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mixiirct. VOL. XIX. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1877. NO. 57 HAYES' CABINET! TEX NOMINATIONS! STAWMNG effect on SENATE I III Exratitlve $#ul«n All art R,ftrr,d If. Committees to bo Ap- . pointed Friday. Lively Sonne—All Republicans Vont Tholr Oplto 1 Democrats will Support Hayes if He will Take Troops Off! NOMINATIONS, Wukivotok, Maroh 7.—Secretary of Slate—WllUam U. Evarts, of New York. Secretary of tbe Treasury—John Sher man, of Ohio. Secretary of War—George W. McCrary, of Iowa. „ Secretary of the Nary—R. M. Thomp- aon, of Indiana. Secretary of the Interior—Carl Bohan, of Miaaonri. Attoraey-Gaoeral—Oharlea Derena, of Maaaacbnaatta. Poatmaoter-General—Darid M. Key, of All the Cabinet nominationa were re ferred to the Committee on the nanal oonrae. The Republican Senatora exhibit rery ugly feeling in exeontire aemion. postmastes ontui xar Dirncxa an po- emoM. Specie! It fSfKfrar-Am.] Washington, March ' 7.—An extraot from a letter written by Poet Maater Gen eral Key, February 1C, ia aa followa: I am ready to do all I can to reetore oonfldenee and good gorernment to the people of the South. Tbia can only be done by a hearty freternixation of the aectiona for wbioh I hare labored. * ’ * * If without requiring of me the aac- rifloe of my peraonal or political inde pendence, you find my name oan be uaed for the good of the South in your beat judgment, you are at liberty to uae it. If I were to beooma a member of an Admin- ietration, 1 ahould not feel myaalf at lib erty to plaoe myaalf in oppoaition to tie general polioy, but ahould feel bound to build up and atrengthen it in the bearta of the people, and if tbe time arrived when I oould not heartily oo-operate with it, I ahould reaign. Aa mattera an in the South, I could be more uaeful to our people by an independent aituation, and if, aa I hope and believe, the adminiatration will develop a broad and liberal polioy toward the people of the South, I would not heaitate to incor porate my fortunea and aelf with it. ■ana bad thu lbttxb at consultation, Thla letter waa before Preaident Hayee laat night, whan ha had eonaultation with Mr. Key prior to hta final aeleotion aa Poetmaater General. BTAUTLXMO XfTXOT OF THU NOMINATIONS IN THZ SENATB. When the nominationa of the new Cab inetottoere were delivered to the Senate nt 2:20 p. m. to-day by Mr. Rodgers, the Private Secretary of the Preaident, the gnateat anxiaty waa manifested by all the Senatora to learn the names of the ap pointees. The list having been delivered by the door keeper to the Yioe President,a num ber of Senators eagerly rushed forward to examine it, and in a very few minutes tbe new Cabinet was the common talk all over the capital. Jast after the message was delivered, Mr. Patterson of South Carolina,, submit ted a resolution to refer the credentials of D. X. Corbin and M. 0. Butler, eaob claiming a seat in tha Senate from the State of South Carolina to the Committee on Privileges and Elections when appoint ed, but the anxiety waa ao great among sassy Senators on the Republican side of the chamber to go into executive session that there was an indisposition to consider the resolution. It was agreed to, however, without diaouasion, and then Mr. Bayard submitted one to have Jno. T. Morgan, Senator eleot from Alabama sworn in, but Mr. Bpenoer took the floor to oppose it and a motion for an exeontive aeaaion at 2:80 f. if., was agreed to. BVBBY OASIBBT MEMBER OBJECTED TO, When tbe doors were oloeed there waa quite a lively scene in the Senate cham ber. Under the rule of the Senate single objection to the present oonaide ration of any nomination refers it to the appropriate committee, and when tha very first one, that of Mr. Evarta to be Secre tary of State waa announced Mr. Blaine moved its reference to the Committee on foreign relatione. Then there was an earnest discussion in wbioh some of the Republicans exhibited much indignation at some of the nominations, and Anally it emed to be generally aoquiasced ia that all moat be referred and that none of them should be confirmed to-day. Mr. Oonkliog demanded tbe reference of the nomination of Mr. Sahara to the appropriate committee, and quite a num bet of Senatora demanded tbe reference of Mr. Key’s nomination. BOITIHO DBBATB BXPBOTBD. In faot there waa more or lass objeo- tions to every one of them, and there every probability of an excited debate over them when they oome before the Senate again. SMBS The executive aeaaion eoaUnued about twenty-five minutes, when the doors ware re-opaoed and the Senate ad- * ooubsb or tub democrats. After tha adjournment, the Dsmooretio Senators met in canons and fully discussed the policy to be pursued by them on the minatlons aa to voting tor their con firmation or rejection. From the gener- tenor of tbe debate it is believed that the Sourbern Democratic Senators will use their power in the Senate to induce tha administration to ref use any recogni tion of Packard in Louisiana or Chamber lain in South Carolina. It ia said by them that if tha administration will stand firmly on the polioy of nonointervention in the affairs of those States, the South ern Democrats will support it to that ex tent. They maintain that to accomplish this, through tha divisions in the Repub lican ranks will be to win the victory for which they have ao long contended. NOMINATIONS HOT TO BB OOmMBB Of SEVERAL DATE. As the committees of the Senate will not be appointed before Friday, the nom inations oannot be considered in the com mittee before that day, and therefore it not likely that they will be acted on in the Senate for several days. OAMBBOM BSTIBBID SHIBMAH. It haa been ouatomary to confirm the nomination of persona who have been members of the Senate without the pre vious formality of a reference. This is done aa a compliment to a brother Sena tor, as they, from his aervioe in the Senate, know his character without any investigation in regard there to by a committee, but in the ease of Senator Sherman to-day the custom was violated, it ia said at the suggestion of Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, who de manded that hia nomination be referred to tbe Committee on Finanoe. Dorsey, Bpenoer and Patterson era'rep resented as having been eernaet in their opposition in secret aemion to Everts, Sohura and Key. HAYK8ISM. EXTRA SESSIONOF THE SENATE. GRAND SPEECH BY BAYARD! Bitter Partisan Effort of Blaine Defending Packard—It Sounded Like a Fire Alarm to Bayard I Chamberlain Wants to Know What'eUp Kellogg Deferred mad Mel Delayed by Carpet* Bag gpeaeerl GIVES SOUTH CAROLINA HAD8 NO COMFORT. Chamberlain’a Resignation Requsatsd by Matthows and Evarta. HONESTY AND OAPETT BEDSIDE HATES TO rOLTIU THE FBIEHBS. Washington, Maroh 7.—Tha tetter al laded to in tbe following from the Repub titan was written by Stanley Matthews and endorsed by Wm. M. Evarta: “General Banka, of the House South Carolina investigation oommittee, and tha United States marshal for South Carolina, oalled upon Preaident Heyea this morning, and had a brief conversation on tha po litical aituation in that State. Tbe Presi dent stated that he would have to exouse any expression of his views ou that sub ject at this time, as he had determined to take some days for its full considera tion, and not to act until conferring with his oabinet; that he would than deal with this subject in both South Carolina and Louisiana. It is stated that a tetter haa bean wrltsn to Gov. Chamberlain by a prominent friend of Preaident Hayee and endorsed by another friend, intimating that Gov. Chamberlain's resignation would be ac ceptable. The Oabinet bed not been organised at midnight. Neither Blaine, Morton, Conkling nor any body ia satisfied. The adminiatration leader in Senate is not yat indicated.' It may be Stanley Matthews, who ia to auoceed Sherman. Should Hayes by disregarding the pledge of bia managers fail to pacify Louisiana and South Carolina, hia administration will open with deplorable diffloultiaa. Hia only aafaty ia thought to be to oling the ooalition wbioh, having tbe safety of these States in view, forced the count of the Electoral vote to an imue before tha 4th of Maroh. Honeoty and aafaty urge him to fulfill the pledgee made for him by his managers. LMIIIIAIA- BADS AND PINOHBAOX—OOL. BUSKX's AB- 8UBANGEB—DESPERADO KILLED. Special to tht Enquirer-Sun. ] New Orleans, Maroh 7.—The Republi can State Central Committee to-day unanimoualy passed a raaolntion oalling upon ex-Governor Pinchbeck to resign as President of tbe Committee and member of tbe Netionel Republican Committee before Maroh 17th, to wbioh day it ad journed. Maj. E. A. Burke retnrnad to-day from Washington. From assursnoea reoeived ha ia satisfied that the Nioholte govern ment will not be disturbed. Bayou Saba, La., Merab, 7.—D. A. Weber for the put few days hu been walking tha streets armed with a shot gnn and in a defiant way threatening many citizens. He wu shot to-day and instantly killed is he wu pauing tbs Court House. The ooroner is investigating it. SOUTH CAEOLINA. FENTON INTERVIEWING THE OOVBBNOBS. Columbia, Maroh 7.—Ex-Gov. Fenton of New York, wu hero to-day, and had lengthy interviews with Governors Cham berlain and Hampton. » ,» Waatkar. Washington, March J7.—Indications— For tha South Atlantio States, falling ba rometer, southerly winds, partly oloudy weather, and possibly load rain will pre vail. Washington, Mtreh 7.—Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, who wu entitled to the floor, said hia reasons for moving to refer the eeederiliele of Mr. Kellogg to the Cam. mi (tec on Privilcgu end Etcotionc, were thou warranted by the unbroken usages of this body, ao far u ha wu informed, since the organisation. Tha credentials of Mr. Kellogg did not oraate a prims Jade oau, beeauu they ware signed by Stephen B. Packard, who wu not Gover nor of Louisiana, either dt jure or de fac to. On tha contrary, tha Senate must taka oognisanoe of tha public faot that Francis T. Nioholls wu tha Governor of the Btate, and had a legal Lsgialatnra acting in eooord with him; thet they had ooutrol of every part of tha State of Lou isiana, eioept about one sore upon wbioh stood a hotel used by Paokard u a State House. He argued thet Nioholla wu tha only Governor of tha State, and hia certificate wu tbe only one the Senate of the United Statu oould justly respect. This wu not new but it demanded the asms consideration that it did in 1878; whan the dieouaeion wu continued at such length. He argued thet it wu the duty of the Senate to see that the State of, Louisiana wu represented here by two persona, but thou parsons must be chouu by her law ful Legislature. He then referred to the uu of military in tha South, and uid there wu an admia- ■ion of tha outgoing administration, tardy bat honut, that tha uu of military to uphold State governments had been tried, but with no good runlta. He then quoted from the telegram of the late Pruident, to the effect that a government which oould not maintain itself without tha strong arm of tha mil itary ahould bo permitted to go down. Ha (Mr. Bayard) viewed thet language u a paraphrase of tbe language of the Dec laration of Independence, under whiah our people took up arms to make them free. [Ex-President Grant, who came Into tba chamber soon after the Senate met, wu an attentive listener to the above re marks of Mr. Bayard.] Continuing hia argument Mr. Beyard commented on the legality of tha Louial- ana Returning Board, and spoke of the proof in regard thereto offered before tbe Eleotoral Commission. He uid a majority of tbe Commission,olaiming that they ware only imbued with tbe counting power of the two Houue of Congrsu, held thet they oould not look into the obargu of fraud against thet Returning Board. There waa in that decision a blow to bia fondut hopes and belief in lew. He then referred to the remarks of Mr. Edmonds, in the Pinchbaok esse in 187S, and (aid that Senator baaed hia objeotion to Pinohbeok on the illegality of tha Loo iaiane Returning Board. . He then replied to the ugnment of Mr. Blaine to the effeot that tba decision of tha Electoral Commiuion wu binding upon the Senate, and oontended that that decision bad no foroa in law to oontrol tha action of the Senate. Mr. Blaine uked if tha Senator from Vermont (Mr. Edmonds) did not utiafy himfalf u a member of tha Eleotoral Commiuion of tha legality, of tba eom patency and constitutionality of tha re- turnang board. Mr. Bayard uid tha Senator from Ver mont gave u hia reason for aooepting the Louisiana returning board his want of power to examine into its returns and composition. Continuing his argument, he uid that tha Commiuion refnsed to take testimo ny, wbioh the Senate wu bound to take. The remarks of the Senator from Maine yuterdsy led him with much abruptnue to ohaltenga tha position of the President of the United Statu. The new President turns to recognize u tbe lut predeoes ■or did the true condition of affairs In Louisians. Mr. Bayard then quoted from the in augural addrsu of Pruident Hayea in regard to Southern affairs end uid they were win words. He (Mr. Beyard), reo ognized in tha distressed condition of tha oountry the need of that which tba Prui- dant had proclaimed in regard to tha Southern States. The pesos of Louisiana wu the pens of all, and her deatraotion wu tbe dutruotioo of ell. He urged that the recognition of tha Packard Government and tha forcible overthrow of tha Nioholla Government would not only shook the very soule of the people of Louisiana but would num thrill in every bosom in this tend. He uk ed for Louisiana to-day the ume measure of law and juatioe that he would for Mas sachusetts. Mr. Bayard again referred to the remarks of Mr. Bleiue made yuterdsy, and said ha recognized in them the ume ory for uetionel aggression that had been heard for years put. It fell upon hia aar like a firs ball at midnight, and ha earn estly hoped it would not ha heard by tha Pruident and hia constitutional advisers. In oonolnsion hs deprecated this section al aggreuion and hoped than would be an and to it now. Mr. Blaina had tha following tetter read: Columbia, 8. 0., Maroh 6, 1877. To Bon. D. L. Corbin: I have just had a long interview with Hutall who brings tetters to ms from Stanley Matthews and Mr. Evarta. Tbs purport of Matthews’ tetter ia that I onght to yield my rights for tba good of tha oonn- try. Thte ia embarrassing beyond endur ance. If anoh eotion ia desired, I went to know it authoritatively. I am not actiog for myself, and I oannot aunma such re sponsibility. Plsaae inquire end tele graph me to-night. D. H. Chamrnelain. LATEX. Special to Efiyu(r«r-8wa.) Mr. Blaine, of Maine, argued that tbe same Returning Board whioh gave tbe eleotoral vote of Louielene to Heyai and Wheeler, returned a Legislature Republi can in both breaches, end 8. B. Paokard u Governor. Tba Legislators assembled u provided by law and elected Wm. P. Kellogg U. 8. Senator. Hia election wu legal and valid. He then referred to the remarks of tbe Senator from Delaware, Mr Bayard, and to hia oonrae on tha Eleotoral Commission, and uid that tbe Senator as a member of tba Commiuion never once voted with tbe majority of tha Judges on that Commis sion. Mr. Bayard—Oh yas! Tbe Senator hu not followed the foots of that oau at all. Mr. Blanc—So far u teat quu- tioos oame, I do not know what little oonrteaies aside may have bun on all tut quutiona known to tha public. I think the Senator ia uniformly on reoord against the majority of tha judgu. Mr. Bayud—The Senator hu not rud the record end does not seem to know much about it. Mr. Bleiue—I erupt Cronin’s case. 1 think tha Senator did drop partisanship on Cronin'a oau. Continuing hia remarks, Mr. Blaina ■aid: Now, Mr. Pruident, this ia a sim ple question. It is a simple invitation to this side of the ohamber from tbe other, to abandon tbe gronnd on which the peo ple of the United Statuheve accepted the elution of Hayee and Wheeler. Yester day, I spoke of book door whisperings end talk in oorridors, and uked if any Senator knew that there was any sort of understanding. I asked them, and I uk now, if there is any gentlemen of this floor who stands voucher or sponsor for that understanding ? There hu bun pot in my hands at this moment a telegram whioh lam anthoriaed to read, nay whioh I am reqnuted to rud, and I think it may throw some tight on thasnbjeot. I profess to be a plain, blunt man. I do not want any hide and auk on this subject. I want positions to bs olesrly taken and frankly avowed. I read this telegram u not exactly bearing on tha Lonteisns question bat kindred to it. Pouibly kindred dispatches ere cir culating in New Orietns this moment for tbe enrrender end abandonment of that State. Tbe diapatob is handed me by tbe gentleman, now on this floor end olaiming to be s Senator eleot from South Carolina. I uked who had been doing the whis pering in tbe oorridors and the answer oomu baok from Columbia. Is there any Senator on this floor who desires to stand sponsor for that dispatoh, or for tbe pol ay thet it covers? Is there any Senator here who propones to abandon the rem nant that ia left of the Republican party betwun the Potomao and tbe Rio Grande, and that it ehall go down for tha public good, u Mr. Stanley Matthews pate it? Being little of a partisan, differing in thet respect from the Senator from Delaware. I am not after that. I do not propose, either st the beck of Mr. Stanley Matthews nor Evarta to ssy that the publio good requires that tbe remnant of the brave man who have borne the flag and tbe brant of tbe battle in the Southern States against persecutions unparalleled in this oonntry shell retire for the pnblio good. [Load epplease.] I do not propou it. I am here to do battle with any one in my hnmble way who espouses that polioy. I ley that gaga down for any Senator who stands sponsor for tbe suggestion of Mr. Stanley Matthews radJMr. Evarta on tha question. Nor em I to be disloged from my position by e qotation from tbe late Preaident of tbe United States, of whom I would only speak in terms of personal respect, because the late Pruident of tbe tbe United Statu, having tike every one of tbe rut of ns, the right to ohsnge his mind-end alter hia views of pnblio polioy, did not in the dispatoh reoeived by the Senator from Delaware maintain the ume attitude, whioh he maintained in the dis patch which I shall now read. Tha following dispatoh wu reuived Sunday evening at tbe headquarters of the Deputment of the Gnlf: Washington, Jen. 17, 1877. Qen. O. C. Augur, New Orleatu, Louie iana: It hu been the polioy of the adminis tration to take no pert in tbe settlement of the quution of tbe rightful govern ment in the State of Louisiana, at leut not until tbe Congressional oommittee now there have made their report, bnt it is not proper to aland quietly.by end see the State Government gradually taken possession of by one of the claimant-: for the Gubernatorial honors by illegal means. The Supreme Court set np by Mr. Nioholls un receive no more recog nition then any other eqnel number of lawyers, ooovened at tbe oail of any other citizen of tbe State. A Returning Board, existing in aooordance with lew, having judicial u well u ministerial powers over the eonnt of the votes end in declaring the result of the late eleotion, has given urtifiutu of election to the Legislature of the State. A legal quorum of uob House, holding such certificates met and declared Mr. Paokard Governor. Should there be e necessity for tbe recognition of either, it moat be Paokard. Yon may furnish a copy of this dispatch to Pack ard and Nioholla. (Signed) U. S. Uxant. Tbe President, it will be oburved, stated in the case, in January, with ths tuts all before him, just as I have stated to-day, and be gives a very correct por- trstnre of the Niobojls judiciary, highly landed by tbe Senator from Delaware. Tbe Senator from Delaware uid thet tbe few innooent remarks which I made yuterdsy sounded to him tike the fire bell in tbe night—they seemed destined to rekindle the fires of sectional aggres sion. Thet Senator and myself repreunt different schools in politice. We oome from different eeetiona. We have reprev unted different ideas before the war, and during tha war, and ainoa tba war—whol ly and entirely different. While I have tha greatest reaped end tbe kindut re gard for him personally, I do not propose to take hie advice on this question. I do propose for myeslf u long u I may be entrusted with n seat on thia floor that who ever alu shall halt or grow weak in maintaining it, ao long u I hare the strength, I will stand for Southern Union men of both oolors, and when I oeaae to do that before any pres sure, North or Soath, in offlaiel bodiu or before pnbliesuembtiee,“may my tongue oluve to tbe root of my month and my right hand forget its onnning”. Morton followed in favor of Kellogg. The qnutlon being on the lubatitata of Mr. Beyard for the original raaolntion of Mr. Blaine in tha ease of Kellogg, wu then agreed to by you Sfi naya 29. The eabstltute is u follows: Thet the oese of Wm. Pitt Kellogg, olaiming to be a Senator from tha State of Lonislana do now lie upon the table nnlil tha appointment of n Committee on Privilagu and Elaotiona to whom they oan be referred. Tha vote in detail wuu followa: Yau—Maura. Ballsy, Barnnm, Bayard, Bragg, Booth, Bnrnalde, Ohrtatianoy, Coke, Conkling, Davis, of Illinois; Davis, of West Virginia; Dennis,Eaton, Garland, Gordon, Harris, Hereford,Hill, Johnston, Jonu, of Florida; Jones, of Nevada; Ker- nan, Lamar, MoOreery, MoDoneld, Mo- Pheraon, Mazay, Morrill, Randolph, Ran som, Sanlabnry, Thurman, Wallaoa, White, Whyte-35. Nays—Uemre. Allison, Anthony, Blaine, Brnoe, Cameron, of Pennsylvania; Chaf fee, Conover, Dawea, Dorsey, Hamlin, Hoar, Howe, Ingalls, Kirkwood, MoMil- Ian, Mitohell, Morton, Ogluby, Paddook, Patterson, Plumb, Boltina, Sargent, Saunders, Sharon, Sherman, Tiller, Wad- laigb, and,Windom—29. Mr. Patterson of South Carolina, sub mitted a raaolntion that tha credentials of David T. Corbin and M. 0. Butler, eaoh olaiming a uat u Senator from tha State of Sooth Carolina lid upon tha tabla until tha oommitteea are appointed, and that their credentials shell than be referred to the Oommittee on Privileges and Elao tiona. HATES TAKIHtt THE OATH.a riAXi that the biuhtful president eight aaoUBB tbe phxsidxntial ohaib. Washington, March 4.—Last night a report waa reoeived here from New York through e branoh offloe of the seoret ser vice that Mr. Tilden wu perfecting some meuoru by which to oheokmste Hayes, ana be installed in tbe offloe of Pruident. This report wu immediately sent to the White House, where Mr. Hayes was. A harried oonealtetion wu had there by Hayee, Grant and Attorney General Taft, ana it wu deoided to have Mr. Hayes sworn into offloe at ones to oironmvent any effort on the put of Mr. Tilden. Chief Jnetioe Waite wu sent for, cod tbe oath of offloe wu administered in the red parlor, in the presence of President Grant, Ool. Fred Grant, Attorney General Taft, an ayny offloer and Webb Hayea. The injonotion of secrecy wu placed Upon all there, and ao well wu it kept that tha news did not leak oat until this evening. A RAID OH THE ••■CM.” Agreed to. Mr. Morton moved to go into executive uion. Mr. Bayard raqnutad ths Senator to withdraw that motion that he might offer e resolution to have Gen. Jno. T. Morgan, Senator elect from Alabama cworn in. Mr. Morton daolinad to do ao. The motion for nn exeontive wu rejected, yau 30, nays 81. A message wu reoeived from tha Pud dant of tha United States by Mr. hia secretary. It oontainad tha OdMnct nominations. Mr. Bayard then submitted a resolution that tbe credentials of John T. Morgan, Senator eleot from Alabama, be taken froncthe table, end that he be sworn in. Mr. Spenoer, of Alabama, uid be de sired to speak upon this resolution, bnt wu not able to go on to-day. Several Senatora instated that be should go on. After a brief discussion, Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, renewed the motion for an ex ecutive session, and it wu agreed to. WASHINGTON. •eat for Davia—Congreds to bo Called In Juno. paauuBi on hatbs. Washington, Meroh 7.—There i strong combination against Sohnrz and McCreary. bayabd's speech. Bayard is making a powerful speech to tbe Senate end galleries. DON CAMERON PREFERS TILDEN. Don Cameron, ex-8ecretary of Wu, is quoted : “We hod better hive bed Til den.” ON THE WATCH-OUT. At 2 p. it. persons on the dome of the Capitol sre nothing of ths Presi dent’s Secretary coming with the Cabinet nominations. FAMOUS CHAIR TWENTY YBABS AGO. Senator Devil neu the obeir which Dixon H. Lewis filled twenty years ago. It bad been carefully preserved in tbe roam of tbe Committee on Commeroe. LBTTXB or HAMPTON PBISXNTED TO HAYES. Ex-Senator Robinson presented to President Hayee, Gen. Kersbew, Judge T. J. McKay, ex-Governor K. Soott end Father J. R. Ryan, of Soath Caroline, who presented a letter from Hampton to the Preaident. EELLOOII REFERRED. Kellogg’s credentials were referred to Committee on Privileges and Elaotiona. Special to the Enquirer-Sun THE DIPLOMATIC COEPS visited the President to-day. CONORESS ON JUNE FIRST. The present intention of the Pruident is to oonvens Congress in extra uuion about the 1st of Jane. - THH NSW TOBE RADICAL BOUOBS OBJECT TO THE “sub's" MOURNING FuB THB REPUBLIC. By Tslagraph to the Journal of Uommsroe J New Yore, March 5.—This afternoon, a gang of ruffians attempted to force their way np into the Sun building with a view of healing down the Atueriosn flag that hang at halt mut, Union down at the top of the buildiog. They were loud in their ezpreuiona against Dtne end the Sun, bnt the prompt aid of the police end em ployees of the Sun, drove the gang ont nto the street. The main entrenoe wu then locked end e tin sign wu pieced oat- aide bearing the words, “Theother door.” Thus all persons bed to pass through the counting room to reach the editorial de- nartment. The orowd wu lad by e men t>y the name of Dnffy, end they finally left, swearing thet they would return and before dark compel the Sun to usul down the flag. Another aooonnt of the attempt to henl down the American flag at the Sun build ing to-day says, that during the afternoon a number of belt intoxicated individnels sailed upon Mr. England, the publisher of tbe Sun, and impudently ordered him to reverse tbe position of tbe flag or haul it in altogether. Mr. England, who is not aconstomed to thia kind of interference, is reported to have literally kicked the interlopers down the stairs. They went to the fourth pre cinct polios station and preferred a oharge to Captain Money against Mr. England for aauult. The polios Captain investi- r i tbe matter, and instead of arresting England, piaead a guard at ths door to prevent any repetition of anoh intar- feranoa. IrAswiasr TtlSsa. Raw Task Herald.] It ia understood that ax-Govarnor Tu rn will now “feel at liberty to indulge In a period of rest and recreation, though we oannot look upon him without saying that it was never leu necessary." Never theless, it is understood that “while ex- Governor Tilden feels no personal disap pointment, he oompletely conours with tha body of tbe people," who, he believes, regards the captaring of the Presidency of tbe United States by the threat of foroe end the use of fraud u the most deplorable event in the history of the oountry," and he thinks “it remains for tbe people to say whether such a transac tion shall carry with it publio esteem, pnblio honors, snch as would naturalize ths system by wbioh suooess haa been now achieved, end make it rale in all future Presidential elections." MR. TILDEN OPPOSED TO THE ELECTORAL SCHEME. An intimite friend of Mr. Tilden sta ted yuterdsy that Mr. Tilden had been Ell along opposed to the Electoral Oom- miuion scheme. When he was aked why Mr. Hewitt, who wu supposed to be Mr. Tilden's moutbpieoe, urged tbe scheme if the Governor was clearly opposed to it, tbe gentlemen replied that it was a popu lar error to suppose that Mr. Hewitt': movements during the struggle for the Presidency were inspired or diotated by Mr. Tilden. Aa far os Mr. Hewitt's course approving tbe Electoral Commission was oonoerned, this wu certainly not tbe cue. Mr. Hewitt sated quite independently of Mr. Tilden in that matter, and ever since the formation of the Commiuion with a Repnbliceu majority, (which became in evitable throngh Judge Davis' declining to be the fifth Judge) ex-Governor Tilden bed entertained very little hope of reach ing the Presidency, to whioh be believed be had been honestly eleoted. “We none of ne tike to be oheated," remarked that gentleman, with empbatio significance, “end I do not see why Governor Tilden should be an exoeption to the rale.” OOV1BNOR tilden's OUTDOOR KXRHOIBR. Ex-Governor Tilden continues to take his nanel amount of outdoor exercise— about two horns per day in the saddle. It wee stated-that he had spent two hours on Thursday in breaking a oolt named Ellen- wood, desorbed u a true Hamiltonian and half brother to Commodore Vander bilt's Mountain Boy. His ordinary sad dle horse, which be may be seen riding any fine day, is a large, dark obestnut, named Topic, who hu a keen taste for sugar. When ex-Governor Tilden visits bia stables, wbioh are on Twentieth street, between Second end Third evennes, he nearly always brings him some lamps in bis pockets. Blsckstone, e fine black geldiDg, used ts e road horse, end three handsome osrrisge horses are also in fre quent nu by tbe inmates of the Oram- eroy Perk ruidence. HIS riAVDDUICT. EXLLOGG AND NICEOLLS' BEFBEBBNTATIVSS B8F0BE HIM. SpsclAl (Jourlsr-Jouraal.) One of the moat amusing and note worthy inoidenti of the reoeption at the Senate wee the oocaaioo of a cell made upon Hayes by Ool. Roberts and ex-Gov ernor Penn, of Louisiana. Tbe former ia aooredited with holding the first inter view with Hayes, in whioh the new South ern policy wu outlined, and the latter is here as a reprsssntstivs of the Nioholls government. Penn wu very psrtiouler in bie make-up, lazily drawing on a yellow kid glova M he went in to pay bis com pliment*, and sm how matters stood la Louisiana. Hayu reoeived these gentle men very politely, and at onoe engaged them in private conversation. Hardly had this begun then in oame Senator John Sherman with ek-Governor William Pitt Kellogg. EELLOGG TURNED VERY PALE when he SAW the Nioholls men were ahead of him, and ha at onoe attempted to talk .with Hayaa. HD aspaoial object in oati- lng wee for the purpose of getting Hayu to reoonaider ths order Grant iuued this morning to General Angnr to not allow the troops to be used for any otberpor- pou than to protoot the peace. This, leaving Paokard without rapport, of oourse means his downfall, and with it goes the Legislators that eleoted Kellogg to the Senate. This accounted for tbe frautio wildnsu of Kellogg in making at Hayea. He wu mat with a rebuff, al though accompanied by John Sherman. Kellogg inaieted that nnlaaa Paokard waa supported the streets of New Oriuna would Half Million Fire In Hew York. New Yobk, Merob 7.—Numbers 1, 3, and 5 Bond street, are homed. Loss hslf million. The whole building wu ocoupied by dealers and manufacturers of 'watohes, jewelry end piste. Tbe greeter part of the merchandize wu looked np in tbe safe, end may be safe. Tbe Gorman manufacturing oompsny ocoupied s portion of tho building Their loss is heavy. Failure—Two Lattice Burned to Death. New Yobk, Meroh 7.—John T. Hoyt, a prominent operator in railroad stocks, wu adjudged s voluntary bankrupt. Nominal liabilities are $1,730,620. Two ladies—Mrs. Ursula Tertians, aged 73, end Mrs. Eleanor Kent, aged 63— were burned to duth at Hackensack Mon day by tba explosion of a kerouns lamp, lUhATIEFF’M MINNIO.V OPINION OF THE RNOI.ISn PRESS. London, March 7.—Tbe ELglisb press is nearly unanimous in disapproval of the projeot whioh is believed to be the buis of Gen. Ignetieff's mission. The pre vailing sentiment is that it would be un wise to purohase the demobilization of tbs Kussisn army by a prsotiosl surren der of the treaty of Paris end conoesaion to Russia of a future right to establish a protectorate over Turkey’s Europen pro vinces. Even if Turkey were alile to work out utisfactory reforms, Russia or Rus sian aooiatiea would not give her the op portunity to do so. Dr. Jnewby Dead. London, Maroh 7.—Dr. Joabann Jaco by, a .well known German politician, is dead. Bhou for Ladies and Children at low priou. 127 Bboad Si. BUN BIOT WITH BLOODSHED. Here Peon interfered. “Mr. Kellogg," uid he, “yon may have my head for a foot-ball, if what yon aay oomu true. You talk about fight here to help yonr chunoes for the Senatorship. What do yon oere, at thu distance, whether blood is shed or not? If yon oan gat into the United Statu Senate, yon would not oars if every throat in Louisiana wars cat.” Penn alstrassired Hayu that there would be no fighting. Packard, if not backed by the Federal Government, would be powerleu to make alight. Hayea, of oonrae, uid nothing apeelelly. The oom- peot that he hu agreed to, to gain South ern influence, he now propous to carry ont. HEWITT. The Chairman wl the Dwaawcrmtle Istlsaal Cdnsulttae Bulgas. REASON! FOB Nil OOUBSB ON THE ELECTORAL BILL—FRAUD HAVING TRIUMPHED, HE IS MO LONGER NEEDED. Washington, March 6.—Hon. Abram S. Hewitt hu resigned hia position u Chairman of tha Dsmooratio National Committee, in a latter of oonaiderabia length, in whioh ha asserts that tha re sult of tha eleotoral bill hu diuppointed the hopu of every lover of hia oonntry, and that the grievous wrong hss been per petrated of awarding tba Presidency to a candidate who hu no just tills to its hon ors. Mr. Hewitt defends his ration upon that bill, and, regarding hia assent to the completion of the oonnt, mys that, a* an honorable men, no other oonrae wu open to him, bat that it honor had permitted otherwise, hie judgment wu that it wu Hie honest coarse for the oonntry, u well as for the Demoo ratio party, to proceed in scoordsnee with tbe lew to an orderly completion of the oonnt, although they knew it would ruult in the installation of Usyes. Mr. Hewitt reeitu hie opinion that dis astrous consequences wonid have followed tbe defut of tbe oonnt, malting eventu ally in eivii wu. On one aide were an archy end eivii war, and on the other peace and order. He uys in oonolnsion : “Under the eironmataooes I could not huitste u to my oourse. I felt that, ts a patriot and the trusted 'servant of the Demoorray, no other oonrae wu left open to me, and I feel tare ite wisdom will be vindicated by tbe ssrly and triumphant suocessof the Demoorstio party, standing as it doos upon tbe wreck of justice and patriotism, from whioh no amount ot pas sion or provocation bu been able to move it. For myulf I feel that I have now completed tl» duty whioh wu assigned me at St. Louie. The runlt of tbe cam paign wee the unquestionable eleotion of our candidates. That they rad the peo ple have been defrauded ot their rights, is true ; bnt for this remit I do not nold myself more responsible than any other member of Congress upon whom rested the duty of oounting and dralaring the vote. David Dudley Field’s Speech ms the Army BUI, Mr. Field (Dem. N. Y.) sddresud the House, end uid that the present question wu one of priooiple. The supreme mo ment hod arrived when the House oould show whether or not it wonid exeroiso its oonstitntioual right. To gentlemen from the South, he oould ssy now was the time to stand up, for if they stand up it could be said, “Hold np yonr head, for your de- liversnoe drswetb nigh." Was this tbp time to give way, when the Bopnbliosn party wu about to pleas falsehood in tbe forehead of the nation ? No, deoidedly no. The Constitution uid that tbe United States ahould gnersntee to every State e a repnbliora form of government, and proteot it against domestio violenoe. Did the gentlemen believe tbe President wu the person to do that ? Did tbs gentlemen from Massachusetts | Mr. Banks] believe that the President bed a right to march an army into Msusobnsstts and declare thet it did not have e Republican Govern ment ? Tbit power onght to be taken away from him. Tha people had seen an army used to eleot e Pruident. There was not e men so blind u not to see that, bnt for the nse of troops in South Caro lina end Lonisiane, the President would not have been eleoted who was to take the oath of office In a faw hours. He ap pealed to the Democrats to vote down onoe for ell the monatrone dootrine that the President oonld nu the army as be pleased. At thia time tbe sun, whioh had been obsonred, shone into the hell, end, amidst cheers rad laughter on the Republican side, he continued is followa:] I taka that as a goad omen. Let us stand firm. If the Senate chooses to ssy that yon shall not bare the army bill unless yon give the President the power to keep tbe Cham berlains and Packards in power, then let them take that responsibility)! they dare. | Applause from the Demoorstio aide.] Heavy Failure la Leaden. Special to Enquirer-Sun.) London, Meroh 7.—Tbe Financier uya it wu rnmored yuterdsy that a large provincial firm ot sugar refluen wu' in a difficulty. Tha liabilitiu of tha firm are ■aid to ha $3,600,000.
