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The New York herald., 1879-03-15

Supervisor law might well be called an act to
facilitate election rows.
The republicans are extremely tenacious about
supervisors, and the democrats might very well give
up that point. II on their side the repub-
licans would give up the deputy marshals
OF elections and this in the last days of the last
sion. several prominent republicans willing to
do. They acknowledged privately that the Deputy
Marshals law liable to gross abuse and was not
defensible before the public. and this is the plain
truth about it. If the reputable leaders
of the two parties would smicably discuss
these laws in private with desire to come to con-
clusion which should be fair and acceptable to both
sides. the whole difficulty could be settled without
waste of time and without any exciting debate. 1t is
doubtful If more than two dozen in both houses
have ever carefully examined the laws about which
so much fuss has been made and is making. The
Richmond State remarks about them:-
Nobody cares particularly about the supervisors.
It is the meddesome deputy marshals we are after.
Rid us of these and the supervisors. one or two of
each party to witness fair count will not be greatly
objected to we suppose by anybody.
1t is not possible yet to foretell the temper in
which the new Congress will regard the laws.
what methods the democrats will determine ON
for their repeal. or what the republican
policy will be. One may hear q good deal
of very wild talk in political gatherings. but it is
the talk mainly of people who have votes in
Congress and who ought not to have much influence.
Some of these strongly urge that il the President
should veto any Of the repeating bills Con-
gress shall thereupon adjourn without making
the necessary appropriations. Others recommend
that In Of veto Congress shall at declare
the Presidency vacant and ignore President Hayes
part of the government. These samples Of the
wild talk to be heard in hotel lobbies and which
is encouraged by the other side. who want
nothing better than grand display of democratic
nonsense. But among the responsible men there has
been for some days growing determination to make
the session Short to get many of the bad laws
pealed possible and to put the responsibility for
the rest clearly upon the republicans and adjourn.
The New York herald., 1879-03-15
THE WIDOW AND THE SENATOR.

ANOTHER DAT OF WAITING IN THE CASE OF
OLIVER AGAINST cAMERoN-rHE LONG DE-
FERRED TRIAL SET DOWN FOR MONDAY.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
.4t WASHINGTON, March IA. 1879.
Throngs of people poured into the Circuit Court
room of the District OF Columbia this morning. and.
as its capacity is limited every standing point was
soon occupied. and hundreds were turned away un.
able to gain admittance. Outside Of the court build
ing the heavens wept; inside there was o copioua
food of perspiration.
LITIGANTs
Mrs. Oliver. accompanied by Mrs. Charlton, was
early in attendance 1T the court and occupied scat
in the witness room. Mr.. Cameron, accom-.
panied by q gentleman whose purpose, a
it afterward appeared. was to keep watch
while his principal took things easy, arrived
shortly after Mrs. Oliver but they hid themselves
from public gaze by entering the Marshals Office
Mr.. Cameron seemed to regard matters indifferenty
and to be prepared for long wait. He removed his
overcoat and red bandana handkerchief
himself in armchair and. being literally supplied
with to-day papers. waited further developments.
A WEARY WIDOW WAITING.
Mrs. Oliver was situated notfsr from Judge CARTIER
ready to go into court at the first summons. Her
position p was n., not ss agreeable as that
room through which the greater portion of
the persons entering. the court room passed.
chair. and occasionally tear could be tricking
down her rosy cheek. She looked and acted as
though she bore q burden of trouble Her counsel
were not idle They kept close watch the court.
and appeared determined that fault of theirs
should prevent the from being tried when called
Mr.. Toney sat patiently before His Honor and
watched with an eagle eye every movement He held
in his hand calendar. and as each was called
and acted upon he checked 1t of.
THE LAWS DELAY.
About twelve O'Clock Mrs. Oliver. with her lady
companion, retired from the court building to
friends house near by. This found necessary to
avoid the annoying gaze of persons who gratihed
their curiosity by passing to and from the court
room. Mr.. Cameron. on finding that the widow had
retired. followed and went in the direction Of
Capitol Hill, leaving his sentinel hold the fort
and signal him when the should be called. The
slander suit trial concluded about half-past
twelve O'Clock, and with its conclusion the rain
ceased and the sun shone out brightly. Mr.. Peter,
of Mrs. divers counsel. hereupon ventured to ask
the Judge If the indications not brighter for
early trial OF his case. The Judge replied
Eyes; I'll give you trial on Monday without
fail"
This announcement was satisfactory to counsel.
and the day being thus definitely fxed the crowd in
the court moved out and the lawyers separated to
meet again on Monday.
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THE CAUSE OF o'LEAnY's DEFEAT.


** y At three p. NJ Wednesday O'Leary walked
his last lap. He concluded his 2l5th mile and stag
gered into his house. His stomach in re-
bellous mood and it refused to take any kind
Of food. The plucky pedestrian had walked two
days without nourishment. and now the end had
come Overstraned nature demanded rest, and
O'Leary was compelled to abandon the
race. The news created the greatest ex-
ctement and the greatest sorrow. "The
trouble with him." said clear-headed AL
Smith to us, 'is that he has done too much walk
ing. His constitution is gone. He is the greatest
pedestrian that the world has ever seen, but now
must surrender the championship to younger men,"
two weeks ago. to have him carry out the instruc-
tons of Sir John Ashley with regard to the articles
forwarded for his signature he seemed to feel the
shadow of impending disaster. He was fresh
from the Hot Springs and had not circulated
freely among his old friends and admirers in the
for third and fourth money. and we laughed at
such plea coming from him. the holder
Of the belt. and always great stckler for the 450
mile clause, he said apologetically 81 not speak
ing much for myself for my friends Still, you
know have walked some very hard races-the kind
Of races which tell on the constitution-and 1t is
barely possible that will be last instead Of first.
Later confidence in himself grew to stalwar proper.
tlons Last Saturday. while in our Office. ne COM
planned Of the lack Of spirit in New York because his
offer of 600 to $4,000 that he would walk $40 miles
in 142 consecutive hours went begging The paudits
of his friends had turned his head and led him to
believe that he in better form than he actually
OLeary being drugged were the fictions Of excited
brains.
The New York herald., 1879-03-15
BARRON, A DEFAULTER.

THE TRUSTEES OF THE DEXTER SAVINGS BANK
PUBLISH THEIR REPORT AND ESTABLISH
THEIR TREAsURER's GUILT.
BOSTON, March IA, 1870
The officers Of the Dexter (Me.) Savings Bank have
issued statement to the public giving the result
far as possible of the examination of the
books of the bank by Mr.. Murch,
pert They say it is still matter
Of great dificulty to to definite conclusion
to the amount of the funds missing from the bank,
owing to the manner in which the late treasurer
Barron kept his books. On the 1st Of March Expert
Murch stated he had not arrived at positive result;
but the trustees. to satisfy the impatience Of
depositors. make public all the facts SO far as
elucidated. Taking up the books previous to
January 8. 1878, they show in detail that the
OF erasures requiring an addition of substrac-
ton Of $4,000 in Just fourteen places, ar
holsters anticipated examination August Il. 1877.
to make fictitious show Of $4,000 in the standing
Of the bank. The trustees. after an ex::
hsustive showing of Barron's manipulation of
the $4,000 item. take up his false entries
the petty cash book. and show that up january
81 53 but after that date he made an entry showing
adeposit in the safe OF $1,000 and from that time
February ~ he overdrew the safe .ccount $685.
and represented the petty cash book to be hand
sidavits Of several parties giving conclusive proof
but $40 60. leaving discrepancy Of
$l.2o3 Sc. They say they do not suppose that Bar
ron actually Incorporated that since January
9. and probably not any sum since that date. but
that he was carrying that sum at that
time on his account without reference to
the Board and without reference to the
$4,000 before finally disposed of November II.
to- In concluding the report they say. although the
Bank Examiner thought Barron's system of book
keeping easily understood and his books
rectly kept. that after expending q great deal of
labor they (the trustees) cannot agree with
Mr.. Bolster They regard il as the height of absurd
ity to insinuafe that the books have been
altered since Barron's death. They regret the
delay in making the statement. and slso
that IL is not in their power to make
more accurate one but far as the facts given
they believe every point is stated correctly.
They do not undertake to explain the mo.
tives that governed Barron in making his many
alterations, nor they resist the
clusion that cash stolen from the bank on
the day Of Barron's death. They would be gratified
II the many irregularities could be reconcied.
to show Barron to have becn-as they would like to
regard him-a man of strict integrity.
The repogn fills nearly six columns and In supple
mented by number of afhdavits Of persons who
applied to Barron on the day OF his death and the
supposed robbery and were told that he had none on
1un
The New York herald., 1879-03-15
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, March IA, 1879.
THE sPEAKERsHIP CONTEST WAXING WARM
BOTH PARTIES coNFIDENr-TAcT1cs OF THE
CONTESTANTS.
The contest for the speakership wakes furious as
1t progresses This morning the Blackburn men
quietly opened second headquarters in the National
Hotel adjoining the rooms of Mr.. Randall, and were
soon the recipients of visit from q numerous
party of anti Randall men. To get even with this
bit Of strategy the Randall mon went up to Will
lards Hotel this evening and hired rooms alongside
those Of Mr.. Blackburn. SO that both banners are
now displayed side by side. Otherwise the relative
position Of the canvass has not materially changed.
The amount of confidence possessed by both sides
would stock whole regiment of hotel clerks for
lifetime. Meet Blackburn man and he will tell you
"Uness there is duplicity and deceit somewhere Mr..
Blackburn will be Speaker of the next House." Ac-
cost Randall man for the news and he will assure
you. "Unlcss there is falsehood and double dealing
of the vilest kind Mr.. Randall will be triumphantly
elected
There have been good many recent arrivals Of
the old members of Congress, and these have pretty
generally taken sides. Messrs. McMahar. Springer
and Morrison among them. and they working
hard against Mr. Randall. They assisted by Sem
ator Wallace. of Pennsylvania. who is Of Mr..
Randalls most determined opponents. ana Senators
Voorhees,. of Indiana. and Beck of Kentucky, the
latter two being his uncompromising enemies on the
currency question.
The greenbackers have submitted list of candi-
dates any one Of whom would be acceptable to them
as Speaker Among the names those OF Messrs.
Cox. Bright. Kelley. Fort and Phelps.
1t is generally rumored tonight thst ave South
western Congressman and one New Yorker Mr.. Cox.
will refuse to 60 into the democratic Mon
day night The Southwestern are said to be
Messrs. Hooker and Chalmers, of Mississippi; Ellis,
of Louisiana; Mills, Of Texas. and one other.
The New York herald., 1879-03-15
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.

APPEAL OF THE BUFFALO CANAL FORwARDERS
AGAINST EXCESSIVE CHARGES ON THE DIS
CHARGE OF GRAIN FROM BOATS AT NEW
YORK.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
BUFFALO, N. Y, March IA, 1879.
At an adjourned meeting Of the Buffalo Board Of
Canal Forwarders, held at the Office of Lothridge,
Gallagher & Co. this morning. the following pre-
amble and resolutions were presented by tho COM
mittee and unanimously adopted:-
Whereas in view of the approach Of canal navga
rival rortes divert business from the Eric Canal Is
important that the Buffalo Board OF Forwarcrs should take
and to adopt tho best method for cheapenng
tion via canal and connecting water and whereas
eighth of per bushe for elevang gan while tho
Now York elevators canal boats onehaf Of
to S OF one per Sahe or a
charging In Now York Is much larger proportioa
service any other grain receiving port and thereby Inn
posing burdensome upon clenp and
an unjust ratio upon the OF boat property
Resolved That in view of reduction OF tolls the
ssent competition rival owning conro
ling elevators and terminal facilities the general reduction
% with er""sn % oa and
lucrative rates of canal frefgts the immense and mpor
tsnt relations Of New York city With the Erie
Canal we assume that It becomes an Imperative necessity
the Of tho produce merchants and elevator Of
New York In every possible aid the cheapcnng
Buffalo Board of Canal Forwarders respectfully and
Mostly them at carly date reduction
TO Mt least OF cent bushe OF the
onatc cost OF grain elevation In New York that canal
boats shall be required 20 pay
hereby Is instructed to transmit copy OF the foregoing
preamble and resolution to the New York Produce Ex
of New York city
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account for his inability and his final collapse.
Some say he staggered in his efforts. Very WELL Ex-
ger. But when man staggers the fool at hand con-
cludes that he must be drunk This is how il Is that
men suffering from serious disease. and even from
concussion OF the BRAIN are ugged of to the nearest
police station and locked up. and then behold! o
corpse is discovered in the morning.
1t IL our impression that OLeary was not alfo-
gether satisfied with the of his condition before
this contest commenced. He called upon MS nearly
every day when it approached. and he was much
more quiet and sedate than usual He is never very
demonstrative but on some other occasions he had
enjoyed sort of rollcking confidence. seen in his
eye and heard in the tone OF his laugh Ths was
now absent. and he hinted his suspicion, in re-
signed sort of way that his best days were over.
could possibly defeat him. and we have no doubt
that when he began the race he thought he could
beat him. too. ''Even in their ashes live their
wonted hres!' He was perfectly willing and. in
fact. eager He game before and no
gamer man ever achieved wonderful results by
amazing efforts. He had 'instinct" enough to have
gone on $50 miles, and if the doctrines
propounded in relation to trotting horses by Old Mr.
Wallace had only been true. OLeary would have Kept
the belt. But nature failed, it has failed many
another good man when too often called upon Let
somebody go and ask OLeary's trainer (3arney
worthy the baker, when il Lombard street to
china orange him? When Old Sam beat Tom
Becher. the finest fighter of the day in England he
could hit like horse a-kicking. But when
he fought the baker his force had gone
aud his feeble blows would hardly have
made an impression upon much dough- Harry
Bassett was at one time practically invincibe
upon the turf in first year for horses, and yet
the time came when fourth raters beat him. This is
often the with horses if they stay long upon the
turf and many long and hard races Although
OLeary failed ut last il in the seventh six days
effort and the six preceding he had Therefore.
we hold that he assuredly very great man, and
in opinion shall not look upon his like
again. Hartman is good man beyond doubt;
another good man. and it appears very likely
ut this time (Thursday afternoon) that he will be
second in the race. Rowell is another good man,
but whether he is first class depends upon how much
he has kept within himself, for it is patent to every
$40 miles, with five hours to spare. nor 500 either.
We of the opinion that O'Leary has been
four times upon six-day contest in which he was
perfectly capable Of defeating Rowel Ennis and
Hartman. Other people may do as they please. but
not going to turn our back upon man be-
cause like all the limitabe millions OF race he
found at last. times tried to be subject to
the physical infrmities of human nature.
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THE CONFLICT OF JURISDICTION.
ARREST OF VIRGINIA STATE JUDGE ON 4
FEDERAL WARRANT.

FEDERAL WARRANT. ~
CBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
DANvuLR. Va, March II. 1879
Deputy United States Marshal James c. Luck.
armed with the proper warrant arrested j. D. Coles.
Judge Of tho County Court Of Pittsylvania, at Chat
ham yesterday Judge Coles 10 one of the ve judges
recently indicted the United States District Court.
The arrested Judge informed the Marshal that he
would offer neither bail nor personal recognizance.
but at the same time would offer resistance. and
was his prisoner. ready to be dealt with a.
such. The Marshal then said he would not in,-
prison the Judge, but would hold him his pris-
oner allowing him the freedom Of the county. The
Judge immediately signed an application. which had
been already prepared to Chief Justice Waite of the
United States Supreme Court for writ of habeas
corpus and forwarded 1t to Attorney General Fields,
ut Richmond. That officer, accompanied by Judge
w. j. Robertson. will proceed ut once to Washington
to lay the application before the Chief Justice
OTHER JUDGES LOOKED FOR.
Deputy Marshal Latham Is the way to
Franklin and Patrick counties to execute the war
rants against Judges Bernard and Staples. 1t is
derstood that different course will DO pursued In
their cases when they arrested.
JUDGE RtvEs SURPRISED
Judge Rves has telegraphed here, expressing great
surprise that the marshals should have been
hasty in serving the warrants. Hence the arrests Of
the remaining indicted judges may be delayed until
just before the next term OF court.
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are interested in matches to come on shortly in
London and the other reasons best known to
Sir John himself We will say this much. how
ever Rowell was sent over because he known
rs a fair honest little fellow of good powers.
and those interested in sending him over
were confident that they could rely him doing his
best TO wiz, obeying the instructions given him
and turning deaf ear to any pool box whispers.
HARTMAN.
Harriman's stride has been praised greatly.
but to my thinking it has been one
of the main causes Of . his defeat.
Every practical pedestrian knows that in
a long stride the weight of the body rests ON the
toes just before the foot leaves the ground To raise
the weight as much possible from the toes the
arm should be swung well forward and up
ward and to further aid this object the shoulder
should be raised with the and the body be held
not upright but slightly backward. O'Leary was
good specimen of this style OF gong and his style is
the only correct method of securing speed without
sacrificing endurance. But this system of swing
ing the and curving the body
requires o well knit muscular frame above
the hips. When the fail to swing
as they should the stride shortens and speed is
rapidly lost without gain of any equivalent. Here
Harriman's trouble. The upper part of his body
lacks development. and, though his stride is natu-
rally long, it shortened greatly from the lack
of and back power. For day two his
strength lasted but lack of condition and lack of
style have both told on him. and he has gone behind
with hope of bettering his performance. That he
out of all condition was apparent to any
who has been through training himself and
Hartman Monday night.
ENNIS
difficulties may be summed in one line. Had he
adopted Rowells tactics he would have lasted bet
ter been fresher and further his journey to-day.
= These Mr.. Editor. the views of who has
been practical amateur walker in
ENGLAND AND AMERICA
The New York herald., 1879-03-15
WALKING CONTEST AT BALTIMORE.
[By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1

BALTIMORE, March IA, 1879.
At fifteen minutes after eight O'Clock this evening
Il. W. Johnston, J. p. Mackey. II. W. Pierce. L. d.
Dlondell and John Fitzgerald commenced their
twenty-six hour. go as you please, pedestrian
test for three cash prizes aggrcgatng $780, Tho first
will receive 5000; second, 800, and the third
$50. The contest is at the Masonic Temple,
and will conclude st aquarcr past ten o'clock to-mor
evening. The hall crowded from the start to
midnight. Johnston and Fitzgerald finished the first
mile together in I'm. 55s. At eleven p. NJ. tho score
stood Johnston. 15 miles; Fitzgerald, 15h miles;
l3I, miles.
The New York herald., 1879-03-15
FAIR PLAY FOR RowELL.

NEW YORK, March Is, 1873.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Fair play is jewel" and hope it will be shown
by all Americans to the plucky little Englishman
who is contesting at Gilmore's Garden. 1 observed
him closely yesterday for long while. and could
only notice that he did his work steadily and fairly
and apparently quite Indifferent to the proceedings
of others. Those who have seen him daily from the
start have remarked the same thing. To suppose he
trotted behind Hartman a few minutes out of sew
eral thousand in order TO worry him seems absurd.
noticed that Ennis followed Rowell in similar
manner without exciting any comment
IOOKER.ON
The New York herald., 1879-03-15
ELsoN AND wAsH1NaToNs LONG WALK.

PoUGHKREPsIE, March IA, 1879.
The interest in the walking match reached its cul
mination last night. when Washington made des-
perate effort to catch up TO Elson Round and round
the track sped the long wcsterner when the plucky
little New Englander. seeing that he losing
ground. started on run. Washington attempted
to do the same, but his ankle--the result
of too tight lacing-soon developed into a
very lame one. and he forced to resume
an slower walk than before. Elson ran Is
miles, rested few minutes and ran miles more.
that he increased his lead from IA to ~ miles
During the night Elson rested but one hour and
Washington went of at the same time and returned
with his opponent. At seven A. NJ. both men were
thoroughly tired but, only resting for half hour
they at work again at half-past one. Elson at
this time felt much pain again from feet but was
otherwise In good condition. free from all stiffness
and with good appetite. washington's ankle was
unable TO outwak his opponent things began TO
look dark for him. Elson finished his 275th mile at
11h. 35m. p NJ. of Thursday. and his 30Oth mile at
Oh. 33m. this morning. Elson's foot aud Wash
ingtoDs lame ankle made slow work ali day, though
both stuck closely to the track. Washington Ieav-
Eison only took forty minutes for dinner. Washing
ton finished his 275th mile at 5h. SOM. this morning
and his 300th at 2h. 30n. p. M. Both left the
track at Ali. 3Om., with tho expectation of resting
till six o'clock When they left the score stood
Elson, 331 miles, Washington, 800 miles, making
gam Ior rison OF miles IN tnc last twenty-four
hours. In that time neither had been of the track
more than four hours. Washington is now re-
gartied as practically out of the race IL is i'm
possible for him to close Elson on account Of his
lame ankle, and his only chance of winning lies in
possible break down for Elson. The latter is
suffering from want of sleep, and about the middle
of the afternoon his thighs became and swollen;
but he is confident that he keep walking az long
and as fast as his opponent. though IL In not likely
that he can do any more running. At present
neither man is able to make more than four miles
an hour and IL In generally observed that neither
could have had proper training for the contest
Washington pleads his unavoidable sickness as an
excuse for not meeting the expectations of his
friends and adds that tho race is not yet lost or
won.