The New York Herald Newspaper, June 16, 1875, Page 5

THE SPENCER CAS Important ae Taken Before the Committee. E. How an Army Adventurer Became United States | Senator from Alabama. POLITICS VS. TRUTH. _ Drugging and Drubbing, Coer- eion and Lying. A committce appointed vy the late Alabama i Legislature has recently completed an investiga- Mon Into the means used to procure the re-eiec- tion of George E, Spencer to the United States Benate from Alabama in 1872, Testimony, most of Iofrepublicans Who were at tie time Spencet’s triends aud agents, shows that bribery, corrup- tion, common cheating aud intimidation by the help of Uutited states troops were the chier means ugeu *o Secure Mr, Speucer’s success; that Spencer Was at the time the dispeuser of federal patronage \n Alivatha and made promises of federal appoint Meuls to gain support; that he used nis power with the federal authorities at Washington to , procure United States troops, which were used fo intimidate voters; that he Kept a free witts- , key shop iu Montgomery for uls friends, and that be induced United States omicers, his alles, to Qge money of the government to !urther his elec- tion, We present below extracts irom the evi- fence before they mavaged election matters tn Alabama. It should be understood that when the Legislature was about to meet the republicans drew off into A separate body, which met, not at the Cupitol, bat ac the Court House, and set up Jor itself as a , Legisiature, aud it was this body which Spencer ‘from Limestone’ county, tontrolled, and by holding it in hand compassed bis election by managing a fusion of tue two Legislaturea at the proper time, in order to secure a “quorum” in the sham or Court House Legislature several men took seats in it who fad no rignt av ail to @ seat, and who, When the two bodies came together, did not even make claim to seats, Thus W. R. Onis- holm, the Senatorin the Court House Assembly, testified that he now holds the ofice of Iuspector of Customs at Mo- ‘ bile; tfat he ran for the Senate in Limestone county In 1872; does not know bow many votes - he or nis opponent received in the canvass; went , You, aud neyer contested the to Montgomery on receipt of a communication— can’t teil rom whom—informing him he was elected, and that be might be seated by going to | Monvgomery; he weut, and was ted in the Court House Assembly soon after arriving in Montgomery; never peid any certificate of elec- at of Senator Coleman jn the fusiou Legislatare; Mr. Coleman held a certideate of election and held his seat in the fusion Legistature; Chisholm never applied for @ seat in the jusion Legislature; Spencer was we choice of the repuolican party for United _ States Senator, and controls the federal pat. “and agent; | patronage of the State wi ronage in this State; knows the fusion Senate at reorganizition Was republican, and did not insti- tute a contest because he did not believe he could puceeed, OBJECT OF THE COURT HOUSH ASSEMBLY. | W. H, Hunter, a republican memver of the Court House Legisipture testifies that without the seat- | ing of Chisholm, Baker and Miller, who held no Certificates of election in the Court House Senate, there Was no quorum in that body; the principal ject of the organization of the Court House As- sembly Was to elect Spencer; the party leaders urged that tne election of Spencer Was a party necessity. Hinds and Spencer were intimate, they occupled the same rooms in the Madison House; Hinas was considered Spencer's ca: it Was understood that the federal to be divided among tue «members of the Legisiature who supported “Bpeticer; Spencer promised me the appointment of Consul to Alexandria, Egypt, which had already been filled by a man irom Utica, N. Y. Q. Do you know of any money having been used cure the votes of any member of the Generay Assembly for Senator Spencer? A. I know tnat January Maull, a colored member from Lowndes touaty, received $26; ne stated to me that Carson, Another member irom that county, received $75 tnd that Senator Jopes, trom the same county, received $200, which be stated was a iund jor re- imbursing them for money expeuded tn the campaign. Heury Cochran, Posimaster at Selma ana a member of the Vourt House Assembly, testifies that he voted for Spencer, and that he suose_ quently received the appointment of Postmaster, SPENCER DISPENYES FEDERAL PATRONAGE. M. D. Brainerd, formerly Clerk o: the Mont- gomery Circuit Court, testified that Spencer gave | bim money, with which he “kept wines and cigars for Spence friends {n @ room in the Madison House, and that ne originated the pian of organiz- ing @ separate or Court House Assembly, and ot arresting memvers to prevent a quoram ofthe lawiul or Capitol Logisiature, which Alexander White pronouuced “smart when Was con. suited about it, He was asked, “How many of the Qourt House Assembly nave re. ived federai appointments since Spencer's lection to the Senate?’ and answered:— Calvin Goodloe, Collector of Customs, port of Movile; A. P. Wilson, Postmaster, Montgomery Ala.; J. W. Venecn, Postmaster, Demopolls, Ala.; Henry Cochran, Postmaster, Seima, Ala.; P. G. | Clarke, Special Agent Post Ofice Department; —— Goldsvy, Route Agent Post Ofice Department; N.S. McAfee, United States District Attorney; George N. Duakin, Unived States District Attor- hey; Juin Bruce, United States District Judge —— Baker, United states District Marshal; 0. W, Dustan, U.ited States Treagary Agent; W. R. Obis- how, United States luspector of Cusioms; J. N. Pennington, Governor of Dakota; Lewis B, Par- ons, United States District Judge, at present o Assistant Distrlet Attoroey jor prosecution of Ku K10x cases, ber at this time, Henry ©. Thrower testified :—it was s: Spencer could not be elected unless Goouloe weut over to the Court House Assewvly and supported Um; be Was uw long time making up Wis miud Which Legisiature ue Would joio; he Was fually Mduced Co go over, as was stated to me, by prom- wes of being Mude Loilector uf Lhe porto. Modiie, Wied oficy be now holds, Q Do you kaow of any other persons who were % Moutyoimery sing their influence to secure pencer’s eiectivi Wud Have sluce received fed- bral appoimumesctst A, 1 do; Louis HM, Mayer, Frank Y, Audersoa, U. Ray Myer \ Where Go these parties feade? A. H. Ray Myers resides ib Cauda, the Other two la Moulic. |) At the tlas oi Spencer's election by the Court House Assembly Witet position, tt aay, did younold’ A. ! Was United States Inspector of Customs at Movie; & uCmMand Was mace upoa every federal ofice-uviuer iu ihe om Hou Wuuding for Mouey jor Spencer, With tne uave: Shundiog that i tuey did wot pa; would be turned out of om Spencer had sent here ior money, and must | nave iy. av by levy mace upot eral office- holders? A, [t Was Understood these omices were | under Spencer’s contro! and tne officers could be Teinuved at his pleasure. @ What was Spencer's necessity jor monsy at this time? A, [t Was understood that he merdeu he mvuey to carry tue Legislature to élect iim, y. Mow muca did you pay and now much was Assessed to you? A. I did not pay; Ley just took 1; there were (wo OF turee assessmonis; $40 at one time, $20 wt another; | tuimk $19 at anotner; i vignued yvoucners for the fuli amouat ui my sal- ary, reosiog frou $120 tO $194; at tao time 1 wae essed $40 | received $8 Ou for 20; at tie time | was asseased ed on tne voucher jor $124 $104; ed $16 I receives on the Voucher tor $120 $105; t me Wins i wigned the youcners 1 ,ave orders on the Ceilector authorial to be deducted irom wy salary) dMeore did tho saiie thing; they were Bil Bes @ SAME Proporiion aud for the sane purpuNeR; We all reo a elter irom the Deputy Voilecto 0G, If we dia not feel ais esamonta t tO vig. ol A who would pay liberally tor (ne positions, duka P, Southworth, jormeriy United States Dise iriet AbLOFNeY, lostifed 1 —Spencer Was consiuered ong republ ih Alabama as the miei dis ser OF federal Dalronage, and it Was kuown the committee, which show how | ‘These are all tuat 1 can remem- tl it wae stated that General | Y Plot, we there Were olaore NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, that he favored those only who contributed to bia | crzobal prelerment or adhered fo bib personal | fovtunes; alter bis @lection by the Court House Assembly it W kbown Juct that those wio oD- tained federal appointment or employment in Alabama were those who lad assisted iD Hon, aud In fom stances, those who had for him or alterward sustained ause in the eying inston Lemisiature; istance, W + wade Postmaster at Monigomery, 5 . Goodioe was made Collector of we Por ebile; the brother of Mil- ler (Senor irom, Butler and Crenshaw, wio aad the coures Wits Martin), « séofenman, tirst-from Scvtiaud, aud tien not maturalized, aud quite an Wexperenced Youth, Rok Mnueh Over twenty-oue |. years o1 age, Was wade Deputy Collector of the Porto: Mobile; Chisholm, Who was # conseript | member of the Senate of the Court House As sembly, DUL Lever look bis seat in the fusion Leg- igiaiure, Was given & place in the Custom House; Geveral Dustan wis appoimted Caief Special | ‘dreasury Agent at Mobue, and still holds the of- | fice; George M. Doskin wi appointed District | Attorney lor the soutnern District of Alabama; | Hon. Nick McAfee was appointed to succeed Judy: District Attorney of the Middle aud icts of Alabuina; P. G. Clark was | | mage Post Office Agent tor Alabama, and now | holds the office. i | STORY OF A SPENCER ORGANIZER, | James 8, Perrin testified that in July, 1672, hi | Was made Assistant Asses: inter Ke nue through George Li. Spencer's tufue | be Was appointed tu order to assist in 0 the repudlican }ayty, aud fo uid im Spene | election to the United States Senate by assisting ip securing the election of members to tae Legis- | Jalure fuvoravle to him; the ject and purpose , ofthe Court House Assembly was to piace the Legislature in the bands of the repudlican party and \o elect Spencer; We knew the Senate wis democratic, and Unless Miller and Chisholn were seated, Who We Kuew were defeated, we would not Lave & quoruni uf republicau senator: Q Was it concedea twat Miller and Chisholm were noteleeted A. It Was 80 conceded by tie | leading repubiicans who were jatuillar wita the fs} LL Was considered a party necessity that Hier aud Caishoim be seated, | Was there anytting gone by General Spencer | or hia irlends previous (0 tue general election by whieh they hoped ty secure @ majority of re- publican members im the General Assembly YA. L wrote to General spencer, in Lou Mayer's office, | | that under the Lniorcoment act we could get afl. davits and have democratic members uw ted and detained until the Legislature was organized by the republicans and his election ax senator so- | cured; Lou Mayer was present wien | wrote the | letter; | read it to Dim and he approved o1 its con- | euts and wrote @ letter bimsell to Spencer, stat- | jog to me that It Was in lurtuerance oO! the plan I proposed. . Q Alterward was chix plan acted upon, ang, if 80, Where and when and Wiat Was done? A, the Marengo county Members Were arrested while on tueir Way to Monigomery at selma, anu were var: ried by Way of Meridian, Mies., 10 Moblie (out of the direct route by Monutwomery), where they | waived an examination, gave bunds and were re- leased; no indietiuent Was ever jound agatust | them and there was no further prosecution; | do mot think it Was ever Intended that taey should | ve indicted or prosecutea, | Q Will you now slate, a4 near as you can recol- t, whether any Of the republicun members hexi- tated to wo mto vie Court Louse Assembiy or | threaten to leave; 1 80, what inducements | Were Offered Uiem to take seats Luerein or to ra- | maint A. Thomas D, McKasky hesitated to go Joto that body because he siuied tt to be Lilegal on | @ccount of @ Want of a quoruin iD the Seuate, and | | that he beneved the Capitol tue legal piace of | assembling 5 ayer a induces him | | to go tueré, Vécuuse we stated it would | be the salvation of the repuvlican party, and | | we also promised him to secure him te office of Weignher and Gauger of Vustoms at the port of | Mobile; we Were authorized to make the promise | by Hinds fur Spencer; McKasky dia aiterward | take bis seat in rhe Court House Assemuly and there remained; Jacob Black, of Barovur, threar- eued to leave and go to tue Capitor; | saw Giti- more, of Sumter, come out of Hinds! room with $300 in Wis bands; he said to we (his was the amount; Lasked bim what he was going to do with it; he said it was for Biack; | remaiked that the disease was becomng Inectious aud must ve | stopped. @ What aid you mean | evera member of the Court Hou-e Assembly be- | came disaffected: he wa. calica a sick or diseased suember; the medicine given was greenvack Did Black remainy A, Biack recovered; he | etnies wita the Court House Assembly, and [ heard potning more of bis disanecuou; Jounson eud Walker or Goidsby, aii of Vailas, met me oa | the atreet, im frontel tne Madison Mouso; they a me to lend them muuey, stating they | wanted to gu to seima; 1 told tiem i nad nove jowith me, sod one of them said be Was sick ay white republican treating | colored repuclicans, ally of the way turner | had been ated for Vovgress; they stated buat » On tts ace L they were ia favor ot wting Tur- | Der to the United States senate, and if iney woud | go to the Capiioistne dem # Woulu vote for | Turner befor y¥ would vote for Spencer; 1 tuld | them If they Were #ick Hinds had some mi | that wonld cure them, aud to go up aod | In the Madison House; they went. Q. Dis you see ti hour aiterwardl met them on 1 hotel with money in their hands; 1 a: | they eot any; Walker or Golasby suid he bad got evouga to Lake Wim to seima; Junnson adues, “Auge come back again,” Winking, giving me to | understand ne had got a good veal more; Loeura | | no more Complaint irom them; they were aiter- | | ward Warm supporters of Spencer; Goodloe was reaardea by tue leading repudlicuns a8 a secret by disease? A. When- a +o; Speucer tv ascertain and report che pro- ceedings of the Capitol Legislature, which he did; im understood be would come dowa and re- | in Montgouery, and tle snuit and sueeg Aad 10 ure, but sign ted fis Wiliinguess to wo to see Spencer and Hinds, at the same Lime telling if 1 ever Givulged upou him that ne would kil me; L rola him we Would then ve gulity of two ielonies—bribery and murder, aug he would ve sure togo to te Pen i then vook hio up and introduced lim to Hinds aud Spencer, telling Hinds in an undertone that We was a fit subject; I jest the room ater we had ali taken | | dimks and cigars, leaving sim with Spencer and | Hinds; Mancili lect the city, and remained absent | Uutil alter Spencer's election ana the legislative | troubles were setiled; he was « democrat and « | member of the Cavite! Legisiature, | | + Was the ubject in paving him leave the { jem o- lature for pose just «tal il 80, Wut were the mm id woo were the members? | DRUGGING A DEMOCRAT. | | A. Yes; William strivbilny, o: Wasuington county: I went to Hinds and got $26 trom sity, teiliog nim Ll wanted to jnveigie Stribbling und otner mem- | bers of tue Capitol Legisiature into u game of | poker aud let them win it, so asto keep them way from the Capliol; tt was tue purpose to iet j this be bat a bait so that We could get them there again, at the proper time get lap a gi and get them ruck asad | keep them away irom the Legisiature; | went tv the Excuunge and lost the money in Playing poker with Siribbiing and M Hugh (an- other democratic memiber) in St:ib%ling’s room; I prolonged the game ior some time, iu order to aseertuie if trey had a tase for cara playing; [ jost more than the $20, giving my uue bill for the balance ; I found that striobting liked the game and could be manipulated im this manner, bul McHuga touk no furtuer stock; Lou Mayer, George Ellison and |, afler | communicated this to Huds, went | up to the top story of the Madison House; Hivas came up Where we ali were and gave Loa Mayer | $100, wi gave tt to George Einsoo, 1emarking to aos, “it se ieilows Can’t Work S rivuling bo- boay can; Was the eventug veiore Speucer's | election, | _Q How did you use this money? A. We went to Rialto, @ gambling suioon, and George Ellison where We '00K'a er; ed jor & different drink ; 1 saw the clerk ‘nanahug two or turee uf Jerent botries, and I feared that sometuing Was Wrong aud leit Stribbling with Eljsou; trom the Mavipwiation of the botties by the clerk In mixing Stribdling’s ariuk L pre erred to go uo further in the matter: Elitson Wok Sirtobiing of, reliing me he would AX tim; 1 Saw nothing of Stribblung tor several days, but the wext mouruiog Kilison toi mie Stribbing was ail right and we need not give ourseives any farther trouble about tim; we suc- ceeded 1b keeping him away from the Capitui Lez isiature a8 jong 4s Lt was desired by the frienus of dpencer, F, Tilcomb, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Capitol MbIY, \es'tiles that the day an election tor ws Seuator Waa to take plac uy ju tue room over the Kiwito sai ted Si found Stribolia ° ID4 Ou 4 so1d UNCOUSCIONS: Le Went for a puysicl wito came aud pronounced Mr, Siribbiing poisoned by &u opiate; he proc @ssistance aud had sti ib- Femoved; Swrivbiing Was sick jor several Weeks aiterward, James A. Fremou, the physician who was ed to -€e Strobilag, testifies thar akg fe] bia noder | the influence of an opi wu a eviuentiy | been wixed with Wiis! he had been arinking; he in @ dangerous condition and could not | possibly Lave attendee pionerly to any busiaens, either montal or physical, for at least two days. a Wie was regarded as the dispeuser oj jederal patrouaye pevding Spencer's election as Sena or ? | Ae Senator spencer. Q. What con ripuiions were levied, if any, for POritiCal purposes upoa federal oMce-hoiders ? ‘rom Ave to 1e0 per cent were levied apop ft mouthly salaries oO: federal officers; tn Were supposed to go into ‘he hands oF t arer of the » epudlican Executive auy oF ommit- it and do not know | submitted to A. Weoause their tenure of uillve depended on Spencer's will, Q Why aid the o Oidels support Speneor 60 Unanimously? A. Beean-e fevouon oO Spencer's 1, WOO We CUT rulied the patrons vee ot Slate, Was iDy surest way lo reran vel \ Do you koow of troops having been brought into the Srate jast peforo the general siootion In 4372 for tue paryose 01 Induencing voters? INTIMIDATION, A. Troops Were brought Bere at that tine for tho alleged pur of protecting the Invernal Revenue oiticers in tho periormaace of their doe | tows this Was the ostensibie onect, but the roui | Geployed the troops as skirmispers, and we ad- vanced upon the supposed | Hunter, were disaifected abd would not ve pres- | his election, there not object was to parade troops through the country, | with United States Marshals having pretended warrants, and exniviting them for the purpose of intimidating and driving persons from the coun- try; these Warrants were takeu by the marsouls Into neighborhoods, and exhibited to hersons wo Would injorm tae parties that the marshal was 1 thei; they Would then leave the country or Bet out of the way; the “warrants! were simply Dapers folved, with no writing on the inside, but haces were on bhe outside, on the folds; Speacer wrote to Mayer that he bad procured treops to be uuder tue control of the Revenue oMcers, and rinformed me of the fact; acting on this in- jormarou, | made @ requisition for troops, and ded with them aod the marshal wae tad pretended Warrants, and exhibited them as 1 have indicated, «. Was there any ootrage upon which this re- quisition was based, or was there any ne for troops Jur protection of officers? A, Was bo real uecossity Jor the iroups, y Wus there any pretended or alleged neces- Bity—if So, stute What it Was? A. There was; I ot a hole in my kat with my own pistol, and | wrote to Lou H, Mayer that t had been fired upon | by meu in ambush and K. K, K, 1 fectly undelstood was. not the Lage by a p i understanding; 1 hud the troops with me at that lume; 1 Was in advance and out of their sight When I shot the hole in any hat; tram back and | sity There KK. Ka with an 0 trepidity that reflectea credit upon the troo who knew no better than that there Was & rea ‘ao Q. Why did you do thist A. It was to satisly | the department at Wasuing’on that (uo presence of troops Was necessary, aud to prevent their | recall. Q Was tis reported to the departinens at Washington as Grea) outrage? A. lt was; Leaw | it mentioned In Several Northern papers. Q Were tne Woops retained’ a, They were | kept by me as loug us they could ve made use of | us @ political machine, Qy. Who reported this pretended outrage to Washingtou’ A. | made & report to Mayer, aud | he repo: teu to Washington, Q. In Whose Interest were you and Mayer gct- jug? A. In George E. Spencer's, w secure a wexisiviure that would elect wim to the United Staley -euale at all hazards, Q What counection did Spencer have with the cution of this plan of operaiiens? A. He was acquainted WIth our Dial Of Operations and was jusirumental ig having troops placea at our dis- poail to curry out the samc. WHERE SPENCER GOT TROOPS, The followime lew evidence :— | Joe betore them, Dacarvn, Ala. Oct. 22,187 | -T have just returned trom’ Lomis- jeneral Terry about company of cavalry to Li r ickens County, 4 Com pany of intaniry to Baton, a company to Demopolis and & company to | i@ station, Russell county; aiso 4 sguudvon of cavalry to report to Marshal hoinas, at Huntoville, 1 wish Ranto.pi, Deputy United suites Marshal, Would use the company at Opelika in making ests .b tallapvost, « andolph and Claiborae cougdes ——— Susy T'will be tn Inorning wat L woul yo soc t, ws At is Lprtant 1 should stay here to morrow, You woull qo to Talindega wna block that yiuns, si not, however, be known in the matter, Thy troops meuuoned above’ will all be in their respective places in two days irom now, some havo wroady arrived, “Im haste, “vtuly yours, GLO. k. SPENCER, General Healy, Unitea States Marshal, was asked :-—Afler the May term of the Court in 1872 were sou aware of any Atrempts to resist the pro- cess of the United Stites Courts by the people of | ty the counties of Randvlpn, Ciaiborue aug Talla- povsa, or of that part of the State’ Heuly wuawered, “1 wag vot.” That is to sav, tne region Was at pesce aller May, 1s72, according to the United Stutes Marshal, bat im October Spencer writes (nit le las just ordered troops dowa aud | wanis arrests made Barber was asked:— Q. Do you know these letters to be geouine? A, | I know Spence:'s handwritiny hey are written | and signed by him, and bear the impriatof his seal oF MOTLO Used by Lim, | Q 1 notice in the iettur of October 22, 1872, the | expression, “L wish Randoipn, Depuiy United | ptates Marshal, would use (he company at Ope- Lika im making arress im Tullapoosa, Rah- doiph and C.iorne as —— suxgests.?” Will you expiain the meanins of tis expression? A, lreceived alevter trom Randolpn coanty vefore | lne date of these letters, sugge-ting tnat ii troops | be sent into the counties named, that enougn voters could be run vut of those Counties through war of arrest bu secure the election of republican represeutatives irom those count” commani- cated tuese incts to Spencer, and tae le} Uctuver 22 Was tu reply 10 tat letter; the sp Irlends of Speneer were . OU. Sheets, Memver of Uongress; Colonel W, H. Betts. D. O. Waiting, J. J. Hinds, wiready mentioned; ton, Charles Peibam, “A. RJ Baker, presept United States Ma Northern District of Alabama, aud myseli; wie the Men Wav bad the Management oO! Spence elevtion: 1 was informed 1 our conterencs ali tue Money Necessary to ure Spencer's ton Was provided and io the Qands ur Hinds; it was generally understood by the oianagers of Spencer's election the Bignt before his election inat ihe Lowades county delegation, except ent 10 yore tor og toad ery would thereby deeat ele & suficient oumber leit om jcint ballot 10 elect a Seuatort we were iuiormed toat 32,00 Nad been rulsed to disaifect and that the money was. order of Senator Jones, © was afterward ascertained pot to be the case; but nut KnoWiag better a: the time I ‘was imstructed to inform Senator Jones teat we bad $2.50) subjects tu- his order couditiourd upon Wis yoldiug the Lowndes mation iu the Court House Assembly; ; it Juves was nding tJ. N. Beaco, @ government detective, to Interview Jones uud report; Sandy Bynom, Joun C. Hendrix aud myself were se- lected to watch the Lownd unty represeuta- tives in the Lowe’ House (eXcept tianier) «ll night, aud not lose sight oftuem; Betts was to take special ch.rge of Senator Jones, and was lnstraced, if necessary, to offer Rim the $2,600; I Was to Wateh the representarives ail unt, waich Idid; just before aay Daulel Norwoou, Asaisi- unt ‘Sérgeanc-at-Arms, came out of the house where they wee siayiug:; I gave bim $5 / to go in ana ake up Carson sud Maull avd tell chem I wanted to see them; they came out and Linvited them to tae Madison House, where been orderea vy Sena or spen er pecial bepeiit; | them weut to Senator Spencer's room and informed Bim that | pad esta them; he told me to briug them up to lis room, | idid; 1 wid Usrsun and Maull, two of the r entalives 10m Lowndes, that spencer wad made up hits Mind to give Whe aD ap, omtmeut; Spencer Was preset, aud promised them roule agencies—ol Itpink, on the Westera Ratiro.d; J aun’s khuW where twe olner w. the Was made in my presence; duriug tne nigat, while on watch, Lielt Bynum on Walch, and weat 1o Spehcer’s room and suggested to him Lo send to Lowndes jor Bryaat, who came the next moru- ing, woe, [ wudersta! d, received $390 {rom Hinds; this seemed (to fx the Lewnodes county eelegauon all rigut; Legi-iature con- veoeu that moruing; Lowndes = mum- bers were prescat and voied for Spencer; we were trying to Aeleat a quorum of the Capitol Legislature (ons‘antiy; | was wiven lo understand We had deleated & quorum vy the disaffection of « Mad uamed Mauch, Woom Hinds fad iniormed me he vad “fxey,” (0 ase Wis OWN CXpressioa, by increasing the HOdvei oF trips per Week on some postal route that Manel had, a$ couiractor or suo-Ontractor, thereoy mereasing the pay from $300 10 $60; | Was yivea fu uouersiund by the managers ([ mean by the “manugers” the per- gons heretuore spoken of 8 Lyris charge of Speucer’s eiect.oo) tat we tau nothing tu fear from Representative Kelly (anotner aemucratic member of the Capitol Assemply). MONEY FOR ELKCHING SPENCER. Moses 8, Fvote, Lanker, of Movie, Lestified to having Mase advances tv Mayer, United States Assessor of In:ernal Kevenue, aud Jonn J, Moal- ton, Vostuaster. which Were bot met at mata rity; 1 Was imformed by botu Mr, L. i. Mayer and MF. Mouitoa that svencer had goue back ou them, he baving tod chem (hut $20,(0J Was set apart for political purposes to curry tae State by the Ke- paviican National Executive Committee, and that toey dad veen autnorized, in anticipation of this AuvWht, to Inake the joan or any mopey arrange- ments Devessary, aud that S,encer had not pro- vided the means promised, aod they there- jore asked jor farther tune; state al the same time complaining of Spencer, that } (Spencer) KUGW that Mouiion bad used Post Oflce money, sod that he (Mayer) Bad pledged lus wue’s jewels aud all tue money he could get, as well as revenue money, tu pay these Accoumodations; these Watters Were Statea us # Dasis for furiwer extensiou; | accommodated Mr. Mayer upou Ms uppiication by castiug the payrolls of ois assist- anls, tue Money uot vaving arrived from Wasu- ingtou i tine, Lhe payrous Daving veen indorsed und certifiea by the »' sor aud collector; ue ap plied (oO me to cas payrolis or three Assist. wut Assossurs at fhe same time; the application Was lucde ou (le 18t of tue moutn jor pay auring ihat mouty, wien | decuned 4 prop: eri: #¥orm to Lelore the Assessor, L. H. mayer, and cert ued as correct by Joan I. Fos lector of internal Revenue, ail of which and thereupon (ie accommodation Was ge. uted; sutnilar request Was Made the ollowing monta Upon the sume character o: paper, but was de- enue q@ What were your rea ond request? A, Two ns—tirst, be said It Was ‘o Send meu jute the couatry Jur political purposes, Wat they Iutended to carry tae State lor Grant wid 3,cncer; second, T Was satisiied that payrolls certiied abd sworu to thirty days velure (bey Were dae Was uniawiul; | called Muy- er’s attention to (mat fact and asked bim what he meant by such Conduct; he repiie Wat | am doimg, and have the appro department.” SINSCURKS POR SPRNCEWE FRIENDS. K, . Miveneil: casuier of the First National Bank of Moutyomery, testilled: Some time alier Mr, Speucer’s e@iection, about a mouth, Mr, Rovert Barber told me that bad Gone « ldap Of Work jor Speucer; sd Worked hara Umut and day, abd toat Soeucer hia promised itm to have lim appouted Uuited Stated Marsh General Mealey's term expired, wich ha (ai or pext spring, and chat he had rogeived severa\ letters from Spencer, io which Speneer staced there Was BO douot or go the appolntinent, and 'o rest easy during the DOXt your; Harber not having received tue Appointment, dud irom certain actions of Spencer whieh ied vim to beileve tiut be would wot sult his promises and was aciing treacherously, had Caused Niu (Barver) to be very mad With Soeacer, agua, thereiore, Wrote him some very haren let tera in Whiok be stated Spencor kuew better th for Mining the | throughous | “dome. 1875.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. togo back on him entirety; in reply to these let- | tere, Spencer seat tim ao sppolitmest to an office in the Mobile Custom House. by whieh he Was to draw bis pay us au officer of the Castoia House and still remain af Moutgomery aud ren- der no service; that Mis pay would heip him provide for lis jimily until something beter should turn up; Barber then remarked to une that Spencer expected to keep him quiet by throwing ms Htte crumb of af offices into his hands, but he would fina himself mistaken In the Iman he Was dealing with; | saw a tetter Jrom Gyodloe, the Collector of the Vort of Movie, after Barber said | he had written Spencer, in which he enclosed a form Of ap a#pplicati n upon which he was to make his appiication tor t appointment, with the usual stipwiuuions, whieh appucition was to | Appear as au original from Barber, Witnout any | suggestion jrem Goodloe, and, When made out, | sen it to Goedive, and when received ne wouid arrange the balince; thit there Was no becessity Jor bin (Barber) to come to Mobile, but that when | the month expired he would send Pim the blanks for him to sign and he would send nim bis pay. THE EDWIN FORREST ——~. THE DIFFICULTIES ATYENDING JTS S8ETTLY- MENT—THE ACTOR'S HOME—EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF THE AUDITOR. Puiiapecrata, June 14, 1875, The interest which surrounds the gloomy lite of Edwin Forrest, the great tragedian, wno became nothing more than a lovely old man, living tn sol- | tary grandeur tn pts desolate-looking mansion oa Broad street, was lately revived by the pre- sen) ation in the Orphans’ Court of Puiladeipnia this moruing of the first report of Mr. Junn J, Ridge- | way, Jr, tne auditor appointed by that Court to | FRATERNITY | Mons that bave taken place and which are to take TIE CENTENYIAL ERA. aie The Feeling in the South-| ern States. AND = ENTHUSIASM. THE DEAD PAST BURIED. Kicumonp, Va., June 12, 1875. Undoubtedly one of the most valuable and grati- fyiug results of the American Centennial celevra- Place has been, and will be, the creation of a bond | 0! Dational fraternity between the different sec- Mons that will swallow up the dead issues of the War, aud which all the poiltical agitations of the future can never again disturb. To th's conclu- sion we have confidently arrived after a careful canvass of the utterances of the various sections ofour country, and after noting @ number of happy | iueidents of recent date whch show bow upani- settle the accounts of the executors, The report | is very voluminous, giving the will and codl- cils of Mr. Forrest, the extent and condition of nis real estate ta Penusylvania, New York, Kentucky and Michigan, bis personal estate in New York aud Pennsylvania, the work which 1s being done by Mr. Danie! Dougherty and Mr. James Oakes, the executors, and the pecullar dificulties which at- tend the carrying out of toe wil of tne trayedian, jeWith the exception of a recent letter in the er, bY Speucer, was puso | tieearp almost uothing has been .pudiisued as to the condition of the great actor's estate, and much 1aquiry has been made as tu the probabilities of establisning tne “Home” for actors which mr. Forrest contempiated in his will, it 1s believed, therefore, that a few extracts from this report of Mr. Riage way will be found luteresting. Speaking Ol tHe embarrassing position of the executors YHE EXECUTORS) DIFFICULTIES, The position of of the ,.fovisions 01 ir dien he at exprossed to then Would be sucrediy carried out. duties devolving upon them resultiig from the above ana tie condition of aifairs upon the death of Mr. For- Test have been unusta, aud required services outside | Of the orulnary routine of such positions. The executors have Leeh Obliged to assuive responsibilities whien strangers to Mr, Forrest would have retused to under- would not Have been caited upon to pertorm, ate knowledge Which they bad from constant wiih Mr, Forrestand acqualatance with his tics rendered them peculiarly solicitors that his estat’ should by administered as ae would desire were able tu participate im the management; and reumstunces Nave occurred Wuich he could not ticipated they have been ubliged to act as they believed to be most in accordance with his known de- res. The soie resiauary lesatee, “ihe Forrest Hume," as been constantly cous: ted when such ece: isch, it being the only party lesally interested, tireiy satisied with the achon of THE FIRE IN FORRBST'S LIBRARY, ‘The first of tne extraordinary dutics thrust apon the execuiors was occasioned by the tre in the lorary in the town tesidene In this room was contained his books, PEN almost his enuire time white hous other parts of the house a flue alutings and engravings aud sia.uary, worth many wusanus of dollars, yatheros toxether Uy the testator, ud \ be desired shoull be placed in the “Home, Thore wore mavy other valuable ‘ardelos in the house in whieh died, which were to go " Bestdes the 10 or the rtion of the librar y water, the house it pUd this exven ana in th uabie u 0 became necessary to reoind (bose served to be worthy or such te Oe aud to replace those tolally destruyed. accordingly. estimates were . twined of the Cost of binuing aid the coutract was led (0 the towest vlager, ne nut yer being Ina condition to hakerpeareaua™” has noi a+ yet been re @ eXCEULOFs Lo UO +0 4s SUOK he iteui ot Linding amounts THE CLAIM FOR DOWER, ‘The history oi Forrest's marriage to ard divorce irom Catharine N. Stuciair are given fully, aud the slaims of titat lady lor dower largely entered upon, ‘Tae Availor suys:— ‘The New York divorce was not such Jution of the marital relapon as i> duwer in York, aud, cor sacs a decree ‘of divorce hus the like eife ivania that a divorce in this state would bav he interest in the na:are of dower is ui It, theretore. seein, and tho exceutors eso advised, that other Janus, 1 addition to those in Fork, were subject, (o the iigits of dower, aud t of tuis would be to tie up the estate ufticiently pre- ye arrives, 1 f the éxecation of the design of the will and in Amo. ber, to the execufors Vital reason, for effecting a comproa aie Was shut they were udvised vy counselin sew York that under the ot itied Wu a capitalization of her dower nd unier such capivaliza ion she was en- i ot the fie widow in ber endeavors to obtain of her rights, for she was anxious to re: " in full disearge thereot, Uvje made to the vahuity of Will, betausc, AS Was uswerted, it devised, uvon & perpetuity umier the laws of New Jork—/. ¢, to the “Bdwin Forrest Hoine,” by Suspending the allenation for an_ indefinite Period of tine, conuraty to section 10, artic uf the New York Code tion shall diuon, a not ervated and in existence at the tine of the Wik, tt ‘was urged by counsel for Mrs. <inelair that tr her elatm w duuitted, and a settoment in full with her be Hound An proc ding an act sem yu York which duubts on this Provided i the extiohs but it dan effort re aE to be op Would be inade to urwe the state t escheat, & course whieh wouid not injure the Widow, as such escheat would be hocessarily ganjess to ber rights. aud would render them capaoe of belus obtained all the more readily. There cervainly does not seein much strength im the objection fo the Vaudiy of the will upou ine kroums above sated withoush the executor Viseu by comusel ln New York to that effect uireetions of the Will, there Was no suspons.ob tion at all, as Probibite t iM the soctioa quoted ; tue contrary, the trustees aud exveutors were tu se and convey’ tnsiantiy and at ali times when adyan- taeous to (he estaie—the measure of no life i requ.red, for ‘he power of sale Is iustaut and ever suspenced, and the money received tor the jand 18 to be brougi into this State tor distribution.” However this mutht have been deciited, it o another obstacle to the rapid settiement ot the esta sugvesting costly aud leagthy lugavion wich atl chance of deteat, offering, on the other hai compromise could be arrive. at. a complete qu wip: all apprehensions, by the jouder of all in procuring the passaye ot Laws FY douUt fro the m.nds of Vie tnust nervous, of Mrs. sinclair pro- r consideration for vn é mt corporated by th , Cousuited. Tho opinivt of the New Yora counsel was luli betore them, and they were thoroughly informed as io the megotiatious -34 ot Deeember, 1873, ay soci just and expedient, sa: be approved by the Urphan: ap series of iesolutions was adopted by the Board a providing that the couasel in “ew York of ihe executwrs of Mr. Forrest should ve requested to prepare a memo- rial to the Legisiuture of New York, in the name and beh of the Bi ing tor Wie passa enab ing ibe hi Nu Btate of 3 th pie ot that s nisin the State o° which kdwin Forrest d ‘Ihe premdent and secretary of the Hoard were empow ered to sigh (he memorial With such of ihe trustees as could so (he same. THK COMPROMISE Wits THE WIDOW. it Was that on the 26th day of February, M lair Was agreed avon, paviuent to lier of SWUM, i SUW IN & moruAge and the ver (9-404) appear 4 cooun i lenses OF cuted by her and recorded in ¢ vi a tor veld laud, and all partioy uniced 1 procuring the aut abiy of Kew Yours deemed m this r puruved by siduary legai AST The approva: ot the uy’ Court ot Puiadelpuiw bad beow tai 4. fn Ni ie 8 ehtion ot the ong | Maat the whole of U proceeds of the sal i put (he depressiut Kot value ot real estate, whieh coulinued uD to the time Hunted 1 Whe agreement of comprouise, Induced .ho execwtors, Father Un it should Le abandoned, to as. sie the Murtg@ ou Mouut Bt. V. ew york, to Mrs Fort ropercy. 3 Fest, aut Biter 8s 0-0 trom ihe es ate ti! Pe COM PFOUIING Was acCOFingly etfect 1! 10 All that Bow remains for the divuribution, and here « a as to ihe manner. Ail Me. Ferresc appointed Messrs. vases, Lawson and Dougherty his trustees, and in that capacity Vequeathed to them ail bis tea! and personal nee hereimMter ex- nied thems is exceed ‘ors, hau. st ily, theretore, aud iu liwrat Laterpretation of tr the will, the idnd beture the auditur for Uisiribuuon is to be sWarded to thes accouniuts, ay trustees, Aud chig would certalu.y be dune were fe of Mr. Forrest, who wore to ru $6100 per annum, jacessary aud Ww ovcupy sur turditure, ae, uals their # dea, stilt living. Buc thar decease, briog Wtaatot Mr Forrest lag Fondered (ho clause ii Folaiion to them of no uieot, * * cre appeurs Gash INGODWUNO 10 the executors of $.500), remuiling from the Ad¥ «nee vuthorize Ly the Orphans’ Vourt in (ho setbemeut With tac widow of tostalor, there are Aigo THO OXpOnMON Ot this wudii, COunre fees und com: The exuvasory have thereure sod id $17, of Lows elty coup: Met & part ai the necessary onlay. ihe seotritios Nn the InVeutory remaining Uiisold, An? those urohased by (he OXeouors bave vee’ a examined by udiwrs aud ure touud Gore | constantly hatasied by Congr | take Vuulia, were | mous is the sentiment of peace and national pride among all aections, and especially among the sol- | diers of the late war. Prominent among these | incidents may be noted the reception of the speeon of gailunt federal General Bartlett (who lost a leg in the late war), made at Concord, ‘The General nas become since tue war aresident of Richmond, and at the celebration | at Concord he made an admiravie and manly | speech, defending the good iaith of the ex-Con- jederates in their protestations of loyalty to the Union, Upon his return to Richmond avout 250 ]rominent oMcers of the ‘lost cause’’ serenaded nim, and thanked bim tor his courageous and manly defence’ of their loyaity. In his reply he Spoke \o the effect that the Southern people were mis"aken if they thought for & moment that tt re- quiree any courage to tell the people of the North that the people of the South were true to their | promises, us they were oaly too glad to hear it, aud what was more, to belleve it. The effect of this was as beneficial as that of the speech at Con- cord, A correspond of the HERALD has recen'ly mide a tour through some of the Southerm States, | and while there has endeavored to gain the ideas Of the intelligent people upon the sudject of the coming Centennial celebration, with regara to the effect upon the sectional feelings of the people. IN ALABAMA there has recently been about a complete rev- olution of sentiment, The deleat o1 tho Force bill, the revelations of the Spencer Investigating Committee, aua the rele! from tbat Southern Bightmare—the jear of military rule—nave ail tended to reinspire hope and good feeling to an extent thatis very readliy perceptible, A very prominent business man of Mobile said to your correspondent, “Indeed, it bas always been a | source of wouder and pain to me that our people | were so greatly misunderstood at the North and abroad. As late as this last February | bad begun to despair that Luis generation could ever recover | from the mistepreseutations that had been heaped | upon it, and thatit would pass away maligned | and misgoverned, Had the proposed measures in Congress been adopted last winter, so-called ‘more efficient government’ of the Southern States lately in rebeilion, I should Dave given up ail hope for an of national good feeling, ana I shouid have seit that Alabama was irrevocaoly Jost; but with theirdefeat and the general expressions Of Satisfaction thereat, com- ing irom all parts of the North, arose a new and most pleasuravle hope. You have asked me avout the feeling of my people regarding the approach- | ing Centennial. You must remember thar, in the midst ofour recent po‘tticat trials, we had lost interest In, and almost ‘might of these proposed | joindcaticns, You could hardly expect a people ional interter- ence, constantly fearing the return of military rule and constantly being mahgned to much interest im such things. How could @ people who had been offctally stamped by theif own government Executive, through his military emissary, as “banditrl, shieves and murderers,” rejoice taat a government with | such an Executive had been establianed the events ofa hundred years ago. Fortunately, | however, the representatives of the Nortuern peoply and their press came to the rescue, and from the day that Congress reiused to tudorse any such verdict our better feelimgs began to gain the ascendancy. Our papers had before that taken but littie notice of these celebrations; but after the Mecklen urg and Concurd celebrations, where so much good feeling wus displayed, ana where #0 Mach was said calculated to heal up even our most recent wounds, our interest was aroused. The invitations {rom Boston, so cordially extended to the Southern people to be presentat the Banker Fill celebration, wero well appreciated, and would be as cordially accopted were it not for the fact that our méans are too Itmited. Many of our miit- tary organizations, composed mostly of ex-Conted- erares, would gladly go Uader the oid flag ana take part in the exerc: with the old federal apirit; but our boys have to work hard for @ mere living a could spare neither the time nur means ry jor the trip, But tne sentiment ts all me, and they will cordially reapond to every Patriotic sentiment uttered (here, so long as they are recognized as itue and loyal Americans. As for the THE PHILADELPMIA CRNTENNIAL, there aro many who will take partinthat We have been unabie a8 yet torender any very sun- Stactial ald; but there is every prospect that we will render our presence and ald to the fullest extent of our ability. It will be a very important affair for America in every way, and ali sections should strive to make it a success.”” From conversations with other prominent men in different professions your correspondent was convinced thatthe above was a tiue account of the thinking, intelligent people of Alabama, and, in fact, of that whole section. ' IN SOUTH CAROLINA, if We may judge by the spirit displayed in Charles- ton, there is an enthusiasm on the sulyect. Tne people are auxious to give to the country @ forcl- ble example of the reaaion of the North and South by a most enthusiastic and irateroal meet- ing between the sons 0! tuose old political anti- podes of the Union, South Carolina and Massa- cnusetts, at Buoker Hill. The Washington Light Iniautry, irom Cuarieston, with many prominent citizens, will attend, They ate warmly inter- ested also in the Phuadeiphia Centennial, and it may here be remarked that the impetus given to this iecling by tuese Minor gad prelimiuary cel- evratious 19 very gréat. AS @ gentleman of Charieston remarked, “We are beginning to tind out that the peop e of the North mean what they say and seem desirous of proviie their Words by theif actions, It becomes us to meet them half id tie results will be incalculable to the mtry.’ ‘ay whole cou! IN GRORGIA yy I'a go im a mpate if 1 could wish ¢t ey hat had the “horrah’ five years ago. l could have gone th And if J skeuid meet that Yank that shot me at Cold Harbor I'd iimp up to the bar With Dim and take a diink on the strengch of the Venteantal.” lu Georgia there i# gino a growiug I si iu the Independence Cen- tenmial, tue peopie seeming every day to appre- clate mote and more the Importance of having their proud ts and industrles represented at hac great exhivition, Stace has met with grearer the war than per- fod hence the occurred at Aug A party ol Young men wer the action of the ex-Confederates in A Tennessee in foining wit! coration of tue solu rupted by the appearance vo} Weil dressed man who was Whea he had “onderstood the question” he deliv. ered himeeli, with ® degree ol deliberation and OMposity, Worthy of “Pretty” Reg ol the | ollo wimg “Horation :"—"Gentiomen, eet I could go among those yraves and choese from among them those of the gulant suidiers, who, like ourse! went out to faut ior what toey tuoaght might, * | wonld strow them With Mowers willingly, bat 1 lat @ hireling Daten nt merely jor the te lederal | tone | Caivin @. | Newarg, | Brick all belonged i ment. T 5 of voice) would see them dam belore Lwoulu put.a cose leaf over their pire ling corses,"’ “Yes; but, Major, if you wre wob ty SLop uver each grave and get as the dead wan’e record you can hever expect to demonstrate charity or iraternal feeling between the living soldiers of the North ana South. And anochel thiny-—How many dead substitutes couldu’t yoo fod among scurnern graves, Whose mMemoricy are honored equally with our gallant volunteers? Antong the dead of my regiment 1s a lubberiy, seltisn wagon muster, Wo Was Killed: by @ stray shell in the while piundering the deserted Yunkee camps ut Cold Harbor, Op Decoration Day le gets just as many flowers on his grave ud any of tue boys Woo Were killed Mn the eharge to thé vont, And yet that man would have goud overt» the other side in a minute but tor the lact that he had such a soft piace. By tae py, Major, what position did you oge Major (ratuer subdued) sary in 13 brigade.’ “Ol! that setties it! Boys let’s have @ drink and hereaiter We'll mever docorate tue graves vi any federuis unless they be those of Gead commis. Saries.”” ‘Lue “Major? joiwed in the Jaugu tnat tollowed With as much beartigess as &@ Wound up | Wax Oyure, but nevertheless exoressed his deter- Winution of atienaing the Cearenuial. IN NOBIH CAROLINA the success of the recent Mleckiwnborg anni Versary bas almost set the staid and conservative peovie of the Oid North State wild. wbout ceaten- Lials, abd i! bey Were wule to du sO Ctuey Would atieud every one 1a vudy, uctual experience the good 1 ings, abd toe American pride “bas veeu july aroused by the general atiention attracted’ uy UWeir joilifieation over the brave deciarauon ol their ancestors in belwif or our common mde peudeuce. They have already given waru exe Pressions in approval Of our rest Centennial, and the spirit ty greatly ou the lucresse. IN VIRGINIA there ig @ general desire on the part of the sol- diery to be presentat Buaker tli, but they, like ail (he rest uf the Southern young men, are toa lupecunious to do so. ite Norioik Glues Aruliery, ® spiendtd organization, will attend, and tie Ricoimoud Commandery, Koignts Templars, wilt take over a buudred of Loe best men Of Kicamond to be the guests of taeir ld iricuds, the De Mulay Commandery, oF Boston. “fuus wiil tue Old Doe Mibiva Le Well represented. It was propesed as one time, fu & quiel Way, to gather together @ hundred eX-Con,ecerate veterans, who should orgauize themselves, and ask Picket, Fitz dugo Lee, or some other Well known tiguter, to com mand oem 1D AD iMVasion upou tie hearts of the people of Massucuusets; but, upon & canvass, tals was found nov to be feasible iy othe «short time let ul to prepare, ‘Lhe orgaulZations (hat go, however, will be amply able tu represent Virgimia’s good wil on the occasion. ihe live men ure graduaily falling mie line op the subject of the Pailadeipans Ceacenuiai, una the press is warming towura ii. The great and groWiug mineral resources of iue Siate, and her importance in the sisterhvod 01 che Univo, | render it necessary that she should be well repre> sented at the great exbidition. Her next Legisia- ture (lo D@ Giected this fall) will doubtiess be composed uf wore progressive wen tien tae last, aud then Virginia's indorsement of tie Centenmiual will be put in some more tangible fora than the mere resolutions of co-operativ passed Jour years azo, The views above briefly given irom the diferent Stu! bocu gatnered from men of iteingence seniative cuaracter, and any one who travels throug the South and takes the trouble to in- quire among this cluss Will soon become con- vinced thatthe Southern pope are desirous of weeiag tue Northern people iraternally in taese celebravens and of jolaing with taem eordially in Gewoustrations that Will destroy sectional preju- dice and uit past animesity in the desire by pro- mote national tonol and industry, and iacuicate throuwnout the land @ bational and lasting pilde | du our common moiter, America, WILL MURDER OUT ? HOW A RHODE ISLAND ROYAL ARCH MASON WaS MURDERED—‘‘DoN'r, Joz, Don’? |"— WHERE IS HENRY MERTON? Information reached @ HEALD representative yesterday which lea no doubt that Captaim Cahoone, a distinguished citizen of Provideuce, R.J., was fouily murdered and not jrowned @ year ago in the River St. Lawreace, near trois Rivitres. There is a definite clew to the supposed murderer, a complete chain, indeed, with the exception of a single lipk. This link gap only be supplied by toe presence of a man named Heary Merton, who, at the time of the trageuy, was in company with the murdered captain and | the suspected murderer, THR DETAILS of the case, as given by an ex-United States secret service oMcer, are as follows, the facts being vouovea for by the deceased's brotaer, Mr, B. R. Canoone, a meronant of this city aud residing 10 J, Early to June, 1874, there started from Provi- | aenee, K. L, the Androscoggin Fishing Club, num- bering about ten persons, “down East.” Tue of. cers of tue club were Dr. Brick, of Keene, N, H. President; George Gree Vice President; L Toayer, ‘Treasurer; Captain a @. Cahoone, Secfetary. Except resident to Providence. There were also among the party J. Edward Alien, Joseph W. Munroe and W. M, Greene. The wan: ceriags of ine ciad for thy 10 frat week or so appear singular out of the juck. At leugtn the, 0 wuic | rans betweeo Quebec a Were passenvers oa her the nignt of 1sin Aoout one o'clock tartung ery of “a MAN OVERBOARD!” noth the larbvard the map rose aud pat wis hands on the rail and someaow \umbied overboard. The “vessel was promptiy Stupped and & boat lowered, but no man could be jound, Upon @ searek among thé parsengers the only one found wissing Was Captain Uahvone. From the firat there Was no doubt bur he was ine mao wo had falién overboard, But bow b came to act as be did Was @ great mystery to ly iriends, He Was & man of marked intelligence and never ‘2 have ceen itoxicaied. Tue xt two days in DISCOVERRD aT LAST iter, floating on the was removed to Trois ped, a8 was injury ou the buck of the head Was different, how- ever. It Wasa iarge, round lump, Tae sxia was not broken. From the first it was considered uy the dead man’s feuds as certain biade did noe infies this cut. however, weut to snow that toe devoased nud Jalen Overvo.rd, and @ Verdict Was rendered ov. acedenial drownlog. Thi moved to Providence, R. with military, Masonic Jouerai demoustration belog eXceedingly impos ng. —e ON THE HEAD continually bt de of Police of Mont as as United States secret service ufivet before ailude to. scarcely had they doue so when the ioowing startling letter confrunog their suspicions Was received = 3 Bxamerey Staeer, Boston, Mass, July %, 1874. Po MONTRE. c m—i have just arrived here from Barove te unburden my breast wrici Has opprexsed we ever the sad Affair tvok pluce of board the soamer eal—nameiy, the dro’ Lawre Kiv on the mention any th i woata Bave u and we ad mad xi Cons 1enee Sppre ine, I was sitting with my, wire on dow, the duck of the Montreal ou that tatel mori ing. nd reenh twa utes be to the fee thy Joe, 1101 } will.” tinmediay aa overvoard know, but from his voice we thought ‘Ds iy wis, ta ith the body, AY oud wy arg wilting bu yeKe ihest over inveelt wa iM Saroaths, “Yours uly. frat arias be reatiy a4 she iden that “oly,” an ry Hovuscious When séeM crawnng up towird the bars, had tamuied overbuard. the diiewlty was to aiscover Wao this ‘Joe" could be. Tuere was a “Joe” on buwrd among tne fsn- ry party, but if was imposmvle to coucelve nim wullty of the murderous bow, Since the receipt of ¢ Merton letter, friends of Cahooue, aided by the Mo authorities, have by upcurning every ato. the Quite receatiy tne v po! xem the result of of Which it is Dot dee vow, that the as iriends of , are how luiy Vinced that be was mui ‘Ail efforts tu fiad Mr. Merton have, how He ia being it for everywoer 4 it foumd will, it is bei be able to faraish tue nok iM Lue evidence. aptala Cahooue Won bis title and bs shoulder pre. in the late war, He Was captain of tne nited Train of Artillery, of Pruyid id was & most bh ‘od memoer of the hie of the Maso: bel Ri