Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 30, 1876, Page 1

VOLUME XXXT i WATOIES, DIAMTONDN, &c. HAPPY NEW YEAR! GILES, BRO.&CO0. Have the largest and best se- lection of Fine DIAMONDS, Cameo, Coral, and Gold Jewel- ry of new styles, to be found in the West. z Fresh arrival of Ladies’ Watches, Guard Chains, and Silver Goods. Opened This Evening and Monday Morning. 266 & 268_Waba.sh;av. Telegraphic orders promptly responded to. T INOIS TRUST AND SAVINGS B ANK, 122 and 124 Clark-st., Chicago. At meeting of the Directors of the above Bank, held Tuesdsy, Dec. 28, 1876, tho following pre- amble and resolutlon was pasacd unanimonaly, viz: “‘Wnenzas, No opportunity now oxists for sound and safe fnvestment of money at rates here- tofore current, **RenoLvep, That from Janusry 1, 1877, and untl! o renewal’of more favorablo conditions, tho rate of ntorest nald on all new deposits inthe Savings Department will be five per cont perans aum, #1That depositors may have full notice of the sbove change, all balances on the booka in the Sav- ings Department Jan, 1. 1877, will be allowed old rates untll July 1, 1877, after which the rate will be uuiform on all." GIBBS, Cashy ARE, Etc. Golng ont of trade, anit cloaing out entire stack of Tooks, Jew- eiry, Silverplated Ware, otc., l'flglnl- Tess of cost, " Bolld Tolled gol e 8 knives, Trade. CURTAIN GOODS. CURTAIR GOODS BWISS and NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS,LAMBRE- QUINS, CORNICES, and BHADES, at very low prices . during the Holidays. CHIGAGO CARPET GO, 233 STATE-ST. OLD STAND OF 3 STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS, B prasut el Aot o Stockholders’ Meeting. Tiirn NATIONAL BANK, Tho anmal meetingof tha ockholders of thi ian ok for the elgetion of Ifectars will e RElL At its uunu“é'm Ufice on Tuesday, the glh dsy of Jauuary next, be: twcen tho hours vf 2 and 4 fi'tluflk‘?. m. TAALVING PRANGE, Prestdent. Clicago Gty Railway Company ‘The annual meeting of the Stackholders of the Chie faRo Clty Kailway Company. fur tlie eloction of Direv, tors, and the fransaction of any othior business that sy properly come lefars thcut, will be held atthe fice of the Company, Nu. 30 State-st., on Wednesday, o Jua, 10, 147, avSoclovk g L o Secretary, Tho Tiido and Leather Bank, OHICAGO, Dea, 31, 1878, ‘Tha annua) meeting of the stockholders of thisbank, fot the electlon of Dijectors for the n wiil .‘lfi'n'.m Bt its banking oI‘fllv;u'un Tu:;dw o hon i et " Election Notice. Notlce {a hereby given, that the annual election of rectors of tiin Traders' Insuraice Lompany, of Chi- A will bfi:l'old id Tolldny new_ and misccllaneons Booka st owhat they wiil bring. Trayer-books. Watchea “at cost: BNDALLy £12 Stnteast., r aclson, tho_ofilce ot ', The annual_meating of the stockholders of the Union Stock-Yard Natiount Bauk of Chicago, for the alectton of Directors, will bo held at its” bank- ng ofMca Manday, Jau. 8, between tho hours of 2 + 80d § o'clock p. m. . 8, STICKNEY, Cashler, Stockholders’ Meeting. Cinicano, Dec. 18, IR0, yihe ancusl meoting of the Arechariets’ o1 the terchants' bavings, Loal and Trust Company, of this tiir, for the electlon of eloven Trustees Lo serve during 242 8tato-st., qor. Jackson, A A A AN A AN AR ANAA AN A largo lot of fine 8il <l Roows £ and 5, 91 Dearborn-st, CHiCcAGO, SATURDAY: DECEMBER 30, 1876~TWELVE PAGLRS: icage Dailp T 130 New and Beautiful Designs! ESPECIALLY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. C. D. PEACOCK’S, 98 STATE-ST, opp. Field. Leiter & Co. WE OFFER GREAT INDUCEMENTS To Cash Buyers until New Year's. Call and see us. WATCH- ES, DIAMONDS, CHAINS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, &c. J. B. MAYO & CO0., Palmer Housg Block. P‘REVIOI;ST 7ro MAKING Dxtensive Alterations & fmprovements IN OUR BUILDING, We want 1o Reduco Stock; and will therefore offer goods far BELOW COST! P75 WILL BUY A VERY ELEGANT ALASKA SEAISKIN SACQUE, London Dye, made In latest styla nad best menners re- tluced from €123, Largest Stock of Furaand Lowest Prices. R. T. MARTIN, 154 STATE-ST. COAL. KELLEY, MORLEY & CO., - Have, UNDER COVEI, all xizes of thelr superifor LACKAWANNA COAL Wl;lch they can deliver clean and frea from snow or fce. Wholesate ani retall, at lowest market rates. Also Driar Iill, ., Main, Office: 97 WASHIRGTON-ST. NEIZAL NOTICES, GUINEASH Just reoeived, a fow English SPADE Guinoas snd Halvos, very soarce, warrant- od gonutno. Also SILVER!! Bolid Bterling Bllver Forks aund Spoons, and Fapaey Hollow Waro in Doxes, for proa- ents, NEW, from Bankrupt Btock, at loss than manufncturoi’s prices, at GOLD- SMID'S LOAN AND BULLION OFFICE, 08 Bast Madison-st, \SSHEETIG Hon, Lyman Trumbull and Hon, Leonard Swett, WILL SPEAK AT FARWELLHALL, SATURDAY, Dec, a0, at 7 ‘! m., on the Na- tionul Questions now agitating the conntry, STOCK OF J. K. VAN DUZER. Teas, (}ofl‘oe.fiplccs, Groceries, and Store Fixtures, Tids for purchase, aubject to Court's apy e recelved st ofice of undersigned, nill Thurzday next, il I hibited on appileation. PROPOSALS FOR GR Gealed R RRCr A 'Q\lfi‘flnfl Rroverles, I OOERIES, sals will Lo recelved by the understgned 12,08 o‘rlu‘ck Wy INTT, ra‘-u\c o e o @ Hilnots the Insane, 8 0 Jack: vered: aL Centrat Hospital for or o thie ¢ rouville, 113 10,000 poundy rxtra € Sugar, tn hareels, 00 pounds tut Loxf Suxar, i barrels, A0 hounds Granilated Sugnn, dy barrils o 4,000 pounds choli e Htlo Callee, 'l rela No Fiie Al the foregaing gonds 10 b purchased hy samnles £ Istitifilen, and no wosda “ta b paid for which do nat_equial the samples farufalicd by the sies conful bidder, Pl uriviiege s ro c , OF part u BEbetevine ety artioios the ghove list ak ron 1 e cowldered for the Intereat of tho Hospital, Fropoeala shouhi ho sent in dunileate marked * Fropos »ala for Liroceriy Trasieo, and th tendent; Jacka " one directod to l"ll IP H. V. WHITLOUR, KL, Buperins AR A A A e A A AR AR “STOVES!” The Largoat Btook in Chicago b e AN KR U PR oI closed S LESS TIIAN COST.” A M. BEARLES, 150 Lako-at. ~ corLtAny, — Keop's Collars, legant Btyten, Beat Qutalh, 81 dazens al faseos, Ix for t 31adino; AT, o Diyess Siil, StfF and Soft Hats, HOLIDAY SI'YLES, Just recelved. J. 8, BARNES & C0,, 70 Madlson-st, EW PUBLIL ACATEONS A Fow Thongls for 2 Few Trieads, BY ALICE ARNOLD CRAWFORD. One of the most clarmiog glit buoks among the mll,u lfl!l||lll ul D‘Il!l'of I,]xbe I[»rcl\!flt scann. oirs 16 fhnairs 157 8 IR IR N, decrLuna & co.s. vor-Flatod, Flvo-ottle, KENDALL, By Ttovelving Cstors, Clos- At L AN A AR AR Keep's Custom Shirts, the enauing year wifl be hold ut the oflice of the Com- a0y ou'Ticuday, Jan.’%, 177, botween tha fioura of CHAS. HENHOTIN. Caslter. CANTEIS, g them out at 81 cach. 130 a lot 4-Hottlo Ite- yolving at 60 ventcsch, Others’ proportionately heap. CHARLES H. REED, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 10 Wmeasure. The very best, 6 for 80. Not the R e A R 3 Segaadiafionys KRS PO IS EATMAGG, e PARTLY N Ty, Keep's Patent Partly-Made Dress:Fhirts. The very best, 8 fur $d; can bo flulshed il ghit . ey w TR O s aat dtaduion-an CIANOS, Hallett, Davis & Co's UPRIGHT PIANOS Were the Only Ones, Ont of over Forty Competitors, that Recelred Special MNentlon and Havorsat ilia Centenntal, They stand in tuno longe 7 Tiey B O ARa LUl e, ComR et . aire: and are in every esrential the Perfect Pianos af tha age, Mustcal masters anil amsicurs tn Amierics and Europo Dronotuco tiio Malleit, Davis & Co.'s Uprighia un: ¢ planow. with other Musical Instruments of the can be found st ny warerooms. 1liustrated ues furnishied frea on appiteation. W. W, KIMBALL, CORNER STATE AXD ADAMS.STS., CUICAQO. B225 ‘Wil buy an elegant new Rosewood PIANO FORTE, With Acrafle, French Actton, Té-octaves, sl tatest im- propements, Hich Carved L Yo Lyre, Btendard 1ake, warranted for five years, R. T. MARTIN, 154 State-st. ' SOAP. A A A A A AN JAMESS. KIRK&C0.S oW Mottled German SOAP. Particularly adapted for use in hard lske water. Made from Pure Baponifled Red Oil, containing no adulteration.” The best Mottled Gorman Soap mado in this country. Sold by all leading grocers in Chi- oBgo. NewYearCards " ORDERED T0-DAY AT COBBSLIBRARY Wi be Delivered Monday, _ CALIFORNIA WINES ‘We have on hand an assortment of fine old Vintages ot PORT, ANGELIOA, MUS. OATEL, SHEBRY, [OOK, and OLARET WINES, Also_the FINEST DRANDY produced on the Continent, Guaranteaing theso apacialties to be por- foctly pure and reliablo, we recommond them to gil lovors of good Wines, PERIKINS, STIERN & CO 111 RANDOLPH-8T, The Investmont Certificates Issued by this AN are setured By Tinats vurm seturity af thio bret-clags, ‘Thay are (n suine of $100and multl- ples. beaving Tntercat payavie aoni-anaually o pree dentation of Sha lutereat coupans, T PER CENT. 42Vl Cholce loans s EVEN: 910,000 a4 7 or 8 4 n as 0, 004 SOIEN & 314505, 107-100 Deardorn-an. 7 PER CENT and 8 per cent Inans on approved city rea! mado by FURANCIS B. PEABODY & €O, 174 Dearbor: MONEY TO LOAN il semen pmeorchont e Conk Gontis EAChaDEy LoUkBS &b sold, " | Provions. Forelgn LAZARUS SILVERMAN, Bank, Chamber of Commerce. DIVIDEND NOTICE irectors of the Third this day, a dividend of H“’\fv'"h“]%’u"fl'h"'m <BBMITH Af Ameetiag of the Bourg of Natfonal Beak of Chilcago, hels S aha Aot Sumiary 5 16T e, sy dord. Y 3 DOWN TO DEATH. A Train on the Lake Shore Road Falls Through a Bridgé. The Scene of the Calamity Near Ashtabula De- pot, Ohio. Eleven Coaches Plunge Down a Depth of Seventy Feet; Crushing to Picces as They Strike the Ice Below. The Wreck Immediately Takes Fire and Burns Furiously; While a Terribly Cold and Biting Wind Is Raging. One Hundred and Scventy Per sons on the 1ll-Fated Train. One Hundred Belioved to Be Either Crushed, Drowned, Frozen, or Burned to Death. The Namber o Injured Estimated at Be- tween Fifty and Sixtye Special Digpalch to The Triduns. Asntanura Deror, O., Dec. 20.~Traln No. B, with two englues, bound west, when crossing tho fron bridge just cast of the statlon, this ovenlug about 7:80, went through, carrying overything but the leading engine. One cugine and eleven cars were precipitated down an em- bankment fully 70 feet. Tho cngluc snd cars took fire and were entircly consumed. - As near a8 can be catimated, sbout 170 passongoers were on the traln, Probably fully oue-tlird wero burnt to death.”A large number were wounded, and a few escaped unburt. The conductor, Mr. Henn, cscaped uoharmed. Everythiug possible is belng done for the suf- ferors, The traln was moving slow ou account of the deep snow. Tho weather is cxtremely vold, and the work s golng on slowly. The sight §s terrible. Mr. Folsom, engincer of tho cngine{that went dowu, and-hls fireman, are fnjured, but think not seriowfsly. But very few of the dead have a8 yet been takon out of the wreek, 1t ts impossible at present to get all particu- lars, ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Epecial Dizpatch to The Tribune. CrrvELAND, (0, Dee. 20.—About 8 o'clock this evening thg 4Pacific Express traln on the Lakoe Shore )ufimud, due bereat 7:10 p. m,, went through the fron bridge a quarterof a wlle cast of Asbtabula Station, where the road crosscd Ashtabula Creck, Tbe train fucluded cleven cars, and vas drawn by two engiocs. A blinding snow-storm was falling, drlven by a furious gale, and mado it {mpossible to sco more than a short distance. Of the eloven cars, six were coaches and drawing-room cars, all of which weut down asheer plunge of seventy- tive feet, and, as far as can now be learned, were burned. There were 165 pussen- gers on the tratp, of whom one-ifth, ar between thirty and furty,were kitled outright. The num- ber of wounded s not reported at this hour, and no names can be ascertalned. A speciul traln, with officers of the road,all the physicians that could bo hastily sununoned, and appllances for the care of the wounded, left Cleveland at @ p. m. The conductor of the traln was In a bageage-car, and issafe. The driver of one of the evgines, Folsom by name, has a leg broken, No cause for the aceldent can be ascertaincd. RELIRF TRAIN, Bpecial Dispaich o The Tridune. PamvzsviLey Devor, O, Dev, 30.—A special traln Jeft Cleveland at a ittle after 11, consist- ing of one coach and one sleeper drawn by two engines, The track was so hieavy that but little tine was made. Aboard were Charles Palne, General Superintendent; Charles Coucl, Divise lon Buperintendent; Charles Colllns, Chict Englacer: and; Henory Stager, tralu dispatcher, ‘Thetraln is supplied with cverything which can bLoof use. Drs. Belnelder and Boynton, with three nssistants, arc also abvard. Mr, Knowles, of the firm of Knowles, Bourne & Co., Cleve- land, {s also aboard. He cxpects that his wife and duughter, who were on thelr way home from New York, werconthe fated train. <Tho wife and two daughters of Henry Kelly, blacksmith, on Clamnplain street, are also supposed to have becn aboard. A son of Mr. Kelly is with us on the specialy b . Another man kuown to be burt is Henry Chawplin, of Cleveland. A dispatch saying, + Como Immediately; Iam hurt,” was recelved by G, Willlamns Walton, a fricnd of his, who goes down with us on the apecial. Champlin ts bookkeeper in the Non-Explosive Lamp Com- pany. g puy FESS DISPATCIRS, CLEVELAND, O., Dec, 20,—A terriblo accident has occurred st Ashtabuls, O. Tratn No. 5, bound weat, weut through an fron bridge down seventy-five feet to theriver. Eleven coaches, Partlcalars soon, "A heavy snow-stortn prevills theves BECOND DISPATCH, CLEVELAND, O,, Dec, 20—0:10 p. m.~In the aceident at Ashitabula, O, on the lake Bhoro Road, It fs reported cleven coaches and alt the bagpage aud express cara hurned, About one out of every five persons was killed, TUIRD DISPATCH. Crevanasg, 0,, Dec, 20—10 p. m.~~Tho scens of thorallrond accldent st Ashtabuls, O, 1s o few rods cast of the depot. 'Tho fron bridge spans the Ashtabula Creck aeventy-five fect above the water, Ou both eldos are high banks, 8now has been falling almost constantly for the past forty-cight hours, and now a driving storm Israglng, muking it very dicult to get unews from the wrecked and burning train No. 6. Conductor Henn left Erie for Cleveland ono hour late, aud neared the bridge ut Ashitabula about 8 o"ock, . Very fow particulars can be lea‘a«d at this hour, but assurances are given that the citizens of Ashtabula, with a competont corps of physi- :llllll. aro dolng evorythiug possible for the suf- erers. PABTIAL LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED, ‘The following is a partial list of the wounded: George W. Walte, wife and sou, of Aeltabuls, badly hurt; J. W, Martin, wife aod mother, thought to be from Easst Avon, Livingeston County, N. Y., fatally injured; J. 3. Murray, Hartford, Coon., lnjured; W. H. Vusburg, Buf- fall, N. Y,, injured; H. W. Shopherd, Brooklyn, N. Y., leg broken; Beroard S8awyer, Whitehall, N. Y., slightly bruised; Thomas C. Wright, Nashville, Teon., slightly; I, L. Brewster, Rochester, N. Y., slightly; Mra Low, Rocliester, N. Y., lightly: Robert Monroc, Rutland, Mass., badly hurt; Edward Truworthy, Onkland, Cal,, baaly hurt, Itis feared Mr. Truworthy’s wife and daugh- ter are both killed, R. Austin, Chicago, bruised sughtly; R. Karrold, Chicago, slightly hurt, A child of Mrs, Mary C. Bradley, of Cbicago, was lillled. A Mr. Barlow, supposed to be connected with Wood's Mureuin, Chlcago, badly hurt. Minerva Bingham, of Chicagn, dangerously wounded, A, Burnbam, of Milwaukee, slightly burned. Tho Mrs. Lew mentioned as from Rochester, N. Y., it is now thought is from Detaware, O, POURTIT DISPATCH. Cryvetaxp, 0., Dec, 20—-10:25 p. m.—The storm at Ashtabula has somewhat abated, but the weather s fast growing colder. It scems that the falling traln and bridgo smashed the fe intho creck, and those not killed by the fall or burned up by the burningcars were held down by the wreck, and arowned before they could be extricated. Many, too, will be or have been frozen, 4 The latge-licarted cltizens of Ashtabula are at the wreck, and az many as can are working to rescuc those not alreadygciatmed by death, while hundreds of strung arms and steady brains stand ready to relfeve those who become exhausted with the toll, The work gooson very slowly, Mauy liken the ecene and the dif- feulties fn reaching the brutsed and mangled ones to THYE ANGOLA HORROR of a fow years ago. At this time we are unahle to learn the name of a eingle ons of the killed, except the little babe of Mra. Bradley. It fs known that tnere were a large number of East- ern people on the {ll-futed trafn, It s sald the coaches were all well-filled, Tho express messenger for tho American Ex- press Cotnpany fe missing, The local agent at Ashtabula fcars he Is among the killed, Mary Trawme, of Rochester, N, Y., is fatally injurcd. 1t is estimated that thero was 175 passengers on the fll-fated trafn. At least ouc-third of these were burned to death or frozen. The train was drawn by two engines. One en- gino remalned oit the bridge; evergthing clso went down, Tho engineer and fircinan on the eneine that went down were badly but not serlouely In- Jured. The work of removing the dead stil goes on very slowly. AID GOING PONWARD, CLEVELAND, O., Dce. 29—11 p. m.—A special train with physiclans, nurses, and everything for the comfort of the wounded at the wreck left the Unfon Depot at 10:80 o’clock. Tho weather I8 stiil growing colder at Ashta- bula, and only four bodles so far have been taken from tho debrls. The night there s quite clear, and now that the spow has al- most stopped makes it almost 1lke day. LATER. CLEVELAND, Dec. 30—1 a, m—The wreck is still burning. No more bodies have been re- covered than already reported. Itls impossfble to get. the names of killed. 'The Nst of wounded will be swelled couslderably, Public and pri- vate houses are thrown open to ths wounded and destitute. Asncarascan_be sscertalned, fifty-two per- sons were wounded. How many eseaped un-'| hurt it is impossible to iud out at this hour. . It Is reported that the fire is still burning, but golng down fost. ¥ Tho oxpress car was mashed to splinters, and {s now burning, ., q ‘Tho train: is known as the.Paciflc Exyross. ‘Thero were six coaches and onc or two drawing- roum cars. Walter 8. Hays, Lexington, Ky.; D. H. Clark, Westfield, Muss.: Mr, Lyons, New York, were oll slightly wounded, The wreek has not burned down, but it will be doylight before much can be done toward gettlug out the dead. The specinl train with eurgeons, stretchers Dlavkets, cte., which Jeft here at Dhall-past 10, was druwn by two engines, but, owing to the deep suow on the track, was two bours getting to Palneaville, thirty miles from here, und exactly balf way between Cleveland snd Ashtabula, Henry Champlin, buokkeeper for the Non- Explosive Company, Clevelaud, {s badly hurt. 8 A, at—There arc known to be scventy-five persons in the wreck now. Woceannot learn yet if uny aro mive. The Cleveland speclal rellef train has arrived, ond surgeons Lave goue to work. CLEVEBLAND, O., Dee. 80—2:25 2. m.—Nothing more that Is any way delinito can be learned, A ruflroad man st the wreck ives it as his opinfon that NOT LESS THAN ONE IUNDRED PERISHED. No namies of the killed can be learned. Some of tho wounded are reluctunt to give names. Reporters from this city who have just viewed the wreck suy the scene baflles description. 2:80 o, 3.—The very latest glves sixty as tho number of wounded and 100 killed. Mrs., Frame, of Rochester, N. Y., who was fujured seriously, 13 not expected to lve, THE LATEST. CLeveELAND, Dee, 80—3:85 a. m,—Mrs, Knowles, of Cleveland, hias been found at one of the hotels in a dylng coudition. A hundred strong men are now standing around the wreck waltlug for the flames aud heat to sub- slde, CtevELAND, O,, Dec. 30—38 a. m.—Nothing moro from the Ashtabula disaster. Those at the wreck say thoy will have to walt until day- light before doing anytbing towards recovering tho Lodies, CHICAGO BUFPERERS, Owine to the incompleto descriptions given in the dispatches, it 1s difiicult o identify all those passenggers who are sald to belong In this city. Tho baby whoss deuth §s announced s the child of Mr. and Mrs. W. Harrlson Bradley, the latter belug the son ot W. M, Bradley, Esq., the Clerk of the Unlted States Court. The husband ‘lves in 8an Franclsco, and the witc was on her way here from the East, with her boy 20 months old and a nurse, Intending to spend some weeks In tho city. Mrs. Dradley telegruphied last night to hor father-n-law, informing him of her“own safety und of the death of her child. It 1s possibla that the R. Austin {s Reginald Austin, General Buperintendent of the Raliway Advertising Company of New York, whose Chleago office is No, #4 Clark strect, The Mr, Barlow roferred to s connocted with Wood's Museum, fs Mr. Alfred Parsloe, fors merly connocted with Mr. Thumas Filley, tho architect, e was returnlng from England, ‘Word was rocelved from him by Messrs, Van Vilet and Tilley, who will start thls morning to the rellef of thelr wounded sud suflerleng {fricud. i ANOTHER, RuTraND, Vi, Dec. £0.—The Montreal ex- press broke tarough a bridge just south of Pittstield station at midaight. Ths train and bridee are badly wrecked, As fur as heard no lives wero Joat, REMINISCENCES OF THE LAST WAR. Hpecial Dispalch 4o The Tridunc, BunLINgTON, In, Dee, 20.—~To-night Mathics Post No, B, Grand Army of the Republic,of this dty, gave a Chirlatines entertalmnent to over o hundred orphans and ncedy children of Union soldieratn this city. Two Christinas-trees wero loaded with présents, conslsting largely of orders for clothiog and cotnforts, and an elégant collation was scrved tu the littls folks, who werc all aglow with delizht. The exerclsea were Interspersed with music and sddresses, and were fntereating to old and young, calling up many reminiscences of the War, \ PEACEFUL, Report of the House Com= mittee Now in South Carolina. Hayes Frirly Entitled to the Electoral Vote of That State. They Consider, However, that Hampion Defeated Cham- herlain. Hampton Lays Down His Case to Hayes and Tilden ;- In a Letter Which He Trans- mits to the Presidential ' Claimants. Conkling Takes Logan's Place on the Electoral Count Coms= miftee. Testimony of Clmdwici: and Odell in the Oregon Case. The Benatorial TFight Engaging the Attention of Local Politicians, SOUTIT CAROLINA. HAMPTON MEMORIALIZES CONGRESS, Spectal Dispasch to Ve Tridune. Wastineros, D. C, Dee, 20~The memortal of Wade Hampton and otliers from South Caro- lna, presented to-day by Senator Gordon, is ac- tepted by Republicans as evidence that thero will be no belligerent demonstration In that Btate over the clection contest. The Elcctoral vote {s now rezarded as scitled for ilayes by both parties, but therc are many Republicans: who are uot entircly satisfled what the real re- sult on the State ticket was. 1t iscertaln that the Hampton memarial will recelve full and falr consideration, Its friends desire fts referenco to the Judiciary Committee rather thau to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, because the former is leas pressed with work than the latter, and because they think, further, that it would receive somewhat calmer consideration from the law Committee of the Senate, THE MEMORIAL, 4 20 the Western Associated Press. Wassinaros, U, G, Dee 2.—Senator Gor- don presented the memorial of Wade Hampton William D. Stnpson, Whllam 1. Wallace, and sixty-eizht Senators and Represeatataves fu the General Assembly of Bouth Carolina, addressed 1o Congress, reciiing a1 length the events which have recently transpired fu the State, the inter- fervnee of tho military, ete, and asking Con- ress to take such actloti as will cause 8 vossa. “| tion of the military {nterference in the affairs of the State; and enable the Governor and Leglsia- ture to exarcige the dut thooflices towhich theymere oloctede x ~ B . "T'he memorjal having be read, Mr. Gordon mflul that it be referred to the Judlelary Com- nilttee, Mr. Frelingbuyaen moved to amend 20 as to refer it to the Committee on Privileges and Etcctlions, instead of the Judiclary Cominittee, P'ending the dlscusslon, Mr. Gordon, by unani- mous consent, submitted & resolution recogniz- fugz the Hampton Government as the legal Gove ernment of South Caroling, but objection was nade to it by Mr. Morton and others, and it was Inld over, 'The question being on the amend- ment of Mr. Frellughupaen, twelve Senators voted fn the affirmative and thirteen in the negative—no quorum; so the Benate at 12:80 adjourned uutll Tucsiday next, in accordunce with an order previously adopted, TIE STATE VOR JAYES, Dispatches frum Columblg, 8. C., from a Dem- ocratic eaurcg say that the Coogressional Sub- Committec tinlshed its labors, and adjourned sine die lnst night. Before adjourning, the fol- lowing statement was draw up to the couutry: ‘The Sub-Committee of the Committee delegated h{ the Housu of Kepreacntativea to inquire into the etection of Presldontlal Electors In South Carolina and roport the samu for 8 falr understanding by the peuple, aftora eareful examination of the ro- turns from all the precincts [n the State, find that all tue Hayes ana Wheelor Electors have a fate ma« ]nrllry on the face of the returns. (8fgued) MiLrox BavLen, Chairmsn, Jostau G, Asnorr, WILLIAX LawnEscE. Caruunia, 8, C., Dee, 28, —Dlspatches say: 4 The results arrived at by the investigation of the accountants employed by the Congreesional Houso Cummittos to” exarifne the election ro- turns give the Hayes Electors an average of 600 wajority. While the Comuittea did nat go into a formal nvestigution of the vote for Btate ofticers, they wers obliged to do so incldentall, n their fuveéstigntion of the Elcctorul vote, an members of the Committeo say that Humpton and his State uftivers are elecied by majoritics ranging from 1,100 downwards, These state- ments are not. cll!ulully announced, however," WITHUDRA WS, Carussia, B, C., Dee. 20,—District-Attorney Corbin, for the lliyes_ Electars, withdrew from the quo warranto proceedin ‘n the Supreme Court to-day, on the ground that the Court had no jurlsdiction. ANOT/IRR CORNESPONDENT. New Yonk, Dee, 20.~The Zimea’ special from Columbis, 8. C., says: * Notwithstanding tho fact that the House Congressfonsl Commit- teo unanimously resolved last night that the Hayen Electors had recelved u majority in Bouth Caroling, the Bupreme Court seems . de- termined to huvo a hand fn the business. Mr, Corbtn, counsel for the Hayes Electors, went it court this morning, und gave it to under- stand thut he did not fntend to recognize the jurfsdiction of the "Court any further, My, ° Corbin fnformed the” Court thut he considered the case as alrcady transforred, and that this Court had no further control over it, wid that he should now proveed to usk u certfovari from tho United Btates Clreuit Court in order to curry thy record into that Court. Judge =~ Willanl thorofore saids ¢ Well, that then {8 the ed of the case,’ Whethor this means that the Court will give fudgment by default du favor of the Democrutfe Electors, or will regurd tho cusy os transfeared, can only be conjectured. ‘The habeas corpus cuse, which brings up col- Iaterully the question of who Is Governor, wis arguced to-day bafore Judge Carpenter, in the Clreult Court, Tho case vroinises o ho an ex- luustive ove, and the docislon will_havo o very merlmul Influenca upon the politicul stutuy ere, ITAMPTON. WB STATES HIS CASE TO GOV, HAYES, Corussus, 0., Dee, 20, —Judge T, J. Mackoy, of Bouth Curoling, is hero as beuror of a lotter from Gon. Wade Humptou to Gov. Hayes, The letter is os follows: Exeevrive Cuauwpey, Convxsia, Dee. 20— DesuBin: 1 have the houor to fuclose a copy of my inaugural as the duly-clected Governor of South Carollua. In viow of tho curront events and the onicial sanctlon glven 1o the gross misruprue sentation of the acty and purpuscs uf the majority of the good peuple of this Commenweslth, I'dcem it P‘N er o declars that profound pesace pro- vails rhrouxhou; his Btate; that the coum of judicial proceodlngs 1s obstructed b{ no combyl- uatton of :rllum thuroof, and thot the laws for the yrotection of lln '"m\m'fi" mnl.;‘ll .tlt;:lrb '1';'.‘:‘::' cravn, properly, and cltlzens ol - orced in our courie. Whila (e Jeoploof- ihis Htate ure not wanting ol rlt ar mceans tomaintain their rizh b against the umsteped power which now dotlus the suprowes judi- cisl authority of the State, thuy hiave that fafth in the Justice of thols cause that ey propuss to leave its vindicativn to tho proner legal tribuuals, .%. g &t the aaino time to the patriotism aad pub- ntiment of the wholy country. The (nflatnmatory uttersnces of A portion of the ublic press render It perhaps not h:un,wrmnu Tocme by ‘state that, aithbugh tbo people of South Catolina view with grave conceyu, the prospect of acritlcal conjunciure 1o the allulrd 0t vur coustsy ' PRICE FIVE CBNTS, L\%—_“‘____—__— which ‘threatons 1o anbject to an ext: rome Lest ¢ : opnblican Aystem of Government.jtanlf, It is mgler firm aud doliberaty Yuvsmu to condunnt any solu- flgl D{cxluungmll tcal probilema that invelves the oxhibition of armed force, or that moves throuh ;ny other channol ~ than (hs prescribed orm of the Coustitutlon. or the peacefal Agency ot the law, Trusting that a ‘woluton may he had which, whlle matntaining Ahe pedce of the country, ahall do no violenca o tho constitutional safemitnie of populiar rights, and will tend atill murg v to unite the peanlo of all the Btates fn an earmest eTortto preecrea l(\:pc::t. ::rm;::.-lp’:;c‘t’mll’.m mtl.e&'lw Lonatitntion, 1 am, rour obediont serv (glgncd) 5y ¥ b t pervil o \5’.\v}:flll-\ur n overnor of Houth Carullng. Hin nxc\e‘nfil:,cy‘lhlll. lla:rm;. '1’lo(emnr of Ohio, « =9 tha ‘scitlement of the vexed pnlitical aneations which now agltato tie wubiic mib ek sitimately depend on yourself ar. upon your distin- gaished competitor for the Peesidoncy, T have Al tressed 8 letter lmllar to this, to hls Exeellency Gov, Tiden, Yours, * Waus Haxrrox, ILORIDA. PRIVATE VIEWS OF THE CRICF-JUSTICH, NEw Yous, Dec, 20,—The Zimes' special from Jacksonvllle, Fla., says: * Your correspondent %, hed an futerview with Chict-Justice Rane dall “todny as to the bearng of tho deciston of the Supremo - Court in the mandamus casa on the natfonal question, The Chief Justice sakl that the rights of no Derson were decided by the Court, and that it did not add une partile to the evidence that Tilden bud curried the State. It was, e gald, simply o question: os to what was the duty of the State Board of Canvassers which the Court had to deal with, aud it any of Tilden’s fricnds found encourago-- ment dn the action of the Court, tonlyshowed fn whint. des) crate need of encourageinent they w doul hat nyes entliled to {ho Electoral vote of Flordas VARIOUS ITEMS. THE COMILOMISE COMMITTER, Bpectal Dispateh to The Tridune. Wasmxaroy, D, C., Dou. 29.—Tho appoint- ment of Mr. Conkling na onc of tho Senatorson the Jolnt Commiltee for consldering the ques- tlons arislug in relatlon to counting the Elcctor- al votes 1s regarded as an additional proof that this Committee will devise some plan by which the two Houses wiil harmoniously participate in the counting of the votes and detormiuing the result. Meanwhile the members of the Committee on the part of the House are having comptled all the avatlable information concern- ing thecounting of Electoral votus 1n years past, This iofortation is found in the journals of the Senate, tho files of the .Vatlonal Intelligencer, the annals of Congress, Benton's “Thirty Years In The Scnate,” snd the Congres- slonal Glode, While the journals, which were the only authoritics consulted at first, ndicated that the power to count the votes rested with the President of tho Scnate, ‘the other vontem- porary publications of what took place show that the Scoato and the Hodse have partiviptae ed, andere precedents that cannot ko over- Tooked. , HMAYBS' SOUTHERN POLICT. 1t {5 fully understood biere among the fricnds of Gov. Hayes that bo has made no propositions to Southern men, as the New York Herald wild- 1y charges, both In cditorfala aud scnsatioual dispatches, and that all any of the fricuds of Uov. Hayes have done here 18 to clafni that the portion of his letter relating to Southern affuirs was not put fo simply to 11 uY&hut that it rep- | resented exactly the poliey which he intended adopt in caso of his election. It fs also sald that many SBouthern Republicans here have de- clared privately that mu{ sce in such poliey the promise of a real und lasting reconstructlon, sud the nuinber of this class (s nervasing. PELLIGEKRENT BANNING. . Gen, Banning's war-whoop has served an exs cellent purpose as a tost of the resl utopntof . war [eeling amoug the iuembers Ul the House, It hus proved that besldes his uwn tucry is yery little on the floory and nono that s dungeruus, As the prophet of a new dispeneation of truublu he has alrewdy been repudiated by the majurity of the very men ho expceted to resgond” witin cnthusiusm to his belligerent duclarativas, COUNTING THE VOTES. Tb the Western dasociated Press. Wasmnaros, U. €, Deeo 20.—The Senate bruueh of the Jolnt.Comulttee on Countlagtho Electoral Votes had long sesslons ayaln this moruing and afterooon. All the scssfous, thus far, have been devoted to the preliminary work of oxaminlug and discussing the historleal records bearlog on the geooral subject, and no proposition hus yet been formally presented to thu Cummittce by any of ts members. Ono of them sald that the fidications are thut no con- clusion on any point can possibly be reached by the Senate branch of the Cominittes for suv- crul duys ot least, and that the matters now be- fore then are fn such an uncertain condition as to preclude any reasonable conjecturs as to the result of thelr'deliberations, LXCUSED. The Chair presented o telegram from Gen. John A, Lminn, who is now iu Chicago, stating that hie would 5ot bo able to return’. to Wush- ington In time to act us u tnember of the Special Committee to deviso means for the count ot the Electoral vote, cte,, and asking to be excused frum further service a8 @ membor of_that Com- mittee. No ebjection hclug‘ made, Gen, Logun was excnsed, and _Mr, Conkling was appojuted on the Committee to i1l the vacancey. COLORADO. . Bpecial Dispaich fo The Tribune, New Yonk, Dec, 29,~The reportd in the case of the sdmission of Belford, frum Colorudo, ua momber of the House, are nearly ready to coma from the Judiciary Comnmittee.” Mr, Hurd hos written a minority report, which 1s expected to bo slgned by Ashe, Hunton, und possibly, though not curtulnl’y by Lynde, besfles tho writer of it. Mr, Hurd's report will take tho ground thay the admizslon of & Btato s o lugislative act, und that Congress cane not delegate to any other dupartmeut authority to mako the declarution that tho State lus been added to the Union, The report treats tho proclamatian of the President us of no value, and regands the law under which ho Issucd it as Inoperative. Tho report s accompunied by o bill declaring that Colurado, haviuz complicd with the provisiona of the Enabliug act, §s ads | mitted into the Union as a State, Some luquiry Is Hikoly to be mado as to what sha)l be done with Nevada, which was sdmitted in precisely the same_ manner as Colorudo, and ;’ll- ch, aceording to lurd’s theory, {4 not yet a ates UEPLY TO GROSVENOK. The Evening Poat, replying to theletter of Willlam Grosvenor o yesterduy's Tribune, says it mulollfini; defeats jtaclf, undudda: **1f jthas t Leen ofllelatly vacertatiod beforo the 5th of Murch whether” there hus been a choice of Trestdent by the people, thy press sent Cobgress cannot declde, becauso o will have no existence, sud the next Congress cun- . uot tuko the matter i hand us uutinished busl- ness of the presont Coogeess, for, according to tho Constitution, whatover Is dono st b dong by tho presout Congress, Thersfore, if no Presldent shall bavo been declared elected by tho 4th of Murch witl there nob Lo & vacauey o the ottice? ORTON ET AL, WHAT WILL BANDALL DO AROUT 171 Spectal Diputch t The Tridune. WasniNoroy, D, Cy Bees N~The House will force the lssue on thu question of fres and promiscuous scarch of telegruph oflices ou next Wodnesday, By that time somo rof the mausgers of the New Orleans ultico und Mr, Orton will prob- ably be reported for contempt, and warrants ts- sucd for their arvests, Tho actlon of the Buard of Directors in declaring that no ollicer of the Company hos control of Its dispatebes rutsed o uow lsapse for the House tomeet. It 18 expected that when Mr, Orton and uther uilicers appear thoy will make answer that thicy have no power to comply with the order of the House, and thut the Hougo must direct its subpena to the Board of Directors, which aloie can respond to {ts dee mang 2 ORTON TO BANDALL. 7o (e Weatern Associated Jress. Wasninaton, 1. C.pDee, 29.~8peaker Rane dall has received the following letter from the Western Union Telegraph Compauy, dated Now York, Dec. 273 40 the Hon. Samuel J, Randall, Speaksr of the Itonse of Representatives—Sin: ' I havo bad tas lonor to tecolve your communicativn. under date of Dee. 26, lusl., zeplying to wiue of the 23d, wnd inclosing 3 ‘°Y‘{ of resolutions sdopted by tho® 1lpuse ob the 20th inat., which 1 bad not proviously acen complele, Jbssvina to we that lought, iy