The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

l* " ' . i*. . .">. ' r i t* ; .^§§s - N*^f. ,rv .•? tt . I ^ ^ ^ ?' *4 •: 1 "v ./ ' ".;l *.* ~ :-4s W-$'i WT «* „ f< " -i-r -- ' - V > V - T R , - - ^ ' - R * - * ' ' • ' Z' < " « ? « ? £ - I ? - ' ; <F -»«RJL," C.; J< --5J™:. " V ~ • • • :. k , , r • • • - - * • > . - - 1 , ' . - . ! ."'. it. s - fMenvj! |?laindcalct ? V, J. tAN 8LYKE, Ecrro*'x*» PytawHO. :*MoW$XRVr ii rua-Lii^flB ILLINOIS* ANO? JPIASFI1 wemk. DOMESTIC NEWS. * ^ The BmsU | *"IHE Harmony cotton mills, of Cohoes, f^N. Y., employing 8,500 hands, and producing ||900,000 yards of corton goods a day, have re- rfdoced working time to throe days a week, in border to reduce production od stiffen llprices Morton McMiehael, editor and pro- irietor of the Philadelphia Worth American, jand s veteran in jonroaliam in the United died recently in Philadelphia... .The qik report of the New York city fire depart- ^ ment shows that 1,659 fires occurred during the " year 1878, causing a loss of only $453,889 to "buildings and #1,430,616 to contents, on which *the insurances were over $7,000,000, A TERRIBLE mine explosion ooeurred Bear Pitteton, Pa., a few days ago, by which two men were mutilated in a horrible manner, causing instant death.,. .New York has a State House which was originally designed to cost $4,000,000. It has already cost 01)0,000, ind as much more will be needed to finish it on the present plan. Gov. Robinson in his message recommends that no more money be ap­ propriated for work on the building until measures are taken looking to its oomple- *tion upon a lees expensive and ornamental plan.,..Considerable consternation has been created in Pennsylvania by a decision of the Supreme Court to the effect that the dower in­ terest of a wife in the real estate of a bankrupt is not destroyed by an assignee's sale of the property for the benefit of creditor*. The effect of the decision will be to unsettle the title to large amounts of real estate. THE murderer, Benjamin Hunter, was hanged at Camden, N. J., one day last week. His crime was the instigation of the killing of John 1L Armstrong, a merchant in Philadelphia. A villain and a tool of Hunter, named Graham, committed the deed, the object being to secure the large insurance on Arm­ strong's life. The West. FOUR additional men oeBcerned in the man-burning outrage in Casta: county, Neb., making fourteen so far apprehended, have been arrested and jailed at Kearney. Gov. Garber has telegraphed to take the whole party to Lincoln for safe-keeping. FORT ROBINSON, in Nebraska, has been the scene of a bloody entente, resulting in a wholesale slaughter of Indians and the death and wounding of several soldiers. For some time a large number of Cheyenne Indians who were engaged'in ibe raid in Western He- bras&a last summer, and were subsequently captured, have been held under restraint at that post It having been determined by the CJoverument to send these savages south into the Indian Territory, preparations were being made to that eod. They asserted their determination not to go south, asserting that they wojild die in resisting such a move­ ment The military tried to starve them into submission, and even went so far as to deprive them of fuel, but their stubborn natures would not yield. Finally it was determined to place the two leading chiefs, Old Crow and Wild Hog, in irons, and separate xhem from wt> cuinuiOU Indians. In carrying omt this step there was a furious struggle between Wild Hog and the gnante/m, ^which (me of the latter was dangerously stabbed. This affair caused the wildest excite­ ment among the savages. Some of them com­ menced chanting a war song, and, at a , given rigna|v?'|he entire body made a dash throughthdr prison windows, and, fir­ ing on the guard with revolvers whieh they had succeeded in concealing, all ran for the open prairie. The guard opened fire on the fleeing savages, shooting them down by dozens in the frozen snow, presenting a scene that discounts the Custer massacre. The cavalry continued in pursuit of the retreat­ ing savages, killing them without mercy. Four soldiers of the Third cavalry were wounded and one killed, having been shot through tiie heart Dull Knife, the Cheyenne savage leader, was numbered among the dead, having been shot through the bead. Altogether be­ tween thirty and forty of the Indians were killed and a great many wounded. A BOLD robbery was perpetrated in the city of Chicago the other day. Two men in a cutter throve up in front of a jewelry store, in one of the most crowded thoroughfares, at 6 o'clock in the evening, alighted, broke the glass show case, seized 94,000 worth of leaped into the cutter, drove off, and have not since been heard of. ABOUT $250,000 was the loss by a blaze n Cincinnati the other day. The HOftth. THE sixty-third anniversary of the battle of New Orleans was celebrated in an ap­ propriate manner at that place on the 8th inst CLARK HUBBARD, wife and two chil­ dren, en route west from Sherman, were frozen to death near filot Point, Texas, the other night MR. DE LA MATYR, Greenback Con­ gressman-elect from the Indianapolis district, has started South on an extended tour, as the result a decision of the Ex­ ecutive Committee -of the National Council He is furnished with letters of introduction to leading Southern men who have indorsed the Greenback movement, and he is in­ structed beside to visit all the Legislatures and to obtain from them when possible a recogni­ tion, by way of resolutions, of the National party. This is to be followed by sending the ablest men of the party into Maine early next summer in anticipation of the September elec­ tions. A CALL has been issued from the headquarters of the National party in Washing­ ton for a meeting of Greenback Congressmen- elect for Feb. 22. Most of the gentlemen have responded. The subjects agreed upon to be discussed are the Eight-Hour law, the Speaker­ ship, and jpecific greenbaok measures. . THE Republicans of the Pennsylvania ' Legislature in caucus have nominated Mr. p Donald Cameron for ae-election to the United f States Senate The colored Republican can- , t d i d a t e s f o r C o n g r e s s i n S o u t h C a r o l i n a , M e s s r s . Rainey and Smalls, have decided not to contest the elections of their opponents At a caucus of the Republican members of the Colorado Legislature, Prof. N. H. Hill was nominated on Hie fourth ballot for the United States Senate. THE Democrats in the Potter Investi- gation Committee have decided to inquire into the authorship and authenticity of the cipher dis­ patches. TheSepublican m«R»l>erg fefusMt" to vote, as tliey hftd no t̂ and in treating the Pot­ ter Oonmiitto®, sad did not propoM to enlarge its powers. Tb£ Potter ComTnltlAft' hold « dhorfc session on the 11th, at whieh they oonsidered tliG question •wltfitli-.T tho afiUhmt of St Mar­ tins, the former Deputy Sergesai-ftt-Armu of the committee, confessing that he had sworn falsely before the sub-committee, and casting imputations upon Representative Stenger in that connection, should be placed upon the record. After a long debate the resolution offered by Mr. Blackburn was adopted by a party vote, that the Chairman return to the counsel of Secretary Sherman the affidavit, and further inform Mr; Sherman that St. Martins will be examined touching the matters embraced in the affidavit, should Mr. Sherman or any member of the committee so desire. Gov. Kellogg'a messenger, Thomas S. Kelley, who claimed to be familiar with the Presidential-election certificates, in an­ swer to the question: "It has beqn said you forged these signatures; what have yon to say to that?" said: "I can't answer that question." Mr. Cox---"Did you sign either of the names of JeffrianorLevissee?" Witness--"The general suspicion is I signed the paper. If I should now say I signed it people would say I was a fool for telling that; and, if I should say I did not, they would say it was no more than they would expect* He finally expressed a wish to consult counsel before answering the question. Washington. THE United ^States Supreme Court, in a reoent decision, which is regarded as the death-knell of polygamy in Utah, takes the ground that, while the constitution says that "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," this was only intended by the framers to apply to religions opinions, and not to actions prejudicial to peace and good order of society... .The Secretary of the Treas­ ury has called another $10,000,000 of 5-30 bonds of 1865, consols of 1868, making $30,000,000 called since New Years.... Hoa Julian Hartridge, Democratic Representa­ tive in Congress from the First district of Georgia, died of pneumonia a few days ago. He was also a member of the Forty-fourth Congress, and at the time of his death was Chairman of the sub-committee of the Judiciary Committee of the House, selected to investigate the conduct of the Supervisor of Elections in New York. REPRESENTATIVE SCHLEICHER, of the Sixth Texas district, died of pneumonia at the capital a few days ago. So -MtJcH adverse criticism has been passed upon the new Army bill that its defeat in its present form is certain, and another bill is in course of preparation in which many of the most objectionable features of the Burn- side-Banning bill will not appear A sub­ committee of the House Judiciary Committee, consisting of Messrs. Knott, Lynde and Frye, has been sent to Chicago to investigate tho charges against United States District Judge Blodgett The Election Investigation. THE Teller Committee met Jan. 7, in Surveyor Wells' private room in the Custom House, at New Orleans, all the members of the committee being present The first witness ex­ amined was J. Ernest Breda, who was sworn and testified: Is a native of Natchiotches, and has always resided in the parish. Served during the war in the Second Louisiana Regi­ ment Has been a Republican since 1871. Has been a stump-speaker, but did not take part in the last campaign, having been driven away from home on the 2d of September. Witness gave an account of the manner of organizing Republican Ward Clubs and the formation of Executive Committees. He then said: One ward club was to meet on the 2d of September. On that day there was to be a Democratic Convention. At our meeting there were 150 Republicans present, and I addressed the as­ sembly. After adjournment we started home, I and my brother, on horseback. We had gone about 100 yards when, at the corner of a street, a body of armed cavalrymen opposed our passage. My brother and I took down a side Btreet, went to the woods, and arrived home <|uring the night There we stayed until the next day. On that morning my uncle, who had not spoken to me since 1874 on ac­ count of my politics, told me that my house was to be attacked, and desired me to sufreii> der. I told him I would never surrender. My uncle said he Would bring a guarantee from a body of armed men that the house and prop­ erty would be respected if we would leave the place within two hours. WfPrbmained in the woods until the 25th of Ocrojber. On that day my uncle came again to th^house and told my sister that we were to Joe hunted with blood­ hounds. On the 31st~of Octobef we left for Shreveport, and have remained there until summoned before the Grand Jury. Witness s formerly Parish Judge, and held the office until Nicholls' Government came into power Messrs. J. D. McGill, Lucien Bland and J. M. McGill, residents of Tensas parish, testified that before the election there were two tickets in the field--a regular Democratic and an Inde­ pendent Democratic. The negroes agreed to support the latter. Witnesses believed the negroes were intimidated to such ah extent as to prevent the election of the Independent ticket They also believed that frauds were committed by stuffing the ballot-boxes. The whole machinery of the election was in the hands of the regular Democratic nominees. Witnesses were candidates on the Independent ticket THE Teller Committee, on the 8th inst, continued the examination of witnesses from Tensas parish, the first one examined be­ ing J. N. MitchelL He said: "In fact, if you inquire rightly into many stories you will find t a word of truth in them. Armed bands did some things which I could not approve. There is hostility between the negro and white man. I won't try to disguise this fact Show me a negro who votes the Democratic ticket and I will show you a hypocrite or a fooL" Flem- ng Branch (colored) was the next witness. He testified as follows: Was at Fairfax's house Oct 12 when Peck's partv came. Was in the room with Fairfax when Peck rushed in and fired twice at Fairfax, who rushed out of the back door. Another negro named Senator, standing there, was shot down. Peck knelt upon him and fired five shots into him. Daniel Kennedy and Viola Wallace corroborated Branch's story. Ged Ralston, a planter, testified that he ran for the Legislature on an Independent ticket in Tensas. He has al­ ways affiliated with the Democratic party. The candidates on the Independent ticket were all Democrats. Witness had but little personal knowledge of outrages. AT the meeting of the Teller Commit­ tee, on the flfli inst, several witnesses were ex­ amined as toy intimidation in Tensas at\d Caddo parishm. j. B. Loscey, of Tensas, tes­ tified that he wasrone of the posse summoned to disperse the negroes who, it was rumored, were massing f®r the purpose of attacking Waterproof. Register had about forty armed met* On the way we heard that the negroes bad massed, and that firing had eommcnced betwe^u them and our advanced guard of two men. His order was then given to advance and fire. The firing was done in the direction of where the negroes were supposed to be massed. The negroes were in their quarters, and when we fired one volley they dispersed. Two or three negroes were wounded; fion't think any were killed. THE investigating committee on the 10th had before it a number of witnesses in opposition to all previous testimony. H. C. Rogers, L. Templeman, G. A. Simpleman and J. Shepherd, of Caddo, were called by Demo cratic members of the committee, and, in sub­ stance, denied the statements of previous wit­ nesses of intimidation by the Democracy. They asserted that where were the greatest troubles the negroes were the aggressors. ON the 11th inst., the Teller Commit­ tee examined several witnesses upon the Dem­ ocratic side. Judge L. V. Reeves, of Tensas, Chairman of the Democratic Committee, testi­ fied regarding the fusion organization in that parish, which included such Republicans as Judge Cordell and Sheriff Register. He said: "After this we declined to appoint a committee to confer with Fairfax. Capt Peck visited Fairfax's house for no political purpose. Peck was shot down, and in the fight that ; ensued several negroes were w'otmded, and one afterward died. This was the starting point of the troubles, and the question became no longer political, but a con­ test between the whites and blacks. George Norwood, of Caddo, the next witness, appeared with/ his head bandaged, and spoke with diffi­ culty, having been shot in the face in the Cale­ donia affair. He testified that the first shot was fired by negroes at him. He did not fire a shot that day. He is a Republican, and always worked for the negroes, and thought it hard they should be the first to Bhoot him. William A. Lacy, of Caddo, a lawyer and editor of the titarulard, testified that he con­ siders District Attorney Leonard responsible for the troubles in the late election. He stated in his interview with President Hayes that there were no whites on the streets of Shreve­ port election-day. The reason was the negroes Surrounded the polls, and the whites stayed away to give them a fair showing. Election was fair and peaceful, and the negroes voted without molestation. J. C. Moncure, of Caddo, Speaker of the House of Representatives, testis fied that the election in Shreveport was fair and peaceable. Randall McDowell and Claiborne Kennerd (colored), of Point Coupee, testified that they left their homes on aeconnt of politi­ cal persecutions. Miscellaneous. THE Mexican Government has made arrangements for the payment of the third in­ stallment of the $3o0,000 indemnity to Ameri­ can citizens due this month. EXPORTS from seaboard ports last week include 75,529 barrels of flour, 1,589,841 bushels of wheat, 820,900 bushels of corn,, 29,- 201 bushels of oats, 121,949 bushels of rye, 9,696 barrels of pork, 9,558,294 poundB of lard, and 19,378,154 pounds of bacon. MICHAEL FARREL was hanged A$ Que­ bec, recently, for the murder of Francis Con­ way m August last Chief Joseph is the way to Washington. ^ ' FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. ANOTHER royal malrriage took place not long since in Europe, that of the King of Holland and the Princess Emma of Waldeck- Pyrmont The " happy couple " can hardly be said to be well mated as regards age, for the groom is fourteen years older than his father-in-law, and has a son nineteen years older than his new wife.... The plague at Astrakhan is assuming serious proportiona Fugitives have carried the con­ tagion to three adjacent villages. A quaran­ tine has been proclaimed throughout the dis­ trict There have been 400 deaths from the disease up to Jan. 4. ' SHERE ALI, the fugitive Ameer of Afghanistan, has found an asylum on Russian soil, aryl it is reported that he has been fol­ lowed in hi^-^ight by Yakoob Khan, his son heir. SPARTERO, the famous Spanish ,teaman, died a few days ago Pope Leo Xffl. has written an encyclical letter in which he arrays the power of the Roman Catholic Church against Socialism, Communism and In­ ternationalism, and calls upon the Bishops to combat these dangerous doctrines. THE library of the Birmingham and Midland Institute at Birmingham, containing 80,000 volumes, burnetf recently. It contained the most complete Shakspearean collection in the world, numbering 8,000 volumes. Com­ paratively few books were sared... .St. Peters­ burg newspapers say tho object of the Ameer of Afghanistan in leaving his country was to ask the mediation of Russia He will receive "sympathetic hospitality," the papers say, "but the.idea of mediation is an illusion." CON GHESSIONAL. JANUARY 7.--In the Senate, Mr. Edmunds said that on this glad morning of the new year, when there were peace and joy and hope every­ where, he thought it bent to offer a resolution tending to cement more perfectly the good will and harmony now existing all over the country. He therefore submitted a resolution declaring that in the judgment of the Senate the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments to the constitution of the United States nave been legally ratified, and are as valid as the other parts of the constitution; that it is the right and the duty ot. Congress to enforce such amendment* bv appro­ priate legislation, and the duty of the executive department of the Government faithfully and with diligence to impartially execute such laws; that it is the duty o£ Congress to appropriate money to that end; instructing the Judiciary Committee to report a bill for the protection of the rights of citizens and the punishment of infractions thereof. Laid on the table at the request of Mr. Edmunds to be called up hereafter Bills were introduced and referred as follows : By Mr. Booth, for the interchange of subsidiary silver coin and United States notes; by. Mr. McDonald, to author­ ize the taxation of outstanding legal tenders. Mr. Voorhees called up Ids resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the expe­ diency of making the trade dollar legal tender, and Sroviding for its recoinage into the standard silver ollar. He addressed the Senate at length de­ nouncing the trade dollar as fraudulent money . which, having failed in its mission abroad, had re­ turned home to cheat the honest people of this coun­ try A large number of committee reports, peti­ tions and communications were presented' ̂ » v 2-"- '"P'-U K-U1 • In the House. Mr. Waddell. Chairman of the Com­ mittee on l'ostoiHces and Post-Roads, reported a bill relating t<^ the classification of mail matter and the amount of postage thereon. Ordered printed and recommitted The Geneva Award bill wa« called up and discussed Mr. Kidder In­ troduced u bill for the admission of Dakota as a State. Referred Mr. Ryun introduced a bill ex­ tending the time to pre-emptors on public lands who have suffered by prairie fires. Referred Mr. Carlisle introduced a bill to include newspapers, periodicals and proof-sheeto in mail matter of the third class. Referred Mr. Acklen called attention to the scandal in Louisiana with whieh his hatn<t a associated, and presented «Resolution to uutlionce an inquiry. Defeated, on the ground that the reso­ lution dirt not embrace a question of privilege... The deaths of B. B. Douglas, of Virginia, and A» 8. Williams, of Michigan, were then announced, and the House, in respect to their memory, adjourned. January 8,--In the Senate, Mr, Gtover read s iri:rsnsal'e:**il#5!bt{or, •Ir.'jir.r 'the truth of the charges of misappropriating public money while ho %vaa Qoy-jruor o£ Oivgon. Ho zz.-uU-d that every dollar received had been accounted for. but did not ask for an Investigation... .The Patent bill was taken up. and Mr. Wadleigh bad begun a speech, when the action of the House on the resolutions regarding the death of Mr. Hartridge was announced. The resolution was agreed to, and then, on motion of Mr. Ed­ munds, the Senate adjourned. In the House the death of Representative Hartridge was an­ nounced soon after that body was caV - ' order. A resolution to appoint a committee of Senators and members to attend the funeral was passed, and then the House, as a further mark of respect, ad­ journed. JANUARY ft--In the Senate, Mr. Beck called up his resolution of the 7th Inst., referring to the Committee on Finance the,answer of Secretary Sherman to the resolution of Dec. 8 relative to the amount of silver coin received in pay­ ment of customs dues, and its disposi­ tion. Mr. Beck sharply criticised the answer of the Secretary. He charged him with being an autocrat, and responsible for many mercantile fail­ ures throughout the country during the past year. He said that Secretary Sherman acted as though the treasury was his private property, and that he had violated the law in not paying out silver for inter­ est on the public debt. He intimated that imless Secretary Sherman chacged his policy, the next Congr-MS, which would IK- Democratic in both branches, would impeach him for high crimes and misdemeanors The Senate thee adjourned to at­ tend the funeral services of the late Representative Hartridge, of Georgia, which were held in the Hall of the House." In the House, no business was transacted, out of respect to the memory of the de­ ceased member. JANUARY 10.--In tW Senate, Mr. Allison, at the request of Mr. Kirkwood, introduced a bill to provide for an additional bounty to soldiers of the War of the Rebellion. Referred.... The pe­ tition of Dr. Mary E. Walker for a pension was also referred The Committee on Naval Affairs was directed to inquire into the expediency of providing that the Cniefs of the Bureaus of Steam Engineering. Provisions and Clothing, and MecU cine and Surgery at the Navy Department be selected from officers whose relative rank is not below that of Captain The Indian Appropria­ tion bill was passed. In the House, Mr. Hatcher introduced a bill to declare forfeited the land* granted Missouri to aid ia the construction of the Iron Mountain railroad Mr. Ounter, Chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims, reported a bill for the relief of Myra Clark Gaines. Referred... The William and Mary College bill was taken up, and. after a long and lively de­ bate, was defeated--87 yeas to 12? nays. JANUARY 11.--NO business was transacted in either house of Congress on the 11th. The Senate was not in session, and the House, after the an­ nouncement of the death' of Representative Schleicher, and the appointment of a committee to accompany the remains to San Antonio, Texas, ad­ journed out of respect to the memory of the de­ ceased member. _ THE INVESTIGATION. Responses of Senators Blaine and Thur- man to the Call of the Committee for Mvidenee. BLAINE. Mr. S. M. Teller, United States Senate, Chairman of A Senate Committee, etc. DK^R SIR: I have this morning received your favor inclosing the following resolution adopted by your committee; Revolved. That the Hon. James G. Blaine, the mover of the resolution, bertequested to specify in writing the particular class of frauds, outrages, and violence committed in the recent elections which the committee is expected to investigate, and to furnish such information and evidence as may be in his possession, and the names of witnesses aq may wish to be examined. It cannot, of course, be the purpose of your honorable committee to limit the investigation to any particular class of. frauds, outrages, and violence committed in the recent elections that may be "specified " by me. The resolution is the action of the Senate, speaking almost unan­ imously, and it is not for me to say what your committee is " expected" to investigate beyond what is expressed in tho resolution itself in very explicit terms. It would be gross assumption hype to " specify " where the Senate itself has directed. But, anxious to indicate any details that may expedite the labors of the committee, I will call your attention specially to the tissue-ballot frauds in South Carolina; to the laws of that State, which made free voting impossible in cer­ tain counties; to the practice in that State of breaking up all meetings held to oppose the Democratic party unless Democratic speakers were allowed to take part in the discussions, and to all the methods oy which in Sumter ana other counties a full and free election was pre­ vented In Louisiana I invite your attention to the murders in Tensas parish on election day, and to the frauds committed in the same; to the frauds and outrages upon the ballot in the city of New Orleans, and, even while I write, to the allege dassassinations of two witnesses while on their way to the United States Court to testify against those who had robbed them of their rights on the day of election. I oould make further specifications in these two States and in other Southern States, but I have not time. I am just leaving for New England, and am com­ pelled to postpone further details until after my return Among the witnesses I would name are James B. Campbell, E. W. M. Mackey, and C. G. Mim- minyer, pf South Carolina j Gov, „Nieholls; his agent, CoL Zachary: ex-Chief Justice Ludeling, or Ijouisiana; the Hon. Reuben Davis, of Mis­ sissippi ; J. Cole Davis, of Helena, Ark.; and the editor of the Avalanche, a Democratic paper published in Memphis, Tenn. But I beg espe­ cially to refer you to a large maBS of valuable information in the office-of the Attorney Gen­ eral of the United States, already called for by the Senate, and soon, I presume, to be laid be­ fore your committee. Thih is official in its character, and in many cases has the weight and value of legal evidence, nbt requiring fur­ ther examination of witnesses to authenticate and confirm it. In offering the resolution in the Senate I did not assume the part of Public Prosecutor, but especially declined any such service. The in­ vitation of your honorable committee, however, is one which * cannot disregard^and on the re­ assembling of Congress I shall from time to time lay such facts before you and make such suggestions as may seem to constitute a full and fair compliance with all the requirements of your resolution. With great respect, your obedient servant, J. G. BLAINE. THUIiMAN. The Hon. H. M. Teller. Chairman of tha Select Com­ mittee of Investigation. DEAR SIR: 1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 21st ult, inclosing a copy of the resolution adopted by your com­ mittee requesting me to furnish in writing such facts anu such evidence as may be in my pos­ session touching, the matter involved in the amendment made / on, my motion to the reso­ lution under which the committee is acting. Of course the committee does not suppose that the matters embraced in that amendment are within my personal knowledge, or that of any one man. They relate to elections in every part of the republic, and the allegations are for the most part to be found. In the opening of his speech in support of his resolutions, Dec. 11, the Senator from Maine distinctly stated that the resolution was based on accounts given in the press, which has teemed with statements wliicli, if true, require the investigation proposed by my amendment, and I have no doubt the members of the com­ mittee read the newspapers quite as diligently as I do. It is probable they know where to look for the sources of information as fully as I do, and they are charged with the responsibility of making investigation, audi am not. I beg respectfully to say tbat I take no part of it upon my shoulders. ̂ Nevertheless, as the amendment was offered in perfect good faith, and with a firm belief that the matters it embraces require investigation quite as much M the matters contained in the original resolu­ tion, it will be proper for me, especially since your committee has requested it, to furnish such information touching the subject as may, from time to time, come under my observation. I therefore send herewith installment No. 1, consisting of 1. An editorial article out from this morning's Washington Pont. % A 4-t'pv of a petition of sixty-odd citiswnsof N*nv York ro tb.n Hornw of Bepis.4entatives, eom- plaiaiiig of tlio illegal aud oppressive conduct of John I. Davonport and other Federal officiate at the late election in New York city, aud I am au­ thorized by the Hon. Fernando Wood, who pre­ sented the petition, to say that its statements are proved l>y sundry affidavits in his hands, and that he will, if required, furnish the names of the affiants, and other witnesses to the same facts. .3. A copy of an opinion of Judge Feedman touching the rights of certain naturalized citi­ zens of New York, which rights were grossly violated by the said Davenport, as set forth in said petition. 4. I respectfully refer you to that portion of the speech of Senator Wallace, one of your number, delivered in the Senate Dec. 8, 1878, which relates to the last election in Pennsyl­ vania. (See Vongrcmanal Record, Dec. 18, p. 28.) I also beg leave to refer you to the pub­ lished letter of the Hon. William D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, showing the means employed by the Federal officials and others to defeat bis nomination and election. You have, no doubt seen the letter in th© newspapers. If not, I will have a copy prepared for you. 5. An editorial article from the Argus and Patriot, a newspaper of Montpelier, Vt. touching the election at Bennington, in that State. ,, ti A copy of the President's civil-service or­ der of June ti2, 1877, and, &a showing what at­ tention has been paid to it, also what means were resorted to by the Republican Con- S-essional Committee of 1878. I inclose a circu-roi that committee;, signed by George C. Gor- harn, its Secretary. This circular, it is said, was sent to nearly every person in tne civil ser­ vice of the Government and to public contract­ ors and others having relations with the Gov­ ernment I am, Very respectfully, your obedient ser­ vant, A. G. THURMAN. SUPFZJBMKHTABY NOTE FBOM THURMAN. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4. " Hon. H. M. Teller, Chairman Select Committee of Investigation. DEAR SIB: In further compliance with the request of your oominittee, communicated to me by your letter of the 21st ult., I have the honor now to inclose to you " installment No. 2" of facts relating to the late election, and es­ pecially to the misconduct of United States Su­ pervisors and Deputy Marshals, to wit: 1. A letter from James H. Paine, of Jack­ sonville, Fla., relative to the misconduct of United States Supervisors and Deputy Marshall* at the late ©lections in the Second Congressional district in that State. 2. An affidavit of Owen J. Sommera, of Du- vall county, Fla., relating to the same sub­ ject 8. Statements of F. G. Randolph, of Mont­ gomery, Ala., showing misconduct of United States Deputy Marshals &t the late election in that State. I am assured that these three gentlemen are Citizens of high standing and respectability, and I beg leave to commend their statements to earnest consideration »f your committee. » I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. G. THUBMAN. ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8.--SENATE.--At noon the flag was raised on the State House, and the Thirtv-first General Assembly was commenced Lieut Gov. Shuman called the Senate to order... .Bev. Mr. Phillips prayed... .The roll- call showed that Messrs. Cheney and Ware (Democrats) were absent... .Chief Justice Craig swore -in the new Senators After this the follow­ ing officers were elected: President pro tem., Mr. Hamilton, of McLean; Secretary, James H. Paddock; First Assistant Secretary, George Terwilliger; Second Assistant, R. W. Gates; Sergeant-at-Arms, J. L. Wheat; First Assistant, Thomas Penny well; Second Assistant, A. A. Benjamin; Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk, C. H. Greenleaf; First Assistant, Mark E. Stevetas; Second Assistint, W. H. Brown; Poet- mistress, Kate C. Hayes; Assistant, Lizzie Har­ ris ;j?olicemen, Wm. Irwin/Win. Sullivan and H. vVilsou. / Housl.--Secretary Ql̂ tate Harlow called the House to erder, welcomed the Representatives, and expressed the hope that their deliberations would benefit the State.V;.Rev. Mr. Nourse made a prayer... .The roll-call showed all the members present, except Spencer (Re­ publican) and Hall (Democrat) Granger (Republican) was . elected temporary Speaker over McKinlay (Democrat).... Temporary officers were chosen... .The roll was then called by districts, and the credentials of members were sent to the Clerk's desk and placed in the hands of the committee, consist­ ing of Messrs, Lattimer, Tice, Nicholls, Her- rington and tyall, three Republicans and two Democrats, y,. .The Chief Justice was re­ quested to swear in the members to-morrow. THURSDAY, Jan. 9.--SENATE.--Resolutions were presented: Asking the National Govern­ ment to make an appropriation to render the Mississippi and other Western streams naviga­ ble for ocean steamers, and to build a ship- canal across the Florida isthmus; asking the General Government to make the needed ap­ propriation for the speedy completion of the new Government building in Chicago; calling for unlimited coinage of silver legal-tender coins; protesting against the passage by Congress of tho Army bill; for the appointment of a standing committee on labor and manufactures. ... .A petition was introduced from Knox county, asking that the State prohibit the man­ ufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors within its limits Bills were introduced as follows: To make the legal rate of interest 7 per- cent; giving the Park Commissioners of any city pow­ er to select any public Btreet or avenue, ana ex­ ercise over it the same powers as over the parks; to build and construct levees for the protection of overflowed lands; to revise the law in rela­ tion to interest (it makes the legal rate of inter­ est 5 per cent.); to enable the Township Com­ missioners of Highways and County Boards to build graded roads or turnpikes; for a Bureau of Statistics on the subject of labor; to abolish the State Board of Equalisation; to establish a Board of Fish Commissioners... .Senator Whit­ ing's joint resolution on the printing was re­ ferred to the Printing Committee. HOUSE.--The report of the Committee on Credentials was received and adonted The oath of offica was administered to the members by the Chief Justice The following perma­ nent officers were then elected: William A. James, Speaker; W. Beech Taylor, Clerk; T. J. Vernon, First Assistant* Willis J. Hawkins, Second Assistant; E. F. Whitcomb, Third Assistant; Miss Iillie Bay, Postmistress; W. F. Wilton, Assistant: Nathan W. Crews, Doorkeeper; Isaac Kelly (colored), M. R. Cunningham and Benjamin Longnecker, As­ sistants; 8. P. Mooney, Enrolling and En­ grossing Clerk; Mr. Ross and D. P. Dyer, As­ sistants A resolution was adopted providing for a joint session of the Senate and House to­ morrow to canvass the vote for State Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction... .A resolution was adopted providing for the ap­ pointment of six pages and four policemen for the House. FRIDAY, Jan. 10.--SENATE.--The Governor's Seqfetary presented His Excellency's annual message, which was read and referred... .Res­ olutions were offered: Specifying the details of the election of United States Senator; for the appointment of a special commission to investi­ gate the prison system; for Uie regulation of savings and other banks 5 in relation to the State Revenue law; providing that the State may raise its revenues by taxing occupations.... Bills were introducedAraendin&Jhe Fees and Salaries bill; to amend the lawl regulating roads and bridges in counties not under township organization; requir­ ing officers having public funds in their custody to make and publish statements at oer- tain times; to amend the Liquor law; in relation to mortgages on real and personal property.... A resolution on the Army bill now before'Con- gress was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs A resolution requesting the Govern­ ment to hasten the completion of the Chicago Custom House and Postoffice was adopted.... The resolution for a Committee on Labor and Capital was laid on the table.. ..In the after- nortn the Senate met in joint session with the 4 House and canvassed the vote cast at the No- , * J vember election After having retired to its tfl. own chamber it adjourned «|itil to-morrow S-St morning. Housf.--A Joint resolution from the Senate was read, authorizing the Secretary of State to employ janitors, policemen, etc., to take care of the State Home and the various eonmuttee- hi the biiildjng. veivtluHnn ereated / consider^ablo dobato in the House, and was re­ ferred to the Committee on Contingent Ex- Eenses The Governor's Secretary appeared efore the House, and laid befoie it the Gov­ ernor's message, accompanied by the biennial report of the Trustees of the State Institutions, - which was read.... A resolution was adopted providing that the House adjourn to meet again on Monday next at 6 o'clock p. m. JOINT CONVENTION.--A joint session to can va«8 the vote of the State Treasurer and Super- . intendent of Public Instruction was held in th© ? Hall of the House The House received th© f Senate standing, and there were present, besides-1;;,, the members of both houses, the Governor and k StateofticersandmembereoftheSupromeCourt * ' The roll of the Senate wan called bv Secre- • tary Paddock, and that of the House by Mr. Tay­ lor, the Clerk. The votes by conn ties were opened and read, and ths result dficlared by tho tipe&k~ er. James P. Blade, the Superintendent of » Public Instruction elect, and John C. Smith, the State Treasurer elect, appeared before the bar of the House, and the oath of office was "iwift- istored by the Secretary of State. SATURDAY, Jan. 11.--SENATE.--There was not much business to transact, and the regular order was got through with in R few minutes. . „ „ .The Preside n't, presented a petition praying for equality in medical pmutfoe, which was re­ ferred to the Committee on State institutions.... New bills were introduced as follows: Fixing the time of holding the County Court of Boone county; limiting the commission of brokers and auctioneers for selling real estate to 2% per cent, of the value in cases where there is no contract;, amending the school law so as to provide that Township School Treasurers shall hold office two yearn instead of one... .No business being, before that body, the Senate adjourned to meet at 6 o'clock Monday afternoon. JTHESJH TOPICS. A BECENT census of the DisWcfc of Goltimbia shows its population to be, in. round numbers, 160,000, of whom one- third are colored. Every State and Territory and nearly all countries on the globe are represented. The District* is only t^sn miles square. , ' THB milling industry of this country is said to rank next to that of iron. The number "of mills is over 25,000, affording employment to over 60,000 men, whose annual wa&es are over $20,000,000, and turning out yearly about 50,000,000 bar­ rels of flour, of which 4,000,000 are ex­ ported to foreign countries. ' ^ THE first importation of American meats into Germany some years ago resulted in failure. The last season 53,000,000 pounds were imported there of beef of the best quality, sewn tightly in thick canvas, and kept while on board in cases constructed for the pur­ pose, and kept cooL AT the Philadelphia mint, during the year just closed, 22,754,389 pieces of money were coined; of these 10,509,550 were silver dollars, and 5,799,850 were cents. The trade dollars numbered onl 900, and the 20-pent pieces 600, whilL, 2,350 of the equally pieces were coined. A CARGO of American wheat was re­ cently landed at the Spanish port of Barcelona, being the first of that grain which has ever reached the peninsula. It was so well liked by the Spanish merchants that orders wer^immediately given for a number of steamers to bring- wheat direct to Barcelona from New York. J. B. CROUCH, of Battle Creek, Mich., owns a delicate relic in the t6rm of a cribbage board which is elaborately constructed entirely of human bones. It was made by a soldier in the army of Wellington when engaged in fighting Napoleon, and the bones or^which it is constructed were human bones--:bones- of dead Frenchmen et al. THE receipts of the conscience fund, at Washington average $25 a day. THE MARKETS. NEW YORK. BEEVES 97 50 HOGS 8 5U 8 1 01 45 81 ftft T 50 6 COTTON FLOUB--Superfine WHEAT--No. 2 COBN--Western Mixed OATS--Mixed RYE--Western.,..., POKK--Mess ii Liu> CHICAGO. BEEVES--Choice Oraded Steers 4 76 Cows and Heifers { 25 Medium to Fair 8 AO Hoos g 75 FLOUB--Fancy White Winter Ex.... 4 75 Good to Choice Spring Ex WHEAT--No. 8 Spring No. 3 Spring CORK--No. 2 OATS--No. S KYE--No. 2 BAULKY--No. 2. BUTTER--Choice Creamery ] <FTJ EGOS--Fresh, Lieu MILWAUKEE*' WHEAT--No. 1 No. CORN--Nos 2. OATS--NO. 2 RYE--No. 1 BAKLEY--No. 2 „ _ ST. LOtli" WHEAT--No. 2 Bed Fall CORN--Mixed ..." OATH--No. 2 r*« .*• « PORK--Men ' o «« LABD „ CINCINNATI.' WHEAT--Red CORN OATS RYE PORK--Mess "• LARD.... * _ „ TOLEDO*."'" WHEAT--No. 1 White..... No. * Bed CORK ^ * OATS--No. 2 .* ^ DEEBOrr.**"' FLOUR--White WHEAT--No. 1 White.....']].'.".""," No. l Amber """" COBN--No. 1 OATS--Mixed UARUsytper cental)...- P^RK/mom...: .1 „ „ E VST LIBERTY*/ PA. CATTLE--Best....... * Fair Common.... Hoa«... SHEEP.. $10 00 S 70 " & S 60 @ 1 10& & 47 & 82 @ 57* @ 7 60 & 6J4 & 5 00 & 8 26 & 4 16 (SO ? 16 @ 6 10 @ 4 26 83 @ 8 10 »0 & se J» I < 25 (G 27 52 @ 68 8 25 @ 8 60 , - * 96 @ »5 0 M 81 £ 88 21 & 4 40 % 4 75 S8 @ 04 •s y '.' j : . vV # 2 20 m 9 80 4 75 4 90 ® 3 75 m * w 4