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~r'HtNi 10 ih| lntcii!S'H''F
NNSulNoroN u. {. Feb. IL, II 80 y. III
The electoral commission, by a vote
OF : to :. decided not TO 60 behind the
returns IN the Louisiana case. and after.
wards. this evening. the same body. in
secret session, by a vote OF S to I sdopt-
T.; a resolution, submitted by Senator
Morton, declaring that the eight votes OF
Louisiana should be counted for the
HAYES and Wheeler electors. The re,
port "tthis decision wall be presented to
congress to-morrow morning The
,"As were Bradley, Edmunds. Garfield.
Freiinghuyscn. Iloar, Miller, Morton
and Strong Total. :. Nays: Abbott,
Bayard. Clifford, Field. Hunter, Payne
and Thurman. Total. :. Great excite
meut prevails throughout the city.
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Several Of the ST. Louis suburban
highwaymen have been captured during
the last few days.
They have had another coal OIL horror
n >elalIa, a Mrs, Dunlap being terribly
and fatally burned.
Four wears more OF Grantism. Nor
:9ni-m. whisky rings and hard times
Ih. people voted tor 4 change. but the
returning boards have counted them out
=. Louis Times The republicans 60
love the public schools that in Lou,
= ana during the past seven wears they
have stolen tour-liftE- of the state
>.hoo. money.
I..vy are organizing i Narrow Gauge
railroad company at >t Joseph. to con-
stunt i road from that place up into
Iowa. HE "Na:r"w Gauge" - al the
." 4owadI,s.
G.rcU2 t,retu . Il seems 10 US that
VIZ haze heard that name before. 1t will
'r found n the tai, cui OF an '%.importAn,
d"c.>."u which we print elsewhere.
HE play draw, To a close, but il ha,
cost Lafayette COUNTY many u hard
earned dollar.
james Henry Butler, alas Charlie.
Henry simpson. and Charles wilson,
a,n> Martin Henry, two negroes con.
y.rted .i the murder of john W Everett
ON the 10th OF July last. PamonAey, Nd
We're hanged at Port Tobacco in that
>cAts on the 9Th inst.
The hour Al which we received oul
uewS from Washington pr-cluded any
extended remarks upon it. The frs,
thought which presents itself is tina
elections Tor president in this country
arr Il ~>,GpruIous and solemn farce. anc
that the men who can SO shamelessly Sc
aside the verdict Of the people, express
ell 1t the ~ba,lot-boS, should be damned
L endless iniamy.
\ cray m1u named W. A. Weldon,
from Pennsylvania, attempted L. as.as
s.aatc Governor Packard in his bushes:
Office. at New Orleans, on the 18th inst.
Some by-stauder- fired Oh the would-b,
murderer. and he was wounded, but no
seriously. in the left arm. His ball toob
etfsct in Mr.. Packard's knee, his plSto
having been stricken down by III per
son. Tbs affair i a little mysterious
coming rs it does during the cuusidera
TIN Of the Louisiana vote by the elec
tyruI commission, and being a very opor
tune outrage for the radicals to how
over Whatever the mans object, h,
was evidently Il luuatic from the man
ner Of the attempt-in the midst OF Z;
LtmJec II Packard's friends.
Mr. O'Connor. in closing his argu
mrut in the Florida case, for the dem
urrtt-. said That we have the mora
Iight i the common sentiment of Al
mankind II will be the Judgment o
p,sterity. There lives not 4 man, 50
Ia ns | know, upon the face Of the earth
win. having the faculty OF biushing
could look an honest man in the face
and assert that the Hayes electors wer
truly elected" And So said Mr.. Purman
republican member from Florida, after
wards, on the floor OF the house, bu
still It's vote was counted for HAYES.
the Carrollton Record. a strong re
publican paper, speaks OF Superintendent
Shannon's report thus I'VE have re
CeIved the advance sheet of Superiu
tend-nt Shannon. We notice that SOM
Of our cotemporaries are finding fau.
with the report, and intimating that MI
Shannon either doesn't know his dut,
or doesn't try to perform it. We caunc
agree with them. He is fearless euoug
to tell the truth about the condition {
the public schools OF Missouri. and pu
the reaSon OF the inefiiciency OF tn
school system right where it belongs
Tina. j. what we want democratic officia,
I" DO, even # there Is something to rem
elv BY democrats.
We that the Wyandotte, kar
SAG City and Northwestern raiIwa
change its name. as we desire to writ
about it considerably. 80 soon as peopl
can lult talking politics. and it take