Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1877, Page 1

] JOLUME XXXL CHICAGO, SUNDAY. FEBRUARY {4, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. | f Teas and Coffees surpasses OB etern Toa Housee in size and el 3 e do scll at prices that will T closest buyer. up Coffees 70 roasted with special care foie KONG TEA GO, "1 & 8 North Clark-st, 259 Randolph-sts REMOVAL Our West Side customers will find us at 259 East Ran- corner of Market (for- U perly Ze M. Hall’s place), where we shall continue to serve you i giththe same good Teas and Cotf- fees 8 heretofore. Also, a m}l fine of Foreign and Domestic i grocerics on hand. - JO8G KONG TEA G0, 259 Randolph-st., . (Formerly 16 S. Halsted.) fixtare: Halsted-st. store ¢ ln(l,cninfllwre'ro'rtreflnz:che:p.e 56 gioze dor, FINANCIAL. ‘wgaflcr 1 dg!ph-st., 18 CLAREST CHICAGO. Pire mterest on Savings Deposits at 5 per cent cder the rules. Coupon investment certificateain Vecs of §100 and multiples at G per cent semi-an- t22ly. Negotistes losnson1llinoie farm mortgages. FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS Yade on cholce business and residence property at CudBpercent. Frame improvements at 9. F. A. HENSHAW, 94 Dearborn-et., Room'4. 7PER CENT n B per cent loans on aporoved cliy real estate made b FLANCISB. PEABODY & CO.. 174 Dearborn-st. FIRY CHANGES. . DISSOLUTION. F s JOEN W, RUMSEY has thie day retired from the Ead ¥, P.MCLAREN & 0., of Ciilcago. W. P. ilaren s authorized to settic all the affalrs of the o W. P. McLAREX, MSET. JOHNW. RUNMS] JOLY AL RICE. Catesgo, Feb. 1, 1677, . COPARTNERSHIP. JAMES M. LOVE is this day admitted 28 3 1 tetmof %. P. MCLAREN & CO.. of oo, ad e busines will be continued under the same styie as Joms A lfirélfi< Cileagn, Feb. 1, 1877 JANES M. LOVE The urderdigned will carry, on the commission busl- i v his own name, &t oy 17 Chamber of Com- 385, N W. RUMSEY. DISSOLUTION. The co-J ership heretofore existing under the irm e 2ndliquidate all unsettiea business of the late firm, E. J. JACOBSEN, H. H. GJERDE. PROPOSALS. CONVICT LABOR. ILLISOM STATE PENITESTIART, admas O bl Bl Sonmisioners of the Difnots S e Deatientiary up to o'clock, p. m.. Feb, 77, ’“"“,,.é_‘;”““:’,‘"é: 1677, Tor the Labor of One Thess mea e able-bodled and adapted to most an; bt et lbor, ad & portion of them Yave been working W&gflflktnmné{‘ Ample shop room and steam- tracu to be entered iato f proposal is accepted.. BT SREBG R e Bt o PRV M e MOBERT D. NOLEMA Comm!ssiorers Jliinois State Prison. REAL ESTATE. Uy Beel Tsale for Sal, "ETA';!;‘B(}?.\-A\ . between Haron and Superior- 18 Bfost front: Sab Lot £ of Lots 1, % 15, and S 3L Wolcort's Addition, 20x70 feet. eraedbids il be received at this office until 3 Ciry Can»i:dn}'i;:‘éfié?'nl,sm and submitted to the Temaaclfor acffon thered. 4. A. FARWELL, Comptroller, Room 3, City Hall. ot Gardns and Swburvan Homes! oo R £ell or Jease fine, high land near Chicago. I Pl!mwmh in blocks to euit, at $200 per acre. ep pacsy. of in zarden truck or poultry and Eantly, Plendid chance for a home to eupport your T GEO. H. HESS, 106 Dearborn-at. T Tae'of CAPITALISTS, oie. B fst-claas etoro on Weet Mudison-st ._u::bm comers in the clty, and a good 1 uaranteed for a ferm of years at a falr ren- . E. R. TOWEX, 02 LaSalle-st. BUILDY h,zmuBETTER HOUSES. feleih ‘i:;!:,;nnu& and erected at l:tu?l cost Teidence ag e sysiem employed in my a0 168 R hicr excl- sy Pine-st., securin; iy 3P, thorough * ventilation, security 3 kg er 53¢, and freedom from window drafte Stchen smeljas 0 of i elia; combininz all the refincments iapedl constriction i connection with many hay oy Eovhich 2dd tothe comfort gnd beaith: . . whi ; Tl o lee; Mhich canuot be obtained by o C. W. DURIIAM. "fl’wfl“i 77 Major Block. & -.:.:9_{’_'1‘_19‘11 INSTRUNMENTS. NASSE, OPTICIAN, Tribune Bullding. Fies, iy, %‘fimmmuenwa\ul:hu on sclentific prin- “”“&’;’&J‘JE\ }1_24 Glasses, Telescopes, Micro- e WANTED. " WANTED, v 8ms Against W. H. Frasier, Forney) 1r of Frasi < Cregg %, Tribps nmcfl;‘fmc:mg Agency. Ad: (LD GOLD, n b ";,‘fl‘;‘d'bfln.md Bullion, assayed and bought. CAGO REFINING CO., 158 Fifth-av. INSURANCE. FIREINSURANCE, Park Firefns. (o, OF . ¥. Cash Assets, $460,000. The Park is an old Company, or- ganized in 1853, and has just com- menced business in Chicago. Their assets are nearly all in U. S, Bonds (.s.'i.'; 6,237 ). They are prepared to issue policies on choice risks at FAIR RATES. .Apply to FISHER BROTHERS, Agents, 164 La Salle-st. The undersigned also represent tl?e following well-known Compa- nies: STAROFN. Y. Assets - - $450,000 GUARANTY of N Y. Assofs $300,000 FARRAGUT of . Y. Assets $450,000 For policies in the above Compa- nies apply to FISHER BROTHERS, Agents, 164 LaSalle-st. PIOTOGRAPH Y. PHOTOGRAPHER, N. W. cor. State and Madison-sts., Elevator Entrance, 75 Madison-st., AND 244 WEST MADISON. COAL. I have just discharged a cargo of the cele- brated Brookfield Coal, which, for grates and general domestic nse, has no oqual. Also the celebrated Pittston and Wilkes- barre Coal, delivered dry, from sheds, no dirt or snow. Orders by mail promptly delivered. O. W.GOIT 238 East Van Buren-st., cor. Market. LACKAWANINA COAL, DRY AND CLEAY, from under cover, delivered %o any part of city at lowest prices. W. M. & J. F. OLCOTT, 156 LaSalle-st. LEGAL. [ UUIINL~c<:-ou-oo S U SPSUE YU UL ey Tnited States of America, Northern District of Tllinois, ss. 1Inthe Circuft Court thereof, Willtam R. Fosdick and Jdames D. Fish, complainants, vs. The Chirago, Dan- ville & Vincennes Kaliroad Commn!;. James Flwell, axd R. Biddle Ro‘hrxsu ds ats. In Chancery. 3 ER'S SALE. Notice fs hereby iven that by vittuc of a decree of foreclosure of the Ctrcult Court of the United States Tor the Northern District of Lilinols, rendered oa De- cember 5. . D. 1876, in a certain suit io chancery Wherein Witllam It. Fosdick and James 1. Fish are com- “The Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Ltsil- Toad Company and others are defendants. the under- siged, Mastér {n Chancery of sald Coart, will sell, 3¢ public’ anction, to the highest bidder for cash, all Bnd. Csingular ‘the lilinols Division of the baid Chicago, Danville & Vincennes liniirosa Company, be- §ar about 108 mlles n length, together with terminal Ithcks In_Chicago,— sbout fcven snd clght-tenths (78-10) milcs In length ‘Bismarck {0 the Indiana State line,—about four and six-tenths (8 6-10) miles In length,—together with all the righ {ranchires, and appurtenances thereto pertainfas anc ihe roliing stock thereto belonging, and all the con- Tract TiEhts of gald Company, and ail the right, title, and equity of redemptlon of said Chicazo, Danville &¥\incenns Raflroad Company: all the sald properts, Sppartenances, and franchise< to be sold 2s an entirety 204 the same are speciically described and scheduled in the snid decree, o5 follows: . : Y. “The main line of the Chicago, Dautllle & Via- cennes Roflroad from Dalton, in the C\mgfly of Cook, Southeriy to Daaville. in the' Countyof Vermillion, 3 Gistance of one bundred and eight (108) miles; and a Pranch line from Biswarck, in sald Vermillion Counts, southensterly to the east. line of the Staze oz Jllinols, 3 ot ok a0d sia-tenths (4 0-10) Tallcs, togetiier Sith the right of way, stativa and otlier grounds, wrad. inf. bridges, culverss, ¢ ‘sliops. Tncluding tixtures 314 tools: statfons and other bulldings and structures, Jénces and appurtenances thereof, and all wood, coal, 2 otner sunpiles for the yse and oreratin theceo, " Thc contrace rightsof the satd Chicago, Dantie &V incennes ltailroad Company to the use of thie tracks andappurienances of the Chicago & Southern Raiiroad Compaay, and the tracks and nrpnncnnncq of the Plusburgh, Clocinnati & St. Louls Lallway Company o Thbritan, fu Cook Counts. to and Into the City of hicagc. ' termpal tracks. sidings, switches, and appur- toannces of said Danville & Viocennes Lail- TondCompany at and near sald City of Chicago, whether Tho rame are sltuate on_ the grounds and righis of way of said Company, or otherwise, geting a length of zeven and eight tenths (7 8-10) s, togetier with ail 2 Ahts of way or contracts therefor. or rightsw liave 0d thalntain such tracks, or ony part thereof, and all ™l Elodjag » watcr-ank. and an of: Including & water e an eniine-nowse of fourteen (14) stallx sltuate on grounds of thesald Chicago & al Ce adjacent to the City of Chicago, and all d other. suppiies, tools and fixtures. for B e 7 nd sitnaté o sed wichin satd ¢ - zcgn::r;“:%ng the line of ssld Chicago & Southern Rail- B ¥ Company, orsatd Pletsluryh, Clncinnatt &t. Louis Sy Comp, porh st T e 0 o - "Ihe south elghtcen (18) Teet of 1o 2) 3 e 13 fud ‘sixtecn (16) In biock thirteen (1) n block nine (9) Carpenter's Addition to 0 lot gwenty-four (24), In block scven (7), Addition to Chicaza,_fublect 10 & lien ot wenty-flve hundred dollars. H’x‘j:x‘;l(‘-cmy.mng (29), ihirty (30), and lhlfl)‘-lw‘? (@50 350 a loasenold intéreat in ot glitrts-one (), al (Bt oek fous (0, Magle & Higl's Additivn to Chicazo, with the tracks."nnd bulidings, sad nxiures theren i Tot twenty-nine (29). thirly (S0) i sbjectto & firse lien of abOUT Twew [oilars (52,3001, S Fwcaty-five (25) locomotives numbered 56,7, 8 8 10 ‘H. 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, E and 4. ) S S parecnger cars, umbered 3 4.5, 6% ands. 13 baggagecart, numbered %, 5 Ao () ah cars, numbered 1, 3, and 4. L reE &) Saboose cars, numbered 3, 4, 5, 6.7, 8.9, 10, dred and stxty-one (161) box cars. belng those bgfiifi“uéflflmgé:?r;‘u o Gla, both inclusive, 1,115, both in 0 iy ive (35) box cars (Adawa). betog those bear- 1 Burabers betweon 1, 135 to 1.:220, Both Incluslve. B iired and eightecn (313) cual cars being: e Smaring humbers between 1 10 100, both Inclusive. t and 14510 376, both inclusive. o ' and cighteen (118) block coal-cars, be S ioers becwreen 0 o OL1E, Soth fa- clusive. # e € -four (34) stock cars. being those bearlng. M.ll‘?gfl'itefll 501 to 534. both {nclusive. Danville S et the frachiecs of the said Chicazo, Danville & Vincennes Rallrond Company within the State, & vincenner ali of the proporty and premises wichin Tl tier than thacfa this kchedule speclicnlly st which the sald Rallroad Company hias a1 {oscribed Ma by it for useln the mainicnance aa e d. o'clock a. m. of the seventh (7 e, Llle-lnzu'r':ncu §y107,at the west door the epubile LU IR HTOR Company Dutlding, on Lasalie-st.. i % s One quaster of the bld s 10 be paldin ml)\;"i lll;, time: = within six morths from ti z firmation of the sale, and the ful E: e O Par chase b Seonveyance will be ma P chner.ngelzh.rm cnmlc h:’“s:)cd‘he possesslon of all the property 80 directed IDHE‘\_“‘;W- “}s‘l‘l‘oxbm‘ed cery of the Circult Court of the BT e N orinrn District of Hlinols: January 2 17T opLL & Lawnesce, Complatasats Sollcttore. DRY GOODS. LIFE INSURANCE. Ladies intending to purchase Dry Goods should remember that we are closing out the balance of our Winter Stock regardless of cost. Tycoon Reps, best quality and good styles, 13ic, n:ducepd from ESn. 7 o 15¢c Plaid Dress Goods reduced to 70 18 and 30c Snowfinke and Serge Dress Goods reduced to 9 and 10c. 134 and %fic é);ess Cambrics, yard wide, and 9c. 30c Poplin Alpacas reduced to 20c. 45¢ Brocaded Dress Geods reduced to 25c. 500 pes. All-wool Cashmeres. 40 inches wide, all colors, raduced to 80. 85, and 75¢. Great bargains in Napkins, Crashes, Tow- els, and Table Linens. The belance of our Furs and Closks to ke closed out at less thap half price, + All Domestics retaled_nt maonufacturers’ rices. Lonsdale and Fruit-of-the-Loom otton, 10!zc. Wameutta Cotton and Lons- dale Cambric, 12};¢. ew York More 284 & 286 West Madison-st FANCY WOODS DESIGNS Sorrento & Inlaid Work. MY BEST GERMAN SAW BLADES are gunranteed SUPERIOR to any in mar- ket. The best Scroll Sawyers in the East use my saws exclusively. A full line of all kinds of HAND and TREADLE SAWS, and all materials for Scroll Bawing. JOHN WILKINSON 55 Lake-st. LIBBAR NEW BOOKS NEW BOOKS NEW BOOKS COBB'S LIBRARY, 36 Monroe-st. LAUNDIRELES, WILSON'S LAUNDRY. PRICES: .10 cts. . b cts, . 3 cis. . 3 ets. 8 cts. 8 cts. OFFICES Twenty-second-st. and =] Grove-av. ; 72 Bust Madlson-st. &~ Lanudry. State and Thirty-fourth-sts. TMOODYX'S SEXXMONS. The Boston DafigrmAdvertiser WILL REPORT THE HMOODY AND SANKEY MEETINGS, With the sermons of Mr. Moody verdatim, for the term of the meetings in Loston. TERMS Daily, §1per month, in advance; Weekly, $2 per annum, in advance. E. F. WATERS, Treasurer, 29 Court-st., Boston. 27 Coltage NMEUSICAL. Hershey School o Mosical Ar, MERSHEY MUSIC AL, 83, 85 and 37 EAST MADISON-ST., and 42 SOUTH ANN-ST. CE EDDY, General Dircctor. 3 TTHEW ce Dircctor. B. HERSUEY, Vocal Director, WATCHES, JEWELRY, &c. PO Sivobiovosiiotuduimbrorbr Dot SURE Will buy a genuine Elgin Watch “at - KENDALLS, State and_ Jackson-sts, Cheapest_place in_town to buy_ Watches. Rogers Bros', Silver-Plated Ware, Casters, Imitation Dia- mond Goods, Rolled Plate Sets, Sleeve Buttons, Studs, _Albums, Pocket Books, Pocket Knives, &e. Took ont for the Goodell Cutlery, the best made. KENDALL, State and Jackson-sts. ABBOTT & TYLER, IMPORTERS OF ARTISTS MATERIALS, HAVE KEMOVED TO 147 STATE-ST BLUE GLASS. BLUE GLASS 1In boxes or *izes cut to order. JOEN ALSTON & CO., Colored, Enamelled and Plate Glass, 179 & 181 Randolphe: THIRTY-SECOND ANNOAL STATEMENT oF SLOW BUT SURE. THE MUTUAL BENEFIT Which May Be Said of the Pro- LIFE-INSURANCE €0, NEWAREK, N. J., JTANUTARY 1ST, 1877. LEWIS C. GROVER, Pres’t. Dalance, as per Statcment, Jau. 1, 1676..830, 190,184.36 RECEIPTS DURE 1876. Far premium ..$ 4,670,870.92 For Intercst 1 Deduct pre- mium * on U.S. lionds purchazed during the ........ ki 530.00 HSS0R 4, 643.000.34 Total facome.. ....5§6,313,5850.26 EXPENDITURES DURING 1876, Pald claims by death..$1,992,695.48 Pl K 116.000.00 2,59.67 837,665.77 rald g'texpens- €a, includ- ingsul'rles, 167,936.36 356,854.28 26,202, 58 5,186,243.04 ——— 1,12,637.22 «831,317,821.48 Balance, Jan. 1, 1877. 3 val z 3,318,000.00 State, City,and muarket value, $ 500,64, pat Bonds and Morigare Fremium Loans onFol 617,198.68 2,615,948.45 in force... . 5,647,079.98 Due for premiums in courscof travsmislon.. __BIBT L o Interest dueand aceracd.. $67L,336.19 Tremiums duc and defef: red, not yet recelved, on {ssues principally of Dec. 271,117.08 3 ——— 25077 Total Assets, Jaa. 1, 1677 32,260,324.75 LIABILITIES. ve Fund (4 per cent, nss.Standard). 232 $29,022,365.00 T 663,185.00 233,157.78 Comimisstona and Expenses on unreported premiums (estimated at 10 per cent) Prewiums pald in advance 2,246,052.72 ™) payable o 1877 . 1,555,103.50 Undivided Surplus. Number of fes | 1nsuring JAMES B. PEARSON, Vice-President. EDWARD A. STRONG, Sce’y. BENJAMIN C. BIILLER, Treas. STEPHEN T. KING, Agent for Illinois, 10 Tortland Block, 68 Washington-st., Chiicago., i TO RENT. FOR RENT. {tore 116 Sonth (lark-st. ALSO, Store 120 South Clark-st. APPLY TO - Room 43 Exehiange Building. RENT FREE TO MAY 1. Tnoccupied offices in five firat-class ofiice build- ings, fronting on Madison, Washington, Randolph, and Dearborn-ste. , suitable for business as well a8 commercial purposes, can now be rented from May 1 by responsible anes at lowest current rates. ‘Address owner, V 3, Tribune odicc. HERHEI The fine building Nos. 207 and 209 Mon- roe-st., west of Fifth-av,, with elevator, steam heating, fire-proof vaults, &c., will be rented very low if taken immedintely. Attention isinvited to the desirability of 1lie location and the pfi'euuses. Apply to WM. 1L FERRY, JR., & CO., 171 SaSalle-st. TO RENT. Store basement, with sccond floor if desired, at No. 100 State-st... from May 1; 5-year lease if de- sircd. Apply to 10, STONE, 146 Madi: TO REINT. The five-story and lar ¢ busement store northeast coraer Wabzsh-av. and Washington-st ,just put fn per- fect onler. Immediate possession given. Apply 1o CLAS. V. MARSH, 33 Wabash-av. TO REINT. Store 152 State-st., near Madison, sccond floor nod third floor, together or scparate. Storc and basement toa good tenant. Call at70 Madison-st., lioom 14 HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS. W. A. LOWELL & CO. ARE SELLING | House Furnishing Goods ON EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. Fine French Lounges, $10. Cane Seat Chairs, $12doz. Test Stat Bod-Sprlng, S3. Nui Sprinzs, SI0. Brussels Carpet, S1. Jest All Wool Carpet, 31 per yard. Good Ingraln Carpet, 50¢ per yard. op Chamnber Sets. $33. Stoves, $16, warranted. BUSINESS CARDS. PRIt oot ug s S 57 Chicago Carpet Cleaning Works (Formerly PHILLIPS & GARNETT), 943 Wabash-av., near Twenty-first-st. Carpets cleancd, renovated, called for, and delivered. Feathers and Hair Mattresses reno- vated: made a3 £00d 23 nEW. HATS-FURS We are now receiving the SpringStyles of dMen's and Boys' Hats. Furs of every kind closing out at. cost. J. 8. BARNES & CO., 70 Madison-gt. Notth Clark-st. Look to your interest and ex- amine goods and prices. MEDICAL. DENTISTRY. M. EASPINWALL, DENTIST ‘ReoreD from Firet National Beak Building to 56 ‘Washington-st., over peciaaticntion to ‘Hiling and prosezv- T G ataral teeth, Got ;,;f;fimmn CANCER. A private asylom for the scientific treatment aad radical cure of Cancer, Attama, Bronchits. Catarrh, and Catarrhal and Tbroat Consumption, Diseascs of the Eyes, Deafness, hcumatism, Pilles, and all Dis- eases of Females. In addition the successful treatment of Bow-Lej Enock;éidnc&& Club-Feet, and Curvatures of the Spine Ty ‘Superintended by E. B. COLLINS, M. D., and lo- cated o¢ 804 Weat Lndiaga-st., Chicazo, GO TO JOHN .JONES, No. 119 DEARBORN-ST,, And get your Clothes ‘x’gg;r\l)fl‘lf‘?ly cleaned and neatly EFOR SALE. FOR SALE, CHBEAT. On Fridsy, Feb. 6, at 11 o'clock, to the highest O Ty, e Comblets eet of Amvars Fixtar 21155 Talie-st , corner Clark. c gress of the Electoral Commission. The Question as to the Ad- missibility of Evidence Discussed. Powerful Argument on the Republican Side by Stanley Matthevws, A. Decision Not Likely to Be Reached Before Tuesday. The True Inwardness of the Lon- isiana Conspiracy Becom- ing Apparent. Maddox, Littlefield, Et Al., Fail In Their Blackmail- ing Scheme. Wells' Letters Read Before the House Prerogatives Com- mittes, The Writer Denied an Opportunity to Explain Their Object. The Senate Committee Will, How- ever, Hear His Story. A Few More of the Beauties of the Mississippi Plan. Democrats Indulgé in the Luxury of Duplicate Ballot-Box Keys. THE COMMISSION. EXPECTATIONS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasmixgrox, D. C., Feb. 3.—The progress of the work before the Electoral Commission is very satisfactory to the Republicans. They are very hopeful, confident, jubilant in fact, as to the decision of the Commission in the Florida case. Of the twenty Democratic members who ‘have been interviewed to-night, every one was disappointed, and while cach one had some dif- ferent reason to give for an anticipated decision agatost his party, all expected certain defeat. On the Republican side, on the contrary, the confldence of the Republicans on the success of Hayes increases with each day’s pro- ceedings. One of -..the. ..most. promi- nent Democratic members of the House aid that be belleved that the instinets of the Commission are against the case a8 it will be presented by the Tilden counscl, and that Tilden’s chances are ABSOLUTELY HOPELESS. Another prominent Democrat, closely allicd tothe New York interests, was already dis- covered fortifying himself with reasons why the tribunal should not favor Tilden. It has been generally remarked shat it is cvident that the Democratic counsel came here poorly prepared to meet themost important issues, and it is seen from their speeches that they are approaching a great question with a faflure to prepare argu- ments which should anticipate the strength of the Hayes counsel. . JERE BLACK’S SPEECH to-day was a notable fallure. His friends to- night universally edmit it, and on the inner dr- cle of the Democracy they say that the reason 1s that Black’s heart is not in the case; that he says privately that the count is against the Democrats, and that the Tilden cause is surely to be defeated before that tribunal. .There were arguments for nearly ~four hours upon’ the question of admitting ex- tensive cvidence and of going behind the Florida returns. Merrick made an able speech in Tilden’s interest. Jere Black made an exccedingly poor one, in which, «when he did play the clown, he sought to bully the Court. Gen. Stoughton made a_ specch for the Hayes Electors which greatly disappointed his fricnds. . THE GREAT SPEECH OF THE DAY was that of Stanley Matthews. It was noticed that his speech attracted the attention of the Court as no other speech has done. There was ot a siugle sentence which the Judges failed to note. Coplous notes were taken, and it was felt when Stanley Matthews ended that the most powerful compact for civil, legal argument in behalf of the Hayes Electors yet attemped had been made. The Court meets at 11 o’clock on Monday, when Evarts will close for the Republicans and 0'Conor for the Demacrats upon the questions, first, of the jurisdiction of the Commission; sccond, of the admissibility of extrinsic evi- dence, aside from the papers presented to the Court by the President of the Scnate, designed 10 o behind the returss; and, third, if inquiry can be made behind the Governor’s certificate; what evidence shall be adduced. ONE IMPRESSION PREVAILS that the Court will decide agaiust the admission of such evideace, and will rule that, under the Flectoral law, the only documents or evidence hich the Commission can consider will be the various sets of purported retufns opencd by Vice-President Ferry, and *‘the papers accom- pany the same.” That language was drafted by Senator Edmunds in the law for a purpose, it Is well known, and the Democrats do not yet ap- pear to have convinced the Court that the ex- parte and unfair testimony taken by the Demo- cratic Southern investigating Committees can be construed to bea portion of the testimony accompanying the same. Upon the construe- tion of that language It is evident that the im- - portant question will maioly tnro. THE QUESTION OF EVIDENCE. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3.—The Electoral Commission met at 10:35. Judge Clifford said that, under the third rule, counsel should present the evidence which they proposed to offer in a close. condensed, and classified form, of course based upon the condi- tion that the evidence would be reccived. The proposition whether the evidence should be re- ceived has not been decided, bat counsel would be admitted until the Commission decided. 0'CONOR’S FROPOSITION. After some discussion ns to the mode of pro- cedure, Mr. 0’Conor addressed the Commission, urging that evidence should be admitted cnthe subject, the question as to its relevancy and effect to be considered with the whole case. He then submitted his proposition of evidence, first, that both the Tilden snd Hayes Electors ‘met on the 6th of December, and each cast their otes and forwarded the ssme tothe seatof Government, with the exeeption that the Hayes Elwtom were certified by the Governor and the Tilden Electors by the Attorney-General. Sec- ond, the proceedings under the writs of quo warranto. Third, to show the common law of Flerida and the construction of the statutes of that State, as shown in the ousting of Stearns. Fourth, the Legislature of Florida, since Dec. 6, ordered a new canvass. Fifth, that the Hayes Elcctors rejected certain returns from counties named, and that Iumphreys was an officer under the United States. DIDN'T USDERSTAND. Judge Black was about to arzue in support of the admissibility of the evidence, when Justice Clifford reminded him that unless the other side objected there was no occasion, and suggested that he yield to Mr. Evarts, to prevent a mis- understanding. Judge Black said there was a misunderstand- fog now. He did not understand the case. Mr. Evarts then began to address the com- ‘mission, but was soon stopped, on the ground that hewas arguing on the admissibility of evi- dence before It was offered. Auother discussion asto themode cedure took place. FURTHER DISCUSSION. Mr. Evarts then spoke in opposition to the in- troduction of evidence, mainly on the ground that if admitted it would be necessary to go to the fundamental facts in the election. [ Judge Black argued that most of the cvidence ‘was alrcady before the Commission, through the reports of the Congressional Committees, which are now a part of the record in the case. It would be the greatest injustice to require the evidence to be taken up piecemeal and subject- ed to objections In detail. Justice Miller submitted 2 motion that coun- sel on cither side be allowed two hours to dis- cuss the question raised by Mr. Evarts as to whether any other matter shall be considered other than what was laid before the two Houses by the President. Mr. Sherman thought the scope should be en- larged; else, if the Commission shoula decide to admit evidence, THERE WOULD BE NO ADVANCE. He proposed that the discussion shonld include what evidence might be admitted, and also what evidence was now before the Commission. Judge Miller modified his motion as sug- gested, and it was adopted at the request of Mr, Evarts. An additional hour was given to either side in arder to permit counsel to arrange for their ar- gument. ‘The Commission took a recess. ARRANGED. On reassemoling, it was arranged that one counsel of each side should be_heard to-day, of pro- and one on cach stde Monday. It was further | agreed that three counsel of éach side would be heard, but not to extend the time. It was an- nounced that Judge Black would make some general remarks, and Mr. Merrick would make the regular opening, Mr. 0'Conor makiny a re- ply to the other sidg at the close of the debate ou Monday. 5 MR. MERRICK - made the opening address as to the question of the power of the Commission as to the regular- ity of evidence now before the Commission. He thought there could be no question that the tes- timony was now before the Cominission, what- ever might he the decision as to its admissibiti- ty. He opposcd the proposition that the dnties of the Comnmission were purely ministerial, and that they could not look behind the certificates. If this doctrine prevailed, even Gov. Stearns, though he come fit sackeloth and in penitential sorrow, and asked to correct a mistake, could not undo a wrong in that paper. In the clauseof the Constitution that “the votes should thenbe opened and counted, he contended it was not * counted,” as claimed by counsel yes- terday, but ¢ votes,” that was the controlling word, and that before connting_them it must first be_determined what were the true votes, and this duty of inquiry rested on Congress without limitation. Any legitimate evidenc going to determine what were the legaland true votes, _ he submitted, was competent to this tribunal. JUDGE-BLACE. . followed on the Democratic side, and Stanley Matthews and E. W. Stoughton on the Repub- Tican side, each occupying about three-quarters of an hour. < The Commission adjourned until 11 o’clock Monday, when William M. Evarts and Charles 0’Conor will close the argument on the pending question. POINTS. The following are the points in the arguments of counscl before the Electoral Commission: Mr. Matthews said: I take the first oppor- tunity to correct o serious misapprehension on the part of the learned gentlemen who have acted as counscl in the opening'of this question in regard to the position which they scem to as- sume as being already taken on our side. Ire- fer to the conclusive eflcet which they supposc We attribute to the certiticates of the Governor of a State accompunying the list of those whom he certifies as having been duly appointed Electors for that State. I am authorized to say by zentlemen who ave objectors to the second and third certificates that that statement is an incorrect representation of their position. I may also take this immediate op- portunity for 1elieving the nyprchenslon of my very learned friend, Judge Black, who spoke s0 well inregard to the possible effect of excluding conelderation of what he has been pleased to call exhibits or evidence from the jud)fmcnt of this tribunal. Itiwas o quaint saying of Seldon ina Jittle essay on * Papal Countils,” where he was treating of the doctrine that they were caolight- ened by the presence of the Holy Glost, that he had generally found that the spirt dwelt In the odd man. [Laughter.] So that in the exercise of a constitutional function, whatever it may be, devolved by Congress upon this Commis- sion in the count of the Electoral votes, ef- fectual provision has been made against the Qefeat of the transaction by referring it toa tribunal which CANNOT DE EQUALLT DIVIDED. What is the transaction? What the subject of the general investigation? It i3 stated in its final result,—the election of President ana Vice- President of the United States. In what_does that consist? It is not a single act. Itisa series of acts. The election of two high officers is not a popular election, cither according to the spirit of the Constitution or the meaning of its framers, the interpretation of the generation Swhich adopted it, or practice under it. Therc is a select body of men in cach State who consti- tute a constitutional body, who are to make that clection, and they have the right to make a sclection - as well as election. It is altogether, in my judgment, a mistake to suppose that Efecoral bodies are delegates representing the State. or people of aState, a8 agents to accomplish their will. They not only. have the power in the sense of might, but they have authority in the sense of right, to vote upon the day named for the persons Wwho, in their udfmcnt, onght to_be, all things con- sidered, Chief Executives of the nation. When the Electors_completed their work by casting their votes, then the transaction passed beyond the limits of State control, and it be- came a Federal act, one of those things which scd to the jurisdiction of Federal power. he nctual Guestion before the Commission s, Which sct of Electors in_ Florida, by the actual declaration of official sathori- ty of the State. charsed with that dutg bas bezome clothed with the forms of law by the actual incumbencey. and possession of the office. The body of Electors which has an ap- parent right and paper title, and which is in the exercise and possession of the functions and franchise of an office_and actually exereise the porwers of that ofllce is, for the purposes of this tripunal, the lawful body to cast the vote, and their votes must be counted. If the Commis- ston went behind the certificate they were limi- ted to an inquiry 5 to what arc the fucts as to which the Governor inhis certificate should have certificd. Those whom Gov. Stearns, the law- ful Governor, certitied to be Electors in fact and according to law, have beenappointed. The fact that o subsequent Governor came fn, and that 2 court rendered & judgement upon his status could not _change the defacto status of Gov. Stearns. The quo warranto proceedings could ot be alleged as against the fuct recited in Gor. Stearns’ certificate, because the fscts arenota matter of legnl construction. They exist of themseives. The fact is UNDOUBTED AND UNQUESTIONED that Gov. Stearns at the time indicated was de facto Governor of Florida. The relators in that quo warranto case appearcd clearly by the Yecord not to have been in possession at the time, and their claim of right to occupy the offices did not affect the actual status of” Gor. Stearns, nor the legal and constitational face of ‘his action. .MB. BLACE is address on the Democratic side insisted it "cvidcace belog once 1 or offered or Sled e Chicoge Duily Teibmne, PRICE FIVE CENTS. In the case was to be treated as a court of eqnit) treats evidence. The Commission was n‘o]tmZ quired to give it any particular amount of forca or weizht in its fiual judement, but the Com- ission. was to lookat it and determine the case on all evidence before it. 1here hid been much talk here about goinz behind the action ofaState. He believes firmly in the sovereign power of a State to appoint any person an Elect- or provided it was done in'the mauner pre- scribed by her Legislature, and he believed that after the appointment was made in that manner no man he rizht to GO BEMIND IT, and say it was not an appointraent fit tobe mude. Ansbody, whether an_officer of the State or an officer of the Gencral Government, who undertook to set aside such an appoint- ment as that would be guilty of usnrpation of authority, and his act wonld be utterly void. Therefore if the Governor of Florida, In this case, after the appointment of these Electors was made by the people, undertovk to certify that they were not elected to put somchody else in thelr place, that a=t was utterly vold, -false, and fraudulent. They werc not going behind the ait of the State in this case, they were only going bebind the fraudulent act of an officer of the State whose act had no validity whatever in it. When they were told that f the President of the Scnato laid pefore the two Houses afalse paper, a paper that was absolutely counterfeit, and that was the end of it, and that no extrancous evidence could be produced for the purpose of showing that that paper was a forgery, the doctring went too far. If that proposition were carried out to its logical conclusions then it would fol- low that the two Houses of Congress must sim- ply receive whatever anybody chose to fabri- cate and to lay before them through the Presi- dent of the Senate, and that neither the Presi- gc?; u!( tt‘i:: Senate nor elth-‘:xl; &:1 the Houses, or oth of them together, cor do anything i the matter but just St i TAKE WHAT WAS GIVEN without inquiring into the genuineness of it at all. The work of the counterfeiter was as well entitled to be regarded as truth as the mere spawn of a criminal conspiracy got up for the purpose of cheating the people of a State, and the people of the Union by overturning and overthrowing the great principle underlying the institutions 5: zbegr cuuz':’tr y» The man ‘;i-r;% mz‘2 dertook to say he certitied to the clection ot these men, while at the time he_ did it thero glared upon nim from the record which lay be- fore him evidence that the fact was.the other way, was a counterfeiter, and the paper issued by WAS FRAUDULENT. If the paper was fraudulent, was it not as void in law, and as corrupt in morals, as if it wes o simple counterfeit made by somebody else than by the man who professed to signit ¢ Mr. Black cited what he called the evidence of fraud, the various ceedings to overturn the Hayes and Wheeler] tore, andadded the State had determined not to be cheated out of her vote, and had determined that she would ascertain the truth in some un- deniable foria by proceeding, the correctness and truth of which could never be impeached. She hiad taken those usurpers by the throat had dragzed them into & court of - justice, ang there, in the presence of o competent tribunal, she had impleided them,charged them with the offense, brought other parties who were claim- ed to be her agents, and set them face to face. The proofs had been given in both sides, and there bad been a solemn adjudi- cation by that court of competent jurisdiction, that the persons who claimed toycast their votes for Haycs and Wheeler had no right, or author- ity, or power whatever to do that thiuz. That decision, Mr. Black arzucd, was final. MR. STOUGHTOX, colleague of Mr. Matthews, said this Court un- questfonably will sce that it cmploys no testi- mony not in harinony with Iaw. The jurisdic- tion of this body is to count the vote. 1ts pow- er, when counting, is to use such proof, if ny, a¢ the Constitution and laws permit. The pur- pose of the testimony offered Is to go behind, not merely the =~ Governur’s ‘certificate, but the rroposal is to go behind the action of the tribunal which the State has set up or clse this testimony offcred is scnseless and worthless. What is specially offered to main- tain isthe right to have the” votes counted for Tilden. We have before_us the certificate of the Attorney-General of Florida, who dissented from the majority of the Keturning Board, stat- ing in that certificate, with frankncss as he does, that there is no method of authenticatinz that tribunal beyond his certificate by giving the certilcate of the Governor, because 1t would be in violation of the laws of Florida for the Gov- ernor to certify to the election of Electors who had been returned as such by the minority of the Board. What next do we find? A statute of Florida thrust upon us passed on the 17th of January, Iong after these Electors had voted, and 'AUTHORIZING A NEW CANVASS. That is the authority for riomz behind the certification of Electors, which we suppose to be legally coupled with the proceeding by quo warranto, nltimating in a judgment on the 26th of January, declaring those persons who per- formed all their dutics on the tth of December were not lezal in their acts, but_that all their acts were illegal and jovalid, and the learned gentleman from Virginta (Tucker) said that that. swept away all prior acts of these officers de facto. But hc gave us no authority Tthad been frequently held that where an of- ficer de facto was ousted by proccedings, all his acts were necessarily considered as valid and binding. Society could not exist without such arule. So heréthe act of the Elector Jawfully appointed is legal and binding. The judzment of the Sufremn Court of Florida only declared that the Returning Board had made a mistake; not thas they had perpetrated a fraud. It seems to me, in view of the jurisdiction and capacity of this tribunal, in view of its power to take testimony, and In view of the purpose of introducing thls testimony. which I have under- mll:ccAlll to state, the application should be over- ruled. LOUISIANA. LITTLEFIELD’S LIES. Spectal Dispatch $o The Tribune. Wasamerow, D. C., Feb. 3.—The existence of the conspiracy of Littlefield, Maddox, and Spearing, in the interests of Tilden, to discredit the Louistana Returning-Board, Is rapldly be- coming developed. Littlefleld, under the sc- vere examination of the Scnate Committee, it breaking down. He to-day repeatedly contra- dicted himsclf on vital points. He endeavored, throush the five hours’ cross-cxamination yes- terday and the four hours to-day, to shape his testimony according to two theorles: First, his own complete innocence in forging the re- turns of Vernon Parish; sccond, the clear com- plicity of Gos. Wells in that infamous transac- tion. His testimony to-day was consistent with ncither of these theories. In some very important particulars he entirely broke down. The part of the plan of the conspira- tors fn New Orleans was to discover whether Northern Represcntatives would countenance the paying of hush-money or blackimail to sc- care the suppression of what they might be induced to belicve was a forged return. To accomplish that purpose two of the apparent accomplices of Littlefield,—Gifford and Collins, —it appeared Dy the testimony to-day, smug- gled themselves on board a steamer which took the Senatorial party down the river to inspect the jetties, for the purpose of . OVERHEARING CILANCE WORDS spoken by the Republicans in the confidence of that trip. Littleficld’s political character is un- doubtedly on the same plage with his naval conduct. He testificd to-day unblushingly, without any tracc of shame, to the following facts: ‘That he has livedin New Orleans for five years with a woman not his wife, to whom he gave his name; that he has had two children by her; that these facts were not known to his own parents in Boston; that heleft New Or- leans not intending to -return, leavinz for the support of this woinan and ber children only an order to be collected for the nsizniticant sum cf 360. Littlefield is said to have hud DISCREDITABLE ARMY EECOLD, and to have been drammed from the lines no- der Gen. Hurlbut i disgrace during the War. The character of Maddox also is very rapidly ‘being shown by Baltimore papers. ‘His career there has been such as not to tmake him a cred- {table witness in the community where he has longest lved, and in the Statc where he was born. - Mnddox produced this morning before the Fleld Committee the letters about which he bas made so much mystery. One of them, addressed to Senator West, he mever delivered, but retained for it was - sealed, aod & the Committna purposes of his ows,.