Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 26, Number 20, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 January 1877 — Page 1

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FLORIDA HBHT l - - - v Some Light Thrown Upon tlie Ilartical Swindlo '. 5 There. The Congressional Committee Will Agree that the State . i is Tilden's. K)Teriior I,insoii, of New York, DeliTrs His liiuural j Address. In Which Ho Takes Firm Griund Against Kspublican Usurpations. Tho Situation in Nonr Orleans Not Materially CLangcd Yesterday. Developments in the Coroner's Inquest Upon the Victims of the Ashtabula Horror. Sorrttthirg Yery Like a Deadlock and a Possible Failure in the Eastern Conference. A BUDGET Of M;MS IKOM WASH IXUTOX. IIeIl0K9M RequeM Tbe InreUatliic Committer, ete. By Telegraph to the Hentlel.l WAsniNotos, Jan. 2. Senator Jon, of Florida, ha thrown confide rable liglt on the electoral count in that st&te and the ras calities of the returning board. When the can rasa was first conclude which gave Flo rida to Hayes and Jstearns, the board had to consider the conflicting returns from Baker and Clay oountie. The returns admitted were declared to be properly certified by the unanimous vote of the ooard. Under the present orderof the roart requiring the board to count Intbe rout! tics of Mor.r;e, Manatee, Hamilton, and Jicktcn, it wa3 found that both Tilden and Drew would be el-.-cied, so the board deliberately reop ne-d h: ennvasa in the ccuntles of Baker and Clay, and substituted for the grituine returns the very ones they had prt-vloualy detidfJ were spurious Thia new arran-niert gives the Hayes electo'8 a majority of 206. wl.I1 the leonine retarn frora these countlc-s give Tilden electors 9C majori ty. ö Oa.WT TBTINO TO BULLr07K. Kellofcg's petition for troop wis dLnused to-day in the cabinet at great length. Aa previonely telegraphed you, the president is making a personal ht for Jiiu Casey, end in ten da to give no aid or coin fort to the Louisiana nvcali unles tley recopnira hia brother-in-law. Chandler and Cameron, bV ing under promim to Anderson, protested urgently,' but Ul yes has put his foot down, and they maxt come to hia terms or retreat. A JTEW nUCATT WITH BfAlU EXPKCTKD. The Hon. Caleb Cushinp. minister to Spain, baa about concluded negotiations with that country in reiVrence to modifying the comraert ial treaty of 17D5. which will be of great benefit to our merchants. . MiCKIT n.Vfl A WORD TO SAT. Waine Mackey, of South arolina, arrived here to-day, and repeats Lis desire tor an amicable settlement on the part of the people of hid eta'e. - ' CAfetf-BA.iüT.a MCirrfrnAbout thirteen carpet-buyers have also eonie to urge the cabinet to denounce Wade Ilanpton. Tlie democratic voU-s of South Carolina and Louisiana will be dpct-ited with Vice President Ferry to-day. f OX IHUl WAt tvi.. The oongrewional committees from South Carolina and Florida are expected to return la several tlayi, and it Is believed the latter confmittee will aubmit the unanimous report for Tilden as th former did for Haye.' Kew Trfca Hew Ciovernr Kmplutti. mllx 'iMlma Vtrry'n Propowed t7aarMllM. .- v i- IBy Telegraph to thw 8t MnW.J Nrw Yosx, D-c. '2. Governor Robinson in b' inaugural message to-day to the legislature gave a large il:are of attentions to' hutiona! afTiirn. After reviewing th result of the presidential election he Inrposes, la bvbolf of the r'--J if

the solemn Vu-at of tie j-wer of any suite government or of tLe federal jrovermnent to vest sui-i p.weri a- an claimed ly the Louistar.ii returnirj board in aay casivasMnjjbonrd whatever, and gives slranar reasons for this ;o.sition. lie dciionnoes in tin severest tfriü- the Interferen.-e of th military in thM)Uih uurhig the election. The violation of the. law an l right by the

corrupt n vagina; Iwards and the over-rid-in- ol ti e :sie cunrn uy .eatrai auu.uiity, the rsult which those proceedinei t . t t j i . . . i. jeem tlt-i;nrd to accotnli-li, he .says, can not be scared without one frther step, la tha ric-s of usurpation, the fubricaii.jn of electoral votes amount to nolUme iinle-H they can be covutd by the tribunal whose coiLstitutiouul Juty is to verify and aatheuticat them. That inexorable necessity ha givtn birth t a new device for counting the votes, not only unknown to theconstitntio. but in conflict with the constitution. Tbedevica U for tin preiMent of the :?nate to usurp the power of determining what votes .shall be counted, and what shall wot be counted, to exercise that power in disrerard of the orders) of the two houses. It would not bo credible that so monstroas a claim as this could be seriously asserted, if the leading ienat-rs haa not publicly avowed it. The people of the United States will never consent tt have their representatives in congress stripped uf these powern or tolerat tliit usurpation by the deputy of the senate or by any single person, and still less by th oQuer who is frojuently interested as a r-andidate, in the result of the contest. In this sentiment and purpose the stiite of New York cordially concurs, for she is first among all our American commonwealths in population, variety and exU-nt of her industries and interests. b!e has, in every vicissitude of public aifairs, put forth all her strength, moral and physiciU, tt maintain the existence and just authority of tlie Union, and she can never consent that the. time consecrated method of a constitutional . government shall be supplanted or overthrown by revolutionary expedients. THE fclTt'AIIO.V AT NOV OULLAXS. A Ieniocralle C'oiiiinillre Walt I pott t.ernor lielloscg. New Orif.iv--. Jan. J. The situation unchanged. Kvcry thimr Ls qvioU The legislatures arc constituted as follows: ..State house st nute, ei ht holding over senators and eleven returned bv the board; boue, m meniN rs returned ly the bo;ird, 22 ot whom -the ikmocrats claim were not elected." &u l'at rick's hall senate None holding over, 8 returned by the 1-oard and 4 who were counted out but claim that they were elected. In the house 40 are returned by the board, and 22 who claim that they were elected but counted out by the board. Telegraph communication is still badly intexrupied. THE VIiIT TO KKLUxxJ. Hlwrtly before noon a committee from the St. Patrick's ball hou.se. con.istiug of R. N. AVilde f Orleans, J. M. AVilliams of rlast rton Iloue, and Singleton of fit Landry, waited upon Governor Kellogg at the state hou.se, and presented a written commuuicar tion icforming biiu that the house of representatives was organized at St. Fatrick's hall, at the same time entering a solemn protest against the occupation of the state house by armed police and militia; against the exclusion from .the state house of the duly elect, d tepcui-tatives of the people, and aKflin't ifcc presence of armed metropolitans and soldiers. Governor Kfllocg replied that there wcro sevend aU.teruei.t3 contained in the eommunicution which were incorrect. There were no military, property sp aking, in the state lioua: yestt rday. There was a furce of police, armed not differently from the way in which they were ordinarily armed, as conservators of tin peace. They were specially Instructed not to interfere with any member tf the legislature, but to ' protect them from interference by other.'-. There were no United States troops in the state boue. It was not true that any passage had been cut from the state house I an adjoining . building to facilitate the bringing of troops into the building. Whatever communication existed had existed a long time. As to the house, which the committee claimed had lieen legally and properly organised, the law provided that the secretary ot state should furnish the clerk with a list of the membeas elected, that lift was furni.slied the clerk, and 68 of the members whose names were in that list appeared in the regular hall of the Louse, of representatives yesterday, and 42, or 43 at most, appeared in St. Fatness hall. He must decline to rect iTfc any communication from the body which lacked nearly 20 of a quorum. Tbe Kennte Committee Investigation. New Orlraä. Jan. 2. The senate investigating committee resumed its investigations of the Ouachita parish troubles this mornine. 15. F. Jonas and R. If. liars, attorneys of New Orleans, who took an active part ia the d .uocratir ranvas jj. tified" to the effort o lbemstlves and otlici Jf iitocratTö leaJrs to liave a peaceful and fair ele;U?, and that the general policy of their jarty was directed to that end, in Otr to prevent the returning board frou eiring npoaa pretext for throwing out votes. They contradicted the statement, tf Bowers in reference to the incendiary speech of Governor McEnery at Baton Rouge, and said that while it was an aggressive one, nothing was ?aid about an assassination: on the contrary he adjüsed submission to anything rather than provoke a collision. Marr was examined at great length in refereneo to the political situation In Louisiana, but his evidence was unimportant. Richard Barring ton (colored) testified that he had taken an active part in the canvass for several democrats, and that Richmond Dunn and other colored leaders had done likewise because they thought any change would be for the better. lie knew a, number of colored men who vot-i the democratic ticket voluntarily, and did not know of any intimidation to cause them to do so. He thonght that tbe killing of Pink&on and others would damage instead of improve the democratic cause. Charles TitJwelf, the former owner of lAtzs 11 nkton, repeated hla testimony aluy pi.iLU lu roio u Ur cuavw-

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who had tided h r hu.vband. TticHiilJ-tcmitte Try to I-eri Homo. tt.ii?. Ntw Orleo.8. Jan. 2. The senn.- saV comtuilfee hestnt the evidence of Francis wife of l'.iul Jolmsoi). (e!r-d) of llirt 1Ulon It-nige, in rcf;rein.e to m.iked men coming to ber house, breaking in and asking him to siirn a fl r, and uecusing iiitn of oraniin u arrueil eoinpjiiiy. Ttm they thrn tied a rope around his nu k an 1 carried him tlT; !;e h:id tr.wked him five mile in the mud but t-he never saw him ag-tia: I;mI lieard the b(nly !iad teeii founl w itl th.e ey-s picked out by the buzzard. The witney said that all the men coticernetl were m is-ed except two, whom she reogiized, but notwithstanding she was prved to give the name9 and ussured by Senator Wadleigh of protection, she r-fiied t ive nasnes as she knew, he viuld le killed. The greater H)riitn of the feVion wa taken up in liearing the testimony of Georg Kleinfelter in reference to the East Baton Rouge trouble. The witness gave a great deal of hearsay evidence. Tbe principal point of his testimony were: He hail been ordered anonymou-sly to quit buyingseed cotton "and had done so. He knew of r.o intimidation .and knew that the colored democratic club in the Twelfth ward had 102 members. Had beard of two negroes being shot for Mealing and iivii rhiiil for iiiiü ciRVn.se. He hud lx longed to the Knights of the White Camel ia, but not to the 'Two-Ninety-Light bx iety,''; though niot of the young tueu belonged to the latter and wore badges. Esquire gteve Sims (colored), of the Tenth ward, teti.ned that a party. of 20 men came to his house at night and made him give up his official book; knew Jerry Meyers and h'a sou; they were honest, in dusrtrious men; went to Baton Rouge and voted tie republican ticket; had not beeu molested since. Harriet Bertain (colored) said that her fhusband last February received a note lay ing. "Get out of your house as aoou as God will let you, or we will hang you by the neck." Afterwar Is th hou.se was fet on fire, but, being wet, inlid not burn. They then fired at him, and came near hitting her. Both committees adjourned until evening. T1IC REPL'BLIt'AM LEUlsUtTritE. rarknrd nnd Auloiii Conntetl In. New Orlf.vns. Jan. 2 Tho republican legislature in jo:nt ys"'n t -diy le dihe returns fiorn eaeh pari-b, us furnished l y the secretary of s ate aiid ompiled by tlie returning boar I. and announced that i'aekard had been elected governor and Antoine lieut. nant govertior. PAKT 0? RFLLOiU'R KFJP WE TO BK E.VT To CONOKES. The republican senate to-day adopted a resolution requesting the? governor to transmit immediately to the senators and representatives in congress those portions of his me:ase which referred to the political cOhdition of the state. In these portions of the message Overnor Kelhgg tra?ed in detail the history of the ?ttl since its reconstruction, asserting that the Orleans July riot of 1SoV were ?till justified and approved, and that the judge v ho refused to charge the jury in reg.ird to them had been reelected to the same otfioe ever since, that, the Grant perish iuaaacre was still regarded as a justifiable assertion of white supremacy, and that the whole political history of the party opposed to the republican principles iu the siate was characterized by One aim, the resting of all political control in the hands of aristocratic oligarchy irrespective of the will of the majority of the peoplo and the practical nullification of the constitutional measures which accord to fmnncipated slaves the rights of citizens. He adils it is argued, with apparent plausibility, . that the disorders admitted to prevail in some of the southern states are the result of the inefficiency of the republican state authorities and I heir inability to enforce; the laws and bring the guilty parties to justice. It is pointed out that in Georgia. Alabama, and other southern states, which have leenredeemed, as it is called, from republican rule, peace prevails and, Hjlitioal murders are comparatively unknown. The very statement of. this proposition carries with it a oonf'ssion of guilt, ami discloses the fact that " tbe disorder in tbe south are created by the men of reform for tbe purpose of obtaining control of the government, and that until they obtain possession of the offices, whether they have such a majority of legal votes as would justly entitle them to thoe offices or not, political turmoil will continue. No local tribunals can prevent or punish political offences whilst tbe controlling public sentiment among the more influential cititens sanctions, or at least coivni ve at, thee disorders. There seems to me but Hiree way by whicn peace can be maintained, and the laws of tbe ptate and of the United States can he euforoed in Louisiana azainct political offenders. 1. The surrender of the stite government to the minority wlwt controlled its destinies before the emancipation of slaves. fi. Tbe acceptance by that minority in good faith ot the conetntutioii and amendment, which' issues were decided by the war. 3. The enactraant by congreas of Puch appropriate and valid lepixlaiion m will eecure theenfcwelaeltt vf t.he amcvltnents against organized intidious And S&perJVS hostilities. l)EMOtTt I VIC LKUISLITURE. Tbe Democrat Ktan I Dy Itm Article. New Oklevjs. Jan 2. In the democratic legislature a ooticurrent resoluihm w:is introduced to notify the pr. siWnt"oi the United Htates that "the eeneral asembly of Louisiana is now in session at Ht, Patrick's hall. The joint a asiou met, read the vote of tlie state by Irishes and declared Niclvolls elected governor and Wiltc lieutenant governor. 1 ' ' " The Democratof thisevening, in reference, to its article of yerterday. siys that no man or et of men. or official, are responeihlj lor its ntter iuces except itsetitors. Tlie" interest in tiie investigating committees has triven wa to state jxdi tics. The om mit tee of the detnoeratic senate to-day Waited Upon the secretary of state, Deslonde, arid asked for the official return of the state election. LVstondr dv?clinel to recognize J' ttiem. " 'and ;Mkl tbe law diftected "him'' tio ' ;furnish theTi to the siieakernf the house, w'ub h he had done. One member of the ieiiuoratic hoöse tc lay deserted that tody and reported at the Sat houte. Fitrht members rcV turned ejected by tb bKtr!-arn still ainnt irom tlie city. lelfgmuhic oo;nniunCHtin ixjrth is still bally iuerrnpted, delaying )gk

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OHIO UFAEIttlr AViEURLV.

toveruor Ilnyr czkIm In Ill's Mwacf. Colcmhcs, Jan. i T!e Ohio general assembly met. this nfternoon, a quorum b'itig trcsent in both brandies. The principal usiuess t.ausatUd was of a roatiuc character. The anntrd nic-e of Governor rfayes was then present' i and read. The message f uggeslsa short .4 -.sinn of the general assembly. It shows tR:t the Ick i:l ;idehtvlne.ss Ohio is now $3,0').. ,rxJ. The reimbursable debt is IS !,."' C30. and the irrslucili lebt M .2o7.71 The estiuiaud receipt!' for the ourrcnt year frr.tn all source, im-lu.l-ir.g ithe balancif'oti hand, is $5.öS-s and tho doJni rumens $.",410 720 The. tae l-v i-tl in l.s7U. cojleciable in 177, rggrfn'e 5?2li.tVl V'. The taxable valuations in 0iio, assliown by the fratnl duplicate of 1'TO. is i l."y7.4O.(.Si0G, which ia a decrease from the grand d'J plicate r.f last year of II, 105, f Hi.- Tlie state debt hrts teen rvd tired during the past year nearly one and a half million dollars, and the indebtedness of the counties, townships ami school district has been reduc-'d over &J00,000; but the cities of the first and ecood cla.ss have iix-rea-eO their indebtedness more than 110,000.0 O. Hpetial attention U called to the importune of the question of, local expenditure, and a recommendation is made that tlte principles of the state amstitmiou, which provides for the creation of sinking funds, should be applied to local indebtedness. The nvesnaee. in a pointed manner, suggests that while separate political parties seem to be iuresaiy in national iolitics, yet there is no more reason for the antagonism of the political parties in municipal government than ia a bank or railroad company. In the administration of such government all honest citizens should ctjemte, Ohio wa. represt nted at the Centennial ny l.Ouö exhibits of which 2:"0 received award.", a pro:ortion larger than any other state for the same class of articles. The governor states that all the Mate institutions are well managed. A recommendation is mau that intermedia' prisons orwor. -house should be provided at once by the state. That an appropriation of $2.r,0u0 should be made for completing maps for geological survey, also an npprof priation to assist the stite board of ngricultnre out of its financial embarrassmr ret. That a department of mining engineering should be added to the agriculture college. That a registration law should be passed and that an amendment to the .constitution providing for holding the stve election in years in which the presidential election occurs ou tlie day of presidential election should be . submitted to the vote of the people. THE CtCO.I.U4 IXQUEVT or tbe AfclitabntH ltorrois Condition of lite Injure.!. Clevei-d, Jan. 2 There have been no bodies recovered to-day from the debris of the Ashtabula wreck, and with the exception of Alexander iiohroe, of fcuminerviile. M.i-. , who li at the Culver house in a critical condition, th1 wnundl are doing as well aa couhl be exited. THE COBOffEk's IXQCtitT. l'bert Mclntyre, a conductor on the L. 8. and M. 8. railway, was the first witness examined at the coroner's inquest, which resumed its Investigation at 11 o'clock this morning. He said when the accident occur ed he was walking ne.r the bridge and was one of the tirsi to arrive at the wreck. lie testified that the tire spread with great rapidity; that the citizens used every exertion to prevent the spread of the Harnes, but were baiSed in the attempt by the fierce wind. James L. Porter, who jtoh on the ground early, says the steamer, with pro)er management, could have gained control of tbe tire in a very few minutes after it started. Tie. witney heard the conductor say that there were 100 pas?nger on board tbe train. The conductor testified yesterday that there were but 131. Tbe Ihn of the dead, so far recovered, was telegraphed to the press at 11 o clock last night' The press will be immediately notified of the reeovery of any more bodies. l.'irvruuf d, Ü Jan. "i-s- Itie victiiuaof the disaster at Ashtubtila who were brought to this city to !e cared for. arc all doing .ell, anl th.- injuries of the tuoet of them are not as serioüH ;;s at first supposed!. The followttttv wli. -j n . !,.,- II,,..,. . . nul . I,rv,.tt..t .i. itiiu air im ikiv iiuivu rii v. i . , will leave fur thrir homes to morrow morn ing: Mr. Patterson, New York: Mr. Hayes, drver, Kentucky; 1 Mr. ; Lay lor, ftc'ght aentof tlw R, Kt V. and Ü. railroad. Chicago, and Mr. Harnham d the Chieagu. Milwaukee ami 8t. liul railroad. The other ivatients will all proh,iWy be able to go to their homes within a week or 10 days. TUB TIT H KM Xtll.Na rO UP TIIKIK Mil DJ. Kf AUE Foarlb Kitting of tbe Conference and lite OntlavolL. Para, Jan. 2. Monday's Bitting of tbe oonference was very brief. The Turkish delegates decided that they hod not authority to discus, the questions of the international commisclou and gendarmerie. The emiferenee adj.ki.rned until Thtinniay next. The Turki-h oat net couivsel will meantime nVliberaU' ujsr, the porte's definite answer to the Itrop iti. o of the lowers. Tbe fourth ittinc of tlte plenary- oonference was heid to-day. Tlie marquis of Salisbury expressed the views of the plenipotentiurie. During the diecussion the Turkish delegates enumerated the Miiita upon which they did not consider they cyu'd neiLHiate. 'l'teso were "clueny tle organlzauon of the Im) gendarmerie with foreign ptrticiitt!ott.v the question of an interna tiotuil commissi!!; twl tlie extension of the Sorviaii territory. T.e iWenipoteutiarien askd if ihin ilv iaration was tantamount to an asiiue rt:is:l." The Turkish delegates replied that thoy mmtt refer U the pvrt. nc next sitting of thecoofsreneti ttxeu f r ThufrGttT. o'iT will give a definite reply. The nurquis of Salisbury visited Midh vt Pa.sh4, the grand vizier, after tlm eonf""eMC The Counter pnHsale of Turkey tb 3" r completely frotu th cheuie agreed ujxin by the plenipotentiaries It staged tu it G iu lgnaetf, Russian pLttjo te;iary, hss dec'.ured that he ran iKt ditu tlwa Tnriifh proism-tlH, and Is imported by oth-e leupoteaiuiriee. Thursday's sittliws will t r Mitblv.be flecisSve. OOVEUKOlt 11 Sf fTN AI OK RS. ISCE) AX lie Telia tbe Pewple tVbt, n Kpeet f Tfcem. ' Colckbia. Jn. I -l- r nor llampton has Jisued aa addn nr'4lj. lipoll all lfle fMithfal, law aUdinga-i inul ridz.-na :wbo de-' sire to nmlnt-i i. ,ie vernmeut of : their ch"lre t(, r ,Vlp forwaj-d promptly and pry te per 'gm oi the aavonnt of taxes paid by l"H 1 for the rHopi of Month Cnlpk -KÄr a

urpoTt tbe government thoy have lnstelied or tlie attempted usnrpntion which is only upheld by buyouetsof federal troops. I am but the representative of the jople of the state and to their dtcision I shall bow

with profound respect. As long as theyl choose to support me as one duly eUcted fovernor I iuall maintain that position, and if supported by thorn I fee! safe in aurini; theur that their rights will soon le ßruily estab!i!usa and fully recoi.H2ed." , t;ik kexate comsüttec I Tis,limoiiy fruui llib Si Ute Ilenrrt Xi.v. OitLEAXs. Jan. 1. Tbe senate in vesti jration cotntnittcp rtsutned its examination f th Ouuehint puri.-h tnmblcs today. Kniory S'iiüji (coloief)tetitied that he lived on the opposite side ot the road from Henry Pink-ston: saw the men when they went t)ere end ' killed him; heard them ask for hiui and Ellu; answered them that he was not ther?; they then broke down the door and he heard pistol hhots; he become frightened und ran under her house and finally to a pin hoiwo. About daylight he returned and found Pinkstou's IkxIv lying on its back in tbe road wi:h several nhui in the bead. Iid not see the child. j Several color d witness testified to intliuidaiion and being . foroed to vote tbe democratic ticket. , .. A CK1TED STATCS tkilMEs's STiBY. .;1 , Colonel Clayton, 16th infantry, command ! ing the post ät Monroe, gave substantially! the same evidence as lie had given before the returning board, and incorporated inj Sherman' s report. As to the riot, which i was apprehended at Monroe, just preceding the election, and hi search for arms brought there by necroes. vrhich resulted in findinir 2G guns, nearly all ld shot guns, nearly as ' danperoua to tbe persons tiring as the one fired at: that the colored people said they brought them to protect themselves In coming. He also said Mayor Endcm had - re quested him to bring troops into Monroe the day of the election, but he declined using them in sight of tbe polls. Numbers of colored people complained to him that; they had be?n driven from home for voting the republican ticket or giving evidence. He uUm staged. that the roads leading to Monroe Were ph keted by Captain Bufflngton and the parties' ri tie club on the day of the election, . j ,. . . . . A 0riE FIELD ITTO BT XEGUOES. ; Dtvid Fuulks tcitifiel to .his house hay-i ir. been fired intoi'believed it was done by. negroes at the inSiuratioa of white republicans, who wanted to excite tho whites to violence to get up a bloody fJiirt story, and that the sloo?ing of Ben Jones was put up by som parties to prevent the ballot-box, heimr taken to Logtown; that he had used moral suasion: only... to induce Ue' negroes to vote the democratic ticket. Many of them wented to, but feared social ostracism ty their own race. ' ' THE KILLING OF nSKPTOir. F. K. Desnoir testified to living' with Captain George Phillips, and that the night link?ton wss killed-that Ptiitliia and Pr; Young ts"ere at ' home, as the witness had locked np their houses, and had the key in his pocket. EVKX150 &ISÄI05. At the evening session of the senate committee. John K. Vincent, Amanda Burrell and Reuben Bostcrfield (colored), testified as to tlie circumstances of Eaton Sagnock's death, their statements not being materially different from t hose already published. Bxibert Lognn, one of the Mtrtiea alleged to have been guilty of the shooting of Logwood and killing' of Primus Johnson and Henry Pi nka ton. and the whipping - of - several par tie., testified , that there was no truth ;n any of the charges, and that George Phillip, Dr. Young and other charged, bore the best of reputations in their community. ? ;-. e Isaac ihuulall (colored) testified he was president of the colored democratic club; that he joined the ' democratic party ' three weeks before the election, and tnat the election, was quiet and., peaceable. To Senator Howe he etaled that he. Jojned the party after several assassinations had occurred. Jo eph Benoit testified to the fact ' that Ben James wit it very noisy, bustling man, and saury to whites, and that ,he had said tvo democratic nigjer oulit to be noticed. nrronc the mnc committee. Boib Mdea Tell Wtixl Tliey Uno About . ( . BuIliloKinar. New Orlevks, Jan. 1. The house comniitte examined W. II. Neil, deputy aberiff nod saervisor of registration' in Concordia pori-h, who testified at considerable length in regard to the war waged by the JaoksonYouug factions there. He had excluded three polls in the parish upon affidavits made to him ' and forwarded to the returning board, and that since the election State Senator Dave Young bad threatened Idtn in case be came .before this committee. He considered his life In darurer. but was prepared to defend it. Wade R Young and eight colored men testified as to the intimidation of tbe colored voters by the republicans and corroborated theevidenoe previously pi ven as to the influence through churehe, secret societies nd other means to secure that end. Tbe committee adjourned until to-tuorrow. Pl'RLIC DEBT KTATEJIESnr. Inernue of Nation tl IaJtiiau ror. Wasldngton, Jan. 1. Mx per ent.lond f!M4.wttKiO Five per cent, bond 7V2Jt2,4nQ 4V. per o-nt. bon is 3öüa,0, W Total coin bonds Lawful money debt .. 14,(K)0J)0O Matured debt lll,,i.O Legnl Under notex 3ia,t'Ji)M O rtinoatei of depoait.... at.OX,000 rractSonal currency. . ri,:u.-.-.W poln oerttfleates.. 4750,000 Twtai wiUiout Interest i '. . ÖJÜOÄ!! 470.74s,7 S11S7,404 i218J57 Total debt..Total Interest.... Outh In treasury, ev 9617,!t 12,000 3i,ftf,oeo Cah in treasury, ear-rency.-frr, f PÜBftiepoalts heW fir - redemption cf rertuletiteti ot ttepodt Total In treasury TVbt less cash In the treasury .'. tZa3iJ,099 Increase of debt during I-H-cein-or ... Ueereaee slne Jnne 30, lS7t. ;.. Bonds LsKOodto PaclUc Itailroad Oompftulea, interest payable in lawful mney, principal outstandirte l W,t03 L Interest nocriwd and not yet paid C . . . i .1.. it i. . .. . . . 1C,71V) 8X802,21 700,457 internal paiu ny me .. iiiv" "uhot Intenvst repaid by trtvnfportation of mails, etc Balonce- if interest paid by the United Htate The KleetAriil ote Muddle, ' Washinutok, J-h.' 2 -The senate committee on ?ounting the electoral vote held another im et ing ö-dAyaui . pro mi neu t iucuk

be-s?ay that the ecn-rjl ir.cl'fT.'icns to-'V'y seemed more liope iil for an auiicalile r.rement than ar nt y previa j meetir g. On the other hand, another menilcr of the conui.tt te- says heean't perceive that the ff.iiimin.-e to-day made nny pmgress tcwurda Lz.ra.uizirig the conrldiiig view.

Tte St.peCiue Court Order Acothca tonnt. TaUlatiasse, Jan. 2. The supreme veirt met yefrday, but did n t coüsidtr the pv ers fiksl by tlie board of cr.nv jsers on the 7i h as such an sas'.ver to the pt-rtn,pjry writ as the eourt could i cccpt. It was ro tunüsl to Uie se cretary of htur as proper! f belonging to t ha tiles of that otBce, and the court ordered the Txiird to answer by 4 o'cloek to the pi-in htuguase of the wiitty C3nvasing the VOtC for governor and emitting in their return any votes 'cast for anv other office, as the right of ibe prekJr-ntiai electors a ikI cirmhera of concrewi wer r.o4 matters before the court. The board made return at 5 o'clock, when the cotin 1 for the relator a'ked and we? granted until to-lif to examine . the rrturns, and Ita court aJoarned. THE ASHTAnnAllOKROR. MrTrtinei) lUnru toy tb Otronfr Jnry. AflHTAiaav 0., Jan. 2 The next witn called was Henry A. AVhite: Wae Bjvnger in tbe 'Vity of ButFuln" car. He was aroused from sleep by a ja ring rcotion, ard thinks th train was )ff the track before LVy begai to go down. He described his experience in getting out, and testified as to the number of passengers on the t-ain. Tbx fe Wfer only three vacant seats in tbe emoting ear he fcrvsr for a fact. He esUaaled th number of passengers at S00. CAr)RT IX A UK. . Ja:ues Planning, the waterworks encr'neer, was interrogateil about the fire plug in vhe waterworks, lie swore he had tried the ho.se coupling of the t fire britaiJe oo Li plug anl it would not fit Tbe coupling and plug cap were afterwards produced, ar.a fonnd to fit perfectly, and Municg wai compelled to admit that he had xuad a great mistake. Danirl MeGutre, the engineer of the f.rt engine, heard the bridge .snep behind him when he was within to car lengths cd the abutment. He savs that h! r-iigine hd tonn up bill to f ct off the bridga. lie cmld gi7e no information whatever about the wreck yr the incuk-ni of the tire, aJthouvtt he was there pome time. The inquest adjourned nnti! S:30 to-morrow. 1 ASSOCIATION MEETINGS. A Vornan Kills her lluhband Snrntst to Xeatti. CoLiWhos, 0, Jan. 2. The Ohio' wrol growers associution met here tin's evening and discussed matters of interest to t).e association. The following oiScers were tWusl: A. fi. Haines of - Carrol, preslceet- W. J, Hramons, yic lreidriit; M. L. Bun?v, secretary, am) J. L. McFarland. trt a.urT. The LoTt horn breid'ia association also met here to-day to onsult on matten rtlaü . -to their Focieiy. S A special to tbe State Joarcal &tte that great excitement prevails at Lithropolis P pay ovex the murder of Henry Or-ighton. a : well knorrn citiaen. The killing was dore with an axe, and bis ife is charged wiih . committing the de est. ' Charles Cnnoo, a blacksmith, wa found lying opon his f ice in his shop dead, and a portion cif his body horribly burr.ed. 'It is supposed he fell into the tire while in &o apoplectic tit. ! Sfs IIIh ire and Kill Hrm.eir. I Ci.vinsw.VTt, Jan. 2 Chris Kattmycj. lately employed in Charles Davis to. Co. pork, house, bad had considerable tronb'x ith hi.s wife, and the latter had brought suit for a divorce. He endeavored to induce ber to withdraw the suit, and this afternoon be visited his wife where she was etayiug iitb hi sister, near the head of Elm street, and afk-xl her to abandon the suit and return to him, She again refused. He left the room, bot soon returned and asked her to ebake hands, with him Upon her -refusal, he sieved her and Ubbod lr near the left arm pit with a knife abont a foot long, iifed for distmboweling hox. 8b fell to the iVxM, and he stabbed hlninelf three time with the same knife, the h. blow reaching the hesrt, and he died irtiiutly. Tliere are- but faint hopes of the woiu.'a recovery. ' Trains Kbow Hoand. t . . . ti. t n J : . J .v inHHHUKU, v.. jau. . nuira iivui western portions of Virginia itate that th) snow is from eighteen to twenty inches deep. Fourteen trains of freight are suow bonnd between Lynchburg and Brisud on the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad. Train, on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad are aim blockaded. The storm is tbe heavieet known in Virginia for a number of years. j Terrible Snow Slide. Faxt Lark, Jan. 2 A enow slide ooer-r-rod near Alia on Deoe mbec 28, wbkii destroyed Wellington mine boarding ho u and buried the inmates. Their loss was not discovered until last evening, aad to-day two men were taken from the virk in an exbausted condition. Four more pusow were burried and are supposed to be dead. Field s in tbe Tiaee by a Good 5XHo-it. Ntw York, Jan. 2. David Dudley Field was to-day elocted to cot;grc?8 from tlie Seventh New York district to fill the y.v cancy caused by tbe resignation of Hmim Ely, Jr. His majority over Goeta, republican, was 3,44 I : ELErTRK! KPAKHK. The cabinet waa in senior, yesterday, for the first time in ten days, all the members being present. ' The debt statement shows an increa daring December of $3,51.142; coin Udanoe, $L6,517,418 ; enrrency, $9.4H3,bXt. . The German government lias ordered Ü Imperial Bank of Germany to resume the sale of silver for the account of the Irermaa treasury. ' James Blake, of No. 23) Varick .fet. Ken York, last night fatally shot Michael XVuleh, of 20S West Twenty-fourth street. Both bad been making New Year's calls, aüd both were drunk. Blake was arrested. ' - Tremendous gales have been racing on tt.e Atlantic coast of Frnnoe. Two village were iiiw.tteik.td with destruction bv hitjb water. Several lives were lct One of the tel?r cables between France and T.mjlaui ban parted. ' The lHirning of Krischer Axons' p-ntery works, r' taten island, causes a o on the building alone of $100.0iX Most cf the eontents of the building, deluding a large qunntltv of material ready for shipment, were lnÜTe4.Ji,he uuUdjijwexa.ttVMsinKX

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