Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-03-14
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The South Carolina probiesu.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-In accordance
with tho request Of the President, Senator
Patterson Of sosth Carolina to-day pre-
sented . paper containing the views Of the
South Carolina Republicans who have sus-
gested . new election. II suggests that
Chamberlain 10 recognized Is Governor.
and the Legislature be allowed 10 meet,
with the understanding that they pass only
. registration law. and = Law Tor . now
election, Chamberlain and Hampton each
10 select two Of the Board OF Csnvassers.
and General Ruger TO select the fifth. The
election Il then 10 be carried On under
Ruger's orders. he 10 use the military only
NJ q guarantees Of . fair election. There IL
10 DO no public parallels Of rifle clubs and
no political meetings whatever. The Re-
| publicans would, Patterson guarantees,
| abide by the result. He suggested that
| both Chamberlain and Hampton be invited
to Washington to consider the plan, Ruger
10 maintain siaiu quo In Columbia mean-
| time. Hayes asked "will tho other side
agree To thisf' Patterson replied: "If you
desire them 10 do no I have no doubt they
| will. Otherwise, their protestations OF y
desire for q peaceful and fair settlement OF
| the dispute will be proven insincers.' The
President said the matter would DO care
| fully considered In the Cabinet tomorrow.
Meantime, he would ask s0me South
| Carolina Democrats 10 submit their views.
| The President seemed pleased with tho
| propositiou, and remarked that he wished
The Louisiana difficulty could be settled In
the same way. Patterson thinks that II
| tho Democrats refuse 10 accept this
Chamberlain will be recognized. Late
this evening General Butler, the Hamburg
| hero, expressed 10 tho President his per-
sonai dissent to this plan. but promised 10
communicate with Hampton:
CHARLESTON. March lathe question
| Of the conflicting claims OF Hampton and
Chamberlain TO the G~overnorship can,o up
In the Circuit Court to-day. ~ involving
the invalidity Of . commitment by the
trial Justice appointed by Governor
Hampton. Judge Reed decided that the
| authority Of q trial Justice must be re-
spscted A. that Of . lie yacfs and ~ J"re
officer Of tho State. This decision estab-
fishes the legality Of tho Hampton Govern
ment a. 70 the Charleston circuit. Other
| Circuit Judges throughout tho State had
already made similar decisions.
Tho New Hampshire Election.
Bosrox, March 13.-Reports from the
principal towns In New Hampshire at
o'clock indicate nothing decisive As to the
result Of the election. Owing TO tho I'M
favorable weather the vote is very light.
Al Concord, In wards four and five, Briggs
lR,publicanl, for Congress, was consider
ABLY behind his ticket, and Sulloway
GDcmocrat) Is proportionately ahead. Al
Nashua the Democrats will probably elect
their Mayor and o majority Of the Alder
man. Al Portsmouth the Republicans
look for an increased majority. At Clare
mont Kent (DcmodAD for Congress, Is
ahead Of his ticket; also. at Keene. Moth
ing definite has been received from Frank
Jones' district except from Dover. which
reports him a. not running 10 Tar ahead
Of his ticket as at the previous elections.
CoSconp. N. H.. March i3.-One hun.
bred and forty-one towns and cities give
Prescott 2s.9i2 Marcy, 2i,35i ; scatter
ing. $50. In 1876 the same places gave
Cheney 20. 7Gs; Marcy, 25.i9G ; scattering.
$40. II Is probable that Prescotts major
ity In the State will reach $500. Returns
received from Congressional Districts are
meagcr and not sufficient TO definitely do
termins results. Tho latest footings arc
as follows: Forty towns In District No.
1 give M~arston. Republican. 7.765; Jones,
Democrat. 1918 ; scattering. ~. Thirty
towns in District No. 2 give Briggs. lie.
publican, G,5i5; Sulloway, Democrat,
b,8l3 scattering. 81. Forty.flve towns In
District No. 3 give Blair. Republican.
9,207 Kent, Democrat, 1900 ; scattering.
81. The Republicans claim TO have car.
ried the three districts; that Marston will
have 200 majority. Briggs 1000 and Blair
1900, The Democrats do not c0ncedr Tho
First District, claiming 10 have elected
Jones In all probability. A private dis.
match from Jones this evening says he will
have 500 majority. The Republicans will
have from fifty TO seventy.ive majority In
the House and from eight to twelve In tho
Senate.
Packard VIII ciisg.
NEw YosK. March ia telegram TO
ceivsd tonight from New Orleans states
that several days ago . letter was received
by Packard from Stanley Matthews. con.
veying o proposition looking to his sur
render Of the Executive authority. Tho
tenor OF the letter Ia the sano a. that sent
by the same writer 10 Chamberlain. A
dispatch from Packard states that he will
decline 10 make any reply. for the reason
that Matthews. In his argument before the
tribunal. conceded Packard's right 10 the
Executive chair. and also because Nat
thews Is but . private individual and has
not been commissioned by either the Adj
ministration or tho party 10 make such q
proposition.
ington special says II begins 10 look very
much as though Hayes proposed 70 give
both sides plenty Of rope. No ~Southsrner
goes near tho White House who 10 not
we'll treated. and everything has been
promised, first. last and al the time.
Patterson and Corbin arc also satisfied,
and say thsy have nothing 10 complain Of.
Corbin's brother in.lAw. Zone. who pre-
pared the report on the Hamburg massa-
ere, succeeds him ~ District Attorney OF
the State, tie last appointment Of Hayes.
The Democracy wanted Packard's last
communication 10 waahingtsn. II takes
tho persmptory ground that he will retire
at nothing less than Hayes declaration
that Packard's title IL bad; In default OF
that be asks that Hayes. a. President, shall
support him a. Governor. Chamberlain
takes . moro conclllatory attitude. He u
willing 70 negotiate ON the basis OF . small
Office. and wants his election expenses
500. 900. reimbursed.
The .EiEhs Hear Law.
WARRINGTON. March 1s.-The Supreme
Court to-day In the case Of the United
States vs.. Martin. an appeal from the
Court OF Claims. decided that the Act OF
Congress declaring that eight hour shai
constitute . days work for all laborcrs or
werkmen, etc. employed by OF on bshaif
Of the Government, is In the nature Of