Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1877, Page 1

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Bead for L‘qullr‘l‘g ¥ FURs, 20 Seal and Mink Slflll;;! wil be sold at cost to close out PANCOAST & MAULE, the lot, These goods are of our own well-known make, 227 Peas-st., Philadciphia. sud warrsnted d . J. 8. BARNES & €0., 70 Madison-st, TO EXCHANGE. i "fifiiflgpfigfig‘%fim‘m SPECULATING Upon Various Subjects Con-~ nected with the Plan of Arbitration. Who Shall Comprise the Comimission, and Who Shall Not. Theories as to the Course of Procedure Likely to Be Settled Upon, Florida Will Be the First Case Reached, if Colorado Is Conceded. Both Bides Will Employ Eminent Counsel to Protect Their Interosts, William M, Evarts and Stan- ley Matthews Engaged by the Repub- licans, The Prasident Will Sign the Arbi- tration Bill To-Day, and Give His Reasons. Rumor that the Democrats XHave tho Originals of the Loulsi- ang KReturnsg, Judge Davis and the BSenatorship--- Alexander H. Stephons Hope- lessly Til, THE ARBITRATION. COUNSIL, Spectal Dispoteh fo The iture, WasminoToN, Jan, 28.—The general opin- fon 1s that the Compromisc Commisson will permit counscl to be heard in the futerest of the two Presidential candidates, [t s be- Heved that Witliam M, Evarts and Stanley Mat- thews will be chusen as part of the Hepublican counsol, ond that Lyman Trumbull, Jere Black, Matt Carpenter, and Richard Merrick will be Tilden’s counsel. Trumbull, if he fs chosen, it 1s understood, will have special chargo of the Loulsiana case. There are numerous specula- tlons ns to tho conrse which will be adopted by the Commission. TILDEN AND WIEBLER. Onc which obtains a good deal of credence smong 8cnate Ropublicans s this: That the Commisslon will declde that they cannot go be- hind the returns In Florida, Loulslana, or South Carolipa, and that tho certificate of the Gov- crnor must be aceepted in Oregon os to the per- sous chosen Electors, This would recognize Cronin a tho Elector, tic the vote for the two Prestdentlol candldates in the Electoral Col- lege at 184, throw the election of the Presldent into tho Houee, and of the Vice-Prealdent Into the Senate, clecting Tilden and Wheeler. TIE ONDER OF TIE COUNT, 1¢ the Democrats o not raisg the question as to Colorado, Florlda will be the first Stato reachied where the return is disputed. The bill does not say exactly what course shall be pur- sued pending tho consideration of o questlon. Bome of the members say that, pending the conslderation of the Floria question, all the other certiflcates must remaln unopened until the one casy sball have been declded by the tribunal. It this kica should prevall, the count will be very tedlous, and it would be somo doys beforo tho votes of the great States of New York, Pennsylvania, Missourl, North Carolina, ete,, would be counted, as Loulsiana, as well as Florida, precede them. ON THR OTUER HAXD, there are many members who hold to the theory that, by unanfimous consent, the votes from the States to which therc s no objection could bo counted, and that the tribunal could then take up and consider ull the disputed States. One of tho reasons urged why the Florila case should bo decided before the otner States are taken up {s that s declslon there might OREATLY $IMPLIFY MATTERS, For {nstance, it thie tribunal should declde that Mr, Tilden was entltled to the vote of that Btate, there could be no question about his elee- tion. Ho hiss now 181 undisputed votes, and the voto of Florhla would elve hima clear ma- {nmy uf the Electoral College, aud in that case L would not be worth white to dwell long over the Loulstana aud South Carolina cuses, 1t tho vote should be declded for Ilayes, the samo rule that would spply to Florida would apply to theother disputed Btatee, and, {n thut eveat also, the questlon would bo simpililed. CAUCUSTS, The Republican Senatura will et in caucus to-marrow to scleet three of thelr number, who, with two Democratie Senators, will | represcit tho Benata on the Electoral Vute Committee. Therearo Indications that Messrs, Edmunds, Morton, and Howo will ba selecteds and that thelr Democrathe fellow Commissioners will pe Mezars, Thurman ol Bayard. 1t s understood that Mr. Conkling does not desire to suve on the Commitles on - account of his health, but thut Mr. Morton expresses a destre to serve. Mr, Frellnghuysen insy be preferred to Mr, Howe, but, whoever f3 aelceted, it s hardly to by expected that any attempt will bo mm)’e in the caucus to object to any Benator present as not belug a good Lepub- Meau. Buch s suleldal podlcy may unawer the Represcatatives, Lut the Hepublican Senators upbear anxlous to lucrease ruther thun to dhufn. 1sh thelr numerical strength, TUE BILL ITSELP, ‘The Electaral bill coutd not bo slgned in the Banate Ul Faturday morning, und so_ did not reuch the White llouse till alter the President hadleft fora shurt vislt to Baltlmore, It will be aent In slgued to-morrow. Both partics on the Benate slde and the House Democrats will caucus to-tmorrew tadectde upon e members ot the Commisedon. 'Ie Cummfssioners selceted will bo elected In each House ‘Fucsday, On the same day the four deslnated Assoclate-Justices of the Bupreme Court will meet to elect o tith. It is expected that thelr cholee wlil be by batlot und not Ly druwing from a hat. Sume have suggested a4 seloction by Jot, but tuls mncthod #o mevercly criticlsed bere by those who oppose the peiiny-toss plag that the Justices will hardly ndopt it. On Thurs- day at 1 o'clock the two [fouses will ncet fn Jufut session to bezin the count of the vote. As the States from which ouly one set of yeturns have been reccived are called, the first ubjec tion will probably be made by the Democrats to Colorado, unlcss tha maljority rcport of the House Judislary Committee, recoguizing the fact that Colorado is o State, be act fore Thursday, pReAsal o s NEW JERSRY AND WEST VIRGINIA, Ot the otlier S:iates presoating only one re- turn, it 13 now likely ‘that the Republicans will oblect to receiviug the vote of the 1 ble Electors fo N Jersey aud West aud, in order to offsct the Oregon deedsion, slnce it 1a ot sup&ued that the Til- dea men will allow tbreo Tilden votes to bo thrown out if they can avold “\a‘hm arc also somo other test cascs which tho Republican leaders now contemplate guunnnx, but which w! e Oually decgded by the course of the Democrats in Jolot couvention. The disputod 8>utern Btates, Florida, Loulslans, and South CIIICAGO, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1877, Ceroling, follow n_siphabetical order, and the Commission mnst decide the case ol cach asltis presented and report it to tho Joint Convention, where this. report must be finally voted upon before either the Commisslon or the Convention Luke up the next Btate, AOUTIL CANOLINA. Many of the Democrata ray there Is no Inten- tonon their part of ohjesting to Bouth Caro~ lina, If tina proves to be trie, Oregon will be the Inst vote paseed upon. Thera will be no ecercey vegarding the vote of the Commlission on any disputed point, as the Iaw requires eY-h deefslon to be In writing, signed by those sgree- ng to it. TIE TLACE OP MEETING. When will the Commission do {ts workl It Wil have Lo decide for Mtsell after It is orzan- ized, The Supreme Court room Is most favored. ‘The Court, it Is believed, will adjourn for two or three weeke, and its room is the only one In the Capitol anpropriate for the puepose. Will tho proceedings be seerct? It I8 belleved that the rules of the Court will prevall in this respect, orguments and cvidence belng beard fn open sesslon and consultations between the imembera comducted privately, The Commission has power to noke its own rules, Of conrse it will not be possible to admit the general public to witness the urmcexlln;];a, for there s no room available that would fold a hindredth port of the throng that would rush toace the exciting culminatfon of the lone Presidential ateuggle, but it Is supposed that provisons will be made by the admissiun of re- portera for publishing. the proceedings fn tho dally newspapera. FYARTS AND MATTAEWS. Willlam M. Fyarts has been engaged to con- dluct the Republican caso before the tripartit Commlsalon, and Stanley Matthews, of Cincin- nath, will asslst him, Evarts went to Albavy on Friday to have a case thera (i which ho fa coun- sel pastponed, and will return to-morrow or Tucsday and begin his labors, SIEMDELS OF THE COMMIfBION, Although thers has_been a good deal of con- sultation nmong the Houso Democrats as to the members of the Commission, no understanding has been arrived at. Ilewitt and Fayne have both made up their minds not to serve. The other two Democratic members of the Joint Committee are Ilunton anid Springer, and it Is probable that the formcr. as AF«)I)(] Jawger, will be chosen. David Dudley Field has” been o ereat deel spoken of, but ho daes not think it would be proper, owing to his brothier, Judee Fleld, befog one of the members, for him to accept place. Fernando Wood ou 3 8, Cox are both candldates. TUE PRESIDERT, .. Tothe Western Aesociated Press. WASIINGTON, Jun. 23s—"The D'resident, who vestenday visited Daltlinore, did not retuen till 0 o'clock 1ast night. ~Senator Conover, of tho Conunittee on Enrolled Bills, will deliver the Electoral Vote bill to the President carly to- norrow morning, The President, this evenlng, says ho will slgn thie bill and accompnny the notifleation of its approval with a speclal “mess- aga glving his reason for doing so. LOUISIANA. TIHE RETURNING BOARD, HKpecial Dispatch ¢o The Tridura, Wasnixerox, D. C., Jan. 23.—With regard to tho examlontlon of Kenuer, of the Lonislana Returniog Boand, yesterday, and to the fact the that he was confronted by Dudiey Fleld with what purported to be the orlzinal return to Vernon Parish, which tho Democrats Insisted had been altered {n opposition to Tilden's inter- cst, the following ndditloual can be sald: Among the Loulstana Republicans the question has arfsen, How @kl this paper come into the bands of the Democrats? Two theorles are ad- vanced. One Is that it has been surreptitiously obtalned from the offlce of the Becre- tary of State In New Orlcans, and the otber that = forged paper has been placed among the pspers of the Returning Board filed In the oMee of the Becretary of State, instead of the official returns which wero canvassed by the Board. MANY RUMONS are nfiont Jn Washinzton to-night, one of which secms to bo well anthenticated—that the Dem- ocrats have the origiual returns from the nev- erat other parisies of Loulsiana, ln which sim- Ilar changes and erssures appear, and that they expeet. to prove, within the niext two days, that the Returnlng Board not only changed the yeturns “which they recefved from tho Bupervisots, but that, fustend of fling these returns io all instances in tho oftice of Secretary of State, they have filed other xnx\ur.\ in thelr vlace, It is also reported that the Demoacrats expect toshow that these rlmngen liave Incrcascd the lu-;]tnbllcun votn of the Btato and dimintehed the Democratle suf- ficlently to elect Packard and three Kevubliean Electors, who were nutunllf defeated, even after the vote of every poll which was clmlleuzu«l had been rejected. OREGON., BATURDAY'S RVIDENCE. Special Dirpateh to The Tyibure, WasniNoToN, D. C., Jun, 28.—=The testimony n the Oregon case taken yesterday, In connees tlon with that given by Cronln, places Tilden, Peltay, bis nephiow, and Hewitt, and throungh them the Democratie party, in a position which canniot fail to faiten the attention of the wholo country, It willbe remembered that Cronin testified that ous Patrick clafmed to bo acting at Batem for Tilden, and promised Cronin any oflice, or about anything elve he wanted, Tho totegrams produced vesterday showed that the $8,000 deposited under Pelton's manipulation in New York was not wanted by telegraph as the ssmo omount reached 8an Franclsco In timo by express. Peltonwas telegraphing to Senator Koty to save ono vote in Oregon, and prom- Ising ALL THE MONEY NLEDED. Patrick was found to have been in diveet com- wunicatlou from 8alem, Oregon, with Tilden, an, while these dlapatches were in clpher, they were so far interpreted by sume other evidence 84 to show that they referred to corrupt trans- actions fu Orcgon. The signaturcs wero fleti- tlous, but fdentifled as Patrick's. About twenty-fiva telegrams between varlous par- ties ‘named are In tho possessiun of the Comimittee, and some are retalned titl ceftain threads of evidenre which thoy dis- close have been followed further. Therd Is a marked fecling of disturbance among tha Dem- ocrats over the matter, In the lght of Dudley Ficlda' perforniance with the Florlda n{mmur. who sware to hearfug certaln dreaidful telegrams from Becretary Chandler, this vort of thing s beginning to 1 rezardod us a desperate attempt toconvoct testinony to forestall the effects of a publfeation of those which they knew wers nnlnur. to fall into the hands of the Benate Com- mittee. DUSI'S THSTIMONTY, o the Western Auocialed Prees. Wasmixaros, . C, Jun, 27.—The Sub-Com- mities of the Benate Commd on Privileges and Elections continued this atternoon taking testimouy in relation to the Uregon Electoral case, ‘The first witness examined was A, Bush, of thebanking Airm of Ladd & Bush, of Balem, Oregon, Senator Mitclell asked witness if ho soht the following dl;'plwh to C. Titton, of 113 Liberty street, New York, on tho 2dday of last Deeembe Babre cause can myriad bo had for subject mat- ter nevded. Witness presumed he sent it. Tho dispatch was lu the bueiness clpher of the firm, but lie could not read it, a3 he had not the key of their cipber with bim. The dispatch had no'refercnce 10 84,000, It bad reference to puylng the fecs of lawyers retained to arguo beforo the Gov- ernor or In auy of the courts agajust tho issu- fug of the Elcetoral certitlcate to Watts, Wit~ ness sent the dlspatch at his own instance, thoueh he had talked of this matter ;tha Elect- oral case) with Dollinger, Lhairman of the Dem- ocratle Committes of Oregon. Witness thiuks that the word * Myrisd In the dispatch B1aN1riRs $10,000 He recelved tho following reply to tho above dispatehs No funds to be bad. Hellinger told witness that he wanted $3,000 for lawycrs’ fecs. > Oa the 6th of Decewber the London & San Francisco Bank advired witness' ir that 87,200 or 87,590 had been deposited with them, pavablo to the order of witness® tirm. Witness docs uot kuow for what purpose the inoncy was placed at tbo disposal of his firm, but ho understood from Bellinger tho funds wero to be raised, and he supposcd this sum, for use in the Electoral contest. Ho thicks a Mr. Griswold advlscd him mouey would be placed in the Lundon & 8an Franclsco Bank payable to the ordor of his firm, Witncss was st the Capitol buildluy at Salem about noon of the 6th of December sud saw Bellinger and Btate -asurer Brown there. Ha wout tothe Capltol on private business. Ho seccived tha following dispatch from A, E. & C. F. Tilton, of New York, on the 25th of Novem- ber Tast: Une ail means to prevent cottificate. portant. Witness underatoont the dispatch TO REPER TO WATTS, but, Tilton told him afterwarda it referfed to Cronln. Tiut witness thinka Tiltan shio t he Intended witness to understand Cronin waa the one to be prevented from getting o certifieate, have been more definite In fila dispateh, The dispateh of Nov, 25 was the first witnesy recelved {p relatlon to the Oregon Electoral case, Witneas' firm hold a note for £8,000, stzned by R. 1L Thompson and J. C. Ainsworth, and fiidorsed by Senator Kelly and J. F. Mfller. On thie note witness' firm have patd the check of £3,000 drawn iy Belllnger, a cneek for ,200 drasyn by fenator Kelly, Three thousand oltars of the autt drawn by Henator Kelly was to pay tawyers' fces. A LITTLE MORE TILAN 815,000 was placed to the credit of withess' firm _(€8,000 on the note shove-mentloned, and $7,%%) or 87,30 deposited In, the London & Ban Fran- cleeo llank). Witness understood from Bellinger that this aum (815,000) was for usc in the Eléctoral _inat- Very im- ter, Herecclved a dfepatch from C. E. Tilton Dec. 8 eaying: Could do nothing. Ieave {f youwant. Lock telegeaph. ‘Witness understood by that that there wero no funda to be had from” New York, ‘The lock referred to was for the yault of his bank. ©On the 7th of Devember witness telegraphed Ladd & Tilton, of Portland, a8 followa: Kentucky agarogate, ¢, I Briusern. Which was an order for Ladd & Tliton to pay Bellinzer £2,500, On ith of December witness recelved the fol- lowing from New York: Mastln & Jtunyon heve deposited medicing dol- larn to your account. (Slgned) €. Dixosn, Dlle received the tollowing from San Francisco e, Deporited 87,380 in yourbank. (Stgned) G, Witness supposes (i, was W. C. Griswold, gom whom he recelved the following dispatel ce. B - ‘The funds from New York will be deposited in bank hicre when it opens to-morrow, 1 know It Act necardingly, Anawer. ‘The witneas recelved the following from Bel- linger, Dec, 8: i Telelegraph Ladd & Tliton to let Cronln have , 000, 1o wan's to start in the morning. Witness made the acqualntance of A MR, PATRICK ahout a week before the Electoral College met. Senator Kelly fotroduced Patrick to witness, Witnees understood that Patriclz represented eoine one In Nebraska, and tl he lgl‘ulrlu}:) was a Democrat, and much intercsted fn the eleetlon of Tilden. The reason witness sent the Dee, 3 to C, E. Tilton, of 115 Liber- York, was on aceount of the dis- patch recelved by witness from A E. & C. E, iiton Nov. 25, €. B, DELLINGRR, Chalrinan of the Oregon Democratle State Committee, testifled he et & man named Pat- ek tho latter part ol November in the Claren- dan Jotel, Portland, Ore. II¢ couversed with Yatrick in reference to the Oregon Electoral case, ad of eneaging vounsel to argue agalust fssulng o certliicate of election to Watts fn cade such argument ahould e vecessary, Wit neea retained the firm of Thompson, Diirham & Hill to srgue ngalnet seuing the cer- tiicate. HIW 18 the editor of the Uregonian, the lumllnli[dncpuh!k-:m paper § of Oregon, and witness not know hut the faet of 11118 helng the editor of this paper mizht Le of beneflt to the Demacratie xde of the ques- tlon {f he retained his flrm. The malu redson for retalning the firm was thelr great abitity, TELBGIAM TO OROVER. Witness wus one of those who sizned the fol- lnwlns telegram aeut to Gov. Grover from Port- g land Nov. 14: Como down to-morrow momlnglr‘pnvlhle. (8lgned] EreiNar, NoTCNEN, BruLiNazn, Gorv, Graver did not coma at once to Portiand n reply to the dispateh, and when ho did come Tie bad but Jittle to say. ‘The Commitieo continued the Investlgation this evening, MORT DISPATCIIES, Senntor Mitchell introduced n large number of dispatches, many fn elpher, and without slg- natures. The followlng arc ariong them: : MEWITT TO KEILT, Nrw Your, Nov, O.—70 the Tion, James K. Kelly, Portiand, Ore.: Upan fnvest o, tlie tezal opintun b, 'that Votes cast for Feder) ofice- holders an Electors are vold, und the person re- celving the nest higheat number of voles shonhl receivo the certiticate of appointment. Canvasa. ine oflcers ahould act on this rule, and tho Guvernur's certfieato of appointment he lven to the Elector accordingly, and tho subseynent certificate of tho votes of Electors he duly maide rnecifying how they voted, * 'Ths wlll force Cone gresnio ga nehind tho certlficates, and open the Way 0 4o Into the ininutce in nll cared, which in not only rlzht, but will relieve the embarrasment of tho situation. (Slemed) . 8, HEwirr. HEV/ITT TO UROVE NRw Yonk, Nov, 10— 7o lhe loi. L. G. Grorer, Salem, Ore.~\Wo hiave prisata advices that your Btata 'ts ciose, and tho officlal cuunt will b re. quired todeterming It, ood that the itepublicane are devleing fraudnlent achemes to defeat us, and 104rive SO0 IRI0 0o exprersion as n the reauit, Jlo careful that the enunt I hanest, and bo certaln of tho result before you give It, ewirT, tic Comuittee., Chalrman Natlonal Deuss PELON'S WORI New Sani, Nov. 10, —70 br. Georqe I. Miller, Omaha, Neb's Yew, to yourself, Will sirlto you at Balem} also telegraph, WaT. B 2 10, Willlam . Pelton, 15 New York: Will rendletter’ on Wil telcgruph. Gronue L. MiLLem. Owaita, Nob.,Nov. 10,11, 7. Pelton, 15 Gira: evey Park, New York: Can't waft. Can reach do tinatlon Saturday morning. WIIN this he in time? Auawer instantly, Gronak L. MinLei, Oxaus, Neb. Gramerey Par fira tralr—11:45 0, m. (Bigned) OxAnA, Ne Nov, 10—, T, Peitan, 15 Gramerey Park,’ New York: My golug ont of tiie. qaestion, Wetter man gowe, with authority to open letters nud telegrams, Geonaz L. MiLren, Owaua, Neb., Nov. 27.—W. T. Pelton, 15 Iimlnfrt{ Bark, New York: Do whawever our friend asks promptly, Ono atlll hugt, Nebraska. Which you will Liear from, Groror L. Miren. Y$EE TIAT BVENLY POINT IS COVERED." Nzw Youw, Bee. 7, IH.—C, C. fellinger, Portland, Ore, : See that the threo certifeates of iho voles cast reach thelr destination without fail, 1f the tiovernar certifles certificatea only to tho Electoral College us fOnally cunstituted, sco that snpplemental _certificates are made atierwards. shoiving the Colleie as urizinally constituted, with changesand ressous therefor. Heo that every polnt fs covered. AL S lnwier, Chairman Democratic Natlonal Comumltice. Nxw Yonx, Nov, 8.—The Hon. Lafayelte Lane, Roseburg, Ore.; Sea Pelton's telegram to lcllin: cer. 1 Decesasry go Lo Portland, Ulve us prowpt intorwation, | 6. Cox, W. T, PxLTON, 8ax Fancisco, Cal., Dec. 8.—TAe lon. J, K. Kelly, Oregon Headgiurters: Telezeaph me my requeat granted an first aaked, Wil make trans- fer to-morrow, Will programme be carried out? Anawor, aThick. Sax Faaxcisco, Cal,, Doc. 0.—Qor. Groter, Salem, Ore,: Accept iny congrstulations. ~You hisve the Repablic, Jaxes D, Pav. PonyLaNp, Ore., Dec. 1.—Ths Hon, S, J. TV den, Gramercy Park, Nee York : Ueed scantine cramp omerge, peroration Rothouss survivor brunze of plameter, dotish hothouse exactiess of services, lighcst cunuing, dotlah of a yulvanic survivar by sccondingly respoctful mercliers of Seuator {nconsequent coale: (Sizned) Qavnee, Naw Your, Nov. 27, 1870.—/, V. Patrick, Sa- lam, Ore.: Secure 'S municate with me fuw! CoLumprs, 0., Nav, 18.—7%¢ Hoa. J, K. Kel- Iy, Salem. Ore.: Have the Governar look futo the legality of giving Watts, Postnaster, the certif- caio. He was cicarly Ineligible to be voted for. Joux G, Tuusrsos. VARIOQUS, JUDGE DAVIS. Wasmnaroy, L. C.,Jaud 28.—A friend of Assoctate-Justice Davis furplshes the folluwing: »Judgo Davis Is so much occupled now, and will be furthe nextslx weeks, In preparing oplnions upon cases assigned to him by tho As- soclate Justices, that his immediato rosignation could not now take place without injustico 1o his present dutles, which preclude him from 8D de.llon 28 to big acceptance of thoe Senator- Alex H, Btoyens has been condned to bod by severe prostratiyn for soveral Physicians say there 14 no immediato dsuger of death, al- though the patient himsclf Is of different opinton. TIE NOUAR “ PRERODATIVE COMMITTEE." Wasiixarox, ). C., Jan. 23.—The investiza- tlon by the Committeec on the Powers, Privi- Jewes, and Duticy of the Touse In Connting the Flectoral vote {s lkely to continue severnl weeks, as the Scrzenit-at-Arms has reut spe:lal deputles to Ohio and clsewhere for withiesses. JUDAR TAFT'R RUNAWAT. This eveninzJudge Tart. ridiugwith two Ohin lailies, Mrs, Orton, of Columbus, and Mra. Hud- son, of Sawlusky, narrowl; <] a had acel- dent. Mis horees took frizht, aud ran at the tup of thelr specd down a sinaoth street to the crest of a conslderable hill, where the driver suc- teeded In tuening then Just In thne to prevent dashlniz down, The carrlage male a wilde awing, but did not upset, though the horees were thrown and the earrlnge crashied with great force againat 4 high curh, o . Tothe Brstern Awciater Preve, Wasminatox, 1), Co, Jan, 24.~This after- noun, while Au{.-l.‘cn Taft and family were drtving down Thirtecnth sreet, the horses took frizit and ran nway. Turning the corner at F strect, one of the horses fell, the result belng the breaking of 3 wheel, thus stopplnz the ve- bicle. None of the Inmates of the carrluge were injured, TROOPS. It fs reported to-nlght that a_number of troops which have been stationed here some time will be onfered to stations i other por- tlons of the country,—some of them to Fort Monroe and Gavernor's Island, gnd others to }mlulu in the West where thelr recvices may be l" :ll‘unmml inthe spring campaign agalnst the ndisns, TIE RAMOAN ENVOT. @, W, Grlfiin arrived liere, brinzing full pow- crs ga Minister from the Uovernment of the Samonn Islands to treat with our own in its be- Jialf. He has not yet had an interview with the Becretary of State, and therefore it Is not Tnown whether he will be recoxnized as a Min- Ister fram that country, as he holds a commis- sfon as United States Cousul, s CONGRESSIONAL. THE APPROPRIATIONS. Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribuse, Wasmixatox, . C., Jan, 23.—Congress belng much behind on the Appropriation bills, it Is Mr. Holman's Intentlon toask for night scasions every night this week cxeept Monday for the purpose of considering them, as there fs not much chance of getting them up durlng the day after Wednesday. The status of these bills s as follows: The Penmon, Consular and Diplomatle, and Post-Office billa have passed. ‘The Fortification and Milltary Academy bills havo been returned from the Benate with amendments. The Indian blll passed the House yestenday, sl will (o to the Senate to-morrow, The Legislative, Excentive, and Judiclal, {s be- fore the Touse and will be next taken up. The Navy, Ariuy, Sundry Civil, and rezutar Degelens cy bills are yet to be reported. It I8 not probable that any attempt will be made to pass the River and Harbor bl this scsslon, Tne President's veto of the bill abol- 1shing the Pollce Buard remalns onthe Np er's table. If1t fulls to pass both Houses over the veto an attempt will be made to abolish the Buard by putting the bill on the Sundry Appro- priation bill. s TOM BCOTT. Laniar wiil endeavor to et the floor to-mor- row to move to suspend the rules to ha fited for constileration of the Texas I The prospects of s snccess o the morning hour must be d of Statea, and the dav, after 2 o'clock, iaat the disnorition of the Committee of the District of Cofumbla to the exclusion of ail other business, Tuis will probably be the last chance for the bill at this seselon, AN ENTERING WEDOE, ‘The Dresident has coneluded to veloa harm- less-too’sing biL whieh orighuated In the House and waa sent to hifm Jaet week. 1t well Hlus- trates Demo:ratic sy In rezard Lo paylng war clalig, It was o bl authorlzing & claim- ant named Warring, of Savaunuh, who had not fled his clalm within the thwe preseribed by Taw, to put his case before the court. The bif came from the Democratle side, and the report arcompanyivg It was not of o character to make its Lenrluygs v lear, pud [t posscd both the Hauses, On reachilng the President e had the matter examfuvd, when it soon appeared that it woull be s preeedent for sending claliis to the uthount of $25,000,000 or £32,000,000 befors the Cuourt of Clalins. TiE AIRMY AND NAVY. ‘The time ot the Commiszion to repart 2 plan lar reorganizing the ariy expites to-n W Yeaterday it sent i3 rejort to the 1’ It wan slmply to {nform him that the Commis- alon had not had thne to p re a’bil), but had collected n 4 of Informatien Son the sub leers of the asmy and other h was transmitted to fitm with the he wholo will be scut to Congress to- ‘This lcaves the only matter bendlie ik morrow. In reganl to army reorganization Hannlng's bill of luvt session, mow Scuate. 0 the possessionof the TRAUDS IN OIIIO. INTERESTING DEVELOFMENTS—BANNING'S SEAT IN THE NEXT CONGRLESS IN DOUNT. CixcisNaTn Jnu. 27.—Tuvestication of the Octolier election-frauds In thls city has led to interesting developments It is believed the ev- idence, when produced, will oust Banuing and lve the feat for the Sccond Distrizt fn the next Congress to Judge Stunley Matthews, The man Kelley who §s now on trial at Ihil for the murder of Prol, Cato, a colored man, proves to be tho identlcal »Charley Young' who headed o lariza gangof repeaters vn electlon day, and, after his ar was run off by somu of the Jeadlng politfeians nvalved, 116 knows the Inaldo workings of the conspiracy, and will tatk, Parties left here today tor Pufladelphla to tuke bis depositlon. His testimony, sl other facta which have been gathered, complete achain of evidence that will make o profound sensation here when it s published, Tt will cost the Democrats two county ofllcers, apd, perhaps, two Congressmen. It (s hinted also that the disclosure will_show treachery In the Republlean party, In this connection” there Is much indlgnation felt here at the summary re- fusal ot the Dumocratie members of David Dudley Field's commlttes to look into the mat- fer of the §7,000 chuck from Tiiten which was sent to this vity for cormiption purposes. —e——— HYDROPHOBIA, Spectal Diryatch fo The Tridune, CINCINNATY, Jun. 23.—Charles 1. Wetmore died g half-past 5 o'clock this morning of hy- drophubin [n its most ternble shape. e was 2 years ol age, unmarricd, and was fu the butlding bushiess, He was a natlve of New Brunswick, Ten or twelve years aga he was bitten there, Last swmer ho was Uitten four tiues here, unce by ous dog and three times by aniuther. Oue ol the dogs ranaway and was never seen again, sud Is supposal to have heen mad. On last Wedueaday and Thuraday the flrst svittoms attacked” Wetnore, On Friday be Zound that he could not drink water. Ou Batunday the well-known second aud third symptoms followed. [t took three men to hold Loy down, although e was boumd. 1le frothed moutly, barked, and howled like a doz. ermle injectlons quicted hln occaston- t last, at 5 o'clock this morning, he e and died quletly of exhaustlon. nown und highly-citesned YOULE wal, ——————— HEBRAIC, Special Disalch ta The Tridune. MiLwavkge, Wis., Jan Tue District Grand Lodgo of the Sons of Lsracl met in this city to<lay. Elght lodges from Chicago, two from Bt. Louls, and the tocal Lodges were repre- sented. Nothing of fmportancs way done ex- cept routine business and the electivn of ofticers, which resultel as follows: L. Fricd, Moses Lodge, Chleazo, Grand Master; H. Newland, Judah Lodge, St. Louis, Deputy Grand Muster; Willlam Ucuteeb, Judan LodZe, Grand Becre- tary: Fred Bocker, Harmony Lodge, Milwaukee, Grand Treasurer. A banquet was given tho representutives by Harmonv Lodgo this even- ing. ‘T sessions closo to<la; et OBITUARY. Spectal Dispatch to Tha Tribuze. DaxvitLg, I, Jou. 23.—Herbert Ferguson, of Perrysvllle, Ind., died at lus house oo Friday night after a short iliness. He had been a resi- dent of the Wabash Valley for more than forty yearz, aud waa oo of the most generally-knowin aud wealthleat men in the southern part of the.| tate, af Dispaich to Tha Tridune. PHILADELFUIA, Pu., Juu. 23.—Sizoor Blitz dfed to-dsy at 8 p. av, of consumptivy, afters year's illaess, 9 THE PENITENTIARY. ‘ Biennial Roport of the Commissiones of tho Joliet Institution, Some Interesting Statistics Con- cerning Its Management, How the COonvicts Ara Employed, and What It Costs to Keop Them, Spectat Dlrpatch to The Tribune. Srnixorieny, Hi, Jan, 23.~The biennial re- port o the Pesltentlary Commissloners has Just boen fssued, and will be placed on the nembers' desks upon the reassembling of the Legistature on Thursday, The following ab- strect containa the must fmportant portions of the document, which is very long: At the date of the Jast report, there were em- ployed upon contract Ju the prison 1,072 convicte, and 231 tor the State, There are now 1,210 employed upon contracts, aud 307 by the Btate, As our source of revenue is only from the labor of convicta, whatever affects the priceof the enney or the prosperity of our contractors, aflects the Noancial interests and prozperlty of the prison. Our contsactors have inct thelr oblizations as well as could be expected under the clrcumn- stances and diffeulties surrounding them. Many of their contracts were made while the price of labor wenerally was mueh higher than now, and while the eost of outside labor has very materd- ally depreciated (in some Instances one-half), theirs was fixed by contract for a terin of years, while In the sale of thelr manufactured prod- ncts they have heen obliged to compete with the producta of depreciatid outalde lator. In reveral instanees of this Kind we lave granted relief to contractors by extending credit, which, although as we were nware ut the thne, would be excecdingly embarrasang to us, yet we think the Lest Intereats of the prison demanded [t and that we were Justiled in 8o dolng, s will more fuily wppear hereafter, Inaved, ro great has been the depression and inability to dispose of manufactured artlcler, that ouie of our contra:ting firms felt competled to request w8 to lock up o larce number ot thelr convicts, and have paid for their labor, not em- ploying it rather than purcliase materfal upon which to employ the same, and be obliged to elther earry the ouds or dispose of them at rumous 16s2, Others, for the same reasons, Nave stated thelr mability to continue the em- [-ll.uynwnv, of thelr labor witheut a reduction of ¢ price. T!l;.e causes that have operated to depress fu- dustrics throughout the country have brought an increase of crime, and n “corresponding accumulation of convicted erlininals here, giving a large surplus of unemn- sloyed and unremunerative labor, entalling arge additfonal expenses without a correspond- ing Iuerease of reveaue, The number of con- victs in this inatitution has {ncreased, siuce our Lust repart, fruin 1058 to 1,547, an addition of 103, while at times the number has reached nearly 1,600, This surplus we have kept partlally cuployed 04 best we could, but the Income produced has not been_cqual to the aditional ‘expenses fn- curced. When not otherwise employed we have used this labor In fmproving the crounds, crect. fng buildings required for ebups, storcs, nnd warchouses, pecessitated by our new and fn- creased fudusteivs, As s evidence of thecconomical manazement of the lustitution duriug the last year, It Is ahown that the cost of convict subsistence Las been durinz the last year but eleven and four- tifeha conts per day, and the total cost, inetud- ing all expenres of operating the prison, but forty-seven-cleit conts per conviet per duy, or one hundred and forty-nine dotlars and Jorty cents per cenvlet per year. CONTRACTS AND LADOR, The history of the chonees In the contracts with parties leasing the secvices of convias is given with great aetall, The Hales contract waa unnulled for nonpayment of §3,74 due for lalwr, Beh five vo: per man. “The Short & Bravton contrast was annulled by fullurc of the dem. Their Asslince subse- quantdy patd over 33,155,751, In February last, 2 contrast was made with Risser & Keliz. of Bloommztan, for the labur of talety-lve convlata at GO vents The contract with Rtecd, Ju & Co., for the manufacture of cigats, wis annulled {n conse- quenie of the s inabllity to dispose of the oumla, “Thie contract with W .. Ridardaon forthe employtnent of 2% conviia ut SIL7 centsat stone cutting was Jaefeftod fn June list oo s count ol his inabllity 1o pse, He was indebted 1o the citent of FILEI% A rettlement was aubsequen! de by which the Camimiset in- cora received vash, 85,0003 real estate, 14,0003 and notes and other eredits to balance the az- count, The convlets are employed us fol coutract—Cigars, 1413 ditur-hoxes, 483 stoae, U nhovs, K5 baots, 22 couper, 1303 bolt, 49 tallor, 293 granite, 15: runuers, 44—total, 1,240, Employed by State—Machier; 175 cell-honse, 415 yarl-gang, farm, 223 kitchen, 183 wast-room, 243 hospital, 13 Warden's house, 205 fetnale prison, 275 court solitary, 1=total, 307, FINANCIAL. The followni Hnunclal exhibit shows a galn of carnings over expenses from the 39th day of November, 1574, ta the date of thls report Sept. 50, 157, u period of twenty-two nionths of sLoiiah Tnour business transactions, however, we havo teen compelled to pay Al allow losses aod damages not actustly feuried during the parlod coverad by this report amountlng in the uggre- Kot to the sum of SKLGFLGL, leavins a surplug or gulu in our favor as stated fn such fuauclal exhibit of $15,773.4. un l;rc. I.IIIDT!.‘NQ flsmm(r;ul.l :llw- tionk witlk on {nventary of chatte! 2!3 suppllesol.... ... { $145, 005,32 And an amiount of debits due intion, including canh on hind, of 51,850, 20 Jews the fudeltedness of the' insittution on the same date, §7,081,08 Total On Rept. 710, 1670, date o thia report, wo show the followlng 10 be our net ry ot supplics In : fixtures, furnl reman & Tand feased the labor of sixty~ ts for flve yearsat 50 cents porday 14: stables, #tare and i property,’ ma 0 State_rhops,’ 8 in Julict an 0. v snavesesarniiies i entory of permarent linprovemcs T e, Tr INT4, to Seiit. A, From Oct. 1, 1875, to Seut, 30, 1 due to Penilent! s recelvah sons, D1, 271,40, Total, § 4 Leaa umonnt of imdehteds n money, $1,601.10; Prison lbrary, 81, undry pereous, 48, F00. 50, Total, 851, i, a1 Net debts due fo the Pealteatlary..... 14,008.48 Total ... Galn on Sepl. Weare, beal t uyment of old account, contzacted ¥, oF Jucurred un account of, fornier managements, cad for losses suf- fered” wn accounts carsied from forwer wanugemeuts, as goud & sets... 13,600.61 Leaving & wirplus or gain in our favor on hudn::l "MAQICH:‘I‘LII durht:g ’.lla' two liscal years endiug dept. 0, 170,06 v .8 15,7704 ‘The exhibit, however, should yecelva farther explunation in order to show tue prescut actual fusnclal condition of the Penttentiary. As may be observed by refercnce to 3ty the sum of §4l,- P75 of the earnlngs are made up of and Lave Deen expended 1o pecessary perinalient improve- ments, und, s ts shown fu another part of this report, the sum of 814,000 of salil earuligs wero received in the shape of real cstate, while large amounts of the same ure still duc us frot cou- tri tors. Lacge wuounts have also been ex- peuded for new and fmproved cngiues, boilers, machinery, eto, readeied neccssary by our in- ereased lndustrics. Large awounts have been expended In mattresecs, sheets, und blankets, which will last s:2d not necd to bo reuswed or replaced for several years, Hud the Penitentiary been relieved tromn ‘these expendltures by ap- propriations which might redsousbly bave been asked, it would have been out of debt to-day aud had & bandsome surplus on haud, WABDEN AND CHAPLALY, The Peniteutiary hay patd siuce Dee. 3, 1§74, as trans| ‘eharged convicts, $20,010.15, ami, for clothi for convfcts npon thelr duc»km, $10.404, ma IBT ffiwul for these two items the sum of $30,- expenditures would be reqaired for bull during the past four years, we would l::“veurg:fl the State. There fs now & hoceseity, and wa think it our duly tosay thst the best Interests of the Penitentiary demand, that it should be relmbursed for the' amounts 8o cxpended. The Penltentiary, ltke all other purcharers, van buy cheaper for cash, and 1t should alwavs have a fund from which to drw for such purchases, Ths It cannot have untll relinbursed Er, or re- lieved from, fome of these expenditures, The Chaplain’s recommendation for the ereo tion of a chapel we heartlly indorse, but our Limited means will not now warrant the expen. dlture neceasary for Its construction, without an appropelation for that purpots by the Legistae ture. *Such a chapel as would {n uur opinfon bs |I1mpcar{filllmlm, Wlé:’lll,'l;: estimated lfl Capt, «Jnmes Miller, our Chlet Englnecr, cost the sul of $16,0. e = DISCIPLISE. 1In relation to the discipline and good order ot the institution alnce the date of our last report, we have nothing nspedxlby new to mention, ex- cept that wo are more than ever confirmed in our opinion aud bellef, ot that time expressed after 8 shiort experience, ' that a much moro humnne system of prison discipline is to ba ushered upon us, and that the results of our ate tempts ut that featurc of reform had beon all that could be expected. Two years oo we reported that the only I)rlson was ‘“solitary confinement in a large, lght, aud well ventilated cell, with pine floor, ot a scanty dlet of bread and water, until sub- lur‘l‘l:;[l‘a‘n‘ and obedience are promiscd and {ne diffculy fn subxd obstinate offender, enforcing obedience to and respect for all the rules aud regulations, and tnaintaluing most excellent order tn all depart~ ments of the prison. We think it true that at no previous thine In the history of tha Illinols Penitentiary has Its discipling been In better condition, or #ta moral tone at o higher stand- fng, nor do we think that any more eficctual system has beeu adopted by uny slmilar Institution fn this "country. It "is true that under vur plan severe vun‘:{- ments are sometimes necessarily joflicted to subxiue the refractory convict, yoi they are not adminlstered In_a ‘manner to brutatize him, Convicta here understand that, while we desira Lo treat them fn the most hunane manncr pos- sble, good order and obedlence must bo maln- tained, evenat the cost of llfo, If neceasary. Extreme measures, however, are acidom found Tecesnary, or resorted to, We appreliend no scrious dlificulty fn malntainlng good order and obedlence In this prison {o the future on this vlan, and think, if adhered to in the proper spirit, much good will result therefrom. I'HQP!SSIONAL CRIMINALS. Of our 1,547 couvlcts, 243, or 16 per centum, have neretofore served terms in gnfl prison, ng- um:nl% 748 terms, averaging three terns each, ey have served here in the aggreeate, 2,000 years, or an averagoe of upward of elqh‘. years each, Of these, ifty are now serving thelr third, eleven thelr fourth, and three their flith tero, Ol these terms, fourteen are serving tholr sece ond term of four years: fourteen thele secoud tern of five years; tifteen their second tern of six years aud upwards; fourteen thelr second term ot ten yeara; thirteen thelr second term of from cleven to fourteen years; and throe thelr second term of frum fliteen to twenty years, Bix arc serving thefr thirl term of two years; ten thelr third termy of three years; cight theie third term of four years; seven their third term of five years; four their third term of six year and upwards; one his third term of ten years two thelr third term of from cleven to foirteer years: and one his third term of from tlitecn ta iwenty years. ‘Three thelr fourth term of tywo yearsi three thelr fourth term of four years: and onc his fourth term of from ffteen to'twen y yeare, ‘Two thelr fifth term of three years nudt one hiy fth term of from slx to nine yeurs, Of these men 103 have, from information that we deem rellable, served terms In other prisunsd wd many of thew several diferent terms, thelr imprisvnment fn.other penttenttarfes agcrezat- ng 131 terms, and, as the convict always con- eeals a8 much of his bad record ns possinle, we presume the numbers here glven ara less than }llu actual lacts would show wera they all Knowu. WARDES'S REFORT, This document {4 of o satisfuctory character, showing the disposition of the crlimuals seat ty the Institutton: Males. Femnales, ) 15 26 In the Penltentiary Nov. 70, 1874.1,308 Yecelved Dee, 11874, o date. 1, 530 Leaxing on hand 0 Increare amee Dec, 1, 1874 182 ‘T seeommo late these 1,600 males we hava 1,0 cells, all told, cach four fect wide, sever and ane-hulf feet luag, aml seven feet high, We arc cosequently compelled to asaizn two prise oners to each cell [ more than nall of them, The yentllutton {8 very delective, as the Come n(xh.:luxmm ure aware,” from personal observa- ton, The true financial conditlon of the Peniten- tHary depends upon the present vilue of the fok Jowlng asets, viz Mils cecelvablo, e from cont winer Heal eetate taken from coniructors in ecttlement, at....... v 15,200.00 Totaluoieoons resennenn $TH02.20 The prisoy owes for supplles, eic....... 4%,700.00 In additivn to the exvenses necessary to its msuagenent, the Penitentlary has paid aince Dee, 1, 1874, the following amounts, viz; In cash and Iabor at cash valuo employ- ¢l {n constricting permanent e provements to the Penltentiary, ren- dered necessary by ducreaso 1 nume ber of convicts (see Table 10). ... Cash fudebiedncss contra T managements (sco Ccath pa iport ity o discharged conviets il Canlt 3 21, 527,05 =3,000,01 e eare . 20,010.18 paid fur clvining for 1 9, discharged, relean cd, atun average cost of $12 ++ 16,404.00 .. 882,510,682 ua, 75, the prisonere were permitted—tor the frst thue i the history of o baye the freedom of thels re- spectlve coll-houses for acouple of hours, on vondition that they should pot abase the priv- flege, There they talked, and laughed, “and nd epgaged in athletle sports and jm. provised minstrel performances to thelr hearts® vontent, while the oceaslon was enllvencd by strumental music by the Wheatow Cornet Band, and splendid vocul iusle by 3tr, and Ars, P, Po Bliss, of Clivaz o satlsfuctory and seemingly productive of ool was the experlment, that they were pers mitted to eelebrate the Centennial Aunlversar) of Imtepemience fn the iarge ear-shops, whic were cleaned and prepared for the oceaston, On the moruiniz of the Fourth of July the prison. vrs wers marched to the shop, “aud - stood in ranks in “close order™ while the Rev, James MecLeod read the Declaration of ludependence, and Capt. Egbert I'helps delfvered a short ad- dresy, followed by the reading of o patriotic ode by Mra. i, & Smith, Theae cxerclocs were interepersed with music by Prof, Ziegfehl with his corps of planists Trom the Chivazo Susleal College, the Blaney Quar- tette Chib of Chicago, sl Bayoe's Band, of Jollet. Then they were ™ turied loosc,' and for over two hours ovir 1,500 mew, forzetdog thelr * stripes,’’ mingled freely together, par- tleipated fu wl kinds of games dnd sports, and, uppareutly, eujoyed themaelves as heartlly as it fim prison walls were not around them. “The oceuslon was not warred py the shighteat breach of propriety un the part of auy prisoner. 1 1iove that this occusional relaxation ofour neo- egearily rigid discipliiv—as a reward for g t‘uudllul-fml sn excellent effect In lighteniug the heavy burden of prison lMfe, L only for & sbort thae, ——— FORT WAYNE'S WATER SUPPLY, dpecial Dispatch to Tha Tribune. Forr WaTyz, lud., Jan, 28.—The City Coun- i last night decided to submit the water-works queation to the people, and ordered a special election for the 20th of February to determise whcther the worka sball be bullt or not. _Attba sawe tlmo the &mpollllnu of Jubn H. Bass & Co., to ercct the works compicte, furnishing water for supply and power, for §; 000, will by yolod op atlon and gratuity to dis . Could it have been foreecen that such large i Justified in nsking appropriationa for them from + punishiment In vogue for the Infraction of the - [ We have steadily adbered to this plan, with , few cxceptions, and bave uoder it found no. Juing the most fncorrigible and * S S S e B B PRl P, D v e g e D EShrisemor ey e