Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1879, Page 1

~VOLUME XXX1X. T sPMING ARRIVARS, For 1879. Fary SpriDg Arrivals, Are now offering an unsur- passod assortment of CHOICE PATTERNS IN WASH MA- TERIALS. RETONNES and PERCALES IN NEW AND ATTRACTIVE DESIGNS. MARSEILLES and PIQUES FROM Ge per yd. UPWARDS. MATTRASS CLOTHS IN NOVEL PATTERNS, WHITE GOODS. We desire to call attention to ‘our White Goods Department, in which will be found ENTIRE NEW LINES OF JACONNETS, NAINSOOKS, SWISS MULLS, TARLETONS, ; And LAWNS, These NEW SPRING PRO- DUCTIONS will be found well- assorted and marked at LOW PRICES, ‘To which we cordially invite inspection. 121 & 123 State-st. The above goods can also be found at our Branch Store, Twenty-second-st. and Michi- ga1-aV. TEN PER GENT . DISCOUNT On all (larments ordered of us during February, Spring Styles ssued. Standard the Rlighest. EDWARD ELY & €0., Tailors, Wabagh-av,, cor. Monroe-gt. MADE TO ORDER From the heaviest and finest fabrics in use, at the LOWEST POSSIBLE 'PRICES. Work- manship the best, A.Fit guar- tnteed or money refunded. J. M. ELDREDGE & (0., . 55 Washington-st. »Sw.l.,i_E_RI FE'S SALE. PG FF'S SALE s Dot Som, Thursday, Feb, 6, at 10 a. m,, 4acontigued trom dayto day uati] the eot arsald Tlis o aTorda's ine opportuity for eIty oy St Luyers l‘f%:ufium’:("“k wiil be sold 18 uts to s teredy hawalr the largest aad gnest stock ever of wie pualtive aad without reserve. ST & STACY, Denuty Bherift. e MEAL EyTATE, Manufacturing and . wDock Property. LE-Lota on t o the ;J‘:r:gkmu:hfl?: North § FUsds. on fevorable Lerins. i AU,UD‘E:N{!:‘L('.U“FAIH\': Soutbwest corae Lake snd Chareia Special Real Bstato Notice, U et g el e i oty 3 Uadea Bui en Bul S BoUthwast gorney L ol Clari-tis, e BUALES, = FAIRLANKS' VTANDAKD SCALES OF ALL XINDS. PAIRBANKS, MORSR & 0O, 111& 133 Lake St., Chicago. Becarefultohuy anly the Genulang, iy TIIURSDAY, ELEVATOIRS. STANDARD ELEVATORS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY SAFE. (113 1) D WEEHN Leading Feaaes of the Careal Nomber Among the contonts of Tk Cntcaco WERRLY ‘Triruxe for Teb. 6 are the following: EDITORIALS—The Defoat of tonkling—Rrary und the Drigadlers—A AMean Subierfuge—The Black Plagne—The Canal Enlargement—The In- dian Problem—Paragranhn on the Death of Dr, Linderman: the Nomination and Confirmation of and Chief Grain-Inspector at Cl Caroline Senstorshin; Nenator Clinstiancy's Mininerial Appuintments the Death of Michiel L. Sullivant, {he Great Farmer: the Bloduett and Reno Investigationa: the Afghan War; the Cook Connty Sheriffalty Recount: the Death of Richard llenry pann, Sr.3 the ilinols Southern Penitentinry Job; the Lake-Front Quention: the Anti-Mongotian Bl the Ieporta of Pleuro- Pneumonin In_tho United States; Democratic liatred to the Union A!n!r: the Wisconsin River and the Illinols & Michigan Canal: the Trner- Foacer-Chandler Cipher-Dispatches: Siiting. Ball: Bringing to Justice of Election-Law Vio- lators in the Soath; the Plagae in ltussia: Bankey in Englana; the Pension- Arrearages Bill; Abru- ation of the Canadian-Fishery Clance of the Wanhington Treaty: a Death-131aw to Conkling's Inflaencoln New York; Senators Who Supported Lord 1toscou and the Revenue-ltobhery, WASIHINGTON—The Potter, mitice: Tyner's Batisfactory Explunations; claw Iteid's Tes- timony: Appointment of s Clpner Sab-Commit- 1eo to Take Testimony in New York—Increasn of Coin In the Treasury—~Excess of Exports over Imports—The New-York Custom-ltoure Nomi- natlona: Measaza from Prestdent llayes 1o the Scnate: Letter of Secretary Sherman to the Pres- Ident, in Reply to Arthuri Confirmation of the Prosident’s Appofutments—Exonotation of Sec- rotary Sherman from Blame on Account of Fis cal Operations—Subscriptions to the Four-Per- Centa—-Bonds Bcat to Knrope—Arlington to lie Ttestorod to tho Loe Famlly—~The Chicago Powt. Offlce—Cession of Nez-Perco Landa—Arrears of Pensions: Varying Estimates of the Amount lte. uired to Pay Clalmants: Movements of Cialim- wente: Fallure of an Attempt to Raise 510, ), 000 with which to Carry Ont tho Nequire- ments of the Bill—Sauthern Claims: Defent of Another Bill; Aseaults of Southern Drigadier, Upon Gen, Heagg; Denunciation of the Northe e Democracy by Advanced Southern Leaders— Public bebt ?lnlnment for January—Calls for More Five-Twentles—Democratic Cancus un the Federul-Juror Question—Unsuccesaful Attempt at Specle- Equalization—Defeat of the Effort 1o Reduce the Army—Judge Mackey Hefore tho Teller Commitiea—FEnforcement of the Itevenue Layws at tho South—Belligorant Mounshiners, POLITICAL—Bchcmes of the lllinois "L‘mutrlcg— The Southern Plan_of Campatgn—Lumor that Senator Davis Is to Resign and Accept the Berlin Mission—Cuoalition of Democrats and Fiatists in Michigai F()luil!’l - Resignation of MacMahon, and Elec- tion of (rovy as Prenident of France—The New French Minlsiry—Atnirs in Afghanistan—Proz- rens of the Russlun Plague, and Precautlonury Mensures Adopted by Various Governments— Tho United Statca Frimate Constitution—Fail- ures and Btrikes in UGroat Britaln—Conviction and Bentence of the Glawgow-Bank Directots— Cattle-Discaso in England—Fire in n British Flag-Ship—~War n Bouth Africa, lctween the Rritiah aud the Zulus—Starvation' {n Moroceo— rouble Detween Houmania and Itussia—ISia- marck's Diil to” Gag the German Larllamout— Trobable Diplomatic lluFlmu Ietween (iermany and Denmark—(German Financial Deficlt—Week- 1y Heviow of tho Forelen Grain-Trade—Uen. f{mu'l Departure from Suez. 5 VENGEANCE—Indianapolin foe tha First Timo Dicals Kven-llanded dustico- Execution of the Monster Mertick and the Gambicr Achey—Both Murderers Serangled Without Blunder or Com- motion—Roview_ of the Murder by Achey and the Fendish Crime of Merrick, THE UNITED STATES SENATE—Ilow It Will Stand After tho 4th of March Next, TALMAGE—1ils Troudle wilh the lirouklyn Pres- bytery. CLEVER CAPTURE—Arrost of & Gang of Oper- ators in Railroad Panscs and Tickets, Which Were Obtained by Means of Forged Lettors to the Managern—Tho Plunder Subscquenily Dis- posed of to the Tleket Bealpera, ! BOARD OF TRADE—Organization of & Cowapany to Bufld One, THE CANAL--Meotinga of Its Friends at Feor(s, Morriw, and Pern. & PLEURO-PNEUMONIA—Excitement Over an In- correct Itoport that Awerican Cattle Had Becn ShutOnt of Girest Britain—Cavada Prohibl tlo Imports from the United States—Ite Tieports from the I'reaanry Dopartment ut Washe sngton—Tho Appreliensione of tho Lritlsh Au- tioritlea Consldored Groundics INDIANSho Widows and Orphine of tho Chey- onnes—Wild-How's Attempted Suiclde —Sittug- in tho Legiala- ol Still on Britlsh Soll, ILLINOIS AFFAIRS—Droceedin ture—The Firet Measuroe Which Passed Rither House—Proposed_ Amondment of tho Constitu- tlon Heluting to_Jurics—brainage Hills—Org: ization of & Biate Dairymen's. Asvociatio Transfor of the Canal to the United States tov- ernment—og Law—Judge Davis' Humorsd Res. ignatlon—Kxccations for (tal Crimes—Tho Southern Penitentiary—Partial Femnlo Suffrage, WOLF-HUNT—In Jroquols County, lllinols, Fao, 1, CASUALTIES—Buming of the Loufsville Alma- tlouse, the Finest i the Land; Four Persons Killed, and a Number of Othe 1y Injured— A Bun Hchoonar with ‘en Corpses Found tn ko Bay—Tornado at Juka, Mies.; Six Persons Killod Eigut Injured, GRAND ARMY—Thirtcenth Annual Encampment of tho Depariment of 11inola at Galesnury—i'ro. ceasion, Bueochew, Election, and Uanguet. CRIME reat ol Pekin Whisky-Hiniwters—A Michigan Atan Morders 1118 Vife and Two Chll. dren—Mob Law inTowa—Double Murdesin Fenu- wylvanis—Arresta In Lommtsua tor_ Elcction- Frauds—A Mexican Atrocity—Wife-Murder 1 tho Indlan ’l‘erulur{. YELLOW FRVER—Recommendationa of the Na. tional Commissiou. EECHER~11w Pirat Visit to s Theatre. JAY UOULD—The Ureat ligar Now High on the Horns of the Big Bulls—A Well-Grounded Hailof that 1o Is Entircly Hulned—Statement that His Tiecn $100, 000 a Woek for Mouth, a LRMAN~Le Firet Visit 10 Atlanta Bince the War, SULLIVAN'T—Death of au Unforta) the Greatest Fariner in Illinots. *+Bquoexing ™ arm of Fort! ven Thousand Acres—-*' {lown to Hurd-fan ‘e Celobrated Granger ot Last Ends His Duys on & Stesmboat, a8 8 Punnlless Pauper, TORTICULTURE—When to Graft Fruit-Trees— Troning the Urchard—tirafting-Wax, llow Mado —A New Potato—New and Uncluasilled Insccts. 3 1dufi\mnil\'—\:;nxo- for Fora Help—The Ifircd-Man _(Questiou — lesiroying Molcs—liohemiun or ** Hulluss' Date—Agriculs {ural Institute—Neceusary W THE FIELD A, STABLE- Plazus and Its Mysterious Freaks—A Furiodical Disordur fu LE DUC—How to Get Soods, s0d How Not 1o et h N T]Eé'fi'uuu"nx,\bzmnw It Te Bhared by the 3 (&1} e Man, Once s Procesa of —Election of an Eplscopal {1(y TEREST TO FARMERS—Hol Diseass in Outario—CUsttle-Invease in Lonne, 'slnld—lllchlnn Wheat-Crop—Ind polls Uratn. 'rade, PARIS—Economy a Freuch Characterliatic—Living Well at Small Expense—Dreasing, Eating, Drink- ing, a0 Bhopplug—Apariments and Servsnte— ap Covking—Swindling Shopkeep he Now Co-Uperstive Htore fa the Aveaus do I'Up- era. PASIIONS—Notes of Intorest to the Falr oz, TUE HOME—Apart (voem)—\Wifoly Duties: Flaricullure: ** Len Dreas: Berviceable Bugwestions on't Usa Aluns, GO3SIP FUIt LADIES—Buslneas ve. Sentinicni— Versicles—A Sinfal Posture 200 Yeare Ago— Yeminine Noles. TIE PUZZLERS' CORNER—Answers o 1 vious Weck's Puriles—Connected Dismond, lthombbid. Double Acrouti Words. Coarades, and Numerical Eujs POETRY~Fa ruy—From Buby -+ —Eleie's Dowor, A Collrctlon af Humorous Notes, FINANCIAL—Chicazo Money sud Stock Harketa— mdou Money Market—lssue and Hetlreinont of Natlunal-lank Notes snd Legal-Teader Notes. 0! A L—Chlcs London, Livernool, ork, Milwankeo, Toledo, and 5t. Louis East Livarty, Aluany, s City, Now York, Baltimore, cinnall Live-8tock Murkets, Tho terws of Tux Weskty TRIAUXE are 83 fol- Tows (posipatd): One copy, ber year, $1.50: ciub of four, $3: club of ten, §11: club of twenty, $20. Single copizs can be ootainedatthe Connting-Kovm {in Wrappure} for B Guats cach. 60 WEEKLY TRIBUNE. | CLEARANCE WM. E. HALE & C0., 81 State-st. Y ING NAL AUCTION SALE OF THE Stock &; Fl*‘ixtures AHMILLER, Jeweler, Cor. State and Monroc-sts, Diamonds, Watches, Jewel- ry, ete., at your own price. Sales daily at 10:30 a. m,, 2:30 p. m., 7:30 p. m. ANT STUDIO, RS TLANRS CABINET PORTRAITS in any desived style, Elegunt, and Superior to any produced elsewhere in the city, at the uniform price of $6 PER DOZEN. &~ CHILDREN Photographed instantancously. Brands Studios FINANUIAL. TREARURY DEPARTHENT, OFFIcR oF THY, COMPTHOLLER 0¥ THE LUIuikNCY, WaARIINGTO: 1y e, 2, (MDY, . I, hersby give 16 all peony wiio may tiave e Gerninn Nationa) it hicauo th mie It be presenied to. Jan Reeetver, at Chicago, Tiilnols, wiih o thervot, Within thros manths fram thi will ba dissiiowed. N Combtroil T, 8. RNATE. KTEFHEN PEABODY. MeSor oF Hio Stock Exchanga, L T EARO) IV, P & PBABODY, aokers and Brukers, 24 Newsi., New Yri. - We buly wnd sl Stocke, Nonds, snd Kecurities of ail kinds atthe Now Tork Btock fxchanxe oo commi Orders solicited. Refer by perilsston 10 Fran Jeshoay, of (CARD | Augid 'aod) 14 GOLVER,PAGE, HOYNE & GO, LITHOGRAPHERS, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. All kinds of Colored Work dono, Postors, Notos, Drafts, Roceipts, Lottor, Noio, and Bill Hoads, Show Cards, Cataloguc Covers, Chocks, Stook Cortifiontes. Al clogant assortmont of Marous ‘Ward & Co.'s Valentigos. 118 & 120 Monroe-st. FARAWAY MORES Has opened & Turkish Razaar at 14y Wabseh-ay., ono block south of Fleld, Lelter & C 118 lars viblely af Turkish, Fersian, agnestan 2t Cary alm ‘Anctout grid Modeni Emorolieries and Tarklin Faney Uuoda, all of the linest descriptions and desigus. Call sud examiue the stock. AT PLATED WAR| FinePlatedWare ‘We offer the complete line of tho Reod & Barton manufacture, tho heaviost-plated and finost-tinishod goods mado; equalin overy respoot to solid silver oxcept in intrinsio valuo. Faotory prices, with full discounts, N. MATSON & CO, SOLE WESTERN DBEFPOT, Siate and Monroe strects. CHEMIOAL WICK, TERLING CHEMICAL WICK Sterling Chemlcal Wick. Alok Chenmical Sterling. Clietulcal Wick Steriliig: tortiug Chetilcal Wick. |l.ai Huy none ut sho Sietliog. ke, Avk your desser tor it Gy dirt. Saves troudla. 4 o atnr. Wikl Gutlait &' dozen coni+ Ao o ohi"ty 'Shi-class deat e Voit au ol by iirsi-class desters Other IBferoF kuuds. Rencrally. No. o.vshlneh por grow, 0. 1 ur A 5 fch per gron, No, durk 1 ‘nthlfl"lM Avgand 3 fach per grou BOLD BY GEO. BOHNER & CO., ABRAM FRENOH & CO., And rut-class doalers generally. WOOD & C0., Maunfacturers’ Agents, 85 MADISON-ST. WINTER 1t THE S8EA I3LANDS OF FLORIDA, Tae Kgwont Hotel, Feraandias, ¥lorids. offers to fn- valids e Wurlsle scoklug the benetie of & semi-truj fcal clifuate, the comfuris aud cunveninaces o hotel. lusurisntly furnishod. Baviug el provemnts., I routid l|!{ nd wel Fabiy slegant and \Burouzhly scrved. By LiTIards, €c., superb Aabing sud yachiios oi ceau, ad ‘uriving o the beach s A dry cllinate aad pertect “Lerina reasuuablc. AP 10 adager. IEBRUARY 6. W9—-TWELVE no Daily Teib PAGES. THE CIPHERS. Smith Weed Throws Some Light Upon This Im= portant Subject. He Testifies to the General Correctness of the Translations, Eighty Thousand Dollars Re- quired.fo “Fix” the State of South Carolina. The Scheme Finally Falls Through for Want of Sufficient Funds, An Evident Disposition to Saddle the Blame on Pelton. His "lrregularities” Winked at and Encouraged at the Time. The Nephew’s Sudden Visit to Canada Now Satisfactorily Explained, He Withdrew to Seek Repose After His Arduous Bribery Campaign. Bpectal Dispated to The Tribune, WasuinagroN, D. C,, Nov. 5.—It is under- stood that the Republicans of the Civher Sub- Committes in New York intend to bave sum- moncd as 1 witness Joseph L, Hance, forinerly private sccretary of Tilden when the latter was Governor, and now o theoflice of the State Treas- urer of New York. This gentleman is supposed to have had access to all of Tilden's private dis- patchies, and for that reason is an important witness If Le will tell what he knows. WEED'S TESTIMONT, New Yonk, Feb. 5.—The Potter Sub-Com- mittes to tnvestigate the cipher dlspatches be- gan work to-day, and expeets to conclude its *speclal work on Saturday. All the members of tha Committeo wero pres- ent. 8mith M. Weed, of New York, was the firat witness, und testified to golng to North Caro- llua under instructions recelved at the Everett House. Queation—Well, now, sir, tell us if vou have aoy knowledge of those cipher dispatches as published fu the New York papers. Apswer—1 had s cipher when I left here, I had o clpher which Lused from both North und Bouth Carolinh.. 1 have written a statement which will refresh my memory, it you will per- mit mo efther to submlt it or have it read. Mr. Reed—I object to this,—not in o captious manner, but Lam inelined to think we want bls recollection on this subjeet. After consultation, the Chalrman ruled that the witnoss should proceed. ‘The witness resumed: Mr. Chalrmau, I de- stroyed both the key and coples of the dipatehes; yet [ must confess Ithink the dlspatches in the Tribune . ARR PRETTY CORRXCT. Now I will go back tomy trip. [ met Mr, Cox iu South Carolina, From there I telegraphed to Heary Havemeyer to the effeet that 1 had nothtng to do, and wanted to come home, Upon the response to this I went back to Bouth Caro- lina. ‘The published statement that I regine tered under another name than my own 18 false. At Cotumbia 1 et Wade Hampton uni others. It was admitted that the Btate had guno {n the futcrest of the Democrats, Mr. Hlecock—Mr. Chalrman, let the witoess bo specitie am) give nsmes. Wo do not require sdmissions, We are now looking for facts, n:Witness—It Is true that T was asked to fur- nith money, and, believing that twoout of three States bad been carrled, I determined do, und telegraphed to New York, money couly be furnished. Mr. llunton—Have you got that telegram1 Witness—1 have not, I propose 10 give the “lhones” of thetransaction to this Committee. The dispatches between myself and Henry Have- meyer were the only oncs that £ sent. Flnully, un arrangement, or, rather, o definite propost- tion, waus handed me saying that roy $60,000 on $30,000 the Bouth Caroliun Canvassing Board would make things all right for the Democrnts, I hud not, a3 hud been stated, telegraphed that the Btate had gone for Hayes, ur thut the county re- turns showed & majority for the Republicans, while the present returns sbowed a majority for the Dewmocrats, 1 left Columbla for Balthmore. Teprescatatives of the Cunvassiog Baard (Ilsrry Bulllvan uud others) wero on the troin, To make matters sbort, I will statethatT positively declined to recelve the proposition mude by the Canvussing Board to bund over the State to the Democrats, A NUMBER OF TELRGHAMS wero aubmitted to the witness, who sald that they were not his. Herecognized ove {ufa blue- book, marked * No. 23" duted Baltimore, Nov, 20, und addressed to Gen. J, B, Gordon, Colum- bis, It remds: Matters ten buy London agent, Inform Spain suddo pews « Witneas—1 never sent any such telegram, A trauslation of the telegraw, bowever, is Rgiven: Matters arranged by llelurniog Board agent. In. forus Maskll, aud telegravh news, Cluntrmnag—Ou the same date thers was an- other telegram seut frum the ssine place, and from the same person, resding: Jlave Hath hold on to Cuba till York or April. May be little delay. w, Witnces sald bie sever sant any such tetegrum, and would say thut the Tribune does oot lsy vositive clalin to the sceuraey of their cipher messages. ‘The Chalrman—0On the same date there was another telegrams sent to the samo place and from e samo persons, resding, as trunslated: ilave Court hold ou to Electoral votes uatil dxed May bu hittle delay. ia be kucw uothing about this tele- Rram. The trapslation of TELXORAM NO. 25 was then read by witness as fotlows CoLumuia, Nov. 28—penry [lacemeyer, New York: Majarity of tho Soard have been secared. Tha cost 19 $80,000, 10 be sent g followe: Ouw varcol of $ud, 000, vuo of $10,000, und cue of §3, + . all 10 be'$500 ur §1,000 blils,’ uotus (o be de- posited as partics accupt. sud given up uvon vote of lsud ef llawptou, I e., ‘the Siate of Bouth Carolius, belng glven to Tilden's friends. The threo packs shouid Lo sunt witnout inscrl 3nd 1o-night. unless you should recelve te from we countermaudiog. Shall tev to secary averytdiug by tne ploo of devusit. The frleuds of Chawberluts and Bavaria (1) are Lore i force, aud 1fear their woney aud carcful watehlog and in- timidation of the Board, For God's saxs let it vo if you can. Be safe iu Florida or Africa (%), Do infa utoncy and bave cash ready to reach Balt more ¥nndsy night. 1t will be done. Weed sald that be could not tell what parts of this transintion were corrert and what were not. Frum his recollection of events as they oceurred, bie thought the translation was BUBSTANTIALLY CORRKCT, though his memory was that the sum mamed was §G0,000 instead of $80,000. He thought thut ouc sentence should read: * For God's wsake let it go If you can be safe in Florida or Africe, without any period after the worl “ean,” [lis ides was that the thing should not be done If it could be avolded, He was wholly unsble to recollect the meaning of any particular word in the clpher, as the meaning was purely arbitrary. ‘I'ie Chafrman—Look at TELEGRAM X0, 20, from Baltimore, uuder dato of Nov, 20, It resds g t hold on to the Electoral votes c ure, May be liltle delay 1a thnt yours? Witness—It purports to be mine, but by no meuns conveys the tdea [ lind intended. The Chalrman—Here is another from Column- bia dated Nov. 21, It is addressed to you at the Everctt House, and read Pouve answered yon last night. Send far {t at Tarnum's, We lidnk Jiath [cotirt] wil] clone to- murraw, and nnt \aplen lmajorlty] by the Hoose, aud probably acquire Cuba {Llcctors]. — Sram. Telegravh declaedly whether . ~Do you recollect having received this teles gram? A.~I vever recetved any euch comtnnul- ention, Lot i Besides, I Lave no iden whatever who dispntelies slened There s vne contain- any of your A.~Yus, vir, fug forty worde, " Witness then took the Ble of telegrams, and by direction of the: Chalrmuin placed an ecn- vrlope over each one he had rent. he Chalrman—Look at No, 17, dated Colum- bia, Nov. 16, “The transltion reads: Ienry Haremeyer, No. 156 West Serentesnth streef, New York: Am confident that Florida fs 1he Ktate where (he greafest exerifons shoutd be nade. 1lavesou m man with full power? The chances are not une io twenty here, bnt am work- g for that one, Chamberlsin, helloge, ond Stearna are In ciore communication and ju coorert, ‘The anthority 1 telegraphed for this morning sll to be conditionn] on nuccese, Witncss—I have to repeat what I bave al- | ready sald. T caonot recognize these dis- vatches ns being the proner translation or in- terpretation of the literal meantug. Q.—Who is this mau Solomou with whom you ‘propose to treat as to THE PURCHAST: OF TNE CANVASSING BOARD} A.~Ho was a large grocer there, and hos & great aeal of Influcnce. Q.—By whom were you fntroduced to himi A,~1 cannot now remember. It was general- 1y kuown who I was, and I suppose he must have addressed me without waitiug for 8 formal fntroduction. I was not loag there umtii I found that Dunn sand Solowon were {n close conferonce. Isaw Ly Solomon that he was auxfous that the act should be consummated, s ofhers were pressing him bard, Q.—What do you mean—money or offices? A.—~My tmpression s that he meant both. The wanner {n which he proposed to receive money satisticd mo thut he meaut business. Hiy remarks, 8s ncar as I can remember, were that the money should not be pald over until the goods were delivered. Mr, 8pringer—Cun you give your thuo of ar- tival at Baltiniored A.—1 cangot remembor just now. Q.—DId you think they meant business when they proposed to sell out? A.~=1 cvertainly did. I met Col. Petton in Baltimore, e sald ’ TUE OLD MAN, which 1 suppose’ was Gov. Tilden, had re- celved a telegram from Edward Couper stuting thnt he could pot ralse the monoy, There was also a telegram from Gov. Tilden of o shnflar character. This I told S8ufomon, who came on o this city with me, on Wednesduy, the 224, I think Solomon sent the dispateh to the Board, and fu tkree or four hours afterward the Re. turning Board gave o decislon the other way, The substance of the telegram was that the goods could not be delivered, und thut the arraugement. or barzain was off. Mr, Stenger—Had you auy comwmupication ou this subiject with Mr, Tilden from the day before the election, either direetly or {ndirectly, up to he thne the South Caroliua Canvasslng Boanl met, or did you have uny after( A—Yes: 1 met bim at the Everett House, tle took meto task,—I cannot vive you the ex- act words,—but be took mu to task about the proposition, s stated that he never authorized any such proceeding, and thut while he lived be woull never become- President under such cly- cumstunces. In the course of further cxamination witness said: The Democrsts hu S8outn Carolioa were poor, aud needed money for printing, procuring witnesses, ete,, fu the leeat proceedings. They askud bina to get the Nationa! Committee to RELY TUEM, and be made nu unsuccessful effort fu that di- rection. The dispatches sent to him from Columbia signed * Pope " asling for £5,000 hixd no reference to tols mutter, and had no connee- tion whatever with buylng any member of the Legistature or sy one clse. fe thougnt the 185,000 wan 8 tulstake, us the sum was more lkely to lave been 81,000, ‘The Just dispateh ed to by witness was transtated as fol- low Carvxsia, Nov, 20, care King, New Yor , 000 imedis 3 ebruary (1) _Expect to pet Renulo, but 85,000 can make “This will muke the Court lmlgnfill Houre mjurity Denioce y it right, Klectoral canvasw postvoned. Wil ra- Tuain 1o court andmake Kluctoral vole Demucratic, 'orE. Weed sald he never had anything to do with a plot which the 7Tribune asscrted was formed 0 nuy four menbers of the Fouth Caroling Leglsiature for $200,000," wnd, having thus ob- tained control of tlw State Govermment, to put the Haves Electors ju jail und luck thein up in separate cells untl the day for casting the Etcetoral votes hud passcd, He never bud any knowledge of any such a plot, TUZ FOLLOWING TRANSLATION of aciplier dlspateh sent by bhin was then sub- mitted to witness, the date uud sddress belug same us those of the former disvateh: Telegraim received too Iato Lo suswer lastguleht, Don't quite understand, Do you want e o £0 to howe of Steaena (Florida)y Hoard late et pizht 0,000 for giving us two or thres Elctom, The intercuder wiil want somethlog be- sides—thnk 510.000, What enall | do? et sla_(rom ilampton parly, who, to eay tneleast, are ndifferent. Weed said that thotenor of this dispateh was IN ACCORDANCE WITH RVENTS which ocenrred. The * Interceder meutioned was llanly Solomon. “Fhe refercuce to the Hamoton party accorded with the impression of muny persons at thut time. thut Hampton and bis friends cared wuch more sbous the State ticket thau the vote for Prosident. ‘The dispatch to Gen, Gordon, already men. tloncd s mlstraualated, was entirely fu refers euce to court piatters, A uumber of telegrams were resd, muny of which wilness bad nu recollection of, aud the cipher words {u sume othiers e could not ex- luaty. ’ Witness (to Chalrman)—The proposition as 1o the buying out of the Returnlog Bosrd was submitted ta Me. Havemeyer, snd at ficat [ was Jed to belleve TN NONEY WOULD LB SENT TO ME. It fell through, huwever. Qul Havemerer, | do not thiuk 1 1 matter of the nezotiation tu a single soul. To Mr. Reca—A few days alter the clection | caiuy o1t 13 New York, aud received a telegram (Irom whom [ canaul state) rmiuc-llul we to va to South Curulina. | called Into We Everete House, und there I got the cipler. Q.—Who guve it to yout A1 really forget, but wy impression {s that it was Pelton, Q.—~Deltos was Secretary of the Natioual Democratic Committee, was be aotd A—ie was, Q.~Then you got it from himi A.—[ suppose su, but can't ssy positively. As to the correctucss of tie Trduag ciphery | caunot give an expression, for the reason that I bave not read thewmn. Mr. Reed—D1d you suopose Mr. Pelton could ralse the $80,000 reqoisited A.—[did. I know that the Executive Com- mittee ol the National Democratic party wonld have given the money If asked for it. " Bubse- yuently [ met Pelton fn Baltimore, when he told me that the money conld not be raised. Mr. Tiiden brought me to order in very foreiblo terms for having attempted to make the trude with the Returning Board, nnd repested his pos- itive ahharrence of uny syich scheme. Q.—Mr, Pelton weni to Canada, did he not! A.~He did, but it was lung before the publl- :lnuuan of the cipher dispatches, and he went her UNDER MEDICAL ADVICE, having suffered considerably from excltement aud fneldental troubles attending the election, Mr, Pelton wau the only one with whom 1 had any conversation before I left for South Caro- Jioa, anel I looked upon bim as belng the head of the movement. Mr. Suloniun showgil mo a number of telegrams from Republican parties, 88 be sald, tryine 1o buy him out, but he would not perinit me to sew 1he sfznaturea, Q—Why did you chiange your name? —Because [ war ufraid the Western Unton Telegrapl Company wonld tamper with our me<nges, ‘They know me to be a politiclun, henee te prerdution taken, Mr. Histock—Q.~You sre and have bheen ‘kmlnlwv’\ us a great frlend of Mr. Tilden's polit- jeatly A~I wan, und a very active friend of his both before uml after s natnlnation, Q. —When you gut to the Everett Houso after your return from Baltiinore, who ald vou meet § A.—1 met Wiillam L. Beott, of think Abrabam 8. Hewitt, of this city, Mr. Ed- ward Cooper, now Mayor of thix eity. sl Mr. Peiton, The Iatter gave me inatructions to send or direet all my telearams to Mr. Henry Have- meyer, frotn whom he could get coples.” Ou the oceasion of 1'elton’s sisit to me in Baltimore ho told me he oxpected to recelve the money that. morning from Mr. Edward Cooper, but, an [ have already stated, the moncy was not furth- coming and the whole movement fell through, BVENING SESSION. At the evening session Mr. fiscock cross-ex- amincid Weed. Various fclegrams were read, tume of which witness declared wers fucorrectly travslated, of others he had no recollection, uni several nttributed to him he vever sent. aud lo:ne lunrpcnlnz to bosent to hiin he never re- cebyed, Q.—Nuow, assumjng these dlspatches to bo vorreet, do you think it Ilkel{ Mr, Pelton, after belng remonatrated with by Mr, Tilden, would have kept up negotiations fo reference to South Carvlinat A.—L cannot answer that question as to Bouth Caroliua, but I know hokept up negotiations for Florlda, 1dld not sec Tilden thl after the dectslon of the South Carolina Returning Board. 1cannot assume these translations to b cor- reel, 1o vt remember giving the cipher and key to any onc else but Pelton, I most al- ways STOPPED AT THE RVERRTT ITOUSE on my way down town. By 'Mr. Recd—Now thisdispatch fn vour cipher addressed by Haskell tovou: “ Why don't 8mith Weed suswer. Pope. This s of the last consequence.’™ A.—{ have no recollection of what I replied, 1 presume I recefved it. My tmpresston (s that 1 Jeft the ciplicr with flaskell in South Carolina. Q.—Do you nican to say you have 1o recol lection of Pelton hunting you u}) with this dis- patch, and of your replyiog to ftf T bave ‘auswered thut before. hax some rights. ced fusinunted that witness’ recollection to grow as guestions were usked. Ho Mr. Weed's wemory apoeared to be very poor on xmlvurlm-l points, 1lere quite alittle breeze occurred amone the members of the Committer, Bome'of them lield wituess bad a perfeet right to correct bis testimony, Weed continued: I don't know of oue dollar Laving been sent Syuthon my recommendation, Ou wy return to New York T made no offort to rulse the money. I held out some bopes to Bolomon befors his return. I kept bim here that they doewn South might give us votes in ex- pectation thut b would cet money. Q.—=Now, Mr, Weed, In tha eiphicr of Pope of the 2 of November,' * Hase January frlends fn New York inform their fricnds by Jo u New Orleans that Bath {s from,” ete. Does not Bath wmean court ! A1 ghould say it might read rather * Re- turning Borra." Witness said the trouble with all theso dis- tehes they treat words as clphers ex t suits them to do otherwise. They the cipher wonl snd use it as o regular word, had no coamunivation with these gentlemen such as would lead to the contrul of the Senate or House. It was solely about the action in the courts mul the money” needed for conducting them, This ended Weed's examination, MAYOR CUOPER here entered the room, md requested permis- slon to be examfued. = The evidencs of Mr. Weed in connection with the mention of Mr, Cooper's note was read to blm, 1t was jn sut- stanco the vouversation which Woed had with Pelton in Balthmore, fn which Pelton sald he expected money—some $50,000—for outn Caro- Iina to be sent him by Edwanl Cooper, Mr. Cooper said:” [saw Pelton the evening betore ho went to Balthnore in Gov, ‘Tilden's house. He wus about go- fog to the train, mwl sald he was going to Baittmore to meet Weed and others, and he safd he might want to_tefezranh me ami to send him some oney. Next day [ received a teleraw from Pelton” askiug me for $00,000 I claim a or $30,000. I was astonisticd, aud went at once to Tilden's bouse and he safll Pelton wmunt bo tefegraphied to return at once, [ never was uus p thorized to send Peltonfany money, nor did 1 - tend todo so. Tilden, was slso surprised at Pelton's dispatch, Here 3ir. Cooper submitted o statement ot the expenditures of the Natloual Democratle Committee, of which he was Treasurer, The total amount expended wi ho day of the election up to the Iv waus made up of Incidental and necessary expenses ncurred. *1 cannot say whether Uov, Tliden knew where Pelton was golug. BERMED ANGIY AND INPATIENT when he heard Pelton had wone to Baltimore, and on bearing of the dispateh suld Pelion shonld be ordered homo fmmediately. 1 Iine pression of Pelton's dispatel was the same ns mine,~that he was tecotiating to purchase an Electoral vote, I never koew of Tilden's mokivg sny attempt to purchase Elect- oral votes. uever knew of any roposition 10 use apy money il E‘lnfl(ln. 1 ald not kvow the eipher used he- tween Weed and Pelton, [ helieve ‘Lilden, thewitt, clton, and others had something to do with seading wentlemen to Flonda, Suuth Caro- 1ing, snd Loulsiauy to 1ok after the Returning Bowrds, By Mr. Hiscock—Do you think P'elton took on Blmsedt the responsibility of tryiug to purchase the Florida Heturning Board or un Electors! vote, wul, although confldential with Mr. Tidden, the moment e domafus ot corruption were touvhed, KEPY ALL TUAT SECHET FROM MR, TILLEN] A.—From what | have scei publisbed [ shoutd Judge so. [ eanuot aount for Veiton's tele- eerauhing me for so large & sut of wioney. It astonivhed me very much, hut I don’t think 1 ealled the sttention of other membiers of the Natlonul Democratic Committee to his actiot He was wot wn officer of the - Cou mittee, although he tonk @ very active part In its work. [ was watisfled tho o ke to Mr. Tilden avout the dispaten from Felton be was totally unaware of Pefton's pegotistions. Thut Mr. 'Weed should be in Laltimore at the tloe with Pelton made & strong impressiun_on wy wind, Thiak I men- tioned the (act to Mr, ‘Tilden, 1 know nothing about money for Oregon,—whetlier It was fur- plshed, where it came from, or where {4 weut to. 1 thougbt Pelton's action in telegruphing tae for such & laryo anigunt of money was FUEIOSTEROUS, 1 had no such amount of money to give away or lend. [ did not toll Mr. Tiiden of the maner with the idea tbat be would rslse 1he money, and even 3t ho concluded to raise it 1 would not be & party to sending it to Florids, ‘There was no elfort made to sever Mr. Pelton’s conuection with the Natloua! Democratic Committee after bis actions. Queation by Mr. Reed—Why was no actiou taksu to remove Peltow from bbs conncction with the National Democratlc Commlittee alter bic was cauxtit {n tis actiont “The question was objected to by Mr. Sprin Mr. Cooper replicd: * Well, as he was ot an officer of the Natwnal Comuwittee, they could take no action in the nd secondly, as Pelton could get no woney except through wy- sclf, ay ‘Ireasurer, or Mr. Tilden, s scemedt there w:..l 8o dasgor of tis dolug wucn witn us, and so ment TUB MATTEI DIOFIED. Mr. Cooper said that Mr, Tildeo bad a tele- graph wire into bis bouso during the election. e thought, bowever, that it was entirely local, sud valy cotnectod with scadquarters in Libere Y ) = [ = SCI1 FIVE CENTS, &8 3 et and In the Everett House, No Weste {nlon dispatches came over that wire. ‘er some lurther questions, Mr. Cooper's 1lnation was concluded, e Committee then adjourned untfl to-more row. hlu was declded to subpeos Gov, Chamber. n. SPRIRGER. i Mr. Roringer, of the Potter Committee, sayxs “Gov, Tilden has not been subpenacd, und T have my doubts whethet hie will Le. y howe ever, does not make any material diffcrence, for in any case we shall give him an opportunity ot l&[)enl‘lllu betora the Committee, und ft Isnot Iikely that be will miss a gollen chance, if [ know him right.” TIE WASHINGTON END. WasuinoTON, 1), C., Feb. G~Beforn the Potter Committee to-day, Gen, Lyman heldon, one of the Hayes Elecfors o Loulsiana, was aworn, and inade a briel statement relative to thy certificates which have beeo claimed to con- taiv forged signatures. He knew of no foreries having been “committed.” He knew nothing of the “ Suith * certificate, amld never heard of it Ul he saw it mentioned In the press. Josentt . Maddox heing sworn, was examined by the Chafrman relative to the chargzes cone tained fn the aflidavit of 8t. Martin, Maddox denied every mssertion Sr Mg ery msserbio made by St Cross-cxamination was deferred until to-more row. Adjourned. - S OBITUARY. Death of Judge Coclirane, of the Detrois Superinr Court. Speetal Dlspatch to The Fribune, Dernorr, Mich., Feb. 5.—The Hon, Lyman Cuchirane, Judge of the Buperior Coutt, died this morning of concestion of the fungs. Day before yesterday, while on the Bench, he was attacked by a cougestive cbill, nnd was taken bome in a carrlaze. Tifs condition was not thought serlous until daylight this morning, He dled two hourn later. He was 54 years of age, and had becn a resident of Detrolt for thirty-one years, e won a leading position at the Har, but never held a public afice 11 1802, when ho was clected to the S8tate Legislaturo on the Democratic ticket, He became o rec- ognized party leader in the House of Repre- sentatives, and was placed at the head of the Committee on Judiciary. Many measures of great Importance to the clty were carried through by him. fn 1873 he was clected Judge of the Superlor Court, being the first jucumbent under the Jaw creating that Court. The term would have expir:d in Aprll, but he would probably have Leen re-olected with little if any opposition. Judge Cochrane waa o jawyer far above the average of ability, a close student, and & man of high literary cul- ture, unblemished Integrity, areat amiabllity oand modesty,—strikiog characteristics which made him & great favorite with the Bar and the vublic. He leaves s youug wife and no chil- dren, Recorder dwitt will flll the vacancy until a succeasor to the deceased i clected, Spectal Dizpatch ta The Tridune. JANESVILLE, Feb. 5.—City-Marabal Keating dicd last nignt of congestiou of the lungs, after ou fllness of about twelve days. Mr, Keatiog was the most cfliclent Marshal this city has ever had, nnd his death {s universally regretted., peeial Dispateh to fhe Tribune. McGrzeaon, In., Feb, 5.—~The Hon. M., L. Fislicr, of Farmersburg, died_at his residence to-day. - 11e was oue of the Cammissioners of the Insanc Hospital at Independence; also one of the Capitol Commissioners for the bullding of the State Capitol at Des Moines. dpecial 1iispaich to The Tridune, b5.—A private teles Mirwavkee, Wis., Feb, gram from L \ugelm announces the deatl nt that place of B. Frank Blever, n former My- waukeean, well-known {n typorraphical aud Masonic circles throughout the State. e — SUICIDE. A Tragle Quictus at Rookford, fApectal Dispateh 10 The Trivune, Rockronp, 1ll, Feb, 5.—A terrible tragedy occurred at the residence of W. 8. Clark, pho- tographer, und son-fuslaw of the Hon. Jobn Lake, ot 0 o'clock this morniug. An accom- plished and_ beautiful woman, who has been kunown in this clty as Miss Clark, tovk her life by shootiug herself through the bead. The ball cntered just back of the left car, possing through the brain, and coming out through the right temple. Death was fustantancous. At fhe Inquest 0t was ascertsined that fier name. was Mrs. Jeonlo Krause. ller yurents live ot Mebron. Her husband s living in Chivago, they having parted some tme azo. She had been in the employ of Mr, Clark for the pust three years, und was boarding at his liouse. She bad becume deospoudent, Clark having Inforined bier she tmust leave his houso un nceount of Jestousy. ‘The decesfed aud Clark had a conversation this mornlug tn which Mra, Clark overheard Jenulo say, ** Well, its no use.” Clark suon alter left the house, cau- tonlng his wife to watehh Jenvle. Hoou sfter sha heard a fall und rushed up to the soom of deceased. She found the door locked, und dewanded admittauce, There was no reply, 8ha rusbed to the verandah, broke a window, and was horrltled at seelng the spectacle before her. Ald was at once suinmoned und the Cor- oner notified. The Jury gave o verdict usstated abuve. Beliud this is thoneht to hen ulor?' of it lore, hut, owing to the high contection of the parlfm, it i suppressed. Hpeciud Minpuich ta The Tridune, INDIANPOLIS, Ind, Feb, 5.—A muan named Thomas Jones, a carpenter, livioy in Anderson, who lind been hicre on a sart. of spree for severul duys, took morphine this evening, dylug shortly after. Ho was in the bouse of u friend. 1fe leuven o wife at Anderyun, who was lufurined of ber bustiynds tragic death. le fornmerly ru- slded herey but had lived iy Andersun fur some thm 3T, AL, Minn, Feb. 5.—A special to tho Dliuncer- ’vess snys the store of H, Beolke, at New Ulm, wus closed yesterday by the Sheritf, Liabilitles 830,000, ‘Chis mornhie the ware- tonse in which this firm have 12,000 bushels ot erain burned down. Later i the morulag be commnitted sufcide with stryctiuine, Burciad Dixpaich to The Triouns. Sruinoriznn, [IL, Feb, f.—A woman known as Hertle Harris or Josephine Hamitton tuok un overdosu of morohlue fn this city last even- tnsr, intentlonally, from which she dicd to-night. Her parents tive io Niles. 8he took the druy on learning that they pad been lnformed that atone time she had Jed s Iife of shune. Bho had reformiea latterly, el marefed. i 5 L FINANCIAL. WrateikLp, Muss, Feb. 5—~Notes of the Ralmon Fails Paper Compuny, at Russell, went to protest yestenlsy. ‘The mills are runniug to- day, with u poastbility of suspzusion, A Avecict isvatei; 10 ThE Tridune. MiLwavker, Feb, 8~The fallure of Mo Luughiin & Butler, liquor merzhants, aunouac- ed In Tits TRINUNE this morulog, islikely to re- sult fn llitigation between the partuers, Mr. MeLaughtlu, senlor inember of tha Arm, clalwe that the overdrafts st the bank were secured by notes, all of which were patd pronptly at mae turity. Nong of the puaper held by the bauk {8 mow due, and thero would have been no occasfon for clos- fug the duors of the estadlishmeut but for the fuct that M, Butler, without bis knowledzo or cousent, gave the bauk a chattel mortguge on the stock in the sum of §1U,000, whblch mort- gage the hank oflicers threatened to foreclose, Accordiogto Mr. McLaughlin's story, treschery s at the vottom of the sffalr. ‘Vho asscts, ho claiws, are sullicient to puy creditors 100 ceuts ou the dullar, Clark, of Buffulo, is & beavy creditor of the firwm. e BONNELL, Bpoctnl Dispatch 1 The Triduxe. Youxastown, O., Feb, 5.—A uew turn {o the frou Mill war, wbich bas been so fully written up in Tum Tuisuxs, was tsken today. The Chicago party filed 1o the Supremes Court at Columbus s quo warranto askiog by what rea- son H. O, Bonnell, W. 8cott Boouell, George V. Ayer, James L. Botsford, aud Peter M. Hitcheoek botd the oftice of Directors of the firm of Brown, Boonell & Co. ‘This s what wus aoticlpated, and uow a turther beuriug wil by bad Lefore the Suprewe Court. E