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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-22

The OTHER SIpE,-As certain democratic
electors have been discovered to be unre-
constructed rebels we shall probably hear
less discussion about throwing out Republi-
can electors for trivial causes. 1t snot def
initely known how many Of the electors
chosen by the democratic South are disqual-
flied because their political disabilities have
not been removed There are believed to
be two, and there may be as many as six.
The constitutional provision bearing on their
case is the following
ARTICLE XIV, SECTION 3.--No person shall be
Senator or Representative in Congress, or cleo
tor Of President and Vice President =
who, having previously taken an oath as a mem
Der Of Congress, or as an officer of the United
States, or as member Of any state legislature,
or as an executive or judicial officer Of any state
or any other office, TO support the Constitution Of
the United States, shall have engaged in insurrec-
ton or rebellion against the same, or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof But Congress
may, by a vote Of two-thirds OF eaoh house, re-
move such disability
There is probably not Presidential cleo
tor chosen in any of the democratic states
of the South who was loyal during the war,
and it would not be singular If out of one
hundred and nineteen names, good many
had incurred disabilities and failed to have
them removed.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-22
Counting the Votes.

Suppose the returning board OF Florida,
for example, should disagree, and Mr.. Cooke
the democratic member, should make up "a mi
nority report in favor of the Tilden electors
Both electoral bodies would thereupon meet,
and send their contradictory votes to the
President Of the Senate. A question would
then arise concerning the reception Of one or
the other Of the conflicting returns. The
constitution, after providing for the trans
mission of the votes Of the electors to the
President Of the Senate, in the form of lists
signed and certified by the electors, and sealed
up, makes the following provision:
The President Of the Senate shall in the pres
ence Of the Senate and House OF Representatives,
open all the certificates and the votes shall then
I've counted; the person having the greatest num-
Der Of votes for President shall be the President,
If such number be a majority of the whole num-
Der OF electors appointed; and If no person have
such majority, then from the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, on the list
Of those voted for as President, the House OF
Representatives shall choose immediately, by bal.
lot. the President
This provision is discussed in the thir-
teenth lecture Of kent's Commentaries, as
follows
II ever the tranquility Of this nation Is 10 be
disturbed and its liberties endangered fora strug-
gle for power it will be upon this very subject Of
the choice of a President This Is the question
that is eventually to test the goodness and try the
strength OF the constitution The constitution
does not expressly declare by whom the votes are
to be counted and the result declared. In the
case Of questionable votes and closet -contested
election this power may be all-important, and !
presume in the absence Of all legislative provi-
sion on the subject that the President of the SEN
ate counts the votes and determines the result,
and that the two Houses are present only as spec
tators To witness the fairness and accuracy of the
transaction aud to act only II no choice be made
by the electors.
There is no legislative provision, and ac-
cording to this Interpretation, the President
of the Senate would simply read and count
the votes certified by the electors returned
by the majority of the returning board
This leaves the responsibility Of the choice
where it should remain, with the state Off.
cials, whose decision, unless oyerruled by
the local courts, should be final.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-22
The Enchantment Of Distance,

1t is most significant fact with re-
spect to the Louisiana election that while
the Tilden organs Of the North are claiming
that it has gone democratic 10y the decisive
majority Of from seven 10 ten thousand, and
that the only hope Of the Republicans lies
in the most palpable and outrageous frauds
10y the returning board, the Tilden organs
at New Orleans have set up no such claims
The Times OF that city, on the Thursday
morning succeeding the election, spoke a.
follows The issue is reduced to this
Hayes must get South Carolina Louisiana
and Florida to be elected. Tilden needs
but one vote out Of the three states 7Are
is uery iHle hope Of S0uA Carolina for 7'aden.
Louisiana is get doujyid. The great coHtest
then, seems TO turn on the result In Florida
This is a great reduction Of our expectations
Tuesday night This shows very couclu-
lively that up to last Thursday, while the
democratic papers Of the North were claim
ing Louisiana as sure, the New Orlean,
democratic papers made no claim of having
carried the state, and evidently had no such
expectation.
Again, the same journal, on Friday, a day
later, when it was known that the Tilden
managers were claiming the state by ten
thousand majority, says In a situation
like the present, we regard the credulous ac-
ceptance Of wild claims Of majorities as a
folly which, considering its unfortunate eff
fects, is little better than crime. Cool
hedlfd people pW not be satisfied pdh any
other than he official returns in his state"
This was said when it was known that
score Of hot-headed people were sending
North any quantity Of reports of wild
claims Of majorities," and it is an abundant
justification Of the Republican papers in
preferring to wait for the official returns.
The Tines taking the democratic esti-
mates of majorities in democratic parishes
and the Republican estimates from Repub-
can parishes except in the few cases where
official returns have been received J" figures
out possible majority OF two thousand five
hundred for Nichols, the democratic candi.
date for Governor, who, it asserts, runs
ahead Of 1ilden. This however it frankly
says, is little better than guesswork." In
its latest summary Of the situation it says
There is intense anxiety to hear from
Florida, as favorable result there will in-
sure Tildens election etiom Louisiana or
South Carolina"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-22


a PRoPHECY AND OPTNIoS.-If ever the
tranquility Of this nation is to be disturbed
and its liberties endangered by struggle
for power it will be upon this very subject
Of the choice of President. This is the
question that is eventually to test the good
ness and try the strength of the constitu
ton, and if we shall be able, for half CEN
tury hereafter, to continue to elect the chief
magistrate of the Union with discretion,
moderation and integrity, we shall undoubt-
eddy stamp the highest value on our national
character, aud recommend our republican in
stitutions, if not to the imitation, yet GER
tainly to the esteem and admiration of the
more enlightened part OF mankind. The
constitution does not expressly declare by
whom the votes are TO be counted and the
result declared. In the case of questionable
votes and a closely contested election this
power may be all-inportant, and presume,
in the absence of all legislative provision on
the subject, that the president OF the Senate
counts the votes and determines the result
and that the two houses are present only as
spectators TO witness the fairness and ac-
curacy OF the transaction, and to act only If
no choice be made by the electors Cham
celior Kant, 1926.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-22

WISE IN TME.-Whatever may be the re-
suit of the present election, it is to be hoped
that the attention of our lawmakers will be
given TO the subject of the Electoral College,
and it be surrounded with such legal pre-.
scriptions, as will, as far as human precau-
ton can avail, prevent it from ever invoiv-
ing this country In the horror of a civil
war, as it is only too liable to do, with the
present loose and divergent ideas as TO its
functions and obligations.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-22

WE are pleased to hear that the monu-
mental bust to be set over the grave of
Horace Greeley, the project for which APP
propriately originated with the printers, has
been cast, and will be inaugurated next
month. Mr.. Greeley's grave deserves such
distinguishing mark.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-22

THE DARK SIpE.--Thai there is dark
side to the Centennial Exhibition is brought
home to the painful consciousness Of almost
every neighborhood in this broad land, and
it is strongly but truthfully set forth in the
following from the New York Sun: There
has been one consequence Of the Centennial
Exhibition which will cause it to be remem-
oered long, but far from pleasantly. That
is its effect on the health of the throngs of
visitors who attended it.
The Phiadelphians during the continu.
ance Of the Exhibition, pooh-poohed all as
sertions that the grounds were malarious,
and that visitors suffered in health from the
effects Of their tarrying there. But their
denial didn't alter the factssr 1t is within
the knowledge of almost every physician of
average practice in this city that visitors to
the Exhibition have returned with the seeds
Of disease more or less grave and often fatal.
Every person whose acquaintance is at all
extensive can name instances Of typho-maa-
rial fever contracted there, and the doctors
are now daily visiting patients suffering
from the malaria imbibed on the Exhibition
grounds while the undertakers have had
their full share of the harvest. What is true
Of New York is true Of other parts of the
country, and it is not exaggerating to esti-
mate that hundreds of those who went to
Philadelphia to see the wonders of the Ex-
hibtion returned to die as the price of their
curiosity, while thousands have suffered and
are still suffering from the malarious disor.
ders they contracted there. The manage
ment of the drainage on the Exhibition
grounds was disgraceful to Philadelphia,
and that city will be painfully remembered
by thousands who went thither to enjoy a
great sight, aud returned to suffer from dis
ease, or to mourn the loss of friends sent to
their graves by negligence little short Of
criminal
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-22

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-22

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Each thing in It's place Is best.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-22

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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-29
PATENT APPLICATIONS.
Application for a Patent
TO THE ATLANTIC MINE.
NO. $40.
U. S. LAND OFFICE, EUREKA, New,

~ o. LAND OFFlJEt EChFhA, NcN.,
October 10th, 1875.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the Richmond Mining Company of Ne
yada, whose Pos.ofice address is Eureka,
agent. X. Richard, died its application Tor a
patent for six hundred 5000 linear feet of the
Atlantic mine or vein bearing silver, with
surface ground two hundred, (200) feet in
width, situate, lying and being in Eureka
Mining District, county of Eureka, and State
of Nevada, and known and designated by the
field notes and official plat on file in this Office
as lot No. l09.
The exterior boundaries of said lot No.
100 being as follows, to wit:
Variation, 1873 deg. east: Commencing at
a post marked No. l, u. .. Survey No. l0o,
the same being post No. /, us. Survey No.
l0s, Arctic Lode; whence the flagstaff in the
town Of Eurka bears n. GA Dig. 80 min Il. $500 #;
the highest point of Ruby Hill No. / bears s.
50 deg. q min. W., III 7-I0 feet; and the Law
ton shaft of the Eureka Consolidated Min
ing Company bears s. 81 deg. q min. Z. s,0as
feet; thence running first coursa y. % deg. i.
No. 1913; thence second course, .. i2h9 deg. II.
800 feet, to port marked Nos }, US. survey
No. l09; thence third course >. 81 deg. w, 200
feet, to post marked No. 4, US. Survey No.
NO. los; and thence fourth course N.62is deg.
W., 600 feet, along said survey No. los. to
post marked No. ], the place of beginning,
containing 2 7l-l00 acres.
This claim is bounded on the southwcst by
the Arctic Mining claim, ana on he northeast
by the Antarctic Mining claim.
The location Of this mine is duly recorded
in the Recorders office OF Eureka Mining
District. on page l79, in book =, Ut the
EMreka District Mining Records.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion Of said Atlantic nirueY said nin-
ing ground az herein before described, are re-
CURED to file their adverse claim with the
Register of the United States Land Ufice at
Eureka, in the State Of Nevada, during the
50 days period Of pr biicaiion herco or they
will be barred by virtue Of the provisions OF
the statute. b. b. IMMEL, Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-29
Application for Patent
TO T14E ORIGINAL BALTIC
RHINE.
NO. 1855.
U. S. LAND OFFIcE.

UP. LAND UFFICE,
Eureka. Nevada. November 2. 1876.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN Gustav Peterson and J John ?. Peterson,
whose postoffice address is Eureka, Nevada,
have this day filed their application for a pat
emit for 1000 linear feet Of the Original Baltic
Mine or vein bearing, silver, with surface
ground 200 feet in width, situate, lying and
being in Eureka Mining District, county Of
Eureka and State # Nevada, and known and
designated by the field notes and official plat
on file in this office as Lot No. ll2.
The exterior boundaries of said Lot No. liz
being as follows, to-wit:
Variation l61a deg. east, commencing at a
post marked No. |, j.. s. Survey No. III f;
whence post No. l OF U. S. Survey No. 10,
Grant Lode, bears S. 9deg. p min. y. 2os feet;
Al dog. AZ min; n. Hts feet; The highest
min. W. 1927 feet; and the Original Baltic
shaft bears n. 80 deg. y. COS feet; thence run
marked No. 2. u. S. Survey No. III; thence.
I'd course N. 29w dog. w. 900 feet, to post
marked No. 5, u. S. Survey No. ll2; thence,
Sd course N. COZ deg, L. 200 feet, to post
thence, 4th course S. 300 dog. f. 1000 feet to
post No. !, the place of begianing, containing
| 4 59-100 acres.
This claim is bounded on neither end by
| any known claimants; the nearest mines are
the Silver State and Grant.
The location of this mine is duly recorded
in the Recorders Gtiice of Eureka Mining
District, in Book E, OF page 227.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said Original Baltic Mine. or said
mining ground as herein before described, are
| required to file their adverse claim with the
Register OF the United States Land Office at
Eureka, in the State of Nevada, during the
they will be barred by virtue of the provis-
n3-6od D. B. IMMEL. Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-29
Application for Patent
70 T1EI AZ GTIg RHINE
NOTICE NO. 34s.
!. s. LAND OFFICE.

oe - iIhND 49,
Eureka, Nevada, October 20, 1876.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the Richmond Mining Company, of Ne
vada, whose postofice address is Eureka,
agent, X. kickard, fled its application for a
patent for six hundred 5000 linear feet of the
Arctic Mine or vein bearing silver, with sur
lace GROUND two hnndred t2eol feet in width,
situate, lying and being in Eureka Mining
District, county Of Eureka and State Of Ne.
vada. and known and designated by the field
notes and official plat on file in this office MS
Lot No. l0S, the exterior boundaries of said
Lot No. los being as follows, to-wit:
Variation l61a Dig east, commencing att post
the flagstaff in the town Of Eureka bears N
I'll Dig 50 m Ed, 500 #. The highest point OF
Ruby Hill No. | bears S 36 Dig q m " ia z-lt
it, and tho Lawton shaft of the Eureka Con.
solidated Mining Company bears 81 Dig % m
= l,9sS It: Thence running, 1st course, s 62e4
Dig e 800 IT, to post marked Nc. 2, U. 5. Sur.
vey No. 1903. Thence, ID course, S aS Dig w
200 IT, to post marked No. 3, q. S. Survey No.
1903; this post stands on the northeastern
i] ISSsnssf 81 e OF survey 4 az ~ " i 49, f u along ls sais
survey No. 10y to post marked No. 4, u. S,
vey No. l07 bears N 621a Dig w l6l 5-lo #
and thence, 4th course, n SO Dig E 200 it tc
post No. the place of BEGINNING, contain
ing 27l-l00 acre..
This claim is bounded on tho southwest By
the Utah Mining Claim and on the northeast
by the Atlantic Mining Claim:
The location of this mine is duly recorded in
the Recorders offics of Eureka Mining Dis.
trict, page Ill in book +.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion of said Arctic mine OF
said mining ground as herein befor described
are required to file their adverse claim with
the Register of the United States Land
Office, at Eureka, in the State of Nevada
during the sixty days period Of publication
hereof, or they will be barred by virtue O
tho provisions Of the Statute.
o22-G0d ID. b. IMMEL. Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-29
PATENT APPLICATIONS.
Application for Patent
TO
THE WIDE MIME.
NO. 33S.
u. S. LAND OpFJCr
Erprx.. Nav. sep,embar q. 1873.

u. S. LAND OFFICE,
EgRTsA. TsE.t b fsg.c G1vEa {, ls 7hAr
~ the Adams Hill Consolidated Mining
Company. whose Postofbcc address is San
Francisco, California, by its duly authorized
agent. J.C. Powell, has this day filed its np-
p,ication for n patent for 500 linear foot of the
Wide West mine or vein bearing silver.
with surface ground 200 feet in width, situnte,
lying and being in Eureka Mining district,
county Of Eureka and State of Nevada. and
known and designated by the field notes and
official plat on file in this Office as lot No. I05
unsurveyed lands.
The exterior boundaries of said lot 70. 105
being as follows, to-wit:
Variation 16lA Dig enst; commencing at a
post marked No. /, u. S. Survey No. 1O5.
whence the flagstaff in the town Of Eureka
bears N IS Dig AZ M L 1884 feet: the highest
point on Ruby Hill No. ! bears S 3 Dig I'm Il
4.lel #; the Lawton shaft Of the Eureka Con-
solidated Mining Company bears S Is DE- 20 m
IL Dig W COS fl; thence running, first course,
) S61a Dig W 200 # to post marked No. 2, us
Survey No. 1875; thence, second course, N 80
dgW SCOTT to post marked No., U. $. Survey
No. lO5; thence, third course, n S6% Dig Il 200
# to post marked No. 4, U. S. Survey No. l05:
and thence. fourth course, s 80 Dig L 500 It
to post No. l, to place of beginning. contain
ing B 67-l00 acres.
This claim is bounded on the south by the
Alabama claim.
The location Of this mine is duly recorded
in the Recorders Office of Eureka Mining
district, in book D Of page l32.
Any and al! persons claiming adversely any
ing ground as bereinbefore described, arc re-
CURED to file their adverse claim with the
Register of the United States Lani Ctfice, Mt
Eureka. In the state of Nevada, during the
sixty days period Of publication hereof, or
they will be barred by virtue Of tho provis-
ions of the Statute.
spl0-G0d D. Z. IMMEL. Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-29
Application for Patent
Tt
TEE ALABAMA MENE
NO. 339.
EuaEKA, New, Septem Dor 9, 1876.

EUaEKA, NEv., Septemb Dor 9, 1876.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
N the Adams Jill Consolidated Mining
Company, whose postoffice address is San
Francisco, California;, by its duly. authorized
agent, j. Z. Powell, has this day filed it's ap.
plication for a patent for l,5tQ linear feet OF
the Alabama mine or + yoin bearing silver.
lying and icing in Eureke Mining district,
county of Eureka, and State Of Nevada, and
known and designated by the field notes and
o%tiiclal plat on tlle in this Office as lot number
lOo unsurveyed lands
The exterior boundaries of said lot No. los
being as follows, to.wit:
Variation l6I2 Dig east, com,n encing at a
same being post No. l Of U. s. Survey No.
l05. Wide West lode, whence the flagstaff In
the town of Eureka bears N ST dg ~ m E
1884 feet; the highest point Of Ruby Hill Nc.
! bears ; dg 9 m = 4,lsl #; the Lawton
Company bears s IS de- 20 M & 4,7ol #, and
tho Alabama shat bears s q Dig S5 m W 1915
IT; thence running. first course, S 81 Dig q
! 900 # to post marked No. 2 u. S. Survey
No. lo6; thence, second course, s s61s dg.W
200 it to post marked No. 81. S. Survey No.
100; thence, third course, n 81 Dig W 100 tt
to post marked No. 4. y. S. Survey No. 106,
tho same being post No. 2 Of said survey No.
course, N $50 dg Il 200 TT along said survey
No. l05 to post No. !, to place of beginning,
containing 6 S9-l00 acres.
ms clam Is. bounded on the north by the
Wide " est claim.
The location of this mine is duly recorded
in the Recorders Office of Eureka Mining
district, in book Il of page240.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said Alabama mine or said mining
ground as hereinbetore described, are re-
CURED to file their advese claim with tho
Register OF the United States Land Office at
Eureka. in the State o! Nevada, during the
sixty days period of publication hereof, or
they will be barred by virtue Of the provis-
ions of the Statute.
spl0-60d D.. B.. IMMEL, Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-29
Application for Patent
TO TEED UTAH MIME.
NO. 347.I
Z. S. LAND OFFICE.

EuREKA, NEv., Oct. 20. 1876.
NOTICE IS Hereby GIVEN THAT
~, the Richmond Mining Company. of Ne
vada, whose postoffice address is Eureka,
Nevada, has this day, by its duly authorized
agent, h. Rickard, filed its application
for a patent for eight hundred and seventy
three 7-lo linear feet of tho Utah Mine or
vein bearing silver, with surface ground one
hundred ana ninety-ssyen $40 feet in width,
situate, lying ard being in Eureka Mining
District. count of Eureka, and State OF Ne
notes and official plat Or file in this office as
Lot No. 10Y, the exterior boundaries Of sold
Lor No. 1O7 being as follows, to-wit:
Variation l51sd e east, commencing,at a post
the flagstaff in tho town Of Eureka brarsN
"a Dc 10 IN Il OOH #. This highest point Of
Ruby Hill No. bears S Dig rs M W 33l #,
and the Lawton shaft of the Eureka Com
53,n 4 III f.. Thence running, 1T course.
\ ~ dg Il 1S7 $40 it, to post marko Nc 2, Z.
). Survey No. l07. Thence. ~ course, ) b21s
d + o13 80 # to post marked No. !, U. s.
SIX ylark lode. Thence, 3D. course, S 81 Dig W
1871 #, to post No. 8 Of said survey No. 81.
1877 $40 # to post marked No. A., H.. S. Sur
W 10 30 It, to post No, i of Survey 10. 80,
Lupita lode, S73 7-lO # to post No. i, the place
Of beginning. containing 8 95.loo acres.
This claim is bounded on the southeast by
the Skylark Mining Claim, and on tho north
east by the Arctic Mining Claim.
The location Of this mine is duly recorded
in the Recorders office of Eureka Mining Dis
trict in Book ID. of page 1913.
any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion OF said Utah mine or sid mining
ground as hereirbefore described, arc ro-
CURED to file their adverse claim with tho
register of the United States Land Office ri
Eureka, in the State of Nevada, during the
sixty days period of publication hereof. or
they will be barred by virtue of the proyis-
ions of the Statute. ID. B.. IMMEL,
o22-6nd Register.