Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 10, 1878, Page 1

VOLUME XXXIX, THE MEETING AT THE CRiB LAST NIGHT Of the injured Clothiers, Mer- chant Tailors, Hatters, Booters, Shoers, and Furnishing Goods Dealers (called by the adv. in Sunday’s Tribune), to take measures that will stop Wil- loughby, Hill & Oo, from sell- ing goods at the low prices such as they are now making, the same meaning ruin for above injured parties, was well at- tended, but owing to the habits of the crowd the meeting broke up in arow. The parties were arrested, including benbutler andanderson, were taken to Bridgeport, and to-morrow morning, if the wind is south- west, every citizen in Chicago will wish he NEVER HAD BEEN BORN. Butnevermind, The wind will change, and Wil- loughby, Hill & Co. will still scll the bost goods cash in hand will buy cheaper than any other Clothiers, Merchant Tailors, Hatters, Booters and Shoers, or Furnishing Goods Dealers in Chioago, if any of them escape from Bridgeport. BOSTON SQUARE-DEALING CLOTHING HOUSES, Cor, Clark and Madison-sts. Branch, 532 Milwaukee-av., cor, Rucker-st, OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL 9. DBUTTEMFLY BALL. BUTTERFLY BALL! Thinne, Briliont, Attragie SPECTACLE! AT HAVERLY’S THEATRE FIRST PEHFORMAFCE. Monday Evening, Juno 10, 8 p, m. SECOND PERFORMANCE, Thursday Afternoon, June 13, 2:30 p.m. For tickets apply at the Theatre, Kinco scats Inany part of tho honse command full view of tho sta, 11 sests are desirablo, I ERKENBRECGHER'S Bon-Ton Starch Is absolutoly odorless, and Chomi- cally Puro. Itia snowflake whito, It is susceptiblo of the highost and most lasting Polish, It possessos groator atrongth of body than other trado brands., It i8 packed in Pound Parocels. Full Woight guarantood, It cogts less monoy than any Starch in tho World, Itis manufaoturoed in the heart of gllo greatost coreal rogion of the obe, It is Sold universally in America b’i Grocors and Doalors, ts annual consumption roachos Twonty Million Pounds, ANDREW ERKENBRECHER, CINCINNATI, Zrlantrecher's World- Famuus Corn-Starch for Food, . FAVOIL & KNAINN, Holo Northwenier Agonin Chicago. AIIIRTS, Etee SHIRTS. Having always usod much heavier Linens ll&our Hnirta than aro ordinorily used, thus 8dding to their service, and having our out. tng and manufacturing done with groater thail and caro than aro ardlnnru{ takon, our, rh businoss hay grown to bo tho squal or ln’ half dosen competitors combined. Bate hfaction always guaranteod. WILSON BROS., 67 und 89 Washington-st., Chicago, 69 and 71 Fourthi-st., Cincinnati, 408 North Fourth-st.. Bt, L FOR SALE, HAMILTON, ROWE & (0.8 TORE FIXTURES FOR SALE CHEAP. Beautiful Marble Counters, Show Cases, Wall Cases, And averything pertatning to & frst-class Jewelr, Elory outét, Must bo closed out Immautately. v Inquire of C. D, PEACOCK, Corner of Btate and Wavhington-sta, . FINANCIAL, o SOURNL e o e U 4 PER CENT GOVERNDMENT BONDS,. ' BUBSCRIPTIONS RECUIVED GOy § ber cent Goveroment Uonds; 3 and @ per ceut Carermient Loads for sele: Foretzn Exchango Tor saigs a4 Cousty apicra eainudy ot AZARUS SILVERMAN'S Dank, Chataier of Couancico. To RENT, £tors and N whicnt 34 Lasallo-st. A th L) Searhn u;l:‘;:l‘:.‘l‘zhu m‘:"n& Sk r . o * WL ¢ Do, « Tribube Bulldiz. WASHINGTON. Tilden’s Cloven Hoof at Last Stuck Into Plain Sight. The Buccessful Revolution- ary Mancuvres of lis Emissaries, They Manage to Provent the Proposed Democratic Disclaimer, Ex-Representative Darrall, Louisiana, Summoned to 4 tho Capital, of His Probable Stultification of the Inquisitors Who Have Cited Him, Republican Indignation Concern~ ing tho Course of the Floridn Committee. Senator Matthews Subpconaed by the Potter Com-~ mittee. The Domocrats Holding a Gleoful Au-~ topsy Over Ex-Becrotary Robeson, THE INVESTIGATION, THEY MEANT REVOLUTION IN THE FINST PLACE. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, WasuinoTon, D, C., June 9.—It bos, in fact, beon discovered that emissaries of Tllden are nctively at work to provent the passage of & tesolution by the Ifvuse declaring that is not the futontion of the Domocracy, as the result of the Potter investigation, toattack tho Presiden- tial titte, Manton Marble, tha Intimato person- al {rlend and {mmeoiate representative of Til- den, pave o diuner-party hicro last night to the mombors of the House Judiclary Committee. That dinner may becomo as historical os Mont~ gomery Blalr's terraplu supper to the members of the Maryland Lewislature. It i3 quite cer- taln that, last weok, o majority of the Judielary Committco was disposed to act favorably upon tho report already prepared by Proctor Knott, the Chalrman, which de- clored in substance that the question of the Presidency was scttled by the Forty-fourth Con- gress, which alone had jurlsdiction of that sub- Ject; that mo future Cougreas can reopen the question, and that.the Dewmocracy has no pur- pose to reopen it Biuco that dluncr-party last night, the meinbers of the Judiclary Comunittes who have favored the report are sald to have declared that the matteris too grave to be de- cided untll after the investigation: has bLeen more complete. The Laod of Tilden undoubt- cdly is In this movement, and it {s now probable that the oxpected report from theJudiclary Committee > MAY DE WITHNELD until aftor the closo of tho seszion, The interest which Tilden takes Is manifested Ly the preacnco hero of some of the most noted of the Tilden malcontents, MANTON MARLLH has nrrived to lovk after tho personal Interests of Tilden. In his conversation he does not hesitate to express o hope that the recent in- vestigution will result in creating such a public excitement that it will prepare tho way for an casy removal of Hayes. Ie maintaing that the Forty-fourth Congress had no right to sur- render its conatitutional duty of countiug the vote to the BLECTORAL COMMISSION} that it did vot do so: that it is still within the power of Congress to count thio votes; und It is eyidently Maoton Marblo’s hopo aud expectation that the Potter lnvestigation will result {n tho unscativg of Hoyes. DANRALL, OF LOUISIANA, Ex-Republican Represontative, who was thrown out of his scat In order that the Democrat, Acklln, who was not clected, mizht . have it, arrived here to-day as a witness before the Pot- ter Comunittee. o ls summoned by the Demo- crats, but they are likely to catch auother Tar- tar fu hiw. The purpuso for which hy is called undoubtealy s to attempt to prove that there was 2 Shorman letter to Auderson. Darrall says that tho letters from him wineh Anderson had, sod which the Conunitteo now has iu its posscs- slon, contain nothing of importance. Darrall nas known Anderson snd his wife for somo years,and vecaslonally wrote to them. - Anderson eate to bLim efter the election, from Feliciaua Parish, with hils coat [ull of bullet-holes, aud showing o battered pocket-buok, thut bad alono saved his lite. He sald bo was o victim of Dewocratic persecution. DARRALL FORMERLY LIVED IN KAST FPRLICIANA, and repredented that parlsh In Congress for thrce years. e well knew that the Rupublcan vote of that parlsh bad been so futimidated that it was not safs for auy oue tosay he was a Re- pubilcan, The Republican leaders had all been killed, and a RRepublican majority ranging from 1,100 to 1,700 had been completely destroyed, Darrall therefore undertook to ald Auderson, aund bhad a confervnce with both Stauloy Matthews and Packard about biwm, - Matthows, Darrall says, was A MAN WI1O MAD ULOOD IN 1, and entered heartlly loto the work of scuring Anderson a place, In return for what ho then thought was fulthful, houorable, and perilous services; *‘and,’” sald Darrall, ** Mutthews was the vnly wau who scemed to carv to stand by auybody.” As to inthnidation i East Fellel- ana, Darrail belleved that Anderson's first story was true. Anderson hud told lin nbout it be- Iore he mado his protest, sud had sald that ho bad becn obliged to leave that parish bofore makiug the vrotest, as ho could not bave made 1t there without endaurering his iife. Ho woat dowa to Batou Rougy, aod wade and mailed It there, TN STORY ABOUF TUB YALSSFROTEST, Darrall states, was an afterthought on tho part of Audorson. Thcu there was no possible doubt that the protess that was filed, and which 1s in the Bberinsn-Oartield letter, was the original protest sigued by Anderson. Darrall thinks that the five negroes recently referrod taby the Assoclated Press as havivg been haneed fn Point Coupes Parish for an slieged attempt to assassinate oo Archer, were Republican negroes who had been attcmpting to urguenlze @ political club, snd that the story of the vonspiracy to kili Archer is s bull- dozer's fovention. Ax70 TN RXUTENCE ‘Ol TOB SUERMAN LA™ Darrall says the letters which the Committee bas from bimscll to Andurson sy possibly refer to @ Sherman letter, but Darrall doubts whether Bherwan over wrote any such letter. Anderson did wot say anythlog to bim about & Sherman letter untll late this winter, bere u Washington, aud, whon Lo spoke of such u doe- ument, he sald that Stoughton had eigned It with Sherman. Now, on the document which Anderson has subrnitted to the Committee as & correct copy of tho alleged original Bherman letter, tho name of Btoughton does not appear. Darrall remembers that Anderson told him that he had been offored $4,000 to scil out to the Democrats. It will undoubtedly be made to appear befors the Potter Committes that the investigation orlginates directly with Tilden, and that Bypher, Counsel for Anderson, went personally to Tiiden i New York City laat fail with an offer to scll the documents which have been prescoted tothe Committee by Domo- cratic hands. FLORIDA. The Republicans fecl ‘extremely indignant at the course ol the Florlda Sub-Committee in re- fusing to take the testimony of any but Demo- cratic witnesses. It Is clalined that it should bave heen proved, If the Democrats Lad sub- pened the witnesses asked for, that the bull- dozing and intimidation at Johnsonville, Buker County, Fla., io 1876, was such that not a single Republican vote was cast, although numbers of HRepublicans would have voted It they could have done so with safety to their lives, ‘The fact was sufticlently established hefore the Board of Stato Canvassers to induce the Democratic Judgu Cotke to'advise that that tho vote of the prednuet be thrown out. Thu county eanvussers of Baker’County, Florida, who returned the county in 1570 for Mayes for Presldent and Stearns for Qovernor, aro now beinz investi- gated by the Florlda 8ub-Committee. ‘They have been Investigated once before by the Dem- ocratlc Judgo Cocke, of tho Stato Board of Canvasscrs, and the proceediugs were declared Ly them to be legal and binding. SENATOR MATTHEWS AND ANDERSON, The Anderson letter to Weber, of Nov. 20, asking hin 1o come around and conferin re- pard to obtalning o written guarantco from Sherman, scems to assume that Maitbows was in New Orlcans at that date, or that he bad communicated with bim. This{s not true. o waa not thers while the Returnlug Bosrd was cauvassing the vote, and, In fact, hiad no com- munication with Anderson of any kind until | tho 23d of Mareh followiog the inauguration. An cxamination of the Elcctoral returns for- warded by the Democrats {rom Loulsians and frum Florida, and which were before tho Elect- toral Commission, shows that each of therais open to the objection which the Democrats now mako to the form of the Republlcan returns from Loulsiana, namely, that the Klectors certi- fled to only one paper contalning a statement of tho vote for President and Vice-President, instead of two distinct lists, os the Constitution requires. SPRINGER AND HUNTON. Reports from Floridasnhow clearly that Springer and Ilunton bave fully determined to shut out all testimony that is llkely to compromise the Democrats, ‘The fact will coma out, on the re- turn of the Florida Committee, that one of the most activo nen in preparing the Democratic case for the Democrats is about us disreputable a character as Anderson, THB KNAVE TREMDLING, s Anderson {s represeuted ss expressing fears that tho testimony before the Potter Commit- tee may bring trouble to bim. It undoubtediy will, after the Committee have flalshed with him, If there be any virtue in law fu this coun- try. Pitkln and Mrs. Jenks will probably arrive to-morrow ns witnvsaes. Nothing has been Dbeard from Mra. Weber. CONKLING. It Is claimad that it will be shown In evidence that Anderson zave the Matthews corrcspond- encs to Bonator Conkling early in this scasion. It bas long .beon rumored that, when Ilowe made his attack on the Administration, Conk- ling had those letters in his desk, oud that it waa expccted that ho would have followed Huwa, ana have produced them, To the Western Anuciated Preas, i BENATOR EDMUNDS. WasniNagToN, June 0.—Senator Edmunds wiil to-morrow nsk to bo excuscd from service on tho speclal Committes appointed by tho request of Benator Matthews to inqulro fnto the matter touching the lnat Prestdential election in Louls- fana. Mr. Edmunds has beon sufferfug from alarls, pud desirea to return homo immedi- ately after adjournment. SENATOR MATTIIZWS SUNFORNAED. 1t is currently reported that Benator Matthews was scsved last night witha subpoena to ap- pear before the Potter Committee, but the Sergeant-at-Arms at o lato hour to-nivht had recelved no report from his Deputy Bubpoen a Clerk, in whose tands It was placed. 1f ft hos not yet been served, {t will ba to-morrow morning. s A FOUTHERN BENATOR'S OPINION ON THE TOT- TER MOVRMUNT—NOT TEN I'ER OBNT OF THE CONGRESSMEN DESIGH TO SEN HAYES DE- YOSED. A reporter of the Momphis Avalanche Inter- viowed denator Harrls, of Tonnedsce, on the Tthiust, Thosubject was the Potter investi- patlon, Benator Harrls {s a Democrat. The reporter asked, *la there In Congress an desre to o futo the question of the Presl- dent’s titlat " ‘Flio Senutor was sllent o moment; then, in worids siow and emphusized, as If to make every word tell that ho menut what he ealil, ko re. plied, * Thero is not more than onv man out of every ten in Congress that contemplates re- opeiitugz tha question of tho President's title. That question has been settled constitutionally, and {s beyosl the reach of any one's hand. Con- ‘xm passed on thu vate and counted it for Tuyes, That suttics it Reporter—* How about the Bouthern mem- berst Benator Harrls—'*1 do not know of ono man from the Bouth who desives to disturb the Pres- filent in ils seat. [ shall alivays recopnize Lim 88 thy Chiet Executive of tho uation, and his actaus the ucts of the Exccutive, When this wintter of Potter’s resolution was spoken of to e heforu its Introduction, ) disapuraved of it “Iret, 1 wuld, *Gentlemen, i you o over this testimouny, and get the facts of the Loulsisna fraud, us you suy, in shape betore tho country, thoy Wil conviuce no mau who Is not now convineed, Second, It you fall to muke good every one of them, you break the foree of the (mpression which theso frauds hove aiready made.! When the mutter was untered on, how- ever, 1 told them that tiere was but one course leit thent, oud that was to push it through to the end."” Reporter—* What is the sentiment In Wash- fugton about the ery of Mexicanization( " Senater Harrla—*Well, | have talked with Bvuators und Represoututives wnd heard them talk,—it was no_afluir of my making,—and, ns Lsud before, there ars fully nhie out of ten who regard the worlk of Potter's resolulion s tlio limit of steos to be taken in Lhs matter,” A TURLN-MONTHS OLD LEFTEHR YHOM Mit. SUBK- AN, ‘The Cluclunati Eméulur prints_the following lotter written by Becretary Sherman three mouths ago: Toeasuuy Deranzuest, Wasuisoros, Feb, 10, 1878, —Deau Bz Your noto of tho 17th, fuclos. 1og your lotter to the — newspaner, Ie received. For'tbo Kind view you have taken of sy ofiiclal action, 1aw very much oblized to you. Alibis mo- ment, a4 you way, thera suome ta be a dieposition toatlack o froia all quarters, wud probavly 1 do not bear it as trauguilly as §ought, My oiclal wuty has compellud o to etand in the way of wmultltuge of claim agents, Custom-ouss Lrokers, extrome silver aud Infiativn advocated, ouda bost of wen who crowd sround thy ‘Ircasury to obtain niouey lmproperly, 1am perfectly cousciuus of tho dangor of the o, aud bave iwade up oy mind 10 do my duty regardicss of revults. You are mistaken in vne thiog, sod that is that 1 evor wrote a leiler to Auderson, or ever did auy- tbinz in Loulslana whicn could aver by construed mto Nioup I beligve tho clvment fu Loulrlany tLat {e cndeavariug to stir up Lhesw prosécutivie now scknowladge that tney canuot assail we, ex- copt by forgery or perjury, Thoy sought to do this through Anderson and & Mre, Jonks, but thie ut- terly fabled, and I bavo now letters from cuch of these that no suck letter was recelved ur was cver written, Stlll, though you bave fallen into tuls ereor, OX DI wy_ grateful ackuowludyments for the kind worde spokeu in tau midst of obluquy. 1 4o nut fear tho investization of auy act of mine conuected with 1wy public oflice, snd boldly def; auy luquiry or investigation that way by made. J uelthor clalw 10 e better than other men, nor au l; but fu wy pudlic duty 1 bave uvever cou- scivusly dono a slogle act ihat 1 woalafoot Lave CIIICAGO, MONDAY, JUNE 10. 1878, sprend ‘before the world withont apology or exnla- nAtion, Very teuly yours, JoiN SuERNA T(;‘Ulnnul Arrnen Towxsexp, Eaq., Elizal POTTER'S COMMITTEE. A POGH DAY YOR THR INVESTIGATORS, Hgectal Dispalch to The Tridune. Wasmxatoy, D. C., June 8.—It wasa pour day for the Democrats fn the Polter Commit tee. The preposterous story Lad been started that there would be proof conclueive that the Republican Electoral roturn No. 3 from Loulsi- ana had been fotentlonally omitted from the officlal report of the procesdings of the Electoral Commission, and that the omission was part of s great conspiracy. McKenns, Clerk of the Electoral Comnmission, belng subjected to an exacting crous-examination for hours, explained clearly that the umission was occasfoncd by a derical fuadvertenco and the error of the oflicial stenographer. The absurdity of any claltn of fraud i this matter 18 manl- fcst when it I understood that the book in which the misprint occurs was not print- eduntil after tho Eloctoral Commission had closed its labors, The orlxionl returus were ALL UEFOLE TUE CoMMIBSI10N and were printed. Every member had a printed copy of each of the returns, and the manuscript originals were constantly upon thaClerk's table. Thu theory, therefore, that therc was any Attempt at conspiracy was IDTHL The Demo- crats nave lost this point, which was only one of nany petty technical polnts that thoy are seck- ng tu raise, ‘They were not more successful with Scnator Ferry. 'They had hoped to find io the man who had courage enough to count tho votes if it had heen necessary a person who swould clther ace knowledize himself té have beena partytos great fraud or would have become a recusant witness. SENATOR PERRY DID NEITIER. Having first obtained permission of the Sen- ate to nuswer the request of the Connnittee, he explained v the minutest detall his connee- tion with the Electoral returns to the acknowl- edged satfsfaction of the Democrats, Ile showed with what signal fidelity the Republiean President of - the Scnato ad- minfstered the duties of his great ollles in that critieal time. The stateineont which Ferry pre- sented as to the Irregularities n tho returns of the Elcetoral Collezes of all the States should be regarded by the American people os a warning that speedy revisfon of the Election law Is nceessary to prevent the recurrence of another Electoral excitement, Scnntor Ferry took the procsution to have kept a record of the irrogularities made by the Electoral Colleges. There WERR NEARLY TWRNTY STATHS in which there wore some deviations from ths atatute requirenients with respect to tho out- ward formalltics of tho vote, Democratic and TRepublican States were altke, The Democrats liave sought to make a pofut agalnat Ferry, from the fact that the first messenyer return” which came from Louisiana tvas allowed to be taken back for correction, but it appears that tho re- turn from Democratlc North Carolina was olso talten back to that State, and was teturned cor- rected, and Dewmocratic Arkausss even endesy- ored to induce Vice-U'resident Ferry to allow tho returns of that State to bo taken fron custody, for correctiun, after he hod oftle ‘y received it, Ferry showed thatthe original, genuine return from Loulsiana was firet re- celved by wall, was first preseoted to the joint Convention, and was submitted to the Electoral Commission. LEVISSEE asked to bo recalled, nnd robuked one of the Democratie membors of tho Committeo for having put words {n his mouth. The Dewo- cratic memnbers’ conduct tho sxamination so much Hke n prosccution that witucsscs feel acnsitive ot ft. ‘This scnaitiveness was mank- fested to-day by Mr. Cox on belalf of the Ite- publicans. Cox rebuked McMalion for acting 28 & prosceuting attoruey, statiog that his ac- tion os u porcisan had been voticeable, Me- Maton replied that Cox scemed settled because fur tha firat thne in his life bo _gppened as the defender of fraud. o COX RERUKED M'MAUON -for declaring as o Judge that there was fraud or forgery befors cven the cross-cxamination had Leen completed, und slmply becauee ons witness had declined to testify, e rebuke glven by Cox was evigently woil-d d. MATTUEWS. A QUESTION OF I'RIVILEGE. fyeetat Dapateh to The Tribune, WasiminatoN, D. C., June 8.—Len Batler's speech was the scusatlon of'the Potter Com- mittee to-day, T um desirous of gettingto the Lottom facts, having nelthier fricnds to roward nor enemies to punish,” sald Ben, with a tre- mendous pull of his cheeks, Stanley Matthews had sent o letter refusing to accept the tovita- tion of the Cummittco to appear before it. Butler threw his first brick. 8o fonyr as be had a seat In tho Hoase of Represontatives, bo said, tro would never allow o United States Senator to invado its uuthority, Butler bas always In- vited o contest with tho Scoate, and fosists upon tho right of the House to command the prasence ot o Senator. It seems now probable hat a direct fssuc upon this questiou will be mude. Butler captured the Potter Commltice caslly, the Republicans eveu voting that A BUMMONS should Lo dircctod to fssue, although Cox thougnt the summous should not require Mattlicws to be prescut pending the scasivns of the Henate, Unless Maltnews recedes, o cons test scems inovitable. Butler's speoch hoa shown that be at all eventafsnot friendly to Matthews, and every- body who beard the socech must think that be Is more disposed touid tuo Democrats then the Lepublicans. The entiro tempor of bis epeech was hostlle, Iis boast of indupendence seomed ke a deflauce. He spoke of fimpeachment as the object of the Com- mittee, Indeed, he sald In substauce tnat Matthews was probably possessed of certaiu knowledge after the ‘fuct which might make him an accomplice In frauds. Butler b not fully defined his positlon, but his tir niticant” utterances were that the Democrats KNEW WIIAT TUSY WERE AUOUT when they put bim on the Committec. ‘Fhie subperenn will be sorved upon Matthows, What then! Ho has taken the position {n which he either will e comnpolled to refuse to come, and ask the Benato to staud by bigp, or clse entirely rolinquish his own position, Thu case with which Butler captured: the Cowmmittes to dav woutd Indicate thut the Con- wittee would report the matter to tho ilouse, undd then o cynilict would seem inevitable, ‘T'hu closing duys of the scsslon may bu occu- vled with & bitter contest over the right of one tiouss to fuvad 2 the copstitutional privileges of another, Butler's arzunents Wers specious. o fnterpreted Bee, U, Art. 8, of the Constitu- tion, which'prohibits a Coogresswau from ar- Test, os simply weantog ARILEST FOR DEUT ON ORIMIUAL PROCES#, yet all the preat parllamcutary snd constitu- tloual outhorities are agaiust. bim, nearly all’ the precedents arc azuinst him, and, for thut matter, the Senute ook ftd position upon the subject nolster than yesterday, Hya unanl- mous yote, [t was declded that the Becretary of the Senate had no rignt 10 obey & subpeus to the House Committee, aud that it was sn jm- pertineme on the part of thu House to bave dirccted an oficer of the Beuate to ap- pear, and that, sven whien requested, a inember of the Scuate zhould uot appear except by him askiug perlssion, In accordance with that de- cislon Benator Ferry did sk permission, Stanley Mutthews declines to usk it and lo- alsts upon bls rights, “Uhe Senuto will be com- pelled to -uppun L, Mutthews' course Is disspproved hy many Re- publivans, It ecems to heve en udopted without advice, os have all his other acts that have brougit hispersonal friends oud bis party into such an unvleasant situstion, Republicaus say thus thero sccins to bo uo Hmit' to Matthews’ capacity for blundering, sud that his Iast act caunot help bis position before the country, wlilo {t will aid still furtier 0 placy bis party fn an embarrassing place. o “I:AI'II’HIIWD’ LETTELR, 2 eatern Ausoclated Press, ‘Wasuinotox, D. C., Jung &—fl the ci0s8 of Mr, Ferry's cxamnination, tho Chairman lald bo- fore tho Cowmittoc the followlug letter frowm Benatur Matthew: Waswizarox, D. C., June B.—lon. Clarkson N, Datter, House of Bepreasniatices—Sint 1have 1ho honor 'to acknowledyo the recelpt frum Me. lrwin B. Linton, clerk of the Cowmwmitice of In- vestigation, etc., of which 1 belleve you are {laicua, of & léiter Incloulig tho copy of & reso- lution fquotluxl. Without intendlug any dts- Tespect whatever Lo the honorably Cowmlites oz the House of Lvprescutatives. 1 felt constrained by a scose of duty towards mysslf and Scoate of Vuited States, of which I om & momber, to dechne accept- Iug (bls Juvitation under'the clrcumstauces st Prescut exiating, 1 bad bad no loforwativn of the roceedings before yonr Commlttee whieh fta res ation sbova quoted refers to, except what I dq tived frum reaaing the revorta ibereof In the pr 1ic newspapers, When observing from theie peru. #el the manncr and extent in and to which they #eemed to affect me, I deemed it duc to myseif and to the honorsble hody of which Iam & mem- lier, on Wednesday, the 5tn inst., to bring them 10 the attention of the Senate, 1n & atatement and explanation of & personal nstitre, and as a matrer of privilere maved a resolntios of Inquiry, which ‘was adopted, and of which the following is cop‘y 1quoting It]. I have fust subwmitted the whole matter 1o the Senate, which, by the ndop- tlon of this resolution, has taken jarls- diction and_entercd upon the investigation requested, That body elone, #o far a3 my conduct 14 concerned, I8 competentto render an eflectiva Judgment upon the question. Ho tar, therefore, s your resolution invites me to eubmit to your Committee explanations of my correspondence with Anderson 1n evidonce before it, I consider that it would be improper for me, under the cir- cumstances, to comely with it. I Am not of- fcially informed of the aublect uuder investira- 1 by your Committae In refercnce to which [ am o by {ta resolution Invited to appear and anewer h gnestions as may scempertinent, but, from the copy of the resolution of tue Iowse of Itepresentatives from which your Com. mittee derives its cxistence and authority os reported 1u the Congrassionul Jiecord, | learn that it Las been limited to inquiry into certain leged trauds fa the elections In Plorida and Lo fana, snd the connection therewith of cei - named gentlomen, of wnom 1ain one. Ihave no kuowledge whatever of nny matter relating to this eubject, ¢xcept 80 far an ftapoears in the corre- rpondence with Anderson, which Inin evidence be- fore your Committeeiandas, for the reason already givedi. 1 reserve for esmianation before the Lommitico ordered by the Seuate, it only remains for me to suvscribe myself, respectfully, STantey MarTnews, THE WHOLE GROUND. WIAT T2 SENATE PROPOSES TO DO IN THE WAY OF INVESTIOATION. Wasmsotoyn, D. C., June 8.—Mr. Bpencer submitted the following; Resolred, In order that all the facts connected with ths Presidential slection of 1870, and the ro- ault thercof which was finally reachod, may be fully known to the Ametlean people, n acleet eom- mitieo of ripht Nenators Le appulnted and fnetruct- cd tu inquire {nto and Investizate all the charges of fraud, tllegnlity, intinilaation, violence, snd other obstacles 1o “free and honeat muffrage oce curring at sald election in the States of South Caraling, Florida, and Louisians, sod also into all slintiar charges which raid Committee may deem of sofliclent gravity concorning sald election in Al n, Mississippt, Urezon, or any other Btate 0 {nto al] tho circamstances which the; may deemn It expedient 10 investigato conmnete with the Preeidentini Elcctoral evant in the Fortv- fourth Congress; alno Into al the tlircuinstances of the dinsolution of tha l.cFlllamll and Gorvern. ment fu the State of Louirlann, known as the Packard Government, aud the establishment of the Legisioture and Government known as the Nicholls Government, and to ascertain whethior or not such dlssolntion of the GGovern. ment and tho cetablishment of another was in con- currence of anvact or transactions hecurrlng prior to March 4, 1877, and through what persone or lfienclclll was accomplished ; and that eatd Com. mitteo hare power to sppoiut suh-commitiees, employ clerkeand stenographera, sdininiater oaths, to sond for persons and pavers, 1o osamine wite nesses, Lo sit during the recews, withall the powers of afall Committee of the Senate; and that tho expenses thereof bo pald from thie contingent fund of the Senate, Mr. Bayard—Let that lay over and be printed. Mr. 8pencer guve notlee that he would call the resolution up every day untll 4 vote upon it should ba reached. NOTES AND NEWS. INVESTIGATING RODE3ION. Boectal Dispateh ta The Tridune. Wasmingrox, D, L., June 0.—The Democrat- fc members of the Navy Comumittce promise startling developments before the sessfon ends, The Whitthorne Committce has taken a vast smount of testimony, tha direct object of which was to find something ograinst the late adminis- tration of the navy, It Is clalnca that much corruption has been discovered, and that tho tastimony taken will soun be submitted to the House, with the recommendation that civil and criminal prosecutions bo begun azainst a con- siderable number of persons, including, doubt- less, the late Becretary of the Navy, The wist of the charges wore; that Becretary Robeson, 1n order to obtaiu money to carry on his exten. sive scheme of contracts, complotely strioped all the navy-yards of salable materil, and sold o vast amount of valuablo new mate- tlal as old fron. It s clalmed, even, thatit s been proved that, in one lot of old sron, thero were olzht new bollers sold for 8 cents per pound which had just been finished for vessols then in process of construction, and that these very eight bollers wero subscquently resold to tho Government at 40 cents per pound. Itis claimed that thero are numerous instances of this sort. TILE CUSTOMS INVESTIGATION, The Associated Press has been mystificd so as to state that the Custom-Houss Commtssion appoiuted at the sugpestion of Willlam Henry Smith has come to Washington with a flual report as to tho undervaluattan of kid gloves, and that the report shiows that the comvlaints uealnst New York importers aro not well founded, Thls dispatch states exuctly tho re- verso of thu truth. The Custom-Mouse Com- mission has made uo final roport as to the gen- erul object of the Investigation. 1t Las inade a prellminary report aw to kid gloves umd silka, and finds ‘that the charces of fraud have all been substantially sustained, and that the com- platuts against the New York importers were well founded. TIN BILVEN CONPENENCE, Secretary Evarls to-day received cable dis- patches announcing that France and ltaly huve uccepted the invitation of the United States (o be present at tho Interustional Mouetary Con- ference. Secretary Evarts says that this actties beyond doubt the question of holding the Con- ference, The meceptance of France, Russis, Ureece, and Italy will possibly cause all the Groat Lowers of Europe to particip Austro-Hungary is expected to aceept, and, While the Cablict fn Eugiand s diviiled, Secro- tary Evarts says to-night he woukd not be sur rised 1f Great Britain should daally accept, Che place for holding the Congress has uot been «decided, bat it 1s thought Parls will be selocted. LYING ECONOMY, The deficiencles voted by the Demozrats ot this scssion of Cougress agzeregate tho enor- mous sum of $11,000,000, "I'nis vast amount will be, fu fact, tho jJust debts of the Govern- ment which Democrats fn tho lest Congress ro- fused to Iu\'. 1u order that they mizhit wo before the peuple with the lving declaration that they liad veduced the expendifures of ths Governs meut by that amount. Democratic evononites, as a rule, bave represcoted sunply «deferred B—nymcmn uf Just and houest debta. But the cticiency bifl which passed yesterday has alarmed “the Democratic mansgers of the House s0 nuch that oo uttempt e to by made by them to. bave it returued from the Senate, recommitted to tho House Committee, and{smothered there, And all this for campaigo purposes! ‘The Republice sn Seuators have learned of thts Demucratic trick, and will endeavor to-morrow to have it reported to the Benato and passed without smendment. 1 the Republicany arc suc:essful in this, the Democruts will be compelled to assume the reaponwibliity of thels own hypocri- sy, aud not conceal it until after another Cou- gressional clection by kiding it in committee. TUBACCO. G, @, Bpalding, of the largo tobacco firin of Bpalding & Merrick, culled at tho White Ifouse on Saturday with Uov. Thowas L. Yuung, of Obio, ana met with a cordial reception. Bpald- fug dlscussed the tobacco question to somu ex- tent, but the fudications wre that the reore- scatations of the tobacco men will have littlo effect in Washingztou, as the bitl for the reduce tion of the tax us doomed, Spalding's firm stands on th sury boods ns wd'lng ucarly $L000,000 tax sunually to the Uovernment. Other taxpayers are bero urgiug a reduction, A MEMORIAL. ‘Thero was prescnted yesterday in Congress a memorial of the Chicago Soldlers’ and Citizena' Colony, signed by C. N, Pratt, Louls Wizht, sud 200 other persoos, heads of fawilies, con- templating fwmediate’ colontzation fu_Kansus, oa the live of the Kansas Paclile Raliway, t the effect that, having located & town to which twenty-ive fanlltes bave rewnoved, aud estab lished's Post-Ottice, nnd tiled applications under the Howestead laws, au extcuslon of thuo may Le granted by Congress in which thess titles toay be perfected from six mouths, ss uow pro- vided, to two years, ou account of the fmpossi- bliity ot providiug for the removal of tawflics {u the prescnt dupreesad conditivn of the coun- try. TUE ARMY DILL. ‘The Scoate passcd tbv Arwy Appropristion B, retalntug the arwy ot (ta prescut staudard of 35,000 mea, appointlug two Commsslons,— oue tuzonsuler th propricty of reorgavlzing the um{, aud oue the &x!:cdlu c¥ ol transfernui the ludisn Burcau to the War Departmeat, an wractically defeatiuw the Houso vropasition relas tive to posse comitatus. Senators confidently expect the ITouse will recede from its positlon rather than let the Army biil fail. If the flousa does not recede, tha bill wiil fail, as the Sensts never will surrender, Ao extra aessfon would then be necesssry. Sonator Edmunds sharply outlined the revolutlovary character of the legislation proposed by the House, Had such doctrines pravalled io 1881, he , President Lincoln and every officer under him would bave been lable to have been sent to the Leniten- tlary for trying to preserve tha Govertment, Thera i no expresa provision by law by which the army could defend EVEN PROPERTY IN 1T8 POSSESSION. Neither could the P’resident protoct the Treas- ury from amob or the White House from fu- vasfon, without being liable to the Fenltentiary, a3 thera is no exvress authority of law for such use of the army. The whole scheme illus- trates the tendency of the South still towards nulllfication. " It startics Republicans by the suggeations that after all the resultsa of the War do mot seem to be nceepted. In the course of tho de- bate Benator Conkling announced that, iu oppos- inz the restriction upon the tse of the nrmy, ho did not appear as an advocate of natlonal ad- mintstration, Nor was he accredited with being particularly friendly to It, but he did uot eon- sider that the Administration had so conducted itself a3 to require penal statute as s menace, The penal clause was stircken out from the posse comitatus section by s strictly partv vote, which practically nullifles the section. The Senate, to the surprise of everybody, without debate passed the bill to pay the tive and o half millfons ATARD OP TUE IALIPAX COMSISSIONERS. An amendment was sdopted authorizing issue uf bonda to securs the necessury fuu its payments the tor PACKARD, To the Western Amnciated Press. ‘Wasninaron, June 8.—~The bond of ex-Gov. Packard, of Loulsiana, as Cunsul to Liverpool, hias been recelved st the State Departinent aud opproved. —_—— COKN. The Present Outlook for the Crop ia Illi- n Bpectat Disgateh to The Tridune. Dwionr, 111, June 0.—'the week just closed bas been one of severe trial to the farmers in this whole rewion. One or two flue bright days #ave us the hope that we should yet bu able to pull through all right. But the last thres or four days have been so cold and wet, and the ground bas becn fo such bad condition to either plow or plant (yet the farmers have dous both), that, where we denend so mucn ou the result of ove crop, we have had bard work to keep our spirits up, Fromn perronal observation and conversation with our largo tarmers and representative men, woare able to glve the many reatlers of Tun TRiseN® what we think Is the correct corts prospect for 1878 for this territory ou the Bth of June,’ Commenclug at Garduer, aud ruuning soutuwest aloug the lue of the Chicago & Alton Rallroad as far south as Blovmiugton, e have one of the richest and fnest bodfes of land in our State. In 1877 the counties com- prising this district produced the followiug amount of coru: Totalieeriererses va 4 aneeaae From the above figures eveu a partiul fallure of the corn crop must affect intercsts whose magnitudu is scarcely. realized by those not familiar with the geography of our State, Com- mencing st Garduer, lu Urundy Couuty, whero tho 1and {s iat and bas ns yet been subjected to but little thorough drainuge, the vorn 1s not coming well mwaged by wire worms aud flooding rains, Tuere is much replantine. From one-third to onc-half the land yet tu pus 1n, and about vue-fourth yet to plow, At Morris, in the samy county, muny farmers have avandoned thelr flrst planting, sud sre working the later planted, or vlowiug uiore, Farmers are fecling & good deal discourszed. At Odoll and_the euunt:‘y tributary to it, the land Is much higher, and’ maturally drains berter, Yot the turmors all say that we canuot Lave a full crop., - On bigh land corn fs all right, Un low land corn {s druwaed out, aud 1o at- tempt will be made to replant, as It 18 now too late. It s a pleasurcto be able to state tnat therois ono town in this reglon wuero the rouds are in good condition, and the result s secu by the very heavy dll‘] recelpts of corn, Tuls healthy internal improvement is due to the liberal polfcy which has been for the Just few {cnfl pursued by tha Road Commissioners, who iave not unly built roads but kept them up, nnd also svatled themselves of cver invention whlch would elther scrape, geade, or smooth the ronds. Mr. 8, 8. Morgan, of Odell, has token a contract this sensun to kuep in re- pair forty wiles of ronds, and, with a scruver and grader “of his own invention, which the present seuson has been subjected to the most severe toats, is simply showinz what can be dono when wo bielp ourselves; and he {8 succecding here with bis work to the satistaction ot every one., Asanother progressive sten in the way of road-improvement, the Roud Comuussloness of Odetl will put down tile of large dimenstous in the place of the old wouden culverts, aud alsu cowmence the use of it **lor tiliug our roads.” At Pontlac, Kellog tells that the pros- neet ** s bl "The corn Los come poorly, aud 1 saw nuno of my old Granger friends who did not have faccs as long as iy arm. Yet uos one of them whom we met {n this the hot-bed of *scheap money ' thought that *an unlunited Issug’of greenbacks™ would help them out of the mud or wive them a better stand of com. Hero also we tulked with the boss farmer of Illinofs, Mr. M. L. Sutlivant, on his way to Burr Oaks, bl bome. “ Well, 1 liave this scuson 18,000 acres in corn, a better staud thaw | have had for years cxcept on the low lwid," As overy one who kuows Mr, Sul- livant, ho s over six feet high, a very quict, unasst.ing gentleman, who would not icok quite as bandsome {1 marble as Long Juhu, but us solid, M. B, is, of course, deeply tuterested In tbe present and future prosperity of this whole rewlon, and belleves that the free use ot tils {s our on‘y redemption in conuection with open ditches, ~ Ho also tells ine that the state- uent golug the rounds of the papers that ho had sola to Beally 39,000 acres of his laud for &750,00 18 Incorrect, Ho holds this lJand ag £1,000.000, and the trade s not vet closed, From PontlactoChecona but little of the corn has been plowed, The land s very weedy, but the stand ts falr, and the corn sil looked batter than further vorth, At Louxington wo talked with Short-Horu Farmer and Ratiroad Commisstoucr Willfsm Smith. While it was evident that “ Bllly * was not clad in purple snd fino lven, yot from bis round, iat, rubicund face no one wrould dispute thu fuct that he still feods from tho public crib sumptuously overy day. Mr, Smlith's oplulon wus that at’ least one-third of tic corn had totted, This opinion was fully contlsned by others whom I conversed with. Mr, Smith has dons sowe tillug, and the tirst yeur the tucreaso on the crop was over one-third, | and be was morv than pald for all bis expenso that scavon, The condition of the corn & year ago as pub- Hebed 0w TRIBUNE was as follows: Urundy County—Corn thin stand, Pale and uuhesithy. Froapect lalr, Livingeton Couuty—Corndid not come as wel! a3 usual. Cultivating, Y McLean County~Corn yellow, Cause, cold weatler, Season backward, v, Flaher, (u bis report, added, Thiu staud. What wera tho reeults! Tho perusal of this dispatch will auswer the question. Spoctal Dispateh 10 The Trbuns, Broosixatox, Ill., June 0.—It has ralned fu- ceasautly since yesterday morning. Corn-Helds aru inundated, ood farw work at su end fora weck at least. 'Therv can be but littie bope for tho corn crop If thiy weather contlnues louger. e —————— GREGG'S BEQUEST. Bpectal Dispaich s Tha Triduns I¥p1aNaroLs, Ind,, June §.—Soma time ago Thbomus D, Grege, formerly & rosident of In- dinoapolls, dicd, aud his will gave an catate valued at §75,000 to the ity for ecducational puposcs. 16 was locatcd mostly fu Virgiols, and representatives of this oty are now thero trying to get posscsslon. Thu relatives of the doceased contest the will, and bave offvred to cowpromiss by giving Indianapolis $25,000 cash, The City Attoruey, now iu Richimond, telegraphs advislug accoptauce of the offer, and the Couo- el will deteruuno to-morrow ulghy what W do, e —ma——— THANATOPSIS. Naw Yokx, Juue 9.—Tne rundition of .Will- fam Culleu Bryaot to-night wasnot very favora ble. Hu was resting quictly; but took mourlsh- wmeot less freuly.. His respirution was good, but bis pulse wus not quitc so strong. The physiclans don't look fur soy chauge within the uext tweuty-four bours, practieal The Congttds to Be Engaged on Preliminaries Till Saturday. Great Hopes of Peaco Fostered at Vienna and St. Peters~ burg. Austria, llowuvér, Arming Execute the Will of the Congress.” “to Sensational Rumors Regarding a Bud- den Change of Buitans at Constantinople. The Empress of Russia Serionsly Illee Emperor Willlam’s Condition Continues to Lmprove. Lishon Suffers a Milder Touch of Her Old Complnint._ THE EAST. THE DIPLOMATIC WAY OF FUTTING IT. Viaxna. June 8.~Tte New Free Press an- nounces that six divisious of the Austrian army are tu be placed in n few days on a war footing, 80 that means may bo in readincss to executo the deciston of the Congress affecting Austria. TUKKEY'S PROTEST. BT. PRTRRSBURY, June 9.—The Journal de St. Detersbury, Qlscussing Turkev's memorandum to tbe Congress, says it will not succeed in creating a split smong the Powers, NETLOORADE. CoxstaxTinorLi, June U.—The Rasslans aro making retrograde movements at the vurious voluts. The raliway between Varna and Huete chuk will shartly by reopened. . AN AWPUL TIT FOR TAT. ‘The Bulgariang continue to commit atrocitics i the pluiu of Arda, and the Mussulmans aro fleeing to the Rlodope Mountalns., It is sald ufoeteen villazes have been burned, several old meu crucified, and many women violated, BEIVIA, Beeguans, June 0.—Prioce Milan has quashed the senteuce of death uoun ex-Minlster Tehue- nitch, ROUNAKIAN FEARS. Loxpoy, Juny 9.—Tiw Standard’s telegram from Duckarcst reparts that the movemunts of the Russtan troops cause u fear that the Itus- stans Intend to Iaterrupt the 1march of tho Roumantau troops and ceeupy Buchareat, Til1 COHNORESS, Beauiy, June 0.—While tue Coogress will assembls Thursduy, tue vroceedings until Haturday will be merely formal. RUSUIAN DEIINLS. Loxnox. Juoe V.—A Times dispatch from St. Petersbury says Is I8 Lelleved Ruasla will sct more fmportance on the wuarantees fur the state of things to Lo establisied by the Con- gress than ou th question of frontiers, *SANQUINE." The correspondents of the Times at St Petersburg und Vicuna both report o very sanguine feelfug a3 to a peaceful result of - the ! Conuruss. ~~ sMOUGING. : The Tims' Vieuna correspondent savs the Russlaus latcly occupicd-Djuma aud Ekestame boul, south and soutinvest of Shumla. Thee l r2 bevoud the line of demarvation, and Fazlt Pasha threatonzd to foruibly expel tho Russians, beling apparently iznorant of the se- worted armugements for the surrender of Shuwla. AN UNCHIRISTIAN NAME, ALL AAMER. Caratheodori Effenéd, first Pienipotentlary of ‘Turkey to tho Cunureas, Is a Clirlatlan, BENSATIONAL RUNMORS. Loxpoy, June 9.—The Dally News publishes a scries of scnsatlonal dispatches from Constan- tinople vie Syra, to thy effect that tue Bultun hea completely lust his beaa; thut a change of roverelgn and poasibly of dynosty {s immluent; that the party which wants to make Midhat Pushia dictator s the strougest: thut tbhe Turk- 1sh army shows a tnutiiousspirit, aud that great excltoment cxists i Btamboul. WILL NOT GIVE TUEX UT. Loxpox, June 0.—7Tno Telegraph's dispatch from Pera says it 18 stated that a recent counctt of Ministers has declded not to surrender auy of the tortreases peuding the' debates In tuo Congress. DENIAL, The Tumes' correspondent ot DBucharest de- clares that nothive In the movements of the Russian troops {n Roumoula glves ground for upprebension of a condlict, BISMARCK'S PROGRAMME. 1y Labia $a%ae New York firvald, Loxpoy, Jute 8.—~The Hera'd's Berlin corre- spondent telegrapbs under date of lust night that rumora prevatl there that Princo Blsmarck hus cluborated a complete programme for tho solution ot the Eastern imbroghio, und tntends submittiug ft to the Cougress, aud {nsisting upou its adoption en bloc, LORY BEACONSPIELD. To the VWestern Assoclated Press. LoNpox, June -] eacousfleld has atarted for Berlin to attend the Congress, Bentiy, Juno S—Lord Beacounstieid will stay wt the Hutel Raiserbot, Couuts Schouvalutf and Cortiat the Hotel Royal, and the other Plent- ¢ oteutiarics to the Couigress ut thelr respective S bassies. 3 Bratluuo for Roumanla, Ristich for Sorvia, and Delezannl for Greece, Will be in uttendancs tu urgo thoe claims of tacir respective countried. tirccew hopes to be invited to o seat In the Cungress with full powers, WilL FUOTEST, Bucnanest, June 3.—~The Chamber of Depu- tles yesterday decided that the Roumunlan 1eprescntatives u the Congress suould tullexibly protest azainet the retrocessions of essurabls, und listen to no reprosontations or threats Ine tended to shake their determination. THB WAK INDEMNITY, England bas sgreed that the war Indemnity Is to beincluded un the same basis as the other Turklsh dett in tbe geucral plan of the cou- yerston, LEWALDS OF MERIT. It 1s rumored that Lord Loavonaficld 1s to be be made a Duke uficr the Cungress, but it s more probable that he und Lord Balisbury will recelvo the decoratlon of the Uarter. TUR TUNKISH REPRESENTATIVES. CONSTANTINOVLE, Juue 8.—Tus dclegates to | the Berlu Congress, Caratherlovi Effendi, Mehewet Alf, and Sadoullab’ Bey, started for * | Burlin to-day, via Odessa, Canutherlovi Efendl has been appointed Misiater of Public Works; Baith Pasug, Prefectof Polico; and 8afd Pasha, Governor of Angura, Bebomet AN has beew replacod incumwand of 1he troops by Fusd Puasbia, Juns B.—Bivmarek wil tranafer hiy #LIN, June B.—! ck le?lzr:ncu to the ew Mlinlsterial ofiices, lormer- 1y Radzivill Palace, where the Cougress will t. o ‘{he Protocols of thoscyerul Powers have been laced under tho control oi Radowits, who will usslsted LY the Secretary of the French e bassys i baaoe NS TS i (e oxpoy, June 8.—Tha Purte sppears elded to thedewmunds for Shumla, but bas not or tho surrender of Varoa, Not Russia onlv, but Uermany likewise, binted to the Porto that unicss the furticsses were surrendered, an fovi- ttion to Turkey toatteud the Congreas would bo withbeld, 4 THR BULTAN 1Ll With bls failing bealth the Sultan becomes more capriclous and duticult to wanage. Ru- wors bave been prevaleut that bo ds vesy werls ously UL SERVIA. BxLozaps, June E.—'l{w Serviaus continue with ¢uergy thelr military propazutions, whils