THE ST. PAUL DAILYGLOBE TUESDAY MORNING DECEMBER.I 6, IBB4*

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Observations taken at ths same moment of j'line at all stations named.

uppeu .MISSISSIPPI vallxt.Bar. Ther. Wind Weather.

St. Paul 30.19 4 NW Cloudy

KOBTUWEBT.Bar. Ther. Wind. Weather. |

Bismarck 30.44 -12 NW . ClearFt. Garry 30.37 -26 HW Clearilinuedosa 30.40 -26 NW ClearMoorbead 30.35 -10 NW ClearQu'Appelle 30.47 -21 NVv" ClearSt. Vincent 30.32 -17 NW Clear

NOIiTHEItS K'JCKY MOUNTAIN SLOPS. I

Uar. Ther. Wind. Weather. .Ft. Assinaboln.. 3o.sl -14 • SW Fair,Ft.Buford 30.49 -13 W ClearFt. Ouster 30.49 -20 N • ClearHelena 30.33 -18 W Clear jHuron 80.44 -5 NW Lt. (now

Medicine Hat 30.05 -16 S\V • Clear ,fl'l'BK LAKES.

Bar. Th«r. Wind. Weather.Dnluth 30.19 -2 W Lt. snow

DAILY LOCAL KKANS.

Bar. Ther. Dew Point. Wind. Weather.30.120 8.8 6.2 NW Fair

Total rainfall and melted snow .00; Maxi-mum thermometer 19.4; minimum thermom-eter 2.0; daily rani;* 17.4.

River—Frozen.Note —Barometer corrected for temperatura

elevation.P. F. Ltons,

Sergeant. Siznai Corps, U. 3. A.

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Upper Mississippi: Colder, generally fairweather, northerly winds. Missouri valley:Local snows, followed by clearing weather, lowertemperature, variable winds, generally northerly.

THIS GLOBE AT NEW ORLEANS.To accommodate the throng from the North-

west who will desire to read their favorite homepaper while attending the "World's Exposition"the Globe has been placed on sale in New Or-leans at Geo. F. Wharton & Bro.'s, Carondalettreet between Common and Canal.

THE GLOBE a XXVALREVIEW.Every year since its existence the Globe

has issued, on the 31st of December, an an-nual review of the trade, growth and progressofSt. Paul for the year just closing. These re-views have had feeble imitators but no rivals,

and the only hampering has been the lackof mechanical facilities to meet the populardemand forextra copies of the publication.During the past year the mechan-ical facilities - of the Globe havebeen made superior to those of any otherpaper west of Chicago, and a magnificentnew building, erected expressly for theGlobe, which will be occupied before thispublication, will make tbe Globe equippedequal to any paper In the United States, andat an expense only indulged in by the lead-ing and most thoroughly established journalsofthe country.

The great advancement of the Globe In1884, which places it upon such a magnifi-cent footing, is sim ply commensurate withthe great advancement of St. Paul, and aneffort will be made to furnish an annual re-view of which every citizen can be proud.The size of the edition, both in number ofcopies printed and in the number of pagesused, depends entirely upon the de-mands of the business public. The Globecan meet any demands upon Its space thatcan be made, but in preparing for so greatan edition as is sure to be made, some timemust be allowed for arrangement, and thosewho would secure choice locations for theiradvertising announcements should applyearly. The first applicants can, of course,have the choice, and the Globe trusts all ofits friends, which comprises the entire pub-lic, will aim to be first in securing advertis-ing positions.

YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. .The Chicago grain market was like a ther-

mometer at the equinox; spot wheat ran downto 69^ c, but rallied and closed at 70^c; Janu-ary closed He, and May fie higher than on Sat-urday. Corn was V4@s*c higher, while oatswere about steady. Pork made an advance ofs@2c. Itwas a dullmarket on Wall street, andvalues were very little changed, the marketdosing Irregular. Northwestern was X per cent,lower, St. Paul «4 higher; Omaha common Mlower; preferred % higher: Northern Pacifl:common % higher; preferred % lower; OregonTranscontinental steady, and Western Union £,per cent, lower than on Saturday.

President Arthur will start the ma-chinery of the World's Exposition at NewOrleans, to-day, by means of the telegraphwire. This is a great country.

The son-iD-law ofSecretary Frelinghuvsen,John Davis, will get the Court of ClaimsJudgesbip that Mr. Walter Blame's Pa hasnot yet asked Mr. Arthur for. Poor Walkerhas a hard fate, while John Davis has all theluck.

\u25a0 \u0084The Cleveland, Ohio, Plain Dealer has a

simple and comprehensive Civil Serviceplatform: .

First— Turn the rascals out.Second Keep the rascals out.That is our idea ofcivil service reform,

Black Jack, not to be outdone by theTJnplumed Knight's history of twenty yearsIn Congress. It is alleged is about to write ahistory of the war, "all of which he Raw and ia part ofwhich he was." It is said his am-iable wife will translate the work into Eng-lish.

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Twenty-five years ago Win. M. Evarts Iwas \u25a0 candidate for the United States senate,but Seward "cooked his goose." In the in-teriia the oolj place he has held was in thecabinet of K. B. Hayes, the Great Fraud.He aspires to the Senate now, but he cannotbe gratified.

Texxysox was paid a guinea a line for bisnew poem, i 'i'":vcdo:u," but the crop of jlampooning the machine-made poetry hasbrought makes the pecuniary compensationa great burden. It will be « long while be-fore he can market any more goods at that

price or any other.

Jonx BntOBM, who died at Lancaster, Pa. ion Friday, was the oldest ex-congressman Inthe country. He was born in 1793, whs ielected to Congress In 1844 and in 1846, and I

for the last twenty-five years of bis lifewas aJustice of the Peace. Though he was a sortof "Hunker" Republican, be was known jamong bis neighbors as "Honest JohnStrobm."

Author wants to be Governor of NewYork, as a stepping stone to the Presidency !in 1888, Inspired by Cleveland's good fortune Iin going from the Gubernatorial to the Pres- Iidential chair. But Mr; Arthur . should bear 'in mind, that New Tork never elects any batDemocratic Governors to the Presidency —such as Van Buren and Cleveland.

The Pkmeer Pros has been so utterly ex-cluded from any officialintercourse with re-cent party managers that as a species ofridiculous importance it swells Itself up withrecommending a Cabinet to the new Presi-dent It fires a lot of names at the severalpositions, and then elands oil and admires ;Its poor guess work. "How we applesswim!" v:

Congressman- Batxe, of Pitteburg, who Isa good Republican, has a vein of sarcasm inbis make up, and occasionally be allows alittle of it to get away from him. 'Speakingof Don Cameron's re-election to the senate 'Mr. Bayne, in bis fine satire bumor says:•'Pennsylvania Is about tff^-elect a senatorwho has no views on the tariff, or any other jnational question." j

. ...T~h "improved politeness" of federal j

officials is very generally commented upon, Iand is more noticeable at Washington thanelsewhere, for the reason that more aregrouped together there. The fellows whoseheads have got to come off are trying tomake their last days their best, as it were, jbut it would have been a good thing if theyhad thought of it before.

Tub Winnipeg Fret Press asserts that"there is a great deal of enforced idleness in

tSt. Paul and Minneapolis," and to establishits assertion, says, "The Tribune of the lattercity mentions the fact that an advertisctneutin its Monday morning's columns for abook-keeper brought ninety-eight applicationsfor the position before evening;" but brines ;no proof to sustain its position in regard to {St. Paul. Toe Globe has no knowledge thatany "enforced Idleness," to any alarming lextent exists here. As a rule, all who have awish to worK are finding remunerative em-ployment, In this, so far, open and com-paratively mild *inter.

TOO FitASK.

Some ofthe Canadian papers, are criticisingwith spirit the declaration of tbeir Premier,fcir John MacDonald that whenever England 1engages in war, Canada will send men andmoney to her assistance. It is alleged that 'this will-discourage emigration to the Domin-ion. It is well known that the rigid militaryconscription of Germany, drives many, evenlarge numbers of her citizens to America to jescape conscriptivo army service, and thatEtlch will not In likely to settle in Canada 'where they are liable to a like arbitrary de- ;mand for military service. It is alleged thatwhile the Institutions of the United States arethose of a free Republic, those of Canada '

arc uionareuical, and for t .is reason hun-dreds of thousands ol Germans and Scandi-navians have gone and are going to the greatNorthwest of tbe American domain, Insteadof settling in Canada, simply to escape thisliability to military conscription, to whichthey are not here liable, as under a mon-archical government.

This boast of loyalty to a monarchial gov-ernment three thousand miles away, is de-scribed as producing a very damaging effect,in keeping away emigrants, who, to escapecompulsory military service leave their na-tive land. Such will not be likely to settlewhere they will be liable to a like compulsoryservice. The young Germans and Scandlnavians, vigorous, athletic, stalwart and en-terprising men, who shudder at military des-potism, will not be likely to seek a new coun-try wbere it prevails. It is a apprehendedthat Sir John's promise of Canadian assist-ence in her wars, would largely turn asidethe tide of European immigration from theDominion.

The German and Scandinavian emigrantsare justly regarded as among the very bestclass of meu to settle and build up a newcountry. They come to establish homes, tocultivate fruitful fields, and to foster tbeirsocial, educational, civil and religious Insti-tutions which go to conserve the best inter-ests ofany country. Quite different are theyfrom the forced or "assisted emigrants,"who hang around cities, and achiero only apoverty-stricken, precarious existence. Cana-da's loss will be America's gain in the morerapid settlement of the great North-West, nya class of valuable citizens, who will "causethe wilderness to blossom as the KM. 91

There is nothing like a Republic to developmanhood, and elevate citizenship, and toillustrate the glory of free institutions.

PARTISAS PROSCRIPTIOX.The New England Society of New York or-

ganized in honor of the landingof the Pilgrimson Plymouth Rock, hold an annual meeting onthe 20th of December in each year, at whichis a dinner, speeches, etc. Distinguishedgentlemen, clergymen \nd others are invitedto speak. From the foundation of the so- *ciety Henry Ward Beecher has been one ofthe speakers, and has given lifeand interestto the entertainments by the affluence of bisoratory, the vigor of his sentiments and theoriginality of his remarks.

But this year he is to be ostracised be-cause of bis political course during the latePresidential campaign. Freedom of speechand independence in political action, is,then, an offense In the eyes of this straight-laced society. Unworthy descendants, orrepresentatives of the Pilgrims, are- 'thesedegenerate sons of worthy progenators.

This action in proscribing Beecber is alibel on the spirit of the Pilgrims, who haz-arded a voyage on a stormy sea, to land onthe bleak coast of New England in the win-tery month of December, that they might en-joy, unrestricted, liberty of conscience, civiland religious freedom, and the liberty ofspeech and action without being persecutedtherefor.

The committee to select speakers consistsof the Hon. B. D. Silliman, the lion. JohnWinslow and the Rev. A. P. Putnam. Thetwo first named are opposed to inviting Mr,Beecber to the dinner, it is 6aid, owingto dissatisfaction with him on account of thecourse pursued by him in the recent election.On the contrary, the Rev. Dr. Putnam wasin favor of inviting Mr. Bei'cher as usual tothe dinner and also to speak.

When asked ifMr. Beecher would be in-vited to speak, Mr. Winslow re-plied that the committee had talkedthe matter over, and it seemedto be advisable that some other of the promi-nent clergymen of Brooklyn should be se-lected for this year. When asked if therewas no other reason than tbe one he ha imentioned why Mr. Beecher was not to beinvited be replied, "Oh, no," and thus ut-tered a positive and deliberate falsehood. Heknew that bis action in excluding Mr.Beecher was disgraceful and unjustifiable,and rather than admit the true reason helied. • But lying well becomes a supporter ofthe champion liar of the nineteenth century.

In the discussions of the committee a pj-litical reason was given for the exclusion ofMr. Beecher, as disclosed by the Rev. Dr.Putnam, a minority member ofthe commit-tee.

Dr. Putnam being called upon and askedwhy Mr. Beecher was excluded from the In-vitation of the committee, replied as follows,and bis reply admits that Mr. Beecher wasexcluded for political reasons. Dr. Putnams id: "Iam not in favor of having politicsadmitted into the affairs of the New Englandsociety. Of course, you understand lam infavor of_ having Mr. Beecher Invited a* he

always has bern, for no matter what biscoarse fa politics may have been be baarendered great service to oar society from itscommencement. There Is do good reason,that Ican see, why be should not be invited,even Ifsome other clergyman should also beasked to speak. Why, last year, yonremem- 'ber, Mr. Beecber spoke, and so did I, and •the same plan could be adopted this year,As corresponding secretary of this society,!however, yoa understand, I ran only send jInvitations to men gentlemen as may be se- ,lected by a majority of the committee, bo

matter what my personal preferences may ;be. I bare already sent an invitation to Dr.Talmage, who, I understand, can make an |excellent after-dinner speech, bat Ihave notyet received any reply from him. 1 under-stand he has been out ot town and Isupposethat is the reason."

Thus Dr. Putman shows that other Brook- Ilyn clergymen are not omitted in invitationsto the New England dinner. He. aBrooklyn clergyman, spoke last year,as well as Mr. Beecber and the Rev. jDr. Talmadge is invited to speak this year, jand some other Brooklyn clergyman willalso be invited to speak, if Mr. Beecher Isnot

The action of the majority of the commit- Itee only exhibits petty malice in this act ofexclusion, inspired by wretched partisan bit-tercrsa. Such action and such a spirit arewhollyunwarranted by the occasion, and thesociety. Ifthe society is to be used as an !instrument of oppression, as an engine ofpunishment for political offenses, the sooner '\u25a0

itis disbanded and wiped out the better.With such a ruling: spirit leading itis not onlyno credit, but a disgrace to "Forefather's :Day."

Ifthis untruthful, narrow minded politicalbigot, John Wius! >w, is a lineal descendantofa former Governor of Plymouth colony, beis unworthy of bis ancestors, and a disgraceto the principles which the Mayflower Pil-grims came to establish.

Ttiis criticism is made, not so much in be-half of Mr. Beecber, as in behalf of violateddecency, justice, and the principles of ourfree institutions. This petty malice can-not injure Mr. Beech* r. He It beyond Itsreach. Itwill only beget apathy for him,on the part of every just man who respectstrue manhood, and the fearless, independentexpression of opinion.

cvititEsr vojijiuxt.

"Me. Coxki-ino attends the Trinity Episcopalchurch at Utiea. Just across the aisle from nisinits an old gentleman named Sherman, for yearsa prominent politician. He an! Mr. Conkling

are not on epeaking terms. O c Sunday, dur-ing the recital of the Apostles' c«ed. Mr. Shi r-man paid particular attention to see whetherKoscoe bowed bis bead at tee customary place.Mr. Sherman says: ••Well, sir, be i-tood therewith his bead erect and an expression on hisfare which said louder than words: -If the Al-mighty wants me to bow to Ilia lie must bowfirst. '"

President Yon Blartovb. of the San Fran-cisco Congregational club, opened and closed arecent discussion on the abate of the juryeyetem. He eaid that lawyers oftener befogged ]than enlightened the Jury. For himself, he 'made it a rale when on the jury to pay no atten- jtion whatever to anything the lawyer* might say. jHe took the law from the judge and the evidence jfrom the witnesses, and considered hiin^Mif .quite as well able to canvasa the evidence as the <

lawyers.

Tub gossip of Washington it to the effect thatSenator Saulsbnry, of Delaware, made a vow itwenty-four years aco that he would not marryagain until another Democratic President was jelected. This event having occurred it ii> raid jthat the Senator is lookingabout for a new vifewith the vigor common to widowers of longstanding.

Wamhnoton- boasts that frequent anetion teles |of furniture and household effects are a marked 'feature ofcapital life, and that In the way ofbar- igains no city in the country can compare with it Ias a favorable field fur -males of the Mrs. Too-dies species. It Is lurmUed that there will beseveral sales of the cort next March.

\u25a0 A\ esteemed eastern cotemporary mast bepoking fun In the following: Sitting Ball innow so far advanced in esthetics that be Isbrought to believe the napkin to be the basis of icivilization, and when be comes to the dinner jtable he carefully spreads his napkin on bis chair !and solemnly sits down on it.

Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote to the pub-lishers to find out the address of Forrythe Wil-son, a young poet whose poems had attracted hit iattention, and discovered that Wilson bad been ,living a few doors away, and that be had methim on the street every morning without know-ing bis name.

Tot Rev. Thomas R. Bacon was compelled toformally close his connection with his New llavenchurch last Thursday. Ills congregation inti- !mately associates Republicanism with religion,and their pastor committed the crime of speak-ing and voting for Cleveland.

Blaise's stump speeches are to be publishedin book form. They will be bound In with hislatest interview, in which he is reported as say- ,

ing that he didn't seek the Republican nomina-tion, and be sold as a new edition of BaronMunchausen, says the Detroit Free Prett.

A coki>.e«pom>ent says that Gen. Grant toldhim the other day that he was doing all the workon his new book with his own hands, being too i'poor to employ a secretary. It »a* pride, then, jthat Induced the general to refuse the govern- 'ment pension of $S,<XX) a year.

Instead of sending numerous diplomatic and 'consulate loungers to loaf abroad for four years,it U now announced- that Mr. J. G. Blame willspend two years in Europe at bit own expense,having no public duty to detain him in thiscountry.

New York World: Gov. Pattison, of Pennsylvania, says to the World that Cabinet making la"none of his business" and he baa no sugges-tions to offer Mr. Cleveland. We are pleated tomake this singular man's acquaintance.

The late Emma Stebbins, the biographer of jCharlotte Cushman, has been honored by a per- :

manent memorial In charming Lenox, Macs., herfriends there having put up a massive granitemonument in her honor.

Itis claimed that one hundred and twenty-sixGermans have recently entered the militaryservice of the Chinese government to fight the jFrench. This is carrying the war of 1370 intoChina with a vengeance.

Fawcett, the blind postmaster ofEngland. is to have a tablet in Westminsterabbey. The abbey is getting too crowded to re-ceive both the remains and the memorial stonesof England's great men.

The New York Tribune ha* offered Gall Ham- :ilton big pay for a series or articles on the late '

campaign. Why wouldn't rome racy sketchesabout the Deluge please the Tribune readers?

W. W. Coecorah, the Washington banker,bought many years ago the best portrait everpainted of Fanny Elltler as La Sylpbide. Thepicture is now in the Corcoran art gallery.

Itis mentioned that the only literary work of |Arthur's which has bad any run through thepapers was his pathetic little sketch entitled:"Thanksgiving Proclamation."

Alaska possesses a glacier which moves at therate of forty rods per year. There 1j no earthlyreason for a glacier to be in a hurry any morethan a plumber.

Hakbt A. Qarfield, son of the late President, 'is appointed class-day orator at Williams college. ,The other ton, J. X., is to be on« of the mar-shals on the same occasion.

General Suebidan has accepted the positionof marshal of the day for the celebration of thecompletion of th« Washington monument, on the21st of February.

The moat appropriate gifts to the male sex onChristmas are slippers and dressing- gowns, and .why they are never presented to anybody is one ,of the mysteries.

AMUSEMENTS.

"InEurope With Gt-rat Sculptor*.-There is something terrorizing In the word

lecture to the average seeker of amusement.The word . lecture seems associated in thecommon mind with tbe name Caudle anddimity curtains, or with a gauntfigure with straight,' loos: hair, ac-quilint nose, and born rimmed glasses,astride of it mounted behind a high desk andhaving a blackboard behind it again. Thetrouble is the people are afraid they willlearn something if they attend a lecture andthey also fear that In the learning they willbe bored. Now in the Stoddard lectures,although lt is true that tbe audiences learnsomething, and a great deal, too, tbe pro-cess is by no means an irksome one, but onthe contrary a most enjoyable, in fact a fas-cinating one, one that profoundly absorbing,and one gets up at the finish mentallystimulated and strengthened, and very muchwith tbe sensation t&at one pyslcally feelsafter a electro thermal medicated bath". Hehas gained great strength, and enjoyed aluxurious and delightful sensation in absorb-ing it. Mr. Stoddanl's lectures are, as it has !

bet- stated in these columns before, literaryproductions of very bi?h merit

His lecture last nlsrht was * rare treat;brim fullof Information; bristling with wellconsidered and thoughtful suggestions;bright ; with vividly sketched portraits ofsculptors and sculpture, as telling and aswell denned as the imperishable marble;sparkling with anecdote and rich with pathos.The stereopticon transparencies were equallyas beautiful as the descriptive lecture was !absorbing, instructive and refre*b- \ing. Commencing, with Athens theEden" of art, the cradle ofsculpture, the lecturer took his engrossed au-dknee through tbe whole history of sculp-ture, and visiting its homes and mules, thecanvass displaying, not only the gems of tieip-cat artists In all their marvelous beauty,but superb views from the nurseries andschools and homes of art. Venerable andclassic Athens, voluptuous Florence, autrustRome, stately Copenhagen, gay Paris, wereall brought rapidly before the audience,which was Instructed and amused and de-lighted with one of the most enjoyable lec-ture* of tte scric-s. This evening Mr. Stod-danl will take bis audience around t!. Bayof Kuples, and on Wednesday be will do thedelightful Übine, and tell more lee-ends andshow more castle crested rocks and weirdfct-nery in two Lours than a tourist could seein two months.

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"Mm* 1:h,.,0m."

The engagement of the Madison SquareTheater company iv the charming play,"May BIomoci," opens at the Grand nextThursday evening. Tbe drama has beenaptly characterized as the best play producedat the Madison Square theater since the pro-duction of ''Hazel Kirke," and it is spokenof as poaseaainir stroug human interest,touches of pure sentiment anda current of bright comedy.

The bale of scat* opens at tbe box office ofthe Grand this morning and a most artisticand successful cuga^ement is predicted.Tbe company is birun^ and the scenes veryelegant.

Ttif Olympic

An Immense audience assembled at theOlympic theatre last night to greet the firstperformance of the Davcne <fc Austin Alliedattractions, the show belnzthc best thingpresented since the opening of the house.Tbe performance is delightfully varied withsongs, dances, specialty business, and therewas not a dull or flat thins in the entire en-tertainment. Tbe performance opened witha bright comedk-tta entitled "Recreation,"by the company, followed with tbewarbling* of a quartette, tbe finevocal numbers of Miss Sherman, whopoaesses a voice of rare sweetness.Then there arc the amusing perform ofMessrs. Hurt and Boyd, who are unique intheir way, the artistic dances of tbe InmanSisters, tbe wonderful jusreling of M'lle.Natta. tbe banjo oddities of Joe Hart, the ex-traordinary trapeze act of MMle. Lotto and jWin. M. Daviuc, and In short, a host ofother good thin<r». concluding with a delight-ful afu.-rr.ii c. % Tbo Princess Ida." Thesame show to-night.

CATHOLIC SOCIETIES.

Remarks by lion. J. W. Willis,BishopIreland and Others. >

The second of the series of the wintermeetings of the Catholic Temperance socie-ties of St. Paul was held at Pfeifcr ball lastevening, a large audience being present,the exercises being of marked and unusualinterest, and promising new life for totalabstinence in this city for tbe future.

The enjoyable and interesting programmewas opened by a duet on the piano by twoyoung Misses, the daughters of PatrickFlynn. John W. Willis, Esq., was intro-duced, and after remarks for the course,which reflected great credit to his bead andheart, closed with tbe prediction that thetotal abstinence reform, in tbe near future,would become the ruling power or force inour land.

This was followed by a well received songby Mr. MeKey, after v^iicii Bishop Ireland,just returned from the plenary council ofGitholic bishops, of the United States atBaltimore, took the platform and was re-ceived with an ovation of applause, showingbow warm a place he has in the hearts of thecitizenship of St. Paul.

After speaking at length of the high satis-faction it had given him to readol tbe meetings and activity of his peoplein the temperance work during bis absence,in the St. Paul newspapers which were sentto bin), be said that in ail the places be hadvisited it bad made him glad to observe thestrung bold total abstinence bad gained withthe people. Societies were springing upeverywhere among the Catholic* in cities,towns, villages and hamlets, dram sellingand driuking was becoming disreputable,and the influence and honor of total abstain-ing was asserting iUelf in the church andthe world with power. Tbe Catholic peoplewere at last getting out of the woods,tncrtas-ins in temporal as well as spiritual prosper-ity, and the day was going by when as a ruletil*,y were only to be hewers of wood anddrawers of water. The last political cam-paign had shown that Irishmen were capableof making their political choice without theaid o: the rum seller, and that be could nolonger put their votes in his pocket andboast that be owned them. A new spirit badbeen born in the Irishmen of the country,that ofindependence of thought and act andit wnuld briug him respect and honor fromall Americans, slavery of man bad beenre podia: in this great republic, and theslavery ofthe dram shop and rum sellerswould leave next in order.

In the meeting of the bishops at Baltimorethey had recognized the total abstinencework and invoked blessings upon it, as wellas denounced the selling ofrum by Catholicsas a disgrace, as also the desecration of theSabbath iv its sale on that day. Tills highcouncil of the Catholic church bad pro-nounced it no longer a decent means of live-lihood for a Catholic to sell beerand whisky and hereafter, whatever mayhave been before, the Catholic saloon keeperhad got to occupy a back sval in God* bouse.Bishop Ireland closed bis most eloquent re-marks with an appeal to bU bearers for per-sonal work for total abstinence, and tore-member that Ifthey each would go for onepoor fellow enthralled by drink and savehim, tee divine promise had been given thatby one such act of saving a soul they wouldsave tbeir own .

rather Sbanley was led to the platform byBishop Ireland, be bavins: manifested a dis-position to bide away. But with bis genial,good-natured way of not Inflicting a speechbis remarks were very magnetizing. Afterreferring to the letter to the Catholics to beissued by the plenary council of bishops atBaltimore, as it touched upon the total ab-stinence question, be asked the men andwomen of the audience to come forward andtake tbe pledge in support of> this action ofthe bishops.- whereupon over fiftypersons went forward to the plat-form and reck- vrd tbe pledge by repeating Itverbally from his lips. After this had been'done be asked bl* goodly company to makethemselves felt In the work by joining eitheroftbe several Catholic temperance societiesin city. : , .

A DAYINWASHINGTON\u25a0

Mr. Blame WillCast his An-chor to Windward in

Politics Again.

Butler Said to Have Defrayed theExpenses of his own Can-

vass.

indications Strong That Minister Mor-ton Ib Steadily Gaining Ground

in the New York Sena-torial Contest

Senator UanJerson Waste Twelve Companiesla • Eegiment and Senator MillerFro- .

tectlon for the Forests.

Chief Justice Walt*en the Sick I.lst—TheSwalne Court Martial—A Scheme

for a Farther Postal Reduction.

VS. BLAISE' 5 INTENTIONS.

ISpecial Telegram to the Globe. fWashington, Dec. 15.—Talking with

your correspondent to-day a gentleman who! who Is a frequent visitor of Mr. Blame's: boose, and who is as well Informed as any of| the late candidate's friends regarding bis| views and future intentions, said: ••Mr.I Biaine does not Intend to withdraw frompolitical life nor yield up the bold he ha* onthe Republican) of the country. Fora few months he will be obligedto give most of his time to literal-}labors, but in doing so he will not cease towatch with active interest the movements ofthe Hi-publican leaders, both as regards po-litical measures and their own advancement.

) After the literary labors are completed he' will then resume openly an active part in thepolitical affairs of the country, so far as hecan do «o without being in official life andseeming to dictate to those who are in office.In a quiet way and without much showbe expects to exercise consider-able influence in the councilsof the party. Whether he will again enterofficial life is a point ret to be settled, andhe will not decide until after his book is fin-ished and In the printer's hands. His per-sonal friends are just as devoted to his inter-ests as they were before election, and manyof them say unhesitatingly that tbe Republi-can convention of Mil will call himto lead the party again, and thatthis fact must not be lost sight of.From all sections of the country be has received assurances that the Blame clubs willbe kept alive until the next campaign, andthat bis position in the Republican partywill not be unlike that of Mr. Tllden fouryears ago, when the Democratic party

begged him to be its candidate against Gar-field. Mr. Blame realizes that be has bitteropponents in his own party, men who havebeen trusted leaders in the past, andwhose . cordial support he hada :'. right to expect during thelate struggle, but who remained passive andspoke no words in behalf of the party, and bedoes not intend that these Republicans snail

! profit by his late defeat. While he has notI said so in bo many words, yet It is under-j stood he intends to be an important factor in

I all that relates to the Republican party dur-ing the next four years, Whether he shallconclude to abandon all idea ofsecuring the su&razes of the peopleof the next contest in ISSShis friends willkeep him constantly advised,and his influence willbe felt in every north-ern state in every contest that may comeup."

PAID FOR HIS OWN CANVASS.The recent transfer by Gen. Butler of some

of his Washington property to secure a loanby him of $90,000 has led to some politicalgossip regarding bis late canvass for . thepresidency. There were all sorts of rumorsand statements afloat about election time inDemocratic newspapers alleging that the ex-penses of Gen. Butler's canvass were paidby the Republican committee. Gen. Butlertook no notice of these stories at the time,considering them beneath attention on hispart. Since election be has had little to sayregarding the result, and has manifested adisinclination to parade publicly what heconsiders his own personal affairs. Notwith-standing this, it is well understood here thatGen. Butler stood the brunt ofthe campaignout of bis o*n personal funds, and theamount contributed by persons who believedin the wisdom of his course was extremely•mall compared with what was spent. Whilethere is no direct authority for saying so,your correspondent has reason for believingthe recent transfer, or mortgage, of some ofbis property hens was necessitated by ex-penses' Incurred in the late compaign. and

that but for that campaign be would nuthave been compelled to raise money on bisproperty, but would be $100,000 better off.

THE NEW TOOK SENATORsUII'.

One of his colleagues, who has talked withhim on the subject, says Representative Hi-—rock declares with emphasis that be ill notsupport President Arthur, Minister Morton orWin. M. Evarts for senator. He expects tohare enongh votes to give him the balance ofpower and in the end compel the Republicansto unite on him. As to his exact strength hedoes not care to speak, and the only doubt inbis mind about the matter is whether hecan bold the members of the legislature whowill vote for him at first to the final ballot.There is a growing conviction among the Re-publican members of the New York delega-

tion in congress that Mr. Morton is going tobe a stronger candidate and have more votes

j from the first than be is credited with. Some• of the Biaine men say that they would rather

' see Morton elected than any of the| other candidates, if they thought

he was not the second choice of the Republi-cans, who believe that it is the duty of thestate to elect President Arthur as Lapham'ssuccessor.

CABINET SPECULATIONS. «

Mr. Smaliey, the Vermont member of theNational Democratic committee, has been atAlbany and bad a talk with President-electCleveland. "But," as be said, "with noreference to the construction of biscabinet." Of Mr. W. C. Whitney,of New York, Mr. Smalley said:"Ithink be will be a member of Mr.Cleveland's cabinet ifbe desires to be. Asa member of the national committee I amwell aware of the substantial aid he gave theparty. Then, he is a man of force, vitalityand brains, and would make an excellentcabinet officer. I think further that Mr.Bayard will be In the cabinet, itis more thanlikely as secretary of state. I find here inWashington such a genuine sentiment forGarland as attorney general that I believe hewill be appointed to that position.

TALKOr REDUCING POSTAGE.It is quite likely that congress will, during

the present session, taking one further stepin the way of cheap postage. The result ofthe reduction of letter postage to two centshas been so gratifying, that Itwill encouragecongress to adopt Mr.Bingham's bill increas-

; Ing the weight of single postage letters to

{one ounce instead of one-half ounce,

; as now. The reduction of postal rates to twocents has really, it is understood, reducedthe revenues of the department by onlyabout $2,000,000, and itseems probable thatthis amount will be regained duringthe , coming fiscal year. This factwill encourage congress to make thechange In regard to the weightof letters, which will really be a great ' con-venience to the letter writing public and willnot materially reduce the receipts of the de-partment. .It may also result in the passage

Ist this session ofthe bill for the redaction oflocal postage to one cent.

(Wettera Associated Press. |

BARKIS AGAIN TKSTiriKS.

\u25a0Washington, Dec. 15.—Barter appearedagain to-day before the committee examining \u25a0

the alleged irregularities in the first comp- jtroller's office, and after modifying his former 'testimony by saying that when be made thecharges against the judges generally hemeant a district attorney. He was excusedand Judge Lawrence took the stand. Hesaid the accounts allowed in hisoffice, and cited by Barker asillegal were allowed according to law. Rela- .tive to the resignation of Barker as clerk inthe first comptroller's office Judge Lawrencesaid a claim for $10,554 State of Floridaagainst the United States was presented tothe acting comptroller for passage during ,the absence of the first comptroller in Ohio.The warrant was in an unknown hand- |writing and was signed by the acting comp-troller but was detained in

Ione division of the office.When Judge Lawrence returned he said it [was discovered the claim was fraudulent.He asked Barker what he knew about it, andhe replied be knew nothing. "A few daysafter," Judge Lawrence continued, ''Barker jcame to my room and said he would explain 'that matter. The next day he resigned, and jhe has never explained."

Judge Laurence continuing, said he badoverruled the decisions of the former comp-troller relative to the payment of accounts.He bad also overruled the decision of the at-torney general. Concluding his testimony heMid: "Irespectfully submit that the action

: of the chief division of judiciary accounts.| and of the present clerks in his division and 'the office of the comptroller as to the accountsin question, is fully justified. If it shouldnow or hereafter be ascertained that any orall of these officers were imposed on and de-ceived by false evidence in any case or byone or more fraudulent claims of discovery,can furnish ground that any general com-plaint that illegal or extravagant claimswhich the comptroller has any power todisallow or reduce, have been or arebeinu allowed. It would be strangeif there were not some successful frauds 'practised. During t:ie fiscal year ending jJune 80, ISSI, vouchets examined in thecomptroller's ease* reached the number of3,5C5,i>20, iuvolving $2,243,053,331. Ofcourse it is physically impossible that anycomptroller can personally examine these, orany considerable number of them. Thework is necessarily entrusted to chiefs of di-visions and clerks. There are classes ofclaims over which accounting officers have nocontrol to disallow or reduce in amount.They are these in which some officer is au-thorized to fix, by contract or by allowance,the amount to be paid, and those whichgrow out of and are mere matters of ad-ministration. As to these cUitas over whichILave control I have ne\er heard, so far asI can remember, of but one manin the United States who alleged that I al-lowed either illegalor extrvagant amounts,aud he says Iam honest and so far as 1 canrenumber 1 have never beard of but this oneman who intimated that I Lad been ineffi-cient or inattentive to business."

The investigation will continue to-morrow,when the witnesses will be examined rela-tive to Barker's reputation and to his knowl-edge of the frauduleut Florida claim referredto in the early part of to-day's testimony.

Barker objected to the admission of lettersin Judge Lawrence's statement as testimony.Some of these letters and documents werethen ruled out. One letter, read but not astestimony, was from A. M. Bennett, in whichthe writer said Barker told him ii he was atthe head of the comptroller's office he wouldsoon be rich. That laera were millions in it.

FOREST PUOIECTION.Senator Miller, of New York, introduced a

biH in the senate for the protection of for-ests in the public domain, which provides,among other things, that unreserved publiclands of the United States, embracingnatural forests and public lands, returnedby public survey* as timber lands, shall bewithdrawn from survey, sale or disposal,under the existing law, and that a commis-sion be appointed by the president toexamine and classify timber lands anddetermine what portion*shall be permanentlyreserved. A til..- of not more than $1,000.and imprisonment not more than one year,is provided for any vessel owner or agent, oragent of a railroad company who knowinglyreceives for transportation any timber or pro-duct taken from Umber lauds of the UnitedStates, and in addition thereto the confisca-tion of the vessel in which the timber istransported.

6CPREME COURT WORK.There was no decision of geueral public

importance rendered by the United Statessupreme court to-day. Chief Justice Watte,who was taken sick Saturday, was absentfrom his seat for the first time since he as-sumed the duties ofthe office. Ills illness isnot regarded serious, but he is confided tohis bed. Justice Millerit. acting temporarilyas chief justice.

AN ARMYBILL.Senator Manderson Introduced a bill to in-

crease the efficiency of the army by providingthat each infantry regiment shall consist oftwelve companies instead of ten, and threemajors instead of one, a.-» at present. It alsoprovides that all appointments to regularvacancies, above the grade of second lieuten-ant, shall be tilled according to seniority inthe infantry arm of the service. Also a billto increase the pension of6. W. Price from$72 to $100, he having become blind in conse-quence of a gun shot wound received atKennasaw Mountain.

SWAIM (Mm MARTIAL.In the Swsira court martial to-day Joseph

McDonald, chief clerk of the judge advocategancral's office, testified that Bateman vis-ited Gen. Swaim at the latter's office, and bebeard Bateman say, in conversation withGen. Swaim that he would like to have moneyloaned Brown on the same terms as Brownbad had it and that Be) aba replied be couldnot let Dim have it on the same terms, because that would make him (Swaim) a part-ner in the concern of Bateman & Co., andhe didn't waut to do that, but preferred tolet the money stand as it was. The witnessalso testified that he drew money on Swaim'scheck for $1,100.

Lewis, clerk for Bateman, swore thatSwaim came to the bank in person and gotmoney on this check.

Not much more progress was made in thecase to-day, as the judge advocate objectedto nearly every question asked the witnessby the defense, which gave rise in almostevery instance to protracted debate.

Heavy Storm at Buffalo.Buffalo, N. V., Dec. 15. —The city and

vicinity was visited by one of the severeststorms of wind and rain this morning thatever has been known hereabouts. The windmarked a velocity of sixty-four miles perhour. In the lower part of the city cellarswere flooded. Ou the section of land knownas "The Island," a large number ofsmall bouses, occupied principally byfishermen, were blown down Huge lumberpiles were scattered for hundreds of feet,causing considerable damage. About fiftyfeet of the sea wall is believed to be dam-aged, which will cause an outlay of $20,000to put it in repair. A section of the roof ofone of the school houses was also blown off,but beyond the cases noted no serious dam-age was done.

Maine Still Explaining .Nrw York, Dec. 15.—The Tribune of

Tuesday will say editorially : "Mr. Blaiuedesires to have it stated that all the reportsof interviews held with him since his arrivalin Washington are entirely unauthorized.The one in which he is representedas discussing bis relations with Mr.Conkling has been extensively publishedthroughout the country, but is from begin-ning to end an inexcusable forgery. Mr.Blame asks that his friends will do him thefavor to discredit utterly any and all expres-sions in the form of interviews which maybe Imputed to him. If be has any occasionto communicate with the public be will do soover bis own name.

A Charge Against Lieut. (.iarlingrton.\u25a0Washington, Dec. 15.—Gen. Hazen, chief

signal officer, preferred charges against LtGarllngton for 'disobedience of orders andneglect of duty in connection with his com-mand of the Proteus expedition for the reliefof Greely.

THE TRANSCONTINENTAL .The Central Pacific Gives Thirty Days

Notice of Withdrawal.{Special Telegram to tne Globe,

Chicago, Dec. 15. —It was learned to-daythat the Central Pacific on Dec. 1 gave thirtydays notice ofwithdrawal from the Transcon-tinental association. The forma-tion of this pool was slightlydifferent from its western associates,in fact, that at the October meet! ng a resolu-tion was adopted tocontinue to pool one yearafter January 1, the expiration of the threemonths arrangement, unless some membershould give thirty days' notice of withdraw*!.This the Central Pacific baa done. The rea-son assigned is dissatisfaction with its per-centage. The Central Pacific was awarded19-50 per cent, of the California freightbuslnrss, while its fee ler3, the BurlingtonA Missouri river, the Denver & Bio Grandeand the Union Pacific were allowed percent-ages aggregating 25-50 per cent. From thefact that tbe California trafficcarried by theabove three lines must of necessity go overthe Central Pacific from Ogden, the latterargues that its award was disproportionate.The pool will, therefore, expire Dec. 31, thedate of expiration of all other westernpoints, and will require a renewal at themeeting which was began yesterday at theGrand Pacific.

The general managers of the roads in thetranscontinental pool met to-day at theGrand Pacific, and informally discussed thematter with a view to readjusting the per-centages, the Central Pacific people beingopposed to the resubmission to arbitration,but no result was arrived at. Theassociation , will meet again to-morrow,when one of the important matters comingup will be the election of a commissioner tosucceed din. W. Ratine, who retires Dec. 31.The Globe has already announced thenames of P. 11. Shelby and Geo. W. Littleas candidates for the position. Two othersare now in the field—Geo.' R. Blanchard,late of England, M. C. Markham, of theIllinois Central. The contest Is reallybetween these two. An important matter tocome before the association before its ad-journment willbe a disposition of the UnionPacific's Oregon short line as regards Califor-nia business. It has already been an-nounced that the Northern Pacific receive*from the pool six percent of the entire SanFrancisco revenue to stay out of the Cali-fornia business. The completion of the Oregon

short line has now placed the Union Pacificin practically the Bnme position toward Cali-fornia business M the Northern Pacific sus-tains. It is understood that they will de-mand a like bonus to remain out of that ter-ritory. A pool on Oregon business to run6everal years has already been formed be-tween the Union and Northern Pacifiic com-panies in which the traffic is divided equallybetween the two roads.

Missouri Wants a Cabinet Officer.Albaxt, N. V., Dec. 15.—Lieut. Got.

It. A. Campbell, Judge James A. Lindley,John G. Prattler, member of the DemocratiaNational committee, John J. Martin, one ofthe Cleveland electors, and John G. Priest,of the national advisory committee, all ofMissouri, called on Governor Cleveland thisafternoon. They came to surest the nameof John O. Broadhcad, of St. Louis, for at-torney general of the United States. Thegentlemen afterwards made a tour of thecapltoL

The Sherman-Davis AffairSt. Loins, Mo., Dee 15.—Gen. Sherman

to-day, in a little chat about Senator Vance'scard published in Washington yesterday,stated he had not used Senator Vance's namein connection with the Jeff Davis matter,that Vance was ' in no way connectedwith the case and coupling of bis name withit was done by the press and that he hasunduly magnified the matter and made amountain out of it. He then reiterated thestatement made in these dispatches a fewdays ago.

A Bayard Rumor.Albany, N. V., Dec. 15.—When Senator

Thomas F. Bayard came to Albany and paidhis respects to President-elect Cleveland it isunderstood he leftfor home with the assurante that he could make a choice of any po-sition in the cabinet, and he would receivethe appointment. It is said on good autnor-ity that after having duly deliberated overthe matter, the Delaware senator sent a noteto the governor, which was received yester-day, indicating his preference for the port-folio of secretary of the treasury. It is ru-mored he will be uecordiuirlv appointed.

Reuben Springer's Will.Cincinnati, Dec. 15.— The will of Reuben

Springer was probated to-day. The charitiesendownrd in life are continued. Relatives,

I friends and servants are remembered by be-j quests amounting to $3,000,000. Musichall, the college of music, the art museum,Catholic and Protestant charities are remem-bered. The legatees are the children of thethree deceased sisters and one cousin. Theexecutors are T. D. Liucoln, Joahua 11.Bates and Charles Rouft.

Porter's Nomination.New York, Dec. 15.—Mayor EdsOß sent

to-day to the board of aldermen the nomina-tion of Fitz Jonn Porter for commissioner ofpublic works and Morgan J. O'Brien for cor-poration counsel. The confirmation ofMorgan J. O'Brien was defeated by a vote of15 to 9. .

Fire in Minneapolis.| Special Telegram to the Globe.]

Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 16.—A framebuilding atttie corner of Tenth avenue southand Lake street caught fire about midnightand burned to the ground. Itwas occupiedby the families of Geo. Selgler and N. Swan-son, who lost nearly all their effects. Loss onbuilding $1,000.

ALLAROUND THE GLOBE.Deputy Collector Sllverman.in the Twenty-

third revenue district of Penusyluania, witha posse, surprised and captured a party ofmoonshiners and their distillery.

Two cases of yellow fever were reported onboard a vessel arrived aut at GalvestonTexas, yesterday. The vessel was from Havan a.

A lively time is being experienced by theCatholics at parish Notre Dame, Mass. Theopponents of Father McGee have possessionof the church, and Sunday they locked thedoors and refused admittance to Father Mc-Gee.

At New York officers of incoming trans-atlantic steamers report this as the roughestpassage ever experienced. A number, of theregular steamers are overdue.

The City bank of Scoenectady, N. Y.,failedyesterday. No particulars.

At a meeting ofthe passenger agents ofthe east-bound pooi in Chicago yesterday aresolution was passed debarring any memberfrom Issuing an individual rate sheet.

Stein, the Kansas City newspaper manwho some months ago killed Freidericks, theproprietor of a variety theatre, was arrestedin Chicago yesterday.

The total Democratic majority on con-gressmen in Texas foots up the neat sum of19w, 451.

The inventory in the J. I. Case Plow com-pany, of Racine, shows the assets to be$440,000, and liabilities $740,000.

A Decision on Railway Fires.An opinion was given in the supreme

court yesterday by Judge Vanderburgh in thecase of the appeal of the Northern PacificRailway company from the decision of thelower court giving1 damages to Eli H. Sibley

j for the loss by fire of several stacks of grainwhich was set by a locomotive of a passingtrain. The court held that the locomotivemust be out of order to have set the tire, or

I was unproperly managed, and sustained thecourt below.

The sermon 8 of the evangelist, Moody, atthe Opera bouse last Sunday drew out 8,000people, 4,000 being present at each sermon,

I showing conclusively the Immense capacity| and strength of the Grand. .