Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 27, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIIL LIQUORS AND CIGARS. FLOUR. ~ 111 |GREAT . WHISKIES $1 PERA];OTTLE. SHERRIES $1 PERAEOTTLE. PORTS $1 PERAEOTTLE. GINS $1 PER BOTTLE. Al of the above LIQUORS at $10 + per dozen. IVhisky is tho bost Kontucky Hand- mfl' : Bour h{un.mfl the other Liquors are oqually first-class, ° 3 RETAIL DEALEKRS! DRUGGISTS ! FAMEILIES ! EVERYBODY ! is §a & rars chance far you to get the g‘oiam of goods at hud-p{n prices, Our sales are immense. SEGAR DEPARTMENT, Jurl recelved per stoamer **Columbus, " from Havana, 80,000 **Orear Y Amandas" Ecgars of the fallowine slzes: Opera, Princesns, Conchar, Cone ¢ha Expecial, Bublims, Amas Rotluciuld and Jielne Vietorlaz aleo a full lin of High Lifo, Villarz Villar, and Flor do Cupu. ~ We are atili re- talling Sehlenberg & Co.'s **iCey Weat” Segars, Lonires, Conchias, Comme i1 faut,” Blegantes, an Ferlinas 3 for 25 centa, Opers Houfle, Regalltas, 1 WRENCE & NARTIN, . 111 Mzt_dison-st. " DUNDEE OATMEAL. " FIRST ARRIVAL! imdes Oatmeal, 12-POUND UANS FOR $B1.00. Tho above is fully equal to any Imported Oatmesl in the market, snd is sold at about one-half the prico. . HICKSON’S CASE GROCERY HOUSE, 113 En§_t sz}ison-st. (overed Coal---Clean and Dry. PENASYLVANIA COAL CO. PITTSTONCOAL. CARCGO, CAR LOAD, SINGILEBE TOIN. RETAIL COAL UNDER IRON KIED. TERMS CASII, Orders recelved only at aeeea92 WABIINGTON-ST. INDIANA-ST, BRI Company, Plymouth, from oot of Mortan-at. ed.s Oct, 31, 1 D, m.. LD (hcludiny wing: 81wy Becoud Cabln, $a33 Jrine, bedding,and utensils. i ON, Gt nay raliwsy station First Cabln. 805 10 8100, sccording to accommodas tlon; Eecond Cavin, €65, Third € u’1.‘ln;l:|;5‘l(;rmv\'-flgl‘ Iq‘!l s .‘.'u‘%;..'." 0 By, oW, ¥. WHITE, 47 C e Abeavidd gn'?:'u‘h:.'" STATE LINE, NEW YOUK TO GLASGQW, LIVERPOD v BELFABT. AND Loxuuxuzmh'.num‘m' Ineludin OUTH, LON ! sy, Oct. 23 hursday, Nov. } i oot ¢ ency. Sec. 18 at reduced mu'buu. HALDWIN & CO., Gene anayer, Wastiingtou-at.. Chteayo, Nov 10.9a.m D, (Nox 17, b 1dagow, Liversool. o Londonderry. ng, $33 10 $70. decondcabl §49, Steerage, §28, don dls Wednesday, ¢ Nov. 16, bam. Dratts buued for Loy wiount ws curty es. NUERSON BIOTIELS, vo Washlugion-et. NATIONAL LINE OF STEAMSHIPS, New York to Quecnstuwa and Lverpool. E“"‘ Nov. 8 24 p. m |nz1~cm. Nov. 17, Iz:mm 4YPl Nov." 10, 8 &, . | Eugtand; Nov. 28, 7hys.m. To London, lay....Nov. 1, 7 s, w. | Hollagd,.Nov, 17, 2p, m. Tickets at reduced ratcs. ' bteerags ticketa. $20. cur: 3. Drafia for £1 aud Upwards oa Grest Britain aad elaad. ~ Apply o P B. LARSON, 4 South Clark-at. North Germnn—Lloid.. Ihe staarmers of this Company will salt every Sature 485 i Bremaen ler, oot of KT strees. Hoboen. ed Of passsge—From New York to Southamplon. pdon, Havre, wad lirewen, frt cabln, $100; second huln. 806, kold: siecrage, $30 currency. ¥or Ituight Paasage apply Lo 280 OELRICHS & CU. % Green, New Yor Great Westorn 8 amshilp Line, w York 1o Brissat (England) direct. REDUCTION NEW FLOUR! Archibald’s Patent. Plant’s Extra St. Louis. T am now recelvin the most celebrated VFlour Mills in the West, New Ilowr, which will malee 20 o 40 per cent more bread than the many brands notw ,offered on the market. Straight Spring Wheat, best in the world, = = =~ $G.50 to $7.00 New Process, Patent, 7,50 to 8.00 St. Lonis White Winter, Eagle Millsy = = = = St. Louis White direct from - = = 750 Winter, Gray's St. Louis White Winter, Western o Queen, = = ~ = = =. 8,25 Granulated Sugar, - - - - 1l ¢fs. Standard A Sugar, - - 10 1-2 cits. Fine Teas, - = - - 3510 60 cts G-1b Box Kingsford Starch = - 5ic 60=b Box Proctor . & Gamble Soap = $3,75 SLACK’S MAMMOTH GROCERY HOUSE, " 109 East Madison-st, SEND FOR PRICE-L! 8T, PIANOS AND ORGANS, The musleal pubic are cordtally Invited to examing the Intest spec(mens of Stelway Squnro Plaiios, intro- duelng tho folluwing pateited” fmpravements which Tiava ‘recently heen mided 1o tlile style of piano, and which Iaryely enlinca the resunrcea and capacity. of the instruiment, fucreasing It vibratory power, singing quality, durantiity, and enpflrh{ for standing 10 tone: . A DISPOSITION OF THE STRINGS 1N IR FORSIO1F A FAN, plncing the Lam airings Across the ol atrinis. and mtcrially elongating tho eonnd ard bridges by moviog them hearer Lo the centre vf thie sound-oard Jtaelf, Thus otting greater portlous of tha latier tnto vibratory sction, and 0 produclug & d volutiin of souiid. 3X BUALE Dringw Into actton those por. \ heretofore lay dormant and ng the richness, pitability, s well a8 thie carrylug’ espacity o i upper notcs, AL FRASLE, with it new avs- racings, ilving amolute safety tringy, and Increastug tho ca- i A 5 USTAINING PEDAL extende the ca- pacity of the plano for tie production of new musfenl eflects. by enabling the perforiner, at plesure, (0 pro- 1ang the sound of siugle note ur grup of notes, leav- ing botls hands frew Lo strike other notent {8 of simple conatruction, not liably 10 get out of order, and ils use hactive, there anduinglog ¢ entiru scale, saine an in Urand 1 ON & IIE, General Agenta for the Nori Sua ISAOH 0JISn Jo DECKER BROTHERS', WarldeItcnowned ESTEY ORGANS. Over 200 inntruments for eale, exchange, orrent. Astunmhing Largoins now affered. No.211 S CATE-ST., CRICAGO. MATHUSHEK PIAINOS! ‘With Equalising Soale and Linear Bridge. The Mathushiek Planos ars now acknowledged by the f 0 In 81l parte of our countey, to ba ¥ other Planos mede, Catalogue, contaluing full explanation of the Equale f2log bealo nd Linear Bridge, seot free upau applics. tiont no pemoa whbing (0 purchase & 1au0 saould fati t0aend foroae, » Taylor & Farley Organs, New and Beautiful Design of Cases. PELTON & TOMEROY, 152 STATE STREER, CHICAGO. Soia Agents for ihe Northwest, EWAGENTS WANTED IN EveitY TOW. " OFTICIAN, e s A S e N AN A BAIANANSE, OPTICIAN, Tribune Bullding, act ted 1o alt sights on sclentifie prine pers uud Fleld Glaswa, Te ¢t Seboeh Bommesnd t“nl Glasses, Telescopes, lflcm— MEROHANT TAILOKING, sna T ORANE AAVEOIANG,, | THE BEST IISin'e’s—S Faney Cawieres..§28 . R A ults { Fins Eug. Sulti o) e Eug. B S ITaliors. 130 Dearborn-st. J.B.HALL&CO,, e e SN eSS uiviein S RECEIVER'S SALE. Uoderan order of Court tha Ofice Furalture, Deik Bafe. Chairk Counterv. Carpeid, sod Fiatiosi oF "ihe Protection Life: lusuratice Conmpany, not in s by (g Lecelver, will be sold at Puplic Salg to the bighest bldder for cash 8810 0'cluck &' o0 Thursday, 1he 14t dar of Novewber, 1977, at Noa §3 anu 63 Clilcago. E. D COOK! 94 Dearbord. LINEN COLLATtS, Keep’s Collars, TR b TIAEN. 910 per on. 8 AND MIAN N Flai Goid sad Nickal ML vlibiedibaerel SLATE MADTKLS, PUHUBASCO & KUMNRY Xud NIPATE DT ¥ CIIICAGO, SATURDAY. OCTOBER %27, 1877—TWELVE PAGLS, VELVETS, VELVETS! RICH GOODS! Feld, Leter & Co. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., Call altention to a large lina of s Nowelties®! in above, just opened ! * Brocades’ and ** Damausses,” in allthe new colorings, and the Cam-~ cauzx effect-~the very lalest Novelty ! TRIMMING VELVETS! In Black, and all the new shades, at. prices fully T'WENTY PER CENT LOWER than last year, Alsoa jull line of MANTILLA VELVETS! 26, 28, and 32 inches wide, al TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT LOWER PRICES than a year ayo. We are selling a 26-IINNCE, GERMAN VELVET At $3 Per Yard! AND AN “ALL SILK! At $6.00 and $7.00--the latter the same gonds that we sold last year at $8.00 and $10.00. ¥ Buyiers will find good bargains in’| above, and all are inviled to inspect, THE GREAT EUROPEAN NOVELTY, TUNYADL JANOS. NEW APERIENT WATER. Bpecially recommend- ed for richness in aper- lent salta, and ita el * cacy [u Diifousattacks, provention of tiouty Piles, ete., aod ae a0 ordinary sperient by LIEBIG, VIR. cHow, NCAN- ONT - ama NI fi Ay Tt HON, snd the entire mediéal “professton in Enkland and Germany, DR.J. “.':'1'.‘“ TUN RIS, New Yeark, ‘*Asalaxs. 1o ¢, 1 preferli 1o’ every other” miversl wa- DIt J. 8 Tt WOOD, New Yark, **Certaln, at gentle and palniess; superior (o any? other tter water.,” - "The 1. A, HAMMOND, York, O A TN o S urcative waters. e ALK e i ork, **Th A L s N eertivs ipeciany supeinr e <L T R T R LD than any gther.” . RAVRE, N . “*Pro. Y (3 a0y Stner Waiiyar YoTke ttFro A WINEGLASSFUL A DOSE. v uine hottle bears the bame of Tha Apols 1aaris Cor (HmItedy: Jrondm, g FRED'K DE BARY & 00,, 41& 43 Warren-st.,, New York, Sole Agenta for United Etatus and Censda. FOR SALE BY DEALERRK, GROCERS, AND DRUGGISTS, TO RENT, FOR RENT. DESIRABLE OFFICES IN THE TRIBUNE BUTLDING TO RENT. Apply to WM, 0, DOW, Room 8 Tribuna Building, CLOTHING, BOWERY LOAN-OFFICE. =@ EXERISSEET EeshaNEE < Bopuup ke valuu tu cover advanc TYORK BOWERY LOAN-OUFFICE, 200 South Clark-st., Chicaga, 1\, 2> l“,w"" Al MONEY toLOAN By JOSIAR H. REED. No. 20 Nassa-st, N. Y., 1o smounts as required, on IMPROVED CHICAGO PROPEKTY, at DEST RATE. i wved and promptly attended to by W “u“n':"ff."fif:_lg‘x.uu’i'. Tl andoipheat. FIDELITY BANK DEPOSITS L 75 on the dollar, vis.: 13 per cent In Bl T con o it el bered 1B it uod dtle, Wl tu.uws BILVEL ber of scuve ur pcctas, $12,Uu. to s protitable wanulacturiog busiuces. Duriy now enyeied lu the busluess will guarantee Lea per cent on fuvestmenl. Au cacellent opporiualty for Wauted Faraer. cliber h.‘llulll)‘l wishing 10 31t & sl I busive ) Y apet 1) parctt. “Apiy (0 MCLELLAN T R i L &l FRINTING, STATIONERY, Etc, OTICE! DONNELLEY, YD & G0, the PRINTING MATERIAL and PRESSES of the LAKESIDE PUB. & PRINT CO., And will continue the busi- ness of Book & Job Printing In all its branches, at the Old Location, the LAKESIDE BUILDING, COR. CLARK & ADAMS-STS, LABELS COLORED SHOW CARDS. They are prepared to offer SPECIALINDUCEMENTS on large contracts, and their well- established reputation for FINE WORK is o guarantee that all jobs ffom their presses will be satisfactory. DONNELLEY, LOYD & €0, Publishers The Chicago Directory. Publishers The Iakeside Library, (RENGSTUART STATIONERS, Printers, and Blank Book Makers, Y. MADISON-ST. ‘We have now in operation onr NEW PRINTING OFFICE, With Increased facilltics for _Linc Work at Short Notice. ~ GENERAL NOTICEH. We have reopenced the old C. L. Woodman & Co. Ba- kery, Nos. 196 to 202 Clarke st. Every department of the factory is in full opera« tion under the charge of the old toremman, Mr. W. II. Ran- dolph. Mvr. Edw’d ®lcott,of the late firm ot C. I.. Wood-« man & Co., will remain with us, and assist in the general managementofthe business. Mr. 8am’l A. Little contin- ues in charge of the City Wholesale Trade, and Mr. 1D, Little of the Retail Storve. We have mow a fullline ot iresh goods, manufactured from the best stock, and are prepared to fill all orders from the Wholesale and Re= tail Trade. The business, atter Nov. 1, will be con- ducted under the name ot “THE CHICAGO BAK. ERY €O,.” A, M. WRIGHT & CO. Cnicago, Oct. 95, 1677, NOTICE. Messrs. 11, Sexion and 0. 8. Thomas are po longer Suthuriied 10 fiass themimeives as Ayt ooflture e coreditors of the Eulenapirg ud they have no right to collecs muney fe Y GELOTI. Publisher. OVEURCOATS, s e R R YOU WILL BUY YOUR MEN’S AND BOYS’ OVERCOATS' CHEAPEST, WHERE THEY ARE MADE. QO DIRECT TO TUE PACTORY, 416, 418, 420, 422 md 424 Milwankee-y, . CLEMENT & SAYER. ONE PRICK CASHL FIRNA are the BEST in the mar- ket We warrant knTing SEW) he sa LITZ vl iaatlstaction. RICHARD- SON, BUYNTON & CO., |52 Jake-st PIVE, Bie, LEALEy BAGy oy SEWER PIPE, Drato Tilo sd Ceqent, and Flue Lining. W . DEBR, 232 Quinoy and 87 Jackson, between Btate and Dearborn. pr—__ - 1) VALL VASHIONS Now Meady. § CPOPER & UENNEGEN, i 186 Clark-sts | i - I WASHINGTON. An Official Interpretation of the Famous Office- holders’ Order. Its Object Is to Prevent Offi- cials from Manipulat- v ing Caucuses, And Engaging in Divers Other Underhanded Po.litical Tricks. Rumors of Plots to Delay and Embarrass Senate Execu- tive Business. Kellogg's Written Statement Read Before the Sen- ate Committee. Spofford’'s Paper in Contravene tion of Kellogg's Argu= ments. Some Republican Senators S8azid to Favor the Rejection of Both Contestants, Alex H. Stephens to Iiave the IPa- cific Rallroad Committee Chair- mauship. CONGRESS AND EXECUTIVE, TUE REGULAR AFPROVRIATIONS. Apeeial Diawatch to The Chicago Tribune. Wasnynaton, D. C,, Oct. 26.—The Cabinet mecting was malnly occuplied {n the consldera- tion of the estimates for the next fiseal yeuar, to be submitted at the December session. Beere- tary Stermau reported that they were consider- abiy greater than the probable recelpts of the Government for the next tiscal year would war- rant, aud recomwended that the different de- partments be permitted to reduce them belore they were printed. This recommendation was approved, aud the President expressed himself iu favor of conducting the Government on the basis of the strictest economy. TUE ENGLISH MISSION, The appointment to the Euglish mission will uot be made until Dee. 14, the time when Plerrepout’s resignation takes effect. The namne will doubtless be agreed upou before that. The Berlin misslon, under the Tenure-of-Ofiice act, wmust be fllled by Nov, 15, That act requirces that when a vacatiey occury durlig a recess, a nomiuvation must be made within thirty days after the mecting of the Senate. The names of.Western gentlemen are belng consldered in conuection with that missiou. ‘With reference to THE CIVIL-SRNVICE ORDER, the following statement was obtained to-dav frows wu ofllcfal wt the White House, who cer- taiuly cught to have authority to speak for the President. A great number of letters buve been seut by Cabinet oflicers and otbers in re- sponsc to inquirics upon this question. Atnong “othicrs was one recently sent by Judge Devous ton geotleman fu Bostou. This letter was brought out by the statement thut the oflicenotders of Massuchusctts were tuklug no part in the campaigu, aud stated that they should retuse to vote. The Attorney-General expressed tho hope that if any otliccholders in Mussachusctts retrained from votiug they would not do so grent an injustice to the Preafdent as to attributa their aputhy or fuflure to the Civil Her&uco.onlcr. This otlicial of the White Houss Bay THUB DISTINCTION betwean the manipulation of the* politics of city Ly officebolders, to the excluston of other buasiness, to the ordinary political activity of o citizen, 18 so obylous that the Preslicut thinks there can be no mistake about it. The purposy of the order was to keep the Federal ollice- holders trom controlling politica, especially {n Jurge cities. When that uecomnpilished, the function of the order is ended. At the White Housu 1t 18 understood that officehiolders not ouly can vote, but thatthey can muke hes, write cditonals, and engage s wetivel m politics as auybody, and that there would be uo ubiccuun even to speaking in convention. u answer to the direct fuquiry whether an oflicebolder would Lo approved ‘at the Walte House who Lecame a member of a political convention, It was stated that it was ot con- sldered & matter of good taste foranolficeholder to be s meinber of a political convention, and tuatthe instier was LRFT TO IS DISCRETION, Several Congressmen lave conversed with the President about the order, and ho bas given, them stmilar joforuation. This lulellllfium:c bas becn telerraphed Lo all prominent otticeholders who have Leen a puwer in their localltics, and they bave Leen urged to viorous work, The wovement 1s thoroughly organized hereto se- cure a full vote fn November fn the Statds of New York. Pennsylvania, and Massuchuactts, WILL V1GIT TIiB NOMINATIONS, From the private utterances of Senators, there, areindications that the Republican Seuators may s00m take 4 somewhat hostile attitude towards the Admimstration with resbeet to the nomina- tious. An fllustration of this hus happened within a dav or two. A prominent Seuator, a wember of a committee which had under cou- sldcration w uomination from the Department of Justice, called upou the Atturney-Gen- cral for the opupers v the " cass, ‘The appolntinent was that of a person to suc ceed an officer who Lad been removed. ‘The Attorney-General refused the applicstion, as. siguing as the reason that it was the duty of the Benate to declde only whether & persun was fit. The Senator insiated that the Senate wonld sce the papers ss & watter of right, Bubse- quently the Attorney-Ueucral appeared at the Senate, sud told the Beoator und the Commitior that they could sew tha papers. * A3 A MATTER OF COURTRSY. The Seuator declived to see tliew as & matter of courtesy, stutiug that he demanded them ss a watier of Hght, and that unless they were pre- sented the Benate would pass un order directing the Attoroey-ieueral to produce them betors the Comities. ‘This threat bad the effect of causing the At- toruey-General to surrcuder. It 1a the fint fssue between the Benatw and the Adminiatra- tion. . TIA SUBAMAN IIOUSH OATHERING, There s au active attewpt u several quarters to discredit tho statewents tu theso dispatchies 1u regard to the churacter and tone of the con- ference of Republicans at the housu of Secretary Slerwan, Tue n.-‘mn complained of vecds to be amended only fu this particular: ‘The toug of the dispatch was much tore moderate than that of the mecting itsell. Furthermore, the account was furuished by o persoual tricud 8¢ the Presldent, who was preacot, in as milda’ form as the facts would warrant. AYBAID TO TRUST TURM, Some ot the Ueuocrats sre suxious to have Congress adjourn by ‘Phursday of uext week. ‘Ibe Eastern Democrats especiatly are tearful that their Southern aud Western collesgrues will attempt the pussuge of @ tlnancial resolution which may beinjurlous in the Euast. The acnrme which hag been “sugieated fs, that an sdjourn- meut be had after the announcement of the Cowmnittecs on Monday uext: that the Commit~ tecs report the Armny aud Deficieucy bills Tues- day, pass them under the previous yuestion debate, send them o the and aek for s fual adjourn- o Weduesdsy. This scheme s scarcely practicable. Of course, if thls sbould be dube, the Presldential nominations would £ai}, as tha Senate could uot probably dispose od e Chicage Baily Teibune, the nominations now before it In less than ten days. It 1s becoming manifest that there will beserlous orpun“llm to the confirmation of some of the President's appointments. WILL HAVE A TALK. The Republican members of the Indiana dele- eation in Congress will have a consultation nt the residence of J. L. Evans to-morrow to dis- cuxs the President’s policy, and determing what course Lo pursue, LOUISIANA SENATORSHIPS. THE ATUATION IN TILE SRNATE. Special Diepateh to The Chicage Tribune, Wasutxoroy, D, C., Oct. 35.—Loulslana Con- servalives here say that the Loulslana question before the Scnate Is to assume a mew phase, and that a namber of Republican Senators de- sire to have both the cascs remanded to the Legialature. ‘Thls, of course, would dispose of Keltogg, as be could not hope to be retorned by the Nicholls Legdslature, 1t appears that this sulution of the difliculty would be very satisfac- tury to a certain number of Repubtican Sena- tors who might leel cumpelied upon: party erounda to vote for Kellugg's admission il the case was predsed, but who are of the opinion that by doing ro they would stultity their own record, Don Cameron Is sald to bo of tuls vumber, He mupported the Louisiana Com- misslon, of which s brotherdn-law, Wayne, MacVeagh, was a member, aud approved its work. Judge Spofford was clected by the Leg- islature which was TIHE HESULT OF Tilll COMPROMISY made by thut Commission, Bhould Cameron vote spalnst 8pofford, therefore, he would do volence to hisuwn record. It Is possible that otlier Senaturs, notably Mr. Hoar, of Muss chusctts, may hold similar views. Should Kal- logy be scated, it appears that the Loulstana Di mocrats have concelved a violeat plan for de- priving him of his seat, They say that the Btate authorities woukl jmmediately proceed ngainst hitn upon the charge of cembezzlement of funds of the State. This charge grows out of the rtory that Kellogg received o large sum of money from the Repubtican Tax-Collectors. It ts sald tu beos much as $200,000, and that this sum was never paid into the State Treas- ury. It is understood that it was used to uintain the Packard Government. Some of the Loutsiana Dewmocrats say that if Kellogg should be seated bie could not leave the District of Columbia WITHOUT DEING ARRRSTED upon that chiarge. The money in question has never been 1o the State Treasury, The present State authborities havo possession of the re- coipts of tax colfections, which they claim suould make Kellogg's conviction sure, Bo it scems that the Bourbons sre detcrmined to have Kellogg's and Patterson’s seats, even they have tu.get them through the Penlten- tiary. IN COMMITTRE. o the Wastern dssvciated Press. WisnmiNotoN, D, C., Oct, 20.—The Senate Committee ou Privileges and El morning to recelve the written statements ot Mesers, Rellogg and Spofford, the Louisisua contestauts to scats I the Scnute, each ex- pressing bimselt ready. Mr, Hoar offered u resolution, which was unanimously urreed to, that the Committee take a recess 13 order to Jet the coutestauts flle their statemcnts with the Clerk, und thai an opporiunity be given o ench to examine the stutement of his opponent and prepare, If necessury, any reply tnereto. KELLUGO'S ETATEMENT. The Committeo haviug resssembdled, the statement of Keliogg was read. He says: 1 aesumne It 18 not within the power of any clatm- ant o contestant fur a seat in the Senate 10 waive, ar in any deyres control, the rignt of the State 10 her duly-chosen represcntative in the Senate, and that thu Comuittee so underatands the matter, and that the Comwittee’s request for & statemeut of evidence which cuntestants desire 10 prosent Lo the Committee does not indicate thut ‘the Com- wittes -will suffer vur roguests in any degree to lous met this control the Commitio nenate i ropand {o the Tange winch-will be h o this evidence | desire Lo place st the beginning of this reply the view which I lake of tho law of contest. Vhat'view {u that the substautial menitaof thiscontested claim tw s veut, and the questivn wiich, or whetber elther, of the twu rivai bodiue claiming to be thy Legiuloturs of sasd State in Jauusry last when | was elected 16 the true and lawful Legistature, are conclusively determined under-the Constitution uud laws uf the United Btales snd of Loulusus, by recond evidence which thewe laws carefully sup- piy o the tenate, and kot where revolulion or disorders 1n the State have not deprived the Sate and Scaate of the best and conclusive evidence, Loth of the exlstence of the lawfol Leuistau and of its elechione to the Senate, It ls nutlan- 1ul for the Senatr to pass by this LIGUEST AND CONCLUSIVE KVIDENCE #0 supplied fur the purpuse of trying in the Scoste who wers elected tothe Leielatare, This thing is confided to the dtutes themselves o be determined througn thelr rewurning abicers {u the frvt in- cafter to be determined by the ture duly vrganized by those who buld the prima o evidence of the righ to composs such louses, Uy such Legislature, so couclusively wade the lawful Legislature of the State, | was ou the 100h of Jungary last duly clect- cd 1o the benale, and the record evidence of that election now 1o the povscerion of the Conmitieo 1s thy vawe which ls enumerated in ny Istier to the Commtttee of the 22d fost. ‘To this enumeratou 1 refee s contalning & statement of what | deetn the only competent ond conclusive evidence fu tlha cuse, and which establishes ty title o a seat botn prims tacle and ON SULUSTANTIAL MERITS, 1, hawever, the Comunttco should halit that this view of mine i not the true one, andilot the duty of the Commitee, either owing o the vialence and revolutiouary disordery whici asealled the Govern- ment of the Blate, OF from any other cause, ro- guires the Colmittee to 2o futo matters Lelind Tt record evidence whowing the Iawlulness of my tlection and of the Luxisluture which made it, thei wk the Commitiec to go to the boitom of 1 sbull aex the nmitice 1o investigate tnings. aud decido who_were entitled to compuse the Lewslature aud Execntive of Loulsiaua as deter- wmined by the clection of 1876, after ohmmating relurng t from that election sud (] all conmequences of thess offcases s free and pure olection, [ prohibited by the Constitution aud Iaws of Lo, ana, 1add belowa most definite etatenient s to what ovidence [ will sak the Committes Lo take, 11 thy event it shall determine that the decinon of this casv upon ite suvstantial merils requires the Committee to docide thess guestlons which are made oy the Constitution and lawa of Loulsiana to bo determiuable fo the #iret lustance alone by the seturning odicers of Loulnisua, and deteruinable ultimately by the lonses uf the Legialalure, which ara couposcd of those and. thuse uul{ who ure found cutitied W seats thervin by certificatos of the returning olticers of the blate, In the event of the Commitiee’s aduption of that range of lnqnl'? just statod, ] ahall uak the Comumitice W Inveatis ate and report upon TUE YOLLOWING MATTRHS: - Firs!—=The violence snd other revolutionary and usnluwful inflwences resorted Lo elther to provent tie orgunlzations of the Legivlature by which [ was elecied, or 1o deprive cither branch’ thereof of & quoruin pefure, at the Ume, or after my sald elec- tion Lo the Beuate, Second—"I'ie violence and other revolutionary orunlawful acts snd luduences resorted Lo to de- prive of thelr ofices execulive and Judicial uicers of Lomsiana belonging 10 what is ‘known as the Packard Governmeul. Ziarrd—"The ucts resorted to 1o secus organ- lzatlon of what is known as the Nicholls Legiels- tura and instaliment and contiuuance in pawer of the Nicholls Executiv Fourli—The character, oxtent, snd efect upon the slectior®n Loulsiauw iu 1870 of thuse ulfenivs againet the Elcction lawe which are euumseratud in T.lsg_l;‘llw‘, and svpecially in suc. 2d of the act of 6. The sction of the returoing oMcers in mlklns up the returus of all tne persond und vmcers yole for at the election of November, 1870, i the Siate of Louislann., . 1 stall aisu ask, 1o the event that the Commitice #hall decide 10 rll bohind the recond-evidence to which § have sifuded, that the testimony taken by the Cousmities of the Senale, of which Beuator liowe was Clairman, o 1877, msy be allowed by thu Senate to bé used for the purpose of such in- vestigation, . WPOFNORD'S STATEMENT, Mr, Spoflord, iu Lis statcwent, says: Pro- testiug that uo evidence beyoud bl credentisis sud histusical facts, of which the Senate will take judicial notice, 1s required or shall be de- mauded io obedienco to the orders of the Cow- wlttee, bu proposes to prove: - Furat—That by tho actual returos collected by Puriek Bupervisrs of Registration from their ap- pointevs, the Commiisionerd of Elections, jug the volca uctually 1 the bailet-boxe, close of tho eleclion 1o Loutelaus oa the 7ih of Novewber, 1576, it sppears that enougl of the beuators sad Ropresontatives recerved foto the Packard Legislature upon the certidcato of tae so- calied Heturuing Board were defeated at the polls W suow there mever was, from Grat to last, & quotams of clected mewbers iu eitber branch'of that Legtslature, 3 Second—'That Will Steven, a bolding-over Sena- soradbering Lo tae Nicbulls Legisluture, was cap- fured sud laken by “’“‘i 1uet Lis proteat inko thy Packand Scaste Cuawiglion the 1ot of Januu- 1y, 177, und kept thers durces and againet h{n plotest (he refusiug o participste sholr setivn sud sepudisting thels autbority &3 the PRICE FIVE CENTS Senate) jnst for the ¢ ~rnoss of sweating In membersof thal pretey 13 sate Baker and Keleo, who had notonly brer 5f.ed at the poila as cans didates for the Senate rece o 80 REPORTED 1 EYIRTURNING NOARD, and their competito’ © & actusilyelected and sd- &7 ieningt lioard, and sat as 5 :tive Senalorial dlstricts =7 aughout its session, and that there wasno¢ 2 and nonotica of -contoat aver their reats; ¥ scating of Bakerand Keleo r:m enttrely unla’ _r;.’-,gaexcnuule. and of no cl- ec ; mitted 10 to be by tf ‘membera from “l!y inthe Nicholls Se In continuing é',:;' tatement, Judge Spofford rays that Ly U 2 F al returns or stalements, as made In /R F (1o by the Suvervisors of Registratlon, ¢ thelr ‘appointees, the Com- misstoners of ra. Jdon, and sent ono sct to the Clerk of the Diatrlct Court of each counly par- {sh, and to tho Becralary of Stata in the city, amltheother set to the Returning Board (so- called), showed n mnjority of votes actually cast throughout the S¥taté of about 8,000 for Nicholls and Wiltz over Packard and Autoine for Gove ernor and Lieutenant-iovernor, oNCLUIION ession of votes, 80 a8 to res turn Republican * Representatives, who were really heaten by large maloritica, and which was admitted Ina Jetter written by one of the Kes publican Representatives so retarned; n copy of Which letter will herealier Lo suvmitted to the Commitpee. 113 BUPPLEMENTAL ATATEMENT Kolloze dentea generally and spccficully the materal avertnents of Spoflord, and asks that in the cvent that the Commitice shall deelde to take testimony In regard to who were duly clected members of the Legislature, that such fuvestization shall he made thorouuh, in obedi- ence to the election laws of Louisina; that It shall declde who were elected, atter exeluding from the election retirns itch polls as the elees tion laws of Loulsfana designed should be ex- cluded; and lic states further that if such exclu- sious are mude as are required by the designs of the law it will be found that tho sctlon of the Returning Board in certltying tho clection of members of the 8enate and Ilouse as they did was Justified by evidence and law in the case. SPOPFURD'S SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT, 8pofford, In his supplemental statement, says: ‘The vagucness of the statements of Rellozgas tn waat b desires to prove renders i imposafbio for me o specisy what | shall desire to adduce in A suit upon such pleadings could have no end, and Lassumne {t 14 the desire of Kellogz and the Comwittec, Ay fL certainly i mine, that this mutter stiould bo determined apcedily, cortains Iy wittdn » fow weeka, A luthe precilic dacament referred o vy Guy, Kellowg tn his letter w the Commitice of the 224 fust.. 1shull desire to provu thul the act creataug the Superior Civit Cours fell thirough as an utler aborifon that it did not res quire uny repeal, because It never went Into vital force. Thut, professing o abollsh the Sixth District Court of Now Orleans, it ncver did abolieh 13, but the Court Lkas continned and atill subsiata io the full oxercise of 1ts vrivanal jurisdic- tion, though there hias been no law reviving it {f 1t be deemcd oruper o material to go into geveral investigation (whose horizon i« bonndless) in- dicated by Kellozz, the only effect of which will be Inaefinite delay wnd proftiess wrangling, the underslgned wogzeats that it would not bo proper to limit the quotations to testimony taken by the lowe Committee, © but that the testiniony taken Lr the Morrison Committeo of the liouse should, fu common fuirness to the othar side, be allowed cunvideration. f coums tho Jourunls aud ncte of the Assembly of the Hicholls fare. o printed in volumes by authority, teferred Lo, “The undersigned. fn retamn, agrees that newse ra]uar reports of the journals of the Packurd Leglee ature may be referred to by elther party. ‘The Committee, alter hearing the statements read, hil 8 briefl sceret aesstou, ordered them printed, and wdjourned uutil Mouday. yaaik-anal NOTES AND NEWS, HOUSE CUMMITTEES. . Gpectal Disputen to The Chicago Tridune, Wasmisaroy, D, C., Oct. 20.—It has not been posalule hitherto to state with positiveoess wuch about the House Commlttees, ‘The fol- lowing tive Chalruiaushipa, however, wmay bo considered fixed: Alexander H. Stephens, of Ueorgy, Chairman of the Puclfic Rallrosd Com- mittee. To this Cummittee willbe referred the Texas Faclle bill. Btophuns Is the mnust pro- nounved supporter of that moasure, aud was active in the catapslgn for Randall fur 8peaker upuu that basts. Stephens’ appointment was agreed upouto-day. 'Theroom alreagy sclected for Stepheus Is the Speaker's old room, just oft the lobby,the most elizible room §n the Houss, Other Commitiue CLairmonships arv: Gunter, Sl Eiuting Koruuugs ook Wayssnd Misatsalppy, Printing; Feruaudo uysy Mum;p\l’hnmurnz Nuval Atlairs, el . A CURIOUS CASE, N closely recembling kiduapplog, is reported here 1o-n15ht by sutne of the police, Iu the absence of il the principuls, there s no way of verify- nyg the statemenls made, Last nizht an oflicer from Georgia apoeared ot the police station here with & prisoner who turns out to be a well- known manufacturer of Wilmington, Del. The ofticer had, or pretended to have, o requisition frous the Qoveruor of Grorgla foe him, i u cusa involving scharge of fraud fu convection with a clalto, but, upon reaching Wimingtou, suid b would not serve it if the gentleman would come down to Baltimure aud settle tho clalm with Geurgls partics who were there, Onarriving 1o Ueorgla men wero there, aud the man was then induced to come on to this place. On resching Washiogton the mun woa havdcuffed, taken to the police-station, kopt till 2 o'clock In the murnfug, and taken South on an express. . _TUE PRINTING LUREAU. Edward McPhgon, Chief of the Bureau of Eugruving aud x’rmlufi, shows 8 marvelous rece urlfi' 0t economy in his Burcaw, Durnng the tirst three wouths of kis administration thero bas been un octual saviug of $150,000. e {s able to setate oflivally that at the close ol the aext fiscal year the saving will be U0J, ur two-thirds 0t the whole, i additlon to $i20.000 saved durlng the work on lfll,ufll, waking attogetuer a saving of $1,520,000, This suviug bua beew wads out of au nu}xmprhllun reanted by the great Cougress of ecouowmy. &lul'bunun wishes Cungress to authorlzs tio construction ol _a flre-provf bullding to cost £200,000 Sur ths Bureruout of the awount saved, sud will then uudertake to roturn to tho ‘Treas- ury one-lulf the totud amonut appropriated Lo the Bureau for the tucal year. INTEUNAL REVENUR. ‘The Internal Kovenuo receipts for tho flscal yeur ending June 30 were: ‘Total, $21,520,733; wr Iihuols, Chicago District, $3,500,000; lodl- ava, $0,047,210; Jowa, $810,403. ILLINOIS MEASURYS, Representative Caunon witl introduce his bill of last Cunvuu to sceure iudemuity to & largo portion of the cuuntics of Hliinols for lunds suld under the Swawp Laud act. Represeaistive Henderson, of Rock Istand, will introduce s bitl of the last Congruss for ths construction of the Henuepta Canal, ABSURD, The report that Beeretary Bchiurz intends re- slgning to become Minbiter to Eogland, aod that Gov, Bagiey, of Michigao, has been teuders ed the Secrataryship, fs absurd and false, f tho Loulstona. Kevrolug Doard, wauts his of the Loulslana Heturn! salary as Surveyor of New Orleans lucreased ta $4,000. . I, BITT, of the Lezatton at Parls, is of linots, Becret: 0 this vity, sud wfilull for Europe tlo-miorrow. HUM A HUMOH. Jpecial Dispaich §0 The Chikago Ivibune, New ToRs, Ok, So—The £Fakrs Wasblng- ton apecial says it is rumored that the Euglish tisalon has been offered w Gew, Urant, CANADIAN GHAIN TRADE. Wasaixeron, D. C., Oct, 2.—~The United States Cousul at Port Sarnia, ln a report to tho Departmeut of Btate, says tuat the lurmers of - Untario, the great barley-produciug districs of Caunads, are wuch disappointed at the color of the grain of tho preseut year’s barley crop, which {s very dark, ~This color is sccounted for by tho wetuess of the scasoun. As beer fu- variably lr.uluku of the color of ths wult from which 1t i3 wauufactured, a bright umber color adds much to - the yulus of the graln. It s expected, therefore, that the wark color will saterlally inter- fera wath the sales of the preseut crop, In alt other respects thecropisconsidered satisfactory, fur, althuugh the aereage is uot so Large a3 that of the previous year, the yield s excellent, and a0 uverdge burvest 18 aotivipated, - ‘The tutal exports of barley sud rye tothe United States during the year endiug Juue 80, 1575, was 5,418,844 busbicls, valucd at $5,850,341; for the I'" 1876 tucee exports wnounted to 10,164,551 bushuls, valucd ut $7,420,827, an fu- crease of neurly twics Yho amount iu quantity, but a grest fallive off of the price per bushel: Aloat the eutire exports of barley sud rye ure to thu Unlted Statcs, onll{ 6,603 bushels golu to all other countrics durivg the year 187 Fears 'are entertalued that the temperaucs wovement fn the United States will buave s de- preastuy effect ou the browers, and ibrough rts of witucal these, to whom all the Cunadian ex basley a1 tyo ure divposedy ca €l 0 utervsts of