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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19
The Causes Of the Richmond Disaster

More recent investigation assigns to
other causes than those hitherto alleged,
the fall of the room lately occupied by
the Court Of Appeals in the capitol
building in Richmond. 1t is now denied
that It's floor was ever supported by pill
lars beneath, in the room called the Hall
Of Delegates, either before or after the
hall was constructed. The size Of the
latter Is eighty by thirty-tour feet. Over
1t were two rooms whose floors rested on
about sixteen by thirty-four feet The
girders were spliced timbers, thirteen by
twenty inches in thickness, the first one
from the eastern wall being under the
floor, just in front Of the railing Of the
Supreme Court bench, and the second,
midway from that to the partition be-
tween the two rooms. In the centre of
this second girder a mortice had been
let in from aboye-with reference to some
former columns Or partitions-of Axe
inches, and Is deep, reducing the mate
rial at this point to to about 23X20 inches
The giTder Of itself was Of brittle heart
pine, and had otherwise been weakened
by mortice and augur-holes. Finally, on
this second girder there rested the pillars
Of a gallery within the room where the
disaster took place. The room itself was
about 34x5O feet; deducting the bench
inclosed by the railing, a space of about
thIrty-four feet square was closely packed
with as many persons as could stand in
it, and in the gallery which stretched
across it. All that supported the weight
OF the centre of this space was the girder
we lave described. When it gave way
it carried with it the gallery, and the en-
tire plastering from the ceiling of the
room also fell, with its framework The
hoor took funnel shape at the moment
of the occurrence. Girder No. | re-
manned unbroken; No broke in the
center; No. cracked, but still remains
supported by prop since placed be-
meath it. The entire mass of about 400
people, the gallery, the ceiling and its
framework, fell together through the fun
mel shaped cavity, a distance of about
twenty-five feet to the floor of the hail be-
low. 1t will be recoIlected that inside al
terations that weakened the supports
were believed to have had much to do
with the recent fall of the wing of the
Court House in Chicago. In the present
case the building itself IS not believed to
be insecure.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19
The New Apportionment.
From the New York Tribune.

We assume that the Senate viii noise
riously-or, at least, not successfully. at
tempt to override the decision OF the
House that. for the next decade, the
number Of Representatives in Congress
shall be two hundred and seventy6ye,
with such additions only as the admis-
sion of new States may, from time to
time, involve. These viii hardly exceed
FIVE in al, or one each from Utah, Mon
tana, Idaho, Wyoming and Dakota as
they shall severally be admitted. 1--WE
assume that New Mexico viii be admit
ted at this session, SO that her member
will be one of the two hundred and sew
cnty-fye.)
In the following table we present, /.
The total population of each State as re-
turned by the census Of 1860; .. The es-
timated population Of such State accord
ing to the census about to be taken; 8.
The number of its present Representa-
tives ia Congress; 4 The number to
which it viii probably be entitled under
the new census. We think this will vary
but one each from the actual number in
any case, but net at all in most instances
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19

A New Story OF PRESIDENT LIN
CoLN.-The Rev. John Tyler, a colored
clergyman OF Newark, u j., writes to
the New York Tribune as follows
Having noticed an article in a pap r
in this city impu5ing infdelity to Abra-
ham Lincoln, permit me to state, briefly,
some facts OF my own personal knowl-
edge. Ia the year 1865, while a chap
lain at Freedmen's Village, on Airing
ton Heights, after the assassination, but
three weeks before. Mr. Lincoln left the
White House. dined with the servants
employed at the house, some of whom
had been engaged in personal attendance
upon Mr. Lincoln. My object was really
to know more about him whose memory
is still dear to me. [ asked the servants
how Mr. Lincoln treated them. Twas
told that frequently, late at night, Mr..
Lincoln came down stairs to teach them
to read, and often took occasions to draw
their tho IS to the Savior of ali mankind.
He also often prayed with them. | saw
the tears fail from the eyes of those
freedmen and women, and am thorough
" convinced that in the heart of Abra-
harm Lincolon dwelt the principles of
Faith, Hope and Charity They also
mentioned their belief that he did not
wish to attend he theatre, but that Mrs.
lincoln insisted.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19

il SENSITIVE ELEPHANT Cleveland,
Ohio, has menagerie elephant of re-
markable sensitiveness. He accidently
killed a smaller elephant in the show.
and since then tears are continually
streaming from his eyes, and low muir
muir of grooming is heard. His keeper
says he knows as well as man that he
was the cause Of his mates death.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19
Shouldn' t wonder

A FIRE broke ont at , O. clock on the
morning Of the llth, on or near Centre
street., in the village of Whitewater, Wis,
md consumed Halls grocery store, two
large s:.oe stores. two millinery stores,
one saloon, three meat markets, three
blacksmith shops, Thiel's large furniture
store, Metropolitan Hall, two wagon
shops, one joiner shops, in short every
building in the entire square except one
blacksmith shop. Loss from $50, 1000 to
$4,000; insurance very small.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19

There was presented in the Senate
= the iath, a memorial from the Crane
Amy Of the Republic, asking that au.
tsoriity be given for sending soldiers
aslons through the mails by means of
i oney orders. The request is a reason
? e one. and if granted would probably
I've to the pensioners great many dol
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19

@Tfz total includes the population Of the District
Of Columbia and all tie then Territories. amounting
to 2a5.217.
NarE.-The population of the federal
District and the Territories probably ex-
ceeds son, 900. raising the aggregate pop
ulation Of the United States and Terri
tories t about 39.000.00 The MAORI
tr Of estimates carry it above 40, 600, 600,
which re think the actual enumeration
will fail to sustain.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19

The anniversary OF the NationaI
Woman Suffrage Association was held
in New York on the 10th. Mrs. Stan
on, president OF the Association in
her remarks, thought it would be a
grand step in progress when women
should he tried BY jury Of their own
sex, and alluded to the indecent ques-
tions put to woman in the Mcfarland
trial as disgracelul, and considered it
time % clear out the courts of law, and
install educated, refine women in their
places.
Shouldn't wonder
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19
Over Five Hundred Dealers

in various parts of the land have unreservedly en-
dorsed them. They are in upon numerous lines
OF Railway, including the sTnE0s, Pacific and the
EeDsaSyiyaRiss central. and officers of these
roads, with other prominent Il. r. officials endorse
them as the Watches for the use Of L. r. employees
and travellers, yet introduced.
The following are presented specimens of these
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19
TESTIMONIAL.
UNION PACIFIC r. r., OFFICE OF GRN'r. Sr-p'r !

UNION PACIFIC r. r., OFFICE OF GRN'L SrP'T.)
aOMAHA, Dec. f6 1869
Hon. T: NJ. AVERY, President National Watch Co.
Chicago. H.:
Dear SIR During the month that have carried
one of your ''B. W. Raymond Watches it has not
failed to keep the time with much accuracy as to
leave nothing to desire i'll this regard. For accuracy
in tme-keepng beauty Of movement and finish vour
Watches challenge my admiration and arouse my
pride as an American, and confident that in all
respects .iley viii compete successfully n the mark
cts Of the world, with similar manufacturers OF older
nations. They need only to be known to be appre-
ciated.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19

The STATE PRIsoN. State Prison
Inspector Wheeler informs the Utscoa-
sia that the loss at the great fire is, Of
machinery, tools and general property,
$4,000; Of buildings, il the vicinity Of
S4o,Goa, making a total loss ofS70,000.
II will cost more than the latter amount
TO put UP new buildings. 1t IS now set
tied that the Governor must call a special
session Of the legislature before any
money can be raised for building, There
are now in the prison 1877 inmates, and
these are kept busy in tearing away the
ruins, open new quarry for stone to re.
build the works, etc. Tho Inspector
speaks in the highest terms of the con
duct Of the prisoners during and since
the Ere.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19

ssVTow SHALL We PAINT OUR HOUSES By
j. W. NAsCRY. CT. go p 81 20. Free by mail
on receipt OF price MAsunY WILTON, y. Y.
I6-52-3m
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19

IaE British government has taken up
the subject Of the massacre by the Greek
brIgands in earnest, and proposes TO hold
tie Greek government responsible FOR the
outrage. An Austrian paper says that
En- .land undertakes to clear Greece from
Irigands on these conditions That King
George withdraw, regentbe appointed.
the military dismissed, and the HaJeas
corpus act suspended. A government
that is 50 utterly imbecile as to be de6ed
By score or two Of brigands deserves to
be reconstructed or wiped out altogether,
and We should not blame England if she
shoulddo ono or the other Of these things.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19

ssTTINTS ON HOUSE PAINTING" By j. W
l. MAsURY. CT, IS p. 40c. Free by mail on re-
cept of price. MASURY d WILTON, y. Y.
1852 3n
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19
TENNESSEE WONDERS.

The Story Of Nickajack Cave-A Re
markabIe Passage Of the Cumber-
land-The Enchanted Mountain.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-05-19

TIE Red River Ne5r Nation says that
Colonel Rankin, Of Canada. was expelled
from Winnipeg because Of his strong
Fenian proclivities; that he offered RieI
the services Of 200 or 800 fliGusters from
tie United States, and that the offer was
declined @i'hout thanks. This is giving
the snub direct TO the Fenians, who have
been counting on warm reception by
Riel. But the autocrat Of Winnipeg Is
above receiving assistance from any guar
ter-he proposes to establish an empire
himself, and reign all alone in glory
Where IS Train? Riel can beat him out
&c s:nLh ~, nrtntisr,,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-30
The Mayoralty.

We publish this morning the opinion OF
the Supreme Court Of Appeals In the
habsas corpus cases which were submit.eo
last week to test the constitutionality 0, 'he
enabling act. The opinion is calm' GEAR
and convincing. It presents the questions
in such light as that even the noh-pIo'es-
sional reader can perceive the cot'ec'ncs'
Of the reasoning of the court. Very pro-
nerlv the opinion is also an elaborate o,
rather full one-it argues the points raised
90 as to remove the doubts even OF those
who raised them. 1t win afford great era.
tification to the people Of the State, since I,
win satisfy them that the Legislature ana
the Governor and their appointees have
all the while been acting within the limits
Of the Constitution.
It is not necessary, even If it were proper,
for us to comment at length upon this opin'
ion; vet we may express our qualification
that disturbing question has been put to
rest, inasmuch as Governor WISE an
nounced yesterday to the court that he
should advise his client to acquiesce in the
decision. I'VE do not think he could ap
peal, yet his counsel in arguing the case
asserted that he could.]
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row at this place, and every day anere'''eA
until otherwise ordered. AdoRtsas cd, ,o,nt
Mr.. CREssnAw offered the foiioWnig Jo si.S
resolution "That commlttee .. on
nom this House and three from .ne sem . se
ha annn;nted to make inquiry and report as
$500 US as noss;bIe the most desirable rooms
Sorthe two Houses to meet in tor the re-
r,a;nder of the session, and the prooapAe
nnst of fitting up the same. Adopted.
The Senate concurred, and appointed tne
following committee Messrs. CAhPbEhL'
COURTNEY, and SNowDEN.
Messrs. CRESsHAw, BURKHoLpER, LoVEN-
STEIN, BUDp, GRAY, and HILL, were appoint
cd on the part of the House.
Mr.. c. Y. THOMAS, of Henry, moved that
a special committee of five be appointed TO
ascertain what amendments had been en-
grated upon the general election bill from
the Senate, said amendments having been
lost in the confusion attendant upon the
disaster at the Capitol. Carried. And
Messrs. THOMAS Fl. NJ. BELL, JACKSON,
HANGER, and KELLEY were appointed.
The CHAIR laid before the House com
munication from the Governor covering
resolutions passed by the Constitutions
Convention of Illinois. THESE resolutions
were published in the Dispatch of yester
day.-Reportcr!3
On motion of MIR. McCAULL they were re-
ferred to the Committee OH Resolutions. =,
The House then adjourned until y O'CLOCK
to-day,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-30
sPECaAE FOTTCEa.

cT PROsTRATION PLAYED OUT
Violent purgstives: ep1eties salivants blister
ings, and bleeding, have had their day.
best way to cure them is TO destroy the littie
strength that disease has left them.
DyBpeptics, instead OF dosing themselves with
EPSON salts, alGes, colycinth, jaiap, and other
powerful cathartics, tone their digestive organs
and regulate their bowels with HUSTETTER'6
STOMACH BlTTERS.
Persons OF bilious habit instead OF throwing
the whole glandular system into state Of morbid
irritation with mercurial poison, seek relief and
find 1t. in the operation OF that wholesome vegea-
BILE Alternative upon the disorderedliver.
Nervous sufferers, tremulous. weak, and de.
spondent recruit their shattered energies with Q
course Of the great inytgorant and bless tie day
when the adnlterated liquors or commerce were
efficient and entirely harmless.
Travellers by land and ses rejoice In the posses
sion OF an agreeable corrective, which pro:e cts
them from the evil effects of malarIa, from sea
sickness, and from the disturbing influences OF
changes OF temperature, and change Of water.
The weak ana debiIttited feel their strength re-
turn, and their spirits revive under its bracing
appetizing, gently celebrating action.
Il is the only stimulant which cautious physt-
clans eau conscfentiously recommend TO ladies
In delicate health. or to the aged and decrepid
There is not a city, town. or settlement, On the
American continent, where 1t Is not recognized
as q hous ehold remedy and q safeguard against
epidemics; aud in short, wherever there Is iutcl-
Iigence, prudence, and common sense, host.t.
ecr's Stomach Bitters Is pronounced standard
specific. for which, In the whole range OF phar-
macy, there Is no substitute or equtYaient-
ap su-eodlw&w
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FRIDAY, April %, 1870.
SENATE.

The Senate met at IL O'Clock NJ. Prayer
by the Rev. Thomas A. Ware.
MIR. PENDLEToN offered the following:
Resolued the House Of Delegates concur
rin9), That when the General Assembly adj
iourns it adjourn to meet at the Ballard
House, in the city of Richmond, at o'clock
p. d.. Adopted.
DEATH OF SENATOR BLAND.
Mr.. MASSEY offered resolution providing
for the appointment Of q committee to draft
suitable resolutions in reference to the death
of Senator Bland.
Mr.. SHowpEN, as representing the Con-
seryatiye side OF the House, paid an appro-
pirate tribute to the memory. OF the de-
ceased. He spoke of his worth and high
character az q man, and Of his faithfulness
in Che discharge of his duties. He said he
Expressed the sentiment of every gentle
man on his side Of the House in declaring
his sympathy and respect for the deceased.
Mr. ANpERsoN, Of Pittsylvania, followed
with remarks highly eulogistic OF the de-
ceased.
MI: MAssEy's resolution was then
adopted.
s s. Anderson s Of PittsyIysn s and
Pendleton.
On motion of Mr.. CAMPBELL, the Presi-
dent Of the Senate was made the chairman
OF the committee.
On motion, the Senate adjourned to meet
at Up. n. at the Ballard House.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 2 o'clock, pursuant to
adjournment, MIR. WOOD, Of Halifax, inthe
chair.
Mr.. Woopsea moved that when the Ls.
gtsiatnrs sajourn IL adjourn 70 meet to-Inog.
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IT is proper to state that Mr.. II. K. Ell
TYSON, though he was not seriously injured
on Wednesday, has since been confined to
his house, and was therefore unable to at
tend the public meeting held on the Capitol
Square Thursday, or to perform duties
that would otherwise have deyolved upon
him
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-30

A BILL Is pending in the United States
Senate which will relieve Underwood (and
all district judges of the duty OF holding or
sitting In q circuit court.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-30

Our correspondents must excuse us. We
have had to reject this week anumber OF
letters which we would have been glad to
publish If we could have done so.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-30

rHILDREN's CARRIAGES, OF NEW
" AND REAUT1EUL DESIGN, FINEST
FINISH, and OF superior stock and workman
ship, as tho
No. 500 Fifth street, near 1rosd
K Call and examine our stock, Old cArrfaeee
taken In exchanges Repairing done EsomRHE
sp u W, sEA1xhs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-30

Of commitment. toned In the petition or
John Henry Bel, whose imprisonment b
therefore unlawful; and that the said Deti.
toner Dyer must be remanded TO the cus.
tody of his said bail, and that the said peti.
TONER Bell must be discharged from I'm
priaonment.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-30

GlLuc lOl lGS cAtCuGlOu, u
day was fixed for that purpose by the Coz
stitution with a view to afford such time;
until that day arrives there can be no cleo
ton under the Constitution. Indeed, there
would scarcely be time to make the necessary
preliminary arrangements and make an cleo
ton earlier. Hence the necessity of either
permitting Chahoon to go on to perform the
duties Of the Office until an election can be
made, or providing otherwise by law for
the case. That provision has been made by
the enabling act; and we think the consti-
tutional competency of the Legislature to
make such q provision clearly existed. Ihey
might have pursued the other alternative,
but they did not think tit to do SO.
There gre other provisions Of the same
section to which it is contended the act in
question is opposed. But the same answer
applies to and concludes the objection.
That all these provisions apply to elections
or appointments to be made under the Con-
stitution, which will have no effect before
the fourth Thursday in May or the first day
of July succeeding, and not to elections or
appointments which might be provided for
By law to fill up the short interval before
A great deal was said in the argument
about the question whether there was
vacancy in the office or not, and the power
of the Legislature first to create and then to
fill the vacancy, and it was contended by
the counsel for Chahoon that "however
startling the assertion of such n power in
the Assembly may be, it is in fact the only
ground upon which the constitutionality Of
act can be sustained" The same counsel
say that "the ed section of the 9th article
is the provision relied upon as granting this
authority to the General Assembly" and
they set out this section in their brief But
they contend that this section Is prospec-
tive entirely In its operation. though they
of the 9th article is entirely prospective.
Now, whatever may be the true construc-
ton Of the ed section Of the 9th article,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-30

The extensive use of these WATCHES for the
last fifteen years by railway conductors, engi-
neers, and expressmen, the most e1acting or
watch-wearers, has thoroughly demonstrated tho
strength steadiness, durability. ard accuracy, Of
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-30

Ask to see tho FULL-PLATE WATCH bear
Ing the trademark American Watch cor-
pany," Crescent street, Walthan,, Ma;sachu'
setts.n 1t Is by far by the bess full-plase watch
made in tao United States, and suspasses any
thing heretofore mace In this country for railway
engineers, conductors &c.
a, a. n ead-y cow saa
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"successors are duly qualified within the
meaning of this proposition whenever per-
sons appointed to ill the offices by the le-
gislatiye power Of the new Government are
duly qualified.
The incumbents Of office at the time Of an
organic change Of government, continuing
to hold over after such change, lin the abb
sence Of provision of the new Con-
stitution, or Of an act Of the Legislature
of the new government giving them
such authority hold by sufferance only,
and upon a principle Of public neces-
sity or convenience, not in virtue OF any
individual or private right. They cannot
set I'D any claim against the Legislature,
which has ample power to put an end TO
their official authority at any time, and ap-
point others to take their places, subject
ONLY to any constitutional restrictions which
may plainly appear to exist.
We have now, we believe, noticed all the
grounds taken in the argument by the coun.
sci in this case, unless it be the ground
that by reason of what are called the lun-
damental conditions" on which the State
was admitted to representation in Congress,
we have ONLY advanced from n r1'opistoaa!
to o provincial State, and have not yet got
ten back to our original position as one oil
the sovereign States Of the Union. What
NAV be the meaning and effect OF these con-
dtfons is q question which does not arise
in this case, as we have endeavored to show
that the right of the old incumbents to con-
tinue to hold offices is not made one of those
conditions. 1t may not, however, be out
of place to say that we regard Virginia as
one of the sovereign States Of the Union,
and as the coequal in every respect OF
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania
or any of the old thirteen.
We have delivered a very long opinion In
these cases, not because we have had any
| doubt or difficulty in deciding them, but
| because of the great Importance Of the
question involved, the ability and earnest
| ness with which it has been. discussed, anC
the excitement which it has produced.
| our decision shall have the effect Of settlin.
/ the question and restoring peace and quie
| to the city of Richmond, we will rejoice Il
have had an agency in bringing about so de
sirable an end.
The result of our opinion Is that on tn
18th day of March, 1870, under and by viz
tue or the act OF the General Assembly ap
proved March 8, 1870, commonly calle
"the enabling act" Henry 4. Ellyson be
came the lawful Mayor Of the city Of Rich
mond, and has ever since been, and Is yet
such Mayor; that the petitioner, Archibal
/ Dyer, was lawfully required By said Eliyso
as such Mayor to give bail, rs mentioned i
the petition of said Dyer, who la therefor
lawfully in the custody OF William II. Mai
tin as such bail that George Chahoon ha
not been Mayor of said city since the sal
IEllyson became lawful Mayor AZ aforesaid
and had no authority to issue shs WarTa1
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MEETINGS.

members Of the PHILO-
~ LOGAN sOCIE ~ are requested to attend
!. called meeting ut their hall IO-HIGHT at
o. cloCk.
By order Of the President.
RIO. II. BEAZLEY, Secretary.
MANcEESTER VA. AOril 80, 1870. aD 3S-ltt