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and on “WASHINGTON. The Telegraph Business of the Country. A BILL FOR THE INCREASE OF LINES. Abrogation of the Fisheries Treaty Urged. NEW YORK APPOINTMENTS. The Senate Awaiting Secretary Sherman’s Rejoinder. ——- FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 1879." THE INCREASE OF TELEGRAPH LINES—BILL OF SENATOR JONES TO ENABLE RAILROADS 10 " congTRucT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LINES OF THEIR OWN. The facts developed in the Potter Committee con- cerning the secret withdrawal of political despatches by Mr. Orton, at the time President of the Western Union Company, and the stealing of the cipher de- patches and their possession by Mr, Brady, Second Assistant Postmaster General, come in time to bo ‘used as arguments in favor of a bill which will in a few days be reported from the Senate Committee on Railroads, unless an attempt to, recommit tho whole subjeci should prevail. Such a motion will, however, not pass without debate, which is all that the friends of the bill desire at this session. | The.ob- fect of the b@1 is to authorize railroad companies in all the Siates to construct and work telegraph lines along their roads and to enter into business arrange- ments with other roads in working their telegraph lines, and the purpose is to clear the way for an op- position to the Western Union Company by an act of Congress which would, under a decision of the Supreme Court, rendered last year in the Pensacola Telegraph Company's case, override special State charters. Tho proposed bill provides that say railroad company now organized,*or which may hereafter be oryanized under tho laws of any Btate, owning or operating any railroad, shall have the right to construct, maintain and operate lines of telegraph over and along its own road, for its own znd also the public use, charging therefor reasonable and customary retes, and to connect and use the same in connection with any other linc or lines of telegraph, to form acontinuons line for the trans- mission of intelligence, under such rules and agree- ments as it may make for that purpose, subject, however, to the conditions and liabilities imposed ‘upon telegraph companies by title 65 of the Revised Biatutes. Sec. 2. It shall not be lawful/for any telegraph company to construct, maintain or operate a line of telegraph over and along any railroad, except under a grant from the railroad company owning or oper- ating the same or by virtue of an appropriation therefor under the laws of the State having jurisdic- tion thervof, and no right 60 acquired by any tele- graph company shall be construed to exclude the Fight of auy other telegraph company to acquire a similar right by the same means, or to deprive. the railroad company of its right undor the first section of this act to construct, maintain and operate its own telegraph line. ; ‘The State of Florida incorporated the Pensacola Telegraph Company, giving it the sole and exclusive right of establishing and maintaining lines of electric telegraph in the counties of Escanambia and Santa Rosa, and of connecting with lines coming into said counties from other poipts in Florida or any other State, The Western Union Company had obtained rights also in Florida, under which they proceeded to lay @ telegraph linc over the ground assigned to the Pensacola Company in its charter, this suit was brought, which | was carried into the United States Supreme Court. This decided last year ig favor of the. Western Union Company, on the ground that the State law grenting exclusive rigats to the Pensacola Company wes in contlict with Congressional Icgislation; but, further and more important, it held that the regulation of telegraph companies belongs to Congress, to the ex- clusion of the States, on the ground that a telegraph company is a Corporation engaged in interstate com- merce, which, under the constitution, Congress aloue has the power to regulate. Senator Jones, the author of the bill above given, is understood to hold that the decision ef the Su- preme Court, being final, ought to be embodied in a law, and that as the Court holds that Congress alone has the power to regulate and control telegraph lines, Congress ought to give by law all the rights which any citizen could as In fact, it ought to en- able everybody who wishes to run # telegraph Ine over his own property ‘and to connect with any other line with which he can mako auch & business arrangement, local regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, If Stato charters, as the Supreme Court has declared, can confer no ¢x- clusive privileges, then Congress, he holds, should guarantee ‘the general right by law, and this bill in fact, under the power to regulate interstate com- merce, aims to remove all restrictions to the free right to ercet, maintain and operate telegraph lines, such restrictions consisting of State charters and legislation, which, it is held under the decision of the Supreme Court, are void where they contravene the general right. SENATOR CHRISTIANCY AS MINISTER TO PERU— ZACH CHANDLER ONCE MORE IN THE SENATE. Senator Christiancy, who has been appointed Min- ister to Poru and will resign his Senstorship, goes sbroad on account of confirmed ill-health, which makes 4 warmer climate necessary. He desired to be made Minister to Mexico in 1877, but Senator Morton would not consent to the recall of Mr. Fos- ter, and it hag been understood since then that whenever he found it necessary to leave the Senate he should have the first vacant mission that suited his health and wishes. His resignation returns ex- Secretary Chandler to the Senate, where he will be welcomed by both parties, for though he is a poli- tictan with few scruples, ho is generally and justly liked as a man of courage and energy. eee ne ene FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wastttnetos, Jan, 29, 1979. THE NEW YORK APPOINTMENTS—A LIVELY DE- BATE 1N EXECUTIVE S&SSION—SECRETARY SHERMAN AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPLY TO GENERAL ARTHUR, The New York Custom House nominations came up for consideration by the Senate in executive ses- gion this afternoon, the pending question being the Gisposition to be made of the report from the Com- mittee on Commerce adversely to the confirmation of the appointments of Messrs. Merritt and Burt. ‘The debate was lengthy aud lively, and was sustained chiefly by Senators Conkling and Thurman. The latter gentiaman contended that when the Benate was called upon to consider a matter connected with and involving the eollection of the revenues at the port of New York, where four-fifths of the customs of the whole country wore received, it behoved that body to be deliberate and calm iu its judgmont before taking final action as to who should or should not be the collector of so ‘vast an amount of money. The President had scen fit, as he asserted, in the interest of civil service reform, to select and send in the names of gentlemen whom he thought to be most: capable and proper to administer tho duties devolving on the in- cumbent of this important office, and the Senate had heard the statements of the financial agent of the governmen§ Mr. Sherman, and the rejoinder of Mr. Arthur, Both sides had their ver- sions of the controversy made public and sent broad. cast thrpughout the length and breadth of the land. It seemed to the speaker that tho Secretary of tho reasury ought in justice to be allowed to make his Tejoinder and (hat the Senate should pause to get and hear it. There were serious and vital questions at issue in this matter. . Mr. Conkling urged immediate action. Ho wanted ® quictus given this disturbing controversy. He had Great respect for tho opinions of the Senator from Ohio and he would like to them, but if they were to prevail and shape the policy of the Senate there would be an endless series of statements and counter statements, replications and rejoinders. The time of the whole session would be taken up with them unless some early and Wefinite action were had upon the report of the committee. He thought that a vote, aud a final vote, should be taken so as to settle the matter this afternoon, Mr. Thurman responde’ that in the usual course of legal proceedings before a judicial tribunal it was customary to hear the complaint, then the rejoinder or substance of the defence, and thon the replieation of the plaintiff. The last usually elosed the hearing orargument. He did not see why a similar course might not prevail in this, controversy. It would be manifestly unjust to the Secretary of the Treasury pot to let him make a replication to the rejoinder of Mr. Arthur. . The subject was then, on motion, postponed to Friday next, and it is the understanding that Secre- tary Sherman will meantime file « response to the reply of Mr. Arthur. THE FISHERY TRADE—REPRESENTATIVES FROM GLOUCESTER URGING THE ABROGATION OF THE FISHERIES @LAUSE OF THE WASHINGTON TREATY. Messrs, Charles H. Pugh, of the frm of John Pugh & Sons; David Tarr, of the firm of James G, ‘Tarr & Brothers, and Sylvester Cunningham, of the firm of Cunningham & Thompson, the delegates selected by the Gloucester fishermen to present to the Secretary of State tho memorial drawn up and adopted by them asking for an im- mediate obrogation of the heries clanse of the ‘Treaty of Washington, arrived here this morning, and were promptly accorded an interview with Sec- retary Evarts. After their presentation of the docu- ments Mr. Evarts expressed his desire to hear from these gentlemen their statement of the exact condi- tioh of the home producing fishery interest. He said the mass of evidence taken before the Halifax Com- mission put him in possession of the argument ative side of the story, but that which | he was most anxious to learn at dJhis time wero the facts as they bear upon the fishermen and all interested in their branch of ndustry. To this end he examined Messrs. Pugh, ‘Tarr and Cunningham at great length, occupying nearly two hours in his thorongh questioning. They gave as areason for asking for the abrogation of the treaty that unless it was done at once the fishery trade will be rnined. ‘The Canadiens were enabled under the treaty to prowptly #tock the American market, while the catch of the Gloucester ves- sols was delayed several months, and when they arrived home thera was comparatively no market for their labor, Mr. Evarts asked whether thero was not a good opening for the export of fish, and the delegates roplied that probably $50,000 was the valuo of the fish which was sent to the West Indies—a very small amount compared with the total value of the fish imports there. Under the Reciprocity Treaty fishermen were enabled to earn from $590 to $600 @ season, whereas under the provisions of the Washirgton Treaty the auniiai earnings had gradually diminished until $25 and $30 was as much as the men averaged. In fact, the trade had been sv completely broken up that it would be useless to attempt to further prosecute it, andthe houses now engaged in the fishery business would be compelled to withdraw their vessels and sell their ontfits as unprofitable property. The policy of the Canadian government in passing local legislation confligjng with the generally accepted view of the provisions of the treaty was alluded to and complaint made that the prohibition of using seine nets which had been purchased at an cxpenso of thousands of dollars made these nets now utterly useless. The del endeavored to impress the Secretary with the view that unless the fishery clause of the treaty was abrogated it would cortainly result in destroying the entire fishery business of the New England States, in which over two hundred thousand persons were di- rectly interested. In the Gloucester district alone there weré fully twenty-five thousand people depend- ent upon the trade, without which they would have neither occupation nor moans of support. ‘The delegates also pressed the point that the claim ‘Of the British couneel before the Hatifax Commis- sion, to the effect that the Canadians were not ben- efited by the free trade clause, was not true, and they produced statistics corroborating their statements. Mr. Evarts thanked the gentlemen for their infor- mation and said he would give the subject his careful consideration. ‘To-morrow the delegation will go before the House Compittee on Foreign Affairs and make their state- ment in support of their advocacy of the abrogation of the fishery clause, and will also have interviows with Senators Edmunds, of Vermont, and Dawes and Hoar, of Massachusetts, CLAIMS GROWING OUT OF THE FORTUNE BAY OUTRAGE, ‘Tho case of the American claimants for damages at Fortune Bay, a year ago last winter, when twenty- two of our fishing vessels were driven off by a Canadian mob and their seines and fishing property injured or destroyed, has been prosented in official shape to the Depariment of State. The claimants contend that they were stopped in the prosecution of alawfal industry, not by lega! authority but by mob violence. They made no resistance but withdrew from tho fishing grounds and have not returned to Newfoundiand. They await in confidence the vindication by the government of their “righis and its determination to secure them just compensation for their losses.” The claims, exclusive of cents, in each caso are as follow: Vessels. Owners, Fred. P. Fr; .Brown, Seavey & Co. Mary M. -Brown, Sei y 9 Lizzie and Nam John FB. Wonson & Webster..Dennis & Ayer. . ‘d....W. Parsons, Second & Co, ‘iliam B. Coombs. uumer & Mriond. james Mansield's Sons. 5 el Lane & Brother. -Peter Smith «Hardy & Allen... « Andrew Leighton.. Moses Adami Charles E, Warren. Moro Castle... Wildfire... Maud and Effie. Isaac 1 John Low. on «+++-Rowe & Jordan... J. F. Wonson & Co... losea, ae for herring in net of, THE NEW LIBRARY BUILDING—-BILL AGREED UPON BY THE COMMITTEES OF THE TWo HOUSES, The proposition for acapacious Congressional li- brary building in Washington is made the epecial ordor in the Honse for next Saturday, The matter is in the following shape:—The Library committees of the two branches of Congress have agreed tq submit to their respective houses a bill jointly agreed upon by them, and to urge speedy action, s0 as to insurp, if possible, the passage of the measure this session. The main idea is to seoure the library. The details of site and cost can be worked out gradually. The Senate Committe favors a location in Judiciary square, and the House Committee in tho itnmediate neighborhood of the Capitol, Meantime tho floors, galleri®s and alcoves of tlie present library are piled several feet deep with the aconmulated volumes, for which there is no foom on the shelves. A lengthened delay in furnishing additional accommodation cannot but re- sult in the injury of these books. « | GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasittnatos, Jan, 29, 1879, RESUMPTION—COIN IN THE TREASURY ON THE INCREASE—INTEREST TO BE PAID IN GOLD AT ALL POINTS, It fs stated at the Treasury to-day that over $25,000,000 of coin’ obligations, including $1,400,000 United States notes, presented for redemption, have been paid during the current month, and yet the stock of coin in the Treasury has steadily inoreased. By direction of the Treasury Department all Assistant Treasurers of the United States will hereafter pay the interest on govern- ment bonds in gold, if demanded, as was tho caso prior to January 1. The payments of the January interest waa in logal tenders, or coin checks to defer | on thé Sub-Treasury at New York, if the latter were preferred. The bulk of this interest has already been paid, and, excopt in a very few instances; in legal tenders. “ Some objections were raised be- cause the Treasury Department did not pay in- terest in gold on’ January 1, but sent those who demanded that coin for their interest payments to New York, This objection to resumption is now done away with. If any one wants his imterest he can procure it at any sub-treasury or at the ‘Treasury here, as well as at New York, The February interest will be the first considerable sum that will be paid ont in gold (if demanded) for interest. It will amount to about $6,000,000; but the department does not expect there will be any great demand for gold, THE BROOKLYN POST OFFICE. The Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds to-day had under consideration Mr. Conk- ling’s bill to provide for the purchase of a site and the erection of a building at Brooklyn for use as a port office and for the accommodation of the United States courts. The committee deferred action upon it to await’the receipt of certain plans and estimates from the Treasury Department, but manifested a gen- eral disposition to recommend its passage. MINISTER TO PERU—SENATOR CHRISTIANCY'S NOMINATION AND PROMPT CONFIRMATION, The President to-day sent the following nomina- tion to the Senate :— Isaac P, Christian traordinary and Mi United States to Peru. The Senate in executive session this afternoon unanimously, and without referring it to a commit- tee, contirmed the nomination, The motion for this prompt complimentary action was made by his col- league, Senator Ferry. Mr. Christiancy left Washington recently for his home in Lansing, where he will arrange his business affairs as speedi!y'as possible, return to Washington foraday ortwo und depart for Peru immediately. If, however, he cannot complete his private arrange- ments as promptly as he now anticipates, he will re- main in theSenate until the 3d of, March, and resign just before the adjournment. « IMPORTS AND EXPORTS-—COMPARATIVE STATE- MENT FROM THE’ BUREAU OF STATISTICS, The sixth monthly statement of the Bureau of Statistics for the current fiscal year, in regard to the imports and exports of the United States, submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury to-day, says:— ‘The oxcess of exports over imports of merchandise appears to have been as follows: of Michigan, to be Envoy Ex- ister Plenipotentiary of the | will no doubt be called upon to el. fonth ended December 31, Month ended December 31, 1877... Six months ended December 31, 1878. Six months ended December 31, 1877. ‘twelve months ended December 31, 1878., 304,542,571 Twelve months ended December 31, 1877.. 140,056,112 Acomparison of the exports and imports of gold and silver coin and builion exhibits the following:— Month ended December 31, 1878, excess of imports. a3 $223,967 Month end exports. 249,692 Six months ende: cess of imports. 2,913,794 Six months endod cess of exports. 2,979,190 Twelve months ended December 31, 1873, excess of imports. se 1,974,173 Twelve months ended December excess of exports z : DR. LINDERMAN’S SUCCESSOR—CURRENT SPECU- LATIONS REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT. ‘The question of a successor to Dr. Linderman has already been agitated. Mr. Snowden, Postmaster of Philadelphia, was mentioned prominently for the place before Dr. Linderman’s death, but there is no official information indicating positively that he will be appointed to the vacant office. There are influences in another direction which may bring out a different result. Among the speculations here are the follow- ing:—It is proposed to make the Superintendent of the Phildticlphia Mint, Mr. Pollock, District Judge in Pennsylvania, in place of Judge Cadwal- lader, deceased, and then to make Postmaster Snow- den Superintendent of the Mint at Philadelphia, This movement is on foot, but it may not, of course, succeed. In case it does Mr. Snowden, having been plaved in the Philadelphia Mint, will leave two vacan- cies—one the Philadelphia postmastership and the other the director generalship of the mint, in place of Dr. Linderman. In this case Mr, Preston, who has been Dr. Linderman’s assistant, is mentioned as likely to be his successor. RECEPTION TO SENATOR-ELECT CARPENTER. Arrangements have becn made for a public recep- | tion to be tendered to Sensgor-elect Carpenter, of Wisconsin, upon his arrival in this city to-morrow evening. There will be acannon salute fired upon hie arrival at the depot, Pénusylvania avenue will be illuminated with fireworks, and upon tho arrival at Willard’s the Senator elect will be welcomed in a speech by Hon. A.M. Clapp and serenaded by the ception. THE MICHIGAN SENATORSHIP. . EX-GOVERNOR BAGLEY OR ZACH CHANDTER TO SUCCEED CHRISTIANCY IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Lavsrxo, Jan. 29, 18 The Governor of Michigan has as yet no off notice of the resignation of Senator Christianc ho has received private information that the Senator is now on his way home to the State capital. Is is assumed that Senator Cbris- tisncy will present in person his resigna- tion. The Legislature is now in session, and tasuccessor. In anticipation of Senator Christiancy’s resignation a quict canvass has been going on among the republi- can members of the Legislature. The two most prominent candidates are Zachariah Chandler and cx- * Governor John J. Bagley. ably command more votes on the first ballot than bat any other candidate, but not a majority. The indivations point to an active contest be tween Messrs. Bagley and Chandler, but the question will be decided in tho republican caucus, and there will be no bolt trom the choice there made. The Legislature has voted to take a recess from the Sist ! inst. to February 16, and in thee meantime nothing will bo done, except, perhaps, personal efforts tend: ing to influence members, The Governor hes no constitutional right to appoint a United States Son- ator when the Legislature ts i session. VIRGINIA'S STATE DEBT. MOPEFUL PROSPECTS OF TH# FINANCIAL CON- FPRRENCE AT RICHMOND, [sy TPLEGRaPH TS THE AERALD.] Rreumoxn, Jan. 29, 1879, Groat interest is manifested in all circles here to- night as to the probable results of the conference to-morrow between the giniaand the committees appointed by the Legislature to represent the houses thereof, Mr. Hugh MeCul- loch, chairman of the Funding Association of New York; Mr. Ward, representing the Barings; Mr. Charles M. Fry, president of the Bank of New York; Mr. Colston, of the banking house of Wilson Colston &Co., of Baltimore, and other financiers are already here, It is understood that the Association of Foreign Bondholders, of London, of which Mr, Bou- veric is chairman, is to be represented by Mr, Car- rington, a lawyer of this city. A preliminary meet- ing of the confereés was held this afternoon, at the Exchange Hotel, when it was agreed that the confer- ence would have ita first regular session to- morrow, at eleven A. M., in the office, of the Auditor of the State, in tho capitol. There has existed for some time’ past a fecling of rivalry and antagonism between the London and New York associations, which complicated matters connected with a settlement of the debt, cach party proposing its own scheme, This difficulty seems now to be adjusted, and these parties will co-operate in reach- ing an agreement with the State authorities. Of ‘as yet, there can ot conjec- the result. All go men recog. importance of an carly and a ent. It is important not only ence to the affairs of this State, but also of its influence upon North Curolina and noaeos and, pi ly, other Southern States, Carefuliy prepared statements of the debt of the State and of ite revenues indicate that it is very doubtful whether four per cent interest can be paid upon the principal and accrued interest of the debt withont an increase in the present rate of taxa- tion, and it, is very evident that this Leg- islature will not increase this rate. Here lies the difficulty of the situation, to this thue, claimed that four per cent is the lowest poiut to which they will come, There is danger m Totting the matter drift any longer, and it may be better to agree upon something less for a few years rel use in Mea to come, prov} the question can be settled finally and taken out of politics. On the whole the feeling as to an agreement is rather hopeful than otherwise, Marine Band, after which there will be a general re-. Mr, Chandler could prob- | editors of the State of Vir- | ‘The creditors have, wp | ‘CIPHER DESPATCHES Explanation of the Tyner-Foster Telegrams Made. REPUBLICAN EFFORTS IN INDIANA. Plan to Capture the Greenback Vote and a Newspaper. “BROWN, EARLY AND CERTAIN.” How Two “Indian Appointments” Were Arranged. Wasnineroy, Jan, 29, 1879. At tho meeting of the Potter Committee this morn- ing the Chairman read a telegram from Mr. Tyner to the effect that that gentleman would not be able to be present until two o'clock. THE OREGON CIPHER DESPATCHES, Mr. W. T. McLennan, Assistant Chief of the War- “rant Division of the Treesury Department, ‘vas then called and stated that he was in Washington in 1876, and, in consequence of aletter from Mr. Secretary Sherman, attended in the Morton Committee room for the purpose of examining the Oregon cipher de- spatches; ho was there two days, and succeeded in deciphering them by means of the “dictionary key” with which he ‘had been provided; he recognized Nos, 10, 12 and 14 on page 87 of the Tritenr pamphlet and No. 15 on page 38 as part of those despatches; the committee were not in session all the time he made the examination, but other experts were at work on the despatches; he knew nothing of the Florida despatehes; he ouly saw a few, and was unable to de- cipher them because the key had not then becn. discovered. ‘The committee then, at twelve o'clock, took a re- cegs for an hour, reassembling at half-past one o'clock, THE BRADY-TYNER TELEGRAMS, Second Assistant,Postmaster General Brady was re- called, He announced his desire to present the tele- grams referred to in his examination of yesterday, whereupon he gave them to Chairman Potter in the order they were sent. The telegrams translated read as follows:— Tartauasser, Dec. 1. Joux Wixe, Washington :— Florida will go for Huye: BRADY. Wasmxatox. General Brapy, Tallahassoe:— Florida in trouble, I speak advisedly. Iavo no other fours. i JAMES N. TYNER, Wasiixerox. General Brany, Tallahassee :— Reliablo information here says democrats claim two of Florida Returning Board. Do you believe it : N TALLAWASSER, Fla. Jonx Wise, Washington :— ‘We luve no intimation of treackory oxcopt on the one of our own number. jet iti him—the New Yorker. mends contrary to our futerest. His many and m 8 interviews aronse suspicion. ADY. By the Chairman—Who .was meant by the Yorker? A. General Barlow, of New York city. Several other telegrams were read, but contained no significance, the last one relating the conclusion of the count and stating that the State had gone for Flayes, &e. It transpired, under cross-examination by Messrs. Potter, Hunton and Blackburn, that “John Wing” was a fictitious name for Judge Tyner, and that it was arranged previous to the witness’ departure that telegrams should be so addressed. ‘The cipher used was also arranged before General Brady left Washington. His cipher, he said, had been destroyed, ‘and he presumed Mr. Tyner had destroyed his copy. General Brady was examined at length as to whether there were anyother telegrams sent or received by him bearing on the election, but he replied that there ‘were none, rt of GENERAL TYNER SWORN. First Assistant Postmaster General Tyner was then sworn :—He had recently been informed by General Brady that the committee were about to examine into the cipher telegrams, and he feared ax they—or a pértion of them—had been once in his possession that it would lead to misconstruction and Pager bed mix him General Brady) up in the affair, Mr. Tyner then desired to say a word regarding the testimony of the Western Union officials, Mesers. Green, Carey and Grant. The testimony of Mr. Green to the effect that telegrams passed between himself and John W. Foster concerning the sale of certuin offices, and between himself und Z. Chandler regarding the appointment of Indian agents had no warrant whatever in their contents ; the idea of Mr. Carey that the telegrams in question related to a dirty piece of political. engineering was ely erronoous; he would verify this statement by producing all of the telegrams sent by him bear- ing upon the subject under investigation, and he pro- cured these telegrams after an accidental conversa- tion with President Orton, that gentleman having mentioned dur the course of conversation one voning at Willard’s Hotel that by. disclosing the tele- graphic correspondence required by the comm many persons might be somewhat embarrs adding that if the request to tnenish the same ittle later the telegrams would, in the re Dasiness, have been destroyed, it being cus- dostroy them every six months. WITHDRAWAL OF THE TELEGRAMS, Mr. Tynes at this interview mentioned having sent certain telegrams and inquired if he could properly withdraw them, as they inight be misconstrued and | act injurionsly to all parties concerned; Mr. Orton informed Mr. ‘Tyner that if he would furnish a men- oranduin of his telegrams they would be sent hit this was done, and he subsequently received t srams and Was now ready to produce them in their entirety. order « | tomary t save ant explanation of f the messa: ches was Gi cipher and an intorpret: i of the Foster-fyner des Aiynapol! Tysen ( Sand arrangements are vattefactory. Certain so by Mr. Me: y ht, and then yo to New York xt once, ‘Tho witness explained how thes to be written and the cipher to be naed. Some time during the campaign he said, probably as early as ugust, he had a Conversation with’ Mr. dier, the chairman of the Republican uimittee, vith reference to Indiana, the minittee of which State had written to sking the assistar Gentlemen in him, mittee. P, witness was informed, had expre to wssist Indiana if Mr. Fc who Ww formerly charman of the committes in Indian were, then chairiaan or ‘connected with the ynuinittes, at they would have a just deal of conti- iy his management; witness suggested that Mr, Foster, who was ona farlongh from Mexico at the | time, ehowld be requested to go to. Indiana to assist t al committes with his advic presence; subsequently Mr, Foster was asked end consented (0 do Lis, and 4 telegram dated Binghamton, N. ¥., was | received by Witness from him to that effect; of that telegram witness haa no copy; upon the invitation tained in that telegram witness met him at the Fitth Avenue Hotel, N Mr. Foster said that at Indiana they would need $7,000 from the national committee, only to be nsed niwoting the expenses of speakers, printing bills, aud it Was proposed to make an effort to seeure ‘the servicos of some active mom- hors of the greenback organization there to induce voters to go back on their proposition was for the purchase of the Indituapolis Avutinel, ® democratic newspaper in the city ot Indianapolis, which was said to be in financial dis- tress and might be pr ehased cheaply; we went into neral MeCormick’s room, and that gentleman mpuy ‘stated that within ‘hort time the com- mittee would be able to furnish the Indiani repub- Heans with $10,000 toward their campaign expenses; the proposition about purchasing the Sen/inel was not then taken up. ‘THE CIPHER ARRANGEMENT. As Mr. Foster was leaving the hotel he said:— “] might want to telegraph to you, and might it not be well to have some phrase to use between us?” He thereupon sat down and made the phrase which isused in these telegrams; everything that related to the greenbackers, aside from the purchase of the ine, was to be known as the Smith arrange- ; the term “Smith” applies to no pereon what- he proposal as to purchasing the Sentine! was to be known as Brown; the word “certain” meant $5,000 and “early” meant $10,000; this was the ex- tent of the cipher; the foregoing telegram meaut that active members of the greenback party had agreed to assist in arresting the greenback move- ment; $6,000 would be necessary to meet their ex- penses in addition to. the $10,000 promise’ by Me- Cormick for general campaign purposes; on the saine date probably there was a telegram from Fos- ter request the witness to leave Washington for New York, and on the ist of October he received the following despateh from Indianapolis: — Despatetied you Friday to go to New York at once. Havo no answer. Ii is of utmost importance you should go to- nicht. Letters and particulars await yon there. 1 is ew sential to success,” . AW, FOSTER, To this the following reply was sent:— * Wasmivarox, D. C., Oct. 1, 1878. si ya, Early will positively leave To J. W. Foster, Indian Your telegrams all old love and yote the repuolican ticket; another | New York noxt Tuesday. By that time T hope.to complete Other arrangement hore . as it is half done no ‘ AMES N, TYNER, This referred to the $10,000 promised by the na- tional cominitiee and tothe fact that witness hoped to. be able to obtain the $5,000, one-half of whieh he “ sied ly obtained for the special purpose mev- ioned. Mr. MeMahon—The expenses for that speci chase could not have been paid out of “Karly?” A. I know nothing about that; the 210,000 was to go to the Iudiana Central Committee, and the 35,000 to Foster, who was not a member of the committee; that was the special arrangement. Mr. MeMahon—John W, Foster was a sort of committee to get round the greenback leade Those who might be induced to assist the re) party. IN WANT OF TRE “CERTAIN.” ‘The next telegram was dated Indianapolis, October 2, to James N. ‘Tyner, and read as follow: Send the certain direct tome, Telegraph when we Tobe forwarded if absqat, Charge to republican « mitte. On the same date a second telegram was received from Mr, Foster as follows ‘The arrangement as to Surith is in satisfactory proyress: that now secured, all o1 roe it would be highly desirable what Brown od in bis visit to New York tobe controled by us. Only require early, and we per: sonaily ples ain if certain can be provided through you or others at © This you understand is in addition to all proviously promised, We all feel snre of its success. The interpretation of this, the witness testified, was that the arrangement to secure the greenbackers was in satisfactory progress; that being secured all Mr. Foster's iriends agreed it would be highly desirable to purchase the Indianapolis Seniine/, controlled by republicans; it wonld y require $10,000, and they pledged themsebyes to 5,000 in Indiana if $5,000 more we provided : x. This Intter sum was to be in addition to the $10,000 promised by the national committee. ‘Yo this the witness forwarded the following reply from Washington on the same date: Your last telegram confuses me. with Smith still nnsetthod? If #0, is it cont —If Brown was an arrangement sim- he have visited New York? A. The was applied to everything in connec- tion with the purchase of the Indianapolis Sentine:. ‘The witness having explained the telegram fully, the reply of Colonel Foster of the same date was read:— It is not intended to subsait Brown's proposition for the arrangement with Smith, It is additional and independent end of tess im, tance. Have early mailed for afternoon mail, New York, and cortain sent to-morrow evening to secu mith arrangement. ‘Tho witness explamed the despatch to the commit- tee and stated that he sent the following from the Pennsylvania Depot, Philadelphia, the some even- ng — 5 Messenger leavps here to-night half of certain. go to New York té-night. Will tel ph t orrow. From the Post Office building in New York city wit- ness telegraphed to Foster the next da; Allright. Go,ahead. Last messenger leaves here this evening. This meant that the $2,500, the other half of early for special purposes, had'been sent. In this connce- tion the witness asked leave to state that the Indian- apolis ‘inel was not purchased, and nothing further was ever said about it. ‘This concluded the ‘Tyner-Foster despatches. I After the October and before the November elec- tions the witness was in New York again and was talking with Secretary Chandler about affairs in Indiana and what chances there were of carrying the State. He told Mr, Chandler that the republicans were yery much disappointed by their de- feat in October and that the prospects were very doubtful, but that a number of republicans had expressed their confidence of being able to carry it if they were assisted by thé national committee; certain arrangements were suggested and the wit- ness was asked to go there and see what could be done. If there was any chance of success he was to telegraph to Mr. Ghandler, who would furnish him with funds to theextent of $10,000, Before he left, witness said to Secretary Chandler:— “Lt we telegraph about money we had better use a phrase.” It was decided that if $5,000 were needed witness should telegraph for one Indian appoint- ment; if $10.000, two Indian appointments, and Chandler would honor his drafts for those sums. Witness proceeded to Indianapolis and on November 3 telegraphed to Mr. Chandler :— Tf you cannot appoint two Indian agents, please appoint on.” Please answer promptly, &s I must leave here to- morrow ovening. Mr. Chandler replied from the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York:— The appointments will be made. ZACH. CHANDLER. When witness received this he went to members of the State committee and informed them that they were at liberty to draw on Mr, Chandler. They sug- gested that as they were doing business with the Central Bank of Indiana they should draw through that house, but the manager’ raised some objection to cashing the drafts of the committee, stating that he desired the $10,000 to be deposited in a bank in New York with which his did business: he mentioned the Hanover National Bank, New 3.ork, und witness “having worried his head dyer: it for some time,” sent the following to Mr. Chandler :— sum representing two anpointments to credit of ith Ha . jal Bank ths, Ww ‘Tho bank requires this, Mr. Secretary Chandler’s dnswer to this was:— Ts will bo done to-day without fail as requested. ‘These were ali the telegrams that passed between Mr. Chandier and the witness. Mr. McMahon—Why did it worry you; why did not vou at ence telegraph him to deposit the money in the Hanover Bank ? A, Because Idid not want to say anything about money. . Q. Did you not say, “Put the sum representing the two appointments in bank,” and was not that an ailusion to money? A. Imight have sent a better telegram if [ had considered it well, I dare say; the term “Indian agents” did not allude to any appoint- ments of Indian agents, and [have never asked Mr. Secretary Chandler to make any appointments; I cannot tell how we came to use those particular words to represent $5,000, Witness further stated that he knew Mr. Bullock and had heard of the tele- grains in his possession.” ‘The Chairman —Suppose a clerk in yonr office, who at bhean, finds a democra: letter, tor office, and has not beon supposing that he tinds such letter may, and tuat therenpon he copies the letter and publishes i [should deal just the same with him as if the entire case was reversed; we should make no different order whether the matter related to democrat or republican. Mr. Cox—Or suppose that a forgery had been com- mitted and your clerk opened a letter which dis- closed it? ‘the Chairman—That is a different case, ‘Mr. Reed—I suppose the question is whether General Brady ought to be dealt with for exposing those despatches trom Florida, I do not kuow whether the Post Office Department has anything to do with that, or not. but General Brady i zen as well as Assistant Postmaster Gene: those despatches were uot in his hands asa Post Office official, but as an individual, Mr. Cox—There ‘is also the question of Mr. Eva: letter. If the committee is about to open a sch for the disenssion of moral ethics, Lam ready for them. Mr, Stenger—It all relates to civil service reform. Mr. W. E. Chandler was then recalled, and ste that he wrote and signed one of the two telegrams sent by Mr. Zach Chandler, in which Indian agents were ientioned. lie remembered the great wd- miration with which he regarded that clever cipher. (Laughter.) still the cipher was made and he had to use if. ‘ question whether the despatches had no references to any appointment he said:— who knows Mr. ‘hh Chandler knows made any appointment in his depart- meut cither for money or any consideration ot the kind, and I did not think any gentleman would suggest it. (Laughter.) ‘The committee adjourned wntil to-morrow, when, in ail probability, Mr. Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York Trrbuve, will be examined in the morning, and in the afternoon St. Martia will be reealled and his testimony completed. THE BLAINE INVESTIGATION. CONCLUSION OF THE TESTIMONY IN REGARD TO THY SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION—EVIDENCE TO SUIT BOTH PARTIES. CHARLESTON, Jan. 29, 1879, ‘The Teller Committee to-day examined two repub- licans from Georgetown county, who testified that the vote at the five precincts where the republicans had a majority was thrown out on account of alleged informalities, and the ebunty thus given to the dem- ocrats, The remainder of the testimony related to Charleston county. ‘The democrats put up G. RK. Walker to contradict the testimony ot R. O. Brown as to the obstraction of voters and other irregularities at Monat Pleasant. S.J.1L, Matthews, a white democrat, testificd to the quictness of the election and the strength of the colored democratic vote in the city. COLORED DEMOCRATS. Stephen Hayne, a colored wii estimated that 2,000 colored men voted the democratic ticket in the city at the last election. He had been repeatedly threatened ana cursed because he was mocrat. R. Smith (colored), who has been a democrat since 1872, was positive that over three thousand colored en in Charleston voted the democratic ticket at the late election. They no longer feared that demo- cpatic siieceases would impatr their rights, and they ifereased in number daily. Witness had been hooted by colored rept na for being a democrat, NB. ik Johnstone, reputy- colored yoters were t to yote in ward 2. publican supervisor, red voters, the use of ent additions to the poll On the reput lican snpervi challenged and refused the v G. H. Danteman stifed to tissue tickets wnd fraud list in ward 6. Acopy of the poli list was produced and witnoss declared that it contained the names of dead men and others Who did not vote at the last election, Mayor Sale, of Charleston, was stmmoned to ap pear and bring with him the census of Charleston, lately taken and nover published, but failed or ve- fused to appear. The committee then adjourned, to meet in Wash- ington next Monday, MAJOR RENO’S CASE. FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE PROCEEDINGS—-LIET+ TENANT DE RUDIO AND SERGEANT DAVERN TELL WHAT THEY KNOW OF THE MATTER. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] me Crreaco, Jan. 29, 1879. ‘The fifteenth day of the Keuo trial opened with larger number of spectator than usual. A number of ladies, who occupied seats immediately behind tho judges, appeared to enter into the spirit of the proceedings with as much interest as old soldiers. Lieutenant Charles ©. De Rudio was the first wit ness called. He is a sinall man, with florid ecom- plexion, wavy iron gray hair, mustache and imperial. He spoke with a marked Italiau accent. He testified that he was First Lieutenant of the Seventh cavalry, now serving at Fort Meade; he recounted the well known facts regarding. the division of Custer's forces, and Reno's orders to advance upon the Indians; he described the crossing of the river, saying that he well*remembered that Reno was the first man into the river; he (the witness) had a stub- born horse, which would not plunge in at firt, but when it did so he rembered to have splattered water upon Major Reno, who was ahead of him; he saw some few Indians down the bottom; Major Reno was ten or fifteen yards aheud of him, and he (the wit- ness) saw that officer attempting to check the horses of his inen, as the animals, being green in the ser- vice, were considerably excited. Thecommand moved Indians opened tire upon the troops; Maj then ordered the men to hait and deploy; the order was given “very nicely” and the witness was sur- prised that it should have been so “beautiful” under the circumstances, The wituess with his fnger drew in the dust on the table top a map of the ber and position of the skirmish line, and told how Lieutenant Wallace called his attention to a body of Indians going around at the left and how he wens, with squad of men to meet them. THE RETREAT “‘DEMORALIZED,"" The Major's retreat was, he said, a demoralized one; he was himself left in the timber; it was then about. two o'clock, for he looked at his watch; it was not till the morning of the 27th that he joined Reno; on the 26th the Indians sect fire to the woods in which he was concealed; the man with him and himself took refuge in some bushes which were green, and by stamping the fire out with their uns as it approached sneceeded in remaining here till the flames had passed by; later in the day the whole Indian village passed by them, some of its members passing within fifty or sixty yards; in the night he and his companion waded the ‘stream, and, cautiously advancing, at last found Reno’s men; ths number of Indians the witness estimated at 4,000; the witness thought Reno's position threatened the Indian village, because it was very near, and required a force of Indians to protect it; he saw Major Heno forabout ten minutes on the skirmish line, and he wae “acting splendid ;”’ so were the other officers and the men. A HATRBREADTH ESCPAE. On the morning of the 26th at break of day the wiiness\ heard a party of mounted men, Indians, crossing the river; he could hear the splashing of the water and the rattling of the ponies’ hoofs on thestones; they filed up on the bluff; some of them wore soldiers’ clothes, and in the darkness he mis- took them for troops; one of them was dressed #0 much like Captain Thomas Custer that the witness stepped out of his — conceal- ment, and, throwing up his hands, yelled ““Tom;"* .an Indian’ nearest him turned to look, but he was still hidden by some overhanging boughs; other In- dians ahend #lso turned and looked toward whero they heard his voice, but could not see him; he then stepped forward and gesticulated to show where ho was, calling out ‘Here I am, why don’t you come down?” they uttered a yell, and a volley of shot came whistling all about him; then he recognized his mis- take; it was a party of Indians dressed in the mas- sacred soldiers’ garments. On the cross-examination the witness testified that he might have gotten out of the woods with the command had he not lingered a few moment to save axridiron; it was the delay of but a few moments that cut him off; he thougitt there should have been some bugle sound announcing the detail; he thought that Major Reno was assailed upon the hill by more Indians than attacked General Custer. Ho saw nothing indicative of cowardice on the part of the Ma- jor at any time, and thought he displayed commendable skill in the disposition of his men oh the skirmish line; when Reno ordered the halt and began to deploy the witness said to himself, “Good for you;” he thought it would have been unsafe to go 500 yards farther down the bottom. Mr. Gilbert asked Witness what was the last sight he had of Gixard, the scout, At the timé of the retreat Girard was mounted, and the witness was hanging on to the tail of the horse; an Indian sprang up and said “Ugh,” upon which Girard set spurs to his h fiiuging witness into s bush, and di the woods; that was the last that De Rudio saw of him, The witness left the stand amid considerable laughter. RENO'S ORDERLY ON THE STAND. Edward Davern, sergeant of company F, Seventh cavalry, was next called. He was orderly to Major Reno on the morning of the 25th of June, 1876; he heard Cook give Reno Custer’s order; it was, to ‘the effect that Girard had sighted the Indian village, and that Reno should go with his three companies across the river and attack the Indiens; Custer, it said, would support him, and the seme instructions had been given to Benteen; the witness, after the skirmish line was deployed, was sent out about two hundred yards in advance of it; he saw Indians going around to the left of the line; the indians kept growing more numer- ous in front; after coming gff the skirmish line the witness went into a glade; be saw Major Reno; he was firing at the Indians; he had seen Reno before on the line; he was tring at the Indfans then; the only Way he knew of the command to leave the tim- ber’ was by seeing G company running for their horses; thé bullets were pretty thick then; not many of @ compuny got mounted. REPUDIATION. THE FIVE MILLION BONDED DEDT OF THE CITY ‘MPHIS EXPUNGED BY°AN ACT OF THE ATURE, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Nasuvinie, ‘fenn., Jan. 29, 1879, The Legislature to-day passed two bills, one re pealing the charter of Memphis, and the othér re- manding it to the territory of the State and pro- viding for its local government under the name of a taxing district. Both bills will be signed by Gov- ernor Marks to-motrow. ‘This action virtually wipes out the entire bonded debt of Memphis, amounting to $5,000,000, A member of the Legislature from Momphis says that “Memphians must not be con- sidered repudiators. Memphis had paid taxes until now her taxes were $3 850n the $100 worth of tax- able property. It had back taxes due to the amount 100,000, which it had been totally unable to Under the continuance of its charter it ment of $310,000 this year, it would have had to of all of its taxable values, pay seven per cent In one case four levies on mandamus writs from the United States Cireuit Court had been made, and only @ few days ago a fifth writ was ordered, making five to collect one debt of $125,000, in the fare of the fact that the un- collected levies for the payment of this sum now amount to $416,000, HARD ON TAXPAYERS, “So imperfect was the Memphis system of collect- ing taxes that prompt taxpayers had again and again to pay for delinquents. A merchant's stock could be levied on 2nd sold at any moment. Home creditors were more rapt s and relenticss than foreign; they had been eating at its vitals until they wero nearly exhausted, ‘The population of | Mem- phis” had been reduced one-tenth by yellow fever, while the travelling expenses and board of those who fled had smounted to $3,000,000, Almost the entire bonded debt was created while the people were distranchised, and th® bonds sold for jess than fifty cents on the dollar, Memphis must construct sewers and streets (the latter being now impossible) for the protection of life and to prevent the reappearance of the yellow fever, and this could not be Rone when hungry creditors were al the last cent collected.” OHIO POLITICS. FIRST CHOICE OF LEGISLATORS FOR THE GOVe ERNORSHIP. . [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Corumnus, Jan, 29, 1879, Interviews with republican membors of the State Senate, as to their first choice of a candidate for Governor, shows that six are for Judge Taft and two for Garfield, The first choice of the republican mem- bors of the lower House stands-—Garfleld, 12; Foster, 6; ‘Taft, 4; Judge Force, 8; ex-Governor Young, 2 and Senator Howland, 2. Ii it was known that Gar- ficld desired the nomination his score would have deen much larger, a8 several of those who named Foster did it with the understanding that Garfield would not bea candidate. If Garfield positively de- clines, Foster can bo set down as good for the first choice of the republicans of both branches, ‘The only expressed objection to Noster is the fear that will not be acceptable to the stalwart element by reason of his report on Louisiana affairs some yeara ago, Nearly all those interviewed exptessed # preference for Garfield for United States Senator, A BALLOON FOUND. Wastivaron, Jan, 29, 187%, r., Edmund Johnson, United States Consal at Tampico, Mexico, in a letter written to @ frieud in this city and dated the 20th inst., says:—“A balloon, evidentiy from some civilized country, about sixty or seventy fect in size, with avcar and all the co: forts for ® voyage, made of silk, &e., was found Osulwama, by the Indians, in the woods. tore the silk from it and stole everything that could be. ft and refused to give an; rmation of,