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Election Frauds I'm Chicago.

CHICAGO, April l1.-In response to q
call issued BY both the Republicans and
Democrats of this city, an audience com
posed largely of business men and the
most respectable citizens and numbering
from 5000 to 10000, me! tonight, in the
Exposition building, to consider the ac-
tion Of men who, in the recent South
Town election, counted themselves into
Office, though actually defeated BY pop
ular vote. The meeting also had for its
object the nomination of an Independent
candidate to supply the place of Harvey
ID. Calvin, who claims that under the
law he holds over till 1877.
Addresses were mede by the Hon.
John Wentworth, Leonard Sweet, Rey.
Robert Collier, Rev. Arthur Mitchell and
number of other prominet citizens.
A preamble and resolutions were
adopted, which set forth the general
growing corruption which has, for many
years, characterized the City Council,
and which has damaged the city credit,
and created the necessity for extortion-
ate taxes, and pledged the citizens of
Chicago to bury party distinctions and
t with unanimity in order to secure
honest and efficient government;
that the adoption Of the new
city charter bJ fraudulent and corrupt
means one year ago; that Harvey d.
Colvin is now exercising the office of
mayor contrary to the populer will; that
the city's credit demands that its chief
officer should be the choice Of the people;
that an election be held simultaneously
with that for the next city council April
18th, at which an Independent candidate
for mayor may be presented for the votes
of the people; that q committee OF three
be appointed TO visit Mayor Colvin and
request him, in the name Of the citizens
here assembled, TO resign.
Thos. Hayne was nominated for the Of.
fee of Mayor, as the candidate OF the
people. .,
The resolutions were passed with the
greatest unanimity Of feeling and with
applause. The spheeches were generally
of a calm and conc,liat ory kind, though
the under current was that unless the
proper and legal means succeeds in secur-
ing the abdication OF tho men who have
polluted the ballot that force will be
brought to bear that will cempel such
designations.
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HERE SHE GOES
Another Presidential Can
didate Joined the Pro-
cession.
E-Speaker Blaine the Trav-
eler.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 1.-THE
Sentinel Of this morning asserts that j.
g. s. Harrison, prominent banker of
this city, and for number Of years q
Government director in the Northern
Pacific Railroad, is in possession of facts
implicating Ex-Speaker Blaine in receiv-
ing $4,000 previous to 1872 from the
Union Pacific Railroad, for which
worthless Arkansas bonds were
deposited as security, and that
Mr.. Harrison had endesvored
to procure an investigation by commit
tee of the directors, but was prevented
on the ground that such action would be
detrimental to Mr.. Blaine's political
prospects. Since the publication of the
above, Mr.. Harrison has been asked for
a statement of the facts, but declines TO
say more than that if brought before q
Congressional committee, he will tell ali
he knows about it without concealment.
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south Carolina Rep abltca n COnven-
Iton-The Thieves Fall Out.

COLUMBIA, April 1.-The morning
session of the State Republican Conven-
ton was turbulent and exciting. There
are two distinct parties in the body, one
of them led by Governor Chamberlain
and the other by Senator Patterson.
Judge Mckay, one of the delegates, de
nounced the -Chamber party as a
band of robbers, and told Congressman
Elliott, who asked whom he meant, that
he (Elliott) was the head and front of
those robbers. Elliott drew pistol and
sought to- g,t at Mckay, who awaited
him. Desks and chairs were overturned,
and the excited deleg4.,s gathered
aroun Mckay and Elliott and dragged
them apart. A chair was brandished
over Gov. Chamberlain's head by an op-
position delegate. No blows passed.
MIR. Swails, colored State Senator,
and Gov. Chamberlain were nominated
for President pro tenn. The vote was
eighty for Swails and forty Tor Chamber
lain.
A Committee on Credentials, mainly
made up or anti Chamberlain men, was
appointed and the convention took a
recess.
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OIiO LEGISLATURE.

COLUMBUS. April l1.-In the senate
bills passed to regulate the sale OF rail-
roai scrap metals and authorizing coron-
ers to use money found on unknown
dead for burial purposes; to makeit
penitentiary effense to entice the inmates
OF the girl reform schools away to add
pains and penalties to the laws to prevent
gambling and TO provide for
III, sale of lands for the nom
payment of taxes BY proceedings in
the courts; bill 10 place banks and cor
porations on the same footing rs indi.
yiduals. The bill in regard TO usury laws
was postponed until next January. In
the House a bill WAS passed TO establish
bureau OF labor statistics.
The stockholders Of the Hooking Val
lev railroad elected the present Board OF
Directors and officers to-day.
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nnfnnIfQF.

NEW YORK, April 1l.-John Seal, one
of the tellers at the Security Savings
Bank. was discovered to be a defaulter
of $4,000. The bank was being wound
up by the receiver, and the discovery
was made through the settlement Of the
depositors accounts for the payment of
dividend. Seal has been an employee
of the / ank since 1872 and his frauds
continued systematically through all
this time. When the discrepancies was
discovered in the books, but before sus-
plcioa of him had arisen he finished up
by taking $500 more and abscorded with
that sum and about $1,000 belonging to
parties not connected with the bank.
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More Evidence Against Babcock.

NEW YORK, April IA Washing
ton special to the Post says Colonel
Broadhead was before the ub.Judiciary
Committee to. day and was examined in
reference to any possible inside history
of the trial of Babcock. He said that
before the trial information was brought
to him that two of the detectives en-
ployed in the safe burglary were in st.
Louis in the interest of Babcock to steaf
the evidence out ofthe District-Attorney's
office and that their plan
was discovered, whereupon they
left the city after being paid $500 each
for their expenses by Babcock's friends.
Broadhead then told the committee how
the prosecution ascertained the history OF
Gil, the letter carrier in connection with
the case. The latter was procured as u
witness by Mr.. Parker, collector OF Coler-
ado Territory. After a consolation With
Joyce the prosecution were afraid to put
Parker on the stand for fear his tcsti.
mony would be IN the interest OF Bah
cock.
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Sou,h American Troubles.

HAVANA, April 10.-Advices from
Jacmell up to the Soth of March report
the town still blockadcd. President
Dominique had given the insurgenIt,,
notice that in 90 hours the place would
be bombsrded and the time bad expired
and the threat remained unexecutee'
Dominique is very unpopular, but the
movement against him this time VIII
probably fail. 1t is reported that sever
al passengers on the steamer Thyris rom
St. Thomas were shot on lsnding AZ
Jscmel. Two United States men OF
war at Port Au Prince threaten to use
force if the decree taxing foreigners is
carried out against Americans or moneys
already collected are not returned 70
them. The Freneh Consul insists on
the same treatment for French citizens
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ported by Mr.. Reagon, concerning COM
merce and Navigation and the rsgulation
of steam vessels. e. 60. -. D. ,'''
The bill was amended in various re-
spects and passed.
Senate bill appropriating $25, 900 for
the Improvement Of the Capital grounds
was amended by reduction of the
amount to $4,000, and passed. -I-s!
Mr.. Randall moved that the House
concur in the Senate amendments to the
bill to supply the deficiency in the Print
ing Bureau of the Treasury. @
The silver bill then came up, and
pending action the House took a recess
till half past seven, the evening session
being for the consideration of legislative
appropriation bill.
Evening session,
Mr.. Hereford, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill to authorize
the citizens OF Millville, Pa, to close the
channel of the Ohio river. Passed. .
The discussions and action on the
legislative appropriation bill were con-
fined to reduction of the number of
special treasury agents to ten, to a propo-
sition by Mr.. White. of Kentucky, to re-.
lieve small private distillerles from taxa.
tion, which was voted down, and to q
variety OF minor m alters connected with
internal revenue officials, their number
and compensation. Little progress was
made W tn the bill.
Adjourned. ....
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...,.. or short Horns.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE !s,osns .ra sss:
G.lesburg. III, special says that the Ms aers
~ short horn cattle owned by An, I
p Rrv.n. of Abingdon, H. Vas sold
e. =. 70 dsy. The total amount Of the
s.,a nc xss 81. 2e5. an average of $3.50 per
@ hssd The most remarkable sales were
nesa, .,.ond Mss,nky, ot Hickory Grove,
70 .o' ] W. Moore, of Berkeley, for ~ ,lo,
va ponpies Duke, of Airdric, to George
1Ra %' fSpp papaisg, Of Abingdon, H. for
Sl 900
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Whisky Crookeu ness.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 11.-Col. A. @
Dawes was with Wilkinson to-day. The
latter asserts that he is guilty of n o crime
As to the approved U. 8. Gaugers ac-
counts, he says that Bittinger was elected
to the legislature and employed Bittlnger
to do the gauging. The bills were ap-
proved in Bittinger's name by orders
from Mcdonald and Joyce. He is con-
vinced since learning of Bittinger's
pleading guilty, that the conspiracy to
defraud the government EXTENDED
souri,, and that Joyce, Mcdonald and
Bittinger shared In the profits, but he
maintains that it will be shown in evil
dence that the distillers and members of
the ring were instructed to withhold all
knowledge from the collector. He be-
lieves that Joyce and Mcdonald
will be pardoned just as soon
as the presidential election is
over. From fugitive distillers whom he
met in Melbourne he learned that Joyce
represented to the distillers of Northern
Missouri that the assessments on crooked
whisky were levied for party purposes,
and remitted to Babcock in Washing
ton. It was the custom to pay employees
So per stamp for steaming stamps from
old barrels and using them on new ones.
He has information that eleven United
States Senators signed q petition for
Bellinger's pardon, including Harvey
and ingalls,, Kansas; Cochren and Nor
ton, Ind; Spencer, Ala; and Hitchcock
and Paddock, Neb. He says he has
suffered all the agony possible from the
consequences of moral cowardice He
had determined before his arrest TO meet
the matter, and did not ask bail or return
at the time of leaving St. Joseph. Owing
to the whisky fever he could not get bail
on the indictments, which, without JUS
tice, threatened him, but acted suicidally
in leaving, as he did. Wilkinson will
probably 60 East Thursday in custody.
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Musical Festival.

CINCINNATI, April ia number of
gentlemen who were prominently con-
nected with the May musical festival last
season. in connection with the Harmonic
and Mannercholr societies of this city
are preparing to give musical enter
tain ment on superior order for three
nights during the coming month in the
Exposition Building. The chorus OF
last seasons festival have been invited to
participate and the organization already
number 400 singers. The solo singers en-
gagged at present are M. w. Whitney,
basso; Ii. A. Bischof, tenor; Mr.. Otto
Singer will preside as musical director.
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THERE WERE IN THOSE
DAYS"


Nnety.nine years ago to-day, down in
'A' swamps Of Hanover county, Virgin
"a, vas born man child, Of poor parents
Ind IN humble circumstances. but who
v" destined 10 play most conspicu-
Gus par; in bis country's history and to
'sa'e behind him a memory that would
.@s long as his country's freedom
Nd greatness endured. That boy
's HENRY CLAY. At twelve years
wage he was only known in the locality
" Dis home as the "mill boy OF the
'Soes" but in after years made for
anseIi a name and fame that is immor-
a.
W all Americas great men there
N never been a purer patriot than Mr..
'-A1, and the whole nobility of his
NJ Ss displayed in that one sentiment,
would rather be right than presi.
cent No public leader ever possessed
'"a personal sgnetism or was capable
efeaIlng as much enthusiasm as MIR.
Vhf' Mr.. WEBSTER was said to have
wen 'ne brains ofthe old Wing organiza-
0oi and If that beso, Mr.. CLAY was it's
"u-lts life. Ii was his voice that could
'Ouse the file and rank to action
'4'o al others failed, and his strong
''UuOn sense and unstudied eloquence
'Ssyed Congress in its palmiest
:" Mr., CLAY was a politician in its
we sense andlived in day when politi.
"0dy Sa' an honest study. and had
~, ~, lis object the general good. How
;, ''eo' from the present state of affairs
SAD reflection that the most bril-.
'n'eIiects have for years been
V'e' 10 the petty business of trans.
s politics from its high
0n as once understood, tc
lowest and most veual Offices
a as gentlemen Of forme,
" -'he CLArs, the CALHouSs, tn,
S'kkS and the BENroNs-woulG
''0'ned to engage in. The higher
O. n 'eems TO have been sinking L
N'el Of the lower, and tie hiehes
- A''e' are lowered to an eoualit,
=. ~ 'Ae ward politicians and the rough
NV WI cities; and their Official designa
,.n 0nce titles of honor, have becom
Asn synonymous with official vile
49, anu general prostitution of ofici,
r'0h' OF course every official i. NO
ms'p' but the tone h.. been 5
,S.s. s.s''ll! lowered that the discovery o
,. sDa;' ~ the case of one hardly make
p'' 10 the ''s'n.sioa of others. z.
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HOUSE

Mr.. Hereford, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported adversely on the
bill for the appointment Of 3 committee
to inquire rs TO the terms OF which q
commercial treaty can be made with
Canada. A minority report WAS made
by Mr.. Ward, of New York, and on his
motion the bill was made the special or
der for the third Tuesday in May.
Mr.. Kehr, from the same Committee,
reported bill to authorize the construc-
tiop of a bridge across the Missouri river,
At or near Sioux City, Iowa. After an
explanation the bill passed.
Mr.. Durrell, from the same committee,
reported bill TO grant an American reg
ister to the Canadian steam ferry
boat Geneva He explained that
the boat was pleasure boat
built at Kingston, Canaes, for
American owners, but that AL the ma
cb,nery vas made at New York
Opposition wAs made 70 the bill by
Me.srs. Cox. Kelly and Townsend, OF
Pennsylvania, the l.tter representing
that this was the commencement OF 8
movement u transfer The American snip
building 70 foreign eeuptries. After
further discusnon the bill passed
Mr. Durrell al.o reported bill 10 e1-
tend TO the port of Lacrosse, Wisconsin,
the privileges of the revised statutes in
raference to the immediate trsasporta'
ton Of goods in bond 10 an interior pori
without appraisemsnt at the original
port Of entry. Psned. -~e-.-s &
M Wdk of Aisosri from the Com,
mittee on Appropriations, reported . de-
nciency bill, and said he would try and
ees sction on il Tomorrow. The biIl ap
| propr,stes $662 4SS.
fhs Heuss then proceeded to consider
- the special order Of the day, . bill -
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Another suit.

PHILADELPHIA, April ll.-Nathaniel
Mckay yesterday, entered another suit
for libel against A. X. Mcclure and
Frank Nc Lsughlin, of the Philadelphia
Times The suit Is based on an article in
Saturdays Times, headed Navy Yard
Robbery" in which Mckay's name was
connected anew with the wrongs claimed
to have been committed in and connected
with the navy yard contracts. A hearing
was waived aud bail entered for the
court.
A new census of Philadelphia just
taken shows a population of sl7,44S.
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Diseevery sfGold.

OMAHA. April ll.-C. H. Wood has
arrived from Custar City, bringing with
him samples of quartz from slode WITHIN
two miles o. that place, An assay made
at the Omaha smelling works to-day
shows 81, SIC 26 in gold and $l0.4c in sii-
yer to the ton. He declines 70 give the
name ofthe lode or is exact location, Out
has arranged 70 ship car load OF the ore
to the works here as oucs.
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rrne.n, ora. r. stewart.

Nxw York, April 1.-THE New York
pnst saws the funeral services OF the iate
At. Stewart, will take place at St
Wsrts Church, Thursday morning next,
R;shen Potter officiating. The following
gentlemen will act as pail bearers: ~, sa
Gov. Dix, ex-Gov. Morgan, Suoge
Hsnry 4. Davis, Judge Noah DAVIS
Ch;at Justice c. 2 DAILY, Charles d
Russell. Robert L. Stuart, Royal Phelps
Jscob D Vermllge, VIM. Leboock, " m
N Eyarts, Peter Cooper, Stephen Wray
md Francis Cottenet-
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rhe Chine.e QuessIen.

SAN Francisco, April 1.-THE Sen
ate Committee appointed TO investigate
the Chinese QUESTION commenced work
10 d.y. Gov Law, Ex-Minisser 10
China, stated that the Chinese emigration
.ocie,ies in Hong Kong were formed
when the demand for cheap labor arose
on this coast. They exercise nearly
absolute power o=er the emigrsnts, and
have an arrangement with the Pacific
Nail Company By which steamers viii
not take Chinamen home vbo cannot
show a certificate that they have fulfilled
the contract with the Company.
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r,..,,o, a, Railroad Directors.

PlrT.BuxaH, April ll.-At the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Allegheny Valley Railroad Company
held At this city the following board OF
managers were elected for the ensuing
wear: John Scott, Pittsburgh; Thomas
A Scott George r. Roberts, S. N. Full
ton, Henry N. Phillips and Al. Cassatt,
Philsdelphia; VIM. NJ. Lyon, and ID A.
Stewart, Pittsburgh. Total earnings for
1875 s2,399, ,63s4s; total expenses ST.
4l4.9 1896 S5; net earnings, 1884 e42-lo, an
increase of So, ,964 sc over 1874.
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Murdered for a Chew OF Tobacco

MEMPHIS April 1.-THE Ledger
says that last Saturday between Pope 8
aud Courtland, on the Mississippi ahd
Tennessee railroad, an old man named
Wash Howard, was found murdered
near the bridge. Howard was on his way
to Texas TO his relatives, and being with
out money was making his journe- on
foot. A worthless man Damed Frank
Taylor was arrested on suspicion of be-
ing the murderer, and admitted having
killed the old man with club because
he refused to give him q chew Of tobacco
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Avery Before the Committee.

WASHINGTON. April 11.-W. o.
Avery was before the Committee on
Whisky Trials in ST. Louis to-day. 1t
was reported that he would make start
ling revelations, but he says he merely
gave full statement OF all the SnoWi-
edge in his possession in regard to the
trials and circumstances which led to hls
O sn trial and conviction. Avery Will
return TO st. Louis tonight
The deficiency b Il reported to-day, aP-
propristes Sl,l65,000 for the pay OF the
army
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Chnllepge Accented.

ToRoNTo, April 1.-THE New York
Yacht Club accepted the challenge o!
Major Clifford to sail the yacht Countess
of Dufern. now being built at Couburg
for the Queens cup, won years ago by
the yacht America. he name Of the
competing yacht will be sent to the
Roya. Canadian Yacht Club here shortly.
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wAsH1seroS, April ll.-Ihe coun.sl
u.I,.. X illbourne this morning sP.,
~; nIiea to Chief Justice D. K. Garter; Q. :,
Pi,eI n;s,r;c. ~ supreme Court, for writ Of
Gabea, corpus. The writ was o.1s, ~. "
he returned forthwith Inc VIII ,hs
ss,rsd 0s on the sergcsnt-at.ArIns ol sSs ,s
sso Mo.ss this afternoon, made returnac,s :,,
,o|morrow. The Sergeant-as-Ar%s :,
..ts the order of the House - 70 wn. ~.
he i shall produce Kileoarns Os'''' ~
Judge. -
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Cincinnati Horse Market.

There is reported pretty good de-
mand for horses, ranging in prices from
sS5 u sll0 for street driving work. In
the Fifth street auctions, last week. 7l5
head were sold, and the following ship.
ments were made: Five carloads Phil
adelpbia, at sS5@l20 each; load New
York, Sl10@l20; j car Louisville, $500
so and car Paducab, 10000.
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NJ PEypLEToS's triumphant vindi-
cation will be a matter of congratulation
70 hi; many admirers, and a correspond
pg source of chsgrin and disappoint'
men. 10 bis personal and political
enemies: Another Radical falsehood
nailed
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CHICAGO is excited over the systematic
action frauds perpetrsted in that city
Ws prespme the same repeatess who
x.,a cent down TO vote for HAYES last
g,u are At work in rhe wickedest city
IN the world
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Arroaed.

SAN FaAxcisco, April 1l.-C. b.
Barnes wss arrested yesterday, charged
with embezziing 81, 400 from bank at
Watkins n. Y of which be vas an
employee. About 5000 Of the money IN
vested here in mining stock, has been re-
covered. Barnes admits his guilt de
win be sent east in . few days.
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p.x.,,,tou,.,, Asain sreecasfal.

GALVESTON. April IA special to
the Ne,cs from Laredo, Texas, says that
New Laredo has just been captured oy
the Revolutionists. The lighting n all
over. The United States forces have
fourteen Mexican federal prisoners with
part Of their arms Quintaro. federal
escaped with part OF his men.
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Pigeon Shooting Match

CLEVELAND, o., April 1.-The pig
con shooting match here to day between
Captain Bogardus, of Illinois, and Fred.
Wheat, OF this city. for 5000, so 6irds
each, ground traps. 30 yards, English
rIles, was won BY Bogsrdus, who killed
26 birds, Wheat killing 80.
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Embexzlenent.

UTICA, N. Y, April ll.-John X. Car
man, OF the banking firm of A, Curtlss &
Csrman, OF Camden, in his county, that
suspended short time ago, was arrested
to-day upon complaint of twelve deposi-
tors. charging him with embezzling s25,-
600 ofthe funds of the bank. Csrman
has failed to obtain bail thus far.
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BALrIxoRE, April lin the United
States Circnis Court yesterday. Judge
Gile. under the recent Supreme Court
decision, sustained the demurrer 70 the
indictments In the election cases OF
violation Of enforcement, and discharged
al the prisoner.
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WHAT encouragement is there for a
yegng nan starting in life to spend his
three score years and ten in toll and vex-
,icn 10 sccumulste a fortune and then
.t.r death to have the Pittsburgh Com
wr;ial write his obituary in this'style.
Stewart the New York merchant
prince is dead. He was very rich-in
mrnav