, 1876-12-30


such method is necessary to advertise
it.
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A gentleman N Boston was going out
in his carriage to make some calls with
his wife, when he discovered that he had
lcit his visiting cards. He told his foot.
man, recently come into his service, to
20 to the mantclpiece and bring the
cards he should find there. The servant
ran upon pack Of playing cards, and
| thought those were the ones OF start.
ed the gentleman, sending in the foot.
man with cards whenever mot at home"
occurred. As these were very numerous
he turned to his tootman with the Ques.
ton, "llow many cards have you left ?"
"Well,' said the footman, "the ace of
hearts iSall that remains" "The deuce!"
exclaimed thc master. II left the deuce
in the last house hut one" was the reply.
The Yimcs says the constitution de.
cla'es in language OF indisputable dis
tinctnCss that the President of the Sen.
ate shall open the certificates of the
electors for President and Vice President
sI the Uuted States. 1t is not nn act
| which hc may, but duty which he shall
perform, uhaded by clerks, tclers, Sem
ators or Representatives in Congress.
When he is directed by the constitution
to open all he certificates, it is necessary
| fur him, first, to decide what are the
genuine certificates to be opened Sc, =
ond, it il settled, hut not 10y the words
of the constitution, but by practice or
precedent, from which there has been no
single departure since the origin of the
government, that the presiding officer of
the Senate announces officially the full
counting and formally makes known to
Congress and the country who are
elected.
"Brutus Blinkenbery," said that gen.
tleman's vie, drawing paper from her
pocket in tbc privacy ofthe chamber on
Sunday mnrning, "Brutus Blinkenbemy,
I've counted and out of the last thirty
days you have come home intoxicated
twenty.seven nights; what do you think
Of yourselfW Blinkenberry grOaned.
"Weli, what are you groaning about
nowH' "2hcm three aights!" replied
Blinkenherry, with IN expression of hor.
rible suffering.
The other evening about o'clock os n
couple of solid gouhls slaais-,.sx.es,r.e, passing
up Main streetone of them sifppcds'Sesl
snt down in very solid manner Gain
ing her feet as safsdjE as possible, she
looked around for spectators Of her agil.
ity. Seeing no one, she burst into a
merry laugh and said to her companion,
81 guess l nave right to laugh when
drop anything" Can any one imagine
what man would have said under the
same circumstaucesS We had our laugh.
Morton said the returning boards we're
not rev invention; they were as old
NJ the Federal constitution, and. existed
in every State in different forms, and
with different powers. In Oregon a
Governor had no discretionary or judi.
cial power, as WAS the case with the
Louisiana returning board. lie could
not count out fraudulent votes, and he
executed his powers under the law.
|
The Senate reccnsidered last sessions
vote establishing the Territory of Penn.
binY from ii portion Of Dakota. The
name was then changed to Huron.
Lane, from the committee on Public
Lands, reported u bill for the snle OF des-
art lands in California. Ordered printed
and rccommittcd
Joe. Rogers, Of WoI!a WaIa, got his
leg broken by wagon loaded with rails
turning over on him, while going down
hill
The Utsalndy saw mil viii I've sold on
the 9th Of March