Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1877, Page 1

.i ¥ kY N IE XXXI SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS. 2 SSTATE @ SAVINGS INSTITUTION 80 & 82 LASALLE ST CHICAGQ Founded on Solid Rock. Walls absolutely Fire-Proof. Steel Lining, invulnerable to assault. vVigilantly guarded night and day. Time Locks., As secure as can be made for the safe- keeping of Money, Diamonds, Bonds, Deeds, and other valua- bles. Safes for rent at from $5 to $160 per annum, according tosize and location. - Packages, Jarge or small, stored at rea- sonable rates. D. D. SPENCER, Fresident. A. D. GUILD, Cashier. Gro. C. Coox, Manager Safe Deposit Vauits. In order to make room for our Spring Stock, we sell Carpets, Oil Cloths, and Upholstery Goods, for the next 30 days at extremely low prices. HOLLISTER & GORHAN, 221 & 223 State-st. STORAGE. STORAGE In large quantities canbe had at the new and_commodious Warehouse, corner Tay- lor-3t. and Pacific-av., with switch from losd Tots. WALTER A. WOOD. RexovEp from First Nationst Bank J. . WOOLLEY, treatment. 1lie best artificial teeth made cheap, at his = mécially. "Extracting, 50c. Extra facilities for storing Provisions of all H ASPINWALL, Gossage's. Special attention to filling and preserv- 71 WASHINGTON-ST., “Vitalized Alr and extracts tecth without pain. Thou- FETE (Tr ] Amsginat Michigan Southern snd Rock Island Roads. ¥inds, Lard, Groceries, Flour, etc., in car- DENTISTRY. DENTIST, Building to 36 Washington-t., over fngthe mataral teeth. DENTIST, NEAR CORNER OF DEARBORY, ROOM 5. Great reduction in prices. DR. SHERWOOD gives sands have experienced its wonderful effects under his TROmS, XD&"'IB and 18 Dore Block.. Dr. Cain's $35 a0d $30 Teeth for§7. Gold work R. W. H. H. CAIN. 112 Dearborn-st. STCCEHOLDERS' MEETINGS. Stockholdefl Meeting. The regular annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Mechanice' and Traders’ Savings Loan aod Dufld- Ing Asociation, w0l be held at the office of the Assocl atlon, Room 11, Portland Block, on Monday cvening, Jau 8 1877, ar7:30 0'clock. A full and panctual at- teuéance is' requested, a3 important business is 10 be considered. W. NASON, se <1 J. WHITEHOUSE, Vice Pros. = Stockholders’ Meeting. [ty ig et The apnus) meeting of the stockholders of this Banis ’“’2‘.,.,“%‘:‘;’.?.‘}‘{’;"?.'&";"“ be el as i Banking . the oy of January mext, ber cen the Hours ut 2 A0d 4 0'CIocK p: e 3. IRVING PEARCE. President. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Vessel- Qaere Towing Compaay will be beld st the Tooms of kb v's Exchaige, 258 South Wacer-st... Chl- cazu. I, 1t ] oclockp. m., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1817, Tor s b b Db ey i Fear, and for the Lransaction of such other busi- Dest 3£ 3y come before them, JOUS M. LONG, Secretary. Stockholders’ Meeting. JThe annual mecting of the stockholders of the Chi- ae ke Co. will be Deld at the ofice of the Comnduy, 78 Dearborn.et., on Mondsy. Jaa. 8, $i ovlock p. .. at wnich Ume’there will be an clec: funpfor plue Dirvotors 10 serve the ensulng year, and $uch other buslness razsacted oa may come before the JAS. K. BURTIS, Sec'y. GERMAN NATIONAL BANK. The enzusl meeting of the Stockholders of this Ik for the election of Directors will be held at banking ofice on Tucsday, Jan. 9, between 2 and Audcckfi. m. EXMAN SCHAFFNER, Cashier. — e THIED NATIONAL BAXE, OLD PAPERS. (LD PAPERS FOR SALE, AT 60 cts. per Hundred. Apply at Tribune Counting Room. WANTED. "AGENGY WANTED. (o frst-class business honsc, having more room m"‘ required, business being mostly confined to the winier, would make arrangements for sume pecialty to bandie as agents. Location, business ot CHICAGO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. BUILDING ASSOCIATION. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE People’s Brilding & Loan Association For the Quarter ending Dee. 1, 1876. Organized Aprll, 1874. Authorized Capital, $1,000,000. ASSFTS: Losns sec “Trust:; Fealenaiar— o7 Trostbed Office-Furnitu Interest. Fin h on hand. Dues pald fn 1874 Dues paid poctober, 187, 7 s pald fn on 3 “nx:?.. i on hird eried'sioel issied aid 1 1,357.37 2,278.81 3,496.74 1,611.22 1,648.14 786.89 PO T et $74,690.94 e undersigned appolnt ! achhe updersigued aprolnted Audliors to examine the 31, 1876, beg leave to report that they have examined $.1c books and papers of the Sccretary and Treasurer, and find the foreFoing repart to be a true statement of thic condition of the Ags. (Sigmod) " HAMILT LESLI] T T, Auditors. THOS. W. WOODLUFF. - The ELEVESTH SERIRS of 1,000 Sharck, S100 cach, {x now helng fssued, payable in weekly installments of l:l‘lt;elnls per. Eh?l’gi " IEND of S per slire on the First, Second, 234 THIG Serics Stock. o addition 10 ihie FeRUIAr O per cent interest, is now declared, and payable on all with- drawals in those Scries, and allowed to borrowers in tnpse series (b repsmicnt of Toana: Subscripilons t Stock received and fnformation fur- nisbed a¢ the oflce, 50 Washingt e Gl ES It h HARRISON KELLEY, Secsetagy. 10 Treroent: X NAN ILLINOIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, 122 & 124 CLARK-ST., CHICAGO. ] Cash Capital paid up - - $500,000 WHEELER, Surplus - -« - - - - 25000 DIRECTORS. W. F. Coolbaugh, Geo. L. Z. Lefter. Anson Stager, Jn . 1. G. Powers, C. M. Lindgren, Geo. . W. Potter, Jno. McCaflrey. R. Crane, W . Mitchell, John Crerar, 1saac Walxel, L. B. Sidway. Allowss per cent fntercst in Savings Department. Allows 3 per cent interest in Trust Department. Executes Trusts and Invests money for Corporations, Estates and {ndividuals. The Bank is prepared to furnish investors with perfectly safe 8 to 8 per cent securi- ties, on which the interest is promptly paid. L. B.Sinwar,Pres't. Jxo.B.DRAKE, 2d Vice Pres't. H.G.Powens, V.Pres't. Jas. S. Gibs, Cashier. DINME SATINGS /20y BANT, Chartered by the 77,7 Stte of 1inis. 105 CLARE-ST 7 cHicAGo. Pays interest on Savings Deporits at 5 per cont under the rules. Coupon investment certificatesin sams of £100 and multiples at 6 per cent semi-an- pually. Negotiates loanson Illinois farm mortgages. EDWARD L.BREWSTER 101 Washington-st., Bngs and sells Commercial Paper, Local Stocks, and Bonds. Loansmecotiated. B per cent Chicago City Certificates for sale. 7 PER CENT and 8 per centloans on approved city real cstate made by FRANCIS B. PEABODY & CO., 174 Dearboru-st. 7 PER CENT In suris of $15,000 and upward on choice inside real estate. Smaller sums at 8 per cent. JOHN H.AVERY & CO., 159 LaSalle-st. 7 PER GENT. Very chofce Joans at SEVEN: $10.000 at 7: $5,000 8t8; , S1.00at 9. SCODL 107-109 Dearborn-st._ TO CAPITALISTS. e are prepared to furnish the Popular Loan Chicago ity Certftioates, bearlng & per cent semi-annually, in sums to suit, from J Bpwal PERRY & HUXNT, 85 Washington-st. FLOUR. FLOUR. Notwithstending the recent advance in ‘wheat, still relling at THE OLD PRICE Best White Winter Wheat, per brl Best Minnesota Spring Wheat, per Best Minnesota Patent, per brl. Delivered free in all parts of the city. J. HICKSON, 113 East Madison-st. COAT. W. P. REND & CO, Main Office, 141 LaSalle-st. 'Indlana Nut... $3.00 per ton Indiann Lusip... 5 per ton Hlocking Vall per ton Briar Hill. 6.00 per ton Range and 5.00 per ton Large and Sl Eg 5 7.50 per tori We are selling Coul from our own Mines to man- ufacturers. and in Wholessle quantitics, at prices that affiord only & mining profit FIRMN CHANGES. A A DISSOLUTION. copartuership of Egzleston, IHenness come e or D, Ergleston, Wi T, Henness, an Exgleston, expircd this day by limitath & Co., d C.B. Chlcsgo, L., Dec. 31, 1676.* C. B COPARTNERSHIP. leston and C. B, Eexleston, members of the T O Hekeca, itenness & Co.. will continue the commission business under the firm mame of D. Egzleston & Soa, No. 153 Washipgionel,. Chi Janusry 1, 1877 C. 5. — VIENNA MODEL BAKERY. VIENNA MODEL BAKERY, 36 Washington-st., Opposite Field, Leiter & Co. The **VIENNA MODEL BAKERY " in Chicago is an offspring of the ‘*Vionna Bakery™ of the Centennial Grounds in Philadelphia, the products of which have been unanimousty pronounced SU- PERIOR to any BAKINGS offered to the public. ‘The manager of the Bakery in Philadelphis, Mr. Louis Starckow, will continue his labors in the Chicago establishment, and furnish the public with the same excellent Bread, Rolls, Blscuits, etc., and cqually as delicious Coffec, Chocolate, Ice Cream, etc., 28 bave been served at the Exposition. The location has been selected especially to ac- commodate the ladies of this city, being close to our retail emporiums, and conveniont to nearly all street cars. The establishment will be kept in such style as to gain the approval of the most feetidions. Orders will be promptly executed. L. STORCKOW & CO., Prop'rs. GREAT BARGAINS STEINWAY * PIAROS! “THeproprietar of m»«m with R snle. 3 magnificent Stelnway 75§ w4 Square 0, ‘the richest and most elaborate ‘ever.manufacturgd. ‘the origioal vrice of which was Sl . Waare ghthorized to sell it at a great sacrifice, s ihdGwner wishes to realize on It without delsy. The instrument iy in-every respect 85 good sa new, and will e 8CCO! ‘with'our usual unlimited guaranty. Besides the above, we have scveral lower-priced sec- ond-hand Stelnway Square Pianos (taken I cxchange for Uprights)'which we arc enabled to close out at un- - gr(‘l‘tflcnwdl fow prices. These fostruments arc in rec-class order, aimost at good asnew. and when 8old, il be sccompaaied with our aniimited uarancy. % EALY, Statc aud Monroc Chicago. BOOTS AND SIIOE:! CLOSING-00T SALE OF A FINE STOCK OF BOOTS & SHOES, ‘Regardless of profits or cost, to go out of business, NO SHODDY GOODS, NO AUCTION TRASH, HEIMERDINGER'S, 128 §. Clark-st., near Madison. Hand-sewed Men’s Shoes from $5 upwards. Sewed Men’s Shoes irom $2 upwards, Ladies’ Side-laces from $2.25 upwards. Ladies’ Button from $2.50 upwards. Misses’ Shoes from 75 cts. upwards. BUSINESS CARDS. To Insurance Companigs, SIMEON W. KING, Commissioner of Deeds for ALL the States and Territories, makes a SPECIALTY of examining the condition of INSURANCE COMPANIES (dotng businoss {n apy State ot Territory), as 10 thelr nual Statements sworn 0 ADDITIONAL CER- e services of o Com- EIR ADVANTAGE 1o call dist Church Dlock, corner before TIFICATE. Companict migsfoner will find it 10 TH! at his ofice. No. 3 Metho Clark and Wash! sts. Dress and Cloak Making and Cuting, Knlfe-Plalting, Machine Stitching, and all work per- tatnlng to the trade. We are in direct communlcation with Paris houses, snd will give the latest atyles snd best fit. Have sn established trade. THIRD HOUSE FROM MADISU; A GO TO JOHN JONES, No. 119 Dearbarn-st., and get your clothes thor- oustly cleancd and neatly repaired. TO RENT. FOR RENT. . Four:story and basement stone-front building, %8 and §0 Randolph-et., 30x167 fect, between “Siate and Dearborn-ste. Possession May 1, 1877 ¢ §3,500. L. C. P. FREER. Xy Room 9, 184 Clark-st. FOR RENT. Large and well-lighted Store and Basement, Nos. 140 and 151 State-st., 45x140 feet. JOBN B. AVERY & CO., 150 LaSalle-st. TO RENT--IRON-FROXT STORE, Nos. 58 and 60 Lake-st. , 36 feet front by 140 deep, 5 stories, with good basement, 3 good vault, and water olevator; first-class location._F. TUTTLE. FURS. Selling at cost for thirty days to close out. Fars al- tered and repaired at low figures. Lateststyleand best manner. . H. BROMWELL & C0., 146 State-st.. 2d floor. REAL ESTATE. Homes for the People. Fifty thousand acres choice land forwale in Cen- tral Kansas by the American Homesteod Company, 93Sonth Clark-st. C. N. PRATT, Manager. COPARTNERSHIFP. Notice s hereby given to all whom it may concern dersigned bave cntered into copartaership thar the o e e Y o Ha BN AN & CO Commencing Jau. 1. A D167 by pe W. R. STEPHENS. COPARTNERSHIP. 1 have this day admitted to sn ntercst in my business Frank F. Cudebeck, Quizcy A, Glass, and Wm. B White. Firmname unchanged. Jan. 1. 1877, JOHY H. NUYCE & CO. REMOVAL. REMOVAT. We have removed from 154 Fifth-av. to our new building, 212 East Madison-st. R. H. MAYER & CO: OTICE. i ting of membars of the Cen- e tiving A sociation at Owslcy's Hall, cor. §edtre, and have large and mfluential trade cstab- = e s Sie_Asdress Y, Triume otce. Iaxs T L D ey-sts.. Monday, Jam. 8,8t 7:30 PARTNER ANTED. Dress Silk, Stiff a P- . W s 6 4 ; elthier ney 1 o S Soft Hats, TN Turiog busineas (et hod boch orbed b Lo PATIOE HOLIDAT STYLES GREENIN (83 APPLES, reatires * QUG Ieterences can be eiren, and Lo Fust veceiveds .00 PER BARREL. B e = : > ison-st. By s eyl erdiwcats | Ty o oRNES & CO., 70 Madison-st, | EICKSON'S, 115 Eaot Madisor 7% __J.S.BARNES & CO., (0 0 e PARTLY MADE SHIRTS. COLLAES. SHIRTS. - 0 Keep’s Patent Partly-Made Keep’s Colla.ts.d - nmgffi& s T?:xfic:mnl !hlrtsm A, e Weannpine. The very best, § for 56; can be fiulkhied Flegant Styles, B S R &0 nlghmonxmflm%fi;{;g&o{g’%m : S ST 6 s Eans Maduson-st. S Ean Maduson-st. | Teculy satistaciors. O, STAND FRON UNDER. Tilden’s Friends Hear the Warning, and Know Not How to Act. The Meat in That Oregon Egg Has a Most Disagreea- ble Odor. That $8,000 Traced Uncom- fortably Near the Great Reformer. In Other Words, to the Hands of Mr, Tilden's Private Sec- retary, Exnmillatibu of the New York Brokers Who Forwarded the Draft. One of Them Declines to State . ‘Who Deposited the Money. When a Hre Harrison, Former Secretary of Joff Davis, Enlightens the Committee. Ben Hill Refusesto Be Intimidated by Blatant Democrats. He Believes His Conrse Has Gained Him Friends at the South. OREGON. THE INVESTIGATION PANNING OUT RICHLY. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. Wasmingos, D. C., Jan. 6.—The mysters about the Oregon money transaction is rapidly receiving an explanation. OF the sum of $%5,- 000 which is supposed to have been sent to Ore- gon from New York City, the Elections Com- mittee to-day found that $8,000 were sent bythe direct order of Col. William Pelton. And who is Col. William Pelton? He is the ncphew of Samuel J. Tilden, a Secrctary of the National Democratic Committee, the chief manager of the Tilden Literary Bureau, and the person whom rumor long since designated as likely to preside at the White House as private sccretary and confidentiai ‘manager if Tiiden ever gets there. It is due, first, to Senator Morton's skill a5 a cross-cxam- iner, and sccondly and chiefly to the_stupidity of some of the Democrats connected with the affair, that the American people have been en- abled to KNOW THE PROCESS Dby which Samuel J. Tilden and Reform, has at- tempted to secure the one additional necessary Electoral vote from. Oregon. The precaution which Burton N. Harrison, private secretary of Jefferson Davis while President of the Confed- eracy, 6ecms to have -taken to prevent the facts from bccomlfz known led to &his important discovery.: The £8,000 draft was sent from New York City to Ladd & Bush, in Oregon, through the firm of Martin & Runyon. Both members of this firm were summoned. It curfously happened that one was a Democrat and one a Republican. The Republican, Martin, knew nothing of the transaction except that such a check or draft had been issued by his firm on Dec. 6 1ast. The Democrat, Runyon, KNEW ALL ABOUT THE MATTER, but refused to tell anything. His refusal to answer was long-continued. * He was threatened with the disciplinary powers of the Scnate, which is o continuing bodr, whose power of punishment, unlike that of the ‘House, is per- petual. Even Senator Kernan, who scemed yesterday so earnest to prevent so close an in- Qquiry into this matter, iuformed Runyon ss Senator and 88 a lawyer, that he would BE COMPELLED TO ANSWER, ‘but the witness stilled refused, stating that it was necessary to protect his customer, and he did not snswer, but remains in the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms to await the action of the Senate. Harrison, however, former Secretary of Jeff Davis, and more Ilately coun- sl and Secrctary of Mayor Wickham, did answer. Being a lawyer and a man of affairs, and finding that by his own discretion he hes placed himsclf in a corner frgm which there was no legal escape, Hurrison said that the name of that customer was A COL. WILLIAM M. PELTON. Runyon, the bouker, being subsequently called, acknowledged thetruth of his admission. ‘Harrison was brought into the affair because, in detective phrase, Le gave himself away. His exhibition of zeal yesterday for the welfare of the witness, Martin, and the persistency with which he followed him and endeavoreds to discover the persons with whom he conversed caused some of the sharp eyes which are watching affairs in Washington to be placed upon himself. The result was that, véry much to Harrison’s surprise, he was served with 2 subpeena yesterday evening. Harrison’s connection with the cage thus far seems to have been this: Pelton came to him Jast Thursday and sald that he (Harrison) as o Jawyer would be visited the next day by a gen- tleman. That gentleman came. It was Run- yon; but he (Harrison) had not acted as Run- yon's counsel, and had only told him to tell the truth. Harrlson said that Pelton told him that he knew nothing about the 38,000, Martin’s story yesterday was that Harrison told him to be careful not to give any hearsay evidence, and to tell only what he actually knew of his own knowledge. Tt is needless to say that the Democrats are 3 VERT MUCH DISMAYED by this devclopment, and arc mortified that $8,000 of what may have been corruption mon- ey istraced sonear their candidate as vo bis private secretary and principal campaign man- ager. Democrats have not yet had the audacity to say that this money was used for campalgn purposes, as the campaicn had endeda full month before the moncy was sent. Srnator Morton secms_confident that be will sncceed in tracing the meney cven more defi- nitely to Tilden. s ANOTEER CORRESPONDLSNT. Special Dispaich te The Tribune. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 6.—There is much comment and considerable excitement in Wash- ington political circles concerning the testimony elicited to-dsy in the Oregon investigation. The Republicans claim that the evidence drawn from the unwilling witnesses, Runyan and Harrison, traces the $3,000 to very near the vicinity, .of Gov. Tilden’s “ barrel of money.” The Demo- crats, on the other hand, argue that Col. Pel- ton’s conversation with Harrison is read: ly explicable as prompted by & nataral desire to . keep secret an innocent transaction which might be dis- J’fled by political apponents. They also call | the especial attention to Runyan’s testimony show- ing that the 38,000 were returned unused. Senator Kelly advocates the fullest possible investigation of all the charges and insinnations of the corrupt usc of money In Oregon, and ns- serts positively that not a dollar was expended wrongfully,- illegally, or improperly. The Re- publicans, however, contend that up to the present time evidence .and presumptions point the other way, and morcover that although it may possibly show that the New York money Was not actually used in Oregon the investiga- tion will bear rich frait if they succeed in prov- ing, as they expect, that the money was at least raised and ‘proffered for corrupt purposes by Tilden or his Eastern political manngers. It scems certain, at all events, that the Cronin Electoral College business has now been 5o ef- fectually tainted with suspicion astobenolonger practically available for Democratic use in the Presidential coutest either in or out of Congress. . THE INVESTIGATION. i . To ths Western Associated Press. : Wasmmveron, D. C., Jan. 6.—Gov. Grover itestified before the Senate. Privileges and Elec- | tions Committee to-day. He knew of no money | having been sent to Oregon for election pur- poses of any sort. He did not know that money | was raised by subseription by the Chairman of ithe State ‘Democratic Committee to pay expenses _of the Electoral ines- senger. There werc -no .arms in the State-House or in the privats house of witness on the day of the meeting of the Electoral Col- lege, or at any time afterwards. Does not know Bellinger. - Was assured from New York that certain parties in the East would be responsible for all the necessary expenses in this Electoral matter. It was after the College met that Bel- linger collected money for the messenger's ex- nses. On the morniog of the meeting of the lectoral College witness directed his seeretary to draft certificates of Eiectors, and deliver them to the Secretary of State. Judge Dready Introduced the conversation in relation to the ‘Watts case, which took place between witness and the Judge. ENOS RUNYON, of New York, positively declined to give the name of the customer for whom they drew the $8,000 check, payable to Ladd & Bush, of Ore- gon. Senator Kernan stated he, as counsel of wit- ness, and as a member of the Committee before which witness wus testifying, would advise wit- ness to answer the question. 1 Senator ‘Morton repeated the question, and witness again declined to answer. BARTON HARRISOX, in response to questions put to him by Senator Mitchell, testificd that he was dur'ng the Rebell- fon the Secretury of Jefferson Duvys, und for two years, up fo last December, Secretary and " leeal adviser of Mayor Wickham, of New York. He was consulted by Mr. Run- yon, day before yesterday, regarding the sub- pena received by him. Had o previous ac- quaintance with them, but had reason to expect 1 call from ope of them on that day, because & friend, in private conversation tinat day, fore- shadowed the fact. Senator Morton usked him to state the name of his friend. Harrison declined to do so, but, being pressed by the Committee for an answer, stated it was W.T. Pelton, Secretary of the Democratic National Committee. Pelton stated to witness that he (Pelton)did not know why Martin and Runyon had been subpenacd, and bad no knowledge of their business. Mr. Watts, of Oregon, testified he resizned his Postmls'.fl!hir on the 13th of November last. He resigned by telegraph to the Postmas- ter-General, and the doy following reccived the reply that his resignation had been sccopted. He made his returns, and ended all connection with the Postmastership, on the 15th of Novem- ber. His successor was appointed on the lith of November. CRONIN, ° wishing to return home to attend to his private business. was excused from further attendance. The Committee will report to the Senate Runyon’s refusal to aunswer, and will ask that action be taken to compel him. BEN HILL. HE 18 NOT TO BE INTIMIDATED. Spectal Dispaich to The Tribune. ‘Wasmsgroy, D. C., Jan. 6.—Ben Hill is not frightened by the assaults of the Democrats upor him. On the contrary, he says that he Is advised that he was never stronger with his peo- ple than now; that his chances have improved from the expression of his views on the Presi- dential question, and that he has no doubts of his election to the Senate. Within & day or-two he has in private conversation on the floor of the House renewed his denunciations of the Democrats for their nosition upon the Presi- dential question. He says if Hayes shall be shown to have even a technical right, the South ' will - give his sdministration hearty support. He believed the reports of the Comnittees in the South would force Congress to adopt SOME PEACEABLE MEANS for a scttlement. The difficulty was, he con- tinued, that smong both parties there was too much partisanship. He deprecated the stir- ring-up of party prejudices, and thought the meetings for the Sth of January likely to do barm. I’ am,” said ke, *‘abso- lutely dead to party, and shall sct and speak as my best judgment shall dictate for the peace and prosperity of the: country. While my judgment is that Tilden is elected, yet if the testimony now being taken in the disputed States in regard to the late clection should show that that is not the case, I would consider myself FALSE TO MY OATI and recreant to my duty if T did not so temper my action as to assist in a peaceful and loyal solution of the Presidential question by the inauguration of Gov. Hayes. Wecando nothing, however, until we get the evidence in regard to the three disputed States. Then there is but one course to pursue, and that is to take such action as the Jaw and the facts shall show to be right, let it hurt or help whichever of the partics it may.” He belicved the peovle were anxious for a specdy settlement, and they would be sat- isfied with any solution Congress might male. TLOUISIANA. SUPREME COURT JUDGE3 APPOINTED. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 6.—The most fmportant event of to-day was the appointment by Gov. Kelloge of three of the Supreme Judges who Told office for eight years. John T. Ludeling is reappointed Chicf Justice, and J. E. Leonard Associate Justice. John E. King is the only new appofotment. Two other appointments re- ‘main to be made, Justices Howell and Morgan holding over until then. Judge Leonard is the newly elected member of Congress from the Fifth District. To-day the new Superior Civil Court created by the Genuine Legislature was opened, pot- withstanding injunctions from the Democrat and Picayune that the Court should not be recognized in sny manner. The only elected Democratic civil Shenf, Thomas Sandy, opened the Court for Judge Shaw, and recognized it ofilcfally. This recogmition is import- ant from such =2 source. The Court has exclusive jurisdiction In tax suits, manda- mus, injunction, contests for office, and m all cases ‘where State officers are parties, and its political powers are cousequently immense. . MONDAY - 3 is Tlooked forward to with great anxiety. Ar- rangements have been made for the nangura~ tion of Nicholls in Lafayctte Square, the same place in which McEner? was inaugurated four ears ago. .The State-House has been putina {Late of defense.’ SENATE COMMITTEE. To the Western Associated Pres. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. U.—Tne Scnate Commit- tee met this morning, but, the Wwitnesses from East. Feliclnnnlbelng Udelayed, adjourned until fonday morning. 3 g‘gnn{ers Wadleigh, Oglesby, and McDonald, and a few Invited guests, will leave this after- noon, to inspect the jettics at the Southwest. Pass. 5 THE SENATZ SUB-COMMITTEE heard Augustus Williams (colored),. of Baton Rouge, iis morning, but his evidence devclop- a nothing of special importance in connection with events there. As no more witnesses were in attendance, the Committee adjourned until Mand‘y. THE HQUSE COMMITIZE to-day examined D. B. Gorham, District At- torney of Natchitoches, wko said he never knew he was a candidate till after the election, and the law re(xnhed him to live in the district, but he did not live there. He Mknow(:l&';: writing aletter to United States Marshal Pitkin, asking for a blauk commission for Supervisor of Regis~ tration in Ouachita in the cvent of Supervisor Brady failing to meet the expectations of the rty. Ile ‘heard McEnery’s specch at Baton Rouwe. Thought he favored aegressive war- fare against carpet-bagzers; thought the Re- publican vote had been diminished 8,000 or 10,000 by the disturbances, and that the Re- publican majority proper is abont 25,000 Joseph E. Williams (colored), of Orleans, tes- tified. He assisted In organizing a Democratle Club. -Craig was elected President. Never had more thun seven or eight members. Wit- ness was arrested, charged with breaking fato s honse and raising a disturbance, and sent to prison. Was accused of collecting money for the club and appropriating it to his own use. ‘Voted the Republican ticket because the Demo- crats did not treat him right. Belteves if the Democrats were in power the condition of the colored people in some sections would be worse than that of slavery. Perrvz' King %alond) attended meetings of the Williams Democratic Club. Never saw more than five members present. Crai is the only colored Denocrat he kuew since Williams’ conversion, George English (colored), of Orleans, ‘was working in the Atlantic Cotton Press three days before the election. The yard-master asked witness if he had registercd. Witness said he had not. Witness voted the Republican ticket. Collins’ son saw him vote. Tuc day after the election witness was discharged. Know of no reason for the discharge but voting the Repub- lican tieket. ‘The reason he told Collins he bad not registered was that in 1874 men in the Loutsiana Ofi-Works had to give up their regis- tration-papers or lose their places. On election- day they had to vote the Democratic ticket. IN THE BLACEBUEN COMMITTZE, Thomas Green Davidson, of Livingston Par- 1sh, testificd as a Democrat, but not ackmowl- edged by the party. Thinks the action of sccret orgganizations in whipping and otherwise njur- ing men made the colored people afraid to yote. Witness sald he had been threatened with death if he returned to the parish. Dagon Lombard, of Livingston Parish, testi- fied that the clection was peaceable and quiet. He said the affidavit made that witness -had in- timidated colored voters was falsc. C. A. Fenstee, of La Fourchie Parish, testified. He was a Commissioner ol Elcetion. The Dem- ocrats cut up the tally-sheets. Sullivan, Dem- ocratle United States Supervisor, made out tally-sheets, and his {riends put their pistols on the'table and asked us to sign the tally-sheets. We were afraid to refuse, and complied. Sulli- van made no threat when he put the pistol on thetable. All the Commissioners were Repub- licans. Never kept auy list of voters, though the Jaw directed us to do so. NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED. Gov. Kellogg apprehends no trouble on Mon- day. He thinks the Democratic programme, after inaugurating Nicholls, is to duplicate the State Government, but, pending the solution of :'l;;: Presidential question, they will avoid col- ion. IN THE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE 2 bill appropriating $133,000 for milcage per diem and legislative expenses passed.. A bill prohibiting the formation of military urzw!mt&ns other than milita passed. Also a bill abolishing the oflices of Master and ‘Wardens of the Port of New Orleaus, and transferring their duties, fecs, and emoluments to the Board ot Harbormasters. Also prevent- ing. police juries from compelling laborers to work on roads, and allowing them to pay the tax instead. The meeting of the Funding Board was called to-day. There not being a quorum present no action was taken. . The Democratic Legislature passed a joint resolution declaring the canvass of the late election by the Returning Board null'and void, and instructing the Judiciary Committee to preparean act providing for the proper and legal canyass of said election returns. H;\I'lld.mlli will be inaugurated at St. Patrick’s ull. The Board of Directors of the Cotton Ex- change Eusell a resolution to-day that the Ex- change be closed on Monday from 11a. m. to 3 . m. to cugble the members to attend the rmuzumfian of Governor-clect F. Nicholls. This i3 the way the resolution puts it. ILLINOIS. g THE 3P’LEAN COUNTY DEMOCRACY. Special Dispaich 10 Thie Tribune. BLOOMINGTOX, 111, Jau. 6.—In response to a call for 2 County Democratic Convention of the masses, about 100 Democrats met in Phenix Hall to-day, and chose as their representatives in the Springficld Convention the following delegates: Georze W. Price, G. W. Parke, Frank Oberkoetter, Henry J. Deal, Charles Shackleford, J. F. Bawler, Joshua Sclls, E. J. Moore, Robert McCarty, Thomas P. Rogers, Robert E. Williams, John Weichlin, ~Dr. Worrell, Heury West, A. Karr, Joseph Pullen, John Regan, William Thowpson, John Gregory. Alternates—H. J. Rust, Peter Price, Dan Pearson, Ed Stabl, Tim Nihill, A. J. Dunham, Maj. Stierlin, William Condon, James Porter, F. M. Hall, William Goodfeliow, G. C. Paul, W.'B; Carlock, Henry Lash, J. F. Rust, George Bradner. "Spceches were made by R. E. Williams, Dr. Thomas P. Rogers, George W. Parke, and others. CHICAGO. THE DELEGATES TO SPRINGFIELD. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a number of the delegates to Tilden's State Convention at Springficld, which is to gather on the $tb inst., met in the office of County Clerk Lieb, for the purpose of making arrangements for trauspor- tation, cte. Gen. Licb called the meeting to order, and the native sage, John Comiskey, was chosen to preside. Being in a happy mood, Gus Busse was selected as Quartermaster; Frank Schweinfurth, Commissary of Subsist- ance; Chaplain, J. C. Vaughn; Surgeon, Peter Hand; Hospital ~ Steward, Jamcs McLaughlin; Chief Supervisor, Gen. Lieb. Ar- rangements were made for having special Pull- man cars. The train leaves at § o'clock this evening from the Chicazo & Alton Depot. One slceping-car will be ready to accomwodate fifty-six persons, and auother will be on hand it necessary. The fare for the round trip will be $7.50, and tickets can be had all day at the de- pot. Gen. Busse will be at the depot at 7 &'clock this evenine, ready to assign berths. —— FIRES. AT COLUMBUS, O. CoLuxBus, 0., Jau, 6.—The main bulldiog of the Ohto Bent Work Company was totallyde- stroyed by fire to-night. Loss between $30,000 and $40,000. Insurance small, CIIICAGO. An alarm from Box 815 at 10:45 yesterday mornlog was caused by an incipient fire at No. 5 Blue Island avenue, occupied a8 o saloon and residcnee by Edward Horan. Damage, nomi- nal; cause, unknown. In runnisg to the fire Marshal Kinney was slizhtly injured by the up- Setting of his slelgh gt thc corner of Halsted and Harrison streets. ki SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. Special Dirpalch to The Tribune. SPRINGFIELD, I, Jan. 6.—Ernest W. Wider & Co., of East St. Louls, druzists, to-day filed a voluntary petitionin bankrnptey. Liabili- ties beavy. The statues of Lincoln and Douglas were put in place in the east corridor of the State-House this morning. In moving the Lincoln statue the workmen accidentally broic off several lurge ple-es, but the damage cun probably be aired. ¥ "};‘he affidavit for a continuance of the John T. Harper case alleges that he is i such a condi- tion physically that his life would be lmpeflfid: were he forced to undergo the tatigne and excitement incldent to a trial. Col. Harper is afflicted with con- sumption, and so fll that his recovery s exceed- ingly doubtful. Under these circumstances Judge Treat granted the desired continuance, Al is mith’s case is set for trial this term, and it purposed to call it up when Judge Druwn- ‘mond arrives for trial belore a full Bench. In the Supreme Court _to-day the Attorney- General entered a motion to have the people’s causes set for the 17th. Messrs. Edward Reardon, of Tazewell; John Dunn, of Cook; H. C. Fuller, of Peoria; Will- fam ? McRee, of Cook;and Frank Young, of b , were admitted to practice on foreign licenscs. The following order, among others, was en- tered: Edwin Lee Brown et al., etc., vs. Elf B. Willlams: :gpml from Cook. Time for filing briefs and abstracts extended for fifteen days. i p* Dailp Tribune, PRICE FIVE CENTS, BENNETT---MAY. The Recent Cowhiding Affair in New York. A Statement of the Case from the Bennett Side. Will There Bo a Duel ?—Unauthenticated Bumors of Bennett's Being in Boston. . Special Dispatch o The Tridune. ° NEW YoRK, Jan. 6.—Now that both Bennett and May are out of town, everything points tos fight. DMay left the dty last night; with him his cousin Frederick, of Baltimore, and a small traveling-bag. Whither he went is known only toa few of his friends, who positively refusc to say a word upon the subject. A reporter of the Times called at Mr. Mny’s residence to-night and had an interview with his father, Dr. Frederick May. Theold gentleman was very much agi- | tated, and at first declined to converse upon the subject of his son’s whercabouts, but subse- quently stated that he had left home the pre- vious evening. ‘The Doctor had evidently becn ' weeping, and his nervous depression and tremu. lous tones told but too plainly the solicitude he felt for his son. . g AT THE UNION CLUB, the members openly express the opinfon that s duel has been arranged; that nothing less coulc result when such s young blood as Bennett was, attacked. . Aswas rumored, Mr. Bennett called about him 3 number of his most ' intimate friends the evening afler the encounter .in. front of the Union Club, and ‘consulted “them as to the course he should pursue, proviously an- nouncing, however, his _determination to fight. There was of course a division of opinion upon the subject, but the majority held that their {friend “ must demand satisfaction” of Mr. May. Accordingly Mr: Bennett sent for his lawycr, Mr. John Townsend, 3ADE OUT HIS WILL, and departed with a friend pext day, going .east. The friend is belleved to be Gen. Richard Taylor, of Baltimore, son of ex-President Taylor. The general opinion is that the meet- iog will take place in Canada, as the law there will place no obstacle in the way which would not be met in Europe, literally make both time, and cost mofh over the affair wil definite is heard sgick, take more The excitement fllrgg::omemlng W e, Gor~ don Bennett, Gossips ‘agreed apon the exact nature otpfhc‘-aig “itscll, and 1t 1s . still a question whether Mr.iBenne 3 enie! blows from o whip or May’s fist, deltber or bo The puhlished reports are not unliké a scene in “The School for Scandal.” Mr. Bennett' friends are divided between two cqually positive opinions—one being to the effect that Mr. Ben- nett will be content with nothing less than blood, and the other that he has no inteation whatever of provokinga fight. Meantime, bet- ting men have profited by the occasion to lay ‘wagers on the subject. . JosTON, Jun. 6.—The report that James Gor- don_Bennett sailed in the stcamship Olympus for Liverpool to-day Is unfounded. THE BENNETT SIDE OP TIE CASE—~THE RELA= TIONS OF THE PARTIES MINUTELY DISSECTED BY A “MUTUAL FRIEND.” Disputch tu Cinclnnatl Enqulrer. New YORK, Jan. 4.—It “is said’ that Mr. Ben- nett and Miss May are still on friendly terms, and that the ditficulty arose from the facs that he had promised her father to abstain frum the use of intoxicating lquors, but had bruken bis ‘promise, which wus the cause of the collision. A very old and confidential friend of Mr. Bed- et was encountered this moruing. ‘He. pro- nounced the conduct of Frederick May as w ardly and poltroony,”—colnug an adjective in Dis excitement. Cowardly, because the assal- ant had watched Mr. Bennett in the street, saw _him enter the club, laid in wait for him like a Venctian bravo, aud suddenly zud without a word proceeded to whip him: ** pol- troony,” becausc it was_dragzing his sister’s name into the gossip of the whole land, and setting a thousand tODEUCH WiZging as 60 Whut injury the intended groom had done the girl. ¢A man,” continued Mr. Bennett’s friend, “may be six feet high, an athicte, and a boxer, and yet be a moral coward. Even prize-fighters haveé been cowardly enough tobit below tlic oelt.” The friend also thought that May’s cxitement was due to the chagrin becsuse the family had lost a rich and infliential connection whou they had been nursing for twelve months. The old gentleman bad written Mr. Bennett, with- drawing his consent, several days ago, and Mr. Bennett accepted the sitnation. The affsic re- called Nat Willis' rhyme: She was right In rejecting my suit, . But why dfd she kick me down-stairs? * "Was there, in the father withdrawing consent, any provocation for the big brother to go and bnwlP over it? The informant added that Mr. Benuett’s personal friends had opposed tho match from the beginning; but the gentleman was one to whormn in a private matter opposition wagonly an encouragement, however tractable and keen he was to embrace logic and argument. on general matters. The friends thought that an expensive, beautiful pirl was not a match for Mr. Bennctt, even il he wasa domestic man. ‘What he needed, If be nee ife at all, was a thorough woman of thé' 1d, of tact, and companionable. The fnilly found that Mr. Beunett was m‘xnlfillf“ b; ,‘melbgumul lm.-; figure, and pGnce: of the younges dbagiter. . They lghew. all about Lis folbies; but, to either Was] n or Baltimore fam- ily, brought up under-the hot-house glare of goid, thi, like charity, was s mautle to cover cven sins if they existed. ‘They encouraged Mr. Bennett in every way: h‘? fiattered his pride; he traveled tliem, dinedithem, wined them, flowered them, gifted them, and opened lus doors in town, In Newport, and his ya.ht-cabin. As they, 13 boys aud «irls, sang at parties: Open vonr gates as wide as the sky, To let King George and his court pass by. But his {dex of the marriage settlement and theirs did not agree. It wasall bosh, continued the friend, to talk of Mr. Benpett’s foibles us the cause of breaking ofl the match. All that they knew about Jong ago. Who could not ro- call the old rhyme: 1am very fond of honey, Bat tell me what's the {amily money? Count the dazzling silver bright,— The sum pat down Ia black aad white. One of them merged family pride years ago in marrying into the family of & willicuaire whors money umelmmdl(ch—dlgzing,plnblngl r, aod emigrantcarrying. Another was a Baltlmoro member of Congress, who, during the War, wus imprisoned on the charge of being a spy. An- other killed his man with a rifle in a so-called * ducl, the latter being s dead-shot with it. ‘The fricnd made all these statements entirely on his own responsibility, for Mr. Beanett, oh being asked last night to publish statemeuts, declined. His friends feel that, while the bruth- er of the lady mizht drag ber name in the dirty ool of gossip, Mr. Beanett was manly In be- E-x,; willing, at any misconception, to be the tar- get, if the lady could only be Kept out of the ase. He requested his friends to keep quict, and let gossip do its worst to bim, rather than have her talked about. Yet some of his friends would do as they chose about ft. It was idle to talk about Mr. Bennett being a cowurd. The man who bad sailed & yacht across the ocean in December, who was icarless on horseback, an accomplished boxer ana fencer, and chivalfous and generous, was no coward. But it was casy even for S8amson to be overpowered by the Phil- istines on a sudden attack, all through a pretty girl. *#No,? continued the friend; “chagrin because B=nnett didn’t, in the dismissal, go on his knees and open his moncy-bags was the real cauze of the assault. Even the sere and vellow Teaf of chagrin can fall into the May of life.” The writer met to-day a gentleman intimats with Mr. Bennett, and famniliar with the work- ings of the Herald office. He states that in that uffim a good deal of feeling exists respecting the misadventure, and naturally there is a great deal of criticism upon the May family; and that, although Mr. Bennett is brusque and overbear- ing in his manuer, he is very generous to all who serve the paper, treating them with exceptional generosity. He has given three $500 watchesto employes who have shown marked en and to one editor, who wasout of health, he gaveacheck of £1,000 with which to go to