, 1877-01-04
Senator Ferry Unanimously Renomi-
mated by the Michigan Re.
publicans.
The Kc]logg Legislature Approprlatcs
Money for State Militia.
OREGON.
ch0SINfs BARGAIN.

Sptcfd! Dtpateh 10 1Ae 7rfounA
WAsHiNoToS. D. t., Jan. 8.-The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections Is cx,
posing tho mechanism Of tho Democratic prcst
dcnt-makcrs. 1t was proven BY tie rosy-l,oscd
Cronin today that he had been offered l1tg
official posEtiortf he would all In nullfyIng the
wishes OF The people OF Oregon as expressed a,
tic balot-box, and the free use nf money SIN.
Piled at New York was established. Cronin
himself, so he admitted, received 5000 to dc.
Tray ls expenses here, md thcru n,c Indications
that this WIS but fraction Of tho monry re.
lnittctl by tclcgraphtc truusfcr from New Yorl,
to Oregon. It is remarked that some Of this
tclcEraphtc transfer can be traced directly
TO TlLDEs HIMSELF.
Tildcn proposes, ~ It Is said bv Ills frtcnlls.
to come here where he tall have Ills forces unucr
octtcr control, atld can viii back II possible, hi.
dcscri'ng Southern alltcs. somc Of the lcailing
Democrats tssapproye Of this settlement here
as maniIcsttng fcnrs AZ to tho result.
THE lEOrToM HAS FALLEN
OIL tho Oregon fraud. CruuIn nut |,ts foot IN H.
as s soon - W was liace;l Oh Tie witless stnni
only IN It, but clear through 1t. lie ackfowI-
edged thai fot bis slaru In tIle business lie re-
celyed 4ao0 iron, thc Chairman Ut the Dcl,,.r
Saat!e .s sta{o Commiitec, mud that tue sehctnu
Who lld undcrstood t0 he Gov. TtIdcu's cxtrvlnu
Western agent. The question Of rfyht
nEser ,s;eI @ entered us mind, he artlcas'y r.
was ws1 rttS to hi,n 10 .n1n n1asy o ,is poin It
& Me wus nalI ~ three drats. 1t appears, unu II
*59 on h4n Francisco, aui twu others drawn on
A.; 4; =. q @ T. lllton, bankcss, Ut New York.
,5i, iins .noney ne Received al EXPENSES. Croniu
animation, lnt OIL tho wllulc got through with
It pretty well, and did mt appear to lie coil-
sSlons tlat tlcre vas anytl!n. yesy serious Il.
the !lttie transaction about the cxHe.lscs.
IAc Committee hupo tt lind nut st,o!, what
THE kxFESaEs or GOV, unosEN
were. ti'ey arc surpassed 10 hare been cunsld.
Gtrap'y heavier than Cronin's. Tie Secretary OF
o. on the same account, and the twn togus Ecctu:s
who acted with cron!n probably lid not serve
Their country fur nothing. 4 cine to tho sol,rcu
itn!'l whlcl, thts lnonry ta:nc, the Committee;
erauls w1lcls passed between Charle. Un,u,mI,
u New York, mud La,id anil bush, pt Saicn,''
oregon, shortly aftrr the clrctun. Thcsc tic.
sEans IT, felatea to Two tc'Itittunccs Of EsUO0 anu
TliG SENATE INVESTIGATION.
10 fhs Htsitra Assoct4tsd I1r4..
~, "AAshlsh1oA. u. q, jan. d. 1. Cronin,
tho y Oregon penor'atis Elecsor, tcstidrsl befurp
the seuata ComL4ittce to-hay. liz had f,ot
il'ade my arrangements with uny pcr.ou Or ,,cr
soma Whereby thu ElrctorIl rcrittlratcs wcrt. tn
Ie handed to I.in by the Secretary OF STATE. liz
rrrIacc Dr.. Watts, alul liz tut thy ccrtifIcutrs
III hts pocket because llc was afraid they wo,,iI
1e taken from htni by OIc1t and vtJIcrs. II"
[siussd Is to com: 70 Washington Us messenger of
y the u, Eecsora Collcge unless he shouli Jsce!yu
t5sTn 81 Tor GxEensts, a'sl the money was furnish.
" hin. II MAS rLt.ed, he supposed, by I'M.
'ef,pt,ol, 'tit'l anlony tho Orcsnn Democrats.
inel!lh9cr, chairman Of the Democratic Com.
nlttee, lnlorm'.l witness tho day h:iofe I1c
staItSd I"r washington that he {bclIil.rf, haI
=, ,sNl. and the additional <aJ1 tn .i.uj,. tno
so,Wo 1 ~ rc4ulrcl xas raised, aud ,,otc signed by
h. a'1a w!.es;' %h!sl' "as Deposited
alii, Vsc. l!tton Is Srw yurl;cr. uni liz
'ol!tles nrc unknown to wt.,esy. K,Iuws a,nnn
!.n!ea fatfick Atct l!i:n III ti'e urc Ut Judge
11ts,.s \ ',4s ~ lnftlanA' Patrick iires Ut Unla'ia.
tell!nEcr met w!tncss III tllc street vi purtiaul
lbout te4 DAYS previous to the u,rct. vi tuu
::lcctora Collcgc. un4 informed him that zen.
s!nan Wisl,sd to sse hIn crontn)at Tie oce ot
,,.ld btllingcr tlat whatever WAS done III tlis
electoral mnudIe Mllst bc sioilo BY others tl.aI,
lin'sclf. Wtsncss afterwards went to Stro!sg's
'll!cr, a.l!t sters net Patrick, wto said tlmt hc
ate " III Elector was isaurd tu !ltm he would
'ue act, but wttncsa Informed Patrick that liz |
'ad changed Ills 1l,ilMl, and Patrick sail tu wit
ss, u lildsn !: Rfr;sHAent 10 viii Sys you
hat 4 he u4trck, was acquainted with Iil.ien
y might tell hh that hc had no,|lu,f; to give
tt!iel! be {c'on!nl waited. Nslncss wis !st,.u
,ngry q Eatr!ek fof talking in such 'lanncr.
Ati'cA snloFIheu H!tiless 1f!at tIe supposed the
eaaon lc aatrick) hid been srut to
Vest. Witness dill uut kuuw Whit
'atrisk meant Ly this remark. liz hIl
car1 that Patrick Is Superintendent Ut llil.e
Colorado. Patrick suid uuthl,ly ahuut money
~ interview with wltlivss. Witness never
wv tatF!ck except On the one Ac2sipn lrfo1c
Icnttoaed, anl llatl no conversation, with Uvl,
'ger about Patrick. Wituc.s haL received ,t,
from llu East In relation to the Fleet
Fa1 snu.iule before sccsn. putsck Witness
uoas Of A. Di!nond In Ser York. Thiaks h.
. banker. Alter tue Electoral College haI
lct apI adjourned, witness saw a tlispatch I
snc1 " nststow," which SAIL, at Is Important ,
l4de W aMa I'd scnt to shclr dcstiuation." ,
Laaa y ltlton have bankinR.h house at Port
I'd q, . IL! ~ y bash hare ono Il sslcm 4. Z.
T. Z. luton, o. ila Liberty street, New York.
oHSea aburc mentioned. :
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