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force the Constitution in that respect.
Mr.. KnGtt objected.
Mr.. Lawrence moved 70 suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution. Rejected;
yeas lie, nays 7s, not two-thirds IN the
affirmative.
Mr.. Kassou offered q resolution in-
structing the select committee on the
privileges of the House In regard to coan-
ing the electoral votes, to inquire whether
any electoral votes were cast by persons
lsboring under political disabilities. and
ifso. what action should be taken there.
on. Adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Willis, the Select
Committee on Privileges. in regard "
counting the electoral votes, was in
structed to inquire whether votes
were given during the recent election.
contrary to prohibition contained In
the constitution, that no United States
officials shall be chosen as Presidential
electors.
On motion Of Mr. LeMoyne, the Select
Committee was authorized 10 inquire
into the alleged improprieties Of conduct
on the part OF the Police Commissioners
Of the District Of Columbia.
The bill abolishing the Police Com.
missionsrs Of the District of Columbis,
and transferring their duties 10 the Dis.
trict Commissioners passed. There wss
not q single vote in the negative.
A resolution calling for information
as 10 the purposes for which troops have
recently been stationed at Washington,
was defeated for want Of = two.thirds
majority. SO also was . resolution re-.
quiring the Judiciary Committee to re.
port within two days 3 constitutional
amendment prohibiting the payment OF
war claims, except 10 loyal persons.
Mr.. Mills, OF Texas, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the following:
ResJired, That the maintenance in.
violate of the rights Of States and esps-
cially the right Of each State 10 order
and control its own domestic Institutions
sccording TO its own laws. 10
essential ~ the balance OF power IN
which the perfection and endurance Of
our political fabric depends. and We
denounce the lawless invasions by
armed forces Of the several States and
Territories, no matter unde1whst pretest,
rs among the gravcst OF crimes.
The second reading OF the resolution was
called for, whea Mr.. KAsson suggested
that it did not contain the words subject
to the constitution" Several members on
the Democratic side who did not seem 10
approve Of the policy Of Offering such =
resolution, suggested to Mr.. Holman "
move an adjournment, which he did.
while on the Republican side sugges-
tions went round TO oppose an adjourn
msnt, and TO force vote on the resou-
tlon.
The motion 10 adjourn was defeated by
q vote OF 10 ~ y5, and vote was taken
on the moti,n 10 suspend the rules and
sdcpt the resolution. II Was lost, yeas
l07, nays 81.
The Speaker announced ~ select
committee 10 investigate corrupt or i'm
proper conduct Of the Washington
Police Com missioners. Messrs. La Moy ne.
MillIken. Gender, of GeorviS, Banks and
W. b. Williams, of Michigan.
Adjourned.
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DUELLISG is not entirely confined to
southern soil.
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Look on the two pictures: PACKARD
slips Inte guarded building, and in the
presence of handful of black and tan
followers is inaugurated. General
NICHOLS, in the presence of thousands
os his fellow. citizens. records his oath TO
faithfully discharge his duties rs their
Governor.
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LAKE Cbamplsin is the last battle
ground.
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TuE MAYS are good shots.
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Orese. EIersessI Is,~.sss.,sss.

oETBOs
WAsHIs0roS, January s-Tbe sen
ate Comuiitee On Privileges and Elec-
tions continued their morning Ihve.tiga.
ton Of The Oregon electoral matter by
the examination OF Chas. Dlmond. llS
Liberty street. New York. Dimond
testified that hc 10 . banker, doing busi.
ness for A. + & Z. 4. Tilton OF New
York, Lsdd & Bush, Salem, Oregon, and
others. Witness met the frm OF Martin
d Runyon on December 9Th. for the first
time; on that date Rupyon came 10 wit
ness Office and left word that he wanted
70 see witness; witness went 10 Runyon's
Office and Runyon gave him check for
5000, payable 10 Lsdd d Bssh, Oregon;
witness gave Runyon . telegraph dis.
patch (which was read - follows;
To Mesrs Ladd 4 Bush, Salem, Oregon
Martin q Runyon have dspo.itsd S..
600 70 your account. C.D
This dispatch was IN cipher used by
him and those be does business with; hs
Was not requested 10 put the Dispatch 10
cipher nor 10 keep the transsctl0n Q
secret; Lsdd d Bush telsgrsphsd "
witness on December llth 10 return the
5000 To Martin & Runyoo; does no,
know why the 5000 ws returned IN
used; witness went 10 the Office Of Mar
TN d Runyon last Saturday, bu. held No
conversation with either except - 70 tbs
necessity OF his witness coming "a
Washington TO tessify. After further
negative testimony witness said hs would
produce without subpoena the lsttss
books containing his oorrespondsuce with
Lsdd a Bush and iIsdd 4 Tilton. Of
Oregon.
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CLEvELAsD, Jaaasry s-Asry sad
Ellso Austin. d Omaha. ssaooscd -
ioss IN the wreck st Ash:sk1is vsss
yesterday ioohd ~ Basaio alive SD
yell.
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WE have laid upon our table the
minutes of the ninth annual meeting of
the Medical Society of West Virginia
held in thu. city last summer. The
minutes have been prepared under the
supervision of DR.. HULLIHES, the sssis-
,snt secretary OF the society, and pre-
sents neat typographical appearance.
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Additional Dsp.tGhss On fourth Page ]
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TaExTos, Jsnusry s.-Tbs smploy~
Of the Trenton pottery, l.S0s psssoss IN
sil, struck 70 day 20 Consequence Of ~
per cent rsdactioo 10 vags. The
strikers mss scd sppointsd commasss
10 confer 1ish the employ sss, rssoiv'sg.
IL the eonfefenos fsilsd. tha, ths commit
tee should eorrspond With The sssksssa
., stssordshire, Eaglsnd. and selicis ssd
20 enable them 70 stand cot.
The kilnnso. dippss and ssessr
makers have resolved 70 uphold tss
pottery men. There are near 700 psf
Sons In the strike.
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LONDON, January sy-Tts Brisiss
foreign ofacs bss iosvsrdsd 70 tbs GOV.
srnnens of the Unitsd StAss rsl,cs of
the Porter expedition bsoaght hsss by
Cspt.is ySs-
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.

The following is correct list OF the
members of the two houses of the Legis.
lsture, which assemblies in the new State
House IN this city tomorrow. The
Democratic members ARE in Roman and
tLe Republicans in Italics:
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The Mnhnrninh,s Tent.

East India Cor. Boston Journal
must also tell you of our visit to the
tent Of the Maharajah of Cashmere. 1t
was a most gorgeous affair, hung all in
sides with Cashmere shawl work. the
tent-poles, some thirty or forty in num-
Der, were covered with silver. A large,
green velvet carpet, worked around with
solid gold embroidery half a yard deep,
without the corners and the gold fringe,
lay spread uAder the two gold-ccvered
chairs placed as thrones Of reception,
and over this q canopy with a face EN-.
%broldered in q rising sun Of solid gold
embroidery, the eyes, of enamel, as large
as an egg. You may imagine from this
the proportions of the face. The. nous
iaehe was made Of black embroidery but
all the rest Of the face was solid gold.
This canopy, was supported inside by
poles with gold and silver bands, alter
mating like the colors of a barber s pole.
Carpets, with cushions for the back and
arms Of the Maharajah, Of green and red
velvet, with this heavy gold embroidery,
were laid in one or two places for his
repose. Persian carpets covered the
ground, even out to the gateway at the
entrance. The tent occupied a space Of
some fifty by one hundred feet. Just
fancy this, il you can, with Persian car
pets on the ground, Cashmere shawls for
walls and ceilings, with silver supports,
and an inside canopy as large as the
largest parlor, held up by poles Of gold
and silver, and covered and underlaid
with green velvet and golden embroide-
ry. While we were there one of his at
PENDANTS rode up on an elephant covered
with cloth Of gold. What detracts from
all this magnifcence, when seen, is the
coarseness of workmanship. The IN
broidery is perfection, as is the cloth Of
gold, The emeralds, rubies, amethysts,
as well as carbuncles and garnets, are
all beautiful yet / would almost as
much delight in glass ornaments as ip'
their diamonds, because they are not cut
in facets like our, but fiat on the top and
in all manner Of shapes, which does not
allow them 10 show 10 any advantage
whatever. Their wrought gold and sill
yer is very crude and rough.
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On Tuesday, May /, 1877,

II legal hours, in front of the Courthouse,
Memphls,. Tennessee, proceed 20 sell. to the
nlghest bidder, Cor cash, the fOllowing de-
scribed property, to- wit:
Ohe tract Of land, the property of Mrs.
Mary Harris. situated in Shelby oouoty- Tam
and about "a miles southeast Of t5s citv o
memphis., beginning at the intersection Of
Dunn and Utey avenues, running east with
me south side of Dunn avenue Is chains and
o5 hnRs; theEce south q chains and 69 lisks.
70 tne nortneast corner Of the tract Mrs, Mary
Harris sold to Thos. W. Hunt: thence west
with the north line Of the said 2l.aere tract rs.
chains and GO links to 0tey avenue. the north
west corner Of tho said 2l.aore tract: thence,
north along the west side Of Otey avenue 2l
onatns ana ~ lnks to the beginning, contain
ans % lures w estimate, being all Of the Co.
acre tract conveyed by Samuel p. Walker to
MRS; Mary Q; Harris ia 1857 by deed regis
terea IN the REGISTERS office, Shelby county,
Dook, ", page l93, excepting tho "a acres CON
xeyea oy Mrs. Mary Harris to Ihos. w. Hunt
y ioo5, y deed registered in said Registers
once IN BECK ~, part ], page 1853, and refer
ence Is made to said two deeds for further
description Of said 80 acres.
$50 Two lots in the city Of Memphis, Shelby
county, Tenn, known as lots SO and go in fhe
VIM. g.. Lane subdivision Of the Isler pron-
eTty, Zach lot fronting so feet on the west side
OF Dunlap street, and running back ilsH fest
between the lots conveyed by Vim. q T,Snato
Jamei bOio in 1860, by deed reQistefed in AZ
registers office Of shelby county. In Roet IA
page 6lS, and the same conveyed In Nv NJ
harris in 1871. by decd registered in tho Re-,
is.ers Office of Shelby county. in R no 81
page 81. For further DESCRIPTION Of ssiS Iooffs
mentioned, 0 ueeus aoOFe
Levied on as tho property Of defendant
NTs. Mary Harris, 70 satisfy sSid i1S?smssnt'
interest andcnsts. "s Sa'u Juusmen
Momphis' S9th day Of March, 1877.
eL.- Y. 4, ANDERSON,
nv w n Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
Eaglnston, Attorney for plaintiff Sl-s7.R
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RADICAL OPIEION OF HAMPTON.

The Philadelphia Bulletin (Rad-
ical) thus expresses its opinion Of
Governor Hampton, of South Caro-
lima, and political affairs in that
Radical-cursed State:
The announcement that the President
will remsve the troops from South Caro-
lima is received in the North with perfect
calmness, for the reason that every one
clearly foresaw that result from the day
of President Hayes inauguration. More
than this, we believe that the act IS sp.
proved by the mass Of the people, and
even by many extreme Republicans WHO
are convinced that Hampton's election
was secured by intimidation of the ne
gro voters. The hard fact is that Hamp
ions government has overwhelming pop
ular support in the State, and Chamber
lain could not hope to exercise executive
authority unless be should be assisted
throughout his entire term by
the Federal army. Even then the
range of his powers would be very
limited, and the State meanwhile would
be torn by fercely contending factions
Under the circumstances, even those VINO
have firm belief in the righteousness Of
bis cause may reasonably believe thar
II would be best for him to withdraw, and
If be shall do so, yielding to the processes
of the law, be will carry with him The re-
spect Of all loyal men who know him
he has administered bis high Office in a
most difficult and perilous time, wisely.
purely and well, and he may in this hour
OF his discontinue point with pride to the
e~ulog;es pronounced one year ago upon
his conduct By the Democratic press OF
the State. Wade Hampton will now as
sumo the g%overnorship under the weight
of most solemn pledges that be will pro-
tect all classes OF citizens in their lights
Public opinion will hold him to strict
accountability for the performance Of
these promises. Ifhe shall not keep them,
if there shall be any more persecution
of the blacks or any repetition OF the
horrors which have made the name Of
Edge6eld infamous, there will be further,
interference by the Federal government
Hampton assumes a tone Of great indie.
pendence, and denies the right Of any
body to attempt such interference. But
there is a settled and positive determine
ton in the North that the blacks shall
have their rights, and that determination
will find expression in action unless the
Southern whites consent to protect the
negroes. Such protection can be gwen
by Hampton and his partisans much
more effectively than by any other power,
and as these men are bound not only by
solemn promises but by considerations
of self-interest to give 1t, we may conf
IDENTIFY hope that they will do 50 The
cry has been hands off, or we can do
Rothiningr' The hands now are off,
and we shall await with deepest interest
the experiment which a Republican
President has resolved shall fairly be
tried.
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The Vanderbilt WIN

NEw YoRK, April The settlement
between the heirs Of Cornelius Wander.
bilt has again been brought up IN &C.
count of a difference between VIM. H.
and Cornelius j. Vanderbilt. All the
heirs, with the exception of Cornelius,
had agreed to accept 81, OOO, 900, and
William b. had agreed to a settlement
on this. basis. Cornelius j., however,
made a claim of 81, 900, 900, aud his sis
ter, Mrs. LATTE, refused to make any
settlement until Cornelius j. was salts
fed. Meanwhile the will has been ad.
nitted to probate.
Dore Lyon, the husband of Kate Clsx-
ten, the well known actress, has been de
clared a bankrupt.
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indications.

WASHINGTON, April For Tennessee
aud Ohio valley generally cloudy wealth
er and areas of rain, with warmer east
to south winds and falling barometer.
Fer the lake region falling barometer
and rising temperature, with northeast 10
southeast winds, increasing cleudiness
and during the night areas Of rain in the
southern and western portions.
Fer the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys falling barometer and
temperature, with east to south
partly cloudy weather and local
The Missouri river will rise between
Omaha and Kansas City, the Mississippi
will change slightly, and the Ohio con.
to fall.
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shooting array 10 NJ. Lou,s.

ST.. LOUIS, April Mat B. Peck,
travelling agent of the boot and shoe
house Of Utterbeck & Co., and Eugene
+. Williams, a member of the firm Of
Hamilton, Brown & Co also a boot and
shoe house, had a shooting affair in front
of the Laclede hotel last night, in which
Williams received two severe Aesh
wounds, one in the thigh aud the other
just below the left groin, and Peck re
ceived a painful wound in the foot. The
ARRAY grew out of business rivalry.
Neither party was dangerously hurt.
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Supposed to be Murdered by Her
Lover.

CINCINNATI, April Ion Thursday
the body of Miss Nettie RussmsB, a re-
spectacle young lady of Tlfin, Ohio, was
found in the river uear that place with
marks of violence upon her person,
which indicated that she had been muir.
dered. The corouer's jary yesterday
developed nothing positively duplicating
any one in the crime, but her lover, Les.
ter Stone was arrested upon suspicion,
she having stated the last time she was
seen alive that she was going to meet
him.
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is not very agreeable to the carpet
baggers. Says the Republican in
speaking Of the commission ;
"Watch the a~rbitratOrs," and in
giving a history of the inception
and progress of the Matthews, Fos-
ter, Gibson and Brown bargain, it
precedes its article with the follow
ing headlines: "a Vile Compact
-Infamy and Knavery in Alliance
Republican States to be Surren-
dered to buy peace with the Bull
dozers."
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TIE KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Adjournment of the Grand LOde,
After n Buay session.
Nashville American. 9Th

Adjournment Of the Grand Lodge
After n Busy session.
Nashville American, 6th.l
The Grand Lodge of the Knights Of
Honor r%eassembled in Emmett hall yes.
terdsy morning.
The Grand Lodge resumed the cleo.
ton of officers, and the following were
elected:
P. R. Albert, Chattanooga, grand
guide; R. Kennedy, MeMinnville, grand
guardian; John r. Dean, S~helbyville,
grand sentinel; G. Schiff, Nashville, d.
f. Goodyear, memphis, W. j. Brewer,
Bristol, grand trustees.
l.. A. Gratz was elected grand repre-
sentative.
The various committees s~everally re-
ported aud their reports we're acted upon.
Several amendments to the constitu-
ton OF the Grand Lodge and various
suggestions aud recommendations we're
passed looking to changes OF both Su-
pFeme aud subordinate Lodge constitp-
tions.
The new ritual and work as exempt
fed by the brethren of Nashville in the
presence of the Grand Lodge the day
previous we're unanimously approved by
the Grand Lodge, and the authors Of the
ritual and work we're requested to visit
the Supreme Lodge aud exemplify the
same before that body.
A resolution vas adopted requesting
the representatives to the Supreme IodOa
to invite the Supreme Lodge to held its
mex annual session at Nashville.
On motion, the constitution was so
chsBged that the next meeting Of the
Grand Lodge will be held on Wednesday
after the second Tuesday in April. 1878,
at 10 o'clock @ m,
The grand officers elect were duly in.
stalled.
The Grand Lodge then closed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-07

THz Hon. Spencer Lyttleton,
who was recently requested by the
queen to resign his post of marshal
of the ceremonies, has taken his
name from the Boobies Club.
Boobies were to meet and to decide
what should be done with this
eccentric gentleman, but knowing
the fate that was most likely in
store for him, he anticipated it and
Withdrew. The cause Of all which
was a licentious disposition to tell
the thing that was not true about
respectable ladies.
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-Routhernera in nrnriI

The bark Temp'ar, Captain Booth,
from Rio, which arrived at Baltimore on
Monday, brought Phillip Waddell, wife,
six children and mother.in-law, and A. J
Smith, vile and four children, who emf.
grated from Texas 10 Brazil nine years
ago. The two gentlemen we're Texan
planters, and, with ether Southerners.
emigrated to Brazil after the war. They
left the United States via steamship from
New York, and settled in San Paulo
District, five hundred miles in the int
rior from Rio, where they engaged in su-
garcane and coffee planting. About Que
hundred Southern families are settled in
that district. Mr.. Waddell, who is fifty
years ofoge, says that his emigration was
an unfortunate movement, and that be
returns with less property than he car.
ried away. Failure Of crops al the time
when an abundant yield seemed certain
had much to do with his i'll success. OF
his six children three were Brazilian.
born. The desire to educate their chill
dren properly was a ruling motive in
causing the return Of the two families 10
the United States. Both gentlemen
speak in kigh praise Of Emperor Dom
Pedro, who visits different portions Of his
empire in about the same informal way
in which he made a tour Of this country
last summer Land in Brazil sells al
about 50 an acre, but il ia held in large
tracts Of from 1000 to 10000 acres. The
returned emigrants expect TO 20 to Win
chester Va, and prospect for an opening
IN the Shenandoah Yallep baltimore
San, april 4.
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Missing People in New York CITY
and BROOKLYN.

New YORK, April 7 During January,
February aud March, sixty-four persons
were reported missing 10 this city and
iorty-one in Brooklyn, making a total in
the two cities of los. OF this number
thirty-four we're found through the agen-
cy Of officers and detectives; thirty
returned to their homes aud gave expla-
nations Of their absence; one, A. Oakley
Hall, has reappeared in England; eleven
we're found dead, having committed sui.
eide or been murdered, and thirty are
still missing.
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A card for RNtIonoI Renders.

Irrational people always reject good advice,
and in ncthing is their folly more frequently
conspicuous than in ignoring precautions nee
essary for the retention of health. Forecast,
on the other hand, is notable characteristic
of the rational, and it is the exercise of this
quality which We would suggest to them
Protect the system against diseases which
fasten upon the debilitated, the nervous and
the dyspeptic, by bracing the physique. rsgu-
lating the stomach, bowels and liver, and
banisbing dependency with the purest and
most efficient of botanic invigorants. Aostat-
ter's Stomach Bitters. That these effects fol-
low its use, and that it prevents as we'll as
annihilates intermittent and remittent feyers,
are facts established by indisputable evidence.
Te enjoy the twin blessings of "a sound
mind and a sound body" in all their pienti-
tude. try a course of this sterling medicine.
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ORvILLE D. JEwETT.
The Principal la The Tragedy Be.
lIeVed TO Have Commit
ted Suicide.

New YORK. April Charles H. jew
EFT called last night at the residence of
Joseph A. Dean and informed Nicholas
L. Roosevelt, a relative of the latter,
that 0rville D. Jewett had undoubtedly
committed soicide. The fact was i'm
parted to Charles Il. Jewett by Charles
TsintOr, managing clerk, who told him
on Tuesday afternoon that at the moment
the explosion occurred be (Taintor) was
in the middle office in full view Of the
private Office. He heard George W. Jew
EFT call him, and he Immediately entered
the room, and when the smoke had par
TALLY cleared away be saw 0rvi.le D..
Jewett laying on the body of George w.
Jewett. Orville held a Shapes pistol
to bis breast and fred four shots in rapid
succession. He then rolled from of the
body Of his uncle aud lay writhiug on
the floor. Taintor then ran down stairs
and raised a cry Of alarm, and subse-
quently went to Staten Island to inform
the elder Jewett's family.
Mr.. Dean is not able to set up, but is
making favorable progress toward recov-
ery.