Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 25, 1877, Page 2

- THE CHICAGO RIBUNE : SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES o S T ST TS $ng 10 be an Elcctor from the State of Oregon, be %ot counted. In the discussfon, which did not differ in sub- stauce Irom that which took place in the cases of Florida and Louisiana, Messrs. Lawrence, Philiips, Le Moyne, Stevensou, Neal, Wood- worth, Szmrsw, Caldwell, Browa, Clymer, and Burchard (111.) made addresses. Mr. Hewitt arraizned Mr. Hoar for bad faith in dedding in. the Commission contrary to his wxpressed views in the House and in the Com- ittee by which the Electoral bill was framed. Mr. Hoar, replying, described Hewitt as a 1man rickety, shaky, crazy, and out of joint. The House finally votcd to disagree with the decision of the Electoral Commission in the case of Oregon, sud THE SENXATE WAS NOTIFIED. ‘When the two Houses Lffln met, the vote of Oregon was connted for Hayes, and the Elect- wral cenificatzs of Pennsylvania were Ubjections belug called_for, objection was of- fered 10 thie vote of Mr. Morrill. and the Scnate retired without discusslng the question. The Honse took a recess till Monday. IN THE SENATE. THE COMMISSION REPORT. WaSHINGTOS, D. C., Fob. 24.—Wlien the ses- sion was resnmed to-day, the President pro tempore presented a communication from the President of the Electoral Commiseion, convey- ing the decision of the Commnisslon regarding tle Electoral votes from Oregon. Mr. Logan mwoved that the House be notified that the Scnate was ready to resume the Elcct- wral count. Agreed to. The credentials of Mr. Ferry, re-elected Sen- stor, were filed.. A yersonal explanstion was made by Mr. Kogy 1o the effect that be thought, when pre- senting the resolutions favoring the passace of tbe Texas Pacific Raliroad, that they had been passed by both Iouses of the Missouri Legisla- ture, The Senate marched to the hall of the House o resume the count. DEBATE ON ORI Cpon thé return of the Schate Mr. Sargent tubmitted 3 resolation that the decision of the Commission upon the Electoral vote of the State of Urezon stand as the judgment of the Senate. Objectivn was made thereto to the wontrary notwithstanding. The debate was then opened by Mr. Kelly, who denied that Watts was eligible as a Presi- dentla! Eiector. _ MR MORTON'S SPEECH. : « Mr. Morton gaid: I believe It was not argued by anybody upon the Comrpisgion that Cronin was elected,—that Tilden bad a vote in Oregon, ~—Uut the minority of the Commission took the ground that there were but two Electors chosen in Oregon, and that Hayes had but two votes in thiat State. Watts was Postmaster at Lafayette on the 7th of November. It was argued, there- fore, he was not clegted; that the election was 4 failure so far as he was concerned; aud that but two were elected. On the I3th of XNovember Watts resigned. On the 14th bis resiguation was aceepted, and, on the symne day, the offfce was transierred to another person and to another buildinz. When the Electors met ou tbe 6th of December, Watts handed in his resigpation_ss an Elector, and was afterwards choscn 1o flll the vacancy, and cast lus vote, Although Watts was not_Postmaster or an of- tficchulder on the 6th of Deberhber, when the Electors voted, it was arzued there was no such vacancy in the College of Electors as that Col- lege had the right to fill, and thercfore that the elaction by the College wag a nullity. On the other band, Watts, Odell, and Cartwright re- ceived el MAJORITIES OF THE PEOPLE'S VOTES ranging over 1,00 above their hizhest com- petitors. The Secretary of State canyassed the vote ou the 4th of December and made his certificate of the result, showinz the clection of Odell, Cartwricht, and Watts, wiuch was filed in the office of the Sceretars of State. The Secretary of State was the canvassing or return- ing officer for the State of Oregon. He read from the Oregon statutes as to the duty of thejSecretars of State, and, resuming, said: Naw, in regard to the oflicers pamed,— including menbers of Congress,—it Is declared that the Secretary of State shall canvass the vores, and that the Governor shall issue certificates to persons laving the highest number of votes. He 1is not the canvassing officer. His duty is simply min- isterial, snd ft is made his peremptory duty to issue certifieates to persons having THE HIGKEST XUNBER OF VOTES. The 1w makes the declaration a8 to who is elected. The law declares that the person have ing the bighest number of votesis clected, and it requires nw declaration upon the part of any otficer of that result. Then I turn to the Electoral law of Oregon. 1frstread the sixtieth section. *The votes for Electors shall be given, received, returned, und canvassed as the same sre given, returued, and cspvassed for members of Congress.” "That brings it directly under thelaw that I hate read. The tary of Statl as in easc of members of Conzress, is to be the re- tarning officer, and the Secretary of State is to retura as elccted the persou having the highest pumber of votes, as in the case of members of fongress. The duty of sthe Governor fs fm- perative to sign the list which is made ont by the S of State, who, as in the case of ‘members of Congress, 18 made thé canvassing and returning ofticer. The Governor is no part of the Returning Buard, bas notbing to do with the canvassing of the votes. bat is absolutely required to sign the list made out by the Secre- iars of State. It was contended by the majority of the Commission that the law suthorized the Colleze of Electors or the majority to fill o vacancy arising from any cause, from death, refusal to act, 1allure 1o aitend, fallure to eluct, « from any cause that can be imagined. 1t was 1ue purpose to give the College ol Electors the righit o All any vacancy, 50 that the State of Oregon . SRODLD BE FULLY BEPRESENTED in the Elcetoral College. The Callege of Elect- ors exercised this unquestionable right. . Watts, on the Gth of December, was not a Federal of- ficeholder. Hewosas completely qualified as any citizen in Oregon. We bold, therefore, that ‘it was wholly Immaferial whether he was Post- master on thie 7th of November or not, because if he was not g Federal officeholder ou the Gth of December," if he was then qualified. that brought him within the meening of " the Consti- tutivn. His election was not jnvalidated any more than the election of a Senator would be before he was 30 years old, but was 30 vears old when he took his scat. But that ques- tion became immaterial, beesuse he resiemed the office of Postmaster before the Sth of December, was completely_qualified, and then e College of Electors bad the right to clect Lim to 8]] the vacancy. To remove any doubts, lie himself ed the office of Elector so as to make s vacancy fn the Electoral College cer- and then the College of Electors under the 1aw, elected him to fill the vacancy, 80 2s ta walke the Electoral College complete’ and Jaw- Tul under all circumstances and i any view of the case. 2. CONKLING. Mr. Conkling ezid: Mg. PrESIDENT: Orceon meant to sppoint Republican Presidential Electors. The people of Orezon by a plain, un- denied majority, bonestly and intentiomally voted for Republican Electors. The i haviog becn received cxamined by ke Electoral Commission. A majority of the Commissioners Llve sent us two things; first, the decleion tiat the vote ought to be counted, as the people of the State really and _honestly meant it to be vounted, gs they declared at the ballot-box it ~hould be counted: sccond, a statement. of the reasons by which the decision was reached by Le Commissioners. On first matter thus re- ported, namely, the decision that Oregou’s vote +honld be counted as designed and directed by he people of Oregon, the Scnateis called to cx- pruss it judmment. The form of thisexpression 13 proposed. in the pending resolution. That 1esclution does not, as 1 understand it, summon any Senator to express his opinion of the rea- sobs assigmed for the decision submitted 1o ug. I, therefore. say nothing sbout the ar- swent of reasons which avpear in the paper read in joint meeting to-dsy. Every Senator is entitled 10 his own iment and his own mode of arriving at bis opinon. 1 believe Oregon’s votes should speak as those who had the right and power to utter the voice of that Statc meant they should speak. My vote here will express this judzment. Al beyond this Idisclaim, I will do nothing to defer for s moment the con- «lusion of the Presidential count. On the contrary T will, io every lawful way, the proceed- fugs tothe end. that st the earliest hour the vote of the Jast State may be counted snd the Tesuit declared under the law guietly, certainly, and condlusively. PESNSTLVASIA. When the Senste returoed from the Houee, X objection to the Ercctaral vote of Morrell, of Pennsyivania, was read.. The objection was orerraled a8 invalid, and 2 recess taken till Monday. THE FILIBUSTERS. EENATORS DISGUSTED. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘Wisaixerox, D. C., Feb. 24—The Repub- lican Senstors, snd indeed the Democratic Sen- atars, are becoming greatly irritated at the vexr stious fillbustering movements of the House. . The Republican Senstors have as vet agreed upon no policy in catcus, but it is well under- €tood that if, after the Commission shall have reported “upon the South Carclina case, the ' Democrats shall still continue their filtbustering ‘motions, the Scuate will invite the Joint Coy- vention to meet in the Senate Chiamber to com- be attempted until after the Senate has been ejected from the House by at least a construc- tive violenve. Tlhe text of the Electoral law provides that the Joint Convention shall mect inthe House of Representatives, but Repub- licans maintain that the disputed points for thes determination-of which the Electoral Tri- bunal was created, vamely, Florida, Louisiana, and Qregon, have already been determined, and that, if the revolutionists of the House pre- vent the completion of the count, iv will be better to carry out the provisions of the Con- stitution for completing the count, than to < IRECIPITATE CHAOS upon the country by a new election. The fili- busteriog plan is to delay the count until Fri- day or Saturdar, in the expectation that the Senate will then pr.fer to pass a bill for 4 new ciection to having anarchy. Dudicy Field's bill for 3 quo warranto is based upon the sixth section of the Electoral law, which provides that nothiug shall be held to impair or affect any right now existing under the Cobstitu- tion and laws to question by proceedings in the judicial courts of the United States the right or title of the person who shall be de- dared elected, or who shall claim to be Presi- dent of the United States, if any such right ex- ists. The new_bill provides that the venue may be in the jurisdiction of the court where the candidate resides, whicli, in the case of Gov. Tiiden, would be before Judye Johnson, of the United States Circuit Ceurt. It further pro- vides that, after the decsion of this_court, there shall be o stay of judgment peuding an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. FALSE ALARS. To the Western Asnociated Press. Wasmiseros, 1. C., et H—To-day a ru- mor gained circulation that an_attempe would be madewhen the Senste passed in procession through the rotunda ov its way to the House to seize the two mahogany Loxes containivg the Ele:toral returns carried by Capt. Bassctt, As- sistant Doorkeeper of the ‘Seuate, it order to preveut any turther count. But little eredence was attached to the report, but Capt. Black- ford, Chie( of the Capitol Police, placed an ad- di al number of policemen in the rotunds during the passage both ways of the Senatorial provession. No attempt was made, however, and probsbly none was intended. MORE CAUCUSING OF A YERY TRIN SORT. Special Disvatch to The Tribune. Wasniygros, D. C., Feb. 24.—The Demo- cratie caucus, or what will be called the Demo- cratic caucus, met this cvening. 1t was one of the Jast dying wails of Tawmany Hall. There were about sixty members present, including, with a few exceptions, filibusters only. More than 100 Democrats staid away, and did not hesitate to declare that they aid so intention- ally, and that they do not mean to be bound Ly any action that a filibustering caucus may take. S{xmen onlyare necessary to call, a caucus. Of the moderate men Ben Hill was present. He repeated, with 2 good deal of cmphasis, the specch he made last cvening denouncing any dilatory policy, and declaring that it would re- + sult in the ruin of - the Democratic party. The Ettle clique of revolutionists under the lead of Tilden's man Friday, D. Dudley Field, was de- termined not to take Hil's counsel. After a few sport inflammatory speeches, D. Dudley Ficld presented to the caucus THE TWO BILLS which are the net result, of the Tilden revolu- tionary conspiracy. The two bills have already been ontiined in these dispatches. One of them is the quo warranto to try the title to the Pres- idency of the Upited States. The othier declares fRat there bas been 1o election for President, provides for a new election next November, and that the President of the Senate meanwhile shall be Acting-President. The motion was car- ried that these bills SHOCLD BE PRESENTED to the Honse and asted upon at the earliest pos- sible moment. The motion wascarried by arising vote, there being no Qivision, revolutionists only being present in any considerable numbers. These sixty men will undoubtedly cndeavor to force their policy upon the House on Mgnday, and will scek to delay the count to Secure the passawe of these bille. Their sticcess i3 cxtremely doubtful, but it is possible that they may o embarrass the count that the final result cannot be determined before nest Saturday, and the inauguration must take place the Sunday or Monday -following. The opposition is pérhaps large enough to POSTPONE THE RESULT until that time if it bolds together. Obiections yet to be made and debated are to_Penusylva- nia, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wiseousin. Of these, South Carolina alone properly ehould go to the Commission, but the emocrats Inslst that the papers irom Vermont are in such shape on acevunt of the allezed jn- eligibility of Solace, Postmaster, that_the re- turns from that State must go 10 the Commis- sion. The objections to Rhiode Istand are al- ready prepared. THE CATCUS. 7o the Weetern Assoclaied Press. Wasmseron, D. C., eb. 2H.—After the House had taken & recess unti] Munday, a Dem- ocratic caucus was_announced for to-night at half-past 7. At that Liour about seventy-five members were present. Some wio f: dilatory procecdings in the Electoral count were absent, as they were dissatistica with the aetion of toe majority of their yarty to-lay in voting to continue the count, while “those n_favor of continuing the count aid not care to mect with “thuse of opposite views. The objeet of the cau- cus, however, had no - reference £o the proceed- iugs of the House regarding the count, but with_regard to the law of 113, which provides that in case of removal, death, resignation, or inability of both the President and Vice-President of the United ‘States, the President of the Scnate, or if there Is none, the Speaker of thie House. shall act, as President, the dizalility is removed or a President is elected. It was contended in the caucus that should there be 1o declaration be- fore the 4th of March of the election of Presi- dent bared upon the Elcctoral returns there would be N0 SCCH VACANCY as is contemplated by Jaw, and_therefore pro- vision should be_made for such contingency. Represcatative Field stated he had prepared a vill to mect this contingenc, which he. expluln: ed. Atter some cussion the caucns adopted = resolution justructing the Committec on Powers, Privileges, and Daties of the House to report on Monday or at. the earlicst practicable moment Field’s bill providing that in case there be no clection of President and Vice-President under the count of the Electoral vote, the President of the Sen- ate shall assume the functions of President, and a new clection is to be held at a time t6 be fixed br the Committee. The resolution further in- structs tac Committee to report Field’s bill pro- viding for quo warranto procecdings before the United States Supreme Court with reference to :!hc final scttlement of the Presidential ques- on. x There was also some reneral discussion rela- tive to the disposal of points ot _order that may arise during the farther count of the Electoral vote, but uo resolutious on this point were adopted, and the cagcus adjourned. PROSPECTS. BRIGITENING. Spectal Dispatch fo The Tridune. WASRINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24.—Last night’s threatening aspect of the political situation was greatly briwhtened this morning by the action of forty-two Democrats, who rebetled against the caucus determination, and, uniting with the Republicans, defeated three consecutive motions for' delay. Still greater encouragement was given the friends of law aud order by the completion of the count by the highly creditable but very uncxpeeted ruling of Speaker Randall azainst dilatory motions. This, if adbered to by the Speaker, will undoubtedly insure the completion of the count mext weck, and the probability is that the- filibusters will, after o few more efforts, ABANDON THEIR PRESEST PROGRAMME as hopeless. It is, morcover, known that a cgr- taln number of Democrats voted for a reccss from this morning till Monday with the sole purpose of making efforts in the meantime to convince their rash colleagues of the impolicy of relisting the operations af tho Electoral law by any farther dilatory proceedings, whether in the euise of legitimate motions orof apeu filibuster- Iug. The recess flnally taken at 5 o’clock had no pulitical significance, out was merely the result plete the count there. This will probably not. of the fatigne of a seven bours’ contipuons and cjied session. S “Ou the whole, the political sitnation tl)-r\é(;ght may be summed up as foliows: Yesterday’s .mfsian in the Oregon vase is conceded to bive od awa, A TR LAST DENOCRATIC nore | of securing the Presidency, and Cropin's nose no louger illamines the way to the White House. Hlayes® speedy and peaceful inauguration is s sured ualess the filibusters invite Tevol ‘:d\ a and anarchy by defeating the tribunal’s ver hf- Such attempt is possible, but not probul :‘; and, even if_made, will uot att:un the ultina bject for which it is counseled and desigue PRESS OPINIONS. NEW YOR PAVELS. (ai Dispatch fo The Tridw New Y:‘:::, Feb, 24.~The Worid, bitt‘crl_v do- nouncing the vesult of the Electoral Commis- siou, says all good citizens long “for peace and the restoration of confidencey but does not ex- pect them from the Layes Administration. It Jenies that the World has counseled factious deluys in the verification of the Presidential ote. v’nm Sun is silent on the subject, execpt through its Washington correspondent, who narrates Democratic follies which hie ¢lafms lost the Presidency. The Herald’s Washington spetial says: *Re- spectable Democrats, though deeply offended and irritated at the Commission’s de- cisions in the* Florida and Louislana cases, are nob dlscontented with the Oregon result. A prominent iufluential Democrut says when the Oregon case arose Tilden ouzht to have declared at once in a public lester that Cronin was undoubtedly an Elector by the law, but that ke was bound to vate for Hayes, be- cause he was the representative and agent only of the majority of the Oregon voters. If Tilden had done this he would stand better to-day.” The same correspondent adds: ¢ Sensible, re- sponsible men of both sides sit down to the fact that Hayes is the mest President. They seo that sl attempts at delay now are wrang, and a grave blunder for the Democratic party if it should allow them. There are really no reasoms Wwhy the count of the votes should not be concluded on Monday, aud the vountry’s anxicties set at rest. Allthe sensible men acknowledge this, aud it is not impossible. Dudley Ficld may suc- ceed in making o serious splitiin the Democratic party f he attempts the somewiat fanciful scheme of getting various Dbills before the Touse, which if the House should pass them would not puss the Semate, and could not be- come 1aw3, and whose plain intention, there- fore, is to defay the count and fling the country iuto furthier and cndiess anxiety. UERALD EDITORIAL. ‘The Herald's editorial regards the Presiden- tial election as virtually decided, if the Eicot- oral law is earried out in zood faith and the completion of thevount not obstructed by dila- tory action on the part of the Demacratic House. It does not think Speaker Randall will consent to such desporate measures, and with- out his cooperation cannot succeed. He will not counzént to see the futur: prospects of the Democracy utterly wrecked by the coregious acts of faitn ~ which would create alarm and kindle indizuation among the bus classes of the whole coun- try. ‘The business intervsts, 50 long® prostrate, =6 {mpaticnt of delay, 50 cager for recovery, camot afford the excitement and agitation of another fierce and disturbing Presidential con- test. If the Democratic party lorces anew, Presidential cleetion on the country this year iv will be buricd er than ever plummet Sound- ed beneatis the waves of public indymation and storn. No political p:rl,i’muhi survive 5o stu- vendous and reckless a blunder. TIE TIMES. The Times cditorially says: “It is to be hoped that after the vote oi the Oregon ease we stull hear no more sbout the partisanship of Republican members of ibe Electoral (omuis- sion. In this decision the partisanship is al! on the Democratic side, and the law and facts ob- vious] ith the Republicans, That three Electoral votes of Qregfon were lezally cast for Hayes, the wayfaring man, though s fool, can appreciate, and it may safely be left with the people to judge of the impartiality of the seven emoerats who insisted that only two of these votes should be so counted. It was a very cheap display of virtue to refuse to recognize the vote of Croufn. 1t was a very discreditable display of Fartlssnship to0 hold that the Grover couspiracy had succeeded fn cheating the State out of one Electoral vote and the country out ot its choice for President. DUDLEY’S BILLS. IS QUO WARRANTO PROJECT. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘WASTINGTON, Feb. 24.—The following fs the text of Mr. Field’s bill to allow the defeated Presidential candidate to contest the questions inthe United States States Supreme Court, otherwise known as the Quo Warranto bill: Ax_Act 1o provide an effectuul remedy for o wronzfal intrusion into the oflice of President or Yice-President of the United States: Beil enacled, By the Senute and Louse of Re rescntatives of- the United States of Amerles In Congress assembled a8 follows: Secmos 1. When any person weurps, intrades into, or witiiout due election holds or' excrciscs the oflice of President or Vicc-President of the United States, bis title fo the office and the title of any claim thercof winy be tried and determned by action In the mature of 3 quo wurrunto as heeeaftor provided. Skc. 2. The action may be brought in any Clrcalt Court_of the United Stages seumst a person in office by ans person claiming title thereto. Stc. 4. Theaction must be brought in the name of the United States snd of the claimunt, but the pros- ecutiun thereof shali be under the sole direction of the cigimant. It must be browzht by the xervice of 2 summons, which the Coust shall jssue on the Ming of the complainant, and which inay be served in auy part of the Umited States, requiring the de- fenaant to answer the complaint within a time fised by the Comtt, not excvedlng forty days oiter the service of the summons, and the “complaint must atlege that the claimant was duly elceted and is en- nitled to the oflice; that the defendant s in posses- wion of the oflice without s just title thercto: and ask that the defendant may he excluded from the obice and the clalmant placed In possession thercof. c. 4. The defendont may anawer the complaint de z ing his own uniawful intrusion into the oflice, . or the Litle of the claiant, or both, andthe issac thns madg shall be tricd b & jury, or bs the Court i a jury {rial be waived. “But if there be no an- swer the Court shall recelve such evidence of title as uuy be offered by the claimant, and thercupon make a written findlug of the facts, The followinz rules must be observed In fhie conduct of the action: A. The finding of the facts, if there be no answer, and the trial of the iustic npon an anewer shalf be bad at any time and place within the United States, to be tixed by the Court, having regurd to the convenicace of the artics and witnesses; but it must be commenced ninety duys from the service of the sum- 1. Sttbponas to attend and testify with or with- ont papers may be served in any part of the United States. Al processes shall isane in the name of the United States, and the jury sliall be drawa from t where the trial s had. The Court shall inguire whether the Electoral Yotes purporting 1o come from a State were cast by the persons duly appointed by that State n the mannerdirected by the Legielatare, and whether <on wis at the Time of his appoint- ble, orat the time of casting his vote incapacitated by the laws of the State, or of the Tnited States, and for thut purpose. shall receive evidence tending to show the forgery, faleehood, or invalidity of any certificate of any Governor of canvasger, or other oflicer whomsoever. It shall reject the votes of sl persons incligible at fhe time of their alleged appointment, or incapacitated at the time of _casting their votee, and ft must _investigate any other facé fecewary 10 3 Judsment of the righis of the rjus. D. Judrment shalt be rendered within ten days after the verdict of the jury, or tha trial or the findine of the Court. E. The judgment may determine the rizht both of the defendunt und of " the claimant, or only the right of the defendant as justice shail require. 1f the defendant be adjndzed not entitled to - the of- fice, he ehall be excluded fromit, and Jf the clal ant shall be adjudged entitled to”it, he may im- mediately, on taking the required oath, eoter npon the execution of the office. F. Tn o)l other respects than as herein pre- ecribed. the proceedings in the action shall be con-. formable to the procecdings in ather civil cases in lh: chi‘nut(‘?nm Sec. 6. Either party may appeal to the Court of the United States within ten days aftor netice of the judgment, and if such appeal be taken the judzwmerit shall Rot be executed until the der cision npon the appeal. Sec. 7. The action and all motfons, arguments, and other proccedings therein shall have prece- dexce over all other oasiness In the Supreme Court and Circuit Court, und if the Supreme Court be nat In seesion at the ijinc of the appeal, it shall be im- meay Snpreme ely convened by the Chiuel Juatice upon ten notice to each of tae Judges. ¢ :(fl(rcet\ h’l:'he i:uc\llion o,gtlil;u judgment may be n anY.proper w. Marg] of the United Stajent AT THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION, _The folluwing is the test of Ficld's bili to pro- vide fur the Presidential succession In case of o non-clection of President and Vice-Président duriuz the fnterval to nest Suuday, Tt is cntitled * An act to amend the Revised Statutes of the Umted States in respect to vacancies fn the oflices of President and Viee-President” De it enacled, by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives-in Conurcss sssembled, That Sec. 147 of the Revised Siatntes of the Unitcd States be amended £0 as to read 18 fotlows: *‘Whenever, by reason of 2 failure to complete the countis of the Electoral votes for Presldent 354 7 A 5 i -President. of the United States S}ge Prr:kl:nza and -under the lll!zcflan. of tol:‘l{ tim 1fouccs of Conrrces before the commncemont of the_term of ofico in respect 0 which the vutes wete cast, or from any other cavee th ofiees of Presidlont aud Vice-President shall bolh be ¥h cont. The Sccretary of State wiall forthuith cauee a notification thercof to be given to ; em n:e ecutive of every State, and shall also cause the time T he_published in at feast, newspapers printed in each State, snd the President of the Sunate, n afice wheii the vacancy acenrs, or his succeesor in aflice, shall actns President of the United ,ll until the ofice of Preldent I fitled by-election as hereinafter provided.” The remaiving sectlons of the law of 17]":\‘% provide for an ¢lection in November in the usual way. LOUISIANA. THE RIVAL GOVERNORS. Special Dispatch to Tha Tribune. . New Onrneixs, Feb. 24~11:30 p. m. —Th‘c topic of paramount interest here is the recogui- tlon. ‘I feeliug amoug the Bemocrats of re- gret for Tilden's fallure 15 assauged by the Delief that Hayes’ Routliern poliey will include the recognition of the Nicholls Government. They have caught a hint in the reported remark of President Graut that Gov. Chamberlain could not uphold himself in South Carolina because the people-would not pay the taxes, .and the result is the declaration of the Nicholla Legis- Iature that the people of Loufsiana will ouly pay taxes to Nichoils. They do not take into consideration what larze amount of taxes is paid by Republicans who recognize Gov. Packard. This tas-resisting business has all been gone through before. During Gov. Kellogg's Administration tax-resisiing asso- ciations were formed throaghout the State, but Kellogg shut up the store of Senator Booth, head of the organization in New Orleans, and nt bitn to the parish prisou. . NI PATD UNDER PROTEST. The Picayune cstablishment was rcized and advertised for sale by the Tax Collector, and that organ of tax-resistance also succumbed, and that ended the fight. TuXes werg promptly aid thereafter. Gov.” Packard, and probably Gov. Chamberlain, will have no imore trouble in that direction than Keltogg did. A bill was passed through the House yester- day ereating the crime of conspiracy in conform- ity with that of England, making, nmong other things, urizanized resistance to tax-poying a fel- ony, aud providing for its_punishment by fine and imprisonment. Gen. Nicholls hos commit- ted what is deemed by the Republfcansa fla- gran violation of the statu quo by sppolnting Yesterday tax collectors for cach parist in tne State. It 1s not deemed of great importance, however, as the people WILL NOT PAT TAXES to anybody until they are sure they will not have 1o pay them over again. In reference to Nicholls’ boast that the taxes have been paid him frecly, It may be said that the merchants of New Orleans have been bujl- dozed into advancing the amount of 5 per cent of their taxes to -hls campaign fund on pai of being deprived of. their business. The money thus collected hos been principally speut to buy up a few vensl Pinchback Repub- hiean legisiators, much to the diszust of bons tlde Democratic members who get notbing. The feeling here is very bitter, and loud threats are made by White Leazuers that Pack- ard and all Jeading Republicans will be huog in case of his recoguition. If one could trustthe local sentiment, it would be an event which the General Government would hardly survive. A WORD FROM TUE NICHOLLS LEGISLATORE— THR TAX QUESTION, 70 the Western Associated Press. New OKLEANS, Feu, #.—Iu "the Nicholls Levtslature, Mr. Kidd, of Jackson, offered the following: Declasation of the Iouse of Representatives of the State of Louisiana: We, the Representatives of the people of Louisians, ‘duly elected by and dircet ;rom the people, fully aware from positive knowledge of the fecling and. determination that fmpel and control them, do declare that under no circumstances will the people of this State pay ibute to any other State Government than that at whose head stands the man of their choice, their endeared and truly elected Gobernor, Fraucis T. XNicholls; and do farther declare the utter impos- sibility of gathering taxcs by any oties authority, and (hat any aitempt to gather liern by other au. thority than the Nicholls Government will not only rove _ abartive, but lead 1o lamentable civil strife, i mot to bloodshed and actual war, and we, the Repre- sentativea of the ueoplo of the State, do soleumly dcclure, thot we are in perfect sympathy with the people, and under it circumstances will encourage and maintaln them. Mr. Bridger, of Caldwell, moved to refer the resotution to the Committee on Federal Rela- tions. This motion was tabled. -On motion of Mr. Glilespie, of Cameron, the resolutions were unanimonsly adopted. Mr. Kidd, in presenting the document, said its intention was to info.m the world plainly of the determination of the people. CORRESPONDENCE. The following correspondence explains itself: Fon. Geo. 8. Johuion, Auditor—Sin: 1 per- ceive in the public peints a rosolution adopted by the so-called Nicholls Legislature declaring that under 10 clrcumstances will the people of this State pay tribute to any but Nicholls Tax Collect- d that * any attempt to zuther taxes by other aathority will not only prove abortive bat lead to bloodshéd und war.* "It §s & part of the history of the State thut almost and precisely similur recoln- tions were adopted by the so-calied McEnery Leg- islature dnring the Arst year of my predecessor's administration, and were backed up Dby regularly- organized tox-resisung orzunizations, Will you picase inform me for public information what amount of State taxes were actually collected that year, and what proportion the . collections bore to The tax collections of the previous year? (Stgned) = 5. B. PACRARD. To hie Excellency Gov. §. B. Packard—Sm: In reply to rour Inquiry of this date I have the honor o Wtorm yau that Uy the recordy of tis oficg it appears that the total amount of revenu fron] all sources collected duriuy the year 1873 was $3,- 544,000, while the collections during the year 1872 aggregated $4,371.000. It most, however, Be Borne in mina that the revenues. of 1873 wers based upon an_assewswent of SUR,GG6,000, at u rate of taxation of 141; mills ou the ddilar, while those for the year 1872 were on an_assessment. of $250, 394, 00U, and at the rate of 2113 mills on the dollar,—showing & proportionately much Iars and closer collection of taxesduring the year 1 Very respectully, (Siguedy J. B. Jomssoy, Auditor. LOCAL POLITICS. TAE CITY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMIT- EE held o regular meeting at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon in its rooms in the American Express Baildinz. The attendance was quiteJarge, and, in general, there was a great desire to talk upon the recent results of the Arbitration Comuit- tee. In fact, there was a feeling of disgust and discontent, but the war fever found but few patients. John Mattocks oceupied the chair, and H. F. Merritt acted as Secretary. Mr. J. R. Doolittle, Jr., from o Special Com- miltee, reported that they had mnot been able to devise a way of “raising the wind,” otber than by way of political assessments for cartying on the campaign, and asked further timetoreport. The gentlcman further stated hat hic Was not able to, devisea different scheme than the one heretoforé in vogue, and he asked that the Committee be reorganized. He desirea that Mr. Moran be placed in his position as Chafrman. He Lho:!r'h; that 2 change was hardly practicable. fe wasin favor of reform in politics, but he thought that it was not feasi~ ble at the present time. ‘The C stated that it bad not becn intended to release the candidates from assisting in de- Iraying election expenses, but it was intended to "do away with arbitrary sssessments. e beld toat the matter was of too much import- ance to pass it idly by. Charley Cameron said that he had a well-de- fined opinion on the subject. He wanted to do away with the assessment plan. He then stated that hic was opposed o it becouse men were nominated for oftice simply because they had money topay their assessment. He beld that the system was vicious in its enumg,c:md should be changed. Tle Democracy had been led by incompetent imbeciles simply because they had ducats. He wanted to get uway from the cot- ruptions of the Republican tarty, and get into clear, running water. Mike Bailey wauted to know what they were going to do withthe SALOON INTERESTS. Charley respanded that they didn’t cafe for saloon, contractor, jall, or County Board inter- ests, and that the whole machine was run for the benefit of the people. He said that men could be asscssed o the various wards who would be glad to pay, and thus dishonestycould be prevented in public office. Ho dencunced the'three members of Congress from this city as three imbegiles only equal to three old Wwomen. i Mr. Brown also had bis Jittle say, but he had 10 new system filly developed i liis mammoth cranfum us f“’ to Iay before the meeting. Mr. Doolfttle moved that a committce of one {from each ward be appointed to muke the as sessments,—they to have the power toappoint as, izh as tonr assistants in each ward. i ol M. Rountree moved as 2 substitute that a committee of five or ten be appointed by tke Finance Committee to assess each ward as much 85 they may think necessary for the purpose of carrying on the smngmmpuin,-tney to report at the next meeting. Carric Mr. Mason moved to reconsider. Carried. Mr. Rountree changed his motion to have the Commitree consist of seven, to be appointed by the Chair. Lost. . essrs. Rountree, Brown,-and Mason were appointed a Spuciul Commitiee Lo suggest names for the Committee. + THEY ARE 84D AND LONELY. Mr. Baldwin offered the following: ‘Wiereas, The Electoral Commission has dis- appointed the just expectations of the country In heving persistently sefused, by a majority of ouc, 1o receive and ecxamine evidence in recard lo the {rauds perpetrated in Floridaand Louisiana, in the returning and certifying of the Electoral votes of those States, although the Commission had full ower under the law, and was bound by the prac- ice and precedents established by Congress, to re- ceive evidence as to the truthfuiness and validity of the Electoral votes; an Witgneas, The Electoral Commission, having authority to hear the evidence and decide, presumed. 2o declde without hearng the evidence; therefore, Resolred, That the findings of the said Electoral Commigsion, based upon mere hollow forms and techmealities, and not upon the truth and the facts, arc not entitied to the approvel and the morsl sup- port of the Auerican people. Ttesolved, That the inauguration of any man as TPresident whoze title to the office i3 not cléar and u stioned, but tainted with fraud and befouled \\"l‘flx crime, wonld, after the firsg dnsh of success, cover with shame and fll with remorse the party and the men wiio had contribnted to its consumm: tion: it would be a great national calamity. dis- sracing the.nation in the eyes of the world, and §ing dorision and contempt npon our systen of free, populaceovernment. Resoleed, That it fs the duty of Congress to take such action a3 will secure a new clction by the people at an early day, not later than Noveinber next. Resolved, That Berpard G. Caulfield, Carter H. Harrison, und John V. Le Moyne, the Represents- tives In Congress from the City of Chicago, be re- quested to nse all honorable and_lawful means to securc: the object contemplated by these resolu- tions. Mr. Hisc took ground against_the resolutions 08 impracticable und of no benefit to the Demo- cratic party, and moved that they be laid over for one week. Mr. Doolittie favored the resolutions, be- musni they were fair and would give voice to the eaple. < Simon Porlian wanted the resolutions passed and the Democraey to put itself on tlle aguress- ive. Hewas aubout to make a long speech, when he gaid his legs were knocked from under him by a bystander, and he sat down. MI. MATTOCKS maved to ament “that we told a new_election in four years from lust November.” He then spolie against the resolutions, and wanted to kuow who had objected to the appointinent of the Commission, The Democragy had approved of the plao. He wanted to know if the “majority of the Commission had decided in favar of the Democracy, it they would not have acquiesced in the decision. He made a sensible speech, and 2.1~ vised the Democracy to* go slow and act with calmness, and therciore was opposed to the resolutions as they mow stood. IHe was op~ posed to the very spirit of the resolutions asan nsult to their Kepresentatives in Copgress, and stultifying the Demoeratic party. "He wanted thei to fook ahesd and.gee if they could not carry the spring election, as they had done in Pittsburz, and thus attract the attention of the Republicans in Washington. Dr. D. A. Btitt moved to lay Mr. Mattock’s amendment on the table. - Carried. Charley Cameron sald they w door aiter the horse was stolen. They bad been beaten. He denjed the power - of Congress to appoint such a Committee, and then went on to abuse the Sugreme Court and the Commission, and said they had o Lelp out of the ditficulty, apd e was opposed to the resolutions. Gen. Lich was satisfied to wait four years longer, and opposed the resolutions s coming 600 late, after they had lost their game. E Mr. Sullivan thought it didn't make any dif- ference whether the resolutions were adopted or not. He was for war, and denounced the people from one end of the nation to the other us cowards for submitting. Perry H. Swith was in favor of the passage of the resolution. Tney were not” for war or un atteqpt at revolation, and therefore could do uo barm. He was in 1avor of O. . Morton in preference to R, B. Tlages, s being the worst man they could have in'the Presidential chair, =dJ. L. Burke thought all the cloguence aud resolutions were wasted in this business, and he believed that they might better lay out plans for the spring campaign. Mr. Raflerty moved to lay the resolutions on the table. ‘The motion was lost. . Mr. Rountree mosed to adopt the resolution: Mr. Burke moved to refer them to the Legis- lative Committee. Thie resolutions were adopted. The Committee on Ward Assessments was chosen as follows: F. A. Hoffman, . Cam- eron, John Mattocks, 8. D. Baldwin, W. M. Deyine, Malcolm McDouald, Patrick Rafferty, and Gustayus Lange. + Mr. P. H. Smith moved that the resolutions adopted be telegraphed to the members of Con- _gress from the clty. and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives at Washington, at his expense, Curried. =~ ie Comimttee then adjourned for one week. SEVENTH WARD. ‘Thomas Broderick, odce a crony of Hildreth’s in the Seventh Ward, but now opposed to him, is out as & candidate for Alderman sgainst the ex-Gauger. He was waited on_Friday night by aselect delegafion of Seventh Warders, who want him gs a _candfdate. Broderick is a tax- vayer, but would wmake a poor representative, though an mprovement on Hildreth. There will be a lively time in that ward, as there will be at least four Democratic candidates for Al- derinan in the field, fn the midst of which a Re- ‘publican will probably be elected. THE GREENBACKERS. Last evening, at No. 249 Kinzic street, an Tn- dependent Greeuback Club was organized for the Tenth Ward. Robert Lynch was elected President, S. W, MeArthur Vice-President, aud John Enleck Secretary. Messrs. O’Connor, Sheahan, McArthur, Meany, and Bellew were chosen a Colr‘mittec n Constitution and By- Laws. The Club adjourned for one week, at the same place. FRANELIN MAC YEAGH FOR MAYOR. the Editor of The Tridune. CiCcAGo, Feo, 24.—In your issues of late T have noticed several of our prominent titizens suggested as candidates for Mayor. Some of them are suitable for such an” oilice, but not well kngwu euough to be clected if they were putup. Allow mie, asscitizen of onr great city, to sugwest the name of Franklin MacVeazn as most suitable for such an office. Mr. Mac- Veagh is one of our most euergetic business men, and our city could not be better off than Ly having him af the head. I'would advise the Citizens' Assoclation to put him up as their can- didate for Mavor. ffoping to hear from some one else on this fmportant subject, I await_an answer. Yours, G.E. 0. T. W. MARVEY FOT MAYOR. To the Editor of The Tribune. CHICAGO, Ftb, 24.— buvo seen the pame of T. W. Harvey in Tue TRIBUNE of the 23d inst. proposed for Mayor of our city, and I am sure there could uot be » better may selected. He hus a keen insight in business, and, whatis more, he is & good, titm, upright, honest man. And such 2 man, with some more like um in the Council, would smake Chicazo one of the best governed citics n the vmrlgI which I, as a work- | d likce to sec. FRED MILLAE., ————— THE RAILROADS, The Managers and Freight Agents_of eaost of the roads fu this city leave for New York to-night to attend the meeting there, at which the present ditficulties in regard to Eastern and foreign_freights will be discussed. ¥t is not Delieved that 2 compromise can be_efccted, aud another war will probably be the resait. Vanderbiit and the managers of the Northeast- ern lines demand that the freight rates bemads the same to all seaboard points, while Messrs. Buott and Gurrett, of the Pennsylvania and Bal- timorc & Ohio Railroads, say they will never ac- cede to such an arransenient. as that would dis- criminate agafnst their terminal cities, which are farther from Europe than the above-named points. This is the same issue on which the war of last year was waged. It is stated that Vanderbilt ‘mever iutended to concede lower local rates to Philadelphia and Baltimore than New York permanently, but made a temporary agreement to be epabled to gob better rates R s, Second v Mr.J. C. Clarke, Second Vice President of tife Iilinois Ceatral Railroad and General Manazer of the New Orleaus, 8t. Louis & Chicago Rail- road, arrived in the city yesterday after an ab- sence of several months. Mr. Clarke hos his headquartersin New Orleans, and returns there in a f¢w days. The New Orleans Rosd will be s0ld next month, and it is arranged thac.the Illinois Central shall purchase it. After the sale has been made a5 requircd by law, the road will be reorzanized, and will prn{nhly then be koown as the New Orleans Branch of the Dili- nois Central Railroad, OBITUARY, BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 24.—Gen. ison, Postmaster of this city for was found dead in bed this ‘morning. He was ed 46 yass. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24.—Joseph Elison ana srnené. u‘i‘L R. DeCan, ld and wel % oW citizens, fngman aud Democrat, wor Andrew Den- cizitt_years, —er—— Tawr &CMNFSJUJSHIP NEWS. RE, Feb. 24.—Arrived: Steamship Arragon from Brist i 5 on ffom Bristol, and ity of Richmond ALTIMORE, Feb. 24.—Arrived: Steams] Braischiwelx from Bromen e Steamsbip CASUALTIES. An Appalling Tale of Sh.ipwreck, Hunger, and Death. Harrowing Story of the Sole Survivor of a Crew of Fourteen. The Blood of the Dead Drank, and Their Hearts and Brains Devoured. Record of Minor Accidents, AN APPALLING TALE. Dispateh to New York Herald. Bostox, Feb. 21.—One of the most appalling tales of shipwreck and starvation that has ever startled and horrifled the civitized world reached this ity yesterday in a letter from Capt. Kane, of the American schooner I. B. Macdonald, dated Goree, on the west congt of Afriea, on Jan. 24, The British bark Maria, Capt. Grayson, sailed from Darfen, Ga., on the 21st of November last, with a cargo of timber for Belfast, Ireland. She was 590 tons burden, and was built at Yar- mouth, Nova Seotia, fn 1363, and was classed A2l¢ at Lloyds. Her crew numberea fourteen, including the Captain and officers, Shortly alter leaving port the carpenter re- ported a serious leak. The weather had been rough, and it {s supposed that some of the cargo shifted with the rolling of the ship and dam- uged her frame and sheatbing. Notwithstand- ing the efforts of the crew, the leak gained steadily on them, and the ship began to settle lower and lower in the sea. The eargo belng timber, the ship did not sink, but thie weight ot her masts caused her to fall overon hber broadside with her spars in the water. ‘flie unfortunate crew managed to scramble over the bulwarks and gain the side of the ship that was ont of water, and clung with Ges- erate grip to tise chaunels and rigging in the l!’ope of being seen and rescued from thelr dread- ful position. While thus clinging on for their Jives the sea frequently madea clean breach over them, threat- ening them with death, and exhausting their rapidly-toling strength in their efforts to re- tain their hold on the ship’s side. i The laboriug of the wreck in the heavy sed threw such an immensc strain on the uiasts, which were alternately buried in_the waves and- lifted aboye the suriace, that*they broke off one giter another, thus relicving the ship of their weight, ‘The result was that she righted again, but lay buried in the ses, waterlogged, and unmanage- able. Everything movable oa her decks bhad becn swept uway, Her boats were destroyed, and the crew, alter another desperate fort, dragged themselves to her decks, which were under water. All this time the unfortunate crew had been famishing with hunger and thirst. Theship’s Stures were beyond their reach, being stowed below, and the consequence was that all the horrors of starvation stared them in the face. ‘While driltiog thus belpless at the merey of the waves, they were seen by the ship City of Montreal, Capt. Mudgett, bound for Liverpool. One of the unfortunate crew hsd already died of exhaustion and bunzer, but the surviving thirteen eagerly watched the approaching sail in the hope of being rescaed. Buc the ‘Captain of the City 40f Montreal coild not approach them pear enough tv render them any assistance. The tremendous gale that was prevailing at tite time, aud the tercitic seas that were roliing, made it impussible to reach the doomed siip aud ber starvng crew. The City of Montreal was obliged to abandon them to their fate, anyl filled away for her destination. The glaring cyes that followed her receding form, and the thirst-blistered tongues and lips that endeavored to girve utterance to despairing yet appealing cries for succor, made even the Tocrars ot the dreadful storm.’ appear Iess ap- palling than the mute despair that was pictured on every wasted countenance. The unfortunate vessel was again sighted on the 14th of December by the ltalian bark Madre e Figli in latitude 5¥ de? 84 win., longi- tude 41 deg. 2 min., but Bo assistauce could Ge renderced to her crew on account of the beavy sea, imd they were again abandoned. After the ” departure of the Italian bark all hope of human succor seems to have abandoued tue nuserable men on the wreck. Tie dresdtul guawiyg of bunzer reudered thom ”utterly sav. age. Oue by one the poor wretchss died of sheer starvation, while their surviving mess- mates crouched watching for the last breath to depart. g?)r:ooner @id one dle thap the famishing sur- vivors cut his throat and drank the still warm but almost putrid blood. The wasting effects of hunger, thrist. and exposure reduced the frames of the miserable creatures to mere skeltons, and caused their blood to decompose alwost in their veins. Yet theliving tried to live by these dreadful draughts, and watched with eager escs for signs of a_comrade’s aps proaching death, in order to eujoy another hor- rible meal. Not couteat with draining the veins of the dcud, tiic hungry survivors cut up the bodics and divided between them the bearts and brains. The other parts were found to be too offensive even for caunibals, and the odor from the bod- ics could only be endured whie the ready knife ripped them open and cut from them the heurts, or while the ship’s hatchet broke m the skull in order that the brains might be extracted, Notwithstanding the horrors of their situation and the awful lengths to which they were forced 10 20 o preseve life, no violence Was offered to any of the living. The casnibals from necessity did not murder their companions, but waited with patience uutil they died. For thirty-two days after the date of the first disoster this fearful trazedy was prosressing in the mid-Atlantic, and the number of the crew of the Maria grew smaller and smaller, until only two rewained out of fourteen. These were rescued on the 17th of December, 1876, in latitude 0¥ deg. 23 min., and_longitude 32 deg. 80 min. by the schooner F. E. Macdon~ ald, Capt, Kaoe, bound from Boston to the wést costof Africa. By merc accident Capt. Kane fell in with the wreck and took the two survivors oo board his vessel. One of them, however, died In four hours atter he was taken from the wreek. The solitary survivor of that awful yoyage is James M. Liaden, seaman, of Belfast, Ireland. He alone was left to teli the terrible story of his dead shipmates. i ic luss of the ship Margaret Tyson. currod fn the Atlantle Getan sceerat years azo,-and {n which all bnt one man perish- ed, we ave not had such a melsncholy disaster to recora. The survivor of the Margaret Tyson was picked up from & piece of wreck after huv- ing becn on it fourteen days, but he was very reticent bout the fate of bis shipmates, some thirty in numter. He said enough, however, to show that they had been killed and caten-the strong devouring the weal?) to be devoured in turn by the strongest. . OFF THE TRACK. LoutsviLLe, Ky, Feb. 24—At Beard's Sta- tion, on the Louisville & Cincionati Short Liae, early this morning, 8 passenger train bound south was thrown ffom the track, & switch hav-~ ing been misplaced by unknown parties. The Serious wrask. o, passtagecs s Sk ers were injured. W. H. Moore, of 5]&31\7!:':" h’n:lg 74 shoulder partly diglocated, and Mr. Cochran, of New Orleans, had t%0 ribs broken, No inter- Eég?nnw travel was occasioned by the acci- B BURNED TO DEATH. NeW Yors, Feb. 24.—During » slight fire i the tencment at 137 Wooster strect, two colored thildgens were burned to death. SHIPS LOST. BrLsAo, Spain, Feb. 24.~Three ships, with "all hands, are reported lost at Sultana. ——— THIEVES AT WORK. Shortly after Jast midnight, as the proprietor of the Bowery Music-Hall, on Madison street, near Clark, was counting up his cash, a gang of four young roughs walked in, aud, ‘erowd- ing up against the counter. soon went through @ printer pamed Madden, who had upon him some $I5 or 820, together with a silver watch. How much orwhat Madden lost no one appears to know, for as soon asthe hue and cry of “robbers, thieves, ”” was set up the proprietor and his beer jerkers atarted out in brisk pursuit of & young Ifellow who scemed more auxious than the rest to make a8 speedy escape Or- ficer Eundsley, of the A. D. T. Company, also joined in the pursuit, having been-summoned by a signal from Kirchhofl’s beer saloon. Chas- iz the refugee through the allev and down La Salle street, and firing three shots as he went, he succeeded in bringing his man to a stand- still on LaSalle street, opposite the Arcade. The fellow made a fechle show of resisf but was soon on the Armory under escort of Officer Fairchild. There hie zave the name of Charles Wilcox, but was recomnized from letters foun session 35 Johm . Talles, brather af Lo torlcus Frauk Talléy, who'vas one of the i conspirators in the Couaty Jail delivery of soniewhat more than a vear azo. In his 08525~ sion ere found covéral ik wipes, Bvecy chet-] s ogether witl i O ekeletonbeger o T & Ll ssortmeny PARDONED. Another Whisky Manipulator Fo Speclal Dispateh fo Tha Trivune & o™ St. Louts, Feb. H.—Another member of the exploded Whisky Ring hus Just been the pe ciplent of Executtve clemency, leaving but four Dowto become subjects of fatare lenfency, This morning United States District Attorney Bliss received a letter from the Attomey-Gemy eral transmitting the following inclosures: Copy of a cable mes mfi;i.fi b’eb.c;z‘.tlmu%::g! fated 2t Brussels, sag 0 Altoraey- General Taft, Waskington : hy cortlfy that Be B Brasgeic woa very Rt 10d undér my medica! treatment, Tt is very doss’ Taldt ke lo ever restored togood heaith, NI C . y ! I leing physiclan fn zood stanqing nern o 2 Practlicing i 01X WiLsox, United States Consuy, is document bore the {c i ment: e ou“wm‘ Indorse- 0 eknen ot 3 rmaegenerl I viow of By e dlscontinned oF ismssed, &°°m“ T asiociaare with the indarsewment of the h.;‘ dcn?on will enter 8 nolle prosequi in the cssq o the United States uguinst B. P. Brashear, {Signed) ALPnoxso Tayr, Feb. 71, 1877 Attorney-General, In accordance with the order of the Attorn General, District-Attorney Bliss en’tmd‘:m le prosequi o thie United States District Courty und the defendant way discharged. Mr. Brashear was United States Revemps Agent, and was sent ont here iu 1974 to Jook after the alleged crovkednesa. Qlstillg rajsed a fand of 810,000 per year for hi which he received pavment for two years, ‘k before the grand smask he re: and visited Europe, where he st as the medical certificate above Brussels. He was indicted hereat the same time with other members of the Ring under Bee. 4,819, United States Revised Statutes. ——e— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE, ILLEGITIMATE PLANS OF LIPE-INSURANCE. To the Editor of Tha Tritune. Cricaco, Feb. 2{.—Sioce exception has been taken to describing tontine policies as Rambling in life-insurnnce, which was done in a notaty Tue TRIDUNE, published Feb. 23, perhaps they shonld be more accurately defined. It wonld be substantially correct to say that this species of life-policy, which ‘I - adopled by only twa or thrée vompanies, conslsts of twg nearly equal parts, one pact life-insarance, and the other part betting w:ranst the future with enormous odds azainst the policy-holder, aad with the stakes put eatircly outof sizator reach for fifteen or twenty fears. So farasiy, is insurance at all, it is ipsurance that s abso- very company with- h e ot b Dbt e L ls ratly 1l pposite of ti m] payment non-forfeif-" Theler. Which s vhivesially adopted, s the tontine is rejected, by the reputable companies of all States. p The latter guaradtees thiat the heirs of the policy-holder eliall not have the insurance yalge (with different periods it would vary frém four- ifchs down to two-fiiths) of his premiums if he dies within the tontlne period (commoaly . or twenty years), and in addition to that stip- lates and agrecs that if, by oversight or .mig.. fortune, be fails to make cvery payment of premium on_the day it beomes due, he shail anconditionally forfeit every dollar he has paid. The former euarantees that the policy-holder shall bave very neariy the full inSurance value of the premiums be ks paid. « ‘The experience of -the oldest and best com- pauies for_thisty years indicates tha they eaa ‘remains, and indicates, E. & afford to retarn, and they are now returnioe, the pol olders about 20'per cent of the ordi- nagy lize-policy premiur ot the end of - the first year, about 40 per cent at the cnd of the tenth ¥ear, and pearly 60 per centat theemd of the twenticth year. 2 Under the tontine plan, these accumulated dividends, with their interest and compound” interest, remain in the Company's kgnds, to be wholly confiseated, if the policy-Bolder dis* within the fifteen or twenty years, or if he falls for a day in the prompt payment of the pres. mium. When the great miajority of pradent men in any line uf business reject ial meth- ods of conducting it, sud when only en er-, tremely small number adopt smch meth ods, suspicion always falls upon the few, end when men pat money into the bands of others with an sxrcement not to ask for aay accounting whatever for twenty years, they scldom choose for such trustees mea who were upder suspicion. The dirldends o, returned 10 policyholders, bat 8 fn_the Company’s bands, are, by the published lins” and prospectuses - of those companies, considered an indwbmdnma!) the Company to the so-called Tontine Ssvings Fund of the winning policy-holders. Hence the sums s retained and accumylated ouzat to be treated as a liability in the Company’s finsodal cxbitfits. But owing to the defective form of statement required by the - various Stete In- surance Commissioners, this indebtddpess Is not treated as o llability ut all, but i meryed in the zencral surnlus fund of %mm pany. Last year the Massachusctts Comms sioder uadertook for the fiust time to ascertain what part of the surplus fuads belonged to 158 tontine claimants. And this was the reply be received from the Company most ly ea gaged in the tontine business: ¥ -+ The estimated surplus on tontine policies s 3.7 b v any ol © What credit can be Emn to ‘any statement, when the maker of it un,ur:\h. only estimate his indebteduess by the ronad: million. The thirtieth anoual report of a large Com-- pany, which abandoned this species of fosur ance after three years’ esperieuce, a Compsoy moreover not espevially distinguished for 82~ tious and conservative management, cont thie following: This experionce satisfied the trustees thabthe | plan, ig its nature, ie wholly outside of the proper Tanze 8 logitimate Jite-insuraice, belng Jitgeciy than & contract by which the Company binds i fo cxecute an uncqual wager, securiz the Uit to the winnicr. In such o wager as this, the! needy, whom life insurance is especklife designed o protect, sre pretty sure to )Eg. the losers. Besides, the large accumulations walch tontine insurance gathers' In the hands of 8 com- pany, at the expense of those who die o aream-, ole o8 maintan their policies duriog toncise; eriod, offer 8 strong temptation . ge..mm, Which i<t sooner or ater bfln:dl; Sppointment even to the susvivors of those WX play a1 tontine haza: RWE : GOOD VS. BAD WHISKY. To the Editor of The Triduss. CmicAGo, Feb. 24.—In an article in yoar psoet of to-day, headed “The Jolly Revolver,” 5o say, *When man learns to drink good Waiskty or, better still, to do withont the beversge, thel: snd not till then, will murders and % tings become less frequent.” This same o has been repeated so often in u!e“rrflu_‘ late that very many people are led.td - licve that it is only neccssary to K whisky to cscape all the vils of its i and as every dealer bas on hand a high-pric article that'is * perfcetly pure,” they have 9 ditliculty in supplying their wants. ot T i e aieomal Thag pecs cri Is it the alcohol that g and crazes the map, or is it the deleterious s&- stances combined with it? I aw inform - those Wwho are competent to judge botk chicmists and_ physicians, that 1t is theaicodl and not the poisonous substances that msddes! men and fts them for crime. ¢ A druggist’s dispensary will give lnnvlnllt‘ mation as to_ the poisonons es. found B, whisky, and while there can be no doubtss thetr injurlons elfects upon the healtb, 1 would like to ask yon if you think these gmw into the system Separately wouldyeraze o and cause them to commit crime, fers what is the foundation of your betiet} AZTE. tion of this subject may be for tbz&“.b is " 13 THERE A PLACE! . v the Bdlior of Tae Trivne. . v Cimrcaco,- Feb. 24.—Wenld you pless® i the kindnesa to give this space In your < have been out of employment for 5 months. I bave endeavored o837 way to get employment, have adv and answered adyertisements, bub 19 i ren depedl: Lam married and have two ‘childron depely ent upon my daily earnings. F of office wori, and am not_afaaid m;g‘:(_ sanything; have good testimonials, Sicady and seligble: i Shiculd this meet the eve of some ane BT a &ftuation to give, please direct care TRIBUNE. C.AB ———— There had been a dissussion abont. ghnufl“l adress and she was wrathy. “It's well,” éhe pouted, * for you to expect & ¥ t0 be an angel; but 1'd have you to kno¥ :gnr. 1 wizl“dmll:;‘ be even s nnzzlmnglg,'. ngs cor cat goring! There, Zouis Republican. 5 #h