Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-01

Laurcns arc still 10 their seats. The democrats
are cheerful, and claim that the U. S, authori,
ties cannot ignore Tie decisions Of the Supreme
Court. It is nov likely q sufficient number OF
rcpubiiaacans will unite w'ith the democrats, 10
which event the catirc matter will be settled.
S.csariSni.
New York, Dee. 1.-The lIerald's Column.
ba dispatch says: At the same time that
Mcssrs. Hampton. Gordon and Haskell pre-
pared their letter to Gen. Kruger, Gen. Brad.
ley johnson, vino represents the Richmond
district 10 The Senate Of Virginia, and who was
at Princatoa with Secretary Cameron, and be.
tween whom good relations have since always
been kept up, tclographed him, stating the 40.
tual condition Of things in the hall OF the
House Of Representatives. lie stated that the
two Houses were in simultaneous session, with
their tso Speakers, and were discussing at
large the rights Of their respective parties;
that there wss no danger OF 4 breach Of the
peace, and that tie differences would be adj
iusted, it at ali. b. legal, peueeable and parlia.
mentary methods, that the representatives Of
South Carolina were settling Their own differ.
cnces their own way legally and peaceably;
that their differences and their action had and
could have ,:u I~c!crene: or influence IN any
manner On lie ~cica!.,n oil presidential electors
ana members oi ruagrc:s, Their quarrel re-
lated solely 10 State mattefs, and touch 20
special question. lie further said that the
Secretary would he appealed 10 10 Interfere 10
the prat3nso thai & breaa!! OF The peace was
immiaaut. He pledged him tha; there vas
na danger q such a t:iac, and asked him, as
the legal adviser Of the President. the head Of
the army, aud as a citizen IN favor OF equal
rights Of States and citizens, not 10 allow the
army to Interfere.
\ dispatch, liimed | ii. IA, says: At | a. NJ.
the Houses ere si.I! n session. Siembcr5 arc
sleeping, smoking, c'nvtrsinr, and q tcw ui
them listening IL = co.nred members speech.
Both par;ie3 ar: ''llo!dlng the fort" 'lt to.
morrow. Tie inu,2cIats Know that II they 90
out they VIII 10! b; :taathI'leu' anu 'ney pro-
pose t, stay until Il ID. TO. morrow, when the
J~.aurc1s aud l'tGE:l,! delegations will doubt
less be e,ac!ed by soldiers.
The lribunc's Now Orleans dispatch says:
The democrats have compiled all the returns
opened by thc Returning Board, and publish
the result this afternoon. There are twenty
uucontested parishes, and 10 these Hayes has
o majority Of 1927 and Packard 6,S23. In
tgeniy.eieht contested parishes, including Or
leans, in all of which the Board has yet TO
pass, but excluding about a dozen polls from
which the supervisors arbitrarily and Illegally
neglected to make returns, Illden's majority
Of the vote actually cast is l2,20., and that OF
Nichols 2.G41. The figures 10 seven par
isbcs. five democratic aud two republican, have
nat been ANNOUNCED ly the Board, although
he returns Irou, them have been opened.
These figures ar, substantially the ones pub
iished ty the lamccTa'ic committee Two weeks
aga.
New ioRh. Dee. THE iara!d says edi
~toria!iy: lrGcn. Grant is ready TO violate the
constitution III S3uth Caroiina what guaIaotec
can We !agc: that he would net tramp!e It un
+ der foot c]yerywGcio? II events should reach
such q pass 10 Washington IN The latter part oil
February that alF. Hayes IS dependent OF
Presidcu, Grani Ter his inauguration how car
VIC haye any assurance that he will not attemp
5 to lut aside hgtI. liayrs slI his compelto
and make !iiat ti~a. stride 10 ;carlsm "silcF
would then be ~ hns ro"er Nnen the coh
cot RI his military bo,dncss2 If he has III
hesitation 10 u:iEg the army illegally TO sup
: port a man like Chamberlain why Shoulu III
hesitate to u.G II Tor iiinseil