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THE SEARCH FOR FRAUDS The Committees Finding What They Went Out to Look For. AMAZING RASCALITY IN FLORIDA. The Legislature to Initiate an Investigation. THE OREGON ELECTORAL MUDDLE. Mr. Oronin’s Version of the Pro- ceedings of the College. ILLEGAL ACTION OF THE LOUISIANA BOARD... | Mr. Abbott on the Situation in South Carolina, ee FLORIDA. THE PURSUIT OF FRAUDS BY THE HOUSE COM- MITTEE—AMAZING RASCALITY UNEARTHED— BALLOT-BOX STUFFING IN ARCHER PRE-, CINCT NO, 2—THE SENATE COMMITTFE IN BECRET SESSION. (sy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 JacksonviLtx, Fia., Jan. 3, 1877, The sub-committeo of the House, which has been Investigating frauds in Alachua county, returned last night They made an extensive examination of the alleged frauds at Archer precinct No, 2, aud find the charges of ballot-box stuffing and rascality fully cor- roborated, BOGUS VOTES. Two bunared and sixteen bogus votes were placed 1m the ballot box after the close of the polls, The 216 ‘Votes added were prepared in Gainesville, and com- prehend the names of dead men, unknown persons and parties who swore they voted elsowhcre, “Several names aro repeated suveral times. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, The committee ascertained shat there was no mucilage at Archer procinct, on the day of elec- tion, aod yet the forged list of 216 names was attached to un original by this gubstance, They regard the whole transaction as one of the most villanous rascal- ities yet unearthed, and say that these conspirators, L. G. Dennis, W. K, Cossna and others implicated, would be convicted before any court in the country, CRUPULOUS AUDACITY. They aro amuzed and startled at the unscrupulous audacity of the entire afair. Both sub-committees of the House are now here and will probably return to Washington ina day or two, Tho report to Congress will probably be made on the first of February and will be a lengthy document The Senate committee {s* still he sitting with slosed doors, They leave to-morrow for Gainesville, THE CHANCES OF A MINORITY REPORT, It ts impossible to ascertain whether the House eommittee will present a minority report. Pressure has been brought to bear on the republican members dy local republican politicians to do so, with what effect is not known, ; BAKER COUNTY,: The committee has summoned new witnesses from Baker county, the returns from which were altered by | the State Board of Canvassers. } DREW'S INAUGURATI Jacksonville was wild with excitement yesterday over the iaauguration of Governor Drew. One hun- dred guns were fired amid general enthusiasm. THE QUO WARRANTO PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE HAYES ELECTORS TO BE CONTINUED— THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO INVESTIGATE THE ELECTION FRAUDS. + [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD,] TALLAnAssys, Fla,, Jan, 8, 1877, Perhaps ex-Attorney General Williams, who lett here yesterday, may be cailed or sent back. ‘The pro- ececings by quo warranto commenced against the Hayes electors in the Circuit Court and set tor hear. ing on the 28th ult, have not been abandoned, and a notice of mandamus proceedings has been filed in the Supreme Court, which will commence tis regular term on Tuesday next, z THE ELECTION FRAUDS. A committee of the lower Honse of the State Legis- lature will investigate the election frauds in Aluchua epunty at the late election, und especially at Archer precinct, No, 2, which has a national notoriety. Messrs, Dennis and Cessna, the two members ot the House from that county, are charged with grave “complicity in these frauds and may lose their seats by it, General Barlow will have no difficulty in recogniz- ing the propriety of these proceedings. LEGISLATORS TO BE UNSKATED, Tho republican members trom Dade and Baker counties may be unseated by their contestants, Ln the latter county the republican member admits that he was fairly defeated, Evefything betokens quict and a discontented expression is rarely heard from either white or black, THE GOVERNOR'S CAnINET. The Governor bas not completed his Cabinet as there is some diMeulty in filling the Treasury appoint. ments. He 1s looking for the best men and not the ‘most prominent politicians, LOUISIANA, THE HOUSE INVESTIGATION IN THE FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT—-THE ILLEGAL ACTION OF THR RETURNING BOARD EX- POSED. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HEALD. | Sureverort, Jan. 3, 1877, The House sub-committee reached here this morn: ing, afer an exhaustive journey of miles with | teins, and havo examined over 200 witnesses, The | testimony in regard to the alieged frauds in Vernon parish was received from the District Clerk, the Super- visor of Registration and others, all showing an en- i tirely | FREE AND FULL BLRCTION; that the republican vote there has never before ex- ceeded one, bat this year it waa two for the Hayes elec- toral ticket, The action of the Returning Board must necessarily have been without the slightest justifica- | tion, TESTIMONY OF MB. LONG, John J. Long was examined at Mansfield and reiter. | ated, with emphasis, everything contained in his lett to Mr. Wells. The committee has completely expos the frauds and pretences set up against every poll re- jected in the Fourth Congressional district and will reach New Orleans on Saturday or Sanday. PRESIDENT ORTON REPORTED IN CONTEMPT BY | THE HOUSE CUMMITTBE—OFFICIALS sUD- PQNAED BY THE MORRISON COMMITTER— CARD FROM THE BUSINESS MEN OF NEW | OBLEANS. New Orveans, Jan, 3, 1877, The House sub-commitice from Baton Rouge having Yeturned and made a quorum the House Committee, | by a party vote, reported President Orton, of the West. | ern Union Telograp Company, to the House as in con- | toinpt in retusing to answer the dd subperna, The House committees are examining wi es Felutive to the general character of the campaign. Nothing of 1m. portance has been eneived. Messrs. Crapo and Ross, of the sub-committee in- vestigating Ouachita parish, have returned to th aity. Mr. Medlauou has gous to Washington, OFFICIALS SUMMONED TO TESTIFY, t rhor Antoine and | Ve been summoned be- | Governor Keilugg, L United States Marshal’ Pitkin fore Morrison's Comumiites, A CAID FROM BUSINESS MBS, ri has been publisved, sigaed by about 400 firms | iness men, reciting that the liberties and wel- | Louigiana depend upon the establishment and miwinienance of the lawfully elected gov of which Mr, Nichols is the executive oan, and prowis- | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1877——WITH SUPPLEMENT. ing to pay five percent of the taxes for the ensuing vear in advance to support the same, and advising citi- zens throughout State to do the same, Repabli- cans say many who signed the call had already paid their taxes, " The demoeratie Legislature bas rented Odd Fellows’ Hall to bold their sessions in, LOUISIANA’S VOTE—ADDRESS BY GENEBAL VAN SS ALEN. Ata meeting of the Republican Reform Club, of New York, held last nigbt in the hall of the Municipal Society, on Madison avenue, General James H. Van Alen, one of the committee iuvited by President Grant to visit Louisiana tor the purpose of witnessing the acts of the Returning Board, delivered an address recounting hisexperience, The speaker expressed his conviction that the republican Presidential electors wore fairly elected in Louisiana, and eulog:zed the re- port of Senator Sherman to the President to that effect, The registration of the State for the year 1576 showed 92,996 whites to 115,310 blacks, and from this be argued that it was only reasonable to expect a re- publican majority, imasmuch as the blacks, when al- lowed a free expression of opinion, were, with com- paratively few exceptions, republicans. The face of e returhs, the speaker said, showed 83,326 votes for ‘Tilden and 77,623 tor Hayes, but ihe avs of testimony, Which covered 2,000 large manuscript pages, showed violence and intimidation in several parishes to such a degree that the Returning Board was com- pelled to throw them ont, which left a majority of honestly cast votes for the republican candidates, The speaker dwelt at length on the “bulldozing” policy pursued in the parishes of West Feliciana, Morehouse, Ouachita, Baton Rouge, Claiborne, Kich- land, Grant and Union, and argued that the action of the Returning Board was final, in support of whieh he quoted from the decision of the Supreme Court of Lousiana, In referring to the claim by democrats that the diminished republican vote was due to a reac- Lon caused by corruption in the State government the speaker aaid :— “Laeuy that thero 1s evidence to justify a velicf that any great number of men, heretotore republica in Louisiana, treely voted for Governor Tilven than tor Governor Hayes inthe hope of a remedy. The wise and prudent aud patriotic words of our | Presiden! Leuisian al candidate were familiar throughout and no wiser, more prudent snd more patriotic woras have been spoken of written about the | Southern troubies which bave resulted trom the miy- “takes of reconstruction and trom the control of feueral appointments by amvitious and unscrupulous re. publican leaders to whom President Grant unior- stunately surrendered the dictation of thom.’” THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMITTEE: WHAT MR, ABBOTT, ONE OF THE COMMITTEE, HAS TO SAY OF THE POLITICAL s¥ivAaTION DOWN THERE, (From the Boston Post.] Hon, Josiah G. Abbott, one of the Congressional Committee sent to South Carolina to tnvestig: apd report upon the actual result of the recent election in that State, reached Boston late Saturday night and was interviewed by a Post reporter. After learning the object of the visit, Judge Abbott, by request of the | reporter, made a general statement of what the co mittee found in South Carolina end the conclusions they arrived at, as follows:— The object und purpose of the committee was to find how the Vote in South Carolina hud uctually been cust. We examined as cureluliy as We could, but we 1ound it very diflicnlt; everything was kept som. whut loosely and matiors are not ‘very well arranged in the uiflerent State oflices. We found au absence of great many of the precinct returns, as they ure culled, and we were | uticrly unable to supply then, = ‘The law in south Curolina provides, in the first place, that each county shull be divided 1u10 quite a number of precincts, more or less, according to the size of the county; and three *managers are appointed for each precings, Who afe obliged to count the votes the mo- nent the polls ure closed and make thei return before uly separate to the people und toa bourd of three persons culled the County Canvasters. Then County Canvassers ure required to aggregate the re- turns trom the precinct returns, and make @ return of it, with tbe returns of the precinct managers, together With the papers in Lhe case, to the State Canvassers, & bouy made up of State officers generally—I think live State ollicers, three of whom in this case were candi- dates for reeelection in this very election. And 1 is claimed—out that seems to be a disputed question— thatthe State Cunvassers have the power to decide all questions that may arise as to the validity of tue yote, I doubt whether tull construction would give them power as far as that, bus at uny rate that was their claim. But neither the precinct nor the county managers, I thiuk, have auy autnority more than to exercise a nuntsterial power. We obtained, as tar us we could, tue returns of the precinct managers, Which seemed tO be the most relabie testimony as to the vote. But we tounu that there were a great many re- turns Which nad not been made; or if they ever had they were not in the posses=ion of the State Canvassers at ‘the office of the Secretary of State. The com- mitive have been at work very caretully ia supplying tho places of the precinct man- agers’ returns, #0 us to get at the vote as i was cast. We bad to send to every part of the State, and it was a difficult undertaking, but I think We figully succeeded im supplying the places, or rather getting at the resus im each precinct, although many 0; the returns were Wanting, and never have been sup- plied to us ‘The toliowing conversation then ensued :— Q. How many precinct returns were missing? A. ‘There Was an ubseuce at the beginning, I suouid tuin from Uuitty precincis, but sume of tuem were sup: plied; returng were touud irom time to ume, but returhs of quite a number of precincts were never supplied, and we were obliged to get at tbe managers or Lhe cerks of the managers and ascertain tie facts from tuem; We always found @ record or some memo- randum ol’ bow the Vote was cast in those precincts where there was vo return; so I have no doudt we gow substantially at the vote as it was cust in the different precincts from every part of the State where there was ap absence oi returns, Q. Was this absence of precinct returns due to any detect or loophole in theiaw? A, Ni ae law seemed to provide jor the returns being mad it was quite specitic, There seemed to ve an uncertainty as to Whether they were in the Secretary of State's ollice, lu some cases the County Cunvassers testified that thoy were sent there, and the Secretary of Staie cluimed that all that were sent there were produced, Iv 18 a matier about which there was some cuntrariety ol views, Some evidently ‘had been misiaid, because they were furnished during the examination, From Ume to time they were found, quite « number of them. I can only say I was satisfied, and | think the sub- committee to whom it was referred, that we bad ur rived substuntially at the vote as it was cast. Q What did you find to be the actual difference be- tween the vote cast tor Hampton and that cast for the Hayes electors? A. Taat | cannot siate with any ex- actituce, because 1 bave not now the means with me, but I should think there Wasa difference of 2,000 be- tween the two tickets, I should not be avie to tell you bow as to the aggregates on euch ticket; 1 only looked at the difference between them. There was a difference, L should think, inthe neighborhood of 2,000; Lonly approximate it, Governor Hampton's majority, 1 think, Was 1,100 of tue voles cust, und the majority Was quite considerable on the o.ber side, ‘The figures | baye not with me, and | cannot recollect them. I know there was somewhere in the neigubvor- hood of 2,000 votes. Q. Do you kuow whether the result which the com- mittee arrived at will make any change in the election ot Congressmen? A, did not even iry to ascertain. That isa matter for Congress to decide, The parties in power have given certilicates to two democrats and Uhree republicans, Certunly in two, and perhaps in three cases the seats of the republicans returned will be contested, Q Were you not a little surprised at the result of the investigations of the committee? A. I contess L was somewhat surprised at the result after what 1 had hoard aud the ciuuns Uthat were made ou one sive and the other, But 1 think an election law which permits 4 fina) Canvassing Hoard to be the arbiter to decide when they may be candidates for re-election; and they Were, « wajorily of them—the Secretary of State, tho Comptroiicr aud the Attorney General; there were toree, | think, members of the Boara woo were can- didates for re-election; and although they went gh the formality’ of each one retiring, or at ot undertaking Lo Vole upon bis own particular ase, at the sume time the sane questions Were to bo dvcnied in each and every case. It seemed to my | mind & monstrous proposition, that tue Bourd to do- cide upon (he rest ot the Ucket should be so directly | and positively interested init. The election law down should say, OUKbE to be entitied “a law to en- courage repeating," rather than anything else. There is BO Fegintration, and even though the constitution of their State requires the Leyisiature to provide for it directly, Wey hever bave provided for it, Any person ed Wo vole in any precinet of the couaty ‘hat Hd the Fesnit Is that there are some coun. recinets and a person trom avy wty ean vole in uny pre be | ee I, With BO registration, auy better means | could be taken to encourage repeating 1 bave faiied to incts established, as Colonel Sal- | im Florida, all on one side of tho yom be other’ A. Ldid uot bear any | special Complaint about Lhe arrangement of ihe pres nein The counties seem to be cul up into quite a bomber of precinct them, as I say, there wore ity oad voting places. None ot'them, 1 should Whink, bad Jess (ban seven oF eight, as 1 recolivet it, Q What was the coudition of aflains at the capital? | A. l cay only say it Was to me a very sad sight. The rst day we got tuere we Went up lor tue purpose of | obiain/ng irom the Secretary of Stare’s oflice the re. | ds of the returns We found the state House in possession of the United States troups. Thoy were in the lower or first story, quite @ number of them, and | apparently remained day, saw the blwck many ol wii tainly did not have the appearance of being the most iDtelhgeut pounce ollicers. kverybody was questioned, Sume Of our commie Im going UP Were suppor, but, upon its being found ous Who they Were, of course they were let in. : & What do you think of the Senate? A. I should suppose, as jaf as an outsider could ascertain, that the J body. It Was a more respectable looking bouy than the House, though it hada large | bumver of Viaeks ini, The Chamberisin House wus | ed AitHowt EDtFely Of co\wred peope—t believe, | © Were (Wo oF three whites in it, Lt was elaimed that a very large portion of them could not read nor | Write, and I did not bear it contradic & Do you consider that the quiet avd order which prevaited here was owing 10 the (wet that the people Were beipiess to deeud Hheir Tights or was It the re: | sult Of bigher considerations of duty? A, There was a terrivic condition of things there, but Lam vound to say that everything, as far asl coud see. was entirely | ing ‘and bis client #ard quiet and peaceable during all the time we stayed Vhere, 1 saw uo trouble, no disturbance. Mr. Hamp. ton's inauguration | did not atiend, but] was on the street and jhere were some peopic, Hot a very large as- semblage there, Everything was’ perfectly quict aud there was no trouble, and the people, jar as | could | Judge, seemed to be perfectly quiet. Respect tor General Hampton, love of order or some Olker mgtive seemed to keep tho people of South Curolina periectiy quiet of the Governor. i in the presence A very strong feeling evidently ex- but in view of the lack of their vaving been as badly as they claim to bave been, and evi- dently believe tuey bave been, their remaining so quict and so patient as they ure is certuiuly very Wonderiul and shows a Very strong setl-pussession which very lew people, L think, Would mauilest, AS furas 1 could see there Was vo mibtury foree that would bave stood fora moment if the people bad had any disposition to imieriere with them. 1 do not ‘oink it Was supposed for a moment that there was abything but moral restraint that kept them quiet. Of course a force might have been sent there, but the jJorce which was tuere—I do not think there would have been any difficulty in sweeping it away iv a mo ment. | think the quiet which bas prevatied ibere depended enurely upon the moral restraint through the whole white population, Q. You saw Governor Hampton, 1 suppose; what kind of man isbe? A:Yes,1 saw nin. Lhave kuown him Since 1868, more or less. He impressed me us being a very cool, kind bearted, honest man—one who had the interests of the whole people in South Carolina honedtly at beart, Q Do bis speeches fairly represent bim? A. As fairly us posmole, trom all that could see ol him. Wo Used to have Occasion to see him very frequently in reference to obtaining information, From all the in- tercourse we bad with him, and from everything 1 could bear or ave, I have po doubt bis speectes tayly and truly represent bis intentions. I have do doubt, to w greater extent than anybody olse could do, he would protect the colored anu white people to the very extreme in ali their rights, @. bo you think there is any doubt that he will ulti. mately gain possession o: the government? A. My Own Hapression was that in the course of the winter le would necessarily be in possession of the govern: ib de facto as well as de jure, From all that 1 could | theré seems Lo be an entire lack ol support to the Chamberlain government, except simply irom the moral power ol the Uniced States troops, do uot be- Neve from what I could see and hear the taxes will be | ne at all, The courts ure evidently on the side of Hampion throughout the State, certauly the Supreme Court, and, L should judge, most of the circuit courts, | and the administration seemed Lo be powerless, Q. What sort of meu are the judges of the courts? A. Those of the Supreme Court are republicans, or had been republicans up to the time ot this contest, ‘Thove im the other courts, perbaps, with one or two exceptions, bad also been republicans, ‘There was one biack man in the Supreme Court and two white men, 64 pal ¥e Of South Carolina Mr. Willard. was formerly from New York. They seem to bo fair men, @ Do you think the Senate will act with the Hamp- ton House if it comes into power? A Weill, there is a umber of democrats in it, and if the Hampton Was fairly put into power | should suppose the Senate would act with 1 That would be a matier of conjecture, however, Upon the great question of how the votes were cast in South Carolina, {think all the committee saw that they might find out how the volo was t, if they could, and give the re- suk. But 1 do not think ft would be a very wise undertaking to go into the methods, wheiher of fear or favor, by which the result was pro- duced; when you come'to that you enter upon a sea where there is no chart or compass, and 1 Was yoing to | say reader, But I think, although there may be some | corrections that may fairly be made by going over it | again, the committee have come substantially to the correct conclusion, Q Dia you sign that statement which was published as coming irom the committee to the people, saying thataiter a careiul examination of the returus from all the precincts im the state, you found that all the Hayes and Wheeler electors have a tar majority on the iace of the returns’ A, No; we signed no report, and the committees made none that | know of, Just beiore we leit the sub-commities agreed that the peo- ple had the right to know, aud that a statement of the substantial results might be made public, 1 assented to it, and very kkely my name may have been put to rt. I signed no report at all, Louly supposed that Substantially the result was authorized, On tho whole, we thought it was desirable that the people should know the result we had reached, THE OREGON ELECTORAL MUDDLE, INVESTIGATION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMIT- TEE—-MR, CRONIN’S VERSION OF THE PRO- CEEDINGS IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE—Mnh. MORTON'S SEARCH FOR THE MYSTERIOUS EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS—ANOTHER RECUS- ANT TELEGRAPH MANAGER, Wasmivqton, Jan, 8, 1877, ‘The Senate Commitieo on Privilegys and Elections to-day continued taking testimony Ip relation to tho Oregon case. Mr. E, A. Cronin, ot frtlind, Oregon the elecior who received the highest number of votes on the democrauc ticket, and to whom Gevernor Grover issued a certificate of election, was the first witness called, Senator Kernan conducting the direc, examination, TESTIMONY OF MI. CRONIN, Mr. Cronin testited tusthe is @ lawyer, and has lived in Oregon since Apri, 1865; alter giving a brief history of the late election in Oregon Mr. Cronin stated that he attended the meeting of the Electoral Coleg in auswer to aknock he opened the door of the room in which the Electoral Coliege met, and be received an envelope conimining the certitigates of tho electors from the hands of Secretary of Staté Chadwick; be pat the envelope in his pocket, because be was of the im- pression that an attempt might be made to take it from him; he stated that after leaving the table at which the republican eivctors sat he observed tueit procoed- igs, but could not say what they actuaily uid; he does not think they took @ vallut tor President’ and Vice Presigent, EXAMINATION BY MN, MOKTON, In answer to Mr, Moron, the wituess stated that Governor Grover had not informed bim that is (Cro- nin's) hume was on the electoral certiticate ur that it was Lo be put on; on the morning of the day on which the Electoral College met the withess went to the Governor's room; he saw the Governor's private sec~ retary, who was (heu engaged in taking out certili- cutes lor electors; the witness looked over tue shoul. | der of the secretary and saw bis name on the certiti cate; upon hearing a knock at the door of the room in which the college met he surmised who and what was there, bat had no previous arrangement with any person of persons whereby the certiticate should be banded tw him; Mr. Chadwick did pot cail tho witness's name when he banded im the velope containing the certificate; Messrs, Lazweil and Kippel were in the room where the college met, but not by previous arrangement; the witness under: stood they woud be there, but did not wll them 10 come; he appointed Messra. Miller snd Parker elec. tors; be had a previous understanding with them that they should be guiside ready to answer when called; they did not come into tie room unlit he had read the certificate to and left the republican eleciors; he showed the certificutes of Clectors to Messrs. Miller and Parker, but don’t know whether they read them or not; wilness told the republican electors that he took their silence as @ refusal to act with him; they made him no answer which he heard. | WHAT TOOK PLACE IN THE COLLEGE. Mr. Parker was made seerctary of the college, and a Daiiot was taken, witness writing the ballots; Messra, Parker and Miller are democrats, aud cast thor voto es and Wheeler; the witness never mot Mr, Milter until the day of the meeting of the Electoral College; on the evening previous to the niecting of tue college Mr. Klippel informed the witness that | Messrs. Miller and Parker would act with him it be heeded them; the witness read the certilicate thr in the presence of the republican ciectors; Mr. wright could have read italse, as he stood only one pace [rom the witness at that time; witness ratd he did pot feel bound to put the certificates on the table when the majority of the college su ordered. | ‘The question of right did Hotenter into thatasmuch | a8 the question of expediency; be had never advised with any lawyer im relauon to his right to cast an electora’ vote; he had never had any conversation | with Senator Kelly in regard to the course which ho (Mr. Cronin) shouid pursue in the electoral college; 1t was generally conceded by republicans and democrats ou the day previous to the ineeting of the electoral college that witness Was to receive a certificate of election as an elector; ali that Governor Grover had suid Was that this Was an importunt question and he to hear all that coud be said on bob sid wag at the table with Messrs, Parker and Miller in the room where the college met between ten and fifteen minutes; upon leaving there be went to the office of the State Treasurer, then into one of tho Tooms ol the executive office to’ prepare the electoral neither Governor Grover nor Secretary of adwick Were present; ihe rovurns were signed | sealed betw ret RXPRNSES TO WASIINGTON, Witness was elected messenger to vring the vote to Washington before he leit the room in which the col loge met; no urfangement was made there to puy the expenses of the trip; in tbe evening witners asked to be allowed to resigh As messenger, us he could not afford to make the trp; be bad speut $1,500 daring the campaign for election purposes; no promise bas ever boen made him that (he mouey thus spent sivall be Tetugged: 1s nova rich man; spent the money with no idea of getting 1t back; Le has a law practice worth trom $5,000 Lo $6,000 a year; when witness s.utea that be could pot atlord to come to Washington there were severa! prominent democrats present; they thought he ought to come, and said that be would provably be subpenacd to come; witness was asked bis expenses would be, and some of the gentle. ML expressed their willingness to Leip to he estimated his expenses at $3,000; thoxe | thought it too mush, and he refused w come bo had a case to try im the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon, which interfered with his com- ing; he advised with his client in relation to kis com- “You may as weil go, for untess Tilden ts olected tho country 18 gone, and then the cuse Won’t amount to | La el hhe matter of witness? expense was fixed up at Port. Jani; he was netsure of the money to pay his expenses until the day belore he started jor Washington; the aetual expense of making the tripirom Vortiand to Washington is about $200; Mr. Bellinger, Chairman of the Democratic Committee, informed witness the day | betore he started for Washington tbat he (Bellinger) | bad $2,500 and the additonal § inaks the $3,000 required was raised; signed by Beliimger and witness was deposited at the banking house of Ladd & Tilton; Tilton is a New Yorker. and his volitiea ara naknown n8iX and seven o'clock in the even: | | | stiles in use at the Hoboken terry, on | state 3 to witness; he does not know where the $2,890 came from which he received, hut supposed 18 was raised among the democrats of Oregon, » A MAN NAMED PATRICK, Witness knows a man named Pai the office of Judge Strong at Portlam Patrick hives at Omal Mr. Bellinger met on the Street in Porttund about ten days previous to the meet- ing of the Electoral College and informed him that a gentleman wished to see him (Mr, Cronin) at the ollice of Judge Strong; witn refused to go, and told Mr. Bellinger that whatever was done in this clectoral muddie must be done by others than humeell; witness alierward went to Strong’s office and there met Mr, Patrick, who said that he bad heard that witne-s had suid that if a certificate as an elector Wes 1sAued Lo him he would not 4ct, but witness informed Mr. Pat- rick that he had chaoged bis mind, and Mr, Patrick suid to witness ‘Lt Tilden is President he will give you anything you want” Witnessinformed Mr, Patrick that if he (Patrick) acquainted with Mr. Tilden be might tell him that he had nothing to give which he (Cronin) wanted; wii- ess was a little ar gry at Mr, Patrick tor talking ip such a manner; Mr. Patrick informed witness that be Supposed the reason he (Patrick) had been sent to Oregon was that he was the furthest one West; wit ness did not know what Mr. Patrick meant by this remark; he hud heard that Patrick is superiniendeut of amfne im Colorado; Patrick said nothing about mobey in his interview with witness; witness never saw Patrick except on the one occasion above iren- tioned, and had no conversation wb Bellinger about Patrick; witness hud received no message from the East in relation to the electoral muddle before seeing Patrick; witness knows ot a Dimond in New York; thinks he 1s a bankel {ter tho Klectoral College bad met and adjourned witness saw a despatch signed “Bristow,” whicn sai ick ; met bim tn turns of Oregon should ve pro it to their destination, Ladd & Tilton have a bauking house at Portland; Ladd & Bush have one at Salem; A. E. & GC, ‘Tilton, of No, 115 Liberty street, New York, ure c respondents of the Oregon banking houses above mentioned; withers received draits tor the money for his expenses between four and five o'clock P.M. on the 8th of Decemver, in Tadd & Tiltou’s bavk, from the manager, Mr. Quackenbus there were threo arafts—one on New York and two on California banks; the $2,800 pot tendered witness in cash; Dimond’s nam mentioned in the draft on New York, which is for $2,100. Witness did say at first that he would not act ag ‘un elector if a certificate was given him, but changed bis mind aftor looking up the Jaw and after hearing of the actions of the Soutn Carolina, Florida, and Louis- jana returning boards, In answer to Mr, Kernan witn vassed the State with Mr, Watts and they closed the canvass together at Portland; Watts being a post- master had becn mentioned by both he and witness tn a Jocose way at public meetings; witness knew Watts Wus ineligible as an elector belore the election, bus suid nothing about it, TESTIMONY OF MR, TURNER, William 1. Turner, manager of the W Telegraph office at Jacksonville, Oregon, was the next Witness, and, in answer to questions from Senator Morton, stated that he saw a mau, whom he sappose was Mr. Patrick, pass through Jucksvaville on the 26th ot November; Mr. Klippel lives at Jacksonville. | but witness didnot know of Patrick and Klippel's meeting at Jacksonviil ® Senator Morton then asked—Do you know of any despatches in relation to Mr. Patrick having passed over your wire? Witness—I cannot divulge anything passing on the wire. Q What do you know about $8,000 having been transmitted from New York to Oregon by telegraph ? A. I know of nothing that Ioan divuige. Q Did a despatch in regard to Dimond pass over your wire? A. [decline to answer, Q Did not Dimond telegraph to Ladd & Tilton, of Portland, to draw $8,000 on him between November 25 anc the tirst Wednesday in December?’ A, I decline to answer, A. Lask if you know anything in rogard to another ‘sum of $1,700 telegraphed previously to the $.8000, and from A, BE, & C, &. Tilton, of New York, to this same firin at Portland? A. I decline to answer, ‘The committee thea adjourned, ACTION OF MISSOURI DEMOCRAT: Sr, Lovis, Jan, 8, 187 The Democratic State Central Committee, in session at Jefferson City, this evening adopted a preamble und resolutions declaring that the democratic majority in the November election 1s the best evidence of the sentiments of tho democracy of this State, and stated that he can- it is, therefore, unnecessary to cali a conven- tion to give expression to the views of the democratic vyovers of the State; and baving full faith and confidence in the wisdom und pat- riotisin of the democratic Senators and Representa- tives in Congress, they declare the willingness and purpose of the dewocr.ts of tis State to support whit ever just plan may be authoritutively adopted for the solution of the Prosidential dilticulties which so se- riously threaten the peace and wellare of the country. GOV. HAYES’ CORRESPONDENCE. THREATENING LETTERS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY—THK LUCUBKATICNS OF A SOUTHERN WIDOW. (ey TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Cotumnvs, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1877, For some time Goyernur Hayes has been the re- cipient of letters irom various parts of the country suggesting that he should come out like a man and de- eline to make further contest for the Presidency. Some of these letters have been respectful, some abusive and some of a threatening charactor. A Jew have been | ornamented with cross bones and death’s heads, but all letiors of this class Were written by persons of litte education, if feartul and wonderfully irregular ctirog- raphy is any index. These letteys have produced con- Siderabio amusement here, and Mr. Hayes has given the suggestion littl: attention. “PKOM A SOUTHERN wibow.”” To-day another letter was received from some cheertul idiot who seeks to hide his stupidity by sign- tng the lotter with the words, “From a Southern Widow " This letter is dated St, Louis, December 29, but states the writer 18 @ native of Louisiana, After apologizing for obtruding upon Mr, Hayes? attention, the letter declares that Mr, Tilden 18 electod, THR GIST OF THE LETTER 4 embraced in the following paragrap) I don’t wish to intimidate or bull-doze you, my dear | once sad we would not have Lincoin for our Presis dout, aud we did not very long. Also recollect one | Wilkes Booth, and that there are others ot the si | tik lett behind, A word to tho wise ts suilici | Your wile and children may need you, and it kuow your best interests you will give up being Pres. ident Bow and will come boldly, bravely and squarely | to We front and declare you will give way vo the man who so clearly won the race, and do gv at once, my | dear sir, 10 quiet the couutry and for your own safety, | for you wiil not be Presivent (his time, that ts certain, Hayes is not the man to scare at such trash, WHO'S BOSS? THR SECOND PRIMARY ELECTION IN THE TWENTY-SECOND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT FoR THE CONTROL OF THE GENERAL COMMITTER OF THE DIsthICT. The second Tammany primary ordered for tho Twenty-first district took place last evening at East Side Hall, corner of Eighty-sixth street and Third avo- hue, A inrge crowd assembled in the vicinity and a jornglavie torce of police was on hand, Three tickets were put in the tleld—ono headed by Hugh H. Moore, another by William A, Boyd and the third by Thomas B. Tappan, the last ticket being known ax “the compromise’ of “harmony” ticket, ‘The inspectors of election, Joun J. Gorman, Thomas S. Breavan and Josepo Biumenthal, commenced to canvass the large number of voles cast iminediately after the closing of toe polls They stated it would tke them until long after midnight to completo the count. It was understood, however, that the “har. mony” ticket bud been elected. The success of this tieket leaves bow the Boyd aud Moore tat the cold, THK FIRST ASSEMMLY DiNTRICT. The Tammany Hail General Com Assembly district tor the eneuing y ing and selected the following off ¥.G, Duty. 0 Presiuent— taries—Jobo P, Kyan, Hagh Datton Treasurer —Denis Sergeantat-Attoe—William J. Aitkman. Dei. to Committee on Orgauization—Nichows Mulier, as Cloary, Patrick Kerrin, James Healy and E. Smith. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD'S VOTE, The Board of Aldermen will meet as County Can. vassers on Tnesday neat, lor the purpose of counting the votes recently cast in the Seventh Congressional district. Officer Sage, of the Sixth precinct, w tried belore the Police Board on a charge of perjury in yesterday that on bis preliminary application tor appointment ho hud sworn that he bid never been couvicied of any come. On his trial yesterday it was shown that he had been in the Venitentury three mouths tor using cunceiled postage stamps. TURNSTILES INDICTED, ‘Tho Grand Jury of Hudaon county, New Jersoy, yes. terday made a preseotment jn court against ihe tarn- peount of their jucouvenience and the injury they have jntheted on ev Zens crossing whe terry. The presentinent turth that they consUlule & Buisance Whieh should b speedily abated. SUDDEN DEATHS, Joun Nolan, agou twenty-six, of No. 86 North Moore Street, died suddenly lagt evening. Rosina Gowan, 121at wtraot. uied suddenly Laat bwht. tern Union | | sir, but would just remind you that we Southerners | aged twenty-seven, of No, @11 Kast OBITUARY. EPH HORN—MINSTREL, One of the few remaining members of the Bryant. Seymour coterie has sung his last song, and cracked his | last joke. Far away from the play house, with 1ts merry crowds, in a little narrow room at St. Vincent's Hosp!- tal, he closed his eyes, a joke still lingering on bis | lips. At three o'clock yesterday atternoon he bade | goodby to Mr. and Mfrs. Tony Pustor, and half an hour | Jater he was dead. On leaving bim Tony cheered bim | a little by expr ing the belief that soon he would be weilagain, The dying minstre!’s eves brightened and | he said, “1 guess so, Touy; | was always a good man atthe end,’’ Lhese were his last words. The remote cause of the ueatn of Eph Horn 18 a too | common weakness of certain “variety” managers. Lt Appears that the dead minsire! weut to Teenion, N. J.. | on Christmas eve with a “show,” the conductor of which, in burnt-cork parlance, ‘skipped’? with the fuuds and lettthe periormers to get back to New Yor as vest they could. The players, Horn among the number, held a parley with the railroad manayer on the station platform, and on the way to New ¥. was heard to complain that he had taken cold arriving im the ciuly he went tothe house of Mr, 2 wnere he lodged, and on the following morning he was unable to go abroad. He gradually grew worse, and when a physicun was called in he found the patieas | suffering irom pneumonia and advised his removal to | a hospital, where be would baye constant and com. | petent attendance. Mr. Pastor thereupon arranged for | | bis admiysion into St. Vincent's Hoswital, where ho died at half-past three yesterday alternoor Mr. Horn was born tn Phildelpnia in 1820, In 1849 he began playing minor parts with various local shows. | In 1850 Jerome B. Fellows and Earl Pierce, at that time | managers of the Qiympic Theatre in this city, were on | the loukout tor attractions, and hearing of the rising | young ministrel in the Quaker City, sent for him, He | came and opened at the Olympic here on August 1, 1850, From that time out his success was assured, and | rapidly rose into the frst rank of his | profession. In 1851 he was connected with Charicy | White, the fuinous darky impersonator, in the mun- agement of a show at No, 444 Broadway, vut the affair wus pecuniarily a failure, in 1860 be and Chariey | White appeared together at Lingard's New Bowery Theatre, theirs Leing the first burnt cork faces that ever appeared on tho gtago of that ill-fated house, Since tnattime he had been identified with many shows asa performer and with several as manager, Those latter ventures were, however, uniformly wn- | Ruccessiul, Mr, Horn loaves a wifo aud two daughters, | at present residing in Philadelphia, THOMAS MUTTER HOrF. Mr. Thomas Mutter Hoff, the youngest yon of Ad- mural H, K. Hoff, United States Navy, and grandson of the late Commodore Bainbridge, died in Philadelphia on the 27th December. Mr, Hof was a gentieman of | fine culture and gave good promise of « briliiaut career, | | | j JOSEPH RIPLEY. The sudden death is announced on Now Year's Day of Mr. Josepn Ripley, a prominent wool broker and a | brother-in-law of the late Senator Buckingham, of | Connecticut. For over forty years he was connected | with the wool trade of this city, and was known ond | honored by all those who were in any way acquainted | with that business in tho United States. ‘The woo trade wWl close their respective places of business t¢ day until noon, the funeral will take place at the Broudway Tabernacle, corner Thirty-fourth street and | Sixth avenue, at balf-past ten A, M. REV. MICHAEL RONAY. Vi Rev, Michaet Ronay, 8. P. M., President of St, Louis? College, Forty-second street, New York, died last sat- | urday in the house of the Fathers of Mercy, in Paris, | atthe age of forty-five, after along illness, Father | Ronay was well known in this city, especially to tno Hion of St Vincent de Paul's church, in | wenty-third stroet, where ho olton officiated. | Ho was one of tho most eloquent preachers in the Catholic Church ever hoard in this city, and wherever it was known that he was to occupy the pulpit a more than usualiy large congregation testified to nis power | as ap orator. Being amau of splendid presence his preaching bud ull tho greator influence over his lis- teners, A solemn funeral service tor the repose of bis soul will take place his moruing in the chapel of St, Louis’ College. JUDGE M'CULLY, OF NOVA E£COTIA. | | ‘A despatch from Halifax, N. S,, announces the death | in that city of Judge McCully, of the Nova Scoua | Supreme Vourt, Tho death took place on ‘tuesday | night, and the deceased was in his sixty-pinth year, | He had takea a prominent part in Canudian polities for over (wenty-live years prev.ous to his.appointinent | to tho judiciary, und he was very generally respected | for bis worth and ability. ener m ae ascore THE CROPS. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, Wasixarox, Jan. 3, 187%. The report of the Department of Agriculture for vember and December has just been issued Tho | N returns of the corn and cotton crops were published in November, | The potato crop falls not only below the extraor. | dinary crop of 1875, but considerably below an average | | crop. Among the causes of the diminisbed yield drought was the most widespread. The sweet potato crop of 1875 was a fair one, both in | yioid and quality, That of tis year nearly equals it | in both respects, PRopuct oF May. Tho reported entire product of bay is eight per cent | above that of last year, and the average quality avout five per cent beiter, Returns trom ali sections indicate that the product | of beuns 18 about seven per cent less than last year, The product of buckwheat last year exceeded that of the previous crop. ‘This year it falls about eight per cent short, Returns sbow an increase of about tourteen per cent on last year's comparative large crop of sorghum, THE TOBACCO CKOR. The tobacco countics reporting the comparative product, make returns not quite so favorable in the | Aggregate us those Of Inst year. A decreuse of product | Js indicated in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, | | competiiion ‘in other branches were awarded. | whole transaction to the captain. | tor them, THE INTERCOLLEGIATE CONTEST, THE CHAMPIONS OF HAMILTON AND WILLIAMS COLLEGE WIN THE ORATOR PRIZES. A brilliant audience fairiy fillea the Academy of Music last evening to witness the intercollegiate ora torical contest, Prominent among those on the stago wore Mr Byard Taylor, Colonel Higginson, Dr. E. H. Chapin, Dr, Prime and Mr. J. BR. Hawiey, while a bumberot eminent professors w: the audience. The cotleges represented were the Uyi- versity of New York, Hamilton College, St. Jobn's of Fordham, Northwest University of Iihnois, Cornell, Rutgers, College of the City of New York, Withams, Princeton and Latayette, The oratcrs of the eventing were as follows :-— THK CONTESTANTS. Frank H. Scott, of the Northwestern University, subject, “Time the Judge;” G. W. Terbush, of Lafae yette College, subject, ‘The Hidden Sequel;” Clarence Houghton Esty, of Cornell, subject, ‘The Old and the New Promeiheus;” George W. Colligan, of St, John College, subject, “The Intellectual Culture of the Ago;’’ Wilham E. Slemmous, of Princeton, subject, “The Growth of Opinion ;”’ Samuel Douglass Dodge, ot Williams, subject, “Jobn Milton;” Fraok Foster Laird, of Hamilton College, subject, ‘The Negro in American History,’ Z R. Vredeuburgh, of Rutgers, subject, “Yhe Growth of Tole: and D. M. Huuter. of the College of the City New York, suo- ject, “The Pigrims.’? The addresses were limited to ten minutes each, the intervals veing devoted to music vy the orchestra. Dr, 8. L Prime took the chair and was saluted by each of the contesting ofutors as they came upon the stage, The addresses were in nearly every caso suilicientiy attractive to fix the attention of the audience, and the speakers were frequently avd vigorously applauded, The programme was faithiully carried out with the ception of the withdrawal of Cornell's champion, Mr, Esty, who was announced as unable to appear, Att iuse of the speaking the judges, Messrs. Bayard Taylor, E. H, Cbapin and J. R. Hawley retired te form ' their verdict while the — prizes me ‘he were as follows:—Judges of Exsays—T, Went worth Higgmson, James T, Fields, Richard Grant White; Examiners in Mathemaucs—C HH, Davis, Sie Newcomb, Peter 3, Michie; Examiners in Latin— A.V. Peabody, J. H. Morse, Mytton Maury; Examine ers in Greck—T. W. Chambers, William R. Dimmock, Charlton ¢. Lewis; Examiners jo Mental Svence— Noah Porter, H. B. Smith, C. P. Krauth. THE ESSAY AND OTHER PRIZES, The competition in these various branches had been privaiely submitted to the judges, who awaraed prizes a8 tollows Prine ESsays.—-First prize to ¥. M. Taylor, of the Northwestern University; subject, ‘Hawthorne 4 place in Literature.” Honorably mentioned—Spencer H. Coon and N. A. Randolph, both ot Cornell, Second— Charles 'l. Brewer, of Corneli; subject, “The F alist Party in the United States,” Honorably m: jaa | tloned—Louis Claude Whiton, of the New York Unie versity. Gueek Comr)tTITION—First prize to Eugene Froyer, of Cornell. Second prize to Richard M. Martin, of the New York University, Latix.—First prizo to Emil Sehwedtveger, of Core nell; second prize to Henry Veghte, of Rutgers. MAtumMatics,—Only two compelitors—vin, C. A, Van Velzer, of Corbell, and George C. Holvrook, of College of the Cy New York—who were so nearly equal that tho prizes were equally divided. MENTAL NCIENCR —First prize, Thomas Daly Jon of Prine second prige to 5, M. Taylor, of thé Northwestern’ University. THR VICTORIOUS OKATORS, Mr. Bayard Yaylor then avnounced on behalf of the Juages on Oratory that the first prize had been awarded to Frank Foster Lord, of Hamilton College, and the sevond to Samuel Douglas Dodge, of Williams Cotleg This verdict was received With lodd cheers and applause, and white the audience was dispersing, the college boys who had assembled outside of the building to receive their ampions with due demonstrations indulged treely in that kind of cheering peculiar to coliegians A On New Year's moruing betore eight o'clock the umbreila store of Louis Lefferts, corner of Broadway and Bleecker sireet, was broken into by burglars and umbrellas and silk handkerchiels valued at $290 stolen. Yesterday Captain Byrnes and Detectives Slevin and Dolan, of the Fifteenth precinct, arrested James Kealey, aged seventecn years, of No, 47 Madi« gon strect; Paniel T, Connors, aged eighteen, of No. 198 Duane street, and William Fitegerald, aged twenty. one, of No, 620 East Fifteenth street, In their pose session were found three silk handkerchiefs which were partially identified aya portion of the stolen property. Fitzgerald bas already served one term in State Prison fora similar offence. The prisoners were arraigned before Jadge Bixby, at the Washington Piace Court, yesterday afternoon, and at the request of Cap sun Byrnes were remanded to the Mercer street star tion until to-day to obtain further evidence, Fitzgerald afterward made a clean breast of the He said that he and the others kad commitied the burglary, and that he had taken a sample of the goods to an ‘old tence’? — Gustavus Cohen—at No. 68 Baxter street, who prom ised to pay him $1 50 apiece for the umbreilas, which were said to be worth six times that sum, When the thieves, an hour later, brought the articles to the old ra-cal he would pot give more than $1 25 apiece ‘They were obliged to wccept tuis, and it te juir to presume that they were angry with Coben, anddetermimed to punish bin jor his avarice, Cap: tain Byrues gota search warrant trom Justice Bixuy, and, accompanied by Deveetives Slevin and Dolan, went tw Cohen's, arrested and brought bim tothe Fifteenth preemet, There Cohen was confropted with Kelly and Fitzgerald, who identified tim at onee, Ho Was held ond will be taken wiih the ovhers to court this morning. A FIGHT ON TIE DOORSTEP. Stephen Coppinger, aged thirty, who said he lived at No. 37 Kidridge street, was committed tor trial by Juse tice Wandell, at the Essex Market Court, yesteruay, to answer a charge of burglary in the first degree. It ap- pears that Mr. Albert Cappetle, of No, 97 Division Street, Was awakened yesterday morning by a powe a SLfRING OF BUKGLARIEs. Virginia, North Carolina and’ Tennessee, ‘An increase js indicated im Yennsyivania, Obio, ludiana and Tli- nois. Kentucky reports about the same as inst year, The quality of the enure crop of tobacco averages about the same as tuat of last year. Aimost the only complaint about the apple crop is that its superabandance has greatly diminisheu ) market value. | | | | THK WHEAT CRor, The December returns indicate that the acreage in winter wheut has been increased about five per cent over that of the previous year. The .mail area sowa burgiar wos makingin lis room. ie jumped out of bed, and the burglar ran down stairs, pursued by Mr. Cappeile, The thiet had succeeded in opening the hal door, when he w. grappled by Mr. Cappello, v1 offered a desperate resistance. Mr. Cappelle’s cr es for help atiracted Oilicer Broderick, of the Seventh prow cinct, who took the burglar, Who gave his name as Cop- p'nger into, custody. A gold watch valued at $50 and $25 stolen from Mr, Cappello’s room were found in bis possession, CAUGHT IN THE ACT, A couplo of burglars, Frank Stewart, aged thirtye in the New England States 18 fully muaintatued, and some addition» were expected to be made afier our re- turns were sent In, a8 1n KOME Counties it is customary to delay sowing this grain until just before freez All of the Middle States return an acreage equal to that of last year except New. York, which lores eight percent, The South Atiantic const States report a considerable increase, a small de ciency in Georgia being overcome by a marked in- crease in North Carolina and South Carolina. in the Gull States, Alabama and Mississippi report an ive crease which overbalances the decine tu Florida and Louisiana grow but insignificant crops, Toe inl Southern States all report an increased | acreage, North of the Ohio River, Michigan | nd Wisconsin report a decrease of wheat acreage; but other States report increased broaaths, enlarging crooge of this section xbout three per cent, West | of the Mississippi River Missouri enlarges ber acreage | | at least one-third, Kansas one-eighth and Nebraska rly one-balf, The Pacific States also report a largo | increise, The condition of the crop appears trom tho | returns to be about ten per cent above the average on | the whol 1 roage of winter rye in 1876 does not materially differ from that of 1575, LOST PROPERTY IN BROOKLYN. Property Clerk William H. Muldoon, of the Brooklyn police, reports tho value of the articles recovered by | the department of that city during the month of De- | comber as being $2,207 99 The articles which had | been stolon were restored to the owners. Mr Mul- | doon says:—"Owing to the extreme care with which | the police and firemen conducted their,seareh tor | property in the ruins of the Brookiyn Theatre a large | | collection of relies was recove: and turoed in at this | office. The majority of articies tous secured p ened | | bo intrinsic value, bat in numerous instances were | claimed and gratefully received by parties ‘who were | | unatte to obtain any other clew to lost relatives; such | | articles were the property of victims whose rémaing were burbed beyoud recognition or totally destroy d, | Among the relics unclaimed and still remaining at this oifice are several bunches of keys, a number ol b | Opera giasses and portions of watches and jewelry, JERSEY'S RAILROAD GUILLOTINE, Another shocking death on tho rail occurred at tho | | Wanbingtoa street crossing of the Ponnsylvania Rui | | road in Jersey City yesterday. A gang of moa was | employed at the crossing, when engine No, 716 backed | down to take up a train, Ove ol the men saouted to | the othors to get out of the way, and all ation to the order but thomas Uriscoll, a resident of No. 40 | Railroad avenue. He made a Jamp when too late and | was caught by the locomotive, crushed under the wheels and the head completely severed irom the body. & The news Was comtnunicated to bis wife, who rushed to the place, irancically crying out:—"Ob, my poor husband; only ove week at work dend, leav | tugune and my two chiidren on t . The re. | Mains Were removed tw this late resident | | ‘a ri COMING HOME, Among the passengers expected to arrive in this city | to-day on board tue Cunard steamship Parthia, trom | Liverpool, 1 Charles J Brent, the Louisville b nx | forget, receutly surrendered to this country by Great | Brita ander the extradition treaty, Broat isin the charge of Ipspector Shore, of the Londow Police, He { will be takdu so Louisville as avon as possible, | During the y: five, and William Mcurty, aged twenty-nine, were wught last evening, about haif-post five o'clock, trying pry open the door of Mr. Grillin, a shoe dealer, who the second floor of No. 62 Wa . the very act of forcing an entri Messrs. Joba P, Benjamin aud J. H. Stemberg caught and stopped them. The gentiemen collared the rascuis, Who (urned on them and attempted Lo assall theif cap- tors. Mr. Benjamin knockea McCarthy down; thea Stewart aimed eaperate blow at the gentleman's head with the “jimmy ;"" it was warded off by Mr. Stein. berg, and just then Koandsman MeArthar and Officer Garlana came up and arrested the almost overcome dese peradoes, who were locked up in the Fifth precinct, ‘Twine and the jimmy, two feet long, was found on them. They will be tuken to court to-day, A BRUTK INDERD, James Madison, who broke into the residence of Mary Lloyd, on the 6th of December last, with the in- tention of robbery, and then assaulted her so severely as to cause premature confinement, WAS yesterday com. mitted ior trial by Judge Murray, at the Fifty-seventh Street Court, THE MORGUE, WHAT KEEPER WHITE'S DEATH CHAMBER CONs TAINED IN TWELVE MONTHS, Koepor White, of the Morgue, yosterday made hig annual report to Warden O'Rourke, of Betlevae Hose pital, The document shows that darim, the past year 143 bodies wore taken to the of Which 72 were recognized by their fi total pumber of interments im the Pt was binety-seven, showing that the relatives | of the recognized deceased permitted the remains to be interred with (ue paupers aud strangers, Of the 143 persons, 99 came to their ceath by drowning, & were suicides, 7 sunstroke, 1 opium alg. F 1876, the Morgue received 142 bodies, of which but 55 were recognized. A BAD DRAW. John Auburn, who gave his residence as at the Tremont House, was arrested last night by Officer James Maher, of the Fourteenth precinet, om complaint of Richard McCrode, a bartender in Dewdrop tun, Broadway, who ¢ net «6 Auvurn = drew a pistol on him It Appears that Auburn, wh had been drinking pretty Ireoly, telused when leaving the saloon to pay tor the drinks, and, drawing his revol demanded to beal- lowed to leave the place, He wus locked up in the Mulberry street station house and will be arraigned court this morning, be A THANKSG.VING DIFFICULTY, On last Thanksgiving evening Robert Lusk, of No 5AS West Forty-eighth sireot, got fnto a dilficulty with three persuns—Josepu Arthar, Pete Reynolds and Thomas MeMannst-in a saloon at No. 589 Kleventh stroct, Lusk was bit on the head with u bottle and so badly mjared that be Was sent to tbe Ninety-nimih Street Hospiial The Coroner was notified yesterday that the man had died, . THE CITY DOCKS. Tho Hoard of Trade commuittes, Mcases, George Opdyke, *. DW. Harrison, Joba F. Henry, Wallace P, Groom and A. B. Millor, decided at ther meeting yes. terday (hat it would not be to interest of ine city. to dusvose of 118 dock vrowerty. seg ee ee 4 “= an <sqnitencb ata cesta