The Portland daily press., 1877-03-23

nersons selected to make up the Cabinet.
Judge Reed in the South Carolina Cir
cult Court has rendered decision in the
Flynn habedS corpus case, releasing Flynn on
the ground that Chamberlain has no lawful au-
thority as governor The decision concludes as
follows:
81 am of the opinion, therefore, that Wade
Hampton was made governor in aud over the
state of South Carolina through the ballot box
in accordance with the constitution, at an
election held on the 18th of November last;
that he was qualified, if not following the let
ter, in the spirit and intent of the constitution,
on the 18th of December last; that he has been
since that time and is now the lawful COVER
nor of South Carolina and should be obeyed
and respected accordingly. 1t follows from
these views that D. FL. Chamberlain was not
governor on the Sd of January, 1877, the date
of the commission of N. f. Dover as trial JUS
tice for the city of Charleston and that his ap-
pointment and commission were without law
full authority and void
There is quite contest between Messrs.
Conkling and Evarts about the surveyorship of
New York, and it is believed that Vice Presi-
dent Wheeler will step in and have General
Merritt appointed.
The Worlds Washington special scouts the
idea of coalition of Southern Democrats with
Northern Republicans in the next House to
secure Republican Speaker. Mr.. Foster Of
Ohio, denies that he has made any overtures to
Southern Democrats
The Louisiana Republican State Central
Committee met Saturday and P. B. S. Pinch
hao cd hu q 10 IF fo 4 A Or1
mont was elected President of the Committee.
There is much excitement in Louisiana over
the rumored withdrawal of troops Packard
protests but Nichols promises there shall be
no violence used.
A Washington special says that unless Cham
berain wthdraws voluntarily in South Caro-
lima, Hampton will, whenever the arrange
ments of the Federal authorities are completed,
proceed against him in the courts of the state,
and under statute enacted by the Republicans
in 1868 to enable them to put out some Demo
cratic incumbents. This statute provides for
the summary eviction of any person intruding
himself into public Office by warrant issued
by Circuit Judge. The yarty evicted under
such warrant is authorized by the statute to
assert his claims pretsnsions in the courts, if
once on the issue and presentation of warrant
| to the office elected. In letter addressed to
the President Hampton guaranteed that if the
troops are withdrawn no violence will occur or
be allowed, but he will proceed against Cham
berlain by legal means only.
Senator Gordon of Georgia, General Butler
of South Carolina and Representatives Levy
and Ellis of Louisiana, had by an appointment
last week an interview with Attorney General
Devens on the situation in South Carolina and
l Louisiana. Senator Gordon argued the with
drawal of the troops not from the states at all,
| but simply from the state houses, as the only
| course consistent with the non-intervention and
| free from embarrassment. Gen. Butler and all
present united in the assertion that no disturb
| ance could or would occur. All these gentle
| men stated that the agricultural interests of
these states were seriously injured by the de-
| lay. Immediately after the interview Senator
| Gordon saw the President and presented like
| arguments for as prompt consideration as pos
| sible. and was told by the President that the
| question would at once be taken up and dis
| posed of. 1t was the one thing now. to be first
| considered.
| A delegation from South Carolina consisting
| of Senator Patterson, Senator-elect Corbin, 81.
| G. Worthington, G. J. Cunningham, Mayor of
Charleston, j. P. Low, G. P. Waterman and
| 7. M. Canton, had an interview with the Presi-
| dent this afternoon. Gen. Worthingron read
an argument urging that Chamberlsin.be rec
| ognized as the legal governor. Several other
| gentlemen presented their views aud the Presi-
| dent said he would submit the whole matter to
| the Cabinet Ia reply to question from Pat
terson, whether it was true as stated in some
| newspapers, that the troops were to be removed
| Immediately from the Columbia state house,
the President said it was not and the statu quo
would be maintained till the final decision was
| reached
Fred. Douglass has been confirmed as Mar
| shall of the District of Columbia, the Northern
Democrats opposing him, but Ben. Hill, Cor
| don, Beck and Garland voting for him. La
mar, who was ill, would have voted for contir-
| nation had he been present.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A despatch from Beaver, Utah, says that
Bishop Lee has given up all hopes of reprieve
and says he will die bravely. His wife Rachel,
however, it is reported, declared that Lee will
not be executed by the officers if she has to
shed his blood herself
Ex-Mayor A. Oakley Hall is missing, and it
| is feared he has committed suicide. The New
York Sun says Mr.. Hall was missed by the
| public the first time Tuesday, when his client,
James Rice, was called for sentence for man.
| slaughter in the third degree. His unexpected
| absence gave rise to comment and then to en-
| quiry that eliminated late in the evening in
grave apprehension. Mr.. Hall has not appear
ed at his Office since Friday last, and though
elected member and director of the Lotos
Club, has not been seen there. He has led
very irregular life for years. He rarely lived
home with his family, but has slept at hotels or
in an elegant bedroom that adjoins his Office in
the Tribune building.
Advices from the Indian territory say that
condition of anarchy exists in and around Cad
do, that part of the country being under the
control of band of desperadoes. Recently
party of half-breed Indians from the country
went into Caddo, and being joined by a half
dozen of the town, attacked freight train on
the track of the Missouri, Kansas & Licking
ton railroad, under the impression that several
detectives were on board of it, sent to arrest
them. fight ensued between the rufians
and train men. An ex-marshal named DON
nelly was shot four times and killed. Suisse
quently the outlaws raided through the town,
firing revolvers, driving all the citizens into
their houses, and keeping the whole place in
terror for ten or twelve hours.
Mr. Nathaniel 81. Loomis, a produce COM
mission merchant of New York, died at his
residence in Brooklyn this week of hydropho-
bia. He was bitten six weeks ago by little
dog belonging to his wife,
Stephen s. Jones, editor of the Religo, a
Philosophic journal at 127 Fourth avenue, Chi
cage, was shot dead in his office last week by
DR.. W. G, Pike, who Immediately gave him
self up. Jones lived with his family at st.
Charles, ILL.,, was 65 years old, and reputed to
be wealthy. Pike charged Jones with the Sc
duction of his wife.
One side of the public square at Lebanon,
Tenn, was burned Thursday night. Loss $780,
900.
Enoch Thompson has been sentenced at Co.
lumbia, Tenn, to be hanged for murder COM
mtted last April.