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changed communications respecting the eventuality ot ® vacancy tn the throne of St. Peter, It is said that the Catholic Powers have engaged to make the strictest (eo of their ancient prerogatives to insure regularity im the election of a successor to Pope Pius IX. M. MAX OUTREY, M. Max Outrey, the newly appointed French Minister to the United States, will sail for New York in the General Transatiantic Company's steamer Canada from Havre February 3. THE CATTLE DIARASE, The British Council has issued further stringent or- dors against tho importation into Great Britain from Germany and Belgium of cattle, bay, bidos, horns, fat, hoofs and fresh meat. A royal decree has been issued at Brussels probibit- Ing the importation into Belgium of horned cattlo and sheep from Germany, England, Russia, Austria and Turkey. SILVER. Bilver is quoted to-day at 574d. per ounce, IRVING AS RICHARD III. BIS APPEARANCE LAST NIGHT IN LONDON IN 4 MEW ROLE—A SUCCESS AND A FAILURE ON A FIRST NIGHT. (px CABLE TO THE HERALD. ] Lonpon, Jan. 29, 1877, - Mr. Irving’s performance of Richard III. at the Lyceum to-night was the most important theatrical event of the winter. The house was filled from pit to dome and the choice places were filled by the @ite of London society. First nights are justly famous here for their collection of cultured and critical auditors, and on the present occasion there ‘was an extreme exhibition of this characteriatic of rat nights. SHAKESPRARE WITHOUT ADDITIONS, ‘The text rendered was a condensed version of ‘the play as Shakespeare wrote it. All the additions and interpolations of Colley Cibber were ignored, as ‘Were also the stagey points of interpretation that havecome down as traditions in the theatre from the days of Garrick, Kean and Booth. ‘The opening lines— ‘Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York— were received with tremendous and rapturous ap- plause. The scenes between Richard, Clarence aad Hastings, ordinarily cut out, were retained in the present version. Gloster’s sentimental gal- lantry inthe courtship of Lady Anne was given With brilliant freshness and finish, and the scenes with the Lord Mayor and with Buckingham were very successful. In the second.act the conception of Richard's character varied most widely from the stage traditions, A SIGNAL PAILURE. In the parts subsequent to the coronation, when the tragic tone of the play rises, it was conceded that Mr. Irving’s personation was 4 failure. His mannerisms became unpleasantly obtrusive; his declamation became indistinct and spasmodic, and merged into rant. In the dream scene he lacked the terrible power and sustained splendor of Booth. In the first three acts the performance was effec- tive, original, and finer than Booth’s, because less conventional, In the remainder of the play it was disappointment. There was more of comedy or melodrama in it than tragedy. MEXICO, IGLESIAS AND AMERICAN OFFICERS—A PROCLA+ MATION IN FAVOR f¥ IGLESIAS, Sax Fraxctsco, Cah, Jan. 29, 1877. Roferring to the statement of the New York Hxravp's Washington correspondent that a number of American officers had concluded to ofer their services ‘to Iglesins and raise a force in the Southwest to invado Mexico and establish bis claims, Iglesias yesterday stated that the information in the telegram was cor- rect, “There arc,’ ho said, ‘many goud reasons why this movement by my Iriends in this country can be of no assistance to me In my efforts to bging about a change of government in Mexico, and I shall advise my friends of the conclusion I have arrived at. For this purpose T intend to proceed East oon as possible. ’? A PROCLAMATION IN FAVOR OF IGLESIAS, Reports from Sonora, Mexico, via San Diego, say that General Mariscal, the military Governor, has Issued a proclamation doclaring Iglesins the legal Pres- ident nnd avowing his purpose to support him. Pes- \uiera, with bis troops, is reported committing numer. bus outrages on the inbabitants, but avoiding battle with Mariscal, SPAIN AND CUBA, NO TRUTH IN ALLEGED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE INSURGENTS. Wasttxeron, Jan, 29, 1877, Thero ts not a particle of truth in the statement re- tently made that the Spanish government is in nego- Hatron with the Cuban insurgents with a view to grant thom autonomy of self-government, On the contrary, Spain occupies the same position as heretofore with regard to tho affairs of Cuba, with no probability what. ever of changing it, OUR ROYAL GUESTS. THE RUSSIAN PRINCES ENJOYING THEIR VISIT, (bY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) . Norrons, Va., Jan. 20, 1877, The Grand Duke Alexis, with Baron Schilling anda number of other Russian officers, left hero on tho steamer Cygnet this morning for Knott’s Island and otber excellent ducking grounds in Currituck sound, The royal party will be absent several days, bagging the wild fowl of the Carolina wators, They will occupy for the most of the timo the ducking quarters of a Now York sporting club and expect rare recreation. The Grand Duke Constantine and Admiral Boutakoff remained behind and were on tho streots all the after. noon with a large company of officers from the frigates Svetlana and Bogatyr enjoying the bright and beauti- ful weather we aro having. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. [sy TELEG: TO THE HERALD. ] Nonrron«, Va., Jan, 29, 1877, The United States steamship Hartford, flagship of Rear Admiral Tronchard, has left Hampton Roads and come up to tho city to awalt orders, leaving only the Essex below, The other naval vessels now bere await {ng orders are tho Powhatan, Ranger, Alliance, and the monitors Montauk, Wyandotte and Passaic, The Alliance will probably drop down to the Roads this weok, she goes to the Moditerrancan. BLACK HILLS ORES, Dzapwoon, Wy. T., Jan. 20, 1877. Ciptain Gardner, a promiment mining operator of this section, leaves for the East to-day with sampies of ore (rom thirty diferent mines, twenty of which are in the silver district of Bear Butte, iis object is simply to display them in Incentive to the direction of capital hivher and the erection of smelting works, GAS EXPLOSION. FOUR MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. Provivesce, R. 1., Jan, 29, 1877, The laboratory of the Silver spring bleachery, a small brick building detached from tho main works, was demolished this afternoon by an explosion of gas evolved during “ome chemical experiments on a pow Preparation tor finishing the sarince of cloth, Four men in the building were badly ourned, bat probably one of thein received fava! injuries, DESPERATE SHOOTING APFRAY. Cuuyesnx, Wy. T., Jan, 29, 1877. At Golloway’s ranche, twenty-five miles aouth of here, a diMcuity arose on Saturday between two horse herders named G. W, Via ana Granville Peake, which culminated in both drawing six shooters and in the exchange of eleven shots, of which Peake reevived one in the neck, one in the tace and one inthe stom- aon, He will probably die. fu the bip and arm, and was brow ‘Me will igely recover, 's bere yesterday, Via was seriously woundea NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1817,.-TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. The President's Approval of the Electoral Bill. OBJECTIONS” OF ITS OPPONENTS ANSWERED, Members of the Grand Electo- Tal Commission. RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS Forthcoming Message from the President on the Subject FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. ; Wasarxoton, Jan, 29, 1877. FEELING REGARDING THE PRESIDENTS MES- BAGE APPROVING THE ELECTORAL BILL—THE OBJECTIONS OF ITS OPPONENTS ANSWERED. The President’s brief message, accompanying the Electoral bill signed by him, is generally praised hero as one of the wisest and best of bis public utterances, Mr. Conkling expressed the opinion of almost all bis fellow Senators, all indeed except Senators. Morton, Sherman, Sargent and two or three others, when he asked that “this wise and important message be printed.” There are mavy significant words in the mes- sage which have attracted attention here this evening. The President speaks of the bill as ‘wise and constitutional.” It is remarked that he seems to have determined to answer all the objections mado tothe bill by Sonators Morton, Sherman and Sargent, and the following explicit declaration has attracted great attention here. Ho says:— While the history of ou periods, shows that the Presi counted the votes and declared them standing, our whole history shows that, In no instance of doubt or dispute, has ho exercised the po' of deciding, and that the two house of Congress have disposed of all such doubts and disputes, although in no instance hitherto have they been such that their decision could essentially have affected tho resait. During the debate Mr. Morton and other of the op- ponents of the Dill sneered at it a8 @ *compromise.”” The President repiics to this:— It fs the highest duty of tho law-making power to provide in advance a constitutional, hege ind just method of executing the constitution in this most in- teresting and critical of its provisions. The doing so, far trom being a compromise of right, is an reo. ment of right and an execution of powers conferred by the constitution on Congre: It is not known whether Mr. Morton means to read the President also out of the republican party. General Washington. APPOINTMENTS FROM SENATE AND HOUSE ON THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION—THE DEMO- CRATIC COUNSEL ENGAGED. The membership of the Electoral Commission 18 sottled to-night, except the fifth judge, who will be chosen to-morrow, .The republicans on the commis- sion are Senators Edmunds, Morton and Fro- linghuysen and Messrs, Garfeld and Hoar. Tho domocrats are Senators Thurman and Bayard and Messrs. Payne, Hunton and Abbott. Four of tho republicans and four of the democrats were members of the joint committee wheb framed the bill All except Mr. Payne are law- yers. it being understood that Justice Davis will not serve on the commission, the choice of the Afth judge must be made from Justices Swayne, Bradley and Hunt Mr, Conkting was left off the commission at his own urgent request, his health not permitting the labor such a service would require. He advised the selection of Messrs. Edmunds, Morton and Frelinghuy- een, and his advice fixed the choice of these men. The democratic caucus this evening asked Messrs, Thompson, chairmati’ot the Florida committee; Mor- rison, chairman of the Louisiana committee, and Dud- ley Field to act as an advisory committee to the demo- cratic meinbers of the commission, aside from the counsel who have been engaged, consisting of Judge Black, Messrs, Trumbull, Carpenter, Merrick, and Judge Hoadley of Cincinnati. RESUMPTION OF 8PECIE PAYMENTS—THE PRESI- DENT’S FORTHCOMING MESSAGE ON THE SUB- JECT—A LEGAL ASPECT OF THE QUESTION— HOW IT COULD BE BROUGHT ABOUT." The President has long felt, and often said that he would consider it a peculiar glory to his adminis: lop to bring the country back to specie payments before he Jeit the White House, and he means to make one more effort to get Congress to help toward this end. There has been lately here some disci sion of the question whether the present law, making the United States notes legal tender, is not essentially contrary tothe constitation, inasmuch as it was made part of tho Revised Statutes after the exigency’ bad passed, to cover which alone tho issae of these notes was originally quthorized, and there are lawyers who maintain that legal tender notes, now received by the government in payment for taxes, cannot constitutionally be reissued, and that the Pres- ident may, if he chooses, order the Secretary of tho Treasury to cancel all such notes which come in this way into the Treasury. Toestablish this view would require probably a decision by the Supreme Court or anact of Uongress explicitly aoclaring 1t to be the cor- fect interpretation. tis p-ssible that in his forth- coming Messageon the currency tho President may suggest this view and ask Congress to decide for him. Thero seems to be but little doubt that the Secretary of the Treasury could, if ho wished, reduce still tur. ther the present low premium on gold, for he couid require the ten millions of bonds now called for by the syndicate, and the next call of an equal amount, which will, no doubt, soon be made, to be paid in gold. Such an importation of gold would probably send it down several per cont; but he is understood to hold that, unless there is a withdrawal of legal tenders, these cannot be expected to romain at par, even if they were bolstered up to that point, because they are, in fact, redundant. Section 3,582 of the Revised Statutes, however, forbids bim to ‘*inake any reduction of tho currency by retiring and cancel. Nng United States notes” and thus ties his hands, If Congress would repeal this little section, of only threo nes, it would leave his hands {roo and leave him with a certain discretion which he ought to have, The Redemption act of 1875 1s just now felt to be an {ncumbrance rather than a help, It is impossible to accnmaulate gold enough to redeem at once tho whole amount of Jegal tenders outstanding and, if the gold were stored in the Tressury, it is probable that no- body would want any considerable part of tt, so long as it was known to be there, The Resumption act appears to have boen ascheme to facilitate the establisment of a kind of huge national bank. Fortunately the ma- ehinery provided im the act is 80 cumbrons that it will not operate, The proposition urgod in Secrotary Mor- ril’s report in December that Congress should autho- ize the funding of the Ingal tenders in forty year tour percent bonds, at the adoption of the holders, the Notes, of course, not to be reissued but cancelled, has been brought before the House in a bill by Mr. Chittenden, and if the President should, tn hls Message, recommend any snch measore, an attempt will be made to bring thie bill to avote, Both parties, in both houses, are publicly committed to resumption, This plan makes resump- ton voluntary and could not cause distress; and, if a suficiont number of republicans and democrats are sincere, the bill can be passed vory easily. Nothing stands In tho way except the insincerity of both partios on this subject. If some of the prominent and infu. | ential leaders of both sides should agree to pass’ sach ‘a bill they could easily do it, oe FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasutxotos, Jan, 20, 1877, JUDGE CLIFFORD ON Tif& POSITION OF THE ASs- SOCIATE JUSTICES AS MEMBERS OF THE ELEC- TORAL COMMISSION—A DUTY NOT DESIRED AND NOT TO BE EVADED, Judgo Chfford, who will be presidont of the grand commission of Oftcen and Imtermodiately chairman of the four Judges of the Supreme Court, pending thelr session to select the fifth judicial member of the com- Mission, was waited upon this evening by a Hzratp representative on the subject of the probable action of the members of the Supreme Court. He bad come home to bis hotel at an unsually early hour, as the Court wound up everyshing pertaining to its current business preparatory to adjournment until the 19th prox. Hespent partof the afternoon with Judge Davis, who isa fellow guest with him at the National Hotel, and in his company left cards upon Alexander H. Stephens, whose serious illness has beem one of the topics of the day. The disinter- ested honesty with which Judge Clifford approaches the solution of the problem involved in the Presiden- tial controversy may be illustrated by the fact that he had not sought to know the provisions of the bill, and ‘was not aware of them until this evening, whon, as ho says, he was tavored, through the kindness of the Sec- retary of State, with a rifled copy of it. He says that the members of the Court will mect to-mor- Tow, as provided by the bill, and will proceed to elect their filth member, In talking over the singular state of affairs requiring the existence of such, a commis- sion, hesaid that, in common with other members of the Court, he had hoped that some other way would be found to adjust existing diMcultica without necosaitat- ing a recourse to the Supreme Court. When he saw what was coming and that some othor method could not be taken up he, at first, thought he would positively decline to serve, but when ho found that, as a matter of Jaw, it was inevitable, he acquicsced. He was going to use his best endeavors to go through with the duty imposed upon him, In common with his breth- fen of the Suprome Bench he had been desirous that Bo political questions would be brought before it for settlement except as they might be carried up. He was happy to say he had never decided a political question or rendered an opinion on one since he bad been on the Bench, having atways ad- dressed bimsolt to decisions involving questions of commerce, The whole Court shrank from having anything to do with political questions. Under any other circumstances than the present nothing would have warranted or excused Congress for its course in referring a political matter to tho Court, but the existence of just such an omergency as the present sanctioned its expediency, In conclusion he spoke with considerable satisfac- tion of the Message of the President accompanying bis Feport of the signing of the bill, and intimated that it covered a very good and impartial statement of the case arising out of the Presidential complication, OPPOSITION OF THE DEMOCRATS TO MR. GAR- FIELD'S APPOINTMENT ON THE COMMISSION. It is said that the democrats in caucus to-night ex- pressed much opposition to voting in the House for Mr. Garfield as ono of the five members. of tho commission. The ground of objoction raised against him was that he stands projudgod in baving already expressed himself emphat- {cally upon the Joulsiana matter after a ‘visit to that state, and having Joined in the roport of the Prosidont’s friends sent by tho latter to that State shortly after the clection, whereby report was after. ward sent by the President to the House, wherein the opinion was expressed that the democrats of Loutsiana practised great fraud ond oarried the election by unfair and corrupt means, A GBEAT CROWD GATHRERING TO WITNESS THE count. A great crowd is gathering in Washington to witness the counting of the Electoral vote, The hotels are full and every train brings accessions to the throng of sightseers, Many will aoubtiess wait over for tho in- a@uguration ceremony !n March, 60 that tho capital bids fair to present a lively aspect during the ensuing month. LOBBYISTS DRIVEN FROM THE FLOOB OF THR HOUSE. The crowd of lobbyists on the floor of the House to- day proved too much lor the good nature of Speaker Randall, who ordered the enforcement of the rules excluding all but those entitied to the privilege, For ten minutes the scone was like the driving of » herd of unruly shecp, such was the obstinacy and reluct- ance of the outgoing crowd, But iaw and order tri- umphed. The lobbyists were driven to tho exterior haliways and the doorkeepers closed the portals against them. Mr. Randall says be is going to enforce the rales strictly pending the discussion of the Prosidontial | question. Application was made to him to-day for passes for the galleries during tho counting of the vote, but he refused to grant any. This wasademo- cratic House, he said, and first come first served, Those who wanted seats would have to come and en- gage them themseivos. THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS—ELLIS SPEAR CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE-—THE OBJECTION URGED AGAINST HIM, Tho Senate, after several times in Executive Session passing over the nomination of General Ellis Spear to be Commissioner of Patents, confirmed it to-day, It will be remembered that its ratification was sus- pended pending the investigation of the charges which wore reforred to the appropriate commiteo for inquiry, It turns out that the infraction of law alleged against General Spear was merely technical and not wilful. He had contributed out of his pocket to make up the com- plement of a purse necessary to purchase a testimo, nial for an outgoing official of the Patent Office, and for this genvrous, but, strictly speaking, unlawful act, bis nomination was challenged. GENERAL WASHINGTON OESPATCHES, Wasuixcron, Jan, 20, 1877. THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ACCOMPANYING HIS APPROVAL OF THR ELECTORAL BILL The following is the President's Message concerning the Electoral bill:— ‘To THx BENATE OF THE UNITED StatEs:— 1 follow the example herototore occasionally pre- sented of communicating in this mode my approval of the act to provide for and regulate tho counting of the vote tor President and Vice President, and the decision of questions arising thereon, because of my apprectation of the !mminent peril to the institutions of tho country, from which, In my judgment, tho act affords a wise and constitutional means of escape, For the firsttime in the history of our country, under the constitution as it now 18, a dispute exists with regard to tho result of the election of the Chief Magistrate of the nation, [tis understood that upon the disposition of disputes touching tho electoral votes cast at the late clectionpy one or more of the States depends the question whether one or the other ot the candidates for the Presidency ts the jawiul Cnict Magistrate. Tho imporianco of having clearly ascer- tained by a procoduro regulated by law which of the two citizens has been elected, and of having the right of this high office recognized and cheerfully agreed in by allthe people of the Repnblic, cannot be over. estimated, and leads me to express to Congress ana to tho nation my great satistaction atthe adoption of a measure that affords an orderly means of decision of a gravely exciting question, Woile the history of our country in Its earlier period shows that the President of the Senate has counted the votes and declared their standing, our whole history shows that in no instance of doubt or dispute has ho exercised the power of deciding, and that the two houses of Congress have disposed of all such doubts and disputes, although in no instance hitherto have they been such that their decision could essentially have effected the result. For the first time, then, tho government of the United States 1s now brought to moet the question as ono vital to the result, and this ander conditions not the best calculated to produce an agreement or to induce calm feeling in the several branches of the government or among the peop'e of the country. In a case where, as now, the result 1s involved, it 18 tho highest duty of the lawmaking power to provide in Advance a constitu. tional, orderly avd just method of executing the con- stitution in this most interesting and eritical of its provisions, Tho doing 60, far from boing a compro- miso of night, 18 an enforeemontof right and an exe tion of powers conferred by the constitution im Con- uress. Tthink that vhs orderly method bas beon secured by the bill, which, appealing tu the constitution avd the law as tho euide in ascertaining rights, provides a means of deciding questions of single returns through the direct action of Congress and in respect to douvie returns by a tribunal of inquiry whose decisions shall stand unless both houses of Congress shail concur in determining othorwise, thus securing a definite dispo- sition of all questions of dispute in whatever aspect thoy may arise, With or without this law, as all of the States have voted and as 4 tio vote is 1mpossible, it muss be that one of the two candidates has been elected, and it would be deplorable to'witness an ir regular controversy asto which of the two should re- ceive or which should continue to hold the office, In all periods of history controversies have ariven as to the succession or choice of the chiefs of States, and no party or citizen loving their country and its {ree in- stitutions can sacrifice too much of mere feeling in preserving, through the upright course of law, th country from the smallest danger to its peace on such an occasion, and it cannot be impressed too Mrmly in the hoarts of all the people that true liberty and real Progress oan exist only through a cheerful adherence to constitutional law, The bill purports to proviae only for the settlement of questions arising from the recent elections. The fact that sub questions can ariso demonstrates the Recessity which, I cannot doubt, will before long be supplied of permanent general legislation to meot cases which have not been contemplated in the constitution or laws ot the country, The bill may not be perfect and its provisions may not be such as would bo best applicable to ali future occasions, but it {s calculated to meet the prosent condition of the questions and of the country. Tho country Is agitated. It needs aid. It desires peace and quiet and harmony betweon all parties and all sections, ts industries are arrested, labor unem- ployed, capital idle and enterprise paralyzed by reason Of the doubt and anxiety attending tho uncertainty of adouble claim to the Chief Magistracy of the nation, It wants to be assured that tho result of tho election will be accepted without resistance from tho support. ors of the disappointod candidate, and that its highest officer shall not bold his place with a questioned title of right. Believing that tho bill will secure these ends, I give it my signature, U. 8. GRANT, Exxcutivs Maxston, Jan, 29, 1877, MR. STEPHENS’ CONDITION—A FALSE REPORT OF HIS DEATH, A fulso rumor gained currency at tho Capitol to aay that Representative Alexander H. Stephens was doad. He js quite ill, it is true, from a laryngeal cough and neuralgia in the side, producing difficult and paintul expectoration; but he was in no immodiate danger to- Bight at ten o'clock as nis physicians, Drs, Walsh, Hall and Garrett, have assared both him and his friends, At midnight Mr. Stephens was reported in a com- paratively comfortable condition, with no immediate @angor of a fatal rosult. THE FLORIDA VOTE. MAJORITY REPORT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS—A MAJORITY YOR HAYES FIGURED—MISGUIDED ZEAL OF REPUBLICANS AND PREMEDITATED RASOALITY OF THE DEMOCRATS, WasainGros, Jan, 29, 1877, Senator Sargent to-day submitied to the Senate the report of the special committee of that body appointed to investigate the election matters in Florida, It cove ers 100 foolscap pages and is very comprehensive in regard both to the law and the facts, Alter reciting Whe resolutions under which the committee acted and setting out the election law of Florida it proceeds to gtate and discuss the action of the State Canvassing Board, showing that it mado o preliminary can- vass of the roturns on their face, giviog to the Hayes electors torty-fivo majority. The Board then commenced to hear contests, holding {te sessions in pablic, The committee say that the course subsequently pursucd by the Board in this Matter was exactly in accordance with its practice in 1874, whon, by the written advico of tho democratic Attorney General and the democratic lawyers, it went bebind the returns for tho beneilt of the democratic party, The result of this canvass was 930 majority for tho Hayes electors, LEGALITY OF THR COUNT, The committee arguo at length that this count was legal and constitutional, and that the Boara had a right to seek the true vote behind the returns under the statute which created i, Thoy say, “A statute enacted pro bono publico to prevent election frauds should be beneficially construed.” The report then goes on to argue that the find- ing of the Board is conclusive and cannot be revised by a recanvass or reached by ao writ of quo warranto—bocause the electors are functus officio—or raed by Congress, because the constitution lodges le power in the State. A grout many authori- tes are cited to sustain these positions. A distinction m the caso of the ministerial cer- Ory Who is-Dot a membor of the Bourd and bas no power to decide anything GOING BBIIND THE RETURNS. It ts argued that Congress may look behind his cer- tificate te ascertain facts, 48a court may go behind the more ministerial cortificate of aclerk purporting to verify a judgment, to sce what the judgment really is; but if Congress can revise the action of the Board it must go to the bottom of the poll and ascertain the true vote 1 all contested counties ; it would have to go as {ar as a court in a quo warranto proceeding. Such an attempt would not be made, for there is not time, and anything less would be unjust; for going to the bottom of the poll the committee say, would show, according to the evidence taken by them, that the Hayos electors had more than 930 majority. The re- port then proceeds to discuss the testimony tn detail. THE VOTE IN THE COUNTIES, In Alachua county the committee examined the in- dividual voters at both the Archer Nos. 1 end 2 pre cincts, and the report asserts that, instead of a repub- lican fraud, there was a democratic fraud of over 100 votes in those precincts. The committee quote largely from tho testimony, and present a considerable amount of argument tn support of this assertion, They also present evidence to show that a ratiroad train ot passengers voted the Tilden ticket in Waldo precinct, Although citizens of other States, In regard to Baker and Duval counties, the com- mitteo say it is shown that the State Board decided that the only legai return before them from Baker county was that of the County Judgo and his associates; that they so decided tho first day, and simply ndhered to that do- cision in the recauvaes made under the order of the Sipreme Court, They, however, previous to that or- dor went to the precinct returns for the true vote, but when the Court mado its order they recurred to the return which they had first adjudged to be the only legal one. Tho ‘committee claim to show that the County Clerk’s paper was in po sense areturo, and had hot at any time been treated as such, and that tt could not be'so treated, because the persons necessary to make @ legal canvass were not present, as they were in Duval county, which the democrats insist } arallel case, The committee, however, clam to make jt very apparent that there is a vital difference between the two cases, and say :— returns is to rule it should rue in Baker nixguided Zoul, as woll as The committee say they carefully examined into the election in Duval county and found it honest; bat in Jackson county they found evidence of 260 trandutent democratic votes, Which they proceed to get forth very fully, They stato thas they found many inaications of fraud and much Intimidation of voters at precinct Na 3, Key West, in Monroe county. In Manitee county they say the etoction was a domo- cratic farce, In Hamilton county the returns of the electoral vote Were interlined into the returns of one pi net several days after they were signed and vered to the County Clerk, and unauthorized persons made the can- Yass In another precinct, the officers signing the re- turns having no personal knowledge of their correct- ness. In Jefferson and Columbia counties there was vio- lent iutimidation of colored voters, and social and business proscription in many counties. A system of morked tickets was employed to compel colored men to vote the democratic ticket In various counties, the detaris ot which are fuily set ont Other countios and topics are also discussed in detail, ‘The report was adopted by all tho republican mem- bers of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, Mr. Cooper gave notico that he will hereatver sub- mit @ dissenting report in behaif of the democratic minority. THE LOUISIA} THE Wovse cOMMITI SEARCHING FOR TRUTH UNDER DIFFICULTIES—-WITNESSES WHO DON’T REMEMBER OR DECLINE TO ANSWER—HOW GOVERNOR WELLS CHANGED THE VERNON PARISH RETURNS TO ELECT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES, Wasriserox, Jan. 29, 1877. The Committee on the Pow Privileges and Duties of the House in countiog the Electoral Vote to-day re- called Louis M, Kenner, of the Louisiana Returning Board, Mr. Lawrence objected to his further examination on the ground that they had no right to produco a wit. ness In the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms for cons tempt without the consent of the House, A .ELECTION, Mr, Lawrence's objection was overruled—4 against 3, Mr. Kenner was then tnterrogatod as to the return from Vernon pariso. He had no doubt of the origin ality of the paper presented to him on which he had written the word “compile.” Sine Saturday he-had bot thought of why 178 votes had been transferred from tho Tilden to the Hayes side, He knew ot noth. ing done in relation to tho returos in the Board in his presence. The Louisiana Committee sent for the papers upon which Mr, Keuner’s examipation was bused in order to examine the witness who had brought them trom Now Orleans, and who promises to explain the changes, ‘The committee adjourned for an hour to hear tho evi. ence of the witness alluded to beiore the Louisiana Committee, DECLINES TO ANSWER, Mr, Littlefield, one of the clerks of the Louisiana Returning Board, was examined to-dey by Mr. Mor- rison’s committee, and was askea, among others, the following questions Did the Board or any member thereot give directions to the clerks other than by written memoranda cuncern dng the returns? Did any member ofthe Board ask you to perform any duty tm relation to the returns trom any parish? Do you know of your own knowledge or information of any instruction from a momber or members of the Board concerning the alteration of the records as they ¢ to the Returning Board? je or perlorm any duty in connection ns from Vernon parish ¥ sy heny airect you to change the vote of Vernon pu ‘Tho witness refused to answer all the above ques- tions, and he Tefused to answer the question whetber tbe paper shown to him was the original of the returns from Vernon parish. Q Did you not abstract this paper from the flies of the Returning Board at New Orleans? A, I did not, Do you know how this paper came hore? A. I do not. ‘The witness refused to answer the questions whether achange was directed by any member of the Return- ing Board transferring the democratic vote to the ree publican side, and whether ibe change was not made before the paper passed out of the hands of the Return- ing Board, York A. Woodward, one of the clerks of the Return- ing Board, testided that he did not know of any in- structions to the clerks in relation to addition, tabuia- Von and compilation other than the instructions writ- ten on the returns thomeeives, although sug- gestions might have been mado by the members of the Board. He did not know by conversation or otherwise of a purposo on the part of any members of the Board or other leading ollicials copneeted with tho vote of having it come out io a particular way, He could give noex- Pplanativn as to the chango of the record of the votes in Vernon parish, THR VRUNON PARISI RETURY. J. H. Murphy, of Davenport, Iowa, tostified that having received a telegram in December he went, in pean of the request contained therein, to St, Louts and there met Messrs. Stearing and Littlefield, Mr. Littlefela showed him a return from Vernon parish tor inspection, which the witness handed back tohim, Subsequently Mr, Steariyg handed the same paper to the witness, No money considoration was paid by the latter tor the paper, Mr. Littlefield made a statement to the witness about this rovurn, aud the witness repaired to Springfield to consult with Governor Palmer on the subject. Mr. Littleticld’s statement was that while tho Returmog Board was In secret session Governor Wells came into the Clerk's room, Littlefield being at his own desk with the returps from Vernon parisn betore him, W VOTES WERE CHANGED, Governor Wells requested Littletield to transpose the vote of the Second und Ninth precincts to the other side, and the reagon assignea by him was that such transposition would olect the republican candidates for District Judge and District Attorney of that dis- trict. Littlefield told witness that such transposition was accordingly made by him. After Mr. Morrison's com- mittee had called Governor Woils to testify Wells suid to Littlefold that, there being some annoyance about the parish of Vernon, there would have to be some Change, and asked Littlefield whether he could not figure up and see whother he could not make 178 votes for those candidates ? Littlefield said he would do It by altering three other Seven and said Governoi “make up the repared.” ‘ellstoldbim to make a copy, and certain tally sheets were thon destroyed by Governor Wells; the witness went to New Orleans to verify the statement which was repeAted by the witness to Governor Palmer; the wito aid he was present in the com- mittee room during time that Li jeld was ther Littletletd tostitied that he never received any instru tions from Governor Wells, but he informed the wii ness to the contrary, eaying that Wells did so instruc him, ANOTHER RECUSANT WITNESS. The Commitice on the Powers, Privileges and Duties of the House in Counting the Electoral Voto were present during the examination, and wnen they returned to their room’ thoy called Littlefield before them. They tions concerning the precincts in question, but he de- clined to tell how they wore vitered. He also declined to answer as to whether he any conference with any democrats concerning the papers containing re- ated in reply to a question that he went to Now 3 eight years ago, and Jatterly held a position under the Kellogg government. The committee agreed that Mr. Litticfeid should be reported to the House for not answering the various questions propounded to him. Mr. Lawrence movod that the telegraph operators | able tssuc of the caye—and all those who De Berry and Brush be also reported for similar rea- sons; but thia motion was postponed until tho next Meeting of the commitice, which will take place to- morrow morning. SOUTH CAROLINA, DECISION OF JUDGE CARPENTER IN THE HABEAS CORPUS CA8E—AM APPEAL TAKEN TO THE SUPREME COURT—WITHDRAWAL OF A SIMILAB CASE BY THE REPUBLICANS, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Couvwnta, Jan, 29, 1877, Judge Carpenter this morning filed his decision in the Peter Smith habeas corpus caso, involving the question of the validity of a pardon issued by Governor Chamberlain, as foreshadowed in the Hxnatp of this morning An appeal bas been taken by democratic and the case will be heard betore the Supreme Court to-morrow. THE TWIN CASE WITHDRAWS, ‘The twin case already betore this court in its original Jurisdiction was to-day withdrawn by republican coun- sel, whose every endeavor is directed to the one ond of keeping the question as to the Governorship out of the court of final resort. SOUTHERN SENTIMENT, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Lovisvints, Ky., Jar, 29, 1877. ASouthern correspondent of the Courier-Journal arrived in Loutsvillo to-day from a political tnvestiga- tion in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabuma, Mississippi and Kentucky, He bas met prominent representative persons in the sections named, since the passago of the Electoral Tribunal bill, and speaking of their sen- timents in genet ‘The ono universal pro perity will result from the action of Congress in this regard. Southerners ali manifest the utmost confidence in the geutlemon who are cxpected to compose the tribunal, and will ac- quiesce in the result of their choice with all due pro- riety. 4 The correspondent says business indications have looked up wondertully within tho last week, and that the peopio everywhere aro satisfied of a happy and just termination of the Presidential perplexity, MR. TILDEN's CASE, MR. CHARLES O'CONOR NOT TO BE EX-GoOvER- NOR TILDEN’S COUNSEL—JUDGR BLACK AND LYMAN TRUMBULL PROBABLY TO ALGUE THE CASE FOR THE DEMOCRATS. Governor Tilden and Charles O’Conor were at room 202 of the Astor House yesterday afternoon, It was immediately whispered that the “conference,” as the meeting was dubbed, reiated to Mr. O’Conor’s engage- ment as eounsel tor the democratic party before the Joint Electoral Commission, Mr. O'Conor, however, dened the truth of this story, saying that he meant to leave active work to younger beads, and hinting that he was not at all likely to appear again as counsol in any law caso, A® to the “conference,” he do- Clared that it was simply a meeting between a number of gentlemen in regard to the sot- tlement of some private legal business, Farther inquiry confirmed this statement, and tt appeared that, although Governor Tilden made, I, some brief referencp to the subject nearest his heart— the Presidency—no mention was mado of the en- gagement of counsel in his bebalf, Mr. O'Conor is not inclined to go to Washington to argue the demo- cause belore the commission, and it may be |, as coming from trustworthy authority, that if counsel are employed Judge Biack and Lyman Tram- baliwill probably be engaged. Even should Mr. O'Conor be persuaded to g hose two gentlemen will im ail probability be associated with bim, Awong Governor Tilden’s immediate friends, who may be justly presumed to reflect his own wishes and opinions, the proposition that counsel shall argue the doubtful points of tbe case before the commission is viewed with favor, They consider Mr. Tilden's case impe@gnadle from A legal point of view, and think ho cun only gain, instead of losing, by the effect of a thorough iegal elucidation of all doubttul Points, This, they think, is particularly trae of the Florida caso, where the interpretation of the Stato laws and even tho action of the republican State courts, who have branded the Hayes electors as usurpers, prove that Mr. Tilden 18, beyond the shadow of a doubdi, entitied to the Florida vote, Said a distinguished democrat, an eminent lawyer and intimate iriend of Governor Tilden, “in the Florida caso aloue Mr. Tilden must be de- clured olected. As to Louisiana, the case is differs ent there, The State hw are against us there; they wore framed with a special view to this emergoney; they wore made for defrauding the people of their vores, I hope (and Governor Til- den desires it also) that the Florida case will be thor. oughly argued, To be sure, the maj rity 18 small, but four votes in this case are just vs good ns 40,000, I cannot imagine, even if all the Supreme Court judges on the commission were republicans, that a single one Would be found who, on the showing of the Fiorda @ to Award the Presidency to are men so Impartial, so trir, ‘tisan bins that lam dont they will deciae unanimously for Mr. Tild U Governor Tilden is not quite 6o positive of a favor. oe converse with bim suy that while he \# morally convincedof hig absolute right to the [apecoreny d be still thinks be may be counted out'—it is probably becanse he 1s of » Seagal temperament thon bis friend who te above, MURDER, Abdrutal murder was committed about one o’clocks thie morning at the Comique Theatra Wiliam Wiener, the night watchman, accused A. V, Lawrence, assistant barkeeper of the establishment, with mak- ing some disparaging remarks about him, This Lawe renee denied, whereupon Wiener drew his revolves and shot Lawrence in the neck, killing him almost ime stanily. Lawrenee was formerly a resident of Cam- bridge, Ohio. Wiener ts under bonds for attemptin to kill bis wifea few weeks ago. Ho was arrested oar): this morning, BURGLAR SHOT. Cmcaco, Til., Jan, 29, 1877, David Raggio, a notorious burglar and criminal, whe has just served out aterm in the Wisconsin State Prison fora burglary committed in Milwaukee, wasshot on Saturday night and died to-day from the effects of his wound, The police have kept tho affair qmiet, hope tng to secure the woman whom be alleged shot bim, AN OLD MAN KILLED. Sr. Lovis, Mo., Jan, 29, 1877, This morning the boay of Jotin Bishop, aged soventys five years, was found by the roadside a short distance from his home near the Seven Mile House, about seven miles from this: ry His bead was partly submerged in a marsn, while hie pockets were turned instde out, and bis boots had been carried away. Ho bad been with [ricnds at the hotel the previous evening, and started for home about nine o'clock. DESPERATE CUTTING AFFRAY, Memrats, Jan. 29, 1877, Atone o’clock this morning, at the corner of Maig and Adams streets, in this city, Pat Connell, a fireman, was cut across the throat, and probably fatally Injured, bya young man named Jobn C. Jones, who had been ejected from a saloon afew minutes previous, Con. nell, who was present, made the remark, “Served him’ right.’* Jones waited outside until Connell came out, when he assaulted him, Jones was promptuy arrested, He had tried to shoot a saloon keeper the night before, THE CENTENNIAL FUNDS, Puivape.rnia, Jan, 29, 187% Inthe matter of the distribution of the balance of the funds in the hands of the Centennial Board of Fi- nance, which was on the 19th inst. decided in favor of t ockbolders, District Attorney Vaiontin forthe United States government, to-day peal to the Suprome Court of the ARRIVALS, Inspector General Randolph B. Marcy, United States Army, and George [tignold, tho actor, are at the Now York. Archdeacon Gray, of Briguton, England, is at the Glenham. General George A. Forsyth and Major Joseph P. Sanger, United States Army, and Lleuten- ant Colonel Gordon, of the British Army, are at the Fifth Avenue, William Piper, of Bordeaux, is at tte Brunswick. Naval Constructor Isaiah Hanscom, United States Navy, {sat the Grand, Royal M. Pule siferand FE. B. Haskeil, ot Boston, are at the West. minster, Chief Engincor Charles I. Loring, United States Navy, and George M. Pullman, of Chicago, are at the Windsor. General Robert Lenox Banks, of Albany, 1s atthe Clarendon, Rev, Dr. W. R. G. Mul- len, of Toronto, isat the Sturtevant. Lieutenant James R, Selfridge, United States Navy, ts at tho 8& James, MAILS FOR EUROPE, The steamship Abyssinia will loavo this port om Wednesday for Queonstown ani Liverpool ‘Tho mails for Edrope will close at the Post Office at four o'clock A. M, Tas New York Henaro—ldition for Europo—will be ready at half-past three o'clocie in the morning, Bingle copies, in wrappers for mailing, stx conte, DIED. Duxnistoux,—January 29, aged 70, Notice of funeral hereafter. {For Other Deaths See Eighth Page. 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