Connecticut western news., 1876-12-15
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

sentatives was in session, both Democratic and Republican members being in the hall, Gen. Ruger sent staff officer to the speakers stand and notified Mir. Wallace that the Demo- cratic members from Edgefeld and Laurens would not be permitted on the floor of the House. Whereupon letter was sent to Gen. Ruger, signed by prominent Democratic lead ers, protesting against such action. As the | two Houses met in the same hail and were pre- sided over by different officers, much confusion was the result, but everything was orderly.
 The two Houses of the South Carolina Leg islsture confined their sessions in the same hall, with speaker and different set of off, cers presiding over each body. Generally, while one body was trsnsacting business, the | other listened, but at times members of both bodies would have the floor. After a oontinu- ous session of twenty-four hours c oompro- mise was proposed, but not accepted by both Houses, and therefore failed. It was expected that on the day of the count of the gubernato- rial vote Gen. Ruger, with the United States troops, would exclude the members from the two contested districts, but this was not done. Roth bodies seemed disposed to hold their position at all hazards, and not vacate unless compelled to do 50 by force. The Democratic body at this time claimed that if they were not interfered with from Washington they would win, and declared that if they were interfered with and Chamberlain was declared elected they would set up dual government, with Hampton as governor, their own State officers and legislature, and then the citizens would decide which government they would obey.
 Gen. Ruger, in charge of the United States troops in Charleston telegraphs to Gen. Sher- man that he has carefully abstained from in- reference with the organization of the South Carolina Legislature from the first He placed troops in she State House upon the application Of Gov Chamberlain, and because he believed fhis was necessary to preserve order He says :: "A person at the door of the House, and who claimed authority to examine the certificates of those claiming to be members prior to their admission to the hall-but who. think, had no legal authority for so doing-applied to the officer in command of the troops placed in the corridor for the preservation of the peace for assistance, on the ground that he was being pressed upon and could not perform his duty. The soldiers were placed ss stated. As soon as was fully informed of the circumstances ordered the soldiers withdrawn, as I had pre- viously informed Gov. Chamberlain that should confine my action to the preservation of the peace, and should do nothing with ref- erence to keeping the doors of the rooms of meeting of the Hcuee', or the rooms them selves, unless it became necessary because of breach of the peace which tho civil officers of the Houses should be unable to restore Nn aCty yUaa hv fhok of sheir presence, es stated; but, whilst they were so present. persons claiming the right of entrance under certificate of the clerk of the supreme court were refused admission"
 After 8 continued session of the two Legis- latures for five days, it was announced that tho State contabulary, sustained by the United States troops, would eject the delegations from Edgefeld and Lsurens. AS soon as this was fully announced, the Democratic House left in 8 body and went to the hall they had previously occupied. They had been in joint occupation with the Republican House for five days. Hamilton, Reddish, Meyers and Westbury, four of the Mackey House, went with the Democrats. This insured the strength of the Democrats, with certificates, to sixty mem- bora. The Democrats have, in sd iition to these sixty, the eight members from Edgefeld and Laurens, who hold the certificates of the supreme court, making sixty-eight in all.
 The Minnesota supreme court has rendered a decision sustaining the oonstitutionality of the ine5riate asylum law, by which tax of $10 per annum is levied upon each saloon keeper and trafticker in liquor for the main tenance of an asylum for inebriates, now in course of erection at Rochester, Minn. .. .. The malt house of Jared P. Baltz in Philadelphia was destroyed by fire. Loss, $57, ,000. The brigantine Maggie, on her arrival at Halifax, reported having lost three men overheard, one of them, Albert Cogger, being from Newbury- port, Mass . .. The official figures from North Carolina show the total vote to have been 22S, ,982, of which Tilden received 122 5s0 and Hayes 106, 402, Tilden's majority being 16, 178. ..,...Gov. Villagerano's government in Lower California has been overturned as reported, aud the governor himself has been taken to Guaymas under arrest by the Mexican authori- ties for conspiring in favor of Diaz, and com
 hitting other crimes against lawful authority. 600. The Florida canvassing board gives the Republican msjorities in the State as 2, ,46O, and the msjorities in Democratic counties as 7,418. This would leave Republican majority of forty-two. The Republicans protested against the returns of sixteen counties being received, and the Democrats against those of nine counties, and all of these will be contest ed. The returns from one small county were not in and not canvassed. IA newly married couple, named Goedy, while returning from the wedding party in 8 carriage, near Springfield, Mass, were struck by passing railway train and both fatally injured. .. .Ool. Mackenzie, of Crooks command, captured an Indian village of one hundred lodges on the west fork of Powder river. The losses on both sides were insignificant .... California's official canvass gives Hayes 7S, sos votes and Tilden 75, S41. .... Indiana officially gives Tlden 213, 526; Hayes, 207,971, and Cooper, 9,593 ...... The official vote of Minnesota shows Hayes received 72. 962 and Tilden AS, 799 -.... United States Senator Rsnson. of South Carolina. has been reelected.
 An incendiary fire st Enfield, Mass, destroy ed ten stores and 8 tenement block. Loss, SIS, 800; insurance, $s,500 ..... The statue symbolizing religious liberty, erected by the Hebrew order of B'nai B'rith in the Centennial grounds at Philadelphia, was unveiled in the presence of large crowd. ... There has been great fire in the city of Yedo, Japan. It was one of the most destructive which has taken place in many years. The foreign settlement was partially destroyed. Massachusetts, vote for governor numbers 256,9 this year against 173, 1855 last year. The vote was de- vided, Rice, Rep, 137,665 Adams, Dem, 1O6, $50 Baker, Labor Reform, Prohibition and Woman Suffrage, 12274; scattering, 115. Thankeg giving was generally observed through out the country. The various asylums and correctional institutions of New York city feasted their inmates in a bountiful manner
 New York's grain business is shown to be de- clining in comparison with that of other Allan