The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1876, Page 4

REPUBLICAN VERSION OF THE STORY. | king Truth Among | ssional Committee the Everglades and Bayous. j eongr CHAMBERLAIN OR HAMPTON. | ne ae | South Carolina's Rival Governors Submit | Their Titles to Judicial Arbitrament. GEORGIA’S VOICE. SOUTH CAROLINA. | CONCLUSION OF THE LEGAL AnGud ON | THN RIVAL CLAIMS OF CH HAMPTON FOR THE GOVERNERSHTIP, | (ex 7 APH TO THE WERALD.1 | Convmna, Der 1876. | The argument in the habeas corpus c belore | Juvge Carpenter, involving We validity of a pardon granted by Daniel H, ¢ riain, claiming to act as Governor, was continue day The rtroom has | boen cro { the utmost interest myni- ning by Colonel wgument of Major Barker, upon side, having been closed night Teviewed wud taken | y Mr. Mux and Major | Bark nd argued that Chawuberlain could not de regarded, de sucto, Governor, because, by the returns of the Secretary of State, he of the votes east at the wed elected by a tan was required by | ve had not even a color of title. oN's TITLE, he other hand, Wade Hampton, received, upon the fi f the of votes, and having been ker of the House which h to be the legal House of Representati the eflice was perfect cvived a majo! nd having b 1d a less numb ua ife claimed th returns, the declared elected by the > cHAMER United iment, in the N'S WIGUT TO THE OFFICR, Histrict Attorney Corbin, in a lengthy ato show that there having been y House of the members | jon of the vote for Governor and all hat body were lawtul; that, on the | ether hand, the Senate, which by the constitution is required to be present atthe counting of the votes, Were nob present when the vote for Hampton was cou fhe arguments of theve two gentlemen occupied the Court the e y and thoroughly reviewed the d by exch of the claimants for the of Governor, Afier the argument the Court took tue papers, aud will render a decision during the coming week, a quorum the proceedi ground oceup ottice FLORIDA, BLEPUBLICAN SENVIMENT IN THE RECENT ACTION oF Board, (ey TELEGRary To THE HERALD.) Auassek, Dee. 30, 1876, and the Sentinel, at this republican organs in this State, the REFER: THE RETURNING The Union, at Jacksonvilic. place, are th former being largely owned by Governor Stearus, The Union of yesterday contained an editorial sharply coudem a ction of the Board of Stute Canvas- fers, and adds:—"Tbe Board of Canvassers is com- posed of, we may threo lawyers, well | competent it may be presumed to perform the duties devolvmg upon them, At the firet-canvass they de- | oderation, and the dil | ferences between them seemed to have been merely | Tences devoid of any purely partisan Tr. sy decided that Governor Stearns and the bal- the r an ucket had received a majority liberated carefully aud with ubl of all the votes le cast. Both parties were repre- Beuted by eminent counsel and considera ble latitede for argument was allowed. We | believe that their action then was sourd and logical, if they had possessed the judicial powers wined by them, and thoagh techareaily 1, it was in con/or: with the evidence and the Lb » action of the Board iu this secoud can- to as to be untenable, and sinacks too | nach of a political parpose—a purpose both improper aus unjust and one which the Union cannot indorse,”” HAVES AND STEARNS IN THE SAME noaT. | “Governor Hayes cannot afford to, nor can the eoun- | try aflord to, baye hits go into the White House by the electoral vote of Florida, unless it be couclusively peoved that be 1s Lonestly and fairly entitled to that vot nd we do not b ve at Goversor Hayes, who yest and t man, would lend himself to proceeding, We want the readers of t Voion to distinctly understand that we do not acknowledge iovernor Stearns has been de feated. We ouly frankly and openly sey that the State | fnd bational tickets cannot be parated ju the manser attempted with euch afl vor as the Baker county revura, r That tt cat of one means, mor aliy, the defeat of the otber in this State, We de not seo how an result can be arrived at, and no such result as the present will prove satisfactory tothe people atlarge. They will not be satisded until the rt, which is non-partisan in | s aljudioates upon the matter in all its returns, with all ailidavits, arguments, and ail matiere pertaining to them, must be fore the Supreme Court, and they must silt Supreme —€ brought t the matter to the bottom. A NATIONAL QUESTION, “This is somethiag that has reached more gigantic rtions than a mere State quarrel It commands the attention of the whole United States, and we miy y, in some degree, of the civilized world. It has passed out of our bands into theirs, It is common Property wow, and they have an equal right with us iu demanding that its settioment shall aot be tainted With fravd; that be all now stand aloof And Jet that august tribanal, wulen val tribanal tm this State, that kno ty, pass apon {with the b partice sh 8 the equity of s connect lection, and rende favor, scever that decision in her favorable or Wnlayorabie, we propoge to yreld et obedience to i, We shalt counsel no enreasoning resistance, vo to the incom arns or actions ive at no attempted frawd, and Hinistration, whether it nor Drew, that he ye Governor S support whi to its political p and manly war t eamnpalg uae in continuing any warture he interests of the State are er than party, the interests of the poopie nm that of politicians, aud the t not propose to throw any obstacle in the way of awyiuing that may benegt the people or the State.” peiples re upon The contest on doe: A WITTER PREGING CHERISHED, The Sentinel acouses the Stpreme Court of deliber- ately reversing the will of the people and ordering the democratic caudidates to be counted in, under which order Governor Drew will be inaugurated on Tuesday. Ie says that “itis natural that a bitter and even re- fengelul spirit should exist im the minds of thousanas of epublicans,” aud admits that such a feeling docs | exist, ihe absent judges did not arrive to-day, for what | reason is not knuwn. TRUTH AMONG THE EVER: | THE SEARCSING For GUADES—REPUBLICAN CRITICISM OF RETURNING BOAKD, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Jacksoxviter, Dee. 20, 1876. ‘The Senate Committee is still iu session here; but | Very littic has transpired as to the developments bes | fore them, Dennis, a noved republican leader, who i | the thinking people of th: ‘| WoRE OF THE | and others bad hung Limeell, Henry | 6, ward Eleven | and Her NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1876.~r'RIPLE SHEET. has been charged with being principal in the Archer precinct alleged frauds in Columbia county, is here, and is very active in getting up evidence, Tue num, ber of ailidavits before the Board of State Canvassers ‘iustrates his abilities in this direction, ‘The House committee have not yet returned from | Gainesville, whither they have gone to look into the Archer precinct business. The leaders of the domo™ cratic party here regard the decision of the Supreme Court as finally settling the matte ing opinion ts that Drew will be peaceably inaugurated, REPUBLICAN CRITICISM. The republican orgum here, partly owned by Gov- ernor Stearns, # The manner ourd of State Canvassers have performed their work im this second canvass of the vote of the State of Florida will prove very unsatistactory toa majority of Stute aud to the country at large, It ts In some degree a self-stultification and an implied confession of previous iguorance or wrobg. In the original canvass two returns {rom Baker county | were presented to the Board, ove of them giving a nocratic majority and the other one giving « repud- The ove showing a majority for the ly any diseusssion, was i aspects, and the votes borne upon it were convarsed und allowed, Now, in the second canvass, the yote of Baker county, ouut ag not being the true return, © of all the retures is made to Hayes electors. As was wobody worth satistyin honestiy de 3 the el muel J, act." this. will ellus L. receut elect.on, then, da is concerned, it satisfy Stearns was Gurl LOUISIANA, CON AL COMMITTEES » Dee, 20, 1 rd the evidence of mine vred men in refercnes to Ouachita, They substar- tiat catunony alveady publisbed in reference to the reign vf terror there aud forcing of colored men to vote the democratic ticket, Rey, Eusha sloore and i. W. Barrell said they had been forced io burn republican tickéts; they were taken to the polls, aud but forthe intercession of a Mr, Lucey both would have been killed, Another vestitled that Marion Rhodes’ body when found was cut open and two bullet boles in the groin. Edmund Richards swore that Dr, Young, Billy Pace ‘ostor and te Committee b Loudon *Hector up to @ tree and beaten them for re- | fusing Lo vove the democratic ucket. The testimony was very lenginy and the witnesses were subjected toa severe crogs-cxaminetion, They were usk the hanging was not d r stealing Lif Veet, and they answered tbat that was also charged D AND BULL-DOZING IN BAST BATON KOUG sub-committee re: nme the investl, tion election at East Buton Rouge to-day. James Casiey (colored), Commiasiover of Election at poll No 1, ward dl, swore that after the ‘ose of the poll tho democrats made the elec rs make tbeit returns 0 correspond tally sheets kept by them (the democrats); aid the poll hist was lost, and he would not to the correctness of the ono substituted swear for ik Martin Dunham (colored) corroborated the testi- mouy relative to the hanging of Jerry Meyers and the terrorism in the parish, caused by bull-dozers. Wit. ess sit 1 Mr Pastai said Jerry talked too much and organized republican clubs; wituess had left the neighborhood through tear of wis Ii pomas McAlpine, Deputy United States Marshal, testitied Lo the general tnumidation of colored people aod irregularities in the election. ‘ George Hird (colored), President of the colored re. : committee in the parish, testitied to general Intimidation and Violence by Regulators, aud suid there had beer no peace ororder i the parish for a ; the colored people believed they were persecuted unt of their polities, aud many had been forced » their homes and crops. sub-committee adjourned till Tuesday. INTIMIDATION OP COLORED DEMOCRATS—REPUBLICAN FRAUDS, ‘The House Committee, presided over by Mr, Morris. son, eXannined a pumber ol Witnesses in regard to the election tn the eity of New Orleans, especially poll No. | A. J. Brim, Supervisor, said he did not retarn tho poll because the returbs Were hot sworn to as required . Lawler testified to the intimidation of colored democrats and the traudulent registration of 250 per- sous in the Twelith ward; witness knew of Judge ibble’s having imstracted negroes to vote doubie ballots at democratic polls, so as to_have them thrown out; he bad seen wen distribating fraudulent registra. tou papers ou the day of election, and had them are | rested, but the police tarned them loose; seventy-five | of such papers were issued in his presence; he knew | of a lady having @ bumber of them, who afterward gave them up. This committee adjourned till Mond. THE CANVASS OP PLAQUEMINE, The House sub-commitive taok further testimony in Telerer.ce to Piaquemuse. i Haden Wilson, Untted States Supervisor, swore the | registration was bot furly conduc.ed; that 200 voters led to obtain registration papers om account of 4 pokedn upervisor Edgeworth and several witnesses testi- fled to the bad character of the previous witness, FALSE RAT: BNS FROM THE CUSTOM HOUSE. | Jagenar Veasey, Superviser of Latayette parish, was examined at great leugth in reterence to the returns irom that parish and the protest accompanying thé, He said the latter was written at the Custom House aud he Was told be must sign itto muke bis returns regular; that new tally sheets were made out with ce tain pulls rejected, whieb ne signed after they were made oat at the Cu House, Witness said the election was fair and peaceable, and that the state- enis in the protest were trom hearsay evidence, ‘This commities adjourned watil Tuesday morning. M'MAHON’S SUB-COMMITTEF, TELEGRAPH TO THE HERILD.] Mowxnow, Dec, 39, 1870, The sub-committee, composed of Messre, McMahon, Rose and Crapo, have already examined over 120 wit- nesses, and the fact that the last election was remark- abie for fairness thoroughly established. Not a word has been ehcited about buildozing, and negro witnesses who had been republicans laughed at it, A PRE AND PAIR ELECTION, Negro republicans voted freely in Ouachita, More- house and Richland parishes and every poll thrown out Hy the Returning Board is shown by colored stimony to huve beet quiet and everybouy allowed vote & he chese. The action of the Koard counted out in these parishes 2,900 democratic votes, From the testimony of negroes the school question seems to have been the paramocnt one in chauging their vote. This time republican officials tosuify to the fairness ot the election. A MEMUER SUMMONED TO NEW ORLEANS, Hon, Miles Ross, of New Je of the mem- bers of MeMah sub-committee at Monroe, hag been catied to Now Orleans by Chairman Morrison, Tt is thought that a call for a quorum has been ma Morrison committee to take action on the Orton cou- tempt. MR. GEORGIA, IMPORTANT EXPRESSION OF SENTIMENT BY ONE OF HER MOST 1ROMINENT STATESMEN, [BY TELEGRAPH TO 1HE WEKaLD.} Attaxta, Dec, 20, 1876. The Constitution, of this city, will publish to-morrow a very decisive letier from ex-Governor Joseph E, rowan On the natioual problem, As Governor Grown Js pre-cmminentiy a man of deliberate and dispassionate Judgient his opinton bas an importance throughout the South that attaches to the utte ce of tew men Notwithstanding the prejudices eogendered by Gov. ernor Brown's course as arepublicaa jor many years alter the war and bis couspivuous opposition to the Jefferson Davis adtaiuistration durwg the war, it i propesed on many sides now to offer him the pleco of United States Sen- ator over ether Hill, Norwood, Smith or Johusou, His present letter is written at the request ot geatiemen who desired that the position of the South, or at least of Georgia, should ve anvouseed from some authoritative source. This letter hay been read by many loaders at the capital, and the indorae- meut of itis unarimous, It faurly expresses the feel- ings of nine-teuths of the Georgia people, I append leading extracts from the letter, which isaated De- cember 28, Governor Brown says:— “L do not entertain the shadow of a doubt that Tilden cks were legally and ferrly elected Presideut resident of the United States at the cleeuon the 7th of Nove r iat IF know serious fears are eutertained that the party at Wastington have determined to so conduct the canvass of the votes as to declare Huyes and Wheeler elected, and then ‘naugarate Governor Hayes as President by military torce. Whenever a candidate who recerved « mumortiy of the Votes east at an election, and who has een ¢ ing fracd and untairness, shuil have been inaugurated os President of the United 5 nd te ed with all the powers of (bat position by miliary lorce, our gow- that leading spirits of the radical RS TO BK A KEPEDLIC, and we become the subjects of military despotism. I ware it bes been said to sech an event tbere ho resisiance ofle either by the peop.e or elected candidates, but that we shouldsub- mit to the outrage and vote the party perpetrating it out of power at ihe pext election; but if such usurpation should be successful and should be Acquicsced in, What reavouable dope cau any iwtelligent person bave of a better ferult at @ Subsequent clectiou? Having succeeded by tue us of such Means, the party iu power would strunginda nd the prevail- | in whieh the | of the | ed in by the most shameless aud unblush- | | its mititary force, and, if necessary, renew the frauds aud duplicate them again and again at the subsequent election, aud sustain thelr own announcement of the result by the use of ihe wilitary. Should the people | of the United states submit patently aud peaceably to | military usurpation ov the preseut occasion it is mere | mockery to talk of the peacetul reusedy of tae ballot | box tu the future, |. DUTY OF DEMOCKATS. | Itisa fact which cannot, | suppo be denied, that | an the Northern States ‘the republican party 1 | possessed of ine larger portion of the wealth of that section; the largest bankers, brokers, manufacturers, bondholders, &c., are generally republt- | caps, aud they havea Leavy pecuniary interest at stake in maintaining the peace aid prosperity of thecountry. | On the other hand, there may be an association of pol- | iticians belonging to that party at Washington who | would prefer civil war to the surrender of power, If | the democratic party should quietly back uown and | permis itself to be bullied. aud its © | were legally ejected. to be set uside and the candidates | defeated by them inaugurated by military power, the | large class of wealthy persons above mentioned, while they might disapprove the act, would not trouble | themscives to make auy accided demonstrations of | their disapproval; but if the demdcracy stand tirmly | by their rights im every section of the Union, and let | it be distinctly kuown that they itend to maiutai | them, the mtelligent and wealthy class of republicans im the North, to say notbiog of all other persons loy- ing peace «nd good order, would doubtiess unite in compelling their leaders to respect the popular will, and would refuse to sustain them ip revolution and | military usurpation, My judgment, theretore, w that the démocracy of the North, conscious as they are aud were furly and honestly elected, should stand firmly by them ‘nnd see that Ui | pliced tn the full possession of i rights revulting from such election, ‘There sould be no hesitauion, no flinching and no backing down on their part, Let the Northern demo- | rats take Unis course earnestly and resolutely and the comoerats of the South will staud by then. Every persou acquainted with popalar opmion in the Souti. ern States must adit thyre is an unanimity of senti- ment upon this issue wiich 1s without precedent or paralicl We believe Tilden and Hendrick are fairly elected and that the people of the United States should see to it that they are in urated. CONFIDENCE IN NORTHERN DEMOCRATA, We are satistied that our dear abi retbren in the orthern States concur with us mm and that they are ready to stand by and vindicate the nt, Whai, then, should be our course in thie crisis en the tucure in the bu wf the d should be qui the authority aud ently desirouy ap Hould do no rash act; we Wtious; Ut we sbeult | ve firm and true, we sho rilce upon the aar of | patriotisin ail personal interest ainbition whieh coniitet with duty, and wo should have tut a smgle rej to atl inquiries alter our pustion, whieh reply, expres- of our firm resolve should be t e have confidence in the Norther ps no to decide this issue, and we will, during tho cmergency, stand by them with immovable i | quences what they may.” This reply assumes no lead- erstip; itputs the South Juily accords with popular sevtiment; st will not be misunderstood and it will require no explanation, SOUTHERN PUBLIC SENTIORSY. There can be no doabt of the spirit with whieb this | letier will be received, Lt will create a protound sen- sation throughout the State, and the mdorsement | with which the people receive it will amount to entha- slasm ‘The coldness or positive hostility with which Mr, Hill’s interview in tue HeraLo was received in- sures a warm and heariy reception for this letter, Said one of the men who read 1 in manuseript:—lt will elect him United States Senator in spite of his declining.” ‘THE OREGON ELECTION QUESTION. REPUBLICAN ELECTORS AND THEIR FRIENDS ance, ard culty? W , dignified a DUPLEX COLLEGE, Wasiixcton, Dee, 20, 1876, The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections y proceeded with the Investigation of the Oregon cus W. H, Odell’s examination was resumed. He testi- fled, in answer to questions by Senator Kernan, that alter the republican electors had asked Mr. Crouin tor | the certificates of that election several times, Crooiu rephed that they might as well understand, first as last, that he would not give them the certificates; the witness had no distinct pian in bis mind at that time as to how he should act in re- gard to Cronin, but had counselled ~— with lawyers, and was of the opivion that Cronin had no right as elector and witness did not intend to act with him; he accordingly refused to act with Cronin uuless the latter should produce his authority to act, and Cronin then lett the part of the room in which the College was in session, MOW THE VOTE Was Casr, The College then organized and cast the votes for R. B. Hayes for President, and W. A. Wheeler tor Vice Presiaent; this was done asthe law direcied.; cack elector put his namo onthe back of bis ballot; the College was provided with written forms, which the Secretary filled out; the forms were drawa up at the request of the witness by G. A. Steele, chairman of the | Repabhean State Committee; there were certificates | also on hand which were filed and probably signed by the members of the College; the College was about hall an hour in doing its work, " CKONIN’S COLLEGE. Cronin, upon leaving the part of the room in which | the Coliege was in session, took a seat at a table in one | corner, and alter a while called in Messrs, Miller and Parker, who acted with him as electors; they were together about five minutes, when Cronin left and did | not again return; witness first heard that there wore | armed men in the Capitol on the day the Electoral! Col- jege met from a Mr. Thatcher, and alterward trom Mr, | Straw, a conductor on the Eust Side Railroad. | In auswer to Mr, Morton—Straw toid witness he an- | derstood there were armed men in the Capitol on that day; Thatcher said there were a number of men around the Capitol im the morning, who were seca again im the evening. Witness regarded the action of Governor Grover in | issuing a certilicate to Mr, Cronin as an outrage, and | ax anusiy business; no threats were made to Crome; it hud been suggested 4 i would be rgut tor the | other members of the Coliege to take the certificates of their election away from Crenin; witness regarded | Cronin as an impostor, | KLECTOR CARTWRIGHT'S TESTIMONY. | John, Cartwright, of the Dalles, Oregon, a lawyer | and arepublican elector, corroborated the testinony ‘ot the previous witness lu reference to the call made | upon the Governor by the republican electors on the | day of the meeting of the College, and stated further that aiter the republican electors had taken possession | of the room furnisued (hem, which was a committee room just off trom the Senate Chamber, Secretary ot State Chadwick brought them stationery, &c.; witiess | left the room tor a few moments, aud upon returniag | found Mr, Cronin there; Mir. Cronin stood near the door, and wheu a knock or sort of signal was given from the outside Cronin opened the door; kr. Chadwick calied Cronin’s name and (hen banded bim an envelope; | as the door opened wituess noticed a large number of men ip the Senate Chamber and saw several of them | rash toward the d@or; he recognized several of | tem; there were men of both political parties as- sembied in the Senute Chamber; Mr. Minto, City Marshal of Salem, wos in the chamber, and witness calied him into the room where the electors were aud asked him to guard tho door; witness then asked | Crouim it he would produce the certificates of the electors, and he replied that he would when Mr, Minto leitthe room; Minto then lett, and Mr. Odell locked | the door and put the key in his pocket; Cronin then retused to produce the certificates unui the key was replaced in the door; this being done, Cronin took a paver frow his pocket and commenced reading it; witness started toward him for the purpose of aseer- taining What the paper was, and if 1, was being read correctly, whereupon CKONIN PUT THE PAPRR BACK IN HIS POCKET; | the two candidates for electorg om the ucket’ with Cronin were in the room, and witness asked (hut (hey Jeave;, Groniu said that he thought they had as much | right there as any one elxe, and wld them not to leave | the room; Cronin then asked if the republican electors refused 16 act With Lim, and withess told lim they did not, bat they wanted him to produce the certii- cutes of elvetion; Cromin said, “1 tmigut as well give you to underssand tirst just that I don’t intend to produce the certilicates ;? witness moved that the cer- | Ucates be delivered to the Chairman as 3 the | College was organized; Mr. Odell and witaess voted “yea and Cronin “nay;? Dr. Watts then resigned Aud his resignation was accepted. CRONIN'S ASSOCIATES BLECTRD, Cronin thereupon took a seat at a table in another | part ot the room, and declared that there were two Yacuncles im the College aud he would proceed to til Mr, Khppel, ove of the democratic candidates of, ad cbarge of the door, aud, at the re. qu called iu Miller, who was in. | formed by he (Mr. Milter) had been elected | toil a Vacancy m the Electoral College; MrParker was thea called in at the request of Cromm, aud he, too, was iniortwed that be had been elected to Ulla vacany in | the Electoral College. in avewerto Mr, Mitehell—Netther Miller nor rare ker received any votes for the ofice of Presidential | elcetor at the late clection, | Feve minates after Miler and Parker bad been called | into the room Cronm ett, he and the men eppomied electors by Lim having finished their work; judging ihe time spent vy Croui, Parker ond Miller ta | easting their electoral vote, they could not bave com. | plied with the law; witness Knew voinug of Watts? ineligibility Uli ater the election; Mr. Lozwell lives at Conyon City, Lo miles from Salem, aud Klippel lives at Jacksonville, SCO miles trom Sulem; witness eau- vassed East Oregon with Mr. Laxweil ana was informed by lit some days after the election that the vote would be canvassed on the 4th of Decemoer; Lazwell told witness that he (Lezweil) bad been notilea to appear did nos tell witness What be was to appear | then | for ei st c | at Salem; | there In answer to Senator Kernan tho witness stated that be did not think that Tagwell said to him, “L | don't know Whether! am the highest democratic elector on the tieket or got; be did vot think that | any ove in his presenee advised taking the electors’ cortiticates trom Cronin by force, bat hw wid benr sev- eral men say Cronin had po right to the certificates, and be was of that opinion himselt; Witness thought Crom bad no right to actas an elector, but might have acted with him had be (C)ouin) produced the cer- | Uilleates; Mr. Minto, whom witness asked to guard the | door was an lndepgndent until the last election, wl | he yotou the repuulieau Ucket; Wiiness did not spy | Bullinger hat bw intended to take the certificate trom ndidates, who | that their candidates: triumphed in the late election | re inaugurated avd | be the conse- | her proper position; it | TELL THE STORY OF THE MEETING CO¥ THE | Biliinger on the day wetoral College that be Cronin, but might have stated | following the meeting of the Crouin asked the republican electors if they retused to uct with him, be replied that it was unreasonable of him (Cronin) to ask the other electors to act belore | they bad certilicates; Cromin replied u was | “NO TIMR FOR RMASONS.”” a | Witness remarked to Cronin, *You have a great | deal of cheek to ask us to act with you when we have no certiticates ;” witness ulso told Cronin it be wanted a row he could have one, and said elt justified tn muking this remark; Cronin said be **did not come to row, but tu vote jor Vresident and Vice resident of the United States,’ wituess said he regarded the action of Governor Grover and Crouin as a concocted traud and & gross outrage; witness told Croniv be sbould Ot assuine that the republican electore would Dot act | with him, duc should auderstand that they iret wanted to see his authority ; the laws of Oregon did not author- ize 4 certilicate to Cronin; the law authorizes tho Governor to certity what persons have tho highest number of votes, DR, WATTS TESTIFIES. Dr. J. W. Watts was next exumined. He gave a de- tailed account of bis going to the Secretary of State with Cartwright and Gueli to get certificates, and also Of the meeting of the electors. His tesumony did not | differ trom the statements of Odell and Cartwright, ‘The post office he resigned was worth frou $200 to | $800 per year, he never kuew that he was mengibie | Until alter the election; at tho meeting of the College he resigned and was re-elccted io till the vacanc; when Cronin was asked by Odell and Cartwright, fore Watts) re-election, w show his authority to act with them, be (Crouin) said they might as well un stand first ax last that he would never give up the | certificates; Cronim then withdrew to a corver of the same room, and Witness saw lim and Miller and Kip- pel eigning papers which had evidently been prepared in advance, Seerotgry of State Chadwick, of Oregon, was recalled | by the cMftirman, Mr. Morton, at this point of the in- Vestigatian ty testily in regard to the location of the rooms im the State House, aud how the writing mate- | rials whieh Cronin used came to be in the room where the electors met. He stated, in reply, that be curried of them there himself, and the rest were taken to the room by the janitor by tis direction. | G Stecle, chairman of the Republican Stato Com- | mittee of Oregon, testified that he knew nothing of | Watts? ineligibility aptil afer the election, Mr, Steele | also corroborated the testimony in relation to bis (Mr. | Steele's) dratting the forins of the cersideates used by | the Republican Electoral College. ALMED MNN IN THR STATE HOUSR, JN. Dolph, ot Salem, Oregon, a lawyer, considered - | himseit very weil informed but had never heard of | Watts? ineligibilty until after the election; be was ip | the Sepate Chamber while the College was in session ; | there were several republicans and democrats near tue door leading to the room in.which the Co.lege was in | session, and several democrats were near the door of Lue next ruom but one adjoming that in which the Col- | Jege mot; witness could not see why the men should congregate in the'latter place; he saw no armed men on tke day of the meeting of the Electoral Cotlege, but he heard Cronin say next day that there were twenty-five arined men at the Governor’ house on the night of the day the Elec- | torai College met who would baye shot through the beart avy ont who attempted to burn him (Gover- nor Grover) tn effigy in front of his residence; did not know at the tune that there were men secreted in the building where the eicetors met, but heard a re- | port to that effect later; around one of the doors in | tue hail some tifty persons, all democrats, wero gathered; this door opened into the room in which the arms were gall to have been concealed; several olticers of the State militia were present, Mr. Kernan—They had no aring, had they? | Witness--None that were visible, Witness expressed his opmion on the day of the Coliege’s meeting that it would be right to take the certificates from Cronin by lorce, but several repub- | liewus differed wich tim, i A PEAUD AND OUTRAGE, Witness was present in the Capitol on the day ofthe meeting of th lay; he considers Governor Grover’s action in the matter fraudulent und outrageous; it Was also unlawful; be considered Cronin’s action to be fraudulent, and bad he been an | elector thinks he should have taken the certificates | trom ham by force. | Witness also stated that he made the draft of the affidavit, whieh was signed by the republican electors, | setting forth what had transpired at the meeting of | the Electoral College. At this point the committee adjourned to meet again on Wednesday, January 3. ING THE ELKCLORAL VOTES, COU. | Tur PresmpExtiat Counts: A Complete Official Record of the Proceedings of Congress at the Counting of the Electoral Votes in ail the Elections of Presivent and Viee President in the United States, Toether ‘all Congressional Debates Lucident Thereto or to joxed Legisiation upon that Subject, D, Appleton Under the above comprehensive title Appleton & | Co. have published a compilation of precedents and authorities on the all absorbing question of the rights and duties of Congress in the matter of counting the | electoral votes cast for President and Vice President, Twenty-one Presidential elections have taken place under the federal constitution without any serious dif. | flculty having arisen, These elections have, however, | formed a strong and unbroken chain of precedents | which in this perilous hour offer a safe anchorage j ior all men who hold law and country above | all considerations of party. For the first time | in the history of this Republic the decision of who Shall be President depends upon disputed votes. On ono side are 1Rf Wndisputed voted, on the other 165, with twenty io dispute. While the Wording» or the consti- tuuon aflords room for some diversity of opinion as to the power of Congress over the counting of votes, un- broken precedent asserts that authority in the strong. est manner. ‘THE FIRST PRESIDENT. The credentials of the mombers present being read and ordered to be filed, the Senave proceeded, by bullo to the choice of a President, for the sole purpose of opening aud counting the votes for President of the United States John Langdon was elected. Ellaworth infor queruin of the Senate House of Repre- is formed: that a tifleat | several Staces in w choi dent of the ted Stat ready, in the Senate to proce | of the House, to dischar duty; aud ‘that the | have appointed one of thelr members ito sit wt the UI | table to make a list of the Votes a. they shall be declared: submitting it to the wisdom of the House to appoiut one of more of their members for the like purpose. Mr. Kllsworth having discharged bis duty of notity- ing the House of Representatives it was, on motion, Kesylved, That Mr. Speaker, attended by the House, do now withdraw tu the Senate Coamver, tor the parpo-e ex- pressed in the tnessare trom the Nenate; aad that Mr, \ Nr, Heister be appointed, on the part of this tat the Clerk's tuble with embers of the dmake w list of the votes jin the the same shall be | Mir, Speaker accordingly left the chair, by the House, withdrew to the Senate | alter some time returued to the House, | Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, Mr. Parker and Mr. Heister then delivered in at the Clerk’s table a list of the votes of the electors of the several States in the choice of a Presigeut and Vice President of the United States, as the same were declared by the Presi- dent of the Senate, in the presence of the Senate and | of this House, which was ordered to be entered on the | journal, | On the SOth- January, 1797, a committee was ap- pointed by the Senate to ascertain and report a modo | lor examining the votes tor President and Vice Presi- dent, and conter with a similar commitiee appotated by the House Febraury Mr. Sedgwick reported from the joint committee Appointed on tue purt of the Sevate ov the subject of the election of President and Vice President, that, in their opicion, the following resolution ought to be adopted, viz. :—"Thut the two houses eset ble im tue Chamber of the House of Representatives on Wednesday next, at twelve o'clock; that one person be appomteda teller onthe part of the Senate to make 4 list of the votes as they sball be declared; that the result shali be delivered to tho President of the Senate, who shali,announce the state of the vote, and the persons cle as aforesnid, which shall be deemed a declaration of the persous elected went and Vico President, and together with ali vex, be enlered.ou the Jour- o bouses.’? On motion it was agreed Mr. Sedgwick be the wwlier of the votes on the part of tho Senate. And on the 4th of February, a message from the House of Representatives rafurmed the Senate that they have agreed to the report of the joint committee upon tue mode of examining the votes for President and Vice President ot the Untted States, and have appointed tellers of the votes on their part. A PAILURK TO ELRCT. On-the 1ith of February, 1801, 14 was ordered in the Senate that the Secretary notily the House of Kepre: | sentatives that the Senate 18 ready to meet them 10 t euate Chamber tor the purpose of being present at | the opening and couating the votes fur Presivent | of the United States. The two Louses of Congress accordingly assembled inthe Senate Chamber, and the certiticates of the Clectors of Mixteen States were, by the Vice President, opened and delivered to the tellers appointed for the purpose, who, having examined and ascertained the number of Votes, presented a list thercot tw the Vice President, which was read, Waereupon the Vice President declared that the resuit ol the voles, as delivered by the tellers, was } Maat d, attended amber, and Tuomas Jefferson, of Virginia, had, | Aaron Burr, of Now York, had... ie} dobu Adams, of Massachusetts, had, 65 Charles €, Pinckney, of South Carolina, had, ot Jouu Jay, of New York, had..... 1 whole number of electors who had voted were 1 which number Thomas Jeflerson aud Aaron | Burr bad a mejority; bat the number of those voting for them being equal no cuore wos’ made a tho | people, and that cousequently the elect | President fallen to the House of Represen' ws nd ThomasJeflerson having received a majority of Votes was declared clected, Wednesday, February 8, 188%, being” day specially set apart by a joint resolution tor the two | houses to convene in joint meeting for the purpose of opening and counting the votes given vy the everal States for President and View President of the hited States, | sat Haynes hod tho bour Koa ager tly elnpeed, ne ego 10 pro} wn 1m tothe ordee ‘eter ch the are should be received Uy the House on occasions be presen! ‘The Chair stated, 10 reply, ‘bho usual course bad | ought to have takeu the certificates from Crouin; when | |, to the two houses assembled | i | | Whether the chairm j of counting the etectorat ¥ / assembled, Rev. heretofore been for the House, some short time before the arr-val of tue bour, to send a message to the Sen- ate, informing that body that the House was in reudi- ness to receive them and count the votes. The Chair stated, further, that, so far as be had been informed, the mode of receiving the Seuate by the House was for the members to stand uncovered. Mr. Authony inquired if it was necessary to movo that a committee wait upon the Senate, and, if 80, of the select comuittee on the subject shouid appoint u sub-committee or the Speaker of the House? i The Chair stated, in reply, that upon every occasion of this Kind, with ingle exception, the invariable course had been to send a message to th the Clerk. In one instance oniy the me: been transmitted by a committee of two mem! rs of the House, who were also appointed to conduct the Senate into the hall; but that was a departure from the former practice. Mr, Authouy moved that a message be then sent to the Senate by the Clerk, notiiying that body that the House was in readiness to receive them and count the votes for President und Vice President of the United States, Ar. Anthony’s motion was pat and agreed to. The Clerk accoruingly left the House. The Senate shortly atter entered the ball, with the President of the Senate, the Hon, William R. King, of Alabama, at their head, preevded by the Secretary and the Ser- | geant-ay- Arms of the Senate, and were received at tho door of the hall and conducted to the seats assigned them by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House o! Repre- sentatives, all the members being uncovered and rising in their places. When the Senators had taken the seats assigned them, and the Pr: lent of the Senate had seated him- self at the right of the Speaker, the tellers took their #eais at the Clerk's table. The tellers were;—For the Senate, Hon. Felix Grundy; tor the House of Repre- sentatives, the Hon, Francis Thomas and the Hon, Levi Lincoln, He President of the Senate then rose and said:— “Phe two houses being now convened Lor the purpose 8 of the several States for President and Vice President of the United States, the President of the Senate will, tu pursuance of the pro- Visions of the coustitution, praceed to open the votes and deliver them tothe tellers in order that they may be counted. “Lnow prosent to the tellers the electoral votes of the State of Maine.’” ‘The tellers then counted the votes and avnounced them severaliy in their order, the same form buying een observed in every case; the tellers also reading the qualifications of the electors and the certiticajes of their elections, He then announced the result, ae reported by the tellers, as folio FOR Pe For Marua ‘DENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Buren, of Naw York:— If the votes of Michigan be counted,. - 170 If the votes ot Michigan be nov counte . 107 For William Heury Harrison, of Olio... . For Hugh Lawson White, of Tennessee, ... » 38 For Daniel Webster, of Massachusetts: _h For Wilke P. Mangum, ot Norih Curoiln: esos U1 It, therefore, appears (continued the President) that Were the votes of Michigan to bo counted the result would be, for Martin Van Baren for President of the United States, 170 votes; if the votes of Michigan be not counted, Martin Van Buren then has 167 votes. In cither event, Martin Van Buren, of New York, is elected President of the United States; and I therefore declare that Martin Van Buren, having received a majority of the whole number of electoral voies, is duly elected President of the United States tor four years, commencing the 4th day of March, 1837, ABOLITION OF THE PRESIDENCY, Wasuinctox, Dee. 29, 1876, 1n response to the following address u curious meet- ing was held last night ina place called Clark’s Hall, situated over a billiard saloon, at No, 479 Pennsylvania avenue;— Wastixatox, Dec, 27, 1878, A mass meeting is announced in this city to’ discuss the quegtivn aud petition Congress to adopt amena- menis lo the constitution abolishing tne Presidency; ai executive council to be substituted. thereter, to be composed of the seven secretaries, or present mem- Vers of the Cabinet, four to beelected by the House and three by tbe Senate trom members of their re- spective houses, tor two yeurs, one oF all to be removed aiany time by the Hous? electing them, and each to have the righis of a member in both houses, Tuat is, strike out the President and authorize the secretaries charged with the execution of the laws in their several departments to adimimister the gover. ment. The Cabinet to be the, head of the government, This is about the form of the Swiss Republic, the oldest ana freest government oneurth, It aiso corresponds to the British Cabinet government, in eilect selected by Parhament and at ail times responsible thereto. Ii 18 claimed in the cuil tor the meeting that tus is the only wise, simple, satistactory, honordbie, peacetul and pat of the present crisis of a contested Pr tion, Which may lead to a civil war with all of its dire- ful conscqucnices. The change would also be a vast iiprovement in the government as 4, permanent re- form in the executive department, ‘i is suggested that meetings tor the same purpose be held in ali cit- jes and towns throughout the couotry, to agitate the question and arouse and form public opinion. Some thirty persons, including Dr. Mary Walker, Dr, Taylor, pastor of the Free church, presided, in his overcoat. Mr. A, Watson, a gentleman of considerable ferocity of tone and untidy shirt front, read the call, which was at once responded to by a Mr. Bingham. This latter person read a great many interesting facts about the government of Switz. erland, which, it seemed, he desired to substitute for “the goverument of Grant” The Swiss gov, ernment ests in a federal assembly com: prising two divisions, viz: a National Coua- cil, corresponding to our Huuse of Representatives, and a Siates Council, corresponding toour Senate, Tho executive authority is vested in a body of seven mem. bers, entitled the Federal Council, the members of which are elected by the Federal Assembly. When questions vf jurisdiction arise the two bouses assemble in jointconvention and the jomt majority decides, From among the members of the Federal Council tho two houses together and yearly eiect a federal Presi. dent and a Vice President, who are not eligible for re- election the next year, The Federal Assembly can re- move for cause any member of the Federal Council, including, of course, the President, who receiv talary of only $2,700. In the Federal Council re: ull authority for appointment and removal of suvol divates in the execu’ branch of tho yovern- ment. Anteceuents of candidates in punt of capacit, Jor the positions applie wether in some case! with oral und writien examinations, are mainly relied upon in making political appointments. Removals ex- cept tor inefficiency are unknown. Cnanges of admin- istration wever aflect the tenure of ofiice of employés ol the government, The Swiss people as a whole com- bat centralization in every torm in which it may be presented, except where it is deemed essential co the preservation of the nation a8 a republic; bence in a recent amendment of their constituuon they have as- serted the right of referen¢um aod power, by popular ballot, in the citizen: Encouraged by Mr. Bingham’s presentation of a Mode! Swiss Republic, Mr. Watson, who resumed tho floor, saihed into a aiscourse upon the history of the United States constitution, waich went to slow that the signers 0! that instrument were unduly mtucnced and Wave a big mistake. “The idea that tbe con- stitution was the birth of wisdom,’ insisted Mr. Watson, “is absurd. It was an accident! The Convention which jormed it sat over three montus, The men of the Convention were undoubtedly intelli gént, but undoubiedly wrong. ‘A President,” said Edmund Racdolph, ‘is the foetus of a monarch,’ haps tt Would Le more accurate lo say nor jays, that a President is an itinerant king. The final vove when decided on a President for this country was seven to three, in a Convention where but ten States were repre- | sented. Cun any one donbt,” asked Mr, Watson, “hat this vote was cast because Geveral Washingion sat there presiding? If it badn’s been tor him we never. would bave vad such a thing as a President.” Mr. Watson proceeded with vebemence to state his opinion that we did not need and could not stand, much longer, any Presidentatall The South didn’t secede because of tht ery agitation, but because of the election of a President, A war whicn cost the country, North aud South, 500,000 lives, 100,000 cripples, and $10,000,000,000, was waged ior nowhing but a contest ever the Presidency! ~ These staremeouts fell upon unwilling cara, Dr. Mary Walker—whose siender frame had been paipitating with emotion, and who had been taking voluminous botos—strove forth im the strange garments whicy render her a mystery to mankind, and suid:— “Mr. President!” Quaking, the reverend chairman recognized the epeaker, say, sir,” said Miss Mary, in bigh contralto, “that 1 cannot agree with what has been said wito regard to the avolition of the Presidency, If you put the Presi. dent out and put seven or ten more men in wouldn't there be just the same ambition for their pices as there is now for Grant’s piace? Grant!’’ coutinuca the fair orator, “Grant! Think of him! Why, I think that some jo] ain even so sanguine as lo belleve that even 1—could administer this goverument of ours as efficiently as he. (Applause.) Grant, Had nos the government low we would pot be im the position we are in, i means At whis barr-lifting query several bats and bonnets fell into their owners" Japs and thence rolled to the “It means tyranny! It means monarchy!” exclaimed the Doctor, stamping ber — grace- ful et T hav reliwble = information aboutit, At the chosen time the House ot Repre- tatives 18 to Le arrested, The country id to roll in A member (surcasticaily)—‘Don’t you think you're oo oP a Very good speech against the office of Presi. Another member (gravely)—‘'Mr, Premaent, ts the Person who addresses us in order?" . Tue President (courteously)—“I think —~* . De, Walker Soe shan’ ii think it to be my right to speak to the question according to my mental a It the geuveman understands my mental ites better than 1 do, jet him come on. ‘The offending member (deprecating violence)—"'I only meant Tue Doctor (irately and with hands on bips}— I, sir?” Aoviher member (courageously, but with voreo Tather choked)—‘ Nobody but Dr, Waiker—a lady in our midst—would dare ——"" Dr. Waiker (bristing)—"Wha-a-at?? A great stiluess now fell, which was Megat bruken by the voice of Dr. Walker, arging and ee reform. She was not again interrupted, At the close of her address some crude, brief were made by a man in the Post Ulice Department and a woman whose trump Was more resouant than Miss Walker's. ‘The latter advocated woman suffrage, of course, and was followed by an ill clad but open browed and broad- shouldered mechanic, who made a speech entirely rational and uninteresting, The preponderance of opinion was unfavorable to the abandonment of the Presidency of the United States. But ali the proceedings were less important oa Rivera a8 may trom this brief mention be in- lerre THE SPEAKERSHIP OF THE AS SEMBLY. New Yorx, Deo. 29, 1876. ‘To rue MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THB STATE OF New York :— : ‘The undersigned have bad their attention called for several years past to the large and increasing influence of the presiding officers of the Legislature, not only in the appointinent of committees, but also in shaping the whole course and character of legisiation. So large @ part of this legislation relates to this city, we desire, in behaif of the business and public interests of the city, respectfully to ask you to give more than the usual cure, in the present critical juncture ot public affairs, to the selection of a Speaker for your body for the approaching session, These interests unquestionably demand that, especially for this session of the Legislature, the Speaker ct the Assembly should = hi the confl- dence of those whe ure chiefly responsible for the sup- port and character of the goverement of tate and its municipalities He should be distinguis! tor the arity of his public hfe and bis sympathy with the est Sentiment of the State in regard to wise and pa- triotic legislation aud public retorms. His character should be a guarantee that he will use bis position to redeom the Legislature of the State from the reputa- Von tt has acquired of being used to legalize schemes of private speculation, parii#an measures and frauds on taxpayers and property owners. The puvhe demands a bigher order of patriotism and a more practical manifestation of it in legislators an heretofore, Hereafter the ruling political party il be held to the strictest agcountalility for any neglect lo give expression to this sentiment—above ail for any attempt to thwart it ‘The Opportunity presented to the party now in the Majority 1M the present Assembly to elect a Speaker whose character couiorms Lo these views, should not fail to be improved, The interests of the public aud the future of the party demand it, The inevitable consequence of a failure to do this will be disastrous to the pai 7, holding ehis majority. JAMES i URN . J. M. BUNDY, THEODORE ROUSEVELT Db. D. LOKD, W. H. WEBB. a GEO, DEFOREST LORD. BENJ, B, SHERMAN, J.D. VERMILYE, WM. DOWD, WM, L. JENKINS. W. A. H, MOORE. J, M, MORRISON, LEVL P. MORTON W. H. GUION. E. P, FABBRIL W. A. BOOTH, A. P. MAN. J PARSONS, JOHN A. WEEKS. A. A. LOW & BROS, W. EB. JAMES BUELL F. D, TAPPE! B, ARNOL| PHILIP BISSINGER, H. COSSITT. WALLACH, PF. WILL RAID ‘ON A BOWERY SALOON, A POLICE CAPTAIN ON HIS MUSCLE. About eleven o’clock last night, Captain Lowery, of the Sixth precinct, wearing an ulster overcoat anda sealskin cap, entered the concert saloon known as the “Bremen Borse’’ at No. 42 Bowery, He was fol. lowed by acouple of patrolmen who took charge of the rear aud front entrances to the place while the Captain apnounced that the persons then in- side were his prisoners, A platvon of officers soop turned the corner of Bayard street They entered the place aud escorted a dozen men and about balf that number of femates to the Franklin strect police station, where they were lockedup, A large crowd had been attracted to the place by the ap- pearance of the police, and a man of un inquiring turn of mind ventured into the store. Thero he was ravt by Captain Lowery, who ordered him away, and, on bis not complying with the order as promptly as do- sired, the Captain strock him a stunning blow in the face, after which he had hiw locked up. DEATH FROM LOCKJAW. SUSPICIONS OF FOUL PLAY. James Colgy, a young man residing at No, 12 Oswego street, Jersey City, died on Thursday night from lockjaw. County Physician Converse was notified by Dr. Viera, who attended the man in his jast illness, and on Friday made a post-mortem examina: tion, Yesterday Vr. Converse directed Coroner Can- non to hold ap inquest, The examination made bythe Corover yesterday revealed the inact that Colay went ~ ree with a man named Burke, residing on reet, and went hot with him, where th bottie of whiskey and three pints of Colgy put out of the house by Mr, Burke, and he fell from a wall, striking ona lot of scrap iron and cutting himself badly. He died on Thursday night. The Doctor knew nothing of the facis in the case, und did not believe that so many bruises and cuts could have been inflicted by a tall, and retused a The inquest will be held next Tuesday night PASSING MUSTER. The Tammany Committee on Organization held a meeting yosterday aiternoon, Mr. John Kelly presid- ing, at which credentials were given to allethe newly elected members of the new General Committee, which ig to meet on the 4th of January, the members from the Twenty-tirst Axsembly district excepted. In this district, on account of irregularities in the election, a new election was ordered to take place next Wednes- day evening. The election is to be superintended by three inspectors—Thomas 8. Brenoan, Joseph Blum- enthal and John J. Gorman, Each party who runs candidate will have the right to designate a challenger Mf written certificate. The contestants were Alderman loore and Witham A. Boyd. In the Third d ck a rotest Was received from James Hayes against James . Slevin, the succesetul candidate, and in the sixth ono from Michael Healy against Judge Campbell, RUN TO EARTH. While patrolling Stagg street yesterday morning Ollicer Thustono found three men in the act of break: ing imto the basement of No, 28, owned and occupied by Frank GitteL They saw the officer at the same moment and ran toward Union avenue, he in their wake, Finding they were gaining ou him he emptied his revolver as ho ran, but iid not succeed in inducing them to stop, Last night, however, he succeeded in capturing two of the scoundrels, who gave their names as Charles Trace and James McCue, Trace, though only twenty years of age, has served several terms for thelt, and while incarcerated in Queens County Jail, at Mineola, in April last, awaiting trial lor burgiery, made bis escape. He takes bis present predicament as a matter of course, saying, ‘I shall plead guilty of ‘an attempt,’ and then | shall get it hght.”” AN OVERREACHING THIEF. Jacob Ditzel, a well known New York tnlet, after two months’ eoncealment in Williamsbarg committed a robbery there on Friday, and was yesterday arrested thereior, Ditzel, who resides at No. 172 avenue B, fluding be was wanted by the police, crossed the East River and took quarters with his mother, Mouey be coming scarce with him, he consented to assist Mrs, Barbara Cross moving her bi hold goods for consideration, The goods were moved to No. 110 Har- Tison avenue on Thursday, aid on Friday Diteel en- tered the apartments and stole at $160, which he packed 1 Mra, and started fora pawnbroker’s. On the way tered the sawe car with Mrs, Cross, who di that time know that the satchel was bera, TWO OLD FRIENDS’ ROBES. Detectives Lyons and Smith arrested Bernard Maray, of Gold street, and Henry Murray, of No. 40 East Filty-second street, in Grand street stealing pocket- books, three handkerehiets aud other small articles. When these men were taken three pawntickets tor buffalo robes were found upon them. Robes the description sent by Superimteadent bell, of Brooklyn, to Police Headquarters, New York, last week, It appears that Mr. peecher and, strange to say, Theodore Tilton have each lost 4 sieigh rove, for which the Brooklyn police are on the jookout. FIRE IN WILLIAMSBURG. Through the carelessness of the occupants of the first floor a tire broke out iast evening in te three story irame dwelling and store No. 230 North Seventh street, Williamsburg. The building owned by Mra. J. Quinn was damaged $600; no insurance. The losset of the oGcupants Were as loilows:—First floor aud store, Owen MoCurran, $800; iusured tor $500 in the Will- jamsburg City Fire Insuragee Company. Second floor, Peter Toodry, $400; no insurance, Third floor, Pacrick Tally, $100; no insurance, FIRE IN A CHURCH. About hall-past seven o'clock last evening, while the work of decorating the alter in the Church of the Visi- tauon, jo Verona street, near Kichard street, South Brook.yo, for the New Year's services was io progress, @ portion ot the altar drapery caught fire from a candle iu the hands of one of the ladies eagaged in the task. The tiremen arrived at the charch in a short timealter eerie Gate Rev.