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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-15
DEATH III THE PR.
4 Horrible Eire.uai.p Explosion la
Pcuasy 1cRrcn fgr the
Ciisrrea md NaugIeu Victims.

ChSrrea .nd HRu.ieu victims.
PTTsToN. Pa, Feb. 13.-This alter
noon "A terrible explosion occurred in the
Exeter mine. belonging to the Lehigh
Valley Coal company, and located ia
West Pitt.ton. The mines had been Idle
this week on account Of the suspension.
and though the fan which, supplies fresh
air TO the chambers below had been kept
running all the week, the quantity of air
forced into the mines was not sufficient to
eXpel all the foul air and prevent an nc
cumulalion OF iire-damp.
TIE IMMEDIATE CAUSE
of the explosion /. not known, but suli-
Gent knowledge has been gained 20 lead
to the belief that one OF the men below
entered a chamber with lighted lamp.
and that its sparks isnited the gas which
had accumulated there since Monday.
About twenty-five men had been engaged
repairing the track, ana gangways at
the headings. Among the number were
several miners, aud this morning they
all went to work rs usual. About half
past two thi, afternoon, while the men
were engaged at their work below.
THE EXPLOSION
occurred. The force of the explosion
was so great as 10 tear away brattice,
props, doors, tracks and great mass of
rock and coal. The roof of the fan
house at the top Of the air.shait was torn
to pieces, and other damage amountin.
to thousands OF dollars was wrought.
The many miners who stood near tie
| breaker fastened to relieve those below.
The main shaft was very badly damaged.
but an entrance was effected. 1t was a
| dangerous business TO hunt for those be-
low, but the volunteers prosecuted their
work for three hours until they had
brought to the surface twelve men, four
Of whom were dead aud the others more
| or less.
BURNED AND MASGLED.
The report Of the explosion spread
among The hundreds of idle miners ant
| In q short time after the disaster, crowd,
gathered about the breaker. A few
women were present, and some OF then
were kept IN state oi suspense pending
the rescue OF those below. When at lasl
the bodies of tie dead aud blackenel
forms OF The mangled were brought up
great
DISTRESS AND SORROW
was manifested by all. The men were
returned TO the surface at intervals. ant
"a the dead and injured followed cacl
other, the agony of those,who had friends
still below increased but the work wa,
finally completed, when 1t was ascer
tanned that four men had been KILLED
outright and six or eight badly injured
IL Is thought that some of the latter vii
die. The names of the killed are ID
Smallcy. Edward Alien. Thomas Han
and Aleck Jones. Most OF the men re
side in West PIttston.
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-28
LOUISIANA.


The Election Investigation.
New Orleans, Dec. 27.--The Senate
committee met and took up the parish
of East Baton Rouge. Several colored
witnesses testified that they saw armed
bodies of men styled ''bull-dosers'' or
regulators" riding on the public
roads at night. They visited the
cabins of celored Republicans, put ropes
around the women's necks, broke doors
in and tore down fences, etc. Several
colored Republicans were murdered.
One WIS taken out and tied with
a rope and shot. He said: Il have
lived a Radical and / will die one" The
body of another colored Republican
was afterwards found in a river. There
We're marks on the road where he had
been dragged. He was president of a
Republican club at the time he was
taken.
McEnery was recalled and questioned
as to the condition of the canvass in
Ouachita, his testimony occupying the
remainder of the day.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-28

Whereas Julius q, Strong did by his
deed made the 18th day OF August, 1875
sell and convey unto FoseyS. Wilson, his
heirs and assigns all the following de-
serited real to wit: Lot No. 10 in
block number4l6in theto1n of Cheyenne
as said Lot is Laid down and described on
the plat of said town, recorded An the
office of the County Clerk of said coun-
ty;" with the building, improvements,
rights and hereditaments thereon and
thereto belonging, Al they are described
in said deed, which deed is duly record
ed In the office of the Clerk of Laramie
County; and whereas the said deed was
made to secure the payment of a GER
tain promissory note given by the said
J. c. Strong, August 18th, 1875 for the
sum of one thousand dollars, payable
ninety days after date, with interest
payable monthly, at the rate of two per
cent. per month from date until paid;and
whereas no part of said note or interest
has been paid, now therefore, l, George
Wilson, Jr., assignee of said note and
mortgage, by virtue of the power there
in given towit: land if default shall be
made in the payment of the principal
or interest above mentioned, then the
said party of the second part or his exc
cutors, administrators or assigns, are
hereby authorized to sell the premises
above granted, Oh SO much thereof as
will be necessary to satisfy the amount
then due, with all necessary costs and
expenses, the said sale to be made by
public auction, on giving ten l10) days
notice thereof by publication in some
daily newspaper published in said Lar
annie County Wyoming Territory do
hereby give notice that / will sell the
said real estate together with all the
rights and hereditaments thereto be-
longing or in aDywise appertaining, at
the court house in Cheyenne Wyo. Ter.
on the 9Th day of January 1877 between
the hours of Il O'Clock m. and l O'Clock
p. m. at public auction to the highest
bidder. GEORGE WMsoN,JR Ia.
[d2S-dl0tl Assignee.
Cheyenne Wyo. Ter, Dec. 2Sth 1876.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.


Washington. Dec. 27.-The speaker
laid before the House a message from
the President in regard to obtaining
certain concessions from the Sioux
Indians. Referred.
Also a message from the President in
regard to the extradition treaty with
Great Britain, and announcing that
since Great Britain handed over Brent,
the ,forger, to this government, he would
regard the treaty as still in operation,
but hoped a new treaty would be en-
tered into. Referred.
The committee appointed on the SUBJ
ject reported a resolution declaring
that the president of the Senate has
not the power alone to count and de-
clare the electoral vote.
The speaker laid before the House a
petition from certain citizens of Gin
| cinnati in regard to the counting of the
electoral vote. Discussion arose as to
whether the petition should be read,
Garfield holding that the reading of a
petition was out of order, even though
presented by the speaker. Banning
made a revolutionary speech, literally
J defying the Government in case a crisis
came in the Presidential muddle.
Garfield said he was glad a gentle
man had been found who could speak
for the American people; who could
tell exactly what people were going to
do. He sincerely regretted that his
colleague, Banning, should speak in a
time of real danger like the present,
when the country needed all its wis
dom, and all its fairness, and all its
calmness, that he should have found it
necessary at such a time to hint at
what the people would do, and that
they would defy the authority Of the
United States; that the army might
come, that the navy might come, but
that the people would come down and
override everything. 1t was the very
essence of violence, for the gentleman
to appeal to the people to resist the
plain process of law, and in an hour
like this the men who attempted tt
shake a brand of fire over the country
were the men who ought to be mos
severely judged by the people.
Tanning said that he thought TIN
condition Of the country dangerous
and the House ought to proceed will
cautiousness and certainty; that his sid
of the House was doing SO, but it woult
not be deferred from its duty by any
thing or anybody.
Frye said the fact that many mel
were talking about war, and yet -golt
stood at 1871, and not at 100, showe'
clearly the people did not take an.
stock in the Democratic cry Of war
They did believe there was to he var
they were not easily frightened by gen
tlemen who talked about people comm
and stripping men Of power.
After further discussion the Hous
adjourned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-28
POSSIBLE
Suggested BIZ Hon. W. NJ. Grosrenc

Suggested by Hon. W. NJ. Grosreaor.
New York, Dec. 27.-Wm. NJ. Gros-
venor publishes a strong letter TO show
that if Congress continues the discus
sion of the presidential muddle until
the 4th of March next, the new House
of Representatives will have the right
and duty to elect a president. Grosye-
nor claims that the right to elect does
not devolve upon any House of Repre-
sentatiyes until all the certificates of
the electoral college have been opened,
and prolonged debate may prevent such
completed opening until the present
Congress expires. In which ease the
new Congress will have Until the 4th
of March, 1878, to choose a president,
unless meantime it shall have been Of
ficially ascertained and declared that no
person is elected by the people. 1t is
only after such ascertainment that the
constitution directs the House to choose
Immediately by ballot the President.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-28
N
Cronin Checkmafed.


Washington, Dec. 27.-Cronin has
returned and will deposit the vote of
his electoral college with the president
of the Senate. He went to the capitol
for that purpose yesterday, but ut last
accounts had not made the deposit. 1t
seems that the suggestion of withhold
ing the returns came too late, and was
suggested by N of the Democratic
members after Cronin's arrival. The
duplicate had already beer mailed from
Oregon, and is undoubtedly il Mr.. Ferry's
possession, since he has two mailed re-
turns from that state.
LATER.-Cronin delivered the Ore
gon electoral vote to Vice Presi lent
Ferry to-day. The latter declined to
give a receipt on account of the two
sets Of returns in from Florida.
after Orion.
The speaker of the House has caused
u subpoena to be issued against Orion,
to appear forthwith before the Morrison
investigating committee at New Or
leans, with the required kilograms.
Assuring Adrices.
The National Republican commit
tees advices from their counsel and
other prominent northern Republicans
in Florida say the ordered
by the state supreme court applies only
to the vote for governor and state off,
GERS and does not refer to the electoral
votes.
1t is conceded that a new canvass of
the vote in strict accordance with the
courts order, will give the state offices
to the Democratic candidates by POO or
800 majority, but the Republicans say
it is evident that if it were possible to
recanvass the electoral votes the major
tiles for Hayes and Wheeler would at
least be from 80 to 35, respectively, &C
cording to the official certificate of the
board Of November Goth.
The Republican counsel at Tallahas-
see also inform the committee that il
the board were to revise their findings
as to the regularity Of each return on
its face, they would, under this order
of the court, be obliged to reject several
county returns, and thereby increase the
Hayes and Wheeler majority to between
200 and 300.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-28
FLORIDA.
The Complication.

Tallahassee, Dec. 27.lThe notice
from the secretary of state to the MEM
beers of the c~anvassing board to meet
this morning to re-canvass the returns
was Withdrawn to-day. McLin and
Cowgirl refuse to obey the order of the
court, and have filed a motion to va
cate the rule and set aside the manda-
mus. Cooke will obey the mandate of
the court by making the canvass him
self. Elk Attorney General Williams
arrived this morning.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-28
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Fresh Proofs Of Democratic Deriltry.
Washington, Dec. 27.-Repressnta-
tive A. 5. Wallace, of South Carolina,
asserts that great election frauds were
perpetrated by the Democrats of his
district for the purpose of defeating
him. He says that he will be able to
prove not only the intimidation of Re
publican voters, but the Importation of
at least 1900 Georgians and North Car
olinians, who voted for his opponent.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-28
-TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
iold closed yesterday at 1914.

Gold closed yesterday at 107e.
Cronin's ~confederates have been sum-
moned to testify in the Oregon case.
New York city seized a Pacific Mail
steamer for taxes recently, and held it
until $685. 600 was paid.
A young Californian named Robert
Heffel, was killed by a railroad acct
dent at Morrisburg, Canada, yester-
day.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-28
MIG HT REPORT.
CANADA.
The Recen. Holocaust.

Montreal, Dec. 27.-Nine bodies have
been recovered from the ruins of the
st. Elizabeth convent, all SO badly
burned that they couldn't be identified.
The %coroner's inquest resulted in a
verdict of accidental death-cause not
ascertained.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-28
FOREIGN.


Conftantinople, Dec, zT.-h appears
certain that the Porte will not reject
all the proposals Of the Powers. The
interyie~ between the Marquis OF
Salisbury and the Sultan appears To
have produced q favorable result.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-14

en- of the House of Representatives mar
NetnS his rulings AS n presiding officer,
'hfee senators profting secretly b. their
votes as lawmakers. 1--WE chairmen OF the
leading committees of the late House Of
representatives exposed in jobbery, u
iate secretary OF the treasury forcing q
balance in public accounts, q late attor-
ney general misappropriating the public
funds, secretary of the navy enriched
or enriehing friends By percentages
levied of the profits of Contractors with
MS department, an ambassador TO Eng
land censured IN n disLouer,ble specula
ilou, the president private secretary
barely escaping conviction upon trial
or guilty completely in frauds upon the
revenue, q secretary Of war impeached
for high crimes and confessed m5sGeme4-
n0rs the uemoustlati il complete that
Tic ursJ step ia reform mast be the pe0-
pie choice of honest men from another
party, lest the disease Of one political or
gtnizatiou infests the body polite, and
lest by making no change of men of par
ty we can &c 40 change OF measures and
no reform. All these abuses wrongs AMI
crimes the product of sixteen year as
ceudauey OF the Republican party, create
p necessity for reform confessed by the
Republicans themselves. Bat their refOr-
mcrs are voted down ia Convention and
displaced fr0n the Cabinet. The party
mass OF honest voters IS powerless 10 re
si=t tae eighty thousand office holders,
lis leaders an gJiIes. Bes1rm can oLl,
be had by peaceful civil revolution.
We demand change of system. a change
III administration, IA change of parties,
that we may have change OF measures
and o. men.
Tine reading was frequently interrupt
ed by applause. The deuuuciatiEn OF tne
resumption act and the demand for It's
repeal received with especial favor
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-14
Tne "Poor Han y

The poor man is the especial object
of "tho candidates" sympathy. For
the poor man the demagogue can brave
death, pesIilenee. anything, until after
the election day When you hear one
Of these ranting fellows, making him
self miserable about the poor man,
oonstrue his speech, thus:
[ admit that am aos friend Of the
poor man, but 1 u wanting your vote.
| regard the poor man, IN his present
condition, as so much wasted raw ma
terial. Cut up aud properly canned.
he might be made useful to fatten the
natives of the Canoibal Islands, and
70 improve orr export trade with that
region; l SHALL only be deferred from
trying to getsueh legislation upon the
subject by the apprehension that !
might want your votes bereafter Ny
campaign cry shall be "Dessicats the
poor workingman! STUFF him iuto sau-
sagesi'
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-14

4 summary Of foreign crop pros
peess compiled BY the New York Pro
duce Exchange, indicates that, about
fortnight ago, the grain crop pros>
poets Of continental Europe we're, in
the aggregate, not Mastering. There
was fair situation in France, Germa.
ny and Belgium, but the Russian crop
does not recover from early back sets,
and was extremely unsatisfactory. To
Euglaud the crop IS too weeks to a
month later than IN any year Of the
last forty according to statistics fur
nished, but otherwise the prospect was
moderately fair
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-14

To the last Congressional race in
this District, according to official f.
ures, A. R Boone received, 5,Ss2
votes, and Oscar Turner, 5,80l. In
the Presidential election, Grant receiy
ed 6,079 votes. Thus it will be seen
that with all the whip and spur, and
excitement and effort Of friends,
Boone lacked 1877 vo ies Of being as
strong as the Republican party in this
District, aud Oscar Turner lacked Is
votes.
Ia order that the people may test
the accuracy and correctness Of these
figures, we print Grants vote by coua-
ties, SO that any one may prove them
by the Official vote
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-14

Mr. Turner further says he was the
choice OF the Democratic voters Of the
district. His vote does not prove ii. For,
granting that he received none bat Dem
ocrati5 votes, (which he and everybody
else knows is not true still he did not
receive majority Of the Demo 5ratic
votes Of The district Here are the figures:
He only we'd, according to his own
statement, 5S2l votes, while Governor
McCreagy, the very next year, received
1915 notes. which shows that Mr.. TUr
ner received 7SI votes less than "a ma Or-
ity OF the Democratic voters of the dis
frict. And taxing into consideration the
fact hat he received large number Of
Radjaal 4tes, (Which he know TO be
"a =. hssspaas-- Of his boast, that
the 49,. voters of the district de-
sired4iu to represent them in Congress =?
Boonss Circular.
These figures are correct and prove
that farmer was not the choice Of the
Democratic voters Of the District; and
they also prove that Boone was not
the choice Of the Democratic voters
Of the District. There were enough
not voting to have given either ma
iority of their own party, but they
failed to attract them
ia Grassland made two races for
CONGRESS az tbs District Ia the FIRST
he resolved rear 1000, aud 10 the
second nsarI2 900 votes.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-14

Mr.. Turner, protesting devotion to
Democratic principles, and Boosting Of
his long services in the Democratic party,
not only denied tie necessity of "a con
vention, but announced his purpose to
make the race before 'Ae people, Az re-
fused % submit hi- claims l3 70 convention
oil his party be ore ae knew whether lLc
people w1.ii participate ia Il or not
BJoaes trs.i-r.
There is room f5r explanation right
here TURNER'S frieuus claim thst he
would hlee submitted 20 convention.
il ii Leg been pronounced necessary
5y NJ Y5ekj but tlatit was deferred
until ies weeks before the election.
and .tata wa= held in opposition to
the wishes Of the people. The vote
PoIel torTuruer, aud for Boone, gives
re peet45.ity to the position Of each.
aad .oega The slsisabi,ity Of said CON
vendou, question Of Argument In
April aal 1iay Of tina; year, the Hick-
man CoUIEE urged convention, but
it was at needed The impression
has oJ'lhed hat At that stage of the
canvass Turner would have yielded to
some iairPariy ar5iir4tiou--a primary
elee-i2u-thoush not admitting its ne
cassiiyi tut, tie convention being de
ferred vail the first Of October, he
eoustrnol il into personal organiza-
lion agains, himself This is the ar
gument made by some Of Turner's
friends at least. It is in order for .
Col Tuner to explain whether he /
would at any time have submitted to
any mode Of party arbitration. 1t is |
but fair, also, to state, that the other
side charge, that it was and is the in
tention Of Turner to take the bits IN
his own mouth and run independent /
aud regardless Of the Democratic party
as an EXAMINATION.