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4 ¥ vty ME Fee Ei REREEE se ing retired to Guanajuato. Tho report that General | Escobedo had been captured and shot is untrue He and Lerdo were at Mazatlan. Generals Rocha Quesada left here per steamer yesterday for New Orleans, neither Revueltas nor Cortina being willing to turn over their commands to them as they seemed to represent none of the factions of Mexicans. BXACTIONS OF REVUELTAS. The house of another merchant in Matamoros was broken into yesterday by order of Revueltas, and mer- chandise to a large amount taken, bocause he refused to pay the illegal exaction of three per cent. PROTESTS FROM AMERICAN CITIZENS. American merchants doing business in Matamoros have applied by telegraph to the government of the United States at Washington for protection against the iMegal and arbitrary acts of Genera! Revueltas, in breaking mto and robbing their stores un- der pretence of collecting an extraordinary con- ‘tribation imposed by him for military purposes in vi0- Jation of treaty stipulations. They say thatGeneral Revueltas has not deciared in favor of any of the pa ties contending for contro! of the government, and that the administration of ex-President Lerdo, which sent kovueltas to this frontier, having been driven out of thecapital, he is acting without the slightest au- thority. and American merchants now being plun- dered by him will have no redress upon any govern- ment hereatter established. NEGLECT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. Had the United States government taken decided action in regard to the imprisonment of John J. Smith, it is believed Revueltas would not dare to impose this unlawful oxaction. Having escaped all accountability then, he presumes that he can, with equal impunity, now rob American merchants to fill his empty coffers. Iv is hoped that President Grant will call the attention of Congress to thesc repeated outrages, and that some measures of redress may be adopted, otherwise Ameri- can commerce will be driven out of Mexico, SITTING BULL. MOVEMENTS OF THE HOSTILE SIOUX CHIEF— HE ACCUSES GENERAL MILES OF TREACHEBY— HIS INTENTIONS AS ANNOUNCED BY HIM- BELF—AN ATTACK BY TEE TROOPS FRUS- ‘TRATED. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. | Wasuixcrox, Dec, 29, 1876. Sitting Bull's movoments are detailed in a letter from Thom4s J. Mitchell, Indian Agent at Fort Peck agency, Montana, who writes to tho Indian Commis- sioner from Wolt Point, forty-five miles south of Fort Peck, under date of December 9. Tho morning Gen- eral Mitchell left Fort Peck the Indians expected that Bitting Bull with his hostile followers were in the vicinity of the crossing of Milk River, on the road to Wolf Point; but the agent saw no signs of them. MOVEMENTS OF THE MOSTILE CHIE On the 6th inst. Medicine Bear, the principal chief of the Yanktonais, and Black Tiger, avother promi- nent Yanktovai chief, came down and reported that Sitting Bull and the hostiles had crossed from the south bank of the Missouri River, and were in camp short distance above the Milk River crossing, and had tbree lodges and ninety-two shelter tents, acess ‘Sittung Bull claimed to have with bim 250 families. MILES ACCUSED OF TREACHERY. Sitting Bull called General Miles “a fraud,’ and said that when they shook hands on the Yellowstone they both raised their handa toward heaven and took an oath to the Great Spirit that they would be triends, but that the moment ho (Sitting Bull) turned to jeave General Miles opened fire upon bim. He inquired the number of soldiers stationed at Fort Peck and was told there were about thirty. He re- phed that be cared nothing about the sold:ors, that he and they wero friends, that they bad given him am- munition and he had returned it to them through the mauzzies of his warriors’ guns. Sitting Bull had heard that Mr, Mitchell had gone to Woll Point, and ex- pressed great friendship for and appeared desirous to bee him. WHAT SITTING BULL FAID, The Yanktonafs chiels, however, were afraid tho Bioux chiet meant mischiet and came to notily Mitch- ellof his movements. He stated to them that he was on bis way to the British possessions to trade for ammunition; that he was not making war on the whites nor did he want to inju@>them iu any way, but that che soldiers were making war on him, AN ATTACK BY TROOYS PROJFCTED, Mr. Mitchell bad just learned tLrough a despatch from Mr. Howe, agency clerk, that Lieutenant Bald- win, with three companies of infantry, reached Fort Peck on the 6th of December trom the direction of Carroll. and learning that Situng Bull was camped near the Milk River crossing, marched down the following pightto attack bim at daylight on the morning of the ‘7th, but Sitting Bull bad bis pickets posted in all di- rections who advised their ehief of the approach of the soldiers. He accordingly sent his women and chil- dren back acrogs the river and took a more tonablo position, intending to give the soldiers vattle. The command came upon the outposts of the nostiles and skirmish ensued. THR ATTACK ABANDONED. The despatch states that the Lieutenant considered his lorce too smail to risk a general engagement with superior numbers and the Indians’ chosen positions, and accordingly withdrew, arriving at Woll Point early that morning. THE CITY GOVERNMENT. BEPORT OF THE COMMISSION TO BE READ AT THE ROOMS OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION TO- DaY. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE BERALD.] Ausasy, Dec. 29, 1876, The Commission on City Government will have a Meeting at the rooms of the Bar Association, in New York, to-morrow, when their report to the Legisiatare will be determined upon. According to th tement of amember of the commission it 1s pro! this re- port will recommend the adoption of twelve amend- ments to the constitution, proposing spring elections an all cities, New York and Brooklyn included, and a restriction upog the Legislature in relation to the mat- ter of taxation of cities and the issue of bonds upon their credit, The report will probably be unanimous. THE STATE COMPTROLLERSHIP. MR. FREDERICK P. OLCOTT TO BE NOMINATED BY GOVERNOR ROBINSON ON MONDAY. [BY TELEGRAPH Tu THE HERALD. ] Axpaxy, Dec, 29, 1876. The Comptrollership of the State has finally settied {nto the nomination of Mr. Frederick P. Olcott, ot New York city. The nomination was tendered him some time ago, but he declined it, and the matter slum- bered untilvery recently when he was persuaded to accept. There seems to be no reasonable doubt that he will be nominated A 4 Governor Robinson on Mon- day afternoon, and that he will accept. He son of fhomas W. Olcott, Presiaent of tne Mechanics and Farmers’ Bank, of this city, who, by a strange coinci- dence, was nominated for the same place in 1865, and refused in favor of Governor Robinson, the present in- cumbent, who now offers the place to his ron. The Olcotts have been republicans, but Frederick P. was a thorough believer in Tilden and retorm, and worked personally, and very effectively, for his success during the campaigo. THE NEW CAPITOL COMMISSION. & REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS KEARLY READY— PROBABLE COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING By 1579. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) AuBaxy, Deo, 20, 1876, The now Capitol Commiss‘on will be ready to make the report required by the Legislature of last year, covering the detailed plans and specifications for the building, at an early day, Aaverlirements were or- dered at the meeting to-day for iron work, masonry, in Jastering, &¢., sufficient to continue Fevcrk through the winter and to carry it forward weil into the fourth story. The plans for the in- terior are especially commendable, a great improve. ment being made in ail the chambers and halls over tue plans of the former architect’ The Lutiding, according to this report, will probably be ready for rooiing next yearif a new appropriation is made early in the session, ‘10 have the butiding fully habitable by 1879 1s will be necessary, however, to have liberal appropriations in the meantime, say as much a8 $1,500,000 each year. BUSINESS SUSPENDED IN ERIE. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. } Enix, Pa, Dec. 29, 1876, One of those terrible northensters for which Lake Erie is noted ‘set in this morning, accompanied by a blinding snow storm, causing an entire suspension of business, Tho streets ate all blockaded, the snow three to five feet deep, A passenger train beirthe rte and Pittaburg Railroad 1s reported as snowed in near Girard. Tbe Philadelphia and Erie Railroad is badly blocked, and all unnecessary trains ‘on the roads have been abandoned, The siorm ts creat- ing terrible havoc in the country and extends over & large area of territory. A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY, “Touonto, Ont., Dec. 20, 1876. In Mount Forest, Wellington county, on Wednesday wight, Captain James Paree, who had been ‘ ei is wile fi a rt time, attempted jo murdet fexapets, Simeo rss, and his stepdaughter by shooting them. He iminediately afterward shot him- self jatally. Grass is critical condition, NEW YORK H#RALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1876. THE PRESIDENCY. Figures of the Electoral Vote in South Carolina as Computed by the House Committe. Florida’s Canvass Waiting for Action of the Supreme Court. HAMPTON TO HAYES. Judge Mackey’s Mission tor the Republican Chief---An Embassy of Peace, SOUTHERN SENTIMENT. North and South Carolina Echo No War Cry from Northern Demoerats, ——e—_—— SOUTH CAROLINA. THE GOVERNORSHIP QUESTION BEFORE A JUDI- CIAL TRIBUNAL—THE ELECTORAL VOTE—-IN- CREASED MAJORITIES FOR THE HAYES TICKET— HAMPTON’S BRIGHTENING PROSPECTS. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Cotumsta, Dec. 2y, 1876. The question as to who Is entitled to hold the office of Governor of this State has at leugth been squarely presented for determination of the courts. On tho 20th day of November Colonel T. W. Parmele, the Superintendent of the Penitentiary, recet' a pardon signed by Daniel H. Chamberlain as Governor, for one Peter Smith, a convict in the institution above named. In view of the fact tbat the authority of Chamberlain was questioned, Colonel Parmele, although an appointeo of Chamberlain and a stanch republican, felt that ho could not lawfully comply with the said pardon, and in a communication addressed to Chamberlain recited his reagons therefor, and concluded by saying that he “must, under the circumstanecs, decline to act, antil he had the matters involved adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction.” HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS, ‘Theroupon the prisoner made application to Hon. R. B, Carpenter, Judgo of the Fifth Circuit, for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted, and to-day was finally sot apart for the hearing. THE ARGUMENT. The counsel for respondent, Colonel Parmele, base their rofusal to recognize the pardon in question upon the sollowing ground:-— First—That Chamberlain is not de jure nor de facto Governor of the State by virtue of the late election. —That le Hampton received the highest umber of votes and was duly qualified as such Gov- ernor; and, Third—That if there be any question as to the method of qualification in Hampton’s case, then that Chamberlain bad, by assuming to enter on the dis- charge of duties as Governor elect, practically re- signed all title to “hold over’ until his successor was, qualified. THE ELBOTORAL QUO WARRANTO. In the Supreme Court to-day, at half-past ten, the hour appointed tor hoaring the quo warranto in the case of the electors, Mr. Corbin, counsel for C. C. Bowen and others, Hayes and Wheeler electors, an- nounced to the Court that after much consideration the defendants nad determined not toamend their answer, but to withdraw their appearance in the cause, deeming that the causo was not within the jurisdiction of tho Supreme Court, sinco the filing of the petition ior its removal to the Circuit Court of the United States, The Court asked of the counsel for tho plaintiffs in the quo warranto, tbe Tilden and Henaricks clector if they bad any motion. Mr. Barker, for himself ai other electors, said that they moved for judgme warranto, ‘The Court said they would consider the motion, ana adjourned, THE HOUSE INVESTIGATORS. The sub committee of the House having concluded its mission here, which was an investigation of the electoral vote of the State, left bere to-night tor Charleston, where it will be joined by the other two sub-committees, and will proceed thence to Washing- ton, The committee announced last might that th Hayes electors had carried the vote of the State by the returns of the precinct managers, but resoluicly re- fused to give the figures until an official result could be ascertained in a session of the entire committee at Wasbington. FIGURES OF THE ELECTORAL VOTE. Despite this decision of the committee I have, after considerable trouble, arrived at the figures ascertained by 14and which will not vary materially from the offi- cia) statement when it shall be announced. » 91,436 Aldrich. + 91,446 HAMPTON'S ATTITUDE. REPLY OF WADE HAMPTON AS TO HIS REPORTED NEGOTIATIONS WITH GOVERNOR HAYIS. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.)} Cixcixxatt, Dee, 29, 1876, General William Preston, of Kentucky, an old per. sonal triend of General Hampton's, was here to-day, and resolved to get all the facts by addrossing Hamp- tcn on the subject. The following telegrams between the two will explain how far he succeeded :— Humphreys. Ingram... Cixctxxati, Dec. 29, 1876, Governor Wapr Haxrtox, Columbia, 8. A telegram from Columbus, Obie, announces that Judge Mackey, in your behalf, has made propositions to Governor dayes to support him for President against Governor Tilden, recognizing Hayes as legally elected, and offering to support him agaiust the Nortb- ern democracy. This | do not believe, but it 16 injuring the democracy here. Your wise and noble course bas strengthened my jong iriendship tor you. In my judgment there should be a prompt denial. and this 4 submit to your decision. WILLIAM PRESTON, To this the following reply was made :— Covemaia, 8. U., Dec. 29, 1876, To Gen Wut1an Presros, Cincinnati, Ohio: — No ope is authorized to make declarations for me or for our party here, We abide the decisions of legiti- mate authority and bope for a peacefnl zolution. WADE HAMPTON, ‘This seems to leave no doubt as to Hampton’s atti. tude inthe case, Ho 1s not to be understood as tak- ing any part in the movement of a few Southern dem- ocrats in favor of Hayes, but will wait for the facts before he gives his adhesion to the fortunes of either candidate, FLORIDA, NO CHANGE IN THE POLITICAL SITUATION-- WAITING FOR SUPREME COURT ACTION—IM- PROVED CONDITION OF COLORED CITIZENS. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) TaLtauassen, Dee. 29, 1876, There has been no chango in political matters bere since yerterday, The Secerotary of Stato was ap- phed to tor certificates of election tor State oMcers, but declined issuing tnem until the Supreme Court acts upon the resurm made by the Board, While the return declares Drew to have been elected the Board may expect that tho Court will require them to amend their return to include Baker and Clay counties, pected that the Board would be very well satis- ave the count stand as it is, They know it is to ceunt Stearns in, and would accept any p1 get a prima sacie case, at Jeust, lor Hayes, which they know they cannot do if the order fi executed, meet to-morrow. T! 8. ry remarked that the heeriul, and are earRer this season making their farming arrangemonts tor Ttalked to-day witu persons trom ad. another ye jowing counties, and this spirit they say is v Noticeable there, y The Sherif of this county, an intel- dw representative man, talked very id says his people wii, care not une jot ‘here is the trouble. Wili designing and disappei Governor Drew will give them every assurance of ection in all their rights, the democratic | savonas will give him all support iu making good these assuances. Governor Drew is now absent, but willbe here to-morrow and remain until be is imaugarated. LOUISIANA, GOVERNOR KELLOGG HOLDS THE STATE HOUSE—FURTHER CONFLICTING TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. New Orveans, Dec. 29, 1876. Governor Kell»gg to-day said that last night’s report of his interview with the democratic State Senators was correct, He also said the democrats had offered to give him guorantees that if the contestants and citizens were admitted no trouble should fol- low, The Governor repticd that hie experience im 1874 with their pledges would not justify him im accepting them now; that the law made it his duty to see that tho Legislature was protected and organized, and that, regarding the refusal of the Clerk to call the roll returned by the Returning Board, which refusal was published here this morning, the law requiring him to do so was imperative. The Gov- ernor apprehends no violence, and discredits the re- Ported ordering out of the White League. THE SENATE COMMITTRE, The Senate Committee devoted the entire day to hearing rebutting testimony in reference to Eliza Pinkston. Somo ten or twelve witnesses, white and colored, testified to her notoriously bad sonduct, Several witnesses testified to Alexander Brooks hav- ing threatened to ki!l Pinkston last May for beating him and biting his finger off. ELIZA TOO ILL TO TESTIFY, The Senate sub-cummittee went to the residence of Eliza Pinkston at noon to-day to take her testimony, but found her Jaboring under such intense nervous ex- citement that the idea was abandoned for the present. The people with whom she lives said a person had called there this morning and excited her by telling her that people from Ouachita were coming to testity to numerous things against her tn referenceto her children, THE NQUSR COMMITTEE. Mr. Morrison’s committee consumed a large portion of the session to-day in examining Colonel Patton, chairman ef the Democratic State Committee, but nothing important was clicited or different from his evidence before the Semate committee, W. ©. Weaver testified that ho was commissionor at poll No, 3 and that the election was fair aud peaceable, Gustav Tourvad and Eugar Davenport, commission- ers of election, and A.D. Merricr, United States Supervisor, corroborated Weaver’s statement, and Said the poll was rejected on technical grounds, LAPOURCHE PARISH MATTERS, The House sub-committec examined (bree witnesses im reference to Lafourche parish, who testified te in- timidation of colored democrats by colored women and preacners as well as by men. The committee also ex- amined seven witnesses from Ploquemine parish, who testified to many irregularities on the part of officials who conducted the election. MR, ME\DE’S SUB-COMMITTEE—EVIDENCE OF A FAIR ELECTION IN NATCHITOCHES, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Narcmitocurs, Dec. 20, 1876, The sub-committeo of the House, of which sr Meade is chairman, began its labors horé on Thursday. Many witnesses wero examined, both republican and democratic, A. H, Basto, one of the witnesses before the Returning Board, was put on the stand and so thoroughly examined that he went back on his New Orleaus story in every important respect. He could not namo a_ singlo man, either mtimidated, maltreated or murdered for. political opinions, After a rigid examination he broke down and acknowledged he made a mistake in his Keturn- ing Board testimony. RRPUBLICAN EVIDENCE, Dr. Boult, William Boult, Tom Boult, W. P. Tun- nard and J. A. Barlow, (republicans, ali testifod that the election and registration was free, fair and peace- able; that there was mo violence offered by democrais toward republicans before or since the election; that che people here would make no objection or resistance to persons holding offices who were fairly elected, and they would sudmit to just and equitable rule. Tho evidence of these republicans completely rebuts the evidence given by Czernack, Basto and others in New orleans. A great many were ex- amined from wards Five and Six as to the thrown out boxes, and the testimony elicited was one unbroken line of denial to anything Ike violence, fraud or the semblance of intimidation during the registration or election in thoso wards or in any part of the parish. A PEACEFUL CANVASS PROVED. tified to the character of the of 1ton tho part of the demo- cratic party, which was to avoid even the sembiance of intimidation and give no cause te the Returning Board to throw out the parish or any boxes, and that the canvass was made fully on that pian, HAYES AND THE SOUTH. JUDGE MACKEY’S MISSION ON BEHALF OF THE TWO CAROLINAS—NEITHER GENERAL HAMP- TON NOR GOVERNOR VANCE INDORSE NORTH- ERN THREATS OF RESISTANCE TO HAYES’ INAUGURATION— POSITION OF SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIS—THEIR CONFIDENCE OF JUSTICE FROM HAYES. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD, ] Coicaunrys, Ohio, Dec. 29, 1876. Judge S. J. Mackey, of South Carolina, who came here yesterday with a special message from Wade Hampton to Governor Hayes, remaived at the house of the latter gentioman until afier ove o'clock last night, when It was too late to use the telegraph wires. A Herato representative spent this morning with Judge Mackey at his hotel. Mr. Mackey is a native of South Carolina, having gono ito the Mexican war when fourteen years old and won three medals for bravery. He was also an officer inthe Confederato army and was desperately wounded several times, He ‘was an ardent supporter of Governor Chamberlain until, as he remarks, “Chamberlain sold out to the baser elements of his party.”” Mr. Mackey then became General Hampton’s warm friena and mado acanvass of the State with bim, speaking 1m the in- terest of Hampton aud Hayes. He said this was done with Hampton’s consent, so as to allow Hampton to devote himself entirely to the discussion of State iseuer, A CONSERVATIVE REPCBLICAN. Mackey cannot be charged with being a narrow far- tisan, for asa judge in rendering a decision on Secre- tary Taft's order relative to intimidation of voters, Mackey charged the Grand Jury, stating that “it con stitutes intimidation for employers to seek to dict: toycs az to how they shail vote, or tor employ és n to refuse to work for persons who do not vote a cortain way.”” JUDGE MACKEY’S MISBION. Mackey says he comes here 1o assure Hayes that neither General Hampton por Governor Vance, ot North Carolina, are willing to sustain Northera democrats in their threats of war to prevent May: inauguration, Mackey gave special prominence to the statement that neither Governor Hampton nor the other leadiug men of bis State sought to make tering with Hayes in hope of gaining offices or controlling patronage. Thuir course was actuated by the fceling that Hayes had been fairly elected and a desire to prevent the nation from being plunged into civil war. ROLINIASS ON THE SIDK OF PEACK, They believed Congress must settle this question andthe South would acquiesce in their decision, If Northern aemoeri ould xee Hit to bring about a war to prevent the inauguration of the legally elected President they, no doubt, would expect help from North or South Carolina, bat, on the contrary, they might expect, if it was necessary, to fod men of those States arrayea on t Of the national gov- ernment. MAMPTON'S OPINIONS. Judge Mackey reterred toa recent conference held at Governor Hampton's house, at which Hampton had said he bad ‘voted tor Tien, but that he did not think he had been elected; if ho bad been he didn’t think hecould doas mach for the South as Hayes could, for this simple reason, that Tilden’s war record was such that poople of the North were suspictous of him; and, althouga he might desire to treat the South fairly, his very position would make him hesitating and timid. None doubted Hayes? loyaity, and what. ever concessions he might make to the South during his term would not be misconstrued,’ When askea what Hampton proposed todo next Pp acne “Hampton 18 simply waitiog, Orm in the belief that all will yes bo welt for him.” NO FRAR OF ARMED CONFLICT IN SOUTH CAROLINA, In reply to a query as to whether he feared biood- shed in bis State, as a consequence of her having two Governors, Mackey says:—‘‘No, not now; we did foar out to entorce x. If that bad ly have been de- been done the militia would certal stroyed: butitis now said that Cl do tis’? He added, “Ono federal needed to guard our State, because be represents this great goverament and is as good as an arm: We could, if we w: service 25,000 them, We tr HAMPTOX Mackey furiher said Govervor Hampton baa sai ple that my great dee proper civilization; to open it up to rmm: the North and to welcome Northern vrai, 1: Ito our State and our homes on the p J and business equality with our own ted to use them, cal! into imme lendid soldiers, but we co not need je government to do what is fair, NORTHERN PROPOSITIONS FOR WAR Ke! 5 In response to a question af to what news his peoplo BOL as to the feeling of Northern 4 ocrats on the sit- uation, Mackey said the; tinually receiying assurances that the of Ohio Indi and were ready to make war to foretbi; ugurate Tilden, and that the democrats of South Carolina were urged to participate in the move- ment, but these demands were discountenan oy Governor Hampton ana other leading men, He said his people “really cared little who was President, #0 that they were allowed to rule their own State.’” HAMPTON’S COLORED SUPVORTERS. He referred to Hampton's great popularity among colored men, and paid a high tribute to their faithtul- ness, saying there was an *‘undivisible’? copartner- ship existing between the freedmen and the Southern people. : HAYES WANTS TO DO RIGHT. Mackey said he was well pleased with his talk with Governor Hayes. He was satisfied that Hayes’ treat- ment of the south would be fair and bonest to all classes, und that he would seck to control the Southern States by kindness and justice, rather than by force, MAMPTON’S LETTER TO HAYES. Judge Mackey bore from General Hampton the fol- lowing letter to Governor Hayes :— Exkcurive Ma: x, CoLuMBLA, Dec, 23, 1876, My Drak Sin—I hay honor to enclose a copy of my inaugural, as the duly elected Governor of South Carona, 1u view of the present events and the official sanc- tion given to gross misrepresentations of the acts and purposes of the majority of the good people of this Commonwealth, | deem it proper to declare that pro- found peace prevails throughout the State; thet the course of jndicial proceedings is obstructed by no com- bination ot citizens thercof, and tha! laws for tho protection of the inhabitants in allt 80D, property and citizensnp are being courts, While the people of this State ai ing etth the spirit or means to maintain ther rights of citizenship against the usurped power which now defies the supreme judicial authority o! 3 thev have such taith in the justice of their they propose to leave its vindication to the proper legal tribunals, appealing at the same time to the patriotism and public sentiment of the whole country. NO APPEAL TO FORCE, The inflammatory utterances of a portion of the public press render it perhaps not inopportune for me vo state that, although the people of South Carolina | view with grave concern the present critical conjune- ture in the affairs of our country, which threatens to subject to an extreme test the republican system of government itself, it is their,irm and deliperate pur- poso to condemn any solution of existing political problems that involves the exhibition of armed force orthat moves through any otber channel! than the prescribed form of the constitution or the peaceful agencies of the law. A HOPE POR PRACE AND UNION. Trusting tha asolution may ve had which, while maintaining tho peace of the country, shall do no vio- lence to the constitutional safeguards of popular rghts, and will tend still more firmly to unite the people of all tho States in an earnest effort to preserve the peace and sustain the laws and the constitution, | am very respectfully your obedient servant, WADE HAMPTON, Governor of South Carolina, His Excellency R, B, Hayes, Governor of Obia DITTO TO GOVERNOR TILDEN. P, S.—As tho scttloment of the vexed political ques- tions which now agitate the public mind must ul. timately depend on yourself or your distinguished competitor tor the Presidency, I have addressed a letter similar to this to His Excellency Governor Til- den. Yours, WADE HAMPTON. KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS. A STATE CONVENTION CALLED ON THE 18TH PROXIMO TO CONSULT ON THE CRITICAL POLITICAL SITUATION. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Lovisvitur, Dec, 29, 1876, The Kentucky State Central and Executive Demo- cratic committees hold a joint conference in Louisville to-day, There was a full attendance, and tho toeling ofall present scemed to be in favor of holding a State Convention without delay, to take action upon the resent critical condition of public affairs. Judge T. Er Burrott, of Louisville, and State Representative John Watts Kearney presided, respectively, as chair- man and secretary of the inecting. The following resolutions were u! imously adopted, with requests that they be published in the New York HeRatp and tho Louisville Courier-Journal. Resolved, That_w convention of the demoeratic party of Kentucky is hereby called, to meet «n Thursday, the 18th 77, ut’ twelve o'clock M.. in the city of n of pa solved, That the Democratic County Committees of the Stato are urged to call meetings ot the democratic people of their respective counties, to appoint delegates to said con- jon; and in order to insure fw full attendance they are ed to appoint one delegate for every 10) votes given for the Tilden and Hendricks electors at the late Presl- dential election, HON. WILLIAM A. WHEELER, Wartertowy, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1876 Hon. William A. Wheeler ieft Malono this afternoon for New York, where he will remain a few days before proceeding to Washington. Governor Hayes has writton aletter toa friend in Malone in which he says all newspaper reports pur- porting to foreshadow his {utare policy are without any foundation whatever. NEW JERSEY POLITICS. ose of taking counsel upon the pros- lic affairs, THE UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP—ACTIVITY OF THE REPUBLICANS—THE LEGALITY OF POWERS’ ELECTION QUESTIONED, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) TRENTON, Dec, 29, 1876. Tho ropublicans baye, to-day, practically commenced active operations for the United States Scnatorsnip in this State, and are determined to strain every nerve to wipe out the Gemocratic majority of one on joint bal- Jot, and turn the tables in their own favor, The con- tested case of Powers, democrat, in the Third Assem- bly district, Mercer county, was opened to-day by taking of testimony before James & Aitkin, Master in Chancery, 1 this city. F. Kingman appenred tor the contestant, Robert L. Hatchingon and G. W. Vroom and Mercer Reasicy, Jr., for Powers, The ground tor the contest is mainly that the Board of Election in East Windsor township was illegal, be- cause the members were all repubiicane, and they were not elected of appointed in accordance with the Elec- tion law approved April 18, 1876, Thore is no allega- tion at all of any impropriety or illegality in the voting. Augustas Walling, Reuben Morris and William W. Tayler, members of ihe Election Board, testitiea that they conducted the election by virtue of their offices, as the township committee; that they bad forgotten ut the pew Blection law, and that u true reguit of ye election was deciared woeu Powers wus declared elected by a majority of seven. ‘There was no protest at the time; all the voters seemed satisfied at the inethod of tion. Several other witnesses corrobor- ated the foregoing. An adjournment then took place to a day not named. The Election law mentioned requires that the Board of Election shall either be elected or appointed. This was not done, but, nevert #8, itis claimed by the democrats that tie township's committee were legally Justified in holding the election, and there is any uum- ber of decisions to sustain that view; that the elec. tion in itself was regniar, ai furthermore, when there was no fraudulent voting, the result will: not be set aside, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Drrartwent, ! Orrice ov THY CrreY SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasminctox, Dec, 30—1 A. M. Indications. “ For Now England, rain and snow during the day, followed during the afteraoon or evening by colder, clearing weatver, winds shifting to northwest and southwest, and rising barometer. For the Middle States, clearing, colder weather, brisk northwest to west winds, and pg barometer. — For the South Atlantic and Gnif States, clear or fair weather and unusually low temperature, with porth- erly to westerly winds, and, cast of the Lower Missis- sippi, rising baromoete! For Teonessce and the Ohio valleys, colder and clear or fair weather, with westorly to northwesterly winds and rising barometer, For the lower lake region, colder northerly to wert. erly winds, rising barometer and light snow, fo'lowed in the western portions by clearing weather. ” For tho upper lake region, partly cloudy and colder weather, with southwest to northwest winds and a temporary rise in barometer. For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missourt valleys, clear or fair weather and lower temperature than on Friday, variable winds, and in the southern portions rising followed by falling barometer. Cautionary signals continue on the Atlantic coast from Wilmington to Eastport THE WEATAER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes In the temperature for tho past twenty-four bours, in com- parison with corresponding date of last year. a8 indicated by the thermometer at Hudout's pharmacy, HeRaLp ae — 1876. 1875, 1876. oe BT cy a 3 32 Average \omperaturo yesterday... +. ON Average temperature for corresponding date last year... 354 FIRE IN THE BOWERY. Last night a fire broke out inthe first floor of No. 187 Bowery and spread throagh the rest of the hte ing. Hamilton, Lindon & Co,, coffin mayufacturers, on the first floor, jomt $5,000; Thomas Linn, paper box maker, in the rear of the same floor, | stained by Seiler & Co., ‘on the second and ra, was $5,000, and by Edward Deuteh & Son, Lobacconists, ob the fourth and filth floor, was $6,000, ‘The buildiug 1s damaged to the amount of $1,0000. COMMODORE VANDERBILT. At ton o'clock Commodore V stronger and in better spirits tban during the day. t $2,600, Tho | A RATEROAD HORROR, ee Fatal Accident on the Lake Shore Road ; at Ashtabula, Ohio. AN IRON BRIDGE SNAPS. Eleven Ccaches Fall Into the River. THE PASSENGERS KILLED OR INJURED. | a | Terrible Deaths by Burning or Drowning. A LIST OF THE WOUNDED. | CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1876, A terrible accident has occurred at Ashtabula, Ohio, to a Westward bound train, No. 5, on the Lake Shore road, which fell through an iron bridge, ‘a distance of seventy-five feet, to the river below. Eleven coaches were burned. The train, with Conductor Henn, left Erie for Cleveland one hour late and neared the bridge at Ashtabula about eight o'clock. SCENE OF THE DISASTER. The scene of the ratiroad accident at Ashtabula, Ohio, is @ few rods east of the depot. The iron bridge spans the Ashtabula creek, seventy-five feet above the water; on both sides are high banks; snow has been falling almost constantly for the past forty- | eight hours, and now a driving storm is raging, making it very dificult to get news from the wrecked and burning train. THE WOUNDED. The following is a partial list of the wounded:— George W. Waite, wife and son, of Ashtabula, badly hurt. J. W. Martin, wife and mother, probably from East Avon, Livingston county, N.Y., fatally in- jured. J. M. Murray, Harttord, Conn., injured. W. H. Vosburg, Buffalo, N. Y., injured. H. W. Sheppard, Brooklyn, N. Y., leg broken. Bernard Sawyer, Whitehall, N. Y., elightly bruised. Thomas C. Wright, Nashville, Tenn., slightly in- jured. H. L. Brewster, Rochester, N. Y., slightly in- jured. Mrs. Lew, Rochester, N. Y., slightly injured, Robert Monroe, Rutland, Mass., badly hurt. Edward Truworthy, Oakland, Cal, badly hurt. It is feared that Mr. Truworthy’s wife and daughter are both Killed. R. Austin, Chicago, IIL, slightly bruised. R. Karroll, Chicago, IIL, slightly hurt. Mr. Barlow, supposed to be connected with Wood's Museum, of Chicago, Ill., badly hurt. Minerva Bingham, of Chicago, lll., dangerously wounded. Achild of Mrs. Mary Bradley, of San Francisco, Cal., was killed. A. Burnham, of Milwaukee, slightly burned. The Mrs. Lew mentioned as from Rochester, N. Y., it is now thought is from Delaware. DROWNED AND FROZEN TO DEATH. It seems that the falling train and bridge smashed the ice in the creek, and those not killed by the fall or burned in the burning cars were held down by the wreck and drowned before they could be extricated. Many, too, will be or have been frozen, EARNEST BUT SLOW RELIEF. Citizens of Ashtabula are at the wreck, and as many as can are working to rescue those not al- ready claimed by death. The work, however, goes on very slowly. Many liken the scene and the dim- culties in rescuing the bruised and mangled ones to the Angola norror of a few years ago. NO NAMES OF THE KILLED. At this time we are unable to learn the name of a single one of the killed except that of the little babe of Mrs. Bradley. EASTERN PEOPLE ON BOARD THE TRAIN. Itis known that there were a large number of Eastern people on the ill-fated train. It is said the eleven coaches were all well filled. The express messenger for the American Express Company is missing and the local agent at Ashtabula fears he is | among the killed. . PHYSICIANS AND NURSES, A special train, with physicians and nurses and everything for the comfort of the wounded at the wreck, left the Union depot at ten o'clock. The weather is stili growing colder at Ashtabula, and only four bodies nave so far (eleven P.M.) been vaken from the débris. The night here is quite clear, and now the snow has almost ceased falling. FATALLY INJURED. Mary Frame, of Rochester, N. Y., is fatally injured. ONH HUNDRED AND BEVENTY-PIVE PASSENGERS, Itis said there were 175 passengers on the train, and at least one-third of these were killed, burned or frozen to death, ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN SAVED. The train was drawn by two engines. One of the engines remained on the bridge, but everything else went down. The engineer and fireman on the en- gine that went down were badly, but not seriously injured. The work of removing the dead bodies still goes on very slowly. VERY COLD WEATHER. ‘The weather at Ashtabula is extremely cold. XO MORE BODIES DISCOVERED. ‘The wreck at Ashtabula is still burning (12:20 A. M.). No more bodies have been recovered than already reported. It is impossible to get the names of the killed. The list of wounded will be swelled considerably. Public and private houses are thrown open to the wounded and destitute. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. “The Shanghraun’’ will be performed this afternoon at Wallack’s, Next weok will be the Jast of this popu- Jar play. This afternoon Mr. Edwin Booth will play Ruy Blas at the Lyceum Theatre, a character he has not assumed for years. The German version of the well known play, “‘Mar- ried in Haste,’’ es presented this week at the Germania Theatre, is admirable, and the cast is Wallackiam in efficiency, Mr. Sothern hes studied ral new parts which he has oever had an opportunity to act. He will probably pfoduce thein when bo assames the management of the Eagle Theatre next year. The Union Square Theatre was usfortunate this ‘wook—firat, in the sudden j!inese of Miss Clara Morris, end then im that of Miss Sara Jowett; but “Miss Mul_ ion” is all right again, and will not suffer by the ine terruption. There will be order in Booth’s Theatre this after- toon, for policemen, who are off duty, have been invited to oecupy the balconies, besides the Commis. 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