Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1879, Page 1

YOLUME XXXI1X. o INSURANCE. STATENENT OF THE CONDITION OF TEE Northwestern National INSURANCE COMPANY, OF MIT-WAUXERE, JANUARY 1, 1879. sH CAPITAL.... StReoUs. ASSETS coocmeencenn INVESTMENTS. 7, 5. Registered St of 1581 7. 5. Regintered 6 of 1881 T. & Reglitered 10-40s.. T. S Registered 4 per cents. T. 5. Registered Currency 68 30, &5¢. P. 1 15t Mortg. Bonds, . du C. Div, i, . &5t P. K's 1st Mortg. Bonds, Cht. Div. %a.. Jouns on Bond and Mortgage, frst lien on unincumberea Real Estate in_the ity of Milwaukee, worth more than double the amount loaned, 8 per cent 151,000.00 ‘Premiums tn course of collection. Interest $6CT0ED.vevengovces Allother eecarities i salvs Cash in Bank 3nd on hand. ‘Net Surplus. ALEX. MITCHELL, Precident. P.D. ARMOUR, of Armour & (tieago Branch Office, 112 LaSallest. - - - - ALFRED JAMES, ‘Vice President. $£600,000.00 321,777.45 Pl il e $921,777.45 PAR VALUE. MARKET VALUR. .$110,000.00 $116,325.00 - 70,000.00 14,550.00 50,000.00 54,125.00 eeee30,000.00 29,550.00 100,000.00 119,500.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 40,000.00 42,100.00 20.060.00 10,000.00 wreeee 150,000.00 165,000.00 151,000.00 29,259.04 3,230.00 $600,000.00 - 145,223.42 27,280.35 G339 142,933 79 $921,777.45 JOHN P. W'GREGOR, Secretary. Co., Packers, Chicago Director. JOHN CAMERON, Chicago Manager, STOCKHOLDERS' NOTICE. The Directors of the s lvidend of reven per centum unon the Caj Rotll snd tncluding which date the transfer Dated J Northwestern Nationsl Incuisnce Company. of Milwaukee. s, tal Stock of the said Compaoy. paysbie on the 16th Jauuary fnsf., oks of the Company will be (';!Ll)i have this day declared REGOR, Secretary. WATCHES AND -iE“'ELB\ The Last Call, The excitement caused by the burn- ing of the Post-Office is only ex- ceeded by the Great Closing-Out Sale of one of our oldest Whole- sale Jewelers. You can buy Watches, Jewelry, and Plated- ‘Ware positively for less than half ‘the usual prices,and first-class Goods at that. Everything war- ranted. John G. Ashleman, 157 ,Staje;s_t; SEIDENBERG & €0, KEY WEST, FLORIDA. e are retuiling Cheroots of above brand—No. 1, 50¢ perbundie of 103 No. 2, 40¢ per bundle of 10, LAWRENCE & RARTIN, 11{ Madison-st. FIRN CILANGES. DISSOLUTION. Cincaco, Jap. 1, 1879. The partnership heretofore existing between the un- @ersizoed under the B name of BECK & FELDKAMP Is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. R.C. Feldkamp retiring from the frm. ¢ The business will hercafier be carried on by August Beck, under the firm name of ATGUST BECK &:CO, Who nssumes all liabilities and outstanding accounta of the frm. DG BHOK, R. C. FELDEAMP. FINANCIAL. The National Bank of Tinos, 107 DEARBORN-ST. 4 Per Cent Government Bonds _FOR SALE IN SUMs To SUIT. Forexgnfigxchnnze Bought and Sold. CASH. Cash paid for Fideifty Bank Books. Casti pyd for State Savines Books. Ceshi plid for German Sovines uoks. Cush paid for Lieceivers' Certificates broken banks. Gash pafd for County Orders. Ceat yald for ity »eri RA HOLMES, rip. 5 Geueral Broker, &3 Washington-st. " SAVE MONEY! By busing City Serip and C Y burios City Scrip sad County Urders to pay your 1RA HOLMES, General Broker, 85 Washinzton-st. MONEY TO LOAN e:‘r;vmmd city real estate in sums of $1.006 and up- ERNST PRUSSING, 143 Randolph-st. TAXPAYERS. City Serip. Cor o &7 Par sons et gm:;sn lmm andsold. Save mon- GEQ. E. HAWKS, WEISKLYS. W. 1L HEBRAYE, Tt 4 LAWRENCEBURG, KENTUCKY. Madn pilive s four-tummer hand-made SOUR 0rE10 perALSEEY of the sbuve brand st 1 per bottle, NCE & MARTIN, o 111 MADISON-ST. STOCKHOLD LIRS .,S‘Ngclflml’:gzus e . b Heeti " » tockholders” Neeting. Fhe annual meeting of the Stackholders %fi%’ ‘gflsal-owarsFTowing Company of cnmgn Wwill be held at the office of the cagorsaYs No. 240 South Water-st., Chi- . oaotll, on Tueszay, Jan. 14, 1879, at 1 Tor P, ., for the ‘election of Directors hflnafiuec’x‘:gfl“ year, and for the transac- come beforeoy er’ business as may properly OHN M. LONG, Secretary. ——_d THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE HibernianDanking Association fxax';:hu'.f.‘ffi“’?, of Direciors aad Oficers wIl bo held 3 ce on Aonday next, Jan. 13, be- T¥een the bours of 12z and 1 pe 4 HAMILTON B. DOX, Cashier. Larcaso. Jan. 11, 187. 5 . OFFICE OF RAND, MCNALLY & CO., ) Thé an; Cuicaco, Jan. S, 1 {3 Napie Sousl mecting of Stockholders of Band, Mc- X m:: Co, Wil be held at the otflce of the Company on de:nln -'lfL 20, 1879, at 8 o'clock p. m.. for the W, !I).ln 0( Lirectors aud otiicers for the ensuing year. '« H. LAND, T.C. BAYNES, Preatdent. Sccretary. 97 Washington-st. COAL, “ J. L HATHAWAY, OAL, Clean and Dry. 38 Market-st., cor. Randolph. 1 North Market-st. 267 Archer-av., ‘We arestill selling our large stock of Coal, notwithstanding the recent cold weath- er,at the following prices delivered to city consumers, vis: RANGE....... .$6.50. CRESTNUT .25 SMALL EGG 6.25 LARGE EGG 6.25 BRIAR HILL L. B.BO A liberal reduction made from above figureg, by the cur load, to the country trade and to city dealers. Our Telephonic connections and large force of men and feams will insure prompt delivery. Dry Maple and Beech Wood on hend. HAVANA Manuel Lopez y (COLONA FACTORY). . Upmann, M. Valle y Co. (FLOR DE CUBA FACTOEY). E. Gonzales y Ifijo (AFRICANA FACTORY). Efierro y Verela (USCALR y AMANDA FACTORY). HAVANA, CUBA. A full lne from the abnve well-known factorles in stock. Also, from the leading New York manufactur- LAWRENCE & MARTIN, 111 Madison-st. TONOGG BANIS AND CIRRESTS. MONOERAMS AND CRESTS, Cut and Stamped in_Colors or Illuminated. A large assortment of FINE PAPERS and CARDS, of all styles and sizes. GOLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & GO, Retail Stationers and Engravers, 118 & 120 Monroe-st., Between Dearborn and Ciaris. BREAD. The CHICAGO BAKERY COFIPARY will hercafier make a 2-LB. LOAF of SWEET, WHOLESOME BREAD, which they will retail at 7 CTS. per Loai. Usual discount to the trade. Retail Stores, 196 S. Clariz- st. and 114 S. Efaisted.st. OPTICIAN, A A A A AN A AP DIANASSE, OPTICIAN. Tribune Buildiog. Fine Sp suited to all sighis on sclentific ciples, Opera and Fleld L scupes, Barometers. & rin- ‘Giassts. “Telescopes, Micro- AUCTION SALE, Sale of United States Medical and Hospital Property. Mevicst PyrvevIg Deror, T. 8. A St. Lot c. 7. 1478, A SALE AT PUBLIC AU N a{c,\lcflc?flvlflfl ‘ospital Property will be made at the Medical Purve: ing Depot, U. S.°Arm 16 North Second-st., St. Loufs. Ni5.. o Thusdas 3, 189, conslsting of & arga Jut of \fedicines ruments, Books, Bedding. Clo- lhlx’rl‘xg. F;‘u‘-:]l::lr‘; flnge.\llsct:llls'ncuélfl Articles. ¢ urticles may be seen 2 ‘A of theti BavE DEver Leeh dsede oore the sles V. RBONNIER. ceper, U. S. A, 2. tricity, at the E BATI i KISH. Lusstan, Sutphur, and L IS BOMERS, rand Pa- 1 bicagw SUNDAY. JANUARY 12, 1879—SIXTEEN PAGES. FIRE INSURANCE. Fire & Maring Ins. Go. OF SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Incorporated 1849. LOSSES PAID SINCE ORGANIZATION, $7,000,000, (Of which $700,000 was paid to Chicago.) TLargest and oldest Massa- chusetts Insurance Com- pany doing Fire Insuramnce business solely. Sixty-second Seumi-Annal Statement, JAN. 1, 1879. Cash Capital $ 1750,000.00 Cash Surplus. 1.010.620.63 . Total Asscts. .81,760,620.63 Paid up Capital. 750,000.00 Liabilities... . 84,950 Reinsurance Reserve 537,676 377.993 Net Surplus 6 $1,760,620.63 WESTERN DEPARTMENT, 118 LASALLE-ST. N. J. HARDING, Gen’l Agent, C. E. MANTZ, Asst. Gen’l Agent. CHICAGO AGENCY, (ESTABLISHED 1551,) . 141 & 143 LaSalle- R. S. CRITCHELL, Agent. PIANOS. AN [atswep * Docment! +¢This fs to_certify that the Planofortes of Messrs. Steiuway & Sons. comprising Concert and " Parior Grand, Square and Uprizht. exntvited by them at the Centennial Exposition 2t Philaelphls. 1n 1876, pre- wented the greatest totality ot excellent yual- Jties and novelty ot_construction. and io ail ) excellence they recelved our himliest mvernge of Yoints, and accordingly our uuanimons opluton con- Letes 1o Stelnway & Sons, ¢ Highest degree of ex- cellence in il their siyles. Group XXV.. Centennial phia, 1670, b Judges on Muslenl Tnstrume LYON & HEALY, STATE STS. PROPOSALS For Lighting Street Lamps, Tunnels, and Public Buildings of the City of Chicago. Ly thie undersigned will recefve sealed propo: soth nat. for lightung the Strocta, Lrid “Tuonels,and City Bulldings of the City of Chicago, Oflor other filuminating agency, until the st dsy of Jauuary. 180. Tsids must spectfy the nature and eandle-power of the fliuminator, and_the kind of apparatus proposed to be furnislied £or each lamp. Therc are now upwards of 10,000 street Tamps In the city, and the number may be Iacreased or decreased Trom time to time, at the discretion of the City Coun- cil, fitdders must state the price per lamp per nieht, the price_per month, and the price per year. for which they will furnish all materials, and do the lizhting, ex- tingulshing, cleaning, and repairing of said lamips. Lamps 10 be lizhted and extingulshed fu accordance with the present tine-table, untli chanred by order of thie Gty Council, and al lusips to be cleaiied us often as reguired. Taymeats to be made out of the appropriation for Ligliving Streets. Public Bulldings, etc., of the City for the fscal year 1879, Troposals must b, addressed to the City Comp- troller, and marked ** Propgsals for Lighting Strects, etc., 10 the City of Chicazo.” 'A11 bids will b submitted. to the City Councll for ac- tion thercon. Rightrescrved to reject any and all bids. J. A. FARWELL, Combtroller. HOLLAND GIX JOHN DE KUYPER & SON, We ure sellinz the nbove brand of GIX, of our own Importation, at $1 per bottle, Or $10 per case. LAWRENCE & MARTIN, 111 Madison-st. 'EO RENTE. TO RENT. STORE AND BASEMENT No. 254 East Madison-st. (Possession Jan. 1), opposite Field, Leiter & Co.’s Wholesale Store. Inguire at SILVERMAN’S BANEK. NOTICH. TREASUEY DEPARTNENT. OFFiCE OF TIE COMPTROLLER OF TUE CURKL W. Tc g -1, C., Dec Notice {s here! en'to ali persons whio claims against the German Natlonal Bank ot ( toat the tame must be presented 1o James VLT, Liecelver,. at Chicego, llifnols, with the legal proof thereof, ¥{thin tiree months from this date, or they will be disallowed. JNO. JAY KXOX. Comptroller of the Currency. The Second Half Year 0Of MISS HOWELLS' SCIIOOL for Young Ladies and Children will bezin Feb. 1. A few vacancies for board- ing and day scholars, 814 Micifgan-ay., corner Twen- ty-third-st. TAXNOTICE CIGARS. CIGARS. e da bales KEY WEST CIGARS. Having made srrangements with the above Factory to sell their goods. in this city, we will sell the most popular sizes at list price to the Box trade, ViZ.: Reina Chica $7.00 Caballeros. 7.80 } Conchas Flor. 8.00 TLondres Grande..1-10. 8.50 Conchas Flor Fina1-10...... 8.70 Habaneros. 9.00 Conchas Finas 10.70 Comme il Faut. Reina Victoria Regalia Preciosas 1-20. The above Cigara are superior and more reliablo then any other Koy West Brand in the market, being equal to imported goods, at much lower prices. § We have also a very flng stock of im- ported goods of recent val. Prices very reasonable. Y, G, JEVRE, 110 & 112 Madison-st. SEIDENBERG & CO0, Key West, Florida. lcgantes, Comme 11 Faut, e are selling Conchas, Londres, Zerlina, ete,. 8 for LAWRENCE & MARTIN, TRends Soidias SPECIALNOTICE ALL the various style® of our EX- TRA FINE CABINET PORTRATTS fifih%fil Jg@ '{ H : ‘. | WASHINGTON. The Lowest Depths of In- famy Reached by the Potier . Com= mittee. One St. Marting Heaves in Sight and Tells a Shocking Tale. How Witnesses Were hribed to Bolster Up the Man Tilden, And How Republicans Subpeenaed Were Mostly Reported “Not Found.” markable Pul-Up Jobs in History. Representative Stenger Will Endeavor to Refute the Story. ST. MARTINS. THE BAD EGG INCUBATED BY THE POTTER COMMITTEE. Special Disvatch to The Tribune. ‘WasmiNeron, D. C., Jan. 11.—The Potter Committee to-day had another wrangle over the witness St. Martins and his famous affi- davit, but neither the Democrats nor the Republicans would assume the responsibility for him. The Democrats, however, took the extraordinary position that they would not permit the affiduvit to goupon their ofi- ciel records, notwithstanding it was mades by an employe of the Cormmittee, and charged various persons, including & memberof the Comnmittee, with very extraordinary if not corrupt: transactions. = However, the affi- davit Wil probably be made pub- lic, and, as St. DMarting may be examined Tuesday next as a witness, the truth or falsity of his charges may be made apparent. The Democrats certninly ought to be the first to demand an investigation, as the charges are altogether of too serious & character to permit even a day’s delay. A. AL Gibson, correspondent of the New York Suu, who is referred to in the affidavit as an agent of Br. Tilden, says that St. Martins’ story as to himself is false and ridiculous; that St. Martins is now under indictment on the charge of having attempted to kill a | negro, and that St. Martins has himself ac- knowledged that this -very affidavit was . made for money and the promise of poltical office. . Including VIGNEITES. FULL LENGTIIS, BUST, and HALF LENGTHS, furnished at the uni- form price of $6 PER DOZEN. Brands Studio 210 & 212 WABASH-AV. B T WARDWARE. 5-Cent Men! 10-Cent Men! 25-Cent Ien! Supplied at WWholesale. But still beter, have great Iuduccments to $1.25 to .$10 Men. Great bargalns offered fn Tarlware at whol ‘The lurgzust stock of Hardware at **pupular price the country. A. W. WHEELER, 141 LAKE-ST. OLANGE! "FLORIDA [ndian River Oranges. The first_car-load of this sweet and most. delictous frult ever brouzht to thi city has just arrived in o TIF- FANY BEFGIGEIATOR CALL, and is lu splendid con- dition an It n River Oranges are the best {n the world, and far Superior 10 any grown on the wast coast and other sections of F FOR SALE BY EHAGER & SPIES, te: COBE'S Lll!lflA‘lE}'. ATI, THE NEW BOOKS Ave furnished to Subscriders & COBB’S LIBRARY, 173 Wabasi-av. eward wiil be pald for any Information leading to fi:ca\-vry of ;no:l:‘;nml convietion of thieves, or S50 faf recovery of Qonds, OF i VIY T ered from Lwo trays of VI and 9 stones, i H Tarquois Centre. burglar ot Loan Otiee, 99 East Ma A GOLDSMID X. B.—all communicatfors strictly confidentfal. ad dow ath " nei iy b t., on ‘luesday, A four-summer hand-made SOUL MASH WHISEEY of the above brand at $1 per boTtle, OF SIU per case. LAWRENGE & MARTIN, 111 Madison-st. T. S. KNAPP. STEPHEN PEABODY. Jember o the Stock Exchange. ENAPP & PEABODY, L 83 ow York. ~ We fcs of all kindy o cominission. fon (o Crancis B. Pesbody, of X. Yo Mr. Stenger, the Chairman of the Sub- Committee to which the alidevit refers, says that it would be..improper for him at present to say snything about it. His friends, however, it is understood, are pre- paring & statement which they will chargo that the affidavit is & put-up job, ar- ranged by a Federal.ofticeholder in New Orleaus, and that witness is not a creditable person. Meddor, who is said.to have been supplied in some way with a copy of this very affidavic which the Committee has endeavored to Lkeep so sceret, is not disposed to say asy- thing on the subject, and is reported by some of St. Marting' friends as being very ‘much opposed to having St. Martins testify. ST. MARTINS' CRARACTER. George H. Carter, known as Speaker Cir- ter, said to THE TmiBUNE correspondent : 4 Ay acquaintance with St. Martins is of re- centdate and verylimited. I know, however, that he is 8 man of bad repute at home, ard is now under indictment for an attempt to murder a colored man. From my knowledge of the man and general information as to tue facts of the case, the reflections made on Stenger and others are, in my judgment, un- just and slanderous. Iis allegations and in- timations, so faras they refer to me, are in every particuler untrue.” ' Still, with cll these denials, the fact stands that St. Martins wasDeputy Sergeant-at-Arms of the Stenger Sab-Committee of the Pottor Committes in New Orleans, and that he is well known to some, at least, of the persons whom he involves. It will surprise no one to discover that E. T. Weber, the famous witness before the Potter Commitiee last sammer, who discov- cred the alleged Sherman letter inan old shoe-bos at Donaldsonville, is the persou whom St. Murtins declares induced him 10 first enter into this mrangement and inter- view with Democratic members of the Committee and the confidential sgents of ‘iiden, whom St. Martins cells Messrs. A. 3L Gibson, J. H. Maddox, aud George W. Carter. 3Ir. A. 3. Gibson is the well- known correspondent of tho New York Sun, who has taken so active a part, it may al- most be said had the manogement of the Pottor investigation st its first stages. J. H. Muddox is the man formerly Special Agent of the Tressury Department who was so jmnportant and .nsational a witness in con- nection with disclosures against Mnadison Wells in New Orlezns. ST. MARTINS' !AFFIDAVIT was mode ihe subject of another animated debate in the Pottor Committes this morn- ing. MedMahon objected to the reading of it. He said that St. Martins should make his statement in regular order, and, if he was placed upon the stand and the affidavit pre- sented to mm, the Committeo would deter- mine then as to its identification and admis- sibility, but the ides of allowing it to go on the record McMabon characterized as pre- posterous, s Louisinua politicians don’s always -swear ~to the trath. Reed said statements in the affidavit had contained a charge with regard to 2 member of the Committee, Stenger. Under these circamstances - the document should be brought before the Committee.- The matter should be brought directly before the Com- mittee, 50 that the public may sce the wey in which this thing has been treated. The Demboecrats unitedly opposed introducing the afidavit. Cox, of Ohio, .insisted that the Committee lind X0 RIGHT TO SUPPRESS THIS AFFIDAVIT. no, matter if the atfidavit involved every membsr of the ‘Committce, instead of only The Whole Scheize One of the Host Re- | one member of the Committes and one of its officials. Stenger for the first time spoke on the subject. He said he did not expect to con- ceal the affidavit, and did not claim to. .He claimed to have information as to the man- per in which the document came into the possession of Secretary Sherman, -and inti- mated that improper means had been taken to secure the affidavit. Blackburn moved that the affidavit be re- turned to Secretary Sherman, with & notifi- cation that the witness is present in the city and can be, ined concerning it. The Committee agreed to Blackburn's motion, and rejected the St. Martins affidavit by a party vote. THE LOUISIANA ELECTORAL CERTIFICATES. * "P'he other witness examined to-day by the Potter Committee was Thomas S. Kelley, who formerly occupied a position as messen- ger of Gov. Kellogg in Louisiana. He iden- tified a letter as his own addressed to Potter, in which he claimed to Lnow all about the forging of the Louisiana Electoral certificates, claiming to have marked the certificates him- self in such a way that he could pick out the false ones, and expressing his willingness to appear before the Committee as & witness. He saw the firzt set of certificatessigned, also the second. But Kelley made some bad slips in his testimony, as he had first swore to the genuineness of the signatures of Levissee and Jaffrian to- the very duplicate cet which it bes been the purposo of the Democrats to prove to have been forged. ‘The crisis of his investigation was reached when the question was put to him by the Republicans, Did you yoursolf forge the names of certificats No. 2 of Jafirian and Levissee ? Upon this point Kelley asked per- ‘mission to have the advice of counsel before answering, which was granted. The inquiry developed the fact that the members of the Potter Committee are not agreed as to the nature and effect of the statute which com- pels witnesses to testify before Congressional Committees whether or not theyincriminated themsslves. BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. To the Western Associated Press. ‘WasgxeToN, D. C., Jan. 11.—The Potter Comnmittee to-day considered the question whether the affidavit of St. Martins, the former Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms of the Com- mitee, confessing that he had sworn falsely before the Sub-Committee, and casting im- putations upon Representative Stenger in that connection, should be placed upon the stand. Mr. MclMahon favored the latter eourse, and Messrs, Reed, Cox (Ohio), and Hiscock advoceted placing the afidavit on record. Mr. Stenger said it was natural that any- body who is accused of crime should be con- fronted with the accuser. Therefore, if the so-called affidavit was admittedfto record, he should ask that certain papers in his posses- sion, showing under what circumstences the affidavit was procured, etc., should zlso be recorded. * 5 . After further debate, the resolution offered by Mr. Blsckburn ,was adopted. by a party vote,~Democrats, 6; Republicans, 3,—that the Chairman return to the counsel of Sec- retary Sherman the affiaavit, and further in- form Mr. Sherman that St. Martins will be examined touching the maiters embrzced in the affidavit, should Mr. Sherman or any member of the Committee so desire. - Stenger did not vote. THOMAS S. KELLEY (colored), who sent the letier to the Chair- man some time ngo, stating he was familiar with the fraudulent Louisiana Presidential certificates, and had placed marks on them to prove it, testificd ibat in December, 1876, he was Gov. Kellogg’s messenger; was present when the firse certificate was signed. Witness pointed out the signatures of Jeffrian and Lev- issee, two of the Presidential Electors,as havinz been forzed. . “Tve Chairman—1It has been said vou forzed these sigvatures. What have you to say 10 thatt Witness—I can’t answer that question. Mir. Cox—Did vou sign ecither of the names of Jelfrian or Levissee? Winese T weneral suspicion is 1 signe® the paper. 1f Ishould mow say I sigmed it people would say I was a fool for telling that; and it I shonld gay I did not, they would say it was no more than they would expect. Witness later intormed the Committee they were not familiar with tbe laws of Louisiana, and if he should say he did forge the names they could mot prot¢et him. He finally ex- pressed a wish to consult counsel beforeansiwer- ing the question. ihe Committee then ‘gave bim till Tuesdav morning next to framne a response, and ad- journed till that time. ST. MARTINS, in bis afidavit, attributes his _appointment as Deputy Seracant-at-Arms of “the Committee to Weber, and says: I was induced to leave my home 10 Donalasoaville, La., by Weber, and in- terview Democratic members of the Committee and confidential agents of Samuel J. Tilden, Ao 3. Gibson, J. H. Maddox, and George W. Car- ter. At interviews with the azeuts (zenerally I w cach separately) 1 became convinced that v desired spectal service, and were interview- ing me for the purpose of determining whetber § was discreet and reliable and that their plans might be safely intrusted to me for execution. Maddox revealed the service L was expected to perform: |~ Firstly, the journev to St. James Parish to subpena Armstead, Duncan, aud Sieward, but not to gerve subpeenas until I had first ascer- «d that, when placed upot the stand hefore 'ommittee, t could give the testimony & by ‘Cilden’s arents. Seeoudiy, to secure such testimony, 1 was an- thorized to offer S A HOPE OF REWARD, and the further assurance that they would be permitied to return to their hotaes in Feiiciana Parish (from which they had previously been driven) and @ guzrantee of immupity from molestation in future. “I'nirdly, the testimony desired fromm Arm- stead, Duncan, and- Steward was a retraction and denial of the material facts in their §xami- nation before the Returnine Board as tB out- rates, intimidation, etc., in Feliciana _Parish. From conversations with Armstead and Stew- ard I beeane convinced that they would prove phant witnesses. I brought them to the city and took them to Weber’s room. I then re- ported to Maddox and the Committee that wit- nesses were in the city. Maddox wrote out an aifidavit form of tne evideuce each was expect- ed to mive before the Potter Committee. 1 car- ricd these aflidavits from Maddox to Weber. Tlese atfidavits were read to .witnesses, and they were promised, Duncan $6, Armstead §30, and Steward $80 fur such testimony. WEBER “ COACHED' WITNESSES by repeatedly reading to each the testimony ex- pected, and “he furnished Stenger with ques- tions to be vropounded to tuc witness aad answers witnesees had agree to give. I carriea such lists from Weber to Steazer. o In the perlormance of my duty as Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms_I was placed in possession of the subpeenas, and in twelve or tbirteen cases where the names of witnesses _had been fur- qnished by Revublican counsel I was instructed %o recort persons uot found. L was instructed by Steager, Chairman of the Sudb-Committee, that ‘In cases wuere Witnesses subpeenacd would not ' furpish the evidence desired by the Committee, or uufavorsole to the De- 1 ", to rcturn the subpcenas and report the T3t 1 was introduced by Weber to Mr. Dula. \eber eaid 10 Dula that 1t he would give certain evidence beiore the Commit~ tee he could secure $200. Dala refused ihe of~ ter. He remaped in the city, and was almost constantly at Weber's roum. The offer was raised to 2500, and propused and accepted in presenve. Weber U drilied bim in his Yeison. The @ay previously I heard Weber say to Dula “he could not absolutely = PRICE F1VE CENTS, close the bargain untfli he hod seen . . Gibson. Dula appearcd be- fore the Committee, but instead of the evidence which he agreed to wive he testificd ditferently, and exposed the whole pian how he had been offered a bribe by Weber, and that [ was in the room when Weber made the pro- posal. At the instigation of Gibson 1 wenc upon the stand to contradict Dula’s statement. Before testifying Gibson asked me if I woald denv the testimonv of Dula, I replied that Dala told a pretty straizbt story, and I fcared the cross-examination of Cox.” He then asked Weber where the money was that was to be given Dula as soon as his testimony was_com- pleted - (provided he bad testified as desired). — Weber took the moumey out of his pocket $450, and wrapped up in a white paoer with Dula’s name on it. Gibson took the Da e and gave it to me. I gave my testi- mony tefore the Committee afterwards. Ire- turned the monev to Weber. Duriog the entire session of the Committee in this eity Maddosx, Gibson, and Carter were busy influencing wit- nesses by the uscof and offers of mouer, and. the Chairman of tue Committee had full knowl- ede of this fact. Maddox repeatedly told me Gibson was Tilden’s outside ageut, and he would secure all the monev_desired from Col. William T. Pelton, of New York. In May last, prior to Weber's departure for Washington, he came to me and stated he de- sired to go North, and was goine to sec Secre- tary Sherman, and in the cvent that the Scere- tary did not provide for him suitably and aceede to ~his moncy demands, he wished to know if I would testify that I had scen the ‘Sherman letter” in Cxistence, und further that I bad witnessed him (Weber) destrov it. I told him L could not and would not. Weber told me pos- itively that no such document as the Sherman letter had ever been seen by him, and he bad 1o belief in its existence. Weber told me on bis return from Washington that he was approached by George W. Carter and A, 3L Gibson and offered $10,000 if he would give cer- tain evidence before the Potter Committee. Ile wished to bave the money down pefore the testi- mony was given, for the Teason that he feared these people (Carter and Gibson) would not act in good faith. After considerabie delay Weber said Carter gave him $1,000, just before he went upon the stand, and Weber suid had it not been for this sum the testimony would have Leen favorable to the Republicuns and to Secretary Sherman. 1Tn addition to the money reward of $10,000, Weber told me Carzer and Gibson guarauteed l that the alleged defaleation of Weber as Treas- i E arerof the School Board of West Feliciana should be scttled, and he relieved from all noyance on that account. 1 have had corvespondence with Gibson and Maddox to secure compliance with that portion of the agreement relative to the aflairs of the School Board at the request of E. L. Weber. The aflidavit was sworn to before United- Stutes Commissioner Wooltleg at New Orleans, Dec. 2, 187, an- STENGER declines at present to furnish for pablication the documents upon which he relics to prove the falsity of the stutemeuts in St. Martins’ atli- davit. The following, lowever, are the points’ which he expects to establish: Hirst—That the aftiduvit was obtained from St. Martins by corrupt and illegitimz=te meaus; that Morris Marks, Collector of Internal Rev- enue at New Orleans, and one of the Republican Electors] bribed St. Martins to make it by prom- ising him both pecuniars reward anc a position under him iu the Internal-Revenue service; that after 50 obtaining it Marks himself brougit it to Washington to be used in this investigation. . Second—That all the material allegations of the aflidavit_are utterly false. The statemeat he (Stenger) directed St. Martins not to serve subpcenas upon witnesses called for by Repub- lizan wembers of the committec, but to 1eport themn “not found,” he expects to controvert 55 showing that no subpwna for witnesses on the Republican side ever came into St. Martins’ hands. He will also submit the counter-affidavits of Gibson, Maddox, and Cur- ter, 0 far as thev arc concerned, to deny_the truth of every injurions statement in St. Mar- tins' deposition. Finally, Stenger will insist upon having the personal testiniony of St. Mar- tive instead of his aflidavit, and expects to be. uble by cross-examinatica to show thoe motives by ‘which witness’ statements _werg prompted and expose the nersons who instigated them. VOORHEES. - WHAT THE GREE¥BACKERS SAY OF HIS CHANCES FOR AN ELECTION. Special Dispateh fo The Tribune. . WasniNGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—Greenbackers here insist that the National party will bave to be conciliated before Voorhees can be elected. An influential Greenbacker says he thinks Voor- hees will be clected Senator for the six years beginning March 4, bat declares that he mav after all be defeated unless his friends accede to the demauds of the Natiorals in au- other matter. Supposing that Voorhees should get every Dewocratic vote in tbe Joint Conveution, be would still lack onme vote .of a suflicient oumber to secare anclection, and if he is returned he must zet that vote trom tne Nationals, of which there are twenty-six members in the Leeisiature. Now, in order to gain that vote, the Greenbackers say the friends of Mr. Voor- hees must_support James Buchanan, of 1n- dianapolis. Chairman of the State Committee of the Nationals, for the United States Senatorship for the time elapsing between the assembling of the Joint Conventiun and March 4, it bein:r about six weeks. There is a precedent in Indiana for such au clection. LAND-GRANT BONDS. ALLEGED SCHEME TO CHANGE THE GOVERN- MEXT OF THE INDIAN TERRITORY. Spacial Dispatch to The Tridune. WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 11.—One of the duties assigned the Committee on Territorics last summer was to investizate charzes that. railroad corporationsowning roads in the Indian Territory had issued several miilion doilars worth of bonds based on conditional land grants. The roads charged with having issued the conditional tand-grant bonds were asserted to be laboring for a change in the form of Gov- ernment of the Indian Territory. Under the present form of Government the land grants are practically worthless, but, shouid a Terri- torial form of Government be established there, the lands could be disposed of by the company, and the bonds issued thercon would imme- diately become valuable. The evidence bas been laid before the Committee showing that in the npeizhborhood of $15,000.000 of these conditional land-grant bonds Thad been issued by one corporation, which has over 00 miles of railroad in the Indian Terri- tory. Thesc bonds are held chiefly in France and Germany, although guite a unmber of them arc £aid to be owned in New York. Two other corporations owning lines of road are also suid to have issued conditional bonds ou their land zrants in the Territory. In view of the interests at stake, great anxicty is manifested by varlous persons herc to learn what action the Com- mittee will take fu_reference toa new form of Government for the Territory. Several indians interested in the matter will ‘be given 8 linat bearing on the subject next week, and the Com- mittee will then agree upon 2 repors. NOTES AND NEWS. JLLINOIS & MICHIGAN CANAL. Speciat Jilsatch to The Tribune. Wasmscroy, D. C., Jan. 11.—The death ot Representative Schleicher will be the more re- gretted In the West when it is known that he had recently informed Carter Harrison that he would favorably report from the ' Commit- tec on Railwags and Camals, of which he was Chairman, ' the bill introduced by Harrison to comstruct 4. shipcamal for the passage of armed and paval vessels from the Mississippi River to Lake Michizan. ‘This bitl was based larzely on the report of Gen. J. H. Wilson to the Secretarvof War in 1867, showing that the Illinois & Michigan Canal can be deepened, and the Desplaines and lilinois Rivers improved so as to secure a mavigable depth of seven feet of water frow Lake Michican to the Mississippi River. Schleicher had under-- taken to favorably report the bill. REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. The Republican Seators hada very fmpor- tant caucus to-day on the financial situation. The parpose of the caucus was to have an incer- chaoge of sentiment on the subject of resumbp- tion, and to ascertain what mcasures could be taken to unite all Republicans on tne floance question. To thai end 2 committee was ap- pointed to dralt a resolution covering the sub- ject in the expectation that it would be appiov- ed by all Rejublicans. 1If this resolution is indorsed by Jz2¢ adjourned caucus to which i