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Cdumbu nqttiref. YOL. XIX. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12. 1877. NO. 10 WASHINGTON. Pacific flail road—Conspira cy Against Whitthorne to Help Navy Robeson. Pardoned—That 88,000 Check. Senate Committee Decides Pres ident of Senate Cannot Oount Electoral Vote. Atlorur-Sn.ral Afraid to Dr.Id. Abant Ullaln.. PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL. Wafhinoton, Jsousrj 11.—The Pacific Hailrun'1 Oomuiittee agreed unanimously to report the bill. It leaves the eonfliot- iug braoobc-s from New Orleans an open question. JUDIOUBX. The Judiciary Committee bad no meet ing. BiDIOiL PLOT aOAtVST OOMMISSIOMIB WHITTH0BN1. In tlio committee investigating the po lice board. Major Biohards, chief of po. lice, testified that Murtagb, the President of the board, bad requested him to watch Representative Whitthorne,and if found in any questionable place to arrest him. The motive was to break the force of the re port of tho Naval Committee. The ■obeiue dooe not appear to have been a plot to entioa Whitthorne into danger, but to arrest him on any trivial pretext. NOMINATIONS. Stewart L. Woodford, Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Elias ttriswold, Judge of the Western District of Florida. If OKS OF TUB CONSPIRACY VS. WHITTHORNE. It has transpired in the Committee in vestigating the polioe board, that Mur- taugh suggested to Bichsrds, in oase Whitthorne did not visit diareputable places, that some women be employed to entioe him. Biohards swears ha pretended a willingness to oomply with Murtaugh's suggestions. Murtaugh called the new police board together, but hit oolletgues did not appear. It is stated the PreeiJ dent intends signing the bill aboliahing the board as goon as it reaches him. OEN. AUGURS DISPATCHES to-day contain nothing of importance. CONSULTING. The President, Secretary of War and 'Sheridan were in consultation to-day. PARDONED. Mrs. Berthlot and Miss Henderson, Anghters of John Henderson, convicted of whiskey frauds, left for Mount Vernon, West Vs., this eveuing with their father's pardon. THAT OREGON $8,000. Dimond, of New York, banker, testi fied that he drew the cheok of $8,000 for •Oonrad N. Jourdan, Cashier Third Na tional Bank. Far as witness knew W. F. Pelton had no connection with the draft. The banker Dimond, under restraint, wee examined in aeoret session, but his books threw no light on the $8,000. Alexander Sharp, nominated to-day aa paymaster in the army with the rank of major, is the President’s brother-in-law. He has, for nearly eight years, been Uni ted Slates Marshal for the Diatriot of Co lumbia. DAVID DUDLET FIELD, of New York, was seated in the House to day. PBI8IDENT OF SENATE CANNOT OOUNT VOTE. Specialto the Enquirer Sun.) Washington, Jan. 11.—It is under stood the Senate committee on oonnting the vote have decided, with one dissent ing vote, that the Preaideot of the Senate oennot oount the vote. The report that the oommittee had agreed npon a bill ia premature. attobnbz oenebal and Louisiana. Tha Attorney Oenoral has made no pro gress in forming an opinion, which is to guide the President as to whioh ia the legal Legir.loirire of Louisiana. Informa tion ia wanted, but from what souroe and as to what points, is unknown. The At torney General declines to talk about it. CONGRESS. SOUTHERN PACIFIC B. B. ALL PARTIES HABMONIZED—DETAILS OF TEI BILL—ADVANTAGES OF THE BOAD. Special to Inquirer-Sun.) Washington, Jan. 11.—The Paoifio Railroad oommittee, at its session to-dey. Instructed its chairman, Mr. Lamar, of Mississippi, to report favorably the bill which has been under oonaideretion last session and this for granting Government aid for the completion of a Southern Trane-Continental Railroad. One of the principal obstacles in the way of the com mittee's arriving at a satisfaetbry oonolu- aioa, as to its report, was the reel estate olaim of the Texas and Peoillc, represented by Col. Soott and the Southern Paoi&o of California, represented by Mr. Hunt ington. These two interests, however, having been compromised on a fair and equitable basis, and Mr. Huntington, in behalf of bis company, having fully ac cepted the provisions and limitations of the Texas and Pacific bill as introduced last session by Atkins—namely, that this new Paoifio railway should always remain an open highway, subjeot to tha oootrol of Congress—the Committee has at last reaohed a favorable vote npon the meas ure. The bill, as reported by Mr. Lamar, provides for the construction of a main line from Fort Worth, the present West ern terminus of the Texas and Paciflo Road, via El Paso to San Diego, Cal., a distance of 1.280 miles. The Government is to guarantee the interest, not the prin cipal, on the 5 per oent. fifty years gold bonds of the main line from Fort Worth and Fort Yamal, a distance of about 1,080 miles. That portion of the line lying be tween Fort Worth and a point 100 miles west of El Faso is to be constructed by the Texas and Paoifio Company, and from that point to San D.ego by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Tha branches provided for in the bill GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ^ Colquitt Officially Declared Covernor. Inauguration Friday (To-day) RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM COM- MENCED. are: First, One from Shreveport or Mar shall to Naw Orleans; second, one from Jefferson, Texas, to Memphis; and third, from Shreveport to Vickgburg,and fourth, one from Venita, Indian Territory, to in tersect with the Texas and Paoifio at some point oast of the 103d meridian, guaran teeing the interest, not the principal, np on the bonds of the companies oonstruot- ing the main line at a rate not to exceed $33,000 per mile, and upon the branohea at the rate of $30,000 per mile, but these are only to be the amounts of the actual oost of oonstrnc- tion, and are to ba issued so, if the road oau be built for $20,000 or $25,000 per mile, bonds only to that amount are to be issued. To secure the Government for this guarantee, the several oompaniea are re quired to exeoute a first mortgage upon the whole property of the oompaniea, and upon their land grants from the Uaited States and the State of Texas. In addition the Government ia to re tain all dues for military and postal trans portation and telegraph service, and to have a lieu on Buoh a part of the savings of the company, and the entire proceeds of the sale of their lands as may be neces sary to provide for tbo prompt payment of the current interest on their bonded debt. The bill oontains stringent proposition* prohibiting combinations with the exist ing Paoifio railway companies, and re- qnirers a perfect reciprocity in traffic o connecting roads now in existence and hereafter to be built, thereby forever remaining a highway. It is proper to say that this measure shows unmistakable strength in Congress, from the belief that the commencement of work in this great enterprise would revive the industries of the whole country, and especially those of the South. The superiority of the route is universally acknowledged, being shorter from New York to the Paoifio by nearly three hundred miles, and lying so far South as to escape the snow block ades, which is bo ugly a feature of winter tratio on the present Paoifio Road; and that with its branches to New Orleans, Vioksburg, Memphis and St. Louis, it would place the whole country within easy access to this Southern trans-oonti- nental highway. -f SENATE. Washington, January 11.—During tbs morning hour tha Senate passed the House bill, making appropriations to supply the defioienoies in the eontingent fund of the House of Representatives with various amendments of in unimpor Aant obaracter. Mr. Morton, from the Committee on P.ivileges and Elections, submitted resolution discharging Enas Runyon, of the firm of Martin & Runyon, bankers and brokers of Wall street, Naw York, from ouatody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, he having testified before the Committee, and thus purged himself of contempt. The Senate disonssed the bill to perfect tha revision of the statutes all day. The Senate bad short Executive session, but no Southern confirmations. HOUSE. The House passed the oonsular diplo matic and military academy appropriation bills. All the amendments offered to the former in the way of reducing salaries was defeated. Inveeilgallon of Comptroller (told- •uilih—Joe Brown a Rumored Candidate for Senator. Special to Enquirer~Sun.) Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 11.—Both branobea of the Legislature met at noon to-day to oount the vole for Governor. The result having been announced, Gen. A. H. Col quitt was officially proclaimed eleoted. A resolution that he be inaugurated at noon to-morrow (Friday) was adopted. The annual message of Governor Smith was reaeived and read iu both Houaea. It ie an able State paper. Moses, of Mnsoogee, James, of Fulton, and Hood, of Randulph, have etarted the ball of retrenobment and reform. Moses, of Mnsoogee, introduced a reao- lution to investigate the charges againet Comptroller-General Goldsmith, which passed the House. Your readers are familiar with these charges through the publications of Col. Peterson Tbwestt. The Senate passed a resolution to go into the eleotion of State House offioers on Saturday. There are hosts of candi dates for the positions and combinations arc the orders of tho day. It is rumored that ex-Gov. J. E. Brown ia a candidate for the United States Sen ate. G. LOUISIANA. TWO MEMBERS LEAVE THE RADICALS. New Orleans, Jan. 11.—2 p. m.—Two members of tho Republican House, Mr. Barrett, of Rapides, and Mr. Kennedy,of St. Charles, are just reported an having withdrawn from that body, and giving their reasons therefor in speeches. RADICALS BALLOTING—SENATE NO QUORUM 2:45 p. m.—The ltepublioanLegislature had oue ballot for United States Senator this afternoon, resulting as follows: Piuohbaok, 30; Antoine, 21; Lewis, IS; Beattie, 12; Anderson, 4, and scatter ing 6. The Republican Senate is still without a quorum. One member of the House came ia to day and that body still has a quorum. Pinchback's friends olaim he is master of the Senatorial situation. No disturbance. ALL QUIET—REPUBLICANS ARK HOPELESS WITHOUT U. S. BAYONETS. New Orleans, January 12.— There is no change iu the situation this morning and the orders of Gen. Augur, virtually forbidding any aggressive movements by either party, will doubtless prevent any collision. All eyes are turned to Wash ingtou watching events there. Gov. Packard has commissioned A. 8, Badger, Major General of the Louisiana State National Guard, and ordered him to organize the first division to-day. The Republican in summing up the situation this morning admits if foroe is to decide the question of supremacy, the Republicans are powerless against their opponents, who, it says, are folly organ ized, equipped and trained in the use of DIM PATCHES. ORTON CARRIED TO WASHINGTON—DETER MINATION OF WESTKBN UNION. Washington,Jan. 11.—Mr. Win. Orton, President of the Western Union Telegraph Company, was taken to Washington this morning on the 9:30 limited express, in custody of the Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms of the House. The officers of the company state that every lawful means will be resorted to for insuring the secrecy of dispatches passing through the company’s office. They also state that the present time is the most opportune one for pushing their demands to that end. PKEIBYTGBUNIIM SBV. STUART ROBINSON ORTA $30,000 FROM THE ST. LOUIS “DEMOCRAT” FOB LIBEL — ST. LOUIS OHUBOB Special to Enquirer Sun ] 8t. Louis, Jan. 11.—The libel suit of Rev.Stuart Robinson,of Louisville,against McKee, Tishback A House, proprietors of the old St. Louis Democrat, was bronght to a close to-day by the defendants con fessing judgment in tho sum of $30,000 and agreeing to pay all costs of suit io- oluding the attorneys’ fees of the plain tiff. The original damage asked was $50,000. At a meeting of the members of the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church, Rev. Dr. Brookes, pastor, last night, made a proposition to sever their connection with the Southern General Assembly and join the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States, which was oarried by a vote of 197 to 21. BANK TAXATION. PETITION TO OONORE88 — NEW YOIIK BANKS TAXED 5 PER OENT. ON CAPITAL. Special to Enquirer-Sun. ] New York, Jan. 11,—A special meeting of tho Chamber of Commerce was hold to-day to consider the snbjoct of excessive taxation levied by municipal and State authorities on tho banka and bankers of this city, and by the Federal Government on all banks throughout the country. Samuel D. Babcock wan President, and stated the object of the meeting. Gustav Schwab addressed tbo meeting, and said that the bank taxation in this city was nearly 5 per cent, of the capital, and that it was unjust and onerous. This year the bank capital in the city was re duced nearly $13,000,000 in consequence. A petition to Congress was adopted. THE^EAST. arms. N KW JEBIEY. Failure, New York, Jan. 11.—WrinkowA Co., wholesale dealers iu fanoy goods and do-. lions, have failed; liabilities $150,000. Claims for Captured and Aband oned Property. Washington, Jan. 11.—The greater part of the claims for the proceeds of captured and abandoned cotton and other property, not barred by the statute, were ascertained by judgments and recoveries of claimants thereon in the Court of Claims from the year 1807 to 1870 inclu sive, the total being $11,530,939. Most of the pending Huits, brought after the time limited by the statue, iovolve claims iu aggregate amount of $12,000,000. Of many other claims, apparently pending, no action bad been taken for a long time, and therefore tho Assistant Attorney General moved to dis miss them for want of prosecution. There were 2,190 suits. Motion was granted. Of 1,190 cases 257 were dismissed by con sent of claimants. The aggregate of claims thus disposed of was $13,138,080. BEN NETT-DAY. MAY REPORTED SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN THE THIGH. New York, January 11.—Tho Tribune says a private dispatch was recoived from Baltimore at a late hour last night to the effect that Fred May had been wounded in tie thigh in the duel with Beunett The injury is so severe that it is feared a fatal reault might ensue. HOUSE ELECTS DEMOCRATIC SPEAKER— OTHER OFFICES DIVIDED. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 11.—The House has organized by the election of R. F. Rnbe, Democrat, Speaker; John Y. Fog ter, Republican, Clerk; J. H. Potts, Re publican, Assistant Clerk; G. Gable, Re publican, Engrossing Clerk; ‘ John B. Fell, Republican, Sergeant-at-Arms; Wm, H. Brown, Democrat, Assistant Sergeant at-Arms; Samuel W. Bell, Demoorat, Doorkeeper, and E. B. Smith, Republi can, Assistant Doorkeeper. The vote was 34 to 26—four Repblicans voting with the Democrats. Trenton, January 11.—The four Re publicans who votod with the Demoorats in the organization of the House, are Van Renssaoler, Howell, Wightman and Vail This result secures a Democratic United States Senator in the place of Freeling- huysen. •40,000 Fire at Long Branch. Lono Branch, January 11.—The,Cen tral Hotel and several adjoining buildings wero burned at 3 o'clock this morning, The loss is about $40,000. The hotel was owned by Samuel Cohen, of New York. Railroad Run OfT in Kentucky Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 11.—The pas senger train on tho Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad iau off the track near Star Station, Kentucky, yesterday, ting Engineer John Mania’ legs off, and injuring four passengers, tho latter not seriously. Wheeler Hob-nobbing Hayes. Columbus, O., Jan. 11.—'Wheeler aaye his visit to Hayes is simply to renow old friendship- Ice Strikers. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Rounderlet, January 11.—The work men wero driven from tho ioe houeee to day by tho strikers. Failed in His Sermon, “Caught Cold, “too hoarse.” This now principle, Dr. J. H. McLean's Cough and Lung Healing Globules, cures Hoarseness, Cough or Cold rapidly. Trial Boxes 25 cents, by mail. Dr. J. H. MoLeau, 314 Chestnut, St. Louis. VIRGINIA. KUB9IAN FLEET EXPECTED AT NORFOLK — NINE KILLED ON CHESAPEAKE A> D OHIO RAILROAD —RUN OFF ON VIRGINIA MID LAND AND SEVERAL HURT. Norfolk, Jan. 11.—The Russian Miuis- ter and the Admiral commanding the Hns- sian fleet arrived hero to-night. The fieet has not arrived. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO ROAD. Richmond, Jan. 11.—A passenger car on the Chesapeake and Ohio Road went down 40 feet in the frozen Greeubrier river. The ioo supported the car. Bev- enteen were hurt, uiuo fatally. Mrs. Qall, of White Sulphur Springs, had a leg broken. VIRGINIA MIDLAND. Alexandria, Va., Jan. 11.—The night train over the Virginia Midland Road hence south at 2:45 this morning onconn tered a broken mil near Manassas. The sleeporfrom Boston to Danville, and the sleeper from Washington to Now Orleans left the traok. Tho obstruction wero re moved. The trains are running ou .sched ule. Among the wounded are Captaiu Stokes Boyd, of Florida, slightly, and W. A. McAllister, of Atlanta. Most of the passengeta were invalids on their way to Florida. Of the wounded, all have comparatively slight injuries, except Mr. Lyle, of Pennsylvania, and the negro porter. The former of whom, being over 70 years of age, may not recover. FROM PANAMA. THE LITTLE FELLERS STILL GOUGING. Special to the Enquirer-Sun. Panama, January 2.—Negotiations for peaco are pending between the Common der-in-Cbief of tho rebols in Autioqua and the Secretary of Foreign Relations of the National Government. The United States steamers Pensacola and Omaha are still in port. Tho Lacka wanna was at Mazatlnn on the 22d of De cember. News has been received here of a bloody battle, fonght at Galte Ecoador, on the 14th ult., botwoen the Constitutional army, two thousand five hundred strong and the revolutionary forces, which ended in the oompleto rout of the former. Both sides behaved bravely losing alto gether about 400 killed, and a much larger number wounded. When tho nows of the disinter reached Quito, President Borreo left the palace and took refuge it is said at the Colombian legation, while the citi zens pronounced iu favor of the revolu tion. The revolutionary forces would probably enter Quito on the5tb ult. whioh event it was expected would put an end to war in that Republic. BEtiTBOYDU EVIDENCE. ENOLISH OPINION IS THERE WILL BE NO WAB. London, January 11, 3 p. m —Business on the stock exebango is lifeless, pending the news from to-day’s sitting of the con ference. Continued wet weather also de presses all kinds of business. The prevailing opinion iu tho oity is that there will not be war, even if the conference breaks up. The exceptional strength of consols is due to the cheapness of money and the growing feeling that whatever Russia end Turkey may do England will not be em broiled. SPECULATIONS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE. Special to the Enquirer Sun ] London, Jan. 11.—A dispatch to Ren ter’s, dated Constantinople, 12:45 p. m. to-day, says it is asserted that although the Porte maintains no opposition to the proposed International Commission end the manner of nominating provincial governors, it is still possitlo that a basis for an understanding will be found on the ground of tho Andr&ssy note, inasmuch as the atti tude of Russia is thought to be really conciliatory. The sitting of the Confer ence to-day is considered as very import ant. Hopes are still entertained of sd agreement being reached, but the attitude of Germany is suid to excite some mis givings that tho sitting will bo without re ault. There appears to bo no possibility of an understanding. The Powers, it is thought, will take decisive steps. GERMANY. THE ELECTIONS—SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS STRENGTHENED. Special to Enquirer-Sun. London, Jan. 11.—A special di«patoh from Berlin to the Rail Mall (Jazette says the moderate parties be*e manifested lit tle interest in the election. The Socialists Demoorats have boon remarkably aotive and confident. They contested 123 out of 397 districts, and serious misgivings ere felt that thoy must have materially strengthened their representation. ENGLAND. HEAVY INSURANCE—DEATH OF DR. RAIN — FAILURE. London, Jnn. 11.—Sixty guineas per hundred has been paid at Lloyd’s to effect an insurance on the steamer Colombo. The Columbo sailed from Hull, Decem ber, 3rd, for New York and passed Li zard, December, (Jih, and has not yet arrived at her destination. Alex Bain, L. L. 1)., the eminent au thor and scholar is dead. Snow, Taylor and Sberwell, silk mer chants of Bristol have failed. Liabilities 80,000 pounds. H'eulher. Washington, Jan. 11.—Indications.— For the South Atlantic and East Gulf Htates, falling barometer, warmer, south- eastly to southwestly winds, increasing cloudiness, possibly rain areas, and fol lowed by rising barometer, and winds gradnally shifting to colder northerly. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY BURNING TELLGRAMS BY THE BUSHEL. Special dllpatch to tho Times.] Washington, January 7.—8inco Friday last over a oart-load of telegrams have beeu sent from the office of the Western Union Telegraph Compuny iu this city to the New York office. Included in this freight are all the messages sent from this city to the Southern States having reference to the recent political campaign. They are to be destroyed at once. If questioned by any Congressional commit tee as to why this course wus determined upon, the officers of tho company will bold thut under the Constitution no citi zen is to bo deprived of his liberty or property without duo process of law. The telegrams are to be made way with in advauoe of any process of law reaching the company, to the end that subsequent ly there will be no occasion for violating it. Gmnt’e t'h»nK« of Bnec. Special to N. O. TIiuoh J Washinonon, Jau. 8.—That the Presi dent has changed his former practices iu regard to tho disputed Stale Govern meats is certain. Yesterday, at an extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet, he laid before his officers his roply to Governor Kellogg’s applica tion for troops, and made u statement of his determination. Ho said ho would not iutorforo with the Nicholls Government at ali for tho pros out, and would only use tho United States troops to put dowu any disturbance in New Orleans which ftho city authorities might not be able to quiet. Tho whole tone of the President's re marks indicato a chuuge of opinion. An interesting story is quietly told by the President’s porsonal friends which,if true, may explain things. It is known that tho President earnestly wishes tho election of Casey to the long Senatoral term. The Republicans in Louisiana did not manifest that cheerful alacrity in carrying this wish into effect that the President desired. So on Saturday, before Casey left for New Orloans, some plan was ma tured by tho President which will aid Casey if it does not send him to tbo Hen* ate. It is probable that no soldiers will be found in Louisiana, in tho next thirty days. As an office holder and friend of Grant puts it: “If Louisiana Republicans will not do one thing for the President, whon ho has done all thoy have asked for eight years, thoy oau go to the devil.’’ I only tell the story as it is told, but there appears to bo sumo fonudution to it Tho Republicans are amazed at this con duet of the President and arc uneasy. Who Will be President Fro Ten* ? Washington special to the Philadelphia P The subject of a now President of Senate is again being agitated. The pre eminent ability shown by Mr. Forty admitted, but it will bo ueoeNsnry choose h Senator whoso term will not »• pire on March 4. As there exists a pos bility of a new election, in whioh event tbo presiding officer of Iho Senate will beoouio acting President, this subject be comes one of unusual gravity. Of the positive wing Senator Morton is tho choice, and of tho conservative Republi cans Senator Conkliug stands foremost. It is certain one of these will fill the chair, but whether before or after the oount ing of tho vote has not yet been de termined. Senator Blaine, who is utudi ously at work preparing himself on prac tices and precedents in tho count of the electoral vote and the general questions at issue between tho two political partios in Congress, will load in managing tho tactics of the Henate ou the fioor. TnAT IS WHAT THE MODERATE MEN ON BOTH SIDES 8AY — PRESENT ASPECT OF THE POMTOAL TROUBLE. Washington Special to the New York Herald.] There are here Republicans who insist that Mr. Hayes has beeu elected and must tie inaugurated, and Demoorats who insist that Mr. Tildeu has been elected and must 1)0 inaugurated; but between these stands a largo mass of Republicans and Democrats who say, to use the words of one of the most eminent aud influential of their number: “Wait. Nothing is known or decided. Eyes and ears have beeu sent officially into the States where the electoral result is in doubt. Through them we must see and hear this cause in the light of the facts they shall presont. The Senate and tho House will have to pass upon these oasts judicially, and until the facta are all iu it is absurd and mischievous for any member of either House to rise end give his opinion upon it.” It was a Republican who spoke these sober and sensible words, aud, unless matters change very greatly and unex pectedly, it will be found when the debate on the electoral vote comes to an end, that there will be enough Republicans aud Democrats in a judicial frame of mind to insist that Congress shall ascer tain who has beeu elected before pro claiming a President. Meantime rumors abound to make many people nneasy. The Democratic organ, tho Union, which derives impor tance from the fact that Mr. Montgomery Blair is its editor, has for several days shown extreme alarm aud exasperation at a plot which it asserts exists to gain Southern Democratic support for Mr. llayeH by an agreement on the part of Mr. Hayes' friends to give up the carpet baggers and take up the Southern Whigs. Mr. Blair quotes from le&diug Northern Republican newspapers to show that this plan has a good deal of support, and the nervousness he shows about it seems to prove that the project has, in his opinion, a groat deal of strength. It is known that some of the Southern Republican Senators aro uneasy about the matter also. Oue of them remarked yesterday to a friend, “If we are to bo discharged, we would like to know it beforehand. We prefer to discharge ourselves.” Meuntimo Messrs. Chandler aud Came ron profess to have received within a week satisfactory assurances from Mr. Jiayos himself thut there is no foundation for the stories which have beeu in circulation,and which nlanned them last week as much they now alarm Mr. Blair. They tell their followers that “it is all right. Hayes Hound and safe for us.” Their followers renew, and with inoro vigor than before, their expression of determination to put Mr. liuyes iu tho White House if ho has to bo sworn iu by a justice of the peace and if the streets of Washington have to be lined with artillery. Tbo project to hold a new election seems to die away. It never bad many friends, but found most favor among the Domocrate, who have no doubt that they would carry the couutry in such a caso by an over whelming majority. It is not probable thut either side would retain tho presont candidates. The Demoorats would want some other mau than Mr. Tildeu, aud would probubly take some mau like Gen. Fulmer, of Illinois, whose name has been mentioned. Tho Republicans would un doubtedly drop Mr. liayos, and there has beou floating around for some days a cu rious MiggetitUm that, if no choice is nmde uud a new election should be order ed, the Hennte would elect Mr. Blaine President, pro tern., and the administra tion falling into bis hands in such u oase, ou the 4th of March they would nominate him as the Republican candidate. It iH asserted by persons often well informed that Mr. Blaine, who was said to be op posed to tho plans of Messrs. Chandler, Cameron and Mortou two weeks ago. has been won over aud will bo found on their side when he returns to Washington. A great deal of argument is wasted here iu private conversation among lead ing Republican politicians on tho ques tion whoso success would be the best for the country. They take great pains to demonstrate that Mr. Iluycs would make a hotter administration ; that bo would be bettor for the South; that he could betor restore peace and good feeling than Mr. Tildeu. They appear to forget en tirely that an election has been held, and that tho question is not at all who would muko the host President, but who has been chosen by the people to be Presi dent. But ibis is tho question which more and more Republicans of the mod erate kind ask themselves, and there is reason to hope that when the 14th of February comes tho men who mean that man to bo President who has beeu fairly chosen will outnumber in the Senate those who would, ou either side, put in their candidate “for tho good of thi country,” whether he was elected or not do clerical work for party committees, aud of officers regulating the order of a politi cal meeting. A Secretary of tho Interior takes upon himself the office of comp troller general of the Presidential cam paign, aud the President himself has thrown off all the reserve and all the decorum which heretofore has governed the oonduct of that officer iu such 'an election. The mighty evils of influence, intrigne, cabal, corruption and circumvention are aggravated by the menaoes of violence and the conversion of the army into a body of janizaries to enforce the will of the chiefs of tbe party. Under these conditions wo are called to examiuo the powers, obligations and duties of the two Houses of Congress in a joint convention to examine tbe retu As from the electoral oollege. I have brought to your notice the reoords of tbe wisdom of the fathers of the Constitution. In that wisdom I have sought a guide for the Government and the people. In the present crisis tbe people and the States demand of their Congressional represen tatives that the constitution be maintain •d inviolate. I.< lt«l Of Washington, January 5.—Senator Bey- ard, on application, lias furnished tho fol lowing letter for publication. It is from lion. John A. Campbell, now of Louisi ana, formerly a judge of tho Supreme Court «>f tho United States, and is a criti cal commentary upon the history of the electoral vote us it now exists in the con stitution. The letter commences by quoting very largely from contemporary history at the framing of the constitution and tho con clusions found in tho report of tho com- uiit'ce of 1787. After making quotations from a number of speeches, Judge Camp bell arrives at Iho following conclusions It is probable that had thero been no intervention of party conventions be tween the people and tho election such would have been the result. And it is certain that the practico of nominating candidates by con volitions and the organi zation of parties by means of committees and clubs has defeated the intention of tho framers of tho Constitution aud has made a radical and dangerous change in tho office of tho executive department, if not of tho goverumeut itself. A body of active, alert, trained and disciplined poli ticians have been found who make poli tics a trade, and who fcubsist upon tbe partialities, benefactions, expenditures and corruptions of tho government. To accomplish their aims they have brought tho government directly into tho manage ment uud control of elections, aud tho powers of tbo government to accomplish the ends of party ambition at the ballot box. Tho Department of Justice, through its marshals, somls battalions of deputies throughout nuy State when a vote is close. The Secretary of War sends the standing army for the same purpose, under a pre tense of preserving peace. Instances have ooeurrod of details from tbe army to WHITTUORNE'S BITKIIN IIITTEft. Congress has done for the Distriot of Columbia Police Commissioners. Tho House bill sweeping tho whole rascally crew out of office, passed the Senato yes terday, by a unanimous vote and without debate. Murtagh, editor of tbe National Republican, Grant’s immediate organ, was President of the Board aud tho worst fellow in the lot. His conspiracy against Gen. Whitthorne, tho exposure of which has juat made such a sensation in Wash ington, is thus touched up by the Cincin nati Enquirer's Washington correspon dent : Grant’s editor, who serves hog-wash in his kitchen organ, is the hero of n con spiracy which, if probed to the bottom, will make him a promising candidate for tbe penitentiary. It will be remembered that when Whitthorue’s Naval Committee was pressing Secretary Robeson to the wull the organ editor was exposed in a questionable transaction. He at once took the means to get even, and conceived a plot as nefarious iu design as the cele brated safe burglary. Beiug President of the Polico Board, he called upon tho Chief of Police aud directed him to E ut his detectives to shadow Whitthorne. leauwhile ho set a suare for the Chair man of tbe Naval Committee, by employ ing fast women to force their blandish - fXionts upon him, iu the hopo thut he might bo eusnarod to a bouse of ill-repute. If this was accomplished tbe house was to bavo been raided by the police, and Whit thorne bagged. Then the moral organ, with flaming head linos, wus to uuuounce the fact, and tho morul editor wus to treat the public on a homily “Ou Virtue being its Own Reward,” etc. The plan flailed, for tho very good reason that the smiles of the demireps fell as harmless on Whit thorne as would castor oil ou a graven imige. The detectives and the Chief of Police, also, while they assured Murtagh that Whitthorne should be shadowed, declined to do tbe dirty service. For these two very good reasons it was barren of results; aud the Chairman of tho Naval Committee,uncon scious of the vile conspiracy, did his duty without fear or hope of reward, und ar raigned tho jobber Robeson as a candi date worthy of being impeached and de posed from office. By some means Mur tagh subsequently heard that the Chief of Polico had followed him. lie resolved to go for his scalp, and fur a month has been aotive in his newspaper, charging that he was in collusion with the gamblers,aud re ceived hush-money from them to wink at the sports of “ye gay croupairie." Then the Chief of Police demanded an investigation, and it was acceded to him. The moral editor sut as tho presid ing officer of the very immoral tribu nal of which he v. ms the head. In the midst of the investigation the President created a sensation of demanding the resignations of the Police Commiisioners, including, as well, tho local editor, and the effect was that the trial was cut short. Meanwhile Murtagh’s kitchen organ, by innuendo aud rather direct hint, charged that tho detectives, the Chief of Polioe and others were to bo caught up. This exasperated those thus charged, aud for bearance ceased to be a virtue. They took the bull by the horns, uud Nerved notico on the moral Murtagh that in tho coarse of tho investigation thoy proposed to disclose the conspiracy into which they were directed to enter to blackmail tho name of a member of Con gress. Murtagh became'alarmed, aud to stop such a proceeding prevailed on Grant to relegate the whole board to tho shades of private life, bo that tho investigation might drop. Grant tried to effect such a result by doing his bidding, but t ho chiof of police and his detectives wero not to bo deterred. Two of tho latter called on the President and made him acquainted with Murtagh’s plan to defame Whitthorne, and a friend of the chiof, acting for him, disclosed the full particulars to Whitt horne. The upshot is that Congress will be asked on Monduy to investigate the devilment of this moral editor. Major Richards, the chief, aud his two detec tives are anxious to tell all they kuow concerning him, and the probability iK that the fame of Murtagh will soon do scend to the level of some of bis daily indecent editorial utterances. Gen. Lonfitreet Dectsren Nlcholt* Feiriy Elected. By Telegraph to the Philadelphia Horuld.. New Orleans, Jan. 7, 1877.—Geueral Lougstreet was interviewed by your cor respondent late to-night and expressed his firm conviction that tho Nicholls gov ernment had been fairly elected; that it should and would bo sustained. The Returning Board had been unjust iu i s action, and ho declined recognizing it in any event. THE OUTRAOKS occurring had no popSitical significance any more than if they had occurred iu Maine, Now York or Illinois. Ho does not bolievo that any intimidation, so- called, occurred at this election. Any irregularities that may bavo occurred wero fully counterbalanced. Ho consid ers the face of tho returns a fair indica tion of the results, and as giving tha State to the Democrats unquestionably. He proposed to take no actiou in tho matter whatever, but if compelled to do so, it would certainly be in favor of tho Nich olls government. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES NEUTRAL. It was his opinion that the United States military authorities did not care who was declared Governor provided the public peace was preserved. As pertinent to this opinion it may he stated that be had received a visit from Gen. Augur only a abort time before.
