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WASHINGTON, D. 0., January 15. -- Senate-— After the introduction and reference of a. number of bills, Senator Matthews’ resolution in regard to the payment of bonds in silver, which came up as unfinished business, was laid over informally, that Senator Voorhees might address the Senate on his resolution, submitted before the holidays, declaring that the Government shall maintain its credit by keeping all its contracts and obligations in good faith. ’ House-—Many bills were introduced and re- ferred, and the bill suspending for ten years fur- ther operation of section 5,574 of the Revised Statutes, which provides that when a citizen of the-United States shall discover a guano island he shall not sell guano except to citizens of the United States, passed. The War. The Turkish Peace Commissioners have left Constantinople to meet Grand Duke Nicholas,and are expected to arrive at Kasanlik on Thursday. The Grand Duke has informed the Porto that he is invested with full powers on the question of the conditions of peace. The bombardment of open towns on the Black Sea by the Turks, while negotiations are proceeding. is said to cause great irritation at St. Pctersburg. Hard fighting is re- ported between Tatar Bnzardjik and Phillipopo- lie. 4 The weather indications for to-clay are warmer and partly cloudy. GOLD in New York, yesterday, opened and closed at 102. IF we mtigtaliiave tli.<:sll;er let us have it as soon as possible. 11‘ is now said that the debate in the Sen- ate on the silver bill will last until the middle of March. When the gab god breaks loose in the Senate there is no telling how long he will rage. IF the ladies would like to take part in the Great Controversy, the columns of the GLOBE- DEMOCRAT are open to them. It is true that St. Paul commanded them to be silent in Church, but he never forbid them to write for the GLOBE-DEMOCRAT. OUR Minister to Mexico, Mr. Foster, is about to come home. Congress .should de- mand that before his successor is appointed Mexico shall give some guarantee for good behavior on the Texas border and pay hand- somely for the wrongs already done. ST. LOUIS is now doing a good deal to vin- dicate her reputation as the abode of lovers of music. The grand opera now given at DeBar’s is nightly attracting full houses, while at the Olympic Aimee is also drawing large audiences of those who prefer lighter strains. SOME of the papers are quoting a letter written by Secretary Sherman while Senator, to prove that his position on the financial question is not what it once was. The late Senator Nye once said of Mr’. Sherman that he would live to see the day when a man couldn’t take more than five sides on any public ques- tion without being considered inconsistent. CINCINNATI has a new Postmaster in the persoirof Mr. Jolm P. Loge, who is said to be a very respectable gentleman, but he starts out incumbered with the good opinion of Deacon Richard Smith. This looks bad for him. The best thing to be said in his favor is that he once lived in St. Louis; the worst is that he ever left St. Louis to live in Cincinnati. WE have received. as a contribution to the Great Controversy, a long communication intended to show that the Roman Catholic religion is inimical to American institutions. This is not the point at issue, and we shall not print anything on the subject. The dis- cussion is about religion in its relation to Christianity, and not in its relation to poli- tics. Withixi its proper limits we have al- lowed it to assume the attitude of a free fight, so to speak, but it must be kept within those limits. THE following dispatch from Abraham Lin- coln to Andrew Johnson has been found among the papers of the latter: WASHINGTON, July 27, 186L——9 a. m.—Gov. A. Johnson: Yours in relation to Gen. A. C. Gillnm is received. Will look after the matter today. I also received yours about Gen. Carl Schurz. I appreciate him certainly as highly as you do, but you can never know until you have the trial how ditlicult it is to find a place for an oflicer of so high rank when there is no place seeking him. A. LINCOLN, President United States. Mr. — Liucoln’s sarcasm was very gentle. An officer of high rank for whom there was no place in the most critical period of the war. But Carl drew his pay like a little man, all the same. A PETITION has been presented to the Board of Public Improvements to improve Tower Grove avenue northward from Tower Grove Park to the Market Street road. The act of the Legislature establishing this park and ac- cepting Mr. Shaw’s.dedication of it, required the county to improve this and other avenues approaching the park. It can not be said the improvement of these avenues formed a part of the considerations given for the park, since it was donated to the city; but it certainly was reasonable that avenues necessary. as approaches, to the enjoyment of the park by people of the city should be opened and im- proved, and it was also reasonable for Mr. Shaw to desire, and the Legislature to pro- vide, that it should be done. his surprising since it opens the park and Shaw’s Gardens to all of Stoddard’s Addition, and, in fact, to the whole city north of it, by a way mdch , shorter and better than any existing streets. In fact, there is ‘not now a single street or avenue directly approaching these places from the north. The city inherits the burdens as well as the benefits and effects of the county, and we have no doubt it will immediately - perform its plain duty in the matter. Be- sides, the improveinent of this avenue would also open as direct communication between Tower Grove and Forest Parks, which does not now exist, and this is another good rea- son why this improvementsliould be made. IN the present unsettled state of Europe, every item of intelligence of a trustworthy character is of exceptional value. It is there- fore an interesting fact that, in the budget for 1878, the Minister of War of the Austro- Hungarian monarchy has asked for $1,139,- 899, in our money, less than that provided for 1877. This lesser demand makes pro- vision for the expenses incurred in the pro- jected improvements in_ the equipment of the artillery. 1t must-,‘howcver, be remembered that of the sum vot.ed last year for the pur- chase of the new Ucliatius guns, there still remains a surplus of nearly $1,000,000 in gold .to the credit of the department. The whole army is said to be admirably organized. . AMONG the most trustworthy reports from the -seat of war in the East: are those which are furnished from time to time -by Lieut. Green, our military attache at the headquar- ters of the Grand Duke Nicholas, and regu- larly publislied in the GLOBE-DEMOCRAT. A comparison of the latest returns given by that ofiicer shows that even as early as a few (lays before the battle of Plevna the Russians out- numbered the Turks in Bulgaria in the pro- portion of a fraction over seven to four, and the preponderance now is very much greater. The desperate character of the fighting is now evident, not merely from sensational tele- grams and graphic letters from correspond- ents, but from returns which may now be considered authentic. From the crossing of the Danube to the 26th of November the Russians officially admit more than 70,000 men killed. and the best estimates assign a nearly equal number to the Turks. Since that period thelosses of the latter have been far greater than those of the former,and these‘ very facts put so tersely by Lieut. Green indicate the absolute necessity of peace to the Turks. Upon the other hand, Mr. Green says that from the Loni to the Isker, Bulgaria can fur- nish no supplies at all, and that although it appears from Gcn.Goui'ko’s report that there are still large quantities of grain and great numbers of cattle west of the Isker, they can only be reached over almost impassable roads, and practically, the invaders must rely upon food brought over a single line of railway and a mud road from Southern Russia itself, a distance of about 400 miles. The advance in- to Roumelia, of course, pres cuts a new field, butif the Ottomans are driven to utter de- spair thcy are quite capable of taking a. leaf from the history of their enemies in the Mos- cow campaign and withdrawing upon Con- stantinople, burning all behind them. The Russians are well aware of this, and althoiwh so deep for reasons have alluded. years ago Mr. Pendleton was in training for the Presidential nomination, which he after- fluence to Thurnian for Senator in preference the conditions of peace will probably be se- vere, there is no doubt that they, too, are anxious for the peace for which the Grand Duke now at last announces that he is eni- powered to treat. SENATOR PENDLETON. The wiscncres of the Eastern press detect in the election of Mr. Pendleton as Senator from Ohio an expression and crystallization of one of the many shades of Democratic opinion on the finance question. The New York Herald, for instance, regards it as an indication of hostility to the wild inflation views of Mr. Thomas Ewing and Gen. Mor- gan; the New York Tribune is inclined to the same view, and so of other journals in Pennsylvania and New England. This is in accordance with the disposition of certain men, in and out of journalism, to reason from a fact in politics to a cause in principle. The idea is that if a number of men are candi- dates within their own party for a particular ofllce or honor, each must necessarily repre- sent a d1fi'erent issue or :1 different phase of a particular issue. In some cases this is true; it was notably true in the contest for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1860, when Douglas and Breckenridge were the rival candidates for the party honors. But in avast majority of even the most important struggles of the kind the contest is one of personality, and principle has nothing what- ever to do with it. It may be that in Ohio recently Mr. Pcndleton differed from Mr. Ewing in regard to National finances, though why the New York Herald should discover in the choice of the unlimited infla- tionist of 1868 a rebuke to inflation in 1878, we are not able to tell. The simple truth is, however, that Mr. Pcndleton was elected be- cause he had in the Legislature a greater number of personal friends than any of his competitors, and he had in the Legislature is greater number of personal friends than any of his competitors because of qualities and characteristics entirely unrelated to any of the divisions or subdivisions of opinion within the Democratic party. He is a man naturally gifted with the faculty of making friends——a man who in his daily life attracts many and rarely repels any. He took with him to Columbus a personal Ixagnctism in the pres- ence of which all the fine shadings of DeIno- cratic opinion on currency and other public questions disappeared. It was Pendleton the man, and not Pendlcton the inflationist, or Pendleton the contractionist, for whom the caucus voted. His Democracy was taken for granted. of course, and after that his person- ality won the battle. There is, however, one curious phase of the election of Mr. Pendlcton to which none of our cotemporaries who are inclined to dig Just ten wards did not receive. Mr. Thurman had been a candidate for Governor, and had been defeated by Mr. Hayes, who is new Presi- dent. To promote his own interests within the State of Ohio, Mr. Pendlcton gave his in- to Vallandighain. Thurman was elected, has since been re-elected, _ and is now in the Son- ate. Pendleton and Thurman have changed places since 1868 in this way: Pendleton was thcnacandidate for President, and is now Senator; Thurman was then Senator, and is to presume that Pendleton will do for Thurman in 1880 what Thurman did for Pen- dleton in 1868--use his great influence to con- soliclate his own State in his behalf and help Ohio to lead off in naming the Democratic candidate for President. Undoiibtcdly Pen- dleton had Thurinan’s influence in his favor for the Scnatorshlp. It -was not very strongly apparent on the surface, but it was there, we are quite sure. In return he is fairly bound to Thurman for President. This is the real political significance of the Senatorial" contest in Ohio, so far as the future is concerned. It puts Thurman fairly on the track for 1_880, against Hendricks and Tilden and Hampton and all the other aspirants. THE CONCLAVE IN MALTA. The Island of Malta, in the Mecliterranean, where Cardinal Manning proposes that the next Conclave shall be held, would be admir- ably adapted to the purpose if the Sacred College resolve upon the selection of any other place than Rome. Its area is not large, but upon its 115 square miles there is a popu- lotion of about 150,000, the greater number of whom -are’ residents of the capital, the quaint butvbeautiful old City of Valetta, named in honor of the brave old French Knight,_Je;m- Parisot de la Valette, who do- fended it so gallantly in 1565 against anim- mense fleet and a splendidly equipped army of Turks from Constantinople. After their successful and heroic resistance, the Knights of St. John were sufi'ered to remain there in peace nntil1‘798, when Napoleon seized the island as entering into the plan of his designs upon Egypt and the East. Two years afterwards it was taken by the English, and has ever since remained an appendage and one of the strongest fortresses of the British Crown. Modern criticism or- gues that it was Melita, off the Dalmatian coast, where St. Paul was shipwrecked. but with the Maltese it is an article of faith that Civltta Vecchia, the second town in size and importance, deep recesses and subterranean galleries, hewn out of the solid rock, are still known as St. Paul’s Cave. From the princi- pal chamber long narrow excavations branch oil‘, containing receptacles, one above the other, open at the side and each about the size of a cofiin, where the islanders tell the visitor that the remains of many of the saints of old were laid. At Bosclietto. ‘a little fur- ther on, there is a, very beautiful church, standing in the midst of plantations of orange trees and figs,both of a species peculiar to Mail- ta, and which either die or degenerate when transplanted elsewhere. The Cathedral be- yond the city walls is avery handsome and large building, and in Valetta itself the Church of St: John on the principal street, the Strada Renle, and but a little distance from the great Government square, one whole side of which is occupied by the Palace, is one of the most beautiful among the smaller churches of Europe. The massive rails round the high altar are of solid silver, but in 1798 the Knights, fearing the rapacity of the that this avenue has been so long neglected, new a candidate for President. It is fair French, covered them with a heavy coating of black paint, which has never yet been re- moved, and it is only here and there, where it has fallen or been chipped off, that the gleam- ing white metal is visible. The church is sufficiently large for all the services of the Conclave, and the whole of Valctta is dotted so thickly with churches that it has been called the City of Bells. In the Auberge de Castile, formerly the head- quarters of the Knights of Spanish birth, there are at least two rooms, one on the ground floor and the other in the lofticst story, which might easily be fitted up for the deliberations of the Conclave itself. and the remaining apartments are large enough and numerous enough for the accommodation of the whole body of the Cardinals. The cli- mate, especially in winter, is so delightful, and the air so pure, that on an exceptionally bright day the summit of Mount Ilaltua, if Sicily,may be seen in dim outline from the roof of the Aubcrge. For any outdoor processions or ceremonials the Strada Rcale is broad enough and leads by handsome side streets to the large open space called the Florian Gar- dens, now used by the English troops as a pa- rade ground. The whole population, with the exception of a few wealthy English residents, some Scotch merchants, and the garrison, now from 9,000 to 10,000 strong, is exclusively Roman Catholic and deeply attached to their faith. In their own island they are a joyous and light-hearted people,inuch given to music and dancing, but there is scarcely a port in the Mcditerrzinean where Maltese sailors and boatmen can not be found, and wherever they go they carry with them a most uncnviablc reputation for treachery and cruelty. The native language is probably of Phoenician origin, but most of them, and all the bet- ter educated classes, spcak the singular ined- ley called Lingua France, which every one at all well acquainted with Italian can easily understand and speak after but a few days’ practice. Most of the fruits and vegetables are imported from its little but fertile‘ depen- dcncy, the Island of Gozo, or from Sicily, and the flour from Odessa. but the living there is very cheap, and even at Christmas time light summer clothing is all-sufficient. The Conclave would naturally attract a num- berof visitors, many of whom would wish for secular amusements. But the whole island teams with points of interest, and in the evening, four days in the week, there is Italian opera at the pretty theater in the Strada Theatre, where the late Mme. Pzirepa Rosa made her debut as Amino, in Sonnam- bula. Altogether, if the next Conclave is to meet out of Italy, a more convenient, beau- tiful spot, illustrious in history, could not easily be chosen, and there is no shadow of a‘ fear of the slightest opposition to the plan on the part of Great Britain. I-IIS RECLINING DIAJESTY. Sitting Bull at his Old Quarters near Fort \Valsh, Manitoba. HELENA, MONTANA, January 15.-—Col. Mac- Leod, Chief Magistrate of the British Northwest Territory, arrived at this place, reports Sitting Bull and band still at their old quarters near Fort Walsh: has never crossed the line, and has no desire to do so. The fugitive Nez Pei-ccs are with Sitting Bull. Sixty lodges of Sioux have recently crossed the line from the American side, and re- port a majority of Sioux intend crossing to the British soil. No instructions have been received by the British authorities to bring his band to any reservation, nor has he been requested to remove from his present locauon. The story re_srardIng a white captive held by Sitting Bull, MacLeod ze- gards as ashcer fabrication. Police officers have been continually in Sioux quarters, and have failed to hear oi see the faintest trace of a white man. The Northwestern Indians are reported well satisfied. The British have made treaties with all the tribes save a few lodges. ‘their own was the island honored by the visit ‘ . of the apostle. To this day, not far from POLITICAL PALAVER. The Resolutions Adopted at Spring- fie|d’s Silver Convention. A Fierce Blast Against the Money Power of the East; ‘What Governor Mc-Clellan Has to Say of the South. The Kentucky Senatorship to be Decided by a Caucus. Emery, of lltah, Talks Plainly to the Polygainists. Pendleton’s Election in Ohio-Balloting‘ for the senate in Maryland. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. SPRINGFIELD, ILL., January 15.—Pursuant to call, the Silver Mass Convention met in the Sen- ate Chamber, and was called to order by Mr. J_. G. Rowland. of ‘the Quincy Herald, who nomi- nated Judge C. B. Lawrence, of Chicago, as President. Agreed to. The Judge returned his thanks, and took occasion to heartily indorse the movement for the remonetizatlon of silver. Messrs‘. Orcndorff of Sangamon, Dowdall of Peoria, and Demores of Adams were chosen See- retaries. Senator Archer of Pike, Hise of Cook, Ross of Fulton and Jacobs of Adams were appointed Vice Presidents . _ « —Messrs.Goudy, Gov. Bross, Bates and Ben- nett of Cook, Rowland of Adams,_ Conkling and Merritt of Sanganion, Emory of Peoria, Piclcrell and Jack of Macon. Benton of Union, Etter of McLean , Bush of Pike and Knapp of Scott were appointed :1 ‘Committee on Platform. ‘ While the committee retired, R. K. Turner of Quincy, John Forsyth of Chicago, Senator Archer of Pike. and others, addressed the Con - vention in support of the movement until the hour of adjournment, when the meeting took a recess until 2:30 p. m. THE CONVENTION REASSEMBLED at 2:30 p.m. Mr. Goudy, of Cook, Chairman of the committee, submitted the re;-'Olutlons, and took occa;-ion to say that the best interests dc-' mended the repeal of the-resumption act and the silver dollar restored, and in that manner the product of the mines could be utilized. Gov. Bross followed at great length. Ex-Congressman McNeel_v. of Menard, Hon. J. C. Robinson, Sec- rotary Harlow, John Forsythe, Joseph Ledlie and others spoke. : ' _ THE PLATFORM was then adopted. as follows: Whereas, By act of Congress of April2. 1792. provision was made for the coinage of the Spanish milled dollar, then current, con- taining 371,‘; grains of pure silver, to be the monetary unit of the United States; and although the slanaiard weight of she said dollar, which was originally 416 grams, including the alloy. was, in 1837, reduced to 412% grains, yet the quantity of pure silver which It contained and its Intrinsic value remained unchanged for a period of more than eighty years, during all which time tlic.sil- ver dollar so coined continued to be the mono- tary unit and standard measure of value for the United States. Wliercus, Silver and [gold concurrently have constituted the basis of the monetary system of all nations and peoples since the earliest period in the history of civilized man; and whereas, silver coin has always constituted the chief and frequently the only metallic legal tender currency in general use among the masses of the American people; and whereas, the business and credits of the u hole country, during almost the entire period of the national existence, have been ad- ju ted to this standard measure of values; and whereas, all bonds of the Uuiied States, by law and the terms expressed on their face. are paya- ble in coin of the standard 0lJlll_\'1-1, 1870. name- ly, silver of 412% and gold 25.8 grains; therefore , Re-o.veu, That the dCm.0ll!:l.:Z21llOn of the silver coinage of the United States was a change in our monetary system so grave and so radioed in its character, and sovit:illyafi‘ecting the commercial interests and I-iglits of the people, that It ought not to have been ventured upon, even under circumstances most favorable, until after a full, thorough and exhaustive discussion of its merits before the people, and the covert scheme by which this most important move was perpetrated upon the country, without one word of discussion, either in or out of Congress, and the obstinate persistence with which the scheme is still prosecuted, in a time of unparalleled busi- ncss prostration and disaster, and with the forced resumption of specie payment in immediate pros- pcct, discloses a reckless disregard for the public welfare, on the part of its movers, which merits our severest censure and condemnation. Resolved, That one of the obvious purposes of the act deiuonenzing silver was to Increase the value of the Government bonds, and correspond- ingly incrcase the public’s burden by securing the payment of these bonds In gold, when, by their terms, plainly expressed on their face, they are redeemable in coin of the slandzird value of the United States on July 1] , 1870, at which time silver dollars as well as gold dollars were lawful tender in payment of all debts, public and pri- vatc; that in order to secure to the bondholders this axvantoge, to which they are in nowise en- titled. the people have been clandestin-sly robbed of the lcgzll-tender qmilily of one-half their metallic currency, thereby greatly enhancing the difliculty and danger of the pruposed resumption of specie payments, and unjustly increasing the burden of every individual at large. Resolved, That we view with just alarm the po- sition taken by the President on this question in his late message, and we have good reason to be- lieve that his judgment has been warped and mis- guided by the bad counsels of his constitutional advisers into the adoption of a line of policy which would give the bondholders an undue and unjust advantage, greatly to the detriment of the people. We have searched in vain through his message for any word of true comfort for the struggling masses, by whose labor the money must be earned in pay these bonds. We regiird his suggestion that by yielding to the demands of the public creditors these bonds may be exchang- ed for others at reduced interest, as a delusion. There are two parties interested in this question- those who are to pay as well as those who are to receive payment. We demand that just1‘ce--.-im- ple justicc—he done to both by restoring the Old, time-honored standard measure of values. The burdens of Government will then rest lightly upon the shoulders of a prosperous people. but we see no hope of returning prosperity in the financial policy of the President and his mal advisers. Resolved, That the holders of the Government bonds-not only have no right legal or equitable to demand payment Otherwise than according to their express terms, but the Government can not with due regard to the rights of the people.,waive its option to pay in silver or gold, and restrict it- self to payment in_gold only; and that when the attempt to do this 18 made by legi;-plating out of existence the whole silver coinage of the country as legal tender, and at the same time depreciat- ing the value of one of its most important pro- ducts in the markets of the world,the consequenc- es of this nefariousscheme are so -far-rcachi..g and disastrous that it calls for unmeasured de- nunciation. Resolved, That the proposal to pay the bond- holders exclusively in gold, winch their bonds do not call for, and at the same time to dcmouelize silver so far as to make it legal tender to some small amount.for all other kinds of indebtedness, would be partial class legislation of the very worst character. We emphatically reject all such compromises. The money that is good enough for the people is good enough for the bondhold- ers; we demand that the silver dollar be return- ed to its full legal tender quality, in the payment of all debts, both public and private, and we will be satisfied with nothing less than this; and we pledge ourselves to vote for no man for Congress who is not fully committed in favor of the mea- sure. Resolved, That we will resist the consumma- tion of this wrong by all honorable means within our power. We call upon both Houses of Con- gress to insist upon the repeal of the dcmonetiz- ing act, and - the restoration of the silver dollar to its riglitfiil place in our currency, and if the President shall, by the use of his negative, suc- ceed in defeating the bill, then We call on Con- gress to append a similar repealing clause to the general appropriation bill, and stand by it to the last, With full confidence that the people will as- surcdly stand by them. Resolved, That we view with intense indigna- tion llle efforts now being made by the money power of New York and other cities of the East to enforce public opinion in the West and South up- on the question of silver rcmonctization. and that, speakzng in behalf of the State of Illinois, we say most emphatically that the honest convic- tions of the people of this section of the Union will never be surrendered at the dictation of greedy capitalists and bondholders, be the conse- quences what they may. ~ - Resolved, Thatthe President and Secretaries be requested to forward a copy of the resolutions to the President of the United States and to each member of the Cabinet, as well as to the Senators and Representatives in Congress from the State of IlllIlOlS. DlSPA'i‘Cl~lES ENCOURAGING THE CONVENTION were received from the State Grange, in session at Peoria, from Havana and New Salem. The Chairman was empowered to call another Con- vention when the interests of the cause demand- edit. The Convention then adjourned. It was not nearly so large a body as the Military Con- vention, but was eminentlv respectable, and composed of both parties. The Iowa Legislatdre. DES MOINES. 1A., January 15.--The House met this morning, and elected John Y. Stone Speak- er bva vote of 9-1 to 6. The remainder of the emcee were filled in accordance with the caucus nominations. Gov. Newbold. in his biennial message, deals exclusively with State ztmrirs. The Statennanees , ' imposing. , School for Boys. ' he says, are in bad condition; the floating debt has increased to $341,000, or $90,000 in excess of the constitutional limit. besides the funded debt.‘ Ho urges that this floatingindebtedness be wiped out. I To the Associated Press.l - _ DES MOINES, IOWA. January l5.—'I‘he Republi- can caucus of members of the Lesrislulure for the nomination of a candidate for United States Sen- ator was held this evening, and was presided over by Senator Rumple . Senator Allison was re- nominated by acclamation and without ballot, and received -every vote. Little Mac Inaugurated. TRENTON, N. J., January 15.—About 15,000 persons, from all parts of the State, Philadelphia and New York, assisted at the installation to-day of Gov. McClellan. The procession was quite Flags, banners and hunting were profuse. and the cheering of the people hearty and continuous. Gov. McClellan was received at his residence with a salute of 100 guns. The house-tops were filled with people, as were the streets. ' When Gen.McClellan had taken theoath of ofiice of Governor, and delivered his inaugural, which was frequently applauded, he returned to the Executive Chamber, when the Veteran Associa- tion of Philadelphia presented an address signed by 2,036 members. The same party also presented a silver medal made from a. half dollar picked up on the field of Antietam. The reception in the Executive Chamber was attended by great crowds. I THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Gen. McClellan, in his inaugural address,spokc of the Southern question, and said: I am sure that we all agree in acceptingas final the emanci- pation of the negro and his claim to full and am- ple protection in all the rights of a freeman. The prosperity of the Southern States can be secured only by the full enjoyment of their rights of self- government, With the attendant consequences of peace, order and security. Those States are now in entire possession of these rights, and the result is manifest, to all In the absence of disturbance and in ‘the slow, but sure, return of a prosperity which, if not rudely disturbed by other causes, will soon react upon us and give employment to very many of theidle hands among us. I trust, gentlemen. that you will agree with me in gladly accepting the existing settlement of the Southern question as final, and in insi.-rting that no selfish interest of individuals or mistaken policy of party "shall be allowed to revive a subject which honor and in- terest alikc require to be buried forever among the dead issues of the irrevocable past. With regard to national finances, the General said: As the great object of all, it is our interest to hasten a return of the confidence. security, in- dustry, economy zind prosperity to our suffering people. Inn: :1 duty to express, in the clearest and most decided terms, reprobation of all at- tempts to violate the sacredness of obligations to avoid payment of any portion of ourjust debts,to impair national honor and credit. or to declare by law that a part of a dol lar shall ' be a. whole <:loll.'-Ir. There is 1')l'OU£ll)l_\' no grave Objection to the i'cmonetiz:Ition of silver within proper limits- that is to say, making it :1 legal tender. for small amounts, so as to secure its use in small transac- tions and for convenience in making change; but in this eventthe silver dollar should be made equal in present value, at least. to the gold dollar. If nothing is done to im- pair confidence in the national credit. we are on the road to prosperity, and legal tender paper money will soon be so nearly at par that specie pziynients will be practically rc- suined. .AGr()V'el‘llIl1eDl. which has legal-tender Coins of different and fluctuating values, and avails itself of fluctuations to the injury of its creditors and the benefit of its treasury, becomes a speculalor in the markets, loses its character for honesty. and, in a pressing hour of need, will be sure to find itself, like other distrusted specu- lators, bankrupt and disgr:-.ced. Politics in Ohio. COLUMBUS, 0., January 1-5.—In the -Senate a message was received from Gov. BlSh0D, with- drawing Gov. Young's nomination of Chauncy Newton, of Hamilton, to be Railroad Commis- loner, and nominated William Bell, Jr. , O fB‘r:1nk- lin, for said position. ' A message was also received from Gov. Bishop, notifying the Senate that he had this day ap- pointed the following as his niilIt.'lrystaff: For Atljulnnt General--Luther M. Meilly; A’-tsistunt Adjutant Gene:-:il—Lcandei' R. Houglandg Judge Advocate Generul——Smnuel R. Hunt; Quarter- muster Gcnerzil——Chas. L. Young; Surgeon Gen- eI'zll——I. Emmit Burns; Chief of Eug’tneers—— Frederick Gceger; to be aids with the rank of Colonel—-Wm. A. Birchard, Carson Lake. Richard Nevins, Jr.;Grill'iuHeidson, Ev-an F. Williams , Louis F. Schmidt, Ralph K. Paige. Janice M. Williams, Thomas R. Roberts, and M. L. Hall. The Senate proceeded to the election of a'can- didate forUuited States Senator. George H. Peudletou was nominated by and voted for by all the l)euiocrittic members. The Republicans voted blank. The Vote stood: Pendleton 25, blank 8, Pendleton was declared the choice of the Senate. A bill was introduced to reorganize the Reform In the House it bill was introduced to increase the pay of jurors before Justices’ Courts to $1 per clay. The House proceeded to vote for a candidate for United States Senator. George II. Pendleton was nominated by the Democrats, and Stephen Johnson, of Miami, by Mr. Sturgeon, a repre~ scntative of the National party. The Republicans made. no nomination. '1‘hc vote resulted: 1’cn- dlcton 66, Johnson 3, blank 36. Peudlcton was then declared the choice of the House for Sena- tor. The Utah Legislature. SALT LAKE UTAH, January 15.--The message of Gov. Emory to the Territorial Legislature, de- livered this afternoon, recommends a territorial free school law, as the support of free schools now is left with each school district; recommends secret ballot and revision of the divorce laws to requirenyear’s residence of the applicant; he save that but one person has been punished for the Mountain Mezldow massacre; other parties have been indicted, but have evaded the officers; that arrest, trial and conviction were improbable unless a suitable reward is. offered; it is believed friends are in communication with those men and warn them of the approach of Oflicers. and such vigilance is maintained that although frequent as- tempts have been made to arrest them, they have been unsuccessful; the Governor sug- gests that a committee be ilopoiiiteul to Investigate the causes operating against the arrest of the indicted parties; pOl_vg:Iui_v has continued here for thlrtv ycars,and forfiftcen years in violation of the law; in all other States and Territories, polygamy is punished: it is no less a crime here, yet the law remains a dead- letter, polygnmous marriages are so frequent throughout. the 'l‘errilOr_v, and the sentiment of a m ajority of the people so much in its fayor, that officers, though charged with the duty of cuforc ing the laws, find themselves unable to do so without further legislation. This Legislature has sumcient jurisdiction to provide the enact- ments required. but if it fails, then it is the duty of Congress to provide such lcg:slatIon as will meet the case of polygamy and a union of Church and State which are stumbling books in the way of a settled condition of affairs and detrimental to the interests of the entire people. That Alleged Embezzling Member. NEW YORK, Januiiry 15.--At Harrisburg, yes- terday, the Speaker of the House was authorized by resolution to issue his warrant to the Ser- geant-at-Arms, commanding him to bring Repre- sentative Ballard. the alleged embezzling mem- ber, before the Judiciary Committee, to argue the question of privilege, Judge Clayton, of Del- aware County. having refused to release him at the request of the Judiciary Committee. The Great Conflict. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. FRANKFURT, KY., January 15.--One ballot was taken to-day for Senator, Williams 52, Lindsey 50, Mccrcary 18. Boyd 11. Dickcn and Speck, Republicans, changed from Boyd to Lindsey. No other changes. The contest for State Librarian is animated. First ballot, Mrs. Bush 62, Mrs. HMISOII (53, Grimes 9. Grimes was Wlllltll'aWl'l and the election takes places to-niorrow. The Senatorial caucus occurs to-night. Ingthe Democratic caucus to-night four ballots were had without change, as follows: Williams, 43; Lindsay, 38; McCreary. 18; Kuott, 18. Ad- journed until \\’edne:-.‘day night. The Maryland Scnatorsliip. ANNAPOLIS, MD., January 15.-—Balloting for United States Senator began to-day. In the House, Dennis, present incumbent, received 19 votes, ex-Gov. Thomas 13, Steiner 12, ex-Gov. Groome 10, Montgomery Blair 5, SCatvlel'll:'E 14. The Senate vote was: Dennis 7, Thomas 4, Stem- er 4, Robinson 3, Hambleton and Stump 2 each, Groomc, Wicks and Gary 1 each. The Pennsylvania Legislature. HARRISBURG, PA., January 15.—In the House of Representatives, to-day, the following was reported favorably from the Committee on Fed- eral Relations: Resolved, That 'it'is the sense of this House thatthe bill to repeal the resumption act, now pending in C0n9;I'css. ought to become a law. Notes from New York. ALBANY, N. Y., January 15.--The Republican caucus to-night nominated Wnitclaw Reid and Leslie W. Russell for Regents of the University. Reid's nomination was by acclamation. The Canal Board has adoptejushe toll sheet of 1877 for 1378. ' THAT nasal twang, It is Catarrh; once, before it shows on your face, by Dr. J . H. McLean's Catarrh Snuff. It soothes'- irritation, cures Sores in the nose. face or skin . Trial boxes 50 cents, ‘or mail. Dr. J. H . McLean, 314 Guest- Dangers Looming Up in the Di- What a Warlike Policy on England’s The TurkishPeace Commissioners Grand Duke icliolas Invested with Full . I . "“*'*'*'*"—"‘. , ' Queen Victoria, Kate Field and the Wonderfu The -Sudden Death of 9. Released Fenian- net on Monday decided that the troop shins Jumna, homeward bound from India with 1,067 men, and the Euphrates, outward bound,with 1,l42 men, both reported on the 13th inst. as de- tained at Malta, should proceed to their destina- tions. A correspondent of the Manchester Guar- dian writcs that this shows that more pacific ideas are prevailing, but the strain between the two sections of the Cabinet is very gI'eat. purposes are distrusted, Czar is said to have given further assurance with- in past few hours.’ But serious dangers are loom- ing in another direction. many, to obtain seaboard under conditions which would seriously affect England. This consider- ation is having great influence in the Cabinet. on ‘the side of those who advocate Englnnd’s rc- serving her strength. Some deeply Important information has just i'each'ed this country lead- ing to the conviction that a warlike policy on En- glnnd’s part in the,East would be the forerunner of more serious complications near home. meut has ordered forty-two more torpedo boats at Stettin , to be completed by the middle of April. barded the town of Feodocia, Crimea. person and wounded twelve. bombarded Anapa on the Black Sea, in Circassia, - but did little damage to the town. was killed there. towns by the Turks while negotiations are pro- Petersburg. - . Kazanlik, where they are expected to arrive cure it at EASTERN CLOUDS. rection of Germany. Part Foreshadows. Start for Kasanlik. Powers to Treat. Telephone. Foreign Flashes. 3 Turkey. PACIFIC IDEAS PREVAILING. LONDON. Jan. 15.-—-It is reported that the Cabi- Russia's notivithstanding the . A GERMAN IIOVEMENT. . A movemcntis imminent on the part of Ger- NEW RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOATS. LONDON, January 15.-—The Ru:-sian Govern- TURKS BOMBARDING SEAPORTS. ODESSA, January 15.-The Turks have bom- southeast of They burned ten houses, killed one They have also One person The bombardment of open ceeding is said to cause great irritation at St. THE PEACE COMMISSION. CONs'rAN'rINOPLE, January 15.--Server Pasha and Namyk Pasha, envoys to negotiate with the Russian Grand Duke Nicholas,left to-day for Thursday. Grand Duke Nicholas has informed the Portc that he is invested with full powers on the question of the conditions of peace. BOKER AND STOUGHTON. ST. PETERSBURG, January l5.—Gco. II. Boker, United States Minister here, handed the Emperor yesterday his letters of recall, and Mr. E. W. Stoughton presented his credentials. , A GREAT BATTLE. . LONDON, January l5.—A Constantinople dis- patch announces that a great battle was fought on Monday. between Tatar Bzizmdjik and Phil- lipopolis. Fighting was resumed to-day. Sulei- man Pasha afterwards took up positions nearer Phillipopolis, and ordered the inhabitants to leave that town. The Russians have reached '1‘chirpani, south of Yeni Saghra, and are march- ing on Yeni Moshalgre. SERVIA'S CLAIMS. ' - VIENNA. January l5.——A special from Belgrade says that Servlaintends to claim the following peace conditions: The independence of the prin- cipality, cession of Old Sci-via, and an indemnity for '.l‘ui'kish devastations in the last war. MARCHING AGAINST SCUTARI. - CETTINJ1-3, January l5.——Priuce Nikita is march- ing from Antivari against Scutari. THE TURKISH FLEET. LONDON, January 15.—-A Constantinople dis- patch states that in anticipation of the conclu- sion of an armistice, the Turkish fleet has been ordered to remain at Sinupe. 'rIIE PEACE COMMISSIONERS. CONSTANTINOPLE, January l5.—Servez and N.-imyk PIISIIIS remained all day at the railway station, waiting for the. completion of repairs of the line, and started at 7 o'clock this evening. They vvgl pass the night. at I-Intlemkoi, and must even now change carriages at Cliorlu, where truflic is suspended. MONTENEGRINS BEFORE SCUTARI. LONDON, January l5.—A telegram from Ragusa reports the Montencgrins have arrived before Scutari. ' RUMORED NAVAL ENGAGEMENT. LONDON, Jauuary15.—A dikpalch from Athens contains the following: Asa Turkish man-of-war has been cruising ofi’ Cerigo without any known cause, the Greek iron-clad George was dispatched to enforce observance of neutral rights.I’asscngers who arrived here to-day on the steamer from Syra, assert that they heard the firing of cannon near Cerigo. The Government, however, is ig- norant of any engagement. PIIILLIPOPOLIS EVACUATED. LONDON, January 15.--A special from Constan- tinople reports Phillipopolis completely evacu- ated, and the Turks ordered it to be burned. Ajdos and Karnabad have been burned. The Turkish fleet has shelled Sebastonol. ‘ I A HUGE‘ HOSPITAL. LONDON, January 15.-—A correspondent who left Erzeroum just before its investment tele- graphs that the town is new little better than a huge hospital. About a hundred sol- diers die each day, and two or three are frozen to death every night. Typhus fever is raging. As the corpses buried are barely covered with earth, the consequences must be terrible when thaw commences. ‘ England. THE QUEEN AND THE TELEPHONE. LONDON, January 15.--A telephone was exhib- ited to her Majesty with great success at Osborne Monday. Kate Field was the vocalist. CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE. LONDON, January l5.—The tig Anglia, towing a caisson containing the Cleopatra obelisk, left Ferrol, Spain, at 7:30 this morning. Weather fine. SUDDEN DEATH OF A FENIAN.‘ DUBLIN, January l5.—-Sergeant Charles Mc- Carthy, one of the recently released Fenian pris- oners, who, with his companions, reached Dub- lln Saturday night, died suddenly at 9:30 this morning In M(ll‘l'lS0ll’S Hotel, where he had gone with the other three prisoners to breakfast with Charles Stewart Parnell, Home Rule member of Parlianienl. for Mcath. Corporal Thomas Chum- bers, another of the released prisoners, is also seriously ill, ADVICES FROM CAPE TOWN. LONDON, Januurv 15.--Advices from Cape Town say Sirliartlc Frere, Governor and Commander- In-Chief of Cape Colony, in reply to the address of a deputation, stated he would recommend to Parliament the complete disarmament of the natives. BLOWN OUT. The Cansett Iron Company. the largest makers of ship plates in the world, have blown out one of their blast furnaces, and the men employed at anotherfurnnce have received notice that their scrvices will not be required at the end of a fort- night. - THE HOME RULE CONFERENCE, DUBLIN, January 15.-Home Rule Conference to-day unanimously adopted a resolution In favor of holding an annual conference, consisting of the members of the Home Rule League Clubs and members of Parliament. Mr. Bigger supported a resolution to the effect that should intervention in the Eastern war he brought before Parliament, the Irish party should repudiate sympathy with England by quitting the-. House in_a body. _ , Dr. Butt declared that the passing of such reso- lution would be a deadly blow to Irish_national- ity, and the resolution was ultimately witlidrawn, and one proposed by Parnell suhstitutectthat the ing of nut, St. Louis. conference advise the Home Rule party to con- sult relative to the Eastern question, and admin: . united line of action. DUBLIN, January l5.—-The Home Rule Cong once passed aresolution by which the mem .» pledged themselves to 1I1'lillt.!till the unity and, ‘ thority of the party, and recognized the wisdom umled and energetic action under the leader, Of Dr. Butt. liberty of action relative to -questions on w members had not arrived at any preconcep agreement, but enforced the necessity of av fluenee or . conference lasted eight hours and termiua in a scene of dissension and uproar. bya strong personal appeal, obtained the wig drawal of the amended version of Biggar’s tion, but the motion, which finally passed, way very slight modification of ' able amendment. After this motion was pass Dr. Butt was voted to the Chair, which he at refused to occupy, but was almost forced into-‘ by Sullivan and others. VENICE, January l5.—Slr Win. Sterling Mi well, the distinguished author, is dead. ROME, January l5.—Gen. Garibaldi has writt King Humbert, begging him to follow in father's footsteps. ROME, January 15.-The Queen of Portuga; daughter of Victor Emanuel, has arrived he The Pope ordered the celebration of solemn I nernlservicc for Victor Emanuel inthe Basil of Saint John Lateran. PARIS, January 15.—At the forthcoming Pos Congress, France will. propose international .;" ofice Orders at 1 per cent tax, the rate of change to be adjusted by the Congress. M. Gambelta presided at a banquet. given commemorate the last meeting of the Commit of 18. utmost prudence on the part of Republicans. ALEXANDRIA, January 15.-—The average oat“ mortality from cholera at Mecca, to the 31st December, was sixty: at Jeddah the aver 1 duilyinortality was thirty-eight. ’ MADRID. January 15.-Congress to-day. b vote of 309 to «Lapprovcd King Alfonso’s marriag with Princess Mercedes. 0 Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. COLLINSVILLE, ILL. , January l5.—-The wre between temperance audwhisky still continue" Mr. _ to-night, and the result is glorious, and bcye expectation, not so much in the number of sig ers as in the character of them, as about all. t hard drinkers in the place have associated the’ selves in the movement, and have wor hard since their reformation for tempo ance reform. The miners, who are know as excessively hard drinkers, have, with ah dozen exceptions, put on the emblem of ma power Over slavish nppelite--- royal purple. T ‘ total number of signers is 851. out of a populati of 2,500. Nothing has been done to mar the ha niony of these meetings until to-night, when; couple of drunken saloon-keepers created much confusion that One of them was hustled. other, taking These mcctingswvill be kept up the bills of the week under the management of the organization which was fullvperfected-to Mi‘. Campbell will on _ Royal Purple movement in Bclleville. The wishes of all respectable members of soci‘ tend him. " ‘ Mo. Mr. Campbell has taken such a liking 1» little citythuthe has concluded to make permanent abiding place. His estimable-wif remain with us. audience was given Mr. Dampbell at the Cl“ the meeting. also the choir for their exc A music. ' Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat O’F_'ALLON, ILL., January 15 .—Thc Murphy still on the rampage. Mr. Kelso 343 citizens of this little town" and- cinity have signed the pledge and wear the blue, It has seized upon all classes and ages, the gray: headed as well as the young. ' Even the keepers have commenced attending the =;_, mgs. _ cnce-room in the town, is hardly sufficient to li- thecrowds which flock to hear the subject ofte perancc discussed. celebrated temperance lecturer from the one ' partoi this State, takes the helm, as Mr. time is up and he is compelled to leave for l Whisky is below par now, and but few takei Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. 1