Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1876, Page 2

'1iTiu ChiCAGO TRIBUN. to it, but latterly the whole nimunuy seemed to have hecome Wk b DEMORALIZED AND DELLDOZED,, and people would deny the existrico of things * which were happening right ‘beforo thelr face and cyes. Thoro can be no ddabt that & .com- munlty which allows such crimes to bo com- mitted, and the perpetrators to he at large, I8 demorallzed, and needs s correctioh in somo. shape. sy n the face of such testimony#s this, Prof, W. G. Sumner was unble to find, While here, any “hostlity to negro-suffeage,” no ** wnu~. ment of disunion,” * nor *in favor of a Bolid Sonth.” Tho Professor's Investigations having been chiefly confined to the Democratie hesd- quarters, andhe having been dined nnd wined, during his sojourn here, by everybody who was anxlous to Keop thess things hidden, it fs per- ‘haps uot so remarkable that hie dld not discover them. If, however, hic iad been earnest in his rescarchee, ho could casily have ascertained the fact that thero is NOT A SINGLE INSTANCE ON RECOND ot a white man having been exceuled for the murder of o colored man In the South since tha War; and ho could also have found that there Liad been soveral of them kiiled. C. C, P. tlol- dcn, of Chicago, who has heen palming himsell off on “ this peaple” asan “ eminent citizen and Republican, hns teen up in East Fellelnon, and Lie, too, has heen unable to discover any- thing but peace and good-will. n,z 0. SOUTII CAROLINA. TROPOSITIONS FOR COMPROMIBE. CoLumpa, 8.C., Dec. 1.—The situation is unchanged. Both bodies have occupied the House of Reprosentatives since yesterday, Nu- merous propositions for a comprumisa have avalled nothing, It{s now half-past 1, ond tho United States troops haye not Interfercd. The Demacratic Representatives from Edgefleld and Laurens Countles are still fu telr scats. 1t is now likely that o sufficlent number of Re- publicans will unite with the Democrats, in ‘which case the entire matter will be seitled. A proposition was signed by the two Epeal- «era to adjourn the respective Houses simultane- ously, to meet to-morrow at moon, with the status of each unchanged, to take effect imme- diately, provided Gen. Ruger would ogree, but Ruger rofused on the pround that he must obey orders If he recelved them fromm Washington. CABINET MEETING. ¥ Wasminarox, D. C,, Dec. 1.—Thero was & full meeting of the Cabinet to-day, and the ecs- slon continued more than throe hours, .The principal questions discussed related to evonts at the Capltal of South Carolina, based oun telegram recelved to-day from Gen, Ruger, ot which the following is an extract: CoLumma, B, ., Dec, L—Gen, W. T. Sler- wman, or Secretary of War, Waskington, D. C.: 1 have carefully abstained from Interfervnce with the organlzation of the louso from the first. On application of the Governor, and my own bellef fur the necessity therefor, for the preservation of peace, 1 placed troops 1n the State-Houxp, but not in the roomns of nescmbly of elther of tho Honses, o1 the day of the meeting. 1t came about that for the time suldiers wern placed on efther side of the door of the cntranca to the Hall of Representa- tves under the followlng circumstances: A pee- ron at the door of thy House, and who claimed the suthotity to examing tho certificates of thoke cluiming to be members prior o thefr admisslon to the hall, but who, T timk, had no legal authority ‘for o oung. applied ta the ofticer in command of the trovgs phuced In the corridor for the prescrvation of the peace for assistunce, on the ground that he wan hatng pressed npon and couidn't perform his duty, The roldicis were placed as stal- et A soun us 1 wan fully informed ot the circumstauces I ondered the woldlers withuiawn, sy 1 had pieviously informed «ov. Chamberlaln T should conilne my action to the prerery of {he pence, and shouid do notl- ing witn veference to Keeping the dours of the cooms, of the meeting of thu lousce, or the ruoms tiemielves unless it became necessary Dociuee of tho breach af the peace which the evil o oticees of the Houres ehould bo anabile 1 pestore, No act was done by the voldlers eaceph LAt of presence, b etated, but whilat they were ro bgesetd, persons clakialug the right of cn- trane ¢ ceatlicale of the Clerk of the Supreme Court were retused udinlesion. (signed) “Trouas B Roerr, Connanding Depurtment, UM, * After the adjourntnent of the Cabinet, fu- Aquiry Way madu vl iLeinbers Lo ascertain the re- st ul the delberation, bus tasy declined to muke nuy communieation. It {8 knowa, how- every ibat ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS ol an bnpostant churaeter have Leen sent to tien. Ruyg A dispateh from Coltmibia dated this evening says everythiig realns unchomzed, Buth par- s In the Mowse are cxpectleg Federal inter- ference. Gene Rager has done nothing us yet with rogurd to exviuding the members from Ligeliesd und Laurens Countics tromn the fuor ot the House. Thers can searcely be o change -befure tu-tmorrow, UNIQUE AND INTERESTING. Nrew Youx, Dee. L—Aiter giviig an account of the proceedings I the South Curolina House ol Representatives yesterday, thegeneral sspeet of which was clanged yesterday by the Demo- eratle members, including the Edgetield and Laurens County contestunta, entering the legls- Tative hall in the State-Iiouse betoro the repu- lar hour of mecting und Lifors the arrival of tio Republicun members, aud of the inef- fectual all-duy efforts of the rival parties, after the arrival of the Republican members, to get coutrul. The Heraid's Culumbla speclul, fnn disputch dated Dee. 1, 1 waon, says: 4The rival Houses ure still in session, The mem- burs are sleeping, sumoking, ad conversing, and alow of then are lstenlng to the eluguence of & uegro from Charleston County, knownus “Faney Bull, the Banta Fu orator.” Hoth par- tes are *“holding the fort” tll to-morrow, I'he Democrats know that if they go out, they willuot be resdmitted, and they propose tostuy until 12 Wclock noon, to-morrew, when the Laurens aud Edyotleld delegates will doubtiess e ejected by Federal suldiers. - The sceno in the Liwil at this hour s unlque ond {nteresting. Speaker Mackey (Kepubliun) remarked to mo s lew momtents ugo that this was the trst freo, squure meetiug of the Leglslaturo that hud over been assambled in Bouth Carolims, Therels o rec-and-cusy alr about it that dues not wgree vith the situation as It really fs.” FLORIDA, THE ALACIUA CASE9. TaLranasse, Dee. 1.—The Uoard of Can- vassers et Lhis morning and the Kepublfeans futroduced witniesses fu the Alachus cesvs. Vance, colored clerk ot the Archer Precinet, swvare that the cleetlon was fadr aud regular, and that 631 votus were polled; that certilicates were made vut to show thls number of votes, und were regularly sigued by Moors und Dukes, Inspectors, Hedeseribed withgreat purticularity the mede of conducting the eleo- tion aud count. Upon belog cross-examined, ho swore he wus cmployed s clerk of the County Commissluners ubout one month beforo the clection fn the ofilce of Mr, Dennts, oud that & tolly-shect was kept. Ilo don't know what be- caue of the sheet; that the ballut-box wus TAKEN TO Li3 (VANCR'S) HOUSE, ou election night, kevt thers €Ul morning, when it was taken fu s basket to the Court- House. Witncss was Loru in Cunade, and edu- cated at & Builalo (N. Y.) common school, P, 1 Black (volored), wos Introduced. 1o testified that he was Inspector of Elections of Archier; thut 832 votes wero cast coutited, und put {n o certiieate yegularly, ‘I'he Democrats then filed objections to tho vote of Duval County vu the ground that fifty- three vonereglstered men voted; thot thiny- o threo men voted twiee; thut thivteen under penal couyletion voted; that thirteen fnmates of the Couuty Juil voteds that the reglstrution st was VADDED AND PACKED, the only Democratie member of the Board of Sounty Connnlsstoners belng rumoved just be- fore the electiun to make roum for fraud there. The Repubiivans filed objuctions to 0 vutes I Nussuu and 23 fu Duyal, ou the ground thut fwo puymsters of rallroads gave Demucrsiic ckets marked with certain numbers to neero employes, and told them they would he dis- scharged If thoro mimbers were not found In tho box; Lhat these negroes, throngh fear, did vote the vumbered tickets; and tarlous other grounds of Intlmldation and violence. The Republicans objected to Jackzon County .on tho general charge of Inthmidation, violence, and fraud. The specifications pssert that the Domocratic Inspectors drove the Republican in- spectors from tho polls, and then refused to recolve Republican votesy that the ballot certifie cato was signed by tho inspectors; that they DD NOT AXNOUNGR Ti8 voTa to tho crowd, or to any one clsc, as 310 votes; that the ballot-box was taken to Vance's housc, and that a party of Demovrats cams and en- deavored to Induca him to take It to some othier place; that ha refused to do so; that ho did not put {llcgal votes in tho box; that no one elso did. Witness was born 1h Philadelphia, and ed- ucated in Edinburg, Ex-Congressman Walls (colored) testified that ho did not offer Dukes §250 or any other sum to sign the afidavis Introduced by the Republic- ans. Ho did go to Dukes' houso with Bolton to persuade Dukes to sign it. Dukes rald hie would sign them in town when ,they reached town, Belton and Dukes retired to Belton's office. Bolton came out aftor awhile raylng Dukes bad touched the pon and signed, Dhkes caunot writc his natne, Ho touches the pen and the mork is made for him, Maj, McCan (colored) sald ho was in Delton's office on tho 18th, aud saw Dukes put his matk to the affidavit that was read to hins, It wos something about the Archer Lox being piaced onalow benels whera the voters could not see it; that one (nspector took a handful of tickets out of the box and put in hia vest pocket; that all the Republican votes wero taken from the box at one previnct during the dinner hour, whon it was leit open and un- guapded, The Board then sdjourned for the day. Pn- pers in other countles will bo filed to-morrow, which Is the last day for Gling papers. A nics THE RETURNING BOARDS. MIL KASRON'S TESTIMONY. Special Dispatch to Tha Tribune. ‘WasitiNaros, D. €., Dee. L—="The Hon. John A. Kasson, one of the gentlemon Invited by tho President to witness the vount in Loulslana and Florlda, returned to-day. le gives avery clear and succinet account of the condlifon of affaira in Loulsiana aud Florlda, where his thue wos cliefly spent. Upon belng Interrozated as to the charneter of the Returning Board {n Florida, upon which such responsibility now rests, Mr. Kusson sald: * There is no Canvassing Bourd fn any State In the Unlon—certainly none in any Southern State—more entitled to public conti- dento than the Canvasstug Board In Florida. MeGlin, Republican Seeretary of Stute, and Chalrmun of the Board, was born In Teuncssoe, hos resided twenty-two years In Florida,/ls an attorney, and Iins been editor of the ableat newspaper in Flor- ida. e was 2 A UNION MAN, but drifted into the Confederate service, from which he was discharged within a yeur for dlsa- bliity. He then gladly weut within the Unfon lincs, aud allied Limsclf with the Unlon cause. The Comptrollar-Gen., Dr. Cowglll, is o Dela- warean, o physleian, aud held a medieal commis- sion in the Union army. e I8 p gen- tleman n character and manners, upright and couselentious. Cocke,Attorney-General, is a thorough Democrat and a Virginlan, The Jatter two gentlemen came to Florlda ahout the close of the War. Buth parties are well represented on the Board, and the only charga mado agalust aay member {8 that Cocke, who is appointed as aRepubllcan by ths Governor, should retain s pluco {n the Governor's Cabinet alter quar- reling with his assoclates and changing his po- litles. Tho attempt to greate prejudico tn the North agatust this Board is wholly unjustiled. It proceeds solely fromn o disposition South to ealwnniute every Southern man who allies him- self with the Republican cause. Whatever the results the Buard may arrive at WILL BE BUSTAINED BY PRECEDENT and principle, and the publie way have entire conlidence i ita justness,” As tu the situatlon of the returns, Mr. Kas- son snid: “Tha returns aroall in except from one remote and almost fnuceessiblo county,— Dade,—which casts but & small vote with trilug wujority either way, From one of the countles there wero duplieate returns, From Buker County the Board treated as the regular rturus prima fugde the one slgaed by threo county otileers, which gives Huyes o majority ot about 40, The Dewocrats clulm unother re- turn slzned by two county oflleers, which gives them about 80 ma- Jority. Manntes County presents i rquestion. In this county there was no proclunition o clection, no registration, and no clerl, The voting was dotie by & portion of the peuple, s many bield the election was {llegal for waut of reglstratlon and Jike legal formall- tics. Upon precedents established by Platte vs. Guode, the cuse fram Virginis, this county would bu refocted for flegality. In the Goodo case an entire county was thrown out there for that cuuse, IF this vute ‘s Leld filegal, it ro- duces the Democratie vute by 24, and luereases Hayes' majority in proportion. Tiere are mu- tual CHARGES OF PRAUDULENT VOTING in somu other countles which must ve settled by the Board us the only nuthorized tribunal. Thelr verdiet, whou made, fs entitled to as full confidence on thy part of. the public us would be the decislon of any lko tribunul in any othor State.” Mr. Kugson grives a very hopeful view of tho materisl coudition of Floridu. Upon this pont he saids * Florkla Is n well-governed State, Its finunees aro coretully mannged, und all fuire minded wen thers adant the honesty und fn- tegrity o Gov. Steurns, und of his Adminlstra- tlon. Many parts of the Btate are steadily fn- vroving, und ull ffelligont men of both partles feet the necessity of preserying the good Kovernment of the country, and of encouruglng Inwmlgrution und the growlng prosperity of thy State Indead, Mr, Kasson suys, outsido of o few {rrepressible persons, ho conld dnd VELY LITTLE OF THE VIOLENT TALK 80 common In certaln quarters North., Upon this subject he sudd: “There aro o few Demno- cratic politiclons fu Florids who threaten vio- Tence, but the solld mon of both partles have no dispositlon to resort to any measures involving violenee, whatever the result, In fact, 48 fur 08 1 could learn publlc opin- fon throughout Loulsiuna and Floddy, the almost universdl scutiment . is thut if any trouble or violonco shall come trom the politi- cal sltuatlon, it must b fusugurated in the North and West, aud ot in the South, South- cruers suffered enough from violenco und war,, and prefer that such sulloring, if any thero s 1o be, shall b tricd du the North, Outside of New Orlesns the Southern Dewocrata seen wore interested fu the coutrol of thelr Btate Government thau in the election of Tilden,” LOULSIANA. Mr. Kasson has beon svsent from Loulstana soime diys, but he waa s vory careful observer whily there of the sltuation there, and of the possible outcome. Mo says: “Loulsfung, you will rometber, has bien formuny years nototlous us thoe scene of clee- tlon excitenent, troubles, and frauds, Muny years ugo the whols country heard of the Plaquemines frauds, when Slidell was a candl- date for the United Btutes Henate, when the Whigs and Demberats cach ehartered & steater aud voted several hundred yopeaters at nu- merous preciucts ulong the river buuk, where they upened the puils for that purpoee; You Wil pecollect the native Ainerlean murdervus cloction riots n New Orleans; In fact, with re- gard to eluction frauds, the history of Luulvluna surpassos thut of the City of Now York, The Btate haw never established o reputatiou for good conselence in elections; consequently the publiz ought tu po slow to form o Judgment upon Loutsiana in sdvance of the authentiatod evl- dence, Tuat in this lust election theto Lus beon serlous fnthnidstion and outruge to prevent thy Republican yute frou bolug cast thero is na questlous It §s » question wulch cuu only be settled In the way provided by the law of Loutst- ann. The only Jegal tribunal for detormining {t Is tho Returning Bonrd, which acts as a Jury to find thoe facts. When found, tho law pro- serilies the judgment. By that judgment ‘wo must ablde ns fully as by the judgmont of any tribunal seting within the jurisdiction provided by constitution and law. There is no question of carpet-baggism about the Board, ALL ARE OF LOUISIANA, most of them natives. Two of them are very ablg men, lang and well known in the State.” Mr. Kasson tinds, especially In the Northern Democratie press, that the public are being mis- led by erronevus statements ns to the exact lesues In tho disputed Blates. 1fo safd: “The effort of the Democrats North and South has beon to create n projudico In sdvanco againat the entire actfon of the Canvassing Boards of the three Southern Btates In question. They have led the publle to beliove that tho only question involved wns that of n fair count by the Boards, Tha question of Democratic frauds at election precincts has been suppressed by them. This question lies behind tho count. ‘There can be no fale count withont exeenting the provisions of tho law for the de- tection and ¢limination of thesc frauds, whether committed by one partyortheother. In Loulsi- ana the law is imperative, compolling tho-Board to Inquire Into the fairnces of the election in parishes. To nssmno that the legnl tribunal provided for determining this question, is golug to violuta the rules of law and justice s WRONG IN PRINCIVLE, and not fustifled by the facts. Thelr dutyis tho same a8 that of the public, which is to ablde by the Iaw and the results asvertained in conform- ity with the law. Noamount of vituperation can change or destroy the effect of a final Judg- ment of the local tribunals, Public opinion must awalt the legal proof and adjudication of questions UON TNE PACTS I'ETENTRD, T cannot forctell what will be the resultin Louisinua. I ouly feel it strongly my duty, as it {s the duty of the publiy, to awalit, nud tosup- nort the conciusfons that shall be arrived at by the wproper tribunals acting in cxact con- formity with the law. O course, with my knowledge of tho previous elections in the disputed 8tatos, and of the fact that a malority of the voters have heretofore been Re- publicuns, added to tho fact that the Presiden- tial Republican ticket has run shead of the local ticket in this election, I caunot cntertaln o reasonable doubt that tpon a falr adjudication of the disputed questions Gov. Hayes has car- ried theso States, Whether the cvldence pre- sented to proper tribunals Is sufllclent, and will verify this opinlon, is a question only o bo solved by the devision which will soon be ren- dered by themn, Whatever dlssatisfaction may exist among the disappointed politiclans, I ean- not doubt that the maeses of the peopto of both parties will not only accept the results legally ascertained, but will cheorfully support the Administration catabllshed In aceordance with them.” WASHINGTON. A DEMOCRATIO BLUNDER. Bpectal Dispateh to The Tribune. ‘Wasminaron, . 0., Dee. 1.—Democratle Congressmen generally admit that S8outh Caro- lina Democrats committed o stupld hlunder fn attempting to organize an fndependent ]lnn‘n Only one majority {s easily overcoma In a Legls- Inture liko that of Bouth Caroling, and from facts disclosed yesterday and to-day It I8 clabined to be certaln that the Democrats, had they taken thelr scats, could have obtained control of tho House, aud organized A VERY BMALL HOLE. Certaln- Western Democrats hete think they have discovered o way of golng behiud the Presldent’s proclamation declaring Colorado o State, and throwing out its Electoral vote on the ground that some details of the enabling act were not compliod with, They also hold that us tho present Democratic Delegate wis clected for two years hu cannot be displaced by the lately clected Ropubliean till the two years expire. This §s ono of the many Indications hero that the Democrats fecl they are defeated unless they ean win by some techuleality. TIIE CABINET. There lins been much vxvitoment here to- ulehit over the report that Secrctary Fish has roslgned on account of differing In opinion from tho reat of the Cabinet. upon the eublect of the use ol troops In South Caroling. The rumar I8 unfounded, but it {s understood that Fisl, Taft, snd Morrill are not entirely in necord with Changler aud Cameron upon this question, There 18 reason to believe, however, that the troops will unly he used to preserve tho peace that they will not eject any member from the Legistature, It 1s believed that two Cabinet ofticers bave favored their use for the latter purpose. Upon further Investigntion {t can be sald that there I tho best authority for saylng that the statement recently publistied in sumoe dispatehes from this city, that a Ropublican banker of In- dinnapolis hud divalged the campaign secrots of his party fn Indisna to Tilden, Is untrue. Tv the Western Associated Press. WasmiNeToN, D, U,y Dee. L—Repurts prevail of & disagreenient In the Cubinet concerning South Carolina uilairs, oceasluning much carnest- nuss of expression, purticularly, It s snid, by Bocretury Fishy opposing the Adminlstrutions policy (i that Stute, and rwinor goes so fur as to #uy that the Becretaty contemplates resfzning, but the rrmor 19 8ot generally belleved and the reports cunnot be authentieated, TIIE SPLAKERSIIP, RANDALL ANEAD, Special Disyateh to The Iribune, Wasnmsarox, b, ., Dee. L.—Blackburn and Bpringer huve digappeared from the race. Ran- aail appears to have the best chance, Hols thought to be Tlden’s cholee, The Republic- ons have some hopes thut thers will be opposi- tiun encugh anong the friends of the ditferent | Democratle candidutes to prevent the Democrat- e caueus from sgreeing upon one. In that cyent the Republivans will hold a caucus tocon- slder whether they would not unite upen the muore conservative of the Democratic candidates, The Republicans iv any event will hoid o cuucus by Monduy morntug, Cox has lost the Vir- glufu detegution, upon which herelled. 3t gues to Rundall led by Watker. Morrison says thut vither he or Handuil will be elected, Bayler Is making n sharp canvass. Ho las been compelled o dellne bis position on the Joint rules, Ho soys caphiativally that the jolut rutes are stlil in force; that the House never congldered them other thun o foree. He clled us un Hustratlon of this view thut two days be- fore the lust sesslon of Congress adjourned that the House, by o ununimous vote, deckled to suspend the slxteenth und seventeonth Jolnt rules, thus tacitly admitbing them to be in force. 1lusuys thu Benate only, and not the House, ever took the view that they were In- operative. The town fs rapidly FILLING UP WITIE CONGRESSMEN, The Speskership contest does not create ns much excltement a8 has been expected. Littie additional 18 known. The personul friends of the seveial candidutes ure uctive. Tho cous tust eecis to be rapidly narrowing to landall und Morrison, - The lutter 18 supported by most of the Mussuchuisctts delezation, Ho donfes thut he s a were cloas to wivance Randall’s fnterpsts. Clywer aunounces hhnsell a candi dute, Handail daca not feur b, The Belknap Bupeachuent did not wld to Clymer's laurcls, Ciymer's frlonds, on the contrury, claim that Tamdadl canuot control mors than four of the Pennsylvanln deleggation, Randall has ore Fiens cor L;uuB ouL of s uwn Stuta than b it Pennsylvania nocrats chargo Randall with unluirne: o dn alljug Kere to make up tho com- mlttees dust year, Cox’s strongth dues not de- velop. . Py pha Hestern dssoctated Tros, Wasiinatos, 1. G, Dee. 1, —=The 8peaker- ship contust s Wuged to-nfight with very great aphination, and the Iriends of Buylor, Morrlson, Coxp unt Ruadally expiess ‘Ixmu-ulv cquislly conlldent.” Envugh Democrulle Represantatives ure not yet heio to warrsnt an bxpression of oplufon 48 tu tho probubly sucevssful candidate. NEBRASKA, ¢ WO BUALL COUNT TILR VOTH, Bpeclal Dirpatch so The Tridune. Onana, Neo. Dee, L—liov, Gurber to-day Issucs u proclumation couvenlug the Legislature T'ucsday nexte The new Coustitution ryquires SALURDAY, DECULMBER 2, I5G6—TWELVI PAGLN. that the vote for Electora ho canvassed in tho same manner aa that for Congressman by the Leglslature, It furthermore provides that the flrst Legislaturs clected after §ts adoption meet In January, while tho Electors themsclves have ta mect tovoto on the first Wednesday in December. Gov, Garber, on legal advice, de- clded two weeka ago the exceutlve oflicers would cnnvass tho vyoto for Electors on duplicate returns from tho sovernl countics, but lo was adviscd veaterday trum \thlnglon that this would not bo o aafe course, uud he lins therefore ealicd tho old Leglslature, Thero may ba difenity Inget- ting & quoruny, as several members arg awav from the Btato, and should it be found neees- rary to pasa any new law to take effect immedi- ately n two-thirds voto will bhe required. The Legislature has 50 members, 33 Republicansand 18 Democrats, Alcuengura'hm been sent to gocurs tho attendance of Republican members, and tho sltuation is recognized as serjous, The Democrats have entered a protest againat the Governor canvassing the vote, and shpuld it still L nceessary for him to ‘do o will no doubt try to reach bim through the courts, but it s safe to say that our Bupromy Court will not follow the "exmmplo of that of Sonth Carollna, and that Gov, Garber will fol- low that of Gov. Stearns, of Florida, should a crisfe come. MISSOURI. TUE SIETCALFE-FIROST CASE. 87. Louwis, Mo.,, Dee. 1.—In the Metealfe- Frost case to-day, the respondents, instegd of taking aneppent or applying for a writ of crror, mpved an arrest of fudgmuont, disintasal of peti- " tlon of relator, and refusal of the alternate writ of mandamus, specifying varlous eauses there- for. Thoy also e & motion for anew trinl for the same tauses set forth In the motlon tor ar- rest of Jjudgment. The relator then filed o bill of exceptions to the overrullng of the motion for judgment, Thede wera all tnkensunder ml- visement by the Court, and tho matter will €ome up sgaln Lo-morrow, RIIODN ISLAND, TIE CLECTORSHIP 'VACANCY IILLED. Provipexcs, . 1, Dec. 1.—~The General As- sembly convened In special sesston to-day. Gov. Lippett communieated the vpinion of the Su- prema Court that Covlies, the Presilentlal Elector-clect, I8 Incligiblo by reason of belnza "'lmllh“ of the United States Centenulal Come mizalon. . L The Hon. W. D, Blater wes clecied to flll the vacancy, recelving 81 votes, to 10 lor Charles It. Cutler, the Democratie candldate, CIIICAGO. SENATORS AND CONGRE3SMEN and other birds of pnssage are now winging thelr hibeenal flight across tha frosty States to fhe Natlonal Capital. A flock of them alighted it this city yesterday, taking up thelr temporary quarters at the Grand Paclile, It included Sen- ators T, O. Ilowe nnid Angus Canceron, the on. J. M. Rusk, Representative in Congress, and E, W. Keyes, all of Wisconsin. Mr, Ilowe left on o mornfug train for Washington, A reporter catled upon tho remnant of the party yesterdny alternoou. Beuator Comneron, a bl and hearty gentleman, with .ugm{ sitvered hair and iuustache, maintained the greater part of the conversation, referriug overy now and then for corroboration on s poiut to his com- panion, Gen, Rusk, who Iay at case upon a lux- urfous lounge in the coriier of the apartmont. Mr, Chalrmun Koyes happened to be out at the time of tha visit. “ Yes, tho susslon will 96 ono of the most important ever held,”” remnrked the Senator, alluding to tho coming mevting of Congress. It can Inst, of course; only untll the 4th of Then, {f_there should be nn appurent & spectul sesalon nay he calied.” hink the necessity will arised" Notat alL." & \"lu "1?'?"1"' situatfon in the South has o jook.' 'rug, but I firmly bellove that the Repub- ltenas have o majority In atl of the contested States, and I think that the count, 1€ fulrly conducted,; will show it.”? [ notice that the Democrats in Lonlsiann have introduced testimony ih rebuttal of the colored woman, Eliza Plukston, who was a victim of bulldozing.” “Of courso they have. It {s the slmplest thing In the world, " These people will manufac- ture any amount of testiinony, and anybady who hua been South of late years kuows it, They will not hiesitate ut any perjury or erime in bé- lialf of the Democratic party. I know that of my own experience.” The Seuator sald this with congfderablo fecting, “Have ?'nu beeu South during thoe present troubles ¢ “Noj but I was lnst year a member of the In- veati; 'nhng Committod that wont to Misalsslppl, The Repuvlicans bave a clean majority in that Btute, nud would elect thelr own offleers every tine if they had an honest election, But the Democerats bulldozed and managed toget & ma- Jority In the Btate Lemislature. What did they dotiiend They wont to work and reapportloneil the State in Cungressional Districts so as to favor thelr party the utmost, As an In- stance, Lmizht mentlon Lynch's distrlet. The Democrats fixed uy that district so that it ex- tendsalonz the Mississippl River the entlro length of the State, about 450 miles, and about o county wide, ‘They calculated by that to tuke |+1n sentiment, ung in alt the Republican countles in a’ hmm‘ and al- lux \"\:'mlll"‘:m y a single Representative,” C11% & 4 Well, Lynch cameup to Washington from that district. Ile was an able man,—u “mulatte. He had several set-los, intho luuse with'good tulkers Bke Lamar, Cox, und others, and he lield his owy, too; didn't he, Rusk?™ “ Yes, Indeed, he did," reptied the Congress- man from his couch in the coruer. W Lynch used to Lo a sluye of Jacob Davls, Jelt Davis brother, before the War, and traveled i Europe with Dim and picked wp a good deal of varled knowledge, [le's a very capablo fel- low. Now, his dlsurict Is strongly Republivan, returning about 17,000 majority,’” ¢ Negro wnjority,” interpolited Gon, Rusky ::lhu l'n'ml that majority among the negroes lone.’ * Yot the Democrats cluim that Chalimers was clected over Lynch. I know better, I know that there fsn't & negro fu Miselssipp that would voto for Chalmers—i man who was second fn command of the Rebel forces.at the slaughter of Fort Plllow.” ' Trye.” Now, that ia a falr sample of the way they are doing thilngs all uvor the Suuth, Iuin con- fldent that, if there shouid be . falr vote, Mis- :'Allnnlppl. Loujslung, Alabamy, and North Curo- ha WOULD G0 REPUBLICAN," * Do you unticlpate any sorlous danger to the muu}vry frowm the present erisls fn South Caros m 3¢ l"dun'L The troublo can only be tempo- rary, i What is the feellng among the people of your Stutei* ‘¢ As fur as our local politics are concerned,we are quite contonted. I'nover hud any doubt of tlio State, nor do { orimed Republleans it of the suceess of ur ticket think that uny other woll: lud, A few Democrats in the casters the Btate_pretemled to think the De ticket bud won for a few daya after the el but they quisted down,” S1 should think they would,” estd den, Rusk, with a touch of seorn in his volee, * when Milwaukee, which hus always gono 0,000 Deniue crutie, went Jess thau 2,000'at this election,” LIEW'S VETENANS, ‘The Dotnorratic veterany, who lave so loug heen nnder the command of Gen. Lich and Col Baldwin, met ot the Paliner House Just evening, and o a despervts effort to etfeet a perma- nent organlzation and agree upon what phey would do when orguuized, ‘The question firse discussed fn connection with the organtzation wus whether §t shouid by a civie or u mitlitary body, snd whether it should ve fncorporated or orgunized under the State Militly law, Thu mentlon of “military ™ appearcd to cust o Kloom over some of t6 M velerus," especlully those who suw the possibitity of lwhlg called out by the Republican Guvernor of the State ut uny time for actuat scrvice, and tho others saw nucharms o clvle organlzation. Thus they were dlvided, and, wpon mjuurmnc{ll, tho division remained. The onty réal busintss done wus by the Chalr, who grow hoarse In trylng to suppress one of the more enthusiastic of his army, s frequent calls of *order” only served Lo stimulute tho - speaker, however, and, finally, tho gentleun, detonnined to exposs hiwmsell, hired five winutes of the with u $1 bl and haed bls suy, Auothereffort tu organize Wil b made s week honce, FOURTHE WALD REPUBLICANS, The fnal mcutlnfi ot the Fotirth Wurd Repul- Hean Club was held last evenluz at No. 209 Thictytirst street, Judgo G, W, Gouch preshi- g, “After mlupdugnuuw cunstitution for the vatmpaign next sprluyg the Club adjourned until thut thne, ' — JOIIN M, PALMER, IS WBPUBLICAN DAYSMIGUTY INTERESTING READING, 7o (he Bdltor of Ths Trivune, Cnteago, Nov, 20,1 tlud the following from the Dally Ilinols Stale Journal In a scrap-book begun n 1803, “Gen. Palmer on Freo Speech aud Freedom of Electlon—Rebets Buould Haye No Vote,” s the beading: Maj. -ten. Puler delivered & speech to 8 Unlon Couvvatlon at Fraukfort, Ky., lu wolch ho gave the Unlon men of that Btate kome advice which may Do rafely commended to loyal mep everywherd, We mako the following extracta from ft: ALLOW NO NRUTHALITY, 1 would then, nfter huving orzanized and having ascertalned your reaonrces, in tho press ond In such Btato ofiicors an sympathize with you, and In the revislon af thollata of Federal uppointmenta, I wonld commence an open, offensive cam- paign, 0 which there <houhl _lo - no nonteallty, [Applanse.) 1 would fight my ancmien | becatss (hey were iy onomies, Yy and I would Neht nentrals becaitso lh«ir aro not my ricnds. That 1s & snfliclent reason. It in the only method b{ which miceesn s }umlhln In"any organi- ration, clvil or military, 1 & wan in your epeny nlmn and dietinct, well~lefined in hia plans, strik, him, 1f aman Is neutral,—nelther hot nor colie neither your felend nor your oncmy,—sirike hin, beeaune he Is not your feiend—but strike, [Ap- planse. ] Lot thero lio tio nontrals, no polltical cow. boys, oh thia question that cry yood Lord and goad devil, not knowing inte whose hands they will fall. Lot them tinderstand 1t I moro dangeratia for thom to fall into your hands thon into snybody clso's, #nd you wlil vet them, OBIECT OF ORAANIZATION. ; Tt this organization I to attain an end that you deem cssentinl to the welfaro of our comimon country, And first, the distinguishing features of the Union party of Kontucky s “preacnted by its name, It' |n and ought to be, and must be, distingulshed for fts devotion to tho Union [applanse] ; and I may ray that you aroc as well defined by what you ara not as by what you are, Yonarenot tho men who belleved, during the steuple of the Government with thix )mi:m!!c ‘rebelllon, that the country could bo saved by no more mon and na more money, You the men who think that, the expechnent of war having falled, tha Governnent must copie down un {ta knees and resort to negotintlon. You are for the country and the Government, The name you have aesniiied suiliclently explalng gour vurpose. You are necesmarily npposed toall thoxe who are in arnts ngalnet tha Government thumsolves, or who sympathize with those who aro in arms agalinat tho jovernmont. [Applause. | PIREDOM OF BPERCH PROTECTED, 1 inke it upon mysclf 1o sy, nnlisay what T know to Ua true, that wharover in this Btato of Kentneky, during the coming convass, the true, earnest Union men wish to nppeae und speak, thoy ahall be protected in nrufll;lm,‘. "Tha time has paesoid In this country when free speceh ia to e under- stood as the I{borty of mouthing treason, 1f 1 do- sired an inecelption upon my monoment after 1 bl pased from o thle - carth, it should e, ‘lere les the of freo speech.” Buu that freo speech docs not imply that the teaducer of the Governmont and the delamer of the principles upon which it Is founded shall be protected in his Iyt ntterances, There aro a tertnin clavs of questions thut men may discuss, Lut thera are questions that do not adinft of discuselon, Yon have the right to discuss the principles of the Government, and you have the right to freoly criticize the actlons ‘of every public man, but you have no right with the bay- onet, orwith a lying, slanderous tongue, to stab the vitals of the Government; and when tho ro- carding augel shall at the last day inguire into the conduct of men with respect to the deeds dono In the body, the: darkest recorded thero will be tho l[ylnu villalnles embodied 1n words uttered by tho rlends of the truftors who have brought this war upon the country, {:\‘iplzmln. 1 would not Judye a mon very closely by what he sald, 1 wounld glve im tho Lonefit of a liternl cotstruction in tho matter of worda, but my ldea Is, thut 8 man has no right to uttor trenson, betloving It. none cnse ho s simplya lar, and in the other he fs n traitor, In clther case those In puwer owe it to the loyal peo- le of this State that his mouth shall be'closed, Applause, REDELS NOT TO YOTEZ. ‘The freedom of cloctions will be manifeated In this State, [ am for the right of free sullrage to every man who hds the right to exercise it. But there are some men who huve forfoitad that right. Funderstund that a gontlomun from down the river, whose first name in that of the man who eat ut the rich man's table (alluding to Senator L. M. Powell), #ays that ha han {nt the law #o0 passed that shoul der-atraps cannot interfere In tho vlections, Woll, the shonlder-atraps that would Intorfure illegnlly ought to be taken oif, 1t t1a true that onco lr‘:\ whlle the public safety I8 the law, snd it may be necessnry to lay the milltary handa gently upon Lealtors, “that thiey mny not got the advantago of true Unlon mons but that ¥ an excoption, Just oy the right of ecif-defonse {s an oxception {u the case of Individuals, Tie rale i¥, thut the freedom of eloctions must be waintained, und tho laws of election must bo enfurced, By the luw of your State certuin menars not allowed to vote. “They ure hound to keep thie pence, and I am In favor of their contnuiny in bonds, ' 1 would proposs that thusa bonds whould operate fn the nature of naturalization laws. The forgigner comnes to this country o Republican fn the land of kis birth, de- yotued to onr instltutions; but lie Is ignurant of our Inngaage, and we reqnire of him Sve ycars’ pro. bation,” that ho may leaen W du that ‘which his hears desires. Tuése men aro cuemles of the Gov- crnment, and the mildest vlew wa can tako of thom Is thot they are fgnorunt of its principles, and fve curs' provation would ben very short term for hem to serve, I think, 1 know that the hand which has just laid down a Rebel musket should not bo allowed to plck up o ballut. A4 I lave reasoned before, the Unlon men of the Stute would, I think, be better off It tysy were driven to- elther’ alternative, to sny, *‘Tuke your musket; you can do fess larm with that than with your vates." Thercfore yor must have frecdom of clections. Thosa who have o rlght to vote tnust vote; those who huve not a right must notvoto. It s’ for the Unlon meu to pro- claim it from every swmp, and 1o make it 80 plaln that tho wayfaring man, though a fool, may not cre therein, “The people must bu told that all who arg entiticd to vote shll vote, nnd that none others il [Applaude. ] You caunot be teo plain on Al mubject in tniking to Rebols, T'his *speceh was_dellvered, if I remembek rightly, while Gov, Palmer wag in command of the Department of Kentucky, REPUBLICAN, ———— A CENTENNIAL HYMN, L, T the Editor of The Tridune. Cuioaad, Nov. 20,~-A frequent roader of your valuable paper would be pleased It you would in- sort the (n\:lumd&mem, which ho thinks beautiful appropriateto tho events Bnuslng +in our country. Yours truly, B.CD On our Centennial heleht Warm love and prond dellght FLI overy breant! Blessings, il ronnd, we meet; Traive, with thy anthems, geeet! Norih'tothe South repeatt Enst to the West! Whero apreads thd peopled carth, Foreboding Freedom's birth, Our brlght ag glows, — Ted, tor our attle-rign; 2 White, for our peaco boniany Btury, for uur Statesin twine: Stripes, for our foed, TBroad smilon our lofty Land, ach wlde an ocenn grunds Bnuws lnked to fawors, As our Flag blowds Its dyee, B0 son of ditfertn eidew Find a fixed howe 10 prizo Inour freo bowers, o 1181 al} bend tho kneo? Bhall sot the futurs ace Lirvater our chime? Vastor our Mving tide, Tlarvests snd hiomes allled, Knowledico spread far sud wido, ‘Tl latest Time? —Alfred B, Streel, . e ———— Vestrin, . Vestris I, the famous duncer, remnins on his- tory as the st colossally, comically vain of artlsts, Intexlented with applause, ho con- skdered Mdmeelf the greatest genlus of bis tine, Thers aro bue thres truly great men in Lu- ropey? he would eny, myachl, M. du Voltoire, antl King Frederleii.” To' s’ nfinite cgotlam, lits son and successor, Vestns 1y added i im- nicune capavity for rebellion agalust suthority,, Twico hu wats ‘sent to prigon, the sceond tine at the personal deslre ol Marlo Antolnette, This I8 how it lippencd. In bis offorts to display the heleht of s gentus to the peoplo of En- glandy Wi Infured onn of tho téndons of his vlght 1ot The accident, thoush it did not b teay ftself In his walk, was sulicient (o provent himd from sdancing with the grace, the vigor, wul the perfectlon which placed him so fur Defore ol his rivils. On his return to France ho found that the King of Sweden was th guest of Murie Autolnctie, “The Queen was naturally desirous of exhibiting to her vlstor the most Alstinguighed of her artists, Acco ECnt o nessnye to yourg Vestels, b to dunee hefors the Klug of Swed Do could—sho was awire of s weeden—ir fit wery only o few pus, ‘Flhie younz urtfst returaed a voply tiat he coutd not” atford to venturs his rolessionng reputation by uppearing whep ho wis ot prepared to do Dy best. The Queon Jud secn Wi uy thesopern, und obaerved that b walked with pesfect ease, so she sent him another order—a turd, to euch ot which o shini- lar reply was returned. Tho upshot of it wus that young Vestris was gent to the prison of La Foree, und kept theru till ho bad completely ro- covered the use of his foot. The news wus gne nounced tu his father, **1lal" sald Vostrld 1. 8 thien our house winl the bouse of Bourhun arg ot best fuew to face! It shall be warl? e p——— e Curlous French rlmer A curfous us well us Interesting serles of ex- l)ol’lllll!llll, mude fn France, show approximate- y that the heavieat Joad o man of strength van curky for o sliort distunce 13 310 pounds; afl'a 3 Con earry lmblmnll]y us, fur exanple, n soldlur his kuapsack, walklug on lovel ground, 18 10 pounds,—en extreme luad, 1t woald seen, —ur Do can carey su opzeegate of 1,618 pounds over 3,200 feut a8 o duy's woirk, under like clr- cugiatunices. 3t hu uscend lnuders or atalrs, na do’ hod-carsfers, then ho can carry but 1% pounds continuously, and his day's work cannot oxeeed 1242 pounds ralsed 4200 feet high, With regurd to the effort snd the velocity with which a man can produce by pulling or pushing with his urws, Jt has been found by these ex- periments that, under the most fuvorable cir- Ccutustauees, nunl for cuntinuous work, an effect egunot be pulned exceeding from 20.4 to 88 puunds ralsed fion 1.8 to 2.1 feet per second, or ubout one-eighth-horas yower. cannot be of | IRIS. Corrected Statement of the Losses and Insurance for Thursday's ‘Fire. Excellent Condltion of the Water Supply==-1’robable Cause of the Blaze. Over One Hundred Honses Destroyed by Firein New Orleans. The Loss Estimated at Botween $300,000 and $400,000. CHI1C0AGO. TIURSDAY N1GUT'S PIRE. " ‘Tho origin of the fire which burned out tho buitding at the corner of Michigan avenue and 8outh Water streot Thursday ‘night Is stiil a matter of confecture, though tha fact that it started In tho basement is well settled in the minds of thoso who have cxamined the prem- tses.. Fire-leporter Bloan, who investigntes the origin of flres in the futerest of the insuranco companiés, 18 of tho opinton that it commenced under a stairway near the engine-root, and that spontaneous combustion of wuste was the cauac, It scoms that he Inspected the structuro from top to bottom somo time ogo, and ran across a quantity of ofly wasto {n the engino room, and he thinks the englucer mdy bave forzotten his warning, and thrown some more aside after cleaning or repacking his cngine. The engino- roum was located under the sidewalk on South Water stroet, the vast end of it being used for the purposs of drying wool. As wool is not apt to ignite of ita own nceord, and as there had been no flro under the boflers for twonty-six hours and none In any other part of the bullding, Bloau's theory I8 Tegarded na rlnuulmc. 1t a¢- cords with the statement of Oflleer MeDermott, of Pinkerton’s foree, who first saw the flmmes in the lovalitymehtioned, Asstated in yesterday's TRIBUNE, thers was AN ELEVATOR IN THE NUILDING, and by tuls nfeans the flames reached the upper astorles, It wus a “eascd ¥ elevator—that Is, fn- clused, the partitions belug of liglhit boards— and the dours on the first and sceond floors would = scom to have been closed, as the flrst nppeatance of flre elzawhicre than in the basement was on the third story, indleating that the door on that floor hail ‘buen loft open, therob rrovl\llng a draft. ‘There are hundreds of hulldings in the business portion of the city which coutain vleva- tora of shinilar eharacter, and the oeeapauts do not sgewn to care whether they tlose them ur or not, being nprurouuy indifferent whether fire- men tumble Into them in the darkness or whether flro below Is provided with thi means of spreading ‘above, Thoe adwonition given by the destruction of the one In question s not likely, however, to be heeded. - TILIS PARTICULAR STRUCTURE was ‘one of the two six-story stores in the city. 1ts helght waa so great that the ' regilar’ - surance rate wus $1.03, while that ou the stocks ranged from $1.05 to $1.80. Tho tarifls on such bLulidlogs were placed high to prevent their crection, and as only two were put up, the Tourd of Underwritérs are deserying ot crudit for frowning upon sucli mnsses of brick. The five-stury bulliding on the south, not so good n building, porhups, s rated at 50 ‘conts, und its contents ut $0 cunts, TIE WATER-SUPPLY, This five presented un opportunity for testing the Improved water-supply fn tho busliess see- tion of the city, and it was fully up to cxpecta- tions. Only une engine out of sixteen fulled to get o sufllelent quuntity; why, can bardly bo explained. Anctlier steamer drawing front thu same hydrant sccured anabundai The four- jueh upunlugu‘, two on cach plug, were o great advantage. This idea, permitting two englues to draw from oue hydrant, wus an {mmenss advantage, slice no steanier was moro than 200 feet from the fire, and .the water could Do thrown with greater force thau 1f 500 fuct Rway, 08 was gencrally thecase o year or so ogo, The'ghortuess of the * recl ™ adinitted of a re- duced water pressure, aud as the highest was less than 150 pounds, only five or six léniths of hose burst,~—an unusuul £hing for a fire of such o character. THE LOISES AND INSURANCE. Owing to the lurge number of occupants, and tho foct that the pollcies wete In safes In tho debrig, only a greneral idea could bu gathered, whilu the conflagration was In progress, of the ihsurance involved. Tho losses wers alsv over esthinoted, us it was supposed from the aspect of the structurs curly yesterday morulng that everything in the bulidivg would be destroyed. This, howover, wus not the case. The contents of tho stores No. 45 Michigun aveaue and Nos, 23, 25, und 37 Scuth Water strect, were dam- aged only by water, the fire not having touched then, This s true ulso ton considerable ex- tent of the lyuors = uud: furniture {n the restaurant In tho casb busement, Whllo the cnter portlon of the stock of Ross & Co. was burned, they took ont yestorday a misceiluncous assortment’ of groeerles in boxes swhich did not seem to be sven ainuked. ‘There will certaiuly be some sulvage, und every ocenpant who held “policles doubticss hins envugh fusurance to cover his luss, TUE BUILLING, Tlie walls of the bullding are believed to ba intact. Perhaps the two upper storles will have to be taken duwn, The root 1s entirely oll, und the five upper floors, sud. one-hal of “tho first, are gone, Tho losa will be atiout 20,000, atl 1t Is insured o8 follows, Western AsHUranes. oo, v Royal Canadian 8 were & Leather and Prescott, SIERMAN, HALL & COOX, Thelr stovk of wool, dried fruits, ete, was valued at 380,000, 1t {s 1 total loss, They have the followlng pollcles sure, aud may have 3,000 or 84,000 more, but do not knoww definitely, They think thelr insuratee will cover thelr loss: Amerlean $ 2,600 Readinge . 2,600 Nate of I Tvan! 6,000 Cummurelul, of 5t. Lo K00 llnnror P 6,000 Hritish Amerlcan, , V00 Weatern,... 1,500 Glrurd h urd, oyal Cauadian ...... . $27,500 ‘They also sustain a loss of nbout 85,000 on machinery, which s not covered. ORORGE 1OSS & CO. This firm will lose fu the nelghborhood of $50,000, nnd have the following pofleies: Glrard Narthwestern Wentern Asso Ltuyal Canadlian,. s¥ina of llartford Phenix of Lrooklyn, Faneutl Hall,. tlobe Quuen 35,000 BOEMER & MACK, ‘The restaurant fu tho basomoent wos damaged %o the extent of §2,000, und fs covered os ful- jows A, 11, BROWN, Joses on printers’ materisl about §1,500, and s Insured: Allemania, Franklin ., Lalrticla, ROWN & CAMP u suples, and have uo fu- ¥, 3, MILLER & CO4 lose about $1,000, and have $1,000 in tho Royal. GOOLWILLIE & FARBONS had on hand 4,000 worth ot storage, which Is nut covered. l‘lxc{ had $1,000 worth of tea on storaze, on which there Ia a policy In the Mich- Iguu Btate for $500, BWIFT, COURTNEY & BEKCIER CO., manufacturer vt matches, loso §3,600 on stock, aud huve no cluls on the underwriters, Q. 1. WIITE & CO. v nse about 84,000, and bave policies which will cover thelr loss In the Willlamsburg City, Oa- wego, Ououdsyga, Btar, and Westchester, OTHER LOSSER., . There wers 6cveral otlier persons who had oflices in the bulldiig, but their combtned losscs will not be over 500, liun:le{ & Kerwlu, Hquor dealers, figurs out & loss of §100 from water, and Nye & Co., dealors In flali, go $200 !wymnl them from tho same cause, Buth sro tusired. TUR TOTALS. "Tho total Juas will not be fur frum §101,900, Toee abiout §2, IWE“EQ- while the iy — tents In Ql]!fi“{,{fl'm on the building and itg con. THE COLD fxA Tas heen eapeelul] o Along thie Watorateey iAo to_ the alley, i thicker wnd L conting of |u;,u.roklfllt \Venne d mors proy pre ittia reachien a frozen enseado o necth nnttl it avenue, From the mrnh’l; t‘l:‘eu ;:::h"’ L pours down, with et ;mg( e Y 5o rougfis ot s;:n;xlcanmn‘\ and shafts, [ standing . {ccl reeefved more than ord nnflr‘;tnlzlcny:{i:#m" benrs att o¥al wenlth of Sleaming jeo. "y 'L ¢ ) R i .0 o) e currents nlofivu t,omq,),‘c!,'nfl.’l‘; feu Iyiug in frozey clear of the stona, and lics dn:vkh"'” btz the roadway. Two steam: ool beavy in . LM burled iu fee, threw constant agr[g:r'};u e ey Upon tiie smouldering rulns, inshe, g o2t dark and gl that Touke| vk find gloumy compared with the brilljgg r;lhl'rlll;mamr NIGNT Ping, ¢ Edltor of The Tridune, Crtioaao, Dec. 1.—Your mmrte‘r’ 13 not ex actly correct In saging that T alq not. mu-mv‘ Mr. Matteson's building worth over $145,000 .: tho timo of the fire. Ife remarked to n;e that ho had heard such an wupinion cxpressed, ang Wished to know if T assented toit, | rall 1 could not give an opinton ns to the nm;n;]l‘:'} depraciation of such n bullding I o Lurry, ani I thought that to be a Tow valuntion, but 'y bullding materials and labor were mucl o I cfe ated now, and that somo hatldings wu‘:gmm bullt for nearly half of 3 cost four years :glna. Of What they woull I nak you to muke this correction, Injustict to Mr. Motteson to un yaltie of hla bufldings, I do l:t’:‘? cm:& IIPI" buildings could now be entirel rebuilt Irm{' the Dbottom, as 'they were urtu();mlly, for Iu; than 45,000, Rospectfully, P, 1, Wianr, IN NEW ORLEANS, BEVDNTY DUILDINGS BURSED, Nuw OnLeans, Dee, 1—11:30 a, A firo which broke.out this morntng at the corner of 8t Bornard and_ Claiborn streets, has reaches and erossed Esplanade strect and s sti) burn. ing. ‘Thres blocks hnve been destroyed, NEw Ontgans, La., Dee, 1—3 P t—As far s could bo ascertalned, the followlng ls the number of houses destroyed: Twenty on Col umibia strect; twenty-four on Robertson #reet; hirty-two on Tillere strect; three on Morris street; ten and tho St. Anua Church on Faplg. nade street; and the dwellings of Messrs, now lave Mt iy an Augustes and Amades Couterle, Abrams, Roce ' Lty Clark, and Crozat, superb. resldences on Es- plunade street, wers consumed. Moat of tho bulldings burned were small cottages, and hun- dreds of paor people lost all they possessed, Leon Dllrlc\u’,{n nictmber of the Fire Depart- ment, broke his legin three places, A ne who was detected sotting nrepm uncol\ fl:: houses durlng the conflagration was shob ani nstantly killed. Another negro, nlso found jn tho act of committing the samu crime, was shot :t. m!n was missed, aud suceceded in making bis seupe. 3 LaTrst—Tho fifo destroyed 133 houses, Loss cstimated at SU0,000 to $400,000. Insurance, $200.000. About Uity houacs were occupled by 100 fumilles, who lost nearly all thelr effets, and lett destitute, many of " them losing theie wearfog npparol, At the fire to-day about twenty firamen wero Il'?llfl!fl' several serlously, ‘The repoeted kllling of u negro was erroucons. A policemnn shot ot o negro, but did bot bit llm, One man had bis neek broken by falling from a wagon. MISOELLANEOUS. AT CRESCO, 14, Spectal Dispalch ¢o The Tribune, Dunuvgui, Tn,, bee. L—Fue Court-Honse ac Creavo, In., wus burned last night and all the records of the District and Clreult Court wera dastro{cll, and most of thoe county reconds, Tug Circull Court {s now fn sesston and had been engagred noan hmportant trial, which had taken the wholo week, Al the papers connected with this trial were burned, ‘The Court this moru- ing convened ut Lyrie Ifall to ndjust watters ss beat it could. The loss to Howard Couuty s heavy. Causo unknowi. AT COUNCIL BLUPFS. Councit, BLurrs, In., Dee, 1.—Tho agricul- tural works fu tlis clty were wholly consttned by fire at an early hour this morning, The loss 18 35,0003 insurtd for $18,000. AT PROVIDENCE, I 1. ProvipeNce, Dee. 1.+—Three houses on Porwde street burned this ufiernvon. Lost, $40,000. Insurance, $25.500. * AT ENGLEWOOUD, N.J. New Yonrk, Dee, 1.—Thirteen buildings wera destroyed by firo at Lnglewood, N. Jdi, this moruiig, Loss, $40,000, al Dispalch to ” M ‘lBAf’OMx, Minn., Uee, 1,~The residence of County 'Trensurer huntlugwu burned thls wmorning.” Loss, 5,000, T . SONNETS TO "'EDWARD." L When frozen snow {s drlven by the'wind, And rough the rosd is that goes down the Inm“’, When fences with hoar-frost ure whitely lned, And treo and buslt are skeletons aguln, Aud woods nrw tnin, and lenves are beaten dully And black {8 king of colur in the earth, With clouds tho sky fa lowly over-full, And tracks are decpr, and a:] thiugs foso thelrmirth, ‘And crucks do conx the cold anu open wide, And beetles fu thele hiding-places dit, " ‘And comforts wake it thouidit nor show nor pride, ut thunkfuiness holds In the neencet eye, — ‘Phts Winter-time make thou a Joyful tine With mowents lon Ings of u chime. : 1 : All-budilng 8pring-time, when the carth doth Furm warm, And 1ittie streams do pruttle to themselves, And melthig suow doth hare the beauteous am Of Noture, while the smnd muy aport with clsel, Whgn lenyew ure held up for thie wind (o kiss, Aund benuty runs anont the world ot pluy, Asoverythlug doth hope and think of hlixs, A warmth sgivos chaxo, oa cold runs fust awar, As whndy ways erow kiuder than onr thoudlity . As doy fath’warm noon-hours aml cool ()l'lun 3] An fuuln wmell like l'hn uol\v ul? n:;fi:nwn plot, And energty arouses fron its dreams, — ity sroen Spriung-thine mako then nln)'ful thme, Beeking tho duisy andamall :ulundir} X - 11, Whea rolls the globo Inta the montk: of Juno, And each new day hatl longer inzerug, 2 ‘And cvery bird hatly learned o slnge it tunes And all js one thie aweetly wearying, it sud as fn n dreanm *tis'to rellect, As ead o8 clondy ehade upon s lake, § Tl timo hath for the moment no respech, And In his arma doth gcene and motaent take. Reflecting thus, Tsob that June whould W\: aHEw That chunve siould danb the reenv to Lov! face Thut balst'rous duys shoaid braxh out l.\)I‘l'll - v Aud pouglly eurl ;Imume:m".1 ‘3}.‘9‘&5.':.' o, Bo Sumnier-time to thee a by — Thou and the year buve cach thy full and prime. Iv. da Tunt Yet, though wo rols oF sinz, the sccon Ty Susninor Nath 8 ear Tor AULIMI'S sOFOW fo u!(( it ILux!h this jonrny -y‘ug;u;l:u’r:"sr.m' nta before cxpresslon R 3 kxfll“lu\'s- {ha ste, - that loud 1t to the Km:fimlnm 1tlpo Autmunn, with her colors, conics A-tBOUERE Tito tear 's fn 'Natura's eyo. * The loavgs da kit And fall upon the mouids, tho mound & And hush cach other while the duso U L (B The biind Lrees reach and reat, snd reac ‘!““ 1o North tn cold, und a0 tho jeaves may dicy And cod this beauty now and ev "“Inm"d iR This Autumn-time mako thou a hallow o Muy 1feaven for thow eucompass such acl A b0 watched the early hours of night, i It “"fll:l?l'ifl:'v‘,.’l‘u the breeze did make leaves troaw g et rvelously was o pattern wrousit '.l;lll;‘:.frnx‘.‘:‘) atter ;. ywhini of fairy l‘;lnld‘.m. o ples g1 b ¥ Arifris L st thoi conjure op G‘!:lc’clnml Phat, ever realy, Walts u':au hy -'u £97 1 latond The hreeze hath done witl gundev ml. T Tieeply tho wises o £T00E LAk am fi::‘m}. :fi:"l‘z‘u’nl:u ‘moon shows pule betwecn: vi ene, Somatimes the wiors doth Hiold a ehiftingsccac: Torfous with change of light o And Hhon tho alr It eyt g Al then e plariek SRS 00 frou the woriiod mouth, i 3 doih fte meod display, Andexcelloutly Ao einor, it :\?E:l;;lm. Aud blow thie burdens of the beuii S0 % o 'll"l-':s:figrn: of thls juy I'd)emlfil:lomr. ket et L Rflf{'fl’&:‘.‘:’m Sventa b thy duiight. = — THE APOLLO C%}Jq;wintn — Notice Is hereby glyen that ul Ina“u‘ e b K bers' tlekets to the A pollo L'I“-.l'lllu].'- he 41 thio subscribers beforo Mouday u"u o those Tonte, will by disposcd uf b u wulting tu tako tieus