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THE INVESTIGATORS.

Spec!a, Dispatch TO The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. There is new
difficulty in the Potter Committee as to the
cipher investigation. McMahon, of Ohio, de-
clines to serve as Chairman OF the Sub-Commit-
tee because he is from Ohio, and favors Thur
mans nomination to the Presidency, and thinks
that for that reason he should not serve.
No palmer declaration Of the TACT that the
Democrats have entered upon the investigation
hoping that Tilden might be injured could bo
made. Blackburn, OF the COMMITTEES, declines
to serve as Chairman for the reason that be
wants to be Speaker of the next House, and
desires to have ro entanglins alliance In bis
campaign. Stenger does not care 70 serve.
Hunter, who might be nominated to the posi-
TOD, is said to be liable to have to answer to
the Grand Jury here for having sent Fhat S
construed By some to be chaJlense 10
Columbus Alexander last summer. : ::
Meanwhile Potter has gone to New York, and
his residence is in Gramercy Park, next door 70
that Of Tilden.
THE TELLER COMMITTEE
returned this morning. The Republican mem~
bcrs say that the Associated Press reports from
South Carolina and New Orleans OF their pro-
cecdings have been prejudicel By local color1ne.
The reports sent during the campaign oY nc"
publican correspondents have been entirely 7ee-
tfed- In New Orleans, District-Attorney Leon'
ard already has $50 political cases, and Is WorR-
ing actively, in conjunction with United sta1es
Marshal Wharton, in prosecuting them. oat"
land and Bailey, OF the Committee, are repre-
Sc nted as having acted in an impartial manner,
while Mcdonald has been very partisan II
possible that Que of the Democrats Will JOIN LIB
Republicans in the report.
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EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Feb: 1-@1n :saeinawT
County OF the wheat crop Of 1878, :i3oo, 900
bushels have been marketed and sl,iDped: to
date, Bay County marketed and shipped l5D,9 2
800 bushcls Midland CountS Sn nata1;:ctde2a ta;:tcatde2 aG!t
shipped 1850 bushels; Gratiot County uafai's2tt-
marketed and shipped s29s 229s IA br1sheis;5 Gahcsee
County marketed and shipped from Flint, Mt,
Morris, aud Clio, ,351 ,8lo bushels. The average
price paid has been 80 cents. The price to-day
is 81 and 50 cents.
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the summary OF the fees, shown By H1opaaus aor,
fee-hool,s RECEIVED hy him for the three ssos Or
ending JUNO 80, 1915, juno 80, 1916, and Junc ~
1877 in all cases referred to him IN thost ~
and not including tees 1or pronis n followip u tab
ular statement, showing the fees and dlscrepan~
cies:
Recister's fees received for cases in bank
runtcy from July l, 1874 to June ao' q o33
Amount reported by Register. 49, g. 4:3s
Understated.. .....-.-.'''e - ~.
Fees received for 1S70.... ...... ~
Amount reported by Register. 9oo1
Understat ted d..--..-....... 49, --.- '-''o
Fees received for16 '-.'.'.-' 90
Amount reported BY Register'..- ~ 49,
Understated .~--- .--~---'e =" ao
Amount understated 1875. l. 81: oou
Amount underetated 1876. ...:... .... + Gqo
r. Total... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -....- -.o1o o-o
Witness said very likely it was sworn that tne
report was correct, but he had now no recollec-
ton about it. He could state generally that the
only question that came to his mind was wuetn
er Ar Hibbard was obliged to report lees IN
cases commenced before the year IN "nlcn 5ae 5ie
report was made, and it seemed TO pe llle iusa sa
that Hbbard had no business to con6true 1ne
law as he did; and that a. report mace unues apes
that construction, leaving out fees IN otncf
cases, was false report.
In answer to Mr.. Culberson, witness said tne
clerk OF the Grand Jury did not, to his recol-
lection, make out 4 memorandum OF Inc
facts upon which the bill was to De
drawn and present it. to him. The evidence was
taken by stenographer. The leading idea all
through the examination was respecting the
two constructions.
Mr.. Culbcrson-Wc understand that.
Mr.. Knott-Your custom is to keep the steno-
graphic reports taken before the Grand Jury:
and ain utterly at loss to accoun. for the
absence OF this one"
Mr. Kpott-IIaye another search made.
"Possbly, it may have been taken BY mistake
to the Office Of Lawrence u Campbell, VINO are
counsel in the Custom-House cases. I'LL try to
find them"
Mr. Knott-We will bo obliged to you II you
will.
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THE PERJURY INDICTMENT.
At the commencement Of the afternoon ses-
sion,
Judge Trumbull made application On the part
Of Judge Blodgett to see the ailidayits that had
been filed, in order that hfs> counsel might: be
better prepared to meet what might come ont
in the testimony
Col. Cooper said the afidayits were prepared
simply for the guidance Of the Hon. Carter q.
Harrison, and had served their purpose. They
could guide nobody in this investigation.
The Chairman said they were never presented
to Congress ut all; but, just before leaving, be
asked Mr.. Harrison If be had any papers
1lat would guide the Committee, and
Mr.. Harrison handed him these papers.
They intended to have the utmost fairness in
this thing; they would look over the papers,
and if there IVES any propriety in it, both sides
would be allowed access to them.
MIR. Lapham said be did not see any use which
could be made Of them, unless some aft1aut
should give testimony differing from the version
contained in his affidavit
Mr.. Trumbull-1t might apprise US in advance
Of the nature Of the testimony.
Col. Cooper wished to know If Mr.. Trumbu1
would consider it exactly fair, when he Ind pre-
pared case to take into court with the voIun-
tary atidavits Of witnesses, for the counsel on
the other side to ask him to turn over his private
papers to them.
Mr.. Trumbull said he did not regard these
papers in that light, MIR. Harrison, who was
charged with this matter, had certain papers,
and be supposed had passed them over to the
Committee in :aa-oficial way.
The 4:haifuaan-Not at ali, sir. s
Mr.. Trumbull-Wc shall be entirely satisfied
with any disposition the Committee makes Of
:his application.
The examination OF Judge Bangs, the District
Attorney, Was then proceeded with. He said he
had looked for the notes Of the shorthand re-
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G w RUKNHAM.

S. w. ,BURNHAM.
Mr., Cooper then asked If Ed. Stiles or Slr.
Earle was in the room.
They we're not.
s'These are the only witnesses that llave been
subpenaed for to-day said Col. Cooper, and
lie suggested IN adjournment. ~ =;
1t appeared, however, that AIR. s; W. Burn
ham, the stenographcr referred to BY Judge
Bangs, vas in the room, SO be. was put on the
stand.
He remembered that Judge Trumbull was in
the Grand Jury room, but not what he swore to-
He would have rcco1lected moreif he hadn'ttaken
notes: He never wrote out the testimony III
reference to the bankruptcy matters. The short
hand notes were turned over to the District At
torncy. That he remembered.
Alr. Knott stated that, ut the suggestion OF
the me.morialists and the counsel for Judge
Blodgctt, the Committee had decided to issue
twenty-five tickets to each side, to be distributed
by them to whomsocyer they might select. This
would be attended to before Monday morning,
and was resortcd to simply because OF the great
Inconvenience and annoyance that resulted from
the crowd blocking uD the doorway and inter-
ferng with the ngress and cgres5 Of the officers,
the counscl reporters, and Committee.
The Committee, at 3:25, adjourned until half
East Monday morning. g..
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ing before him during said. year.: then the
number Of compulsory cases in bankruptcy COM
inG before him. in the same Way,-the language
being precisely similar. My attention was called
to the difference Of language used when speak
ing of the Resister..and when spealzin, OF The
Clerk or Marshall
'sIs i. not fact that you did not trouble
yourself to reach definite conclusion as TO what
the true construction was as between the two
views Of It, for the reason that it was fmnlateral
which view was taken, II you thought Mr.. Hib-
bard ought not to be indicted on the facts shown
you at the time?n
|" said thought that, even If Judge Blod-
gets's view was erroneous, didn't think MIR.
Hibbaru ought to be indicted under the facts
stated to me-"
Mr.. kuott-Do you mean to be understood as
saying TINT man should be indicted iu no case
for acting in conformity to au erroneous con-
slderasion Of the law even coming from q
Judge!
well, Sit, don't say that I do say this !:
That, it there is question as to the returns
which an officer shall make, and he is instructed
by the judicial officer to whom he is Immediately
amenaolc what is proper construction Of the
law as to those returns, and Dc carries 1t out in
good good faith bimselr, haying no wrong pur-
pose, should think it was Tery hard that be
should be indicted"
Mr. GoudF-On the hypothesis that the Grand
JuTy bad decided TO tndict Mr.. Hibbard for not
inclna1ng al ne fees received By him during the
fiscal year fof which the report was made,
whether IN cases coming before him that ycar or
II prevtous years: aud had decided to in1ict him
lot not making true report Of fees in all cases
coming before him during that .year,-is ,llat
lotna " ane lnulcimeuI. Aat You have read
pIopeE 3nuletment to carry ont the vote Of the
=-".ttyell,; ST, 7 don't, Ki,ou whether that is
question which ! am . called upon to answer-a
questlon q Law. ;As. Understand the portion
etff hare read, il is an Indictment
ft1ufuN uUier tliis rarri,13iar lou; fo!o,r;rr
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BANGS ONCE MORE.

Judge Bangs was recalled, and, In reply to
Mr.. Goudy, stated that hc had handed copies Of
Hibbard's reports for 1876 and 1877, as the basis,
to Mr. Thomson, requesting him to draw the
indictment. As he recollectcd, the assignment
OF perjury was that the Register had not
reported all the. fees lie had received
in bankruptcy cases which had come
before him for the year for 'whirh the
report was made. Witness was SO employed
that he did not read the indictment, proposing
to do so, however, before he handed it to the
jury: but in the meantime he had the inter-
view with Judge Blodgett. The indictment was
never seen by the jury, and had never been
read By him. :.
Judge Blodgett-gvas it ever seen by me! e.
Never secn bY you. During the interview
with Judge Bougctt Mr.. Baldwin was finishing
copy, Mr. Thoulson's draft having been inter-
lincu by min and Diotted.'
IN answer to Mr.. Cooper, witness SAID he told
Mr.. Thomson thai the jury had resolved to in
dict Hlbbard ior having ,sillfully sworn falsely
as tothcse annual returns. The year 1875 was
barred by the statute OF limitations
$40 Alr. Goudy le SAID his understanding was
that hibhard had left out large amount Of
fees that he bad received in cases commenced
prior to the year for which the report was
made, aud that therein consisted the ialsity OF
the report :1t.Was on. this ground, he Under
stood, that the Grand Jury had voted to lndict
him, because, during the discussion, the ques.
tion Of the good faith OF Hibbard's construction
came up.
Mr.. Cooper called the attention OF witness
to the Bar Committees pamphlet, asking
II the jury's attention was called to
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RELIGIOUS NOTES,
of Interest to Our Church Goers.


A flower festival will be held at Pendle-
ION NJ. +. Church Tuesday evening.
The Fergus-street Christian Church Sun
ay-school spent last Saturday at Oakley
Grove.
The religious meeting announced to take
place at Robinson's Opera-house yesterday
forenoon failed it is understood, for want
Of financial support.
The ordination Of Professor Vail followed
the discourse OF Bishop Wiley at st. Pau )
NJ. L. Church yesterday morning, and was
very impressive occasion.
A meeting of the colored people will be
held at Allen Temple Wednesday evening
10 take some action in honor of the memory
pf William Lloyd Garrison.
Mr. Anthony Comstock, agent of the
New York Society for the Suppression OF
Vice addressed an excellent audience at
The Sevcnth-strcet Congregational Church
on the effects Of Evil Reading" This
evening the meeting Of the Cincinnati So
rety for the Suppression of Vice will be
held at the Burnet House, when Mr. Com
stock will speak more in detail of this evil.
The next quarterly meeting of the Miami
Baptist Ministerial Conference will be held
ut the Baptist Church, Mt. Washington,
commencing June 9th. The programme
will be as follows: Scrmon-"One God and
One Mediator" Rev. A. S. Hobart; essay
"rhe Essential Qualifications Of Christ as a
Mediator" Rev. NJ. Stone, d. D.; essay-"A
Comprehension of the Two Covenants, y
Rev. j. l.. Lockert; exegcsis Of Gal. iii
1920, Rev. J. Griebcl.
In response to an invitation frsm severa
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A Roman Catholic Joke.

One of the cleverest of our pen.
women, who is a Roman Catholic, tells
the following as having occurred at a
convent school near here-doubtless at
Georgetown An ecclesiastic, celebrated
for his eloquence, came to give Retreat
the name given to period OF days,
generally three, during which devout
souls spend their time in listening to ser
mons, reading pious books and medita-
ting on the duties of life here and the
rewards of eternity-and opened the
ceremonies with sermon on the rule of
life: attention looked from every face,
until, in speaking of one particular
thing, he said, "You must never-that is,
hardly ever" when broad smile flashed
over the church; he was surprised, but
continued and in a few moments re-
peated the unfortunate sentence; re-
pressed giggle rippled from the benches to
his offended ears, and he stopped until
the silence was intense, then he
said: 81 did not come here to be in
suited, nor can see what there is anus
ing in the text have chosen. o, my
children, do you know that in your heed
lessness you laugh at sacred words? Yes,
He Himself hath said it,"-but he gotno
further just then, for the merry-hearted
young things to whom he spoke gave no
thoug ght to anything but the memories
awakened by the familiar words, and one
unlucky girl was marched out of church,
shaking with laughter as she went. The
ecclesiastic, highly-and, from his stand
point, properly-incensed, closed his SER
mon soon after, and sent for the Mother
Superior. Mother" said he, II do not
think the proper spirit exists here for a
Retreat. | have never seen such behav-
ior"-"O, Fathern' she interrupted, her
sweet old face lighting up with the smile
that made her so irresistible belle in
her girlhood-"don't you know you have
been quoting Pinafore' all through your
sermon? and indeed the poor children
could scarcely help it."
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The Illinois Legislature adjourned satur.
day.
John Mesenburg fell dead at Logans.
port, Ind.
Postmaster G. 3. Holcombe died at Chill.
licothe, Ohio.
Edward Smith was killed by lightning at
Mastersville, 0.
William Kent, an old auctioneer at Co.
lumbus, O., is dead.
Richard Croxall, aged twenty, suicided at
East Liverpool, Ohio.
Innis Townslev, aged eighty, died at Ce-
darville, Ohio, Saturday.
The grave of Lewis Passett, suicide, was
robbed at Fremont, Ohio.
Sheriff's sales in Montgomery County,
Ohio, Saturday aggregated 81, 100
Mellis Mullen, railroad yard conductor,
was killed in Cleveland Saturday.
Near Hampstead, Texas, Saturday, Daniel
Morris shot and killed Thomas Loggins.
BY the upsetting of skiff at Belaire,
Ohio, Friday, John Pascal was drowned.
Judge Charles Mason, Clerk of the United
States Circuit Court, died at Utica, New
York.
Near Kenton, Ohio, Saturday, Howard
Shingle was fatally injured by runaway
horse.
Alexander Cohen, the Milwaukee forger,
got off with two years in the House OF Cor
recton.
William James farmer, near Etna Green,
Indiana, committed suicide Saturday by
cutting his throat.
An old resident of Warsaw, Ind, named
by cutting his throat.
Policeman Charles Printz was shot and
killed by Charles Saunders, whom he was
trying to arrest at ST. Louis.
The wife of John G. B. johnson, at Beth.
alto, H., was drowned in a well early Sat.
urday morning. Supposed case of suicide.
Major Cavagnari will accompany the
Ameer of Afghanistan to Cabul, escorted
by detachment of guides Cabul is tran,
quill.
| A Young man named Thomas Evans was
instantly killed in LAGRANGE County, Ind,
Saturday, by falling twenty feet from 6
swing.
George Ruby, who murdered Jane!
| lOWnSley III rTlO County, leAaSi lWo year
ago has been condemned TO twenty years
imprisonment.
General Gourko, Governor General of st
Petersburg, has issued all ORDER placing re
strctions upon the purchase and sale o
strong poisons
Saturday morning Joseph Furste, clever
years old, was drowned in the st. Joe River
Ut. Wayne, Ind, while swimming witt
some companions.
An explosion of fre-damp occurred il
the Glendon Colliery, Mahanoy City, Pa
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Horace Vernet, the artist, was one day
sketching on the Lake of Geneva, when
one of two young English ladies, who had
also been drawing not far away, came up
to him, and in an encouraging tone
offered him some advice as to his art.
The courteous old painter listened re-
spectfully, and when his instructress con-
cluded thanked her very politely. Next
day, on the Lausanne boat, the same
young lady ran up to him, saying: "Oh,
Sir! You are Frenchman; you ought
to know Horace Vernet, and they say he
is on board this very boat; be good
enough, please, to point him out to me" !"
"You would life to see him very much p
ooh, yes!" every well, mademoiselle;
it was he who had the honor of receiving
lesson from you yesterday morning"
responded the smiling Vernet Probably
that self-satistied young woman never in,
structed another artist.
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A DEMOCRATIC SPLIT.
Thurman and Bishop Meetings Held Last
Saturday Night,

The Thurman meeting at Robinson's s
Opera. house last Saturday night was we'll
attended. Mr. James II. Laws was chosen
Chairman and Otway ]. Cosgrove Secretary.
Bone forty odd Vice Presidents were ap-
pointed Speeches were made by Hon.
Alex. Long, Mr.. Emil Rothe and Mr. Theo-
lore Cook.
The Bishop element, which was present
In large numbers, endeavored TO take pos
iession OF the meeting, but got bounced
most ignominously, and they then ad-
Iourned across the street to the Iiibernia
Hall, where Bishop gathering was organ
ized in short order. Mr.. Charles W. Baker
was elected President and Thomas ]. Cogan
Secretary. Addresses were made by Mr.
VIM. H. Pugh, Judge Fitzgerald, Mr.. Chas
Baker and Thomas J. Cogan.
The following was adopted unanimously:
Resolved That tits the sense of the Dem
scratic voters of Hamilton County, Ohio,
here in mass meeting assembled, that bv
both party precedent and party policy, the
Hon. r. NJ. Bishop is entitled to renomi-
nation for the Office Of Governor of Ohio
from the Democratic Convention which
will assemble in Columbus on the 4th of
Iune, and that we most cordially and
heartily recommend a denomination of
Governor Bishop to all the delegates who
nay be in attendance in said Convention" "
The meeting then adjourned
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Hastings Fish Market.

You may see dozen pictures in day
if you set yourself to study this Hast
ings fish market-joyous, moving, rol-
licking, as the case may be, for the exist
ence of these travailleurs de la mer is
mixed tragedy and comedy, poetry and
prose, as the great French poet has por-
trayed it, and the dark threads, as in
most tissue of human life, prevail over
the bright ones. At best the fisherman's
career is one of hardship and iil-repaid
toll, and in bad seasons he is exposed to
all kinds of privations; in fact, the har-
vest of the sea is as uncertain as that of
the land, and just as bad harvest puts
the farmer into straits, a poor mackerel
or herring season reduces the fisherman
to temporary want.
When the times mend, he eats, drinks
and makes merry as well as any one, but
he does not lay by for the rainy day that
comes SO often, and, as naturally hap
pens, is unprovided for in old age. The
life of the fisherman is much as it was in
old days. A curious feature in the fish
ing trade here is the method of selling
fish by Dutch auction, peculiar, be-
lieve, to Hastings. A heap of fish is shot
down on the beach, the seller names his
price, then gradually lowers it till some
one cries, 81 will have it" whereupon
the bargain is at once concluded. A
Dutch auction is an animated scene, and
upon such occasions as these the fisher
men in their huge top-boots, oilskin pet
ticoats and slouch hats, are to be studied
to the best advantage.
From early times the Hastings fish
cries have been esteemed of Importance,
and so far back as 1926 petition was
addressed to Charles | for grant to
make haven at Hastings, 'tin conse-
quence of the great decay Of their pier,
the danger of its being carried away by
storms, and the loss of their shipping
trade thereby" Nothing, however, was
done. Traces of the pier mentioned in
the petition, and which was constructed
in the reign of Elizabeth, are still to be
seen at low tide opposite to the fish mar
ket. The Importance of the Hastings
fisheries is much diminishing at the pres
ent time, and Rye is now by far the most
considerable harbor and seat of the fish
ing trade in these parts. Year by year,
therefore, we may expect to see this last
characteristic of old Hastings diminish
also.
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of the prominent ladies OF the city, a num-
Der of persons met at 100 Broadway Satur-
day afternoon for the purpose of organizing
Central Bureau for the distribution of
charity. Bishop Jaggar presided, and Mr.
Moore, of the Relief Union, acted as Secre-
tary. Mrs. DR.. John Davis, President of
the W. C. A., explained the object of the
meeting, and Mrs Rust read a lengthy re-
port showing the necessity of such move.
ment. At the conclusion of the reading OF
the report remarks were made by Bishop
Jaggar Bishop Wiley, Mr. Moore, Rev. c.
w. Wendte, DR.. Waldon, Rev. Thomas Lee,
and others. 1t was then decided that the
following committee be appointed to select
an efficient committee to mature plan;
Rev DIR. Walden, Rev. C. W. Wendte, H. I.
Mullen, Mrs. Judge Whitman, Mrs. ). s.
Fisher,