Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 3, 1875, Page 2

2 the ejection of the five alalmsnis to moala by Gon, Do Trobriand, At tho tume Goy. War- molh was elccted, Jn 1863, thero exlsted n wido-spread beliof, 88 expressed through the publls press of tho State, that the leconstruction moasnres, and the enfranchise. mont of tho’ negro, woro o absurd that they would nat tiold goody that they would be re- voraed by tho American poorlo. Comsoquently the advico was given to tho white peopla of the Biate to refrain from voting or othorwise recog- nizing tho oxisting order of affairs. No Domo- cratic ticket was placed in tho feld, aud War- moth was olected by a large majority ovor Judge Taliaforro, who waa piaced 2% the heat of an Independent Republican ticket, 'This policy ou the patt of the property-owners of tho Stato gf declintog to recoguze {ho, existing condition of aftairs, was kopt up, to a groat oxtent, iunng Qov. Wsrmoth's ootire Adminfs- tration, B0 that * thers was nover » sufliciont uumber of the Opposition party the Legislature, and auch as woro therg \rcro 10t of a character to Lavo any percopt.bla influ~ anco upon legislation. TIE FINST DETSOMINED LFFORT on the part of tho whito peoplo and property- owenera of the Sinto to obtain coutrol of tus Gav- yroment was made In tho campaign of 1873, It was then too Into to correct tho mintake tot bad been mode In 1868, for tho debt of the Stato Lad been 1un up sinco that timo frorm about altost othing to about $51,000,000. Tha fack was roc- ognized by the Damocratic loadars that, in ordac to fusura sitccosn, » poition of the colored vots would Liva to bosdded to tho .united white voto, and aleg the bondling of tha election- machinery of the Btato socared Accorde Ingly & fuslon was mada with Gov, Warmatl, aud Joho deliners booams tho candidato for Qov- ernor on the Fuson ticket, while Senator Kel- logg was nominated by the Roputlicaas, Tho Testlt of that olectlon, or, porhaps, it would be better to ssy the want of result, is a matter of lustory, Two State Qovernments wore et np, each clalming to be tho legal tioverument. Gov, Kellogg had the adeantago of Leing located in the Stato-House, and obtained the recoguition of the Prosident. . THERE WERE TWO LEQISLATURES sitting ot the samo time, LEach Leyixatura ex- pelled enough mombors who wera wlibing 1 the othor Legislaturo, aud seatod their cautestants, to give thomselves a quorum, Tho laws whlcfix wore énacted by tho Kellogg Lngg ixlacure were, however, tho only ovea whicl were enforced. After n time, ho McEnory Legislature was entirely brokon up by Kellogg'a lice, 'Throe or four of tho Roprovoutatived in the McEnery body then went over to tha State- flouss and tous their seats o tho Kollong lousa,—nwonyg them, the Hon, B. D. Estdaite, tho gontleman who Is now Speakor. No Sountor fiow tho McEnery side appeaiod to take bis soat. p Phus the firet Tiegislaturo of Gov. Kellogz's Administeation was oven mord ono-gided than Qov, Warmoth's Logisiatores bad been, As » constant war was botug kopt up ngalust all ‘branchea of thoState Govorniuent, very striugeut laws woro pascd for tha collection of tuxee, sud agreat sharo of icglalation waa of a partisan aud sall-protactive charactor. "The recond Leglalature of Gov, Kellogg's Ad- minfstration was clected last November., It was detormined by tho Democratic and DBourbon leadess, contrary to their usnal custom, to vo far recogoizo the * Kellogg wsurpation” ss to participato inthe election Liold under the ausvices of, aud condacted by oflicers npflulnlud by, Gov. Kelloggz. 1t 18 known that, by the use of means GESEZRALLY CONDEMNED A8 UNPAUL o Amoiican politics, suchi us’ lotimidation of Yoters through fear of porsonal fujury oud depri- vation of employmont, that olociion was care rled, #0 far as the_Lower Ilouse was concerued, in fayor of tho Democratic party. Tho Stata Noard of Relurning officers, lowover, act- ing upon what was deomod Ly them tho spirit of the Reconstruction laws of Congrees, and u\lecilll_v of tho Euforgemont law, dechined to certify to tho olection of mem- bers when It was demonstrated to them that that rogult was obtained by means of fraud or 1otimi- dation, Tho Board roturned ns elocted 63 He- publicand and 53 Domocrats, aud left the case of fivo mombers to the decision of the Legisia- ture. When the mliuhw“ aggemblod on the 4th of Jannary, 1876, there woro present 53 Ita- ubilcans and 50 Democrats, One Reputlican fml ‘been kiduapped, and three Domocrata falled to sppear. Tho fitty Domocrats took viotent pos- xeasion of tho Iouso—ons of thom, Mr. Louis A. Wiltz, a young Creols, and formerly Mavor of New Orloans, declariog ~ bimself ‘tomporary Rpcaker, Tho fifty Democrats proceeded to voto in the five Democratie claimuaats, in the fivo cases which had been refeired to the Logis- Inturo, against the protests of tho ffty-two Ite- publicans. After tifis Lad bgon accomplished, thoy clected Wiltz Speayer. The Repubitcaus withdrow, snd droaw up s protest to the Gov- ernor, notiing forth thexo facts, and calling upon Tlis Bxcellency to oxpol from the flovr of ihe ibune the five pereons whose cases had been decided, and who bnd boeu voted memuers by a minotity of tha House. ‘Tho Governor callod upon tho United Btates forces to sasist Lim, and theso five persons were cjocted from tho House, aud tho Demacratethen withdrawtoa man, They dechucd to appear and take their seats during the romaiuder of the regular wession of sixty dayn. 8o it tronmpired that tho Legistaturo was again entirely in the hands of the Republican arty. o 1t waa during the regular session that tbe Cons gressionul Committeo was hiero, and tho arrange- mont was mads, known as TNE WILELER COMPROMISE. The Mon, Willlam A, Whocler, of Now York, waa ita suther sud ho used aemuch of his influ- ence as way consistent with his position as a mombor gt tho luvestigating Committes to have it ratifie b§ tho representativos of the two par- tics. My, Whesler, who is a praatical, houest, Kind-bearced gentloman, was pained to it~ ness the decyy which was evidently smzing upon s noblo ciiy and a beautiful and fertilo Stats, csused by the pohtical diszensionn of thoir cisizene, 1t waa avideat to his mund that nesthor party would rext content if the other party were to bo acconded all it olaimed. Bo he concelvad the jdea of setthng the mattor in dis- pute_by arbitration, It wau arrunged ta giva the Democrats possossion of tho Lower Iouso of tho General Assombly, electod io 1874, on condition that there shiould bo no further war waged on the atner portious of tho stato Gov- ernment, olected in 1872, The Congressionsl Commiitea wasto exnmine thie casesof thoso who claimed to bave been elocted to tho Legialaturo, buv who ware not returncd by tho Iteturniig Toord, Buch na the Congressionsl Committon shonld determine were elected wors to regularly contest the seuts of thosa who wara oceupyivg thelr placen, with tho understanding that they would be suated. ‘Yo carry out this programme did not, a¢ fimt blosl, scem an easy mattor, The lopublicans, wha hed but fifty-chres members at tho com- m. ncomont of the regular session, bad incrossed sheir number to sixty-four befora adjournment, Ly scating contostanta, and had oxnoilad one far ‘bad conduct. Lhis loft foriy-aix soats only fur the Democrats. 'Tha compromise called upon tho Republicana to voto fourtecn of their party qut at tholr seats, aud at once give the Demo- crats & uu]mhy in tbe Houss, This would lead " to” tho election of mow ofilcers, and a reconatraction of the Committces. ‘Thus, however, they did, and CABNIED OUT THEIR TANT OF THX AQDELAENT %o tho letter, ‘Lha fourteon Ropublicans went out, tho fourtoon Domocrats camo in, aud the Utopublican Spoaker, ox-Gov. Michael Uahn, was zoplacad by & Domocrat. ‘e Ropublicana bad the satinfaction of defeatlng Mr. Wiltz for the Bpoakeiablp, by coslescing with tbe more con- scrvative Lemociatio Itoprosentives lufavor of the ilon, L. D, Entilotte, of St. Laudry. ‘'he Congressional Committeo waaulso called on to decldo on the clafme of tho two Dumocrata to seats 1u the Senata, the Committue, Tho Hepubiicans thus fintshed thelr portion of | 93¢ Whother id 1ise samo is at loast opon to question. During tho winter sossion, there had beeu nosted fu tho Ilousa four Repub- licany, iu the X!nen of four Democrats, who had vlooted by the Retusning Board, No mousion was madeiu the sward of these eases, But, as the award wtipulatod thas o ebange was to bomado in the personnel of tho Eononn uamed or onti- ad it that those The dld pot, howayer, look ot it In this 'The day afier the Ropublicans had un- zier tn the Benste, and scated Goods four gentlsmen * wers brought up in tha Jlouse, the four Hejub- tho agreement ju perfect dod faith. or not tho Domocraty boen returne: Houxe after the tled to meale ,wea & fsir [(uference ! four persons woro not to be disturbed, Demoo beon weated, Beated in his atead, thie casos of thioe They declared lu favor of one and agsinet the other, The Henato, which stood 28 Nepublicans to 8 Democsaty, votod one of thair uumber out—AMr, Crozior, a coloroid man —1n order to seat Ar, Goode, doclared elocted THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MAY 3, 1876. opinions in ragacd to the matler, Mr. Frye was omphatioally of ' the opmion that the actlon of. the Democrats was n ross vlolatiou of tbe com- Br. Wheeler wwas not so pronounced, but is nnderstanding was that the four mitiog Ttes publicans wara not to bs disturbod. The following day, tho Domocrats intraduced and passed a rosolation in the Houso, conlivm- Ing tlie sitting mambers 10 thoir sosts; and the motion in regard ta Crozier tu the Bonoto was not repewed. The rosolution contirming mem- Ders {u their goata allayed tho foars thal further inrosds wera to ba mado upoi the now deplered ravkn of tho Ropublicass In tha House, and it wax coneltdod to 1at the matter drop. The unsoating of those four man may possi~ Dbly bave AX IMPORTANT BEARING uoon the politieal comploxion of n Unitad States Reuator. It was publisbed fn tho Now Orloaus papes 5, and tha orror Las not yot heou cortevted, that the change pavo tho Demacrata a majority on joiut battat. Tho fact in, thst na now consti- tuted, tho parties aran tie In tho Leglelatura, 'ho Democrats have 04 mombers of ths House aud 0 1Senutors; the Republicans lavn 46 mom- bors of the liouss and 27 Senatora. Thin given onols pirty & total of 73 on foint ballot, In Lhe Ilouso thrre {a ona seat vacant, that of Grant Parlrls, whose Topreasntativa waa wunseatoel by tho 13epublicans during tho winter, for threat. sutng t0 shoot tha Serzoant-at-Arms, Urant Tarigh, which was the acene of tho massacro which his made Its namo mfamous, Lias Leon so woll %t down " thiat thora ta uol mueh doubt that a Damoorat would bo roturnod from thate i case of an atoction. The Goveruor haa been officially botifled tliat & vacancy exista, and, in cass ho orders an election, tha Domocrats will bavo n mutjority of ona on Jolnt ballot when they ‘moot noxt January. “I'ni fach may bave some effact on Pinchback's chauces of obtaining a seat ju tho Senate, In casa ho fe rojected, this Legislatura sould be oalled npon to 1}l Lus place, and it would proba- Dly be Hii#d by *1I E ELECTION OF A DEMOCRAT, A roalizatian of this would parliaps sscure Pinchbacte enouch Republican votes, wiich ho wonld not othecwise obtain, to sccurs lita Lis soat. The gontival effect of the compromise has been very benetitial, A more hopoful fesling has eprung up maall wdea, The bilioua tono which bns characderized the Democrntic papera for gomo yoarn hng given way to somothuug mara sprightly. Publio acenritics bave goverally ad- vanced {n price, aud roal odtato oxhibits & hard- cning tondoney. Thero is no lack of capital to Lo usod in degitimata entorprises, {f borrovera 16 ablo to pive sound securities, Tho Cloaring- flouse statoinout last week sbowed a Iargor amount of tnonov ou doposit than a: apy tune ginco tho We. The fesling of political bittor- noss noems to Lave abasolutely died away, The Democrats and Republicans in tho Logislaturo ot along vor'y amicably togetlier alter tho ad- ill!llmml hadtbeon effected. 'Fho Repnblicany, lack and white, waro treated vary well in the mattor of Conymittee appointmants, and the sea- sion ended in guite & mntusl admiration society, in which o colored Kepublican momber offores n resolution_cc mplimentary of the Democratie 8peakor, and which was res ouded to by come pllmcnln from abo other sido. TUE DIPEAJUNENT OF AUDITOR CLINION s no partlann bine whatover, Tho charges aro brougit by Repeublicans, Mr. Clioton is uot ac- cuuufi of really sicaling the mouoy of tho Btato, but of violatiog tho laws iv the matter of ap- portioning the wlfforont funds, aud of requiring tho Tax-Collectora to tura over their mouey to him, instead of to the Stata Treasurer. Mr, Clinton was pus on the Ropublican ticket ay & sort of siar candidato. ile had filled tho of- fico of United Hintes Asmstaut Lreasuror at New Orleans vary acceptably, was a man of woalth, and tho "Vico-Prosident of the Young Mou's Chnatlan Ansociation, and was violent in his opposition to Warmoth. Hince ho bay bzen in pouscssion of tho oilice of Auditur, be has yun the aflairs of tho Staio about as Le pleased, law or no law, and bas wado o great many coe- mios. s trinl by tho Souate, sitting as » High Conrt of Impenchment, will not take piacs till next winter. The joiut resolution sussending 'é‘nim :mm ofiice ponding hia trial did not pass tho nate. OBITUARY. HENRY S. BAIRD. Speciat Dispateh to Ih» Chicaco Tribune, MApmox, Wis., May 2.—News has been re- ocelved here of the death, at Lis bome i Groen Bay, of the Hon. Henry 8. Baird, ono of tho old- est nettlors of tho State, having lived st Green Bay 50 years, and colobrated hils golden wodding thero last year. o was President of the Coun- cll in tho st Terrltorla! Logislatoro of Wis- fi;‘;in, which met in Delmont, Jowa Caunty, in JOSEPH A, HOLLON. BSpeciat Ingvateh ta The Chicaoo Tridune. Dernoir, Mich., May 2.—Joseph A. Hollon, momber of the prosant Legislature from Enat Baginaw, died at the Russell Houso hore to-day snddenly, of apoplexy. Lo was a banker thete, aad failod lately. @ was aluo Comutroiler of that city, and realgnod afier lus failuto, bolng at the tiwe in defsult. Beveral yeurs ago he ran on a Democratio tiokes for Btate Trenaurer, A GERMAN JURIST. Henry Albert Beachario, tho ominent Gorman Jurtst, s dead. JEAN FREDERIO DE WALDECK. New York Uerald, Mag 1. A cable dispatoch from Paris anuounces the death of the famous traveler and artisc, Jean Fredotlo do Waldeck, sl tna advanced ago ol 109 youra, He had been a travolor from his carliest years, having vialted the Cape of Good Hopo snd sasisted Lovarllant in his exploration of Africa in 1785, After nis return to Franco Lo de- vated somo tume to the study of painting in the studios of David and Prud'hon, nud in 1794 onlistod aa a voluatoer In tho Itallaa eampalgm. e was at the siega af Toulon, sud accompanled the army to Eq ,5}“ Nov wantiug to b inaluded o the cavitulation he resolvad o traverss Atrica from north to south, He loft Au- souau with four comunninlunaj travorsod tho Desett of Dagonls, crossod the Jibel-il-Eumery, and, aftor groat fatigues and tnals, and, sfter tho death of his cowmpantons, reachod the cosst of Portugal, Lo 1o~ tarned to France by way of Madagascar aud tho Cae, and in 1819 bo waa with Lord Cocbrane In Chili, M. de Waldeck afterwards went to wmako some nmnmulufixul explorations In Quatemula, nuod sottled in London in 1822, Ile afterwards wont to Mozico to explore tho sites of Ttalpux- abua and other points of interest, aud, after waadering about for twelve years, returned to Franco sgaln and devoted Limself to iconulogl- cal studios, 1Io oxliblied in tho sslon of 1369 two 'palntings rnpn\uuutlu(i subjects of Aztoo archwology, under the title of **Tho Canto- narian’s Leisure.” —_————— CROPS, Svecial Dispateh to The Chiearo Tribuna, Mapisox, Wia., May 2,—Tarmera fu this reglon have mnearly completed soving small grain, Liona whoat than ususi bas boon patin, A large broadth of oats has boou sown, and much com will be plsated, In” cousequence of high prices doring the past year, What fall-whoat there is in this part of tho Biato looky finely, and doos not_appoar to have boon damaged cither by the cold winter or spring. “Gpecias Dirpateh ta The Chieado Trivune, Dwiour, 1ll,, May 2,—Vegotation has mada searcely any progrosa for the weok ending Alay 2. The onta, 1t 18 titio, are up, and tha is about all you can say. It is truly ullr[!llnlnly that the oats, which were sown about tho Ist of April, wiere ablo to endure all ths sovers frenzingy and Dlighting wiuds of the North, All thungs con- siderod, they bid fair to make a crop. The farmors aro about through with their sprin plowing, and are now harrowlug and rolling umE fields, and getting tueir plantets ready, and nott yoport, hope, will tell !au that we are planting our ocom at ho rate of 15 acres » day. ‘The backbons of thoterribledrought, which hias Insted for near. Iyn Jeur cama e lillol on Yaturday. A wevere northeaat storm eet (o, and for twelve hours the ain fell in torrents, Tho dry ground seomed to drink it uf A8 [ast aa it came down. Bunday morning there was anothor change, snd the ml?uu ‘;onwl:em wl:h lnun to the depthof 1 uch, and our hort rough ls frozer ove dspti'of 13§ inches, cisithe MICHIGAN STATE TREASURY, Bpecral Dispateh to Tha Chicaos Tribune, Lanuxo, Mich, May 3.—~1The statement of the Histe Treasury for the month of Apsi), 1875, 18 aa follows licans were ouwted, sud the four Dewmocraty | Balauce March 31, 1875 01,880.88 [segial, " ; Bocelpta for April, g o { is ack produced CONMDEBABLE TLL-FEELING $1,084,339.14 asmong tho ltepubiiosns, It ssemed Likely that | TA7meats for Apeilo, v 1OKEELAZ the peaceful fruits of the compiowmiso were en- Balsnos Apri 3, 1375, $1,409,770,4¢ tiroly to be lost, A motlon was made in the Seu« ata (o reconeider tho action talen on tho case of Orozier, but, atter discussion, was deferred nu- (Al the ost day. Meuscu, Whieel 44bn Congressional Commilte ‘g‘bytln Hon. 8. B, Pacl \ lor and Frye, of | erate General ii. £, wero lelographed Obairmay of the { cane ia 8ot with shatke' teet) o ——ae Q. L, Perry, of North Lauain, ich,, owaer of agold-liesded n-n': 3.1.5‘\.’5&" 'Cohul‘e!tll: ea_purchased peo during the Mexioan War, ’Flfn I:v:dc;h:l;mu‘lz ublicsn Btate Usutrd Commiiies, for un;: $he ingosiption, * I B, h:"m S inehand s PREPARING FOR 1876, An Intervicw with Field-Marshal Murat Halstoads 3 A Now *“ILiberal" Movement Being Organized for tha Coming National Campaign, Charles Francls Adams or Willlam M. Evarts to Bo the Candidate for Presldent, Hopos that Such o Nomination Will Hoouro the Co-operation of the Republican Party, S s, A Guess that Bayard, of Dolaware, ‘Will Bo Nominated by the Democrats, New York Sun, Hay 1, Mr. Mnrat Halstead having sppeared ln town smong the Indepoudent votors at the Hehurz bauquet on Tuoesday evening, wo yestorday sont up to the Brevoort Houso, whero Mr. Halsiead occupios Juxurions quarters, with a view of ancertalning his viows upon the present truo in- wardnoss of American politics. slr. Halstead wo found to Lo ususually communicative, Hie fn- terviow with our roprossniastvo, sthich wo pub- lish below, will roward tho scoliors of light to an uncommon degreo: CARL SCHUNZ. Reportor--What was tho occasion of giving Carl Schurz such a peculiar * go off," aa Prosi- dent Graut oxpreases it at s horse race ? Mr, Ilaletead—~Schurz has beon badly nsed In Miwsouri, Ho dechined to belong to ither of tho partics. It was lmpossibla for him to follow Geu, Grant {n his porsonal admivlstration, and 1o had to decline becoming a rabol clsim agent, The politlos of lissouri turn largely apon come muilifons of Rtebol war olains, aud it would bLave becn easv for Schurz to bayo boon re-elacted to tho Sanata If bio had been baso enough to consont toserve as the sgout for those cialms, and to furthor othor achomon of like character. Tho clalms aro gotten up undor 8tate Iaw, aud prab- ably amount already to &6,070,000. It has turned out tbas thd Coofedorate elonent that Bchurz enfranchised in Missourt forgot that sorvice as soon as it cawma into power, Ropotter—lus Bohurz going back to Missonri ? Mr, Halatead—Ob, yee. Ho ls golug to Europe for about aix moutha to bring his vaughter home. Bho 14 at school. He will reiurn to 3ie- souri aud go to work on his newspapor, tho Westliche Post, aov. AL LEN, Teporter—Ilow fs old Guy, Allen gotting along in reforming Ohio politivn ? Mr. Halatead—Gov. Allen ia not as old as the evorlsating Inlis. 1t ho was not boro v Virginia (which you kuow {s very important) bo wos the uext thing to i, that 18 in North Caroliua, closo to the Virginla line, somewhero in tho last cen- turyor the begiuing of this, The Govornur i not succeod.ng well [nthe reformation of hin porty in Ohio. ‘Fhie Legislaturo gave bim a gieat deat 'of trouble liwst wiotor, aud Le at last do- manded percmptorily that it should broak off and go bome, Tho usual ring of litile rescals in it had got 1nto so much dirt that he conld not stand 1t any longer, and be drove them off. His party 1108 x!numl\mg condition In Ohlo, how- ever, They cariled ‘the spring oleotions in all the towus in tho Stats witu the excoption of To- lado, whoro thero was n Joosl oxcitemont that overbore the party strength, Tho German vote in Obio is proity ncarly all gone over to the Demoeracy, partly on account of our liquor cru- sade and the Sabbatariavism that they iosist is t00 {nfluential with tho Ropublican pasty, Reportor—You have au important eloction {n Objo in October next, bave you not ? Mr. IInlutend—Yoa; tho 'Topublican Blsto Conyention meets on the 2d of Jung, and tva havo not beon iuformed thus far who tLo candi- dato ¢an bo or what tho plattorm is to be mado of, Justnow the special intorest in the Slale, antothe platform, is whether the Republicans shall declare distiuctly agalort TUK THIRD TERX, Reporter—Mr. Lalg.0ad, do you know or hayo you any reason to believe that Gon, Grant menns to ruu tor a third ternt? Mr. Haletond—Yes; tho evidooce {s too strong for auybody not to betlove it who has givon at- tention to tho rabject. 1t ia cortainly tnown that b refusod distinctly beforo the New Ilawp- sluro election to way that Lo conkented to & lot- ter which was writton by a Republican Congress- mon from that Stato, for tho use of tho Ropubiicans ju it, asserting thar ho had no thought of runnlug whatever, Tho Congress mau wishod to corzect auy impression that thore was in New Hamrsh.ro to the effcct that Grout des:red o third term, and callod on the President to obta n his nngrovnl of a lettor which ho (taa Congressman) had proparod, indorasing what tho Republican f5tato Convent ou had said on that queation, You may lemember that tho Btate Convontion of New liampshiio declarod against a third term, and this Congressman desired that sho P’roatdent aliould consent to #ay that ho had teen sod approved of this lettor indorsing that declaration. Tho Prouudout’s maonor was cold and bitter, and ho pos.t.vely declined to say any- thiog tooro than that e thonght the Republicass of Now {Iampshire had mado themyelvas vory radiculous by not oing that waller at sll. ‘Tho fact 1 certain, and thero are not a0 many Repub- Lean Congressmen in New Hampshire but tho question may bo eanly investigatod and roducod {o a personal matter. Regortor—\What i the general disponition of tho party in Oblo on the subject ?* . Mr, Halstzad—Bo far as there has been aoy expreseon of the pross It has been strongly agajust the third torm, but the party lendets sre divided, an it appoars, Ex-Gov, Denninon, who ia now ono of the Commissionera of tha District of Columbis, and who is sympathelic with the Wasbington foHuenco, sald tho other day it migbt not be worth whils to offend any onc by soying snything about a third torm ; that it waa perhaps too trivial a matier to talk abount in a piatform. The undorstandlug the people {n the State have from thia expreasion of Gov. Donnl- son iy, that tho President would rogard it as per- sonallv offensive if aush resolution were putinto the platform, DEACON RICHAND BMITI. Iller:;'u-mr—l.lmv does Doacon Lickard Bmith atau Mr., Halxtead—The Sun will not be surprised to know that, in aplte o all the efforts of the wicked pariners, Deacon Riehard Smith s op- posad to a thisd torm, and that the Cinciunati Guuelfe {8 in tho way of rapidly becoming & ro- cruit to tho ranks of the independent pross. You iy 1ecolleot, Olivor Johnson testifled over at tho Biooulyn trial that, though he was & 8pirit- ualist, be wuu nob @ dutuned fool. Now, you ean eny that Deacon Riolard Smith, of Cincinnati though ho is a truly good man, is not & damnod foo) esthier, and be {8 dovelopiug an astonishiog wdepeudonoe, 1t 18 understood that the Deacon is for Charles Francia Adsms as the noxt Repub- lican candidato for Presidest, aud, sinca tha B echer tilal has baen in progross, ho gelw bis halr cat rogulazly, BEFUBLICAN CANDIDATH YOR GOYERNOW IN ORIO, legoiter—\Who will the Repuolicans nominate for Goveruor agalnst old Tl Allon ? Mr. Iulatoad—We have auother DUl Allen in Oblo. Ho is uot as old as O1d By, but o start- ed in tho worlda Jefersonian Democrat, and turned Republican at & 1ato day, which makes a strong ardvle, and beis sald to be ono of the uglient und probably ane of tus smartest men in tha fitate, ‘'he boys thiukit would be & good Jake to run two BIIl Allens; but tbat would be rathor thin, The most speculation recentlyabont » candidato for Qovernor axsinss Gov. Allen lias baon respecting Judge Taft, of Ciucinusti, Judge Taft 1 & prowinent lawyer and & solid man of very posilive ability and high charactor, who fs poputar with tho mora Nbera! clement of tho Nepublican party, and ospecially strong amoog tho liberal Germans. Ihs popularity with lho Gormans growa out of tha fact that Le couseuts to take bhiw coffee hot on tho morning of tho Babbath day, to keop it holy, snd does uot wish to ro- stiict the Oermeus on thatday from drivin through the ocountry roads, and would notb posl- tivoly prohivit thow ou the boly day from take fuk & glass of 000l boer in their owa sealoous, Then the Jqd‘u way oppossd to the reading of tue Holy Beriptures by order of tha fitate in the public echiools, looking ujon it sy a religlous kervico | and, a8 the Cathalics objocted to it, and aa it geemed liko m rod rag to oxcito thew, he Jrms williog to remove that causo'of projudica, “Ube fact tuat the Judge Lold thoss views, and oxprossed them so thet bis position is thorough- Iy uudoratood, and that bio 18 s man of characier and force, causes his name to be just now be- fore tho public. Btill, thero {8 spprebons slon that the crussders snd the religions enthus singty lu tho Btate whe are associated with thoma —~the nltra goenla—mly objoct to tho Judgo, and that the Hepublican partv, afler namlnnfim Iing, may Lo in the condition of the Indian who cut one “end off hig bisnknt to wow it on the othor, and fonnd it not mitch clongatod by the process. 3 TR OROMAN LAW. Reporter—1a tuora any npocial religlons inter- sat {u tho politics of Oblo 7 Mr. Ifalstead—You; tho Democratio Legls- Jature passed a bill kiiown a8 the Goghan Iaw, which was right tn principle, though the domand for 1t was made tn an oxiremoly offenslve form, allowing the fnmates of the pubiio wustitutions of the Hlate to e administered to by whal- evor religlous toachors thoy proferred—sov- ering tho Htats and Churcl thote again. On account of this law, passed in obadionca to an oxpreas demand by tbu Catholies, the Catholic Telegraph, the organ of Archbishiop PPurcall, hies atatod that tho Catholio vote of the tate will he cant antire at the {all oloction farthe Domocratlo ticket. 'This style of proclamation, hawever, may cause A commotion on the other slde, and oxcite tlio old Know-Nothiug frenzy to sumo ox- tent. Republican politicisnn rathor count upon it n® an elomont of atrangthi; and with the fact that tho recont Legielatuio waa 8o dlsreputablo thnt 15 mads tho wles of Demooratia roform in that State ridiculous, the Rtopublioaus think they are {u pretty good abape to cacry tho fall olec~ lon. llmg)orlur-whnt aro ths chaucos of this oloo- on 3 Mr, Halstond—They are lo favor of tho Do- mocracy as tho caue stands. A change in ths mtustion is not, howescr, impossible or oven im- probable, Reportor—What are all THY INDCPENDENT VOTEDS golng todo? Mr. Halstend—Tha phraso " {ndepandent yot- ora” is not minoy tnat was nE‘ecmly uned ab thie Schurzs dionor Ly M, Charlos Francls Adams, Jr. The * indopendont votors,” howaver, think tlhera may ba a alanca tado somothing, They think that the Domocratio party will got into mischief noxs winter with theic Congress; that the eixty Confederate oflicora who are in the noxt House will, to a great oxtent, control that body, in whish thoro will bea plontiful lack of cnm‘munt 1endors; that thore will be an intro- duction of rebol war claims, » movemont looking to | eustoning rebel sokliers, and posmbly toward componention for slaves, tho whols to by = tromepdous inflation; theb will be thrown ze in the “sevoral soversign Btatos, each acting for itself in ita own ca- paoity ;" wad some of thom think in order to check g1l this it would ba & goud time for the Oincinuati Convention (so o speak) to meet again and do what it did oot do throa yoars ago. Whatever msy bo sald in disparagemont of the Cincinuati Convention, it might have named tho Prosidont, ‘The botter elemont that composed it may do next year that which was left undono threo years ago. What 18 this? Reportor—! WIIAT JUOUT MAVE DEEN. Mr. Halatead—Throe yoard ago. if tha Cincin. nati Convontion hod nom!nated Charle® Fraucls Adams, ko would {n_nlt pribability have beon eleated, Ho cortainlv would lavo carried tho Btato of Olo by 50,000 m]nyuy{ and Itdocanot soem irrational to think of calllng tho liberal aud judopendont element of the couniry togeth- er abont o yorr from this daco and nominating Charlos Francis Adams., The Democratlo party wili bo sufiiciontly in mischlef by that time to bave teridded the couuntry st the prospect of its coming into complots powor. Lo Republican parby, thero is a likeliipod, will hava boen 80 thoroughly whipped and demoral- ized that it will be giad to take hold of any chance to keap tho Domocracy from the acou- pancy and posscasion of the wholo nation. In this ¢aso the Liberals and Independonts, it tho make such & nomluation 88 Las bean uama mignt connt,upon ite indorsemant, not by the Demogratio party this timo, for that will bo elat~ ed and maiching headiong Wi b its worat_olo. meotsin front, biit by the Republican party, Then tho patriotio sontiment thas will be siirzed up by tho Cantonnia! yoar wnay prove & vory imporiant cloment in our politios, A transparency with + Adome snd Liborty " and *'78 " on it would ba & very popular banner ; and with tha ald of tho old fiag and tho songs, ** o Are Coming Fathor Abrabam,” and * Rally 'Round the Iiag,” and Wido Awakes 1o the old Continental uniform, there would ba a rally that woull slske the ground, Thisis wnrlfl thinking about. Teportar—Could not the straight Republican party do this without the belp of the Liborals aud Indepondonts ? Mr, Halstond—They may do somothing of the sart, but 1 sm thinking of the time whon the poople at Iarge will be couvinced, and the lead- ora of tho Republican Snlly thermsalves munt sae, that, in o atraighc tight batween the two partien the Ropublicaos must bo besten. In that caae the Liberals may atep to the front with & candidate sud” programme that will save tho country from the dangers of tho unqualified suce cosn of the Demacratio party. Roportor—You have & projudice againet the Demuciatlo party ? Mr. Halstead—T thiok not ; but I do not flinch from the olLmorvation of facts. 'Tlio ox-Confeds eratos will have tho dominant force ln the Dem- woratio pardy [n the next House—tlio House that mny bs called to elcet n Presidont—and the Catholioc organ in Gincinnatl has saunounced that tne solid Cutholic vota shnil bo thrown for iho Domoeratio party next fall. It doss not argue that Iam prejudiced whan 1 object to seain, supremo in national affairs & pazty whose nmfi and Joft winga aro reprosontative of tha Houthe ern Confoderacy and the Ohurch of Rome, . MEN 1N THE CIRCLE. Teporter—Who would be the straight Repnb- Tiean candidate if there shauld be one—Wash- buene, Morton, Conkling, Wilson, Blaine ? Mr, Halstead—Yon have ot named the man, Rleportor—Can You name him? Mr. Halstead-—-I can ntato the fnct that inside Administration circles two nsmos are undor dia- cussion, Reporter—\Who are the mon ? Mr. Ha'stead—8rcretary Brlstow, of Kentucky, and Chiof-Justico Walio, of Obio, Toporter~Who bas the prefotence ? Mr. Halstead—It i tooeatly todetermine that, There are quiet, hard workers for Loth. Ttoporter—Ias Waito mnn{‘ frionds io Oblo? Mr. Halstoad—Yes. Ho hoa thuso negative qualition that are bighly estimated whon politi- «c:ans are looking for somebody agained whom it would be dificult to frame an Indiotment. Tteporter—I1as Dristow workers in the Weat ? Mr, Halstoad—Bristow bss greater atreugih than Walte, 1lis frionds aro saving him. They think 8o much of him that they do not want him talkod ahout. ‘Thoy proposs to lead him upon tho track with a coat gloeay ns asilk Landker- chiel, as thoy eay of a thoroughbred race hiorse. His location as woll a4 his rocord iu in his favor. 1f nothing bottar oan bo done for him, we might giva Lim the socond place on the Adems ticket. Reporter—Would 1t not-bo regarded sa an ob- Jection Lhat Chiarles Francis Adama istoo old P Mr. Halstead—No, thers {a no instaoce of & momber of the Adsms family in good standin| dying beforo lie was 80, Thore is room euougg for threo torms yot for Chatles I'rancis Adams, 1o I8 tougls 88 whalebona ; and then thers s & suggostion that if uomem]u shionld oconr that it would not do to nominate dr.»Adams,—if, ow- ing to moms of thoso family traits sometimce prominont, he should obatinately refuss to bo » cauddato for the Presidoncy under the possible conditions, and {o take a third torm for the Ad. ams family, it 1as been whispered oven that tho gontleman who preaided st the Behurz dinner tho otbor night would make a good candidato, Teporter~You mean My, Livarts 7 Mr. Malatend—Cortatuly § 1 think thera wis & whiaper of that. Toporter—~YWould Mr, Evarie bs a strong can- dldate in Obio? Mr, Halstead—Yes, aa sgainst any common folitician he would. Tha people of Ohio, sluce the Cincionati Convention wasted its opportu- uiiy fn elaborating resolutions, have & proity gen- oral conviotlon that tho only plaok of a plat- forgy that ja of much consequence in national potilica is the chiaraoter of tho candidale; and » gflnfitnr for purity in public affairs is essen~ ] thing. anwgfl‘—nfll tho independent voters taken ANY PRACTIOAL STEP leoklnilto the Proaidential campaign ? Mr. Halstead—Yos, If you read the dluner spoech of Carl Behurz you will soo that he sug- geuted the eatablisbmont of a centre of corre- spondenco looking to the orgamzation of the disaltectod eloments,—that iv, the co-operation, uron dome definite Ehn. of tha volors who are diusatisfiod with the existing pasties, Bteps Lave been taken to provide tlis contrs of eorre- spondeuce. Reporter—~When and how waa this done ? Mlr, Halstead—It was done by friends of Mr. Bchurz, meeting on Weduesday, tho day after tho dinner. ‘They bad & long and serious cons sultation, aud meésnt businewy. Tteporter—iVho wore proscut ? Mr. Halstoasd—I do not care to give a Had of thoso present, Iwas present, but rathor as & -ymznualw spoolator $lan an active partici- poul Toporter—Wore resolutions adoptad ? v, Halatead—No. 1t would have baen rather too solemn under the circumstances fo bulld platform, o lieporter—Wan & committes appointed ? Mr, Uslatead—Yea: Tleporter—Ara you s member of i Ar, ilulstead—No. I do ot know how ta serve o0 & committes,—naver did such » mmfiu Reporter—Can you give sy farther informa- tlon abaut this movement ? Nr. Halstoad—Perhaps sould, bul I de mob fael at liberty tomentiou namen and dotails, The oconnultation wea in some sonao contdeatisl, and, whilo 1 atate tho fact thiat thera was a conmnlta~ ton, sod that sotion was takoy, And hayn noth- ing to concenl na to niy own sontinants and the extont to which I participated, I must end this TRhE thoro. loporier—Wham do yon think the Demoorate will run for Presidont 7 M, linlstond—Nut (iov, Tilden, Nteportor—\Why not ? A0V, TILDEN, Mr. Talatead—Ono roason for not running Gov, Tilden mlmlm-n tiat bio in positivey an houont man, 11s I8 for sound curronoy - And pluching economy n poblio exponditures.” That 18 not 1Jomocracy Weat and South. Itonorter—Dut daoa uot thio fact that ho has a natfoual roputation for Lonosty make him tho ebrongost candidate that cou'd bo noni.natod? Mr. Hnlstead~1lo would not carry the masses of the Democraay in tho West, The West and Houth will ba very strongly agalust him. Ho wauld bo donoitnced in hls own pnrty s the bondholdors’ etiampion and tho ropresentative of Wall atraot, Reoorter—If ho wora nominated would ho not bo nup'mrmd by tho atrougth of bis paiby ? Mr., Hialatond—Yes; of courss the Domocratio parly always go for their eandldate, but the Houth isa aniv for inflation, and two-thirds of the \Vestorn Demoarats ara inflatlonlste, Thoy mean groal aneculations, vast exponditures in pretouded publlo improvemants, and all the profligaoy of an era of papor inoney. Thora who are prenaring to spoculato in groai schemes of expendituro, and who would at oues inflata and at [ast ropudiato, aro among tho moat ofl- cient of the managors of tho Domocratio party In tho Statos whero it {a the most powerful, and whoss l1.fluence must thorefore ba rocognized s tha real execative forco of the party. ~What they want Is ** inore maney.” 1t i not the qual~ ity “of tho money thoy ara Ionklufi after, but thio quantity; and that meaos that, if paper dol- Inrs wore multiplied and timea flush, the our-~ rency might answer to panriou Confedorata aol- dicrs, pay Oonlfederato war-claims, build tho Miesismippl lovees, complete tho Jimes Niver COonal, which Con, Washington invouted when ba was a little boy, tunnel the Anpalachisn chain 0 miles tor tho uao of caual-boats betweon the James Jliver and the Kanawha, exteud Tom Beott's railroads to Bouthern Caltforsla, and o seord ‘of kindrod And athed echemos, All thosa things aro incluslvo, and they soom Lo bo an unavoldable pait of the Democratia pro- Rramme, Raporter—A Woestern inflation(st wiil then probably be nominated ? Mr, Halatoad~-I do not inaist that s positife Intlationist will nogoassrily ue nomiuated. 'Tho platform of the Democratic party where it touches this question must of courso bo ao avasion of {t, Mr. Pendleton in accused of ad- fimtmg himsolf with & viow of Ligbor cqualdern- on from tho frionds of sound currouov, Bull he {s ro {dentified with tho financial echomes that ho proclslmed & fow years sgo ihat he wontd hardly bs availaoloitsa camipalgn con- duoted witl the purpose of ovading tha ragpod Isswe, Br. Tildon's position 18 understoad (o be %ollllu for s sound currency. Tho Now York emocratio docttino announced in the last Btato glltlorm diffora from the articlo in the West aud outh op that question about 180 degroed, TOO AIANY (TPAT MEN, Teporter—\Will cither Allon or Lhurman getit? Mr, Unlstond—Wo bava tho usuul difiloutty In Ohio of too many great mon in both pariies, Allen aud Thurman_ are baforo the people uaw, with Pondlston hold inreaorye,~-threo Ohio ¢an~ didates. Allon ja supponed Lo boe the man of the hour, but ho bas not declared hunse.f on the cur- renoy question at all; and ludeod the old gontle- man does not, as a rale, condescond to say much about modern history,—the fntcrosts that bave arisen sinco ho lofs Congress atout a quarter of a century sgo. Allon and Thurman are unoio and nophow, vou know, aud very much attached to each nmurpmuanulr, but still tho pooplo rogard Allen Is a littlo bit In his nephow’s way now, aud Allon in fully fmpressod thst ha is the man of power among the people,—evon if he has s ortrait of Tharman, boaring the wordy, ** Our ext President.” Thurman rousod to bo co- ercod into a direot suppart of the Infationiats, and will _say their views arauonsound; aod ho will not bind himaelt to ald profitablo schomes of public oxponditure. o has horetofora boen Abused by tbelr pross and their tongues to an ex- $aut that would bo surprising to the people in the Eastern part of the epumrg. Reportor—Has Ohlo no park to take in the or~ ganization of the noxt Congreas ? Ay, Halstoad—0lio will bors modeat s uaual. Bhie hng candidates for sll tho important ofices of tho lonso, but wil bo content with the Speakorship and the Olerkship. Reportor—Who is her candidate for Spesker ? Mr. Halstead—Miiton Sayler, the momber from the Fits: Oluo District, . & J}wuxtm—wmt of him, snd whiat chsnce has 0 Mr. Halatead—B8aylar ia a scholarly gentleman, # good parhamontarian, & good fellow, who be- Iioves ochor fellows ara good, He iaa roadyand furoible speaker, Ile has no enemics, Ho inite datinito on the onrrency question, talkas inflation mildty, snd knows bottor. 1las not boeu In Con- gress long enough to bo a eslary-grabboer. Of gourye he oan beat Kerr, and Cox; and Randall Reportor—Aund Fornando Wood 7 Mr. f1alstead—Yes, nnd Fernando Wood, too. Ttoporset—\Who i the Olio eandidata for the Clorkship ?. p dir, Halstead—Gon. Samuot Footon Csrey, the tomperance orator, o is & cousin of your ator Fonton, and {lou 1may remaomber- it was he who boat Deacon Richard SBmith for Congress. ALLEN AND TIIURMAR. Raporter—Ilow do Allon aud Thurman etsnd amang their fellow-citizens ? Mr., Halstoad—If you draw a straight line be- tween tho honest and disnonest mon, Allon aud Thurman mil both be found on tho eldo among tho honost men. Noithor has evor lLed ony monay he did not earn, and, peraonally, I baliove, tlhoy hayo n wholesome :n{munny against pub. lic thieves, Allen camoe nosr bolog President twice, you may remember. He wasaskod whoth- er ho would accent the pomiuation at Baltimore whon Cass was nomiuated, but he had promised Caey that be would not bo a_candidate until Lo (Cwas) bed withdrawn, By nduezhag to his promiue to Caes ho lost the chsnco—he wauld lavo been nominated in thirty minutes attor his roply was reoelved if he had sssontod to the policy of bia friends, Had ho aotod differontly, the Van ‘Buren split would not have oo- eurred, and Lia swould havo beon ol . od, Agaln be nissed bis chauca whon Fraux Plorce was nominated, It the Ohio delogstion bed been aolud for Allen, as it would bave beon If it had oot beon for Vallandigham, Allen would havo roceived the nomination in place of Pierco. Two narfow escapes from the Presidency aro, porhape, not eminently satisfactory to the ol gentleman, 1ia lungs aro etill goody hahes & voico like s trumpet, and has no sort of notion that ho 1 out of date. UENDRICKE. Teportor—Ilow about Drother Hendricks in Tndisva? Ar, Halstead—Hendricks la a good man, in a good position ta be nominated, and will show goms strongth o the Cooveotlon; but the friends of Pendleton will take care of him. The Weutern politicisns who came hure in 1808 for Pendleton think they could hava nounnated Bim {¢ {6 hind not besn for what they call tha sroachory of Hondrioks, Iendricks seeing that, »o be ¢ nnfim. Chaso would be nominated syalnnt Pendloton, purmitted his friends to put blin in the fleld, and there 18 an antagonism be. twoon tha Hendricks and the Pendloton men which would break out in tho Convoution it eithor of thom come furth; so that both may Do clansed hots do combst, Reporter—Who, thon, is likely to receive tha nomination? Br, Halstoad—It would be venturosoms to pre- 3 bt if T wers to gusws, as I might i Lwore & Yankos, I should eay Bavard, of Delawsrs, who has already found favor with the Now England Democrats, I hear much of Bayand Iatoly, If Oharles Francls Adams and Thomes F, Liayard woro the opposing candidates, ¢ could not bo #aid that tho Ametican poopls were displaying & tulgar prejudics agalnst the old famillos, B s SRR Slow to Eat an Orange, Always, on a Southern gontleman's table, the densort of oranges ia farnished with small sllver fruit kujve: spoous. The orange {s nold in the napkin—just as you lold sn egg—and with the slondor point of the kuifo & clrcular incision ia made 1n the atem-end of the orauge, snd the stom-coro ia nicely cut out, leaving an orifica larzo opough to_ admit the :Fg-nnnnn. The orange is heid aud esten then, Juss like gour. mands eat an ogg In 1ts own shell; and the ekill snd grace with which ¢hisis doao, that iy, with- out goiling the fAlngors or napkin~—aro, as in tho same procoss with tho egg; a lost of good ieoding. L[ have known the most luoxport porsons to maater the fow dificultics in the way afier two or threo eiforts ; and thelr satisfaction wag an {ufluitely pleasant uight, Liostesses who liko to bave tueir table {»murvom vome do- greo, at the close of an enterfalnment, the boauty which dszzle the guests upou entering, thig method 18 most dostrable. Hervants—let mo put 1u a ploa for thoso silont ones whoso interosts ar6 too seldom regardod—are spared hs tedious duty of gathering-up the (ngmcul:xnlbd guesla who luok with disay at shis templ &npplu ol shie Hosperides, can thus enjoy it a8 they never dld vefore, Ouly she delicious necfar of the fruit is eaton, with the more delicate pulp: the tough fibro—of wi c:’ indeod, there iu vory little in an orange plucked from the tree uuderile owa akisa—| Ioth fu tho shell, THE GREAT SCANDAL, Beach and Evarts on the Question of Plaoing Mrs, Tilton on the Witness-Stand, That Comiannist Procession---The Fanny Testimony of Maddox and Hwinton. . MRS, TILTON, 1 New York Tridune's reportns Friday's procesdines, Mz, Deach~I1f Your Houor ploase, in the courso of this trial much allusion has been mado to the faot that Mra, Tilton was an inconpotont witnoss by the rules of evidenos, and was ex- oluded from taking tho witness-stand in regard to o aubjeot mattor which so dacply affacted hor position and interost, Wo havo deemed it due, air, to hor, to oursolves, to tho onse which we rapresont, to announce to Your Ifonor aud tothoe coungel for the defense that wa mako no objec- tlon whatoerver to Mra. Tilton being produced by them as a witness, ard that whatover objections ‘wo might logally present against hor compotoacy na a tvitnoss wa traive entirely, and ahall raisono quostion it our friends mpon the otbor sida chooso to pradace hor. And.Imay bo permit- tod to sny, perhaps, in addition, that Mrs, Tilton ts an incompotent witness very much in tho anmo sonso with sny olher situcss who is dla- qualified, or was digqualified befora our rocont ! Jaws npon the subject, by interest and by roln- tlonglnp, and that it {s an objection which may Yo walved by bhe parties to tbo litigation. Your Houor will remember the plrascology of tha statute ralating to the oumpalonug of hua- band svd wifo a8 witnossos whon etther ia o ‘party, and deolaring that mneitbor tho ouno wor tho other ahall be cowe potent or compollibla to teutify in cogtain oaues sud fo regard to cortain transsctions. I sup- posg, sir, from tha Janguage of tho statute, aud from tha known practice under the common law doctsiing tho disabilitios of witncases, ihat it in a matter which rests ontirely in tho discrotion of the parties to tho Htigarion, cxeopt, possibly, so fur 28 1t way bo estecmod tho polioy of tho law to oxclude the rovelasion of confidential commit- nicatlons ; and I mnflnu. and 1 undoratand it to Lo 8g {utimated by tho decislons, that even in rogard to thoso matters, it ia entirely within the ploaaure of tho partios, or the party, the "husbund or tlo wifo, fo abject, or of tuo witnesa himsrlf or hersolf, to object to tho revelation of oven thoso maltors whick aro couslderad as anorod to thedomostio rolation. All we wish to asy, slr, {8 that we consent upon our ast that our frionds npon tha othor mde can uso ra. Tilton a8 & witnoss In this cuso if thoy hoosd, 2 Mr, Evarts—The qnestlon whethor Mrs. Tilton could be a witness fu this caso has naver been an actusl queatron, Tho law prohibita ity the pul- iey of tho law proliblis it ; the u:uon\ sgnga of thio wisdom of that policy prohibits it, Thore waa a period during tho progress of this canso when the Legislature of tho Btato was undeisteod to be consldering whether tho {nter- ostp of soototy, under tho provocation of the im- poriance of a partioular case, required shat thoy whould sbrogate tho rulo of Jav nnd abandon tho policy of socioty, and opon the discords of hus- band and wifo swoaring against ono another in onuit and the Legisiaturo by an unsnimous Jjudgmont (a8 wo must -uunderstand), and the concurronco of nll the peopla of tho Htato, eald, our Jaw wivoly and firmly determiaeys that quea- tlon. Now, {f Mrs, Tiiton at any time could lulglll] bayo beon proposed and sdmittod as a whness there would then have beon bwo practioal quostlons for uw, ns counsc, «to determine,—grave and imporiant questions, which have nover yet arisen for our dstermloa- tloa, bocauso tho Iaw Las sealed hor lips in any litigntion in which her husband jsn party, Thoso two grave questions would have been (umllt)' in our solo relation of duty to our otient, wo thought his caso, a8 we "had presented fifi had any suich defeot In volumo or forco of evidenco that any other were neodad, thon it wonld have been our duty to adduce such evidence, furthor, aa the law opened to ua. " We bave now no sach opinion, and mo such viow, that our cnse ' needs ;n{ more testimony than weo hava givon. ¢, lLowever, we had come, in tho, solo rolation ot duty to onr clieut, to disposo of that firnetlul quoestion, aud the wifo wore & witnoss that the law parmitted to be fv- troducod, thon wo should have the grave duty of determining whother some lujury, aven somo weakness that we folt mlrh; need to bo enpplied In our client's case, stiould properly be supplied by thie gravo antagonism, tearing to picges tho Ina shired of reapoctability and hope in the fu- turo for this family. Lortunately, wo Lave not been brought, by ‘anv donbs or hesitstion ns to the forco and fuliness of our defenso, into that gravo motal questlon, But your Honor soos that thesa are all bypothotioal quostions, and to whiel 1 should uot liave alinded iu the loast but for the Introduciion by our learned friond of this propokition, Mr, Basch—I did not supposo, slr, that the suggestion which I made was to give oceasion for a disoussion or an eddress 6f this characeer, 1 do not praposs to follow it, Noris it noces- sary for mo to rrnunz the motlves which in- duced mo to withdraw any possibio objection whicl wo might hava to the compatenoy of this Indy 88 & witness, T shall not purauo the quex- tion whother the uacossition of the dofondaut's caga would pr(:iarly lead them to tho proprioty of oxamining this lady; nor shall I conslder; elr, tbe question whother her presoniation as a witoess ln tlis case would lead 10 an antagoninm productivo of tho resulis anticipated by the learned ocounsel, Very muoh might bo sald upon that subject, sir, as to how much of the garmaent of raspectability 18 loft in the prea. ent coudition aud atutude of thia famlly, and aa 40 the responsibllity, rest where it may, for pro~ ducing thedo sad rosults, Thoso aro mattors, eir, which I do not caro to altude to, thougn i might possibly answer with somo forcs, and por- haps omphasis, the suggestiona of tue lvarned counsel. may eay, sir, that iz my viow of the policy..of the Iaw, the counsel is entlrely miatakon in hls con- struction, both of tho logal intent of our legls!a~ tion and of the public sene in regard o the Erflaflucv of a woman boing pormitted to dofend arself, if sho cau, upder the circumstances in which Mrs, ‘Lilton ja placed. In o formor did- oussion, sir, we allndod somewhat, and somo- what axtonsively, to tho volloy of our legislation upon ihat subject, and I think [t wag very cleat- 1y domoustrated to your Houor that by the ({xo!ln‘{ of tho law 1t is now possible for husband an wifo compuluortly to be placed, sa wituessos in scauso [n a court of justice, in positive and direot and humiliating aitagonlsm to cach othar, I¢.la not the policy of the law of our Btste to’forbld that adyerse positlon, But I do mot roposo, eir, to disouss 1t. Ay only objoct was 0 annouuce to your Houor, and to glve to our learnod frieuds tho benoll of the announce- ‘ment, that if they chosa ta avail {nomselves of thoe testimony of this Ild{ ju this caso, in & logitimato way, our objoction boiug withdrawn, and to prescut her teatimony in such & shapo and bofore such & tribunal that it could bo ox- amnined and tested by the ordinary rules of ovi- dence, and _nat by indirection Defore another tribunal aud {n anothior shape, thoy wore ab per- fect liberty to do so, Mr, Evarts--1iut a word, if your Honor please. 1 preseuted in full, as your Honor will ramember, my view of the law and the polioy of the Iaw on this question, as pravouted by the situstion when r, 'ilton waa offerad s a witoess, and I do rot propose to repeat that. In concluston—conclits ainn on my part, I mean—. onl: wa da not regard consent or stipulation botwean partien to the violation of & Iaw which excludes, on grouuds of publie poliey, n witnoes a8 makiug him or her » compotent witnoss. Judge Neilson—The question Lere would ba very difforout from that which was prosented when the competenoy of $he plaintir was under conaldoration. Mr, Evarts—That I undorstand. Judge Nellaon—Bocauts wo bave here s atat- ute dircoted to the relation of » husband ors wife, & party to the actlon In an action of thia charactor. I have only to aay, that tha question having been presented, and the offer haviug boen made, snd the loarned counnol for the deteuse thinkdog it thelr duty to decline to accopt the auggestion, I confens I foel gratified that the [y 18 not to ba called. ol conuumfrfrmflfigmum New York Lmes’ report of procordings, Mr. Morris called 3fr, Qeorge W, Maddox, a tall, thin, middle-aged gontleman, with long bair, a cloak, and & positive mauncr. Vitnesa wau soquainted with Mr. Tilton and Ars, Wood- Luil in Decowber, 1871, Wiluess waa & particl- paus in the Communist procession, Mr, Tilton waa walking with somo gontlewen, Mrs. Wood- tioll and Mias Olafiln wore {o Soc, 13in the centre line, One of them carriod & flag, Thoy wero with Col, Blood snd Mr. Willlam Weat, My, Tilton was not near them. Witness did not see 3ir. Tilton in cumpany with suybody in the Axmaullon. nor did Lo sce Mra. Woodhnll sud Afise Olaflin in s carrisge. On croes-sxamination witness uald that a8 & roal-eatate broker, He pub- lishe per once himselt, the International. He got out threo whole gumbers. fLauglter.] 1t then beoame defuact, &Au bter,] ko was temporary Chalrmas of yeation thad neod to asy thal nominatod Mrea. Woodhnll to ¢ Idencv, Tho Intornatlonal Assnciation wag organized 1n mections, Ilis paver was not the orgsn of tho Internatinpalo, It wan the or. gan of limself, [Langhtor.] Tho Tutornnttona) Ansuciabion is at present stspondeil. It fs nop dofunct #” asked Mr. Evarte, ' Not wo whch ng v papor,” wasthe anmwer. [Laughtor.] Al Lvarts qnostioned tho witnera oloscly in regang to tha detmls of the procossion, and the careful wmanner in which he anawered eaured fioquent suusoment. 1is would “ewear only Lo coraiy facts. and to nothing beyond,” Ile would not swAAr thal tho procession marchoed up Futh avonua snd dowrn Bixth avonue, or up Hixth aveus nnd dovu Fifth nvonur, ilo was pro. pared, howover, to swenr positively that marchod," Mr. Jubn Swinton wan he noxt witnors. e teatifled that be bnd o **somi-dotached " connge. tion withthe proes, o walked arm-{u-arm with Mr, Titon in tho procession, I joined (4 in Fifib avenus, betwaen Ninth and Fourteenty stroots, and continuod with it to tho end. A, Tilton- hod been walking with & rospectable. looking eitizon to whom witness was Intro- duced a8 oos of the wtoneors of (ho Inbr-roform mavement, Ilo thought o namo wss Grogory, Witness did not meg Woodhull or Claflin at all that day, and Mr.Lilion walked with neither of thosa laduy nor with any other lndy in the procers.on. After the disbandmont, withoas and Mr. Lilton walled together to the cornor of Fourtcenth strevt and Bixth avenue, whore thoy {mrted. witness tak ng acar. ‘Phe oross-oxamingtion tas very funhy,— awdlenco, connnal, Judge, and fary all Jo:nink in frequont outburats of morriment, e, Bw.uton toid 3Mr, Evarts that ho joluod tha procession with = viow ta miartyrdom, * **AbsolutaP” enid Mr. Evarts. **Abeolute,” responded Mr, Bwvine to, “ You didu't attaln your objcoh thon, i¢ acows?’ esid Mr, Evarts, ~[Laughter,] * On yes, I did." answorod Me, Swinton, *Lwas laul up aix nonths, aud it cost me betwoeu 5,000 and 210,000, 1 focl tho offoots of 1t yat." Wite nesn then desoribod how the procession ataited Lefore ho was awaro, sud his efforts to hoaa j¢ oft, Mo succeoded anly on tha third attemut in atrikine it {n the middte,~at L'ast ho judsund vo, booause e could not ees elther the hiad or tail, AMr. ‘Fliton bappened to be right there, and wit- voas joined in with him. ~** Was the pro. cemsion on ntray,” asled dr, Evar that it got alopy 50 much fastor thau you di “ Ol 10" was tho answor: “I am of sn ludolent habit, and was probably musinug on tho Infloite. [Laughter.] *‘Chen you struck the infinite about the middle, ao that you could soea neither oud of {t?" said Mr, Lvarls, |lmvnmml Iaugh- ter.] Witaess wont on to may that 'ho was rure prised and dollghtod 1o Boo” Mr, Tilton in tha piocesston. Ho lad previously supposod that Reutlsman to havo too groat & rogard for his awn interests to malte himeelf prominent in any #uch movément, ** Then you have no regaid for poople who look after tholr own intgrasin? ™ maid Mr., Evarts. * Not tho slightest,” answored Mr. Swinton emphatically 3 I have au inox- presatble contempl for ‘thom." | Laught “*And that relioved Mr. Tilton of tho ad opin- don you had of him?" asld My, Evarts, It did,” rosponded Mr. Swinton, Mr, Morrla snid, during Mr, Maddox's croes-sxawination, that Mr. Theodora F, Danke, tho Msishal of tho Rousscl proceesion, hiad boen subpouaed. — e oo SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS, Kilfing the Florses st Renicla Bare racKE-Glandors Mowing Down the Noble Aulmals — The Contsgion §preading to Other Placen, Vallejo (O1l) Chrontele, April 12, ° Thirty-sevon Lorses and {kireo mulos wers shot ut tho Benicla Barracks on Saturday. Five or six disosscd horecs bad beon shot at times provious, But thoro Is no likelibeod that the disordor can be arrostod until every horsa owned b{ the Govorninont at (ho barracks has been killed, ‘afser which thora will bo a grand lLolo- caunt of blablos, saddios,. bridlos, drinking- buckots, clothes, blankots, Lrushes, and even apurs worn by the cavalrvwen, Thon no more borses will be brought to the bartacks for s venr, by whioh timo it s believed the contaglon will bave vauished. & Big trenches had beon dnfi on & part of the military roservation noar the shore of Sulsun Day, and thithor tho horsea were lod last Bature day. Ono by ono thoy wero broughc to the edgo of the trench, aud a man standing at tho distauce of 2 or 8 toet shot cach ono just bebind tho ear with a pistol, As be did so othor mon pushed tha nntmals over {uto the grava., A largo nume ber of people liad gatherod on tho spot to wits neBfl n(xla ncuneh it r. Qoing, the voterinary murgoon, departed to-day for Camp Halleck, Nov,, where nlEomm cases of the disorder bave boen roported, Ths contagion was carsiod thore from Ilenecia b iufectod horses which had bLoon transporte from one mulitary station to the othor, Thesurs xoon doolares that the disordar i+ glandare, and nothing eldo, and adds that theroe is no possible cure for it now kuown to votarinary éoience, The anl{ thing to do is to shoon avory horse affcotod with it, and trv to stop its sprending,. 'Tho rlanders was brouglit to “Benlein by one or moro horses bought over a year ago, and sinco that tima Loa beon sproading consiautly, Tt s impossibje to know ths Identical horss that Introduced tho distemnoer, or the oxact timo of hin arrival, since uuy auimal may have the gland. ora loug bofoce tho symptoms manifest thel nelvas. If tho true nature of the disorder had boen knowa to the oilivors st the Bonleia sta- tion whon it first appeared, the pick and well onew-conld have bosn separated, and o part Bave Dr. Going aaya that thoe apread of the disardor .cannat’ bo attributed to tho care taken of Governtnent horsew ay ¢hio barrachs, which is suparior to that fiivnn to animals ownod by pri- vuta persons, ‘ He addathat thare is very litls hope cr1_u|ng a sinilo horge. 1'ho" glandeis manifests itaclt by a watery dis. charge from the nostrils, which in & fow weeks becomes fotid, 'The discharges take a whitiah: and gluoy appenrance, #ometimos collecting avd ologgiug the nose, #o thab it seems us if the borso wonld suffvoare, Too wubmaxillsry glonds - become -swollon, but In s short time tho ewolling goos down, \vhnmu{mn tho glands harden and nttach thomselven to the jaw. bone, ‘Iha mnoatrils also bacomo ulcernted. There are two kinda of glanders, which veror- {nary authoritios treat as distinot digoases, thongh the kind kuown ss ohronic ilnmlurs will fro- nontly dovelop Into that known ans soule, The chropic form in not eo intootious as tho acute, and notso rapid in {ts work, With chroulo glanders horses witl froquently live sevoral years, In acuto cases tho horso loatbes hiw food, bnt when it {a chronic the appetite is not serfously im- vaired, The two forms can bo distinguisbed by the fact that n the acute tho ulcers bleed, nnd in tho chronto they do not, ‘The discsso sl- ways gottlos on the lungs, which become consoli- dated. ‘There in adisorder known asfarcy, allled to thlnw. rome onses of which hnve appesred at tho barracks. QGlanders i froquently aocome apled b{ tumors -luu&g the hind or fore loga. n chronlo casen_tho horsod somotimes wasto nway, and in others becomo fat, sccordiug to the conetltution of ths animal, the souta cases ab thoe Benicis Barracks bavp all boen developed from the cbroulc, aud Lave.appeared recastlv: if nona of the Lorses wore killod thars would many cased of the aouta form. Thero aro some oayes of both mixed togethier. Casos fn whicl the glandors is communieated {o mou are vety iars, _ lint one man. name, wo bellove, was Donuolly, haa din bartaoka. It I8 not known Low he rocaifed™vnd viras, further than it wust havo been by the usunl way of- juocu'stion, le llogerea. ubout forty days in the hoaplial, aud then died, The disenso affeoled his luugs and kis face, the latter being convorted into ane terrible mass of poison- ous ulcors, It is not surprising the other caval- r{\;mon are afrald of ocaofracting the digorder through a scratoh, cut, or bito, durgeon Qoing Y not cortnin that there not already be cases fo Bonlcia and the rounding country of Lorses owned by privale Kmnn-, affacted with the disorder, all hqnil: o s attention .has nok. yat been called any. Ha acopunts ‘foc its failura spread aooner partly by the faot that the dis- order has bean exbibited ot the barracks uutil rocout Iy i1 almost oxclusively itu chroaie form, wiilch i8 ‘not so contagious 48 tho other, doing said, when queationed iu referonce to the dan- or inourred by Vallojo liyery stabloes in admit- ing horses from the burracls, shal if wasvery rent, B hrlosa to the -Unlted Bistes Qorerament Iy great, - First, u.m: :erfighuul 160 hamen, ."‘2;"4?3' on an average, Al aggregating 1! d ‘Then there aro threo hnfidln‘ég- fuod Pl stables, one of theut very 1argo, beaiden all tho trapy iugs, which, altogethor, must aggregate thousauda of dollars mors—it is hard to say how much. Many of the horses shot wers.pobis animals, sad o the untraiued eyo looked ss well ns uny horse that stood on four legs, hut the skilled surgeon had discovered in theui all the sigus of death. GRAND RAPIDS CITY FINANCES : Buectal Diaogich (o The Uhicago Triduna * @BAND Ra¥1Dg, Mich, 7‘.‘(&? 1,—Tho insugural of Mayor louseman wea read. bo-pight. It ahows that the clity has pald uedrly 0,000 of indebtednoss the past yoar, besiden its current exponses ) sbat ih has expabdod about 8105,000 in sowers and atrost improvements, ralsing tue money by special taxos ; jhat tha total of othet taxatlous for other purpoges, except schools and fl:‘fi' dx%e:‘;rn. waa. nok; ’cfl %'1.'2&800.: Thp uz o s now but J2 ok vl oot e o b el S aRgouraging ona.