St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 28, 1880

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00. Ware! . pecialty. STQCK, PATTEANS, OW PRICES, SO, } GOODS, SETS, HODS, 2ONS, LINDERS. ee * ts! YDIES. Jteo $1200 3B ga), Wto 2400 Bease, to #400 NES. ---$ 150 § 8959 mo. 3 50 5750 Bordeaux, rr nabies Louis. IUMS. / n In- anship. S TERY, C. H ST. OCK! 10GK,} pH FOURTH. IS! in _ —_T | ae VOL. XXIX. - © - ‘BT. LOUIS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1880. NO. 137. TN WR \epeer ey - 60s _ daccard Jewelry Fifth and Olive Streets, MAKERS OF ATISTIC SILVERWARE! For Household Use and Decoration. The largest and most varied Stock of Useful and Richly Decorated Articles ever seen in this City, con- taining many in which are Introduced the peculiar effects of the hammer enriched by the application of various colored metals. These goods possess a distinctively Elegant Char- acter not found in ordinary wares. Many of the patterns are our own, not being sold by the trade generally; therefore it insures to the purchaser a desirable exclusiveness. Our prices are uniform, and as we manufacture upon our own premises, under the Superintendence of Mr. F. A. Durgin, it gives us advantages net possessed by those who buy all their goods from mannuiacturers at the East. ~£. Jaccard Jewelry Co.., Jaccard Building---Fifth and Olive Sts. Une) GUUS eran MENT SPECIALTIES IN PLAIDS. EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS IN BROCADE SILKS, PLAIN AND FANCY SILK VELVETS, BLACK AND COLORED CACHEMIRES. Just Received balance of stock:of WASH- INGTON YARN DYED SERGES. Sam’l C. Davis& Co. WASHINGTON AVE. AND FIFTH ST. , The purehasing advantages we gain by having three stores enable us to retail Men’s DERWEAR Hosiery, Gloves and Neckwear at Much Less Than Regular Prices. Our assort- ments embrace all Desirable Styles in Me- dium, Fine and Extrafine Qualities. WILSON BROS., CHICAGG. - - CINCINNATI, Shirts ‘*To Order”? a Specialty. LAP-ROBES ? BLANKETS LATEST STYLE OF FINE LAP-ROBES, $2 50. J.R. HINTON, 618 Pine St. Manufacturer of Fine Carriage, Light, Double, Coupe, Buggy and Road Harness of acknowledged reputation, for bo Style and Durability, at Lowest Prices. | A careful inspection of my stock and. prices wi)l save money to buyers. the | ; | Last Edition. NEXT TUESDAY. The Political Situation in a Nut- Shell. A Calm, Careful and Impartial Review. Hancock Certain to Have a Majority o the Popular Vote, But the Electoral Doubtful. Vote Very The Democrats Apt to Lose Both the Senate and House. Editorial Correspondence of the Post-Dispatch. New YORK, October 25, 1880.—I have been,’ since the Inci.na election, through the States of New York, Consmecticut amd New Jersey. I have seen many of the leading men of both parties and used every effort to obtain the best possibie information about the condition of those three States and the probability of their vote next Tuesday. There isno doubt whatever that the Demo- crats feel again quite hopeful and con- fident. That feeling is not confined to the leaders, but shared by the masses. Everybody instinctively understands that in addition to the votes of the South, New York and New Jersey only three votes sre necessary to elect Hancock. Everybody, too, seems to instinct- ively understand that New York is the battle ground. Her thirty-five electoral votes will most likely decide the Presidency. The two cities of Bioorlyn and New York will] probably decide now the State will go and whether Gar- field or Hancook will receive these thirty-tive electoral votes, ifthere be a popular election atall. Thact‘*ift’’ will be considered hereafter, however. NEW YORK. Four years ago,as everybody knows,Mr. Til- den’s majority was 33,000 in the State. At that time the Republicans cast 55,000 votesin the city of New York. At that time the Repub- licans HAW A HAOMty outside o1 Brookiyn and the city of New York, in the interior of the State, of 36,000. But in that year the total revistration ot those two Cities was 50,000 less thanitisto-dvey. Right bere is a most impor- tant point. It is this increase of 50,000 addi- tional new votersin the two Democratic strong- holds of New York City end Brooklyn. Itis fair to assume that a majority of this increased vote must be Democratic, and if the ratio of 1876 be maintained the Democratic majority could not be Jess than 60,000 in New York City and 20,000in Brookiyn. The best caiculations assume that of the 217,000 votes registeredin the city of New York 200,000 will be cast, of which number the Republicans may get 70,000 and the Democrats 130,00U. This already al- lows the Republicans 12,000 votes more than they had in 1876, wen Hayes received 58,000 votes, the highest number ever cast for any Republican. In Brooklyn the registration bas increased from 98,000 to 114,000. Itis perfectiy reas onable to believe thatthe Democratic majority will increase from 16,000in’76 to 20,000 for Hancock. This-would make a majority of 80,000 in the two cities of Brooklyn and New York, which the Republicans would bave to overcome in the interior of the State, Conégidering that Hayes’ majority in the interior of the State was only 36,000, this seems hardly possible. Even if the majority ot Hayes in the interior of 36,000 should be doubled, a gain of a hundred _. per cent in the Republican counties, it would seem that the Democrats would still have a margin of 8,000 votes. The Republicans on the other hand do not concede more than 70 ,000 Demo- cratic majority in Brooklyn and New York,and claim such heavy gains inthe interior of the State as will overcowethis. They base their calculationslargely upon the fact tnat last vear they succeeded in electing nearly their entire State ticket, upon which both factions were upited, beating Clarkson Potter for Lieutenant-Governor in spite of the 64,000 msjority which he had in Brooklyn and New York. They further claim that since thattimethey have made geins and thatin this contest the tariff issue givesthem an un- precedentedly large number of Democratic ac- cessions from the factories and manufacturing establishments. Tkere is, no donbt, some truth in this claim, for the manufacturies and large money interests are probably more ac- tive on behalf of the Republican ticket than in any previous-election, andthousands of poor workingmen wil] probably vote for the Repub- lican candidates under the fearof incurring the displeasure of their employers, Or risking a reduction-of their wages, as they are threat- ened in the event of Hancock’s election. In the Democratic State Committee the greatest hopetuiness and confidence exists. Mr. Fow- ler, the chairman, claims the State by not less than 40,000. He will listen to nothing less. Many other leading Democrats feel equaily certuin that the State will ga for Hancock, and itis significuvt that the highest claims made by the Republican managers don’t put the Republican n.ajority at more than from 15,000 to 20,000, which is not a very large majority out of an sggregate of the 1,200,000. My own opinion is that New York to-day is doubt- ful and that the vote will be very close, per- haps notamore than trom 5,000 to 10,000 either way. Ifthe Democrats lose the State it will be soley on account of the tariff issue and per- baps also on sccount of the weak manage- ment of theig canvass. Thereis no question on that score. The Republican canvass is inanaged with infinitely more skill, energy, vigor and ability. [he Democratic canvass is distinguished by none of these qualities. Yet all through the interior ot the State, from Dunkirk and Buffaloto New York City, everywhere the Democrats are hopetul,end though the leader- ship ts Geficient,tbe energy and activity of the rank and file is remarkabie. At Buffalo, ‘wherel spoke to a large meoting, people as- sured me that two days after the Indiana elec- tion the Democrats had the largest, the mo3t | enthusiastic and unparalleled display and procession and demonstration ever known in that city. Men of the very bighest charaeter marched for miles in the paradé bearing torches, etc. At Rochester, where I algo spoke to a very large meeting, I saw with my own eyes a procession longer than any Ihave ever seen in St. Louis, and the most remarkable feature about it was the char- acter of the participants. li never saw a finer body of men, most of them evidently belong- ing to the better classes of society, elegantly aressed, evidently men of means and educa. tion, Carrying torches and shouting for Han- cock, murching through the streets %ill mid- night. The hopefulness, buoyancy and determined fighting qualities of the Democ- racy in the face ot the terrible disappointment and defeat in Indiana are certuinly remarkable. The same personal experience could be told of Aibany and other places in New York. The State is ablaze and the Democracy will make a manly, heroic fignt, po matter what the result may be on the 2d of November. One thing is certain, ifthe Republicans didn’t feel confident of carrying the State upon a pop- ular vote they woulda certainly call the Legis- lature together and bag the electoral vote in that way. Possibly they may do that yet if the leaders conclude, on the eve of battle, that they are not strong enough to risk a popular verdict. NEW JERSEY. New Jerscy will give her electoral vote for Hancoek, though perhaps only by a small ma- jority.; The Legislature is lost. The Repubilt- cans will carry that owing to the gerryman- der; but Senator Randolph and ail the other leading Democrats of the State are perfectly confident of carrying it for Hancock. The only thing that may defeat Hancock in New Jersey is again the tariff scare. CONNECTICUT. Connecticut is close, with the chances in ta- vor of the Republicans. be large. publicans will carry the State, as Connecticut. is 80 largely a manufacturing State, and bus notorionsly a large purchasabie vete whieh the Republicans can buy ifthey need it. MAINE, Mame is the otber and last doubtful State in the East. The Democrats are quite sanguine ofthe sncces3 ofthe Fusion electoral] ticket, while the Republicans are equally confident of carryivg the State for Garfield. The vote will be sO’close that no prediction can be made, VIRGINIA. other Florida There sare no except Virginia, treme South, California amd Nevada in the extreme West. In Virginia the Readjusiers, under the lead of Mahone, may defeat thé, regular Democratic’ ticket, buteven in that case most of the Mahone electors, it not all, would vote tor Hancock, as they are pledged to bin. FLORIDA. Florida has received a large Northern im- migration since ’76. Tilden’s majority ia that yeur, though clear and beyond question, was less than 1,000. So it will be seen thére is room for doubt in this State. #@. CALIFORNIA. In California Tilden wus only beaten by 2.800 votes four years ago, but since thac time the Workingmen’s movement nearly broke up the Democratic party. If the Democrats carry the State at ull it will be largely on account of the return of the workingmen to their oldal- legiance and the Chinese letter of Garfield’s; but 1¢ is to be remembered that in Cali- tornia, more perhaps than in other State, the power of the corporations and monopoliesis enormous and is actively and unitedly wielded for Garfield. Nearly all the newspapers, forinstance, of San Francisco, nearly all the great newspapers of the Pacific Coast are Republican, and the Democrats, fighting against the entire money power and the entire prese, have great odds against them. NEVADA. In Nevadathe only chance for Democratic success exists in the Senatorial asprra- tions of Jim Fair, one of the bonanza kings. An election in Nevada means of course nothing but a purchase. Itis possible that Fair may buy the State and it is possible that Sharon may outbid him both in money and in skill. It is a question of no prin- ciple or conviction, simply one of cash. It i3 al- ways safe to assume that in a contest of this sort the Repubiicanshavethe advantage. REVIEW OF THB PROBABILITIES. If there is anything clear it isthatali those four Statesof New York, Mew Jeisey, Con- necticut and Maine are mere or less doubtful. It is possibie that either party may carry all of these four States, though not probable. For myself 1 look for a very close vote in all of them. A few hundred votes will probably de- cide Connecticut and Maine, anda few thou- sand the result in New Jersey and New York. I should not be surprised ifthe aggregate majorities fn all these four Eastern States would be less than 10,000. Connecticut always has been a close *tate. Maine both last year ana this year gave oriy amajority of about 1,000. Clarkson Potter was beaten last year for Lientenant Governor of New York only by about 300 votes and if the Democrats carry New Jersey by 5,000 they will have acbieved a great victory; ana if the Republicans carry it by as many bundreds they will have won one still greater. New York is the pivotal point. Without its thirty-five votes General Hancock has, of course, no chance whatever. Even with it he is only a possibility, as he will have to carry New Jersey, the Solid South and three votes be- sides. Butas has already been stated, the Republicans will not hesitate to bag the thirty- five electoral votes by calling the Legislature together atthe very Jast hour, if they have any doubt at all about carrying the State before the people. So that while General Hancock is a possibility, Garfield is a probability. THE SENATE AND HOUSE. Nor is this the worst. Even if the Democrats carry the electoral vote ot New York and New Jersey, they are sure to lose two United States Senators from those States. Thereis no pos- sible auestion on this score. The districts are go gerrymandered that if the Democrats carry New York by 4U,000 and New Jersey by 10,000, the Republicans would still have the L2gisla- tures. The same applies to Connecticut. This means that the Democrats will lose the seats in the United States Senate now occupied by Mr. Eaton of Connecticut, Kernan ot New York and Randolph of New Jersey. Of course Mr. Wallace of Pennsylvania is doomed to deteat, and, having alreaay lost Mr. Thur- man’s seat for Ohio and Mr. McDonald’s for Indiana, the Democrats are apt to lose con- trol ofthe Senate. The casting vote of tne Vice-President would give the Republicans a majority of one even if Mahone of Virginia and Davis of Dlinois are ciassed among the Demo- crate. Butitis well known that if Garfield is elected Mabone will act with the Repuviicans, so that it seems more than probable that the Republicans will contro] the next Senate. As doubtful States, in the ex- ' to the House ot Representatives che Democrats have aheady lost eight seats in Ohio and In- | People. | The majority. wii nos,’ a charge o1 trespassing against him. Iam inclined to think that the Re-¥ any diana and the ecbancesarethat they will lose , the House as well as the Senate. SUMMARIZING. A pertectiy honest effort to arrive at per- fectly independent and impartial conclusions about the probable outcome of next Tuesday’s ejection and its results leads to the following summing up: 1. Avery close vote in Maine, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. 2. An absolute certainty that Hancock will have a decided majority of allthe votes of the 3. Frobability that Garfield will have the m ty of tne electoral votes. 4. Probability that whichever party elecis the President will also have the control of the United States Senate by the casting vote ot the Vice-President, 5. Almost a certainty that the Democrats will lose a United States Senator from Con- necticut, New York, New Jersey and Penn- sylvania, in addition to those of Indiana ani Ohio. 6. Probability of a very close House of Rep- resentatives, with a very small majority whichever party sbould have it. J. Ee EAST ST. LOUIS. Henry Swesney and John Fleck were both arrested for trespassing. Officers Cain and O’Brien made the arrests. The parties are now occupying quarters in the jail. There will be a mass meeting and grand ral- at the Douglas School-house, on the Island, to-morrow night. Prominent speak- ers trom St. Louis will address the méeting. Officers O’Neal and Healy arrested Mrs. Schnideker yesterday for disturbing the peace. ’Squire Graney tried the case yesterday even- iny, andcametothe conclusion that $3 and costs would cover the damages. Ww. Key was found lounging around a sand Ronse of one of the railroad companies in arather suspicious-looking manner. Oficer Ziminerman took him in charge an4 preferred Oonstab'e Stack arrested Mary Slattery yes- terday OD Aa warrant sworn out ugainst her charging her with disturbing the pence. Laterin the day the case appeared before ’Squire Bunyan, who fined Mary$3 and costs. John Wilson, @ colored man, became involy- ed in a difticulty Just nigut while taking part na kKepublicantorchiigas proc: ssiea. Jonn Diriece]) and a few roughs intertered with the procession, when Wilson Grew a revolver and shot himself through the band. Natban Bump offers areward of $50 to any one furnishing inforwation which will lead to the recovery of bis sorrel horse and the ap- prehen:+ion of the thief who stole him, on the night of Octoher 13th. Bump’'s address is Greyvilie, White County, liliuois. The cases of Jobn*and George Seifert, butch- ers, tor selling meat without license, will conve up before ’Squire Buanon next Satur- Guy. Severul other butcher cases will be up in a few days. @ new ordinance renders anybody selling ngatofany kind or quantity witbout a licence Ityvie to ve fine. The store of John W. Owen at Caseyville, Iil., was broken into and robbed of everything worth taking this norning at about 4 o’ clock. Mr. Owen will pay $100 reward for the recov- ery ofthe property andthe apprehension of the thief. The sume pxrties are supported to have broken intothe railroad depot ut Cascy- ville last night ana taken a trunk. Apother boarding house robbery was com- mitted in East St. Louis night Defore last. This time Henry Koch is the victim, tu the amount of $11. He was boaraing «at Maurice Oehier’s house for two nights, Yesterday morning when he ewoke he saw that his clothes were not in the position he had left them night be- fore lust. Un exumining bis vockets he found he was minus $11 incash. The police have been notilied and are confident of sbaypins the thief. Chief Renshaw received a postal card yes- terday from James Magill, Sheriff of Sheivy county, Ind., stating that he (Magill) | | pot be ejigibie. THE DECREE. _ —— Judge Lindley Appoints S.C. Ciubb Receiver of the Keokuk North- ern Oompany. Judgments Entered Against the Diree- tors, and They Are Removed from Office. Inthe case of the Keokuk Northern Line Packet Company: Judge Lindley read his de- eree this morning. As_ will be seen by portions of the document = given below, the directors, who were aijudged to have been untaithfal to their trusts, bave been reinoved trom office and made ineligible to re-lection. Mr. Samuel C. Clubb, president of the Wiggins Ferry Com- pany, is appointed Receiver. The decree opensin this wise: The defendants ia this suit, the Keokuk Northern Line Pack- et Company, ite officers and agents, are restrained from purchasing merchandise, commonly called bout stores, for the purpose ot selling them to steambouts, towboats, not owned or managed by the com- any, or to owners or managers of sacn posta, or to any other versons. That said company is restrained from purchasing grain tor the purpose of speculation, and that they are restrained from lending the money or credit ot the coinpany to John Shethar, or otber speculators or per- sons, for the purpose of enabling them to pur- chase grain and wake a profit thereon. Tne company are also restrained from the foilow- ing: Making contracts with Jobn Shetharor other persons for purchasing grain with the money or credit of the company; orto euter into any contract to transpore grain upon condition that the compensation ofthe company depend upon profit and loss made by the purchasers; from lending or ad- vencing money to W. T. Davidson or any of its officers, exceptthe sums due them, or from permitnee W. T. Davidson or any of its officers from drawing out more money tban is due them from the company. ‘‘And it appearing to the Cours from the evidence that the detendants, W. F. Davioson, Peter Conrad, Jobn Shethar, Wm. Rhodes, Abruham Hutchinson, Thomas L. Davidson apd P. S. Davidson, huve abused their trust, and WAVE BEEN GUILTY OF GROSS MISCONDDC?r as directors and oeflicers of said de- fendant corporation, and it further appearing tothe court that since the commencement of this suit 1he ssid Wm. Rnoces, T.L David son and Peyton 8. Davidson have ceased ro be direcrors and officers of said defendant corporation and that said W. £. Davidson, Peter; Conrad, Jobu Shethyr and Avraham Hutchinson are now directors of said corporation and that W. T. Davidson is pow president cf said corporation, itis or- deredthat ssid W.T. Davidson, P. Conrad, John Shetbarand A. Hutchinsun beand the same ARE HEREBY REMOVED ~-FROM THEIR OFFICES as directois and Oflicers of said Curpuoration. And it is turther orvered by the court that the stockholders of said defendant corporation shall on the 17th of Novemver hold an election ut the office of said corporation.~ At such election the persons hereby removed shall E. UO. Stanard, David Ranken, | Jr.. and Jobn A. Scudder sbali act as judges of | ssid election. whe. ordered that Fe thé And it is further cefendants W. T. Davidson and Davidson shall pay to ' defendant corporation the sum of $20,081, |} andthatin caseoft their failure to pay said suum within days afterthe entry of this | decree, a writ ot execution shuil issnein favor | of the suid corporation aud against the de- Nas | offeted areward of $1,100 for the arrest and | ' concludes in o) dering the directors to pavtne delivery of Edward hennedy, who, on tne 9th of October, murdered Sheriff Alvert McUorkle in Shelbyville. Kennedy is duwuscribed as a young man Of 18 years of age, fivetfees: four mches in height, «and weigiis 13vU pounds. Information to be forwarded to James Magill, Sheriff ot Shelby county, In- diuna. Patrick Kilkeary, a police officer,made a bad beak this morning. For sometime past the poijice have been on the look on» for a noted thie1 named James Downey. Kilkeary came ucross Downey this morning and took hiim in cha‘ge. Downey appeured very penitent,xnd rsked the officer to goto O’Hare’s, « mutual friend, and he might arrange thinys to the satisfaction of both parties. Kilkeary consented to see O’Hare, and while he was + peaking to O’Hare, Downey made his escape through the back door, : BEDIING ON THE ELECTION. What the Oddg are at the Pool Rooms— Wagers on the Local Fight. The turf season having cometo a practical end, the betting community has turnedjits at- tention to speculating uponthe result of the election next Tuesday. At Roche’sTurf Ex- change tbis business is carried onto the exciu- sion of all others. Inquiry made at noon to-day shows the bettingto stand as follows: One hundred dollars to sixty on the general result in favor of Garfield. One bundred dollars to eighty that New Yorks will go Republican. Twenty-five doliars to one hundred that the Kepublican majoritvin New York will reach. twenty-five thousand. Two hundred doliars to one hundred that Indianyg will gv Republican. Even money on New Jersey. Inthe combination onthe three States nine tickets have ben sold upon New York, New Jersey and Indiana going Republican. The second chance in the combination is, New York Republican, New Jersey Demo- cratic and loudiana Republican, upoa which six tickets bave been sold. THE LUCAL ISSUES. Pools have been sold ano bets registered as follows upon the loval elect on: Even money that the tnree Congressional districts will return Dewocrats. One bundred dollars to s-venty- five that Mr. Allen wil) defeat Rosenblatt. Even money between Frost and Sessing- haus. Every money between Clardy and Fletcher. One bet of $10 to $9 in tavor of Clardy. Ten doijars to nine that the Democratic city ticket will be elected. Ten dollarsto eight upon Mason for Sheriff against Boland and Brown. Ten dollars to nine that Harris will beat Erskine. Ten dollars to eight upon Seymour OD. Thompson against Juage Wickham. Ten dollurs to five upon Noonan against Cornelius McBride. All mutual pools close Monday night. — —— -s-- A CRACK sSHOr., a ee | tee A Boy Loses His Finger by Holding a Tar- get for the Same. Conrad Manschund, a boy living at No. 1109 North Ninth street, was brought to the Dis- pensary to-day to havetheindex and middle fingers of his right hand dressed. He saidthat he was at Capt. Lang’s shooting gallery at Fourth and Pine street3, when he was asked to bold a cigar in.his hand tor a crack shot who he believed was connected with enginecompany so0.19. Heheldtnecizar between the index finger and thumb of theright hand ,from which place {6 waashot by the aforesaid crack shot five times. The cigar was again put in posi- tion. bot this time a bad aim was taken and the bal-struck the boy’s hand, shattering the first in at fingers. Dr. Dorsett dressed the band and the boy left, promising tnat he wouldp’ pold a palm leaf fan for the best shot that | a. Dennis O'BRIEN, of West Twentieth street and Maiden Lape, writes to the Post. Dis. PATCH that his name wus signed to the cal! upon Dante) O’Conne!) to becume an independa- ent candidate for Congressin the Third Dis. trict without consultation with him. Air. P O’ Brien says that be will vote and work for B. Grabawm Frost. nee - _ rf 5 # ” — aa a ) * at OE ste” te ee Nag Be AG eo > } | tendabts named.’’ The deciee mentions the amount to paid by each of the directors be removed, anid costs of the sultand says: ‘*Ilt is further or- dered that Samuel C.Clubd is appointed re- ceiver of suid Gefendant corporation, With fuli power,’’ ete. Mr. Ciubb’s bond has been fixed at $200,000. Re will qualify at 4 o’clock this afternoon. INDIVIDUAL LIABILITIES. The individual liabilities are enumerated] in the cecree as follows: Jobn Shuthar, $5,000; P. S. Davidson, $3,632; Wim. F. Davidson, A. M. Hutchinson, Pi ter Conrad, John Shutuxr, P. 3S. Daviitsonu, Theos. L. Davidson, $1,282; Wm. P. David- eon, $3,435; Wm. T.. Davidson, P.S. David- son, Ww. Rnuodes, $1,952 95. — —_— — ee mena THE NEW CENSUS. Probsbility of Salomon’s Enumeraters Be. ing Prosecuted—Money tw be Raised. Tie Citizens’ Census Committee of thirty bolds a meeting at half past 40’clocx this evening. Strictly, this committee has csased to bave any real power of actidn ainc- the Gov- ernment agreed to a new census. Prot. Wood- warc, however, is anxiousto get all tbe aidand conifort he can outof the whole committee andthe various sub committees. Therefuvre thes wil) be coptinued. (ueof the sub-com- mittees is Known as the supervising com- mInittee. end cousistsof kK. YP Tausey, E U. simmons, VD. P. Slattery L. P. Ewald, Henry Stun): y. E C. Kehr, Thos. Booth and N. G. Larimore. It wilt benceforth be an ad- visory committee to Prof. Woodward, and its epecial duty wil) be to aid him in securiagen- ergetic, conscientious and reliadie men for / enumerators. This ufternoonthe best means’ ot procuring such men will be discussed. In short, the machinery of the vurious ceom- mittees has yet to be put into good working order. Prof. Woodward wants 400 men. He and three clerks from Washington are vow receiving and filing applications. It will nos be difficult to get 4,000 appiications. Whea allare in they will De turned over to the sn- emt or advising, Committee to select rom. They being busivess men and old resi- dents cen do this work of selection better than Prof. Woodwurd. Another mutter to ba considered ts the raisivg of some money. There have been incidents] expenses besides the sum necessary to send the committee onto Wash- ton. Insome of the suburban distritts the Government compensation of two centsa name wil) not be sufficient to enable a good man to make fair wuuzes, and the city will have to supply’ the deficiency, ortake unreliable men. Possibty merchants will be asked to allow their wost ‘ flicient clerks to act us enumerators, giving them their time in order to insure correct work. Nearly every large firm could easiiy spare two or three clerks for a tew days. Prof. Woodward's office is in rooms 4ut and 402 Granite Building, Fourth and Mu: ket streets. It is believed that some of the enumerutors of 1870 made fravauient retarus, The statute of limitations ing prosecuted crimipallv, but it does not pre- vent those who have just teken the Salomon census from being 80 prosecuted. These enumerators took an oath te do their work carefully and correctly. Some of them may prove to have been grossly careless, and they are therefore liable to prosecution for the crime of omission, The comumittee of thirty will consider this point und taae sach i#gal action as seems Dest. They seem to bein dead earnest about the matter. —— The Oklahoma Boom. Captain Payne, the Oklahoma ‘‘boomer,’’ was found this afternoon in his office, at 508 Chestnut street, busily engaged in going over a lerge amount of correspondenze. The Cap- tuin says that he ts receipt dailyof bundreas : __ , cf communications trom persons applying for permission to become stockholders tn the Payne CoiopizationCompany. The appilica- tiep® Come principally from the Western Stetes, «ithough a large numoer has been re- ceived fromthe Epsst. The oate requisite necessary to any one desirous of wing ste ckhoider in the company Is the payarento two dollars npon which the appli- cant is given a certificare. bas egents al) over the country, undsqbe Cap- tain se \s thatit ix safe to state to the pabile that when they start for the tadian Ternmeorv, which wil not be wutil some Guvs alter the election, hewill heve from 7.00 to Ju, cH bhim. He himself :utends to leave b peo Je wit for his hoine, Wichita, has., in a duy ortwu. révents their be- . 4 ie The ‘company , & me Th en eats Te om Se ee ee 1 ee ae » A . - > ~~ * > a ‘ S ET at OES RE md Di ae Stabe - = - rie ® @ ra > = ¥ hn Won ng ~~. 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