Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1876, Page 1

> AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pemusylvania Avenue, corner Lith street, is The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUPFMANN, Pres’, = amend THR EVENING Sian is served by carriers to bers ai Ten Cents per week, or Forty- THE WEEKLY StaR—j ‘Sia year, postage WF Rates of aavertising furnished on application. . morming in company wiih the fragments of the bodies of two weine and a child, whieh bave also been ta wat of the Truths since last night. The meass of identification In the case of Mr. Burroughs were very stight He wax recognize! mainly through the T agency of 8 fraginent of the aiguile tie be wore over (he bet) shoakler ia the coxtame of Picard —_.-_—_ FLORIDA The Twe Sets of Electors. TALLAWASSE, Fia., Dee. 6-—A quo war ranto was issued and served on the Hayes electors to-day before they cast their votes, also, a bit of injunction was obtained oa be half of Gov. Drew against the members of WR x = + the canvassing boant, and an order restraining them from completing ‘ass on the basis of the vote as canvassed the majority of the boand for electors, Th: attorney general, W. A. Cocke, a member « TWO CENTS. NOTICES. THE TILDEN AND HENDRICKS RE ORM CLUB will meet THIS « Thursriay) NING. December 7th. at 3 432 street rthwest. at 7-30 0 clock. Distinguished speakers are expected to be present K.P. BERRY. President With as either on lean or due. to Redeem the same on or besore De or the kame will be sold at publi 1 hree following yener ttb Cl rae & MADISON BUTLU en the old plan. $1 per NG ASSOCIATION, hare, short term ra about five ye ring for paxmentaf dues beat FRIDAY NIGHT. December t Davis Hail, No. 615 7th street, opponite Patent ¢ ‘Sub tien hooks k may be taken we ope the meeting lowing places: Noble D. Larner. 6 ma avenne; Prank 1025 th P. Callan, S Samuel Mi 2 Penns JAS. L. BARB JOHN FE. 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DIRECT FROM GROVES AT PALATKA FLORIDA, 3 Crates CHOICE FLORIDAIORANGES ‘all early for good selection Delesale aud retail Qrottr THE N. WHITE & CO. IAL REVIEW Published monthi 0 cents; post free; beautifully illustrated; © largely in America: the Chi nam her, now ready.contains, among other valua ble in- a boas fide list and Cpe no i Hh parties of tithe, means. ous St settling tm Ameria’ faces wad gentlemen: maattt liged w ill fod this dition of great ‘and genuine: in fart. the best Rablinhed: | Remittances made to liebe r N_ Dublin. Ire! . S. E SLATER, Rr. ls . FLOU vere Bye? MAY. AND Ne. 305 Eleventh Street Northwest, POULTRY Fine TABLE BUTT! ob. and packed bee male Eo oes “. E. DUTROW. deck Gt" OS Sth street opp. Center Market DE - ‘BD SPACE Lr acaicwsl ~ Dene w ap Improved which ie war- Fanled vet te. or tm the any way, at won Mt ne aS 4 7th street nort! Dressmakers. ‘AMPING word ly ARMY ORDERS—Capt. L. S. Babbitt, ord- nance department. is relived f:om duty at the Wateriown arsenal, Mass., and will re- port in person tothe commanding general de- partment of the Columbia, for duty as ord- nanee officer ofthatdepartment; By direction of the President, the board to retire disabled Mcers is dissolved; officers will join their proper stations. MINATIONS —The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: _ EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. ERNMENT Receipts To-pAay—Inter- nal revenue, $256.20.50; customs, $251,250.00. NATIONAL BANK Noves recel at the Treasury for redemptie Sie4,298, ved today sunounted to AMONG THE CAL Satthe White House | Hiram Knowles. to be Associate Supreme to-day were the Seeretaries of Stace and | OCT hoagie gt — War, Senators Hi eck, Harv Sargent | J andreau. of La,, Santiago de © _and Cameron; Bepresentatives Frye, Dun i La., Gautimala; Enrique Cabnet. nell. Hurtbut, Wells, Lyneh, O'Neill, Kid- ha, Spain; 8. P. Batley, jr., of Va., at Palermo.’ To be Receivers of Public Mo- s—Charles Redfield. of t Colfax, . Ht. Smith, of New Mex der and White pr Hartrans, Ker had Grant nd PESENTIV midnight Hewrrr. of New York, conference with President He Robert ¢ Henten nt 10th infantry. ——_-.se->___- ‘The Vote of Louisiana. REPORT OF SENATOR SHERMAN AND OT ERS TO THE PRESIDENT © reportof Senator Sherman and other distinguished citizens, who, at the request » Pres mt went to Lonisia to wit- rounting Of the votes of that state, transtaitted by the President to Congress yes- » sets forth the fairness of the retirn- ixcharging itsduty; gives a uses which let tothe « ward, and Mnstrates its ne following statement parish of Orleans, which contained my of which were the sprin; ait votes, in th amy okt suit they may Ie NAVAL ORDE —Com ine: per onlered as light-house ird district Ist Jana j CXCITPM LeMpia—The | @ . at falling off of 12,795 votes. wit ait vrte receive | Hiots prevailed + filling’ New Or- — cre : “ans With se + and Kt-kinx no- 2 disps y from 1. Cass Hees seattered throaghout the city ollector of Internal reventie at © w slored men not to vote. In the ©, ia which he says: “Things remain about | parish of Caddo there were 298 republicans, s they have been for the past several days. | who in the spring of 1868 carried the parish. Great excitement. Chamberlain probably | wh in the fall gave to General ant but inaugurated to-tsy one vote, and there also bloody riots occurred. In the parishof Saint Landry the republi- cans hal a registered majority of 1,461,amd in spring of that year carried it by G4 votes, ist in the fall not a vote was cast for rant, whilst for Seymour and est th Tvote of the parish, nd there occurred one of the bloodiest riots on record, in which the ku-kluy killed and wounded ‘over two bun- dred republicans, hunting and chasing them tor two days and’ nights thre fields and swamps. Thirteen captives were taken fre jailand shot, and a pile of twenty-fiv ad bendies ‘ound buried in the woods. Having thus conquered the republicans and killed and driven off their white leaders, the masses were captured by the ku-klux, marked with badges of red flannel, enrolled in clubs, led to the polls and compelled to Tue CoLornapo REPRESENTATIVE.—The House committee on the judiciary helt a meeting this morning, at which the ca the Colorade member. Mr. Belford, was con- side ed. but the anan- mittee onded by the ng edition proper Congress! nized auth invitation: wife, the other ka The * indie a member's daughter, ly relatives or friends inmates of a inember's family Note the demoeratie tleket, after which they ff =a ‘ were given certifies that feet. These SPEAKER RANDA AXD THE JOINT some of the outrages which marked the Rvies—This morning, Mr. Monroe. of Ohio. | pathway to political supremacy of those who a motion to take a Senate bill from the ad refer it by unanimous ni pensions. Mr. could not be mt were put a few years before had obtained the mer- cy of a government under whose laws th bluck republican and the whi pmOK were ent ftled to 1 protection There were in the state of Louisian: ailall said thi: al. ev on the the houses of election 92, white registered voters dit. This is the tir sion made mit of the lath Randall that the joint rales are ie tif lett free known for som. » vole. w ce or intimi- thine that he in existence. dation, the S would be almost unani- republic that with the white SECRETARY CHANDLER pall a fiying | republicans’ vote its majority woull be about visit to the Senate mber just after the | equal to that above indicated. The plan ap. Senate assembled this morning. and had | PGMs tohave been to select for purpoxes of intimidation and v barried conferences with Senators Blaine, possible (for in forty ¢ evel par- Sherman and others. He apy 4 to be in | tshes where th not employed the Te- great good humor. and everybody at once | publican. mia as 600.) but to select to the conclusion that he had re- jumped those in which the colored vote. ived farther good news from the butl-de ecient te oe compared with the white, would be nless until are It was subsequently ascerta fally prevented, for in sodoing it might be omrmunicate the expected that should any majority. they lute of 185 gu estld thas obtain in such parishes be rejec ed, they would nevertheless attain th pose by the suppression vote. In purstuanee of this p rishes selected in which th nee and fi lation were stand West Feliciana, which border on { portion of Mississippi in whieh my 1 outrages so prevailed, during he el S10 Baton ders on the southern port 4. Morehouse. whi Arkansas, and Ouachita THE has been received One The Htative Lane rw ml were SA in (dem.) poblieans refused b spointed two others and east t tor Hayes and one for Tilden. with Watts. organized and cast three votes tor Mayes. but have not certificates of gov- » recosnize Cronin, why ernor attached to their certifieates. Will neeeds to sta ree leave for Washington day after to- row ittee while in New Jas K. Keniy. US. w from Orege phical sketch of the a ine Tues JOMMITTEE ON PRIVILEGES spi Tg endorses them as men of character and in. telligence. It then gives an outline of proot to show that violence aud intimidation was Practiced by the democrats of Louisiana.and meludes: “If political success shall be at ned by such violent and terrible means a: parishes of Loui uuki hot be held a meeting this morning. when the mittee was divided into six sub-commity in order to perform the work assigned them by the Nenate in adopting Mr. Fdmunds’ res- olution providing for an investization into tions recently held incertain of the south- n states. The states whose elections are to be investigated are Louisiana. Florida. Ala- bama, Mississipp:. Georgia. and South Car lina. "The sub-committees appointed to-day are to report to the full committee on Satur- day as to the best way o@conducting the in- vestigation. The committee will not zo to the different states, but will sit in Washiss- ton, being authorized to send for persons and papers. THE ORFGON QUE: ve The Oregon complic the town topte to-day. The democrats in ‘ ress-generally refuse tocommit them- selves as to their countenance or approval of the action of Gov. Grover. Some of them, however. g0 80 far as to say, that if the re- publi ss adhere to their determination that there are no joint rules in existence. that the joint convention in February. on the face of the certificates sent in, cannot do other- wise than declare that Tilden is elected, ami electors yesterday, Aldric contestant, offered to yote tor Tild Hendricks, but he was refused tered a y elector to Washington himself. the messen- ger appointed by the republicans refusing to take it. He appointed himself messenger to carry his own yote, and signed his own cer- tifkcate in due form. giving one vote for Til- den and one for Hendricks. He will goto Washington with the other messenger and | Sight the matter out before Congress. ----'The lower House of the Colorado legislature yes- terday unanimously ad eb resolution eins against theaction of the House of epresentatives in depriving the state of « volce In Congress by reusing admission to the Hon. Jas. Belford, who was legaily eleet- eda Representative from that state. Ds NAT THE Cart- tion is naturally for the reason that if the cergifieate of Mr. Cronin vor is recognized Tilden will have Is The republicans are equally as non- The ital. The impression is, however. i ag i . e att the president of the Senate will refuse to | QMcial canvass of the votes polled, cept the certificate of Cronin, thedemocrat, | 1 aval Will recognize only as the’ legal returns | 14 wt. Ei those presented by the republican electors. i oi vote of the plied with all the A carvcus of the democratic members of ntoday cor . : vecelve the | technical requirements of the law. The re- the House ix now tn session to receive the | nubtican electors asked and obtained fieiher report of the committee of seven. appointed | time to answer the «uo warranto before the at yesterday's caucus, ax to what line of | Supreme Court, and meantime east a. solid - | vote for Ha: policy should be pursued in view of the s. Tuesday next Is the day plications surrounding the Presidential ques- or the election of United Staucs Un. It is understood the committee will not x ss the legisintive muddle is recommend the passage of any resolution | ended befor hen a pair of Senators of op- looking to the impeachment of President | posite politics will probably be chosen to sturnggie for Senator Robertson's place.—C- of astanding committee. empowered to in. | frmhie (S.C) Dispatch to Baltimore Sun. quire into the subject of the recent election. under powers which the caneus committee will recommend be given to the special com- mittee. It is understocl to be the intention | to issue a subprena duces fecwn on the mana- vers of the Western Union Telegraph office, How did Mr. Hewitt figure up those 369 ek ctoral votes whieh he has been talking about all summer. if Colorado x not 2 stule i+ good and regular standin: ¥. Tribune THE CREMATION OF BARON DE PALM— Grant. but will recommend the appointment | | this city and New York, to furnish ali | The body or the late Baron de Palm was copies or originals of telegrams which passed | successfully cremated at Washington. Pa., between Secretary Chandler and the visting terday in the presence of his executors republicans in the states of South Carolina, Jothers. But Uttle local interest’ appears Florida and Louisiana. ‘The caucus com: | to have been taken im the mater, ough mittee will alse recommend the passage of a | the press was largely representel. The hody w rendered perfe ~ineremation” was effected in two hours aad twenty minutes. After the crematory bas cooled the ashes willbe gathered ap and hed but 5 resolution by the House calling on the Presi- dent for coples of all orders, telegrams and memoranda, Issued to the commanding offi- cers in the southern states sinee September st. THe DeMocRaric Cavevs Lasr Niet. The democratic members of the House of Representatives held a caucus after the ad- journment of the House yesterday afternoon. and remained im session with Closed doors bout two hours. In the course of the inter- 4¥-two pounds, had been tly odorless, and complete placed in an urn provided for the purpose, A Breacn or Promise Suir.—At Tren- ton, N. J., Noice agt. Brown, the celebrated Princeton breach of promise case. the court of errors and appeals sustained the supreme court in the decision that a breach of promise of marriage could not be maintained agains change of views upon the subject of | » man who th t ise was the present politica! situation, several mem- | married tam, aichemgh s = divorce had bers ex) great indignation at thecourse | been commenced. irsued by the President, all that he — @ interferred with freedom of elections Ingp LAvGHING—On Monday, while to thern states, and August White, a well-known New York especial severity upon his by send tre ps ee newsdcaler, was sitting in conversation with bouse commenting jon yest im sending to Ci in the | bis wife in their on . his guise (they said) of an o iat dgeamenty a hearty over some joke suddenly chang- Feport an the Taulsiana election, Walch thes: «d toa look of agony, and he sank to the denounced as the work of partisans of floor dead. own selection and an effort to forestall the Bers DECLARED ‘incinnati, in udzment of Congress, for which alone, if for 2. : = reasons, he ought to be inmpeached. J Spohr Se Ee tee wecossearer > The caucus took ne action upon any of the | Van and Augs’ pool-rooms havedeclared all saggestions offerrd exe loa nt epi” | bets on the general result off, are tee to to anadjou: meeting their ing the money to holders of px rammens jon as to me poliey that Het eS apg I pursued regarding the present and pros- | 4 Newport OFFICIAL Mi re —Benja- peetive pe Rs also in refer- | min Marsh, second city clerk ‘ot Newport, ence to the suggestion foran impeachment of) J. has been since Monday noon, the President. The committee hhenhe left ‘and took. of the following, ices: The host for No bim has Rewes, Tree, at Hotmes, been found since bis arrival at . and Speaker _—————— nee ‘This committee was in INISTER ‘The Hamp- | ahtte cast palaisterial sssoctation at ie quate | FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. THURSDAY, December 7. ‘ATE .—The Senate was called to order SF? at tin President pro fenpore Ferry laid before the nate House bills 1,607, 5,824, 3,687, 4,112 and 4,16; which were properly referred, Also, several engrossed bills. Also, a communica tion, in the form of a petition, fro C. Seharz and J. B. Henderson, asking that the Consti- tution be amended so as to :tHow the elec- toral vote to be counted by the Supreme Court. munds said the matter contained in ication had already been reported ed the communication So ordered, yn cOmMALLS 8 of the President and ac ts in relation to the to Lonisia to witness the toral vote, with a recommen be printed: ant of th tion that the Mr. Salisbury. from the same committee, said he did not give his toprinting this testimony, because he was opposed to sendin Gat ex parte testimony t authority of He fection to the the id not want the vd Donald said he wonld not object to py M that subject, but as thy vent ue the Senate on th Senator from Obio alluded wer party Who was present unt, he woeld TH to have pent inade by that other party and he oft #& news slip headed “Denier nitesto. ny ohjectes newspaper si y en order the reading message Mr. MeDo » would then have the stip re marks. ltw M Ald, resmming, said the been hy rend thy ing bowrd L offered to be the report 1 ly eulogized, and he mble attach stigating ¢ the sam 1ce whicl Sof this same returning re re show ing th mittee put ip the hourd. axd they y Mr. explained the manner in which the proceedings were conducted by the board Mr. Eaton said the President invited a poset of the r. itness this counting. W lican party, te it was count or not, would be imined here tor from Ohio toll the Senate that distinguished gentleman from New York went down there at his own 1O witness this mimendab: sunt. That was very Then why did not the g » the evidence printed at his own In due time the fall evidence will aid before the Senate, and the country will then know all about this count Mr. Thurman said he should not object to printing this evidence with an amendment Which he should submit. If he appeared to oe HN it was because he did not want the opinion of the Senators and the coun- try forestailed by this evidence before the complete st was toll. The whole timony would” soon be as it culminated in Mt Startle anybody, for it w: inthe drama. When the here they would see how se rity on one side w: side by over 3,600, here, he whole sto: 1 thou- s changed to Why was ni on ‘that returning by ct sheared a predis po no whitewashing American people. showed has' pment bet r. Morton people. la most singular was presented here to-day. Senators were denouncing th tion Of this returning board while we are seek i before idence upon whieti the ore this hoard were i ml have it the U to furnish country thy The denocra Vited to furnish thed printed with this, 3 co toxethe their evide: y at to make upa case which never w Ng beard. Itshows that they were not sa isficd with the Want new to republicans w He sent to th the rep unit which they had and up mw a hew not isl Of new te: desk to be read th n- the furnish the evidence in their possession to. be p with this. au the refusal of the democrats to do ut Mr. Tharm: was nothing to that Cae se was not all in, tihey wanted ton or from Ene The ce Was Vin. as the ts did not furnish what thes ands. Then how was this retar ble to coup its r rommittee get the here tohave printed. This ‘one-sided state- ment of an unoftic! amittee, and they wantto send iLout tothe country as a fair statement of what took place. ‘Fhis was a lie the most modest proposition he had ever heard of. He approved the action of his democratic friends in Louisiana in refusing to _be a party to any such contract Morton repeated that the action of the showed conclusively that they atistied with their and Want- ed tom: new one. Mr. Mebon 1 askel Mr. Morton if he would have advised the republicans to give up their testimony to the democrats to be printed. Mr. Morte Most certainly I would. I iu did the republicans ask. that the originals should all be placed at » disposal of the opposite party, but I would ge thal copies be given, just as the repub- licans asked of the democrats. Mr. Thurman again stated that this com- mittee was unofficial and all one-sided. and that the Senator from Obio (Mr. Sherman) wl lis colleague were no more than any ther private citizens, and could wots official sanetion to their acts. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE Atkins, from the eommittee on appropria tions, reported the annual pension appropri- ation bill, appropriating over. twenty-eight million dollars, and it was made the Special order for to-morrow in committee of the whole. Mr. Donnell introduced a bill to amend the act of July | granting land to the state of Minnesota id in the coustruetion of railroads. Referred to public land commit tee. Mr. Monroe asked that a Sena lation to a pension, 1 b —Mr. biL in re mt the Speaker's . be taken up and referred to the couunit- py pension: Speaker said that could not be done even by unanimous covsent, because joint rules prohibited Mr. Monroe said. I ould like to discuss that question as to the joint rule SUNTING THE ELECTORAL Work. Mr. McCrary asked leave to offer a pream- ble and resolution reciting that there have becn and are differences of opinion as to the proper mode of counting the electoral votes tor President and Vice President of the i~ ted States, and as to the legitimate way determining the question; that tt is of the utmost importance that all differences of | opinion, xt all doubts as to the proper mode of counting the vote should be removed. to | the end that the votes may be legally count- ed and the result declared by the proper tri- bunal whose decision would not be question. ed, and to that end that the Speaker be au- thorized to appoint a committee of five mem- bers to act in conjunction with a similar cominitiee to be appointed by the Senate, to prepare and report without delay such meas- ure, either by law or constitutional amend- so much importance that the resolution should first be considered by a regular com- mittee of the House, and that the committee should have leave to re] at any time. The resolution was tothe judiciary committee. Mr. Frye ited a telegraphic report of Ing agatnet the refusal of tie House i stenie ng ay saga the member to judi committee. r. Lynde was exeused from service on the commnittee to visit Louisiana, and Mr. Beeba Was appointed in his place. Mr. amar, by direction of the commi: on Pacific railroads, bin No. 4, to extend struction and ~ Weanesday, December all | Mr. Wood asked leave to offer a resolution dito | Loutsiana | sonly the | the canvassing boant, protested against the board in’ certifying a majority in favor of the Hayes electors, and ced the game as criminal and a gros fon of the retarns en file in the offlee of the secretary of tate. He also gave cert) theates of elect Tilden electors, stat ing therein th file canvassed by the board showed a clear majority forthe Tit- den and Hendricks clectors. The democrat | Mr. Frye made the point of order that the | DIN must first be considered in committee of | the cae) because jt affected a land grant road. | The Speaker overruled the point of order, | and Mr. MeCrary then explained that the | whole object and purpose of the bill was to place this Burlington and Missouri river m the same footing as other Telegrams to The Star. THE PRESIDENTIAL MUDDLE. | railroad uy i 4 electors, Mexers. Wilk. Call, Rott. Batloc * 4 . branches of the U. P. R. R. to compel the lat- Fiorida ual College. Robert B. Hiton and James FE. Young, met | ter to pro rate with the Burlington road as it s D eee. at the capitol. in the po Powe | did with other branches. The people on the general, and cast the Oe. line of this road demand it, becanse they are Ingto law. They also signed @ perition to completely at the merey of the Union Pa- fic, and they are diseriminated against. the Senate a i House of Representatives of the United S ating their legal election Alleged Eftrts to Bribe Hayes Elst ‘ Pending = consideration the morning re d pray ing, the a, be recernized as hour expired. electors of the state The visiting state Mr Holman, from the committee on ap- | BROOKLYN'S GREAT CALA n. Messrs. Marble, Sat Te Bide | ‘opTiations, reported a bill to: oot . Sellers, Hay. Read. Gibson of M | $21,000 to pay the expenses of the special Young and Gov. B | committees appointed to visit the states of es Loutsiana and Florida. sed. and PB. H. Sretth of Mr. Niles of Obs More Shocking Details. Mt reqnesting the President to inform the Hons niena cs | of any and all orders, directly emarnti . The reputs execy | from him Meer ofthe executive | 315 Dead Bodies Recovered. | tive shmtn: ting F 2 to C. Hemphries president, and AW. Leonant . secretary. They cast thelr vole for Hayes ust Ist, together with 7 amd Wheeler. and CH. Pearce, colared ae reports ited by Such officer. THE BROOKLY of the electors, was selected as messenger to Mr. Kasson objected, and asked that the A Frightful Struggle for Life convey the returns to Washingt resolution lay over one day. On motion of Mr. Mills, the President was requested to inform the House what nego- tations are being made for the transfer of | the Sioux Indians to the Indian territory, New Yorxk, pec.7.—A Mr. Gain, who was in the upper gallery of the Brooklyn theater when the fire occurred, says t panied to the tering the - = LOUISIANA Who Was Offered 5100.000 ote for Tilden. The Elec a New York, Dec A Herakt Washing- nd under what authority the transfer was ked, and ftw ton special say's vernor Mostan recetved dle. nding room. 3 4 telegram from Governor Kellogg, which The House then, at 140, adjourned. as made their way to the side aud AAYS one of the cloctors stated when vouing “ee ie play until the close of the first he had-been off . ” THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, they wentout. The second act w Tilden. mencingas Urey resumed their for TP The Triames New Orle otes im the Contested and Uncon- | #0! as it drew toward the final se “Mr. Levisce was the ¢ tested States. in noticed some confusion on the stage, | offer was made The Presidential electors of the several ul the audience seemed to be growing rest —e Ss and excited. His interest in play prevented him from paying any particular attent to these cireumstances, and it was mly when s ALOrS Aros hurriedly and crowded toward the door t he began to think that something was wro: Then Mr. Studley advanced to the froat of the stage and seemed to be arguing with th audience, but the noise of sheffiing f prevented his voice from being heart in th SOUTH CAROLINA ut their respective s Y.as required by the Constitution, J cast their ballots for President and Vice President. The states in which there were no contests voted as follows pi New York. De correspond: at $10,000 with $40,009 security This elec ored Massachusetts i3, Michigan 11, Minnesota Nebraska 3, New Hampshire 5, Nevada 3, | yalleryg The actor's wonlf, however, seemed Ohio 22, Pennsylvania 2, Rhode Island 4, ] to bere ame effect, and many who had Vermont 5, Wiseonsin 10. arisen resumod their seats. The play. went For Tilden and Hemtricks—Mlabama 10, Ar-| on confusedly for a few seconde aint then | Kansas 6. Connecticut 6, Delaware 3, Georgia | sparks and burning material began to drop | STRHENL have orders Ti, Indiana 15, Kentucky upon the stage. Probably this was the drat | Tepe! Pifles and. the Mississippi 8," Missouri intimation that most of people in the packed | ‘™ & Belsian firm. | New York 35, lo, Tenne gallery had of their peril. Certainly Gain Kervia Teo. Texas 8, Virginia 11, West Virginia 5. up to this moment liad not saspected the | PeLGRADE, De & — SOUTH CAROLINA. presence of a fire in the theater, and he now | Ment have given — The following telegram was received 1 aux! ammunition found himself in an exceedingly bad position udier from Columbia, 8. C for effecting his escape. He tried to reach the door, but in A Fatality and.a Fire. CoLumnrs, S. C., Dee. 6, 1876. — Hon. THE DESPERATE STRU POR. 219R 1 nee ae Pt iaaeipsst _ i j Chander: Republican electors met and | 80ing on all around him, by s not at first | peat ou aoaae one ae | cast their votes for Hayes and Wheeler. | successful; at last he was carried out with | Reed! —-—whe | Democrats offered ten thousand in casa and | the moving mass upon the stairs, and here | Pale ea 's Alaska Colli Tarnax ‘at he caught a momentary glimpse of a we being borne along and crushed ag wail by the crowd. In a second she forty thousand hereafter to one of thecleetors | if he would east his electoral vote for Tilden.” following dispatch is from New York. quarters of the democratic national | #Ppeared inot see her again. She 1 was the only female he noticed in the gal- { SEW YORK, Dec. 6,186.—Zion. Z Cand- | lery. Before gaining the foot of the first | er: A person’ in position to secure the | M'ght of stairs a number of persons fell and | informa called on Collector Arthur | Were trampled under foot. The passage w } and in was blocked, and Gain was falling over th — forms in front ofhim, when quic! \y realizing his danger he flung himse rmed bim that a cipher dispate been received here this morning by had Mr. Weed from a person in South Carolina, sign- | 4 ing himself president of the C., C. and A. | Ward desperately and tumbled nearly to the | railroad. He asked authority froni Colonel | foot ofthe stairs, Regaining bis fee auiekly | . 3 | Pelton to pay one of the Hayes electors thirty | he found himself slightly relieved from the | (Ur Ss Se | thousand dollars.” great pressure of the crowd and attempted to | “EA; yi Nome. bes An’ Assoe Press dispatch says: The | Make the best use of his opportunities by | dina. ihaalls, democratic electors met at noon, and after a getting ~ = cad Ad ely as pol pra oo long session cast the vote of the state for Til- | possible, but he stumbled and fell again, | and strong: No.2 red. 1a, No. demand Hendricks, and entered a protest in | hurting bi knee ‘and ankle. ad liad great | ‘tia tals) Bai ts Nr noe rode tes a the mandamus case against Secretary of | difficulty im rising. He could hear rn. active wand Mew: strong atu Yue mpelling him not todeliver | Shrieks of women and ehildren in the p es. circle, but could see nothing. blinding smoke was pouring passage. Quickly gathering his coat about his head to avoid being suffocated, he hastened forward and gained the street. His jast recollection, he said. was being in th top gallery of the theater, and the Interval between his being torn out of his by the lerror-stricken | throng around him, and walking into Myrtle avenu as an ulter blank tohim. As far as Gain ‘could learn, his two companions lost their lives, How Bodies Were Recognized. om returns to Speaker Mackey, as ‘ourt decided. FLORIDA. tod Press dispatch from ys:—At 0 o'cloc @ new spat, December a eady and w la- on Tuesday republicans afterwards of United "States troops, under a commissioned officer, Was stationed in the re grounds. At 2 o'clock yesterday morning the board adjourned, and announced the Hayes electors elected by 946 majority returns being thrown ont to accomplish this Shipment-— Wh sult. It also robs Drew of his majority by NEw Yor«K, Dee The names are printed 24 votes, but will leave the demoerats a ma- | Of those who have been identified by friends, | ylle trey Torn bon ante jority « int ballot in the legisla- | im most cases either by means of some article — eee e Col. Coc! othing or orname in pockets. refused to sign the ce: something ¢ of the Hayes « In most Instances the © rried A Pouitr SN MISSING.—Superintondent formed yesterday of the mys= rs, and entered a ss were | Walling was t pst against the action of the other two | burned, distorted. or blackened beyond pos- | terious disappearance of the Hoa. Robert members of the board. He then issued cer- | Sibility of recognition. Duplap of Lockport, N. Y., on Nov Mr. ti tes of election to the democratic electors, Relief for the Sufferers. Dunlap, who is said to be a prominent poli- who met and cast their votes for Tilden, re- lying on the people and Congress to sustain their action. There is mueh suppressed in- dignation among the people, though there are no inlications of violence: The Florida democratic committee has sent an appeal to Speaker Randal! claiming : That upon the face of the count returns the Tilden electors had a majority of all the votes cast. That the Tillen electors had this majority over and above the radical vountafter it had been swollen by many hundred illegal votes thi ke frands and false returns. That the ority declared for the Hayes electors is a fictitious, false i fraudulent majority, which the two radi- | eal state canvassers manufactured by throw- ing out wholedemocratic precinets and coun- lies in open disregard of tacts and with fla- grant violation of law. The committee say*: “It is for the Congress to judge and deter- mine whether this assauk upon the rights and liberties of freemen thus far prosecuted under cover of the arms and the authority of the federal administration shall be crowned at the capital with success." OREGON, Tn Oregon the governor issued certificates to Odell and Cartwright, republicans, and Cronin. democrat. The latter declined to ‘how his authority at the meeting of electors, and the republicans refused to recognize him. Cronin then elected J. N. T. Miller and John Parker republican electors, and proceeded to } cast the vote—two for Hayes and one for Til- | ten. The republicans organized. Watts re- signed and was at once re-elected, and the vote cast for Hayes and Wheeler, which, with their sworn statement and copies of the ab- stract of votes cast in the state, certified to by the secretary of state and seal attached, were sealed and sent on. Intense excitement prevailed and the republicans beld an indig- nation meeting last evening. Dion Boucicault has coutrituted $590 to Ul sufferers, and suggests the opening of a sub- scription. The Emily Soldene English opera company offer their services for a matinee at Baltimore next Wednesday. Messrs. Poole & Donnelly, lessees of the Grand Opera House, pose to devote the entire receipts of their eater during every evening of next week towards aiding needy sufferers by the fire, provided any company volunteer their ser- vices. Mourning in the City of Churches. A very gloomy feeling manifests itself in all circles in Brooklyn. Flags ou the public Huildings are half-masted, stores, private dwellings and —— offices are being draped in mourning. he usual Wednesday evening church lectures last night were turti- ed into prayer meetings, at which invoca- tions were made for Divine grace uj citi. zens toenable them to bear with Christian fortitude this calamity. There was AN IMPROMPTU PRAYER MEETING organized yesterday noon in a saloon on Wil- loughby street, within two short blocks of the «lisaster, which was crowded and continually in session till evening, — in by la- dies. Great crowds circulated around the block where the horror occurred, but no noise of any kind was heard, except the rattle of wheels of wagons iaking the exhumed bodies to the morgue and the improvised dead-house. PEOPLE SPOKE IN WHISPERS, and the policemen and firemen on being re- lieved to obtain a few hours rest, would stop in the streets with eyes flooded with tears at the thought of the harrowing scenes in which they had been involuntarily acting. The an- dertakers voluntarily combined to protect corpses from being robbed by professional mourners. Three Hundred and Fifteen Bodies Feund. NEw York, Dee. 7.—Work on the ruins of tician of Western York, left his home adout * a m. on the day mentioned and whispered to his wife that le naust dee as eer tain persons were in pursuit ofhim. This, it appears, was a complete delusion which had laken possession of him, and he imagined that his business and pecaniary affairs were ina bad state, whereas they were p-rfeetly satisfactory. He seemed to think, however, that he mist conceal himself and was last seen at Suspension Bridge. His wife is in such feeble health that it is feared his absence: may endanger her life, and she has offered a reward of $1.00 for information whieh may lead to the recovery or return of her husband or the recovery of his body if he is dead. Mr. Dunlap i» a large fine looking man, over six feet in height. and weighs over 20 pounds. He wore a stubby, thin gray beard and mus- tache, and is of commanding presence.—{¥. ¥. Tribune, 6th A Boy HANGED at PLAy.—The San Di Union says: A sacl accident occurred at Vi de las Viejas on Friday afternoon. Orrville Bosserman, a boy 12 years of age, son of Samuel Rosserman, was accustomed to exer- cise on a swing, and standing ona box would turn a rope under his armpits, and throw himself forward with all bis strength, so to make the swing rise to the greatest ble height. No one was present when the ac cident occurred, but it was evident that the rope sli from under his arms and caught him by neck. He had been engaged in conversation with his mother not more than ten minutes before the accident was discov- ered. She afterward called to him from the kitchen, and hearing no . She went pe meg him suspended by the neck and dead. —____. M'DERMOTT's Story AnouT Bessre Tu: NER.—Police Justice Keene, of Jersey City, in whose house Bessie Turner has found a home LOUISIANA. the Brooklyn theater was stopped thi has published a card on behalf of Miss In Louisiana the Hayes and Wheeler elect- | ing. It is stated that 315 bodies in al Turner disclaiming all relationship with Me- ors bearing certificates from Governor Kel- | found. Dermott, whose claim thereto she believes to | loge. met in the senate chamber and cast a tmanimous vote for Hayes and Wheeler. The | Tilden and Hendricks’ electors, with certifi- vates signed Join McEnery, governor, met in the house of representatives. and voted nimously for Tilden and Hendricks. | fhe following dispatch was received from | Governor Kellogg last night: | “New ORLEANS, Dee. 6, 1876.—The electors | east their votes for Hayes and Wheeler. One | of the electors, in voting, said that he had been offered one hundred thousand dollars to vote for Tilde: WHaAr Gov. TILDEN Says An NING FOR THE PRESIDENCY.—Gov | arrived in Albany Tuesday night at 7 o'clock | accompanied oniy by Mr. Hance, his seere- tary, and proceeded ai once to his residence. | During the evening, in accordance with pre- be evidence that be is a monomaniac. She denies his statement that she at any time or anywhere acknowledged such relationship. She denies that she lived with him at Long Branch or accepted any aid from him. Hix ee. Ee of her from place to place caused ber a great deal of mental suffer- ing, and the statementshe has caused to be published from time to time in relation toher are alleged to be false. Her mother resides on Storm avenue, Jersey City heightx, and od her denial of McDermotw’s sory —{2 Y. —— THe LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINTA met fh Richmond yesterda. a the colored senat Cause of the Rapid Spread of the Flames. W. J. Fleming, the actor, who is acquaint- ed with the construction of the Brooklyn the- ater. offers a clear and rational explanation of the cause of the fire starting with such fear- ful rapidity from the stage to the auditorium, and enveloping the galleries seerningly in the first moments of its appearance in flies. He says that the theater building had a hi gable cael, ae was some 2 feet above v Ron- Tilden ei : choice of the ie eters of the electoral eliegtn re serge te rious prominent tlemen st present in the States either in the city. The was very distinguished, After an hour's debate among them being a number of ladies. The in and a resolution of, i upon his near pe ae ge the presidenc: i and upon his remarkable retentiod of hedlth =D my eae Sees —, ~~ ae my Bd bk ar wplrits under the unusually depressing | the touch of that flery cloud shrivelled and nies oaicers of the BI Hee eee O Fralting, one wore to: Be! baret into: ‘and disappeared like a dry | tered conruinations hat be had never fle beter | farer deat 8 fe tee pemadeoty sates This heath, | Masses of flames ‘The was fully and ended onary ee wees — everywhere H repped 'OOL hob og well fgg the at Morrisey’s pool roomsas states that the