Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-10-17

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was sent by Mr.. Marble or any other of the
Democratic operators in Florida, even in the
most secret ciphers, intimating belief thai
the State had gone for Tilden. On the con.
trary, it was evident preparations were max
ing for something very different from secu-
ring true count Of the votes cast
Gu the 22d of November Mr.. Marble tele-
graphed Colonel Pelton, "Woolley asks me
to say, Let forces be got together immediate
ly in readiness for contingencies either here
or in Louisiana" A dispatch from New York
to G. w. Woolley, dated November 23d,
asked, SIS party from Europe you pointed
out 10 me here as an old shuffier of cards
trustworthy, and do what he processes ~
Marble became suspicious of WoOlley, and
in cipher dispatch of November 9Th to
Pelton, pronounced him "a nuisance and i'm
pedment, trusted by nobody adding, II de-
cline 10 commit Tilden with man SO indis-
Greet" Commit Tilden TO what? The e1-
PLANTATION can be found in the subsequent dis
patches. The day after the dispatch Marble
NOfSluOA OlONCiS Vi OiSSOh, ~
refrain from issuing certificate to an elector
in that State until advised thereon, and at the
same time telegraphed to sc. W. Smith, at
Tilden's residence in New York, to obtain
At this point matters became somewhat CON-
plicated. The parties at Is Gramercy Park
were carrying on independent secret negotia-
tions Of an exceedingly confidential charac'
ter with both Marble and Woolley, and each
was getting in the others way. Marble had
requested Woolleys recall, and Woolley,
on the 1st of December, asked Havemeyer TO
stop Marble from making propositions to
the enemy" On the same day this dispatch
was sent from Woolley to Havermeyer in
cipher
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. l.
II HaOenaeyer, Is Vest SecenteenM St., ". =:
Board fetch may make necessary expense
of half If hundred thousand dollars Can
you say will deposit in bank Immediately if
agreed
To this reply was Immediately received
as follows:
NEW York, Dec. /.
c. W. WoOlley, Tallahassee, Fla:
Telegram received. viii deposit dollars
agreed; (you) cannot, however, draw before
vote member received.
The day following a cipher dispatch was
sent from Coyle to Haveneyer, of which the
following is translation: a.
TALLAHASSEE, Dec, q.
Henry HGUemeyer, IS West Sessnteest6 Street,
Nes0 York:
My hope small. Votes about as reported
yesterday. Africa (probably McLln) satisfied
by Bavaria (probably CowgilD, and fear shat
America Drew understands it. Nothing
but cash will avail. Answer my first of to-
day at once. THOMAS CoYLR.
Marble telegraphed on the same day in
cipher
TALLA., Dec. 2.
Colonel P6ItOn, 10 Gramercy Park g.
Have just received proposition to hand
over at any hour required Tilden decision uf
Board and certificate of Governor for $780,
900. MARBLk.
An agreement had already been made with
Woolley at quarter of the figure and the
answer to Marbles proposition, therefore was:
..'Dispatch here. Proposition too high"
Wooley heard of these dispatches from
his co>conspirators on the same day, and tele-
graphed HavCmeyer to ''select some one in
whom You have more confidence that you ev-
idently have in Wooley." The answer, dated
December Sd, was that 'tall here have perfect
confidence in you,r with the assurance that
emo other has power and all application de-
clined," and the instruction to s'stay and do
what you telegrsphed you could do" Next
cipher: ..-.-...
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 4.
Cot. W T PeltOn, No. Is, Gramercy Park:
Proposition received either giving vote of
court action preventing electoral vote from
being cast, for half hundred best United
States documents. MARBLE.
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 4.
Henry Haoemeyer, 10 West SepenteenM Street,
Ncso York:
May Woolley give hundred thousand doll
lars less half for Tilden additional Board
Lieutenant. WroLLBY.
In these dispatches Marble and Woolley
put the price at the same figure-$5O, 900. To
Woolley was sent this answer in cipher.
N. Y. Dec 4.
C. W. WooZley, Tallahassee, Fla.
See Marble and act in conjunction with
him. You must coincide, or you will Tunin-
telligiblel each other. Have telegraphed him
consult you. Time important. Divided
counsels may lose all.
Woolley rushed to Marble and found him
puzzling over cipher dispatch which could
not be understood because some of the words
had been dropped either in translating into
cipher or in transmission. over the wires.
Moments were precious, for the Board was in
session and its decision ready to be made. A
dispatch of inquiry was sent to New York and
the corrected cipher returned, of which the
is the translation
Dec 4.
MGntOB Marble, Tallahassee, Fla Z:
Telegram here. Proposition accepted if
done only once. Better consult with Wool |
ley and act in concert. You can trust him. !
Time very important and there should be no |
divided councils.
Time ac0s important, and the delay over the
blundered telegram was fatal. The next dis
patch from Woolley to Havemeyer despair
ingly said: "Power received too late," and |
Marble telegraphed Pelton to ''Tell Tilden to
saddle Blackstone"-that is, to resort to legal
devices. The discounted conspirators re.
turned to New York to join their ''coparcen
ers' of Is Gramercy Park in shrieking
Fraud" The publication of their secret
proves that the cry was not
without basis, and that the greatest fraud Of
The age is Samuel j. Tilden.
Advices from New Zealand report the kill
ing and eating of FIVE Wesleyan missionaries
by the bush native cannibals near the Malicoli
coast. The coast natives and traders killed
eighty of the cannibsls in retaliation.