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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 13, 1877.
NO. 61
LOUISIANA & SOUTH CAROLINA.
KELLOM'ft AND THE SOUTH OAR.
OLINA OARER TO RE PARSED
TO NEXT WINTER.
BinmUCAH UTl M« OILT
•«* Buram is mm.
OBAMBBMBAtX AXB BACKABB TO
ABAXBOX POSITIONS.
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MMraatf ethan laMi-
ulsw Hafw.
Cordon and Othoro Intorvlow
Hayaa and CaMnot—Favorable
Rooulto—Nioholi’tf Legislature
Ptedgsa Support to Hayaa’ Pac
ification Policy and Will Not
■loot a United Statee Senator
at thlo mtra Sooalon-Paok-
ard'a Protondod Confidence.
Hayaa Talk.—Will CaaaaU Cabinet
and Daeltfa la da BaaiatBlap, bat
Will Nat Bappsrt a Btata Uavata.
meat With Traapa.
«u with regard to the etatue quo la Boath
Carolina and Louisiana. The notion wee
In reeponee to nnmerona appeals, and the
President's vleitore urged the withdrawal
of troop, from the State honaee In New
Orleane and Colombia, and nought to
know the diepoeition of the Preeident in
that matter. The eonenltation waa per
fectly free, and waa dealt with on both
aldea with entire oandor ae to length of
time whioh will elapee before a Anal re
tail In thle matter la reached. Senator
Cordon deolinea at praaant any ezpreaaion
of opinion, farther then that he ie satis -
Aed no nuneoeeeary delay will be had, and
that not more than a few weak, will inter*
vena before a Anal eolation will appear.
bboolutions or tbb nionolls legisla-
MAJORITY OF COMMITTEE REPORT
IN FAVOR OF SEATING KELLOGG!
ALL THE OABINKT SWORN IN 1
Key Doeen't Take the Iron Clad Oath
—He Want, a Republloan
Assistant
solution bxpbotkd in TBau wane.
Special to Aw.lnr.Sm.]
Washington, March, 11.—Senator Mor
ton will make an effort to have the oaee
of Kellogg, olaimiog a aeat ae Senator
from Louisiana, acted upon at thle eeaelon
of the Senate, and the lmpreeeion prevail,
that a favorable report in hie oaee will be
made by a majority of the Committee on
Privilegea and Eleotlona on Taeaday next.
It ie not certain, however, the Senate will
agree to aot upon the oaee now, ae a none
ber of the Republican Senator, prefer to
let the matter real for the preeant rather
than take any aetlon upon the vexed
Louisiana question, whioh might be em
barrassing to the administration, when by
permitting Kellogg to go over nntil next
session, it can be determined with mnoh
less disoasaion than if an attempt were
made to do so now, and besides ths mat
ter may be virtually settled by the Execu
tive department of the Governments be
fore that time.
COMPOSITION Of TBB SXNATX.
There are now seventy-two members
of the Senate. Four vaoanoies are to be
filled—two from Louisians, one from
Ohio and one from South Carolina. The
Louisiana case is first in order, and it is
said the Democrats will vote in favor of
postponing the oaee of Kellogg nntil next
seasion.
REPUBLIC AMS HAVE ONLY TWO MAJORITY.
The Senate is now composed of thirty-
eight Republicans, thirty-three Democrats
and one independent Republican, Judge
Davis. The Democrats have all their
Senators present, but on the Re
publican side Meesrs. Edmunds and Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, are confined to their
rooms by siokneas, and Mr. Ferry has been
railed home to Miohigan by the serious
illness of his brother, consequently if bnt
two Republicans vote with the Democrats
in favor of postponing the rase that
motion will prevail.
BOW REPUBLICANS BAVB VOTED.
In the Pinohback case, Messrs. Chris,
tisnoy, Edmunds, Morrill, of Vermont,
and Paddock, who ere now members of
the Senate, voted with the Democrats
against bis admission. Messrs. Booth and
Dawes, who would also have voted against
his admission, were paired with Messrs.
Oglesby and Wright. In the vote of
Wednesday last, on motion to refer the
credentials of Kellogg to the Committee
on Privileges and Eleotions,Messrs.Booth,
Burnside, Obristianoy, Gonkling, Davis,
of Illinois, Jones, of Nevada, and Morrill,
of Vermont, voted with the Democrats in
favor of the motion.
CONCLUSION.
In view of all their oiroumatanoee it is
believed that the Kellogg rase will not be
disposed of before next winter.
BOUTB CAROLINA IN SAMI FIX.
The same may be said of the South
Carolina contest should these oases go
over.
SENATB ADJOURNS TNI. WREB.
The speoial session of the Senate will
probably dose before the end of the pre
sent week, as all executive business ran
be disposed of in s few days.
KKLLOOO WILL BS DEFEATED ON A FORCED
VOTE.
A dose poll of the Senate shows that
Kellogg, should a vote be foroed, would
be defeated and the Demooiats seem to
have consented to allow the question to
go over to the next session.
ADMINISTRATION WILLING TO ALLOW CHAM
BERLAIN AND PACKARD TO EVACUATE.
The leading ides with the President
and his advisers is to compromise Cham'
berlain and Paekard out of tbelr olaim to
the Governors of South Carolina and Lou
isiana. The most ardent friends of the
gentlemen mentioned have abandoned
hope that they will be kept, or rather
forced into gubernatorial power by the
military. The Southern leaders demand
more haste than the administration is
disposed to make. It is claimed lor both
Chamberlain and Packard that they are
good* men, and that they have been faith
ful to their party, and must be allowed to
evacuate their unfortunate positions with
all the honors of war.
SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVES INTERVIEW
BATES.
Wasbinoton, Maroh 11.—Senators La
mar and Gordon and Representatives
Randall and Gibson had a consultation |
with the Cabinet this afternoon and with
the President to-night
qUESTION to bb solved in tbrre wexis.
The interview to-night between Gor
don, Lamar, Gibson and the President
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
New Orleans, March 12.—The Mioholla
Legislature adopted the following :
Whereas, The inaugural address ef the
present executive of the nation indicates
s fixed determination to restore harmony
to the people of the South by establishing
a polioy of paoifioation for one of ooeroion,
and by recognising the rights of said peo
ple of the South to loral eelf government,
free from Federal interference ; there
fore,
Be it resolved, That we aooept this dec
laration of the National Executive of
non-intervention with the affairs of the
State as a happy augury for the future, as
made in good faith and the true spirit of
the Constitution, and that this General
Assembly will earnestly oo-operate with
President Hayes in every effort to re
store oonfidenoe by fraternal relations
among the whole people of this great
oountry, end to this end it pledges ell the
power and iofiuenoe at its command to
secure the great object for which the
Governments were instituted namely-
guarantee protection to life, liberty and
property to every human being within its
borders.
NO UNITED STATES SENATOR.
The indications are the Nicholls Legis
lature will not eleot a United Statee Sena-
tor during the present extra session.
PACKARD PRETENDS TO BE AS CONFIDENT AS
EVER.
Gov. Packard remains constantly at the
State House, attending to suoh basin
as comes before him. He stated to-day
to a reporter that be had as full confidence
as ever in the final suooess of his Gov
ernment.
WBAT BATES SATS—BE IS CONTENT WITH
DOING NOTHING—A STATS CANNOT BE SUP
PORTED BT MILITARY
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Wasbinoton, March 12.— A Tribune
special says: In conversation with
member of Congress on the Louisiana and
South Carolina question, the President
said, on Saturday, that in making up his
mind as to the best oourse to pursue to
secure harmony in these States, he should
not allqw himself to be embarrassed by
the idea that he must do nothing. That
would seem to affeot injuriously the va
lidity of his own title to offioe. That
matter he thought had bean authori
tatively and finally decided. Ha did
not believe that there would be any dis
position to higgle about his title, if his
administration oommendsd itself by its
sots to the judgment of the oountry.
soon as the members of the new Cabinet
were fairly settled in their position, he
ehould ask their careful consideration
of the situation in the two Statee
having conflicting governments, and he
confident that with their aid
some method of solving the problems pre
sented would be found, wbloh would be
fair and just and satisfactory to the peo
ple of these States. Several ways of settling
the difficulty has been considered by him,
but he should not adopt any method in
hurry or without mnoh more deliberation
than he had as yet found time to give to
the snbjeot.
In all the conversations whioh the Pres
ident has held with prominent men on
WASHINGTON.
freely. He commended the present in-
oumbents to the confidence of Mr.
Sohurx.
Schurz replied in complimentary terms
Chandler's administration. Address
ing the olerks, Sohurz said he intended
run the machine on buainese princi
ples.
THE SUPREME COURT,
after several minor opinions, adjourned
pay their usual respects to the Preei
dent.
CHIEF 0LRRX OF TRRASUET.
W. K. Upton is assigned to duty as
Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department.
CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
Zach Chandler Introduces Schurz and Talks
of Heroic Treatment.
A BfMasker ef Perseaale—Uarflsltf to
Withdraw (peas Ike Okie
Nenaterlml CeMSeet.
THE MPAEtMH CIBOLES UNEASY 1
BLAINE IN A GOOD HUMOB.
Special It Enquirer-Sun ]
Washington, Maroh 12.—Senator Blaine
dined Saturday night with Secretary
Evarta and Ssoretsry Sohurz. These gen
tlemen are Mid to have had s hearty laugh
over the reports that Mr. Blaine bad beau
trying to defeat their confirmation before
the Senate. In the afternoon Mr. Blaine
attended the reoeption at.the White House
and was reosived with very marked oor
dislity both by the President and Mrs.
Hsyss.
THE CABINET.
The Cabinet meats at 10 o’elook to-mor
row, when the Seereteries will take the
oath of offioe. The President and Vioe
President and Secretary Evarta had a long
consultation to-day.
A OOMFBOMISE POSTMA8TSB.
B. A. Young has been appointed post
master at Petersburg, Vs. He is regard
ed ss e compromise candidate. There are
msuy Federal office holders from the
Booth here. They have asauranoes that
there will be no early or general ohanges
exoept for cause.
Indianapolis, March 12.—Richard W.
Thompson, Secretary of Navy, passed eu
route for Washington.
WASHINGTON “bEPUBLIOAN” ON THE SITU A-
TION.
Wasbinoton, Maroh, 12.—The Repub
lican doses an slsborste artiole on Lou
isiana and South Carolina with the fol
lowing. However, ths policy of the ad
ministration will soon be made known.
As observed above, the matter will be
submitted to the Cabinet to-morrow,
after whioh the Preeident will no donbt
listen very attentively to the suggestions
of all who oome to make them. He will
then again oounsel with bis Cabinet on
Friday, and after that take each steps as
may be deemed expedient.
oov. ioott beoognizes Hampton.
Ex-Gov. Soott, of South Carolina, in a
published letter, oonoedes Hampton'
eleotion and favors bis recognition in
order to secure peace and prosperity. In
the oourse of his latter, Gov. Soott statee
that the Chief Justioe of ths State, Moses
and his assooiate justices, Willard and
Wright recognized Hampton by making
requisitions on him for their salaries slid
accepting ths money.
cabinet sworn in.
Wasbinoton, Maroh 12.—The Cabinet
were sworn in by Judge Osrtter. Subse
qnsntly there was s general conversation
preliminary to ths first regular meeting
to-morrow.
MAJOBITY senate committee repost por
BBLLOOG.
Ths Privileges and Eleotions Committee
to-day, by a strict party vote, authorized
the Chairman to report to the Senate to
morrow that Kellogg has a prima facie
right to admission as Senator from Lon
isiana, and should be immediately sworn
Ths Demoontio members will present
this vexatious metier, he has expressed a dissenting report.
the same confidence that there oould be
found n safe and honorable road out of
the troubles proceeding from a conflict of
authority. At the same time he mads it
olesr that the msintsinenae of R State
government by the presenoe of Federal
soldiers can no longer be talented.
Electoral commission la Brooklyn.
Special to Enquirer-Sun ]
Brooklyn, Maroh 12.—The Board of
Aldermen, sicoe their eleotion have been
nnsble to organize, owing to the obstins-
oy of one of their number always voting
for himself as President of the Board.
This afternoon they resolved to resort to
the appointment of an Eleotorei Commis
sion to accomplish their object, sad for
that purpose adopted s resolution pro
viding for an eleotion of seven members
of the Common Oounoil from eaoh politi
cal party, who are empowered to seleot a
fifteenth man, also a member, and to set
ss commissioners to elect s President of
the Board for the remainder. The work
of the Board baa up to ths present been
transacted by tbe committees of that
body.
Died of Nagle Cups,
Special lo Enquirer-Sun.]
Flushino, L. I., Maroh 12.—Pstrtok
Connelly, of this village, obtained from a
woman of Brooklyn, s msgio ours for
chills. This morning he drank the entire
contents of the bottle, and died in tan
minutes. An inquest will be held to
morrow.
Weather.
THE EAST.
PROPOSALS TO TBS POWERS—TUSBBY AND
MONTENRORO.
London, March 11.— Conut Sohouvs-
loff left Paris ysstsrdsy for this oity.
Ths Observer rays hs brings a note
whioh he is ordered to oommunioate to
Lord Derby immediately, proposing that
ths European Powers sign a protest guar
anteeing the reforms and plaolng the Ra
jahs under the proteotion of tba Pow
ers.
A Reuter’s dispatch from Constantino
ple says ths Council of Ministers to-day
I raised objections to several of ths Monts
nogrin demands, particularly to the osssion
of Niosio. The Montenegrins have rasolv-
civil Servian rules for the several depart
ments. Ths Cabinet will probably omtt
to-morrow’s masting, but will assemble
Wednesday.
RICHMOND POST OFFION.
A oolored delegation from Riohmond
waited on the President in behalf of ths
retention of Miss Vanlew for tbe Rioh
mond post offioe.
SIMON CAMERON RNEIGNEO.
Habbibbubo, Maroh 12.—Gov. Hert-
rauft officially notified ths Ssnsta end
House of Representatives this evening
that Hon. Simon Cameron has resigned
his position of U. S. Senator.
THAT POST orriOE KRE.
Special to tbe Enquirer-Sun.]
New Yobr, Maroh 12.—A Washington
speoial to tbe Timet soys :—“It is under
stood that Postmaster General Key has
intimated to Mr. Tyner that hs would Ilka
to have him remaiu ss First Assistant
Postmaster General and tike ohsrge of
appointments, particularly those for the
Northern States.
Mr. Tyner deolinea to remain in the
department as a subordinate, bnt will as
sist the new Postmaster General, whan
ever his advioe and experience will serve
in carrying oat his plans.
Mr. Key will ask ths President to name
for First Assistant Postmaster General a
representative Republican, in order that
the Republicans of the ooun
try ms; feel assured that be intends to
sot in perfeot sceord with that party, and
to assist the President in administering
the Government in the interest of all the
people. Mr. Key says hs was invited to
a seat in the Cabinet to represent the
Sonth, and his purpose is to give personal
attention to that section.
SPANISH CIRCLES UNEASY.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, Maroh 12.—Thera is un
easiness in Bpaniah oitolea oaused by
tba presence of Robnrs and Evarta in ths
Cabinet.
NEW YORK riHlERAIA.
FBANOIS
ALL ABOUT PERSONS.
Wasbinoton, Mtrob 12.—Vioe Presi
dent Wheeler knows nothing of tbe Pres
ident’s intention to send him Sonth on
compromising ernise.
Gov. Hampton, in bis request to have
troops removed from tbe State Honse,
addresses the Commander in Chief of tbe
army of the United States
Ths President did not ooonpy the pew
reserved for him yesterday by Parson
Newman at the Metropolitan Cbitrob.
writer in tbe Republican says he visited
the Foundry Chnrob.
Chamberlain ia not unexpected here
within forty-eight hours. French Minis
ter Washbnrna is here settling np affairs
with the State Department. Everts re
placed Fish with the nsnal formalities.
MoCrary took possession of the war
office and waa formally imtrodnesd by
Gan. Sbsrmsn.
Gan. Garfield, at tbe suggestion of
Hsyss, it is said, withdraws from ths con-
tost for Sherman's pises in tbe Ssnsta.
Sherman took formal; possession or ths
Treasury at noon.
Key takes hold of the Postoffloe to
morrow.
Fred W. Seward, son of tbe ex-Heoreta-
ry, becomes First Assistant Ssoretsry of
Stats, vioe Gsdwsllsdsr.
Postmaster General Key did not take
the iron olad oath.
Secretary of Navy Thompson has not
arrived.
OHANDLXX AND SCHUBZ.
Chandler presented the heads of Bu
re ana to Sohurz.
Chandler said to Schurz, when hs oame
XAVIER VICTIMS—MATILDA
HEBON.
Special la Enquirer-Sun.]
New York, March 12.—St. Frauds Xa
vier obnrch psnio funeral ser
vices were oelebrsted to-day
over the remains in ths ohapel
of Colvary Cemetery, after whioh the in
terment took plaoe. Vast orowda attend
ed, mostly females. Rare and besntifnl
flowers were strewn in and Around tbs
oofllns of all, evincing the deep sorrow
and sympathy of tbe bereaved friends.
Many persons wars attracted to tbe funer
als owing to the trsgio manner in whioh
the viotimg met their deaths.
The funeral of Matilda Heron took
place at 2 r. si. to-day, from the Choroh
of Transfiguration, better known ss the
Little-Ohuroh-Aronnd-the-Corner. An
immense ooncourse was gathered sronnd
the ohnroh, and before the coffin arrived,
it waa necessary to .dose the doors to
keep out tbe throng. Some twenty floral
contributions from tbe friends end pupils
of tbe deceased were plaoed on the altar
stepB. Tbe coffin lids were oovered with
wreaths of flowers.
Rev. Dr. Honghton, assisted by Rev.
0. Honghton, oondnoted the Episoopsl
Ohnroh service. There was no sermon-
end at the close of the service tbs remains
were taken to Greenwood. The deceased's
daughter, Bijou, and ssversl lady pnpiis
of the deceased were monrners.
MR. HEWITT’S RESIGNATION.
AN EXPLANATION OF HIS MO
TIVES IN SUPPORTING!
THE TRIBUNAL.
TIL D UN'S ELECTION.
ad to maintain all their demands.
BUSSIA SKIES AH INTEXNATIONAL PBOTOOOL.
London, Maroh 12.—Ths Vienna oor
respondent of ths Times says ths informa
tion that ths nagotiationa now ponding
tarn on tho signing of on international
protoool is now oonflrmsd from so many
sides that it oannot longer be doubled.
Ths Ports is to pledge itsslf in a protoool,
oonnteraigosd by tbe Powers, that it will
carry ont the reforms agreed upon by ths
Powers in the preliminary oonfsrense.
This may be taken ss ths ssaanoe of ths
Rnssisn proposals. Rossis doss not seem
to hove abandoned the hope of finding n
form for this international doonmsnt
whioh will overcome British objections.
Count BohonvaloiTs return to London in
dicates that it is thought that some such
form has been found. Ths correspond
ent alleges hs has good information that
Russia is ready to make great oonosa-
sions as regards forms, provided ths real
esssnos of the proposal is aoosptad. Not
only doss there sssm to bo no intention
to insist upon an agreement about avsn-
tual measures of ooeroion, bnt everything
is to bo averted beyond present assent
and signature by ths Powers of ths prot
oool, whioh might entail obligations for
ths fntnra. In this way, it is thought ths
assent of England may bs secured.
ENGLISH CABINET MEETING.
London, Maroh 12.—The Poet in a lead
ing artiole announces the Cabinet oounoil
will be held immediately to decide upon
the acceptability of the proposals brought
by Count Sohonveloff, Russian Ambassa
dor.
OPINION Of PALL MALL GAZETTE.
London, Maroh 12.—The Pall MeUl Oa.
eetts in a leading artiole says: We do not
believe the signstnre of the projected
protoool will give any saourity of paaeo.
Already, if reporta from Bosnia are true,
foross are at work there to prepare an
other series of ontrsgss whioh might pre
oipitats the very war whioh the protoool
intended to prevent. Dread has bssn ex
pressed if Russia is allowed to oommenoe
war with Turkey, this may afford Germany
an opportunity of msking ths sttsak upon
France, whioh, it is oommonly supposed,
she was restrained from making.
Wasbinoton, M.rchl2 -Indi«sUcns- .^“ke foundlb^, 7u th. dep.rt-
For the Sonth Atlantio States, falling be I ull - )n u,, apartment of the
rometer, warmer, southeast to M Squired h.roio
winds, olondy and rainy weather will ps-1 wd b( ^ o^duis knife
vail.
WIRED BRIEFS.
District Judge David A. Sbeallers died
Sunday at Burlington, Vermont.
Tbe Herman Livingston reports a heavy
gale off UatteraB, whioh oarried sway
part of her wheel bonse and the starboard
house was badly stove. The deoks were
swept fore and aft by seas. She sustained
other damage.
J. M. Taylor’a salaratus works,in Brook-
lyn, are burned. The falling walls ornshed
adjoining bnildings. Lose $150,000.
At St. Petersburg tbe thermometer is
20 degrees below zero.
At Perth, Scotland, snow has been fall
ing for 48 hours and is 3 to 12 feet deep.
The British bark Bethany is ashore on
Turtle Got Bar, off Philadelphia, hope
lessly in the sand. She was from Hong
Kong for New York. The oargo of half
a million was oonsigned to Brown Bros. A
Co., and insured in New York.
It ia believed at Harrisburg, Pa., that
Simon,Cameron bsa resigned his aenator-
ship in favor of his son Don.
The Executive Committee of the Wes
tern Union Telegraph Company reoom-
mend tbe usual quarterly dividend.
Abraham Quackenbosh, a veteran of
1812, died at New York, aged 87.
If Judge David Davis actually said what
tbe Associated Press dispstob reports, that
the inaugural address of Hayes was “an
able and excellent State paper," then tbe
opinion of Judge David Davis upon snob
matters will hereafter not weigh much.
Bnt we think that there mnst be a mistake
in attributing that remark to Judge Davis,
it mnst have been ex-Governor J. Madi
son Wells who made that observation.—
Baltimore Qaeette.
FRANCE.
PEOULIAB FRENCH POLITICS.
Paris, Maroh 12.—The eleotion last
Saturday of Deputy DeLorne, Bon spar
est, to a life Benstorship in plaoe of Gen.
Obangarnier, was dne to ths ooalition of
ths Bonspertists end Legitimists end whet
is more painfnl to say,of the constitutional
Orleanista. Tbs sllisnoe of ths Bona-
partista and Legitimists has be oome a
normal foot, prodooed by hatred of ths
Repnblio, bat tbe defeation of the
constitutional Orleanist party at the head of
whioh is ths Duo D’ Audiffret Pssqnier,
President of the Senate. His asaooiating
himself with tbs violent parties of tbe
Right to rejeot the moderate Repnbliosn
candidate of his incontestable upright
ness is an sot of flagrant politioal immor-
rslity, even in a oountry where immorsi-
izstions in politioal matters ooonr ss often
ss in Franoe.
opposition to railway bill.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, Maroh 12.—A Ranter's tele
gram from Versailles says ths Left
strongly oppose ths Railway Convention
Bill. It is reported in Parliamentary oir-
eles that in taking this oonrse the Left
aim at ths overthrow of M. Obristophle,
Minister of Pnblio Works, in order that
ha may bs rsplsoed by a person mors
sgressble to M. Gsmbetts.
Uerniau BssMbmi.
Special lo Ibo Enquirer-Sun.)
Berlin, Maroh 12.—Herr Loe, formerly
Secretary of the German Embassy at
Paris, Count Hermann Von Arnim and
Dr. Gehlsen, editor of tbo lltuic/ii-
glocke newspaper, have been tried
and oonvioted in the Hnnioipal
Conrt of Berlin of violation of tbe
press laws in pnblishing oertain srtiolss
in tbs Reitcheglocke, Hennaun, who is a
son of Count Henry Von Arnim, was sen
tenced to imprisonment for three months,
Loe one year and Gehlsen for five years.
TABIFP TO THE WEST.
Special lo Enquirer-Sun]
Naw Yoaa, March 12.—Ths new tariff
of freight rates, west bound, want into
operation to-day. Roms doubts are ex
pressed by railroad men ss to whether it
will be satisfactory, ss many leading
merchants have contracted with the com
panies end made speoial rates to all
points west. Tbe old rates were to
Chiosgo first olsss 60 cents, second 40
oents, third 40 cents, fourth 30 oents,
speoial 25 cents per hundred pounds,
Tho new rates agreed upon by ail tbe
roads are made on tbe basis of 75 cents
per one hsndred pounds for first olsss and
so along the list. This has bssn the result
of ths agents meeting here a short time
ago, and it is supposed will finally termi
nate in a railroad war. This is doubtful
as already rumors of the tariff being vio
lated era abroad.
Ths following is the fnll text of Mr.
Abram R. Hewitt's letter of resignation
of tbe Chairmanship of the National
Demoorstio Committee:
Washington, D. O., Marsh S.
Gsntlsmbn: The last sot of theExecu-
tive Committee was the announcement
to tbe people of the United Rtates that
Ramnel J. Tilden was eleotod President,
and Thomas R. Hendrioks Vice Presi
dent.
This announcement was followed by a
aourrilons pronnneismento from tbe Na
tional Repnbliosn Committee, clsiming
the eleotion of Hayes and Wheeler. The
power to determine the result resided in
Congress; bnt grave difference of opinion,
threatening the peaoe of the oonntry, ex
isted ss to ths lawful methods of proced
ure, and the constitutional rights, and
ths duties of the two Houses in the prem
ises. Committees were therefore raised
in both Houses to consider the question,
and to oonfer with eaoh other ss to legis
lation proper to be adopted in order to
seenre a declaration of the result without
confusion snd pnblio disorder. Tho Reu-
ate Committee hsd practically perfeoled n
bill for this purpose before the Honse
Committee met with them in oonferenoe.
This bill bad reooived tbe assent and ap
proval of the tbree Democratic) Senators
serving on the Committee.
To have rejeoted this settlement would,
neoeessrily, have prodooed division in tbe
Demooratio party, and been fatal to its
immediate and future sucoess. On tbe
other hand, the bill itself seemed to bo
so wisely framed in its main featnrcB,tbat
the judgment of tbe Demooratio members
of the House Committee gradually con
firmed the notion of the Heuste Commit
tee, and, with some ohanges whioh were
deemed favorable to tbe Demooratio po
sition, the Eleotorei bill was approved by
all the Demooratio members of both com
■Dittoes, and was dnly reported end be
came a law by tbe vote of a large majority
of the Demooratio members of both houses
and wee approved by the general judg
ment of the country.
The result has disappointed tbe hopes
of every lover of bis country. By decis
ions abhorrent to the natural senses of
justice, all proof of fraud was ruled out,
and the Rtates of Louisiana and Florida
have been connted for Hayes, although
ail fair minded men concede that they
voted for Tilden. This grevious wrong
and its authors I have denounced on the
floor of tbe House,snd I hsve.no hesitancy
in declaring that, for the first time in our
history, the Preatdenoy hoe been awarded
to a onndidate who has no just title to its
honors.
But he eomee into office as the result of
the operation of a law whioh received the
support of the Demooratio party, and any
attempt to resist its operation would, it
seama to me, only deprive us of tho sup
port snd sympathy of all conservative and
fair-minded citizens.
Inssmuoh as differences of opinion ex
ist in regard to the polioy which has been
pursued by the Demooratio party eiuce
the eleotion, and prior to tho mooting of
Congress, I have only to say that
so far as my sation is oonoeroed, whatever
has been done has reoeived the approval
of ths Executive Committee end »f tbo
only persons outside of their number who
hsd any right to be consulted.
An absurd statement has been widely
oironlsted that I bad declared that “1 pre
fsrred the inauguration of llsyeB to tbo
shedding of a single drop of blood.” A
leading Demooratio journalist, who coold
at any i time from his position as a
member of the House of Represent-
atives, have ascertained the truth,
haa circulated this false statement in a
letter over his own initials, although it
ought to have been known to him that 1
hsd oontrsdioted it in a oard, widely cop
ied, immediately after its publication,
The only remark whioh 1 over made on
this subject was in s private conversation,
not intended to be repeated, and was to
the effeot that “I would prefer four years
of Hayes' administration to four years of
oivil war;” snd upon this declaration I am
willing to stand, because four years of
oivil wet would, in my opinion, utterly
destroy constitutional government for this
generation at least.
It has also been insinuated that my
oonrse has been affected by the ownership
of a large amount of United Rtates bonds
It is enough for me to express the regret
that I am not so fortunate as to owu any
of these desirable securities, and to state
that all my means are, as they always
have been, need in giving employment to
tbe workingmen of this land, suffering so
severely from the maladministration of
its pnblie affairs.
I have also been oensnred for assenting
to tbe completion of the oouut, in scourd-
enoe with the provisions of tho luw which
I helped to frame, and which received my
cordial approval and my vote. Ah au hon
orable man, 1 do not see that uuy other
oourse was open to me, but if houor had
permitted otherwise, my judgment is that
it was tbo wisent coutHo for tho country,
ss well as for the Demouratiu party, to
proceed in aooordance with the law to tho
orderly completion of the count, although
we knew that it would result in tho iu
•tallation of Hayes into an office to which
he hsd no honest right, exoept such as
might be derived from the unjust decis
ions of a tribunal whieb we hud helped to
oreate. My reasons for this oonciusiuu
are as follows : If the count hsd been
defeated, end the hill to provido for u
vacancy in the offioe of President had be
come a law, a new election would have
taken place in November next ; mean
while the office of President would
have been filled by a Republi
can ohosen by the Senate. The whole
power of tbe Administration would, there
fore, be under tbe oontrol of tbo Repub
lican managers. In order to suooeod they
must bold on to Sonth Carolina aud Louis
iana, wbiob would neoeHsarily involve sus
taining by force the usurping govern
ments of Chamberlain and Packard, with
all their unlawful exorescenoes in tbo way
of unscrupulous Returning Boards. Tbo
patience of tbe people of these two un
happy States is ntterly exhausted. They
the Northern RtstanKMEBMpAh* rebel
lion, end thus th«MMy39HjMr would
be lighted all over ttraMMpwBlM midst
of whioh a free eleotion would be impos
sible, and ,a military despotism take ths
plaoe of nivil government. This genera
tion wdtffdJMps Nraj before the oountry
wonld'reWW frogs the disastrous oonsa-
quonoesW'WM tpitatrieidal strife.
In oompstiadn with the evils of an
archy, or of government of fores, whioh
clone ooald prevent sntrohy, four jeer*
of usurpation—but usurpation in sooord-
enoe with ths forms of law—seemed to
me by far the lesser evil. Besides, ws
have not tooted the judgment of the peo
ple as to the great outrage upon all jnstios
and right which has been perpetrated.
There is no reason to suppose that it will
be ssuotioned by the popular voioe, but
if it should be we oould not hope to save
them from uaurpation snd despotism by
force used against tbe judgment of a mss
jority of the people.
To me, therefore, on tbe one side was
anaroby and oivil war, inevitable snd dis
astrous of oil ths hopes of free govern
ment ; on the other side was pesos snd
order, with free speech, a fres prase, snd
tbe ballot box still prsssrvsd to ns.
Under the circumstances, I ooald
not hesitate as to my aonrsa. I
felt that, ss a patriot and ■
trusted servant of the Demooraoy, no
other course wee left open to men, sod
I feel sure that its wisdom will bs Indica
ted by the early and triumphant suooess
of the Demooratio party, standing, ss it
does, upon the rook of justioe and patriot
ism, from whioh no amount of paaaiun or
provocation has been able to move it.
For myself, I feel that I have now com
pleted the duty whioh was assigned to me
at St. Lonis. The resnlt of the oampaign
was the nnqneetionable eleotion of oar
candidates. That they snd tbe people
have been defrauded of tbeir rights is
true, but for this result I don’t hold my
self anymore responsible than any other
member of Congress upon whom rested
tbe duty of counting snd deolaring the
votes.
In the oourse of my very brief pnblio
experience I have already found that my
usefulness as a Representative in Congress
has been seriously impaired by my posi
tion as chairman of this committee, and
I had long sinoe determined to ask to bs
permitted to retire from it ss soon as ths
resnlt of the eleotion was definitely ascer
tained The unforseen complications
which arose have necessarily compelled
mo to postpone tbe exeontion of this in
tention until the present time. Now,
however, that all impediments to my re
tirement are removed, I beg to be released
from farther servioe as your obairman,
snd, thanking yon for tbe honor yon have
conferred and for the oonfidenoe whioh
you have uniformly manifested tn my
efforts to promote tbe sueoesa of Demo
cratic principles, I have the honor to be,
very reapeotfnlly, your obedient servant,
Assam 8. Hewitt.
To tbe National Demooratio Commutes.
Attorney iieasral Devena
New York Tribune.]
(leu. Charles Devena is one of ths bast
known men in Massschnsetta,who has not
been in eotivo politics. Hs was born at
Charlestown, Mesasohosetts, April 4th,
1820,entered Harvard University in 1884,
and, after graduating at its lew sohool,be
gan legal praotioe in Franklin oounty,
Massachusetts, in 1841. He served in the
Rtatu Ronate in 1847-48, and was United
Rtates Marshal from 1849 to 1853. While
holdiug the latter offioe be offered to pay
the sum demanded for the freedom of
Rims, e fugitivo slave, who bad been re
turned from Massachusetts. Lydia Maria
Child relates the oironmatsnoes. “Rome
months,” she says, “before the war broks
out, a friend showed me letters from
Thomas Rims, expressing on earnest de
sire to obtain bia freedom. His master
had promised to let him buy himself for
$1,800. It was s large sum, bnt I
tried to raise it by writing many letters,
most of them to persons more or less
implicated in the rendition of Rims. * * •
A short time after I commenced these op
erations I was astonished by the following
note from Worcester, Mass.: ‘Mrs. Childs:
I have beard that yon are trying to raise
money to redeem Thomas Rims from
slavery. If you have received any con
tributions please send them to the donors,
ss I wish to oontribote the entire sum
myself. Yonrs, reapeotfnlly, Charles
Devons, jjr.’ In msking my sppliostions I
had chanced to overlook Mr. Devens,
though I knew he had sated ss United
Rtates Marshal at the time of the rendi
tion of Rims. Acoording to hie request,
I returned the contributions I hsd re
ceived, and in writing to thank him I in
formed him of the high price demanded.
He replied that ‘the sum waa enbjeet to
my order whenever I should esll for it.’ ”
Mrs. Childs took steps to seenre Rims'
freedom, but the outbreak of the oivil
war frustrated her plaus. Immediately
before the war Geu. Devens was one of
the ablest snd most promising yonng
lawyers of Woreeater, and bad already
diatiugnisbed himself as an orator.
Io tbe spring of 1861 Gen. Devens en
tered tbe army with the rank of major.
Rome montba later ha became oolonel of
Ibe Fifteenth regiment, wbiob took part
in the Peninsnla oampaign. While be
fore Yorktown be was appointed brigadier
general. He subsequently served with
great credit in the army of the Potomao,
and lost a limb in battle. Rinoe the war
be has been most of tbe time on tbe beneh
and ia dow a member of tbe Rupremo
Court of the Rtate. Gen. DevenB repre
sents the best element of the Republican
party of his State, and ia regardrd with
confidence by tho reformers. He has,
however, been so much removed from
active polities as not to have plaoed him
self in open antagonism with Gen. Bailor
and others of like character.
WHI» Republican Caucus.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Columbus, March 12—The Republicans
caucus to-morrow for a successor to
Rherman in tbe Senate.
Ubarlce O’Couor'a Wooing,.
Charles O'Oonor'a peculiar wooing is
thus told by tbe Washington correspond
ent of the Cleveland Herald: The young
and beautiful widow of Commodore Mo-
Cracken, of our navy, returned from
abroad, snd finding her financial affairs
iu u complicated state went to Mr. O’Conor
to get his legal advioe. Mr. O'Conor dis
covered that tho Commodore had died in
solvent, aud the beautiful widow was
would break out in open rebel]ion against ' left to tho oold mercies of s selfish world
s Government tbns foroed on them, and without a penny to call her own. This he
continued in power by tbe armed foreeN was obliged to break to her, whereupon
of the United Rtates. Civil war would ' she hold np her hands in piteous dismay,
result. Tbe Federal Government would I oryiug, “Oh, Mr. O’Conor what shall I
re-enforoe itself with all tbo troops st its do, I who .have lived in luxury all my
command; the other Southern R:atos life?' “Madam,' aaid tbe great lawyer,
would naturally rush to tho aid of their “the best advioe I oan give you is to
anffsrlng slttar Rtates; the safety of the marry me.” They were married,
oolored as well as the white population • ‘P .. _ .
would be endangered; snd a call would Standard A Sugar 12jo. par lb., cash,
bs mods for volunteers aud militia from mbII) eod3t Robt. S. Crane.
