Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-12-16

nremen were injured, some seriously, by vari-
ous!accidents, during the prevalence Of the fire.
Tho public debt statement Of the United
States for the month OF November shows an
increase of S457, ,G62. The decrease of the
debt since the facal year commenced in June
is $40, 103,245. The total debt less cash in the
treasury December 1st vas S20S9 396, ,099 AZ.
Cash in treasury: Coin, S79sS1, 471.24; cur
rency, Sn, n,74S,21E.2 special deposit held for
redemption of certificates Of deposit as pro-
yided by law, $40, ,725. O0O Total, S132, 349,-
68647. .... Fire destroyed the Osborne House
and three adjoining buildings at Lindsay
Canada. ..... A party of men lynched colored
msn named Orutcher ct Nicholsville, Ky, for
attempting to ravish the wife Of white man.
As Mr.. Charles Corliss, one Of Khode
Islands Presidential electors, holds the Office
OF United States Centennial commissioner he
was ineligible to the former Office, and copse-
qaently the legislature elected another in his
place. The Exhibition buildings in Phila-
delphia which we're in charge OF the finance
board were sold at public auction, ard re-
allied ridiculously low prices-the dozen edi-
fees, which cost 80. 800 0G0, bringing less than
100000. The Main building, which was the
only large edifce offered, was sold for $3.50, ,OOO
to the Permanent Exhibition Co., the original
cost being 81 100000
United States detectives made seizure OF
an Illicit distillery in New York city, and left
two officers on guard. That evening mob
of men overpowered the watchmen and sue
ceeded in carrying off forty.one barrels of
spirits. The secretary Of the navy states
that the London branch of Jay Cooke & Co.
do rot owe his department anything, all re-
ports TO the contrary Notwithstanding. .....
Mrs. Irene House, who shot her husband in
New Jersey, has been placed in an insane
asylum. :. The steamer Mary, Of the Morgan
line, from Morgan City for Texas port, with
sn assorted cargo, struck on Arkansas bar and
soon went to pieces. The vessel and cargo,
valued at $l25,00 will be total loss, and
there was no insurance. No lives were lost
..... An inupdation has occurred at Adrisno-
pie by which one thousand houses were swept
away y...,. Hayes official majority in Neyad,
ia 1889.
United States Senator Morton has again in.
troducod his proposed amendment to the
stitution, providing for the election oi
President and Vioe-President of the United
States This proposition as originally intro
duced by Senator Morton in 1873, was referred
TO the committee on privileges and elections
and reported back favorably in May, 1874 1
abolishes the entire machinery Of the electora
college, and provides that the President snt
Vice President shall be elected by the drec
vote OF the people in the following manner
Each State shall be divided into dislicts, equa
in number to the number Of representatives t
which the Ststs may be entitled in Congress
to be composed of contiguous territory
and to be as nearly equal in population
as may be, and tho per6on having tht
highest number Of votes in each district fo
President, shall receive the vote Of that dis
trict, which shall count one Presidential vote
the person having the highest number O
votes for President in State, shall recsive tive
Presidential votes from the State at large
aud the person having the highest number O
Presidential votes in the United States sha!
be President. These provisions apply slso Il
The election Of Vice.President. Congress il
given full power to provide for holding ant
conducting the elections Of President ant
Vice-President and to establish tribunals fo
the decision Of such elections as may be con
tested. Senator Morton viii urge the Senat,
to fix an carly day for the consideration O
this proposed amendment.