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| COMPTROLLER HULBURD. Investigation Before the Banking and Currency Committee, RUEFUL RUTTER'S STroRY. The Affairs of the Tennessee National Bank of Mempiis. HOW A BUBBLE BANK BURST. What Hill and Howenstein Received. Gift of a Harness and Carriage to the Curreney Comptroller. FROM WEALTH TO WANT. Bogging, Praying, Threatening for the Price of the Carriage. A Hundred-Dollar Quittance in New York. HULBURD, DAVIS AND CALLEND2R. The Knowledge of Callender’s ¥ Guiliy Proceedings. ‘REPORTED RESIGNATION OF MR, HOLBURD, WASHINGTON, April 2, 1872. Comptroller Hulburd has informed the Secretary of the Treasury that his resignation Is at Mr, Boutwell’s disposal. Tnis 1s we natural result of ‘the investigation by the Committes on Banktag and Currency, and was the ouly thing left to Mr. Hul- burd after the revelations of George R. Rutter, in regard to the presentation of the carriage and har- ness, and the testimony 1a regard to Callender and the affairs of the Ocean Bank. ‘Ihe material parts of Rutter’s testimony are as follows: \ RUATER THSTIPLES, — I met Mr. Huicliuson, césuler Of the National Bank of the Metropolis, at \v ashington, in 1865, and i. Hutchingoa determined that we should start @ Datiowal Dank; jie Lold me thatif I Would get up Blot of stockholders in Memphis he would aid in the or ion of the bank, aod furnish any amount of Money that was necessary, he having @bout $1,500,000 Of government deposits at tnat time in the Bank of tne Metropolis; we went on and organized tins bauk, 1 thiak i June, 1865; I by ine] Losers ie to the month, lor f have tried et these tilings for certain reagois; we orgail- two thar banks vand. ¢ a. institulod oie catoat Awo years, 1 uak; it was called the Tennessee Na- tional Bauk oi Memphis. 1 Would like to remark here that that bank commenced under very favor- able auspices, and up to the time that we became the Uscai ageut of the Western District of Tennes- bee che bank was making money and doing very Well; we vecame the fiscal ageat of the Wesiern District of Tennessee thiouga political influence; we were promised by sno sada ar ot ‘Tennessee that as as We Bl or arty they would give’ us Tete ‘Whole’ strength—thar, they would favor the institution; that they would do all taey coutd for 11; would deposit their money anu leave it there, and we were led to beileve they ‘would do so; it required $1,000 of stock paid in to become a director ia the bank; I subscribed for that amount and paid it in; subsequent to that ime more; atone time had standing in my mame $5,040; there may bave been moro; [do not remember. THE MISSING CURRENCY. ‘ forks much did Mr. Hutchinson take? A, Q Go on, and state any circumstances that you wantto bring before ine committee im connection with this bank. A. 1 saw an article tn the HERALD that I tnin« improperly reflected both upon me and other persons connected with the bank, and I would like to have che liberty to explain; I tink {hat article was publisied in the HERALD on the loth .nst.; it was sald to have come from the com- mittee room; the article stated that the Comptroller had made a very daiaging report in respect to the Tennessee National Bank; it uiso stated taat {had Loe off from the bank with some twenty-two thou- d dollars im currency or the bank, leaving the impression that 1 uever returned that money; that currency was returned—every dollar of 11—anda Certivcate to that eifect made by the cashier; o copy of that certificate was sent to the Comptroller's Ce. rit WANTS TO GIVE EVIDENCE. After eaying that he would rather be relleved from testifying at all in the case the lowes letter was shown Mr. Kutter, aud ho said he ha ‘written Iti New York, Deo. 20, 1871, Dean Six—T ace from the papers you are upol & com mittee to examine Into uational bank aifairs. Ihave bad a talk with a lending gentleman who advises me to write Yo youat once upon the subject. ‘The facts I bave are tn re- Jalon to Mt, Hulourd, the Compiroller of the Currency, and is special agents, relatiog to Soutuern national ban cluding Mr. Davis's cirty work, as present receiver of the Ocean National Bank of this ‘clty, I have the proot that Huiburd aad his receiver and sveciat agent blackmailed ey money ani property from myself, while I was Preet- dent ation 1 too ‘Tennessee National Bank of Memphis, Tenn. ‘expect to go South ina very few days, and it you wis! my information tsould be had at once. Turouch his Fascality ‘others 1 was financially ruined, and um very poor now. Consequently, having no tntercst in public aifairs, some re- muneration would be expected ror my time and trouble, and for thie purpose would come to Washington, if you wished me, at once. Please jet me hear from you at once, and he Sind enough to treat this communication confidentially untit jurther interview. 1 Yours, & RGE K. RUTCER, box 3,882 Post Oflce, 0., No. 144 Pearl atrect, New York, RANDALL. A CURIOUSLY MANAGED BANE, Q. Will you please state now What yoa meant by ‘the facts in reratioa to Mr. fluloard which you pro- posea to discios2 in thas letter? A. Well, sir, Unrougn the intriguing of potiticians in Tennessee that bank got ia a very bad shape and very much mixed up; as lsald before, we became the fiscal agent of the Western district of Teinessee through poutical influence, and alter we got this deporit Irom the Staie of Tennessee various applications were made for loaus from ‘teen or seventeen Members of the Legislature of ‘Tennessee, besides ‘othersirom some government oMcers in that State, giving us to understand that if we did not tend them mey they would take tiis deposit from us; they wrote some twenty or thirty letters asking ior money, Wuat was the amount of the depositt A. $613, 25, TESTING ITS STABILITY, Q. What was the nature of 107 A. We were the fiscal agent of the Western District of Tennessee, and there were some bouds deposited in the bank; fome of them were called the school Jund, and orneis the ssets of the Bank of Tennessee; finally Tuese mon kept making such demands that ‘deter- mined we had better ciose up the bank rather give itailaway and allow ourselves to he black- mailed in that way; there was a committee ap- jointed by the Legislature at my suggestion to go eer ‘and visit the bank at Memphis, composed of ‘Unree Inembers of the House and two ol the Senate; they came down and drew two checks upon the Dank—one for $250,000 aud the other for the balance Of $618,250; 1 pala tne $350,000 In money, and they took our obligauons for six, twelve or eighteen mouths for tue balance; | hoped the bank might rxuperate in the meantime; I communicated Ui3-c¢ facts to the Comptrolier; it was anout the ime ti bank Went into the hands of the receiver our collections were withdrawn; the depositors began to be suspicious and withdrew thelr deposits until every hope ot recovery ‘was dissipated, and we Juund We could not do anything; the committee ‘that came down from Nasiivilie examined the books and papers of the bank and mad report to the Legisiature of the State that “Mr. Rutter had afforded them every facility to examine wwe affairs of the bank, and that his conduct and deportment through the whole investigation was exceedingly proper and correct, and that they found no cause 01 comp!aint, nor any ground of crimination what- ever}? this report was published with the proceed- ings; finally 4 came on to Wasnington to see the Womptrolier, and told him the whole state of the AMairs, ang that I had paid this money; I came on to Washing wow end (Chad a talk with the Comptroi- pink we had better go Into liquida- Uon and wind ughall our afairs;” it was finaliy thought pest that tikxe bank shouid go into the hands Of a receiver; previo\ls tu that ume Mr, Hill had ‘Deen introduced to me, by Hulburd in Washington, at the Treasury Depart, 1¢nt, as @ Mt man to become ‘8 cashier in that bank. WANTED TO SHARE THE PROFITS. By Mr. Cox—I think you had better go on and give your interview With the Comptrolier, All, as 1 said befot was introduced to me iu Washington, aud subsequently came down to Memphis, and became cashie't of the bank, and subsequently @ receiver of the BxDK; Mr. Hill told me that he wanted his salary as receiver to he 6,000 @ year; that he had to give the Comp- roller @ part of lus saiary; 1 don’t knoW whether did or not, but ne told me ho ide have subsequently, however, —utllerstood ‘bat be got vO such BAlary for jis wexviges; 1 thin Caro of R. P. Balu To Mon. SAMUI. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 38, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET. ——~ about $1,000; Iam inclined to thi eroeat ntgrmation thas Mr. Hill ta ot atte money to Mr. received that information since you Pg Mr. MERRIAM—From whom you recelv tnig intcrmation since you havo veen here? A. I unders! so from Mr. Rulourd; my conversation with bim relieved the impression that he had rer ceived any mouey trom him; tuat was since | have been here this time; after ‘Mr. uit came 1 was in very poor health, completely shatiered in body and mund; I went oif to the springs tu Alabama to get away from Memphis, and iried to buud myself Up; Mr. Hill arrogated to himselr, as being receiver of the bank, a geeat deal of power and authority, and inumated that I had ‘used the funds of tho bank tor myself, whicn [ never did, for | came out the bank @ pauper, wiihout any money at all; I foand myself perplexed right @nd left, and aid not know what to do, and suffered myself to be blackmailed out of sums of money by Hil; he wrote me several letters for money aud sald he wanted to set up his son in bust- | ness; I toid him, “You imagine wnat pan worth a good deal of money, but you are mistaken; these ee and lawyers, and you, among the rest, ave tazen all the money 1 have; but Mr. Hill Kept up his Insipuations about what he was going to do, intimating that he had great power ans authority, and tnat the Comptroiler would pack bim ‘Up In bis Operations in blackmaling me out of tae money, ANOTHER MARPY SWOOPS DOWN, Q. Did you pay him money? A. Yes, str; I sap- Dose he has got $11,000 from time to time, that 1s, after he became receiver; 1 met him here at one ume, wi 6 had not a decent suit of clothes, and I took hiin to Devlin’s and gave him a suit of clothes; I beileved at the time that tho Comptroller had forced Hill upon me; I did not uo- derstand it at all; when in Washington Mr, J. W. or J. ‘t. Howensteln, Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department, was sent to Memphis for the rency Department as & special agent to examine this bank; this was prior to the appointment of the recelver; there Were about two'weeks between the time of his examination and that of tho receiver; Mr, Howenstein came to Mempuia, sad, like Mr, Hail, he commenced his operations of demanding money, and money was paid to him by ac, in alt about $2,700; he said @ part of it was ior govern. meat oilicers in Wasi i ‘4 By Mr. MERRLAN—' it Feason did he give tor de- He gave me no manding tn ont A eaaon, extant ae he ‘had examined tho ry ank, and geve me to understand he it 801 was vested with rt of power and authority that, unless money was paid him, he would give ine trouble; that was the nt paid; not only that, but I tiave five letters his, written by himsell, still further demanding money. WHERE HOWENSTEIN 18, Q. Do you know where Mr, Howenstein Is nowt A. Ue js a cashier in @ bank in St, Louis, recently oranized, ig 1a National Bank? A. I think so. § you make any conuection between Mr, Mowonstein on the Comptrolier? A. No, sir; I Dave only Mr, Hills we for it; 1 have no right to State that Mr, Hulburd had anytuing to do with Hlll, because do not Kuew It, a You say you have paid money to Hill? A, Yes, Q. Was that one of the reasons he gave you for anit pg 1, that he was to divide with Mr, fuiburd?_As He sold me he Wauted to divide nis BUALY BS TECEVEr ne 5 we Q. What other reason did he give you when get. ting money from you? A, ile would write Me letters and would lusiinate things in (hem as to what be would do, FEARS ORIMINAL PROSECUTION, Q. Why «id you pay it? A. Simply because I was im trouvle, and he arrogated authority and power togive me more troubie, and he meant to cause the Comptroller to take some crimiual pro- ceedings against me. By Mr, Monnogz—Do I understand you that he stated that Mr, Hulburd was to share with ala? rr He did, as to bis salary as receiver; ho so stato moro than once, by Mr. WaALDRON—Were you a debtor to the bank when Hill was receiver? A. Yes, sur, Were not these payments made on that ac- couat? A. No, sir; they were personal matrers enurely, . By Mr. Cox—How much had you owed the bank? A. 1 do not remember, Q. Were any of these sums put down to your credit? A, No, sir; of course not; I was indebted to we bank when 1 lett at; I had been using the | money fo Purposes that 1 am very sorry 1 used 16 toy now; ad it very foolishly. Q. 1s there a iy br s0 in this connection that you can state? A, io not know of any other ‘things his agents rt sir, By ‘Mr, MERRIAM—When Mr, Hill was appointed cashi or dia you make any application to thé Comp. troller for a cashier? A. I came to Washington and had @ conversation in reference to the matter, and he designated Mr. Hill a8 being a good mau to take charge of @ bank 10 the condition that ours was in— ina very bad condition cercataly; I required a man of more Frere in banking, for 1 had none; robapiy if thad we would not have got the thing nixed Up; to tell the truth, don’t think | was com- Pare to lake charge of the affairs of a national a Q. Dia you pay any ofMcer of tne government money for furnishing that cashier to your A. No, sir; 10 vas been reported that I made an aMdavit that 1 pald $500 to seoure @ cashier; I simply state that I never made such affidavit; I say that in jus. tice to the Comptroller; there was no mouey paid for any purpose at ali; 1 mever made such a Biatement, either under oath Or any other way, By Mr. Cox—Did you ever give pay, money or otherwise, in considerauion of securing a cashier? A, No, sir; never paid aby money at all to Mr, Liul- burda for any purpose, 18 HE NOT HONEST?—WONEST, MY LORD? By Mr. MERRIAM—Have you ever made any pur- chase that you nave madé him 4 present of, and if so, to what amount? A. I dou’t think; 1 rather not answer these quesuons; tese are personal miaiters, By Mr, Cox—They are the most Important matters that we have before us. A. My opject was to put myself right belore the public; 1 have not only suf- fered losses in repntation, but I have desired to put myselt nght, Q. You do not answer my question. It must be answered in justice to the commitiee, and especially to Mr, Hulburd. Since this matter has goue so lar you must state the whole truth in relation to him, ‘A. What question have you put to me? THE CARRIAGE AND HARNESS. Q The question of Mr. Merriam should be an- swered, A. 1 gave Mr. Hulburd a carriage in Washington, By Mr. MERRIAM—What else? A, A harness. Q. Anytiimg more? A. No, sir; 1 gave no property of any sort, Q. What was the cost of this carriage and har. ness? A. Some six or seven hundred doliars; 1 don’t exactly remember, Q. Do youremember the date? A. It was about the tume Mr. Hill was appointed cashier, 1 think, Q belore or after? A. About toat time; J inink | it was after; neither had It any conneclon with the appointment of Mr. Alil as casnier. . Q, State all the circumstances to the committee, A. it happened avout that time. By Mr. Cox—What was the consideration that prompted you to do it? A. ‘here was no considera- on at all; don’t waut lo leave any wrong 1mpres- sion 1n regard to Mr. Hulburd, By Air, MERKIAM—State Woon and why you bought the carriage and harness? A. I gave it to him here inthis cliy; I bought it on Pennsylvania avenue, somewhere or other. BECAUSE—HE SAW FIT. Q Did you do it at his solicitation? A, Well, sir, we talked the matier over; 1 don’t rememoer whether it was directly; I gave it to lim because I Baw fit (o do it. Mr. HULBURD—I wish My, Rutter would answer every question promptly. By Mr, MenRiAM—We want all the circumstances— when aud where and why 1: occurred? A, dir. Hul- burd wroie to me to come on to Washington to cor- rect certain irreqularitics in the Tennessee National Bank; 1 came on in accordance with that letter, in response to that letter, and this presentation oc- curred at that ume; Mr. Hulburd called at Willard’s Hotel to see me 1u my room; we just SN walked down Peunsyivania avenue, I think w Young & Brothers’, afd 1 bougit the carriage and gave it oO him, . What was the frm? A. I think it was Young & Brothers, By Mr. SMITH.—Was anything sald about the car- Tiage beiore icaving the hotel? A. Idon’t tilnk there was. Q How happened you to go directly from the hotel to the carriage shop and make the purchase? A. {don’t know how it was exactly; Idid not know Where the carriage shop was at all, but we were going by and saw the carriage. Q. What made you wink of presenting a carriage | to him when walking by a carriage shop? A. Lsup- | posed that Mr, Huipurd would like to have a car. | riuge, Q, What led you to suppose he woutd like to have one? A. | supposed so lroin his general deportment In reference to it. Q. in reference to what? A. In reference to this carriage business. Q. Wii you simply state all the connection in re- ference to the carriage? A. I gave Mr. Huioucd the CarTiage, and prevented it Lo Lin because —. Had be asked you todoso? A. He intimated he Would like to have a carriage. A. No, str; Q. Did he make any promise to you? he did not promise, BUT THOUGHT IT IMPROPER. Q Did you thimk of buying peavet A, T really thought at tue time it was improper on the part of | terrea so £0 from his general deportment and con- Q What occurred unmediately before or imme- ger afterward in connection with your bank? Was this about the time the casnier was sent tnere? Q. What were your impressions in regard to the ; Mlotive i sonding this cashier there? A. Well, sir, 1 Supposed the casmier was sent there to Mempiis— he was sent there—as th® tool of the Comptroller; ‘tat is exactly wnat I supposed. By Mr. HULBURD—Where were you when Mr, Buil exammed the bank? A. I think I was tn New York, propably, or Washington; Ido not remember. Q Whore iad you gone and sigued these notes? #2 subsequently brougut this police to Wasbiug- Q How soon did you know the bank had been examined witout your Knowledge? A. I don’t re- mouiber; I think the first information I had of that was aere in Washington; I don’t remember aug- Uhing as to the signing of these, Q I know that you hau oiiictal information, You don ¢ recoliect te date when this carriage was got! A. No, sir; 1do not, Q And you don’t remember when Mr, Hill went to Memphis as cashier of the bauk? A, No, sir. Q. You think they were about the same time? A. I think that tuey were near the same time, By Mr, Cox--Have you completed all you propose to say about the carriage? A. Yea, sit; 1 do not wish to say anything further. By Mr. MexniaM—Did you give any clerk of the Treasury Department aby money, and if 80, for Whas Bg nal A. ir, Howenstelp bad some, Q. Was be the only oue? A, The ouly one iu the Currency Bureau, ... TH& BRIBED MAN SINOR DEAD. Q. Waa tUiere any other? A, I gave aman some money, a clerk there, Wio has since died; I would rather notsay anytintng to reflect upon his family cr way one connected with him; it Was in coanec- tion with United States deposits, By the CHAIRMAN—vO you know in what bureau of ae department? A. He was connected wita United states deposits la national banks, By Mr, Cox—What Was the consideration for giving him money? A, That 18a qaestion that pee Possibly involve myself, and | prefer not 10 5 Q. We have a rignt to insist upon an answer, A. It Was nothing moro or less than allowing a large Gmouut of goverumen’ deposits to remain in tus bauk; | made nin presents in money and be allowed it to remain; be could have transierred it, it he saw Nt, into any bank that he wanted to; be h po official relation to Mr, Spinner in any way, but he had tae power and autnority to use favoriusin, and he could uliow mouey to remain in this or that bank, and at tue same time not violate the law; Mr. Spuher kuew nothiag about these transactions, THE CONSIDERATION, Q, He dia favor your bank? A. Yes, sir; it was customary to do so; he favored the Natioual Bank Ol the Metropolis in tue same Way, Q How aid you approach him? State the vonver- sation you had with nim ou the subject. A, He ap- reacieu me; We had large amounts of government leposits to our credit in tue bank, and he allowed theua to remain. Z Did be ask you for money? No, sir; I just einiply gave him $590, OY Waere hie tus transaction? A, In bis office, right at nis desk, lo @ Caves or money? A.-I gave him the mohey.. ‘f Bia he ask you for the money, or did you pro- pose to give itto him? A. He did'not ask me, NODS AS GOOD aS WINKS. Q What did you say whe Phe gave it to him— did you say you wanted to be favored? A, No, s.r, Wuat” was the conversation? A, ‘Tero was very litle conversation; men «don’e uk about ———; this Man understood it and so did 1; I paid ube money aud got the favor, and not only that, we paid every single dollar to the governwent ot the Upited Staves whva this bauk wound up, but we owed on individual deposits; we had a good many irom poor peopie, and 1 sat up all nighy th the Tepnessee National Bank aud ordered te book. Keeper lo make oul meworandum checks lor ever; yOVidual deposior, and L then ordered the tellel O put Uni in document envelopes; aud we paid Hew ail, By Air, MprrtamM—You paid money to that young maa and got your pay Jor by =A, Yes, ir, Q You paid your money for the carriage an’ har- ness for tie Comptrolier—now, what favor did you getin return? A. J jast simply believed that i 1 had uot done this I should have been prosecuted. PRACE, GOOD 1AG0. Q For what’ A. I don’t know; I was in trouble; a are perceptions about those thipgs—i so under- BL00d. by Mr, Cox—Did you ever make use of money out of your bank illegally? A. Never a dollar. Q You were reluctant to testify in reference to this clerk. Why? because {¢ woutd criminate your- pote 0, Sty, except it might be considered a we Q ais man. Was that the rensge you consider it go at alf? A. No, sir, 1 did not, be- Cause it wase common thing, aud I supposed I migat as well do 80 as any else, hi In your letter you speak of proof that Hul- burd, the receiver, aud special agents, blackmailed you, Have you anytning further to say avout that ? A. Idid not know whether Howenstela gave Mr. Hulburd part of the mouey or not; ail 1 knew they said they had to do it, aud were going to do it; 1 slunply nave their words for it. Q Did you state what became of this carriage? A. 1do not know where it 1s, What became of it? A. I suppose Mr. Hul- burd has it. By the CHAIRMAN—Did he ever offer toreturn 16 to you? A. Yes, sir. THROWING DOWN THE THIRTY PIECES, By Mr. MERWIAM—When? A. He offered to do so through Mr. Davis, of New York. Q When? A. It must have been abouta year ago, I reckon, Q. Did you refuse to accept it, because it was worn out, probably, and tie harness? A, Well, sir, I did not accept it. by Mr. Cox—State all about this, A, 1 have noth- ing more to state. . Is tuat all the transaction, that he offered to re- turn it, and you reiused ity Is there netiing else connected with it? A. Weil, there is Wis connected with it: I had written # letter to Mr. Huiburd for money—askiug him to loan me some money—and Mr. Hulvard did loan me some money; a couple for the reluctance? Dia of hundred dollars, probably; as I told you in the _ outsel was = completeiy prostrated, with a family on my hands, my reputation and character damaged, and I have been treated itke @ robber since, and it 1s a very dificult thing for & mgu to get employment, especially if he 1s out of money; from what | had heard I supposed Mr. Hulburd, under all the cir- cumstances, might ve able to pay me back a little of tnat money, a8 1 necded tt pretty vad. WANTING MONEY. Q Is that your handwriting? (paper handed to ‘witness marked “8”)—A, Yes, sir; 1 know all avout it; Lwrote it, except the paragraph signed by Mr, Davis; 1 thought that since Mr. Hulbuard had, by in- sinuation, caused me to purchase @ carriage ana harness for him, and I never got any consideration for the same whatever, and being under no obligation to make Mr. Hulbura @ present in any manner, spape or form an because he had this property from me, without a considera- ton and ubder peculiar circumstances, and cause the receiver, N. A. Hill, had stated to me ‘ume and again that he had forwarded tone Comp- troller sums of money, a portion of his salary as re- ceiver, Mr. Comptroller Hulburd could assist, me @ little; therefore I did not want to blame Mr. Hulburd; I applied to him for money and told him my condition, and [ at the same time in rather poor health; but L applied to nim for this money that fad been procured from me underim- | proper circumstances and improper motives on the part of the Comptroller; I certainly should not nave iven the Compiroiler a carriage and harness un- ess 1 nad been intimidated by him todo so, and ‘therefore 1 did It. by Mr, MereiaM—You state that you should not have given Mr. Hulpurd 4 carriage and harness unieas you had been intimidated to do Ww? A. No, sir; that was my understanding that un- Jess { had doue it, under that iuduence, m conneo- tion with my alfairs with tne bank; I did draw a draft on Mr, Huiourd, thinking over the cnarges, and liable to trouble from the mismanagement; it ‘was certainly very badiy managed, but it was more on account Of iucompeeacy than criminality; | did [clad a dratt ou Mr, Hulbura, aud wrote bia several jetters. By. Mr. Cox—1s ete letter? (Leiter handed to witness, marked “0,’?) A, Yes, sir, WHAT, UPON COMPULSION ? Q Explain waat you mean by intimidation. A. I mean to say that the Comptrolier gave -me to un- derstand that unless I gave him somerning 1 would have trouble, By Mr. Cox— Did Mr. Hulbard, by words and acts, intimidave your A, Weill, sir, 1 judged from the tone of the conversation that I naa with him; I would not do Mr. Hulburd injustice about that thing; I slmpiy juaged sy; be did not usk for a carriage. Q Woat dia he say? A. By some means or other I was made to understand it as | have stated; { can- ee a anything more; was made to unuer- stand it, Q. Why aid you not come here from New York, in response to this summons, atoucer A. I did come Immmeutately ; came that night. ATCEMPT TO KEEP TIM AWAY. By Mr. MERRIAM—Was there any person who tried to Induce you not to come—if so, wo? A. Wed, sir, Mr. Davis, the receiver of the Ocean National Bank, told me he thought 1 bad better not come over tere, le . He You did not gilt A. No, sir; did now Q Did Mr. Hulburd inmate to you that he would like to have one? A. Yes, sir; he did. Q What did he say? A. [don't remember the couversauion; @ man can intimate a good deal without expressing himsell very clearly, By the CHAIRMAN—Did_ you start out tor the pur- pose of go to this carriage place’ A, I don’t think we did; don’t remember positively as to tat. Q@ Who selected the carriage? A. 1 think wo both had something to do with it, q. Do you know whether Mr. Hulbura had ever deen there before to this carriage shop? A. I paid for the carriage With my Own personal money, Q The question was whetuer Mr. Huivurd nad been to that shop beiore with @ view of purchasiug — A. Ido not Know of his having been ere, THE EXPRCTED RETURN. By Mr. MERRItAM—Lviaentiy you had a apectal love for Mr. Huiburd at the time, What were your special motives for presenting a carriage and har- ness? What gain was Mr. liulburd going to counter upon you or your bank that ue shouid accept this? A. I supposed at that time that Mr. Hulburd was vory mucu liké Hill and Lowenstein and tae bulauce Mr, Hulburd. ive it exactly as a voluntary Q. Why not—what reason did he give? did not give any reason at all, Q. What did he say? <A, He simply said he thought there would ve no use in coming. id he offer you any money if you did noc come? A. He impied ag much, By the Cua. N—What do you mean by “im. banal mn he gave me to understand I ould receive some money il I did not come. By Mr. Cox—How—by Word, declaration, did he state that? A. Said he, “You can only get $50, and it will cost you $20 for expenses, and you will Make but $30; but f expect if you stay here there ‘Will be a naught added to it;” that 14 about the sub- Biance of it, and if I would write a certain letter — A CURIOUS SORNB. By Mr. MERRIAM—Weae there any one who Prompted you to write wis? A. I wrote a drait, on ir. Hulburd for $500, and referred to Mr. Davis; I drew tt because he bad property for which he gave no consideration; he re- ferred me to Mr. Davis; | went to Davis) office, Mr. Davis naving firat writven @ note to me to come and see him; I Kaew What it was about, aad sent Mr, Copetand to see him; Mr. Davis declined to see bim, @ud said he would not talk with any one but Rutter; when | went Davis sald, “I don’t kaow whether to arrest you or to give you money;’’ I said, “You can arrest me if you want to,’ that | was not afraid of his arrest; he replied that in the organization of the bank 1 nad made a faise statement, aud Was suoject of then. Q What did he say to you that led you to tnfer thal? A. Nothiug Ab ail, eacept—I Juat simply in to arrest for perjury, and “not only that,” said ‘ie, “but fam Jv clued to tuink youare trying to bDlackmatl the Comptrolier;” J told tym be Was muataken, thay Ses Tenks aso", wea a ee it; I would no! thought’ of these things If | had not been poor. be SIGNING THE QUITYANCE. By Mr. Cox—State how you came to sign that release. A. Mr, Davis had a detective or an of- ficer of some sort standing there, with a little cane in his band; be said to me he hada document writ- ten and prepared tor me to aign; | told nin 1 would not swear to any such document; then he told me to sit down and write @ 1etter nysel and swear to Mu: I told him 1 would write @ letter and meno M, but Would not swear to it; this Is the lewer I wrote, marked “B,” and I wrote it uuder a threat of Mr, Davis to have me arrested; I signed it algo In consideration of the sum of $100, Did sou pet the money? A, I did, in your handwritiug? A, All except @ portion of the two items below. ws Where was this signed? A. In the office of Davis, 3% Wail street, Q. Waatis bis business? A, A tawyer. Q. Has he any other pusiness? A, He was re ceiver of the Ocean Natloual Baak. Q. Did he give you te money? A, He gave me a cneck for $109, Q On what bank? A, 140 not remember, Q What do you mean by “releasing all claims?” A. bn that [ would release hlin trom all obiiga- tions; Idid the thing under threats: when Davis Proposed to arraign me [said it was threo years since the afiairs of the bank were closed, and it was @ very remarkable toiug to bulk about prosccuting me three years alter the bank pad been would up; 1 the Comptroller thought 1 had failed in adminis: tering the adairs Of the oank it should have veea done years ago. A VOLUMINOUS LETTER WRITER. Q. Have you written any letters subsequent to that? A. Yes, sir; I have written a hat (ull, Of the saine tenor aa that or Octover? A. Ido not know the character; I have written persuasive Jetters and others; I mtended to get back the money and when } did that to stop. sy MITH—YoOu remarked that the considera. tion had failed; wiat consideration? You sald you intended to get back the money because the con. sideration had jailed. A. No, sir; J said there was no cousideration, ior I received nono; { have some papers aad memoranda which, if 1 had, I could answer your questions more satisfactorily, re WRLAM—Waere are they? A, Somo of thom are ta New York, ‘a THE MAN WITH THR LIBRARY'S ADVICE. Q Have you been approached since you have been here by any purty in regard to your testimony to prevail upon you not to come—if so, by Whom? A. When I caine to Washington f regrotted exceed- ingly that 1 had writen that letter to Mr. Randall, and I did not suppose he was going to give the let- ver to the committes; I did not wans to come before te committes, and 1 really would Dow sie my right arm if [ had not done it, becguae I don't hke to give even facts to injure proves when I came to Wasitiogton 1 called upon Mr, Albert Pike, an ac- quaiutance of mine from ‘tennessee; 1 went to his ailice, and found him disabled, and then went to his private room to see him and ask him about tais thing; { told hic: I should be called upon to 81 things that would reflect upon certain persons, ani 1 not wan} to do it if Tcould avoid it; said he, ir. Rutter, I have but litte 1n this world, outside of my library—that you see here; oy I advise you Wo go bevore that comuiliee and tell a straigntior. ward, unvarnished story, let i¢ bit Whom it may ;” Qud J left pin. . ‘HE MAGIO NAMB ON THE CARD. Q. It has beou testitied nere tiat you nad been approached by Mr. tHulourdy A. I met Mr. ule burd, but L took nobody's advice; when I came to Washington I went to wet from Mr. Halburd a tact to ralieve the impression made upoa the puolic that Thad robbed that bank of currency, as stated in the New YORK HERALD; [stopped at the Owen House, and sent @ card over by tue colored boy to Mr. Hulbard, just simply my name upon it, and Mr, Hulburd came over in response to that card; | asked about the mater I spoke of, and he promised to furntsh i to me, butso far he as wot done so; that 18 the conyersa\on we had, slr. 2% The following are the Jeviers referred to in the testimony ;— : PAY UP, VM HUNGRY. New Youk, Oct. 8, 1870, draft upon you wh. “T regret that necessity compels me, and those of n tO vreue this course, I am detorained to c: rom persona who have blackmailed me, and procured money and property from me wader pecullar ctroumstances, My fomly are in absolute want, andare suffering this mo- hem warm, Thavetaken legal suils. I have not jot it” you pay. th otherwise I shal! do a0. Imeun that every poitticl refund to me money and property obtaine | from me, “You are aware of tho ths, Jou yysota aon to came ig Waahlngton 28 rt 7 ‘etihossee National Ay Pt beat iG Ne ho ot junstances of that car- Hage and barnes 1 vought of Young & Brother for you in Washington. It aust 1 fave since had, by way of loans from you $125, making a balance of $600 due me, which amount you must pay mo, 1 am in bad health, and my fumily eulfering. You and others have positions denied wo by the guverninents aid 1 mean to let the public know what sort of material this radi- cai party fa composed of if they do not pay me, Collective ‘fod personally they ave robbed me, and you know It, and mean to ventilate at once in the giearest possible man- ner if they fail to giva mo back what is justly due mo. If this $6W ie paid mT ansure you that it ta AN END TO THI6 TRANBACTION, Mr, J.D. Micklo, the bearer of this letter, does not know our transactions, but if this draft is not met he will know all about it. Thave'authorized inka to. place it in the hands of ‘Washington attorneys for collection {f not paid. You are in condition to pay tt, and you will see the justice of it, and I ‘hope you wil’ spare me the pain of lugging it betore the pub~ No. ‘Tinean to collect ail such claims at ali hazards, let the consequences be as they may. If you prefer to make {te rivate alfair it can be so by paying it. "Ido firmly intend to ave the money back obtaine uy pollilelans from me, which has rendered my family peaniless and deatroye me, Tieave 6 h you, taaet ae you ace will be useless ta ougatch wot Me iokie, ‘an he’ only ‘cts ant rend for me to collect the claim; and 1 would not pain you rity any publicity if 1 can get the mcney at once without it Send the ‘me on tho Ocean National Bank, and paya- ble alone to my order, as no one else is authorized to collect the movey on your draft, ‘My health iy bad and condition truiy deploravie, Yours, io. | SOHO. R RUTTER, care of Lewia Daniel U0, ‘all atreet, New York. To H, R, HuLwueD, eq. HE MUST PAY ME, LETTER “yp.” Turopore M. Davie:— Some ime in the year 1807 1 made a present of ‘a carriage and harness to Mr. H. RK, Malburd, of Washington clty. Having had so many reverses of fortune, I find myself and family in extreme want of money. I am tuus compelled to call upon my friends for ald, Tals carriage and harnves was Presented to Mr. Hulburd when [had means and was ine a learned that he ts willing to owing my present pecunts he will thus greatly reiiet tioned our transaction, ani Prosperous condition, Th ‘eturn this present to me, embarrassment. If he wi me and dog kind aot to my famuy. “Yours truly, Dae. 13, 1870, GEO. B. RUTTER, THE QUITTA<OR, @. R, Rorren, Esq. :— I will 100 in full for said carr Yours tele — THe, and harness, M. DAVIS. 8 ye Bra positi 1 release all claims to R—I accept your proposition and releaso all clal sforesaia rope Ms GEO, R, RUTTER, Duro. 18, 1270, ‘THB RVIDENCE OF DAVIS. Mr. Theodore M. Davis, a lawyer, of New York, and ‘receiver-of the defunct Ocean National Bank 0} that city, was Called in relation to the statement of Mr. Rutter that he (Davis) transacted the carriage business between himself and Hubbard. He re- lated @ long conversation between himself and Rutter, and told a fearful tale about Mr. Rutter’s transactions. He demed the story of Rutter’s, that he had offered him money to Keep away from Washington. In reiation to the affairs of the Ocean National Bank, of which he is re- ceiver, he sala Mr. Callender was indebted to it $117,000, He then related the followin; @ conversation between himself, Hulburda aut ender:—‘* Mr. Hulbard was in my office and I gaid to him, Do you know Callender is borrowing money of the Ocean Bank?’ He said ‘No,’ ‘the next day, Caliender being in my Office, 1 asked the ques- tion, What it was about his borrowing money; he was very much surprised ano said, ‘I intend to take {t up to-morrow ;’ Mr. Hulourd said the thing must be stopped; he dia not care What the security was; {1 money was borrowed tt must be done outside; Caltender went on to oy a | Sal deal; Mr. Hulburd spoke very severely of what Callender had done, and Callender resented 1}; Mr. Hulburd jt must stop, and spoke very sharply about it; interfered because | was a friend to Mr. Hulburd; Callender had told me time ana again that his matters wero all straight with the Ocean Bank, and I did not know they were not until about two days before the bank failed, = THE RESIGNATION. ‘Yhese are the wwaterial allegations on which the majority of the committee based the resolu- tion mm favor of Mr. Hutburd’s removal ‘The Comptroller was present at all the oxaminations, and by silence At least acquiesced in what was done, The majority of the committee claim that if he had any deience to make he ought to have made it pefore them iavead of to Mr, Boutwell. Ina ba | or two the whole question will be decided. [t Js said that Comptroiier Hulburd has placed his resignation in the hands of Secretary Boutwell. To-day Mr. Hutbura turned over the Carrency Bu- reau W the Depaty Comptroller, Mr. J. J. Knox, and accepted @ leave of absence for thirty days. The defence already fled with the Secretary will be held subject to contingencies, THE FRENCH ARMS FOOLERY, Secretary Nobeson and Commodore tase Examiued—Gill and the Private Conversa- thom. WaAsHINoTON, April 2, 1872. The Senate Arms Commitiee met this moruing at falf-past en o'clock and examtned SEORETARY KOBESON, His testimony was similar to that heretofore given by him before the House Committee on Expendi- tures in tne War Department. Commodore Case was also examined, but simply rave the details of the operation by which te 10,000 ifles were turned into 12,000. JABEZ H. GILL SWORN. Senator Hamlin stated to nun, Mr. Edwards said esterday, that on December, 1370, he saw at the ‘ranklort Arsenal Geueral Dyer, uel Reming- ton, Colonel Squire and Colonel Treadwell, and that Mr, Gill told him that those parties had a private conversation which he unders' was on tle sun- ject of the purchase of ammunition. The witness Bald bo HEARD NO SUCK CONVERSATION and did not see Remington, but the next day heard he was there; he did not see Volonel Squire; he never heard that Kemington was there to buy car- tridyes. Colonei Treadwell, Commandant at the Frankfort Arsenal, Was examined, and said that some time in Decem ber, 1870, Generali Dyer and Mir. Reming- ton were there; he did not know that Remingvon's purpose was to purcliase; after the force of tie arsenal was increased the service or caphandie cartridges used Jor Springtield rilles were mado; Remilugton had made inquiries about the maniac: ture of cartridg i he had purchased macnipery for making cartridges: he (witness) Knew of no onicers who nad profited by the sale of arme or OFdnanoe stores, ‘The Gommusee aourne? til to-morrow mOTNE, OBITUARY. SAMUEL FINLSY BREESE MORSE. The serious indispostiion of Professor Samnel Finley Breese Morse, that first exhibited itself about sx weeks since, caused gome concern, a8 8 matter of course, to his many friends, but when four or five days ago his disease developed itself into nen- raigia of the head, and the venerabie Father of the Telegraph began to sink rapidiy, few entertalued More than & fragment of a hope of hia recovery. From last Friday until last evening the spirit of the aged inventor hovered near the curtain that sepa- | rates earth {rom heaven, surrounded by relatives who had beea summoned to his bedside, bat the physicians gave no hope of nia recovery. On Mon- day morning he had @ more markea change for the worse, and, becoming unconsctous, lay in @ comatose slate until his death, which occurred lust evening at ten min- utes before eight o’clock. The Professor was at- temied, whcn no passed away, full of years and honors, by the members of his family ana Dra. Flint and Beardsley, who attended.him through his il- ness. For a few minates yesterday morning he seemed to be conscious; but only for a few minutes, and was unable to take his parting leave in words of the deur ones collected about his couch, ~ ‘The mournful message of the demise of the aged Professor, a8 Nasbed on the wires, ts laden with sad- ness to millions, Civilization monrns the death of great benefactor. He whose brain devised the mechanism that subdued the most wayward of elements to the service of man and made it Willing messenger; who strung the wire by whose Means the slender currents of the electric Nuld were taught the alphabet of every living language, and anuthilated distance—the inventor of the American electric telegraph, is dead. Ualmly and se- renely, a8 he lived, he has passed from tho world he adorned, His life was @ most remark- able one iu many respects, but tis trials were those of all ordained to give to the world @ new idea, The inventor, tn bis early struggles for recognition and support, must necessarily be subject to the as saults of those whose philosophy 1s that “what- ever is ig best.” The conservatism of ignorance ts the unrelenting enemy of progressive knowled go. From Gallileo’s tv our own day tha bold tnuo- vator on tho established “order of things has nad to fight nis way to recognition and fame through annoying obstacles, It 1s human nature, Men naturally object to confessing that they have been asicep in the workiug hours of theu century. Itis this feeling which ever raises up enemies to him who by inventive genius prompts mankind to lofter aims and higher purpose. The days are happily past when tie stake or dungeon threatened the children of gentus filled with new tdgas, but the modera mode of persecution is hardly les3 severe. It is simply @ substitution of mental for physical torture, To be celebrated as an irreciatmable junaite, one Whose fantastical ideas have grown into the wildost fantasy, 1s perhaps no less a punish- ment to @ man sensitive of the world’s opinion than. @ dungeon cell or an auto dase, Bur of those who 1n our time suffered the agony of ignorant ridicule of their ideas , many have enjoyed the ecstacy of wit- nessing the accomplishment of their hopes—a privi- lego readily accorded to tho reformers of the past, They lived to seo tho load of ridicule taken of them Qnd to see the full measure of justice accorded them, Of these was Samuel Finley Brocse Morse. His efforts to obtain recognition of a scientific fact for a long period only resulted in his attaining areputation as aciever person of unsound mind, The more persistent iis endeavors to show the doubting Thomases of his day the truth of nature as revealed to him, the more determined were they in the opinion, freely and openly expressed, that he was a lunatic, How galling this insulting apathy must have been to a man of his sensitive and kindly nature can well be imagined, But he bore his trials with Christian, manly resignation, until his genius Was recognized by an applauding nation and a grateful world, He hyed to witness the element of the skles he called to labor oa earth, the wires he taught to vibrate to the music of American progress, sing his praises wo the universe, A man traly great and good, nis eyes have closed on a people that re- yered him and @ world on which his great genius conferred immeasarable benelits. Proiessor Morse was the first son of the Rev. Jeaedian Morse, whose geography isa standard work, He was bora 19 Charleston, Mass., April 27, 1791, and was consequently eiguty-one years of age, He inheritea bis father’s somewhat remarkable abilities, and when at Yale Coliege, where ne graduated in 1810, he attracie1 considerable atten. Uon, Most young men of precocious talent aban- don themselves to poetry In the early stace of their Intellectual development; but young Morso mani- fested @ taste for art. fis father had little syin- pathy With his son’s efforts 1m this direction; vut, nding it impossible to dissuade hin trom his deter- mimation to become a patnier, he conseated, not without reluctance, to scnd nim to England to study. So itcame about that In 1811 the young man get Out, In company with Mr. Alliston, for Lon- don, Arrived im the British meti under the tuition soon distinguished placed — nimself Jamin West and o hiinseif. He jormed an bg with tne alterward cele. 2, brated artist, 0, R. Lesile, and each painted a por- trait of the other. In 1818 he exbibiled in the Royal Academy his picture of “Tue Dying Herca- les,” &@ work of great dimensions, which was higuiy praised by visitors to the exhibition. An original Plaster model of tno same sub,ect, which he had made (0 aasist him in his paviting, was aiso ex- hibited and eniisited favorable comment from con- noisseurs of aft, Indeed, ho received from the Adeiphi Society of Arts its gold medal for this his first attempt at sculptare, facouraged by this suc- cess the artist determined to contend for tho remium in historical composition o:fered the Academy the following — year. The picture, the subject of Walch was “The Judgment of Jupiter in tne case ol Apollo, Marpessa and vas,’ was completed ta time, but tr. Morse was compeliel by circa stances to return to America early 10 1515, before the remiums were #ijudged, and was consequeutiy Reverted the privilege of competing tor the prize. He was alterwards assured that he would undoubt- edly nave won it. Arrived in the United States he took up lis residence in Bostou, bat the aly art ue found in fuvor there was tne art of mouey-making, go he bent ne steps to New tiampshire, Here he eked out a living by patating portraits of bis neign- bors at $15 @ head, From thence he went to Charleston, 8. U., and was liberally patronized by the would-be aristrocrats of tat region, ‘Tired, however, of the society of the chivairy, he returned to New York in 1822 and mude itis howe nere, Ho was authorized by the corporation to paint the portrait of Lafayette, chen on @ visit to UMs conn try, and worked hard until 1824, when be, with a fe aruist friends, organized a drawing association. ‘The association grew aad prospsre! and became the basis of the preseat fouisuing Academy of Dosigu, which was erected ta 152% the first president, and held oMice for sixtsen years. But che spirit of indwelilng genis moved him to activity, and he returned in isa to Europe, He remained in London three years, He wis elected Vo the profes#orsinp oi tho Literature ol tie Arts of Design of the city of New York during ms abestion, and on his return delivered a series of lectures on Ui topic. Prior to this, however, lis aitention had been directed to @ sudject which was thenceforth Ww en- TOsd his thoughts and Indors, While in college he been a proficient in chemistry and patural LulOsOphy, a8 those sciences were tien taught, and is interest in them had peen suvsequeally main- tained and increased by the new aad vrililant dis coveries which were belng jade in both sciences, La 1826-7, When he was lecturiug on tue dne arcs before the New York Athonwuin, nis mtimate iriead, Pro- fess FJ, Fresmau Dana, was iecturing at the sane Anstitution on clectro-magnetisin, aud the phos nomena of this new discovery were displayed to Mr. Morse by his frieud, and cited mus deep interest. Professor Vana exhibited and explained ia his lectures the elevtro-magnet con+ structed on Sturgeon’s priaciple (tue drat which had been showa la ihe United Sitios), though nis own spiral volute coll approacied mach more nearly to the eleciro-maguer Ol tae prevent day, ‘he Surgeon electro-tmaguet eventually came into i Morse’s possession oy git from Professor Torrey, but be was not siow lo appreciate the ad- vantages Of Dana's improved magnet, whieh in the next five years Dad come tnio ver, general use in j, tue United States, in the autumn of 1833 Mr. Morse embarked at Havre for whe United states on board the packet ship Sully, che suvject of the recent experiments in France with the ¢lectro-magnot, in which the electric spark had been provuced, and 16 ideatity with electricity hus conclusively demonstrated, engaged bis atten- jon during tue voyage. Mr. Morse conversed with entiemen on board, and the question was asked iow long a time was occupied by the electric fuid in passing througo the coll, Wich was a hundred feet or more tn length. The reply was that its pass age Was lustautaneous, Mr. Morse suggested that the electric Auld, by m of insulated wire such As Was used la the Weilx), could be carried 10 au, disiance and might je to convey aad reco Intelligence, The other ns engaged in the con Versaliou assented indi atiy to Lne ae but it had taxen 90 firm @ hold upon Mdrse's mind tans he undertook to deveiop the idea which he ha thas Originaied, and, before ny compietion of the voyage he had not only worked nia own mind, but had committed to paper, tho genaral ue avention -witu whkod ib lau of Dame is imdwsoiably conuected. Eis mai objevt was toeilect a communicatioa, by meaus of ule ) plectro-miaguot, tar Would leaves veruiangnt re- Mr. Morse Was ¢ | send by it & message to a di wire iz and thus by @ series oi chemical marks, varying 1D width imber for the different Tetvors of the ainhavet, record the message without. separaung the wire at eaca point of communication, On bis return to New York Mr. storve resumed his prolession as & painter, but devoted his lewure houls (o the periection of his tuveation, He cou structed @ rude apparatus; DU! it did nob Work sae cessinlly, and hé was coupelied dnally to asakdon the chemical process, He next availed miuwself of the aculun Oo: the electro-maguel upod & lever us @ mode of using peas and Ink as they are used in the rnliag mace. After trying these WILD but sligat success He substituted pencils for them, aud, flading these liave to brea;, and having ascer- tamed by experimeut iat he could obtain auy reqal- Site Loree Irom the lever, he adopted the stylus, of | Sigel point, for indeatiag the paper, which he has since used. In these various experiments, and in others appertataig to the practical wor! of the UWlegrapnh, three years were con: re was Dot uutil 1835 that he uad so far his Meut a3 to be abie ty ee of a Even ac this time Ne could tnrougu the same. wire, py Ja the Morse telegraph, lactuding even tine: for regulating the movement oF the ribhon of a He Was still delayed by the difficuity of havi {ustruments constructed to-compleie ims plan a by luis further experiments in endeavoring to uulize the return curreat; and though he exhivited ms ex- Periinents to MANY persons 14 1345 aud 1836, It was hot uuti the summer of 1837 that he succeeded 10 productug lustrumenuts D7 which he couid telegraph to @ distance and receive repiies. In september, 1837, having bis Whole pian copicted, he extihited ty Mundreds Of peopie at the University of the city Geeta sual ~¢ wee pol GIs system ot * q in Uctouer of the same year ba ty C es Patent nie saa: 'ne ensuing Winier aud spring were devoted the attempt C0 Interest bi ag in the Pte ue was unsuccessful, aud having abanuoned his pro- fession us @ palnler, was reduced to poverty, an 1833 he revisited Kurope, hoping for recognition rotecuon lor nis inventions there, But, unknowo him, Cooke and Wheatatone, in Enylend, and Steinheil, iu Munich, had been at work tor several years op the same problem, and had reached resaits, not as simple and perfeoi as his, but such ag lad eg. abled tem—<ihe former. in 1837 and the latter in 1s36—to secure patents for eleciric telegraphs. The British Patent Oflee, uniforiily illiberal and igs , Gurdly to Amerigan inventors wheaever there is the slightest ground for pretence taat an English luyentor has applied for anything at all simular yo the se Lf The apvaraims, {no | rade, Was substantiatly tne game aa thas sven og paper, Uon or discovery for Which protection is sou; prompuy ret: niin leiters patent, on the groun Ol the similarity of bis instruments to those of Wheatstone, France treated lum no less shaboily, He returned to Aruerica disappointed, but uot dis- oouraged. Oa tue voyage cut he remarked to the Jate Captain Marshall, tbe commander of tne packe! ship on which ne Was a passenger, that he ha fuilled to excite in Burope the least sympathy; all thought hin a credulous Visionary, and all the con- solation he received was, “Has 0: this persona sole iriend at home who will place him in a tunatic asy> lum?’ He applied to Congress again 1a 1342-48, ° aud “at lengin sucoceded ov tie 3d of March tn the latior yearn getting an appropriauion of $30,000 for an experinental telegraph ine = trom Washington 10 Balthmore. ‘Vai line was com. pleted “during the next ygar, and demon. pirated the “utility of Tis’ system or electroe Miagnetlé Tlagrapas. The first Message was seus over tue line on the 27th of May, 144. 1t was wril- ten by 4 young lady, aud was simply, “What haya God wrodgnt | He had secured his patent in 1840, and, though other planus of recording communica- (tions by chemical process (Bains), and by printing in Loman caplisis (rouse, Magnes, Paelps aut ote have since been inveuted, Una simplicity aud adaptation of Morse’s plan have cansed ite geueral adoption not Only Lhrougnous this country, bul all over the Castern Continent, Professor Morse lived to eajoy highest nonors and rewards that Were showered upon hun. Le. ae. quired fame and wealth amply compeasating for lus long and pauent siruggle with adverse circum. stances. In 1843 Yale Coilege, his Alma Mater, couferred upon him the degree of LL, D. fhe same year ho receiyed from tne Sultan of Turkey the decoration of the Nishan Mcicaur (the Order of Glory), sot in diamonds, Gold medals of scientifig merit were awarded him by the slog of Prussia ce medal set in a massive gold suuit box), the King of Wuriemberg aud the Emperor of Austria. ‘Tne Hinperor of rauce, ta 1854, couferred on him tac Oross of Chevailer of tue Legion of Homor; ta 1867 he received from the King of Denmark the Cross of Knight of tue Daunebrog; and in 188 irom ine Queen of Spain the Cross of Knight Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic. Le has also been elected a meuver or lellow of many Buropean and American scientific and art acatemies. ly 1560 the Emperor Napoleon 11, invited the repre- sentatives of the principal Buropean States to meet at Paris and consider the best means of giving the inventor of the electro-magnetic telesraph a collec. lve testimonial, At ine meeting ten states were reprosented, namely:—france, Kussia, Sweden, — Belgium, Holland, Austria, sare dirta, ‘Tnscany, the Holy see, and ‘Turkey; and, aiter two sessions, the sum of 400,000 francs ($80,000) Was voted to Mr, Morse as an ionor- ary reward for his userul taventton. He received in 1806 @ public banquet in London from the tele- graph companies of Great Britaln, and in 1858 another from Americans in Paris, in which almost overy State in tne Union was represented. But of ail tue rewards which he was the recipient, the great public demonstration iu thus ciy ia nis Honor On the ith of June, 1971, was tue most dearly prized; for the Prolessor was a true American, and appreciated the respect of mis fellow ollizens more (haa the applause of courts and Kings, The un- veliing of the Morse statue in Central Park on that Gay 1s stil fresh in tue remembrance Of our readers, The slatne, thougi Lot, periiaps, wortiy of tue sab- Ject, 13 stil # handsome mouument to the great ia- entor. ‘the Profeasor’s last appearance in public was at the unveiling of tae Frankliu staine ia Priuting House square, on which Occasiod he dcuvered & Characterisile speech, i To Protessor Morse the world ts also indebted for the Invention of the subinaring cabie. As early ad October, 1842, he laid ta New York harbor tne first submarine telegrapu cabie—ueariy & yeur betore the frat land line Was put down and in Workiaz order, Of course tnls was omy an experlinent, bat aa experiment Of so satisiacuory a nature iat he was enabled to predict, shortly alter, in & lee ter to the then secretary of the Treasury, that before many years telegrapiuic com- runicaiion wonia be erfected with Europe. ‘Tuirty years Dave passed, and towlay the wires ander the Allantic attest the fulfilment of the prophecy Wille they announce that tuo prophet is no more, Of late years the Professor lived in comparative ree tirement, chieNy at Poughkeepsie, where ne had @ fue house. During ts late Ulness he resided in this city. Professor Morse was @ Slicere Christian, anu died 1n trasiiag hope of @ better ite to come, AS yet the tumiiy have nov deciled upon chegar ranwements for the fnnerat of tue deceased gentie- Tian; DUE It Wil likely wke place oa Friday or saturday. THE BALLO! BOX JULRAGED, Shocking Corrup: io Long Island Ciy= Vive Doltars Ench for Voies—Taicves wat Thieves—ihe Kesule, The respectavle citizens of Long Island City will never lorget the outrages of yesterday. The @x- citement over the Mayoraity raa gh, but no franda. lent or unfair practices were anticipated. lariy ip Vue morning @ squad Of about seventy of the worst cluracters In New York crossed the Thirty-fourth street terry, They were sworn in as special police- men, and stationed at the polig to prevent ilegal yotlig. Some vad their noses broken, some their faves scatred and others their heads. Wher tuis became Known it was characterized as ® i st unpardonabie outrage, The fecling was very bitter, aud when it became known taat Mavor Dit mars Was its author some Of his vest adinirers voted against him. ‘TD.s proceediog cost ulm hundreds of votes, At the Humer’s Powt poll $6 were paid for S ngio votes in the iuterest of Ditmars, and at U other poiling places ihe prices varied in a wii o: win to $3 The friends of De Bevoise worked hard, and elected thetr candidate by & majority of total vote Was 2,545, the largest ever polled in the city. In ihe towns of Queens and Suifolk counties thera Was very litte excitemeut, Queeas county con- tested for the Court House location, The resulis Ja eacn county are As fullows (or Supervisora:— Queens county—Jamaica, James Nostrand, demo- eral; Flusinmng, Samuel D. Koes, democrat; New town, Kovert Burroughs, reiorm; Oyster Bay, Daniel Hegeman, democrat; Hempstead, Cartis Suiita, repuolican; Nort: Hempstead, Joun R, Reme repubiican; Long Island City, William B, Wil- gon (provadie). Surfoik couuty—Babyion, Elbert Caril, democrat; Huntington, J, 4. Woodnull, independeat; Brook- Daven, EMogham Tuthill, republican; Southold, Henry A, Keevea, democrat; River Head, Gitvert i. Ketcham, repudlican, Southampton, Wiliam fe Post, republican, The result in Queens county Is a victory for Mine- ola as the Court House location. Jamaica votcd to give taeir county the town hull, which cost pete ere Would assume the bonded dent ( 11 Newtown there waa a fight between the Ring and reformera, The Justices looked quietly om. Suerif Henry interiered and quelled the disiurb+ @uce, At this juncture several United States Mar~ ahtals arrived and wok charge of the polls. Two of the retormers, Messrs. Warren and Lawrence, were 80 badly injured that they Had to be taken to thelr homes in carriages. Tne reformers were defeated, TERNATIONAL PaliON OONGRESS AT as LONDON, Convauses, Ohto, April 2, 1872, ‘The Senate has adopted a resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint two commissioners to represent Onlo at the international © on the suiyect of prisons to be held at London tu July next, A LION TAMER SEIZED IN THE DEN, PRLADELPULA, Pa, April 2, 1872 Jmeph Whittle was badly torn oy lous this aftere goon while pertorming at O'Brien's circus, on Main and Oxford Strocts to Fraukiord. lie wb not | expooted to lives