Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 14, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 28. WINTER UNDERWEAR, &o. CHICAGO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1874--TWELVE PAGES, e Chicagoe Dailp Teibmne, NUMBER 83, - Town of Evanaton, were not qualified to act; but thore Hosiery and Gloves. WILSOINW BROTHIERS 67 and 69 Washington-st., Have the Largest Stock in the West and the Lowest Prices. Cartwright & arner's Merinos and Cashmeres, Scotch Wool- ens, Shaker Flannels and Cashmeres, all weights, in White and Scarlet; Gray and White Merinos, all weights; Silk Un- derwear, all weights, in pure and part silk, An examination of our prices will convince you that a large percentage will he saved by purchasing of us, in view of our giving our en- tire attention to Men's Furnishing, TIRE INSURANCE. CARD. The Northwestern National Insurznce Cpmpa.- ny of Milwaukee, Alexander Mitchcil, President; Edwaxrd D. Holton, Vice Presideu., with _the fol- lowing named gentlemen as Resident Directors in Chicago, viz: P. D. Armour, George Armour, and Alexander Geddes, begs to offer its policies, backed with SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL- LARS Cash Capital, and ONE MILLION _DOL- LARS Cash Assets, to parties having good insur- ance to place,at suchrates as maybe agreed upon. ALFRED JAMES, Manager of the Chicago Office, 108 LagSalle-st., Chicago. TURS, 3,000 Sets of Mink, Seal, Lynx, Royal Ermine, Chinchil- la, and other Fine Furs. The entire product of a manufactory at facto- ry prices. EDDY, HARVEY & CARTER, 239 & 241 Madison-st, o Now York Danrupt Fandiomn teol Med e Ond 00 Atk Al and Collas 03 Cieran Aoy Seia romn. i (o a3 10 5% i aro nuch sl 45 5 Foipilod from 833 t0 oct B a e A B ez, F15 Michigan-ar. FINANCIAL. IDERATES BANE, Exolusively & 105 CLARK-ST, Methofist Chnrch Block. 2 o od ntoreston doposlta. Pass o PO e ot of chiid ¢3n doporlr. This § ufsge savings. Bow e e att i, Ak chosrtuly o thoss Baviag S St Arior meare. small sums &3 to persont g, S MEGVILLY, Prosidont. KELSEY RUKD, Manoger. NoTr—Dopasits mada now aro pub upon itorast the o out ARCLAY, TOORHIES &G0, X5, 80 WASHINGTON-ST., Chicago. BANE OF DEPOSIT AND DISCOUNT. r % . Morohute, and oth- e D e b0 axintiod cus- B}-:finpku ranstaraof saoney sado on Now York aad A an 5 ::r‘:s- é?i%":““ Sha prineipal itics of Earops at LOW- E‘URNITURE. W, W, STRONG FURNITURE 00, 268 & 268 Wabash-av. DONT FAIL! 10 VIS STEII'S DOLLAR STORE FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Stock naw complute 2\ dopartziuats. | 100 Vast Sladison-et. Rouoicber, lghor [hin; he 3 5 _BUSINESS CARDS. M DICH o Cam you aflord to carry deb felondahip wntil tho, o VA e zy's " B fou et ruva thele o E!g whion orory LIl IEaven vieia” o abigaiod (03007 > HTERABIER'S COLLECTION AGENQY, or ontac-ats, 130 DBLARBORN.ST. GRAND QPLNMNG THIS EVENING, DIAMONDS. DIAMONDS. The disoorery of Dismonds n Soath Afsics, and the consoquent throwing on tho maskot of quantitios of Stonos, mostly of inferior qualitios, Bes 80 doprossed prices that they. are now lowor than ab any tme siace 148 Firsé quality White Stones such 88 ar kuown & +4First Water,™ and tho bast of tho seoond quality, aro now tn price far below tholr ros) valua. At thesa low prices wo have added grestly to our stock of those grades, nnd now offer the lTargest slock of seleotod Stones fn ths sountey, Porchssers wiling to seleot from noset Stones will find overy slzo aud weight in goversl w0, and will ro- colra our bust sstistance and advice in making sclace tlons. ¥lao old Indis Stoncs alane have been but Ntilaaf- focted, Thoy are rarcly mob with, sud only in tha hands of connolssours, be they doslers or mot, who, knowing tholr rarity, aro not willlag to part with thom a3 1cas thoa fall valuo, Dustag extonsivo deslings for many years, we have callocted, aad alwars add to our collootion of this class ot Stanos whon apportanity offors, 0 that wo Are geo- erally prepared to farnish spocimen Btonos. The market fs fall of tho lowos grades of African Blones, and many are tempted to purclsso them on so- count of thelr seeming low prices; bub wo advisa our omtomors to avold them, es it is diffcalt to name & Drios at which they would bo cheap, For the conventonos of persoms out of Now York eazeful selsctions will bo sent on approval. FEANT & (0, DIAMOND MERCHANTS, UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK. FOR SALE. Tonr New Twu-Stpy Cottage Honsgs JORGAN PARK. Prices from $1,600 to $6,000. donirable parties will gell on10 annual pz%m;u, Tatarest ot 7 pr cont, Iydrant Bintor in the housos, and raiiroad fata only 100 n ride, Morgan Park is one of tho pleas. sntost suburba In Oook County, with fing raiirond faoilities, good school, and choico ty. £089a ridoa to soe the fora13 m. Also, great THE BLUE ISLgliflll LAN%&D roporty any day be. nrgaind in lots, BUILDING G0, RKH, sgent. FOR SALE. APPLES. few cave ot elioloa Ninkara Uo., New York, AT AeL S v atan of fasight Ly any millrisd potats Alrem, tor oo weok, i L G FULLER, Ceunmorelal Hotsl, Onivaga, FIRE INSURANOE, T HIAGARE I8 Hustrnce £, OF NEW YORK. Cash Assets, $1,400,000.00. Tovested fn U, §. Bods, over $700,000.00. Losses Paid, over $4,000,000.00. 93 YEARS' PRACTICAT, EXPERIENCE. The “NIAGARA” IN- SURANCE COMPANY is not liable for any Pol- icy or Renewal issued after 1st January, 1874, by the “UNDERWRIT- ERS AGENCY,” so call- ed, THE CONTRACT OF THE UNDERWRITERS’ AGENCY OF NEW YORK HAVING EX- PIRED BY LIMITA- TION 31st DECEMBER, 1873, BEVERIDGE & HARRIS, Wanagers Westorn Department, 116 & 118 LaSalle-st., CEIIC.A.GO. R. 5. CRITORELE, TREINSURANGE New Hampslire [ns, Co, MANCHESTER, N. H. Assets - - - $350,000 Mississipni Valley Ins. o, MEMPHIS, TENN. Assets - - - $385,000 Mg Siig Tns, p, RIAN, MICH. Assets - - - $304,000 160 LaSalle-st,, Chicago. PARTY.ISSUES. The County Canvassers Practically Con- clude Their Labors. They Accept the Precincts Objected to by Mr, Le Moyne, Mr. Farwell Is Therefore Elect- cd by 186 Majority. Work of the Gongressionali In- vestigating Committee in Arkansas, Probable Report in Favor of the Garland Govern- ment. What Milton Sayler, of Ohio, Has to Say of 'Arkansas Polities, A Proclamation Claiming the Goyernment by Lient.- Gov. Smith, Why Baxtor Refused to Accopt ihe Democratic Nomination, Proceedings of the Canvassing Board in Louisiana. BOABD OF GODEECDUNTY CANVAS- 8. S. DECISTON IN FAVOR OF MR. FATWELL. The Board of Canvastors mot sgain yostorday morning, the lobby being full, a8 ususl, and considorablo snxioty was manifested regarding the autioipated docision with referonco to tho returns of tho Third Precinet of tha Elghteonth Ward, tho Yirst Preoinct of tho Twentloth Ward, wod the Second Proclnot of Evanston, which Mr. ‘Lo Moyne, through counsel, bad objected to, on the grouad that somo of tho judges of oclection ‘woro not qualified elootors, 1t wagoxpootad that tho decislon would be ansounced at 11 o'clock, but the Board did not commonao its session un- ulugnuler of 12, thas allowing thoso prosent to indulge lu conjccturos, and_lay wagors upon tho result. Mr, "Larwell, and Loonard Bwett aud James P. Root, of<his conasel, wore on band, but peithor Juéga: Trumbull nor Mr. LeMoyne mado tholr ap;':arance. boon called to order by ‘When tho Board had the Quunty Olork, MB, SWETT arose and eald, boforo tha declsion was an- nouncod, ho desirod to call tho nttention of tho canvasaers to on articlo in_tho Infer-Ocean of Friday, written by Frauk W. Paimor, in rogard to an suthority quotod by Judge Trumbull. Gontlomen practicfug 1aw as they woro, wora not, of course, familtar with tbo action of ' Congrosa in rospect to contestod-election cases, Ho un- derstood Judge Trumbull to say that the author- ily presontod was to tho offect that Congross bad decided that tho csnvassers might throw ons o prociact provided it was proveda judgo did not Jive within that precinet, and bo (Urumbuit) citod not only tho roport, but tho namoes of dia- tinguisbed mon in fi‘.’u _country, (amoug othera thas of ths Hon. Frank \Y, Paluler) as indorsing that position. ‘Tho statowmont in the Infer- Ocean waa that nnew:rulnnt was mado in Wayno Gonnty, Ind., and a judge was sppoluted (oud acted) whio dsd not rosido in the yrocinot ; but that that was not tho quostion in tho caso. It wos provod uot only that the judge did not live thare, but that 196 legal vates wore takon out of tho ballot-box, and an unknown num- bor of illogal votes put i, and that 3ir, Julian, who was tho eanvassiog party, summoned 508 witnossoa a8 voters who aworo that they voted in that precinct for him, a lufie number of thom having beon not reported for him, 8o that actual fraud was proved, Mr, Palwmer nlso stated that in another caso, Adama ve, Barnes, tho oxact 3:05“01! bafore the Baoard was consideved by ugregd. Barnos, a Hepublicaw, uadortook to onst Adams, o Domocrat, from his seat becauso tho judges of olection did not live in tho_preciucts, sud thls vory Oon- gress dccidod that that was not good B causa—~that tho votes wore valid notwithatand- ing that fact, Ho (tho sponkor) dosired to atato also that, sloce the anncuuconent that the Board would hoar evidenoe on the point as to the quali- fications of judges, he bad aecertained thag tho judges of flve other precincts were not reaidents of those procinots ; honce, if ouo preoiuct wae thrown out on that ground, tbe whole would havo to Do inquired “iuto, andall thrown ont whora auch a state of facts oxiated. Mr. Groon stated that Mr, Lo Moyne supposed the arguments wero closed Thureday, snd bad not attended with counsel, oxpeotiug “that noth- ing wonld bo done beyond tho rendoring of tho decislon, Tho County Clerk thon read TIB OPINION OF TIE SOAUD, a8 follows : GENTLENEX : In submitting to you the conclusions wiich the Board of Canvatsers have reached ufter hearing the learned argoments of soms of the xuost onifucnt juriats of the country upen tho poilt in eone troversy, we ahall at the risk of boing charged with ererstepping our unihorily piva our opiulon ujan tho merits of the caso as wo understand it. l’lflgrlph 71 of the Election law Frenrib!l that, seven days alter tho oloso of the claction the County Clerka of tho reapectivo countics, with the assistance of two Juslices of the Pesco of the county, shall opon the yoturnsand makeen abstract of tho votes 1n the following manner, a4 the the case may require : of votea for Gavernor Aud Lisutenant-Goveraor, ono sheot, etc,, ete. B Faragraph 73 of the same law requires (hot ihe County Clerk shall make out a certliicato of election of eacl: of tho persons baving tbe Lighest number of votea for the soveral county offices, and dellver such cortifcato to the person eutlied 16 1t o his applica- jon., Paragraph 70 of {ho szme law requires that, jnmo- diutely after tho complekion of thu abstract of votes, lio Caunty lerk slall envelopo and seal up & copy of the abstraots of vites for Govornor, Licutcnant-Gov- arnor, clo,, eto,, and eddress it to_tho Hpeaker of tho IHousp of Teprescntatives; the County Olerk shall ot tho sama titne envelopo and nesl up a copy of ihio sb- stract of voles cast for otlicr officers, and direct the same to tho Becrotary of late. This is, jn_substance, wll that ls required of the Board of Canyassors ou one sido aml of tho County Clarls on tho other, n regard to receiviog and opon= iug the cloctlon returng, of dasulng certificates, and ki refurns fo tho Sooretary of Hlate, fn positive languuga of the Iaw, Aftor buving complotad our labora in canvassing the returnn of the First and Hecond Congressiunal Dle- tricts, and in {ho mument wo were prepamug (o be- &in tlio canvaes of (ho Third Diutiict, objections were filed with the Doard by the oounscl of one of tho cauddates for Congrons, and of ono of tho caniiintes for Alderman of tlio "I'wenticth Ward, to recolving or canvarslug the so-calied protonded returns from tho First Precinet of tho 'Pwentioth Ward of the City of Ohicagoand of the Bocond Precinct of tho Town of R int el the_objections wero 1ho four pofnts upon which the Dared, Thoro wha DU Ono WRIGh thio Toard, untor tho Taw ug It Iy, could possibly considder, That polut was viyon tho legallty, sud consequont valldity, of the clection return {iself. Wo bold that wo colld” no ro. fuge to recelvo ailldavits which wero to prove the file- Rullty of tle Teturns, uor could we refiso to hoar tho lrinmunll in support of the ablectlons, ¥rom the afiidavits produced, thaere s no donbt in our mind it oue of tha Judges of elovtion sud ono of the jorks of tho }at Precloct of the Twentluth Ward, ¢l | nid one of the judusa of the Sooond Trocinok of tha {5 n donbt in our minds whether, with that proof, or much more proof of fraud and corruption at the alocifon, {n mnking up the roturns of thoto precincts e lava (o pawar to roject ony or all of maid Wo ossumed the nuthority, prasuming it to bo our duty, 5 Foosive Jatossmmtion ngurd“w tho legality of tho returns, and as to whethor, in tho atrict cou- structlon of {io law, they wers olcctlon-roturnaot all, OF all tho authoritics citod by tha eminent jurists on elihier sldo, thero 8 n our apinfon but ono caso—tiiat of Johin Need' va, George W, dullan, beforo tho Special Committea of Elcction of tiio Ifouso of Representatives 1u Washinglon—which oxctly covors tho Doiut in cons trovorsy; that s, whother fioard of Canvassors may reject an'entire poll for want of authorily in the Elec- tion Doard, which questior, as would scom by voto of the Hotiso upon the Topart, was snawored in the aflirmative, Tuta nice diatinetion must bo mado hotween o deofs- 1on of a legisiative bady sublect to tuo bias of parts eanehip and of n judiclal tribunal which §a presumed {0 decido abwolutcly impartially. 1lad a wmilur caso i tho ono abovo cifed boen devidoll in a similar mon~ ner by the Supreme Court of Tlliuols, wo would naot hesitate sn fustant to rojoct bolh relurne o4 dliogal. Tut, tinder tho prosent law, and with_th declsions of tho Buprome Court before us, which, although not tho point in question, strictly define tho dutfes of Canvassing Boards, we cannot congclentionaly admit thoobjectious, and rofuse to recolva (ho olection« returns, as requcsted by tho Jion, Jolin V. Lo Moy, Hrnyaxy Lies, . Cae, 1MaTwrs, X, 0. Masttr, Doard of Canvreners, Tho declslon seomed to moet tho approval of noarly overybody, and Mr. Farwoll was congratu- Inted by his frionds, Fivo minutos aftor tho conolusfon of tho roading there woro mob ten pooplo in the room : the orowd had left ns soon as !Eolr curleity lad beon gratied. Tho total voto of that portion of Cook County in the Third Congrersional Districk wne 12,282, Of these Mr. Farwell recoived 6,700, and Mr. Lo Mn[yno 6,576, giving tho formor 130 majority; including Lale County, his majority ia 136, Thero belng no otber busioess beforo tho Board, it ud{ournud until 1 o'olock to-day, whon tho votes will bo addad up and {ho oliclal ma~ Joritica announced, It is understood that Mr, Le Moyno is not sat- isfiod, and that ho contemplates takivg tho mat- tor boforo Congross and contesting thoe right of Mr. Farwoll to his seat. plhicin U ARKANSAS, WI¥ DAXTER DID NOT WANT TUY GOVERNODSHIP. BSpecial Dispateh lo The Chtcago Tyibunz, Lyt Rock, Ark., Nov. 13.—Gov. Baxter tos- tified bofore the Congressionsl Committeo to-dny that bo would appear this wintor ns attorney for the now Governument i the case pouding bofore Congross. Gon. Newton tostiflod that Baxter Lind told him, on tho day that Baxtor was nominated for Gov- ernor by the Democrats, that he would tako chargo of the casoon the part of tho Btato, This accounts for Baxter's action in dooliving the nomination, it being charged that Lis nay as at- tornoy will largely oxceed that as Governor, Daxter alao testifiod that tho nterviow renocted to havo taken F"o botween n correspondont of tho Nowr York Times and himsolf, ns publisnod iu that journal on the 25th of laat May, wheroin ho i reportod as baving mado gravo clisrges aoainst Bonator Clayton, is amore farce. Ho had never made tho chargos aa roported. As tho Times editorlally gave eredeuce to these chinrgos, it plnces that journal aud its correspondont in an ‘uncnvisble position. 9 THE_CONGRESSIONAY: INVESTIGATION ENDED. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Triduns, OmeorNnaTe, Nov, 18.—Thore is good evidence that the invostigation into tho Brooks-Baxter troublo in Arkaneas will not bo progacuted fur- ther. Congrossman Milton Saylor, tho only momber of the House Committco ro.clocted, was to have gone down thero this weok to join the Committeo, but ho will not now go. ‘Tho Committee was to havo mot at Littlo Nock ves- terday. Judgo Poland, of Vermont, waa thero on timo, a8 was also Mr, Ward, of Chicago. To- day Mr. Baylar recoived the following tologram 116m Judgo Poland: 1 do not think wo shall slay hero beyond this week, and you need not come, Mr, Sayler thoreforo telegraphod to Col Howard and Judge Wilshire, and recelved dis- patches to the eflfect that nothiug would bo dono ln tho caso. Ia the course of au intorview with him this evening, by a 1oporter of the Commer- cial, Mr. Saylor said: 1t Jooks to me as it they did not proporo to do ln{- thing, and that is about my opinfon as to what shouid 1o dono in thie Arkansas suatier, This Stato, after ita troubles in the Drooks-Baxter conteat, called a Con= stitutional Convention. Under that call they met and nrfl\nfied for the elestion of new Stato oficers, They their Constifution by a vols of over 76,000 majority, Thoy elected for Governor Gon. Gare cortainly ons of tho ablest Inwycrs best men in ihe Btate. Thoro " is now in tho Slato enlire peaco, Thero in no military contral, and overybody rovoguizea rad aub mita o tho Statd Government that oxists, Outsido of a few disappointed oflice-sclers, thero 18 no possible objection rajsed by any man fo tlio present control of {ho Stale. Toland, afier an fnveatlgation of ono dag. has found this out, ‘There s uo Slate In ihe Sout under its now Conatitution and with its newly-clected ofticers, that hios a better Govornment {han the Stato of Avksnens, and §t is ovident from tho messago of Gov. Garland that thore ta no disposition to interfers sith the rights, undor ihe Constitution of tho United Btates and (ho’now Conelitntion of Arkunsas, of the calored penple and the citizens who hava rocently cast thir lot with the citizens of the Btate. Arkansis is onc of the richcst States $n the Unfon. “Her cutton fiolda on tho banks of bor beautiful rivors are ylolding noblo crops thiu year. ALl elio wants 1u thu world s 8 eaceablo and quict liomo coutrol, Evory Blate in the nion will join me in that desire, ANOTHEE GUNERNATORIAL ASPIRANT. Snecval Disvateh to e Chicaan Trioune, Lirrie Rook, Ark, Nov. 13.—0. W. Smith, Liontenant-Governor olectod on tho tickel with Daxter in 1872, iusucs his proclamation to-day declaring bimself Governor, Baster bsving ab- dicated in favor of Garland, In thia proclsma- i1on to tho peoplo of tho 8tate, ho adviscs that they remain qulot, fo pursuo thoir usual avoca- tions, and await tho declsion of tho suthorities at Washington ; that ho does not intend to om- ploy foreo to dlslodgo Garland, bub will quictly await the Prosidont's deoision. ——— LOUISIANA. THE RETURNING DOARD IN OLSSION—PROTESTH . ENTERUD, New Onreixns, Nov. 13.—The Roturning Board mot to-day, received tho Conservative Commit- teo of Three, and autliorized o liko Committos of Republicans to bo prosent. Tho Consorva. tives gavo notico of o desire to filo o protost against tho Board canvassing tho roturns, on the ground, first, that tho law rolating to tho Doard was unconatitutional; accond, tho law gives them judiclal power, which thoy could not pos- seas ; nod thirdly, sdmitting it to bo constitu- tional, the personuel was nob according to the spivit or letter of tho law. Gov. Mills roplied that the question of the constliutionality of law was a thing for tle courts to decids, but bio bolioved tho Board was properly and legally organized. 'I'Ym Couservatives wera allowod until to-mor- row morning to file thoir protest. . Gen, Anderson mnade somo romarks relativo to his desire to havo a fair count, and of his will- ingnesn t0 resign if called upon. o waa fol. lowed by Gov. Wells and Mr, Casanove. Wells e0id thoy must hisve 4 legal count, but, assomo doubta wero exprossod mz,::mlmfi,v tho integrity of tho Board, be would bo glad to surrendor hus place to a more accoptablo party. A moembor of the Board favored taking up tho olty raturns firat, in ordor that the ofllcers-olect might take their places at the proper timo. Tho Conaervatives showed a resolution, passed by tho aity ofitcers-elect, whorein they pledged {ibemsclvos not {o onter on the dutios of their ollices till all the roturns of tho Stato wore can- vessod. Awaiting the roadinoss of the Conservative Commities, tho Board adjourned until to-mor- oW, UTAH CANNON. OIARQES BROUGHT AGAINST MIM IN THE CONTEST FOR DELEGATE IX CONGRESS, Bavr Laxe, Utah, Nov. 18.—In the notlce of contest for tho seat iu Congress as Dologato from thls Torsitory, I, N, Daskiu chargos George Q. Cannon with being an slion; that ho has vio- Iated tho act of Congross of 1802 regarding po- lygawy, and hus mavried Eliza L, Young, Msr- thp Zeolla, Ellzaboth Ioagland, and Saral Jano Young; that ho has marriod one woman aince tho passage of tho actof 18G2; that ho regards hig obedienco to lus oburch ss auporior to bis obligationg to any law of Congress; that ho bas” not only "violated s law in ro- gard to polygamy, but Inducod others to do tho esmo s thiat ho ckunot tako the oath re- quired of o Dologato; that the ITouse of Repre- oatativos, April 3, 1874, andllllll o tho of- foot that theroafter no bigamitt or polygamist alould ba oligible ta o seat iu Congross, and that hua copstitucats yoted for him kuvowing such fact, Ingoply, Cannon states $hat ab bbb clog~ tion ho rocelved somo 24,000 votes to 4,000 cant for his opponont; that ho haa boon naturalizod. Mo denies that,by being & Mormon or othorwiso, Lo has antored into rolations with any woman of such character or in sttch manuer ns'to subjoct himeelf to puulshment for any offonso under the act of Congress of 1862, ——— MISCELLANEOUS ELECTION NOTES. HIXTI WISOONSIN DISTRICT. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicaqo Tribune, Ouaukost, Wis., Nov, 18,—Roturns from tho Blflh_o«mgruu(annl Distriet mako Kimball's mojority 90. Thero has beon considarablo talk that Bouck would cantost tho election, but = the volo in thiacity was 400 larger than ¢+ bofore, and Bouck had 1,047 majorily hero Ropublicans ara confldent t 5 m? Irandulont votes, g ey b prayo g TAE WIBCONSIN ELECTION, Spectal Iapnteh to The Chicauo Yribyne Manison, Wis., Nov. 13.—Returns fror + it eounties in tho Ell:hth Cougresslonal * givo 3aDill, Ropublican, majoritics, all aggrogating 1,030, Toturna from cig) countics glvo Oate, Roform,‘majorities, r~ & siat but Marathon aud Shawano, s }ircgu.fl'_' o3, losving MoDill 62 ahoad and making hi*~ tion rensonably sure. ‘Tho ofitelal voto of tho Firat Qon... onal Ditrict 19 VYilliome, Ropublican, 12,5087 Fratt, Teform, 9,682, Bomo commont is excited in vlew of the con- dition in which Wisconsin Roforni maguatos have been sinco the oloction, Dospite the Dom- ocratio victories olsowhere, tho peculiar manner in which Gov. Uaylor bogina his thauksgivig proclamatlon, shows anytbing but o cheorfu viow. Ifo bogins it by saying *Although much depression provails.” SEVENICENTIT MIOIIGAN SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Spectal Dispatch to The Clscaun T'y1buns, Laxsing, Mich., Nov. 13.—The ofticjal count of votea for Sonator from the Sovoutoonth Distriot ivos Davis, Ropublican, 480; Huntington, emocrat, 56,3733 Hull, Probibition, 566, Hull was 80 corrupt as n Renublican that ho was thrown overbonzd, anduow ho has killed Prohibi- tion, Tho official count of Eaton County givea: Bagley—Darry, 410; Taton, 544; Gratiot, 171; Montcalm, 874; Shlawasaog, 817. Chamberlin— Clinton, 261; Tonis, 178; Livingston, 101, BUES YOR DAMAGES, 87, Lous, Nov. 18.—Witliam H, Lookland, who ran ns Indepondent candidato for the Lowor House of the Legislature, against Wilson Iufchins, in tho Sixth Ward, s commenced suit ngainsh tho fuflg(-! of the Contral Precinet of that ward for iho alleged making of frandulent returus of tho votont that procinch, o places lis dam- ages at $20,000. REPUNLICAN SAINS DY TOWA. Do Motxes, Ia., Nov. 18.—The oflicial count of the roturns of the Octobor election shows that the Ropublican gain over last vear is 7,500, though 2,000 tess votes wore cast. Tho mnjority on Recrotary of Stato is 20,02, For informality, 2,265 votes woro thrown out, OFFICIAL ELEGTION- ETURNS IN MICHIGAN, Correspandenice of 'he Clitcano Tridune, - LAnsiNg, Mich,, Nov.12.—Tho following are official counts mado by County oards -of Can- vagsers ; Barry County—Dagloy's majority 416; Will- ard's, 648, Gonoses County—For the Benato, Pooplo's g.m; Smith, Ropublican, 8,064; I'rohibitionist Touls Gounty.—-Chamborlain's majorty. 173 Hall's 203; Wilber, for Congross, 69 majority. Romaindor of tho Stato ticket Ropublican, by wmajorities of from 2 to 50. Ingham County—Dngloy 8,092; Chomberlain 8,085; Carpentor 287. Tor' Congress, Bogolo 8,005 Durand 3,008 ; Proinbitionist 257. Amond- monts, Yes 1,091; No 8,004, Womau-Suffrago, Yos 1,000; No 4,06, Livingslon County—Bagley 2.263; Chamber- lain 2,364; Carpontor 103, Begolo hos 5 major- ity. Buflrago, Yes 635; No 8,278. Amoendmeuts, Yoo 588 ; No 3,200, Shiawnsaco County—Bagloy's mojorlty 817; McCroory 8503 Ely 843, For Congress, Bogols 45. Sonator, Wood 304, Roprosantatives, Fieat District, Baftoy 116; Second, Taylor 24,—both Bopublicana. ‘Amendments, No 3,311, Suffraga, 0 2,802, THE BALTIMORE & OHIO ROAD. What Was Accomplished nt tho Bal= timore Conforence, Spacial Dispatch to The Clucaas Tribune, New Yonw, Nov. 13.—The ratlrond conferonco and its results were frocly canvassed in Wall stroot yoaterday, whoro varlous views wero ox- prosecd &8 to tho respectivo conraes to bo pur- sued by (ho Baltimore & Obio and the combined railroads. KL was generally supposed that the Baltimore & Ohio would introduce & vigorous policy, and ondeavor to draw off trade to Balti- more, Tho representatives of tho main lines, howover, claim to bo perfectly satisfled with tho rosult of the couferonce, They ssy that the nbolitlon of drawbocka on froights and commis- mons on tickets wae hat thoy aimod at and socured, and that full oxplanstions wore wade to tho Baltimoro & Ohio u rogard o TIUE FANT-FREIGHT LINES, two of which will bo discontinued in_timo, Dresdont Jewett, of tho Erie Line, told Tug ‘PrinuNE roporter that tho railway conferonco at Baltimoro on ‘Yhursday wos vory eatisfactory to all the linos ropresontod, I presume,” eaid President Jowett, * that the order lias alrondy boen reeeived on the Daltimoro & Ohio Road {0 do awny with ticket commissions and freight drawbnoks, No fixed contract was made as to tho length of timo during which the Baltimoroe & Ohio Road would malutain the rates approvod, but it is intorested with tho othor lines 1a matn- taining proper ratos. ‘I'no object of tho com- bined naclion of tho trunk linos has been misunderstood and _misrepresented, 1t wns considered desirablo that rates should bo fixed which would bo fair to the railronds andtho publio, and, in order that tho people_might not think that unfair ratos would bo decided upon, thoy loft tho matter of deciding the rates to mon not connected with any railroad, ono of thom beiug appointed by onch truuk line, Tho officers of tho Daltimore & Ohio Read mado no decided objectlon to auy of tho couditions of tho Saratoga contract, Itis not unlikely that ANOTIIZR CONFERENCE will bo hield ko discess tho_contract, but no day hos been fixed for it. Tho Baltimora & Ohio oflicers objocted at firat in tho conference to the systom of- fant-freight lincs on tho trunk railways, but tho objoction was made under a misopprelieusion of the truo charactor of tho froight-lines, which was pointed out, aud it was shown that of all the Ireight-lines ou the trunk riilwoys there aro only two—tho Morchants' Dispateh, on the New York Contral Raliroad, and tho Empire, on the Peunsylvauia Railroad— which aro OWNED DY INDIVIDUALS, and the profits of which do not bonefit the rail- roads, Alltho othors are co-operativo enter- prises, the galns of which go to tho advautngo of tho xailnoads, This was siown to tho eatis- faction of tho officers of tho Daltimoro & Obio Toad, aud 1t {8 understood that the Cantral and Pennsylvanta Companies will toke measures at as onry o day as it can proporly bo done to do away with the private fraight lines now runuing on their tracke. 1o had no doubt that THE GRAND TRUNK would soon ngree to act in harmony with the ronds which ontored into the Saratoga contract, sud that Mr, Yotter, tho Uresidont of the Grand Trank, with whom ho had beon traveling last weelk, romurked that ho thought tho matter would scon bo arranged. TRepresentatives of the Grand Trunk, tho Bos- ton Albany, and the Vermont Central Rail- rosds, will hold & conference in this city proba. bly on Monday, and it is expocted that a eatis- fuctory agresment will bo reaclied, TRE BEE-KEEPERS, Prersnuna, Nov. 13.—~Tho Doe-Koopors' As- aoctation sasombled at balf-past 8 o'clock this wmornlug. Aftor tho discussion of tapios of gon- oral intereat to tho Association, the roport of the Committoo on tbe Adultoration of Honoy was recolved aud unanimously adopted. It ex~ prosses unqualifiod condomnation of this prao- tice, and assuros thoso deslors known fo bo guity of adulteration that, uuleas spoodily atoppod, their mindeods will bo exposed aud thoir unmes given to the publio, Resolutions of thanks to tho citizons of Pitts- burg for hospitality, and to tho ofticors of tho Conventlon for the faithful parformnauce of thoir duties wero adopted. ' Aftor the dispoaal of some further routine business, the Convention adjourned to moet in _Toledo, Ou December, 1676, _ FOREIGN. A Tap-Room Joker Puts the World in Mourning. A Basoless Rumor of Queen Vie- toria’s Death, Count von Arnim Preparing to Surrender. Tho Retreating Carlists Make a Stand, Threatoned Crisis in the Danish Min- istry. Further Particulars of the So cialist Conspirncy in St. Petorsburg. GREAT BRITAIN, A VILLAINOUS JOAX. New Yonr, Nov. 13.~A London dispatch Bays: *The city has boon thrown into a state of ine tongo and painful oxcitoment by roports pur- porting to como from Balmoral Castle, annonne- ing the death of Mor Majesty Queen Vietoris. No officlal information haa yot beon recolved, and the deninl or confirmation of tho roport ig | ;}“"b“‘l’a awaited, The roports atato that Hor njeaty died vory sudde . dnith 4 noing?:..“l lonly, but the cause of har( ATER—LONDON, Nov. 10—12:30 p. ra.—Thero * in no truth whatover in the tupor‘z-fl.\MQ\lenn‘ Victorin diod yesterday at Balmoral Castlo. Af-' teor diligont soarch durlng last night, tho rumor wan found fo lave beon originsted m n Fleot stroct tap-room, Latest—Loypoy, Nov. 18,—In its usual an- nouncement of tho movomants of the Court, the LPall atall Gazetle of this afternoon has tho' fol- lowing : # Her Mojesty will leavo Balmoral to- morrow, for Windeor "Castlo. Heor Majosty is quite well," TAE TICANORNE CASE. 1t in roported that the Tiehborne claimant will teatify in the libel case of Dr. Konesly agalnst Mrs, Puttondroigh, RECALLED. Loxpos, Nov. 13.~Itis anid that Count yon Boust, tho Austro-Hungarian Blinister hore, has bocn recalled to Vionna, to be roinstatod s Proe mior. DROTIER 300DY. ‘Tho Rov, Measra, Moody and Sankoy, Amerl- oon rovivalists, hiavo arrived in thia city from Ire- land, whero thoy mot with great success. Thoy will hold mootings in Agrioultural Hall, —_— GEEMANY. TIE YON ARNDI DOOUMENTS. Loxvoy, Nov. 13.—It is stated bero that the documents domanded by the German Govern~ moot from Count von Arnim wore sont from this conntry to Borlin on Wednosday last, and thot tho Count has them, and will doliver them to thy Emperor. VON ANNIA' TMPRISONMENT. Benury, Nov. 13.—Count von Arnim is con- fined in his own houso, and not in a coll at tho police station, ns roported last night. The Dolico Commissioner and several Constables ap~ peared at ths Count's house yestorday with a wartant for his arrest and conyeyance to prison. His plhyeicians wero immediatoly summoned, and thoy cortified that tho stato of the Count's hienlth was such that Lis romoval would bo at- tendod with tho most sorious consequences, He 'waa thereforo pormittod to romain at home. The shock caused by his sccond arreat lins ge- riously alfoctod the health of Count von Arnim, who is contined fo_his bed. Tho formal com- plaint has boon lmégm] by the Governmont inw officors againat tho Count. Brauy, Nov. 18,—The Post snys Count von Arnim was orreated the sccond timo Lecause he communicated some importaut documents to & third party while confined in the Charity [los~ pital. " Thero may havo hoon othor reasons, botw- ovor, which ara not known. Tha statemont that the Count had received a copy of bis indictment is donied. Loxpox, Sopt. 14—5 a. m.—Tho Times' Der- lin dispatch gives tho following account of the Intost proceodingsin tho von Ariim cnso : * The Metropolitan Cout of Borlin, on Mondsy last, passed o vote sanctioning the motion of the L)ulxhu prosccutor that Count von Arnim bo rought boforo tho Court on n charge of removing offlcinl documonts. This pro- cesy i8 cquivalont to a commitmont for trial in Eunglish proceduro. Tho act of accusation was delivored to von Arnim on Tucsday. Throe weela must olapsa botwoen this aud the trisl, The Court ovidently considered tho prima facia evidence very strong, for it seems to have treat ed tho offenéo as ouo not bailable, and bonco, probably, tho sccond nrrest, as o full penalty for the cimo doscribed in the act of accusation ig five years' {mprisonment, A BISHOP FINED, Loxvox, Nov. 18,~Tho Prussinn Court of Rat- ibor recantly fiiod tho Archbishop of Olmutz, Austria, for illegally appointing pricsts in tha Prussian part of his diocese. Tho Austian Governmeut refused to surrcndor tho Archbishe op ou demand of tho Prussian autboritios for nis extradition. Tho Court hna sccordingly la- sued & warrant against him, and conflscated all his rovenues and eatates in Prussia. ATEAMBILP DIGADLED. Tausong, Nov, 13.—The Atlantic steamship Lossing, whilo at anchor, was run into last night by the stonmehip Babia, and had some of ber forward plates darmaged, Eho will bo repaired within o fortmight, “Tho Lessing's passengers will leavo horo on Tuosday next, on tho steamor Klapstack. — . SPAIN. ARMY OPERATIONS, Hexpave, Nov. 18.—Troops are in hot pursuid of tho retreating Onrlists, and are burning the houses of Carlist sympatiizers, Three hundred have already been destroyed. Bavoxng, Nov. 13.~The Carlist forces sra concentrated in Navarro, botween Vera and Losaca. Tho Republican troops are marching upon them. Mapnip, Nov. 13.—Tho insurgent leadors Baballs, Tristany, snd Miret bave ontered Barce- lona. Hosns and other points in Goropa, threat~ cned by Caxlists, are hoing fortified. Pauy, Noy, 18,—~Oficial dispatehos from Don Carlos' headquartors represent that the troops besiegiug Lrun withdvew in porfect order. HCENEY AT IRUN. Herald Cable Npeciat) Hcypave, Nov. 18,—A heavy snow-fall haa covored thio mountnins around Irun, aud ne cronaed tho sinistor speotaclo, ‘Tho Ropublicans havo driven tho juhabltants from their homos, which wero burucd, The wholo um‘louudlufi country is covored with Liomoless womey an childron, oxposed to tho inclomenoy of the woather, Your corrcspondont hopes” historiesl omnfi?uu will now ocase in rogard to Carlist atrocitios, Gen, Loma holds the trisnglo formod by Irn, Hernant, and San Sehaatian, o mado a vory onerpatio fight on tho way to Tobosa, aud may turn Totella. Tho Carlists are not discourazed. Thoy hiold Andaaln, in & good defensive position, and mean to fight again. ESTELLA TIREATENED, Huxnave, Nov, 1.—0one, Lasernn, Moriones, aud Dotillo still sortonsly tiroaton Estolln, FUOZEN TO DEATIL During tho retreat of tho Carlists trom Irun, botwoon fifty and eixty mon of tho Biscay battale fou woro frozon to death in tho anow. Toxpox, Nov. 14—4:30 a, m.—The Standard’s toogram from Parin oy tho improssion thoro, in airclos favorablo to Don Oarlos, 1s that his cause ig utterly ruined and his situation hope- : Jeas, TIE CARLIST RETREAT, Toxpo¥, Nov, 14—530 &, m.—A epealal dis: pateh to the Daily News, datod Jlendaye, Friday ovening, says: Gons, Lusorna aod Loma, wil the main body of thoir troops, marched to By Sobastlan, aftor leaving veluforcomouts in iy