£|n gailj PUBLISHED EVERY MORN IND, (SUNDAY EXCKPTED,) t - on the ^second page, tell a little story all by themselves. 1 Rev. Mr. Hale’s lecture to-morrow evening, must not be forgotten amid the excitements of the Christmas season. He will du “his level best.” A notice to the member^ of Post 10, primed in the proper place, calls them together to morrow morning to attend the funeral of com rade Markham. Denholm McKay’s windows arc tricked out with evergreens fancifully tilled with all sorts of things in their line, with a somewhat slouchy iooking Santa-Claus in the background. Yankee hose company No. 5, has its fifth an nual ball on Friday evening, Dec. 22. The lull particulars concerning the event arc given in their advertisement. Tickets to the “Old South” concert, of Thurs day, 21st, may be-obtained at the music stores of Richards, Metcalf Uo., S. It. Leland Co., and C. L. Gorham Co., until evening of con cert then at the door. Edward L. Spalding, assistant cashier of the First national bank, upon his arrival home from his bridal trip, Friday night, found a happy sur prise in the shape of an elegant chamber set, piesenicd by the directors of the bank. A spirited young horse attached to a sleigh and driven by a Mr. Rice, of Auburn, run into a horse car at the head of Park street, yesterday afternoon, breaking the sleigh into many pieces, and the horse freeing himself from the wreck, ran at the top of his speed towards home. Mr. Rice was thrown to the ground and received three slight cuts on the head, but was not badly hurt. Frant Mayo and the “Streets of New York” will be I attraction at Music hall, to-morrow cvcnim|- Mr. Mayo’s style of acting is entirely origin.* oeing free and off-hand, and “Badger” is his st impersonation. The company which supports Mr. Mayo includes J. IL Budworth, an eccentric negro comedian, who will per form the part of “Bub, the bootblack” The fair of the Dewey street mission chapel, to be held Thursday and Friday evenings, prom ises to be very successful, the Baptist churches having volunteered their assistance, and friends have responded liberally with good things for the tables. There will be music and singing, dialogues and declamations, with other amuse ments to entertain young and old. Tickets are for sale at Chas. Belcher’s market and at the stores in the western part of the city. An opportunity is offered the Worcester put lie to hear Mendelssohn’s great oratorio of St. Paul, to be given by the Handel and Haydn so ciety in Boston, on Sunday night, with the aid of the singers of Jie English ballad troupe. An extra train will run to Worcester for half price, provided fifty persons will agree to go. Names should be left immediately at the music stores of Richards, Metcalf Co., and S. R. Leland Co. Ihe fair and festival by the ladies of Union Hill will be held in W ashburn hall, this and to morrow evening, instead ol in Schofield’s block, as at first announced. J'hc object of the fair is to procure funds for the erection of a chapel and Sabbath school room in that locality, and is every way deserving of a most liberal patronage. On Wednesday evening the tableaux, and on Thursday the music by Southland’s orchestra, will lie among the many attractions. Two throngs of visitors sat down at the ta bles of Taft, Bliss Rice, last night. The first company was composed of members of Damas cus lodge Knights of Pythias, No. 50, of this city, w J_ a number of fraternal visitors from Wacbusett lodge, No. 52; the reception of the visiting knights xvas made the occasion of much pleasure to all interested. Later in the evening, the members of the Light Infantry, with many of their friends, participated in the pleasures of a hearty supper; these soldier-citizens ami their guests had a pleasant military assembly at the new armory. City Mortality. -The number of deaths in Worcester during the week ending Dee. 16, was 25, including 2 stillborn; 8 males and 17 fc males. Six died of consumption, five of canker rash, three of scarlet fever and one each of lung fever, child-birth, diptheria, teething, influenza, dropsy, old age and infantile, and one little child, named James Murphy, accidental by scalding. The two oldest were 71 and 56, thir teen were under live years old, and eight under one year. Eighteen were of foreign parentage. The Concert To night. Foremost in Ibe group of musical celebrities who are to be in. trod need to our citizens to-night stands Mr. Santley, the world renowned English baritone, whose name has long been familiar to Ilie mu* sieal public on this side, of the Atlantic. Madame Paley, Miss Edith Wynne, and Messrs. Patey and Cummings constitute the remainder of the troupe. Madame Batey possesses a splen did contralto voice, and her singing of such airs as “Auld Robin Gray,” “The Meeting of the Waters,” &c., is said tn be a grand musical treat, ft should be remembered that these il lustrious singets devote themselves on their concert tour entirely to part songs and ballads —the most popular and pleasing music that could be presented. Those who fail to go to night will lose a remarkably good concert. The .Sewer Assessmemt —The board of mayor and aldermen was in se.sion last evening for the purpose of hearing parties whose estates are benefited by the sewers of the city, previous to adopting a plauof ussetsments upon abutting estates, as provided for in the act ol 1807. Tbe aidermen’s room was crowded, and arguments against an assessment were made by P. Emmy Aldrich, Esq., who appeared lor several parlies, Judge Chapin, Joseph Musou, Esq E. Ij. Htod dard, Esq., and Hon. Adin Thayer Mr. J. H. Walker spoke fn ihvor of the plan of assessing estates. It is quite probable, however, that no steps will be taken io rhe maH^r by the present city council, whose administration lysis hqf ten days longer—a time much too short Dor action in a matter of such great impoiwm to a large majority of real estate owners in the eUy, Supeimob (Civil/ Court—Bacon, J.— Judgments have been prom».«»i« u| in the fol lowing eases; No. 238, Lewis » and two mouths additional' tor type pre teue®; William Patterson, larceny, discuSf?^; Jenner Crandall, larceny, §2O and costs; Al- V —l dmreester O Haun VOL. 26, NO. 306. bert Bradbury, vagrancy, three months in the bouse of correction; (Jeorge Nolan, Liwrcnee O’Brien and Lawrence O’Flnhertv, keeping li quor, $lO and costs, each; Michael Reynolds, as sault and battery, $1 and costs, paid: Thomas Mahonev, Owen Marlow and Michai l O’Garra, drunkenness, $8 and costs each; John Minahan. drunkenness, ordered to pay costs. Railroad Accidents. —A gravel train ran off the track of the Boston and Albany road near Hammond street, al a quarter past three o'clock yesterday afternoon, and three cars were thrown across the, track in a manner which caused considerable delay to the down express trains. A brakeman by the name of Wm. Mc- Nallv was injured somewhat, and was taken to the city hospital, but was soon able to go to his home. As a freight train was making up last night to go west, from the Boston and Albany yard, a brakeman named George Goodrich had his arm crushed between the wrist and elbow, and was taken to the city hospital, where the hand was cut on. His home is in Mittineague. Insurance Block This elegant and sub stantial new building, on Main street, opposite the Quinsigamond hank, though moderate in size, as eoinpaied with some edifices, is finished inside in a style for richness equal if not supe rior to any other public building in the city. Il is 85 feet wide by 70 deep, and four stories high, including the French roof. Ihe front is of Con “cord granite, in lonian or Grecian style, ihe building is owned bv the Slate mutual lite insurance company ami the Merchants ami Fai uh rs fire insurance company, the latter oc cupying the first tioor and the former the sec ond story. The office rooms are 30 by 20 feel, with directors’ roomsand ante-rooms in the rear, lioth these stores being each 15 feet high. The front windows arc of the best plate glass, 8 feet by 12. The inside of the building is finished throughout in bl:vk walnut,and the counters and furniture are all of black walnut. Ihe Hour is black walnut and ash. There are four steel sales, of the American steam safe company’s make, set in brick, in the third story is a hall, 50 by 33 feet, with ante-rooms, to be let for private balls ami parries. In the fourth story is anoth er hall. The building is heated by steam. The mason work on this model .structure was done by Edwin Ames of this city, and the car penter work by D. Perkins of Boston, according to plans furnished by Charles B. Atwood, archi tect, of Boston. The gas^ixtures were furnished by Messrs. Clark, Sawyer, Co., and the steam piping by Messrs.? Barrett, Washburn Co.Jof this city. The total cost of the building is about $60,000. A State Constable's Work for Six Months.—We glean from the semi-annual re port of Constable Russell, of his doings in this portion of Worcester county.since July 1: Totai number of complaints, 190; liquor seiz ures, 89; seizures of gaming implements, 1; common nuisances prosecuted, 25; common sel lers, 9; single sales, 46; keeping liquor, 56; drunk, 13; assault ami battery, 5; larceny, 2; disturbance of the peace, 4; perjury, 1; doing business on Lord’s day, 5; illegally transport ing liquor, 1; gaining, 6; burning buildings, 2; talse pretense, 1; house of ill-fame, 2; vagrancy, 3; peddling without license, I; cruelty to horse, 1; gaining houses, 5. The amount of fines-and costs paid during the time was $4,025.57. Amount of liquor seized, about 4000 gallons. Twenty-live day.- of the time have been spent in detail duty. Received from prosecutions made by Mr. Hair, from July 1.-t to September Ist, $1,446.55, mak ing a total of $5,471.12; which together with ihe amount of liquor destroyed by order of the courts, makes a heavy tax upon the violators of the liquor law'. Of the prosecutions made by Captain Russell during the last six months, fifteen were di charged on account of insufficient evidence, and thirty- one cases an- still pending in the superior court. It is sometimes asserted that slate constables are a useless expense; ami that they are not accomplishing that for thecommonwealth w hich the costs warrant; but the foregoing report shows that, although the expense to the com monwealth may be large, the principal burden has to be borne by die rumsellers, upon whom it falls heavily if it does not prohibit the sale of liquor. Ihe Stloy of Draw ing in this city, which has become within a short time past a principal and favorite branch of education, received yes terday a new impulse from the visit ol Mr. Walter Smith, a gentleman who is employed by the state to give the necessary directions Io teachers and communities. He brought with him a large collection ol models and studies from the English schools, a portion of which were presented to the state by authorities in that country. Mr. Smith spoke in the afternoon to teachers. In the evening there was a more general gath ering at Natural History hall, which was con ducted by Mr. Marble, superintendent of schools, w ho called upon several gentlemen to speak. Pro). Thumps in spoke of the circumstances under which Mr. .Smith was engaged by the state to have art education, so far as their au thority extended, encouraged and stimulated in a proper direction. He spoke of the advantages resulting from a proper knowledge of fuun and proportion. Mr. H.'Morgan gave some interesting facts in his own early life, bearing on the practical and pecuniary value of dr awing to young men. Of a class of thirteen with which he was con nected and w hich was formed under great diffi culties, every one, without exception, had at tained high position in some manulactming pursuit. Mr. Walter Smith, when he was introduced, alluded approvingly to the Massachusetts law which required every city of over ten thousand inhabitants to have three free classes oi indus trial drawing, and compared It to the way in which England, forty years ago, started school of design under the direction of the board of trade. England was in a manner foreutl to establish such schools, in order to maintain the allies of her manufactured goods in competition with those i*l other countries, which were at that time supeixudjug them because of their greater beauty of design. H was the nil yalne put into the raw material that was wanted amt was most largely paid for. He said that Massachusetts had an advantage over the mother country jy the gjeater general HHelljgjTcc ‘J tbe people and school privilege.^, and that Worcester had exceptional advantages in the existence of the reehuh.uJ ‘ehool, with it: •?jrps of trained teachers, whose senu e., could be euikd into public requisition. Mr. Smith gave a very lnkTe»iiif.g testimony to the value of this branch of educat ion to me iipjij id ual iij lu/diyg to iiis enjoyment of life as well ns its pecuniary adyaoUges and to the communi ty in the increased value qf ifa p,aiiiifaetured work. He was sure the state was right» it adopting for il: public schools a modification of the English system, lie hoped Worcester would in a year or two build and cstabhsh a ^lioH uA igii; he did not see why it would not be M.s easy to buiiu agd support it as a church, ami it \vas besides a point at wLEI* all sects amt all political punisaps couhl meet harmoniously. The meeting wai farther addressed by Messrs. I’ L. Moen,P. W. lan. r. K, ^nnwb.-s. .1 I’. Maible, Mr. Ayres amt others, afur uln.lj lb I'rawings were examined. Air. MarLj.c, a< tl;c close ol tin meeting, gave notice that Wy.’ WQ>epupils c,o;?lil be accom modated at the evening schools ji-“He ha-iq.vqt and attic rooms of the Bel mom hticit scroli house. First ICcpott iaebi 'hr City Hospital. The following report, showing tin, woHnfigq pf thU fjty hospital since its opening, on the 2bth of Qctobef, accepted by the city council, Monday night The act of Ibu legislature, approved Moy 25. 1871 authorizing the establishnient of this Institution. 1 provides that the citv of Worcester "may establH) i and maintain ft hospital lor the reception of persons who, by misfortune or poverty, mav require relief during temporary sickn<*Bs.'’ it would be. however, a very severe and rigid interpretation of tin* letter, ratber than of the spirit id e incurred for bedsteads, bedding, fiiri.i’ure for the kitchen and wards, crockery, &c &c. Such outlays of money, prepar atory to tiie opening of the hospital, will not have to Im made again for years. The trustees gratefully nurngnixe tin* interest felt in this institu tion, as mauifded by th.- low prices charged in some of tiie bills for the above items, as well as by gifts of pictures, &c., that will be more particularly acknowledged in another part of tills report. I’revioii* to the admission of any patients, a hoard of consulting physicians was appointed by the trustees, consisting of l>rs. F. 11. Kelley, Mer rick Berni*, and Joseph Sargent. Dr. J.G. Park was elected superintendent and re-ob-nt physician, and subsequently admitting physician] of th<* ho.-j.ital, his salary being fixed at s7uo per anniini, in addition to office accommoda tions and board. Twelve visiting physicians were also invited to serve gratuitously, lor two months each, the assign ment and distribution of their attendance having been arranged as follows; Dr-. R. Woodward ami J. G. Park from flu* open ing of the hospital to Jan. 1, 1^72. For the vear 1572, Drs. (I. a. Bales and E. Warner, from Jan. 1 to March 1. Drs. O. Martin and A. Wood, from Marcli 1 to Muv 1; l‘rs. 11. C larke and -I. M. Rice, ironi May 1 to July 1; Drs. J. M. Bates and G. E. Francis, from dufy 1 to Sept. 1: Drs. T. H. Gage and LL V. Simpson, from Sept. 1 to Nov. 1. Mr*. S. W.Wuiting, a lady well fitted by pxjio rienco ami other qimlilications. was chosmi matron, and her conipmi ation was fixed at $25 per month, in addition to board ami room in the hospital. A cook, a laundress, and nurses, of course, must form a part of the personnel of the establishment, and their wages ar l among its necessary expenses. Of the number who tmve received the bom-lit of tiie hospital so December l*t, 16 in all. 8 were males and 8 females. Seven were natives of this state, one of V. rmont, om- Nor»h Carolina, five Ireland, one England, and one Scotland. One was a clergyman, five were mechanics, one a laborer, one a child; of the t-nniles, five wore housekeepers and three do me*tics. Tho trustees have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of several very acceptable donation.*, contributing, some of them so tin- comfort, and oth er* to th<> ciieerfulno; s of IhoNvards of the hospital. From Edward L. l>avis, pictures; from Mr.*, tieo. Thrall. b?d linen; from.l. D. Choi lar, sofa beli*lied. partly on th representations of physi cian.- iu iliis vicinity, but more c.qiecially upon records actually k< pt by the city physician, Dr. Wood, in 137't, h»r Iho purpose of maknigunapprox linai *!)!o::te of the s Miitable lor treatment in un institution like t'uie Kespi ctfully submitted for, and In behalf of the trustees, I 11. Kellf.y, l*reaik-Manst|cld suit lias been earn promised for f-25,000, but the Tribune con tr.-hliels the report. I he small pox is spreading in Jersey City, Newark and Trenton, and special hospitals lor patient- are being assigned in those places. A Cbicaa'a policcmaTj lias beep attacked with hvdropliolna, and is in a critical condition. Ue was bitten about two years and a half ago. The sublime porte and khedive of Egvpt re- J<;sd to purdpiM; the hmu canal, ami he Les .sei. is now applying to other governments to effect the sale, I lie newsdealers indicted ijy the grand jury at Syracuse, for selling alleged obscene papers, have pleaded not guilty in court, and given bail for their trial itj March. Mary l.oftus, eciphncq al the E^clp’.ngp hotel at Fort Wayne, Indiana, committed suicide by hV. allowing poi.Mm, on Sunday' night, from grief for Ilie d- aJ; 'J her lover, who died some few weeks ago. In the democratic caucus held at Frankfort, Ky., on Monday night, Hou. Thomas C. Me reeiy way nominated on a second ballot for I nited States senator, to fill tjin fjpqt l)O\y oceu pied by lion. Garrett Davis. A meeting composed of seventy-five to a hun dl.Q] prominent democrats and republicans, riinip:dh tbe hHicr \j f h;h! a* <\llog«* hall, Cincinnati, Monday evening,' with the view to forming a new political reform party. A com: mil tee of s ven was appointed to draft a plat loin,* ano' prepare a plan of organization. A suGL"- rpi ocemrv-q on Monday in London derry. Ireland. I'or some dnys pfi:d laepio atiuns were being made tv celebrate the 18th of peccm her. The authorities posted a proclamation fur riddinu 4 and a large military force vus he’d in reaoine Flic ip>h<.p ,:f ondou jcj[y, Sumlav, comh'miicd the act of'flu-bird lieutenant, ft I dqq iyq OJ ”u.d and at tempted to march to the cathedral, but were as sailed by the police and supported by soldiers. A lubt ensued between the mob and the milita i.\ inn,i..!' b uv persons were hurt, but tinidly the crov.d di-pur^.d pru;.i e.- cHCiuept p’-evadj ami UJbrc ngiiimg imminent j The Weather' W amiiington, hue. p'. I'be high barometer north of Missoiiri will move a.-tward, with di minished pressure, and cold northwest winds will prevail west of tbe Appalachian range. 'loudy weather, with westerly winds, will pre vail very generally Wednesday along the At lautic coast. A Madrid letter states that Mr. Sickles has re ceive I secret orders to return to Washington immediately, lor consultation on important state i.miters li Is generally Iwlieycd at Madrid that -s l lrs v.as i.ailed home tu lainfcr upon üban ntalturs. Ihe sudden call precipitated his marriage, the pair starting for W ashington iuiinvdiately alter the eereiquiQ. WORCESTER: WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1871. LATEST NEWS. BY TELEGRAPH YO Til K WORCK9TER, IIAII.Y SPY From Washington. [SPECIAL DISI'ATi H TO THE WOUCESrEU SI V.| Washington, D. C., Dec. 19. THE WOULD BREATHES FREE AGAIN. Gen. Horace C. Lee was to-day appointed postmaster at Springfield. OTHER APPOINTMENTS. The [fallowing new post offices were estab lished: Highlandville, Mass., Jonathan Avery, postmaster; Tylcrville, Ci., Horace .1. Cooke, postmaster. THE MESSAGE. The president sent in Ins anticipated message on civil service re lot tn, to-day, with the report of the commissioners. In the house, it was re ferred to a special committee on this subject. CHE \P AMPAIGN. Gen. liar-.m, lately republican candidate for governor of Kentucky, who is now here, says that the entire cost of the republican cam paign in that state last year was only $1260. DEMOCRATS AT THEIR OLD TRICKS. Late in the afternoon the democrats endeavor ed to filibuster over the appropriation of $27,- 000, reported bv Gen Garfield, to pay th ex penses incurred by the kuklux committee, and the alleged extravagances ol the latter received some severe strictures from the republican side. Howwrr, the appropriation .inally pas-ed. MR. HOAR'S LABOR BILL. Mr. Hoar’s labor commission bill was under discussion in the house all day, ami debate up on it lias developed an unexpected amount of opposition. There seems to be a growing dis position among the members not to create Ihe. commission vailed lor in Ihe bill, but to require the present rommiltecoii educatiun and labor to make, the inquiries, ami to gather information as to the condition of the laboring classes. It is expected that a vote will be reached on Mr. Hoar’s bill to-morrow. CONTESTED SEATS—VAN< E. The committee on privileges got in their re port to-day, and Norwood was sworn in as sen ator from Georgia. But two va •anciv* now ex ist, these being in Alabama and North Carolina. Vance, contestant in the latter case, is busy in denying dispatches sent from here to tiie effect that democratic senators ever united in writing a lei ter to the effect that he w r as ineligible under the fourieenth amendment, and that he had no prospei-t for his admission. Senators Stockton, Casserly and Blair, who were authority for this statement in the first in stance, still insist that such a letter was written last spring, with the intent to show the members of the North Carolina legislature the condition of affairs, and to induce them io elect another senator against wdiom no question could be raised. THE WASHBURN DINNER. The farewell dinner to Gov. Washburn, ten dered by the Massachusetts delegation, was given to-night at Wormley’s. All the Massa chusetts delegation in congress were present, ex cept Butler, and among the guests were Vice President Colfax, Secretary Boutwell, Speaker Blaine, Caleb Cushing and Judge Poland of Ver mont. Gen. Banks presided, and everything passed off happily. During the evening it was stated that, since Gov. Washburn has been in the claims committee, it has acted on over 8000 claims, involving one hundred million dollars, and has been sustained in every case. SOMETHING LIKE HARMONY. One day more ol the retrenchment committee discussion seems to have restored harmony ami good feeling among the republican senators. Mr. Conkling’s resolution of instructions to the committee being under consideration, the New York senators accepted the amendments which were applied thereto, one after another, with the utmost graciousness, until Mr. Buckingham, chairman of the committee, becoming alarmed at the amount of work piled on his devoted shoulders, protested against it. Messrs. Schurz?, Tipton's and Bayard’ 4 amendments were aimed principally at the New York custom house and a call for an investiga tion into its interior workings, ami its exterior influence on local politics; while Mr. Blair’s, which was also accepted,—looks to an explana tion of Gen. Schenck’s reported connection with the Little Emma mine .speculation. The only amendment of all these, ottered to day, that Mr. Conkling refused to accept, was offered by Mr. Sumner, which embodies, sub stantially, the points set forth m the .Massachu setts senator’s resolutions inquiring of the sec retary of the navy, last spring, calling for infor mation as to expenditures incurred in keeping the naval forces stationed ar SAn Domingo since negotiations to annex that island have been en tertained. When the vote was finally taken up on Mr. Conkling’s resolutions and amendments, there was not a single dissenting vote. Kelon. (To the AsHociatcd Pi'cim.) the president s message on nn. service. Thu following is the messagesenl to congress to-day: To the Senate and House of Re&presentalires: In accordance with the act of congress, approved March 3d, 1871, 1 convened a commission of emi nent gentlemen to deyist- rules and regulations for the purpose of relorining the civil service. Tli«'ir labors an* now complete, ami 1 transmit herewith t noir report, together with the rules which they recommend for iny action. These rules have been adopted, and will go into effect on the first Gay of January, 1872. I nd-Tthe law referred 10, as fin terpret it, the authority i- already invested in tlie executive to enforce these regulation.-:, with full power to abridge,alter or amend them at his option, when changes may be deemed advisable. These views, together with the report ol the com missioners, ape submitted for your caretui consider ation as to whether further legislation mav be nec essary, inorder to carryout pn effective and beue- Uciar civil service reform. If left to me, without further congressional action, the rules prescribed by the commission, under the reservation already mentioned, will be failhfnllr executed. But tln v ar.* not binding, withqut iur’tner legislation, on my successors. Although desirous of bringing this subject to the attention of congress before the approaching re cess. I have not time to sufficiently examine tpe ac companying renort tn enable mi* to suggest definite legislative notion to ensure the support which may be necessary, in order to give a thorough trial to a policy long needed for all the strength that con gress can give, to enable me to rarryoyt Ike n'lm imj lutheci»il service recommended by the commis sioners and adopted, to take effect, as before stated, on January J, 1872. The law which provides for the convening the uotuuiissiou to devicemles and regulations for re forming the civil service authorizes, i think, the permanent organization of a primary board, under whose general directions all examinations of appli cants for public office shall be conductefi 'fluoe is nq appt opr ial lon to uuntimm such' a board beyond the termination of its present la bors. I therefore iv«omniond that a proper appropriation be made to continue the sorvK es m the nn'sent licwd for another vein-, ami. in view of i ho fact that three monibeis of the board hold a posi tion ia the public service which precludes them from receiving extra compensation under the existing laws, that they be authorized to receive a fail pepsuilou for extia sea-.ico rendered by them in thv performance of this dutv. V. EXUVUWYJS AUfIMWL Pre. 19,1871. THE RULES SUUMITyEp. The ftillGWliig uiu ilio lute.. - poilmcnt of aliens to position* in the consular ser ice, which, by reason of small compensation or of other sufficient cause, are, in the judgment of the appointing power, necessarily so filled, nor the ap pointment of such persons withiuthe United States as are imlisjamsable to the proper discharge of the duties of certain positions, but who may not be la miliar with the English language or legally capable oi naturalization. 11.—No head us adepartment, nor any subordinate officer of ihe government, shall, as such officer, au thorize, or permit, or assist, in levying any assess ment oi money tor political purposes, under the form of voluntary contribution.* or otherwise upon any person employed under his control, nor shall anv such person pay anv money so assessed. 12.—Tue advisory board shall, at any time, recom meml to the pre*ident such changes in these rules as it may consider necessary to secure greater effi ciency of the civil .’ervico. 13.- From these rules are excepted heads of de partment*. assistaut secretaries oi departments, the assi*tant attorney general, ami first assistant post master general, solicitor general, solicitor of the treasury, solicitor of internal revenue, examiner of chums in the state department, treasurer of the I nileil States, register us the treasury, first and sec ond controllers of the treasury, judges of the United States courts, district attorneys, private secretary of the president, embassadors ami other public min isters, superintendent of the coast survey, director of the mint, governor* of territories, special com missioners, special annual visiting ami examining boards, jwr-ons appointed to positions without compensation for services, dispatch agents and bearers of dispatches. NOVEL CLAIM. Mr. Lewis has presented a petition in the sen ate from Richard 11. Garrett, of Carolina coun ty, Va., asking compensation of $2525 for barn ami goods destroyed by Col. Baker to effect the capture of Jolin Wilkes Booth and D.C. Hai rold, in 1865. Booth and Harrold were concealed in Garrett’s barn, which was burned to get i hem. MINOR MATTERS. The senate committee on foreign relations did no business to-day. The cabinet has considered and approved to day the regulations for the civil service recently Iramed by a commission. illiam Orton appeared before the ways anil means committee to advocate a reduction of duty on telegraph wire. The senate finance committee, at their meet ing to-day, decided that the banks are not re quired to pay the dividend tax of the last five months of 1870. The joint committee on printing decided that it is expedient to publish editions of the presi dent's message and arconipanying documents on foreign languages for home distribution. The report of the proceedings in the senate yesterday occupy oyer forty-eight columns of the Daily Globe, which is the longest report ever published the next morning of a congressional debate. Ihe banking and currency committee to-day authorized their chairman to offer a resolution for investigation into the causes of the suspen sion of national banks in New York and else where. Should the. resolution be passed the committee will appoint a .sub-committee to go ou to New York. Senator ilson proposes to oiler a resolution adding a new member to the committee on in vesiiaatious. His idea is to give the anti-ad ministration senators a representation on the committee. Senator Patterson will probably be appointed. lle is regarded as the mildest man un that side. Senator Schurz will introduce a resolution calling upon the president to inform the senate what instruct ions have been given to command •ts of United States ships on West India sta tions. Also in regard to the question at issue between the I'nited Slates and Spain, and what means have been taken tu protect American citi zens. Senator Schurz has prepared a resolution in structing the investigating committee to inquire into the cartage system in the New York cus tom house; also whether any persons receive presents from parties who control the cartage system, in order that they may secure a larger amount of goods io be stored; also in regard to baggage and other articlei allowed to come iu without, paying duty; together with the amount of money lost io the government by these practices. These will be offered as an amendment to Conkling’s resolution for general inquiry into the custom house at New York. Forty-Second Congress—Second Session. Washington,!). C., Dec. 19. SENATE. Mr. Scott reporteii a IJU for refunding all taxe- upon dividends, interests and undivided profits a'sesse.l upon the corporations mentioned in section fifteen of the act of July 14th, lts7o, for the time between August 1, ittfo, and Jan uary 1,1871, Mr. Sherman reported a bill fixing the sala ries of the commissioners of the land office, cus toms, pensions ami Indian afiairs, the assistant postmaster general, supervising drclHtect of the treasury, assistant secretaries, controllers, au ditors ami registers at §4560. Mr. Shermau reported adversely, ap.d the sen ate postponed indefinitely, me lull providing for the employment of an internal revenue po lice force in every collection district. Mr. Edmunds introduced i» Lill to punish stock gambling hy public officers. Referred. Mr. handler offered a resolution for reference of the portion of the president’s ntessugu rela tive to the postal telegraph io the committee on eomnjercc. Ah. Hamlin opposed such reference, as the subject was already properly referred to the office committee. The resolution was hud ever. Tbe lues.agu was received from the president, transmitting the report of the civil service com mission. A motion to print ;eq thousand extra copies was r. Orvi'd io the committee on printing. Air. Blair ottered a resolution, which wa? adopted, directing the committee '.>u iuvistlga ti(Hi and retrenchment i«» inquire whether any miirstrg ui the I nittd States in any foreign country has used his official influence tolbrwqrd the intviests of any mining cou.panv, ami whether his doing so was lompatiblc with tbe duties anil requirements of his position. Air. Stunner tried to get up his resolution vs last March, asking information übout rhe num ber of ships sen? to waters of San Domingo during *hc* negotiations, and the cost of send ing and keeping them there, but Mr. Uorklin^ objcctctl and it went over. Ah Norwood of Georgia, was sworn in. .m: Uunkting s resolution, directing an inves tiguiiou of Hodge’s case, was taken up. Mr. Sherman moved to atnend so to cm braCC the case Qf Rank l.xuinnier Uallendein and A|r. Conk ling accepted the aineudiueip, and the resolution was adopted* Mr. I'ool, at his own request, was excused from serving on the committee on investigation ami retrenchment. Mr. Scott called up his resolution liucctmg the scrgeant-at arms to am-j; ’iaunders, a rc fraetorv wi?ne*s m North Carolina, Adopted. The senate went into executive session, and soon after adjourned. HOUSE. The house, in the ipt'iqiqg hour, took up the bill hcruicj^re r*duud hy Mr, Hoar to otablisha la Lor comUHSsion. Alter some difficulty as to the assignment of the floor, etc., notice was given tha‘ the pre\i^u> question would be called at one tomor row alteruoon. and thu Ue ate then progressed HU H.u lull Mr. Siony, member of the committee on edu and labor, advocated the passage <>f fhv bill. The evils of the industrial classes’were patent to c\ci> one; ->2,0,000,000 ptoperty, belonging to capitalists, was exempt from taxa tion, and otfier interests wcnT taxed to make up ttie deficit; §2l,ooo,ooowas paid annually frmti the tiensure to the bai’kjng associations, as a mere bounty and gratuity. Tne poor man paid a tax on his salt ol 155 per cen/;on cutlery, over fifty; on clothing over sixty-tive; ami on his spade ami shovel,over forty-tive.while the rich man paid upon jewelry, diamonds, etp 4 *ax not ex cvcdmg p/r, |H.i ucut. To adjust the wrongs of the laboring men, congress will have to repeal every pet financial scheme of the Pur|r power. Mi ox proposed auaiqeiKlinent, in the inter est of pivd service, that uu party or political in fluency should coq((q| the nppqiutntvqt qf the commissioners. He expressed the wish that such a man as David A. Wells could be appoint ed on the commission. He took the hill ns an earnest of a better policy on the taritf, toward which even New England is progressing. He would be glad ro see an intelligent investigation from any quarter. Mr. K' i r spoke against the bill, which would be regarded as insincere and hollow, and chietiy intended, by false pretense, to bridge over the next presidential election, and mislead the di>- cuptented sons of toil into voting the radical ticket in 1872 lie believed it a mere attempt to make places for partisans, and that it was un constitutional for congress to assume power to regulate hours of labor, or standard of wages, or division of joint profits of labor and capital, or social conditions, or educational institutions of the people. Such a sweep of jurisdiction would speedily leave nothing to the states or the people; make all local governors expensive sine cures, and make the power oi congress as tran scendent and absorbing as the British parlia ment. Mr. Wood believed that the party in power was responsible for the troubles of the laboring men, and it was only in a restoration of the democracy to power that they can find relief. Mr. Duke suggested an amendment, directing an investigation especially into what tuxes, as sessments and duties on imports are imposed directly or indirectlv by the laws of the United States on any article used by the laboring class es, and upon any raw materials which enter into the manufactureoi such articles; also what quantity of public lands, which should have been preserved to furnish homes for the people, and to supply a fund for the education of the masses, has been granted to corporations organ izeil and controlled by, and exclusively for the benefit of, a few wealthy individuals Mr. Slocum suggested an amendment, mini ingas commissioners Horace H. Dav, Richard F. Trevplliek and Alexander Troop. He favond an investigation by persons not selected on ac count of party, or on account of devotion to high tariff priiiciples. Ihe discussion was temporarily interrupted bv a message from the president relative to civil service reform, which was read and referred, and by senate amendments to the bill tor the hicago custom house, which were concurred in. Mr. Townsend, of Pennsylvania, regarded the message just received as a full and effectual an swer to the charge by the democratic members relative to the supposed profligacy of the ad ministration. h showed that the' president’s party was the party of reform. He supported the pending bill, as in the interest of all, and in the interest of common humanity. Mr. Hawley advocated the bill. Mr. Speer, of Pennsylvania, suggested an amendment, directing inquiry particularlv into the system of paying laborers in store onlers in stead of cash, and report what means can be adopted to prevent a continuance of the system. Mr. Burchard suggested an amendment, com miffing the inquiry to the bureau of sta’isties, under direction of the secretary ol the treasury. Mr. Farnsworth said that all the evils com plained of could be remedied by a repeal of some laws and a reduction of some taxes. He was opposed to any more commissions, and be lieveo that the committee on education and labor could investigate the subject more intelligently and economically. Mr. Killinger preferred that the inquiry should be made by some officers of the govern ment, and thought the commissioner of agri culture a proper person. If there was to be a commission, however, he wanted one of the commissioners to be a practical laboring man and the term of office limited to one xcar. Mr. Kelley advocated the bill, and said the duties on non and other American productions were necessary to protect the American laborer and add to his comforts. Mr. Stevenson favored the appointment of a commission. The discussion went over till to-morrow. Mr. Garfield, from the committee on appro priations, reported a bill, appropriating $27,840 to supply the deficiencies in the expenses of the kuklux committee. In reply to Mr. Eldridge, he stated that the total cost of the committee was $69,907, exclusive of printing. The report will till seven volumes, making about six thou sand pages, It was agreed that an itemized account of the committee’s expenses be printed in the Globe. The bill passed. Adjourned, Our New York Dispatches. New York, Dee. 19 —There was no addi tional arrests last ni“lit. Tweed is said to be nervous and anxious. Connollv is not so sick as was reported. The story of his illness was started to gain sympathy for him. The latest city swindle exposed is that of the collector of assessments, who has pocketed half a million of dollars in a few years. The present incumbent, one Starkweather, was appointed by Tweed in 1867. it is generally believed, on account of the con sultations held last evening between prominent lawyers, who are known as the defenders of the ring, with Charles O’Co ior and the district at torney, that several important arrests will lie made. The names ol Mayor Hall and Judge Hilton are mentioned in connection iherewith. William M. Tweed, Jr., has sold the Metro politan hotel to a couple of railload ticket agents. The Times mentions a rumor that the grand jury has indicted a prominent n publican news paper for libel upon a city judge'and that an editor of a ring paper hac been indicted for ob taining one hundred ami twenty-five thousand dollars in bogus advertising claims. it is confirmed that Heenan, Cook and Dun phy left for Europe, the two former some ten days since via Halifax, the latter within a couple of days. Warrants have been sent for their arrest. A large crowd assembled at the court of gen eral sessions early this morning in expectation that Mayor Hall would he put at the bar, but up to noon he was not known to be under arrest. His counsel held frequent consultations with the district attorney yesterday and this morning The indictments presented yesterday’ were against Tweed, who will probably 1^ rvarrested thereunder; also Hank %mjh and James M. Sweeney, brother us t’eter B. Sweeney. It is ‘Juted tiiat ('has. O’Conor and Jj^wes Bedford and Hackett were in consultation over an hour this morning prior t<* opening of the courts. As far as can be ascertained, 'fwcod and Cou nol'y wjl move to quash the indictments fuumi against them as illegal. A provision of the law of 1870, framed especially »o prutcci the ring rogues, says that r,o bection shall originate with a grand jurj of the inferior court of general ue^ious, while a grand jury of the higher eourt of oyer and terminer is sitting. The indictments a«mw fweed ami Connolly were toqnd under precisely these circumstances. It is said that some part of their action was taken before tins clause uj 1 the law was known to their leffal auvisers, tire deputy attiynvy gvn> Cfal mid district attorney. The subject then came up for discussion, pnj Ah O’Conor de clared that it nieic technicality which could not liqUl geod before a jury, and advised the giumljuryto continue its investigation with out reference to this clause of th,, iuw. Other lawyeisthau those eiu' ig^l m the defem us Tweed and CoQyoßy say that the law was oiigii’rJß aamed to protect these robbers, aua is virtually a dead letter and a desperate de fence. 11 is reports( ti»u« the grand jury have un earthed q »iurlling nest of frauds in »h. rax ortice. When notices of assessments were sent to wealthy tax payers, some creature of the ring, it is said, would appear before the tax commis sioners, declaring that lie was either Hmiiicmteal lux payer or Hie agent of the tax payer. He would complain that l*e was taxed for property be did not owq A aud alter specifying the prop; erty- rtai estate, manufactory, or whatever else it might be—would make aflfdavii to the same. When the real tax payer appeared be would pay the wholv assessment, after which the ring U' i !lic amount 'pcciii. d ill ulvnt affidavit, ami pocket wh?\t was deducted, the books being maninnlated to correspond. It is said the gv»nd jmy have indicted some of the;*? l< Itows. J he ball J tbe Tweed association, annoftneed for last night, did not take pjaye. Two reform judges of the superiiw court are to take seats here January Ist, when they will make it still warmer for the ring robbers. Everything promises to come out in time. Senator Genet, alleged to be implicated in thu Harlem court house swindle, denies he is setlir^ his real estate, horses, etc. Tbe Commercial has q rwimu’that the heavy tax pavers qf the city are to be overhauled by the grand jury, and that prominent gentlcmvm who were conspicuous in whitewashing |he late, controller, have been exempt ijom rcrsomit taxation, and indirectly engage dyiYuuding the city, \ll the transactions of the park comm is« sioueys are being overhauled, to ascciqain whero the six millions they expended bavo gone, tMm or more of these gentlemen; it i§ said, cannot escape without indictment. Jjqlf a do-sen attaches of tbe department of public works are saul to be imlicteii. All have tk-d. The personal tax book, heruWm-e held sacred, was before the grand mr\ vesterdav. The rumor of qrreu, to-day current, of the muvqf. lo'oves untrue. Tweed is said to have had an interview with Ingersoll in Jersey City. Ibc city deposits are being truu^iCired from the Broadway to the t*ark bank. \t a m?ei!hg of the federal council of interim tiouuls last night, the Crispin jewelers and typo graphical ninons, affiliated with and UH-aiue a part of the internationals. The immigration roinuitssioiiers state that ric^ef-uf-Leave men" ami other English crimi nals are again arriving here quite mWW'Jsly. At a meeting of the Kings co.y.my supervisors, this afternoon, to nM q hooper tor the Brook- Ivn ne'*vUamvnHary, Harmon, wpuhlicau, Cmugcd that SBB,OOO a year wm* paid political strikers appointed as court officers for political services Johnson, republican, stated that SSUJ was uilvred to a supervisor to vote fm a Hug mdWMe, Mayor X*U J> H'^cU was for taking PRICE 1 (ENTS. up the charge of bribery, but the election was proceeded with, and the ring candidate was elected. i he mother of Flora Brown, supposed to lune perished in the Chicago tire, is alive and writes to the Newburg chief of police from St. buries, DI. The girl was found on the 9th inst., wan dering in the streets of Newburg, and sent to Cohoes, where she stall'd that she had relatives. She has not been heard from since and cannot now be found. There was but a small audience at Cooper in stitute last night to celebrate the treatv of Wash ington. Addresses were imide by Rev. J. B. Miles, Elihu Burritt, and Dr. Prime. Resolu tions were adopted hoping that the negotiations for the ashington treaty might be a precedent by which all future national differences may be adjusted, a universal reign ut peace secured, closing with the hope that the present differ ences with Spain may be adjusted in the same manner by arbitration. Tiie grand jury commenced an investigation in the Fisk-Mansfield case. FROM EUROPE. France* OBSERVATIONS OF THE ECLIPSE. Paris, Dec. 18.—The French academy has re ceived the following from the eclipse expedition: The spectrum of the corona attests the existence of matter in the space beyond the atmosphere of the sun. sick prisoners. Prisoners Billioray, Rastouk and Henry Roche fort, now undergoing confinement in Fort Brv aid, in pursuance of the sentence, of the court martial, are sick in the infirmary. THE CROWN JEWELS. I'he French government refuses to sell the crown jewels to private parties. DECREASE IN THE NI MBER OF STUDENTS. 1 he number of students in the college of Metz has diminished from five hundred to three per sons since the German occupation of the city, and in the college at Uolmar the number has been reduced from four hundred to sixty, of whom forty-right are Germans. TILS ORLEANS PRINCES Duc d'Aumale and prince De Joinville took took seats in the'assembly to-day. They sat in the centre of the members of the right. Their appearance created no sensation. <4reat IBritaiii. THE CONVALESCENT PRINCE. London, Dec. 19—2 p. m—The prince of ales continues to make satisfactory progress. I’he duke of Edinburgh, who left last week as soon as the prince was declared out of danger, returns to Sandringham Saturday. THE ERIE STOCKHOLDERS. A meeting of the ‘‘Erie railroad stockholders for the protection of society,” was held to-day. Raphael presided, and said the present Erie or ganization cannot long survive the fall of its twin monster, the I’ammauy ring; an avowed object ol the republican legislature ol New York is, he said, to correct the management of the Erie railroad. Portugal. EMIGRATION. Lisbon, Dee. 19.—The press has shown much anxieiv over the largely increased emigration of workmen to the United States, and lecoiumend remedial measures. Fire Record. AT WAKEFIELD —LOSS NOT STATED. Boston, Dec. 19.—Allen Co.’s shoddv mill, in U akefield, was burned last night. Insured for $19,006, which probably covers the loss. AT QUINCY, ILL.—LOSS $75,000. Chicago, Dec. 19.—Comstock Jt Co.'s stove foundry, at Q lincv, was burned this morning. Loss, $75,000: insurance, $60,000. AT DEPOSIT—LOSS $20,000 I>El-OSIT, N. Y„ Doe. UI.-HiUbawuv Simp, son s block was burned to«day. Loss $20,000. x Criminal Record. HOIUUni.E TRAGEDY. um l A ec —Horace Sprague, at lute s Corners, cut his child’s throat with a razor, crushed his wife’s skull with the ax, and then tied, this morning. TWELFTH DAI OF THE WHARTON TRIAL. Asxai olis, Mil., Dec. m.—i,, u, e Wharton trial, <.en. George I). Wise testified that ihe prisoner, in .Inly hist, after Ketrhun.-s death endeavored to obtain a loan of *II,OOO on her note, to enable her to go to Europe; sho was willing to pay SIOOO for the privilege,. I'r. trunk Dunalson of Baltimore, medical expert, testified to the use of mid effect of yellow jessamine; he said to the lioat of his knowledge mid belie! the death did not ensue from imtural causes; witness being asked to state whether iu hj?i opinion death could have resulted from opium, said there was one symptom, Ilie semi conuitose condition described, that would make Inin strongly suspect opium; but it has Leon shown that (leu, Ketchum spoke inteili-iblv half an hour bolore his death; it cou'u not have been opium; he could not hayo been roused witness was proceeding to i-umpm-e the syniul tomsol Ketchum with ptoi,e which attend tin over dose of tartuj- etpeiiv, when the court ad journed. UTAH. SATT I.lkb Cn v, Dee. lii-B. G. Hampton, a Mormon poltcctnap, has been arrested, charged with participating in the murder of Dr. Robinson, MURDER AND LYNCHING. MEMt-ius, Dee. 19,-A man, lurking about the building ut Union City where the express robbers are confined, shot dead mi officer mid wounded another who tried to arrest him. He was subsequently arrested mid jailed under suarfl. Beiore morning thirty disguised men overpowered the guard, killed l,evi Farringtop an express robber, anil took the murderer awav’ 1 he body oi the hWev was found hanging to a tree. His imme was Toler, from Kentucky. It is siippoavd he was connected with the express routed, and was there to aid them in escaping. New England Dispatches, CONNECTICIJT. Hxktford, Dec. 19. j| l 0 Orient fire insur ance company oi^uuiaed to-day, with Chas. T. Webster for and George W. Lester seere’.av.v, Die machinery us the old City com- IVVH U tu be applied to the new company, the the capital ol which is $500,000. FrtNounl Telc£i*aiUß. J:\mes Sweeny and Hugh Smith are in dis guise at Toronto, Queen Victoria will remain at Windsor during the hohdav’i, instead of going to Osborne. At Watertown, N. V., yesteiday, Gilroy Lord, citizens’ candidate, was chosen Uiayor bv 239 majority. J It is suited Hull Secretary Ooutwell is prepar explanatory acoowet of syndicate opcra- 'J; Shilhiivr. of 11... lull, dc liveiul bis lecture at l i\huatlge*s church, Brooklyn, Monday night, tua crowded audience. Passed Assistant Surgeon W. S. Bowen, of Rhode Island* has tuvn detached from the New 1 ork navy y aid and ordered to the naval hospi tal at Norfolk, Va. James M. Smith, democrat, was yesterday elected governor of Georgia, U» fill the unex pireq tviiu ol Ruins R. Bullm-k, without opposi- Governor Rohiusou, of Prince Edward Island, m reply to a memorial from the opposition, said that though they are in the uuijoiity they can only declare want of confidence. H illiain Beust, after rescuing his wife and seven children from liis burning house at Lib- M wus 10 death, with his eighth child, while endeavoring to save it. 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