Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-21

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Baltimore, went ashore nesr the same place this
morning
A fire 81 Fairview, Butler CO., Pa, this morn.
ing destroyed several buildings.
Tho King Of Spain contemplates prcclniming
general amnesty to all his subjects.
Tho city treasurer OF Railway, y. j., is so, =
900 short in his accounts.
Mr. TlLDENs PLAE.-fhe Washington cor
respondent Of the Baltimore American OF this
morning says:
Your correspondent has information to uight
from 4 most reliable source that Mr.. Tilden is
averse 10 the policy of delay, and that as soon
as Hayes is inaugurated nc will institute pro.
oeediDgs in quo warranto or 10 scre iacias by
citing Hayes 10 show cause why he should not
vacatc the Presidential Office for the purpose Of
getting before the full Bench Of the Supreme
Court the question as TO whether the Tribunal,
in excluding evidence, construed the Electoral
bill iu accordance with it's true meaning aud
with the Constitution This will have the cf-
feet Of an appeal from the Tribunal ia the Su.
prcme Court in full Bench ADD will compel
the Court to 90 on rcc3rd as sustaining or re-
vcrsng the action OF the Tribunal. The first
test will come on the question Of jurisdiction;
il jurisdiction is affirmed the next test will
come on the question as to whether the IrIbu
nal properly discharged its duties uDdGr the
law; if this be entertained by the Court the
third aud final tcst will come on the question
as TO whether evidence excluded by the Tribu-
nal shall be admitted IN rc0Gdcr to Hayes
answer to the citation to show cause why he
should not vaclte the Presidential Office"
THE CoEsrIEArY.-ThG this attempt 10 rob
lis of IL FREQ government is a deep laid conspira-
cy can no longer remain u doubt. These States
wcro TO DO held under bsyonet rulo until .ftor
the election, believing that it would be close
elsewhere, and they could determine it in their
favor. Tic night Of the election, before it wss
possible to &c: the returns. Zach Chandler tel
ographcd to tho country the success Of Hayes,
counting tho three States. TO this assertion he
aud the other consprators have chung pcrtina.
clously evor since.
When the commission WAS agreed TO, and
Judge Davis selected rs tho fifth Judge, thu.
making at least III impartial tribunal, he was
returned TO the SYnato by Republican votes.
No sooner had the change been effected that
gave TO an incompetent man, an old lobbyist,
the casting vote than General Grant counter
:nsnded his order removing troops from Wash
lngton, and added two thousand to the mum Der
already hero
Such crimes are only dono 10 secret and it is
difficult 20 get at the evidence. But we have
enough to satisfy the people that these corrupt
men never intended to abandon the places they
have plundered and dsgracod.- Ira$A C"pital.
At IL meeting Of tho Atlantic and Pacific TEL
egraph Company in New York, on Monday, d
report was presented by ProsideE. Eckert, in
which he proposed tins construction Of lO,UU0
miles OF ne" lines, covering neW territory
reaching every city and town of any business
Tote III tho country, and completing and round
ing GU. the system. A cash substitution Of
$4,000 for this purpose was madeand the work
ot construction viii commence immediately. 1t
WAS promised that at the next meeting OF the
board rates would be greatly reduced to eli
points ess! CT the Rocky Mountains
Communicated.
CHEAP GAs.-la the Scientific American OF
February 10th the editor states that 'gss can DO
msnuI sc:u-cd for less than twenty cents tho..
sand cubic feet" II his is true ought tho p-ice
OF gas in this city to be 81. so per tEouse.d feet
Is 1t possible tha: the interest on the money in.
vested in the gas works hero can add s. 80 10
the cost CT each thousand cubic feet Ought
tho gas consumers 10 be nsis to pay for light