The New York Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1876, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, WASHINGTON. | Mr. Clymer and His Connection with the Pen- dieton Railroad Scandal. THE FUNDING OF THE NATIONAL DEBT. Orville Grant Explains His Connection with the Post Traderships. THE BABCOCK COURT OF INQUIRY. Professor Silliman on the Emma Mine Investigation. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasmixcrox, March®, 1876, ‘MR. cLymeR AND THE HERALD's REPORT OF THE KENTUCKY CENTRAL RAILROAD SCANDAL— THE DEVELOPMENTS TO FOLLOW. ‘When Mr. Clymer read in the Henatp this afternoon the reiteration of the report current here that he had Moglected, although spoken to about it, to take the im- Mediate measures to investigate the Kentucky Central Railroad case, he told his committee that he would at once subpena Mr. Nordhoff to appear before it, Une of She mempers of the committee, Mr. Danford, there- ®@pon told Mr. Clymer that he had but a short time Delore seen a gentleman whom he knew well and ‘whom he regarded as a responsible person, who au- thorized him (Danford) to say to Mr. Clymer and to the committee, hat it was he who gaye to Mr, Nordhoff the information on which he based Danford added that he say to Mr, Clymer ‘That this gentleman was then, or at any time, ready to appear before the committee, and on their demand give them the name or names of the witiess by whom the Aruth of the statements regarding Mr. Clymer made by Mr. Nordhoff, on nis information, would be established and this gentleman would not, if Mr. Clymer would sause him to be summoned, ask even the formality or flelay of a subpoena, but would appear at once to bo sworn, Mr. Clymer declined, however, to callhim, nor did he inquire tor bis name, He said he would sum- mon Mr. Nordhoff arst, Mr. Clymer’s remarks yesterday on the Heratp de- Bpatch appear im the Record this morning. In the~ course of his speech he says:— | Now, sir, 1 brand the whole article, so far as it relates to myself,'as utterly, entirely and absolutely talse. The part which concerns Mr. Clymer in the despatch j8 in these words-— It is farther asserted that when it became known here 10 some who were of the party that Mr, Clymer fad determined to bring Mr, Bekuap aown, he was re- Minded in poited terms that it Le was determined to do this he could not decline to bring Pendleton down too; thet Mr. Clymer asserted that he had not suffi- tient data to reach Mr, Pendleton; that he was pressed with the rejoinaer that Mrs, Marsh would testily to it; ‘hat the of the department would throw some Ughs on the case; that, however, he refused to go into the matter, But, in another part of his speech, he substantially ‘acknowledges what is here asserted, and even more, He says:— | Again it is alleged, or seems to be alleged, that I was Coguizant of some meeting in the Arlington Hotel in ‘this city between Mrs. Marsh, Mra. Belknap and others, Uf there was such a meeting | certainly was not present. 11 matiers were discussea there in reference to another crime I could only and did only hear of it by ramor and without any foundation in the world to go upon Bave that it was said that there was a record. Some one pone who was speaking about % in the War Depart- en: In the face of these admissions it is difficul: to see bow Mr, Clymer could “brand the whole article, so fur ‘gs it relates to himself, utterly, entirely and absolutely false.” He flatly contradicts this by his own ‘words above. It is proper for your correspondent fo remind you that. the despateh which bas made so much trouble to Mr. Clymer was very | guardedly written, It contained the substance of fumors which had been current here for some days ‘Bnd which, if they were true, demanded public atten- hon, Your correspondent, strongly desirous not to Sujure or embarrass Mr. Clymer, and strongly desirous also to speak always within bounds, told you ‘‘it is asserted here that tho following is susceptible of proof before a committee of the House.” The suppusition ‘was that Mr. Clymer would at once bring what fol- dowed, or so much of it as related to himself, to the test Guggested, which he might have done on Wedvesday ‘@fternoon, Some parts of the reports mentioned he wan hardly bring to such a test now until he brings Mrs, Marsh before the committee. lt is proper to mention that Mr. Clymer strongly asserts that he never met Mr. Pendleton abroad, and that he never saw Mr. and Mrs. Marsh until they came to Washington last week. The matter is not of im- | portance, but as he seems to think it so bad the denial | ‘ought to be made known here. \ Itvis understood that Mr. Bass, of the Clymer Com- Mittee, will to-morrow make a written statement to the House relating to what part he took in endeavoring to fetain Mr. Marsh here at the command of the com- | mittee, Mr. Bass will also state that the two repub- | licau members of the committee were not notitied of | the investigation going on; that to the called meetings bt the committce at which the testimony was taken | they were not summoned; that they Knew nothing of | what was done until ata regular meeting of the com. mittee they were shown the testimony of Marsh in writing, and that the chairman, Mr. Clymer, did not | ofler them any opportunity to cross-examine Mr, Marsh, Mr. Pendleton and another of the officers o1 the Ken- sucky Central Railroad, of which he is President, will appear on Saturday before the committee, 1t is sup- posed that the committee will summon other witnesses, Is is possible that they may summon Mrs, Belknap, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasuixetox, March 9, 1876, ‘THR FUNDING OF THE NATIONAL DEBT—kVI- DENCE THAT THE GOVERNMENT CREDIT 18 ON A BASIS OF FOUR PEB CENT. Amid the din of the Belknap scandal the Ways and Meana Committee have been iudustriously at work on | the question of refunding the public debt, and Mr. Fer- pando Wood, since his withdrawal irom the arena of political controversy in the House, hus given this com- mittee the benefit of his enlightened and intelligent acquaintance with the subjectewhich it is their province toact upon. 1t will be remembered that the Secretary of the Treasary, in bis eagerness to proceed with re- funding, has asked Congress to amend the funding act 0 as to allow of increasing the amount of four anda Were introduced in both Houses, and the ove in the Senate has already passed that body. The House bill das been referred to the Ways and Means Committee, wbere it is likely to meet with important amendment, Mr. Wood, in his desire to enlighten the committee, bas shown thom thatthe credit of the United States | fovernment is now ou a basis of four per cent, and that 1 would be fully to proceed with refunding by offering & bond at a higher rate of snterest. In making evident the fact that tbe government sredit has reached this flattering degree of exeeilence Mr. Wood invited Mr. A. 3, Hateb, of the firm ot Fisk & Hateb, to aadress them, and the latter geutiewan | entertained the commitiee at two soveral sessions with | A presentation of facts which will greatly mterest the community at large Mr. Match drst quoted the United Btates currency six per conts as an illustration of what he Wished the committee to know for the reason that as the | principal and interest of these bonds are payable in cur- | reney, any calcalation concerning them ia nut compli- | cated with the premium on gult, Now these bonds arc | selling at 127 percent. They have an average of about bineteen years torun, The buyer who buys at 127 per tent receives loss than five per cent on bis investment from year to year, and evoutually loss u ty. | teven per cent premium when the goverumeut pays olf the bond. The resuit is tbat he gets reaily less than | four per cent interest for bis money. Yot those bonds efe firm in the market at 127 per cent and in demand for imyestment. Mr. Hatch then further demon- Biratod «the fact that the government is on balf per cents to $500,000,000 aud of extend. | ing the duration of the bonds to not | less than thirty years Bills to this effect | | | alter seeing the Secretary of tho Interior; he did not a basis of four per cent as a borrower in the markets of the world, by iltastrations taken (rom the gold-bear- tug bonds. A gold bond which, at its market price in | gold, will yield four per cent por annum to tue investor | fm gold for the time it has to run, 18 the equivalent of @ tour per cent boud, principal and interest payablo in gold, suld at par im gold. New fivo per cents were , selling on tho 1st of March at about 119, equal to about 104}, in gold, Agthey ron only five years, which is | all they have the promise of, thoy pay only four per cent. The sixes of 2881, or “long sixes,’’ as they are called, were selling on the samo day at 123%, which is a little over 108 in gold, With only five years to rum, they pay even leas ghan four percent, Going over to London we find the 673, which have no time at all to run, selling at 108; in tho same market the sixes of ’81 are selling at 100}. At 109 they would, @nly four percent The new fives in London 30634, witb only five years to run. These bon they had even as long as eight years to ron, would ealy four per cent at 106%. For these reasons the ¢ommittee have bcen urged to consider whether it would not Be well to give up the notion of issuing anything over a four per cent bond, which latter security marketable at once, were it allowed to raw ‘The difference be- tween four and four and » ro. area ‘on $50,000,000 in thirty years would Wing of $75,000,000, li we shouldhave to wait years to sell a four per cent bond there would ‘@ saving of $55,000,000. These arguments brought the committee to Ddelieve that there: to be no precipitate effort to refund the publi¢ debt watil the facts cited have been considered and digested. Should Mr. Bristow wish to keep the fuading operation going on Congress might | allow the negotiaglom of $100,000,000 or $200,000,000 of | four per cents, and by the time these were disposed of | the ability of the government to fund at four per cent would be still more ¢learly demonstrated. Ibis thought that the Secretary of the Treasury is in | receipt of an offer from 1 Syndicate to take $25,000,000 or $50,000,000 with the usual option ona large portion of the remainder of the proposed thirty | year four anda balf per cent bonds, and hence the urgency he has shown before the committee to have the Dill passed, ORVILLE GRANT EXPLAINS—HIS INFLUENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT DEPENDENT ON HIS GOOD BEHAVIOR. f ; In an interview this evening Orville Grant was asked | if he had anything to @ay im addition to the testimony he gave before Mr. Clymér’g committee to-day, He replied that he would like §@ explain more fully one point in bis evidence, He was asked this morning if he had influence with the Preadent. ‘I should have said,” continued Orville, ‘that my influence would cease as soon as | did amything wrong. In case I did do wrong I should ne more influence with the President nor any more shown me by him than |< sHy wilhesses whose tesiumony you (he) 4 im orts < ‘9 make the inv id co! any other person, I A trguagressed tho laws 1 would | !2"(.; rdcr aud “of tay subeeauent correspondence expect to suffer the as, apy other citi- | visi Mr. Dyer is herewith enclosed. zen. Lalso wanted to gay that [had done nothing am connection with the but what was legiti- mate, I should be wery Sorry to do otherwise. It anyone connected Mme should commit irregu- larities or defraud the government 1 would withdraw at once trom such conneétion,”” Mr. Grant said that he had nothing to do with any military post, but he was interested in the Lndian trading stores at Standing Rock and Fort Peck, , GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. — Wasuisoros, D. C., March 9, 1876, HE POST TRADERSHIPS—ORVILLE GRANT DE- FORE THE WAR DEPARTMENT EXPENDITORE COMMITTER—CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT—SOLIOITING CONTRACTS. John Lawrence, of D. T., was to-day be- fore the Committee on in the War De- partment, and tested, he had no knowledge of any agreement between post tradersund other persons ; charges having been against the post trader at Fort Randall, the ealied on Secretary Belknap, saying that if was to be any change he should like to be am whe Secretary said that the matter had beem ; he had asked Orville Grant to give him # pusition, but Grant said he had all the employés he wished; he thought that Orville Grant gerne peng corm” em Standing Rock, aud that he was the person to whom | applications must be made for contracts. ‘The Chairman stated that George H. Pendleton would leave Cincinnati for Washington this evening, Mr. Orville M. Grant, brother of President Grant, having been sworn, testified that he never at any time, either orally or in writing, had any authority from Bel- Knap in relation to post traderships in the army, and that he never, directly or indirectly, exercised through others control over such traderships, but he thought he was instrumental in obtaining a post sutlership for aman appointed at Fort Stevens; ho was not inter_ ested with any parties who obtained appointments to post traderships from the Secretary of War; on being asked whether he was directly or indirectly interested in contracts under the Indian Department, he said he | was, and that he obtained the post on his own account from Commissioner Smith, his application having been made in September, 1874; tho witness admitted that he had received a letter from the President in re- ply to his application for a trading post at Fort Peck, which was favorable, but be thought he bad de. | stroyed that letter; the President notified | him that there would be a vacancy at Fort Peck; if he had not known there was to be @ vacancy would not have made tho application; he thought the President specified Fort Peck, Fort Belknap aud Standing Rock as places to be- come vacant, and he applied for these places in pur- suance of knowledge given tohim by the President; these were the only trading stations in which the wit- ness had any interest; in 1874 he became interested in Fort Peck and Standing Rock; originally Jacob R. Casselberry and bimselfrun the establishment at Fort Peck; the witness put in $2,000; he thought the stock was about $13,000; A. L. Bonnafon afterward became concerned; the Witness, though putting in only one- sixth of the capital stock, d:vided the profits, all the money invested being borrowed at seven per cent, and | for one-half of which he was responsible; the witness thought he had taken out of the concern about $1,100; | as to the Standing Kock tradership, he was joined vy Joseph Layton; the witness was ao balf partner, though he never put in anything; $25,000 were invested there, but tho contract never really went into effect; he was not only not required to furnish any capital, but not required to attend to any business; the witness assisted George W. Felt, of ‘White Zurth, in procuring @ post, but he never re- ceived any consideration for it; Felt told him he would | give him an interest, but ho did not want or expect it, as he could not afford to take any risks; this was last fall; the witness assisted @ man pamed Conrad, of the | firm of Baker & Co., at Fort Belknap; be had always | felt gratetui to his brother (the President) tor his in- fivence in proca:ing the office, In reply to a question the witness said he bad influ- ence with the President to manage such matters to some extent, although be did not always fod the mat- ters to be profitable, On crosscxamination the witness said Boonafon advanced $15,000, the witness borrowing of this sum $2,000 and Casselverry an equal amvant; there had been no settlement in the division of profits; Bona- fon was represented to tho amountof $9,000, Tie witness said he had not pretved tho appoiniuseat of traders on the attention of the President; be procared the offices from the Comraissioner of Indjan Affairs, think that he pat any papers oa fie and did not kaow whether the Present tterseded with tho Comimis- sioner or Secretary for him; be did ot say to a Phila- deiphia reporter that he had much imfuonco with bis brother, the President, The witness thought, that, in his letter as to traderships, the l’resident stated that there were some Vacuncies, because he had told him he would Irke to get a trading post; he obtained a tradership at Fort Berthold, but as his partner, Mr. | Raymond, wished to remain, the witn withdrew, drawing from Mr, Raymond about $1,000, Neither the Prosident nor the Secretary of the Interior bad the stight- ext knowledge of the fact of bis receiving the money; Mr. Clymer, the chairman of the committee, called attention to a Washington telegram in to-day’s Hxzeaup, in which it was reiterated that what had previously | been said of Mr. Clymer, im connection with Pendleton and Belknap, was susceptible of proof, and that it was also a fact that the name of & responsible person, who will prove it ifcalled before a Congressional commit- i tee, will be in the possession of a motaber of the com- mittee of which Mi. Clymer is the chairman to-morrow morning. Mr. Clymer asked the committee to author- ize him to subpmua Charles Nordbofl, the chief of the f FRIDA Herav Washington Burean, forthwith. Consent was given without heatation, and an officer of the commit- tee was despatched after that gentlemen. Orvitle M. Graus was then recalled and asked whether he knew the frm of Basher & Uo., of Bulti- Biore, ife replied that he did, being employed by the j firm; this had no connection with his Indian matters im any shape or fori; be had just appeared betore the Naval Committee aud given a history of the whole matter. Having been asked in what capacity he was employed by that firm, he responded, as solicitor in Dusimess at the rate of $200 a month; he had been in their employ a year avd a half; Basher & Co. were en- gaged in the steam heating business; his solicitorship ‘Was connected not only with the government but with | private parties; ho never obtained a contract from the War Depariment but obtained one from General Myers, of the Quartermaster’s Bureau, to tho extent of only $400 or $500, The committee adjourned until to-morrow morning at balf-past ten o'clock, THE BABCOCK COURT OF INQUIRY—CORRESPOND- ENCE PLACED BEFORE THE HOUSE—TNE LIST | OF WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY DYER. The Speaker laid before tho House of Representatives to-day a large number of papers received from the Act- ‘mg secretary ot War in response to the House resolu- tion of the 3d inst. calling lor copies of all the instruc- tions, orders, letters, telegrams or other offieial records im the War Dopartment relating to the Babcock Court of Inquiry. The letters and telegrams relating to Gen- | eral Babcock’s request for a military court of inquiry, whe orders directing 1t to be convened, the detail | for the court, its adjournment from day to day and | flually its dissolution in consequence of the indictment of Babcock by the St. Louis Grand Jury are all merely formal and have been in sudstance already published | except the following :— On the 15th of December Major Asa Bird Gardner, Judge Advocate, wrote from Chicago to the Adjutant | Geueral of the army as follow: LETTER OF TH JUDGE ADVOCATE. Sim—I have toe honor to report that the Court of Inquiry, convened here by special order 246, adjourned i to-day to meet af the call of the President of the Court. 1 deem it my duty to invite the attention of the proper authority to the following state of facts in releronce Ww the case fur the government, which | was called upon to present:— limmediately on receiving telegraphic notice of detail Thastened here in advance of the assembling of the Court, 60 a8 to be prepared to proceed without delay. Had the Court been on its assembling duly sworn I should nevertheless have been unable to proceed in copsequenee of the failure of Hon. D. P. Dyer, United States Atworney tor the Eastern District of Mas- souri to obey the positive instructions of the Hon. Attorney General of the Unued ‘These telegraphic instructions were sent to him on December 6th inst., and specifically directed that I should be furnished with “any documentary evidence barrug on the case, and the names and the resideace | ‘The Court of Inquiry was instituted to investigate {> ornth of certain accusations, imputat.ons or trans- goviogs, alleged by the Hon. J. B, Henderson against Colonei O. k. Babcock, United States Engineers, in the receut trial in the United States District Court at St. Louis, of one William D. Avery, Mr. Henderson being agsociate counsel for the goverument and assisting Mr. Dyer The Court was required to report the facts and =, its opinion under the statute whether Colonel jabcock bad, in reference to these specitic statements, been properly chargeable with conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentieman. If he had violated any crim- inal statute of tho United States the proper United States Civil Court could alone take jurisdiction, The Military Court alone coula investigate as to Colonel Babcock in his miliary capacity; tor, while he might not have done anything which was an express viviation of the penal laws he might nevertneless have done something *‘unbecoming an officer and agentieman,’’ op which the statute authorized inquiry. On the 8th inst., as Mr. Dyer had not furnished me with any i whatever, 1 telegraphed to him. On the 9th, with a copy of stenographic notes in of Jobn McDonald and William 0. Avery. y , jenderson’s remarks relative to Colonel 4y tull account of which was also to be 40 the daily newspapers. As a lawyer, Mr. Dyer must have known pertectly wel! his reply of the 9th was noanswer to my telegram, neither did it comply with the Attorney General’s direc¥ons. What I required was.a list of witnesses and a descrip- tion of documentary evidence on which Mr. Henderson had based his remarks, so that the Court of Inquiry, when organized, could examine for itself into the mas- ter. Up to this aliernoon nothing of the kind bas been received trom Mr. Dyer. Peg sons even! December 9 Mr. G. C. Gordon, of ing nter-Ocean Lewspaper, reported to me oe that his paper had ee Tecoived reliable telo~ ic information that Dyer had publicly stated that he should furnish uo lists of witnesses or docu- mentary evideace. My interview with the reporter will be found in that newspuper for the 10th inst. So far as the Avery and McDonald cases were concerned, Mr. Henderson’s rewarks as vo Colonel Babcock might have been based on what he had heard or seen wholly outside the court room. It will be uoticed that I didn't ask information as to what witnesses might have said or done in a grand jury room, because wuen Mr. Hen- derson made his speech no bill of indictment bad been found against Colone! Babcock, aad Mr. Henderson was not the proper official to go into the grand jury room or subscribe to such bill. He was the associate of and temporarily subordinate to the District Attorney, who by his presence und tacit acquiescence adopted Mr. Henderson's remarks as the authoritative statement of & government oiticial, What witnesses bad suid to him or deposed in allidavits could not be used before the Court of Inquiry in that shape, What I required was a list of such witnesses, so that they could be called on to testify in open court. A description of the docu- meutary evidence on which Mr. Henderson based his remarks was also needed, so that in due course of law a subpoena duces tecum suould be issued to the proper custodian to produce them in court. ‘The Court of Inquiry did not complete its organiza- tion; but, had it done so, it could not have presented the government's cust consequence of the absolute disregard by Mr. Dyer of the positivejinstructions of his iminediate official superior, the bonorable Attorney General. ASA BIRD GARDNER, Judge Advocate of the Court. The Attorney General’s letter to Mr. Dyer is as fol- lows;— THY ATTORNEY GENERAL TO MR. DYER. Deranrueyt ov Justice, Wasuinetox, D. C,, Dee. 6, 1875 To tho Hon. D. P. Dyer, United States District Atior- ney, St Louw, Mo. :— The President informs me that the Court of Inquiry convenes at Chicago next Thursday; that General Bab- cock sturte to meet bia trial; that Colonel Gardner is the Judge Advocate to whom,’ at Chicago, you will | please send any documentary dence bearing upon — tne case and the names snd residences ofany witnesses | whose testimony you judge important to make the m- | Vestigation thorough. If there is any evidence ad- ditioual to that sent me please forward and cowmuni- | cate with the Judge Advocate at Chicago by messenger | or otherwise as you may deem most sale, to the end that this important inquiry, which will attract the at- tention of the coumiry, may be complete im every re- spect, 1 repeat what I have so often said, that we wish no innocent man punished and no guilty one to ezcape. EDWARDS PIERREPONT, Attorney General. In as letter dated Chicago, December 8, Colonel Gard- ner informs Mr. Dyer of his being instructed by the At- torney General toapply to him (Mr, Dyer) for tho accusa- tions, &c,, against Babeoek, alleged by Mr. Hendersoa in the Avery trial; states the time and place appointed for | the Court of Inquiry to convene the next day, aud pro- | ceeds as follows :— In advance of its assembling, or of its final action, Thavo the honor to request you tu furnish me, by return mat!, with a fall copy of these accusations, im- puiations or charges tous made, together with as com- plete a let of witacsses a8 possivie, and any vier iu- formation which yuu may be pleased to favor me with relative to this inquiry, aud which will, in your judg- | ment, be advantageous. I respectfully suggest that you communicate ag to this telegram with the Hon. J. B, Henderson, Picase acknowledge receipt. Ua the Sth Mr. Dyer, by telegraph, acknowledged Teceipt of the foregoing and on the 9th informed Cojonc! Gardner that he would, if he desired, transznit sworn copies of the stenographic reports, embodying the remarks made by Mr, Henderson concerning Gen- | eval Badeock in the Avery and McDonald trials, Ho alxo quotes Mr, Henderson as saying that he (Mr. Hen- | dcrson) had made no statement against General Babcock or others, except such as were necessary in the legit imate discharge his daties of government counsel ia thoge trials. ° Colonel Gardner, both by mail and telegraph, ac. knowledged receipt of this letter, and states that he would bo glad to havo copies of the stenographic re- port and would pay for them. On the Idth of December Garduor wrote to Dyer | acknowledging rece:pt that day of the copies above re- ferred to, aud adding:-~ I beg leave to remind you that that list of witnesses and documents requested, aud which 1 was iniormed the Attorney General had instructed you m regard have pot beeu receiver, nor have your communicat contained any réterence U 0 1 Jor some positive inloriaa' aim, dear sir, very ally, &e., ‘ASA GALDNER, Judge Advocate, PROYESSOR SILLIMAN’S TESTIMONY REGARDING | J. T. Allain (colored) is moving for appointment to the HIS CONNXCTION WITH THE EMMA MINE, Professor Silliman appeared before the Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day and testified concerning his re- porton the Emma Mine:—He was employed by Gen- eral Henry H. Baxter to make the examimation; the statement that he was induced by a bribe to render a ‘base and dishonest report was false; his compensation ‘was not contingent, but be was left to fix his own com- pensation according to the value of the service to be Y, MARCH 10, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. | rendered and the risks encountered; his terms were | accepted without qualification—namely, the payment Of $5,000 in advaace; after the completion of the work he was to be paid in addition not less than $10,000, nor | more than $20,000; he received $10,000, and for the performance. of other scientific services was compen- sated, bis entire receipts amounting to $25,000; the additional services consisted in examining mines in Utah and California, besides the Emma, occupying six or eight months; he haa not named any sum as an equivalent value of the Emma Mine and he had seen nO reason to depart from this opinion formed on his first and second visits to the mine, Tho witness said that profits to the extent of $1,333,833 33 had resulted from the Emma Mine. Ne- glect of the work of exploration had rendered it impo: sible to obtain further treasure from the mine without expenditure of money. From the beginning of the en- terprise he had no interest whatever in the stock, his connection with the mine being merely professional. Professor Silliman was interrogated by Representa- tive Fantkner about the famous despatch from Utah, telegraped to London, announcing the discovery of 8,000 tons of new ore which sampled at the rate of | $2,000 per ton. ‘Tbis despatch was signed by Williams, Muzz and Silliman. The Professor said the telegram ‘was certainly improper; but he had no recollection whatever of having signed such a despatch, although becould not say bis name was forged. THE NATIONAL RESIDENT DEMOCRATIO COM- MITTEE, The Nationa! Resident Democratic Committee have completed their organization and established head- quarters at No, 1,24 F street, near the Ebbitt House. The committee is mado up as follow: Senate.—Hon, J. W. Stevenson, of Kentucky; Hon. W. W. Eatou, of Connecticut; Hon. H. G. Davis, of West Virginia; Hon. W. P. Whyte, of Maryland; Hon, J. B. Gordon, of Georgia, House of Representatives.—Hon, Heister Clymer, of Pennsylvania; Hon, C. W. Chapin, of Massachusetts; Hon. J. W, Throckmorton, of Texas; Hon. C. E. | Hooker, of M ppi; Hon. A. S. Hewitt, of New York; Hom W. M. Robbins, of North Carolina; Hon. M. Sayler, of Ohio. Distriet of Columbia,—Mr. W. W. Corcoran, James &. Harvey, Mr. Charies Mason, CONTESTED ELECTION CASES. The House Committce on Elections with three dis- senting Votes, decided this morning to report in favor | of seating the contestant in the case of Finley (dem.) ‘vs. Walls (colored rep.), member from the Second Dia- | trict of Florida, The case of Spencer vs, Moorey, from Louisiana, was taken up and referred to a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs, House, Beebe and Wells, SENSITIVE OF CENSURE. A DEMOCRATIC RESOLUTION CONDEMNING COR- BUPTION KILLED BY THE REPUBLICANS IN THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. ; Trextox, March 9, 1876. In the House of Assembly to-day Mr. Charles D. Hendricksoa, (dem.) of Monmouth county, offered the following:— Whereas the members of this islaturo have Jearned with shame and regret of the existence of sys- tematized corruption and bribery on the part of the | chief officer of one of the departments of the govern- ment at Washington; and whereas public office should be regardod as a trust to be used for the beneiit of the whole ; therefore Resolved, the Senate concurring, That we condemn all use of public office for the purpose of private gain or partisan advantage. Resolved, That such reform of the civil service as ‘will make honesty and capacity the requisites for po- litical preierment is demanded in the interests of econ- omy and good government. Resolved, That the coutinued existence of free insti- tutions demands that all persons who are guilty of bribery and corruption in any form in public office shall be punished without regard to their political con- noction Or social associations. In moving the adoption of the resolutions Mr. Hen- drickson ca for the yeas and nays. Mr. Griggs, (rep.) of Passaic county, moved to lay the resolutions over until next fuesday. He said he did not think it proper at this time to pass them. They | were to reflect on one party in the House, and the House should know where it was treading be- fore it passed the resolutions. Mr. Horring, o! Camden county, moved to refer them to the Co: jtee ov Federal Relations, . . Mr. Rabe, of Hudson county, advocated their adop- tion now, "He was opposed to delay. The ~ pee oVer was put, aud deciared carried by a vote of S226 19—a strict party yole—the majority and the min of being composed of republicana democrats, THE NEW WAR SEORETARY. Crvcixwatt, Ohio, March 9, 1876. Judgo Taft, the newly appointed Secretary of War, Jeaves for Washington to-night. OHIO COLORED REPUBLICANS. Mr. CHOOSING DELEGATES FOR THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION—SORRY ABOUT PINCHBACK, BUT STILL LOVE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Cotumnus, March 9, 1876. A number of representative Ohio colored men met here to-day for the pnrpose of electing delegates to tne Convention to be held in Nashville, Six delegates An address to the colored people of the State was adopted, declaring that the civil and political interests of all citizens of the United States aro identical, with- out regard to culor; and if all those whose business it is to interpret and execute the laws of the country would respect their oaths of office, the rights of all citizens would be equally conserved, and that colored men cannot afford to make themselves, or permit others to make them, a separate element in politics. ‘The address also indorses the republican party, declar- ing that it has proved itself the party of liberty and the friend of the colored man; that while the republi- can party has been plundered by thieves, it has had the integrity to expose and bring to justice those who have been tound guilty of malieasance in office, It also deprecates the remarks of some of the leading ro- eS Journals of Mississippi on the disorders prev: jent In the South, wherein it is claimed that the | norance of the colored voters has brought about this resuit; also deprecating the position of the administra- Mon relative to the late election in that State us tend- ing to restore to political power tho conservative ele- ment; also condemning the United States Senate tor refusing to admit Mr, Pinchback to a saat in that body; but declares that even this bas not shaken the faith of the colored men in the republican party. SALT LAKE REPUBLICANS. Sat Lax, Utah, March 9, 1876 The Utah Territorial Republican Convention, which to-day elected ox-Chief Justice McKean ana Secretary Black as delegates to the Cinciunats Convention, gavo | were chosen. tham no instructions as to casting their votes. Reso- utions were adopted mdoramg the administration of General Grant, as regards Utah, and calling upon the republican party to make good its promise at birth, to extinguish slavery and polygamy. THE LOUISIANA SENATORSHIP, New Ontxans, March 9, 1876. ‘The failure of Senator Pinchback to obtain his seat creates a stir in republican circles here, State Senator its vacunt Senatorship. ELECTION OF POLICE JUSTICES, Avrurs, March 9, 1 ‘The Common Council this evening declared the vote a tie between A. L. Lisson, republican, and J.D. | Zeller, democrat, candidates for the office of Police | Justice, Tho Mayor, Hon. J. M. Pomeroy, republican, | has 113 majority, and the dewocratic Assessor has 385 pos ache og A new election for Pylice Justice will be | orde! . BURNING OF A RAILROAD DEPOT. Norwicu, Conn, March 9, 1876, A firo at Danielsonville, Conn., at midnight, do stroyed the freight depot of the Norwich and Worcest: Railroad, the passenger station anda block, including the post office, the telegraph office, H. P. Tillingbast & Co,’s store anda meat market, Assistance was tole graphed for to Norwich and promptly sent, bat a change of wind checked tho flames, and the local Fire Department soon had the fire under control. The loss is about $20,000. The railroad company loses only the freight depot and its contents, The block containing the passenger station and other offices and stores is the property of Sylvanus Gleason. FIRE IN BOSTON. Bosrox, March 9, 1876, A Gre broke out at twenty minutes past eight o'clock this evening im the four story brick building No, 26 Dock square (Owen Lappen & Co.'s willow and wooden ware store), and extended to Nos. 27 and 28, and in the rear to Nos. 18 and 19 Faneuit Hall square, known as the Old Bite Tavern, of Revolutionary fame, which was stock end build ‘iy destroyed. The total | Ris $60,000; lnwurance, $45,000 | there. NEW HAMPSHIRE. The National Issues Out of the Contest. | A POLITIC - Purchasable. CENSUS MANIPULATION.) partment Frauds. Coxcomn, March 8, 1876. The canvass in this State is avery heated one; but, | however anxiously the country in general may await | the result, the battle is not fought by the partisans of New Hampshire as if it had any national signiticance. | There is hope on both sides aud fear on both; but even the democrats confess that the republicans are fighting with the courage of desperation, They must win the State in this contest or lose everything, and they mean to win it ifthey ean, They recognize the occasion as | more than an emergency, for with them defeat is anni- hilation—not the loss of the State merely for a single year, but the strengthening of the democracy in a way that will make them lose it again and again, Whilo the republicans ure desperate the democrats are not over confident. “We are going to beat them this time,” said a prominent democrat to me this morning. ‘Marcy will be elected by the peo- plo,” said another; “but we cannot couut on much of a majority beyond that.’ The Secretary of the Democratic State Committee, in reply to a question of mine, declared that he felt sure of the result before the | Belknap exposures, and he could not seo why there should be uncertainty now; but there was uncertainty in his tonés, and especially in his explanations of the difficulties in the way of success that, predisposed as I There is no hesitation liko this at the republican heaa- | prophet,” said the Chairman of the Republican Com- | mittee, “predict a republican triumph,’ There was | something of bravado in this, and I am not prepared to | accopt it as conclusive. So far as I can geo the result next Tuesday will be a mere balancing of chances, and that party will win which can outwit, outwork and outbuy the other. Such a conclusivn is not a pleasant | one, it must be confessed, but it s near the trath as | it 1s possible to arrive ina State where every man is a politician and where the party shackles are worn as unresistingly as they are in New Hampshire, UTOPIA IN THE GRANITE HILLS—BELKNaP. This State, in one respect, is a political Utopia— not that its condition is that of perfect happi- ness and content, but because of the ideal compactness and symmetry of its partisanship. When I said every man in New Hampshire is & politician I meant something more than the word implies in New York. Every man among these granite hills is a statesman, and as firm in his principles ot statecrait as the hills themselves. Neither General Grant nor General Anybody-else can become much of a | Jeader among a people where each voter is his own po- | Iitical oracle, it may be regarded as an axiom that it | \ is not much to be an oracle without being heard, and these oracies say their say out every time, Every store room and almost every strect corner and cross road in the State is a lyeeam, and measures and men are debated with more ardor than in the caucus rooms im Washington, All public questions are not only thoroughly canvassed but thoroughly is paramount, because principles are supposed to be eternal, The sins ofany one man are not allowed to | stand im the way ol party success, and so it happens | ‘that even Belknap’s fall maket comparativety-iugs’. impression. As a matter of course, tho democtate making the most of it, but when tulking about it there 1s the same doubttul shake of the head as when diseuss- ing their chances of carrying the State. “It ought to | have a great effect,” they say, “but then the people of — New Hamposbire are peculiar.” The republicans, on | the other hand, boldly declare that the War Department | exposures will not hurt them atall, Even Governor | Cheney told me that the only effect of the Bel- | | knap frauds would be to Inspire the democrats | | with hope, and in consequence the republicans would | be compelled to work with greater spirit and deter. mination. The democrats practically admit the same | thing, but say that when the republicans talk of work- ing they mean it will require a larger campaign fund and a more general purchase of votes. One wonders whether all this talk of buying votes and voters which he hears unblushingly repeated on every hand is not, | after sll, only talk, notwithstanding the people at the | democratic headquarters here declare that ten per cent | of the voters of New Hampshire are purchasable, Such a condition of public and pohtical morality nover entered into the Utopian dreams of philosophers any- where, aud yet I am afraid that 8,000 or 10,009 of the 80,000 statesmen of the granite hills annually sell their | yotes fur money. If they do not, all I have to say | is that the people of thia State go to a great deal | of trouble to give themselves a bad name. | POLITICAL” TACTICS JX XEW HAMPSHIRE. Tho political tactics of both parties seem to be | directed toward the same epd. According to the lead- ers of either party the other side is inteut only on cor- ruption and fraud im the elections. The local press is full of this kind of thing. While the democrats are charging the republicans with preparing to bay success at the ballot box the republicans arc loud tm | charges of a manipulation of the check lists in the dem-"| ocratic districta Ward five in Manchester and Ward | two in Portsmouth are the principal bugaboos. I do not believe a word of ali this chatter, simply because the stories are too prepostcrous to be true, but the Manchester “exposure” is worth examination to show what bold liars or bold rascals these rural statesmen | have become, The check list, or, im ocher words, tho registry, contains 1,284 names, and of these the repub- Neans claim that 450 have no right to vote inthe ward. But the liss is not yet complete, and it is asserted that on the morning of the) election it will contain at least 800 fictitious names, | ‘This story seems tueredible, and yet it is backed up by | a particularity and detail that are intercsting, to say the least of them. Let us see how the thing 18 done or alleged to be done. The law requires that each voter shall be located at some street and number which shall bo priated upon the check list, If so many of the names are really fictitious the diffleuity wout!d be in inventing and locating them. But aecord- ing to the republican stories the democratic Select- men of Ward No, 6, Manchester, aro equal to the ency. Tho names of legal voters are a con- yvonient resouree and aro repeated with more or less variation, d is w legal voter his name appears on the list in its proper place; it appears again Jobo O' fern, Park street; as John Herren, Cedar street, and as Joho | Herring, Sprace street, The republicans print a list of three or four handred of these IMAGINARY VOTERS, of which tne followt re as good specimens as any. It will be observed that it is confined to the Oona or family :— Conner, Thomas, No, 192 Central street—Not there; | on list in O's as O'Connor, Thomas, same place—Not | { Connor, Dennis, No. 29 Central street—Not lived there for three or four years. Connor, Jeremiah, Connor's block—Run away three or four years ago. Counor, John, Burns’ block—Died several years ago. Connor, James, No, 25 Spruce street—Not there. Connor, Thomas, 2 | Coun: Weanay "Seren eee SUD 8 Connor, Joha, Connor's block, as well as Connor family, seems to find favor in tho eyes of the check list manipulators, and is a good example of how one house may be mado to do more than double duty. 1ti# located at the eor- nor of Kim and Park stroots, and so it furnishes a rea- idence for the reai voters who reside In Connor's block and for the fictitious ones who are supposed to live at No. 100 Elm street, No. 60 Park street and at the cor ner of Bim and Park streets. No such shameless prep- arations for repeating were made oven in New York whon tho ballot was least secure in the metropo- ia, and whether this Manchester matter is barefaced | ical, I, UTOPTA., | omer peo: Yet 8,000 or 10,000 Votes Are ,, | Nashua, Manchester, Keene, Dov: | amdeed in ail the towns and villages throughout the | State, meetings are being held in rapid succession, but | aman of | nate in possessing few enemies. | Ha@upshire us it is In this way if John Ahern resides on Eim | a fraud or barefaced lying the story is equally astound- ing. It seems impossible that Selectmen anywhere in New Hatupshire should commit such a crime and be able to keep out of the Peuitentiary, and it seems equally impossible that the local press should tell the story with so much particularity and detail if itis not true, But whether true or false it points to the reas why Belknap’s fal! has little or no influence upon the polities of this State. The logic of it ts that these New Hampshire statesmen are themselves so hope- lessly corrupt that they care nothing whatever for ple’s crimes, TUE CANVASS DEPORR THE PKOPLE, From all this it will be seen that the campaign conducted upon local issues ultogether and according tactics peculiar to New Hampshire. It is true there {8 a canvass before the people on both sides, but the meetings snd the speeches are the mere fireworks is | which always precede an election in New England, Fach party has a long list of speakers, brought into the State to amuse the people, Ex-Governor Oglesby, 0! | Minois, and ex-Governor Noyes, of Ohio, head the list | on the republican side, the latter being invariably in- Democratic Mopes Not Based Upon War De- | troaucea as aNew Hampebire boy,’ while a very pretty story is told to account for the presence of the former. Ogtesby’s speech in the Philadelphis Con- vention which renominated Grant in 1872 was such ap | effective piece of oratory that it captivated the New | Hampshire delegation. After the Convention the dele. gates waited upon bim and asked him to make speeches in the State during the campaigu which was to follow, but the western orator could only promis fo come ut a more convenient season, an¢ he is now here to redecm that promise, General Garfield is also inthe State, and so too are those troubadours of political ung song, the Hon. J. G Burrows, of Michigan, aud General A. E, King, of Bal timore, The good people of New England cannot h old an election without the presence of these chaps, and although they come as an aflliction, they are alwayi received uevertheless, Nobody sends for them and no body has courage enough to send them away, and] should not wonder if their persistent itincracy mad them as futsous some day as either Daniel Pratt or George Francis Train, Ex Governor Walker, of Vir- ginia, heads the list of democratic orators, and he ia supported by Clarkson N. Potter and Edgar K. Apgar, of New York; John K. Tarbox, of Massachusetts, und John Hancock, of Texas. None of these are very heavy weights, it must be confessed, but they are quite as strong as the speakers on the republican side and strong enough for the work on hand, As cach party expects its orators only to abuse the other, jt is fortunate the task was not comunitied was to agree with him, his own words led me to doubt. | 4 really able men on either side, clse they might have «i Paauinedieds, | Painted the condition of the country in colors so dark quarters, “‘If you waut to approve yourself a political | that everybody would be led to despair of the Repub- he. As it is, these chaps are going over the State making their little talks night alter night, hurting Do- | body and getting laughed at fur their trouble. At Portsmouth, and it is in the committee rooms alter all where the real work of the canvass is done, und unless the people o New Hampshire,*without regard to party, belie them- selves most terribly, it is money, aud not honest po | litical issues, Which 13 tu determine the result of the ca mpaign. THE RIVAL CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR. In a small State like New Hampshire one would ex- pect that the intelicctual fitness or the personal popu- larity of candidates would exert some influence over elections; but since I came into the State I have not heard the name of either candidate for Governor men- tioned, unless tne remark was in answer to an inquiry of my own, Person C. Cheney, the present incumbent of the executive office and the republican candidate, 18 conservative, almost negative, qualities, He is uquiet and unassuuiug gentleman, kind in his manuers and without a spot upon his reputation, Not a man to make many warm friends or to acquire a large personal following, he is fortu- It is a boast of the New Hampshire politicians that, personally, | they are all on the best of terms; and this 1s borne out | by the fact that none of my questions in regard to him | has elicited from his political opponents a single un. understood. It follows that with such a people party | ying allusion to Governor Cheney. The samo remarlt | applies to the personal treatment of Mr. Daniel Marcy, the democratic candidate, aithough the republicans are making it warm tor him upon lis war record while be was aineimber of Congress, from 1863 to 1865, His voces in COu wore always witW the extreme anti- rar wing of bis party, and his speeches (some of them) very funy Yeading iu a canvass like this, Here for instance, is one of his expressed opinions of Mr, Lincoin: — Dime would fail me to specify one-half the radical mistakes Mr, Lincoln has inade. 1 have no heart to gc over tho list; they are belore American peopic. ‘The whole bill of indictment is beg drawn by Ube ace himself, The triai of Abrahum Lincoln will not d no packed jury, armed by bayonets, equit him. I may reasou wrong; but the name of the President will go down to pos. terity along with the deep execrations of all who revere and love the Union as our fathers gave it to us." But these utterances, however distasteful they may be to republicans, however unjust in themselves, areakey to tho character of the man by whom they were made. Mr. Marcy is a man of extreme views, and he has courage enough to express his opinions, even though, like curses and chickens, they come home to roost, Socially he 1s very popular, and in bis party he has a large pergonal jollowiug. Apart trom his somewhat unfortuvate war record # beer candidate could not have been nominated, though here | am again reminded that persumal qualiications and a persoval foliowing even are of uo importance in a contest where mouey and money aloue decides the tssue. TUX ARGUMENTS PRO AND CON, There is, however, a pretenco at political argument in New Hampshire even, notwithstanding everybody, whether detnvcrat or republican, 18 ready to admit that the party wiich cau buy must votes will win the day. The democrats, at least on the stump aud in the newspapers, devounce the corruptions und trauds of Gran’s administration, und arraign Belkuap, Bavcock and the rest. In response, the republicans are trying to make your County Court House as well known in New New York, and they even try to make out that Belknap was more of a democrat than a republican. A very important element in the campaign fs the action of the demucrats last winter in accomp- lishing what the republicans call ‘stealing a Senate?’ — a story which must still be fresh In the minds of the readers of the Heratv., All national questions—suca as those alfecting the currency, the condition of the South, &c,—are dropped vat of sight altogeth the New Hampshire politicians on both ning their own machine in their own way. ANXIOUS CALCULATIONS ON THE RESULT—THI DEMOCRATS HOPEFUL—THE ARRAY OF OR& TORS ON BOTH SIDES. Coxcord, March 9, 1876. The democrats are more hopeful to-day of carrying the State than they have been at any time since the be ginving of the campaign, but they bave no well defined | basis upon which to reat their expectations and do not pretend to have any. Their trust is in the defection o republicans which ought to result from the Belknay and other exposures of republican administration, A the same time there are no evidences of defection, anc it ts admitted at the democratic headquarters here tha, whatever chavges occur will be secretly effected. Thi republicans, on the other hand, have lost none of thet contidence ‘and profess to be certain of success Both parties are working very bard and th organization of each is perfect. The open cam gn will be continued wutil the election and the jong list of speakers \utroduced into the State by both parties are advortised to speak every night this week in all the principal places. Governor Oglesby, General Harriman and Senator Wadicigh beld a meeting at mouth to-night, and General Gartield and Con- an Frye were at Milford this afternoon, Gover- nor Noyes is at Dover and Congres8man fall at Nashua. On the democratic side Governor Walker, of Virgiol: 18 at Littleton, Hon. Clarkson N. Potier at Pittsfel the others im different places in this vicinity. Nearty ail of these orators wero in this city during the day, and there has been a general powwow a headquarters.over the prospects of the campai, THE NEW CLUB. AN ORGANIZATION WHICH IS TO PUSIFY THR REPUBLICAN PARTY. Atthe meeting of republican politicians held at Deb monico’s Iag¢ Wednesday evening for the purpose of organizing # new club, the particulars of which ap- peared in yesterday's Herat, the subject of reform. ing the many abuses that have crept into the repab- liean party were freely and unreservedly discussed by the most prominent gentlemen present, All agreed that the case was in many respects aglesperate one and required prompt and energetic remedial action, The people must be assured that the robberies committed and bribes taken by thoso high in authority does not and will not receive the countenance of those whe reprosent the party in a broad and liberalsense, and the speakers declared their intention to be the effecting of an organization whic sball have for its sole beg of the placing ju nomination men whose rep a- tation for honesty and firmness ts already well estab- lisbed. Next Monday cvoning another meeting will be held at Delmonico’s, when @ permanent organization ‘will be estaviistied. It is clas that the new clubi will in no way affect the Union Langue Club. = Tt wil be strongly representedat the Convention in June, and will doubtless influence action of that toa very considerable extent. so it ie be a campaign club only, and purely mt