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YOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6. 1877.
NO. 31
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.
K AS AN A VC ON THE STAND.
HE PROVES A KNOW-NOTHING.
KENNER THE SAME SORT OF A CHAP.
We»t’» Explanation In th« Senate.
Another Witness Oonflm-.s Little-
field on Mt. Vernon.
VILLI PROVES A TARTAR
He Calls Littlefield an Unmitigated Liar.
*c M Ac., Ac.
PREPARING /OR RSPORTS.
Washington, February 4.—Morrison's
Louisiana Oommittee will probably report
to-morrow. They hate closed examina
tion of witnesses.
Tbo Privileges and Powers Committee
will oocnpy to-morrow with WellB and
West. Some dozen persons directly and
indirectly connected with the returning
Board have arrived. Among these aro
McCormick, Eaton and Daria, summoned
at the reqaeat ot the Republicans of the
oommittee, by whom they hope to break
down Littlefield.
The Democrats rely upon Able, chief
olerk of the Board, among those to sus
tain them.
General Hnlbert will also submit a min
nority report, and majority and minority
reporta will be made by the Senate Com
mittee. Theee reports will bring the
Louisiana question before Congress in
shape for action.
TESTIMONY OF CASSANAVE.
Washington, Feb. 5.—Privileges and
Elections Committee, Casaanave on the
stand. He knew nothing of the altera
tions of Vernon parish; knew nothing of
Maddox. Cassanave recollected a few de
tails; knew of no frauds committed by
mombers of the Board.
The room was cleared to consider the
printing of the evidence. ;
I.ITTL.KFIEI.D
was brought before the House committee
and examined at length with regard to
hia character and habits. Nothing elici
ted.
wells' story.
Wells has just commenced what prom
ises to be a long statement. Wells is
perfeotly self-possessed, and is evidently
well prepared for the task.
Wells' testimony before Powers and
Privileges Committee, was mainly con
fined to contradictions in breaking down
Littlefield. He testified that no state
ment of votes or tally sheets had been re'
ceived from Vernon parish; therefore they
oould not have been destroyed by Little
field or himself.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.)
Wells wpb shown the letter to West; he
■sid before ho explained the letter he
would like to aee the letter written by
Maddox to the President, and signed by
Wells, recommending Maddox for office.
Maddox was called into the room and
deniod all about this letter.
Weils then proceeded to give details of
his intercourse with Maddox, denying the
eonvoraation respecting money for himself
end fellows Of the board for tampering
with returns; Maddox never said anything
to Wella about Democratic money; Welle
never heard of Col. Pickett; never au«
thorized Maddox to correspond or nego
tiate for money to influence the vote.
Qaestion—Did yon ever have any oon
venation with Maddox about what the
word “hold” should mean ?
Answer—None whatever; knew nothing
about the oypher by which the Maddox
correspondence was carried on.
Qustiou— Did you asy you wanted
$200,000 for younelf and Andenon and
a smaller sam for the “niggers" (Maddox
used the word “darkies” in hia testi
mony)?
Answer—I never used that language
with reference to my oolleagues on the
Board; they are not “niggers,” but ool
ored men, and gentlemen.
Qaestion—Are yon acquainted with the
Adjutant General of the State of Lonisi
ana?
Answer—With Colonel Jaek Wharton?
Very well, indeed.
Qaestion—Did he ever tell you that he
had possession of any of these letters ?
Answer—He did not.
Qaestion—Did yoa know that he had
possession of them ?
Answer—I did not.
Qaestion—Did yoa ever have any eon'
variation with Senator West in regard to
the use .of money to effect the result of the
Answer—I never had.
Question—Were any returns from Ver
non perish burned in yonr presenee or
with yonr knowledge.
▲newer—With doe regard tuthe gentle
men of the Committee, I will elate I am
unwilling tc be oateohieed upon any of
the results of the election until I have
been discharged from the contempt before
the Hooae, end my liberties as an Ameri
can freeman arc allowed, with the excep
tion of Vernon perish; upon that I am
willing to give the fullest explanation,
but upon all other matters releting to the
eloetion, I mast decline to testify, until
the punishment of which I have been
adjudged has been oarried out, or I have
been relieved of it. I am now reedy to
answer your questions.
Question—You may now elate whether
the returns from polish am ben * and 9 or
any other polls of Vernon perish were
burnt or otherwise destroyed in your
•presence or with yonr knowledge.
Answer—No, sir; end the person who
has sworn to that effect is an nnmitiga-
ted liar. I beg your pardon, gentlemen,
I did not mean to offend the feelings of
the oommittee, but the outrage upon my
rights and my character exoites me, and
oauses me to use language whiob, per
haps, I ought not to use befare this body.
Qaestion—Did yoa make any request
or give any direction for the destruction
in any form of any paper returned to the
Board ?
Answer—I never did, air.
Qaestion—Or of any paper relating to
the eleotion ?
Answer—1 never did, air.
Qaestion—Did yoa have any knowledge
of the destruction of any ?
Answer—I did not, sir; I will make the
statement now in oonneotion with that
matter. When the compiled returns by
the supervisor of eleotion from Vernon
parish were transmitted in a single sheet
by mail, a route of 400 miles, the envel
ope was opened in the presence of
the gentlemen who were there, and who
had gone there from the North for the
purpose of examining the oount;on open
ing tbe returns there was bat a single
paper enveloped in the returns, and that
was the compiled statement from the Su
pervisor of Registration; there was a pro
test signed by the clerks on behalf of the
Hayes' electors, and another protest as
will be shown by refereuce to the books.
Question—There were no suoh papers
as have been referred to, to destroy ?
Answer—No such papers came from
that parish.
Some two hours' oross-examinetion fol
lowed, iu which, some of Mr. Field's
friends say he had canght a Tartar.
Gov. Wells was persistent to the end.
wills’ statement contradicted.
Mr. Cassanave, of New Orleans, now
here, furnishes the following statement
of votes, of Ye r non parish, aent to New
Orloansby Frankliu, Supervisor, by the
hands of Hon. Lewis Texado, a resident
of Uapides parish, and one of tbe most
influential and highly respected men in
Louisiana. They were addressed to B.
G. Desloude, Secretary of State, to whom
the supervisors' consolidated retnrna
had been previously forwarded by mail.
They wero delivered to tbe Secretary of
State by a modical student, resident of
Kapides, pursuing his studies in New
Orleans, and were seen in tbe possession
of the Secretary of the Returning Board
by two or more parties now in Washing
ton.
KNOW NOTH I NO CASSANAVE.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.)
Washington, Febenary 5.—Cassanave
did not know how the oount would result
until the approximation was finally made;
knew nothing of Dr. Kennedy except that
he lived in New Orleans'; they did not
put Dr. Kennedy on because they had a
quorum without him ; Cassanave did not
consider it his duty to put a Democrat on;
the clerk did the figuring ; there was no
figuring done in secret session ; could not
mention any affidavit in any preoinot or
parish, because he oould not remember.
Qaestion—How many parishes were
thrown oat ?
Answer—There were only two parishes
thrown oat; there were a good many pre
cincts thrown out.
Qaestion—How many votes were
thrown oat ?
Answer—Don’t know.
Qaestion—Do yoa remember whether
there were five hundred or ten thousand
votes thrown oat ?
Answer—No, sir ; I think about four
thousand votes were thrown out from the
time the canvass began until it ended ;
never bad a conversation with any human
being concerning it; did not know bow
the Htate had gone until the return* were
sent to the Secretary of Htate; they were
sent to the Secretary of the State on the
uth or (5 th of January at 9 o’clook in the
morning ; the final return for Presidential
electors was made in the afternoon ; don’t
remember the day; it was in January.
Question—Were all four of you pres
ent?
Answer—I think so.
Question—Did all four of yon sign the
return ?
Answer—I think so. Witness ssid as
far as ho knew ali the affidavits of intim
idation before the Board came in with the
returns as they came originally from the
supervisor*.
Witness was examined at length as to
the proceedings of the Board, but he
oould not tell how many votes or how
many parishes were thrown out; he was
shown the return from the parish of Ver*
non, and asked whose hand
writing the word “oompiled” is in.
He said it did not look like Kenner’s, and
he did not believe that Kenner wrote it.
He asid that he did not know anythiog
about throwing oat the votes in Vsrnon
parish ; and if it was dons, it must havs
been done fraudulently.
Question—Who did it ?
Answer—I don’t know; don’t know
anything about the alterations ; the way
the return shows, it is frand.
Witness, in answer to a question by
Judge Lawrenoe, ssid hs had no know
ledge of any fraud being perpetrated by
the board or any member of it.
atlrike of Ursin Heavers.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun. ]
New Yoax, February 4.—The Brooklyn
grain heavers, who are on a strike, held a
meeting to-day and resolved not to work
for less than twenty-four cents par boar.
To-morrow the strike will be general
all along the docks, and fears are enter
tained that the strikers will make a serious
onslaught on the new hands employed in
their plasss.
ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
TUK LIWYillS ASS1GSID TO CASKS.
O’Conor and Evarti Preaent Cataa.
“No One with a Capacity to Blush
Can Look an Honest Nlau In the
Face and Nay Hayes Elec
tors were Elected In
Florida”*-O’ Conor.
Probable Decision on Evidence To-Day.
OBJECTION a TO flII*S|MMPPI.
LAWYERS ASSIGNED TO CASES.
Washinoton, Feb. 5.—O’Oonor and
Merrick have charge of tbe Florida case,
Trumbull and Carpenter Louiaiana, and
Merrick and Woodley, Oregon. JThe Union
bas doubts whether the Commission will
deoide to admit testimony.
AROUMRNT OF MB. EVARTS.
In the course of bis argument, Mr.
Evarts said the only transaction of choos
ing a President begins by d'positing in
tbe Federal urn tbe certificates of tbe
eleotion of electors. Tbe next step is tbe
opening and coanting of tbe votes. Tbo
Coustitntion and laws specify how tbe
electors shall be appointed and when they
Hhall meet to oaBt their votes; but far
ther it does not go. The moment their
votes are sealed and deposited with
the proper Federal authority, there is no
power in a State to reverse, change it, or
corrupt it. The Htate must act before tbe
vote of its electors have been oast, or it
is powerless. He said the proposition to
interpose a judicial inquiry into a purely
political procedure was a novel one, and
that no judicial action had ever been in-
terpoHed except on a mandamus compel
ling officers to act. No injunction
of a court can intrude in'o
a political act. The fathers cf tbe coun
try, as early as 1800, incorporated into a
law the principle that the Federal Gov
ernment has no right to ignore or set
aside the action of a Htate. In regard to
the election of electors, in their wisdom,
they drew the liue of demarcation very
clearly and plainly.
Mr. Evarts concluded by saying that
the attempt to bring judges into the work
ings of this schemo of popular sovereign
ly will make it intolerable, sinoe the de-
oision of the judges will override and su
percede the will of the people.
CHAnLES OCONOB,
after an allusion to the importance of this
oase, the most important ever tried in tho
United States, said the counsel for the
Tilden electors held directly the opposite
view to that entertained by the Republi
can counsel, and that the oommissiou had
the right to make a full inquiry into the
facts of the Florida election. The oppos
ing oouDsel held that the Republican elec-
tois met in accordance with law, and cast
their votes, and that it is not in the power
of any earthly tribunal to invalidate their
action. On this point he took issue with
them.
He first considered the counting of the
electoral vote. The proposition that the
power to oount the votes is vested
in the President of the Senate
ia palpably abaard, sinoe he is
precluded by the Constitution from
counting suoh votes, lie has no right to
open the certificates until the two houses
meet in joint session. His power is simply
clerical, and he cannot know what the
paokagos contain until he opena. The
duty of the President ends with tho open
ing of the certificates. The counting de
volves upon that body which is required
to act on the result. The count must be
reoognized by tbe seme body..
Mr. O'Conor concluded by ssying that
be believed tbe Tiideu electors had tbe
beat legal right to be recognized, while
they had the moral right is the common
consent of all mankind and will be of pos
terity. No honest man, capable of blush*
iug, oould possibly look another in the
fsoe and assert that tbe Hsyes electors in
Florida ware elected. He submitted that
the Commission should receive aa evi
dence in the case the testimony taken by
the Congreasiousl Investigating Commit
tees.
RADICAL OBJECTIONS TO MISSISSIPPI.
A protest ia to be presented when the
Mississippi electoral vote ia opened which
alleges the new registration law requires
additional qualifications and oaths for
voters, and in violation of the constitu
tion of Mississippi, the present Governor
is a usurper and the certificate given the
electors ia worthless.
MEETINO or COMMISSION.
It ia understood the Commission meets
to- morrow to oonsider what evidence, if
any ia before it,and to consular its powers
and duties in the case preliminary to
hearing tbe final argument.
NO OPEN SESSION.
The Commission, before adjournment,
announced there would be no pablio ses
■ion to-morrow. Tbe day would be occu
pied in oonaultation.
HOUSE DEMANDS SUPERMSORS.
Special ta Enquirer*Sun.]
Washington, February 5.—Tbe House
committee, on motion of Henator McDon
ald, adopted an order that the Secretary
of the Htate of Louisiana be required, by
proper process, to produce for inspection
before tbe committee tbe original returns
made by the Hapervisora to the Returning
Board.
Tsaaessee Deelaloa.
Nashville, February 5.—The Supreme
Court decides that railroad are subject to
State, county and munioipal taxation.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
Washington, FebruaryThe Speaker
rated that the session this morning is a
continnance of the legislative day of
Thursday, tut withdrew his railing to
hear an argument, whioh is now pending.
The bill passed removing tbe politioal
disabilities of Jos. E. Johnston, of Geora
8>».
Most of tbo day was consumed in a dis
cussion as to whether tbe House oould
adjourn under the provisions of the elec-
toral bill, and a bill directing tbe Com
mittee on Judioiary to inquire into that
subject was referred.
Recess.
SENATE.
STATEMENS of senator west.
Washington, February 5.—In tbe Hen
ate, Mr. West of Louisiana made a per
.tonal explanation in relation to tbe letter
of Governor Wells, of the Louisiana Re
turning Board, addressed to him and read
before tbe House Committee on Powers
and Privileges of the House on Hsturday.
He said he availed himself of
this opportunity to make tbe explanatiou
which be was not permitted to make be'
fore that oommittee. He became aware of
tbe existence of the letter some time last
week through the public preRH, and on
Saturday when he found tbe oommittee
had the letter, he voluntarily went before
that oommittee,without any subp<i*na,end
read tbe letter to them. He could have
availed himself of his privilege as a Hena
tor and refused to divulge the contents of
the letter, but he desired that all the facts
in regard to the Louisiana count should
be known. He bad not ..held nor did he
intend to hpld any clandestine correspon
dence with anyone in regard to oounting
tbe electoral vote. Abyut tbe time that
lettor should have been delivered to him,
be was informed by the Secretary of War
that a man Ly the name of Maddox was
here, attempting to trade off tbe vote of
Louisiana. He (Mr. West) immediately
denied that he had any such authority,and
telegraphed to New Orleans to a friend,
in substanoe as follows :
Tell Gov. Wells that a man by the name
of Maddox is here professing to be author
ized to spoak for him, aud the Returning
Board of Louisiana. What does this
mean ?"
The answer came back as soon as the
wire could bring it:
“Mr. Mgddox has no such authority.’*
Mr. West, in answer to a question of
Mr. Bogy, as to what explanation he coaid
make of the letter, said that he (West)
was ambitious to be bis own successor
in tbe Senate, and the letter referred to
that. As to speaking of millions, Gov.
Wells used tbe expression in tbo samo
manner as Col. Hellers did. lie meant
there was a barrel of money there to be
used against the Republicans, and aid was
needed—that is, if money was to be spent
on one side, it must be spent on tbe
other, lie (Mr. West) would not rest for
a moment uuder any suspicion that be
was trafficking in electoral votes.
The Heuate pruned a bill appropriating
$350,000 to provide for the deficiency in
tbe appropriation for public printing and
binding during tbe current fiscal year.
Mr. Iugalls, of Kansas, from the Com
mittee on the Distriot of Columbia, report
ed back tbe bill to abolish tbe board of
Metropolitan Police Commissioners of tbe
Distriot of Columbia with the message of
the President vetoing the same,aud recom
mended that the bill be passed notwith
standing the objections of the President
thereto. He gave notice that he would
call it up as sflon as the Senate shall be
fall.
Spencer presentod various resolutions
of tbe Alabama Legislature in favor of
granting public laud in that Htate to aid
the public schools ; asking au appropria
tion for the improvomont of the Alabama
nver, and for the repeal of the law im
posing the tax on spirits distilled from
fruit—all of which were leferred to appro
priate committees.
Cooper submitted the minority report
of the Privileges and Elections.
On motion of Howe, the Hergeant-at-
Arms was ordered to arrest Littlefield,
who failed to attend the committee be
cause, bo said, tho House oommitteo
wanted him.
WAN IIINGTON.
B ABNER.
Washington, February 3.—Baruos, tbe
New Orleans telegraph manager, is here
again on a new sabp»-na.
SUMMONED.
Lieutenant General Sheridan and At
torney General Cocke of Florida have
been summoned by the Powers and Privi
leges Committee.
ABMY MOVEMENTS.
Gen. Barry, with the companies com
posing the Artillery School, left for For
tress Monroe.
Five companies of the First United
States regiment arrived from Charleston.
Company B remains here; the balance
have gone North.
confirmation s.
Daniel B. Booth, Collector Second Ala
bama District; Joseph Shepherd, Collect
or of Customs at St. Mary’s, Georgia; M.
M. Camp, Navasota, Texas. •
Special to Enquirer Sun J
Trenton,N. J., Feb. 5.—Three hundred
unemployed workmen had a parade to
day. They were preceded by a band of
music and carried a banner, inscribed—
“The workingmen want employment, and
most have it."
A grand concert for their benefit takes
place to night.
HQN. A. H KTEPIIENI.
Washington, February 4.—Hon. A. II.
Stephens is reported better to-night with
hopes of bis recovery.
IATKB.
Special to Enquirer-Sun )
Washington, February 4.—At a late
hour to-night a change was announced iu
Mr. Stephens’ condition and reports wero
not so encouraging as early in tbe evening.
His mind is dear, but his voioe is so weak
that he can scarcely articulate.
Among the oallers on Mr. Stephens to
day, were Judgo David Davis, Senators
Bogy and Norwood,to whom be expressed
the feeling that he was growing weaker.
THE ICE UORUi;.
EASIEST SINCE 1848—SERIOUS LOSSES.
Karting, Pa., Feb. 5.—At half-past
four o’olook yesterday, the ice gorge in
West Branch started a few miles above
here. At 5 o’clock tbe gorge at Hweot
Bar, at Keating—where Mnbony’n creek
enlers West Branoh—broke, and tbe ice
and water arose rapidly.
At a quarter after five o'clock, it wan on
a level with tho Philadelphia Jr Erie Rail
road bridge, wbiob spans the Hiunainn-
hominy thirty feet above low water mark.
Tbe loss to tbo farmers and lumbermen
will be immense. One thousand feet of
timber aud logs are eitbor in the gorge or
loosed from tbe immense piles that line
the river and creek, ready for floating in
the spring.
Houses are broken and destroyed.
It is the greatest flood since 1847.
At 7 v. M. the gorge had not moved and
the bridge was loaded down with oars of
ooal.
TALLEYS FLOODED.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.)
Lock Haven, Pa., February 5.—The
ioe bas gorged four miles below Farmviile.
Tbe country is flooded for two miles back.
Tbe ice ia banked on both sidoa of Knr-
than’* bridge, which is full loaded with
cars to keep it in place if possible. All
farms along the river are covered with
ice.
PENNITLVAIIA.
CASH I EH BOHR A BANK OF NINETY THOU.
New Yobk, February 5.— A dispatch
from Scranton, Pa., says: “One of tbe
bank officials at Montrese stated on Satur.
day that Nathan Leubeim, tho absconding
cashier, has robbed tho Firat National
Bank of $90,000. He bad full control in
the matter of negotiating loans, discount
ing notes, and transacting all other busi
ness of the bank without even consulting
the directors. It is known that his bond
is good for tbe greater portion of the
money whiob be has stolen, and that $24,-
000 is tbe most the bank will lose by tbe
transaction."
NEW V OK Ik.
THE UNEMPLOYED APPEALING FOB WORK.
Special lo Enquirer-Sun.)
New York, February u.—A meeting of
unemployed workingmen petitioned the
Legislature for an appropriation of $2,-
000,000 for public works, for the purpose
of giving employment to 55,000 idle
workmen. A memorial, with the propoaed
bill, will be sent to Allmuy immediately.
WIKED I! KEY IT I EH
General Kausler, commanding the Papal
army, bas resigned in consequence of tho
differences with Porsche, the new Cardi
nal Secretary of State.
Mr. Merry, of England, owner of Don
Caster and other famous horses, is dead.
English correspondents indicate tho
probable failure of poaco negotiations bo-
tween Turkey and Hervia.
Ice from the upper river is passing
down the Ohio at Pittsburg harmlessly.
J. J. Anderson, receiver of tho Conti*
uontal Life lusuranoo Company, has sus
pended. Wm. R. Gray succeeds Ander
son. The aoconnta will be submitted to
a referee of agents.
The Cromwell Steamship Line, at New
York, announce that they have reoeived
the following telegram from St. Johns ;
“New Foundland, Feb. 5.
“Bodies, bedding, pork aud flour, the
bedding marked '(J. Washington,’ was
picked up at Mistaken Point, Cape Race.
Tbe steamer George Washington has been
some time over dno, henoe for St. Johns
via Halifax.
THE FIRE FIEND
AT TUBNTON.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.)
Trenton, N. J., Feb. 4.—A tire this af
ternoon in the building for boosing loco
motive engines, on the main track of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, ia supposed to
have communioated to the roof from tbe
sparks from one of the engtnes.
HOTEL BURNED.
Special to Enquirer.Sun.)
Utica, N. Y., Feb. 4.—At 4 o'clock
this morning a fire broke out in the base
ment of Yosburg's shoe store, in the
Ilinchman House, at Little Falls. The
hotel with all its contents was destroyed.
All the occupants of the bouse escaped in
their night clothes with greet difficulty.
ilallasal Tractnir*' Aaeurlatiwn
Columbus, O., February 3.—The School
Commissioner, Hobart, has issued a call
for tbe meeting of the National Teachers'
Association, at Washington, on March 1st,
2d and 3d. Tbe following subjects have
beep arranged for consideration : Organi
zation of an educational museum, and
provision of plans aud means for opera
tion ; the further consideration of plans
for publications conueoted with popular
education in the Houth , a proposed re
daction of salaries, and the relation of
secondary instruction.
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
Nliort Sketch of the .Tien
Compose II.
SENATOR EDMUNDS.
George F. Edmunds, <>f Burlington,
Vt., wrh born in Riohmoud, Vt, Februa
ry 1, 1828; was admitted to tho bar in
1849, and was a member of tho Vermont
Legislature in both branches for neverd
years. On the doath of Holoiuou Foot he
was appointed to his place iu the United
Siates Senate as a Republican, taking his
seat in April, 18t»(5. lie was elected to till
the reuittiuder ot tbo term, aud re-elected
for tbe term euding in 1873, and again
tor that ending in 2881.
HENATOR MORTON.
• Oliver P. Morton, of Indianapolis, was
boru in Wayne county, 1ml., August 4,
1823. After leaviug Miami University he
studied law, and wub elected Judge ot the
Fifth Judicial Circuit ol Indiana. He
was elected Lieutenant Governor of Indi
ana in 18(50, became Governor in 18(51 ou
ibe transfer of Governor Lane to the Hen
ato, aud in 1804 was eleoted Governor for
tbe. second term. Yates of Illinois and
Morton of ludiana were well known as
the groat War Governors ot the West.
Gov. Morton wits elected as a Republican
to the United States Senate, aud took his
sent March 4, 18ti7, succeeding Henry H.
Lane, la 1870 he deebued the mission
to England. He was rn-elected in 1872,
aud his term will expire in 1879.
MENATOlt FUELINGHUYsEN.
Frederick T. Freiiugijtiyaeu,of Newark,
N. J., whs horn m Mliiatowo, Somerset
county, New Jersey, August 4, 1817; was
graduated at Rutgers C jllttg< ; was admit
ted to the bar in 1839; wae appointed At
torney General of New Jersey in 18(51,un<l
reappointtd in 18(5(5. lie was appointed
Henator from New Jersey to complete ihe
term of William Wright, deceased, which
expired in,1809. He was elected u« a Re
publican to succeed A. G. Gattell, taking
his seat March 1, 1871, the term ending
on March 3, 1877.
SENATOR THURMAN.
Allen G. Thurman, of Columbus, Ohio,
was boru in Lynchburg, Virginia, Novem
ber 13. 1 'l l, removed to Ohio in 1819,
and was admitted to the bar in 1835. He
was a Representative from Ohio to the
Twenty-ninth Congress, was elected judge
of tho Supreme Court of Ohio ju 1851,
was Chiet Justice of that court from 1851
to 185(5, was the Democratic candidate for
Governor of Ohio in 1807, and was elect
ed as a Democrat to the United States
Hounte in place of Renjsmin F. Wade,
Republican, taking his seat iu 1809. He
was re-elected in i871 for tho term ex
piring in 1881.
SENATOR BAYARD.
Thomas F. Bayard, of Wilmington,
Delaware, wsh born iu Wilmington, Dela
ware, October, 1828, and was admitted to
the bar iu 1851. In 1855 and 1850 he r
Hided la Philadelphia. In 1853 he w
appointed United States District Attorney
for Delaware, but resigned iu 1854. He
was elected United Slates Senator os a
Democrat to succeed his father, James A.
Bayard, for the term from 1809 to 1875,
aud was re-elected for tho term expiring
in 1891.
REPRESENTATIVE HOAR.
George F. Hoar, of Worcester, Mass.,
was boru in Concord, Mass., August 29,
1828, studied at Harvard College and
Harvard Law School, was admitted to the
bar in 1849. Rhd Mtuhd it WorOBStl r. He
was a member of the State Assembly in
1852, of the State Heuate in 1857, wus
eleoted in 18(58 to the Forty-first Congress,
afterwards to the Forty-second, Forty
third and Forty fourth OongrttllM, hod
was lately chosen by the Massachusetts
Legislature to the United States Senate.
REPRESENTATIVE GARFIELD.
James A. Garfield, of Hiram, Ohio,was
bora in Orange, Cuyahoga county, Ohio,
November 19, 1831, was graduated ot
William College, iu Massachusetts, iu
1859 and 18(H) was a member of the Ohio
Senate, entered tho Union army as Colo
nel of tho 42d Regiment of Volunteers,
aud was promoted to bo Brigadier Gen
eral, and afterwards Major General of
volunteers. In 1802 ho was elected a
Representative from Ohio to the Thirty'
eighth Cougress, and has been re elected
to the several Congresses since.
UK i'REHEBiTATIVE PAYNE.
Henry B. Payue, of Cleveland, Ohio,
was boru m Hamilton county, New York,
November 30, 18to, was graduated at
Hamilton College, studied law, and set
tled in Cleveland, Ohio. lie was a Htate
Senator in 1849 aud 1850, was sii unsuc
cessful candidate for tho United States
Senate and also for Governor in 1857,was
a delegate to tbe Charleston Convention!
in 18UO, and to the Baltimore Convention
in 1872, and in 1874 be was elected a
Representative from Ohio to the Forty
fourth Congress.
REPRESENTATIVE ABBOTT.
Josiah B. Abbott, of Boston, was born
at Chelmsford, Mass., November 1, 1815 ;
was graduated at Harvard ; was admitted
to tho bar in 1835; was a number of the
Massachusetts Assembly in 1830, of tbe
stuii 8«nate in 1841 and 1842; waaJodga
of the Superior Court of Massachusetts
in 1855, and was elected to the Forty-
fourth Congress as a Democrat.
REPRESENTATIVE HUWTON.
Epps Hunton, of Wsrrenfoa, V»., whs
born in Fauquier county, Ya., September
23, 1823; was Htate Attorney for Prince
Wdliaui county from 1819 to 18(52. en
tered tbe Confederate army as colonel of
the 8th Virginia Infantry, and rose to bo
brigadier general; was captured in 1805
at bailor’s Creek, and imprisoned at Fort
Warren. He was elocted to the Forty-
third Congress, aud re-elected to the For
ty-fourth.
JUSTK'R CLIFFORD.
Nathan Clifford whs born in Ruruney,
Grafton county, N. H., August 18, 1803.
After his admission to the bar, he remov
ed to Maine in 1827. After serviug iu
the Legislature, in 1834 he was appointed
Attorney General for tbo State ot Maine,
and was elected a Represet.tative in Con
gress from 1839 to 1843. In Is lb ho was
appointed by Pret.dent Folk Attorney
General of the United States, end after
the Mexican War was sent an minister to
that country. When Judge Curtis re
signed hie place on the Supreme Bench
in 1858, Mr. Clifford was nominated by
1’rcsidbUt Buchanan to fill the vacancy.
Although a diaided D—ooiit, Im baa
during hie judicial career expressed no
political opmions.
JUSTICE FIELD.
Stephen J. Field was born in liaddom,
Conn., November 4, 1810; was graduated
at Williams College ; studied law in New
York with his brother, David Dudley
Field ; went to California in 1819 , was a
member of the Legislature , iu 1857 was
elected a Judge of the Supreme Court of
California, and afterward attained tho
position of Chief Justice. Preaideut Lin
coln in 18(13 appointed him a Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States.
Both parties in California, on account of
his ability and character, united in ask
ing his appointment to the vacancy bn
the Supreme Bench.
JUSTICE STRONG.
William Strong was born in Somers,
Tolland county, Conn., May 6, 1808. Af
ter graduating at Yale, he was admitted
to the bar in Philadelphia in 1832, and
began to praotice bis profession in Read
ing. Hh was elected to the Thirtieth and
Thirty-first Congresses. In 1857 he was
elected a Judge of the Supreme (Jour* of
Pennsylvania for fifteen years, but re.
signed the position in in 18(58. In 1870
PruHident Grant appointed him Associate
Justice of the Hupreme Court. Eroept
his two terms iu Congress, Judge Strong
has mingled littlo in politics.
JUSTICE MILLER.
Samuel F. Miller wan boru at Richmond,
Kentucky, April 5, 181(5. After practicing
medioiue for a few years, he tamed bis
attention to law. Being in favor of eman
cipation, be removed to Iowa in 1850 de-
ting himself to bis profession, and
becoming a lender of the Republican
party iu that Htate. In 18(52 he was ap
pointed Associate Justice of the United
States Hupreme Court by President Un
win.
JUSTICE BRADLEY.
Jonpph P. Bradley was born in Berne,
Albauy county,N. Y.,March 14, 1813; was
educated ut Rutgers College, New Jersey,
and began the praotice of law in the latter
Slate iu 1839. He was in the aotive du
lies of his profession at Newark when
appointed Associate Justice of tho United
Htate* Hupreme Court by President Grant
in 1870. Never a leading politician, he
was originally a Whig, and afterwards a
Republican.
THE COUNSEL IN TUB CARR.
The Commission thus constituted, as
will be seen, ia exceedingly able, and ad
mirably fitted to deal with the momen
tous question. The brilliant array of
legal talent to take part in tbe argument
before the tribunal will also command
attention. Hon. W. M. Evarts and E.
W. Stoughton, of New York, and Judge
Stanley Matthews and H. H. Hbollabarger
of Ohio, as counsel on the Re
publican Hide, and Judge Jeremiah
S. Black of Pennsylvania, ex-Sen
ators Matt. H. Carpenter of Wisconsin,
Lyman Trnmbnil of Illinois, and Judge
Ashbcy Green of New Jersey, for the
Democrats, will bring a wealth of legal
learning ami experience to the great dis-
cnasion. These gontleuinu are authorized
to associate with themselves any others
who sro familliar with the Louisiana and
Florida oases.
THE EAST.
MONTENEGRO WILMNO TO TREAT.
London, Feb. 5.— A dispatch from Ra*
guns*, to tbe Reuter Telegram Company,
says tbe Prince of Montenegro sent a dis
patch to the Porte yesterday, stating that
he accepts the proposals of the Grand
Vizier to open peace negotiations, and ia
willing to treat directly with the Porte.
MKxiiia
THE USUAL TURMOIL AND STRIFE.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.)
Havana, February 6.—The English
steamer which arrived here from Vera
Cruz brings tbe following intelligence :
City of Mexico, January 550.—Elections
are going in favor of Diaz. Charges of
fraud aro freely made, as in the previous
Presidential olections. Diaz la urged to
beaten his return to the Capital, as the
Government is in danger of falling to
piecea owing to dissensions in tbe Cabi
net, tbo members being inexperienced and
without talent or prestige. There has
been a formidable split among the mem -
born of the Diaz-Tuxtepre party. Never,
tholes* tho Cabinet does tbe beat it cau
under tbe ciroumstanoes.
Busiuoss is iu a worse condition than
over, aud failures are numerous. Home
foreigners who favored Diaz's revolution
have failed, and a new revolution against
Diaz is encouraged by capitalists, who
make money by loaus to tbe revolutionists
at excessive interests.
Tbo banker Escalante loaned Diaz
$ JIM),(HM) towards tbo payment of $300,-
(MM) to the United States with tbe incom
mg duties as a necessity for receiving
$250,(MM) with interest for sixty daya.
The Government contractors arc also in
terested in a new revolution, each succes
sive government having favorites to re
ward.
Numerous bauds of robbers are appear
ing everywhere.
X-tuiacona is spoken of as Minister to
Washington.
The Vera Crnz Railway will soon re -
same daily trips.
Protestant worship bas been suspended
ut Coupuixla.
MKINK I.Xri;i,MUK9j(E.
Sptcial to Enquirer-Sun.
Naw York, February*.—Arrived Wyonoke,
lie Be factor, C ty of Auitrta, Canada, Dakota.
SCHOONER LOST.
Special to t.nquirer-Sun )
Kiev Wmt, F bru.ry 4.—The schooner Tom
Jones (truck on Pulaski Shoal on the 24tb ult.
She was bcut.il for Na« Ortear* for New Y«rk
loaded with sugar, rice and molasses. The
vessel la a total toaa. The cargo will probably
bo saved.
New Yore, February 4. — Arrive! out
Yar. Horne and K ptdan, Savannah
New York, February 6. — Arrived out
Kayncr, Marla, Stem-mar, Lucy A. Nlchela,
Mediator, Be glne, Ztirioh, Bauvla,
London, February 6 —The bark Herbert
lieacli, hence January Ittli, for Tyhee, has put
>ck. be
K l0
• Knqm
i salt.
Sa\ inn ah. February 5—Arrived ; Steamer*
Wil.taiu Kennedy, Baltimore;and Leo, Nassau,
• !.l; < leorge A asbtngtou, Liverpool; bar a Kate
Mcanctlon, Antwerp; schooners J. A. Bolter.
Be*ton; and Levt Hart, Wood's Hole.
Cleared Hark DougLa Campbell,Galveston,
brig lelella, St. Johns, N. H ; schooner Mary
S Wad ah iw, Baltimore
Sailed Ships HLtuna, Pstsy; Saratoga. Liv
erpool; bark Hope, Do boy; Vssoj de Gama,
Liverpool.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
UuAiLuro*. February A—Off the port;
H rk Salem, Guadeloupe.
Salted Bark ino, Deboy
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