Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1879, Page 1

- The Chicagoe Dailp Tibune, FEBRUARY 8. VOLUME - XXXI1X. CIHAMPAGNE: e 7 MK & 005 CHANPAGAE [HPORTATION IN 1878 35,900 Cases, o 16,270 coses OYE than of any othor brand. ‘l’) WALRE, finePlatedWare Wo offer tho comploto line of tho Reed & Barton manufacture, tho heaviost-plated and finost-finishod goods nado; oqual in evory rospoct 1o solia silver oxcopt in intrinsic valuo. - Factory pricos, with full disoounta. N. MATSON &.CO, SOLE WESTERN DBFPOT. State and Monroe sireets AHERIFE'S NAL SHERIFF'S SALE Slines Department Stors, 122 AND 124 STATE-ST., Thursday, Feb. 6, at 10 a. m.y’ A contipaed from day to day until the entirn steck wold_This sale affords & Ane oppartunity for ity und twuntry merchants. The stock will be sold In lotsto i bogers, 1 couststs ot Crockery, Japan, I'arian, Majolicn, Jupane ese) Table mnd Glansware, Fascy and Leatler Goods, Jewelry, Books, Dronxes, &r., & Tolslacertalnly the largest sud fpess stock ever of- frredin the West. Sea poutine and without reserve. DISCOUNT faall Garments ordered of us during February, Spring Styles Essued. B Standard the IRighest. DWARD ELY & 00., Tailors, Wabash-av,, cor. Monroo-st, LAME AND STOVE WICH. LIGHT. “'ERLING CHEMICAL LAMP AND STOVE WICK. Wirlomiag! Xa Odory Drillfant Light! Highest i "Tulllonllld Grest Demand | 0s Ovea Cotton Wick, treatea With succeasive Seali sl Latts whicl B 348 10d L B g Cender the Obre fra-proot, Muy "0RGE BOENER & 00, V. =33 &35 WABASH. INESS OARDS, HARRY FOX & 00, Ctrators for Pablic Works, DREDGIN Ififimu‘.\'(},q' {J‘;‘\\.&Llfi?{t 25, SRIDGIS, Pliths, &e. 1 with ample snachtnery and mi ariblog 13 o b of PUBEIS WIS, ll’lnlm'dt‘ work furilshed It desired. J3‘!‘!‘1:':1:. 146 Bouth Wator-st., ‘F intioa’s & Cunuelie, 100 Waablugton-at, s o NGRAVINGS WHOLES, ot FORTHE NEXT 30 D%YEB?AI?}ULS HIRAM J. THOMPSON'S, _tho of Rice & Thompson, ~B3D WaBAsH-AV. K. A, HURLBUT &, 00, Who} Holesale Dr Manufacturin Dock Property. LTy Baarh SALE=Lota on the North Biran lahiAt -Lote on e cil, and North Rae i dinn e Xorn e SV CHICAGH LAND COMpPANY. 2, : b Southwent usuer 1 Jas b e SVELTACIEN bultc o wi) oo pere wn. 3 »iclis ou sclentific prine %{u’mi Hield Glassca, " Teloacopos, Wl NEW By A NKEW IR Brisnuy ...l‘t‘\ BLICATIONS, WILD ADVENTULRES, STANLEY 1y Suly auy, Yy onis byl hag pauls R xh';:'dulhlll drssa LECHBAICD 1 1EON, s Pty " RBENIS WANTED g and|. LUING 23001, © SBATURDAY. THE CIPHERS. Manton Marble Takes His Turn, Before the In- vestigators. o SNRUMANCE SYATEANENT, . 58th Semi-Annual Statement. “OLD AND TRIED.” GLENS FALLS Insurance Company, Glens Falls, N. Y. JANUARY 1, 1879, ASSETS. United States Reg'stered Bonds, market Vali 2 i, $138,750.25 16,000.00 Dissimilar Characteristics of the Modern and the An- cient Moses, Telegrams Botween Witness and the Nephew of Mr. S. J. Tilden. Btock First Natioui Banic, & market v Luaned on o 38,0, 10w oot $15I5¢ | Which Show that the Parties b fermin Bojat 0 Knew of Each Other’s Banks, han Fi Al 3l ln Otlice, Total Available Cash Assels. §901,277.21 ! LIABILITIES. $200,000.00 Intentions. Like Pelton, the Witness at Times Has o Most Treacherous - Memory. Capftal Atoek.. .... Cnearned 1 il N 202.312.81 Ahsthertiminic ' HENAY assuanta0 Net Surplus over Capiial and all Liabllitfes.. .ee..$415,782,61 Agenciea in all the principal Cities and Towns in the Wast, to whom applications for Insurance can bo made, ' R, M. LITTLE. Pres't, J. L, CUNNINGIAN, See's, Notably Seo, When Asked About the Dispatch to Grover. The Uncle to Appear and Tes- tify Before the Commit- BROWN & HARSH, Agents 156 & 158 LaSalle-st., CILIIC.AGO, ILL. T s, T nansweral Docament| tee To-Day. St. Martin’s Affidavit Badly Damaged at the Wash- ington End. THE CIPIIERS. MOSES IN THE DULLRUSHES, New Youx, Feb. 7.—~The investigation Into the cipher dispatches was begun to-day with Manton Marble on the stand. e suld, in anawer to questions: 1 went to Florida to look after the Electoral vote. 1 cannot say that I went under the {nstructfons of the Denocratic Committee. I did not go ad the specific refquest of any one, I had no communieation with Gov. Tilden on the matter. 1 called on the Governor F‘;"11"“ |-&m“mmy “'.’:. ;'M P&ng_(_u'?n. “fl:fl} the evening that I left, nnd simply bade Lim Grana, qunn‘l‘gl’f\!fi,r'lwn hinte iy them aeth | *#ood-by.” On my way I met Raudolph, Blalr, und Fox, and of course canvassed the matter with them. 1 think [ got a cipher from Pelton ot the Everctt House, und used 1t sub- sequently. 1 neither sent to, nor received from, ‘Iilden any telegrams, I addressed my dis- votches to Peiton, My object in going to Flo. a wasto take care of the Electoral vote; and let me here suggest that the cipher dis- patches, s published i the Tribune, so faras | am cuneerned, are simply rubbish, Q.—~Glve the Committee a peacral idea of what you dld in Florida, DESIRES TO BUDMIT LETTERS. A.~1I have already published statements of what 1 did sud did not de. One of iny state- ments was published. fn January, o year ago. The other (** Rub-a-dub ™) was published in the Tribune for montha, What I did not dv wus to buy Florida votcs, und they were for sale. 1 would like to submit these letters if the Com- mittee hus no objection, Mr. Reed—I bave a declded objectfon, The Chairman—Then they are ruled out, Mr. Stenger—I cau't sco the foree of the ob- Jection of the member on the other side, Be- youd a doubt, ou ihe cross-cxamination, they will require the witness to state nll that ho knows ubout thuse lotters, and probubly make him read them verbatim, ‘I'he Catringn—>Mr. Marble, have you coples of the telegrams that you sent from Floridad A.=I have not, Fhey were published at the time, aud I woull preter, it you will, to TAKE THEM AS PUBLISTIED, Of the dispatet from Tullahassee, Nav, 16, beginning * Use 140 cipher,' the wittess sahd thut he hsd no oxplanation to give, remarking, 1 must contuss that there are a number of the dlspatehes correet.” The witness said that he woulll lke to explaln telegram No. 23, (It was o dispateh to Pelson, nsking bim to bave ducuments circulated throughout the eountry by the aid of the press.) Mr. Hipeock objected, saylug: “The tele- wrams are here, aud I inslst that they sball stand on their own merits.' Mr, Stenger.—"heintention of this Committea 1s to get at everything, and my idea I8 that every telegrutn, every paper, aud every exoluuation, should be admitied. A TENDER VPOINT, Mr. Miscock—Yes, you are gettinz on the “ragged edpe, nud fear you will fall over, hie Chalrmau—1 think it is only fulr that all propositions wade by the witucss should be treely explained, Mr. Hiseock—Then 1 shull call for a vote on this matter. Mr, Spriuger—You scem to want sunileht, und yet you will instst in egetting fu what you please, ‘the vote upon excluding docutnents or expla- nations resulted In Afcusrs. Huwnton, Bpringer, und Btenger votlug for thelr sdwisston, und Muasrs, Heed und Miscock ugalust thelr aduls- won, Tolegrame 32 and 33 were then read. Mr, Murblo bewan to explaln the Iatter dls- pateh, bt Mr, iscock objected, saying: 1 do not understand why these frequont explavatious should b giveu, Tho witness is here shuply to tell us his recollections of what eccurred durlog this eventful period. This is stmply au expla- uation ln cipber,” Witness, In answer to s question by the Chalr- man, sald the dispatch stinply indicated belief that we should Jose buth Stutes by fruud. It was Wooley's fufortation, und anybody who kuows him knows that he DRLIGHTS 1s MYSTERY, 1a was very apt tu find some hidden thing In an utfaie that scemed to everybody clsu perfectly vlato. The telegram relating to the circulation of aocunents was read fu full as tollows: Nov. 21, 1870, —Col. Falton, Ao, 15 Gramercy Furk: Try 10 havo tho ducuments which the Axe *0 d Frees will soun receive tu-utzut sont over the couniry by the Westorn, New Euglmd, sud otuer agents. Pray stop sending any wiore’ peos plo netw. * Fiey delay businuad dud Lake uv wore twe thas I cun poasibly vpare 1o ulterly ucedless cousuliation and palaver. L¥cry uew une hceds the educstion aud local knowledge I bave been @ weeis 10 acquiriaz. 'Tie Lusiness 16 all perfert) fn hana, sud every point guarded. lleartily gwi 1o eoy Perry Bunith ang Gibeou, of course, who nved tu-duy. Who ls Pare? Judve Robertson Telurns bome Lo+worsow, Lverythiug looks weil, Marrod Manurs. THE NEXT DISPATCH ) Centeiinial Expositin 8t Philaelplis, i 1476, pres wented the ureatest totutity ot excellent quals Itien aud novelty ot contruction, and fu all_points of excellence they recelved our hikhent nverngo of ind nccordingly our unanimous opinfou cons i Hous, s lighest degree of ex- o & uwars celicnee hu wll tuoir aiyles. Judges on Masica) Instraments, Group XX V., Centennlal EaLibition, Philaceipbla, 1576, LYON & HEALY, BTATE AND MONTIOR-8TS. Z*SUBSTITUTENITURVMEREITRY Sulphide of Arsenicum, The New Blood Purifier, Is sbeolute specific forall Bkin Diseases, suchas Ferofuls, Balt-ltleum, Liver Spots, itch, P Bumps, Blotches, Black-head. Worms, T ' p fcaly Bkin, cr any naturs of eruptions, 1t {s warras positively hariniess, ontirely relfable, ominently suce ceutul, Forsll malarial bigod-poisoning arisiog from séwer-gases or misa) stricea, it ls the only eflica. clous remedy. Mereury should no louger be used, ba: cadse the Sulphida of Arsenlcum 16 fres from all Inju- rlous propertics. Phyalclans are ,n ecatacy oyer ls wonderful effects. Try It for your Catarrh. We be- ® froin what we know of it, to be the ooly remoedy ‘which will eradicate that terribio complatat. In shurt, 1t in worth 1ts weight in gold. d that Messrs. DFLL, MANN 4 CO., Chilcsygu, are the ticneral Agents for price--$1.(0 per backavo, or 8 fur $5 01, " HLANK IOOKS, Et ) ) d AND - BLANK-BOOK MAKERS, y . 118 & 120 Monroe-st. Raceipt and Sanles Books, Pork and Lard Books, Insurance Registera,Loan Registers Hotoel Registers, ALWAYS 1IN 8TOCK. An elogant assortmont of Marcus the West und Bouth, Seut In lotter furin va receidt of PRINTERS Option Books, Grain Lodgors, Post-Office Figuring Books, Ward & Co.’s Valontines, Presrox, Keay & Co., 100 WAKIHINGTONST, o O A TRY THR NEW OIGARETTES. FRAGRANT VANITY F4IR. 0 O AP-rriq °0& V!tninl_n: New comllnations of thess Fragrant Tobaccos, S ex, Nov. 87.— Col;> Palton, 16 Qra. sercy Surk: You are impenling tho result bure by caumtg divided counsel and neglecting (0 wne swer telegrawe, § 3dvine that vou Bnd voe person L0 trust, aud then trued bun fur st loast vae calon- Uar weeke posslbly two. ) will staud in lmmr. Jid go wy best 10 transiee to blu sutbonty, BELTS. ROBBER _ EPHVE r§V LEATHBR ° CoTTON w Ao 150" afority on ceruiled copies. Fan lte In conuectioa with our Klevating Machinery, Rivet | pyblicans cladm fhe ssula upos reiurus. llowe buckew, elc., We make a succlalty of tha sbove. | peealess uuw. Should be recalled. Farria sud de- 1ectiree always uselesa; ditto Wooley lece oy in) Loulsiata. A uuisauce sud impeditocut, travted by nobedy. 1ecune W comwuit Tildes wits 8 uina »u ipdiscreet. Suwith coucurs fu ol sloresald, Beaslon leyun. Mauere. Witueas Leslitled thut Lo bad o recollection Beud fur Liat. N, HAWKINS & CO., Supply House, A 4 W asulgton st Ear-Corn Bucketa Grafn® Kievaws Burkein Ml {fi“vf;‘ht‘lfih[f‘fll“t Frice-List with ducvuais to O or K UAWKINS & Cu., Supuly House, 23 WaanlLgtn-st. of this telezram. Did pot know who Rome was. ‘The transtation ts SUNSTANTIALLY CORRECT. Let me atate that Ibhave not examined the civher key, and merely give this as iy apinfon. Witness bad nothing to say o _explanation of the telesram addressed to Uov. Grover, of Ore- gon, askinz him to refrain from fssulng Electoral certificate to the Elector claimed to be incligible. v Dispateh No. 41, Marble said. explained itseif, Q.—Look au telegram H Tartauansre, Dee, 20,—Col. Pelton, 15 Gram. ercy Park: Jlave Juat received a proposition to hatt aver, s oy four required, Tilden decision 0l Board and cestiticate of Governor for $200,000, MannLe. Mr. Marble—I have no recollection of this telegram, ant § do not think the disvatch mine, Jtasallezed that Parls scnt the message. The Tribune again takes occaston to misrepreacnt me. I want it understood thut none of those vecuniary pronosittons were mine. The 7r.bune liad two editorfals on the questiop of the $20,- 0 dispateh und the other on - the £59,000 ques. tion. The letter of Paris fe dated Dec. 4. Now, the dispatclies are dated respectively the 24, 3d, and 4th of December, On the 2d nnd 3d, the Tribune claims, the propositlon was consummma- ted, This, in itacif, ehuws its fallucy. Noue of these pecunlary propositions were mine. 1 nerely telegraphed them us a matter of news, ‘The Chairmau—Take No. 57, now. [ Trans’atios.] Tattataeerr, Dec. —Col. Pelton, 15 Gramercy Park; _I'tovosition received, elther phang vuto of [one) Rtepublican of the iSoara or his concurrence un Court action proventing Lilect or'a vote from being caet jor hwlf hunared United States docuimenta [for $30,000 n United Biates nutes). > Manuie. Q.—Ia the transiation of this telegram cor- rect? A.—It {s substantfally so. This, In my opin- fou, was a mere device on the part of the He- turning Board in Incrcasicg the money on the other slde. [ told wembers that the sum named WAS TOO HIGH, ond coutd mot possibis entertaln it. T also res marked thnt Gov. Tilden would not listen to any such proposition. The person who mude t this proposition to htin was C. L., Dyiic, cditor of the ‘fTallabassce Foridan, n Democratie paper. Mr Dike represented the Cuuvassiug Board through futermediaries. e told Mr. Dyie, whether the offer was genuine or not, he lumsell could not consent to any such arranfes ment, und ho was certaln that Gov. Tilden would not. ‘The next telegram rend was the following: 1 do—Manton Marble, Talla- Daraee? | FPropueltion uccepted 1f done voly once. Beiter cousnlt with Vyvaiey and et in concert, You cun trast bim, Thne very )u;punnnt, and there siould Vo no divided coun- cils. New Yol NO REPLY, The Chalrman—Auny reply to that telegrami A~ dil not reply, vur did 1 tell the sub- stanve of it to any mortal boing. Q—Something s satd In the telegram about your “rushing dut.,” What does this mean? A.—It meaus shinply that L rusned out, lighted & clzar, nud went Lo boil, The Chalrman—[ead telezram No, 60, aod make any re:narks you can about it, {7ranalution. ] TALLAIASAEE, Dec,i.—Col, Lelton. 15 Gramercy Pa Proposition tailod. Iulied vesterauy witernoou. Rusponsibility [as] Hosce, Lawt nieh Wooley found mo andeait he had nothing, which Iknew already, Telt'Tilden to saddie Dl;l\:k-tnna. ARBLE, ‘This i8 another basis of misrepresentation of the Tridune, Alt through they have been guessing, und nothing more. ‘The Cbajrmau—ls thers any chaoge In the el here I, In the first fimlnnce, it makes me say that my projosition had fulled, Now, 1HAD NO PHOFOSITION TO MAKB, and therefore never made anv. When 1 sent this (If 1 may sv characterizo, it) obscuro telo- gram, I bad no reference to any purchasing transaction, The Returning Board was holding’ its first susslon, and [ was etill in hopes they would gowith us, The word Blackstone was uscd becauss it was a favorite horsy of Gov. “Tiiden, and I thought to give him a cud to chew a8 his master trotted bim wround the vark. QDI you, after vour return from Florida, or befure golng there, have uny conversation witsh Gov. ‘Iilden as to buyiug out the Electoral Board? A—Ldig not. Q.—Diul you ever speak of thiese propositions or negotuations to Gov. Tllden? A.—Ldld nota Q.—flaye you any {dea that an attcmpt was wmude by Democrats to buy out the Efectoral voted . A.—An far 08I know porsonally, there was nothing of the kind. Q.—Did you huve any justructions as to buy- ing out any Board! A.—Nu, sir; 1 did not. Inreply to yuvstions from Springer, witness sald that while fn Florida he bad no conversa- tion with Gov, Noves, butdid with Mr, Chaodler, This, bowever, was OF A GENERAL CHARACTER, though undoubtedly they wust kuve canvassed the election matters; knew nothing of the proposition that the Republicuss should sell wutor that the Democrats sbould sell out, ‘To Mr. Hisvock—Kuew Cul. Pelton about four yeurs befvrs § went to Plorida, Q=—\Who sy, ted your goiug to Florida? A~—1 suggested 16 myselt, I called upon Gov, Tilden the worntug on which 1 leit and vado him good-by, Itola him thutl felt It was necessary 1 should go to Florida. Q.~—bkl you sue Pelton that day( A—=ldld, 1 droveto hls residence and re- cetyed u vipher key from nlin, TELDEN. At thispolut the following letter from the {fon, Sawuel J, Tilden was vead by the Chalr- mang 1h Unsueney Pank, Feb. 7, Huuton, Ctaivman Congresvional Cuommitid, gt Auenur Hotel—bgan Sz L lvarn lo Dbt presw that 1t 1 the destre of your Coumit. tus t teeninaie it sesaiun i thie Gty the curreat week, 1 tatg this liberty of fequestiug thut bus furg yuu beave an onportiuity e wilurdel wme of appeatiig beforo Yo 10 sibuit sume testhuouy wiiteis Ladeein pertient 10 (ho guicy Wit which you are cliargud. Yuuis very fesusctiuliy, B, Tinven, It was resolved that Gov. Tilden should ap- pear before the Committes ul nuon to-morrow, und that Mayor C 7y Iu uccardunce with bis requeat, shonld he beard ut batd-past 10, TUE EXAMINATION OF MALLLE was then contin us folluws: u fuund the vute was gettiog so cluse, yuu telegruphed to New York that sumes thou mst be dube. Did you bavs 1efercace 1o money watters! A= nat, .-=Did you understand that Wooley was ne- putiuting with hy oue, uo wmatter which party be was working tort A—L did not a0 understand it. Wituess bad bo recoltve fon of telegrams 51 und 53 which were shown Wim, flo said, #1 again repeat thut, su far #s thess pecunlary ar- rangemnents are coucerned, | Lad uothing to do with thum exceut in this way: 1 transmitted by wire all the prupoditions wode e, Lbut.as to tueir consummation I bad votbing to do! Q.—Do yuu mesu to suy you Liad notbiog to do with thess propositious A.—1 do. Q.—DId you suppose matlcrs were being ar- raugzed by Cul. Pelwa slone. ‘nat | cannot sajy. Q.—Don’t you know that Cul. Pelton by him. setl could do nutbing, and that i suy money Qld chauge bands it would buve CodE FROM 00V, TILDENT A.—I had uo fdva on the subject. Q.—Were you not the mediuw tor the trans- wiseion of this fntamous propusition o buy ous the Returulng Buardf Lovk wt the tglegrau “T0.—1lon, Eppa 1879—SIXTEEN PAGES which says * Tell Russis Saddle Blackstone,' nd then look at No. 64, beginnlng, ** Telegram here.” Mr, Pelton s s that you telegraphed bim on Dec. 5 that the ** proposition fatled.” A.—This s incorrcet, ‘Fhe words * proposi- tlon falled * belong to the Zribune and not to me. Q.—Were you not aware that Wooley was au- thorized to buy out the Returning bard i A.—I was not aware of anything of the kind, Witonesa met Gov, Tilden long after the de- cision of the Returning Board, He denounced the whole proceeding, and sald that under no circumstances would he have rountensnced any such arrangement. My friendly relations with Gov. Tilden have not been changed, for, as I have alreadp told you, he knew that I had noth- Ing to do with these propositions, and merely In- ctuded them In my cphier messajtes to accom- modate the partles who made thetn. EYENING SESSION. At the evening susslon Mr. Marble testified that he saw Gov. Tilden fmnediately upon his arrival from Florlda, but did not st that timo mention to him anything about buying and sell- ing in the Florida bustness, ‘I'uok palus 1o con- ceal from him the whole of the fucts fur obvious reasons, I knew he would not appruve of fi. Pelton gave me the cipher. I koew nothing of its origin, . Q.—Don't you think where a pcrson Is con- nected with sumettung Infamons that it would be proper to atford clear explanation? A.—1 have already published a complete denlal of the whole mauter, Q.—Notwithstandiug that you addressed sour dispatches to 15 Gramercy Park, you never thought of Mr, Tildeut A.—Never in tle lvast, Q.—How do sout account for this No. 62: * Re- vorted here thut the Board hus given us one vote. Ifsu you will not need touse acceptance, Advise fully"? A1 dou't understand it Q.—How could they ask you not to use **ac- ceptance {( you never had vnel A~—Lcaunot understand the matter, but I suppose it refers to Ny f there {4 a ward fn clplier which medns’ acceptance ¢ supposy it refera to TUE PROPOTION ACCEITED. Q.—Now, yousay vou recelved vrapositions frow scores of persons, Meation fronr whom, A—I can't reeolfect them all, but 1 received propositions from Mr, Cola ik Mr, Dyke, Ac- cording to telegvum No. 22, 1 et Mr. Cale, 1 told b 110 propusition 1o purchase wn Elector or Returning Buard could be oniertaimed. Mr, Dyke represented somie man, whose name 1 forget, but whom he belleved to represent the whole Returniur Board, - Witness further testitied that the finpression that ‘filden msvaged the wholes campaign was & great crror, lud no conversation with Pelton upont his seturn from Florida ns to his vrovusition telline e “ to close ot once,” 1le must be mistuken i saying we bad a con- versation ou the subject, 1'supposed the whole matter caine from Lt atone, and that the Dem- ocratic Committee and Tilden knuw nothing t. Witness’ attention was then called to No. “Proposition fatled; finished responsibilit Moscs,” ete, He could nut remember mu abous It a8 1t hiad passed from hits mind, Q.—DId you say, iu a letter of Nov, 15, that you rejected all xuch probositions on the spot n‘hcn' proposed, aud always was opposcd to hem A,—~1 did, sir. My determination in that wat- tor was never gueaiioned, Thls closed Murbic's cross-examination, nnd he left the witness stand, but was not dtscharged. THE DYKE LETTER. Following is a copy of Mr. Dvke's letter to Mr. Marbie, offered'in evidenco by Mr. Marble, but ruled out by the Commitices TALLAUASSEE, Oct. 24, 1876, —1t §s probable that tha firet tntumution Mr. Murble recefved tuat the vote uf Florida conld be Lad for a consldera tion came from me, 1 bad been told that the vote of one of the Republican mnctuuers of Iteturning Board counl be vought. sum named 8s the price was 350,000, 1 fnformed Me. Marble of what I had and gave hlin the name of the party sald 10 le ready to negotlute and the pawe of ‘the member ‘whoso vole was Lo be secured, We talied th ter over tully, Murbie said in substance that tne proposal was o plece of strateey desiined to vot an offer. frum the Demacrats, and make 1t tye oecanion of a lurger demand from tne other wide, and that under o circuustances would ‘Tilden convent to the offer por the payment of u '+ nor would by, ¢, L, Dyge, Editor Floridan. E. L. PARIS, NE TELLS 118 8TORY, New Yonk, Fet. T.—The next witness was E. L. Parlg, Hesaid: I wasin Talabussee in November, 1870 Sent dispatehtes from thero 1o Col, Pelton, M. King, and to Navemeyer. 1 recelved dispatehes from New Yurk, but from whom I caunot say. Ilerc witness went through the process of spelling with the ald of the koy scveral dispatclies, His utiention was called to No. b2, duted Tallshussce, Dec, d, addressud *H. Huvemoyer, New York,” aud bearing uo signature. I the cipher the word match {s us il {n the transtativs, “Marbje.?” Witnese, by gofng over the key. showed how this ciptier “might read *Wooley equally uy well ns ** Marble,” After sumne further discusso about the cipbiers ythe Connnittes adjourued until to-mor- row, PLELTON. COMMENTS ON 113 TESTIMONY, Apecial Diswitch i The Iriouna, New Youi, Feb, T.—The Tribunes editorials bave the following voiuts: ** Peltou granted, yesterday, all thut the Lribune had clar agaloat Murble, nid that Marbie has denfed, Pelton wus on the stand for eheht hours uml o balf, und when he was dismissea there was little or nothing Jefe of W, 1le was nol only dread- tully emburrussed, hesitating, wid contradictory on gross-cxamiuation, but cven his direct testl wony was 4 paiuful exhibition from the very start, ‘The wituess seewmed all through the day like one who has much t conceal, and althoush bis testlmony, so fur as it sllected Tilden, was certalnly pluin enoush, the impression which be produced on the speelators was ex- tremely uofortunate. 13e evaded, prevaricatea, atummered, explaived, nvolved himself liope- lesaly lu meshes and muddle, snl was some- thnes live or ten minutes In answering yes or uo, Hemanoged to attract the fuger of sits- plicton by turns to hits uncle wd ta the Demo- cratic Natfonal Committee. On the whole, he prabably dld bis slde as much barm us any man 1 Mkely to do it fu a slogle duy,” ‘Mo Zribuus compares the evidenw of Pelton with that of Weed, und shows how they contrudlet cach other iu maty essentlal polnts, The Zimes scouts the Jdea that Tiden knew nothing of what was golng on during the thae of the sttempted purchasy of Returuing Boards, 1t quotes Tildeo's curd to the public, denylngall kuowledge uf the impropriety, und adis: * He has ouly himsel! to blame if psovle suspect that he hus wot yet told the whule truth, und that what e s studiously wml with such fluite paing essayed to conceal wus ot wn wet of tu- diguaut virtue, bot swift repudiadon of the vile urmy of ageuts who hod betrayed, und com- vrombsed, und threatened to dlyieracs bim, but, rather, complicity with the scoundrels’ plot, w4 10 which hie dared ot tell the whole truth,” IN WASIHINGTON, TIE ST. MARTIN AFPIDAVIT. Wismnatox, 1. C., Feb, 7.—lefore the Potter Commities George W, Curter, of New Orleans, denled the assertion mude [u the 8t. Martiu sfliduyit to the ellcet that Le (Carter) Lag given or offered Weber money to inlluencs his testimony, Di1 uot belleye Weber received suy mouey for testifyiug, A. L Glbsun, Wastilugton correspondent of the New York Sua, swors,uml in reply 10 the Chairman testitled that o fest met Weber fu this comuwittee-room, Never had auy negotla- tlous with him. Never paid or ollvred to pav Weber money for testliyivg us was chiarged 8t. Martin's attidavit, First saw 5t Mariju In New Orlesus. Never gave St Martin mouey, uud pever had conversatlons with Lilm outslde 1he comiulttec-room. The Chairmasn then went through the 8t, Masgiu siidarity nteitugutivg e withess ol every point where his nsme was mentloned, the result of which was a genersl and particular denial of all charges embodied therein. Inreoly to Mr. Cox, witoess sald: I fur- nished ne money for the pavment of witnesses, and, so tar as my kuowledge gocs, no moncy was pald for that purpose. Had no Informa- tion a8 to the §450 that It bas been alleged were to be paid to Dula. ONE OTHER LITTLE MATTER. Gibson said he had one other little matter to draw the Committce's attentlon to. Ile under- stood the Committee was now fn funds, und he begeed to hand to the Chalrman an account for 8171 which he advanced to the Committea on July 26.to vay witnesses who came to New Orleans after thie Sub-Committec bad left. Mr. Potter accepted the document with a _smile, und promised to attend to it, retarking thut It had heen previously presented when the Committee was short uf nioney. At the conclusion of (ibaon's testimony the Cominittee livld & secred session, at which it was nareed that St, Murtin shouid be discharged,and several applications to appear before the Con- wittee were discussed, Adjourned. CRIME. A JIORRIBLE DEED, Spectal Diwateh to Tae Tribu BrrinorirLD, Iil., Feb. 7.—Gov. Cullom has fasued a proclamation offering a reward of $230 for the arreat of Fred Matschow, who murdered nman und his dsughter in Fayette County un the 4th inst, . CrNTRALIA, I1L, Feb, T.—A most brutal and shocking double murder was committed at Snabonter, Fayetto County, Ill, at 8 o’clock Friday night, the particulare of which arc about a8 follows: Fred Malschow, a zood-lucking Ger- man about 25 years old, who owns a fine farm and handsowme residence at Stavouler, belng un- happy und dissatisfled fn his domestic affalra, went to the liouso of August Rabiue, who fs the uncle of Malschow's wife, and proposed that Aunn Rubine should clope with him. This vroposition was promptly rejected,which enraged Mulschow “to such an extent that he went to Rtmundy, got terribly deunk, and returned to Rubine’s house, and agatn fnslsted that Auna shouid elupe with hlin, Mr. Lubine tried to reason with the drunken Malschow, to induce lim to abaudon his Infamous design; o go home to his famly und oct like a may, und not disturb the triendship which had been su last- iz and waurm, He reptied that he woull be frieudivy und theu drew his revolver sl shot Mr. Rubfoe through the heart, kithog bim fu- stantly, He then pursued the frightened fanl- 1y up-stairs; dragged a younger aaughter down- stalrs, und then shot Anna threo times In the abdomen, Bhe Hyed about ten bours, and dled in tntense azuyy. Malschow then wounted s large geav horse und fled. He 1a still gt large, but is botly pursued. ‘The excltement s gy, und there is but lttde doubt that lie will'be caught to<lay, snd may be roughly used ug'lnn ul- escited commuunity who await bls retura, sctiow’s wilu Is sald to be & noble womasu. DESPERATE NEGROES. Ponrt Cuusren, N. Y., Feb, 7.—Ilenry and Wesley Ilart, Alexander Danks, uud two other negroes, alt bad charactors, raised a disturbance here to-day. Barricadlng themscives in Hart's house fully armed, they prevented citizens from passing on the street und threatened to shoot the officers who went to arrest then, The of- ficers srcured the assistanco of citlzens, and the negroes retired to the wouds. Betnz ordered to surrender, they fired upon thelr purauers with- out elfect, “Lhe fire was returned and Heury Ilurt and Banks wounded, AN the negrovs es- caoed, however, except Wesley Hart, who was captured while sttempting to cross theriver futo Conuecticut un floating cakes of fee, ALLEGED FRAUDULENT TRACT, Cixcinnaty, O, Feb, T.—About o year ago the contract for bullding a narrow-gauge rallroad Irom this city to Xeuda, O,, was given to one Beuedict, at what was counsldered an exorhitant tlzure, the cunstructing of the first five willes being placed ot KN0,000, It {snow sate e suthonty of one of the Board of i thut the President, Seth Hurrls, bad a tract with Bencdict by which he (the Preste 1) was to receive $125,000 1n the bonds of the Company, understood to be tn consideration of the wwardiug of the contract to Beuedit. CON- upon ACQUITTED. Sperial Dixpate io The Tribune, InouNavouts, lody, Feb, T.—Bolan, wio murdered Mahoney last Bt, Patrick's-Day, was avquitted shis worning, the jury being out all night. ‘Tils was the sccond trlal, the jury at the first havine disagreel. The verdict meets with general aporoval. Bolan's wife, who has attended him throuchout the trial, fell into Wis arma und sobbed aloud when the verdict wus announced. TIIE DETROIT BOY. Bpecial Dispaich 1o The 1 risune, Dereoir, Mlch,, Feb., 7.—=Twou schoolboys ustned Ira Chase und Georgre Fisher, each about 12 years old, renewed an old quersel whils on their way home from schoul tu-day, and finally Fisher drew a pocket-knife und stab- bed his compunion, Iuflicting n dangerous wound. The otfender was subsoquently srrested and hehl to wwalt the result of the wouuded buy's injuries. " TEN YEARS, &7, Lous, Feb, 7.—Willam tecath, who was Auditor of 8t. Louls County for ten yeurs prioe to 1876, was convicted to-lay fn the Criminal Court of embezzling sbout 8LIW0 of the vounty und townshin school funds, of which he wana coliector and custodiun, His sentouce s ten years in the penitentiary, This makes the second trial, sod o wotion wul be wade for another, MURDERED AND ROBBRD. Ricustonn, Vi, Feb, T.—As Howard Heltz- claw, u telezraph overstor and railrosd ticket azent at Warrenton Junction, Va, was retuen- ne bome last night from his oliice, e was way- Iatd, murdered, and robbed of a watch, chain, and money, 1S boly was found thls worning with s tullot-hole tu the forchead. No clew to thic murderers, A DEADLY ARGUMENT, Louisyi , Ky, Feb, 7.—A special to the CourierJournal from llarrodsbues, Ky., says: * Iu & quarrel which oceurred there to-day Oscar Freemsn shot and killed James 1, Glbbone, titbbons chariged Frecimun with undue famlliar- {tv with lils wile, und 8 quarrel ensuod with thie above result.’? KILLED WI'lNL A CLUB. B7. Lous, Mo, Feb. 7.—Audrow I{vnderson, a workmun In the bub factory, situsted shout twelve wiles from Cuba, Mo, was killed 1bere ot Wednesday by bein beaten on the hiesd witha Leavy ciub by Heory Post, & fellow-workman. Pust escuped urrests AN EMBEZLLING CASIIER RESTED, WiLuingToN, Del., Feb, 7.—Evan Rico, Cash- fer of the Wilmington und Brandywine Natlonal Bank, has been urrested on the charge of ew- beazlinig about $27,000. Rice is coutlumd to bed by nervous prostrution. * HANGED. BaN FitaNcIsco, Feb. 7.—At Dalles, Oregon, to-day, Jumes Cook waus banged for the wurder of George Crule, Cook's reai nawme is un- Kkuown, bo refustug to discloss [t. A number of speetators, ncluding sowe dozen women, wituedsed the execution, Al FATAL QUARREL, Sax Faancisco, Cak, Féb, 7.—lIu s drunken quarrel last uight Willlam Forsych killed the parswour of Mary O'Bricn with a stove-ld lifter, e — s TENNESSEE'S CREDITORS. Nrw Youx, Feb, 7'=-The Tcunessce bund- holiders to-dis resolved tu FQew to thy preacik Lesislutare the vifer vt udjustacut seat o Lhe | Guverior. PRI e “""’134: - J o FIVE CENTS,. " ASHINGTON. An idea of the Muddle Cre=~' ated by the Pension Arrears Act. Additional Legislation Needed to Straighten Things y Out. Another Polut Gained in the Die rection of Equal Rights for i Women, Female Practitioners to Be Admite’ ted to the United States Supreme Court. T. B. Bryan Vigorously Pushed by Illinois for the Mission to Borlin, Open War Against the Cameron’ Clan in Pennsylva- nia. The Sepate Committes Decides to Beducs the Tax on Tobacco, PENSION ARREARS. A PECK OF TROUBLE. 8pectal Dispateh 1o The Triduna. Waemxaroy, D. C., Feb., 7.—Soms of tha. most astontshing reaults have nlready grown out of the passugeof the Arrcars-ol-Pensiges LilE, not the least of which is the practical stop-~ pagge of work at the Pension Oftice. Not n caso which could be sifected by the bill has been ad- Justed since the LI passed, and none can be ad- Justed until Congress amends Its work, with- out running the risk of rendering anoher Are rears bl of cven more sweeplog dlincusions necessary next year. ‘The Commissloner of Penslons, who has given his entiro time sinco the bill passed to the study of the subject, finds the obstacles which it preseots almost. Insurmountable, and has written o letter to the Secretary of the Intertor setting forth the difll- cultics which have heen created, and . RECOMMENDING LEOISLATION ‘ which witl help to remove them. The Commis- sloner estimates for arrears to pensfons on the rolls wio are entitled (43,000) $34,000,000; ad- ditional pensfons for the current vear, 82,600, 0005 and for the next yoar, 830,000,000, He hulds that the clause of the bl providing that the arrears of pensions shull be computed at the rate at which the original | pensfon was allowed applies only to the 45,000 settled claims, und not to the un- settled cases, and says that the latter class of cares will bu rated according to their disabilittes from the date of discharge. ‘The Comulssiouer adds that it was Uie obvivus purpose of the act to EQUALIZE TIE PENSIONS, and he shows that it wants In that enaracter, 1t gives to cach of the 45,000 casea from soveral - huudreds to upwards of 82,000 each more than; they would have received §f they had: teen pensiuped from the dste of dis- charge ot rutes commensurate with thete disubilities, nud fu this way creates agalostcach of the 80,000 othier fuvalid peusious loojualities which willfuovitably demand equalization, The cast of the second equalization would be grester 1hun that provided for by the first act, % ‘Iie Commissivuer also shows that tho act opens numberless questions of the constraction ot the statutes, In view of the many difficul- ties whleh will attend theexeeution of the act a3 It stands, und the Inequalities fu the penslous which it will create, he , RECOMMENDA AN AMENDMENT as follows: ‘The amount of arrcars in invalid cases shall not exceed one-haif a total peasivn. v rank for all time previous to fling the appli- es uf permancnt disanilitics ch thero (s 8 record, This, hu eays, w v equalize vensions, 'The new act fafls to include diers who remuined ufter the cessation ot ecommends g amenduient to i dudde thes d utso that Sect. 8, the repeals inzz sectlon, be repealed ss endangeriug a pro- viston of 1he statutes which the act wus not fn- tended to affect. ‘The sduptlon of the smend- ments wih REDUCE THE COMMISSIONEI'S BATIMATE for pensioners on the Tolls from thirty-four to twenty-nve inlllious, and the vthers accondinglv, He taikes ovession 1o urge wraln the becesnity of adopting the recoumcendations of his_anuual ' nig the system for adjustiug pension clulms, especially heeause ol the in- crensed temptution to fruud erowing out ot the new aety aud zives notles thut . be witl not ad- Just any cluln favolving arrcars uuder the wet unuil Congress shall have had an vpportu- 1ty to conslder the sngrestions of tus letter. ‘Lhie Appropriations Comtulttes (s consld z aplan for the puvment of the arrearazes of vensious which shall auinorize the Secrutary of the Treasury to relsaug $33,000,000 of 1he legal- 3 nd opplizations uoder the new Penslon bill bave been received at ths 'Ij’unil - Ofllce since the approval uf the act, lan. 23, FROPOAED LEGISLATION, o the Wrstern Associoted Press. Wasiinaron, D. C,, Feb, i.—tvn. Rice, Chalrmun of the Comumities i Peusions, has lad several interviews with Comulasioner flont- ley us to the necesaar legisluiion to carey out the | provisions of the Arrears-of-tenslou act, Ot course thno will by requitee to cxamine the clams preseuted, und with the facilitics ot bis disporal the Commissioner thinks no mare than E10,000.000 will ba resquired for clalins ailjusted durbig the conding year, The Committee bas lu- formally coneldured and will vrobably report o, il aclepting that amount lor thy purpose, Should the claline be more rapldly adjusted, provision for tieir payment can be made ou the eeting of Conzeeda fn Decomber, TIE BERLIN MISSION. T, U, BUVAN NAMED FOR TIR FOSITION. Spectut Dispatch 0 The Tribune, Wasisaron, D. Coy Feb. 7.—A number ok the Illinos delegation, a8 o mark of respect w the Hon, Thumas B. Bryag, of Cllcazo, called uvon the Presilent to-day, and recommended hls appointment to the Berlin Mission, 'The delezution consisted of Roprescntatives Al drich, Breutano, Fort, Haye, aud Boyd, and Mr. C. W. Bmith, Trallic Mauager of the Cllcago, Baritugton & Quincy ioad. 3r. Aldrich, la presenting the subject to the Presidunt, sald thut iy consldered Mr. Bryan a Chleaga mun,. und should be zlad to see Lim appulutéd. Mr. Brevtano wade the princdoal speech, Je safd fu substancs that Libools clalmed the Berhia Misslon for the peason that last year the delcgution waited upon Seee rctary Evarts Ju the Interest of the appoiutment of Gun, Julius White to & sccoud- cluss mission, when the Secretyry uf Btals sald that the delegation would do well Dot to Mk for & secoud-class wission, as e betleved thag! 1itinols was eutiticd to » Srit-class wlsslon, ‘I'he delegation ACQUIESCED AND WAITED, Then came theappointent of Bavard ‘Tuylar, Illuofs, in view of wo excellunt an sppolntauest, wus tot disposed to tuterlere. But now that Tuylor is dead, the Conxgressmen thought that 1llipua had & right to make the request. ¢ would be ditliculs, sald Brentano, for suy peisia 1o suceeed (eunge Baueroft, Baucroft Davls, * and Bayssd Taylore Lhy Prsaioeus Wwihaanyled