Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 19, 1878, Page 5

'W'Hi: CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, NOVERNBER 19, 1878. 7 haro of this vote; Dr. Felton beat Tareat Aaicr i his own (Cobly comitys and Sprer brat BTlape i his (Morgen) connty, SSpealiime_of remarkable features, it is alo Lite notleeable In Georgla politica that several Of thie moat auceesstul pullticians, and who now Jead the list, are materlally aided by their wivea, ‘'There 14 Senator Gordon, for tnstance; T wite was with bim ail during the War, ani Jo with him_all the time in Washington Clty durlng every eession of Congress, She conducts much of his busiucss for him, and it is said that Jie always has her advice unon every lmportant matter.” Mrs. Felton ought really to be the Congreseman, and not the Doctor. She con- ducte his campalans for him: nud, in fact, wero st not for her, he could never be clected, (ien, Toombs said in the Kimball House Jast Satur- day night that he waain favor of Mrs, Felton tor Unfilm States Bcnator agalnst Gen, Gordon, Mre. Colquitt, wifa of the Uovernor, is also yery vol{tlulx; fnclined, and renders the Goy- crnor very ntich aeslstance In his affalrs of Buate. Mrs. Ben HIU f5 nlso slwayas with the Senator n Washington, but she does not take ihat active mterest tn counseling Benator HIlL that the othiera do with their husbauds. x,mnwaon mug. G ki emarks are_ frequentiv made abont what s u!‘mm the * Kirkwood Ring.” Kirkwood s o suburb four miles from Atlaota, on the Georgla Raflrond, where resides Benator Qordon, Gov, Colquitt, Col. Robert A. Alaton, the Washifug- ton lobbytst; Col. Thomas A, Howard, ex-cditor and politiclan, at present clerk In the Execulive Department, and one of the amoothest and most fluent conversationalists in Ueorgla; Maj, J. W. Warren, the Governor's Secretary: and there formerly restded near the samo coterie Cot. 1, W, Avery, Privatc Sccretary of the Gov- ernor, Why they sre designated the Kirkwood Ring does not appear, but any one belng favor- ed by the Executive meets with the fnainuation that ke belongs to the Kirkwood Ring. It is belug whispered around the corrldors of the Tegstature that the Kirkwood King 1s interest- ol In the lease of the Btate convicts, quls would include Uov, Coiquitt and genstor Gordon, and may yet occasion & committee of the Legislature to favestizate It. A committee s already fnvestigating Gov, Lol quitt regardiog his :I(nlgg £200,000 of bonds for tne Nottheastern Ratlroad. In the Jast throes of thie Bullock Lecislsture aLill was passed granting State ald to said rall- road by ndorsing its Londs for 815,000 a mile after the first twenty miles wera completed. BULLOCK PLED, Gov. Smith came in, and the Legislature passed a0 act declaring that Stato ald to alt raliroads, excopt certain ones uamned, should be withe drawy, and the Northeastern Rond was by name excepted. For soma leqal reasons Goy, Smith persistently refused to slgn the bouds, As eoun 28 Calquitt was fnaugurated, efforts began to have lim sl the bonds. The matter was oot sutnitted to the Legislature, nor was it re- ferred to the Consiitutlonal Convention which asserabled a year after. Senator Ben Hill, how- escr, carsled the case into court before Judge RBice ut Gainsvtlle on application for a man- damus to comyiel the Governor to sign them. Judge Riee refused, Mr. Hill carried the case to tfia supreme Court, and it refused, e then went to Gov. Colquitt, and he stfil ro- fused. Last winter somc time Mr. John V. Mnrphey, formerly a member of the Legis- Isturs_and” then Seceretary of the 8cnate, now head elerk {n the State Treasury, went to Col. W, C. Morrill, Trensarer of the W. & A. Rall- road, a stanch Republican, by the way, and who has sumething to do with the Northeastern Rallrosd, and told him he rould get tha bords signedd if ho would pay him 815,000, Morrlll de- choed, but finully compromised it by paying kim 48,000, ‘Ihere were some remarks made which it ls unnecessary to relate, but tie bonds wers siened. BENATOR TILI, came homo from Washington City and wanted thie feo of 5,000 he was to get. 1le went tothe Governor, and n atalk with bim about it said be ought not to hava Murpliey in the Treasury Department. About the thao of the fairin Atlanta recently Mr, Murfhny met Nenator Hill in the strcet, and snld, ** Lunderstand you huve awedmel” *Yes,” “I understand ‘you told the Governor 1 ought not 10 be keot in the Btate Treasury?” * Yea” ¢ Well, 1 want to say that you ure a God d—d scoundrel.” Mr, Mt drew back to strike with Uls Murphey ralze s stick and mado ottier remarks. Mr. Hill drew back his flat the tccoud timo to strike, when some one inter- fered. Mr, JI1 excuses himsell by saylng ho did nut want to lower his Senatorial alznity by having a street flght. But upon this ho wrote letters to raveral of the Stato papers, making strong fnsinuations ayainst Colquitt to the effect that he got part of the feo of 88,000 patd Murphey, sud that a clerk in the Btate ‘Treasury had to be paid large suins of money befory Gov. Colqultt could sec his rlnln duty. The letters thae Benator Hili seat off he telegraphed lmme- diately and had suppressed. Iv Is fntininted that the matter was compromised because Sen- ator 1 way afrald, or wus threatened with an Investigation regarding his clection as United Btates Benator. Public Indignation was grow- fug very great, and as soon as the Ueneral As- sembly met last week Gov, Colquitt, In a spe- clsl message, demanded an investigation, It Is eald that “tho Committee appointed are very favorable to him, However, 5 TiR MOST I'LAUBIDLE THEORY sbout the matter ts, thut Murphey knew the (iovernor was golug to sign the bonds, aud took sdvantago of his knowlcdge to get money out of the rond. Itis hnnll{)lmllcvud by any that Gov, Colquitt is qullty, but scveral” little cir- cmstantial things o to make a strong cisc agalnst bhhing but tho above theory will doubtless prove the true one. If so, many arg already Inquiriog, with Scaator Hill, Wby is Mr, Murphey still retained 1n the Stato Treasury Department. Mr. Murphoy has $20,000 fovested 1n the leasc of the Stata convicts. The fovestigation will be watched by many with great interest, A United States Benator is to be elected Tuesday, the 10th inst, Glen. Gordon may haveopposition, Feltonana Speesr’s friends, and aty others, are opposcd to him, as well as Uen. Toomba, but um'{ cannot_gzel o man to enter the fleld against Dim who has auy chance. Ex-Gor. Herschell V. Johnson, who rau on the tickst with Douglas for Vice-President In 150, will not consent to run, nor will the Lo, Stepbeos. Thus §t appears that Gordon will have a walk-over, but his election will not Le entirely unanimous, This Legislature is conspicuous by the presence of the Hon. K, L. Mc\Whorter, who was Speaker of the liouss during Phczv.fluu:'ock'l Administea- l, perhaps Irst one of that 10 get back in the Legislature agalo, B. 8, % BOUTH CAROLINA. FIOGTING MACKBY. Evectal Dupaich to 1he Tribune. ‘Wasumerow, D. 0., Nov. 18.—Privato ad- Vicea from Charleston show that the Democrats there are preparing a crimival case against Mackey as the best method of meeting the charges of Lis letter coucerning the cloction frauds. The charges now brought wero first made by the Democratic Committes of the Charleston Councll, which worked fiye months Stiempting to blacken the character of the brevious Republican Couoctl, which bad been elected largely by belp of Independont- Republican voters, Tho charges brought szalost Mackey by this Committeo wore fully aud aatisfactorily suswered by bim immediately upon thelr sppearance, Upon & pablished statement that ho is now to be (ndicted on these old clisrges he appeared in ;Wrt Inat week and asked the Judge and Solic- Lor, {0 the pressuce of the Grand Jury, to bavo e papers in the case, which Lad D turned over to the Bolicitor, sent at :’m to the Grand Jury with s bill of :flumenl. 80 that the trial could proceed ooce, In apite of all Mackey coula do, by o to walve all preliminary steps and go T tfal lmmedlately, bis proposition was re- - fued. Tue elay, it 1s well understood, is for Purposs of giving the Democrats time to "Rflhk‘. te tho false chiarges sa a meaus of break- the forcg of his lotter, and also to weaken unhn- contest ba bas decided to nake for 402t out of which ho was defrauded, RAINNY'S STORY. Halncy, oas of the colored Bouth Caroling € men, has arrived here. e pronounces :h:' tlection (a that Siate a force. ‘Thers 'mnfluntmu at falrness. Harctaced frauds of Practiced wherever thero was s prospect 8 Hepublican malority, The story of oue Fred tisthe story of all At Brook Urcen tre ct, where there wers probably less than asg ] Democratic votes cast 'durlng the h{l.o:h box was stuffed with Democratic s before the polls were opesed. Thres the 4 Beoublican votes wera east during were luy.lnd when the box was opened they Pt Hn.nen of bn Is doesions 4 5, Beired 10 & Drivate yaot 1o supper, whers A DIVYERENT BOX fiom the one used wt thc poiia was substituted. bis parlsn, whe, ¢ ¥ h t¢ there are but 643 white Yoterss the returas ‘wers 553 Democratic Republicon. At the Ueorze Dl‘;{'tl-cluut a largs body of color- '"flt'twv.,““ who Lad walked fourtevn lote, pas Yere uot allowed ty cast their dact, but wh Republicans carried Buntee Pre- Qg on, 0 utlrs vote wag thrown out, bo- ® of toe Democratt: mauagers refused Yo take tho prover oath, thue renderme fhe clection Infotmal, The refection of the ballot was, hawever, [n ciolation of i, ns the Stato courts hare declded that feroealarity in the oath of & manacar eannot invalldate the poll. The vote in Harvey Cotinty was siznificant, ITere the Democtatic majority has alwass been Inrge, there being a pupulation of 1,6 whites &ud 712 eolorcd, Here thero was no huildozing, and the Repunileans pollod thelr usial yote. Rainey conslders that the vole of this connty disproves the stories that tho colored vote was larerely Demnoeratie. On the contrary, he says he never knew the Hepublicans to stand more firmly to thelr principles, and to _make more de- termined eMorts to get to the polls and vote, Uov, Hampton las tried to obtain a reputa- tlon for fairneas by sppointing one Republican and tvo Demacrais on the Board of Commis- sloners of Fiections, but. he has invariably ke- leeted the most obscure and illiterats Reéptiblic- ana for these places, and often has chosen cole ored Detnocrals, CALLING TAEX NEFUDLICANS. Rainey thinks the prosecution by the United Btates of Democratic violators of the law will have an excellent efloct, but he enter. talns serious duubts ss to the dispositlon and ability of District-Attorney Northrup. Ralney says that a largo portion of the colored Repul- licans have notifled Lim since the election that uniess somu means are devised for sceuring to the colored race thae right of suflrsre they prefer pot to make the attempt to vule here- aiter. Dispatches were reeeived here this_ evening stating that a consfderable number of arrusts for violation of the Electlon luws have heen made to-day In Buuth Carollva. ‘The (uvern- ment has réceived no oflicial confirmation of these reports, but the authorities bave no doult of their truth, 'The greatest fear is that the euilty persons cannot bo convicied. It will Le the purpose of the Administration to PUNISH VIOLATORY OF TIH LAW EVERTWHERR. Scerotary Evarts, in the cuurse of an interview which will appear in to-marrow's Natlonal JSte- publican, expresscd the following opinion, which inay attract attention: Speaking of the out- rflficl In the Bouth, he rald the Uouvernmient will taka care of those violations of law, ‘Tliey were confined to rertain localltios, wherein the preju- dices of race and Influcnces of pase situstions bave combined to produce disquiet, Presfdent Haves has mever surrendered, abamdoned, or changed any pollcy, because he has never had any to change. The cquality or purity of the baliot 1n all the States was Inalsted un when he came ito atlice. The same adininistrative func- tions were to Le performed iu all of them under the renabilitated condition of things, The re- sults of tho war hod been embodied in the Cu Mitutton of the Bouthern States and that of the Uencral Government, os well as {o their laws, and tho reconstruction was AR ACCOMPLISUED PACT. The troops haa been, or were very sonn there- after, withdrawn from the South, and there was no oceasion for especial or particulariziug meth- ods differing in one ection from those em- plosed in another. The Conatitutlon of the Geiteral Government was aud s vet us only guide, It is true that he trusted the Southern lenters, believing that they were In carnest in their professions of s determination to preseeve the folegrity of Amerlean citizensbip in their re- spective Brates, but the first clection has passed, nnd he discovers that his trust has been be- trayeds that s to sav that these Bouthern lenders have not tried, or have not been able, to km.;ix H;elr vledges. The excrtions now being made EXHCUTE TUBE LAWS will be controlled by men wlto ere in sympathy with thosc Jaws, No man who is reluctaut to obey the instructlons of the Administration re- garding the punisbment or prosecution of the perpetrators of these outrares In the Houth will bo_trusted fu the performance of that uul.z. To be vigorous In the performancy of such Important duty the ofiicial must be in close and earncst sympathy with the underlsing motives which inaptro its direction and disclose its necessity, Thu most earncst endeavor will be made 10 sccuro the punishment of the pere petrators of those atrocitics. No wordas that § can comman are strong enough to deplet those atrocitics (n thelr truo light, “They aro horrible beyond descriptivn, dopraved, and noxious, FRAUDS AND OUTRAGLS DY DEMOCRATS. Waghingion Reputiican, Hamuel Lee, Kaq., of Sunter County, 8, C., who wos brumhy assnulted some time aro by J. d, Dargan, one of Wade Hampton's stall ofil- cers, at & Republiean meeting in that county, Deld for the purpusc of cauvassing the morits of the candidatcs for Congress, and prevented tho right of Iree specch by a band of Red-Shirt Ku-Klux, describes the election in his county to s friend {v this city thus: Scaren, B, C.,Nav. 7, 1878, —Duau 8in: Well, tha furce callod an election s over, so far 28 the tuasses are concerned, 1 am realiv made sick from the open and uoasted frauds committed upun the bailot-boxes 1n this county Tuceday, and trom all 1 can hear Lhoy were done i $ha saitio way in overy vortiou of the Stato, llichardwon, tho Democratio nomineo for Con- grees, claims Bumter Ly 1,770 majority, and 1t was a3 pos for Lim toclaim It vy as many thousands, At No. 1 Precinct poll, In this town, wiiere [ acted as United States Supervisor, I wituesscd the groasest frauds ever commuitied upon afree :u-uiue. At 8 o'clock In the morning, Aml a2 the poll was apened, forty Democrata rastied up to the voll and bucked ot “and crowded away avery ono clse in that viclulty, Eachi of these "men voted a lar siza folded lcket, contaiuing lve eachof tho sample of (leket Inclosed, ‘Yhese tickeu wera voted in thls way by forty unt of forty-four Demo- crats who voted at this poll, I look the namcs of them all, for 1 kuow them well, und protested auninst tho tickets being counted at the close of the poll; buy tho maungers were all Domocraty, and paid no_uttention whatever to my protests, Almost uvurz Democrat who voted at this poll had o plece of ribbon _displayed upon hl which was printed **Ktate Constablo " or ** Daputy Constaule,' und they took upon themaclves groat suthority to Interfcre with every one wha canio to vole the Republican ticket. They challenged any number upon the slightest pretext, and tue man- agers would not parmit them to devosit tneir Hot. 1 remained behind the ballot-box all day, not be- Ing wbicnt one moment, and teok the pame and color of eycry person who voted, This was ob- Jected to by the managers, for they hud studionsly avolded the distinction uoon the lisi, ax well as keeping tha hist numbered. Both of theso things they had declined to do. I discovered that their poil-list contained 211 names that wero false and illegal, They were not taken down by theie clerk while the poll was open, but had Leen fraudulently added afterward. | asked for o copy of thuse namcs, but was refuscd and denled it, | there- upon wrolo my name aupon cvery page of their voll-list, including the pages containing the fraud- ulant usines, any witl be nble to idontify them should they cver be seon aguln, which 1 very much doubt. ‘T'iera were 215 tiasue-paper ticketa in tha box whey It was openud to count the voies,—four more thuo there wers fraudulont pames, Four large Hepublican tickels wero taken out 1o make the numboer of ballols agrce with thu poll-list. When 1 called their atiention to the iact that (hero were 211 more Lallots n the box than thore wera nanics un my poll-list, which they kpew to Lo correct, they tareatened to Indict mo it 1 at- tempicd to make uso of my list In auy way. 1 was threatened by a large crowd of Dumocrats while witnessing the count, snd & plut was made (o take sway my papors on 1 wont to leave the house, 1 was coinpelied to have an cacart of my friends hubie, butl was not abla even to remain ' there through the wight, on account of the many threats made aglust me. | huve been walted an by a conymitiov of youny lade snd presouted with a carpelbag, with the yequest 1hat | ieave the Biato datn soou, 1f I want Lo live lony. Many outrages were commiticd through the county ou that day, Many persous were peaten and driven awsy from the polls, and vtherwiso pre- yented from voilng. ‘Plckotls were taken away from them, and parties locked up In bouses uear by untif the polle closed, Atsoveral poils plstols and wuns were fired off st random, and Republican voters had to lovk for tucmselvea frow fear of catching a stray shot, At Bishopvillo a larze az- titlery pleco was drawn up lu front of the door of the old store where the ballot-box was,and polated directly upon the people voting. Can this be called an election? Wil the peopls of thu country permil mon 1o reap bsnedt from such & farce? Yourstraly, BANURL LR, LOUISIANA. THE PEDEKHAL OVYICERS, Hpecial Disoatch (0 Ths Y1voiis .Nzw Orrgaus, Nov, 18.-Wurzeberger, Chiel Deputy and Actiug United Btates Marshal here upon election-day, assumes the vosftlon, as un- deratood, of Chlef Deputy for Fitspatrick, now clected Criminal 8heritf. The managers of the Merchants’ aud Citizens' Assoclation present some bad showings in thls conncction, They misuwe the bellaf, firat, that United States Mar- shal Jack Wharton took *sick " immcdiately preceding the clection, snd thus shifted the re- spousibliity of bis positivn upon Wurzeberger, snd pount significantly to Wharton's sudden and unprecedentod convalescencs {mmediately fol- lowing. Theyhad positive knowledgy, as clalmed, of largo fotended registration frauds, the moro varticularly fo the Third Ward, Tucy wade the neccessary affidavits bafore United States Commissioner Lane, upon which warrants were duly tssued aud placed In Wurzeberger's bards. The warrants, for sowe uncxplainable reason, wero Leld in haod unserved ustil sowo days after election, thus failing thelr purpose entirely through non-action In the office of the Unlted States Marshal. When Bually served, Fita- patrick, Crimigal Sheriff-elect, came forward as boodsmau. THE CLAIN IS NOW MADE of au uoderstacding between Wurzeberger, Actiug United States léu-flxd. and Fitspatrick, befure election, through which Wurseberger ro- fratued from making arrests, and thus practi- cally give away the Citisens' Association fn ex- change for n pledge from Fltzpatrick of the position of Chiet Deouty. The case, all in all, has a bad look. Marshal Wharton, reported oft for Washington Jast evcning for person- al cxplanation, was detained, as under- stood. by mspecials edvising pomewhat peremptorily In regard to Intended procecdinge for offenses againat the United States lawacom- mitted duriog the election in Louistana. The Adminlstrasion e understood as meaning busi- neas, and Marshial Whatton nsturally desires to place hilmsall right, and vroposes, of courae, to see the busineas 1hrooeh. THE CITIZENA' ASSOCIATION have recelved a ot unexpectod set-back in thelr su't contesting the city election throngh the ailure of Jmige Righter to grant an njunction and the consequent unfoterrupted fnstaliation of the new city oftidials. The management ex- umu-'-l taelr determination meverihicless to ght the flalit tu the bitter end through suit by 4quo warranio, They are cxceedingly bitter ayainet the machine managers, and “promise some axceedingly dizty devclopments. One atranze thing fn this connection is the tact ihat the cleetlon returns wern never properly pro- mulxited, the officers making them denytog tneir oflicial charactor, and their publication he- Ing surreptitiously obtained, THE FLORIDA FRAUDS. LEITER FROM MININTER NOTSS 1N RECLY TO LEVRIKTT SALTONSTALL. TAnis, France, Uct, 20.—7b the Editor of the | Jloston Jowrna!: Some one hiss been kind enough to send me from Boston, under date of Oct. 13, a slip from the Boston Trarveler, embodying what purports to be an Interview with Mr. Leverett Nattonstall regarding the cipher dis- patches, As my name fs somewhat freely need in that interview, I desire to say a word about it. Mr. Saltonstall s reported as ssying: “ My Leliel {s that there were dally telegrams ex- changed between Becretary Sherman and Gov, Noyes, who was ot Tallabassce, and o constamt stiffening up of tho Florida Board by these dis- patehes until tho Louisians Board had acted. Fhe Florlda Bosn), [ believe, did not dare to coutmit the Irauds which they committed whol- 1y om thelreown respousibility.” Now, permit me to suy that not one single telegram or otherwise passed between me and ermat, or belween e sud any other person in Louvislans during the whole thne Lwas in Florida, ‘Therefore, 3r, Saiton- siall's belief In the matter {s reckliess and un- warranted, Sir. Saltonstall fusther says: *'I have seen au atliduvit frum one of the Florida countics, Alachun County, I think, purporting to be the atildavit of 3K and more voters, whoso uames were all 1 the sume haudwritiog, presented to the Board by Gov, Noves, and wiien his atten- tion was called to the fact bis only auswer was s smile, It s true that [ did present to the Board tho aftidavits of Letween 00 men who swore that they voted the Kepubliean ticket in a pree cinet whura the Detnocratic lawyers clalined that culy 219 RRepublican votes werd'cast, 1did not write ouc of theso allidavits, nor do 1 know who did, but they were prepared by some Notary for colored persons who could 1ot read orwrite, but who conid, I have no doubt, tell the truth better than svme white poople seem to be able todo. \When ny attention was called to the fact that many aflidavits were 1n thie same hand- writlug, 1 nnawered that the saine was true of thuse prescuted oy the other side, withoat the BAIME eXcUsc, U fi‘our ease it was necessary, In- asmuch as tho afliunts could not thewselyes read or write, Mr. Saltonstall savs further: “1do uot belleve, a8 a mattor of fact, that moncy was pald by tho other side (Ropublican) or oflered, but theso men were patd by promises of office, as the event proved. Mr. Hayes (and that is the ercatest thing I have agaiist him) rewarded every man of them with an oflico as soun as he canto in. What has always fllled my with wmore diszust {v rezard to Noyes® conduct than that of any other vrominent min o Flor- ida at thot time{s that Ialways knew bim to b3 there as the confidential friend of Mr. Hayes, tho President.” No otlice was ever promised, or suggestion of oftico made, to elther member of tha Florlda Cauvassiog Board by me, or as I think by any other Northern Repablican, until atter the flual vote of Florida hod been cast. After it was ull over,—after McLin and Cowgill had, as 1 be- lieved, manfully withstood all attempts to brive snd corrupt them with largo suws of woney la_ir. Tilden's int:rest,—the very day westarted home trom Florida 1 safd to botiy MeLin and Cowill that they had bravely and bonestly done thefr duty, that I shoul take pleasure {n saying 'so to President Hayes, und that #f at any time I could Le of use to them they could command e, , But before the decls- lon” never an futimation or a suggestion of ro- ward was made, This 1 swore to positively be- fore tho Potter Committes, aud my testitnony was supported by other evidence. As to the charge of my beinw & friond to the President, I inust plead guiity, and may por- laps be pardoned for suggesting that long after it shall have been forgotten that Leverett Bal- tonstall ever tved, the name ana fame of Presi- dent Hayes, the bravo aud pattiotic soldler, tho wiso statesman, tho Incorruptible man, will oe- cupy one of the brightest and most attractive paies of Amerlcan history, It whl be no dis- grace to have beon his friend, When asked if lio was nt Tallahassco until the vote was declared, Mr, Baltunstall says: “I wan; and it was the most disagrecable work I cver hiad to perform,” ete, It Mr. Saltonstall is the honorable gentleman Lic professca to o, this last statement cen read- 1ly be bellovea, in the light of recent develop- meats, 1t Is nomatter of wonder that bio fs o littlo restive under the disclosures receatly wade {n the columns of the New York Tvibune, and tho public coudemuntion which bas fol- lowed, but 1 beg leave to say, ha will hardly lm- prove the case of bis fricnds by gratultous and slanderous nttacks upon honest men, I have the honor to be, very respectful obedieut servant, Epwanp F. PRESIDENTIAL PI&OSPEC’I‘S. POSSILLE CANDIDATES. From Uur Own Correrpondent, Nuw Yonuk, Nov, 14.—~Now* that tho Novem- ber elections arv over, politicians turn with nora interest than ever totho Presldential prospects for 1830. That tlcse prospects were radicaly affected by the manifest revolutlon of opinlen in this and otlicr Btates s 5o plain as to cause the Democrats sometlilug more than uncasioess, Iu this Stato more ecspecially, no doubt, thau in auy other was tho blow scvere, for the thirty- five Electoral votes of New York mean n great deal to m party. And sinco the Democrats cane not longer claim theso thirty-five votes as as- suredly or even probably thelrs, it 1s conceded on wil aldes that this will be the pivotal Btato {n tho strugile of 1880, In dircet conncction With the Presidential question, u good aud well-autheuticated story, which Uafl Hamliton wmay or may not approve, 1s current in politleal circles bere. This story suus tothe e¢ffcet that Scuator Blaine, on bis way home frotn bis successful political journcy- lugs ju Towa snd other Western States, fell In with an oid frieud and admirer, who s also “well known and exceeding- ly active In New Jersey politics. After alittlo the conversation naturally turned to the subject of the noxt Presidency. The Republican out- look st that time was particularly gloomy, with the shadow of the Maine and Ohio election re- turus hanging over t. Nouns of tho sizns of promise uow s0 plentiful were then aiscernible, und it was after some remarks recoguizing the keneral unhiopefuluess, thay thp Scoator usked Lis Jericy follower fraukly and squarely: * Who, in your optulon, do the Kepublicans of this country demand as their leader to victory and the White Houss (o 185017 % ‘fhe ardent admiver replied, without hesita- tlon, 'snd as something about which there could be no possible doubt, that the American people 1o mass called foudly for just one man, aud that man was JAMES G. BLAINE, OF MAINE, To tho ardent admlirer's sstoulshment, Mr. Dlaine declared ewphatically that he did not thiuk so, and tbat Lis frieod was much la error {f hothoughtiso, and must change his views. The Beoator wens on to say, in substauce, that Le was uot tne man for this crials. Tula was a3 tlme when versonal ambition should Dbe suboidinated to tho natlow’s weal. The man the people demanded was the man who could most certaluly lead them to success. There wos presont to his thought such & man, a grevt snd represcutative states- wap, of bigh sud culightened views, of superior lotellect, vf rurc executive sbility sud personat popularity, well qualitied to s0 govern us Lo wuke the patlon powerful st homu and re- spected abroad; @ mau In many respects the very foremost statesman in the lsnd, in bonor ing whom the nation would do honor to ftself, and that wan, the Senator added us a close to bis cothusiustic culozy, was the Republlcan Heoator from New York,—Roscoe Coukling ! )y, your OY&s, tha Malne statesman's fist. he could not have been more taken aback., For as he wasa de- yoted follower of Blaine, ro was he n down- right enemy of Conkling, Thus to hear his friend put forward with highest pratse & former f0o 1o Loth was almost tuo much, and he had doubted the evidence of his sensea but for a repctition from Mr. Blaine of the opinion that :‘,nnkllmz, and not Blsine, was the man for the eople. That {s the story, thorourhly vouched fot, which creates considerable amussment in politi- calcircles, In the light of the recent elections, CONFIRMATION OF THE BTORT came unexpectedly through the declarations of *| two pruminent Pennsyivania politicians, stron, supporters of Bialne,” who met soma_political confrered In this city suortly alter the Jersey Insddent narrated ahove, These gentlemen sur- grlual their metropoiftan friends not less than Mr, iSiafne surprised the Jerseyman, by sthow- ing singular enthusiasm for Conkling, and as- serting that no other man would do a8 & Hepun- lican candidate in 1990, This ¢trange change of fecllog on the part of nen known 1o have been bitteriy upposed to the New York Senator for years fed to_a good deal of remark amoug the shrewd party men lere, who thought they could fee tha hofe fn the wall with great plalnnesa. The Iriends of Henator Conkling claimed that this wonderiul magnanimity of Senator Blafne and bis friends was not altogether oisinterested. They took it that, ns the Maine statesman saw no chance for ‘s Republican Presldent fn 1850, he was perfoctly williog his fore- most rival in candidacy should be dispeecd of effectually by being put up avd beaten, as all tudications then madu l¢ vrobable he would be. ‘That would leave tno fleld clear for Mr. Liaine in 1834, And even were Conkling to be elected, that would disg of him all the eamne, and would prevent a return of Urantism, w vrevention was chieflv to be desired by Mr. Blaine. The fden, as things looked In Oc- tober, 18 agreed to have been a shrewd one. But nos the same politiclans here are asking i Seuator Blalnc's views remain unchanged, under the sltercd outiook, They think not, most decidedly not, aud thefr’ amusement arises fromn thic prediction on all sides that Benator Biaine will be {u the field again by De- cember, and more actively than ever, ' ** All things chanze, snd sye chunge with them,” was the zluumluu oficred by & wentieman who nar- rated thess facts with lnfinite zest. That Senator Conkling is In the fleld for 1850 no one with any pretenes to political knowledge van or dues doubt. And this fact, perfectly as- sured brv the election of last week, ralscs the futercsting question as to GEN, URANT'S PRONABLE ACTION In case his old-time friend and ablest supporter ‘shoutd become o leading candidate. According to u Jferatd interviewer, Mr. Corbin says, with & stow of speaking wuthoritatively, that Gev. Grant bias 1o [ntention of re-eatering the politi- cal arena, sud witl do o only € his party de- mands it. “Unat is, if Gen, Grant Is found to be the only Republican who can with any certaloty ofsuccess bevut at the bead of the natfonal teket, then he will consent to be put there, The leaders bere, however, do not sceent the ylews of Gen, Grant's relatlve, aud_belivve that both tho ex-President and his Pennsylvania qx;gmncm are determined upon a third term, ‘I'wa or three days after clectlon | askeda gen tleman, well pusted as tothe Republican_ opin- fons prevalling fu the Inuer circles bere, what ke thouzht of Uen, Grant's prospects, now that even the Jera'd had put Seanstor Conkling in his place 0s the furemost candidate, * I think 0a I'did betore," he replied, ** thut Grant s the comlog man. Roscue Coukliug has received a powerful boost through tha complete and un- expected victory of the Republican party in this State; but I beileve the turn of events before 185 wili be such as to throw both Blalne and Conkiing out of the lists, and to make the party tali back on Grant.” Oue of the causca most ifkely to produce this result would be so close & rivalry between Blaine ond Conkling: that, us in 1870, & third candidato must ve chusen as the only possible cumproinise, Turniug from the future to the recent past, TIlE ELECTION IEBULTS 1N NEW YORK were su surprising to all parties that the causes prductive of tho radical change of political sentiment have been diligently sought for. It I8 easy, but uo doubt erroneous, tu attribute the chauge in any marked degree to’ the influ- euce of the cipber alspatelies, the finaucial quustion, Seunstor Cooklng's popularity, or uyen tho Solld-South cry, ‘I'hesc were alds to the grand result, but vot sufticlent in them- selves to acconnt for ft. The prime vauss was the satne ns vperated o o)l parts of the coun- try, sud remarkobly in Massachusests, New Hampshire, aud New Jorsey, It was ono of thosu vopular revulsions which are most difll- cult to account for by al reasons. Inthis State, for example, the ople scem to have becowo dissatistied with Democratie rule. ‘The churacter of the pewly-electea Legislature tells that story. But "a groat sovurce of strength to the” Republicans, und one that has Leen tou much overlooked, was the splendid character of the nominations, both for Congrens- men and Assemblymen. As I sald some wecks n:.-;:‘ equally strong nominatious bad not been toade in yeurs. Tliese, and the harmony se- curcd at Saratoga, with a_sound platform and excellent campalgs work (o overy district, Lrought about TIE ALORIOGS NESULT. The yvoto on Congressinet wae enough to startle uuy Democratie politician, When 7,000 Reou b- Neuo majority s obtained in a district that two years azo gave 5,060 Democratie majority, there 1s 0 meaning in it. And the chanzes, not less remarkable proportionately, were numerous. As g gentleman just returned from the {oterfor suld to me, **The Republicaus swept the State clean. Wiy, along with Danforth and the Assomblymen they carried all the county uflicers, and I bave not found that corner fn which the Democrats were not routed comn- pletely.” “Llie queations of the bour s, Con the Repub- lcaus cleet a Governor lu New York next Ialll 1t they cart and do, the Empire State and Re- publican party will be all right for1ss0. H. G. ILLINOIS, RETUKNS. Hpecial Dispatch to The Tridune. 8rrinorieLp, IW,, Nov, 18.—Otlaal returns reeelved here, (hourh uot fully complete, show that the Republicau majority on the Btate ticket will be about 30,000, The total Green- back voto of thy State will ageregato between W00 uud 55,000, ‘The dratusge amendmost 1s carrled by st least 160,000, MISCELLANEOUS. WISCONSIN. Epectal Dispaich 19 The Tridune. Mapison, Wis.,, Nov, 18.—Tho Exccutive Office has received the officlal vote of the Bixth District, which stauds as follows: Bouck, 14,- $40; Jones, 11,739; Bteele, 6,131, Bouck's plu- rality, 2,010, | A tie having occurred in the Eleventh Assem; bly District of Milwaukee County, between Willian J. Thompson, Republican, and N.J. Eesn, Democrat, cach receiving 007 votes, and the Goveruor baviog been oflicially notified of the fact, will at ouce tasue his proclsmation or- derlug a new clection as required by law, TUE DEMOCKATIC CAUCUS. MonTaoxeny, Als., Nov. 18.—5ix ballots were taken In the Democratic caucus to-night fur Uulted States Bcnutor. Thelast one stood: George 11, Houston, 533 P, Walker, 17} Janga L, Fugh, 273 Paul Bradford, 13; scatter! tug, 6 1t ts two-thirds vote to nuinjoate. MUST PAY, Prrrenvia, Pa., Nov. 18.—A decision was ron- dered by the Bupreme Court this morning in tho cassof thé Commonwealth ex rel. Hoory Wheuler, agont, vs. The Councils of tho City of Pittaburg. The action was brought to compel the Councils to pay the interest on bonds to the awmount of $5,000,000, which were tisued for street Improvements o this clty, sud tbe lower court devided that the bonds werenot cty bonds, aud tho clty could pot be held Hable for thelr pavinent. The Supreme Court reverses tho do- ciston of tho lower court, and decides that all bunds tssued under the Penn-Aveou werg constitutiouslly issucd, and the city is bound to provide for the payment of botb iuterest and priucipal. ‘The Court alsq fssucd a peremptory mandsmus to the cley and Councils dirccting thein to take hnwediato ineasures Lo weet the inturest uow ovendue. e e OBITUARY, Bpectal Diasaich 10 The Tribune, Txrun Havrs, Ind.,, Nov. 18.—Capt, James Hite, a veteran of tho war of 1813 and of Mexico, was burled here yesterday, ile com- manded Company G, Eighth Kentucky Dras goons, Col. Juo 8heiby, at the battle of Tippe- vanoe, and greatly assisted the Union causs in the late War, in this city, Spuclil Diavaich 1o The Triduns, East Bacinaw, Mich., Nov, 18,.—Alex Flud- later, for the past fiiteen years a botel proprie- tor at Alidlund, and widely knowan fn this sec- tion of the State, dled st 11:20 Baturday night frow su overdusc of chloral. Death tollowed 1n tive minutes after taking the dosc. El il Diapdich 10 The Tril ne JaxgeviLLE, Wik, Nov. 15,—N, Rose, a prom- foent farmer of Harmuuy Township, who set- tied 1u Rock County forty” years ago, died sud- deuly of cryslpelas this moruing. Bacewss Dusateh ta Tha Triduns. Jackpoxviiix, Iih, Noy. 18.—Willlam 8 yeaterdny morning. He was one of the oldest setters ol the State, having been borm in &t. Glair County In 1808, ¥or forty-two_vears he has been a Sundayv-school Buperintendent, Freeial Dispatch 10 The Tribune, Broowrxatox, 111, Nov. 18.—Benjamin Hens- termaker, ane ot the oldest resflents of McLesn County, died yesterday, aged 78. P Dzxven, Col., Nov. 18.—The Rav. Alexander ed, 1, D, a well-known clergrman, Iste of Philadeiphia, dled here carly this morning. e——e— AMUSEMENTS. The new opera of *Carmean was produced for the first time tn Coicago last evening to a farge audicncs with the above cast. It would be absurd upon = ainglo hearing to form an es- timate of this work, or tv pass anything like s critical judgment upon ft. This we reserve until another time, employing the prescnt occa- sfon rather in a reportorial than a critlcal sense, with the view of giving the reader some idea ot the composer, his libretto, and the prominent nuinbera of his work, Alexandre Cessr Bizet Leopold Bizet—for “Georges ' Is only a nom de plume—was born in 1838 in Paris, sud died at Bougival In 1375, fuat three years after he had given Paris his work which will be bestknown in the future. He studied composition in the Conservatolre with Halevy (one of whose daughters he married), and with Zinmerman, sod st 8 very carly age became'a Wagnerite to such an extent that he made general war upon estab- lished lyric forms, cspecially that forn so well known an tHe Oflzn Comiyue, as refn:semcd by Buildeu and Auber, His firsc two lane works, “Les Pecheurs di Perlea” (1563) and * Jolle Fille de Perth (1567), which wera brought out at the Thestre Lyrlque, fatled of success beeause they had the Wag- nerlan tendencies, whicn are pecullariy detested In Parts. 1t Is & little odd that tha one camposer nall France who was destined to combat the Upera Comlque was, with Lecocg, s successful competitor for the privilege of writ- 1ug a work for tho Boufles-Farislcus, in 1850, st that time conducted by Otfenbach, ~ After the Flrllnl fallure of **La Jolle Fille de Perth he wrote a symphony, ' Les Souvenirs do Rome,” but ouly tinished two parts. A one-act plece, * Djamileh," fn 1872, failed. His next work, the muslc composed for Daudet’s drama * L’Arlesienne,” with which Mr. - Thomas has mado ug familiar in the form_of an orchestral ¢, was very succesaful. Then followed his Curmen,” sct to themes from Prosper Meri- tnece’s story, the lbretto by Metibacand Hslevy, Ins lariess and best-considered work. It waes brought out at the Theatre Comique March 1535, with Mme. Galli-Maric as Carmen au Mlle. Chapuy as Wichaela. [ts success was con- tested by some, bat the majonty of soutltnent was in | vor, and subscquent performsuces removed all doubts that It was one of the best worka In the modern French repertory. Larmen ia & wild, ltupulsive gypay, who is the central fizure of the overn, aid the only char- acter with the exceptiun of Lon Juse that is dramnatically sustalned from the beginning to the end of the work. — Her wission is to attrac lovers and then fiit them In tue most reckiess manter until finally she is caught in her owu tolls and comes to her death, 1t 18 not a very cxalted charac but {t is consistent, vivaclons, and characterds throughout. Her first lover 18 Don Juse, 8 Brigadier fo the Bpaoisharmy (the scene s laid fn Seville), who 1s already betruth- ed to & beautiful peasant girl, Michada. 'I'he fascinattons of Carmen mske him forzet his en- garement. Dazzled with the clarms of the mysterious and fitful creature, he s at last jn- duced to desert from the army and become the assoclate of gypaies and smugzlers, Then when e has conipromised himnself asn soldier Carmen deserts hhiny and we next flud her as tho mamorata of FEscamillo, n toreadur whose exploits o killing bulls have attracted her admiration. The new liatson arauses Lon Jose's jealousy, and just os hels about to revenge himsell upon his rival Carmen interpuses and saves ber new Jover, wherenpon lio luvites tuemall to the approachlug bull-ignt. Don Joae sppears. aud, in a lung, impassioned dlalogue with Carmen, secks to win lier back. Carmen is obdurate, aud Just as she contemnpi. uously throws at his fcet a ring which he had glvew her fanfarcs of truwmpets and the shouts of the crowd announce Ecamilio's victory over auutuer bull, and he appears on his way to ro- ceive the congratulations of his mistress,” Mol dened with fury, after one mora useless appeal, Don Jose wtabs her. and then throws himecll upon her body cryfog “Ohtmia Carmen, mia Carmen adorata!’ As will boe seen, the plot 18 full of sctiun and passion, whatever may be thought ol the moralities, The overture {s bricf but brijllant. Carmen's openinir vumber, called the Havaoalse, s in waltz time, the melody beiog an old Spanish song by Yradier, which Patti used to sing,— called * El Areglito,”—to which Blzet basaddea w pinuissimo chorus obligate and characteristic orchestral accompaniinent. This meludy strilies tho kn‘.‘; uoto of the entire role of Carmen, The necon L s full ot B{‘mnhh coloring, nud opens with ballet music of the wild gypsy sort. which {s very tasclunting, snd areclull)‘ $0 from lts wide Femove from the ordivary bailet sousic of tho stave. This act vontains siso a stirring wraphlc song by Escamilio (* Toreadar attento '), describiog the bull-flcht, and au effective guin. tet and duo (Uarmen und Dun Jose). The char- ncter of the inusic changes {n the third act, but 1s still Spanish in its pature, snd {ncludes a very futeresting tersetto of card-players and a beau- titul oria allotted to JWichae'd, with czquisite accompaniment, in which shs sccks to win Do Jose back., Tho last act i & buriy-burly of bull- tightiug and the tragiec denousment, in which the strongest polnt Is the instrumentation, We Lave indicatod only & few of the numburs, thers being over twenty in the four acts. Of thegen- cral characteristiva of the music we shall tuke tine to write after another hearlug. The perlormance was an_excesdingly credita- ble one. Although Mias Kelloge bus not tha requisite dash and abaudon to givo full play to the role of Ca he mado s fine effort, and soug delightfully, Mr, Adams was very strong throughout, and in the Jast act treated thoe pudl- ence 10 suchi a plece of tragic scton aa §s not often scon on the operatic stage. P was in superb form, aud his magniticent sincing of the Toreador’s song gaiued him a rouslog encore. Miss Marco received very hearty g lause forher principal number, but In the mala her stouinge was weak, ‘The chorus deserves ’f""“ credis for its work, and tho orchestra also, he overa was fluely mounted, the Cabauet scene belng speclally plcturew}ur. As » whole, slthough the first act fell somewhat flat, +Curinen” may be sald to nave made & success- ful hit, and undonbtedly a large crowd will witness Its second performance. This evenlng 4 Sartba " will be given, with Mile, Litta in ths title role. Apropos of tho opera, s roader writes Tnx TRIBUNE to inquire whetber Miss Kelloge ap- peured fn concert or upcra under Huss? man- agement fo 1877, Not in this clty, fler last appearanco under that wanagement o Chicago wus Dec. 39, 1870, Of course she remalued with that organization until the cad of ta sea- son 1u the spring ol 1577, IIOOLEY’S THEATRE. The Eliza Weattiorsby Froliqus Compuny openod lasc eveulng st Hooley’s Theatro to a louse packed alinost to the doors, aud rarely has an sudlence been so profoundly tickled a3 4 was by the droli- erics of this unique and exceedlugly llvely company. Tho performance began with a littls tarce called ** Under the Rose,"—clever- 1y represcnied by ttarry Phitlips, Miss Jennle Weathersby, and Miss Ettle Lorraloe,—but tlls merely served sa & pleasant prelude, during which the visitors were comfortably seated lu tbole chairs, Theu * lobbies” was unfolded, aud from the begioniox to the end of it the oDpouse was kept In a continuous roar of laughter. Coming as it did <lose upou the heels of & surles of comle frivoll- ties, suchi as the Troubsdours, the Calvlie Fol- lys. and in a cowmpetition with s varlety of va- ty entorialnmceats, its success wight seem ratber unaccouutabile ; but po ouawhovaw it will marvel at the pamediate and bearty recoguition these fucetious folks bave met with fn Culcago, “]1obbics §s oue of Lhe wost delighitful drolli- fieations that has come Into existy kind of cotertatument was | fun of such a pleca dependa cittrely upou the’ abllity of thy company, and 1t woula useless, even were I ble, to sketch io words Wdea of s an character, [tis suflicicol tosay, as jndicating the scope of Lhe plece, that it cubioes all the elemncuts that go to make up the modern bur- lesque, farce, cowedy, extravaganza, or what- ever we choose to call it. Plot there s none, nor is there sny effort made fn the Mme of comic del ou of chbarater or life. It is simply a frolie, Llike the Vokes® “Pelios of the Kitcucn,” 1o which an opportu- nlls s given for a cowpsuy of gifted comedians to dlsplay their gifts. The wemours of & house- hold—an eccantric old curmudeeon of & father, girl, & malden suvt, & lover, the lady’s waid aud Dber swect- heart—are eugaged lo preoaring a burlesque which is to be perforined lor the ben- ellt of un ssyluw for Bomeless cats. This (s all a stage-struck Had the ardeut adimirer received 8 blow from ! Jordaw. au aged und bovored citizen, died herg ! that can be said 8 to the thewe. It migbt be '10, Duet from **La Traviata ™. made very stupld, and ft would be a risky one to handle gy people not momzzhly amake to the dUangers attending underdone meat of this sort. It happens, howerer, that the Frolinue party ars mora than commonty allve, possessed with tha very apirit of mirth, aod with the facuity of Imparting that spirit to the audience. Mr, Nat d‘ Goodwin s the soul of the force, and ro- mains on the stage almost from the be- ginning to the close of the entertsinment. The dramatic achfevements he sccomplisbes aro multifarious, and most of them ‘Indescribable, inclading high tragedy, low comedry, and 8 re- flex of eversthiog that is to be found on the contomporary stage. In his impersonation of low Whiples, he discovers s racy which ‘marks him as one of the brighest comedians of the day, and with & range of talent that few of them ess. Hin Imita- tions of Barrett, Mayvo, dJefferson, Fechter, Rabson, Raymoud tera simply perfect; but .tbis was the least Ynn of his pawer which is dlsplayed best In s humorous por- trayal character that 1s all " his own, Miss Weatheraby, wno met with a cordia) welcome, 18 not quite so plump In figure as of ore, but is nevertheless as winning and sprighit- V) and she sane sod acted as the merr, Minnie Clover with all her accustome: Vivacity. Miss Jennle Weathersby kept tho “house fn & “roar o her droll presentation of the old mald, a character in the detiaeation of which her oniy rival is 8ol Bmith Russell. Tue lova passages between her and Lygmalion sre brimful of fun. The farce sbounds with wildly fanny situations, soma &ood sioging contributed by Emma Delaro, whio has s good volce snd a plessing style, and fs pervaded by » epirit of follity ~ which s wonderfully refreshing even In these days when extravagunza s carrifed beyond extravagance. A word of commendation {s due to the acting of Mr. Harry Phillipe a8 Maf. Jang, and Mr., W. J. Stanton ‘s the young lover. Hut the best praisa {8 to be bestowed upon tho performance a8 8 whole, and that is given profuscly by the audience, which 1s not aliowed 1o reficct upon individual merits, THE KELLOGG MATINEE. The matince for the benefit of the Homeo- pathie Free Dispeosary will be given this after- noon at the parlors of Mrs. Edson A. Kelth, 924 Prafrie avenue, commencing st 2 o'clock. ‘The programuie will be es follows: Jir. Caufman, 7. Harp solo—** Danee des Pe: «+.Godefroy Atme, Maretzek. 8. Romanza from **La Favorita™..... Donnlzett! Slv. Lazzarinl, 9. Canzonet from ** Un Balloen Maschers ™, Verdl Misz Marie lancaster. v . ... Verdl Aluas Ciara Loulae Ketlogg and Sig. Lassarinl. THE GOOD SHEPHERD CHARITY, Concert-goers should not forget the cnter- talomegt to begiven on Thursday afternoon at McVicker’s Tkentre for the benefit of that deserving {nstitotion, the House of the Good Bhephierd. The successful debutante, Mile. Litts, who created such afurore Saturday even- tog o * Lucla,’ scveral other members of the upera troupe, Miss Eliza Weathersby, Mr, N. C. Goodwin, Jr., Miss Jessie F, Bartleit, and Miss Emclic Gavin, the noted elocutionlst, will appear on this oceasion, THE OTHER THEATRES. A fine variety programme was givon at the Academy of Music last evening, and the housc was filled as usual. At the Mectropolitan and Hamlin's Theatre there were the usual performances,consisting of variety and minstreley, Both places were well attended. Nick Roberts® * Humpty-Dumpty ' compaoy appeared last evening at Haverley's Theatre to & full house, und presented a very Ioteresting entertainment, o novel feature of which wero two clowns in one pantomime. Tihe BSlegrist children gave some remarkable perforiances, and recelved rounds of spplause. SPORTING. PEDESTRIANISM. Michael D). Scullgy will undertake to-morrow eveniug, .at No. 153 Clark strect, the feat of walking 1,000 mlles fu 1,600 consscutive bours, begloning each mile at the beginning of esch hour, and to make ({ty miles inthe last twenty- four hours. He s sald o be the only mau ily- ing who nas three times walked 1,000 miles tn a8 many cousccutive houl — SUICIDE, Special Dispateh (o The Tridure. Broosixaros, 1., Nov. 18.—Luther Blshop, » young farmer lviog fo Old Town Towbship, #ix tniles fromn this city, comumitted sulclde to- day by shooting timsclf in the bead with a revolyer. Hellved an hour ortwo. . Ho had been fu ademented conditlon st times for @ year past, and had been treated for mental dis- er. He was aged 82, was marricd, and well ofl, #pecial Dizpafeh (o The Triduna. Davexrort, In, Nov. 18.—John Kepner, 8 young man of 23, an inwate of Mercy Hospltal Jowa City, committed auicide yesterday by shooting himself through the head with a re- volver. ————— THE PEORIA COURT-HOUSE, &pecial Dirpated to Ths Tridune. Proria, 11, Nov. 18.~The new Court-House was dedleated to-day with music, specches, ete. The members of the Bar gave a grand supper to the Boant of Buperyisors and all cx-mem- bers of the Board. To-night the Court-House Is brilliantly illuminated snd throoged with dancers. Tuo bullding s fine, and prescuts a magnificent appearance within, belog & credit :f tho cityand ull concerned in {ta vonstruc- on. —— WATER-ROUTE CONVENTION, 81, PAut, M{on, Nuv, 18.—A convention has Dbeen called Ja this city Dec. 18 to consider the fmprovement of lake navigation, with reference to o water route oast rom Duluth. Iuvitations have becn sent to trade organizations and lodl- viduals tn cities )lkely to be intereated. e ——— GAUGERS. Cincinnary, Nov. 18.—Gaugers from Chi eago, 8t. Louls, New York, Baston, Poiladel- phis, and other citles met here to-day for the nummu ot formiug » Natfonal Assoclation of augers, the object of which will bo the simpli- tication of the maoner of collocting taxes oo splrits, ———r——— - FIDELITY BANK, To the Editor of Th¢ Tribuns. Cutoago, Nov. 18.—Will Tus Tutsuws sllow & sufferer Lo aay a fuw words about the tard) 1 winding up the Fidelily Bank? Mot dividend would be ve ceplable upon i brosch of winter. There | at deal of m about she mnsnazement uf this lostitution. Foople inquire why the bauk talldlng sod other assets Bava not been offered for aale, Veople eannot understand why certain brokers are trylog 10 buy the bouks, and there are people whoare begiuningto thiuk that there will be no more s01d, unll the beoks of Judgu Moors d thal in one casa Moore authorized the books to be converted 8143 centa on the dollar. No oue supposcs that Judyge Moore inlended anything wroui 1 this mat- ter, But the sfcct has beeu bad, Previous tathat the books wero selliug At 75 couts. Bul vow (he brukers are lelling that the Juace bas dxed the rica L 43 csuts, sud they will give but 40 centu. Vhy does the Court recuznize il 4 at all? Lat'cvery man pay the cash for what be buys, and then et the boiders of tuo books cotmo and get their cash dividends, thus making no differency beiwcen thosa who were depositors and thuss who bought books. Thix would be fulr o every one. Why arg o not the depostiors sllowed to know whu owna the books, 80 that they can hiave a faiz kuowledgn ssto what thelr books are worl Judge Movru was olected by the people, and will s00n cowe befure the people aguin; sud Bere len chance for him to come tu the protection of & peoplu sofferiog from ed coufidence, Lat blw make such au ord; was made in the ingur- ance companics,—ibat & mau cau only affeet his owa credils againet his own indebtedness, sud toat ail sales should be wade fur cash. ‘Then lot bim order the Assiguce tw divide what he has, report ho assatd 10 the upen court, whoro the depositors cau kuow eversihiny, sud ihon aleo lot bim order tho Asslynes to mako @ saly of vverything satable, T'he necessitios of wany deposliors sre very great, aud yei they reluctaut Lo sacrifice thalr books, A Burrsgs. The order of the Court.referred to (s one autlurizing the Recelver Lo lake books at & valua. tlon of 45 cunts in exchango (or real estate owued by the bank, which it couid not utberwiso get rid of s0 esslly. The Hocelver makes to the Cuoust mouthly teporws of mlrm aad will n sddition show the correspoudent all tho asscls of tho bank, if tequasted so o do. e bank bLuildiog bas oot yet been offered for sale, since it was feared it would be sacrificed. To tha Bditor of The Tridune. Cuicago, Nov. 18.—1 would like to ask through your paper of Dr. Turpia, tne Recelver of tho ¥i- dolity Ssvings Dank, what he fntenda to do with the poor pedple that ean bo counted by the tendred . who had their all in that defonct inetitation? Soon aftar they cloaed thelf doors on ur, they patd off & dividend of 10 per cent, and, 20 f22 80 I kaow, have not patd angthing aince, thongh at that time gava ont the Impreasion that (n & fow weekn we would et annther disidend; bat not one word from that fay to the present time Lo 2ive the holiersof baoke calling for different amonnts bas been said by the Recciver to pive us any knowledge of what we may expect, or when we may expect it. Thero nra plenty of acalpees and sherpers advertising for Fi- delity Bank booke, and. oflering 30 centa on the dollar for the necount, and fome who were rednced {0 slmoet nothing have baen compelled to sell at whatever price they conld get. Now, ars we not entitled to hear from the B.,em, and learn what he thinkn the accounta ate worth now or wili bein some fatare time? A Surrsnen. ‘Tho trouble In that most of the assets of the bank are in land which It is Imporsible to sell just now 8t any price. Tha land, then. has to bo held by the hank,and the tazes and assesyments have to ba pald by it. which eata ap most of the cnerent fe- ceipte. If the correspondent wiil call on Drs - Tarpin these matters will be more fully oxplsined o him, and he will nce the Receiver's dificaities. paebiaad ool BUSINESS NOTICES. Dr. Clesson Pratt, of 302 8tata Btreet, has received & most unique and beantifnl mppara. o feom the Eant, constructed for hia nee in the Ozona treatment of catareh and throat-dinssscs, Use * Mra. Winslow's Soothlag Syrap™ for children while teettiing. It cures dysentary anddi- serheea, wind colic, and regulates the bowels, 25 cte —— Chetw Jackson's Nest Sweet Navy Tobaceo SHAWLS. e Chas. Gossage ¢ Co. Present an assortment of Fall and Winter Shawls Unequaled in extent and variety. “ All the Latest Novelties, and many cxclugive styles,”’ in lines of Camel’s Hair Wraps, Yelvet and Valour, Reversible Beaver, Hymalayan, And the new " Cypruscan Wrap,” together witha completeassortment o’ English Beavers, In new designs, plain centres and plaids, “ At very attractive prices,”’ Camel’s Hair and India Dacea Shawls In the usual large assortment to whioh wa invite attention, confident that an inspection will insure pur- ohase. Unusual displays for the “Opera Season” In Shawls and Wraps in endless va= riety of styles, Edfi' oand patterns! Chas. Gossage & Co. STATE-ST. WASHINGTON-ST. " OLOAKS. West End Dry Goods House, Madison and Peoria-sts., Narth i Dry Gaods Hongs North Clark & Erie-sts, CLOAKS. 250 Ciroulars, extra hoavy, at 33 samo goods sold olsowhero st #4.60. 200 Pin Chock and Rough Beaver Cloaks, silk trimmed, $4; ox- traordinarily cheap. $6.76; a groat bargamn. 87.50 to §25; tho %'antnsz bar- Misses’ Oloaka, in 8 stylos,st vory RN Wi, e THE SEASIDK 41 Vandewater-at., Mow Yur Uandsumely bouad, 19, clath, 81, Xou43-THE NIGILT SIDE OF NEW YORIK. Matolasso and Diagonal Oloaks, silk trimmed and nicely finishod, 500 Plain Boavor, Diagonal, Mato- lasse, and Chinohilla Cloaks, from gains ovor shown in tho city.” | A _large stook of Childron’s and low prices. 1] . v B N THE SEASIDE LIBRARY. Al fl;l‘?,\'t"_t'}: BERMUNE, By T. Dowite Talnad, belng Sv. 42301 ALY, Price, 10ccats. parr o recelut ot e ..;Em.m‘ul}‘tflté." b THE ARUNDEL MOTTO, By Mary Ceell Hay. THE SBEASIDE LIBRARY, NEW DOOKS. A Course riuuns Delivered Pl hlinl i o1 8 v TR, No, 431 < N)i’fi:‘\'shllbv ey '5. i W, R ALY Y MAGHEPROVMMNS, e Yodn A ORI PHERITANCE, woc Ho. s0u Tll”li'l‘lv’gfiw'- &'E'NL. W No. 416, A c"i{?l.i'u“;ng‘?fip"' I, ¢t el ST No. ¢20. 19¢te. BY uzfl_sl?_yfi_fi\m.u. For sals by n-‘-uln'l:‘r‘- AL shove 1‘6’1&’:& :n%‘n?.. recaipt centa for 10- ris D408 Cants (or Bibcent Ruisbyrs, by GEOKGE MUN KO, 171027 Vaudowater-ai.. New Yor&. CSAL. 3 Ea;:;“lrl;lll!u 1860, RANDAL 1L FOOTE, BANKER OADWAY, NEV YORK, . DA » YORK, 2 Horiog AU eSS yopria mowber uf New York Mkilthu ¢ aad Vicu- 1% 08 of Gold Board. tue toliest chiaracieraad eaperieucs [sgusrsotesd. blocks 3014, 2l Boss; s, Block CoBLIats, such &s * tads **puta,* and " calis ™ ou large or suall MuouB e, ‘N“'hll mdl"“'“l‘a‘l"l‘.‘:hliflwswfll :?[‘!::' and ltm‘ ey v fahe “}u‘\:;mnlux\unfll irormania, Baed 63 10 Selut of 1o