The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-20
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NEg YogE. Soy ia Washington
dispatch explains the activity it the
Bsookly Navy Yard noted yesterday by
the tact that orders have teen issued 10
hastsu 10 completion the new frigats
Trenton, - that she may bc ready for
sea BY March. Five hundred men are
nov employed on her
The HsyaLrs Tallahassee special says
the Democratic State committee have
addressed a communication 10 the men,
hers II the board Of State canvassers
requesting them to proceed at once 10
canvass the returns 80 far as received.
They y. forth the possibility that the
canvass wIll require some time for de-
termination and quote the law requir-
ing the issuance Of certificates by the
Governor on December 9Th. Interviews
with the members Of the board indicate
an apparent certainty that the board
wall refuse TO commence to canvass asre-
quested, but will postpone IL till II will
be too late for the Democrats TO secure
fall hearing This has put them 10
looking into the authority under which
the board is acting IL is quite proba-
bic proceedings will lie commenced
promptly 10 sec ii the board cannot be
forced 10 commence canvassing, or
whether II cannot be- restrained by in
junction from exercising judicial func-
tions at all Comptroller Cowgirl.
member u the board, quoted the law To
Porter, which says the board shall meet
on the thirty first day after election. or
said he should bo bound by that law,
and added the returns arc rot all in.
Judge Cooke another member of the
board said lac should accede 10 the
request Of the committee and give his
+ opinion the law admitted the right TO
/ make a soriatum canvass OF the returns
as they come ia ". f. Chandler Saws
! it appears as if the whole white popu-
lation of Florida were II police board
Of detective force and affidavit makers
for the Democrats, while we have only
witness scattered about here and
/ there Official returns from four coun-
ties, received yesterday. Walton shows
a Democratic loss Of q from commits
sioner,' estimate. and Marion Repub-
/ IiCau loss Of Ia from the same cstim ate.
Others agree exactly with what was
claimcd
BALTIMORE, Nov IL The official
vote of Maryland for President and
Vice President is Tilden, 81. 80, Hayes.
/ II ,oSi T,llena majority, io,soo. THE
official maioriiies for Congress are: ist
district. VI. Henry. 3.3s2: I'd, Chas. b.
Roberts. 3.0ie. Sd. VIM. Kilwoll. 1859;
4th. 1hos. Swan, a.j93; 9Th. Eth Hemp.
/ Icy. 223i, 9th. VIM Walsh. H.
! CHICAGO. Nov is.--At a late hour
( last night the u. : Detectives cap
/ tufcd the two mcn who attempt ii TO
steal the bones of Presiden, Lincoln
from the vault, in Springfield, Ill. on
the night of Nov. Eth. They are Ter
rance Mullsn alas 7. Darmen, prop'r.
of the Hub saloon, No. 2s9 West Madi.
son street. where the arrest was made,
and Jack Hughes alas J Smith. an old
counterteiter, connected with tho noto-
rions Ben Boyd These men have been
Swallowed since the attempt was made
b 1espoil the tomb. and their guilt is
said To hc proved. The officers will
take them To- Springfield tbs evening
To await their indictment and trial
NEWARK. y. j. Nov. iS.-Oswald
and Ryan. the burglars eonvic,ed Of the
murder of officer Brock, were to-day
sentenced 10 be hanged on Friday. Jan
uary 5th. 1877. Their counsel have
taken exceptions, aud will endeavor to
procure - new trial; they will also APP
ply for stay of proceedings. When
asked 10y the judge why sentence should
not be passed upon them, Ryan said he
| was innocent Of the charge; Oswald
made 10 reply.
! NEW IoRK. Nov. ls.-Thc signal
observer at Rarnsgot. reports a. fol
lows \ large steam triga,e with two
smokestscks. barning soft coal. and
looks like the Franklin. is passing
so the northwsrd. out Of signal dis
! lance
WASHINGTON. Nov. is.--Congress.
man lloge telegraphed Ia Chandler,
from COLUMBIA. South Carolina to-day,
as follows The hoard ct State can
vassers have finished the count. and
Hayes and Wheclor's majority is six