Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1877, Page 5

“STATE AFFAIRS. The Joint Conventionat Spring- fiold Casts Six Ballots for Senator. ——e Logan Sccures 100 of the 103 Votes Necessary to Elect 1Iim. — Tho Full Republican Strength of Both Houses Now Ex- lausted. —_— A Very High Degree of Un- certainty Still Surround- ing the Situation. — CUnless Logan Gain To-Day 1o will Be Expected to Step Aside. — Hoar Ahead of Boutwell in the Massachusetts Con- test. An Inauspicious Outlook for Hitehcock in Ne- braska. the Sixty-sixth Fatlle Ballot in Teunecssee Leaves Every- body in & Rage. SENATORIAL. TUERRINGTON'S NOUSE RESOLUTION. Speciat Dispatch to The Tridune. gerixarizLD, 11, Jan. 17.—Durlng the call of the House for the introduction of bills, Mr. Herrington arose to o question of privilege, and stated that he had reccived information, from such rource that hio could not dlsregard it, of an attempt having been mado to influence by ribery the vote of a member of the House for United Btates Scnator. He thercfore fntroduced the followiug resolution: Rerolred, That o special committee of five be ap- pointed by 'the Speaker to inquire whethier any cor- Tupt proposftions have been made to_nny member ar metbers of the Houve to Influcnce a vote or votes for Unlted States Senator, and that kald Com- mittee fs authorlzed to require the attendance of wituesecs, and report to the House without delay. Herrrington’s reeolution was put In just be- fare enterlug upon the joint scsslon, to bea rod $u plekle for the Democratic members known to e In the market secking buyers, Granger ob- Jected thiat it was ont of onder, as undoubtedly it was, and the Chalr sustained the objection. Herrington moved to suspend the rules to admit of the futroduction of the resolutlon. Tercelving the trap that was set for them to trick them tuto oppostug an Investigatiou of so serous a charige, the Republicans voted for the suspension, and the resolution was then passed without opposition. TIE JOINT CONVERTION. Twelve o'clock, noon, was the lour fixed for the Jolnt Convention of the two Houses. As that time approached husiness draeged more than ever. All Interest was centered in the con- test about to be begun. The ealleres were thronged with Iadies. The lobbles were thronged, and consplcuons In the crowd wus a Targe mud worrled agsortment of politieal strik- srsand spofimen gathered hither Iiko carrlon oirds about o carcass, At noou the Benate was announced, and the Senators entered {n a body, wucceeded by thele brawney six-foot-two door- weper, who was literally the imposlng feature of the array, LVERY MEMDER PRESENT, Llcut.~Gov. Shuman mounted the rostrum, taklng his place at tho Speaker's right, and or- dered acall of the Senute, That done, every Fenutor responding, the Speaker ondered a call of the House, Every member answered, and the Bpeaker declared the Thirtisth General As- gembly convened, pursuant to the act of Con- xereas, for the clection of a United Btates Scnas tur. The journals of each recording the vote of yesterday for Scnator were read, and the Speaker aunounced that they showed no cholee, aud that the jolut convention would now pro- ceed to hullot for Senator. RST BALLOT. The Scuatn voted: Lozuy, 20; Palmer, 22; Anderson, 73 Wushburne, 13 Parish, 1. The euven votes for Anderson were those of Brown Fruntz, Glassford, Harrold, Jones, Plumb, a Turish, Tho vols for E. 1. Wushburne' wos cast by Buebler, Joln C, Halnes voted for Par- ishy one of tho Independent Senators. ‘The vote of the ITouse was: Logan, 783 Palmer, 643 Davls, 8; Lathrop, 1. The Julnt’ vote stoo Lozan, 83: Paliner, 883 Davls, 8; Anderson, Washburne, 15 Lathrop, 15 Parlsh, 1. BECOND BALLOT, Thompsan, of Cook, moved that o sccond Lallot be taken. The Speaker ruled that no motiun was necessary, and ordered that the vute be proceeded with, ‘The roll of the Senate was culled, ond, when hils name was called, Riddle, of Couk, voted for Washburne. There was no other changes n the vote of either ltouse, and the result of the joint ballot was thut Logan's vote was reduced “to ninety-scven, Washiburne’s Inereased to two, and thut of the other candidates remalned unchanged. The tiret sensution of the day oceurred when the ;’ud(le ;:t tho Senate was Deing veritled ou this ot. MIDDLE'3 VOTE, Robineon, of Cook, arose und demanded to kuow how the vote ol Riddle, of Couk, was recorded, Riddle hud nnswered when bis name ‘was culled without rising from his seat, in such ulow tone 28 to be wholly inmwdible at the Clerk's desk. Without waiting for o _reply to thds tnqulry, Robiosun continued: % The Bona: tor voted Jor wishburne, anst his vote should Le so recorded.” The unnouncement created a deelded sensation, us nobudy ten feet distant vau Riddle bud supy 1he had changed lis yote, The Bpesker quickly ruled that the only person to dethand the correction, If any correc tion werd to Le made, was - Benator Ioddle Dimself, Laboriog under visibly great embarrassment, Blddlo rose aud sald be did not desire the gentlem: of the house to make a cor on bis vote, He wourd mske it blosclf, voted for Washbur ANOTHER LITTL was oecasloned Heht of the § vote, to declure that “John A, Loy cholee of the House” ‘Fhis wus o Julut Can- ventlon, palil Roblnson, und there vould bs no chofee by the Houae, Bpeuker Shaw good- waturedly sald, he Lebieved that was 8o, RECLSE, Robinson moved to m?uunl until 8 o’elock, and Grauger moved to udjourn. Kobinson de- manded the ayes and novs,” Bpealer Shaw ruled 1hat a demand for the syes sud noes vould valy be sustulued by wujority of the Jolut Couves tion. Robinson fusisted on biy demand, when Merrftt und others of the Democrats who were all tore up fn thelr minds 83 to whether to ad- Louru over or 10 o un this slternoon, persuaded tm to withdraw” ft. ‘ine motlon to sdjourn ‘was then, sfter some coufuslon, run and lost, and the wotivn to adjours uutil 8 o'clock varried. un the other slde ction of the record He DURING BECESS TINE Logun stock was very niuch down, There were vogue futimations thut some of the House Tu- depeudents would cuat their vutes In tie alter- noon for Wasbburne, 'The independents of the Senate would thereby be deprived of thelr mas- tery of thy sftuation, and the Houss Indepen- dents would wake the Senator, siuve, if they offered to take Wasbburue, the Republlcans would nut throw sway the chunce 1o clect & Republican. Buch %as_the talk in divers clrcles between 1 and 8 o'clock, but, eie the reasseu- bllng of the Jalut Conventlon, it was kuown that Benator Riddle would retury to the support of ogut It was also belleved thut Representa- tive Easton und Senator Buchlce would ulso give their votes for bin, thus giviug blm the full Republican -uenzlln TUX THIRD DALLOT. At Bo'lock the two Houses reasscmbled in Boint Conventlou,aud thetbird ballot was takes. aualdst applauie Do $0e gellesbis, guve. his yote for Logan. Faston changed his vote from lathrop to Washburne, Bextun changed is vote from Davis to Palmer. There were no other changes, and the vote 1z l.mznni’m; T'almer, 805 l\nulmum o« 73 Parisl }1: Washburne, 2. Faston and Bucller, of the Ra- ublicans, still Tield ont. The opportinity hud r-ccn cxtended lllcln«lercndrnu o come ot for Washlmrne §f they wished to, and they badn’t come, and, on THA FOURTR BALLOT, both Buehler and Easton went over to Logan amidst cheering in the gallerics, and, In teepl- dation lest Haines, who, there 18 reason to bes lleve, contemplated nothing of the sart, ehould go over to Logan, Kehve hastened to transfer hisvote from Palmer to Haines. These were the only changes. ‘The result of lhndnlnt bal- Jot was: Logan, 1005 Palmer, 8; Anderson, 73 Davis, 75 Panah 15 Halnes, 1. PIPTIL AND BIXTI BALLOTS. On the fifth batlot the result was the same. On the sixth ballot Hickey changed from Davia to Palmer, the vote standing: Logan, 1005 Palmer, 89; Anderson, 7i Davls, b Parlsl, 1; Haines, 1, sod the Joint Convention ad- ‘uumed ine' reauit of the six ballota \aving been aimply to demonstrate that tho situation remained ;m:rl!cl‘u at the outsct. Logan had the full Republican vote for three consecutive batlots, and had not gained une of the three votes required to elect,” The Demor crats hadn't bmul;\n forward thelr ‘““dark horse,Evidently that nag wasn't in their sta- ble, The lud:rcndcnls, holding the key to the situation, stood by Anderson. T.OOKERE-ON IN SPAINOFIELD. An entertaiuing feature of the procecdings to-day was the presence, ns mh}hllly intercsted spectators, of the gentlcnien who cxpect to be struck by lightning, Gen. Farnsworth, C. 1. McCarmick, Jim Robinson, and W. C. Goudy were hiere and hereabouts, with thelr lightaing- rods lifted aloft wailing to be struck. o deal of caucusing has been an uncommon ¢ Y k‘r‘?lrgon(erenmn without number, the which for the most part were of absulutely no significance, The lRepublicay caucus, resolved to” stand by Jogan to-warrow. 'The Democratic caucus are divided on the question of abaudoning Palmer and the Davis programme and golug over Lo Anderson, while the Independents “still give ihem the chance. Lut the Marshall-Casey face tion proved intractable. They will not be taken over to Anderson. Bo the caucus resolved to stand by Palmer to-morrow. ALL THE INDEPRNDENTE, The Independents of the House and the In- dependents of the Senate alzo et In catcus to- night, belng the first time when they have so met together. The result waus an agreement to maintaln the deadlock to-morrow,—the Inde- pendents of the Senate to stand by Anderson and tie House Independents to keep Davis on thetrack. This juint caucus was only furter algulficant as paving the way to jolnt getion he- iween the two bodles of Independents, each of which hins regarded the other With unuasiness, s it was within the power of eltlicr to spoll the programme of the other, TIE SITUATION to-night fa no lees mixed than at the outsct. The expectstion on all aldes Is that the dead- Tuek will be maintained, butwhen the break will wveenr eannot be foretold, nor what the results will be, Nelther Republicans nor Democrats can win without _Independent ald, and ncither Repubticans nor Democruts huve ns vet recelved it, or huve n prospect o sccuring it for their \resent candidutes. That Is the one thing thut s clearing about the situntlon to-night.” ‘The other thing growling mphlll); clear 1s that, now that Logan has secured the full 100 Repub- Hean vote, he eannot long hold them absolutely Dy the power of the caueus nomluation, but wiil be himself held to his pledge to give way for goma other Republican whose prospects scem now more hopeful, an x:(n’zvglml\'nnrrr# ANDERSON. Spectal Digpatcd (o The Tribune. WASHINGTON, L. Go ity 16— Gon, Willlam B. Audersonhas returned from the Senatoriul voutest at Springfield. fle does not secm to expect his own election, Lut he freely expresscs hls opiufon, ut least negatively, asto the re- cults of the Scuntorlal contest.” Tle thinks that the seven Independents who are voting for bim will fn no event vote for Palmer. “Two of them, he says, If it comes to that, will vote for Logun, and, at uny event, they would vote for Logau in preference to Paluer. Fle says that, posaibly. \thrco would vote for Lugan, hut he does not pretend to have absolute knowledge, or to clafm that be has control of the seven votes. Ile!s quite positive, however, in hiy declaru- tions thint not one of the seven votes could be seeared for laimer, THE LEGISLATURE. HEGULAI PROCEEDINGS, Bpecial Dispatch to Tue Tridune. SpmiNorIsLL Jun. 17.—A bill was introduced by Sherman, of Coolt, smendinyr the law relative 0 deeds, so us to make the words “grant, bar- galn, sell amount to nu express covenant of selzure fn feo shinple, free from all Incumbrances done by the grautor except reat reserved. Tamsey Introduced n LI providing for the appolntment in cach county fn the State of thres phiyslcluna to act as a Board of Medteal Examiners, without Heense from whotm no per- gau shall practive medicine or surgery. The Militia bill prepared by Gea. Dueat, of Chileago, was Introduced by Kearne; IN TIlL BENATE oL was Introduced for the hinprovement ot the Kankakee River, providing for the constrne- tlon of n dum and two locks, 0 a8 to provide wavieation from Its 1junulml with the H{Inula & Michigan Canal, ‘The amount to be appropri- ated f8 left Blank in the b, A bill approprlatinz $20,750 per annun for Blind Institute and $2,342 for repairs of bulld- nggs was introduced s alse o Bl appropriatine 850,500 per aunum for the Deat and Dumb Asylum also a bill avpropriating sundry sums amounting to shout £37,000 for worlistiops and repairs for the enme fustitution, The three last bills were also Introduced {n the House. NEBRASKA. MITCICOCK IN A DAD WAY, Sgecral Dispatch to T Tribune. OMANA, Neby Jun. 17.~The socond Unlted Btates Benatorfal ballot, taken to-day ot Lin- culn, resulted as follows: Hitcheock, 275 Savage, 25; Baundors, 13; Briges, 12; Crounse, 125 Man- dersun, 43 Lake, 8; Nye, 33 rest acatterlne; no election. The Legislature adjourned till to- wmarrow, Bavage s the Democratie candidate, and has sbown his full strength, Hitcheock gained only 4 over yesterday's vote, which was o big surprlse to friend and foe, 0s bo bad con- fldently expected to-day between 85 and 40 votes, The combined vote of Baunders, Briggs, Crounse, Manderson, aund Lake, who are antf-Hitcheock mee, fs 46 votes, & heavy gain over yesterday, Seven members who were ubsent will bo ou limud to-morrow, O these seven absentees, five or six are autl-Hitcheock wen, thus Inereasiug the voto to over 50. The anti-Ilitcheock men will no donbt scleet a slnigle candidate (n o day or two, It ls wenerally con- ceded that Hiteheouk is beaten, ag he‘!u\'lfl" develop his much-boasted strengih, AN INVESTIGATION 1% going on to ascertaln how Hitcheork came in Qullc- ‘i of an allezed forved letter from Munuger Perking, of the Burlington & Missourl Raflway, asylng, in substunce, that Briges or §5unxnd s could druw on the Company's Treasurcr for clectlon funds, It ls sald that Flanuigan, confidenttal clerk of Superintendent Irving, of the Burlington & Missourl, forged the letter and sold ft to Hitcheock for 1,000, and theu jumped the country, but leaving be- hind bim a latter to Irvinzg, confesstur what he had done. It was [n this way that Ftcheock was licaded off and an luvestigation lustituted. ANOTIER ACCOUNT. 8pectal Dispatch to The Tribuxe. ¢ Lincow b,y sult. 17.—The Scuutortal figh waxes huot to-duy. A second bullot was tuken noon, resubtingi 1iteheock, 27; Saunders, 143 3 Drlgzge, 135 Bavsge, 205 scatterlng, B Democrats voted for SBavage. To-day & resolution was offered fin the Benate that, us it had b asserted that a certaln rallruad corsoration hiad sent money here to inlluence the election of Gov, Saunders or Judze Brives, 1n order tu defeat Senator Uiteheoek, therefore, 2 connittee of five bo appomted to juvestivate these charees. This Committee commenced its on alter adjournment to-dsy, The uftidavit of J. . Flavuugun, foriuerly an vmplug“e of the Hurllogtun & Missouri, was put in evidence to show that Viee-President Perxius Eupt. rving, Attorney Starquet, snd others had {n various ways sent Inoney 10 certalu newspas I\cu to e used for the defeat of Hiteheock; ulso iud signiticd by letters aud telegruins in cypher that they would send plenty of money here to curry out the plaus charged sgalnst them. The Burlivgton & Missourl ullicers' answer to the s that they are false, and the lutters pur- gu 2 to be from Irving aud Perkins offering ribes furgerier. The evidence of R, O. Adams, vrivate sccrctury of Benutor Hitcheock, was taken l.n-r‘:.H; also tho cvideuce of cxg«u as 1o the veracity of the signature of the Burllag- ton & Mussourl oflicers to the letters. Toe Lluuse also nflmhnud a committee for the same urpose, and developuents sre looked furwasd 0 with Intereat. —— 01110, BILLS AND BESOLUTIONS. CoLumpys, 0., Jun. 17.—In the House to-dsy bills were $ntroduced to require that the Trust- ces of the Cinclunatl Southern Rallroad shall -d\'euiie for nluety days for proposals to come plete aud operate this ruad; to agake it the du- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1877." ty of an clector to chailenge any voter whom hie Knows to have used muncy, fiquor, or l.n.hnr considerations to influcnce gy elentor's voie. A resolution was offered und referred to a Committce asking Ohio Senators amt Represent- gtives in Conggresa to support the Bills po ndi g efore Congress allowine penston tu date from thelr dischurye In case of the n.xlrll«ri and from the death ot the lushand in case of Wi [dowa. INDIANA. THE LEGISLATURE. Spectal Dirpateh to The Tridune. Txntanarous, Ind., Jun. 17.—Senator Harrls sntroduced a Joint resolution to amentd the Con- stitutfon 20 08 to prohibit countics, townships, towns, and cities from extending ald to rallroad or other corpurations by taking stock or making donatfons of money or ercdity and forbidding legislation authorizing countles, eitles, or town- ships to assume any debt of any individuul or corporation. The prospects are that the resolu- tlon will pass, a8 there Is a deep fecting in favor of curtniling munlcipal indebtedness, A bill was alao introduced to catablish an Insurance Department. In the House the regular inter- minable bill for the payment of the Morgan raids was introduced by Speaker Overmver. The amount of these claims §s near 800,00, An effort is mule st every Lezislature to have the State pay them. The losses are almoat en- tirely In the southern part of the State, an clalins have long since passed out of the of the urlizinal Josers into tiose of specit) 3 There I8 no probability of ita pass: Resolu- tions were adopted directing fnquiry by the roper committce as to building o new ‘State Tionen; and alto directing Inquiry Inta. the gen- eral management of State 'risons. TIE MAYOUA, Fpectal Dispatch to The Tribune. INpIANATOLS, D, Jan. 11— he Mayors of 1ndlanapulls, Evausville, Terre Huaute, 1. ns- port, Richnond, anid Fort Wayue, mct here 4o- day to canvass certain prepared amendments to the law for the Incorporation of citics. A call waa {ssucd for anothicr wceting to be held here on the 21st, when a full attendance is expeetad. PENNSYLVANIA. TUE MILITIA. tiarnisnona, Pa., Jan, 17.—A caucns of Re- publican members of the Senate and louse was held thls eventug, A committee of three Sen- ators and four ltepresentatives, Including the Speakera of the Senate and House, appuinted Just week to covsider the propricty of introducinz a bl o the Legislature to place the mllitia of the Stato upon a war footing, held a conference with Gov. Hartrantt, and finally decided that it was not expedient to offer uny such to the Legislature at present, nor to make any specilic aopropriation for the purpose ot this time, hut simply to uwuit the couree of events, uml et the matter rest until the Governur, In hls {udgment, shoutd think it necessary to cali an the Legl-lature by proclamation or otherwise, The report of the Committee wus adopted, but t wuas additioanlly agreed that acommite tea couslsting of four members of the Tlouse anid two members of the Senate shoulid be appointed to whom a bill iaking appropri- ation fur the reorzzanization of the militl ehould be referred, and who should hold it subicet ta the course of events, taking no action thercon unless necessary, TENNESSEE. A KILEENNT DEVRLOPING, Special Dlspatch (o The Tribune. NasaviLLg, Tenn., Jan. 17.—Vhe Legistature extibited a great denl of demoralization toward the close of the session to-day, scattering votes promiscuonsly toward the close of the Senatorinl session. The sixty-sixth ballot was reached without o cholce—Bailey, 44; Bate, 81, Whit- thorne's name was not Introduced. His friends were fearful it would not pags. It fs stated he will be nominated to-morrow. One scene of confusion after another followed, At the Demovratts caueus to-night speeches were maly on it sides. ‘Tne Bate men were rather hadl liacked, A resolution was adepted that the rofl be called, nnd, If fifty-five Detnocratie members of thie Leglstature suswer in caucus, to at onve roceed tu nominate n Senator; that iwe- hirds of the wholo number of members voting efect a nomination, nid to conslder the metn- bers pledzed to support the nomlies of the caueus, Fortycieht votel. — The caucus mect- fner broke up dmdhdst coufusion, members leav- fnr before adjournmient, The contest Is beset. ting intense feeling, nod a spirlt of exusperation 13 enerally maulfested. MINNESOTA. WINDEM'S BLECTION, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. S1, Patt, Minn,, Jau, 17.—The Scuate amend- ed the resolution of Inquiry Into Finseth's eligibility ns Senator to fuclude all members, and pasacd it. Windam's election was formally declared fn Jolnt conventlun, The bill admitting women to law gr:\rtlcu was recommended for passaze by the Senate Come wittee of the Whole. MASSACIIUSETTS, SENATONIAL, TosToN, Mass., Jan. 17,—The first ballot for United States Senator in Joint Convention of the Leglslature to-day stood: Boutwell, B3 1loar, 035 Abbutt, 603 Rtice, 17; Bullock, 43 Su tye, 41 Sanford. 1. After the second ballot, which gave Hoar 93, Boutwell 93, und Abbott 82, tho julut sesslon adjuurued till to-morrow. ARTKANSAS, OALLAND BLECTED. Letie Rock, Avk., Jan. 17.—=The General Assembly ot noon to-day canvassed the vute cast yeeterduy for United States Senator. - Gov. A 1L Garland was dezlured clected for the eneuing slx years FIRES. AT ORMKOSIT, WIS Sieclal Dinjateh to The Tridu Osnkosn, Wis., Jan. 17.—The Revere Iouse burned this mornlug, The fre took from the bascment, and, in o few minutes, all was in fames. Luss aiybuilding, 30,0005 on furniture, £10,000; fnsured s follows: Royul Canudiun, $1,000; Allemania of Pittsburs, £2,00; Frank- ln of $t. Louls, §1,000; St. Louis Insurance Company, 82,0005 Citizens' of St, Louls, $2,000 Now York Central, $2,000; Frankllu ot Whe fug, on furniture, JKi0; Hudson, §1Low Germanga of New derseys ¥4,000; Underwriters'y £1,000; Orient, 81,000} Surlnebicld, £1,000. "Tha sutldest feature is the reported death ol Jeflor- son_ Murdock, o tulented youne law: Mur- doek slept ut the Botel. About B o'el at the alari of tire, he urose, wandered into the hall, und has not been scen siue. All others s caped. CHICcAQo, ‘The alarm from Box 625 at 3:30 o'clock yes- terday morning was caused by the discovery of u fire In the rear part of a two-story frame butlding, 400 Astland avenue, owned und oc- cupied us o tallor-shop and resldence by Abra- bumn Raphael. The fire burned briskly, and before (it could ba extingulshed had dmin- wzed the Dullding to the exteur of §1,20) und the stock and furniture, §3,000, Among the propest; stroyed were thirty-slx sewing-ma- chbnes, ~ The loss Is fully covered by fnetran The tire atso damorzed "an adjolning buihling, owned und veeupled by Henry Olaen, to the ex- ent of §125, fully insured, and the furniture £:5, on which there Is no Insurunee, The cause of the flre s unknown. AT ALEXANDRIA, MO, " Spectud Disgatch 1o The Tribune. Kroruk, Iu., Jun. 17.—A tre at Alexundria, Mo., at an carly bhour this morning destroyed the Bt. Charles Hotel, owned by Samuel Ress- ler, two butldines owned by August Hoppe, und une by Judson & Warier, Total luss, 7,000; noinsurn; e — PERISHED AT ASHTABULA, Bpectal Dispatch 40 Tha Tridune NoRMAL, ., Jun. 17.~Mrs. John Cunning- hut, of this place, recelved a telegram from Lowell, Muss., futormivg her that her uncle, Mr. Junuthan Rice, of Lowell, had perished fn the wreck of Axhtabule. No truce whatever bud been obtalued of i since e left home some wecks 84u, uutl! papers were found Iu the pocket of un overcoat saved fron the wreck, showing the ownership of the coat, e — PULLED , Speciul Dispatch §o The Tribune. ‘¥ g IxpIANaroL1s, lud, Juu. 17. police ruided @ gambling-bouss kept by Mr Morto, known to the high-toned. A number of per- suns were arrcated, among them Attorney- Guperal Buskirk and scverul members of the Legislature. No guuie was going on when the descent was made, but the plave 15 8 well-known fre b ASHTABULA. Tho Ohio Legislatore Investigating the Disaster, Ex-President $tone Examined at Great Length. Ho Indulges in an Unkind Cat at Dranghta- man Tomlinson, ‘But Fails to Furnish Mach Valuablo Information. The Examining Enginacr of the Road also on the Stand, Spectal Dirpatch to The Tribune. CLEVELAND, vy Jan. 17.—The Committee of the Ollo Leglelature sent to Investizute the causes of the rallway calamity at Ashtabula returned from the scene of acehldent yesterday, aud to-day took testimony of Amasa Stone, Ean., who was Prestlent of the Luke Shore Raflroad in 1935, and desizned the Ashtabula bridge. Mr. Stone belng 1 dellate health, the Committee met at his residence on Euclid ave- nue. Belng sworn, Mr. Stone test!fied os fol- lows: He was at first Buperinteudent of the Lake Baore Road from Cleveland to Erie for two years, and was afterwards Prestdent from 1% til 1857 and has since beena Director of the road. The bridee ocross Ashtabula Creek was buflt In 1953, Witness designed the Uridgze, but only superintendel TUE DRAWING GP TUE PLAN, while the detalls of construetion were given Intothe hauds of Mr, Albert Congdon, who was supervised by Mr. Joseph Tomlinson, The wit- ness has not now the orlginal plan of the struc- ture, but does not certainly know where it may befound. Question—Were there full written epeclfica- tlons of the bridve at the thme of its construc- tion, and, If ro, where are they nowl Auswer—There were il the specifirations usually plven, but I do not know where they now ure. Q.—Were there full specifications at the time? A.~—There were, Q.—Were the other papers preserved untll the brldge was completed { A.~1 am not uware that they were. The epan of the bridge wus 154 feet. The wiith of the bridge from outside to vutaide was ninctecn feet six fnches; perhaps twenty feet. The wldth of tie Lridge hetween the cords was four- teen or fourtcen und one-half feet. The width of the triuss was nincteen feet slx inches, aund twenty feet fu heleht from the lower cdge to the upper edge, The width of cach panel was cleven feet. TACRE WERE FOUR IN ALL. ‘There was no change in e plan after the work was projected Ly witness, There was no de- parture from the original plan 8s to strength, cte. There was an error which gave the bulld- ersa some trouble. This error was that they put I some parts horizoutally that should have gone i verticall, The lugs may baye been chipped off in remedying the wmis- take, The witness docs not remember as to that point. The orlginal design of the braves was not to be six fuches flange aud #lx fnches web, It was to be seven fuches n both cases. ‘The luzs upun the brace block do not slow, 8o far as I know, that they should be six fuches, 1 was ndvised that the wurk was golug on very slow and Lwent down to see what the trouble was, I MEARD OP N0 TROUDLE after the change from horizontal to vertical was made. Mr. Tomlinson was ntrusted with the coustruction of the bridge tn the beghming, bLut he was found very Inefllcienty and he was Alscharged and Mr. RoZers was put fn his place. Mr. Hogers had no esperience, either before or ce, i the erection of fron bridges, so fur ue the witness kiew, ‘Chere could have been no other nistake made tiun the one thut was wade. ‘The welsht aml pressure of the bridee Dound by the vertieal trugs-rods would hold it fu place. | The unseeuring of e vods from the bearlngs woulld fuosen themn, The droppiug out of three ar four counter braces would hot nt- fect the strength, One Lialf of theu out of place WOULD NOT APFECT IT. At the centre the counters becuma maln braces, but at elther end they ars uot go limportant. The dropping out of u few at the centre would injure its gth, No other weaus was de- visul to k unters fu thelr places, be- cause the lugs we slaced un alost entirely tor the couvenlence of ralsing, They were fur uo especlal purpose, After the Drides was ralsedd the Lraces were eld by other means, There would be o means of clongating the tie- rods sulliciently to Injure the strength of the beldge, The the lower part of the bsl were twenty-two feet erhaps, I dow't recollect. The Beivie would l’.h a v afe une without any lateral bra itness hida huown bridices years. trons-ties fustenal to the up brldge by loop-bolts upon which the ratls we Taid, The resting of the lron ralls unou the tuw cords fn the tentre of the panels would not wenken the upper cords, It s usual to have tho:e beams thus rest. 1t Iy not usual 1o ostrengiben tas top cords for this purpose, lur they were supposul to e sironz enougmn The bridgo must be twlce us strone to carry tvo trocks us to Ty onte traek (o the centre, 1 have arefully con- ldered the mntter, und my conclusion i3 thut the dead welgiit of the bridize snd ita load would nat strain the hriege more than §00) or 9,000 pounds to the square inch, walle it 15 capable of supporting THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND I'OUNDS to the squore fuch. Oue truu on one side of the bridge would strail the trusses about 1 er weut uy much a3 it would were twa traths passing over at the same time. Waen the bridge broke, it swunz to the yortl, whils the load pitched to the sonth, It s very conclusive evidence to my mind _that the brl was carrled down by the cond locomutlve leaving the track in some The bridire wiae not strong enousa o 5 4 traln ucross off the track, laa the bridize broken of its own Weakuess it would Eave swung o the south. A model teet to the extent of breuking u truss woull show thut that truss would breuk to the south, and carry the bridgze to the south. Au engne dm\mlug o1 the croaslour beanis wonk tend to deflect them, and puil the truss which the traln Wi passing over on to the nosthi und when pulled to the north IT WOULD THEN GO DOWN, The brazes were fastened tozether (n the centre by lowp-bults, which Kept tiea all in the posi- ll’ . This Lridge would have been stromzer (0 the tle-rody had beea perpenalealar and the braves ubliue. 1 diave never constra.ted any other Howe-truss ikdge with wroueht- on braces, und kuow "ol uo uther woywhere i the vountry. . When Mr. ocers made & mistake i putting i the braces, 1t was hot neglicence §is parmitting him tocons tinue the supenttendesis of the ereetion of the bridge, for tiere was no oflier partieulir which he conld haye made wimietakie, It was Bot even unwize Lo permit Jim tu coutisuc, "Fhe dircetiubs of " the witneds were thut the ends of the sway-ruils be enlarged o 8 wat to Le cened by the cutting o the threml upon the If tuls wus pot doue, wd the Wiread did nctually reduce the strenith of the vods, 1t was u poor Job. When the brides was changed, i vorrectiug the mistakes there were o more braces luserte parts of the brige wero reduced b rize, beattse the rollers {11 the shop were not sulticlent st sice, Witnieas had no interest dn the will where tae fron was made. His brotier, A, B Stone, the Catabols, and Mr. Junes vivned it at that thne. ({umlluu—()nuhl Dot sieh bridge 34 the one under vonskleration to be exalned by an ea- perenced Lridzeman a3 alten us ouce in threg suonthe, und by the trackuen quite frequently A.~~=There woulit be no necessity of tizhten- fngz and loosening the nuts on account ol the changes of the temperature, us the nuts are ractlcally ns tight In warm as in cold weather, "he examination should be for the purpoee of seelng whether the nuts bud becoe loosened, oruny of them were ol The wrecked traly and the passengers were burued up from VIRE KINDLED UY THE LOCOMOTIVE 0L STOVES in the cars, Probably by the latter, Q.—Why did not your Company comply with the law fn verurd to sufuty from lrein case of eeldentd A.—~lexamined thestoves called safoty stoves and cousider them more dangerous thiu those now fn use. .—Why did you not use steam for beating} .—It 13 not practicable. No englne can furnish enough stewn for it regula to heat tho vars alse. Le wol the traly b slackivg up with steas comes when and the steam for running the traln {a not io use. While the bridze was gologz up the whn gave mo personal supervislon over the work, The fron work was done hyas thoroueha maet machinist na the witness knows ol Witnees was at the shops often while the bridge was be- Lz built. He wasat the bridue onfy once dur- e fts ercctlon, that was when there was a re- \mn that there was trouble in putt'ng it up. When the bridpe was tested it was stiffor, and e deflection was fess than expecteid. The dif- fercnes In eost between the Srtdue bufit awl stone urches would have Leen ubout #17.00, e bridze iteelf cost abont ®15.000. The brl lge and arches eost perhaps nearly £75,000. NXGINEER COLLISS, To the Western Awnciated Press. CLEFELAND, (). 1i.—The Joint Le: tive Committes, ttzating the Ashta'uia dinsster, exambid this aficrnoon Mr, Ciarles Collins, Chiel FEnzineee of the Lake Ehure 2oud, who testificd us fullows: 1 don't know where the original jlins of the bridge are, pxcept the nues at Ashtatmla before the Coromer's jury, Thote ae ot the full working plans. ef Saw those, however, They are penerally preserved, lut theee were not. They belonged to but abont ° the time the was consteucted I was ot work, and this was put into the other man, Inever saw the a% they were not sent to my oflice, were ip st the shon when the work was They would also be wanted when the t was'set up. The cxaivation of the | helongs to men under me. My fnstructivas ty the men are to report eve:n thing wrong, o, M, REED fs at the head of the examining corpe. El at tine in September he report britiee was all naht, They § quired to report [0 writing on ondinary busi- ners. I never ordered auy epedal examing- tion of that bridze, I uever made nay Hatenments to the effect that the b mine hut Stony I was onve stayinz at A tabula, and Mr. crs n<ked visit the bridze, and T told him the hraces were wrong, but told him that I had nothing todo withit, He requested me to have Stone come down. | went with Mr. Stone, ail he remarked that he was surpris w hraces were vas still Festig on the trestles vt nest it was cuingicted, at the thae (t was tested. The bra es wen terward turned, sned an additional number put in. I madesn fnspection of ftaltewy v trains were passinye over 3t 1 tooked at englneer, aml thuazht the yokes ahout U locks. WOULD BOLI TIE BIACES IN POSITION, st aceoant af eredd thie Tusteninus of the = 1 the change that was tmad the bracea were elnppul do pot think wo ent, corners of off, but this 1 oifect it materially, 1 have © maide any estimate of the welzht of the hrid oo I have no experfence In builiing that kind of the I NEVER MY3ELF MADL A MATHEMATICAL £XAM- INATION of the pridge with a view to nscertalniuz its safety. There = ruard vail, which would prevent the wheel from jumpling unl thiug bad been tampered with, I thind motive might run a.ross 11 there was wrong below the loor=,wire beams, or The bridge was bullt for o double 3 outside rail was immediately the cords T} bridge would not be strong It wonhl have to be more than rabg for a double b u shugle track. 1 ha wreek und found that some of braces bad sifpped out of the blocks, _ Sime the accident 1 Deen,too busy with the erection of a new bri to examine as carefully as I desire the mate of the wreek, I one or more ot the sway-rods were to break, the floor would o vne wa v aml the train the other. ‘The upplication of afr- rakes would be apt to check the tr: milgrht pussibly Jump a car froms the tra. NOT 10 M¥ KNOWLEDGH was there any order given tiot to throw water un the burniog wreck, Lere were two arrels filled with brine st each end of the bridee to nse i cuse of fire, The Company had no other fa- citities to put out fire than bhu 5, CLEVELAND, U,, da 17.—Tie Lealer's Ash- E‘nhuln spevial gays the Inguest was resumed ut Yam, E. W, Beebont was reeatled, TIe thinks the main braces fn the bridee fnsutliclent s that they contained enogzh muterial, hut were giot of ‘wmu\:r shape. Thinks the sethraces would have heen vory mnuch stronger (o reslst compression 1f they hind Leen connected throaghout ghe ens tire Jenzth by plates of fron rivited to them, This was the method proposed by Mr, Fomlin- son for strengthening then when the bridge was built. The jury adjourned til morning to allow wit- ness £ ke an examination of some jurts of the bridge just removed from the river. CRIMIE, A BIG FORGURY. Neow Yong, Jan. 17.~The viclnity of Wall strect was ereatly exelted toalay by the report thut the Union Trust Company lad been de- frauded out of 234,000 by a sklllful for Ou Jan, 8 a check for the above amount, pur; to have been drawn by the N surance Company on the previous day, was pr seuted to the Trust Company through a banl fugg nssoclation, and p Yesterday It was dis- covered to be a fore . Morrls ¢ rranibin, Prestdent of the N Insurance Company, mikes ti following statement of faut3: Yester worning, white balanelng the secounts of the Trust Company, the Cashier d- 1 two chocks bearlng ihe same number, one for SIH,000 amd the other 234LUN, drawn by the New e-Tnsuranee Colpany ot e Unton Trust Company, Upon exiumining the check for SO0, 1 was prozouteed u clever forgery. The oflicers of the Unlon Trust Com- pany were notided of the forzery Inmedately, s the Ca aterd that at was preseated to month, and e, supposiaz Ty certificd it. 1er aplistied his object, | 210,00 W v the strunger prssented bl a broker of Hroad street, and purchisy {1 gold, and, sfter o’ tatilue The troa the difte kery disup; Unfon Trust ¢ have assured | make the #54, busily cuzaz The follow e ofiie of Mr. Muaxy i Jes the commisson uf the bro- The loss will full upun the estient Franklin that they will The detect of New York, baviug becu stop] : HATCN & HoNs, FRONM JALL, Wapatch 1o The Tridune, i 1T —A whatesale delivery Keolius, of the prix this place was cifested this evenimzut hali-pa ;. For want of rovm three of the nun- ber have becn allowed to sieep o the Jail-ro-on, which 1 fuelosed by an fron grating, sud they wre supposel 1o have preparel the way for the cscape by sawing oft four halfdnch rivets and two fron rods three-foarths of an Inch in dlameter. Taking advantage of the tem- porary abachce of the guard, the prizoners Leat these bars so 5% 10 make an upeing about i foot square, crawlad throwzh, and climbed out ol the build throu Jow, aind put away. UL the nin ight made thelr eacipe. Mike Fl 1to have cnardueered the 1 on the charge ot murder, wele cons et for lesser offens ¢ wus dise covered o few mements wlound the sheefl, w ottfeers, onedistely we tu this tine none of thew sh a4 W contiued ¢ nn, wha 1+ suipose 5, Was awaiting 1 The othe . The v~ fter 1t was secaniplish- h oa nutmber of police In arsuit, but up been xu-;nplkuml. PALSE 11 Suectat Dt LAST SAGLHA gher, 8 well known citizen sud formerly City Treasurer, aise forimerly 0 banker, was asrestl to-day on complatnt of Lieut, Cliarles Broden, UL 8. A, on u charge of obtainlng moucy utder falsepretenses, Theotliver has ulata of 81,200, money loaned her, who grave bim sec ity o City property, representing it to be unin ciambered, when T the oticer claliny such ave uot the facts, Bail wag iixed lu 1,000, —— DEFAU t ARRESTED. Cixersyaty, 0., Jan. 17.—8, N, Howes, the defauiting City ‘Treasurer of Covington, Ky., who ubsconded recently, bus been arrested fn Loudoy, Can., und will roon be extradited. e MUST DIE, Hpecial Dispuich $0 The Tribuns. S1. Pave, Mion., Jan. 17.—The Supreme Court rulesthat Lautcuschlager, conrleted of the mur- derof Mre. Lick aud condemned by the jury to Lo bangud, Ly Dot eutitlvd tosstcond il mpanv, the otfeers of whin | This ends Lantensehlager's laat hopeofl mpllr:fi the extreme ‘renalt.y. He volubly nsserts innoceuce, and declares his readingss to die. NUNGLARY. Speciat Diwatch to The Tridune. Font Warxg, Ind., Jan, 17.—~To-dny Eugene Eovine, who has been tried for varfous crimes and always estaped punl:himent, was convicted in the Criminal Court nf burglary, and sentence ed to the Penitentiary for five years. e —— e THE CALIFORNIA RAIN. BAN Fraxcisco, Cal., Ja2. 17.—[t has rained st intervals all day, To-night the wind is strongly south. The Larometer {s falling. There I8 vory elzn of a continued storm. Dis- patches from the interlor note similar weather over the greater portion of the State, The sterm is evidently general. The moat cheering reports come: fu 43 W erop prospects, provided the raia continues. e ——— BEMNETT TURNS UP ONCE MORE. JacksonviLLe, Fla, Jan. 17.—James Gordon Bennett and fourfrlends arrived here this morn- ing by the Macon & Auzistasleeper, and went to the 3t. James Hotel, but leit shortly after and went ot board Astor’s yacht. — s BUSINESS HOTICES. arnett's Cologne (four Sizes), Prepared from tho purest and hest mat —unrivalled In uisaxainid dellescy of perfume, At HotrL. PinLaneLema, P, Juny Mewers, Joseph sarnett & Co, —fientle- teweling nhroad la<t year we t ok e witl e, and after teailngseveral of [ . fonnd none of them equaled 1 krow of uare fricndans emphatic in its #Tuwa, Very truly yours, 1. E. KiNosLET. - ——— Mer, Winslow'a Snothing Syrap, for chile drenteetling, coftens the gems, reduces Inflamin: ticn, al'ey s ail pain. Bure to regulate the bowels, pland's Aromntle Bltter Wine of Iron len dy for uervous debliity, impoveriehed blood, inpuired digestion. Depot, 3 Clark etreet, 1e. nnd Threat Diserders \ial Trociies. " having yroved of msny yeurs, S e their eflieacy by a test IMBROTDERILS, &eo W, A SiEpson ¢ (¥, G Great Anmual Sl Hambury Embraidarias. ‘Wo take pleasure in lannouncing to our and ) friends and custom- ers that we shall of- for the largest and finest line of Ham- burg Embroideries everdisplayed in this city, at prices that defy competition. Special attention is called to lots at 25, 28, 30, and 33c, as be- ing very choice pat- terns and unap- proachable in value. W. & SIHPSON & G0, 79 & 81 STATE-STREET %&nflfl COR. “TCATARRH, Would willingly have given one hundred dollars for the re= lief obtained from the first dose. From the well-known mnaker of Yale’s Mam. mnth Tent. entiemen : 1 have auffered ten years from the worst forms of ACCTR CATARRIL OR COLD IN Tus HEAD, that ever afficted mortal man. Whensver Itook a from €nid IF wouli seitle [n mv head, cansing the mort yioe Ient #1eezing, wccompanied Dy excemive dbcasrger fram v eyos 'and nore. £ snffer: Ing woui 1 he fntenss, Buiweels, would Fendes or 2 Never, 1 ahio to £ven Lsmpurary reliet from any medicine §_ever tried Three weeks ago, while sflcring from the worst attac) Lever ind, | procared abottie of HANFoRD's HaDicAt Crne ronCaTamnn, The relict from the fAirst doss wat #0 gratifying that I wauki willingly have glven one A drsCdoriars (0 nitain i, A few doses completely curedme. My head hay Mnce en_perfectly free from Cernniations, my hreatiing easy, And not & s3Tmitom of teoubie AWOUL My irick and buwels has pre- sented jiaclf, Ttaeffect In my cate as been truly markabie, Very reopecthully, 1M Y ALE: Gatl aud Awning Maker, 3 South Market-bt. CATARRH. A Remarkable Case of Catarrh Cured by the use of Twelve Bottles. W reloct the Prilowinzcase o this dlsease sniay beom canviacing praot of the valie of Sexvonn's lRinical e Ay a reliale ¥ for {74 cure, even in casnd 0f the areAtest severs © thiat, from motives of delleacy, she o Ines 1 permit tho use of his name: ‘e No § L—~Thid fs1he cate of aman (1 the prim of e who bad wnlnmw}lnll Aisease thronzh nqm‘ e m) ming 81 my eufferings, waa mecous nwing haw frightfal i Mx Feire Ak, o iy & acrofalous conaltlon of tre pluod. the ent {tyactd polivn Int) eycry Pyt of thie systemn, so that when he commenced the ute of Baxrporn’s it L Cutiy (t hind hacome one of ghe it worst cau x ever experienced by sn dischargr at night was (hick, putrid ., and £o e eive in quantit upon the pillow uring wle tiee 6 hin r nt. wonil, wake hi o rom The U KP 10 the Dresent the enre hes been vrals T and premanent. He o wed 1o all nd now experiences no_prturn of tl@ dlsciarse nor kny of it disazrreanie symotoms, bestdes eujoyiug upusuuily good heaith otlera e, CATARRH. A series of uninterrupted Curesef= fected with it by a well-known Boston Physician, medicerum of the medical ought dncurable. When, mented L my notice, i e Weeky & Pote 1o Inter it for If. 1 there: Crne vor CATarmi iy 4fACE It 0y o Temnedy for Ty [orim of Catas {amh augmriur L ang own I any tosi-boak with wh x nich CilARLES MATY, 3i1Hisrrison-ar. al. v Fash package contains b, uh ganford's Improved Tne s 1or use i all cases, e Al retall drug WE & POle & Druggisty, Toston, Yalthz and full dir Frie P aavhont 1 S, Gericral Akeite b Whol £ T CENTS. COLLINS" VOLTAIC PLAS™Ea Cures Paing and Aches 1] the Clrulat R ) fa reresilu 11y, 1t 1e fudorsed by Electrtciaui, COLLINS' VOLTAIC PLASTER {8 warrantid on the rputationof Dr. Coltins, fte Inveas tor, an uld physleien to be the best plaster fo the wortd dicines . Fhi uulun of the iy’ great medical agents, Vi N W Ve o 1t clatm, aud entitiesthls rema. Tull curatlye comnpounds for Prico2s conte, Kt by sl druziats. and sent on re. 3 centa fur vae, or § Tor a1%, Or $2.23 for fWelve, carchully wribd and warranted by W EEKS & FOTTELR, froprietors, Boston, Muss. nRE! OUS. “"80UTH SID UnionGospel Neeting CONDUCTED BY WHITTLE and STEBBINS, AT PLYMOUTH CHHURCH, Michigan-av. and Twenty-sixthest., Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Eveninza of this week, Gt 8 a'clack, and Tursddy, Wednesdar, ‘Pliutnday, and Friday, nest week, FREE'TO ALL. CLOALKN, Chas. Gossage & Cb. We have just added to the seeetraordinary bargaing’’? lately ofiered in our Cloak Dept., frogh lots of stylish Basket Cloth, and Rough and Plain Beaver Clonks, in eoxtra longths, very desirable goods, which we mark at still lower prices than eny heretofore shown! The very Niberal concessions whieh we have made (a8 wsual at this scason) on flue goods in this Dept., presents opporti- nittes rarely equaled for the purrchase of elegant Imported Garments at werely nominal prices. Substantial Bargains in Every Dept! Chuas, Gossuge & Co, TIUE REGULAR FRIDAY EVEN Gospel Onion Meeting Reconstructed Men, Will bo held at FARWELL HALL, January 19, 1877, ING Mr. €. W, SAWYER and others wiil asafat, ALL YMPATHY ARE INVITED. GOSPEL MEETING CONDUCTED DY C. W. SAWYER, WILL BE HELD IN FARWELL HALL, Every nizht this week at 8 v'clock, h FREE TO ALL. SOUTHPARK ASSESSMENT. Notlee (s hereby piven O the Suath Park due aud payable at G af eatboru gt \d_cost sy be t she Fifth lostaltment ol with avcrued intercel, 18 of the Comilzslon, suuths itaindolph-ats. Additiouat Xakcd by protint payueut. GREENLEAF, Collector, TTRROFESSIONAL. VINTI'LA, Mskiog & alty Of theso dlseiica W iaranico s pusiies eSr it Sut palu or use of kulfe vr ¢ tie. Dr. J. I, C. PUILLLPS, W7 Madtsua: cadv. ROYAL BAKING POWDER. Absolutely Pure. £r=The Royal Pakiug Powder s prepascd upon selentiie rnnunaul from fngredicn! ved & upecial Centonnla canb lnd ouly 1a tla caos, asdlafue aly by tao est irect Wil receivatt Ly retnm s, Teceint aud full directions most vHfective an | wholesvine. It recel it. send 60 conts fur Lk, ne35cents for Ji1h. suut frew on appteativn, cucloglug 8 cout staspe Award for theso werits. -fuwlnc foggere svsrrhets, DUty chus Yo S, o0 vou [0 n; wder Co.. Ne! ol B i Vit ol ol