the proposed a uendnicnts to tbe Couslitution as to the election of President and Vice I'rciideut, in favor of the plurol ty Bystem, and a minori tv report was presented by Mr. braith ot New Voik, recommending the abolition of tu-j Electoral college and direct election by the peop!e. Ordered printed. Mr. Eldridge, from tbe Judiciary commit tee, reported adverse'y the bill to create a new Slate out certain pans of Louisiana ana Texas. iaio on tue t uie. Mr. Tremaiue, from the Judiciary commit' ire. reported a bill to provide for redemption of overdue bonds of the United Stiles known as the Teias indemnity bonds. These are one hundred and fortynitie $1U00 bonds be longing to the btate ot Texas, which were taken from there during the war and sold in Europe to Penhody & Co., for which tl a' State bad received no consi ieration. Tbe party holding them refuses to present them, and the object of the bill Is to pay tbe amount to the State of Texas, which is to guarantee the United Stales The bill was seut 10 committee of the Yi hole. Mr. Ctssu-i. from the Judiciary committee. reported iwkeisily the hill for relief of the Southern Stalls by compromise and settlement of their debts. Laid on the table. Mr. Potter, from the Judiciary committee, reported a joint resolution proposing the following amendment to the constitution: Article 16. From and nfier the next election for President of ihe United Slates the President ihall hold his ollice duiing the term of six years, and together with the Vice President chosen at the same lime, shall be elect ed in the same manner as now provided, or that may be provided, hut neither the President nor the Vice President when tbe office of President has devolved upon him, shall be eligible lor re-election as fresident. tie remarked that the amendment would not affect the next Presidential term, and the moved pre ious question. The previous question vas seconded and the maiu question ordered. Mr. E. R. Hoar expressed surprise that such a proposition should be passed without discussion.Mr. Patterson said if any question had been disc ussed until every body wilblnthc House and outside was familiar with it, It was this question. Mr. Garfield asked how it would be with the Vice President, succeeding to tbe Presi dential office within a week of the close of the term. Mr. Patten 3id be would have to take the office with its restrictions and disabilities. Mr. E K. Hoar remarked that while be was not of the opinion that thi re was likely to be any occasion when be should favor or believed the American people would favor the continuance or any person in tbe presidential office beyond two terms, he did not be lieve an argument as to tbe corruption of tjje people hy the Executive power was one tie strength of which the people should confess, or that they needed such proteo ion against such influence as that they should deprive themselves of the power of selecting their Chief Magistrate. He recollected a conversation wh ch he had with a gentleman standing high in ollice in reference to the re-election of Lincoln, and who was ve-y much opposed to his re-election, apd, He (Hoar) had then said he believed ihe American neon'e intended to re-elect Lin coln, if necessary, during the rest of bis life, until lie was recognized by every pa -t of a-country as President of the UuitecJ S',alej. lie (Iiuat) did not t panose to aid In denriv liig the American people of the r gb't, under any emergency orexigeicy. of determining whom they should keen in the Presidential chair. He did not ba-ieve they ever would keep a man beyond the time which Washington's eiample had sanctioned, and which was one ot the traditions of the Republic, but it was a very grave and serious question to deprive Ihe peop e ef tlx power to choose. II r. Kaasoa suggested that it iu a serious question with popular governments whether ineligibility ahould apply to any but the next term, ana ne proposeii to amen a tne tun in that respect allowinc eliiibilitr after six years. Tbe amendment was allowed to be onered. On motion of Mr. K. R. II oar the vote or dering lb. main question la recoasi dared aod the Question oneoed to diacuaaiun. Mr. Butler of Massachusetts defended tbe Judicisrv committee from the imnlied cen. sure of his colleaguefMr. Hoar) ia regard to passing a constitutional amendment under tne previous question. Alter a long dtbate Mr. Ward of D:iooie moved to lai the joint resolution on the table. The House refused to lay it oa tbe Utile yeas 98, nays 138. Mr. to ard ot 111-uois then moved to recom mit it to the Judicury committee.Nega-tived-yeas 110, nays 123. Ihe Joint resolution wu then rejected yeas lii, nais 104 less than twolhirdt voting in the affirmative. Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, from the Judiciary committee, reported a resolution in reference to M. C, Garrahan and tbe New Idria Mining company's claims ia California, direciing tbe Commissioner of tbe General Land Omce to inttituie leal proceedings in tbe name of tbe Government against the New Idria Mining Company in the circuit Couit for California, to restrain further waste of property, for the appointment of a receiver, and for recovery ot posesdon, and also for tbe recovery of seven million dollars illegitimately and wrougfnlly taken therefrom by tbe New Idria MiuimrComnanv and inch other action as the committee may deem proper. Also directing the Secretary of the Interior not to issue patents to the New Idris Mining Company until legal proceedings are determined. After a long discussion Mr. Butler moved the previous question, and it was seconded in tbe lace ot noisy opposition and ot erturts ot Messrs. Houghton and Page of California, to seoure and adjust, which would have defeated ihe resolution as the special assignment to tne judiciary committee sunned oulv to this day. When it came to a vote on adoption of the resolution, an attempt was made to defeat it bya members opposed to it refraining from Voting, but as friends of tbe measure intimated that they would insist on a call of the House a quorum eventually passed between tellers and tbe resolution was declared adopted 136 to 1 1. Adjourned. BY MAIL AMD TELEGRAPH. The loss by the flood at Marysville, California, foots up $465,675, Four frame houses were burned at Martinsville, Ills., yesterday. Loss $10.- 000; no insurance. There was a heavy northerly vale at San Francisco yesterday. Four schooners were blown ashore. The Merchants' Club of Omaha, celebrated its first anniversary witb a ban quet Monday evening. The Robert Burns Club of Omaha cel ebrated the anniversary of his birth Mon day night by a grand supper and ball. Foreisrn. Don Carlos is said to have shot several officers for treason. Rev. Dr. Patrick Leahy. Catholic Arch- bishop of Cashcl, is dead. Dispatches from Peralta. Spain, say a greit battle is expected momentarily. Carlists have fired on a British vessel loaded with telegraph cables off the Bis-ciyon coast. The London Globe says the Government haB adopted a Bystem of torpedoes for defense of the harbors of Bermuda, and also for the port of Halifax. General Primo de Rivera hss been appointed to the command of the Second corps of the Spanish Army of the North, Six hundred Carlists have submitted in the province of Castellor De La Plana within the present month, Ohio. Charles F.'Davis has been appointed ganger of the First Ohio distriot. The Ohio Dairymen's Association will begin its annual meeting at Cleveland today.The funeral of the Into George B. Ar nold took place at Mansfield Sunday. He was one of the old pioneers of Mansfield, having been a resident of that place since 1823. He was a son-in-law of ex-Gov ernor Mordecai Bartley, and was his Private Secretary during the time he filled the office of Governor. He was also a Commissary on the naff of General Wool during the Mexican war. and pre ceded the late William R. Sapp as Asses sor 01 internal itevenue in the thirteenth Congressional riitript. Cheap Thluira lu lulumbns. Toledo Blade, January 26. Columbus is on the cheap line. Every thing is cheap there. Coal is only six cents per bushel, and matrimony i reached by easy stages without exoense at least, on this latter point we have the testimony of the Columbus correspond ent 01 tne c eveiand Leader : THE WAY IT 19 DOME, Jack asks Jill if he may have the pleasure ot taking her skating. Jill de murely consents, the two go down to the river together, and there, upon the banks of the Scioto, the gallant, upon his knees, adjusts the lady's skates. It is a wonderfully long operation compared with the oelerity with which he afterward puts on his own, but they both seem to li ke it amazingly somehow. The preliminaries are finally finished, and away they go over the ice, mingling with half a thousand other equally happy couples. Of course she falls down about mnetynine times, and he en joys picking her 11 p again so well that he only wishes the happy accident would happen nine hundred and ninetynine times. Just as the moon begins to sink behind the massive walla of the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum (both the moon and the Asylum being appropriate emblems of the ecstatic condition of the couple by this time), he esoorts her to the parental roof, and after a tender parting goes to his bachelor quarters, his mind's eye filled with a blissful vision of rosy cheeks, soft blue eyes, a frosty little nose, fairy feet and a faint suggestion of snowy stockings encasing an exquisite pair of ankles, while her silly little head is chock full of thoughts of Jack's strong arms and tender voice. The dpse is repeated two or three times, and then, in short, it's a match. And the whole business docsu'tooBtoneredcejitl Colombo. Journal. London Enterprise.! The Ohio State Jopbsai continues to be one ot the moBt readable, and everybody considers It to be the reliable news paper of Columbus. It is not of that olasa of "enterprising" newspapers that manufactures sensational matter one day, in order to get to correct it the next, bit it alwavBcon tains the latest Consressional and Legislative news, markets, etc. If a Republican o(qceholder gelt out of the way, the State Journal is not afraid to point out his defect. This is why bo many of our old staid farmers call at the postoffice and leave $1-5Q la r tbe 0-Hio STATE jopBMAi, sept to tnem lor a year. An exchange says that Wisconsin rate gnaw holes throimh saw-mlli boilers. They call them Wisconsin rats; but if they are not unaway rats, then we laca a great deal of being the naturalists we are popularly supposed to he. CVnfT- iournaf. SNOW SLIDES. Wild Hstac r a Itock Aoaatjsla Avalaacbe. Death and Destruction Quick u a Lightninf Stroke. Dwelling and laaates Carried 2000 Feet Down Mo.itiii. rrlibtfol Adnii.rn mm A arrow scapea la ska I'lah t'auaaa. Correspondence of th. Diveaport Oasett. salt Lake, I tah. Jan. 15. A serious accident having happened in one of our mining camps, and, being of a kind that could never happen in youi vicinity, I thought I would give you a short account of it. Ia one of our mining camps known as the "Big Cottonwood," the mountain peaks loom up to the height of from 11,000 to 12,000 leet, and, during the winter, the snow-storms rsae in- cesssntly. Consequently the camp is subjected to the most terrific snow slides Une or those etorms was of Ihe most fearful character (Sot a little fall of snow of six or eight inches during a night, bat that many feet, with the wind howling, and drifting the snow in every direction. There are places up there where the snow is probably forty I eel deep. These avalanches are caused by the wind sweeping up on one aiue 01 tne mountain, ana forming a large drift just over the ridee on Ihe opposite side, which soon becomes too heavy, and, di taching itself, plunges down the 'mountain, increasing in site until a moving mass or snow, covering acres, and ten to forty feet thick, sweeps with the rapidity of lightning down the canons, carrying everything before it. no sou Bnow Din pacaea sna jammed together ao perfectly solid that the moment the mass stops, heavily loaded ore teams can be driven any where on top of it, the horses she only making an iuiprea-sion, A person in froutof oneoflheeeslides can commence his prayers none to quick. li suing in snow any w here irom hisknees to his neck, with it blowing so that he can't see four feet In advance of him, he doesn't have the least chance to escape, al- tnougn ne Knows one is coming by the terrible roar it makes, which can be heard at a long distance. One of these slides swept over a mine called the "Anna," last Tuesday, killing four men. The mine was workirg six men, on eight hours' shifts, which neces sarily kept two men at work while four were either sleeping or resting. Their cabin, or rather boarding-house, immediately in front of the tunnel they were running, was built very strong, and considered safe from slides. At twelve o'clock at night Ihe shifts were changed, and the two men whose duty came on left two of the men in the house asleep, and the other two sitting up at the fire, One had commenced writing a letter, and the other j was sitting on a stool smoking his pipe. The two men had iust reached the face (or back end of the tunnel, which was in a distance of four hundred feet), and one naa raised tbe sledge to strike the drill, when they heard the roar of the slide. They ran back to the mouth, which the slide had ran over leaving it filled with about five feet of Bnow, which they had to dig through, and, on getting out, found nothing in sight. The house was swept away completely. They raised an alarm as soon as possible, and getting word up to tne mine caitea the ' I'rince or Wales," which was running about one hundred hands, they all turned out and commenced digging for. the house, which was not found until late the next morning. It had been carried down the mountain about 2000 feet, with about thirty feet of snow on top of It. Four men iuside were found just as the other two had left them. The Bnow had broken through the roof, and had en veloped them so suddenly that they had not moved. They were not bruised in any way, but had been suffocated. The man sat there at the table in the act of writing, the ink-stnnd not even having tipped over, but the man smoking had probably heard it coming one second before he was struck, as his pipe lay be tween his feet. There they sat, moulded in the snow, looking as perfectly natural as if alive. The two men in bed could not even have woke up they lay In their oeas wna tue blankets over them smoothly as 11 lust laid on. Ihe men who helped dig them out, and who brought the bodies into the city, said that by the looks of the men they couldn't have awakened at all. Tbe slides have started in early this year. 1 here nave been seven men silled within the last two weeks, and a number of animals, but the camp for snow-slides is "Little-Cottonwood," at which plaoe, a couple of wintera ago, an avalanche came down, killing thirteen men and some thirty odd animals. A rumor is in cir culation, this evening, that another had happened at the same place, killing six men. The telegraph is down at thai place, ao I don't know whether there is anything in it or not. New Advertisements. Administrator's Sale of Real Estate, WILL OFFER AT PRITATE SALE, until the oth uai up r tsiituiAin. 1876, thiriy-two acres of fine improved Und, si uate one mile etst of West Jefferson, Madison conniy. Ohio, lying on the National road, and within oce quarter of a mile of the 1,1 tile Miami railroad, and tbirteen miles west of ColunibiiB. Slid tract of land would be suitable for gardening nurnosei or any otuer use. For further particular!, call on the nnder-s:ged at West Jefferson, Oh 0. K. K. KUHKKTS, It Adm'r of James Thomas, dee'd. NOTICE. City Clerk's Ofuci, Columbus, January 26, 1876. TO ALL IFffOAf IT MY COKCSSy.- Notice Is hereby civen that at a meeting- 01 toe Miy council, neia on uie zotn inst., toe laiiovving resolution was aaoiitca : RESOL Vl'D, S Y TEE CITY CO UN-Cll of the Gty of Ctilumbue. That it is uecessary to improve LI igh streel, from Nash ua street 10 a point iu iceuouiuot mend street, by const u.ting an osph dtic coucreta pavement tnereon, resetting aua tiimisnin? new curb where it is necessary, the gutters to be constructed with an inclination only one way, the deepest part being next to the curb stone. Rnolvid, That the Civil Engineer be and he Is hereby directed to nrensre and renort to this Council an accurate pi t or plan of tne proposea improvement, together with the necessary prcfilos. SD-cificatioasand esti mates, which i hall eet forth an estimate of tbe cost and expense ot such proposedIm-ni-ovemeiit. together wilh the east and ex pense of so improving tfie intersections of eacu nnu every Bireui anil alley tu'tt may cross said High sirort, and the cost and expense of onehalf the. Intersection of each And every street and alley that enters snid High tlreet but does not cross it. All persons claiming damages on account of said Improvement are requested to hie men- claims mine omce 01 me city cierx, a pi oeiore vne tuin uav ot u,rcu, itjib. FUANK WILSON, City Clerk, jan26 27 febO (J v , FX-23 -3X3 SB I? HOME MUSIC BOOKS PIANO AT ROHB-4 Hand Pieces. I! 50. Large collection of popular pieces, Host excellent practice and Boat anUriainiof to play. BIITER 8 BISTORT Of -USIO-I Tola. Each $1 tO. Condensed from Sou books, and is terse, complete, interesting, and a moit useful book of lefeience In musical families. CLARKE 8 NEW METHOD For Reed Organs is Still theletdmg Method in point of sale, is enlarged, improved and in tvery way keeps up its high reputation. Price $2.60. ORGAN AT HOME-$2 SO. Tbe largest and best collection of popn.'ar Reed Organ -us e 200 pieces; Luge p.get, wtll bl ed. RIVER OF LIFE -New Edition. 35 cents. Full of tht sweetest of sabbath School Songs. All books sent, post-paid, for retail price. CHAM. B. D1TSON CO- T 1 1 Broadway, New York. OLIVER U1TSOK Jt CO, Boston jan wits w tf CVHT1F1CATK Of fJMfl.lAXCE FOR PVB-LICATI'iy. trtlxtHMithedallutant$myr la cwry County uAe f Act u m AgttU.) STATE OF OHIO, 1 IsainaKcn Okpartmiiit, 1 CoLCHsi't. Jan. 24 1815. J WHEREAS, THE O T1ZKNS' I.NSUR-ANCM.'oinpniiy, located atNenaik in the Stnteol New Jersey. hasGledintbis office a sworn statement, by the proper ofheert thereof, showing its coudiiion anu business, and has romplhd in all r.rptctt wilh the lnas of this State, relating to Fir- Insurance Companies iororporated by otberSiatei of the United Slates; Now, thi rehire, in pursuance of law, I, V illiam K. hun-h, Suierintendent of Insurance of tbe State of Ohio, do hereby certify that said Company is authorized to transact its nppropriute business of Kire Insurance in this rjtaie in accordance with law, during the current year. The condition and business of said Company, at the date of such statement (Dec. 31. "18741 is shown as follows : Aggregate amount of available Atsets ...$393,135 8 Aggregate amonnt of Liabilities (except capital), including reinsurance 1C1.154 67 Net Ass tt 231,981 31 Amount of actual paid up Capital . 2011(100 00 Surplus 31,961 31 Amount of Income for the jearinensh 305,161 87 Amount of Expenditures for the yearincai-h 271,619 48 Is WirsESi Wheheof, I have hereunto sub scribed my name and caused the beai. Seal of my office to be affiled the day and year above written. WM. F. CHURCH, Superintendent. J. GREENLEAF, Agent, It AT CULl'MtUS, OHIO. KOTIOE. Oirica Rivoi.vnto Scbapsb Oobpakv, 1 CoLUMBta, O, Jan. 21, 1876. J AT THE ANNUAL 11EETINU OF stockholders of tbe Revolving Scraper Compnoy, lhs following Directurs were elected for the ensuing yean A ddison Wat son, dames nuooume, James Watson, inos. , urent an 1 r. a. daeous. At a tubseauent meetitur of the Hoard of Directors the ibllowincofficeis were elected: - James Kilbourne, President; James Watson. Vice President; Thos L Brent, Secretary and Treasurer; AddUon Watson, Superintendent. it i noB, ti. nna-ivr, pec y ana ueas. ISTOTIOIU. JUSTIN PINNEY, WHOSE PLACE OF residence is unknown, is notified that Maggie riMiej uia, ou tbe atjih day ot January, A. D. Ie75, file her petltiou iu the . office of the Clerk of the Coui t of Common Pleas, wnbin and for the county of rrank. lin and Mate of hio, charging, flist, that the B td Justin Finney, on or about the 21st, 22d and 23d days of Novembtr, A. D 1873. and on ech of said da.s, at the Unlied St.tes Ho' el, in the city of Columbus, Ohio, did commit adultry with one Matilda Webster, aud that often before and since tbe a id date, the exaet tio.es ai d places of irhich plaintiff is ui able to state, the said Justin Fianey did commit adultry with the Ba d Matilda VVebster Second, that on or about the 9ih day of May, A. D. 1874, at the ' city of Cclumbi-B, Ohio, the said Justin Kiuney was guilty of extreme crnclty toward the said nlnintiff bv striking her on the face with his clinched litt, knoikmg her down, pulling her hair, icking snd beatiag her and by violeit and threat ninglangnnge placing her in great ear for ber life. '1 hird, that the defendant has ever sinie the tirst day of Dec tuber, 1873, and up to the mak- , I g affidavit to the said pttillon, been tuilty of gross n gltct of dut) towara the plaintiff ny Vtiutuiiy letting ana reiuslng to provide for her the common necessaries or lne, although abundantly able to do so. And atk- : ing th t she may be divorced irom the Bad Justin Pinne.i tor tbe causes aforesaid, and rec- ive suitable alimony. Tbe said petition in stand tor bearing ro soon alter tlx weeks fiom the date if this notice as coun sel can be heard. - MAGGIE PINNEY. Charles E. Bcrb, Ja. Atl'y. Dat d this 2i ih day of January, 1876. jun67 ltaw6w FIELD BROS & CO WHOLESALE roa 1 Insurance, Railroad -Transportation Cot GLASS ADVERTISING SIGNS FOR EVERY BOSWESS. No. 177 8. High (Opera House Hlock). em 1 or 4p ly - PETER SCHART'S MACHINE SHOP COH: JI HUH, OHIO. MANUFACTURER OF ENGINES, ALL kinds of Machinery. Jail Work. Rail ings and Gratings. All kinds of Brewers' Fixtures. Ord'rs solicited from all parts of the country. .ian22 6m lorsp BOUT, A. O AWL, 11, LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S W i k Maker. AJID DBJtLkB ra HUMAN IIAIIl GOODS, TT B. Town ST., fJolombnei O. KaJTash naid for Unman Hair. oclG dawly la4p Drs. BECK WITH & SCHATZ nave formed a parinerstip. OFFICE KO. SI EAST TOWN ST. Dr. Beck with still devotes special attention to the treatment of Diseases of Women. jan5 lm Equal to the beet and cheap as the cheapest, at the Ohio State Journal.