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National Republican., 1880-03-13
sharp EpIstoiatory Correspondence.

The following letter was yesterday addressed
TO Senator Hill by Mrs Lockwood, who nctcd
as counsel for Jessie Raymond ia bringing suit
against the Senator recently;
WAsniNGroN, d. c., March IL, 1880.
Hon. b. H. LfH, U. S. Saiator:
SIR am Informed upon what consider
reliable authority that you arc daily ia tho
corridors and ante.ruoms of the Senate de-
uouucng me In most ungentlomanly aud un-
called for terms for having acted as counsel
Tor Miss Raymond n Georgia woman, who,
upon oath before notary public ia this city,
charged you with having boeu tho father of
hor child. | have even learned that YOU de-
sign prosecuting me for conspiracy, blackmail,
etc. My object in addressing you this letter Is for
the purpose ofH7suring you that am ready to
meet that or any other accusation which you
may bring against me. Even though may
fail to substantate tho allegation Of Miss
Raymond, who seems 10 have been tampercd
with by you or somo Of your strikeri, yet, IL
given tho opportunity, ! think | ctn clearly
establish the fact that you aro not Joseph In
morality, and that more than one Washington
family mourn and refuse 10 be comforted In
consequence Of your actions Lot me remind
you, sir, that you are not in Georgia, where you
can bully aud make people afraid, but that
you arc in community of law, order aud
decency, whero you will be made 70
respect the laws, / therefore request
tueV gOu SSaSo youI Nepolg ucuuuoIA-
tions and meet mo as one lawyer should
meet another, with iar aud ftc,s Ia the forum,
aud not with scandal and vltuporation, which
prove nothing but tho weakness Of the man
who uses such means TO influence the public
mind. You are invited to proceed against me
in the courts if you feel yourself aggrieved.
| might also add, ii necessary, that 1 could
call by name II family recently residing on
Capitol Hill whose sixteen year-od daughter
you have ruined, whose younger brother you
have made Il page In the Senate, another
brother you havo placed In the Signal office,
and whose father you have procured a position
ia the Postohice Department., the sixteen
year.old daughter sporting y gold watch that
you presented her. In the language of pima
fore" you would provide for all of this girls
sisters aud her cousins and her aunts," did
opportunity present itself.
Respectfully,
BELvA A. LOCKWOOD.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
THE UTE AGREEMENT.
Secretary sohurz's Plnn-Ths Bill to Exc
cute the Agreement.

cute the Agreement.
A jolnt meeting of the Committees on In-
dian Affairs of the Senate and House was
held yesterday, and Secretary Schurz APP
peared before them, speaking ut some length
on the subject of the agreement arrived at
with the Ute Indians. Ho explained the
negotiations with the Ute Indians which had
resulted IN the agreement and also the policy
nursued by the Interior Department., and
urged that tho Indians be literally provided
for In the special appropriations asked to carry
out tho provisions OF the proposed bill ratify-
ing the agreement. Tho bill, after rociting
tho agreement, provides in the usual form for
It's ratification and for the appointment of
fiyo commissioners 10 present tho agreement
TO the cOnfederatod bands of tho Ute Indians
in OPEN council for ratification, and upon its
ratification TO sppraiso the improvements be-
nging to the Indians upon tho surrendered
lands, to aid In the selection and allotment Of
lands In severalty, and to perform such othor
services rs the Secretary may consider necessary
in the execution of tho provisions of tho act.
Provision Is made for the extension of the juris-
dioton OF the civil and criminal courts over
the Indians aud for the admission of the In.
dians to citizenship when qualified; also for
tho establishment and maintenance of an an.
nuity Of $780, 900, to be distributed per capita,
and for the distribution of "a, 900 by tho Pres
ideut annually for ten years among especially
deserving members of the tribe. Twenty
live thousand dollars is appropriated TO pay
the expenses Of the commission; S350,000 to
delray the cost of removal and settlement Of
the Utes surveying lands, building houses, etc;
$4,000 In addition TO the 100000 now pro-
yided for, TO bo paid TO the Indians per capita;
10000 for the payment OF the appraised value
OF individual improvements, etc, aud $4,000
Tor the care aud support Of this Indians now In
Colorado for tho balance Of the current fiscal
year, provided that, with the exception Of
the appropriation for expenses of tho commits
siouoIs, tho appropriations named shall be.
come available only upon the ratification Of
said agreement by thrce.fourths Of the male
admit members Of the ULe tribe.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
Lot JnstIon BIO Dome.

Secretary Sherman is said to have received
assurances from Ohio that its delegation in the
Chicago Convention will be solid for him.
The justice Of this nobody can deny. Being u
candidate for the Presidency, and Mt the same
time being AN eminent statesman and q sound
Republican, he is entitled to tue recognition
that is assured him. Then there is another
reason why he should have the vote of his
state-he has boon made the target for II line
of abuse by faction in his party which has
boen so bittor aud offensive that IT challenges
a good deal of sympathy among faithful Re.
pubicans elsewhere. He has been wounded
in the house of his friends, aud ii is gratifying
to know that his wounds are to be salved with
q united vote in the National Convention
from his own State.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
NIrrinInPnIItIns.
RTcHNoND, Va MaToh II, ls'

RICHMOND VA MAloh H. lHSD
TO he Editor of The Niioudi Rrpgb'icm'
SIR: In the past few days there has been
excitement ia political circles
here over the black.ballluE Of a prominent
aud lawyer, by an "arlstOcratio'
club In this city. His friends claim land
with "A very groat show Of truth that it was
owing to his political affiliations, as hc had
been outspoken In his duuunciatlOn Of the
Bourbon Democracy. The state oommltteo OF
the Conservative Democratic party mot In
this city on last night aud succeeded Ia widen
ing tho breach already existing Ia their
ranks, one Of their members refusing 10 pledge
himself to support the Cincinnati nominee.
aud declaring that In certain eXigeneles he
would support Grant.
special agent Of the Treasury Department 4,
who Is one Of the oldest aud shrcWdeit politi %
clans In the country stopped here on ycsier-
day on his way back from the South Ia con.
yeIsatlon he said that no had found that nine
tenths of tho yOters in tho South preferred
Grant over any other person who hal boon
named, and that In New Orleans large ma
iorlty of the responsible business mon, iTTo.
spcctive Of party, preferred GrNut a. la tleig
opinion he h the only mlu who could give
stability TO the commercial Interests OF tho
country. Ilo also said that while many OF
tho Federal officials were Oslouslhly for SLgr'
man, in reality they wero for Gmnt aud 30
expressed themselves Ia private conversation.
One of tho most prominent Blaine men Ia this
section said In the presence OF your CORE.
spondent this morning that u was y lorcgono
conclusion that Grant was TO DO the nominee
and that he would be elected aud he thought
it the duty of every Republican now TO sup
port Grant. CoSFED.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
The Fire Board,

The District Commissioners yesterday d.
rected Chief Cronin Of the Fire Department
to report to Commissioner Morgan until tho
reorganization of the Fire Board. Many can
didatcs for the vacancies on the board have
appeared, but no appointments have been
made yet.
Among those who arc considered as candi-
dates for the vacancies, aud who are being
urged by their friends, are eX-Firo Commis.
siouers Talt, Quantrel Stewart and McDuvitt,
aud Mossrs. c. +, Culver, William Dickson.
William j. Stephenson, II, II. Clapp, William
Tludall, Norman BestoT, James L. Barbour,
James G. Gossler Thomas Laaenby. William
Beckett, William II. Smith aud Henry john
son. Mr.. Norman Bcstor is urged for tho
position, it is understood, by Mcssrs. George
w. Riggs and w. w. Corcoran, and It is bo-
lieved that he will be Que Of the successful
Ca nd idatcs,
National Republican., 1880-03-13

sDlutcly false In every respect that never
at any time had any connection whatever
with the matter alluded to In this article,
either directly or indirectly, nor any knowl-
edge Of the matter until IL was pretty gen.
orally known, nor had any other person or
persons. with my knowledge or consent, any
connection, directly or indirectly, with this
matter.
81 pronounce tho authors or originators OF
this and like charges, Whoever they may be,
or wherever they may be, wanton and mali
cious calumniaters who characeristically
stfiko IN the dark and in tho back, hut arc too
oowardly to come 10 the front. / offer the
following resolution:
WHEREAS, The following appears In the New Or.
leans Dcmocrdt, paper published In New orleans,
on the 9th day of March, 1850, purporting to be
ttncted from newspaper called the Charleston
N1rs.
II ~ we'll understood In Washington that the
woman Jessie Haymondiwas carried there by w. p,
KELLOGG, the carpetbag senator from Louisiana aud
this suit brought uncsa senator Ii would cease his
eliOrts TO have him (kclosgl. unselted. The story
with the facts and even " be true, resort u da9
tnrdy means o. Htain political end cal only reccil
on TIE head vi the cuuCOctor OF the scheme.
Hcs1luCd, That committee Of tivo Senators be
appointed by the chair. who shall inquire and
report concerning the truth OF the charges and al
legations IN said article, and the icts and circum
shall have power TO send for persons and papers
% administer Oaths TO employ clerk and Stenog-
mphcr, and to sit during the sessions Of the Sen
ate.
Senator Thurman thought the Senate would
domean itsolf by authorizing a committee Ia
investigate every liliolous article printed in q
newspaper. great or small lIo would, when
the resolution came up on Monday, move 10
lay tho resolution on the table, aud there lot
Il sleep It's eternal sleep.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
The Naval observatory Commission.

Senator Whyte ofMaryland, aud Represent
ative Morse, of Massachusetts, have been APP
pointed by the President Of the Senate aud
Speaker Of the House as members Of the com
mission to select new site for tho United
States Naval Observatory. The other mem.
Der, under the act of Congress, Is Admiral
Rodgers, superintendent OF the Naval Observa.
tory Tho sum of $4,000 WAS appropriated
for the purpose of a site OF which 900 is to
be reserved for incidental expenses, drawing
plans, making estimates, etc.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
STONES CIsE HOPEL Ess.
The President Inclined to Let the Law Take
Its Course.


Its Course
Despite tue attempts made TO secure com
mutation of the sentence in the case of Stone,
the wife-murderer 1t looks now rs though be
would have to sulor tho extreme penalty Of
the law tho Goth instant. His counsel, Mr..
A. X. Browne, has for some time past been
confined to his room by sickness but the
friends of the condemned have not been idle.
Yesterday Mrs. Browne called upon President
Hayes aud in the conversation which ensued
the President stated that he was Of the
opinion that the law must take It's course, and
that lie would not Interfere In the matter If
Stones counsel should have any other
papers than those submitted to the Attorney
General, they might be brought to him aud
he would look over them. Mrs. Browne stated
last evening to a reporter Of The NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN that she had lost all hope of a
favorable reconsideration of the case by tho
President, and acting upon information de-
rived from her visit to the Executive Mansion
yesterday; her husband had addressed the
following letter to stone
WAsHISGToN, D. c., March l2 1850.
ir, J. " ". Stone:
DEAR SIR: Mrs. Browne has lust seen the Presi.
dent in your behalf probably for the last time and
! am sorry to inform you that at present he is not
inclined to iutGrpOse Executive clemCncy in your
case regret that am to- III 10 SEQ you, but, as
you well know, ! have done all IN my power to
save your life. You have now only to reach out
your hand In faith 10 Him who Overrules all for
that mercy which man denies you here. We viii
see write To you again.
Very truly, yours, etc., A. h. BROWNE,
National Republican., 1880-03-13
Alaska Again.
WAsuINGrON, DC. Maroh

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 12, 1880.
To The Editor of The National Republican:
SIR Collector Ball on Alaska this morning
seems to be in ignorance of several matters of
fact which are on file in tho Treasury De-
partment. Ho says that there are 5000 civ.
iized people in Alaska, and ho has never seen
anything of these people on that immense
Territory save what he has seen at Sitka and
Wrangel. There arc less than 300 white people
residents of Stka and Wraugel, aud these are
the only civilized people that Collector Ball has
ever seen in Alaska. Here il the population
of Alaska Town to October, 1879, taken from
the accurate count OF Captain George w.
Bailey, who has visited every village in Alaska
worthy of tho DAme Captain Bailey com.
mauded tho United States vessel X. NJ. Rush.
and has been cruising throughout Alaska dur
Ing the last three years; Collector Ball cannot
gainsNy the facts as given by Captain Bailey):
October 1879: Whites in all Alaska. $50
Creoles or half-breeds 1000
Aeutes. ..''.,..'''..,',.,,,'..2 $500
Indians, AO
Total, '',.,,....''''....,.,,. 1850
The crooles and half.breods aud Aloutcs who
arc semi-civilized aud civilized, with the ex.
eeption Of the 240 who live at Sitka, all live
between 500 and 1000 miles to tho westward
of Sitka. Ball has never been among thom
or he would not give them the foolish credit
of calling for Governor" 0tc, They don't
hubN hhJ bHlhh NN'Nb 'iA' Luz ''''f 't'NH
he defends, and they have no interest what
ever in It,.
Mr. Ball can find Captain BaiIcy'I report in
the Treasury Department and learn great
deal about Alaska from It.
And in conclusion, let it be remarked that
Collector Ball attempts to give the impression
that the 5000 civilized people" of Alaska arc
paying into tho public treasury an annual rev.
enue of $3l7 900. Tho truth Is, Collector Ball
and these 5000 civilized people" have no
more TO do with tho raising and payment Of
this revenue than has tho man In the moou
This handsome sum of $4,000 is annually
paid into the Treasury of the United States by
the Alaska Commercial Company of San Fran,
cisco for the sole privilege Of taking fur seals,
according to law and contract on tho PaylilOr
Islands, Behrlng Sea, Alaska, Collector Ball has
never been nearer than 800 miles to those seal
islands, and has not the slightest official know-
edge of their existence. The fact, however Is
that tho 5000 people of whom the Collector
speaks never have paid a cent into tho Treas
ury of the United States in tho form OF taxes,
and the customs receipts Of Sitka annually
will not net to the GoYernment IN tho iu,uro,
as they have not In the past, the cost Of the
stationery used for tho Collectors monthly
Vouchers for salary, etc aud furthermore,
there Is not q single industry OF any kind ON
foot in Alaska to-day that can be selected as q
basis for q tax of any description whatever.
ALASKA.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
Grant ln sonth OnroIIna.
ORANGEnuRG, S. O., March 10, 1880


10 me- Editor " The National Rcpu6iicaG
sIRi As II seems that some doubt is enter
tanned concerning the choice Of tho South
Carolina delegates to tho Chicago Convention
Tor President Of tho United States, | think
may say, with some degree Of certainty, to
YOUR many readers that the delegation will
certainly cast It's vote Tor U, S. Grant Ms It's
Grst choice aud j. q. Blaine as It's second, ir
tho circumstances should require this second
choice, la no case can tho South Carolina
delegation vote lor Johu Sherman and face
their constituents thereafter. Tho Louisiana
conspiracy 10 deprive tho State Of its duly
elected officers In 1876 and the memorable
word, OF our dear (2l President, 81 care not
for tho Presidency; but what will become of
the colorcd people Of the South f"-or words
National Republican., 1880-03-13

sixty-scven. For many yoara before the war
Mr.. Taylor was engaged in the banking bust
Of the Bank Of Virginia, which position DC
held until just before the evacuation Of Rich.
mond. lilo was elected auditor of The state
by the Legislature Of 1855 90 aud held that
office until the recent change w State oflccrs
by the Legislature, he being defeated by the
Readjusters. lie leaves quite large family,
including his mother, now ninety years OF
age. Deceased opjoyed through llie large
measure Of public confidence aud was highly
respected for his sterling worth and integrity.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
RaIlrnad Aooidemts.

RAwLINs, Wy. T., March l2.--DurIng a
heavy snow storm at an carly hour this
morning two overland passenger trains, Nos,
aud 4, collided at Red Desert station, fifty
miles west OF this place. The engineer of train
No. will probably die from injuries received.
No passengers were injured
CuILLIcoTHE, OHIO, March 12--A freight
train on the Scnto Valley railroad struck a
horse at Hopetown this morning, and tho
engine with nine cars WAS thrown from tho
track. The fireman was horribly mangled
and cannot survive. Lawrence w, Berry,
brother Of the manager of the Western Union
telegraph Office in this city, was on tho train
aud instantly killed.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
A personaI Explanation In the senale.

In tho Senate yesterday, after tho FortIfca.
tion bill had been disposed of, Senator Kellogg
rose TO Il personal explanation and sent to the
Clerks desk and had read the extract which
appears in the resolution below. Mr.. Kellog
said:
"MR PRESIDENT: This article is published
In the New Orleans Democrat Tho same mat
ter, in substance, fad was recently telo-
graphed from this city to several points in the
South. l have never heretofore noticed 4
newspaper article however uujustly or falsely
it may have reflected upon me- l do not know
If | ought to notice this even now, but pos
sessed as | am, of information which loads
me to believe that there is y settled purpose IN
this article aud others of the same import,
which have been published, to pre-
judice ma regarding matter that may
come before this Senate, or to divert public ut,
tention from another quarter to myself,
feel justified in calling attention to this arti'
Gle. | desire to say that tho article read by
the Secretary, SO far as it relates to me, is abb
National Republican., 1880-03-13
FIFTY CENTS PER MONTH,

of like effective will mover forget. Now VIC
are determined not to stultify ourselves as
colored mon. RS citizens, aud rs voters In lick
ing tho hand that smotc u.s. Every dcpriva.
tiou Of our right as is exercised toward ~ IN
the South since 1876 may be justly attributable
to the barter and sale OF our rights at Now
Orleans. Lst tho colorcd delegates and the
white delegates at Chicago refuse 20 DO the
catspaws for any Presidential candidate.
Respectfully, ID. A. 3.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
Tho seeond nntlIs Of nun Run.

Surgeon Faxon, OF General Morolls divis.
ion, Army Of the Po tomoo, at the second bat
Ito of Bull Run, says that his division while
marching 10 the relief Of Pope was ordered to
a halt by Porter, and that tho latter, who was
In house with his stalf, remarked 81 don't
caro- d-n if we don't got theroW All !
Fitz.John Porter tho 100000 you cannot
Justly claim hut on can claim the respousi.
bility of mourning widows and fthorlesi
children by the hun dreds-nay, thousands
National Republican., 1880-03-13
The Jamestown Walkers
THE G.iLLOWS TREE.
A Negro Hanged at Savannah.

n
SAVANNAH GA, March 12.--Dan Brigherly,
u negro, was hanged in private in Thomas
Vile, Ca, to-day, for tho rape of respectable
white woman in October last.
WIFE MURDERER PAYS THE PENALTY.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, March 12.-sidney
McFadden, colorcd, was hanged at Washing
ton, Ark to-day, for tho murder Of his wife,
Esther, in November, 1870.
EXECUTION IN ALABAMA.
FLORENCE, ALA, March 12.-John May
field, colorcd, was hanged to-day for the muir
der of Tobe Irvine, also colored, In this place,
on November IL, 1878. MayGeld and Alex.
Jones, who were employed on the mussel
shoals, came to town, got drunk, and raised a
row with Irvine. The proof showed that
Jones held Irvine while Mayfold cut him
severely, from which ho died. Mayleld and
Jones were convicted last September, and the
former was sentenced to be hanged aud tho
lattor to twenty-five years in the penitentiary.
Mayheld had no appetite yesterday or to day,
and slept worry little last night, Ho said his
conviction was caused by malice, but he was
going to better country and was prepared
to die, He showed no signs of fear. At lido
o'clock p. M tho trap-door foil, and In about
ten minutes tho doctors pronounced him dead,
aud his body was given to his friends for
burial. The Justice Of his execution is gen
orally recognized.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
Kenrnoy,s Trial Postpnnad

SAN Francisco, March 12.--Denis Kear.
ney was brought before the Police court this
morning. On appearing he stated that he
was ready, aud desired neither jury nor coun.
sci, and that hO had no witnesses Tho police.
man who is the complaining witness in the
case, being temporary absent looking for GER.
tain Witnesses the case was continued, on
motion of the prosecuting attorney, until to.
mOrrow
National Republican., 1880-03-13
Army Onioers as Witnesses.

In order that the proper appropriation may
be charged with the expense Of attendance of
officers of the army summoned TO appear to
testify boToro committees OF Congress, COM
mandiug officers have been instructed to be
careful to grant permission to such officers to
appear, and not Issue orders to that effect.
Mileage for travel in cases of this nature is
not viewed as a proper charge upon tho appro'
priations for support Of the army.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
indian Argent Indicted.

MILwAUKEE, March 12.-Tho United States
Grand Jury have returned an indictment
againEt ex-Indian Agent j. Bridgmau, of the
Menominee (Wis.) reservation, who is charged
with making fraudulent returns aud vouchers
to the Government. Brdgman claims he will
be able to clear himself of the charge
National Republican., 1880-03-13
Pnrdnns to be Applied For.

Harrisburg, PA, March l2.-Application
will be made for pardon In the cases of KEN
BILE, Salter, PetrOf Rumbergor and Crawford,
and their counsel are now preparing reasons
that will accompany such application. IL is
thought that special meeting of the board of
pardons will he called to eonsider these cases.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
SHERMIN,S CANDIDACY.
The Secretary Defines His Position.
WIsurscroS n. q. March IN 4

CHICAGO, ILL, March 12.--The following
letter has been received by NJ. L. Scuddei, of
this city
WASHINGTON, D. c., March TO- 1850
My DEAR SIR: Your letter of the 9TH instant. IN
which you express your strong dissent to my re-
tirng from the Presidential rnce is received l
never for moment contemplated such course
and the rlmor you speak of was no doubt promptly
denied. The first public mention of my condI-
dacy was In the inference drawn from my letter to
the Hon. Mr.. lInshin, of New York, In which /
stated what would seek to do In case of my nomi-
nation aud election. Since that time have been
considered by the public candidate and have
so regarded myself with the purpose neither to
Riendy aid as is offered me. This position intend
to occupy to the end. do not think II necessary
for me 10 belittle arragn General Grant. Senator
position TO promote my candidacy. Very truly
yours JOHN SHERMAN.
National Republican., 1880-03-13
Crevasscs in the Mississippi River.

NEW ORLEANS March IA break has oc-
CURED in the leveC near the barracks. 1t is
being closed and the levee Strengthened. The
river is very high, causing apprehension that
the levecs will not withstand the strain on
them. A crevasse thirty feet wido is reported
in the levee Bayou Laiourche, five miles be-
low Lockport. The State engineer will send
men and material to close It,