Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1881, Page 9

1 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4,. 1881I—-TWENTY PAGES... 9 BOOTH’S DEFENSE. The Motive. Which Prompt- ed the Assasination of . Lincoln. Reproduction of ‘the Letter Written to the “National Intelligencer.” ; It Was Thrown in the Fire After a Hasty Perusal by Matthews. , jt Is Found, However, to Have Been Repeated in a Private Missive. Matthews Able by This Means to Restore the Assasin’s Document, John Wilkes Booth Was: Infuriated by the Defeat of the Rebel- lion. He Considered that Wrong Had Been Made Right by the Cruelty of War. The North Might Thus Mave Been Right at the Start, and in- the End Wrong. -AGeneral Line of Reasoning Entirely Impul- sive, Ignorant, Fanatical, and Almost Juvenile. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. PmLADELPHIA, Dee. 3.—A hitherto unpub- lished and very interesting story of Lincoln's as- sasination will appear in the Press tomorrow, and includes acts of the ass just previous to shooting the President, with his letter of justitication, intrusted to John Matthews, tho actor, just befure the deed, to be delivered to John F. Coyle, editor of tho National Intelli- gener. The story is- told by John ‘T. Ford, the theatre. manager, and Mr. Matthor After siating that it {3 morally certain that Booth never thought of the murder until the day it .was committed, Mr. Ford said: ‘Cntil Booth came to the theatre that morniag he had no knowledge that tho President intended visiting the’ theatre in the evening. That afternvon he. wrote the letter justifying che assasination. This letter he gave toJohn Matthews, who now is engaged in New York. He was theu playing at my theatre. The letter was intended to be published in the Na- tional InteRigencer, and it wus well towards night when he guveit to Matthews. He was riding down Pennsylvania avenue toward tho National Hotel when he met Matthews and hended him the letter. x MATTHEWS DESTROYED THE PAPER immediately after the shooting, and no one ever saw it but bim. Finding that all bis plans for abduction had tailed, and the end of the War ‘was growing nearer and nearer, he at the very last moment determined to take the desperate chance of assasination. Booth was a very eifted young man, and was-a great fayorit in society in Washington. He was enguged, it was said, to A YOUNG LADY OF NIGH PosITION AND " CHARACTER, I understand ‘that she wrote to Edwin Booth after the assasination telling him that she was his brother's betrothea and would murry him, even at the foot of the scaffold. * My God! My God! Lhave no longer acountry!. This is the end of constitutional liberty in Americ.’ ‘These were the words spoken with startling em- ‘paasis on the evening of the 1th of April, 1865, by soln Wilkes Booth.-He was ‘passing down Pennsylvania avenue, in Washington, and near the corner of Thirteenth street had met John Matthews, a fellow-actor and a boyhood friend, ‘whom he thus addressed: ‘ME WAS PALE AS A GIIOsT. when he uttered those words.’ said Mr. Matthews tomeaday or two since. ‘There were quite a gumber of Contedcrute prisoners alonsy . the avenue ashe spoke, and when be suid, “ This Ssan end to constitutional liberty in America.” he pointed teelingly toward them. He looked &tthema moment, after they hud passed, and Was thoughtful. He then turned to me quickly and sald: “I want you to do me a favor.” “ Anything in my power, John,” Ireplied. He thrust his band into his pocket, and, drawing outa letter, said: “Deliver this to Mr. Coyle, of the National Intelligencer, tonight by 11 o'clock, unless Leee you betore that. If I do, 1cun at- 1 took the letter. saw that it ‘*assealed, put it into my pocket, and walked on. Booth, who was on horseback, rode rapidly down, the street, and I never saw him again until ho Jumped from the box in Ford's ‘Theatre to the tage. AFTER SHOOTING THE PRESIDENT. «2 "as then playing at Ford's the piece being ‘Our American Cousin.” Laura Keene was the Mar. Booth almost ran against me as _he leaped. Across the stage on his way to the door. There ‘Was. of course, a great commotion, and I at Once Went to my dressing-room and picked up my wardrobe, passed under the stage out ; “rough the orchestra and the auditorium to the street with the ‘audience. My room wus di- Tectly opposit, at Mr. Peterson's, the house ut Which Mr. Lincoln died. I walked quickly ‘cross, locked the door's and began at once to change my clothes. In picking up my cout, the letter Booth had given me upon the Street before the theatre opened dropped Sutof my pocket upon the floor. I bad almost Torgouten it in my excitement. Iquickly picked HBP tore it open, and read ft very carefully. My God!" thought 1. “This scif-coudemua- ton of ma friend sball not be found in my pos- Session!” and I THREW IT INTO THE FIRE, itched it until it burned to cinders, and then mixedthe atoms with the coal ashes. In the metement and horror which followed the ooting the archangel could never have ex- Dlained the possession of that letter. I did not ‘then realize, nowever, by what a slender thread my life tung. My impulse when I ed tho letter was that the evidence to con- my friend should not remain with me.’ ” ‘Thecorrespondent asked Mr. Matthews: * Who le saw that letter besides yourself?” No other living man after it came into my ae fon. Itwassented and directed to Mr. F. Covle, one of the editors of the National igencer." 6 “Do you recall “Ay 178 CONTENTS?” nian as vividly as though I bad just com- lem to memory. It began: ASHINGTON. D. C., April 14, 186—Zo My Ume wen: For years I bave devoted my Im the wore eer eies. and every dollar I possessed ey pearld for the furtherance of an object. 1 PScome when T must chase me pina Mane ‘or—the vulvar herd—will blame me for What Taj z ill a, about todo, but posterity, Lam sure, Bot mare? AEC ight or wrong, God judge me, Wing Tay BES Motive xood or bad, of one x 77 sure—the lastinz condemnation of the love peace more than life. I have Union beyond expression. For ve years I waited, buped, and the dark clouds to break, and for a Jonger wo) neq ould be a crime. My prayers: have Pro ci asidle, 25 TF bope. God's Mall be done. 8 sbare the bitter end. This war ita war with the Constitunon and RESERVED LIGHTS OF THE STATE. “mehon Southern rights and institu: : iination- of Abraham Lincoln, foread S25, 260. bespoke war. His elecuon & foreiene bAVe held the South was right. In £ ign struggle 1, - too, could say, rH equate, right or . wrong,” injes 19 Weel ‘such as ours, where the brother sake egghittee the brother's heart, for God's Spuros eeg ee Fizut! When acountry ike this degianee ae from her side she forfeits the ul- Bunt” honest freemen, and should leave Itisa Dons, but mpled by any fealty soever to uct as conscience may approve. People of the «1 doubt whether he himself would ration of our former sunshine. ‘To wait North, to hate tyranny, to love liberty and jus- TO.STIuICE AT WRONG-AND OPPRESSION Was the teaching of our futhor. The study of our carly history will not tet me forget it. and may Tt never. loxnot want to forzet the heroic patroitism of our futhers who rebelled against ae oppression ot the mother country. ‘This country. was formed by the white, not the black man, and looky ‘upon African slavery from the Saine standpoint held by tnd ‘noble tramers of our Constitution, I for one have ever considered it ONE OF THE GREATEST BLESSINGS, both tor themselves and for us, that God ever bestowed upou'a favored nation, Witness here- tofore our wealth and power. Witness their elevation and enlightenment above’ their condition elsewhere. have lived among it most life, ~ and Been less wan than I have beheld in the North from fath- ertogon. Yer Heaven knows noone would be willing to du more for ue negro race thun 1, eae ibutseeu way to still better their con- 7 BUT LINCOLN’S POLICY is only preparing the way for their annihilation. ‘The South ure uot, nor have they veen, tebuing Tor the continuance of slavery. The first battle of Bull dtun did away with that idea. ‘Tneir causes since for war have becn- as noble” and greater Tur than those that urged our tathers on. Even should we allow they were’ wrou at the hezin- ning of this coutlict, cruelty and injustice have -mude the wrong become thu right, aud they stand now the wonder and adnilration of the world asa noble bund of patriutic heroes. Hereafter, reading of their deeds, THERMOPYLAE WILT. BE FORGOTTEN. When I atded in the cupture and execution of Jobn Brown (who was u murdererou our West- ern border, and who Was fairly tried and con- victed before an impartial Judge and jury of treason, und who, by the way nee been made a god), 1 wits proud of my. litue share in the transaction, for 1 deemed it my duty, and that I was hetping our eammon country to per- Torn an act of justice. But what was 2 crime in poor John Brown is now considered (by them- Selves) us the greatest and only virtue of the wh ole Republican party. STRANGE 7 HIGRATION, vice to become a virtue, simply because more indulge in it. 1 thought then, as now, that the Abulitionists were only traitors in the land, und that the entire party deserved the fate us poor old John Hrown. Not bi they wished to abolish slavery. but on a of the means they buve ever endeavored to use to effect that abuiiuon. Lf Brown were living, 0 ct sluvery against the Union. Most, or nearly all. tho North do upenty curse the Union if the South are to return end retain a single right suaran- teed to them by every tie which we once revered as sue: The South can make no. choice. It is ENTERMINATION O1 SLAVERY for themselves (worse U death) to draw from, J know iny choice. and hasten to accept it. have studied bard tu diseover upon what grounds the right of a State tu secede bas been denied woen our very mame, Unite tes, und the declaration of Independens sion. Rut there is now no time for words. 1 know how toolish I shalt be deemed for under- laking such u step as this, where, on the one side, } bave many friends und everything to muke me bappy, where my profession alone bas guined me an income of MORE THAN $20,000 a ¥: and where my great personal ambit profession bas agreat field fort the other bund, upon me one’ kind word, 2 place now where I have no friends, except beneuth the sod. 2 place e T must either becom. 2 private soldier or abegsar. ‘'o give ep all of the former for the Jatter, besides my motker and 5 love So dexrly—althouzh they i i ves insane, but God is from me in opinion my Judge, Love just MOLE THAN 1 DO OWNS IT : more than name and wealth; more—Ifeaven sirdon ie if wrong—more than a bappy home. ave never been upon a battletield; but ob! my countrymen, could you all see elects of this horrid War, as 1 have $ ve Virginin, I know ¢ me, und pray the Almighty to crente in the Northern mind u sense or right and just- jee, even shouid 1c possess no seasoning of mer- ey, ana He would dry up the sex of blood between us that is daily growing wider, Alas. I have no longer a country. She is Lapprouchiug her threatened doom. Four years azu I would have given a thousand lives to ace her remun—as L had always known her—powerful aud unbroken, and now 4 would hold my lite as naugnt to. sea her what ebe was. Oh, my friends, if the fear- ful scenes of the past four yea ennethd, or if what has been had been a f fuldrexm from which we could now 2 witb what overtlowing hexrts could we bit God and pray fur His continued favor. HOW 1 HAVE LOVED THE OLD FLAG can never now be known. A few years since and the entire world could boast of none so pure and spotless. But I have of late been seeing and henring of the bloudy deeds of which she has been made the cembiem, und shudder to think how changed she bas. zrown, Oh, how L have longed to see her. heart break trom the mist of blood and death circled around her fold spoiling her, beauty anu tarnishing her hono: But no! y obey. day she has bee @ravged deeper: and deeper intu. eruclty her once and oppression, till now (in my ey bright red stripes look like blood gashes on the Liovk now upon my early ad- My love is c of Heaven. 1 lo miratigh of her glories as a dream. now FOR THE SOUTH AION and to her side I +o penniless... Her succeess hag been near my heart, and L bave labored taith- fully to further an object which would have more than proved my -unsellish devotion. Heurtsick and dieappointed 1 turn trom the path which LU bad been following into a bolder nore perilous one. the change. I bave ‘ept a sense of duty to 2 conquered the eneiies of Rome and the power that was his menaced the liberties of the people, BRUTUS AROSE AND SLEW Hl. ‘The stroke of his dugeer was guided by love for Rome. It was the spirit and ambition of Cossur Brutus struck nt. O, then, that we could come by Casar’s spirit, And not dismenber uur, but alas, Citsur taust tleed tor Tanswer with Brutus. He who loves his coun- try better than gold or life, Joux W. Boot. “Following Mr. Buoth’s sirnature,” Mr. Mat- thows continued, “which was evidently written In great haste, were the names of Payne, Harold, and Atzeroth, all in. Looth’s own bandwriting, given asthe men who would stand by kim in executing nis chanyed plans. [ooth wrote JOIN S. CLAE! THE ACTOR, nis brother-in-law, in the Novembér preceding tho assasination a letter identical in many re- epects with the one be left with me as a justifi- ention for his vct.. The arguments were all tho same, the changes in the leiter 1 destroyed be- ing those which would waturally: follow the change of plan from kidnaping toj assasina- “When John was killed a diary was taktn from his person containing the entry tbat be bad lefta letter to the Nultonal Intelligencer. ABOUT THE TIME OF TILE IMPEACHEMENT of President Jobnson the “other Wasbington papers made an assault upon the National In- telligencer, calling it the organ of John Wilkes Looth, and rather insinuated that President Johnson was in some way cognizant of the letter, if not of the killing, before it occurred. 1 felt compelled then to speak out and announce that it was I who received the Ietterfrom Booth, and destroyed it. I bad ut the time of its de- struction, as a Catholic, told the Rev. Father Boyle, of Washington,.all about the letter, and the circumstances under which I received it,” EADS’ JETTIES. Sceretary-of-War Lincoln Not Responsi- ble tor the Recemmendations in Bilis Report. Special Dispatch to The Catcacn Tribune. DANVILLE, IL, Dec, 3.—~In explination of a Washington special of yesterday making quota- tions from Secretary Linculn’s report on the Ead jetties, I teelit my duty to publicly de- clure that Seeretary. Lincoln bimself kaows nothing whatever xbout the jotties. He incor- porates in bis semi-annual report justsuch mat- ters ag his subordinates—and they are not sub- ordinates of his, they are men put upon the roll of the Federal Government by the late Demd- cratic House of Represenuitives—nave utd before him, in regular and technical duty. So, when it - appears’ in Tne Trinune that Secretary-of-War_ Lincoln makes an award for a full year's maintenance of the channet at tho jetties after excluding a few days, I want it to read that Secretary Lincoln mukes only the award In- dorsed to bin by bis subordinates. Undoubted- Jy he hus made a srext mistuke in signing the: recommendations,for he tsa Western man, reads the Western newepapers, and must know that under the limitations of the origina! act of Con- gress there hus not full i tenance of the pre: through the jettics, and for the credit of litinos 1 want the whole dis- paten alluded to to read that Secretary- of-War Lincoto submitted only the reports ‘of subordinates.. Bob Liuvola is luved by Mlinois people—loved not daly for the great and bitter memories that eluster around bis ourtyred father, but tor himself as a pure, and hones and promising son of Unois. Our Bob Lincol cannot belp knowing that next to the millions squandered on stur-route contructs come the mullitons expended,und to be expended, on Eads” jetties—a scheme Very like the star routes, not - artisan one, but made up of the bandits of parties. ment from master to, provides for seces- | WASHINGTON. Keifer Nominated by the Re- ‘publicans for Speaker of the House. The Result a Fiat of the Three Hundred and Six Im- ~ mortals. Roscoe Conkling So Willed It, and Cameron It So Exe- ented. A Stalwart. Love-Feast Over the Ashes of Garfield, Slain by Guiteau. Kasson Could Iie Profited by the Wrath - » Of Achilles, Had His Vote Been Larger. His Strength Was Kept Down by the Selfishness of the Doomed Hiscock. Cameron, the Tool of Conkling, in Turn Defeated in His Dearest Desire. Randall Carries the Day in the Oaucus of the Bourbon Gongressmen—The Greenbackers, Assistant Secretary Upton. Follows Lamphere, and Steps Down and Out—The Chicago Collectorship. KEIFER’S NOMINATION. A DAY OF SILENT BUT EFFECTIVE WORK BY THE vi Spectat Dispatch-to The Chicago ‘Tribune. Wasuingron, D. C., Dec. 3.—Warren J. Kelfer, of Ohio, was today nominated by the Republic- ans for Speaker of the Forty-seventh Congress. Heo received. nineteen more votes than was nec- essary to a chvice. The contest was 2 long and very earnest one, but it was conducted without any outward bitterness. The caucus was in ses- sion for six continuous hours before a result was reached, @ ballot being taken every fifteen minutes. It was a day of work and not words. ‘There were no speeches of consequence, and the calling of the roll and counting of ballots for sixteen times of itself consumed the six hours, for it was impossible to take a ballot in a shorter period thun fifteen minutes. There probably will be MANY THEORIES urged in explanation of this result. There is only one correct one. Prior to lust. Thursday night at 10 o'clock the votes of the Pennsyiva- ula delegation were pretty nearly solidly pledged to Mr. Hiscock tor Speaker. These pledges were made fast spring, after a consultation of the iembers of the Peunsylvania delegation with Don Cameron and with Cameron's ~ ap- proval On ‘bursday Mr. Keifer’s strength was at its lowest ebb. He could not confidently count upon any votes east of the Alleghenics. It was not certain that he could secure any votes in Michigan or In- diana. It was propabie that he would have three votes in Wisconsin. Illinois wus split into factions, but Mr. Hiscock relied upon tive and hoped for six votes from thut State. Mr. Kas- son's candidacy was a waiting one. [t was not sectional. He was conducting the campaign upon bis own merits, und relied for support up- on votes from Ponnsylvania and New England. ‘The other Wostorn candidates never bad auy considerable prospects except as dark horses, which was also true of Mr. Reed, of Maine. ON THURSDAY NIGHT Don Cameron arrived here from New York, and it soon became reported that he hud bad re- peated conferences with Roscoe Conkling there upon the subject of the Speakersbip, and that he had come to take the fleld against Hiscock, the Half-Breed, primurily, and tor Keifer, sec- ondurily, us likely tobe the man npon’ whom the West could best unite. ‘Tom Platt (Me Too) hud been here for some days workiug openly against Hiscock, while Johnson, of New York, one of “the immortal 506". at Chi- cago, had opened bondquurters here as a candidate for” Clerk of the House. The outward situation of affairs Fri- day morning indicated thut some new myste- rious unknown intlucuce was rapidly developing in Mr, Keifer's interest, and his quarters rapidly became thronged. “At the same time the crowd about Hiscock’s rooms was diminished, and the buoyancy which was manifested there on Thursday disappeared. FRIDAY WAS KEIFER’S DAY. ‘There was no reason given for it, and none could be assigned, except the thoory, which svon gained: currency in the inner circles, that Don Cameron, after conferences with Roscoe Conkiing in. New York, “had come to Washington determined that Hiscock ghould never become Speaker, and that the defeat of the 306 at Chicugo should be avenged through Obio. In fact, tho revival of Stalwart- ism 1s witnessed over Gurileld’s grave. ‘The re- sult showed that, however true these rumors were, the Pennsylvania delegation was to prove fulse to its pledges, and that powerful influences were to be brought to bear to induce it to unite for Keifer. ON FRIDAY MORNING tho Pennsylvania deiezation bezan to gather here, and ut noon a caucus of tbut delegation was convened, which Insted three hours. ‘There the plan was developed. The fact was dis- closed, however, that there were a number of tnen who had pledged themselves to Hiscock who found it ditlicuit to abandon those pledges, and it became evideut that, of the elhteen members of tne delexation, seventeen would, before the Speakership caucus, determine to yote for some one muy. It was agreed that only by such united action could tho interests of Penusylvania best be served, and that TNE UNIT RULE, which the delegation could nct eause to be re- Spected at Chicago, should, if possible, be mude potential in the election of a Speaker. To. this, .at the caucus on Fri- day, there was but one opposing voice, that of Mr. Bayne, of Pittsburg, who announced that he would consent to no such plan, und that he was first and last for Hiscock. The fact that Mr. Buyne opposed this program made it even more appireut that the hand uf Cameron was in it, for Mr. Bayne uloue in all the delegation bas the courage to ussert himself-as an anti-Came- rou man. : BEFORE MIDNIGHT LAST SIGHT itwas pretty well known at the Keirer head- quarters that seventeen votes in Penusyl- vania would be east for him, and. that the compact of Jast spring with Mr. Hiscock would be broken, and that. Kasson’s hopes of securing tive or six votes from Pennsylvania would be blasted. ‘Ibis information proved to be correct, This morning the Pennsylvania dele gation, with the exception of Mfr. Bayne. met in caucus soon after 10 o'clock, and decided to cast seventeen yotes for Keifer. That was tho ve- ginning of the end of the day's business, and was the movement which resulted in Keifer’s nomination. The Pennsylvania delegation met in caucus, to be sure,-as if to deliberate, but, as a matter of fact, it seemed that they merely met- to, ratify 2 program which bad already been prepared for them. ‘The seene-shifters hud been busily at. work, and Penusstvania. which on Thursday morning wag supposed to be for Hiscock, on Saturday atnoon, with the exception of one solitary member, BEGAN TO VOTE FOR KEIFER, and continued to vote for bim for six hours. With this very large accession to Keifer’s forces he received fliity-two votes upon the first ballot. He never fel! below that number, except upon the seventh and eighth ballots, when his yote was fifty-one, owing to.the absence of one man at lunch. The ballots cast for. him varied, from 52 to 56 from the first to the twelfth ballot. On the thirteenth ballot he received 59 votes, and about this time it was whispered around the, inside of the caucus that something wns soon to happen, and that thore was to ‘be a break in New York and in Michizan for Keifer, The fourteenth ballot came, and‘ the program which had been whispered about amoung the Grant munagers and the Keifer men in the lopbies was not realized. The reasou was not understood. Mr. Keifer, instead of gaining on the fourteenth ballot, lost one, his vote standing 58, while Kasson gained one, raising bim to 1%, Reed. two, bringing him to IJ, Burrows one, bringing his vote to 10, and Dunnell one, which made him four. Another ballot was cast, when Keifer gaincd three, Hiscock losing one, Kasson one, Orth one, and Dunnell one. It was thon known that © : KEIFER’S NOMINATION WAS ASSURED. The Western candidutes bad not been able to remove their jealousies, or to combine upon any othor map. Burrows was, perhaps, more con- fident than he hud been, as his voto bad Deen .iucreased to 1L . Kasson had 16 votes, onc only abead of the number with which he started on the first bal- lot. The sixteenth roll-call proceeded. Whon the Stute of Michian was reached, that delega- tion, ina body, with one exception, deserted Burrows and cast for Keifer. When New York Was enlled, Hiscock lost his Stalwart strength, and had but eighteen votes, those eighteen com- ing from New Jersey, New England, and tho West. Before the sixteenth roll-call_ was more tin halt completed, it was evident that Keifer was certain of the nomination by a large ma- jority, and. when tho result was an- nounced tho ballot —_ stood: Keifer, 43; Hiscock, 18; Knssou, 10; Reed, 11; Burrowes, 1; Orth, 8; Dunnell, 3. The vote. necessary to a choice was 74, Jeaving Keifer the nomimecof the party by a majority. AN ANALYSIS OF THE RESULT shows that his vote never fell*below the point at which he started. Mr. Keifer's success isdua. to two causes—tirst, the determination of the majority of the Western men that the Speaker- ship should not go East, a determination which showed that a portion of Illinois was one more on the losmg sid¢, and the fact that the Stalwart element in New.. York was 80 divided that a conspicuous Half-Breed who in 1872, had hotly denounced Grant, and who had run for Congress on thé Democratic ticket, should not be Speaker of the Louse of Repre- sentatives under Stalwart Administration. The question which was wainly considered was the question of votes. The New York Stalwart Jenders, or tho power bebind tho throne of New York Stalwart leaders,which resides in the little dark room in Nassau street where Roscoe Conk- ling, attorney-at-law, bits his headquarters, de- cided that Keifer was the most eligible man in whose behalf such a combination could be made. Mr. Keiter, of course, was a Sherman man atthe Chicago Convention, and subsequently was for Gartield, and while not of “the immortal 306,” he nevertheless NEVER WAS A TALF-BREED. On the contrary, he secured the support of nine. Yotes from the solid Southern Republican yote, for the very reason that, when some distin- guished Republican leaders failed them at 2 time which they considered their extremity, Mr. Keifer stood resolute!y in the House in support of the vanished policy of the bloody shirt, Mr, Conkling’s private secretary, who bad been very . busy -about =the = Pennsylvania and New York hendquarters since Fri- day morning, was not “less __ active in the lobbics about the ball in which the cau- cus was held today, and hastened glecfully at the announcement of Mr. Keifer's success to send a dispatch to his master. An immediate friend of Mr. Conkling, fresh from an interview with himin New York, eald, as eurly as tho twelfth ballot: “It isallarranged. The break will come soon. You will sce Michigan lead off for Keiter. © Hiscock will begin to lose bis strength. Roscoe Conkling maybe dethroned, ‘but you will see the workings of his hand before the day isout. Tom Platt:has got in bis work. Conkling said to Arthur, ‘You keep your bands out of this tight, and Iwill see to it that His- cock does not win. We want no half-and-half Republicans in the Speaker's chair. A man shall be put there of whose Republicanism there can be no doubt.’”” a _-., THE_OMIO BEN naturally feel Speakership fight. In talking of it, they appear to consider it au victory for Obio rather than for the West, und their general expression of opin- ion is that it is a recognition of the fact that Obio is sti)l in the political field. Among the reasons assigaed for the defeut of Mr. Kasson is one that it is owing to Secretury Blaine having shown bis hand too early in the fight, und when the Stulwart leaders bad not decided positively between Kasson and Keifer. Another is that even that would not have pre- vented the Stalwarts from taking him up had he been able to show any Strenzth. .As late as ‘Thursday night, itis stated on good authority, Dor Cameron sent for Mr. Kasson and asked bim to go over his list with bim. The showing did not sutisfy Cameron, and, after that interview, the Stalwarts went uctively to work for Keifer. The Southern Republicans, thouzh they held aloof from the contest until it bad been decided definitly on which side the Ad- ministration would cast its support, are tonight chiming that their determination to give their sulid vote to Keifer was the turning point in his favor. Although everything scems harmonious enough in the Ohio delegation tonight, there are not wanting those who claim to be familiar with the history of Keifer’s canvass, who suy that there is A GREAT DEAL OF HEARTBURNING and considerable disappointment. These peo- ple assert that the list of committees when made out will certainly show where Keiter will make scores even with the members of his own dele- faton. Iwo of the nien on whom this sort of retribution willfall ure now on important com- mittees, one of them having aChairmansbip. A. third, it isssid, will tind bis name leit om the roll of the Committee of Ways and Means, al- though the priuciple of fairness to the interests of the district he represents entitles him to be pliced upon it. These will be Keifer’s revenges upon those of his delecation who withheld their earnest support from him. THE OTHER PLACES. Once the Speakership question was decided. tn the caucus, the nominations for the other posi- tious were disposed of in short order.” McePuer- son of Pennsylvania, Johnson of New York, Rainey} of South Carolina, und Keim, of Penn- sylvania were pluced fn nomiuution for tho Clerkship, aud MePherson was nominated on the first ballot, receiving 2 votes, Ruiney get- ting 44. The fuct that Pennsylvania had two can- didates did not appear to-militate much against McPherson, his nomination being made by about the seme vote as Keifer's. The vote was next taken for Sergeant-at-Arms, Hooker, of Vermont, Fort of {llinois, Dawson of Cali- ‘nia, and Bunn of Pennsylvania being the nominees, Butone ballot was taken, Hooker receiving the nominution with SQ votes, Fort getting 20, Dawson 23, Buno 1, and Rainey, who wus not in nomination, L Walter PY. Brown- low, of ‘Tennessee, a uephew of tho “Fighting Parson, was 'nominated for Doorkeeper, receiving 123 votes, his competitors bem Jardine of New York, Christ. of Iowa, and Fitch of Obio. Flis- nomi- nation was accomplisbed by the Southern Ite- publicans, and the deference paid to their wish- esin the mutter was undoubtedly due to their solid support of the successful candidate, for Speaker. HU. T. Sherwood, of Michigan, a one- legged soldier, was nominated for Postmaster of the House, and the Rey. Dr. Powers, of the Christian Chureb, for Chaplain, vofh by accla- mation. The nomination of Mr. Powers was mide out of respect to. the memory of the late President Gartield, who was « communicant at his church. KASSON. \ Some surprise has been expressed at the smallness of Mr. Kasson's vote. The position of Mr. Kasson bas always been that of a third candidate, in reserve with respect to the two chief antagonistic candidates representing the rival interests of the Republicans—Hiscock and Keifer. For some days the action of Pennsy!- vania was held in doubt, leaning chiefly to His- cock, with sume’ votes for Kasson, and un in- creasing feeling of confidence in him. In this condition of thiings the first movement of Pennsylvania, on Thursday, was to combine to nominate Hiscock. The return of Don Cameron Thursday niznt from New York brought a new influence that was brought to bear on the Penn- sylvunia delegation on Friday, which was openly pronounced for Keifer. This created a Keifer boom for Friday night, but still left some doubt whether it really represented the whole Stalwart force. This was assured on Saturday morning upon pressing the inquiry, which proved that they were determined to defeat Hiscock, and in- jubilaut over the result of the’ stead of turning the New York votes upon a third man, had resolved to force them upon Keifer os requiring the smallest number of votes to secure his nomination. TO EFFECT TIUS, the New York men promised thelr support ‘to Kasson when they broke from Biscock. It was afterwards learned that they also promised the same force to Heed, of Maine, when they should break from Hiscock. In this way, and by this intrigue and treacherous trick .they prevented Moss and other Reed men from going, us at one time they had contemplated, to Kasson,and they also pre- vented Kasson's friends from going to anybody else. It was throughout a piece of treachery, and all the candidates except, of course, Keifer,” unite tonight in denouncing Hiscock for it. The. conclusiou was that Hiscock, having that eort. ot relation with these two gentlemen at lenst, Reed aod Kasson, and perhaps with others, in the common purpose of electing some one of the otber candidates agaiust the Keifer movement, suddenly, without notice to the other candi- dates, and without informing his allies, gave private advices to his immediate friends to go for Keifer. This was first reported ubout the ealicus as a vague rumor, but it was soon con- firmed by tho Hiscock men, wno made persona, application to him for information. Only'a por- Uon of the Iepublicans in the House knew it at the time, the last ballot was taken, ‘his isthe reason why tho last bal- Jot was so scattering. The complaint made against Hiscock is that ho had: not the moral courage to stand up against that combination, and did not keep the point of bonor with his col- fengues, whose position he had urged theni to take andtokeep to the end. He was tricky throughout with the friends of Mr. Reed, in New England, and with tne friends of Mr. Kasson in the West. IISCOCK’S MAIN STRENGTIL was to prevent any other man from getting any moré votes than he did,except Keifer.. He did this by pretending to be friendly to those op- posed to Keifer, and then himself turned to Keifer, Hiscock's friends bad come to the point where they were about to cust their votes for some third man, but Hiscock was afraid to fall to a small minority candidate, or to lose his power to be a determining force in the result, ana so, for purely seltish reasons, he betrayed his allies, privately notitied his immediate supporters to go to Keifer, allowed others to continue to vote for him, and bas, possibly, won a great committee. ‘hat will beseen in possibly ten days, when Keifer puts bis committe¢-mortgnges on record. ‘The moral strength of the Hiscock position was Jost by his failure to consolidate with his as- sociates, who had been waiting for the general judgment of the party as to the opinion of other interests. Yet Mr. Hiscock did not inform his friends whom he had asked for his own ad- vantage to thus work against their own interest to neglect their second choice, while. at the Same time he himseif surrendered to tho very men who bad betrayed him. TRE NOMINATION OF BROWSLOW, of Tennessee, for Doorkeeper was a part of the bargain that withdrew the Southern vote from all other candidates and concentrated it on Keifer. As the rumor began to spread about on Friday that the Administration bad chosen Keifer, all of the Southern members and all of the floating votes left various currents and fol- lowed immediately that scent. THE PROCEEDINGS 2 of the caucus were greatly shortened by the fact that no speeches were made in presentlug the candidates. This wus agreed upon ata con- ference at Kassou’s house, at which all of the candidates and their representatives were pres- ent. It was there agreed, first, that all.the candidates should be present in the caucus, but should not vote, and should designate some member of their deiezation to cast their vote; second, that n6 speeches should be made In pre- senting caudidates; third, that Robeson should be Chairman, There have been ditferent state; iments as to the position of PRESIDENT ARTHUR. The “following fact, which can be entirely vouched for, may seem to illustrate this gentlemun called upon the President and said that he desired to vote for the candidate that would be most acceptable to the Adininistration. The President replied that it was a contest in which he desired not to take part, but, being pressed, the President informed this gentleman thaphe could ascertain what the views were of " those who are the most friendly"to the Adminis- tration by calling upon Don Cameron. What Don Cameron's views were the. result ot the caucus bave demonstrated. A similar inquiry was made of Secretary Folger, who frankly said that the Administration favored Keifer, NO COMPLETE ANALYSIS of the last vote fur Keifer can be made, as there were so many who were not informed of the real nature of the first movement on account of His- cock’s treachery... Many who would bave voted for Kasson, and Reed, and Orth kept on voting for their original candidate, because they had not been advised of this trick. Indiana is an il- Justration of this, Orth bad a full understand- ing that when the time came he should lend bis forees over to Keifer, but Hiscock’s trick did not give him a chance. Keifer Sturted in with fifty-two votes. “Of these he had fifteen from Ohio, elgbt from States west of the Mississippi, ten from the South, two from Wis- consin, and seventeen from Pennsylvania. The votes from States west of the Mississippi came trom California, Colorado, Oregon, and Kansas, two from euch State. TUE FIRST ADDITION to bis vote came from Vermont, which cast three votes for Keifer on the second ballot, although they changed again on the seventh, going to Reed. On the ninth ballot Keifer got four extra votes from Wisconsin, and from this to the last vallot be held them. When the final break came, Keifer got, in addiuon to those he already had, three from Vermont, ore from Kansas, four from Illinois, two from New Hampshire, four from New Jersey, six trom New York, two from Massachusetts, one from Iowa, seven trom Michigan, and seven others from scattered States. + MR. KEIFER left his hotel this evening and slept at the house of a friend, iu order to avoid the rush of visitors which set in toward bis rooms before he had reached them after the caucus, A serenade from the Ohio men is promised for the early part of the week. The Iliinois delegation was divided in the beginning and was ‘divided at the end. ‘The caucus wus seeret, aud the ballots in the eaucus were secret, but it is believed that the delegates went about as follows: For Hiscock, George Davis, Marsh, Aldrich, Sherman, Hawk; for Kasson, Henderson, Cannon, Farwell, Cullan, Lewis; for Burrows, Thomas; for Orth, Burrows. Judge Paysou’s position is not known.. He was counted with Hiscock and by Kasson, but wus for the winning man. THERE WAS REALLY BUT ONE OUTWARD EX- CITING INCIDENT inthe caucus proceedings. That was in’ con- nection with the nominution of McPherson for Clerk. The object of the Cameron men wus not only to defeat Hiscock, using Keifer to that end, but was also to defeat McPherson. In this the Pennsylvania delegation signally fuiled. Errett indicated.to the caucus that it might be neces- sary for the Pennsylvania delegation to with- draw in ease the caucus should determine to nominate McPherson, who wus opposed by that delegation. Directly this statement was mnde, Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, sprang to his feet and attempted tousk Mr. Errett whether he meat bf that that be should bolt the caucus if they should not nominate a man who suited a majority of the Peunsylvania delegation. The point of order wus raized against Cannon that be was not in order; he had not risen to second the nomina- tion. ‘Tho point of order was sustained. Mr. Cauuon then asked unanimous consent to ask a question. To this tnero was objection. He then arose and NOMINATED ‘A MYTIMICAL PERSON, Mr. Edward Atkinson, of California, for Clerk, ag the only parliamentary manner in which be could obtain the floor. and having obtuined it he turned to Russell Errett and said: “Do you intend to buildoze the caucus by a thrent to bolt it if McPherson fs nowinated?” Errett suid that if McPherson was nominated he shouldtcave tho’ caucus. Mr. Cannon said that it was bis opinion that the caucus would give Mr. Errett and Mr. Burr, who proposed to unite with Mr. Errettin this position. an opportunity to with- draw by nominating Mr. HePherson. MePber- son was then nominated by-nearly 100 votes, Many members who had not intended to vote for bim crowding about Mr. Cannon and really Jeering at THOSE PRINCES OF, MACHINE MEN, Errett and Barr, who openly threatened to bolt a caucus because they could not secure the de- feat of the man whom the majority of the Ite- publicans conceded was most fitted for the place. If Mr. Errett ana Mr. Barr choose to bolt Mr. McPherson's election he will be elected by svagla, 92: the aid of thé Greenbackers and the Virmipia Readjusters. The Cameron crowd were beaten ona point which, perhaps, was dearer to thom than the defeat of Hiscock, while Koscoe Conk- hing, using Cameron for a togl. carried the dus. Mr. Errett und Mr. Barr did Withdraw from tho caucus immediately. atter the nomination of McPherson. McPhersdn’s triumph was’.com- plete over the Pennsylvania opposition. THE BALLOTS—NECESSARY TO A CHOICE, 7. RlSisis ARSE Ballot. s p]s] z = soi ie Fry 0] 8] ¢ 16 wl] s| 3 19 WwW} $s a 20 wo] s} 3 19 8110} 3 Is Ss} lv 3 i 10} i 2 HW s}o] 4 w 9/10) 4 Bg s|w] 3 16 S| lo 3 16 Bs] 91-3 Fourteenth it} ie} 8} WW} Fifteenth... wily] Tpuy x Sixteenth (102122 joful s} 1] 3 *Representative John D. White, of Kentucky, cast his tirst vote in this bullot. +fhrown out, there being one vote in excess of the total number of members present. CLOSING PROCEEDINGS. To the Western Assoctated. Press. Wasminatox, D.C., Dec. 3.—Hiscock moved that Gen. Keifer’s nomination be innde. ununi- nous, which was Immediately done, and the Chair appointed Hiscock, Reed, and Kasson as a committee to notify him of the caucus’ action. Representative Keifer, who had withdrawn from the hall during the progress of the last ballot, soon reéntered it with the committee, aud was greeted with long-continued applause.. On being escorted to the Spenker’s chair bo feclingly expressed thanks for the honor conferred upon him ‘by the Ke- publican members of the House of Kepre- sentatives, and congratulated them upon tho spirit ot kindnesjand good-will which had characterized the canvass for the nomination. He went on to say he was-a partisan only ina sense of beinga strony advocate of the prin- ciples of the Republican party (because he be~ lieved the best interests of the country are bound up ia the ascendency ot those principles). And if the cholce made here today should be ratified by the House of Representatives, he would, to the best of his ability, eudeavor to dis- charge the duties of the high office. of Speaker uniniluenced by partisan considerations, and do justice alike to all parties and all sections. {Great applause.) CANDIDATES FOR THE CLERKSHIP Were then pinced i nomination and Yalloted for as follows: Edward 3tcPherson, of Pennsy!- J. H. Rainey, of South Carolina, 42; De B. R. Kem, of Pennsylvania, 1; Frank C. Horton, 2; E. L. Jonnson, ot New York, 1; G. Dawson, of California, 3. McPherson was thereupon declared the caucus nominee. One ballot also suificed to terminate the con- test for the position of Sergeant-at-Arms. Col. George W. Hooker, of Vermont, late Assistant- Seeretary of the Republican National Com: mittee, received 80 votes, and thereby thecau- cus nomination, against George F. Dawson, of California, who had 23; Greenbi Fort, of Ini- nois, who received 1, and William Bunn, of Penasylvunin, who likewise received Ll. ‘The first ballot for Doorkeeper resulted in the choice of Watter P. Brownlow, of Tcnnessee, who received 123, against 13 for Edward Jardin, of New York, and 3 scattering. Mr. Brownlow ig a nephew of the late “Parson” Brownlow. He is‘now editor of the Jonesborough (Tenn.) Herald. . Capt. Harry Sherwood, of Michigan, was nom~ inated by acclamation for tho position of Post- master, and the sume compliment of unanimous choice was bestowed on the Rev. Frederick D. Power, of Washington, by selecting him for the House Chaplainey. Mr. Power 13 pastor .of the Campbellite Cpurch in this city which was at- tended by President Garfield. Ou motion of Gen. Henderson, of Illinois, sec- onded by Updegraff. of Iowa, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION was unanimously adopted: A Resuilved, That the following-named honora- bly-discharged Union soldiers, minus a leg or an arm, or both, and now borne on the soldiers’ rell of the House of Representatives of the United States, be retained by tne Doorkeever of-the House on said roll, subject however, to dismissal for just and sufficient cause: S. H. Decker, both arms off, Obiv. Joba Ityan, one lex otf, Pennsylvanian, James T. McConnell, one lew off, Indiana, Hugh Lewis, one arin off, Wisconsin. Jonn Rome, one arm otf, New Jersey. Cupt. J. W. White, one arm otf, Obio. Three of these soldiers are Republicans and three Democrats. The caucus then adjourned sine die, after a continuous session of seven hours. There is no doubt the Republican nomi- nees will be elected Monday, for the 146 votes cast in caucus today, if then auxmented by that of Representative White, who is expected in the meantime, will certainty be reinforced by the two Virginia Readjusters and in all probability by several of the Greenback members. THE GREENBACK MEMBERS-ELECT of the House of. Representatives tonight. nom!- nated Nicholas Ford, of Missouri, for Speaker: Gilbert De La Matyr, of Indiana, for Clerk of the House; Lee Crandall, of . Washington, D. C., for Sergeant-at-Arms: H. Martin Williams, of Missouri, for Doorkeeper; and LH. LE. Moore, o! Pennsylvania, for Postmaster. THE DEMOCRATS, RANDALL CARRIES THE DAY. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. . Wasincton, D.C., Dec. 3—The Democratic Representatives met in caucus at 7:30 this even- ing. Harris, of Lennessee, occupied the chair. ‘The roll-call showed thirty-five members ab- sent, and on this Manning, of Mississippi, moved & postponement until Monduy.- The Randall men, feuring some move against the ex-Speaker lurked in this desirea for a postponement, op- posed It, and it was defeated. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, who is anti-Randall, then offered the following resolutiot Resolved, That we hereby declare our unalter- abie adherence to the great principles of the Democratic party as eet forth in the plattorm adopted by the Democratic National Conv eution | in St, Couls of 1876, and reallirmed by the Dem- ocratic National Convention In Cincinnati in 188, und pledge ourselves to their suoport on all occasions in which they may be brought in question during the Congress of which we are members. Knott, Reagan, and Hooker spoke in favor of the-resolution and McLune, of Maryland, and others opposed it, taking the ground that, thirty- five of thelr own members being absent and the Democratic Senators not being present, _ THE TIME WAS UNSEASONABLE for the discussion of purty principtes. The fact was, however, that the Kandall men feared the resolution, and had strength enough to get It out of the way, 4 motion to indefinitly postpone being adopted by a vote of 5+ to 45. Once more tne Democratic party hus repudiated its tari pretensions. This matter decided, the caucus went to work and renominated the full list of old oflicers without’ meeting with opposition. ‘The anti-Iandall element in the caucus zppears to- have been handicapped by the refusul of cither Carlisle, of Kentucky, or McLane, of Maryland, to accept the complimentary nomi- ination, neither of these geatlemen caring for the empty honor. CHICAGO. THE COLLECTORSIIP. Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. WasurneTos, D. C., Dec. 3.—The contest over: the Chicago Collectorstip promises to be very active a3.soon as the Speakership question Is settled and the President shall have appoint- ed bis Cabinet. It is not probable that anything of importauce will be done before that time. ‘There is an endless ainount of gossip about the combinuatious which. have been attempted with respect tu this ollice, Nearly all of them so fur have proved to be impracticable. The first plan ig suid to have been'to have appointed Dan Shepard. For muny reasons, that was finally deemed not feasible. Another project was to appoint Pustmaster Palmer, and to mike Dan Shepard Postmaster in Palmer's place. There were serious difficulties in that. BTILD ANOTHER PLAX hoe int Long Jones, who is under- Piracy be meaty dissatistied with the Marsba!- ship, in that itdocs not yield him personally much more thin half the sum which he realized from the $4,000 office that he abandoned. This ‘also bas not succeeded. John McDowell, whe is here, ia sald to Lave claimed that Senator Lorun promised to give nim the placa, but McDowell does not seem to be making very determined efforts to have any such promise redeemed, if it wasever made. McDowell and William Penn Nixon are on the ground. Sr." Nixon says that he has not ns yet presented any pupers, and that he is not certain what the result will be, but that he Is in the fleld to stay. > ‘THE CONGRESSMEN have not as yet gas any conference on this question, and are not likely to before next week, as the President has promised all of them that the matter shall not be taken up until they have full knowledge, and in the whirl of excitement connected with the Speakership canvass ‘there ig no time to consider this matter. Bebind.the movements to secure this office there is urdez- stood to be quiteasharp rivalry between the Morning Herald and liter-Ocoan. The interests behind the Herald look to Logan for support. The Inter-Ocean has riot only not heen able to secure that support, but seems to be pretty certain of Senator Logan's opposition. . The positiun of Representatives Farwell and Davis are well known, although Mr. Davis hus not thus far named his candidate. Mr. Aldrich is re- ported us not having # candidate. s THE SUPREME COURT. - AN UNFORTUNATE STATE OF THINGS. Special Disvatch to The Chicaco Tribune. Wasutxcrox, D.C., Dec. 3.—The. law requires six Justices of the Supreme Court to make a quorum. The death of Justice Clifford, te ab- sence of Field in Europe, and the incapacity of Hunt Just léave a quorum for the transaction of business. Recently a Western railroad case came up in which Matthews bad been retrined as counset previous to his going on the bench. This, in accordance with the rules of the court, would have left the court without quorum. Judge Hunt, who 1s incapacitated for work of any Kind, was brought wp to the -conference- room, and the Chief-Justice antiounced the de- cision of the court as not having been partici- pated in by Mr. Justice Mrtthews, but concurred. in by: Mr, Justice Hunt, tiZas retaining a quo- rum. Itismade a good deat of talk among members of. tho bar as to whether an invalid member of the court simply coming to the con- fereuce-room can give an opinion. © Justice Hunt had not heard any of the arguments, hud. not appeared in court, and was not on the bench when the opinion was delivered. ANOTHER TYCOON. UPTON GOES. Wasntseton, D. C., Dec. 3.—Assistant Secre> tary Upton has tendered his resignation. NOTES. CARLISLE ON WINDOM. Spectal Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribune. Wasuixotos, D. C.. Dec. 3.—Representative Curtisle, of Kentucky, will, it i3 enid, early in the session, introduce a resolution calling for an investigation into the finunelal transactions of ex-Secretary of the Treasury Windom. Carlisle ‘was an advocate of a 3 per cent bond during the discussion of the Funding bill at.the last session, and is one of those Democrats who have been asserting that Mr. Windam overstepped his au- thority in big funding transactions of tha past summer. He'said tonight that Windom’s acts as Secretary would most assuredly be reviewed by Congress, althourh he would not admit that he would introduce the resolution of inquiry. The drift of his remarks, however, went to show that the resolution would be his authorship. JUDGE DAVIS. Itis reported that David Davis is quite will- ing that ox-Congressman MeNulta, of Bivoming- ton, shall be Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, and iseady. to consent to a reorganization to that extent at least. STAR-ROUTERS INDICTED. To the Western Associated Press. Wasttncton, D. C., Dec. 3.—Tbe grand jury has indicted Lilley aud Brott in the star-route cases. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. ‘Che Warner Comet Prize. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, NASBYILLE, Tenn., Nov. 30.—I have teday re- ceived the award of $200—the “ Wurner comet rize ’—from H. Hf. Warner, of Rechester, N. for the discovery of comet E, 18¢1, on Sept. li. atespectfully, E. BE. BaRNarp, Bowen Avenue Sewer. - To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cricaco, Dec. 3.—The progerty on Bowen av- enue bas paida heavy assessment fora brick and tile sewer. The ordinance‘provides for best Akron sewer-pipe. The contractor commenced. to lay the above kind of. pine, but has chanced, and is now laying avery inferior pipe, and, be says, by permission of the enginver in charge. How kind the eogineer can be to the.contractor when the money comes out of the taxpayer! Tsuggest that the property-bolders call 2 meet- ing at once to sce that they wet whut they have paid for, and get an engineer who will represent the interests that pay him. Prorerry-Howper. ‘Trees For Michigan Avenues To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, 2 Cnrcaco, Dec. 3.—Complaint is justly made that the trees which are being transplanted,to Michigan avenue south of Twelfth street ‘are too small, have been selected without regurd to limbs, and brought from the groves with so little dirt about the roots that it will be almost impossible for.them to live. This isa matter to which the Park Commissioners should direct competent inspection. Nearly all the old trees have been cut down along the line of the new boulevard by order of the Commis- sioners, and it {s highly important that their places should be taken by the best specimens of elm that cun be procured. I presume the new trees are eet out by contract, and that they are warranted to live; but the guarantee of the contractor, even if good, would not compensate for the loss of a year or two in time in cusen Jarce numbar of these trees should perish, and usickly life would be but little better than un ubseuce of trees, and not so good ag the old trees which baye been cut down. The new. trees should be carefully inspected by some one who has had ample experience in. trans- planting, in order that the Park Commissioners and the public may not be disappointed In the matter. “Goop Trees. Why They Want the Whisky Tax Re- penled. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Ciicaco, Dec. &.—You have: property char- acterized in several caitoriuls the efforts of cer- tain individuals east of the Alleghenies to donate the taxes on alcobol whisky und to- bacco to the deulers therein. You have at- tributed the motive toa desire to favor the re- tuilers of these articles for the purpose of securing the retentics of the bib tariff on tho necessaries of life. There is no doubt but there isa demagogic appeal to these classes (bigh tariffites and. liquor dealers) involved in the movement. But is there nota deeper and se- eret motive bebind all this business? Itnink I can sce what the scheme has for its ultimate object. It is this: There is avery great desire .on the part of a very smult number of very rich men In this country to stop the paymentof all bonds, and. if possible, make the public debt perpetual, that the people muy be perpetually tuxed to make up their xn- nual incom ‘They want u generous cow to milk that shall nevergo dry., If they can appeat to the consumers and retailers of tobacco and nicobot successfully for the repeal of taxes on those articles, that willhnve pretty strong back- ing witb the musses, who do not understand the secret and ultimate design. Huving reduced the revénue to the point which will render the payment of vast pension arreurs, current expenses, interest, and prin- cipalof the public debt impossidie without the issuing of new bonds, they will have ;ulned an important point. gs David .. Wells shows conclusively that prices and values can be reduced by a reduction the vulume of currgocy in. circulu- Having reduced” the revenue, by “Mr. Wells’ argument - that 10 cents ‘on whisky will yield more revenue than 90 cents, together with a like proportion on tubucco, ci- gutrs, and alconol, if these men tind it necessary they will ulso reduce tho volume of currency 40 percent or more to make the dollar paid for taxes twice as hard to get, when the further ex- tinguishment of the public debt will be impos- sible. Then new bounds for pension arrears and refunding of old bonds oo long time will be urnparatively easy. - Ths looks: tb ie to be the plot which Is indi- cated by Mr. Kelley’s convenuon and Sr. David A. Wells’ figures. The coSperation of the retailers and consum- ers of whisky und tubacco on the onc hand and the bankers and bondholders on the other would: render this movement a formidable one, if it does not insure its complete success. I trust Tur Txmucxe will continue to probe this matter until {ts true iawardness fs revealed, aA. J. GROVER. OBITUARY. Robert H. Murray. ‘The printing fraternity of the Northwest will regret to learn of the death of Mr.. Robert H. Murray, of tho firm of S. Simons & Co. of this city, which occurred last evening at bis resl~ dence, 306 West Washington street. Sr. Mur- ray was 2 son of the late Hugh Murray, of But- falo, and brother of Mrs. Jobn Reid, of tais city. He was boro in Brooklyn fn 1835, and when quite young moved with bis parents to Buffalo. After completing bis ecucation ut the high school in that city, ne went into the dry-goods business with Murray, Son &Co. ‘fen years ago he came to this city, and he became a member of the tirm of S. Simons & Co., in which be continued till death called bim hence. Ten weeks ago he had a violent hemorrhige of the luogs, fram which he never rutlied. The funeral will tae pluce Monday. The remains will be.taken to Graceland and temporarily laid away in the vault. They will subsequently be taken to But- falo for interment. 4