American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

4 bIma cast their votes for Have.
!, without any credentials. The Den
Ocratic elCcto,S Of South Caroline
b, under the sanction of Il decree {
the Supreme CouIt, east their vot
for MIR. TIldrn. The Democrat
+, electors Of Floii ida. under IA proteS
D and cert ificate III their favor by
member OF the Can sing Board
who is also Attorney General, IL
the State, cast their vote for Tihten
The Democratic electors of LouiSi
) ana, under certificate from Mr.
McEnery, cast their vote. for Tilden
A Democratic elector of Vermont
claiming the Office in place OF Post
master Solace, cast his vote foI
Tiier and e'ected himself mes>en-
ger to Garry the vote to Washington.
The Republican electors of Oregon,
without any ce,tifica O east I eli
vote for Hayes. The elect oral col
lege of Oregon, as commissioned by
The Governor cast two votes for
Hayes and one for TIlden. lie
summing up OF votes covered by
lie broad seals Of the States show
ISj votes for TIlden and 1e4 for
| Hayes.
PORTLAND, Dec. S.-Gov Graves
70 day issued certificates TO two
Hayes electors, and to one Tiidcn
e'eciOr. The two Hayes electors
Il. c'ined to meet with Mr.. Cronin,
whereup"n the latter, who had !;
three of Tie cert itica,eS, appUinted
two Republicans TO act i'll their
places. The two Republicans he
appointed met " it'll INN and receiv
ed the certificates, ann then all
voted for President, two for Hayes,
and CrOnin tor Tilden.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s. The fol-
lowing dispatch from San Fran
cisco, expla MS the situation. more
closely.
A. Posts special from Salem says:
At noon to day the Secretary of
State delivered to EIn ard CronIn,
the Democratic candidate for + zee
tor, contrasting the seat of J w.
Watts, postmaster, the certificate
of his appointment as ElrctOr.which
is evidence that the Governor has t
ousted Watts. The six Electoral
hen met III the commit
tee Room of the Senate chamber.
\ fter half an hour, one Of the Re
publican Electors, w. IL. Od,t',
c.rmc out and went into the ohieeOi
the Secretary OF State 70 demand il
certified cop! of his Ger titicatr, tor, il |
seems the cei iicaics III luard the
name OF f. y. C.onIn, Dem, cIat, 7
w. IT.. Ode!l ami J. Z Cartwright,
Republican and as the Latter dc |
mands to See and hold the certil-
cries and Crohin refused TO let him
have it, nothing could lie done. I
About this time, Cronin left the !
room here tue electors We're assem-
bed and took il stroll. around town.
When the electors were to meet.
Ou.ll and Cartwright refused tn act
With CrOnin, wIiereupon he declared
IL vacancy and elected $. y. L. Nil
Ter and ii. Parker, to fill the place
taken Ctonin voted Tor III ken.
Cartwright ami Odcil at first
accepted the resignation of Watts,
then elected him to Gil the vacancy
and cast the vote of the Stale for
Hayes and Wheeler.
There is great excitement, and
the Republicans are Indignant at
the Governors action.
WA HINTON. ID t.. ..-Tla con-
mittee on privilege. nd c.e.' rs
Of the 81 ate vii, Il e cDi ,idrriug
MIR. E lmuu> Ic>o ii.ol u. i.rl airing
into SIulhe:n crc'i,i', which
among Other Ia -. 40 vs. l.
M rs seat III tn. Sei,ii,', a. r.'..iir
Xxx sac com uitt,.cs II v,>t the T
Hes ionrd 5 ates.
In the house, NJ. McEnrry sub
mii3el jrint resolution referring
he counting Of The electoral vote to
IA. Sai,'"me Cont, which WAS
rtl-t.i to the jst,'"i.iiy committee.
TALLAHASSEE Dee. 7.-Cuo ardr-
rdat0s, were served Oh the Hayes
!cctors before casting t heir votes. Is
.u injunction was served 10y the i
Democrats against the Canva>sing
L ,a,d. Co IKE, Attorney Genrrai
All IN .m5er OF the C.lvassing
l. ard denounced The lrturns OF
l- j. ,aid in an nf1ic:Ll Protest, as
a. .uIIrtl and il base faiSifica, ion,
II. also issued ctt;. ,:dtrS to the
i den rlrc'"r>.
The RUBY sells from Il drink to a
barrel. 1t is the only wholesale
saloon in Cantor.