The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-04
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
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state oAnvasseu Of South Carolina, aud dis
charged the members from arrest under th
eontempt proceedings % tho supreme court O
the State. ... The report Of the Democrats
committee who wont 10 Louisiana has boe
made. The committee quote from the eiee
ton laws 90 show that tho returning boar
had no Jurisdiction over Che electoral vote
shSre being no law 40 10 who Shall count ca
yote whatever They say that the law Wa
not complied with as 20 protests by supervisor
from the intimidStod parlahcs They do no
deny that there was no lAwleSsness. bnt the
40 not admit chat intimidation Was proved
They report that colored men In Louisiana an
no, necessarily Republicans.
New YorS city revenue officers captured Al
llioit aistllory which, with its contents, VA
valued at S&S, coo. A widow named Collins
while temporarily insane. drowned her "a,
little daughters la the canal Al nfysen Can
The body % one OF them has been recovered
..... Valparaiso suffered from = large conaa
grafton, which bnrned for two days aud Dc
s,royed a vast amount OF property ... III,
naval eonalisslon reports In favor of abandon
ing the naval establishments As NV London
New Orleans and Brunswick. Ga. III,
Colorado Legislature elected the Hon. HEM
A. Teller NO united States Senator for eli
years. beginning next March .... New Hani
shire's Constitutional convention voted Il
Ab0lish the religious test and 20 hold tho tlee
tons In November hiennialy.... by th'
hrtgAntine Capt. SitemAn driving ashore 81
Herring Cove near Halifax, during the Feeenl
heavy storm, four persons were droWned. .,,.
2. O. Prince, Democrats candidate Tor mAyoi
Of Boston. Was elected by majority Of 2,SOo
Congressman A. $. Hewitt chairman OF the
Democrats national executive committee. has
issued the tolloWing address, hy og1er Of The
apmmitsee; To the people - the United
stAtes The rational Democrats COMMITTEES
announces As tEe result OF the Presidential
election held ON the seventh Of November, the
election Of samuel J. Tilden. Of New York, a.
President, and Thomas A. Hendricks, Of To-
diana, as Vice President OF the United States.
We congratulate you on the victory for re-
.orn. Il now only remains for the two Houses
OF Congress, In tho performance OF their duty
on the second Wednesday OF February next, TO
give effect to the will OF the people, thus
expressed in the Constitutional mode by n ma
ioryy Of the electoral votes, and confirmed by
8 majority Of all the States, As well as ny an
overwhelming majority OF all the people OF the
United States. In reply 10 this, z. Chandler,
chairman Of the national Republican commit
seo, has issued the following An address has
been issued by the Democrats committee. Il
is the last desperate attempt to prop falling
cause. Gov Hayes has been fairly elected by
= clear majority of the electoral votes. There
no indication that any rightminded citizen
has doubt IS TO the result. The address Of
the Democratic committee is an inpudent and
SndAeiOus attempt TO prejudice and pSrvOIt
the public Judgment. HAyss and Wheeler are
elected, and the viii Of tho American people
viii be carried out and maintained.
BY the breaking OF an ieebridse in the Ohio
near Cincinnati a Fail Sy bridge Was carried
OF, and a number of coal bSrses swept away
New York city banks are endeAvoring 10 have
their taxes reduced ..,.. Intense suffering
exists among the poor of New York, and the
city missionaries continually appeal for aid
......T The Democratic State central committee
Of New Hampshire adopted resolutions deelAr-
ing their belief in the election Of Mr.. Tlden,
and calling on All fair minded men Of all par
ties TO secure his Inauguration. 81. In Indians
the Democrats have called for mass meetings
to Be held in different parts OF the State to
consider the political situation ..... In many
Of the Western cities one hundred and esgbry-
FIVE guns we're fred by the Republicans IS a
signi6cation OF their belief that Gov. Hayes
was elected President The United States
war steamer Michigan, which has been sta
toned on Lake Erie, has virtually been put
out OF eommission-neSrly all the officers
having been transferred and the crew dis
charged Third-elAss Midahipmen Joseph
Beal, OF Washington, and r. M. Barclay, OF
Missouri, were dismissed from the Annapolis
naval academy for hszins ...... The president
Of Brooklyn's board Of health, after Witnessing
he cremation Of Baron De Palm, says that be
is not convinced OF The " necessity nor adEpta-
bility OF the process 20 our times and country.
.... Fourteen steSmers, which had been laid
mp in winter quarters At 81. Louis, were caught
in an ice jam which came from above and we're
crushed, several Of them being totally wrecked
The losses amount to $3.50 Oo0.
In an alteration in AlbAns;- n. Y, MAs
Robert MeDonsla, in defense OF herself fron
an assault By her husband, shot him in the
head ..... Reports from Little Rock, Ark, are
70 the effect that n most disastrous conaAgrl- =
ton ragged in the city, doing great damage,
and at one msthrea,sned the entire place
With destruction. .. The most disastrous flre
which has visited Augusta, Ne. In twelve
years lis reported. The Losses amount to SO, :
900 WIN. N. ReAm, banker on Somerset,
Ohio. was taken from his bed by masked men
and forced TO open the bank vault under pen
atty Of death. The men took therefrom sl0,-
200 and escaped. On the alarm being given,
the citizens secured the country unsuccessfully
...... Gen. Crooks forces are In camp on the
north fork Of the Bslls Fourche, recuperating
for future action. IA $40 600 incendiAry
fire is reported from BlAckyille, s. O., and
another from Florence, in the same stats.
By the sinking Of TIE steamer Homer in the
Red river ten deck passengers we're drowned.
The vessel and cargo were = total loss.
Mayor WiekhAm, Of New York, was appointed
by Judge Brady receiver Of the Security life
insuronce company, which has failed with
liabilities Of $3.50 600 and assets Of sI, ,sls,-
900.
President Grant, in his letter to the United
States Senate, replying TO the resolution re-
questing information as to whether troops
OF the United States we're stationed nc the city
Of Petersburg, In the State OF Virginia, on the
seventh Of November, 1876" answers "It
may be that the presence OF tEenty-four
United States soldiers under the Command of
captain and lieutenant, quArtered ia the
custom house Of Petersburg, Va, on the
seventh Of Novsmber At q considerable dis
tAnee from any polling place, without any in
reference on their part whatever, and without
going near the polls during election, may hare
secured a different result from ,claai srolsn hare
been Obtained II 1ley had not ~ Gsere TO
maintain the peace In case OF rios) on ne face
cf ne returns. But IL such is the case, II
is only proof thst in this one eOngressionA
district in the State Of Virginia the legal and
constitutional voters have been able 10 return
ss elected the candidates Of their choice.
The italics are the Presidents. He also eonds
to the Senate communication from General
Sherman in which the general nthbea that a
detachment Of troops was necessary Al Pesers-
burg to preserve tho peace, and thsy were
sent The inclosuro also embraces Hfldavita,
etc, relative TO the recessity for troops nd
Petersburg, covering come thirty pages Of