Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 9, 1876, Page 5

L THE CHICAG = @ Tribume, TERMS OF SUDBSCRIPTION, PATADLE IN ADVANCE—VOSTAGE PHEPAID AT TIIS OFFICE. Dally Eaition, Mntled to an Biduiny Fartlon: Kliee Tri-Weekly, onscopr, en Clubof 1va, percor Club of twenty, per copy.... THE pORtAR® 1% 15 CONIA A 5 Epecimen coplea ent free, To prevent detay and mistakes, he sureand give Port- Office address tn full, ineluding State amd County, Remittances may be madu clther Ly draft, expresa, Poat-Oflec order, or In pegistered loticrs atour risk. TERMS TO CITY CRUBLRS, Tiolly, del' rered, Bunday . 245 cents per week, Dally, deifvered, Sundny Melnd Adiiress THE TRID Cotner Madiron and De Houley’s Thentre. Tandolph Atreet. hotween Clark and Lasalle. En- gagetueut of Mis Noss Eytinke. *Huse Alchel.” New Chicano Thentre, Clnrk atreot, between Lake and Kandalph, Uooles's Wiustrels, Wand®s Musens Monroe street, between State and Dearborn, _Af- terngory » Hiidon 11 Lyening, lienedt of Rob- t MeWade, SOCIETY MEETINGS. ORIENTAL LOVGE a1 A. F. AND A, S.~1lall 122 Lasnlle st eefal enmnmunication this TFriday) eveniig nt 71§ a'elock for work on the ik Degr - y’l‘l:“’fl’ ‘Y‘I’l\"'(hll'll cordjally fnvited (o attend. Sromier of EeRIsNET. N, TUCKER, Beerstary, 1, 0, . D.~Tiie brethren of the Opder ory requested 0 A mble 0L the Iate resfdenee of o, M, Yondorf, 781 North Wells-st., 802 p. M., Friday, 8th inst. W the purpuse of taking part I the (uneral cercmo: tes of our Jate hrother. Her et our e Sl co Pr. of lamah Lodge. ANT LODGE N A T & A minicatlon this Friayeveitig s o ot il et Kingeost, tof ork w1 o Sttt Dre vitod. Muerof e W, A U8 T Seertary. NGTON CHAPTEN X0, vountion this Fridny eventng i work o the Hopal ArehDegred oauluny cordially Invited, iy o FRIDAY, Greenbneks at the Now York Gold Ex- ihange closed at 83, Cooler weather, \vilh:cnnn'i;nml showers, wro the meteorologienl conditions laid down ‘or this region ta-day. A bogus dispatch received yesterdny on tho Board of ‘I'rade in this city, to the effect that Servin had declared Ler independence of Lurkish authority, and would imwmedintely make a very belligerent dofonse, caused reo- marknble excitoment in that turbulent con- gregution of commorcial men. The real news was paciflestory in character, aud dampened the hopes of the majority of the solfish and unthinking. At Springfield, 11, yesterday the cases of twenty-two persous charged with erimen ngainst tho rovenue lnws were called for trinl, aud nut a single one of the accuscd varties was present. It is gratifying to note ihat their bonds wero forfeited in each in- stonee, and it must have a benoficial offect if theso forfeitures are sternly maintained. One lawyer tolegraphed considerately that overything wag all right, and that his client would come back from Omaha some time in tho weelr. — A meeting of thw Itepublican Reform Club of Cbiengo ie eolled for to-morrow evening ot tho rooms of the Municipal Ite- form Club, The eall bricfly but forcibly sets forth the situation in the invitation to Re- publicans who are “in favor of the nomina- tion at Cincinnati of a enudidate who shall vmbody iho wishes of the people, and whoso earupaign shall be ore 10t entirely consumed by personal explanations, ultimately result- ingino defeat of tho Republican party nt the polls next full.” 'Fhis is abont as near thy sizo of it us words can conveniently ex- Press, ———ee 'The Sonate Approprintion Committes, in poing over the Post-Ofiico bill pa it came from ¢he Hoimo, hnve suggosted mony amerdments, increasing the appropriations for Postuastess’ salaries, tho trapsportation of inland ned ocesn mails, ete. The in. exensed Appropriations for the purposes nam- ed, ore, however, more than counterbalaneed by the striking ont of the Houso bill the item of BHALO00 for ‘‘official stamps,” which suspicions term is held to mean al- wmost anythiog in the way of dead-head postal facilitiey in the departments, We invite wmttention to, and a careful road- ing of, tho wldress, published in another eolmum, issyed by the Bristow Club of Chicnggo to tho Republican party. It is n timely and well-considered document. 1t is full of curnest appeal founded on sober rensoning. It presents.n ealm statement of the uctunl condition of the battle-fleld, and the menns aud applisnces on both sides, It warns ageinst the ovils of over-confidence, mud directs attention to tho davgerous and weak points, 1t tells tho actual danger which threatons, and indicates how that davger may bo averted, Br. Tanvox, of Massachusotts, had the temerity to cugago in o skirmish yesterday with Mr. Braine, who still wears the war- puint ho put on several duys age. Tho ro- sult was that Tarnox was mudo to look very #mall, aed hed good renson to wish he had never claimed the floor on & quustion of privilegge. 1o was accused by Mr. BraiNe of hoving stolen a copy of the latter's great speech on the currency, which wos in type several weoks beforo it -was delivered, It will be remembered that on the day the speech was delivered in the Ifouso 'anvox was on hand with o reply which wos consid- ered n remurkublo off-hand effort, Braixe dicovered that it was oneof those impromptu peeches cwrefully propared rome time be- fure, und when the ocension 'wns ripe for it Lo let fly at "Tauvox and brovght him down with his wings badly clipped sud his nervous system generutly npsot. Braasg's votort had nothing to do with the meritsi of the question under consideration, but it was none the loss & terrible squeleher on Lanwox, ‘Tho Chicago produce madseta wero active yesterduy, und decidedly stronger, buing Tuoyed up by warlike novs from Europe. Mess pork wus 80aG:55¢ per brl bigher, clos- iy nt $18.50 for July und $19.00 for August, Lurd was 10@i7}0 per 100 1ba higher, clos- ing at $10.90 for July und $11.024 for August. Meats were jo per Ib bigher, at 70 for boged shoulders; e for do short ribs, and 10e for do short cloars. Luke froighta were uteady, of 2fe for corn to Humfslo. Ruil freights wero unchanged. Highwines wero quivt ut $LOSY per gallon, Flour was in light denund sud stesdy. Wheat closed tho samo, ut $L054 for Juno and $1.033 for July. Corn closed Jo higher, at 4Gs for Juue or July. . Oats alosed Jo. bigher, ut 20fc for Tuno and #0je for July, Rye was i@le higher, at 71j@72e. Inrloy was lo higher, at ase for June, Hogs wera active and stendy, with snles principally at Cattlo wero dall nnd heavy at 5.00 for inferior to extra grades, Sheep wero unchanged. One hundred dollars in gold would buy $112.87} in greeubacks at the close. 5.5, A dispatch from Romo to the London Timen atates that among the twenty-four now Senators recently ereated aro two Jows,— Iraac Antoxt and Jurto Massanasi,—the fivst who hiave over been raised to that honor in Italy, notwithstanding that Jows have sat in nearly oil the Italian Parlismonts and eloven wera returned at the lnst elections, 'Ihe fivst named was private gecretary to the Count Cavoun, and tho lattor is Secretary of the TProvincial Council of Milan, aud an author of repute. 'T'ho incident is notablo as show- ing the mpid removal of the projudicesof raco in Europe. Materinl for nnother personsl explanation and brilliant dramatic performanco s afford- cd in the testimony given yesterdny before the Houre Judiciary Commilteo in tho mat- ter of tho Kansas Pacifto bond story. Gneey, a lnwyor who was conneeted with tho litiga- tion growing out of the disposition of somao of the bonds, rcopened that scandal by testifying in the most positive man- ner that there is somecthing very crooked, in fact altogether irrcconcilable and untrue, in the explanation that the transactions nccredited respectively to “ Brame,” * Jastes Brase,” and “Jonx E. Braise,” aro ouo and the samo transaction. Gneey, who is thoroughly familiar with all tho legal intricnciea of the subject, shows conclusively, unless his tostimony shall be impenched, that the $15,000-bond matter of “ Braiye " or * Jawzs Brave ” wa a totally different matter from that with which Jonxn E. Braise was idontified, and that thero was n donation of 15,000 in Kausas & Pacific houds to “BraNk” or *“Jawes Bramvg,” whoever that individual may prove to be. — e Tho House Committeo on Danking and Currcucy, under the operation of tho now rulo which makes that Commiitteo a privi- leged ono so that it ean report any measure at any tine, like the Ways and Means Com- mittes, has been jnstructed to report a reso- lution anthorizing the Becrotary of the Trens- ury to issue silver coin, not exceeding $10,- 000,000 in amount, in excliange for legal. tonder uotes, in placo of fractioual currency, ad it is now exchanged, and keep tho notes as o special fund to be paid ont in exchange for fractionnl currency. This is well eoongh s0 far a8 it goes, but it does not go far enough. The amount should have been placed at £40,000,000, and it mny require oven more thau that to meet therequirements of business. A hundred millions would Lo anly $2.60 per capita of the populntion, Ten mwillions would be only adrop in the bucket, The last ten millions has alrendy virtually disappeared, and currency has grown 0 kearco s to seriously incouvenieuco busi- ness men. Owing to tho populsr mania for honrding, it is well nigh impossible to get small chiango in any considorable quanti- ties, and tho dearth will continue until silver getd o plenty that people will not hoard it. Issuing ten millions of silver will simply bo like pouring water into sand. It will dis- appoar almost as quickly as it is distributed, and currency will then becomo even more #earco than it is now. Why keop millions of wilver in the Treasury vaults when business is suffering for tho want of it? Why pay it out in dribbleta that only increass tho famine ? ‘We print a communication from a member of tho Bar, in which ho disousses the policy and the law maintained by Judge MoArntas- Ten's decision in the case of Cornvin and Hoyse. Wo do not propose to sit in judg- mont on the opinion of Messrs, WiLtiass, Roorus, and McAruwsren. ‘Though Judge® WiLriaxs said nothing, the inference is that he agreed with Judge McAvLvisTen and Judge Rourns in deciding that tho election for Mayor was illogal, not morely because thero was no vacaucy, but because of the want of the mnotico required by statute for the holding of special ecloctions. Ilis objection that thero was no vaeancy is not sufficient— that had been overruled by the majority of the Court; e thereforo agreed with the two other Judges in holding that the election for Manyor was void bocauso of tho want of stat- utory notico. 'fhat there may bo no mistake in this matter, and that the oloction was do- clared void beeanso it was to fill a vacancy, nud not an election for a full term, Judye McAvuasTen, in his opinion, said: . Now, what [s the legal rule applicablo to such a eave? We understand the rerult of the authorities to b this: 1€ the law provides for an election, and ilxes the time, then, although it may (mpose apon certuln oticers the duty of giving notices, stil), 1f not given, the time being Axed by Juw will be re- purded as sulicient notices, and the election whl e held vatld, althougt such oflcers fall to glve the notice directed, Such, however, I8 not thls case, The now charter was adopted Moy 3, 1875, Under that charter the offices of Mayor, City Attorney, Trensuror, City Clork, and of the forty Aldermen, wero instantly vacated. The charter provided that on tho third Tucsday in April ench yenr thoro should bo o general clection of city ofticers. It also provided that *nt the firat clection under this act” tho whole thirty-six Aldermon should bo elected. Hore, then, we bave what raroly hnppens,—the eleclion of a full corps of ofticers, including an entire new City Coun- ¢il. "The doetrine luid down by Judgo Me- AvisTen is, thot all these offices had been vacant sinco the 8d of Mny, 1875, and that, had there been no wotice given, or placa named, or timo fixed by the Common Coun. cil of the election of City Attorney, T'rensur- er, City Clerk, Polico Clerk, or of tho thirty- six Aldermen, as required by statute, the peoplo might nevertheloss have assem- bled at the usual places on tho third Tuesdny in April snd elected all theso officers, aud the eloction would have buen valid, snd unobjectionable to law and to good ordor, ‘But, bocause the peopls at the smue time and place, on tho same day, and on tho same bullots which contained the names of the persons voted for for all the oth. er offices, added the nume of a person to A1l tho oftice of Mayor, which offico hnd been notosiously vacant for a year, snd of which vucaucy tho peopla were compelled to take notice, the eloction for Mayor was void bo- cuusy no notice had been given thereof. Judge Coorky Iuys downr the principle that tho right to hold au election comes from the statute, and not from the notieo, The no- tico is additionul to, and not part of, the law. It hos been decidod that where a va- caney cxisted which the luw said should be filled at the next general election, and no no- tice wus given of such special dlection, and ouly B fow persons voted, the clection wus valid. In this caso tho law which vacuted tho Mayor's ofilce in May, 1875, directod that the incumbent should ex. exciso tho powers of the oflice uatil bis suo~ tho vacaney should be filled by an election. persons voting, the numbering of the bnl- of the poll-books with the ballots, the whola verified by tho clerks, and that tho judges omission would not vitinte an election, had it decidod also that the faot that 5,000 frandnlont votes ware polled and counted on ono side could not chiango the result, bocause 5000 fraudulont votes might nave been polled on tho other side. Now we nave the Election law further explained, that whero a vaeaney exists in an offico, and # man is designnted 08 a locum tenens to perform the duties until the vacancy is filled by an slec. tion,~nud that it must be filled by an olec. tion,~the Weum tenens, by the exorciso of his telporary power, may vete any call for an clection and keop himself two yenrs in oftice after the law had abolished his offico, Tho latest explanation goes furthor and de- clares that at an eloction for forty-two city officors, 0 fill as many offices thon vacant, it did not ronder the clection void vocause no notice was given as to time and place for forty-ono of snid oftices, but as no notice | waas given in tho other one case that othor clection was void, ‘Wo do not quarrel with the Courts, who merely expound the Iaw; our objection is to tho law itself—nino-tenths of its pro- visions being merely dircotory and not bind. ing on any body; and another, nuthorizing a 8core or two of porsons to bold an clection and ecloct an ontire City Government without notice, while 40,000 voters cannot fill a noto- rious vacancy so long as some petty officer refutios to give notice of the sloction. OHIO, INDIANA, EW YORK. No Republican or Domocrat can bo so ob- livious to ronson ns not to understand that the battle-grounds of the Presidential oleo- tion are in Ohio and Indians, and remotely in Now York, Ohio and Indiana vote in October, Their voto is cssontial to the clection of tho Re- publican President; so is that of Now York. But Indiana and Ohio,—eapecislly Oliio,~by voting agninst the Republican candidate in October, will decide the election ; and New York and other States, now counted as Republican, will follow them for Tipew, or whoover may bo the Democratic nominee. The delegations to Cincinnati—from Illi- nois 42, Towa 22, Nebraska 6, total 70—rep- resent States that will'vote as certainly for any othor Republican candidate as they will for Braine. But should these delegations underiake to forco BLamNe upon the States of Now York®0hio, and Indinna against the judgment and protests of those States, what will they accowmnplish Lut render the result in those important States extremely doubt. | ful? Mr. Branve has no following in Ohio, In- dinna, or New York. o had no local up- port before the recent revelations, and has less now. 'The delegates from Ohio frankly declare that it is not possible to carry that Stato for Braixe. If he fail to earry Ohio in October, what chance can he havo to earry Now York in November? It will roquire a strong man to carry Now York at the bost, oven with o Republican victory in Obio in October. It is a Democratio Stato, and can only bo carried by the most perfect union of ovory element in the Ropublican party. Even Gnant failed to carry Now York in 1868, when ho was ot tho height of his pop- ularity, 18 it fair, therefore, for Dinois, Iowa, nnd Nebrnska to forco a candidate upon theso three States, when it is morally cortain that by so doing thoy loss these States to the Republicons, and give tho Prosidency to the Democratio party ? CALDWELL A8 A WITNESS, ‘When Mr. Braing wound up his recent dis- play of pyrotechuics by asking Mr. Procron Kvorr why he had suppressed Mr. Canp- weLL's cable.dispatch, Mr. Knorr replied thnt ko had not suppressed it, but was trying to find out whether it was a genuine dispatch or a put-up job. Ile might bave added, if he had had bis wits about Lim, that ono reason for supposing it bogus was, that it contained u glaring falsehood, Iho CarpweLl telegram wns reccived by Kxorr on Thursdsy, June 1, ond is as fol- lows: 70 the Chairman of the Iouss Judiclary Com- milttee, Washington: Have Just read in New York papers Scorr's evidence about our bond transac- tion, aud can fully corroborate §t. [ never gave -Blalne any Fort Smith Rallroad bonds, directly or otherwise. 1 bave three forelgn rallway con- tracta on my hands, which make 1t impossible for e to leayu without great pecunlary loss, or would gludly voluntarlly come home and 20 testify. Can make abidavit to this effect, and mull it If desired. Jovian CALLWELL, Mork the words in italies. Ho(Canbwenyn) never gave Braine any Fort Smith Railroad ‘Londs, directly vr otherwise. Whilo this procious tologram was making its woy through thae dark waters of the deep ‘Llue sea, to-wit: on 'Thursday, June 1, the witness MuLL1oAN wos undergoing examiun- tion jn tho Committee-room, and was read- ing, from o memorandum.book in the hand- ‘writing of Jaues G. Braing, the narration of AMr. Oarvwers's and Mr, Fianen's transso. tiona with Mr. Draine in Fort Smith Railrond Londs, W extract the following puragraphs from the testigony : Witnoss, in further answer to questions, sald thore was ono lutter in the package where BLaing tald Mr, Fiwanen how mnuch was duc on these bonds, He told him hu hod recelved 355,000 of bonds from him, and 820,000 from Calduell on an out- #ldu matter, —thut is, §315,000 of bouds on Fisuru's account ay percentage that ho wastodget upon thoso sules of bundy to which 1 testiied yesterday, sud the $20,000 bonda which he gol from Calduell, Q.—The two wums makiug In the uggregato 875000 of bonds? A, —Yes, W By Mr. Buaine: Q.—Whad wero tho bouds that went to the Malne purtles? What denomination of bunds wero they,—lsud-grant or Arst-mortgage bonds? A, (Rtefereing to the memorandum]—I can tell yon, slr, snd presume you wou't dispute it, bo- caunc It lv In your own bundwrlting. [ Productug memorandum-book labeled ** Wanngx Fisuxi, Jr., private,” which ho handed to the Chialrman. ] ‘Phere ure ull the partics’ names, if you want them. You can have thy whols bistory now. By the Chaltman; Q.—lu whose bandwriting is this book? A.—Jaugs G. Brae's, Lurther testimouy, nided by the memo- randum-book in Brawwe's handwriting, wont to show that Brave received for himsclf 82,600 of first-mortgage bonds, nnd $130,- 000 of land-grant bouds, minus $36,000 still e to him, but uot yet delivered, Tt appears from tho forcgoing that, if the London esble.dispatch signed by Jostam CaLpweLL was genuiue, it was fulso in stating that ho (Carbwerr) had never givon Braing auy bonds ot all, directly or indiroct- dy; for it was shown, simultaneouzly with thu recoipt of the dispatel, and not denfed by Braing, that Carpwern hod given bim 20,000 of those identical bonds,— which Braing bad been aaking for, as ,slhown in one of his Jetters to Fisie~ vn tho cossor was olected, and thon provided that What wo object to is tho poliey of the Elec- tion law. Wo have hadit deoidod recontly that the requirament to keop a list of the lots, tho appointment of a clerk, the roturn and clerks should be aworn, wero all meroly directory, and wero not maudatory, and their Wo TRIBUNE: . FRIDAY., JUNE 9, 1876. feoTT=———==———=Ziyed thoir lund-grant for them cadidato can thieht of the acssion. I Mr. Carmvnn 1% in Washington (in- stend of Londe 3 Vhero ho could havo known what testimony, and what Aind of testimony, kad already boen furnished on tho snbject, he would havo stopped short after coufirming the testimony of Tox ScotT; bat, in his haste and ignorance,. he ovordid the thing, aud, by telling an un- truth, nontralized tha volue of the preceding portion of his testimony, and mado Mr. Brainz's case considerably worse than it wns Lofore. IIo ontran Bcorr so far that hio hax even impaired the value of the Intter's teati. mony, which had no strength to spare bo. fore. Mr, OALDWELL o3 & witness can step down and out. COLVIN'S LATEST TRICK. The fletitious ense mmle up for the Criminal Court by Acting-Mayor Corviy aud a friend of his named Breew(n city contractor, by the way) is receiving such probing that it is not likely it can attain thoobjoct for which it was instituted. It is pretended that this case was agreed npon jn order to dofeat any offort that Mr. Hoyne might make to tako an appenl Jater in tho day, and so postpone a Bupreme Court declsign for soveral montha, The pretenso iy transparently silly, If Mr. Hox~e had entertained the slightest notion of appealing ho would have done so imme- diately, in order to keop city matters in statu quo und loave him it acturl possesion of tho oftico of Mayor pending the appeal. But Mr. Hovxe snid from the heginning that he had no intontion of appenling, aud his lawyers bave reiterated that determination over and ovor again, 'Thora is not n shadow of cxcuse for CoLvin's nttomeys to suspect any appeal on tho patt of Mr. Horxe, who is only too willing personally to bo rolieved by a judicial tribunalof the uncongeninl duty of prossing his claim to the office any further. Tt, then, the fear of an appenl by Hoyxz is not the moving causoe of this flctitious suit, wo nre at a loss to explain it on any other ground than the hopo that tho Bupreme Court, on nn ex-parte stntemont of the case not genuinely contested on tho part of the people, will afiirm Cowvix's claim to hold tho offico until April, 1877, and so dofeat the spe- cial election which the Council will call as soon as the flibustering of Convin and his friends in tho Council shall have ceased. "This wns an ingonions scheme, but therois a prospect that it will bo defeated by the fraud in the record;, which Judge Moong, now in charge of the Ctiminal Court, thonght- lessly permitted to pass. In order to avoid the rule of the Supremo Court which forbida earrying up o caso begun within ten days of ‘the commencement of the term, the ficsious Srerr-CoLvin information was permitted to be dnted back to May 26, though actually filod Juno 6, 'This wns done undor a ruleof law known as nune pro tune, which moons sim- ply that a recard mnay be made now that ought to knvo been made then. Tha theory is that the interests of no party should be projudiced by the noglect of the Court. Thus the sickness of tho Judge might delay the rendoring of a verdict, or the neglect of a Clerk might postpone tho ontry thercof, in such a way as to affcct tho righta of ono of the partics to a suit ; in that case the record may be dated back by direction of the Court 80 ng to restoro the injured party to his orig- inal rights. But thero is no such emergency in the present cago, Lhe BTEEL quowarranto wns not begun May 26, and could not have been 8o bogun, since Mr. Hovsz was in actunl posscssion of the officc of Mayor at that time, and Mr. Corviy wns in no scnse exercining tho privileges and functions thercof. It would be absurd, therefore, to filo an iufor- mation asking by what right Cosviy sssumed to vxercise the functions of the ofiles when, ns o matter of fact, ho wns doing no such thing. Judge doonx will necessarily admit that he erred in permitting such a record to ‘e made up, and we are much mistakenit he shall not himself tuke steps to correes it or make a proper ropresontation of the matter to.theSupreme Court. ‘The rights of the people cannot be jeapardized by tha falsifl- cation of a record in o fictitious proceeding ; and the conviction of this may perhaps in- duce Corvin's attorneys to abandon tho pro- posed sppeal. If not, then Judge Moork should rolieve himsolt of all, complicity in the matter by correcting the error which he probably made by inadvertence, and cer- tainly in all innocenco. THAT ARKANSAS RAILROAD LEGISLATION, Mr. Braing was oxceodiugly anxions that Messrs. Fisues and Catowers should under- stand fally how much service he had ronder- cd tho Little Rock & Fort Bmith Llaitrond Compauy by first suggesting the means for saving tlio bill for a renewal of their land. graut, and then so ruling, ns Bponker of tho 1louse, s to kill the Jupian amendmoent, which would have defeated the bill in the Benato. Mr. Brawe did all this at tho timo ho wns secking to get frows Mr, Carpwenn a definite arrangement for some of tho bonds in this road. That arrangement was nubsequently mado in such & manner that Brame, by inducing some of his fricuds to buy bonds, roccived for hiw- et withoat poying for them $32,500 of che firstamortgage bonds and $140,000 sund-grant bonds, the valuo™of which wos supposod tQ have been mntorinlly enhanced by tho passagoe of the bill for the renewal of tho land.grant, the sole nnd entire credit for which is claimed by Mr. Braixe, 8o anxious was ho that Frsnen and Oavpweny should fully sppreciata the servicobo had done, thnt ha wroto two letters explaining it on Oct. 4, 1869, In the first he explained tho naturo of the sorvies, and dosired Fisnen to inform Carowern that ho (Braing) had thus done him ** & great favor,” As if fearing that this letter was vot sufllelsntly explicit, Buaing, o fow hours later, sont Fisuzn a copy of the Congressionud (lobs contaiuing a full account of the procacdings, aud wrote Lim a socond letter, which we subjoin sftor having ital- icized the wnost signiicant prssages ; Avavsta, Mo, Oct. 4, 1800.—My Dear Mr. Plaher: Find Incloved contracts uf the parties named in my letter of yesterday., The remaining contracts will be completed os rapldly aa clrcom- wtonces will permit. I Jucloso you u partof tho Congrestional Globs of April 9, contaiulog the polnt to which T veferred 8l some length inmy provious letter of to-day, You will flud 1t of fu- tereat (o read it over aud o¢e what a narrow escape your bild made on the laat nlyht of the aession, Of courso it was my plein duty to ke the ruling whon the polot wos ouce ralsed. If the Arkausas wen bad not, however, happencd to come to mo whon at thelr wite' end und 1n despalr, the bill would undoubtediy have been lost, or al least post- paned fora yeur, T thought the point would intercat hoth you sud Carowis, though occurring before eithor of you enguged in the enterprise. 1 beg you to understand that I thoroughly approciate the courtesy With which you huve treated me In thiy ruilrosd matter, Bub your conduct toward we o burlnegg matters haa always deen marked by un- bounded llberalify In past yeurs, aud of course 1 have naturally come o expect the same of you now, You urge me to uke us much as I fairly cun out of tha arrangement into which we hace entered. It ls natural that [ should do my utmost to that end. { i bothered by ouly one thing, snd that i the deBulte und expressed arrangement with r, Cazne wiik, I ww unzlous (0 ucgulre thsinlerest hs Aas promised me, bt T do not get a definito undor- wtanding with him, ne 1 have with yon, 1ahall be in Howton in & few daya, and shall then have an op- vortunity to talk thematter over fuily with yon., 1 am dieposed to think that whatever T do must really be dono through you. Kind regnrde to Mra, Prauxn, Sincerely, J. G, Drae. W. P, dr, Esg, In considering thia letter the following points should be romembered : (1) That it in an old and common Congressionnl trick to rush through tho last night of the session spocinl legislation that would not bear the exposure to delibernte ecritleism; (2) that Brave insiats that if it had not boen for hia ngenoy as Bpenker in suggesting the plan of oporations tha bill for the renowal of the grant would hiave been Jost; () that ho ro- minds Fisuen of the ‘“‘unbounded liborali- ty " tho Iattor had always shown him ot n tneans to secure moro *‘ unbounded liberali- ty” in tho future; (4) that Carowern had alrendy promised BraiNe an intorest in the Litle Rock & Fort Bmith Rtailrond which Brave had aided so much ; and (5) that BrAINE was 50 anxious to socure this interest that ho repeated over and over ogain his claimns to special favor, and went to Boston n fow dnys later to mrange matters. Iow matters were nrranged was told in Brame's own handwriting in Fisuen's momorandum- baok produced by MuLtiaax, showing Braxe to have received $32,500 in first-mortgage bonds nnd £130,000 in land-grant bonds without payiug for them, AN EXPLANATION WANTED. The Now York ZVmes iunot satistiod with Secrotary Roneson's defeuse of hiwself, al- though he mado n pretty good showing, and wants him to oxplain tho sudden control of wanlth which hin Dank-accounts show. In- asmuch as Mr. Roneson bnad no important financinl relations with any institution beforo his appointment, and was worth nothing when appointod, the request for him to riso and explain i8 a very natural onc, Mr. Roneson's appointment dates from June 25, 1869, At that timo, as the testimony shows, he was worth next to nothing, and had the goneral roputation of boing a very poor man nmong those who knew him best. Now let us sce how the poor man thrived after his appointment, From July to Decomber, 1869, thero were placed to his credit in tho National Bauk of Cmndon $17,- 887 in checks nnd notes of the Car- Ters, In 1870 and 1871, mimilar items to the nmount of $22,17¢ were entered to Lis credit in the samo bank. From April, 1872, to 8ept. 16, 1873, Roneson's bank.ne. count way with Jay Cooxs & Co. in Wash- ington, nnd his doposit through this poriod footed up $58,034. When Jax Cooxs & Co. foiled, he transferred his nccount to Drexex, Moroax & Co., and during the fall of 1878 Sy doposits, it 1 stated, oxceedod $10,000, Still further it is alleged that he had nccounts with Rrags & Co. and the First National Bank of Washington, but the amount of his credita with these benks is not atated. Mr Roneson's income us Socretary cannot ne- count for theso largo sums, amounting in tho aggrogato to nearly $160,000, and he connot have had while Secrotary legitimata oppor- tunitics of swolling his incoma so handsome- ly. It is thercfore highly important that Mr. Roveson should ke n categorical statement of his receipts snd the sources whonce thoy came in order to relieve himsolf from the paiuful suspicion that ho obtained these larger amounts in some manner which is not logit~ mate,—~a suspicion which is emphasized by tho fact that ho had nothing when he re- ceived his appointment, and never was troubled with bank accounts boforo it. There is an average of bauk doposits of 30,000 per annum, throngh a poriod of five yonrs, that is known, Rumor ssys there is still more that is not known, Where did tho doposits come from? ITUARY, COUNT APVONYT. ‘The cable o day or two since announced the death of Count ANTOINE RUDOLPHE APPONYI, who had hecome famous as one of the Jast of tho Austrian diplomats cdueated under the cller MurrziNten. The decensed Count wos nmember of u Nugyar familly, und remained in Ituly untll he recelved an appolntment in the Austrian service, being tirst aceredited to s petty German Conrt, und then to the (rand Ducal Court at Florence, Hewns next promoted to the head of the Austrian Legution st Rome, where he remained until 1824, when he was sent to London, He beenme most famous us Am- bassador at Parls, being aceredited to the Court of Charles X., retaining his position through the relgn of Louis Puruuivee, and returning to Austria in 1819, after o term of twenty years' ser- vice, s last public uppearance fn European diplomncy was at the London Conference of 1860, which attempted to settle the Schleswig- Holsteln question, OTHER DEATIS. Among other deaths recently reported are those of M. Gustave CounRsxr, the celebrated French palnter, who was equally celebrated as o Communist; GEoroOE ALLEN, Professor of the Dead Lungunges in the University of Pansyl- vania, who wus warrled in 1831 to Many Han- encik WITTINGTON, i descendent of Joun I1an. cock, by Rawrg Warvo Buenson; Col Potr AuGustus BTOCKTON, of Newport, Rt Ty at one thme in the United 8tates Naval Ser- vice, for somu years Cousul ut Dresden, and ut the thne of his death Presldent of the Newport Club; the Hon, Hinax M. Rouents, who was the Democratle candidute for Governor luat year; and Prof. Cunistian Lassgy, the Neston of European Bana«ritlsts, who huas contributed to Sunskrit philology a new cditfon of the Bhagavadgita, with valuable additional notes; critiesl editions of tho SBuukbyakarlku, the tlrst et of the drama Maltbuodhave, the Gitage- vinds, in a Suuskrlt anthology, eluborato criti- cisns of Bors's greater Sunekrlt Grammar, and BontaNok's edition of Punin, und * Indlsche Alterthumskunde * (4 vols,, 1813-1501), a criti- cal history of tndis and Indiun clvilization down to the ascegdency of the Mohummedun power, comprisiog also thuse countries and fstands to which Indisn influence extended, Mo wad alao one of the ploncers {u the declpheriug of cunelform [nscriptions. e eret———— Wo are informed that the facts in relation to the drawlng of one of the HANKINS brothers as u petlt juror Inthe Criminal Court do not jus- tify the commsent made in Thursday’s fssue, It appeurs that in the regular courss of druwing for jurors the name of Jerr HANKING, which appeurs on the pull-lists, was drawn. Judge Moong, on learning that this man wus a g hier, promptly excused him from jury service. Unfortunately it I3 not true thut on of the HaNKINS brothers {8 under indictment as keep- erof » gambling-house; it ought to be true, ncverthetess, e —— The Journal remurks thut— U TrIuNE scenut quite lost to a sense af falre neas {n its hostlllty [1] ‘to Mr, BLANE. 1t ropub. Ushen paste of editoriale from ather pupers origls naly publislied durluig the tiwe Ls” wad under a cluud, When dld he emerge from under that “eloud "l Was b when he read those letters to Fisuen, tu Cougross lust Monday! Those letters prove wore than cver wos churged wggatnst bim duriug the period when Le Was * un- der w cloud.™ It {s the revelations contalned iu them thut has crested (o the mind of Ths "Trisuns what the Journad miscalls “hostility to Mr. Buaive’* The fedding 8 oue of upprebension and solivitude, and not at Wl of hostllity. Tur 'Trivung locka ot the cifect of thuse betters u the Presi- dentlul struggle. What effect wlil they buvo ou the enmpalgn in Ohto and Indianat WHIL they strengthen or wenken BLAISE (n those States at the October eleetlont They will constituto Brawe's platform fn the campalgng and, {f those elose and doubtfut States arc lost, or I Ohlo I8 Tost In the October election, the gamo ks up, and the tight In November s lost. Tun ‘Trinunt I8 lndependent enough of partisan ma- ehine trammiels to speak the truth featlessly of Mr. BLANE or uny othier eandidate, as it holds the success of the Republican party of Infinitely greater fmportance than the gratifleation of any mun's politieal ambition to be Prestdent. Tt s n lttle amuslng at least to see the Jour- nal assume Qogmatie and ex-cathiedrn alrs for Braing, and reprove other papers for advo- cating Bristow, calling them **dictatorfal.” The Journal sees motes in otlier people’s cyes, but not beams i its owie. PERSONAL. Mme. Rlstart {8 studylng Lady Afacbeth in En- Elish, Frau Lucca has been nominated eantatrico of the Tmperial Court at Vienna. Jdohn M. Francis, ox-Minister 1o Oreece, says that the Italian operatic =chool In Milan is **sub- Jected to the worst evils thut menace theatrical lifo In our country. " A plece of gossip which the **reckless and sen- Ratlonul ' prees seeme glad togethold of ia theatato- ment (hat Ulyssea Geant, Jr., 18 engaged to marry o Boston lady now travellng in Europe, nawme not glven, Wizt Syken (x not particutar, Since he can't he Conuul at Florence, he ls glad to be Consul at Car- diff, Wales, und If ho conldn’t have the Iatter oftico he swould doubticss accopt on honorarlum atill amaller. A daughter of D, IL 1illl and a nephesw of Stone- wall Jackson werae lately married at Charlotte, N. C. Thu groom's name is Thomaa J. Arnold. There will be good Rebel blood flowlng fn thoe veins of his children, One result of the Prince of Walea' viait to India willbe the substitution of Sanskrit, Arable, and Perslan for the Latin and Greek cluealcs at Oxford, for the henefit of 1iudu students and candidates for the Indian civil service, James F, Wilkon, of Town, §8 onc of thore dele- gates to Clncinnatt who would not vote for liis- tow under nny clrcumstonces. Natarally] James F. Wilson and Grenvilo M. Dodge (otherwlse %known as ** Artfal Dodger™) arc Directors of the Unlon Paclfc Rullroad, and hant in couples, Competition hna begnn In Parls for the peize pro- vided for by M. de Reverdy's wlll. The sum of 1,600 francs will bo given to tho family which, being the most numerous, bna recelved the lest cducation. Alt iformation furnished by the dif- ferent competitory will be liept trictly seeret, When Olive Logen quarrcls with the Zimes she will writo s lettor to T Trinuns declaring that slic has heard **a well-informed gentlemun® sny that the Ecening Telegraph wus o fallure from thu start, and that the profits of tho morning paper did ot sufilce 1o pay the losses of the eventug edition. Ono of the Indian Princea who came to Calcutta to mect the Prince of Wales died the other day from hord drink. This was the young Maharajah of Put- tlala. When he was 10 yoars old he succecded to an Iucome of $2,500,000 8 year, and he died ut the ugo of 24, warn ont by dissipation. 11ls two great pussions were buylag Jewels and getting drunk. ‘The Duke of Rdinburg attalned his rank s Cap- talnon the 6th of February, 1806, withont having held thie rank of Commander, und Is thus over ten years' standing as o Post-Captain, s promotion to the rank of Rear-Admiral, which fs to take place in a few weeks, 13 not without precedent, as King Willlan IV, was promoted in the snme manner., As poct-nurcate, Mr. Tennyson earns his 81,000 a year and hinpipo of sherry vory easily, Thers §¢ much comment on his fallure to furnish the usual machine-poetry in commncmoratlon of the Prince of Wales' return from Indla, Tll-will or {n- dolence I8 the only rcason that can be assigued for Lis neglect. Bir Chartes Reed, tho British Commissioner for the Educationul Department of the Centenuinl show, Lian recovered a pocketbook recently lost or stolen which contained antographa of King Henry VIIL and Lady Jane Keymour, two or three old notes of great historieal intem2at, o Jetier from Georgo Peabody, nnd many other vbjects of prico- lesw value. The rural cditor who I8 ko much ngitated by o hend-line that recontly apnearcd in 'Tuk FRinesg, —'*What 8hull We Do with Onceclf,” ete, j—evl- dently has amall experience In the business. When he grows older he will understand the boundicss capacity of the intelligent compositor to ot up ‘twe" for **one." It a a favorito pastimo of the composltor to commit this particular atrocity. Mr. C. B. Farwcll, ex-Congressman from the Third District, will work hard for Wheeler at Cin- clanati, if Klaine should be Inld on the shelf. It 1s no wecret that Mr, Farwell's personal pweference has been in favor of Wheeler all the time. Blalne was bils second Eholce, but hie **bawed to the wiit of the people.” This ‘*personal preference™ comes in very convenfently now that Bluino bus been damaged, Meanrs, Willlam McKeo aud Con Maguire wero treated to . musteal entertalument in prison by severul of thelr frlends Monday afternvon. The celebrated Owl Club furaished the muste, sluglag such famillur songs as * Go Away, Olo Mon,” ++0ld Black Joe,': ond ** Larboard Wateh.” Con Magulre was bittorly disappointed becaune the mu. sleal people could not glve a propet rendering of ¢+ Hold the Fort." e wantued sultable braclng up to keep him from breaking out of prison, James W. Myers, onco known in the United States na 8 clown, but of 1sto years the propsietor ot a European circus, bonsts of his intlmacy with the King of Italy. He shows a watch inscribed “To Jemes W, Myors, from Victor Lnxanucl, King af Italy," und tells tho.follewing story: “*Why, that time my llous dicd in Berlin, and I knew the Emperor wan coming to sce the show, [ telegraphed to the ling, knowing he had jost re- celved a valuable lot of lions as a present, and told him 1 must clther borrow, buy, or steal them. By the next conveyance thuy came on to me, and were us fine anlmals as the Berliners evor saw. " Jaciues Offenbach, In his Nippant and Imagina- tive way, writen a deseription of o storm at sew for tho Parls Kigaro. **At tho very worst of tho storm,” he sags, ‘*whon people wers saying thelr prayers and commending thelr souls to God, o little Americon girl sald to her sister; *Sister, you really onght to try and get down and fetch mo my protty little hat; I want to dio in all my fine things!? *Shall wo bring up your gloves, toot’ qulotly rejoined the younger,” Thu young Amert- can glrl evidently had more courage and good sense than her follow-pawsengecs, and wiskicd to reassuro them by appesting perfectly calm and self-possexsed ; this le the secret of her actlon. The dawnlng of a great scandal 1s visible In Yarisian soclety. Madowmotselle Sarah Bernhardt, the favorite actress of the Comedie Fraucalw, has on exhibition in this year's saloo n group entitled 4 After the Tempest,* Envious rivale alloge that sowe complalsant seulptor has vxecuted ull the fm- portaut portlons of the work, and left the lady to udd the fnlshing touches, Hut,this question aslde, there 4o growing apprehension thut the group, which really has no purticular merit, will carry off une of the st prizes, I vot the medallle d*hon- neur iteclf, owing to the powerful influence of Mudemoleelle's **protector,” who s us unecrupn- lous au he I3 powerful, This would cause a revolt und a demonstration of no small propertions, ai- though one that would bo conducted without vislule wWespons or means of olfense. MOTEL ARMIVALS. Falmer House—J, Thomas Simith and party, Bale timore; A. F. lHoulder, Liverpool; A, Mc D, Balley, Plitsburg; Joscph Welsh, Shanghai, Culna; Anthony Force and J. Burnett, Montreal; Gorhds, Wicabaden, Germany; A, G, Cabillag, A, Brille, and N, Graff, Mexico; 4.8, Early and 8. W. Holt, Virginls; L. A. Parleine und 1, Potaska, Trlestn, Austria....trand Pacifie=Mp). L. M. Buford, RHock Jeland; W. P, Robinvon, Bt. Louls: J. M. Osborn, Toledoi B Do Chadick, Texau; 8. W, Fordyee, Alabama; Judgo W. T, Hopki Morels; (h J. Lydecker, Unfted States Army; Joynton Leach, United States Nayy d. 1. Roper, Spriugtield; Danfel Lamb,* Tond' du Lac W 0. MeKione, Clevoland; J. wold, " Buttalo; 8. P, Purmly ¢ " Tamm, Orloans: the ¥y cw L. i1, Foote, Bacramento, W. W Funtland, Storton House, tho Hou, . 11, Calkine, Gulenbur, brasi tor I8, L. ‘Lobe, Willlauy Walvh, It 1. Lobinw; Gy, ¥ ler, Sucrauiet . Alawee, Kl opf, Miehluid, riu; the Mo, | AL 'D. Beeeh Louts: the Hoi ner House~| New Yorl . ticorpu haoa- HNopking. i'vo. - Myers, i I Iandall,” Du- C. Merril, St. Second Day’s Proceedings of thy Cullerton Trial. Mayor Colvin Appears as a Witnecs for the Government, And Swears Callerton Says Ifo Opposea Him Because 1le Was Promised Immunity, The Testimony for tho Defense Wil Do Concluded To-Day. Tho Now Orleans Invostigation Has Strong Odor of Whisky THE PROSECUTION, GAUGER CORD. The United 8tatea Court was honored wiiy the presence of Acting-Mayor Colvin ang Thomas Hoyne, Inte Mayor of Chicago, yester- day morning. The former was preent ready to scrve the Untted States Government in the Cul Ierton case. ‘Tho latter came fn withont any speell object in view other than that of curk walty to see what was done, and perhaps to hiear what the great Hold-On would bave to say, After disposiug of a butch of civil motions, the Cullerton case was resumed, J. 8, Cord belug put on the stand. His cross-cxamination was continued by Judge Leflingwell, and his testis mony was as fullows: Imaden mental reservation in taking thesg oathe, Iknew I was seting in bad falth with the Government. I could take the old oath more castly than the new one. I didn't Jike to take these falso onths, but I had to when Idid his erooked business, Bevern) Gauger's returng were produced and {déntified by the witness as his own, Some wero strnight and some crovked. The witness cone tinued: Ididn't tnke the oath In all these rcturns, T signed them and banded the|n over to the of- fleers, It wus part of the prigeamme, it the oftieer required 1t, to swear to §) whethier 1t was true or not. Ireserved ull I could n taklng thege oathis, 1 wns on the Texas Pacific Rallroad before I came here. Waa agent for the Klug Bridge Com- pany before that,” Tom Scott veemed to etop the” Paclfle ot Dallas, and the Bridge Com. any busted up. Before thut was ooking around the conntry, and had no permancot Dusinesw. Jefore that I viua In Chiyenno, trudin and dolng n ligtle in f(mr profossion—the law, practiced Iaw before that In Californls. T was ad. mitted in (‘nllll»rn|lll in 1850 snd commenced the ractice nt Nupa City, i L'ullo;w ulxlll 1 were nssigned to the Tlinola ln conjunction, 1 waa crooked most of the thno I was In the husiness, ' received weveral thousand dol lurs durlng the tlme, T went to New York, Liver- ponl, London, and Paris. Ihad na communicn. Inns from Chicago, 1 got n trom the papers aa o what wn golug op Jcre, T got no definite Infor, watton by letters, 1 had no business In Paris. had contémplated visiting Europe for & great many yenrs, an thouglit this was probably as kovd ' @ chance on would over et {Loughter.] 1 traveled incog., under the wame of * Cook. On mf roturn 1 Janded at Quebee, 1 came to Detrolt before I came back to Chlcago. 14id net stopat Detrol, becauso § had nroow at the hotel in Windeor, aml it was much wmore lvlr:lnnnl there. {Loughter.] Ldld not comne here right off becuuse I wan not suro whothor 1 was ludicted or not, and 1 d1du't care to rlsk any- thing, | " irect—ny Mr. outell: T got about $600 from the 1lnols; that wos for July and august, 1874, and_Apri), 1875. 1 guess each of us got nbout $300 aplece for April. 1 dop't rendember who hauded me thy mone My beut recnllection s that Ttoblnsen paid me $75at the distillery. The rest was pald at the rectifying house. The'elerk hand- ed e the maney in sealed envelopes, Tean't ree cali hig name, T iuquired about_ Hoytin Canads, but conld hear Ilulll!ng' from hilm, Mintyls In Seottand, 1 deliove. 1 had no diglculty with them In refercnce to thexe onthw. When the ruports were crouked 1 trled to pet out of swearing to them, Hoytand lllulr would 811 out the jurat without my swesrlng to the retuen, JOHN WILLIAMS was next called, and testifled to working at Crosby's rectlfylug huuse und secing gouds brow the - nols Distllling Company. — 'Fhe goods hsd the wtamps on, and rome of them were rolled Into the back rosm nnd the ba wtood on end. Shortly after thin process Crasby would go fnund Wty hidf an hour or eo, and then order witnew to pernpe the hends elean, When e went fn agaln there wory no stamps on the licads, Stebbing come around after every lond of gouds urrived, The tamps wero somelimen destrayed by witnets, but that was dono inthe front room, When the bare rely were rolled Into the baek room the wituesa did not havo his orders to destroy mmrn, The erosecxmmination of this witness waa waly. ed, and tho Govermnent ealled on MAYOI COLVIN, who smilingly walked to the front, deposited his Ulack tile on the railing, snd tookthe witness® chulr, He becamno the obxerved of ull observers. In re- spenac to Mr. Ayer's Intercogations ho opeacd his mouth and wpake, the opportumity for solf-justid- - catlon dullghting him fmmensely. The testimony was ua fullown: f Mr, Ayer—You are at present, Mr., Colvin, the ing-Muayar, of the City'of Chicago, ¢ unoty A.—1am, Air, o u held that position? A, — of Decembor, 187, 3r. Cullcrton? sliice the lut day Q.—Do you kiiow the defendunt, A= do, ulr, 10w long hav you known bim? A.—T have known him since 187:L (.—Was ho o member of the Board of Alder- ment A.—lly was elected the yomo year 1 was elected Nunyor,—In the year 187, .—llow long did Lo continue 8 membee of that Donrdt A,—leisa memberof It still. le wus re-clected at the lant electiun, Q. —Whenwas that now city chaster adopted, M, Cofviny A.—0n the 23l of April, 1675 €. —WIll 'you stuto Whuthier or 1ot the stnce the adoption of thy charter a controvorsy in tho Board of Aldernien in regard to the question whether the oflico of Mnyor iliid or_did nut becoma vacaut by virtue of tho adoption of the new chir- tort A.—L know that the Comwon Counct] last Qctober ruquested the Corporation. Counsel to give Nin opinlon upon the Lenure of odlice of all the offieers of tho clty, —Alderinen and eveeytiing eles Q. —las there heen any controversy lo regaed to tho duration of the uftice of Mayor? A, —There has been o coutroversy. Tho wimple Pulm 1 thin: There don't seem 1o bu much yuestion about the Aldermen. The waln question was the re-clection of Mayor. Q.—What poeitton did Mr. Cullcrton tak In the Counell 1n refurvnce to that auestiony > Judge l,cmmfi:unT‘l{‘ o, Conrt ploase, 1 don t sco the materlulity of this cvidence. ‘o connned Wil wtato hiu objees ohably be more obvious. the Court please, this [s only an in- Tt la necessury to ask these questions o pofut of u couveration, hy Court—Very well, Tho Jury whl consides that this is merely introductory, Mr. Ayer—What porltlon did Mr. Cullerton take In thut éontroversy? A.—In the controversy ut Brst he took the position azaiust ealling the thon ee fdenilled Blmaelf with the other slde, Q.—When wus thut? A.—I cannot tell exuctly, Tt Was only & fow days before the election—smong tho last few mectings wo had upon the subject, Q. —When was tho election? A, —~On the 18th of Tast April, 2.~ Thien up to a short timo beforo the election was held, Lo was, g» 1_undoratand you, ullpulud ta Inserting u the ¢all the nolice of the election of WBYOr? - A.—Yus, alr, he was opposcd o 38, oy L ul- ways hiad wo understood it. Q.—What_were ulsrelutions to you upto this ot A.—e hd olways profossed to b very friendly, We nover had any relatlons between ui thnt were unfriendly us fur ia uny personul watten were coucerned. About this ting e took anothet shout, and went off for (fimlng th election juatend of opposing it, That'w all. Q.‘—p‘\nclfi 1o had chunged front, 111 may so call 1t, will you state whether fl'an hud any conversas tion In fegurd to 1Lt A.—ILad, Hecaie to on we, TIIE CONVENSATION, . —Now state the circumstunces and what o8- curred? A.—Well, l&flcumu v ue snd stated 0 e ouw e i wy ofice— Judye Leingweéll=Mr, Ayer, s that in tho fae troductory? L‘lr. Ayer—No, ulr, Thiv 13 coming right to the oint. p‘ludgu Lefingwell—Then I abject Lo it "the Court—The evidonco cun v recalved, and 14 pinod I 1t le geemuno to tho lesus been stuted, ‘The defendant's owi are adintanable. £, Colvin=lie came to e by way of explans- ton, aud sald to mo that It wie n -.-mmr{ fur tm to tuke that course In vrder to pro Dingelf regard G theso whisky cases. Leald (o himy The st you could have done would have been to e come” to me und tuld 1o you wers about (o tuke thutcouree, 1 told him thut 1 never wod ore surprised in my Hfe thun when § heard that bl oo was for calfig an election. 1 told him that [ did not belleve hut hle courss would wake uny difference to the Government, —What wae blv lanzuage? A,—lle said he could not cume nd tell mo himsclf, but sent 8 1 told him that friend did not put it 41 nce. | euld | would huve funud 5o fault § T liad et me wotio one t tell mo ow e stood. Llofd hiun 3t [ookeid us though ho bt tried to spriug o trap on e, Luald to Mr. Cullerton, *1 }I I|nru:mn w0, ll vight, but 1 buye uo conlidones h i « s his longnoge to you? A.—lils that ho liad been otlered fmmunity it he wonhl 1 thls courve, 1 Q. —lmmunity from whatt A.—In this case ol hiw. Ilold hiw [did not think it would cut uny Mrure, becaure 1 did not think those gentleocd could atiord naythl ¢ the sort, 1 aaid, pl) nighte Ldid not wunt tu Lave bim Injured un iy sccount, Q. —When wud thls conyersativnt A.—a feW