Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 18, 1876, Page 1

VOLUME XXXI. FATING A SURPLTS STOCK OF FINE Gold Watches Too good for our Jobbing Trade, wo will sell them at rotail dur- ing this month. W.B.CLAPP, YOUNG & CO., WHOLESALE JEWELERS, 149 & 101 State-st. ISE ANDREANT INDIA.GOODS, GRAND HOLIDAY SALE! (hinese, Japanese, and East India Goods, BRONZES, * Beal Turkish and Persian RUGS, This Morning (Monday), at 10 o’clock, AT OUR STORES, ‘84 and 86 Randolph-st. The largest and most elogant dis- play ever made in this city. ELISON, FOMEROY & CO. Y GOODS, d&co DRY GOODS SUITABLE FORU | HOLIDAY PRESENTS. At 84 and 86 State-st. (late SHAY, FRENCH & C0,) In consideration af tho ‘‘Hard Times" wo telleve that parties desiring to make Hollday presents wonld prefer to purchase useful rathor fhan fancy goods, and shall offer strictly useful roods that have been marked down to less than wholeeale prices. ¥ Economlical buyero can aave money by making {kelr Jlollday purchuses here, L) J. IRVING PEARCE, Asslignee. NEW PUBLICATIONS, TEBE TOPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. (Established May, 1872.) CONDUCTED BY E. L. YOUMANS, Contents of the January Number. 1. The Yiarller Forms of Lifo, By Prof. €. H.Hitch. cock. (liustrated.) 1L Thearles of Primitive Marriags. By Herbert Bpancer. L Prof. Huxley's Lectures. IIT. (Illustrated,) IV, The Study and Tosching of Dlology. By Prof.il. Newols Martia, 31, B> Sy Bigk V. The Paraltel Roadsof Glen Roy. (Iilustrated.) VI !tll)cnriudnnAmcrlca- DyProf, J. W. Draper, M. VIL Slental Overwork. Dy Robert Farquharson, M.D, 7118, The Medical Profession In Modern Thought. By . Fraf, 1, Maudales, . Dy o ! 1X. About Sharks, X, Aboslgine) Settlements of the Paclfic Cosst. Pal Bebomueners (Hhuecrated. oot B xxlx. 8ketch of Sir William Thomson, (With Portralt.) L Conneapanpeves: 1 nd Flo 8 Grado~Thomes Catlyle and the Darwine, o UL Epron's Tanue: Philantirople Fanatlelym against_Sclence—Tolitical Hmnnm{ in_the jlied siates—lrot, Martlo on vciealine’ Ruus T e Livknany Noic: Kapight's Amerfean Mechan. Ioal Dictlonary—Foster's Coutsy of Elemeatary Practicai riy llnlfl&y—fil'm'l lellgion of Evolution—Fufilic Lbraries in the Unlted states Rotbneriety oo Meroldt, Thgory of Cor s a Coartata—Nofeson Bulld- inz Copstruction, &c, PoruLan MiscxLLANY: Deep-Sea Tottom Depostta —Eccentrlcily [ Wond. gam —Noten K'Im o Britleh Arctio Expedition—Sexual Sclection amang the Monkeys—Tho ‘Iransminsion of Habit Fomar fo stop tha Locust-Plaguo-.Insect Fertlilzation of Plants—~Proposed Iuternational ¥ Geologlcal Coagress, &c. o "T;xa(rn‘x 83 per Annum, postsgs (me. oreo cents per l'lrn.nmu‘ URNAL At THE PoruLan Scizxcx HorTiicr: agod i o Nf‘b, SO pfih]‘&f)’e’ ’:n'zr $7,20 per Anuui, postage pre- D. 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Atan Dookatores and y Filced nanoze 4 pro-pald to say address at LACKW00D, BROOKS & €0, Publishers, BOSTON. K PARTLY MADE SHIRTS. eep’s P, % P Th.at:nt Partly-Made 51 wlfl'll. dad i 9 The Chicage Daily Twibun CNNICAGO, MONDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1876. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNKE, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. CGreat Republican Newspaper. DOLLAR WWEEKLY TRIBUNE, THE BEST PAPER FOR THE FARMER, MECITANIC, BANKEIR, MERCILANT, POLITICIAN, FAMILY., PROSPECTUS FOR 1877, Twenty Weeklics for §$20, Postage Paid, TPRESIDENTIAL RLECTION. The country lmu\mml through a fierce Presi- dential contost, and the result hias been left ina dangerous and unsatisfsctory shape, on account of the unprecedented closeness of the election, the angry disputes as {o the votes of certain Statcs, and the faflure of the Counstltution to provide any tribunal tosolve doubteor decide cuntested polnte. GOV, HAYES ELECTED. From the best light befors it, Tur Trnnune be- Heves that nyes lins received 185 Electoral votes against 184 for Tilden, and Is therefore entitied to be inaugurated Presllent on the 4th of March, 1877, The highest good of the South, as well sa of the North, would be best promoted by his occus pancy of the Exccutlve Chair, DANGER OP ANOTHER WAR. it there are grave apprehensions that 3 rufian- 1y, ravenous crowd of ofiice-sceliers tiny resort to lawlcse and violent mcans to Induct the defeated candlidate Into the-office of Chief Magistrate, All peace-loving and Iaw-abiding men, {rrespective of porty, must stand together in this crisls, and crash out (ho incendlary demasgogues who are threatening to )ight (he toreh of internecine war, which would bring ruin and destruction upon the country. . The coming year promiscs to ba the most event- ful and exciting of any since the War. Tue Tiin. uNe will do everything in its power to have the new Drestdent peacefully and lawlully inangnrated, and to restore harmony and confdence fn the future, Let us never despale of the Republic. A MEPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER. While Tne Cimcsso Tminune isa Republican newspaper, and contritnied as much’ a3 any other in the United States to the success of its party, it in alsvays independent and featlesa in the expres- slon of its views, and alma to be right rather than partisan; and while holding party high it holda the conntry higher. GENERAL CHARACTER. ‘The general character of Taa Ciicaco TRIBUNE is too well establivhed lo need recapitulation. In ita news department it {s sccond to no paper in the United States, Tho Weekly Edition containsa carefully prepared summary of the news of the week, brought down to the hour of golng 1o press. Literary, political, financial, social, and agricul- tural topica will constitute, he herctofore, leading fenturca of {he Weekly Edition. and no paine wil he spared to Increneo fus attractivencss in these de- partmonts, Its market reports are unsurpassed, embracing all the Information which farmers re quiro for tho Intolligent traneaction of business, both as acllers and buyers, Tuz WerkLy TRinuse sa larga cight-page sheet, of tho samo size as Tur Daiy Trinuxe, conslst- ing of Afty-six cnlumns of closely printed matter, and, as a Famlly Newspaper, and In Ita general make-up, {s unsurpassed by any paper {n tha land, GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICE. Tue Tainuse will be furnished, postage pald, during the cnsning year, at the following rates, payable in advanco: Weckly Tribune, por copy.. Club of ten..iisriiereres o Club of twenty (one dollar per copy) 20.00 Daily Tribune, per month 1.00 Trl-Weekly, ringlecopy 6.00 Tri-Weekiy, clubs of five. 20,00 Tri-Weekly, per month.... . T Sunday Issue, great doublo eheet, lterar and rellglous, per year....ccicvivaesnins 200 Saturday fusuc, 12 pages, eplendid paper, peryes 2.00 Specimen cop! Glve Post-Office addross 1 fiun, tneldalng State and County. Ramittances may be made elther by draft, ex- press, Tost-Office order, or in regletered letiers at our risk. Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY., Corner Madleon and Dearborn-sts.. Chicago, 111, ke REANONG YT EITRADRDINARY ! TWO MEDALS Two Diplomas of Honor, AWARDED . HENRY F. MILLER, BOBTON, MABB,, for his oxhibit of PIANO-FORTES, v AP THE International Exbibition, Philadelphia, CANADA FurManufacturiag Co. Madison-st., N. W. Cor, Franklin. During the Holidaya wo will close out the balance of aur stock at retail for manufacturer's cost price, and can offer splendid value in Shetland Feal Sacques, newest style, Nora Neotl Mink Sacques mid Nels. Heal, Itussian Otter and Henver Soty, French Seal, Lynx, Ataska Mluk and Otter Sots of medium grades, Gents' Caps In largest varfet Chililren’s Cloaks anud Sats, Our gaods are all of th\l scason's manufactare, and superlor In workmanship and finlsh, Any ar- ticle can bu mads wpecially to order, BEAK & BUCHER. Ladies’ and Gents’ Sealskin Huts, Caps, Gloves and Wristicts, Furs o cvw'!/ descrip- S tion, Vinest Goodi—Lnwest Prices, J. 8, BARNES & C0., 70 Madison, §3 s “ Keep's Custom Shirts, e e e T oAl o S S !e}ny:nll(u‘:lury N .\l‘g!-'.‘t "7!(' --'t'ni«u?.fn, o W T STOOKIOLDY LINGS, [ Y] 3 ¢ Stockholders’ Meeting. THIRD NATIONAL BANK, ! Cuicado, L, Dec. v, 1876, ‘The annual mectingot the storkholders of thiv Dank for the election of Directors will La held at its Banking tice op ‘Tuesday, thy uth day of Jouusry nesi, bes 3 and § o°clork p.'m. {ween tho Liours of 3 and Ui, presgent, J. IRVING PRAH 1cauo, Dee, 18, larg, The annusl meoting of the stockholdors’ of the Merchante' Bavingy, Loan sl Trust Conpany, of thls clty, for tho slectlon of eloven 1 rustees 10 scrvo during the cnautug year will be liold as the ofiico of tho Coni: any on Tuesduy, Jad. 2, 1877, betwecw the bours of 0x: m. aad (3 ENROTIN, Cashler. GOl i Keep's Collars. Flegeat Btyles, ort Quality, $1.50 per dozeny alx for s, BREY uhfi}mfix‘l‘:n ég.“. TSy &co EXTTORDINARY & URUSEL BARGAIN I~ CARPETINGS i ‘BROT We will offor (for the next two wooks only), 160 pes Ingrain in Choice and New Desigus. 300 pes Tapestry Brassels, 200 pos Body Brussels, 25 pos Velvet, in Choice Patierus, Lace Curtains, Lambrequis, Trimmings, Being determinod to reduce our immense stock bofore taking inven- tory, we will sell the above goods from 10 to 20 per cent less than ;amq can be bought for in this mar- ot. * 121 & 123 State-st. DICESS GOODS, &c. Ay 2t e REMOVAL. SPRCIAL, ANNOUNCEHENT Prior to_removal to our mnew store, on Monroe-st. (next John V. Farwell & Co.'s)on Jau. 1, wo will make special inducements to buyers in our stock of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, WHITE GOODS, Dress Goods, Woolens, Shawls, &« Richards, Shaw, Fitch & Winslow, Importers & Jobbers of Dry Goods, Cor. State & Madison-sts TO BN e Uesirabie O TO® RENT IN THEB TRIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIRE OF “WILLIAM C. DOW. Room 8 TRIBUNE BUILDING CONFECTIONLILY, AVOID THE RUSH AT GUNTHER’S Dy buying early this week. Grand display of Noveltles for Christmas Presents from b cents up- ward, Pound boses of Candy, 25, 40, and 60 centa per pound. HOLIDAY GOODS, FORTIOLIDAY PRESENES DON'T FAIL TO VISIT 108 MADISON STREET STEIN'S DOLLARSTORE 1 PER CENT Insums of $13.000 and upward on chotco (nslde real esisic, Boialier sumsat & per cent. SIS e AVESCY &0 ¢, 1 leat, acmfl“ lo-g)- o ‘cE:&cu hm&x,:et- Pproporty at ELVEN; 5,000 af L0 vosnat, snd 8 per centloans on approved city real estate rmade by FRANCIS B, PEABODY & (0. HONEY AT LOW RATE§ Toloan n!} ‘Warehouse lteceipts for Grain and Provls: 81,0 t. nd | fons, un Clty Certiteutes gnd Vouchers. on orikaies. SAIUS ULV RIMA S, Hovlguao LhiN Chiaiver ree. JOHN G. SHORTALL. No, 24 Portland Block, southeast corner Deatborn and Washington-ais, BEAL ESTATE MORTGAGE LOANS on chiolco (nside propesty st LowesT Manxer Ratss, TINTEREST O OITY BONDS. Citicano, Dec. 10, 18 -City of Chicago Con- R‘“" due Jan. 1, 1877, will be pald at the 11'5 T rer's office, If presented prior to the will be paid in FARWELL, Comptroller. inst, Coupous not s0 presented New York us usual. Jo A PARLOUS TINES. A Rumor Current in Colum- bia that Hampton Will Be Arrested. The Charge Treason, and the Mandate to Come from Chamberlain, An Undisgnised Demoeratic Ine tention to Scoflf at Iis Authority. Fruitless Search of the Demo- cratic Congressmen for Election Frauds. Probability that the Democrats Will Soon Abandon the Oregbn Trick, Alesander H. Steplens Abjures ihe Ru- mored Patriotism of His Postha- mous Years, Speculation Conecerning the Belligerent Intentions of Malcontents, 03 What Senator Morton Has Gone Home Xor. The Spurious Nature of William E. Dodfe's Recent Til= danizatiqn. +« BOUTH CAROLINA. RUMORS, Coromnia, 8, C., Dee. 16.—The New York Jlerald’s speclal says: “The iy was agitated to-day by rumors that Gov. Chamberialn was about to arrest Hampron and 8impson with ' his apccial Coustabulary, on a charge of treason. This rumor ereated a ripple of excitement, and developed the fact that such an attempt would be stubbornly resiated. The general expression was that llampton could not bo nrrested by any official of Chamberlaln, and that he would not be permitted to submit to any arrest other than by soldlers of the United Btates. Something of this sort may be contemptated, but it is .doubt~ {ful whether it will ever be attempted.” THE CONGRERSMEN, CoLunBIA, 8. C.y Dec. 17.—A special to the New York Zimes says that the House Investi- gating Committee last night concluded thelr of- forts to dlscover o flaw In precinct returns which should change the Electoral vote as de- clared by the Btate Board of Canvassers. They havo utterly falled to sccompllsh anything in that linc of fuvestigation, atthough all the wit- nesses thug far examined were called in .the interests of the Domoefats. They have proven enough, however, to open the door fora legitl- mate and falr increase of the Republican major- ity for both Electoral and State tickets. The Democrats on tho Comnmitiee, just hefors ade Journment last night, had the assurance to pro- pose that NO PURTHER TESTIMONY - * be taken here, but that the Commlttee divide iteclf futo three sub-committees and go out to different parts of the State flshing for evidence. The object of this was twofold. First, to pre- vent the introduction by the Republicans of wit~ nesses already lero whose testimony would {ncrease the Republican majorities; and, eecond, to try and work up evidence to offsct the proofs which they knot arc to be brought before the Senate Committes touching the inttmidation, violence, and murder practiced by rifle-clubs during the Presidential eampaign. . IN OTHER WORDE, The House Committec, having completely failed in the single purpose for which they came here, are' now to be used as a foll to the investl- gotions of the Senato Cowmmittes. Gen., Banks protested most carn- catly agninst closing the Investigativn here beforé the Republicans had lad opportu- nity to call n siugle witness, when it was known that scveral bad been summoned from long distances, and were now in Columbia walting to testify, The Democratle members, after cou- sultation, concluded that they would hold ONE MORE SESSION to-morrow, after which it fs cxpected thoy will inslst upon splittiug into sub-committees and going on roving cxpeditions after testhinony, which It is hoped may, lo some way, help the Democrats out of their dilomma, THE BTATE GOVERNMENT, Nothiog is yet kuown what the Hampton pretended Government Intends to do, They aro divided fu their councils, and canuet agree on any definite or consistent plan ef action. The Charlgston News berutes them daily for thelr blunders, and advises them what to de: but its advice gees junheeded. It is an- nounced thut Simpson will soun move to got possession'of the Licutenant-Governorship by o writ of quo warranto, Meanthne the vegular Government gocs on smoothly, and every day tends to dncreaso the strength of its legitimacy and stabllity In tho minds of the peopla. A CONBTITUTIONAL QUUSTION. The question is somotimes asked what tima dld Gov, Ghumberlatn assume the oflico of (loy- eror by virtuo of his last clection, and whether he s rocognized ut Washington as Governor eleet or as QGovernor holding over. ‘The Constitution of South Carolina does wot designate any specific day when ‘a_new Covernor shall take his scat, but provides that the existing Governor shall hold oflige until a successor is duly qualified. It wnlkees the Legislaturo tho canvassers of the vote for ‘Guveruor, and, after they have de- claved who {8 eclectod, tho {nauguration may take place whenever it fs convonlent, The Legislature Is required to convene on the last Tuesdsy of November. This yearit con- vened the 23th of thut mouth, cauvassod the votes, doclared Chamberlaln elected, and ho was inaugurated Dec. 7. 'Tho Constitution las been strictly complied with at overy step, and Cham- berlain i now Qoverner, serving his sccond term, & : OKLY A NEGRO BUTCHERED , A negro was murdered on u passenger-car coming from Augusta to this place Friday, and the body tumbled out Into tho ditch. 'Threo or four white men were engaged in the deod, aud tho pretenso was that bo used profaus language in the pressuce of the wife of oue of the white;men. A drummer fronf New York wau in the carat the time, and gave th facts to the U'nion-Herald here. 1To save h heard no profane language used by the negro, although he sat between tho .ncgro and the lady, and ft i suspected here that the negro WAS A WITNESS on his way here to testify before the Benate Cothimittee. The Committee thinks of Inves- tigating the matter, CIVIL: WAR, 18 IT INCUBATING! Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasitinaton, D, C., Dec. 17.—Senatar Mor- ton's sudden departure for Indlana last Thurs- day evening caused no little commotion among Wasbington politiciane, and o dozen ditferent theorles of the object of his visit have been ad- vanced. The public mecting which lie was to address last cvening was undoubtedly srranged after his purpose to visit Indfanapulls becarne known, for it i hardly possible that bhe would have left his place in the Senate at such a critl- eal tlme shiaply to (il an engagement of that kind. The genernlly-sceepted theory of his visittothe Weat haabeenthat the Adiministration belleved 1t fmportant that hic shoufd personally nscertaln the real object aml extent of the Dem- ocratic movement in his State, and whether its puarpose §s simply to arouse' public opinion In favor of the Insuguratton of Gov. Tilden, or Is in reallly military in its character, If the Jat- ter wos found to he the fact, it has been sup- posed that the Adminlstration wonld conrider it desirable to provide for a counter-organiza- tion strong “cnongh to meet it on ts own gronud. AKOTHER TIICORY which has gained credence to-<dny, and which seeins to have originated In bizh Adimininistration circles,ts the following : 1t is sald that the fourth largese collection of munitions of war in the country is stored at Indianapolis, and that, In view of the mass-mectings which the Democrats have called at that and other polnts in the State, and the susplcion that they moy not be entirely peaceable i their purpoee, it was deemed by the President and lis Cabinet Lighly {mportant that measures ehould ba taken to protect them fn case muy eniergency should arse In this connec- tion. THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE. It may bLe gald that the Chairman of the' National Demovratic Committee denies laving any knowledge of a mil- itary orgmanization by the Democratic party, cither in nafana, Ohlo, or in any of the Eastern Btates. The mass-meetings which have been called aro not ta be hield, sn members of that Committee nssert, with its sanction. 'The ques- tion of fssulug an address to the people, asking them to ssseinble In mass-meetlngs and give cexpression to their feelings fu the prescnt crisis of our politics, has been repeatedly ralsed in the mectings of the Demovratic National Commit- tee, and on evory oceaslon it lias been defeated. At the last meeting of the Conunlttee & resolu- tion was submitted providing for a call for mass-meetings to be beld on the 8th of January, but it was not adopted. 1SIPECUNIOUS “pLy-coPa.” ¢ A lot of detectives, some of whomn arc desir- ous of securing employment, and others of whom wish to create the impression that their services are invaluable and must be retained, are just now very busy sending the Administra- tion detalls of @ Dewmotratle gunpowder plot in varlous stages of its horrid preparation. These reports are recelved here with considerable al- lowance, GRN. 10 RHLLET, Special Dispateh to Mie Tribute. 81, Louis, Dee. 17.—The famous ex-Confed- erate cavalry leader, Uen. Jo 8helby, who lias Leen a prominent Bupporter of Tilden In this State, stated to-night In an interview that, in the event of any trouble between the two pollti- cal parties, that he would support that party which received the support of President Grant;. that If Mr. Ferry declared that Hayes had o ma- Jority of the Electoral votes, and Grant fuduct- cd him Into eflice, if the supporters of Til- den undertook to Inaugurate their cholce by force in opposition to Hayes, he (Shel- by) would head an armed organization {3 this sectlon’ to sustain Hoyes. Gen, Shelby further declared that the cx-Confederate soldiers, as a general thing, could not be dragged into an armed opposition to the Innug- ueration of Hayes, and that thelr faith tn the Northern Democracy was not of sueh a nature na to jnduce them to take up arms under any clreumstauces. Gen. Shelby fs convineed that there is in process of erganization in this city 4 movement, in conjunction withsimilar plansin 1llinols, 1ndiana, Ohie, and elsewhere, to accom- plish the {nauguration of Tilden by force. He denounces such a movement us rebellious, nud is ready at any thne {0 sustain Grant In what- ever declaration he mnuy make. WRITE HIM DOWN AGAIN. - 7o the Western Assoclated Press. ‘Wasixneron, . C., Dec. 17.—Representative Btephens, of Georgliy, over his ownisiznature, says the statement that be sadvisinga * friend- ly acceptance ™ by tho people of the South of the [nauguration of Hayes is utterly unfounded, e THE QUESTION. OREGON, Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘Wasninarox, D, C., Dec. 17.—1t seems now to be pretty well settled that the Democrata will not seriously inslst on the countlog of Croniu's vote in the Oregon Electoral Cotlege. The position which the nore moderute of them now hold s, that the people of Oregon, having voted for a man who was Incliglble, the clection in his cose was void, and Oregon should not thus be deprived of one of {ts Electoral votes. The men who hold this opinfon will, at the same time, insist on the right of the House, cither In conjunction with the Senutc or Ly itsclf, to uct judicially on the question whether Cronin'sor that of the Republican Elector from the same dfstrict, or ucithier, shall be counted. CUMPIOMISE, The Comniittee of ceven members to be ap- pointed by each Housu to prepare aud report, wlih s little delay as possinle, soimo measure, elther legislativo or coustitutional, caleulated to remiove doubts and uncertaintivs in regard to the manner in which the Electoral vote slinll bo counted aud the result declared, hus not yet been appointed. The more conservative Democrats “In the House arc laboring earnestly to have this Committes constructed, as fur as thelr party Is concerned, of the falrest and best men who can be sclested. Itis thelr deslvo that wo mou shall be placed upon it who would not be willlng to aceedo to any reasouable compromise by which the pres- ent ditficulties and doubts may be removed. ON TIlX OTHRR HAND, 1t is true that Spoaker Randall, who has the appolntment of .this Committee, {8 moro posf- tivoe In bis opinfon as to, the rights of the House fn the Jalut Convention for the countlng of the votes than uwlmost any other member of that body, and it would be hardly reasonable to supposs that he will not place upon that Comumittee some men, at loast, who ropresent his views, Tho best men of bath parties in Congresa are dally becoming more eud more convinced that it is the duty of cvery ono who desires to avold a serlous misunder- standing to do all In thelr power to bring about soms compromiss between the two Houses, and to sccuretha adoption of somo ruleor law which shiall govern those bodies un the second Wedues- duy of February, CONGRESS, r ”l‘ll;'l TELEARANS, elal Dispalch (o The Tyibune, \Vummllngou, uf"%‘.. l)-.-u’.,| 13.—The Northern Democratic loaders are determined to institute contemnpt proceedings against Wilitam Orton, Prestdent of the Western Union Telograph Company, unless the latter surrenders the telo- grams demanded by Morrison's Committee. It 1s expected that the Judlclary Committee will to-morrow submit & report advising tho House that it hos the right te compel tho production of the telegrams., 8bould this be done, there will undoubtedly ve & minority report tothe o contrary, The result will be a debate, In v/ the entire relations of Congress to the/re % &raph companies will be discusscd. 7 PERNANDO WOOD, & who will to-morrow fnslst upon the Hongs - pelling Mr, Orton to apen the oftlce of 1§ s M pany 1o a general acarch for private tef: & s, hac a very pronounced record against sitt wudze Ing of private papers, On presenting o protest of merchants of New York, fu 1674, against the {ndireriminate search of their bonds and papers, he rald: ir, if thiswere not In direct contravention of the pravislons of the United States Constitution, which declares the rlght of the neople to be secure in thelr honres and papers, it wonld be o violation of our comnion feeling of humanity: it would hon vlolation of the scuse of avery man in the commue nity, of the personal right of his secrets, of his home, of the dearest and nearest privilege which belongs to kimself, and can't be taken away. coxrT, The Democrats to-tlay are not well satisfied with the fact that Mr. Cox, of New York, so far caused them to forget the occasion as to break out {nto applause at the funeral of Mr. Kerr in the House yesterday. Draggiug in of Liented partisan Hlusions, especially when the Republicans were speaking In the most friendly and earnest terms of Mr. Keri's virtues, is to-doy severely condemned. Ran- dall’s friends, -too, do not relish the rather broad intimation that he Is not as much of a man for the time as Kerr would have been. HMOLIDAY BESSIONS, > 70 the Western Associated Frest. Wasmnetox, D, C., Dee. 17.—Speaker Ran- dall and several other leading Democrats bere are known to favor sestfons of the House durini hollday week, ond their views have been strengthened by lepresentative Morrlson's tel- egram from New Orleans urzing that, In view of the possible need of the exercise of the pow- er of the House agalust contumacious wit- nesscs, the usual holiday recess should not be taken. TILDEN AND DODGE. TILDEN'S PETTY GRECATNESS, Hpecial Dispateh to The Tridune. Nrw Yonrg, Dee. 17.—Gov. Tilden has Iately been bringing his great organizing powers to the manufacture of public eentlment, but the ability which distingulsbed him {u getting in 1868 in getting early returns from the country in orde: to knuw what majority to give Scymour in this city does not avall hiin v the latter task. 1iis little and mean ncts ks manager enabled him to get out such a Democratic vote in this ety as gave him the State last manth, hut they do not seem to affect the sentiment of thinking men, He made a slznal fallure In Washington, u few days ago, when Hewitt went there with a carcfully prepared address drawn by Tilden, and ealeulated to rouse the Soutkern heart and Northern Democratic breast, The Democratic General Commitwe refuscd, with hardly an ex- ception, to sign it. THEN, AND NOT TILL THEN, did Tilden authorize o denial of the assertion which Hewitt had made that Tilden wished the address signed and published. You may be certaln that, whatever he does, Hewitt first-of all consults Tilden. Tilden is Lis own manazer, nrd his activity in manoging the late campalgn has been notariously Indellcate and unbecoming one in his position. e was continually at the varlous hicadquarters {n this city, andofteninno wvery clear conditlon of mind. His latest efforta at fufluencing public sentiment cropped out o day or two ago. Leading Democratic merchants in his Interest suggested n mecting of mer- chants to couelder business affulrs, It was finally ealled gt the home of WILLIAM L. DODGE, a'leading Republican. Robert L. Kennedy, John J, Clsco, John Jacab Aster, A. A. Low, Josiah M. Fiske, and otlicr leading Bepublicans, were present, while Henry Havemyer, Wililam E. Dodge, Jr., und Howard Potter represented the Democrats. Politics, of course, entered na a minor matter fnto the discussion, which was free and informal, but jt was in wo sense & polltical mecting. But next morning's Sun and World reported the meeting as If {t had resulted in declarations that Tilden should be Inaugurated. ‘The Republican papers, which would be most likely to know of any mecting at Dodge's house, had not a word of it. The attempt to use the meeting for po- litical effect has falled, but has caused MUCH TALK liere. The Times this 1morning, under a mleap- prehension of Dodgoe's position, denounces him a8 belng no longer u Xepublican, In fact, Dudge was the most active man In lnducing Evarts to make his great speech against Tilden during the campalgn, and presided ot that grand meetfug of merchanta. FLORIDA. JUDGE COCKE. TALLARASSER, Fla., Dec. 17.—Judge Cocke, of the Canvassing Board, suthorizes the state- ment that the officlal minutes of the Canvassing Board, published over the signature of the Clerk n few days since, are false fn several particulars. e compluing that they misrepre- sent his votes on scveral issues, and avers that lie voted with bis colleagues when he voted di- rectly and emphatically sgainst them, THENE I3 NOTHING XEW to-day. It is sald that the 8enate Committes will commence a tour of the contested countles to-morrow. . GOV, IIAYES, 113 BPEECT AT SPRINGFIELD, O, Dispatch to Cincinnati W selte. Sramvcriewp, (., Dec, 15,~Guv, R. B, Hayes, the President-elect, while en route for Colum- bus from Dayton, was mot hcre this morning at the Union depot by an mmenss assemblage. A sulute was fired, aud the Seventh Regiment Band, stationed on tho platform, opened up with somestirring music as the train stopped nt the depot. Fscorted by Mr, A, Ludlow and others, Gav. Hayes steppedl to the rear platform of the car, was reeelved ” with a volley of chieers, und proceeded to muke one of his characterlstic, Eensible, but uocessarity brief, speechics, sboutas follows: Ferrow-Citizexs: T need hardly say to this reut asscmblage, hero on this bracing winter day, finw tully { hulxreclnu anch a recention by the puo. plo of your thriving city, which has n fame, and whose " reputatlon Is world-wide, lh;‘l;nrdluk the prosont remarkablu candition of the affxire of the cuuntry, & mr:Ffl;m in an Esslern puper exprevees a sentiment which 'may well be adopted by good and honest men of whatever political party: **All Important intercats—labor, trade, education, reljs glun—depend upon the preservation of t‘-nuu. Any disturbauce of that peace endungers those inter- cats, At this point tho train moved off amid the prolonged cheers of the people, Gov, [uyes re- maining standing upon the platform fora few minutes, The crowd dispersed quletly, Forun entlrely jmpromutu otfair, this was o of grest success aud mutugl pleasure, MISCELLANEOUS, SOMETHING TO THINK ADOUT. The Westliche Post, of Bt. Louis, the [Ton. Carl Bchurz's paper, In a leading articls, offers the people “Something to Think Abeut.” An abbrovistion of the article runs thus: 1t finda that the oroposition that tho Suprema Court be constitutionally empowered to count the yotes and aunounce the result (s not met with favor from the Democrstic slde. Tuls feeling thy Poat “thinks oms extent beeau of the Iacking vote huving been supplled by the Guvernor of Oregon: and (hersfore the Democrats presume thu Democratic flousa will certalnly decide tho conleat In favor of ‘Mldea, Lust discusees the Prosidentisl situation e between (he Scadte and House under existing circumstauces, and potnts out the diticul- ties in the way of such a solution of the question of who {8 to be thy nuxt President, It glves & fale statement of the picasurod and clalms und pawers .of both sldes to force » aunull fuvorable to theme selves, and of course finde that tho power and patty In pussesslon Liave docldedly the advantage, 'I'be Post pictures the sltustion In case Tiiden should bo sworn i sud insugurated -as President in New York, and llayes in Wasbingtom, Hayee would doublless be recogulzed and sustalued by the constituted authoritles. To prevent his fo- auguration fn Washiugton force would Le mecess i 23 /@§ R —_— PRICE FIVE CENTS ary and enccoss wonld he doubtfnl, 31 vxcrclso ‘lie. finctions " of fue. ome e the Government machinery In hand. Th K to in Hepuhlican, | 1t o ondem © alt 100l Repitce onld " condem - ail while thoeo made by Tildes Ivnlnld e nmPly st oalde ns from an umu’nmri:uaI r}: rl\l? fndisidual, o lln{eq wonld go on with Eew r(‘,.znlnrl)nllne!! of the Presldency, “with tho s nate master of the stuatlon. Ulu{er euch cir- Iflf’:!!(flncl‘- the Post finds that nothing wonla he ‘c for Tilden but to remaln giiet or make on ate !:Evl:’:" ::dfifil;’iv;;!cfi!lm; of the Governinent by 3 nees of aneh an atteq lnlnny ©az0 ba very doubtful, i (oRld, “hlnlinnppulrs tothe P'ost that the Democrats . Yon: depending vpan the power of the Demncratic unse o Itepréecntatives, scont the idea of leays ng the decision of the Blectoral question 10 dn Dn||v.flfl!fl||rllmnsl‘ are grossiy decelving theine felver, If 4L really “vomés to a fzbt in which each party will uge it vanta, without sueuple, © the Benate 1!! “?lc&"l‘dcfif; the master of ine 444 and not the ° Tonna of Jtepresentativen, For this reason the {'fl-l thinks the Democrats tand in thelr own Ight, in cepending upon the Orezun tote, or tio acdjustment in thelr fuvor of the vate of any of the ro-called doubtful Southern States.: The article :llllr()'l!),gh‘:};t;'n'ml r«“]"""}.”m the mero foreing party telumph 1s not the ualy or - ext thing that may here b':| won or lust, norhlan . THINGS IN DIXIE. Indianapotie Correspondence Cincinnati Gasette, The Ton. J, C. Denny, ex-Attorney (encral bas returned home from'Sontl Cnrulylnn, whnrl; e has beengengawed in the Intervst of law ana order since The 37th of Just month. On his are rival at Columbus he found the Eection Board in jall, the members of both political partics greatly excited, and the streots - filled TAth armed men belonging to the Rible Cluba. Peronally lie lind no meats of detennining the nimber of these armed meh, but 5,000 was the cstitnute of men of zood judgment. ‘They pre. tended to be in attendance upon the State Falr, but sehen o Democratic spealicr gave this as @ reasan, the remark caused general merriment,_ beine received us » good joke, The leading mew whom Judgé Denny met secmed indifferent to the election of Tildens The Democratle party North Liad done nothing for them, and they cared nothinis for the party. They want Hanipton, and, as they call IJ *Howe Rule.” Judge Denny rays. '.Kc are ofy the opinlon that no one should hold office who 18 not a native of the State, Even members of the Hampton party are of posed heeanso they happened to be rn clseshere. . brominent sup- Ounc of "Hampton's moust Punm remarlied to the Judge that he had been Atterly opposed stmply beeause bis mother happeited to remain fn’ Phitadelphia for a few g:gcs after bisbirth before remmi’ng to Boutk na. ‘the prominent men and men of propert don', want war. - On this polat they]x\!unzug spoken and declsive. 1f the Northeriers wam ta flzht, they have ne partlcular objection, pro- vlded it be confined to the Northern States. Irs flmtve\'vm |hv.-{ will zo up and lend & hand, but they've bad all the war they want jn the South= ern States, MISCARRIAGE OP A PROTOSITION TO INACGURATIR TILDEN BY FORCE, hicaga Disnatch to Cincinnatl Commerctal, The pubifcation of an fmpertinent open lotter to Gen. Shermun, signed by Dan Cameron, Sce- retary of the so-ealicd Veteran Assoclation, and of a discusslon that taok place fn a Democratic ineeting vn o praposition to aid forcibly in tho innuguration of Tilden, has led to Interesting politleat - developments, It now appears that o Cammittee of Salety was organized gome days upo to eo-operatd with similar Com- mittees ‘i other States, these Committecs to report to the Central Cominittee, which (3 lo- cated in Ol ‘The purpose was to perfect a seml-military organization, to inake a show of foree in the North, and thus averawe Republic- ans into submitting to the inauguration of Til- den, after he should be_elected by the Houso of * Representatives, To carry” ont thls, wssessments b been lesied” upon busl- nese-houses whoe managers aro known to be Democrats. Among others reported 28 put down for 2 considernble awm of “money s hie house of Fleld, Leiter & Co. [This part of the story Is bosh.] There f3 un_evidenve thet the ussexsment s heen pald, and it §s not Hice- Iy that any of the moiey will now be needed, as the publientions referred to have thwarted the sehemus and nipped treazor Leading Democrats are, ing any purpose of T 0y 1 cast the odtum on other should Tuey all cspfess that. the exposurs hus pat an end to the sclienie, and that Hayes will be tise Prestlont, Publie sentlment Is very emphatic v conden ing all revolutionary emes. A very nnte- worthy and gruttiving fact has come to v.ele front {u this afafr. that Sotithe:n men reelding hero anil dolog business here, frown upon ail such schemes and deuonnce the Nurtlern Demo- crats, sl;}?;h'l(llf;. x.flc{w’r; At ;:’mumt. ixpateh ta New York Herant. DBrooyixaToN, I}, Dec. 1d.—It 13 quite evle dent that Gen, Logan’s chances for re-gleetion to the United States Senate are not s sirong a3 they seemed to be fn 1he varly part of the cumpnlen, Many of the Republicans througout the State, for somo reason, have {u 8 sense’ bew comne satisticd thatthere is Just as oot muterinl In the party us Logan, as_well as belng nwore sutisfactory to the Republicans of the State, ‘I'he namis of the Hon. Lawrence Weldon, of thia ey, hus been prominently spoken of in cannection with the Senatorship, Mr. Wellon i8 an wble lawyer, and known throuchont tho State ns a gentieman whose polltical integrity und ability cannot bequestioned. . Within the last tew days the Democrats of' this part of Ithuols have been_purhivg forward the name of the Hou, Adlal E. Stevenson, tho resent memher of - Ceogress © from the lirteenth District, with the fdea thats hls rec- ord sud ohility would do much to wurrant a lopo for bis electton, CHICAGO. . UEADQUARTER NOTHS, To-dny the aflulrs of the Republican Stats Central Cominittes will be {lnally settled and the headquarters in the Grand Paciilc Hotel closed. To Col.. A, C. Babrotk, who managed the affalrs of the Committee, and who real- Iy outlined tho campaign In this State, great credit Is due. Ho has acted judiclously and honorably ot all times, and conducted the busi- ness of ‘the Committee much na he would lis own private affairs. There wers mony draw- backs aond diffculties to contend. Tho cumpalgn was conducted on & basis of cconomy. Col. Balicock lias the books of the Comimittee stralzhtened up, and every dollar received and disbursed s fully accounted for. Btatements of the accounts, includlug recelpts und disburscments, nssets und lisbilitics, havo been prepared, and will be sent to each member of the 8tate Central Committee and tho 8tate afticers etected. This requires thirty coples, which will be malled toluy. Cash to sottle the Dills ran siort, but Col. Ribeock has settled all outstandhig fudebteduess, and the board is now swept clean for the next Presidential campalgn, Col, Babeock i8 not an_ aéplrant for any office, and his unlg Iabor has becn for the success of the Republican party. o retires from the political ficld for the present, and goes to his home In Fulton Couuty, carrylng with him the best wishes of oll with whot ho came 1u contact, Quictncss relgued about the Palmer Houss Pnsmnlny. Gen. Dan Cameron wus hoe on iis farin, und os 8 result no goro was lying around looge. The great revolutivnary awrmy touk a rest, and Chaplain Robiuson retired to Ilyde Park in gootdorder. ‘There wns no out- burst of vatrlotism, and sinee Perry H, Smith hus got biwk, he will proLably find time to tn- spire Democratic hearts for ‘Illden and a post- - ollices A CARD FROM 3R, it 4he” Aridune. v the Estttor af i Cnicaao, Dee, 16,~Certaln tulse statements nrpvar in your {asug of to-day, taken from an wobseure paper in Springiicid, n relution toa called imecting of the Democratle Stats Central Connuittee ut that place, on the 21st fust., * b whut authority is not stated,!” oue only of which I aestre W expose, all elss “in this communleation heing beneath contempt. The falsehood referred 10 §s the one chargivg that £, , 8s Chairman, refused to call the Cumnmitieo to- ethier, thougrh urged to do s by a mnjority of ts membera! The fuct is, that 1 wus only usked to call a meoting of the Commlttee by u singla mumber of it—the member from Jacksouvitle— to whom I explaincd why 1 deemed it prema- ture to call & meeting of the Committes at thae tipe, 1inayadd that iy couree throughout hss had the support of the Natlonul Committee, with headquarters at New York, Wi, should L refuse to cull & mecting of the State Committcn ot the request of u majority qf its members | 1 have been requeated by some mewbers of tho Committeo withln u fow days to vall the Cowmitteo together at Springlickd at the time of the assembling of the Legistature, and shatl robably du so, should It not fu the weantime Bo found unnceessary, Cynus I1. McConnICK, Chatrman Democratic State Central Commlttoe. Ed Merritt's opposition to My, McCormick s casily accounted for. Ed arranged tor the meet- Ing I Sprivgtield of the 8t. Louls Delegate and State Conventlons, whichwere held tu the State- House. Wheu the Dewmocratic Blate Central