The New York Herald Newspaper, October 14, 1878, Page 3

“WASHINGTON. How the “Cipher” Despatches Came to Light ere SENATOR MORTON'S LITTLE STRATAGEM. Mr. Orton’s Tender of Telegrams and Good Advice. A LITTLE MUTUAL SUPPRESSION. Evidences of a Republican Dis- position to Purchase. FROM AN OCCASIONAL, CORRESPONDENT. Wasuinaton, Oct. 12, 1878, Those “peculiar cipher despatches’? bave been the Bubject of a great deul of discussion among politicians of both parties here since thoir publicatioa, and as this is the place where they first came under the cyes et republicans your correspondent hus made the at- ,homps, by careful inquiry in diferent quarters, 10 dis- sover their history. Tho following particulars seem to me to be well estabiished, but they come to me, Mot as @ connected story, but im parts irom various Sources, und it 18 peasible that these parts may uot be Btated in what follows io their proper succession; otherwise there is reason te believe them to be sub- stantialiy true, If so they disclose an entirely new and bitherto—to the public—unknown reason for the sonfidence with which the republican chiels carried on their part of the contest for the Presiaency during Febroary, 1877. Is will be remembered that Mr. Watterson and some viher domoerats at toat time loudly and persistently arged the summoning to Washington of not less than ‘one bundred thousand unarmed citizons”” to attend the iauguration. 1t was insisted that this corps of nsitors should be unarmed; aud Mr. Wattersen at ast always asserted that they ought to come very 1@letly and merely az a moral force, Somo dewgo- wats, more zealous than he, wished to increase t! sumber of these spectators to half a million; and it - $wae understood that Bir. Watterson at one time stood teady to guarantee that one hundred thousand sheuld some from his ewn State of Kentucky alone. While this halt crazy plan was under discussion for forcibly inaugurating Mr. Tilden, it may also be re- membered that Mr. David Dudley Field, as the par- iicular representative of Br. Tilden in the House of Rep- feseutatives, avowed bjs determination te continuethe -Mibustering, 0 in spite of the conclusion of s dem- “poratic caucus to let tne count goon. He and the selebrated Springer, of LIilinois, with a few equally wild spirits (among them Blackburn, of Kentucky,) Wore of tuis mind. It ts said that this disposition to Qiibuster the count past the 4th of March bad, up toa Dertain point, the secret support o: Mr. Tilden, who Tegretied, after the Electoral Commission bill passed, Wat be bad delayed to instruct the democrats to op- pose it, and who gave his consent privately to the Uivastering. DEMAND YOR THR DESPATORES. Inthesame month of Fovruary mr. Field’s com- nittee in the House dud Senator Morton’s commitieo im the Sonate almost simultaneously demanded of the Western Union Telegraph Compuny the election despatches ot both sides, Mr. Orton, then president ot the company, re(used to surrender thom, and nere begins the curious story which is whispered bere ip democratic as well as political circles, 1:18 said that Mr, Fieid had obtained possession of eopies of s num- ber of republican despatches, some of them damaging to persons at least as high as Senators, ana others of them dn cipher, but binting at matters and suggesting things ‘whieh it was believod the republicans would not hike to Dave disclosed to the public. He, 11 is said, wished to get hold of the whole republican correspondence Delieving that this would enabie him to decipher some fespatches already in bis possession and to make slear the meaning of others, 1: is adaea that before requiring the production of the republican despatches te prodently consulted Mr. Hewitt, the chairman of ihe Democratic National Commitiee, as to whether apy damaging discoveries could be made against the democrats and that Mr. Hewitt assared tim, for” bimself and for the National Committes, that he might safely go abead, Decause thero was nothing on the democratic sido which would not bear the light) Thereapon he de- Manded the despatches; the Nenate Committee at co issued a similar requisition, and Mr. Orton, for- mally refusing in order to gain time, came to Wash- wgton, ‘The tollowing ts the story of what he did here. It ‘B said that he plainly told a democratic and a repub- ican Senator in a secret interview:—“You are threat- the country with « horrible scandal, I am irying to prevents it by refusing to give up the de- spatobes Butl wish you to w that Ihave no Dotivn of going to to please any of you. It you Insist on their production you shall bave them, but they will not help either party. They Sonvict conspicuous men on both sides, I know what Tom talking about, and to prove it to you I will show Vou two or three exumpics of what your investigation uld bring out against both sides if you force me to tive up the despatches,” Whercupon it is said he showed to these two Senators, one republican and the ether democratic, certain despatches compromisiug persons of a goud aeul of importance on each side, itis said that the two Senators, each for uimself, thereupon declared that they wore uot inclined te Stand bebind any one who had done wronz; that so lar as they wero concerned they would insist ou the production of the despatches, aud that they were not disinclined to eee political ruin overtake men who bad acted the part these despatches seemed to denote. SENATOR MORTON'S STRATAGEM, Thereupon Mr. Orton determined to surrender the Gespatches, and, the story says, caused them to be “sont to the Senate commiitteo; and that when thoy 4 there, Senator Morton, as chairman of that com- @ittes, fully alive to everything which might damage the democrats or prevent damage to the republicans, mado caretal secret examination of them, in the sourse of ich be luuud the cipner despatches now getting published ana other matter so dangerous to the democrats that at first ne was 1: i to Hing the whole volors the public as the best way to ruin Mr. Tilden’s bepos, But be and the poe or t whom he ‘took into his conf. fence soon waw that the work of decipher. (ng the despatches would take @ great deal of tim they saw it is said, that @ one sided expos Would nos be permittod by public opinion, and that if doth sides were to be ghown up the republicans would also vo disgraced. Thereupon, this story yoes on Senator Morton determined upou a shrewder and fur. thor reaching stratagem. Hebuadied up the aemo- sratic aud republican desp: 6 together, aud having put them into a sale place he culled to bim two prom, iment and influential domvucrats and said to tem, “Gentlemen, you ought to stop this Mibustering and all this talk about revolution and an army tv force the inauguration of Mr. Tilden’? They ropitoa, “We Avo not i favor of Mlipustoring of of revelation, as ou very well know, Sonuto: Senator Morten: auderstand that; bus you ugh to use your great !ofluence upon those who are, You ought to stop Mr, Field; you ougtt to stop Wat. Jorsou’s silly and dangorous for revolution,” fo this the two democras are have rejoined shat While they we: vor of currying out tho wgroement involved i. tue Kieetoral Commission in foud imith they yout felt thas a gross injustice ana more was being done; that they fArmiy bellevea Mr. Tilden elected, and that they were not Gisposed to loterfere in any peremptory way fo stop the resistance which other demvor © this move; they preterred to let tb 0 Of Wrong Which was felt by their fellow dewocrats who were Alibusteriug and UWrestening revolution. On thi 4s Batd, Morton eu, ue democratic party not afford to ty. Guguraie dir, Tide, aod I will suow you way. You may filibuster add carry the count past the 41n of March, aud you may forobly inaugurate Mr, Tilden either vere of cleewvere aud thus pluoge u Jato @ revolutionary condition; b NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1878+TRIPLE SHEET. \nis—when you are fully com mitted to it—I shall make Public certam despatches, of wi I wit Row show you some samples which will prove to the country that your candidate first tried to bribe way into the White House, and, having failed in that, now tries to secure the object of bis unscrupulous ambition by revolution.” Hereapon, 1% is said, he showed to these democrats such despatches as proved to them that they, at least, could not afford to tor erate anything Jike a violent attempt to seat Mr. Til- den, When Senator Morton had seen that his reve- lations bad produced the effoct he expected upon vhese gentiemen be said, “Your people might perbaps make unpleasant discoveries on our side if we push this investi gatior at you cannot discover anything whieb willcommit or convict our e, You cannot show bim to have taken any persenal part in anything that was done, or to bave had any know!- edge of a relatien to dubious transsotions. But wha I have shown you proves that you democrats cannot efford te Alibuater or to attempt a forcible inauga- ration of your mau, The revelations which would follow would cover you all with unending disgrace. I ask you, therefore, to go to Mr, Field and to My. Wat- terson in contidence, ana tell them from me why they must stop ali filbustering and revolutionary plots and let the count proceed.’’ And it is said that thig revelation, duly made, was what drew the fires from under the botlers of those democrats who were, Until that time, bent om a forcible inauguration of their candidat: REPUBLICAN OIPUER DESPATCHKS. “But what became of the despatches?’’ I anxiously agked, aud tne reply was, “That I don’t know. 1 suppose they were kept by Morton, and 1 guess that they may have been found among hia papers alter his death and theo brought out. Butl have always heard that Mr. Field or others of his commi! bad a considerable number of republican cipher des- patches, some of which’persons who had acen them thought of importence and worthy, of an attempt to decipher them. In fact some of these republican cipher despatches were printed at the time, and you will find them here in the offictal golame of the proceedings of the Field commitiee. Here they aro,’ turoing to the closing pages of a public document lying on his table, “and you will see that they concern this very case of Florida tor the most part. Suppose you copy a fow whilel readtoyou. I will pick them out in their regular order. Here is one from little Purman, who was candidate tor Congress, to Gevin, republican manager in the southern part of Florida:"— TaLLanassze, Nov. 6, 76. ‘Yo Col, Manvuzn Govin, Key West:— Draw on Governor Swenras and ayself for two bun- dred more. J. PURMAN, Two days later ts this:— Judge J. M. Epmuxps, C! too, Wasingtoi Nov. 8, 776. man Rep, Nat. Ex. Com- ol to prove! ais we most have money. If Fiorida is important authorize méto draw on you for two thousand dollara, Answer. M. MAKTIN, Chairman Rep. Camp, Committee. W. J. PURMAN. Tnen came several from W. &. Chandler, whieh al- wi excited my curiosity. Who, for instance, was “Jones” in these ciphers? Why sboula Jones bo sent to Seiator £. A. Rollins in Pniladelphia; and what about “Arthur William,” who, as you will no- tice, was to be warmed? Why was it so necessary for Mr. Chandler in Tallahasseo to know about cotton that he perompterily senas two despatches—one to Kellogg, the other to Packara? Just read those:— ‘TALLAHAS: Nov. 12, 1876. M, A. Cuaxor, 5th Av, Hotel, N. Doctors pleat; ny weath Ha ad ir. 18 sea smooth? re / BE. CHANDLER. TatLa., 13, W. A. CLancr, 5-ave, Hotel, N. Y.:— Florida swarining with prom: some repuviican lawyers and m Joues to E. A, Rollins, Philadelphia, Have Arthur William warm. Men acting cola. bi ‘ W. @ UHANDLER. Wasuiyoron, D. C., 13. Hoo, W. E. Cuanpian, Tallahassee, Fis, :— Despatch received. Jones gone to Philada naracy all along the line—sea sale cotton bigh stifien orunges men coming. Z CHANDLER, Chmn. TaLLa,, 12 8. B. Packarp, New Orieans:— Has Kellogg my, lever? Must know positively about cotton. W. E. CHANDLER. Mr. Chandler got satisfactory assurances the same aay thas:— New Oxcxans, 13, Evaznurr Cuase, care Gov. Stearns, Talia, Kia, :— Just received your letier. Think cutten high £ re? z New Oazeaxs, 15 Nov. Evgaerr Cuass, care Gov. Steara: Confident cotton bigh only keep it firmthere, K. There is also the fuliuwing assurance about money, & week after the clestion, it will be observed :— To Colone! MaxutL Govix, Key Ws Will bave juads trom Was! Draw only fifteen days’ sight. Our W. J. PORM. AN. On the same day sent the following to Colum. bus:— Tata., Fla., 12 A. E. Gan, Colambus, 0.:— William 8. Mattnows and ethers of bign character rainy. W. BE. CHANDLER, Bere are two curious ciphers about ‘Jones,’? aiso “Robinson” aad “Smith’? from Mr, Zachariah Chand- ler to his namesake :— Wasuixatox, D. C., Nov. 15, Hon, W. E. Caaxpiar:— Cook and others jeave to-night Robinson will ac- company Jones if necessary Cotton high Dectors pleuty You must not leave. Z CHANDLER, Chua. Wasuixatox, Nov. 24, Hon. W. E. Cuaxpue: Cotton high, Kovinson im Philadelphia. smith wont with Jones to Florida, %. CHANDLER. Finally, here 1s something curious about ‘small cherries,” which are te be “ready ior any emer- gency”—and this on the 27:h of November, when mal re evidently in & critieal condition, for on the day before Chandler (W. E.) had telegraphed Kellogg in Now Orleans that matters did not luck well ta Florida:— i TALLAHASSER, Nov. 26, 1878, Governor W. P. Kxtioaa, New Orteun: Cold reports bere; doctors seuree; covton fover Spreuding; Taining here, answer. W. E. CHANDLER, 1t was on the heels of this discouraging report tbat Chandler t phed tor “twenty apples’? and a lot et “small cherries.” TaLtamasenx, Nov. 27, 1878. Z_Cnaxpixr, Washington, Dv. Wiliam Kobiaso: not need him; app! ty ; to be resay for any emergency. W. E. CHANDLER. ‘The day betore Mr. Chandler described to his friend Governor Kellogg a new kind of tever:— “Now,” continued my informant, “though lama democrat I was never, asis weil known, a Tiideu mao, If these Tilden dospatenos are true it would been 8 great calamity for us democrats to have b im tor President. But I always wanted the republican ciphor despatches, these others, exposed aud made use of, and what for a long time puzzied me was why the zealand ardor of those prominent democrats, who robably suail soon thom aud knew them to exist, so aud offavoutthem. Someo!l us who in thowe days Wid kuow as much asl now guess at used consti to urgo that the republican despatches should bs pub- Hahed; we thoughe Rood Campaign thander; but we could get those who had them to say « word about them. | a want a democratic President Joss he ts fairly and honestly elected, and I was dis. usted with Tilden when be was shown to nave been willing to go iu oo Uregon, which he @iu not carry, That killed Tilden, Bat l would like to see the re- publican despatches also deeiphered, and my com- plaint ie that some democrats have been, for reasons which you may guess for yourself, very unwilling to etic this matter ap.” That ts the end of the singular tale, for the truth of which 1 by no mea ouch, bat which I send to you tainly tallies vurioasly ia many points with established facts, os FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasuixotoy, Oct. 13, 1878, A PREVENTIVE FOR MALAMIAL TROUBLES 8UG- QRsTED, ‘The Argentine Mintster, Sefior Garcia, says tbat, on Dehal! of the members of the 4 matic corps who reside in the lower part of Washingion, he ts going to submit to the Commissioner of Agr ure a propusi- ton to plant exteosively tn tne euy the tree known as the eucalyptus globulus as an antidote and a pre- veative of the Material trouble with whieh so many geotiemon of the foreign legations, in com. mon with other residents here, are afllieved, with tho io many Sefior a number of places in Bucnos ay with miasms, have boen re Ject, published by # physioan mato it a special study, will be presented with the propositien, THE SOUTHERN PEAGUE. |. No Abatement of the Dread Disease. j MORTUARY REPORT IN NEW ORLEANS. Active Efforts of the Benevolent Associations. (ex zELEoRarH To THE HERALD.] Naw Onreans, Oct. 13, 1878, The number of new cases oi ye! fover in the past twenty-tour hours 1s as foliow: Board of Health cases prior to Uctober 10....... Board of Hoalth cuses subsequent to Votober 10. Howards... sees teens Young Men’s Chriauan Associs Total .ooeeoeeee The Howards report that all their cases are pnly three or four days old. This goes far to show that there 18 very little abatement to the disease, The majority of the new cuses seem to appear in the upper and lower portions of the eity, especially {rom Esplanade down and from Jackson upto Carroiton. On two streets, Fourth and Wasb- idgton, both im the Fourth district, nitherto exempt, the fever is very general On Wasbington street, from Magazine to the rivor, I am iniormed that there is scarcely @ house that hes not a caso ef yellow iever in it, The most.of these cases are among the better class of our German population, with whom the fover ts almost always severe. { learn that the yellow scourge pas appeared at the Ursuline Convent ‘at the extreme fimit of the Tnird distpict. FACTS AMD MINTS FOR THE COMMISSION. Among the now onses reported to-day, | netioce one who bad been twenty years ip the city and. auotn should command the re Commission, It is dons never bad tho thas Dr. Joseph iy er Lelure 1 notice, how Jones, who holds that yoilow inited disease, does Lot claim an abso! immuuity irom asecond attack. He only asseris as « genoral rule that the disease occurs but on Itetime; but even that much is deuied by many ot our old or 5 who deciarethut it is impossible to have tue yellow twice. It. would appear much more probable he fever poison may wear out of the human ays- it does in smallpox, to which disease I notice Dr. Jones comperes it ‘KBAg0X VOR THE PEVER’S RAVAGE! The Garbege Commission lately appointed bas made some interesting developments in regard to the dumping ground ou Wash yn) siren hessued to jes ot yesterday, From 1s woul [pear ‘that 4.000 curt loads of the worst filth taken from the city bad been carted back from this cesspool to O)l.up vacant lots, No law could be too severe ior such iolamy as thie, “ DISTRESS PREVALENT, Tatil hear of great a body ot mechanics tution to bis lite, ployment at last succeeded tn do. ‘Tne first day he was y tuken sick and before she had recoverea b: sickaess followed. THE DEATH RECORD, The number of bs [OF tae past twenty-lour hvurs is tfty—an increase Oo! ten over yesterday. The toliowiny 14 tho list of the dead :— 2 Williama, Joseph C, Mawrin, Joseph Neatly, Mra BI J. Kobinsen, James W. Ed’ Henry Sill, Joseph Gri Virgiia T. Cundeffat, Sister Josephine Albert, of the Little Sisters o: the Poor; Jonn Bestino, Louisa J. Macrouer, Frank Gannon, Jobo Mui poy Margaret Hartuer, Jobo Demornelie, Cuthoert S. Baldwia, Bertrand Cas¢alotte, Avaw Biasr, Leon Hauk, vp. W. Lars Marie Dionis, Robert Gtimore, Jaend Graber, fra Tarpio, George Frank, Jovepa Ri years ofage. 1 notice that the mortal! colored people trom yeilow fev small; in the list of dead of y single colored person appears, DE\TH REPORT FROM VICKSBURG. (By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Vickssura, Miss., Oct. 13, 1878. The following are the deaths to-day 1n this city:— W, J. Bacon, Mra, J. W. Gray, ‘Miss Feasheratop, James Dyer, Annie Kiine And a colored mas. Dr. Furguson, juat in frem Bovinie, reports the e@oudition Oo! things im that neigoborhood improved, fever bea been from exhaustion of material. The very prevalent and generally tatal. TUARY REPORT YROM HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Maxrnts, Te Oct. 13, 1878, Nineteen physicians of tho Howara Medical Lorp* reportsixty-one new cases—twenty-five in the city and thirty-six beyond the corporation line, Dr. F. R. trom Hot Springs, Ark., Force, a voluntowr physic: died this afternoon at five o'clock. PROM HONTSYILLE. The following telegram has just been received irom President Longsteff, on board the Howard Association relief train, at Huntsville, Ala, :— th here to-day from the fever, Mr. J from Dei e this afternoon. Use at Odd Fellow, died to-night at nin MORTUARY REPORT FROM OHATTANOOGA, Onatranooca, Tens., Oot 13, 1878 deaths from yollow fever during the tweoty- four bourse ended at four o’clock this afternoon, were as followe:— Br E. M. Baird, Mre, & Mr. T. Singleton, ir, R. N. Barr, Albert Wemicke, Mrs, J. Marvin Hugh Taity apd $ negroes, Nine new cases are reported, seven of which are of negroes, No frost has appeared pore, IRIEF FEVER DESPATCHES, The total number of doaths trom yellow fever in New Orivanse to date ts 11,537. R. GriMln Raoul, the telograph operator at Osyka, Miss,, dled ot the fever Suurday night, Two death Ono uew case of tever are reported from Caire., Under date of the 13th the following reports are mado:— Bay St. Loots.—Tw. ay. — ATON KOUGK— Day Onova. —Tw ol geass of De ind 4 well defined case Lraaxon Cuvnt ‘undor treatment. BANKRUPTS' ASSIGN KES INDICTED. At the re. es, where I J. QUIJANO, wease; no deaths; 49 = (BY TRLEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Bronmonp, Va., Vot, 13, 1878. The @rand Jury im the United States District Court bas reported indictments against betwee for the years 1874, 1876, 18; for some one yoar orgmore of those years to make the joual report required by section 19 wory act relating to proceed) ruptey, approved June 22, 1874, These proceedings Were instituted in consequence ef setters trom the Atturney Geaerai’s office complaining that the re- NORTH CAROLINA REVENUE SUITS, Wastingros, Oct. 18, 1878. The suits brought by tho State of North ajor Jucob Wagner, a rev officer, and some twenty other federal rev- Vhority lors and pers 1p tobacco, were y Bood im the Unie 5 , Who Was found necessary Violence in CASES AND DEATHS AT MEMPHIS—MOB- THE CANADIAN PREMIER. JOHN MACDONALD, AWAITING 4 CONFER- ENCK WITH THE QUEBEC ULTBAMONTANE LEADER, [sx T2LZGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Monreeat, Oct 13, 1878, SirJobu Macdonald, who is now in O:tawa, is cx- pected to return to Montreal on Tuesday to con- fer with Mr. L. R. Masson, the ultramontene leader of the couservatives of tbe Province of Quebec, who is on ‘8 way to Montreal. Mr, Masson bas been travelling on the Coatiment of Europe for tbe beveflt of bis health, and returns via New York by the Havre steamer due Monday or Tuesday. It is ex- pected shat the yew Canadian Cavines will be of- ficially announeed shortly ulter Mr. Masson’s arrival BIB JOHN MACDONALD T0 BE RETURNED FOR VICTORIA CITY, BRITISH OOLUMBIA—COUR- TESIES 10 THE NEW PREMISE, (Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Orrawa, Unt., Oct, 13, 1878. Sir Jobn McDonald, the new Premier, who was elected {or Marquette, Manitoba, by acclamation, will resigu that seat immediately after the elec- tien to take place to British Colum- bia om the 2st, whore be will be Teturned’ for Victoria City, B, C., avd thereatter represent it. Mr, in, who resigved to give Sir John u seat, will then be elected for Marquette. the Pi te com pai by Hon. GC. Tupper, Saturday, ‘was lly received throughout the city, a re- 1b will bot upoo bis dat ce ny and be formally onte UP IN THE CLOUDS. PROFESSOR KING SAFEUY LANDED—DsSTRUC- TION OF THE BALLOON KING CARNAVAL— THRILLING BECEAL OF HIS EXPERIENCES— NaBROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HEBALD.] Scrantoy, Pa., Oct, 13, 1878. The exciting balloon asconsion of Professor S. A. King from this oly, Saturday moraing, when he went up in @ storm and was swept over the dreary mountain ranges southeast of Scranton, bas caused much anxiety for his salety and ail day Saturday aod to-day the telegraph and newspaper offices have been besieged with eagor inquiries for nis whereabouts. Messages were sent tn all directions asking if he had been seen; but Eastou, Allentows, Stroadsburg, Port- land and otner places, whero tt was thought be would probably ‘pass, responded that the © balloon Bed not been heard of in those places. To-night the suspense had reached a patoful climax, and fears were felt of a sad fate for the earonaut. A fugitive telegram {rem Phoouixville, stating that the balloon passed that place late on Saturday, with the basket torn away and a man clinging in the rigging, served to heighten the gencral anxiety, SAFELY LANDED. Your correspondent, who was te have accompanied Professor King but for the storm which prevailed at who the time of the ascension, is the enly one be: has heard from him, and 1s pleased to an exciting and highly perilous voyag balloon, “ soiting, extremely at 8 He says when be turned to sulute the crowd was bat little time to-view the scene as h conglomeration oing er pasos rapidly cloud ‘and looked dreary running slong the mot hat particular as bright streak of sain top weuv'ot put, by contrast ‘emerald green. wi ens wamp land 1p sach @ piace would ve to encounsor ing: bie dangers, angthe velocity, of the wind, which firet boded so much disaster, gave promise of a sal passage to the folds beyoud. 14 THE CLOUDS. 1n seven minutes trom the start the lower cloud I was reached, bat the balloon disappeared tn the im above a few minutes later, T! loon was expauded to iis fullest tensjon, and the valve to be opened repeatedly to relieve it, but the cloud ‘was go warm ced expamsion of the gas rapidly. At Just, alter sailing throug! ft rolling clouds, seen through @ baze. A. beight of 12,000 feet was reached here, butirequeut discharges of gas broagh the balloon down again poorly. to th iF ole stratum, jatter glimpses wi obtained ' of country beneath, whi Nototi bat e dwappeared and the 162 fal force on balloon, caused ascent to tho height of 17,000 feet Thi tude was maintained more than an hour, wh ner approached the earth the more he etna hor raptaly he wes flying over the landécape anu that the danger of landing 1p such s s\orm was imminent, iM DERCKNT. The moment the balloon tell into the cloud jow hor made ready ani escaping a clamp of woods the anchor balloon dowa with rth causing it to leap into T beid tree, which tore cated, The car aud tho aerouaut trip he had teeis its loss THE INDIANA LYXYNOHINGS. ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE ACTION OF THE MOS—PRODABLE INNOCENCE OF ONK OF THE VICTIMS—PUBLIC SENTIMENT. (wx TELEGRAPH TO THE BERALD.] Evassvittw, Oct, 13, 1878, Mount Vernon, the place where the ive men were lynched on Friday last, is a town of 6,000 innabitanta, twenty-#ix miles bolow Evansville, and tas the repa- sation of being a lawiess placo, although under the shadow of Robert Dale Ow del community. New Harmony, near which the outrage was com- mmivted, 1s peopled by sumo of oar best cliizesa ACTION OF mon, All aay Friday mon rode in trom the country armed to assist 10 the work, and it is euspectod that the officors in charge of the prisouers would bave been killed If a stout resistauce bad beon made, The is were made during the day on for the keys, bat told the mod they id have to kil him to get them. Donn had churge of the prisoners in the ab- sence of the Shei whose only depaty, Oscar Thomas, bad murdered by the negrves. Marshal Hayes bad wutbority, ul ucied with. reasoouvie courage wad (hrough the efforis of tbese wo ibe mou wore proveoied iru killiuy the men in the morning. PROBABLY INNOCENT, belore (be coming of the Wob he made A partial sime ment to a HERALD representative Which, as far as it woul, bore out tue claims of his atturueys, Lt appears be Was ip the employ of Alexander democratic candiuae for Sherif, for arpuse Of iviluepcing colored votes in bis lavor, Pivinas ellis, ot Mount Vernon, a prominent emocratic politician, stated inis evening that up to clock on the Dight of in ‘me on the wih © kis and lTerry—two republicane—and it is suppca.d wout irom Cruvk’s there, aud that be was svlling out bis employer, PUDLIG SENTIMENT, Public opinion ts reticent on the subject ton of the mob was an outgrowth aud tue lynouers are prvinivent ia tue com sy. y Wild ramore wre afluat to-day, }d the tact that the teleyrapn offices 1 Mount Ve clused »geinet repoued oflurts to com: idered suMlivient grounds tor gr: app NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The United States steamef Doris lett Savabbah yesterday fer New York, verte GOUNOD'S Story and Music of the Opera. AN EASTLRN QUESTION SET TO MUSIC, Corneille’s Armenian Tragedy Closely Folldbwed. Loxpox, Oct 3, 1878, * The musical world to Paris is excited just now over the fires performance of “Polyeacte,”’ which takes Place at the Grand Opera on Monday next, The cor- respondent of tne Whiteball Review writes a long account of the work, the details of which he obtained trom M. Gounod bim- sclf itp oa morning’s ¢onversation at St Cloud. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Mar- shal and tho Maréchalo are expected to be prosent at this great premitre, The demand for tickets for this nt has been enormous, apd ‘thore is much gnash- ing of teein among those who consider that their Preseuce oo such an occasion ts indispensable to the succegs of the representation, and whose re- peated applications for tickets are listened to with sardonic irony,” The unlortuuate ones can, however, take comfort im the tact that M. Gounod himself was aliowed only a bandful of ticket —not haif enough for his own family, to sey uothing of his friends, Tne following account may be lookea upon ag the composer's conception of bia last great work :— THE DRAMATIC PORM, In the selection of Cornetiie’s masterpiene M. Gounod has been actuated not only by of artistte pro; timentel theme like *Polye te have been treated only by Vonizettt, whe vo rowed 1t for the ItaJians aad metamorphosed the titi into “Poliuto’’—tbis, Gounoa naturally felt, amonnted to # reproach on French music and French musict by ik, however, of repre ‘ng musically jedy cau vol y be describe: as colossal, aud its difficulty bas been indefinitely in- creased owing to the musical direction of the Uni- versal Exuibitien having been literally thrust upon duties of sbis office ha’ joven hours the com; jnyuluable time, avd though the compliment coulerred upon him may have been great, it —_certainl: bas to ve underervedly oppressive. lt is uo matte fore, for congratulation that by dint of aim r- buman exertion tho opera isto be prosonted to the IDto public, M. Gounod bas thrown all bis. gear the compesition and bas spared vo pains in tt oration. A privri, it 18 only Lair te conclude th: hand whicu wrote “Faust’’ cannot bave lost its cun- nd that its force 16 208 likely to be lessened by ra of art experience. M. Gounod’s mi aried ; bis tulent must be perennial, THE ARGUMENT, M. Gounod has adhered to the text of the tragedy 80 far as the necessities of a libretto wili permit, The “argument,” or Rist is almost too universally knowa 10 need recaprtuletion, but as an aid to wemory we Will sabjoin its outlines in Drie Polyeucte, who by the by is @ veritable satot in the caleadar of the Roman Church, is sn Armenian noble. At the opening scene be bas been married only fitteen days to Pauline, daughter of Féiix, the Pro- asal of Armenia ‘Tue scone is laid at Mdliténe, on Euphrates, the capital of the province im the in of the Emperor Decius. Polyeucte 1s not per luck Pauline’s dret love, in Rome sne bad met end been courted—not in vain—by Séydre, a young pa- trician, she would, indeed, have bestowed upon bim ber hand but for her father’s interposition. Félix disbelioves in the eflicucy of the sword to carve out young man’s fortuae, and dismisses thy soi of Béver. yubsequently, however, the bravery of this young knight secures Dim both the. highest military bonors and the favor of the Emperor. He had.vever Otteen may ba\ abuodoned the hope of winning Pauline; anneppily, however, Félix, Pene im the toterim bas bo- come Procousul of Armenia, anxious to ite the Dative novility, bestows bis dau, Leong? \ye@ucte, and sypcnrooicaliy with the marriage gerane con- th+ bride aud bridegrodm to ‘Christianity, Matters stand thus at the opening ‘of the drama, when Pauline dreams that Sévére appears bve- fore her fatber and demands ter of bim, while $ the same moment the Christians cast Polyeacto atthe feevol bis rival, whereupon her tather, neg- lecting her irgutic appeal for her busband’s iite, raises a dagger to plunge tt into his breast, This vi- sion is unexpectedly confirmed by the arrival oa the following dey of Bévore at MéitdDe with levers irom the Kmperor demanding Paulino as his wile, the young man being of course ignorant of her marriage. Fe CORXEILLE AXD GOUNOD, Ap affecting scene occurs wuen Sévére learns that ‘he fe too late; but alter a while ho recovers bimself svMcientty to seek o final intorviow. Reluctantiy Pauline consents, expecting to be overwhelmed by his repfoaches, The lover, however, is gencrous, and UpDraids, not her, but dostiny. As this “point it stems as if all wero going to end bappily ; bat, alas! ibis is not to oe. Cornoille 1s merciless, and makes Polyeucte insist on courting the martyr’s fate, notwithstaudivg that Néarque attempis to digsuade Dim, There ia a boge sacritice to idols 10 the foram, and, placing hiaisel! ut toe head of » band of Christians, to the consternation ot Félix, Sévére und the populace, ho prosceds to destroy these simu/acra and apturn thelr altars. Pauline at once supplicates her father’s lorgiveness tor thia quixotic conduct, aad Félix ylolds a reluctant consent, only, however, on condition that Polyeucte ge hinself not to repeat tbe offence. Urged to give this promise, Polyoucie firmly reluses, devoting himself wholly to tho task of converting = bis wife, and eveo—with decideuly Gallic magaapimuy—Ddidding her wed S6- vore alter his decease, Sévérc, with similar dramatic generosity, Jorns his entreatios to hose of Pauline, Dut to no parpose, In the end Félix signs the death werraat, sod Polyeucte ia cast to the lieng . His wile follows bim, apd then—to pilo up the borror—Félix follows bis ‘daughter's example, and the curtain falls on veritable snambies. Ous of such toriliog material M. Gounod bas created ae remarkabie opera, It would ve ovviously impossi- ble 10 the Barrow limits of an article to give analysis of the Gvo acts tuto whion it is divided; we can, Lowever, ofurd « rvugu ides of the framework and ef the principal melodies. THE OPERA, The opera opens witn a chorus of temale voices, “*Déja dune Iasi x,” alter whict Pyoliue ap- ‘and in @ wnelody of striking merit, “Dans ao heu sohtaire,”” recounts her dream. To ber enter Polyeuste, aud ibey toll their sorrows to a duet, douleur.”” lo the following scene the featare te w tridmpbel marci in entry into BMéltéaoe, wand it is almost superti Oo tate that tere the auduory rue feast of rhythm. The firse nos vermi- t, “L’ordre de i’empereer auprés waren leads up to a ds cupo of tho triumphal murch, the strains of which are taken up by tue chorus with splendid effect, The second act 18 made ap tnus:—The ch lay from bebind the seenes, “Que le myrio et la rose.” Sévére tollows “Ab, quittons “Chaste déosee.’? This is succeeded by a duet—iau- line and Sévére—"Un pore, dites-vous, abusant 098 droits.” The sceve covcludes with commencing “L’heure ess venue, between Potyeucie and Néarque. next draws on 8 — wild tubieau by a re bank representing the baptism of Polyeucve. Here M. Gounod bus toterpolated a char- e pagan Sextus, who irom «@ shi witnesses the ceremoni«! ana delivers the air, “Nympnes Atten- tive,” alter which he appears to be impressed by tho Sraihe gf s religions mareh, aud the prayer, “Pore celeste,” offered up by Simeon, the Digh priest, After the baptism a tender melouy, **Frores, je vous améue roe,” and the lalis, the scene of the third uct is Jat io the Palsco of Follx, and it opoos with a dialogue between Polyeacte, Severe, Felix Alvin, ts toliowed by a most dulicivgs Cavatinu—vne of the brightout gems oO! the opera—suny vy Sévere, “Pour ‘81 mes destins uc peu plus (Oi propices,”’ the ri ing featare of the scene being u duet Pelyeucte ava Néarque, to the worus, “OU pensez- vous aller”’—Corugiiio’s own. The next scene iu this act 1s im ecriking Contrast to those which havo pre- we Paganiem, aod M, Goo. powerlal “Marche Pulenoe,”” aod the cporus, “Gloire aux wmaelires du monde,”’ ere §=6 the)=—s grand = ballet is = ap. propriaely § iutrodaced it consiste of four tubleauz—viz, “La Diew Pav,” — *Betlone,’? “Venus” aud “Bacchus,” The ballet, however, 18 rudely interrupted by the violeut entry ot the avenging Chrtiaca, led by Pulyeucte, end the air, “Peuple, Suspends tes yeux!" brings to @ close @ splendid Melodramaiic soeve, ‘THK CONCLUSION. Act four is pitched iu a miaor key, We Gnd Polyps eucte chained tu a pillar dismal vault, wad are towebed by his plaintive song, ‘Source adlicie Toiseres tévonde,” Thi Pauline enters with “Poly. euoore.”’ = The appearance of F6l)x 1oto & quartet, the a forth tbe death warrant, “Polyeuote, voict heure de ton suppiice.”’ The fowl act commences ‘With & terbdlent display of toeling by tno Dupatac ot the reirain beri “Les Coréueos a. raptl, Polyeucie fio Yatones dogwaticaily bis "Je croton au evil Dea” Then Paulino acquatots bim wich ner resolution ig the aria, ‘le revoir @8t \’nioor ot Le suivre,” and she joips her doumed husband in the tragic strains of the “Créda” This paves way jor the conciuding scene, Here truca- Joat chorus shrill forih their hideous “Ale mort!"? and at luet the hero and heroine, band in bund, are thrown to the wild beasis in the arene, It sould ve added that aithougn M. Goaued’s reverence ior Cor Prevented choly dénvucment, virwually been fulfilled at the Glove that the opera may conciude th discretion of the impresariv. so thority, we canuot but differ from this woich Would hold good il Cormeilie bad writen “Polyeucte.”’ As it ia, we lookior 4he -“OOLEUCTE.” evitable catastrophe, and must give the composer every cregjt for the ability and delicacy wherewith bo bas heudied a tableau which, were it pot iu: lie every detail sublime. would iuiallibly be supremely ridiculous, It is epough, perhaps, to affirm that Gounod has succeeded where Donizetti has failed. ‘THE CasT, ‘The cast for the Grst representation is admirable. The part of Polyeucte nas been assigned to M. Salomon, ‘who will find big powers taxed to the utmost; ine deed, 1% 1s rumored that M. Seilier wilt be held in re- serve should M. Salomon prove unequal to tho Jast act, M, Laesalie wil! play Sévére aud M. Anzuex Néarque. M. Bérerd! bas been allotted the part ot Félix, and M. Meou tbat of Alvio, Pauline could hardiy dud a fitter representative ou the Prenoh lyric stage than Mile. Krause, while the second part, thitof the confidante, Stratonice, will be played by Mme, Calderon, Add to this a voble orchestra «ad & jortously effective chorus, with Messrs, Bosquin and jouderesque as principals, and there can 66 little doubt that the opera will ve rendered te the best pos sibie advantage. Here 1s the official oust :— POLYKUCTE, Distrivution—Polyeucse, M. Salomon (or M, Selifer); M. Lassalie: ue, M. Angues: Felix, M. n Centurion, M, Gasparg: pe Berardls A Pauling, ACT L—Finst TAuLeav. Instrumental Prelude.—(ihe chamber o Pauline.) rst, Chorus (female) —-Deja duns l'asur des ciegx,”” ‘auline's Dream (Mile. Krauss) ry ‘Third, Di Pauline end douleur, quelie colere sombre. Seconp Tasixav. Orehestra—Triumohal March—Kutry of Severe, Seens and quartette—"Liordre de l’Emper t vous m/amene.” A tint. Reprise of the Mareh, «ith C! (8nd of first Polyeucte)—' * OG, B Major, fF aupres de B major. Rau. ‘Que le myrte ot la ah, quittons le fextin!” F sharp major. Tuvoeution to’ Vesta (Pautiney—"Chasse didtse.” F patural » lar. ss fy Duet (Fuufine and Severc)—"Un pere, dités-vons, sant dean devits?” A muja (Wolyeucte and Ni tr. curque)—"L'heure eat v ri S , Miuule—The Baptism of Polyeuc vous by oy up fre End ‘ ns b ACT U1.—Frust Tanceav. A Gallery in the Palace Félix, Seene (Pelyeucte Severe, Feltx Albin)—“Onl cette nuft ecte eriminelle.”” D winor, : vatine (severe)—“our moi, al mes destins un pen ices.” (This is 7 tly M. Gounod’s favorite era.) A fiat. Duet (Polyeucto, Noarque)—“Od peuses-yous aller?” C major. , a. SECOND TABLEAU—(A HORUM). Pavan March, with Chorns and Frocession—“Glotre aux maitres du monde.” ¥ majors ) Ballet—(a) ‘Le Dien Pau,” (0) “Bellone ,” (¢) “Venus.” (@) “Bacebus.” G, B flat, Ban ‘inal—Breuking she dy ACT IV.—TADLEAU.—(4 PRISON). Stanaas—-(Polyeucte)—"souree delicieuse en mistro fe con B jor, minor, Due ‘olyeucte)—"* Polyeucte, it en ost temps D major. Pauline, Polyeucte, Severe)—‘'Sbvere ! vous {cif — B major natural. jo—Entry of relix—Potyeucto, voici l’heure de ton Bad of 4th act: TABLEAU.—(4 PUBLIC PLACE). tiens atx mort!”—B mina qui nous eclalre et nous appel DONIZBTTI VERSION: Donizetti’s version of the story was performed several t‘mes, with considerable effect, at the Royal Italien Opera in 1852, and with a good deat ot scenio splendor —Stanor Ronconi at Sévore, Madame Julienne Paciine, and Siguor Tamoerlia Polyeucte. The o latter séreamed, yelled, and shouted beyond alt vounds in lively’ and commonplaco unis scene, “O Santa melodia’? Hons and tigers walking up the ba round, waiting till those good people before the ighta, should bave done their shouting, they were simply laughable. How different is M, Gouned’streat- Mont of that Inst scene! All is grave, sober and husband and wife singing Pp unison, continually geting higher and bigber, accompanied by grand aad eolestial Durpchorde, (be chorus breaking in continually with ‘aux lions! aux hons!”? Lonceasked Gouaod if the a a asin Donisetti's w ri is:—""Ob! BOR 5 imagine Ie reste!’’ PEDESTRIANISM. Across the river to Weehawken went the West- chester Walking Ulub yesterday morning on an early boat in the best of humor and in sp! trim, The suilen sky that had caat a weather prospects on the previous day had given place to. one skimmed by clouds like snowflakes and eriling with the sualight. .The morning glitter was on road and river as they reached the knot of oda. Jooking houses on the Jersey shore ana took ther way along the plank walk te sue Paliaades, Though most pleasure seekers were nos yet astir, there were the usual: straggling nters who are always visible in thts antique guns, Creed ge bay encumbered nets. How anciont Nimroa ful oid Isaac Watton would relish “Martini? ply en baisse le toile; on This crisp spirit and limp, club brought col: mark: old balks of along the; way for many a perched on the cliff and half ance by ite belt @1 green { urns inward and age ta> to its very Ube party called a bait here to: lyin, lopesorre heights § which ‘® . grandeur ropolitan wealth all piangea up a rauhng gait the river again snd Valley, A e's obattan ville fee oe fp from bills with tty college and con. the tramp up a.ain, There sro queer old soe bore that skirt road. Some bave a modei some had vee ec were mow ed thas many wore unten: b, many forsale and to let, and a attention bad been called to the irequency of abandoned hotels on the road an inquiry into the jases was determined eu. To a vonerable lounger, j08@ roo! tree it was Clear te be seen what goes round spouty } ed ber "long je cliffs, At the Pi id view from a powt jovely ae eye au rest upon, een | tramp along tance the lub struck aeross country and oame in’ sight of sook Valley From the hilts it the rosy flush of diatant bell in A PIFTY-MILE MATCH. mes MoCioud avd Dr. L, G Thomas, of the Nautilus Boat Ciab, issuod » challenge offering to mateh Wiliam &. Harding, of this ony, the champion filty mile walker, to walk soy man im the Unitea states fiity mites for $260 te $1,000 # side and the America, At Ratiana, Vt, last Apri) he covered | nive bourse and two minutes, inciading & rest of sever minuten The challenge was accepted by Wiliam MoUann, of Albany, N. ‘a pedestrian of pote, is how an atuncué of the Albany Street Railroad, and who bas fyured in numerous contests, McOann aud bis backers being unabie to leave “Libany during the week agreed to met Hardtog and backers w Dost wlerteit of $100 und be mateh. F. W, ‘Lowasend posied $100 torlete tor Mi om Ur, le he ot et signed, whieh up aod the said William MeCann and Wil 1 wha also ageaad, Wash the ear tm ry newday, the 16t $150 exch, ab Which fre selected, ‘