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asked Was that bands bo kept OFT ttb Nitnc5aes.
aud before this Congress adjourned thoy would
unoarth cnough of Tillaiuleh, accumulated WITH
iu tue 1RHt fourteen yoars, to sleken aud voniIt
lilo country BY exposing tho pntrid oarcasse.
that hadbee 70 long selu!oualy eoyeFod u''.
Ns. McDoucall con1olnptuous!S)-Wo have
eocn putttd caIcasBes enough hare.
al11. B14AISE
called Mr. Hlackhurn's attention to tho mis-
statement 1nadn yesterday by him lu saying tnat
sho Witness Marsh Was Within tho power Of tho
1touse whom tho report Waa made, the fact beinE
that Marsh had lott tho city three hours botoru.
hlr. blackburn mado tbs correction, hnt iuti-
mated that Mr. Blaine socmed to ARso boon
keeping company with witness or kecp'ug cloae
M1. Blaine responded that i,o had mover soen
Marsh. and he uovar beard Of him until tho
csso wha brought before the Houso. l3ut thAt
fact OF batsh's leaving tho city ut that time wza
Tho case. and 60 essential that attor
the ueuspspors throughout the United BtAtea
had blazoned it abroad that aIsrah had boon
frig4tsued OFT by AZ order from tho Executive
Department. l,s tbsaino) md taken pains to
iint cut why Marsh laft tho oitr.
MR. DASFOAp,
another member OF tho Comuittee stntod that
III lls connsction with tho matter ho had nsyer
hoard 1t spoksn Of till Saturday eseulng last,
uhsu b gentleman Of crellbllits oarne 10 him
and sad sfra. Marsh would prove certain mat.
tors alleged Against tho War Department., aud
asked that she bc aubppnaed vt once. L. WAs
too lAto on Saturday escuing to do 1t, aud aloh-
day morning he lad cou,e TO the House,
found Chairman Cytnor IA eoon ~ Ao
could. md asked that Mrs. Marsh bo subpntaed
to appear forthwith pefors t4e COMMITTEE. The
Chalrman's reply "aa that 10 would gladly anu
willingly do 1t; thGt hs did not kuow tue puf-
posu iur which she was summoned. nor haa he
{usufo.d) stated It but thas llo would bring
Ger Aoro aud lot heg testify, let her testimony
stslko wtess il might, freud o. foe Iae nsme
OF tho witness had boon gwen to tho ChasttnAn,
who lad A. a,,c,, rnnb in tho direction of tho
otIice Ut tho beEgsant-as.Asms. That Was the
eutiro connection thst ho (Danfosd) had with tho
mastor.
Thia ended the discpsalon, and thu second blu
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moEuing.
hir. Lawrence Also yielded . few nluusss to
Mr. Blaine, who declared that he was authorized
to say that tho1s never had boeu Apy ipatsucaoua
cnso had ueYor beGn coualdorod in Cabinet.
but simply Tho question OF prosecuting Helsnap.
II anybody asated that Marsh had boon fright
eued ont of the country by anything tho capiuet
had lono, ho stated what had no founda-
t5oa to- n,i,. tn f.et T. Tho simplo fai'rr" ,, Of
War Department 10 discharge Mntsh would
L&vo ro:alaod llisn hero. ue (Dlaine) would
soto for this bill ayen 1t IL wore full Of out
ragcs and hs begged his Republican fEisuda to
do the same. bnt ho yeutured.to state that, no
they would not got Marsh. (Beyora! Democrats
"I1ov do you knowi"l
noop pnoPosITtoS.
alr. Dta!nc-f do not know but Ana Yam
kee BY adoption. and cau guea., and Kuesa he
will NOT come. between tho great difficulty of
tho uouso in regard to tho sudlcsnont OF Dol-
knap aud tho hAltiug OF tbs Judiciary oom-
mittee xbout impeachment, 1t looks to mo
~ II tho late, SECRETARY of War would
~ md o., asop between x,.a 'ho I've
testimony, nor will Ao DO f,npoaehed. bocAuse,
on the whole. thero il not enough to impsach
him pu. a whlsperol rctnark from HoAr.l Az
my friend from Massachusottu suggests, 4syo
tho case to this side 0f tho House nnu We will do
both quickly. IApplausa OIL tho Republican
side.l
MIR. Lawrence asked which eido Of tho House
WAS Responsible for any taiuso to tmpeAoh OF to
indlct llslknap. Tho Republican nids Lad yote4
Yesterday to ssnd to tue Criminal Court esi-
pose OF tndlcslng him. aad tue Dsmoesatlo slda
wa responslble fot Marsh'a abaeuca !
As did not entertain the slightest
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-30
WASHINGTON

The Oregon Electoral Vote.
Washington, Dec. 29.-The Republic
can electoral votes Of Oregon were yes.
terday delivered to Senator Ferry by
General Odell, in the presence of Sena-
tor Mitchell. No receipt was given.
Hop Events Are Shaping.
Payne, chairman of the House COM
mittee to consider the counting Of the
electoral vote, in reply to an inquiry as
to how his committee intended to fix
things politically, announced that the
only suggestion yet made which met
with his approval, was that the COM
mittee shall insist OH the right to throw
out the vote of one of the southern
states, and thereby throw the election
into the House.
He said further, that the Democratic
members of the House committee are
of the conviction that Tilden must be
the next President, and would not yield
this point.
On the other hand, Senator Morton
declares there will be no compromise,
Hayes having been honestly elected.
The Republicans may give away the
presidency, but even how they are to
accomplish this, under the Constitu-
ton, he cannot see.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-30
TELEaRAPHIC TICKS.

Laurel, Ind. Dec. 29.-Bremaker,
Moore Zoos paper mill burned last
night. Loss not known.
A snow storm was reported all over
the country last night. extending as
far south as Little Rock, where there
were six inches Of snow.
Seven unknown men broke through
the ice on the Ohio river, at Augusta,
KY, yesterday, and were drowned.
Three bodies were recovered.
Beaufort, S. C. Dec. 29.-The cottor
ship Harry Mills lying in the stream
loaded with COCO bales of cotton, ia or
fire. Two men have been s~uffocated
! A detachment from a U. S. naval vesse
are endeavoring to save the ship. Th'
| loss win be heavy.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


Washington, Dec. 29.-The chair
presented a telegram from Logan ask
ing to be excused from the special
committee on the electoral count. The
request was granted and Conkling APP
pointed in his place.
Gordon presented a petition from
| Wade Hampton and members of the
general assembly of South Carolina,
reciting the events which have recently
.transpired in that state, and asking
Congress to provide for a cessation of
military interference and enable the
legislature to exercise their official
duties.
Gordon moved that the memorial be
referred to the judiciary committee.
| Frelinghuysen rnovcdi t5 reference 10
| the elections committee. ia
Pending discussion, Gordon, by unan-
imous consent. introduced a resolution
recognizing Hampton as the legal gov
ernor of South Carolina, but objection
was made by Morton and others to its
present consideration.
The vote on Frelinghuysen's motion
showed no quorum. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Lane presented memorials OF the
legislature of Oregon relative to public
lands in that state, and asking for APP
preparations for the improvement OF
certain rivers and for a scientific sur
yey of that state. Referred.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-30
NOTICE

Whereas Julius G. Strong did by his
deed made the 18th day of August, 1875
sell and convey unto P0seyS. Wilson, his
heirs and assigns all the following de-
scribed real estatete wit: slot Nc. 10 in
decentralization hetown of Cheyenne
as said lot Is Laid down and described on
the plat of said town, recorded in the
Office of the County Clerk of said eeun-
typ with the building, improvements,
rights and hereditaments thereon and
thereto belonging, as they are described
in said deed, which deed is duly record
ed In the Office of the Clerk Of Laramie
County; and whereas the said deed was
made to secure the payment of a GER
tain promissory note given by the said
j. C. Strong, August 18th, 1875 for the
sum of n Thousand dollars, payable
ninety days after date, with interest
payable monthly, at the rate of two per
cent. per month from date until paid land
whereas no part of said note or interest
has been paid, now therefore, 1, George
Wilson, Jr., assignee of said mott and
mortgage, by virtue of the power there
in given towit: "And if default shall be
made in the payment of the principal
or interest above mentioned, then the
said party of the second part or his exc
cutorS. administrators or assigns, are
hereby authorized to sell the premises
above granted, or SO much thereof as
will be necessary to satisfy the amount
then due, with all necessary costs and
expenses, the said sale to be made by
public auction, on giving ten l10) days
notice thereof by publication in some
daily newspaper published in said Lar
annie County Wyoming Territory" do
hereby give notice that 1 will sell the
said real estate together with all the
rights and Entertainments thereto be-
longing or in anywise appertaining, at
the court house in Cheyenne Wyo. Ter.
on the 9th day of January 1877 between
the hours of II O'Clock IN. and / O'Clock
p. m. at public auction to the highest
bidder. GEORGE WILSON ,JR-
Td28-d10tl Assignee.
Cheyenne Eyo. Ter, Dec. 2Sth 1876.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-30
TELEGRAPH
roE roe TIE AIDE
REPORT.
THROUGH A BRIDGE.
An Appalling Accident at
Ashtabula, Ohio.
AN EXPRESS A GOES
THROUGH a FRIDGE
OF One Hundred and Seventy-Five Pas
Singers. ons-Third Met Death by
Crushing. Burning. Drowning
and Freezing.
THROUGH A BRIDGE.

Cleveland, Dec. 29.-An accident il
reported at Ashtabula, Ohio, on, the
Lake Shore road.
10 D. m.-The scene Of the accident
is a few rods east of the depot, where
an iron bridge spans Ashtabula creek,
rs feet above the water. On both sides
are high banks. Snow has been falling
almost constantly for the past As hours,
and now a driving storm is raging,
making it very difficult to get news
from the wrecked and burning train.
Conductor Hem left Erie for Cleve-
land an hour late, and neared the
bridge at Ashtabula about s O'Clock.
Very few particulars can be learned
at this hour, but are given
that the citizens of Ashtabula with a
competent corps of physicians, are
doing everything possible for the suffer
ers.
The storm has abated, but the
weather is fast growing colder. 1t
seems the falling train and bridge
smashed the ice on the creek, and those
not killed by the fall or burned up by
the burning cars were held down by
the wreck and drowned before they
could be extricated. Many too, will be
or have been frozen. All the large
hearted citizens of Ashtabula are at
the wreck, and MS many as can are
working to rescue those not already
dead, while hundreds of strong arms
stand ready to relieve those who be-
come exhausted. The work goes on
very slowly. At this time we are un-
able to learn the names Of the killed.
1t is known that there were a large
number of eastern people on the ill
fated train. 1t is said the coaches
were all well filed.
A special train, with physicians,
nurses and everything for the comfort
of the wounded at the wreck, arrived at
the Union depot at 10:30 o'clock. The
weather is growing colder at Ashtabula,
and only four bodies SO far have been
taken from the debris. The night there
is quite clear, and, now that the snow
has almost stopped, makes it almost
like day.
1t is estimated that there were n
hundred and seventy-five passengers on
the Inflated train, and that at least N
third Of these were burned to death or
frozen. The train vas drawn by two
engines. One engine remained on the
bridge, but everything else went down.
The engineer and fireman on the engine
that went down were badly, but not Sc
riously injured. The work of remov-
ing the dead still goes on very slowly.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-30
LOUISIANA.

The Congressional Investigators.
New Orleans, Dec. 29.-The Senate
committee was engaged this forenoon
hearing rebutting testimony regarding
Ouachita parish.
Salisbury asked for information in
regard to Il seeming ~inaccuracy in re-
ference to the statement of the return
ing board in regard to the total vote
for the Republican electors. +
The chairman said all necessary docu-
ments would be furnished.
The Senate subcommittee, after
hearing one witness, adjourned to
Eliza Pinkston's residence to take her
testimony.
The House committee has examined
Col. Patten, chairman of the Demo-
cratic state committee. 1t is said the
House committee will re-examine all
witnesses who have been before the
Senate committee.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-30
NEW YORK
The Post on Grosrenor.

New York, Dec. 29.-The Evening
Post, replying to theletter of VIM. eros
venor, in yesterdays Tribune says:
His reasoning defeats itself. If it
has not been officially a~scertained be-
fore the 5th of March, whether there
has been a choice of president by the
people, the present Congress cannot
decide because it will have nc existence,
and the next Congress cannot take the
matter in hand AS unfinished business
Of the present Congress, for, according
to the constitution, whatever is done
must be done by the present Congress.
Therefore, if no president shall have
been declared by the 4th of March, will
there not be a vacancy in the Office?
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-30
SOUTH CAROLLNA.
Labors Concluded.

Columbia, Dec. 29.-Sayler, Abbott
and Lawrence, the sub-eongressional
committee, completed their work here
to-day. Their report, from the returns
as submitted. give the state to Hayes
and Wheeler by about 700 majority, but
show that Hampton and the entire
Democratic state ticket are elected by a
much larger majority. This committee
will probably leave for Washington
Monday.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-30

in the electoral college by his own resig-
nation. Witness heard of no purpose
to arrest any one on the day the eleeto-
raj college met. He saw no armed
men, but has since heard that there
were 20 in q room neal where the col
iege met. At this point the commit
tee adjourned until Tomorrow.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-30
FOREIGN.
The Outlook.

Berlin. Dec. 29.-It is affirmed here
that the Porte has declared its willing
ness to make concessions and offer am
pie securities to the Powers, but refuses
to sanction the occupation of its prov
inces by any troops whatever, even re-
fusing to consent to occupation by the
English.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-05-11
FARMING IN NEBRASKA.

We clip the following from the Farmer, IA paper
to be had free on application to the Land Commits.
sioner B. & NJ. r. R.. Burlington Iowa. as some
thing likely to prove interesting to many Of our
readers. We would advise all who contemplate
moving West to visit Southern Iowa and Southern
Nebraska before going elsewhere;
"Mr e. W. Smith, Of Ashland, Saunders county,
came to Nebraska in 1870 from Grant county.
Wis, and bought 800 acres Of land, at S8 per acre.
from the B. & NJ. K. R. Co., now worth 500 per
acre. He has $50 acres under the plow, and he
finds the country adapted to all kinds Of grain
and vegetables The climate, he says, is the best.
the winters are short, stock can feed among the
cornst talks and do we'll the most Of the feeding
season. It is the best country ever saw for hog
raising, and corn can be grown very easily. Since
came to Nebraska 81 families from Grant county,
Wis, have settled around me, and they are all
doing better than ever they did East. One of my
neighbort had $50 and bought 2i0 acres of rail
road land at Sl4 per acre. In three years he has
doubled his capital. Nebraska is State where q
man with means may settle with great ad antage.
Near Harvard, in Clay county, John A. Bishoff
settled in 1871, taking up quarter section ofland
At that time he had only span of horses and a
plOw and very little other means. He has now
house, corn crib and granary, and owns two cows,
several head Of young stock, and small herd of
fine hogs. His wheat harvest In 1875 averaged
244 bushels per acre 81 acres in China tea wheat
reaching 80 bushels to the acre, Twenty acres of
corn produced 1,4OO bushels, or an average of 10
bushels to the acre. Il acres of barley, "A bushels
per acre and oats 5S bushels per acre. Mr Bishoff
has young orchard of apple, peach and cherry
trees, and all the trees are in thrifty condition.
He says a man with the same amount of labor
can get a bigger yield from Nebraska soil than
from the soil of any Slate east of the Missouri
river"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-05-11
NEW PUBLICA TIONS.

The LEONARD SCOTT PUBLISHING COMPANY, Al
Barclay street. New York, have lately published
the British Quarterly Review for April. We call at
tenton to the following summary of the con
tents
Article l., review of Forsters Life of Swift, be
gins by critcising notice of the same work
which appeared in the Edinburgh Reu!eG fol
January. 1t then discusses Swilt's literary posi-
ton, gives several views of his life, and an est
mate OF his character and writings
Article II. Remarks on the Greek Epistles Of
Ignatius, and an examination of his testimony on
matters of Christian Doctrine, divided into foul
parts, viz: 1.-The Trinity and Divinity of Christ
the Atonement, and kindred subjects of Justifca'
lion and Grace, the Eucharist and the Organi2a'
tion OF the Church and Roman Primacy."
Article Ill. "The Progress o! Reform in Rus
sia" gives O sketch OF the establishment and abO
ltion of serfdom the present social condition, and
the effects of recent reforms in Russia.
Article w. 1.-The Bible Educator" "The book
is medley we use the word in no invidiOuS
nse-Of Biblical lore. It would be difficult tC
name a subject growing out of or connected with
the study of Scripture, which is not treated with
more or less fullness within the compass of these
pages and in O manner suited to the ordinary in
telligence." The papers are contributed by cler-
gymen of the Church of England, Noncon!ormisI
divines and aymen, and in so far as it aspires tc
the character of popular encyclopedia Of Bibli-
cal knowledge the merits of the work can scarcely
be overstated.
Article " The conclusion of the article on
"Disestablishment in New England" in the Janu-
ary number. 1t treats of the church troubles in
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Connecticut
and gives quotations from John Adams, Lyman
Beecher, Dr. Leonard Bacon and Others
Article VI is long paper on "Poor-Law Relief
In and out of the Workhouse."
Article VII The review of brilliant and able
volume on the Atonement. which we hote will
help to arrest the downward tendency of the
English Pulpit, and bring about the restoration OF
the faith once delivered to the saints" The sub
jec Is divided into two parts the fact of the Atone
ment, which is the general form and expression OF
the doctrine, and the theory, which explains why
the death of Christ is the objective ground of the
pardon ofs sin.
The notices of manv new books, under the head
ing Go temporary Literature" fill up the con-
cluding pages of this number.
The periodicals reprinted by the LEONARD SCOTT
PUBLISHING COMPANY, al Barclay street, N "
are as follows: The London Quarterly, Edinburgh
Westminster, and British Quarterly Revte,rs and
Bldckwood's Magazine. Price, 81 year for any
one or only Sl5 for ALL aud the postage is prepaid
by the Publishers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-05-11
THAT MULE,
Bristow Kicked to Death by Blaine
Legal Daylight on a Dark Story.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The results of
careful collation. of the ascertained facts
in the famous mule case" made in the
War Department, are as follows:
Abandoning altogether all the scandal,
gossip and hearsay in this case, what are
the real legal points in the case in which
the public has an INTEREST," These are
worth considering, and the violations of
law are so gross that the simple state.
ment carries condemnation.
First-The claim as barred as against
the United States by clear and manda-
tory act of Congress, which act is part of
the law constituting the Court of Claims
and defining and limiting its jurisdiCtion.
This law is peremptory and conclusive
upon the Court, and all officers and de-
partments of the Government, and when
ever the facts appear at any stage of
case that the claim was not presented
within the statute, jurisdiction is abso-
lutely taken away, and all subsequent
proceedings are void.
Second-It follows of necessity that no
Secretary, Attorney General or other Of
fiCer can waive the operation of the stat
ute. If done at all, it can only be done
by Congress.
Third-It also follows that no officer,
Secretary or Attorney-General can elect
whether the plea can be interposed or
not
Fourth-The assumption ofjurisdiction
by the Court of Claims, with knowledge
from the record that the Statute of Limi-
tations had intervened, is wrongful and
is impeachable.
Fifth-The surrender of the bar of the
Statute of Limitations by the Secretary
of War, the Attorney-General or any
other party is misdemeanor in office
and impeachable.
These legal propositions are undenia-
BILE.
A private individual may waive the
advantage of the Statute of Limitations;
and as a rule of law, and if he do not
plead it at an early day he is deemed to
have waived it. No such rule applies to
the United States, nor has any officer of
the United States ever been intrusted by
law with the discretion to waive or the
option to present the bar of the statute.
Now, in view of these principles of
law, what are the facts on the record p
1t is indisputable from the record that
when Belknap, as Secretary of War, sent
this case to the Court of Claims, the bar
of the statute had applied. 1t is also in
disputable that the bar of the statute ap-
piled before the filing of the claim in the
War Department.
On the 30lh April, after the case was
sent to the Court, Mr.. Bristow, then So
licitor' General, wrote to Belknap, then
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-05-11
Partition Notice.

William Neiswanger, Frank Neiswanger, Leon.
ard Neiswanger, John Secrist, Mary DickerhoOf,
Sarah Shaier and Fannie Shafer, who reside in
the state of Indiana; Celestia Neiswanger, Cath
arne Neswanger and Edward Neiswanger, who
reside in stark county, Ohio: Daniel Secrist and
Eli Secrist, who reside in Richland county,
Ohio; Henrietta Cary, who resides in MahOning
county, Ohio; the unknown heirs Of william Sc.
crst, Jr., decease d; the unknown heirs of Cathar-
inc Shafer. deceased; the unknown heirs of Mar
garet Cutshale, deceased Elizabeth Young. who
resides in Fulton county. Indiana; Susan Allen
and Ann, Keller, whose places of residence are
unknown, will take notice that Henry Neiswan.
ger, filed his petition in the Court Of Common
Pleas, of Stark county, Ohio, on the Sth day of
April, A. D., 1876, against them, and which l. now
pending, wherein he demands partition of the
following real estate situate in stark county Ohio
to wit; Lot No. 81 in the village Of Marlboro. In
said county. and that on the 18th day of May,
A D. 1876, oras soon thereafter as counsel can be
heard, the sand Henry Neiswanger w4ll apply for
an order that partition may be made Of said
promises UHDERHILL & LAHM,
aprlS-L Attorneys for Petitioner