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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
SOUTHERNERS UNUSUALLY HAPPY.
Igr rELsjRAPH TO TIE rSfsUSg.l

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Democratic Repre-
sentatyes from the solid South havo been Looking I'M
usually happy during the last three days Al no time
have they he actually uneasy on account OF
Mr. Cevcland's reported declarations respecting Ciyn
Service Reform but since Monday they have worn an
air OF sero confidence they daily filed, for attention
in March, letters demanding pOsi-onces, consusihps
couector,hips ccrk,p, and other "lruts OF victory
The source their confidence is understood To be Re
cent remark Of Nj Cleveland to the effect that faithful
adherence 20 tie principles OF civil Service re-
form will demand tho carly removal OF every Federal
offce holder in the south, ana TIE appointment
in their places OF good Democrats The ground for the
proposed action is that Republicans IN tio south WHO
bold offices have had too much 10 do with polncS or
their Democratic successors viii never oeud il
The way, hut viii devote Themselves wholly To
Their Orieal duties. II probably expected that when
"thc good old times come again minus slaNcry-ie
Yankee the South. well "a the negro. viii cease 10
take an active interest m politics, and qcn who come 20
Congress with certificates Of election based upon The
votes OF small minority of the electors VIII not be
asked troublesome or impairment questions. nor be
brought face face with evidence showing thdt they
were elected by unlawful means.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
THROUGH NEW YOHK State.
4 NEW ANTHRACITE COAL FIELD.

CORTLAND, Dee. 10.--L1st summer Ledndcr
Iadd bored an arcsan wol on h. farm, lour mile, from
hi. village AT the depth Of siXtysix feet, the dn
passed through brittle bacS deposit oi-ht feet thick
Specimens taken from the deposit were submitted 70 a
eeologis at Cornell University and to mining experts n
Scranton Penn. Both authorities pronounced IL antlra
cite coal of good quality. Several mining contractors
coal region cudoavorod 90 secure the right to
SINK a shaft the vein aud work 10 If it proved to bo
ore of any extent but the of the land refused all
their OILERS and is putting down shait m hl- Own y
pcu,c. II Doe lld.oaa in quantity corresponding with
iis quality immediate steps viii Zoe taken To open mines
ou adjoining farms. Already stock sufficient Co bud a
road from the spe 20 IWira and Cortland Railroad 40
Chicago station has been subscribed for pending the re-
suit ol adds e,t The discovery has caused marked
appreciation Of real estate in Che vicinity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
ARREsr or ~ ELOPLNG PAIR.

Edward Odcll and Mrs. Mary u. i. Hall
were arrested in Salem, Mass yesterday by Detective
Stanton of Hudson County, ~ j. They eoped about SIX
weeks ago from Jersey City. The facts were puDsheu
IN TnE TRIBUNE at the tlmo Mis-. Han was inc WHO VI
Mortimer q. Hail. q captain sho was OF gay ana
f.,o dlspoaltlon and during her husbands prolonged
abscntca entertained great deal of company phcpa
men Odcll su,lted orders for grocery nrn anu hN'u
After Odcll aud Mira Hall became acqusinteu pueu per
Hundod hla wife 60 rent larger houHc In torhraNe any
take Mira Hall hor husband aud three children "a hoad
rfA. short mo after this arrangement was cohp','u
Captain Hall went OF on voyage, hnd cw uaye 'ht",
Odul and Mrs Hall disappeared odo lrit hH WIG Hhu
ohildtou Ia destitute circumstances THO couple tooh
with thcm money and pcrn0nal property belonging 10
CAPTAIN HALL and 10 Ia Tor thia that thuy have ho'h
inflicted When Captain Hall returned he instut,h po
orodhgs FOR divorce and the case In now pending pso''
tho Chancellor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
GENERAL SWANS STOCK ACCOUNT.

WAsHINGTON, Dec. IU.-In The SWallu cUUII
martial this morning the examination OF MT bate
man tonchng the condition Of Swan's stock account
and the general method OF conducting his stock tahs-
tions was resumed The witness said that he served ID
the Navy from eGG to 49, l. and In the marine
service from 1871 to 1850 that he resigned from the
revenue marine services not dismissed ana had not
been charged In the Treasury Department with present
ing fraudulent claim for travelling expenses between
New York and Washington. Mr. Grosvenor endeaVured
unsuccessuy to 60 into the matter of the purchase ~
Ivanhne Copper Mining stock Al " the stock CHARGED
tn SWAIN, the witness said. had been bought absolutely
for him in every 49,. -,
Iohn G. A,hpv. hcokkeruct for Baieuan Co. tcsti-
nni 20 the consolidated statement nrcsentedto NWai
and then iav stone chief Uf the 'orlesnnndrre DIV
sDn war npuartmprt was examined. lie salh ihhi ht
acting chief clerk ~ the Department itnm Apl ~
tp April ~ last, aud drs'rhed the circumstances air
lns lie ptpsrnie ip the Secretary ~ War ~ Batemah
lptipi containing the charges AGAINST sWahi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
THE VISITING STATESMEN,
DEMOCRATS ARRIVING FROM ALL PARTS,
INVITATIONS sHNT 10 LEADING MEN ~ IHE PAhTf
To CONFER WITH MIR. CLEVELAND.

INVITATIONS SINH TO LEADING hEN ~ IiIE PAhTf
To CONFER Win MIR. CLEVELAND.
IfgoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or IIil TRfBuNE. !
ALBANY Dec. 1O.-SenatOr Bayard's confer
oncc with President Cleveland was only the first OF
a number II such interviews. Tho leading men IN
the Democratic party have boon invited by letter by the
Tre,sdont-clcct come to Albany and give him their
views freely concerning should be the policy Of the
party at Washington, and what men shon!d be
given official positions. From now until MT
Cleveland starts for Washington leading Demo
Gratis will call upon him. Pains were tahen
to-day 10y Of the Governors friends To declare that
Senator Bayarl was invited here with Wow Of ten
dcrnc him Cabinet position. but solely to learn what
he thought honld be the attitude Of Democratic Pres
dent on the thousand and public matters be Will
have TO consider at Washington.
Invitations been sent said OF Mr. Cevclands
friends Ia the representative Of tho south, OF the
New. England States, ~ the Pacific coast, and OF
the Western states, as well as 20 the
leading Democratic members Of Congress. to
visit the Prcsidcntclcct. You will SEQ after the
other coming to Albany. Allen O.. Thurman, OF OHIO !;
Joseph Mcdonald and Senator voorhees,. of Indiana
General Gordon, of Georgia Senator Farley, OF Cali
fornia; W. f. Villas. OF Wisconsin Governor Cntcudcn.
Of Missouri and indeed all the leading Democrats. II
will not until the Prcsdentelcct has had talks with
all these that he will begin 10 frame his Cabinet and
map his policy OF Government. Naturally the Presi-
desires to become acquainted with the leading
Democrats and TO learn their views before deciding
upon his President. Mr. Bayaris appoint
men ~ secretary OF state Is being opposed by some OF
the Governors friends Mr. Bay ard It IS urged has not
requisite rmness for the place They say that there
is likely to he trouble with European nations as 10
the disposition OF Cuba. Spain being willing 10 dispose Of
that dependency 10 some other nation. That could not
he permitted by the United States. Those who oppose
MIR Bayarl's appointment favor that Of Allen q. Thur
man as Secretary of state Mr.. Thurman Is
a William L. Marcy sort OF man, who
would not be bulldozcd by foreign nations
their representatives"
The prediction that william i. Villas, OF Wisconsin,
chairman of the Democratic National Convention would
visit the President elect fulfilled later In the
day. The last time that lie here he announced To
Mr. Cleveland his nomination for President - am very
glad here under the circumstances he said Br
Villas hclda long conversation with the President elect.
MayOr-eect Grace, William c. whitney aud Commodore
Van Santvoord OF New York. also visited the Governor
Mr. whitney was I'm consultation with the Presdcntelcct
most of the day and again there tn al he
favorng the appointment OF Mclean or HOadly Tor
Cabinet position.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
DRAWING ANOTHER MANS SALARY.
IBy TELEGRAPH To THE TRInuNEl

WASHINGTON, Dec. H. HS IlViSt t'"i'"i'-
tee on Elections shows disposition TO ask the House TO
consider ana dispose of the CraigShccy contested eec
ton case ON Monday. Chairman Turner of that COM
mittee informed the House that "at a mter
per,od he would call nj the growing out OF the
election Mr. skinner. of North Carolina but mol word
escaped him in regard the Alabama case. 1t seems
likely therefore that Mr. Shelley Will continue to receive
from the Treasury the United States. un after the
holiday recess. II not until the end of the
session, sl3 66 a day. to which fourteen Of the
fifteen members of the elections committee, 10y
their report dated July s. 1854 declared that he is
not enti tied According TO the conclusions of that re-
port ne has been drawing Mr. Craigs salary ever since
March a. 1888 willie Mr. Craig who was elected by four
Oh five thousand majority has not only been deprived of
hi. rights and privileges as legally elected Representa-
tive but compelled. great expense. TO establish his
title before committee, two-thirds OF whom
belong 10 the political party That
MIR Shelley does. The record In the case was
not yonininons the evidence of fraud was so com
plete and overwhelming that eight OF the nine Demo
cratic nembers o! the committee wcr iolcen 70 iliu
that Craig was elected although Mr.. shelley had 'ake
his In the House by virtue o celtlhcalc paSeu on
pretended majority of about 1000 1t took the commit
Zee more than months reach its conclusions Whch
sca aST Of Oi Mr Shelley seems have been
wolves question Of the highest privilege known
10 legislative body, II may be called M on AT any uWe
and therefore, every days delay Is substantial deii
OF the right OF representation To large majority VI the
people of the INth District of Alabama Ever since
March 1871 with the exception OF about four months IN
lSS2. MIR. Shelley has received pay rs DenncfHuc
overwhelming Republican majority. Several gcOd ia"
yers who haychad occasion 10 INVESTIGATE the suoJeri
have the opinion that during the entire period
The district been represented by man who WAS
fairly and legally elected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
DIR. SMITH ON snIps' SURGEONS.
DISCUSSING CHOLERA AND THE KENTUCKY fLA"u
CALLING oN THE PRESIDENT.

Discussing CHOLERA AND TIiE KENTUCKY PLAGUE
CALLING oN THE PRESIDENT.
WAsriNCrON, Dec. 1o.-Dr. w. Nj. Smith,
the Health Officer of the city of New York. READ paper
To-day before the National Conference of state Boards OF
Health here In regard 20 the failure Of the maritime
ary regulations to prevent the introduction Of con-
taous d eascs in this country lie referred to the M
reliability of bills OF health from foreign ports and to the
legislative efforts that nave heen made to have the SICK
an immigrant vessels cared for before Ian ling. The
difficulty in securing sanitary condition OF affairs on
ocean steamers, he SAID lies In the fact that
the owners are not citizens OF this country
and as a rule they are indifferent
TO the danger of bringing infections diseases into tins
country, unless coercivc measures are ad"n'eu' ~"
many OF the lines steamers nave no" isoo"
aud their isolation of contagio diseases ana her
mcn is often complete lallurei Inf Ucn"rncc
that the pay Of surgeons i small, ana III CONSEQUENT.
they are principally young men VINO want " - -
rofid hcfIe setting down to the practice Of their pro
fesion 10 correct this defect he urged that snip sr
ccons appointed after examination Dy g. o Ne
board and that their salaries aud tenure Oh o'noo
made the subject OF proper regulations. ~. -
The president of the conference, ii,istuSI T, ,
New. York also read report in which he sad 'n' 'o
recnrt f causcd by the cholera most start
ling Little preparations had been lla9c 10 NJ
mo disease i'm Paris or London although ha prcNalc
frr whale season. in The south OF France and Italy ana
had swept away thousands OF hves Whlch l.gn t ~
proper precautions have been saved lie renlHo" rs
hearers of the terrible mortality from cholera IN me c
OF Orleans from $50 TO 1870, the deaths rom We
disease during that period having reachSu oooo
excessive mortality owing to the bad sanitary co
ton OF the city during those years Now thahhS 70 "
better public opinion and to the efforts OF Stae anu @
uicpal health boards New Orleans is perhaps as wen
prepared TO meet cholera any OF the large Eas'
Crn cities. Dho ord
At the afternoon session Drs. sternhcrg. Rome ana
RAYMOND a committee disufectants. appointed al ~
Louis in October. presented an important icpoI, On
subject which II is stated that most of the weadyer
tiscd disnfe, tants the market are utterly uic
liable and deceptive , ~ ~.
In the course of his report for Kentucky Dr. Mcro rnacR
referred incidentally TO the epidemic disease recently pe
vuing in the mountains OF the eastern poitlo!
OF that state ana Virginia, and stated That coprhs
medical inspector had been sent by the Ste i5oa 90
Health in Kentucky 10 the afflicted district 10 hNesu-
cate the outbreak. In the news thus f1r receiver
that locality there some exaggeration. hItcr re-
ceiVng reports about half the states the conference
adjourned to at tomorrow. The he,hpetn "a 1
the conference had audience with the PRESIDENT luS
afternoon which Secretary ErelnShu! sen was pres
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
yuers poys 117IlENpr HieAWdr ROBBERY

A woman dressed 10 black was waiAihs uoms
between sixth and seventh a'es. yes".
say about D. H.. carrying brown leather feusa.
her hand. when young man aooas 80
years old rushed n.y. TsnSrsss sa ny tho bag from
sns Sca s's s Ss' s: :i
brief space 1t Was ,ssr, MP tho bag half IN W1
sue sss they IN all ssS
tho rocae in her possssonS but the young rosa.s g.
away s"a The woas wa: Mrs. by ito sho
asS West Ihirtesnhst was 90 on the Sidewalk sCms
that sas %So to incident
assistance, and took her 70 hsHn matched awsf
sna returned u. az Wv Wo ~ not
pocket mono Of which W. missS 10 sttsmpt was na4
any charge aeAnst NE
IA arrest them
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MISCELLANEOUS RAILROAD iNtEtiigrNcs
IAMntNnr nnn lnzAi the animal mnnls

LAWRENCE l'rrt i'i@Al lhr hhhtH meets
ha ~ the Stockholders ~ tho hnsi1h ahh Mehp hali
feai tho directors elected Nefp ueeiee e. Lord sahsa:
let q. WHITE, Amos Paul Aahanis !, hielFe, LANES "
Nichols, William p, Stevens, Joseph =, hilhtt ilphail
Oinpf Samuel q, Lawrence ahi FRANK Jones
Hasfos, Dec i0,At the annual meeting oE The s,ees'
holders OF the Eastern Railroad to-day the following
directors we're chosen Frank Jehes Samuel o. law
renee, George b. Morrison, Richard olnef, Joel Y,
Rogers, Arthur HeWeil Francis J. Amoiy, lhemas W.
Hyde and Charles iOughton, They were the Old basfi
PROVIDENCE Dec lO.-ihe Rhode Island and Massa-
ohusets Railroad Company elected to-day the present
Board of Directors, Jonathan Chace, George L. Little
field, H. Conant. James T. Ray, Edgar X. Ray, A. B
Chaoe Jesse Boynton, Darius Gof and Joseph q. Ray
The annual meeting OF the New-iork, Boston and
Providence Railroad Company was held here to-day.
have been 81 1880 expenses, sly 100 DIVIDENDS
and interest 1885, 1886 leaving net surplus OF $685. 3S
The directors chosen are samuel ID. Babeoeki ! d.
p Dixon, of New-York; Henry Howard of Coventry;
Nathan L. Dixon, Westerly Robert Kings, Proyl-
dence and Henry c. Robinson, Hartford.
RICHMOND, Dec. 1O.-The stockholders OF the Rich
mond and Danvllle Railroad Company to-day elected
Colonel Buford OF Richmond, president The Board
Directors increased to twelve. George f. Baker,
c. S. Brice ". p. Clyde, H. c; Fahnestoek' John H.
Inman, John McAnerney, j. G. Moore. W. g. Oaknlani
II. b. Plant George l. Seney and George = scott AZ Oh
New-York, and Joseph Bryan. of Richmond.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders on the KEN
mOnd and West Point Terminal Railway Company
elected w r. Clyde president and c. > Brice A. D. li
ford, John McAnerney, George 5. scott and saInuei
Shethcr directors.
The following named gentlemen elected directors
of the Waikiki Valley Railroad Company yesterday In
ward L WnslOw Horace Porter Ashbel Green. Charles
Bard, Theodore Houston George ii. Sharpe Howard
Mansfield Walter Katie John H. NisDet James MacAg,
Joseph z. Ord, +. Il. Worcester and John -. Kerr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11

A meeting of the congregation OF the
Bethany Colorod baptist Church Of Newark was hela
last night 10 take aoton upon the question OF tho MIN
istry Of the Row William Jackson who week ago op
from interfering with HIS preaching until tns sense rb o
his flock could ascertaned by ohurch meeting,
Rev Dr. Basset OF the South Baptist Churoh presuo"
as moderator over one hundred members OF tno con
gregation wore present tho partisans OF MI Jaehso
comprising "a small minority only. ~ was sateu, vo
the Ineeting that was taken declaring thal MI
Jaokson longer pastor OF the ohntch ana "pp'V
ing All that had heea done by the church ohcsra
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
THE FORT WAYNE BsTTERMENTs.

PIrTsBCRG Dec. 1O.-A secret meeting Of
the president and directors OF the Pitsburg Port
Wayne Railroad was held at the Office Of that road In
this city last night to discuss the question Of issuing
beterment stock under the decision OF the Supreme
Court. 1t Is understood that decision has been
reached. President Myers Secretary Haley and nun.
Der OF directors including all who attended the meeting
left the city early TINS morning 10 inspect the better
ments and improvements 10 the road Ole Of the direct
ors said that under the ruling OF the court nothing was
left for the Psburg Fort Wayne and Chca xcept 10
issue the stock under that decision the
Company canno. be compelled TO pay the rental until the
stock is issued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
POLICY OF THE WEST SHORE.

HOSTILE CRITICISM ANswEgED-A GOOD FIELo
OPENED AT An UNFAvORABLE TIME.
To theEdttor The Tribune.
SIR: Under date of November An OBJ
server addressed communication to the EdltoOo fhs
Londo. Economist OH The American Railway War"
This contribution very lively topic of the day
this evening reproduced in lhe NAL and Express aud
affords the Editor Of that Journal the announcement 10
express hls graefulnoss 10 Observer for making n
piratical policy of the West shore 50 plain 10 English
investors This gratitude IL uttered with so much FER
vor ~ to breed doubt of the writer's disnteestcne
The paralleng OF the prosperous Central - deemed
an audacous attack on vested rights, bht u,
the Pcnnsylyanla Railroad as ncaflySS a
the physical char acterisiics OF riSged country
would permit Is dl'creetn not lnen."9u ~ =, '
that the West shore AFTER snare Oh INC %
local passenger and freight business OF Centin sew
York A. well as fair proportion OF THROUGH tidht, -
the South Pennsylvania iOau Duinihs ~ o,'
phanthropic scheme with no selfish thOIsht " COZ.
coke and ore, which contribute SO ia'-y - mn
profitable tonnage of the PeunsyNall "Nu 'Nc p''"
more and OhlOi 80 . ., , ia.
West Shore and despite an in'l s,,adI
tho contrary. the enterprise appears 10 ", iVunui
on sound calculations. II meets an uhu9"oN D,," -
for greater conyeniences ana 9ppoFWnlsv' ~ sngers
along the west shore OF the Hudson RIVER; II ,onn
the railway system of the state OF sew i9th "n and
NcwJersey, Pennsylvania, Maryla 'ho ~, NeS.
the south. Il furnishes an independent ivr,,a
England and Canadian roads. whose traffic has m,s
been hampered because OF dopenuence on III f,,or
Interested ia depriying them of the foclliies 'a 5s
able terms granted to tncr compeitnls u
increased terminal facilities NJ tue Waer unV, ,,iny A
Tho West shore was opened for business curing 4
period of general depression that has seriously rs.
the earning capacity OF all the roads these mt tos
cur and "a often suggest the apprehension WIN f IA
much capital has been absorbed by RAILWAYS nssses
revival " commerce this temporary paial,ss y ram.
away and the Increase OF mileage in the neV esbeSi
Llly followed by development from when VIC ~ ths
trunk lines bound to profit The pronu',nsne.s Il
West shore may have erred az to the MIN tho
their entcrprlse, but any one familiar ,hs .ea
natural avenues of communication petW,o.. ia lne IN
hord and tbe West must ledge that w r,s
nropery planted aud with fair trcalm.n, wheh
prosper Tho existence " tho raIVysu u and enemcs
heu,s of yeeted Interest,"" In New ipth n,,te "a
of {" vested inercats" IN PennsyNaMa '" Ehe limo 10
much denote the absence of fair rea'n ,ar an prac.
ri,icae mo construction of the west SNOW a.
deal pnrposes ia past The road T. built "a ~ necc-
mi operation aud Ia puraulns the ylEoio 40 facilities
sary Ia n. nubllc attention. 10 populnnto W" '
rrratel and win proper share or latIen.so u.euyER
Asie, York, Dee u, lsHt NNv'"
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AnRlNA1.A nrkiNa NOVEMBER

WAsniNufON, Doc, lU.=Nuting NeNombtl
there Arrived IA ihp principal customs districts ~ Va"
tnilei states he hup passengers, at whom gnnff were
immigrants A,olI citizens of tho thied hla'e'' ahl
gi9s aens intending "a remain Ia tho United states
The ui,I,ber of Immigrants that arrived during the
month at November, $50, was % 500 The number ~
immigrants that arrived during the eleven months ended
Noyember 40 lsn1 was 4iO3 6i against 336ijO that
arTiS cd during the same period oil last yeai.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-11
ToRK or 1HE IRlsH N1TIoyfL IrtGrr.
The Municipal Council of the Irish National

The Municipal Council of the Irish National
League held meeting at it' headquarters. No 81
Clinton-paoe, last night Joseph Ryan, chairman pre.
siding Tho secretary read letter from Patrick T,rnt.
president Of the League, conuatulatng the Now Yorl
branches upon their progress aud Efforts I'm behalf of to
Irish cause. The tine MAS mostly occupied Ina dia,ns
sion on raising fund to bo placed Mt the command of
the Irish members of Parliament working for tho Ih
cause Mr. Costello coutcndcd that such "a fund sbnntd
be immediately taiacd 40 ~ tO pliro Hnoh momhrt. o
yond the nrrtasiiy of earning living hl l1urpalati,
work, as they nfn compelled 10, No dorl.uu "A a,
reached and further discussion VAS .il,nu,n uui
the neat regular meeting special meeting waa r,nt
for sunday ~ y. ~ to mako arrangements fur r,,eis
ton uf the Nun ol ksutuatc.
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MR.. TILDEN AND THE FORT WAYNE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBry..i
OENTRAls EARNINGs AND Rxepus,

PITTSBURG, Dec. 10.-In the litigation be-.
tween the Pennsylvania Company and the PORT
Wayne stockholders. Samuel j. Tilden who il one ~
the directors in the Fort Wayne Company one OF tina
largest stockholders was asked II Is said to sign tia
petition Of the stockholders lie said he would do an
but nfimate that he wished to the counsel vho
should have charge OF the The directors Gd not
feel like agreeing to this and Mr. Tden fatly refused N
sign, To Join IN the suit stakeholder N il SAID
that the lawyer who urged by Mr.. Tilden for m,
position OF counsel is a weknown young New Yorksr
TO whom Mr. Tiden Is Indebted for political services
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PAY FOR WATCHING THE POLLS.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE rRlpuSr.I

CHICAGO, Dec. 1O.-The certificates issued
~ tho county clerk Of Cook County to the special con
stables appointed for the last election are being hwked
about the city They call for 50 each. and are for the
alleged service ed by the con-ablcs In guarding
the polls election day There - no money IN tie
county treasury AZ present redeem them. and IT Will
ic four months before there will be any, The conse
oucncr is that they for sale AZ discount liquor
seller to-day bought yeOf them Tor ~ 81 cnch,aud
hatch of 100 was offered another for 81 - each
There are over 5000 Ot them out.