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THE OREGON CASE.
Gov. Growers Action Illegal.
LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LYNCHlNG.
THE POLAR STORM.
Numerous Shipwrecks and Loss Of Life.
THE BROOKLYN AND BURLINGTON FIRES.
LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LYNCHING.
THE POLAR STORM.
Numerous Shipwrecks and Loss Of Life.
THE BROOKLYN AND BURLINGTON FIRES.
SATURDAYS STORM.
Shipw reeks aud I.o~s Of Lite.

NEW YORK. Zee. 1.-THE effects OF the gale
OF saturday among the Shipping on the coast
and I'm the harbor were most disastrous. Sew
cfal vessels were utterly wrecked ON the coast,
and "a number of lives were lost while IN The
harbor cons derable damage was done by the
vessels dragging their anchors and breaking
away from their moorings. The schooner
Harry Elliott, of Thomaston. Me. was
wRECKFD OK THE LONG ISLAND sHoRF.
four miles east of Shinnecock hav. She was
found for Providence. with a cargo OF salt
but the captain finding II impossible 10 keep
on the coast. brought his vessel 10 anchor.
She drilled toward the shore, however. until
she struck tie line Of surf. when the brca kers
made q clear breach over her bows. Every
effort was made 10 save the crow. but the
captain. his wife. and their child, aged nine,
and the mate were
SWEPT OVERHEARD AND DROWNED.
The remainder al Tie crew were safely land
I'd. The veS~,l H. almost a complete wreck.
The Schooner Fanny RIevin. OF Port JeffSr-
son. Can't. Seth Robbins. while attempting 10
cross Jones Init tar. was struck by heavy
sea and capStzcl Two Of her crew were
WASHED ONERBO ARD AND DROWNED.
Capt. Tanning, OF the sloOp Hester Grey. OF
Babylon saw the wreck, and boanied tine
vessel. He found Capt Robbins, vino was
apparently dead, entangled in the main sheet,
where he had kept himself above water.
When Inc was taken on board the sloop he
showed some signs of life, and after an hours
hand rubbing was restored To consciousness
lie was subsequently taken Ia his home iu
FreepoTt. where lac lies ian a precariOuS con
dition. having been badly bruised while en-
sci. The schooner. which Is a total wreck
was valued al $4,000.
An UNKNowN SCHOONER.
supposed 10 Toe loaded with bricks, was seen
sinking rapidly I'm Newark bay ON Saturday.
one man was on board and was apparently
trying Ia ascend the rigging. A dispatch
from Sandy Hook states that the tug Mary
II. Curtis, from Portland, for Baltimore, is
not ashore, a. before reported. but that the
steam dredge that was with her is on the
beach near the west beacon. Over thirty veS-
yesterday morning. Several were hauled OF
yesterday.
ELEVEN MN DROWNED.
y Baltimore dispatch says: THE steamer
WenOna reports that on her way up she
passed an oyster schooner on her beam ends.
submerged in Annapolis roads. The crew OF
eleven men were reported lost" The same
dispatch says roofs were torn from over two
hundred houses in the northwestern portion
OF Baltimore By Saturdays gale
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE SEA.
! NORFOLK, Dee. 1.-THE body Of Captain
| Benjamin II. Candy, of the schooner Dread
naught." from Cape May, was found last
| night floating in the harbor here.
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THE BURLINGTON N. - FIRE.
The COndagratiou Checked by Tear.
ing Down Houses.

BUEIlNG TON. y. J.. Dec. 1.-The aggfe-
gate Of the losses by the fire i'm this place yes
terday Is between 10000 and SiOo 600, and
the insurance about One-quarter OF thewhOle
amount of the losses. The farmers OF York
and Mount Holly Insurance Companies sus-
tain the principal losses. The houses ON
York street. where the fire created the great
est havoc, were chiefly owned by the occu-
pants. who saved hut small portions OF their
household goods. Out OF twenty-three houses
hut seven or eight were insured for about
one-halfthe value. The flames leaped across
Lawrence street which runs parallel with
York nom Broad 10 GARRISON street. ON The
latter street the houses ON both sides are in
ruins. The flames were checked at ClarksOn
street by pulling down houses; the occupants
OF houses near the fire having removed their
effects intO the street, the thieves took adj
vantage OF The opportunity to commit depre-
dationS. and AT q O'Clock a. m. the military
were ordered out To protect the property. the
military p;.trolled the streets all night The
people Were greatly excited. 4 meeting Of
citizens was called at II O'Clock. one man OF
suspicious appearance was arrested; a wo-
man died rom fright, a man was seriously
injured by aNing from roof; sixteen horses,
a COW. and some sheep persisted In the barn
where the fire originated
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Political Facts and Fsucies.

The democratic candidates for electors in
Oregon have issued an address explaining
their action with reference to the casting of
Oregon's vote for Tilden in the electoral col
lege. II seems intended TO put the best phase
possible on Cronin's action, but contains no
recitation of circumstances not heretofore
covered in general and special press dis
patches. In the caucus Of Colorado re-
publican legislators Saturday, Hon. Henry
NJ. Teller was unanimously nominated for
the L. =. Senate. An excited democratic
paper in Burlington hung out a flaming bull
letin yesterday afternoon proclaiming:
''Tilden is President which is rather rough
on President Grant. lis the House of Rep
resentatiyes competent TO elect President
unless three candidates at least have been
voted for by the electoral college?-N \. Tii-
bUs,e. The great question now is-How
much did Gov. Grover get?-N y. Tribune.
Well, he got the republicans right on the hip.
Boston Post. NO doubt we have all been
guilty OF hoping against hope, we have no
doubt looked for foul to become, i'll some
mysterious way, fair, and black and white,
and fraud TO be turned to honesty. Con-
sciously We expected IL as il Is. Down be-
low, scarcely rising into consciousness, was
glinmering hope that il would be other
wise. II is Observation-Disclosures (T'esla) Amer
ico;, (den'D THE Minnesota newspaper
with the name (Which is crowded out by the
pressure Of other matters in our columns
says that IL has received an obituary notice
OF young man, concluding with the follow
ing touching remarks:
Gone before the returning board above.
May he he counted in. Boston e icbs
WIN some democratic Senator take issue
with MIR. Morton and point To the precedent
where "a minority candidate has been
elected Oh account of the ineligiblity of the
person receiving the majority of the votes
cast?"-N T. Tribune. IL must have been
an amusing scene in the democratic caucus
at Washington when Henry Watterson was
speaking against impeaching the President
as impolitic to see Fernando Wood turn on
him and demand If he had not privately ad-
vised him (Wood) 10 Introduce such P,.Solu-
ton, and TO see Watterson confess that he
had.-Bolto. american
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SPORTS OF THE TURF.-CulitoTaid Races
There was large attendance at the inaugu-
ration of the California Oaks on Saturday
il being a four mile race and repeat for a
purse of $4,000, divided into four prizes.
There were five starters, Mollie Mccarthy
being the favorite by large odds, VINO won
the first prize in two raight heats. The
second money was given to Matte A, the
third and fourth prizes reverting to the So
ciety in accordance with the conditions of
the race.
Louisiana Rdces-Saturday was the last
Jockey Club. The first race was for the How
ard stakes, one mile dash, and was won by
Eva Shirley i'm 152X. The Consolation purse
of $3.50, one mile dash, was taken by Coron-
ella in 1:50k. The third and last race was
four mile heats for a purse OF $500, which
was won in two straight heats by General
Harrington.
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OREGON
The State Supreme Court Justice Says
the Action OF Governor Grover IL
ILLEGAL

NEW YORK, Dec. IA dispatch 10 the
I0nes from Rochester says: Justice W. W.
Upton, Of the supreme court OF Oregon, is a
brother OF &. r. Upton, of this city. The
his opinion the state law OF Oregon as IL af-
fects the late action of Governor Grover con-
eening the Presidential electors, and re-
ceived the following reply:
PORTLAND, OREGON, Dec. s-The state
statute authorized Cartwright and Odell TO
MI vacancies. Their votes are cast for Hayes
and attached to the state canvass certified 10
under the state seal OF Oregon. The consti-
tuition prohibits the executive exercising ju-
dicial functions or passing on Watts dis
qualification.
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, Dec. Iva. skies, deferred, Ga. Va
consos, 6s do second series, So. North Carolina
sizes old, ". Sugar dull and steady. liz.
BALIINoRE. Dec u.-Cotton quiet but firm
mlddling, II. Flour strsng and demand fair
Howard street and western super 5s4 50; do. extra,
3za5 rs; do family 60s7 co. CRY mills, saper f5s
500 do extra, os6 80; do. Rio brands. 2sa7 So do.
family, SIS. Wheat hrm and quiet; business re
stricteo by limited suppiies.No., western red,
lD; No; 5, do, Isl Pennsyirsnis red lyos! AZ;
MsIylsnd red, good g prime ise.l q; DO amber,
and steady; western, fairly active and easier; neg
southern white and yellow, e<as6; western mixes,
old, spot CO..; December, 5ef; new, spot, and Jan
uary, Ex. Oats quiet and stesdy-soufhern, prime,
EsS; western white, Gas9; do. mixed, xAA Rye
Quiet-7esz2 Clover seed dull, l3,fsl<k. Hay steady
and demand fsir-Marylsnd and Pennsylvania prime,
6looslsQo. Provisions quiet and frm. Pork, ~ =.
Bulklmeafs-packed shoulders, lax, clear rib nde<,
%. bscon-ShOulders, 7ka71; clear nib sides, %.
Hams, h5<sls7s. Lsrd-rehned, ukaHx. Butter
good grades active and firm; Low and medium grades
dull and heavy; western good to prime, 22z31; DO.
extra hne, Hez Petroleum excited-erude, Isl
cdss s Go s. ssssr.s
o. wsisfs quiet and shade rm.r no $780, NJ.
tti9ur, a.So wbes, sss corn, saeoe; osss, fssp.
NV YoRk, Dec, n stocks active and very
unsettled; lower and feyerish. Money, a. Gold NJ Il
kxehsnge, long fs2, short, ga. Govsrnnenfs dull
ano unsettled feeling: lower.
INV fosk, Dec, 1l--FlOur duu and UNCHANGED
W hesa su,st and noninaily unchanged. Corn dsli
= ssSo.; bee, II, isp ~. 8. bond, ten
fEert,ss, n.'<new hves, Ms. Erie. ss. New York
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CAPTURE OF PRESIDENT LERDO OF Mex
ICo.-Further accounts from Mexico, re-
ceived via Matamoras, report the capture of
President Lerdo and his Cabinet near the
City of Mexico, and that Escobedo, Secre-
tary of War, with several others, had been
shot. The whole of the northern frontier
with the exception of Matamoras is In pos
session of the supporters of Iglasias, who, il
Will be remembered, is prosecuting a revolu-
ton in opposition TO that Of which Diaz is the
loader
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TERRIBLE GLYCERINE EXPLosIoN.-At
Petrolia, Pa. last evening about O'Clock, a
wagon load of glycerine containing some six
hundred pounds of the fluid exploded with
shreds and instantsv lSjiiinS naniei Smitb
and Mr.. Humphreys. The men were unload
ing the wagon, and il is supposed one of them
slippcd and dropped a can.
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THE FUNERAL of the unrecognized vic
Tins Of the Brooklyn theater disaster, and o
a number of those recognized, took place in
that city Saturday. The funeral of the actors
Murdoch and Burroughs took place yester-
day in New York at the "Little Church
around the Corner" Twenty-eight of the
victims Were buried on Friday. The total
number of the victims is now stated at 29S, OF
whom 23l were identified
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STEAMER LosT.-The steamer Big Foot,
owned by the Central railroad, of Georgia,
was snagged and sunk on the Chattahoochie
river, ten miles above Eufaula, Ala, Satur-
day night. The crew and passengers were all
saved. About go bales Of cotton fioated or
1t is said the steamer viii be q total loss.
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Another Victim

~The shorn lamb is not tempered TO the
wind.
s0Mexico has three Presidents and still
she is not happy.
SA chunk of snow hardened by mixture
with mud, and thrown by the heel OF a care
less horse, knocked three teeth from the
sweet mouth Of sleigh-riding Chicago girl.
n0Hon. j. X. Shaffer, of Eureka, Nevada
died, q few days since, from anexcessivecol-
lection Of phlegm in his throat and lungs. He
was literally choked 70 death.
n0Rev. @. r. Pentecost, the Baptist cler-
gyman, Of Boston, has his own opinion In re-
gard to the liberal clergy Of that city: "Well,
Murray, Hale, and Savage are able and
smart men, but they have no religion
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Hon. GEORGE A. TRENHOLM, an eminent
merchant OF Charleston, s. O.. and secretary
of the treasury OF the late confederate gov
eminent after the retirement OF Hon. c. G..
Memminger, died in that city yesterday,
aged TO- The colors OF the shipping of all ma
iOnalities In the port were halfmasted.
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LOUISIANA.
Arrival Of the House Committee

NEW YORK, Dec. ia New Orleans dis
investigating committee arrived last night,
except Mr.. Morrison and Mr.. Blackburn.
They have formed no plan of Investigation
as yet. They will be guided i'm a measure by
the executive committee Of the state demo-
cratic committee.
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THE BILLIARD CHAMPIONS WIFE
Mrs. Albert GARNER, who fed from her hus-
band, and who was living in Bayonne, dis
View place on Tuesday, and has not yet re-
turned. Mr.. Gottendorf Is also missing
IN T. Stfa 9Th.
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NEARLY ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS was refunded on Saturday by John
Morrissey for bets on the next President de-
clared of. A number of the larger bets were
Withdrawn by mutual consent under the ar
rangement previously made by Morrissey,
than 500 600 still remain in his hands
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DEATH AFTER STAMPING ON WAGER.
Edward +. Gallot, OF Ridgeheld, Nj, an
emPloye in the post ONCE, was taken sud-
denly III last evening while riding in mail
way TO the Chambers street hospital He had
been stamping letters on a wager, and be-
came SO exhausted as to bring ON an attack
OF heart disease.-lN. y. Stu', stu.
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THE BROOKLYN THEATER FIRE.
Statement Of the Diving Fly-mRu.

NEW YORK, Dec. ll.-John Cumberson, the
lyman of the Brooklyn theater, died yeSter-
day from Injuries received at the fire. In a
statement made to the fire marshal Saturday
night, he said: IL remained in the theater
longer than ] should have done, and could
not get out. | met Mr.. Murdoch as he went
to his room. / saw him drop from the heat
and smoke. Ii SCENE 10 me ne was making
for the roof. / finally jumped out of a win
dow opening on Floods alley, from the first
landing. Murdoch and Burroughs first ran
out on the stage to get out, but Were over
come by the heat. They then went up stairs
again. 1 could not reach the Johnson stree.
door. don't think either Burroughs or Muir
doch tried to get out by the auditorium. Had
/ had hose or some water on the stage or I'm
the flies could have put out the fire be.ore
IL gathered Roadway.
Another Victim.
John w. warner, % years OF age. who Is
supposed TO have been al the Brooklyn thea
ter on the night of the FIRE, has just been re-
ported az missing.
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WILD BILLS MURDERER SENTENCED
AT Yankton, Jack McCann, for the murder
of Wild Bill in the Black Hills this spring,
was found guilty last week, and sentenced To
be hung.
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FELL DEAD AT PRAYER.-Mr George
Alpaugh, of Clinton, was called upon to lead
dist church In Allentown, N. J., on Tuesday
evening last. Mr.. Alpaugh had uttered but
few sentences before he fell forward ON his
face. AS he did not rise, IL was thought he
had tainted, and he was taken into a house
near by. He was dead. A physician decided
that heart disease was the cause of death.
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~By decision Of Judge Endicott, Of Bos-
,on, on saturday, the Unitarian society OF
Woburn, Mass, receives one hundred thou
sand dollars -bequeathed by Jonathan u.
VIM, whose win has been i'm dispute Cor
some time past.
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AMONG THOSE WHO HAD INTERVIEWS
with the President to-day were the Secretary
OF War, Postmaster General, Senators Har-
vey and Booth, Representatives Townsend,
Phillips, MagoOn, Thornburg, Darrall and
Kelly and the Commissioner of Indian At
fairs, accompanied by the Indian Commits
Iii
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THE FIRST MEETING OF THE LITERARY
SOCIETY for the season was held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Dahlgren on Saturday evening
last. After the interchange of greetings by
the members, and congratulations on their
reassemblagc, the officers for the ensuing
year were announced as follows:-President,
Chief Justice Drake, OF the Court of Claims;
vice president, DIR. Elliott Coues. u. s. A.,
secretary, Prof. Hoffman, OF the Capitol Law
Library; executive committee, Mrs. Admit
raj Dahlgren. Mrs. X. Carey Long, Mrs.
Chapman Coleman, Prof Gill, of the
Smithsonian, and DIR. Jos NJ. Toner. The
newly-chosen president then favored the
society with some appropriate and pleasant
remarks and Mrs. Dahlgren read an able
and interesting paper, prepared by her at the
request of the executive committee, giving a
brief history OF the society during the past
three years OF its existence, and explaining
its object and purposes; after which poem
by Mrs. Long concluded the literary exer-
eises. Conversation, refreshments, and mu-
sic (both vocal and instrumentaD occupied
me remainder of the evening. The society
opens for the season In full force, but two
vacancies having been found on the list of
membsrship, which were filled by the cleo
ton OF DIR. Blum, OF the Austrian legation,
and The Marquis lie Chambrun.
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TwEED's PAPERs-The report that all the
papers captured at Nigo with William VI.
Tweed have been forwarded to the Attorney
General here for examination is incorrect.
All OF Tweed's effects on his arrival at New
York were detained on board the + franklin.
His baggage and strictly personal effects
have been returned TO him. All the papers,
however, which were captured with Tweed,
are undergoing a thorough examination at
the Stale deDarfmPnt.
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Reduced Prices.

HEAVY BLUE CHISCILLA ovERCOAr,
SO.
sERMASIA DIAmoNpp FUR BEAVER
BLOSSOMS STRIPED EEa E BEAVER,
LIPPETTs FANCY FUR BEAVER, tBlus,)
S12.
FLORENCE BLUE, BLK CROWN BEAVER,
SIS.
SIBERIA HEAVY RIBBED FUR BEAVER,
SIS.
IhPp WEST OF ENGLAND RLAIN BEAVER,
ROYAL ERMISE FuR nEAvER,
SUITS.
uxsRIDGE ENeIIsH yoRsrED'
S22.
KLBOEUF WRENCH CASHMERE CASHMERE
BURLINGTON BLUE MOSCOW BEAVER,
IDw HARRIS VELVET FINISH CASHMERE,
SIT.
CHASE ENGLISH STRIPE.
k0Y's CHECK wORsTEp,
GLOBE MILLS PLAID CASHMERE,
ErILocks BLACK 4yp BROWN PLAID,
LONDON BASKET wORsTED,
S12.
RUSSELL DARK PLAID CASHMERE,
ell.
IRON CLAD STEEL CASHMERE
$40.
WOODWARD BLACK EIBEED CASHMERE
ALL WOOL WINTER PANTALOOSs,
From $3.50 ~ s.
EoH o,.A Ero.n;no
A. sTRAUs,
POPULAR CLOTHIER,
soy0n IoII reunsylvania asynue.
Cheaper Than the Cheapest!
Better Than fhe Best!
FIRST-CLASS LATROBE STOVES,
$50 EACH,
TO HEAT TWO C2J ROOMS.
CaIl and see for yourself and be convinced that
an seIine the best goods for the money in the city
CALL AND EXAMINE DR. CUSHING S
WROUGHT IRON TUBULAR FURNACE,
the ONLY GEN UINE GAS BUM
ING FURNACE SOLD IN THE
DISTRICT.
CHR. REISSNER,
Nos 7l5 and III 18th street northwest.
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THE SENATE INVESTIGATING THE ORE
GoS AATTER.--The committee on privileges
and elections OF the senate have agreed to
recommend the adoption by the Senate of
Senator Mitchell resolution directing the
committee 10 invests gate the appointment OF
Presidential electors in Oregon. Senators
Morton, Logan. and Herman will, as a sub
committee, conduct this investigation, and
Governor Grover, together with the secretary
OF state and several other persons, will be
subpoenaed 10 come here Immediately from
Oregon. The same Senators will constitute
a committee for investigating election mat
tiers in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia
under MIR. Edmunds' resolution adopted by
the Senate last week. The investigation con
corning these states will be conducted in this
CITY,
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JoURSALIsTIC.-TheU iliOnhas secured the
valuable services of Mr.. b. G.. LovejOy, late
associate editor of the Oupitdl, as managing
editor. ...-DOnn Piatt has returned To his
Tost on the Capital with a sharpened Faber
as all the pages OF his paper showed yester-
day. Mr John Morris, who has bright
en6d up the Sunday Gazette amazingly since
il returned to his hands. announces upon the
entry Of that paper upon its ninth year. that
his purpose is To keep il firmly anchored in
its democratic mOOrings in accordance with
the teachings OF its founder, Col. Florence.
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AFTER THE CHANDLER DISPATCHES
The managers of the Western Union and
Atlantic and Pacific telegraph companies in
New York and this city have been subppnaed
10 appear in New Orleans at u O'Clock on
Tuesday next, and are directed to bring with
them copies Of all telegrams sent by or to
Secretary Chandler since the LIST of October
last. with reference 10 the conduct of the
campaign in the southern states. They are
also directed 10 furnish the dispatches sent
ny W. f. Chandler and others who visited
the southern states TO witness the count of
the returning boards. Such dispatches as
have appl. cation TO other states will be sent
from New Orleans 10 the Florida and South
Carolina committees.
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PERsoNAL.-Judge Kelley, of Pennsyl-
vania, the oldest Representatives Congress,
so far as years OF continuous service are con-
cerned appeared in the House to-day for the
first time during the present session. '..'
Senator Gordon, of Georgia, returned to-day
from Columbia, 5. c., where he has been for
sometime past in the interest OF the demo-
Gratis. .-.-E. l. Gregory, esq, of Petersburg.
arrived In this city on Saturday, bearing the
electoral vote ofthe state OF Virginia, and de-
posted the same with Mr.. Ferry, the presi-
dent OF the Senate.
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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s59I 1911; customs, s2G3, 6O9Gi
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NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day
for REDEEM ption Amounted TO s6s. DIS.
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THE OREGON CASE.

Gov. Growers Action Illegal.
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NOMINATIoSs.-Th The President sent the
following nominations TO the Senate to-day:
4. l.. SnOwden. TO be postmaster at Phila-
delphia, Pa; w. c. DE Hart, Of New Jersey,
To be second Lieutenant, revenue service.
Also, the following Indian agentS:-Howard
White. Of Pennsylvania, Winnebago agen-
cy, Nebraska; Chas. III. Soaring, of Ne
bTaska, Santce agency, Nebraska; W. H.
DonelsOn, Of Idaho. at Fort Hall agency,
Idaho; Robert III. Milroy. Of Washington
territory. at Nisqually and Puyallup, Wash
inRtOn territory.