New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-08

nay a1tefhe had forwarded another proposition 40
! quarter of the price.
! The last of Mr.. Marbles ciphers. reading
Proposition failed. Finished yesterday after
noon responsibility as Moses. Last night
Wnolley foand me and said he had
nothing winch knew already. Tell Tilden to
saddle Bia kstone.' was admitted except az to
the translation of failed" the equivalent Of the
cipher Laura which proved upon examination
of the original to W. a mistake for Lama
neither word occurring anywhere else IN the
whole series Of dispatches. Colonel PeltOn
bad te-uhc1 that this version was
correct, Is voll rs he could remember. Mr.. Marble
Was DOWN yht sire that il wrong but be again
stirred the audience 70 derisOn by declaring that
he had not the least idea what it did mean.
In general way. he meant 20 intimate
that j" thought the Board was going 20
do night. aud he wished to give Mr.
Hide''s horse Blackstone that pleasant cud
chow While his master trotted him around tho
Park. Wooi"y hld nothing" probably meant than
Woo'l,y had mo news II is hardly necessary
70 add that chs explanation generally REGARDED
as highly uns1ns tactOrY and the hesitating mannee
Of itS delivery did not improve n. That Mr.. Marble
was hero keeping back secret, either his own or
o;hcr', was tolerably plain.
Why he never told Mr.. Tilden OF the infamous
conduct # his trusted nephew. why he
never waEed thc committee OF the crimes
by which they we're being compromised,
why h. took steps 10 prevent tho
accomplishment Of the scheme which had evil
IDENTITY been intrus,ed to Wooey we'll as himself,
why, Instead Of resenting the disgracefnl
ard dangerous Interpretation put upon his
first proposition" he proceeded to trausmio
a second and third TO the same person. why hs
kept right on after he found out that he was
being used As the medium for the snb-
mission Of corrupt proposals, he wholly
failed TO explain.
Just before the adjournment Mr.. T.. L. Paris pre-
sented himselfthe first of the cipherers no could
remembcrhls key. lie presented copy of Websters
Pocket Dictionary which he had purchased re-
Gently. and II tried upon two dispatches in tho
dictionary code one of his own and one that had
been already identified and explained b. Smith
Weed. Mr.. Paris began by saying that he had
found great difficulty in working with this
cipher. and that he received some dispatches
IN Florida which be WAS absolutely nou
able TO translate, and never had translated. Tho
working of the key on the first dispatch down TO
the last line where Mr. PARIS failed 10 make any
sense at all proved satisfactory. except that threa
cipher words given incorrectly in the TRlBVNE's copy
yielded a different meanng-"a act in harmony
when translated according 70 the original advise
us here" when rendered by the COPY. Tie second
began substantially right, but en- the discovery
/ that The TRIBUNE had match" Marble IN
stead of "wretched7 lWOoiley, -ouie dis
cussion arose and the further examination
was postponed, Mr.. Stcngrr apparently
intulatmg that the copy had parposely been falsl
lied. OF course this charge is absurd on it, face
Ii makes 40 difference % IHF TRIBUNE
whether Woolley or Marble figures IN tines, affairs
but II is 10 be expected that whore the greater mat
tiers cannot be denied explained away the lesscr
Will be fuuously attacked at every opportunity.
Among those present in tie evening Was Henry
IIavemeycr. Who appeared to be much interested.
/ The room was densely crowded BY men who watched
the cross-eXammati0n Of Mr. Marble with the closesb
/ interest. Tie chairman, General Hunton, was
Obliged to repeat a threat which he made
I in the afternoon to clear the room, since
| the spectators were unable 10 restrain their
laughter aJ the perplexng questions pu5
to the witness. During the afternoon sos
sion General EIunton read "a request from Mr..
Iildcu that &c be- allowed to make statement %
the committee before II adjourned, and the chair
Llan q. so SAID that Mayor Cooper had asked per
mission 10 ryappaar Ii was decided To hear Mr..
Tlldeu aaI Mayor Cooper to-day, the former IT IL
and the latter az 10 o'clock.