Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 10, 1879, Page 2

£ o= 1t the charge of all national surveye. This is his first appenrance befors the Committee or smong members to confer in regard to this ‘proposition, and this was in obedience to a call from the Committee, Ile has taken nopart whatever in lobbying in favor of this new plan, This part of the business has been conducted altogethier . Ly others. Ila favors ihc project of s - complete geodetic sarvey, and gate o full and interceting ac- connt of the work donc and the great accurncy of the resuits attained. He, however, takes 1ssuo with that portfon of the report of the Natlonal Acsaemy of 8clence which deals with the present system of surveys of publle Jends. He recards this syetem as excellent, and does mnot favor sny interference with it, and wishes to have a geodetic survey prosecuted without comphicating it with tho affairs of tne Ueneral Land-OfMce. The Ilonso Committes on Puhlie Lands have recelved sssurances from Mr. Atkins that when the biil fo regard to the mat- ter comes befora the House tho Laud Commit- tee shall have two hours to discuss It. NOTES AND NEWS. OLD CLAIS Bperial Piepateh tn The Tridune. Wasuixaton, 1), C., Jan, 9.—Virginla 1s pre- parieg to present a clalin of §120,000 and Mary- 1and a claim of $70,060, with eighty years' inter- eet, for moneys aidvanced to okl in the origlial bullding of the Capitol, This {s to be followed by claime from Vireinia sand other States for moneys advavced during the War of 1512, ARMY COOKIN: Commierary-General MacFeely has had a board of vilicers examine the army cooking, and make experiments for imoroving it. The resule of their labors will be embodied In & manual for army cooks, Another Board has fnvestigated the army bukeries, and will l¢re 8 maunual on oven-bullding and Lread-roaking, COXQNESSIONAL LINIARY. Librarian ¥pofford’s annual report shows that the Congressional Library now contatus fu round ‘pumbers 852,000 volumes and 120,000 pamphiets ‘The prospects for & new lbrary buitding aro kuod, and it will probably be crected in i- clary Sguare, slthongh property-holdera on Cap- ftol Hill have severul sites, which they offerat high prices. WOMAN SUFPRAGE. The cleventh annual Convention of the Na- tions! Woman's Sullrage Assocfation com- menced fte ous to-ay. Mrs. Caay Blanton presided, and the fawillar faces of the Jadics who lead tho movemcat were all to be seen, The speakers were rather severc on President Huyes for not advocating female suffragein his message. CHAFFEE ¢ Some of Senator ChafTeo's frienils say that he haa recoraldered his letter in which he lmplied thiat ho would consent to become a candidate, aod will .now, under no circumstances, permit Lis oame to be nsed. TUR ARMT BILL. . Representativo Hewlit Las declded to jocor- porate In the Army bill that portivn of the bill of the Burneide Commissfon which provides for the reorganization of the army, but Hewitt will oult from it the portion relative to the staff. It 1s belleved that Foster, of the Bub-Committee, Lavirg the bl under consideration, will agree with Hewitt {n this plan. ‘The following letter from a friend of Gen. TMancack to suother Iriend of his here was ro- celved to<lay: fitAveLrniA, Jan, 7. 1870—7n0 My Dear Uo'onelz The adrolt mauner in which Gea, 1ian- cock bas Leen drawn lnto the support of the nn- comtitutional purtions of the Army bill sttracta s crent deat of attention, 1o himself does not scem to sce it, and the mentlon in tho papers to-day of g dlnner gives by Banning, which be Is to aitend to-nizht, worrles & good maony of his politicsl friends. Ila hes been the chamvion amork: mwili- tary men of the vabordination of the miitary to the <ivil powsf, and now his lettor on tue new bill whpwe 1hat he has changed frant, and has become snopponent of hix own avowed doctrines, Ian nin2 14 waul to bea ‘Thurman man, und the Han- men here seem 1o think this 18 A trck of 's to kil Hancock o, BUERMAN AND STANTON. Gen. Sherinan suthorizes a denial of a long- _ standing stbry concerninz himsel? and Mr. Stapton. It was reported that ou an occasion sear the close of the War Gen. Bherman had spoken very contem ptuously of Sccretary Btan- 1on, and characterized him In terms peenlfarly «emnphotic os “nmtre clerk. Thiv story has had currency ever since the War, aud Gen, Sher. man has never befors been nt the paing to deny it, oa honow does, and authorlzes this deulal to be made publle, o SCULBICIER, + ‘There are grave apprebensions that Hepre- scutative Behlvicher, of Texas, may not be avle 10 withstand the conbined attack of erysipelas aud poeumonia, from which ho {s now sufferiug. He bas Leen delirious for most of tho time for two days, and attendants bavo to be constantly with him. This afterncon it was stuted thut there were doubts of bis recovery, Noonels permitted to visit him, THUE INDIAN NATIONS, To the Weatern Assoctated Dress. Wasminaton, D. C., Jan. 0,—Cuarles Thomp- sop, principal chiefl of the Cnerokee Nation deleeates, v, . Ross, Samuel Smith, W, I" Adalr, and 8, 1I. Downlng, of the Chicrokee N tion; P Porter aud D. Jodges, of the Creeks, sod Gewo B. F. Overton, of tho Chickasaws, valled ou the Prealdent to-day, Chiel Thomp- son mifl Porter wnade brief specchies, stating that their people wera in a prosperous condition and were oppused to the tronsfer of the Indians 10 the war Depurtenent. ‘Tho Preshient roptied that he was exceedingly glad to hear that the Tudians of the Indian Territory were dolng so welt, and wished that thoy would continus to vrosper und cultivate the arts and sclences of wivllization and advancs in various brancues of educatfon, Ile suld the poiuts presented by the delegations wero now being cousidered by the Gorernwent, and that, so far a8 ho was cou- cerncd,bewonld do althie could to have the views und wisues of the Indlans carrled ont, — Above all, he would see that the treatiea with the In. dians should be faitl fully observed by the Gov- &rnwent, Seeretary Bchurz, Commissioner Hayt, and Inrpcetor Mamwond were preseut during the Jnterview, THE SUGAR INTEREST, Tho dlscussion of the suvar question wus re- suted to-duy before the House Committee, Mr, Hiteh, au fisvorter of sugar rom Brazil und the Pullipoine Iylanis, opo: the proposition te weetabllsh one rate of duty ou sugar to No, 168 Diuten wtandard, srzuing’that it would wholly cebtroy the trude on low-gzrade sugar, By re- tinfug these sugars, o pure orticle could he pro- auced sual to No. 10 Duteh standaed, which coutd be suld eheaper than the reiined sugsrs of uny torcten vlnnters in the world, {t wus a ful- Jaey to depend on Torsign plauters to give us whire sugare When we cun produce them our- . pelve; Mesars! Voley, Thompson, and Perote, of Bal- |qul- e advocated epucifle duttea ou various grdee. Mr. Bearles, of Conuecticut, advassted o duty of four cents u pound o suger, sud wox SNl toe polariscope, Adjouraed, 5 REVOLUTIONARY CLAIAS, The Comuittee uu ftuvalutionary Clalms has determiaed to clear fts docket, and fifteen bitls were ardered veported 10 the House ut the frst Ppportunity. Oue hundred claling rematn, NAVAL CONATRUCTION, _ Joka T, Gircen, of the Harlaw & Slollingaworth Fuip-Bullding Company, of Wiimmgion, Del., 423 beture the Houne Nuval Comltiee, at tne ustauee of ox-Seereiary Ruberon, e testitied tuag the contrawr, fur the cuustruction of the auw dron-clad Amphitriwe, vartly from old ma- teriul uf the condemned vessclof the saime ugie, ~us advantazeous Lo the Liovernment, 10 the courss of the countruction of the new #hip there biad been flyo contracts, the first two deveugeut walnly on the disvosal of the mate- sialy and the oflers coutiugent Upon ut uppro- printlon by Cougrese. v BULCRETANY SHERMAX ° . aaked the Approvriation Comin.tiees to-day fo ¥00.000 for the expenses of Lransporting silyer Hhullion from the FPavific coast to New York for e rerwainder of sbe tlacul year, Tho Becretary 8150 waked 2u avnual spprapristion of F150,00 dur tho sawng purpuse. In the course of hia re- Tuarks the Becretary said that the rutlroads were vhurzing exorbitat rates for thls service, and surgested that the Cowmittee recommend legbalation Nuwitlog freightage, and compelling a Feduction of the rut S uu‘uxts. ited ubseriptions o tus cr ot Joan to-day agerezuted § 1,105,000, B y NATIONSL LIBRAKY BUILDING, ° Senator Howe and Represcutative Cox Lave becn authorized by the Joint Committee on Librury W prepyre for the Scuate sud House, tively, bills providin 2 for u natocal library e ciny, but Bot desuasing Ll the bil eranting arrears of pensions. awerton question by Mr. Howe, Mr. Inualls stated that he vroposed to call up thst bill s soun o8 the I to amend the Patent laws is disposed] of. swer of Ilec cxeented fu tho interest of the pronle. quoted from the answer of the Secretary, and v Dawes’ Uil appropiiativg 50,080 fur | THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. JANUARY 10, 1879—TWELVE. PAGEN, national musenm building (fire-proof) Is ap- proved by the Benste Committee, CRINESB 1MIGRATION, . The flonss Committea on Education and Tabor to-day authorized Representative Willls (Ky.) to report to-morrow. a bill heretofore agreed upon by the Committee providing that not more than filteen Chiness hall be adiitted to this country on any one vessel, with a rc- nuest that the House epecially assign the ear- liest voseible day for its ronsideration. The Committeg also changed the hitl 2o as to pro- vide that the dale to go into cffcct shall be tho 1st of next July, THE KEW YORK NOMINATIONS, For wont of a quorum, the New York Cus- tom-{{ouse nominations werk not consldered by the Benate Committee on Conunerce. Benator Conkling was present. NOMINATIONS. The Preelilent nas nominated John C. Bridges Appraiger of Merenandisc at Uaitimore, e President nominated Nelson C. Sherman TPostmaster at Cleveland, 0, BIGGINS VR, GRANT. The well-known case of Biggins ss. ex-Tresi- dent Grant was taken up in- the Cireuit Court tolsy, but not concluded. TIHE RECORD. SENATE. WastniNaron, D. C, Jan, 0.—A large number of petitions were presented, many in favor of In an- Mir, Beok ealled up his resolution of the Tth {pat., referring to the Committee on Finanee the auswer of the Sceretary of tho Treasury to the resolution of Dec. #§ relative to the amount of river'coln recelved fn payment of customs dues, and ts disposition. He criticlsed the an- and sald that evecic resumption hadl been reachel by the ruln of hundreds of thousamla of the best men of the coun- trve Al he (Beek) was sucking to do was to requira the Seeretary to use the silvercoln as ne does gold coin In the payment of {nterest and forbld i fncreasing the bonded debt of the country, The Sceretary had wot amswered the resolution as a publie ofilcer shonld, He well know that he Lad not paid adoliar of sllver cuin aa interest on the public debt, Mr, Beek spoke of Secretary Sherman as the *‘autocrat of the ‘Treasury Department, and sald it was true, ns salid by Blsmarck, * he who holds the money- baga controls the politics of tha ecountry.” Congress ought to «ce to it that the lawa aro He spoke of some of it as nonscnss, 1lo showed reunt respect for the Senate and nona for the Inw, The Sceretary was the trustee and agent of the people, and not of the creditors ot ‘the Governtient. Jle had no right to allow the bondholders to say In what coln they would take their interest, Mr. Beek then argued that the Seerctarv had fncreased the Interest-earingdent of the United States $105,000,000, This was not a veey latter- ing exnibit, when businesa of all kiuds was so depressed. Unless thoSecretary could show sowe 1aw autharlzing him to divert sliver coln from the purpose for which It was intended ho wor Zuilty of otticlal misconduct. In a short time the Finance Conunittee would be controlled by new mep, and thew it would be scen whether the Secretary of the Treasury could violute tho law as ha pléased, Ollleers ahould be made to obey the law, Half the deflelency bille annually be- fore Cougreas arose frum dlsrezard of law. e argued that theio ad been a contraction of the currency; that the last report of the Treasurer showed that thelegal-tender notes of denomina- tlons from €1 to §50 In cirenlation on the S0th of June lust were 810,014,000 below the amount outstanding upon that date in 1877, and the $100 notea were $2,407,000 leas that were i cire calution fu 1875, Now ft was the purpose of the Secretary to {ssuo Jarge notes, and further contract the currency by subatituting them for sinali ones, fle (Beck) “thought it doubiful it oue-half the oulstanding legal-tender notus were now u efrculation. It the Seeretory should be allowed to convert the smalier nutes tuto larger opes, and rot {ssus silver coli, thoe people would soon have no enrrency except that which the Nattonal binks supplied. Ho (Beek) bad fought ns haid a3 any oue to make legal-tenders receivable foe customs dutles, Ie bad a bill now before the Finance Committee for that purpose. It abiould bLe reported without delay, and passed, As much s he favored that meas- ure,lm would not allow the Secretary to recelve thoye mnotes In_ violatlon of liw, as he was now dolug, The notes should be recelved in accordance with law, and not in plain viola- tion of it. e wanted such meosures adopted ns would compel the Hocretary of the Treusury to varry out the existing law, acd let him kuow that be was agent of Congress Lo carry out the laws whetber he ilfied them or not. AMr. Beek gnoted at _some length from the speeches of Beeretary Sherman whon a member of the Senate, to show that he sdvocated the punishment of public oflicers Iniling to execute the laws, Mr, Windom reported back, with amend- ments, the Indian Appropriation bill, and gave notlee that he would call it up to-morrow for consideration, Air, Bagard maved that when the Senato ad- ourn to-day it bo tomcet Monday next. Ke- jected Ly o rising vote—ycas, 115 noays, 2k A meisuge wus recelved from the iHonse an- nounclng that the funcral of the late Repre- scotative Hartridee, of Georgla, would take place I the hall of the flouso ut 3 o'clock, and mviting the Senate to be present. A resolution acvepting ,the invitation was agreed to, ‘Tha resohition deferring the onswer of tho Financa Committee wus then pussed, and tho bill to amend the Fatent Inws was taken up, aud Mr. Wadleigh spoke [n fuvor thereof. At tha coneluston of his remurks the Sunate went into vxecutive sesston, ond when the dours re- upencd took a recess uptil 3 o'clock, Upon reusscrabling the Senate, headed by Vice-Presilent Whecler, and Secretary tornam, procecded to the House to attead the funeral ot ‘lm late Represtentative Hartridge, of Georuia, Uvon returning to the Cummber Mr, Churman renewed the motlon of this morning to adjourn wyer untll Mouday, Rejected, Beuate then adjourncd until to-morrow, ouse, The desk of tho late Ropresentative Jullan Hurtridice (Ureorgls) was draped, und upun ft wus a haudsome buvket of Howers. A resolution was ndobted that the funeral reryices shatl be beld in the Hall of Representa- Uves ut d o'clock to-day, sud Invitlng Seuators to attend, Recess, The gallerles were crowded when the House assembled after the recess. At 8 o'clock the henatura entered, preceded by the Vice-Presl- dent and Secretury of the Senute, sl took seats ju the budy ol the hall, The Supreme Court next entered (the Judges clsd in thelr robes of ofllcs) aml took scats provided lor thum dn - frunt of the Rpeaker's desk to the Jeft. The Fresident and Cablnet wers uext ushered dn, taking scats to the right of the Speaker's desk, ‘Fho Counnit- tee of Arrangements procecded slowly down the matu ulsle, ult prescot standing, “The boly ot the Inte Heprescutative, inclosed fn o band- soute cashet mlorned with wreaths and crusses uf flowers, was then borne to the catutulque in Iront of the Speaker’s desk, After religious sesvices the Ild of the coflin was removed, and members aporoachud anil took u last glance ot the features of thelr luto tolleuguie, The casket wis then borne out ol the hatl, foltawed by the President und Cabinet, Supreme Court, Benate, uud Georiia delegation Ll Speaker uccompanted the funeral corl b the depot, aud on bis return the flouse ad- Juurued, o APPELLATE COURT. Boeclal Dispatch to The Triduns, Otrawa, Ll Jun. 9.—The business of tho vreasut tern of the Appellate Court 13 nearly fluished, Followlug are to-day's proveediugs 41, Sapp ve. Phelps et aol., uppellanie; Uwe to file reply-vriefs extended to the 19k, 105, Tefit va, Hard; motion for leave to Ale recont und abstract dewied. Adjourued 10 10 o'clock to-morrow, - il LS S NEW ORLEANS. ‘fpectal Dispaiea 50 The Tr70una, = ¥ NEw 0812458, Jah, 9.—I[n the cuse of tha Uuited Htates azainst the nlue or ten pemsons from Najchlzoches jndictud by the Grand Jury for vivlation of the Election lawe, some scrivus coustitutional questivus huve Laen ralicd, aud two pleus wase liled by the dofendants’ couusel this worsipg touching the conatitutipnatity of the; acts of Congress snd tha statutes uder whith tuey are to be prosecuted. o —— TELEGRAPHIC NOTES, Special Dispatch (0 Ths Trivune. Beximorsery, 1., Jau, 9.—The Decetiiber re- port of the Julict Peultentiary shows 1,548 coue victs there tu Dec, 81 ‘T'he State Board of Apriculture held its closing seaston to-day, sud travvacted some routive buse S, Presldwnt Gilloam detivered bis furewell address, und Buand adjourued. Toe uew 1 MeaL week o duute the State CRIMINAL NEWS. Hunter, the Camden Fiend, Makes a Confession of His Hide~ ous Guilt. e Will ’ass from Earth To-Day, to Go We Xnow Not Where. Recital of the Hiring of Graham, His Journeyman-Mur=- derer. The Wolk Arm-in-Arm with the Victim, Followed by the Jonrneyman, Unskillful Consummation of the Bloody Business by Both Murderers, Visit to tbe Victim by the Master-Mur- dorer to Tear OfF the Bandages, A Napoleonle Nerve Evinced During the Whole of the Trial, Interesting Tostimony in the Murder Trial at Norwich, Conn. Spectal Dixpatch to The Tribune, Camney, Jun. $.~It I8 understood that Hunter bas mado n confession which confirms the general altegations made by Grahamyand fn it Hunter admits he committed the deed to se- cure the money to satisfly the domands of an ubaudoned woman: that e dfd not fear Graham, ga hie hud been in other vitlalnlea with himj that he would never hase been'found out had hie put up the moncey to send Graliam out of the country, Ilo thought, however, that Ura- ham had left for parts unknown, and by was as- tounded when he heard of his arrest. Many efreamstances combined to make the murder of James M. Armstroug by Benjamin Hunter one of the most remarkablo crimies of the decade in the East. Tho victhn wae s well- known busjvess man in this city, the murderer aman cquolly well koown, and for years a respected ana well-to-do etorekeeper. Tho crire was planned long beforchand, and carried through with cool, calculating disregard of con- sequences that makes one shudder 0a e thinks of it. It wiil be betterto tell the story as It camo out, for it had all the clements of o well- planned trogedy. 1t was only a tew minutes past 7 o'clock when a gentleman, lving on Vino street, Camden, heard groans in the street In frout of his resl- deuce, fle went out aud found 2 man Iying on tho aldewalk, bleeding profusely tfrom wounds in the head, Hewas at onco pleked up with theald of a pollceman who, for a wonder, was at hand, and was taken to an apothecary shop near by, Thers it was found that thers was a cut on the topof his head, from which the brain was protruding, There was also o cut on tho forchend, onz gver the left eye, and anotheron the back of the head. The man was utterly unconsclous, Fapers iu hls pocket proved him to bo James M. Armstrong, a music publisher, hving ar 804 North Neventeenth strect, ond haviog bis place of business at 710 Sanson street, right in the heart ot thecity, By miduight It was dcemed snfe to remove hiw, aud ho was taken In a currfage to his home. All the blows had evidently been struck with amachinist's hammer, which, withalintchet,were found near where the man was picked. up. Ilora was n clew s0 direct that the volice had no trouble whatever fo Anding that Armstrong had gone over on that night to call upon Furd W. Davis, whowas a debtor of Armstrong, On the bammer and the hatchict were the initfals “F, W, D.” Davis was ot once arrested, and e had been n jait hours before the Phitadetphia papers had heard of the affair. Iufact, the littls Camdon Post, that comes out fn the alternoon, was the first paper to get the news, and so Inte was the mat- ter prescnted to the Philadelphin police that uune of the Philadelphla alternoon pajers bad a word of it. The tirst report of it in this city was found In tho morning papers on Friday, The evening before James 1. Danarls, who had Leen a partner of Davls, learning that he too was wanted, camo fu ond gave himselfup. It wea o clear case, Never bad the police done &0 well. Meanwhlla the unfortu- nato victim was lingerlng unconsclous at lils residence, with no hope whatever of his re- covery, The next morning be dicd, bhaving never shown consclouaneds for a slnglo minute after tho fatal blows. And the Camden polico told the reporters that tho evidencs acatnet Daovls was very stroug. Davls himself wrote to his family that bo would bo at hotne in aday or two, and, suro enougzh, when tho public exam- inatlon camne, be proved on ullbf, to the come bicte satlsfaction of ail, and the polico were dumbtounded. Inquiry as to the people who had anything to do with Armstrong in » Lustucss way brought out the fact that Neujomin Iunter bad been pretty iothnate with him in mony ways. Fur- ther, it was oscertained that Armstrong bad told his son and some of his wen of his futention of gofor to Camden on thutnight to see Davis. But suspivion beeame almoat conviction when it was sscertained thee Hunter wos a craditor of Armistrong to thy amount of about $6,000, but held polivies un bls lifo to tho amount of 24,000, alt of which had been recently fssued to Armstrong and at once assigned to Hunter, who had paid the premium outhen. ‘The frst thing that directed susplvion to tunter was his mark- ¢d aversion to the idea of giviog his ald In workiog up the silulr whea Sherilt Daubman appented to bl as a former partner of the de- ceused, Then came the discovery that the poli- cles hud only been takon out su December of the year belore, and tho secoud yuarterly puy- went was not veb due upon them, Tho warrant wus {ssued on the Monday after Aristrong had dled on Friday, Hunter was taken to Cam- den and put in jail. ,Both the Bherld aud the Prosccuting Attorucy could have wished for a little more evidence, for thls was ull tue testimony thas they could get, sud agaiust this Fuuter could plead his provious good churacter, his age, and bis lack of motive, for he wus presunably worth about $:350,000. ‘I'hey were sutisded that be hud wot been alane Au the atlale, und for that remson looked upon i s the braiu that conceived and planned for another to execute. DNunter was semunded, aud was safo ot avy rate for two or three months. But My, Jeuking aud Shenflf Duubman wero more than ever sutlsfled, though they would hardly admit it to themicives, that thicy tust fod out sumething morg beture they could howe to fuco a Jury, Daubmuy bad thatl conviction to which u “min wiil oftens stick o spite of evidence, He know that Hunter lgd valled av Arunatroug’s buuse when e was yingou his death-bed, 1le walted until the physicians bad guie, watched his wvbortuplty, und fuduced the scrvant to leyve the” roum Joug euough hm to wisplace the bandaze g0 that the wound was act. 10 bleeding alres 'The snurder was done with the pamumer that had been piched up fu the street, but. how tu trace the baunner! ‘Two of the ferpy men had seenn man who auswered to the destiption of Huuter ou the bual that night, sud actiug In such a way u8 0 attiact Lhefr uttention. Toen o found bar-Scoper fo 8 saloon ucar the ferry who bad uuticed two mien o his suloop ou tue night of the murder, and ouo of thew had hlumf upon Lis hands. Who wus tus other wmanl Tae oftivers began to wateh for the pessous wuo bad hecn acen with Hunter, who kuew bl aud who hod business with biui. The poment that ho fuuud out Thomas Giraham, who bad formerly worhed for Huuter, bo It that bis scarcl was euded, Huuter had becs paviug his board tor suiue tine, and Grabam ou the day alter the wurder had siaved bis wostache ard changed his bat. Tols was all untdl the 1810t Febraary, wuet Prosecutor Jeaklig reccived s * peraoaal,” o pennic saying that the man who did the could . quired **personal ** was instrted fn the Tadger, but nothing came of ft until Mr. Taylor, the city editor of the Times, scot a note to Mr. denkins, saving that he could tell him who wroto tho anonvmous Jetter if he wanted to kl:‘ow. The way inwhich he found out was this, to patronize had, while drunk, dropped so many hints that he felt aurc that he was guilly. to replace tho tall hat decd he dlsclosed for 85,000, The re. A linuor-dealer whom Graham was wout He had also told of Hunter's buringa eoft felt hat ho was_In the habit of wearing. This was enough. The warrant was vrocured at once, but it was not so eastly served, The poor wretch who had been hired to becomo an nrsasein hind been growing more and more afenld, and was in the hablt of coming home late ot ulght and entering by thu back door, 8o that It was not until the nieht of the 18th of March, eight wecks nafter the murder, that he was arrested, just as he was golng Info the house n few minutes before mianight. It was | o'clockIn the morning when ‘The party, conststing of Prorecutor Jenkiins, Shertft Haubman, and Detective Yoder, of the Central oflice in this clty, arrived nt tho rosl- dence of Me.Jenkins in Camden, To can handly fall to strike tho reader that the River Dela- ware, which forms the poundary between the tivo States, 18 u very inythical Statg Jine. lun- ter was taken from hix home {u thiecity 1o Camden without a hint of a requisition, Grahium was hurrled off In the rame manner, end, later In the case, witnesses thut wera wanted in the case were Kiduapped in thia clty and carrfed in s close carviage, againg thelr will, across the river into New Jersey, and, what is singular alout it, there does not seem ta have Leen the slightest word sald about State rights. 1t was a cirlons scene, atd one 1ot to e for- gotten. Thelittle party were eeated fn the dining-room of Mr. Jenkins, Mayor Ayres with pen fu band to writa down what Giraham had to eay, Mr. deakins cautioned him at first, but he seented anxlous to excilpate himself, and told n long aud rombiling story, which wearied the patience of bis auditors, untll the Bnerifl, who liad been dofug a Jittle of the cagle eye, binrted out, **Uraham, you're lving, and you know it."" Then they told him rowe thives that «vldcn!&v astonished him, for he rose up and exclalmed, *+Yeg, I buve; serateh that out and begin agaln,” Mr. Jenkins then asked hlin szain: “Do you #ay that, withotit fear or tavor, without aolicitn- tlon, or promiee of reward, or offer of any kind, you deaire Lo make n confeselon” Graham ro- plied, ** I doj Lam not zolng to tie, 1 awm going to make g clean treast of it. . You ean follow up what I'tell you.” ‘Then followed the long story of tho criine from its inception until its conis pletion, with thie atory of his own misery and suffering. Hunter was soon given {e underatand that the links were coming to light uno by one, and the Steriill could not reslst the teinptation to tell bt that ho had found out whers he changed hia hat on that night. lHunter woa eoun after brought up araln and fully commt- ted. 'Ine Government decifnlog then 1o pre- sent any testimony, (ralam was commitied on the anmie charge, It was on the Oth of June that-tho trial opened. Hunter hiad ‘at once ae cured domes M. Scovel, of Canden and Asron M Thompspn, of this vity, as hiscounsel. Be- ifore tho cuse came to tria).they had,also secured tho ,essistance . of, ex-Becretary Rolgson, who was the predecessor fn oflice of Prosecntor den- Kins. After au offort to quash tue Indictment for want of Jurisdiction and for indetinitencss, the trinl began, The firat witness was Uraham, Sunce his arreat e had Improved very much in appearance. The bloated, dissipated oppear- anve was gone, and he had galned twenty to thirty pounds _sluce Jiunter had econ him last, The court-ruom s not a small one, but s crowded in its secom- modatious for the Bench and Bar, The table for counscl waa hnrdly lerge enouals for all, and the prisoners and witbess were not more than tweuty feet apart, Hunter oceupled a seat just back of (ien, Rtobesun, who teofi u faboring oar oll through the trial. T sat Jusy beblnd Grabam Just as he was telling nis “terrible story, nnd tould wateh [lnnter “without hls sceing me, Mr. Jenkius bud the story down so woll that the witneas never had to wer um-é)z in a direct way, nnd none of the very fow objectiona ralsed by (en, Robeson were sustained except one, and that a very important one, Gen. Robeson asked if there’had not been two con- {ons, Mr. Jenking wus compelléd to admit that thete had Leen,—~the first of them, as hus Leen stated, false. To this Gen, Roberon re. plied catlingz for the paper, and, to Mr. Jenkius® lmulnsu disgust, the ob]ocllnn ol his part proved {futile. i Tho story that Graham told upon the witness stand {s one of such cold, deslening, heartlcss murder that ft would seem fimpossible, unless we admit that"Hunter is gulity, and then it seems charagteristic. Hunter is a tall, dark- cowplexionod ws s of 55 years of oges e bosa Jargo head, ¢old gray eyes, & -lmr;)-pnlnled beard—altogethier, o face” indicative of an fron will und a cold, relentless nature that would stop at nothing which stood {u his way, Al day long hie sat there and listencd as he mizht to o sermon addressed to gome other poor mis- cruble siuners, 1o never moved a muscle, ex- cept now and then to ¢chew an lmaginary eud for amoment or two. Once or twice hesmiled o fuint wintry sinile, ac ono might at o bad joke, but ho nevor secmed to take thu slightest Intcrest i what was belng told. Graliam began his testimony with an ac- count of his working for [lunter, and came Roon after to o conversation that they had n December, Hunter net b, ssked bim wheth- er hie kuow Armatrans, and ndded, * lo owes me a lot of mouey, and he has got to be killed," Urahom asked how that wos, and Tlunier con- tinued: *I will give you §500 to dolt, and i you dow’t you are no irfend of mine.” " ln this voul manner, and without any previons warn- Ing, dii Huuter go to work to pirocure the mur- der. Grakinm then went on, glving the dates and thoes of b3 meetings with Ilunter until New-Year's Eve, when lluater brought him the hammer, saylng: “Take this; it got 1o ho dono with this."" It hud the infttals 4 ¥, W. D, cut upon it, as Hunter explained, 8o that sus- viclon should fall' upen Davis, who was first urresteds Not lovg after that Junter camo to Gruliarm with o plan of the location where the murder waw to by committed, and told him that he was pong Lo Virginls, and wanted the work «done while he wes gone. (Graham hed not the nerve W comply with theorder, und Hunter caime buck with the crhne still uncominitted, At lust Ilunter sald he could wult o Jonger, und told Grahan that he would go over with him that nlght, und he was to follow und do the work, Hunter went down to th shop, waited for Arme stroug, uud started out with him scon after ¢ a'clock, ‘They went toward Camnden, und Gra- huin followed, **Yes™ was the slzual agreed upon, and, as they reachied the ulloy near whers be waa found, the word was given, ~ Hunter sajd S Hlie him® aud, Grabum did - s then, Armatrong Jooked up, and stich @ piteous expression that the assussin, who tud glven the firab blow with only half heort, had not the conrage to strike agatn. I tusned and rou, dropplug the hatchet und the hummel Jle rau throuch s L lot, dropped fntoa cellar, climbed tho wall, and ran into the street, whenee hus made bls way to the ferry, He met vr o (b boat, and, fn fear und doubt, unked, ¢ Wellt" Hunter veplied that ho hud Hiuisbed hing, and added that be bed hard work 1o flud the batel On arsiving on this slde he guve Grahiam 25 cents, saying that thut wus all be had, 'The pext day he met bun up town in the strect and gave him two #3 bi)ls, This was all that he got for his share du the work—§10,25, He neyer suw Hunter azuin until Lo taced him upon the staud. The cross-examivation was not long, and It did not weaken the testimony in o least, On the coutrery, there woro seve eral lttle specchies that let vew lght ov the vuse. For listunce, when Hunter went up fnto Armetrong's plucs of buslness to wait for bim, Do satd to tirubam siter be cume down, * Damn lnm, I bud @ good to mind to kil biw then where hs was, ! UF course, there was no hopein tha defense of anaiibl, “Ihis Hunter conld uot prove, and the counsel wada the nistake of givivg out that they had pleaty of wit 10 prove that hu wus ov this slde of the river. They could not getone o pluce nlin suywhero at a tiue which was fucompativle with his visit to Cainden thut night ut abyut the hour of the murder, Aud when they came 1o withey of good It wus like a shell under ihe biow of o pmer, At was aliost {tipossible to et u reputable citizen to prove his chargeter. ‘The attempt to show waut of ollve was equally platn, for f was shown that his property wis ortgased for e ) value, uuid ho was eally a bankrupt. Aud one story aiter another of hicentlousness aud crlne cume tothe vars of the prosceution. An jllvgimate rot, nearly grown (o tanhood, Was 8 comstant uttendaub on tho trial, It was also Knowu tpat e hiad 1yined wore than ooe poor girl, aud that bls career wus one that scemed blackor und blacker tho moro it was brought to light, The triul (usted nearly four weeks, snd 1heo witer an absenco of less than threo hours the Jury bruught fu a verdlet of guilty of murder in” \hy first degree, 1L wag somewnat unexpocted, bes cause the fury wad not a cood one; thers was oug criminal ou & uud two culured men, but they bud no troubls in sgreeinz. upon a verdicts ‘Tle vian heard it with the sunio calnbess thot had chargetestzed bls sppesrunes cver siuco bis arrest, Befure the trial Hunter had been talkstivo and fippant, e hud laugbed at the pussibility of convicton, He soun grew more suver, and, oy the dayas shortened, - o scemed to think more, and he objected to compauy, except that of his own famlly, The first thing was to argue the cxceptivua und the wotiou fur @ new trial. The waut of juriediction was strongly ursed; also, tho objections to the reception of certain evi- dence, Both mottons were overruled by (b full Beneh, snd then Gen, Houeson weant before the Coust of Errors and Avteols sud ehesded sl eey Vibbard glven Bishop was o phitopena oresent, promifred i her husband’e presence. Bisbop never kissed tre Wisennsin River, It appeared thu fatlier of the boy was a hard character, who, when en- roged, was [n tho habit of whippiug the boy ter- that, the man having died in Pennaylvania, New Jersey hal no exploded by the decision wae_ pretty forclbl; f o ]!non and Appeals, which of the Court of ald in t Beasley dclivering the oplnlon—~that no New Jersey court would cver declde that anything could Prcvenl Its_trying a man for a inonler cominftted within her boundarics, This was not the last chpnce. Gen. Nobeson had fought tho ense 80 woll that ft was reported ho would carry the case up to the Supreme Court of the United Btates on o question of want of jurisdiction, it he stopned here, An effort war made to have the Giovernor call & spovial mecting of the Bonrd of Pardons, which, under the cumbersoma stat- utes of New Jersey, conslsts of the Court of Er- rors and Appeals ‘and tho Iy Judges, so that one Judeo had an_opportunity to sit upon the cane threo thnes, This the (lovernor refused to do, and on Raturday last Rlieriff Calhown, by order of the Governor, Informed bim that there was no hope, THE COBB MUNDER CASI. Nonwicr, Conn., Jan, 9.—In the Cohb mur- der trinl to-dsy, Mrs. Cobb testified that ehe knew Blahup a year beforo he was married. His wifaand she had been school-gir} scqualntances. Her husband and Bishop wero intimato fricods, Bishup supplied the Cobb and Waterman faml- Heswith groceries. Bometimes It becamo neces- anry for lim to como soveral times a day, Her husband was always there. Her husband was il in January so0 he could not sttend ta his dutles, Cobb used to buy his own tea. Bishop offered to furnish it, but ho declined, One day Bushop brought up tea cnough for a drawing and sald, " I'Ix that for Charlie to-night; he'll nover know the difference.” 8ho dids0. Charile complalned that 1t was very bitter. Bhe ex plalned, and ho sald, “I don't want any more of that tea The ' morning Cobh died Bishop called sevoral times, e and Cabb were alone at one time, Afterwards she saw him chewlng something he satd Bishop had given bim. Boon he had anap. Thy children coming In, awakened him, Ha arose, staggered to his chair, and called for his medlcome. Bhe eave him Dr. Peddock’s preseription, He called for brundy. Bhe gave that, sent for a doctor, nnd hegan rubbiug his hands, He lovked np aud ssiil, “Don’t b frightened, Katin this wun't last long." He died before the doctor came. Tlere witness broka down, and was unabie to proceed for some time on account of her emo- tion, Onen in April Bishop Urought Cobb a bottle of brandy, which lo alone uscd, Later, sho asked for suma whisky, Bishop usked who was touseit. She eald Charlle, e said howas glad he knew. Brought the whisky. Charlie used ft. It made him sk, Once in April she accldentally upsct a private Lox of Charlic's, out of which fell a white nowder, He took the powder, threw it in the firo, said it was polson, and added, **1 thought I told you notto meddle with that box.”” Tn one conversation o said the polson was good for people sometimes, and they talked apout the color of ursenic. She ordered a hand- mirror from Bishop, present till ber husband came to pay o bill and found mno charge. Blshop then eafd It wosa token of friendship. While in Troy she wrote to Mrs. Bishop, foclosing rome poctry. Bhe found a pearl peuetl-case on tho steamer Chaun- Aug. 48, 1377 The watch-chain withess at any time. Once, as a joke, she promired to buy Bishop 8 silk lmndkerulnef, and did 8o fu his wiie's presenve. Bishop mode rars soctal callsy gencrally cume with or alter hig wite, Nover talked serloualy of dlyorco or elopement, but did mdullnuly with Mrs. Bishop, Bhe never ordered, bought, recelved, or aduinlstered a_particlo of poison to any onc. Hue denled all of Hislop's statements regarding her visits to bis house ut nlght, exeept fn one case, when she went thore to get ashirt for wash. Neither on this or any other aceasion did slie have uny crlminal intorcourse. The breast- iin and ear-rings were given her by Blshop, with ier hushand's Knowledgo, because sho had re- paired some of hia clotheaafier bis wife's denth, 8he denled other detalis of mentinge ‘premun, and eritninal intimacy glven by Bishop. Thetooth- ick marked **Pet'F ghe bought, and had it ko *marked becuttse her husband always called hier so, “Dishpp onee took it awuy from her and put it (o his pocket. Tne room {n which Bishop sald he had_criniinal Intercourse with witness on his dead wite's bed was unfurnishod at the time he stated this occurred, and his statement wos falsc, Bhealso dended that sho ever concerted with Bishop to polson Mrs, Bishop, ‘Thy poemn * Nince Firat I Knew Ilcr Tove Was Mluc™ she sewt to Mrs, Bishop from Troy, it was o guinewhat Jocusa refereice to a provions conversation between Mrs. Blshop and herself. She did not chanie the words “ Hler Love” fo “1lia Love.” The pocm * Beyoud the Dright Ciouds” she gave to Bishop aiter his wiic's deatli, Bho put no warks on it. Ono or two other pocms wero sent to hin after his wile's death In o similar way to express sz‘lll[vfllh}'. AMost of the other pootry put in shu elther falled ;;; r;uou::ulzu or ramembered sendivg 1t Lo Mrs. whop. Cross-cxamlued: Sho rapeated hor formor declaratlon that she bad never been unfaithinl In oy way to her husband. When his mother went to Nuw [tuven Blshop wanted to take his weals with them, Charlio told lier sho could do 4 sbe pleased, Bl refused, and ho Wus angry., saytug o wonld never ask another favor. — At one tima he scemed angry ot her busband be- cause Charlie did not buy tea of him. When sho cams homo from Truy A not kiss Iahops; only shook hands with him, One night Blshop might have; stald nu hour at her howse when ho cane dn to seo IE bis wifo wus there, Bishop aund bl wite wers with her one nliziit, but hio did not stay till £ o’clock, Never rode ouy with Bishop, Blshop ores seut Cobba can of tomatoes, Ho nto sume of them, and was made sicl ‘Thie crus ninotlon was lonz and senrch- ing, and was directed to wauy of the miner de- tuils of the cas 1t will bo ¢ itinued to-morrow. A MURDEROUS FATHER. MiLwaukee, Wis, Jan, 0.—At Avocs, Wis., Wednesday, an_examlnaifon was held over the body of tenry Doty, aged 18, recently foundin rivly, The evidenco whowed that the father struck the bov on the heud with some weapon, Killing hlm, He theu, feariug detection, shot o pistol-ball throuzh the head, aud, to eive the aupearance of e, throw the budy and pistot into the river, The father and u nephew named Wilsen Doty are tu jail at Dodgeville, THI 1 LEGALIZED, Wirtiawsront, Po., Jun, 9.—Ilorace B, Tay- lor, bauker, who falted somo thne ago, and waa subsequently urrested, was to-day arralzned before the Crimingl Court on s charge of cin- bezzling eomu $30,000, Too defenso clalmed that the money on deposit ceased to be tho property of the depositors and becgimo the property of defendaut, and therefore he could nut embezzlo Wis own funds, The prosecutlun attempted to prove by the deposltors that thé had pluced the wmonoy fn his bhank, when Judgo Moyer rul, that, under the act of the Assembly of [at, ddence of depusitors could not by admitted. ‘The Court then ordered the case uolle prussed, sud ‘Taylor wus dischurged, ——— DEFALCATION, Apeciul Dispaich (o Tae Tvidune, WrerTows, Wis., Jau, §.—The Committee of of the Dodge County Board of Bupervisors ta cttle with O. W. Trayner, late County Treas- urer, have flulshed thelr lbors, and report In subataues that, in addition to the defalvation of $11,000 oceurring fo the years 1675-176-'77, and reported to the Bosrd lest Jupe, there isa further detaleation during the year 1878 amount- ing o ucarly §4,000, waking the total defuleas tion of "Troyner tor the four years lo the uelgh- borhwod vt $22,000, — SMAI'L WORK, Hptcigt Dispateh (0 Ths Tribune. B7. Pave, Minu, Jan. D.—A detectivo from your city obtalned & warrant of requisitivn oo thu.Uovernor of Lilinols for the arzgst of E. Frauke, lately suspended, on & Chicago fudicts meut foy obigiuing goods under false pretenacs, and to-day arreated Frauke pnd fwmediatoly conveyed blw to ludson, Wis., wheuey they Wi} proceed to Cuteagu to-nigbt. ~ The obfect ol thoquick removal ol Frauke was to praveut de- lay by bintcas corpus proceedu LOUISIANA ELECTION FRAUDS. New Osneass, L., Jaw, G—fu the Uvhied Stutes Cirealt Court to-dey pleas were fled by the counscl of tbe Natchituches prisoncrs charved wiib the violation of the Etectlon luws as follows: Tothe charge of felony, wlea not 2utlty, but denyiug jurisdiction of the couri} to urisdiction,—in short, Hunter could notbotried anywhere for the murder, This pretty plain langoage-—Chiel-Justice Didn't kuow it was a Dwenteawa ou the charge of viol, ho Election laws they claim that the laws are unconatitutional, and that the indictment is Informal, and ask that 1tu counts be quashed. s STETSON AND PATGE. Bosrox, Jan. 0.—Stetson, the bookkeeper and quondam partner of Palge, the bankrupt boot and shoo dealer, now in {ail, I8 socreted by deteetives to keep him away fromn Palge's fricnds. Stetson acknowledges that he and Palze burned the firm's books, and that he otherwise assisted Palre In his rascality, but did so without criminal Intont. AN OUTLAW KILLED. CixcisNaTy, Jan, 0.—James Atkins, o Ken- tucks ontlaw, who recently escaped from Eilfott County fall, ottended a turkoy shooting-match at Blain's Mills, in Morgan County, yesterday, and hecoming engaged In an altercation with Lien Perrv, n farmer, was shot and killed. Perry was badly wounded in the head, . TIE FATAL VIALL. Special Nispated to TAe Tridune. Lixcoty, Neb., Jan. 0.—Thos. L. Viall, who waa acquitted here on o charce of pofsoning Wi, Armstrong, In October, was arrested at Plattsmouth to-day charzed with polsoning his wie. Heis In joll there, bail belng refused. DRUGGED AND ROBBED, Bostox, Jan, f.—Annie Mooney and her son, who keep a barroom and lodging-houss st No. 24 North street, have heen arrested, charged with stupefying fames Minchin, of the [ligh- 1 and thea rubibing hbin of over $7,000. ABSCONDED, 0N, Tex.y Jan, 0.—Thomos eed, for s Cashier of the First Nutlonal Benk, has absconded. The President offers 1,000 re- ward for his capture, POLITICAT. THE OHIO IDEA. &pectal Dispateh to Tre Tribune. CiNcinNatt, 0., Jan. 0,.—Fome comment is heard here to-iny in finnnelal clrcles on the speech of Senator=clect Pendleton at the Col- umbus banguet last night, His theme was “Tro Ohto Jden,” ond, alter boastinz of what he ealled fts splendld achiievementa in the past, among which ho enamerated the equalization of currency with cain, the remonetizatlon of silver, and tho payment of custom dutles ingreenbacks, ha undertook to defino what it had atill to ac- complisl. First o named tha abolishment of National banks. The systeai, hio sall, was of doubtful constitutionality, It is expensiva to the people, ibconfers prlvilezes on o business and a class, Under the manipulationa of parties it becoinos a great political f{nstru- mentality, controlling elections and demorallz- Ing our politics. 1t must yield to n better. The greenback currency ls an effort fn this dirces tion, and is far better. It lsclieaper, It avolds political complications, It pays debts and taxes. Notwithetanding tue inferlority imposed on it by the Government, {¢ has sustained for sixteen years the industrial aystem of our coun- try, and they were yearsof ercat prosperity uutil the fatal polley of tho Bepnblican party intervoned. Even the greenback may be im- proveds, Ths Onlo ldea recognizes the nccessity of this fmproved curren- ey, and sllver supplies It Success nlone will finish (ts eftorts, Senator Tendleton was the only one of the distinguished Demo- cratie leaders present who reforred to the flnan- clal queation, His utterances arc regarded as in tha nature of akey-nota for the Obto Democracy In tho next campalgn. Cotuspus, 0., Jan. 9.—The State Contral Committee of the Nutional-tireenbaci Labor party met hers todny, ethtern out of the twonty districts being represented. i1 was de- tlded to take steps for niore thorouguly orean- izc tho party for the next campaten, and to hold o State Conventlon ju this city the Oret Wednes- day iy next June, WINCONKIN, Guectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Warentows, Wis, Jan, 9.—A sposial elee- tion to.4Ud: thas vaeguey- o this tho Tirenty- third) Scuntortal® district, dceosfoned by the death of Senator-elect Charles IL Phillivs, wilt bo held on Tuesday, Jan. 2. ‘The Detocrats havo called thelr Cqnvention to nominate n can- didate fur Benator on Thursday next, Jan, 16, Thus far the Republicaus have muda no mave towards _calling a Convention. Nutwithstand- ing Mr. PRVlps was elceted in November as o Republiean by 1,405 masjority, the Democrats feel sanguine of carrging the District at this timy, inteuding to puta bester foot forward than they Aid belore, and select o man of more vopularity with the people than the last candi- date proved to be. All things belng equal, the Democrats aro good for over 1,000 majority In the district, Itaceina doubtful if tho Itepub- MHeans will moko 1nuch of a contest, preferring toallow thy election to zo by default rather than undertake o vigorous campalgu, Tao Democratic caudidates uro by no mesns searee, and every hour, alinost, new naucy are pided to the Itst. Among those mentfoned are H, 8. Howel), 11, Mulberaer, and F. P, Brook, of Watertown; . Ureens, of Mitford; I, dJ. Ball, Pahnvrag W, W, Woodmau, Furming- tony W, W, Reed, Jofferaons W. L. Hoskins, Lauke Mille; and u host ot vthera, TELLER'S COMMITTEE. Tolllug Testimony from Furmer Demnocrate. EW ORLEANS, Jan, 0—At 3 meetiog of the Teller Connmittee to-day Willlaw 1), Rolline, of Tennesaco, testifled. Ho fs o Demoerat, but waa n caudidate on the Independent ticket at the lust election. Baw no outrages committed. Baw a body of fifteen ared men at the polls election day under Iardbars, Deputy Sherilf. Thinks intimidation riizhtencd the negroes sn much thot they stayed away trom the polls, and that It 1he negroes had voted they would have bada majerity of 1,00, At the close ot the ereetlon he demnanded a count uf the votes at poll No. 1, bur ftwas refused anda boud of urmed men took the box to St, Joaeoh. J. R, Loscey, of Tensas, testifled that howas ona of the posse of Bherll Register sununoned to disperse the negroes whon, 1t was rumored, were musslog at Hoss' place for the purpose of atlacking Waterproof, Ileglster had about forty armed men, . On tho way wo heard that the newroes had massed, and that fistug bad comnienced between them and our advanced guard of two men. The order was then glven toadvunce and fire, The Oring was done fn tho dircetlon of where the negroos were supposcd to ba massed, ‘The negroes wero in thelr quar- ters, and when we fired one volley thoy dls- persed, “Two or three negroes were wounded don't think aoy were killed, Frunk Wstson . (colored) was the next wit- noss. Ile lived elght miles frun Waterproof, and was tuld by o Democratie fricud that the plsce was getting too hot for himji that hs had better c¢lear out. Ho ran away, leaving hiw partiy-gathered crop to tate vare of ftselt, That day thero were fitty or sixty armed wmes from Quachita In Waterprqol, Baw them put a rape around a neara hov's neck because he would uot suswur 8 yuestlon they aaked bim. ‘Fook 1o the wans, belngz tobd that the crowd wanted htm, Lo were four negroes in tho woads hiding. 11id for niny days, and thew went ty l'lm.uenfinl. Witness then waid: “Don't futend to go back, because I don't thiok it would be exactly safe. Avncver did anvthing to be driven awyy for, Licel, now that [ bave testified sgejust thew, ¢ would bo worse thun before. Othier colored witnessestestified thatonthe day of election thero was a rlot 1 Cyledonts, Caddo Parlsh. The riot commened after the votiug was over, aud three negroes were killed, Wituessts teathiled Lo the geveral latiwidation of negroes 1w Caddo, ———————— FINANCIAL, New Youw, Jan. 9.—~Willlam E. Connor, of tho firm of Belden & Co.,stock brokers, bas no- tifled the Stock Exchagee he has applied for the sppolutment of a Revelver for his frar; that alt outstunding contracts would be acttled,'but that he would not be re:pondible for any future contracts mudo by other members of the trm, Sueclal Digsch 1o The Trivuns. Guanp Ravins, Micw., Jun. 9.—The Duily Fuage, this afternvon, announces toat thue urivate bauking firine of Randall & Dawmagh und ol I H. Dents, of tars city, are to by von- solidated, mora capital sdded.’and a new banl;‘ to be kuown as the Furwers' & Mechanles! Bauk, vrvauized uader the old state Banklg faw. This will be thethst State bank oot a Eavings bauk b M 0 sitc: the Gld babks wryaud Ueone vl the strongest financial carporations In the ¢ 87, Louts, Mo,, Jan. 0.—It is lnnnn:nmel s.:' that a difMiculty i likely to bo experienced iy tha scttlement of the affatrs of Applcton, Noyey & Mande, who mado an assignment a fow (3, ago. It Is rald the death of the slient pactye, Rabert Jarvls, of Loutsville, wlll necessiiat the sdministration of the estate by the BUrTlyIny {mrmun, who will be required 10 como into thy Probate Court and file 8 bond. 11 that positioy is maintained, it is saserted that the vnrldu, of the assiznment will be attacked, as that conryy was taken by tho surviviug partnors after thy death of tho silent partnor, and the legal qney tlons ariaing will call fora judiclal solutloy 1§ the Probate Court, CASBUALTIES. MINE FEXPLOSION. PirtstoN, Pa, Jan. 0.—At 7 o'lock gy morning, just after tha minera had descendey into the Pennsylvania Coal Company's shafy No. 4, near this place, a terrible gas explosey occuirred near the carrlage-way, by which gevery) men wers supposed to have been killeg, ‘Thero has Dbeen for & few day 8 great change gulng on in 7, fow of the mincs adjoining No. 4, making ftaell vielble upon tho surface by immeny clrcles, toppling over school-houses, dweilingy,: etc. Tho gas forced itself fn No. 4, and whey Feter Daley, o mlnln&:bou, opened the doy leading to the old workings, an !chlllm tonk place which shook the esrth {n the cln:(y with terrlile force, ‘Tno mining boss 1s burned ter. bly, and Patrick Loftus scverely Injured. T, remainder of the miners were in” another clign. Lery and cscaped. Tho head house was totg)) dimnantled, conscquently severnl hours elape] beforo tho ecene of the exploston conld by reached, Tt will take probably two weeks 5o wet the shaft into working order. A OROKEN RAILL, #perial Dispateh 1o The Tribune. Bprixorirp, 11, Jan, 9.~The vastenger traln bound north on the Springfield Division of the Ohlo & Misslasipp! Rallroad met with sn g0 cident this morning three miles sonth of Aly. mont. The coach and bogenge-car, being thrown from the track by 8 broke rail, turned over and were badly dime aged, Y. G, Grifith, of Stovefort, ) was seriously {njured fn the back aud iutema). Iy: Mra, 8, B, Stacker, of Haline County: fiad her right wrist brokens L. T. Bourland an five othor pussengers and employes recelre] alight scalpand faco waunds. The Company promntly furnished surples! nrslstance, tfl‘ warded ail the pussengera to thelr hotnes, T.OST ON THE PRAIRIE, HELENA, Mont., Jan, 9.—On the 20th of Dg. cember 8 mill<driver named Casey left San River in o mill-cart for Fort Benton, Not reaching Twenty-cight Mtle Sprinze Station, half-way to Beuton, and a blinding snow-storg vrevalling at tho time, it was supposed Lo wu lost. Bearch was made, and on tho 5th Instacy Casey was found seated in his cart, which biy horso was drawing slowly along, about twesty miles north of the Springs Statlon. During aii this time he had wandered on the ‘rrn!m 3 uearly a elrcle, plekoting his horse and camping out ot night. flis fect were frozen, but it isbe- lteved not serlously, and that he will not low bis limbs. ‘Tho only thiogs that passed lifs lip were tobacco and snow, the shermometer {ue whole thue belog below zero, KILLED &Y A TTORSE. Rveeial Dizpatch {0 The Tridune. CnystAn Lake, I, Jan. 0.—A man named Thoinas Goodman entered his stable yesterdsy where a young horse was tied, The anfmal be coming frightened, Licked the mon sevenl times, , causing his deatb, ‘Three ribs and tbe skull of the unfortuvate mou werc brokes Deceased leaves o wifo and several chiliren ao grandehlidron, flo was over 80 years of age, INTERNAL RUPTURE. Hueelal Dispateh {0 The Tribuns, Keorus, Ia., Jan. 0.—Lewls Collins, oneof tho oldest and weaithiest citizens of thisdty, tlled very suddenly last night from an intercel ruptare, caused by overexertion In Jifting. He was past 74, aud has reafded hero for tore thaa tbirty years, TNRRED BY A COW, - NCINKATI, O, Jan. 9.—Lizzle Ohlrogple, n 1ttty gir), whito returning from school at Dy ton yesterday, was attacked by su avpgry cor ‘and tossed ten feet in tho alr, alighting ins snow-bank, whera she was found fnscosible, 1 I8 thought her injuries ura not latal, —— AN EXTENSIVE CAVE-IN BeranTox, Ta., Jan, 9.—A cave-dn of severt! geres fn the Pennsylvonis Company's mine st Port Urlflith has closed the mina for sevenl weeks, and caused cousiderable damage to property on the surface. PERISIHED FROM COLD. GALvEsTON, Jan. D.—Clark Huybbard, wife, and two children, en route west from Sherman, were frozey to death near Pllot Polut on ths night of tho Sth, MILT: ACCIDENT. Farw Riven, Mass,, Jan, 9.—The brooking ol the pulley that drives the lower mule rooa tloses, for o week, the Bazamore Mill. ————— THE WEATHER, Orpicx ov THE Citke Biaxan Qrricrr Wasminazon, D, C., Jan, 10—1 a. m.—Indio- tlous—For the Tenuessce and Ohfo Valleys Upper Misalssipol and Lower Missourl Vallesk statlonsry or falllug barometer,warmer southet ly_winds, and Euflly cloudy or clear weather. For tue Lake reglon, ‘stationary or sislag barometer, westerl, er, occastonnl sno towperaturca. vinds, partly cloudy weatd- and’ lmm’onry ory higuer Falr. Vid Ly, soo¥. Clea. 7 il itk i OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Nxw YoRk, Jan, 9.~Arrived, the steamsbipt Zoalsud, from Autwerp, and the Volwer, fr@ Bremen. Nzw York, Jan, 9.—Arrived, Btate of Feos” svivauls, frop Glasgow. MovitLe, Jun. bArrived, Etbiopls, (rom New Yurs. . INERS' STRIKE. 3 Cixersxars, 0., Jsn. §.~The mivers at RoY? roul works sud the Maaldeu minos, at Barust ¥iliey O, struck yesterday for an sdvauco © baif a cent per busbel. Men are expectod froB the Exst to tiil tbeir places to-day, when trol 1s snclapated. STORM AT THE EAST. . Urica, N. Y., dJan. 9.—Auotber heavy $00% storus razed nearly all day, aud untl 9:50 b By Tue wind drated the spow vadly, Ceot ralns fruzm the West ura over two bours lats-2