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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-12-14

BEAUTIFUL Dress Goods at Powell
d. Kime's.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-12-14
RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division
WINTER TIME TABLE.

nN and after SUNDAY, Nov. 26, 1876,
" the trains on the Philadelphia &
Erie Railroad will run az follows:
WESTWARD.
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RADIENT Home at
w. b. SMITHS.

erBscaIBE for the ADVOCATE.
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SUGAR, Tea, Coffees, Canned goods
Everything in the Grocery line cheap
at Powell q Kime's.
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On Wednesday, last, the ELECTORAL
Colleges, of the several states, met,
and cast their votes. Hayes Wheeler
received lS5 and Filden & Hendricks
1874 votes. The states of South Caro-
lima, Louisiana Oregon, and Florida
each send two sets of returns. The
action of Governor Grover, of Oregon,
in giving the certificate to a Democratic
elector, by reason of a Republican
elector holding postoffice, and being
therefore ineligible, is held on all
hands to be entirely outside the Gov
ernor's legitimate business, as he is
simply acting in a ministerial, and
not judicial, way. The Governor on
the other hand claims that he acted in
accordance with the Constitution OF
the United States which he claims is
the paramount law in the case of elec.
tors. Congress has appointed investi,
eating committees in South Carolina
Louisiana, and Florida, which com.
mittees, composed as they are of a ma
jority of Democrats, will report frauG
and declare Louisiana and Floridf
honestly for Tilden. And then W,
will see what we will see.
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Uniform
in size,
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Five Copies, 75 tSrit each.
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TELEGRAMS.

Halifax, November A. Alrived-Steam-
ship Hibernian, from Liverpool.
London, November II: The Austrian prime
minister Count Andrassy, Is Ill at Pesth.
London, November a: The steamship
Weser, from New York, has arrived out.
Havre, November IA: Francois Metzger,
who arrived here from New York in the
steamer France, was accidently drowned at
the steamers dock.
Toronto, November Il: Two brothers
named Guent, and a man named Medcliffe,
were killed to-day by the fall Of the roof of a
shaft at the Belts Cove coppermine.
Halifax, November IA: Newfoundland ad-
vices reports several shipwreck with the loss
of the crews. A brig drifted into Crow har-
Dor, Fortune bay. with four of her crew dead
and lashed to the rigging.
Scranton, November II: A serious riot
occurred to-day between the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western railroad company :
mechanics on q strike and some of their num-
Der who recently returned to work The
fight occurred in the vicinity of the shops as
the men were quitting work. Bars Of iron,
stones, and other missiles were used and sew
eral were seriously injured.
Havana, November IA: The following is a
translation of the proclamation issued to-day,
signed by Captain-General Jovellar and Mar
tinez Campas, general-in-chief: Article /
Deserters from our army, who are actually in
the ranks of the enemy, will be pardoned if
they surrender to the proper authorities.
They will resume their places IN the army.
where they will serve until the legitimate
term of their service has expired. Article
2-All deserters captured after December 3lst
will le shot
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CURRENT OPINION.
A New Phase of the Election Mud


RALEIGH, N. c., November 13.-In an IN
terview Just had with United States Senator
Merrimon. n member of the senate committee
ON rules, he states that the twenty second
joint rule providing that the electoral vote OF
any State shall be set aside upon the oblec-
ton of either house. although rtscinded on
the part of the senate, may yet be insisted
upon by some as continuing in force, since
the house of representatives, by whose con-
currence this rule was originally adopted, did
not join In its abrogation. The Republican
senators may insist upon the recognition Of
the twenty-second rule as still operative, and
proceed to object to receiving the vote of Lou
isiana The Democratic house would probably
thereupon object to the reception of Ohio.
The senate then objects to North Carolina,
which the house resents by Directing to Penn
sylvania. This process may go on until the
electoral vote of every State Is thrown out,
thus making last Tuesdays election a COM
plete nullity. The election of a President
could not, then, as might be supposed, go TO
the house, since there would be no two high
est candidates to choose from. A new elec-
ton of President and Vice-President must
then be ordered, In pursuance of sections lat,
148 and 149 of title 3, chapter /, revised
statutes of the United States. An I'M
portant question arises here: Who shall
occupy the Presidential Office in the IN
terim, since the vacancy supposed does
not come under the four cases of removal,
death, resignation, or inability, provided for
by section 146 of the above named chapter,
which authorizes the president Of the senate
to act as President? 1t is manifestly cdsus
ontiSsus If the rule be regarded as repealed,
the counting of the vote of the electoral col
lege will be regulated solely by the provisions
of section 3 of article of the constitution of
the United States, in the absence of any
statute of congress made in pursuance of it,
it is subject to varying and conflicting inter
pretatiOn, which will readily suggest them
selves to the reader of it.
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perpetuity of the government, and the peace
and prosperity Of the country, are al bound
up in the decision which robs Louisiana of
her liberties, but theT. can submit, as they
have been submitting for ten long years. But
Judging from the tone Of the northern press,
it would BE- difficult for the northern people to
quietly submit 10 a usurpation which makes
free government a mockery and a farce. It
behooves every good citizen, north and south,
to allay all excitement, and to prepare them
selves for the worst If anarchy and strife
should follow the decision which two
or three debased negroes are about
10 make, il would be infinitely more
terrible and destructive than the late rebel
Ion. That war, dreadful as II was, to a
great extent resembled a warfare between
two distant nations But a war between pO-
htical parties would be- such rs has reduced
Mexico and other Spanish American republics
10 anarchy. 1t would not be a war between
the north and south, but between people in
the same community, dividing the citizens Of
the same States, counties, cities, neighbor-
hoods and households. 1t would be a contest
whose horrors no imagination can predict OF
portray. We implore heaven TO save our
country from such a calamity. The outrage
proposed will destroy the vital essence of the
Republic, but this generation has had enough
of civil war.
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Where, oh, where, now, are the supporter,
of D. B. T.? Yesterday they blOomed and
blossomed; to-day, ike grass of the meadow.
they are cut down, and though still in an I'M
ripe, green state, cast into the oven-as the
scripture puts it. Let us shed a tear over this
untimely taking off, and at the burial forget
their sins and remember them no more for
ever; for they are deluded and betrayed into
bad company. Out of their sOrrOw Will grow
an experience that viii make them wiser and
better men. Henceforward they will vote
the Democratic ticket, and never more give
aid to the Radicals. Peace on earth and
good VIII toward all mankind, is what Tilden
disDatched to Governor Porter, when he an
hounGed that he was elected Let US avail
ourselves OF thai c--aliad sentiment and for0et
all local disagreement and preference of men
Ii you should fOrbear and not raise tba ac-
cusatiOu that % mar voted hJt l.. d. r. no
one viii ever volunteer that information of
himself Let them take a long, peaceful rest
in the solitude of private life. fOrgetfill of
their attempt to disOrganize the Democratic
party; forgetful that unawares, they had
combined and joined with the Radicals to eff
feet that purpose. Forgive them, for they
knew not what they did.
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county by the above figures and demand that
they be returned as the result of the election.
OF course the managers refuse to do as they
are asked. An appeal from Il refusal 10 can
yass the county vote Is to apply to the circuit
Judge tor wr1t OF HiHjid0W!HS, ami the DEM
OcrItic State committee has sent . lawyer to
Hamilton county to draw up the necessary
papers, and make such an application. II
the judge refuses 10 grant the tRdhdaB'ts,
there is no further appeal, except in qH0
trdJToHt0 as to why The officers who claim to
be elected shall not take their seats. The
State board of canvasSers has no power to act
upon a poll which is not befor. them. Re-
g;uding the vacancies in the board OF Presi-
Dental electors, the State laws of 1916 pro-
vide that all vacancies in the board OF cleo
tors are to be filed by the remaining electors
on the day previous to that fixed for voting
for President. One feature of the contest
here, which is of great deal of interest, IS
the difference between the vote cast for ITlden
and that for the Democratic candidate for
governor. The Democrats claimed that the
difference would not be very great. The Of
fetal returns already received, however
show that 1t Is so great that even
if Drew has carried the State by q sma II ma
jority, as Is claimed by the Democrats, ITlden
will be defeated by at least 400 votes. This,
it Will be remembered is calculating from
Democratic figures. in Sumter county I'll
den falls behind Drew II votes, in Duval 81,
in Leon A. in jackson 43, III Nassau 26, IN
Franklin 13, and III Orange "a, or 20S votes
in seven counties At this rate lie would be
defeated, even if the Democratic State ticket
was elected by the highest majority claimed
for it. Tie excitement has greatly increased
here during the past twenty-four hours.
and took command of the troops Prominent
Democrats are pouring into the State from
all parts of the south, and a number from
the north are hourly expected Later dis
patches state that the Democrats have pro-
duced the returns in Hamilton county and
that the county board have commenced to
canvass them. 1t will rest with the State
board to throw out the returns if fraud can
be proved against either party.
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One of the Presidents Jokes Come to
Grief

LOUISVILLE November 1.-two months
ago the President appointed Thomas Z.
Burns United States marshal for Kentucky,
vice General Eli H, Murray, resigned. Burns
had scarcely taken possession of his office
when the President, without notice, sus-
pended him under section 1768 of the revised
statutes, and appointed Weedin O'Neal to
take charge of that Office. To-day O'Neal
presented his bond to Judge Ballard for ap-
proval, when the judge decided that the
power given to the President under the afOre-
said section to suspend an officer, related only
to officers who had been approved by and
with the consent of the senate, and that he
could not recognize the suspension of Colonel
Burns. Burns was originally appointed to
ELL vacancy during a recess of the senate.
Whether the President could or could not
have removed Burns outright was not decided.
Immediately after the decision of Judge Bal
lard, Colonel Burns sent telegram to Attor-
ney-General Taft rendering his resignation,
to avoid all embarrassments TO htgants, and
requested the Encouragement to express to
the President his regret that he had seen
proper to suspend him without any notice,
and that he was holding office against the
wishes of the President. The conduct of Col
onel Burns is warmly commended here.
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FLORIDA.
The Situation as Related by Ingenious
Radical Dispatch Writers.

New YORK, November 14.-The Times s
special from Tallahassee says the county can
vass of the vote of Florida was made to-day,
but as many of the polling places are hun
dreds Of miles from all railway communica-
ton the official returns cannot be placed in
the hands Of the board of the State canvas
sers for at least a week. No figures that can
be relied upon have been received from any
counties tonight, but all the scattering re
turns which.have come to hand show that
the Republicans have underestimated, rath-
er than exaggerated, their majority. Ham
ilton county. as far as has been heard from,
is the only one in which there was any dis
pute about the canvass. In this county,
which rightfully belongs to the Republicans,
and which it is thought was carried by the
Democrats, immediately after the election
claimed a majority of 291. Since then the
ballot boxes and all legal evidences of the re,
suit have mysteriously disappeared, and OF
course, the managers Of elections were unable
to make any canvass. The Democrats still
insist, however, that they have carried the
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GoNernor Jnmes ID. Porter.

One OF the most gratifying results of the
late canvass is the reelection of Governor
James d. Porter This gentleman encountered
senseless opposition from the very begin
ming. and it threatened at once to endanger
his election. Because there was a surplus of
money in the treasury, and he appropriated
it to the payment Of an honest debt, he was
mercilessly denounced, and allied with a
funding ring, coupon clippers and bondhOld-
ers. He bravely did his duty and the people
have nobly rewarded him. In our opinion no
purer man ever occupied the gubernatorial
chair than James d. Porter, and his adlninis-
tration deserved a popular mdorsement-
,JqcE,SOp W'hiq and Tribune
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VIRGINIA.
TiIden.s Majority over Forty Thousand.

RICHMOND, November 14-Oficial returns
from ninety-three cities and counties III Vir-
ginia show a majority for Tilden of over 40,
900. The remaining counties viii increase
these figures about 2000 In the sixth dis
trict fuckers majority for congress is 5298;
in the seventh district Harris's majority Is
1O,895. and in the eighth district Hunton' ;
majority is 6845. Full returns have not yet
been received from the remaining districts,
but in the first, second, third, fifth and ninth
districts the Democratic candidates have
equally as large majorities as the above.
JOrgenson. in the fourth district, is the only
Republican elected. His majority will be be-
tween 700 and 800. There is talk Of contest
in this case.
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A BANKRUPT Baseball Club.

PHILADELPHIA, November Hat the
annual meeting of the Athletic baseball club
tonight, the treasurer reported the club In
bankruptcy, and that the amount due was
over six thousand dollars, principally to the
next meeting they would be prepared to make
report concerning full and complete ar
rangement for the settlement of the club 5
temporary embarrassment. David + Houston
was chosen president, and the directors elected
were instructed to appoint Z. H. Hayhurst
manager of the club for 1877
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MISSOURI.
Tilden's Estimated Majority, go, o,

TiIden's Estimated Majority, $4,000.
ST. LOUIS, November l4.-The official vote
of this State is not yet in, but the official and
reported returns indicate that Tlden viii
have nearly or quite $4,000 majority, and
Phelps, for governor, ten or twelve per cent.
less. The lower house of the Legislature will
probably stand: Democrats, l04 Republicans,
30 No estimate of the senate has yet been
made. The official vote'of this county is not
reported vet
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The Turkish government positively says
that it desires peace without a conference,
but thai it must have guarantees for the IN
tegrity o. it, territory before it can admit the
recommendations or requests. 1t considers it
an evil, if not fata', precedent to accept a con-
ference upon the internal affairs Of the EN-
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Fire In SaYnnnnh.

SAVANNAH, November 1.-THE fire which
broke out last night in the depot cotton-yard
of the Central railroad, is under control.
From the best information obtainable, one
thousand eight hundred bales of cotton were
burned and some two hundred and fifty bales
damaged. Thirty-eight cars were destroyed,
twenty barrels of whisky, and large guam
tity Of bacon, lumber, fertilizers, cotton ties
and buckles. The railroad officials cannot
give positive figures, yet most Of the cotton
burned was through cotton.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
More TaRy.

New YORK, November IA TimeS's dis
patch from Columbia, signed L. Cass Carpen-
ter, collector, says that returns from twenty
counties show that Tilden runs behind
Hampton 1900 votes.
US. Marshal WaIIace's Conclusions.
United States Marshal Wallace sends the
following dispatch to the Herald, from
Charleston: Returns from all the counties
give the State to Hayes and Hampton, and
the official count will elect Chamberlain.
Troops sMOVing-GeneraI Hampton sure
of His Own Election.
A Worlds Columbia dispatch says that
Captain Corbin with two companies has been
ordered to return to Aiken, forthwith. The
order came from the President, and was based
on an urgent appeal from United States Dis
trict Attorney Corbin.
General Hampton says he has a report from
the managers of election In every precinct of
the State, and is certain of his election by
400 majority. He knows but little concern
ing the Presidential result, but does not con-
cede the State to Hayes.
The BOard Of state Canyassers En-
Joined.
COLUMBIA, S. c., November IA motion
has been made by the Democratic counsel be-
fore full bench Of the supreme court, pray
ing that a writ Of prohibition and mandamus
be granted restraining the board ofState can
vassers from exercising their judicial fimc-
tons in the election of electors, members of
thelegislature, members Of congress and sOlici-
tors, and confning them to their ministerial
functions only, and restraining Dunn, Car
doza and Hayne candidates for comptroller,
treasurer and secretary of state, and nomi-
nees for reelection to these offices, from sit
ting as Judges of their own election. The
court issued rule requiring the board of
9 lnvassels to answer, on Thursday, why wrlts
should not be issued. The board of canvas
sers had decided themselves that thew had no
jurisdiction over the election Of governor,
and lieutenant governor, and hence no ques-
ton was raised respecting them.
The following prominent Democrats are
here: Ex-Governor Parker, of New Jersey;
Senator Randolph of New Jersey; Hon.
Montgomery Blair, of Maryland; Hon. A. H.
Stuart, of Virginia, and Hon. G.. V. Cox.
All quiet.
Nothing More to be Heard.
COLUMBIA. November 14.-No further de-
velOpments since the action of the supreme
court this morning. Everything quiet. 1t
Is impossible TO get figures.
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RAILWAY NEWS.
One Fatal and Another Probably Fatal
Accident from CareieSsnPss.

"a
Accident from CareieSsness.
CINCINNATI. November 14.-At Brighton
station, ON the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
ton railroad last night, +. Q. Chase, q mer-
chant of Richmond, Indiana. while attempt
ing to beard a Tain before il came to a full
stop, was thrown under the car and 50 badly
hurt that he died during the night His
brother in-law, Rev P Benson, while en-
deavoring to render him assistance. received
injuries that may result In his death.
show Cause.
NEW YORK, November 14.-Rufus Hatch
Russell Sage, and other stockholders of the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad,
have obtained from Judge Lawrence, in the
supreme court, an order returnable November
20th, requiring VIM. H. Vanderbilt. vice
president of said road, to show cause why he
should not be compelled TO authorize the
Farmers Loan and Trust company to exhibit
to them the transfer books and list of stock
holders. They make affidavit that their OBJ
ject Is to communicate with the other stock
holders and have steps taken to prevent un-
lust discrimination made in through rates in
favor of the New York Central railroad, of
which Vanderbilt is also president. aris-
ing out of the latter's suicidal war with the
Pennsylvania Central and Baltimore and Ohio
railroads, which the plaintiffs wish to arrest.
Rights Of Railroad Passengers.
A decision has just been made in Phia-
delphia reafirning the principle that rail
road company Is compelled to give a passen-
ger a seat without extra cost to him in a
Pullman car if all the other seats in the cars
of the train are occupied. The suit was
brought in the court of common pleas by w.
Barnet lie Van against the PENNSYLVANIA rail
road company, and it has been decided by a
verdict for the plaintiff. This was a suit for
damages for forcible election from one of the
cars of the company on a stormy night at a
point many miles from any human habitation.
whereby the complainant was compelled to
walk great distance at the risk Of his life in
search of place to rest and be secure from
the inclemency of the weather The passen-
ger had paid his fare to Philadelphia, exhib-
tied his ticket to the conductor, and insisted
that, as there were no unoccupied seats IN the
cars belonging exclusively to the company,
nc would occupy UIic IN the Pullman palace
car, in which there were a number of vacant
places Instead Of providing the accommo-
dations justly demanded, the conductor Sc
lected lonely point on the road and there
elected the passenger, causing him to undergo
considerable hardship, trouble and privationE
and hence this action for damages was
brought. After the lapse Of SIX years the
jury now awards to Mr.. lie Van damages
amounting to eighty-fve thousand dollars
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RUdSeu Death.

TITusynIE, Pa, November l4-Walter
H. Lowrie, present Judge of Crawford coun-
ty, died suddenly at his residence in Mead
Vile this morning of paralysis
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BETWEEN two thousand and four thou
sand persons peri,hed in India by the cyclone
of0ctcbsr 3Ist. A wave, nine feet high,
swept over ports Of the country, Colcutta
narrowly escaping. The famine in Bombay
Is reuO. ted on the increase.
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Fall Stock! Fall Stock! !!

200 bags Coffee.
400 barrels SUgar-all kinds,
100 barrels extra Syrup.
1000 buckets Fairbanks's Lard.
so tierces Fairbanks's Lard.
900 boxes October Cheese-miId.
400 boxes Craekers-St. Louis prices.
500 boxes 1-2 and IA New Raisins.
so barrels New BuckWheat.
47O packages AtmOre's Mince-meat.
10 hhdS. COeOanuts.
20 barrels Oranges.
200 barrels HOminy and Grits.
IL 900 cases freshly packed Sardinas,
Salmon, Oysters, Peaches, Tomatoes,
Brandy Peaches, Preserves, JeilIes,
Corn, Sauces, and every variety Of
Canned Meats, Fruits and Vegetables.
OLIVER, FlNNls & co.
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The cars speech meets full Endorsement
OF all people in Russia, irrespective Of class.
The Seiviaa government has received IN
ztruction- 10 send baca all Russian officers
who have not resigned their commissions in
tba RepuM can aIIpv.