Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 7, 1876, Page 2

. Thio office was placed in chargs of two pulicemeu snd " went, but, belug so weagre, doea noy slow fully the THI CHICAGUL put up for thst man to refuse his place until the nmllp of election? " Mr, Farrell—* That's so," + Mr. Thornton slumlllg around to Mr, Bash)—* Waa I.u{ Jobput up? " \r. Baali—~*' No, sir, there was no job put up, ssyou eallin” MORP. APFIDAVITH. Mr, Page—"'I have rome affidavita which T would ike 10 present,” and he drew out the following, which Lie attemptad to rea BTATE 07_ILLINOW, CoUNTY OF Coox, 35,~Ths un. dersigned being severally duly aworn,do exch upon 0ath say that he was prescnt at the voting-place at the norithweat corner of Third ayenue and Twelfth street, 10 the City of Ghieago, which was duly designated as one of the pisces for Lolding the annual town clection in the Bouth Town of Chleago, at 8 o'clock a. m, on ‘Tuenday, April 4, A, D, 1870, anil that the volers press cnt at rald place and time, Ly & Isrgo majority, elected John W, McGennis, Ghalrman, and immedinteiy there- s afler electod Petor “((“ Assistant Moderalor of the mecling of voters held at eaid time and piace, and Iatrick ¥, Oonley Assistant Clork of esld meeting; ihat sald meeting wan tempararily {nterferad with Uy & Tiot, whicli wan soon. afitr quirled, and o eloction roceedod nnder the direction of #aid Page and sald Conley ¢ and that the votca cast at asid election for #aid Fage and saldl Conley a8 Asistant Moderator and Avsfstaut Clerk exceeded thono cast for any other erson or persoms n the mtlo of {wo fo_one, %, ¢, Mason, F.. N, Dewent, W, AL _1umphrey, W. It are, B2 W, ' Donemore, Edwara 8, Isham, iilliam Mlaton, Mobert T, Lincoln, John 'O, liryan, Jacol Rorenberg, F, W, Packard, ¥. W. Balch, B, F, Conrad, A. C. Gleazon, A. Dsliard, W.' B, Topiift, J." W, 3e- Dennls, Charles Eldred, John T Tlompson, Es €, Wheeler, J. I, Nitahin, Thomss Martin, Jr., Jmatian Goodwrln, Jr,, ‘M. Velich, ¥, C. Dorrand, Thomas Jlevan, Jimes 1. Galloway, Frad 1o Fake, Lovi Wing, Willlani Mosobach, B, T, {Vakeman, W, &, W, Waslic {ngton, D, K, Grittih, W. , Ross, Samue! Dilss, Cyrua Glesaon, §, W, I, Thomas, L. 1%, Stocker, C. G, Davies, . B, Chiafree, 1t M, Mitcliell, 1, 1t Boardman, J, Q. Grant, A, . Averil D. 6, Suni(h, F. 1, Gray, Asthus Mifchell, Bubncribed and aworn to before mo thin Ath day of April, 1576, Rotknt G, GuonwisLir, Notary uttie, Mr, Thornton—¢ § don* want o be bothered with any more affidavuia, I rball proceed to count the regular boxes, and after that’s dono 1 shall count the others, They will be kept eparatr., sa that If any laws dug {8 {0 be doue in this mattor Lotk eides will Bave o fuir show," MORE PROTESTING, Mr. Dash—"T olfert to thors 291 voten golng in, They are filegal, and 17 tell yon whnt's more. Xonr purty wanted to come in with s on conditirn_ihat we would ailow them to_dump thia contents of thetr hox 10f0 oure, but wo refusnd to do anyibing of the sort.' Mr, Thornlon~41 have hearl scmethlug aboat fhat, Lt 3t makes no difference, Tuoms votes sre gotug in, Thin ended the direnzsion for tho moment, and the rewalu'ng regular boses ware Lrought out of tho yault auit operied, and their contents poured ont upon the tabie, ~ At the conclunion of thia- ntercsting corve @ony, Mr, Nolson laquired ¢ # 1w aro you golng to connt 7" Mr. Thornion—+ Count all together, and Jf thers to any excenn orer the total count of the poll-books, tlis exc'sk, equally divided botween tho candidates, shall be thrnwn out," Mr. Nelnou— Then yon w1} disfranchise somebody who ottt tot 1o be, it would Lave been much better fo have taken each box,"* Mr. Thortiton—~' Tho Inw raya that tbero shall Lo oac pollfug place ju each town, “The polliug place in tho koutl Town fa at 204 LaSalle wirect; tho others were establlalied only for tho convenience of the vaters, and have no legal tauamg.” £IUS FINISUED THL PROTESTING, and the Moderators arrauged themsclves around the tabls suid commenced conniing e ballota, withunt ranvaaing, by bumilreds, Joo Bute kept tally fur the Evansitcs, and Mr. Bash d1d tho ke duty for tho e pubiicanw, Atter an hour's hard work the Job wag tompletod, ond tho tally clerks reported that the total regular voto ngaregated 0,20 Yotes, und Aive doublo- seaders, which were summarily thrown out. A couglo of clerka wero mummoned to canvass the poll-lints, and they miade tho following return, afier struggling with the job for half au hour s WHAT TIE POLL-LOOKS 81O Firet Ward . ... Third Ward, Fourtli Ward, re Eourth Ward, sccund preeln; Fifth Ward, flest precinct , Extth Ward, secoud proeuc Fa0h Ward, third precinet., Eufih Ward, fourth preciuct. Total vote, per books..... Yere was a great discropancy, Tho actual vote, as sacortained by counting the ballotw, waa 6,23),—a ahortage of 1,467 votes, How this' could happen, nons conld or would eay. ‘That it exlsted wes su evident fact, Dbiillps, Gleason, and Thornton chuckled, and sajd: * Woell, that relioves us from the charge of etuiling the boxes, Noune was ever known LoBtufT g box, atd thereby producen shurtage,” HOW IID TUE HIORTAGE OCCURZ? To tho man up a tree thero can bo only two solu- fioue to the conundrum, First, tho poll-books wera tampered with, n large number of fraudulent nimes were written thereou as having voted, and tho ballots teprescuting thetm were not ylaced in tho Loxess or, secoud, if pn atiempt was made to rob tho Kepublic. 3 boxen at tho tima when tho vault was entgred, as in everred by several well-kuown gentlemen, the con. aplrators got kold of the wrong ones und thus robbei themeclves, It {8 more ihan likely that the former {x the correct solutlon, And the fact that in (hreo pre- vinets of tho Fifth Ward no record was kept of tho realdences of tho yoters gives wumo color (o its cor- rectuess, At tuo conclunion of the count, Mr, Thornton went tolunch, and work was uspended. On bin retura, tho Sloderutors commenced sorting out the ballots preparatory o cauvassiug the vote, This work was finished at'9:.0 p, 1., when it waa resolved to adjonrn nntll this mornjug st 11 oclock, The ballots were thisa placod fu a couple of Loxes, and transferred lo the vault, tho door of Which wes locked and acaled, » nusnber of volumeer guards, iwo of whom on cach #ida velleved anothier couplo at futervals of each two ‘hours during tho night. COL, NUNTER'S STATEMENT, o the Editor of The Chicuayo Tribune : Citicaco, April 10,—A statement by the Ttev, Arthiir Mtchell in'referenco to to ballot-boxes of tha Bouth Town appeared in all tho papers {his morulug. It #hawed what he, with my partuer, Mr, Page, and Mr, Authony obeerved from the ouside of iho rooms 10 which tho vault containing tue ballot-toxes wan situated, Tho statement wan acourate s far as It facts, After conalderablo wrangling among the Republican and Democralic leaders, 4t was agreed, tuueh sgaist my will, that I ebould remain ou one side aud Mr, Thillips, fho present Assersor, on the other, David Thortton, the Moderator, then left with some of his fricnde, Lut Boon returnsd, and with 8 crowd of not very reapoctablu peoplo anuouuced Lis determiuation 10 proceed and count the votes, or leave tuo vaull in ebarya of the policemen alone, 207, Mitcuell, Mr. Autliony, nuysclf, snd otliers ro- moustratod, Lut to 1o efect, Thornton then turned off tho gas Inthe Tear room and ordered tho rooms cleared Ly tho police, but tho polica did uot obey. Wa then went fowards the door, remonsirating ut sucl conduct on 1o part of the Moderator, and £ sat down near tho door after two attempts fo be heard on tho subjcct, determined not to leave, T hegued sevecal gentlewuen, {ucludig 3r, Authony and Alr. Bitchell, to stay wilh ine, but tho crowd of bummers would not perayt t, aud there was danger of a serious disturbance, It was st last sgatu agroed that I ahould remain on ono slde, and Phillips un tho other, aud that uo others uxcopt the two policewen should Le ale lowed inthe room. Evory oueleft except the liat- - matued persons, snd wo retired 60 the reat roony where thera wus & fire, aud sat dow at the table, 1 bwd re- guested Afr, Fage and r, Mitchell to i me solp foffeo st sandwiches, which they had promised (o do, 3ir, Phillipe within ten minutes from the time the crowd had left went out, aud relurned abortly with n botllo of rye, which' ko nald be had got sy Light's, on Btate street, aud & pack of cards, xaylng ho proposed to bave os Dleasant a time as pues \JX\:. iy cioeod tho dours betwoen the wo roonw, sa it was cold, and #at down ot the tableaud propored a game of cards and a drivk, 1sald I wonld play cards, butdid pot wish anything to to drink,—that T bad sent for coffes aud expected it every minute, Woe played suckre fur s short time, ax;-. Pintlips taldug o endl driuk t Blimself, “ab was _cold® Within per haps fifteen minvti uve Thornton, the 8foderator, and Gf.aof tho Town Clrk, In, saying that they had o Ing 10 Eco how things we: colitrary 1o thu understwding, ‘Thornton Lrought a elean jack of cards with hii, sud it wan brojiosed that wo should play & game of poker for matchen, having no buttons of chips, which was sgreed to. Wo played quictly fu e rear rooms foF perhsps haf on four, e uf the polfcousen Anmwerfng ail kuocks on tha front door. Meauwbilo Mr, Gicason left the tably and weat out, 34 L bupposcil, to tho water-closet, and remalned out pechajs Lalf & imfuute, Icould pot xive tho oxact e, s I il not look at iy watch. Mr, Page sud Mr. Mitchell lad returned soe time beforo fhis with {be cofies sud ssudwicher, and Lad told Thornton, whowent (o ths dour, 1 acnd mo tothem, ax they wished to apeak Lo me, bitt Mr, Thoruton did ot delfver bis mexsaqe, and declined to esy who brought tho callee, 1 partc ok ireely of the rofrusbimauts, by fory fatlgied, el kel » cul of collen uEar e wa thal when they ssked Do Lo takn o driuk from thefr bottle 1 pledyed thenan cotee, Tho reat drank whisky several thined around, tho policemen taking an vocas sonal dsink, but {n' very small quantitics, and ro. mained entircly sober durng tte uight, Neither Thoruton, Glesson, or Ar, Mhllige tosk tnough to wake ther ntoxieated, ‘About baf au Liour, Tshonld thiuk, fter recelving the coffoe, $ho fulding-doors etill Leing ¢ osed, | huard Mr. Pago calliug e Ly naine ut the frout dook, 1 {ine mediatcly went, slthough tls cthers obfected to my olug, aud theu the o fullawed closely, 1 opened flne duor, when those luside objected to u.g Oy Cule 1, d, {0g s, 80 T wus requested by 3F, Anthony, eli, audl Ir, T'ago to step outalde, which 1 i1id, Th 4inaide locked (Lo door belitud me, Thvy then told we. of what Alr, Fuys Liad seon st the vault duor, aud to bo very carful, It waa st hie Suucturo tiat Conley = comueniced bis dhturbance, whlcl ended b{ Antbony dispostug - of him, then trisd ta opea the door sud found It locked, but after shaking it aud knocking I was lot lu. ALr, Mitche ell says thst during the time that 1 was Jocked out Lo saw them gan ae tho vault door, throukiy & cruck fu the dour, Whon I got iu, the gentlemen outside fu. sisted upon Thoruten feaving, which be did after Lo- Ing &ocused of opening the vaull duor, Gleasun wlso Jefi AT Ve, TS wa e Liat o 6avw Of Sbeth When 1 gut i 1 threw the dvors open Letween Lo frout and rear _youm, sud would nob permit them (o ba closed during thio bight, and walked around (o ¥eep warm. - About Ll s= Lour after ‘Thornton and Gleson left two re- purters, one from tho Tymes wnd the other from Tie ‘A‘Imv:l.,ul‘u fnformed, were let in by Pulllips turough the opening tade 0 tho dour for the aduns- slou of Lallots, Thoy retwatned unul s Nitlo after 5 2, 1m, Atabout s, w. I placed threo chufrs fu_Trout uf $he vault door aud sguiuat it vo that it could uot Lo opened, placed s copy of thie wlabites Oh oue of thcus for a piliow, aud lay Gown fora nap, Oueaf Uit ro- gorters placd bis overceat oter e, & tLere wad o 1n4he frogt room, 1 dozed probabiy until 6 u, 1., Wb (he reporos wabtcd DU coals Thi Wes thg £, Slteh- urge united eetion on the part af respectable Re. ublicans and Deraocrata of {hin ha rolbery from ta of the fres and honeet ballot tho besl property of the American citizen, and to pre- vent, if poraibie, the dangerous resuil threstened by the action of sasd Thillips and his friends, The foliowinz hamed _gentlomen—Democrats: Thoman A, Moran, 3, 1t, Dooliltls, Jr, the Hon. Rob- ert Forrealer, Joteph K. Bmith, and” the Chairman, tinited with the following named Itapnbticans: T, Butherland, Goorgo T, Willlama, J. L Nigh, D. N, Baan, W, If, ffaeper, A. D, Hayward, 1% P. Matthows, And It 13, Stone, In iheir apeechios in’ support of the resolutionn, andsin denunciations of the Inte eleotion frandn, it being_eonceded Ly Mr, Callaghan fn hin suoociy'tliat thie Tivaus tickot beon beaten st tia polin, Thomas Borantthen introduced the following reso- Intions : « Resotved, That thin merting, composed of Demo- erata and’ Roputdicans of the Fourth Ward, pledges itaclt to take undted action in the cmning fall, looking 10 the abolishmons of townsbip organization fa_ Cook Connty, lhn‘v’lwd. That wa l“r"' lr;u{v‘t;:" 'lg, erhyl,ngr:llu:; ourselves to opporn nil frand al roac Oloction, elther et the pola’ or in the oount of the ballota thereaftor, The reslutions wero adapted amid intenss enthusi- a8, and the mreting sdjourncd, —_— MINOR MEETINGS, FIRET WARD, A mosting of the Executive Committes of the Firsl Ward Repablicans wag hold last evening at. thio Sherman Houss, Nothing was dons bayond sppointing a corumlittee to solicit subscriptions for tho support af tho Club, and a committeo to solect speakera for a grand ratification mesting to bo lield at Union Hall, at tho corner of Mons 0o aud Clark striiots, Lo-morrow evening, EXItCUTIVE COMMITTZE. The Executivo Qommitteo of the Contral Ro- rubllcan Club of Coak County Lield anadjourned maeting yestorday at 1 o'olock. ‘Tho only busi- ticws transactod was the accoptance of Aho remg- nations of Jacob elm and Jsmes W. Bcorillo, and tho adoption of s resolution instructing tho Finance Committenta andit all Lill, aud directing the Becretary and L'reesdont to lsvuo warrauls in accord- anco with the audits, FIFTEENTI WARD. ‘Thers is consideialle feeling fu the Fifteenth Ward over the coubeat for the Allermanshkip. Tom Stout, present tncumbent, obtatned a renominstion at the tepublican primary meeting Wednesday evening, muich to the chiagrin of many citizens who are earnest- only nap I had dnring the night. 1 was retieved by Capt. Gall ab 8:30 o'clock, These two gontismen can atats the vigilance kopt on the vault while they were there. The vault may hiavs been opencd bofars I was called o the door by Pagoand Mitchll, it i wat not aftor that time, becauns 1 kept my eye continually on tho ;!-nn-dnfi during the sematnder of the time I stayad on watch, "Tha gentiemen of the Tepublican party promiscd to relfove me at 3, m., bitt i1 not, 10 I wax compelled to #tay during the wholo hight until relfaved ot 830 & m. I havo 5o doubt now {hough I 4id pot think #o until ealled to tho door by Mr. Tagie, that there wan & delibernta achenio 10 Atuif the tailol-ox in the fntereat of tha porsona now in pon. sastlon of the town offices, and, If after working all day and aitting up sl night, £ have permitted tho vault=doot to bo openied and tho box stufTed, they huro sccoropliatiad by trategy what tho whole_crowd could ot hiave done by force, If this hax boen done in the opinion of my party, Iam prepared to Ko upon the itnessatand with Lhems otfer gentiemen and briag to punishment auy one guilly of this outrage upon the Bouth Town, and h - blame a8 all tho circamatanicos will atinclito ma for llow- ing the vauit-foor for & moment fo bo out of my sight, 1€ the vault baa been orenod it munt biavo been doas auickly, and the combination fnust hays been Sot on purposs to socomplish thils outrage. Yours, « J. A, HHONTER, [The“reporters wars from Tux Thinoxe ofice ‘Thiere wae no reprosentative of the 7'ines present tho time to which Mr, Hunter refors,—Eb.J THE WEST TOWN. BIXTIl WARD TOLLA, The Wost Town Canvasalog Board reconvened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning at the ofiice of tho Town Bosrd, 26 and 28 Bouth Ialsted streot, tho’Modorator, dIr. Derickeon, presiding, Tho Orst mattor takon up wos the Sixth Ward, where, at the corner of T'wonty-sccoud street nnd Bluo Island avenue, two polling-places had bazon catablished, as previously puplished in Tig Tninose. 'Tue Ropublican candidates were alf oresent, and they had Mr, James I, Root to speak for them as atlotnoy. Mr. Billard, who was Moderator at the socond place, waa also on hand, ns wers a number of reputable citizeos as witnesties. The Democrats wero repreabnted by Mans, Murpliy, and Dalton, ss caudidates, Halpine aud Ryan boing absont, they evidently foeting that thoy were * gono up the spout " anyhow, and o tako sucl thatr prosenca would not acd any ociat to the { )y in favor of refarm, Capt, Deruy, who was also ‘ nominated, though mot 8o unpopular, does not oceasion. Tho ballot-box ovor” which Jamos | Bominste S e Bl T | Ryan presidol ne Moderator waa then brought forth. Mr. Itoot objocted to its being opencd, on the grounds that tho porsous who pretonded to hiaye controlled the poll wero elcctod at balf- past 7 o'clock, an Allegal lour, and bofors the timo tised Ly law. When tho pooplo who lLad a right to elect a Modorator cama thoro at the “logal hour, they found someo ono in possession who had nn authority to act, Delwean 8aud 9 w'elock the propls did organlze, and elocted M. Miliard Moderator, aud ho claimned that the votes poiled when this gentleman acted wero tho only legal onca, and that thebox which contained theso was the ouly'vuo to be opened. 'There were prosent witnecscs who wonld prove that the Moderator at the other pro- cinct was found tn' poseession at au ilegal hour, and tuat the pretonded meetiug thero was o fraud on fus m, tho ward, ‘Thoroughly disgusted with the result 10f thie caucus, many Tuypublicans of the ward deciilod tapus up Independint cendidstes for Aldermen. A Iargely signed circular wan faaued, containing an invi- tatfo to Mosara. 4. . Waldo anil Frank Nieson (6 ace cept the nomination, Lagetber with the ncceptanco of those gentiemen, A masrs-meeting was hold 1ast evening at the eorner of Hopliiaand Mobiawl streeta, for the purgote of in- dorsing the new moveinent. Mr, F. L. Chisso presided, 210 0, M. Hale was elected Becrotary, The following Campedgrr Commitios was, on motfon, Appointed ¢ Firat Presimet, R, J, Sellbelmer, J. Hu- ber, W.JI, Snyder, B, C. Holland; Sc-ond I'recinct, r, M, HSchiseder, Charles ¥. Adams, Thomas Third Precinct, I, M, Chapman, J, W, Enrizht, (. T. Guenther; Fourth L'recinct, James Fitz, George E. Adams, lionry Thomas, Adain Meyer, Spseches mera mudo’ by Geors Atlaras, 7T, W, En. right, Frank Niesen, A, W. Waldo, W. H. Furnees, W, l‘l.fin,\'dcr, F. M, Cliapman, Mr, Jennings, and J, B, alt, A resolution was passed that all presont mupport Mexsrs, Waldo and Niesen fér Aldermenat the com. ing electlon, : A commities from tho Democratlo Primary Clab meeting of the ward camne into tne hall, and si., nounced that the Democrata had nominsted Messrs, Waldo ang Niesen os their cindidates, The announce Ived with applauise. ‘The meeting soon afier adjourned. BEVENTEENTIl WARD, The Executive Commitieo of the Beventeenth Ward Tepubifcan Club met at No, 635 North Wo'ls slreot Inst evening, for the trausaction of routina businos, The tcket numinated yestesday was hearily Pplauded, and will recelvo the undivided support of citizens resident 1n that ward, In regerd to the can- dldates for Aldermen little was aald, and & fow days wiil devclop their strength, No business of jmpor- tance wan transacted, sud the moating adjournad, g o MISCELLANEOUS. DR. DASSETT DECLINES, Totne Eiitor of The Clitcaao Tribuwe : Cuteaao, April 6.—In connection with tho nomiuation for didarman of tho Ninth Ward, my uams, with many others, bns boon usoed, and I understand somo zealons frionds are talking of putting it upon au indopoudent ticket, 1o this, will you do me tho favor to aay, that I can- not consent, Two verv nxedllent mon, Mr, Deld- lor and Mr, Vau Oedol, aro placod in nomination, and lot mo horo ask ovary goad citizen in our ward to give thom a hoarty support at ilie come ing olection. ‘The position of Alderman will not bo without ita trisla, o alinil be apt to expect more from thom than ,thev can possibly do for us. They canvot pay city oxpousos and extinguish dubt without mouey, aud that mcaus tesos. ‘They may b ablo to weed ont_some of the rogucs and suckers; ‘to trim down expenditures to the lowest line cunalatelt with respectabillly and good order, and thioroby maintain the good crodit of tho city,’ ®in unou thero in strength,” in discord weakness, Now lot_un unitodly givo to our incoming Aldermen, in thelr work of coouomy and debt-paying, ail thio'en- cuursgement aud moral support in our yower., Janen Basserr, TYDE PARK, A meeting of many of the siguers of tbe call for the Tudependent Tax-Uayers' tickes was ol at the Hyde Park Ifotel Wednesday eveniug for (ha purposs of choosing an Independent Campalgn Committoe, 1L, N. 1iibbard wan chosen Ubairmon, and Menry T, Chaco Becretary. Tho Clsirman stated the object of tho jmectivg, and, after soms discusujon as to the Lot plan of organizing, the following named gentlemen were chiosen members of (he Commiites: At largo, Homee N, Hibbard; First Dhatrict, E, B. Tiyan; Seo ond District, Hamual Faulkuer ; Cornell, Walter Cor- uell; South’ Chicago, C. W, Colehour and Elam G, Clark; West End, Samuel Pullmou, ‘The mecting then adjourned, with the understand- ing thot they should meet agaln If advisablo at the «all of thia Committea, A meeting of the Campaign Commitice and candl- dates of the Tax-Payors' party was Leld yesterday aftornoon ot the Garduer Wousa, There werw present ames Wadsworth, W, P, Gray, . Cudmore, G, A Yollansbes, Samucl Coogan, (.'W. Nliahop, Thomas Doyle, John 1L 'Irumbull, James I Bowen, A, Krimne Dall, Joacph Lawton, 1% Geliren, M, J, Rtussell, Jacob Huyper, and otlen, [ace, M. Root—Ts the otlier box hero 2 Stoderator—Yes, Mr, ftoot—Well, prodaco i¢; we waut to see the corpse betoro ur. Mr. Derickaon nsked §f_tho other slde had an attor- ney, " Matt Murpby stated that they bd nat, Stodcrator—I would like to know if I ami to sottle thicwe questions, or whether T sball counscl with tle otlier members of the oard 7 4 Atr, Rout—3y interpretation of the law 1s, that all questions aro to be settled by the Moderator, Dalton kers apoke up, and said tuat, 80 f1r a3 he was concorned, o beliaved that the eotire Board st:onid decide tho disputed questions, Mr, Derickson stated {hat the question to be de- cided was whethor bo should_ecttle all disputed quea- 1004, or whether o should counsel with the mombern of tho Baanl, 1lo would like to know tha law on tha subject, U, s, Dartlett—Porbaps the Bupervisor can toll us 510 what hos been the custom herctofor, Mr. Derickson—I Gon't caro snything about what {he customs bavo boen, Many of them were repres hensiblo and objectionable, aa well aa Hicgal, What I want {3 the Inw ou tho subject, and not cuatorns. 3tr, Koot then read the (aw, and sal that it wan well understood, by o law of the State aud unmerons legal decisions, that tho Llection Doards, whera ihe County Clerk and two Justices of the Peaco prealied, docided shni were proper returus, That was tho practice, The question waa s 10 who Waa the canvasscr at tiis election, He resd tho law, and clatmed that tho Soderator was the canyaaser' of all tho yotea in_the casa of an ordinary town-meoting. Mo aleo reud Hoe, 67 of tha Iaw, and showed 1hat tho Moderator was Judgo of election, and he was the only person autbiorized to docide na'to which were icgal votes. Justice Morricon wauted to know if thers was to ba but ang polliug-place 11 the tuwa, Mr, Root—Yes, Tho bthor Moderators wers but aub-commiltees, and it was for tho Modorator to do- terinfuo all questions. Dalton—Ilow sbout this $0arid of Cativassers? Mr. Root—There s oo Board af C: Moderatr only calls around bim ssslstauts, Whom Bio ylesece, e can dischargn thom at Lis pleasure, Ho { the unly onowha i to decide, and the only fudge who fa legally ceaponsibte, 1o can declde elthier wny, whichever ho deems wise, according to Lis own judge ment. The Moderator skid he would ke to Lave the untter posptoned, Mr, Murphy asked s contintance until he could get Rouutreo or 6ame othier connvel, Mr, lioot abjected to an adjournment, 1is thought tho other sida bad hiad ainpld timo, and §f they had wanted a lawyer, thoycould easily Lavo socursd one by yesterday morning, Ar. Toot thon agaiti read the law, and conclued thiat tho Moderstor was tho only perdon resf onelble. 1l counted 1he voto, and the clerk declarud tho rosuit, Ar, Dorickeon then said that be would like tho otlier widdu to have counnef, and ho would like them foad- Journ for ono or two deys, or until such timo ex the goutlemen should agrec., d, Tiyan, in Dehialf of Mr. Maas, sald that tho Ittar would ko to ba repreacnted by counscl, aud askod & postronement (411 this moruiug at 10 o'clock, Tuls ced to, aud the counting of votoa waa again proceaded with, Itcan be easily proven that soverul hundiuls of Jiyan vote wero thrown into the box orer which Jim liysn presided, and_that stuing waa done thero indiscriminately, Ryan bimsolf snytuy e didn't cara for tho lav, that ho would do as e pleased. Tho respectable residents of the Sizth Ward are dotormined to bo controlled by a mab ua Tonger, nd will conteat tie mattor o the bittor end, THE COUNT, The counting was theu reautned, and fise procinole were disposed of, The volo, ea fur as canvassed, in aa follows: AnsEiion, || COLLEGTOR. Ryan, Hnfl-/m_ man, Jumea Wadaworth waa chosen Chalrman, and J, L, Bijckne Becrolary. 460 | “Vacancles in tho First and Third Districts, caused 610 | by the withirawal of 31, J. Tiunzel) and J. F, Darney, 795 | wera filled by the aclection of ‘W, P’ Gray_sud Samuul 04 | Coogan, ~ Mr, Barney was obliged to go East fur some T | timo yosterday evening, but Lo Lopos 10 bs back to &1 | work o the ticket ou eloction aay. 239 | After same dlacusslon upon pfans for tho csmpalgn 85l 2,520 140 | 1t was decided to adjourn fo moet again at § o'clock to- Bhel e 1L 59 548 | morrow afternoon at the Garduer House. [T ] i T I THE GUEENUACKERS, awf ou) i wall B s | A mectiog a‘! the Stmacwlr;lw?zmt?g of the ———{———i|———i—— | Grecuback party waaLeld yeaterday at hesdquaricrs, 03] 4,490 T,WT BTI2 nx])‘ Clark mfn—;vfi. Mr. ]muwfimn‘fia ;‘.mmz;l. 10 ” ‘Thirteen dintricts wore represented, sud the Commit- yutca bavu boen Caut 0% | | oman for fhio otlirs responded by letter, FOLICE-JUSTICE, for which ofico thero waa uo clection, and In which 1o vacancy oxlsta, ‘Tho votes ore divided sbout equal- Iy betweens & low shiyster natied Jauiea Ceaty sud 3 wman numed Theophilus Gueroldt, who hol cute fn Lich's ofice, These iwo frauds sppearcd ofica of tho W, Town Mbderator yukh\u{.mllhll‘noml. armed with 8 wagon-load of law-bookn, extracts from which Gesry shlod At Mr, Derickhon for uearly two hours, and ho pnd fha man with the loug name finslly wound up with s threat tuat he ((eary) would got & mandamus o the Moderator to compel him to count Verbal reparts were miada of the condition of affairs in the varjous diatricts, sll being of an encouraging tenor, the ouly drawback being that the roads are too muddy for travel, A resolution was fntraduced to or- Ranizo throughout tha Ktate, beyinning with the towns ships which are to roport to the county organization, and it 10 the Becrutary of the Btate Central Committed overy two weeks. Stepd were also taken to raise tho smews of war, An uniform for tha Oreenback Cluba waa then adopted, which womewlal resembles that of the Wide-Awnkes, tho special foaturs bofng a piece of groen broailcloth on the back of the coat, There will ot tho thio volok. Yo word nandatmug frritated some of fue | P8 f0rchen for miglt processions, i “Tho Commitieo then adjournod, subject to the call “tm'g\ 14, an they thought that it was asmod | oo et h Tbio votes cast were illegal, and, cows lients Iy, the ‘twa judicial asplrante, e criwl Lbrough, it find. ALDERMANIO, Frank Lawler, ono of the ltepublican candidates for Alderniay in tho kightls Ward, #a not & letter-carrior, ss was wlated yeaterday, but an employe in the Tteglutry Departieut, holling o position which leavea him tima to uttend 1o dutiee 58 o Alderian i€ elocted, The raudidate for Alderman nouunsted Wednesday 10 tho Tenth Ward u A, U, Smith, & well-knowa lutus ber merchsnt, If was incorroctly stated yeatorday that Gundurson had been tenominalod, Mz, Swith iy & good tuan; Uundeison f4 noty siteupt to bar Lo thelr Uttfo game, — AN INDICNATION MEETING. TUE LOULTIt WARDEWY KI4F IN THEIR 3MIOMT, A weoling of tho Fourth Ward Ropublican Club was Lotd last night at tha headquarters, ocorner of Thirty-first atroot wnd Michigan ay- onue, the Fresident, I P. Matthows, m tho clair, A resolution was adopted whoreby {1 et e Club pledged to suppors the nominses for 1{1,1.;: OTHER I'OLITICAL MATTERS, won made st the brimary clection bold tha day BLAINE. pravious, and a committon of forty was chosen 10 look after tho interost of the nowinees ut thy appiouching olection. I'he Chair thon appointed & Committes on Reuolutions, wbich suggoatod tho resolution et forth 1w the report of the mneuui; of Domocraty sud Republicans imnmediately followhny, ‘Lo moutiug then adjourued, whon the tead- Ing mowmbers of the 'ourth Ward Democratic Club, which had boen Iu session jo the immedi- ato neighborlood, eanlo in, aud & mosK-mesting of Democrata and Republicany was Liold, P, I', Matthows, tho Olsirman of tho lepublican Club, culled tuo imeeting 1o order, . Ou motion of J, L. High, Bernard Callaghan way elected Chulrman, 'I'he fullowing reaolutions wero then read, sud unaa. tmously sdopted ¢ Wixieas, The citizens of the Fourth Ward did, on tho 4tk day of April, A, 1), 176, uicebat U regus ke yotiug-piace fn 8aid ward for the purpose of eleci ing a ticket for the Tawn of Bouth Chicagy, and did, i & Fegulat mannor, a4 procisely 8 o'clock . m,, eloct ths presldag und ottier oilicerd ab satd voulug place; a, WhERZAR, After such organizstion st the regular votlug pisce. in sald ward, Edward Phillipe, 10- fezther with & wmall pumber of peraony, in violation of w, did Traudulently spiroprlute 1o themsclyes’ tho regular ballot-box sypoluted o be uaed at sald votin It 0d ook 18 10 euotber bud di ward, sud opeed & uow vouug pl received Yules, wuldh they have rec cunt fu sl ward, sud which action fs liablo b0 result 1 thy throwing out of tho whle of tho Vute cast 86 wald regular voling place; therefore, Hasacved, By 4 Kvpailifean Clab of the Fourth Ward, that we ideiii b unmessured terms the cunduet of suid Putdip s and lus fricods in such se~ Lion ae crtninally outr, i, and that wo movoment Culh Lo bou buvede W puisisiiug such rusceliby, aud we WUAT LR 1§ SAID TO HAVE 6A(D, Sueeial Mapateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yong, April 6.—Tne following conyersa- tion about the Presldenoy 1 roported 1n the ropular correspondonce of the New York Trib. une: Judge Jerewniahh BJack, meeting oxe Hpesker Blaine ono day, asked Lim if bo felt ap- p:ohanu(vn that Sunn‘or Morton would defcat bim, * Morton will have fair etrength In the Con. ventlon.” replled Mr, Ttlaine, * bat fs will not :‘aufimgni‘c li:‘l;:hl num‘ electore! yote, You seo ever + ot i ) 1 ould sover dutu notudnate such u caudidate, 1 :' A:'u 'ou‘ l‘:)nltl of Az, Bristowy o + Dristow La 094 deal the peojiley ULt o hotorgantosd, 1T 7:‘539“:5. Bow 1% s powniLly gob s wnjority 1o 2 cvavention * Well, a10 you afraid uf Beustor Couklitg 1 askeq .]udfn biack, goww oy with his catechism, ¢ 1fe cunnot carry bisown Ntat or at the clection, aud b o i 1ho Convention cundidacy bs No, 1'ny ot afraid of i, 1N Slinling, 4 ku thare suybody you are afraid of 7" " Yea; thero o7 Juplied the ex-Hpeaker, with o < soifous adr, “Wall, who Is ft 9" Tl grest unknown,” ———— * THE COLORED ELEMENT. CONVENTION AT NASUVILLE, Speciat Correspordence of The Chicage Triduna. Nasuvire, Tenn,, April 8.—For soveral days past I havo beat around among the members of tho consmittocs appolated to make arrangements for tho Coloted Nstlonal Convention, which 1 ard lfirflanflnz il LIBUNLS: IFRIDAY, AP 7, 18/v moots hera on the Bth Inat,, to nacortain whothor any deflulte programmo had beon oonjarsd up from the depths of the elored mind. But thore hnad not beon any movement in that dlreotion, Thoonly thing that conld be pumped out of a rospectabls colorod * gom'man™ was that thoy intendod to meot in Cominitice of tho Whole and * '“'euss do 'dition ob de cnlind man.” It {s statod that the line of condact will not b deetded upon until the ar- rival of Pinchback and Brace, 1t s a ninttor of oom. mon talk hera that thoas twa colored politiciana will DPYoposoa now departure; that they are dlssffocted, And will posalbly taxe stopa taward LXAVING THE REPURLICAN PARTY, rovided they should find any prospoct of thelr bread g biittered by the other side; that they will hurl thunderbolts at (he present Administration, and pro- nounoca maledictions upon all who have, in any way, dsted lo make opposition to ko clevation of the colorel "race {0 official position, Bhonld they uraue ({his coures, 1¢ {8 quite Tikoly they will touch lightly the notes to the old song of Bouthern outrages which han been lined out by every colored convention: that 1iss met siuca tho wip. 10K Out of the starsand bars, Iustead of tha, they will raiso n howl becsusn of tio slowness of {heir po- litieal elevation. ~And ystno one ean ses sny reanon why thoy should complain. Thete sdvencement, all the circimatances considered, A8 DEEN REMARKABLY RAPID. ‘They cannot hope to achicve in the brief space of twelvn years what tho Anglo Haxona have ao. complishied throngh sges of study aud education, The _col man haa bean & juror in the Ftalo aa well an the Fuderal Courts; hie has boen clocted n coustable, s mamstrate, & legislator, and to fill posltions in tlio halls of Congress: and with al theso honora thrust upon him, aud sometimes gratul. tously, they atlll elamor for the losves and Nshes, 1t wan wafd in the daya of Viery that & nogro overacor wa tenfold more cruel to L¥s licathen bondamen that tho whila man. The same holds trin of those who Liave Leon given ollice. Thera can nowhers be found suything 1o cqual TILIL OPTRESZIONS OF THE BWELL-IVAD NEGTO magistrate who lives upon the qusrrels and woes of hin”brethren, Tho reaton why colored men have ot more frequently occnpled the jury-box has been in consequenco of colored defondsnis baving mada eerious objection to it, for fear of betg more harshl dealt with by them than by white men, Dutifs col. ored man calls for 8 colorod Jury to try his caso, the fequest ia granted blm., Not until tho colored race s edncated ta a high standard will they be ready to occupy exalted posi- tlons, Thero is LITTLE HOPE FOI THE PRESENT OENERATION on account of their want of tha proparintelligenca ta 111t thiom to the topmost ladder of fame which they so ardently desiro, Their promotion must from noces- slty boslow. They bave no reason to grambls with regard Lo thefr oducatlons] advancement. They have achools and universities, aud have boen glven evory ndvantago that could have been accorded to any race suddeny rining out of a bondage of centurles, 1t n 1 fact, howover peculiar it Jaay sprear, {tat, wifls & majority of thoe peoplo of the Bouth, they have been proferred s laborers to vhita mon, This is per- hiaps on account of thelr having so long been arsociated fogotlior in thst connection, It {8 nlio & no- torious fact “inat while 8 negro _ loafer can feed ‘st ~ony while man's kitchen with perfect Uberly, 1t not impunily, and without Lelug aaked for compensation, can atroll through b premises, sad without suspicion, 3 A WIITE TRAMP ould bo at once suapected of rome rascality, and bo unceremoniously ordered away. One uncontrovertible point with regacd to tha negro 1s, Lowover, that, whatever may b doas at the Colorei Natlonal Convention, ho will atilt romain » Republican, Notling will ever convince him tiat there in any hopo in any other party, the morehcads to the contrary not- withtauding, Dox, TIUX CONVENTION, 'NasuviLLe, April 6, e Colired Men's Natlonal Conveution organized by tha election of M, W, Glbbe, cf Arkansas, Pres{dent. Bpecches wern mado by Hob- ert M. Cary, of In 11, 8. Bmith, of Georgls, Robert Harlan, of Olilo, snd 3, W, Glbbs. Fred Dou, 11w and other ' nigners to_thie againet ealling thio Convention at Nashville, wero soverely criticied, The apeakera uennroll‘y ‘were for the party thal promised the most rights and fulfilied their promiscs. NASHVILLE, Tenn,, Aptil 6,—~Tho Nutional Colored Couvention was in sersion over four louts to-lsy, The stlendance of s tors, both white aud eolored, was very largs, tho galleriea and loblies of tho Hoieo of Representatives being packed to thelr capacity, The Committes on Henolutions uot yet being able to agrea, the proceedings were unlinporiant, oxeept two spooch- o from Iuchback and Smith, of Alabams, Pinch- did mot tske the mew departure epooch had & strong independencs, 1o safld that colored people were bogiuning to think for thom. rolyes, and would never sgain vola ihe Republican ticket (n solfd column as heretoforo. He sald the outh could never prospor whilo party lines wera raco lines. o wauted no more calor-lino politics, but o n of partics on other than race lines, Benator C. 8. Smith followed Dinchback, making a powerful speech in faver of tho new doparture, e advised tuat thy blacks mo louger remain n tho Kopublican party, but make lerma with thelr whito Southorn fetouds, aud keresfter voto for honest and compotent men, without reference to party, 1lis_apeech made a profound impresston, and was rocelved with great ap- platiso by tho whitcs and blacks. ‘Ther 18 a strong element i the Convontion in favor of this doparture, and the caucusing ts vory hot, ——— OHIO GREENBACKERS. CUAUACTENISTIO BESOLUTIONS, Corvatnus, 0., April 6,—Iu answer toa cwll for & mass Stato Convention of thoso interestad in the issue of mora groonbacks, nbout twenty- five porsons mot hero to-day. II, O, Bholdon, of Oberlin, wae choson Prosident, and Ralph Leste, of lronton, Beerotary. Tho followlug pistform was adopted : Witeneas, In view of the fallurs of the present Democratio House of Representatives and tho lato lo- publican House of Kepresontatives to roponl the odloun and oppreasive Bpecie-llesumption act of Jan, 14, 1875, sud to furnish nancial rolfef to tho dopressed {ndus. trics of tho couutry, disappointing tho just hopes snd expoctations of a eufleriug peoplo, and'in view of the alarming development of fraud, bribery, and official corruption that prevails and dobauches crery branch of the publle service, menacing tho very existence of our froo fustitutions, wa oifer auguestions for the remedy embodied fn the follawing rosolittione Jtesolred, That wo earneatly appeal to the peopla of Olifo aud othier States {0 organizo {homselves for tha o of earo(ully conaidering the perilous condition of the country, aud to unite snd wield their influcnce and political power n securing the renovation of tha Government, aud espoclally for the unconditional re. peal of the 'so-caliod Reaumption act, and for the achievement of their rescue {rom the disaster of iLs enforccinent. LDescived, That we belleve that & United States noto issued directly by the Govornment snid convertible in hand inta Unlted States intorest-bearing obligations oquivalent in valus to gold, and exchangeabls for Unlted Statea notes st par, will 8fford tho best circnlat- {ug meddum evar enjoyed by any saction, We believe auch nsystem of currency will finally ll]ranll. uot only in the United Gtates Lut fn Great Dritain, and ail civilized countrica fu the world, Huch Uuited States notesshould be n legal-tonder and rocelvabla by Goy- ernment for all dues, including customs. Resolved, That wo Told that ft{s tho duty of the Govornment W furnish s circulating medium to the country, Tua following Execativo Committeo waa ap- pointod and authorized to appoiot delogates to the National Greonback Convention nt Indisnap- ohis May 17: William Trevitl, of Columbus H Ilenry Blandy, of Zancavitle; Charlos Boaland, of Lancaster; 8. 8, Itlckloy, of Columbus Jacab Riblat, of* Glulion ; Roubea_Carroll, of Youngstown ; J. O, Chambers, of Paineavillo ; John 1L, Hudson, of Sandasky ; N. D, Dartlott, of Loralno ; James G, Manly, of Muskingum ; HA!}III L,octo, of Ironton ; and Jobn T, Bhryock, of Zuneuvilio, ——— THE PRESIDENCY. LETTER PROXM A MORTON MAN—IFY FUFTS TUE ** PAVOIITE 80N, AND TUROWS COLD WATEL ON BLAINE. To tha Kditor of The Cheann Tyibune: Tipranavorts, Ind., April 1,—Ia your editorinl oommonta on the Obio Biate Convention you have been lod into an orror, doublloss by tho Cincinnati papers, who, in speaking of tho aco~ ond cholco of tho Ohio delogatos, gavo Bristow and Blafue oach a greater numbor of delogates thau Benator Morton, Now, tho fact is that Benator Morton {8 tho socond choice of moro than one-half of tho delogates appeiuted by the Ohlo 8tata Conveatlon (7), and Blaine is not tho tocond choico of to oxcood four, if Lo is of tbat numbor. Benator Borton has been in the habitof opening the campaign in Ohio fors number of yesrs, and last fall doliverod the first apeech mado In that Siate by any non-resident on the 7th day of August, and romainod thers uoti! the eloction in Octobor (oxcopt ¢wo wooks spent in the canvass of Maine and P'ennsylvania), speaking every day, and oft- on travoling tho 1nost of the night to moot his noxt appointmont. Tho Onio Biato CUentral Committoo {nvited Mr, Blaino to vieit that 8tata and dymiuipum in the campaign, but, notwith- standiog it was the most iwportant Siste elvo. tion that s occurved in this country for yoars, aud the whole nation wes lmpnl?,lltly awailing the result, Mr. Blaine jofuse comu to their yohief, aud when ho maugs bis recent mpacch in tho Iouse upon tua Onadcos, the editor of the Clocinnati Commercial significantly remarked thas * the proper timo for thist upeech wes duriog tho Olng canvass,” It came 100 late, Now tho fact ia, Obio is & radical Btate, nnd My, Blalne’s coyruo in opposing **tho Forco bill "' aod other rocou- struction moasurea would uaturally deprivo him of any cousiderabla strongth in Obio, I bave given thiy nnh{ucl sowo attention, snd I now wako this prodiction : that, whonever the Ohio delegatos docide to loave Gov, Hayes, Ben- stor " Borton, under the loadarship of glorious ald Don Wade, will receive s larger number than auy l:)lhnrilndldnn. i i 8 coutost Low Ecems e narrowing dawn to Morton aud Inistow, aud when the ellfulu is t0 bo made betwesn Morton, with Lia record for statesmanship, unilnching {otegrity, and loog publiv service 490 tho country mad Republican mty and Recretary Dristow, wha lias only n Lnuwu 8 0 CONBOTYALIVO neruhlmn, whn an-od the Ku-Kiux sct, Civil Rights end ‘orca bills, and wito liaa not beod trisd tn any, mhlofl of mpeeisl prowminanca until he hecama rotary of the Treasury, tha dolegaien in that Convontlon will soon decldo. Bonator Morton i tho peor of Any nfan in this nation, aud has as dovoted friends a8 any other caudidato, aud I subwmit that s ls uot lu good tasto for Tz Tniouxe to rofor to thom na ** Jn- dians politicians,” Tho man who iguores Sonae tar Morton in thia raco will find out that ho has made a aerions mistako whon the result of the flrst ballpt at Cincinoati is known, Now, ous word about the position of Benator Morton and the fluances, Tns TaIRUNR at- toraptod to Liold the Banator ro4ponsiblo tor tho finanos rosolution adopted by the Iata Indians State Convontion, wuon tho fact 8 tho Hooa- tor hed no moro to do with it than did tho oditor of Tue Tnwuxe, and not na much, for that part of {tho rogolution that demandod tha ropoal of tho Ro- sumplion act was arguod by several membera of the Committee on llosolutions, who declarad that it would moot with the apocial approbation of tho editora of Tutz Trinuxe and Cincinnati Gazelle, Bonator Norton's bost publio uttor- ances upon tho financos was duriug the Gllo canvans last fall. 1ils viows wero approved by all the leading Ropublican newaspapora through- out the country, and he has not_changed stnco. o Is as enrnestly in favor of honost monoy, and la as desiroua of protacting tho crodit of tho nation, as any wan. INDIANA WARRDURNE FOR GOVERNON—OR SOMETHLNG ELSE, 7o the Editor of The Chtcaqo Tribune: Cuicaao, April 6.—~Thoro fa ono thing that one porson docs not liko In puebing Tithu Wash- burae for Governor of this Stato, and that ls, wa want Washburne for another placo, and that othor place ia tho Prestdanay, It is very certain that lio i5 tho fittest mnn within tho reach of tho Topublican party for tho present cmergency. Thore {s anothor man of oqual fitnoes, which the Republican party cannot roach, becauso 1t rwill not, and that Is Cliarles Trancis Adams. Tho abominablo contompt which tho conatry has for talent, statosmanship, charactor, nnd family, mokes Mr. Adawa & very unprofitable ‘candidate, for party purnoscs, This was proved in the nomiuafion at Cla- clnnati, in tho lettor which he wrots to the Cons vention, in which Lie told them frankly ho was not such a candidate an thoy required; and yet that vory Iotter vroved that Lo wus fust such's candidate aa they ought to have had, If, in tho nest dublous hundrod yours (st aro befara s, tho people will got rid of the strango notion that lonest men’ and talsnted men aro not Gt for the Prosidency, then wo may hops 1o live suother hutidred years, Under Waahburne's Administration we should be #ure of oconomieal oxpenditure, sud that there would e nostealing, ‘Chat {nabout as liigh ae this country will get for tho term or two ahoad. Farther onwe miay Liope Lo look for & man for a President who Is not ouly a man of clisracter biingelf, Lut s boro fn & higheclaes family. ~ Thero fs Llood in tho Adams fainily,—two em dn auo. cerston bave been Iresidents; tho blood of the fovo- Intton courses {u thelr velus, Yot In onr degeneracy, after an hundrod years, we spurn tho fact that the two bost Proaidents wo havo had wors tho Adamies, and that they aro a royol and uational family; and this fs tho sureat ovidence that (i country will uot Lave & third one of the #amo family, Charles Francls Adams Lolug ont of the queation, simply beeauss Lo would add dignity to (he ortice, and beeatito Lin fatior g grandfatier’ woro Irenidonts, and Lina also » son weoll fitted for the'otlico,—let ua do tho uoxt beat thing, and take Elibu B, Washburae, as we took Lincoln, becayso ho 18 au hionest man, aud bo- cauo honeaty st present Is the Lest recommendation, Wo linve the disadvantago, In selccting Washbtirae, of a succosslon of Presidouts [n the samo State,—Lincoln and Grant being Ilimols mon, Dut this is 'no worse for iho couptry, that Tilinois shiould mako Presidents, than that Virginia Qid, That Stato was called the Mothier of Tresidents, ' We think the nation il readily forgive iliuoin that, having furnishied a Lin- coln, that elio 1 now ablo {0 givo a Washiburge for the samnp position, REFTDLICAN VoTER, DEMOGRATIO CANDIDATES, The Bpringfleld (Mass,) Republican fools callod upon to sdvise and admonish tho Demo- cratic-Confoderates in rogard to thoir Presi- deutial campaigu, and chanoes. It commencos aftor this wiso: » W think ft must be borne {n upon the refective Domocrat nbout thoso days that his party vlundored ‘when it loft the track that tho Liberala awltchod it on {0In 1872, 1f it Lad gono on under the leadership snd Smnulsoof that year, put Bchurz instesd of Cockrall, and Hubbard, or Wells, or Woolsey fnatosd of Eaton in tho Sonate, and done othor things -to match, it would now posscss tho country, and_ouly wajt for clection-day to 0l tho Tresidency, s solo capital would nat be the vices of ita opponeats, its wols hopo tho blunders of tholr managetacnt, After thls brilliant ** gambit opontng,” it pro. cends with tho gamo. Fublio opinlon, It says, has alrondy rojoctod all woak caudidatos ! Huch men a8 Usyard, snd English, and Tngorsoll, snil QOaston aro_clearly dismisned, bocause, hawever Tex political puwer, 1fundricks, almost tho 1deal candidate of the old Dentocracy, At represontative of its avorags Yorshlp of polloy above principlo, Uie politictan ratber than tne stateaman of his party, the Democratio Blaino, aa it wore, hio, too, must be dismissed, notwith- standing his femporary appoarauco of strength, Lo. caub of thia rocognized feabloness of purposs and priuciplo, aud this utter Mmability o moet the drastio demauds of the popular feoling, Lifs nomization, while not insuring even Indiana, would deatroy all chances for New York, Counecticut, New Lisipshire, and probably the Pacifc Ktates. Tho hard.money men of tho party would openly loave bia standard in disgust, Tha Republican noxt considera Tildon and Thurman &8 protty strong candidates, It piaces them in tho first ravk of Domocratic-Confed- eratea: Neithor would be quito eattsfactory to the Inde- pendent voter of Republican autecedouts, Lecanss of ihieir Iack of sympatly with the Unlon cause during ths Wor, Neiliier was by auy meaus an offensive # Copperbead,” put both hava & flavor of that odlous- Dean about them,—the Oblo Benator in larger degroo. Mz, Thurman {s more of tle political Vourbon,~ls takea suufl and uses a colored silk handkerchlef, 1 very 1nuch an_old-fashionod party Democrat “ ao- cardin®'; but bis personal record sd an honeat man s unimpeachod, and Lo ia & mau of mich porsonal s~ tractiveness, ' Tilden s more in the opon country, politically; hie hns shown himaelf the ane bold, pracd® cal reformer of his party, snd the sccond in reforming rank {n the country, 'Tho Ktepublican procesds to name other candi- dates and combinations. It thinks Adams with ‘Thurman would Ls llxoxuz. and Adama with Judge Davis, of Jilinois, &tronger. This last combination, it seems to intimate, could only be beaton by a tickat with Bristow at its hoad, T'wo aociont Whigs like Adams and Davis 28 Demo- cratio canaidates for Prosidont and Vice-Prost- dent woula bo a sight to look upon, ——— WILLIAM LATHROP, TUE FOUNTI CONORESSIONAL DISTRICT, To the Kdilor of T'he Chicago Tribuna ; Eraty, April 4.—~Candidates for Congress In tho Fourth Distriot aro getting plenty enough for all practical purposes, 'I'bs diatrict embraces the Countles of Kano, DeKalb, McHoenry, Boono, and Winnebago. Eackh poction of the district has its particular claim for reprosentation. Mr, Farnse worth, of Iano County, wss formorly the standing Congressman, Io roprosonted this dlutrict, and that out of which it was formed in tho provious apportionment, for fourteen yoars, ilo hias liad great oxporience In Congross, is s man of groat sbility, and uomarred In oMofal intogrity, and altogother one of the most abis and valuable mombars evar gant from this State, o reprosonted tho banuor dlstriot of the nation, baviog boon electod by o majority of 14,000 ont of 20,000 yotes. Yot all the poopla of hin district wero mot happy; many of thom wanted to step into Lis old phoes {in tho Congrossional hall, Othor parta of fliy district thought it not'falr that ano County should perpetually furnlsh tho Congreasman; aud Winuebayo, ai the “extroms wust, becaius o3 }{IJ {ealous of s favor monopalizsd by Kans, *Ti fack s, such men a8 Farnswort could’ not be found in every county, Farneworth *-a an old-time Abolition. ist, (b friend of Collir . Codding, ad_confed- erato of Lovoloy, sud .. .sibuted vory much tothe bulldiog up of that garty Which gave him siich a tre- mendous nfsfority, But, unfortunstely for one side or 1he other, Farnawart’ becaine disaffoctod with the Administratlon of Graut'a first tern; he_ mado war upon the District of Columbia Ting and Den Lutlor, sud tho Adminiatration suublod him, ke was persos cuted for Leivg tou early in exposing the cor Tuptions which beva siuco cropped uut, aud whish I it sow popular to deuousoe, g jarse- cutgd out of countensnce Ly Lis own parly at Washiogton, #4 was very matural that be adould 1ot favor o renomination of Uen, Grant. This was woll kuown by tho leading wen of his district; and befora the nomtuation very wmany of thum sympas thized with Lun, A trick Was projectod in DoKaib Couuty, in view of tha then comiig Cungresaloual Couvesition, whlel ouly sinied at the carialu defeus of Yurusworth without belping any other caudidato particatar, with Lo posaibla hopo Uhal tho favar migl fall upon Onae of neveral of thaly mapiring citizens,—tha reault belug that DeKalb held the tle Yote, and pere olsted fu uot hrowiug it o favor of Farnswor though b had & ductded minority of all the yol caat, Thea wes the timo when tha long-preferred claim of Winuobago should bave beeu Fespoctod, Tnat county I & worthy and competent candidate in tho persoun of Widism Lalurop. When 1t was prolty well sscertaned thai Frrusworth — could Dot Lo nowinat Ar, Laturop was approached sud informed that ho could Dave tho volea of one of the cuunties ueretofors D of et pon- oo St L3ty of certain poat-offices, Mr, p's roply ‘Was, that “ Lo bad bo objection to belng sent to Cone @reds, ut when ho gob. (50Fe bo shodid ke b0 fesl surothat he ought Bt 1o have becn aeat 10 Jolot This settlod tho cave thed Mr, Lathrop was not a 8% tuap to reproasut that Convention iu Congress, and so Hiophen A, Hurlbuy was uominated, Afier this re- bul, which in fact was_oquivalent 49 belog east ok of the synagogue, Mr, Farusworth supported Horsce Grooloy ; aud it ia Dot vary atrange that by sbould Ve dono ao. Mr, Yarosworth's explanatican were tablo, thoy stand for 80 little of personaland | never bAlf no mat's actory as that ho, having a largs Alists of humin ustace, Al a0 vacaim o WAR ¥ory 110rdl for o man of ‘gpnnk a0 49 do, ~Than the Tapnhiican pacty, the constituenty that he hiad trained inta ghat patiy, after fun exansple of the Bovs {Ung at Wanhiagton, comenenced prnuh.ne him for hin treaebary 10’ thn party, ‘fhe pimishinent rsto near haing l1ka that winely many yawrs 020 thy Demacratin pirty tnilictad upon Jobn 1% Hale: for ab tho accond election o (I'arnsworthy tirnod the malority which T o'exted ficy by 14,000 down Lo 1,400 In favor of his opponnnt, Atephen A. 1firinnt, 141y tima the lts. publiean ‘party shouki learn that {1 enunot afford tn perpetually piumish ita ot far-seelng and honest inen, Lnoanso they havo cxpased dishonesty in the farty, The wieeal thing for the lipubliennnof the ‘ourth Distelct i to forget tho past, and enpecially their own foily, and _renominate Jobn F, Faroaworth, who e to-day n hotler Tepublican tan ninetenths of the voters thiat have arrayed thomsolyes sgainst him. ut (bero In hardly graco enough in political human nsturo to do this thing. But the next best thing in 10 nominate William La~ throp, who would not_fone yeam ago huy his nomina- tion by & bribe of $1,000, 11 either of theso things are dons, Johin F. Farneworth snd sbout 5,000 mora disafTected Repnblicans will be found voting for tho Tlepublican nomineo for Preakdent, preriding ho is not. (ufrd-term candidate, Rusvs, ————— MISCELLANEOUS. TOCRFONUD, ILL. Bvesial Disvateh to Iha Chezago Tridune, Rooryonrp, 1il, April 6,—Tho Hon. Boymonur @, Bronsan hias -boon nominated by the Licenso party for Mayor, Tho municlpal eloction prom- ines ta b vory exciting, aud closo on tho whisky lzaue, VENMILLION COUNTY, ILLe Spectal Duapateh to The Chicago Triduna, Daxvitee, I, April 6.—Tho Republican Con- tral Committoo of this county hold a mooting yestordsy, sod docldod to bavo primsry moot- ings hold on tho 20th inet., for tho lmxroun of aflmlnlllng couuty officers for tho fall elec- lon, CHAMPAIGN COUNTT, ILL, Epecial Dispatehto Tha Chicayo Tribuns, Oitaxratax, Tl., April 6,~Tho Republican Central Committea of (i county met for consultation at Ur. bana to-day, Thelr mecting was tlondod by a large number of earnest and activo members of Lio party, It wan docided to ol the County Convention b the 25tk 1nat, Tho fntorests of Mr, Hcrogge, candidata for Becrolary of State, wera taken into considerstion, and there was manifeated an_earnost, sincera donire to uso every honorable meann to mecuro hie success, Itis believed by tha Tepublicana hora that thia section a° entitled 8 recoguition of {ta n the Blate Convention, and that tio high eatimativn (o waofch 3r, Bcroggs fs Lold in “this part of tho Stale, bis well-known anil marked ability an an editor, his good military recorl and unflinching Ndality to (he party of which ho bas for over n acorn of ot been n liard-working mem- ber, will enable Clampatan County (o proscnt bin name to the Btats Conventinn with & fair ahow of suc- ceas, Theroars many ndications of the rapldity with which he {s quining Atrength. Wo think ho iy {lie man for the place, and worthy tha confidence and $he houor of & nomination. 'The township cluctions held op Taceday develop thio fact that the ro-called fne depenfient party lacka votes,—at lcast, with ane or two oxcoptiona, whoro the isaus was made the Republic- ans were succesalul, RIODE 18LAND, Provioesar, . T, Aprl 8,—Fnil returna of yestor- day’s election for OGovernor give !.lm-ml‘ luKnhuun. 8,i67; Maward, Frobibition, 0,385; and Beach, Domos crat, 3,601, AISBOURI DEMOCTATIQ BTATE COXVENTION, B, Louts, Mo., April ,—The Democratic Stste Central Gommitica bava calfed a 8late Convention, to be held st JefTerson Cily, May 31, (o cleat delogaton to thie National Convention. pouns APERES POLITICAL NOTES, Dlsine is acctised also of *laying wires™ dur. ing bls late stumping-tour in Ohio, a8 thoy say Lo did fn New York. Wast haa. takon hold of Mr. Hamlin, and it tho nowspaper postage doesn't como down wo shiall know the roason why. Mr. Halsload says he wonld liko to seo the Wheclor movement sprung ; and he sardonically ndds, * it would bo a wonderful apring." The Bpringfleld Republican says: **Mr, Blaine's managing frionds, down Boston way, aro oiling the machino with unusual care, theso daya." “Ponnaylvania at Oincinnati,” obsarves the Now York Times, 'la to bo a conundrum,” May the best man, not the smartest, got tho an- swar firat, The Augusts (Ga.) Constitutionalist contonds that *tha bright particular etarin the Demo. cratio firmamout {3 Sonator Thomas K. Dayard, of Delaware,” David A, Walls- took accasion, a faw daya be- foro tha cloction, to reaflirm his froe-trado, hard. money, and civil.roform priaciples, Ho would tathor bo right than bo Congrossman, T, W. Dawson, one of tho propristora snd oditors of the Clarleston Netos and Courier, is likely to bo a candtdate for the United Btatas Benato it Bouth Carolloa is carried by tho Con- servativea at tho next oloction, It fs reported that ex.Gov. Amos, of Missls- #lppl, fa going intotho lomber businoss in Min- nerots. Col. J. M. Stono, his suocossor, though & Democrat, possossos the confidonco of all partios {n the Biata ln & vory unusual dogres. Postmastor-Gonoral Jewoll has a practical senso of tho situstion. Speaking of tho inveati. Raslons, ho I roported as eaying, ** I do not care how severely they gofor us. Tho man that can't stand it had bottor got out of tho way." The TRichmond Whig is » littlo disguated about the accontance of Amos' resigoation, It evidently doosn’t undarstand why the Domo- orats were 8o roady to absndon fheir chargos. Did it ever think “that tho charges might be false and trumpod up maliciously ? The chlungo Times declares thot Grantls “incapable of com prohiending the difference be- twoen an honcat 1an and a thief." May bo wo; but botween the Times' honeat man snd Grant's thiof wo fear thero I vory little differenco to comprehend.—Zoufsvills Courler-Journal. - Biuce Col. Fornoy's raturn from Europo his paper, the Philadelphla Pross, has bean gradu-~ atly swinging arouod to inflation. Itis now in that sad condition fu which it cannot sco how spocio can be made to stay in tho country so long aa “tho balance of trade s sgainst us." Gen, Bherman hopes that Congroes will modi- fy the existiug etatutes which virtually probibit the ofiigers of tho army, both activo and retired, from being cmployed on oivil works. Ile does not soe, for instance, why Gen, Weitzo! might nos bo allowed to accopt & position as trusteo of tho Cineiunati Bouthern Railroad. WIIKELS WITHIN WHEELS, As the Bprtm‘fleld Reauster 13 near neighbor of the Journal, it would placs us under obligatious §f {t would induce ihe Joursal, o exyiain who it wants for Gor- ernor, Wo are full of curfos! ind out. Ta 1t Sov. eridge, or Ridgway, or wlml—'cmmu 'rumuxnuw Why, blesa {cur sonl, the Journat fu for the aamo candidata it is alwaya for, who canuot bo better dosignated than by the following extract from o tettor of ita present editor and manager, Phullipa, writton in 1873, when bonanzag in the Qrealoy movemont were thought to bo o resch 3 New Yok, April 11, 1813,—Dian Mas: ¢ * They it ;u{‘;n.:g:;m udvo il te oilices and aii o mouey: want the use of our propert, Juirnat paper) lok theim pay for i Yours, Frg hd — pringfeld Reglater, . DL Pusvies, ———— THE BLACK HILLS, Maj. Conklirg!s Chicugo Party Stoclkc En louto—Massacre of Miuers by Indians—SNidney, Neb.,, ns o Placo of Outrit, Soecial Correapondence of TAe Chicago Tribuns. Sipxey, Neb., April 4.—This morulng I con- vorsed with & gontloman jost in from Custer City, and o gavo mo a number of nowe-polnts that I know to bo reliable, bocause I hava traval- od through thia country with him myself, e saya that Maj. Coakling's party from Chl- cago, jolned by sovaral of Col. Oarponter's 8t Louls expodition, are stuck in tho mud of the Choyoune ronte, halt-way botwoen that place and Custer City, notwithetauding thoy startod twolve days ago, aud ehould hiye beon fn Custor Ly this time, Thoy left Cheyonno with « somothing mora than two months' provistons, and about tho eame amount of foed for thalr stock ; but it fa feared that both themaelves and their teama will sufor for food boefors they can reach Custor, as thoy havo not yoi passed over tho worat part of tho routs, Maf. Conkliog Is an_experionced man, and Le baa the contidence of the company hoia beading, My informant algo gives me full parsiculars of the massacrs of twa loors & wook sgo on Deadwood Creak, famous ae s rich placo for gold. ‘Thesa two men Lsd entored a claim thero early 4o thes moason, had built them nlolces, and put thom up a comlort- able cabin, Desides. thls, they bad gatbored about them quite a qusulity of 8tock, and worg in good shape gouerally, After s dav of hard labor, digging dowu on the Doadwood for the yellow dust, thoy csmo to thelr cabin, cooked thelr Ruppsr aud ste it, and then retirea, almost sxbauated, Thero had been rumor and acent of Bloux abont the diggings that day; bug ch wero common, and tha wut wore actn. slly tooc weary 10 keop tho guard they would otherwiss havo done. 'Yhe darke ness waa jutouss, aud the snow came sllently duwn, and drifted through the moaniog pine treea. The winds were savero, too, and the trampling of that band of Sieax did no} ronah tho enrn of ths tired minera. Only ty! ' ikl shriok of the red domons awoko lhcm’, :: i tho stampndo of tho mtook. Thon thay rant the eabin-door, and foll acrome it rudo threshold, plorcod by doza rifla-balls, and dosd. What followed may be an ticipatod,—tho utter stampodo of tho stock, an, the sealping of tho miners, Noxt day tho neigh. Voring cAmos wero atounod ; bat what poligy gy pursuft could tharp bo, with uo trail or trace by which Lo discovor tho villajua ? Y Theso bloody lncidonts, howaver, haye teng oncy to attract rathor than repol the incomg; feom tha Btatos; knd, ss tho woather hegtnn i cloar up, the {mmigration will incroase, Thy groater bulk of ¢ boliave, wy bereafter ontfit and stard from thiy olnt, Bidnoy s 8 “amall ut it bffors vory snporior jodncomeonta In .& it s mackably cheap'ratos of transportation g in nhortnoss of its routs, which is, by actu-‘l mt“ uroment, 80 milos noaror to Custer Cit; thay thst vis Ohoyenno; and in tho g ondiq charactor of ita road, which la woll wood. ed nud watored, and has s abnndang of grass. It laads over & besutitul now bridge scrosa tho North Platto, bulle st an oxponss 1 Bidney, alone, of #3,000, Tuo middle osthyy month thore will ontfit at this polnt, ang fin ovor tho 8idnoy_routo, a jolnt party of per. nps 200 mon from Missourt aud Obio, propars. 1lob for which tho citizens of this placo aranoy making, Onizr Honse, o e i RELATIONS WITIL CANADA, Debnte ht Ottnwn on the Osnnlsan, Fislicrics Quostton, O1TAWA, April 4—In tho Benste Iast nighy Mr. Botaforo asked whothior suy fartor progrosy hiad baon mado towards obtaining 8 sattlemony of tho claims of Canada for componsation for thy ugo of fishorles by citizons of tho Unitod Histey einco the opening of Parlisment, snd what stop tho Dominion Governmont hag takon to urg upon Hor Majoaty' s Governmont tho importany of baving thia queation submitted to arbiteatiog without further dolay, 10 ncoordanco with the Trosty of Washington, Io eald that b was * quito ovident the Uulted Statos decllned to briog tio mattor to a conclusion. Mr. Beokt rogretiod {o say that no forthy progross had boon mado 1u tho mattoer, which wasin (ko hands of tho Dritish authoritieg, The Canadlan Commissionox had boon namod, and evory ondeavor was bolig put forth to sqp. tlo this watter, s also that of tho canals ang the futroduotion of tish to the Amerionn markets, At alnto hour, In the Sonate, Mr. Dickey( motiou, i effact consaring tho Government for not mn‘:inu moro :pund{v Jn'ogruun with thoe Py, fmzdl Laitway, wog carvied, on a divialon, by s{ 0 21, In thoe Honso, Mr, Do Cosmons asked wars ne. gotiations not pouding or did the Government intend to open negotiations with -the Uniteg Hiates with the objoct of extonding tho Treay of Washington to British Columbia, in orde that fiah and tlshorios of that Provinco might by admitted Into tho United Btates duty fros § My, bacltenzie sald thore wore no negotiation; pending ot presont with that object. Veryre. contly it wad docldod by tho United 8tatos Goy. ornmant tbat tho Columbin flshiories would noj bo admittediundor tho Waahington Troaty, whiey ollln:uu wad conflrmod by the Impaertal Governe ment, Mr, Jones, of Halifsx, moved for the con respondence respoecting tho alleged violation of the Treaty of Washington. Mr, Mackonzio says the immediate causs of tho correspandenco which had artson was a ves gel attompting to land somo canned fish st Phila dephis. If tho owner of tho veseol bad madi entry and paid the dutios, and olaimed a refund from the Government, it would havoe left tho Dp. minion authorities in & battor atate to deal wit) the queation, Instoad of that, ho withdrow hy fnvoico of canned flsh, and Joft it open to ihe Unitod Btates authoritios to alloge, sa they did niterwards, that the flsh wors eanned ia oll, and thoreforo subjoct to a duty. The protonso tha( thoy could chargo dutles on packsgea was an. other branch of the subject, Far thoir actiop i this mattor thoy allogod that tho act of Congross, which was passed Bubsoquont to tho treaty, oy orod this caso, and the otiiciala of tho United Btaton Uresaury scomed fo think they were bound to sttach moro ‘importanco to an act of Congross than to the solemn Internationsl treaty ; but it soomed to bo almost imposalblo to procuro an colightencd enforcoment of troatisy with tho Govornmont of the Unlted States Lapers which would bo brought down in rofs erenco to tha claims to navigats tho cansla con. tiguous to tho boundary line woald show that tho samo principlo had oharacterized them in roforenco ta that matter, though if tho tresty had boen worded differently fn rogard to the canald they might have Liad a better hold on the United Btates, A disposition had boon mani. festod to ihn us 8 littlo possible and obtain a much as thoy could, Mr, Jonos, of Halifax, askedif tho Amorican Govornmont” would continua to levy a duty oo packagos for tho futuro, Mr, Mackanzio said ho was scarcoly in a posi tion to apawor the question, but tho thing wa for our paoplo 10 act 08 if thoy wore doing s: uudor the treaty, and it the Unitod States ro- fused to admit packages frea, tho best way would bo for shippers to pay the duty under protest, :lnd appoal to thoir own Goverament for protac- on, Bir John MoDongal said ho wsa giad lo hosr the explanation pt tho Promier. Ho quite agreod with him that tho mode 1n which treatics wers conaidored by the United Btatea'Govornment, at sll ovonts of lato, was most unaatisfactor The suggostion of the Prewmier was correct one, Subsoquent to the treaty s genoral law was passod by Congress b{ which a1l packages woro rendorod lis- bls to duty, but by every considers tion of law or common senso trenty obligations should overndoe that law, and be had vory liftls dount that, it the question was brought befors tha Supromo Court of the Unitoed Stases, a tribu. usl abovo suspicion, it wonld be g0 decided, Mr, Mackonzlo polnted out thet, by tho Treaty of Washington, whils we were bound to give fhe frea uso of all our canala to the United Statesy they wera only bound to uso their influonco with Btate Governmonta to give us tho uso of ihe canals connocted with tho navigation of lakes or rivers traversed by or contiguous to tha bound. ary line. Tho United States Governmont hsd also power, if wo rofusod the use of any of our cauals, to suspend the power given to us theirs, whilo thero was no rrovlulon by whick Canada conld inflict o penalty for a simils breach of troaty by tho United Btates. Ths rosuft waa that "caval boats from New York traversed tho Hudson, Champlain, Chame bly, Lachino, and Ottawa Canals, and could be 806 evory dny In summer coallug at wharves ip thia city, whils all our vessels were obliged to unload at Whitehall, Tho Governmont of Now JYork lad eald that there was no rostriction in tholr laws on tho unavigation of the conals by Canadinn yessols, and offerod to pass sny measuro that might bo noces: eary to make it perfectly eoffective; bul then they found that tho United States Govern: mout had, by thoir customs laws, mado It tm- Yoaalblc. if thoy put those Jawas ahead of Ibt roaty obligations, for any of our vousols to y}al tho frat port, where thoy must unload. Tbt United Btates Govornment ot first denied that any of our vesscls had Leen ‘pn) hibited, “and appoaled to the New Yor Blate authorities to koow if ~thoy bsd prohibited them. When they repliod shat n¢ nuch lnterposition bad taken placo, thoy aske for evidenca from tho Canadian (overnment. dho evidonco was furmibod, snd then tbt Ustted Statos Goverumont ploaded (hat thei! lawa did not aliow vosaols balongiuy to & for ©ign power to pass tho lirat port of entry. At1 much luter partod the Government found thal tho United States statutes gavo them powoer K mako such o rogulation, but no such regals- Iln?‘ Lad boon made, nor was it likoly to b¢ msdo. BLAMED {F WE KNOW. To tha Fidilor of T'he Chteago Tribune : Hastinug, Minu., April 4,—Ars the ball-room dressson lttuateated in Marper's Bazar sud otbel fasliion papers corroct 1eprosontationa of the sawe a8 worn by ladics atteading balls, ela,, io our larya citios? 1f wo, how do thoso nutent dowod by kind nature with tho corroct form, y08 koow, wnanago to keop up thowr eud of (b fashion lover? Do thoy linve * buata " made t2 oider, buintad, grooved, and warransed to Hit? And why fa it (I & fuct) that respectablo ladies, while ottendiug balls, partios, oto., sre licens 10 exhibit thomeelves thore half-naked, wheu, thoy should prosent thomsclves i $ho ufl 8bapo in ordiuary soclety, thoy would be olass smony tho dotni-monde ? 1 ask for informatio: a4 L do not n&nvnl in Lliw I"mahnr cigcloy," anf a1 not posted. Inyuirlugly yours, P quirlogly y xurescer. —————ee A Nico Town fur Politics. Fortemouth (N, IL) Caronicle, Jolin R, Toor, )ruu:&nmr o Ve wafor part ot Btar Island, a¢ tho sloals, sonds Mr, Levi W Downa to represont him in' the New Hampsblre Loglalatore this yoar, Tho town ofticerd ug‘ Moderator, Jobn'R, Poor; Town Clerk, Jo! : A, Poory Beleotmen, Itouben Puffer (Jobn 4 Poor's boss),——Damme (John 1, Poors black- eamith), D, K. Poor, ‘hero is nayer any troubld ! roptietor over lkm Btar Jalaod' ohieok lhth L'I;o' mguua hia yous snd workmen filliog & . caatiog paarly sll the vol The vote of tu town st the last election was: Democratic, i+ 13 Lepublicaz, 0§ majority, L