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Tnererecrams Must be- Delivered.

WAsHINGToS. December 2O.-A ma
iori,v of the House Committee on the
Judiciary decided, to-day. that the special
investigating committee have right 70
send for telegraphlc dispatches when IN
the opinion OF the committee such dis-
patches are essential TO the purposes Of
INQUIRY. or in other words, that any Of
the committees demands for telegram,
etc. must be complied with, under the
penalty Of being he!d IN contempt OF the
House. This was in substance the posi-
tion taken by Mr.. Lynde, chairman OF the
sub-com mittee, 10 whom the subject was
referred for report. Messrs. Hurd and
McCrsry reported that in their opinion
the telegrams called tor should be specit-
csllv described In this view they were
sustained By Me-srs. Hosr and Frye,
but Mr.. Lynde's proposition was adopt
ed bv vote Of against 2, the sfhrms-
tive votes being cast by Messrs Knott,
Hunter. Ashe, Lynde and Csulfeld.
Messrs. Lord and Lawrence were absent.
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Railway Accidents.

WORCESTER, MASS, December ~.
A serious collision occurred this after
noon between passenger and mixed
train on the Boston, Barre and Gardner
railroad, near Princeton, by which ono
person was killed. three fatally injured
aud twenty more or less hurt. The re-
sponslblty oi the accident is unknown,
Ms both conductors clam 10 have heon
running on time.
NEW YORK. Dscem Der 20 A COLLISION
happened this afternoon on the elevated
railway. which caused serious injury 60
several persOns. The accident was owing
To the sWtchmau NJ Esst Houston street
misplaclng = switch. Both engines worn
smashed and the fireman was smmcd
between his locomotive and the head csr
On the down coming train and sustained
serious internal injuries. None oi tb"
passengers were hurt by the collision, but
several of them jumped of the trsrk To-
the ground and received serious injuries
from their high isll 10 the pavement
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NO. I3l
FLORIDA.
THE Congressional Css.misssss.

The Congressional Cosnmtesees.
TALLAHASSEE, December 20.--Ths
House principal committee left tonight
for Live Oak, where it will be met by
witnesses from jasper precinct in Ham
ilton county. IL will go thence TO Jack
sonville. where Duysl and Alachua
counties are waiting. The Investigation
will be closed there. II Is probable
that the final report will be made by the
first Of January. The sub committee
will proceed to jackson county and can
vass It.
The Senste committee still holds secret
sessions, aud spent the day in examining
witnesses from Monroe, Manatee and
jackson counties.
3, The Supreme Court did not render
dscision tonight, but adjourned till to-
morrow, when the decision is looked for.
The Senate committee called on the
Secretary OF State today for tsbulsted
statement Of the vote for Presidential
electors on the face OF the returns, which
was furnished, figuring up Hayes ei,S70
snd Tllden 24,Sl2. This, including re-
turn number one from Baker county.
which was by the unanimous action oi
the Board rejected and the other return
substituted, gives Tilden lls majority.
The investigation of the Jackson county
returns produced the evidence that NJ
the Friendship Church precinct tho
voters were compelled to pass their
tickets through window foot above
their heads aud lost sight OF them before
they were deposited IN the box,
that the Republican supervisor Wa
driven from the room, and tia
{ he votes were canvassed two miles from
the polling places. The committee also
took the testimony Of the Judge at
Manatec county, whose evidence Was
about tho same MS before the House com
mittee, and showed that the County
Commissioners totally neglected to re-.
wise the registration list, 10 appoint pre-.
clnct officers or TO give any notice OF th-
election. A small vote was cast, mostly
Democratic. There was many who r"'
fused TO vote.
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soutb Carolina Lsxi.I.tur..

COLUMBIA, December %. The Senate
to-day, decided by q s;rict party vote 70
adjourn with the Republican House Hns
de on the I'D inst Their tax and ap-
preparation bills have passed second
reading in the Senate.
NEW YoKK, December pa Tmes
special from Columbia says: The Hsnp
ton men do Lot sppear t. ike the early
adjourn ment OF the Legislature, ard
accuse the Republicans Of desiring 70 get
their members away 70 prevent com
promise. What kind Of cOmPronise
the Democrats were anticipating they do
not say, bat It Is supposed that thsy @H-
pected in time to capture enough re'I's
Senators 70 give them quorum IN tie
upDsr hOuse
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Cnptured Indian Ponies.

ST. PAUL, December 20.-Whst Is left
Of the Indian ponies taken from th"
Sioux at Standing Rock have arrived
here. where they are 10 be- sold. OF tn"
300 ponies captured, only about 900
arrived. or the balance some died on
the route, but most Of them nave been
either stolen or sold by the. herders. They
have been systematically followed during
the whole journey by Thieves, and n
number run off every night. Several Of
the thieves have been arrested, ~ nIsu
two or three of tho herder., who -old
ponies 10 citizens for whatever they
could get, from n quart Of whisky L. h'e
dollars.
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chairman read to the witness the lnstruc-
tions to bring all the papers before the
committee that were named in the sub
poems, and said that the committee
desired only to inspect the original docu.
ments: that the board need not part with
them; that the clerks of the committee had
been at work eight days copying the
originals, and were not yet near done,
and that it was not necessary that the
committee should see the papers? AS
soon as possible the witness replied that
he should submit the matter to the board
and reId communication stating that
the board refused to give up the original
papers, as they were records for the in
spection of the General Assembly only.
The Senate Committee.
The Senate committee met At half
past IL o'clock, and statement of the
votes rejected in each parish, and at what
polls they were rejected, was received
from the Returning Board.
Senator Mcdonald made q motion that
a subpoena duces tecum issue to the Re-
turning Board for all protests and stfi-
davits accompanying the consolidated
statements of the supervisors; also for the
returns of the commissioners of each poll
in each parish.
Senator Howe, chairman, said he could
not understood what figure the protests
and atfidavits which formed the basis of
the action of the Returning Board could
cut IN the investigation, unlesss
the committee proposed 10 review the
action of the Board in an appellate ca
paclty.
Senator Mcdonald said it was not the
province C the committee to determine
anything The committee wanted enly
facts for the information of the body
from which the committee derived its
authority. The committee ought to have
the facts upon which the Board rejected
the votes which, by the statement read,
they admit they did reject.
The question of calling tor the other
documents of the Board is now being
discussed by the committee.
Benjamin James, colored, testified be-
fore the Returning Board on November
2Sth-He resides in Onachita parish; was
constable in that parish for two years
and U. S. Deputy Marshal at the time
of the election; he testified on Novem-
Der 7th; at P NJ. he started from Mon
roe for the Logtown polls about II miles
away with the ballot box; that about
two miles from the city he was halted by
party of whites, who asked him where
he was gong, and that subsequently he
was taken by one nf the men to dwell
ing house, where about one hundred
men were gathered around u fire. Some
of these men were armed with guns
After a short psrley witness was ordered
to 90 down the road with one of the
men; he broke away from his keeper
and ran through the woods; several
shots were fred at him; he
WAS wounded in the arm. He took re-
fuge in ditch, but was discovered and
fired upon by one OF his pursuers, the
ball grazing his head. He was not fur
ther injured and succeeded in reaching
the residence of u planter in the neigh
borhood, by whom he has cared for and
instructed so make an affidavit sgsinst
the parties who had done the shooting.
He had left the ballot box and his horse
and pistol in the hands Of the
men who had stopped him on the
road
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r,pr. GEORGE II. MoFFETr, OF the
py.rsTEg. wsS 81 one time in his life II
rsTbar OF negro minstrel troop. He
~; Bo,s,. Now he's nothing but AN
.-g- How sre the mighty fsllen!-
I,.s.ag sun.
T,ssb5ye statement which appeared
, Yesterdays Sun, like the returns of the
r. Csnvsssing Boards, is entirely at
,,.,2cs with the facts, rs the gentleman
.-s,-rl 70 wss never member of any
.:o. $ troop" with the exception of a
.,r,l-y command during the late war.
...j. unwarranted use of gentleman 5
-,ne by 8 public journal, in such a
t,g5;'u. connection, was intended as a
sr =. explained by the editor, the ex-
vans.ion is accepted, but We confess that
OH mental perception is too obtuse to
a. the pOl nj OF II.
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Mexican News.

NEW YORK, December 20--A New
Orleans special says: A dppstch from
Fort DAVIS states that the Mexican rev
olutionIsts have captured n Mr. Miller At
ChihuAhua and demanded 5000 IN god
n Il ransom for bis releafe. Colonel
Andrews, with force OF infantry. cav
airy and artillery, has gone 10 the rescue.
The reyolutionDu ars reported 800
strsng. and nave threatened ~ shoot
Miller # they cant hold him. a hght
IA inevitable
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Indian outrage.

HOT GREEN, Wy, amber D.-Fo our
freight teams. accom- panied by five men,
were attacked BY Indians IN camp on
Indian creek TX miles north OF here
about nine o'clock last night. Three Of
the psrty escaped snd arrived here at
midnight harefoo,ei and half clothed. 4
detachment of soldiers and party Of
citizens repaired 70 the scene OF
the fight early this morning and
found the bcdies oftUo men. B. c Stevens
of Salt Lake, and German named
Fritz from Colorado, was horribly mutt
lated with butchers clesver taken from
one Of the wagons. The contents Of the
Wagons we're scattered over the ground,
the -four and corn were in piles a. # It
had been empIied from SACKS, slH horses
were missing, and over forty bullet ho!'s
in one wagon. The shells found are q
Snsrps rife cartridge. The dead were
brought here and buried. Two
hundrei and forty eight Arrapahoes sui
Sioux scouts from the agency, IN charge
of LOUIS Richards, half breed, passed here
Sunday, enroute 10 joint Crook.
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Further Forbearanee Reau.-,.d.

RICHMOND. Va, December 70 In
the Senate to-day SenstOr Johns9n. f'.-
olutions condenning the Federal inter
ference IN the affairs Of South Csrolins
and expressing YTginias sympathy for
the people OF that STATE, were further
di.cus.d. An amendment was inJerief
calling On the people OF South Carolina
10 continue IN their forbesrsncs
after which they were adopted by vote
Of 81 TO 4 The negative yO'es were cas-,
bv KspubIicaps
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Der.Ica,,ou IA p,t..bnrgh Pos,ome.

PITTsBU RGH, December 2O.-W. {.
Wall, superintendent OF the money or
der department. of the postotice here nh-
sconded last night with the iurds Oi TIA"
department. amounting Ia S2 900, aud
IL has to-day been discovered that be- l. "a
detauter III much larger amount. Sus-
picion mas been directed against Wall
Tor several days past and immediately
on the return OF Postmaster NogleS
on Monday from Washington, u.
C.. an investigation was begun,
when sufficient grounds were found for
his prompt discharge Subsequently h"
obtained drafts on PbiIndelphIA amount,
ing 10 $500, and after having them
cashed at the Trademarks National
Bank he hsd from the city. Th" total
deialCatIon will probably reach $1,000.
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Denial from, Post master James.

New lORK, December 2O.-Mf
james the postmaster ma. sent the iol.
lowing TO A. ). Hewitt at WsAhingtor
Il am informed that you charged on tha
aoor cf COngress, that your letters phssir ;.
through TINS Office arc or have been open
ed be ore reaching your hands. d. you
charge that il il or has been actually or
probably done in this Office? lfso p.es,"
supplement your charge with mott n lo'
investigation, ss ! pronounce sgch Gccu.
iA.ion utterly and absolutely fsise.
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or,ap on the Ragged Eds.,

WAsnN0ros, December 2L-Hon.
William Orton, President Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. ws. yes
,erdAy served with $ subpoens 70 appear
IN person before the Z ectior Inye,tigst-
ing Committee at New Orleans, ard
produce certain desired kilograms. The
action Of the House to-day giyes author
ity TO the Sergeant-ai-Arms 10 enforce
ii processes in that direction.
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fHryACANCY IN THE SENATE.

A lew DAYS $40 We had something to
.,;upou lhi. subject, IN response to an
-...ry Of = correspondent. Since then
..1aye had an opportunity to examine
/. 1yrr carefully, and the result of our
,s,nls.ion leads US to this conclusion:
..-... >.Iator PRICE, as the sppOintee of
he Mecutive, will hold his seat until
successor is elected and qualified.
>-g11y that the election by the Legis-
sure 10 I'LL the vacancy must take place
tue second Tuesday after the COM
-sacement and organization OF its ses-
in. As to the first point the Constitu.
Ion provides that If a vacancy happen
L tue Senate) by resignation or other
v,s during the recess of the Legislature
q. a1y State. the Executive thereof may
nsse temporary appointments until the
lex. Meeting Of the Legislature, which
,.s then ill suCh vacancies.
A question arose in the Senate in 1851
as 70 the true Interpretation of this clause
o. The Constitution, and it was referred
for repor. to the Judiciary Committee,
presided over by Judge BUTLER, Of South
Csry.ins wu made full report upon
the sutl,p', q. .at.ng all the precedents
sud t,r.dv at the executive appointee
coqlinu.I 90 i until his successor was
elected aHl -antied.
In support Of the second proposition
We heed only quote the second section OF
'se sc! regulating the time and manner
0, holding elections for Senator, rs pass
81 by Congress July 20, 1866.
SEQ 2. Be it further enacted that
whenever on the meeting OF the legisls-
!-fe Of sny State 8 vacancy shall exist
ID the representation of such State IN the
Nsls,e OF the United States, said iegls-
.s!ure shall proceed on the second Tues
isy alter the commencement and organ
zstiOn Of its session, to elect a person to
l.. such vacancy in the manner hereln-
tefOre provided, for the election OF
Senator for the full term; and if va
sancy shall happen during the session OF
!ae legislature, then on the second Tues
lsy after the legislature shall have been
orgsIled, and shall have notice OF such
Salcy'
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IHE Republicans have signslly failed
to create dissenslon among the Southern
Democratic leaders, as will be seen from
iae following special TO the New York
Wui
WASHINGTON, December ia qui-
Gus has al last been given to the rumols
A5ectng the political integrity OF the
southern Democrats in Congress; and
.ls Ingenuity expended in this direction
nus: now be directed elsewhere. Inc
only result has been TO knit more closely
@ge:hvr those whom the author OF these
reports hoped to separate. There are no
divisions among the Democrats here TO-
4ay, while the same cannot be salo OF
lie Republicans. Mr.. Lamar, when
ASKED by friend why he had rot given
Apfompt denial TO the statements tnsI
De Was seeking Cabinet position under
Nj Hayes, or had been offered sucb
Position as the price of his influence ssiu
Ae had been subjected to attacks OF TINS
A'nd ever since he had been IN pup
lie lie and he did not think it worth his
*li.e - run about cOntradictlng then,
and that ne was only surprised that such
minors should have found any crcdence
anOng his friends. With regard
!" the protfer of seat in the Cabinet,
% the part OF Mr.. Hayes, he said
20 sucn tender had been maoe
aad that if it should be, he would decline
% receive it. 1t any proposition shouia
De made to him from that quarter with
regard TO the settlement OF the Presiden-
Ia Question, ne should At once submit IL
- caucus of the party. 1t Is evident
now that the Radicals have been delud-
iAg themselves with the belief that they
could ALLEVIATE the Southern Democrats
'fom their Northern allies, and thus
make the Hayes usurpation programme
more certain of success. They nave u''
'efIy failed in this, however, and are des'
Pndent in consequence.
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PAY Of Electoral Me-.engers.

WAEHINCTOS, December 2D-Ths
Treasury Department has msfe up the
smoun: oi mileage for the ma,enger.
bearing the electoral vote ofths differ
ent States. The total amour, FOR ali th.
messengers s. $3.50. The messeD ger
from Oregon gets the lsrgsst amount,
1891. Some one will have 10 decd
which Of the Oregon messenger, ID eat r
tied 70 this amount.
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Florida hers. If Governor Hayes should
become satisfied that he had not ma
iority of the legal votes of Florida and
LOUISIANA he would not accept the office
of President. ...
After executive session, the Senate sd-
iourned. .-.
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A number Of prominen, businss. men
Of Virginia Cny. Nsvsds, have ,ignel
sn address 70 the Sevsds Senator,
Sharon and Jones, aking their co-opers.
ton IN obtaining the passage By Con
gress Of the bill providing Tor tue ,,us
Of legal tender silver notes, with the
view Of restoring the value Of silver a. a
circulating medium.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-21

TAX pork packing industry, to date,
hits material increase as compared
=, hist Of last season. Chicago pack.
.fnee November, have slaughtered
,s2,, hogs, against 676 l53 for the
-srsriod last season. At other points
-,.s,,g il; progressing quite favorsbly,
.,,be aggregate slaughter in the West
v be estimated at 100000 hogs,
.,,,t l725.OOO of which have been
...,aj :, the six leading cities.
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Charles Brent, the Louisville torger,.
las been delivered into the CUSTODY oi
~ English detective designated by Y. .,
Minister Pierrepont TO receive him, anu
Will leave to night for Queenstown 70
s0osrk for the United States.
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A Victoria dispatch says that Martin,
the American citizen recaptureo oy tue
British police in the Territory oI
A l.ska, has been sentenced to one year
nd nine months imprisonment.
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a considerable portion OF the Town Of
Mays LICK. Ky, burned yesterday, IN
yolving & loss Of about $4,000, PrincI-
pslly uninsured property.
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,rs dispatches contain the views of
ugypgICK's on the situation.
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vr will hsve peace and flush times
.TupES's administration.
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1t'hcc|ino Rceister.
,II .,y,>i rSsterdoy at 1919

r.,,,o,tsr today torH be party cloudy,
,oa,t TO ,csst ,ciaGs, and rising
y-l!ilre. -
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Little Rock Fire.

LITTLE Rock, Arkansas December 20
Last nights terrible confagration was
brought under control between II and
II o'clock yesterday The flames by the
exertions of the fire department, were
confined to the Miller and Pencil
blocks. The loss is estimated at $780,
600, Insurance less than half. The block
was u three story brick extending from
Markham to Elm streets, and fronting on
Markham street seventy-tive feet 1t
was owned by Fred Kramer, and valued
at $4,000. The three adjoining brick
buildings, owned by the same party,
which were raised to prevent spread,
were worth $4,000. The lodge room
of the Masonic bodies in the third
story could not be entered and the
loss was complete, $4,000 to 5000
Jones, Mcdonnell i Co. lose about S4O,-
600. Miller IL Pencil carried about S9O-
600 of stock and will lose heavily. The
insurance is as follows: Miller X Pen
zeps block. $1,000 in Fire Association
and s., 900 in the Girsrd of Philadelphia.
On Miller IL Pencils stock, $500 in
Franklin, of st. Louis; Jones, Mcdonnell
IL Co.'S stock, $2,500 each in Royal Can
adian and Amazon, of Cincinnati, and
$1,000 in the Citizens, of St. Louis.
Within the past six weeks this city has
losaS350, 900 frem fires, the causes OF any
OF which are shrouded in mystery.
Excitement.
LITTLE Rock, December 2O.-The ep-
idemlc of fire has caused extensive ex-
citement here, which is now assuming
shape. The City Council resumed its ses-
sioa tonight which was interrupted by
the alarm of ire last night. The officials
will adopt measures for the better pro-
lection OF property New fire apparatus
has been ordered tonight. A large
force of watchmen are employed by the
property holders as guards in the bust
ness portion of the city. 1t is believed
by many and charged by the Erentng
Star of this date that inCendIaries and
thieves have banded together for the
purpose of plunder, and that vigilance
committees should be organized and the
incendiaries hung. During last nights
fire an unsuccessful effort was made
to burn the brick block owned
by Mayor John G. Fletcher, on the
corner of Main and Fourth streets. A
bale OF cotton was saturated with kero-
sene and ignited. Insurance on the
property destroyed in last nights fire is
as follows: Miller & Pencil block. own
ed by the estate of Miller, Phoenix, So
600: Centennial, $1,000; Girsrd, 5000;
Underwriters, $1,000. Miller & Pen
zell, stock goods, Phoenix, s5,OOOi
Franklin, of Philadelphia, $1,000; North
British Mercantile, $1,000; Aetna, 81
500; Liverpool. London and Globe, So
500; Queen, $4,000; Franklin, OF Mis-
souri,. $500 Jones, Mcdowell & Co. 5
stock, American Central, 5000; also
$4,000 divided among other companies.
Fred Kramer, three small stores, $500;
kaufman, stock OF toys and bakery,
sl.IOO. Total loss, sl500O0; insured tor
$4,000.
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An Austrian Vessel Fired ON from
the Fortress of Belgrade.

VIENNA, Decem Der 20-The Pohhcai
COrresponde,,c> say that while The Aus-
TRAN vessel Msros was passing the Fort
ress OF Belgrade yesterday several mus
ket shots were fred from the tort against
the vessel. The Austrian Con-uI Cen
eral, Prince Wiede, who was Oh board,
Immediately ordered tho MAros 20 sd
vance and take a position before Beigrsde.
The Maros took her position, and AZ the
gun in her turret Wa being loaded
she'll accidentally exploded, woundIng
one easign and four sailors and shghtly
wounding seven others. The sen rIes
from the tort again fired their mus keS,
supposing the monitor was firing On the
fort. Prince Milan feat Minister Restics
70 the Austrian consul With spOlOg ies
sad informing him that the commander
of the fort had been dlsmifsed. This is
the Misunderstanding referred 70 IN The
Belgrade dispatch a. having caused the
resignation OF the Servian ministry.
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Henry w. Green, eI-chsncellor OF
New Jersey nd sn eminent jurist, died
last night.