Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1876, Page 2

* he truth, Thia n,e:n(lon v‘-ln'ho objected to, and Mr, Slorra odified Lis question, mQ.—Dld)m? understend from the officers of the Government that he was suthorized to treat? A1 pever bad sny such understanding as that, Q.—“?'fll was tne ucderstanding? A,~Never had atall *3 \-vhnml ths nnderatanding in reforence to A.—Nothing in particular, ,—What waa {t in general? A,—~Whal do you ? D bout yore plesding guilty? A~They dida't Ficnd qulity on Tvssis socount, 0.‘—cn wloss sccount? A.~Thoy all pleaded guliiy,— TIEY COULDN'T DO ANYINING ELSF. Q~Ars you the luat ons? A,—Proity much; yes, ™ Q.—Waa not that arrangement mada for yon befors o' planded guilty ? A.—Not that I know of, Q.—Was not thern & general srrangement, and dldn't you 80 tnderstand 1t, under which promiss you wors 4l to plead guiity * A, —No, sir. Q.—You pleadad gulity last Janvary ? A, —~Teq, nir. Q.—No sontouco has yot been passedt A—No, #ire Q.~In the LSt n.‘-wln.\)l.'p ' Were you ro. .—~In the courre of your burines - guired to m:h Seting ar ovidence as o your busi. e traoeactions 7 A.—Yen, oir. DT).I—-Thauk fransactions with Pahiman and Rush ? —1 don’t know. 4 Q.-x?ld you evor make any such relurna? A.—~Yes, ‘;5‘-nnn't tho Iaw requira you to make them? A~ G L¥vere tho returns Lemo or faien? . ~Were the : T ‘aucation was objected {0, and sfter rome argu. meut the objcction was austained, Mr. Mtorrs then put his question in anotlier shape, QD y0u make false teturin? A.—T guess a0, Q.~What! Don't you know so? A,—I 4y 1did, Q.—~Did_yan swer to them? A.—Don't 3 generally I never swora to themall. Bometimes I i, Q—Dil you sver make any returns and swear to 1uém that wera falsnd A~Don' know for sure, 1 pevsr madoany retirns excopt some monthlles, and nok many of liem elthy Q.~\Who did make (Lioss retnrns? A.-~They were enoraliy mads out by the Supesiuteadents of the dis- il ery. Q.r—’-DI 4 he grear to thom? A.—I guoss so, Q.~Did you ever swear o any 2 A.—To eome, Q.~Didn't you Xnow some wers false, A,—1 don't knotw the reading of those; motat all, Q—Didn't you kuow Low hey read when you signe ed them; didn't you understood what hoy wera? A, —Noj; not particulatly, Q.~Didu't you know whether you wera committing periury or oot 7 A.—No, alr. Q.—\auld you have mads any differencs it you had knowu? Of Coures it would, Q.~Would you bavo made s return showing the ex. sct state of fucta 38 you have detalied them beiween yourself and Pablinan and Hush, snd eworn (o = them 7 ‘Thia question waa objocted to - on the gronnd that it wan uoL materfal whal the witness would have dono under the circumatances, Objectlon sustainod, Q.~Didn't you tell llush when you ploadsl gullty, 45 30 exctinw, that yoil oxpected 1o havo immunily and 8870 your property? No, slr. NON MI RICORDO,. Q~Didn’ yon tel) fluab, I tho presence of Ford, that you pleaded guiity on ‘that expectation of saving your praperty, and bavlag fmmumiy from punisle ment? AF§0| that I remember, e Dun't you, in Bchongels wlgon n Juouary, ) I 1hat?" A,~Not that remember. Q.—\\‘nn‘At 3 ;\{ r:cx "h“ you pleaded guilty for (hat urposo? A.—MNot at all, B nd you never told Dr, Ttush 107 A.—T might; wa'talied together cvery day. QI you told bim s0 was 1 truo or false? Did sou tals that 8 tho goacnl expectation? A—1 might Tave done so, —That was fhe gencral expectation, wasn't {t7 A—well, accordiug to tho talk, Lut I nover took any atock fn'int. Wa erpected the Government would not Le so bard on us after wo had come in snd ploaded uilty, ¥a ;{’-Wcrln you expected to teslify in otber casos? e, o r, Q.—1Wasn't it the consideaation you wers to pay for fminunity fhal you_expected to testify sgatnst Lable man & Bush, A.—Not szactly; uot iu iny case, DIDN'T LIKK SQUEALING. Q.—W1s your caae ditferent from tho others? A.— X never likod that aquealing business. '« Q.—Do you liko it any better vow? A.~No, Q.—Having stated to the jury that you hsve come mitied perjury, falso sweiring in making tless ro- tu,ue, that you bave dafrauded the Guvernment for tho pariod Of four yests, can you tell us Liow wo are 40 determine witn reforenca to your statement—iwhere 1ha trath begins and falseliood leaves off 7 Mr. uol:lall—l object. Huch & question Is slmply au {axult to s witness, Mr, Storrs—It 1s & fearful thing to losult sucha ‘wiinoas, “'l‘h(:.canrt—(:ouud ‘must have no crozs-bar convers lony THE CONRUPTION FUND. Q.—Wers you partuer to an arrangement Last winter by which $10,000 was 10 Lo raivod ss 0 fund in tho de- fobvo of theeo 038087 A.—Ves, sir, Q.—Tell, if y0u leasc, who Wera the parties to that wrrangement Ot jected 1o, but objection overruled. Witness—I first beard 8 rumor sbout that on *Chinngo, and I consulted about the same thing with Dr, Kush, and he was sgainst it, Q.—Didn't ho tell you the praposed sehems was abe borrent? A.—Yes: snd 1 saldtho same thing, Q.—Did you go into 167 A.—I killed it, + Q—Yon, or the Doctor? A.—Lioth together, §-—Didi't 501 become n party (o147 A—Not ez~ setly, Q71 don't. quito underatand what you mesn by ®not exsolly.” Didnt you noally agros to put o your sbaru of the corznpifon fund? A.—No. Qr—Wuen vas that? A1 dow”t romeniter, Tho cross-cxamination was carrlod on o some \engih, Mr. Junker testifsing further o tha following sifect ¢ Our bookkeaper kuuw about fraudulent trauns sctions with ltush & Pshiman, Our books would not \bow ansthlog about them, Wakept privato books, T made Lo original entrica, {1 postod thom. Can’t tell when thestamps_were roturped. Our books srould ot show them. Crooked goods didn't appeat. on the Government books coming in; thoy did golng out, Our bookkeener know whiat the money was paid for, We bavo soms of our books, Bomo wero burned; we buroed tliem from time to time, to conceal the frauds, There was no_book which would show tho trausactionn With Rueh & Pablman, Wo always LULNED OUR INVOICES, Yhere wt a kind of an agrosment fa teil on the unln. Ricted diatillers and some Govornment officers, 1 wan 20 tallas liobm, 1 wouklw’t agroe o tell auyiling bui Cap't rocollct o sarfal wumbe of any Barrel from which tho stamp was taken, No rocor was made of any crooked goods, During Lha pania Mr. Fablmen helped o pull off some stamys. Don't Tomember tho scrisl number of any stamp, Have ua means of [entifylng sny packigs ffom wlich a stamp was polled, " honthiy roturn of Roedle, Junker & Co., elgned Uy the witness, was given him for examination, Tho witness conld not tull whether it was truoop false,” Never resd all of tho osth appendod to tio ro- turn, They wers changod sbout oucs month; kuow they wern changed Locaute tho lling out was changed; don’t know the nature of 1o ontls required to be taken; knoow te ganeral mat- ter of the oath: many of the blanks wore signed by the witneas, but not aworn o by Lim. Blamps woro removed from threo or four lots during tha panic; don't remember liaving any fraudulent transactions wito Pablman since the panic; the fraud could bo dia toversd by comjaring the purclaten and axlon o count; thie distillery of Paliman & Itush i the Chiea g6 Alcohol Works, an {ncorporated company, Firt Arraugement with Pablman waa about vila Woek before 1ne fire: it_continued about Mx or seven months, Sometimea we secelted 10" o 5 barrele per uay somotimes 1ot so much. _ Albort Smith waa in our employ; doo't know Whether Lo wan bafors Tis Grand Sury; Johay Do 11 was ihe mixer n our house, I talked with them shout Hush & Pablman, Quvo their natnes to the Government counsel a day or two ago, after Kush & Pahiman had delermined to atand trfal, Don' remombor having statod that I paid Jage Nelim §$50,000, 1 Feebeed Jact May. Nover hesrd Our mises were seize aet Blay. Never heas Rush anx‘;:mmm #uy thore were otber stockholdera in the Ohicago Alcoho) Works, A man natmed Walsh wan one time Sconuectod with it. It wan Mr. Houtell who :,!“k lglw"nul “b:u ;fl&z of apy witnesses Who migly able to corroborate witneas. Re-cross-oxsmination—6ubscribod $500 for M, Juvesen to go to Waalington in tho Interost Of the dis- Lilters, Never subacribed $500 to secura Ward's yo- tooval; didu’t kuuw what it was ratred for, *CThat will do,” sald Btorrs, snd Junker slid out of ho wilness-stand, ALIENT BCINDT was the next witness. Liois 8 boy of about 17, pert and quick-witted, and gave hiv dnewers in a sharp fasbion, 1lo appoared uttorly froe from nervou e andt bent his wholo atleution tpon the Quostion his snwwers thereto, Ho was examined by Mr, Noutell, and teatified : L m shippiug-clerk for Helinhurt, successor to Roelle, Junker & Co,i wus with 1, J, & Co, from 1670 antil they troke up: 1 was collecior; John Da Bos was tompuounder; during the fall and winter of 1671 pack- Agos of alcohol were rocelved from the Chicsgo Altos 5ol Works; sometimes (hiero came filieen Lancels per day, and sometimes twice or turce tines s week; they aad 00 proof stamis wlile they wora 88 8boo: 'Wo ro- Suced thio proof; soms of (Lo packugos wors abipped as Wpirita without reduction; I knew where the burrcls raie (rom by tho brand; 'the Aleohol Worke' teamster brought them and dellvercd them in wmy presonre; Rush was Lhers daily to collect for the goods delivered Mo day bufore ; nover bad sug talk wiih Pabinian or $usli aboul the yoods 3 dun't know of any removal of I 10 alcohol was recelvod fromn thele diutillery; was present when Loy wera dumpod the stamps wera thon on them; they were uot desitoye ed; dou't know what was dons withi them ; Dobios was then thiera; 1 was ouly u shipping clerk CHOBH-EXANINED, Was shipplog clork for Kouls, Junker & Co, since §72. Wleu tLo Ormd was Kraift, Roslle & Co, was caliscts u tho forenoon atteuded to tho oulside Lusiness of e Louws, and In thie afternoon Lelped thy Yoyy arouud the slore; took u baud in everything, Kuew bat frsuds were Leing comiuitted ; disdovered that fact -nurll‘{I aftor wy vonnection with tho frmy could sce that they were swindilug ke Uovernmen] o 14705 uevor juthusted what [ lcarned. ‘Lhe, nevcr knew thot T was posted un thelr crooked. uws, The day before yestordsy I Lad w talk Witk Mr, Junker sbout tho mattor § Lo waked me if [ rememberd about the crooked goods coming from the Alcolit} Works to tho sture; I oover told the Uuverne wicut ulticiale what { knew, 301N DE BOS closed thaday's work, D Bua (s & wiry, {bin German, ‘with blsck Laly, mustache, sud goateo, sud very tear wightul, Ifis accent was forelgn, Lut Lo spoke pluinly evoudh to to uuderstood Ly all, Howmspifosted uo rtisulas tutereat 1 the afal, bt gava b vrldenca though bo vuly orke Ata_compounder for Helwborat, formerls Hoile & Junker, uud before tht Krant, Hoclle & Juuker; worked thers ton yours 3 ust Licfore the tre 1 was wm(mulldtl: after the firo, o 1811, we rweived weversl lots from the Chicayo Alcahol’ Works; sowetimen wo gob it svery day, and sowetimes twice & weak; toab Jaated Gve montlia} the proof was 1s3, sud the stamps wers 84 1003 the Lraud wa Chicsge Alochol i, Werks, aud the ot brought by thelr feamtar; wo m;«l‘t’hn trits i prt Ts yarrein of aicobol to 1t of water: we fested befors and after dumping: don't know that any ware shipped without reduction ; have meen PahlmAn once ot twice but naver saw Rush ; saw Pahiman after tha firo; don't knaw what Ba was o« ing there; 1 was there in 1824, hut don't remember {hat any oo were received from the Chicaga Alco- ho) Worke § don't remember sny stamps were over taken off, OROSA-RXAMINED, Can't tell the Jury the dlfTerence tetween an aleohol and a prool-apiFit stamp; they arenot the aame sire; don*t kuow whether ttora s any difforence in calor ormot; the barrels {fom tho Chicago Alcobol Works were matked proaf, 100 per cent ; dati't ktiow whethot othet gonda recefyel from other houses were marked proof, 100 par cont, of * alcohal,! At 'ihis functurs Br. Brown, fn fhe Collestor's office, ap acens with Lo books of gtampa.—one used for spirits, (he othier for alcohol,—and thess wers shown 10 the witness wt & distance of 3 feet, Mr. Btorm heid np both booka opened, and asked (he witnees to fdea- 1y either & proof-amiril .or an alcohokstamp. The wiinees deciared hia inability (o do so, unless allowed carefully to fospect the same, “Then you wenk on sonr kneca to examine {he stampa on the barrels from the Chicago Alcohol Workn 7 mail Str. Storrs. , #No, 1 did aot,” The witneas was then allowed o examins ons of the ook, and pronounced the contenta aipohol stampe, Mr, Btorrs asked him to read the intcription on aue of ihe atamps, but the witnoss cxpressnd Dility to do 80, and aid he conld nat read. . In raply fo & gresiion by Mr. Boutall, the wil said 1t was on alcobol stsmp, becating the figuren 79 7 in large (ype ludicated what'the stamp wes, Witaoss did not ses sy brand on tha barrel-hend ; the brand was on the bung-stave: can read figures, and thore- upon the witniess slowly spelied out 1-3.7-3, priuted on tiio cover of one of the stamp-hooke. Tha wituosn was hera allowad to atep down, and the Court adjourned untll 10 o'clock this morning, THE OTUER WITNESSES, The Government called only thres witnostes yester. day. It has a Iarge number in store : Patrick MeMa- hom, Georgs . Mueller, Ernst Mattern, Ilerman Becker (tesidouce, Canasls, and now there), Joveph Roolle (Junker's partner), Darton ML Ford, Adoiph hetter known aa * Bummer ") Miller, Marshall 2, encher, Joh Wiltame, nd James ”u Harl :‘ver o i g will cal . D, boo ;r J.“?'i"n%»m. Bimon Fowell, 5. ‘W, Jellrey, and s cloud of witugsses 88 (0 chameter, — e CROOKLETS, JLLICIT REGTIFYING, Gilbert Oleson, a saloon-keeper on Milwankes avenue, waa beforo Ioyno yestorday, charged with illicit rectifying, » number of suspiolous- looking matorials being found in his basoment. Daputy-Collector Plimpton oaused his arrost, Tho oxamination resulted {n exoneratiog bim from tho charge of illicit rectifying, but be was held to bail for not scratching stomps off from eoveral spirit kegs, Bubsequently Distriet-At- torney Banga docided to 1ot lim off on pagmont of coats. the stamp clark red on I DISQUSTED DISTILLERS, Tho apposrance of the trial 8o far hins started op somo of tho gentlomon who havo pleaded guilty, and they are prowlicg around to seoif thers {30 possibility of withdrawiug their last plea and showing fight. " The moat oxcited man fs Wililam Cooper, Al dy long hio Uistoned intontly, snd, when the Court adlourued, he rusiied lnta tho corridor and asked somebondy to ciub htm, Lo ploaded gullty when the reat did, and now he ia sick, A thousand dollars would bo no secount, Lo says, if o could only got that plos out of tho way and get before & jury, “As o his guilt, hosaya thero is uot a patticle of svidouce, and there never was, but he pleadod as ho diil because Lo tiouglit It waa the beat thiug, and Lia would got off all right, Hoveral othor whlsky mon are In the same Pflgh\‘ and, aa tho trial develops, they alt howt and lamenl {hat ey didn't stand up and foke thoie clances with Tush and Pahlman, . TOE KEW COLLECTOR. Blr, J. D, Harvey, the bew Collector of Internal Tevenue, was around the Custom-louss yesterday, 1o visitu tho different offives in the ltlevenue Depart- nent, sud logked ovor aomo of the books with the ss. sislanco of Maj, Rirkland, the Chief Doputy. Mr, Uarvey oxpocts to qualify to his bond, obtain his Zomm\ulun. aud enter ujon his dutiea by the st of pr TIE GBAND JUDY did a very soneible thing yeaterday, Thoy adjourned, Yor wevoral duys it haa bucome palufully evident (hat ihoy have grown into tho seroand yellow 1oof, as far &8 any practical use to the Goverament was concern- ed, Everybody in town who has aver had anything 10 do withi whisky has been oxamined, togathor with 8 groat many who have no kuowlodge whatever of that exhillarating articls of merchandiso, Thera wak no usein prolonging o 1ifs which hiad slready outlived Its usclulncss, Xet tha jurcrs wero not at sll aaxlous to disbsud and break ‘up all their plessant asso- clatlops, So hoy met gyesterdsy morning and golomnly rosofved to sdjowrn ' until uest Tuesdsy, csars, Dexter, Bontello, and Aser will o ooganed daily I tho Guurt wnti the Pabiman and Lush trials are over, and thero is little doubt of their iasting woek. Most of tho Jurymen left lant evoning for thelr howea in the rurat dlstricta, WARD'S CASE. I\ fastated on good authority hat Me, Wardy cse bas boen reforred to Washinaton, and that the Treas- ury Deparlmont and {he Attornoy-Genora) Lisve now Bow uuder advisoment {he question of - sllawlag tb ex-Diatrict-Attornoy to testify before ho Grand Jury in his own behalf, EXIT OLESON, Mz, Ingwoll Oleson, second Asslstant Distelct-At- toruey, has tondered it resignation of that oitice, his reason being that it {s not sutlicloutly romuncrative, Howill atep ont April_1, Lis succossor bolng Mr, Bowles, an_attorusy of Lincoin, IlL. Mr, Olcson will contintie In tho legal profossion, having been smociate ;:’I with the fismof Mageo, Oleson & Adkinson siuco s THE COLI.ECTORSHIP, THE EXTRAODINARY CONDUCT OF TAR *' NoRTH- ERN DELEOATION." . To the Edtlor of Ths Chicouo I'ridune> Ontoado, March 23,—Our commaunity has been esomowhat exorcisad durlog the past wesk, bo- causo of the extraordinary actionof our ** North- orn delogation " at Washington in regard to the sppointmont of a Coflector of Internal Ravenno for tho First lilinols District. Now, what are tho facts in this case? 1 willetato them, na rathored from commaunications to tho press from ‘Washington ; and mainly from oue addrossod to the Jnler-Ocean, and publishod {n the fssue of yoatorday, gencrally understiood kere to Lave beon dictated by Honator Logan, On Baturdoy previous to the death of Qen. ‘Webstor, Gen. Logan recoived s requost from somo of tho bondsmen of Gon, Webater, not In- cluding tho oditor of Tur Tawuxeg, that J. D, Harvey shonld bo appointed Collector pro tem. Gen, Logan claims that 1u acceding to this request he becamo commitied to the Londsmen of Gen. \Webstor in favor of the appointment of Harvey! and gives thin aa the reason, to Mr, Doricksou and his fricnds, why fhiodia not give Derickson's nominatlon hiw cordial supporl. Tho Washington communication to the Jm ter-Ocean also states that on the following Monday, and after the death of Gen, Webster was known in ‘Washington, Gen. Logan unliod with other membera of the Ilinots delegation 1 an sgreoment to support John IL Clough, Esq., for the vacant Collcotorship, Totwitlstandiog the Senator's previous commitment 1laryey whilo Gen. Wetater wea yob living, ud which ho pretends prevented him from supporting Derickaon, Afterwards, 1t appears from other sources, Logsa Toceived some new fight upon the aubject, which . ducad bim to drop Ciough,—a most excollont man,— push Derickson aside, and fnslst upon the appofntmont of larvey, This new light, I undersiand, came through Lie tnstrumentality of B, O, Cook, A. (3, Har. vington, ¥, 11, Winstou, and George W, Campoell, “Tua protenas that John A, Logan aver destrod tho ap- polntment of » man ke J, 11, Qlough is prepoaterous; or that e would uror willingly saseat to the sppolnt: et of & mali poasosatng the lofty independence of character exhiblted by the Hon, Ii, P, Durickion, ia cqually out of the queation, Liis quibling oxcuss ‘for {he courus ho biad soun (it to_pursue ara fully under. 100d by tha friends of Mr, Derickson, On what meat Lath this our Cssr ate UBat ba Lath grown, of lute, su great 27 ANAXAMANDER, —_— ST, LOUIS. COL. MEYER, Br. Lotis, Mo, March 22.—A paper addressed to Prosident Grant, declaring Cal. Meyer, Buper- visor of Ioternal Revenue of thie district, to be and to bave besn an sollve and eMclent officer, & good citizen, apd n:ln lnu]p::tlc of cllolnu what has boen im- ted (0 him in the lutters o 2 FxGor, ¥locher, rocently guhu:;fl"l. (it aiion Bere, and bas been algned by aeveral hundred of iho nent business and profemlonal men of the city, Othor siguaturos will s added, and the paper forwardod ta Washington tho latter part of tho week, ——— LABOR AND CAPITAL. Creverasy, O., March 22.—A¢ an early hour thia mornfug a body of armed men came to the coal banks at 8ilver Creeks, in Tascarwaa Valloy, sud compslicd the miners who bad gove to work st a reduced price to quit worb, Soveral of the miveras attempted to zo futo the mines aud were woverely boaten, It is supposed an armad force, composed of atriking myners from tho Massclon district. A meeling of coal oparslora coutrolling tho greater pari of tho ‘Tuscarwas Valley mines was held in this city to-day, st which it wes determined to make auothor reduction of b cents por ton, and giviog tho miners sl after tho 1st of April taaccept, Affer that timo thoir places will be Qilled by outaiders, ‘Lrouble uticopated. PROHIBITION OF LIQUOR-DRINKING, &ipecial ispateh ta The Chicago Trivune, Dszuoir, Mich,, March 23.—Tho State Tome perauce Cuuvontion was lield bLero this aftor- w00, Alr, I8, Evans, of Adriay, was Presidont, ‘The resignation of tho State Tomperanco Board wes sccovled, 84 a rocont decision of the By- Fumo Court on the liquor question had made ts looger existenco fmpracticable. Tho reeult of cousiderabla debata was tho adaption of roso- luu:z;:l indorelog and sustanivg s prolubition puty, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MARCIL 23, 1o, 'POLITICAL, : - The New York Republican State Cofr- vention Declares for Sound Carrency § And Declares Roscos Conkling to Bo Ita First Ohoioe for tho Pros- idency, Pennsylvania Democrats OQut- spoken in ¥Favor of Hard Money. The North Side Independents In Councll =~Baflot-Box [rregularitics Denounced. A Somewhnt Mixed Condition of Affuirs in Hyde Park, IN GENERAL, NEW YORK REPUBLICANS. AT A CONRLING LOOK. Swnacust, N. Y., March 22.—A. B. Qornoll, Chatrman of thoStats Contral Committes, callod tho Republican Biato Conyention to order to-day in Wieting IIall. Mr. Cornell, in bis spocch, said: *For tho firet timo In sixtosn years, tho clioico of & Prosidontiat candidsta iaopon to discoeslon. No distinct public sontiment pointa to & candldato whono nomination js conceded,” ¢ Goorgo 11, Hosking was choson tomporary Chalrman, with tho usual pumbor of Bccrotarics. Along dabato took place on tho question whother the rulos of tho Sonato or tho Assem- ‘bly sbould govern tho Couventlon. Qeorgo Willlsm Cartia advocated the adoption of tho Senato rules, arguing that if the Assom- bly rulea are adopled, it will be in the powerof tho gentlemen roporting the resolutions to the Convention to move’ tho provious questlon, and thas cut off dobate on the very crucial quesifon to bo decided by the Conveotion, The Presi- dential candidato namod thero, he know, was to ‘o tho platform, and ho urged that those who desiro to Lavo the volco of New York untram- meled in any way should on this vital original proposition tako such stops & shall ineuro the freedom of devate, The call of tho roll showod 258 yesa to 120 oays for the Assombly rules, and 80 thov were sdopled. This majority vote was rogarded s showing tho poaitive strongth of Henator Conk- ling in tho Convention. Committoes on Pormsnent Organization and Resolutions wero appoiated, and a recess was taken till 3 o'clock. On ronasemblivg, George Dawson was olected permanent Chairman, with » long list of Vice- Presidents, Mr. Dawson sddrossod the Convea- tion af length, A. B. Cornell, Andrew D, Whits, Theodore M. Pomoroy, and James 3. Mathews, were ap- polnted delegates at lnrfl: to the National Con- voution, and L. A, Morritt, If. D. Gamett, Goorge B. 8loan, and Alfred C. Judsou, sltor- nates, ‘Tho dclegates named by districis are: L. B, Prince, Goorge William Curtis, Abiah A, Low, Btowart L. Woodford, Wiilism Orton, Bonjamin K. Pholps, DoWitt C. Wnoelor, Thomas Murohy, Marahal} O, Roberts, Claronce ‘A. Soward, B, D. NMorean, George Opdyke, William H. Robineon, J. W, Ilusted, Stophen Sauford, William D, Woodin, aud W. L. Beratons. THE PEATRORY, The following resolutions wore reported : ‘The Ropubilicaus of New York in this Centennlal of the nation reafirm the sacrod trutlis and principles of thelr fathers, and make the following doalaration ; Kirpt—Wa' aro for the unity of tho nation and tho Junt righta of tha States; for the (ull reconcilistion nd enduring harmony of ‘alf soctions: for the invio- Iato presorvation of fhe rosulta of the War and the constitutional rights of overy citizons for tho grateful recognition of tiie brave soldiers of the Lepublia; for {horough relrenchment and reform; for the unspar- ing pursuit, exposure, and punibment of publio frauds and’oficlal dishoncaty: for the elavation of the public service, and pure aud efcient Government : {or maintaining untarnished the national credit and ‘honor; for sound carrency of caln, or paper couverti- ble into coln, and for common ackools Absolutely froe from sectarixn influcnce, Second—Wo'chargo the Domoctatle party with belog {ho same in charactor and spirl aa when it symps- thized with tresson; with making ita control of the 1ouns of Lapreeontatives tho triumph and opportunity of the nation's recant foos; with reassorting and ap- plauding in the Nationsl Capilol the pentiments of une Topentant ltobels; with sending Union sodiera to the rear ond promoting Confedoruts aoldiers to the front; with deliberntely proposing to_repudiste the plightod failh of tho Governinent: with belug oqually falve and imbaclla upon overshadowing fGnkoc Juesiions; with thwarting the ends of justica Ly ita pariiean mis+ mansgement, and obatruction of investigation through the four months of it ascandancy in the Lower Housa of Congreea; with proving fisolf uilerly incompotent to sdminlater tha Governinent; and we warn tho coun- try against trusting a party alike unworlhy, recroant, and {neapable, Third—Withont regard to past differences, wa core dially invite all who Lelievo that the diroction of the Government should not pass into hands that sought 10 deatroy {1, and who seck pure and economical gove ernment by honest and capable offiosrs, to unite with 1 in {ratornal and mutualiy~coneidersta co-oparstion for the promotion of theas ends, Fourth—Ws smphatically condemn the dishonesty and treashery of ovory oliiclal who 18 faithlcss to his izust, and appravo tho Injunction to let ua guilty mun, however high, escape. Wa belinve tho virtuoof tho poople which saved 'the mation (nrougli the atorm of war will preserve It from the dangers of corruption. We commend tlis good work of ths National Adminis- tration in protocting the Public Trewsury sud punlsh- ing publio otfenders, and in laylag dows his trust at tho closo of the period for which hohaa been ehosen Tresident Grand will cirry with him the lating gratiluds of tho Amezfcan ‘people for his patriotio services in war and in peacs. Fith—An s niatesman and & patriot of the higheat sbility and cliaracler, whoso long and distinguished pubig caroer i3 withiout roproach; who Lias faiibfully Berved tho causo of freodom and ‘Unlon through tha groat atruggle of the pant fAfteon yoats ; who hus beon atendfast Lo equal righits and finauaial boneaty, and tha unfiinching exponent of lopublican priuciplee, and b posseace theexperience,caaclty.conrage,snd Arm- noss which gualify bim to tave tha strength snd hou- or ta gavern, ws present Roacoo Conkling to the Nae tfonal Repubilican Convention o4 our chofce for nomi- uation for President, Sixth—As the dstogated represontatives of the half milijon votcrs of New York we send cordfs! greeting to our patriotic brothren throughout the land, aqually earnest with them for the success of our vommon Cause, sudpledgingouraelve tothe falth (ul support of s Gy iunati nomloations, Wo givo eapochal sasuraucs that tho nomination of our candidate will secure heyoud auisstion tho {hirty-tiva slectoral volos of New. York for the Hopublican ticket, . V. GURTIS OBJZOTS. Upon tho eall ot Goorge W, Curtls the fifth and mixth redolutiooa wero again road, and Cure tis moved the following substitute for them : Qexolved, That whils wo would rejoloo with pride ff thie candidate for the Presidency fo tho election of 1hin year should bo selected from among tho Kepublic. sua of pational reputation in the Slate of New York whom Now York tuostly and most. M‘fhly honore, yot Tecogulzing that a noviination should va the reault of tlie untranimeled daliberution of the Natlonal Cunyen. tion, wo willingly leave the sciction of the candidute ta tio patriotio wisdom of that body, in the full conhi- deucothat {6 will preeont tho nam of some trled and trug Republican whoaa character aud caroar are pladges of » pure, cconomical, sud vigorous adminttration of tho dovernment, Applauea,] \[r. Curtis, in responso to lond ealls, proceeds ed ta the stage ami .m:huu aad cheern, and ull-l‘:hl: stroug spocch support of his sub- stitate, Aftor a loug and sharp debate tha eubatitute way rojoctod—yens, 113; nays, 250, HBo the swondment was lost. o orlginal resolations were then sdopted, mith dissonting voloes, snd the Convontion ad- Journed. . CONKLINOISK, Bvectal Correapondencs of The Chioaoo Triduns. New Youx, March 20.—It would ba useloas tor mo to glve you the political gossip in this city of tuo past weck, for by tho time thia reaches you Ll Btata Coaveation will Lave mot sud put s uow phaso upon the potitical situation. Bpacn- Iation bias all turned upon the probablo action of tula Convention, and thoe wire-pulling whicls has boen going on haa boen indulyed ln withs a view to contralliug that Convention, Yor montha the frionds of Benator Conkling have been * solting the pius™ with & detcrmlnation of weeuring a dologation to the National Convention - structed to vote for him firat, last, and all the, timo, The Custom-House Ring and office-hold.” o1 genorally kave beenr pressod tato tha sorvice, many of thom unawilliogly, and have spared no effort to accure tha desired resnlt, Bo officlous wore they in Lo matter that they becama offen- elve, honce the resolutiona of the Union Leagus Club, {nainuating that offico-holdorn would be oxpeclod to ocoupy bsok seats during the com- ing Presidontial enmpaign. That theso rosoln- tlons, emansting from so fufluontisl and snb- atantis! a source, ecrjously discomposed the Custom-lionso Nng, s * shown by a communication addrossod to Bonator Conk- llug by the 1lon. A, = I Cornell, Chalrman of the . State Contral Committeo, whorein ho charactorizes tho rosolutions as “tbo fmpudant doclnrations of the Union Leaguo Club.” Tha Club, howover, but gave oxprossion to tho goneral foehing of the com- munity, which fa that tho Washington powsra- that-bio have takon altogethor tao active n part inour Stato politica lerotofaro. couldh?; is gonorally rogarded as a good spocimon of | flatod Graotism, mnd thore sooma to Ho no pai tioular dosire to porpetunto that spocial ** (sm," THE 110N, K. B, WABHNGRNE. In my Iast I montioned that I had found soma frionda hore who favored the nomination of the Hon, ., B, Washburoe for Prosident. o ling moro frionds hars, many ocoupying * high posi- tiops, than wounld patursily bo supposed. o is .not only kindly romombered bocauss of tho aterling qualitics exhibitod by bim duriog his Congroaslonal earcer, but hts pluck in romaining in Paris during the slogo and oxmnmnfi tho pro- tection of onr flag to all comors, ls held In lively remombrance by hundreds of our business men, whose intarosts ho watchod over ab that time. Ilow would Washbarno snd Bristow suit for a national ticket 7 Bnch nominations wonld doubtlosa bo emisfactory to the rw;flu In genor- al, but probably not ta the politislans. hoso latter wonld profor somp Dnsy-gnln; candidates, who ara not quite so promineut in favor of ro- form and honest govarnment. ————— PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS, BTATE CONVENTION AT LANOABTER, LANcAsTER, Pa., March 22.—The Domooratio Biate Convention met in Fulton Hall. H.B. Wright, the Chalrman of the Stato Contrsl Committeo, eallad tho Convention to order. Tho Ion, Witliam A, I'layford, of Fayotto, was sleated temporary Chairman by an almost unan. imona vote. Dlayford roturnod thanks for the compliment, counsolod harmony, and advined the exposuro of corruption wherover it existod. Ho said thore should bo no hositancy in doclar- Ing for right prineiples, Corruption should ho inventigated, evon if it implicatod the Proeidont of tho Unitod States, TESOLUTIONS. Tho following resolutious were adoptsd by Iargo majotfty : That one represcntativo from esch Sonatorfal Dis- trict b selocted aa & Committeo on Oredentials, Per. manent Orgonization, andRosotutions, and that the yeaclations bo raferred to tho Canvention without de- e 'That ths Gonvention solect fonr Scuatorial Delogates {0 {ho Natfonsl Convenlfon, and two Heprescntative Delogatea from each Congressional District, and that the Convention select tho Chutrran of tho State Cen- tral Committse, I'bo call of the roll showed about fifteen con- tonted noats, most of themn frow Fhiladelphin and Luzorno. Aftor the appointment of Commiiteos on Crodontials, Organtzation, and Itesolutions, the Conventlon adjourned until 8 o'clock. On resssombling, Robort Mouoghan was olectod pormanent Chairman, Fifty Vice-Prasi- denta wero choeen. Tho Committas on Credontials not bolng roady to report, a recoss waa taken till 7:80 p. m. BVENING, QOn reassembling, the following gentlemen woro aloctod as delegntes to the National Con- vontion: William A, Wallace, Hiostor Clymer, A, H. Dill, and I, 3L Norch. CHARLPS B, BOCKALEW waa chosen to bead the Elootoral ticked of Penn- sylvanis, The following FLATRORK was adopted ¢ ; The Domocrscy 6f Pennsylyanis yeasserts its davo~ tion 4o all of fhe provisions of tho Fedsral Constitu- tion, snd to s ‘nrpchnl union of Btates, pledges itaclt rigid_fdelity to publlc trusts, 1o & purs and sco- nomical’ administration of the Federal, Htate, aud Municipsl Qoverninents, to local mclf goveromont in evory section, to honest ‘payment of tho public debl, and 10 a sonad prescevatinn of the publio faith. They 200 with unmnluu?:u and sll"mmflsdw of bribery, raud, an ulnting n 0, 0 dis- trossthint provails, aod the wileapreul Dnancial ruin that {mpends over e pooplo of tho Stale, and thoy charge that thess evila are the diroct yosultn of personal govorument, unwiss legialalion, vicious financtal policy, and extravaganco and corsuption of the Bopublican party, They declara that the Civil Berrice of the Govornment has beonwe corrupt, and 1 made tho obiact nf personal gain, nnd Infidelity o pnblic trust has become the and not the excep- tion, Wo bellova that honeaty, capacity, and fdelity are Iie only testa of filness for publlo station, snd that wholesome penaliies of law should be usod with rigor o enforco ofliclal accountability, 2. That the rocent and ropeated exposures of frand and corruption in the sdwinistration of public allsirs call for a searching and thorough investigation of tho conduct snd condition of every branch of the publio sorvice, to the end that all corrupt practicss may bo brongut o light and_ that all who have abused and be- trayed their publio trusta, whatever bo thelr station, may be cxpotod and punished: and wa urga thoss in chargs of this subject st Washington toa prompt, thorough, snd exbaustive examination of fhewr re- spectiva fields of labur, 3. That retrenchment and_economy ara indiapenss- bloIn Federsl, Stats, and municipal adminlstrations 08 casential means Loward levaoning the burdens of the poople, and wa commend tho efforts of tie majority in the House of Loproacntatives fora reduction of the expenditures of tha Fedoral Govornment to n Just standard, and their determination to lesrn tho number of useless officisla, 4, That general amnesty 1o all persons tmplicated fn the late robellion sgainst the Government of iho United States who bave not siready boon rellsvod from disabililfea by the ction of Congrems and {le Trosident would be an sliowsble and governmental power i {ho yoar of the Centenninl celepration of American {ndopondence, and that the recommends tlon of ruch & measure by Gen, Grant In & public mes- wage, aud its indorsement and. -mbyng\epubuun House of Representativos ut a formor. scexlon, cousti- tato full proof that guch o messura i Ot dudiclous, and timety, "Tio Hith, rosolotion approves of th provisions of tho Bato Constitution which protect not only $he Hcliool funds but other public roneys from appropel- atlon to sostarian uses, and that ihey Stly. iflustrato that doctrine of ' s eopsmation of church and State which lways bas boen a cardinal one-with tho Democratio party, poclo-pay- 0. Tbat the statule for resumption of s monts on tho 1st of January, 1679, ia smpossiblo to exscute, Itinn deliberate proclamation that ot that data the Unitod States will go into bankruptoy, It paralysen industey, creates distrust of the future, turns the Iaborer snd producer out of omployment, is a atanding threatiupon buainesa mon, aud ought to bo forthwith repeslol. 7. That gold and silver aro ihe only triuo basis for the currency of the Republic, and that Congress should take such steps for the resumption of specio- Ppaytuonts sa will most surely and spoedily reach that reault without destroying the busincss iutorcsta of the peopls. B, That the pressnt depreasion of all our nationsl Indaatries which checks the wholesomo flow of capilal hirough tho chaunela of enterprise, aud denics to hon- cat labor & decent lyithoad, ia the direct, insvitabls frult of of reckioas and dishonost liepublicans tamporing with the fnancos of the coun- try, and wo denounco Uie autiors of that logialation as oMcials who have unsettiod the foundation alike of Btate and home, We call upon the peopls to ald us to help them in this fatal caroer, and to sot thelr faces in the diroction of yractical measurca which shall oventually onable the Treasury of ths United Btatos to keep ita plighted faith with rich snd poor allke, ‘Wa demasnd legislation through the power of the Fed« oral Gavernment which shall give us performancs for promisos, sud reators solvenoy to the mation by re- Boring prosperity to the peopis. Leaolved, That, in common with the peopla of our sistor States, worojolce in an opportunity to celo- brata the Centenulal of the proclamation of cur emate clpation from tisa Government of the Nritish Grown, marxing, sa it did, the epach of the groatest evont in modernbistory, and feel just pride thas its celobroe tou suoald be upou e suil of our own Commone wealth, snd {n thocity wherv fudependence wos de- clarod, A resolntion declnridg that thls Convention greunn to tho Democratio party vf the United tates the namo of the Hon, J. 8, Disck ss & caadidate tor Presldont, was Iaid oa the table. William McOlollau, of Pittsburg, waa chosen Chalrman of tho Biato Contral Cotumitos, djourued. ot WASHBURNE, A GROWING SENTIMENT IN HIS YAYOR, Fyeeport ({lL) Journal, Harch 23, From East to Woet, and North to South, thers sooms to bo & growing sentiment that our nomi- noa for Goveruor of the great Btata of lluois —tho Hon, E. B. Washburne—will be invited to “coms up higher" In New York this senti- ment is galning strength ovory day, In the Boutb, whore thero Is an {atonsely bitter fooling openly manifosted toward sny sud all Northern politiciany, Blr, Washibucno 18 Jooked upon with uvivorual favor, Abrabam Liocoln 1s almost untvoranily rovered in the South, aud hia doath 15 rogarded ns a great calamity cspocially vinitod upon that section of tho country. This senti- ment {8 participatod in by sl patties, excopt & fow who compoue the firo-eating cloment, repre- sonted by such wen as lon Ihil, Mr, Wash. burno §s kuown to have beon ooe of M, Line coln’s most intimate porsonal aud political friendasnd advisors, Ilo bas bad targo oxperi. enco fu public life, 8 well acquainted with the ddtios of sdmiufutoring the Government ; bug neyor heen suspected of dishonesty; s always boen a cousistent llopublican, aud “at she same timo a caroful and considerste wtatesman ; snd bis nomiuation would give almost universal satlsfaction, snd luspire confideuca in the Bouth, while i could not fall (o be accaptable to the Ropublican party in the North, We sball sub- wik yery quictly and gracelully to tho loss of our asndidata for Govornor, if, sa sooma notw vary probsblo. he ay Lo placed ot the head of our oational tickat, P— St Pl Pionecr-Prass, Mareh 21, ‘Thoe Ion. 1. B, Washburos writes that e will acaspt the nomination for Governor of Illinals, and It o gols it he will como bomo and fght for tho sclection, When the people of llinols ean trads off such & poor, wealk, dlinted spocl- mon of small DLoor political awash an their ressnt Rovorldgoe for » man of the fespoctable onesty And manlinoss of Minlater Washburno, 1t would ba singuiar indeat #f thoy «liould fait to solzo the nnpnrmn!l{. Dut wo ‘supposo it is 10 uo wise certain that they will, —— COOK COUNTY. WARD MEETINGS. *KONTH BIDR, INDEPENDENTA 5 'Tho delegaten of the various wards of the North Blto to tha Convention of the North Side Citizonn’ Assoclation mot last evening at Noa, 81 and 83 North Clark stroct, for tho purpoeo of comploting the ticket for North Town officers, Mr, George . Adama occupled the chbalr, and Mr. Drice Millor acted as Baorotary. A lotier was road from NMr, Henry E, Hamilton decfinlng tlio nomination for Assensor, on the ground that o had takon no part in politics for tho last two sears, and bo did not wish to identify himself writh any politieal clob or combivation. Ils declination was accoptad. Mr, Kirk prescated the followlng communlca- tlon to Tus TriouNe and the Journal, and sn aflidavit rogarding tho nesortions mndo that Br, Loftus, tho candidata for Bupervisor, had boon 1o the saloon busiuces, and tho papors Woro ro- qneeted to publish them : 1o the Zilltor of Tha Mhicago Tridune Chtoras, Mareh Theafn motieing the Nofth Town ilcket In your lasus of the 2lat insh, you slate that Tatrick Loftus, who {8 named as Bupervisor, * used to Pun @ aaloon, Mr, Patrick Loftus hos heen in oy cmploy for the past cightecn years, and during that time lias not been engagod or interosted Ja any business but mine, 1 wwould also aay that 1 Know 3r Patrick Loflua to bo an hionest man and o tax-payer, and that £ feol welt ataured thnt sy fellow-fownsmen of tho North Slda will ba mafo {u Intrusting their intercste (o his cara, Ttespoctlully, TiowxnT LAW. Stute of 1tltnofs, Cook County, s3.~Robert Law, belng duly sworn, on kin oath says that; ha {s engaged in tho conl buriness in the City of Chicago, and lina boon for the past hineteen (19) yesrs, That Patrick Loftus, ro- slalng nt No, 67 Enst Superior strect, 12 now, and has been for the past elghtcen (18) yoars ln his' employ, and during that timoe satd Toftus hos not been inter eatad or enguged In any other business than that of this afMant, TonERT LAV, Bub-crived and sworn to befors me thls 224 day of Barch, 187d. Epwanp Nevens, Notary Publie, Mr. Lyman moved to roconsider all that bad beon done st the Couveution last Monday, ns 'c‘n:nldnmblo fault bad beon found with tho ickot, Mr. Bohlootzor wan surprised that tho Convon- tion shomld haye beon impusod upon regarding tho charactora of ths wmen nominated, Unloss an unoxceptionablo tickot was prosonted they conld not liope to win, : Mr. Kirk said tho charges ngninst the candi- dates waro unjust. Mr. Loftus was n most roputable eitizon and tax-payer and did not so- llclti‘llbu ofice. Iio was wall qualified for the position, 3Ir. Corbin did not think the action of the Convantlon sbould Lo reconaidored. What bind boon done was well dono, Thoy ought to fill the ‘yaoancies and lot tho rest of tho tickot atand. Ar. 1titehiosald Mr. Tomplo was as good 8 man as_conld havo baan seloctod for tho positlon of Qolloctor. His honesty and Intocrity were on- doubted, and he did not solicit tho office. e was not {n businoss now; had rotirod after the firo, and was a large proporty-holder, Iio was indorsed by the leading bankers of tho city. Mr, Ritchio thought the citizens of tho North Bido might ask of tho presa to be treated atleast fairly. ‘Thus far thoy bad boen misrcprossnted. Tho motion to reconsider the nominationd waas tost, Nominntions for Aegossor wero thon declarad to ba in order, nnd the following gontlomon wete nominatod : _ Andrew Nelnon by Mr, Jamoa Lymnn; Honry T. Thompson by Mr, Warlin, who reod & long liat of names recommondiog his candidato : Clarence H. Dyor by Mr. Kirk; Will- ism M. Thurmsn by Mr. V, O. Turuer, Mr, ‘(’Hl-‘rnncu H. Dyor was nomiuated on tho firat sllot. For Town Clork wero nominated Mosars. Alox- soder I, Young, of the Seventoenth Ward, and Mr. Mr, Olo Bonson, of tho Filteenth Ward. Mr. Young was nomloated. Mr, Rumsoy stated thai the presont Bupervieor, Mr. Rayner, bad signl- {lod » willingnoss to mako s statoment showlng tiow the prosont town oflicors have cared for tho peopla’s wonoy aud intorests. 1o would thoro- foro move that n cowmmilteo of threo bo np- ponted to solicit tho statemont, whioh would undoubtedly make jntercsting rwlkg: for tho tax-payers. The motion was adopted, and the followiog commitioo appointed s MoGrogor Adama, T. G, Warlin, and Brice A. Millor, Mr. Rumsoy atated in rogard to tho trinl of the Judgos of eloction of the 'F'wontioth Ward, that although tha proof againat thom was a4 oloar as cryetal, yot ono of the jurors hung out and no verdiot “was rendered, Afr. Reed had told him ‘previous to the jury golog out that hio was sat 1afled that twoof thom had beon bribed, and mentloned the names to lum. 1t was aftorwards found that theso vory two men hung out. Ono of them cavod in during the nighs, bat tho other remained stubborn to the last, Tbe name of this furor {s Romfnpton. A brothor of one of tha indicted judgos told him that he easy one of tho jurors tako n drink sith Lawyer Trude's clork , duriog the irial, and” bod mo doubt * that tho matter was fixod ot thot timo. Ile (Ramsoy) wanted to know whether something could not be dono to have justico dona to thess mon, Knowing these men to be gullty, he wanted thom pumshod. hir. Rood promised to try tho case over sgain, and tho citizons of tho North 8ido shionld push tho mattor, For slx wooks thoy had hanted ovi- donce and spent $900 to provo the guilt of tho judges, and this was ho result. He was told that nomo of tho {ndicted men were allowed to Fo to the door of the room whero tha jury waa ockpd up nnd talk to thom. Would the pooplo continue to tolorata such a state of affaira? Ona of thoso judges waa o poddlor of prize- packagos in tho stroote sud alisys, and tho oth- era woro pot & whit botter, Theso men did what thoy plonsed with tho votes of the pooplo. Tho bummers woro now making arrangomonta to do Just whot thoy had dons before. ‘I'he pooplo ought to get up an inaignation meut!uf. Things wore gotting porfectly terrible, sod growiog worso overy day. To moto out justice to these mon the Twontioth Ward Citizens’ Club Ling of- fered a reward of 8200 to any person giving in- formation that will lead to the conviction of any lawyers® clark, ofiicors of the Court, or any othor person influsnciog or briblog any of the ucy with roference to thefr vardict fo tho Iato rinl of the judges of claction of tho First Pro- cinat of tha Twentioth Ward. i On motion of Br. Kirk, it was decidod to call Lhn}l tickot tha ** Citizenw' and Tax-payors' Tick. at, It was resolved to hold & grand ratification moeting at tho North Sido Turner-1all noxt Rlonday avening at unll-Klst 7 o'clook, An adjournmont was then had. TUE POURTIL WARD. A mooting of the Nopublican votors of the Firat and Fourth Preciuots of the Fourth Ward waa Liold last night at No, 258 Thirty-first strect, for tho porposs of solecting candidates from that portion of the ward to be presentod at pri- tmarlos a8 candidates for Aldermon. The moet- ing waa called to ordor by E. L. Darbor, aud Yrank Rusaell olocted Ohairman, W, W, Btrick- 1and was dosignated ta act ag focretary, Mr, B. L, Larbor, Chalrman of s commition appolutod for ;the purpose at u provious muot- iog, roported the namos of W. W. Perkiog sud Jo 1L Gilbert na euch candidates. Mr, W. W, Perkins i fow words stated that ho had learned for the first time of his nomiua- tion, and aftor faithfully considering tho matter, Liad come ta the conclusion Lat Lo coutd not :ccupl. and ho thereforo tandered bLis declina~ 0D, Baveral gantlemon then spoko in favor of tha remainiug caudidate, Mr, Gilbert, aud one of thom, Perry Haull, made a motion that the nomi- nation be made unaninious. ‘This motion brougbt Mr. Thomes J, Buther- lsnd to his foet, llo would combat any such motion, for the mmplo roason that ho thonght the Committeo Lind boon derelict in ita duty in not sclecting more than two gentlomen s can- didates, ono of whom hed since soon it to ro- eiga, 1o thought Mr, Gilbert & vory good man for the placo, but Lo saw falut sigue for » collusion betweon the Committoo and a cortain cliquo in the word, thorefors he would combat RMr. Qilbert's nomioation unloss other gentlemon wore pub iu_nomtnation with tim., 1ie did not even kuow Mr., Gilbert, but would bo much pleasod Lo oo and boar from bim., Bir, Gilbort replied that 1f he was supported by the meotiug ho would bo porfectly wiling to dress then. but as tho matter stood ho thought on addross would borather indelicate, The wotion was thon put and the nomination of J, IL Qilbert was made unanimous. The gontieman then addrossed the moeting at BOwo longth, puinting ous tlo course he should tako it elacted, mnd paying partioular sitention 10 Lis opposition to carrying on any worke of publio improvetnent undor the prescut depleted condition of the Treasury, 3ir, Yerry A, Hull fntrodaced the foliowing esolution, which wes unanigously sdepted Reotved, That thsze be chosdn by thia meoting sa the nominatfon of the Ohatr, s Campalgn Committes, 10 conrlat of neven poreonn, who ahall Le cbargsd with 1he duty of taking vigorous sction toward mcuring the suceeas of the mavement of ha Eirat and Tourlh Pro- cinetx of tha ward, they being for {hst purpoas Leroby {avestad with plenacy power in the promises. Tho Chair _appointod as such ‘Committes Mosaes. W, W. Uorkine, O, 8. Bquiros, £, ])ml[(o, D. 0. MoKlnnon, I, A, Andoraon, Dorry A, Hull, and A, I, Blise. Tho mectiug tucn adjoucnned, FIFTH WARD, The TFifth Ward Domocrats held a moeting at tho houso of John Zimmorman, Liock stroat and Archor avenue, yoeterday afterncon, wien the following woro selcoled as delogaten to thio Town Conyentlon to bo Leld Naturday 1 John Kehoo, Dayld Doish, Johin Schoffen, Michaol Behmidt, T, i1, Forrol, Willlam Young, Danfel Il Traoy, Frank Satten, Michno! Finucan, Goorge Emrich, Uoorgo Ifilton, Charles I{lingar, James Mol ouna, and Jobn Zimmerman, SEVENTIl WATD REPUNLICANA, A meoliog of the Hepublican Club_ of thy Sovonth Ward, Into the Eighth, was hold at 331 Blue Island avenua last ovoning, L, Al Erieble in tho clinir, The object of the meoting seomed €o be to protest against Jamos B, Oraney nating as n rop- resontative of tho ward in the Cook County Contral Committeo. Reaolutlons consuring the action of the Committeo for falling to rospoct the formor patition of tho Club condemning Cransy wore adopted unanimoualy, and the mestiog adfourned for ona weok, Tho dnlegutne to tha Town Couventlon to-day are & W, Gardnor, J. A. Dunue, J. 8. Haoua, Georgo Keomerer, and A. Mosa, " NYLE VARK, The politiosl situation in [Iyde Park has come to a focus alf at once. Lnet Monday the gathot- ing began, and tho rosult now shows & doflnite organzation of at loast Lwo pariles opposing each othor for tho sontrol of the villngo. - In tho flrnt&»lnue, 1t was ovidens that the “pri- mary " method of proparing a convention would not bo practicable, partly omng to the great dis- tances which most of the eloctors would be obliged to travel to sttend tha primartos, and alao for the roason that the peoplo most inters estod in the economlcal adminlatration of villago finances would not attend. A largo number of inwitations wore tssucd, theroforo, to tax-payera thronghout tho villago for a prelimiuary meoting ot tho Buorman Ifouse, in this clty, and the meoting took place yesterdsy afternoon. Among tho soventy-flvo or 8o poraons pros- ent wore the following : W, D, Gray, Dr, J, It Flood, Thomas L. Morgan, 8, B. BDonjamin, James Wadaworth, Dan 1lealy, Bruno Gansel, A. D, Waldron, J. Irving I'earco, 8. A. Downer, J. F. Bontield, J. O. Latimor, Gus Ilorring, J. H, Trumbull, O. Yope, Jonnli 8, Bcovol, Charlie Crolghton, . G. Custor, Tom Doyle, AR, Powall, J. 11, Bowon, Cumming Chorsy, G. W, Bishop, G. A. Follausbes, P. Gudmore, Jobo Ruesoll, D, 8, Taylor, Asabel Piorco, and Fred W. Clarko, Tho mooting was callod to order by WMr. J. F, Tonflold, who nominated Mr, 8. A, Dawner for Chnirman, Mr. Downor was unnnimously choa. en to presido, and Mr. J, L. Bticknoy was chos- con Becretary of tho mesting. Tho Chatrman thon asked for the rendiog of tho call, which wau read as followa : A tha Taz-Payers of Hyds Park: Such residenta of tha viliage asuro_opposed to the continuance in power of the Walte-Hozle-Willett Ring are invited to meot at the Sherman Houss Clab-room, Wednesday, 214, at 3 o'clock, for consultation as ta the best intore ents of fho tax-payers at the susulng spring efaction, and to devine mnsana to prevent tho ro-sloction of the oxtravagant Hoard of laat yoar, Tho Chairman then roquestod somo one to atate tha abject of tho imoeting more fully than 8ot farth in tho call, but, as the oall seoned to expross tho wholo matter, no remarks were made, Tho foltawing rosolutions wero offerod and ananimously adopted : Reaotved, That n commities of twofrom each elo. tion disirict bs sppoinled Ly e Chniruman to report {o this meeliug tho names of delegatos from their respective districts, whose duty it shall be to meet in convention at Flood's Hali in tha Villigo of Lyde Tark on Baturdsy, March 25, at 3 o'clock p, m., and put {o nomination a ticket for fown snd villoge olficecs na follows : Town Oficors—Clerk, Asaessor, Colloctor, sad Bu. rvinor Po¥lilag Ofioers—Clerk and ix Truateos, JHesoited, That each diatrict bo entitled to the follow- ng unmbor of roproeotativen: First District, delo- faiea Fcnnd, 8; Thind, 63 Fourth, 6; ¥ifth, 103 xth, 1t was explalood that the olection diatricts named wora the old districtd of laut yenr, with- out regard to the rearrangsment by the County Board this year. ‘Tho Chair appointed the following-named gon- tlomen to sct g tho Comunistos: Jomes Wads- worth, Thomaa L. Morgao, Cummian Cherry, J. C. Latimer, G. W. Bishiop, G. A, Fallausboo, P, Cndmore, Jobn Russoll, D, 8 Taylor, James H. Bowen, sod Mr. Bliss, Tha Committes then rotired, and, on return- Ing, reported tho following names; First Distriot—W, P, Gray, J. O, Trine, 8, 8, Ben. amio, J. N. Darker, A, Mitchel, Noan Harnos, C. B, elaon, D, Dogert, 1. 1, Boguo. Becond Distriot=~J. H. Trambull, Templo Clarke, 7, T, Densley, T, P. Rumsoy, I N, Harmon, Uonry W, Brooka, 7, 1%, Durcholl, Lyman Trumbull, Third District—Jolin £, Barney, Jobn Ritchle, ol Plorce, G, W, Bidhop, ¥, Wo Sprioger, G. A lansbes, Fourlls Diftrict—Tohn Russoll, Joscph Lawton, Bamuol Rhoades, Adam Nalf, P, Cudmore, Fifth District-—Josoph Spaun, I, D. Leuder, W, B, Montgomery, Andrew Itohm, — ewltt, Thorass Doylo, P, Gotbon, Josoph Marcl, Q. Y. Olark, . endricks, Sixth District—Hiram Vandertdlt, Jacob Ruyper, Willism Bhoffer, J, 1, Martin, . Tho Bacrotary was, an motion, instractod to hotify cach mombor of tho Committes of his ap- "pointment, On motion of Mr, Follansbes each dolozation was authorized to 0)1 vacancios which wmight oo- cur theroin. . Thie meeting thon adjourned, The membars of the Convention thus eslectod aro ropresentativo mon of their rospechive dis- tricts, and they will undoubdtedly prosent a strong tioket for town aud village officors. Tho uufponem of the prosant administration of Hydo Park have boen in froguont cobsultn- tion, nnd.on Monday a® moeting was held, at which Mr. Goorge W. Walto was'choxen to pro- sido. Boon aftorwards, Mr. Pottor, » worthy and Jhighly-respoctable gentloman, Bo far as known, arrived at the placo of mootiog, and im- mediatoly an organization de novo was had, Mr. Dattor being choton Chalrman. This move, roliaving 0 meeting of the dead weight with which it was bandicappod, ~was in- ftondod to ° diminish tho susplcion with which un; of ~Mr. Waite's bandlwork waould be likely to bo rogarded. 1t was then de- cided to allow fiftoen dologates to_esch of the nino districts, ns recontly adopted by the Board of Truateos, and to seloct tho dologntes s Comn- mitteo wan nrpolntad. Bossrs, Waite, Willstt, and Hoxte will decide to-morrow whethor these delegatos etall servo, and also on what day the Coovention shall be held, Tha farce of calling s Convention might well bo afspeased with, sinca the sickot is made up and thoe suboquent appointmonts are promised with as much assu- 1auce aa If the oloctlon Liad already boen held, Other indostions powt to the possibility of etill a third tickot, howover, aud the fight prom- 1808 to grow muoh moro interosting chau there Liay over buen reason to euspeot hitherto, b MISCELLANEOUS, TIE @ A, X NOT A& POLITICAL MAGHINE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tritune: Omoago, March 21.—Uenry B. Wincester, **1ato Cavalry Corps, United Statea Voluatoors," broadly insinustos in to-doy's Tamuwe that o scheme (s mupposea to bo fructifying whoreby tho goldier clomont, a8 ropresonted by the Grand Army of the Republlc, shal) be drawa to tho support of Joln L, Boveridge for re-eloction 24 Governor of llinois, and indireetly siurs that body of loyal aud honorable men over the alioul- dors of its head represontative, Gea. II. Hilliard. Mr, Wincheator i3 uomindtul * of facts whon he puts 1t that soldiers cau bs led where their sympatbies arn not, outsids the lincs of duty, Tho Graud Army of the Republio la not now, nevor was, or over can bo, wiolded in tho inierest of sny po- litical faction, DBecsuso prominent politiclans belong taltin no criterion that it can or wiil be,—they wcre, every ono of thom, good sok diers, else thoy could never havo passed the sentinels that guard its threshold,—and who more than others should bo the politicians of this country, if not the mon who saved §t 7/ Thus Ia answored in one sentonce tho chargo so' often mado, and which dobary many oomrades from ’lalning thlg essontislly-soldior” orgamiza. tion, Thie ery agninst it comés chisfly from dis- satisflod offico-goskors and sympatiizaors with the “Lost Cause,® It I8 not chargoed againat Gon, Jillinrd that ho is dorellct 1n his duties as Adju. tant-General,—then why shounld not tho Jabor he &ives to advanco tha suldicrs’ 1niorests, and'keop tho bond between them a3 brethren of ong causp, entitle hln to {he houor na comrades have successively crownod Nim withal? I ap- peal to the honost soldivrs of Iilinos to heazken not to inslpustions that tho G, A IL In o the remotest tatutod by partisan prediloction, It js {alse as treason's right. Gov. Boverldge ngod not look for undivided nupron from iy, neithor any otiica-scekiug soldior, Loweyer good Jus rocord, who {8 nov now as honest in his foalty to good, free government as he was fiftoen years sgu. The crowning priuciplos of the Grand Atfinuy o(&a Ififi\fi:flxu n”[fivnnyl,‘mu that meuns neither Bon m, Nelkuaplew, or Blood Buirtiam, L Rasoe, Asa- Fol- RADWAY'S REMEDIES, OVARIAN TOMOR OF TEN YEARS' GROWTH CURED By IR, RADWAY'S REMEDIES 1HAVE HAD AN O N TUMOR. i R D S OO F e ova: AKN A , 81, RADWAT! That othera Ty e Bt g0 0 a0 hiad An Ovarlen Tamor In the forten peary. 1inad the gfl. phrsisi e R T AT L Induoed iy o, £ liondal & oy tot ar's Jloraodies. 4 frpd: o ich T (a i, Bt (lally, attar st dolibesaule noid 1iz botiles of the Rerolvent, twn i tmo Doitlos o (s Heotots § el s 1t any Apnarant boniit: * { dStarminsd fa b 1ined twnteo more battine of thn Ttosolvants two of the 1ief, and two boxen of Pitls, Botors Aoy woro gons | 15 To st twenty.fiva ponnie, g T contlniod o tixa the medicine until T was smew thyyy o pniraiy arod, | ook Tho Todiotra. aboit gt ST E e Thege dore Bt of ehr ot e Be oL, T¢ S bottine of he Hewiven {ias HaTiof, aml s1% Loxes of tho Bl — o100 11 bol. D1 th o and bow, 1 8his Dlacoung F;_n et rapig, i orsavare, | 49! parfoctly wall, ani tay hostt {s fal] of gratitnd, fim!fi)fl}l &G it I 1 o ol me eipalipion, A en A tad, ar rayor in that [t may bo as much of 1 4 FiAa boan to ma. - (Bianedy " BS. 1o OB TRA I s e e Tnkou s (of Wha Sunn. 1375, Thsmo‘l‘e"nu above stat e, witly the excoption of what whe sont o' Hor by iy ‘l‘m‘uy '('méfi'a hor s(stomont is corroct withon| -‘amlmu: g ruggist and Chemirt, Ann Atbor, 'nll\ea. This may cortily that Mrs, Bibbine, w sbove certifioate, In and has boan for many yes known to us, auo the faols thereln stated Are undns} and unden(ably eorroot. e RS T e kR, MARY n. b s MAUY COCKER, " L 8 POND. 2 - "Any om0 ‘who knows My bl DR. 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