The New York Herald Newspaper, November 24, 1876, Page 4

& @fMfered a series of resolutions highly complimentary lo Governor Hoffman's discharge of the duties of Sachem, which were ordered to be engrossed and sent to the Governor. A vote was then taken, and Sachems Beli and Connolly, the tellers, reported that William M. Tweed had been unanimously elecied Grand Sachem, TWRED 18 PRESENTED WITH 4 CANE. On Saiurday, Aprit 3, 1870, Tweed was presented With a bandsome Malacca gold-mounted cane by his Admirers on the occasion of his forty-seventh birth- vay. The cane was inscribed:—Tbe Hon, William M, i weed, from his irievds, for signal services 'n preserv. 1 g the city rights, 1870," The presentation was made &» General Heary A. Barnum, who made “a very eulo- istic, teeling speech.” General Barlow mide the Feseutulion, and Mr Tweed then arose aud, “in a ce brokeb with emotion, said, in substance, that fds could not express his feelings on the occasion,” ‘1 4th not a orator,” said he in the course of this speeeh, “but a mau of action, Show me what's to be dene and 1 go and do it, With the help of Divine Provideace—and | kuow that Divine Providence und I are working togetuer—a charter will be given to this rity Which Will produce general satistaction.”” At the sonclusion of the speech Mr. Brennan inaugurated U feception of handshaking, and all preseut paid their fespects. Mr, Tweed retired at eieven, takiug with im & Wreath on which wus inscribed :— In life's campaign you nobly bear the brunt; Andy your iriends, with all their usual wont, Gry “5Cid man, hurrah! and to the front!” TWEED NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR, On April 12, 1870, ihe Sum, which had made vigorous Opposition to Tweed, satirically hoisted bis name upon its banner as its favorite candidate tor Governor, as follor We nominate the Hon, Wilham Marcy ‘Tweed us the democratic candidate tor Governor at the election of November next, He is pow the great man Of the Uemocratic party in this State, He bas saved ittrom division and ruin, He has more brains and more mouey (hau avy other member oi the party, He is Urue to bis iriends and liveral with lis resources, He 1s (uli of Iie aud euergy, aud kigh honors are in Store for him. If the democrats ute wise they will unanimously follow our Jead aad select bin by Liou for tbeir candidate. Turee cheers tor Boss Tweed |? There is unother reason Why the democracy sh: raily around Mr, Tweed. [i he ruus the repuol. party will aigo go for hun, He owns them, He owns tueir representative men in the Legisiature. He has bought them and paid for them at an average tar be yond the current market rates, OL course they will ult vote tor him, and their friends and followers will Vote lor him. Indeed, 11 may sutely be caicuiuted that, With the exception of a tew grumbiers und loois, We Whole repuvlican purty will probubly give him their suftrages, Will the democracy hear our advice? or dou’t they cure jor Victory in November? Af they wist to win let them nomiute d OKLY GIFT TO THE YOUR, 4 meeting of “prominent citizens’? on Saturday, December 24, 1870, at the Oriwatal Club, No. 6 Kusi Broadway, called at the iustance of Michael J, Sbandiey. Here was ueveloped tho first idea of erecting a bronze statue of Senator weed an Tweed plazi, wt the Junction of East Broadway, New Canal aud Rutgers sireets. At the hour mentivued in lis cil Mr, Michaet J, Shaudley took a position in the centre of tue irout parlor and asked the atiention of the gentlemen present to the reading of a letter be had received Irom Senator Tweed, which he knew would rouse all Lue beter emotions Oo their bearts and en- weur its writer still more to the people of the old Seventh ward, The commuuication came in av appro- priate Ume, in cold December, whose biting wines. lhe poor so keenly ieit, aud on the eve of the birtiday of Him woo was born in the lowly manger und de- clared the greatest of virtues was “sweet charity.” Mr, Shundiey (wen read the sollowing Leite: Devartaent ov (ua. Works, s 2 BROADWAY, NEW LonK, Dee. 25, 1870. Dean Sik—Jie ploused to cull together a tow Williag eiti- nen who would be earnest and ment and be syste- the distribution ov the innd, and ask them t Toft the precinct, tne joxed cheek. Have them to oF. ay soon as possible tor the immediute rei fot the Your trleud, WILLIAM M. TWEED, J. ANDLEY, Oriental Club. ndley stated that the amount of the check Was $50,000, which produced the wildest cheering, Tue tweed’ Poor Reet Associution of the Seveuth Ward,” tur the distribatiou of Luis money, Was then vurmed. THE BOSM DISCOUKSES ON M18 CHARITY. In the HeRALD Of January 8, 1871, there is un amus- iby wuterview Leiween a reporter aud the “Buss? « (uoject Of the iatter’s dunation to the poor, “Why, Just as sure usd sit here,” suid be, “Lt bad po more idea whem 1 youiled certain parties that they could draw ou me to tual amowat lor che bene of the poor that my intenuon Was te be ude pubic than I have 01 this house going to Niagara Falls ou its own account, It Was tude puvlic by somebody who was too thought- less to do us | would have wisked. Now, Hi teli you ull about it,”?) The Boss? put Limseli into a comiert- avie sitting posiure, wound his Wacch clin about his Joretiuger, crossed his legs Que over the other, turew buck bis Lead 50 that the ceiling came direcuy ub the line o: his vision, cleared his throat and began “You i see omy private alluirs of lute uave kept me a “great deal busier than during previous years, and I fouud that I could uot attend us well as ims former years iv certain matters, such as helping people wong when Ukuew they were in want.” toward the couclusion OF tue interview Tweed suid:—l Lave been roundly abusea jor i. Even poor Peabouy got siandered, and his motives were impugned. Who, then, can escape ? {have got ubusea in more thun one instance trom the very quarters Where (here should bave been be abu Ukiow thata public man’s Jor 1s a bard o get to sidtud abuse, and Tam mot thin skinned tnt leust, 1 uon’t persouuily care a snap one Way or the other for either abuse oF praise,” TWERU'S KEAL ESTATE PURCHASES IN The Hexaty of Fevruary Zu, 1871, pubuished an ab- Blract from the oflicial record Ol some of Tweed’s real @>tuie purchases iu 1370, showing a total ot $609,350, Italso pubiished av abstract of Sweeny’s and Con- noily’s purcvuses at the -ume time, Sweeny bad i- Veried $192,000 THE TWEED STATUK, Alhough the Sun's satirical demand for the nomi- ation vl iWeed as Governor of New York was not kratived, yet still greater nouOr was to be paid to “Big Six’ by the erection of aw maguilicent statue in bist M 71, comvain quite e the move- WhO a ivtator of New York. suys one at these uccounis, “are to ve seme by tail throughout the State to tue more promivent trieuds of the great leader ul the victorious demueracy, while subscrip- books, whereby tue bumolest admirer of great ‘philamthropist may record mis regard, ue Opened at the office of the Recewer cs, Bernard Smyth, 32 Chambers street, herp yet to” be ignated.” The ecole acount Jed tor as only , aod this, it ig Xpected, Will bi ot the treasurer relure ME. Pwer on the 3d of April, Many very heavy y promised, ang us every Cemoctat of any account Will be eager Lo give suc Subsiaui tal proofas Lis means would justily of mew n by Whose po- itical ehgiuweriug skill his party has been brought to Ls present proud pe U, there Cannot be a doubl of ihe ri Ocuiliva’s expectation, 30 1 vs Inobey 1# secured a hist of 14 donors will be arranged in book .orm and presented Lo tir, (weed, # * © Many members of ihe associa. sob, especiully the resideuts of tt a © have the Oriental di Of the statue tthe junee Broauway, New Caualana fi the pooitivn sul gers streets, y conspicuous, aud certamly Most wppropriate, as it Was im the Seventh ward where ihe Bors origivated as a pou Lickin and made lis tirst polivest suc but 10 13 thoushe (hot Central vark will be dually selectea by u ustees, hud VY che Gd of April, 1872, amid the acclamation of Lhe people, they Will be enabled to un- cover the linest brouze statue, 1M size aad exccution, tue Western C may boast ol. TWRE BCLINATION OF TILE STATUR. Under string Great Modesty” paviisued from Albany & ‘letter Irom Tweed decimiug tue statue. Tu this leter he says:—“Statues are not erected to living men, but to those whe bave ended their career aud where no in- terest exists lo question the paruai tributes of friends ‘There are exceptional ivstanees in which miportaut deeds Lave been thas commemorated, or the vanity of tue individual Hattercd. I claim tu be ative may, and hope (Divine Providence perimiting) to survive in all my Vigor, politically and physical.y, suine years to come.’’ MARKIAGE OF TWEKD'S DAUGHTER ne of lweed’s social spicnavr was reached on the occusiou of tue marriage of his daughter, This was seized by all of Tweed’s friends, toliowers and satellites, as weil as by ober prominent men who bad tu couciliate the great mau, as a welcome opportunity to testy their regurd. The marriage took plase at Trinity ‘chapel, aud one report says :— “The aisles ong the fluor’ were crowded with lasuionabie ladies agiow with rich siiks aud satius and Uashiog witu monds. ‘Ihuse were ali in {ull dress, and the coniu- Hon ol white artns nud stoulders, elegant laces and Valuavle Jeweiry was perte wildering |"? “Aer she ceremony uil the 1uVited guests entered their Hayes to the music of seections frum the ‘Prophet i were driven up \o the reskience of the bride's father, on the corner of Fifth avenue and Forty-ihird Mreet. The whuie avenue was thronged with live. ned turuouts. * * © The honse, from basement to rovl, was one biaze of light. The fountain atthe side played merruy in the twilgbt, and the fiowers in the gurden diffused a aelicate pertume the night air, An immense crowd blocked up both sides of the awming tor the purpose of catching # ghinpse of the gucsis passing in, and it was with dif Heulty thata strong torce of policemen could keep them in order. Inside the coup d’ail was simply gorgeous. From root tw haliway the interior of the house was one mass of flowers—‘all irom my own place at Greenwich,’ said Mr. Tweed to the reporter, wit honest pride. The central cuandelier was per: lectiy entwined with roses. Uver the two entrances The a to tue parlor on the lett were solid pillars of towers, from Which hung a ten-pornted star and a large ba all of woite and red pinks.” in ‘The description co tue sume siraim, abd to judge from must have been literally smotherea in the i floral ornameuts The banquet, which scribed as gorgeous, was by Deimon comes along list of presents, estimated $500,000, Laces, turquoises, pearls, diumonds, gold, silver and everything else of Value reposed 10 satin or velvet on every #ide, Vielng with exch other im britiiancy und beuuty. Among this magnificent array of presents were gifts trom Mr. and Mrs, Tweed, a black walnut chest, ined with biue sutio and velvet, with five drawers, containing 300 pieces of solid siiverware; also another chest With a complete silver set, solid waiter, tea kettle and cotlee urn; a par ot yellow gold bend brave- lets, with tine copper colored festoons, each festoon betng ornamented with a large diutmond, &e., &C Then came tho troubles and dowofall of the Ring, Tweed’s arrest and trivl, bis sentence to the Pe tary for tweive years, tho release op porn of law, the civil suits, the escape from juil, a dash tor liberty to Cuba—aill to be enued by recapture and return to durance vile ten- NEW YORK HERALD, FRI WHO STALL BE PRESIDENT 2 Progress of the Legal Contest in Florida. THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION. Desperate Fight Over a Majority of Two Hundred. A DAY OF WAITING IN SOUTH CAROLINA The Canvassing Board Completing Their Ministerial Functions. PROCEEDINGS OF ‘THE LOUISIANA BOARD. Five Parishes Nearer a Settlement of the Vexed Question. But little progress was made yesterday toward de- ciding the all-important question which agitates the nation, In Florida the argument on the power of the Court to restrain the Governor from canvassing the returns for Presidential cloctors was concluded on the republican side and will be taken up by the counsel for the democrats to-day. In South Carolina the writ of mandamus re- quiring the members of the Canvassing Board to show cause why the Board should not he compelied to go bebind the returns of the county eanvassers aud | compure them with the managers’ returns is made re- turnable to-day, when the Court will probably take action on the course pursued by the Board on Wednes- day in summarily closing its labors and adjourning. In Louisiana four additional parishes were canvassed, with results not materially different from what bas been claimed by the democrats, FLORIDA. THE QUESTION OF ENJOINING THE GOVERNOR FROM CANVASSING THE ELECTORAL VOTE BE- FORE THE COURT—COMMENT OF THE RE- PUBLICAN COUNSEL ON THE JUDGE'S WANT OF POWER TO ENFORCE HIS DECREES—INDICA- TIONS THAT THE STATE IS TO BE COUNTED FOR HAYES AT ALL HAZARDS. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Tautauassen, Fla, Nov. 23, 1876, Judge White, before whom the cases of the injunc- tion against the Governor and the mandamus against the Returning Board were to be trieg, called the attor- neys together at eleven this morning. The court room was literally jammed. There wefe probably filty lawyers in the room clumped together in opposing bodies according to their political tenaencies, | DEMOCRATIC COUNSEL, Tho democratic phalanx was fronted by D, W. Sel- lers, of Philadelphia, with bis bright, keen face; ex- Governor Brown, of Georgia, with his wise, reliable, old head; Colonel Biadle, of Philadelphia, precise, but alert, und Colonel Raney, # talentod member of the local bar, Mr. Manton Marble, twisting hii glasses rather nervously, sat to the leit, flanked by Mr, Salton- stall, of Boston, who sedately chewed a Florida Rose. THE REPUBLICAN LAWYERS, The republicans were headed by General Barlow, who, pending the iliness of Judge Emmons, was to conduct the whole case, He was backed by Governor Noyes, of Ubio, and Lew Wallace, of Indiana, who from time to time conveyed disjointed Iaw to him through whispera,, Every one seemed to be impressed with the serious import of the session except Mr. W. EB. Chand- ler, Woo wore an ugly, flippant look upon his face that flickered up and down between smilo und sneer, It was evident before the cate was opened that the Gov- Court, THE GOVERNOR'S FIRST GUN. The very first paper presented confirmed this view, This was au affiduvit from Governor Stearns, in which, atter protesting against the jurisdicuion of the Court, and asserting that ony writ issued against bis person as Governor would ve utterly null and void, went on | to way that Le had never pretended that he could issue certincates to the electors without an official declara- tion of the Canvassing Bo: hat he had never pro posed to do it; (nat he bad never stated that be had deterinimed to ao it; that he had, in truth, deter- mined not to do it, ARGUMEST OF THR DEMOCRATS, ‘The democratic managers, disregarding the affidavit | of the Governor, which they regurded as evasive and shifty, proceeded at once to argue upoo the advisability and leg of the injunction, Mr. Raney, in an elaborate +peech, argued that electors were State officers and that their vote must be canvassed by the | State Board, which was instructed by law to canvass | the vores of all State officers, He argued that the Court | haa power of enjoining the Governor trom doing any- thing that the law did not give him the right to do or right of doing whieh did not reside inberently am tis oifice, Reterring to the allegea inability | of the Court to enforce its injunction against the Gov, | ernor alter it had igsued it, he begged that the Court have no apprehensions on that score, and, said he:— ‘*Let no gousiderations of this sort deter Your Honor, Issue your injurction, and it willbe respectea.”" RAPLY OF THE REPUBLIC. General Barlow openea by stating, in behalf of the Govervor, that be would not enter iato a discussion of the merits of the case at ull, but should merely argue ayuinst the jurisdiction of the Court, Satd he;— “1 shail not say whether the Governor or the Board has the right to canvass the vote, but 1am here to deny that you have and to prove that you do not have any jurisdiction over the Governor. I say to Your Honor, im ali respect, that, although you sit there | clothed in the forms of the law, au injunction .rom you agaist the Governor would have no more effect Than 1 it wero issued by any private citizen. Apu in all respect | caution Your Honor to bo vant of the peculiar circumstances. thi case, The eyes of the whoie people of America are upen you today. Lawyers, statesmen, editors aud citizens will accurately note every word that is said bere, and will comment with vigor and emphasis on what is dove here, Your action to-day will muke history; your decision will be quoted as a precedent for years to come, It is uscless todeny that tremon- dous political results hang on the prccendinas of this court, and the proceedings that will foliow There are &@ pumber of official and quasi official boule: that may have these questions come before them ip tur Yours is the tribunal before which the work {8 initiated, I imprese you again with the importance of your settling for these bodies ao precedent of fairness and strict justice. 1 doubt it any Judicial proceeding in the history of the world ever ‘attackod such swarebing scrutipy as the one we are engaged in and those which wiil follow it For you to interfere by injunction with the counting of the votes for the President would be a monstrous shock to the well-trained sentiment of the country. General Barlow then went into a lengthy argument going to show the Governor, as the head of a co-ordi- nate department, could not be reached by any judicial proceeding tnat attempts to prevent the doing of an act on his part. General Barlow did not deny that certain acts ot a Goveroor might be sudject to a review of the Court, but thut in- Junctions could not prevail against him in advance. He quoted largely from the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States when attempt was made.to get an injunction against Presideut Johnson and stop the working of the Reconstraction act as lar as Missis- | sippi was concerned. He alluded to the fact that the Court would not allow even the filing of the bill, and the President was not even represented by counsel, but by Mr. Stanton, who ap- peared ag amicus curie. Me then drew a parallel bo- tweon President Johusou and Goveruor Stearns, in which be showed that the cases were analagous, Al- luding to the possibility that the Court would sustain its temporary injunction, he asked how will you go to work to enterce tf I say toryou that you would be utterly helpiess.. You order the Sherif io go and arrest the Governor, the Governor resists; the Sheriff summons a posse, the Governor re. sponds by calling out his military, and if that be not sufficient he will cail on the President to furnish him protection, He then adjured ernor had determined to deny the jurisdiction of the - the Court te carefully consider the risk it would run in issuing an order that it bad no right to issue, and which it could not lawfully entorce if it should be re. sisted. He closed his speech with appeal for fair. ness, in which be said that the Governor had not de- cided to take the canvassing of the vote into his own hand. He showed, as his counsel muintained to the very last, that the Court bad no jur jon in the maiter. “And now,’ said bi GENKRAL BARLOW ON THE SITUATION. T have this to 1 am frequentiy asked by tele- grams from the North to state, on my honor, what the situation was here, I should like now to submit this question of the power of the Court to issue an injunc- op against the Governor to the imspection of Gov- ernor 3, J, Tilden, who should be bound to decide it on his honor; to Hon, Charles O’Conor, who should decide it upon bis honor, or to Sandford E. Church, who shoud decide it on his honor, Your Honor has not the shadow of a right to issue shis injunction, much less power have you to enforce 18. THE GOVERNOR'S INTENTION. The affidavit of the Governor, introduced in the trial, in which he said that be had not pretended that be had the right to canvass the vote, taken with the statements of bis iriends this morning, that he never intended to take that power to himself, excites much comment The democrats do not trust his statement, and will insist with vigor on the injunction. It is quite certain that up to this morning the Governor was understood to be contemplating this step. He was certainly considering it quite studiously, and addressed the democratic committee a letter so urgent that he sent it on Sunday, im which be gave them notice, as he had promised he would do belore he acted, that they bad better file what they had to say on the subject. Itis also certain that the Governor's friends were advocating the course he was supposed to be about to pursue, Mr, Chandler, who appeared to be in charge of affairs warmly championed his right to ean the vote and prepared an opinion sustaimng him. It may be that Barlow has counselled a more moderate course and that his counsels have prevaied, In this event it 18 hard to explain the vigorous and persistent plea mode vy the Genera against the juriedic.ion of the Court in the matter, and the evident care be took to impress the Court that no matter what it decided, its decision would be disre- garded, RPPECT OF BARLOW’S SPEECH, Barlow’s speech created much favoruble comment as aclose and coherent argument. The only objection urged to it was its defiant, and at times, insolent and disrespecttul tone. While his manner was cool and tranquil he evidently desired to let the Judge understand exactly what he thougnt of bs attempted jurisdiction. The general remark was That he had tried to bully the Judge. Mr, Marble alluded to it as ceedingly disrespecttul to the ad- ministration of justice.” It was polite and polished, but very firm and decisive, There can be no doubt that the republicans do not intend to obey the decision of the Court if it goes against them, The evident pur- poe of General Barlow’s kalt satirical allusion to the impotence of the Judge, in case he attempted to en- force his illegal injunction, was to give notice that the Governor would not be bound by it. PEELING OF TU DEMOCRATS. The news received {rom South Carolina of the result ofthe republican managers there against the Supreme Court leads to the belief im bigh democratic circles here that the republicans bave determined to count the three Southern States for Hayes, no matter what the courts may say or what the bal- lots may call for. It is believed that if at becomes necessary the Governor will can- vass the votes, issue his certificate to the Hayes electors, and risk the chances of an appeal to the peo- ple. I am not prepared to indorse this opinion yet, although the republicans to-day have assumed a very defiant and confident demeanor. RETURNS NOT Y§T IN, ‘There are only threo counties whose official returns are not now in the hands of the Secretary of Stat Dade, Brevard and Lulayette, The first two are hardly yet due by course of mail, the latter should have been here a week ago. ADJOURNMENT OF THE COURT. The court adjourned upon the close of General Bar- low’s speech until niue o’clock to-morrow, when Colonel Biddie and Mr, Sellers, of Philadelphia, and Governor Brown, of Georgia, will speak. AN ABSURD TELEGRAM appears to havo been seat North to-day, claiming that the official returns were all in and show a majarity of 763 for Hayes. This is utterly false, The returns are not all in, and those that aro are seuled, GOVERNOR STEARNS ON THE RETURNS. Governor Stearns said to-night that four counties wero lacking, and that the majority would not be 100 either way. Thie, by the way, 18a virtual acknowl- edgment of bis own defeat, as he is probably 350 votes bebind Hayes. LOUISIANA. FIVE ADDITIONAL PARISHES CANVASSED—DEM- OCRATIC PROTEST AGAINST THE POLICY OF DELAY—EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND THE INFERENCE DRAWN—TRE NUMBER OF “‘BULL- DOZED” PARISHES INCREASING. [B¥ TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] New Orurans, Nov. 23, 1876, The Returning Board canvassed the returns of five additional parishes to-day, the result still being in almost exact accordance with the democratic record, THR POLICY OF DELAY. As the policy of delay develops the democratic rep- Tesentatives ure growing restive. They complain that the Board meets so Jate in the day that it has only one session instead of two; that nearly an pour is wasted every morning in getting under way, and that all kinds of irivolities are used as pretexts to prolong the ses sions ip accorgance with the republican programme. Judge Spotford udministered a sharp rebuke to Wells to-day upon this subject. EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS, The HekaLp representative to-day made a formal demand for admission to the sessions of the Board bat was refused on a flimsy pretext. This refusal of the HxRALD's application for admission to the executive scasion resulied in the voluntary retirement of one or two press representatives who had secured places as committee secretarics. The action of tho Board in the Heraup case is severely ceosured, and is regarded as another alarming evidence of the Board’s intention to doctor the returos. THE INTIMIDATION EVIDENCE will be heard in executive session; but the verdict upon the disputed parisves will be considered and rendered jn secret session, from which everybody but memoers of the Board will be excluded. THE PROGRAMME. Tho returns of the whoie State will then be made in total on the day appointed for the meeting of electors who will immediately cast their voles for Hayes and Wheeler. A VARIETY OF SESSIONE. The Board now holds three different sessions, public, executive and secret, to say nothing of a regular nightly caucus at the State House with the party chief- tains. THE PROPLE QuiRt. The people are still quiet ana patient, but no one seems to doubt the Bourd’s settled purpose to throw out enough votes to ciect Hayes, SIGNIFICANT CLATNS, A fortnight ago Kellogg, 1a conversation with your correspondent, only claimed five parishes as being a week ago the number rose to seven, jpoken ol, ACTION OP PRESS REPRESENTATIVES. A meeting of press correspondents, at which about twenty prominent Northern anu Eastern journuls were resented, Was held to-night at the St, Charles Hotel, After considering the action of the Returning Board in excluding the press {rom their deliverations, a resolution was pussed embodying a request to rescind their rulings in the premises, which is to be presented to-morrow morning by a committee of the whole? The prospect is that the request will be refused, PROCKEDINGS BY THE BOARD, The Board mot at balf-past eleven o’clock this morn- ing. Present tor the democrats, Messrs. Palmer, Bigler, Trumbull, Julian and G. B, Smith; for the republicans, Messrs, Stoughton, Stevensou, Parker, Clark and Far- well. % General Anderson rose to a question of privilege, read an article [rom a newspaper, and said:— I wish the public to know, and also the eaitor who has probably bot read the act uuder whieh this Board is acting (act 28th of November, 1872), that sinco that time, when | resigned my position u# a member of the Returning Board op account of boing a candidate ior the Seo the jaw bas changed. Now, 1 information of (ne genticmen present and ot that the law under which | was 1870 and 1872 is different trom tbe law under which T ain acting at prevent. Act No 28, of November, 1872, Woes not state, as the ace of 1870 stuteu, that no caudi- DAY, NOVEMBKEK 24, date will be eligible to sit in the Retut der the act of 1870 the Attorney Geveral, Governor Jon Lynch, General Longstreet and myself were rd, I did notact on the i igned by eroor Warmouth it was required that of the five per- sons elected by the Senate a majority established a quorum, and in case no quorum existed, owing to death or other causes, the vacancies were to be filled by the residue of the Board of Returning Officers, Now it appears that the session of the Returning Board, fol- =—T this act, which was beld ia January or Febra- ary; I do not recoliect the date of the election.— nxon Waits, February. General ANDERSON (coutinuing)—At any rate the act becam law on the 20th of November, 1872 The Benate not ‘being in session then, the succeedii session the Senate elected the following offisers:— Governor Wells, John Lyncn, General Longstreet, G. Casennave and Louis M. Kenner. Subsequently, Mr. Lynch naving resigned, J. T. ©. Anderson was elected by the Board as one of its members. That 1s ali the law says on tho subject; und now I am acting under this law, aud there 1s nothing im this law said about a man being disqualified on the ground of bis being # candidate, If there was I would not be sitting at present on this Koard. Furthermore, | ucknowledge wy competitor was elected; but I, however, wish the public to un- derstand that I am not acti Laid in 1870, when I testified t under that law. 1 hope this explanation will be satisfactory. Judge Sporrorv—Mr, President, I wish to present a motion tn writing, wita a statement of my reasons for doing 80, Governor Weits—Ie it lengthy ? Judge Sporroxp—No, sir, very short. Governor WeLis—Read it, then. Judge Spofford, of counsel for the democratic can- didates, submitted the following: — MOTION BY THE DEMOCKATS. The undersigned, of counsel tor candidates on the democratic conservative ticket, respectfully represent that they ure informed and believe, that the super- Visors of registration for fourteen parishes had not tiled sbeir returos bere at the tine the Board adjourned yesterday; that many of these returns are, and have been for some time in the city of New Orleans, in the hands of republican Supervisors or of a republican can- didate for Congress; that proot of thi the ailldavits filed relative to the parishes of Ouachita, Latayette, Baton Rouge, Ked River, Fraukiin aud others; t by Gener, day last that the returns for st, Landry were in New Orieans on that doy, though reported uot filed yester- day. Wherefore the undersigned move that the Su- pervisors or otner persons holding sald returns be ordered to bring the same before this Board of Return. ing olllcers fortuw:th, ‘The annexed proof shows that M. J. Grady, Supervisor ior Ouachita, bas had his re- turns here 10 this city for a week past J, A. Veazey, Supetvinor. for Laft te, had bis re. turns here a week ago; that F, A. Clover, Super ir for East Baton Rouge, has been here with’ his rewurns jor ten days past; that A, W. Curouger, Supervisor ot Red River, has been here with his returns tor seven days past; thut W. H, McKay, Supervisor of Frank- lin, forwarded bis returns on the 12th inst, and is now inthis city, and that George. Smith, republican candidate fur Congress in the Fourth Congressional districf, 18 in tbe city of New Orleans, and brought with bim from Shreveport, and bas had and suil bas under his control some of the returns from the Red River parish aud in said Fourth district; and the an- nexed copy of a circular letter to Supervisors of Regis- trauion trom D, J, M. A. Jewett, Secretary of the Re- pubiican Campaign Committee, shows that they wore dnsructed to bring the republican vote of their par- isbes up to a prescribed figure. Pending the reading of Judge Spofford’s motion, General Anderson remarked, in rogard to the returns trom the parish of St Landry, that they were not in the city, becuse he had ascertained, upon the arrival of the steamboat ‘Trenton last eveuing, that the super- visor with the reiuros and a good many gentlemen, republicans and: democrats, bad been detaived on ac- count of the low water at the mouth of the Red River, Judge Sporrorp—However, that does not aflect my motion, I die that motion with the accompanying affidavit, and I ask the Board to take action upon it, I merely suggest the fact of this conduct on the part of the supervisors, and it should receive some further notice from the Board as a broach of Jaw aud an ine formality. Governor WrLts—It you will accompany your state- ments with facts und point them out— Judge Srorrorp— I have done this, sir. Governor Weitts—If you have evidence of the fact we will take steps to get the returns here; but we have no authority to act. However, we will’ assum thority. If we are convinced that the ofticers ure hero with returns, it is tbeir duty to file the returns here, and there is no authority by which we can force these gentlemen bere. Judge SPorrorp—I bring the fact to the attention of the Bourd, 1 will also fie a motion in writing in re- gard to the order which the Board might prescribe for tuking up the contested parishes. { do not care whether the Board takes them up alphabetically or not, but wo desire to know what contested parishes will be taken up first, Governor WeLLs—We shall inform you when take up the contested parisues. Judge SPorroRD—But cannot the Board state what parishes will be taken up first, so that we can have our ‘Witnesses present ? General AXDERSON—I would suggest that we com- mence with Baton Rouge, as being the most conveni- ent to the city, Judge SroFroRp—East Baton Rouge? General AspgRaos— Yes, sir; 1 shall recommend that myself, I don’t know what course the Board will Srorrorp—I think that is only a reasonable ‘nor WELLs—We will take up East Baton Rouge first; but we will have to bo governed by the length of the evicel at will be introduced, and we want to upen a tew of the contested parishes to see the extent of the evidence, aud we will take them up 80 as to get through with less contested ones, We would prefer that. We cannot well answer unul we see what is the cuntest In par- ishes, Judge Srorrorp—Will the Board tell us what day East Baton Kouge will be taken up? Governor Wkits—We may take it up to-day or to- morrow. However, f we find some auificulty in par- ishes we will open’ where there are contests we will pass on to another until you can get your witnesses, General ANDERSON—1 Would suggest that we issue an order or request to every supervisor im the city who has not dled bis returns to do so immediatel, at will be dove, ly. Iesue the nor WkLLs— order at once. General AxpERSON—Every one we can find will cer- tainly receive w uctice ol that, Governor WReLLs—All supervisors in the city will be required to do so at once. Colonel Zacuakis—I have a communication from Colone: Bush to read. Governor WxkLLS—Is it long? Colonel Zacuari No, sir; itis very short. Colonel Zacburie then read a letter from Colonol Bush, Vice President of the I State’ Central Committee, pressing upon the Board the necessity of appuinting Dr. Kennedy on the Bourd if the proceedings were to be conducted la a spirit of fairness und justice. A request for representation among the cierks was also made, Governor Wxits—Let me interrupt you for a mo. ment, As to the ward Vacancies, you use that in the tural. ‘f Colonel ZacHanix then chunged the term vacancies to vacancy. Governor WeLLs—The clerical force bi pleted, anu we cannot make any alterations. attempt to fill the Bourd. Colonel Zacuante—I understand when tbe papers in the parish of Laicurche were opened yesterday there were objections entered in regard to poll No. 2 I wish to inform the Board (net we bave proof and evidence in regard to tho condition of affairs there. We bave alvo a certified copy of the affidavits of the commissioners ut that poll filed in the Clerk’s office. Governor Watis—lt you desire that to go betore the Board there 1s no objection, been com. We will Colonel Zacuarik—There is also accompanying that an aifidavit, in regard to the con- duct ct a supervisor in charge of a box from poll No, ten, who, 1t Was stated, was intoxicated, and that the box Was not sealed, &c. 1 have an official certified copy from the Clerk's Oflice, where the docu- ment was fied, I bave (be staiement of the gentie- mua dehvering tke box, and of the constable accom: panying him, I would like to state tn justice to the gevileman who 18 charged with baving been intoxi- cated, that he does not indulge in tutoxicating liquors, and this 18 borne out by the affldavits of several xon+ tlemen. Governor WeLts—We have also from that parish statements 1D regurd to this miter which were tur- nished to us this morning. Colonel Zacnarik—I lave a copy of a protest and objection against the yote of certain poils in the parish ot Laivurcbe, which I would ask the Board to take into consideration, and affidavits in regard to fraudu- lent voting, non-giving of democratic commissioners representation at the polls, estabhebing polls in isolated = places. and) —snot_—soppublishing them according to law, and a statement of tacts m connection with the election, 1 would like the Board to take (hat into consideration and tx the case fora particular day, Mr. MeGloir stated that the document he had filed on Wednesday, relating to the ru dopted by tho Board, was nut a protest, but a suggestion inten 0 induce the Board to modify certain of the ru! pecially the one referring to the reveption of the aili- davits of officers of elections as prima facie evidence He urged upon the Board the necessity of taking tho application for a modification of the rules under con- sideration, Colonel ZacHaniz—Have retarns from the parish of been filed? RK—No, sir, The returns are not in. 1 ZacHarik—Was not Morehouse one of the parishes reporied yesterday? ‘rhe Cuerk—) cunnoi tell until I see, Colonel Zactanie—I will ask the Board to order the Secreiary to lurni-h a report of what returny are positively in tae hangs of the Board. General AxvErsox—We will pruews one for you. Judge Srorrorp—ihe parish of East Baton Rouge, T understand, will be the first taken up to day. ik now that the gentieman may allow us to examine the papers and protests iminediately, Mr. McGiom—Was tho request in regard to the opening of all reter ranted or refused Governor Wait»—We cannot consent to open any re- u which will be done here in public, mean the entire public, Colonel Zactanin—Then the request is not gi Governor Waits—We bad a great many charg: made agasost us in 1874 in consequence of baviug these opened and ready for the iwspectivn of the entre pub- he, Mr. McGioin—How aoes the Board consider the question of complyting the count? Governor WeLLs—The electoral voto must be com- pieted by the 6th of December. 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. ing Board. Un- | SOUTH CAROLINA. 4 DAY OF WAITING IN THE PALMETTO STATE— THE BOARD ISSUING CERTIFICATES TO THE HAYES ELECTORS—VIEWS OF A SUCCES5- FUL CANDIDATE ON THE SITUATION—A RE- PUBLICAN EXPLANATION OF THE ACTION OF THE BOARD—WHAT WILL THE SUPREME court po? [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. 1] Corvmpia, Nov, 23, 1876. ‘To-day has been a blank, Nothing has trauspired, except that certificates of election are being issued to all the candidates, State and federal, who were ascer- tained to have the bighest number of votes by the State Board of Canvassers, from the office of the Secre" tary of state. THE YORM OF CERTIFICATE. The following ia «copy of the certilicate issued to the Presidential electors :— State or Sours CaKouina, Ovricy OF THE S¥cRETARY oF STATR. Whereas, in pursuauce oi the constitution and of the statutes of this State, y of November, a. President and Vice P1 and upon eyanination of have been electors of pited States, eturns ‘xhich the received it appears that Curistopher C, Sowen, Joba Winsmith, Thomas B, Johuston, Tim. othy Huriey, W. B. Nash, Wison Cook and W. F. Myers have been duly elected by the bivhest pamber of votes, we do, therelore, by virtue of the powers in us vested, certify and declare that the said Chris- topber C. Bowen, John Winsmitn, Thomas B. Jobn- ston, Timothy Hurley, W. B. Nash, Wilson Cook and W. F. Myers have been duly elected as ors ot Presiaent and Vice President of the United Staiea, Given under our band and the seat of the State, mn Cotambia, this 22d day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand ¢leht bandred and eeventy- six, and 1 the one hundred and Urst year of the in- dependeuce of the United States of America. H, &, HAYNE, Secrotury o: State, F. L. CARDOZA, treasurer, THOMAS C. DUNN, Comptroller General. WILLIAM STONE, Attorney General. . W. PURVIs, Adjutant and inspector General, Board of State Canvassers. VIEWS OF AN ELECTOR. In the ante-room of the Executive Department I en- countered the Hon. Timothy Hurley, of Charleston, the candidate who received the lowest vote on the Hayes electoral ticket. He assured me that he be- lieved he was legally elected, but remarked, “Uniess I am perfectly satistied that lam legally entitled to my election as an elector for Prestdent and Vice President ot these United States I witl not, under any circumstance, cast my vote as such.’’ Mr, Hurley’s position is thorou;hly independent. He has maturely considered the political situation, and is aware that the casting of one vote will elect the next President, He usseris that the election in this State, so far as he bas any knowledge, was fair, and us chairman of the Board of County Canvassera of Chi ston county he bad a good opportunity of judging for himaelt. MH. PURVIS’ RESIGNATION, Mr. H. W. Purvis, the Adjutant and Inspector Gen- eral, who isa member of the Board of State Canvass- era, resigned yesterday, but not betore he had signed the certiticates for Presidential electors, Congress- men and State officers. The remaining certificates he refused to sign and resigned, alleging that there were frauds im the election of mem- bers of the Legislaturé and county officers to which he would not be a party. What these frauds were Mr. Purvis did not State, and the theory of Purvis’ resignation is that it wus intended to invalidate future proceedings of the Board in the event it was compelled to reconvene by the Supreme Court. This is hardly probable, as any action taken would bo under the order of the Court and tnerefore legal. Mr. H. E, Hayne, the Secretary of State, has all the returns and documents relating to the election in his possession, which would alone be sufficient for the Court to adjudicate upon. The Union Herald, Gover nor Chamberiain’s organ, explains the action of the Board in an articio this evening, of which the foliow- ing is an extract :— ACTION OF THE BOARD EXPLAINED. The statute detluing their powers and duties limits their sittings to ten daya. ‘This period began at twelve o’clock M., Friday, the 10th inst, and, omiting Suo- days, expired yesterday at twelve M. Beiore adjourn- ing the Board certifed their determination, according 40 the statute, that the ropublican electors were duly elected, and certificates were accordingly issued, They ‘then proceeded to perform tho same duty as to the State officers, who, according to the report made to the Court they bad found to receive the highest anise ‘ol votes, The pees of Cougress elected— three republicans and wo oy ive sea given certificates. The same duty was pei ed as to the Various county offi and solicitors, ey retused to make any delermimation or issue any certilicates of election to members of the Legislature and county ounties, because of manifest aod = irregularities. We have been of the opinion for several days that the design of tne democratic managers was to prevent by proceedings tn court the completion of any canvass and the issuance of avy certificates until the time in which the Board could legatly act had ex- pired. Then General Connor and his associates in this State and the ‘Tilden conspirators in New York cuuld have claimed that no certificates should ve issued to ‘any electors, and that South Carolina should have no pluce in the electoral colleg2, ANTICIPATED ACTION OF THE COURT, The question involved im the adjouroment of the Board and the anticipated action of the Court to-mor- row are perplexing the legal talent of this city una State. If the remedy is known it 18 not revealeu, Leading democrats, however, say that the action of the Board amounts to nothing; that the whole matter resis with the Supreme Court, which has extraordinary powers and aJmost unlimiued juri: diction, und that the case will be continued as before, and the respondents brought back, nolens volens, into court. Republicans claim that the electoral ticket is safe, as certiticates have been issued to the electors, while the democrats deny this, and say the returns are trauduient, and are compiled from returns of county boards who took the method proposed by Governor Kellogg, of accrediting votes to seven Hayes electors where the precinct returns only showed that three had been voted for. “When the Supreme Court compel: jatement of the returns actually made by precinct managers,” said a aemocrat to me, ‘‘it will be found that Tilden bas at yeast two electors,’ MISSOURL OFFICIAL RETURNS FROM THE BOARD OF CAN- VASBERS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) St. Louis, Nov. 23, 1876. The State Board of Canvassers have completed the tabulation of returns for I'residential electors and find that of a (otal vote of 350,583 the Tilden electors re- ceived 202.687, electors 3,4¥ ildeu’s majority over Hayes, 58,239; over Hayes und Cooper, 64,791. THE STATE CANVASS. YESTERDAY'S SESSION OF THE BOARD OF CAN- VASSERS—CHEMUNG COUNTY RETURNS STILL MISSING—THE STATE -COMPTROLLERSHIP. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Aunaxy, Nov. 28, 1876. The Board of State Cunvassers continued their ses- sion to-day, but, as the returns trom Chemung county wore still missing, no work of canvassing was done. They adjourned to meet to-morrow at one o'clock “Yue statement that the name of aState Comptroll had been determined upon by Mr, Robinson und lis colleagues is premature. They have made no decision to-day. OREGON'S INELIGIBLE ELECTOR. ALLEGED MOVEMENT TO RESIRAIN THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS FROM ISSUING 4 CERTIFICATE TO POSTMASTER WATTS, SAN Francisco, Nov. 23, 1876, Senator Kelly, of Oregon, left here on Tuesday, os- tensibly for Wastingiou, lt now appears he left the train at Sacramento und took rail and st for Or gon. It is reported he returned on a summons by tele- graph to assist in obtaining an injunction from t Court restraining the State Board of Can- Vassers irom issuing « certificate of election to Post- master Watts, av elector on the repablican Ucket, The Tepuvlicans bere sent United States District Attorney Cogulan to Portland by sieamer yesterday to attend to the juterests of their party. The Oregon State Board meets on Monuay next (o canvass the returns, THE VERMONT ELECTORSHIP. Moytreuizr, Noy. 23, 1876, Aldrich, the democratic contestipg candidate for the clectorship, to-day served upon the Goveraor a pro- si against the uing of @ certificate of election to Sollace. ; KENTUCKY'S ELECTORAL VOTE. Cisoisxati, Nov. $3, 1876, Some interest has been excited by the fvauner in which votes were cast {i State of Keht@cky in the recent election, The law ofthat State provides that Voting shall be viva voce, but it seems that sof the Hayes electors 144,398 and Cooper | g, in Covington Pe ‘Tiidep and Headricks or without any reference to Py A of the in 4 interview, state that they did not electors. ber be considered in determ|; the general result is defuitely known, not rt INDEPENDENT KEPUBLICANS. The Independent Republican Central Committee met adopted suggesting that the Governor, Lieutenant Gow eraor and Secretary of Stute of every State shali ap- point & committee Of disinterested persons who have beea citizens for tify yeura of ame mi of persons as euch State sends gress, who stall meet in their States and decide by ballot their opit which of the two candidates, Hayes or Tilden, are entitied to the Presidency, and that the one receiving the highest number oi votes be declared elected. committee resvived to receiv: President, Edward £. Thorne. ‘e were ordered lor the purpose Of reorganizing the As_ sembly district committees. The matter was reierre g to te Executive Committee, which will tix the date of holdiwg such primary election. Alter transactin some further routine business the meeting adjouraeu® pal nares se Re ah . THE HIGH-PRICED KECEIVER, INQUIRY AS TO THE LEGALITY OF CHARGRE MADE BY RECKIVER DE WOLF—REPORT O§ THE MASTER IN CHANCERY, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Provioxsce. RL, 22, 1876, The Franklin lostiiution for Savings and the recent alleged exorbitant charges tor services made by the receiver, a8 reported in the HKRALD last week, 1s ate Aracting no littleattentioa throughout the State, The depositors, as might be cxpected, ure very much ex. cited over the action of tne receiver, aud they are determined to oppose the payment of his claims, ‘The Master in Chancery, Samucl W. Peckham, ap» pointed by the Supreme Court to examine the frst re- port ol the receiver, Mr. Winthrop De Woll, in order to see whether it Was a just aud true account of the proceedings during the time covered by his report aud to get at What sum should be allowed bim for bis ser- vices, commenced bis duties yesterday. Mr, De Wolf was represented by counsel, as was also the aepoyte ors, Mr. Peckham stated that be bad looked over the . receiver's books, examiaed the Vouchers, &c., and be- lieved bis report correct, Alter tho reading of the report Mr. De Woll was sworn aud subjected vo ap exe Auination jp rei@lion to the matier of expenses, ‘Ihe counsel jor (be depositors, argued as considerm ble length, against the payment of th? receiver's charges, und thought that $3 000 was sufllcient rex muneration for his services during the year under com sideration. Yhe session Was adjourned uatil Thursday nex ia order to give the depositors’ committee an oppur- tauity, with Ube aid of an experienced accountant, t@ examine the receiver's Looks, ‘The adjourned hearimg vefore the Master io Chan- cery wus Leid to-day. ihe rece counsel for the Depositors’ Commitice und sev ge depositors, were present, Counsel ior the depositors desired te exumibe the receiver upou several important pointa— viz, as to the condition of the bank from and alter date of the first report, August 19, 187.j*¢laiming this Was necessury in order to uscertuin the rate of cum- mission or compensation for the first year; also to ascertain the condition of the assets of vank and col- lections during the time covered Ly bis report; also a detaied stutemeut of the amounts received for tue ussels of tue bank collected during the time covered by the report, the source irom which they Were obtained “a4 also & minute siatement of tue brokerage received by him for tue replacing of loans to mortgagors or otherwise; also statement of the cuarges, assets, expenses acd compensation paid subsequent to the dates of the repurt, ‘the Master decided that as De Wolf's appointment related only to the time covered by the repurs he could not allow the requests oi the counsel to be answered, gave those pertaining Lo amounts received for interest on assets of the bank; sources from which ob-ained, and also stutement as to the brokerage received vy bun for loaning funds of the bank. In answer \v depositors’ counsel, the receiver said be had received $400 brokerage tor repiacing a loun \d bad paid one-half of 1t to 4 friend of ois, was riper ig the transaction, Soon alter bis appoint ment be took funds from Hospital Trast Company au deposited them with the Bluckstone Canal Bank, of which his brother was president. He claimed tuat Was not paid any commission tor hi tial.ty ; he cvived no interest, directly or indirectly, on cull ioane that was not credited to the bank; he acknowledged that some of the inortgages Were not judiciously made, put he claimed that by not forcing yment on th pe averted financial distress on the street, and bis dix cretion 10 this matier bad suved money for the de Positors. In ti! atter of the Chapin mortgage— 2260,000—he said be bad had nothing to do with Ite uo ceptan ud be considered the amount too large fot any single mortgaze. He had received from Hoyt, Sprague & Co., of New York, ten per cent—$71,000-— Of the amount due the bank uy that firm, The meeting adjourned until Tuesday next, in ordep to give the receiver time to make out a statement ree quired by the master, THE MAGGIE BAUER MURDER. ‘The statement of McConnochie, the murderer of little Maggic Bauer, made to Under Sheriff Rushman, at the Queens County Jail some days ago, to the effect that Kate Hoffman was the real murderer, while he wag only an accessory after the fact, has led to the rearress of that unfortunate woman on a wi ued et y Justice Hendrickson, of Hempstead, and she, too, ia now in jail, This arrest, howe by persons coguk zant of tue facts, is regarded as an outrage, and the a tion 18 strougly reprehended by District Attorney Downing, who is tuily satistied of Kate’s entire inuo- | ceuce and of the general truthiclness of her statementa bvetore the Coroner’s jury. Lo strougthen this assur- ance, however, Me, Downing on Weduesday evenings ited both Kate and McConnociie at tbe jai. The ‘The latter flatly contradicted bis ior! 8t. plicating Kate, and reiterated his confession. that ne ulone Was guilty of the crime. Mr. Downing will ac- cordingly order Kate’s release on Monday next atter her, exammation as a witn before the Graud jury of the Court of Sessions, which convenes on that day. The District Attoruey says turther that no weight whatever shouid be attached to the statemenuta which Lave beon industriously circulated in certain > quarters seeking to create the impression that Mc- Connor either an idiot or an imbecile, as be ig certaimly neither, but simply bad. He nas been and hard to manage from his early youth, and wh fifteen years old he was placed In the House of Refng ronthis account. Both of his pareuta jphatically that he is neither a fool nor a lun tic, and the joference 1s that be 1s simply devilish. is stated that only a chort time ago be made an tempt upon the life ot bis own father. An effort bas been made, too, to make it appear that MeConnochie’s conlession was wrung from bim by threats on the part ot Detective Payne, but the District Attorney says positively that this 18 not the case, and he te very strong in his denuncis.ion of the apparent effort thus to create an impression in favor of the criminal in ad- vance of his indictment and trial. neces stot , THE CONTESTED RIFLE MATCH, At tho last meeting of the National Rifle Association, held on Creedmoor, in Septemver, the team of the Seventh regiment N.G.S.N,Y. entered a protest agalost the team of the Forty-eighth regiment (Oswego) upon a question of baving filed or altered the sights of their «uns used in the mateb, coutrary to the rules of the Navonal Rifle Association. ‘he Executive Com- mittee of the National Rifle Association late tried the cuse and decided against the For eighth regiment. This corps took an appeal from tl ruling ol the Executive Committee, and the matte was lust evening brought up before the fuli Board Directors of the National Rifle Association for final de cision, The Board mei ight o'clock the State Arsonal, Seventh avenue and Thirty Gith street, The directors present were Generals Shaler, Woodward and MeMahon, Colonels Wingate and Ward, Captains Stony and Smith, Major Wyle, Messrs. Ins mgmt bod Stanton afid Saniord, ‘General Shaler occupi Price conducted tha eventh regiment, and Counsellor Cole ap- che lor the Forty. bh, A number of prominent National Guard officers und amateur riflemen were at the meeting to observe the proceedings. A number of witnesses on both sides were examined, eliciting @ considerable amount of valuable technical information. The rifles used were ou the table betore the Board, ang the examination continued until after midnight, with out reaching any conclusion. ART SALE. ‘The magnificent collection of art works belonging ta Mr. John Tuylor Jobuson, which have long been one of the attractions of the metropolis, are about to be sold at auction. On next Wednesday these art works will be placed on exhibition at the Academy of Design, where they willremain until December 19, when the sale wi'l Dogin at Chickering Hall. The sale will be under the direction of Mr. 3. P. Avery, to whom orders to purchase and other communications are to be ade dressed, A NOVEL CONTEST. ’ Last Tuesday morning a curious contest took place between two newsdcalers, Messrs, H. @. Tyson and S, Griffing, at Goode’s News Agency, near the HunaLo uptown office. They had wagered as to which of the two could in the shortest time foid 400 copies of the RRALD, The contest twenty minutes, ded an Mr, Tyson winuing by thirteen pal return matcn is to Lake piace, but the sim not been definitely fixed, HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUB, Fort Woon, Naw Yore Hanson, To tae Epitor or tax Hexaip:— ‘The account published in the Haran of the a of the Comimissary and Quartermaater’s storehouse;. on Bedloe’s Island, October 19, 1876, taied to mentiva that Captaim Kose, of tire boat Jona Faller reported with bis boat and offered tie services. Indesire to ree turn thanks throagh your columns for this UL Ry Very D. Porta ,