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Electoral Colleges.


sas. North Carolina, Minnesota, Illinois.
New Hampshire, Indiana and Ohio are all
reported as having met and cast their bal
lots in accordance with the popular vote of
their respective States.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
New York, December 3d.-Dispatches
from all points state that the Presidential
Electors of the several States met to-day,
cast their votes as directed by the people,
and selected messengers to convey TO Wash
ington the result of the ballot
The Stewart-H Huntington Case.
NEW YORK, December 3d.-The re-trial
of the Stewart-Huntington case attracts
much attention, and the proceedings are
published in full in the principal parers.
The Courtroom was crowded Joseph II .
Choate represents the plaintiff. Beside him
at the lawyers table sit General Lloyd As
pinwall and William Patton, who have
similar suits on the calendar against Hunt
ington. Francis n. Bangs and Roscoe
Conkling appear for the defendant. Stew
art is retired merchant, - years old
In selecting the jury yesterday Choate
subjected every man to searching questions
He wanted to know if any OF them had
been mysteriously approached since they
Were summoned; if they knew Hunting
ton, Jay Gould, or Russell Sage; if they
had read HuntinStons published works on
& How TO Manage Congress :" if they had
ever served in Congress, or been interested
in construction company TO build rail-
road. On answers TO these questions, he
excused two of the jurors.
Bangs, for defendant, said " In the opin-
ion of IIuntington's counsel the questions
of the learned gentleman are an imperti-
nent attempt to prejudice the jury before
the case is before them
Choate replied: Il had reason for ask
ing you if you knew Gould or Sage.
knew the spirit of Freemasonry which pre-
walls among these money kings and rail
road lords, of which the defendant is no
toriously one. When justice strikes one it
strikes all. They have an interest in pro-
tectiug each other. so | was determined
there should be no Jay Gould men on this
jury any more than Huntington men.
tell you it is no easy matter 10 get Justice
against such power as is represented by
that gentleman pointing to Huntington,
who sat eyeing him from beneath his skull
cap), who sits in Court with crown on his
head with the most persuasive eloquence
and crafty skill yoled together to defend
him."
During the testimony of Stewart yester-
day. he could not tell on the spur of the
moment what year lie retired from bust
ness.
''Give him ten seconds, according to the
Marquis of Queensberry rules" suggested
Conkling
Hes not that kind of man, said
Choate
The stock which he bought, witness said,
was full paid, of the par value of 500. He
paid par for the first fifty shares, $96 for the
second, $50 and par with the abatement of
one per cent for commission on the last
100 shares. Stewart was sure Huntington
told him his stock had been cancelled in
stead of saying Z" transferred Huntington
offered him some of the new stock at 500
He understood the new company had been
formed and the stock offered him was not
the same as that which he had sold. 1t was
part of the issue of 100000, 600 capital in
stead of S20,G00,00O which was the capital
on which the original stock was issued. He
declined to take it. The original stock was
of the Central Pacific Railroad of Califor-
MIA, company which had been absorbed
by the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
What made you sue Leland Stanford ?n
He was one of the associates of Hunt
ington, who bought our stock for himself
and his associates. Stanford entered into
contract with me through Huntington
Hopkins and Charles Crocktr We're part
ners in the transaction. For that reason
they are made defendants. These four per-
sons formed the Contract and Finance
Company. This company really bought
our stock"
when did you first find out that Hunt
ington, Stanford Crocker and Hopkins
formed Contractand Finance Company p
s. can't say when. My counsel got evi-
dence of it before this suit was begun. / be
lieve Huntington made contract with me
for himself and associates. | did not know
this when | sold the stock. At that time
looked only TO him as responsible to me for
the performance of his promise"
IN the case this morning, Thomas Payton
testified that he bought 800 shares of Cen
trail Pacific between 1865 and 1869 Wit
ness received from Huntington for his share
of stock $34,S67, and had now pending
against Huntington suit for the enhanced
value OF The stock, the amount being $109,-
212.
General Grants Financial Condition.
PHILADELPHIA, December 3d.-The Press
Washington special says: President Ar
thurs recommendation that General Grant
be given a life pension is said to have been
brought about Ivy the presentation to him
Of the absolute necessities Of the Generals
condition. The fund which was raised by
wealthy New York and Philadelphia gen
tlemen. to be applied to lis support, APP
pears to have been almost exhausted by
bad Investments. and the guaranteed in
come upon which everybody thought he
would be able to live for the balance of his
life, is likely soon 10 cease.
An Indignant Disclaimer.
ToLEDo, December 3d-Mrs n b. Ba-
con, of this city, sister of Presidcnt-elect
Cleveland Indignantly disclaims all lZnowl-
edge of an alleged interview with the cor
respondent OF New York journal, which
has been widely circulated by the press
through the country, and whereby she is
made to express predictions as to the future
management of the White House and her
views concerning her own and her broth
er's family relations She declares the
in the extreme, and she has nothing to
make public concerning Cleyeiand's future.
New Jerseys Choice.
WASHINGTON, December 3d.-In New Jer-
sey the Electors united in recommending
Attorney General Stockton as the proper
representative of New Jersey for Cabinet
position, in case Cleveland should de-
termine to select member of his Cabinet
from that State.
Bloody and Fatal Battle Between Editors.
ST. LOUIS, December 3d-News has been
received from Vienna. the county seat of
Maries county, of a bloody duel between
John II. Diggs, editor of the Maries County
Courier, and Thomas NJ. Watkins, editor of
the Maries County Herald. For some time
a bitter warfare has been waged in the col
unllis of each paper, in which the most yio-
lent personalities were INDUCED in on both
sides and finally eliminated in the killing
of Watkins. In the last issue of the Herafd
Watkins denounced Diggs in the most in
sulting terms. Diggs armed himself with
a pistol and started in search of Watkins
The men met on the sidewalk in front of
Cookies drug store. Said Diggs g You
- lying scoundrel, I've been looking for
you.
Watkins replied: Now you've got me,
what do you Want2"
Tll show you,'' Digs answered, at the
same time attempting to seize Watkins by
the throat.
The latter, however, jumped back, and
pulled out from behind his neck long
bowie knife. Watkins, relying on his steel,
at once assumed the offensive, but before
reaching Diggs the latter drew large cali
Der pistol and fired two shots in quick sue
cession. Both bullets passed through Wat
kins' body, and he fell to the sidewalk, the
knife still in his grasp, and expired almost
instantly. Diggs walked down the street 10
the postoffice and surrendered himself to