Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 5, 1877, Page 2

o, Inetead of heing moved by her cries and Jleas for merey, he cuntinued: The child actual- ¥ died under the lash, Whie hl)ll"!l‘! the dead <bildl in his hands he atruck it ®erees the licad a lieavy blnw for * plasing 'possumn.’” 116 then took the by to a dark wond near by and burled it, smoothiug the ground over the place 0 as to remove all traces of the rrave, 118 next move was to. tell his ne‘sh- wors that he had sent the child to Bibh Connty, and to threaten his wife with Instant denth 1f &lie ever wald anything sbout what had hap- pencd. The story of his crime would perbaj never have been known If some of the little negro children n the nelghhorhood had not have been atiracted by the child's crivs aund seen evcrf[hlm{ that happened, even to the burlal of the deceased. They n day or bwa after told what they had scen al one of their neigh- bors, who bad a warrant issued acainst the negro, aml arrested him in a pulpit where .he’ was preaching the Wonl of Gol to his colored brethren, preparatory to taking up s collection. When nrrestcd he stoutly ddenfed everything. — Before the Court, when <onfronted by his wife aud the otber wilnesses hie still deniéd that he had erer whipped Lhe «hild nt all. He was then taken by the officers -of the Iaw 1o the forest wicre the witncases sald he had buried the ehild. Aftcr a shost search they found n mew-made grave, aud, adieging, ui» the ground, they found the body 1of o child fearfully brufsed and mutiiated. ‘When the father saw the ly of his inur- {dered daughter he broke completely down and acknowledged the whale affale, lis ouly excuse for beating the child was thnt she lost { onc of tho housc-kess that she had no business ! touching. Hollemau is In jail to await trial at the Navember term of the Court, 1t will be re- membered by the readers of the Comalitution that neEro was bk in Eingham County st ] for beating his own child to death with a parrel atave. BRIDOE-BURNERS, DirpateA to St. Louts Glnbe-Demacral, READING, YR, Oct. 2.—=The ecrowd in the Ycvurt-room’ was perfectly astounded to-day, t when the Commonwealth called to the witness- ‘stand Samuel Humphreys, a young man, aged 21, who bad been arrested on the charge of he- Ingonoof the men who burned the Lebovon . Nulley bridge during the riots here lust July, The structure cost the Ihiladelphin & Reading Rallroad Company $130,000. D'resident Gowen, of the Readinig Company, swho waa the senlor counsel, to4ay told the prisoner to take the . stand. ]lumPncyn went to the platform and Yent over with both hunds resting on tho rall. Ife {s a repulsive-looking person, rongh and ap- parently wade up of the very worst clements . of chafacter. 1ls air was ‘that of o thor- oughly-depraved bravo, totally and com- pletely luat to all sense of danger, aid adpa- rently tlmrouzhlfv fndifferent to all couse- | quences or results. In a clear and concise + manner he rclated the procecdings of a Brotherhood mmecting held on the Satur- day afternoon prior to the bridge-burn- fur. He related the speeckes made and the resolutfous passcd, The warcry of that mectiug was, “Keep the ball rolling the j same ns they were dolng in Pittsburg” Ho §mpllcated Hiram Nachtocob, one of the de- fendants, as une of the lcading membersof that “meeting, Me then related how himsell and . Edward Smith, who 1s not yet arrested, had fired the bridize with kindling-wood and coal-oll. Bmith struck tho inatch aod the witness Jicld the lantern g0 that Bmith could fee, Tho witess also mplivated Lang Jott and Trout, two of the defendants on trinl. Trout carricd the kindling wood on the bridge and Langlott was present. | The witness then testificd that he had imbibed | drupgged whisky and was crazy drunk at the | ‘tlme of the Ore. Humphreys left Reading on Tucdday following the riots, and obtalned em ! ployment on s raflr runniog from New Alln\'m‘ Conu. One month afterward he was yarrested by Chief Cullen, of this city, The watchmen "of the bridge were subsequently ualled, but they could uot identify any of the ‘prisoners. IEADING, Pn., Oct.3.—The irlal of tho riot- 18 Wos ruumm} thia mormng. ‘Tho prosecu- on called James Low, George Alexander, and \James Bowman, former employes as lireman and Jeugrincers of the Philadelphli & Reading Rail- Sruad, who_swere Induced to leave their cmglu)‘- went and become miembers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Englncers. They testified ton Rinfon meeting being held on Suturdsy previvus "o the burning of the Lebanon \'nuu[\ bridie, at which suggestions were wuda that thebridge eotid be blown up with a ke of power. Bouie- iting wns also sald of a geueral agreement to stop tralus, bus no defiuite action was taken. A TRAGEDY. Bpeetal Diapatch 1o The Lhicago Tridune, Qurxcr, 1k, Oct. 4.—A shooting aflray occur- red yesterday near Durbom Station, about six- teen miles wdst of Quiney. A few days sgo, Gicorge Kennedy and bls son-in-law, Hendrlx, camo to Quincy, and, while here, beeame iu- volved In a quarrel, in which Kenuedy was badty beaten by Hendrix. Kennedy then sworo that ho would kil Hendrix, but the two re- turned bome, haviog apparently forgotten the rquarrel. After getting sober yesterday Kennedy went to Hendrix’s house, when Mrs, Hendrix called out to her husband that her father was } countuye with run, Hendrix went to the door, when Kennedy fired at him, the charge taking effect in his shoulder, Keonedy at the satng time exclaiming, *D—n you, Itold you I would kitlyou!” Aa Ieadrix fell he tried to draw Lis revolver. Kcennedy rushed at him with his ) #un clubbed, when Héndrix's wife took the re- volver from her husband’s pocket and fired at ) bier father, the bullet fracturing bis right arn, At this time the nelghbors, hearing the shots, wme upon the scene and touk Kenncdy In | charge.” Ilendrix s thought to be llll"{ l wounded, and Kconedy bas been placed in jail ——— JOLIET. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. JoLikt, IlL, Oct. 4.—Georze Parker, alias WJobn B, Toblus, alias Frederick Giddings, after » ecrylug o second term in the Penitentfary, was discharged yesterday and fmmedlately arrested by the 8hierit of Henry County and roturned 10 that county, whero Le is wauted fur forgery, {urker 18 quite an expert forger, aud wos set up both thes for forgery. Wiarden MeClaugghirey offers a reward of fifty Wollars for the capture of Frea Graft, who e peaped from the Penitentiary yesterday eveniug. Tiraft was écrving his sccond tern, and was em- 1ployed us runner for the fewmale prison, o cs- ,xaped from the Warden House about 7 o'cluck, s movements Lelng favored by the darkness sud the slorm which vrevatled at thet Lour. Graft is s Germa, about 85 years of sge, speaks Yroken English, aud bua & sort oflwlu or pucher to bis mouth when talking., Iis com- plesion 1s dark, halr aud cyes brown, face smooth, aud general appearauce quits propus- husslnj:. Lte was dressed in a dark brown tweed aout, double-breasted veet, sud pants with red- dish colored stripe ruuning dowuwards, A white sfrt narked T, R. Bluir, the nawe of the ofticer from whom {t wus stolen, comploted bla wostume, Ihe bas s wife i Chlcogo, aud thy Public aro requested to look out for him, THE GILMAN GRABS, Speciul Dispatch 1o The Chicage Tridung, New Youk, Oct, 4.~The mother and slaters of Gilman, the {nsuranco-scrip forger, have offered to turn over thelr fortunes, aggregating somethiug over £100,000, provided the swindled partics will agree not to criminally prosecute Glimaw, It is believed she overtures will bis ac- cepted; also, that Gllman fs sccreted fu the city awalting Jdevelopments, The sggregato for- geries oot up 824 X Nxw Yous, Oct. 4.—The Commercial Mutual Jusurance Compuny loscs about $80,000 b’y il- 19, and the American Exchange Baunk $50,000. "Fhe Deputy Sheritf suil humn‘rnwmen of Uil man's uttlce, It s belleved the large safe, se- cured by a cowmbination lock, contains pupers which would throw light upun sll of Gilwao's wpcratiopy, This eafe will be forced upon proper Jegal autbority, A note from Gllman's contidential clerk was'taken to Gllnau ‘Tuesday worning by su ottice-boy named Hancock, HORSE-TITEVES IN LIMBO, Boecial Dtapuich 80 The Chicaav Trivune ‘TrscoLa, L, Oct, 4.—8berit! Taggast return- «d to-day frum Tennessee, briuging with o Ed Riguey, chareed with horse-stealing, whow Le wrrested o Feutress County, that State. The Elentl also arrested Jeff Evans on the eame charge, but on bis way Evaus wes taken away from hjm Ly o beuch-warruut lasued by the Cire xult Judge ot Barren County, Kentucky, that Court desiring Evans to suswer for a graver crime, Bhentl Tazgart obtalned requisitious #ur these wen ouly eight daysugo, and basdone & good work. Evaus sud Riguey are leaders of B zany that have beeu stealiug” hores [n Cen- Lral Ljipols, runnivg them to hentucky and sclliog, then stealing In Tennessce und ruulng o Iilfuols to sell. Riguey s o splendid-lookiwg mau, sbout 335, aud aiyly Jutimaeles thal ander over of the minbitry ke lag lur years pursucd Ezu disbioneat pructice: — FATAL CLAIM QUARREL. CextrAL CiTY, D. T.( Oct. 4.—A fatal shoot~ fug allray occusred Liere this ufternvon. Jolu E. Bryaut, owniug & placer claiz bere, clafioed tue surface ground of biv clab a8 a mill wite. A. W, Adaws, formerly correspoudens of the &ult Lake 2rtbune und Clicago papers, uom de seribed, Lis devilish pus was filing his fam; His tormnentora are still at large. S piume *Old Ploncer” and “Ching Foo, claimed the ground by rizht of purchase. The difticulty calminated this afternoon. They met on the grouml, when Adams shot [Bryant through the body,then turned nnd fied. Bryant, then drawing a_navy revolver, fired three shots at Adams, the first iisstog. At the sccond ghot Adams fell. Bryant, atill advanciog, placeid his istol st Adams’ head and <ent a builet through ’xl.l brain, killing him nstautly. Bryant is not expected to recover. A FORUER. SAN Fraxcrsco, Oct. %.—A few days ago Willlam R. Cooper, a stock operator of this clty, dissppesicd suddenly, aud it was aacertained that lie had forged the pame of J, P, Treadwell to checks on the bank of Lather & Co. and the Nattonal Qold Bank ond Trist Comuany to mmounls aggregsting over $50,000. It is now estalilished that Cooper 18 the fudishinnt who, in 147, committed heavy forgerivs un the (ov- ermment while employed In the Navy Depaite ment. He married theidaughter of Government. Vrinter Defrees, and was arresied _on his wed. dlm:-da),'. and Anally consigned to Moyamensing Prison, Philndelphia, for tive years, 1le is sup- posed Lo have gone to New Urleans siuce his flyght from this city. SHOT 1S COUSTN, Darton, 0., Oct. $~Abont 1 elock this afteruoon two cousins, Uavkl anid’ 8heridan Miller, got into a fight on May street. Wash- ington Sheridan was throsu down {n the strug- gle. and Davkd, drawing o pistol, fred two sliole, oune of them passing through the heart of the x‘mnlme man, He was taken off the body by the crowd that gathered and con- veyed to fail, but was found to be in a drunken etupor and unconscious of what was going on aroutd him, A woman living uear the spot saw oue of thu shots fired. HORRIBLE CRUELTY. CiNcINXATY, Oct. 3.—A horrible case of cruel. ty has just come to light which occurral three days ago. Two boys who lived on the Warsaw plke bathed. the left leg of a com- panfon, Willle Livdsey, in ]iMO“flC. aud then deliberately set” fire fo If 'he leg of thie victim was liternlly roasted to a crisp, uud the Loy suffercd awo too great 1o bo de- ne of the persceutors was a lighter of the gasoline latnps on that road, and he used for ose the gasotine with which he e boy will not die, — FOUL IPLAY, Special Dispasch o Ths Chicago Tritune. Forr Warxe, Ind,, Oct, 4. ~Yesterday Fran. cla J. Fast, of Huntington County, left his nhomo ot Roanoke to go to his farm, and laat night his body was fuund ¢wo miles atd a half distantywith his team hitched near bfi' His body bore marks ey of violence, and it {s believed he was rohbed and nurdered. He ls sald to bave been the wealthiest farmer In Huntiogton Connty, and to have had ;lurzo sum of money with h ome. im when he left COACIL TOBBED, Deanwoop, D. T., Oct. 3.—A north-bound coach on the Syidney route was stopped Jast niebt in the vicinity of Buflalo Gap by four well-known ontlaws, who go by the namés of Dunk Blackburn, Wall, Laughing Sam, and The Kil. " There wsa but one passenger and tho Divislon Agent, Couk, un the coach, who were relieved of 87 and their revolvers, bers wers unmasked, and made no attempt to conceal thefr fdentity. The rob- ANOTHER DEFAULTER. Bpectal Duspaich to The Chcuan Tribune. INDIANArOLIS, Ind., Oct, 8.—Slnce tho retire- ment of J. L. Slaughter ns Cazhler of the Firet Natlonal Bank, a delicit of £15,000 haa been dls- covered fn his accounts. The bank {s fully pro- tected by property transferred to it aud by his bonl, - The deilelt grew vut of accommaodations extended to fricuds and Liwsell by over-dralts of accounts. —_— GONE MAD. PnitapeLemA, Pa., Oct. .—B. Frank Stokes, a friend of President Morton, and Iate Secretary of the Market Street Itulway, has become a lunatic. S8ince the defaleation he has labored under great mental excitement, and on Satur- day Yast began to show aigns of mental aberra- tian, which calminated to-day In utter madness, and It was found necessary to take him to a lunatic asylum. DISHONESTY ALLEGED, New Yonk, Oct. 8.—The Worid's Columbla (8, C.) spectal says: “ Ex-Comptrotler Llum, who was placed ou the Chamberlain ticket laat year by a disgraceful comprotnise, had futrusted to him while In that position 7,000 of the de- 8it of the Bouthern Life-Insurance Company. 1o hoa nover accountad to bis successor for this sum.' —— ADSCONDED. Spectal Disvatch (o 7he Chicagn Tribune, Muskedoy Dxror, Mich, Oct. 4—L. Il Douglass, the absconding insurance agent, is bebind ubout $1,000 with four cowpanics, and about as many more to bear from. Douglass Is suppused to liave gono East, ss o letter from hfin postmarked ut Canandsleus, N, Y., wus re- ceived by Lis wife. This is the gccond thng In two years that he has made ofl SOURRENDERED IIIMSELY, RicuxoNp, Va., Oct, 4.—~The Rev. Dr. E\ T, Baind, ex-Becretary of the Presbyterian. Board of P'ublication, under indictment here on a chargo of embezzling the funds of the Board sutue months s, returned from Canuda,where hie bas been since that time, und surrcndered himaelf to the authorities. fle states thut Lo hud no koowledvo of the indictinent untll quite recently. NOAD-AGENTS AT WORK, Cnnvanng, Wyo. Ter,, Oct. 4,—Last night's coach frotn Deadwood, carrying six passcngers, was stopped by two road-agents twelye milcs south of Fort Laramle. Thy robbers got about $400 from the passengers, The Ircasure-box was broken up, but contatued nothing of valuo to the thieves. —— LAUGIIING BAM, CounciL Breres, Oct, 4.—* Laughing Bam,” a notorlous character of Deadwood, was arrest- ed at Harlem, thirty milcs cast of thls city Lo- day, on the chi 1t woy rocently Lo the Bluck born Valley route. ru of rubbiug s coach whilo on i, via the Eik- TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Fpecial Dirpatch o The Chicaan Tribund, Tirmssung, I'a, Oct, 4.—Ilatch, the young lawyer whuse™ mystenous disappearance from the Young Men's Howme In this city bas been nientioned by your correspondent, bus been heard frum, He is in Galesburg, 1L, sud Issald to be suffering from a severe attack of bratu- fever, Why or bow he left the city, and the nature ol the business, f any, which attracted it to Galesburg, are as myaterious asaoything copneeted with Wie strunge r, Mexruts, Oct, 4.—The Chamber of Com- merce to-duy appointed delegates o the River aud Harbor lprovemnest Conventlon which mects ut St Paul next week, LPuiLaverruns, Uct. 4—The centennlal of .the battle of termantown was celebrated to- day by & pardde, addresses, sud mass-meeting, Gov. “Hurtraat seviewed tho procession. A feature of the teremonics was the formal transfer of the ohl clock und bel) which were in thy steeple of Indepondency Hall betore Jun, 1, 1876, to citlzeus ol Gerwantown to be placed in thelr town hisd), EuMina, N, Y., Oct. $.—At the tenth sunual scssion of the Gramd Divlun Couductors' Brutherbood of the United Btates, It was unanl- mously resoived that in case sby brother shull engayo ju a strike of rallway cwployes he shall be expelled. . NEw Yorg, Oct. 4.~—The Trustces of the Pea. toly Educatlonsl Fund oy recledied the ald “oflivers of the fund for tbe cnsuing yeur, President Hayes was clected u trustee in place of the late Matthew Muury. eet———— CANADIAN NEWS. Secial Diewusch @ The Chvagy Tribun. MoNTREAL, Out., Oct. 4.—The Gity and Dis~ trict Bavings Bunk I following the example of the Metchauta’ Baok (o tue matter of retrench- wment, snd u large uumber of its employes bave rece!ved notive that thelr services will uot be re- quired after tle 1ot of Junuary. Studert's Hotel, the Convent, sud tbe Con- gregational Church av Stanstead, Quebec, were burned down Jast nlzht. Total loss not knowa. ;l:a: hk‘()ajl:nl Canadian o policy of $3,000 on el Speckal Dispaich 1o The Chleay [hbuu. OrTRy 4 Om%:l.. shert 1 ctlicrington, of Uskaloosa, la., §s lu the cily, and bad an fn- terview to-day with the Minlster of Justice res Kardiog the cxtradiction of g criminal whow he tracked to Untano. The party in question is & wealthy farmer of Mabrasks County, who forged s nota for $3,000 ui a Oskaloosa buui, THE CIHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1877. CLEM’S PARD Second Day's Proceedings in the Trial of the County Ringsters, Forsythe's Case Nolle Prossed---He Takea the Stand nnd Tells Nothing. Tho Admissibjlity of Book-Testimony to Be Argued To-Day. The trial of the indicted members of the County Ring was resumed in the Criminal Court yesterday morning, bat the progress mndo was not great. Very little interest was shown in the proceedings, there nat being over fifty people on the Lenches at any ous tinie dur- ing the dav. The subject of Forsythe'stestimony heforcthe Graud Jury was resumed, ho having clatmed that he could nut answer cortain questions be- cause of thelr tendency to criminate hlmself, Jumes W, Sheahan was catled awl awarnt Was & member of the Grand Juey In May, 187, and participated In the Investigation which re- sulted fn the Indictment of Periolat nud others for conspirucy. Forsythie was a witness, ‘The Court sald hie supposed the evidenco which it was proposed to bring out was for the benefit of the Court, and not for the jury, Mr. Storrs replled fn the afirmative. ‘The Court sugrested that the questions be limited g0 08 tu show merely what it was fmportant to show,—not to sk what the evie dence was. Mr. Smith eatd tho defensé bad no earthly control over this question of privilege, and they objected to any testimony on the subject belng given in tho presenco of tha Jury, . The Court remarked that there was no objece tion to the jury withdrawing while the exswl- vatfon was golng un. The Jury then retired, and the examination of the witness was continued, Forsythe was ex- omined on the goneral subject of the dealings of Foreythe & Co. and Perlolat withthecounty, with reference to hls books and the “K* ne- count. Ilo was not examined on anything out- shlo of the general matter. Some books were brought before the Grand Jury by Beardsley. Forsythe stated the extent to which lic was fa- mitlir with the books, aud told of others who were more fomiliar with them, DEFORE NEING ORANTED IMMUNITY, 1 don't think Forsytho had auything to say, Ile was taken out of the room and weut down etairs writh the foremnan and State's Attorney. When e returned the understanding waas that he haul twen granted immunlty. Ile wos beforo the Grand Jury several times. Cross-ezamined: My understanding was that the Grand Jury did not know what trime they were Investigating. Could not say whether the uestion of bribery wus presented, or whether %onytkm wna subpanaci Lo produce his books. 1donot know that he brought any. Bouvke were on the table when we ot there In the morning, Forsythe was asked o great man, questions about his knowledze of miatters in hiy buaks. I don't think he ever sald that he had any speclal kuowledze of what was {n themn, We were tryiug to fiug out what the County Com- missiopers had been gullty of,—trying to et the l‘u{'u. The Btatc’s Attorney was to fOx the criume. A. A. Sprague, another member of the Qrand Jury, also testifled that Forsythe was exam- Ined unly with reference to the transactions of his firm with tho county. He testifled about the “K " account. He Fefused to testify until ranted immunity. Could not say whether, at he llmnc‘:‘ Le Lw:' Lifi:mmm' um(elmreu was de- termined to be bribery or consplracy, Cross-ezambned ; ]JJ; not r&&zllg«:t that the question of bribery was discusied by the Jury, and that indictnients wero not returned be- cause there was nut sufliclent evidence. The testimony of Forsythe, as reported he- fore the Graud Jury, was hauded to the Court that e might read’it. Mr. Smitk then put _Forsytho imsclfon the stand. Forsytho sald e wus not subpenaed to vroduce {nu books, He did not producs them, and was not called on to produce them that ‘he remembered, Ue did not remeber lockivg Into any bouks, nor wus his attention called toany entries in thetn. Cruss-eramined: 1 dou't rememaber whether T was asked about the buoks. Judge Otls, the foreman of the Grand Jury, wext called, and testided to the samo el fect ns his ossoclates. 1ie stated that Forsythe was also asked abuut mam-{ belng placed In cnvelopes aud left fn bis safe for certalu par- ties. That was with ruference to the lots of 1roods for the County Hospital, Mr, Storrs submitted that the prosecution had bruught themselves within the rulo laid down by the Court Wednesday, Tue Court thought that the evidence showed that Forsythe was o exauilued before the Grand Jury that he could never be properly ine dlcted or punlstied for o cousplracy n8 to tha matters that were spoken of.” The jndictuent aguiust him BIOULD 1z DISMISSED, Mr. 8mith made o few remurks, golng over the ground taken by the defenso Wednesday, The Court, however, held that, as l"u:i]ytlm conld not be prosccuted, he could ot shield himself Lehind his privilege. The jury were then brought in. The ~ Court. llllx\fgul.ul that, before going furthier, the Indlctmeuts againgt Forsythe be dismissed. ‘This was done by tho State’s Attorney. 3r, Foraythe was then put on the stand, and testifled thus; [ saw something in the books charged to “ K. I know nothing about it wysclf, I never had any conversation with Periolat about it that T recollect, Q.—~Dil you not teatlfy before the Grand Jury that you bad had{ Objected to and ob- Jection sustained. Winicss contiuued: T prosume I have secn the “K* gccount, T dou't kuow that It Iy stillin the books of my own knowledge, I don't know that any change bos been mado in it since the books were before the Grand Jury. 1 may have looked at the sccount. Q.—Whut was the mcvount! Objected to; ohjection sustuined, Ar, Btorrs called for the books, Mr, Suith—Whom do you call on? Mr. Btorrs—Forsythe or you. The Court sald It had beén brought out that the bouks wersin the posseastou of connael, Tho call wus proper, Forsythe sald he didn't kuow what books were fn Mr. Tteed’s vault, but Mr. Iteed told hum to get an cxpress wogon and feteh the two pock- uges of bouks over Lo court. JOUN COMISKRY, Clerk of the County Board, wis recalled, and cxplained the manner of muking and lhltn-,: requisitlons fur goods, and the method of pay- ment to the contractors, Tho requusitions were made out by Kimberly, the Warden of the Poor- Houss and “Tusans Asylum,’ aud sent to the Committee ou - Public Chanties, who reported them to the Boand. If approved, the Warden ot u copy, and gave it to tha contractors to be filed, The contractors sent fn their bills with an atllduvit ituched that they were correc, The bills wery upproved by the Board sud o voucher (ssucd on the Treusurer, State’s-Attoruey Mitls introduged In evidenco sbout oo arm@ul of requisitions maude by Kimberly betwsen June, 1874, to November, 1875, Comlskey idvntifylog Kimberly's sy nature, After pecess the prosccutlon introduced in ovidence the bills preseuted by Perlolat n 1575 and 1376 for supplies (urnished, aud ulso an ad- ditiuonal lot of Kimberly's requisitions, to all of which the detense vbjected on the ground of frrelevancy. ‘The documents were Lientitled by Comiskey.” Inresponse to a question by Br. Bmith, Comtskey said thy requisitions amounted 1o nuthing until scted upou by the Couuty Board, James Forsythu wus theu reculled. |Book shown bim.| [ presumne that was oue of our buoks, | wouldn's swear that 1 Lud ever seen the last leat beaded * Dec. 23, butuves K uee count’ Lauw partof tus K account from which that wes trunsferred. 1 couldn’t ssy whethier that bouk contalus the whole of it. .—=DIl yuu ever have any conversation with Perivlut stout that sccouut? Objected 1o, sipce Periolat was not oo trial. The Court thought the prosecution bad a right to urove what Perlat sald for the pur- imu: of showing thut Lie was in the couspiracy, n order 1o touvict & wan on tral it wust be sbown that there was & conspirscy between lim sud Perfolat, Ar. Reed safd that, In the trial of the other cases, Judge Rogera beld, after srgument, that before be sllowed Perlolut'a declaratious 1o b introduced Into evidency, It must be established that the defeudunts on trial were counected with the conspirucy, because it would be uujust to them tu ullow the declarations of 8 mannot oa trial ta futiuence the jury. Mr. Smith couteuded that the parties on trial could not be councetudd with a couspiracy by the declarativny of au outslacr. . Tlla_n question wes withdrawn %for the pres- Witness proceeded: [Another book hand- el hlm‘:] 'lp!m 14 the [fl(m'i ledgers Don'y tion was given. onne of A, T Johnzon on pagze 213, 1 hal nothing to da with the books, When [ wanted to know augthing about them I asken Mr. Heanlsley, the hooks keeper. Think [ saw Jolingon enee in the store, Was {ntradiced to bim by Perialt i 18574, do not_know of any gouda beln delivered to him. Know of statements being made out for Iim. Do not know that they were eent or de- livered to lim. I presume 1 MAT HMAVE DIECTED them to be rent to him. Don’t know that T cver aaw Juhnzon in the store after that diree- ‘The account was settled with woney, 1 don't know who pald I, The e count waa tatanced on the books. I do not know whether it was charzed to profit aml Joes, Mr. 8torrs—** Look ot the book,” and handed it to the witneas with a smile. Mr. Smith—Wait! Mr, Storrs=Yers wait, wait, walt, Mr. 8mith—\Walt tl the clown sl [Laugh ‘The Conrt 16l not think there was anything to eall for that remark. Mr. Smith—Ile was maklmez faces at me. The Court—1 will vot allow gentlemen to conduct_nn_ examination in this ourt If they cannot do jtwithout insultime the Cotrt and coungel, Coinscl must act like gentlemen or quit the cuse. 1 will not have bhar-room or eatoon | manners indrodiced into this court- roour, ' If there Is anythine objectionable call my attention to it, and I will protect yen, It counael do nat conduct themselves decorously, they sliall not take part b the conduct of 'a case, on either elde, 1€ this eage eannot be von- ducted {n a proper manner the Court shall be closed up. J.\lr. Smith felt the rebuke so keenly that he Teft thie cuurt subsequently to cool ofl!] The examnination ol Fursythe was resumed, and there were no more outbursts, . Q.'—\\'us the aceount charged to profit and oss ObJected to, on the ground that the books could not bind Johnsou, Mr, Storrs urged that n conspirney was an In- dependent fact und need never be proved, It was sutlicient 1f proved by fndependent facts from which the Jury might draw the inference thut those acts, haviug o legithnate final result, were. the outcome of previous fraudulent conis bination. The Court sald he woulil allow It to be shown that the firm let Johnson bave goods, and had never been puld for thew. If the books fudi- ated a sort of settlement, they bad a right to explaln ft. But they had NO IGHT TO MARE EVIDENCE [nst him from the books to connect him with onsplracy. ¥ Mr. Reed contended that, before the prosceu- tlon couldl Introduce any statement of Forsythe derfved from the houke, they must prove that he knew that the goods were sold amd delives to Johnson, and received and accepted by him and, if the books showeit any charge to” proflt aud Joss, it must bo shown that Johnson was a party toft. . Mk, Storrs withdrew the questlon *in order to present another," Mr, Swett protested aoainst tho attempt to get in “some of this evidence.' Mr, Storrs proposed to argue the full ques- oy i 3mlles] down, _tlon, and wanted the other side 10 produce all thelr authorities befure bo bLegan, the defensc havine the close. After suine talk It was declded to adjourn un- til this morning, Therefore, thoe atiention of the Court will be occupied to-dav with a jolut debate on the question of the admlesibility of the ledger entry, which Indicates a transfer of Johnson's acconnt toprotit and loss, thedefense claiming that Le cannot be bound by an act of Pesiolut, Beanldsley, or Forsythe, and the prose- cutlon that he can, tmder the circumatances, A MORMON MURDERER. Indlcting # Danlto Chief=Iio Promiscs to Make a Full Confesslon—Drunk When Ar- rested. Ty Tetrgraph ip New Sork Herati 8avT Lake Ciry, Sept. 29.—Orln Lorter Rock- well, the notorfous Murmon iurdorer and ng- credited chief of the Danites, wus indicted yes- terday by the Grand Jury of the First Judlcial District of tha Territory, now In sesslun at Provo, for Itls participation in what Is generall; kuown as the Althen masaacre, whivh vceensres fu the central part of the Territory, a hundred miles south of this city, In 1853, Rockwell was arrested in this city tolay by the United States Marshal, and cunveyed to the Penltentlary for afe keeping, le was In n state of Intoxication arreated, and talked loudly of writing his confessfons, as Bill Uickmaon, bis former asso- ciate jn erime, had done. 4 Bisiop Robert T, Burton, the Major General of the Neuvao Leglon, who wae srrested sone months ugo for the murder of Josoph Morris, the rlval proplect of Brl‘;lmm Youug, In 1552, und Dr. Jeter Clinton, who was also arreste about the same time o the charge of murder- ing Elder Juhn Bauks, the counsclor of Morris, have both been released fromm custody on 315,000 and 810,000 buil respyetlvely, ‘The arrest of Rockwell 18 regueded here as nn fmportant step on thy part of the oflleers of the law, exhibitbg ns it dues that there s a dls sition on the purt of the Grand Jury to bring this notorious erimingl to answer for his bloody decds, Ilo Lus been the ready tool of the Mors mon Jeaders from wlmost the foundatfon of their Church to curry on thelr vengeanco ngufost their encmies. 1o wus accused a8 far buck as 1810 of haviug muade an attempt to assussiuate Gov, Lulburn W, Hogus, of Missourl, but tho Governor escaped with bis 1ife, thouzh he waa very serluusly wounded and never wholly recov- ered, [t isnmatter of common beliel hero that it wus Rockwell, with his wssoclutes, who wurdered Secretury - Altmon W, Babbitt and bis companlons ot Aah Holluw, on the Plains, in 1557 A few'days after the murder of Mr. ta bltt a small party of apostate Mornons, leaving this ¢lty for the States, were also murdered. ‘Llat Rockwell wus sent'on the plains ta *put thein out of tie way' Is not doubted here. That fio Was the chlef of” (he party who Kllled the Altkena upd thelr assoclates whilo on thelr way to Californls everybody belleyes what evidence the ” Grand Jury was in posscasion of on which to fndict him fs yet unknown. Iie fa generally belivved to have committed geveral nurders, and thers fs strong hopo that ho will curry out his promtse to-day, uml publish his contession. Ilg s & man of small stature, but very wiry, ainl now about 60 years of age, 1o bes never followed auy settled course af e, nud hus lived ware ou horscback than ot hume. Of luto years he hias owued large droves of liorscs, and “has ne- cumulated quite an amount of money, For the lust seven or clght years ho has iven himsell up to almost constunt iutoxleation, to drown thi reproaches of consclence, it Is belleved, It was lie who Interrupted Vice-Presfent Colfax {u the widst of Uie specch gt the Townscud House, und then mado the astoundiug stute- weut to that public meetingthat * ho had never killed anybody who didu't want to be kitled, or duserved to be killed, anyhow 1" e ——— (N ) SUICIDE, Special Dispatch Lo The Chicage Tridune. Prrrsucno, Pa, Octe d—A man named Heory Kublle, 30 years of age, who followed the vusiucss of sclssors and knife grinding, commitied suleide luot night by cutting a veli of his arim ubd bleeding to death, flc was o consumptive, sud_had been unable to work for soveral mouths, Il Jett o letter stating that he preferred death Ly sulclde to constant sul- tering, e leaves three chtldren, DaxToN, O, Oct. 4—A special to the Davion Journal from Washington' Court-llouse glves purticulars of a suicile and murder that oceurred here to-duy, Crunh{ Hayes, & wealthy farer, Hving six miles from Wastilugton, conumited sul- cide by havging hself v a Woodshied adjolning lus uwn residence. No catie s assleued for theact. o had been cheertul and fn good health, Hayes was 85 years old, aud leaves & fumity well provided for, Councit, Brurrs, Ja, Oct 4—A young womun pamed Clara Challenger died here to-dsy from the elfects of polson sdwministered by her owi hand. Bhe touk Lhe fatal draft yestérday while {n a (it of mental despondeney. s vt ROSE-—~DOUGLAS, Specral Dlapasch i The Chicago Triduna, ARN ARBOK, Mich,, Oct, {.—The latest move in the celebrated University coutroversy wos mude this sfternoon, Notice of the trial of the hbelsuit of Pruston B. Rose ve: Bitas £, Doug- lus, at the October tepin of cours, was scrved on Ed Kinne, Douglas' lawyer. This case wos commeuced I June, 1576, and has siuce been haugiug tive. The declarution ou the suit lorth, among other things, thut Douglas b cun:xf the publicution I Tus Ciicaco Tris- uNg of Dec, 3, 1575, of an article headed, “Peculation by owe of the under-otficiuts of the Chemical Devargmuont of the Micnizan Unls yersity," mn(ciuml{ -.mmil ing said under-otticial meaning Rose) with helug wn emvezzier sud orgzer. Filty thousand dollars' damoyes are clufined. Wirt Dexter sud Emery A, Storrs, of Chicago, bave becu secured by Hose us attor- neys. ——— CALLS FOR $30,000, Rocussrss, N. Y., Oct. 4.—~W, C. Crum, one of the Lzpress proprieturs, owning a fourth in- tercst, bas sued the Evening Ezvress Printiog Company for $50,000 for publishing a libelous srticle from the Cntcago Tireas of Saturday lust, and sccompavyinyg it wita o libelous editorlal, alter belug dul{ waurned fo advaoce by Mro Crum of the libelous character of said article. Mr. Crum bas se.urcd 1wo of the ableat lawyera o tha Btate a4 his -auusel, SCARCITY OF CROTON. Boyd's Corners Btorage-Reservoir Noarly Exhansted---springs Drying Up. Kirk Lake and Malopac Tapped for n Snpply=«-Conflict with the Farmers, New Tork Merald, 0ct. 3, New York fs in ddanger of suffering from a great searclty of water, §if not from sn sctual famine. There has not been rainfall enongh durinz the past two months to affect the strecams which supply Croton Lake In the sHghtest degree. Duringz tho month of Sep- tember something lees than one inch aud a halt of rain fell, but the ground was eo parched that It absorbed It all and left no surplus to quench the thirst of New Yorkers, Truc, the meadows looked freslier for i1, but nono found its way fnto the reservoir. Since the17ih of last month only three-cighths of an {nch has fallen, and the whole region of the water-shed fs parched, wells and springs ara fast dry. Ing up, the smailer streams have dieapneared entirely, and the larger opes have dwindled to mere threads, ‘Ihe whole supply -of the department §s ot present drawn from four- teen amall lukes, one or two of which wero never before drawn upon. If there are not heavy rainfalls within the next fortuight, Engl- necr-n-Charge Emmett. cxpresses the opinfon that it will be necessary to go to some of the lakes with big steam-pumps and dry them up, Commisnioner Campbell yesterday seut a com- munieation to the Police Board reqitesthng that the police bo directed to attend more strictly to the enforcement of the ordinance agalnst the unnecegsary waste of the Croton. The Com- missloner suys that nowater has passed over the Croton dam for over ninety duys, and that the enorinous draln upory the present sources of supply renders the utmost ecotomy i the use of water absolutely necessary, In spito of the repeated warntugs of the Jflerald that the sup- iy was running short, the waste and conaump- ton of the precious NHquld mn this clty has not decreaeed, hevee the action of Cominissioner Campbell, GUARDING THE SUPPLY, The citizens of New York wiho rose yesierday morning and dipped Into the refreshing bath, or drew from the realy faucct the water to pre- pare the worning menl, dil not. know that on the bunks of distant lakes, In Putunu County, lundreds of men were keeping, ond had kept through the lonely hours of the night, an artned watceh to preserve Intact the little streams which weutly flowed out into the darknees vn tl way to the distant metropolls. Commissioner of "Public Works Cumpbel]l ias sixty men en- camped tipon the shores of Lo Kirk Luke, and 150 remain under orders day and niglit upon the Lonks of Lake Mahopae. The resldents of that frumedlate reglon sre In_arms to prevent the draining of their lakes. They bave on two oe- casions within n few days gatlicred to the rum- Ler of nearly 100, und Lave dammned the outlet of Lake Mubopac in deflance of the Bourd of Public Works aund ita employes, and they ou- nounce their futention of forcibly: ilmvcmlug the waters from belng denwn off. Thoy clatm that the reduction of the lukes ruins their prop- erty. 1t Is alleged that their counsel huvo told them thnt they will be Justificd In malntaining what they eall thelr rights by foree, and even by shed- ging blood. These people, It Is suld, are led In the movement by thie proprietors of liotels upon Lhie shores of the luke. ‘They cladin that the de- partment has already drawi off 80 much water that the surfaco bus been peduced beluw the flume which marks the legal 1t Last year they say it was reduced In like manner, and, although it was dawmed all winter wid spring, 1t did not recovery ns it Iy fed only by springs aud wells, ‘They elalm thut by the reduction of the waters their guesis are” driven away aud thelr businces injured. The farmers of the vidnago arc in sympathy with the hotel-keepers, for they hold thiat, when tho hotels are filied, they find o loeal market for thelr produce, Fur- ther, they claim that malaria {8 prodiced by the rotting vegetablo matter leit exposed on its banks by the drawn-off water. TAFPING LAKYE MAHOFAC, When the searvity began to make Itself appar- ent, urly lnst mouth, the storage reservolr at Boyd's Corners was uearly exhausted, and Mr. Emmett opened the outlét ot Lake Mahopace, which had rematned dummed sinee last summer, und obtalned therefrom a goodly flow of water, This .contivued steadily until” Jast Saturda) murning, when a force of about ity men, resl- dents of the vicinity, made thelr appearanee on the scene, and declarea thelr intention of fllling up the outlet and eutting off the supply, They were jolned by othera until they numbered abour seventy-five. 1t 18 stated that tho leaders were the proprictors of the hotels alone the lake-sbore, and Mr, (lnnuufi,n HIRSLCr-In! who owus o very small lelund in the luke, ¥ Inir to with picks and shovels, the gang thre cartly, rocks, and brushwood futo the elulceway, and by 12 o'clock the water was dam- med completely, and the channel from the lake filled up for a distance of seventy-five fect. Word was sent to Mr. Emmett informing i of the ovcurrence, and he at once collected n force of 100 workuien from the storage reser- voir In course of crection near Brewster's, and Dby 4 o'clock that afternoon the work of the Ma- liopacans was fast being undone, At 10 o'clock Baturday nlght the channel was dug out sulll- clently £o permit a stream twelve luches deep to fow. “The work completed, the men were al- lowed to retiro to rest i burns and outbuildings on the adjuining grounds, with the exception of o small Bumber left to guard the spot until morniug and give the alarin should the cnemy reappear. Nothing occurred during the re- mafuder of the nighit, and on Sunday the plece was left under the guard of a few men, On Sunday night these wers driven off by tho party who had previoucly Olled up tho alulce, Thoy approsched in o body, aud it s alleged ‘that they were anned, and that ono of them fired o shot, but wheller it was almed at the watchuen, or mezgely Intended to felghten them, does nob appear, * At any rate, the guurds weeo driven nwu{. and the new- comers went ta work to shovel back the much- disturbed clay Into the chimunel, ‘The walch- meu reported at once to Mr, Emmett, at Cul el, sowme miles distant and he justantly dis- patched w mossengzer to the worksat Brewster's, with orders to send 100 or 150 wen to Lake Maliopac at once. These arrived on Monday morning, close upon the hicels of tho retlrng enemy, who had avain completely flled up the chanuel. This thne the “obstructionists” bad rolled o wumber of very lurgo stones Into ‘the outlet, and much difflculty wus experienced In removing them, Al day the work went aud on Monday night the quong the neighburing ULarns. watch was Kept during zht, and yesteiday morning work wus resumed and the channel waa open before noon, The workmen reniaitied upon the round, howeyer, perfecting the work, uutid Mr, ety arrived last evening from the clty, where o had been to consult Conunlssioncr Cumpbell about the situation. It was declded o bold the foreo i1l upon the ground, and to reslst ull attempts to cut ol the cliy's water- supply, even L the taking of 1ife, shiould that becowe necessiry, The forve will not leaye the Tuke until there is no longer danger of joterfer- ence with the outlet, or uutil rainfalls shall re- lieve the ollicials from the uecessity of drawing upon its waters, KIGK LAKE PAFPED. 1t was not placed under tribute yesterday, and probably will uot for soma days to coue, us Mr. Emmett on Saturday moraing bezan to draw from Kirk Luke, a smallep shcct of water lylng little moro than a stoue’s throw from Mahupac, and having & natural outiet Into the samg streum as Lhe latter,—the Muscoot River, which ewptics Juto the Croton River lower down, Thls lake tiad Leen allowed to rest for gume tinie, aud there was @ depth of sixteen feet above the flume, which warks the lowest point to which the waters may be drawn off. There was a splendid **head ™ to the streatn, and it s now Funving out at the rate of 20,000,000 gullons u day. Fearing that this would also be damuwed by tha resideuts, a force of sixty wen was placed 0a the sput ut 5 o'cluck Monday morning m(v the dtrulmnm. and there thoy have camped and will remaln till further notice from Commls- sloner Cumptel), TUE CITY'S RIGUT TO THE WATENL Commissiouer Campbell was visited by Herutd mimrtcr yestecuay In relation to the trouble, Ile sald’: “Thero was a law passed last winter by which thecity can avquirc a title to and drew water from Lake Muhupae and ull tho uther lakes ol that reglon by having Commissloners uppoluted by lh‘:‘gupmmc Court Lo wopraiss the duwbges 10 owoers of vontiguous lands. It passed the Leislature Jate fn the session, ana was signed by the Goveruor at almust the lust moment. 1u consequence of these deluys, notis ‘hus uot yet been served; but tbe petition will be prescuted 20th of this moutk, the Comwmissivuers will be at onwe appulated, aud whatever damages they shall ssy accryed to residents of ‘the lake reglon un accouut of tho dratulng of the waters shull be pud. Prior to the sppointment of these Commlbusioners the Comamlssioner of Public Works wus to bave power Lo treat with these people. 1 endeavored L& Se0 what tervun © eaniiol maks with theia, iy nt nezotinted In the matter. We wanted to what damaes would almed. One party anded £50,000, but the properts claimed to he damaged was valued at only haif of that smn, Two ruits fur damages were tred {0 the cotrts, sl the pinintiifs were awarded Alx and @ quarler centa damnres fu enc J Theee people fancy that the eity is wealthy, can alford m)my mense sums fora veryelight advantage, “They eatimate the quantity of water denwn ofT In galions, and, claiminge to own the water, they contetd thes shoutd he vaid for it by the mallon, Homne “few were found to he more maderate fn their demands, buty on the whole, 1 could make no arrangement ssith them, We liave neyer paid out one cent yet for the waler taken from any of the lakes. " We clalin that the State owns Lake Mahopac, and not these prople; and we have been given permis- sfon by the Lake Mahopae Manufacturing Com- nang, which controls the waters, to draw them off.” We liave nut settied what nmount we are topay the Company, and will leave It to the coming Commissioners o deenle. The fact that - the Supretne Court awarded the plalntifls {n the two aults slluded tonothing but noninal damages shows that tho courts approve of our course, and wili sustatn our right to the water. Meantine New York needs goud water, and ahe must and shall bave it cost what (it may. We ehould Le surry, of caurse, to be obliged o use force: but the water we muat lave. Mr, Eutmett has written letlers to these people and s talked with them, teliing them they had re. dreas in tho courts iT they lelt wegrieved, and that they might safcly subinit their claima to the Commissioncrs 1o beappointed, 11, in spite of all this, they et themaelves up in detlunee of the laws, they must take Lhe eonsequences. Amonit the statements made tn the clains for nlnnmtzea sct up by the Mahopacers who recelved the six nud n quarter cents verdict was une to the effect that maloral fever waos produced by lowering the walers of tho lake, “The first flme the clty ever drew upon that shcet of water was in 1870, In 1871 a fever of that kind prevasled in the vicinity, but Mr, Campbell clanins that us the shores ol the lake ard, and free from vegetable mntter, §8 tlone by trawing off o few feet of (i fever haa, by eone, heen ateributed to the fact that a ereat deal of new ground was turned up fn the vieinity about the time that disease prevalled. The rullroad to the lake was bullt and other works tnvolving & great desl of digging were done at that time. We did hot draw any water from Lake Mahopae after 1870 unil lnst year, wheti wo drew off so muclt a3 to reduce tlic surfuce much lower than we did in 15703 yet no fevers or lliness of any kind'tol- lowed, and that would scetn to prove that the fever ,?( 1571 was attributable to sonie other cattse, RCONOMIZING TNE WATER. A new sictal was ndopted and promulgated through the Fire Departicnut last night by which fn case of contlagration the keepers of the reservolr can be notitied direet frain the signal- buxes Lo inerease the supply of water, This wnse done in view ol the scarcity of water and the niceessity of cconomizing it = SCARCITY UF WATER IN RROOKLYN, The Brooklyn Board of City Wdrks wus notl- fled yesterday by Chief Englucer Van Buren that there is only wlx fect four fnchies depth of water in the Hempsteal 8torage Reservoir. Tho Bonrd has ordered, In view of this fact, for the purpose of econumizing the water consuinpiion, that all the public fountuins bo etopped Irom flowinig st onee, and they request that tho haud liuse-pipus be laid away for the present. ———— JACOB THOMPSON. An raordinary Admisslon=ifow e Ac- vepled a Becesslon Misslon, nnd Retalned 1018 Place In Buchanua's Cabinet, Thoe Memphis (Tenn) Appeal priuts a letter from Jacob Thompson, Buchianan'a Svcretary of the Interior, dated at that cily, Sept. 2l, in which lie denlos somo recent statements made by the [lon, Thomas L. Clingman, of North Carolina, und says: ITaving sald this much about this moat remarka- ble revelation, § feel vound, in the vindication of the truth of history, aud in justice to tho memory of tho Chief Maxlstrate who held the reins of tiov- erament in tho most teying crinls fn the history of the Guvernment, 1o explaln some of the facls con- necled with my misslou to Narth Carolina. Some time In the month of December, 1860, when 1 was Secretary of the Intorior, the Governor of Missis- siop seut me n letter n-'tucnlnu me (o ocL asm Commivsioner of that State to the State of North Carolina, and nrge hier to co-operate with Bisals. #ippl in measures for the protection and mainto- nance of Southorn rights, - "Thls appointment was unexpected, antl took no by surpeise. | wos kuown as a Co-operationist, and was oppuscil to separale Blate action. [ belleved that all the Southern Siates shoull have a perfect under~ standioy with cach otlier, and, when the time cutie fur tnovement, —if movement mist ba mado, —they should all act together und - simuitancously, Atthat timo Bir, Buchanan hind seut to Congresy his very able mesaage, ln which ho had denvunced weceasion us A heresy, unconstitutional and unaus thorized, [ differed from the message in thie: That, whilo Tadmitted the Constitution did not provide ihis remedy for the States, yet cach had retalned the rlghl, from which they bad nover parted, to withdraw for causo the po they had conferred npun the General Govermnent, and re- sume the full oxorcise of thom. Iiut, us 1 held, no man would Junily seccaslon which waa not suflls cleot Lo Juetify rovolution; and ae there was not, and could not b, duringtho Admmtatration of M, Bucbanan, any Justifying cause of secession, and aw gur differeilco was o imere abatruct one, I could with provrlety hold my place in tho Cabinet. When the Governue's lcttor wus recelved, and I had de- termined It wna my duty to accept the appoint. ment, 1 rought and obtained a private Iuterview with the President, and told bim I wished o leave of nbéence to virit the Legislature of North Caro- Jinn. At Grst ho tried to dissuado me from goiug, but s l‘rermwd he fusisted upon knowing what I roposed to do, 1 unbosomed wysell to him with o utmost franknesn, 1 told him that an oxciting canvass wan goini on In Misstsaippi on the subject o secession: that I was opposed 1o any hasty and hurrled “uction on the partof the State, but hio knew my conviction was that I owed my Drimnary alleglance to iy State, and whatever deetiny she chusv must uecemsarily be my denu::‘r na yut thes wis 00 exlsting caueo which would Jutify wece slon; WMiere would bu none during s Aduiinlst; tlony and i tho Htales of jhe South could and would co-operate and svpoint a ‘futue day for a united muvement, and this known to the whole country, and wa coold avold a conflict of arms and bluodshed, Congress, which was then I rerston, could, and probably would n the weans time, provide some compromise which would re- maye [rom the Southeru mind suy approhension of an invasion of their rights of property, 1 could hurry up North Carolina; she theroby " wonld ac- afllu\ an influence to hold back Missisrippi and tho alf States, To this end I would vielt the State, Albthe influence posslble should be exerted to In- duce tho Staten (0 have a full anl candid under- wianding of the rizhis of Southern men in their alave-property, L'nlegs that was roeached, 1 furee saw thint u disruption of the Culon wus lncvitable, 11 the Prealdent preferrod, 1 wonlid at once renign, or holil iny place—just an he desired, To thin ha frankly replied that, while ho feared I would po jJect o mlsconstruciion, yot. ha would st aay 1 he wishod mo to resfgn, And, with tha leave of absence, 1 visited North Carolina. ————— e CURRENT OPINION. Benator Conkling ix a strong man, but he s not strong enough Lo ride tho atorm he has pro- voked.—Zloston Advertiser (Rep. ). Muybo that Coukling got his,instructlons when fo England, Maybo Tilden and Hendr icks act up the Job, —Clincinaath Engulrer (Dem,). Wade Ilumpton’s Louisville speech did bim great credit. Ho {s rapldly coming to the front ua the leaderof the young Sonth, which is tutent apou establishing genulno friendly relations with the North, —New Orleans Times (Den. ). No Ohief Mugistrate has ever succoeded in folt)ling the promiscs of the platform upon which ho wos elected more truly than has the able sud excellent President who 14 now, o a remarkable manner, winnlng tho respect and affectio o of the cltizens of every portion of the couutry,—ZVon's Herald (Religious). The result of the tepublican State Con. vention in Now York coafiymas the opinions we have herctofore oxprosscd, that the old pulitical parties, based upon thu fssues of tho past, arv in proceas of rpld distntegration; and that the time s close at hand when now combinations must ine ovitably srise to doal with the queations of the presont and also of the futute.~—Bosion Heruld Und.). Prosident Hayes is right: * The great trouble ls over.” There will bs malcoptents in both sections; thore will be wisvacres In the North labgring to demonatrate tho conatitat lonal right of the Federal Government to protect tha negro by the bayonet; there will bo rougls la the Southto waylay him, to abuso blm, to destroy his churches and biv gchool-bouses. Hut the way lo couquer E den s not by the sword. —CArtstian Unlon (R« hglous). It Is boyond all question that our present political atatus Is due to Mr, Hayea' good will. We bold, thoy, that Gov, lawpton bas set us a good exumple In ockvowledgiog, on bebalf of Susth Carollna, & debt of gratitude towsrd Mr. Hayes. And we think that not only graudtude, but nativnal cuurtesy, Justides thy hoipitable advances which bave been made by several Bouthern States (o the Frusidunt and ble pan!“ln view of their pouding tour. —New Grlears Plcayune (Daa. ). Quits a sensational roport of an interview with Gen, Grant bas heen yoing 1he roands of the uewspapers of late, that b so full vf fusccurscies 81 L0 cauve suine doubt of Ite sathentleity, 1y thiy report (e ex-Prosldont is mads 10 83y tukk bo Dev- er uttempted to degrade Senator Bumper from the Chaiswansbip uf the Foretyn IHelativus Committe and the faleliy of thiv fy aticatcd LY suma tan ba worked arid o DN A ey en hEe Caonpeg Ronate gy ators atli 1vIng, who know ¢ avn Sumner semoved, ne directiy far thl Mintstara to yole azainat Sninner. [f b4 very unpleass n these ofd political swounds. but theee 4 oyl duty to be perforiied In defending e chaear oy o A great aistesman who $& defenele<s Wiy 1y reanon of his silence fu the grave.—PRiladeighry Inquirer (ip.). Gen. MeClellan will donbtlens sea the Pro- prioty, under pretant clrcumatances, of refraining rom any farther arzument In favor of oo o ment of the regnlararmy. s Zfarper's 3 article prescnted hin view of tho matter: hug sei we find that, after he had written his letice nce, Ine e nomination foe tovernorof New dared b mve an luterviesor of the Warld his npinine that an enlarcement of the regular Arny 1« sy Intely nicecasary, we muat aasure him thal tiu {5 not the doctrine of the Democratic paris, nor wiij 1t ho fonnd In sccordance with Democratie polle —New York Sun (Dem.). T - Bonator Toscoo Conkling has cortninty succeeded 10 tivo things, e has aronsed a atropy feciing for President Hayes amone Uionsands of intfuential eitizens of New York who have hererg. fore been indiflerant to the Nationat \dministey “tion: and he has develonod u etronst sentiment avainat what are generally ealied *¥machine peye teinne ", L L Theatiempt of a mere poiltie, ke Sepstar Conkling to arrest hi fihe Pres). dent's| brave” ciforts, mmplyto kecp set pt 44 machine politicians* in power, Tonks like so, thing more than mallenity: and it wonlt be #hocking spectacle {f mgmnmm dnl not aron, an It hunaronsed, e very beat elements of nocety on the right alde.— PAlladeiph-a ress (Rep, ), It atrikes na that Loulnianashould prom, 1y foltow in tho faotsteps of Vieztnin in thie mats cr [the Modet Jtevister). A willion doliam o evento a year, which siuch a law wontd easily rajg In thin State, wonld greatly reiova feal extage, tuminess, and Induetey. from the heavy burdens they have now to heary and would, in fine, benest the'State In o thoumund ways, I 8 few nontlys by the thme (he Legislatore meets, Virginm wil have fully tested this law, and shown it g vantages, - 17§t proves successfol, as we belj; wiil, a similar Int should be Such o tax muat bo of beuedt 1o every int ereal bueincsn in tho Siate, and we have o donit sll—{armer, merchaut, and wmechanie—~whl favge ita prompt ‘puseage by the Legislature ns a neoser and that 8ty relicf for our Impoverished State. " have the Moffet Tegister and & nuliion Hara morg c(r;) tr:‘w,.-nnu cach year.~.New Orleans Democral Tho grentest thinkers of the world do not agreo an to whether fuflatlon or contraction Is he greater evil, but all agree that both of them aro ine . renarably connccted with any and every ayatem of paper money, ibul, it the people wiil have paper money, they must aaffer the evil of Inlation; ang, if the paper money Is not repudisted, they mut safler the lnn'!l\)mny of contraction; while, if tye rnnur muney le repuidinted, they nust saffer at once he abaolute destruction of al) values, The evileof o paper-money_sysiem are welljunderstoo in this country, and the people are too well Informed 16 allow ang barty to imposs uch &' burden on them again. They hnve eained this knowledge atg frightfal cost, but, thank (od1 they havo learned the tesson. —Sprinafleld (11, ) Regiater (Dem.), 1t is n very ensy problem that is presented between Mr, Conkiing and the President. Eitlier the New York Senator is for or agalnst the Admin. Intration, There {4 no room in the nuture of things for tho judicial altitude of neutrality in which Mz, Conkni secks to place himself, The man who is not with the Administration in its parposes |3 sualnst it. A closs reading of the Jospeln will by of udvantage to 3r, Conkling on_this barticalar paint, Tho pe aro with the Prealdent, The restoration of Lusiness [\l’n-pnfllv, whicl cannol cote unlens we hinve political tranqulllity, 14 worty o great deal more to ths country than elther the nmbitions or pigues of men, be they na grent as the New York Senstor undoubtedly {s. in thivcaa Nr, leklimf has made a gricvouns mistake, In harmony with the great body of the Kepabilean arty, ho was o power. Againat that body, he will ie aurprirod to see Liow valucleas be fa, and how the great work of government will not aven be hine l‘l;’t;fl) by his fatulty,—Indianapolis Journal e ) ‘T'lio tour of Mr. Hayes through the South cannot fall to he rmdncuvn of good. If it does nothing elwe, 1t will acquaint the Tresldent, mara acctirately than anything elso coutd have done, with the”people of the South, - He will find hy nctunl obacrvation that this ecction lins been slan- dered ~funlly and knowlnul{ alundered—by 4 enemies. Whero-tio liua heen Jed to look for n race of sulking, barbarle, turbulent politicians, ho wil find a brivht, active, prasperous, and Inipny peopte, turbulent anlzcwlm the energy of rehal lflnl on. Where e has been led W louk for a race af bleed: ing, starviug, oppressed negroas, he wul dod s Dot of carclons, contented darkfen, prateeted fa all their rights, cucournged fn thelr Jegitinmie Anplrations, and’ minating Rapyily with the wita eoplo in ' tho processionn that Jino hin route of rnvel, The scales will fall from his oyes, and ho will return to the Capital much better capacitated for the treatinent of Governwental fssuca than ha et ))m been.—Atanta (Ga,) Constitution em, ), At the Now York Republican Convention At lochoster, the Temporary Chafrinan, a M. Plat, got ufl & vivlent phfli]mlc ozabnat ihe Ade miniatratlon, in terms x0 direct aml insulting that it produced frequent Wisecs from those prescnt, Hut what sceme tho most oatounding is, that Mz, Conkling, who wus seated prominently In the Cone ,ventlon, toward the closo Jolued carnestly In the applnuse ol cheers. — Of tho grose Impropriety 1 such a eotirae. by the Jeading Benator from New York, one who wus & candidate for the positlon nww fillea by ' Prestdent Linyew, thero con be no dunbt, That ho hoe an undoubted tight todis- agreo with the policy of the latter, "there can be no question. But it niny be doubted whether, either As a Fenstor, Nepubllcan, cltizen, or rentieman, ha conld thus give public exprowsion of approval 1o an Nlenatured, Ai-mannered, and unwig speceh, without at once nastming thobad eminenco of a disappointed partisan wnd lean patrlot.—Son Franceco Call (fiep.). ut, whatover the resnlt of the cloction in this Btate, (here js no room to doubt -that good to the couniry will grow ontof the Rochdster evil, The offect of the preposterous proceedings of the Conventlon alrendy ix to make what wau o Natlers approval of Lho I'residont's meanurcs a hearty and nagreasive approval. 1t had been taken for pranted in sume quarters that the measitres wero detting on cnouwt, and were In no need of nn?' special encouragement, Or it had been beljeved that there wad nu serjuus opposition to thom; that even tig politicians who at first were inclined to alwtruct reform Lad come to acquicsce in tt, Now thatitis neen that there really ian bitter hoatllity to the Preatdent, that (¢t s put forward (n the nawe af the very party which ought to support Iifus, sud that the most unecrupnlous und scandalous heans ary ured 1o commit thut purty agninet jix will to the apuosition, there will' bo a rallylng In behalf of tiie Administration, of the force ond unity of which hitherto thoro haa been no atqu. The public opinlon, wiich s sure to mnako itsoll Xnown, nob only will sutain the Pfealdont In what ho hat dotie, but will also unconrsyge hlm to go forward with frc:m-r confldenco and declslos. —New Yok Erealny Last (Hep.). FINANCIAL. 5 Boarox, Oct, 4,~Tho Wellfleet Savings Bank at Capo Cod suspended yosterday, owlng to the run, There 15 8 geoeral panic on the Cape smong savings-bank depositors, and probably alf the bauks will close until contldenco is reatored s Sk kil Grant und Sumner, Zastan Commanicealih, Tho ex-President’s chorgy that Mr, Bumner way untruthiul bud its rise i the matter of the annexatfou of Bunto Domluge. The story of that misunderstanding bé sn Juteresting ‘one. Mr, Suluner was dintugg, one Sunday ove: z,] st his own house, with John W, Foruey and Ben Yerley Poore, when the President wus ot uounced, with the message that he very much deslred to coufer with the Benator ou an fmpore tant matter. The dinner belne nearly conclul- ed, the Benator sent word ho would sce the P'resident at once. Upon this My, Poore ruse and retired. Mr. Forucy was Icaving the roun s tho President was ushered fo, #Dow't ko, sald the President; #1 should like to have poi reguln and hear what 1 have to say.” The Cualonel aceordingly rescated hilmsclf, and tho Benator and Mimasclf composed themaclves to bear the President's comuunieation, Get, Graus then sald ho had been thinklng o zood deal about the annoxstion of Bunto Dumtigo totho United Btates, The country had been offered to the United States; it was frultful fu many products that wo neaded, and morcover it was eminently fitted for a naval and couling sty tlon; 1t would prove un hmportunt outpost i casg of war; und, {u short, the advantages were all in favor, as_he Jooked at i, of its acqul tion. #Now, § am told,” contluued tuo Presk- dent, * that you aro Chafrman of the Judlclary Committee, befors whum such matters comy aud that f you will uld It tho thing catn be s complisbied.” The Benator interrupted by saye ing bo was Chalrman of the Forelgn Kelativns Committee, not of thy Judiciary, and that thit Committee would bave sucl o matter fn charge ‘Tho President necepted the corpection (thoust he subsequently several titnes mude the same mistake), and continued the adyocacy witl much earneatness, tinally appealing to the Setix tor to personallyald him. TheSvuator answere theae strong entreativs with: “wWell, Mr. Presr dent, 1 gm @ Republican and an Administration au, sod I willdoall 1 can proverly to wake your Administration a success. 1 will give the subject wy best thought, and will do all o rightly sud conststeotly to aid you.” Tbe fu- terview soon after caded, sud”the Presidest wl’thdr:w. It Pays to 130 loncet, duirou Fres Prows. At1 o'clock yestenlay alteruoon a strams ger wade @ purchase at u Woodward avenue Urug store, atd 48 500088 he could pockel bia vhanie be rushed out doors, s if an a great hurry Ten minutes later a mon who koew hlia ek linat. the City-Hall with » facoso longthat be +* Wby, what has bappened now I" “Hought »cakeul suap up hero 8 WaYyi— threw down $5—thought the druggiss gaveiue bucic peven—hurried out fust as [ could—count: el b over unca wore, nnn} “‘.\l'"fu 1wis %’o‘ffi short of my right chaugy ould yo sud tell bl i 7 4