Marshall County Republican., 1877-02-08

port from Hull, Eng; of the George Cromwell
and George Washington, from Halifax for st.
Johns, N. F., each long overdue. Forty seven
persons are, or were. on board the Colombo,
thirty on the George Cromwell and thirty-one
on the George Washington.
POLITICAL.
The New York Senate, bya party vote. Last
week adopted resolutions declaring Hayes the
legally elected President, aud that he ought
TO be inaugurated. .. The Florida Legislature
has made an approximation 10 pay the Demo
cratic Presidsnt electors from that State.
Col. Plumb, an editor and practical printer,
has been elected to the United States Senate
from Kansas.
TIE testimony OF John t. Pickett, WASH
ington lawyer, and formerly General in the
Confederate army, given before the House
committee ON the duties and powers of the
House In counting the electoral vote produced
quite sensation at the national capital
Plckett's testimony is to the effect that over
lures were made to him, on behalf of j. Madi-
son Wells, to negotiate the sale to the Dem
| ocrats OF the Louisiana Returning Board the
| consideration being the trifing sum Of 81 ,000,-
600. According to Picketts story Joseph
| Harris Maddox visited Washington as Wells
agent and made the proDosition. Pickett
thereupon visited New York. consulted John
Morrlssey, and la ID the facts before him. Nor
| rissey, to use Pickett's words, " would buy
these fellows as essily as he would pigs, - but
| having faith in Tilden's election, he didn't
think 1t necessary to open nogo-
tiaiioDs. He next called on Abrsm
8 Hewitt who said that {" tn g was the third pro-
position of the kind that had been made to him
on the part of the Louisiana Returning Board,
but under no circumstances would he enter
tain any such proposition" Maddox was placed
| on the witness stand and partially corroborated
Picke.ts story. He said he went to Washing
ton in the interest of Wells that the latter
told him (Maddox) that he (wells) would like
to serve his party in making q return in favor
| OF Hayes but would not take the
rIsk unless paid fer it; that
the Democratic majority was too
Washington, called first upon Secretary Cam
| eron and told him Wells wanted money. but
| the Secretary declined to have ANYTHING 70 do
| with the matter. He says he then in obedi-
ence to Wells instructions. attempted to open
| negotiations with the Democrats. with the re-
suit as stated. Wells denies the story as
base fabrication manufactured out Of whole
| cloth. He says Il IL an infamous conspiracy to
iDjure the Returning Boa.d and influence the
electoral commission.
| FOREIGN.
4
isualist," Slade. who was recently sentenced to
three months confinement at hard labor, has
had his sentence quashed on appeal on legal
! technicality. IA heavy defalcation in the
Banque de Paris has Just been discovered.
The cuiprit is one OF the chief clerks OF the
bank The amount Of the embezzlement ia
| 600. 600 francs.
A DISPATCH from st. Petersburg says tho
peace party in the Russian Cabinet is prevail
| ing The British Council has issued further
stringent orders against the importation into
Great Britain from Germany and Belgium OF
| cattle, hay, hides, horns, fat. hoofs and fresh
meat. The Emperor of Japan has reduced
farmers taxes from 81 per cent. to 2I% per
cent. per snnum. The revenues Of the empire
| are thus impaired to the extent of SIG. OOO 600
but the japanese ruler, in the decree lessening
the peoples burdens, enjoins such economy ia
public expenditures ss will comport with this
reform In tue fiscal affairs Of the Government.
The Countess Howe, wife of the late
Earl Howe, committed suicide in London. the
other day, by jumping out OF the window of
her mothers house. while laboring under a ft
OF Temporary insanity. :. "A dispatch from
kcme announces that an officer has visited the
| roman Archbtshop Lsdochowss1 with a copy of
an indictment and a summons to appear before
the Poeen tribunal to answer for breaches Of
| the German law.
ADvIcEs from the City Of Mexico To Feb. 1,
furnish the following news: Armed re-
| distance against Gen. Diaz is considered at an
end for the present. Many sdherents OF Lerdo
continue 70 leave the country, fearing out
| RACES. The Church party tacitly countenances
| Diaz, but Is really working to place the Con-
servstlves in power. The general opinion pre-
walls that the Dsz Government will be of short
duration. Gen. Diaz has ordered the release
OF number of Foreigners who have been con-
nned IN prisons at Matamoras and Monterey.
Turkey affects great moderation in her de-
maids upon Servia. She does not ask mate
rial guarantees" such as the gsrrisoning of
Servian fortresses, but Will be content IL Rue
sia and the other great powers will enter into
| bonds that the turbulent Servians shall keep
the peace. The rain difficulty will be about
getting signatures to this bail-bond Russia
does not want peace kept. and will not have it
II she can prevent and while fighting contin-
uts 70 be as natural rs eating TO the Serbs. the
other powers will not csre to give bond for
their good behavior.
AT the recent annual meeting Of the Shef-
field (Eng) Chamber Of Commerce, the Presi-
dent said the Sheffield manufacturers and
workmen had only themselves TO blame for the
loss OF trade with America and the successful
Amf rcan composition with foreign countries.
Sheheld woIkmen had not come up to the
make and style required by customere Mr.
Mandella, member of Parliament for Sheffield
said American competition was success full be-
cause the Americans excelled ia the rapidity of
their adoption of IaLor-saving machinery.
Msndella referred to the importation of Amer
icap beef ~ q great benefit TO England, and a
striking instance OF what enterprise and lii
vention could do.