Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 26, 1880, Page 1

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Heayon and Earth to Bo Moved to Make the People Swal- low Philp’s Felony. Bourbon Badges, Dodgers, Speeches, All Taking on the Garb of Villainy, Dirty Work in Indiana—Dil- laye Dilly-Dallying with the Moss-Backs, Letter by Blanton Duncan Which Will Wake Up Honest Greenbackers, The Nationals Also Oporated upon by Mr. Barnum’s Corps of Worgers. Great Meeting at Utica~Speeches by Gen. Grant and Sen- ator Conkling. The Louisiana Crisis .Evaded—Tennes- see Probably Republican on tho State Ticket. Low Steward, the Eminent Granger, Takes Sides with Garfleld—Another Convort at Marshalltown, Ia, THE STAB IN THE DARK. TM DELAY = IN MAKING THE PROMISED PUULIC EXPOSITION. Spectal Dispateh to The Chieago Tribunes New York, Oct. 25.—Thero is a falr chance that Gen, Garticld will bo slaughtered, nt lent 80 far as the Chineso letter is concerned, by tho anxtety of tho various committecs to secure the credit for tho detection of tho forger, Yester- day everything was smooth and plain. The ex- ports, Payne, Southworth, and Ames, reported to John I, Duvenport that Keuward Philp was the mun who had written the Curfeld lettor. To-day Davenport clalms that tho identity of tho forger hus not been established, and, while ho holds tht the cvidenco whict ho lng stated couviots Kenward Philp, he declines to make any report .at present or allow any to be tnnde, He stutod yesterday thatthe report would certuinly bo made to tho | Asgovluted Press to-day, and that it would by so complete that it would carry conviction to the mind of any man. TO-DAY, heannounces that he {3 nut prepared, and that hetewalting for furthor developments, His position 1s explicable in a fow words, | The discovery of the forger was tha work of tho State Central Committee, who employed Lonorgan, the deteetiye, and to whom be held himeelf responsible. The intention was to keep it from tho Nuvonal Committee, but, tn somo wy, Jewell became possessed of the facts, and ordered tho evidence to be presonted to him. Ags soon ns ho was convinced. that the proof was complcte, ho inalsted tbat It should ve brought before tho public under his aus- pices, and clalmed thatthe National Committee should ntono bo responsive for tho working up of tho cnso, and the disclosures. ‘To this Davon- port demurred, claiming that he had offected tho result, and that he was responsible to no one but himself, In tha meantiine Mr. Jowell bad oxprogsed himsolf vory foclingly, and somo- what publicly, and, THROUGH THR FLaMT, the fret became public that Philp was the rus- pected purty. Reportors for the New York pa- pers got hold of the fnot that gomo one was aug- pected, aud to-night two Bohemians accused. your fuformant of being the arch-flend. Later they board of Philp, and interviewed) thut worthy, who declined to afford any information further than that ho was thirsty, posltivoly re- fusing to nexounte on any other busia thin lubricution, He would not admit nor deny that ho was tho nuthorof tnelotter, but told big ine terrogators that he was prepured tu BEE A VARIXTY OF PEOPLE DAMNED, undor such olrcumetances us thoy might select ng tha most conventent placo fur the uccom- plishment of suck un inconvenlenco, Tha dit culty between Davenport, representing the State Committee, and Jowell, representing the National Comunittes, bas oreated 4 complication that bids fair to deluy tho report, GEN, GRANT, ou honring that tho guilt hud boon fastoned on Pulip, made ths remark, "We won't toll Jewell of this,” aud, tals observation bulng repeated to. Jewell, nroused him, and forced a remarkable interest Inthe side campaign, There fs no use trying to suppress tho fucta, There bus been 4 serious misunderstanding between tho two Committocs, and that misunderstanding hus delayed the publication of the roport of the ex pert, who are unanlmousty of tho opinion that Philp 1 the author of tho famous latter, Davenport will not make a report to the Nas onal Cominittee, and that Comuittes refueua to fathor any roport that docs not cunio to It ollicially, and for which it Is not pormitted to bold itavlf rosponsibio, Ad A RESULT, the contonding factions are permitting yaluablo time to eclupso becnuse they cnnnot nyroe, Tho statement of fucts dotulled in luat ulght's disputches ig corroborated — to~ duy. Tho experts have completed thelr work, ond Dayonport hag thelr report in bis possession, He mude the statement to- day that,so far from fusteniug the guilt upon thoacoused party, tho uxunivation of the manus script dumonstrated the {nnocence uf that party, while tho report itself is absolute and without hesltadon, and proclaims that Philp was tho wuthor of tho letter, ‘TIS BTATEMENT OF DAVENVORT was intouded to bring Jowell to. bie terms, Ho know that Jowell depended ou him for the do- tectioy of the culprit, and thut Jowell could sot uv fuformation outside of what he (Duvenport) could fusnlsh, Ho therefore, made public tho fuct that ho had fullud to scoure tho evidence to convict the forger, and left it for Uon. Arthur to make peace botweon bimalt and Jowell, ‘This te the reagon tho roports which faut night's dispatchos suid would bo made pube No t@rday bays not been forthcoming. Duyen- port intended to pubjish a roport in to-morrow's. papore and furnish itto tho Assucluted Press, but the cumphications account for tho delay aud postpone the explosion until to-morrow, Fresh SPECIMENS OF KENWAND FUILE'S MANUSCHIET huve been subultted to-day to the experts. It . “TUESDAY, {fe —_noticenblo that in dotting his “ts" he throws the dat backward. This ‘a characteristia of hla sigiature,* and in his manuscript st his been diseoverad that, In threo Instances where he his written the mame of Garfletd, the dot ss behind tho “f,"" Upon this tho experts rely to a Inege extent. Tut they xo Farther, und have before thom a letter written and signed by Philp, In which the words “Personal cud coniidentint'’ appour, I under the microscope the charactdrs ure nticn! with tho “PRUSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL" nt the top of the Uarield letter, Tho peculinri- tles of the tefeprapt du not altow of n detailed deseription of on similarity of letters found through Patly's mnnusertpt, and the forged lotter. Ax'tho experts report, vertuin letlera are fdontical, so clearly tn tho minds of the oxperta tint they, though thoy have never yet hourd Philp’s nume, agree that tho writer of certain manuscripts known to bo Philp's must have been the furger of the colobrated Chtucao letter, ‘ Though tho experts worn reparated, thoy Unanimously Axed on the same manuscript, and Davenport says thero cannot be a doube that ho has got tho mun. Philp isa very peoultar man, gud known far and wide aya practical Joker. A THOUSAND BTONIES are told of his peculfar creation of fun, On ono ocension he called & man off a ear under pre- tense of important business, which was limited to a domand for a light for a clyar, The OCTOBER 26, wholo thing ts n forgery. Certainly Gen, Gnre Held gave ua no renzon to belleve otherwise." TI STAMPS, THE ULAND OF FORGERY, Speetal Wienateh to The Chteagn ‘Tribune. WASIIENOTON, 1). Cy, Oct. 2.—The Hrening Star gives the following explanation of additional evidenece of forgery whieh Postmaster Alnger hus diacovered $n the postmark of the fraudi font Chineso letter: “fo-lay Col Alnger, upon a seurching examination of the fae- simile, bus discovered even greater ‘dite ereprocles, and oof sueh on onutirea ns fo appear to ahow. conelualvely that tho letter Is n deliberate forgery. The date-stainp on tho alleged letter is Jan, 2h “of te 183th of January Mr. Atnger took charge of the Wash- Ington Post-Olice’ us Vostmaster.d Hu found {hut the ditesstamp then tn tae was so neurly worthout thithenatonce made nm request upon the Postinaster-Genernl for authority to get n now set of #tainps,—this for the reuson that the stamps inuse did not legibly bring out eithor the duteemark or the "Washington, D.C.’ ‘rho dnte-stamp used on tha Lith of January, and UP TO THE TIME OF CHANGING THE HASTE, was a atainp of a uniform pattern used by all Postinasters. Whon the new dute-atamps were ordered, Col, Muger requested that tho year should apponr as well ne the date of tho month on tho stamp, ‘Tho Department nttowed this to be done, und the result wns that the atump had necessurily to be enlarged. So that, white in stranger furnished tho light, and, rather liking | keneral appearance the date-stump used by the the cheek displayed, spent 8 on Philp, and would have syent inore bad not Philp borrowed the bifauce of his tlarnces, Ag hudleuted in last night's dispateh, Philp is an artist with s pen. His imitations of manuseript uttencted atten- tion long before the opening of the exmpnalgn. He enn iinitate not only the slynatures of the prominent people of the country, but a letter shown him. and 0 manuseript ulso studied by |, hitn are sv firmly impresaedt on bis mind that be cnn reproduce them from memory, Nor LONG Ano he wrote a bogits letter of neceptance of tho nomination from Hancock, in which tho letter- regs und signature was uch that Haneock hla self coult not buye detected the fraud, 1tishis daily pasting to imitate the signatures of Grant, Garllotd, Muneoel, Hayes, David Davis, and other prominent inen of, the country, and he bus Hone ts far as to demonstrate that, on looking: at A nine and learning hls mame, he enn write tho iman's signature so closely In resemblance of what the man would write Limgvlf that Jt would bo diflenit to tell which of the two fs genuine, Your Informant had INTERVIEW WITT PHILP TODAY, Jnwhleh thut worthy denied the authorship of the letter, amd defied proof of bls culpability, at tho autwe the: offering to write the reports of tho experts convictlug himself, signing thole nines to the reports, and defying them to deny that they had awritten them. themauiyes, His ehiof objection to Mr. Davenport Is thut ho does not sign his name twice altke, and in the presoney of your Informant he showed tho vie riety of Mr. Daveuport’s signatures, On tho 2h of Januury, tho date of tho letter and the post-mark, PHIL WAS IN ENGLAND, whieh may uceount for the fact that somebody didn't know of the change of the Washington postmark within the lust three months. ‘The paperon which the letter was written fs manl> festly genuine, The Ink nppears to be old, but the creases ure much too old and dirty for a. genulue epiatio of that age. These ure the facts, aud Davenport and Jewell are in possession of thom, but the disagreement ag to who should be credited with the discovery and perfect tho A identiieation of the forger imlght never have | course In Maine, been givento the world had it not been that your informant Las nobody to disngree with, STANLEY aluNTLEY, REWATD! $5,000 orrereD. New York, Oct. %.—The Trihme furnishes the following:. “Congrossinan Chittenden, of Brooklyn, will pay §5,000 reward for uvidence furnishod atuny time during the months of October or Novembor leading to tho arrest and conviction af tho man who forged tho bandwrit- ing and slynaturo of Gon, J, A. Gurfield in the su-culled Chines letter,” - GARFIELD. FOUMAL STATEMENT, New Yortr, Oct. 23.—Mr. Jewatt to-day ro ceived the following | from Gen, Guriictd: Menton, O., Oct. 23, 180—The Hon, Marshall Jewell, Chairinan Revublican Nattonal Cominittee, 24t Fifth avenuc, New York—Dean siz In in dispatches of yesterday und this evening (which are aso sent you by mall) [have denounced the Morey etter den Uase forgery. Ha atuplt and brutal sentiinents { never expressed nor enter- ‘tained, Tho Ithogruphic copy shows a very poor attempt to tmftate my pormauship ani Kignature, Any ong who fs familiar with iny: hundwritlog wil instantly seo thut tho letter (3 spurlous, Very truly yours, J, A, Ganrienp, LETTERS READ. Bpectat Dispatch to The Chteaga Tribune, New Youx, Oot. 2.—Mr. Duggett rend two Nthograph letters from Gon. Gurticld ut tho Sherman meoting to-night, declaring tho Iettor onthe Chineso Iubor question recently pub- shed to bo u forgery, SCURVY MBAN, Tie TACTICS OF THe MEWEt-LOVING DoUaIt- Sptetat Dispateh'to The Chteago Tribune. WaAsuxaros, D. O., Oct. #6.—Now evidence of the conupirncy of the Democratlc Committee i tho mutter of tho forged Chincse letter ure bee ing discovered daily, The Democratic Commit- teo hero baw reudy for distribution tu ditferunt. parts ot tho country, for use on oleotlon-duy, Jarge white badges; upon which the toxt of tho forged lettor Ia printed, ‘Tho Domocrats havo ovitontly laid this plot for weoks, and have hn all thelr machinery ready to spriye it upon the country inthe Inst week of tho campaign, bo- fore the forgery could be exposed, HEWITT'S ALLYOED INFAMY, Special Dlavateh to The Chicago Tribune. Rocuesren, N, ¥,, Oct, 24—A, 8, Howltt made fn speech for tha Democrats here to-ntght. Ro ferriug to tho alloyed -Unrtield letter, ho suld Mr, Gurfleld had not denied tho gouutnences of tho signature, Me admits that bo thought tho body uf tho letter was not in Garteld'’s hund- writing, but hu thought the signature wus gou- ulin, IN INDIANA. THOUSANDS OF THE FOUDERIES CIOULATING, Speetat Vispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Larayrerte, Ind, Oct. 25.—On tho principio that ha woll adhered to is better thun tho truth, the Domocruts aro reiterating the base fubrication against Gen. Gurficld concerning that boyua lotter alteged to huve been writ- ten to Moroy,and convenlently found on tho eyo of tho Wresidential clection, Hoe gurdicss of the fuct that Gen. Garfield has emphatically denied the uttributed nuthorship, tho Domocrnoy have had prepared and sent all over tho country what {s alleged to be wu fac almilo of tho Genoral’s handwriting. The Dom- voritic print hore thia cventny contalns this foo sluiile, and it {8 -presumubla that other organs throughout the country baye also beon supplied with tho sume block, It is tho Inst striw to which tho * Lost Causo" is clluging desperately and rolying upon to sayo them, id 9 MAG : STANLEY MATTHEWS, G A au, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati, O., Oct. 2-1 see, Sonator,* said A reporter tu-duy to Stauloy Mutthows, “that some Cloyeland mun professes to bayo overboard n cgnvorsation between Gen, Guriield and yourself, in waleh tho Gonert! adiittod the authorship of that Chinose fetter,” “ You, and you can suy for ine that it is au out- and-out flo. The story was invented by an euvealroppor who wus, Up there at Mentor and overheard part of a conversation which he budn'teven tho good grace totell the truth about,” “Thon Gen, Gariold did not muke tho admis- sions charged by this man,” “No, indeed, On the contrary, bedenicd most emphbutically, to both Gey. MeDuwoll and my sulf, tho authorship of tho otter, or auy con- noption or kuowlodyo of It," “ Aud you bellove ite" “Most ussurodly, £ um confident that tho City Postmaster was of the uniform pattera used by all Postmusters, it was, in faet, lueger than any used, because of the year being placed thereln, which Is not the cage with any otter Post-Oilice." ‘The forger, thorefore, overluoke ing this, failed to increase tho sizo of the stainp, ANOTHER FORGERY. THE VOOR OLERNNAGKERS LIED ADOUT. Speetat Disvateh to The Chteago Tribune. New York, Oct, #5.—And now tho Greenback- ers ure actively engaged In denouncing n forced fetter, Astotegraphed Tite rmune on Sune day, the Star, 1 morning paper of this clty ¢on- trolled by Kelty, published what Is represcated tobe atetter written by Gen. J.-B. Wenyer, Greenback candidute for the Presidency, in which it was inthunted that be (Wenver): had made an nlllance with the Republicans. The letter purported to be wrilten at the tlme of the Maine election. ‘To-day George C, Jones, Cunir= inn of the New York State Greenback Cognnit- tee, publishes a werics of dispatebes, covering one to Gen, Weaver Informing him of the Star's publication, Gov, Weaver's answer denoaneing the alleged fac simile as a deliberate Surgery throughout, that he never wrote such letter, hor cutertuined any such sentiments. or thoughts, and x third dispatch from 1.1. Gil- lette, of Des Motnes, fa..to, whom _ It iris stated the forged letter was written by Gen, Wonver, und who says that ‘ho never recelved any auc} letter from Gen, Weaver. Threfure this forgery fy nalled on the spot. 2 THE LETTERS, Dz Moines, Ia. Oct. 25.—Gon. Weaver was in this city thia morning, and recelyed a dianatch from Jones, Cuairuun of tho Greenbuek state: Comuiittey of New York, sending him a aLletter elated to be from hin to Cong tutte, uted published inthe New York ¢ General finmediately: wrote the. followin reply, and went before a Natury Public ane swore to it: “De Motes, In. Oct. 25.—To Cul. George 0. anes) Athemarte Hutel, "New York City: Your telegram received. letter published In the New York Star of tho tith {ust purporting to peed by ine, and uddresacd to the on, ¥, 1. Gillette, (gan unqualitied forery throug E J nover wroty such a letter or entertalned ft acutiments or thoughts, tor did Mr, Gillette over advise with ie In the least concerning my dik Weaver.” CONQHERAMAN GILLETTE wos in town and corroborated tho General's stuteuient, und also sont the totluwing dispatel “Dys MOINKS, fi.,Uct. 25.—Col. Georgie O, dt New York: Chave seen your telegram to Gen, Weay Tnover recelved any much letter from Gen, ‘oras is roferred to Inthe letter puli- lished in the New York Str. 1 have conversed with Gon, Weaver, and know that be dues, tot entertaln such’ aontinern’s: 67 think [under stand the purpose of the furgery. . ~ EOE Ginnerre.” Weaver and Gillette oxpress great Indigna- tion over the statetnent and pronounce the Bo- called lotter a forgery In every respect, THE aIst. ‘ Des Moines, tu., Oct. 25—The New York Star letterwhick claimed to bo one trom Gen. Weaver toGillette, and which Weaver und Gillette hero to-day both pronounced n forgery, was of a tenor indicating that Weaver was opposing reenbuok fusion In Maine and Indiana iu tho interest of tho Republican party. TRICKERY IN INDIANA. REPUNLICANS UNEABY. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Isptanavonis, Ind, Oct. %5,—The Nationals Analst that the Democracy ure still eager for tu- sion, and tholr managers auxpeet that negotine tlons aro now going on for the purchase of some of the candidates on thelr Electoral tket. ‘The presence in tho city af Stephen W. Ditinye, of Now Jersey, oditor of tho Irish World, of Now York, who was nominated for President by the 8t. Louls Convention carly In the spring, udds to thoir suspicion, Whit ta he here for? Hv Is sald to hive arrived here Saturday, but: the Chairman. of the Nutlonal state Com- titteo sald, this evening, that, although advised of his coming, bo hud not yet seen bin, and did not know whero he was stap- plug. Ho was discovered this evoning, however, ut tho Bates, and nmong bls enlters was Senator MeDonuld, As soon ns tho Senator made his ap> DPenrance tha room was yiented by the other extlors, among thom the reporter, and tho twaln held aweot. converse, It's not known of what thoy talked, but the Nationals belleve ho is one of tha actors in A QUAND scitemm to ald in turning over tho Wouver voto ta Hane cock, Tho Chalrman of tho State Cantrul Come talttee told a roportor to-day thatthe Domocrats oro tatking of splitting thelr ticket and pluaing: several of tho National candidates on It, pro- ferring to givo Weavor a part of the vote rather than that Garilold should get (tail, But the Nu- ‘onnls do not intend to be decetyed into voting fora Hancock Eleotor, and for the purpose of scunning thelr ligt of Electoral vandidutes A MEETING of tho Btato Committco was beld to-night. Thirty Wore present, representing all but two diatrivts, Tho character of the men composing thelr Eloctoral tickot wus very fully considered, a tingo of susplolon rosting an one muin’whoso mane was withholl for the present, Ho will bo wutebad closely, and if any Demucratic procttyl- os ussert thomsutvos he will bo promptly. huatlod ustdo and his place filled, THE VERLING WAS VERY DECIDED Against any fudlon with any of the ald partios, yet lt was evident from the tono ot sume of the romurks thot dishonest men were Lelioved to bo too nour tho luside of tho management. Among othor things discussed was the advisability of Votlug for tholr State teket in November, It Was arguod that, in unse the recont decision of the Supreme Court touching the constitutional amendments was revoried, it would muke tho October eleotion void, and by this moana * . THEY MIGHT GET INTO POWER, All ngreed that it was tho wisest course to Pursuc,and thelr voto was so recorded, It ls very doubtful, however, If their votea will be recolved, and, if recclved, it 1s not Hkely thoy will bu counted, Jt was recommendod tut county, legislative, and Cougreasionil tickets Mio be voted for, There ti nothing mean about tho Nationals, Wotng told of Dilayo's visit to MeDonald, thoy replied that thoy supposed that he Way concocting somo schome, but as yot no ‘proposition of any kind had been made thom, olthor direatly or Indirectly, aud they did notex- Peut auy to by mude, * ‘THE LAST WEEK, Peetal Dispatch to Ths Chicago THdune, Inptaxarouis, tnd., Oct, 23.—Tho Republicans of Jndisog enter upou tha last week of the caine palgn full of contidwice that Gartcld’s majority will bo pach largor than wus that of Mr. Purter, despite she Increusod getivity of the Democrucy, ‘Theirllat gf speakers ty quyo as lurye na in Or tober, and thore fs tho, sig fucling that only ‘Watchfuluess and work will bug the expocted victory, ! Mr, Now, Chairman of tty Republican Btute Committee, rowurked tu-night tat be had no fwaras to theresult, From all pity of tho Biate ss reporta come of = quite warnest work, aud, while it la ovdent, that the Denivorats arousing = ware 1880—TEN PAGES. money and hotter atrategy than they ald {n October, It could-h no wise Affect the altua- tlon, The epublican busines’-men of this clty hold A LARGE AND BANNEST MEETING tu the Federal Court-mom this afternoon, at which Hewas ngreed to,put thn weok of gund work for Garfield, stid ¢ganend te day on Tes- fay atthe polls, Thdr traveling-men will be ordered home to yote, and everything dono to Insure success, “But while the Republicans are up oand) of work, It fs manifest that the Dormeeracy are not lees carnest and nective, from nll) quarters come reports of unexnmpled, and, under the October defent, Inexptiable netivity vy the Democrats allover the Sente. Republican managers admit int thoy ent feet the effet of this oxtrinntt- hary, effort. It {s known, too, that the Demo- érata have moneyyand that such an agency Is potent {n India elections, Both parties charge ind ure withing to adiult that Mr. Enulish has, to ia certain oxtent, redeemed bls promise that ho would take care of Indlant for November, and his cleck for comfortable sum,—in fact checks for SEVERAL COMPORTARLE BUMA bave passed where good Republican eyes have xnzed upon thom. Added to the presence of moncy Is-the frequent gathering of local poll- ticlans, who ure on the atti! hunt, at Democratla heatquarters. Tho quidnunca all look wise when questioned as to the meaning of theso midnightimectings, and say nothing further than to profess belief that nll fs gotng well, and that tho State i sure for Huncock 1 November. It Is likely that many of these reported tmeetings re never held, and that inuch of tho alleged Demveratic activity tins ne .exlatence except in Tumor, Lut it 16 uninistakable thut thoge re- ports have occusioned UNEASINES3 AMONG REPUBLICANS, who are willing to belleve that the Democracy are rendy to zo uny length tosecure the accom pilehtnent of thoir. purpose. Tho chief result, theretore, of this agitation will be to rousa Republicans everywhere, and call out a larger vote next week than would otherwise bo polled. THE GREENBACKERS, THEY WANT GUEENBACKS, Louravinie, Ky. Oct. 90,—The Courier-Journal of to-day (Tucaduy) will publish the following from Col. Blunton Dunean: “An utterly nendaclous editorial from Leo Crandall, alleging that I tumpted Gen, Huncock with a supposititions Greentuck nomination, absulves me fram withboltling correspondence upon which Crandall murked ‘Conidentini! aud from whieh {had been perfectly convinced that Dyer 1. Lum'a charges ‘were — true as to the purchase of men in control of the Greenbuck organizations, Lettera from Gei Hancock w me, together with one of Oct. 28, AS. have already been published, Lhe letter suggesting a Greenback Hnomlontion, and to whi Wrote recommending Huncock ot tu reply, canie to mu fron Lee Crandall, Secretary: of “tho Greenback Executive Commit voluntarily, rho first paragraph wit ‘For some time pust Judge Warwick Martin and myself have beon tuking over a plan to clect Gen, Huneoek President of tho United tates.” Crandall and Martin are manngers of tho michine, Crandall supported Huncock in- direetly for some mouths thereafter, and pub- ished severat articles under my atenuture. Ho Kot restive, however, and on dan. 19, 1880, wrote comphuning that * the friends of Hancock huve not dong anything for the View, and boom- ine him. reduces omy reecipts, It is strange that Wanenck don’t send i contribution twine forthe View. Lam notable to continue the fightin hls bebolf untess"l recelve some Mnanelat aid. Please write to Hancoek und. friends to give the View a tinaneitl boom ut oneo whiey will place me ina position to give more spice to thelr intercets.’ A reply wis instunstantly made by ome that Gea. Huneovk was not seeling to buy a nomination nor inilucnee, and that Crandall would hive to seek cleewbere for ioney. He evased booming Hancock at once. Pity for his poverty and compulsory Prostitution bas kept ine silent, though It was long wo nt te me that the whole Greenbuek machinery was per- ineated with corruptian snd pure ble cles jnents, of whiten the honoruble portion were in Ixnorunes, BuANTON DUNCAN,” THE OPEN FIGHT. UTICA, PENT-UP ENTHUSIARM FINDS RELIEP. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Urtoa, N. ¥., Oct. 25.—The great demonstra- tion for Gurtleld and Arthur in this clty to-day" has surpassed everything of the kind ever seen before in Central New York, Tho entire city was decorated by day and MWuminated by night. It Is estimated thut 75,000 persons were Mn tho streets during the afternoon and evening. Gen, Grant arrived in tho elty early this: morning, and went tmmedi- ately to Senator Conkiing’s houge. At 2 o'clock hu was escorted to tho Opera- House by the eam paign clubs in fatigue uniform, amid oxtraor- dinury demonstrations of enthuslasin by tho thousunds who Itned the streets, The Opera- louse was packet} with about 3,000 people, The General presided at the meetiig. Le was 60 hoarse that he could not be heard utany distance from the atage, but the nudieuce applauded at the end of every sentence, and nt thnes the denloustrations of enthuslaym became uncon- troilably vociferous, GEN. GIANT'S ADDRESS ‘wits ng follows: Fen.ow-CitizeNs or Utica: Under no cir- cumetunces could T detain you Jon, but, having at bad cold and being vo hourse that I can searce: Jy speak, Lpball denn you even less thine. 1 come here to preside ut political meetings, It iy ouurely new business for mie, and If It was not for tho carnestness U feol fur tho ctuse which ugitates the publio mlud at tho present time L should continue a custom whieh f have foltowed for more than ttt: urs—thee Is, in not taking part in political wcotlnes. [ut this country has suffered do muck bn blued and trensure ta up: ‘hold the tag of our Unton and malntain the beat orm oof government that has ever been devised = for, men thut ft seems to me that could nat bear tho idea of seeing the country in its legistative and fnall tte brunches turned over to a party com. posed in yrent part of those who ev recently tried to destroy Ht. Lanning, We do not nds yooute the principles of the temtuliean party Decause we belleve thoy are for the good of the Nepubltlean party alone, und to the prejudice of the intorest of the opposite party, but we pro: claiin then ut this time because we beliove they wre the bet for all parties, fApplnuse.) We belleve that the Democrats nre Justus imueb ine terustod te-duy In the success of the Republican party ua tho Kepublicina of tho United States ure, We believe furthor that the Southern States Intely tn rebelilon are Just ns much litere usted and more interested: in the success of the Kepublican purty. We all know that there 1s no unt fa the South who ig not privileged to come wud settle mony us in the North in any section and rotatn hs polltien! views and at the same time pruseoute hls business, whether it be protos- sional, taereantile, or what not, ‘Phe Northern man bas not toe sano privilege in Wie South, If he proce thero to pruscuute bis bustnoss be must be quiet on political questions of grout welgit; in other words, the carputebnyger ts not a wel- camo vitlzon amoug thom, Now, Wo want to avo all of this cha Tinyself um trom a North weaterndtate, We ure ull earpet-biggors in thut section. The whole of it bas been bullt up in the Hiutime of many hore prosent, and see the result of carpot-bag settioment in’ the North= west, ‘Tho whole of it, out of which his been grafted five or six Ano States, ta tho gift of anu of the old sluve States, Bee the prose perity and thrift that bua been brought to thesy new Rtates by these carpet: lnggers, They bullt up our Cluciunuth our Chicago, our Detroin our Indianapolis, our Clevelund, and hundreds of smaller towns of rene HEDaTOriy With the same privileges exe tended the curpetebuggers, tho growth that hus Doun secon in tho Northwest would have been bon ere (hia in the Southern States, We ctalin that no grout prosperity can ovortuke these uns til every cltizon of covery State ta regurded as a cltizon of the United States, no matter whero he goes, ond with tho privilege of proclaiming bis political prinelples without molestation. Now, gentlemen, | know you will bear #o much more than [can aay on thisquestion, aud hear ft wo tnuch Lettor said, that) will guy na miure, but wil introduce as the noxt speaker your ominent, townsinan and statesman, Sonitor Conkling, GENATOR COSKLING “ spoke for two hours and uw bulf, Ho handicd overy issuc of tho canyusa with telling olfect, dwelling at groatest length end with moat no Hovable ettoet upon tho turilf issue, Other mect- inga in ull the balls in the elty wore addressed by ox-Govs, Boutwell and Banks, Judge Yours “geo, tho Ifon, Lewis Buaker of Maino, and varl-* ous local spoukers, > IN THE ZVENING tho entlro city wus a blazo of fire and glory. The procession had 0,000 turvhva in Nuc, well-drilled companive being present from twenty-ouo vowne aud villages fu Contrat Now York, Tho display of Hroworks hus novor boon surpassed fn this part of the Stato. Tho parade was viewed by Gun. Grint und Senator Conkling. ‘The dem- onstrutioy proves that Central New York ty ullve: In this canvaas ag unver hofure, and from this Daily Tribune. / time to election we shalt majority in old Onetda, NEW York CIty. SECRETARY SHERMAN, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Oct. 2.—The fact that Secretary Shermat was advertised to spenk this evening At the Hrooklyn Academy nf Music had tho ef fect of drawing out an audience which filled the building Iu every part. Fully as many were turned away as gained adsrission tothe Acud- emy. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Albert Daggett, who, ina brief speech, Intro. duced Me. Sherman, The Seerotary received 8 grind ovation, the cheering lasting for Feverat minutes, Mr. Sherman addressed himself to the financial queation, and compared the reednis of thu two great parties on that issue, = ‘The Democrats, the speaker anid, claimed that resumption and the prospority of the country was que to Providence, but that claim was disposed of by the general admission of tho fact that Providence only helped those who helped themactves. Mr. Sherman held the attention of tho vast audienco forover two hours, and wns. frequently: Interrupted by en- thustastic applause, DISSATIBFACTION. Bpectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune * Nriy York, Oct. 25.—No feature in elty polities stood out to-day in auch bold prominence ns the dissatisfaction of n large scetion of the De- mocracy with the Union ticket. This was the inost notable ninony the Germans, and a move- ment Is atready on foot for tho nomination of independent candidates, eons to framo n third tlel ‘The absence of Mr. Ottendorfer Is keen- ly felt in this crials, and It was stated that {fC he were unly in the olty now a ticket would be pre- sented which would command a large support. He {40n bls way from Europe on the stenmer Mosel, which {s not expected before Thursday or Friday, too lato to render the needed service. Meanwhile, the leaders of several independent Gerinan organizations havo not bevn tdlo, and wreat efforts were being mude to-day to have a cnll issued for a’ generat conference, which should be held not {ater than Wednesday, LOUISIANA. FIxED ur, Special Dusvateh to The Chicago Tribune, New Onneans, Oct. 25.—Tho registration mat- ter has been adjusted by an agreement that all Dartles ayainst whom charges are made shallnp- beur before the United Stutes Commissioner to- day, and incantiine no further srresta are to ho made. An unpleasant conitict Is thus happily avoided, push things for 3,000 THE CONFLICT, Speetat Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune. New OnLeane, La. Oct, 25.—The lyht between the State and United States officluls upon tho registration question is assuming’ very grave Propurtions, aud u severe contlict muy be ox- pected at uny moment. Arreats huve already: been made of parties registering within tho ten duya prior te the election, which are set apart, in the luw, for the revision of the lists, At nvon to-day Mr, Charles Cavanue, Supervisor of Iteg- istration, informed Col. Wiltiam Ruy, Chief Sue pervisor, that he would rosist furthor arrests with all tho power of the State, The. Deputy United States Marshals have recelved instruc- tons to caution every person attempting to register not to do sounder paln of arrest, when, if the warning fs unbeeded, tho arrest will be inade. The registration fy continued BY ONWER OF Gor, WILTZ, under color of a legal opinion of Attornes-Gen- erat Egan, while United States District-Attorney Leonurd declares that the Registrar, in ‘keeping open his ollice, violates tho provisions of the Ite- vised Stututes of the United States, and can be punlehed therefor in tho Federal Court. The Republicans claim that the registration hasbeen extenied In order to insure the election of Con- gresemun Ellis in the Second District, it occur- ring tothe Democratic manngers that,as tho registration stood at the expiration of the Inst legal doy, Gov, Habo's election would be secured to the Hepublicans. BTATE SOVEREIGNTY. . It Is proper to say that, under uxisting laws in this State, tho naturalization of foreinora ta nota prerequslt to the exercise of suffrage! Registrar Cavanac now declares he wilt arrest all Deputy Marshals who futerfore with his clerks, Ho will tirst Invoke the police. and, when that falls, Gov, Wiltz hns promised to order the State troops to enforce his orders. CORRESPONDENCE. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna Wasuttnaton, D. C., Oct. 23,—The Democrats are determined to carry the election tn Loulsl- ana by fraud, if possible, us the following dls- putebes will shows New Onneans, Oct, 25.—The Hon. J, A. Hib- bell, Chairman Cental Comittee, Washiugtan: Olticers of registration and purties illegally reg- fatered were trrested to-day, Tho Republican Supervisora report that the registration uilicers register white mea, auinyof whom ure une knowy, ond refuse te register colored men. The Stuty Supervisor of Registration refused to nl+ low tho United Stutes Supervisors ta take posl- Uons In tho oltico uf reylatration to onable them to xerutinize the manner of registration, n clear violation of law, ‘Tho Democrats ovidentiy ine tend to oe Qesperute mens to prevent the election of Hepublican Congressmen. W. P, KeLLoaa, REPLY. Wastixaton, D. C., Ovt, 25, 1990,—IVitlan Pitt Kelloyy, United States Senator: The law vlearly nuthorizes the appointment of Deputy Marstitls to attend registration, ay well ng elue- tons, and ft isthe duty of the Mursbal to ap- point, when properly ealted on and suitable pore eons can be found, “The law expressiy forbids the crimes now being conunitted, uccording to your dispatch, in open defluace of United States thority, Wot warrants out for thase oifenders. “Deputies ennuot be pald for attending at regle- trations or elections, owing to the fallure of the approprintions, They can be pald for all service of proveas regularly (ssued by a Court or Cain missioner. day A. Hupbent, Chairman, TENNESSER. . A REPUDLICAN GOVERNOR SURELY TO “DE ELECTED, Hovectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Kroxvite, Tonn,, Oct, 25,—The Chronicle has recoived in answer to 0 ciroular letter sont to rotlublo mea ineach county of Tennessee, ask- ny for tho closest possthitovstimate ou the proy- ress of tha cunyiss for Governor, returns from seventy-two cuuntios,contalning,qeconing to the Inst census, a voting population of 21,000 Gut of 4 total of 265,000, Thedy roturns give fiw: king, Republican candidute for Governor, 83,038; Wright, regular Democrntic, 623; Wilson, He pudlutur, 6522, Tho twenty-two countics not bourd trom gave Iayos 1108 and Tilden 20,070, ‘This will well Hawking’ vote to 100,571, aud of tho Tildon vota Wright will recelve 10,000 und Wilson 14,000, Tdwards, the Greanbucker, will receive about 10,000 votes in tha State, x THESE ESTIMATES cnn be discountod 3) per cont and Hawkins be lected, but the Nashville American, Domoenitic Central organ, concedes bin 100,000 on xevount of tho Octubor ctections, Wrigut will gain sumo from Wilson, but not enough to change the re sult. Indlentions are tit ut tenst nee out of the seventy Stute Representatives will be Res publica, and possibly a majority, Frome tho ten: Jongresstunnl distrioté, the {top nbieata will eertuinly clvet two members, which wil bo again of one, “Tho othor clit are surely Democratic, ‘Thy Stato will poll more than 245,000 yotes. SOUTIL CAROLINA. DEMOCKATIO SAVAGELY, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tritune, Wasuinaton, 1 C,, Oct, 26.—Tho Nattonal Re publican bus received the following from South Curollna on the guinpaign of tho Red-Shirts: COLUMBIA, 8, O., Oct, 25,-—Thu Ked-shire oum- pulgy here id progressing with alimoat as inuch auvugery usof old, ‘The Republlean mectings ary overywhero broken up by tho foughelt ders, of the Democratio pels ‘A tulogram rocelyed herg to-day frum Floronva says that the Ruil- Shire cumpany cunimunded by Capt, Cunnon utterly routed's Ropubllcan mecoting at Hart's Mill, throwing EB. it. Duar, tho Chaleman of the muoting, ‘from tho’ platform — wud drivmg the people from the — ground. under threats of death, At Laurens Court- ouso, on ‘Thursday lust, while Gon. Holbrand, Republican candidate for Congress, was spunk= dug, an attack was made upon the weeting: uy a Mounted, armed Hod-Shirt club, ‘Thu Hepublice «ns were dispersed, ane colurud min was killed, and muny wero wounded. Gen, Holtrand was thrown down und brulsed, but escaped with his fife. In this city tho Heyleter ta tolng ite worst to exolte the passtons of the Democratic roughs, and the Itepublicans de not expect to be able to cast tholr votes on the day of elvction, The old soign of torror is being revived. ‘hero will bo Re Tree ballot and nu tulr count in South Curo- na, A PRIVATE LETTER, Wasutnaron, D.C. Oct. 25.—An arniy nfllcar fy PRIES FIVE CENTS. living in“thie city has received thofollowing. private letter, portraying truthfully the conde | Han of affairs, politically, In South Carotina: AIKEN, 8, C., Oct. 1,—DRAR Mins In my Joy at * tho results of tho elections in Ohio and Indtann, T feel like planding nomy head, or doing some sich silly tent. | It seems ns if the long pent-ty fwellng of hush” and expentations and un gertiinty." would almost Durst some of us poor butldozed Southern Hepublicnnal Weare Feitus to muke ® fight for our Con- Freasonn district. with rome hopes of winnins, lg tin Hemocrata will give us the ghost of a fair count Luate Wednesday (13th inst.) the red-shirted Demoerncy hind thelr State kpenkers hero in Aiken. Itwas honestly trent failico both in” humbers tnd spirit. Hardly 40 bonn fide votbra {n tho wholo procession,—among them Just four Demucrntle nexrnes, and only two of those cutttd, bo persiiaded tudon the insignin of the Domuce mev—the red shirt, i Tdo not wonder that the spirit: and Ife wi ch absent. Thenows fromthe North wns naif bk i blanket bad been spread over the whole mect ing. Georyo D. ‘Tilman, Democratle candidate for Congress, “ thanked God that, tlthotigh the, moncy of the sant ents took from thent Objo, the Hitle State of Inditna hid again rolled up n Democratic majority.” Ie further sald, “That the wend earthy Democrats must move heaven. hell to efect funcock and English. le sequel is wlrendy showing itaclf. If you remember, tho enmpalyn of '76 brought frequent clashings between the whites and the blacks, Such things nave been fitly rebuked by the soli itlention of the Nort! Now tho Democratic leaders _are at work with thoirdark pinns once more, Their experience in the past warns them not to molest the blucks openly. ‘They thorefore muke cat's-paws of the lower, purchaaable negrovs und GET THEM TO INTERFERE, and thus get pretexts for nrreating the Repnb- Heans by the wholestie. Wateh and see if that be not the euse all over the Southern Stats. Notice whether newsprpera (Southern ones) do hot report disturbances netween colored Repub- Neans ane colored Demoerats. It 18 eo bere. On Thursday night last tha Republicuns held asnecting to make arrangement for n grand rally on Saturduy next, the 23d “dust, nt “Aiken, Two ‘colured . Democrats wero given whisky In abundance by Democrats and toid to gv the meeting and muko it fuss. OF, course the * fuss" was crsily started. ‘The re- sult wns that some twenty or thirty of the most respectable colored Hepniblicans were arrested . as roters, Bame were tuiled out, others remain, in jail watting for an examination or trial, Such, thins ag phisnur rath ied tourray the colored Ppunle agulust tho white, Isn'tit natural? Yot if you or any other Northern man undertnkes to express an opinion napul such iH-treatment, on (its sui, you would be branded ag a “fires brand,"—a Wisturber of the peace, ote. THE FEEL Tam sorry to gay, was before the rosi known, The Hed-Shirts nre getting uly. £ sond you n clipping from the Afiten Junrnal and Review of Oot, 13. By some mistake it speaks of the “ttudlend meeting” as coming off on the Ueth instend of the Sid fast. The resule was that no number of Red-Shirts wero on, band with thelr bottles of whisky and pistols to attend = this —smeet- Sng. Suny of them were s0 drunk tbat thoy wero turdly able to ait an thelr horses or mules. Acuraiiyg and a swearkny set they! Think you it would be bird to getup a disturbance with such materi? I know that could tho North only know the hovest truth, Garfield would sweep tho States froin Maine to Caliturnin, ‘The Dem- oerats tre ravenous for the offices, and are ready to take it under their wings nny and atl tssues, —freeete protective tariff,—sound mouey buck erize, or all. if only they can y avs. “tho Post-Oillses.” re witt be some trouvle here on Snt-- urday next, the 2, Watch the pipers carefully and seg. The Democrats fear nn exposure of their plans, und I know sey will not dare to go on with this luw Duginess If they seo thelr plans: aro known, . We must tnke the November issue still more decisive, or else the Democrats will find somo pretext for throwlug the election into the House, NONTI CAROLINA. BAMUEL L. PERRY. Speetat Dtspateh to Tha Chicago Tribune. Wasutsartos, D.C, Oct. 25.—Something that. Jooks very much ike an attempt at buildozing was practiced bere to-day. Samuel L, Porry, a; colored messenger In the Second Auditor's, Ollice, wns brought Into Court.on a requisition. from the Governor of North Carolina, charged, with having forged a school-certificateof Lenoir County, 1 that State, In December, 1878, for $45, ‘Tho cuse went aver until to-morrow, tho uttors, neys not buing ready. Perry, who hus been very notive in ald of tho exodus frow Nurth Cerolina, sny's that the attempt to secure his rdidition 1s put-up. job, and that the Demoerits are thus seeking to take him to North Carolina to punish him for hia activity as a: Republican. Perry ia an intelligent colored man, and atone time was, nt achoo!l- teacher in North Carolina, IT SEEMS VERY EXTRAORDINARY that the North Carolina authoritics should bave thought it necesynry, for any purposes of Justice, so called, to baye .attompted to prose-, cute this muon by a requisition, aa ho bra been In North Carolina many times siice tho alloyed forgery was committed. It was publicly stated, in court by Perry's counsel, Jeremiah 8. Witson,, of Indiana, that attempts tnd been made to in= duce Perry to return to North Carolina to stump that State for the Democrats, ‘Tho ine; ference wus plain that this prosecution had been commenced against him because Perry had refused to accept such n proposition. VIRGINIA, A LETTEI PROM GEN. GRANT. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Ricustosn, Va., Oot. 2.—To-day tho following lettor was recelyed here from ex-President Grant by the Hon, Jobn Ambler Smith, a prom- inent Republican of this city and an ex-member of Congress from this dlatrict; MOSLENA, TthDuat Sin: 1 just returned yesterday from a visit te gone of our county falrs, and found your letter of tho 1th Inst. hi viting me to spend a few days in Virginit. £ will not be able todo so, but lf the effeet yould be what yon predict—tu udd= muterially to tho Garteld and Arthur ticket—1 would make great sacrifices te necomnplish that result, Tdon'tininc there are many friends of mine who will full to support the ticket, unless it Is beenuse they think tholr vote can do no possible youd Th Virgints thoy should not think this, Hopliy tor the best resulta dn your State, tam vory truly, yours, . 8. Gant.” ‘Tals letter will be ut once printed in handbills aud circulated brondeast throughout the State, ua the Republicans deem {ta splondid campalga . document, The letter is to bo published to counternet the assertions made that Grant thought It useless to attempt to carry Virginia, und was in favor of the regular Repubiieans: ‘uniting with tho Readjustors simply to beat the regular Democratic ticket in this State. This letter shows tht by {6 in fuvor of no such thing. It will havo tho ofect of more consolidating the Hepublican forces in Virginia, ILUINOIS,. SURINGFIELD, Special Dispatch th Ths Chicago Tribune, Seutwariecn, UL, Oot. 23.—Want was intended tuhave boen the greatest Republican mecting of the crmpaizn toenight was interfered with by . aheayy ralnfall all duy and evening, Natwith- standing the very unfavorable werther, there was # splendid stroct-demonstration, particl- puted In by city clubs and visiting delegutions, ‘Tho meeting was bold at Armmy fill, In which $000 people who braved tho'incloment weathor Word packed. ‘Tho gathering was addrossed by : the Hon. John P, Scanlin, of Chteago, upon tho. ‘rif question, who devoted two hours to an ox- huustive discussion of this londing . issue. Goy, Cullom aud tho Rov, W. 1. Aftivok followed in short addresses. Tho proceedings ’ wore interspersed with stirring songs by the Potore- burg Gleo Club, composed of twenty-Ave lites and xontlemen, whu are dolug good work for tho. Republican cause, ‘Tho mooting was lurgely ate tended by the cmployés of tho rollinsz-niill and watch factory, they being moro olosuly interest- ed in tho tari! question than any other cluss here, ‘The utinostouthusinam provatled through: - Ou uw sreWAnD comes OVER TO GARFIELD, Spectat Dispatch to The, Chicago Tribune, Saxpwicit, Ul, Oct. 25.—Ono. after: another ; the Domocrate in this vicluity ure forsaking Huncgok uni falling inte line In support of Gare Held, ‘Tho lutedtis the Hon, Lowls Steward; pt Pluno, woll-known ag tho Demovratic-Groen- buck canaldute for Governor in 1870. Mr. Stuwe ard bas uover heretofore acted with tho Itupub- ean party, and this full wusclevted and noted as President of tha Muncock Club in Plano. But of late bo bas renounoud bls attegiunce to lun: ° cock, aud has oxpressod hlinsolf, in conversiy ‘on, us an advocate of Gartleld and tho princl- pies which ho rupreseuty. He doos nut tke the sectional issuo us prosvated, and, as betWout thu Solid South und tho Solld North, he préfend tualde with tho latter, Mo isin entire young with Garticid’s views on the labor question, sud decluros that the Tomudrutiq party uve hold tp