, 1877-04-14


was busy in Philadelphia, where he
wanted proposals Tor 100000 pair uf ar.
my shoes, lO0. 900 each ui sihrus. bivun-
cts and nnupsacks, also II lot Of O'rrr
military stores. As part Ot the dudLc II
party went round in the New York ship.
pln4 HOUSES 10 charter stores Tor Con-
stnnlnopIc, and some persons were 50
far imposed upon as to go to much
trouble on Ills account. A suspicion
became aroused when the so called agent
attempted, with success, tn borrow IA
hunlre dollars from Bayoner, in Phila.
drlphm The Turkish minister al
Washington, also the Turkish consul and
others know nothing Of the agent, and
pronounced him an unmitgntcd fraud.
WA,uINGToN. April Tn reply to
the address of friends yesterday, Prcsi-
dent Hayes said he acknowledged the
importance Of general education, and
that he appreciated the difficulties IN
the way of establishing II general school
system where none existed. 1t should
be State institution. but the general
government should render all the aid it
could legally. Nothing would give him
more pleasure than to contribute as far
us in his power to further and elevate
the blessings OF education in the South.
There was no greater guarantee for the
advancement and preservation of the
country than the intelligence of her
people. The subject should receive his
attention.
A telegram from the Consul General
oi the United States at Shanghai, states
that the published allegations against
Minister Seward are unfoundcd.
New ORLEANS, April G.--Packard has
addressed an open letter to the Prcsl-
dent. in which he says the instructions
to the visiting commission either 'eX
clude or do not include inquiry On three
essential points: lst which is the legal
government entitled to recognize! I'd,
which is the legal governor 3d, does
domestic violence and insurrection pre-
vail within the meaning of section 4,
article 4, Of the Constitution of the
United States On the first point the
question intrusted to the commission
does not include any examination into
or report upon the facts of the recent
State election, or OF the canvass Of the
votes cast at that election. This pre-.
vents the commission from all inquiry rs
to who are entitled to the office OF gov
crn0r and other State officers. He cX-
presses n desire for a searching investi-
gat.on, and has expected the commission
to Judge Of his claim on the ground OF
whether he is elected or not, on which
point he is constrained to think there is
no doubt. lie says: confess that
having received several hundred more
votes than some Of the Republican pres.
Idcntal electors, ! did not anticipate
that my title would thus be put in qucs-
ton. lie says that it is farther impor.
tant to know whether the Supreme
Court appointed by his predecessor,
Kellogg, is a legal court; if so, it will
assist in solving the difficulty If his
court be found to be entitled to more
recognition than the other if similar
number of lawyers formed the cali of
any one, the citizens Of the nation will
surely justify the commission in so de-
clarIng. These two points being deci.
ded, the commission could readily de.
tcrmine whether sufficient domestic in
surrection exists to warrant the use Of
troops. lie refers to decision Of Chief
Justice Tancy, in Luther VS.. Borden.
lie declares it compels the President to
determine which is the legal Governor.
The fact that both parties claim or risk
a claim OF right to Tle govcmorship can
not alter the case, for both cannot be
entitled to it; if there is an armed con
aict like the one OF which we are speak
ing. it is u case Of domestic violence and
one Of the parties must bc in insurrcc-