The Portland daily press., 1877-02-02
members of the Board contend that Littlefeld

Secretary Chandler denies the statement, and
the testimony of Deberry is generally discred-
ited The Senate committee on Florida has
reported. After quoting the election law of
Florida it proceeds to state and discuss the ac-
ton of the canvassng board, showing that it
made preliminary canvass of the returns on
their face, giving to the Hayes electors 40 MA
| jority The board had been commissioned to
hear contests holding its sessions in public.
The committee say the course subsequently
pursued by the board in the matter is exactly
| in accordance with its practice in 1874, when by
| the written advice of the Democratic Attorney
| General and of the Democratic lawyers it went
behind the returns for the benefit Of the Demo-
cratic party. The result of this canvass was
| $50 majority for the Hayes electors. The COM
mittee argue at length that this count was legal
| and constitutional and that the board has
| right to seek the true vote behind the returns
under the statute which created it, They say:
ga statute enacted pro bono patbIico to prevent
| election frauds should be benefcialy con-
| strued.'
In South Carolina the court has rendered
| decision in the quo warranto proceedings
| against the Hayes electors, dismissing the case
| on the ground that the proceedings were lille
gally presented on the part of the state instead
| of the United States. This plan disposes of the
| electoral case of this state.
B. .. Holloway. Chamberlain trial justice,
was shot by unknown parties near his door at
2 o'clock Saturday morning He lived until II
o'clock. After his death coroner's jury was
| empapelled to investigate the assassination.
| The negroes are greatly excited over the MUIR
| der, and violence is feared.
Further evidence in the Oregon case strength
ems the presumption that the Cronin certificate
| was obtained by bribery, and that Tilden fur
nished the money.
| Judge David Davis of the UDited States
SupremesCourt has been elected Senator from
Illinois by the Democrats and Independents.
| Ben Hill has been elected Senator from Geor-
| gia. There is no choice in Kansas In West
| Virginia the Democrats have elected 81. G.
| Davis for the long term and F. Hereford for
| the short one.
THE ELECTORAL BILL.
The great event of the week has been the
| passage of the electoral bill by Congress ana
| its approval by the President There is great
| rejoicing all over the country at its passage.
| The Senate has chosen as members of the Com
mission Edmunds, Frelinghuysep, Morton,
| Thurman, Bayard. The House has chosen
Payne, Abbott, Hunton, Hoar and GARFIELD.
The judges will probably choose Justice Brad
ley as the fifteenth member, Justice Davis
declining.
The Electoral Com mission has been complet-
ed by the selection of Judge Bradley as the
fifth justice
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
E. M. Nixon and Geo. II. Corey have been
arrested on charge of swindling by going about
the country pretending to establish agencies for
the sale or burglar alarm. The field of their
latest operation is New Hampshire.
Peter Wintermeyer who shot Gen. McCook
Yankton, D. T., two years ago died last
| week.
Merriam's block in Hartford, Conn, was
burned Sunday. Loss $114,250
Geo. W. Chadwick charged with forgery on
the Union Trust Company has been committed
In default of bail to the amount of $4,000.
The Atlantic Mills st. Louis were burned
Thursday. Loss $4,000.
The indianapolis Academy of Music and
several stores were burned Saturday. Loss
$3.50. 900 to 100000.
/
Oregon, Saturday for murder.
An explosion occurred in the kerosene oil
works of B. & f. Jennay, 291 West Fish street
South Boston, Friday evening The main
building was entirely demolished and immedi-
ately took fire. One man, named John Corliss,
was killed. The loss is about $4,000.
| BRIEF MENTION.
A preliminary injunction has been served on
State Treasurer Cardozo and Comptroller Dunn
of South Carolina, forbiddiDg them to collect
taxes or pay out money of the state under the
| appropriation bills passed by the Republican
gislature.--Signor Blitz, the magician, is
dead.--Judge Davis will not resign before
| the 4th OF March The Methodist ministers
in New York are divided concerning the wis
| dom of employing evangelists. first
annual meeting of the Sunday School Congress
is baing held at Chicago.--The New jersey
Life Insurance Company has failed.--The
entire ice crop of the Hudson amounting to
over million tons will be harvested this week.
| Gen. John Mcdonald, the whiskey thief
has been pardoned and set at liberty.--Rev.
Samuel G. Bartlett of Chicago has been chosen
President of Dartmouth College.-Charles
| OConor will not act as counsel for the Demo-
Gratis before the Electoral commission. 1t is
doubtful if ever he appears again as counsel in
any law case.--Arrangement are about con-
cluded for the release of Tweed and Sweeny
from the law.-Strakosch' projected opera
house is a failure.--The Brooklyn 'longshore-
men are on strike.--It has been ascertained
that several u S. Consuls in foreign countries
| have been assisting importers in New York
Boston and Philadelphia to detraud the reve,
nue. of differentiation by imported goods.
FOREIGN.
There is little change in the Eastern cues
| ton. Rumor has it that Russia is seeking a
pretext to withdraw from her warlike attitude,
| and that she is about to withdraw her army
from the Turkish border. 1t is believed Servia
will conclude peace with Turkey, and that
Montenegro will follow the example Count
GortschakoH has resigned the Russian chan
cellorshlp because of the failure of his war
policy. The foreign Ambassadors have left
Constantnople.
| 1t is reported that the Powers have recently
exchanged communications respecting the
eventuality of a vacancy in the throne Of st.
Peter. 1t is said that the Catholic powers have
| engaged to make the strictest use of their an
Gent prerogatives to insure regularity in the
election of successor to the Pope. The Pope
| is quite i'll.
Kossuth has informed deputation of Hun.
| garian electors who waited upon him at Turin
that he did not consider the present suitable
time to return to Hungary, but he expected at
some future time to take the oath of allegiance
| to the King of Hungary.