Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 20, 1876, Page 1

L - The Chicago Dailp Teibune, JEWELRY, VOLUME XXXI. WATOMEN, JEWELRY, &cs fAVING A SURPLUS | STOCK OF FINE —— . PRICE FIVE CENTS, . o sl cbier i el oI contlnucd fts sesslon. Mr. MacDougall offered a resolution asking that o subpeens duces tecum be luycd to tho Prestdent or othier officers of the Western Unfon Telegraph_Company require ing the production of all tele] s sent or re- celved through thelr offices relative to the late FURS, ‘Wo are proparod to mako s LOSS TIANOS AND ORGANS, STEINWAY’S l MOSTLY TALK. Old Propositions for Com= onour immense stock of DOUBLE VIGTURY' ' promise Revamped 2 £ :m?nw%b Sa"i‘("? D y.gm, Jr., Vor- 0 ¥ a IGS llI'S y —_— ® g mTha cnnm‘.n sm‘ec:' that he could mot I ndar o s e proms oLy 7 e oo (s - New and Beautiful Designs ! O el oy e .80 sy e ey we"ony amvorrod ;i Vel 10 o 4 tles of N York, MAREED DOWN | TW( MEDALS OF HONOR ESPECIALLY FOR Raot -~ o Brookiym, dersey Gity, and Philadelpbis. Mcssrs: Splendid Mink Sets 4 o 28 MacDougall and Wells argued that the resolu. . i st 8 0 see. | mypmiornmn| THE HOLIDAYS - = ation man; ! ] s B1S, BB, TWODIPLOMAS OF HERIT, S Py —— Gt Too good for our Jobbing Trade, s18 :gos«agggs, $30. | b Incontestably the highest honors bestowed 7= by Southern Conservaury mfi?flx‘f‘z’fififiifi'&xfiffiflfi :;‘l'f..‘:i";t" :: wo will sell them at retail dur- 2 > 2 " | gpon any plono cahlbi ot tne Contenninl Exhi C. D. PEACOCK’S, Sontiment, viing that subpeeasa be lisued roquirig the this month, Marten Sets, Qnilar extraordinary recoguition. an}f‘?nl Lo the ¥ : President or otbier offlcfals of the Western e i $68," $10, $1i5. e rtoahents R R e 98 STATE-ST,, opp. Field. Leiter & Co. o i Minie 8 Pt Ttrupy o ToOHOWING REIAl conrs on-ses 7 Ahawn by the e TRUMENTS. NMr. Hendricks’ Course Tends | ceiver by tho same pariles relating to the W.B.CLAPP, YOUNG & CO,, . WHOLESALE JEWELERS, 149 & 151 State-st. DIAMONDS, WATCHES, CHAINS, Necklaces, Lockets,Crosses, &e. Ot the Latest and Richoat Pattorns, solact. d for the HOLIDAYS. AH.MILLER, 61 Washington.st. BUSTED UP!T A » Ladies' £30 Gold Hunting Watches for $21.50!1 Lsdies 810 Gold }i oat] i Htem: .0011 Bilver Watches from $3.00 to $20.00, JEL, Vest und Guard Chalns, 50w, rom 005 t0 81,00 7 dwt, YSalt Btentng Biiver Spoons and Forks, new, §1.20 o Solld Sterling 8ilver !raom sud Forks, fancy, in 1es, At one-half their valuo, Treble-Plated Ware at Factory Prices. Loral, Cameo, and “Amethyst fiin) Bets, 8uds, &C., at lcas than Menutacturers' prices! DIAMONDSI!! IaRingw, Tin, Zar-ings, Studs, aad Seta st 00 cents satheDollar." i CALL EARLY nd rgains, as this largs Stock of Forfelted InfgeRrs Pareatng, B his targe Slock of Forfelted et toonahle tho Proprietor to ssumo tho mansge- meatof the People’s Lombrrd Bank stenoarly date, of which prospeotus wiil be lssued A. GOLDSMID, 09 E. MADISON-ST. [First Quallty Seal Gloaks, new, for sale cheap ‘uelonh T forCa FURNISHING GOODS. DON'T ¥OU VISIT FRENOCH’S Ladios’ and Gonta’ Furnishing Goods House, baforo solacting your pres entaf Will find exguisite Xiaco Bhawla, Collarotts, Barbes, Nogklaces, Handkerchiofe, andathousandother things fixéuhla forapresonttoany ¥ Goentlemen ny;&molnh o mft that 48 useful, Tet us B Ty S the &0, Mufflors, Btu tons,oto.,from FRENCH'S fino stock. The BEST. Itisthocheap. ostin the end, FRENOC. makes o apecialty of the best Lonoes, Underwoar, Hosloryyota., to bo found anywhera in tho world. Infact if you are going to buy any- thing for self or friends go to FRENCH'S, State and Monroe-sts., Oppasito Palmer Houso, STOCKNIOLDERS' MEETINGS, Stookholders’ Meeting, nflu sanusl meeting of thé stockhiolders of The Vease] held Tow| a0y wi At the rooms DJ A A @ Ik, at 1 o'clock p. n., Ttesday, Jan. o, 1677, for ., 81 for the iransact - Meutd may Loine betors then. 0L Mo Lond, Stockholde__rgl Meeting. Tutan NATIONAL BaNk, The sonust mestingof (he storkhilders of his Bau I ibo'slection of Difectore iy e RbLd A¢ 1 BAaLIDE rech o Rotrt e Fand fotiek b, pnusTy et ba: : PAHVING BEARCR, President. Btockholders’ Meeting. Cittoaao, Dec. 18, 1874, “'m Anoual meeting of tha Stockholders' of the ¢rrehaats’ avings, Luan and Trust Company, of thls T for Lhe eloctiot of eloven Trustees to sorve during £asuing year will be eld at the ofice of the Com: [457 on Tuedday, Jan. 2, 1677, batween the hours of . and 12 0, — CHAS. IENROTIN, Cashler. ATTORNEY AT LAW. * CHARLES H. REED, ATTORNEY AT LAW, — Rooms 4 n{nd 5, 91 Dearborn.st, . WANTED, "‘i“lrflhnudmvfinN cIcEr? I’nfilllflnlumon. - Sipaidlieels onsln wheon & fe Mo Yorkuan 1 Marew O MO R TN Dadiean, Wi, PARTLY MADE SHINTS, Keep's Patont Partly-Made Ahirta, S R T M 01 caabo Guihed B FINGCON S Kt Maauon st “of modium grades, Children’s Sets, $L TO $5. Ladies' and Gonts’ Hats, $2, B85, $1O, H15. R.T. MARTIN Black Bear Fur Store, 1564 STATE-ST., 0~ Open Evenings this Week:. SEAL SACQUES Reduced 30 per cent. FPLENDID GARMENTS, an'E IN FINEBT MAN- NER, CUT 1N LATEST STYLE. Landon Dyed, ‘he manufacturer receved tlio highicat and oniy award &t tho Centennlal, PRICHEHS: $65, $90, $110, $126. R.T. MARTIN, Black Bear Fur Store, 154 STATE-ST. ° CANADA Fir Mannfacturing Co. Madison-st., N. W. Cor, Franklin. During the Holldays we will close ont the balance of our atock at retall for manufacturer'scost price, and can offor splendid vatuo in Shetland Seal Sacques, newest styln, Nora Beolls Mink Bacyues and Sets. Seal, Runstan Otter and Deaver Sets, French Scal, Lynx, Alaska Mink snd Otter Sels Price. 3.8 BARKES & o oo Tovest A BOTTLE OF THE EXQUISITE 44 9. l S Nars” Cologne! ol STORES OXF BUCK & RAYNER, SACHET POWDERS, And Other Toilet Luxurics, ART SALE oF C. HIGHWO00D'S At 160 WABASH-AYV., On W‘l:ldmssdayE Thursday, and Fri. Genta® Caps In Iargest variely. ticle can be made specially to order. BEAX & BUOHER, Gloves and Wristlets. PERFUMERY, Price, $350, $2, $1, i 25 cfs, WHERE YOU WILL FIND, ALSO, ART BALE. CELEBRATED day, at 7:30 p, m, Furs o] euma/ descrip- What Shail I Give Her? Every VflI‘IBIY 0of Perfimery, TO-NIGHT! Collection of Enropean Paintings ! FINANCIAL. 1 PER CENT, Cholce loans on cholce bualness proparty at BEVEN; 3 8; $2,000 and $1,000 82 9, 8O m E iR & M ASON: 107100 Dearborn-at, 7 PER CENT and B per cent loans on spproved city real est ade by FIRANCIS I, PEABODY & CO. 174 Dearbory MONEY TO LOAN Atlowrateson tmproved real catate In Cook Countyy Is0 on pork, graln, srwilalm. and provisions. Forelga 0! cxchange bought ans 3 JOHN G. SHORTALL. No. 24 Pertland Block, southeast cornor Dearborn and Washington-sts. REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE LOANS on cholce {nside property st Lowxs= Manxsr RaTas, e ———————————————————————— BUFFALO IOBES, 'WE HAVE ANOUTER SMALL COLLECTION OF BUFFALO ROBHS, w)hlch we will sell at reduced prices inorder to close out. s ‘The attention of the trgde ' r-general ia solicited, P EARE & 83 arket-st. A c‘.\.owan & BRO! the Main Dullding, viz,: ¢*For'greatest concert capacity in Grand Pianos, As also Highest Degree of Exeellencs in All Their $tyles of Pianos, viz, t—largestvolume, purity and duratfon of tone, and nxlnomlnur{vun{lu capaclty with preclalon, and durabiity of mechanlam; also, navel disposi- tion of the strings and constraction, and bracing of the metal frame,* After this follows a minate description and In- dorsement of #ix of the principal and moat yaluable of SterxwaAx's patented Inventions, which bave made **Tne Sreinwar® The Standard Piano OF THE WORLD. The following 18 the Judges' report on 8Txix. wax's Machinery-Tall exhiblt, viz. : *Srranway & Soxn’ oxhibit In ‘Machinery Hall* eamples of Metal &um and hardware, and full metal frames of Crand, Square, and Upright pianos; aleo samplos of their Patent Metallic ‘wbular Framo Actions, all produced at thelr foundry and metal works at Astoria, Long Island. ‘*Theso articles of composlto metal show the highest perfoction of finish and workmanship and the greatest firmness and uniformity of metal ntracture, o steel-like and sounding quallty with tonailo strength oxceedlng 5,000 pounds per aquare centimeter, as domonstrated by actual tests. Tho full metal frames of cupola shape, posacss an un- oqualed degreo of resistance, permitting a_vastly increased tension of strings without the slighteat danger of break or crack in sald metal frames, llmreb‘{ conslderably increasing the vibratory pow- or, and augmenting the laating qualitica of their inatrumenta.™ LYON & HEALY, Btate and Monros GREAT SACRIFICE! SPLENDID NEW PIANOS LESS THAN HALF-PRICE. ‘We Huve Marked at A rplendid brand new 734 octave pisnoforte, with n{mfle, French action, rich carved legs and' lyre; 1t prico 8500. ‘We Have Marked at B3300 Magnificent Bquare Grand Pisno, 734 octave, with agraffo, French action; all now fmprovements; richly carved caso’ extra carved loga and lyre; stylo Louin XIV. ; liat price $760. Wo Have Marked at PBIOO 8plendld Cabinot, Grand, or Upright Plano; lat price $700. FIVE YEARS’ GUARANTEE. ORGANS For Parlor or sundnz-Schonl below actusl cost; 850 upward, R. T. MARITIN, 154 State. X7~ Open evenings Lils week. ANNOUNGEAENT EXTRAORDINARY ! TWO MEDALS Two Diplomas of Tonor, AWARDED HENRY F. MILLER, BOSTON, MASS,, for his oxhibit of PIANO-FORTES, AT THE Internationel Exbibitor, Philadelphi, GLOVES, 1T 1S CONGEDED TTAT A TOX OF KID GLOVES APPROPRIATE PRESENT A GENTLEMAN CAN BESTOW UPON A LADY, 1,000 Fancy Glove Boxes POR THAT PURPOSE, AT THE PARIS XID GLOVE STORE, 24 ST.ATE-ST. By tnodozen at Wholesalo Prices. IOLIDAY BOOKS. WQUEEN OF HOLIDAY GIFTS." Longfollow’s Viking Ballad, The Skeleton in Armor. Superbly Illustrated. Sold by -, HADLEY BROS. & CO. The Skeleton in Armor. ** A superh P;‘l of New) a4 woll asthe finest witsbool o e Jeur —Newpdre Nowe Bold by JANBKN, McCLURG & CO. The Skeleton in Armor. ++1n thia case the orfeinality of the conception la only sauniedby m-l_-mnufla Veslity Or tho- ForulneRew O KEEN, COOKE & CO. Longlcllow’s Ballad of Newport, The Skeleton in Armor. ** Mabel Mastia," Cloth, $3. Mozocco, $10. Seldby W, G. HOLMES, Beautifully tllustrated by the srilst who illustrated CHIANA, &co RARE (PPORTUNITY. On Dec, 18, and each day until closed out, we shall sell at Public Auction at our store, Nos, 101 and 103 Wabash-av,, our immense Retail stock of Rich China, Cut Glassware, Pancy Goods, Silver Plated Ware, Cutlery, & ABRAN FRENCH & CO., 101 & 103 Wabashiav. The wholesale business will bo aontinued as horetoforo. Rotail Fixtures, Show-Casos, Ta- bles and 8helving for sale. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO.. Auctloneers. Holiday Books! JEWELRY, Silver-Plated Ware, Positivly Going Out of Retai Trade Ist of January. Our Entire Stock MustBeSold Regardless of Cost. eat hargains over oflered In Jewelry of all kin P el "i,a"lr!-m by yor ciey Tat Diamond, Cer. e a5 Botd Gotee o3 Lot Altim, Pockeibooks. I 4 worth 3 W fat Knives, Buoke wo! {084 7o B0 centa to 1.5 CAN SUd Sxaraimcs T~ Bargaias in 81 (ver atches, Something New! THE FAMOUS CIENTKNNIAL Sa-se-po-ri Ware! Hanarrived and ia for sale. New Toys: SIHADOW PANTOMIMES and BEWILDERED PEOPLE. Veroho, Rubling &Co, 138, 140, 142 State-st. FOR TIOLIDAY PRESENTS DON'T FAIL ™ TO VIEBIT 100 MADISON STREET CONF TIONERY. e ——————— — Christmas_Candies ! M. E. PAGE & (0., WIIOLESALE CONFECTIONERS 211 and 213 Lake-st, On and aftor the 20th inst, and during tho Holidays, we will retail from our stock o Froench Can- dies, Mixed Caundy, Orystallized Fruits, Caramels, Bon Bons, &o., &o,, in flvo-pound paockages, at bot- tom prices. BSpeoial ratos glvun. on Mixod Candies, to Babbath Schools, I, B, PAGE & CO. OLD PAPERS, OLD PAPERS FOR BALE, AT 70 cts. per Hundred. Apply at Tribune Counting Room. SHIRTS, Keep’s Custom Shirts, ' gbteat obligatlo 22y shirta ordored uniess por- feotly saslataciory, fiu-;ru. ¥.C0., 170 Last Madlsog, MUSICAL BOXES FOR TEHE HOLIDAYS! What wauld be handsomer, or mora appreciated by the recipient, than a present of one of thase Elegant Boxes? ‘Theairs in every box were capectally nelected by ourselves from our own abelves, encly In the year, and sent to the makers at ST, CROIN, SWITZER- LAND, for inscrtion inour entire Involce, thercby insnring tho latoet and mont popular melodies, to- gether with standard operatic alra, which aro' an- obtainable in small and misceilancous etocks. The very lateet improvementa ato to be found in our Boxes, auch as the Zither Attachment, Zolian Harp, and Sublime Harmony, Tn accordance with the demand of the times, wo haye this year marked these goods much lower than ever bafore, aud at the prices we are offering them are within the reach of all, Prices from $1.50 to 300, An early call Inaurcs a good stock to select from. ¥ LYON & HEALY, Ktate nnd Monrae-sts. For Christmas! MUSICAL GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. ACCORDEONS, GUITARS, VIOLINS, FLUTES, BANJOS, CONCERTINAS, HARMONICAS, ZITHERS, MUSICAL-BOXES, DRUMS, &c., &c. Prices 26 per cent lower than usual for the Holi- days. Alsoa faw more of the PARLOR GEMSY, containing 60 Picces of Bolect Muslc, for $1. JULIUS BAUER & CO Cor, STATE & MONROE-STS., Palmer House, e e i ol DRY GOODS, &c. REMOVAL, SPCIA ANFOUIGRUENE, Prior to removal to our new store, on Monroe-st. (next John V. Farwell & Co’s) on Jau. 1, we will make specinl inducemonts to buyers in our stoclk of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, WHITE GOODS, Dress Goods, Woolens, Shawls, &, Rickrds, Staw, Filh & Wiglow, Importers & Jobbers of Dry Goods, Cor. State & Madison-gts INSURANCE CALL ON S.M.MOORE, AT HIS NEW OFFIOE, N.W. cor. of LaSalle & Madisonsts, BIRDY, B A A e o AN AN AR I Canarics and all kinds Bloging Dirds, Goldniab,and Aquaries, very suftablo for Holday Presents st FR. KAEMPYER'S, 137 Clark-ut, LOLANY; Keep’s Collars. Elegant Styles, Best Quality, $1.50 per dozen; aix for KkEP MANUFACTURING CO., s hKSI Hl\ia 173 East Badison-st. to Complicate Matters. The House Judiciary Commit- tee Inclined to Deal Gen- tly with Orton, A Wholesome Fear Exhibited that “Something » Might Leak Qut. South Carolina Democrats Finally Elect a Sen- ator. Hamburg Butler the Highly Successful Candidate, The New Party Move, and What It Indicates. Progress of the Congressional In- vestigations in the South- ern States. Nicholls Sets Up o Claim to the Lomi- siana Governorship. COMPROMISE TALK. DOESN'T PROMISE WELL. Bpecial Ditpatch to The Tridune. WasningToN, D. C., Dec. 19.—Nelther the Presldent of the Scnate nor Spesker of the House have appointed the Committees of seven created by the two Houses, nor s it known who theso oflicers wiH gelect, Those who have thought that the aprofntment of these Com- mittees might result in securlng & new rule for counting the votcs or some sdjustment of the Presidential difficultics are Leginning to lose faith In thelr own theories. It {8 urged that even if the Senato should concede the claim of tho Democrats of the House that the twenty- second joint rule exists, the situation would not then bo materially changed, It the twenty-second Jolnt rule. is de- have as much right to reject the votes of Misalaalpp! and Alabams, on the ground of the grossest {n- timidation, es the Democrats have to reject the votes of South Carolina, Loulsfana, and Florida. 1t hiappens that the three latter States and the two former furnish the same total of Electoral votes. The result would be that the Democrats would reject 18 votes and the Republicansmight reject 18, If, then, the whole Oregon vote is counted for Hayes, of which there could beno doubt, Hayes would still have 167 and Tilden 160. The Republicana claim that the Constitu- tlon by no means would even then requlre that clared in force, the Republicans the election should be THROWN 1NTO THR BOUSE. They urge that the fair interpretation wight bo that Hayes, after these votes have been thrown. out, would havo a constitutional majority of all the Etectors appolnted, and would be entitled to hisseat. The polnt is mado that the Electors whoze votes are rejected necessarily must have been unlawfully or fraudulently appainted, con- sequently within the meaning of the Federal Conatitution they were not Electors. Could this theory be maintained, the House and Scnate would bo at the samo desd-lock In which thoy now are. Hayes would still have s majority of one, and there would still be an un- certain coustruction of the Constitution, KNOTT'S BILL, Proctor Knott's proposed constjtutional amendment rnnguzlng the Electoral vote is se- verely criticlzed, It has especially attracted the attentionof a mauy Republican law- yers in the House, who declaro that it is n cu- rious J)rormumun to coma from the Chalrman of the Judlciary Committee. 'These lawyers sa that the bill “upon ita face 18 unconstitutfonal, and that the proposition to make sucha jolot nul:mbli' aa Kuott cuntcmr‘lnv.u 18 a direct vio- latlon of important provisions of tho Federal Constitution, Knott puta it forth as s compro- mise measure, and, like all the propositions of so-cilled compromise yet submitted by the Democrats, it “proposcs” that the Hepublicans shall surrender all thelr constitutional advan- tages lu the counting of the vote, and presu, poses that Tiden is clected buyond perad- yeuture, —— ORTON’S REFUSAL, + MO FRECEDENT. Spectal Dispalch to The Tribune. Wasninaton, D, ., Dec. 19,—The factsabout the selzure of telegrams last summer by Glov- er's Committeo on the real-estate pool aro not of such a nature as to lead reflecting mem- bers of Congress to back up Morrlson in his dif- ference with President Orton. Glover's bieflnd was ubt, it appears, discoyoredin an old junk shop, but aftor they had left it in a paper-mill whero the dispatches had been sent tobe re- duced to pulpand worked up into news paper, Many thousands of private messagos were thus selzed by o Deputy Bere geant-at-Arms snd brought to Washington, This 1nass of ‘correspondence, much of it, of course, confidential, and all of it committed to tho telegraph company with the dlstinct under- standing thut it bo KEPT SKCRET, was thus handed over to the fuquisitive scrutiny of a reporter, to bo uscd as he saw fit, Itisa curious fuct thut almost the only person affect- «d by the publications made of tho telegramns pleked out by the roporter was Beujamin F. Butler, the suthor of the theory that Congress hus a right to scize telegraphic correspoudence, andthe first man who put this outrageous doctrino futo practice. Mr, Orton has written a Jettor saying he has %0 PERSONAL OBINOTION to furnlshing the telegrams wanted, but the point he makes 1s, that the House must spprove such demand from tho Committee, It s now understood that tho Judiclary Committes will report that the House has full power to compel the production of altf the telegratas demanded. Meantino Hewitt continues active lu efforts to induce Domocrats not to press the demand. ‘The Ropublicans, however, are quite willing to hava the Houso set the precedent for examining political dispatches. TUB NEW YORK COMMITTEE. Nuw Youk, Dec. 10.—The Committes of the House of Represcutatives on the eloction frauds fraudulent rezistration and fruadulent voting At the clection of Presidential Electors or meme bers of Congress {n the citles above-named. It was then agroed to reconsider the substi- H tute to-morrow, till which time the Committes adjourued, W TUE JUDIOIARY COMMITTER. The House Judiclary Committee held anotber meeting to-day Yor thd considerstion of tho Western Unlon Telegraph Company's refunsal to produce the tolegrams called for by the Louisl- 2ua Committeee, and the general questions in- ) volved, but the sub~ugiclary Committes no . belug ready to report, tho sesslon was consumed- 10 an informal dissussion of the subject. [ty PERTINENT POINTS. HENDRICKS A8 A CONBPIRATOB. Epeciat Dispatch to The Tridune, ‘WasmiNaTon, D. C., Dee. 19.~The conduct of Hendricks {s severely critlclsed. Ho (s charged with baviog by his private counsel In- stigated the proccedings which have most Influence o produce disturbances, whils at tho same time ho declares that his position {sso delicate that he can take no part in the proceed—+ ings himsclf. It {s charged upon him here, that ho wrote the address read at the recont meeting of the Btate Committec. Buckner, of Missourd, {s writing letters homert that ho considers war inesituble, The Democrats are endeavoring to | CONTRADICT THE REPORTS that there Is any movement on foot smong the Bouthern men to support, Hayes in the event of bisclection. Theso denials are sct on foot ol ther in the interests of the Northern Democrats orof Ben Hill's rival candidato for the Scnate. Hill himself eays that ho has nothing to conceal - from the public that he Is for a constitutional count and a peaceable result, and that it Hayes Is declared clected he shali recognize him, and in g0 doing he is coufident that he will be sup- ported by the peopie of his section. . ANOTIER OUTSPOKEN BOUTUERNER, The pointed uttorances of Bonator Key, of Tennessce, against the Oregon trick, and equally emphatic declaration that the people of his section did not want, aud would not have, war, have ereatly disconcerted the cxtremo Northern Democrats. The indications thatthey will be unable to command 8 good part of the Bouthern vote for any revolutionary steps in the House and clacwhore grows stronger every day. Senstor Key expressed the declded beliet that Tiiden Yad carried Loulsiana and Florlda, but hie does not propose to be led Into tighting, though the legal authoritles of thuse States have declared the vote for Hayes. He has been commended to-day for his courageous speech by o number of prominent Southern Congressmen. More speechies in the same splrit may be looked for soon from Southern men, THR RIGHT OF IT. ‘The President has been misrepreseuted in tho recently published statement as to his inten- tlons, The Presfdent has not sald that ho would band over the relns of authority to the Presi- dent declared clected by the President ot the Senate, in the sense that ho considered that tho President of the Scnate Las the sole right to count and declare the vote. Prealdent Grunt simply sald that he left the questfon of tho count to Congress. He had no opinlon of his s own about it, and should surrender the offico to ) the one whom Congross inn constitutional man— ner shonld declare to be President. THR HOLIDAY ADJOURNMENT, The Houso practically agreod that there ' should be no continuous holidoy recess by. adopting a resolution providing for an adjourn~ ment over for two succeasive periods of thres. days each. Thls the House could do under its. own rules without aresolution. The agree- ment is likely to be nullificd by the absence of. members, nearly cnough leaves of absence be- ing granted to-day to leave the House without & quorum. Thers is no probability that the House can transact any business during four daysof the holiday week upon which it has dee - clded to hold sesslons. —— PROPOSED NEW DEAL. OFFOSED TO A BOUTHERN HAYES PARTY, Dispatch to Cincinnai Commereial, ‘WasmixaeTon, D. C., Dec, 17.—Col. Ingersoil 2ot here last night and left this evening for New York. It {sstated that he Is in opposition to the proposition to creato a Hayes party at the South. Tho indlcations are, also, that many of the prominent old lezders of the party, who have conslstently supported carpet-baggers, and abetted, maintained, and defended the ro- sult and evils, will, as inight be expected, bit- terly oppose tho new-party movemeut, Mcantime the Southerners ond the more thoughtfut and liberal Republicans are datly be- coming more convinced of the wisdom of the proposed step, promising as it does to retire to private lifo the most dangerous pollticlana of both partica; to break down the color-line fu tho SBouth by muking it to the interest of the whites to see that tho colored man Is oncour- agedand protected fn his right tovote, and thereby restoro peace and order {n that section, end scctional strife, and give intelligence and property a self-protectiog power and {nflusnce, All this brings dismay to two classes, viz. : the old Republican leaders roferred to, and the Northern Democrats, all of whom are threat. enod with tho loss of power and place, and & strugglo of some magnitude avd feroclty may be confldently anticipated to begin at an carly day. INVESTIGATIONS, TUE MISSOURI CASE. Wasmnarox, . 0., Dec, 10.—The Senate Bub-Committes on Privileges nnd Electlons be- gua to-duy the investigution of the alleged {u- eliglbllity of Gen, D, M., Frost (Demawrat), u Presidential Elector from the Third Missourl District. ‘Thowas Thorvughman, s member of the Missourl Electoral College, testiled thut Gen. Frust wus not present at the mectiug of the Collegu when the votes for Prestdent snd Vice-Presldent of the United States wors cust, and the Collego illed the vacauncy by elocting Lo Grunge Atwood toact in the placs of Gen Frost, C. Y. 8tifel (Repubtican cand!dste for Elector in the Third Distyict) appeared and claimed the right to cust bis vote on the ground that Frust was Ineligible, Ho presented his clalng to the colloge in writing, aud they were tabled, - The action of the College in fllling the vacaniies was in accordauce with the iaws of Missourl. Charles E. Btifel testlficd that he made a de~ mand ou Gov. Hardin to give him the certificate of election as Presidentisl Elector for the Third District, as ho had recelved the highest number of votes o any person elizible to the oftice {u tho lstrict. Ho Bled with tho Governor papers scttlug forth his claims, aud shqwing that Gea. Frost was ineligible. The Goveruot