Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 15, 1877, Page 1

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Mr."Moody will that eyenlng preach bis **FARE- WELY, SERMOY TO CONVERTS." *Teadors and Parents may procurs {lcketa for Con- vertaif they ean give Restdence sad Church Member- , or Preference. LAST INQUIRY MEETING TABERNACLE, MESSRS. MOODY AND SANKEY, nd Chrlatian workers, willapend the entire evening with tnqulrers. NO PREACIING. TOLD PAPERS. OLD PAPERS TOR BALE, AT 60 ets. per Hundred. - Apply at Trihune Counting Room. FRS L )\ GOSPEL 1 HQYMNS PRICES, & Ceutnta 0 Cents. JE. H.REVELL, 9| Washington-st. FINANCIAL, T PER CENT, nn:r Jr}l‘n(l)r:‘hfll 8t SEVEN: $10.000 8t 7343 $5,000 _ _ SCUDDER& MABON, 107-100 Dearbora-st 7 PER CENT. We have an amou it of §1,600, wh HIIIY 1, 1678, 8LT per cenl, I sec cholce, < TU we can loan un. he_unysuatly & RON| At Seven Per Cent, To laan unlil July 1, 1878. ¥irst-claws real estate securlty required. TUKNER & DOND, __1u2 Washiogton-st. 7 PER CENT - x.Ai'c-'ns'n'f‘ifffl::fiffii"c:: ey = PROPOSALS. CONVICT LABOR. LLLIXOIS STATE PENITENTIARY, DUNISSON KA vy L Seated propusata wiil be recelve ed Cowmn f 90 Jilinols State Peniteutiary uplo a0 Fub. 1S, 1477, for the Lavor of Une \ied and adapted to most any of thein liava beco warking Ample sliop oot aad stesin- sh Contracts (o Tun not longer thau elght yesrs, Al yropossis must he accompauicd hy & kood snd sumietdat "bonit "conAliioned (Hat coutract and boud X g wili boeatered 1817 propos: Far further parcl ulag rW AL HOBEL Cowml, SOXLII'TION. SMITH & KRUSE disslved partnership Sau. 12,1977, g2 167 souty iearbora-at, " Ed min will coadun 185 Gelueas (0 future st the sauic plac Thaoking my cuataimers fur paut (AY0Ss, ti1a6 beg 107 LheIF patrouske 1a fusure. 0 RENT. T RENT---TRON-FRONT STORE, Nos. 58 and 60 Lake-at., 38 foet front by 140 deep, b atorlce, with good basement, 6 good vault, ai water elcvator: ret-clave locatlon. ¥, TUTTLE. Ateost, . Trade orders solicited. WAYNEY E'S, 3 laudolph-at. EIATS, A A A AR AL A e e S Dress Sllk, Sllfl“ and Sof' } Hats, HOLIDAY STYLES, ) \ Just received, J. 8, BARNES & C0,, 70 Madlson-ste FIXING THINGS. A Work in Which Both Par= ties Are Busily Engaged Just Now. Matters of Interest Connected with the Question of the Final Count, Demacrats Indisposed to Abide by * Supreme Court Arbitra- tion, They Wonld Prefer to Cut the Cards, Draw Lots, or Toss Up a Copper. A House Committee on the Rampage After Polit- ical Telegrams. They Strike a Tough Custo- mer in the Person of Zach Chandler. Propriety of Vice-President Fer- ry's Rasignation Seriously Discussed. Return from the South of Repub- lican Investigating Com- L mitteemen, Florida and Lonisiana Honestly and - Lawfully Carried for Hayes. Sunday Gossip Concerning the Illinols Senatorial Tournament. Palmer, Boing & Oandidate, Promisos to Prove o Troublesoms One. THE FINAL COUNT. SHALL 1T BE A RAFPLEL Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune. WastinaTos, D, C., Jan. 14.—~The Senato and House JoInt Comittee on the Electoral vote have reached no conclusion. The jolnt sessions thus far have been devated to discussions of the varlous propositions whick bave baen suggested to hoth Commmittecs. It Is now the oplnion ot both the Senators and Representatives on the Committee that a conclusion of somo sort. will probably Le reached by Tucsday, Ono purbese of the House Prerogative Committee fn fixing Wednesday as the day for the commencing of the discussion Is to hasten the deliberations of tho Jolut Committee. 1t is still believed gener- ally that the Committees have given the most attentlon to the plan which coutemplates some sort of arbitration and A PANTIAL HESORT TO LOT. As to the latter, uven those who have scruples agalnst an appeal to chance say it will bo better to appeal to the dice-box than to the bullet. Virlous things are doue in Congress by lot. Scnators, under the Constitution, from new States, elected bt the same thne, draw lots for the long or short terms, and seats are drawn by lot. Itisavrinciple not unfsmiliar to Con- gressfonal procecdings, It Is doubted whether the Committees will agree that the declsion of any tribunal of arbitration shall be final uud blnding upon both branches ot Coneress. [t (s arggued that Congress, under the Constltution, CANKOT 80 DELLGATE IT8 AUTHORITY, and that, at the most, the repurt of such a Bourd of Arbitration could ouly be of an ad- visory character. 'The opinlans of such a Board, thoss who udvocute its appolntment belleve, would have great welght and fufluence in guld- ing cach louss ta vorrect conclusions, The members of tho Jolnt Cominittee huve different opinfons us to the prospects of an sgrectnent. 1t s noticeable that those who are most con- servative in thelr vlews and desirous of an ami- cable adjustment are the most hopeful of an agreement. There {8 A GUEAT DEAL OF OIJECTION urged against resorting to lot and putting tho Pres(dency up at a rutlle. The Republican lead- crs do not take kindly tu it, and some of them augyest that a slmpler method would bis to pere mit Tilden and Hayes to declle the matter be- tween themselves by lot. JERE BLACK, Bome of the Democrats ure worrying over the discovery that Judee Jere Black does not belleve that Congress has any of the powers of u Returning Roard. Whllo he sces mcthods of scating Tilden without assuming such powers, sume pood Democrats do not see thelr way to such a result without the Iouse at lcast claiming tho right to reject returns. He s reported, however, to favor the proposition that thie House has a coustitutional right to judze where there bas been an election, and, il in its oplulon thero has teen no cholve, to proceed to an election. There are, howe a guod muny Democrats who concede that such u course would be revo- lutionary, and who declare that they do uos fn- tend by thelr votes to place the Democratic party sgafn in tho position of rebels, whatever wroug they may think the Kepublicans gullty HEWITT MORE LAMDLIKE, . Apectal Dispalch ta The Tridune. Wasmxaton, D, C., Jun, Hewltt's volce 18 no longer for war, In oppostng the call of the Ohla Democratic Committee tohold a ncet- ing of Democrats here Feb, 14, Hewitt s re- ported to have sald that, rather than lave onc dro p of blood shed to sccure the inauguratign of {iov, Tilden, he was fn favor of Hayes and peace, although Lo did not think the country would be forced to elther extremndty, 1 am willlog," sall M. Iewltt, *“to resign os Chairmun of the Natlonal Democratie Committes If uny steps looking to the forclilo insuguratlon of Gov, Tilden are taken. Tdeprecute uny movement looking to violenee, and I think [ represent the senthinents of the Dumtwr:u"y of New York, New Jersey, and Connectleut {n this respect.” TIE WESTEKN DENOCKATS don't lke Mr, Hewltt's passive policy, and will, it fs sald, bring all the Ivflucnes they can to IJ‘(!II’ upon him to get up a Tilden hurrdh in thls city. A TALK WITIl TILDEN, Special Dispalch to The Tvibuns. New YORK, Juu, 1o—uov. ‘Lilden was waited upon to-uight at his residence by u number of Liticlans, to discuss the propricty of eelling o ational Conventlon tu assemble fn Washing. ton durfng the countlug of the toral vote on- the Mth “of Feuruary, The conferenco lasted to a late hour, and varlous subjects of a politieul nature wers dlscusscd. ‘There was o difference of oplofon amony the gentlemen present about thie advisabilily of 1s>uing the call for the Conventiou, some con- tendiug that such s lare uacmhl:uin of private citizens would look like jutimidation, and that 10 possible good could result from such un- usual pre lng. Gov. Tilden wus reticent expressirsg no opiofon pro or cun on the -'ubjev{ under dcbate., Nothlug fluul was deterwiged upen, fu con:dquence of the abssoee of Cous CIIICAGO, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1877. a5 = >y gressman Smith, who had not srrived in time ftom Wnshington to be present at the confer- e, POLITICAL TELEGRAMS, KECRETARY CIANDLER'S EXAMINATION. Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasmarox, . C., Jan, 14,.—The Commit- tee un the Privilegen, Powers, and Dutles of tho Iouse In connting the Electoral votes Is taking to itaell a preat deal more power than sppesrs to helong to It Having scttleld in its mind what are the rights of the Jlouse in regard to the count, it has now started In o sort of {ree- booting crulse In search of any evldence that may tend to weaken the position of the Repub- lean party. The purpose fs, it may well be supposed, to divert publl: opinton from the Or- enon fraud by ralsing a hue-and-cry against the Republican nanagers fn conuection with the election [n the Boutnern States, The Commlit- tee exnmined Sceretary Chandler yesterday In his capacity as the Chatrman of the Republican Nattonal Comuwittee, in the hope that they could extort some confesslon from him as to his COHRESPONDENCE AND DISPATCHES that would serve thelr purpose. They had him upon the witness-stand for about hall an hour without making sny points, until, finally, he was asked whether he had sent any dlspatchies to Florlda, South Coroltug, or Loulsfann, stating that troops would be furnished L required. Mr, Chandler reptled that, i e lhad sent such dispatclies, he had stated that troops would be sent it needed to prevent a disturhance of the heace. Ile was then asked if, in case such dlspatches bad been eent by him, it was his own inotlon or under the direstiun or by advice of another per- soti. Mr. Chandler says that the Comnittee meant to examme him in A DUAL CAPACITY, * a8 Chairman of the National Commitiee and ns a member of President (irant's Cabinet, and that they were evidontly more. auxious to get o Cabinet secrct than to discover how he hmd conducted the busi- ness of the Committee, He, therefore, declined to auswer the question, The Chalr- man Inquired {f he would like any time to con- slder the matter. He replied that he would. He was then asked when it would be convenlent for hint to come azain, and he sald NEXT WEDNE4DAY, whercupon the examination closed, Mr, Chand- ler i reported to have =atd, as he lefl the Capl- tol, that he did not care much what the Com- wmittee took M for, provided they did not take him for a fool, and that it they unglned that he had scent any telegrams that le would be nfralil to bave’ produced, they would {ind themeclves preatly mistaken, 8peaking upon the subjéct to-day, he sald that he did not kuow what bogus dispatches might have beensent with his name signed to them,—in fact, he had teard of BEVERAL SUCH DISPATCRES, sent, as he belleved, by Democrats i order to lay the foundatiun of “charees ugainst im, but thiut, dueluy the whole of the canvass, he had never considered the telegraph as a medium for conlfidentiul communications, but hud looked upon dispatehes exactly in the light of postal- cards, Mr. Hewltt hos several thncsstated, inthe l.rmnceul Republican members of Coegress,that ic was convinced that, shortly after the clec- tion, Chandler gent to the Guyernors of South Caroling, Florldn, and Louislana a dizpatch to the effeet thnt they inust hold thelr States for Hayes und Wheeler, and that nll of the money and troops needed would be furnished them, A copy of this dispateh, it s understood, was put into Hewlta's hands very soon after it was filed. Chandler declared to-lity that no such disputeh hal ever been sent by him, aad {f ecot by noy- body with his name signed it was a forgery, I, ¢ M'CORMICK, Beeretary of the Natlonal Cownnittee, has heen subpended, and will be examined by ' the Com- mittee to-morrow, in relation, it {s understood, to dispateiea sent by him to the Republican Committee fn Florida, McCormick says that, Doth befure and atter the election, the National Cominlttee were informned from tmany truat- worthy sources, first, that Iayes would cer tuinly carry Florida, and, afterward, that he had carrled’it, and that all his_diepatches afier election proceeded upon the belief that there waa no doubt about aclear majority for Iiayes, and that the ouly danger was that the Democrats would movsgs to cheat the Lepublic. ans out of the legitimate result of tho eleetion, He stutes that there [s nothing i1 the dispatches sent or received by him that the Gonunittee aro not welcome to sce. WILLIAM E. CHANDLER. Seeretary Chandler, speakiug yestenluy of the dlspatehes which passed en him und Willlam K. Chandler walle the latter was in Florida, during the canvass of the vote in that State, said that he had received no dispatehies the snbmtance of which had not been previously published fn the New York Zribune. He had urged Chandier to telegraph hifm In recard to the situation in Tullabassee, but found it almost. fmpossinle to get any informationfrom him, acd was obliged to'depend wpon the Lribuug for his news from that quarter, KXOTT'S COMMITTEL 18 reaching out in cvery dircetlon for evidence beurfugz on the general sibject of the electlon bn the Southern States. Subperias have aleeady been issued, it {s wnderatood, to telezraph man- agers in several of the Southern States, broader and more sweeping i thelr character than any fasucd by Morrizon's Committee. They demani the production of all telegrums reluting to politl- cal nifalrs which passed Into or ous of certain States during the Iate Presldential canvass, or sinee the election, andaredirectednotiothe local managers but to the general division manager of the telegraph companles, VAVID DUDLEY PIELD. s The Democrats have virtnally deposed Proe- tor Knott from (he Committee on tue Rights of the Ilouse fn the Eicctoral Question, his bitl on cotnting the votes heing too inuch cven for them, Dudtey Field war appointed on Friday an additfonal “member, and ‘thut night a sub- pena wats bssued tor Secretary Chandler,and on aturduy Fleld, as Actiog Chairman of the Committe, pruzeeded to Interrozate him upon his whole cour=c as Chinimmanuf the Republican Commiltteo tn resvect to the campalgn in the Bouthern States. The whola affair was an jm- pertinonce never contemplated by tho House when Knott's Committee was appointed, and was couked up by Field fn the interst of Hewitt. Fiela, however, found it very ditlicult to manage a witness with Chandler's experfence. THE * HONOIS FARY." Tu the iWestern Atenciated Press. MNGTON, U. C., Jun, H.—I{ecent devel- e to conlirm the reports prevalent at tho Cupltal that beth Democrats and Repub- leans bave copies of the telegrams sent South und to trezon by the coutrotllug politivians pending the vauvass of the votes of disputed tutes. "Lliesn copies were obtalned from sources other than the rcs:ulur channcls, but ex- uctdy In what nuuner (8 leit to l'nu)t'ul.nn\, ul- though they cannot be used as cvidence, not belng authentfcatesh, ‘They allord n basfs of intetrogation by the Tuvestigating Committees, And hnve boen the means of votaluing informia: tion from witnesses who have a knowledge of thedr contents, CHANDLER'S REASONS, WasitNaroN, D. C., Jan. 14,—The questions Beerctary Chamiler refused to answer hefore the Comiittee on the Powers and Privileges of the Houso yesterduy were suchas referred prinels lmll)’ to'the subfect of communivations between meclf and the President, and which were re- gurded by the Seeretary ws contidential, BENATORIAL ECONOMY, AN EXAMPLE WHICH OTHEH COMMITTEES WOULD 1O WELL TO IMITATE, pecial Disyaich 4o The Tridune. ‘Wasuinaton, D, C., Jan. 14.—The Benate Bub-Committee of the Cuinmittec on the Privl- leges und Electious,zent to fnvestigate the I'ne Identlal election fn Florlda, with Senator Sar- gent a8 Chalrman, returned here ot balf-past 3 u'dock thia morning. ‘They have examined over 450 wituessea In Florida, and, by holding sessions u Tallabassce, Jacksonville, and Gaucsville, tho witness fees pald have been Jess than 32,000, The evidence taken will show that not only the Republican national ticket but the Hepublicun State ticket was falrly clected, although, In some districts, the iutlmiidation of negrocs reduced the Republican vote. The returus cannot be so dlstortod by the Democrats as to deprive Hayes and Wheeier of the vote of thoState. Senators Cameron and Christiaucy, of the South Carolina Sub-Commumltiee, Buve also returncd here, bring- ing o large mass of testimony, which will be prepared for the press with the greatest possible expedition. It is thought that, befors the close ol.llxe present mouth, the reports and aceome xnnylng testimony on the electlons in South aroling, Florida, and Loulsfana wlll be i print for Congress and th 1113 RESIGNATION DESIRED NT S0ME. Speclal Dispateh to The Tribune. Wasinaton, D, C., Jan. 14.—There i3 con- #iderable in the report that Senator Ferry con- templates resigning the office of President of the Benate about Feh. 1. There {s one fmpor- tant reason why the Republicausthink heshould do this, His present term of office expiren March 4, and, aithough his re-election fs as- sured, lie would necessarily have tu take o new oath of office for his new tenn of service. Contlugencies might arise under which the neceasity of dofug this would rove dsartrous, If there should be no election n the Joint Convention, and if the House sub- sequently shonld fafl to eiect, an interregnum and a new election would reem fnevitable. In that case the Viee-Presidentof the Senate would beeome Acting President of the United Btates, and it wonld be crsential that his term of serve fee should be continuons. 1t §s expected that, if such cuntingency should arise, Gen, Grant would resign his uffice on Mareh 3, when the President of the Senate would Immediately bee come Presflent, - WIHEELER, I¥ WARMINGTO) P Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasniseros, D, C, dan. 1h—Vice-Predident- elect Wheeler has arrived here to apemd 8 few days. He will return to his home, however, carly next week, and remain there until the queations connected with the Electoral count are declded. 2ays 1lmt hoth Gov. Hayes and himselt are confldent of their election, and unticipate no trouble. Mr, Wheeler bt never met Gov, Hayes before his recent Vislt to Cul- umbue. MASSACHUSETTS, IROP. SEFL Bostox, Jan. 14.—The Advertirer to-morrow will declare that the stutement that President Beclye would ecept the Maseachusetts Benator- shiv1s without authority from hin. LOUISIANA. DANFOUD'S VIEWS, Spectal Disgatch to The Tritune, WasnixGTos, D, C., Jun. 11.—Repreeentative Danford, of the Housc New Orleans Commlttee, returned this morning, and the renfuinder of the Committee will start Tuesday. Iifs state- ments in rezard to the condition of affalrs in that 8tate agree with those of Crapo, as already puslished. His obecrvations extended chieflyto New Orleans and the Upper Red River parishes, His Committee experivnced great difieulty tn obtaining Republican witnesses, owing to the fact that the Democratic White-Liners attended numerously the sittings of the Committee, and even those negroes who had been personally abused during the campalan were afraid to testify In such presence. As to six parlshes which were thrown out entirely by the Return- ing Board on the ground of Intimidation and violence, Dasford thinks theaction of the Board WILL BE PULLT JUSTIFIED by the country when the facts upon which it acted becomne known through the reports of the varlous committees ot Investigation, There appears to be no doubt of the fret that the in- timidatlon practiced fu these parishes cxerted a marked influence on the results of the election in the adjocent polls of adjoining purishes. ‘There were also ane or two sectlons of the State In which the White-Leaguers had ridden through It and so completely terrorized it a year oo 88 to make it {mpossible for Repub- leany to vote in anything like thele real numbers. As to the question of urmed politfcal orgunizations existinig In the State, the Com- mittee will probably polnt to the operations in New Orleans on lust Munday night and Tuesday morniug ns TUNANRWERABLE I'ROOF furnished by the Democrats themselves, Cres- cent City White-Liners, 1,500 stron and fully armed, were sssembled ot snideight by Ogden, thelr commander, ordered to report sgain at ¢ o'clock a. m., and at thut hour appeared fully srmed, after which they were sworn in as Nich- olla’ Stato militis, Danford's observations throughont that portlon of the State which he traversedy fu regurd to Tilden, were that of almost every political visitor who has visited the Bouth from Washington sluce the electfon, and 1s to the effect that the people eare very little for Tliden personully, and whether he s declared cleeted or not. Thelr chlef auxiety is centered ina desire to obtaln contral of thelr own Stute Governmenta. TIE PRIN 3 A large portion of the evidence taken by the THouse Commlttee was written vut previous to the Committee’s leaving New Orleans, and it will be furnished to the prioter as rapldly us it can be sct up. THI ADMINISTIATION. T2 the Wertern Anvictated Freis. Wasmisutos, D C., Jan. 14.—It [s officlally ascertalned to-nfght that the Govermnent re- cetved nothing to-day from New Urleans. The dispatehes of the past two duys contalned noth- Ing regarded as lmportant, Thers s no dispo- sition on the part of the Government to rewmd additional troups South, as the Administration is not apprehensive of scrious trouble fn New Orleans or clsew here, PINCHDACK V3, KELLOGU. NEw OrtieaNs, Jan, .-G Kelloge denfes rmlurely the assertlon of Gov, Pinchback that ho had used oney to secure iz electlon as United States Sehator. Ex-liov, Wells and Gen. Anderson left for Washington to-night, NEPRESENTATIVE KENNEDY, who left the Republican Lewislaturo yesterday and jolned tho Democratie Lesdsluture, wiil fi- troduce to-inorrow a resolution in the latter to theefect thut the Electoral question of Louis- funa {s now with Congreas, utid that there is no urpose of lntention of that Legisluture to fu- erfera with it [t i sald there will be no oppo- sitlon to it. SENATORIAL. Rumors ara rife to-nleht {n reference to Senn- tortal eleetions In the two Legislatures to-more row, and that each body has determined wpon their eliotes {n caucus, but nothing positive m known in refereni PINCHUIACK'S LAST CARD. Bpectal Dirputc to The Trivune. NEW ORLEASS, Jub J8—Une uf the bright features of (o Kard's Adminlstration de- veloped itself tostuy, and that 13, that the worst element of the Republican party 1s fast golng over to tbe enemy, Pichback,” who has been for three or four days ptiatinze the transfor of four Eenators to” the "Nicholls cotcern, this morning sent word to (lov. Packad that if the Tatter would remove his objeer fona to the candi- duture of the furmer to the United StatesSenato he would guaruntee the prescica of o quuram in the Henate In two hours, (ov, I did ot even favor Pinchb and later fn the day the latter tistion and delly ¥ theadtierentsof Nicholls, and the former red lmsell of o simllar distribe o Gov. Pacsurd to that whlch he al- mintstered to President Grant Just swnwmerat the Cincluoutt Conventfon, This does not {n any way Iferous choe ALTLR THE SITUATION, nor will it serlons), ple Packard’s Admiafs- tration, thouzh it Jeaves the Scnate without & quuruml. All the fmportant weasures, how- ver, huve alresdy been passed. It will not be o detract from Gov. L'ackard’s reputation thut he would nut couscut to the ton of Pinchback even at the rlek of the crippling of his Government. OREGON. VERY WARM. Bpacial Dispaic to Tha Tridune. WasaingtoN, Jun. 18.—Tho evidence taken to-day [n the Oregon matter makes it scem im- posaitle for Tilden to escape the respousibllity for tho nse of money {u Orcgon for political pur- poscs. Jordan, Casbler of the Third Nutloual Bauk of New York, testificd to_the followinz facts: That tho $8,000 draft was obtained at the instance of Col. Pelto, Sceretury of the Nutfon- al Democratic Comumitice, to b seut to Orwgun; that the transaction was yot an ordivary Lunk trensaction; toat it wus to be Kenb seo cret; that Telton arranged to bave Har- rison act a8 lawger for Runyon, the partner of Martin, whose firm drew “the flest draft; that Tilden owns £08,000 of stock of the hank, and is a Director; that Peltan Is not n man of wealths that one W, L. Scott, of the Dewocratie National Committee, sgreed with Jordan on Dee, 5, the night before to the check was drawn, to be responsible for Pelton T0 THI EXTENT OF $20,000. Beott has been very active In the ca wealthy, und a brother-in-Jaw of Johu F. Tracy, of Chicago. Scott pald for the uniformaofa great many Tilden clubs in Pennsylvania, and is very close to Tilden, ITLINOIS. TIE ARGENTEES, Spectal Dixpatch to The Tythune. SprixceieLn, (L, Jan, 14,—The Democrats continue in a dreadtul frame of mind lest some of thefr men ahonld get sick and be absent ign, 1s when the Lallot for Benator is taken. Sexton, Hickey, and Sheridan, of Caok, aze, it Is under- stood, the nbjects of speclal sollcitude in this regard. The only effect of the story about the 425,000 of Tom Ecott has been to further warn these nervous managers. For the reat it has proved a blanlk discliarge, and has frightencd no ane. TIE OLD FARLE, The result of the fnevitable Sunday caucts- ing among the féw members who remalned fu the town has been to develop that the gentle- man who undertook the Davls prozramme may find it hard work to unscat John M. Palmer, now they have set him astride the Democratie nag for the Eenatorlal race. THE ANDERSON MEN. H The more it {s discussed here the move fn- cumprehensihle seem the tactics of the Davis veaple in nominating Palmer, only to have him eet ont of the way, not for the Independent cmdidate, but for Davis. The eflfort to make 1 a dead-lock that will force the fndependents to withdraw Anderszon Is Jaughed at by the Iatter, who know they nre masters of the situation. One of them, Sevator Parrial, to-night dryly summed up the Independent nttitude as to Davis by saving: “Judge Davis suits vur Dem- acratie friends too well. When a man sults them #o well he §s not 0 apt to suit us,” #AID TO BE ISELIGIBLE, It is mysteriously whispered around the Le- 1and to-day that Representative J. B. Taylor,n prominent offieial In the Iron-Molders' Unlon, wlho halls from the Third District of Cook Coun- ts, 13 inclicible to leglelative lonors, It fs clalmed thatat the date of his clectlon he huad not reslded in the State the five years requirel by the law. Mr, Tuylor emigrated from Cincinnati Lo Chicago shortivafter the ¢ big fire.” His fricnds staie that his advent o Chicago was two or three weeks after that iistorie event, Others, among them several West Eile politiclans, assert that it was carly fn 1672, If tie foriner be correet, be will count ing i1 the Jatter, the constitutional provision debtmrs him from forther s scat In the House. As Mr, Tay F){lwl:u to-day, bis statement cannot be ob- afned. TENNESSEE, THE SENATORIAL PIORT, NASHYILLE, Tenn., Jan. 14.—Senator Key will withdraw from the Senatorial contest to-mor- row. He does o because the contest has be- come & mere struggle for oftice. In justice to bimeelf and his Lmhllu character, as well as to public interests, he cannot engage in @ scramble for the high position of Scnator. S0UTII CAROLINA. INTERVIEW WITHLONE OF THE CONGRESIIONAL COMMITTEL—THE PEOPLE NOT FOR CIVIL WAR —ONI CAUSE OF CONSKUVATINM—PEARL OF THE NEGRO—PLTROLEUM IN POLITICS—THE MOn PROM THE RICE-PIELDS—WADE HAMPION A3 CASAR Special Carrespondence af The Tridune. Wasmisoron, D. C,, Jan. 12.—~A wmember of the Cougressionnl Committee seut to South Carolina says: *The white population of the Btate are all wrmed, and are as much under the control of Wade Humpton as the regiment wus which ho commanded during the War, Thisa faet was distinctly proved In the Investization. Directly after the work of the Board of Statc Canvassers bad been completed and the result announced, rifle clubs from ail parts of the State voluntarily be- zun to nppear in Columbla, Tt was the result of the military hablt to which they have nccus- tumed themselves, and was dictated by the de- sire to fesort to force to sustaln an oplulon, which has 80 long been common 1n the Soutt. It was proved by the Investigating Committee thut Wade Hampton Hterally commanded these troops (for such they were) to Jeave Columbia, Among other things, bo sald to them that he did not want them there; that the effect of thelr presenve would be bad} that the Congres- slonal Commlittes wus coming d thnt he whxrnca them to go to thelr homies. They did this. T WISH 1S LAW, When the Committee arrived, there wers comparatively few of the rifle clubs which had been there but a few davs before, Thero were beyond doubt fully 6,000 armed nud well- drliled men belonging to ritle-club organizations i Columblu juet before the Committee ar- rived.” TIE TERROR OF THE PLANTATION. The rame wember, continuing the conversas tlon, said: “Indeed, there s but one hopeful feature tn the South Carolina situation. The negroex are beginming to learn, and in sonte districts have learned, how to defend themselves, Tue condition of the blacks there {s very different from what 1L was at the time of the outbreak of the Rebellion. There are very meny intelligent, reading men among thein, and, nsa class, they bave Jearned to *know their rights, and, Knowing, darc waintaln them.' Several instances which came under the obser- vaton of the Comnuttes proves this. 1 hesrd of onein connectlon with' thu order given by Wade Hampton to the rifle clubs to go to thefr homvee. 1L seemed to show the epirit even of the colored women. way told by hourcholders that the colored wumen, evidently through rome previously-concerted actlon, sald to their employers something Hke this: DINAN'S THREAT. “+The rifle clubs are voming here to fnau. gurate Gen. Hampton, That Is not our concern; we liave nothing to do with that; but, 1 one drop of blowd fs 10 be stied § 4 no Rtepublivan {3 Killed, we warn you ull that the City of Co- Tatabla witl be loid i ashee.” TIE PETROLEUM-BOTILE IN POLITICS, “Aud the en aneant it They havea more terrible Weapon even than the rlilo of the White-Lincr. If they are stirred to frenzy, they ald, undoustediy, have recourse to the torch unl to the petrolenm-hottle, They are resolute, ‘They ure not the sheep they once were, The white w«-‘»}c know this, and wre atealds ‘Tris, tmore than anything cle 1 the caure which s determiued so wany of the white people tu speak for peace, disavow any Inteution to wid in” inaucuratlug Tilden by viol ‘The white peuple of the Soutl do not wish war, BEN MILL APPROVED. “ The sentlnents of Beis 111 ure thoreughly cchoed in taeirhearts, 1 there 83 to be u war, they mean thut 1t shal) be {nitlated by these whowere *iuvinelblo tn peace und_fovlsible {n war,! They, with © Hen I, have learned to know what conservative influcnce u thiteen-fuch shell kas with its fuse 1 process of combustion, ‘They do not want war, snd are deterwined not to have it, There would be A DARK CLOUD 1N THELL NEAN, which was not there fn 183k Then, the old slaveholders Jeit their wives and children in charge of their slaves, who cered for them and supphied thelr wants. ‘The white Southern plunter would scarcely venturo to do that now, 1 there 15 to be au appeal Lo the sword, in avy way Involviug the rights of the Llwk wan, the Iatter are uot the men now to be trusted st home. 1f the white people of the South enzuzed dn war upon uny such question, the Southern country would be desolated by the torch. The whits provls know this, and are irmly determine.d that uoth- ing of the kind shall hapgen. COLOKED WOMEN AT TUE POLLS, “There was another fustunce, fu Beaufort Couunty, which shows the purt tho colored wowmen have takeu. They went to the polls, deterined to o what they could to prevent corruption of the bullot-box. At une precinet 3 white bullot-lox-stutfer n&npun" ed at tbe polls to distribute tickcts. His tlcket wus so exact fm- ‘.lltmall:‘nd of the regular Republicau ticket. becn printed fn red fuk, liko the Republican = ticket, but contalne the cutlre Democratle Btate ticket & - q ‘l{fira im) :lcd rown in the 87 A good many of theee t upon the nczroes, and h ballot-box hefore the n discovered the fraud. The negro womes_ ¢ e Informed of it. They lterally mnnhedgg audulent ticket- peddler. They best himg™g ftaves and fence- ralle, and might have ki'g - been'reatralned. They 2 & took him off tn Safl, and locked hin up ® e dny was over. There wero other eimilar instances. LEADERS OF THE DLACKS. “The blacks are not without thalr lead- ‘t f they bad not ers, as weil es the whites. Wade Ilamp- ton har no more complete vontrol of the of the State white {):ypulannn than the colored leaders have In many districta over thelr own rnce, In Beaufort County, where the blacks have a tremendous majority, two young eolored 1aen have absulute contrnl of their own people. They are Bamplort and Wheeler, One of thein s a'native of Philade]- L!hln. a highly-cducated and able man; the other 108 had a full colleiiote and professional eourae North, and recelved his diploma from n Narthern lIaw-college. 1 cxannned them hoth, 1 have not scen ” abler, more Intelligent, and sinarter Inen on the witnessstand for twenty yeare, They are moderate men. They control thelr people by advice: hut, If there should be any trouble, they eould lead the blacks as one mau. WILITZ-LIXERS V8. NICE-FIZLDERS. ¢ Anather {ncldent, showing the conservative fnflience which f+ hrought to bear upon the white peuple of the State, wasrelated by a white gentlenan fn Charleston, This was at'the time of the riot fn the City of Charleston, pending the eleet The White-League clubs had tak- en possession of sume of the streets, had barr- caded them, aud had placed artlilery soas to sweep all approuches, ‘The ofty was inan in- tense state of excitement, “Thene was u rutnor that army of blacks, men and women, were comlng from the rie-fiels, armed with pgunx, Feytl nud - petroleumn- bottles: = that th were determined upon burning the cliy, The leader of the ‘White Leagucaoproached one of the Republic- an oflicials in great terror, snd Legzed him to use his influence to avert the threatened calumi- l( anik to protect the ofty, The white Eepul- Ifcan inforied the Whité-Liner that the colored people had not ed_artillery In the strects, and bad not barricaded thems; and that be could say nothing to restraln thein so long as cannon reinained there, but would do what le could If the cannon were removed The cannon were almost {nstantly removeld, and this white gentlieman, an ex-Congressman, fucceeded o dnducing the ricefictkd mob to return to their humer. It was currently be- lievcd by many that, but for this Interpunition, the City of Chiarleston would en burned. These facts were hept carefully concealed from the North during the entlre canyase, WALE TIAMPTON A3 C.E: . S What,” sald 1, * bave you to suy as Lo Wade Hampton! Is ho the rvative pereon that he ia represented to bes or bs he shuply engaged in playing a deep Intricue ! “1can only judge of Jiampton from his ante- cedents, 17 do not carc to sy about him: but one fncident which 1 ob- scrved ac Columbia was enough to show e the character of the man. On the day of his inauguration, after Lis epeech, he vermitted Rimself to be currled on u Flaltk. upan the choulders of men, in the mide{ of the populace, to his hotel. ‘The white crowds made the strects resound with the Rebel yell, and Hump- ton rode tpon the shoulders of these men, Low- Ing to the multitudes with all the finp nity of & Cresar Imperator. That incident, to my nind, fllustrates the character of Gen. Wade Hampton, 1t was to e a disgusting spectacle to have been witnessed in o Stute in Republican Ameriea." CASUALTIES. AN INAUSPICIOUS COMBINATION. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. Davesront, Ia., dau, H.—~Two men named Charles Wenak and Thomas Crawtord left Mus. catine on Thuraday evening to ro to (Jeneva Island, about ten miles duwn the river. Both men were diuak, thelr borse was bilnd, the night wus dark, and they traveled on the fee, Nothiog wus scen or heard of the men until fate yesterday ufternoon, when thelr slefgh was traced to & large airhole In the lee, into which the men bud driven. Both men anil Liorse were drownnl. Efforts are belng made to recover the bodles. A RAILROAD ACCIDEN 871, Lovis, Jan. 14.—A train on the St. Louis, Kaness City & Northern Rallway, convesing about 200 soldiers en route to Washington, Jate- 1y from Fort Reno, struck & broken rail twn miles from Warrentou, Mo, ot 8 o'clock last night, and two cars were thrown from the track, Eeveral soldlers were somewhnt scratched amd brulsed, but no one was serlously injured, The foldivrs left bere for Wasnington ut 11 0. m. to- day, via the Vandal o e — THE BLACK HILLS, Spectal Dispatch to The Trioune. Ostamy, Neby, Jun. 14.—Dr, €, W, Meyer, of Deadwaod. one ol the editurs of the Jilack Mills Tioncer, who lins been clected Representative from the Blurk iills District to the Legistature of Dakotn, and alse Concressional Delegrate, arrived here to-day en route to Washington, his intsslou belng un importaut one—nancly, to obtain recognition by the National Government and secure the passage of laws for the protec tlon of capital. He proposes to ask Congress for somie actfon by whish the Black Hills Dis- trivt may be organized ss o separate Territory outside of Dakota, covering B00K square miles, to be calted Eldorado, the boun- darles of sald Territory to extend from the 434 parallel of latitwle to the 47th vorallel, and from meridian 1054 of longitude to 107, I this canuot be aecured, then agecond propasition will be made, that one degree may be taken from thewestern boundary of Dakota and added to Wyoming, thus muking the mineral alstrict part "of Wyoming. As matters now stand, they work most eeriou, injury_to nuces awd business mew, Who are competled to make long and perilous. journeys to testily befure courts st Yaukton in cases of erlme to which they bave unfortunately been witnesses, and many of them have thas been ruiied by loss of time, money, claims, and property, owing te thelr aneence. “Dr. Mever in- tormed your correspundent that 857,000,000 was the amount of gold taken out lust summer. He goes to Yanktol Lo-nurrow, thence to Wash- inzton. e — THE WEATHER. Wasmixarox, D. C., Jav. 15—1 o, m.—In the Upper-Lako Reglon, falllnz, followed by slsing barometer, easterly winds, backing to colder, northerly, cloudy, and stormy weather, with suow. ~Stidotaht, _ S, Weather. . Lt anow, i ¢ THE OARSMEN, New Yous, Jan. 14.—The Executive Com- mittee of the Natlonal Assoclatlon of Amateur Oarsmen has deelded that the regatta of I1S77 be beld st Detrolt ou the 13th and 10th of August. Ed Smith, of the Argouauts Boat- Club, who touk part in the Centeunial Regatta, way disqualilicd a3 un amoteur. A resolution was adopted to the effect that any dis disqualiied amateur shall be regurded oy 8 pro- fesslonal, and that competing with such als- qualitied mnateur shall be decined a violatlon of thoe constitution, The Argouauta Club, on account of the deelsion fn thecuse of Ed Sith, tendered its reslgnation from the Natlonal As- soclution, - THE NEEDED RAIN, 8ax Francisco, Jun. 14.—Rain has becn re- ported within the last twenty-four hours iu tho southern countlcs, as far porth us Los Angeles ulafll gcn Luls Ooispo. There are Indications of rain hers ne, much | PRICE FIVE CENTS.‘?. b WASHINGTON, . - Mail Matter Rescued from ifio Wreck at Ashtabula, Cronin's Mileage---Proposed 'Purchass . of the Freedmen's Bank ¢ Building, “ Rellef for the Evanston l‘oslmu.teh-' Colorado Judicial Districtss POSTAT, MATTERS. THE MAILY IN THE ARATABULA DISASTAR. . 8pectal Dispateh to The Triduna, Wasnisgroy, D. C., dan, 14.~The Post-Office Department has recelved reports from fts egents sent to esamine and ascertaln what losses were rustalned to the United States mails in the: re- cent terrible disaster at the Ashtabula bridge. Supt. W, B, Thompson reports that all the malls were more or Jess damaged, but, the Poste master at Ashtabula has managed to sceure frem the wreek fifty-fve letters from Boston for Minnesotn, 100 from the same place for Wise . consin, ecleven packuges for Illinols, one for Chicaro; ane package of letters from Bostoms and New York for Epringfield, 1iL; one for! ducksonville, L, aml one for Quiney, Iil.* “Chere were 195 letters from New York for Tl nois, five packages of forclgn wnd two of domestle letters for Ban Fanclaco, Cal. AIL the above are dumazed to a greater or less extent, but most of them all fn a condition toread. Of the vaper mafl, there Is not to ex- cecd two tie-sacks full saved, and that in so tud a condition by fire and water as to juake it valueless, All the ubove described mall was, at the time of the report, §n the hands of the Post- waster at Ashtabula, who was drylug it soxs to forwand It (o its destination. Tiiere was about half o car-losa! of mal) in the traln, all of which was totally destroyed, exeept the above, Too mull was” Jonded " in New York, aud re- mained in the car in which it was placed til the disaster. The rallroad company have been working with garden-rakes to gret out evervthinz they could saves and what, mall has, been srved wis recovered through theso means. In ufater fetter, Mr. Thompson writes that b Tiadd ruked up out of the wreek one packaze of forelzn Jetters aml one: postal-card for San Frans clsco: also, one: arge letter for Cleveland, O., contalning two photographs, The water under the bridge Is quite clear, aud the probability s, that nearly ¢ hing not destroyed by the Gro will be fe ed. 1t was thought possible that, when the locomotive fn the river was moved, more matl might be found, though Mr. Thompson thinks all tho mail that left New Yurli und Boston on the Pacifle Express Dey, 28 was Just. There & now at. Toledo one sack of newspapers, which ire worthless, There was at Ashtabula on the th (the date of Mr, Thomp~ son’s letter) two water-sonked packa zes of news- papers, which e spread out to dry Inthe cne mie-fouse, T NOTES AND NEWS. % CRONIN'S MILEAGE. . Special Dispatoh ¢ The Tribune. Wasnyatoy, D, C., Jun. 14.~The milezgs atlowed to the Oregon Electors under the ack appropeiating 95 cents to every mifle of the esti- mated distauee, will Le about $%x, Cronin canuot have his anileage pakl by the Senato Committes as n witness, hecanse he was not sumnioned until he reached Washington. THE FREEDAEN'S BANK. The amount of money asked to purchase tho Freedmen's Bauk buildinz for the use of the United States |3 $325,000. This bullding {s butlt of the fumous Sencea aand-stone, §s # substantial structure, awd the major purt of it is now, sod . for years lias been, uccupled by the Department” of Justice. As the freedinen consideredd tho Freedmen's Bank o nuttonal fustitution, and s there are scarcely any other valuuble assets, tho purchase of thls bullding by the Government would do mnuch to relieve the impoverished depositore. And the Government really needs it. It pays now more In rental for the portion oceupled thun a falr fnterest upou the price ask- ed for the whole of the butlding, TYR PATMABTER-GENERAL. By a curidus alip in the law relative to the 'ay Department, the Payinaster-General only holds the rauk of Colonel, and §s entltled to the pay of that office: while three Bureau of« ficers under him rank and receive pay as Briga~ dier-Gienerals. A bill has been introduced to ot that mistuke, and to give the Paymaes eneral the full vauk and psy of Brigadiees ral. UETRIC ATETEM IN THE POST-OPPICE, Mr. Kusgon's bill provides that * The Poate maunter-Gieneral shall furnish to the Post-Offices exchangiug tmulls with foreign countrics, and to other Post-Oflices, us carly as practicable, postal balauces denominated in weizhits of the metria syeten, fifteen granmes of which shall be the substitute for ull postnl purposes of the halfe ounce avofrdupols, aud so vn In prozression.” INTERESTING TO INE-EMPTORY. Mr. Phillips, of Knneas, hus introduced a bill of very great interest to persons who are suf- feringg from thy devastations of the gresshop- per-plague. ‘The bl proposes to extend.tus tine of pre-emptors on the publie lands, and provides that, whenever uny pre-cmptor on public lands of the United States shall make nllalm:tur)"l»mu! ut the Jocal Land-Otlice, un- der rules and regulations to be preseribed by tho Secretury of the Interior, that the crops upon the lands ovcapled by him bave been visited und injured by the grasshoppers within one year of the passage of this uet, the thme within which stich pre-ciptor 18 required to make such proof unid payment is hereby extended untll the [st of October, A, D. 1838, B THE EVANATON LOST-OFPICE, The Commlttes on Clains have muds the fols lowing report favoring the bl for the rellef of E. A. Clitford, Postmuster at Evauston. Ill: E, A.Clilford wau Postinaster at Fvanston, Ik, On (ke night of the 25th of February, 1876, his oflico was enicred by % gani of professlonal burge Inre from Cnicazo (the entranco waa eticcted by ing & hiole through the wall iuto tho vaul who by the use of gunvowder, blow open th and rliled it of ita cuntents, Tho bullding was th one reuted for the use of 1he Post-Uttice. * The los consists In 808, 3L 1n money-order funds, $510.57 {n stampe and stamp fands, The report of the Spceinl Agentof the Department who cxamined the care discloscs the fact that two of the rolvers had been arrested up to tho time th maie. ‘Tho robbera lso took two draf beew drawn on New A ork, but up to they had not been yireacnted for payment, suppescd that they were destroyed, ‘The robhery does not asew o havo resulled from suy fault of. the Postinaster. ‘e Committes are of the opin- fon that the claim for $615.08 « be allowed, = « aud geport bill for thut purpose, and recommend, that the wame do pass, 3 COLORADO JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, The new Colorado Senaturs are very busy getting thelr State placed upon a full looting with the older Commoowealths, Senator ! ee wants the State divided futo two Fed- eral Judicial Districts, in the followibg manner: ‘Ihe Counties of Costilla, Conejos, o Grande, Saguache, Lake, Hinsdale, S8un Juan, Ouray, aud La Plats, together with all that part of the Ute Iudian reservation lying south of the thirty-niuth degree of north latitude, suall com- pese one district, to be called the Western Dis- trict of Colorados and a court shall 'be held at the Town of Del Norte, in sald State. All the semalulyg part. of said State shall compose an- | other district, to Lo called the Eastern Dlstrict | of Colurado; and a court shall be held for tha sawu fu thoe City of Deuver, in sald Btate. THH M'GREGON WESTERN RAILROAD. b Mr. Uliver, on bebalf of this railroad, hay | Introduced a bill to chunge the western terminus of the llue, ‘Tho bl provides: That sxid McGregor Weetern Rallroad, or any catapany 1o which the state of Tows has made, g may hereafter make, the grant of lands applicable 1o the completion of vald road; as provided by the sald sct of Conztoas sad tho laws'of Tows, may. - with the consent of the State of Iowa, iole the road leading from sloux Clty to the Minussots Stato lioe, at & point outalde and west of the County of'0'Drici, i sld State of Iowa, but not woutls of tho saud furty-thind parailel of uorth lsti= tude; and the conent of the Cnlted States ia hore- by given Lo anid cbanv: Provided, ‘That nothing ¢ bereln contalucd ¢isaf) e construed to in any mans nerchange the grave of lawds made to either of Wid rouds by whic wet of May 12, otker act, or to Increa-c or chanze the la; under wald grant: JAud procided furtrer, That - reports and it Is £ this act sball not bo ¥0 construcd as to cl or atfuct tho rights of aoy homeatead of pre-emption sctiler, nor to exteud the tlwe for tha complotion 0 f sald Mctregor Weatoru liallroad, —it bol g Sle and tros iAtent and wmeaalng of (bis bil Ogive | consent to (he change in the westerutermionsd of ; | said rosd as hersla Seciare. !