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ing Hoax’s Innocents, McComb, Alley and Durant in a Pot and Kettle Farce. WHAT OF THAT $400,000. Duff’s Babelike Confessions and Angelic Forgetfulness. The North Easton Beam as a Patent Memory Crusher. COLFAX’S $1,200 STORY. The Vice President Will Meet ‘Honest Iago” Face to Face. Mobilier Mephistopheles to Ever After Hold His Peace. NO ALLEY-BIES. The Quaker City Court Refuses the Great Corporation Corpse a Free Pass to Oblivion. © WASHINGTON, Feb, 1, 1873, ‘The session of Judge Poland’s committee to-day ‘was devoid of special interest, in spite of the antict- pation of the good things promised by Colonel McOomb in the shape of a bundle of interesting letters, He did not, however, produce anything of startling interest to-day, for which he gaye several reasons to your correspondent, who queried as follows:— “Why did you not produce all your letters, Colo- Mel, a8 you promised you would, especially the one Containing the name of that high oficial t” “Well,” replied Mr. McComb, “I am a man of my word, but I am rash at times, saying something at the impulse of the moment which I afterwards wish had not been said. The newspapers ought to be satisfied with the disclosures already made. This matter has gone far enough, I guess,”’ Mcovomb seems desirous not to press the matter, and if he holds any letters in reserve they may be of more use to him in his sit than before the com- mittee. He introduced one letter in testimony from General Dodge, in which the latter announced the defeat of the Rate bil’ by a close contest, and then asked whether it did not pay to have friends im Congress. McComb also spoke in detail of a conversation with Ames, in which the latter had triumphantly said, ‘Has not Colfax’s ruling paid the investment of stock?” McComb closed with g@ side thrust at Alley about his slanders of Dr. Durant :—“‘Alley is like a worm—tread on him, and he aquirms invariably in response.” In answer to McComb's scornful statement he went writhing up to Judge Poland and begged the privilege of replying. Poland was very curt with him, saying the committee room was no place for the adjust- ment of mutuai differences between him and McComb, but he was allowed to say a word or two, which changed no one’s epinion regarding him, unless it were to deepen the gencral distrust of every one for this abject specimen ef fawning humanity. The only other incident before Poland’s committee were the struggles of Job Stevenson to make out a case. The gloom of despair and the corrugation of acidity are stamped upon his face. Poland now announces again his positively fare- well appearance as acommitteeman. He says the committee will examiue but two nore witnesses— viz., Oakes Ames, with his mind refreshed again by his pilgrimage to North Easton, and Vice Presi- @ent Colfax. Dr. Durant gives a very satisfactory reason why Stewart, the contumacious witness, does not tell what he did with the $250,000 entrusted to him for distribution ‘‘where the money was likely to do most good.” The Doctor vigorously remarks that his professional honor prevents him frum di- ‘vuiging. Before Wilson’s Investigating Committee to-day ‘there was the usual excitement of finding im- mense amounts of money on the Union Pacific Railroad books charged up for mysterious pur- poses. The officers of the Union Pacific Railroad Bre the most grossly incompetent men, or else they are the most shameless—well, exaggerators—in the country. Wilson pumped John Duff to-day, but ‘with little result, about the item of $126,000 for degal exvenses. The innocent knew nothing. He manifested the same bliss(ul ignorance concerning the Suspense account, amounting to $400,000. Judge Hoar pressed him very closely upon his visit to Washingtan when Congress was legislating for the Union Pacific Railroad. “What did you come for?’ queried Hoar. Datf replied he came to ask his friends whether the bill was all right. “You couldn’t have learned that in Boston by telegraph, eh?” inquired Hoar. “No.” said Dum. “I came here to see about it— to learn ff it was ali rignt.”? The ingenious old Duff stuck to that babe-like tale with mild persistency, and maintained a stolid ignorance about everything concerning the Union Pacific Railroad. There is beginning to be considerable talk about what isto be done with the Congressional fallen angels. The committee, if it passes any opinion at all, dare not pass any other than a recommenda- tion of severe measures. It is probable, however, that the committee will shirk the whole responst- Dility of juégment, and, giving Lui a statement Of facts, lcave the rest to Congress. One of the re- sults of the late invéstigation is tae disclosure of the following corrapt joke im the memoranda of a Crédit Mobilier wag :— “Why will not Ames be convicted!” i he has an Ailey by ready fer every oc- Mr. Colfax has made out his defence, but de- clines to present it to the Poland Committee until Ames can be present. He will show that the money which he deposited came from his triends— H. B. Bowen, of New York; 0, H. Stuart, of Phila- delphia, and J. Shoemaker, of Baltimore—who had femitted it to him for political purposes in In- Giana, and he will then repeat his assertion that he did.net draw $1,200 from the Sergeant-at-Arms on Oakes Ames’ check, payable to 8. C. So far 80 good ; but it appears there Is more circumstantial evidence in reserve, show! Posited in the National Ban! cash arawn from the Se: Patterson says th: that the money de- was the identical ATMS, brother gned. Un- he stigma which now rests upon name and fame a resolution, it is said, will soon be offered by a Western Senator for his expulsion. Intimate friends of Mr. Colfax say that since the Crédit Mobilier investigation began he has suffered mental tortures that have completely changed the expresaion of his face. He looks sad and haggard, and those who have known him for years scarcely tecoguize him, THE POLAND COMMITTEE, chentieatiiasrtaiahecintan WASHINGTON, Feb, 1, 1873, Judge Poland's speciai committee to inquire into the distribution of Crédit Mobilier stock among Members of Congress résumed its session this morning. M'COMD ON THE STAND AGAIN, rit § MeComb was recalled and exammed by Judge gland :— @. At the time of vour former examination you rtated oll might Rave, some further ers ty throw light on the suufect we have under invertigutions have ry search, sit, aud found sowe of the papers, but some not. The witness here produced a number of letters which WEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. Dimeelf Ames, bat as only one | they in part were of the Pacific Railroad. eastern di- Ais gol Me. des.» they were not | vision. The witness ee ody card had any ‘nancial busi. ‘The one referred dated De- ‘and was from Genera! fan ige, then & Mr. McComb, a x tthe ri ition to-day, 61 Wi that he had recelved Dut was un- let cont substance of it; ‘witness did not remember what ruling was referred to. Mr. McComb then stated that he had examined the gory of the of ommittee of the Union Pacific Rall. d Compan: urant, and he there found that Mr. Jaines Brooks meted asa member of that com, G clared, acte | the election on March 9, N68, he. asked that the commit. tonya ages ha Solas Gusta tat unui Marc! 1868, himamicber r By Mr. Niblack—It seems that money was expended here in Washington to procure certaln legislation ; have you any knowledge of that? A. I have no knowledge Inysclf personally of a dollar being expended for any Purpose in Washington; I was on a committee to ex- amine the accounts of Dr. Durant for some sour or Sve hundred thousand dollar: nses; took a minute of all the vouchers together with Bardwel d found all right; upon reporting to Mr. Alley that Mr. Durant’s ac- counts were all right Mr, Alley replied that if they were right they must not let the people know it,as Mr. Durant ae nee be sstloved from the odium cast upon him by ose account By Mr. Alley—Witness did swear in Philadelphia that Mr. Alley refused to sign the report, and gave as his rea- son that Durant was a dishonest man; repeated that tes- timony now; Mr. Alley was the third man o! the commit- Wwe and refused to sign. ALLISON, OF IOWA, RECALLED, Mr. W. B. Allison, of Iowa, was recalled and examined by Hon. Job Sevenson, Witness had been a stockholder in the lowa Falls and Sioux City Railroad, but had sold his stock some time ago; Mr. Hooper, Mr. Ames, Speaker Blaine and others were stockholders in the road; it was chartered by lowa, and not by Cot ALURY IRRITATED, Mr. Alle: desired to reply to Mr. McComb. Judge Poland notioed Simm that an; reply Toust be short, as this was oe oe, Page le difficulties be- to ee t Mr. Mc 's Mir. Alley then dent he had made any statement to Mi omb it a 1d also Ir, MoU in regal Dr. Durant, ani re that his interest in the Union Pacific Railroad at the time of the Oakes A: tract wi shares and his aiareet Z the Credit Mobiller 290 shares. alled, and testified as to hei McComb, while Dr. Durant was in Burope, ad better koe} unsel, as bi own cot ir. mol out to the other 8. 3 P this ny eived a note from Mr. Tale, Counsel for Vieo President Colfax, satin iat He preferred mot to appear before the committee until Mr. Ames shall return. After a secret seasion of three hours the com- Ttiee adjourned until Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. THE WILSON COMMITTEE, that he (Cra B WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 1873, The Wilson committee met this morning at half- past ten o'clock. a sEerMORT oF waosem SUEDE fcie ‘ebster Snyder was sworn and examined by the Chairman—Was eneral freight and ticket agent from 1885 to 1867, and general superintendent until July, 1869; witness now resides at Jamaica, L. I.; did not know of any government directors and commissioners who were hy anything besides their mileage and compensation for services, with exception—namely, Cornclius Wendell, now dead; Wendell came to Bryan, Wyoming, in November and December, 1863, as @ government Commissioner, but declined to act without the payment of money; Wendell was there several days and did not pay eee ttention to the road ; witness, in conversation with him, said that the company had spent money iu good faith, and Wendell, by his delay in a company out of its money, which was unj buthe did not recoilect afl of the conversation : said be would act tor $25,000, and was paid the money by ‘witness; Wendell did not say he would make a favorable report; witness did not take a receipt or memorandum to show to the officers of the company ; did not pay to any other Commissioner or director ony ‘sums of money, be- sides mileage, or tor servic: bout sixty or eighty miles of road were to be exami by the Commissioners at paid the money on Dr. that time. Examined by Mr. Hoar—Witness his own responsibility; he had conve with re Durant, who was Vice President of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Wendell had declined to act and had Proposition to receive $25,000; Dr. Durant said that would not authorize the payments there was peculiar em shh in the affairs of the road which seemed to require the payment. 2 Dr. Durant say any! ing: other than that he should not authorize the ment? A. We have had some conversation, and I given the substance of it. . Did Durant to prohibit tho pay- ment without his authority? A. Not actually forbidden. Q. Were you ever called on to account for or rebuked for this payment by your superiors? A. I had some con- versation with Dr. Durant, and Oliver Ames, the Presi- dent, wrote me a letter saying that I did wrong; I think this was in November or December, . Bushnell—I don't kn wai you understand 10" By General Duff and Mr. cause was assigned for my removal; it mated that I was removed for paying LL thi money; the money was charged to the account of “*Con- tingenclesand Construction; witness obtained a drait for the money from the Omaha National Bank, payable in New York, and gave security for its payment. hist ved oe ne reason for asking for the moncy; he wanted it as “blood. % And you gave him the™'blood?”’ A. I did, and owing to the peculiar situation of affeiral felt justified Jn pay- Ue oe moneys . Shellabarger interrogated the witness, who said the road was first clase at the time, nd that F. T. Blair and General Buford, the other two Sommissioners, showed no reluctance to discharge their duty. Being interrogated by Mr. Swann, the witness said:— The Board of Directors of the company tacitly acqut- gsced in what he had done, and there was no protest, 80 far ashe knew, on their books to show disapproval; the company never presented an account to him for the CHARLES C. VANZANDT. Hon. Charles ©. Vanzandt, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Rhode Island, was examined—Was in Washington in the Spring and Summer of 1864, but not in connection with the legislation then pending be- fore Congress. Having been asked whether he had knowledge that ony money had been d to procure legislation on the subject of the Union Pacific ilroad Company, witness replied he had no definite knowledge, but he might have heard loose conversations, which could not repeat with distinctness. He then related the ie cea of suits by Poland, J. Hazard angothers in the Rhode Island Courts against Dr. Durant to re over certain moneys; Dr. Durant retained wit- Ness as attorney, associated with himselt: Mr. Jenckes, and he was subsequently retained. by. the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Credit Mobiller; Dr. Durant denied that any improper expenditure had been made by him, and said whathe had paid had been passed on by committees of those corporations and his accounts settled; this partjof hisdetence seemed to be agreed to by the ope ite parties in the suit; the bilis never came to an ultimate hearing; they were still pend- ing with no probability of a hearing; the complainants in the suit claimed that Durant spent money of the sus- pense account of the Union Pacific Railroad Cot and never properly accounted for it; it he spent the money for corrupt purposes; there was a vast amount of crimination and recrimination; the parties were friendly one week and quarrelied the next. MOA ABOUT THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ‘'LRG. PENSES. John Duff called and testified as to his connection with the Union Pacific Railroad Company and his profits trom the Credit Mobilier; he was appointed in March, 1871, the committeé of the company to ad) account of $126,000 for 5] clined to serve, although by doi in. fe d himself of the particulars concerning the matter; he was in Washington about the time of Secretary Bout- cting the withholding of certain moneys ion Pacific Railroad Company, and came here al ice ot Oliver Ames, President of the company, to see what was going on; he met while nere Mr. Rollins, General Dodge, Thomas A. Scott, Mr. Bushnell and others, who said the legislation on the subject would be right; he paid his board bill while here out of his own pocket and ‘Was never reimbursed by the company, and did not pay @ dollar to any party in Washington. Tn reply to @ question of Mr. Shellabarger he said he de- clined to go on the committee to audit and settle the bill a special legal expenses because he knew nothing about them, Q. Was there anything to prevent you from finding out by resorting to the source of information? A. I think I could ‘have found out. In a further’ examination witness said he had no knowledge of lawyers being Soles nere; he did not hear anything about the expenditure of the money, nor did he want to hear; when he came here he was in- formed all w: ht The Chairman—When you were requested by Mr. Ames to core to Washington to see what was going on—the Sec- retary ot the asury had already taken action withhold ing certain moneys trom the Union Pacific Railroad—was your purpose to secure friendly legislation by Congress? 4. I wi tisfled the ‘egisiation would be friendly. Witness was interrogated to the suspense account, but could give no information as to the objects for which the sums o' poner, were Ci go It. Pace from the records of the Union Pacific Railroad Company that Oliver Ames and John J. Cisco were appointed a com- mittee to inform themselves of tne details of the suspense account, and audit and pay amounts tound due. Ifthe facts proved satisfactory to them there should be no fur- ther discussion, and it was further resolved to charge such payments to the construction accounts. Witness Was interrogated at Laie ‘as to the action of the Credit Mobiller in the matter of as Union Pacific Railroad bonds, dividends, c., and also im relation to the be Ames contract. RESENT PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OF CREDIT MOBILIER, Sidney Dillon testified that the present property of the Credit Mobilier consists of lands at Council Bluffs and Columbus worth about one hundred and fifty-five thou- sand dollars a note of the Union Pacific Ratiroad Company for $2.00. nd the note had never been resented it might be considered good; the reason why e did not try to collect the money was that it must em- burrass the company; a portion of the land will be re- Quired by the cempany and th i would thus be doubled Credit Mobilier in bay | 1867 contract no business has been transacted jt Mobilier except the setiling up of Its affairs: the Cre it Mobilier owns between one thousand five hundre 6 Ames Gre two thousand shares of Union Pacific Railroad Co any’s stock: with the the mn ess Was not in Washington pending legisiation of 1864 and 1871; he knew nothing abou suspense account, nor about the $126,000 for special expenses; did pot know of any money having been iced in the 0: oe answered by saying there were things ‘on that part of the road necessary to be done under the Oak contrac: at had not been put into the contract the part built by the Credit Mobilier would have ne increased to that amount, the 138 miles naving been led as @ part of the contract. The Chairman inquired whether a large portion of what was divided out by Credit Mobilier was not derived by taking the difference between what the bullding of that extent of road had e: eamteact price L Hiei company and the Oakes Ames he witness rep) such was the fact to some ex tent. He made further explanations in relation to the 2 subject, and said the contract was taken by Oukes Ames an individual, out jupposed it was meant the con- tract should be transterred to the stockbolders of the wae ents the con ‘Was one of the seven trus- om the contract ; director had ever been a stockhonter in the stedie Mae bilier, nor had any stock ever been so transterred to his knowledge. és THOMAS URANT, RECALLED, Biscewart co sete aimoutucs with foetal sowet . Stewart to ul t con: cerned in the Leavenworth and Pawnee Rant oet aa stated the limit beyond which ke co four and five hundred thousand dot! trouble with La he but see yee desired the terminus to be at St. Louis eral other points. Mr. tain bonds after the leg ok No meine trangaction; no money th spent among members of Co + no Union Pacific Ratiroad Company passed to ns, Boe of Whom and others at sev- urant paid Mr. Stewart cer- islation of Congress of that of the details of the ever heard of was i bonds ot the Mr, Stewart; ler in the Credit Mo- | ness with Thaddeus The committee adjourned until Monday at ten o'clock, NOT TO DIE YET! The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Refuses the Application to Wind Up the Credit Mobilier Corporation. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1, 1873. In the Court of Common Pleas Judge Allison read the decision on the petition of the Crédit Mobilier asking for a decree of dissolution under the act of Apsi, 11856, on the ground that since July, 1868, the corporation has transacted no business. The Judge Teluses the prayer of the petition, and gives following reasons for the reiusal :— The government has given notice that it claims to be a creditor of the corporation to a large amount. Congress has by its action directed the employment of conngel to investigate and prose- cute such claims. Shall we embarrass the possible fature action dependent on such an inquiry by taking from that body its very existence, and en- able it to pass out of sight be gulely descending into the rare which, by anticipation, it has pre- pared for itself, and turn the government, as well as individual creditors, over to a scramble for the effects of that body? This corporation should be compelled to continue to live, and stand in its proper place until it maybe made clear, beyond reasonabie doubt, that, without Breiasice to the public welfare or the interest of the corporation— and we may add that of its creditors—we may safely give to it the death. which it desires to die ty. our hands. The exceptions to the report of tne aster are sustained aud the prayer of the peti- toner is refused, OBITUARY. —-—_—. Mathew Fontaine Maury. Mathew Fontaine Maury, the well-known hydro- graphic engineer, an American naval Commander, and just lately oMoer in charge of the Washington Observatory and Professor of Physics in the Virginia Military Institute, died at Lexington, Va., yester- day. Be expired at the hour of one o’clock in the afternoon, after a painful illness, deeply regretted by many friends, He was sixty-six years of age on the 14th of January. Born on the 14th of January, 1807, in Spottsylvania county, Virginia, he was the descendant of one of those old French Huguenot families who settled in that part of our country after being driven from their native land. Young Maury’s prospects in life were not of an en- couraging nature, His parents were poor, and found it no easy task to provide for nine children that instruction which the native genius of Mathew and his brothers seemed to call for. When fourteen years old the boy accidentally attracted the notice of Bishop Otey, who, immediately dis- cerning the talents which he was imbued with, took him under his care and provided for his edu- cation. Then it was that Maury first could follow up his penchant for mathematics, which has since rendered him famous. Astronomical works be- came his passion. He studied hard, but in order to view the practical part of his science also he entered the United States navy as a mid- shipman, and shipped on. board the Brandy- wine in 1824. He visited Europe, the Antarctic and the Pacific; was then transferred to the Vincennes and soon became Heutenant, in which guality he went on board the Powhattan. In 1835 he wrote his first work, which found so high an appreciation that the Secretary of the Navy recommended it to the naval schools tor general use. More of hia works followed, works which since have become of vast value to navigators.” In 1839 Mr. Maury met with an accident which, while it rendered it impos- sible for him to resume active duties, enabled to devote his whole time to his favorite studies, Mr. Maury was entirely a self-educated man. His abilities, intense application and perseverance ro- suited finally in the attainment of the position held by him as Director of the National Observa- tory, Washington, and as the originator of the celebrated “Wind and Current Charts,” those signposts of the sea, which have pointed, through Successive years, to the nearest and best road for the wave-tossed mariner to steer across the waste of waters. In 1834 he married Miss Ann Herndon, of Fredericksburg, sister to the lamented Herndon, who perished at on board the ill-fated steamer Central America. While a passed midshipman he wrote a work on Reh yey which has since been adopted as atext-bookin the navy. His “Physical Geog- raphy of the Sea” has passed through several land, and has been trans- ice, Holland and Russia. His last labor in the cause of science was @ plan for a combined international expedition to explore the Antarctic Ocean, the results of which he fore- shadowed as being fraught with much benefit to the cause of geographical knowledge, but which was interrupted by the troubled state of the coun- try. previous to the Rebeilion. On Saturday, the 19th of April, 1861, he tendered huis resignation to Abra- am Lincoln, and started at once for the Virginia shore. On his arrival in Alexandria he succeeded in sopping the steamer George Page from her, usual trips to Washington city, and prevailed upon her owners to send her by night to Aquia Creek, where she afterwards did rebel service as a gun- boat, under the command of Lieutenant Charles Simms. Sunday morning, by sunrise, he was in Richmond, where he was welcomed by Governor Letcher, and immediately entered upon the duties as a member of the Executive Council, te which he was appointed, Here he was one of the leading Spirits. When the State passed into the Confede- racy the duties of the council were at an end, and Captain Maury returned to his naval duties, in which he was persevering. One important but peculiar feature in the detence of Richmond was es- sentially his, and nis plan ior covering the rivers of the South witha fleet of gunboats met with great favor in the Virginia Assembly. About this time an invitation was tendered him by the Grand Duke Constantine of Kussic to make that country his home and there follow out his peculiar and important scientific researches, but he respect- fully declined. A similar invitation from the E: peror Napoleon to make France his hume was d Clined. He travelled abroad, on duty, subse- quently. In the year 1865 the Mexican Times, of Mexico city, Maury has become a citizen of Mexico. the at Humboldt his fame belongs to the world, Emperors and kings have sought his acquaintance and have ever shown him that attention due to distinguished merit. We know that the good people of Mexico will welcome him asabrother in their midst. His great learning will contribute much to the improvement of practical science in this country. For information to his friends—and he has many in every portion of the civilized globe—we are happy to state that Sefior Maury is in most excellent health, and is now actively en; din the duties assigned him by His Majesty the Emperor Maximilian,’ He sub- sequently served as Commissioner of Colonization under the Mexican government. In this capacity he wae authorized to establish cies to induce ration to Mexico in New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, and also in other cities. A company was also organized in Paris to make up French and Spanish colonies in Mexico, His life, career and public services were made at one time, in conse- quence of his change of allegiance, the subject of much discussion. A Unionist wit illustrated the argument thus:—‘Soms years ago I reada dis- cussion between two learned men. One contended that an alligator was a very useful animal. ‘Use- ful!’ exclaimed the other, ‘pray to what purpose?’ ‘To his own purposes,’ triumphantly responded the other.’ Commodore Maury, when in Lurope, had charge of the fitting out of the privateers Alabama, Stonewall, Florida, Shenandoah and other vessels which were armed for the Confederate navy. MISS EMILY FAITHFULL. A Matinee Entertainment at Associ tion Hall—Anna Dickinson and Miss Faithfull as Speakers—Glimpses of the Men and Women Miss Faithfull Has Known. Association Hall was more than crowded yester- day afternoon, for it was filled to ‘overflowing, with an audience of ladies, to listen to Miss Emily Faithfull, Anna Dickinson, who was scarcely re- cognizable until she spoke, so elegantly and fashionaly was she attired, introduced Miss Faith - full in a few characteristic sentences, expressive of the delight she felt in introducing one 80 eminent and so faithfui to all that was promotive of the Welfare of women, and her delight, she said, received a@ warmer glow in the remembrance that Miss Faithfull was from “the mother land.” The subject of the lecture was “Gitmpses of Men and Women Whom I Have Kuown;” Miss Faithfull blended her own personal ex- perlences with @ cameo-kind of personal sketch of the more prominent of the men and women she referred to. The first glimpse was at Lady Morgan, the authoress of “The Wild Irish Girl,’ whom the lecturer kuew, and was present at many of her receptions. Lady Mot was, she said, a firm be- lever in the practice long adopted in the royal family of land, of giving to each of the danghters an accomplishment or trade that they were age tted §=for, that would place them above the adversi- ties consequent upon the accident of fortune. Then she spoke of the following:—Palmerston, Pye Slag Disraeli, Lord Brougham, Lord Carlisle, Sir John Bowring, Mrs. Gaskell, . Jameson, Bessie Rayner Parkes, Adelaide Proctor, Frede- Tick D, Maurice, Jona Gibson, David Livingstone, Harriet Hosmer, Lady Franklin, Caroline Norton’ George Eliot, John Ruskin, Thomas Cariyle, Baroness Burdett Coutts and Florence Nightingale. This wondrous galaxy of brililant stars in the firmament of fame twinkled and glictered, ono after the other, as Miss Faithfull revealed them to the view of her audience, interspersing each reve- lation with so mnch personal gessip, practical sense and high sentiment, that the two hours’ lec- ture Was no more wearisome (o the attention than @ pieasant gossip with @ inating woman, lext Saturday Mrs, Scott Siddons expects to entertain an equally large audience. POMEROY'S DISGRACE. Exciting Scenes in the Kansas Legislature. THE WITHERING SPEECH OF MR. YORK, The Secret Bargain Between Him and Pomeroy in the Tafft House. HOW “OLD POM.” MET HIS WATERLOO, A “Job” Put Upto Ca‘ch Him, and Representa- tive York Selected to Play the Detective and “Put Him in His Little Bed.” A a THE DEFEATED SENATOR RISES T0 EXPLAIN. ‘The St, Louis journals received last evening con- tain very full and graphic accounts of the exciting contest in Kansas on Wednesday for Senator, which resulted in the crushing defeat ahd disgrace of Senator Pomeroy. The correspondent of the St. Louls Republican thus graphically depicts the scenes and incidents of Pomeroy’s defeat :— ToreKa, Kansag, Jan. 29, 1873. Pomeroy has just been beaten My @ nearly unani- mous vote for John J. Ingalls, 8 I told you day before yesterday, a plot was put up on Pomeroy whereby one of the opposition was to sell out to him and then expose him. SUCCESS OF THE PLOT, Colonel York, of Montgomery county, sold out to Pomeroy for $8,000, and then, as the joint ballot began, walked up tothe Speaker's desk, laid the money in front of the Speaker and made a speech exposing the matter. THE STAMPEDE. The excitement surpassed anything I ever saw or heard of. A stampede took place, and Pomeroy only got eight or nine votes, NEW DEAL, The bottom has fallen out of the subsidy ring and there is anew deal in Kansas politics that can- not fail to be national in its result. It is the first victory the people have gained in all the long war between them and the money ring. Senator Pom- eroy is not only beaten in the canvass, but stands charged with a crime whereof the penalty is seven years in the Penitentiary, and a warrant for his arrest is already inthe hands of the Sheriff of Pawnee county. HOW POMEROY WAS BEATEN, As early as Thursday of last week it became evi. dent that there was but one possible method of beating Pomeroy,.and that was to set a trap for him, whereby he should be induced to bribe one of the opposition who could be depended on to expose him. COUNCIL OF WAR, Atacouncil of war held shortly afterward b; the opposition it was aecidod that Colonel A. M. York, Senator from Mantgempay. county, was the man most available for this purposé, A gentle- man, whose connection with several tern rail- way companies interested in Pomeroy’s re-election gave him the old man’s confidence, was brought up from Kansas City to begin the negotiations. After some skirmishing and sparring an interview between York and gpg Sa was brought about, at which there was some talk about money, and finally a sort of understanding was arrived at, POMEROY SHUFFLES, Pomeroy then began to shufle,as he always does, and tried to work it with York through third part les, York, however, refused to negotiate with he third parties at all, and insisted on doing the business exclusively with the Senator himself, averring that the old Senator was a nice man to do business with, and he wanted a full, fair and per- sonal understanding in the matter. SUSPENSION OF CHRISTIAN DUTY, At last Pomeroy suspended the bylaws of his caution and his piety and entered squarely into negotiations with York. The latter was none of your ten cent fellows. He told Pomeroy that his constituents had threatened to hang him if he yoted tor the old’man, and so it would be necessary for him to sell out for enough to insure his neck. He further said that if he voted for Pomeroy he should never dare to live in Montgomery county again, and hence he must sell out for enough to enable him to remove to some other lecality and to indemnify him against any sacrifice of property he might have to make in disposing of his effects in Montgomery. * CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY, This recital harrowed up the old man’s bowels of Christian compassion, and he offered York about five thousand dollars. This York felt obliged to decline, THE COMPROMISE. The case was one of desperation with him, and he must have at least $8,000. At this old Pomeroy made a good many ry, faces, but finally effected a compromise on this 2,000 down, asis—to wit, $: $5,000 within forty-eight hours and the other $1,000 took his alter he was elected. Weil, York $2,000 and attended the Pomeroy cauc' he made the speech ofa proselyte, and w: the humblest of the late and contrite converts. The next day he went and got his $5,000, which he gin put in his pocket along with the other 2,000, and having Pomeroy’s promise to pay an additional $1,000 aiter he was elected. That last $1,000 York will probably lose. THE CAUCUSING, Things went on lovely till after Tuesday's sepa- rate ballots, and then the mischief began to bubble up to the surface. On Tuesday night the anti- Pomeroy people had & caucus, at which @ concen- trati(@ was effected upon Mr. Ingalls, with a plenged strength of sixty-two. IN JOINT SESSION. When the House‘and Senate went into joint bal- lot to-day there was no man in the entire hall whose face had in it so. much of the lurking devil- ment of conspiracy as glittered in York’s eyes and balefully lit up his pale face, It was not long alter the assembling of the jointconvention betore the presiding officer wrapped order with his gavel and announced that the Legislature of Kansas in joint convention would now proceed to ballot for United States Senator for the full term, beginning March 4, 1873. 1 DAMNING DEED EXPOSED, There was a dead hush then as Senator York, of Montgomery, arose and claimed the floor on a uestion of privilege, which was granted him. le drew from his pocket an envelope containing $7,000 in current funds, walked down the aisle and jaid it in front of the Speaker, with the request that he count the money. There was a little buzz of surprise, and then @ hush of strained expectancy as the speaker turned over the crisp notes, and York walked back to his seat. ‘dentlemen,” said York, “I have an ex- a to make to this body upon my vote for Senator. I shail vote for Samuel C. Pomeroy for the best reason in the world, and that reason is now on the desk of your presiding officer.” There were good many pale and scared faces in that hall then. He then went on and detailed the circum- stances of his bribery, . INTENSE EXCITEMENT, As he proceeded the excitement became intense, and finally whenever the name of Pomeroy was mentioned there weuid be a storm of indignation. It wasa revolution. York fine fibres of kis nervous spired. He Thave wilful; 8 disgraced man. 4 of ,m: ce aforethought be- trayed @ trust reposed in me by a fellow man. I did it with eyes wide ‘open and a@ mind full of comprehension of the con- sequences; but I did it because 1 thought it was @ sacrifice required of me to save my State from sinking still deeper into the quicksands of corruption in which her once fair fame almost swallowed up. I stand before yor edged to vote for Samuel C. Pomeroy in consideration of $7,000 to me in hand paid in current funds, and a promise of $1,000, payable upon a contingency. [ ask you, must I redeem that (ge he (Cries of “No, n0;”’ “Damn Pomeroy and his money.”) 1 ask you if! amin your minds @ disgraced man? (Cries of “No, no,” “You did right.”) 1 ask you ifthe end did not — the means? (Cries of “Yes, yes,!” and loud cheers.) Then Mr. York closed his speech with an impas- sioned peroration that raised the wildest tumult in the hall and in the galleries, and sat down. THE BALLOTING. It was several minutes before the presiding officer could restore order, and then the heaton | began. The Pomeroy torces stampeded like a her of Texas steers breaking for timber when a norther comes to them. Cringing mercenaries, who had sounded his praises preparatory to their votes for him on Tuesday's ballot, shrunk down in their seats till could have lid them behind a gopher bill or a nd of bunch grass. When their names were called they feebly voted for Ingalls and subsided. It was a rout and a slaughter. The battalions had gone for it in all the pomp and pride and panoply of Pomeroyism and patronage in the morning, they were shirking, suave, quiescent at noon, THE DISGRACED SENATOR. With all his power and his money and his pres- tige of yesterday, to-day Pomeroy found not even @ postmaster so poor as todo him honor, The evil news had been carried to him, and his room was locked tm the face of all comers. The old man was crushed at noon, as the ballot was finished and In- ‘alls declared elected, I went down to the Teift jouse to see Pomeroy, but he had no use for the representative of the ican. In fact, he had no use for anybody, but the Sheriff had some use for Pomeroy. The excitement here is intense. I never saw such @ revulsion of sentiment in my life. Joe Hooker's bleeding army that recoiled from the Chancellorville hosts was a' victorious host as com- pared to the railroad and Pomeroy ring here to- day. Ney, when he desperately tried to hold the oid guard on the hill siope of Hugomont, was a victol crowned with laureis in comparison to the crusited and stricken old man who, yesterday a Senator anda Christian, to-day sits locked in his room, with a Deputy Sheriff, belted and armed, pacing in the corridor outside. , HIS EXPULSION DEMANDED. To-morrow Senator Mooniight, of Leavenworth, will introduce a resolution deman the expul- sion of Mr. Pomeroy from the United States Senate. His preliminary examination will take place day after to-morrow under the criminal statute of this State, and there is @ league formed which will rogecute the case to the last court and with the it dollar, iNT ih EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY. The excitement in ti if city to-night reminds one of the war time, when the news of victory came. The first result of the exposure was a sort of numbness. reas could not realize what a stu- pendous political drama had been enacted in their midst, and it was not until they. had discussed the matter all the afternoon that it was fully realized and appreciated. ‘There was talk among the half-crazed young fel- lows who had got drunk over the affair about lynching Pomeroy and treating him to a summary coat of tar and feathers, if not rougher handling; but this sentiment was speedily irowned down, and the news of Pomeroy’s arrest, about six o'clock P. M., satisfled the appetite for vengeance. YORK, THE HERO. Then the crowd hunted up Colonel York, carried him down into the office of the Tetft House on their shoulders, and nominated him by gcclamation to Succeed Caldwell, whose Senatorial éstate they said ‘Was ready to be administered upon, POMEROY INTERVIEWED. A little after six o'clock I gained access to Pom- eroy’s room. He was notat liberty, but the cor- respondents of the Repudlican and Chicago Tribune were permitted to converse with him. He shewed more grit than I gave him credit for. Said he:—“My friends, or those who were my friends, are worse demoralized than I am. I am pong stay right here and face this thing in all its phases, It was aioul conspiracy from begin- sine te end, and it has accomplished its Poe But I can at least save my reputation.” is talk about reputation coming frem Pomeroy fatigued your correspondent, and he left the presence of the at subsidy manipulator, believing that the subsidy operation that broke him up in business Was the last he could indulge in tor some time, un- Jess, in the course of legal events, he should Ond it necessary to subsidize a court or two, THE OFFICIAL VOTE. In my first despatch this afternoon I said that Pomeroy received eight or nine votes. These must have been changed, for the official report does not give him @ single vote. DANGEROUS REACTION, I have just returned from Senator Pomeroy's rooms, whither I went to offer the Republican’s columns to the old man for ony jtatement he might See fit to make for himself. He was utterly broken down, The nerve with which he met the first shock has utterly given way, and he is completely prostrated by the more mature realization of his position, He said briefly that he did not wish to add anything to the statement already telegraphed. He was in bed when I visited his rooms, A dozen or 80 of his personal staif were in the sitting room adjoining his bedroom, and upon the faces of these Was a solemn cloud of apprehension and dejection. The old man himself was very much cast down. He had been weeping and bewailing his fate a little While before, but was more composed at the time oi my visit. Nothing was more evident than his total breaking down under the crushing magnitude of his sudden reverse. RATIFICATION MERTING, An immense ratification meeting is being heid to-night at the Opera House, which Mr, Ingalls is now addressing. A Mass Meeting Compliments York. Adespatch to the St, Louis Glove telegraphs as follows late in the evening:— An enthusiasm ratification meeting is being heltl to-night. Mr. Ingalls’ seat and his election did not cost him a dollar or a pledge. The election of Mr. Ingalls is recognized as a conspicuous triumph of the honesty and integrity of the people of Kansas. The meeting is being addressed by Messrs. Thatcher, Cobb, Snoddy and others, In- describable excitement prevails, The following resolution was passed at the pub- lic meeting :~ Resolved by this meeting, That the hearty thanks of the people of Kansas are due to Colosel York, the distin: guished Senator trom Montgomery, tor his courageous and self-sacrtficing course in exposing to the Legislature > the nefarious system of arruptton which has so long dis- raced our State. We regard his action as patriotic in the ighest degree, as requiring the first order of moral cour- age, and as not only justified, butimperatively demanded His course 1s ours, and we by the exigencios of the case, will stand by him and protect him to the end. The opinion is expressed here freely that Cald- well’s successor will be elected by the present Legislature, The Newspaper Syndicate. The following letter has been prepared at Tope- ka, and signed by five newspaper editors and cor- respondents, wno claim to have aided in:the defeat of Pomeroy :— Hon. A. P. Morton, Chairman of the Special Committee, m4 fe have the honor to report, that the share which we undertook of the task of rehabiliating the fame of the rotton Commonwealth, to wit, the elimination of the Christian statesman, and the substitution in his place of a man of brains and of honest impulse, has been success- fully ‘executed, assisted ‘by. am nccoiaplished detective, Colonel A. M. York, of Montyomer; county, and also by r. Benjamin Simpson, of Paola; Senator Johnson, of Anderson county, and other genttenyen, We have secured the pone the distinguished subsidy grabber. ion. Our candidate, John J, alls, the elect, will present you our compliments. It remains for youand the honorable committee whereof chairman to complete the programme of purification by reporting in favor of the expulsion of Mr. Caldwell from the United States Senate. York’s Speech Detailing the Bribery. The St. Louis Democrat's correspondent tele- graphs :— ToreKA, Kansas, Jan. 29, 1873. The following is a copy of Senator York’s speech this aiternoon:—Before I place in nomination the the name of any man, I have a short explanation to make, as it concerns all here present, and is of great import tothe State of Kansas, present and future, I desire the close attention of the mem- bers of the Convention to what I have to say. Two weeks ago yesterday I came to Topeka a sound and earnest anti-Pomeroy man. I thought that in his defeat laid the regeneration of the State and party, and I cheerfully and enthusiastically allied myself with the anti-Fomeroy element in the Legislature. Gross charges had en made st Senator Pomeroy, in connection with a certain well- known letter to W. W. Ross, These charges had assumed @ serious form in a meeting of the anti-Pomeroy caucus, a few evenings ago, when a man by the name of Clark exhibited $2,000 in twenty $100 mle declaring that he had received the same from Mr. Pomeroy for signing a confes- sion to the effect that he had forged the letter and the signature thereto. I had no evidence as to the troth of these charges, but Mr. Pomeroy’s name having been associated with 80 many rumors of a similar nature, made me give this report credence, though I had no desire to condemn Mr, Pomeroy without a hearing. WhenIcame hereI had been waited upon at various times by friends of Mr. Pomeroy, who plied me with urguments in favor of his pre-eminent fitness for the position, and attes- tations of his innocence of the charges brought against him. {f was asked several times to have an interview with Mr. Pomeroy, and finally con- sented, if this interview could take place in the pre- sence of a third party. Mr. Pomeroy assented to the presence of one or any number of my friends. Accordingly, on Friday last I waited upon Mr. Pomeroy, and there, in the presence of Captain Peck and two others, we had a brief conversation. Alter a general taik about bis prospects and other matters relating to the campaign | put to him the question direct, id you or did you not write the letter signed with your name and directed to W. W. Ross and having reierence to certain profits in Indian goods?” In reply he handed to me the affi- davits of J. B. Stewart and one signed by several citizens of Lawrence, and asked me to read them and say whether I thought he was the author of the letter. Ireplied, “Mr. Pomeroy, you have not said whether or not you did write that Ross letter.’ He answered, “I did not write the letter.” I then said to et “Mr, Pomeroy, you are the most infamous scoundrel that ever walked the earth or the worst defamed man that ever stepped on Kansas soil.’” Here the interview ended, and, as I supposed, all relation between Mr, Pomeroy and myselt; but a Gay oF two afterward 1 was importuned to accord to Mr Pomeroy a private interview. At this time it became apparent to several of the anti-Pomeroy members that illicit and criminal means were being employed to secure Mr, Pomeroy’s re-elect- tion and it became us, a6 far as lay in our power, to circumvent the employment of them. I con- suited with the tried and trusted iriends of this movement, Messrs. Simpson, Wilson, Johnson and others, as to the course 1 should pursue and apon their advice | acted. I visited Mr. Pome- roy’s rooms in the dark and secret recesses of the Taft House on Monday night, and at that inter- view my vote was bargained for a consideration Of $8,000, $2,000 of which were paid to me on that i, $5,000 the next afternoon and @ promise of the additional bee when my vote had been cast in his favor. now, in the presence of this honorable body, hand over the amount of $7,v00 Just as I received it, and ask that it be counted by the Secretary. (The speaker advanced and placed upon the Chief Clerk’s desk two parcels of money, one open and amounting to $2,000, and a brown per parcel tied with twine, which, upon exgmination, was found to contain $5,000 in greembacks of large de- nomination). IL ask, Mr. President, that that money be used to defray the ex, of cuting the investigation of 8, C. ry bribery and corruption, as limited influence extends in deed as well asin thought. 1 have an aged parent whose life has been spared to bless me with her love and her sre of the conduct of my life. Ihave a wile and little ones to whom [hope to bequeath a name which, however ob- scure, they may have no reason to blush to hear Pronounced. Yet this cerrupt old man comes to me and makes a bargain for my soul, and makes me & proposition which, if ted in the faith and spirit in which it is offered, will make my children go throw life with hung heads and burning cheeks at even mention of the name of him wha be- gotthem. .Earth has no infamy more damnable than corruption; no criminal more to be execrated than he who corrupts ti representatives of the people iu furtherance of his private interests, I demand, Mr. President and geatiemen, that the actions of 8 ©. Pomeroy in this contest be thoroughly examined, and that the corrup- tion money that lies upon that table be the instrument of retribution in prosecuting that in- vestigation. 1 further demand that this body give o-day such an expression of their seutiments in ie new Senator this matter that the regeneracy of our glorious young Commonwealth may be proclaimed through. out land, and that Kansas may stand erect and free among the States of the Union—pure amon the purest, and honored throughout the world. The statements I have made are put partial ana incomplete. The hour or two that I passed in the den of iniamy, ‘in the Tafft House, let in upon my mind such a flood of enlightenment as to the detestable practices of the Kansas poli- tician, that I have no words in which te ex- ress the knowledge I gained of the depth of legradation a pure republican government has reached. The disclosures then made to me implicate some of the most prominent and respectable men in Kansas. I learned from Mr. Pomeroy’s lips that his myes and emissaries were working in our, ¢ancuses to sell us out. These disclosures I wit not now make; they are sufficient to satisfy me that the most conscienceless, intamous betrayer of the solemn trust reposed in nim by the will of the people is S.C. Pomeroy. Ihave been actuated by no motive, personal or vindictive, in my action here to-day. I have not made the fight on Mr. Pomeroy in Mr. Ingall’s interest, in Mr. Lowe’s or Mr. Harvey’s interest, but in benait of the betrarne and long-suffering people of this Commonwealth, and in furtherance of the solemn eath I took when I entered these halls as a representative of the eople. As tothe truth of what I have stated in Rte presence o/ this august and honorable body of representatives of the sovereign peeple, and be- fore the Almighty Ruler ot the Universe, I solemniy declare and aftirm that. every word I have spoken is God's truth, and nothing but the truth. Letter from Senator Pomeroy. ArcHison, Kal Feb. 1, 1873, The Champton of to-day contains the following letter from Senator Pomeroy, received from Topeka last night, addressed to its editor:— Torexa, Kai Jan. 31, 1878. you left Topeka L you I would employ my first leisure in detatling to you for the publigi the precise nature of the malicious cons a nize: for my defeat, but since the pernes. to this conspirac: have summoned me before the Court to answer thefr charge—thatis to say, before the judicial tribun: am desirous, and even anxious, to appear and hi full investigation and verdict unbiassed. I onl, suspension ot public judgment until a fair he: be had in the Courts, Dear Str—When ing That verdict will decide who has an ire of the guilty. Trul; committed crime and the measure o! ang. cron yours, ON TO SAMANA, Emigration to St. Domingo—Who the Tybee Carries—A Second Edition of the East India Company. There was quite a commotion upon Pier No. 4. yesterday afternoon; for it had been currently re- ported that the steamer Tybee, which vessel has won name and fame for herself, was to sail for Samana Bay at three P, M. It was rumored that numberless celebrities—men of money and men of mark—were to take passage by this vessel, and even those who knew her capabilities and who had been used in the olden time to speak disrespect- fully of her, describing her as “an old tub,’? were loud in her praise, committed perjury as to her speed, and endeavored, to the very best of their ability, to induce the belief that she was swifter than a bloekade-runner and safer and stronger than the old ark which Noah ran aground on Mount Ararat. Unlike the ark, the Ty- bee does not carry zoological specimens, but she conveys some of the most singular specimens of humanity conceivable. Peruse the passenger list, entle reader, and from that you will be able 4° draw a clear deduction as to the class and quality of the people who will form the tocracy of Sa- mana Bay. Given, a sand-locked harbor, with good anchorage and iding ground; @ bank of sand, upon which ho may be builded that will live in fine weather, fall in tempestuous; prolific trees within a month’s sail that affgrd sustenance, but no spirits, and general contentment at the start, and Samana Bay lies before you. It is a beau- tiful place, according to the prospectus, and itis to be hoped that all those enthusiastic indi- viduals who risk their lives and fortunes in the en- a bes to civilize the place will meet their just award, The Tybee was delayed yesterday b; the company, although she was fuily laden with all the necessaries of life, to wit:—Cheese, crack- ers, ham, pork, beans, sugar, tea, tomato catsup, haircombs, the Bloom of Youth, shingles for building, broomsticks and genuine Vegetable Sicilian Hair Restorer. The Tybee is a spiendid model, and her chief recommendation is that she is sumMciently puissant to knock a cork a mile with- out going over it. Her bows as sharp as a action of Weishman’s wit and her lines as fine as those of an embryo t. She has one funnel and two masts, one captain and twenty-nine ef a crew, If her bottom is as greasy as her decks she will be en- abled to ay through the water at an alarming rate of speed, She will touch at Porto Rico, thence proceed to Samana Bay. 115 miles distant, and go on to St. Domingo City, 400 miles. If she makes the passage safely, which is doubtful, she will gall at the ports above named and steer for New York. Her oficers are E. A. Delanoy, captain: Albert = first officer; Robert French, second officer; J. R. Vandusen, purser; Ed. Garrett, chief engi- neer; Jas. Morris, steward. The unhappy passen- ers are Messrs. R. E. pea E. Stewart, V. Halsey, Chas. Halsey, J. D. Ward, Chas. Hoise, F. Delmonte, A. F. leton, W. Sea- man, H. N. Marsh, Jas. Rennie, A. L. Calleja and wife, two Lode men (deadheads), St. Moreyes, Capt. Plummer, J. M. Del Gado, Capt. Sam Sam- uels, 3carpenters (sent out to fixup the wooden shanties), and a few other speculators who think that the starting of a few corner liquor stores will be 4 profitable investment. The Tyi will sail at ten o’clock to-day. No one will regret her exodus, and none will mourn her loss if she sinks beneath the wild waves of ocean. A FAMILY QUARREL. Straggle at Republican Headquarters Over Contested Seatse—The Events of the Evening. At republican headquarters last evening there ‘was a iull muster of the rank and file of the party, the matter in interest being the contested seata of delegates from the Sixth, Twelfth and Four- teenth districts to the Republican General Com- mittee of the county. At first there seemed tobe no little prospect of a general scrimmage. Much loud talking and abundant invective were the order of the hour, and Charley Spencer and a gen- tleman as yet only partially known to political fame under the name of Duncan, were the several centres of the two warring parties, who waged an unintermitting verbal struggle, and now and then exploded in threats of what they would do if everything was not fixed as they wanted it. “Why,’’ said Charley Spencer, ‘within six weeks Thave been offered the appointment of the gov- ernorship of Idaho; I am the intimate friend of General Wilson and am not entirely unknown to General Grant, and uniess the thing is fixed the party will be broken into pieces, 1 don’t mind a—never mind what—how this committee decide this thing, but I mean to contest it on the ground of the principle involved. This great party can’t berun by a few big men. Iam not going to say who they were.’’ bs Then Mr. Duncan began to utter an inarticulate somethi when Spencer again broke in :— “Talk about personal violence! Well, sit, 1am prepared for you on that score, sir.” But further conficting parley was broken off by &@ summons from the committee, to the effect that they were prepared to hear the case of the Twelfth district. which was generally conceded to be the crucial fight of the evening. The case of the Sixth, it was said, had been referred over to a future oc- casion. The hearing of the case of the Twelfth was, how- ever, very short. Mr. Duncan had only three wit- nesses, One of them swore that he had never formally registered his name on the rolls of the republican party and had had his vote rejected. The other two had voted at the primary of the 10th December, but complained of hindrance being thrown in their way. it. Bliss, having heard the evidence, said there was no case for a contest, and that the Irregularities complained of ought to be referred {o the central comunittee. All hands then adjourned for a drink, while the contesting delega- tion adjourned to the Fisth Avenue Hotel for a drink. The Convention remained in session over the Fourteenth district till very late, but what de- cision they came to was not divulged. will As Dame Rumor has been very busy circulating the story that ex-Comptrolier Connolly was in this city, and, farthermore, would be produced asa witness im a few aays, it may be tuteresting to know just what his counsel says on the subject. On being interrogated by a Herat reporter, Mr. Courtney stated that “Mr. Counolly is not in this city, nor is be im New Jersey; he is not in Palestine; he is not in Spain; he is not a very great way from here, and will stay where he is until he is wanted—that ts, when hts trial comes on. He ia not coming to testify in any case except his own and all reports to the contrary are entirely founded, Where he is I am not at itbérty to say; bat when the proper time comes he will be on hand. He is only keeping out of the way to avoid tie rascally black-matiers, who have orders of arrest against him and would like the opportunity to au- noy him,”’ THE PFEIFER RELIEF FUND, The following additional subscriptions were re- ' ceived yesterday at tue HeRaLD ofice for tne re- © lief of the family of the murdered man, Charles H, Pfeifer :— Cash K.. 2 Duane Rev, George Hailis, of 196 North Fifth street, Brookiyn, acknowledges the farther receipt of contributions smounting to $143, in addition to which he has deposited In the Williamsburg Sav- ings Bank $262 75 vo the credit of Mrs, Pieiler,