Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 14, 1876, Page 5

) » Piave wrote sixty lbrottos; but, whilo ::npoaen, publishers, and slngors profited by fls writingn, the remuneration ko rocoived was but small, and ho reserved no author's righta; | e died misorably poor, and, but for the ald of gignor Verdl, would have been starved to death. TImproved, roading 3 The New Orloans Repub- lican esya that s monkey laughs withous win. pipg your respeot, We alwaya laugh at the Ttepublican’s joken.—New York Herald. 1% is difienlt to imagino James Gordon Dennett 1sughing while tho oxiatonce of tho Noley Baley Association ia hanging upon & slonder thread, Fanny Elsalor, tho onoo famous dancer, is aow tiving quietly at tInmburg. Bl lareported to bo worth at laast $1,600,000. A corraapondent writes : * Elaalor might puea for n womsn of middlo sgo, thanks, no doubt, to her skill In concosling tho rayagoes of timo, a3 she Is now In hor 07th year. Hor oyos are bright, and not 8 traco of gray is viaibio {n her hair.” Mr. George 8mith, of the British Museum, #ho kias thrown mora light on Obaldenn bistory and teadition within tho Isst yearor two tuan bsd boen shed by the scholarslip of threo cen- turies previons, hiaa obtainod permission from the Turklsh Governmont to delve among the rains of Ninoveh for two years mora, Iiis for- mer reaearches wora much hampersd by tho in- terference of tho local ofiiciale, 1o now lag crodentials which place him far above their au. thority. . The Duke of Richmond, desiring to obtain tho tosn of & flno painting for the Amorican Centon- nial, wrote a note roquoating thia favor to the 1sdy who ownod it. Ho signed himself by the doublo titla which Mr, Dierzell hes procared for bim, “Richmond and Qordon.,” Tho lady did pot racall any titled acqualntance of that name, and wroto in roply to ¢ Messrs, Nichmona & QGordon,” donying the roquest. Tho mistake has been roctified, and the picture will come by tha next consignment, Jamed Fisk, Jr., onco tried to scours Offen- bach for nn engagoment at his Opera-Ilouse. No one will over forgot tho famous cable ais- patch of Fisk to Ministor Sickles at Madrid, #+gecuro Offenbach at onco. ust have him at any torms, Beo him withont delny.—Fisk." Bloklcs thought tho dispatck must bo from Fish, Bocretary of Btate, aud was puzzied to thiok what the Unitod Btates Governmont could want with tho famous writer of opera-bouffes. His private socrotary oxplained the mattor to bim, and, after cursing Fink for his impndence, overturos roally were mads to Offenbach, which o declinod, A numbor of (lorman savans wero latoly taken in and dono for by specimons of pottery manu- factured Io Jernsalom, and sold at a bigh prico to the Berlin Musoum ss genuina Moabitish an- tiquities. English and French acholars oxposed the forgoriea; but the clearor tho imposturo became the angrier the German snvans got, like the Profossors who stood sponsors for tho Car- diff.Ginnt in this country, Prof. Mommaen eald of tho controversy, the other day, in the Prus- nian Diot: “I know of. no international aclen- tiflo controversy which was evar fought upon eithor aldo in 8o uugontlemanly a way as this by tho Gorman Professors."” Charles O. Halborn testified in & marine in- surance caso in Now York City Iast weal that be seuttlod n schoonor in the Gulf of nloxico many yaars ago ; that ho sworo in a provious swmt that tho vessel was wrockod 5 that ho had boen paid @60 amonth and board ata faghionable hotol for four yoars by the inaurance company: that ho threntonod to put up a jubon the owner of the vessol if hi wages wero uot palid ; that ho was awaro thoscuttling of o ship was a crime, but know the statuto of limitations rolioved him of lisbility ; and that he didn’t knoa whother tho statuto of Umltationa would apply in caso of per- jury ormot. Ho was badly used up by the law-- yors, and the insurance company waa not bene- fitod by his testimony, : Thors ooems to bo » sort of comspiracy in London to snub Don Carlos wherover ho goos. Evon in aristocratio and middle-class circlea he has hoon rocolved with a coldnses which has as- tontshed his English adhoronts. Tho working- claesos havewmphatically shown that thoy ro- Rard him aa tho causo of years of misery to his countrv. IIig rooopsiun by tne Udd-Follows and Forcators of Folkestona might have warned him xot to bring himsolf into tao oloso contnot with English workingmen. But he would not bo warned, and moa fow days sgo ha was foolish snaugh to visit Wootwich Arsonal. In moes of the **skiopa " hio wau roceived with significant sl lence, the looks of the men plainly showing what they thought of thelr * distingulshed * visitor Bat in tho * carriago square ” the artisans woro nut eatiafiod with such a dignified way of chow- ing thoir displeasure, for as soon es ho appeared be was greoted with & storm of hissing which induced bim to boat n-epeedy retreat. g Mr. Patrick Donskos, formerly editor and’ propristor of the Boaton Pliot, has always besn Tocognized sa a man of good intontlons. Ho'| bas done much to olovato the tone of religion, not only as concorns the Catholio faith, but thronghout the whole fleld, without distinction of donomination. Ilis censenting to recelve and pay interest on private doposits was an mct of bad judgment, but not of premeditated dis- honesty, Hospoaksof his own. conduct yman- fally, eaying ; “ Ifthoro {s one mct of my life tuat I rogrot more than anothor, it Is the tiking of the deposits. I did 1t oxperting to lridgo over my financial difficultios, ana in timo pay everydollar. I know I am greatly to blame, ‘But Iahall devote the balance of my life to ro- palriog tho injury X have dono, and will dewvote svory dollar I carn until all is paid up. 'Tols may take some timo, but with tho Dblesalng of God I hiope to bo sblo to sccomplish what Leay." HOTKL ARUIVALS, Talmer Jowse—0. 11, Blackburn, Clacinnsti; Max, Friedlander, Yokohama; W, 1. fplorroll And G, \V',Cook: lll:'xiyuflll’l 'i". L. sm&myflnifllkl; B, §, (llen, 3 Aorgan loy Gap, Ballairs and d, G, thn 2 d; ‘W, 3, Ohitte ado Gen. U, M. Brinkerhoff, Bpringtield; I I Uingabiry sodD, i, Gray, Colusilus, O.; J. A. Tier: Ind! polis; s W, Gelger, ville; o, 11, man, Massachusetta; @, IL Valllant, Clevolan, Fiy, Loaton; D ‘R, Emerson, Boston; Webster, Now York; P, I, Shumway, Ottaws ; i Tittaburg. ... Tveniont Howse~Col, J, port, Gederal Suportutendant P., O, & it Lo i the Mon, D, L, Hows, dinnesota; L A, flnnl}gz’ Tond du Lac: 8, A. Cosgrave, Pittsburg; A, 2 nte, Cineinnatt; A, K. iy, Fond du Laci el M, towmar, Versatiles, Ky.3 O, L, SheddiNow ; ¥, Willkop, Loufavilia, Ky, W. G, Joncw, Do- 'V, Crawford, New York; D, D, Davts, Detroits ki Sherman House—Licut, 8. al.; tha lion, B, ¥, Smith, Hamilton, Ont.; the Hon, wiiton, Ont.; re; the lon, A, McLaugh- . &, Yaunglove, Oroacent; the Hon, G, ¥, Collins, Boaton; K. 13, Kario, Now Yorks Willlara Btfnson, Kingeton, rdner House—d. Oullinore, Tiaitimore? I, 'ji;’ Vaudorcook, New Yorks 0. 0, lh,lfimuhm.om:: M. IF. Telsnd and wife, o, T.; H. Hiliren' 3 . Wilsois, New York; . il. and K, ', Hildretb, Bostan, koo L] THE BLACK HILLS. Special Dispalch to TAs Chicago Tribuna, Bisazc, D, T., April 12.—Tho Dakota Di- vision of the Northern Pacific is sgaln open, and tralna will ran - regularly to Bismarck horeaftor, A train of 800 porvons will lcave hero Mondsy for tho Black Hilla, Four Lanautz, Wy, April 19.—A man by the Dame of Rowssr, who used to belong to tho Fourtoenth Infantry, and who arrived horo Yeatorday, reports that he and his party of five men were attacked by Indisns just south of Cheyenue Rivor, on the 7th inut., when ratarn. 0% from Custer City. Ono of il arty, namod Norman Blorss, from Tows, was shot through the body and kifted. Rowser was shot throngh the shoulder, but not seriously. The indlans L ‘:3 numerous in that section, A gressdesl M atock haa beon rus off, E e NAVIGATION ITEMS, Porrr Epwamo, Oan., April 13.—Sehoonor lin, from Toledo, arrived, b #Special Dispateh to Ths Chicago Triouns, Enir, Pa., April 13,—Ton vessels, with car- Koeaof corn, sggrogating 180,000 busuels, aro “3pacted from Tojedo this week, 4 A tg combination Las been formed for,the comprised of tugs Groon and Dorr, 4 PUT 'EM OUT. | The Commfftee of Three ¢ Wait Upon Mayor Colvin. He Asks Them to Submit Their Request in Writing. "Thoy Do So, and Ile Promlses an Answer in a Day or Two, A Call Will Be Made on the South Town Officers To-Day. Thornton Admits o Enowl- edge of Ballot-Box Frauds, Continuing the [Investigation of the Police Force. What They Think Elsewhere of Chica- go and Her Ballot-Box Stuffers, COLVIN, . THR FINST CALL. The Commi‘toeo, conslating of Judgo L. B. Otls, Miles Kohos, and Ernat Prussing, appointed by tho Hon. Jolin Wentworth, as proelding ofilcor of the masa-meeting at tho Exponition Building last ‘Tuceday avoning, for tho purpose of waiting up- on Hia Honor Mayor Colvin, aud roqnoating him in the name of the peoplo to surronder bis oftico, mot yesterdsy morning in Judgo Otls’ ofilco at the cornor of LaSalla and Msdlson streots. Aftor o abort consultation as to tho best modo of procaduro, the Committos wont tothe Mayor's office, arriving jnot ss His Homor's golden olironicler announced 11:30 o'clock. Tho Mayor wna ongaged in reading how Bhoriden was capturing tho Bridgeport mecting, but at onco srose and saluted thom in his usnal benovolent manner. 'Thtoo chaira were epoodily placed in position, and the Committoo #at down upon them na though they meant “business. The Mayor was calm nnd collocted, a8 b had fully anticipated the vislt. The Committoo wore also complacont, with tho excoption of Senator Ie- boo, whoeo relations with tho Mayor havo aver been of tho most intimato charactor, and under His Honor ko is at present holding tho lucrative position of City Waighor. It was but uatural that undor theso circumstancos Iis Hovor should have sope little foeling, nind that Kehoo eboutd approciate tho inapyropritencss of an omployo sking tho man who sppcénted bim to vacate, which he ovinced by hia bleshing faco. Ho was truo motal, bowover, and ho woot throngh tho ordoal well, but modes Hy forbare opeaking a word. 'Tho arrival of the (Jommitico sitraciod to tho ofico s number of city om- f’loyua. among them the Mayor's sotn, John, ‘rosocutivg-Attorney Bovden, City-Attornoy Jamloson, Comptroller Hayes, Ald, Huath and Gunderson, several of the Mayor's police, and Mr. Claveland, his Bocrotary. Hoversl business taen who followed the Commlities were slao in attondanca, Whou thie room Lecame qulet, JUDGE OTI8 AROSE AND ADDRESSED TIL MAYOR as follows: , Mn, Mavor: We area committes of thres from a ‘monster mass-meetlng of citizons, held tho other wight at the Exposition Lullding, appointed for the pur.pone of makinga demand upon you for your resignation. Are you ready for tha demsud? Shall we make it now? Mayor Colvin—-1t don't make s patticleof differ- ence; prococd. ' Judgo Otis—As T have already remarked, wa have beon appolntod_by the President of a very large meot- ing held nt the Exporition linflding, Tuesday ovening, by tho citizons of this clty, irreapective of party, Tho resclutlons ndopted unsuimously by the citizons sombled thore dvclarvd very wiuphiatically that thoro ‘was & vacancy in tho oflice of Mayor, I willread you the resolution, Horo Judge Otfs pulled & paper out of his pocket, aad proccoded 1o read tho resolutious roforring to tha appolntment of the committes of three, o then wald: Wo met this moruing to dischrgo tho doty and 10 demand your resignation, whick we 0w request in behall of the ciizens of Chicago, TUT IT IN WRITINO. Bayor Colvin—Gentlemen, iny timo i 80 ocoupled, aud a¢ my roply will be somewhat lengthy, 1 do n think you wouid cara to listen to it, and tnéreforo pro- fer that you mako your spplication in writlng, 1 do this alao that both tho roquest and tho suswer inay be printed togetlor, and thus I may bo sct aright beforo o reading pubilic. Judie Otis—Very wall, Mr, Mayor, wa will do ax you request, Tous gaying, ihe Judge arose and took his departure, “Tlie crowd prosent then camo forrard to congratu- Iate Ui Alsyor on what his riouda told him was & vic- tory over tho committco. Hald Boydon, ouo of tho Alayor's appointces: * Now you'va gof them whers ou_want them. You can now glye your reasons to o publle through the preea why you should not ro- sign.” The Mayor nodded in assent, and, as thers was s0ms Lusinoss to ba traunsctud, (h crawd withdrew. THR LETTEL, After the conference with tho Mayor in the morn- ing, the Committea ropaired 1o tho roums of tho Uitl- zeua’ Ausoclation, whero a plan of nctiou waa rosolved upon, In the meantime, Mr. Miles Kehioe, repulred to the oitica of Lerry II Hmith, corner of 'Waabington and Dearborn stroets, where tho joint Bpecial Commiit- teca of tho Republican and Deinocratlo Committoes were {n acaulon, aud reported to result of the inter- view had with 31r, Colvin, After this {hs Cowmmitico draw up tho followlug communication ¢ e Han, Harcey 1, Colvin: Drals Bin :—At an me mente meeiiug of clifzenn of Clicago, sasembled ir- respectivo of uatiouality or party, held Tueaday.ovene ing, Apni 11, 1870, st the ¥xpositiou Buliding, tho Hon, John Wentworth preaiding, in pursusnco of » resolu ton sdopled st eaid mocting, the un. dersigned wera appointed & commiltes of tlires to express to you the feeling of sald weeling, audin the oame of fhe meatiag o ruquost Jou' £ evacuato the oftico of Mayor, 80 thint thore sy "o 1o farmal obataclos to tho instailation of the Mayor to bo elocted Tuesday next, 2 For to feclings of Uhat mocting we refor you to'the soport of e proceadings of suld meetiog, witl tio reambles and resolutious, thera adopted, aud corroct- reportod in full {n the Ghicago Trmes and OmIcAGo ‘BIsUNE, of April 13, herefore, {0 the nama of #aid meelug, wo do Lereby roquest you to vacate tho ofico af Mayor, au that thera muay ba no formal obe staclo to tho installation of the Mayor to bo elected on | Tuesduy nost. Yours respectfully, h tvows B, orm, Mives Kenok, i LuNest Puvadise, | TIE BECOND CALL, I At 3 o'clock the Comustites procecded to call upon Tiia Honor. Tk TuinvNe reportor started on ahead, || und entered the RMayor's ofice s fow minutes before || the thres gontlemen arrived, Haid tho roporter : | “Mr, Mayor, has tne Commitleo vislted yon this ‘ afternoon 1* 4 No, str they were fiere this morning," * But they are coming agaiu this afternoon, " ‘Tho Mayor, somewhust surprised, replled : “Are ' they though 7' I guess mot, Just at this ot Committes walked in, headed eloj ud. ‘Tho Com: Mayor Goivia greoted each othor polltely, Baid dudge Dils & +Ae Chairman of thio Cowmities of 160 appointed &t tho citizens’ mua-moeling hold Tnesday ovening last, 1 havo to presont Lo you tho communication asking your resiguation, s réquosied by you this morning, and wa hopod tliat you would ‘have your snswor ready,” 2lis Mayor atter ho tud taken tho communteation said: # Gontlemen, I thiunk you—thank you. I will Davamy auswer ready in a day or two, Aftora profound bidding of good-day, the Committes withdsew, TUE ANGWER. Bhortly afier s TrInUNR reporter asked the Mayor to a! Iu\maw st the outlines of hin suswer would be, Saldhe: *1haven't it ready,” * But™ sald {he reporter, “ 1 undersiood you Lad & communica- tion prepared coverius the legal points 1nvolved,” “ Hovw could I Lays such a stalement 7' 1 dont knaw, Liut do you not waut o raaka some roply uow to the communication of the Committea 1" ke air, 1 made tia Fequcat that they would put thelr doinand in writlng so that I might by able to an- swer it Tahall have it ready o w day or two, when I willgive ik to lho{: . I Lavo 1o aecrets in this mat. ter, and notbing to koep back," ‘This ended (ks conversation, and the reporter with- row, Latcr {0 tho doy 8 TatBoNE reporler called upon tho Mayor at th espress office sud casayed Lo lnterview Bluay bt e grould 3y natliing excefifo slgaify is diaguat st o massmsoting by exchining, «hub1 that meoling represont publio’seutimunt| Oh, no tho majonty of tlica pressut st that meeting rnufnl ano when I eutored thls ofice, sud Lave beun fighting s over since, 4 Of courss, you will ot willingly resign?” putin 10 intarviewer, 1€ auybody asks you, tell thom you don’t know.” o thot Snformwd tho reporter ihat he thoushit bis uswer would be ready for publicution at least s varly a Bunday 1morning, sud poriisps carlier, Who {s pro. paring it, by would' not state; but o' objected 108 siatenivnt {0 one of the affernoou papers that his fouly was 10 ba fraiaed by tho Clty Law Dupartmet. 1t wili of course embrace all tho ‘polnts fu his fayor wade by members of the Law Licjarimuen, opinions ‘ TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, APRIL ‘14, 1876, |, Tegal adviners, and also quotations from the decialona rendered by the Circult and Ku. prome Courls in the quo warratto cass and other pro- teadinga growing out of the charter of 1872, — 4 THE SOUTH TOWN OFFICERS, MERTING OF TIE COMMITIEF, Tho Committeo of Twoenty-five olocted by the monater mass-meoting of ‘Tuesday night last to demand the rasipnation of tho eolf-clected HSouth Town Board met in the raoma of the Manicipal Roform Club, Grand Pacific Iotol, yestarday aftornvon at 4 o'clock. ‘Thero woro prosnt Moanara. Loonard Bwolt, Charles I', Kollogg, Ab- ner Taylar, Judgo L. B, Otis, Robert . Lincoln, Jense Bpalding, Goorgo Hchueldor, Ilorace Whito, B. M. Mooro, . (. Mason, Jonn B. Clark, Jacob Noidler, Blangel Talcott, I'oter Bchuttler, E. 0. Laraod, Honry Groenebaum, Wit- 1ard Woodard, and C. M, Hondorson. Tho sesslon was o long aud soctot one, and roporters wore rigidly oxcluded. Lvory mombor ss he came out wan buttonhioled by tho nowsgathorers, Lut all wero mum ag to wiat had been dono, Thoy united in eaying that declsive mensures for the good of the Houth Town Liad boen resolvod upou, which would acoownplish the desirod ond, peacos ably if posaible, but as to snything further nono wore propared to spenk. It ‘was stated that ft wonld not bo policy to oxpose tha meunures that had been resolyed “upon, but that there was no escapo loft for the four Bouth Town frauda other than 1o rosign. Afler mtich tatking wilh half a dozen gentlenen, it was learncd that the follawing Bub-Com- inittea of Five wa appolnted to walt on tlio besutifal quurtette: Abuer Taylor, C. M, endoruon, Jeass Spald. iog, Yobert T, Lincoln, and Ueorgo Helmelder, Thin Bub-Commiitea will talk to Evans, Phillips, iyan, and Glerson to<lay, and urge them to ‘resign. 1f they to- furo, thie result may prove very bad for them,—much worse Lhsu thoy may think, though thoy (the welf- slected four) say tlay bava & hoat of riends, aud will stand and Oght tho thing out to the bitter end, VILLLIES, ‘While the examination was goiog on of policemen be- foro Marahal Goodell yealerday aficrnoon, a TninuNe roporter drow Ed Phillipe o ono side, when tue fole lowing convereation Look placo: Said the reportor : * Ld, there is a commilten §n acs. slon, deliberating on your eate, Aud tiat of tho reat of at the Urand Paclfic Hotol," Well, they biavo more time than T have," Dut won't you go and Liava talk with them 21 Lot} tale with gentlosuen, wid If sy send & com- 1mittee tame T will atate my care, I will talk to no scalawags, I want you ta uniderstand that.” But wou't you resign 7' Thls howlof tho ucwepapors has no weight with me. 1wantyou toundorstand they cen't drivo mo off, and §f £ did resign [ should wanb it atrictly une derstoad thst the papers didu't searc mo off.” “ But, supposing you {are requested to reafgn?” “ There's o presumption about It, The town owes me 10,000, for two years' work, I offered o rolinquish my cislm for 60 cents on_tho dollar n year sgo, thils wan guarantecd me, I might consider Lo proposi- tion of reslgnation.” # Then you would restgn? " 61 maight, but X bave somo prids left, X lika my ‘manhood better than Jifo, aud I'll be —— §f I dou't atick it out if they want to drivo me to tha wall, They ‘tiava tho courts for reilef if thoy want to oust mo," But, if the matter of n $3,000 comprowmise in of- tofed, do you think you'd resiyn then 7 * 1don't know, but 1'd ccnsider tha proposition, Dat, you bet your life,'T ain't goiug €0 wait another year for tho inoney thia town owes me, and I huvo earncd, T am going to have thiat bofore 1 go out, that's sure. 00 you syould come to torms under certain con- sidorationa 7" T won't promise, But {f they proposs ta force me, ' be ——3f Tll bo driven to the wali, I havo frionds enoughi o make your hsir stand on end.” It 'm not easily frightencd? " 1 know that; but what I mean is, that T iave thou. sands who will stlck by mo and Agbt for me. Here ths intersiow cloio, and the pudlic 18 left ta Juidge o to shat Ihillig s proposea to do, THOUNTON, Whlo o Tnibune reporter wan holding 8 bricf con- veration on Clark steect withi tho Hon, Tom lioyne yeatorday aflernoon, tho Boss of the Ifoiso of David, otherwiso called Thoruton, cbicf counter-fu of tho bummern, steppod_up and wanted to know 1f he had Voen. indictad. Dave cvidontly 15 worried, 1o tried 10 get o good character from Mr. Hoyno on to his do- inga on clection day. Afterwarda tho reporier and +Davld 11ad o short couifab. Haid tho reparter, * Now toll me, didn't yon tamper with thove balloteboxes Tuesdsy eventug # No, slr, They were tampered with befors T got iem. + How do you know 2" # thivk so." 4 \Woll, wiut makos you think o 2" 1 don't kuow, excupt from tho fact that thore wore nearly & thouond voles ahorl. Thoy wero chauged ln belng brought to headquarters," B # Now, didn’t you und Glecson go into tho vault and tamper with tho ballots 7 4 No, sir, Tho thing was impossible. Wo eoutdn’t tinvo dono It in so short & timo. It had boeu done befora we got tho boxea.’* " * Why dalil you count tho votes in a lump 7" " Decanes Alke Evaos was ofrald tho other gang ‘had sfiidavits enough to ewear out the boxes from (ke Second snd Fourth Wards, sud he didn’t want me to do otherwias than count tho votes together," “Then you know thero wes fraud in thom #** 41 waa told s0, but it wasu't my business to coneid- er fraudulent votes or lm}\um about thew, I was anly thera to count tho baliota,”” . +*And you concluded o count everything, right or wrong ?" “Yea, that'a 1t, I gotmy law from Judge Dickey, and ho told mo I must throw all tho votes together aud count thom thnt wsy—any ofher mode of counting ‘would liave been illegal. 2oy oxplatn Low Uiero came & thousand. volee shorta" Thoro might havo been a mistake. Let's havo an- other count, I thiuk thero 18 altogether too mmeh blame being placed npon mo. But, as I promised to keep tho socreta of others, I suppose I'll have to stand. tho brunt, Did you see tho evening papers? I wou- der if I am {ndicted, or will bo? ** * Wall, this {8 a pretty good time for indictments, sud whila thoy'ro paseing around I don't thiink thl!y'li forget you." “No, Ithink not, I'm satistied I'll be Indicted, But Tdid nothing wrong, and they can't prove any. thing ainet mo, except that I acted very arbitrary 1in counting all the votes cant, and by tllm\\‘iufi thein togethier, but 1 Liad no other coursa left mo, thatls all." Exit David, e WHO STUFFED THE BOXES ? INVESTIOATING TBE POLICE, The investigation of tlo Policemen Croak and Tondergan, who woro detailed to duty at tho supposed ecene of tha lato ballot-box frregular- itos—404 LnSallo street—was bogun yesterdny in tho office of City Marshal Goodetl, who, with Supt. Hickey, constitnto the Polico Board. Io- ajdes tho porsons just mentionod thore woro presout ot times durlng tho triala Justico Boy- don, Justico Summerfleld, Capt. Bucklsy, tho Rov. Arthur Mltehell, Ii. T. tlowe, Town.Clerk Glecson, Bike Evane, Daso Thornton, Ed Phil. lips, Larry O'Brien, Bir. Page, Johu A. Hanfer, Ald. Btono and O'Brien, and loasor lum!naries, a8 woll ag sovaral @olicemon and Bergl Byroo. Tho {irat witncss callod to state what hio knew of any irrogularitios on the part of the two ofll- cora was . THE ARV, M. MITONELL, Ho could not recognizo suv of tho policemen, and #aid that, ae furas ho had observed, thuir conduct had boan good. llo coutd imake no complaint, oxcept that, believing tho atuffing had boou dono a8 204 LaSallo strest, tho vault wad not watchod nlnnul{’uuougu. It in tho Far- woll Hall meoting Lo bad said that tho ofticers in quostion were ** two brutes.” ho would ro- tract it, as it was not correct. Their conduct bo thought was good, only they did not watch the vaults. In roply to a “question, ho said tbat tho ofiicors, Croak and Londer- had failed,, to cloar the room (204 ua, fakkno atreety whets “Thormton bad ordeted. it douo, but they had ctod ke geutlomon, Iu reply to Capt, Hickey, lio could not saythat the vault-door was locks ed, 0 thought tlat the oficors were in the front room when bholeft, Mo kuewof nospecific orders givon to guarit tho vault, 1o would not Say tuat tero was any sct of tho offcera tiat would indleste an in- dlsposition to do thelr duty. 1decould notsay where the oificers wore when bobad seen somobody at the vault-doars, and could not eay tuat tha door betwean tho front ana rear rooms was ciosod at that time, Al W, L. PAGE, lod, Lostificd suustantially as fol- t' may st bo had acen any. thing wrong the action of the onicers, Ho sgreed with Mr. ~Mitchel's idos that the vault door was not waichea closely, Tho geaeral demeanor of tho oficers, howuvcr, wis parfectly core rect, 1o would hardly charge tho officers ifh & neg- lect of duty. The wilness was bere questionsd by Marshal Goodell in rogard fo the conduct of cora at tho polls corner of T volfth strect, whore thoy had beon stationed during the dsy, Ho was uusble o state specically how the officers dld thelr duty there, but Abought that . they migt Lave preveuted much of the confusion and pushiug a4 the firat organization early in the morning, e saw ons officer aliske club threatoningly st a tnan and quiet lim; thought that the olber oticers mighit have dons 80 with very quisilug effuct, Mr, Page then rolated the cones and incidents of the organization st that poll, all of which have bean publistied 8 ko rolated them, Az, Mitchell bero stated hat 3Ir, Eliott Anthony bad callod unon somo_ oflicers a4 the Twelfth-streot pollu to divido the cruwd after thio squabble had oo. curred about tho Moderstor, Tle police allowed the slgn over the window ab tho polls whore Peter Pago was the Moderstor (o be torn down several times, They aliould bave stopped that, bo thought, Lut ko saw nooflicer attompt to pravent it, The ofticers within with Alr, Puga belinved excellently, Ja couldn't say that thoss outsido did wnytliug 'wrong, but tbought that they might bLave kowt belter order, ‘There was a good desl of rough, riotuus conduct thers, but he kaw 0o blows struck, ML JOUN A AUNTER next Look tho stand, e related how bs hsd gone to the polis early aud often, wud Low oue of tho boxcs d boen opened that wight uud four Lallots tuken vut aud counted, e firel nuticed the policemen, Uroak sad Londergan, wheu ‘Thuruton crdered the roora cleared, and (he olticury refused todo it They wado no atieipt to clear. the roow, which ho thouybt was very proper, After all oxcepting himself aud Phillips N tho two'ofiicers Lad Fetk Hio fourn b wes iuto the vear yoom, aa it wan cold, Witnees Lisd 10 idea that it ‘was injudicious, a8 the front door was locked, 1w did uot supposo tlat 1t was. neccasary for tho oicernto -flulhliu tho frout roew, ur be would Bave osdered being noxt eall lows: Could = them fo stay there, Tle the condnct of the ofeer: thn “afternoon, hut ssw no totbles snd o oscanfon for interforence by the officers. The door Detwoan the bwo rooma was_only closed during a part of the night, If6 had bad Qleeson and Thornten nn- der his eyes sl thy ime, excopt while ke wan out of doora, \When he was ouiside Jio heard the elick of & lock., e waanot outaide more than a minute and a half or two miontes, Two TRIBUNE reporters came in after 120'clock, Tho officers wers then in the rear room, Tletilen opened ihe door of thn rear room, Houmawtho vysult all the timo, oxcept when axlsep, Une ofMcer went to the snd admitted Thornton snd (Heeson, 1fe could bave heard the combination Jock had i beon turnod ; couldn't mey that Thornton and Glecson wero admitled by his order, but he might have given them such ordors. Capt, Vuckloy Liera explained that be had fnstructed {he officers to watch the vsult carelully, Ifa com- mitics was sppointed to stay thero, tho officers wore 40 obey orders, Btanley Huntley, s TRInUXE reporior, tentifiod that he had gone there at 1:30 5. m. and found the door locked. " lia knocked, sud Phlilips camo and calld flunter, Then he (witnoss) and his companlon, Gu; w nothing reprebensible in He was at the poile In Magee, of Tirz TRIDUNE, cntered throtigh & panef, Hunte: d 1sin down on throe clisits near the vault doar, and witncsn eovercd him with an overcoat and tucked [t up ulcely around hia neck 1o kesp out the cold, lie then eat whero Lo could sso the vaull, The ofticera refused to foin in tho game of pokor that wae golay on. ‘Tlcy aitended.carefully to thelr dutlee se (ar 08 lis saw, OFFICER CROAK wan then called, He rolatod his experiance during theday at the Hovonteenth sireet polls, and how tha sign over the polls was torn down, 110 couldn't tell who ditit, He took chargo of (ho ballot-box when tho polla were closed, and, in company with Assist- ant-Moderstor Keefe, took tho boz, and’hrought it to 208 Lasalle streot, whon Taornton ‘took'itand put it 1o the vault, 1fo saw nothing irrogular., Mr. funtor hero asked Officer Londargan where ho wax when he ([untsr] was ontaide, Londorgas ropliod that e was bl the tront door and in Teply to furiher queations from Huntor, said that thiere was 10 one near the vault door while Ifunter was out, Oroak went out on tho sidowalk 4o quall some distfurbance smong parties onmde, Fulllips sud Thoraton were st the front door, resiatiog tho pros- aure from the outside, No ono went near the vault doar, 1le could aes it all the time, Mr. Gleoton was then aworn, and testified that, wihien Lhe crowd came to the door, ha and ali in the room slood with thelr shoulders sgainat the front door, and that 1o one sreat near 1ho vault. This ended tho sxaminativn of those witnessen who appoarod yosterday, Others will Lo Heard vereatier, periapt’ today, wud any o ire reqularity on tho part of the _policamen wifl Lo luoked 1nto na far 4 {n the power of the Polica Doard, 'The esamiuation resulted 1o o ntartling do- yulopionts, sud wae dry and tedious throughiout, sna marked by ho spectal features sxecpt the assiduity with which Capt, Iinckley put questions into tho tonth of Sugerintendont Hickey, Dave Thornton and the man Dominick Davey, who on election day alowed himself to bo the champlon ‘blackeuard of tho vicinity, Ustoned with grest interest 10 the words of the wituesscs, Alfler the Croak and Londergan investigation, . T. HOWE . bad o chargo to make sgainat Officer Cannon, which complaint was briofly mentloned in_yenterday's Tnan- g, Wiluens had been sbielded from the attack of tho man commonly kuown 13 Dominick by tho oflicer, who remarked to him, 4 You can come around to- morrow and gie me $23 1f you chooso for saving you from a broken hoad,” Witicas id niot kuow whether it wan o joko or not. Cannon, b aald, refused to ar- rest Domiinfek after ho hnd seen him knock Lim (Howe) down. The officor alau saw tho same Dominick snatel s ballot fromn an old man and throw §t oway, Ie refused to 1nake that, 0 oficer waa news to shut up or ko would bo arreated, ‘Tho Witness had something to say about Bergt. Byrna, but it was satisfactorily oxplained {o the Marshel, wlich tock 8 long timo but_daveloped nothing o nor auything againat the officers which was not ex- plalu Tegard to some languzgo which Oficer Cannon says that Howo mado nfe of, othier witacsaes will b brought 10 testify that Howo ks not fa the hait of using ovii words; smong them aro J, J. LI T, Kellogg, ond Arthur Digon. The caeo was poet. nd till those men could appear, Then Gleecon o minick wisbed to bo sworn aa thoy bad something 10 relato uboul tha fuss at 204 Lagalle, bt tho Court djourned, 3 ong e SUGCESTIONS. AGR LOR NO RESIGATI 7o the Fdtlor of The Chtcago Tribune; Cnicaao, April 12.—What a apectaclo far gods snd men for tho bone and sinew of tho great City of Chicago to ask a sot of bununors aud usurpers to reslgn. As if thoy bad snything to reaign, ¢Would o bravo man ask a ruflan who ontororl his houso and took possession o restyn ? No, Ho would piteh into bim aud kuock hin down if wecossary, and install himself in his own premiscs, Why'do not the pooplo of thls city put tho men futo Offico Who Luve been elocted, and keep them thiere, If it takes n thousand men armed o tho tecth? Yut tho Mayor who has boen or aliall bo elocted by the pooplo into lils attice, but dou't ssk tho usurpor to resign, Go on fearlesaly sud do your duty, This a revolution, and thero afono laws in our courts to reach tho cuve, thorefora the will of the poogle must o tho law, and carzy it oat, two, IisoLvriay, OFCER A DEWARD, b the Edltor af The Chlcage Tribune: Cutcauo, April 10,—Iu the multituds of SitZywtions to the public touching tho high-hunded outrage lutly committod I have so3n mothiag on th¥ subject of o:!c&lng @ reward for tho deloction of tho ballot-box stuffers, When' an ordinary crime in committed (and the higheat crimea known to tho law are but ordinary crimea compared with this oue) nowspavers aud hand- Dblts cliculato through thy country describing tho offonso and offering u largo sum for tho discovery of tho offonders. Why does ot tha Mayor comoe out in 110 public press with an offor_of, say, §5,000 for the detection and couviction of any one of tho scoundrels who commtited thia crime? For the sake of making a8 mrch mouoy a8 this detectives would forret out the criminals, or some one of them would * squeal™ on fbe rest.’ Let un try the experiment of & roward, If the Mayor will not oifer it, lot private citizens club to. gether and make up tho neccavary smount, WILLIAM BBACKETT. A DUSINES3 JAN FOR MAYOR, Ta the Edlior of The Chicado Tritune Cuicaao, April 13.—Tho people want for thelr nest Mayorssound and rellablo business mau, Wo bave good men _runniug for Aldermen who are woll fitted for the ofce of Mayor,~such men as §, 1L, McCrea and William Aldrich, men of unblewmished charscter and good business reputation. It scoms childs play to voto for & man for that oflice unless bo is olocted an Alderman, as the offico {4 not vacsut, Tho people, however, can oxpreas by thelr votos Tuesdsy thoir choico for tho man fo Do elocted, Iwonld suggest €hat somo good Itepublican business man—one who Le wuro of belug ono of tlie next Cotncll—bo nomfuat und thon tho Councll cans declary $ho office of Mayor vocaut, and elect one’of thelr number (whom the peoplobiav denguatcd) to dll the vacaiiy. Tho nian who occupiea the Mayor's etialr ghonld bo 8 good Hepublican, Tho Hepublicans bave dono all that Las Leen 80 for nccompilshod in puniahing iilegal volers and ballot-box atuffers, aud_towards purifying our dlty from_ corruption, We waut for our Ceutea- nial Muyor a Ropublican business man, sud not a pol- Itician—ono who, Mk Louis O, Huck, will ? thodutlcs of his oflice on businoss princi us Aldrich or McOrea., A HeprpLicaN, HOW TO MELP BUSINESS., To (ha Editor of The Chicauo Triduns : Citicano, April 13.—Auother day as passed and nothieg sccomplianod about rilding oursolves of the ominous clenent {n office, Wo taust wako up to our daoger, The present depreasion of busincss, and es- pecially 1 real estato hore, 48 much mote from this causothay from the panic, Look at the general pros- perity of tho Novthwest for the past year, thien at the natural sdvantages of this clty, and you will at once 8eo that, howover dull busiucas {8 in other citlos, that here 1t should be good, and the eimplo reason that'it 1s nol a that ; capitalista’ are afraid of our City Govern. ment, and just 8o long sa they bold oftico moncy will ot be invstod hero, Let us gut rid of the hummars now by their resign- 4ng If possibla; £ not, thou at ouce organize & atrobg, secrot vigilauce committec, and let them do thelr work awittly, but faithfully and well, and when we Lave an houest’ Governwent in this city thon money will fow Lere a readily ua water will Bnd its loval, aud Lefors wa realiza it tha effuct of our panis will bo over, L. WHO WILL ACT ¢ o fhe Editorof The Chicage Tribune: . Cuminaao, April 13,—Resolutions have failed to sc- complish any results, Another mass.meetiug must ba held; thercfors, I would suggest (Lat overy voter and property-owuer who attends that meeting brings with lim a card with bis nawe sud sddrees onit. A call ean theu boisde forall citizens who aze willing to act 4o como forward and deposit their names. privato commuiltos can look over tho list aud men they want 10 do the **required work.’ sos if | talk, Ww.0.L — THEY ARE WATCHING US. « CHICAGO'S QURSB. St Paul Proneer-Press, Aprid 11, Chicago is groaniug undor the deapotio rulo of an orgsnized gaog of thievea sud bummers Liardly lous Inwloss and impudont than the Tweed Rivg io New York {u its days of power, Thas bummor gang have exorclsed their power merci- lossly In the epalistion of tax-payers by the oppressivo and uojust assessinent and collec- tion of taxes, as woll as Ly enormously oxtrave sgant oxpenditurcs, A wook ago the tax-payors of Chifcago tarned out en masse 10 protoct thomsalves trom siwilar extortion by the election of Lonest aud cupable town ofticrs,—for thoy have town officers in Chicigo, To wecuzs general consentaneous action by the business men snd tax-pay the banks alosed thieir doors, the Board of Tradu adjourned over half & day, the morcuants toox Hue (0 go to the polls, sud geve tucl, clerks Uwe for the sume purposs; (hoy orgautzed & viglians scrutivy of tha polls, and the Tesull was 1hat the taz-payers bost {ho Lumiuers two 10 une—1hat i, thoy polled an ovor- whelwiuy tasfority of the votos, Buf fur all thas ths taz-pogeru uro likely to bo—they seem 1o have basn— chieated 0:t of toe fruita uf tuclr victory by the mos daring aod shameless frauds un the Part of the bunie mere, Thewo et out Lo defeat tho populsr will, and they succoeded. Fafllng to drive reapectablo volers away, iioy sclzed the polls and placed disroputable ogents of thelr owa ln charge, fo opposition to the wopulir yolte, carrlod Who ballut-bogu to the head. sqoarters of the bummers, and (hers during the night managed to rol them of Republican tickets, and tostuff them with bummor tickets, The resuil la that the hummere havo sgain trlumphed through fraud, and the resulta of all the earnmt work done Dby tho taxpayers in thrown awsy, It will im- mediately occur to the reader ihat thers ought Loboan eusy ramody st law for ihls manttrous out. rage, Tut {tpsoms that in Chicago thore i3 no Auch famedy; for the courta hava been befors appaaled to o tusd ity very recsntly to puniah frauds and fo s lections procured” by fichally certified canvaas, by whatever villainy stemp- ed, and bummers enough’ Lave boen alwaya found on evary jury o, defeat & conviction for the mont clearly proved frauds, Chlcago fs aeothing with inten dignation and ‘wrath {n cousequencaof this nfs. mous outrags, and the atmoaphere s charged with ela- ments of lstent fry which it would tako but Vttle to davelop inlosuch an explosion of populss wrah, such an outburat offrevolutionary violence, as would aweep away in ono groat uprising tho whole vils despotiem of ruffizns aud thieves who now rob and_oppreas tha city, That the taz-pasers sra meditating a resort o that wild justice which has occanlonslly been found 16 Tast resort when all other moasurea ~have fafled fa evident trum the tous of (Lis newspajern, THE CITY OF CHICAGO. Janesviile (Win) Gazelte, Aprit 12, Chicago zeomos to bo an accursed eity. Though matclilesa in ontorpriso, grand in pro. portion, the groatest grain mart In the world, and poworful smong thacities of this continont, ithas of lato yeara boon controlled by corrupt rings, publlc robbors, by mon whoss greed sud villainy know go limit. . It was once Iaid in ashos, boing bantized by a fira more terrible in ita dotalls and grestor in its devastation than any other fire of modera times, but in & day it romo, ** Phenix-like, from ita ashics,” aud to-day, in granite buildings, marblo fronts, and_magnificeat publio structures, churchem, hoteln, ‘and businens ocks, it stands almost incomsparabic on the American Continent, Itsawift destruction in 1471 did uot, how~ cver, mako a permanent chiango in thio characler of ils_Rovernment. For & timo it wan clothed in ssckeloth and sales, waa i5 deep bumiht over ita mad visitation, but ths thieves and bummors, the men withiout the feast wpark of con. science, without the lesat_constderation forthe public £00d, n0on began & peacticen viilch brought the city on & pa ork under the cantrol of Tweed and bl gang of bincklege and mercle lcan thicves, Chicago Liaw a monstrous dolt, is gov- croed by men who would not only steal pniblic money and defraud the General Government, but woild con- 81470 to defeat the will of the peopls Ly stafiiing tho ballot-box and lntimidating Lonest votera, They hind 8 Mayor only én naxae, in the person of i, D, Colvin, who bus been under thie control of the worst eiemcnt thint over cursed & city. Under this pernicious rule, forbearance ceased to bo 8 virtuo, The Loneat eitizens havo Docome terribly In earncet in demauding o change In the government. Thoy bave fiually tnken tho steps to rid themsclves of (ho galling yoko which for years has been 1o ¢revious Lo be borng, CHICAGO IN ARMA, ugfalo Exzpress, Avrit 12, The daring solonce of thiy lawlesa faction baa culmmated within & week in an attewpt to defeat tho will of tho outiaged taz-payere, na oxprossed ot tho polls at tho recent municipal olection, by manipulation of tho ballots, whicl, unbappily, wero placed by law in the Lands of thelr tools, As tho tax-payers turned out en maaze on this occasion and voled against tho corenp- tionista witbout much_regard to party afliatious, it waa known that an_overwhelming majority of votes waa thcown in favor of reforti, Tho public in. dignation at finding that tho geturns havo been gromly falsided by tho inspoct ors_Is, ihorefore, maturally unbounded, . . , . To sliow, further, how deep and non-jartisan fs tho feoling thus arouscd t i unly necossary o say that thoug the cbnoxious offleisls clacted themaclves us Democrata, tho Democratic City Committer, aud all respectable membern of that’ party, heartlly spprove the objocts of tho meeting, The anly anadow of ex- cuse for such o ravolutionaty courss a that urged by the yiroas # that ‘tho Mayor, Chicf of Vollce, nud tie local courts are sll tols of iho ring, Tue sl result of this violent commotion will 1o healibful ana hettar governmont will bo ‘The pope of Chica, 0 must judgo for themecives wheilier the oxtremity of their gricvance Jnatitics such au herole remedy. Onu thing may be mafely predicied : the tax-payrra of Clils carga will for a loug timo attend very carefully to tho sclection of thelr locsl rulers and officlals, CUICAGO ELECTION FRAUDS. Dtroit Pusty Aprat 11, Tho frauds in tho town election of the Souta Divislon of Chicago on Tucsday last scem to bavo stirrod up the peoplo to fover host. The mecting at Farwell Hall on Baturdoy night last to taka measurea to prevont similar frauds ot tho general city clection to bo beld on Tuosday uext, April 18, 'wau a tromondous popular dem- onstration, tho hall being packed full and thousands standing ou tho outside. Tho meoi- Ing resolved to take stepa to protect the ballot-box sext wook, and La resort o forco ff necessary. Mean- while the furtlier dovelopmenta in the cas0 tnako the evidenco of fraud more sod more conclusive, The aiscrepancy between the ballota fu the boxes aad tho nuinber of porsons registered as voling turns out to DU DT, instead of i crodited to it 1n the wholu ndio polls, Leaul 1nge 870 10 bo takou sieinst the ballot-box stuffers, aud ovidenco fa being colloctod Lo ehow (e zumber of rocced- Tepubliceu vows caat, Tho bost result of the whola affair s that tho docent and honeat portion of the community {8 spparcntly thoroughly arouced und united, and will act in concert at the city cle:tion of next week ta rescuo tho City Gosernmunt from the control of the bummera,” A CILICAGO RERELLION, Nashotlle (fenn.)y American, Apri? 12, Chicagots in a atate of opon rebellion. The bettor clasn of citizona thought they biad defeat- od tho bummers in tho recont municipat eloction, and think go etill, but tho ballot-boXes, a4 manip- ulsted by the bummers, toll a difforont story. Last night betweon 25,000 and 40,000 citizons, - thie diapatches have it—assembled and cxpress thelr opiitlons very forcibly. Tho mavemont sgainst tbio City Hall Ring is not sffected by party Uncs, and ol the nowspapers Join fn thocrusade, o + , o Tho Ropublica: THISCSY b4 oven more carhest fh ita aug- gestions of kuomary measuras, arguing that the law provides no remedy, and demanaing tho organization of aCommitiiee of fublel Bafety, composed of 1,000 ro- spectablo Ropuhlicaus and Democrats, Its edltorials mavor of muob law, shootiuz, and death, Our Hepub- Ucan contorporary begina to understand how it seols when a peoplo ara disfragchisod and burmers plun. deriug thelr eubstancs, ws bas been the caue L the Bouth for the past dozen years, TUE EMEOTE IN CHICAGO, Green liay (WWis) Adrocaze, April 12, The past weolt in Chicago bas boou one of Breat excitomont, and thera are hourly matter~ {ogs of & storm which may carry that city into an outbroak such as diatingnislied the oarly days of Ban Franclaco, where peace was only restorod through the high-banded bnt nocossary intor- feronco of a Vigllance Cammitteo, Tho troublo Lias grown ont of tho coutrol of tho munieipal afafes, including the tasation snd finances, by tlie bumumer elewment, which has kept itsolf in power through the grosscat frauds ou the ballotsbox. ~Immense fudigna- tlon moetings have been Lekl, and the wholo city ro. sounds with talk alout haugingto lamp-posts and waya of ridding ho ity of its leeches. side of such aclion is rauged three or four great papers of that city,~Tue Tausuxr, Journal, and 1§mies. Opposcd Lo it 1s the Inler-Ocean., AK INPAMOUS OUTRAGE. Oshkash (Wis) Northuweetern, Aprit 11, At the Bouth Towan election in Chicago a moat. infamous outrago was committod upon the peo- ple by o gang of awindlers who countod them- solves into oflico throngh tho agoncy of stuffed ballot-boxes. 'Tho citizens of that virtuous city ara justly indignant, anddo not proposa to submiit to tlio Fuls of the thiovos and bummiors, . . . Bubif the wurat cowes to vorat, and tho lawa cannot protect Aba peaple, tho result will eventually be thero a4 overy- whero, thai the poople will protoct temscivea, Thera 158 polnt at which forbearance cossea to Lo a virtue, ‘hst polut waa reached InSan Franclsco, aud may be reachod in Olicayo, Thu inafeaty of tho' Jaw may be :f’l'un\lad, but tho majeaty of Justics will be vindi- cated, CUICAGO'S UPRISING, Detroit Erentig News, Aprit13, ‘The uprisiug in Chicago againat corrapt politi- cal practices comos none too soon. Tho record of the recent olection is & story of fraad androt- tenness such aa would put oven the voteran bruisers of New Yorktoalsme. The reformers have & hard Job of 18, Lowever. The work fa done, and it fa difh- cult to undo it, ‘The Msyor, who is lookod upon as the reproseutative leader of the powors of ovil, bolde the Xeya t0 0fice, and Lisu that possession which s nine polute in law, Tha Neformers are evidently de- tormined Lo carry thelr poiut, and the mon who, throngh force, mmz. and corruption, hald the oftices, will soon #ind Chicago sn sxcesdingly warm laoce for Wein, A BQUARE IBSUX. Cineinnats Kotnng Tunes, Aprid 12, ‘When Chiesgo deliberately talka about s re- sort Lo wmob violence, it Is plaln the provocation must have beon very g Wo bLave else- whoro givon so sccount of the transactions that baveladto the pressut sxcitoment. No one can resd of the deods aud nol fuel that the grievance great, o o o 1t isthe first time a aq 0d fair {astte Lias boen wado up betwoon tho good citizens aud bunimars of Chicago, The whole canntry will watch 1ta progress with luicrest, A rowerfnl Electiric Light, The steamship L'Amerique, uow af Philedel- plis, exhibits every night a dazzling sigual hght which sbe carries, About twenty fast from tho bow {4 & sort of wrought irou light houss, six feet in dismotor and twenty-fiva foet in height, including the lautern, Tbls has susrc of illu- miuation of 8,600 foet, within which, on the darkest night, the stoamer may bo descriedat s distauce of twolve milos, Tha Light can be mnad to flash, it required, aud on s clear, tine night can always be seon from tho horizon, twenty- sigbt mile e olectricity is gonerated by frio- tion, which a littlo machiue iu connestion with the ongiues, aud which akos 1,000 revolutions por minul aupplies, Tho eng) rs have en- tire cstgo of tho eloctrical arrangemests, and thic battories aro 1o the engine-room. WASHINGTON. Robeson’s Investigators Stum- ble upon a Very Mys- terious Cipher. Which Treats of Cerfain Proposed Experiments in Infantry Tacties. Gov, Routt Puts a Quietus on the Slanders Against Him. Adjournment of Clymer's Com- mittee for Want of ‘Witnesses. Talk of Impeaching *r. Clapp, the Congressional Printer. A Bad Outloolk for the Early Ad« Journment of the House, INVESTICATION MATTERS. HIQN CRIES AND MISDEIAVIORA. Speciat Inspateh to T'he Chicago Trivune, WasiNatox, D. C., April 13,—Ouo of the Domocratic Committeos hies at last discavered a {ull-flodged sousation, Being in lot pursuit of Becretary Robeeon, it callad for cortain telograms sud obtained, among othern, ona in cipher, which weg regarded as very susniclour, from tho num- bor of arbitrary words which it appeared to con- taln, Akev and an oxplonation was ineistod upon, yhen tho following terriblo caso of official corruption, cleatly involving high crimes and miedomeanors camn to light ; fo Searetury Robetan, WWashinatmn, 13 troubled Wit teothing and wean: o doctor thinks it inay be danger- aus, 116 advinea the emplosment of & wet nurss, If a sound aud healthy ono can Le found, (igued) iny, CLYMER'S COMMITIER, The Clymer Committee has wdjonrnad until Tuandl[y noxt. botn for lack of witncsses and want of joriediction, For tho last threo wocks tho majority of wituesscs esumined by this Committeo sworo oxamined without any suthority of the Honse. sad upon & subject over which the Committes hbaa no jurisdiction, It in doubtrul whethier the Comamittee would Lisve had tho power cven to report a witness for contempt, ae tho cxamiuaticns have not lwen lawfai. The Housa created a mpoctal Committeo to inveatiguto the Bt Lou:h whisky trialn, and directed the Judiciary Com- mitice of the liouse to examine the impeachment fuention, yet a great portion of the testimony taken Uy tho Clymer Committeo tas boen upon these aub- Jects, ‘Memuers of theso other committcen bava comptained that the Clymer Committes had unurped b ur Jurisdiction und stolen thielr withesses, and tho matter would have be:n Lrowgut to tho attention af the ifosa but for tho surrender of tho Clymer Cum- mittes, RILPATHICK WANTLD, “There 13 a great eall for KOpatrick here, After his publle avuouncement of ali the bad tinnis he ke ggainst Gen, Buiterticld, and hiv card demanding to Localled, his careful and continued dodzing of tha Process of the Sorgeant-at-Arins s beginning to ho 19)ked upon s disrcputable in tle extreme, The Housa has spent 8 great desl in telegraphing and dis- pricling deputlea afier i, Mis lectiro sgeat fu New Yark refuse:d to give hin whereabouts or bis list of Guio or Indiana ougagemeats, Tho only fnterpreta- tion piaced ois hla setion hera i’ that he was bidding for notoriety, but thut he roflly bad no such informa- tion 88 ko claimed to possess, MONT IMPCACITMERT, Tho {ndications now are that tho Houss Printing Committea will report Publio-Printer Clayp for fin- Jreachuncnt on several chargeo, Slould thia be donc. t is Lrobable that very interestlug question will ariro between tho o, Houses, Thio Pubilo brinter 1n not 60 ofiicor of the House, or of the General Govern= ment, but 18 au olticer of the Semate, The legal paint will thereforo be Hkely to ba tande thad it 18 fiot com- petent for the House to fmpeach sn officer of the Bouste, 1To tha Asoelated Press,) TOE RCSTUCKY BAILIOAD ONEY. WASHINGTOK, D, C., April 13,—Senator Bleveason was before tho Clymer lnvestigating Committee to- day, WaLfyiLR in “rolation to tho atfalraof the Ken- tucky Hatlroad and Peadlcton's connection therewith, Hoeatd the Eentucky Mallroad Compzny wa a part- nersbip concern, composed of seven tnembens of the Board of Control, all of whom were ofticers, Eich member bad ona volo reardless of thoamount of in- terest, Death did not creats a vacancy iu the Board un- il tho number was reduced to fve, Bowler's sstato wasnot ropresented in the lioard after Lis dvstl, Poudioton could not huve ropresentod the Bowlor tn- terest there, because 3ir, Pendleton bad uo exclusive conitrol uver the estate. PORT-TGADERSHIP, Willlam Harman, of Minucapolis, testified that bo was a posttrader at Fort ltfre, DaXota, cpyotnied on the recommendation of Peck, of Darfos & Peck, Was removed in July, 1674, by au Ordor frou: the Secratary of War, Woa Interested ut Standing Rock. Sola out 10 Orvilla Graut. A noto sigued * Honnefin " 1o the order ot Orville Grut, and indorsed by Grant, for 4,08 is still unpaid! Witneea bad mot pid’ soy monoy to suy oue for securing his sppoiutuwont, TOE EMMA MINE. Heforo the House Commnittos on Forelgn Afairs to- day, Trenor W, Iark testied that Lis opinion of the vaite of the Enuma Mine bad been iormed from repe resentations of Silliman, Willlims snd others, and that be did not take sdvintage of thy dispatch of thu Fersons nemed to sell out Lis stock —_— ROUTT. I8 WALIONEHS MOUTED, Bpecial Lupateh to The Chicsae Tridune, Wasmatoy, D. C., April 13.—Gor. Routt, of Colorado, teatitled this morning bofore tho Post- Ofice Cowmitteo tu the mattor of the fmputa- tions made againet him of bribery by ono of tho witncesea who attomptoed to recall a conversa- tion with tho dead contractor Sawyer. Gov. Routt, who came voluntarily before the Com- mittee, vot heviog beon subpwenacd, made a very mauy avd emphatic gon- eral denial of the charges, mud rocited many circumsiances to show that i would ave beeu itapowilile to have recetved & bribo from Bawyer, At tho clowo of Routt's tetimony Mr, Lut- troll, of Californls, » inember of the Commiitoe, utated to the Committee that fn tha Iast Congreos, when at- tampta wero mado o securo legtalation that would pro- vont atraw biils, Bout waa very uctivo, eiticient in londlug biv persous{ and of Comitteo was fiuly satlatied that thero wau NO DAAIS FOR THE REFORT sgutnst Routt, aud that thy meution of Lls name was o mero inferends or aceident, ¢ LTu the dnoriated Frass.i Wasmnnazon, D. 0., Aprii 1 John L, Routt, formerly Secoud Arsistant Postmaster-Geuoral, aud now Qovernor of Colorado, befurs tho House Coni- mities on Post-Ollicea aud Poat-Roads to-day, ou outh abeotutely denfed thiat ha had ver recelved any manoy, orauy present, or any valusblo consideration what- ever from F. I, Hawyer, or from any other contractor, directly or indireclly, Befure the Committoo sd- Joured, Lutirel), onu of the Democratic mmmbers of tho Committos, Yoiunteercd the statement that Cal, Itoutt, whilo ‘Becond Asststaut Postmastar-Geperul, hiad heartily sustainod and alded hitm in effortswhich Ls (Luttrell) mads {wo ycars sgo4o prevent straw- bidders from controlling cartain Califoruls ¥nd Oregon routey, and in furnishing Information for use in cx- pouing and bresking: up straw-bidding abuses ganer- PENDLETON- HOW THAT LITTLE LAPSR OF M4 FIST BKOAME ANOWK. Bpectal Dipateh o The Chicacs Teidbune, Wasutnorox, D. C., April 15.— A deliclons gbit of gossip is aloat among Dom- ocrats, to the offect that George Pendlston roally owea tha publication of the story con. necting hisnams with tha Kentucky Rallrosd case to hia political and porsonsl frieads in tha Cin- cinnati Enquirer family, Wheun Wash McLean's sonn.law, Lszen, was ondersd by Becretary Bolknsp 10 8 remoto frontler post, the whols family protestad and attempled to bave tha order revokod, Tho effort falling, the Marsh post-tradorship waa blurted out in excited gossip, snd at the same time the story of Fen- dleton and the Kentucky Losd, When the Mara was lately made public {he accompanying gostlp Tondleton was rcalied by some who had beard it sa 10 his way Lhe mstter sama befora tho publio, o, fact, the Clucinustlcrowd, the political wel-nurses’ Fenillotou, are found to be' primanly the stariers Alis cliargo sgaiust blm, e KILBOURN, HALL UK CONTINUE TO RINR? Special Dupateh o The UAicage Tridune, ‘Wasuivaron, D. O, April 18.—The seotion of the Judiciary Committeo to whom was referrod the question whethor the Bergesut-st-Arms atiall oboy the wrt of hisboas corpus recently fu- sued by the Bupreme Court of the District in favor of Hallet Kilbourn, the recusant witness, discussed the quodtion at cousfdersble length to-day, English precodentu wore examined, sud 1t was found tust where persons had beoeu com- mlited by the 1fouse of Commons and Louss of [ Lords and writs of habess corpus had beeh Isnaed in their favor, In wome cases the body of the prinonor had been producod in conrt, while in otharn tho officor of the legis Iativo hody b mada answer withont produciag bla prisonor, More precedents of ibe ormer than of the Intter Kind were fonnd, snd {t f8 robable that the Committee, {f i baa an opportunity ioropert to tho Toma befors ine cass ia o rda oava it disr: ith t st-Army whettor ho Abell (4¥e Rilboton e ks eourt, 10 which tlo writ of habeas corpus. which the of habe: us was fartied (n fa of & prisoner vonfined by order of the House was that of Ttichard Irwin, the rocusant witness in ihe Pacifia Aail {nvestigation duriog the last Gongress. Sithont the oy ot out the body Of the prisoner, and Judge Mi Arthur refurod o hear the Jister fo the. sormrsct 1be prisoner, holding thst it was essentisl to the opera. tlon of the writ that the body of the man named In §i should bo present st the bearing. When Irwin wan takan inta court, tho Judgs decided at onco that the arder of e Ifouss was uficient warrant for hix cone fuemest, MUST STAY IN JAIL, The Bub-Commitios of the Committes n the Jus diclary, conlating of Republicans Lyn Hoar, snd Hard, 1o wham the subject of the habess corpus iy tlhio case of Hallett Rilbotrn waa referred, sgread thai 1 Foapoct{ul roply be eommunicated (o Jndgu Carter but that tho body of Rilbourn shonld not be produced befors bim by the Bergeant-si-Arma, et indey THE POSTAL BILL, 179 TROMINENT PEATURLS, pecial Dispoten ta The Chicage Tridune. Wasnivarox, D, C., April 19.—Mr. Hamlin’y third-closs postago bill was shorn of many of its objoctionablo festures bofore ite passage by the Benate, Among the featurea eliminated was that establisbing diffcront ratos of postsgo. Thore would havo been a lack of uniformity in regard to the charges, since overy Postmaater would livvo beon obliged to conatituts himaslf a Jjudgo in regard to distancos snd the smount of postago requisito in each case, Thoro I8 atill an objactionable clausa in the bill, which is calculsted to embarrsas Postuasters, ‘Tho ‘tatler arn required, in care nny articlo of the third-clus matter is under. [2ld when placed in the oftics for trsnsmirsion, ta unt up the nender and demand the deficlency, and in case hio cannot be found, to forwand this packsgo, if ha Lelleves It was dsposited 1a Food faltly and il the, party to whom it in ront_ahl the’ Doutais dise. Thte 1o pirtiay . rouired Lo pay. sichg CATAILINSG Tz LAw, w d not require prepsyment of pastage, aine Tontmasters will 1t uitetly imanraciicuoln 65 apend heir t{me bunting up persous who undorysy on packe ages depostiod for transmission, —_— NOTES AND NEWS, ATATE OF DUSINEYS IN TUE NOUBES Specal Dispatch tn The Chizaro Trsbune, ‘WasmyoroN, D. 0., April 13.—The House Ap- propristions Committeo to-day, after an {oformsl discussion of tho conditlon of publia business, dirscted Randull, its Cbairman, to antasgonizs tho approprintion bills azainst any pending monsure. Tho result waa that Randall moved the question of considaration as between tha, billto transfor tho Indian Bureau tothe War Departmout and 1he Legislative Appropriation Uill, and was boaten. Tho members of tho Housa generally do not understand tho candition of public bsinoss a8 do thn mombers of the Ap- mapriation Committea, 'Tho latter aro qiite in despulr, and some of thom even inthnats that unlsa 1l8 temper of he liouso chiuked, st adjournment be- foro Boptezber will bo fmposi. THE HARRISON LAK] RONT PILL Biaa been seferrid {0 o Sutb-Comnilitc: of tho Commit teo ou nfldiugs und Geounds, Fho protnodts for a favosable report ore Ty . mon hiaa beeu hero and Lias tuker over ‘the’ subjoct with tho Comuwittce men, 1Mo hus evideatly imprecsed them thiat the rights of the orizinal_parenssors on tie Lake-froat ight be injuced if Pibo Marriga bill shiould be pased, Accordingls, the Bup-Committs Liave propostd & substitut.: for thio Harnuon bill. Thts Fubatituo providus tuat the risbt of ths Governmest hion boon ceded to the eity subjact to tha rizhte of the original purcheaces frowm fho oflicisl plot, Judge Drummond baving devided tiat the dedicator 3 _only & common law dedicator, the purpose of the subatitalo 1880 nialis the dedivation statutory, A LISSON IN BANRING. An Englial banker of Indianauclis mado s long ar- guntent to~-day beforo tho Conmitioe on_Manking and Curspacy unon the enrrancy question, Ho malntatned . that for & numrer of sears thero hns been a varying rocess of coutraction, and pressnted 3 sorles of ta- lea Iu support of thin, 1o vecommended aa ono plan, whicl b thought wouid be eininsntly baneticial, that 8 law bo enacted providing that baz.ts deposited aa ne- carity for National Bank circulation bo deposited st par fustead of at 40 ceuts, (30 the Assaelated Press, ORDER HUSIY 0, WasmNGTON, D, C.. April 19,—T'he order directin, Col, Rufas lugalin, Assintant Quarterunaster-Oeneral, t0 ranume his dutics as Culef Quirtormaater Military Divislon of thu Asulie, it surpeudud untd farther orders, DISAGRERD, ‘The jury dissgreed wod was dischargsd in the case af uttinax Trix for receiviug $47,000 stolen frow the ‘Freasury by & clerk a yesr ago. CRIMINAL CODE, The bill yeported by Mr. Wright, from the Senate Judfiisry Committes, to-day, tive to certaln offeuses and tholr punisliment, provides that if o any placo under the firiadivtion of the United States, ex- 0t the District of Columbla, any offenss is commit- ted whichi {s not prohibited, or punishment thereof is not eavecially provided for Ly United Btates law, such oftenso vhall receive tha same punishment aa the local lawa of tho Btato or Territory now irforce provido for like olfcuse i conimitiod ‘within their jurisdiction, aud no repoal of sch Blate or special law shall affect. any prosocution or Habllity for such offente in any United States Court, The Heuato to-dnyngroed to an amendment o the il for repaving consylvania avouns, directing the President to detail za a commission_to ealect msterial, bavo charye of tho wock, etc., Gens. Humphroys, Wrlght, aud (jilmury, of the Engineer Corps, U. B, A ——— . THE RECORD, HENATE, ‘Wasuisaroy, 1. C., April 13.—The Sanato con siderod bills on the calendarnot objected to, and the following wero passod: The Benate bill suthorizing the coustruction of & pontoon bridge scroes tho Misatssippi Ttiver, from sowe point in La Crossa Connty, Wis,, to somo poiat in Hous- ton County, Minn,” ‘I'ho morulug Liour having oxpired, tho Senate resumed conwderation of unfinisbed bnsiness, the bill authoriziuyg tho ropaverest of Pennayl- vania avesuo, The bill was discuasod at groat lougth. Feading divcussion, tbe House il making appropriations to supply deticioncics in appro- Driatious for the year cuding Juno 3, 1876, sud former Jeard, wau refezrod o ths Commliico ob Apyropris- ans, After & short exccutive scasion, adjourncd untfl Monday, iz, uov Mr, Franklin reported Lack tho bill fo authorirs clafiuani on even-numbered sections of land within this 0-ily it of the Northorn Pacitio Tuilroad to maka proof and payment far their clafiny at & minfmum Tate of 1,45 per acte, Pawed, - Mr. StGrey reported u Ll grantiog au sland In the \hictain Jurer to the City of Hiavens Polat, Wit. wicd, “Tho Lill for the restoration to tho markotof the Ulutal {udisn Reservation i Utal was pasaed ; nlso, thie Il respecting the limits of the resorvation fop town-sitcs on the public dowata, r. Sivler, teom the Gomimlites on Publls Lands roported the H*nate bill to confirm vro-omption an bomestead eutrics of public luds within the Limita of rallenad graute, i canss whera buch eatrica have besn made uader rogulstions of tho Land Department, aused, THE INDIAN BUREAD, ‘Thagmarning hour expired, when AMr, Scalss maved to Conmittes of the Whiole on thie bill to trans. ndiau Burean to the War Department, Alr, Raudall novod to amend by going {nto Gommite to0 on the Leglalative Appropristion bill, Negstived. Mr, Scalea’ motion was ugres.d 0—yess, 133; naye, 08, Tho Mousa thereupon weat {nto Cominittea of tha Wholo, Mr, Disckbura In the Chair, on the Indisn bill, and Mr, Couvk concluded hiw s h of yesterday im favor of tho tranafer to ihe War Dopartment, Ml;.rglizlxl spoke agalnst the Lill, and Atr, Hooker ads ocated it. Without action the Committes rose and the Houss took & recesa till 7:39, the night sosulon to be for cone sideration of the Leylelative Appropriation bill v EVENING GESSION, Various smeudments 1o the bill were offored and row Jected, and aller progressing as far sa psge 57 tha alls Couisiites ros, abd (e House adjourind. i maeat oa jalucday, lomoirow baiog » puble Bollday (a the o ——— "BUSINESS NOTICES. Burnett's Ooconine kills dandrufy, slisys lrritation, and promotes the growth of halz, BABY OARRI 5, BABY CARRIAGES AND FINE Willow Ware. I have declded to remaln on t1is Wost Blde, and have sdled luany now desigus Lo my slock of Baby Cars slages and Willow Warv, which T am offeriug st great reduction from forwer pricev. An luspoction by iha publio i sollcited, Tu order to accommodate thoss Who sre occuplad uring the day Twbel Neep opets ovory ovenlng, uail 200 o L1, y . WILLIAM POTTLE, 235 West Madison-st.