Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 19, 1876, Page 2

2 THE--€HICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER J9, IS/0—SIXEEEN PAGHS. farmers of the western: counties will take new the act has not been complied with, as none of the members now composing xaid Board are members of the Democratic-Coneervative party, and there- fore £aid Board is not constituted as requirod by law. Fourth—On bekalf of the Democratic Electors, councel protested against the connting and com- pilation of the vote for A. B. Levizee avd 0. H. Brewster, Republican Electors. on the ground that when Brewster was voted for he was otenpying the Federal position of Trited States Surveyor-Genersl, and that A, B. Levizee was a United States Commissioner, and ineligible according to Art. 2, Sec. 2 of the Con- stitation. ‘The Board will determine Monday whetbfr arrument in this protest will be permitted. No election was held to fill the vacancy on the Board, which adjourned until noon Monday. REPUBLICANS TO THE DEMOCRATS. New ORLEAXS, Nov. 18.—The leading North~ ern Republicans now in this city make the fol- lowing reply to the Democratic note of yester- ézmzfl.-: We are gratified to Jearn that we have misapprehended the langusge and epirit of your communieation of Nov. 14, and that we were in error in attributing to you a purpose to wmterfere with the legally constituted authoritics in this State in the discharge of their duties. Perhaps this misapprehension was the nataral reu'nlt ufmv:;et language employed. Your request wasto ** and wnferp u’flm you, either personslly or through committees, in order that such influence 25 we possess may be exerted in behalf of such canvase of the votes ac- toally cast as by Jts fajrmess and impartiality shall command the respect and acgulescence of the American peopte.” This, as we understand it, was 2 request to co-operate with you for the purpose of influencing the action of the Returning Board in the discharge of its duties. The President had re- quested us to attend here 10 witness, not to in- flnence, such canvass, and knows that such request by him was not intended to limit to witness the count of the votes actually cast, but the eatire procecdings of the Board in reaching a result as 10 the votes legally cast to be counted. We are gratified to learn that you concur with the Premdent ond with ns [n this understanding. You also state yon are ‘‘fally aware that both tne organization and action. either judicial or minfe- teria), of the Returning Board of Louisiana, was ‘beyond any anthoritative control from withont, and that it would be the height of arrogsnce and folly to attempt to alter the lawe of a State of which weare wot citizens, or to obtrude our interpretation of the laws upon those whose duty is to administer them." We may, therefore, as we think, assume that you will agree with us that it woald be arro- zance cqually to attempt by our concerted action 1o influence the proceedings or result of the courts of justice or of hoards actinz judicially, and hemco. we are pratified at being able, from the language and tenor o your letter, 1o assume that you @id not wish to confer with ns for the purpose of influcncing the action of the Re- tarning Board, but only to secure uch co-opera- tionon our part as would enable us jointly with yourselves to witness the proceedines throughout. A conference for sucha purpose would now seem 10 be unnccessary. a8 we learn from a communica- tion juet received from the Board, which appears tousto accomplish what by your explanatory note sou desire to attain by the proposed conference. We Will sdd that itis very apparent that if your wish is £ see 2 fair and honcat expression of the Electoral vote of Louisisna, there is no differ- ence between onmsclves and you except asto our conduct in reference to that result. You have proposed a conference and aciive asso- clated influence. This we regard as beyond our duty or our privilege as individnals. We shall be happy atall {imes to confer with yo, and as indi- viduals to co-operate in whatever shall be right, ‘but concerted action for the purpose of infuencing an officiul Board we hold to be beyond our privi- Jege, aud we shall hope that all may come to pass ‘which good citizens can wish withoat the use of any such means. We remain, gentlemen, very re- Epectfally, Jonx SHERMAN, STANLET MATTREWS, J. A.GAR- FiELD, Ohio. E. W. Srovenros, J. VAN ALLEN, New York. ‘W. D. Krirey, Pepneylvania. Jox E. STEVENseY, Obio. Eveese HaLE, Maine. | J. M. Terres, J. W. Cuavaas, Wiax R. Saumn, W. A. McGraw, Jowa. SipNEY CLamk, J. C. Wiisox, Kansas. C. B. FARWELL, AGSER TAYLOE, J.M. BEARDS- LET, S. R. Havey, Ilinois. Jons Coprny, WiLL Ctxpack, Indiana. C. InviNG DitTy, Maryland. To the Honorables J. M. Palmer, Lyman Tram- bull, W. R. Morricon, Samnel J. Randali, A. G. Curtin, William Bigler, J. R. Doolittic, George B. Smith, J. E. McDonald, George W. Julian, N. D. Manson, John Love, Hemry Watterson, J. W. Stevenson, Ieary D. McHenry, T. IL Herley, Os- wald Ottendorfer, J. B. Stalo, L. V. Bogy, James 0. Brodhead, C. Gibon, John Lee Carroll, W.F. Iamilton, W. G. Sumner, P. H. Watson, F. R. Coudert. . THE DEMOCRATIC OVERSEERS. The visiting Democrats have appointed the foliowing to remain here and be present to wit- ness the counting of the votes by the Return- ing Board: Jobn M. Palmer, Illinois; Lyman Trumbull, Iliuois; William Bigler, Pennsyl- vania; George B. Smith, Wisconsin; P. H. Wat- sun, Ohio. ‘ A SILLY SCHEME. Special Dispaich to The Tribune. ‘WasmneToy, D. €., Nov. 18.—From Louisi ana the news does not indicate any agreement Yetween the Committees of visiting Northern wen. It secms that the fact that five Repub- lican Electors were omitted fn a certain parish, owing to a stupid blunder on the part of the Republican managers, is giving the Republicans much concern. The Democrats have information here that in the event that the Kelloge Returning Board de- clares Hayes and Packard elected, the Demo- cratic Electors will organize and send their cer- tificates to Washington, and that o Democratic opposition Government will be organ- ized, recogmizing Nicholls for Governor. Then, if Gen. Grant chooses to repeat his per- formance of 1873 and install the Packard fac- tion by force, the people will bow to it as they didbefore. They say that under no circumstances will they resist the authority of the United States, but if Packard is to rule over them he must have the active support of the Federal Government for every minute of the whole four years of his term, just as Kellogg has had. XNo information is given as to the source from ‘which the Nicholls Electors would ohtain their certificates as they certainly cannot secure the seal of the State which is in the possession of Kellogz. It is quite possible that McEnery would sign the certificates for themn, and thus revive the dead faction of his Governorship. Nicholls certainly could not certify to the Demo- crat Electors, as he would not take his seat, even constructively, before January. FLORIDA. DEMOCRATIC FRAUDS SUSPECTED. Special Dispaich to The Tridune. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18.—There is noth- ing turther definite from Florida. The Repub- lican zpprehensions that the Democrats have hecen corrupting the county Democratic Retnrn- ing Boards increases. It is certain that Manton Marble, immediately upon his arrival st Talla- hassee, recommended that couriers be sent to these distant countles. Itis probable they were sent. Thereis a difference of opinion as to the time within which the Iaw requires the Electoral voteto be counted. The latest law says that this must be dome within thirty-five days after the election, but this law appears not to apply to Electors. An older law, applicable to Electors, fixes the final count at twenty-six days. ‘The thirty-tive day law would ‘bring the connt beyond the day in December when the Federal Constitution requires the Tlectors to meet at their respective State Capl- tals and to canvass the vote. The older law provides that the count shall have been made four or five days before the time of the mecting of Electors. Itis anticipated that the count will be delayed until the 6th of December, and thus raise another serious question with regard to the Electoral College. THE CANVASS DELATED. Tv the Western Arsciated Press. " New Yorx, Nov. 18.—The Herald's Tallahas- see special says: “The Democratic State Com- mittee have addressed a communication to the ‘members of the Board of State Canvassers, re- questing them to proceed at once to canvass the returns so far as received. They set forth the probability that the contests will require, some time for determination, and quote the 2aw requiring the issuance of certificates by the Governor on Dec. 6 Interviews witk: members of the Board .indicate an- apparent certainty that the Board will refuse to commence the “canvass 18 requested, but -wili \post- pone it till it will be too late for the Democrats to securca full hearing. This has put them to Jooking into the authority under which the Board is acting. It is quite probable that judicial proceedings will be commenced promptly, to see if the Board cannot be forced to commence canvassing, or whether it cannot ‘e restrained by an injunction from exercising any' judicial functions at, all. Comptroller Cowgill, s member of the Board, quoted the law to the reporter, which says: * The Board shall meet on the thirty-fifth.day after the elec- tion, or soomer, if the returns are -all in? He said he sbould be bound by that Jaw, and added: ‘The returns are not all in.? Judge " 'Cocke, another member of the Board, said that he should ac- cede to the request of the Committec, and gave it as his opinion that theJaw admitted the right to make a seriatim canvass of the rcturns as they came in. Mr. W. E. Cnandler-says: ‘It appears as if the whole white population of Florida were a police board, detactive force, and affidavit-workers for the Democrats, while we only have a witness scatterced about here and there” . Official returns from four countics were received yesterday. Waltonshows a Dem- ocratic loss of 27 from the Committee’s -esti- mate, and Marion, a Republican loss of 10 from the same estimate. The others agree exactly with what was cdaimed.” 'DEMOCRATIC FIGURES. ‘TarLAmAssez, Nov. 18.—Both parties still claim the State on the Presidential as well as Gubernatorial ticket. The Democratic Commit- tec arranged to have sworn duplicates made of official returns from each county and forwarded. They have received these from all save five counties, all Democratie. Thelr estimates, based on thesc unofficial ‘copies of official returns, give Drew and Tilden botha clear majority. The Republicans will furnish -no figures, stat- ing they will await. the official re- turns. Tt is claimed that Tilden will have a majority of some 300 or 400 on the returng as made officially by the connty can- vassers, The Republicans claim that, even ad- mitting this, they will beable by proving frauds * to overcome this prima facia majority, and es- tablish the State for Hayes. TEE FIGHT BEPORE TIHE STATE BOARD will be.very bitter. The Democrats, besides defending their majority for Tilden, wiil attack the returns in Jeflerson, Alactus, and Lcon Countics, which are Republican strongholds. They claim to have discovered glaring frauds in Alachua, where the returns of election inspect- ors were raised 219 votes, and their names forged to new returns. The Board-of State Canvassers this morning replied to the application of the Democratic Committee, DECLINING TO COMMENCE THE CANVASS at present, Cucke, Democrat, voting aye, and McLin and Cowgill, Republicans, voting nay. The Republicans declined on the ground thut the law reads, “onthe thirty-fifth day after election, or sooner, if all returns are in, the can- vass of thevote shall be begun,” and that as that time has not yet expired, ana all the re- turns arenot yet in, they cannot legally begin work. The Democrats claim that there is clause allowing canvass to begin at any time, and can- ‘vass such returns as arrive, not closing the can- vass to the exclusion of any county for non-ar- rival until the thirty-fifth day bas come. . Steps will probably be taken to scc if there is not in the Supreme Court some power to force the can< vassers to begin work. THE LAST HOPE OF THE DEMOCRATS SWEPT AWAY, Dispateh io New York Times, ‘TALLABASSEE, Fla., Nov. 15.—The Democrats of Florida are apt scholars. Within the past week they have completely mastered the some- what dificult game of brag; taught by their leader, “Sam ™ Tilded, and by his order they are now giving daily exhibitions of their akill. ‘They know that they have been . defeated at the polls in this State; they cannot fail to sce that the Republicans bave a majority of the votes cast at the last clection; they must know that this fact will appear as soon as the State Re- turning Board meets; and yet they continue to declare wildly that they have succeeded be- yond their most sanguinc expectations, and that they have undoubtedly defeated ,both the National and State Republican tickets, In support of this gencral statement, howerver, they bring no proof. Indecd, taking their owu {Ogures,conceding to them everything they claim, they are still defeated by several hundred votes. This is the deliberate judgment of cvery fair- minded man who has closcly examined the re- turns now inand the Demoaratic estimate of those yet to hear from. The following tables havebeen made up from the most trustworthy sources. They give the first authentic informa- tion yct published of the vote in Florida, and show clearly that the Republicans Lave carried the State beyond question. The following are the nine counties carried by the Republicans, with the majorities conceded by the Democrats: ‘ 176 Duval. 228 467:Nassan 135 -+ 2,033 Marion 604 1,922 z 46| Total........... 7,438 Alachu: 727] This, it wiil be remembered, is the Democratic concessfon. In several of the counties the Re- publicans claim larger majorities than those given. The following are the Democratic ma- joritics in twenty-onc counties, as reported by them: 75 Taylor 169 501 Wakulla . 183 65 Calhoun. 152 185 Franklin. | 257 Holmes 105 287 Lafayette 248 84 Sumter 215 518 281 4,738 The following are the six Democratic counties not yet heard from, with the majorities, as esti- mated by the Democrats: 2,450 The Democrats also claim a small majority in Monroe County, in which the City of Key West. 1 situated, and Jackson County, which bas al. ways been largely Republican, and in which, ac- cording to the Republican claim, such frauds and intimidation have been parcticed as to fn- validate the vote, if not to secure a Republican majority. The Republicans also claim that they will get a major- ity in the remotc County of Dade, which cannot possibly be heard from for a weck to come. Disregarding these connties, and alow- ng the Democrats all they clatm in the six coun- ties above mentioned, and in the twenty-one counties which they assume to have officially heard from, their vote amonnts to 7,188, against 7,438 Republican. Itis believed, however, that the estimate of 2,450 in the six countles not heard from is too great by at least 300, and that the majority for Haves and Wheeler, who ran at least 300 ahead of theState ticket, cannot be less than from 800 to 1,000 votes. This will appear as the returns come from the County Boards of Canvassers, and before the State Board has thrown out auy districts where frauds have been ommitted, if the Democrats do not commit any {rauds other than those already perpetrated by them. {t must be understood that because of Goy. Stearns’ impartial policy in regard to the ap- pointment of county officers, twenty-nine coun- ticsin the State are either in part or wholly under the control of the Democrats. They ex- ertised the most arbitrary power at the polling places, and all the returns are &till in their hands. What the Republicans have to fear now is that they will fraudulently raise the vote in some of their districts, and somake an apparent. majority before the State Board of Canvassers for their candidates. Should these changes be made, and a frandulent majority for Tilden be mauufactured by them, the question of going behind the county returns will arise before the State Canvassing Board. 1t is not .probable, their part will'be surcly detected. Feeling the wealness of their position, they are still wildly ‘telegraphing fo the North for legal and detect- ive talent. Mr. Tilden snd the Democritic Committec have already flooded the State with, roughs and suspicious characters, who are well known to the police of New York. These men have been detailed to shadow the prominent {riends of Gov. Hayes now: in the State, and ‘they are doing their work most cffectually. The sneaking style in which they go about the {own, and the mysterious whispers in which they in- duige, are cxceedingly laughable. For some days past they have provided the only amuse- ment to be found in Tallahassee. Mr. Manton Marble, of New York, and the notorious Sam Bard, joined the Democratic faithful here to- day. Other gentlemen of the same cbaracter are expected to-morrow. - H.C Burls l‘LOlu}),A. ke urlington Haic) ‘Wind of the southland, nifh “Thy everglades, and roll o Huge vote for Hayes, correct and strong, From Apalachicola. - . - «For Hayesor Tilden? Which-is what? Why #hould the news #o slow be? How went thevote in thatsweet spot, Swamp-landed Okechobee? - How stood the dauntless cglored man— For Hayes or Tilden-Spoke he? Taw voted each trp<Southern clan In dark Okeetcrokee? - Where flows thé gilver Perdido Past hummocks dark and grassy, Hovw did Waknilo's hundreds go? And bow went Tallahasse? Did Pensacoln's striplings vote - As went cach gray-haired gran*pa? And whose majority was wrote' Above thy gatex, O Tampa? 0Old Ouitchahonkee's waves are blua By Ocklawha's gray thatches, And Hayes bas carried Choctawaha- Lurackafeek?o\vlmlchu. PRECAUTIONARY. A HINT TO WOULD-BE REVOLUTIONISTS. " Special Dispatch fo The Trivune. ‘WasmNGTON, D. C., Nov. 18.—The fact has e. along dent has taken precautions to provide for the ‘peaceful inauguration of whoever may be de- clared President by placing some troops in the vVicinity of Washington. The statement is con- firmed Ly dispatches from the West to-day, which show that three companies have left Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth for. Washington. 1t is well cnough, 'thercfore, that the public should know that there is no danger of forcible opposition to the inauguration of anybody, and that no Baltimore mob will be allowed to over- awe Congress pending the count of the Electoral vote. The | THRETS OF REVOLUTION in the event that the three doubtful States shall decide the Presidential election in favor of Gov. Hayes, which bave been mmnde in so many prominent quarters by the De.iucrats, have not been without their effect in Washiugton. The most. noteworthy result of these incendiary at- tempts to foment civil strife is the action al- ready taken and contemplated by the President to preserve national good order and to sceure the peaceful inauguration of the person who shall bé declared to have received ‘the greatest number of votes in the Electoral College. The letter and spirit of the President’s order to Gen. Sherman are to be executed. Gen. Grant has been toolong a soldier not to understand the advantage to peace and good order of an carly prepsration for emergency. He has ac- cordingly taken such steps as will INSURE THE MOST EFFICIENT PREPARATION POS- SIBLE against the violent threatsof the enemies of constitutional liberty and of their country. ‘1t isa fact preparations have been made to gar- rison the fortsin the vicinity of Washington with a considerable force, Orders have been already sent to distaat points in the West, directing the commanders of troops stationed therc to make ready to move for Washington.' This is rendered more possible for the reason that the Indian campaign is considered practically at an end. Morc orders of a similar character may follow if there should be any serious apprehen- sion of disturbances. If neccessary, there can be no doubt that the forts immedintely contigu- ous to Washington—Fort Foote, ¥ort Washing- ton, and Fort Whipple—wiil be garrisonod by at lenst 12,000° picked troops of the regular army. . THE NAVAL FORGE now in commission, within telegraphic reach of ‘Washington, stationed betwen Portland, Me., and New Orleans, is now larger, stronger, and more efficient than the ficet at the command of the United States atany one time during the late Rebellion. The recentvisit here of Admiral Trenchard, in command of the North Atlantic squadron, which compriscs three vesscls, was not without significance. He was epecially ordered here by the. Navy Department, and while nothing officially can be stated, itis un- derstood that the purpose of his visit was to confer as to the present efficfency of his force, and as to the facility with which it could be stationed at different points. ‘There is no disposition .on the part of the President to exaggerate the situation or to do anything which could intensify the public excitement, ut the peace-loving men of the country can be certain that Gen. Grant has taken and will take all lawful measures within his power to preserve’ tae national peace, and to sec toit that the laws be faithfully exctuted. MISSOURI. | PROOF OF FRAUD IN THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. 81. Lours, Nov. 18.—The contest in the Third Congressional District was settled for the time- being to-day, Justices Schultz and Finncy, the canvassers, deciding that the total vote was: Frost, Democrat, §100; Metealfe, Republican, 8,009, thus giving Frost _ & majority of ome. The status of the case is this: The returns as first announced showed Metealfe inthe majority by 5 votes. After- wards the judges in the Sixty-fourth Precinet, discovering an crror in their retarn, filed asup- plemental report, by which Mr. Frost received 8 and Mr. Metealfc 2 additionat votes, the totals then standing: “Frost, 8,100 Metcalfc, 8,099. In these footings the vote for Frost in Precinct No. 57 lhad been counted as 992 The frieeds of Mr. Metealfe claimed that the actoal vote was 223 that the judges had entered it 272 in the ‘poll-book, and that the 7 had been changed toa 497 jn the office of the County Clerk. ) Republicans assert that there §s the plainest. proof of the books having been tampered with, and express great indignation. The Democrats are jubilant, claiming that only justice has been done. i Late this afternoon a writ of mandamus was issued by Judge Treat prohibiting the County glerk from issuing the certificate of election to 'rost. . VIRGINIA. OFFICIAL RETURNS. RicaMOxD, Nov. 18.~Returns from arl the counties have been roceived by the Seeretary of State, showing the vote for the Tilden and Hendricks Electors to be 189,512, and that for the Hayes and Wheeler Electors 95,268, Til- den’s majority is #4244 The vote of York County is not included-in the above, as the returns only gave the vote for- the Presidential candidates and not for the Electors. 5 The Democratic majorities in the Congres- sional Districts not before reported are: First, Douglas, 3,338; Second, Googe, 1,896; Third, Walker, 2,105; Fifth, Cabell, 5,304; Seventh, Harris, 10,803; Ninth, Pridemore, 10,3%. In the Fourth District Jorgensen’s (Republican) majority over Huaton (Demotrat) and De- monte, negro (Independent Repnbllmn), is over 1,000. It is stated that there will be contests in the Second and Fourth Districts. . ‘ ILLINOIS. TRE CAIRO DISTRICT. - Special Dispatck to The Tribune. # Camo, 1L, Nov. 18.~The Chicazo papers are mistaken in regard to this Scnatorial District. however, that. the Demoecrats will be able to commit such frauds as will render this necessary. The; *y are closely watched, and sny illegal action on islature, and that is Woodward. Some doubts been published in Eastern cities that the Presi- | are expressed ahout Hartzell’s electlan’,{ but (h'é Republicans concede it. John A. Reeve, the Circuit' Clerk-clect in this county, has been served with » notice of a contest by John Q. Harmon, his opponent. Harmon claims that Reeve was elected by fraudulent voting. As the contest will also_involve the elextion of Con- gessmm in this district, it will be an interest- £ one. | £ i MARYLAND. ' INE OFFICIAL VOTE. - BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 18.~The official vote of Maryland for President and Vice-President is, for Tilden, 01,780; Hayes, 71,951; Tilden’s msjority, 19;79). ° Ofticial majorites-for’ Con~ gress: » First District, David-M. Henry, 3,852; Becond, Charles B. Roberts; 3,019; Third, Will- Jjam Kimmell, 5,659; Fourth, Thomas Swaun; 2593; Fifth, Eli J. Henkle, 2,731; Sixth, Will- fam Walsh, 14. 5 s . VERMONT. * .. THAT INELIGIBLE ELECTOR. MoxNTPELIER, Vt., Nov. IS.—The House to-day finally passed the bill for filling the vacaucy in the Electoral College—120 to 19. The act is specinlly designed to meet -the case-of H. N, Sollace, said to be ineligible. CHICAGO. o AT HEADQUARTERS. . _There was much joy in Republican circles yes- terday afternoon, consequent upon the recep- tion.of the offical ivws from-Gov./Chamberlain that South Carolina had cast her vote for Hayes and Wheeler by majorities ranging from 230 to 1,100, without throwing out any returns. . As ‘“bull-dozing " was largely practiced in the coun- ties on the coast and on the Georgia line, the result-wns highly graifying; and - the Repub- Ticans felt nopeful that a sinilar result would follow the official count in Louisiana and Florida. At Democratie headquarters the feeling was not a joyful one, though sume of the sanguino ones tried to emulate Mark Tapley. Theysaid, ¢ Oh, we gave up South Carolina three or four days ago, but if we have an honest conntwe shall have Louisiana ‘and Florids,” and to fortify their opinion exhibited the following telegrams: NEW Onieaxs, La., Nov. 18.—The ecvidence collccted warrants the belief that all the dispnted istricts ought to be connted. Tilden will zet the vote of Louisiana. Joux M. PaLMER. NEW Oncgaxs, La., Nov. 1S.—Situation un- chanzed. - South Carolina heins a little. Our folks encoraged. Evidence accumulates of the faimess with which our folks obtained the mujority bere. . W. R. MonRisox. THIRD WARD, The Third Ward Republican Club held a meet- ing last evening at their rooms, No. 960 Wabash avenue, but transacted little bnsiness. The old Committee was instructed to confer and repart upon the advisability of continuing the Club and holding meetings during the winter, and also to decide what should be done with the hall and unifors in case the rooms were given up. The present officers were also continued in offiee for three months longer, their terms hay- ing cfixpired. The mecting then adjourned for a week. COMMISSIONER BUSSE is not quite without hope. In the Town of Maine, it appears, the ballot-box_contained 17 more ballots than were cast. If this should lead to the throwing out of the town, Mr. Busse would be ahead. He only bas a majority of 37 to overcome. ) \ MARINE NEWS. TORT HURON. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. B Port Hurox, Mich., Nor. 18.—Dowx—Props Roanoke, Cuyolioga, E. Sheldon, Danitac, Sover- eign, Havanaand consort, Sparta and consort, Tioga and barges; schr Arctic. Ur~—Props Philadelphia, China, Townsend and consort: schrs Montauk, Monitor, -William H. Vanderbilt, ‘Wrnp—Southeast; weather thick. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. PorTHUROY, Mich., Nov, 18—11 p. m.—~DowN —Props William Cowie, Bentor Holland, Arizona, and barges, Cobourgh and barges; sclirs Annie Sherwood, Otonable. Belle Cross and Ur~Props Commodore, 'bmges. ; ‘Wixp—Southwest, fresh; weather cloudy. MARQUETTE. Special Dispageh to The Tridune. MARQUETTE, Mich., Nov. 18.—PassEp Up—, (Yesterday) Prop Arctic. Dowx—Messenger. PropJ. 8. Fay, D. ‘M. Wilson ond consort, left hiere to-day with the last three cargoes of ore that will be shipped this scason for below. ‘WeaTRER—Fine. & = CANADA. A Montreal Sensation—The Body of 8 Woni- an’ Shipped to That City in n Barrel. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. - MoxTrEAL, Nov. 18.—A lorrible discovery was made this morning on the_arrival of the stcamer Montreal from Torel. A man named Emil Conture got oft with a flour barrel, ‘which | he tried to remove before paying the freight. As he acted in a strange mauner, suspicions were aroused. On the barrel being opened it was found to - contain the corpsc of a ‘young woman clad in her chemise, and packed in straw and disinfectants. She had long, flowing black Lair, braided, and her right eye was smashed to apulp. The spectacle was most horrible and repulsive. Conture was -promptly. arrest- ed, gud said he pgot the body Arom an - uukoown . man near - St. Francois. ' His explanation was mixed and unsatisfactory. The barrel was addressed, V. T. Hart, Montreal.” A manwhowas with "Conture when the steamer arrived fled. The body was removed to the dead-house, and an in- vestigation held. Speclal Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘TORONTO, Nov. 15.—The exhibition proposed fobeheld here of goods shown by Canada at Philadelphia bhas been abandoned, the exhibitors being adverse to it on-the ground that it would detract from the honors n.lrcnddy f:ainud by the prize-winners, and that it wonld' Le impossible to show all the Canadian goods. - Otherschemes are foreshadowed refating to the publie presen- tation of medalsat Ottawa by Lord Duflerin, ete., which have not yet matured. ‘Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. MontrEAL, Nov. 18.—With regurd to the financial difliculty of those engaged in carrylng and !\:mllnf on the Montreal telegraph stock, the outlook to-dtay is more satistactory from the impression that the banks will curry” the stock without calling for more margins, and witl not, force the stock on the morket. for the space of sixty days. Scveral baukers have .assented to this course, and a meeting will be held Mouday to decide definitely. - 2 £ The matter of Messrs. Forgret, charging Bond Bros. with sharp practice aund breaking faith with them, is to be investigated by the Bourd of Brokers. ———— THE WEATHER, Wasuvarox, D. C., Nov. 18— 4. m.—For the Lake region, cloudy weathier, with rain or snow, and over the Upper Lakes northeriy winds, with rising barometer, but over the Lower Lakes, southeast to northeast winds, falling ‘barometer and warmer, cloudy, or rainy weather, LOCAL OBSERVATIONS, Luicaco, Wind. Time. LRar. §r; uy X 5—Midatghe, \Ratin, Wouther. Santa ¥e. Yankton. i M'KEE LIBERATED, Bpecial Dispatch to The Trivune, $ Sr. Lowuis, Nov. 18.—This afternoon abont 2 o'clock United States Marshal Loflingwell re. ceived u dispatch from Attorney-General Taft to’the effect that President Grant had signed the pardon of William McKer, and. authorizing the Marshal to release the prisoner to-day. The There ia but one Bepublican clected to the Leg. | Marshal immediatély repaired to the jail where McKee was confined, and liberated the. prisoner without delay. McEee was placed in a carriage and driven to his private oflico.in the ‘Globs Denioerat Bulldingy of which papct he is the con-° trolling proprietor. A Jarge number of friends were thereready toreceiveand congratulate him. His office was filled with visitors until late in the afternoon, when the ex-prisoncr went to his residence on Washinzton avenue. He is in . splendid physical. health, and _bis confinement. has evidently heen beneficial . to him in that re- spect. ., . _ The pardon also remits the fine 0£.§10,000 and costs fmposed by the Court. Avery passed through this city en route East: this afternoon. £ i CRIME. | "THE MINNESOTA ROBBERS. Special Dispaich fo The Tridune. 1 FARTBAULT,: inn., Nov. 16.—The Younger brothers did not enter their-pleas to-day, as was expected. ‘The absence: of Thomas Rutledge, one of their counsel, was alieged. to be the ex- cuse for further delay, but it is understood that they are still debating whether it will be best to, lead guilty and -thus surely escape- strétching icmp, or enter a plea of not guilty, and trust to their counsel to sccure o jury that will not rec- -ommend tbe death penaity, but:possibly refurn averdict of murder inthe lesser degree;as the Youngers were accessories to the murder, and. not directly . guilty - of ‘the killing, of Heywood.~ It is believed, however, it can be roven that Cole shot the inoffensive Swede, ustavson.- It is expected the ‘prisoners will plead Monday, ana the trial will.then be pro- ceeded with., : ) . -SPRINGEFTELD ITEMS, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. SpRINGFIELD, 1Ul., Nov. 18.—James L. Fox, Jr; dnother of the Shoup andFox counterfeiters, at Lincoln, has been arrcsted, and in default of bail.was committed fo jail here. e Three colored men bave been arrested at Huntsville, who confess, it is said, to have been the parties who made the fatal assault upon Murphy, the victimof the clection riot in the i | Sccond Ward here. A requisition bas been sent. Wwith an oflicer for the arrest of the fogitives, - . CAPITAL SENTENCE. 5 NEwARE; N. J., Nov. 18.-Oshwald and Ran, the burglars who were convicted of the murder of Officer Brock, were to-day sentenced to be Lauged on Friday, Juu. 3, 1S77.. . Their comnsel bave taken exceptions, and will endeavor to procure a new trial, and- will also apply for a stay of proceedings. hen the men were asked by the Judge why sentence should not be passed upon them, Ryan said he was innocent of the charge, and Oshwald made no repiy, Special Dispaich to The Tribune. : Laronte, Ind., Nov.-18.—This afternoon,’ Constable Livard received word from Pern to ,attach the goods of George Lawrence when they came here. Lawrence was a member of the Peru Howe Band, and has left.for parts un- known, leaying many unpaid debts. The goods werc exdmined, and several instruments be-, ‘longing to the band fonnd. No trace of Law- rence can be found. RESULT OF DRUNKENNESS. CostER, D, T., Nov. 18.—To-night about §. o’clock William H. Hosford, Deputy-Colicctor of Wyoming, was fired on twice by Charles Lightner, of Omahs, neither shot taking cffect, when Hosford drew n revolver and shot Light- ner, killing him instantly. Lightner was drunt, and ‘had forced his way into Capt. Hazrodt's residence, from which Hosford cjected him. " MYSTERIOUS MURDER. Special Dispatch to The Trivune. . LEAVENWORTH, Ks., Nov. 18.—A colored man named Allen Shepherd, living about eight miles below this city, was found dead nepr his farm this morning. He had been stabbed three or! four times, and both of his cars were cut off. The murderer is not known, and Shepberd’s only enemics were political ones.” ¢ ESCAPE AND I{ECAPTfi'RE. CoLumsus, 0., Nov. 18.—Nine prisoners in: the County Jail overpowered the Sheriff this evening-and escaped. Four were afterwards recaptured, but the leader of the gang was shot twice by the Sherlff before he would surrender. GUILTY. _ -POTTSVILLE, Nov. 18.—The jury in the case of Mahowski, the Pole, who killed' his wife, ren- dered a veraict of murder fn the second degree. | ‘DEFAULTING TELLER CAUGHT. NEW YorE, Nov. 18.—Thomas Ellis, default- ing teller of the National Park Baok, was ar- rested this afternoon ju St. Johns, N. B. ————— INDIANS., An Interview with Red-Clond. Special Correspondence of The Tridune: Rep CLoup AGENcT, Nov. 12.—Last cvening, our party, headed by H. C. Dear, post-trader at Camp Canby, and accompanied by Frank Galois, a half-breed from the Red-River Settlement, to act as interpreter, proceeded to Red-Cloud’s tepee'to interview the Chief. The lodge stands well up toward the head of - the village, which has becn located on the’ cast bank of White- Earth River, since they were brought in by the troaps. After the pipe had been passed around, {\nu afew whiffs taken, Red-Cloud spoke as fol- ows: 4 5 When the Commissioners came up here and told what the Great Father had said, I told them that my people had donc their part toward fai- filling the conditions of the former treaty. We have tried to do just as well as. we knew hovw, and have acted honestly toward the Government, The Black Hills are our country, and we have loug known that the gold was there. ‘I remind- ed the Commissionicrs of the former treaty, and that the Great Spirit gave us.the whole of the territory. ~“We will give up the Hills if theGreat Father will give my people land enough to live on. The post-traders, Dear and Yater, are our friends; and we could et our guns and pouics back if our Chiels conld go to Washington to rcfu-esent our side of the question.” Here. he broke off suddeniy, -and, looking keenly at us for a moment, sald that he sup- posed we would write some fresh lies about hin.” We assured him that we would not, and that ‘some of the -uewspapers werc taking Lhis part, and that wewould like to have bis side of the story; after which he again resumed : ="“The Ogalallas still look to me as their Chief, ind the most of them know nothing of any My people would not obey 2 Brale GaicT, and will never look up to Spotted Tail s the head of thia tribe. I lost fifty ponies my- self, and my family fifty more; and the soldiets took all our arms.” They even topk an old knife from my squaw, and asmall_kuife and some matches from my Jittle boy. We had nothing but.our flxégurs left to cat with. We took things coolly, aud let the go on, aithough we knew that we had done nothing. Sitting Bull ought to be punished, and not we. We do not want to be in a fight all the time, and would Jike to be peacedble; “but they can fight him all they wish.. The Great Spirit- knows that my words are the truth, We were told to moye to within five milcs of the Agency, and said we would do s0; but the weather was stormy, so we could not. Next day we were surrounded and captured by the trovps. Iam plad to have these thinas kiown. - 1 hiave spoken enough.” His squaw, two sons, five daughters, and an old Ine who be gaid was his cousin, eat in the circlein the tepee while the interview lasted. change. ———— .. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. BURLINGTO, .Nov. 18.—Miss Mary Fletcher, of this city, has given $150,000 for the establishment and cndowment of a hospital. NEw Yorg, Nov. 18.—A Washington dispatch explains the ‘etivity in the ‘Brooklyn Navy Yard, noted vesterda, by the fact that orders have been jssued to hiasten the completion of the new trigate Trentonm, so that shecan be ready for sea by March. Fivehundred men are now employéd on her. § ' Special Dispatch to Te Tribune. © ST. PAGL, Minn., Nov. 18.—~The last river boat of the season Icaves to-night. Boatmen report that the season’s business compares favorably with last sear, but the raflroads’ low freighin haye kept down the earnings to abont the same as last year. The.water has been better. than for mavy. years. ‘Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. DaxvILLE, 1L Nov. "16.—The ‘members of Athelson” Commandery, -of this place, gave a rrand panquet ast evening at the i Centepnial %{u(«:‘, it being the occasion of the presentation of the Post Commandery jewel to the. Rev. N. . Heatn, by the Sir Kuights. The Rev., W, F. Gillmore made the prescntation speech, which wus responded to in'a very fecling manner by 3 *_Bpecial Dispaich to The Trivune. i §7. PauL, Mion,, Nov. 18.—From allthe grass_ hopper regions of the State reports arc encour aging for the next ‘ceason. . On light soils ‘the eggs hatched two to three weeks ugo, and the youag insccls perished. . On beavy soila ‘the ecgs have generally been destroyed by grubs or by told rains. Uhless the morthwest country sends down a new invasion next spring, the 1 | fean politicians on the other? courage. £t 3 LITTLE KOCR, Ark.; Nov. 18.—A v impor- ‘tant suit was decided in the-Federal Court to- dav, viz.: The United States vs. the ‘J_erchfmts’ National Bank, the Government claiming $160,- 000 damage, charging the bank with the payiug of city-money over its counters. ‘The jury gave a verdict for §2,000. . ———————— i s URWREG e s, He Deems His Surrender by Spain Vn,‘uxt,’ and Threatens Tilden with Disclosures. . ' Correspondence Nein York Tribune.: . .87, THOMAS, Nov. 5.—The United States frig- ate Franklin, with William M. Tweed aboard, put in here this worning for coal and provis- dons LLTLUT A L P : * During the voyage Tammany’s fallen chief poke frecly of his plans. I was in doubt,” be said, “what to do. I nskcdr;nys:(l]f_ nng trusted Iriénds at' hom€ before I fled, an frionds and judgment botd alf said Fly.” ¢ But’ whither “shall I go;? 1" idsked - again. One said, ‘To Turkey, where you soon can+ “be -beyond -the Erumh of ctgleg'rap}\:‘_; ‘!wl‘:‘x;t - both Turkey and Egypt scemed too ay. My most’ trusted adviser said, * Spain is the place, for there is no extradition treaty between the - United States and Spafn, and Kent bus dearly said that where there is no extradition treaty it would be a viclation of the law jrhich custom make to surrender any fugitive.. en, too, Spain is much easier to get to, andis somewhere when you ot there.” Thenl thonght of my old friend Connolly, who {s in Spaiu, and | what, & good':time ‘we- ¢onld lm;)p together, " there. cn, 00, it would bé near Dick, whom Tam’ starting” in business in Liverpool, and still pearer Bill, whom I shall sct up in. Paris, where he'll have the friendly counsel of my old companion, 8weeny. Spain is the place for me, I said, and laid my plans accordingly. . ‘Then, too, it is S0 easy to get there If I were to take passage on an ocean steamer they would be on the lookout for me, but I can stow away on one of these coasters that run down to Cuba, as;xgl onccdtbcrc wfl!l( bahns safc as though. in, pain, and can -make the voyage over at my convenience. [n the neighborhooa of Beville, Connolly says, is the' best place,—good cli- mate, fertile. country, and good old_ sherry, very cheap.* I'Il go to Spain, and ‘buy or build mysel & castle there, and then and thero- Tl spend my lifc at ease. 1've 2ot enough laid by for all of us, and we will cat and drink and take our case. So Freasoned; so my fricnds— my trusted friends—advised; and so I believed. To this end I laid my plans and made my ar- rangements. ~ I could have left.a year and more before I did, but Iwas not ready. I had not “then completed my afrangewents. My time ! came. Ileft; I went to Cuba. "I got in trouble about a passport, but I fixed that—not yery sat- dsfactorily to the Spanish authorities, thatis true; put I fixed it, and, though they madea . fuss about it, I. ot through, and ‘that was all that was necessary. ““No sooner bad I got to Havana,'” continued “Tweed, *‘than old Jovellar learned in some ws; that' was a nice fat goose that' he could pluck to feather his nest. He made me pay pretty dear for my stay there, but I don’t begmsgc it, for he was a necessary 4f an expenéive con- venience. But I found it better to use my " wings to fly with than to let him pluck me any more, and 50 I flew again. And now here I am. Here! Wheret A grisoner on board an er- ican- ship-of-war! - This cabin is ‘roomy,to be sure, but, after all, it is a prison, and I am here on purpose to.be taken back and put into the hands of my worst cnemies. Yet there is hope. These processes of extradition are irrez- “ulat. * They can’t surrender me, I know, for I inquired particularly into this before I left Now .Yori. But, d—-n'it, they have done it. I'm another case of that, man whose lawyer told him they couldn’t put him jn jail, but iho, never- theless, said, * But you sce they could do it, for they have done it.! “Don’t_you see -they’ have!? Don’t you see ’m here! But I'm very sure the American Government can’t turn me over to the civil authorities of New York. I'll compel them to send me back immediately to Spain. 1 have been taken away by force, in violation of _every principle of international law. . They are taking me home in onc ship-ef-war; they shall send ma back in'another, and d—d quick, too. What the — caa Spain_gain. by my extradi- tion? - What object can sii¢ have” In this very country which ‘I had_sclected mndefthe best legal adyice, because most absolutely safed I no sooner lend than I am seized as a sop to be thrown to Cerberus.” 8pain i3 afrald of Amer- ican intervention in Cuba, and soIam made a convenienceof by her: “Am I to be the football of Spanish diplomacy on one side. and:of Amer- “Tilden,” continued_Tweed, *wants to make political capital and campuizn Bumcombe out of Iny arrest.and Imprisonment, and s0- calls upon the Government to.demand my extradition. The Administration sees Sammy’s object, which 4s to make political capital out of its refusal, and disappoints bim by making the demand, and is much s surprised that the demand is complied with as Tilden is that it is made. Spain thinks it a splen- did opportunity to cstablish a conspicuous pre- cedent upon which to base clnlmss?m- the sur- render of Cubaa refugee offenders, and so has a double motive for complying with a demand which, at auother time and under other circum- stances, would be lost in a pigeon-hole in the Aludrid Circumlocation Office. ~ Look at the un- dipiomatic haste,; too, with which my casc is acted on! Thus I'm made the shuttie-cock of knaves and politicians, and the victim of cir- cumstances ! **Well.” soliloquized Tweed, *the Adminis- tration. has made at -least as much political £lory out of my arrest as Tilden has; ‘and 1f it docs not find reasons for my return, as I think it will, at_lcast to Cuba if not to Spain, or for Ty detentlon in its own hands uutil after the clection, if the worst comes to the worst, and 1 am immediately surrendered upon my ar- rival, then I w: grove the sorriest campaign document to Tilden that evét any ambi- tious .candidate laid: hands'' on. .I've ot sccrets enough of his to damn him at Jeast as bad. 83 I am damned,— scerets alongside of the blackness of which {raudulent income returns are white as snow. I wonder if he remembers - the” proposition he made to me to bring testimony to support and establish any statements I might choose to ke if T would only *peach’ on Sweeney and Tcan call up before i reminiscences of those old times. Had 1 been left at Liberty.in .Spain, .I. should utterly -have. defeated every chance he ever had . of an clece tion; and, now that he calls for my presence in order to_accomplish his political ‘phrpuses, he shall-find that I have yet s power, not mercly to accomplish his defeat” in this campaign, but” bhis political death as well.' ‘Tildenis a_shrewd fel- low, underestimated by his political -opponents, aman of wonderful ability and skill, but a man whose selfish awbition overleaps all bounds. He has overshot his mark this 12) about somebody by the name of Bratus Killing another mau named Cresar beeause he was ame bitious; and, if Sammy is going to be Cawmsar, he'll find that T can be Bratus. As I said, 1 still have hope. This order from Washington forbidding all communication with me, and even with the shore, upon arrival in New York, until the Departinent is heard from, looks s’ if the Gua‘;cr:n’mcnt thinks it may have to give me up again. A ‘Thus Tweed solfloquized. - * & - Valentine Buker. ze onergniinople Corréxpondence New Fork Gra 1. Valentine Baker is* hard: a{ wgrckmtfl;‘ the cavalry, and promises to make something out of it if he is pro) erly sustained by his superiors and obeyed by his subordinates. He has abetter reputation as a_cavalry ofticer than " as a rail: Way traveler, -and his- fittle: misadventure-of last year does not Injure him in Turkish- eyes. In fact, the events which brought him™ to Turkey are very ittle known here ontside of the foreign circle, ana nobody * bothers hfs head' about them. Col. Baker came here very quietly and took up his quarters for -a few danys at the Hotel de Byzance.: _The evenfng of his arrival he had an intérview with the Minister of War, and it was at oned decided that he should look after the cavalry and be assigned to the general staf with “the” rank of "Pasha, ere are several Englishmén already in the military and naval service of the Sublime Porte, and most of them. are deservedly trusted and. popular, though now, and then there is a_display of jealousy on the part of the Turks which makes 2 foreign-born officer’s place o trific unpleasant. Cof. Baker ¥ill be likely to get along well, s he js of o social disposition, served io the ‘rimea and In- dia, and has been much In the East. He knows the material he has to deal wich and the disad- ‘Vantaxes be must meet and overcome, 2 ——— An Economical Frenchman, Under the presours. of s Gimes tbe| o es the kee of a Paris cafe has bit upon an Inzcnlausl:iéle?g for reducing the cost of his establishment. He keeps a fine Newfoundland dog, which ig agreat pet with frequenters of the louse, and Irom every consumer of coffce contrives to extract at. least one lump. of 8ugar per diem, insorauch that men Lave marveled Jow . a dng could eat so. much Sugar without . being yery sick. The secret s this: The dog bas'been tanght to take the sugar back {0 the store-room and there deposit it in a large basin, whence it is ugain taken for the supply of atue customers, the dog himself. Teceiving a commis- RESURRECTED INDIANg Who Return to Plague Certaip White Fal_ks, By Casting 2 Clond Upon Their Hither, T b Highly-Esteemed Titles, — A Flutter Among the Doves Who Nfiu; in Sonth Chieago. In 1633 the United States made & treaty wi, the Pottawatomie Indians, who then mi,,‘,q', the woods of Western Michigan, Northerr Ty disnn, and Northérn Tllinois, by which wery reserved to the beads of the tribe large tracty -of Jand:lying south of what is now Known a5 the -Indian ‘boundary line, which ran frop the. mouth of the Calumet River ina som.hwem,‘y direction, through what is' now kna'n-n“,e Towns of Hyde Park, Calumet, and’ Bremen, Among the lands so ceded were the tracts whiy are now described 2s Secs, 7 and 8, Towy Range 15, and which adjoin South Chi former. section was granted to an named Ash-Kum, to whom it was (3 0, ancion, Cats deeded in fes simple. . Subsequently old Ash-Kum became disgusteq With the scarcity of game in the vVicinity of Lype )uq{x%nn,.so ong fine morning he ied up hig “blankels, swhich heave:fis squaw to'tarry .the boys to gather up the ammunition, with Lis family and faithful dog started towards tha setting sin. He located in Kansas and grew oy with tlie country. Inthe course of time e paig the debt of nature, and his a&irn winged its way to the hngpy hunting-grounds. ‘He filed inges. tate, lea¥ing two heirs, both boys, his squsy baving departed this life some yéars previogs. In 1363, when the land fever broke out cOnse- quent Iupon ;ggitnnafion tfit the cn;rtmcy and the revailing g imes, e attention of Spect Enars was attracted to SEss THE CAfimll‘l' tmsvr o =Y as the country rount ut Sou! leago ‘wag then called. Efforts were made by severay tos ties, who had examined the records and found that no transfer had been made by the origing] grantee, to discovgr whether he or his heirs Were living, and,if so, where. In 13642 person nameq Patterson learned that the two sons of old Ash. Kum, named Aun-wa-saw and, Kan-Ke ing - In Pottalratomie County, Kansas. former was of 'ade, the latter s minor. son made a pilgrimagre to Kansag negotiations with Aun-wa-saw. ‘peace was smoked incessantly, tions of fire-water were indulged in, and finaily Aun-wa-saw, who knew as m about the vaiue of real estate a8 2 hog does of astronomy, azreed to sell : the section’ for $600. Fatterson paid. him 3% cash, - 100k tho deed, and promised to ‘Temit the: remainder.;' It |3 attar. and’ opened The Dipe of Irequent libg- : Sooey hin some_ghostiy | . she was me. I've heard | ' Wasnrxerox, sion of 10 per cent. |\ A £ood many (] tive a bad Babit of peckiting i th gur oo served t aud of . L finmncdiate need for ::;r};:rpuscmch Eti?wgé‘feih'-'g to thelr coffeo. ¢ proprietor. of ti their The .of the cafe must, d éll!l;el cnl:: bce' cosiders have acted purely in clainied he forgot to keep his promise, Hesuh scq‘n;cntly conveyed the praoFcny to Chsancey T. Bowen, by whom it was afterwards sold to Father Saurin; of South Bend, who clafing three-fourths of it, and to J. H. Bowen, Doyle, and Samuel Hale, who claim the noril Wwest quarter of the scetion. This Iatter peree has been subdivided in lots, many of whk!?hmn been improved by the erection thereon of houses, stores, ete. i - TWO OPERATORS IN INDIAN LAKDS, Messrs. Suoey, of Obio, .and Palmer, of Mi gan, learning that -therc . was a cloud.-on {lig property, determined if possible to solve; the conuudrum. . They put the matter in the hands of Maj. J. M. Murphy, ‘a real-cstate ‘ogerator; Ty who . deas lugely in lauds n Arkansas; ississippi, and Texas. He algo went to Kansas and investigated, After hunting upa lot of the old Chiefs and interpreters who had lived around the Calumet in 1332, he lcarned that, at the time the sale was made by Aun-wa-saw to Patterson, Kau-kee, the joint licir, was & minor, and. incs Pnblc of making any conveyance.: (fonscqna’nl.- v he bad an undivided half interest in the prop. - erty. "Negotiations Were opened with bim, ang he was induced to sell. . Aun-wa-saw, sm: under the luss of the3$575 whichhad been prom- ised him, but was never - paid, wes :easily:per- suaded to dispose of his claim. The papers were . acéordingly _made .out, A cer sum in °cash’ “was ™ paid, contingent’ notes were added, making the conside:ation $10,000, and the * two little Injuns™ made their mark, This was duly witnessed, and, on' the 8th inst.; the instrument’ was- placed on record in Jim Stewart’s office. Messts. Sooey and Palmer, who are backed ap by.two.capitalists,—one a Mr. El. wood, of Decatur,—have retained Sfates & Hines as their-connsel, and are determined to sue for Ppossession within a short’ time, unless the pres- ent claimants surrender, which it is not likely they will do until compelied-by the courts. .. THE MATTER OF SEC. 8, ". .- which includes Taylor’s Addition.; to South Chi- €40, seems to be more intricate. This tract was decded by the Tippecanoe _treaty to Au-be-nau- bec, a Pottawatomie Chief, in 1! as were - also nine - other - sec- tions in Miami and Kosciusko Counties, in-fn- diana.. At that time there resided here, Z the Indian trader, from whom what fs_kuows as the Ewing estatc derives its name. He pur- chased largely of Indian real estate, and thus, 1a1d the foundation of what has since become a. icent fortune. An-be-nau-bee had three, children, two boys and one girl. In a dranken Spree,ayearor twoafter the land had been grant~ @lto him, he was killed by one of his sops;’ Shortly afterward the two bo;s and the girl' went to Kanens, in company with the other In- dians who were removed thither by the Govern- ment, and in 1835 Ewing took possessfon of the land, claiming to have purchased it from the heirs, Gol-shuk, Gob-shuk-gau, the two boys,, and New-nau-ben, the g%r‘i Ewing - never disposed of - the. property, sand at his death 'it° went' to his helrs ot of whom ° was married to .’?;\y!m‘; afew years ago. Tavlor subdivided the proper- ty,.and, in his printed. abstract thereof, it I3’ stated tha' New-nau-ben, the daughter of. old- Au-be-nau-bec, did not sign the cced, but gave. her consent. 4 - Suspecting that this ‘cloud, which did not look larger than & man’s hand, might e DEVELOPED INTO'SOMETIING BIG, S and Palmer took it under their protect- ing care, asalsted by Maj. Murphy.. They claim- to have been informed by an old hali-breed named Bourise, who was Government interprete er in 1832 and who claims to have known old Auv-be-nuu-bee well, that _that noble red man had no " daughter by the name of )emnau—pcn, but &;:t her nams was Ch;}):pe-yra, that she died_ when 3 years ‘of age; aud that ut the time Ewing claimed to have purehased the propert the two ho;s were . aged 12 and. 6 years red sgficuyely hey also “learned that. in 1843 ce! 1346, * Goh-shul;, the ,eldest boy, -returned ; to, Chicago, and offered to dispose of the property’ to Ewing, by whom he was told that he wing) ad purchiased it from theold Chief. Gol -shuk, thinking that it was all right, returned to Kan-} sas, where he married, scitled down to,the quict avoeations.of hunting buffalo and fl!hug}n and never azuin troubled himaself sbout tha: Cook County estate. Goh-shuk-zau, the younger brotlier, never married, and died with- out heirs. Sume years ago, Goh-shuk departed this life, leaving tivodaughters, both now-Hying;' —one aged 21, the other 23.. Sooey and Palmer: made.pr apositions for, the parchase. of their jn- lerest In tlie estate, and secared it for the simé consideration and on like terms. as they.bought. their title to See. 7. | This deed ws r s week ago yesterday. S = Maj. Murphy says his principals are willing to open negotiations with q!r 'x{iyxor, and those who have " purchased. from him, -aud - are dis- posed to do thie fuir thine. If no satisfactory arrangements ean be made, they propose to sué . for Doésessiou of the propertyin the United States Court,. Secc. 7 s valued at an_average price of $1,000 per acre; Sec. $ at $2,000. Should Messrs. Sooey, Palmer & Co. suceced in .subhshlng thetr” ttle"they “will have Secured & val ‘property ata comparatively small expense, : ————— . WASHINGTON, K Nov. 18.—In the case of Ad, miral Porter and others of the North Atlantic’ Squadron against the rams Texas and Beaufort and ten other. Contederate vessels, in which 1,500,000 were claimed, a decree was issucd to- ddy t'the District Court declaring that for wan of proof the eaptors are entitled to but one-half Of the proceeds of the prizes, and that the value §‘n'&',5_ Texas was 355,520 and the Beaufort) NEW YoRK,Nov. 16.—A Washington gspatch says thatpithough the opening of Cm:'ress 18 only two weeks away, President Grant, so far ds is Known, has done nothing toward the prépars- tion of tus annual message, beyond reflecting ‘uponit.. . . ———— SUICIDE, CoLvasus, 0., Nov. 18.—Albert . Martiny ;an attache of the Coanty Treasurci’s aflice, at- tempted to commit sujcide-to-night by shooting’ himself with a revolver. The ball passet through his body, injuring him, it is supposed,’ Tatatly.. When asked why he did the dusd, 55 said he was tired of life, b . HOTEL REDUCTION, Bpecial Dispatch to The Triduns. NBW YORK, Nov. 18,.—The 8. Nicholas Hotel : propricgors have thisweek reduced thélr tafilf 'to 23,50 a day, a reduc i poch Teduction of §1 from previous