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f,w days ago, was recalled and said
he had been assaulted by colored
Republicans since he had testified
before the committee. He knows
other witnesses who fear violence il
they estify.
The manager of the Western Un.
ion Telegraph company, who has
been subpened to produce the dis.
patches sent and received by Kel-
logg, Packard, Dibble, Yarmouth,
Carter AID Gen. Anger, from and af-
ter the 10th of August, was called
before the committee to answer ques-
tions, and stated that he had moi
brought the messages; that he had
been instructed by General Super.
intendent Van Horne not to pro
duce the messages. He consequent.
ly must refuse to deliver the tele.
grams called for. The committee,
after consultation, adopted the fol-
lowing resolution, which the chair
man was instructed to communicate
to the House of Representatives by
telegraph.
"Resolved, That for the efficient
prosecution of the inquiry ordered
by the House, this committee COM
municated to the House for its con.
sideration the refusal of E. w.
Barnes to produce before the COM
mittee the kilograms referred to in
the subpoena served upon him Dec.
18th, 1876; his refusal being con-
tempt of the House of Representa-
tives."
Gen. Hurlburt moved that the
last clause, "his refusal being con-
tempt" ETC., be struck out, as the
House itself was the best judge OF
the contempt, if there was any. The
chairman put the question on Gen.
Hurlburt's amendment and it was
lost. The resolution was then voted
for and carried.
DIR. Linderman, Director of the
U. S. Mint passed through here
from the Pacific Coast to-day. He
says all the mints are being over
worked, mud extra accommodations
will be required SOON. He will rec
ommerd the establishment of one at
Omaha.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IT, The Sam
day Herald of to-day contains an
editorial, evidently inspired by the
Huntington interest, in which re-
gret is expressed that the friends of
the Texas Pacific Railroad have not
combined with the Southern Pacific
Co. of California, aud the intima-
ton is thrown out that such combi-
nation mi hit be effected.
The funeral of the late Inspector
General Hardee to-day was attended
by nearly all the army officers sta
toned at Washington and a large
concourse of other official and per-
sonal friends of deceased.
The Washington Capital to-day
processes to have information that as
there is no law req uiring the presi-
ding officer of the Senate to be cho-
sen from among members of that
body, the Republican Senators have
have determined to elect Gen. Grant
to that position in case of need and
thus make him President Of the
United States until his successor
inau grrated. The Capital says this
deep laid scheme of desperate men
means revolution, and it, therefore,
in two vehement editorials, calls on
the people to arm for the conflict.
The Washington Sunday Herald
also contains an inhammatory editor
ial stigmatizing as counsels Of COW
ardice the New York Suns counsel
against any attempt by the Demo-
Gratis to use force in the contest over
the Presidential election. It says,
"Hayes can't ask more than a gentle
submissioI, like this" It adds,
however, in a moderate tone, that it
is willing to give the Republicans
the benefit of any doubt as to the
result of the election in such States
as South Carolina, Louisiana and
Florida, but if when the House iu-
vestigation committee return from
these States, there shall be no doubt
of Tilden having an honest majority
of the electoral votes, it will be the
duty of the Democratic leaders to
insist upon their legal rights and
maintain.
New YORK, Dec. 18.-The Pana-
ma Star and Herald of the 9Th inst.
received by steamer, says a great