The New York Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1876, Page 6

ee HO 1S RLBCTED? | The Congressional Committee Find | Frauds by the Wholesale. REPEATING IN FLORIDA. | | Violence, Threats and Offers of Bribes Sworn to in Louisiana. iincneipeaie CHAMBERLAIN TO BE ARRESTED. Senator Morton's Mysterious Visit to Indianapolis. MR. SALTON TALL'S Boston Hears the Story of Flor- ida’s Wrongs. REPORT. MORTON AT HOME, ars IT SHORT AND MYSTERIOUS—SECRET TATIONS WITH LEADING REPUB- LICANS--PROPOSED ANTIDOTE FOR THE IN- DIANA DEMOCRATIC IRRITATION, (B¥ TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD, InpiaNarouis, Ind., Dec. 16, 1876, Senator Morton’s brief visit to Indianapolis is shrouded in mystery. Physically he ts pot so lively an atbicte that he often takes such long journeys as this round trip unahnounttt~--He came, fod ho has taken French leave this afternoon, At hall-past five o'clock he drove to the depot, Pro prietor Sapp, of the Remy Hotel, on the Governor's | circle where Morton stopped, had sent down and | engaged accommodations on the Puliman palace car to Washington by the Panhandle line for Morton and wife, It wasa surprise to the average Hoosiers here | to learn ot Morton’s presence iu Indianapolis tins morning. CONSULTATION WITH POSTMASTER HOLLOWAY. At noou Morton was driven in a Jandau to the en- trance of the Post Oflce Butiaing. By the aid ofthe driver be alighted, und assisted by two canes, he struggled up tue slight steps and into Postmaster Holioway’s room, | What significance there was in that consultation is anknown except to the initiated, All the remainder | of the day the scheming Senator kept closely closeted wih Grant leaders, occasionally seeing inquiring friends. Field Marshal Murat Halstead sent an envoy extra ordinary from Cincinnati this morning, and Morton exposed the object of his mission to him for an hour. A SECRET CON Re His brother-in-law, Holloway, accompanied the Senator to the depot, and bidding him good- by, hastily took his deparjure for an impor- tant political conference of leading politicians At some Unknown private residence, Search was in Vain Where this conclave was held, or its precise ob- ject, It has transpired, however, that much political significance is to be attached to this hasty journey to the West. His friends disclaim and assert that Morton came on a strictly Lusiness and private mission, A COUNTER MOVE FOR HENDRICKS, Quidnunes assert that General Morton came west to organize a counter movement to the Tilden-Hen- dricks? forward march, inaugurated by the Democratic State Committee a few days ago. This is to inciude | a Guy Fawkes explosion to affect the public senti- ment, showing by affidavits that Tildenism in Indiana is the old rebeilious “Knights of the Golden Circle’? of war times, : Morton has come and gone. Indianais unperturbed, Hendricks and Morton met at the Union Depot this evening, the roof of that edifice remains firm—it is not bull-dozed, SOUTH CAROLINA. | ACTION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES— HARLEY’S VOTE CORRECTED—RUMORED IN- TENTION TO ARREST HAMPTON—SIGNS or TROUBLE IF IT IS ATTEMPTED. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Couvunta, Dec, 16, 1873. The House committee spent tho day taking testimony Telative to the proceedings of the Board of State Can- vasvers as to the canvassing of tho returns, The | dritt of the investigation was to ascertain | w er all the returns had come in and bad been counted. There was uothing new developed beyond what has already been published in the Hunan. ‘The sessions of the committee are open to the public, but the proceedings so far have been of uttle iuterest and few people present themselves. It was ageertained to-day that the error mentioned yesterday as having been discovered in the canvass for Hurley, a Hayes elector, increasing his majority 180 yotes, was made by a clerk of the committee ta copying the returns in the ollice of the Secretary of State. The corrections to-day leave the vote tor Hurley precisely where tt originally was. THE INTIMIDATION QUESTION. Since the arrival of the Senate committee, which will go largely into the investigation of in- timation, 1t is understood the House com- mittee will be divided into several sub-com- mitteee, which shail visit. various portions of the State for the same purpose. The Sonate com- mittee is now complete by the arrival of Senator Mer- rimon, A pretiminary mecting wus held to-day at which it was decided to hold secret sessions, on the ground, as claimed by the republicans, that witpesses | could not bo induced to come before it and testify if | the public were admitted. THE TWO GOVERNORS. ‘The city was agitated to-day by rumors that Goy- trnor Chamberlain was about to arrest Messrs, Hamp- jon and Simpson, with bis special constabulary, on a arge of treason. This rumor created a iyttle ripple ot excitement and developed tho fact that such an aitempt would be stabbornly resisted, The common and general expression was that Hampton gould uot be arrestea by any official of Chamberlain, aud that he would not be permitted to submit to any arrest other than by tho soldiers of the United States. Something of this sort muy be contemplated, but it ts doubtful whether it will ever be attempted. REPUBLICAN CORRCIVE MEASURES. An the Mackey House to-day a bill, providing for the Punishment of any person or persons setting up or attempting to set up any government in opposition to the regular government of the State, came up and was passed to ita third reading without any opposition. ‘The bill is an exceedingly bitter one, providing for the punishment of not only the persons engaged, but of all aiding or abetting or affording comiort, countenance or protection to such persons. The punishment con- mists of a fue of not leas than $10,000 or more than $100,000 and confinement in tho Penitentiary tor not | Jess than five nor more than forty years. ‘This may be only an attempt at viud, but should the Mackey House be recognized it will give Governor Chamberlain an opportunity of exiling or imprisoning every white man in the State should he feel disposed to do so, if the present support from Washington fis coutinued. THE STATE LUNATICS DESTITUTE. Dr. J. F. Engor, Superintendent, gave notice yoster- day to the Board of Regents that if some steps were pot taken immediately Jor their relief the inmates of the State Lunatic Asylum would have io be discharged within a week, a8 he bas neither provisions jor their maintenance or funds nor eredit wherewith to obtain them. Twenty-nine thou- fund dollars of last year's appropriation, and $5,000 Of tat of the your before are still due and cannot be collected. Only $1,000 has been obtained from the Btate since Just spring, and tho institution has been maintained since that time upon | fands advanced by Northern merchants «and the Carolina National Bank upon the = super- endent’s personal eredit, This, he says, is j in ted. The State seems to have no credit, something ig done speedily in their behalf, now exhaus and unle: in the way of appropriate legtsiation or private chari- | ties, he will be compelled to tura out the unfortunates now in his care~—over 400 in number—aud close the | doors of the institution, LOUISIANA. DEMOCRATIC T MONY RBEFORE THE Cod GRESSIONAL COMMITTEE--VIOL AND THREATS BY COLORED REPUBLIC. THE YOTR OF EAST FELICIANA WAS TO BE “FIXED. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. J] New Ontuans, Veo, 16, 1876. Tho Senatorial Committee did nothing to-day except examine the several rooms tendere: r their services, The Supreme Court room in the Custom House was finally dete®mined upon, end their labors will com- mence there on Monday. They will not visit the pa ishes, | The House Congressional Commitice examined several witnesses, whose testimony was as follows:— FROCKRDINGS BEFORK THE HOUSE COMMITTER, In the session of the Investigating Committee of the House of Representatives to-day the first wituess was M.S, Pleler, a republican, of New Orlequs, who testi- fied that he was Cnited States Supervisor of poll No, 3 the Second ward; an attempt was made by the republican commissioner to prevent the democrats | from voting, the names on the poll hist being different from the names on the registration paper; the day atter the election Mr, Hare, the republican Commissioner, said to bim that there was some trouble about this poll; that the democratic Commissioner weuld bo arrested and they would take the box and “fix it up to suit themselves later two deputy marshals called the witness out and asked him if he had gone back on his party; Mr. Casey, the republican marshal, sald there waa “money in it;’” that if witness would let them have the pux ho would get $500; witness declined the offer and notifies tbe democratic Commissioner, who sent a force tor its protection. ATTEMPT TO STEAL A BALLOT ox, The republicans flually mado an attempt to seize the | box after it bad been taken to Mr, Baum’s office, where they were to make aifidayit to the returns; the plan as to arrest the democrat and take the box to the Custom House; Hare, republican, finally refused to testily to the correctness of the reterns, saying his in- stractions would not permit him to do so; on the Fri- day after the cicction he met Deputy Marshal Casey, who saia to witness, You you areatraitor to your party,’? and knocked witness down; a colored man, George Dean, then struck witness over the head; witness ran und) Was pursued by Dean, with a pistol, to the corner of the block, where he met three mon, who protected witness and prevented Dean from firing upon bin; the offence of Witness was that he had certified to the returns as correct, and had re- fused Lo allow the bailot box to be taken possession of by the republicans, xumined—The election was peaceable, quict r; Casey isan employe of the Custom House; did Dot make a complaint to the authorities about the assault because he imtended to settle It ina personal aifair; Mr, Donnelly came to his room aod told wituess that if he (the witness) did not keep in doors he would be killed for going back on his party; the wituess 18 still a republican; he asked Colonel Pat: ton and others tor protection from violence. COLORED REPULLICAN AMENIT Pompey Stoats (colored) testitied—Live in New Or- leans; voted the democratic ticket in 1874 ana 1876; Wituess state! that colored people, on discovering that he was a democrat, attempted to injure him, and used abusive language (0 him atall times; le was twiee at- tacked by colored republicans on account of his polit | cal principles; the first time he was attacked was at night, in 1874, shortly after the parish election; he was driving a cart, when five or six men stopped it, saying “You damned democratic nigger, wo are guing to kill you,” and assaulted hum ’ with oaths and broke bis arm; at another time, in 1874, he was assaulted by colored men and had bis eye put out; ho was not troubied at the last election, Witness | further stated the colored people were afraid to vote | the democratic ticket tearing viglence trom the colored republicans. PERSECUTED FOR POLITICAL PRINCIPLE, Marshal ‘taylor (colored) tesuiied:—Live in New Orleans; have voted the democratic ticket ever since the right of su! was conferred upon tat been . repeatedly threatened by republicans and }trequently assaulted on account of my politics;: have} been cut about seventeen times, beaten often And shot at tour times by colored mea who belonged to the repub- hean party; have been interfered with by republicans “ate election. — Witness stated some: tine beicre | election he was sitting in front of bis own doorsteys when he was accosted by a colored man who had always been friendly until heiearned the Witness was a democrat; this man abused Taylor for being a democrat; Taylor rephes in rough language, saying, You damned republicans are no better than deovocrats;” a quarrel ensued, and an- other colored man standing ou the dpposite side of the street interposed, saying to the first individual, “Hit the damned democrat; if you aon't I will; and approached Taylor, producing a razor, which he placed in his pants pocket; this third party then struck Tay- lor several tines in the face, but while attempting to draw his tazor he was cut’ twico by witness, after he was iaken of by bis friends; “Taylor said he hud always been treated with uniform kindness by the whites, but badly treated by republicans of his own race. A COLORED SCHOOL TEACHER'S EXPERIENCE. E. 1H. Flowers, colored, testified that be resides in New Orieaus; he stated that he came from Pennsyl- vania, {to school in Philadelphia and has resided in Lonisiana since 1865; he was employed as a school teacher, and has voted ‘the republican ticket at every election except the last, when he went with the demo- crais; he changed iis politics because he desired a change in the government, and Imagined that the suc- cess of the democrate would umelvrate the condition of affairs; he came out openly asademocrat in the latter part of August last, whon he made a proposition to the Democratic State Central Commitee to canvass the State for the democrats if they would de- | tray his expenses, and was accepted; bo made Rapid Grant, Nachitoches and several o.ber parishes ; conversed with a large number of colored | men, Who affirmed that they would vote thy aemo- cratic ticket; Le was told by a great many that they were afraid to vote the democratic ticket owing to threats which had been made regarding colored demo- crats; heard P. G. Deslonde, Secretary of State, re- mark’ to Judge Phillips some time previous to the elec. | tion, that the dem-crats would probably carry tho State, but that would not affect matters, as even if they | were suc jul the republicans would got in, COLORKD MEN WHO WANT CHANGE. The colored men throughout the State who ex- pressed an inclination to side with the democrats, suid they did so as they were tired of bad govern: ment; ihey wanted more schools and better ones; there was plenty of money to pay teachers, but some how it disappeared before it could Ve apphed | to its destined purpose; they were disgusted with th Freedmen’s Bureau swindle and A. B. Packard, to whom some of them had ‘given bounty claims for Mection and had Deen defrauded vut of their bounty; witness states that he was threatened by the republicans, and was advised by trieaus to leave New Orleans, as his life | was in danger trom the republicans; he heard Ander- | gon, Supervisor of East Feliciana,’ remark that he could not get any colored man toran for oilice in his paris, and that some of them ought to be killed, as every colored man’s murder was worth $50,000 to the republican party; witness never knew of any in- timidation being practised by the democrats, vut he knew colored men were intimidated by the republicans. SMITHS PERIL Heary Smith, colored, testitied:—Lives in Now Or- Jeans; came here in 1844; voted the democratic ticket last election; on Thursday night alter the election was Q by three colored men, who asked, “Ils that Smith?’ and said, “You voted the democratic ticket, and we are going to kill you;"’ they assauited him and shot him in the hand, would like to vote the democratic ticket, but were afraid. “WOULD GO DEMOCRATIC, BUT RE COUNTRD REPURIACAN.”? JN. Suith, a jawyer of New Orleans, testified that he canvassed the Stat» for the democrats; he passed through thirty or forty parishes and saw no in- Vimidation of the colored people, except by republi- cans, who said if the democrats got in office the col- ored people would be again enslaved; be paid particu lar attention in the canvass to the colored vote, and saw a large number of negroes, who promised to vote the democratic ticket; the meetings were lurgely attended by colored people; in the parish of Kast Feliciana everything was quiet; be heara of no disturbances Whatever; Avderson, the Supervisor, told witness that the parish would go democratic, but would be counted republican; that all that couid be avoided tf the democrats would cail to seo him (Anderson); there was no jutim- idation; the Custom’ House oilicials wanted mo make affidavit swearing there was fraud, vio- re aud intimidation it that he refused to do 89,as he would not di speeches seli. Witness stated that in 174 he paid several visits to the Chict of Police of New Orleans and requested him to prevent bis subordmates irom attacking colo’ed men Who voted the democratic ticket, saying they were beaten by policemen at night because they were democrats, FLORIDA, FRAUDS FOUND DY THE CONGRESSIONAL COM- MITTER--ANOTHER DELAY IN THE MANDA- + MUS Cask, (PY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) TALLAMASSER, Deo. 16, 1876. The day has been quite aspirited one, In the final comparison of the rogistry lists of this (Leon) county, by the Congressional Committee to-day, it was found that the repeaters had done some wondertul work. One Henry Williams appesrs on the list ten times, Jobin Wilson, seven times, and scores of other names nearly ag often. Mr. Thompson, chairman, said he had nota shadow of doubt that 600 or 700 illegal republican votes were polled in this county alone, He says the case of fraud has been cloatly and manifestly mude out. Mr, Dunnell, the only republican momber here, ree | Y | miles, Colored men told witness they | | fuses to say anything atall He says he cannot com- | mit Uimseli to any cpinion thus early in the investiga- tion, It is evident that he was very much disgusted | with to-day’s developments, The investigation of this | county has closed, MONKOR COUNTY TO BE TAKEN UP. { The case of Monroe, which, with 236 democratic majority, was thrown out by the canyassers, will como up on Monday. A perfect crowd of witnesses came on | PROBABLE ACTION OF THE SENATE COMMITTER, | The Senate Commiticee arrived this morning by epecial train in good health and spirits. Senator Sargent did not ca!l a session to-day, but bas been in consultation with loca! politicrans pretty much all the time, It is suid that the Senaie Committee will uot | | 6 into aspecific and detailed examination, as the House Committee has doke, but will content itself with getting the mass of ex parte aMdavits with which the Canvassing Board sustains its action, and make them the basis of ite report, incorporating them tn it, Mr, Dunnel! tried to have these papers incorporated into the House Committce’s report, but was voted down, MONSTROUS FRACDS IX MONTICELLO, The sub-committee at Monticello returned to-day to | spend Suuday in the city. Mr. Woodburn says enough | has not yet Leen developed to justity the exprossion of | an opinion, Mr. Walling, democrat, says be | could not have believed what he bas.seen®at Monti- cello on any but ocular testimony; thata half dozen { republican officials, most of them curpel-baggers, have evtire and absolute control of the cicction machinery and have perpetrated hundreds of frauds, THE MANDAMUS CASB—ANOTHEK DELAY, The Supreme Court met this moruing to bear argu- ment in the mandamus case. Messrs. Cowgill and McLin filed an answer, which was objected to by the counsel for the democrats as insuilicient and evasive. | The Court gave their counsel until Monday to amend | the anawer, and adjourneg, It is believed the Court will | order the Board to make a new canvass, This new canvass will operate directly on the State and Congressional tickets alone, though it wil of course baye an indirect iniluence on national poiitics. ‘The tace of the returns, on which the new canvass, if ordered, will be made, will give Drew a largo majority and eject both democratic Congressmen. The decis- jon of the Court will hardly be rendered before Tucs- y or Wednesday. ‘The local democrats are arranging for a grand dem- onstration, celebrating South Carolina's redemption from carpet bag rule. REPORT OF A MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRAT ON THE EVILS OF CARPET-BAG RULE IN THE AL- LIGATOR STATE, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Bosrox, Dee. 16, 1876. Colonel Leverett Saltonstall, one of the distinguished visitors trom Massachusetts to Florida, gave an ac- count of his visit before the Boston democrats this afternoon. After aliuding to the natural beauty and wealth of Florida and the evils carpet-bag government havo wrought there, he satd:—Governor Stearns has the appointinent of 796 ollicers, as I see by the pupers I hold in my possession, Every otflcer in the State, excepting constables and members of the Assembly aro appointed by this Governor, He has the bestowal, | of every® privilege in the State of every namo and nature, ‘The whole political machinery in the = State is in his power, and he hoids this power for four years, There 1s nothing like this anywhere to be found, except, perhaps, in somo of the Republics of Central America. Let me tell you what this power gives bim in the matter of an clec- tion, The County Commissioners have the appointing of the precincts where the balloting is carried on; they can establish two precincts ata certain point and not another within filty miles. This*practico bug been very conspicuously foliowed for the purpose of polling a larger republican vote in republican districts, which are the negro districts of the State, NO WHITK REPUBLICAXS IN THE STATE. Ido not believe there is in the State a white man who 1s a republican, uniess he is connected with Goy- ernor Stearns’ administration. My reason for be- | heving this is that while wo were holding these tm- | portant hearings upon tho canvass of returns there were men who came to us trom every portion of the State—lawyers, politicians, business men and private citizens—some of the most respect- able people in the State—who showed in- tense interest and a firm belief in a democratic result, The republican sido had to be carried on en- tirely by the Seuatofs who were ‘sent there by the a ministration at Washington. The poor blacks are Worse slaves to-day than in the olden times—the slaves of Governor Stearns and his political associates, Tuey have been compelled to do whatever Stearns and his associates desire, Le that what it may, or they go down hill with the poor white to starvation. ENORMOUS TAXATION, government of the Site has been so in- m every respect, that the value of property of the State was taxed three times since 1860 without making any es. I reter vo vaiua- property, Notwith- the or four exception of the property of the tion vf real estate and person: standing this the taxation has been quadrapied; ay, | in cases made six or eight limes greater, aud the taxa: tion of Florida to-day is far larger (hun its anuual produce of crops. 1n other words this rich, maguill- cent, iruittul soil does not produce, under iis present government, enough to pay the taxes of the State, The men who hold the power, whom L have alluded to, are determined never to give ft up. They have framed a constitution for ther own purposes, as you see; but, gentlemen, when some of our kind bearted seusible men tind funlt with us for gomg to Florigaand say ‘What have strangers to do with the cinvassing of the State returns?’ let me teil them we went there at the earnest appeal and solicitation of tbe tried meu of Florida. They were the ones who appeaied to us in the strongest terms to go down there and give them countenance and support. “COUNTING OUT"? THAT PAYS. In 1870 cight whole counties were counted out by the Rewrning Board, which, bad the total vote polled 10 them’ been ' allowed, would have overturned the government of Stearns by a large democratic — majority and placed the administration of the State in the hands of its own citizeas, From that time t# this the returns have been manipulated by canvassing boards, so shumelesaly, tov, that they have never made any effort to conceal the fact that thoy did. this for their own purposes. The Supreme Court of Florida, 1 am happy to say, 13 represented by three honest men. Chief Justice Ran+ dull and bis two associate justices are the exceptions to | the great rule of the offiee-holders of Florida, A MOCKERY OF JUSTICE, All the lower courts are represented by men of the lowest possivle order, For example, the one Circuit Judge who came into the office of the Returning Board day after day, Who, when arrested for drunkenness in Uhe streets and committed to the lock-up, brot ta writ of habeas corpus, returoable to himself, for the return of his own body. (Roars ot laughter.) One gentleman told me that there had been in bis county ton murders—murders of white meu aud of negroce— und nota single one of the perpetrators, though they were wil known, was ever Drought to court or cous | Victed or in any way puvisbed, DESPAIR OF THE PEOPLE, Atall times of the day, aud preity much all night, those poor people came to us anu poured out their tale of woe, They asked me What do you tell us tu do if this conspiracy 18 carried out in Florida—it this carpet-bag government 18 returned agam alter (he im- mmense exertions we have made to overthrow it?’ 1 told them they must rest upon their old Anglo-Saxon privileges, be patient and wait end try to reform their government; that the time would come when they would obtain redress, Their answer was:—"Wo not exist four years longer; our people cannot |v other four years wishout a change of government,” and I believe thew story to be no exaggeration. Remember, my Iriends, | was not iu the betier portion of the State, fern sbore, at Jacksonville, and on the St, | the Northern people pass the win- ter and leave their money behind whet. My experi- ence was in the western central part of the State, in rnd near the capital, Tallahassec-—a place which, one can see, must have been very beauiitul with its bandsome houses and its charming garde: but vow, alas! the houges ure closed and crumbling to decay, Iu many instances the gardens ure overrun with weeds, moss covering the verandahs, and everything bearing the impress of neglect aud desertion. NOW THE FRAUOS WERE PEIPETRATED, You willask me about this question of the retarn: and how | claim this fraud was carried out; Jor that the result was reached through fraud no honest, faire minded man will doubt, cap only say that tradd was everywhere to be seeu., In trying to teli you bow I claiin that the country was swindted out of a good, honest majority thrown. for \ir, Tilden, and a still larger majority thrown for Mr. Drew, the democratic eandidaie for Governor of Florida, I know hardly What first to — specity, From the beginning {t was the determination of the Canvassing Board to have the voto of the State counted for the republican candidates. We ealied ou Governor Stear nd said, “Che whole peop of the United States are intently interested in this question, and we hope you will immediately proceed with this canvass, You have the rewurns from wie greater part of the counties, and we hope the Returuing Board may be iusiracied to proceed immediately to cunvass these | returns,” He Was uon-commitiai, and satd that “per: haps they Would and porhaps they would not.” We asked him a pumber of other questions, and he answered in mach the same manner, DENNIS, TAR UTHATY MAX. There 1s 4 man tu Florida named Dennis, who repre: sents the brains of the administration; ti any allidavita were wanted Mr, Dennis would disappear, aud in a | short time fifty affidavits would be brought up; if a Wwituoss Was introduced on the part of the couserva- tives be was always on hand ready to creep up to t) side Of the Witness and whisper something im his ear, yd fit was possible put something mio bia hand, Every officer ina Allachua county 1 appointed by Mr. Dennis, and, therefore, these people are entirely | right Mr. Melt | he certaint, toe the line. He fs 2 sample of the sort of men you see around the Governor of Fiornia THE RETOKMING BOARD. The Canvassing Board, consisting of the Secretary of State, Mr. McLain; Comptroller Cowgili, and Attorney jeueral Cocke all gave a hearing, The Attorney Gen- eral [thoughts fair man, ileis a little siow, and be comes at times, | think, a little confused, but a man ol strict integrity, He wished to do exactly what was ts not so good appearing a man; be the Tailhassee Senfine/, @ radical partisan mipression of a very violent urtisam, Mr, Cowgill seemed auxious to do right, bat in the Canvassiug of bhis case veered to | the other side very strongly. His decision was unac- countable and outrageous. "Ido not know what influ. enced him at the last, but I was certainly disappointed. KOUTINE OF TILK RETURNS, The County Clerk receives from the various pre- eincts the returns. He is obged to make up the re- je editor of aper; he gives one th | turus of bis county {rom these precinets, and to for- ward ane copy to the Governor or the Secretary of State und tile one iu the office of the Clerk of the county, The demoeratic committee, wie, by the way, are ub earnest, excellent, most disinterested set of men—Messrs. Passcoe, Roney and others. This com: mittee rece:ved from these counties certitied copies of the returrs in the County Clerk's ollice, so that we i pr yas our returns read until they come to the county of Baker, which they manipulated im this way, [was aa utterly fraudulent return. There can be no.question that the admiuistration of Florida was bound to compass its ends, to manipulate the yote and stufl the ballot boxes, 1 it were necessary, in order to succeed; but the people of Florida had risen in their might aud labored wight and day to overthrow the government of Stearns. NARD DEMOCRATIC WORK, Une gentleman toid me be had ridden 2,600 miles during the «tne between the National Convention and the duy of voting, 1 refer to Colonel Calla, the demo- cratic candidate for elector. By this work ana sucri- fice of their time they carried the elecuion tor the aden clectors by a clear majority of ninety-five, a ding to the face of the returos, Now, then, while the Hoard carried on the bearing with @ great show of fairness, they actually threw out Manatee county giv regularly returned and enroiied ag any in the State. The only republican votes cat off were sixty trom Jeflerson county, the clection not being held at the up pointed place. “There was a net abstraction trom Til den cleetors of 1,063 votes. In the case of Alachua county they accepted a false returu from, archer preeinet, which was proven beyond all cou- troversy to have been substituted for the genuine return and Which increased the total vote of the pre- cinet irom 826 to $33, und the repudiican majority from 44 to 27S after the final bearing, It was reported among the resident managers o! the place that Gov- eruor Stearns had said thay be would never sign the returns of Hays vlec ors unless they were suilicient to carry him into oiice, STEARNS) DETERMINATION, tearns was not clected; men Were Bot elected. It was a conceded fact tha that the republican Congr People said “Ob, well, he cannot do that.” But it was dove, On tho mnorning of the 6th of December we were informed that they had carried the State by a hiajority of 1,068, whieh’ put Governor Stearna, with his carpet-bag oilicers, into power again, and sent tho republican candidates to Congress, Now, then, let mo tel! you a Mittle incident connected with the way in whieh this thing was carried on by the gentleman representing the administration, Mr, W. E, Chandler, He boasted the day belore in the office of the hotel that he had received from Louisiana a message giving accoubt of the majority for Hayes electors of over 3,000, It was so incredible that he was accused of stating an untruth. 1 was afterward informed that a similar de. gpatch was sent to Louistina showing a republican t majority in Fiorida of 1,000, Tho wires wero then ‘cut in threo places. This was dove to enable the country to read in the pupers that Florida und Lowisiana tad gone republican by those large majorities, and to prevent us trom telling how it was dono, or sending any contradictory im gage. ‘The wires were mended in the night and ayaincut in the m.rning, J was a witness to the wholo of the iniquity of the Florida government, time that auything was dove by wwe gers | was preseni. I saw tho aifidavits that wore brought in by the bushel by the republicans, afll- davits of amen Who could not sign their own nutes, written in one “handwriting; they hud the names ot dead men upon them; tly had the same names uwo or three times repeated on an aflluavit; they bad the same names on different ailidavite, These affidavits were brought in by titties, by bundreds, as evidence, whereas our evi- dence was im almost all. cases testimony of reliable men; and now I have told you my brief story. It is composed of plain facts, aud I leave you to draw your own inferences, This is not the ‘time or place to make a speech or utter one hasty or ill-considered word. I consider that the state of the country 1s much more serious than do unv of my friends. A great national party has been straming every nerve to Over- throw an administration which it was unwilling to identify with the masses of ‘the republican party, an administration so corrupt, whose acts have been 'go at variance with the constitution of our country, that another term of power threatens to break down and destroy ali that the people nave been tanght to regard with affectionate reverence as the great pillar of their liberties—an administration which has by its dishon- esty and iguoranco brought this fair Jand nearly to the verge of ruin, GOVERNOR MENDRICKS. Lovisvinur, Ky., Dec. 16, 1876, Governor Hendricks did not address a mecting at Jeflersonyville last evening, the report to that effect ‘being incorrect. REPUBLICAN REJOICINGS. Avavry, N, Y., Dec, 16, 1876. One hundred and eighty-five guns were fired in this city to-day, over the election of Hayes and Wheeler, VOTE OF WEST VIRGINIA. + WuExxixa, Dec, 16, 1876. Tho ofMcial count of the vote for President and Vice President in this State gives Tilden and Hendricks 88; Hayes and Wheeler, 41,392; Cooper and Cary, 1,237. The returns of Putnam county, not received in time for the official count, show Tilden and Hend Ticks, 977; Haye aud Wheoler, 604; Cooper and Cary 150, Add Putnam county and the vote will stand—Tii den and Hendricks, 66,560; Hayes and Wheeler, 41,996 Cooper and Cary, 1,33 PHILADELPHIA ELECTION FRAUDS. Paiwaverrma, Dee. 16, 1876. The trial of Samuel Josephs, George McGowan and Henry Marcus, charged with conspiring to perpetrate eciection frauds, was closed to-day, the jury rendering w verdict of **Not guiity.”” THE POLO MATCH. THIRD NIGHT OF THE SPORTS BY GASLIGHT AT GILMORE’S GARDEN—THE CALIFORNIA CLUB THE WINNER O¥ THE PRIZE FOR POLO PLAYING. : Tho match game of polo betwogn the California and Boston clubs was decided last evening at Giimore’s Garden in presence of about 3,009 spectators, result- ing in favor of the Californians. During the thre | evenings of play thero bave been 37 goals obtainca— 30 falling to tho credit of the winners and 7 to tho Bostons. When the signal was given tho players came upon the course withoat delay, the Bostons taking the | Madison avenue side, while the Californians prepared to defend the Fourth avenue position, Eighteen goals were played during the fifty minutes allotted, fourteen vemg taken by the blues, or Californians, and four by their opponents. The first, ia lm. 29s., was kuocked by Carillo, of the California Club; the second, in 23 seconds, by Carillo; the third, im 16 seconds, by Carillo, the vall being sent through the goal himits by two quick suots that caused repeated cheers; the fourth in 2m., by Carillo, aiter a stubborn mélée, The filth was taken by the Bostons, who made a pretty combination play, the ball boing sent through the Calitornians’ goal in 06s. It took the blues din. 7448. to score the sixth, Morgan doing the work in excellent shape; the seventh, alko won by the bluce, Was credited to Faver in im. 9s. ; the eighth Was taken by the Bostons in 5m, and when the Dali Was shot home the house rewarded the eilort with continued applause. The ninth goal fell to Morgan, of the Caltiornians, in just 4 seconds; with one biow he sent tue bali from the middle of the course clean through the Bostons’ fortress. It was a briiliant play. The tenth was obtained by the blues in lm, 24%, Carifio doing the business tn capital shape. ‘This piayor also wou the eleventh in Lin. 453. ; also We iwellth in im, 038,; also the thirteenth in lm, Ols., the ball being knocked through the Bostons’ strong- hold from a long distance by & left handed hit. Tho fourteenth and fifteenth were won by the Bostons in Im. 16348, and Im. 54s, The sixteenth felito the invines ble Carillo, of the Californians, 1m 1m, 462,, as did the seventeenth in lm, 12s. Morgan, uf tho blues, ob- taived the eighteenth in im, 228, with a brilliant play, when time was callea, and te mateh was de- cided, 30 goals in favor of the Califoraia Ciub to 7 for the Bostons. Uaptato Mowry, of the win was presented with the handsome cup for which the clubs have beeu play+ ing by Mr. Blesson, the umpire, The Californians were heartily cheered as the prize was handed to their leader. ‘The following were the sides: CALIFORNIA POLO CLUN—KLUR, Nell Mowry (Captain), R J. Curillo, GN, Morgan, . Faber OSTON POLO CLUD—RED, F. A. Fuller (Captain), A ©. Colby, Charles Hoyt, Joseph Phillips, Frank Prue, James Ryan, TROT. The never beat 2:35—was won vy the roan gelding St, George alter four heats. The betting before the race in the outside pool rooms made the white mare xnow. flake the favorite even against the fold, Four started, SUMMARY, Ginwonn’s Garvey, New York, Satorpay Ev Dee. 18, 1876,—!’urse of $100, for horses that never beat 2: mile heats, three in five, ander saddle; weight and distance barred; $60 to the first, $25 to the second and $15'vo the third horse. Henry Casey's tr. g. St Goorge......(Lane) 8 1 1 1 Wiliam &. Weeks’ w, m. Snowfake,(Weeks) 1 3 3 2 Harry Hamilton's bik, y. Horry . _ 40'Coun )4 440 3 Jobo Murphy's DIK. g. Newbrook..(Murphy) 2 2 2dis Time, 2:61 y— 2492 bo —2 AG Jy. under his contro!, wand off go their beads if they do not *Did uot Hnist the distanes, know what the returos op their face vught to be. They | ing Ademocraic majoriiy of 2/6 voles,» couuly as | The trotting event—purse of $100, for horses that | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1876.-QUADRUPLF SHEET. | Dake’s eighty-frat birthday. | remémbranee of poor Que: LITERATURE. ‘Tux Lire or tux Parser Coxsont. By Theodore Mar- un, Volume ll New York: D. Appleton & Co. The second volume of Murtin’s “Life of the Prince Consort” deals more with the public than the private life of the Prince, aud, if we admired bim before as a husband and father, we admire him even more asa mar andalrince There are in this volume glimpses <0 be had of the Prince at home. reaction trom the cares of public life to the freedom of the Balmoral s made a very bey of the Prince, and we are more than ever impressed with the greatness of the loss the Queen was called upon to sustain by nis death. After acareful reading of the correspondence im this book we arestruck by tbe thorough conscientiousmess dis- played by the Prince in every action of bis life, publte or private, whether im the selection of a governess for bis ehildren or considering the propo- sition to become commander-in-chief of the army. » He was @ man of the moat resolute will and decived opia- tons, but, for all that, his relations with the public men of England were of the moat cord.al nature, His straightforward and honest line of conduct during the troubles ou the Continent, where bia own biood rels- tions were the parties interested, won him the respect of his enemesand silenced their fault finding. Ho ‘was in constant correspoudence with bis friend and mentor, Baron Stockmar, to whom some of bis most interesting letters were written, The Prince’s rela tous with Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington were most Intimate, and he mourned their death with sincere grief, In 1852 the Duke, feeling that he was Approuching his end, proposed to the Prince to become the commander-in-chief of the army at his death. While thg Prince's ambition was flattered by the pro- posal hi better judgment was against it, and we find the following memorandum made by bim on tho sub- Ject:— Sp Aprit,@850, Yesterday evening the Queen gave the Duke of Wel- gton an audience, 1 being present, Atter having Set out by saying be was most unxious to let the Queen know und tee! all he knew and feit about {t—in fact, to think aloud—the Duke repeated what he bad said to me im the morning, and we discussed the ques- ton turthor, } eald that there were several points which still re- quired to be cousidered, Supposing, for instance, o revolution or riot break out, the Commsander-in-Chief would have ‘o quell 1, and to take the necessary steps of repression ag the Duke bad te do on the 10th of April, 1848. Would st be advisable that the responsi- bility of shedding the blood of the people should fall ou the Queen’s Consort, which might earry the un- Popularity unavoidably attsvaing it to the person of the Sovereign? We bad the case of the l’rince of Prussia before us, who was compelled te tly the coun- Iry alter the revolution at Berlia on the mere suppo- sitioa (rat he bad commanded the troops vn that oc- cusion. > The Duke replied be bad considered all that. In fact, the Sovervign bimseif might find tt bis duty to place iomself at the head of bis Woops; and surely, m the Queen's cuse, that duty ought to devolve upon me. T continued, that the offer was so tempting for a young man that I felt bound to look most closely to all the objections te 14, in order to come to a right deéision. There was another point, The Queen. as a lady, was not able atall times to perform the many davies im- posed upon her; moreover, she bad no private secre tary who worked for her, as former sovereigns bud had. The only person who helped her, aud who could assist ber in the multiplicity ot work which ought to be done by the Sovercign, was myself, I should be very sorry to undertake any duty which would absorb’ my timo and attention so much for ope depariment as to interfere’ with my general usciuiness to the Queen, The Queen added, thavl already worked harder than she liked to see me, and than she thought was good for my bealth, which I did not allow—answering that, on the contrary, busivess must paturally increase with time, and ougut to increase, If the Sovereign’s dutics to the country were to be thoroughly performed; but that { was anxious no more should fall upon hor than could bo helped, The Duke seemed struck with this consideration, and said he nad not overlooked it, but might not hay given it all the weight it deserved, and that he would reflecs further upon it. We agreed at iast that this question couid not be satisiactorily solved unless we kuow the exact duties which had to be performed; and the Quoen charged the Duke todraw up a memorandum in which these should be detailed, and his general opinion explained, so that we might found a decision on that paper. This the Dake promised to do, The Duke kept his promise and sent the papers, with an urgent appeal. to the P’rince to take the command. ‘The Princo made a careful study of the duties of the office, but even then he could not make up his mind to accept, and, much to the old Duke’s disgust, kindly, but firmly, deciiued the proposinon, To take a step from public to private lite, let us quote the Prince’s leiters on the birth ofason, He wrote to Stockmar:— You will have been growing as impatient as our- sclyes, he writes on the lstot May, that our pro- tracted expectations should eventuate in a result; and now you Will rejoice with us over the result—a little son, and mother and child welland healthy. God be thanked and praised for this nappy issue, tor there is always some apxiely about matters of this sort! To the Dowager Duchess of Coburg he announces tho eventiu more piaytu! terms on tho same da) i congratulate you to-day on the birth-of aseventh grandchild, and expect in return good wishes trom you on the birth of a third son, This morning, about @ quarter-past eight, aftera rather restiess night (beirg Waipurgis night, that was quite auprontieie), whiie the witches were carcering on the Blocksberg (under Ernst Augustus’ mild sceptre), a little boy glided into the hght of day and has been received by ‘the sisters with jubilates, ‘Now we are just as many asthe days in the week!’? was the ery, and then a ‘Dit of a struggle arose as to who was to bo Sunday. Out of weil bred courtesy the honor was conceded to the new comer, Victoria 1s well, soisthe child, andI am driven distracted with letters, iuquiries, answers, &c, This compels me to break off my chat with you belore it is well begun, 1 take up my bat and am making for the door, when you call to me, “But you have not said ‘Adieu!’ to Mamma. Fa, so!’ Now I must really be off. BUCKINGHAM PaLacr, lst May, 1850, ‘The coincidence of the Lirthday of the young prince with that ofthe uke of Wellington gave the Queen 4 Prince the opportunity of marking their friendship and esteem tor one of whose devotion to them they had had so many proofs by naming the child after bis. So strong, 80 iminediate, was their feeling on this point that they did not allow the day to pass without imuti- mating their intention to the Duke. “vis a singular thing,” the Queoo wrote to Baron Stockm: this so much wished for boy should be born oa the old May that and his be- loved father’s name Uring the poor little Infant bappi- ness and good fortune!” All went well, and tho Prince was able a few days later to cheer the heart of Baron Stockmar, thea gravely troubled with the “unhopeful state of the con- stitutional question. in Germany, with the following letter ‘ Dear Stockmar—I write to-day to keep you au courant of the steady recovery ot the Queen, Victoria upd the baby are botk quite well. * * * He ts to be calied Avthur William Patrick Albert His first hame is in compliment to the good old Duke, on yhoso eighty-first birtuday be first saw the light, Vatrick 1s, in reinembrance of our recent visit to Ireiand. Will- jam, of the Prince of Prussia (now Eatperor of Ger- many), Whom we shall ask to be godfather, and also in Adelaide, on whose ac- couat we bave also selected the Duchess Ida of Saxe- Weimar (Queen Adelaide's sister) as godmother. My name the Queen insists on retaining by way of coda. Lhope you will approve the arrangement, the Ex- hibition 18 making goud progress, * * * Beri Patace, 6th May, 1850, On the 22d of June the young Prince, now the Duke of Connaught, was baptized at Buckingham Palace, the old Duxe and the present Emperor of Germany bemg present in person as sponsors. Tho following letter gives an insight into the inner Iife of the Prince :— Dean StockMan—I write to you on this my thirtieth birthday—an important period iu a man’s life—and us Ido v0 L remember with gratitude ail the good lessons and practical taxims which L have received from you, and all the valuable ais which you have given me toward the establishment of my political postion. I cao say that Lam content with everything, and would now only desire more energy and perseverance to work as much good as circ.mstancer allow. Sins of omission iy abundance I can recognize 11 the course of my lile, and yet, again, they ofter seem to me only uatural when | con: rf the fetters whieh prudence imposes on us to prevent our falling into sins of com- mission. Victoria ts happy and cheertul, and enjoys a Jove and homage in the country, of Which in this suin- mer’s tour we have received the most striking provts, ‘The children are well ond grow apace. ‘The Higuiands are giorious and the game abundant, Germany has now ontered, you will Say, upon a new phase, siuee the subjection of Hungary has been of- fected. May God keep His band on Frederick William 1V., aud proveut any sudden devintion from the line which has up to this time been pursued in the cousti- tutional question! Batwonat, 26th August, 1849, Tho oducation of their chitdren was a matter of the greatest consideration with the Queen and her cou- sort, They were along time in selecting a tutor for the Prince of Wales and a governess for the younger ones, Tue following memorandum by the Queen for the guidance and religious traiumg of the Princess Royal is conspicuous for its good sense, and mothers whe are not queens would do woll to give it their con- siaeration;— Lamm quite clear that she should be taught to have great reverence for God und tor religion, but that she should bave the feeling of devotion und ‘ove which our Heavenly Father encourages His earthly ebiidren to have for Him, and not one of fear and trembiing; and that the thoughts of death and an alter file should not be represented tm am alarming aud forbidding view, aud that she should be made to, know as yet vo dilfer- onee of creeds, aud not think that sbe can only pray | on ber knves, or that those who do not kneel are less | fervent and devout tn thetr prayers, We will close this review with an extract from a speech made by the Prinee in 1848 on the subject — ee | of the antagonism prevailing between labor and eapl- tai:— Depend upon it, said the Prince, the: interests of Classes (oo often contrasted are identical, ana it is only ignorance which prevents theiruniting for each other’ advantage. To dispel that ignorance, 10 show how mancan belp man, notwithstanding the compiteated state of civilized society, ought to he she aim vf every philanthrome persen; bus it is mere peculiarly the duty of those who, under the blessing of Divine Provir dence, enjo? siation, wealth aud education. Let them be caretal, towever, to avgid any dictato- rial interierence With Jabor aad empioyment, which frighteus away capital, destroys that freedem of thought and independence of action which must re main to every one if he i to work cut his own bapp!- bess, and impairs that contidence under which alone engagements for natual benefit are possible. God has created man importect and leit bim with many Waots, as it were to stimulate each to Individual exertion, and to muxe all feel that ibis only by united exertions and com®ined action that these imperies tions can be supplied aod these wants satisied. Tut presupposes self-reiiance and confdence in each other. To show the way Low these Individual exertions ean be directed with the greatest beneut, and to toster that contideuce apon whieh the readiness to assist each Other depends, this society deems its ost sagred duty. Those persons who have labored under the impres- sion that the Prince Consort was a weak mag, waone identity Was submerged in that of his wife, will do weil to read Mr. Martin's book, for in looking closely into the pubic and private life of the Prince they will find that he jost no dignity tm being the husband of @ queen. NEW BOOKS RECEIVED, Catholic Family Almanac for 1877. Footsteps of the Mast sand Daughters; Practical Studies for the Conser- th of Girls, Land, Miustrated. ‘ooms, with I!lustrations, Cassoll’s Li- aiclish Literature. and Their Builders, ‘olky’ Picture Albuin, Hrogressive Invention: Ne More Loss of Life and Prop erty by Fire or Panic in Theatres, arle; A Story of Russiau Love. Translated from the Russian tongue. The Jericho Ro Story of Western Life. 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ROWING IN ENGLAND, THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE—CAMBRIDGE TRIAI EIGHTS. {From the London Daily News, Dec. 2} This race, a kind of Middle Park Plate to the grea! contest at Easter, took place over the customary course, a few miles beyond Ely, yesterday afternoon, Tho race was originally fixed for next Saturday, but, owing to examinations and other evils intervening, it was found uecessary to row it a week earlier than had been previously arranged. The cbject of the trial eights is, us most rowing men know, to agccrtain the capabilities of the most promising oarsmen tn tho University, with a view to the selection of candidates to fill the places in the University crew that may happen to be vacant, For this reason the event is looked upon with more than ordinary interest, inas- much as the style of rowing, exhibited upon the occa- sion, seldom fails to foreshadow, at least ip some degree, the result of the more important race that looms in tho future, The trial cights originatea at Oxford in 1858, but it was not until four years later, namely, in 1861, that Cambridge followed the example of their opponents. For two years the Cambridge race wag rowed on the Cam, when, for obvious reasons, mainly, however, in cunsequence of tho narrow- ness of that river, the venue was very properly moved to a more congenial spot, on the River Ouse, about two miles on the north sido of the city of Ely. That part of the river here more generally known as the **Adelaide Bridge Course,’? comprise stretch of water three miles in length, pertectly straight, of am- ple breadth for two eights to row abreast, and in.every sense admirably suited tothe purpose for which it ia used, The selection of the two crews is made from the various college clubs, by the President of the Uni- veraity Boat Club for the time being, whose duty—by no means an enviable one—ts to select the best six.con men he can findand divide them into two crews, as evenly matched as possible. Then, by a careful course of “coaching” and training, he brings the two boats to as high.a state of perfection as the limited timo at his disposal allows, Of the sixteen gentlemen who con- tested yesterday's race only one—Mr. Hockin—comes under the designation of an ‘old blue,” and, strange to say, only two of the others had rowed in the trial eignts before, although most of them have obtained aquatic laurels in other fieids, Punctunlly at two o'clock the two crews, accom- panied by Messrs. W. Lewis and C. Gurdon, the Presi- dent and Secretary of the ©. U. B. C., arrived at tho weil known Windmill, near which the starting post i# fixed, the distance rom start to finish being exuctiy three miles, less 200 yards, No time was lost with inal preparations, and super- fluous wraps having been discarded, the two bouts were soon got into position, Mr, Hockjn’s boat taking the right hand or Littleport side of the river and Mr. Hoskyu’s boat the towpata side. In a few seconds tl word “Go”? was given by Mr, Lewis and a capital start wus effected. For the first hunured yards the insivo Doat (that stroked by Hoskyns) just managed to keep afew feet in front of the other, but they were soon on Jevel terms again, a state of things which prevailed for a quarter of ‘a mile, wheu the inside crew once more went to the front and for the next mile mai tained a lead of abouta quarter of a length, te two crews all the while rowing about thirty-three or thirty-lour strokes to the minute, Ata place known as the “furppike,”’ about hall way, the two boats were again level, and for the uext nalf mile a neck aad neck race ensued. On commencing the last mile signs of fatigue began to be manifest in many of the men in tho inside boat, and Hockin graduatly got the bow of his boat infront, Rowing a long, sweeping stroke be in- creased this advantage by degrees, aud was soon a length to the good. In the last 500 yards Hoskyos evinced considerable “pluck,” and by dint of an ever- getic spurt he succeeded in slightiy lessenimg the dis- lance vetween the two crews, His effurts to win were, however, in vain, Hockin’s crew passing the winning pest a length and a quarter id trout of the other, hav- ing rowed the entire course in 22 minutes 30 2-5 sec: onds, which is, perhaps, a trifle longer than this race usually occupies, It should not be forgotten, however, that a strong head wind prevailed, while the current was also more rapid than usual. During the last tnree or tour years this same race has Deen on every occasion a very hollow affair, the successiul boat winning each time by several lengths, but the race of yesterday was most closely contested aiuost all the Way, and it Was pot antl the end of the course Was reached that the regult became a certatoty. In poiatot form and material the University cao scarcely be congratulated. Both crews possessed in a marked degree a want of knowing how to get ther hands away at the finish of the steoke, There was, cept in a few instances, @ fair ainount of *eatch,’? bat strength was not a distinguishable feature in either crew. Mr, Hockin, the winning stroke, rowed with considerable judgment throughout, and a similar re- mark may also apply to Mr. Hoskyna. The former gen tieman, Lowever, had behind him the stronger crew far as siamina goes, and it Was probably tor that reason alone that he managed to obtain the victory. With re- gard to individuals, tue can be said. Searcely one ot the new bauds is ‘good enough” for a Uni Versity crew. Of the more promising men, perhaps, Allen, Williams and Farquharson in the winning bout, ard Dale ty the losing boat, deserve special mention, Allen rowed in tuir form throughout the race, and what is perbaps of ore importance, he seemed to row as bard at the tinish ag be did in the earlier part of the Tuco, According to all accounts the University are likely te be well off next term, for it ts sald, and on preity good authority, that only two vacancies in the University crew are likely to require Oillng up. The two absen. tees from last April’s crew wil! bo Rhodes (No. 7) and Close (No, 3). All the remainder, including Staite (stroke) aro agatu almost sure to uppear at Pu UL the sixteen men wie rowed yesterday, Williams and Allen perbaps stand the ‘best chance of filling the vacancies in tne ’Vursity crew, Which, on paper, louks likely to be unusually strong. " ‘ ‘The two crews of yesterday wore composed as fol- lows — } ‘MR, HOCKIN’S BOAT, Dy. 1, A. C. Brownlow, Caius 130 H. Farquharson, Jesas, 7 J. Philips, Lady Margai 167 P. A, Wittett, Trimity Hall... 16a RJ, Spurred, Trinity Hail, J. Allen, pete Margaret. T. Withams, Clare T. E. Hoekin, Jesus, (stroke)... . L. Davies, Clare, (cox). MR. HOSKYNS) Boat. & 163 163 3 4 5 6 iA ©, Lebmann, Ist frinity. . . Holmes, Clare, G, M. Edmonds, Jesus A, Walker, 1st Trinity. M, Adamson, Lady Margaret. . W. Haig, Caius...., C. W. Daie, Lady Margaret, B. G. Hoskyns, Jesus, (stroke! C. B. Nicholas, Christ’ ere 2S RAID ON A DISORDERLY HOUSRK On complaint of the paronts of two young girls une der fiftech years of age Captain Worth, of the Sixth precinct, Williamaburg, last night visited the assigna- ton house of Jane Todd, in Scholes street, aud arrested her, the two girls, Sarah Lynch and Mar MeLsughlin, together with three m Frank Sm.th aud Oliver Gates, ne Teel