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tinued the case Of contempt against The
U. y. District Attorney, The counsel fol
the Sheriff for Richland, who had the
Capyassers in custody, stated to the sa.
preme Court that the members OF The
Board had been taken from him by kabsaI
corpus aud was ordered to fle copies oI
tho papers In Court tomorrow.
NEw York, November T.-The Times
Columbia dispatch says Judge Bond has
addressed letter to the Baltimore Amer.
iean in which he says: The Board Of State
Canyassers have never been advised by
me; never have seen them;I would not
know more than one Of the Board II !
did, and that one is the Attorney General
OF South Carolina; no one has yet applied
TO the Circuit Court OF this district for
any action in relation to the recent elec.
ton; il any person do so apply, and there
is a statute for II, he shall have relief, II
there be no statute he must seek else.
where; ifit be thought unreasonable that
when the Circuit Court was about 10 be
held at IN expense Of nearly 81 900 daily
that I should anticipate ita session In or.
der 10 arrange its business to make the
time as short as possible, l do not coin.
eide with tho objector.
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ANTIQUITY OF THE WoRLp.-At the
first annual session ofthe Liverp ool Geo
logical Society, which occurred in octo.
Der, the retiring President, Mr.. F. Nil.
lard Reade, read paper treating Of the
yearly amount Of solid matter removed
from the surface Of England and Wales
by rain, or rather river water. By elab.
orate calculations the writer estimated
that it would require $4,000 years 10 re.
move one foot from the whole surface in
the way indicated. The calculations
were compared with others showing the
denudation Of the great river.basins Of
Europe, viz: the Rhine, Rhone and Dan.
ube. From these estimates Mr.. Reade
deduced the conclusion that the minimum
amount Of time which has elapsed since
the first known sedimentary rocks were
deposited is, 10 round numbers, 50000O,-
900 Of years. This conclusion harmo.
nises with the views OF Lyell, Hutton,
and others, as to the great age Of the
world.
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Fast Days in France.

81
A gentleman Of an iaquiring turn of
mind has been amusing himseh with.col.
lecting statis!ics regarding the conSump.
ton Of food by Parlsians on fast and days
Of abstinence. Itappears that last Good
Friday Hths Niobe Of cities managed to
consume 290 pounds OF salmon, 10000
pound, Of cod, Z, 900 pounds Of skate, 40
900 pounds ofred herrings, 5000 pounds
Of shad, 100000 poundsof eggs, 6,7Ss
pounds Of butter. The allowance Of fish
for population Of 100000 inhabitants
is not very large, though 10000 pounds
OF red herrings will go long way, eS.
pecially in producing thirst. Keepers OF
public houses, indeed, must be tempted
to an irreyerent parody Of the coach.
mans wish that II were Derby day all the
year round. They have certainly every
reason to wish that the fasts OF the
church, II observed in this spirit, may be
many and vigorously enforced by the
civil authority. The amount OF beef.
steaks consumed on Good Friday Is not
stated It doubtless represented consid-
able amount Of self.asaertion on the part
Of "liberalsT in the continental accepta.
tion Of the word, though many admirers
ofPrince Napoleon were somewhat scan.
dalized at the dinner party once given by
his Imperial Highness on that day.
French clerical journals take good care
to remind Prince Nepoleon Of his impru.
dence, to cal! 1t nothing worse, at least
once year. aE|ltr
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Excitement Among the Negroes.

LoupvnLE, November q. Mrs. Ross
Harden, aged 95, said 10 be the FIRST wo.
man born In Kentucky, Il ,dead.ob !
A special says Cave City, KY, Is in O
great state OF excitement over the perpe.
tration Of M outrage on colored man
who voted the Democratic ticket at the
last election The Republican negroes
swore vengeance II seems and selected
last Friday night for the contamination
Of their design. They went to Che mans
house at night, and in spite Of his plead.
Ing for mercy and the tears and cries
his wife and children, hung him to u
tree. The perpetrators OF the outrage
have been recognized and captured. Their
guilt ia plain and THE popular excite
ment Is so great that one murder may be
followed by others. The authorities are
taking the necessary precautions to pre-
vent any any further disturbance.
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p:eI,l to the Cincinnati Commercial.

lsp.clll 70 The Clnelnnau Comm0rcial,l
WAsHISofpN, November 20.-The vir,
ginia State Board Of Canvassers meet To-
morrow, d'wlll, It is said, proceed tc
count out. Jorgensen, Republican Con,
gresham elect, in the Fourth District
Hinton, the Democratic candidate, ask,
that votes be thrown out on the ground
Of intimidation, alleging in support oI
the charge thot there were United States
troops in Petersburg on the day Of The
election. In point Of fact there we're nc
Soldlerl In Petersburg at that time. o.
this 1t Il proposed to defeat JorganIeu
who has 1900 majOrity,
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com FOR TIE UNITED STATES.

One million dollars in American eagles
were drawn from Bank Yesterday for New
York,
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VOLUME XXV--NUMBER 80.
The Mexican ReVoiutlon-Out.
RACES on American Citizens
Conflict on the border llnmi'
Nenl.

nent.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, November 81
A courier arrived to-day from Guauo
Juato, the native state Of IgIesias, Chief
JuStice and ex.oficio Vice President Of
Mexico, with news. Iglesias had ~.
sumed tue powers OF President Of the
Republic, in default Of legal election,
and that he had appointed full Cabinet
and other Federal officers. The people
OF Guiana Juato were enthusiastie In hll
support and had raised large sum Of
money 10 sustain his government. Dlss
revolutionists all rccogni1s 1glestas as
y legitimate Prssident. Matamoras 10
tho only place caI OF Sierra Msdrs
held by PastisanS OF Luerdo an agent
OF Iglesias Is here, and said TO DO treat
ing for its surrender 10 the new Govern
ment, and 1t is belieyed that Reocultas
the commander will turn over TO Iglesias
The Luerdo Government had aeknowl.
edge the English debt, and SO regarded to
have negotiated further loan Of 81, ,00o,.
900 which has excited national feeling
against Luerdo.
Five American citizens went over 70
Ma.amoras yesterday on u visit, and were
insulted aud assaulted by Mexican otl.
GERS and then arrested and thrown Into
prison. This morning they were aned
from $40 to $3.50 each, or two month";
hard labor on the public works. This
outrage has created profound excitement
On this side, and hundreds Of men are
offering their services to aid In a rescue,
II necessary. Unless our Government
takes steps 10 prevent repetition Of
theso outrages, there 10 great danger OF
an early conflict on this border.
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The South Carolina Deadlock.
ISpecInl 10 Cincinnati CommareInl.l

I
COLUMBIA, November 25.--There is
now deadlock between thh Supreme
Court and the Board Of State Canvassers.
The court ordered the Canvassers to Ger.
tify to the election OF members Of the
Legislature for Edgefeld and Laurens
counties. The Board answers that all
their powers and functions ceased on the
22d inst, by statutory Limitation and by
final adjournment. Failing to get the
certificates called for, the court adjudges
the Canvassers in contempt, and i'm
poses a fine Of $500 on each and COM
mits them to the common Jail until they
comply with the ordet OF the court.
Last evening the Canvassers took up
their quarters in the jail, where they
propose evidently to still hold the fort
Tor Hayes and Wheeler, for it mnst not
be forgotten that the ultimate end Of all
this judicial as well rs political assump-
tion is TO inyalidate the credentials now
held from the Canyassers by the Hayes
and Wheeler Electors.
The Democratic lawyers are now actu.
ally demanding from the Supreme Court
that the Court itself shall assume the
functions Of the Board and issue certif-
Gates and correct returns, so as TO give
an apparant majority for the Tilden
Electors.
Judging by their previous conduct, the
Court seem likely 10 do this. The parti.
san conduct OF the Court excites general
abhorrence, particularly the conduct OF
Judge Willard in delivering political
harangue from the bench on Friday.
It il reported that Judge Bond, U. s.
Circuit Judge, who is here, will release
the Canvassers on habeas corpus on the
grounds that they are discharging Fed.
eral functions, and can no. be punished
or coerced by the State Courts.
The Legislature meets on Tuesday
next. A struggle over the organization
OF the House Of Representatives is sure
to take place, and It may be violent. By
the action OF the Canvassers in refusing
certificates to the members from LaurenS
and Edgefeld, the House stands 90 Re.
publicans and Sc Democrats. II Is stat.
ed that the rejected members from these
two counties will claim their seats and
forcibly occupy them, and take part ln |
the organization. In that case the FEEDER. |
al soldiers will probably intervene to
protect the lawful members from intru.
sion and violence.
Upon the organization OF the House
depends the Goyenorship. With 4 Re.
publican House, the senate. being clearly
Republican, the frauds in many counties
will be inquired into, and HamptonI
vote will be reduced several thousands |
below Chamberlain's, and the latter will |
be declared Governor. II the Democrats
gain controll Of the House, the opposite |
result will follow, and Hampton will be |
seated. -...... .......
II is stated, on the best authority, that
Hamptons rife clubs will be here 10
force on Tuesday to assert the claimS Of
their leader. Many. expect violence,
even to bloodshed, unless the United
States troops prevent II.
The excitement is great, but the out.
ward appearance Of things remains quiet. |
How long this will continue depends on |
events near at hand. W.P. JONES.
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INDIA.
Tho storm Waves.

LONDON, November ga dispatch
from Calcutta says: Sir Richard Temple
Lieut.. Gov. Of the Presidency OF Bengal
in his official report on the recent Cy'
clone, which caused such fearful de-
struction OF human Life in that PreSiden,
cy, says: Three storm waves in rapid
succession, swept over an area Of three
thousand square miles
The accounts from the Bombay Presi'
dency, relative to the famine are gloom
Ter this year; the rain fall In the distress
ed districts Is not one-third Of the aver
age. fall. j.
The prospects in the Presidency oi
Madros, also continues unfavorable.
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Electoral Disability.

Sr. LOUIS, November 27.-Considera.
bic comment has been INDUCED here on
a fact that Gen. D. n. Frost, one Of the
Democratic Presidential Electors Of this
State has been pronounced ineligible.
The General is u graduate Of West Point
aud served in the army several years
was also in command Of the.State Militia
at Camp Jackson, this city, when cap.
turcd by Maj. Lyon, in May, 1851, and
subsequently served the Confederant ar
mr.. He claims to have pardon from
the President, Andrew Johnson, and that
therefore his disabilities have been re.
moved; but. the Republicans assert that
JohnsonIs pardon stands for ynought
against the Constitutional Amendment
on the subject OF disabilities, and there.
forehe cannot act legally as an elector.
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TIE tampering with the ballOt.boxes in
charge Of the Board OF Canyasers Of the
State Of Louisiana may have been a
Democratic trick" though we do not
see precisely how the Democrats could
have managed it. The Republicans Of
Louisiana are not, as 10 we'll known, abeye
trickery. Let US have 4 square under.
standing, however, that trickery shall not
count In this case. II there are parishes
In which the vote Is proven to have been
made fraudulent by yiolence, they should
be thrown out according % law, but the
testimony must be strong enough to hang
a man. There must be no taint Of fraud
this time.-oIaeiaadli C6mnarial Of yes.
tkrtinV.
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coLLEERY FIRE.
onleia1 Vote OF IIlInois.

spR1SerrELD, November 27,-The can.
vass Of the vote Of Illinois took place to.
day, and showed that the Hayes elector
receiving the highest vote got 277, ,232;;
the Tilden elector receiving the highest,
25S, ,607, and-the highest Cooper elector,
l7,019. The House will stand Republi.
cans 70; Democrats and Independents "a,
with two contests, which may give the
Republicans two more If decided in their
favor, and the Democrats two less. The
Senate stands Republicans %, Democrats
"a, Independents 5. OF the latter, two
will possibly cooperate with the Repub-
licans. The Congressional delegation
stand Republicans II, Democrats s. 1t
is claimed that recount OF the ballots
in the 18th District will elect Wiley, Re-
publican. The figures show the election
Of the entire Republican State ticket.
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North Carolina Election.

NEw York, Nov. 24.-Tfme1 Green
boro, n. O., special says the returns 70
ceived show that the vote for Hayes and
Settle will reach and probably exceed
10000. Tildeh's majority will reach
100000, and Vance will run some 10000
to $4,000 behind him. The Democrats
here are very much excited by the dis
covery Of the fact that one ot Tilden'a
electors, William B. Glen, Is ineligible
He Is one ot the commissioners appoint.
ed by the Southern Claims Commission
to take teStimoGyy aud this will give one
Republican elector In North Carolina.
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Mayor Wickham and the Comp.
trOiler'S Office.

New YoRx, November N.-Msyor
Wickham has dominated for Comptroller
Jas. s. Thayer, who ia brother Of s1.
State Senator Thayer and OF Canal Com.
missioner Thayer. A communication
was also received from Mayor Wickhan
enclosing opinions from VIM. N. Evarts
and ex.Judge Emmott, both Republicans,
and Corporation Counsel Whitney, that
the Mayor has the power to appoint a
COMPTROLLER.
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ESTABLISHED AUGUST "a, 1852

to Hayes by a decided majority
Gov. Kellogg has claimed this from the
very first, and ho has expressed his graf
iicatiou In public kilograms that men o.
character were coming from the North &c
witness the operations Of the Board. Il
intimidation has been practiced iu
Louisiana to the extent claimed
II is certainly susceptible OF proof
to the satisfaction Of the country,
and there can be no necessity for the
Secretary Of the Board to resort to any
Irregularities in order to make out q
case. All that Is required is "Eair count
Of afair vote" This is what the country
demands and what II will sustain let il
elect who II may.
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TALLY thir.y.seven. The Duchess oi
Edinburg has another daughter. That
makes thirty.seyen children and grand.
children in the family OF Queen Victoria,
oil but three Of whom are living. The
Duchess Of Edinburg is very regular in
her habits. Her frst child was borain
October, 1s74pher secondin oStober. 1876,
and her third In November, 1876.
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The Committee on Approprla'
iinnR.

WASHINGTON, November GA ma.
jority OF the House Committee on Ap.
propriations are now in the city, namely:
Foster, Waldron, Holman, Wells and
Blunt. The chairman, Randall, will ar
rive from New Orleans tomorrow, when
the committee will commence business by
assigning the various appropriations to
subcommittee. The estimates Of the
Treasury Department are now fully com.
Melted. r.. ia
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PARIS, November GA correspond
ent Of the Tines, discussing the prospects
oi conference At Constantinople, says
The people even affirm that the Marquis
Of Salisbury, the English plenIpotentiary
though in principle opposed 10 foreign
occupation, has not an absolute predeter.
mination even on that point. He will
discuss with unbiased mind the question
OF collective occupation within limits
which cannot alarm the. Porte nor excite
tho suspicious Of any power.
The Times, in a leading article, also
openly favors collective occupation. Il
says: "The occupying force should In
the case Of each province be procured
from some power which can not DO aus.
pected Of harboring any designs upon
the province in which II Is placed. No
objection could be raised 10 this as long
as the force furnished Is Trustworthy and
sufficient. The jealousies Of the guaran.
teeiug powers and the antipathy OF the
Porte may be allayed by the adoption Of
this salutsry principle"
Atelogram from Ragusa says that NJ.
Jornin, Russian representative in Monte
negro, has started for St. Petersburg, in
obedience to telegraphic summons.
A dispatch from Berlin to the qEmss
announces that the Grand Duke Michael
Nicolaievitch, IT,, and Gen. skobelietF
will accompany the Grand Duke Nicho.
las to the headquarters OF the army in
Southern Russia.
BELGRADE, November 27.-General
Doctoroff, former chief Of Gen. Tcher.
nayef . staff, who lately proceeded to 81.
Petersburg on special mission, has tel
egraphed Gen. Tchernayef that the Gar
stated during an.audience, that he greatly
relied on the Russian force In Servia and
charged him, Gen. Doc,orof, to inform
Russian officers remaining in Servia that
they should lose nothing thereby The
Grand Duke Nicholas on Sunday tele-
graphed Gen. Tchernayetl requesting
him 10 come to Kichineff. Tchernaye1
will probably start Thursday next for
that place.
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HANOVER N. a., November 27.-Ths
Fletcher prize Of $500 otfsred by the
trustees Of Dartmouth College for the bes,
essay upon the best means TO counteraet
tho worldly influences surrounding Chris
tiapity has been awarded TO Rev.. .Rm! F.
FariS, Of Grace Presbyterian Church,
Peoria, lllinois. mn n .,.u-lLn.t
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NEW YoRK, November Fitzpatrick
Taft, wAtchman In the Office OF the Long
Island R. R, Co., was found shot through
the heart. When the otico was opened
this morning the door was unlocked aud
the key In the lock, bat no properly de-
stroyed or disturbed. He Is the second
watchman shot in the same place.
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NEW YoRK, November 27.-Edwin
Booth has been defeated in his suit to re.
strain Jarrett d Palmer from further
uIing the name Of Booths Theatre, and
to recover SIC, 900 damages for the use Of
his name since Edwin Booth retired from
u management,
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strieIken Nith Parnl1nlu,

OMAHA, Me-, Nov. 27.-Ex.Goy. o. D
Richardson, one Of the Oldest citizens in
theState, was stricken with paralysis 1t
his residenee, in this city, last night. He
lies In = very precarious condition.
james Barrett, another old resident,
died yeItefday,
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No ActiOn Taken.

sAX FRANCISCO, November o7.-The
preSs dispatches from Portland says the
Democrats have taken no steps as yet to
eDioin Governor Grover from issuiug
certificate Of election to Watts. The Re.
publicans are confident, and assert that
no such action will be taken.
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RUSSIA BACKING OUT.

A Paris correspondent Of the Standard
says: The feeling is gaining ground that
Russia will be glad to retreat from a po'
sition involving disastrous war II she
can dose without losing prestige.
A Berlin special says that England
would not oppose the Russian occupa.
tien Of Bulgaria II Germany and Austria
guarantee that the occupation shall only
last until the affairs are settled. Ger
many, It is understood, refuses to enter
upon such aguarantee. Ia the Russian
and German diplomatic circles, it ID
doubted II the conference will be able to
settle the complication.
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AN uNFouNpEp RrMoR.

CHARLESTON, November q : Inquiries
are telegraphed regarding The truth of
the rumor Of burning Of General Hamp.
toms house by mob. The rumor is un.
founded, and probably arose from the fact
that the residence Of Gen. Hampton's
sister, about FIVE miles from Columbia,
was burned Friday night, which is sup.
posed to have been the work Of an incen.
diary. 90 II d ~
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The Armrto Commanders.

NEw YoRK, November 27.-The Hr-
ads New Orleans special says that Sher-
idan and Staff started for Chicago last
night, leaving Gen. Auger In command.
The Herad's Tallahassee dispatch says
that Gen. Anger left for Columbia sa.ur.
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SUIT UNDER c1vI RIGHTS BILL.

J. Milton Turner (colored), United
States Minister to Liberia, having been
refused accommodation ut the Aator
House, has commenced action against
that hotel, under the civil rights bill for
$1,000 damages. .a. 0.,si
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Sale Of a railroad Or tIered.

MEMPHIS, November 27.-Jndge TriG
Of the United states District Court, to-
day issued an order for the sale Of the
Memphis & Paducah Railroad on peti
tion Of the first mortgage bond holders.
~ MURDERER CAPTURED. l}l
5Wm. Steiner who killed Nuke Daugher.
ty,an employee at the Elmwood cemetery
in July, 1865. Was captured last week
in Texas and to-day was placed 10 jail
here 10 stand trial.
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Burniug OF Hampton's Residence

COLUMBIA, November 27.-Gen. Hamp,
toms house, three miles from here, was
burned on Friday last. During the night
the flames burst simultaneously from all
parts Of the building and the Generals
two sisters and two young sons had only
time to escape with their lives. Tho Il.
brary and articles OF virtu saved from
the fire OIL 1886, when HampIon's fathers
house was burned, ut the same time as
his Sown, silver and clothing were all
burned. The ladies escaped saving only
their dressing gowns, and General Hamp.
ton has not single article Of clothing
except those he had on. The only thing
saved was bust Of Gen. Wade Hampton,
OF the revolution. The FIRE was incen.
diary. The General lodged in the city
that night. There was no insurance.
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Marine Intelligence.

LONDON, November 27.--The steam.
ships Castalia and susyia, from New
York, have arrived.
GEw YoRK, November 27.--Arrived--
! Steamer P. Collaud, from Rotterdam.
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The body Of Auther Kuight, a well
known colored man was found in the
lake on Press Island Just below the city
yesterday, with bullet hole In his
breast. No clue 10 the murderer. .-.
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UNAUTHORIZED


Ebert A. Woodward was engaged all
day yesterday in = consultation With his
lawyers; both no and his counsel reiter.
ate their denial Of the report that Wood.
ward 10 about 10 turn State 8 evidence, and
say that there is no authorization for the
raDnrl .g.f#Hg
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HAVANA, November q. 27.Ispanlsh man
oI war and 3 transports arrived here
with 5000 troops. The total number Of
troops arrived here To date Is 5000. -