, 1876-12-16

involved being questions OF law.
ReSolCcd, That the Senate be requested
to appoint IL committee to act with
committee OF five to bc appointed blythe
Speaker Of the House in presenting to the
Supreme Court such questions rs either
of said committees may deem impol-
tant in this crisis, and asking members
of the Supreme Court to give Congress
an opinion thereon.
New YORK, Dec. 0-The H0rld's
Washington special says at II meeting of
the cabinet to-day South Carolina was
principally considered, and it was deter
mined to sustain Chamberain's de jve
and De .Jacto; to recognize Mackey's
House. and not to Withdraw the troops
from the State capital, The President
says he will order additional troops to
Columbia II necessary, and it is under
stood that troops are to respond to any
call which Chamberlain may make upon
Gen. Rugcr.
The TrHUne prints number of letters
from correspondents and official data,
showing that there has been several
precedents in the Oregon case, in all of
which they were all settled as the Hayes
electors settled it, and opposite to what
Cronin Claims.
The Tribune has several squibs at
Growers expense, whereof the following
are samples 1t is high time for Grover
to cmigrate. This country is already
too warm for him. Revised statutes of
Oregon is the volume in great demand
at law libraries. 1t is n common enough
thing for two persons to claim to he
one, but Cronin, of Oregon, stands alone
in history as the first and last man who
claims to be plurality Of board of
three members. Grover has already
been called Benedict Arnold 1897 times
and Judas Iscariot 100 times. 1t seems
to be a case of unanimous verdict with
ont consultation. Even Democrats fail
to defend him, which is most startling
condemnation.
The WOrH editorally says; The Sc
ceding Oregon rebels have no executive
commission on their lists to transmit
with their votes, and under the circum.
stances their votes are void without eX-
ecutive lists. 1t has no validity, not
half as much as in the case Of the Demo-
crat Aldrich from Vermont.
Grover has acted on the very theory
of law, which the World announced in
the Vermont case, long before there was
any general newspaper discussion of the
question, and long before any complca-
tion in Oregon was dreamed Of. Our
readers will appreciate why we, at least,
stand by the action OF Grover, regardless
of its influence or of the aspersons either
Of Tilden or Of Hayes.
New YORK, Dec. 0.-The scene of the
terrible catastrophe in Brooklyn was al
most deserted iu consequence of the I'M
safe condition of the walls. A bitter
wind and driving dust aided the police
in executing their duties. \ number OF
workmen were engaged in bracing the
dangerous wall, when sad discovery
was made this morning. Among the ruins
of the stage it was thought that the trag-
mcnts Of a human body which was found
Thursday near the corpse of poor Bur
rough was all that remained of the actor
Murdock. This proved not to he the
case, for the body Of MurdocH or rather
part of it was found this morning and
clearly identified.
New YORK, Dec. 0.-Bitterly cold
weather has caused General Durken 10
countermand the orders yesterday issued
to the local militia, and only members Of
the regiment who volunteered their scrv-
ices, will take part in the funeral pro-
cession. In front of the morgue long
lines Of wagons draped in black were
drawn up andundrrtakrrs were directing