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,vjhuod hill, fcV .03 ?j ensaoma U ; - $7.00 a Year. THE LEGISLATURE. JttEUUIMOX WITHDRAWN. Called Vmueu orDemoeratle Meiii bentLetter Read from en- aUor Jlierrimou He Wllh drawii from the Nen- . atorlal Couteat. Sun Special iJitpatch. f f Mosday, January 13 'Jr'JOp. m. Before a called caucus to-night Senator MerriraoJihad a letter readrjrithd rawing bimselflvW lhe-'-Senatorial contest io fa4 vor of the unity and harmony of the "Dem ocratic party II- t i . Auotiattd Pre lJijatch. Ralkkjii, Jan. 13. Senator Merrimon - addressed a letter to the Democratic can cus in the legislature to-night, withdraw ing from the contest for the Senatorsbip. Gov.-Vance will probably be nominated by the caucus to-toight on the first ballot. . Fourth Daj Saturday, Jau. lltb. Raltigh Obterver, Shortened. SENATE. By Mr. Dillard, a resolution calling for a report from the Wardens of the Peni tentiary. . -" Mr. Harris, of Franklin, introduced a resolution that the Finance Committee be instructed to report to the Senate a bill providing a tax on spirituous liquors which shall enforce the idea of the Moffitt Hell Punch tax, which tax shall be for the pub-, lie schools. . By Mr. Bryan, of Pender, a bill to reg ulate the pay of certain officers of the Gen eral Assembly. The priucipal and assist ant clerks to receive 5 per day and mile age atlO cents per mile; enrolling and engrossing elerk $-1 and mileage; doorkeeper anu assistant, uooriceepers and nine age. ( A ' JJy(M)&,llendersou. a bill - -to prohibit the rcWoval of crimiual causes to another county, except where the ends: of justice Absolutely require it. ' By the Senator from Perquimons : A bill to modify: the landlord and tenant act. This bill recites that no landlord shall have a lien on crop for provisions furnish I ed, except by a written mortgage, and that j the .tenant shall have full privilege of i using oue-tenth of the crop raised before ; housing time without constituting a mis--; lemeauor,i2sK , By MtJBryaTi; 'of Pender : A bill for the relief of W. P. Oldham and others. By Mr. Bryan, of Pender: A bill to prevent the saleofrrntoxicatiuglitpiors within two miles of Wesleyan Chapel, j By lr. Bryaovof Pender; A. bill to amend chapter 176 of the acts of the Gen eral Assembly of 1873-74. : On resolution of Mr. Dorteb, the Sen ate adjourned to' do honor to the memory of Hon. B. F. Moore. i ' HOUSE. : By Mr. Scott, a petition frouvNew Han dover,, asking, for-repeal of prohibition law in Harnett township. , ' By Mr. Covington, a petition to amend j chapter 16, laws of 1876- 77 ; also for the 1 protection of birds in Union county. By r Mr. Coffield. a petition from the people of Harnett, in relation to debts I contracted prior to the adoptiou of the : Constitution, I ' j By Mr. Blocker, in regard to the appointment- of a committee of three, to in quire into certain facts alleged as to Mr. Brown, member from Yadkin. Calendar. By Mr. Wynne, in regard to a reduc- tion of the pay of State officers and mem bers.' Calendar. The Speaker announced the following House committees -: Jidieiary: Messrs. Cooke, Carter of Buncombe. Lockhart, Covington, Vaughan. Foard. Xonnent, Etheridge, Bernard, Clarke, Atkinson. Dunn. . Finance: Richardson - of Columbus, Brown of Mecklenburg. Lewis. Caldwell. Ami?, Blalock, Chadwick, Catling. Car . ter of Yancy, Goldston, Angier, Deani Reynolds, Carter of Warren, Lowrie. Ewt Penal Institutions: English, Mebane, HarrelL Reid of McDowell. Wheeler, Leat'herwood, Ritchie, Carroll. Robeson, Bonner, Turner, Dixoa, Hobbs, Henderson and Brown of Yadkin. Agriculture, Mechanics and Mining: Ardrey, Colwell, Davis of Catawba. Lewis, Grant, Atkinson, Burroughs. Woodhouse, Smith, Ritchey Huffstetler, Reid of Ma con, Blalock. Scott, White and Newell. 1 On Private Bills Davis of Catawba. McCorkle, Leatherwood, Foard, HufiVet ler. Wheeler, Carroll, Leach, Buchan, T L "C l 1 t i: A" miuu, r ururs, iavis 01 .uuuisou, tena ble, Dimsdale, Bingham, Scott, llorton and Blocker. Privilege and Elections Cobb. Cov ington, Richardson of Wake, Bizzell, Moore, Clarke and Osborn. On .Propositions and Grievances. Lockhart, Armstrong. Bizzell, Burroughs, Angiar, Bost, Buchan, Young, Reid of Macon, Click, Foster, : Grant. Hewett, Powers, Bruce, Fov, Turner, Waddell and' Battle. " . 1 ' On Corporations: Jones, Holt, Or chard, Lindsay, Smithy Grant, Melson. Hines. Lamb, Farrell. Bird, Cale, Crter. of Warren. On Internal Improvements : Carter, of Buncombe. Bryson, Goldston, Coffield, Davis; of Haywood, Brown, of Mecklen .burg. Rawley, Richardson, of Columbus. Chadwick, Mears, Lutterloh, Miller, Bate man ajd Wynne. . In the matter of Mr.' Brown, of Yadkin, 34?ooes moved, s a modification, that the committee to investigate and report to the House. As thus amended, the resolu tion was adopted. Mr, Foard introduced a rasolution re pealing the one in force as the committee to investigate the Swepson-Littlefield frauds, stating that the powers of the com mittee were not large enough. The reso olution in lieu of the other proposes that a joint committee of eight be appointed in stead of the present one. The following were announced as the Committee' Rules: Messrs. Jones Yaughanr Prison and Harrison. Matters mentioned in our telegraphic 'jnopsjs printed in Sunday's paper are of irse. not again referred to, 8rsj I John B. Qwens will shortly com- Report ol th Set-rt'tary or State. The Secretary of .tate . calls the .atten tion of the General Assemblyto the jrreat want of room in his oflicc fur the jre.-erva-tion 6f and convenient ref-retk-e- to public documents of every-lay u-vand f vital public importance. 'I'hii i a u;;ttt-r which must, at no distant day. ot( uj.y 1110" serious attention of the Legislature1 and the pub lic mind of the State. As 'it U iiow, -pa-jk,ts of record, "and 'documents -relating to the early history f the State are neces sarily in great confu.-ic-Ji asid 'heaped in in convenient ina.sso. renderiiig their'ex-am-inatiou, if not iinpo-.-ii-'e.. a iiiaHer of great labor.. Some provii :i for more room and 'better .arratigenient of the- pa fiers of State is d mantled by every pubiic consideration. , i -The' numbers : of 'cu)i - . of ;; ts of the legislature, falling .-hoi;t of,- the demand' and pul.dic requirements, a thousand addi tional eojiie.s of the Ju-t scs-i"ii had to be published. Attention, is called to the. confusion and 'inbiiist.-'uey. fuund in the method of 'Re.ara'tiiig public and private acts in , the index and the body of 'the, books containing tli!- laws, and. the recom mendation ii tim ly to abo'i-h the di.-tiiic-tion in' the publication. - The emjtloyment -f an 'expert proof reader of the laws is sugg :-tel, and the matter is worthy the att-nti"'n of the Leg islature. And also sniiie legislation is deiiiandel respecting the "sale of land fur taxes.. We are met with tl;e astounding ' statement that the deeds" for the hinds .-old for some 17,00(1 of delinquent taxes lie in the office of the Secretary of State. Attention is called to the" -indexing of land grants, and" some legislation is de manded on t);c sulijeet of grants to unoc cupied lands of the State. The Depart-' ment -of Insurance .appears to have been well managed for tie' projection of good companies and for insurers. -Too manv safeguards cannot be thrown around our people against wna-cat companies. iconic action is necessary respecting tne publication of .Supreme Court reports, and the suggestions are timely. The-purchase', of blank boooks and stationery appears to have teen made vit h a vigilant eye to pub lic economy, and the 'arrangement and preparation to blanks and books of elec tion returns appears to have been intelli gent and economical, securing uniformity and assuring future utilitv. Some defect in .the system of furnishing copies of the journal of the-two -houses .is shown, and should have attention ai the 'hands of the Legislature. American Iron aAtl Steel AM.seio t at ion. Phi i.a n F.i.'i'i 1 1 a , ' Jan . 1 3. The See re ary of the American Iron and Steel Associa tion in his annual report after giving the statistics for last, year says that the old year take it all in all. was more active ami more prosperous year for American ii;on trade than either 1870 or '77. There was an improvement in the ,;demand or all iron and ,'stetl " products and prices -althogh not satislactorv were well maintained except in the case of pig iron. ."'This branch of trade had a hard struggle. Manv funJaees leave been ju profitably run. -New Year-opens with a promise of more active 'and wore prosper ous business for fhe iroi) and steel niam;-' facturcrs than the old one gave- them. Business is in few hands and home eompe tion cannot be so desperately as it has been. Foreign competition for the prescMit is not to be dreaded. - Prices; it 'is hoped, are at last at lowest point to which they can pos sibly fall, while .the unmistakable and unde niable revival of general prosperity through out the country, gives every assurance of the continuance of . increased demand for j iron and steel, which characterized .tne old vear. ' Adventure YViiii u Ilnrglar. i , Ci-eixx ati, O.. " Jan. 1 3. Robert Mur- phy. a grocer, oil I rand river avenue, De 1 troit. suspecting burglars had been attempt. ing to enter his stori4. last'iiiuht concealed himself and a waited developments..: -'ioon he heard the burglars enter tlie rear door by means of a false key. A struggle en sired: Murphy -seized an iron wedge and struck the burglar-several blows vpon the head, felling him to the fellow regaining his feet Murphv into iusensibilifv.- loor, but the and choking escaped. An hour later a man applied" at the police sta tion for medical attention, saving tint . he iiad been -waylaid and beaten by robbers. Murphy regaining consciousness- proceed, d to the same station house, whwre he iden-.' tified the party as the burglar. The latter admitted the 'facts, and- said the 'ear he should die unless his wounds were dressed, prompted him to go to the. station house. Important Killing ou the llome steui! 1,1 iiiyihif i Pri'-in vs. Judge schenck decided an week nteresting Warren case at Chambers tins Gheen and others obtained judgments in ISC9. on debts contracted prior to ISoS. against R. R. umm.'V, issued, executions and under them the homestead of the de feudant was laid off and the excess sold. Since the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, declaring the home stead law .unconstitutional, plaintiffs re newed these executions and were now about to sell the homestead. The Judge decided that no appeal or 'any proceeding, in the nature of an. appeal being taken from the allotment of the houiestead it was rts ju dicata and an estoppel (wcen the par ties, and he therefore enjoined the -sale.-An appeal was taken and tlie final decision will be rendered at this term of '.he Su preme Court fA lollison on an Ohio ISailroad. Cincinnati; Jan. 14. Saturday night a 3West bound freight train on the Ma - riexia auu umcmnau i.aiiroau. mucu uniform and accompanied with a numerous near Mineral City, broke. a coupling. The suite? to the French Consulate, and, on extra freight train following it ran into its behalf of the Bev, tendered a full apology, rear just as it reached a trestle thirty feet l Tfae Consul of France received Ben Ismail high, crushing the caboose Three pasurr0Unded by all his staff and officers of rH8"s u.mrT", luu'uw cauuose, ai.gui- mg on the solid ice of the stream below- One Washington Reifsnyder was instantly killed and XV m. King was fatally injured": John Betz had his feet crushed. , r .J. . Fire at Maeon, da. Mikcox, Jan. 13. A fire in Cochran destroyed one block in the business por tion of the town, containing eight stores and a hotel. Loss S1.Q00. No insurance. WILMINGTON, N. SUN TELEGRAMS. EARLY AND .MIDNIGHT REPORTS SIXDAY'N KMS. Ioiiiestie and Foreign lie time. - 'Fort I'obini-ox, January 12. The main body of the escaping Indians was found yesterday and immediately surrounded, with the intention of getting them to sur render, which, however, the Indians stub bornly declined to do. The troops retained their position during the night, and this afternoon a. twelve-pound Napoleon gun left fur the scene of action. It is now authoritatively reported that the number of Indians killed, is forty. The wounded number fifteen, and between" forty and fifty have been recaptured. The following are the killed and wounded among the whites since the difficulty begau: Killed Privates Good and Smith, A company, 3d cavalry; private Everett, II company, 3d cavalry. Wounded Corporal Hulver, A companv, I'll cavalry, and private Emery,. C compa ny, 3d cavalry. Both will recover. ,Hed Beaf, of lied Cloud's band, arrived Friday from the Pine Ridge agency, and observing his sister was wounded." shed tears and called her a bad squaw. A .rela tive of Red'Cloud was killed. Trouble is feared from the Spotted Tail and lied Cloud bands. '- Xkw. YoKiv January 12. ThwNoi we gian ship Starker, which arrived:to-day IVom Hamburg, fell in on the 29th uk. "with the X. W. Magce of Philadelphia. tiMin .Port Royal, S: C, for New York. The Magee was dismasted, in a sinking condi tion: '-The Starker took the captain and six men and brought them to this port. London, January 12. The library the Bhmingham and Midland Institute, at Birmingham, containing 80.000 volume; was burned -on Saturday. It contained the most .complete SJiaksperean collection in the world, numbering eight thousand vol umes, saved. v,omparativeiy lew oooks were MONDAY'S XEWJj. London', Jan. 13. A Calcutta dispatch says that troops of the "Peshawur and K uram columns are now settled in quarters, which unless mnforseen events occur they are intended to occupy for the next two months. Generals Brawnes and Mandes divisions are eehelonned in mutually gup porting detachments extending from Jellalabad to Nawsherd. This extension and distributions of forces, besides afford ing the requisite protection of the entire line of the road, has advantage of dimin ishing as far as possible the strain upon the commisariat department. Major Ca vagnari has friendly letters from Mash of Cabal and Ghilseai chiefs. . An imposing larlear was held at Jellalabad on the first of January, hy General Sir Samuel Brpwne. most of the local Khans and influential men of the neighborhood attended. Major Cavagnari addessing them, explained the viceroy of the Indias proclamation. He commented on facts, and the events as manifestng the strength of the British Government and the failure of Ameers resistance and the repeated assurance that we will have no quarrel with the people of Afghanistan. r Principal Khan replied, in language which may be taken for .what it is worth, expressing contentment with the change of authority, and freely offering his ser vices. The health of his troops at present is good, and they are settling themselves comfortably in their different camps with wet weather. However, there will cer tainly come more sickness but not sufficient to make a serious inroad on the strength of his force. The most unhealthy positions are probably Ali Misjidand Dakka. Gen. Stewart's troops marched through Candahar, on the 9th inst.. (probably) and are encamped on the Ghuznee road. Supplies are being plentif Jly offered by people who show a friendly spirit. Along the whole of Stewart's line of march in fact the population has been quiet. There has been no molestation of baggage or attempts, to interfere with the progress of the column. LoNDO..Jan. 13.- The governments ' Germany, Great Britaiu, France, the Uni ted States,- Belgium. Spain and Portugal t are said to have agreed to rules drafted at Berlin to prevent collisions. A Paris dispatch says the velvet manu facturers of St. Etienne have resolved to reduce the wages of operatives twenty per cent, as the only means of competing with foreign manufacturers. The Times, judging from the uncertain ty divided councils show at the various meetings of Midland Railway employes, in an editorial published to-day declares it is not too much to say that they are return to duty if the olive branch is held out. The moulders, fitters and blacksmiths of the railway "rolling stock works at Ba raw have struck . against an extension of hours of labor from fifty-four to fifty-nine hours a week. London, Jan. 13. The foundry men, J ship builders and house builders of Bangor and vicinity have struck. Six hundred weavers at Carlisle have struck. This strike will affect other departments of l mills. A strike has commenced in the wine trade at arnngton and lo.OOO men ard idle in consequence. The strike on the Midland Railroad is virtually euded. London, January 12. A strike of cotton operatives at Preston is feared on the 23d when a 10 per cent, reduction will be en forced. In consequence of a resumption work by work by Railway employes at Leeds, all striking railway employes at Bradford asked and have bee,n granted. a reinstatement on the terms offered bv the rail war directors. Londov. Jar.5 1 ?T Ron Ismail. Prime 1 i AfTnsiw.i,.; ; Tn tbe French fleet stationed off Tun s. 'Berlin, Jan. 13. The stated question relative to the receptions at the marriage of the Duke of Cumberland has been set tled by the Danish Minister giving' most emphatic assurances of the friendly senti ments and pacific policy of his govern ment. . - sLoxdox, Jan. 13. The Italian barque Luiga, Oliyer, from Philadelphia for C, TUESDAY, Siloth. was totally wrecked near' White-' haven. Eight of the crew were lost. Nothing is known of the fate of the rest. Coxstaxtinopi-e, January 13. Prince Lobanoff. Russian Ambassador, has ae-' cepted all the articles definitive of peace as agreed to by the Porte ; but clause 2, relative to Russia's supervision over the execution treaty of Berlin only is accepted nd rrft r'.ndnm. The scheme for the. or gaaization of a gendarmerie, adopted by the Eastern Roumeliau: Commission, pro vides that the commander and instructors shall be Frenchmen. f Rio Janekio, Jan. 4. The budget for 18.79-'S0 .estimates the expenditure's at one hundred 'and twenty-one million milreis, and the revenue at one hundred and one million milreis. The deficit will bemetby new taxation. The ministerial crisis has occurred, and Minister Maune , has re signed. The government proposes the ex tinction of all monastic orders an,d the ap plication of their property to the redemp tion of the National debt. ' j The IIaiU e. Jan. 13. Prince Henry of the Netherlands, brother of King William, died to-day. The Teller Committee. New Orleans, Jan. 13. Before the Teller Committee. G. R. M. Newman, colored. Clerk of the District Court of St. Mary's Parish, testified concerning the destruction of-the ballot boxes. W. B. McNeal, of Caddo,- Sheriff, regarding the Caledonian affair, corroborated Norwood's testimony. Secretary of State Strong was called and requested "to furnish the election statistics. David Wise, of Tensas, said the election was peaceable and quiet. The negroes burned his gin two daj"s after the Fairfax affair. 1 1. Mars, of Tensas, gave the negroes assurances that the Water proof people had nothing to do with the Fairfax trouble. Hundreds of armed nei groe repassed through the town. j J. S: Watson and J. G. Schaeffer. ot Tensas parish, testified that the election in St. Joseph 'was quiet.. The troubles in the 'parish were due to negroes, who, after the Fairfax affajr, assembled in jreat numbers, "and thrateiied .to burn the town. T The Legislature will ballot for a United States Senator to succeed Eustis, The caucus was to be held to-night, l)ut only sixteen members appeared. There 'was nothing done. Funeral of v Congressman Jlart i ridge. v j S annai, Jan. 13. The funeral of the late Congressman Ilartridge took place to-day. The remains were taken, from the council chamber, where they had lain id state during the night, uuder escort of the Chatham artillery, to Christ Church, where the burial service of the Episcopal Church was read. The" funeral cortege, escorted by United States troops and the white and colored militia, then proceeded to Laurel Grove cemetery, where the'remains were interred. The funeral procession was the larerest ever witnessed in. this citv. Ma', i Charged with Conspiracy to lie fraud. ". New York, Jan. 13. Messrs Flaherty aud Purnctt, Commissioners . of the City Works. Brooklyn-; Michael Dady, Iiispec tor of Sewers, aud Peter Melin, Water Purveyor, were arraigned in the'Kings county Oyer and Terminer to plead to-day to an indictment charging them with con spiracy to defraud the city of 850,000; Counsel put in a demurrer, upon which argument was heard. " Karthquake in Florida. i Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 13. A severe shock of earthquake was felt here last night about 11:45 o'clock, which lasted 3(j svcoiids, and appeared to move from south! cast to northwest. Buildings were violent ly shaken, crockery rattled and doors thrown open. The "shock was felt at St.1 Augustine and down the coast from Puntaf Rassa to St. Marks as well as over the in- tenor portion of the fetate. Nothinsr of the kind was ever experieaced here before Tammany in Court. i New York. Jan 13. The Supreme Court L hambers was crowded to-dav with politicians interestedin the hearingtoshow cause why the temporary injunction restraining the Tammany, society from ini iating members elected New Year's eve shoulc not be made permanent. Counsel for the society requested an adjournment to the 27th inst. The m&tion was granted ltogardus aud Carver. j New Y'ork, Jan. 13. Bogardus acd Carver to-day, agreed to shoot a match be tween the 1st of next September aud thei 31st of December. Twenty thousand glass balls are to be broken by each within six; days. The person who finishes the 20.000i first is to be the winner. Stakes Sl0,000j aside. j Sew England. j Bixghamptox. Vt.. Jan. 13.---A serious! fire occurred here last night, which de-j stroyed a considerable portion of the busi-j ness centre of the city and a number of private dwellings. Portsmouth, N. 1L, Jan. 12. Commo-I do re John Guest is dead. , Arkansas. Little Rock, Jan. 13. Both Houses of the Legislature met to-day. House elect-: ed K. B. Bearden, of Ouachita, Speakerj The Senate chose M. M. Duffie, of Dal-f las. President. i Ice is breakirrg in the river. i Fears for a Steamer's Safety. New York. January 13. Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the steamer Hemer, Capt- Walker which left here December 15, for Liverpool, has not since been heard from. Given up as Lost.V Poetmocth, N. IL, January 13. The: owners of the ship Jean Ingele-w, of this; port, have recived no tidings from her for months anu give her up as lost. ; Died for lLove. Charlotte. N. C, Jan. 13. WW. telesrraDh ODerator at Greenville, S, C suicided, Saturday night, by taking morphine. The cause assigned is uore qnited love. JANUARY 14, 1879. AT TIIK FEDERAL C'APITAI- Congress and the Depart me Funeral r Uacrmman Nefaiei eher Another Letter from Mr Thnrman. Ae., Ae.' Washinotox, January 13. It seems certain that Mr, Burnside's army bill wl receive rigorous opposition from promi nent members of both houses of Congress, on the ground of. ittendeucy to subordi nate the War Department ioi even the President to the General of the army, and to establish a military a.utocraey inconsist ent with our institutions. A substitute bill has been prepared, the principle pro visions of which are the reduction of the army by not filling vacancies rather than by summary dismissal or euforced retife menL The retired list, instead of its present restriction to 400, to be made as large as the necessities of the service re quire. . AH officers to be retired as fast as uufit tor active duty or on reaching the age of sixty-two. The supply cf offi cers from West Point to be cut off. The bill provides that mem'bers-of the next two classes graduating from that military 1 1 . 11 e i i . ucuuemy snaii, n iney uesire, receive seven hundred and fifty dollars each upon the completion of their studies and be permitted to return home, subject to re call at the end of two years if their ser vices are required. This bill places the army und'r trie en tire control of the Secretary of War, sub ject only to the authority of the President as, commander in chief. ' 1 he interchange ability of the line and staff, a prominent feature of the Burnside bill is not included-; in the substitute. This bill .will probably be incorporated in the army appropriation bill, but if not it will be --introduced on its own merits. The funeral obsequies of the late Gus tav Schleicher were very imposing the Supreme Court, the President and Cabiuet and the Senate and House paying reveren tial respect to the deceased Congressman. The services were conducted - by the chap Iain of the House, assisfed by the chaplain of the' Senate, at the cl(S2 of which a mournful cortege followed - the remains to the depot. The seat of the dead Repre sentative in the House was draped in mourning to-day. The case of Benjamin Scull and others against the United States, in which a ciaim was set up under a Spanish grant, to eleven thousand square mile3 of landj em bracing twenty-four counties in Missouri and Arkansas was to-day. Uecided adversely to the claimants. !It heldlhat no adequate survey of the alleged grant had ever been made, and that no survey can be made which will correspond with the terms of the concession, owing to the erroneous ideas which were entertained the time it was made as to the: source a at directiou of White river, by reference nd which it was contended to be loc ated. to The committee on wnys and means to day, after further discussing the sugar tariff question, agreed by a vote of six to four to submit to the. House a bill' fixing the rates as follows : On all sugars,syrups, &c. not. above No. 13, Dutch standard, two cents and forty-one hundredths per pound; on all sugars, syrups, &c.T above No. 13 aud not above No. 16, Dutch standard, two cents and seventy-five hun dredth per pound, and "'on all sugars above No. 1 6, Dutch standard. . J Rumors that Marshal Fitzsimmoria of Georgia, will be removed are pronounced entirely unfounded. Senator' Thurman addressed the follow ing to Senator Teller, chairman of the. select committee on investigation. r United States Senate Chamber, January, 13th 1S7& I fUear Sir : Again complying with a re quest from your committee for information, I have the honor to send you the instal ment, No.- 3, to wit : i First. An official certified copy from the office of the Secretary of the State of Florida, of an affidavit of James H. Paina, showing misconduct and violation of the law by federal efficials at. the late election in Durval county, in that State. Second. A like certified copy of an affi davit of Jame3 M. Whitaker, relating to the same subject and to the intimidation of Democratic voters by armed Republi cans. ; Third. A like certified copy of an affi davit by S. C. Tucker proving that at the late election, at precinct No. 12, in Alachua county, the United States super visor ef electien, N. IV Goodie, insisted thatithe ballots as they were cast should be numbered to correspond with the num ber of each voter's, name as it appeared on the registration, and that in compliance with his demand the larger part of the bal lots were so numbered and the secrecy of the ballot thas effectually destroyed. ; Fourth. Alike certified copy of an affi davit of Robt. Wetherspoon. county Judge f Madison county, in said State, showing his illegal arrest and detention by a U. S. Commissioner and U. S. Marshal in order to prevent the discharge of his duties as ne of the Board of Canvassers of the late flection in said county. I Fifth. Am affidavit of Edward S. Fran cisa, a colored citizen of Duval county, Florida, and a member of ' the board of county commissioners of said county, prov ing the intimidation practised in that State to prevent colored citizens from voting the Democratic ticket. Sixth! An affidavit of James C. Wil liamson, a colored citizen of the same county, to the same effect t Sevenths A certificate of the sheriffand county judge of said county, and pf the president of the city council of Jackson ville, and of the city clerk and city mar shal attesting the good character and standing of said Francis and Williamson. I Eighth. An Affidavit of John B. Mar shal of Madison county, Florida, showing misconduct on the part of U. S. deputy marshals and intimidation practised by them at the late election in said county. I have a number of letters from North and West making specific charges of intimida tion and bribery that it may be proper that it should lay before your committee, but I Withhold them until the wishes of the writers in this respect can be ascerUined. I have tbe honor to be, very respectfully, i fSignedJ A . G. Tar max. I The President approved tbe act to thorixingr the accounting officers of the Treasury to pay the claims of Tennessee for keeping United States military prson ers ol, the act to relieve the political disabilities of Mauuiog W. Kit of Cape Girardeau county, Mwm iSNMin. WisHWfiTos. January 13. Hoc. Mr. Swann, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, submitted a rtprt of the proceedings of that committea touch ing tbe death f Mr. tJajtaY SchhMcber bearing testimony of the utexampled merit! honest statesmanship and kind quali ties of their late colleague, and directing the payment of the remainder of hjj salary as member vf tbe Fortv-Cfth Coo. gress to his bereaved family, with the re quest that the next Congress malt a similar appropriation of his salary as a iucinlxT of the Forty-sixth Cougrw .nu alter agreeing to the resolution making arrangement for the performance of the burial service in the hall of the House of Represeu tat ires at 3 p. m., the House tok a recess until 2:5. p. m. During th morning hour the Senate passed without discussion, the bill aptro priating $200,000 for fire proof buildings adjoining the Smithsonian Institution. At 12:."0 a. message was received from the House inviting the Senate to attend the funeral of the Hon. Gustav Schleicher. The invitation was accepted, and the Son ate as a mark of respect to the memory or the deceased took a recess until 3 p. m." The lliuse c(mmittee on baukmg cur rency failed to dispose of Mr. Hewett s bill on making goli and silver inten hange able. A proposition was made bv Mr. Ewing that on reaching the bill for the re peal of the resumption act, it should be bo amended that greenbacks Ik acceptable for bonds and. customs, also that ho more 1 per cent bonds be sold or maintain as specie payments, and when the sales of four per cents reach three millions dollars the Secretary of Treasury should be re quired to call in all the 6per cent bonds, giving thirty days notice instead of ninety. It is thought that making duty on ail grades of sugar below thirty uniform will remove all inducement of coloring. The committee on ways and means therefore took no'action towards the introduction of polariscopc or chemical tests. The House committee on foreign affairs passed . a resolution highly eulogistic of their late member Schleicher, and hoping that the balance of the salary that would have been duo him this Congress and the entire salary of the next Congress be ap propriated for the family of the deceased. Washington. January 13. Senate Immediately after reading the journal, a message was received from the II use an nouncing the death of Hon. (Jostav Schlei cher and the passage of a resolution by the House providing for the appointment of a committee of. eight representatives and three Senators to arrange for a funeral and to accompany the body to Texas. The resolutiou was agreed to and the Vice President appointed as said committee Senators bayard and -Hamlin. Washington, Jan." 13. In the case of the United Statc3 against the. cities of New Orleans and Baltimore involving the title to twenty-one hundred arpents of lands in Iouisiana. it was decided by the U. S. Supreme Court adversely to the lat' ter. The cities claimed the land in con trovesy as legatees of -one O'Donough, who held under a quasi grant or concession from the Spanish government. This court hold that mere admission0 to settle on land: is not sufficient in the absence of a formal or legally executed grant to sustain the pe titioner's claim under provicioss of the 'private land claim act" of lbCO. A War Department dispatch says the troops have surrounded the Indians flying from Fort Robinson. They had a fight, in which a number of troops are reported to have been killed, It is ascertained that the Indians Wad secreted arms and muni tion. before they surrendered, in a canon where they made the first stand after they escaped. Thirty have been killed thus far. Chief Joseph of the Nez Pefces, an Indian interpreter nd Yellow Wolf, a chief of the same tribe, arrived to-day, and will have an interview with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to-morrow. Joseph wishes to speak for himself- . ; The Agricultural report for December shows that the corn season closed with a marked improvement in the condition of the crop. The aggregate of the crap ' for I87s.i3 larger than of leTsomething over a million bushels. The oat crop ex ceeds that of last year, constituting -it the largest crop ever raised in the country. The Southern coast States from North Carolina to Texas uniformly, increased their product, but the Southern 'inland states as a whole fell off. Twelve states report their pro duct as oomnarcd with last rears , as fol lows: .' : Kentucky, GO: Virginia. T3 : Missouri, 56 ; Tennessee, 53 ; Ohio, 'JO ; North Car. olina. 89: Maryland, Si : Indiana, 83 ; Pennsylvania. 6 : Illinois. 50 ; Connec ticut, c'6 ; Massachusets, )'). The Keno Trial. Chicago,' Jan. 13. The Military Court inonired into the 'resnOosibilitv of Major Reno for the Custer maatre convened to-day. The doors were opened, but the ifnoriprs wpre not alkjwed to take news r.r tio nrrwowiinmi Th odIt important action of the first session was the decision Whitaker. who made charges against Rpbo. Shorter Teleffrmma- 11 tW railway f-nard.- at Ieedi have - - - j o resumed work. J. K. Pry or an old newspaper publisher is dead at Mauch Chunk. The Weardal Iron and Coal Company discharged 1,500 men on Saturday because of depression in trade. Charles Sharpe and James McDonne will be executed at Mauch Chunk to-mor row for the murder of George K, SmitJi The steamer Avcrill has arrived at West TTartforwwtl. She encountered a terrific gAlc n the passage and lost overboard most oi ner uve siocit. i - The wile of a farmer of Norfolk county, Virginia, named IJyslc, oo Satarday UsU was frightened to deatn on uemg cb by a horse while out in the field. At Newark, N Honck's brewery burned this morning, with malt boose, ice house and other buildings. The loss estimated ai 1100,000 ; partially iasared- Madame Anderson, the Brooklyn P trieane, was in a god condition yesterday .rAM,yww. TVoro wa -orv nrorDect tnl siui M -nmnlMi i!m task at 1 1 o data I last night. 3 Cents a Conv IT J ii! IT. MARTIN, OF LA, The K warn Tale at a Cek ai4 nail Uhlrh the Palter lamm It tee tWellaed 1 Rmhi' nViiBi-uTrtj.J anaary 1 1 .The ixwm the Potter committee tvdav was aa i. terrstmr one. The testimony continued to prove tbeeontpiracThv which tU IVm crat4 were robbed of "the electoral vote of lumaaa, a&d created ao btUe rotwtema turn among the minority of the roromilW. 1 hcfTideocc-irhcn the Ultr? wat t;ov. rnor of Uuiakta, was to the effect that -ne signatorts of Jeirioo. as welt as that f Utw, the ltepnblieaa elee tors, was furled. When aked if the comnuttM the for-rcrica he reacted time to learn if an answer would criminate hint. The tenimony inculpates him or CUrkl ho was Keliofg'i private refrctarv, bat abo is now enplovvd in WathinetM iq tbe Treayiry iVpartmcni. If Kfllcy rt?U an offns Wtwepn now and to'esday-he will aroUbly wear that be did not commit any forgery. The cororaaUe rcfuaed to. receive the affidavit of urw St. Martio. to the tf. fri-t that. A: M. tit-con, 'of the New York vo.AV. Carter and J. II. Maddox paid witnesw with: Stenrer consent to testify m Tildon s interest 'I'-vfore tha eow. mittee, bat decided tu bear St. Martin orally, lie has made the affidavit in the intret of Mr. Sherman, of coarse, bat the three jtersons named have made affidavits that St. Martin is a perjurer; M r. Tilden, it is rumontl, will probably apt-ear before tho committee tn the uext ten days to vin dicate him-elf from, the so-called cipher depatches. ; ..; " , In this affidavit B.t Marti! mts he owed his appointment aa serfreaatalHarm to the committer; to'Wtber; that he was indoced to me the Democratic membvri an3 certain other parties who were represented to him ai Mr. Tilden's. agents, andlhat he sup posed they were looking fornome onT ttf whom might Palely 1 confided their 'plans for execution. He visited the St Janaeaf 4 pansi-i, ue tays, to ajcerUin nether seve ral witnesses who had testified before the. Returning Hoard to outrages in Feliciana parish could be indaeed by hope of reward and promise of protection to make a com plete retraction and denial, of that, tetti mony. He found them w illing, and brought them to -New Orleans and into the pres ence of E. I Weber, to whom SL Martin gives all the credit as originator of the cneme. An alleged agent furnubed tho witnesses with ready made affidavits of the matters they were to swear to, and Ht. Martin says the paper were read and ex plained, the witnesses being promised about 10 apiece respectively. That no errors should be made, so runs the affidavit. Veber coached the witnesses and repeat edly informed them of what they were ex pected to testify to. St. Martin ay he carried .to Mr. Stenger the qnettions to be asked and the answers to be given by tbe witnesseH To some thirteen ftibprrosa furnished by the Republican coumel he wis instructed, he sajs, to make return not foand where the witnesses would not give testimoiey lavoraoic io me iemo crats. St. Martin tells alio of bargainiag with one Dala for favorable testimony, tbe gum agreed upon being $500 ; that the bar- tram was consummated, but when on tbe stand Dula testified for tbe Republicans and exposed the whole plan. Ht. Martin wen too the stand bimseti to contradict uuia titer $4'p. had been paid to him, but he says he returned tbe money afterwards, lie charges Messrs. Maddux, tjibson and Carter with influencinir witnesses by tbe use of money-, and sajs that the chairman,, of the com mittee knew of it. and further that he had been told that Mr. Gibson was Mr.Iib den's agent,, and could secure all the money that was wanted.. Weber asked him, "he sajs, previous to. leaving for !. Washington, whether be would swear, in case Secretary Sherman did not accede to Weber's demands, tba the bad seen the Sherman letter and witnessed Weber dc strbv it, The affiant declined to do so. Weber had told him afterwards that no such document exUted. and that be did not, believe it ever did. Weber also informed; St. Martin that he had gone before the". Potter committee at the instance or Car ter and Gibson, and Tor tbe sum ot (10,000 . paid in hand previoatly, and testified ac- cording to their instructions. If the money had not been paid be would have -sworn favorably to the Repablicans and Secretary Sherman. In addition to tbe" hrihehis defalcation as masarer 01 ine school fand of West Feliciana parish was j ! to be eompod anxl he relieved on that scfore. Mr "Stensrer decline to fonilah lor pul- lication at present the docnmenU opon which he relies to ..prove the uisity ot itate roents made in St. Martin's affidavit offered offered as evidence to-day -by Secretary Sherman's counsel before the rotter com mittee The following, however are the points which be expects to establish and by means of which he hopes to overthrow rat least break the force of h'L Martin's testimony. First That the affidavit in question was obtained from 8L Martin by corrupt and illegitimate means ; that Morns, collector of internal revtnoe at. New Orleans, and one of the Republican electors, bribed Sti Martin to make it by promising him a pecuniary reward and at position under him in the internal eeveooe service; that'after.obtaining it Martin'f himself brought it to Washington, to w used in this investigation. ! ! Second That all the material allega-, tions of the affidavit sre X.JS: The statement that he (Stenger) directed SL Martin not to serve Pf 00 neases called for by the Rerbbcaa meuv bers of the committee, tat "not found," he expect Js ol showing that no subporoa for aj aitneas 00 the Republican side ever came into St. SlrSa handX IU will also submit eojuw , n?' Umim. G baoo.. M add ax the truth of every injunous SSSSr SL Martin's 'deposition. ; Fallv he will insist upon having thetr SS testimony of St. Martin ini r of gtfidavit, and expeeU to ba able by cross-eiamiMtion to show the motives by which the witneaaeaV fUterienta.were nted and expose the person, who he instigated them. The Barnard Castle, which west ashore off the scow, bat got off, has pat into Co penhagen for examination. She is tap posed to be uninjured, and will nndoabt I edly proceed. , ' , 1
The Wilmington Sun (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 14, 1879, edition 1
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