Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 16, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXI. — ARTISTIO TAK LOIIINQ:A NOW OPEN. (hoiceWoolens. Spring Fashions Issued. 15 PER CT. DISGOUNT: spiracy withwhich thespeeches of the Democratic cotnsel huve heen hotly spiced, the Republieans Irave heatowe:t bt Hitfle attention tipon them, knowing that the case was not to he won hy thrawing mud. They have thought it suficlent to place azaluat oll such accusations the historl- cal facts of White-Leamuo masancres snd bull- dnzlng murdera and_outrnges which have crim- sonesd the recent annals of Loulaiana with the blood of Republicans shed by Democratic hands for the purpose of AECURING FOLITICAL POWRIL, Evarts' spcech toalay was in his characteristic style, Illlfvl’cgmflflc In law and logle, but weari- xuine to [isten to un acenunt. of his complex sen- tences, and his dry, impasatoned dellvery. e apoke fur two Nours ant ahalf, and welded togethicr with masterly skill in an frrefragable ehinthy all the Haks of {act, law, Judicial declsion, und argument that have heen gathered or torged to' austuin the Republlean cause in the course of the long debate. Judge Campuell, of New Otleans, who left a scat on the Supreme Beneh at Washington to o Into the Hebellion, nnd who is now at tha iead of the Louisiana Bar. closed the case for the Democrats, The first hall hour of his NEAR THE END. 7 Arguments on the Main Point in the Louisiana Case Concluded. To-Day the Commission Will Consult as to the Ad-’ mission of Proof, And at 4 o’Clock Will Take a Vote and Announce the Decision. sz\ucuh. when We vigarously aseailed the The Republicans Confidont thnt | wruice, S pe ™ herwards, ‘orhon boy re (1F PAID WITHIN FIVE DAY,) |, e c!“” eans Confldont that } E05un 00 (S0 o 'In- a Wlow TUNTIL MARCH 1 the Florida Precedont. Will und kalting manner the Jegal srguments already . made by Carpenter and Trumbull, the tired au- dience FOUND NO ENTERTAINMEST fu listenlng to ule. At half-past 4 he took s seat. ‘There was a hustling smong the other counseland a hurtled offer of new bricfs and additional references in the law hooks, Then Ju:!rfiu Clifford announced that the pubile pro- ceedingn In the easc wero closed for tha day, nnd the crowd diepersed with the comforting betiet that the brunt of the m""""m;', wos over. Tie Commissloners remained for half an hour in secret kessfun discussing tho order of future proceeding. Some wanted to go on to-night and reach a deciefon, but a majority, Incliding il the Democrats, and it s sald Judee Hrad- ley, determined upon an adjourmment until 10 o'clock to-morrow, It was sgreed that at 4 o'clock to-marraw afternoan A YOTE MIQULD BE HIAD upon the questlon of ndmitting evidence. Thoe day will be oceupled by apeeches from the Com- missfoners to each other. 1t ls strange that they lave not had enough of argument by this tinie. 8o atronris the average Congressman’s deedre to inake a apeceh that the absence of re- Be Followed. EDWARD ELY & (0., Wabash-av; & Monvoe-st. _ POULTRY BXIIDITION, SECOND ANNUAL GRAND EYHIBITION POULTRY, PIGEONS, and PET STOCK, In That 'E\;ent, a Decision of the Entiro Case Is Expeoted To-Day. Democratic Conspirators Still Indulging in Revolu- tionary Threats. Extracts from the Electoral Bill for the Benefit of Such Parsons. . RY THE pn‘r(le?'rndlx;ntau L!cncu ,v.lolen nnt u|ccml l;‘lxll; minisl o ¢ Commission consist of b N.ATION.AL Kelly’s Gipher Indorsement | fo membrrs,cach would want to Talk a dny 10 3 i d - ¢ uther. ¥ ject of Univer- X A Association of Faniers, | treSubjectof Uni g AT THE sal Comment. WASHINGTON, 1). C., Feb, 15,—~The Electoral Commission, after the closc of the public ses- slon this afternoon, had n short private conler- enve, and deefded tiot to hold a privato_sesafon to-night, as waa anticlpated, and adjonrned uatil’ 10 o'clock to-morrow, with the “under- standiug that the vote on the pending question with regard to the admisaibility of evidence in the Loulelan case, as proposwl by the Demo- crats, shall bo token atd o'clock to-mourrow afternoon, sud that counsel he notifled sccord- ingly. It is ru||‘cdllrcd that nfter tho an- nouncement of the declsion some additional time will bo given to counscl for further argu- ment, notwithstanding the lmitation of six hours and a balfl already given to counscl on cach slde bas been fully exhuuated. TIIE ARGUMENTS. EVAUTS. Wasttinaroy, D. C., Feb, 15.—The Electoral Commfrslon met at 10:15, and Mr. Evarts con- tinued the nrguments on the Republican side. Ifc contended that the right to cast its votes rested fn the State, und was nob o grant Irom the Gieneral Government. Whatever power the Federal Government possessed it held through the terms of the Federal Constitution. The ninth and tenth articles of the amendments re- served in plain terus to the States all the rights not specifically delewated. The whole EXPOSITION BUILDING, Commencing Monday, Feb. 12, and continuning . throughont the woek, Signor Glovanni's Collection of Wonderfally- Teafned Canttice, and Prof. Axford's cclcbrted Sfeatn Ifen, in procens of hatehing, sro amony the mnny attractive fentares of tho exhfbltion, Admisrion, 93 conias chitdren, 13 conts, Aamiron oo DLUE GLASS. BLUE GLASS FOR THE MILLION. AROTHER RICHNOND IN THE FIELD. The Phaenix Glass Co. of La- Salle, 111, Strikes the Color, And respeetully announce that they ara now meking & very superlor artielo of BLUE GLABS, fully equsl to Ynglish, French, or Helgan, Scnator Xernan Makes a Lame Attempt to Explain Datters. Prominent Incidents in tho Daily Bes- siors of the Convention. THE TRIBUNAL. A DECISION EXPECTED IN THE LOUISIANA CASD T0-DAT, Bpeciat Dispateh to The Tribune, WarminagToN, D. G, Feb. 15—After five hiouas and a half of further argument to-dayy the public consideration of the Louislana caso closed, and the Comnmission adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow, when [t will go Into sccret seselon. At 4 o'clock & vote will be taken on tho admisslon of evidence, and It isbelieved that Vefore the memhers separate for the night the malnquestion will be decided, and with It vir- tnally the wholo Presidentisl contest, by the adoption of a resolution that the ¢ight votes of T8 Juitlag our Dtun Glass on the merket we donot | Lonlelana should bo counted fur Hayes. | matter of eelecting Elcctors, determiniog tho b o xanleh aFOLE; AGENCY fer the pureert | Mo - discusson hes _been proceeding | mode, and issulng tho cortifiates, belonko Lo wargin, undso place fts CURATIVE propertics within for two days under 8 rullng | the titate, 1t was fur the Federal Gavernment whith consolidated the timo allotted to the question of evidenet with that given for the consideration of the casa itsclf, and upon the understanding that should the Commission de- the reach af all. CAPT, JAMES LANING, Superintendent of the Lasalle Chaniz Gims Worke who ia & guestat the Tremont llowse, will be at the offic of Trge, Eprazue & Smith, 47 &40 Dearborn-at., for s dsy or two, where to count the votes after thov had left the State. As In tho Florlda case, so here. This body had the potwer ot the two llouses to count tha vote. The power was granted to thoso budies by the o will e happy to meet the Sohbers and dentersof the { termine not to admit evidenca there stiould e | Constitution, but 7 cliy, sni exhibit his and recelve prdors. o further argument. It s not probable that NOT THE FOWHR OF LEGISLATION. RELIGIOVN. ANT BVIDENCE WILL BE HEARD. Considering the power possessed by tho Com- PARAAAAS AR R At asneannnanarans | Certalnly none will be unlees the Commission | mission, Mr, Evarts charged that the “ather side THE L AST SER’VIGE Tras changed fts views since fts rullngs In tho | hiad ctanged its position, holding in the Florida Florida cnse. In that case, It will be remem- | caso thot it had Judiclal authority to Institute quo IN THE TABERNACLE, CONDUCTED DT Mossrs, WHITTLE &STEBBINS Sunday, Feb, 18, 1877, at 4 p. m, . Bubject: “*GOOD bored, by Judge Dradley voting with tho Domo- crats, a tajorlty, was obtained for hearing testl- mony as to tho ecligibllity of Humphreys, one of the Elcctors, hut on no other point. In the Humphiroys case thero was a disputed ques- tlon of fact, but In tho vases of the two Loulsl- ana Electors, Levisace and Brewster, the dispute 18 08 to the lawv and KOT AR TO THE PACT. Both sldes ndinit that they were disqualified at the date of the clection; both admit that they were qualified when closen by the Electaral College to fill vacancies, The Democrats malne tain that the State, In electing these Incligible warranto proccedings, and now declares that it wasn judiclal body, The dutles were sald to bo Jegialafive, 1lo cuntended that the power vested In the bedy was auch as exiated In the two Houses for the perfurmance of the apecified duty to count the Flectorn] votes, and not thoe voto fur the Electors, for the two louses dld nat vossesn that power, n regard to the inebgibility of Brewsfer and Levisce, tho statuts prescribed that they shonld bo waited for, #nd If they dud not appear until 4 o'clock, the vacancles wero to be filled by the re- malnlng Blectors, Thosa gentlemon did not ap- hear, and $ne vaconcy was declared and flled by ho seluction of E!A.’. WINTTLE wiil prea WK, " ) sing ** RTERSITY." L yn%a Wi o bung by & Quar- eia Fioor st ¥ 3. G, A, Rooms, 150 N 0 te¥to of mal Tickets to Sadiron: TIZIR RAME IEN, Tt was, as atated, to Al the vacancy that their ‘BADY CARBIAG A O TEAAGES, Wic, . | nersons, lost bwo of its Elcctoral votes, and, (0t ;INle 1(« _An_r...n ofica. ot mxi:uencm‘n wi mu W did not. then thoy claim that the College had | 3¢ ged. cro was mnothing in o olfers B ABY C ARRIAG'ES 10 legzal right to fill the vacancles, and that the ;’,"ac.{?.'.“‘}lnn,°';'u. “n;ml::.m;} l‘l‘x‘:c flu‘:lc‘r‘nnr “fo twa votes must bo thrown out for this reason, There is uo qucation of fact here, and, there- fore, no occasion for evidence, The whoto case, »8 fur 18 this nnd all othier pofnts are cancerned, Dinges entlrely upon tae interpretation of the Constitution and laws of Loulslana and of the Unitet 8tates. Tho Tepublican counsel saw this at first, ana the Democrats havo realized it of late.. Whatever tho latter have sald In the concluding arguments fu favor of tho power and duty of the Commission to go into a do- talled Investigation of thelr charges of fraud has been manlfestly eald to tho country POR_POLITICAL EFPECT and not to the Court. They have ilevoted thelr. chief eforta to the work of convincing the Com- mission that the Returning Board was not a lawlully-constituted body, und that it excoeded its jurisdiction. It may foirly be expucted, therefore, from the precedents cstablished In the Florida case, that the Commission will do- cide to-morrow to recelve no ovidence, and will t}un ph'u:ccll at once to declerming the ques. tlon ol certify the clection, Ho folt relloved of nny neces: sity o ero that licnuflx waa de facto a Govemor, for in thelr Arat propoalilon the other sido offer to prove that, throuzh the months of Octoher, No- vembier, anil_Decomber, thero was 1o proof that Brewster and Levisce woro not gnatiied to reccivo an eleetion on the 6th of Deceniber, It wis alau mmonz the offers of proof, that the Kellog: cerifi- cate was slgned by the do facto Governor of the Btate, and_this certidcate shows for whoin the voles were Tegully cust, TIE STATE ELECTION LAWS. Vetore approaching the question whether the evidence submitted could by recelved, it would bo feat necossary to cxamino what the law of Loulsl- ana was, The Seaslon law of 384d contained two indopendent acta up {ndependent subjecta, the firet celative to clections In the State of Loulxana, and one to enforee Art, 1034 of the Contitution of the State, This was t'ia general Electlon lsw, Then thery way nuother nct relaiive to Presidentind Elcclors, 'Flwea wwo acte gaverued tha clectlon in 1870, unless they weru subsequently repealed, witich thoy were not. Mr. Evarts here read o provision in the lattor act providing for tho iling of vacancics, If Electora Qid not appear before 4 o'clack, by snbaequent Jegr- Islation. 'The canvassin: scction was fopealed but al tie Fest of tho act was lett wiunding. In 1470, there was o revislon of the lawa of the Kiale—not 9, hor un amendment of them, DECIDEDLY NEW STYLES, Marhes, Tops, Ba'ls, Birdeages, And a grest varfety of new Toys, aultable for Bpilng Trad VERGHO, RUELING & C0, 188, 140 and 143 State-st. MOTTLED GEIRNIAN NOAP, WHEN BUYING SOAEFE —ABK YOR— PROCTER & GAMBLI’S Mottled Cerman. There i8 None Better, OLL MORE ECONOMIOAL FGR FAMILY USE' A A S A counting the regulsr returns le‘utum'llflui-‘(Iou'ue hln;l I‘rlvuu rc.ue:lul{l lm‘ldu’ h‘y from the Btute. Most Republica atgess, 110 reforred to Lo reshied blalolen ol Towdiig the acts of 1864 to show thnt they hed been entertsing o fears of the results, mmrgonlcd in tne statutes ‘n- mhany o Ih:n und Democrats do not seem to have any tangl- ble hopes. The victoryin tho lega) battle s unquestionably on tho sldo of the Republican counsel. ‘Thoy havo eatablished so cicarly as to satlsfly minds frec from partisan blas, if fodecd there arc sny such on theseccatzal and essontial propositions upon which the declsion of the casc must rest, first, that the Returning Board was A LEOALLY-CONSTITUTED BODY, with juriadiction to canvass and declaro the rend the Sessfon law of 1875, pasecd March 10,and malntaited tuat, as it mado 1o, provieion for the atachargy of thelrdatles by the Elcctors, it did not, by tho terms of it repealing elause, repeal the act of 1608, ne lucorporated fa th roviscd statutos, 0 far as that act selated to the discharge of Wi ntle 11c nald that not one of the eminent Iawycrs who vielted New Orlesus dnrlnli Novomber ever thought 10 wuggest that Gov, Kelloge ouzht ta count the vote, which wan now the construction seught to bs put upon the statutes uf the Stato, STATR BOVERECIONTY, Mr, Evarts argued against the numorll! SHAWNER OAL. Jalletall.Conl Dealers! Our Toiners sre not ou's tullsupply on hand. TIH ONPSON & HERRICK, Mines, 14 Bouth Watcr-at., FINANCIAL, ¢ 8 per cent lonns on approved cliyreal et by FUANCIS B, FEADODY & (i e made of Con- I rond 10 lutert ) b 3 — wmpenomat | of the clectlon for Presidential gr:’lg;u{hlu:.tlglfi%giw-:&“-:";?:mn‘f ".:'zg.f"%iu.?r’l':n_ n RS, Electors. Becond, that Congress fs mot a | FANSE ieh SORC B veruilt an Inteoduction of A AN A FE s RS ~— ~eom-~~ | Natlonal Returning Board, with appedato hldtn; ."m‘.?:é"a';’}‘n3"1::5‘:.3.:?:&\":2‘,';’!‘%3{'2.,3’1‘ jurisdiction and power to revise and fi; thougist to thrust the thicknuess of tho man's Ll Teverso the declsions of Btate Boards, or In other | 1ormgef*fihe fiaeriof, the, Blate by A indaters T Sl St words, that Congress Is not the Judge of the re- | Slate. e dlnuunwdfit-fi(nmfin“ru?{l Drupudt- e o] the BpringSiyles of en' g k. on that Congress could wift and #ifz, . dis- e are sow recelvlug he Spring Siyles of Menn | turna of clection -and qualifications of Preat- | toh thatCongress cauld wbftandalit, Shacard, le; greyy dentlal Eloctors. Third, that the Louisiana Board did no scts that the Cowmission can take cognizance ol which fuvalidate ita dectsion, Fourtb, that the Electoral College had power to 1l vacancics arising from any cauac. Fifth, that the Eloctors alleged to have been disquadified by State laws WENB NOT DISQUALIFIED, because a Stato cannot add to the vauses of in- clizibllity presented by the Federsl Cuustitu- tlon. 'Theae propositions cover all tho dlsputed pointa in tho case, and their eatablishinent leads necessarily 1o the final couclusion that tho eight Electoral votes of Loulsiana were Tawtully cast for Hayes and Wheeler, sud must bo couuted. No amount of argument or demonstration by statute or authoritative decisions would have served to convince tho Democratic Commia- sloners of tho justice of this couclusion. Tho task of Evarts and his sssocistes hasnot been ta change their preconcelved e}\:[\lgmcnt but to couvineo the Republican membera that b:e: had s clear, strong,aod__* [ coat. L 8. 70 Madison-st. position i the Florids cave - was unchanged I 3. 8. B. Dieetica of e nocasssry egtoiation. * There Conla uot bo a rovision of the count, e took up the claini of TIUE M'ENELY BLECTORS, and sald that, xctlng without tha color of a show of suthority, neithor McEnery noe the Elsctors having beoi Inducted into ofice, thelr action was wholly void. la support of thle proposition ho cited ~ nuinerous guthoritics. On the othes baud, vuppore that Lrowster and Levisce had been ineligiuie, thers wus & color and ehuw of suthority, oud the Stste was fo bo de- prived of an act which it spprovud by an abjection Taised at the moniout of counting tho vote. * In ros ply to tho angunienl of Trumbull thal Lrewsies and Levisce wero fueligible, but slx Elcctors sere elected, aud hienco there were no vacancles in the other casce, Mr. Esarts contended that the ofice must bo tiled or there wust be o vucancy. ‘Those could be 5o suck thingas & vacaucy that was noi vacant. Aw to the Federal disqualification, thore wos no evidence offered that touched the polnt, and if thero was, it WOULD BE INADMISSIBLE. As to tha state of tho disqualification, he srgued tbatan Klector wasnot au oficer, but bt tho torm applied ind liks manner ss primary ap o "There conla ann SHIPPING OANS, 47 & 49 Weat Loka Bizest. OEXOAGO. o s 1o GaTIOREE betweean Clinton and Jederson, 1n 1arge or small rooms. A. E. BIGHOP, 18 bouth Jeferaon-st, B PIROFESSTONAL, ancer, Fistula, Piles, Tumors, Treated without itlog., ¥ B . B g PEUFECTLY DEFENSIBLE LEGAL POSITION ", W "::'-l(rhfin:"l?ifi":lnnlf g{,mfi.‘:";‘m‘}‘;flw’?ucm 10 stand upon in decidivg the Hayes returnto bo ;‘_L‘f:f‘"“ oflue word *telectar ™ to the voter ! Ever. BRINCHAR, w0 Do ih s Ry valid, M pana sgd ba bad o doslre_to appeal to 13, (uigaga. ‘Az 10 thecbargesof teaud, corruption, and cou- | pa Lo dealrod (o prescut bis case a8 o e Thicony Daily Tribun CHICAGO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1877. PRICE FIVE CENTS, . Amotiean cltizen. Tie wanted tha wrongs fo | of unlimited investization posscssed by clther part played by Scnator Kelly n the programme | cock, of Toxas, I , :,:;;"q‘rsa, g :mx;] M ad M-‘n hl:nnm:il‘e:;l ik ouse of Conz:m. i ¢ of the Democratic managers in securing the nom')m,.,. dhnfie:u;?'.e D;I: ;:fi?.: :z; :’r’“‘,‘g % petrated, © gemedied, bot Be A tared ' | 1 holdin hlm;,gll(mh M|_ ‘?A'!;:.H“m Oregon case, lacking Electoral vote will perform his reward, peraonally, Is to be a Cabinet posi- condltion of adales fn that ‘State, and | {14 attonds every day, but manifests no spocinl A CONBPICUOUS FEATURE tlon. Thg plan is this: The Republicans are nFnrehemln that it Loulslana Is counted_for. liayes by the “seyen-out” tribunal, the Dea- . ocrats will delay the conclusion of tho connt until after tho 4th of March to gct a new elee- tion. They are olottlng and scheming to get cnough Bouthern yoles to prevent it Asan induceinent Lo securs thesc votes, the guaran- tees to the Southare: First, one or two Cabl- net places; sccond, the control of their own #tate Governmenta: third, n guaranteed poticy anid it was not & etate of affaiea to be smiled stata distanee, whicherer sido the smile came from. An atfempt \ras made by putiing into the Conetitution nrovisions for the auppart of a gnod finvernment; and the Legislatnre vnilerlook tocarry out the pro- visfone, . 'Thern wan 8 Hmit, and_that was that the mcana ehould bo aideanate, appropriate, and rea. ronable. Itwas Dy the meann alopted that the Htalo wan saved from civil strife and anarchy. ilo contended that tha decision in the Florlda case, to hqnlre whether tho Retnrning Toara acted with- ont jurladiction, covesad every point In the present of the report upon the Oreznn Elcctoral ques. tlon, It will he remembered that when Sena. 1ar Patterson, of New Slampahire, was detected {n o misstatement of fact respecting his Credit Mobilier transaction, the Republican Senate, In tha vory Inst nizht of Congress and of his Scn- torial term, by n formal resolution from the Committee, recommended his expulsion. Kells's speech of last week stands In the rame relation {n the Orezon bribery that Patterson’s Interest in the prufl:mlln!l except when the wonl disqualification {s mentioned. Chacles 0'Canr lias not appeared {n the time this week. Judjze Campbell, of Louisiana, who occuples his chair, bears some reremblance to 1ifm in age and venerable appearance. Col, Pelton, Gov. Tilden’a nephew and the Becretary pf the Democratic Natfonal Comnmit- tee, {8 n regular atlendant, and observes the proceedings usually from the reporters’ gatleey, case. KTAXLET MATTIEWS g on the part of the Republicans ol liberal e urman and 1t mlght be that & maforily | 1s to have chare of tho Oregon cuso for the te- | 014 10 tho Credft Mabilker. Dristiohs. Jor. «Soutern - interual - Improse- of '(.)‘m anlu‘vflyglnn hdld' uanutfl,\t :hc lllz "'eP n'xl-m [\ul;}le:‘mdn.r.l:xfi!zn llofillc:,l'rhu? t.l:u l;m:uvlal:lc Figx nsurgfl. 1’;::‘:‘:3:'(3%‘or the Oregon menta; fourth, = the .I"“‘" of tho Tex- authorized 0 do what was done, whic 3 ¢ Denocrat 3 s o i care 11 Lonisinnn, A I Tt | e Y Tematetion tworres the Donincrats great- | v Paclfic Rallrnad bill. =~ The plot ol ven fraud. e il thi now clearly proven fraud. even extends farther, and contemplates the Affer tho recers, Snidge Clifford annosnced that the liepnblican sido ind consumned ita time, and HHA! two and a balf hours remainud to the other side. Judga Campbel] then grmcfied to clove for the gefense, e said ha did not understand that Prenl- dential Blectors owed thels existence to th Conetl- tution of any State, but they derived thelr power from the people of the United States which wero United Statea und o confederation and pefore 5. A Renator remarked to-day that much as fie would dislike to see Iloyes Inaugurated, he shotld prefer him to Tilden If he were con- sineed that the latter had angthing to do with therending of thesc dispatches, A Democratic member of the House made a sfinflar remark to a Republican this cvening, saying that no man ought to he President who was gulity of par- ticivating fn sucha plot. The devclopnients are exceelingly hanl ~upon Benator Kelly, TIIE CONSPIRATORS. A PRW OF WIOM TALK POR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. &pectal Dispath to The Tribune. Wasnixnarox, D, C., Feb. 15.—~There has been a good deal of excited talk and threatening among the comparatively small body of extreme the 4th of March noxt. If Hayes s countel in there will be no extra sessfon of the Houre. During the rcecsa cnough Southiern Democrats will be favored with patronage to fnduco them to stand In with the conaplirators and enable the Republicans to securc fta organizatlon. Without the ald of a microscope I thinl: I could Iny my hand un a baker’s, dozen willing to bo *‘seen,” In naming Hancock, of Texas, as tho dopted, which was inits | Democrats to-day In regard to what they will do | who stated only day’ before veaterday to morc perfect anfon, and try to have dons In easc the Commissionde- | the Senato that thé_money obtained Irom ?,{f,;‘{f,"}fi:‘.,},‘,’fi?,’i‘,’,‘;{’;,;":.:‘fl:{‘l;‘?,;,‘,‘{,";‘{2 oS anpbel] arzucd that the Comnmadion b8 fmmra; | cides togivo the vote of Loulsina to Haves. New Yark was sout or bocause ¢ was supposed | cliosen to play the Deril to liayes' God. 1ls and power to look into cvery act of the A ogiia: | They doclare that the Commassion will be bro- t might be necded to employ lawyers. Now | moy be uncansclously Innocent. 1 du know, farerand if that Logiatature contraveue the fun- s prased by his owit aiinatureto one of | howeser, that upon him tho pressure lsto bo ken tip by the withdrawal ot ot Jeast a partof ?f}.‘.{cw, dixpatclies to have " ully indorsed the camental princlpiea that fio attho foundstion of | (¢, tyemocratte. meunbere, and that this will be | schemo for purchasinic o Kepublion Ticctor, e e v : REJECT THE TOTES. followed by the refussl of the major- | and to have Jolned In appllcation_for the | hfa vanity tickled by belng ealled into the coun- yils 'pg;:f,rnvd_-‘r_en;};;‘n;g";;l-gflg{g o [ty fn tho House to Ml such vacan- ang;e?cmug-gl fg;-;'m | puspost., e anly | clls of & Prosident, though o bo a usurper. D aan s am I Uetcation o bia frga. | tles. While fb s bruo that such measurcs do £ \ Thory ag oo menysbaky Demoerate frum tia DI NOT USDERSTAKD TIIE CIPHER, and was misinformed as {o the contents of the dlspateh, e musy make his ples, or stand convicted not only of wmglldty fn this dis- graceful plot, but also of deliberate prevarica- tion to thc Scpate. Gov. Grover s in even 8 worso fix. Mo tes- tifled on oath before the Benate Commitice thiat he had given no information to any person whatever of his Intentlon fn regand to lssuing the Electoral certificates prior to tho date of his action, One of the dlspatches sigued *Gov- croor,” which UNQUESTIONABLY CAME PROS 1M, and nddressenl 1o Tilden, dated the Ist of De. cember, six days (n advance of the meeting of the Elestoral Collcge, stated that lie shouid decide evers point in favor of thie highest Dem- and grant the certificate ac- South, The Republicans know it, and mesn to Ing enongh of them to sult ti u! ;’flfiy o thelr purpose, I£ ment, and to enable me to put the case falrly ba- fore you: Suppose, for lustance, the state of Lon- inlana had parsed Auch an act an this: 2t i enacted, That William it Kelloge, J, Madison Wolls, and thelr aseociates are inaden Tiorly coepornte, with ail the powersof a corpora. tion nnder the civil code of Lonisiana, and there fa geanted ta them rale and exclusive Yawcr. privi- Tege, ond Immuuity to appuint in all forms, and at times that may he destzuated In the scts and statates of the U'nited Stater, Electara for Irealdent and Vice-Prestdent of tha Uniterl Stntes at each Presldentinl clection ninder the Constitution of tho United States, or which the State of Loulxians may o cntitied to appuint, and from timeto time the not seem to be favored by oven & re- spectable minority of the Democrats, there Is no doubt that a small but desperate minority is working vigorously and constantly at a8 class of projeets of which the abovelsa falr example, They agree that the two Democratic Bupremec Court members cannot withdraw WITHOUT RESIGNING TIREIR POSITIONS on the Bupreme Beneh. This makes such action onthelr part extremely unlikely. Besldes, the Eleztoral bill provides that in case of vacancy the remalning Justices who are members of the Commission shall immediately &1 It from other Juatices of the Bupreme Court. Upon thls, liowever, the Democrats clalm that tho' bill, by ELECTION LAWLESSNESS. HEFORT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL REGARD- 180G THE EMPLOYMENT OF DEPUTY MARSHALS AT TUE POLLS. Wasmxoror, D, C., Feb, 13.—In tho Senate Lo-day the President pro tem. presented a com- munlcation fromn tho Attorney-General in reply to the resolution of thio Scnato of Dec. 12, adopted on motlon of Mr. Bagard, dlrecting him to communlcate the information inregard to tha employment of Deputy Marshals throughout the United Statcs In connectlon fwith the clec- may the Governor shatl jgrant 8tl such cestificates and commisslona s iy be necessary, and do all other acts in fartherance thercof, Do necessary to make this grant effective, anc tic Elector, What would be exld 0 auch an act as that? And g : ks b ; i tlon hield on the 7th of Nov Tast, E"l {llhl‘rm:'h o Hie 1;:- hlon‘: |l e Nh«- {“md"é' {-l:nf!xn'.’lr:-:::::d h;‘d::l‘i‘l :?;?:;:fi: l:l]!mfi;‘n‘;s figffl'&fly\m ‘aw‘:’:lrn‘:::j.ur‘u?l “flifixr ‘I‘r:“l‘l1 torney-General |‘hte’; thaot il?:;b::'c.r‘:l \?mhul;:!': Sonrf 0 Electoral votes were B i v 2 that corporation, with seals and .m.‘{umnuquh! that 1t uoes not provide for any case of “.}g“_ testimony before the Commfttee. There are | give fn thelr reports the rcason for the other dispatches relating to tho same affalr, which are now heing deciphered, published to-morrow, i THE NODILE DISFATCH, To the Western Ausoclated Prest. WasniNotos, D, C.. Feb, 15.—The cipher telegram dispatel rent from Oregon, Dee. 1, to Eamucl 4. Tiben, and shmod “Gobble,? s tmmlumlFb{ the Senate Committes on Prisi- e ed, i3 there o membot of elther 1onse of Congross not a atockholder in the corporation who wounli for s wament liealtate toreject it with contumelious scorn, and the nnswer woald ba CLEAR AND UNEQUIVOCAL oudl the judgrent wonld ha.a jnst judzment, Me. Camphell asenmed for the vresent that the aet_of 187 providen for the clection of Klectore, and called attention to the oath of ofilce the Ite- appoiatment of deputles, and the results of their cmployment, These wero made gener- ally on theapplication of cltizens, who helloved It necesenry to tho sccurity of voters. o relers to tho act uf Congress on which his instructions to the Marshials were based. They constitute fn. no case a military order, but embodicd a posse tion. and witl be TAB LAKGUAGE OF TIE ACT fn regard to vancancles 1s as follows: When the Commisalon shall havo been thas ar- ranged it shall not be {nthe power of either Houso 1o dirsolve the same or 10 mithdraw any of its membere, Lut If any such Sanator or member shall torning Board bad to take. He said they offor: | dle or become physically unable to perform the | leges and 1] ith the nid of the key § (ntus, Th Ny 4 ogres and ong, ¥ he nid of the key fur- | comilatus, o only differcnce between the ex- ed on thelr parl, to prove thit the Returnlnie 9atd | dufles required Ly this act. tho fact of such death | nfshed by Mr. Shawy of Detrolt, to read” 88 fol- | ercise of the power of tho Slicrl@ or Marahal In lows: VorTiAND, Ore.. Dec. W70 Samueld, THden, 15 fimm’nr Park, Ner York: 1 shall decide every point In the case of the Post-Office Elector In favor of the highest Democratic Biector, and grant the certlfcate nwnrdln:l! on the morning of theOth inst. Conddentlal, (Signed) Govzuxon, ‘or physical inabllity ehall be by eatd Commisalon, before it shall procead farther, communicated to thie Senate or Houso af Representatives as tho caso ‘may be, which bady ehall immediately and without debate proceed by o viva voce vote to 41l the place 0 vacated, and tha person so appolnted shall take apd subscribo the osth berclnbefure preecribed, and become a member of rald Commission; snd in 1lke manner If any of rald Juetices of the Supreme Court shall die or become physically incapable of performing the duties required by this act, other of ealil Justices and membera of the sald Commls- slon shall immediately appotnt snother Justice of eatd Court o member of sald Commission, and In ruch appointments regard shall bo had to Impaz- tiality and frecdom from bias sought by the original appointments of eald Commission, who sheil thereupon immediately talk:o and eubscribe the oath hereinbefors prescribod, and become o membee of sald Commisaion to All the vacancy so occasjoned. Dy the Comnmissioner of Eloction. They made the tabulated statement of tho Supervisord, which was a secondAry paper. Couneel hero gave the listory of how the election in Lonirlana camo aboui, and who were tha persuns who watched and controlled §t, and eald: On tho regietration books thure \were 225,« voters -reglatercd, ond in the cenans of tno Stuto there nre 883, 000 population. Of the voles appearing on the face uf the teturns there were £4,000 for une ticket und 75,000 for the ather, T undertake to ssy thero wasnota Sfate In this Unlon—T wonld ot eay that, 1 will say ~that two. thirds of tho States of this Unlon—that_voted at that clectlon have mnot shown tho mame r\:lmmhy of popnlation In_ comparison with tho pupmiation recorded on ihe cenwr-book. lave been Informed tunt thera \as not n slngle Kiate, Nowwith theeo facts standingclearly before you, with no sign of confusion reporied” by the only nuthor(ly that conld report it, T ack “what shotr of juatice, right, or propriety ia there in this dentinelation of the people and soclety of Loulal- ana which han Deen rinziog in the esrs of thia Commission and the persony calliug out civilians and that of calllug out soldiers is that, In the latter case, when soldicrs are organized under the command of officers they are called In theirorrantzed form with thelr officers. The number of Marshals appointed in Alabamawas 150,with 125 voting preciucts; fn Ar- kansas, Eastern District 763, with381 precincts; ‘Western District 214, with sixtecn countles; in Callfornis, 24, with fifty-slx precincts; fn Del- ware, 135, with ten precincta; in Florida, North- crn District, 745, with ten countles; In Georgia, Northern Dlstrict, 155 in one county ; Southern Inatrict, 113 In cighty-one countice; in Loulsle ana, 840 In 120 preciacts; In_ Marsland, 1,22 {n 115 precincts; in Massachusetts, '117 in twenty~ five countics: n Mississippl, Nortbern District, 230 In sixty-fve counties; in Missourl, Routherh Distri 023 in ninety votlng-places; In New Jderacy T sixty-six’ precinets; In New York, FAHHEK JDL'IIBANJ of the Third Natfonal Bank of New York- City, who was declared {n contetnpt by the Senate for not appearing before the Committes on Privl Teges and Elcctions, will be before the Commit- tee to-morrow, - 5 ‘Thus Committee will eontinue the transtating of cipher telegrauhic dispatehea to-morrow, DRYANT ON TILDEN. New Yonw, Feb, 16 —The Post says: “We hope tho Houzcheld English Dictlonary (s not o trustworthy key, * If It Is, we have reached the mont.-'lhgrnw!nl part of the Presidentiol busl- ness.’ I can KERNAN'S STORY. yrerent? . N cl 5 yl . Commisaion and tho persons flers prerent? 1231 | ™rom ehis it will bosoon that thoact nevercon- | Goncorning tho Oregon telszrams prodused 1 A i Carath 5;,3 any Which lias been roported bore, and which may | templated such perldy as resizuations for such | tho Senate Committes, Scnator Kernan, onc of | j; woventecn preeincts; in Texns, onctnmcfi];rc- wofve at the next clection for the campalgn t! i , savs the cipher dispatches fron: “,'"""""' (e o lio Cominittee, save the cipher dispatches frony which the translation was mado are whut pur- ported to bo copies of the uriginal dispatchos, ‘which hiave never boen in the Lanis of the Com- mittee.” No writinjz $s luentified, because no origlnat dlspatches wero cxhibited, and no evi- dence that the messages worn cver writicn or scet by tho partfes towlom they are attnibuted, INVESTIGATIONS, PECULIARITIEY OF TIIE EXISTING MANIA, Epecial Dizpate 1o The =..-'RG causcs ns arc now urzed as sufliclent, namely: a majority decislon against the Democrats, and that, technleaily, nio provision {s mede for Siling any other. vacuncles than thoese arisinz from death or physical fuabllity to serve. But the Deniocrats of the House aod Senate are bound by On the 30thof October are teaued ont of the Clrcult Conrt nt New :):lcnuu 10,000 and upwards of warraptsof arrcst o BLIZE TEN THOUSANL INDIVIDUA i Inhabitants of the Clty of New Grlcans, for bhaving {alacly regiatered themeelved av competent Voters in 1874, They embraced some of the mort re. spectable men in the city, my friend and family physician among the nnml Now {hat is quite eqii] to the 2,000 mnedernand bloodskiod, ani all thal, A whole community, comprleinz its very best cliizens, npparently, the beet in standing, In cinet, and, in \'Irglnln. 201 in35 precincts, In the remnaining Statea vory few deputles were appointed. ‘Tiere wore o “total of 2,737 votln: plnees, at which tho attendaneg of 11,615 depue tics was had. ‘The Marshal of Florida reporta that, in aiddi tion to his regular foree, ho appolnted 743 gun- eral deputics, Thero were 5 In Escembiz A WRITTEN AGRERMENT, signed by the reapective Chalrmen of thelr cau- Jcflcnnnl Madison, Columbla, aut Alachun, cuaes, to fill atl vacancles arfalng from anycause and small nnmbers {n the other cuttntics, - eluding 10 in Baker County. ‘The Murshal says property, and kucial pusition, with wacrsnts uf ar- | whatever, This agreement, drawn by Schator WAst1INGTOK, D. C., Feb. 15,—Tho mania for with the exception of Jackson County cvery :fx“ n’r‘flce:elz.i mfi’%’;‘.’n‘fid "’é!‘.fiu""l‘buk“"fl‘: “«'l"’fll'v W?ll l’xmltlk‘; -mll "{":'? u& lh: ‘:hylof the | jnvestigation was pever 80 great at the Cap- Ii.'é{'{?.".fi.fc"e'fiu?f}” l“fl:lu rf;:(cgn:lo :c'::?n%mfi:l} fraud? Thees wmover wan o plefuro In ;fiw‘fl’.‘;. e Comm sslon in the two llouses, | v o5 during the prescut scaslon of Cou- | electfon were an cntire failure, any community Jike that. Now. nlr, there aro ¥ z S | " \Wasngsatox, D, €., Jon. 80, 1877, —I¢ fa nn. | Brets Numeraus Committces, hoth of the | The Loulsions Marshal's report mercly states 10.000"iea aworn ta I order 9 procut (CeS &7 | derstond, and Terchy dgroud, thit AT le i | €ionte an Jtouse of Nepresontatives, ore [ Lhnt 840 deputies were appelnted, thiat they e o e thve, thutlh, Ono. thonnand- threg | ment of members toack se Commimioncey nnder 10 the cxamluation of wit- | Xorccausllydivided amons 190 prectnctat thot dally engaged nesses, and it often happens that, in- stead of & majority of the Comunlttees charged with the {nquiry belng present, or evew ene of the Sub-Commlttces Into which many of them are divided, a ainglo Senator or Represcntutive sits for hours listening to examinations cons ducted by politfeal vounsel. It scems to make no dierence Whether the subject’ under in- vestization bas been disposed of or not, The Inquiry proceeds witn just about as much vigor, Witnesses are summoned, and their dep- the Jaw recently pasecd, entitled **Anact to pro- vide for the rezulation of the counting of the vates for Preatdentand Vice-Prestdent, and the dectsion of nuestions arleing thereunder for the term com- meucing March 4, ‘Anno Domino 1877, ** the Scnate part of said Commiselon shiall be compored of three 1epublican Senators to be welected by the Hepub- Hean Senatora, and Lo Democratic Senators to bo sclected by ths Dumocralic Senators, The Houee pact of aald Commisalon shail be compoecd of_thres Democratic members to be selected by the Damoceatic members of the Iloass, and twa Republican members to be selected by the Mepubliean mesibora of the House. 1n cate af a yacaney happening {n_satd Commision, vither in the Scaate or Jioure part thereof, by death, phya- hundred and sixty casca sero tried and DISMILSED ON AIGHT, tut_fteceved tho purpore. The afidavits wers made by two policemen, ll of them. [read them yself. Commlesloncr Thurman—~The wholo 10,000 made by o men? Campbell—Yea, sir; two olicemen In each ward made afdavitson those amidavits, A red iino i¢ drawn around the name on the forty-ninth regis- Hut, and ) thousand volers wure unable to -restoro their names wun Lhat st in order to yole. The Comnussloner who fasned lhnlf’d\lpcrl brought his account into conrt for 3135, 0( and odd suainst the = United Kiates fof hisservices, Judgo Dillinzs told him, 750 of ‘them served for one day, and tho re; wninder from two to fourtcen days cach. &y ‘The Marsha? of South Carolina repurts that seventy-ning deputies wers distributed to scv- enteen precincts in the City of Charluaton, and tmportant precincts thruughout the State, but he says lu inany countfes” men could not b found who were witling tu luneur \hic personal danger of nucmf\llnz to preserve the peuaco around the polls, and " to protect col ored Republican voters from tho jutimida- tion and violencs of the Deinocrats. Emis. sarics from Misslssippl had_visited oll parts of tho State, inotructing the Democratic organiza- b " 5 epublican majority in that Stato had 94 c feal fwabllity, or utberwise, ‘eatd vacancy sbull bo osltions are reported at mreat exponse. For tions, émpu ority | sOnthe foce of thete papers there, 1n & BrUtb | gileq m..‘!.[ppolé'nmm se. ead vacancy ihall bo | Ll e, the Repubicans of tho Bcnate, carly | been overiome. and wiiat wis Lerinod the "shot ile continued b ..,\ngdmmwmg. of Louts- | orizinal appointmont wna & Demcrat, ot b the | jy the sesslon, supposing that they inight posst- Eul h ppl ? polley was vigorously dorsed with telling effect aggainst the Repub- licans. The Marshal, in the courso of his long report mnmml:&' this state of nilairs, also snys: AL o number precinets the deputies were driven owsy without belnz sllowed to vote themselves, and in several countics on the Ba- appolntment of a Repnbllcan, If the orizinalan- lmmlnlonl was & Hepuhlican, 10 bo appointed nndoe he provisions of rald act,andestected in the man- ner an hereln provided, ‘Agreed to upanimously by & cauens of Republic- an Senators, A 1L Craciy, Chairman, fana have affected THE PEACK OF TIIS COUNTIY, and an an evidenco uf that and 1o deiermine the contlicting questions prowing out of ita prosent political condition, this Commission has been :renl!d‘lund the whale pgnrlurn Tooking towaras bly desira to object tu tho counting of TIE VOTE OF ALADASA, instructed Morton's Committee on Privilegea and Elections to inquire Into the manner in it with breathless anticipation awaltinzits decinion. | | cg:‘;.'lfir‘" o “l"".“"‘g“l! BN caueae ‘of Democrat- | which the eloction In that Btato was conducted. | yanuah River (particularly in Edgefield) men ) ol 2 . W, xsoN, Chalrman, ote, 1 e "'lnul ecunclusmn. Judge Campbell nmx_:lr; lfiEllB:'l reod to by tho It inru;llun N acus 01 the Hogso | That inquiry has been proceeding, numcrous | who wero voting the Democrutle ticiiet boasted lity of tho Heturning Hoard, Lopisfaturd had eatd thore showld bu fva porsons. ond they had refnscd to §l the vacancy hecause of of belng Georgians, and darcd “the authority of cd Alabam: witnesses have been sumimoncd from Alabama, | & | Bonaty Sarstials - Bimilar ropo A of Qepresentatives, ki G::nu! W. McCnany, Ch: and the Chalvmen of the rts as to 2 Sepublican n. & J 1 cordinlly agree fo the above, and believe {t will | and Democratic Stats Committees have the nevessity of employinz special deputics Tcoanctnt o poctorin rolat woutd ‘sandos $hom | po fuily e En iy Democratic eancus of | heen questioning and crossquestions | are inclosed’ by tho Attorneyfencral from Sornick, uf 196 Demoeratic couneel, naked leare | 1he Jlouse of Hopressntatives, g, introducing —evidence, direct and in | the Marshals of (ieorgi, “Alabama, sud to filoa brief on the aubject Inut reférred to, Bn L. Q. C. La¥au, Chalrman of Caucus, | pefiutial, and still continue t, although thu votu he Marahial of the Northern Dis- Misslasippl. trict of Missl nl.j»ul concludes his report a3 fol- ustifled {n sayivg that to have out the Taw at any votln perminsfon was xtrnn . Tresfding Justice Clifford then anpounced that the discuasion on the [;:mllux offer was cancluded, and that there would be no farther public proceed- While thls doea not cover the fllling of any vacancy among tho Justices, the Demnocrats ars in honor bound to observe It, and the better class among them rocognize this fact, of Al the 1st day of Pcbtunr{. was golng on to-day in the mittec on Military Affalrs. abama was counted without objection un This Investigation room of the Com- Durlug the early lows carried precinet in my district would lave cost the hfcof the otficer Inge ta-dar. 0 ' JNOW TILDEN PEELS, ' Jart. of the doy orie_micmber of tho Commitico | skecuting it Afyaelf and deputiea were sub- nho::hx:c&::‘:ezf ‘mz .22?.3‘:-:‘:{'.‘.‘;.'""' after 8 { Republicans In bigh position think that they {anly. Cnmcmx’n’ of “\Wisconsin, was present, but | jected to repeated indignities, and threateneit’ have authentic fnformation that Tilden .hsa be- come utterly desporate, ang that, f Loulsiana shall ba counted against him, ko will encourage aresort to every possible rovolutionary method 1o prevent the vompletion of the Presidentlal COMMISSION NOTES, PECULIARITIRS OF THB AUGUST DODY, Spectal Dispateh to The Triduie. With nrrest, for futerfeciug to discharge our du. ties, ot the hands of tho nemburs of the I:any' clalining to possess all the lutelligence, virtue, and patristisin of the vouustry, have, thero- fore, to repart that 1 was powegess to check thg: after a short time AVEN 1E WITHDREW, but the Investigation was not Interrupted on this account, Witnesses were placed upon the stand und oxemined by the two political Chalr- WasninotoN, D. C., Febn 15.~[t s a rare | couut stud to secure anow clection, It 18 ns- | men, an thelr testimony went ou | Jawlesancss which swept ove his State at and thing for the Commission 1o vota upon say sorted that the recent Incendlary editorial | tho ' record, alhough 1no member of rrlur to'the Tth day of November, 1576—a law- e § it with h artlcles in the New York Swa, denouncing the | the Committec’ cntered tho room for essness so orgunized, and coutroled, and gulded question huwever important without the voto | Gommission auil almost exciting to revolution, | moro than an hour while this was golng on. In Dy miadnees thiut it paralyzed justice and made Ninding 8 to7, Ono day the question was | havo been published with Tilden's knowlodze | this way all sorts of tvhlelics, mict OF whicl | hiyiun Tights o mockery. whethier an adjournment should be had until 10 or nquarter after 10 next morniug, and the de- ciston wason the party lin as strictly os upon tha question of counting tho vote of o State. Justice Bradloy takes mors uotcs in the courso of the arguments thau all the other Comumis- sioners togethier, He covers uearly s quire of foolscap cvery day. From tho beginning of the trial the scven Democrats on the Commission have steadily sud persistently voted for every proposition tending to PROTHACT THE PROCEEDINGS. They have always favored giving the Jongest timo for tho discussion; havo tricd to open sido 1asucs and admit debate upon -them, sod have unifornly eudeavared to sccuro longer reccascs aud adjournincuts than were necesiary. It they had controlled the Commisslon o der cision would have been reuched before the 4th of March. The Judges are tho best listeners tothe tedlous discussion of counsel. They are accustomed to hear dry, lemul amgu- monts by the hour, It Is thelr regular occupation, suwd they duw't wmind the fatigue. The Congressnien, however, are rather restive, aud resort fo many little devices to vary the mouotony. Some of them furtively write letters behiud thelr law books. One plays with a bunch of keys, another winds a bit of red tape around hia fingers and upwivds $tat least o thousaud times nday. The paper-cut- The Murshal for this Southern Mississippl’ Diatrict reports that his deputies gencrally per- formed the dutles required, but that in ono instance a special Doputy was uml;ied to fica nio"tl ’gcm:uun County fur safety prior to the clection. ‘The Georgla Morshal docs not report any law-' lessuecss us having oceurred {u that State on the sy of the clection, but says: * Without the protection of the United Siatea laws, aud the oflicers appointed under them, the colored voters coinpluined, and I belleve justly, that they wero unable to cast thelr hallots frecly and fully for tho candidates of thclr chojee.™ “The Marslal for the Southwen District ot Ala- baiuy states tho vouses for the employment of deputies to be **the aluost total disregard of the rights of Republican voters by, the class i pusscesion of the ballot-buxee," “He continucs us follows: * Bribery and mgolcry s tirst ate temptud to control the vote of the colored peo- ple. This falling, violonce and lutimidation sre practiced, ‘This fulling, fraud and chicanery aru aut ballots cout for Kepublivan eans didates in the woruing como out for Democratia candidates in the vyoning.! ‘The Delaware Marshul reports that be- fors the clection it was repeatedly and publlcly snnounced by promiuent Dem- ocratic, leaders that” the Enforcement scts of Congress were unconstitutional snd vold, aud that no ofticer of the United States ln tho State bad the right to iutesfere with tho November election, which was, they assctted, wholly under tho coutrol of Stato ufileers. It the morniug of the election, in the Tenth Wand of Wilmington, s man who voted {llegully was urrested, and ut once rescued fron tho - ¢ ly of tho deputics, A forcs uf twenty deputice was has nothing tado with the subject under con- sideration, und would not bo adinitted by uny cotnmittes, {3 silowed to wo on the vecord. This testimony might just us well he taken ins Jawyer's offica” In Montzomery, aund sent to Washington, and aceopted by “thue Committee, asin the manner adopted to-day, snd the ex- penso wotld bo inuch less than it now is. A RUMOR. DAVIS, CHRIATIANCY, AND CHANDLER. Hpecial Dapatch (0 The Triduns. DErrosT, Mich., Feb. 15.—A report 1s published to-uight declaring that when Judes Davis leaves the Suprema Cuurt Beuch for the Senate, Mr. Christiancy will leave the Scuate for the Su- preme Court Bench, and thus make room for Chaudler fu the Senate, ‘The prospect of von. suwmatl this, so far_as tho clection of Chandler drlhc present Michigan Legislature 15 concorned, (s sald to be flattering. PREDICTIONS, DEMOCHATIO PANIC, Special Dispatch 0 1As Cincianatl Enquirer—(Fire: euter). Wasmnaroy, D. C., Feb. 14.—The paliticlans are slready arranging to divide the Hesh-pote. Radical contidencs that loyes will be counted in ts now only equaled by the avidity of tho vlaco-seckers to be near by when the garents are rent. Every ciffort will be put forth to win cnough Bouthern votes to provent the Demo- | crata from tiibustering. 1t they concluds to fudulge iu that line of tactles, the Bouthcra and approval, The thing Tilden, if he recom- Iends stich u couree, forgets, 1, It thero shall by a new clection, Tiiden will ose his wiilions and tho Presldency both, Ile never was the honest choles of the ‘Domocratic party. The instru- mentalities which sccured ‘the” Croniu vote in Oregon secured Tilden the nomination at 8t. Louts. Thia was done In spite of the protests of Hendricks® friends, and of the groat major- ity of Weatern and Southern Democrats, who have never been content with Tilden. Leading Democrats say that this dissatisfaction in the cvent of a new clectign would most certalnly resnlt fn Tilden's fallure to secure the nomina. tion. Prominent Demucrats say in_the case of another clection, Justica awl Senatorclect David Davis, of I‘lllnah. would be niore Nkely 1o recelve tho Democratic nowination thar Samuel J. Tilden. TILDEN'S SUCORSTIONS, 1t {3 atated by excellent Democratic authority that & mcssenger s dispatched every night to New York to convey to Mr, Tilden the coutls dentlal communications of Mr. llowltt, Col. Velton, snd other leading Democrats, on the wrogress of the caso before the Commlssion sud e general nituation, aud 1o briug back bis sug- cstfons and instructions. The waitlog candt- to, it is sald, distrijets che mails, and haa loat alt confidence o cipher dispatcbes. —— KELLY, 115 GREAT BACRIFICES FOR TILDEN. Special 1o The Tribune. Wasuinezox, . C.y Feb. 15.—Tho dkclosury befors the Committea on Privileces sud Elee- tlons, sud the interprotation of the clpher dls- potctics which passed between Tflden's {rieads ot ! the st t tho viol tors and penclls seom to bs 8 grest Teliel 0 | i, Now York and Bonstor Kally, of Oregon, in | spoctro agaln stals forthy 1t s no louger o | s dlipatele bo .,".'g:‘i,‘;fi,_ 1o dlencey JUSTION BEADLEY refercnco to the purchose uf an Electors] vote, | spoculation that plots and couvterplots are be- | cial immediatoly llg\mq orders for tho arrest of bas justified fully the prediction mado at the crested a sensation smong Senstors to-dsy, The | ing agitated 1o diyide the Southers Democruts, | tho deputies, an threc ul themn were arrusted and one badly beaten, About 11 8. w. an Ulegal voter was arreated at the Fourth-Ward polis, and whilebelngconveyed tothe Court-House the May- ar porionully attempted to rescio the prisoner, e himself was orrested by the Marshal aad taken to the Court-louse. “Ureat excite- ment provalled, and flually an agreciaent wus made with the Unitsd States Bupervisor, the Marstia), snd the Mayor, that the special depu- tice and specta) police should all remain at & it tle distance fuim tbe polls, and that nelibce views expressed Indicato that some formal notics ot the actlon of Scnator Kelly will be taken by the Senste. It is fntimated that o resolutlon of expulsion will be submitted, but whether with the saoction of the Commitiee or upon {pdividual sutbority bas not beco determined. Tha feeliug of indignation is such that such a propoaition would iu all proba- Dbilisy be acted on promptly and declsively. The At least four distinct combiuatious are at work to induce Hayes to suggest upon what terms ho can rewand Domocratic spostacy. Lamar and Ben Hilt mre mot included fu the new cou- splracy, bocause, as @ prominent Republican sald to-day, ANl either of tbem care for 13 to gt snugly seated in the Senate, and it is immaterfal to them who is President.” ‘The new plau afms ju auother Qlrection. Haa outsct of the trial that he would unite with tho Democrats on unimportast questlons snd with the Ropublicans on lmportant ones. ‘The Uemocratle counsel changed Lhelr thoory of the nature of the Commission after the de- dsion of the Florida case. Duriug thut caso thoy clalmed that it was & judicial body with at least tha powers of a court In quo wurrantlo &r:ccrdlngl. In the Loulslana case they Lusist t it is & leglalative budy with tho sawc power County, 50_¢ach o Jackson, Gadsden, Leon, - Ay ety 1 g o O AT W T M T capture of the House of Representatives after - i : i L] i RSl WP s e 3