Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 6, 1875, Page 5

e —_ WASHINGTON Tho Bustle Attendant Upon the Session of New Con- gressmen, (erfainty that BMr, Kerr Will Sit Down on 'Tom Scolt’s Subsidy Bantling. Tho Presidont's Mossage to Be Un- usually Long, and of Deep Interest, 1t Is Thought that tho Docu- ment Will Go to Con- gress Tuesday. he Work of the Army Corps of Engi- neers During the Past Year. gemarkable Exhibition of Fra- terunl Feeling in the " South, 1hs Era of Reooncilintion and Claims About to Be Inaururated. THE EVE. CATCUS-SM0KRX OLEARING AWAT, Bweeral Disrateh to T'he Chicam. Tribune. WasmxaroN, D, C., Dne, 5.—~Tha Southerners, Igooring the grateful offors of wupport made by {tem to Afr. Randall after he enginecred tho deat of the Force bill, haws nomivated a Forthorn Bpeaker who will carry out their pro- mo, and bave socurod ths positions of (tk, Doorkeopor, aud Vostmastor, with tho lige stiondant patronoge. Tho nomineo for Doorkeepor waa Scrgeant-at-Arrag of the Cou- {udeiato Odngreas, and tho Chepyinin wae selected becaase he was obliged to vncato s Connoc- et pulpit during the War becauro o his sympathy with wocession. Gea. John M. Corae, of Chicisito, would Lave peen & candidato for Borgeant-at-Arms if it bad tot become evidont in tho first bollol that fhompson, of Obio, was cortiin of cloction. fne frionds of Corce thought that if somo Bouthorn Robel General had nominatod him bis diction wonld have been earrind by the cutbu- sum, but tho Confoderatoe Couerals bl other ambition than to honor tho hero ot Alataoua P, They wore too busy dn soeking to sccuro tnt placos for Rebol Quartormasters, sutlers, 10d guornitlas, and, now that tho contost b ond- o, bittorly dencunce the Nort hern men boeaueo sborder Btato Union tnam, olthough a Derao- mt, bos beon made Clerki: of tho Iouse. It has como out that the Clirk and Borgesnt- sArms nominated by'ths Demacratic caucus woperated, aud that the log-rolling combinu- tcawas mansged by Thompeon, Chairmau of ts Olbio Democratis Oommit toe, the sucoess- fal eandidate for Sorgoaut-at-:\rms, assistod by Hll, il Allen's Becrotary of Biats, and by Sar- guat, Allen’s adjutant. HARUIES, Ths Demoeratio Flouse {s nct yet organized, bt Southorn clafmauts have elrendy orgauized snid on tho Trousury. Yho pupers this morn- bz coutain tho specione plea of tho anti-bellum milcontractors for relisf, Wina total amount Wimed to be due is 8852,907. All claim to have ban lojal. THE REFURLIOAN SENATORS i meot In cauous on Monday 1w chooso a com- tifoe to recongiruct the link of commiltees. Thero are no judications that any mitempt will temada to go into an olection for ofticers of tha Smato, and it 8 very corlain that Mr. Forry will tasln undistorbed as Preswisnt protem, in soordance Wikl tho establshod usego. REQD'S SPEECH. Earr has beon wlosoted sll dny proparivg the sddress which he will delivor upuin being olected fpesker to-mortow, Although overwheimed ¥ith visitors, ho hna seeu but & very fow of his Dat jutimate frionds, ia addross will bo \bout au Jong a8 Lumar's spoach, MR, BRIBTOW'S OXTICIAL UBHER VATIONR, The roport of the Becroiary of the ‘I'reasnry bupesn carofully kept, Nothing beyond the points 1n regard to restimption tele praphed somo bae stuco is koown., A cousidershle portlon of 1k report is dovoted to the indication to Con- e of varions linos of economy which can ba unntageousiy fotlowed without hanu to tho pollie worvice, ‘Lhie Dumocratio Huuse canuot veligo boyond the recommendatinus for ro- tochment, which avo swosping itud radical. The revisw of the whisky trauds fotms an in- ting foaturo of tho report. [Tothe Assocrated Fres.] COMMENUATION, Wisrvorow, . C,, Deo. 6.—~Ttepiresentative Xwrroizaived many of his frionds to«lay, who euled t 0 conglatalate him op Lis nonrinstion for 8o Bpoakorship. All partios concedn hiw titnesd or thy, position. The rowsrky of Jlepresentu~ v Jiandall in the caucus, aud his maotion to the nomiuation unanimous, are overy- Yhary spoken of fu terms of commendation. * Bupys |s expressod that the Wost aud South uried all the ofticos. . TUE MEBSRS, DARKIS, Toz sha 200 or 800 subordinato places thers are ®hsaat 1,000 applicatione. Bomo of: tho defeated @ndidates complain that certaln motabera who mised thom support wors guilty of broach of fib, baving doscried thom on tho ballot. At st adozen of the dofontod candidatos camo et with high oxpoctations. UI¥ NECOHD, “The Tav. J. L. Townsoud, who has cbarge of U Eptecopal Church {n Waskington, and who Woedved the ml‘ol‘“’ of tha votes of tho caucus ki Chaplain of the House, was nomiusied by ¢ Hon. W, IL Baruum, who stated that Towu- nfl!nd boen driven out of the Convontion by "'!:cmhum of that State for hix pollueal —_— COMMITTEES. A BUNDLE OF GOSSIF AND FORECASTE. vecial Dupatoh to TAs Chicago I'rilune. Wasukarow, D. 0., Deo, 5,—Eden, of Tili-- Kds, s muggeated for tho Olalma Committeo, %92 Morrwon, of Iflinols, for War Claims, Tho inoly delegation desorvos waoll of Korr. Caul- B4id (s ealled an old momber, and will doubtioss % & Ohairmanship, ss all great commercial thios nre genarally accorded owme. Cartor Harri- %a bws boen about the House nestly as long as Qulrig, bus ho sk in tha Last Congross in u ) h1ed seat, and cannot be called au old mem- Ho‘ Holman, of Indiaus, wanta tho Appropria- 404, but i opposad by many Democrals, The z"l)ium: of the professioanl watchdogs of hat Tressury la gone In ¢hé majority, but Kerr D0¢ yoi maas up his mind, and bis best ods cannot apeak for him. The Congress- A who voted for Korr hoping ta weonre; Chair- & fahips have boon busy this dreary, rainy day e *forta to discover whothar their hopes are to * reallzed. Thoir offorts have proved unsuo- :"“N- Kerr is noither in & hurry, nor com- b ive. il has bscome worn Ly the excito- - tof the contest, sud meeds reat, Ho may % aonounce the committees until Thursdsy. . Blalne, in the lsas Congrese, withhold *m until that day, The best information is a4 the Commltees will be couatitated upou on fUiTeme purtisan basis, The very prouounced s"“'bfin Yecord of Korr ' warisnte . thia mptlon, The leading places will uo doubt H :‘El::u to Kerr's rivals intho conteas. MHan- e Las been offered his choics, with 1 .ml.“&luon of Ways and Means, Tlac placo (o 200t likely Gto give to s high-tenif wan, a Wood will “probably succoud Dawes as Buliaved, wi fos e Ao Lo e p g 8 the 0] oum, t the Conitioa whick ofors T1a Obairia'the. borih Quity for the diapluy of T - "'“'"“'!‘&!UW -n&"’pfifiaw" onig sud par scity, 1v i 2 flm;mu which “always gu ’l feld + %&S“ myn can be only secousl 28 B In Lhe ores at the House. Luuisr Makm thy old camaitteas would b hike Iy to bo mnde Chairman of the Elnctiocs Commit- tao, but hin etrongil was nnojual ta the routine dradgery of thal Committeo in the lasy Con- creww, and ho b nuderstood tn prater to acernd lon intler an Ciinirman of the Juhioare, Alox. andar Mitcholl 14 talkml of for thy Bruiking aud Corrency. As an auti-Tam Beatt man, ke will mabably head the Paciio Bailrowl Committoe, 14 Kerr is oppored to thal subudy. FARWELL ANU MOYNE, Charles 1t Fnrwell arrived this morning. Fortano hod noarly favorod LeMoyne by the Iown ol ali the avidanes takon by Farwall, ~ The packago contaming sH the documents and teatimony was intrusted to s clerk in Clicago, with instracifons to slamp it and doposit it in tho mail. ‘Fho clerk doposited tha packago {a the Chicapo offico, but neglected to aflix suy atampa 0 it. Tho conmequonco wau that tho testimony wa_about to ha went to the Dead. Letter Ofico In the usual order nf husinasy, wheu the wuperscription mttracted atten~ tion. It was directed to the Ulerk of tho Houso of Represoutatives. The aitention of frionds was “calind Lo the package. who immadiately arrsuged to have 1t forwarded to1ta dentingtion. 14w now safely lodged with the Clork of tho ouse, Farwoll's name has beon repularly, placed on the roll of members, and witl b ealled tu-morrow in tho organization of tho Iouse. Farwell will thus fight Ladloyne from tho insldo, LeMoyno b is waid oxpecty to ot the §5,000 whothor succensful or not., If Lie doos, he forgeta that tha lust Congrosa niaced 8 lega) obutruction in the way of suca gratuities to contestants. s THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. T8 PUESENTATION FORAIDLE TURSDAY, Special Davateh to t'he Chicaso Tribune. Wasumaroy, D. C,, Dee. 6.—Tho Prosident’s maraaga, which will not bo submitted to Con- rrosa till Tusadng, will bo one of vuusual length nnd deep intorest and fmportance. Whilo it will trent In the usual manner upiou the questions of Suste and policy which now stand promiuently Lofore the country, it is underatood, will aleo mako referenco to tho first centonnial auniver- sary of tho birth of the nation. It will review the procession of groat ovonty which havo traun- pired sinco tho promulgation of tho Deciara- tlon of Indopendence, molding the inutitutions growingz out of the diaturbed condition of affulis in the Islaud of Cubs. Tho position of the Ad- winistration on this question ia tho kawmo s ic has niways maintaloed, which was ono of firm- noun aud a watchful recognition of our intorests. Tao paseage rolating to Cuba will be ?ullu long. It in understood that, in the courso of tho con- widorntion of tho Svanish quostion, a parallel 18 dyawu botwoen tha position sssumed by tio United States towards thoe other Bpanish Amor- ican colonies and 4uet ore rucoutly maintainod reepocting Cubs, We Qid not reeoguiza thom for uearly eight years after their quarrol with the wmothar-country began. Tha infercnoe lea near that o eimiler courso may ba puratied to- warde Cubn. Tho recognition of the belligoront righin of thoun colonics did not produce a war, altlough thera was tho Spanish bluster that in pow oxhibited, Onr naval proparations then woro suoiar to those that have recontly beon made. 4 “EHOOL A portion of the me is algo denoted to the Importance of & genoval diffusion of kuowl- elgo, and_recommizes intallizonce among tho maz20 08 the bulwark of onr libertivs sud the mininapring of popular institutions, 10 Tho finnnclal_portions aro understood to ndi- cata no ehange ju the President’s views favoriog » redeamablo curroncy anid aarly rosumption, ORY. ity in tho mavy yarde PROTABLE LENGTIT, 'fho 1resmago will cuntain sbout 18,000 words, Gen. Gront's previous mosmaos have not ex- ceeded 10,000 words, The present deenment will no doubt bo the ablest papor of this Admin- istration. L o for tho activil (7o the Assoctated Presr.) WaRINCTON, D, L for 10-muvow cousist of ealling the roll of mombors by Melheravn, tho pro:ont Cleek snd administrator of the oath of ofice ; noxt, tho slection of Speaker, Clerk. Doorkeepor, Bers geunt-at-Arme, Postruak aad Chaplain, Tho questiops aifacting tho seats of sumo of tho members may ative, thoroforn the action may bo pratracted by dubate, In viow of nuch ovent, tho Preanlent will not transmit his moraaco to Congress until Tueaday noon. The document in tongor than that of Jose year by wbout tive privted pages, in docnmont torm, and containg upward of 16,000 words. The moesagn will bo tolegrapied by the prcsn of tho cotntry, All iho reports of the heads of Departmonts, with tho exception of that of the Becretary of tho In- terior, huve boen set Lionce, to be hald for pub- Tieation until tho wodesga shatl bo sent Lo Con- firous. ‘C'he printing of tho above-named report a3 boen delayed, but caples will bo forwarded to-morrow. ‘'Tho contents of the message bavo been studiously conceslod P R THE ARMY ENGINEERS, COABT DLPENHE. 8pectat Dispatch to The Chicaan Tribune, Wasuyarox, D. C., Dec. 6.—Tha Beovetary of ‘War, in his aunuo! report, will mention the sut~ iufactory progress which tha works for the do- fonso of our seaboard, under tho ongineer corps, liavo mado during tho last flecal year. The class of works adopted in 1389 aro heavy earth bat- tories thoroughly protocted and srranged for guns and mottars suitable to resiat tho attack of the mont powerful irou-clads. Already some po- gitions sclocted, particularly in our large com- morctal ports, have s larjze proportion of thoir guu-posltiony prepared. He cantinues: Tun Buttalios of Engincors, under the Iaw of June 16, 1874, roduciDg the ariny, hua bLeen linited to 200 cnlfsted o 'ulé number, fn the optuion of the Chief of Engineors, 14 too suill for the uicient por- formauco of tho dutica ruquired of thom, If war wlould ccour with & maritilio power, the want vf tratued soldicrs to plant and ayerate uur torpudo do. vico would b serlously fels, and it in submitiod whether the neos of this brauch of tho kervice tuy ot justify tho minlinum organization for tho Battalion 10 bo ot lesd than 0 eulisted men for the torpedo sorvicoslone, That number fa tequirod, The duly requires au iutolligunce nud tratning wiich cannct bo supplied in an owergency, The trials with torpedocs have contluusd, and have confirmod provious viows ozpresscd sa 1o tho Jmportauce of thin suxliary fu tho dufenss of our harbors, ss well as tho cortainty that thoir use in timo of wur will prevent tho enoniy's vessels from ruuning pasl our .battor: and will unalls us to hold thens under the fire uf urtillery, TIE MOUTH OF THE XISHIGKIPPI RIVER. ‘Thio fourth section of tho laat Liver and Harbor act authorizes Jumes B, Eads, witls such otbors ws Tuay be oclated with hitm, under certain couditions, to von- uct stch permunint butteries s ey Lo Hoceasary 1o necuro and_toalutain o whle, deep, snd pormavesit ehannel belwesn tlin Mindseippl Rivor and tie Guif of Moxicy through tho amuth pass of the river, Al tha Jrovisiona of the sections preliminury w the exscution of this work havs beeu carrjed out. The rosults of Aus survoy .directed by g get) 10 L suade Dby the Cosst Burvey bave beon reostved from the superintendeut of that servics, and wers suppliud Mr, Eads, Az ofleer of the Englovers, Maj, O7D. Comutock, hua been detatied, whioss duty it 15 under the law to report the depth of wuter andWidth of ctiaunal gocured aud maiutained from time {0 tinie 4u wald chanyel, togetber with such otber juformation respocting the' progrom of tho fmprovement, the sunterials wied, and thy charscier sud peruancice of Be warky, 04 Bisy bo noorsaary ta keop Courens fully {nformed and wdvived, To ensbla this oficer to make Ans required aurveys and fnspeotions, an anpualap. ‘ropriation {n uecussary, the estiwates for which nay be found in thu report af the Ohef of Enidneers, which sleo_containg further informatin w regard 'to tis work, ‘Tha smount required for thssa sucveyy, rod the examinations during tie presnt Suod year, L E17,0m), nud, 83 4u Weans for thei bave as_yet beon provide: the npprovriation of that sui {4 recommendad to be suads ut tho eazlioat day practicable wfter the tasoth of Cougress, By 8 letter of tho “itl of June, M fufornied we that La commenced, June 4, the cou- struction of worky at the Lur tu South Fase, aud tuut provisloual wurks for the construction of thy sast ctty bud already been ustended 1,000 foet, The ro- ot of Maj, Camitack upon b progrees mado by Mr, Eids up to Bept. 25 will be fouud fu tho roport of the Clef of Eugineors, Lt givus a cloar doe scription of thu‘humn;l S ""a,"‘ o "o their progrem, fhe muaterial usd, and the degr of periusuenive Wit wwr:j.m- arv bolug n(vmlr‘{.\‘:l- od. 1u thy iusprovement of the Mizaleippl Biver, the want of o detalled aud accurate surrey bisa loug been folt, Ths ueod of such & survey ta bocoming: miore sud moro urgent from ywur (0 your, s eugiuvering Frovenscuts 1 uid of cousmerce Lecoua noevasary, partiad surveyw of detacbed portious of the fiver Wik hiave trow (o o tizae Won wede for spuelal finprovemouts sre Dot sulticiont for tho discuslon of pluus for protecting thie xiver sgalust foods—s question Whioh 18 now of mich fmportance—or for othier genural cogereeriog improveisents which should be based on dotailed maye, ¢2hibitiug 1ot ouly tl condition at tho 1m0 uf the survey, buc piviug tho weans of dincover- changes, The organization aud tusivu- wmnte of the Like Kirvey furalsh inewis of muking tha survey of the river scourately and economicaliy, aud 1 socombiend that the work Lv pluced 1a 16 hauds, GEOLOOIIAL XPLODATIONH. Fation of the swport of tle Goologeal Ex. sz eld s *hia "bead semenhas Dec. i—1Lhio firat businers and sbaping tho destinion of the nation, It in ‘ understoed that this biatoricat npitomno will oc- cupy = large portion of the messaga, ourl aliusiou s will be made to tho prepsrations now going oo { for the becoming observauce of the bisthday off tuo dation, h RPAIN, Tha subject of our relationa with Spain will | o fornt s prominent festuro. The reovus negotin- tious aro atated a longth, showing tho dircet quostions which Lave beun watituted, and thoso THE CITICAGO Aliy dalay In completing the noreasary paleon- 1 stndlon by the augin The peokogeal nllas bian Lean comninenced, and the tonoprepliical stine el b comploted b the el of the rarrant year, an el aa the fe. 4 A EKIA VAL and enreess wosl Deparizuent have AL EXPLOBATION 1l merldian under the War con in progress mnco my last ppert, AU Ahs beginning of tha flerat sear, b “main dividons of - the murvey were atanit Imaving Inehlo, Col,, for the Arid of oyeratioun 1n Southern and Honthwertry Cotorada, Northorn saud Rorthwestern New Mezioo, and Norihesstern Arivons, wliers conurctions were maan with tha work of forraer carn, At the termination, $n November and Docom inr, 1874, of tho_seson‘s work T thogy lo-alities, the pariies were distandod at Pieblo, and a portion of the arsistanix e i thin ity 1o prepering the mapn Thn feld-work of thu 1 twu tmain sectionk, with the Intenticn of aurveying wtrack fu Colorath and Uilfinenls, and en ofeer with & rpeefa) parly war ditafled to make o prelimi- nary inetramental mnrvey wilh 6 yiew t0 compiels Lr ex.miae cavibility of diverting tle waturs of tue Hiver Coatodsn fur juizposon of erigation, and § fs hapad hat tio report aecompanied by oatic maten und coata will be 1 om the ofticar :n charige of the [asty in time to be transmitted 15 Con- o grom wt the o sewrian, Two of the rlx quarto of the Topors of tho Aurvey Wiich were it L by Catigrews arn i tho handa of the printer, varo fu an advanced stats of preparation. utiication of the pographical and genlogteal pprressing watirfaclory, with redatils degalled topographical wigm of (he Interior country undl reports aa to tie reonircon of tho Teglons sarvey- ed, For (h Liter purpase, t weientinta ) paleois- npang ndo in owpnziron with the fmoutst of information gufued hy . Tho tapograt hical mpe, which {orm nn e vooings, M the surveytng garties, whil 1ittle (nernyee fr e rotsh fuformatian teee alt of thts warvey, ' Lol to tho military survice smii o otber branches of Lin tiovermaent, and especlally to the Immigrants wno ar. rapdly wetling fn the sreat valieyn weat cf the Misnluaippl, und cu av)roprin fon seidng fur its con- tluuation fa recommendud, Thers are, nt naarly all tho Londquarters of tho fourr mthiary divistons and ning miltary dopartincnta, nfficers of tho Corps of Lnglueera,whiose chiof duty 't #1° to callect grographical and oiber Information, snd thess ofiicers do, by mesnd of i own' esplanatioun anid surveys maile Weatorn ond by collecting notes, sketatios, ond napm by opiccrs oud soldicrs Lolongiig to th Losts on thelr seouta and caiapaigna, adi yenr to th Lcwlodge of {he in lerior country, in not ouly eisential 1o the Ges ursls du coninen thovy departments and divisionss, but which s useful 1 the conutry generally, Maps 'embodging the ine Sormnatiou galuvd fu tuis way w it Nttie cort to the conmtry oo finally nubitshied oy the Euglurer Dn. Juctmnoat, and §¢ will be obersod that (o Chief uf uginoers reports un unuavally large numbor of thuse maps and othera in lus! ration of oparstions 10 the Inte War o priutod and publivied during the year. 1recomtaend to Cangress the apnro- tha rurvey by the Eugineere’ atlicers pelation ank: attuch to tho varions i, and 1 and Deyortowent bead- for conateacilog ol printing maps by rtmont for the wa of tho War De- amil uriny, and Wb L A vory groat da- wimtilate and’ welat Yatluud enierprisos 'l e fust wetling up onr laterior domisiu, THE 03T, of (he tikd of Engineers aro submit. Jromated by Hist olico—vizt, Loriie i Qi vorks of dofenu, 32,008,000 public rutanda aud_ Wisbiugten” Adueduet, 4170,000; Enganeor Dopot st Wil Bt 4 Otlide uXLels 3 A it of rivery and hnvbors, $14, fuarie 1,400; fotal, —_———— CONCERNING CLAIMS, EON JOURBON RAIDS UPON THE AL TREASURY. TRIBUNE Frow Our Own Correapondent. Wasmnaros, Doe. 1L.—Tue Cuicago Tiaw- uxk in Octovor last said: *‘Tho return of tho Domocratic purty Lo tho control of tho Govorn- ment will nocoesarily invalve +tho poouniary recpenition of thu Keballion, und tho complets compensation of tho peoplo of these Btatos for all thewr loswes nud damages caured by tho Univu nrmies, tho assumption of tha Robol titate debts, snd such o goueral accumulation of dobts as will double the taxos and morigagos of tho Uniced States for the next two centuries.” THE DEMOCHATIO PROGRAMME. All tho inlications of tha tuves confirm this prediction, Not long ago a Boutorn gontlomau, in an unguarded moment, said to s Hopublican Bopator : *If tho Demosrats got into power, they sre going to do four things : “ First—\We shadl ropudiate the Northarn dobt; wo are not golug to help pay for heatwg tho ramrod that hue burnt our bacus, “ Second—We are going to moke the North pny for cotton to ths amouut of $2u0,000,0010, whicl was taken from the Bonth at the close of the Wer * Third—Wo are going to tax the North to pay for tho refunding of tho S-per-cent cotton-tax. “ Fourth—We ave goiug to lovy & poli-tax of from 325 to §30 on evory uegro in tho Soutd:; nud wo uro going to mako the negroce pay this 16 & partial compansation to the outh for oman- cipation. Negroek do not underatand what [t is to be free ; they don't deserve thoir freedom.” TIR TRUMNPETS HOUNDING IN TIIE OLOOM. This ia furthier, doubtloss, than many Souttiorty peliticians wonld bo wilting to go. Tho Soutle- ern prons has given notice that * the trumpets are sounding in tho gloom.” Thoy are the trioy- pots of tho rapacious claimants upon tho Trons— ury. Alrendy tho hordes are gathering Loro, although tho Democratic party has no patron— nge, oxcept to peddlo out tho potty offices of the Ilouse of Hopresentafives. Heody, anti- quated old fossils from the Soutl, who lave boen here for half a contuary with claims, aro joining tho ranks of tho myulad of war-clalm- ants, and aro sboutivg for the old flag sud so appropration. They would bo squita willing to tako an appropristion without the old flag, Thoy nover woro very particulsr about that, Thoy Lavo beon talking o groat doal of lsto yoncs abou¢ tho advanco of contralization, tho rights of tha Htates, the dovelopment of the already Daternal Government, and all that; but thoy aro now content timt the General Qovernment shsll build their railronds, jmprove tuelr rivers, conatruot their lovecs, build their roads, anli foed their poor. The Dopartments, tho Commisaions, tuo files of both Houses of Congresa, aro filled with applicaticns for claims which aggrogate ondloss mitlions, These claim- anta may all sy af tho North, e even gentls- waunered ilenry Watterson onco did. ** Wae hate you, cortainly bate you, with justilied sud cor- dinl hato. You uro not meroly & eos of licontious hypocritea aud oruel liars, but » base aud cowardly gang of political out-throata" TUE DEMOCRATIO DESIANDS, ‘What a0 womo of those domends ? Tere is one of thain; naticeu lise 1t can bo found almosz any day in tlie country papers of tho South: NOTIGE T0 FURMEI SLAVE-OWNKUS 13 TIf); NINTU CON- GUESKLONAL DISINIOE OF QRO e Tho undersigued proposcs 10 opou lu, Galneaville, er for the entry of tho nuuio, age, wnd wex, wud alsv the taarket-vatiie in specie, of wwtl uluva held prior to Linzoln’s Emanclyation Prociamsion, Jan. 1, b3 sald reghutry to be made in well.Lound' ook, that ure to Le kept in fire-proof vauits, This js dous with a view to uumnr( yay for thoui at mome futuru dwy, Tho lst suould bo swoern to before s viicer au- thorized (0 sdminiater vathe for guiesal purpoess, Tha fee foF Tegistration fa 10 ceuts for e3ch hume _on thu hist. Olitba containiug 100 natues will be rovorded for B3 Address W. W. Riorx, United Blatos Claim-Agent, Galneavills, Hull Co., G, TUE QUOST OF BLAYKRY has never ceased (0 mit at the lcarth of the formor slaveholder. It doubtloss nover wul. It {8 for tho voters of this country next year to sy whother that eamo ghont shall et in the Halls of tho Natlonal Logislature, sud take mouny from the people’s packet. Vaet sums of monoy are invedbed in msaigo. mouts of claims for slave proporty. Tho treman- dous cotton-tsxlohbyes mere bagatellocomparcel with tho millions which this other scheine conv+ tewplatos, Blave-property slways posuessed 8. poculiar sanotity, It holds the {oretwost 1ank in tho army of Southern cluima. BUUTUERN CLAIMY COMMISSION, ‘Tho claims which sre roprosonted hefora the Bouthern Ciaims Commiiksiou aro u type of su- otiior formidable clsss of demands "upou tho Lublic Treasury, Tho jurisdiclion of this Com- misston has beon groatly restricted ; but, even with its scanty jurisdiction, tho cloimuuts bave boou wucesssful tu secutivg larga aniouvtd, 1t is a woll-sotslod princivle uf interuational law, that & Giovoruinent b4, in stnotnoss, nudor noob~ lygation to make compenvation Lo auy oitizen., of tho Biates proclsimed lu robollion, for sny proporty taken, ugod, or destroyed, dnring war, for necessarv inlitary operations. 'The Unibid Htatos, 10 this i in all othor rospects, has basu more gonorous thau the law of thoe wond. The severo yrulo of interustional law was woli- tled by wiccesuive acts of Coogross, sud by tuo proclamation of the Presdeut, The Court of Bouthern Uleims was croated lu accordsucs with sucls s policy. The linutution of the period of its lite hos been frequontly oxtended. Tho wha lo uumbor of clsims presoutod to this Comtnisaicn 13 sbout 22,000, ‘Thegross smonut of all clauny tiled aggregates mure than &6,000,030, It wat diseavored that, of &4,717,887 detuanded by 2,462 claums, bat §643,718 wau duo, Two great buik ot tho rejectod was for the most mouetrous diloy- alty. Ihn oas0 with whioh claimie of this xort have beau pard by Congreus may ba leamied fiom the fact that Congresy has, for maoy years, beaa ox~ saiining olaims on ex-parte afdavisa agd scodin. paoylog peutions | thsh vAss tiliiss bave beeo appropriated fn paymant of clums on these afidayita : and that, until recently, there nad no law by which it ern b waale Ireal perjury to swoar falsoty in any such afidavits ; 1 i oven anubted whothor it la Iagal porjury to swear fairely in any aflidavit mado in supportof a clam presented to Coneross in Lhis ruodo. It happane, ton, that, under existing Inan, the Qnartarmaster and Commlssary Deparaments both claim that they have Jurirdiction. within covtamn limita, ovor the mamo class of claims sa aro adjodicatad by the Bouthern Clains Commsaon: and it lian nomatimen hapvened that slaiom have been concurrently examined in each of thess thioo Departmenty, and, In somn nstances being de- featod In ono, have boen paid in another, OTHER JOIS—OENHUR-TAKENS. At oxamiuation ot some of ths minor claims resonts moma astonislung facte anid figurne, Jus of the cisima in & propowition to anthorize rapayment of the Coenwis-Takers of 1469, Billn of this nature hava hecn introdneed in noarly ovary Gongress vinco the War; aud thoy all pro- vide, in wubstsnce, that the Recrotary of the Treseury bo directed to pav to the Censos-Tak- ersi.f 1RGI), or thoir nesignes tho wnm sot to thalr credit now 1n tho Trea af the United Htates, all premiums of exating lawa to tho contrary notwithstanding. It las alwaye been uiged, in behall of thia claim, that ‘& groat Goverument ahould pnt be oscuasd for not payiug its honest dava. ‘Thia |6 the general argnment of all the claim- grabibera: but the point hiss ne yet bLoen an. swored, that. conucoding tho exislonco atone simo of & daebt, tha 1ight to paymont was Tor- foited by disloyalty. Al claima hiave Jong minca practically passed, without coun.deration, into tha haids of apaculativa jobbera, 'Fuis i3 an trus of the elaima for the Census-Taliers an 1t 1 of tho colton-tax refunding schemo, of the mall-cantracturs' achome, sl of tho claima of all the nuble army of martyrs. OPENING THE LOGRE. A mare formidablo serios of claims is lutro- duced by & Jomnt resotution with a stump-spscch tn ita preamble. The ntumj-sj:cech runs 1o tlus wise s JuntT Resotriox Lo amentt Jolot Rerolution entitied “Joint fesolution prohibiting payuient by auy vfi- cer of the Gosernment t AUy peron not knawn to hiave been oppored to the Robolilon snil in favor of 1in supprossion, ” approved March 2, 1567, Waikitias, Joint Resolution entitied * Joint Reaolus tion probititing paytant Ly any oificer of the Uove ernment (o AuY pervon uut known to hava been op- yosod to the Hebellion snd in favar of ita wuppres slon,” approved March 2, 1817, has preveutcd the pay- 1mont of & Jarro number of claims of individusis xud companios sgainst the Gaverpinent of the United Stoten und the everal Departments thereof, for m terials furnistied, and work and. labor performed, nu- der contracts therewitls ; rnd Wizieas, Tho probitition of payment of much clatma fn the Post-Olflce Depurtment hun beon particn. lariy hard anid opprewsive on mall-contractors ani watriers who performad mush aervice for the Governs taent prior o the 131k day of April, Anno Domni 1401, in the Sontbern Btates, whoso further serviia in come plivuoo with contract wen prevented by wnliary furco aud Witerkas, The result of the proviae i said resolu. o ema 10 Opess e oor to {raud, und tho flci tratin- for of cluiwa by the selfiah and vanal, who, by evaason, eavayed tho forco of the law, whilo the moat honest eruditars, who respected and obeyed the Law, aro now b only Fadcrert, by s Jegtalation ; aud Wazieas, Tho furtber denial of 3 remedy to this «lus of eraditors for tho coliection of thedr claima w4l winount to the * tinparing of the oliigation of ths cou- tre 14 (hemuedvens oud Viunneas, 1t in tho solersn and plichted duty of alt zed Govermments, and especlally of the Govern- nit of the United Statos, to rhit d1u}0n of fin dei te, and octually cacry va'y ull ciizena pa woll b il the rost of Baukiud; thoree ore, &2, ‘T'bis joint resolution s tho bulwark betwoon the National Treasury aud tovriads of claims. 1t upphies to mail-coutractors. to Censua-Takora, to Vostmusters, to postage-stawmp claimd, and to &l anncr of clnims for allogud forses boforo the War, tho 1roof of which was, for the most part, tonz gines destroyed. The sygumont of this 0 1 the argnmont of the ontire Nouth. want the Tresenry-doors opened to the t thoy want & _chaico to put thele ains in; thoy want to talk about the old tlag, and to fret the appropriations uuder it. Thoy propore. by the adoption of a resclution likn this, to niake tie Government of tho Uuited Statos pay for all i “sortd of claimy, however fictitions or visionaiv, which are allo,ied to bavoe Leen dua on the 13th day of April, 1861,—close to tho Sumtor metnory. Aund they want to do this wu spite of that resolu- tion of March 2, 1857, which said : ‘That, untfl otherwisa ordornd, it shall bo unlwfnl for any ofilver of th Unftod Sutes Government to pay any sccount or demand sgainst waid Covernmeot which aceruod or exietel privr (o April 19, 181, fu favor of any persan who bromoted, encouraged, or i iy mannor suetatned the luts Rebellion : ot fu_favor of suy person who, duriug asid lebelion, wan uo: known 10 bo appused theroto, and distivelly’ tu favor of ity suppresston ; and no pardon herotoforegrantes, or Liereafter 3 be pranted, hall suthorize the poy- mont of atich account, claim, or demand, untit thin rikotution is moditied or repealed: Prorided, That this resotution shall not be coustrusd to prohibit the yoyment of clapus founded upon coutracts mada by wny of tha Departmenta, whien such clalma wero ar- gigned, or ceutracted to o assikned, prior to Avrll 1, 1¥41, 0 croditors of aid contracturs, loyal citizens of loyal States, {n rasment of debts fucurred prior to Merch 1, 181, This rosolution mnant in 1367 what it moana pow. Itsrepeal or modifleation 1s the initial step towsids national bankruptey. RENT CLANMS, They alao want pay for rent. Ths logal eiti- Zous of tho South wish the Government to pay hotel-bills for tho doldiers and officers who pro- tected their homes from ruin, and saved their emiutry for shom. ‘They havo aropmd this in bills giving tbes Quartormaster-Genaral jurisdio- tion to take proof iu all cases under the claims of loyal citizeny for rent. Tho firat scotion of ono of the moxt signiticant of thicwo bills is very conwiderats of the cinims of the loyal people. Tho socond soction of that bill is loogor aud wmoans more. L 18 in those words 8§50, 2. Tuat, in all cases whero rent is clatmod upon & contract iu_writing, OF UOD ANy €X|Iess prome S, by suy oficer competent to make aiich coutract oF glve stich promive, a Doard of Otticern shall bo ap~ poluted to suacuy tho valuo of anch proparty so, uod y the srmy of tho Uuitnd Stalos kubsequent 10 the date of Geit, Loo's wurcender, April 9, JR07; but tha ‘queation of foyaity shali not bé {nqafred fatn; and thut wli cliima for rent founded upon such contracts or promises, or asucssed valuation, shull be cousiderod, unaited, and pald, trom and sfter the 0ih of Apeil, 1565, iu'like manucr s tho claima of loyul eltizens twsutionad In the precoding section. UZYUNDING COTTON TAXZS. Anothor schomy ia for the refunding of sertain tazuu coliectod by the Unitod Btated on raw cot- too. 'Tins was oue of the favorite kchemes of Jim Beck. It arides undor the act of Congross of July 18, 1667, undor which taxes wero fnpossd upon raw or uumanufactured cotton, with tho rovinion that no deawback shoald in any cuse Ko allowed ou raw or gnmsnufactured cotton, or suy ¢ax thorcon, whon exportod iu the raw or unmanufasturad condition, Tho ciaim is, that two-thirds of tho cotton produced in the yoors 1836 and 1807 was, iu fect, exportod, and that tho tax of 3 oonts per pound on the crop of 1863, and of 2! couts por pound on the crop of 1867, calloctod " therson by the Goverument of tho United Staton, undor the laws aforesaid, is still witihold from the producers of said cuttou 80 oxported, by whom the burden of said tax was Lorne. It is alno proposed thst all persons who were Postmastors in the Southern Htates st tho out- bronk of the Rebellion sball bo reimbursed tor stampy asd stauped envelopoa takeu from them Dby paramount forca, or Jost ordostroyed without thoir fault; und (hat wmonev which they may havo ginco paid ou ti sccount bo refunded thom. Bavoral bills of this tonure havo bLoon introduced. None of them contained soy s)o- citic conditfous as to the method of the proof, but the dour was lot wide opeu for every kind of wanufactured testimony. IAILROAD-JODS. The Bouthern railroads also want rolief, The Qovernaicnt, daring tho War-days, took possos- sion of all property of the hostile railroad cor- porcting 1 tho enemiy’s country. Unders regulation of tho War Depariment, and of the Treasury, aud b{; pormisslon of Congrews, a largo amount of the rolling stock wau wold by tha Government to thoso once hostile corpoias tions; but, unfortunately, no adequate condi- {onn wero mada by which the debt of the Gov- erument was uecutad, and the roads have re- fused to pay, Mauy swts are now pending in tho nama of the United States agmunut railroad corporations which purchassd material froo ths Quartermastor’s Dopartwent under the provisions of the Executive qrders of Aug. and Oct. 14, 1865, Dut, ale thouph a codo wau passed, Muarch 8, 1871, to pro- vide for the collection of debts due from South- ern railronds, the Goyornmont bas not yet been sblo to obtain auy estisfactory settlemeuta of Lhess suity. Varivus bills for relief for thess corporationa have beou prescuted to Congress, the pi 1 purpost of woich nould b to sieal the stock from the Government, MAIL-GONTHACTORS, The schames to r-y the srrearsges alleged to be due 10 mall coutractors fur couveying the United Btates wmail bofcre the lst of June, 1501, Ja en exteusive vuo. 1t aweady prowisos to s big bousuza for the claini-agents. _Theso uts Lave alresdy sout oug circulsrs to every mail-contractor who waa oarrying mail in tho Bouthern Biatea st the outbresk of tba Rebellion, wsking for - formstion sv to thew claims, Tha sums dus awounted tu from £2.000 to 88,000 eack, lu tho luat Congrons, Lo Woiup: was wiade L0 secury u of #372,000 for this purpose, wod to repusl wil lawd and pavts of laws foreid- due the pavinent of tho same, A smandment to that eftvot, proposed in the Bouste Appioe Lristiou Lid, was 7y (a0 Committes oo Post-02ines ond ¥ racti soiling MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1876G. it. It had been ruled out several times daring pravions seasions, on the ground that i was & privaze clai. e Ly CHEN Tho improvewrnt ot tho lo.00s of the Miseis. rippi Juver in snother project 1o tatn a larze raui of money frow e Troasury, Fine achore w upparted by all the Sonthern Mineepei Btatew. aod it i3 nxpocted that tho Heprercnta. tivea of the Northern Missiamppt 804 Mies oy Valleys mill soppart it. The Southerners theie hopen ujon Lis wu: port. the Misstmainpi, whon tanda, los than from 230,000,000 to 7 attompt of the mansgers of this echn nect 1t with the proje.t for the impro the .\lllflllllp}?l Hiver, failod s the lant Cy The plaus fir the leveo-comstruction Ioen spproved by cnginoers and Beicntide men, aud their “recommendationy arn re- lied' wjon. The Rowtherners widl no donbt forget in tns, aa in their other genaral rehomes, that their doctrinea of Stats.soveroign- 1y I8 not in harnong vith tho thers of a Cen tral Government, They will pre 0 shout for tha old dag and an appr Th lovers of the Mispisaippt biver, when uignnily canstructed beture tha War, were Luilt in jart by tho bounty of the natton. ‘Tho Houthernars claim that the Misswai; pi River makes auoual mud perodical war npon them, and tast thov are wesx aud hold out then hand to tha (ioverniacot to ass for help. One of their projocts 14 to proposs {o retroveds v the Gover:ameout of the Uniter eq the swamp and overfluwed fands which were origi- nally given tham Ly tuo Governmeut. 7Zach. Chnndler, who was wlsays a clear-heatel bas- ness man in the Henate, onco said of this leveo project: Wowrre told that theee overfinend linds were the rictieat Lind o thewe Hiater, and that, wics tackuimed, they would bo the gardag-fanis of these States, anl ro the fund derivil from them mumt have beun large, Tuey aqusndored that ; and now they come fuand ani us 10 reclains 1o very [xady thet we kave thom to ro- clatm themselves, 1 hapa wo whall voto down thle amendment of $1,400,600 for the levees { for, when ¢ curumence taking cure of thevo lavers, tuore 1 ny () erutnent ou rarth rich enough to coutinue tho system, Evil-lrpoeed (rople would go wud eut the lovees i wa for the yurposs of buting the Government of the United Htatas wjuander monsy by milllous in their roaration, 1 trust that this Gosernmient will not un- dertaka to veap up & wystem of levees 1,50 ailos in lenyth and 1,6+ U rufles away from tae Capatal of this nation, _ Bif, the number of mliltons or the uumber of Duudreds of millions it will require to ereate snd keep ajs tha eystew af levecs, cannot bo tuld by tman, . UNITED A8 TO 8POILA. Whatever tho Democratic party may be dividvd upon, tuere is no doubt that it will ba thorough- Iy united upou tho quostion of spas, Thes wiil 1ot lot any doctrine or theory of miata richte, or of & Paternsl Govarnment, mlerfero with the success of their schemon of plundar. Tho proj- ects abovo cnumerated aro anly & fowof the plans which tho ieaders hava siready devined to furtber impoverish tha nation, Thev propose ko wiart by repeaiing ail legistation which takes loyalty a test of pavigout. Thai dove, the wav is upen t) the appropristion of numberless mll- iops. Tho wond ‘“ Kebol™ i to be eridirated from tbo natute-books. The rules of tha War &ro to bo ail reversad, aud the leginlation passod upoa the War aud its sovnlts reposled. . e NOTES AND NEWS. THE CENTENNIAL. Apseiat theputeh o Ihe Chicapa Ty (brne. Wasutsoroy, D. C., Dee, &.—~Tho Centennial Maungors proposo to Invite Congress to visit their grounds noar Ihiladelphis, cithor 88 o body of iu squads, that they may sce tho necee- sity for the specdy appropnauon of s million and a half of dollars. THE INDIAN COUMISRIONTRSITP. Bocretary Chandler, Laving tred in vain to obtain a Commissioner of Indian Affairs in other suctions, will, doubtlers, now look smong his AMichigan frionds for somo one to flll tho plece. WAVAL ORDEIL The Marion hus beea urdcred to sail from Portsmouth for Libaria ac tho earliost poruibls day, and thoo to cruiso fn the Mediterranean. DOW: OX A BALOON. Ona of the Detocratic Sunday papers has a peculisr advortisemont, It is & cut of the Wastingion Club-Houso with & Jotter-press which contains the following : 1t you are Democrats wlo really want to ace your party succowful next your snd tho repubils preseeved snd lionesty agatn futroduced fnts our sdminiatration, then you will not gu near that siren club-bousa withi 100 yords, 1f you snerely inteud to use your Ca aredajonal terni fur the piirpose of making _mones a3 fart as possible, then go there, The papens that sl war for lberty sud tho truo zepublicat form of government will waich jou and publish your natnew,—{n _the latter cass 84 vental truitors o your party, your God, and sour country, Thot clnb-kotse hins been nilt with money obtains | thruugh bt swindling Ireedmen's Bufeau Lank, from poor colored pevplo of all the parta of th connty The ground aud every wone of palatlul butiding 1oy 4o tolling masses of former slaved, the negross of tho United Blates, EcoNouT. The Secretary of tho Treasury, from Qct. 1, 1874 to Oct. 1, 1875 saved in ealaries of cuetoms oflicials 8500,000. Tho amount of reduction sxpeciod from recent ve- ductions in §400,140 for the comung year. The Coliectors of a grest mauy districts are heto endeavuting to juduco tho Beciotars of the Troasury to reaciud his order reducing thoso salanes, Amoug thom me the Cullectors of Poit Hurou, Detrott, Savannal, and Charieston. Their offurts will be futile, If Bocretary Dristow dres not maise theso reductions, the Dentucratic Houxe {8 likely tor ofusn spproprintion for tho places, MINIRTER 70 CUINA. It ie said that & formor resident of Chicago will bo uominatel Minister to Cuiu DISIUICT OF COLUMBIA, The__ report of the Commissionera of the Distiict of Columbia wns placed in the haudw of the l'restilent to-nignt. It showa that of tho ®LUGO.0G0 approprie atod by Congrery at tho last scasion for the e of the Dintiiot, thore has been usod ouly £184,969, the romainder being available to bo covercd back into the Tressury. Tho amount of cash on band Dec. 1 wan #17),010 and the total lavilicies of tho Distict, £00.8:6.80. For the first time winco the District Itiug came _Into powor, in 1871, tho books of tho District Government have been balaneed, and Congress and the cltizens can wao Just how things stand finsncialiy. The novelty of having & ra\‘cu regardiug Dietrict sifairs that is jutelligible and {u whnich peopla can place coufidenca is & plosasnt oue Consul-Geuoral SBeward will probably bs nomi- nated to succeed Avery as Minister to China, FIRE: AT ElOUX CITY, IA. Svecial Dispaten to Tha Chicaro Triduns, 8roux Crry, Is., Dec. 5.—A fire broko out at 2 o'clock thia morning in tho old Times block, & two-story wooden structute on Fourth streot, ocomyiocely deatroyiug the buitdiug and con- teuts. L. Elliatt, loss on atock, §10,000; - sured, 85,000, AMuuchrath & Lambert, saioon, lows sbout ¥500; no foeurance. Jwss on build- {ug about $6,000 ; fusured for $3,000, AT SACO, ME. Baco, Mo, Dec. 5.—Tho oxtonsive tannery of Wallace Bros. & Ca, was burued last night. Loss §30,000; iusurance, ©14.000. Five hundred and fifty men were thrown out of employment. AT PITTSAURG, PA, Prrresuac, Dec. 5.—Tho large * tippla” of the Castla Stanuon Cosl Compauy was burned st an early hour this morning. Tha tiro was jucen- diary, and ts supposed to bo the work of etrike ingmivers. Loss, §3,0 -~ THE WEATHER. Wasmwrazox, D, 0., Deo. 6—-1 r. m.—For the Bouth Atlantic aud Gulf Btates, Teuncsses, tha Ohio, Upper Mimsouri aud Lower Mtsaissippi Valleys, and Upper Lake rogion, rislug barome- tor, coal porthiwest winds, w norther in Toxes, wng generally lighc raiu or snows, followed by clear or olounng weatber, LOOAL OHUKRYATION, G Wind, T Tvwe, [Baro ThAr Hlug P8 kb hadsit G:83n, w, 30T, 48 28, 8 Lt radu W8 e, wezaill 47, V2H) 3 "o 49 o 8 ~ Minimun: thetmomisler, UENEKAL OLSEBVATIONS. Cuioago, Des, b~t2m, “ilLight ratn. JUKLIZht rain, O3Light relu, Ny TWEED. Tremendons kExcitement Pro- duced by the Escape of the Great Thief, Gov. Tilden Advises the Sheriff that Somebody Is Going to Suffer. The Joil Warden Credited with Direet Complicity in the Plot, Probability that the Old Original Boss Is 8afo from Pursuing Justice, What Are You Going to Do About ItP Noecial Disvateh to The Chicaro Tribune, Nzw Yonx, Dec. 5.—It 1e the opinion of the «1dest police detectiven that Twood left his houno by the front door, and stapping into the carriage waitivg, drove to a tug iu waiting. In balf an hour e could have been on his way down the bav. In epito of the heavy fog prevailing, on & fert-sailing vossol fhe wonld bo comparatively sufe, e thero would be notbing to iudicate tha zouto of the vessol, o might thus bo lauded in Caba or any port of the Bouth Amencan Re- publics with wh.ch we have no extradition treaty. It {3 uot believed that be got away s00n enough te tako p:aange in tho outward-bound oceau steam- er, or that boe hae gzone to Canads, bocsuse, iu eitber evont, he wauld be shnost certain of capture before he could rsach & country whenco L could not be reciuimed a8 » criminal. All the outgoiog trains on Hatarday nigut wore searche o1 bufora leaving the depots here and in Jersoy City. Tho steamora will bo watched on resch- 1og their destinations abroad. That Tweed 18 wtill 1u tho city s NOT DELIEVED by auy coucernod in the nea.ch. Up to the latost liour wo intelligence of Tweed's placo Liding or he proct-s manuor in’ whi nGected bis escope had been Tweod's private socretary, Foater Deawey, left tho vity un Saturday morning, ostensibly for Lioston, Ho paid bis hotel bills, bought tickota for Bustou, and laft for the depot at 19 o'clock. Ile might easily bavo gous abowsd 8 tug and waited the coming of Liv master. A WORAX 1N IT. Among other houses soarclisd iast palatial residenco on Fifth avenue, § afow roars ago, Twood proseuted to a vo.r handsomo lady, with whom e fs alloged to have beun of bt vas @ preatly enamorod. Of courss she was not found thero, mad it i3 rumored to- uight that tho lady, tou, is missivg. Sha hid groae iutluones over hiw, aud thoss Jamiliar with both way tuat Twood would uever huve l:ft the city a8 lung 88 ske staid in it. THE DISGUATING KIORY 1N DETATL, Tho following s = detailed umTative of ‘Tweed's® escape from tha fullest information available. Thero ig littlanow in the case to-dav. Immediately after tho relcass of Tweed from thie Blackwell Isiand Peuitentiary, on June 27, ho was tekon to tho Ludlow Sireet Jail aud held us o priconer in default of £3,000,000 bail on | sroctor orderod Detectiven Rilav. Dunn, Adwur-. Dickanu, Keolay, and Dovle on duty to investn, e s tun fagta, The Enapoctor thon, atinr 4, dr. rlo abont B o'clock to thehonwe of Twoed to make A FURTIER prARCI of tho building. whiel, for tivo yearn, had rarely been openod, and looked mota ilke n glovmy prison thau tho palacs ftis. It wa«abiaza with £48 1n overy room, ond the on and sou-in-law of T'weed Invito] tho fulioat seareh of tho ofticara. ‘Tho Turpoctor satisticd himsetf that the escaps had not veen by the roof, or back doorm and vard, Tweed could not havo got through the reattle-bole, and no footpr'nts or other markm bhetrayed hiv exit by the rear yard, Thoro in bardly o question that, if he oacapad ab tho tme tha officern gay, twas b tha front one tranca, 'The wearch, shicl was kont wp durin the nurht, anpears to havo heen for & clue witl wineh to begin, Whather or not ono was ob- tamned which prontsod siccend could not bo Ienened. Tn fact, tho officern reem to bave pro- eoeded only ey thair varions theories, Prosl- dort 1 ¢l -belioved Dumlinm's slory ep- troiy, ann heid thiat Iweed may” have lart tho rity a weok ago, Dut that ho was at Jail on Haturday monung is ase rured on tho evidenco “of David _ Dudlay Autetoin, bis Iawyots. Both Mr. Watlinz woro couvinead that the osesps was o delibnrately-planned oon- whiracy, fu which the odicors, of caugre, were engaged. THE BULLIPE AND 6OV, TILDRN, Bheriff Conner heard of the eecapa lato in the evoning, and wan greatly excited over it. Ifo was wlro couviteed that there wascollusion with the olicers. Ho immenistely offored @ roward of £10,000 for ‘Tweed's recapture, \When tho news was Lojd to Gov, Tilden lia inatantly ront word to Mr, Couner tLat iim sbould hold blm pore soually responsible for tho ewcape. In receiving tho inereaza Mr. Connor s Baid to have multerei to himself: *‘Then I am a rniucd ma: The Shenff ean bo remov- £d by tho Governor, and it is statrd that Jio can be punshed for coutomipt by the Supremo Court, althugh inuocent of direct neghigenco i the mattor. g A RUMALL AT "Fho waarch for L ¥ IN SEAR I OF 3y, 1 was prosccute § throuslis out tho city to-day Ly the ontire polica forco sud the whole corps of tha Shoriff's ofiico, President Matsoll aud Bherff Conner visitod Tweed's residenco oo Madson avenue, and sont spocral officers to ovory bLouse whers thero was any probability of Reenriug infor- mation of the whercabcuts of the escapmd consict, Othiers wero seat alonz the wiarsos und atmong voseels to leatu whathor or not any Loat had been geen to depert with Tweed on board, but all ssarches have xo far proved fimut- ledg, Cant. Jnuac Inet evenivg placed hin el about tho block 1o which Twee touke is situsted, and 8 vigilact waich wan hopt of every porii & thorouzh search was o S ing Twent's, oceupied in the bagsmens on'y. the other pait beims vacant, A rigid search war wade of the Luaso wn l its npproachos, but noth- iag of impottauce wes disesered. A weichman unmed MeCioldrick, who lns charge of the bkl 1ag oppodito Twornd'y residence, state i o tha fo- liea to-day thas, &r shout helf-past 5 o'clock on satarday bighit.ho Raw o catricro drivo up to 160 in frout of Tweed's house aud stop A rtranger qot out first, and then Tweed litad, and, aite- thar, anather straneer. Tha ¥ 2.1 Twoad pos- itively, The three men walked into the house 10 tha order 10 which thoy uad alighted ‘Tho waichman went wto the houss eoon afior, aud then noticed that the carnngs had Leea driven tu the coruer of Madis: n avenno and Fifty-uioth An nour after ‘mk: ho noticod that tho Au oF gentioman ro- thig story. 1tost ciue fo civil swts sgainst bim. Hers be had wau- T At 1580 B etk i ol od, 1t will be fmaginsd impationtly, the | ctuntion mlidas to ey, b cannot be verified. decision of the Court of Appesls od eseiped & v ook 830, a0d 18 Dow we/ upon two points of tho case,—the | ¥y from tho cutatey. reduction of bail aud the application for & bill of particulary, —both of which resulted adversoly to Lim sbout & wook or ten days ago. HIS PARLORS. While in tho custody of tho Sheriff, Tweed bad lived in what is callod tho * parior of the Jail” It s a large apartment in the wing of tho building, with & soparate private eutranca hy which vieitor or cccupant wmay avoid the Margo roception-room and oflice cowuminn to sl prisou- ers aud vistors, It waa well, even handsowoly, turnished with mahogany and black wal- B L, LIALILITT. Blioriff Connor and Warden Lunham aro liabl to o fine of ~1,0%0 snd onw yrar's iniprisonment tor their noglect. aud, it I'wead is nat fortheom- 1ng, thoy will be spt to got thy full bonefit of the law. CONTIN D EXCITRMENT. ‘Thero is no versatian to-dav to tae oveitomate created on Saturday ouzbt throuchout the ity by the sunouncetnent of the exape of I Polico Commimsivuer Mautsell hina no thnor: repaed to the eszape, but esid claphatically thae in Lis opinion there way collawion somarher superiatendrut¥Walliniz, ¢t a lzte bou eveniuy, staied that thow far not the 17 3l slight- uut furnitore, coverod with beavy blue | et ciue Led beon obtained by bim rep, ond | docorated with curtaina | Fhich mizlt put lim on the s and piotuses. which gave it an | Of the fuiiuvo, oa the pulico wera unsble tu appoarauce of comfert and lnxury., Afr, Tweed bad added to tho other engravings belouging to the room the picture clipped from =n iltustrated paper of himself enteripg the portals of the prison; a pen-and-ink cartoon by some friend ropresenting Judgo Davis. who sentenced Twood to the Ponitontiary, boing extinguished by n Luge peir of souffers warked Court of Appenals, aud prominently displayed al.ovo lis bed & motto wotked iu silk, “InGed Wo Trust.” For the privilego of thia apartment Tweed of course paid o the jailer, to whom the law allows, or at losst does not fordid, perquisites of this sort. HIS LIERTIES, Tweed bad otlior pnvileres, also, for which ho also paid, and theee lod tinally to his escgpe. The Bheritf is pot forbidaen by law to afow the prisoners on civil 83its to loave prison in the custody of one or mora ofiicors, and the Warden K0aIE On Aaverel 0CCANIONS 10 have accompanied Mr. Tweed on drives through the city, on visita to hix fanily, and, ou one vecasion at least, toa banquot at a botel. Two officers sppear 10 have always accompaniad tho prisouer, TWELD WAR LAKT SEEN at the jail about 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning by Dophty-Warden Garduer, who, s n Notary, cortified ~ lus signature to a legal paper which his lawser, Mr. Edelsten, bad brougls him, David Dudley Fiold alvo saw Tweod the same moruing, %o that ke could not bave been gone daye 830, 28 Aomo bave suvposed. bout 1 o'clock 'Twoed was lot out nt tho publie door by Bugbes, akeoper, and accompanied by War- den Duniam au dward Hogau, as oticers, and by William 3. Tweed, Jr., his son. Ho en- terod o earriage, which ltter had beoa brought to tho door. The drniver was unknown to the otticers, one of whum etated last night that be did mnot know where to find him, The party wes driven through Fifth aveuus and Ceniral Park to the upper part of tho island and back again to ‘I'yecd’s remdence, No. 6 Madison aveuue, between Iifiy-ninth and Six- tieth vtroots. Thoy roached this point at about 4:00 o'clock in the aftornoon and all onterod. Tlow they occupiod themsolves fiom that tima until about 6:30 p. m. I8 not yet known, shough the ofticers claim (hiat they woro with their pris- ouer, bis kon audson-in-iaw, Mr. Douglass, in the back parlor of the hause. s, Twoed and two othor ladies were above stairs on the socond foor. Bhortly bofors the last-named bhuur, ‘I'wood suggesied that he would SLIP UP-STALRG and sco Mra, Tweed. To this the oflicers gave nxsent, ‘Cweed, leaviug his biat and coat on tho ruck [n the hall, started up the stsiis, &8 Hogan sayd, but Lo does mot appear ever to Liave reached the top, He wore tulck rubber ovorshows, which muflled hiv oihorwise buavy troad, and, if bo turned, as tho oflicors think, aud doliberatoly walked through tbe bhall and out of the frout door, bis novomonts weie un- hieard a8 well as uusoou by thom. g had been goue from the parlor about ten minutes when Warden Dunbiam suggested to William A, Tweod, Jr., to call his fatlior, sa tho ofticeru wislisd to Toiurn early to tuo jail. Thosou ascended the atairs, and, in threo wiuutes, retyroed with tho startling inteltence that s Iathor had not buen to his niother's room at all. Thare was INSTAMT EXCITEMENT, and apparently much confusion. The eon and son-in-law eitber felt or wimulated great die- trous, and tho tormer is said to have upbraidod his fathor with baviug ruloed his family by s flight, Tho ottlcers cilhor affected great muton- ishmont or Dervousness, or wera in fuct grestly excited. Dunhsm felt se though ho would fall in two, Ilogan ran 1o the toor abave, calling the sou to follow him, aud searchod closets sud rooms. 'The Wardeu ran to the front door aud looked at tho and basement door, fAnding the latter Thocouch had been ariven around 10t Bixtieth strect. Consoquontly ‘Tweedl's exit by the frout door would huve beon unobserved by thie driver. VIITEDN MINUTSS were spent in & search of tho uouse, aud then the oficers apraug loto a coach sud were drivon bastily to the Ninoteenth Previnct Blation. house, where Dupbam, iu & vory excited mannor, reported the escapo 80 Capt. Alvuut aod askod to have & goueral alarm sent out. ‘This wes dous at precively 7:15 p. m., and, & fow minusos iater, tho uews was tlashed all uver tho city sud by telograph to Urookisn Jersoy City, Puilsdelphia, uud other citiey, wita s requost (o sress Tnood whorever found. Warden Duphsw snd Howsn itheu drove in soaseh of Sberiff Couver, aud, not tinding him, subsequeutiy went to polics bisadquastors, whare they reported the fasts, & 7180 hupus m., W o i, wh o3 sk o e Saparcaead tind Buy paraon wLo saw the coseh which it in wippossd to lLavo carricd Twaod or thn driver of the conch who Lrd been left at Lis residence by tho Sberint's ofticors. Tie Bheriff'n deputios are scouring the city also without any result. 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