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‘Inspect tne fortifications, He will return to Belgrade im a few days, PROVIDING MEANS OF TRANSPORT. Intelligence eomes from Bucharest that fresh means of transportation for troops, artillery and ammunition are arriving at Kishenefl, The Czar is expected there shortly, RUSSIA STILL MOBILIZING. According toa Berlin despatch it is said the Czar has demanded an immediate report on the of the Southern army, and he conferred Wednesday with the Minister of War concerning the further mobilization of troops, , TURKEY ALSO PREPARING. It is reported that 50,000 Martini-Henry rifles from Birmingham have just arrived at Constantinople, THR FRENCH BUDGET, A despatch from Versailles says that in the ,Cham- ber of Deputies yesterday, M. Suy, the Minister of Fi nance, introduced the budget of 1878, He estimates a Surplus for that yoar of 6,000, 000f. THR RANK OF FRANCE, The specie in the Bank ot France has docreased 000f. during the past week. 4 SPANISH CABINET CHANGES, "A telogram trom Madrid announces that Ministerial Journals in that city state that atthe council held un- er the Presidency of King Alfonso the following ehanges in the Ministry were decided upon:—Manuel Bilvelato be Minister of Foreign Affairs in place of Calderon y Collantes, who is to be transferred to the Ministry of Justice, while Sefior Herrora, Minister of Justice, isto be placed at the head of the Ministry of Colonies, q THE POPE AND AMERICAN STUDENTS, A despatch from Rome says the Pope yosterday re- seived the students of the American College, who read an address and presented a sum of Peter's pence. The Pope, in reply, dwelt upon the marvellous progress Catholicism was making in America, TRE GETTYSBURG, A desptatch from Marsnilles says the United States man-of-war Gettysburg arrived in that port on ‘Wednesday. LARGE FAILURE IN BRIBTOL, Messrs. Snow, Taylor & Sherwoll, silk merchants, of Bristol, have failed, Their liabilities are reported to * pe £80,000, The amount of bullion withdrawn trom the Bank of England on balance yesterday was £198,000, SOUTH AMERICA. ECUADOR. BLOODY BATTLE FOUGHT—TRIUMPH OF THE “9 REVOLUTIONISTS AND FLIGHT OF PRESIDENT BORRERO. PANAMA, Jan. 2, 1877, News has been received here of a bloody battie fought fat Galte, Ecuador, on the 14th ult., between the con- itutfonal army, 2 500 strong, under General Aparicio, and the revolutionary forces, under Generals Urbina and Veintomilla, which lasted three hours and ended in the complete route of the former and the capture of their Commander-in-Chief, General Aparicio. It wasa hard fought encounter, and both sides behaved bravely, losing altogether about 400 killed and a much larger umber wounied, Wien the nows of the disaster reached Quito President Borrero lett the palace and ook reluge, it is said, at the Colombian Legation, whilo the citizens propounced in favor of the revolution, The revolutionary forces would probably enter Quito vn the 25th ult., which event, it was expected, would put an ond to the war in that Republic, PERU. The gunboat Pilcomayo is under orders to proceed to Panama with a competont corps of Peruvian engineers h bourd, presided over by Don Francisco #az-Soldan: ) co-operate with the commission Dow on the Isthmus Ae route for the tong hoped for interoceanic panal. Fe: COLOMBIA. BEGOTIATIONS Fon PEACE—A REVOLUTIONARY we ATTEMPT SUPPRESSED, Panama, Jan. 2, 1877, The war news from the interior of the Republic ts Meagre and indefinite, and generally ‘considered less lavorable to the liberal or government party, A Meamer which arrived at Aspinwall on the 29th ult, from Santa Martha brings advices to the effect that that negotiations for pence are boing carried on be- tween General Velez, commander-in-chie: of the rebels In Antioqnia, and Senior Rodriguez, Secretary of the Interior and of Foreign Relations of the national gov- ernment, A revolution started in the State of Santan- der by Leonardo Canal vgainst the government was quicxly suppressed. The revolutionisis surrendered on the 14th ult, with all their munitions of war, Caual ts at liberty under a bond of $10,000, Dr. Jil Colunye has arrived at Barranquilla, en route to Vanama, itis supposed, on some important political mission from Bogota, MOVEMENTS OF UNITED STATES sitiPs, ‘Tho United States steamers Pensacola «tlagship) and Omaha are still i port. The United States corvette ckawanna, Captain J. S, Grier, was wt Mazatlan, xie%, December 22, looking atter American interests there durmg the present troublos, She expected soon to leave tor La Paz, Lower California, to return to Mazatlan. CENTRAL AMERICA, COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA—PROBABILITY OF WAR—REVOLUTIONALY CONSPIRACY IN SAL- vapor. PANAMA, Jan, 2, 1877. The news from Guatemala continues favorable, In Nicaragua, the Gazette publishes the decree of Costa Rica suspending all offisial relations betweon the two | republics, the first consideration of which says:—"The government of the Republic of Nicaragua by ver has severed its relations with that of Costa Rica by retus ing to recognize the present administration of the nation.’”? WAR PROBABLE, Costa Rica continues in the same impoverished and unsettled condition. Her railroad work 1s at a atand- still, and war with Nicaragua 1s daly threatened by General Guardia, who 1s now visiting Savador and Guatemala in search of assistance to carry out his threatened invasion of that Repablic. REVOLUTIONARY CONSPIRACY IN SALVADOR, A revolutionary conspiracy in Salvador, beaded by a young man nawed Don Baltazar Estripiniar, editor of La Prensa, has been discovered, Beyond the meeting of the faction nothing had been accomplished. Quiet was soon restored. The capital and other towns are preparing for the celebration of the religious feasts, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Derartwent, Orrick or THE Cutmy SIGNAL Orricer, Wasnisetox, Jan, 12—1 A. } Indications, During Friday, in the South Atlantic and East Gulf States, falling, followed by rising barometer, warmer southeast to southwest winds, shifting in the north- orn portions to colder northerly, and generally cloudy weathor will prevatl, with, possibly, rain areas, In the West Guif States, falling followed by rising jrometer, warm, southerly winds, shifting to de- dedly colder, brisk and, possibly, high northerly rain areas, In Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and the lower lake Fegion, rising and higher barometer, brisk and high northorly winds, decidedly colder, cloudy weather, with snow and rain, succeeded in the first sections by @learing weather. In the upper lake region, Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri vatleys, rising and high barometer, Giminishing west to north winds, decidedly cold and Clear or clearing weather, succeeded in the upper por- tion of the last two districts by falling barometer and winds shitting to westerly or southerly. In the Middlo and Eastern States, rapidly rising | barometer, brisk and high north to wost winds, diminishing in the former, decidedly colder, threaten. ing weather and rain or snow, principally the latter, | suceceded by partly cloudy weather. | Cautionary signals continue on the Texas const and on the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Main THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The follov »g record will show the changes in the femperaturo for tho past twenty-four bours, in com- the armistice set on fvot some time ago continues, and | NEW YORK HER THE SUNNY SOUTH. Fabian Policy of the Warring Elements in Louisiana. EFFECT OF FEDERAL NON-INTERFERENCE. Gradual and Peaceful Encroach- ment of the Democrats, REPUBLICAN SENATORS GONE A FISHIN’ A Leaf of History from the Land of the Palmetto. MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, LOUISIANA. ABSORPTION OF THR VARIOUS OFFICES BY THE DEMOCRATS—-DEMORAIZZATION OF PACKARD'S ADHERENTS—A ¥ATAIL ROW AMCNG THE NEGROES IN THE STATE HOUSE-—-THE SENA- TORIAL QUESTION, [BY TYLEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. } New Orvxans, Jan, 11, 1877, ‘The quasi military situation is still unchanged. This morning Jumel, the democratic State Auditor, com- menced legal proceedings through the conrts to obtain his office. The office of the Recorder of Mortgages, having been found abandoned by General Herron, was taken possession of by the new appointee, ex-Governor McEnery, who forced the doors, A few Metropolitans present mado only a formal show of resistance and § retired, THK PACKARD BTATE HOUSK. The State House is reported in a filthy conaition, with its inmates still badly demoralized. New interior barricades have been improvised; among others one of all the Jaw Pooks in the House, as a breastwork at the head of the staircase. Although free egress and in- gross is maintained bat few avail themselves of the privilege, and then merely during the day. A general air of flabbiness is apparent everywhere; haggard eountenances and bleary eyes meet you at every turn, The talk 18 still of determination and hopefulness, but the attitude is one of despair, and It is plain the pres- ent status of affairs cannot continue mucn longer. ‘A DEBAUCH AND FATAL MELEE, ‘This morning a dead negro was carried out of the State Houss and reported to bave died with the heart disease, 1t has transpired, however, that during a debauch last night, about one o'clock, a mélee occur- red, in which two Metrop¢litans wero shot and one named Aucoin died. It was with great difficulty that a stampede was prevented. The wounded man fs still inthe State House. Another fight, in which pistcls wore orawn, occurred to-day. SYMPTOMS OF DEFECTION. Tho impression that the Nicholls movement is a completo success is growing upon them, and symptoms ot defection in the legislative quorum are more ap- parent to-day than ever. In tho meanwhile the demo- crats are notidie. Emissaries are busily at wotk, and the secession of a large body to the Nicholls House in a day or two is now more than a probability, Two—Mr, Barrett, of Rapides, and Mr. Kennedy, of St. Charles—came over to-day and more have promised for to-morrow. A meeting of the democratic Logisiature has been called for to-night, it is supposed, to periect arrange- ments for receiving a seceding body from the Packard House, The Metropolitans, of whom less than 200 are left, are anxious to get out, and send mossages to their friends outside to that effect. EVFORTS TO ORGANIZE A SORTIR. Astrong effort was made to-day to organize the National Guard for a sortie upon the Court House. The Grand Army of the Repablic located in this city was called upon toact as State militia, General Badger being commissioned as Major General. PREPARATIONS FOR RESISTANCE. This being reported at democratic headquarters ad- ditional guards have been placed at all the stations and Court House to protect them during the night, and general signals have been arranged, by which the whole force of Nicbolls’ State militia can be concen- trated at any pointin a remarkably short time. These extensive preparatious will most likely prevent the contemplated attack, at least for the present, THE OLD AND THE NEW. The only happy republican in the State is Kellogg, who cannot conceal his delight at getting out of the scrape. Tho most unhappy is Packard, who is eaten up with the rago ot a baffled hon. Casey paid them a short visit to-day, but soon returned to the Custom House, where he remained until dark. ‘THR HUNGRY CRowD. The democratic State House is overrun with office- seekers, both from city and country. They come in swarms, with all sorts of claims and in all stages of ilapidation. Governor Nicholls’ ear is so far deat to the general appeal. Ho is evidently reserving his powers and patronage for coming exigencies. THE BENATOKIAL QUESTION. The republican Legislature had one ballot for United Sta Senator this afternoon, resulting as follo Pinchback, 30; Antoine, 21; Lewis, 13; Beattie, 12; Anderson, 4, and scattering 60, ‘The republican Senate is still without a quorum. One | member ot the House camo in to-day, and that body still has a quorum, Pinchback’s {riends claim he is master of the Sena- torial situation. No disturbances are reported to-day. DONE GONK A FISHING, Antoine’s friends assert that Pinchback spirited away the four absent republican Senators, who are on Lake Ponchartrain fishing, and that they will not return ex- cept to secure Pinchback’s election to the United States Senat It is doubtful whether an election for Senator will take place to-day, even if a quorum of the joint assemblies can bo had, which ts exceedingly doubtful, as it is understood to be the policy of some mombers to prevent an election until tho solution of tho present difficulties in regard to the State govern. ment is arrived at, HOW THE OURSTION TURNS. It 18 generally conceded that the question turns at present on which of the Supreme Courts 1s the legal ono, and on this subject the wuthorities at Washington are being fully informed by both sides of the legal issues involved, f INTERVIEW WITH GENERAT, AUGUR. In an interviow with General Augur this morning a Times reporter reporis him as saying that he thought the muddle hero would be quictly and poaceably settled, and that he would not interlere except in case of riot and bloodshed, or in the event of any attempt being made to prevent the Legislature from pursuing its duties, This last signified either the democratic or republican Legislature, as afterward explained. Ho had heard nothing of the increase im the police force, and did not deem it of any moment, THK CHANCKS IN A ¥IONT, The Republican, in summing up the situation this morning, admits tbat if force is to aecide the quostion of supremacy the republicans are powerless aguinst thor opponents, who, it says, are fully organized, equipped and trained 1n the use of arms, WHAT PACKARD THREATENS, In an interview to-day, Governor Vackard stated ho jeated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, ison with the corresponaing dato of last year, as et Building:— 1876, 1876. 1877. a) ip Average temperature jor corresp Year... HERALD YACH ’ WEATHER OBSER- VATIONS. gancarny 11, 1877. ae Bar, |Ther.| — ‘State of At Hour. |inehes.| Deg.| Wind.| Weather. Sraten fntwra| Noon, a 4 SB] Cloudy. | Nae ¥ sr. \ I vo} SW, cu Islaud)l2 PM.) 80:10) 3213.8. W.) Clo intended toretoke the Supreme Court building, but thathe would proceed under the forms of law and would avoid a conflict which would remain as a cause of bit- terness after the recognition of lis government, which event he regarded a8 certain, INVESTIGATION BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE— BLIZA PINKSTON AGAIN ON THE STAND. Nuw Orvnays, Jon, 11, 1877, The Senate committer and sub-committee continued their investigations to-day, most of the witnesses being colored, who testified to general intimidation, ELIZA PINKSTON, Eliza Pinkston was examined, chief avout her head, and walked with difcalty, Her testimony was substantially the same as that already published, but she stated that her husband was a firm republican aod bad beon threatened because be left She had a bandker- | the democratic meeting before it was over, and that he | attended a republican meeting the night betore he was killed, and that after the killing of Henry, and while she was hiding, she had been assured of protec- tion if she would say it was black men who had killed Henry and wounded her. She will be cross examined to-morrow. CHARACTER OF HER WouxDS. Dr. C. B. White, a resident of New Orleans, testified to numerous wounds, twelve in all, which Eliza Pinkston’s body showed; when sbe reached the city most of them were cleatrized and superficial, and that her wounds in themselves wore not immediately dan- Berous at that time, but her condition was ono of Bervous prostration. Fe ee GENERAL SHERMAN ON THE SITUATION IN LOUISIANA. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Wasmsaton, Jan. 11, 1877. General Shorman says, near the hour of midnight, tho latest advices trom New Orleans report overything quiet there, He continues atill of the opinion that, as far as indications show, there will be no violence or breach of the peace, and says that it this condition of affairs can be preserved until the 4th of March without any outbreak the country at large will have reason to be thankiul and to fee: proud of having passed safely through so trying an ordeal. Ho farthor says that President Grant has not yet signified which of the two Louisiana governments he will recog- nize, If the committee of investigation will make any kind of a fair report, every one will be satisfed with it, The Attorney General says late to-night that there is nothing new in the Louisiana situation, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE RELATIONS BETWEEN TILDEN AND HAMP- TON—A LEAF OF HISTORY FROM A GEORGIA HISTORIAN—A QUIETUS PUT UPON THE STORY BY THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF—-ALMOST A ROW IN THE SENATE INVESTIGATING COM- MITTER. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1 Conumnta, Jan, 11, 1877. Quite a ripple of excitement was created in political circles bero to-day by tho publication of a letter in an Augusta (Ga.) paper, which opened up a secret page in the history of the recent campaign in this Stato. The letter 18 suggested by the mission of Judge Mackey to Governor Hayes as the accredited agent of General Hampton, and the writer ingeniously mokes out a case of bad fecling tetween Hampton and Tilden, und ncon- sequent link of sympathy between Hampton and Hayes. TIDDEN’S OFYOMITION TO HAMPTON, The letter states that Tilden was strongly opposed to the nomination of Hampton as Governor, this eppo- sition first manifesting itself as early as tho St. Louis Convention through Colonel Pelton, a nephew of Governor Tilden’s, When the State Convention was held Colonel Coyle, of Washington, an agent of Til- den’s, was present to prevent the candidacy of Hamp- ton, on the ground that it would be injurious to the party. Coylo was remonstrated with, and he tele- graphed for a change of tnstructions, but Colonel Pel- ton was inexorable. Hampton was very wisely nomi- nated, notwithstanding the opposition from New York, but when he heard of it he was deoply angered and wos inclined to withdraw, but was finally over- ruled by his friends and congented to run, ATTEMPT AT PRIENDY RELATIONS, After this, with a view to establish friendly rela- tions, Hampton addressed & letter to Tilden, assuring tho latter of his hope of carrying the State, That letter never was answered; but this was not all, ‘Tne demo- crats were sorely pressed jor funds durng the cam- Ppaign, and the Executive Committee wrote to Mr. Abram 8, Howitt, reciting their necessities and asking for some assistance, Mr. Hewitt replied that he had no money to give them, and, in effect, that they must take care of themselves, MAMPTON IRRITATED, The letter then goes on to state that these successive insults and rebuffs naturally irritated Hampton and caused him not only to let Tilden severely alone in the campaign but to favor @ proposition made by the re- publicans to withdraw the Tilden electoral ticket for | the consideration of $10,000 and a unanimous support of his (Hampton’s) ticket as against Chamberlain’s, THLDEN’S CANDIDACY IGNORED, It further charges that from this timo forward the candidacy of Tilden was tacitly ignored; that the dem- ocratic speakers confined themselves exclusively to State politics, while Judges Mackey and Cooke, who occupied the platform with thew, spoke lor Hayes and Hamptoo, and that this is why Tilden did not carry the State by 15,000 majority ot least. The writer signs himselt “*A Tilden Democrat,’ and his revelations, which are believed here to bo contrary to the facts, occasion great uneasiness and perturbation among the democrats, HAMPTON’S DENIAL OF THE STATRMEST, Under these extraordinary circamstances, I called upon General Hampton and asked his views concern- ing the statements in the letter. He was greatly sur- prised at them, and said “The writer has fallen into many and gravo errors, I had no agency whatever in Judge Mackey’s visit to Obio, and he bore no proposition nor even message from me. Mackey says so himself. The writer, too, misrepresents one of my speeches. A proposition was made to withdraw our electors, and the Democratic Executive Committee know that I took strong eround against it, A subsequent proposition was made on tho same sithject and I deciined this positively. Judge Cooke, @ republican, spoke for Tilden and votea for him, Judge Mackey spoke with me at but two places, and hé will doubtless say bow he voted in’ the Presidential election, Whether the canvass was m mistake or not is not for me to say, but I do say that I supported Tilden thoroughly and heartily throughout, The democratic electors can speak to this point and especially can General Samuel McGowan, one of the Tilden electors at large, who is referred to and who, I hopo, will answer for himself. “The leaf of history,” sald Genoral Hampton, “has been so secret that no one knows anything about it, and it is as utterly unreliable as history as it is secrot.”” THK SEXATR COMMITTEE, | The proceedings of the Senate committee are stil) secret, but occastonally some information breaks out, Senators Christiancy and Camerou cannot suppress everything, and, if report speaks tho truth, some ex- traordinary scencs ensue during the sessions of the commitiee, Yesterday, while a republican judge was | testifying, Senator Merrimon (democrat) asked the witness @ question, to which Senator Christiancy ob- jected. ALMOST A RoW. | Upon this @ violent discussion took place, which was participated in by all the members of the com. mittee, and which became so threatening that the judicial witness arose and sald; “Senators, I shall have to interpose my authority as a pence officer of the State untors you calm yourselves and preserve order. This, gentlemen, is an outrage. ‘The peace must and shall be maintained in South Caro- lina at all hazards.” This timely warning jored order ant good humor, | and the venerable belligerent Senators proceeded with their investigation. The committee will probably con- cludo its labors to-morrow and return to Washington, DEPARTURE OF TROOPS, Battories B, F, H and L, of the Third artillery, con- | sisting of 111 men and 11 officers, under the command | of Brevot Brigadier General Gibson, loft here to night for New York, ‘Tho batteries were originally qu tered in New York Harbor, from whence they wero taken in October last. GOVERNOR HAMPTON’S AGENTS AND THE TAX LEVY. Covommra, Jan. 11, 1877, Governor Hampton has appointed special agents for twenty-two counties to collect the ten per cent (last | year’s) tux levy. The appointments for the remaining | ten counties will be made in a few days, GEORGIA. | MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR SMITH TO THE LEGIS- LATURE—-STRONG WORDS ON THE PRESENT SITUATION OF NATIONAL POLITICS. Arranta, Jan. 11, 1877. The Message of Goverbor Smith, which was read tn both houses to-day, was devoted mainly to State affairs, but had the following commont on federal tions:— Betore closing this, my last, annual communication to the General Assembly, | cannot forbear a briet ret. erence to (he grave circumstances whieh now sur us and seem to threaten the existence of tho liberties of the peopte, | THK LATE ELECTION, On a given day over 8,000,000 of freemen, represent- Ing 45,000,000 of people, came torth trom their abiding places and quietly proceeded tothe ballot box for the purpose of choosing thew rulers for the nexttour years, This grave proceeding was characterized by the utmost good oracr, notwithstanding the presence in many places of the military forces of the Govern- Ment, sent thither to overawe the weak and ignorant and secure the election of particular candidates, The Jaw pointed out the mode of selecting the President and Vice Prosident of, the United ~tates; tue question ol who should fill these bigh offices had been re- ferred to the ballot box; the true result of that reference no can mind can doubt, The lection was held in pursuance ot the laws of the United States and of the several States. It was peace- able and orderly and tree trom intimidation, We tind a lew adventurers, acting under the directions of am- Ditious leaders at the federal capital and backed by the military forces of the government, attempting by iraud and cascanery to sett aside the eminent statesmen chosen by the people and to force into their places persons whom the people, after a fair trial, bad reiused to elect, WHO SHALL BR INAUGURATED ? The questions arise here—Shail the candidates fairly and legatiy eiected by the people’ be placed im ottice; oF shall persons rejected he ballot box be elevated to power? Shall law und order prevail, or shall traud and violence have the mastery? Shall the people ot the United States choose their own rulers, or shall political cheats and swindlers be permitted to periorm ‘Uhat vital office tor them? We have appealed to the ballot box. Shall the result of this appeal stand, or shali it be set aside by force and fraud? Ifthe latter, then our tree institutions are ulready at an end, and constitutional liberty on the American continent has received its tinal blew, The Tight of the people to choose their own rulers is the corner stone of a iree democratic republic; and when they voluntarily abdicate this invaluable privilege or alluw it to be Wrenched from them, they have already obtained their own cousent to become slaves, TUK FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT, No more sucred cause can enuoge the patriotic efforts of a nation than the firm maintenance of the fundamental right in all tree governments tu say Who shall rule over it, This right the peuple of Georgia and, 1 trust, of every other state in our iederul Union, will never willingly abandon. No divisions of the dirty spoils of office, no promise of personal advance- Ment, nO engagement to withhold the iron hand of power can ever compensate the people for the surren- der of aright at onco so dear to themseives aud so Vital to the very existence of constitutional liberty, THE QUESTION OF THK HOUR, The people of the Untied States ure thus brought face to.face with u momentous responsibility, What shali be done? What shall we do? The mo'to of our noble State furnishes a safe guide tor our action in this solemn emergency—'"Wis justice, moderation,” Iv 1s not for us to lead or even to suggest, but to fol- Jow. tis the plaiz duty of Congress, by aduering to Jaw and established precedent, to give effect to the clearly and legally expressed will of the people; but it Congress should antappily fail to do this, then 10 1s believed that the proper determination of the grave questions now confronting us can, in the last resort, be sulely leit to the suber judgment of tho right thindeu people in the Notthern states. If it cannot, then we are powerless, and they as well as as will have Jost the inestimable right of Ireemen—the right of selt- government, When they shal. have decided what 18 proper to be done for the preservation oF this right It is assuming but little to say that the people of Georgia will he 1ound ready to co-operate with them tueir whole duty under any and all circumstances, ON A WAR FOOTING, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Hanrtseura, Pa., Jan, 11, 1877. A caucus of republisan inembers of both branches of the Legislature was held to-nizht, at which it was re- solved that, in view of the difficulties in the South, the Governor be requested to place the State militia on # a war footing. The proceedings were conducted with the most profound secrecy, and those in attendance were pledged not to divulge the action taken, WILLIAM A. WHEELER. VISIT OF THE NEW YORK STATESMAN TO HIS ASSOCIATE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL TICKET— THE OHIOANS REMINDED OF OLD BEN WADE. (BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.1 Conumnvs, Ohio, Jan, 11, 1877, William A. Wheeler spent the day with Governor Hayes. His reception at the Executive Ct er was largely attended by State officers, Judges of the Supreme Coart and leading citizens, He was pre- sented to both houses of the General Assembly, bat made no other acknowledgment of this courtesy than a low bow. IMPRESSIONS ON THE OIIOANS. He talks about ordinary matters freely, but ts reti- cent vpon political waters, To most Ohio people he 4g a stranger, but many see in him peculiarities ot tace that forcibiy remind them of old Ben Wade, Mr. Wheeler Jett tor home to-night. THAT EIGHT ‘THOUSAND DOLLARS. AN EXPLANATION OF HOW IT WAS USED CoM- ING FROM PORTLAND, OREGON, Sax Francisco, Jan, 11, 1877. A Portland, Oregon, despatch says regarding the al- egation that $8,000 were sent to Oregon from New York to be employed in influencing Governor Grover’s ai toa in the recent electoral muddle, the fact is gener. ally known and admitted that the sum named was sent to Oregon to secure certain political results; that H, Thompson. the republican lawyer who made the ipal argument before Governor Grover in bebulf ny & certificate to Cronin, ved $: his services as counsel; that Cronin got a sim| and thatthe remainder was setarned. | upon reliable authority that neither Grov ad wick received a dollar of the money said to have bee! sent Irom New York. THE FACTIOUS JUDGE DUFFY DENIES THAT HE RESORTED TO TRICKERY-—THOSE TICKETS AGAIN, The special committee appointed by the Tammany Committee of Organization to receive testimony in tho matter of the contested seats In tho First Assem- bly district met again yesterday afternoon in Tam- many Hall, Mr. Purroy announced that the committee were ready to hear from Judge Duffy, and ex.Judge Quinn, who acted as counsel, called up Patrick Kerrips, Mr. Korring said that the harmony that was said to exist at the caucuses did not exist in fact, and there was quite a disagreement on the last caucus between FIRST, James Healy and Thomas E. Smith. His evi. deuce in regard to the meeting of the General Committee of the district at No, 130 Greenwich street was that Mr. Muller was Jute, and Judge Dufly was called to the temporarily, wod that the meeting aajou much commotion, Mr Kerri was really done at this meeting was not very cleur. Atier Mr. Kerrins there were brought forward James Kershaw, bookkeeper for Martin Brown, in whose office it was stated the “Daily ucket,” as called, wis printed on Jannary 4, Louis J. Hunt, delivery clerk, and James Hall, foreman for the same party, all ot whom stitted that they had no knowledge of uny such et being printed there op the day named, in tact, testifying most positively that no primary ‘election uckets were printed in the ofice after December 27, be some Wore printed at the instance of Mr. Kdward jurke. A copy of tho ticket presented at the meoting of the General Committee at Tammany Hall was shown to these gentlemen, and they ail testified that was the only primary election ticket for the First Assembly District printed in the oflice in December or January, Patrick Phillips end M. O’Keete, inspectors, testilied that there wero two tickets run at the primary at No, 130 Greenwich street; that the one now in session of Tammany Hall committee received 249 votes and the other 200 votes, Ex-Judge Quinn in his testimony, however, subsequently admitted that there must have been sotne repeating, as he did not think there were a bun- dred people around the place al.ogether during the evening, and also that he did not know on that even. ing that there was more than one ticket run and that was one which the Muller party were contesting for, He undersiood, however, afterward that there was an- other ticket and that it had been elected, JUDGE DUFFY'S PORITION. He thought that he ought to say something for Judge Dufly, who oniy made a fight on this matter vecause he understood that he (Judge Quinn) was to be thrown off the Committee on Organization, Judge Dofly was an bonorable man, and was incapable of changing tickets of doing anything that was not per- fectiy honorable and above board, Judge Duffy said ho felt very much aggrieved that any asper- sions on his honor should fave been made, mu ed, and was willing to swear that the er inded bins by Nicholss Flornelly, Mr. Mal- ors clerk, were banded to Mr. John’ Kelly, who in turn handed m to th Secretary. He | wished also to te that he was not try- | ing to get the controt of the district from Mr. Muller; that he had always been @ triend of Mr. Maller, had advocated his nomination for Coroner and had secured his nomination for Congresswan, Ho had no axe to grind in the First Assembly distric and be often wished he had never gone into polity at all, To have such sceusations and wspersions cast upon him as were cast upon him the day belore, no position could repay him for, The commit after Judge Duffy’s speech, took all the papers in the | case and will report to the Committes on Organization at thoir next mecting. THE RUSSIAN FLEET. ARRIVAL OF ED RUSSIANS AT {BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Nonronk, Va., Jan, 11, 1877, M.N. Shiskicg, Ruesian Minister to Washington; Rear Admiral Crown, of the Imperial Russian Navy, and F, Sblodhauor, of 8t. Petersburg, arrived here to, night, from Charleston, 8. C., and took rooms at the Atiantic Hotel, ‘They landed at Charleston trom the Rassian fleet, and proceeded directly to this place, and | their mission is sata to be in connecuon with render. vousi! the fleet in Hampton Roads, Tho distingaished party pear to be very inquiring as to the advantages of the roadgtead as a harbor during the winter season nd to do | ALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1877.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. WASHINGTON. _— Attitude of the President on the | Louisiana Question. NO FEDERAL INTERFERENCE. The Clouds Breaking Away from the | Presidential Question. PROBABLE AGREEMENT OF TIE COMKITTEES, | FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, Wasnixoroy, Jan. 11, 1877, PRESIDENT GRANT ON THE LOUISIANA BUSI- NESS—A CRY OF “HALT” TO HOT-HEADED ADVISERS. ‘The attitude of the Prosident toward the Louisiana | difficulty was described by a member of his Cabinet to- night us that of an attentive observer. From bis state. ment it appears that the President contemplates no step whatever in Louisiana beyond instructing the military to keep tho peace. Said he:—The President has pot come yet toa conc!usion as to who was elected Governor, nor as to the legality of the respective Legislatures. He awaits a responsible decision, Kvery thing goes to show that a halt has been called | to hot heads in or out of Congross by the President's | most trusted friends, and it can be said, on good | authority, that neither government will be recognized | by the President, and that, unless there is a breach of | the peace in Louisiana, there will bo no federal inter. | forence thero, | COUNTING THE FLECTORAL VOTE—FAIR PRos- | PECT OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE | SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEES, There wero reports this afternoon that the Senate Committee on Counting the Electoral Vote had agreed upon aplan, This is not true, but there is reason to | believe that they feel confident of coming toa unani- | mous or very nearly unanimous agreement, It is believed also that a conference between the two committees—the House and Senate—will take place to-morrow or the following day. There is good | reason also'for the belief thata plan will be agreed on | by the two committees and by the two houses for | counting the vote which shall be fair, constitutional | and satisfactory to the honorable men of both parties | and to the country, In fuct, in political circles gen- era'ly having the best information there is a feoling of great cheerfulness and a be- hef that an amicable, constitutional and satisfactory sv ttloment of the Presidential question is almost cer- | tain, The roport was in circulation this evening that the Senate committee bad substantially agreed that the Vice President ought not to count the vote, that the question whether the objcetion ( of | vote of Oregor, paries, and requires a perfect reciprocity in the traffic of connecting roads now in existence and hereafter to be built, thereby re ng an open highway. The bill contains no provision for government aid to any portion of the roads already constructed. THE OREGON ELECTORAL INVESTIGATION—MR, RUNYON PURGES HIMSELF O¥ HIS CONTEMPT— THE MYSTERY OF THE EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK NOT YET CLEARED UP-—NO ¥ SUCCESSFUL SEARCH YOR FRAUD. Committee on Privileges and Elections, investigating the alleged informality in the electoral resumod the investigation to-day. Mi Enos Runyon, who had peen adjudged guilty of com tempt in refusing to answer astowho had procured the eight thousand dollar check drawn by his firm, payable to the order of Charles Dimon in December last, was called, Mr. Finley A. Johnson, attorney for Mr. Runyon, requested permission to state that Mr. Runyon in- tended no contempt to the Senate or to the committee; that he (Mr. Runyon) has always honestly been of the Opinion that such transactions as the one in question were of aconfidential character and ought not to be disclosed. So far as he (Mr. Jounson) was personaily concerned he would be willing to abide the penaity of the Senate for contempt rather than disclose, without leave, a transaction between himself and a customer. Mr. Enos Runyon was then placed on the stand, and in reply to the question of Mr. Morton, ‘Who procured the check of $8,000 to be drawn on your firm?’ said:— “It was Conrad M. Jordan, Cashier of the Third Na- tional Bank of New York.” ‘The witness said Mr. Jordan applied for this check on the morning of the 61h of December last; there was no money paid for the check by Mr. Jordan or coliat- erals deposited; it was a matter of honor between them; ihe witness acknowledged that it was an unusuay way of doing business, a8 it is the custom in sach cases to have money or collateral veposited; witness did not see Wilham T, Pelton on the day the check was issued, nor has he seen him since, nor has he had any corre: spondence with him; witness did not know Mr. Pelton in apy Way in this transaction; Mr, Jordan did not in- dicate for what purpose he wanted the check, but he did not want the transaction placed on Martia & Run- yon’s books; the amount of the check was charged to him (witness) on the books of his firm; Mr. Jordan said hewould fix the matter up in a tew duys, but met tioned no detinite time. By Mr. Mitchetl—Witness’ firm sent Ladd & Bush, of Salem, Oregon, a despatch on the 6th of December that his firm had deposited $8,000 in the Bank of North | America to their credit; be had had no communication with Ladd & Bush since; Mr. Jordan did not say how he would pay for the check; he only said that im a few | aays he would fix it; when witness was first subponaed he saw Mr, Jordan, and the latter objected to having his name divulged; witness was advised by Mr. Jordan to consult Mr, Burton N. Harrison, a lawyer, betoro coming to Washington to testify. In reply to a question by Mr, Kernan witness said ho | saw Mr, Jordan yesterday, who gave bim permission to disclose bis name; witness stated further that ho would not have disclosed Mr, Jordan’s name had not | that gentleman given him leave to do so. Mr, Runyon, having purged himself of contempt, was discharged, During the afternoon the committee sat with closed doors and examined the letter and bank books of Charies Dimon, the New York banker, to whom Run- the yon delivered $8,000 check, which wag one house or the concurrence of both was | ordered by Mr. Jordan on December 6. These book needed to the exclusion of a voto was to | according to Mr. Dimon’s statement, show tho cor- ve submitted asa law question to the Supreme Court. ‘This report 1s probably incorrect and at least. prema- ture, but it is pretty certain that no considerable num- ber of Senators any longer hold that the Vice Presi- dent is to count the vote. enligtiacrscis FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasuinctox, Jan. 11, 1877. STEWART L, WOODFORD APPOINTED UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY AT NEW YORK, The President turned the flanks of the numerous host of applicants for the position of United States Dis- trict Attorney at New York by appointing to-day ex- Lioutenont Governor Stewart L. Woodford. As soon as his choice was made known several dozen carpet sacks were instantly packed, and, with their owners, doparted from Washington by the first tran: GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasuixoron, Jan, 11, 1877, THE POWERS, PRIVILEGES AND DUTIES OF THE HOUSE ON COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE— CONCLUSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE. | The House Committee on the Privileges, Powers and | Duties of the House of Representatives in counting | the cloctoral vote, held a Jong session to-night, and fimehed their report on that subject. Their conclu- sions are:— First—Tbat this power to count the olectoral vote is not conierred by the constitution on the President of the Senate. Second—That the power is conferred by the consti- tution upon the Set nd House ot Representatives, Third—Wbat in the execution of the power to count the electoral vote the House of Representatives is, at least, co-ordinate and equal with the Senate. Fourth—That in counting the electoral votes no vote can be counted against the judgment and without u sent of tue House. ‘These propositions were agreed to by a strict party vote—Representatives Knott, Tucker, Marsh and Sparks (democrats) in the affrmative; Represent. atives Seolye, Burchard of Ilinols, and McDill (repub- jcans) in the negative. THE SOUTHRBEN TRANSCONTINENTAL ROAD—A BILL AGREED ON BY THE HOUSE COMMIT- TEE-—DETAILS OF THE MEASURE. The House Committee on Pacitic Railroads to-day unanimously Instructed their chairman, Mr. Lamar, of Mississippl, to report to the House for passige a bill granting government aid for the completion of a Soutoern transcontinental railroad. The subject has been under consideration by the committee ever since the boginning of the present Congress, but great aifficulty has been ex- perienced in reconciling the large nonomber of conflicting interests. One of the principal obstacles in the way of the comunittce’s arrival at a conclusion arose from the rival claims of the Texas Pacific Rail- road Company, represented by Colonel Scott, and the Southern Pacific of Calitornia, represented by Mr, Huntington, These two interests having been satisiac- torily compromised on a fair and equitable basis, and Mr. Huntington, on behalf of nis company, nav. ing fully accepted the provisions and limitations ot the Toxas Pacific bill, Introduced last ses. sion by Mr... Atkins, of Tennessee—namely, “that this now Pacific Ratlway should always remain an open highway, subject to the control of Congress,” the commitice have finally reached a favorable vote upon the measure. “The biil to be reported by Mr. Lamar provides for the construction of a union line from Fort Worth, the present western terminus of the Texas and | Pacific rond, via El Paso to San Diego, ¢ tee the interest, not the priucipal, on the five per cent fifty yenr gold bonds of the maim lines from Fort | Worth and Fort Yuma, a distance of about 1,080 miles, That portion of the line lying between Fort Worth and u point 100 miles west of El Paso 18 to be constructed by the Texas and Pacific Company, and trom that port to San Diego by the Southern Pacific Company. branches provided for im tho bill a The First—One from Shreveport or Marshall to New Or- Jeans, ‘Secomd—Ono from Jofforson, Texas, to Memphin Third—From Shreveport to Vicksburg. Fourth—One irom Venita, 1. T., to intersect Texns Pacific at some point onstof the 103d meridian, The government is to guarantee the interest upon the bonds of the compantes constructing the main line arate not to exceed $35,000 per mile, aud upon the brovches at the rate of $30,000 per mile, but bonds only to the amount of the netual cost of construction are to be isened, so if the road can be uit for $20,000 oF $25,000 per mile bonds only to that amount are to issued, ‘To secure the government for this guarantec the sev. eral companies are required to execute a frat mortgage upon the whole property of the companies thetr land grauts irom the United States and the of Texas, In addition the government is tor dues for military and postal transportation and tele- graph service, and to have a lien on such a part of the earnings of the companies and the entire proceeds of the sule of their lands as may be neccessary to provide | for the prompt payment of the current interest on the bonded debt. The bill contains stringent provisions prohibiting combinations with the existing Paciic Raiway com- a | | distance of 1,800 miles, The government is to guaran- | | the respondence and business between himself and parties in Oregon since November Iast Nothing in addition towhat Mr, Dimon has heretofore testified to was as- certained by the examination of the nooks, and he was discharged as a witness, ‘The committee have ordered that Conrad C, Jordan, | who procurod the eight thousand dollar cheek from Mr. Runyon, be snbpenaed to appear before them as 4 witness, It is stated here to-night that Governor Tilden ts a director of the Third National Bank, of which Mr, Jor- dan is the cashier, HOTEL ARRIVALS, Congressman Chester W. Chapin, of Massachusetts; Judge Charles Wheaton, of Poughkeepsie; Allen 3 ror, of Syracuse, and ex-Congressman Clinton 1. Mer- riam, of Locust Grove, N. Y,, are at the Fitth Avenue, Senator Daniel B. St. John, ot Newburg, and General J. 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