The Morning herald., 1877-01-30
WASHINGTON.
CONG GREssIoNAL NEWS
THE ELECTORAL BILL
THE PRESIDENT SIGNS
The Republican Caucus.
Mr.. Woods Committee
PORTUGUESE BARK Dis
= BANDONED.
| - @l At
|OVER THE CABLE
SERVIA TREATING FOR
PEACE.
Threats from the Porte.
GENERALPRESS DISPATCHES
OVER THE CABLE
SERVIA TREATING FOR
PEACE.
Threats from the Porte.
GENERALPREss DISPATCHES
WADHlN6TON
THE ELECTORAL BILL SIGNED By THE PRES
1DENT THIS MORNING.


THE ELECTORAL BILL SIGNED By THE PRES
1DENT THIS MORNING.
WAsH1NaroN, Jan. Ex-senator Como.
van, of Florida, the Chairman of the Joipt
Committee on the Enrolled Bills, this
morning visited the Executive Mansion and
presented the Electoral Bill to the Presi-
dent. The latter affixed his signature to
the bill at twenty minutes past 10 o'clock.
LATER - POINTS OF TEE PREsIDENT's
MESSAGE.
The President in his Message approving
the act providing for a count Of the Electo-
raj vote, which has just been sent to Con-
gress, says he believes the bill gives the as
surance that the result of the election will
be accepted without resistance from the
supporters of the disappointed candidates,
and that the highest shall not hold his place
with q questioned title of right.
The President, in his brief message, al.
lules to the imminent peril that the couu-
try has escaped through the adoption Of
the act.
TRIAL JU3TIOE AssINATED-ExCITEME
AMONG THE ooLoRED PEOPLE.
A telegram from Timmonsville, IN Dar-
liDgton county, 8. e., says: ION Saturday
B. o. Halloway, the Chamberlain Trial Jus
lice, was shot by unknown parties near bis
door, at 2 O'Clock 10 the morning. He lived
until II O'Clock Sunday morning, when
Coroner's jury was impanelled to investi
gate the assassination"
's1n the meantime the negroes becam
very indignant and excited, particularly the
members of the m litia company at that
place, and the Intendant of the town, for
the protection of.life and property, organ
lied strong police force. The negroes
turned out with rifles and stationed them
selves on the outskirts of the town, lying
chiefly in ambush. Everything appeared 10
be perfectly quiet until about 2 O'Clock Oh
Sunday morning, when, as some OF the
special police were making their rounds
they were fired upon from small piece Of
woods four or five times, the shots taking
effect in the shoulder of one and the hip OF
another, slightly woundipg both. The ofh
GERS returned the fire without any effect,
and then made their way back to towr.
"The death of Trial Justice created
created fresh excitement among the negroes
and they are loud and vehement in their
threats againgt the Whites"
Alexander H. stephens dying:
WASHING TON, Jan 29.-Hon. Alexander
n. Ste phens, is to-day lying at the point Of
death. He is given up by his physicians,
and he himself for the first time in bis life
he is about to die. he suffers great
pain, which is only partially relieved BY SUBJ
cut aneous injections, etc., but bis mind re-
mains clear. His disease is pelvic neural.
gia.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The report o
The death Of Alexander H. Stephens is al
error. His condition is slightly improved.
THE COMMITTEE ON PR1v1LEeEs-To DAYS
PROCEEDINGS.
The Committee on Powers and Privileges,
etc., of the house, TO. day examined William
n .lllday, one of the Democrat electors OF
th, State of Virginia. He held the appoint |
NJ Mt of Centennial Commissioner, but II
,ouph he did not consider that 10 be q ub |
lie office, In the sense of the constitution ,he
did not attend the College Of Electors. His
Mace was filed in the college by the election
Of q. G. Allen. He could not say what
number Of persons voted for him with