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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-21

Try it, for it uever. disappHInt". Dr. hu'i
Cough Syrup. Per bottle, 20 c. ntS; large Sc
80 ,.nts.
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PROPOSALS.

lHEAIED PROPOSALS, addressed to the
y undersigned, will be received at the Audi
t RS Office until IL o'clock M. on Saturday the
Ssh ol October, 1876, tor furnishing 200 cords
Of OAK and PINE WOOD, in such quantities
as msy be desired, for the use o. the poor OF the
city. Proposals will state how much per cord
deliv cred and how much in the yard.
l. G. VNEAL,
oct ltd Chairman Com Oh The roo.
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NEW SCHOONER The new schooner under
construction at the ship yard Tor some months
past, is nearly flushed, aud will probably be
launched some time next week. The schooner
Carrie. which arrived here this morning from
New York, brought the spars for the new YES
sci. Her name has not yet been determined
upon.
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BOARDING., ROOMS TO LET, DC.

- Mrs BRYAN,
No. 2.6 King street,
Having Two large second story ROOMS vacant,
desires additional boarjrrs. Term, moderate
Table hoarders will be sCcommod .1eh It 81. SO n
week Rofcrnicc-hcv. ID. i. S,!rig- End Mr..
w. n. Berkeley. oct ll-eo2w
! PLEASANT ROOMS, WITH BOARD,
L furnished or unturul$hed, at tho corner Of
Duke and Pitt streets. sep lS-im
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1t is prepared with the greatest carS, and l.
the only IS cent article tor 20 cents. me oam'
is Wells Eureka Tooth Pow Ter.
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luz SUPERINTENDENT OF PoLlCE.-Thc
Committee gu Streets OF the City Courcl held
meeting at the Auditors Office to-day, and
adopted resolution that, 10 their opinion,
VIM. Is. Brown, the Superintendent OF Police,
is lucomp tent to perform his duties. Thu:
restitution was certified to the Mayor who will
probably take some action thercupun on Mon
day. Ii is understood that the committee OBJ
j,"t to Mr.. Brown 90 account of his intempe'
rance.
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ROOMS To
BY FAR
N DISTRICT
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PEABODY GRANT. The city superintendent
of public schools has received promise OF
$500 FROM the Peabody fund, payable at the
end OF the session. He tried hard Tor two
thousand, but there were so many ocmanos
that he could get but the FIVE hundred.
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CITY HOTEL FOR RENT.

CITY HOTEL FOR REM.
Sc This property is situated NJ the 3 W. cor
OF Royal md Cameron streets, IN hIczaHdrIH,
Va, fronting the City Hall 8 d Market 1u"l'
ings. Possession gwen on IN" fist day OF ian"
u.rr next. Apply 10 WI II. INV IN, 20.
1872 Prince St., Alexandria, w ocl I'll
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OYSTER DEALERS.
Wholesale and Retail Dealerjn

Wholesale and Retail Dealerjn -.
OYSTERS, FISH, PEUDULE, &c J: 6c,.s
Ne. l6 north Fairfax street, S:sSs
Has const nifty on hand Oysters OF the best qua!.
lty from Norfolk and elsewhere received fresh
by steamers every DIZZY, ard is prepared To FUR
nish the trade ~ low prices any house in
the city.
Ga~A Il orders intrusted to him shall receive
prompt and careful attention. SEPT
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DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN-Ano old negro
wo..ao uam,d Harriet Maiden, died near Farm
ham church, Richmond county, on thursday
last AT I'll, advanced age Of lO3 years. She was
formerly the slave of the faulty OF COL l. H.
Eickiiu of this city.
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hNt SMALL STABLE FOX RES / y
" the sjey back OF H"rrIck'a harness store.
anuIv 10 GEO. UHLEk sep ID If
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MACHlN Els.

SEWING MACHINES.
BARGAlNSl
We have or hand few Sewing Machines
manufactured by tho Grover s. Baker Co., max
ins the Shuttle, also the Elastic Stitch, whlcd
we will soil al greatly reduced prices and on nc
iNo oct u '' e. 5. LEADBEsTER s. BRO
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,z. FOR kENT-Ihe DIV ELLING HUU1E
Es No. 223 King street. between Patrick and
Alfred. supplied with water and gas. apply
ut this Office iy%
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no. AZ $. WASHIHGTUN ST FOR
Es RENT Possession gwen October Is, 1870
Amy GEO UHLEti SEP l5-ti
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WEATHER PRoBABlLlrIEs-W Var Depart"
meut, Office ofthc Chief Signal Officer Wash
,nqton, u. e., OctoJer Il, lo76-lO:3U IA. III: -
Ia lie Middle Stal,s, failing followed 10y rising
barometer, northeast winds gradually backing to
Dor. westerly, Threatening aud rainy succeeded
by warmer clearing weather.
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two miles from ntcxandria; about l25 Hcres 81
arabir iand TWO d WELLlNHo, barns ana
other out houses Terms low. Apply u hhN
UHlEn, king ST norr cor L)o SIP l'-1i
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@ FOR KANT TO u mail a:niIy, II house
IL pisinly bat completely furnished; hand
some pianJ included. Apply ut this "iiite.
oct l4-lW
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GAME. Game ie now plentiful 10 THIS Sec
ton OF the State. Wild ducks, old hares'
SQUIRRELS aud cartridges abound, aod pot hunt
e,s are Staying them right aud left. Deer, to o.
are occasionally killed, even within distance
fine buck was shot at but missed on the south
side of the marsh across Hunting Greek, DAY
trpo
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FOR Sale Or RENT.

e.. FOR kEET-rnc cuminrlnbe BKl'k
E; DIV EL.ING, No 61 Queen +. ApI''v 1t
he corner Of Queen and Far ~ sts ucil6-3.
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\ Office. Indies, and chila,en,s
MERINO UNDEHW t,AR-VESTS AND
ORA WEkS-
1 o. All siz.s . anp a ~ G. C. BEkRI's,
oct - II King street
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IA. MASON s. cos. SODA CRACK
u ERS, Uornhls, English Snaps and Dessert
Cakes. all fresh, just received by r,n
j. q. s. Il. MlLBURN,
oct2l 10 ORTIZ Royal street.
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-,OOD FARM FOR RENT-Thc larm
Z IN III NJ u j ~
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AIDES and CHli.DREN'S MERlNO
l. UNUEkW EAR-Vcsls and Drawers-ai
sizes, at very low prices, ut ,,o
,oto1 96 KING street.
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TxrE CALL the attention OF the public IN
w general TO our stock Of PAINTS an
Oils, which we are prepared to sell cheap
Those contemplating psinling will do we'll t.
rive rs v call. B. f. PEA hE II CO.,
an Ia 1877 King st., Alexandria, Va
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-30
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY.
.ilRCEMRER 25. iS18.

KS fs.ta ts.sE
Editors Dispatch: Mr.. John S. Moon, a
prominent citizen Of this county, died at
his residence, Snowdon, on the 10th instant.
BE was buried,at Mount Ayr, in Albemarle
county; the old family residence, about five
miles from Scottsviile. A large number OF
relatives and friends were in attendance.
Mr.. William Cameron, an old and we'll
known citizen of this county, had fall on
the ice last week In Scottsville, and shat.
tered one OF his hiS. He is well cared for
by his son, Mr.. X. Cameron, and other
friends in town; but being nm old man it
is feared that he is famed FOR life.
We have had very cold weather, which
commenced the LIST day OF this month. The
ground has been frozen all the time since,
and the river and canal most OF the time.
Travelling on horseback Is very dangerous
now. A good many have had severe falls,
but nothing very serious reported so far.
There have been an unusually large num-
Der OF weddings in the lower part OF our
county lately. One day last week the pas
tor of Mt. Zion church had to attend four
marriages. He had one fall on the ice and
his horse had two, but both escaped with
but little damage.
Arrangements have been made for num-
Der OF temperance celebrations, Sunday
school nlaSS-mectlnSS, CnrlstInas-tTees, anu
the like, but the state Of the roads and
stormy weather will prevent attendance
and interfere with the success anticipated.
The season has been very favorable for
getting ice, and most Of our people who
have ice-houses have laid in an abundant
supply.
Business OF every kind is at 4 stand-stil
now; even political matters are about as
dull and considered as improbable as any
thing else. I'll.
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A DARING BURGLARY IN CINCINNATI
Cincinnati, December 27.-The Enquirer
has the following particulars OF daring
saie-burglary perpetrated at Marion, VIII
Hanson county, H., Thursday evening.
Early in the evening two disguised men en-
tered the residence OF Isaac Gavett, lead
ing merchant, who was in the habit OF keep
ing large sums Of money in a safe in the
house. Mrs. Gavett was alone, but she re-
fused to produce the keys. She was then
gagged and bound TO a sewing-machine.
The burglars attempted to blow open the
safe, but were frightened of by Mr.. Gayett,
who released his wife, heard her story, and
alarmed the town. While the citizens We're
hunting for the robbers they were at work
in the depot ON the safe OF the American
Express Company. They blew open the
safe, but it is not known how much money
they secured, the Express officials being
reticent on the subject. No clue to the per.
petrators has been obtained.
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MARINE ssTExH.IaENCE..
1875.
PORT OF RICHMOND. DECEMBER 90, 1875.

PORT OF RICHMOND. DECEMBER %, 1875.
tE' SAILED.
Schooner John X. Shaw, Cox, New York, coal,
chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company.
SAILED FRoMiosBoRNE's DECEMBHR 18th.
Schooner Lizzie Young, Young, Providence. COAL
~ MEMORANDA.
Bark Edwin (Nor,), Christapherson, from Rich
mond via Norfolk, arrived at Amsterdam Dccern-
vs. Schooner Major William II. Tantum, Shoe, from
Richmond for Philadelphia, Is among. the large
number Of vessels fce-bolnd ut Annapolis. =
Schooner Jamestown, Hazleton. wa5 loading az
New York for Richmond on the 26th.
BALTIMORE, December 29.-Reports from down
Ice has been broken up in the river and sailing yes-
se!s yesterday were enabled 70 pass up and aoMa
Sells do not when it Is possible TO take tug trust
Themselves In the drifting ice
PmILnpELriIIA, December 27.-The ice has been
very heavy in Delaware bay and river to-day. The
blockade IN the Horst shoe has been unusually tSoa.
biesome a large field of drift ice carried about
twenty vessels from their anchorage ut the Dela-
ware Brcakwater, and swept them beyond the ice
breaker No damage has been reported rom the
feet
NEW YORK, December 29.-s,eamcr Tusoxitze,
from st. Domingo city, arrived this.A. nj. She had
which WIS wrecked near Cape Isabella December
Ia. bound from Salt Pond. Africa, 70 Boston.
New YORK, December 29.-The schooner Emma
Perpberton, from ST. John, p. r.. fer St Andrew,
fouudered OF Hatteras. Her crew was saved.
Fort MONROE, December 20.-Arriyed, bark
IoSpoN, December 29.r-1he bark Flora, from
Charleston for United Kingdom has gone ashore In
e CHARLESTON, december 29.-The British bark
Disco, 1913 tons, for Hayre, while being towed 20
sen this evening. went ashore on Pumpkln Blu
Breakers As The wind Is OF shore. It La hoped che
win get or on the morning tide. Her cargo
bales cotton and IA IONS of phosphate rock, and L.
fully insured in the French ON I; s32 &
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Christmas.Letter from Spotsylvanta.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
FIRE-FIEND LO0SE-HoUSEs AND PEOPLE
BURNT--NEGRO sHoT-ACCIDENTAL SHOOT
ING-HOMI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HUNTING, ETC. Life
The fire-tend seems to have been let loose
here lately. r. G. Kendall had one Of. his
stables burnt, as is supposed, by an incen-
diary, and Fl. N. Dickinson, his neighbor,
came very near loosing his dwelling the
and throwing off 4 considerable part of the
roof and the whole of q large front porch.
At another neighbours child was burnt
to death under very remarkable circum-
stances. The mother was drying f1ag:tops
(cat-tails) on the hearth; they took fire, her
clothes caught from them, and the child's
caught from hers while she was trying to
extinguish the flames. The child caught
fire and ran out doors into the wind, and
was past aid before the mother even knew
Of its danger.
At another house woman stood too close
to the fire whilst warming; hel dress caught
and her back was horribly burnt before the
flames could be extinguished.
Mrs. johnson, who was so much injured
by the explosion OF a kerosene lamp, which
oioo AhsSA hoA aaa3heSA, Hrs JUST uleus
Previous to her death one OF her arms fell
of up to the elbow, and the flesh from one
side, SO that the beating of her heart could
be seen-a most horrible state to linger in
so many days. =! .sa,F@}
Awhile man named Ennis was killed yes
terday near Tolersyille in row, it is said,
with q man named johnson, who struck
him with 8 siung-shot. Too much Christ
mas. is-t .f.it:s .tLt f,EG . - -
A negro youth was shot yesterday by an
other, and died this morning. happened
to be passing at the time and saw the par
ties; but whether the shooting was acci-
dental or intentional seems to be doubtful.
The thigh.bonc just above the knee was
horribly cut BY the shot, and the knee-1oint
was considerably cut up. The wound was
made with large shot, and though the gun
was fired only about enc yard distant the
wound was big enough to lay your fist In.
The youth did not fall when shot, but
cIapped his hands on his leg, and after an
instant called out lin almost his usual tone)
"Fm shot''; then leaned up against the
house, and then sat down on q stool some
one put by him. He did not seem to suffer
great pain, yet begged. to be given. some
thing to put him to sleep.
Accidental shontings are becoming too
frequent, and the Leg isiature should pass o
slaW requiring guns To be licensed; and:
- = r. y ~.
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cornmissioneas Gould he. nr,noinfea .in. eyerr

commissioners could disappointed I'm every
neighborhood to issue licenses to such per.
sons as are known to lie old enough and
careful enough to handle fire arms, and to
none other. BY this means many accidents
would likely be prevented, and considerable
revenue would be raised for the State or
county. Forfeiture OF gun after accidents.
and ineligibility to use one for a certain
period, would certainly make every one
more careful. Though, 1t must be con-
fcssed, that such a law might be hard on
your correspondent amongst others, for
one day short time since, In q few minutes,
at two fires, he shot two partridges, a man,
and a horse, and didn't kill or hurt any OF
them particularly, though he scared them
mighty bad. f:ii,,3 fts,s, z.,f
Another negro boy was shot and killed by
a negro, near New Bridge, in this county,
one day last week. This also was said to
be an accident. The boy WIS shot through
the body, and died In few minutes.
"People arc having q heap OF Christmas
round here" so Bill Jones says, and it
would appear that he's about right.
Bill was one Of the party. that went deer
hunting q few weeks since, and after run
ming one half-hour or so, and having O
bully chase, they caught it, and found out
that they had killed Mr.. Browns, old ram.
Bill don't hunt deer any more since he had
that ram to pay for. And his time has been
pretty fully employed in trying to get his
dogs mended up to hunt hares this Christ
mas. Grams are bad thing to hunt" so
Bill says, and he ought to know. By the
way, ''Bill +" amt his right name, but, you
know, ga rose by any other name would
smell as sweet" ...u....
Deer and turkeys are becoming more
plentiful here, and there is hardly week
but what they are being hunted. Last Sum
day the hounds started doe near ivy
mans store and ran it up into Orange coun-
ty about eight miles, and caught it near
Mr.. a. Brockman's residence. 1t tried to
get under the courthouse. Mrs. Brockman,
who was at home alone, saw the deer and
went out and cut its throat, and took it
away from the dogs. A novel thing for a
lady to accomplish alone.
Typhoid-fever has been raging in this
section for several months. x.
Politics are duller than ever; people
hardly care to read the papers. They con-
slider Tilden elected and sure to be seated,
and are disguised at reading the accounts
of so much fraud by returning boards;
and if they could get hold Of those rascally
returning boards they would give them q
coat OF many colors Of tar and buzzard's
feathers and ride them on rail-(the buzz
zard is the national bird, hence most appro-
priate). SP0TSYLvANIA.
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EXPLOSION of Gas.
THE MISCHIEF CAUSED BY A LIGHTED MATCH
HOUSE In PROVIDENCE SHATTERED.

THE MISCHIEF CAUSED BY A LIGHTED MATCH
HOUSE IN PROVIDENCE SHATTERED.
From the Providence Journal, December 27thl
An explosion Of gas took place in the
house OF Mr.. Lewis Naiac, No. 50 Broad
way, about O'Clock Monday afternoon, at
tended with very startling although not
absolutely serious consequences. About 2
O'Clock in the afternoon smell Of gas was
noticed in the house. 1t grew so strong
that Mrs. Naiac turned off the gas at the
meter, and supposed that no more gas could
escape. When Biz. Naiac came home he re-
ported the leak at the gas company's Of
flee, and one Of the most careful men in the
company's employ was sent to Mr.. Naiac's
house to remedy the difficulty.
The dining-room OF the house is in the
basement, and the gas-meter stands in 4 re-
cess in the wall. The man from the gas
office marched straight up to the meter,
looked it over minute, then drew aSnatch
from his pocket, and before Mr.. Naiac, who
stood near, could interpose, the flame was
applied to one Of the Joints in the meter.
Three or four seconds later Mr. Najac
walked up to find himself on the floor at the
further side OF the room. The plastering OF
the room was scattered over the floor, and
the man who had done the mischief was
completely enveloped in the flame which
streamed from the broken gas-pipe. The
brave fellow, however, managed to get his
glove over the fire and eXtinguish it, while
Mrs. Naiac ran for water to put out the
blaze already scorching the adjoining wood
work. Meantime the flame had gone
through the wall into the street, and an
alarm was given from Box Al. Before the
fremen arrived, however, the fire was out,
and the nature Of the damage understood.
The servicc-pipe from the street had con-
tracted with the cold so rs to break the ell
bow where the outside pipe Joined the inside
service-pipe leading up to the meter. The
break being between the plastering and the
outside wall Of the house, and below the
meter, the gas had been escaping for almost
three hours, and had filed the space be-
tween the walls on the first floor. When
the match was applied, the explosion, al
though most severe in the dining-room, was
felt all over the house. Doors were split,
floors raised, heavy articles OF furniture
moved, glassware and parlor ornaments
broken, threshold torn off, and in several
places the plaster was rent from the walls
and thrown into the rooms. No one was
seriously hurt. The employee Of the gas
company was scorched rather than burned !;
Ma. Najac was uninjured; and the ladies
who were upstairs at the time Of the eX-
plosion were thrown about and frightened,
but not otherwise harmed.
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sTETiEGR APHI( NEWS:s
OF THE soUTHERNINvEsTI-
CATION.

FIRE IN IND1ANA,-FATAL
RESULT OF A MASSACHUSETTS BOXING
MATCH--A NOTED COTTON-BROKER DEAD
THE OREGON CASE BEFORE THE CON-
GREssIoNAL CoMMITTEE-THE ExAMINA-
TIoN OF WITNESSES IN LOUISIANA
BAD CHARACTER FOR MRS. PINKsToN-A
DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE LAKE
SHORE RAILRoAD-AFFAIRs IN SOUTH
CAROLINA AND FLORlDA-GOvERNoR
HAMPTON WRITING TO HAYES, &C., &c.
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The Louisiana Investigation.


III 9EI}g3 PISKsToN's; TEsTIAoNY.Ell
New ORLEANS, December 29.-The Senate
committee devoted the entire day to hear
ing rebutting testimony in reference to
Eliza Pinkston's testimony. Some ten or
twelve witnesses, Write and colored, testi-
fed to her notoriously bad conduct. She
had been charged with infanticide and leay-
ing another child in fence-corner to die !;
also. that she had been discharged from two
plantations because oil the colored women
refused to stay unless she was cent away I;
that she was notorious prostitute, and un-
worthy OF belief. Zi2e 5 s:ssss
The Chairman CIR. Howey said he Ind
long siuce come to the conclusion That no-
thing. Eliza said was to be believed merely
because sahe said SO; therefore thege was no
sise in attempting to strengthen that opin-
Ion by such evidence. @
RE. Salisbury thought those charged by
her with participation In the assaults
should be allowed to contradict her.
Mr.. Howe said they might; also that
Eliza was wounded and Henry killed were
facts not Affected by her statement Several
witnesses testified to Alexander Brooks
Fa1 z - Z ) : -
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by Telegraph.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, December 29-Noon.- Stocks dull
and steady Money, 6 per cent. Gold, 107. Ex-
change-Long, 4s4; short, 4e6. Governments ac-
tive and steady. State bonds-Tennessee old and
new, North Carolina old and new. better; rest
steady. -gEtt @g9G
rening.-Money duh at sac per cent. Sterling
strong ar 4S4. Gold quiet and steady ut 1910
lO7T. Governments active and q tri1e better; new
SIS, ia. States quiet and nominal:
NEW YORK, December 29.-Sub-Treas,iry ball
ances-Gold. s65,s67,521; currency, S40,9s4,-
31S. Sub-Treasurer paid interest, $1,013,00O;
for bonds, 1921, 900; customs receipts, $16S,00O.
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, December 29.-Virginia 6'ss de-
ferred, 6k: consols. 6SH; second series, 35S.
North Carolina 6's, old, IS; new, 6.
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CoSKLING SUBSTITUTED FOR LOGAN
Washinqton, December 29.-In the Senate
the Chair presented telegram from Gem
eral John A. Logan, now in Chicago,
stating that he would not be able TO return
to Washington in time to act as member
OF the special committee to devise means
for the count Of the electoral vote, &c, ana
asking to be excused from further service
as member OF that committee. No obiec-
ton being made, Mr.. Logan was excused,
and Mr.. Conkling was appointed on the
committee to fill the vacancy. t