The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1876, Page 6

THE GULP STATES’ WTE Peremptory Order for a Re- canvassing of Florida. JASPER PRECINCTS POLL. Democratic Outrages and Republican ‘Frauds in Louisiana, CONFLICTING TESTIMONY. Parishes That Were Bull-Dozed and Return: Manufactured to Order. pe SES SES ee FLORID. BOARD THE RETUL CANVASS THE STATE VOTE REJECTED POLL. (By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] TALLAMASSER, Dec, 23, 1878. The Supreme Court met at twelve M. to-day, when counsel for the Board withdrew the motion made yesterday that he allowea to file an amended auswer. The Court thereupon made the writ of man- damus peremptory, and ordered the Board to recan- vass the vote of the State by the 27th inst., and to tile B report of their action on thatday. Tne Court then took a recess until four o'clock to make up its record, General Lew Wallace was in court this morning, but took no part iu the case, except to ask if the order of the Court, Oxing the 27th as the time for the report, debarred the Boara irom reporting sooner, Ho re- geived an answer in the negative. ino -FACTS ABOUT A be FACTS ABOUT JASPER PRECINCT. [By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 ACKSONVILLE, Fla,, Dee. 23, 1876. The House Committee now has full evidence in the pase of Jasper precinct, in Hamilton county, having Sotshed the examination of the witnesses yesterday, The testimony is as follows:—One of the inspectors was a democrat, one a republican and one voted a mixed ticket, The two supervisors were republicans, The correctness of tho certificates was established by Unanimous report. The republican tnspector himself Bwore that the count was completed, aud the votes amounted to 511, the exact number that 1s uamed in the certificate, He signed this certilicate, thus at- testing to its correctness. A THCHNICAL TMREGULARITY, The sol und of rejection is the irregularity by which the result was reached, it betng proved and conceded that it was the true result, The inspectors Bwear that no two of them were absent from the room at the samme tine, and that the outsider who was called in on account of the dimness of light on the part ot one pf the inspectors sat opposite the republican inspec: tor, who did not object to the change. It is conceded that this precinct makes one of the weakest cases that the republicans have. LEGAL DUTIES OF THE CANVASSERS. 1t transpires here to-day that tne preseut Chief Jus: tice, who construes the Election act of 1372 us con- | ferring morely ministerial duties on the Canvassing Board, is himself the author of the act, he having dratted it and it having passed the Legislature with- out amendment. LOUISIANA. CONFLICTING TESTIMONY—FRAUD, VIOLENCE AND INTIMIDATION ON BOTH SIDES SWORN TO BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- TEES New Orteans, Dec, 23, 1876. The Senate Investigating Commitiee met at haif-past sleven o'clock this morning. The question of taking the testimony of Eliza Pinkston (colored), whether by deposition or by a sub-committee visiting her resi. dence, was postponed for the present It was agreed (hat when the committee adjourn to-day it be to meet Tuesday morning, to enable members to visit the jet- Yes at the mouth of the river. Senator McDonald noved that on Tuesday next a Sub-committee be appointed to investigate East Baton - Rouge. Senator Wadloigh thought the committee had better eomplete the investigation of Ouachita, ‘The motion was withdrawn. DRIVEN TO THE POLLS LIKE S@EKP. John Culpper (colored), a native of Ouachita parish, voted at Cuba at the Presidential election; it was Stated tho democrats said they were going to carry the election by killing the loading white republicans, and Mf thé negroes did not vote the democratic ticket they would have to take the consequences; on tho day of election I went to Cuba, ward 2, with a let of republi- ean tickets; I met some friends, who said they ‘Wouldn’t be allowed to use or vote them. There were no tickets there but democratic ones, and I voted the democratic ticket and loft; as 1 went home [ met some While men driving a lot of negroes like sheep to the polis; 1 was afraid not to vote the democratic tieket, but took a pencil and scratched as many ames as posvible; witness gave simi- far testimony in regard to intimidation by mie clubs us that already deduced from other por- Tiong of the parish and the reign of terror which existed alter the killing of Dinkgrove. Witness was asked by Senator McMillan as to the assassination of Witness’ fatuer in 1808. A discussion ensued as to the propriety of going Leyond the scope of the commission’s work, as in- tended by the resolution ordering the commission, the democratic members opposing and stating it would tate rebutting testimony. {t was tinally decided W admit the question, the democrats Voung aguinst it, KILLED YOR VOTING THE REPUBLICAN TICKET, The Witness said:—My lather was kilied tn my pres- ence in 1868 for voting ine republican ticket; Dr. Jun Cheatham, u few days belore, told him “ii he voted the republican ticket be would be a dead man as Bure as herl;’ the wi:ness was airaid to voto, aud with his father, went home and to the cotton tela; Soon aller Afteen armed men came up aud suot his father to death; they finally put a powder boro Bauder tis lead and put “a match to it; wit- ess had fleu in the meantime; alter the lust Presidential election Lawyer Slack, white (democrat), bt Muurve, aud Sam Mcknery, also’ white (democrat), brought down a jot of aifidavits for the bluck tolks to Big, saying the election was tuir and peaceabi Bot atthe meeting where the affluavits were s: Dut was told by persons who were there and sigued th my father was killed November 2, 1868, tue day Of the elvction; | did not know any o! the men who _ Billed my father; they said they came from Franklin two were with them, bat have never them since; J. B. ‘Fiole, on whore T Hived, saia atter father was killed the men were iter mo jor not voting the democratic ticket at the fast Presidential viection; Frank Frost and the deputy » Marshal were tue only oves who vowed the republican Hieket; James Wilson (colored) gave me a democratic ppoiuted by the democrats vo jection were demo- except the sery 4; Dr. Brown, J, By and all the members of the club sad if the Pegroes did not vote ihe democratic Uckut they would Dave Lo take the consequence AN AKMY OFFICKR'S TESTIMONY, Henry M. M. Cauley, first heatenant Thirteenth Melantry, United States Army, testiled:—l was sta- , at Monroe, La, and was ordered to go to places Ouachita, where republican meetings were helu & September, vy Captuin Hale, MALCIDY Lhe post, © ab the request of republican speakers, lo prevent vio- lemee and disturbance; the first meeting I atienaed iB Monroe, about the 20th of just October; my ¥ was Under arms im camp; 1 went Lo the " Square Where speaking was in progress; while stand- img im a doorway 1 saw & iittic disturbance the crow 4 one of the spak- maid he of a row; while @ Leonara w some one the a ried out, * aud Saw a man named Howard, whom | know, & pistol in his belt; several persons were making demonstrations; I tollowea Howard, and when ‘attempted to speak Howard got in trout of and commenced disturbing him told he must not disturb the meer. and his friends took him away further occurred at that meeting; another was to be held on the islaud and | was notified was Speuking in anes i ; 1 reached there near noon; on my way | wiet a pumber of negro men, women and ebil- mueh frignteved, who said thoy had been to the but uone could be heid; when I reached ia Judge Hunt and ob puulican speak- aM ambuiance, and on a lo them « nam- armed wen; | told hy 3 Huot thar tf to protect ‘them; Judge Hun to hold any meeting and I started back ; ov the whites asked an ol negro about the } one Collins, an overseer for Mr. Farmer, ro, “What did you ;, Judge Hunt told me re 60 much iriguieved that oi DIRECTED TO RR- | t's a damued lie; I went up to tne | t said he did | 3 this was in Ocr best not to hold any meetin: led was at Dink~ the next ineeting I att schoul house, which next the island, at way there met filty or more men armed with pistols; the meeting passed olf quietly; the next meeting was at Cuba; just before I reached ‘Cuba our wagon was stopped and an open note handed to me addressed to Mr, Brewster which said Brewster would be assassinated; I halted the men and started to the house where the note was said to have come from; a colored woman named Rose Harris lived there; I met Mr. Brewster and Cap- tain Hardy; the latter accompanied me, and Kose said she bad heurd # lady say thas if Brewster and Hardy came there to speak they would be shot down, and A. A. Lacey said “Yes, and Ili be there,” Il sta- tioned troops near the speaking, aud while doing so a | man came up and said, excitedly, “I'll be damned if it's right to have United States troops het 1 told him we would not diseuss it; when C n Hardy began speaking A. A. Lacey said, ‘‘I¥’s not so,” I told | though tober: gral the him that would do, as the speaker was not ad- drevsing him; the wecting then passed off quietly; the next was at St, James’ chapel on the island; Captain ale attended and suid there was some disturbance which be quieted, when the re- port of the shooting of Baton Logwood came in Captain | Hardy wanted to take bis dying deposition; Deputy | United States Marshal Dinkgrave said he did not think it was safe to go; Logwood’s brother, who soon after came in for a doctor, said on his way to town he had | been stopped by armed men who told him if he was | going alter a doctor for Eaton be had better not go, but he evaded them and came; Captain Hale detailed witnesses to accompany Captain Hardy to where Logwood was, and we left about eight o’clock at night; arriving there we found about a dozen colored men, Women and cbildren, who were badly frighvened, | around a camp fire in the front part of the nouse, | where lay the body of Primus Johason, with blood | oozing from a wound; im the kitchen Eaton Logwood was lying om # bed with his wife by bis side; he was breathing heavily; we examined his wounds, aud Cap- asked him if be thought he was golug todie; he su jeved he was; Captain Hardy asked hint what ne had been shot for, anit Logwood said for vot- ing the republican ticket; there were some ten colored | people in the room at the time; Logwood said he was | fixing a wagon when shot; ‘Primus Jonnson was j sith ber pile with hig child When some one | cried out, “Eaton, old boy, we have you now,” look- ing up he saw two men with masks, and seeing they | were about to shoot le started to run, but was shot | and fell, saymg am adead man; as these people | were so badly trightened | iett a corporal }and three ien, with instructions to — pro. j tect them and allow no one to enter tho | house without their permission; 1 then, at threo | o'clock in the morning, returned % camp; the guard | remaimed there about a week, when wood was brought to Monroe; before this some men had deen seen prowling about, one of whom, named Logan, Logwoou thought, had threatened to shoot hin; while Logwood was’ in Monroe the house was guarded by croops every night; quads were also Jurnished Messrs, Gorham and Brewster, who caine to New Orleans with me, To Senator Saulsbury—I know that Primus Johnson was killeu and Logwood shot; beyond that fact | know nothing the circumstances of my own knowledge; the note in_ reference to the in- tended assassination of Brewster and Hardy was | trom Rose Harrison; of course, 1 don’t know that anybody ever said what it purported, but Kose was badly frightened and begyzed me not to divulge her namo; [had not seen arms among the colored men; 1 think they are afraid to carry arms, as the whites would take them from them; 1 think it would be safe for them to curry arms; the only interruptions he knew of were already stated, HAD TO ABANDON HS CROP, Jack Kemp (colored), of Monroe, said he had been a fe vr with Captain Mel , near Monroe, till the 29th of August; Captain Bullington wanted me to join the democratic party and 1 refused; a few days alter he sent after me to come up to the meeting at Henry Wilson's, and a number oi colored men were torced to join the aemceratic party; Buifipgton again attempted to get me to join, | and, on refusing, Bullington said I would either have | to joi the party or leave my crops, because if I re- | fused and ed there they would go for me; on the | uight of the 29th of August they commenced riding, and I went to Monroe und stayed wll after the election ; 1 was working forty acres of cotton ou McLeod's place for half the proceeds; I bad to leave it and slip my little plunder away by chances; the season was bad, aud the crop would probably have been thirty bales. To Senator McDonald—This was the first year with Captain McLeod; he furnished the working utensils uud stock, and be had advanced provisions to be de- ducted iron the proceeds of the crop; 1 never told Me- Leod what Bullington bad told me; a man named Grace, overseer tor Mel.eod, told ne I bad better stay and make myself conteuted and 1 would not be dis- turbed; there were about fifty persons, mostly colored, apthe meeting beld at Wilson's; Heury Wilson told the colored men to listen to what Captain Bullington said, for he meant it; I nad worked the same place the | year beiore with Buflington, | To Senator Suulsbury—It was after 1 went to Mon- roe that Grace wanted me to go back aud stay, Chairman Howe stated there were other witnesses summoved from Uuachita in reference to general atlairs there who had not arrived, and il any witnesses cfu the other side were ready the committee would hear them. Senator McDonald said the witnesses from Ouachita were summoned for Tuesday. Senator McMillan said witnesses on the republican side would be ready on Tuesday morning aud would occupy 4 day or two more, The committee then adjourned till Tuesday morning. PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE, At the session of the House Investigating Committee to-day A. M. C, Hearsey, republican, of Orleans, testi- fled as follows:—Was commissioner of election at Poll 2, Eleventh ward; there was po intimidation dur- ing the election, but there was aiter the voting closed; Mr. Ledick, democratic supervisor, would bot allow me to quit the count and go home; they had several men keeping tally sheets and had a pistol lying onthe table; I sent for a policeman to protect me; the police, man was run out of the offyee; he left for fear of a fuss; some one said tere would be an effort made to take the béx, and the officer left; the democratic commissioners would not let me quit; what they wanted me to do was re- quired by law; they toid mo if I left I would go away dead; when the box was opened the votes had all been counted, but the tally sheets were not completed; I wanted to get new tally shoets because | aid not think the tally sheets were correct; Mr. Kempton was sick and was sleeping; I did not object to the mon tallying; l was instructed by Mr. Backus to take our time in counting the votes; tho law requires the count of votes to be completed in twenty-four hours, but it was thirty-six hours betore I got away; I went to sleep after tuo votes were counted; I never received any in- structions as to bow I should act; I was working tor the people; I received private notes while voting was going on; L had instructions three or four times to close the box if 1 saw anything wrong; the election was quict and peaceable; I believe all the votes polied there were legal; five persons were allowed to be in the room from each political party; I only bad three there counting them up; they said I had six; when the box was taken to the supervisor they compelied me to go in a carriage with the box and deliver it to the supervisor; the law required us to do this daty; I did not think the tally sheets were correctly kept; I think the democrats received all the votes that were eouuted for them. Cross-examined:—Some one threatened to take the box; 1 told bim if anybody took the tox | would shoot him; I signed tbe returns under fear of my life; Ledick tola me if { went home I inust yo Lome dead or havea doctor’s certidcate; I sigued the tally sheets under bodily tear, A COMMISSIONER TURKATENE A.W. Kempton, of Orieaus, one of the republican commissioners of cleczion ut’ Voll 2, Eleventn ward, | Lestitied:—The election was peaceablo and quict up to the closing of the poll; I cotnmenced tallying, but could not continue and put some one in my place; Mr, Ledick threateneu me; 1 did net know until this inern- jug that Iwas u comtaissone! had wot read the Election taw; [continued to count until eight o’clock | Wednesday morning, when | got sick wanted to quit, When Ledick and Flower jumped up and shoved their hands im their pockeis aud said the | counting bad to go on; others outside suid, “Stick tem up and make them go on;’ I consider that a | threat; about ten o'clock Sir. Hearsey said be could | | not continue; Mr. Leaick suid the count had to go on or he would lake charge of the counting; threats like those above mentiuned were made several times dur- finally udjusted the tally sheets with bis assistance, aud I’ signed them because I tured tor my lite; they | had more pistols than I bad. | AN ALTERED TALLY SHEKT, Louis Backus, supervisior of registr ward, parist of New Orieans, tostile can; did vot order the commisstul | bring the box of Poll No. 210 his office; Major Burke made changes on the tally sheeis; the’ commissioners Signed the tally sheets; two ot tem told hima utter. ward that they signed the shoots uader intimidation Ledick, one of the commissioners of election, dei | ered to' witness the tally sueets signed by all the com- missioners und sworn to by him ux correct; witness did wot include this Vote in his consolidated report, Cross-examined:—W itness said that two comimission- ers retused to the official tally sheet vecause they Were threatened, and did not tuink the sheet was cor- rect; said that the change Mayor Burke made was to take ten votes from one of the democratic candidates for judge and add them toa republican candidat when witness went to Poli No, 2 ue saw men keeping tally sheets who were not authorized by law to do 80; from what witness saw the democrats had determined | | to du as they pleased; said avout 3,100 persons regis- tered in (he ward, avout 720 of whom were colored; | about Jorty-tive of the latter voted the democratic ticket; 136 whites voted th republican ticket | in that ward; 4 great many were «isch | after the election; some, colored | witness that they would voto the repabi | but were afraid of losing their situations if they aia s Knows that thitty-one colored men had been ¢ charged since the election for voting the republican ticket; objected to giving the pames of the colored men who were diseharged; said they told bim for | God's sake, Hot U0 sett auybody their names, and, dent Grant of the New Orleans situation, and relied | | should tnally come betore Congress, | Lin get: HERAL! their names; did not recollect them; thinks there were more than Dinety-stx republican votes cast at Poll No. 2; bas no opinion as to whether there were More republican votes cast at that poll than were ace counted tor, NO ALTRRATION MADE. Major Burke recalled—Declares upon oath that Mr, Backus stated a falsepood when he swore tha: witness corrected the tally sheets of poll No. 2, Eleventh ward, in his (witness’) office to the extent of ten votes; said he did not change a tally or make any entry whatever upon either the taily sheet keps for the democratic party or upon the tally sbeet which was signed by all of the Commissioners and delivered to Mr. Backus and sworn to by Commissioner Ledick ; eaid this sheet (showing there laid it upon a desk; Mr. Kempton carried the sheet) was taken to Backus’ office by Mr. Ledick, and other tally sheet and the two statements of the votes, which bad been tilled up by Kempton from bis tally sheet with the exception of the vote for the constitutional amend- ments; witness desired Kempton to complete bis state- ment that it might be sworn to; Kempton replied he was too anweil to complete it; in order to give Kemp- fon no excuse for further delay, witness took the statement and made the entries from the other state- ments, and requested him to come and examine it and swear to the returns, but he refused to do 40. MADE NO THREATS. Mr. Ledick recailed-—-Says be never made any such threats as those sworn to by Hearsey aud Kempton, Cross-examined—Did not say to Kemptou that if be Jett he would be a dead man; said no such statement Was made; told bim the count must go on, but made no threats, J. W. Patton, chairman of the Democratic State 1 Committee, testified that he voted at poll No. , Eleventh ward, at balt-past six o'clock; suid the Voters in line at that time reached half a square; | there were not over four colored meu in that line; thinks the colored voters had instructions to vote ‘at | otber polls. Mr. Townsend moved that the committee adjourn to eleven o'clock on Tuesday morning. Adopted. Adjourned. BEFORE THE HOUSE SUB-COMMITTEE. John Clegg testified:—-I reside in Lafayette parish and know Supervisor Veasy; I made out bis consoli- dated statement by his request; he was incompetent to do it himself; he made it out November 13; since the election he told mo be bad filed bis statement without a protest; I saw the returos iu his room here November 20 and 1 told bim he should tiie them; on the 2ist he told mo ho had filed them and if I would accompany him he would show m- the receipt from the Keturnimg Board; on the 22d Supervisor Veasy weot bome, teiling me on the way that he had filed the returns; he lett this city before bis returns were filed to go, as be informed tm: back home to get some papers; 1 understood after ward {rom him that he went to get # blank cousoli- dated statement stamped by the cleck of the court; | would recognize the original statement; on Monday lust l read Mr, Veasy’s copy of the aflidavit he made Velore the Returning Board; he denied positively over having made such aflidavit; that be had no grounds upon Which to make it; said’ IT MUST HAVE BEXN DONK IN THR CUSTOM HOUSE: that he was told there that they were si:nply putting his returns in form; I do not believe Veasey would un- derstand an affidavit if read to him in English; be is a Frenchman, but with little intellect; two colored men informed me they had been threatened by col- orea republicans for voting the democratic ticket; in 1874 the republican vote in the parish was 528; this election 1t was 661, showing ao increase in the repu lean vote; there waz no intimidation of republicans known; anumber of colored men voted the demo- cratic Heket; I don’t know of any armed organization in the parish; the vigilance committee there bas no connection with politics; it is solely for the protection of property; I know the parties who testilied vefore the Returning Board from Latayette parish; their characters are bad; they would not be believed on oath; do not kuow that any of the mon churged in the aflida- vits were intimiaated by democrats; I don’t know what polls were rejected by the Returning Board, but know that It required the rejection of Polls 1 and 3 to give the result promulgated tor Reprosentativ here are about ninety voters living in the town of Vermilion- vitle; the vote poiled there was about 900, the colored people gong there from all over the parish to vote; they did this ander instructions, A PEACEFUL SLECTION. Mr. Brusard, of Latayette parish, testified : Iam weil acquainted with the people of the parish; | am on the police jury; I never heard of any threats of vio- lonce or intimidation of any description being prac- Used to influence votes; the election as peacetul and quiet as it could porsibly be; there ts an orgauiza- tion in the parish known as the ‘Vigilance Com- mittee,” the chict of which is Furniss Martin, a re- publican, who was republican candidate for the Legis- jature at the last election, and was defeated; oe ac- knowledged bis defeat to me, and now he has been re- turned as elected by the Returning Board, He said he ovly ran for the ollice at the instance of Packard, Uberton Code, P. Francez, 0, Broussard, Alexander Billeaud and R, E. Revirou, all testitied substantially the same as the foregoing in regard to tne clection matters in Latayette parish and impeaching the testi- mony ot witnesses belore the Returning loard. Adjourned till Tuesday next. CONPLICTING TESTIMONY, ‘The republicans say, in reference to the testimony taken beiore the sab-committce of the House, of whieh Mr, Blackburn is chairman, that the testimony before the Returning Board on which the Board acted was from six dillerent witnerses, nearly all of whom were cross-examivet by democratic counsel, und, while these witnesses proved spocitic 8 of intimi- dation and violence, no wituesses huve been produced before the sub-committee to traverso these specific al- legatious, nor huve tho parties charged with bemwg guilty been produced to deny the accusations. That the democratic testimony brought belore the House committeo thus far consists in a general impeachment of the credibility of witnesses and general proot of a quiet and peacetal election. ‘The question from the republican standpoint now is, whether the evidence of witnesses brought before the Returning Board, and not contradicted or impeached before the Board, was sufficient to justify them in their action in the premises, TESTIMONY BEFORE THE RED RIVER SUB-COM- MITTEE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Sureverort, La, Dec, 22, 1876 To-day’s investigation related quite exclusively to alleged frauds and informalities in Webster parish, Here the protest of the Supervisor was made out in New Orleans, quite two weeks alter he nad made his return, The parish cierk of Wobster testificd that no Supervisor's return or protest bad been filed in his office, but that he had himself assisted the Supervisor in making out the compiled statement; and had as well retained a copy of the same, which is identical with the returns first submitted to the Returning Board, Respecting the technical informalities charged against polls one and five, a large number of witnesses showed that such informalities had little or no foundation in fact, and that they were more than set off by greater informalities, in polls three and six particularly, THR FAMILY RING. The Supervisor’s own brother testified to his having been the go-between for his brother, to secure the concurrence of certain democrats to the counting in of a third brother, who was a cundidate on the republican ticket for Recorder, but that the overtures failed, He also testified to the Supervisors having been cajoled into making out an improper protest, by reason of a promise of a place in ‘the Now Orleans Custom Houso worth $150 per mouth, A great number of colored men testifed to having voted the democratic ticket without intimidation, ex- cept fiom republican members of their own race. The committee leave bere to-morrow morning for De Soto parish, and will not be able again to communi- cate by telegraph till they reach Natchitoches five days hence, The Times special from Monroe says that witnesses of high elaracter before the sub committee contra- dicted in every essential particular Eliza Piukston’s story. Aapvecial to the Republican from Shreveport says the investigation there shows irregularities in the counting of the votes, and fully sustains the action of the Returning Board, GENERAL THOMAS C. ANDERSON. [by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Cinctnxati, Ohio, Dec, 23, 1876, General Thomas C. Anderson, of the Lousiana Re- turoing Board, passed through the city to-day ea route ing oa day; bs age apa pte op aed Lead several | to Washington, While bere be was the guest of Mr. times during the day aod asked if everything | 5; 5 . } Roig ov rightand if be could do anything tor Rioliard. BERN. C0 Cones ieee, |: Homer: eo | after tbe votes were counted | objected tothe tally | Stevenson and Ben, Eggleston and other sheot#; they did not correspond, luckiuy some tive or | republican managers, Ho said, of inquiry as to the Six voles; When I objected some genveman came in, 4 > sat down at the table aud showed nis revolver; they | ect of his trip Evet, that ho expected to see Presi- diay before him the “true iwardness”” upon his tstanco when the ‘question of Louisiana’s vote To newspaper men who approached him he was exceedingly distant aud aeclined peremptorily to allow himsell to be mucr- viewed, se lett for Washington to-night CRONIN’S CHRISTMAS. THE OREGON DEMOCRATIC ELECTOR SEEKS SE- CLUSION IN THE OLD DOMINION. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Ricrmosn, Va., Dec, 28, 1876. Cronin, the Oregon elector, who bas been complain. ing of extraordinary attentions from the Washington newspaper mon, and who has alroady grown tirea of bis celebrity, reached here this morning. He kept himeelf close in his room till between nine and ton o’clock, when he got in a carriage and crossed the river to Manchester, where he hired a horse and buggy for three days and set off into the country for the resi- dence of bi tor, the wile of the Rey, Thomas Digges, & Methodist minister, There, in a pluce as secluded us es, Cronin will probably number of politictan: hoie! when it became known that he was in the cnty, but none of them saw him. WILL RETAIN HIS RETORNS Wwerefore, be refused to do so; knows three men who wi threatened beioro the clect could not give | nin left for Richmond to-day. deliver up the returns im his possession til! tney destre im to do Ko. Cronin, in conversation with a gevtleman at the hotel this morning, expressed his confidence that the in 1 to be bud would justify (ioverner Grover's 18 own, and that Tilden would be peaceably inaugurated, LATER—CRONIN RECALLED. Cronin returped to ibe cily to-night and immedi- ately went on to Washington, He has been recalled, it 18 supposed. (From the Washington Star, Dec, 22.) Cronin, of Oregon, the Tilden elector, who arrived here yesterday, was on the floor of the House in the afternoon, He created somewhat of a sensation, and was besieged by the democratic members. He ts not over thirty-tive years old, is well built, has piercing black eyes and biack hair, His back view is manly, but his factal expression 1s marred by the smallpox, which gives bis pug nose the appearance of a piece of illuminated sponge. He has a[roseate complexion, which would at first sight be diagnosed as produced by too much spirituous indulgence. His ever, that he hag not taken adrop tor nine Cronin had not handed his returns to Mr. Ferry, President pro tem. of the Senate, up to the hour when the Senate adjourned this afternoon, It is generally believed that he is counselling with the prominent democratic members of Ccneress as to woat course he had better pursue, Mr. Ferry on being asked this afternoon whether in case of two messeugers bringing two sets of returns he Would give each one # receipt in the | usual form, said in such & contingency be could give | neither a receipt, for should he do 80 both could go to the Treasury and draw the mileage compensation fixed by law, He coula not arrog to bimselt the | right to judge which the correct return, avd con- | sequentiy the m: '§ must wait until Congress | decides which of the two bore the proper return aod which was entitled to compensation, A messenger bearing the democratic electoral votes of Florida ar- rived yesterday. Mr, Ferry received tne ceruficate, but declined to give a receipt, and when the republican messenger arrives he will also refuge to give a receipt, AS a matter of course he will pursue the same course in the case of Oregon. w THE DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE, SENATOR BAYARD AND REPRESENTATIVES LAMAR AND HEWITT DENY THAT THERE 18 TO BE A CONFERENCE IN THIS CITY, Despatches from Washington were received in this city yesterday stating that Senators Bayard and Go: don, Kopresentatives Lamar and Watterson and other prominent democrats had started tor New York for the purpose of holding a conference with Governor Tiiden in relation to the existing political dilemma and as to the best means to be pursued to find a way out of it, A Herp reporter last evening called upon thr of the gentlemen mentioncd, and received a positive denial from euch that be had come to tho city to take part in any conference, or that they had come for any other than private and personal business. INTERVIEW WITH BKNATOR BAYARD, Senator Bayard arrived in town in the afternoon and took apartments at the New York Hotel, where tho reporter found him in the carly evening and hada short interview with him, Referring to the despatch from Washington above referred to, the reporter asked if the announcement as to the conference was troc. Senator fayard replied that he had come to New York on personal and private business. Ho would, he said, see Mr. Tilden belore he went back to Washington; he had np doubt—in fact he intended, if personal engagements did not bind him too closely, to see the next President to-day. His coming to New York, he said, might bave been known to apy curious person fortwo weeks past, for otten during that time’ he had expressed an intention of coming he: during the holidays. He had heard some of the gentlemen named in the Washington despatch state that they. were coming to New York. Some of them he knew had altered their minds, others he had not heard from, and he was confident none of them came on the train that brought him hither, else he would have seon them. Having settled the conference business, the reporter ailuded to the Florida complication, The Senator took hold of the subject with earnest ness, and in mud but most emphatic terms de- nounced the party under whose authority sucn outrages on men’s rights are committed. He referred to the Butler county vote of the State, and said that 400 and odd democratic votes bad been thrown out under the following circumstances:—Two republican inspectors of election und one democratic inspector are at the polis im the morning. During the alternoon the republican inspectors, seeing that But- ler county—an old democratic stronylold—was to be more than true to her former record leave the polls, aud subsequently make uflldavits that the inspectors of electiou were not present, and on these ailidavits tho democratic votes are thrown out. “Netwithstanding the gross injustice,” said the Senator earnestly, ‘it appears from Mr, Grant’s official organ, the Nasional Hepublican, that the methods adopted in South Carolina aro to be repeated in Florida, Read that paragraph,” suid the Senator, taking the Re ican from his coat pocket and pointing to the toliowing editorial rejative to the Drew demurrer :. “Io sustaining the Drew demurrer to the answer of the Canvassing Board, and granting a peremptory or- der to it to recanvass irom tho face of the returns, the Supreme Court will probably be told by the Board that it bas no jurisdiction in thecase. This will probibly result in the issuing of an order of contempt, and the Board will be placed in limbo. The next thing will be a writ ot habeas corpus irom the United States Circuit Judge, and then the Board will do the sane as the South Carolina Board did—smile at tbe Supreme Court and say, ‘What are you going to do about it??? “The kl remark in that paragraph was once, I be- lieve, a iavorite cant with a certain New Yorker, wuo has since found ar answer to his oft repeated query,” said the Senator as he rose from his seat to leave. MR, LAMAR’S DENtAL, Mr. L. Q C. Lamar, who arrived in the city late last night, in conversation with the reporter said that his visit to New York was purely a business one, and had uno political beuring whatever. MR. WATTERSON’S FATIGUE. Mr. Henry Watterson, of Louisville, Ky., wai eniled upon at the Everett House, but begged to be ex- cused trom an interview on account of bis fatigue, Mi, HEWITT KXOWS NOTHING ABOUT IT. Mr, Hewitt was found at his resideuce, No, 9 Lex- ington avenue. In reply to questions put by the re- porter be said that he neither knew of the presence in the city of Messrs. Bayard, Lamar, Watterson or Gordon, nor had he beard that they intended to visit the city. He did not believe that thoy had come to hold any conference with Governor Tilden, ; JERSEY INDIGNATION. MAYOR SIEDLER AROUSING HIS FELLOW CITI- ZENS AGAINST CORRUPTION. The indignation meeting; held last evening in Koplor Hall, Jersey City, at the call of Mayor, Siedler, was the most significant aud emphatic protest aguinst corruption known-for many years, The meeting was called to order at eighbto'’clock by Mayor Siedler, aud Stephen D. Harrison, ex-Mayor of Bergen City, was chosen chairman and Mr. Delos E. Culver secretary, The cali for the meeting was read, setting forth that an enormous swindle had been per- petrated on the taxpayers of the county inthe pur- chase of a portion of the property known as the Har- rison estate ag a site ‘or a new court house. Mr. Rankin gave a history of the property, and stated that & few years ago it was offered for $190,000. It was soon afterward sold for $380,000 to the city, but the Grand Jury, of which he was then a member, interposed and the job was frustrated, There wore two immense jobs staring the taxpayers in the tage—a new coart houso andacouuty road, otherwise named a boulevard, The court house job whieh had been conceived in Sniquity like the New York Court House, was already consummated, and he knew of no remedy for the taxpayers except by an act of the Legislature to suppress tho iniquitous contract, He called upon the taxpayers to checkmate that other abomination—the bouevard. A NEPARIOUS SCHEME. Mayor Siedler then read a letter from Mr. Brinker- holl, who had attempted to frustrate the Court House job, condemning in the strongest language the action ot Mr. Halsted, director at Jarge of the Board of Free. holders, 10 approving ihe netarious scheme betore the taxpayers bad an opportunity of expressing their views upon it. The resolution was adopted by the Board on the Lith and was approved by Halsted on the 16th inst. When the Mayor catled on Halsted to remoustrate against the resolution and prevent bis approving it the Director prevaricated and gave the impression that he had tue subject under consideration, when, as the facts showed, he had uiready approved it, “This miserable poitroon,”’ said the Mayor, ashe rmed up, “had the andacily to trifle with the tax- payera by telling the committee who waited upon him to meet him the Court House on the day of the Frevholders’ meeting when be knew the job been accomplished.” The manner in which the affair was transacted trom the beginning showed fraud on the face of i. ‘The deed was made out two days before Halsted gave official notice of the fact, The property was sold for $225,720, or $2,000 a lot, while it Was hot worth halt that amount. Only a few weeks ago Halsted vewed the pureb: He (the Mayor) had taiked to a gentleman tormerly connected with the Board of Public Works, who was offered $5,000 to put the job through, but he fodignanuy rejusea. He called ov the people to see to it that the men who voted for this infamous sebeme, and especially the di- rectur who approved it and the counsel of the Board who assisted in consuinmating the job bastily, be con- signed to political obscurity, though that, after all, would be poor satisfaction to an outraged community, At the montion of (be names of Halsted and Lippin- cot there was a general outburst of indignation, Specehes were made by Messrs. Wolbert, Pangborn, Ransom, Fros id others, alter which resolution: were adopted condemning the parchase of the prop- iy for a new court houve, and providing for the ap- porntment of a committee of taxpayers to take such action as may be necessary, Another resolution was offered by Mr. Culver that a public notice be given to Ibis tively asserted that Crouim 1s acting under the Beh snag ‘ending democrats, aud that be wal net banker ers and other *s'mot the nevotiation of tho bends already issued, ’ To rae Eviron ov Tux HekaLy:— Believing the attitude of the Southern people in the pending political revolution to be almost universally misunderstood in the North, and appreciating the dif- ficuity encountered, even by an unbiassed independent paper like the Heratp, in attempting to read from a Northern standpoint the true sentiments of the South- ern people im the present national emergency, lam induced to present to your reagers trom this quarter of Dixie the following index of Seuthern opinion gath- ered from the unreserved confidence of people of iden- tical race and political faith, Indeed, 80 unanimous and outspoken is opinion in the South to-day that no one, save a partisan of per- Verted understanding, could fat! to read she senti- ments of the people aright. Whatever may have been the diversity of views among the masses up to the 7th of November jast the difercaces have been diszi- pat and pubhe opinion sharply crystallized to- to-day. | believe that | give expression to seutiments vot local or contined to a class, but universal in the South, when | assert— Firsi—That tbe entire people of the South desire to be, and believe themselves to be, a loyal and per- manent section of the federal Union, uuder the con- stitution as it is. Second—That if a proposition looking to 4 peace- able secession und re-establishment of the Confederate government were submitted to thir decision by ballot to-day vot 1,000 votes would ve obtained ip any State in the aifirmative. Third—That au proposition to re-enslave the negro would be met with even a more vigorous negative, He must be protected as a laborer of inestimable value, and when bis strong napuises are no tonger perverted by political trainps no dificulty will be experienced 12 controlling lis vote. Fourth—That thongh they earnestly and unani- mously supported Mr. Tilden in the jJate contest, as affording the readiest means of retief trom carpet-bag goverument in several Southern States and sundry grievous wrongs inflicted by representatives of the op- posing party, yet realizing more ch Northern people that ali grouuds of aw twoen the sections were removed by the emancipation of the negroes und the settlement iorever of their prop. erty rights in them, they cannot be decoyed into aa arined struggle with any section or faction upon the abstract question of possession of the government by either political party, —The South believes herself to be to-day the arbiter of the nation’s destinies, and baying no grounds: ot difference with apy section she will perform her manitest duty in the present emergency with tidelity under the laws and constitution, And to this end, while giving her earnest moral support to Mr, Tilden, so far as warranted by that constitution, she will de- cline to surrender her vantage ground or repeat the fatal blunder of 1861 by any overt act which would teud again to unite the latent fanaticism of the North against her unger the hue and ory of “a new rebel- hon.” Thero is the “solid South” ina nutshell. The more rawpant republican politicians and editors may as well understand, once for atl, that the South- ern poopie, familiar with the causes, symptoms and details of war, cannot be driven or entrapped by their Mmenaces und taunts into an armed antagonism; nor, on the other hand, can they ve seduced into ihegal or unconsututional measures by promises and bribes, They know their strength and they will now hesitate to wield it in the manner indicated, and in that manner only, What the South most desires ts internal quict and relief trom local misrule, and this latter they have in large part already and unaldedly accompiished for themselves, Sho shrewdly realizes that neither of the great parties can do the Republic material barm without her assistance, and that assistance will be rigidly withheld irom reckless agitators of whatever political creed, and rendered to those in the nature of poworlul moral support who are sin ly endeavoring to uphold the constitution and laws of our common country, Entertaining these sentiments, and firm in ber termination, the Seuth should not be looked to asa combative element in tho solution of the pending ques- tion of the Presidency. But it would be well for the managers of Loth parties to carefully study her capa- vi as a peaceful bat powerful agent in tnis con- policy of the government. 18,1876 +=SOUTHERNER, POLITICAL NOTES. Hartford Courant:—‘“‘We would mildly suggest to the independent and other organs which, without waiting for proof, have wildly condemned the repub- Mean party in advance asa set of unprinciplod rascals and thieves, that thisis not the way to bring about a harmonious and honorable settlement.’” Boston Post:—**We can hardly believe that Massa- chusetts republicans are willing to accept a President chosen by bold and mantiest fraud, even if it is done under ‘the forms of law.’” Boston Globe:—'‘A fow days now spent in diffusing gladness in our own homes and among the poor, and resting from the cares and distractions which beset American citizens, who have upon them not only their own private affairs but ull those of the Republic as woll, will bring a healthier tone to mind and body. Let as take a rest.” Cincinnati Enguirer:—“We hope Father Taft will tell what he paid those United States deputy marshais for conducting the elections.” Cincinnati Gaze/te:—‘*Even on the Ben Hill question the democracy is divided. One part is industriousiv engaged in abusing him, while the other 1s trying by smiles and caresses to win him and those who follow him back to the fold.’”” Cincinnatt Commercial:—“When you get down to the sud-cuticle of a Union veteran you will be apt to find a patriot, whether ne be a democrat or repub- lican, Kansas City Times:—“It would not be at all sur- prising if the vote of California’ for Hayes should yet turn out to be so clearly the result of fraud that an honest man and a patriot could not consent to win the Presidency by such means,’ Chicago 7imes:—“Unless Zach Chandler can ar- Tange for a celestial returning board on the Louisiana pian his hope of entoring the celestial gates must be slight indeed,’? Allegheny (Pa.) Afail: tion now 1s, Whom will President Hayes put in hig Cabinet?” Troy fimes:—‘‘The democrats must give up Cronin, Even Eaton, of Connecticut, says he is a fraud."? Baltimore Gazetle:—‘Mr. President, suppose you give Governor Hampton possession of the State gov- ernment of South Carolina for bis Christm: itt, Hampton deserves well of bis country, and you are ez officio the foremost of bis countrymen, A timely and graceful act of justice would facilitate the digestion of your Christmas turkey.’? OUR BOOK SHELF. Smatier Crassicat Dictioxary. By William Smith, D.C. 1, LL.D. Harper & Brothers. This isa very welcome volume. it is convenient to handle, and contains enoug 4 information about the fae vied and historic heroes of the past +o satisly the ordi rary scholar. One always wants a classical dictionary on his table for reference. If be has the larger work of Mr. Smith or the bulky volume of Dr. Authon there is no room on the table foranything else, This litue vook, however, will occupy an inconspicuous place, and yet in the pineb, when we have forgotten whother Pericles ought to de spelled witha C ora K, it will aitford the desired information. As a book for schools it occupies an important place among recent publications, 1t contains an abridged ac count of al! tue classical jocalities and personages which it is necessary that the tender mind of youth should be acquainted with, and yet an accoun: sufficiently de- tailed to answer the purpose of the ambitious but as yet “mate Inglorious Miltons’’ who are cramming for the next examination, Anthon and the larger Smith are altogether too heavy tor schoo! purposes, a boy handies a book very much as he would catch a ball on the fly, and « bulky volume 18 apt to suffer atter a few months’ treatment of that kind, and during those crit- jcal moments of our educational years when the mas, ter is out of the room he dreams that Lis books are the stones in a catapult, and huris them, like a Roman sol- der, from one end of the room to the other. Smith's lurger dictionary and Antbon's also are a littie too heavy for thiskind of work. Indeed it is impossible to bind a book of 1,500 pages with special reference to these little but important episodes in a student's life, Harper & Brothers, in issuing this convenient volume, convenient as a book of ordinary reference and also ‘au an emergency fur the above-mentioned purpose have conferred a lasting benefit on all institutions where “young ideas” are reluctantuy fitting for col- lege. The illustrations are numerous, and onthe whole satisfactory. They sufficiently well outline the fea” ures of gods and goddesses who have never been in- torviewed by the photographer to aflord a general cenception of their veauty or ugliness or strength. We have looked the work over very carefully, partly to refresh our memory of the past and partly that we might the more consistently commend it, which we do most heartily. Practical Cookixe axp Dixskr Givina, Mary F, Henuerson, Harper & Brothers, Everything that appeals to the sympathetic ganglia which nestle close to the human stomach hasan eloquence all its own, To eat is often all the most im, portant duty of life, and the chief of man is bis digestive orgun. To dine is necessary to comiort aud to that general serenity of temper Which renders man a very interesting aod barmwless animal; Lut to dine on By Mrs. ae » eating 1s lost in the general fsa fine art, and is worthy of more attention than the subject: has heretofore received. Everything that is crouted eats alter its owm fashion, but man is endowed with the sublime prerogative of eating elegantly. Mrs, Henderson is undoubtedly a good housekeeper, and if ber household is not perpetually in that geniay mood which the consciousness of inward {viness always affords it is certainly not her fault, She has done us a good service in that sho has essayed to tell us how with a moderate expenditure we can make the dinner table attractive, Sho has gently touched the most sensitive part of our nature by directions which, if followed, will glorify the most common dishes and make us fect that we are sitting at 2 bap- quest feast of the gods, when, in plain fact, we are eatingadilict of beef garnished with parsley and adorned with turnips and carrots which bave been,so deftly carved by the cunning skill of the cook mto roses and magooliag that they fl! the room with apere fume all their own. = In the first part of the book are multifarious and bewilderiug engravings of saucepans and potato. sheers, of fluted knives and paste jaggers, | of chaing dishes and paper handies for jamb chops, sowewhat pre-Raphaclite ia de. tail, but producing such dreams of gustatory eestacy: that we lingered long over their tascinations, and then laid the book down with the feeling that a fund should be raised to present every bride with acopy. Toread i the 1igt of recipes is almost to dine, What, then, must — be the sausfaction of loitering through the various courses us they come in the shape of steaming hot realities from that wonderful laburatory upon which all buman happiness depends, the kitchen? To bea good cook ts to occupy the highest position within the =, reach of the most ambitious, for to cook well 1s to caim the turbulent passions of a whole race. This litle volome should be placed on the lower shell of every kitchen library, and every inducement should be offered to the goddess who presides over the smok- ing range to peruse its pages carefully and to ponder well on the mysteries which may be evolved thereby, We have no particular use for the volume ourselves, because we would rather eat what others: cook than cook that others may vat; but it is certainly an invaluable addition to the lore of the basement story, and as such should be treasured with care, Tray, From tus AtPs to Moust Erna. Edited by T. Adolphus Trollope. Iilustrated with upward of 100 full-page and 300 smaller engravings, One volume Imperial quarto, New York: Scribner, Welford & Armstrong. The ‘Book of Beauty,”’ ‘Shower of Pearls’? and slinilar ‘‘gi{t books’? of our youth are among the things of the past, and now when a publisher gets outa book * for the holidays he puts as much thought into the Preparation of the reading mutter as be tormorly gave tothe cover. The holiday book of the present day 1s Meant to be read us well as to actasan ornament to tho centre table, Last year Scribner, Welford & Arme strong gave usa volume entitled ‘Spain,’ illustrated by Gustavo Dord; this vear they give us ‘Italy; From the Alps to Mount Etna,” the bandsomest book of the season, Tho illustrations aro beautiful and faithful representations of their subjects. They are drawn with unusual skilland aneyeto picturesque effect, Ttaly is a fruitful subject for the penctl of an artist, and this ono has been thoroughly appreciative of that fact. Mr, T. Adolphus Trollope, who has for many years been an authority upon all matters pertaining to Italy, edits the book, so we may be sure that its state. ments are pretty correct. Tne volume commences with a record of the great roads to Italy. They are taken up im order—tnorough Mont Cenis, the Via Mala, across St, Gothard and the Brenner Pass, each illustrated. The first part ot the book ts devoted to the northern portion of Italy, thenthe writer comes down from the Arno to the Tiber and goes irom the Tiber to Etna, To the tourist who has travelled over this country this bok will be full of pleasant memo- ries, and be who has yet to visit {taly will find great profit in reading Mr. Trollope’s book before he em- barks, As a specimen of printing and binding we can- not speak too highly of ‘‘ltaly;” itis gorgeous inside and out. “SMORTER ENGLISH POEMS.” Among the books appearing in bohday dress isa bandsome volume (illustrated) of “Shorter English Poem: selected, edited and arranged by Henry Morley, Professor of English Literature at University College, London, and published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, The volume begins with the Guels and Cymry, A, D, 284 to A. D. 547, and is brought down to 1875. The book 1s exceedingly valuable to the studens of English literature. Too little 1s known of the early English poets, To be sure it would be hard to read some of them without a glossary, but here they are given in the old style, with the translations, as one might say. The illustrations are, many of them, very quaint, Professor Morley’s notes are copious and jn- structive. Not only the student but the genoral reader will finda great doal to interest him 1n this volume, where the selections are well made and are fuir exe amples of the different styles, PORTRY AND SONG, J. B. Ford & Co, are publishing a new Library of Poetry and Song, edited by William Cullen Bryant, and sold by subscription only, the whole complete ix twenty parts. The selection comprises about 2;00¢ pooms from the best poots of England, Scotland, Ires Jand and America, with translations from the Persian, Latin, Greek, French, German, Spanish and Itali Tho whole is introduced by a treatise on the history and functions of the poetic art by the venerable bard who edits tbe work. Thissertes is revised and en- larged trom the formor one of the same name which was so successful. The poets begin with Chaucer and are carried down to the present day, Each oumberis illustrated with portraits on steel and woodcuts, -AUTIFUL SNoW.'? T. B, Peterson & Brothers have sued Mr. Wat- son’s ‘‘Beautitul Snow” and other poems in a foatively bound volume of white leather and gold, illustrated by Mr. KE. L. Henry. Me, Watson’s other poems, while they have never hud the popularity of “Beautiful Snow,’ are not unlike it im spirit “Ring Down the Drop” 1s good of 1ts kind, and *‘Drowned” i imita- tion of “Beautiful Snow.” The wonderful popularity of this latter poem insures the success of the new edi- tion of Mr. Watson’s poems. 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The lettorpress is only descriptive and takes but @ few lines on each page. “Tiny Houses and Their Builders,” by the same publishers, tolls all about birds and their pretty nests and is filled with pictures, The reading matter” is fall of interest to children and is instractive os well, “Through Picture Land,"’ from the same bouse, 1s, af its tile suggests, filled full of pictures, every page having one and some two. The type is large and the words sbort and easy to understand, ‘Water Lilies,” puolighed by the National Temperance Society and Pubiication House of this city, 18 a book for children, profusely illustrated, and which 1s made to inculcate the views of the society by which tt ta published. NEW BOOKS RECEIVED, «teers; Devotional and Oceastonal, Catholic Publleatior * New Grainiaaire Francalse Moderne, The: ue, Analytique ot : 2 Go.. New York. rot Ch Pratique. 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