, 1876-11-18

general understanding, without Off
cial agreement, that the city savings
banks W i'll reduce the rate of interest
on deposits to per cent. on the lst
of January next. >
Gold closed to-day at 9s4.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.---The Post
master General to-day received the
designations Of John ". Watts,
Postmaster at Lafayette, Oregon,
and H. NJ. Sellace, Postmaster at
Bridgeport, Vermont, both Of whom
were chosen as Presidential electors.
Their designations were accepted.
VIRGINIA CITY, (Nev.) Nov. H.
A party of gentlemen, consisting OF
Lorenzo Sawyer, U. S. Circuit
Judge, r. S. Messiclz, attorney for
the Comstock Mining Co., Williams,
attorney for the Sntro Tunnel Co.,
and Adolph Sutro- had narrow es-
cape from death on Sunday noon,
while inspecting shaft No. 2 at the
Sutro tunnel. They had no sooner
left the shaft building than the fly
wheel Of the hoisting engine, weigh
ing four tons, burst, making re-
port like that of artillery, and, by
centrifugal force, sending fragments
weighing from one hundred to one
thousand pounds in every direction
and through the roof, some of them
landing on hill to the westward,
six hundred feet distant. The dam
age is rapidly being repaired, and
work in the tunnel leader was only
delayed one day.
SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. 14.-A serious
riot occurred to-day between the
Delaware -Lackawana and Western
Railroad Co. s mechanics, on strike,
and some of their number who re-
Gently went to work. The riot oc
Cured in the vicinity Of the shops
as the men were quitting work. Bars
of iron, stones and other missiles
were used.
MONTGOMERY, Nov. 1.-THE Ala
bama Legislature met to-day, nearly
every member being present, and a
temporary organization was effected.
The Democratic caucus has nomin-
ated ". S. Cobb for President Of
the Senate and n. E. Clements for
Speaker of the House. The Cover
nor will send in his message to-mor-
row.
SAVANNAH, Nov. 14.-From the
best information obtainable, 800
bales of cotton were burned and
some $500 bales were damaged by
the late fire. Thirty eight cars were
destroyed, also 20 barrels of whisky,
large quantity of bacon, lumber.
fertilizers, cotton ties, etc. Rail
road officials cannot give the pre-
else figures. Most of the cotton
burned was thorough cotton.
TORONTO, Nov. 14.-Two brothers
named Nugent and McDifee, were
killed to-day by the falling of the
falling of the roof at Bells Cove
copper mine.
MONTPELIER, (Vt.) Nov. 3.---The
disqualification of Henry Sellace,
one of the Republican electors, who
is postmaster at Bridgeport, will
make no difference in the electoral
vote of the State, as by State law
the Legislature can fill the vacancy.
CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-A Times Wash
ington special says: The Democrats
in a quietway are very jubilant over
their prospects. Nothing can pre-
vent Tilden's success now. Senator
Thurman telegraphs here to-day
that he had heard that one
of the Republican electors in
Oregon is postmaster, and asked
that an examination of the records
in the departments be made. This
request was complied with when it
was discovered that John W. Watts,
the elector mentioned, is still a post
master at Lafayette. This, with the
Vermont elector, who is also post
master, leaves out two votes for
Hayes that cannot be filed. It is
claimed by Republicans bere that
the ineligibility of these men mere
ly constitutes vacancy that can be
filled by the other electors. 1t is
held by good legal minds that where
a man is ineligiblea an elector prior
to election, the Office represented by
his name has never been occupied; /;
consequently there is no vacancy.
There is line of tactics opening
up that will be case of the Repub-
lieans having to submit to their own
medicine. The Governor of Cali