Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1876, Page 1

Sn ee eer ~ THE EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT 1H# STAR BUILDINGS, Peunsvivauta Avenve eorser L1th aah eo The Evening Star Newspaper Jompany &, BH. RAUBEMANN, Pree’t. TRB EVENING \ra& & served Gy carriers to fa per mont.’ Copies td the coum, te mont. Sixty Cents a month; ove year, 94, Tux WeexLy Srak- on Priday— Bla ee 87 AL sabseripiions twartably ©, wanes. BP Rates of advertising fur rts’ 43 on appiscation. —_——S SPECIA%, NOTICES. LNG.» L_B. PATTE?0N, Bec. res. Mc VERNON Place M BE OHURO4, SUUTH. ccrner of sad Retreat - will 1, Li6, at ila im, ed i* ym Pubhie ’ ST. PAUL'S BNollit LUTHERAN Rel ge eorace Bi = = c on m. and p.m. Fist. ster, Ber. 8. Dower. Beats tree. alt wr i TABI Biase B, SBRVICES — Rev the pwtor, Bev. Ya ine city cor 1° @istiy invited. _ re pivit = Ss 2 a om Pi FB. Lsvax,of ebhadwonia. cergal mvitaticn twentended.” Butrauce to Chapt AU BEIGN OF Jes03 throve of His father David tp Jeruesiem over israel restored to Palestine, Bid all ne'tous covgnered to His scepter. The by Jesu and les, wae a wich Ober! iis B icgdom. the sdvvcated every Seudsy, at ii a m.. in the Olreait Coart room (City Ball ) aU interested are invited. 0ctas-s.8t" SOVEEHIONS OF INDUSTRY — An w v4 meeting of the DIS, BLOT OCUN- hedat 404 K street,oo MUSDAY, Tore >. m it* Grant Represeasative 1X a he ear. AS W. FOWLAK, Grand Ecribe. to make Demen- Srrengencote tor the Dem stration, Bev. 2% ¥ order of ths rales, BOILDEN AND HENDEIOKS OLUB. JSOKSON YATES, Chsirman. ing services co De ‘oncordis Church. corner uth and 9 atre-te, en PUND*Y MOBNiISG NSXT, at ilo’c'ock The Urpbans of the Protestact /rpian Asylum will be a ia the exercises The mem- are carne tly requested “oO fon will be for the benens Be present Tu of the Orphan a. " Bowl 2 w CONCH wr (eo Ladies) cloaks. The largest and most attractive assortment in Matelae. Bidbed aud Plain Clocb Doimars im Plain Cieth, Silk ‘snd Matelasse. Ale... Cloaks for Mivees from four to sixteen years, Ail at the most reasouable prices at peat WILLIAN’S. resses made in t st suserior style end at able pries by Mme. WASHINGTON, up novlS tr AYES —Four newly iar TILDEN O8 BAYES LIBS, wich eli shea EU Ments.can be rented et G20 1sth #1 McPhersou Monume:\t, Waehington, EF ¥ m GO A WEEK OF PEAYES For YOUNG ™M beg? v.0 ENS CHRI-TIAN ASSOC sig SUNDAY, November i MEETING IN Lis COLN Habh. SABBATH AFTEBBUON. AT 3% O'CLOCK, snd DAILY AT6 PM SUL ARE ISVITSD. Be esstTt novil tr we SAT’ epls-tr NEZVOUS EXHAUSTION.—A medical S series of lectures deliv- juseum of Anatomy, New York, om the cause and care of ture jue, show- fudispatably how lost health may be regal ring © clear synopis of the the SSE URL @. YOUNG, NOTABY PUBLIC, ottlt-t5 Orries—Stan Bots Oo PrICIAs. wiittt, Wreminm awarded to me by the Great s in adel | on invented aod pateried EYEGLASS, SIGN waocctfactured fn Gold, Silver and nth genuine Brarilian Pebbles varfety of SPEOTAGL' MICEOSOCOPSS and 8: a Also om hand OPEBA GuAsses, DES for the Byes, £0. ALEXANDER, ¥. _cetS-trist 1229 Pennsylvania a: NKLIN & Co. F _ = ‘OPTICIANS, No. 1227 PENx-vi ayia AVENUE. Gevuine Eractitan Pebble 8 pectacies. decl-lylatp REDUCED PRICES er Fall and wWinier Clothing! BY A. STRAUS, 1011 PENSSYLVANIA AVENUES, Between Tenth and Eteventn Streets.) BUSINESS AND DRESS SUITS. Uxbriige Eagiish Worsted. Velo Breach Diagona: do. costes ceneneee I ibveaf French Care, ( Plain aad Piaid style} tlington Bice Meacew Be iy 16 15 14 3 Worst ia aeel| Dark Pinid Oaas..( Great Leader it lad Bteri do. do 190 ‘Asbire Binet tsgon s codward Black Bibbed 0: 7 Use Worsted Frock ..... 6 COATS AND VESTS. Beary Frevch Pid Worsted (D_B. Frock Ooatlgg3 Roy» English Diegonsl do. 0. Biveteie Eogiish Btripe do 1s Bationsi Fancy do. do... 16 Biverside Fancy Stripe do. don 1a Delan's Fancy Basket do. do do 10 OVERCOATS. Brmive Fur Beaver. YOUTHS’ SUITS, from 14 to 18 years. at prices ranging from @6 to 615 — SUITS, from 9 to 1S years, from CEILDBEN'S SUITS, CAPE and ULSTEB OVESCOATF, from 84 to @ a St proportionate prices. 87 Call and Convince Yoursely. A. STRAUS, POPULAR CLOTHIER, octatr 1011 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.2 BARLOW’ ART GALLERY, 1946 PENNSYLVANIA AVESUE. gl V%, 48-N- 7,878. | KFpenin * WASFINGTON, D. C.. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1876. EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, $415 074 32; customs, $361,143 57. PERSONAL —Mr. James R Young, execa- tive clerk of the U 8 Se ate, is In town. McK8E PARDONED.—The President th! morning signed the pardon of Wm. McK ee j AMONG THE CALLERS at the White * goese to-day were ex Secretary Delano, G yyern Denison, G. W. Hendee, and Wm, A. Pile Carac: S.A. GEN. Tom BRowr, member pf Congress elect from the 5th (Holm®,’s) Indiana dis- trict, is in the elty and ‘taying at the Na- tonal Hotel. He has ben congratulated on every fide, both by ¢ emocrats and republi cans on bis trinmph o ver* the greatodjeecor.” Is IT THE FRANKLIN ?—The observer at Darnegat reports to the chief signal office as follows: A large steamer (frigate), with two smokestacks, burning soft coal, looks like the Franklin, is passive north—ont of signal distance. NAVAL ORDERS.— Master Henry W. Schr fer ordered to the Ranger, at the navy yard, League Island, Pa ; Ensign Wioslow Aliaer- dice to duty at the coost survey; Lieutenant H G O. Colby detached trom duty connect. ed with the Centenr ial exposition, on the 20th instant, and placed on waiting orders. THE TREASURY now bolds $337.840,300 in bonds to secure national bank circulation and £19,106.000 to secure public deposits. U. S. bonds deposited for circulation for week ending to day #521490. U.8. bonds held for cirenlation Withdrawn during the week end: ing to-day, $076 400 National bank clr I THE U. S. STEAMER TALLAPOOSA Will leave the navy yard on Moiday next for Port Royal, 8. C, with Admiral Porter, Vice Admiral Row: Chief Ergineer King tet Easby, the board appointed to visit the various Daval stations on the Atlantic coast, and report as to the advisability of closing one or more of them. THE TWENTY-THREE BIDS received at the War department for brick and stone walis for enclosing the national! cemeteries at Beaufort, 8. C., Florence, N. C., and York- town, Va., rauge as follows: —-Beaufort— Stone, per foot, $1.98 to $12; brick, per foot, $2.80 10 $890." Flore. Stone, per foot, $530 to $10; brick. $3 York towa— Stone, bal 0 $7.95; brick, $5.35 to - 'e yet been made. A Prize Case Decipep.—Judge Humph- reys,in the District Court, made a decree to-day in the case of Admiral Porter and others, of the North Atlantic squadron gzainet the rams Tex: Beaufort, and ten other confederate vessels, in which it was claimed $1,500.000 were involved. Tae de- cree find# that fur want of proof the captors are entitled to but one-halt of the proceeds of the prizes, and that the value of the Texas 8 $55,520, and the Beaufort $12,000. THE WASEINGTON MONUMENT FOUNDA, TIoN.—Lieutenant Colonels J. D. Kurtz, L, A. Giimore, and J. C. Duane, of the engineer corps my, are the officers 2 of the foundation of Washington National Monu neat in charge ard have made a contract for the boring of wells at each corner of the structure, Just south «f the monument, on the etgsof the foundation, a we!) about five feet in diameter asbren sunk and covered over. It has ready reached # depthof twenty-one feet, end when it is thirty eight or forty feet deep a “crib” will be inserted, the top of the well ervered over, and the boring commenced The boring tools were expected to-day, and «everything is expected to be in readiness to ecmprence boring Monday. The augers will oe of various sizes, but those of the eight aod ‘curteen- inch size wiil be the ones prinipal- ly used. AtsS feet — clay was so bard Lat it was picked difficulty. It nas changed very little since the digging was commenced; it has, however, become a little » ore sandy. The boring will be made several t undred feet deep. The Attempt te Steal Lincoln's Bod: 7 ARREST OF TWO OF TEE ALLEGED PER- PRTRATORS A telegram received here by @ government cficial to-day states that two notorious turglars, pamed Jack Hughes and Terrence mullen, were arrested in Chicago last night by agents of the U. S. secret service, on a charge of attempting to remove the remains of ibe late President Abraham Lincoin from thelr resting place at Springfield, Illinois, se —___ BLOODSHED IN SOUTH CaROLINA.—A Fatal Political Affray —A speciai despaten to tre Charleston News and Courier received at 2.30 o'clock p. m.. yesterday, says that acol- ored democrat was severely beaten by radi- cal negroes in Lawtonville, ip the upper part of Beaufort county. The trial justice issaed & warrant for the arrest of the offenders, and five were arrested by the consmme and posse. These, on returning with the prison- «78 at Bight, were attacked by a body of armed negroes, two of the white constabies killed and the prisoners rescued. The sheriff of the county is now ov his way to Lawton- ville. Telegrams from Varavilie siate that the an oar 2,000 In pumber, apd armed, are ®t Stafford’s cross roads, near Lawtonville, swearing vengeance oa every white man in the county. Another account says: A posse of six men were sent out by Trial Justice Mulligan near Lawtonvilie, 8. C., yester- day, toarrest a party of negroes for beating colored man. After the arrest was made tbe porse was surrounded by an armed boay of blacks, and two whites, named William Shooman and Abe Deloach, were chot. Shoo- man’s body was found this morning with bis head chopped open. A FataL Pouiticay Dispure.—Coroner Croker yesterday heid an inquest in the case of Jobn Fitzsimmons, who mae kilied by Ricbard O'Keefe with an wu la. Jere- miah Dynan testified thathe and Fitzsim- mons drank together In the saloon at 41st Street and 5th avenue on the evening of No. vember 6. ' Keele. at politics, and made £0 much bolse that they were ordered out by the bartender. In the street O'Keefe atrack Dynan with an umbrella, making his nose bieed. Fitzsimmons rushed on O'Keefe, Who struck him with tbe umbrel'a. The pointof it strack Fitzsimmons in the eye, ‘and be staggered back. O’Keefe then turned toescape, but = attempted to hold him. Alter @ struggle O'Keefe escaped. O.ner Witnesses testified that Fitzsimmons was taken toa police station, where his wound Was dressed by Dr. Fetter, and he was al- lowed to go home. On the next day he was texen to Bellevue hospital, where he died.— ™ ¥. Sun, With. A RECREANT Ex OFFICER.— At Woreester, Mass., John A. Kelly, warden of ward five, was on Thursday night arrested on @ warrant charging bim with viola! regard to chaliengt CT IO. the state law In at the receatelection. Kell and it Js alleged that at the election bo notice of challenges made, but all who presented themselves to out any attempt toenforce the state law. H+ Was ucmitted to bail, and will come before ‘he couris. E. MISSIONARY COMMITTEE, in session at New York, made the following yo wage yo yesterday: Japan, 815,000, Arizona, $2,000, contingest fant $25,000, ia cidental expenses $25 000, office expanse: $14,000, and disseminating missiouary infor- MALON $20,000. ‘THE Lick EstaTe.—It is reported ia San Francisco that negotiations are nearly cou- cluded between Joba H. Lick, the trustee of the Lick fund and the various beneficiaries, woten will result in aa amicable setti ment. PASSENGERS IN THE Dtros.—A Littla Rock (Ar ) dispatch says that a broken rali on the 8t. Louis, Iron Mountain and South- ¢rn railroad ditched an extra passeuger train near Malvern. a passen- gers were wounded; none Killet. _—— es THE HEADLESS BoDY of @ farmer named ansbee was fouod in the ruins of his barn, which hed been burned at east M ed- way, Mase, Tharsday night. Suspicion of murder sttaches to @ bired man, THE UNCC cxTEpD STATES. LAST NI gurs DISPATCHES. t. erothers. count with care. ‘', fe the presence of the mrsstonatre SOUTH CAROLINA. TRE RETURNING BOARD AT WORK. ‘The supreme court having assumed control of Ube board of canvassers, Senator Raa- ¢olpb, Hon. Montgomery Blair and Hon. @. V. Fox returned rorth from Columbia yes- terday. No final decision was made by the tupreme court in the matter of the writs of mandamnus and prohibition against the caa- vassing board, Dut the court granted aa intermediary order authorizing the can vassers to aggregat> the statements of tue county election commissioners, ascertala who have received the greatest number of yotes, and certify the reeult to the court. This 1s entirely in the line of the writs asked for. Under this order the board was at work yesterday, cormwittee of democrats aad Tepublicavs being present. Taey fi Vass the vote for Presidential elector: A dispatch from Columbia last night says: “The board of canvassers, proceeding under theorder of the supreme court to aggregate the vote of the state fer Presidential electors, governor and lieutenant geveruor, have can- vassed the vote of five counties forthe former and ten for the latter, without announcing the result. A large namber of protests are being filed by both parties, and irregularities existing in several counties have been dis- covered. gThe order of the court does not decide thé powers or functions of the board. A petition jor a writ of prohibition against the exercise of the jndicial powers is held under advisement anu the board required to certify the count of the vote to tne court. The board beld @ session with closed doers aud refused members of the press admisston until protest was made, wheu tue reporiers Were allowed lo be presens. LOUISIANA. A WAR OF AFF. DAVITS. The cemocratic committee have received several hundred afffdxvits from negroes and some republican officials from Oaacalta avd other bulldiozea parishes showiog a peaceable avd quiet election, and algo in- Umldation of negroes who desired to vote the democratic ticket, but dia not do so for fear of violence from republicans of their own color. Republican officials have count. er affidavits in many cases showing violence and intimidation where the democrats have sworn nothing of the Kind existed. It is staled op good suthority that the returoing board when It meets to-day will reply tothe *pplication of the democratic committee al- lowing five members from each party to be present during the canvassing of the returns. THE FIGHT ON KLEUTORS. The New Orleans £Lvening Democrat says thal “‘two of the republican electors in Lou- ts1apa held offices of profit and trast uader the Uniied States at the time they were oF, and are therefore ineligible. O. H. Brewster was United States surveyor gene ral for Louisiana, aud official documents signed by him during the canyass are in ex- istence, Theday after the election he sent in bis resiguation, and {t 1s belleve1 ante- Gated it tocure his ineligibility. Jadge A. B Levisee, another Hayes elector, is, weare informed, @ United S.ates commissioner, an office of profit and trust, aud he is therefore ineligible. The five radical electors wiil run farther behind the radical tleket in tbe itn Sevatorial district than was at Grst expsct- ed. Almost all of the tickets of the Wake- field (racica)) faction were printed with tue names of ouly three electors—the two at large (Keslogg and Buret:) and the elector for thatdistrict. Toe consequence is that the other five electors wre beaind 635 tn West Baton Ronge, 400 in Inerville, and consider- ably bebind, also,in St. Martin and Iveria. It ts impossible to say just now bow great this deficiency is, but it is certainly over 1,900, and may be as greatas 2,000 Political Facts and Fancies. We wiil either bave Tilden or a fight. Toe radical party can risk its last dollar on thet - St Lewis Ties. ----Peter Cooper has written out west tosee if there isu’t some little state somewhere that all the rest of tue fellows had forgotten, that he could claim.— Burlington Hawkeye ss*We fiad Unis stalewent in @ Massachusetts paper (net the Springfeld Republican) :—“Coaries Francis Adams ran 2347 votes bekiad Til- den.” Dr. Redfield writes to the Cincin- nati Commercial of the Louisiana returning “Wells and Anderson ara plata nters, not less than sixty years ells was@union man, Andersoa a confederate. Cassanave is an undertak-r by trade, nearly white,*aud always free nner is darker, wasa@ slave. aad ts now a saloon keeper. Tne board seems to tave fair business training. bat ie not ove.ly in- telligent.”” ----Wedon’t come dowa a cat — Ohio S'ete Journal -+>-Tilden must feal very Mach like putting Watterson on the retired ist. The Indiana election is over.—Cin Com- mercial **>*Ap old conversation was resar- rected yesterday. It was thought that Hayes was elected by one majority. “That beats the devil,’ said one man. ‘Yessir,” said aoother, promptly; «by jast one vote.” — Rochester Democrat. Toe allegations from Florida show that the alligators are lively down there.— Boston Pos Mr. Chandi ‘Telegrams. [From the Jacksonville (Fla ) Union, Nov 13. The leaky condition of some of the tele- a offices in this stave has given occasion the circulation of false reports of patches received from the north. Tne ouly Messages received from Mr. Chandler are the following, and we takepleasure in pub- lsbing them verbatim for the information of whom it may econcera: New York, Nov. 8, 1816.—Gen. Martin, Chairman: If your state has goae for Hayes the democrats will /eave notuing uado1s to take itfrom us. Ail may — oa your vigilance. Be on your guard every waere. You must watch. Announce the irue re- turns at every locality witnoat delay. pare no pains or proper expsnye to cover these points. Keep me advised, aad teie- graph me your exact majority as soon as possibi % CHANDLER, New York, Nov. 8, 1876.—Gov. M. L Steans: Grave importance attaches to the electoral vote of your state, and we invite Jour most careful supervision over all the official receiving, counting, returning, ani canvassing voles of every locality. Z. CHANDLER. New YorRK, Nov. 8, 1876.—Gen. M, Martin, Chairman: Weare now absolutely certa'n Of 185 votes for Hayes, if Florida is sife, aud Tilden 1s sure of the rest. Can you certainly defeat a'l democratic attempts, by fraud: false counting, or bribery, to capture 1 Answer when . . CHANDLER. New YORK, Nov. 9 M Martin: Dis- pateber received ail rignt. You mast pre- vent fauds at baz: Z CHANDLER. A DEPUTY MARSHAL KILLED.—There was bo poll opened at Logtown in this parish, where the voters, white and black, wre solid for the democrats, but nearly the full vote was polled at Caba, six miles be- low. Ben James, colored constable of this ward, @nd recently appointed U. 8. deputy marshal, was conveying the ballot-box*to town, but was shot and seriously wound- ed inthe head and arm, about two miles from Monroe. He was ht back to Mon- roe. and is now in a criti box and pape found. James bas made, we hear, a dying r ‘tion, the purport of which we have been unable to gather.—[{ Monroe (La) Tele- Connt CENTENNIAL RECEIPTS.—Tne total re- ceipts at the centennial exhibitionfrom all sources from May 10 to November 10, may be stated approximately as follows: From Pete Page Manette from yoo sion, $290,000; from’ percen’ and royal- tes, $205,010.75—grand total stds eek. ‘Tbe Chinese government has presented to the United States the general ethnological and industrial collection in the government buliding at the centennial exhibition. per the Westera and At- lantic railroad passenger train for the west. ese twenty-five negroes were newly-uni- formed and equipped for service on the froa- ter, where they will pass their military life fighting the Indians.’.—[{Savannah News. DivorceD Unpgr InpIaw Law.—Mai A. Davis sued Samuel C, H. Davis for a di- vorce on the ground of al on lonment. He says be is not legally cause she has a prior husoand. Sue ‘snes had been ied to T. M. Taylor ta the Chickasaw na Dut that she is divoroos jo the Indiau law. Tae case is trial in {oourtsor common pleas.—[ WV. al Sun, Yith. q Star.” TWO CENTs. TOPIC OF THE HOUR. NEw ORLEANS, Nov. .—W. Jagp2r Blackburn, ex-radical member of Coagre from Loutsiaaa, and still an ardent mem- ber of that party, comes out over his owa igoa@tare and acknowledges that Tilden acd Nicholls have fairly carried the state. Blackburn aa: “As the oldest native republican in the Gulf states I call for a display of mauly honor in this matter. Tilden and Nicholis them be inauga- bave another war or an It is a ectoral candidates on the re bogged Ucket held federal office on the lay of the election—one Bre water, surveyor general of Louisiana, and another, Levisce, aU. 8.commissioner. 1t has also trans pired thatin the parishss of West Batoa Rouge and Iberville the names of five of the electors was, through f.om the rebublican ticket This leaves taese electors more than a thousand votes bebind the rest of the ticket. The paper which the board declined to re- ceive from Mr. Zacharie, of the local demo- cratic committee, Saturday, was a protest denying the right or authority of the board to canvass the vote for electors. Although this position has been assumed by the democratic state committee, it is Proper to say that they do not expect to Mmalntain it as tenable. Thorough tnvesti- gation on their [aro and examination of the laws by the visiting aavisory committee, bas demonstrated that whatever doubdis there may be on the subject they are in favor of the power of the board in the premises; but 1t has been positively determined by the democratic eiectors of the state that if they are counted out by the board they will meet and organize, and send on thelr vote for Tilden and Hendricks to Washiugton. Taus As In 1872, there will be twosets of elector: yotes from Louisiana, and the Senate will compelled to come to some agreement With Lhe House as to & method fordetermin- | ing which shall be couutet. Tue conserva- lives wi)l aiso do as they did in 1873, declare the election of Gen. Nichols, their candidate for governor. The democratic legisiature will organize aud recoguize Gen. Nichols as goverpor. This government will be recog- | nized as their lawful government by te people of Louistat ad thea if Gen Grant cbooses to repeat performance of 1873, and install tne Packard faction by force, me eople will bow Lo 1t ag they did before. ‘ney say that under no circumstances will ibey resist the autnority of the Uatted States. but that if Pac ‘a is to rule over them he must have toe active support of ths federal government for every micute of the whole four vears of his term just as K-liogg has bad.~ [ Dispatch to Baltimore Sun. Dr. Redfield telegraphs to the Cinctanatl Commercial from New Orleans, Nov. 16: “There has been a change ia the pro- gramme withia the last twenty-four nours. Last night a number of tne most tufiuential visiting democrats called npon Messrs. Cas pave and Kenner, the resident memb:>rs of Uh¢-returoing board Tne visit ny Aeoets to have been suggested by a desire to familiar- ize themselves vot only with thelaws ard facts, but the characteristics of those who compose the board. A majority of the visit- ing democratic delegation appear cov vinced that arigid compliance with the state law asi! at present exists, is the only legal coarse in the premises. Coples of the law have been closely studied by the most astute law- yers in the visiting party. majority of it bi been them accept the fact tnat tn existence for years, and resorted to at different times by every political party in the state, as ap acquiescence in lis legailty. Others of the delegation do not concur in this opinion. They assert that nowaere tn the law is the returning board specifically authorized to Canvass tue returas for Presi- dential electors, and infer trom this that they have no such authority. Tais is con- trovertes by tbe statement that the return- ing board has jurisiiction in all elections held in the state, 8nd a Presidential election ‘eing one of these, is cove-ei by the law. The point, however, bas been taken, and will undoubtedly become an impertant fac- wor In the issue. Leadiug men say that after the first meet- ‘ng of Congress @ committee will come here and make a searching investigation, withoa reference to the returning or th decision. The board will likely be at least two weeks in counting the Presidential vote. Tney will begin work in earnest on Saturday. Toe disputed parishes will be taken up last.” GOVEENOk TILDEN'’S ENGaGsMENT De SIZED —Miss Lelia Morse, daughter of tne tate Prof. 8. F. B Morse, before sailing for Europe by the Bothnia, on Tharsday, gavea positive denial to the current ramor of ber engagement to Governor Tilden, While the lady was receiving her friends on Mouday at the Windsor hotel, Mr. Tilden called, and after being introduced to the company, drew @ paper from bis eet and inquired with aserious sir if Miss Morse had seen the morning’s Tribune. [Tnis contained an allusion to the report of an engagemer t } “Yes,” replied the young laiy with sup- pressed merriment, “my friends have sent me twelve copies!” This excited ta9 cartos- ity of the guesta, and all were ou tne alert for tue words which foilowed. After a mo- ment’s pause Miss Morse aided earsestly, “In| ible! That could never be!” M Tilden changed the subject at once to poll- lice, and inquired of the nearest lady if she lag an- democrat. *‘No, sir, am & republican!” en other, he said, ‘You, | am sure. area demo crat. «You have a democratic face.” “I am not,” anewered the lady; ‘I have no Sympathy with democrats.” ‘ Well,” ex ained the governor, gallant to the last, “whether ladies are democrats or repubit- caps, I admire them all the same.”—[N. Tribune. PENNSYLVANIA CoaL TRADE —The quan- Uty of coal sent from the Schuylkill region for the week ending November llth, was by rail 110,496 tons, by canal 30,383 tous—total 140,879 tons, against 156,224 tons for the sam: Week of last year; decrease 15,315 tons. The quantity sent for the year waa 3 81,004 tons, against 4,023,228 tons for the corresponding period of last year; decease 132,224 tons. The quantity sent from all the regions for the week was, anthracite 449,738 tons; bitumia- 7,546 tons inst 583,71 bitum- inous—total 660,195 tons for the same week of last year; accrease of anthracite 133,965 tons; increase of bituminous 10,754 tons. The quantity sent from all the regions for the year was. anthracite 16.222,599 tons, bi- tum inous 3,159,202 tons—total 13,351,301 tons, avainst 18,018,198 tons anthracite and 3 443,. the corresponding. period ot last years der 8 corres) Dg t year; crease of anthracite 1,795,599 tone; lecrease of bituminous 233, —total decrease cin 584 tons.—| Pottsville (Pa.) Miners’ Jour., Tih. SUIT AGaInst 4 House oF REFUGE.—A boy, about sixteen years old, named Henry Woods, has brought suit against the board of mapagers and the superintendent of the st. —— of Refuge and the city the House of Refuge last year. Tne petition asserts that the treatment of the boy was cruel and barbarous, and resul| him an Invalid avd cripple for life. THE SEIZURE OF THE MONTEZUMA.—Ad- ditional particulars of the seizure of the steamer Montezuma have been received. Only the captain and three seamea were killed, and eight passengers with fifteen seamen were landed at Cape Hayiien, whence eee Span bee Mase — -teamer ntiago de Cuba, war ships have gone in pursuit orsoer Mont vez RAILROAD RECRIVERS APPOINTED.— Daniel Torrance and John King. pip receivers of the Ohio and M: ppt railroad by Judge Graham, oB tion filed in the circuit court for the sou! district of Indiana. Tne ordered the payment of first earnin; usual ani road. court em) out of the and ‘gave tae receivers. the ity to operate and maintain the CBNTENNIAL Fine.—Tne Granger's seeeent senties eunvcetergeae nt evening. Loss insurance by fire last $80,000; $50,000. paration, Teconstruction. Tae south, | isiana, caunot live as she has — oversigh:, omittet | ‘Telegrams to The Star. ‘THE GREAT CONTEST NOTHING SEITLED YET. A NEW ISSUE. A “MISTAKE” IN LOUISIANA. 3,000 INFORMAL REPUBLICAN VOTES, 3 If Thrown Out Tilden Has the State. eee THE OOUNT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. ae FLOBIDA WHERE SHE WAS. SSS CONTESTED VERMONT ELECTOR. ee TROOPS FOR WASHINGTON. pees FLORIDA. Democrats Ask the Ketarming Board to Harry New York, Nov. 18.—The Herwds Talla- hassee dispatch says the democrats yester- | day seot the following letter to tne return- | ing board:— Gentlemen: We request you, as ) the board of state canvassers, to proceed to canvass tbe returns of the sevetal counties | wherein an election took place of electors of President and Vice President, ou Novem ber7, 176,80 far as the same have been re- cetved. We cesire to be informed of the time and place, so that the fraud may be sown which exists in some of them. As this proof | may require some tlme for its accurate de- termination, it is, inour jadgment, of tae first importance that you aseign an early Gay, that the executive, in accordance with section 136 of tbe revised statutes of the United States, may ve enabled, ou December 6th, 1876, to deliver to each elector chosen, the certificate which entitles him toact as an elector of tnta state, ou Wedaesday, Decsm- ber 7th, 1676, as required by sectiou 135 of the revised statutes. The chairman of the democrats stated in regard to this communication that there Would be &@ Dumber of tedious contests before the board, necessarily involving much time if they were fairly and legitimately dis. | cussed, Recognizing this fact, it wi e | desire of h te democrats to have the business begon, and the very fullest opportunity of. fered lo get at the real truth of all points at iseue. An auswer is expected today. Returps from Four Cou 5 The official returos wa foar counties have been received today, Ose of them (Walton) shows a democratic loss of twenty- seven from the committee's estimate, and the other (Marion) @ repnbdiican loss of ten from the estimate. The others agree ex actly With what was claimed. More Distingutshed Arrivais Congressmen Tnuornburgh of Tennesses, Gen. F. C. Barlow of New York, Samuel Thompson ana G W. Gauliveof Pennsylv: nia, baye arrived here, LOUISIANA. Three Thousand Bepablican Votes Impertied by » Hintan: The Head's New Orleans dispatch says: Goverpver Ourlin bas informed your corre- ondent that among the official returas re- ceived by the returning board are those of dve parisbes in which ro intimidation is alleged or cherged,in which by @ mistake fthe local repudiican politicians only the ame of the two electors at large and ths one for the d'strict appar upon tue ticket, bus leaving the balances of the repablican electors rapping behind the ticket soue 1900 votes. All these parishes are repaoll ap by a large majority, aud it Is Keown tbat other similar errors exist, which will nerease the discrepancy to nearly 3000 Otes. This, it is claimed, secures the state undoubtedly for Tilden, Shall the 3,000 Votes be Couuted? Prominent repablicaus now admit ime discrepancy in tve electoral vove, bat claim ‘bat the pames of the Bayes aud Wheeler state elvctors being upon the tleket is prima facie evidence of Une voters’ jateat. and the; must be counted accordingly. It 1s satd, and op gcod authority, that the supreme court of tbe state will cellver au opinion in conformity with these views before the vote is counted. Cuitef Justice Ladeling ts in tne city. Hon. Geo. W. Julian and Governor Curtin, when apprised of this intention, ae- nied the right of avy such decision to con- trol the action of thé board, aod said Laat 00 names cau be coun.ed in an election except those voted for. Senator S.erman said that be would not like to give a hasty opinion Upon 80 important a pot but bis opintoa how is that the peopie elect the electors and not Hayes and ‘Vheeler. Names of eleciors uot upen a ticket could not be counted. As yet he bad heard rothing of the case occur- ting bere. Governor Noyes, Mr. Ditty and @ number of other republicans, all refased to give an opipion on the subject. Mr. Wells, of the returning ooard, has ad- dressed a letter to Sepator Trambull and otbers, providing for a committee of five of each rey, to be present during tne couat. ing of the vote. A Fair Canvass of tha Votes to be A New Orleans dispatch to the Tims says: The next point is the election of a member to fill the vacancy on the returning board. Ihave the best reason for believing that the chairman of the democratic state central committee of Lou'siana will be askei to pame the man io fill the vacancy, and he will be elected. These two points have been considered by the republicaxs, and the citi- zens of all the states so largely interested in the election of this state, can rest assured that ifthe democrats meet the republicans in the pacific spirit which prevalis to-night, tbe canvass wil! be fairly ann openly made and amicably settied as speedity as possible. A pumer of visiting republicans leave to- morrow. StUTH CAROLINA. Hayes Kiectors sone 230 to 1,133 jerity. COLUMBIA, Nov. 18.—The result of tabu- lating returns of county canvassers gives the state to Hayes electors by majorities va- rying from 230 to 1,133. Coansel for demo- cratic candidates immediately filed ex- ceptions to the aggregation on the ground of irregularities, errors and omissions between the managers and rs county canvassers, which, they claim, vitiates the above result. The Supreme Court will, it is understood, direct the voard In its duties as to the final count. Counting the Vote. New York, Nov. 18.—Tne Herald's Col- umobia dis} says: When the board of cenvassers met yes! to ad- mit eight pers ofeach of the parties to —— i? count. Toe dt 4 ne represen’ counsel and two Ferke’ Sena n Was also present. The republicans were repie-ented by Jastice Cartier of tne District of Columbia, and a few local politicians, among them C. C Bowen, sheriff of Cai man Eliiott, co! a ie! xes giv- jug republican aetcns" = ‘The Sapreme Court Decision. The Times’ Columbia dispatch says: To padre er ry tice Wr gut tee a4 a jas! jus ‘co! @ nted in so far as it mot tee posed te canvassers to certify their action in the premises to the court. C. Alexander, of Washington, and Bandolph are also present on behalf of thed MABYLAND. The @fficital Vote of the State. seein ty ny ee 18.-The official vote ag for Serer ee ert Bos 5 . 2.731; oth district, Wm. Walsh, 14. MeComan tie Elected Over New York, Nov. 18 —A Washington dis- tech to the Times says: “It is anpounced that the fival count for member of Congress in the 6th Maryland district gives the electicn to McComas, republican, over Walsh by 9 majority. The certificates of the canvassing officers will #0 deciare, and Mc- Coma will receive the governor's certificate of election.” VERMONT. . The Contested Kiectorship. NEW Youk, Nov. 18—A Times @ from Boston says: “\Dispatehes from > Ppelier, Vermont, indicate that a determined tflort Is to be made to obtain a democratic elector in place of Postmaster Soliace. Hon. E. J. Phelps, of Burlington, has been en- esa by the democratic state committee of yermont, &8 CouDse! to prosecute the claims oftheir candidate for elector, Hon. Amos Aldrich, 0; Woodford, who received a pin rality of four voles on the democratic electoral Ucket. Notice Las been serv upon the county clerks and sheriffs of t state, claiming that the votes cast for Post- master Sollave were Siegel, and insisting upon the exercise of imp! ied jadicial author ity under section 6201 chapter lof the gen era} statutes. The programme ts tor Mr. Aldrich to appear and claim the election and if refused Judge Smaliey, of the U. 8 Distrgct Court, & democrat, will be asked to issue an injanction restraining board of county clerks who pur anant to section 60 of thesamechapter. Last evening three leading lawyers of the state, one of whom was formerly chief Justice, Were in consultation about this matter. Mr Aldrich says be believes, after consultation wit eminent counsel that he Is entitled Lo Aseatin the electoral college, there belng no vacancy under their definition of the law, and that they should carry the case be- fore Congress if necessary. It is said the specific democratic claim ts that ths votes cast for Syl ace are in |aw parallel to those cast for a non resident. THE COUNTING OF THE ELECTOR AL VOrE. Troops for Wasniagton. New York, Nov. 18 ~The 7+ une s Wash ington dispatch says: In military acd naval circles it is believed that orders will be soon Issued directing preparations to be mvte for the concentration of a sufficient force at Washington to quiet all »pprehensions th are felt in the country of revolutionary de- monstrations occurring to interfere with tue counting of the eleetoral vote or with the in- auguration of the legally chosen President President Grant and his advisers believe that the masses of the people of both parties Will acquiesce in the resnit. Whatever it may be, no needless expense will be incurret nor groundless fears aroused by the concen- tration of armed forces at the capital, unless such a step should be required by a menace to the public , Which ought not to be disregarded. No moo will interfere with the orderly count of the votes of the states by the two houses of Congress, or at the ioau- guration of the successful candidate. Bree Com) jes Eu Route. K AS CiTY, Nov. Three companies of troops passed throug’ this city to day en route to New York and Wasbiegton. Ooe company is from Fort Riley and the other two from Fort Leavenworth. ee eee THRE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY OF LINCOLN'S TOME. Arrest of f'wo of the Atleged H. New Yors, Nov. 15 —A Cuicago dispaten says:— Detectives arrested two notoriou characters last night, named Jack Hugh alias J. Smith, and Terrence Mullen, alias T. Durner, for the attempted robbery, on tue night of the 7th instant, of the tomb of Abraham Lincoln. Hughes is under indict- ment here for counterfeiting in connection with the noterious Boyd, and bas of late been outon bail. Mallen is a Chicago thief and counterfeiter; and keeps a saloon ou West Madison street, where botn were cap. carcd. It is established beyond a doubt tuat the atterm pt to remove the body of Mr. Lin- coin was for the purpose of securing the ran- = of Boyd, tne incarcerate: couuter- feiter. ——— FOREIGN NEWS. Incredtble Loss ef Life by a Cyclone. ‘Spon, Nov. 18—A Reuter telegram trom Caicutta states that later accounts “wy that 120.000 persons perished during the cyclone which passed th: Eastera Bea- 2ai on tbe Bist of Cetober. The government Is taking active steps fer the relief of the distressed population of the district. PoUGHKEErs.E, N. v. 18.—Bur- glers zagged and bound the watcuman at Catskiil station, on the Hudson Kiver Kail- road last night, blew open the safe, and cleaned it of its contents and escaped. —___e—__ Drowned. Boston, Nov. 1+ —Eaward Sparrow and Charles Maker, wolle fishing near Harwich, i.) yesterday, were drowned. —_—__—__- 22 ——___—_— THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.—A from Coustantnople re; that sult of a renew and energetic demand from the British Cabinet on tae subject of the conference, aa “extraordinary” meeting of the Turkisn Cabinet will be heid to day to determine the matter. The Paris 7emps has learned that the Porte will give an official reply to day, which “it is believed” will be an ce OD Une basis Of the British pro posals, ‘hich belief the London Post oou- curs in official form. The Times ia sum- maing up the latest of the Sys tbat the question of peace or upon Turkey's decision to-day in the conference. most sensitive stocks yesterday, as they showed ratber a recovery at the close from their woret point. Bat both on the Loadoa and Centinental Stock Exch: every- thing is reported to have suffe from the generally tbreatened aspect of litical affairs with the single exception of British soneols, which were remarkably steady all ay. A CoAL O1L HorKog.—The Philadelphia says: Wednesday Mrs. Emma Wil- elts, residing at Lawrence, L. I., was start- ing @ fire to prepare supper. To hasten it she poured in&@ quantity kerosene, whica immediately exploded, setting fire to her clothing. Sbe ran from the house to the in flames, follewed by her youngest dangnter, woo, la atlempting to render as- sistance, had her own ciothing fired, and before help could be given received serious if not fatal injuries. Mra. Wiletts was literal- ly to crisp, and died in terrible agony a few moments being conveyed baex to house. She leaves @ husband aud four children, the youngest but sever mouths ola. A BADLY MANAGED CanAL.—A petition bas been Sled in the cireait court in Rich- mond, Va, asking the court to take the of the James River aud Keauawna vader its cont a; rewsiver therefor. The toners series of ing the management, who have tthe company ck, vency by bu ing the to pay interest on both mort- debur and committing other serious Sopennessaaaaaaapaianens Grxreous Dows-Easrer—The will of the late Frank Ham: of New; wuich was offered for we the Home for Friendless state electors 43 | for the eatrbsipenl sasondenentt, ~ Gover- 30. por a May a Hagnes, 9, ty emper, 21,239; cousery- ati oocat 16,644. iaaitte LOCAL NEWS. Future Government of the pistrict Judge Eppa Hunton, and Senator Whyte of the Joint Special Committee to frame a form of government for the District of Co- lumbia, left bere last night for their re- spective homes. Gov. Hendees leaves to night for Vermont, and Senator 8; on Mop- @ay for Tennessee. Senator jom, Of tne committee, bas not been at any of tis ree- tlyvoria, bas bome, nae ing, OB account of @ severe neara)gis attack. The comm | tee will reassemble In this el y on Friday next to revise, ameod and the bill bow being drafted by the cler tee to supplement ii with @ report making Tecommeocations for sobseq vent reorgani- zation Of the severe! boards under the gov- ernment, which atthe present time the com- mittee deems impoiitic to engrafi tp its bill. Admonished by we treatmeat the Morrill Dill received, the committee's desire is to make the bill It shal! present qal'e simple, bot Covering over sevea or eigat pages of fools: &p paper. Concerning the riebt of Congress to ap- rolpt ministerial officers for the District law) ers are at veriaves. Some bold wat congress, baving exclusive jurisdiction over the District of Columbia, bas as much Tight to designate its officers as it bas to say What disposilion sball be made of ite atreew: and avenues. Olbers sesume that officers for the District not elected are United Sates a8 Weil 88 civ] officers, and ovder the cianee of the copstitution which gives the presi- dent the right to appoint atl Uoited States and Inferior officers, that congress would be committing @0 unconstitutional act tf it at tempted to it terfere with this pre The committee ts carelally const polr Ber at agree! pring the recess to look on the isprted committee bas se Merrick and W lawyers of this city, to assist them There ts @ possibility, If the representativa business men of tue District would «how aa interest in the matter aud preseat ail the facts, tat the committee could be brvagut to see the Justice of rscommending to Coa- Tess Lo APprooriats more than 4 per cent. of the expentrs of administaring the Dis- tsict goverrmen Kepresentative Hendee said yesterday be belleved that in view of the government's property not being taxed. it sbould pay one ball of the expense, and no member Of the committee advanced any argument to coutrovert the positien. — Deaths by Flolence AENUAL REPORT OF THE CORONER. Tre avpual report of Coroner D. C. Patter- f0n a8 to the operations of his office daring the year ending September 20, 1si6, shows that out of a total of I6y bodies viewed and inquests belt, 39 were abandoned infants or such a8 have died from negiect, still births, &e. t. and, In CHILD MURDER. Re says: 1, would seem that ® mother who Wiifally abandoned her offspring should beas amenable to the law as the street braw! homicide; usfortunately no provision exists to bring Buch class of perpetrators to Justice. Vacant lots aod sewers are gener. Ally the 1 »posttories for these mardered little oner, and in view of its alarming frequency 1 most earnestly recommend thata fand be set Apart for rewards in theirdetsetioa, such fund to be distributed by the coroner, super. intendent of police, or sach other officer as it may be deemed wise to select. Toe Board of Health now employs @ medical santtary supert nt, whose returns no donbt reil the number of these cases. The salary Of this officer is £1,500 per year, bis principal duty being to inquire into the causes of death of those who were not at- tended by & physician and to give certii cates Sccordiugly. There may be no sus- picion of crime in the great majority of such cases, but the practice ix necessarily imper- fect and copficting, no post mortem exam! pation being ever made, and of course the cause of death to @ rreat extent is purely copjectural.” A MORGUE WANTED. Another subject to which the attention of the authorities is called is the fact Unat 28 often happens Lnat persous are found dead on tbe streets and elsewhere without any clue as to their identity. Many are strang~ ere, and Lhe raie bitherio bas been toconvey them. at great incoc venience, to the nearest Station -bouse, where they cau remain but @ short Ume, depending altegether upon the feason,wben tbey are buried, perhaps. in Potter's Held, all opportunity for identifica. Ucn being toereby lost.” In view of this state of affairs, the coroner recommends the establishment ef a “ Morgue” in some acces- ve par’ of the city and an appropriation ‘or its management. AMONG THE CASUALTIES coming before the coroner for officiel inves- ‘gation were two suicides, four homicides, ix infanticides, twenty-three deaths rowbing, six fractures of stull, one from of lightning, élgbt supstrokes, sevea- poplexy, wud eleven beart disease. Tne estimates of money required for this office dur’ the Seca! year ending June 30th, 1478, 00. es THE CaSE OF LAWYER RUFFIN. —Yester- day afternoon the case of R D. Raffin, the color’d lawyer, was called in the Criminal “ourt, Judge MacArthur, aud was con. cluced to cay. Reffin was charged with baving received stolen goods, Knowing the sampe to bave been stolen, ani wes defended by Mesere. A.G Riddle abd G. W. Mitchell; t H.H. Wells, jr., represented the gov- ernment. It wa evidence tbatin April ast @ gold watch and cyain were’stolen from the residence of D. W. Glassie, for waich larceny Edward Mariar,a colored boy, was arrested and convicted, and sentenced Unree years in tue Albany penitentiary; that pending the trial Raffin went to eee Mr. Glassie several times, and pi woman whe bad the ch ifthe (G.) would “let up” on the boy. The mother of the boy testified that she got the cbain from @ Mrs. Pollard, and she took 1 Rofip, banding it to bim wrapped in bandserchief, and tha’ & FATAL DIFFICULTY Im VIRGINIA Page ity, Va.,on Tuesday D.J. ‘Strickler, a Tou overseer, ‘god teeuty eight years, was Killed by @ youth named Edward Hitt, sixteen \» son of ut years, as deviled by an ness: The day’s work u; arsed ing repairs J been and Strickier was engaged in credii bands with the same; when 18 comet name, who objected to 4 bis credi desiring Se, Siete ace Rig Beles, by telling him to doas he