, 1876-08-19

protect the persons. rights, and prop
erty of all its people, and to speedily
bring to summary justice any who dare
violate them. We desire fair, peaceahle
elections, appealing to the reason, and
not the passions of the people, and we
demand of the Republican party fair
show in the appointment of commits
sioners of election. We demand fair
election and fair count"
New YORK, Aug. 1S.--From returns
of delegates received at Times Office to.
night, it is more than probable that
VIM. NJ. Evarts will be nominated for
Governor by the Republicans on first
ballot. Many delegates are to be elected
tomorrow, and it is thus barely pos
sible that the result may be changed.
The Times Washington special says
the Secretary of the Treasury. in re-
ducing the forces il his department, is
seeking to obtain the voluntary resigna-
ton of those clerks after the Goth of
this month that they shall be paid to
the 11th of October, the time when q
general discharge of clerks is to be
made. Several clerks resigned to-day,
and it is thought there will be hun
dred designations. There are a good
many young men in the department
who desire to leave and seek business
where there is prospect of permanent
employment and prospective promo
ton. This advance will allow them to
go away with small margin to cover
temporary expenses. The same course
was pursued last year. There will be
reduction of about 500 in the treasury
department, which Morrill, says will be
iard blow to poor clerks, who will for
the most part be on the point of star
vation. When Randall's guillotine falls,
on the 10th OF October, 500 employees,
upon whose labor the living Of them-
selves and family depend, will be like
the same number of factory operatives
when a great mill has burned down.
Suffering will be terrible, the more as
no real exigencies of the Government
require it. Officers of the department
are taking every pains to render the
calamity as light as possible, but it
can't be mitigated very much.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IT, A Tribune's s
Washington special says q great pres
sure was brought to bear on the Presi-
dent and Attorney General yesterday
and to-day in behalf Of the st. Louis,
Chicago and Milwaukee whisky con-
victs. The President, however, has
declined to grant any pardon, unless
recommended to do so by the Attorney
General, who has not yet made such
recommendation in any case, although
extraordinary efforts have been made to
secure his favorable action before the
President leaves for Long Branch
Avery's friends expect definite decis-
ion tomorrow.
New YORK, Aug. 1S.-Tke Tribune s
Washington special says the Attorney
Generals Office is adopting measures to
enforce strictly all the provisions of the
national election laws, not only in the
South but elsewhere. Great care is to
be exercised, it is said, in the selection
ofSupervisors of Elections, and instruc-
tions will be issued for the guidance OF
all U. S. officials in few days. Pros
| ecutions will be commenced against
| persons IL Alabama who are accused of
having perpetrated frauds in State cleo
tions. (tLough it is difficult to see how
the United States has jurisdiction in
such cases) and also against any who
are guilty of intimidation of voters
Special counsel have already been ap,
pointed to assist in this work. The U.
S. Marshals' offices in the South will
be made more effective. Some change
of principals and deputies have been
made. The military order of the Pres
ident, published this morning, furnishes
the chief topic of conversation to-day
among politicians in Washington. 1t
has transpired that Republicans who
trust in the Administration machine
feel a confidence and hope which they
have not felt since the passage of civil
service reform. General Sherman will
not issle at present special order for
the cavalry. Nothing has been done
concerning the troops. except to publish
that order for general information. No
changes of stations will now be made of
troops South, nor any be ordered, un-
less it should seem necessary. General
Sherman says great care must be taken
that no rights of the State is invaded by
the military. which will be kept strictly
within the bounds prescribed by law.
The military will not take an active part
in any case unless called upon in regu
lar form by the proper civil officers.
Jesse Pomeroy, the boy fiend of
Boston, still drags On a miserable
existence in Jail, although he has
been sentenced to death for his ma
ny horrible crimes. 1t would be
mercy to the murderer and in the in