The Van Buren press., 1869-12-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Frca Sc. Louis Repu5licaa Reports
SpRrNGrrELD, Ill, Nov. q

ne laculty Oh t2e Ncicgc oi NiiIiuH
and Mary, Virginia, on the llth instant
conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws
upon Rev Henry Niles Pierce; ID. d.,
present Rector of st. Paurs Church,
Springfield and Bishop elect of Arkansas
This institution was founded in 1898, and
next to Harvard is the oldest sest OF
learning in the United States. ....
New YoRH, Nov. 80
The following advertisement will be
published in the morning papersi erich
ardson-Sage-At the Astor House,
Nov 30th, by the Rev Henry Ward
Beecher, assisted by the Rev. O. b.
rockingham, Albert u. Richardson to
Abby Sage" Ia b.
The scene was quite impressive it be
ing well known at the time that Mr..
Richardson could not live The dying
man shook hands with Horace Greeley
Immediately after the ceremony Among
those present were also Mr. Richardson's S
brother, his son, boy Of fifteen, the
brides mother, Whitelaw Reid, Samuel
Sinclair, Junius Henri Brown, and Dr.
Carter. Richardson made the usual re
sponses with marked emphasis, and Mrs
Mcfarland seemed also to be quite af
| fected.
MEMPHIS, Dec /
The election news from Mississippi is
very meagre. The Avalanchc's special
! thing definite from Marshall county. 1t
has probably gone for Alcorn. From
Okalona it says that county has gone
radical by $50 majority No disturbances
as far as heard from Alcorn is proba-
bly, elected.
a special to the Avalanche from Jack
son, Miss, says the returns are very
scant, but indicate Alcorn' election. The
following counties give Alcorn maiori-
ties; Yazoo gives him 1000 majority :;
Gwnn ! 600 over last year; Kinds | 800 j;
Monico 1000; Lauderdale, Tishomingo,
Lownds and Small give Alcorn $500 ma
jority, Jefferson, 1,517; Green 500;
Jackson, 629; Noxubee 2,751 Wilkin.
son 1000; Adams $500; Rankin, doubt
full The following are Dents majorities
Yallabusha, 700; Copiah $50. In the rv.
cr counties the vote is small.
New YORK, Dec. /.
There was meeting of the most promi-
nent democrats of the State, at Albany,
last night, in response Of Gov Hoffman,
at which the policy to be pursued next
year was freely discussed. Weed, Gen.
Nelson, Oakley Hall, Tlden and others
present. The Suns dispatch says all the
guests recommended the Governor in his
message to recommend revocation of
the action of the last Legislature, and re-
ject the 18th amendment
NEwBuRYPoRr, MASS, Dec. l.
Wendell Phillips, in speech at Ly.
ceum hall last night, demanded of Con
gress to assume the Government, which
the Executive had abdicated that it com
pei the States lately in rebellion to edu-
cate their 5000, 900 blacks, and that if
they refuse to do So then the Govern
ment itself, at the expense of all the peo-
pie, shall assume that duty, and afterwards
send the bill to the different States 1t
must protect the citizens as well rs legis-
late for them. The war is not ended it
has Just begun. In the latter portion OF
his lecture the speaker severely critics
ed the Tribune for virtually saying, on
Saturday last, that "we could not carry
on this government unless we entreat
jeff Davis to come and help us" Mr..
Phillips said the Southern whites have
got the business and the wealth, and have
captured the Supreme Court. A worse
man than Taney wiclds its thunderbolt
to-day; recreant republican, man
who drags the ermne through the iniamy
of Tammany Hall, and means to contest
the election with the candidates of the re-
publican party. If the republican party
| had a brave man at its head it would
marshal its forces and mai its colors,
"no forgiveness to them" and absolute.
y impregnate every northern mind with
the idea The speaker continued, with a
demand that the land should be given to
blacks as freely as possible, and spoke
with great force Of the coming tide of
Orientals to the Pacific shore, which is to
be greater act of American civilization
than anything it has yet experienced.
TEXAS.
GALVESTON, Dec. |.
The total vote here for two days is L.
294, rs far as heard from. The election
throughout the State is passing off quiet
w. In Waco county the vote in two days
reaches $40; in Mcclellan county the
colored majority is 260; in Falls county
the voters are splitting, but Davis is
probably elected. The registration is
not yet completed in Navarro county,
consequently no election is going on
there. IN Austin, Hays, Williamson and
Travis counties, all the whites and many
colered voters arc voting for Hamilton.
His estimated majority in the three coun-
ties is 1900 Haynes Is certainly elected
to Congress, llamilton's friends claim
the State by 10000 majority.
IlousroS, Dec |.
The vote here in two days is 1900, 1t
is estimated that Hamilton will carry the
St.ta hv 30 O0O I'm Jefferson the plpc