The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-01-25

he had collected s25 600 from gov.
eminent employees for election pur-
poses.
TALLAHASSEE, January 22.-The Dis.
patch says the House passed, under
suspension of the rules, an act 10 de-
clare and establish the appointment by
/ the Stale of Florida of her electors for
president and vice president.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, January 22.-The
! tweniy-eighth ballot resulted, Logan
| 81, Anderson 81, scattering II. Tr1m.
bull got his first vote on this ballot.
ST. LOUIS, January 22.-The Mer-
chants Exchange adopted q resolu-
tion strongly endorsing the electoral
count bill.
New YORK, January 22.-The fire.
men and sailors Of the steamship
Montare had general fight. Several
had great difficulty IN que.Iing the
fight.
VIM. Allen Butler hss been alp,
pointed referee of The Coa;ilte-tal l.
sursuce Company.
Henry NJ Williams, an * lepu' Y
collector. has been arrested for com.
| phcy IN the Lawrence smugg.u-
fraud. Lawrence has agreed - tell
all he knows. William claims thai
the arrest is u put up Joo on the plrt
of District Attorney Bliss for lobby (
at Washington against his reappoint-
ment.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, January s2.-The
ambassadors of the European powers
visited Midhat PasAa, the Grand Vi
zier, and Safet PashG, the Mlr.s-er of
Foreign Affairs, to-day.
The Marquis of Salisbury left Con-
stantinople to-day.
BERLIN, January GA correspon-
dent of the Times Ielegraphs that Rus
STA is beginning to represent to the pow
ers that the demands of. the conference
having been rejected, it devoivcs upon
Europe to take more forcibie proceed
ings. Should Europe ascertain it i'm
possible to agree on joint action, Rus
STA will be able to declare that the fail
ure of the conference is the defeat Of
Europe, and not of Russia.
LONDON, January 90 "A dispatch by
the Reuter- telegraph line from Con
stantinople, says that Gen. IgnatiefT
declared on Saturday, after the confer
ence, that if the Porte should disre-
gard the armistice or take any action
hostile to Montenegro or Servia, or If
the Christian inhabitants of Turkey
should be subjected to any hardshIps,
Europe would treat such proceedings
as a provocation and would consider
what course ought to be followed.
WASHINGTON, January 23.-Jas. B.
Mason has been appointed Inspector of
the Fourth District of North Carolina.
The Judiciary Committee of the
House have agreed to report bill pro-
hibiting troops within two miles of
polling place ten days before or on
election day.
Gen. Augur teleGraphs the Secretary
of War that there is no truth IN the
smallpox story telegraphcd from New
Orleans a few days ago.
The committee reported that the
articles of impeachment ought not 20
be reported against Secretary Robson.
General Sekert, president of the
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Com
pany, appearing before the Committee
or Privileges and Powers, SAID he
would produce any dispatches called
for and that none had been destroyed
to his knowledge.
WASHINGTON, January 23.-Quite
number of resolutions from mercantile
organizations and other bodies were
presented, favoring the electoral bill.
Senator Sherman said it was painful
for him to dissent from gentlemen lie
esteemed so highly, and proceeded TO
argue against the bill.
Senator Cnnk!ing followed IN
speech favoring the bill. He ridiculed
the idea thSt the President pro tenn
had the power to count the vote.
Conkling copclEdCs his speech to-
morrow.
Mir. Seelye spoke against the report
Of the Committee on Privileges and
Powers, but in the course of his speech,
in referring to the report of the joint
committee recently made, ne thought
it was full of lofty patriotism, and if
it could be adopted by Congress with
the unanimity with which it was re-
ported from the committee, he would
regard it as the best course Of the
commencement OF the second century
of American independence.
Mr.. Williams argued against the
pending report.
Mr.. Tucker made constitutional
and legal argument in support of it.
A vote will be reached tomorrow,
when Mr.. Payne will report On the
electoral bill. Adjourned.
Mr.. Tucker, in closing his speech,
advocated the passage OF the electoral
compromise bill, not as coming up to
his own ideal Of a tribunal for count.
ing the electoral vote. but as mems.
ure of peace. which would give salts
faction and security.
SPRINGFIELD, January 23.-Thirty
third Ballot-Logan SO, Anderson 80,
Washburne IS, scattering 20.
LAWRENCE, Mass, January GA.
N. Joy was arrested. for falslfying his
pay rolls.
BosToN, January ga meeting in
Faneuil Hall of about 1000 citizens,
Mayor Price presiding, adopted = teso-
luton thanking the committees of the
two houses for tie electoral bill.
ATLANTA, Ga, January %. - The
balloting for United States Senator to-
day resulted as follows: Norwood
l04, Hill sc, Smith %, Walker 4,
jenkins 1. Necessary to a choice 100.
NEW ORLEANS, January 23.-The
sergeant-at-arms of the House left this
evening for Washington gia Mobile
with Cassanave and Kenner, members
of the returning board.
ALBANY, January 23.-In the Senate
a resolution endorsing the electoral
bill was lost.
Sioux CITY, January 23.-It is re-
ported at Fort Randall that a train of
fifteen wagons and fifteen men, coming
from the Black Hills, was captured
by Crazy Horses band. Nono es-
capped from beng scalped.
Editorial Notes.
Now they say that Manton Marble
will marry beautiful widow and $500,
900.