Show BY TELEGRAPH P PEB UNION LINZ lisz AMERICAN NEW YORK 20 the lotus liotus club gave a dinner and brilliant reception tonight to night in honor of general grant whitelaw reid editor of or the tribune presided in the course of his address of welcome reid related an incident of the first days of fighting at pitt burg landing some one said it looks a little gloomy it general I 1 shall never forget his quick glance at the setting sun eun and instant reply oh no they cannot break our lines tonight tomorrow to morrow we shall attack with fresh troops and anti of or course will drive them back it was said in a quiet tone as if he had been telling an officer to see lee about putting up headquarters tents with a quiet confidence as absolute as if he had been in Beau regards place instead of his own from that moment there was one hearer at least who never doubted a commander 2 who amid the gloom and di disaster sister of sus SUZ such an hour could calmly reason out the certainty of tomorrows to morrows victory woul would dyet yet set be recognized not merely as a great soldier but as a in any sudden stress of or danger a great man well weil continued mr reed what shall we do with him are we so rich in great men are we so fortified at every point with the widest experience and the loftiest loft iest devotion that we hareno have no longer any use for him idonat I 1 do not believe it I 1 do not think any considerable sid erable number of people in either of the great political parties believe belleve beli bell eve it I 1 am not speaking as his parti eni zan that that I 1 have llave never been often in in civil affairs I 1 have not been able to follow where he led and the general himself would I 1 fancy be quite willing to give me a certificate for having practised practiced great freedom of speech upon that subject speaking 0 brather then for his political appon nent and for those at least of republican faith falth 1 I am confident I 1 can venture so much let iet me say no wish no act of theirs will be wanting to secure for the country the continued services of your guest we believe the country would be most unwise unmindful alike of her dignity and her interest to lay claim to this service let me not be misunderstood I 1 am speaking wholly without general granta grants knowledge or that of his immediate friends or with any reference whatever to his interests those will be taken care of anyway this is no blind lind broken down Beli sarius holding mg out his helmet for alms it is a question solely of what the count country ry owes to itself cm it afford to say we have no further use for the experience peri ence gained at the head of the army and at the head of the government why for example should not the soldier of appomattox be borne with while he lives internal revenue collector marks at new orleans has forwarded to commissioner raum a letter received from deputy collector B H lanier who has charge of the upper parishes vuris uris hes of louisiana bordering on the ahe river the letter is dated lake providence nov 10 and says III in consequence of my candidature for congress upon the republican ticket the spirit of intolerance which prevails here and attempts which have been made to assassinate me and the assassination of dr B IV jones editor of my paper because of his active support of the garfield electors and myself renders it utterly impossible for me properly to discharge my duties as deputy collector of internal revenue for thi district in addition I 1 have to inform you that I 1 am at this moment a prisoner in my own hou seand dare not go out for fear of immediate assassination sassi nation I 1 find it also necessary to leave this collection district at least for the present to secure my personal safety please advise me what to do in the premises in cieply gen raum baum this after moon noon telegraphed collector marks at new orleans as follows I 1 do not intend to allow our officers to be intimidated and driven from their districts employ five competent courageous men and arm them well to accompany deputy collector lanier for policing his division and enforcing the laws instruct them to defend themselves at every hazard I 1 will furnish you breech loading carbines necessary musicians of san antonia texas lias las written a letter to the war department part ment protesting against the first infantry band being permitted to play at concerts balls etc thereby depriving local musicians from making a living by their profession the general of the army says the regimental bands are not maintained or paid by the united states regimental commanders select the musicians from companies and thus create a band whose expenses have to be earned or paid out of the pockets of the off omm meers officers in despotic russia and germany the soldiers are encouraged cou raged to work for wages as tailors and shoemakers and during the harvest barvest to supplement their sn small smail laii pay and I 1 do not see why in free america a soldier may not by music work in in his leisure time and lay by a little money to buy necessaries or to save up and buy a farm af after r his enlistment list ment I 1 surely will not deprive our soldiers of so simple simpie and fair a privilege the secretary of war concurs CHI CHICAGO cago 20 the wholesale drug store of lord enburg co coy 93 1 wabash avenue was gutted by fire which broke out about noon today the loss is estimated at partially insured the fire originated in the mixing department third floor among the and almost instantly wrapped the whole building in flames so that very little was saved the fire today to day originated in the fourth story where jennie mcl ear was bottling sulphuric acid As she poured from a can into a bottle the bottle exploded and an alcohol lamp ignited and spread the blaze in an instant through the room thence the progress of the flames to other stories was rapid and easy explosives which were inthe in the path of the flames caused continuous reports that sounded like a miniature cannonade when the first explosion occurred which started the fire jennie McNear clothes were foran for an instant ignited but a workman wrapped his coat about her and smothered the flames so that she was only slightly burned lizzie lizzle anderson aged 29 fared worse her clothing was almost burned burneil off and she was so badly injured that her life is despaired of her flesh was literally roasted in places and large sections of the cuticle pealed oft off all the other employed emp loyes in the building bui bul liing escaped without injury the building was five st story 0 ry stone front and belonged to th the e peck estate following is a revised statement of the losses and insurances the building was valued at about with a possible salvage of to insurance contents owned by lord stoutenburg co valued at laoj 1501 probably a total loss insurance the inter oceans washington special says the leading points in the treaty negotiated between the united states and china have been transmitted to the state department by the commission in china it is understood that in general the tone will be satisfactory to this government it modifies the burlingame treaty in formulating provisions for limiting or regulating chinese immigration the particulars are confidential and not made public except so far as indicated above secretary evarts is absent in new york so it is not known what action will be taken no opportunity has been given for sufficient considerations of its provisions NEW YORK 20 mrs bergman the philadelphia heiress whose husband and friends have keen been been endeavoring to have her return to philadelphia was in the supreme court this afternoon on a writ of habeas corpus directing police commissioner french to produce her in court mr nir french made the return to the writ stating that the lady was not detained in custody but was at liberty to leave the police poh ce headquarters whenever she liked mrs bergman supported this statement and was allowed to go she drove away in charge of police commissioner french and doctor hammond to jersey city mr french on his return said sald she had bad not been placed 11 in an asylum but had been left 1 ft with friends who were solicitous for her welfare during the day mrs bergman be rg was visited by several physicians their unanimous opinion was that owing to her misguided infatuation she was not responsible for foi her actions though otherwise sane and with rest quiet and proper propel treatment her recovery would be complete in a short show time there arrived here today to day in the city of Bruss brussels ds from liverpool hintala Hip tala a bombay merchant prince who brin brind briny V with his his four native wives these were in charge of another woman and a eunuch in addition addi tion there were servants of the male sex varying in size height and age the prince says each servant has certain things to do no servant does two things and when I 1 get tired and weary I 1 make them amuse me they are all good musicians during our trip across the ocean they had plenty of opportunity opportunity for practice as in that t time me some of our most solemn feasts took place to the last of these we invited all the Das nas passengers and they appeared highly amused then I 1 have also my conjurer my snake charmer and my women who dance for me after dinner when the prince of wales visited bombay some years ago I 1 entertained him and on that occasion my wives showed him the dance the prince says he is here ber ejust just to see the united states the post says D 0 mills is remodeling the in interior of an enormous house at fifth avenue which he has just bought instructions to mr herter were to do all that money could command to make it beautiful the wain of the drawing rooms cost per foot and the main chimney piece cost 1800 it isan is an enormous pile of mahogany carving five wood carvers having been brought on purpose from europe for the woodwork of the hodoe hoube HALIFAX 20 A bottle was picked up on the beach on the southern side of crowleys Crow leys island at the entrance of chebogue Che bogue harbor on which the following was written MAY 18 80 north latitude 42 44 west longitude 49 47 bark jane glasgow I 1 in n fogs fog sprung leak three days ago sinking fast yesterday one boat gone crew of 11 men taking to only boat left god have mercy on us signed HENRY lynon LYNCH master kans 20 there was a gathering here to day of all the parties interested in paynes okio homa colony it was arranged tha that t the old colony would move in fil a body from kansas texas and arkansas lines on the ath of december the day congress meets they have drawn up a letter addressed to the president and congress asking that the army be prevented from interfering with them C CHICAGO ili lii CAGo 21 the infer inter ocean oceans Is washington special says general grants statement at a new york dinner to the effect that he be thought this country had done enough for him is looked upon here as an expression of disapprobation of the new york raise an endowment fund vry very little interest was ever taken in the matter and it ia Is observed that the temes times has abandon abandoned edit edib it the attention of secretary sherman was called today to day to the stories that have been published yesterday regarding the expenses of his delegation at chicago to the effect that they had been paid by gov foster he said he thought best to make no statement on the subject not wishing to be drawn into int such a controversy tro versy he fie said however that there were gentlemen in ohio fully acquainted with all the facts fact but for obvious reasons he be did not wish to say anything himself A friend of the Secre however says that he met liberally every demand made upon him and that if there were 1 unpaid bills at chicago connected with the ohio delegation the secretary knew nothing of it among the republicans here generally there is disgust that such a controversy should have arisen as has been precipitated in ohio about the board and lunch bills at chica chicago it is regarded as very small b business go iness at best it is noticed that the dispatches from columbus about it are very favorable to foster it is thought here by s me that the whole disagreeable business has been sprung juist just now for the purpose of trying to injure shermans Sher mans chances for the senate to what extent governor foster is responsible for luj ewt cg such matter in the campaign is not known washington 22 it appears there are u upward of indians in new york state and more than in the state of michigan during the year 60 boarding and day schools have been in operation among the different indian tribes exclusive of the five civilized tribes in indian territory which have been attended by over children and taught by teachers the educational work of the tile bureau could have been enlarged to a much greater extent but for the inadequate appropriations made mado by congress for the support of the schools fifty thousand indians at 17 agencies have no treaty school funds whatever and educational facilities must depend entirely upon the general appropriation hor for education among these tribes there are at least children of school age reports reports from schools on various reservations are full of encouragement showing increased and more regular attend ance oaf of pupils and a growing interest in education iti cation catlon on the part of parents in compliance with appeals from the neglected agencies the bureau has made arrangements for erecting eleven boarding school buildings during the coming season and for the establishment of thirteen new boarding schools these will be the first schools of any kind ever provided brov d labes for eight thousand san carlos os apaches p western shoshones Sho and the first boarding schools opened for indians at nine other agencies where small irregularly attended day schools have hitherto met with indifferent success and made little impress impression ion lon on the tribes among whom they y were located the condition of the doncas in indian territory continues to be prosperous they have now 79 houses and since the of january last over 70 families have moved into houses meddlesome persons are still endeavoring to induce the doneas to abai abat abandon idon their location and return to dakota but the leading men of the tribe have frequently assured the agent that they are satisfied and do not desire to return washington 22 the annual report of the secretary of war gives a general review of the various subordinate reports calls attention to their several recommendations and details at length the operations of the department during the year upon the subject of expenditures amplo appropriations p riat ions lons and estimates the secretary says the expenditures for all affairs under the control of this department for the fiscal year ending june 30 1880 were congress appropriated for the service eor of the current fiscal year the estimates for the service of the fiscal year ending june 30 1882 are the estimates in detail were originally submitted to me for 62 but on revision of the same omissions reductions were made as follows civil establishment military es blish ment 9 3 public works and in miscellaneous classes making a total of reductions of 1880 some increase in the amounts of estimates for the year 1882 1892 over the amounts appropriated for the year 1881 a appears s in the civil establishment lent pah the e military establishment and miscellaneous js for the public works I 1 have reduced the estimates to accord with what I 1 understand to be the amount required for lute necessities of the service in order to prevent waste of property and damage to commercial interests beyond such necessities it is submitted to the wisdom of congress to perceive that a s valuable improvements surround the realty of the as the commerce of the country advances in growth and prosperity so should the |