Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1877-02-21

              utwd. VOL. XXXVIII. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1877. NO. 44. M SIcBERT & LILLEY. iank Bank Manufacturers. Printers, Binders, Stationers And Lcfial Blank PubllsSiara. BOOK BINDING every description, by' the Edition or single Volume. (tFGttt MOWSJ5 BUILDING, (UpBUire.) ft1,tl CUMMUUei. Ohio Merchant Tailoring Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, AND DIAL1B8 II Oents' Fino Furnishing Goods, No. 163 SOUTH IUUH ST., (Opera House BlooM, COLUMBUS, 0. JNO. B10H, Hupt. nd Tress. J. BUNTING. Foreman. mvl ly GEO. T. DUVALL, MERCHANT TAILOR, 157 SOUTH HIOH ST., OOX.XJ1MC33XT, O. nugl7 ly lp IMfUM: IIIkIi, r'lirl mill Chapel 8(n. t. M. COMIT. w. rilANCIH'O. COMLY & FRANCISCO, PUPLISIIEItH AND I'ROPHlETOHB. JAMES JW. COM!" Editor. OFFICIAL. PAPER OF THE CITY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY. fjuna" reeifi. ;Feb. 20. Senate At 1:30 p. m. ilia Senate went into joint convention with tlie House to proceed with the count of the Electoral vote. Upon returning to iis chamber at 2:30 p. ni. the objection to counting the vote of Elector Orossman, of Michigan, made in the joint convention, was read. Mr. Allison offered resolutions declar ing: 1. That the objection to counting Orossman s vote was not good in law, ana that it was not sustained by any lawful evidence. 2. That Grossman's vote be counted, notwithstanding the objections. The fust resolution was agreed to by a vote of 40 to .'17, and the second resolution was agreed to mnanimouslv. The Senate again proceeded to ithe hall of the House at 6:15, and returned tto its chamber at 5:50, when the objection to couuting the vole ot Elector uaggett, 01 .Nevada, made in joint convention, was read. IMr. Dainrott's testimony before the commit tee ou Power?, Privileges and Duties of the House, was also read. A resolution that Daggett's vote be counted notwithstanding the objection was agreed to unanimously, and tho fc'eci etary was sent to communicate this action to tue iiouse, DUt shortly returned with the information that the House had taken a recess till ten o'clock to-morrow ; whereupon tlie Seuate took a recess to the same hour. HouteTbe House met at ten o'clock and entered into debate on the Louisiana case. After several speeches a resolution that the decision of the commission be not Agreed to was adopted yeas 172, nays 99. .At 1:35 p. m.the Senate and House went into joint convention, and the presiding officer declared that the two houses not having decided otherwise the decision of the Com-.mission would stand in force, and Louisiana was counted for Hayes. Maine was .then counted for Hayes, Maryland for Til-den, and Massachusetts for Hayes. When ithe certificate from Michigau was read, objection was made to counting the vote of lOaniel Crossman, one of the electors, on the ground that he bad not been duly appointed. It was held that Benton Hanchett had been elec d an elector, but being a United States Comm nr absented himself from the meeting (' tlep.lors) and that the fact that Hanchett bKite!t himself did not create a vacancv amA Orossman's appointment to his 'place d t constitute a due appointment. In Senate retired, and ufter discussion the iiHJae AP6.'d, without division, lo a resu.'utioa hat the vote objected to be counted. The ttenate returned to the hall of the Fouse, aad the eleven votes of Michigan, including that ol Cross-man, were counted for Hayes. Minnesota was counted for H"'es, Mississippi for Tildon, Missouri for Tilden nd Nebraska for Hayes. When the Wevad certificate was presented objection was offered to counting the vote of Elector R. M. Dacrcett. on the eround that, it the time of his election he was a United BtntfS Commissioner; whereupon the senate retired and the House took a recess till ten o'clock to-morrow (Wednesday). Uenornl Assembly. Feb. 20. Senate Bills passed: House bill to authorize payment of a balance on a town hall in Mt. Gilead; Seuate bill providing for obtaining and publishing reports of banks and savings institutions organized and idoing business under State lawj Senate bill tto allow inclined railway companies in Cincinnati to operate a street railway; House b 'U to increase rates of to.l on turnpikes. .Testimony was submitted in the Cox- Harni'fln contested election case Some tim i epent iu committee of the Whole -.JU, ,.t IU rHiftinw nnmtnioinn on thp v v w. wu'.j.. ,... "'Uis parsed: House bill to relieve toe treasurer " ., '". . county; House V ln.8Uraace . e Jnrtv to nxtv davs no- I'ouuiHmea to gi " " ' . tin tice before a polic "P"- Be b requiring lite insuran - 7. 'Kiev rt-otistica. etc.: applicant wiiu com,'' r-..., ' P ,u' House bill to provide tM of, second class Sheriffs' sales my fe advertised in a daily instead ot a week y payer, ed the daily has the larffer circul&Alonj House bill requiring judgment credif-ors to marshal liens in bringing suits; Senate bill fixing compensation of counsel appointed to defend in cases where the accused is unable to employ counsel, at $100 in criminal cases and $50 in minor cases A Mil was introduced to allow railroad companies to use oil for lighting purposes when the same will not ignite at a temperature of 300 degrees Fahrenheit The bill to establish a school of mines and miue engineering at the Agricultural College was lost. The vote was then reconsidered and the bill laid on the table. Far Tennessee and OAt'o Valley FaUing iaromefer, warmer soufntoes. minds, t'nereaj-ing cloudiness, and at Northern stations possibly followed by light rain or snow. Sixteen States are yet to be counted. BY TELEGRAPH TO TUX OtiW STATS JOURNAL WASHINGTON. Another Day of the Joint Convention. Vote of Louisiana Counted for Hayes and Wheeler. The Houses Separate on Objections to a Michigan Elector. Concurrent Action Admitting the Disputed Vote. Another Division on the Case ot Elector Daggett, ot Nevada. The Senate Overrules the Objection, But the House Takes a Recess Without Action. Foster Makes a Brillinut Npeeck iu the llouse. Governor Palmer's Testimony in the Littlefieid Case. Interesting Reiniuisceuce of the Quadroon Ball. Mutual Agreement Not to Exhibit Party Papers and Accounts, Donn Piatt Goes Into an Explanation of His Sunday Article. X I.I VI li fonereNH Second NchhIou. Washington, Teb. 20. 8KNATE. 1 he session of the Senate was resumed at ten o'clock, but no business was done, ScDa-tois only awaiting notilication that the House was ready to continue the count of the electoral votes. This notification was made at 1:30, and the Seuate repaired to the chamber of the HouBe of Reprejentatives. Upon returning at 2:30 p. m, the President pro tern, anuouuc.d that the Senate having withdrawn from the joint meeting of the two houses on the submission of im objection to counting the vote of D.L. Cross-man, an elector for the Stato of Michigan, the objection would be read. The Secretary having read such objection, Mr. Allison submitted the following: Seaolved, That the vote cast by Daniel L. Crossmau, as elector from the State of Michigan, be and the same is hereby directed to be counted, notwithstanding the objection thereto. Mr. Stevenson inquired if Mr. Allism knew the tact that the person alleged to have been ineligible was not a Government officer. Mr. Allison replied that he did not, but he heard the testimony read before the joint committee. Mr. Bayard said this testiiaonj' was not as clear on this very important subject as the Senate might desire it to be. After considerable debate Mr. Allison modifie d his resolution so as to read : Resolved, That the objection made to the vote ot uaiuei uruasmau, one ui ine cue-tors ot Michigau, is not good in law, and is not sustained by any lawful evidence. Resolved, That said vote be counted with the other votes of electors of said State, not withstanding objection thereto. Mr. Whvte said he could not vote for the rrsolutiion of the Senator from iowa, as it stood. He therefore submitted the following HA a substitute; Ordered. That while it is tue sense ot tue Senate that a Senator or Representative, or person holding an otneeor trustor prom un-rfor the United States, shall not be appointed an elector, and that this provision of the Constitution shall be carried in its wboje smirit into rieid execution; yet that proof is not sucu as 10 jusiuy me eiciusiuu wi wo vntn nf Daniel L. Crossman as one of the electors of the Slate of Michigan, and thut his vote Bhould be counted. Mr. Norwood said when he signed the ob- ipct.inn to the vote of Crossman this morn lug ne Knew noiuiug ao iu wuh. iuo jjiimi would be. He was satished from the evidence which had been submitted that it was not sufficient J$ exclude the vote of this elector. The substitute of Mr. Wfaytii was rejected hv a strict oartv vote yeas 27, nays 4H. The Question then being on the resolution of Mr. Allison, Mr. McDonald moved to amend the arst resolution so u woum reau : Resolved, That the objection made to the vote of Daniel L. Grossman, one of the electors of Michigan, is not sustained by lawlnl evidence. Rejected Yeas 2G, naya 38 a party vote. Mr. Cooper demanded a separate vote on the resolutions, and the first one, as submitted by Mr. Allison, was agreed to by a vote of yeas 40, naj'S 17. The second resolution was then unanianiusl agretd to yeas 63, nays none, Mr. Chrieiiancy moved that the House be notified of the decision of the Senate, and that the Sente was ready to meet the House and resume the co,vnt. Agreed to. At 5:15 a message wes received from the House announcing the action of that body in regard to the tfote of Crosamajp, thp Michigan elector. Mr. Allison moved that the Senate proceed to the hall of the House of Representatives to resume the count. The President prp tern, eaid the House had giren the Senate no ooP that it was ready to receive the body. Mr. Sargent eaid no furtiiar nofice waB necessary. The motion of Mr. Allison was agreed to, and the Senate left its chamber. Upon returning, at 5:50, the President pro loin 9t.A ted that the Senate had withdrawn from the joint meeting on objection submit ted to tue vote or uu2 eiaie ui iievaua. Thn nhiection to the vote of. R. M. Dag mtt elector from that State, submitted ia fnint meeting, was then read, and also the testimony Ql ltlggt-Lt, tancu vy lutj tuuikuii tee on Powers an rriviieges oi tne nouse, in reirnrd to his holdios- the office of Clerk of the Uniied States Court, i?ut which he atnjftj he resumed on the ttttt ot nnvbwner. Mr, jnoeB of Nevada submitted a resolution that the vote of R. M. Daggett be counted with the Other vote Nevada, notwithstanding the objection made tueristo. Agreed to uuauimouslv, and i.ne oecremij .a? . rented to notify the House of Representa' Uvea of the action of the Senate. At 6:15 the Secretary returned ana reported that the House bad toke a recess before he reached the hall. The Senate then took a recess til ten o'clock to-morrow. HOUSE. The House met at ten o'clock. Half an hour was consumed in calling the roll to ascertain if there was a quorum present. That fact having been ascertained the regular K,.oinaca rf tl, Aav WAS intrnrlnrpft hv Mr Gibson offering an order that the Hayes electoral votes for Louisiana pe not counted. Mr. Hurlbut moved to amend by striking out the word not." Discussion was opened by Mr. New, who said that he had voted for the Electoral Commission bill without hesitation or misgiving, and be was not ashamed of the support which he had given to that measure. He accepted without qualification bis humble share of responsibility. He would vote to sustain objections to the decision of the Commission. He was in favor of proceed- in:; without unnecessary delay to the completion of the count. Mr. Seelye said that in case of the Louisiana election, the corruption on one side seemed heinous as cruelty on the other side was horrible. He found it quite impossible to say which of the two Bets of electors from Louisiana voiced the true will of the people of that State. It would have been bard to find wiser and more candid men than those who had pronounced the decision of the Electoral Commission. He appreciated the strength of their position. Congress could not be too jealous of the right of a State to choose its Presidential electors Mr. Joyce declared the whole scheme of the election to the Presidency of the grand fraud of Gramercy Park had been superb a Democratic cheat from beginning to end. Mr, McMahon said the decision of the Commission in the case of Louisiana was worse in ita consequences to the American people than the decision in the Florida case. As to Oregon, no Democrat looked forward with much hope to the decision in that case. Mr. Rice protested against the wrong and riolence embodied in the decision, and argued that the whole subjuct should be referred back to the Commission. Mr. Watterson rose to speak, and immediately the floor and galleries were hushed into stillness. He said if the acceptance of the inevitable, with resolution and dignity, be the highest, as it is the rarest form of courage known among men, is made harder in this present instance by the consciousness of double dealing and foul play, two courses are open to the mnjority on this door on the one hand, passiouato outcry, at once impotent and childish; on the other bund, without offering needless obstruction to the progress of events, an earnest, manly, but temperate protest against what we believe to be a gnat and grievous wrong. In niv judgment the latur is our clear and bounden duty, we owe it to tne necessities ot tne case. We owe it to tne country. We owe it to ourselves Because we were duped by false pretenses into a snare, furnishes no reason why we should forge', the obligations that press upon honorable men. In the very act of passing the lUectorat Uommission bill we provided for the contingency that Imb come upon us. I voted for that measure in perfect good taith. The result is against me, and detestable as I must tninic tue means tnat brougnt it about, I accept it as a finality. I shall go to my people, and shall tell them all, for as now advised they know only a part, and when they have taken time for reflection they will, I am very sure, illustrate the wis dom and grace of moderation, doing nothing that does not become good citizens. Life will still go forward in spite ot all this. There are many things to live for yet, in this rough world, and among the rest th'it day of reckoning, "Dies irat, dies ilia," when the dark shall be light and the wrong be made right. Mr. Danford defended tue decision as one which, outside of party feeling, would meet the approval ot the whole American people. Altnougn mere nau oeeu investigating com missions into the elections in Honda, Louisiana and Oregon, wnich had found much crookedness, yet in all the words spoken, letters written, telegrams sent, there hud not been traced to the President elect, or to any member of his household, one word that would bring tue oiusn ot sname to tue American people. Applause. The Speaker here announced that to-day's legislative session begun, and after prayer and reading of the journal the debate was resumed. Messrs. Kelly and Pratt were the other speakers supporting the decision, and Messrs. Wood and Cox against it. Dob-ite closed at oue o'clock, and the House then voted on 11 r. Gibson's resolution that the decision of the Commission he not agreed to, aud it was adopted yeas 172, nays 99 a party vote, except Seelye and Pierce of Massachusetts, who voted with the Democrats. A message was then sent to the Senate that the House was ready to meet that body in joint convention. At 1:35 the t-'euate aud House met in joint convention. The presiding officer stated the two houses, acting separately, had considered and decided objections to the certificates from Louisiana, and that the action of each lfouse would now be read. This having been done the presiding officer announced that the two bouses uot having decided otherwise, the decision of the Commission would stand in force, and he direct; ed the tellers to declare the vote of Louisiana.Senator Anthony, of teller?, thereupon announced tint Louisiana bad given eight voles for Hayes for President, and eight votes for W heeler for Vice President. There was no manifestation of any kind at the announcement aud the opening and counting of the certificates in the State of Maine, giving seven votes tor Hayes and Wheeler; Muryland, eight votes for Tilden and Hcndricke; Massachusetts, thirteen votes for Hayes and Wheeler, were proceeded with. When the certificate from Michigan was read, giving eleven yotes for Hayes and Wheeler, Mr. flicker of Virginia rose and presented an objection to the counting of the vote of Daniel Crossman, one of the electors, declaring that one Benlou Hanchett having been elected one of the electors for the State of Michigan, and having held and still holdinc the office of United htates Com missioner, nad absented tnmseit from tne meeting of the electors on the 6th of Decem ber, and mat nis place snouiu nave oeen filled by the otner electors. 1 tie objection claims that the fact that Hancnelt absented himself from the meeting did not create a vacancy, and tneretore sam uross man had not been dulv appointed elector. The objection also submits the testimony of nenton naucueil, ueiure luu i;un.ufiuee uu Privileges, in which he states that he has never resigned his office aa United States Commissioner, and that he absented Himself tor that reason from tne meeting or electors. The obiection is sizned by 1-enators Nor wood, Wallace, Barnum and Hereford, and itepreseniaiivea A. c. w imams, iuu&cr, Vance of Ohio, Mciiahoqj ' Ricp, Sparky Savaae and Hurd. The nresidinir officer asked if there were any further objection, and none beiug made the Senate withdrew to let the objection be considered and acted on by each house. The Senate having retired on tneoDjecuon offered by Mr. pucker to counting the vote of Crossman, of Michigan, Mf. Southard moved to take a recess till to-morrow. Mr. Hale raised the point that the general scope of the Electoral Commission bill intended to prevent delay, aud that a motion (QT a recess was not in order. The Speaker said as he understood the intent and scope of the bill a motion for a ie cess was in order, and be overruled the noint. In the course of the discussion on the question of recess, Mr. Wood opposed the proposition, and submitted that as it was otii; early in the day the objection to the count from Uicnigan should be presented at once, discussed and acted on. The electoral count SDOuia proceeu. Mr. Tucker disclaimed any idea of Inter nosirnr obiection for the purpose of delay He had nothing to do with the motion for a recens. Mr. Southard defended bis motion for a recess on the ground that membevs should have time to consider and act on the objections. He for one desired delay, and was in riVMaste fe install a President in the "hair several davs befoie tho Constitutional time. fin a standiDir vote tba motion was voted down by a large msjority, and then the yeas and navs were demanded and taken, and again e, recess was defeated yeas 57, nays Mr. Tucker then offered a raiolutjon de rlarin? that Daniel N. Crossman was not aD pointed elector by the State of Michigan, las ita Legislature decided, and that his vote as elector shall not be counted. He went on to arzue that Benton Hanchett having been chosen by the people as an elector, and he being ineligible on account oi ooiaing Federal commission, there was no provision in the law of the Legislature authorizing the college of electors to appoint another person in nis place. Mr. Conger said it was not the first time a great statesman jumped ata conclusion witn out knowing the law, and quoted from the law ot Michigan that the failure of Hanchett to appear at the meeting ot the electors con stituted a vacancy; that it was competent tor the other electors to till the vacancy, and that therefore UroBsmaa bad been, fairly appointed elector. Mr. Buckner replied to Mr. Conger, and referred to the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island against the proposition assumed oy air. uonger. put tnat decision, he said, had been made when there was do temptation to pervert law to an unholy purpose. Mr. Bright argued in support of the objection.Mr. Lawrence argued from the statutes of Michigan that the objection in this case was not well founded. Tne statutes were in tended to cover every case of vacancy that might arise, without regard to the manner in which it rose, Mr. Hubbell, of Michigan, asked Mr. Lawrence whether there was any proof of Mr. Hanchett' s disqualification. Mr. Lawrence replied that there was no such proof, and there could not be, because the House was incapable of taking proof on the subject. Mr. Foster of Ohio, who represents the district in which Governor Hayes resides, spoke of the duty of both parties to abide by the decision of the Electoral Gommission, and said this is not a time for mere party x-uliation. The exultation of a patriot over the nation's escape from the dangers that threatened its peace, prosperity and bnppiuees, is fitting and proper. In triumph of peace over disorder aud possible civil war both parties can unite in exultation. While I do uot rejoice simply in a party scsse, I do rejoice that one of the purest and most patriotic of our fellow-citizens is to guide the affairs of this Government for four years to come. Repiesenting as I do the district in which Governor Hayes resides, and being a life long acquaintance of his, I speak of him s all persons who kuow him, and say his administration will be wise, patriotic and just, notwithstanding whatever else may be said to tne contrary, nere or eisewbere. The people of all sections of the country may confidently expect from him, not only fair, but generous consideration. His letter of acceptance is the expression of a man of the broadest patriotism. I feel certain that 1 shall be suBtuined by his acts when I say that his highest ambition will be to administer the Government so patriotically and wisely bb to wipe away every necessity or excuse for the formation of politics on a'sec-tionnl basis, und all traces of party color lines; that hereafter and forever we shall hear no more of a Solid South or a United North. The nagshall noat over the States, not provinces; over freemen, not sub jects. When Governor Hayes appealed to the people ot tne soutu in nis letter ot ac ceptance, he addressed thein as "my country men; and wny not nis countrymen r Are not the Southern Stales the equal of those in the North, East or West; and is not the South an integral part of the nation? It has been said sneeringly, and tor the purpose of stirring the wild passions of the human heart to bad actions, that the :'outh. under Presineut Hayes, must submit to an unconditional surrender to the Republican party. No, sir; no such demand will be made. All that will be expected is the patriotic co-opn'ation ot Southern patriots in the great work of restoration, through tho Union, the Constitution and enforcement of the laws. In this great work the representative men of the South have alread) distinguished themselves for patriotism and statesmanship during the pendency of this present crisis in our nistory. Mr. spurns of Illinois, in reply to Mr. Foster, said he doubted the patriotism of auy man who took an office thrust on him by fraud, and which he knew that he got through fraud. He imagined the little gentleman from Gramercy Park paying a visit ii Haves at tlie White Iiouse. ao(l savimr rh he took up his hat leave: "rjr, a quarter of a million of people more voted for me than tor you, and a cleirly defined majority of the electoral vote of the country was for me; but through your rascally, spoiindrelly, fraudulent returning Hoards ) oil naveBtolen the office from me." Mr. W. B Williams, of Michigan, was surprised at the ease with which his Democratic friends rolled out the word fraud when they were attempting to defraud the State of Michigan of a part of its vote by a most naked tectimcaiity. Mr. Junks ottered tue tollowing as a sub stitute for Mr. Tucket's amendment: Whehkas, The fact bus been established that it is about twelve years since the al- eired inelitrible elector exercised nnv of the functipns of the office of United States Com missioner, ana it is not sumqigntly proven that at the time of bis Hnpointm -ut he wan an officer of the United States; thereforo, uesowea, inat tne vote oojected to be counted. The substitute was agreed to without di vision, and tho nenate was tnen notified ot the action of the House, and of its readiness to meet the Senate in joint convention. At b::u the Seriate again entered the hall. The presiding olDcer took the Speaker's chair, and the joint convention resumed its session. The" concurrent action of each house in overruling the objection in the case of one of thp Michigan electors was read aud the eleven votes of that State were an nounced as being cast for Hayes and Wheefur. Then followed the State ot Minnesota, with five voles for Hayes and Wheeler; Mississippi, with eight votes for Tilden and Hendricks; Missouri, with hlieen voles for Tilden and Hendricks; Nebraska, with three votes for Hnyos and Wheeler; Nevada, with three votes fur Hayes and wheeler. Mr. SpnuKer obiected to the count of one of the three votes of Nevada, on the ground bat Llectnr it. M. Daggett was at the time of his appointment, and for a long time previously, aud therafter continued to be, United States Commissioner for the Circuit and District Courts of the United States in the district of Nevada. The objection was signed by Springer, Tucker, Vance ot umo, sparKs, savage, Maitib and Jeuks, Representatives, and by Senators Uarnum, W allace ana Hereford. lhc oriectton having been read the Senators withdrew. Mr. Springer moved that the House take a rutess till ten o'olock to-morrow. At first therB was a majority of twenty against the motion, but several Republicans changed their votes from no to aye, and the motion was declared carried 96 to 87. The House, therefore, took a recess till ten o'clock to-morrow. Governor Palmer before n C'ou KreNaloiml I'oniiulltee. Washington, Feb. 20. Ex-Governor Palmer, of Illinois, was before the Louisiana sub-committee to-day. He testified to two conversations with Xaitlefield about having equal facilities with the Republican visiting committees, but in none of these conversations did the witness hold out any money inducement to Lit tlefieid to do anything. On the first visit of Spearing to witness, Spearing expressed a strong deBire to have the Hayes electors returned and the JNicholls state ticket carried. Witness never heard Spearing or Littlefieid speak of alleged frauds or alterations in the election returns. littlefibld's visit. On the 27th of December witness got a telegram from opeanng, dated tJairo, aBk ing witness to meet him there. Witness being unable to go telegraphed him to come lo Springfield. Next day witness went to the depot and met Spearing, Littlefieid and Judge Murphey, of Daven nort: luajo en anpointment to meet them at witness's house after ten o'clock that night. Witness was told that Littlefieid had in bis possession the consolidated re t(irn of Vernon parish. MSERS EROppCED. The paper was produced, and witness compared it with the published electoral vote. There were differences, and witness noticed erasures on the paper. Wit ness's recollection of the facta about that altered return was substantially as Little fieid had already testified. He said the sub-returns had been destroyed, and that Wells had requested him to destroy this return. J be witness had no interview or correspondence with Littlefieid afir that. Spearing told witness he had paid the ex penHes of the trip to Springfield, and wanted to borrow money to take them back. Witness loaned him his indorsement on a note for $100, as he would have loaned any other man. INTERVIEWS WITH gPEARINO. The first meeting with Spearing was when the latter called on witness and Trumbull, with some invitations. On the invitation of witness and Spearing, I rum bull went to a ball. SpeariDg was at the ball with witness and Trumbull all the time they were there. Had several other interviews with Spearing in New Orleans; went driving with him two or three limes. Never met Spearing at Spearing's room. When at Springfield .witness advised Littlefieid and Spearing to return at once to New Orleans and place them selves in communication with Morrison's committee. Witness believes that it is likely Wells made that alteration, and with first-rate chances of detection. EXPECTATION OP REWARD. There is no doubt in the witness's mind that Littlefieid expected some kind of a reward in case Ins exposures resulted in breaking down the Returning Board and electing Mr. Tilden. In thinking over what might be done for Littlefieid in case his information should prove vuluable, witness had an idea that something might be found away from Louisiana, some place. in case of Tilden's inauguration, Little-field asked witness for no bribe, nor did witness oiler, or intimate any oiler of a bribe to him. VERNON PARISH. Witness remembers that when the Ver non pariah returns were opened by the Returning Board, while in New Orleans, there were no affidavits with them, or mentioned in connection with them. There were no papers contesting that par ish return, or anything to impeach in any way. ihere was nothing to show that the return of Vernon parish was disputed in any respect. In examining the tabulated returns presented by Littlefieid at Springfield, witness made up his mind that Wells and the Returning Hoard had com mitted crime, and that an exposure of it would impair theircreditbeforetbecoun-ty. He had no idea that the changes in the returns made any difference in the general return for electors. THE QUADROON BALL. At the ball in New Orleans witness met number of local people, William D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania; Job Stevenson, of Cincinnati, and Colonel Ditty, of Baltimore, as also Judge Trumbull, The whole establishment, so far aa witness could see, whb mutual in politics. Trum bull went there as an artist, to Btudy the peculiar phase of Southern society. His gravity all through was the most amus ing thing witness ever saw. He could not have been more solemn if he had been Bishop of the diocese. Kelley, of Penn sylvania, was going it lively, cutting the double shutlle and throwing other visitors in the shade. Adjourned till to-morrow. MimcellmieotiN Molea I'roin the Nr. Ilontil L'i<al. PARTY PAPERS AND ACCOUNTS. Washington, Feb. 20. By mutual agreement, the Senate committee on Privileges and Elections and the committee on Powers, Privileges and Duties of the House in counting the electoral vote, have decided not to go into examination of the papers and accounts of the leaders of either political parly. In consequence of this agreement Ellis, President of the Third National Bank, New York, will not he required to produce an ab ut rue t of the account of Samuel J. Tilden at the Third National Bank for examination by the former committee, while Hon. Z Chandler, chairman of the National Republican committee, will be excused from appearing before the latter committee with bis account books, papers, etc. This harmonious agreement of the two committees was brought about through the exertions of Senator Barnum and Mr. Ellis. NIl.'HOLiS ON TAXES, A telegram received from Governor Nicholls by Major E. A. Burke, Bays: "The people of Louisiana not only refuse to pay taxes to any Government but that of which l am tne .executive, but have anticipated the appointment of tax collectors and voluntarily paid to agents, for the use of our Government, a percentage deemed sufficient for present purposes. 1 have delayed many appointments of tax collectors because awaiting legislation reducing the present extravagant compensation of those now collecting and the people are not only willing but anxious to HARD PROM VIATT. Bonn Piatt published a card this after noon, in which he says: "JNothlng was further from my thought in penning the editorial ol lust Sunday than the horri ble crime of assassination. Open resist ance to revolutionary wrong, for which there seems no other resistance, is one thing; assassination is another. In the sentence so strongly commented upon and denounced, it will appear, when taken into connection with what precedes and follows, that my appeal is made to the people, and not to assassins." LOUISIANA. Congressman Ellis, Colonel Burke and Counselor Cavanac, of Louisiana, called on the President to-day and explained to him the condition ot affairs in that State, Tho President replied that he was nalit. tied that General Nicholls was acting in good faitb in preserving statu quo, and he therefore had no intention ot changing bis instructions to Ueneral Augur. Jo the course of conversation, the President said Nicholls should not be held responsi ble for the freak of the crazy man who shot Packard. DONN PIATT. The Government's case against Donn Piatt was before the grand jury to-day. It is well understood that an indictment will be returned under the statutes for the act of uttering seditious writings, and that further proceedings will be held toward procuring an indictment for libel. FINANCE. The Senate committee on Finance to day agreed to report a bill funding new four per cent, bonds. It is not exactly the plan of the President, as recently recommended by him, but is in that direc tion. THE MEXICAN MINISTER, to-morrow, will go before the Judiciary committee of the Senate to present evi-denoe showing the award in the Weelcase to be fraudulent. Charitable Division of n tinmbler'i ICstate. New York, Feb. 20. By the death of MIhs Mary Dancer, a few days ago, more man lourQiths of the large property acquired by Matthias Dancer, a gambler, goes to charitable and benevolent insti tutio.is. Mary is said to have been i young lady of rare ieauty of character and of a devotional bent of mind almost a religious recluse. During her life she gave much to charities, and by her will drawn just before her death, divided $335,000 among thirtyone religious, be nevolent and charitable societies, after disposing of $185,000 to relatives and friends. The American female Uuard ian Society, Home for Incurables, Chil dreu'a Aid Society, New York City Mis- nion. Tract Society. Methodist Episcopal Missionary Sociely, American Seamen's Friend Society, New York Society for Relief of Ruptured and Crippled, Amen can Bible Society, and Methodist Episco pal Sunday School Uuion, get twenty thousand dollars each. Fire Becard. Baltimore, Feb. 20. Crowell & Co.'s saw and grist mill, at Cambridge, is burn ed. Loss $35,000, uninsured. Boston, Feb. 20. Walter Aiken's residence, Franklin Fall i, N. H., has been burned. L,oss $0U,UUU, uninsured. St. Louis, Feb. 19.--At half-past 11 o'clock a fire broke on in a frame shanty in Juutcst. Ijouis, communicated toothers, and destroyed half t. dozen of them. The flames also spread to the eastern ap- au . .1 . , r, T piuauu IU IIIO A1UIIUIB ttiiu Ob. XJUU1H bridge, and before they could be subdued had burned 900 feet of that structure, leaving only the iron works standing, aud causing a loss to the company of at least $150,000, which it is supposed is covered by insurance. ST. Louis, I'eb. 20. An examination of the bridge this morning showed that the damage to that structure is not nearlv as great as it was apprehended last night Some Bix or eight hundred feet of the car nage way approach, which consisted largely of wood work, was destroyed, and some ot the fighter iron work supporting the carriage way is more or less warped and twisted, and will have to be replaced. The railway floor of the approach is much ) injured, and the bridge people say the truck will be so far restored that trains will be able to cross in four days The bridge companv has a large amount of duplicate biacing chords, etc., and will place them in position at once, and the most vigorous measures will be taken to repair the damage as speedily as possible. 1 ne reported loss to the bridge as pulisb ed this morning is greatly exaggerated, and should not be relied upon. The act ual loss can not be stated now, but it will not probably be more than $50,000. There will be no delay of trains while repairs are progressing, as all passengers and freights will be transferred by ferry. X,a(er. ihe engineers who examined the bridge to-day now Bay that not more than three hundred feet of the approach is seriously damaged. In this distance many of the iron braces and chords, and some of the supporting columns, are in jured beyond reclaim; but new ones will be substituted for them at once, and the railroad tracks will be restored and trains passing within a week at farthest. InNurnnce MnllerM. St. Louis. Feb. 20. The receivers of the St, Louis Mutual Life Insurance com pany filed a Buit in the Circuit Court to day against the Columbia Life Insurance company for a settlement of accouuts between the two companies. The petition sets forth that in December, 1873, the St. Louis Mutual Life executed a contract with the defendant under which all its property and assets of every kind were transferred to the delendant, amounting to nearly eleven million dollars; that the contract was illegal and void, and judg ment in the above amount is therefore prayed. Tho Iron Tie. Cleveland, Feb. 20. The Fifth Dis trict Grand Lodge of the "Iron Tie," a Jewish secret organization, in convention here to-day, elected the following named officers for the ensuing term s Martin Cohn, Memphis, Tcnn., Grand President; A. Brentano, Ji vans vi lie, xnd,, first Grand Vice President; V. Slesinger, East Saginaw, Mich,, Second Grand Vice President; T. H. David, Louisville, Ky., Grand Secretary; H. Lyons, St. Louis, Grand Treaaurer; 8. Seeting, Evansville, Ind., Grand Sergeant-at-Arms, Ohio Slte J range. Cincinnati, Feb. 20. The Ohio State Grange assembled here to-day. About two hundred delegates were present. An address of welcome was made by Mayor Johnston, and the remainder ot the day was spent in reception of reports and their reference to appropriate committees. The session will close on Friday, Pltlsbnric Klecllon. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 20. In the mu nicipal elections to-day the Democrats elected Liddell and McCarthy for Mayor and Controller. Ihe Republicans elect Kilcore, Treasurer, over Cosgrave, Demo crat. Liddell's majority over Humphreys, Republican, in seventyfour of the one hundred and one precincts, is 1414. Iteimbllcuii Victory In Syracuse, Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 20. At the charier election to-day James G. Belden, Republican, was elected Mayor by 1735 majority, the largext ever given to anv candidate for office in Syracuse. The Republicans carry every ward in the city on Aldermen and Supervisors, Wrentllmc. Utica, N. Y., Feb, 20. A wrestling match for $500 a Bide, between McLaughlin and Kavanaugh, of Vernon, Vermont, was witnessed by 1500 people. McLaughlin won easily in two straight tails. BY MAIL AND TELEGRAPH. The failure of D. Kreigh, commission merchant, of Chicago, is announced. James M. Watmough, Pay Inspector in the Navy, has been appointed Paymaster Ueneral, D. C. Branham, State Senator in the Indiana Legislature, died at Indianapolis yecterday morning. Bear Admiral Louis M. Qoldsborotigh died in Washington yesterday morning of typhoid pneumonia. Thomas J. Markle, a well known citi zen of Stubenville, died on Monday in the fifty fifth year of his age. Eva Amspacker, ninetysix yearn of age, one of the oldest residents of Fairlield county, died on Sunday lost. General Hawley haB been oflered the Presidency of the American Commission of the Paris Exhibition of 1879, Abe Rothchild, charged with the mur der of Bessie Moore, hai been identified in VylUClllIIUll, B illU Ulttll lUHb BWU WltU her in Texas. At a Bepublican consultation in Washington yesterday it was decided not to object to counting the vote of Mississippi, on account of the delay it would cause. The funeral services over the remains of the late Rear Admiral Davis took place in Waahington yesterday. The interment will take place in Cambridge, Mass. General Ihrie, of Washington, was attacked by two ruffians at the intersection of Broadway and Twentyseventh Btreet, lew otV, Monday night, and severely wounded, and robbed of a gold natch and chain, a diamond pin and some money. The leading shareholders of the Mer chants' Bank of Canada, at a meeting on Monday, resolved that the assets of the Dnit are in excess oi its capuai, uuer ue ducting bad and doubtful debts, consider ably greater than their estimated amount, The House committee on Appropria tions have inserted a provision in the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill requir ing that all future payments to Captain F.ads fi r his system of jetty improve ments at the mouth of the Mississippi be paid in money instead of bonds. Uaptain Kids will leave for New Orleans at once aod resume work by consolidating jetties in order to get more depth nf water. He thinks it will require two years to secure a depth of twentytwo feet. Following is the section of law (section 5334 of (he Revised Statutes), held to have been violated in the Washington Capital publication : "Every person who incites, sets on foot, assists or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or oomfort thereto, shall be punished by imprison nient not more than ten years, or by a bne of not more than $10,000, or by both of Buch punishments, and shall, moreover, be incapable of holding any office under the united States." The bronze statue and die plates for the Moultrie Monument have been received at Charleston by the designer and sculp tor, E T. Viett. The monument will be erected at White Point Garden, Charles ton, in commemoration of the memora ble victory gained by the South Carolina troops under Colonel Moultrie over Sir Peter Parker's British squadron, when the latter attucked Fort Moultrie on June 28, 1776. The statue represents a Con li uental soldier in full uniform, with his right hand raised aud holding a cannon sponge in his left. Statistics nt Washington show a very large decrease in the manufacture and importation of cigars this year in comparison with that of the previous year. According to the Bureau of Statistics the total number of cigars and cheroots upon whicli the Internal Kevenue tax was paid during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, was 1,828,807,396. This is a de crease of nearly 98,000,000 cigars from the year previous. The amount of cigars, manufactured and imported, during the year 1875 reached nearly 2.000.000.000. The value of the imported cigars consumed in the United States during 1876 amounted to $2,289,712.89 and of snutT to $18,470. English butchers have adopted an inge nious method of disgusting their custom ers with American meat. They are buy- ng up all the old worn-out bulls and emaciated cows, and labeling them when dressed, "Real American beef, not frozen." The price charged for the meat thiiB la beled seems low to the purchaser, but is really very high for the stuff given in exchange, and leaves the seller about three pence per pound profit. It also haB the advantage of thoroughly sickening the puichaser, who finding it void of nutrition and tough as a whipthong, at once swears to eschew American beef for the future, and goes back to beef at the old high prices, when he often gets uncon sciously American beef, which the wily butcher sells as English and thereby reaps increased profit. Ohio. Dr. E. Mi Penney, of Kenton, was run over by a freight train at Forest, Sunday night, and killed. A boy five years old, son of A. F. Klingler, of Ada, fell off a large log on Monday and broke his neck. N. G. Brown, a bookbinder of Dayton, has been arrested at Caldwell on a charge of bigamy leaving a wife in Dayton and running awny with and marrying Miss Nettie Rhodes. A well known street preacher named Clements wan arrested in Upper Sandus ky last- Saturday lor getting up in the Free Methodist Church and contradicting the preacher. He refused to give hail and went to prison to await trial. Foreign. Sidney Herbert, Conservative, has been returned to Parliament. The Russian army on the Asiatic fron tier, ready for action, numbers 115,000 men. RusBia has 600,000 men, or twofifths of her army, organized. Half of it is on the frontier. Wagner's second performance at Bey routh has been postponed on account of the impaired health of the composer. Twenty more Bulgarians, charged with complicity in the May insurrection, have been sentenced to twenty years penal ser vitude. Uirclevllle Hems. Cinci,ETiLi.E, Feb. 20. To the Editor of the Ohio Btate Journal : Messrs. Josiah Benick, Chas. F. Machir and Mac. Sweyer Btarted this morning for Chicago, 111., via Columbus, to attend stock sales. Mrs. Frame, the evangelist, is still holding forth at the M. . Church. Every one seems to be drawn to her. Much good is being done under her preaching and exhortations. The revival at the Evangelical Church under the preaching of Rev. A. Swarlz, still goea on with unabated zeal in the Master's work. ThoiiipNon'M Polloo. Washington Special to Gasatle. When the 100 extra policemen at the Capitol to serve during the count were drawn up in the rotunda to be sworn in, the fifty appointed by Hergeant-at Arms French Btood by theumlvea, and those of Thompson of the House by themselves. Upon calling on all in French's line who oould take the ironclad oath to hold up the right hand, all but three did so two of the three having left their right at Gettysburg in the service of the Union, held up their left and so the whole took the ironclad oath, When Thompson s line whs called on, only three hands went up, and the remaining forlyseven were obliged to aek for the modified oath, Governor Hayes has done little else to-day but receive callers, says a diapatch from Columbus. And again, Governor Haves has received a number of con gratulatory telegrams to-day. We can readily believe it. ihe threshold of Ihe Governor's modest home at Columbus will be crossed by more anxious feet in the coming fortnight than will tread the portico of the White House itself; the letter-carriers will stagger to the door bent down beneath the load of congratu latory missives, each from an original Hayes man, and the telegraph companies will have to put on some extra operators to receive the dispatches no longer in cipher that will come from every point of the coinpaBB. It a Uongressional com mittee could only call for this corre-. soondence it might present to the coun- trv Home more interesting readintr than any we have had yet. In default of this we have to be content with such small scraps as the Precident-olect and his advisers nee tit to give us, Bitch as the fact that Ired Douglass and Plumb, of Kan sas, were among the first to call, and that P. T. Barnum got in the firat dispatch after Morton's. Barnum says that he wants no favors, but it is not improbable that he has Mr eye upon the Louisiana Returning Board, if not also the Electoral Tribunal, as an addition to his museum and has prudently taken care to secure HARRIED. Stbahi, Coons February 20,1877, at the residence of Mr. Sury, on North High street, Columbus, by Elder U. N. Tusing, Mr. Mil-ton Stbahl and Miss Mart Kati Ooons, all of Franklin county. Long may their peace continue and their joy constant companion. New Advertisements. STATE OF OHIO, iNBtfBAMCK DKPABTMEMT. Columbus, February 2, 1877. XfTHEREAS, THE ROYAL INSURANCE TT Compauy, located at Liverpool, in the u 'itea jrvintraom oi threat un ta n and ir anri. a foreign Fire Insurance Company, is possessed of at least the amount of actual oapital required of similar companies formed under the proviHions of the act entitled "Ad act to regulate Insurance Companies doine an Insurance business in the State of Ohio," pansed April 27 ih, 1872, aud the acts amendatoty thereof and supnlemetitury thereto, and has deposited with ihe) Superintendent of IiiHiirfini-e of the Htatn of Ohio, in trutit for the benefit and security of ita policy holders residing in the btate ot Ohio, a um not less thau one Tiundred thousand dollars iu stocks and securities required and allowed bv said acts, and has tiled in this office a certified copy of its Charter or Deed of Settlement, and a detailed statement of ita asnotB and liabilities ana evidences of investments, and otherwise complied with all the requisitions of the said acts, wnich are applicable to Foreign Fire Insurance Companies, partnerships and assouia- Now. therefore, in pursuance of h.vr. I. Wil- liam L. Hill. Superintendent of Insurance of the Htate of Ohio, do hereby certify, that said Com.iny is authorized io transact ita appropriate business of Fire Insurance in this State. in accordance with luw,durinK the current year. The condition and business of said Conn any, June Su, 187b, as sworn by htatemeiit of Home Office ma'le to this Department, is as follows: Amount of actual paid.up Capital, .1,592,497 6U Aggregate amount of available As set" ......18.01)9.40 (i5 Aggregate amount ot Liabilities (except capital), including reinsurance 12.9U7.269 Uu Amount of Income for the pre ceding year in cash 4.929.990 lfl Amount of Expenditures for the niHceuiug year in casn... 3,wju.;iyi 41 The condition and business of the United Stttes or American Branch. December 31st 187b, is shown by statement, as follows: Aigreate amount of available As sets in the Dnited states S2.662.3f)4 4H Aggregate amount of Liabilities iu tlie united states, including reinsurance 1.S7I.142 02 Aiii'iuut of Income for the preced ing year in cash in the United Httites I,ti(i6,9:i 70 Amount ai Expenditures for the piTcedirg year in cash in the United States 1,188,747 68 In Witnews Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the Seal of my Ibeal office to be affixed, the day aod year above written . WM, X). HILL, Superintendent. DAVID E. PUTNAM, Agent It At Columbus, O. STATE OF OHIO, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. UOLU.HU1, jan. 3U, 1877. WHEREAS, THE FIRE ASSOCIATION OF Philadelphia, located at Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, has filed in this office a sworn staiement, by the proper officers thereof, showing its condition and business, and has complied in all respects with the laws of this Btate relating to Fire Insurance Companies, incorporated by other States of the United States; Now, therelore, in pursuance of law, I, William D. Hill, Superintendent of Insurance of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that said Compauy is authorized to transact its appro priate business of Fire Insurance in this State, in accordance with law, during the current year. The condition and business of said Compauy, at the dato of such statement (December 31st, 1876), is shown as follows; Aggregate amount of available As- i'Ct $3,778,861 31 Agrogate amount of Liabilities, (except capital), including reinsurance -. i,273,G72 30 - NetABSets $1,504,979 01 Amount of actual paid up Capital. 500,000 00 Surplus . .31,001,979 01 Amount of Income for the yenr iu cash $1,358,781 96 Amount of Enpeuditures lor the year in cash 1,085,217 67 Iu WitnefH Whereof, 1 have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the Seal of LsialI my office to be affixed, the day and year abovewritten. , WM. D, "HILL, Superintendent. DAVID E. PUTNAM, Agent H A.t Columbus, O. MUSIC BOOKS! For SABBATH SCHOOLS 1 CHORAL PRAISK-Pilted for tho occa-siona of Ihe "Episcopal" year, but is abook of great concrete beauty for any denominalion. 100 good SoDgs, Tunes, and (easy ehorl) Anthems. By Rev- J. H. Waterbury. Price 25 cts. 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It is now regarded as pretty cartain that, on account of the inleUHe partisan ship shown throughout by the votes of the IJemocrnlic members ot the Electoral Commhwion, the Republican party will never again consent to the settlement of a f residential complication by that Rind ot arrangement. It will be remembered that a good many Republicans objected to the plan from the brst, and this perversity on the part of the Democrats is now cited aa an evidence of their wirdom in opposing the settlement of the question by that sort of a tribunal. However this may be, it is to be regretted that men cannot rise above party feeling when the welfare of the country is concerned. Washinalon Star. Gentlemen, there is altogether too much talk about assassination and preventing the person who may be declared elected from filling the Presidential chair. That Bort of thing is in the last degree foolish and dangerous, and entirely opposed to public sentiment. After the American republic has existed for one hundred years its citizens are not going to accept assassination and anarchy as a remedy for any minor ills, fancied or real, nor yet as a balm for any disappointment they may feel, The men who counsel them will be held lo a rigid accountability hereafter for their folly and wickedness, and the sooner they change tljeir courpp the better will it be for them and tiiclt friends. ffaAinjton Evening Utar, 19A.