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The Morning herald., 1876-02-09
NEW YORK IN FLAMES.
Killed-Loss 45,ooo, ,oo0-Undaunt-
"a Courage,

Killed-Loss e5,eeo, -Undaunt-
"a Courage.
BY American Press Association. l,5I :
...., NEW YORK, Feb. 1875.
A general alarm of Are sounded this even
ing at half-past six O'Clock, which was
caused by the discovery of fire in the block
bounded on the west by Broadway, on
the east by Crosby street, on the north by
Grand street and on the south by Howard
street. The Continental Hotel is heap Of
ruins aud about thirty other houses.
The fire commenced at No. 125 Grand
street, and burned down to Crosby street
and then back again till the whole block
was nearly destroyed. ....
A LATEST.
The loss is estimated at q, 500 600. One
firm, Messrs. Cashin, Brunderitt q Co., No.
ABroadway, estimated their loss at 3d.
500, 900, consisting of lace.
Two fremen were killed by q falling wall,
John H. Bush Assistant Foreman, killed;
David Cluts, Foreman, killed; David Null
drew, injured; Thos. Cortises, injured. The
fire broke ..out at 1875 Grand street, oc-
cupied as the Patutt House, kept by Ferris
Il Smith. E=.| @Tf
Two boot blacks, Timothy Horrahan and
Florance Sullivan dragged fainting wo-
man out Of the sntrance of the Continental
Hotel. s
Eight Of the finest buildings on Broadway
were destroyed; the same number on Crosby
street, and over twenty houses more or less
damaged. Tho loss is variously estimated
at from 81 900, 900 to $5,ooo,ooo.
The men at their work were hidden en-
tirely from view. The order was given for
general retreat and trucks, and ladders
and men moved away. There was one en-
gine which stood in front Of No. A and the
hest was 90 intense that the horses could
not be led up 80 as to draw 1t away. Half
dozen brave fellows made rush through
the smoke, steam and fame to rescue it.
They had just caught the pole and drawn
the engine its own length, when crash came
down solid iron columns all red-hot into
themiddle of end across Broadway. The
house Of Teft, Griswald & Co. on the appo-
site of the street was now in the greatest
danger, and to the four brave fellows who
held stream upon IL in midst of all the
falling columns may be attributed its safety
By $50 the danger seemed to be over.
The Morning herald., 1876-02-09
AMUSE EN- ENTA.
CHARLOTTE THOMPSON.

Mr.. German, the Manager of the Charlotte
Thompson Troupe, since yesterday has post
poned the engagement in this city, the
troupe not yet being organized. A promi-
nent member who telegraphed from the
South his acce ptance, not having made his
appearance. In the meantime, Miss Thomp-
son will play special engagements in Brook
lvO
The Morning herald., 1876-02-09

AA2SAAj "AsShoy, " VI 1AuoSnA0A3 VII
yer, O'Neil, Pierce, ,Plsisted, Plat, Purnam,
Robbins, N. c., slemons, Smith, Ga, sto-
well, Townsend, Pa, Van voorhes, Vance,
O., Vance, N. c., Wallace, Pa, Walling,
Ward, Warren, Whitshouse, Wood, N. Y.
and Yeatss. r,.
The House then went into q Committee
Of the Whole on the Consular and Diplo
matte Appropriation bill.
Dunnell, Minnesota, opposed the reduc-
tion proposed by bill, and rspudiated the
statement 20 often made In this discussion
whom majority in the House came here
they found depleted Treasury. He de-
MED that the Treasury wasdepleted, 1t was,
however, deplested in 1850, when the pres
ept Republican party came into power; gen.
tlemen seemed to lose sight Of the fact that
expenses necessarily increased, and besides
We had Q pension list annually that invoked
an expenditure of e29, 100000.
He disputed the assertion made by Hol-
man yesterday, that our Government was
more expensive than that of Great Britain,
and showed by figures that the expenses Of
the British Government were $550, ,000, 600.
In making up his statement Holman in
cludsd county, State and local taxation, but
that had nothing to do in this at all. He
further opposed reduction Of consuls, in
sisting that these consuls were absolutely
necessary to build up successful COM
msrce.
Hewitt of New York, opposed the pro-
posed reduction of the South American
mission, and urged that If there was to be
reduction It should bs Of some Of the minor
European missions, but his main objection
to the bill was the reduction Of Consul
lates. He pointed to the course
pursued by Great Britain, which not
only maintained Consuls wherever she
had trade, but sent them wherever trade
could he made. To abandon our Consulates
was to abandon commerce to Great Britain.
He said that protection and development
were the things necessary to restore pros
perity to the country and the only road to a
resumption of specie payment.
He said salaries to Consuls were not equal
10 what he had paid men Of equal capacity
in his own business, and he should vote
against reduction.
Mr.. Wood, Of New York, said there,wer
but few pointsto be considered in connec-
ton with the bill. First, Was 1t . proper
measure of retrenchment as relates to the
Treasury. Second, Would it impair our
political and commercial influence abroad,
and third, Was it with the experience OF the
past polite to make the changes proposed
Mr.. Wood said while he was ready to
vote for cutting OF profigate expenditures
he besought the house to be careful about
doing anything that would impair our IN
terests or standing abroad. The house
then at 4:4O p. M, adjourned.
The Morning herald., 1876-02-09
BABCOCK'S OFFENCE.
Proceedings Of the Trial Yesterday
Tlals between Counsel ON both
sides.

BY American Press Association.
lsr. LOUIS, Feb. 8.
The opening of the case fer the Govern.
ment by District Attorney Dyer occupied two
hours, closing shortly before pm. 1t
was largely devoted to review OF the
whIskey conspiracy as shown in the previ-
Gus trials. He outlivsd the evidence upon
which the Government proposes to show
General Babcock's connection with that
conspiracy, including payments Of money
To him by tho ring in this city. In conclu-
sion he stated that the evidence against
Babcock will be largely circumstaltial.
Court then adjourned till 8 p. M, at
which hour Jos. M. Fitzroy was called as
first witness for the Government. His tes-
timony was the same as was given in the
previous trials, and his manner was as
complacently self assured as when on the
stand several times before. Objection was
made by the Counsel for defense who
claimed the inadmissability of the evidence
in this case prior to June 6, 1872, as the
tax on distilled spirits was only so cents
per gallon up to that time, while the indict-
ment claims conspiracy to defraud the
Government of the tax at 10 cents per gal
Ion subsequent to that date. Counsel for
the Government claimed that the point Of
indictment was the fact that such con-
,piracy existed, and that under ordinary
rules of evidence testimony is competent
which shows organization growth and pro-
press of the conspiracy. The Court re.
served its decision on tho point objected to
and Fitzroy was requested by the Govern
| mept Counsel to stand aside.
Macklot Thompson, ex-disttller and e1-
| member of the ring, was the next witness
He repeated statements heretofore made by
him. After cross examination by the
Government, counsel for the defendant OBJ.
ieeted and Judge Porter, Of New York, rose
to his feet for the first time during the trial
to sustain objection. He clearly and forci'
bly claimed that by testimony of the second
witnesses for the Government 1t had
been established, and by the admis
slous of District Attorney Dyer
in his opening for the Government
that the original conspiracy had expired In
the Fall of 1872, that the Indictment against
the defendant did not charge him with hav
,no been connected with this conspiracy and
h, nee the defense could not be called upor
to meet charges of which they had nc
knowledge. The Indictment was for sin.
gle conspiracy, and upon this the govern
ment could not attempt to connect Babcoch
with two conspiracies.
Judge Dillon practically sustained thu
objection and the defense was thorough!
satisfied.
Judge Broadhead, on behalf Of the gov
The Morning herald., 1876-02-09

The weather To-Day.
For the Middls and Eastern States, falling
barometer Soathsast to Northeast suinds, and
pa,tlv cloudy and clearing ,seather.
The Morning herald., 1876-02-09

UdEcuts ~ ID w plOVOuU Al0uutAOAO 90
sessment of persons who should not be as
sessed and to insure the assessment Of those
who should rightfully be assessed. And as
one means of accomplishing this object It
strikes from the list, for the space Of twelve
months, the names of all delinquents re-
turned under the provisions of this act, on
the presumption, as we may suppose, that
the names are fictitious, in that the persons
are not residents in the State. The two acts
being IL, fari ,natsria must be taken together,
and If there is any inconsistency or contra
riety in their provisions, they must be con-
structed so as to give as far as possible
effect to the will Of the Legislature. This
is q we'll settled canon Of statuary con-
struction.
Keeping this In view, then how are we to
interpret the language of the sixth section
of the act Of April 9th, 1878, so as not rem
der nugatory the prohibition Of the ninth
section of the same act, and the positive re-
quirement of the subsequent statute OF
April.
| I am, after careful reflection, of the
opinion that the universally Of the Ian
guage in Section 8, of the Act of April 8,
declaring that It shall not be lawful for the
Levy Court to remove from the Assessment
the name Of any person appearing thereon,
must be qualified by the prohibition Of Sec
tion Q, of the same Act, and more especially
by the mandating language of the subse-
quent Act requiring the Levy Court to drop
from the Assessment List the names Of GER
lin delinquents. If this were not 90, the
will of the Legislature as last expressed
would be defeated by prior enactment. In
this later Act the Levy Court are required
to drop and keep dropped for the space ol
IL months, the names Of certain delinqucnts
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
s - IILOI:i.

TIL, style II dcs:g' attn; the fem
ocratie-ran.;iin:e.for, The Pc si.,cncy
by tho SNAIL GrF Re. ,nhl:enn Journals
=: y :: Sara" or as amray az ilden is
corclnsi.s ..iaonce 81 .!.e contracted
nen:alealiier of thc,i,irtits conduct
ing tlcm. and illIsIntcsi tie moral
degradation produced lay tho cul;iya.
ton of normal appetite for hood
lnmism. The class Of men who thus
attempt TO mike mn exhibition Of
their o~n independent importance
BIZ Ignoring all The laws of respecta-
bic 1cccncy in their pitiful efforts to
belittlc q gentleman whose shoe.
latchets they nrc unworthy to I'M
lose, affect n familiarity which in tic
presence OF the man himself would
give place 10 cringing obscIucous-
ness. It is also noticeable that som c
OF the larger Journals, from whom
such Ineanress was. not to be ex-
pcctcl, hare descended to the same
level in This particular, with the e!;-
torial hoodiums Of lesser note. To
such basenc IS does modern radical
ism reduce its .votarics. .......-5
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
THAT AWFUL CRoSIS.

The perfect 'te:npesf in teapot
evoked by few Democrats Of this
place, in recognizing Mr. Crnnin as All
eIector. II few evenings ago, is rather
amusing. R'publican journals through
OFT the State have become seriously in.
disunnt tbGt the Democrats OF Elko
should presume to pay the 6lightcs: at
tention to man occupying uSurred
position, and write lOug winded editor
inls 10 prove that--to use the language
Of one Of these cmbodi:ncnis Of con-
Sistcncy-" issuance Of ctrtif-
cafe by the Governor is merely n
formal proceeding, AMI not absolute
proof" From the uiteraDce5 Of this
sainc journal, md those Of its kind, it
can easily be proved that they are very
recent converts to this wholesome doc
triue. Thief is. thcse journals are
entitled to the credit of having origin
lied this very hcresy, and only aban-
siunci the belief after tue action of
Governor Grover In appointing CroTin,
j. ID rendered that position nutcnable.
NTh"n thct5e fellows are Obliged TO swnl-
I:yR their own medicine, they tnEo IL
With very bad grace, therefore, Ia view
OF similar contingency, let their next
compound be more palatable. Hcpub-
iicau nab2bs, with records no swectcr
than orr Oregon hero, have frequently
had honors lavished upon them at the
EIko depot, nni tho "uuterriiied' looked
compIlc:ntly on nor intcrfered with
the wor1hip, and with that utter lack Of
.'p .iriOtism" so prevalent among them,
failed 70 "misrcpTesent" tho facts TO
the leading journals; in fact never
bothered their heads nbou. the matter.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
TIE NEWS TO-DAY.

The telegraph brings some news from
the two Congressional Investigating;
committees in Louisiana. They have
got to work, and the prospect is that
some interesting facts viii lie developed
il the truth can possibly be uncarthcd.
Wells, Of the Returning Board. was
subjected TO = cross. examination by the
HoEsc Com.aittee, and lie insisted that
the canvass WAS: made by the Board
openly and according to la~, nothwith-
standing the vacancy in that body.
The Herald is responsible for tho
abatement that ben. +. Butler is OF the
opinion that OH the Presidential uues-
tiOn no compromise can be effected,
whatever. discoveries may be made as
TO frauds, and suggests that Congress
so 10 WORK at once and pass special
election Law. calling for new election
10 take place next March, the acting
Vice President to fill the position of
President in tho meantime. . ...
Senator Ferry declares that i'll all
cases where conflicting certificates have
been issued, no receipt will be given by
hi:a to either messenger. ~. "
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
SEYATor.SHAEog will probably leave
for Washington next 31ondny.
uN1zlzuz1Es
Iced DIstrict,

A correspondent Of the Salt Lake
TfiLHne writing from the now popular
mining camp known m Leeds, says:
Phoebe no longer stands alone in
pouring her population into our midst.
California, Montana and Northern Ulnll
nrc sending representatives to cooper
MO with Ms in building UP Southern
Utah. Tho cnIigrntiUu is Increasing,
aud daily we notice the arrival Ui from
four 10 ten wagon loads Of I:!inors aud
business men. Nearly all who select
Our camp nTe of tho better class; but
few nf tho desperate characters who
usually urc tbs FIRST in new mining
towns nrc seen here.
Capital Ia coming in, but slowly,
though $50 are III receipt Of letters in
forming uB Of the intention OF several
Of Sun FTancigcO'Y hcayics. capitalists
soon 10 come.
The Leeds Mining Compnny'E repre-
sentativcs have retained, mud iInmc,li-
ntcly commenced tho erection Of their
mill, only portion Of which lus rs yet
arrived. They expect, however, 10
place ii in position ~ soon ~ it arrives,
and Ia DO IN running order in lcas time
tlnn most people expect.
DupaiX mil! is nlm1st completed,
mud will bo in running order within II
fcw weeks.
Many now prospects are being do
vclopch. prnEprctUra arc lining thc
hills, and many report rich discoveries.
before Spring this will bc tho largest
mining town ever on this cOnst.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
4 GOOD 5IOvE.

SrnAtpr Wright Of Town, has intro
dncci bill which proposes 10 establish
Court with special jurisdiction in
easvs Of contrasting Presidential electors,
10 consist Of tho Chief Justice and
six judges selected by him from
tho United States or Disiric Courts;
81 y to bc selected, also, from different
poli,icai parties and to bG disintcrcstcd
In tho particular contests coming be-
fore them for q decision. In case Of
vacancy in tbs Office Of tho Chief Justice,
She Senior Jugtics shall net IN his stead.
This Court T.. to 10 bound by II special
oath ~ decide ali questions submitted 10
II in accordance With the law governing
zach case rceardlcSI Of technical errors.
In cnses wlIcrc II shall appear TINT no
person has been lawfully elected. the
Cont shall 80 declare, and certify It's
Judgment 10 both Houses Of Congress.
tis also provided that an appeal can
DO taken 10 tho Supreme Court, but
buch appeal shall not operate TO aIny
execution Of tho judgment appealed
from, without special order from
the Court rendering Tho judgment.
II IL further provided that
the recDt1 n,id casS shall go Mt once DC.
t,,c the Supreme Court, md iako pre-.
eedPnce over NIL other business. TINT
Court proceeding N n determination
Upon tho case md record presented,
from which judgment there IL 40 MP.
peal.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
WE MI E,ao IhDErEaD.:.
SUNDAY. DECEMBER -. 4 &c. =.
OK CnUArixc TIL. ELEorouAL
y. VOTE -,

~ -.
Senator Ior:oa and OTTER i.lcaili6E
Republirnusliare Utcn latsiy Holding
TO the theory that the President of the
Senate was the sole asbitcr as TO the
qualifications Of the Presidential Eject
ors returned for the various States, and
in support nf this doctrine, the action
of tho President Of the Senate, Mr..
Mason, when in 1857. question arose
regarding the legality of the claim of
an Elector from Wisconsin, was recited.
claiming he took the ground tina.
NIL that could DO done. was TO
count the vote. During n de-
bate in the Senate q few days agu.
uoon the question OF n Constitutional
amendment. providing that the Supreme
Court should count the electoral vote,
Senator Randolph recited the history of
the CONT OF 1861, which these gentle
Incu were relying upon for neral sup
port, md showed from the record
quoting from the C9HyrrE:onGf G!obe
Mr.. Mason's own words-tEat the
course of that gentleman on that
occasion, was exactly the reverse Of that
represented by Senator Morton aud
others, for when the WISCONSIN vote
VAS announced by Mr. Mason, and n
question rs to tho right OF the presii-
ing officer TO decide. upon the cous:i-
tutional vote OF State arose, Mr..
Mason unheSitaiingly declared that the
presiding officer had never undertaken
to decide in such case, aud utterly
disciaimins any such power. freely AL
hitting ut the s1ne time tnHt
his .only. duty Lwas to report The
facts to the convention of the
t.o Houses, and let them decide.
Tins IT was clearly proved that the pc
si.ion assumed By SIR. Morton aud
other Republican Senators. that the
pTesi ling Office. declined to entertain
the question of order, or submit it to
the convention Of the two lenses, but
retired from the Chair, and with the
Senate went back to its Chamber, is en-
tirely false. Whether this palpably
erroneous construction Of the facts III
the Wisconsin matter was the result Of
ignorance, or design, is difficult to de-
tcrmine.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24

FRoM tho Eureka Sentinel Of tho
I'LL, wo clip tho following items:

FHoM tho Eureka Sentinel Of tho
1ith wo clip tho following items:
FoUSD GGILrY.--Tho two boys,
tried in the District Court yesterday
on the charge of misicmoanor, in
misplncing switch Of tho Central
Pacific railroad, by which n passcn.
ger train narrowly escaped being
wrecked, wcrO found Eriliy by the
jury. 1hoy will ln sentenced ly
Judge Colo on Saturday next
A Bio Law SuIr.--Thcro nro some
whispers in very quiet way Of MI
important mining suit against ono or
mo,c Of tho principal mines Of tho
district. Just who arc tho parties or
where tho legal attack is to bc inadc,
has not yet come To our knowledge.
Wo arc satisfied, however, that q big
suit Is brewing mud likely To bo
launched OH tho public nj any timo.
WG shall cndcayOr to fluid out moro
nbOu. II before many dayi
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
~ 900 = 60 80 ~ - =
Io-DAT;S NEWS.

Our dispatches to-day contain but
little of interest. About all that can he
Cleaned from the eastern nows respect
ing the Presidential inuddle is that both
Houses Of Congress will have voice in
the settlement of the question as to who
are the legally constituted Electors, and
better disposition looking to fair
adjudication OF the matter seems 10
prevail. The opinion seems to be
ginning ground that both parties would
be willing 10 submit the whole matter
10 the Snprsme Court for decision il
come equitable plan by which Buch a
contamination could he reached should
Gc devised.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
Elector Waits.

Elactor Watts, Of Oregon, passed
through OH his way to Washington last
evening, but our Republican friends
failed to celebrate the occasion, Just be-
cause the Democrats 'ruhed! for Cronin.
This ii all wrong; Dir. Watts should
have received Il public demonstration
but US lac will probably return this way
the apparent neglect ctn be remcdi, Il
b. standing in with him then. Raj,
for Waits! ..... .... .....- ....
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Fnoa tho Eureka Sem'mri wc learn
flint tho two bOys who throw n train from
tho track by changing switch below
Pnlisadc. Hoino raonths ago, wero sen.
icnccd 10 imprisonment IN tho County
Jail four aud xix months respectively.
Unfortunately Tho law provides no nlc-
1nntc punishment for an oifrnsc Of ihia
nature.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24


A Eicmnn correspondent Of tho 7Ym,s
says: "1lussia desires that tho under.
stnntliug arrived at IN tho preliminary
conference should be embodied IN nn
identical note to DO presented 10y such
Ambassador 10 tho Porto, and TINT the
Porto should be invited to negotiate on
points mentioned in tha note. The oh.
jcct Of this proceeding ~ TO mako Tnr.
key, II she Is obstinate, place herself III
opposition 10 the will Of United Europe.
Tho course proposed will probably DO
adopted with some notifications. II is
quito surprising how the preliminary
conference has rccon"ilcd conflicting
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
Come O,Io and ALL

And examine tho lcantIfnl display no" on cE-
hibltIou especially for tho holidays.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24
SECKLhCHS,
Also. fine display Of sILvEEwAhE,

Knowing Tho wnnia Of this community hnvo
paid peIaonai attention IN selecting my eur"
stock ~ goods with caro-. and al low pTlcc''
wbIcI, enables nc 60 Reil Al lower prices Than
ever before III ihIa market,
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-27
WASHINGTON. Jan. IT. 1875.

About fifty years ago the great political parties were Masons and anti-Masons, and party spirit ran very high, the exciting cause having been the disappearance of Morgan, who, it was alleged, had been sacrificed by the Masons for having violat- ed his oath and betrayed the secrets of the order. Having that historical fact in mind judge of our surprise when MT. AS. Hill told the people gathered at the Masonic Hall, last Friday, that he was going to ex- pose the secrets of Masonry. We had just listened to the installation charges, and had made mp own minds that if every Ma son lived up to the requirements of the order, and every man became Mason, we should have no need of new jail, and in fact the millennium would be very near at hand. In truth the exercises were very interesting, the expose not alarming, and the feast that followed very appetizing, Much regret was expressed at the absence of the oldest member of the order, Dr. Fowler. who as unable to. be present. as he was suffering from severe cold. After the feast macy adjourned to the Hall on the Green where they were joined by oth- CTS and indulged in dancing till they ac- quired appetites for a second supper, which was provided for them at MT. R. W. Ford's, his daughter being Tn a fair way to recover from her severe illness.