The New York Herald Newspaper, December 5, 1876, Page 3

NEW YORK AERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. —-- oceserenaee r THR COUNTRY’S PERIL, tottaun? ou this loot ie which fives, tay. be loat and i 1 Vith a view uf preserving public peace, 1 ly ot submitting to proper und legal arbutra- PEER EEE EES Withdrawal of the South Carolina Democrats from the House. A Se YEPUBLICAN MEMBERS ACCOMPANYING THEM. More Contested Questions Settled by Federal Troops THE COUNT FOR GOVERNOR POSTPONED The Element of Uncertainty Gradually Decreasing. TILDEN COUNTED OUT IN LOUISIANA. A Clean Sweep of the Demo- | cratic Majorities. ARCUMENT BEFORE THE FLORIDA BOARD. | Views of Northern Visitors and Eminent Citizens on the Situation. SOUTH CAROLL WITHDRAWAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE FROM THE HALL—A CONSTABULARY FORCE BACKED BY UNITED sTATES TLOOPS—BLOODSHED AGAIN AVOIDED—THE ADDRESS OF SPEAKER WALLACE—THE SENATE AGAIN ADJOURNS WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE FOR GOVER- ROR, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Corumsra, Dec. 4, 1876. The action of the democratic House took their own people as much by surprise to-day as it did tne repub- licang when they took possession of the hail of tho House of Represectatives last Thursday. No one sup- posed for a moment that they would quietly withdraw Qpon the intimation of Speaker Mackey that the Edgefield and Laurens delegations were to bo forcibiy jected by the special constabulary sworn into per- form that duty. Mackey backed up his intiination to Wallace, the democratic Speaker, with the assertion Yhat the constabulary would be supported by tho United States troops. Those were grave and wery great reasons why Speaker Wallace should have 0 readily adjourned his House to another hall in the city; but even this, some of the democrats claim, should not have caused thém to weaken so quick. They contend that they should have resisted until the army of the United States came in and forcibiy cjected them, and then appeal to the country on tho strength ofthe outrage, On tho other band it is argued that Speaker Wallace pursued the proper course in carrying put to tho lottef the persistent peace policy of Hamp- )pv, and in this achieved a victory greater than could possibly be accomplished by risking aconflict with the gonstabulary and prooably tha troops of the United Bratos. WUAT INFLUENCED THE DEMOCRATS. While the latter view generally obtains, there were Sther influontes which served to determine the action of the democrats, They had the best assurances that Vhoy were right; that the law was on their side; that public opinion was tn their favor; that they hada a sonstitutional majority in tho House of Representa- hives and the courts were also with them{ and these were considered too precious to be endangered by any resistance which might precipitate a disturbance and tauso bloodshed. In addition to all this they were in teceipt of a telegram from Newitt, chairman ot tho National Democratic Executive Committee, informing them that President Grant would recognize neither house uniess it had a constitutional quorum, having the certificates of the Board of State Canvassers, which ‘was tantamount to ao assurance that the Mackey house never would be recognized. On the whole their action meets with general ap- proval here, and it must wring frum their enemies the acknowledgment that they are determined to mako any sacrifice in the interest of peace. ‘WAS IT A GAME OF BLUFF? It ia sald thia evening that General Ruger denies that the constabulary would have been supported by the troops had the former attompted to eject the flemocratic members holding tbeir seats on the cer- Uficates of election granted thein from the records of the Supreme Court, and the ropublicans say that Mackey simply biuffed Wallaco. If it was a game of Diuif Mackey held a strong hana, and it was well played. HOW THE THING WAS MANAGED, Tho tactics of the republicans were developed last might. Every person who preserted himeelf at the door of the State House was asked by the soldier at tho door if ho was a member betore he was let into the building at all. The samo question was propounded at the door of the hall of the House of Representa- tives by Mackey’s doorkeepers. Thas, between the military and Mackey’ officials working in conjunction no whites but actual members were found in tho State House this morning. All this time the special constables, wearing the badges furnished them, wero being passed in by ones and twos. When one of these presented himself to the soldier at the State House door he was promptly admitted, and this moruing several of the commitice rooms were packed tullof the concealed constables. During the morning it was impossible tor any white ten, even for members of the press, to gain admission ‘0 the hall of the House, so that communication with the democrats without aud those within, except Mhrough Mackey’s officials, was completely cut off. THE PREPARATIONS POR ACTION. * When the hour of twelve approached a convenient Quxillary (othe special constables was an officer of the Untied States Army, also secreted in a room close to the hall of the House, ready to call up the troops in ease of an emergency. There were about 100 special constables, mostly negroes, the United States forces and the republican Houso on the one side and tho sixty-six domocrats on the other in the building, On the outside, however, in town, but not near the State House, were probably over 2,000 men, who made thoir appearance this morning, to be on hand in case of an emergency, When it is con sidered that these were all trained and experts in tho use of arms it will be seen that the femocrats were not so weak, and itis a conclusr proof that their withdrawal to-day was not dictated by any other motives than those of peace, This was (he situation at twelve o'clock M., at which hour both souses adjourned and were immediately called to order. Mr. James L, Orr, democrat, thou moved that dhe democratic or constitutional bouse adjourn. Mr, Gray, democrat, rose to protest against such a peasure, but Speaker Wuilace interrupted and the question was not debated, and Mr. Gray was informed that he couid file bis protest in writing. SPRAKER WALLACE’S REMARKS, Speaker Wallace then said:— 1 have just been officially informed that there are ow ip readiness upward of 100 armed men whe are ter the pail for the purpose of ejecting cer- ers irom this floor, The members to whom Wt i intended this force shall be app recognized by this House as members, and we dispute the right oF wuthority of the Stare government tu eject from this floor auy member of this House apoa the ground tout he is pot a legal member ot the House o} Representatives of the State of South Carolina, We insist thut this House 1s the only competent authoriy to pare upou Line qualifications and election returns of own mombers, The force to wach 1 hove alluded = is acting = directly unuor the authority of Governor Chamberlain and under bis sommissivn, The Cbair is given distinctly to under. Mand thus if that force is resisted by the members of bis House that the mui force of the United states will De 1Voked to its assistance; that that assistance fill be rendered not for the parpose ot uprooting any wher body clarining to be the House of Representa- ives of South Carolina, but upon ihe growad that that foree is under the Governor, and that the action of the mutury tn SnpPORL OF The eNerntive ment ali the rights we clann on this floor, the Chair is of the opimon that this House should withdraw trom this hail, while we assert our rights as the legal House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, while we dispuie any authority under the sun to decide for us who have mghts on this floor, but solely for the purpose ot preserving te Peace and prevesting bloudsbed and of contorming our conducttethe public teachiogs of our distin- guished leader. Lam of opinion that this body should withdraw to another ball, [tis not essential to whe legality of the House of Representatives of South Carolipa that it should siti this hall. The constitu- tion requires that the General Assembly should mect iu the city of Columbia, ard, with a view of giving em- phasis to the reasons of our withdrawal, | desire to re. peut that while we claim and insist upon ail our legal rights, for the purpose of keeping the peace, of pre- venting violence and bloodshed, we will repair to ther ball and exercise the proper functions that Appertuin to this body, 1 may as we!! state that the only legal House that can exist in South Carolina 1: body consisting of wixty-throe members. Thatcon: tutes a quorum of that body under the constitution, the membership being fixed at 124, the constitution also providing that a mujority of those members is alone competent to co any business, L,Aheretore, geutiomen, upou the grounds stated and for'the reasuns given, while insisting that we are the only coustitutions! House of Representatives of South Carolina, ter'the purpose of preventing blood- bine! (recommend that we adjourn to another hall in this city. . ACTION OF THE REPUBLICANS. Before the vote was taken by the democrats Speuker Mackey sald: have uw resolution to offer which I have withheld ap to this time out of courtesy to Mr. Wallace.”? This resolution was read aud adopted by the republican House as tollows:— Resolved, That the Governor be and is hereby re- quested to take such measures as will protect the House of Representatives against the ublawtul intru- si0n, interruption and Violence caused and done by tue said body of men, who have unlawtuliy introduced themselves into the hail of the House of Representa- tives, as hereiubetore set forth, and who are pow ¢n- gaged in unlawfully interrupting the proceedings thereof, and who are also, by their unlawful conduct and presence in the House of Representatives, pro- venting the assembling of the Goueral Assembly 1 Joint convention, as provided by the constitution of the State of South Carola, WITRDKAWAL OF THE DEMOCRATS, After the adoption of this by the republicans the motion of the democratic House to adjourn was put and carried by uvote of 45 to 7, A number of the members did not vote at all, The democrats then took up their blankets and left the ball in a body as they entered it, and whero for five days aud nights they had been assembied, taking with them, however, Hamilton, Reedish, Meyors and Westberry, the four eading members of the Mackey house. This increased the strongth of the democrats to sixty members with certificates from the Board of State Canvassers, and reduced tho strength of tho Mackey house to filty-six mombers holding similar certificates, The democrats have, in addition to these sixty, the eight members trom Edgefield and Laurens, who hold the certificates of the Supreme Court, making sixty-eight in all, and thee thse republicans have endeavored to countervalance by seating two illegal delegations trom the counties of Abboyville and Barnwell. ‘The Muckey House went into secret session, as did alzo the Wallace House upon reaching Curolua Hall, TUX SENATE, The republican members of the Senate met in caucus gome time before the hour for meeting, It was in session some time after that body met and appearod to have had some trouble, The Sena- tors camo in hastily, for tho demo- crats had called the Senate to order and were avout to adjourn without waiting for them. Most of them voted for the adjournment, but when Whittemore, tho cadetship map, changed his voto against tho motion, all the rest followed except four, They, however, gave the democrats a majority, so tho motion was carried, and Chamberlain’s *‘count in” was postponed until to-morrow. To-morrow, and to- morrow, and to-morrow creeps on with petty pace from day to day, and so it may never creep up to Chamberlain Gubernator, EXPLANATION OF THR ADJUSTMENT. One of the republican Senators was asked why they adjourned, and replied, “Wo could pot do anything else, as there is no quorum inthe House.’? This means he did not consider the Bart and Abbeville dele- gations in the House, ad) by Mackey, by turning out the democrats when bis hid nota quorum, as genuine members. In his view Mackey’s House is bogus. Lae ‘THE MACKEY MOUSER is quite certain that it will never have as many legal membors as it had iu the beginning. it began with Oifty-nine; it has now only fifty-six, three having joined the democrats, and moro will drop off from time to time. THE MANDAMUS, The proceeding in mandamus tn the Supreme Court between Wallace and Mackey was pushed vigorously. The Court and lawyers worked at it from cleven this morning until half-past seven to-night, taking a recess of av hour anda balt for dinner. The case was thor- oughly put into court, and to-morrow the arguments wilt take piace. Tho distinct. point w that Mackey bo made to dehver the returns for Governor, which belong to the Speaker of the House—to Wailace, of course, This involves the question as to who is the legal Speaker of tho legal House, and there is no doubt that the Court will decide m favor of Wallace and his House. Such decision ts the necessary and logical consequence of its former rulings. When Hampton succeeda, as it seems reasonably certain he will, and peuce and good government is re- stored to this distracted State, a large meed of thanks will be due to tho Bar of South Carolina, wh‘ch has conducted and fought the complicated legal proceed- ings from the beginning with @ courage, indagtry and learning equal to the palmiest days of the English Bar. ‘The mdepeudence and fearlessness of the Supreme Court will also be gratefully reme:.bered, which in all these trying times has conducted itsoli fairly and just! LOUISIANA. THE PROGRESS OF COUNTING OUT THE DEMO- CRATIC MAJORITIES—HAYES ELECTORS, Pack- ARD AND TBE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES COUNTED IN—A CLEAN SWEEP AND NO PAVOR. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) New Orteans, Dec. 4, 1876. The Returning Board was in seorot session this Morning, aud from sources considered reliable it bas been learned that as far as they have gone up to one o'clock the majority of Nichols has veen reduced to 400, As Nichois led Tilden considerably this will give the State for Hayes. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE PROPLE, It has just been made pubic that the wall between | the old Orieans Hotel, where the troops are quartered, und the State House has been cut and an opening made large enough to admit the troops by fhe. The discov. ery hae caused sume excitement bere, althongu the disposition is oue of perfect quiet. The peopie lovk upon this last movement as an indication of the Board’s determination to count out the Tilden electors. RASULY OF ITS LAnORS. From tho best imformation receryed there is little doubt but thas the Keturning Board has completed its labors and is now preparing i for publication. The result is that Hayes aud Packard are couated in by about 1,300 majority and ail the republican candidates for Congress except in Ellis? district, [1 tg probable the promulgation of the returns will de withhold until Wednesday morning's paper. THE REPUBLICAN VISITORS—A LONG CONSCL- TATION WITH GOVERNOR HAYES ON THKIR | WAY TO WASHINGTON. Cours, Onio, Dee. 4, 18: Senator Sherman and General Gurdeld, of Oni; E W. Stonghton, of New York; Eugene Male, of Maine, and Hurry White, of Pennsylvania, spent the day here and held a long private consultation with Governor Hayes to-day. These geutiemen, having just returned from Lousiana, have little else to taik about, at least to outwiders, PRNIGHTRD WITH OUTRAGE BYIDENGE, Sherman 14 particularly explicit in his statement concerning outrages in thé batidozsd parishes, and showed several aftidavits contirming Eliza Pinkston's story. Me says he is satisied the commitice can tonke outa very strong case, He devies emphatically that he at any time made | apy remark satmating that tbe Returning Board was practising fraud or sceking to illegally count the State Jor Hayes. Tho visitors left at midnight for Washington, where they Will make up their report, embodying im it over TOW) pighe og eve ER mety, ( | ducted, FLORIDA. THE DEMOCRATIC ARGUMENT ON THE KETURNS AND EVIDENCE BEFORE THE BOARD—THE EVIDENCE OF FRAUD IN ALACHUA COUNTY— XO REPLY TO BE MADE BY THE REPUBLI- CANS—TILDEN’S MAJORITY ON THE FACE OF THE RETURNS 129—HOPES OF A DECLARA- TION OF THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESULT. [x TELEGRAPH Tv THE HERALD.) TaLLauasses, Dec. 4, 1876. * The Board met at ton o'clock. The democrats then apnounced that they were ready with argument which would cover all the cases before the Board. Tho republicans interrupted the proceedings by stating that they bad & masa of testimony yet to in- troduce, They then filed thirty-two affidavits from Orange, Ofty-two trom Jeiferson and scores from other counties. They introduced Mr, Taylor, Clerk of Duval county, to explain the discrepancy between the census list and the voting list of that county, Me alleged that the difference lay in the fact that the census was imperiectly and slouchily taken. He coniessed, when cross-examined by the democrats, that be had said Uhat there were hundreds and hundreds of names ca the voting list that had no right to ve there, ALLEGED INTIMIDATION DENIKD. Colonel Yulee, president of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, then appeared to coutradict the statement made by the republicans, that numbered tickets bad been placed im the hands of colored empioyés, and those employés threatened with discharge if they did hot vote those tickets, Ex-Goveruor Noy at tho suggestion of General Barlow, objected to his reading this statement to the Board. The Board did not sustain the objection. Colonel Yulee then denied most positively thut any such thing occurred as allegod in the republican aili- davits by the road or any one wuthorized to act for the road; that the most of the employés of the road did vote the republican ticket, and that pone of them bad been discharged and would not be diwcnarged He then desired to introduco affidavits of six colored men, who had been represented as voting the democratic ticket under threats, that they did not vote that ticket at all, Genera! Barlow then remarked that be thought the republicans had not asked that any votes be thrown out on this ground, Itwas shown that such a re: quest had been made, The Board stated it had de- cided not to throw out any votes on this point, ‘The Boara thea announced itself ready for argu, ment, and Colonel Biddle then arose to read tne dem- ocratic argument, The main points of ‘: aro as follows :— Mn, CHARMAN’ AXD GENTLEMEN OF THR Boarp oF Canvassexs—We desire to present the reasons which, after carclul serutiny and patient deliberation, bave title of Messrs, Cuil, Hilton, Yonge aud Bullock to be compiete to fill the office of clectors tor President and Vice President from the State of Florida, in pre- senting these reasons wo sball endeavor to discuss the {ucts that have been developed betore you and tbe law which 18 applicable to. them calmly and dispassion- ately, Keeping in mind throughout the whole discus. sion that important us success may be to those who are claiming this office, and who are themseives the ropresentatives of the State of Florida, yet individual and political preierences, and even what may bo regarded as the rignts of an independent Swte, sink imo fusignifieance when. compared with the gravity of tho present crisis, Upon the dect- sion which may be reached by your honorable body may depend to whom the office of President of these United States forthe next tuar years shail be com- mitted, and in what direction the whole internal policy Of this country shall be turned ducing this loug pe- riod, We need scarcely, therefore, be reminded that our Inyostigations shogld be conducted im a sober, discreet and impartial spirit, whose only aim and purpose should be the separation and exhibs- lion of tho truth from the evidence which has been laid before ug In this spirit wo begin our examination, and we proceed to call attention at the outset to somo plain aud well set- tled principles which should be kept steadily 10 view, and by which all investigations hike the present are constructed, And first it may be laid down as an axiomatic prin- ciple that little attention should be paid to mere ir- regularities in the proceedings of election vflicers which do not affect the real merits; that the will of the majority is not to be defeated by error in tho mode of conducting. the mere details of an election, and that this will, when substantially and traly ascertained, canvot be defeated by irre arity in the manner by which itis expressed, In genera!, watters affecting tbe ume and place of election aad the qualifications of voters are of éab- stance, while those touching the recording and return ot the legal votes received and the conauct o! the do- tails of the election are merely directory. The great purpose of the machinery provided and set in motion 18 to ascortain the wishes and choice of the voters, and there are not to sulfer trom the aefauls of their agents employed, although those latter may be lable to penishmnout for a breach of their duties. Secondly, as a necessury copsequence from what has just been said, it follows that tho vote of an entire poll ts never to be rejected except in a casein which it is impossible to ascertain with reasouable certainty the vote, The power to reject un entire poll is dangerous, and is aever to be exercised butin an extreme case, it must appear belore it is ever exerted that the con- duct of ihe election oflicers bas been such as to destroy the integrity of their — returns, and that such a disregatd of official duty bas taken place us to render the doings of the ofttcers, unintelligible or anwortuy of credit and their return unreliable for any purposo Again, inthe attempt to siitthe truth of a return, the ordinary rules of evi- dence inust be followed, aud the probability or im- probabilities of human action must be looked at and considered ua in other cases. Forin is pever to pro- vail against substance, and fraud will vitiate every rocecding, however apparently regulur, when it can © plainly shown. While weight’ 13 to be given the decwion und return of the judges of an clection, whose province it is in the first instance te determine, and, while their ac- tion ts to be presumed correct until shown to have been erroneous, yet their return inay be sbown by evi- dence to be so Wortbless that the truth cannot be de- duced from it, and it must therefore be rejected. Asa rule ot evidence particularly applicable to the subject, 11 must be conceded that precise direct testi. mony given vy witnesses of unimpeached character and subjected to the test of cross-exumination is of 1- finely more value than statements contained im ex parte affidaviis, drawn up iv the sane or similar ‘phraseology, and that in such cases empuaticaily Fuse 18 that Wituesses are to be weighed, not counte: has especial applicauion. Keeping the importance ot the general inquiry in view and the Vaiue and application of principies to which attention bas been drawn, we proceed to au ex. amination of Whe case im uctail, We begin the order of comment with the county, ag to the fraud im the vote, to Which attention Was at first directed, By the prvols in Alachua county We assert that in Archer precinct No. 2 the democratic ¢ lectors have been deirauded to the extent of 226 voies— namoly, 221 votes talsvly and frauduienily revuried to their opponents, and five votes taisely and traudulen ly subtracted from these truly cast tor then i proof in support of the Urst part of this allegation m, be arranged under three beads : . 1. Positive evidence of respectable, unimpeachea witnesses as to tue condition uf the poll throughout the entire election day. ‘i 11, Positive evidence of respectable, unim- peached witnesses as to the announcement of ihe count and by uccual figures shown by the poll atter a public canvass tucreof at tue close of the election by the vilicers tuemselves. Ly. The physical condition of the poll st tro which it appears bow the fraud attacked was perpo- trated, Ferst—Samuel T. Fleming, a well kaown citizen ot Archer, the pladein whch the ection was con- # merchant resident there and int general vicinity lor twenty-one yeurs, aut by tas DUSiLess JmmMItiAr With the Hames and persons or Ut inhabitants and voters of the pluc the county, stanoned bimeell at the poll throughout day for the purpose of ascertaining the true and corres and State to Which it veiongs, wud ior the Whole cou: ty, 1 bad been tainted With the suspicion of the petration of wrong and fraad, aad the witnesses’ at- covering, and, if possible, preventing It in tne present election. He was at te poll ail day, only leaving it during the svort inzerval ip which the otlicers thetn- teives left it for physical refieshment. He wrote we bame Of every Voter as he Voted upoo sheets of paper, personaliy knowing all but three or tour, and ho preserved and produced the evideace now in your possession of what he did, His lavors ended only with the election :tseif, In the poll hst as returned be has poiuteu out the names of persous returned voting who ere dead, absent, non-resident aud un- koown. Secont—Mr. Fleming is fortified by Samuel ©. Tucker and Mr. uten, Who heard the result of the Vote publicly announced by the elecuon officers alter the election was ended and the vote had been counted Tucker asked one of the officers tor the result, re- cerved ton 4 piece of paper,, which he preserved and produced velure this Board, and it tallies exactly with Fleming's list and testimony. Tucker acted in connection with the ection ollicers, at their request, ju counting the ballots, ascertained the resuit, heard the vote publicly announced at the close of the elec: tion, and exhibited it to your Board exactly as he had received it ou the night of the election, Blich was aiso present and heard the announcement of the resuit ofthe vote. Thus the minute, personal, continvous examination and checking of the condivion ot the poll by Mr, Fleming throughout the day, quite the equal of the poli list Kept by the officers, is corroborated by the evidence of withers who heatd the aunouncement of the result, All ths witnesses Were produced belore this Buarg, were amined by it openly, in the presence of opposing counsel, and from their manner und bearing yntoll eps wd truthtul wit ‘Their testiunon, ia the positive and negative support whiell 1b received from other sources, would be powertully persuasive of the truth of their Btatermouts, but When read in the light of that to which We ure now avout to cail attention 1 is irresistible, Third—The condition of the poli Lat. 1t thé names ‘of Voters found on the list, a8 it How stands, and which mantiestly trank, aro now recognized as those of voiers by Mi. PW Ware) EM a fee be snd of Ubat partot | vote, Unuappily tor the preeimet, the county | Lention Was especially directed Lo it with a view ol dis- | geemed 10 us conclusive that you shouid certity the | nomes of actual ‘voters, they been found scattered throughout at different and irreguler intervals. obvious to any one who reflects in the matter, In pomtof fact where are they found? should have is jt a jarge number of them are found in the fore part of the poll list, and biocks of names are together in the midule and a large number at iigena. The conclusion is therelore trresistitie that they nave been added to the list alter the eleciion was ouded. Jn other words, that a jaise bist bas Veen substituted for tue true one. Fourth—Groen K. Moore und Floyd Dukes, two of the election oflicers ot Archer precinct No. 2, have given their aildavits im support’ of the (rath of =the = =averments here made; but counter affidavits, purporting to have’ been made by them tn contradiction of their stutemonts, have been produced veiore your Board in bebalt of the Hayes electors, Had they been genuine it would only Lave been another proof of the fatal falsity with which such spurious testimony 13 fabricated, of its entire wortblessuess and of the folly of attaching to 1b aby importance or any value whatever, The testi. mony of living witnesses produced betore you would have remained in ali its integrity, and their clear, consisient uarrative would Lave carried conviction to the mind of every impartial iuvestigator of the truth, But fortupately for us cause, although unfortu- nately for the interest of ite morality and podtical honesty im this State, a plot of deepest turpitude Las been brought to hghi, which shouid overwheim with confusion and ruin those who bave been coucerned 1b this conspiracy. Green K. Moore aud Floyd Dukes, two of the inspectors of this eietou, have been brought before you and publicly examined, No une who heard thet couid have doubted (hut they testitied truly, and the plain and simple narrative of what realy Ocedrred at Archer precinct No. 2. as given vy Fioyd Dukes, of tie manner in which bis statement was tampered and the ssperate attempt to fwisily the returu, is a striking Ietauce of the Way in which the most cunningly devised schemes are deteated by the humbles ments, As itis, uotoniy is the trath of the gwen by Me: Fleming, tucker and Butch tuily conlirmed, but a teiouons attempt to defeat Lhe ex- pressed will of the voters of Awchua county has been hed up ty public scorn und tadiguation, No one now doubts Of Lue falsitication of the owe of Archer pre cinet No. 2 lo the extent of 226 votes against the Til. den electors, aud we may, 18 Uistnissing Unis branch of the case, express ibe Lope in the interest of the whoie community ihat the perpetrators of Uns infamous fraud will be speedily Drousht to the bar of a criminal court to auswer tor their conduct, How has the clear, simple, but direct, positive and convivettg proof of the traud in Archer precinct No. 2 been met? [t bus attempted to be auswered— First—By ailidavits in the sune handwrit- ing, butehbes of the text, siuuutures aud cross marks, ail the names duplicated and the cross marks sometimes omitted. hud | these aMfuuvits becu signed by turkemen, they were niade by men so inorant as LO be Unuble LO v truth of their stateinemis, [rom Ubeir ignorance either to be wistuken as to the coutents of written aflidavits) which they could not read, of to be tamy with by tho de: fraudulent. ‘They have not oflered themseives to the test of crose-cxaimination; — th have not even appeured in person velure the Board, But, in the light of the shameless (raud Which bas been 80 Lhorou ly exposed aud commented upon Archer precinct No. Z should be ugmissed trom further consideration, with the reflection that should ve kept betore us thruughout this whole examination (hat a case which cutis to sup: port in an essenua! particular the aid of frauds 50 de- iiberate i its concoction and so Belurions in its possi- bie results 1s tainted throughout with the gravest suspt- jon of indirectness and Untairness, and requires tho highess aud most convincing weight of proot and the utmost candor of presentation to sustain it in any other part which stall be made the subject of dis cussion belore your Board. Secoad—it niuy ve asserted, however, that the testi- Mony of Van the Slection of this precinct, who were produced and contradicts the statements ot Fleming, Tucker and Biltch, corroborated by the oral eXamiuation of Moore and Dukes, the otver two inspectors. We pro- puso brictly to show that the testi Black is faise, and what from an w tlack comes '& perlect corroboration of the withexses examined in belialt of the Tilden etectors It is to be borne in mind that tho poll last returned to your Board, with the names fraudulently added on, is unsigued. It should have had to it, 1m Verification of its corrcetness, the signatures of the election ollicers, Black, when asked about tho poll list, asserted positively that It wus signed. He adhered to this assertion throughout when his atten- tion Was pointedly called to the subject. In this bo was correct—ihe true poll list, corresponding with the listef voters made pt by Mr. Fleming, was signed. From it wero copied upon the fraudulent poll list bow returned the naines found thoreou of wen who had realiy voted, aud (ho natues of the faise voters were added in the way heretofore potuted out, The true list, signed’ by tho election officers, Was then destroyed and the tubr.cated one returned, which, as we have scen, was nol signed. Here, then, isunother remarkuble corroboration of the truth of the statements sworn to by the first namou witness and another instanco ot the manner in which fraud- ulent device has been defeated. Had Vance aud Black signed a false poll list, as they thought they nad done, tis mode of devermining the falsity of their testimony would huye been wanting. Fortunately, they forgot this, and by a circumstance apparently so trivial was t conspiracy brought to hight and confounded. are ignorant men, played on by others of saperior igeuce who ate behiod them, und they have been betrayed ag to the truth concerning the real poll fist by a want of suilicient foresigutedneas to comprebend Uhe effect of thoir testimony, The case of the Hayes eiectors, as to Archer precinct No, 2, belore you, is brunded. not only with torgery, but with perjury, und inust consign its perpetrators, 10 the judgment ol all honest mea, to merited intamy. CRAGNALS BROUGHT OUT TO VOTE. Three hundred und sixteen votes wero cast illegally by men in jail for trial tor criminal offences, aud who were taken from toeir places of continemeat and brought up in a body by tue Sheriff of the county to the pulls io Jackwopvillo to vote for thy Hayes and Wheeler electors, The gruss And scandalous impro- pricty of this act deserves especial reprobauon, und their case is covered’ y section 6, class, 1, of the Eilcetion law. ‘lhese men were under guatdiansbip, and the action of tho Sherif was most reprevenssbie in thus perverting his position of conservator of the public peace to par- tieanends, The men thus brought up by bim to vote Were bo more free ageuls, in acting as tbey did, than are (be cattle who are driveu to the shambles tor slaughter, Hero the argument went into a spec.fic discussion of the contests in the vatious counties, aud closed with the following summury :— SUMMARY OF THR EVIDENCE, In the dissussiea of this vatire subject it must bo kept constantly 1n mind, as & promment and cardinal jeature 1m the Listory of this clection, that the party vow in possessiun of the political power tw this State aud having Coutrot of tbe whole election machinery is the repuvlican party. Li aos had tor several years abso- Juve control of the appoimtwent of ine county judges, of the county clerks, vf the county commissioners, and consequentyy of all the election oifigers, It has od his power to advance and secure its purty ts, and Lose oppused to It have been power.vss, by the mere casting Of their votes, to in: or aflect’ the mighty power thus arrayed against them. Common fairness, com- mon honesty — requa tuercioro =u widely dixcrimipating treatment of errors of form, and, we might udu, o substance, too, Committed vy the re- spective parties tu this controversy. Justice demands Mmperauively. that errors of form, cumimitted on the side of those whe bave been dened a fair or eveu any share ip creating and se@.iing 1m Motion the machinery by which wn cicction 1s couducted and controlled, should be treated wit the utmost leniency, and thut tue true Wishes of the boy of the extracted frou tho ballots cast byt of ail irregularities where the, means of such ase taiument reaily existe. Keep steadily belore you and apply tuese ruses tv the cases Which have been pre- sented tuence The argument then discusses the question of the Jurisdiction, the Board contending that its ouly powor or function 45 to look at the fuce of returns and decide upon them, it the retaros themselves are not irreguiar or fradulent ‘The argumeut closes as follows : We theretore contidenily conclude and assert to your houorabie vody, (hat your sole auty, waver the con- stijuhon uid hws of the state of Florida, 18 to deter- mine irom the returns pitted to you what ys have recvived the ligh uvumber of voues pilive of electors for the President und J to tte @ certifieaie Ut ary of State, ‘This inquiry, in tue words jorizes You to exclude irom your deter- dechiration any return which sbali be sown OF appear to be sv Irregular, false or traudulent ay to be of BO Value IO usveErtuining the Lae vote, In accordance with this argament it ts submitted that (he vote tor electors should be tabttated by striking trom | the Alvehaa return the false aud traudutent return of votes from Areher preinct No. 2 THK RESULT. In adding to that of Ciny county the return of the Votes cast in precinet No, 8, inciuding in the euume tion the return of Baker county, tu which the signa. ture of the clerk 18 attached aud which 1s a duplicate of that recorded, and in exciuding the alleged return from ‘al county, the result 1s a majority tor the ‘Yidev electors of 1,267. If the returo tn Jetterson county 18 purged as suggested there witl be deducied from tbe Hayes vote 942, whieh would leave the ma- Jority tor the Tilden electors im the State 2,219, All of which 18 respectiully submittod by GEORGE W. BIDDLE, Pennsyiva LEVERETS SALIONSTALL, M JOSEPH K. BROWN, Georgia, P.M. B YOUNG, Georgia DAVID W. SKLLERS, rennsylvania, MALL bs MAY, Pennsyivania. ry GW. “GUFHRIE, ylvania SAMUEL G. THOMSON, Penasylvania. 5B. PASUO, Florida. GP. RANEY, Florida, RICHARD L. CAMPBELL, Florida. PERRY H. SMITH, téhnors. MANION MARBLE, New York, KPFRCT OF THk ARGUMENT. Tho effect of this argument was marked and profound McLi listened to tt gioomrly wnd sutienly, but closely ; Cow, !li sat bowed forward and never took his eyes on the speaker. At several points he was visibly im. pressed, NO REPUBLICAN ARGUMENT, The republicans announced thas they would not sub, mitany general argument, Their policy seems to be 4o-continue throwing a mass of allidavits before the Boaru, accompanied with no argument. This boing the day before tho decision of the Bourd [ attempted fa tee Hae wt te varinme eater lite aud Biack, tuo clerk and inspector of | examined on the 1st of December betore your Board, | result, The republicans refused to give any opinions. The democrats teet hopefully, a# is shown below, VIRWS OF DEMOCRATS. Mr. L, Saltonstall, of Boston, says:—l bave great hope that tre Board will decide with us—great bop Tam utterly unable to seo how it can decide other- wise. The State is democratic from the face of the re+ turns, and more heavily democratic from the evidence | we have adduced. !t can be taken trom us only by an | infamous and corrupt decision Ib will be an un | equalled calamity if Mr, Hayes should be inaugurated tu the face of such frauds as are proven here, An ad- ministration going into power through such unblusbing trickery wil! never retire from power until driven out by torce. On the other band, arevuke administered to tho reckless men who are attempting to force Mr. Hayes 10 will do more to purify our elective system than can be imagined, It would pat corrupt men on notice that the masses of veither party would accept a triumph that was won by fraud or trickery." Mr. C, W. Wooley, of Obio, who is accredited by Governor Brown ag the shrewdest man here, says “we have adead case, There is one thing that ine Tob us ol it, thatis infamy on the part of the Board. It will require that and nothing less to give the State to Hayes" Mr. Samuel G. Thompson, of Pennsylvania, say “Ul were amemmber of the Board 1 should disre all the mags of testimony and give the State to Tilden from the face of the returns, on Which bis majority 1 189, 1 I were ‘orced to cousider the evidence | should #0 decide upon it that lis majority would be run te over 1,200, Twent to Alachua to assist in) working ap the case, and 1am positively certain that the returos were Faised by the interpolation of over 200 names on the poll hist" ExeGovernor J, E, Brown, of Georgia, says :—'L came here determined to do full justice in tho matter. It} had found that the Stato nad gone for Hayes 1 should have said so promptly and publicly, 1b has given Mr, Tilden a positive and tair majority, as | have ascertained from the most careful seratiny of all the information bearing apon the subject. This being the case I shail, as an lionest citizen, protest to the very tho people being cheated I do not tuink ihero appeal (o tho army, The capitansts of the North are not going to permit a war simply tor ‘the purpose of keeping tu offico a Washington ring of | politicians who have nothing to lose in a scramble and everything to lose by a change of administration + ‘The Heatp, iu calling for an expression from the re- publhean bankers and merchants on the question, has struck a vein that will lead to a peaceable and proper solution of the dilfcalty.”” Mr, Perry H, Smith, of Chicago, who has boon a close observer of the canvass in this State, says:— “I say to you deliberately that the people of the West will not stand the barelaced fraud that must be prac- tised to beat us here. Thoy wall tignt betore they will submit, I am no alarmist, 1am talking gospel truth.” Mr. Maicolm Hay, of Pennsylvania, says:—“I have charge of Aluchua. No intelligent man who will look into the ovidence there can doubt that there was glaring fraud; that the retura could not stung a day in any Northern State.” Mr, D. W. Seliprs, of Philadelphia, says:—“Woe bavo A majority on the face of the returns. The Bourd has no right to go beyond tho face of the returns, except where that faee 1a shown to be irrogular or false, as in Alachua, Now, the republicans do not attack the face of u single return, They go way behind the election and talk intimidation; there the Board has no right to follow thom, The Board should give Tilden bis 129 mnajority as shown on the face of the returns, and add to It 219 for Alachua and 23 from Clay. I belleve it will do this. Its duty is certainly very plain. out of their mghis, will be any EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY. Tho city is thoroughly excited, The news of Ran- dali’s cloction as Speaker ts balled hore with great joy. He is considered the man for the place, The Hekatp’s editorial on the duties of the houses in counting the vote excites much comment, GOVERNOR HAYES’ POLICY. MR. LAMAR ON THE ALLEGED OVERTURES TO DEMOCRATS—THE STORY DENIED AS FAR AS HE IS CONCERNED, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Wasurxatox, Dec. 4, 1876. Mr. Lamar desires it to be known that, so far as his name 1s connected with certain reports as to the views of Governor Hayes, thero is no foundation for the story. Mr. Lamar says he bas not seen Gencral Hampton since tho war, nor communicated with him, except by telegrams which have been pub- Ushed. He never saw Mr. Hayes in bis lite, nor fF commanicated with him, directly or indirectly. Ho was detained a tow hours in Cincinnati by a failure of his train. Ho gaw among others Mr. Halstead, and conversed with him; he received no letter from Mr. Halstead or any one olse asking him to stop in Cincinnati, nor does he Tecall anything in the conversation which led him to think that Governor Hayes desired his acquaintance. Mr. Roberts bas alroady said that his visit to Governor ‘Hayes was on bis own motion, and that ho was not ‘the agent of any Southern geutioman, The reports of Governor Hayes’ views have caused a goo deal of,talk and some uneusiness amoug republicans to-day, GOVERNOR HAYES INTERVIEWED. [From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Deo. 3.] CoLumavs, Ohio, Doe, 2, 1876. T called on Governor Hayes to-day at bis office in the State House, in order to give him an opportunity tarough the columns of the Enquirer, to affirm or deny tho truth of my report of tho conference between him- self and Colonel Roberts, of the New Orleans Times, in to-day’s Enquirer. Tho Governor received mo with that cordiality and alfability so characteristic of tho man, bat seemed a shade annoyed upon my making kovown the object of my visit. He at once declined w be interviewed, and turned tho conversation into an- other channel by asking, “How is the weather down 1 New Orleans?” 1 replied that it was very pleasant when [leit there last week, ‘I wonder if this cold wave bas reached there f” continued the Governor. 1 thought it extremely probable that it bad had a shghtly depressing influence upon tho mercury in the thermometers of the Crescont City, “My reason jor asking,” continued His Excellency, “is, vecauge 1 have some friends who intend to spend the winter in Florida, and they do not like to start for tho South until they feel assured tat there is nu danger to be apprehended from yellow fever.” Ibastened to assure bim that his triends need have no ears on that score, and that they might With satety start by the next tram, and then eudeav- ured to bring Ut HVersALION back to political nuat- ters, [was not very successiul in the eflort, I tuere is one thing above another that Govervur Hayes pos- gesees tis the ability Lo koep bis tongue still ia the pronence of au interviewer, At lust, by an extraora)- bary eltort, | got bin to ejacuiate:—“You know there ye so muny stories sturied and ulloat thut one cannot jon towllof them.’ “sul this story is 60 ped by documentary evidence,’ suid 1, “that it ly veserves more attenuon than au ordinary I myseif have read Halsiwad’s and Jov vengon’s ieiters presented vy Colonei kK erts, have heard the teuor of Lamar's Bow.” Vat are Coloucl Roberts’ init?” querved the Governor, “WW. IL,” 1 responded, — the Governor (urued Ver some papers on the tuble at his wide in @ mechanical surt ol manner, whue a sole played over bis countenance. As he seemed waiting lor me to spenk I suid, “What do you say to wy inter. on?’ “That it amuses aod interests © was reply. We aguin relapsed into silence, so 1 con- tinued, “I have telegraphed that you iutend to nd Your admiuistration of tne sealawags and carpel-byy Bers of the South aod thas clement of Grantisin tha hus brougat disrepute upon toe republican party in the North. L bave also said that you ure willing to be- slow w farge portion of the tedéral patronage ia tue South among the conservative ana fiveral democrats of that section in return for the support uf the Southern represeutatives ul (hose clements in the lower Luuse, ’? The Governor Hateued attentively to my recital of the contents of the despateb, und’ at iis conclusion re- ret must dectine to be inter- ets." Suelng that it was asele: to question further, aud not wishing to take up bi valuable Wine wit idiv tak, 1 arose to tke my a partare. Just belore I reached the door 1 thought £ would make a finul eflort vo induce han to talk, *o 1 turned aud sud:—"Well, L don’t know exactly what our joiks may think of tho matter, but, individually, L am wot so sure that, it you are Mauguraied, 1 would bot be the best lor the South und the country at large Af some such plan wits adopted,” “You will have Lo read my jeter of acceptance,” re- pied His Excellency, aud with that the intervie will be observed that While Governor Hay: ilirm wuy statement made in the despatch he did NOt Make the slightest attempt to deny apy of them or mtimate that (hey were ineorrvct in any porveular, Whiie the Preswioncy i still im abeyanee ib may bo premature to spewk of Hayes’ intentions with regard to ix Cabinet should be be tuauguruied, Neverth-iese ttre jollowing, which | have ou excellent authority, will not be Without imterest:—tl It had not beew tor Hib de¢ivetion from the party, Charies Francis Adame would have been offered the portiono of the state Mont, ‘The Secretaryehip of ie tenes, wilh avg tet Ww oWhis Merton eh vem Gaiden Just, and with ali tho ewwphasis L can command, against | | either | | pointment if he wishes it, which is extremely proble tmatical Governor Denison will also be provided for. ANDREW CURTIN. THE GREAT WAR GOVERNOR GIVES HIS OWN AND MR. TILDEN’S VIEWS ON THE SITUS® TION—RESULTS OF HIS VISIT TO LOUISIANA. ‘The great ex-Governor of Pennsylvania, Andrew G, Curtin, was taking bis ease in his inn (the Filth Ave- nue Hotel) last evening when a Hxna.n reporter met him aud inquired, after a hearty shake of the bani— for the Goveraor and the reporter met many tines be: tore—what be thought of the troubled look the tin wore. Suid he:—“I tell you what it is, every m the country, unless be is either « tool ora kuave, most know that Goversor Tilden only is elected, an¢ that if be is not imauguratea there will be great em- barrassmont in every branch of trade and busiuers,* Revonrer—You have seen the Governor lately, and what does he think in # general way of the situation, Governor Ccxriy—Mr. Tilden is satistied he is elected, He ts a ina of groat equiporse, of well balanced im. pulses every way, and he will be the last to do an to disercet act, or say an Indisereet word at this crisis of the nation’s trouble, He believes a remedy for all the prevailing embarrassment can be found within the law, © law he looks, and to that only, to vindicate the party that supported — him, nor Tilden would be the last ian io Atmerica to counsel any other than a legal process Ot redress for wrougs manilestly perpetrated, and it should wappen, which Ubave a strong velit wall not occur, that Wie Worst elements of the republican party insist’ upon ignoring Mr, Tilden’s claims to the Presi- ud counting in another, then Mr, Trideu wall sei! the same patriolic citizen he ts to-day. ‘cx—What particularly struck you, Goveruor, ns on your recent Visit? Such was the peace and quict everywhere prevuiling that Kellogg and Pack- ard might have taken ont their mattresses in the moet public streets of tho city and slept there ail night, and novody would have dis turbed them, [tis the very depth of partisan misrep~ resentation to say ¢hero was intimidation in that State. Hundreds of colored men came to us and said they voted tho democratic ticket — because they wanted to get rid of the ruinous goveru- way over them and the whites atike b hax been terribly misled about the State of ha from republican sources. Lis election was and peaceuble and, I think, more honest, thaw wo in Pennsylvania, and no: 4 but the most buretaced outrage can deprive Mr. Tilden of the vote Of the Slate. JAMES RU down tn} ror CuRTE LL LOWELL. INTERVIEW WITH THE DISTINGUISHED PRO» 1ESSOR ON HIS COURSE AS AN ELECTOR, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD,] Bosr Dee, 4, 1876, ‘The report which came here from w York today tothe eflect that one of the Massachasetts electors was likely to throw his vole for Governor Tilden was the cause of quito a ripplo of excitement throughout the entire community. ‘The story would have at once been denounced as sensational but for the fact that it came from such eminent authority as General Sickles, While everybody was conjecturiog 45 to who the recre: ant republican elector might be there came a supple mentary despatch from New York announcing that the gontleman was none other than the distinguished Juanes Russell Lowell, of Cambridge. It was readily agreed that of all the Massachusetts electors Mr. Lowell waa the one most likely to entertain independent yiews, and those who know him best declared that if he iclt thatthe public good would be promoted by the elec- ton of Governor Tilden, or ifhe telt that Mr, Tiden was fairly elected, be would not hesitate to throw hia vote forthe New York candidate. To get at the truth of the matter a correspondent of the HenaLp at once waited upon Mr, Lowell at bis residence in Cambridge, He found that friends and telegrams bud already begua to pour in upon the distinguished gentleman, and it is not unlikely that during the ensuing few days he will be obliged to turn hia attention trom literature to politics, PROFESSOR LOWELL'S BTATEMENT. “T am not inclined to be very communicative on this subject,” remarked the Professor, ‘tor I think any ex- pression of opinion by me pending the election would be highly improper.” ‘Then, after a moments reflection, he went on to say that when ho was chosen elector he thought noting abont it, He looked upon his duties in that position us inerely formal anyhow, and he did not want that place or any place in politics, He was annoyed and fonpered by being put up m such @ partisan position, especially since the candidates of his choice had not beew nominated. But when the charges of fraud by the Southern returning bourds and the question o publi. can electors 80 Voting as to nullify these frauds arove, ho examined his position, and without doubt or difl- culty came to the conclusion that there was but one thing that he coula do and that was to voto as h was expected to according to the understanding witt those Who nominated and voted for him as elector, Three weeks ago he made this decision wend nothing had modiled it since, He bad received a great many letters and personal appeals from both repubiicuns and democrats begging him to cast his vote inde- pendently and save his country from civil war. But iis only struggle had been as to whether be was fully patriotic In being 80 entirely without doubt his daty as he was It ho were tin polities, it be were an ambitious man, the temptation would be great to cast his vote some other way than he was ex. pected to under the understanding with those wha voted forhim. Sut no hunest mar, he thoayht, could evade tho plain duty and vote as he was elected te vot, CARL SCHURZ’S PROPOSITION. THE FORM OF MR. SCHURZ'S PROPOSITION—# PETITION TO THE SENATE AND JOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. St, Louis, Mo, Dec. 4, 1876 It now appears that the communication (a synopsit of which was given in these despatchos on Sucday night) was not a letter addressod to the United States Sevato by Messra, Schurz aud Henderson, but » news- paper article, written by Mr. Schurz tor bis paper, te explain and to recommend to pubiic approval and sup- porta petition addressed by ex-Senators Scharz und Henderson to the Congress of the United States, and which has been matled to Washington. Tho petition, which wilf'be circulated here and elsewhere tor signa tures, iy a8 follows:— TkXT OF TUX PETITION, To tux Honona\ TUK SeNats axv House or Re PRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS ASSEMULED The audersigned citizens of the Uniod States re- spectiully represent that it is highly important thas the elcctorai votes should be counted, and the result ot the Presidential election declared by a tribunal which, according to the privetples of our government, is to stand — aloo! trol the ambitions aod = conflicts or political parties; Ab: uie meaning of the constitutional touching tuts matter belng the subyect of diffe constructions as to the conierred by the sunda- mental law upoo the President of the Senate, and to the two houses of Congress it is especially desirable in tho present excited state of the popular mind to re- move the couoting of electoral votes trom the very theatre of Kuch contentions, and that the counting of the result by the Supreme Court of the United siates would, in our opinion, inspire universal confidence as to its Justice aod impartiality and imsure ready ao quiesceace on the part of all citizens, without distinc- ton of party. the undersigned therefore respeetfully pray that the two isouses of Congress, at the earliest possible period, propose to the Legislatures of the several States am umenument Lo the coxstitution whereby thd duty of counting the electoral voto and declaring tho result thereo! may ve conferred upon the Sapreme Court of the United States, with such powers and subject to such limitations a8 may in the wisdom of Congress be deemed neccesary to secure the objects desired, in view of Ue fact that a large mayurity of the Stare Leyisiatures will be im session duriug the month of Jonuary, and that those that are not may be con- vened jut the purpose, & proposition promptly suo- mutted by Congress may be considered and ratilied by the requisite number of State Legisiatures ip tine 6 secure 18 benciite im the settlement of the present Presidential contest, AN ‘HONEST COUNT, THE PHILADELPHIA SOLID MEN TO MEET THIS EVENING, PuLapeceuta, Dec. 4, 1876, The meeting of citizens, irrespective of party, in re lation to the counting of the vote for Presidential electors, “to express their indignant denunciation of any aud every attempt at dishonesty in the return,” has been postponed, The meeting was to have been held this evening, but, the arrangements not bemg coupicted, it is contemplated to hold i+ to-morrow evenmg. The present list of signers to the call, which repro- sents t jeading lawyers and business men of both parties, 18 us lollows:—Kii K. we, William Heary Kawle, Benjamin Kush, Fred, Fraley, Townsend Woe- leu & Vo, Joun VU. Adams, John W. Waiace, Witham Viatt Pepper, N. 7. Clapp, W. M. Tilghman, Thomas Neilson, A. J. Drexel, F. is Gowen, Jubu Hi. Dounert, N. b. Hubtield, M.D. ; Josoph Switt, Henry C. Lew, Ab exauder Henry, A. J. Fisu, P. McCall, C, Caublos & y H. Clark, E. W. Clark, Cassatt & Co,, Charles Charks Kreamer, John &. Fox & Uo., @. ols, Jumes Somers Smith, Charis Willing, Lee, William Weish, Martin Touron, Samuel i, Isaac Welsh ner eowhers, Aagey M. Johu C. Builtti, Coaries Wheeler, John Uade Jt; Arthur M. Burton, Jom M. Fox, Geurge Heberton, George Gipin, Wiha Fisher, A, sydney Biddle, De. &. Morwitz, Professor 8. D, Gross, Jobn Markoe, Netolas ‘Tburoa, James M. Robb, Sum wel Welsh, i by otad Smitu, Joseph 1. Dorun, Jacot Niegel, Sumuol Dickson, Phiip Fitapatriok, George BM. Daiins, P. Prichard, George M, bebe & Co, George W. Cambios, Goorgo W. . sank, Charles Kruinviaar, W. He; Dray! Wo Teenie, George PB oytet