Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 1, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXI. PIANOS, STEINWAY GRAND, SQUARE, AND UPRIGHT MERCHANT TAILORING, | ALL GOODS ORDERED BEVORE FEB. 10, _ PIANOS 20PPER CENT OF oto awarded Highast Honors at tho Cens gml Rixhibition, vist Two Medals and Diplomas of Honor “For the highost de. groo of excallande,” No other exhibitor recalved more than one medal. 1st GRAND GOLD MEDAL OF 11030R, ATis, . FIRST rmzauum'uu London Exhibl- on, 2. An unlimited guarontes with everr plano. LYONS& IIEALTé‘l: ' ART GALLERY, 3 A AAAAA A AN NN Magnificent Art Gallery and Btudios are the attraction for thoso desiriug oxquisito Photographs. Fine For. . traits in Grayon and Water Colors a Bpecinity. THE FINEST CARD PICTURES IN THE WORLD, $3 PHR DOZEN. Espeoial attention given to Lndies’ and Children’s Pio. turcs. SITTINGS BY APPOINT. LEGAL» AN, United Btates of America, Northern District of 1ilinois, &, Inthe Clreult Court thereof, William ft, Fosdick and James D, Flsh, complainanta, The Chicago, Dan- Yille& Vincenncs Rallroad Company, James Hiwell, sod It Biddle 'w\‘;“'é!r’ H!l‘fgdsl:lfl; T Chanoery. Notlce s hereby given that by virtua of a decres of fortclm&" of the Ulrcult Conrt of the United States 8 N rict of red ot De- for the Northern D| Tikinots, rendet gember & A Do 1870, In a certain’anit {n chancery where(n Wililam i3, Fosdiek and Jamea 1). Fish ars com+ Pirinanta and Tho Chicsgo, Danville & Vincennes Hafl- Foad Company and others are defendants, the under: dlgned, Master {n Gliancery of ssid Court. will sell, at pobiie’ anction, 16 the highest Wdder for eash, al) and ular 'the 1lifnols Division of the said Chieago, i . 1ag abay't 1 s ‘In Chicago,~ about seven snd (78:10) milea In Jenith,—and & branch from Dimmarck 10 the Indiana amg\xfne.--rmuc four and six-tenths (4010) miles in length, Hogstnce wiin oll the rishts ranchises, and ?YIIMHIDWI ereto pertalning an the_rolling stock thereto balonging, snd all the con- tract rights of said l}cmrlny, and ail ¢l right, title, and equity of redemptlon of " uatl Chicage, Danvilie & Vincenna Hiallrosd Company: All the sald property. enances, and franchires to be #oid aa An entirely and the samo nre specifically described and scheduied in tha sald decree, aa followa: 1. The man finn of the Chiesgo, Danvitle & Vin. ccanes Rallroad from Dalton, in the County of Cook, southerly Lo Daaville. In the' Gounty of Vermtilion, a istance of one red aud elght (1t miesi and n gnfd Vermillion Caunty, ing of the Riate of Iliinols & ix-tenihs (4 8-10) mllea, together tionand other grounds. grad. ding fixtures ks, 8h0) ncling s, stations other bulldioks and structures, fences snd appurtenances therenf, and all wood, coal, and other supplies for the neo and operation thereof. Contrac ggh"flf the sald Chicago, Danville 68 [talirosd Company 1o & And sppurtenances of th icago & Bouthern Hallroad fim&l"’h‘“& '?l "'TC“II 'lflcerlflXnfinlnfléoef lh; 1] Uineinna! N uls Rallway from Thtraton, Iu Cook Cottaiy, fo and Inco tha Cily of ieazo. 3 Thetermiol racks, sdings, tenances of sald Chicss, Danv| it on the grouuda and rights of way of waid Comoany, or otherwlie, agxregating a longth of soven and efghit tentha (7 8-10) mllen, together with all Tightsof wayor coniracts tlierofur, or rightato hava and mattaln such (racka, or any part thereof, and all Lulldings,” siructures. orecitons, and sppuricnances thereof, Incind(tg a wator-tank, sod sn undy terest [0 an engine-potse of fourl on groundaof the sstd Chicago & Sonihern lialiro Compeny,, adjacent 1o, the Clty of Clifcago, and all woud, coal, and otiier sunpliles, tools snd axturen, for the use of salil Chicagv, Daarille & Vi Comipany, ani Kituate or uned £0, pr.along tiio lina.of eald Clilcago & southerm tall. 7gincin Lot 3 oa Company.oraald Pltial.ure! tallvar Company, uorth of sa(d Thomton, 4. ‘The south elghteen (18} foet of lot twelve (12) and i 10) 1 block thirteen (13) ¥ & nine (9) Cargenter's Adition ia Chicagos glao [t twenty-four (24). In block soven (7), Carpenter's Additlon 10 Chicago, dubject to » lien of about twentyAire hand , sna thirty-two itrty-one iigh's Addition ta with tha tracke. ' and n, satd fota twentyning (20), thircy {323, betn aublect (o 8 Arvt lien of about twenty-thros ndred dollars (82,000, niy-6ve (33) locomotives numbared 1, 3, 3, 4, S 6T A 01010713, 1, 14, 15, 10, 20, 21, 23, 34,20 o}, 3233, And 34, kix'e) [aaencer cars, numbered 3, 4, B. & 7, a0ds, Three () bagksiecars, numbered 2, 3, and 4, Thirea (8) mall cars, nambered 1, 3, and s, oCIRhE (4) caboose cars, nambered 3, 4, 8, 0,7, 8,0, Ons hundred ond staty-one (181) box cars, bejug th bedria AmDE P e B A TR lne?u‘al;): 1,118, both inclusive. ond L0l o 1, 3 Etghty:ve (R3)'box cars (Adania), belog those bei In‘ nuu{ben ‘hetweon 1,138 10 1,220, MInTn:’ufilw. . hree hundred and “clghteen (318) coal cars, betog oac bearing nuinbers between 1 £0 100, both fnclusive, aud 14310 374, both Inclusive, i Gne hundred aud elghtcen (118) block coal-ca llfifil')zx bearing numuers between Ul to 0118, botl hirty-four (34) atock cars, el . ISt 30,8tk o, bl e b anchiscs of the sald Chieseo, Danvilla tallrosd Company within the' Stata of Ui of the mroperlyand pretnires within satd nideo ainer than that In hia” slicdula specically deacrived in which the asid Railrosd Company lins any byt for use in e maintenance and @ 0f Taitroad Tauur, 10 d sslo will be at the hour of j0 w'clock & m. of th venln(‘llmdl{ f February, L INTT, 4t the weat door of the Republic Life-Insurance Company Butlding, 0o Lasaile+st., in Chicago, 1ilinols, One quarterof the hid 1s to be paid In caah at the time of sai=, "and one-half the Lalance (o be g:ld In cashin three monthis. snd the remsinder o id In caal ‘within six maonths from the day of sale. On the con. firmation of the sale, and tha full g:!ml t of the pure chasa money, & wnn{ln:n will made to the pur- ghaser, -rgcfi il enfitie bim o the'posession of i & Droperty so direct 5 Master ;‘m:-nc; ¢ the CIrenls Conrt B he Datted of 8 Circult Ce giaterfor the Noribern District of Thinols Lawnxxca, CakrprLL & Lawaznce, Complalaani’ Bolicitore. . ba- fa- MOODY'S KERTIONS, The Boston Daily Advertiser WILL REPORT THE MOODY AND SANKEY MEETINGS, With the sermona of Mr. Moody verbatim, for the term af tho meetings in Boston, TERMS = Daily, $1per month, in adrance; Weekly, $2 per annum, In advance, E. F. WATERS, Treasurer, 20 Court-st., Boston. FIRMN OMANGES. DISSOLUTION. The lnporlnnnl'g heretofore !lll“llfl between Mar- £us Lactiuaon of Chicsgo, Cook Co , Ill., and Charles LRRRA0 & Hroots, 14 Chla iy Sty e, neme of o & ARCU TR CHMANN, -,Qflil._'nh. 1. 1877, CHANRLES DIROO! COPARTNERSIIIP, T have this day ssoctated with myselt AMr. A, It Howe, qnd will consinue tha Merchandiss Brokers business st 42 Wabiaah-av., under tha firm name ot B.Jlnllhl & Co. W, 5. ENIGUT. MR. PEILIPF OPPER Hut been admltted this dar aa & member of our Arm. BILVEKMAN, LINDAUER & CO. oo e g, BUSINESS OHANGE. Tl interest of A, D. Lamb having this day ex. Pired by lmitation, b retires from our frm. TIIBBARD, SPENCER & CO. Chicago, Jan. 1, 1677. FINANCIAL. 7 PER CENT itd 8 per centloans 0 approved cityreal estate made by FRANCIS B. PEABODY & CO. 174 Dearbol SOALES, FAIRBANKS' ATANDARD SCALES or X1 FAIRBANKS, MORSE & 0O, 113 & 118 Lake St., Chicago. Bacasslultobay cnly the Genulne, FOR CASEI. LINDSAY BROS. TAILORS, Nos 141 & _ STOCKUOLDERY MEETINGH, Office of the Baltimore & Obio & Ohicago Railroad Oompany. NOTIOCH. Cntoaao, T, Jan, 10, 1877, —~To (06 Tetiimoro &yt Gnicaxd You are herey natied that In purs opted Jan. 10, 1877, d o'clock p, r-r’- )\%. a3 Bouth Clark-st. liicako, 11/ VIOISI to concur In the borrowing by this cor| 1P compieting, ©fuma e mproving - and-ope o oting, © furnianii H . Fatlng i R airoad.” and’ the fesiing _and ra and franchises o secure thie same reald, and 8lso to fnke all necessary 6 reqiiired (o tthorize aatil co it f_money not axceeding §250 disose of {ts bonds for asid sum #oBorrowed, and to mortgage (ts corporate praperty and franchiseato gecure the ?l{mflu of the sanie, (n sceardance with the statrite of tha Stateat Tilinol, fa sach casa made and provided. Atwhich time and piico ot sre requeated o' be prerént. Yy the order of, the ouril of Diirectars, , C. QUINGY, ent Naltimore & Ohlo & Chicago Raliroad Co. . G WINBTANLEY, Sccretary of the Jialtimore & Ohin & Chicago Kalirosd Conpray. MEAL ESTATE. Gity Real Estate for Sals. DEARBORN-AY., between Huron and Superlor- sta., east front: Sub Lot 4 of Lota 1, 2, 16, and 16, Rlock 31, Walcott's Addition, 20x70 feet. Sealed bids will be rocelved at (his oflice nnti) 3 o'clack p, m., Feb, 17, 1877, aud submitted to the Cit; cnnn:llhoucuon thercon. ‘erms cash, J. A. PARWELL, Comptroller, ; Room 3, Cily Tiatl. $£1L00,000 Worth of elear praperty, iiicluding fne farming and pineJands in Michigan; bertanai property, Including horscs, wagons. &c.i #10,000 Ia good first mortgaxe fotes, to excliange for Chicafp propefty. | [ sumesome fucumbraace, TURNEIE & TOND, 03 Wastingtati-at. TAXES. . FINAL NOTICE. Thereby notify all persone, companliea, and cor- Roratione, who_ are nssoardd in the TOWN OF ORTH CI{ICAQO, for the Personal Property Tax of 1876, and who have thus far neglectod to pay, that I will now, hy anthority of my warrant, and under Sec, 150, Nevenne Law, colloct the mame, together with costs that may acerue, by DISTRESS ND S8ALE of tholr pm;‘erg within this county. CHRISTIAN TEMPEL, Feb, 1, 1877, Collector North Chicago. Oftice at County Treasory, corner Dearborn-av. and {llinofs-at. RAFFLE. The Rafllo for Horse, Trotting.Wagon, 8loigh, &o., will take place at tho Colisoum this evoning, Thers aro o fow tickots ro. maining unsold. Yartics wishing o chance can progurs tickets at the bar, Polioy Holders of tha late Oontinon- Lifo Ing, Co, of N, Y, Cnn have iheir fnterests protected, and claima collected res of charge, hy thamughly responsible parties, Call o L FIRERMAN, 00 Washlogion-si., Room 0, 3104 BUSINESS CARDS, DYEING AndCleaning.of SITK, Merino Dresses. Shawls, Gloves, aces, &c,, dore In superlor imanner at the DOSTON FANCY STEAM DYE HOUBE, AUGUST BCHYARZ, Proprictor, OMmes=190 Bouth Clarkest.1 203 West Madison-at.g 138 1iliols st Ordera recetved and roturned by oxpress. MUN1I0AL, o Horstey Sehoulof Msial A7, MERSHEY AIUSIC HALL, 83, 86 and 87 EAST MADISON-8T,, and 42 SOUTITI ANN-ST. 1. CLARENCE EDDY, General Director. W. 8.D. AN Mit NEISHEY, Yoo Birectar, TIROPOSALS. CONVICT LABOR. l”‘“m" BTavE PRXITRENTLARY, CONXUSIOXRES OF7ICR,JOLIET, Jan. |2, 177, Ecaled \ropasals wii bo receivad by (e whicrined Cammiuloners of the llifnols Atato Deniicntiary tp o oclack, b in Feb 13,1877, Tor tho Labor of Oae “ll'lg::“[ 00) Cal " fed snd men are able-hodied and aiapted to most any Ktnduf talor, Kad & portiun of thew Hava heeh wark) Hinchfics, A IDlG 4hop oith B siewmt with kaitting- " power wili b furnlshed, hntracta o il nat longer than elslit yeu c aimetcat bond, conaltioncd (her vontact wlll be entered Irto 1 proposal Is nccaple oF further (arilcutars add i 1 W, SeCL UGG Ry ardes e Whe peyiciatimed, o Yahouuus e faviok HOBEIT D NOL AN Commisslonrrs 11iinof ate Priy x & Coniract ang bond FURS. A e s wil be sold ut cost to elose out the lot. Thers goods are ?)I our own well-known make, __and warranted, J, 8, BARNES & C0., 70 Madlson-st, OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, DIANASSE) OFTIUIAN, Tribune Bullding, FURS 20 Beal and Mink Bacques d Floa Bpoctacica sulted to alt sights on sclentific prin- cipies Dpers and Feld o R e R i LDUCATIONAL, HIGHLAND EALI,. A Collogiate Imstituto for Ladios. 8priog sesilon opens Feb. 7. viith ezcelle B S TOF, Hixuiind Pare fi o0 @ o Missourl School of Midwifery, oA e Lo dee SR Al WANTED, selling Btati A ] potder, gotdsn pan, S50 plecs 5 VELEIE fo By S Tuisa il ST o fied Sy gy S:h oid Paseal Laver Watcs ageaw’ lmw 2 CJu Htmudwumg. ! The Chicage Dailpy TEib CHICAGO, 'THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1877, WORK BEGUN. The Board of Arbitration Holds Two Sessions Yesterday. Rules to Govern Its Proceed- ings Presented and Laid Over. Debate on Disputed Points to Be Recasonably Curtailed. All Proceedings Except Con~ gultations Open to the Public. The Count To-Day Will Be Wit- nessed Only by the Fa- vored Fow. House Demoorats Consent to the Admission of Colorado. Another Big Sensation Sprung by Dudley Fisld’s Com- mittee. An Alleged Contract with Wells to Sell Louisiana to Tilden. Pickett, of Confederate-IRecord Fame, the ero of this Last Invention. Both Littlefleld's and Pickett'’s Yarns tho Langhing-8tock of the Hour; Showlog Only How Desperato Is tho Causo of Samucl J. Tilden. TOE JOINT BOARD. 1TS PINAT MEFTING. Special Dispich o The Tribune. WasnisGros, . C., Jan. 3L.—The Proalden- tial Commission met at 1 o'clock to-day and or- Ronized, all the members belng present. On' one #lde of the table sat the five Judges, Justice Clifford occupylng n high-back, camel’s-halr chalr, plazed n the centre as the scat of tho presiding ofiicer. Opposlte him wers Senator Edmunds and Representative Paync, the Chalr- mien of tho delegations from the two IHouses of Congress, and flanking them and extending around tho two ends of tue tablasat the Scna- tora and Representatives. Tho firat scsafon was nerely formal. At 4 o'clock tho Commisston met again, and worked for two hours upon n acrics of rules for the government of the body drawn up by Mr. Edmunda. There were no party declsions in tho votes which took place on amending ang adopting these rules, Ning of them affected tho guestions at {saue betwoeen the two political partics, all being in the naturo of regulating forma of procedure, TIE BESSIONS WILL DE PUBLIC, ond the fow spectators which the room will hold will be admitted under such restrictions ns muy be neceasary to protect the Commissioners against annoyance and disturbance. All dls- cussfuns and consultations between the members of the Commisslon will, howeyer, be held in private. In this respeet the practice of the Bupreme Court will govern, and the Commis- sloners will withdraw {ato the consulting-room of the Court., THE NULES. ‘The following {s an abstract of the rules which will pe put in finlshed form to-morrow, and then given to the press: Bule 1 provides fur the appolntment of the ofticers of tho Commlsaton, namely, a Becretary, two Assistant Scerctaries, a Marshal, two Deputy Marshals, a stenographer, and messea- fers, Rulo 2 provides for allowing counscl to conduct each sfde of any subject submitted to tho Commission, and MUmits the time that they may be heard to two hours on tho mafn question snd fMftecn mioutea on {nterlocutory questions, subject to belng enlarged at the discretion of the Com- missloncrs os they may think fit, Rule 3 enabiles all objeeting Benators and Rep- resentatives who object under the Jaw tocer- tiflcales to selcct two of thelr number on each slde to arguc their objectons. The time for thelr arguments {s limited absolutely to four hours,—two on cach side. Rule 4 provides for hearing applications for processes for witnesses aud papers,and provides further that any deposition taken herc- after shall bo deemed duly authentlcated 1t taken befors Clreuit Court Commissioners, but 1t does not provide for making any such deposition evidence, ncither does It indicate that tho Commission has avy opinfon one way or the other, Rule 3 provides that the President of tho Commisslon ghall regulate the admission of people to tho open acssions of the Cotnmission according to hix discretion, Rule 6 provives that thefsittings shall bo in the Bupreme Court-room, untll otlierwise or- dered, and shall be with epen doors, cxcept when the Commisalon {s fn consultation, unless otherwlse ordered. JUDGE pRaDLEY, There is a universal feelinz and satisfaction 4mong Republicans to-day over the selection of Justice Bradlcy as the fifth Judge on the Com- wifsslon, Thero was hearty rejolcing last night, but people would not be convinced that such a gratifyiog result had heen reached untll it sbould be officially snnoupeed. At noon, how- ever, all doubts were removed, and Republic- ans congratulated each other freely on all sides. The promise of & Haves victory In the comiug legal contest i quito as clearly shadowed forth by tho regrets and dissatistaction of the Demo- crats as by tho rejoling of the Republicans. When Judge Davis was clected Sena. tor the ‘hopes of many promlnent Democrats were scriously clouded, snd thelr last reliance was upon the possibility of fnduc- fag him to act on the Commission in spite of his having been elected by a party, Strong efforts were made yesterday to secure hls acqulescence, but to no purpose. Bome of those who were 'l:rkmg to secure his scrvices on the Commis. alon GAVE UP TUBIR CASE when he floally refused to-day, A local Demo- crat of such standing as to give him realy access t managersamong the Democrats declared to a friend, 4s the rcsult of bis dcliberate judg- ment, after a talk with such of the leaders as ho ):lupul:{ find, that the case of Tilden was absolutely ces. 'ghe President, after heariog of the selection of Bradloy, expressed great satiafaction at the final mmpoolu:n of tbe Comumission. LABAMA, Benator Bpencer aud Represcatative Harale #an, of Alabama, to«lay sulmitted the draft of an objection to the vote ofthat State to a num- ber of prominent Republians. This they ex- ted to present in the Joint Convention o-tnorrow. Their objectioss were understood to rest pon allldavits as tofraud and Intimida- tion in varlous parts of the Btate. Thelr pur- rn_qc was stronply dirapprowd by many of their riends, and it i belleved to-nfght that they lave abandoned thelr intenfon. As a matter of fact the course they proposed cotild accomplish nothing, and would only cuse the delay incl- dent to 8 aepaeation of the two Iouses, and a vote on the queation, It i not likely that the Benate would sustaln them, since Congrees has taken no steps to Investigate afTalrs in Alabama, and it §s not helleved that a mn{,flrll}' of the House Republicans would wite with Haralson. ORGANIZATDN, To M Teatern Aundated Press, Wasmixarox, . C., Jan.3l.~The Trlpartite Commission nasembled at neon o the Supreme Court-room and organized. The special oath of ofllce was adminlstered to ustice Cliford by Mr. Middieton, the Clerkof the Court, and ce Clifford, who, by thr Electoral act, is the prcfll(lln% oflicer of” theComnmission, then administered the oath_to the other fonrteen members. James H, McKnncy was then ap- polnted Mmlmrnr{ Clerk tc the Commission, and |t was ordered that the proceedings of the Commirslon, except those atnve etated, shall be held confidential until otheryise ordered, After a brief seasion, fic Commission aa- Jonrned until 4 o*clock thls lternoon. TELLERS, Bpeaker Randall having lecfded to flm'znlnt two Democrats nr tcllers in counting the Elec- toral vote, the 'resldent peo tempore of the Senate will appoint two_Tepublican tellers on thetpart of that exly, The President pro tem. deslred that oue Deinocrat and one Republican be appointed from ench Howse, but fu this the Bpeaker Ald not acqulesce. couxser, The Republican National Committee to-dny declded to enzage a8 leading counsel before the Electoral Commission William M. Evarts and E. W, Stoughton_of New York, and Slnnler' Matthews and 8. 8. Shellaharger, of Oblo, All these gentlemen are bere and have entered upon the preparation of thelr caee, except Mr. Btoughton, who is cxpected here to-morrow, They src authorized to assoclate with them- Aelves any others they ay desire who are fanilfar with the Loulslana and Florida cascs, The Democrats have as counsel Lyman Trum- bull, of Niinols; Matt H. Carpenter, of Wiscon- #in: Jeremish Black, of Pcunuivnnh, and Ashabel Green, ot New York TLOUISIANA. TIE LITTLEFIELD INVENTION, Special Dispateh to The Tribune, Wasmnaroy, . C., Jan, 31.—A person fa- milfar with the detatls of the Loulsfanncase soys the scueational story of Littlefleld, relating to the forgery of the return of Vernon Parlsh, can be successfully refuted by the following states ment: The Littlefield conspiracy is a consplracy to make money out of Republicans If possible; falllng that, out of Democrats. Tais forged re- turn was offcred to Morrison, Chalrman of the Louistann Committeo st New Orlcans, and de- clined by him as being distionestly cbtafned. Morrison stated this In the Committec-room, adding that Lo did not wish to have anything to do with things obtained {n that way, Under the law of Loulstana a duplicate of the Bupervisors’ return fs on file in the parish records, aud shows n Democratic voto of 47 agalnst 2 Republican yotes, It Is notorious all over the State of Louishna that Vernon Parlah never does cast any votes of conscquence, and never did. The Returning Board furnished the Senate and ITouse Investianting Committces with a tabulated statement of the actual returng recelved by them from the Fardsh Supervisors 8 1 o TOE ELECTORAL VOTE DY PARISHES. On that return Yernon 18 accusatoly put down two votes Republican aud 047 Democratle. 8o that the ldea that Gov. Welle woulll dictate a forgery of that kind is in the hizhest degree im- probable, when he knew that be would be con- tradicted by his own records, an1by the records of tho Panish Superviors. That fact proves that the Returning Board exclude three polls, amounting to 170 voten, on the ground of Intimidation, upon afildavits taken beforeJewett, United 8tates Commissioner, in New Orleans, on Nov. 14, 1876, The story, therefore, of Lit- tlefleld, that after Dec. 15, 1873, Wells directed him to plek out and exclude thres polls, for which he would have testiinony prepared, is NECESSARILY UNTRUE. The statement made by Littleficld that one rea- son for the forgery of 178 votes was that the Board might elect the Republican 8tate Scnator, Kelso, {8 proved to be uutrue, because Kelso was not returned elected by the Board, whilo his Democratic competitor was. The story that it was necessary to add 178 votes to the Kepub- 1lcan side and deduct an cqual amount fromn the Democratic efde, which constituted the forgery, for the purpose of electing a Circuit Judge, s proven to be untrue, becawse the confessed action of the Board in excluding 178 Democratlc votes clected this Judgo without the neccssity 14 ¢ THE USELESS FORGERT of adding 178 to the Republican vote, That the return is o forgery there is no doubt. That the forgery has been made by Littlefield there Is no doubt} but inasmuch as hie confesses hinself to have first forged and then stolen the paper, and since It has been hawked around among Demo- cratic politiclans for the last four weeke, pretty good evidence can be found to show who the partiea aro that are responsible for a forgery which was not necessary to Kepublican success, and which wlll be denled by every person criminated by this testimony, Tho Democrats are convulscd with ANOTHEN BENSATION about Loulslana. Tho story camo ount, of course, in Dudley Flold’s Tombs-Tweed Come mittee. It Inbrict s this: That Gov, Wells, President of the Louislana Returning Board, cntered into negotiations through one Maddox, au Internal Revenue agent, and one Pickett,who sold Confederate archives to the Government, to dellver the Electoral vote of Loulstana to Tilden tor $1,000,000. This story ls pretended 1o be suppuried by ono original letter from Madison Wells, and by telegrams under flctl- tlous slgnatures. The whole story scems to be part of a glgantic couspiracy concocted in Til- den's Intercst, withleld until the latest moment fn order to have influence upon the Electoral count, and desfigned to be published to the coun- try before any teatimony in denlal can be offer- ed. It fs certaln that Field’s Committee intends to sk to-morrow to report this whols matter before the Republicans have any oppors tunlty to examine a witnces in denlal of such A MONSTROUSLY INPAMOUS I'LOT. Fleld sald to<day that he should examine no moro witnesses. Tho persons tneriminated ore not to be allowed a word In their own defense. They are ng} even allowed to confer with cach other or pefinitied to sue counsel except In the presence of a Bergeant-at-Arms, but are kept In close conflucment apart from cach other, aud nono except Denocrats whuse nanies have been prominently mentioned n questionable trans- sctions in Tilden's interest allowed to approach them. Quoe letter s produced ouly, which pur- ports to have been written and signed by J. Madison Wells. Out of TUI3 CONFESIEDLY MUTILATED LETTER the Democrats scek to canvict J. Madison Wells with this consplracy, engincerced by Pickett, who sold Confederats records to the Government, aud by John Morrissey. Pickett is represeuted to have sald in sccres session that he went to Morrisscy. and that Morrissey sgreed that $100,000 should be forthcoming. Pickett also is aald to have teatliled lu secrct seasion that he vislted Howltt, Chalrnan of the National Dem- ocratic Committee, on tho matter, but that the latter declined to give hiin encouragewment. The letter In question is a genuine one uslde from the mutilation. It was written by J. Madison ‘Wells; aud the Democrats have HECEONED WITUOUT TUAIR HOST, because so eminent s porson ss Gov, Noyes, of Ohlo, now fn this city, is sald to have beenin Now Orleans, and to bave sat by Wells' side when the letter was writtcst. Noyes sald that he understood that the letter was written simply to a Republican as aletter of ntroduction, desizned only to tell the per- 8an ¢ whom it was addressed that the bearer of it was conversant with Loulsfana affairs, This deeperate and most disreputable work In Fleld's Committee has bewun to react. No doubtis entertalned that the examination of the last few days was all concocted in advance, with ex- pectatinng of springing it upon the Commission for cffcct, but Littledeld's testimony has already been RPFECTUAILY EXTLODED, as detalled elsewhere, and the bungling story of Plckett and Maddox, that Wells offercd to sell out Louisiana to Tilden for a million of dollars, docs not hold even with the Democrats, who sce that, while, {[ theee men are to be belleved, and there was an attempt made by the Tilden men to arrange a purchase, yet the result shows that Wells could not be corrupted. PICKETT'S PILGRIXAGE. Plckett rays that he went to New York to make arrangements for obtaining the moncy to purchase the Board. Jle first wenttosee Abram 8. Hewitt, but not finding him, next called upon John Morrisscy, who sald that be had no com- punctions about buyging the Board, sny more than he would have about buying so many hogs, even if It was un Sunday, and that some moncy could be raised for that purpose, but le did not think that it was necessary. Bub- sequently, the same evening, Pickett agaln called ppon Hewitt, bLut recelved no en- couragement in the matter. When asked about the motives which fmpelled him to enter upon this undertaking, he replied that he thought there was nothing wrong o despofling the Ezyptians, and, besides thaty he expected to get o large fce if he succeeded. Not that he wanted the money for his own use, but to dls- tribute among. THE WIDOWY AND ORPIIANA of Confederate eoldicrs. When he made this announcement the whole Committec burst into laughter, but Col. Plckett scemed unable to see that there was anything ridiculous in it. He aleo added that he had himeel? used veey tittle of the 875,000 which he received from the Gov- ernment fur the Confederate archives, but had diatributed the most of it among destitute widows ‘The manner in which this whole {nvestigation 18 conducted {s TNPAIR TO THE CTMOST DEGREE. David Dudiey Field calls a witness, and, before the Republicana have an opportunity to cross- examine him, another is placed upon the stand, and a new scnsation Is sprung upon the Com- mittce. If the Republicans, in the exercisc of thelr undoubted rights, undertake to question the witness too closely, Mr. Fleld, iu o very offensive way, protests acainst some of their questions, ond generally buildozes them to such an extent that thus far only one aide of any of these mportant stories has yet seen the lghit. UNPRECEDENTED SEVERITY, If all reports arc true, it is high time that the way Sergeant-at-Arms Thompson {8 treating the meubers of the Loulslann Returning Board was Jooked into. It Is nlleged thut they are not al- lowed the priviteges accorded even to murder- ers; that their counsel are not permitted to consult with them except in the prescuce of one of Thompson's turnkeys; that none of thelr friends can_ get access to themj; that they arc not allowed to sce cach other, and that alimost every mecthod short of physical torture Is Tesorted to In the hope of get- ting further nformation or confession, rome that may be useful to Tllden. Louislana Dem- ocruta can, it 1a stated, go to tholr rooms and have long taiks with them, but no Republicans hove the privilece. It Is even reported that one of the colorud members of the Hoanl was taken around town the other night by n Democratle meimnber of the Loulsiana Committee, and that tho two were * SERN DRINKING TOGETHER at o galoon. These charges may Lo exaggerat- al, but they unqueationably have this mued ba- sis of fact, nnm:l{: that the membera of the Board are submitted to a treatment which was nover opplied to recalcitrant witneeses before, and for the evident purpose of extort- ing contradictory testimony from them, damag- iniz to themnselves and advantageous to the Democratic purty. Spedker Randall, by whote authorlty these witnesscs are confined, would dowellto fnquire into tho performances of Thompson and David Dudley Field in connee- tlon with them. If thore gentlenien propuse to turn the Caplitol Into anInquisition, the country would like to know it. CKETT'S BTORY. To the Testern Astoctated Press. Wasnixatony D. U, dan. 8l.—The Belect Committee on Privilegesof the Iluase bad hefore 1t to~day two witnesses who gave testimony of a highly finportunt character, affecting the integ- rity of the Loufstuna Returning Board. The following: is the revort of the most important of the testimony John T, Plckett, sworn rml examined, safl: 1 am au attorney-ot-law, re ident of W Mfuumnn, .—Have you In your posscsalona letter from .\IS Wells, u’f‘ the L{Juls(unn Returning Board! A.~1I have, %—\Vlll you produce it . (Handing the letter to Mr. Field)—It is what purports to be his bandwriting, Iam not famillar with it, Fleld read the letter os follows: New OnLraxe, 1870, —(Name cut out.) ~My DEAR Sin: u y understand the situs. tlon. Canyou not advise me relative thereto? Yours, very truly, J. Mapiros WrLLa, R.—State the circumstances of your recelving this letter, nod what wus done {n relation to it. Witness—On Thursday preceding the last Sunday of November, the 23d, a “gentleman with whom I have been ucquainted for ore |Imnm‘unru-r of a century came to ny m"fi having just arrived from Loulsiana, where I h known him mu-nmli aquarter of century sgo, and gaye me the full history of the state of af- fairs there arlsing out of the late Presidential clection. He sald he bad been spending a week or_ten days in New Orleans, This gentleman delivered to me that Jetter, He atated that he had been some duvs in New Orleans, 1 knew that, for [ had notilied my Democratic fricuds down there of the fact of bis having gone thith- ery aud that he was AN EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS MAN to our people (meaning the Demuveratic ravly) inarmuch as he had been a resident of New Orleans in former years, and lad held o high position tnere soctatly and otherwise, and they nlght not have known that lic was now a e ber of the itepublican party and an cmissary, o8 1 belleve, from tho Government here touching Low the voze of Lonisiana should be cuunted, and stating that from my personal friendship for him of long stunding [ boped that if there should be a disturbance there ns had oceurred on previous occasfons, no harm should befall him., By some means he obtained fuforma- tion ol wmy baving written such a letter, aul when 1m camu back to Washington he repaired to my otlice, and stated to me fully the condition of uffuirs in Loulslana. Ile said toat he believed, and that others belloved, that Loulslana was Democratic by from 8,000 to 12,000 raajority, bul that MONEY WOULD DECIDE how the Electoral vote would be thrown: that his sympatbies were with the Bouth, and with what was right, aud that ho had In hls posses- ston, which ho exhibited to e, a sealed Jetter vurporting to be fram Mr, Wells to Senator West. My nformant safd: *I have not read this letter, It fs sealed, I cannot open it, of course, nor would I have you do it it you would, but It Informs Scuator West that the Demo: crats have put up a_million of money, aud that we (acauing the Itepublicans) would need a milllon down there to settlo this thing to counteract that.” e dail he did not feck dis- puseld to deliver that letters that it was not ubligatory un bim, and that, i be followed the wishivs of his heartand dictates of his )ud{mcul. he would endeavor to have these gentlemcn supplied with WUAT TIEY NEEDED 80 s to determine tha result, and he asked mo whether [ had anv objection to co-operate with him. 1sald, * Profesaionally [ caunot, but, in vlew of the magnitude of tlie interests at stak 1 bave no hesitation to doall that Is i wuy lstle power.” Theresult wasthatafteroncortwolong couyersations, extending nvcrnruruun of the next day, aud after some pretiminary reductlon of poluts to writing, I repatred to New York and there had INTERVIEWS WITH SEVERAL QENTLEMEX emiuent in the Democratic party, to whom I fully related all thoss antecedent facts. 1 had but one letter, that which I have alrcady pro- duced to the Committee, snd,inorder to conceal the uamo of the party to whom it was sddresscd, I cut it out, but I bave it with a0 propesly identificd. I arranged with him certain pre- Hminaries. i Q.—Did you acc the letter to Scnator West? A.~I saw o sealed Jetter. 1did not rce its contents, bhut this gentleman voluntarily stated to me its contente, the chiel portfon of which was that the Demncrats had to pav $1,000,000, and that the Republicans want 1,000,000 to counteract that, Q.—The gentieman with whom you had this cnnf;.‘raudnn f&, you say, within this building now A.—He wae here this morning. the Capltol with him, By Mr. Lawrence—Who Is this gentleman? A.—His full name Is JOSETHl NARRIN MADDOX. Q.—DId he give you any other paper than this letter purporting to be from Wellst A.~—Nothing in the shape of a letteror ereden- t We made some notes as to basls on which he nroFascd I should endeavor tonego- tlate the affair. - Q.—What were you to negotlate? A—TI wan to negotinte, if possible, money enough to pay Gov, Wells and his fellow-mem- bers of the Keturning Board to do what I con- #ldercd right and proper: that is to say, to de- tertaine the State for Tilden. He informed me that they would give it for Iayes unlcss they were pald to give It for Tilden, under which cir- camstances I felt perfectly justified in doing all in my power, Jeat I inlght’ rcfimt it ever here- after, to attain that zreat end. This gentleman with whom I endeavorcd to take the negotln- tion, I am happy to say, Inforined me_that had our positions heen reversnd, If he had been in my place and [ in bis, he would have doue pre- claely what [ did. Q.~The |hln€ which he proposed to you was that you should MUAKE THE NECESSAIY NEGOTIATIONS to get Wells and the leturning Board to give the State to Tilden!? Is that it A.—He informned me that the State of Loufsi- ana was certainly Democratic by 8,000 to 10,009 votes, but that it would be counted for Hayes by that Returning Board. He knew fts com- plexton. He had ‘heen ncqualnted with Wells twenty-elght years, he sald, and with Anderson nearly a8 long. To get them to o what was rlght’T conscuted to ece these parties, at his in. stance, and to erdeavor to see of the nugotla- tions could he mads Q.—Inother words, the object was to ralse Tcame up to money P A.—Most undoubtedly, not for myself, but lor T3 GREAT OBJECT. Q.,—And the money was to be given to Mad- ox ., A:=No: notto be rivento him. A stake- holder would have bicen sent down, -Who waa to be the stakeholder? .—That was to be determined by those who would supply the sinews of war. Q.—Whom did you sce in New York? ~I endenvored first to sce Mr, Hewitt, Ile was out of town that day ‘zhmdny), but a note was sent In the evening that he had returncd, and 1 did sce him., Previously I saw Mr. John Morrissey, with whom I had some slight ne- uointance. I stated these facts to Nim. c sold that whnile he had no particular compunction In paring o man to do what was right he did ot feel that he was in thnt necesalty, He sald that be would buy these fellows o readily as he wottld buy pics, or words tothat effect (i which I coineided with hlm), in the interest of forty milllons of people, but he sald that we all knew that Tilden wan clected and that liehad just recelved, or the public bad Just recefved, INFORMATION FROM OREGOX which made it uunecessary to resort to any such means, ‘That was about the purport of my conversation with Mr. Morrissey. Q.—Did you reccive uny nioney from bim? A.-~Notany. (g.——l)ld you sce Mr. Hewlitt? A.—=In the evening | saw Mr. Hewltt and went over the whole atory to him, to which he lstencd vory patiently and Kindly, I told him that while [ had beeti an attorney-at-law for a %rcnl many yearg, and for ten or twelve years m Washington, I imd never used a dollar corrupt- 1y, and never expected to, but that fn this in- stance I felt the approval of iy conaclence np- held Ly duty {n bresenting the thing to him, and ho sald that,were our posttisus reversed, he would have done preciaely the same, He sald that this was the third proposition of tho kind that bad been made tr him on tho part of the Relurmg Board In louisiana, byt that tine 3 PPIE MOBT PLADSIILE AND AUTHENTIC, and that under no circumstances wontd they entertain any such proposition; that if we Twught them” now we woald have to buy them ever hereafter that §f the country was gotting into s clvil war we might as well let it come, and bedone with it; but that he hiad no appre- hension of any such result, and that the coun- try knew that Gov, Tilden was elected. That wus about the purport ol our conversatlon, Q.—~Waa anytbing sald between Jou, and almhl'ox 84 to liow tnuchof the money be shouk! ave A.—There was nothing sald as to how much he should have; that was his affair, Ile sald that i 1 could succeed in making the negotia- tlon he shiould seo that I should be very hand- somely compensated: that I should have a cer- taln percentaze. I sald that Iwoald take the moneyY, for I would regard it as =spolling Egyptians,” and would distribute it among the wldows and orplians of the South Witness stated that he had been a Colonel In the Confederate service, chicf of stafl to Gen. Breckinridee in one campalgn, and volunteer aide {n another. . MADDOX. Joseph I1. Maddox, speclal szent in the reve. nue scrvice, was examined, Koew Wells and Anderson twenty-five _years. In conversation with Wells he gaid he had confidence in the sit- nest, and nstructed i swhat to do. Had fre- quent Intervlews with Wells and - Anderson: conversed with Wells [n this ity on the subject matter, but declined to disclose it. Several pa- pers were shown the witness, which he recoz. nized as genulne, including the correspondence on his part. ‘The following memorands was read: © For $1,000,000 the vote of Luuisiana can ho secured to Tilden and Hendricks: the manlvu- lation must be done by nie, and, as (ar a8 possi- ble, to protect mewmbers of the Heturning Boanl who may favor such a result, it may be neceasary to clect two or three members of tho Board to reach what we want: details to bo sgreed upon; mouey to be pakl in instaliments —say one-fourth When the fifth jnember is elected, one-fourth when one member resizng and another s clected in hls place, and one- fourth when another resigns with anotlier cleet- ed In his place, the remaining one-fourth to he paid when certiticates are given.” Question by Field—Was that the pronosition that Gov. Wells wanted you to carry outd DECLINES TO ANSWER, Answer—I decilie to unawer. Mr. Fleld showed witness o telegram sl byd. T. Pickett and addressed to Joln cotk, meaning Maddox, as tollows: ** Tele- graphed as desired. Damn_my futerest; think of the interest of 40,000,000 of peopl: Question—Is thut the answer which came to ol ¥ Auswer—I decline to auswer. Mr, Marsh—liad you an Interview with tho Beerctary of Warl Answer—I decline to answer, The witness having been asked whether he woulld now answer the questions propounded, replicd that he would not. Mr. Sparks—Do you Lnow the consequences of not answerlng! Answer—1 do, LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS were shown witness, which he suld passed be- tween Plekett and himself, but hie refused to cxi-hm their meaning, Tix: following telegram was read: C. L. Cstrert, 170 Caatom-Jlause, New Orleans —Hold. Wil telegraph you Monday evening. Joszri [lascock. Witness testided that this dispatch was sent to Caivert, an {nthnate friend of Wells, but it wus understood that the telegram was for Wells, Witness declined to explaln tho mean- Ingof the word * Hold * fu the above message, UF A BTUMJ Mr, Fieid, to wittiess,—We bave got so far on the storythat [ now usk if you are not willlng 2o telt us the whole truthl The witnoss—( am not, and I do ot feel real- 1y able to go nto it it I was willing. Q.~Didor did pot Mr. Wells negotiate with you ru{ the votes of the Loulsiana Returniug and A.—I decllue to answer that question. DI he authorize you to negotiated 1 decling to snswer that also. Do you kuow whether he authorized any- ly else o negotiute ! A.—1I do ot koow of 1 Ecnmml koowledge ({,—How caine you to tnake the memorandum whlich | have read s evidence, beginnipg, * For one wlllion of doltlars™ ¥ A.—1do nut desiro to explain jt at prescut. It [explained that I would have no bLesita- tlon in saswcring all other questions put to me. If I can properly do so 1 will pnswer the questions after I have consldered the matter, and consulted mylawyer. Don’t wout to causc apy unnecossary delsy or nne, PRICE FIVE CENTS. be captious. 1do not want ¢ through . scene of o o before the Ilnu:c.g aI! lrn.ug e;;! pelled to fi ive evidence I will give 6. By Mr, Burchard—DId _yon see Mr, Wells write the let 1 whi 3 e o ter to yourself which has been pro- A.~Yen, 1 dictated it, and he wrote it, ¥ Mr. Marsh suggested that the witness have onc hour to conefder whether he would answer ' the question. The witness sald it was uscless to waste time, a8 he would decifne to answer at the end of the hour. Witness was Informed he would be required to nnswer at that time. He revlicd that, thongh he would not answer, he would return to tha room. $ The Committee, after the examination of other witnesses, adfourned till 10 o'clock to- . morrow, when Maddox will be reealled and asked to state, without rescrvation, all the facts In the case. . MORE OFPFERR OF DRINEAY. Bpecial Dispateh to The Tribune, NEw Onueaxs, La., Jan, 81.—In connection with the testimony of Littlefield before Mor- tiron's Committes”In Washington In regard to the Vernon Fardsh returns, aflidavit was made here tn—dgy by ane of the clerks in the Secretar, of Btate's offlee that Spearing, Littlcfleld’s uncle, through whom the negotfation with Jos Palier was conducted, Pmflcrnd the afllant & bribe for the abstraction of certatn returns from that oftice, which waa refused. It would sppear that the effort had been more sumnm o other directlons, INCIDENTAL ITEMS. COLORADO ADMITIED AGAIN. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasnizurox, 1. C., Jan, 31.—The Colorado question Is climinated from the Presidential cone troversy. The House to-day adopted the report of the majority of the Judiciary Committee de- clardng that Colorado {s a State, and Judge Belfort 08 Representative was sworn fn. Hurd, of Ohfo, the author of the minority report, nade on elaborate speech in opposition, but since the passage of the Compromise b}l the minority report has lost some of its sapporters, and there was little disposition manlfested among the Democrats to make furtlior factious opposition to the ndmlssion of the State. WATTERSON'A LEGIOX. A large portion of Henry Watterson's hun- dred thousani unarmed men have arrived hera With thefr famllics to witness the Presidentlal count. A huudred extrn additlonal policemen were appointed at the Capitol to-day to recelvo them, and o new ruls passed that no person can, be admitted to the House wing of the Capitol without a &pecial pass from some member of Congress. As cach member can have but thres passes, and the great majorlty of these will be £iven to lady fricnds and visiting strangers, the dJolnt Conventlon to-morrow does not stand In any speelal danger of being bulldozed. Tho other arrangements for the Jolnt Convention are very like those on all simlier occaslona, and are prescribed {n detall in the Electoral bill, CONKLING'S VIEWS. The friends of Mr. Conkling are now declars Ing that he did not, as was widely reported, de- clare his belief fn Gov. Hayes' clection. The paragraph upon which It was founded, asap. pears fu his printed epecch, {s s followss Mr. President, It In becauss I mean, ot every elage which the law and facts shall justity, to malintain that the Repablican nomineo has been chosen Chlef Magisteate of the nation, 1t i bo- caure I belleve hini to bo a patriot, and lacapable of wishing injury or disparagement to his conn- try, that I would have his titlo fo clear that it can never he challenged with a pretest for believing that he and they who supported him meant to clatch usurped power, or dared not enbmit o A falr and constitutional examination the truth of the election. TIHE MOST STORMT AND DXCITING BCENE that has been witnessed in the Ifouso this sos- sfon occurred to-nlisht. The Democrats triad to get before the House in a regular way tha recent proceedings of the Governor, Canvassing Board, aud Leglslatare of Flortda in retation to the Elcctoral vote In that State. Feariny that [ there was some partisan trick concealed fn this” apparently hnrmless proceeding, tho Republie- aus began fitibustering, and kept it up for a couple of hours. Theu there was a stop- page of the dilatory motions, and a short senson of consultatfon, during which a little general Lusiness was {ransacted. Speaker Randall afterwards asked Iea ve to have the titles of the Florida papers read for the fn- formatlon of tle House, and, after the Clerk had gone over thew, £akl hie should exerciso his rightus a member to put them into the petition box for reference. He then recognlzed at unce ‘Thumeson, Chuirman of the Florids Committee, who rose to make A PRIVILRGERD REPORT, ® in the body of which was fnscrted all the docu- ments in question. A storm of protests arose from the Republican slde. The clameor was terrllle, and only subslded to give place to a volley of motlons to adfourn. Tho Speaker refusced to entertaln any motion whate ever, und ordered the Clerk to go on reading the reports. The Republican eide beeame a secthe ing whirlpnolof shouting and gesticulating men, demanding that the motion to ndjourn, which was pending when Thowpson was recognlzed, should be put, and L DENOUNCING RANDALL'S CONDECT as unparlamentary and unfalr. The Speaker was Jmmovable, Ile ordered the itaceto bo carrled about asmong the angry crowd. This performance produced no effect, but after o while the excitement cooled down a little, A point of order was made which forced Thom £on to read bis own report, At the cad ol?v.. was o resolution declaring that Florida bad clected the Tilden and Hendricks Electors, To prevent actlon on this filjbustering began ancw, und was kept up untll 11 o'clock, when an ads Journment was earried, Charles O*Conor arrived hiere this evenlng. FLORIDA. THE DEMOCIATIC REI'ORT. Wasmsarox, D. C., Jan, 81.—The Democratlo Committee on the Florida clection mads are- port te-ulghit, In which they say it is difficult to conceive of awmare wautun attempt to defeat the will of the people and fmpose on the Btate and country officers not of thels choles than is here presented, The fact has been judiclally sscertained that the persons named upon the’ face of the returus ss having received the highest number of votes were elected, and the Cownmittee subimit that, In order to nscertain who were chosen Presidential Electors, the House nas only to look upon the face of the record snd read the words and figures which determine that result. The Committes arc of oplnion that the facts have been judiclully dcetermined that the Huyes Eleetors dld not re- . celve a wajority of tho votes castatthe election, and in this Is involved o denfal of their right to cast tielr votes as Presldentlal Electors, and no determiuation othier than that which has been mude by the Bupreme Court of Florlda s re- quired to show that tho act of these Elcctors tn casting their votes for President and Vieo- Prosident {8 fllezal and vold. All the papers Lefore the Cunvassing Board, applylug to them all the statutes of Florlda, will give nlacty ma- Jority for Tildea aud Hendricks boyond dlsoute. OREGON. PELTON AND BELLINGER. WasninGron, D. C., Jan. 81.—Col. Willard T. Pelton testified before the Scoste Committes on Privileges sud Elections this morning that he 1 acqualuced with J. H. N. Patrics, of Omas L, Neb,; had somo telegraphic communication with Putrick in November and December last; did not know whetber or uot he reccived a dis- pateh in ipher from Salew, Ore., on the Gthof December Jast. Buc a dispatch, addressed to witness, wss produced, and he was maked to translata it. Elo replied he was unable, as the cipher belongred to Patriclk, and be bad no copy: don't know suything about depositing §7,800 in’ the London & 8an Francisco Bank in Decem- ber last. C. B. Bellinger, of Portland, Ore., wus To- called. Testified that all ho kuew about thedo-: osit of §7,300 was that heo was notified that the &:n: wfu’nlepoaned by New Yosk partics (o be defray aoy legal eapenses 1 connection, B Tt «