Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-06
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What 10 DolnG In the Old World aud the
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gress relative TO the present political difficulty
II confidently hopes "that your honorabl
bodies will earnestly consider some mode O
reaching decision Of the pending question
that will satisfy the consciences Of the country
They feel assured that when senators and req
resontatiycs Of the United States are called upo
to exercise judicial powers franght with conso
quences so momentous, they will bring to tn
discharge Of their high functions q spirit o
fairness and impartiality that will result in
virtual unanimity of judgment, A result NJ
reached whatever il may bc,will mqucstionabl
command the willing acqnescencc of the Who'll
nation
The New England Society of New York cit
celebrated Forefather's day Ms customary b.
n supper, where speeches were made by Mayo
Wickham, Rev, Edward Everett Hale Prof
sanborn, Geo. VIM, Curtis Mark Twain AM
others. Robert Gallagher and his son James
of Harrodsburg, Ky, were deliberately shot ant
killed by cripple named Henry, whom one o
the victims had previously thrashcd. Twont,
business houses and two dwellings In Homer
La, were destroyed by m incendiary fire, Loss
S20O, 900. ... The savings bank building il
Portland. Me-. in which were the Masonic halls
was destroyed by fire, nilicting heavy loss
BY powder explosion in the Contonnia
colhory, near Ashland, Pa, four men wcr,
killed The Agricultural department makes tn,
corn crop OF 1876 only two per cent, short of tn,
great crop of the previous year, 49,. Shipwrock'
have been numerous on the east coast Of Scot
land and England during the recent gale, ant
the loss of life is placed at fully $50 Small
pox Is again extending through the Manitobt
district, -: VIM. Mes5imer was hanged al
Statcsyillc, N. G., on his twcnty-second birth
day for the murder of his mothcr-in-law. Tn,
crime was committed for plunder.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State commit,
tee met ut Harrisburg to consult regarding tn,
Presidential election and after delibcratior
issued an address declaring that Samuel j.
Iilden and Thomas A. Hendricks worc ON the
seventh day of November last. elected President
and Nice-Presidont of the United States. The
address appeals to the people of the State as
follows: The Senate and House of Representa-
tivcs Of the United States have, by the Constitu-
ton, the sole and exclusive power to settle all
questions which relate to the validity of the
electoral votes Of the several States In one
event the Constitution gives the IIausc of Rep
rosentativcs the power to elect the President.
We, therefore, earnestly invoke from You every
effort cognizable by law for the execution and
support of the constitutional methods by which
~ " W u'''iiIlilcu WIZ are lic NNluliN tlectcu
President and Vicc-PrcSident of the United
States. The Senate and Hampton House of
South Carolina adjourned sine die before Christ
mas. Before adjourning, the Senate appointed
committee of three Republicans and three
Democrats, to confer and make n report on the
constltntionality Of the Mackey House. The
supreme court or Florida si"talns the Drew
and grants A neremptory order 70 the hoard IN
rccaiyass from thc face of thc rcturns
owing to the boilerhouSe OF the American
transfer company at Oil City, Pa. catching fire,
the boiler burst and broke the side of fifteen
Thousand gallon tank of oil, the contents of
winch We're Immediately Tapped up by the
flames. Four other iron tanks followed the
same course, and $4,000 barrels of oil were de-
stroyed. The losses will foot up 5000, 00O...
Sll 800 package of money on its way from
the treasury department to an Illinois national
bank was appropriated by some person whom
the detectives are endcavorng to ,lncarth.
broken rail threw train of ears from the
track near Bcllefontaine, Ohio, and eight pas
sengers were more or less injured by the cars
turning completely over. ..., During the per-
formance of the 1.-TWO Orphans in Washing
ton a person tainted in the gallery and cry of
Eight" was raised. which was interpreted by
the audience into fire, whcreupon a terrific
panic ensued. during which number of per-
sons were seriously injured. .... In the Newark
On. J.) opera house cry of fire =" by n small
boy startled the audience into a FRENZY in its
efforts to escape from the building and several
were injured in the lam. The alarm proved to
be false. George Pease after ullarreling
with CHRISTOPHER Smith in Chattanooga Tenn.
shot him thrice, when Smith returned the fire
with two shots. Both men were fatally in
'i'"'
President Grant having heard the report that
he is likely to be elected United States senator
from Illinois to succeed Mr., Logan. promptly
and uneuuivocally declares that he will not be
candidate He gives number of reasons why
he will not be a candidate. the principal one be-
ing that he strongly favors the reelection of
Senator Logan. The electoral vote of Florida
was cast and sent to Washington before the de-
cision of the supreme court of the State that
new count of the popular vote be made.
A call is issued for convention of coorcd dele
gates to meet in Washington to consider the
political situation. There are four Demo-
ratio Presidential electors. the legality of
whose election is disputed by the Republicans.
They are Frost. of Missouri who is laborinr
under politicol disability imposcd Inv fine Four.
teenth amendment Moore. of Tennessee.
whose political disability has not been removed
Williamson, of Now Jersey. who is a limited
States commissioner and Holloway of Virginia
who was n United States Centennial conmis,
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