The Electoral Count

[Wasbiuijton Cor. New York Times.] Senator Ban Hill, of Georgia, has made some higlily interesting statements res].9ctiug tlio most importaut o.vente that trnnspired during the session of the Rlectoral Coniminsion, and wliich new light upon tbo history of tbat crifical period. ïbe conversation oripfiniitud through an allusion to tbc resolntion iutroduced in the Senate by Senator S poneer, one of tbe avowed orijects of which is to investigate into and expoee the proceedings of what is known as tbe " Wormley Hotel Conference." A pussi-g reference to this politioal gatberinc is peihaps neoessary in oriior to malntain tbe contiuuity of this narrativo. As tbe story goes, a few RepullicanB, friends rf Mr. Hayes, -wbo were cognizant of bis purposes, met by appointment an cqual number of Southern Democrats at Wormley's Hotel in this city. It was during tbe beigbt of tho excitement pending the last days of the Piesdential cotrat, when a dead-lock spemod inevitable and all sorts of alurmiDg ntmors wero in ■ironlation. Tbe Democrats who participated in tho conference claimed, as alleged, to have it in their power to prevent the completion of the electoral covnt, and were willing to withdraw all opposition to the completion if the friends of Mr. Hayes would guarantee tbat, wben he bccarne Prtsident, the Federal troops would be withdrawn from Louisiana and South Carolina, and that such other mensures would be aclopted as wonld secure the dissolution of the Paskard and Chambc rlain ernments and the establishment of thore of Nicholls and Wade Hampton. The Republicana, in consideration of a completion of the count beiDg permitted, agreed to the terms proposecl by the Demócrata. Both parties to the negotiation exchacged pledges satisfactory to eacli other, and in pursuance of thia arrangcm nt the count was completed, Mr. Hayes wai iuaugurated, and the changes in the State Governments of Louisiana and South Carolina effected. Up to this time the potror of the Demócrata who took part in the Wormley Conference to have prevented the completion of the electoral count has been undisputed, and the credit for defeating tlie filibustering movement in the House has been generally attributed to them. Senator Hill, however, emphatically and unequivocally denies that the agreement entered into at the Wormley Hotel Conference had any bearing upon the peaceable solution of the Presidential problem. He states that the Demócrata who participáted in the conference did bo without a shadow of authority from anybody, and without consultation with their party colleagues. It was purely the gratuitous, irresponaible act of a few men, who had controlled no votes in the House except their OTvn, and who did not have it in their power to fulfill the agreement it is alleged they made. Senator Hill authorizes the statement that, in hia opinión, the Demócrata who participated ia the Wormley Conference could have no other object in view than a deeire to obtain notoriety. So far from having influenced the action of the House, Senator Hill, to nse almopt his own words, said to the Time corrt Bpocdent; "I am now about to revcal to you the dim outlineB of what wiil EOise day form one of the most patriotic pages in American history, and níter I conclude my brief narrative you will know just how much iafluenee the so-called Wormley Conference had in effeoting the reault in the electoral count. When the decisión of the Electoral Commission in the Florida case becarae known, I became satisfied that the disputed States would be decided in favor of Hayes, and that the issue which would presently confront us would be the legal inauguration of Mr. Hayes ns President, or another revolution. I couralted with a few ex-Confederates, all members of the House of Kepresectatives, and the situation was thoroughly and earnestly discussed. Not is er.t. r into unnecessjvry details, we, who rad just emerged from a ruinons and disiisiious war and had experieuced its devistating eftects - we ex-rebels determiued to prevent a second civil war, tnd spare Ihe country from all the terrible horrors that would atte"ñd it. Aecordiögly forty-two ex-Confederatea solemnly pledged themselves to each other upon their sacred honor to oppoBC all attempts to frústrate the counting ol the votes for President and Vice President. We held no caucus, nor no meeting. I ealled upon each gentleman personally and obtained his signatnre to a paper that I presented to him. We conducted the movement with the greatest caution, for we did not desire our plans should be even suspected. You may judge how well the secret has been kept when it has remained inviolato to this day. Having discloscd these facts, you can now cetermine what degree ol importance to attach to the influence exercised by the Democr itio members ol the Wormley Conference upon the result of the electoral count. The forty-two ex - Confedérate Congressmen hac pledged themselves to abide by the decisión of the Electoral Coinmission several weeks before the Wormley Bonference took place, so that, despite the sensational rumora that filled the air toward the close of the count, there never was the remotett possibility oi troublo. We held tho balance of power, and did not proposo to permit anotht] wer if our votea could prevent it." The Pen and Fistol. An unoontrcllable passion to soribble for the newspapers bas led to a fata] shooting affray in this town. The affair occurred in the office of the North Manchester Journal, published in this place, both participants being rising young men, and one of them the son of a Lntheran minister. The shot was fired by Hugh Wells, Jr., son of Kev. Hugh Wells, a young man but reoently admitted to the bar. His victim is Andrew B. Miller, a teacher by profession, but recently in the collection business. They occupied. adjoining rooms, and were warm personal friends, and both took to writing for the town paper. A few weeks ngo Miller doparted for Louisyille, piDning on his door a notice to tlie' effect that he would return at a certain date. Underneath this some one scrawled, " Who in h - 1 cares?" and this bit of nonsense young Wells communicated to the Indianian, published at Warsaw. This was the beginning of the rupture. It led to an animated controversy, and both parties became extremely personal. On last Sunday, as young Wells stepped out of his office, Miller threw his arms about him, drogged him into his own room, immediately adjoiniug, shook him up considerably, locked the door, put the key in his pocket, and then remaiked that he had Wells wh re he wanted him. Being much the fctronger man, he completely overawed the young attorney, aod, ürawing foitli a written paper, compelled him to sign it. It was a retraction worded to the effect that he (Wells) had unjusily and without cause wickedly maligced Miller. When Wells hacl signed this paper Miller forced him to promise that he would never revoal how the retraction was procuretl, and then threatened to piiblish it. As Boon as Wells wat; released trom Miller's room he told everybody what had takeu place, and everybody of course said that he ought to gf t even with Miller somehow. About 10 o"clcek to-day Wells entereJ the Journal office, aud, seeing Miller thcre, he drew a revolver, pointtd it, and said : "Iwill give jou just threo seconds in which to givo me baok thai paper, " Jtüllcr hesjtated ; he parleyed ; ïo appronched Wells, and -wben witbin about four fret of bim tho latter fired. The ball enteied Millcr's breast, just :elow tbe beart. inflictinpr a fatnl