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, 1877-05-22
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NEW YpnK.
MAKING O. iii for tic Werk. aBalnat $50 Inst week;
market dill but nfnrf {Jr 3o0 stock than on Friday
anl some a aaaAnGo OF ~ reI III G1
fIcr ~ rnnrn III ~ htycfs en6 ahnvn bY fccpr1eu
rs nr9iinaIv tn nr,ttn stfrrs rSn0od ffoU Dxl Ia
Hc, estra w.rr so!d At i, - iIc tic lo~es nglsS for
hiacst foS c,rfosa Of nojs sscesS l. i5o ios avsr.
.hoxf mi al ntrSra werr takrn fr tji1 Envtith
frsae lid rspo-teG It iotaIi1(c nominnIy at lila
itxc+ cfnnrfs for thn week gII nGafterg buef
Dstmudas; , -, ,.., n,.,.. ;. mn -, ~.
week nvaiust s5 54o ia,t week; 3nsrxsi Ill nont
last fridays atlons, sheen All Clipped ranged from,
ID 10 bs tr 10, Kentucky and VisRtA lambt from o.
to i &c, .Ic.aty do from o. 10 t!c
HwiKx-Itecctpts. IN, fn1&tnx = l9A TOT the week.
aRalrst etI laat wrck oAda offered alse. held.
Ing Tor S57s por loU LII. w'h es.Gs bd market dull.
DuErALo.
prYTAto, Mar 1i,-CAf1LE-Nece!1t&, S,c97t sof
, 1877-05-22
AMERICAN CITIES.
NRV rOftE

Special NEpafeh 10 7ns 1f4o9aA
NKw Yonk. May at.-.iaA!1-Watat-Ms dutes.
duh and AthtF easier3 shippers d'aposed 10 hold o
and mills only aouRht to al urgent dour contrachi
sales for city milling. 27.o0 hu u'Eradsd sprtnR
At sl.bo ID atofut No. Chicago mammal II
&l.d1tt.sai No. N'lwhuks. sl.SaL@ Nye
dull st a79aso for Western. Corn l3ac
per bu lower. with only light trade demand for
export and hone uset business In options qosa modes'
ata; sAes on spot TO- but merchAntAh1a eocs afea
yellow, 67ct bu steamer fa11ed seller
iaono bu No. ssslcr, June. 6lho, 4aan
~ nm hn No. teiisr Ju,7. asa, at tho a:is n. N.
ratl thn msrxet va ahouG stea (Y with SALES Of
A. M hn ~ amer lxsd ecller July n ett, 4tesmtF
cs,h aic x3c askad, seller MAY. gs3fo bid e3<5
Skea, juae. eoXo bid. a.4o a,ted; July. olMe bid.
Gao asked. No. es.h. esa BID o'ns s,fsas S, :s!'ss
sTa. ja'y. ata BID. etNs siksd, Ausa't ss'ts bid,
OCEAN r.s1oa7,-ns.sh room en'et but st.aa,. md
9saas. .aa .s.as e.asst.y
70 ssee 's ss:. ''s'' and
.eeasa.l, .a,.aesa, ~ e1o.sa uss shout s.esay,
dealings ,tsh., sales soo brl, nav mes. On
,po 1Us ~ os. sa,in9 sh,u 81. ' ID, brs ,ui,
SH.0o. cios'ux. sitao tked' seeond eai jung.
Ills Ills .9x.as 11ss Aass. sitso @ I'D, ssso ..tsa
dtmaud uatm portantt ptteea esa3eF3 Western
s,s 1s II: s:'sntss d ~ s.,,.ns srs1ss *S.s
lover. asa,.a'isn. ~ neas1.tss ~. - tss ~
, 1877-05-22
Tho following 1ottor Is from prominent 1rm IN
Doston 70 . corrsspondent hete:

Latest reliable information Rtsts dehteney ct $780,
efor 81 Eatopu W. =. icsst s.o ton: si'ets crsps
III nearly nj thu aukar.pf04ucln1 countflss OF tho
world nfo thi, r. .pel9x the asersxe:, Th1 tota!
St.: tht, s!ms 4 g ~ 2a. y rssa!a,t e. ~ tons
4 the ohtpi a1xet. VI Ea7o2e sIe u o0 ton. ieN
I'M atosk, n s1s lsal: Ct III Galtsa sa!e:
hIKh pFless.,, with u slight .1ecllnc n freight
,as noths '~' sace rsnRea .ngs9s nsass .oaa Se
WY largely shipped .o Europe. With aI tssc facts
bcfrr III, With the Acto sHEsF scasal Al tic larxu
cns,ltnnk months lust In Alva OF arc forced
The conclusion ibit ttnleza pYicee should lnate.
r!aly check tonautnptton very xh Prices uch above
present yAIac11 will ruic for slxzEs ths scasou.
GOODS RECEIVED
at Chicago Cuatoms, May I'll: vefgho. Ruhllng d
Co., 0 cases Of toys; John Y. Farwc!l Il Co., I
cases OF pearl buttons; Julian & 1ledcnburg, .
caacs Of books; Fuller & Fuller. 6 cases Of es.
sencrs; Frank Dros.. I case Of buttons; Field,
Letter s. Co., case Of juter. IL caaes Of dry
goods, catcs Of plants; Gooeh narbcs, zoo
sacks Of salt; Nurry Nelson i Co., 1000 bu bar
icy; John W. Wills, ease Of chAmois skins.
Amount collected, $3,270.71.
, 1877-05-22

Gen. Smith, tho Chief inspector Of 1ra!n In
Chicago, has inst returned from Philadelphia,
where he has inqnlfcd into the conduct nf grain
Inspection. Ifo nnis that The ofrcfnln there have
aradcd sono Of our No. 2ns "steamcr cotn." ht.
cAac thero wcrc dirty tpots On II, hclng sweep.
tnrs OF the ,lrck Of tbs vessel iDtn which 1t was
3on.1rd This suggests that the systcn, OF Runrnn-
tectng wclRhfs has iis d1thdvantagcs, especially
whun low freight rates arc the File. Grain lotts
In being handled and It wonld bu much better for
Tho owner of the grain 10 etand this actual shstnk-
age than to hare tho weight made "Rool" By
dcck.sweeringr, which jcteFtorate lho whole mass,
and may rtdncc II much In quality An to canhc It
to bc pl+ccd In lower erade than that 10 which II
belongs.
Tho leading produce markets wcro moderately
active ycitorday, bnt mostly lower. Lard waa re1.
attrciy eteadJ, hut pork turned downward IN sym.
pa,hy with b.eadatutfs, which woso weak under The
Influence Of warn, weather and the absence OF aus.
talntns adxiccs from Europe. Tho var ncws was
not important. but tho sun,ors werc contradictory.
and sonnc Of them nbsnfd. Tha shipping move.
mcnt WAS slow. and the trading chiefly for future.
Nm marked changes wero developed In tho mar.
kct for domestic dry gooie. For scaaopahlc fab.
rts there IA far order enAtness ta Progress, hut
the general market is dn'l prices rcmain ahnut
stcndy. Tho demand for ssaplo and fancy grocer.
les continues LIBERAL Tho volume Of business IA
larger than Is uaua1ly witnessed at this ttn.o Of
year. and tor most articles In tho list thu
market maintains m , unaualtdedlJ drm tone.
Sugars are comparatively acarce at ai, distributing
points, and with The aetiyo Just at hand tho
tendency Of prices may bc regarded as in An up.
war, direction. CoiIeea arc trihc casfer, hut
huldc:s do not look for any Important decline.
Sisupa and mOlassts remain strong. The butter
market was dull and wpak. cheeso whs in light
demand at last weeks qHotattons. In tho dried
fruit, canned goods, and dsh markets no changes
were appnrent. ussTtug, losshes. coal. and who'd
, 1877-05-22

CATTLE-Tccelred during sunsay and Monday,
7.57N hcAd. The market opcn4 stsy dull this week.
The recclpta lighter than uaua FOR Monday Tut
pewa from tho East had, and buyers held on for
decline. salea wcfn limited, and wcru effected 1t a
reduction from last week Of 1oGt3c per iCo bs The
range OF ptccs a. 1895. ~ for poor to Oh >Ecc
grades, shippers paying ss.7sa5.4o for common 10
choice ateers weighing from .ioo to 147 'ha. and
feeders and local but .heEs operating srangly ~ 81
CATS. The market closed dull and hesES.
, 1877-05-22

.... ...~,z2, - -, -
4tuN FNuDuElb-Hefc Gultk ana eRsscff put thef6
war tittte chAnHe In tho 6Yeh fu Of hxcert
~ na.l. r1,,, ,vc.. IL I,r ~ .urn,v S,4 &a,f.t
IN pork hoss "ere IN hsht supp1 1ut seIuen ao"n'
at ard thero arc few orders On hand
" s.o's' "e A''' t'"$ '-'" - n'''uA o"' ts'oeF
freely.
Thp nuteAu OF 6tAsttcA xt WNhtnGfon g4ves tho FOL.
,n-Ine A. tina e.r orts NJ from tho 1ni.d
y e ~, T., .. n,.. 'A''A' Wv o"''o"
stsseaios "P'' III 'nsee 5sa,' ,, -,
1877. iA76, lars.
Pork. 1bs. ...".+.s:.. 3, "a 4M0st4 s.tat.H71
tanla aud bacon. lbt. 81. .1Hh71 AA74,Tb t7HA. ia
, 1877-05-22
REAL ESTATE.
Thc following inttrnmcnts wero died for record
Monday, May II:

7Ho IVHU"1HE HHtsat11F1aea "1'o 7'S8 'os R1so'" :"
Monday, May Il:
crTr Fnor1RTr.
North Dearborn at. 1J7 4 . Ut loethe II, I,
aox1t9 =. da,e4 May a2ao
4s1Vt i. with building. .aied Dec. ~ 1t7a. 1.ioo
is Il, 1stcd Msy IL s7s.,,.:..:........... 2ano
III Il, isteI Sfsy .:.:.:.....:...:..... l.ooc
1rgiaa Z. :a:c a:te? ~ msy Il oi we:t :,1!::
Mafth a. ,..'.....,..........,.......... an
Same IL the aboye. dated aY i0,... ......-,. sut
Fulton At, 4 { cor Of pcspfa?ncs It. n +. It0xTnk
Rens H. Fskt. .......... saooe
2ssiso Ii, dsted Maj io,......,...:,.,...... sst
undi tlded X II s1IiT7ss Il. dstsd Msys... 4.m
West jAcksaFl ii, 13l 4-iDt " Df.Winchcatcr
My is............. .................... zcoc
6QUrU o. Etrf LtAIT8. WITHIN 4 RABBIT or aEtEH
-.. xNks or THE ooHkf.1tOthk.
Atlantic 1t, $40 t. II I Ut F0fty.aartuth ss,
81, 70 A.l0xt33 II, dsted April 23-..."."s 4G6
, 1877-05-22
COMMERCIAL.

The following were tho receipts and shipments
Of tho cading articles Of produce In this city during
tho forty. eight hours ending at o'clock on
Monday morning, and for tho corresponding ttms
la4t year:
, 1877-05-22

ed mainly BY The opposition Of The railroads, which
arc determined to retain their power OF "mllk'
ing i" tho public By cooked atAtcments.
OOLn AND GREENBAcKs.
Gold wAs 108A &b1t6f In grccnbaeks.
Grccnbacka wero o41l03H ceuts on tho dollar In
ro1H
, 1877-05-22

Tu0S"Rocsiyrst during Sunday anil Monday, a.tt,o
head. There va no ~ N the hSE trade. saa for
lower. Light FFi1es abuut held lhclf own At tho
ciosc therS was weak and 1nsettlcd foSllnH. and
slpg31 i1ceLaya receipts prore large decline would
very likely fu1[0W. falns Woro noted It S44J.20 for
coHu3Qn 10 choice qualities.
, 1877-05-22

Withdrawn from store during Saturday for city
consumption: t.41A bu wheat. 500 bu corn, 37G
b1 oats.
The following grain was inspected into store in
this city yesterday morning: cars No. 2
Northwestern wheat, cars No. . spring. car
rejected do, Tears no grade too wheat); l car
yellow cosu. y cars No. do, 81 ears h!yh mixed,
u cars snu 1, 500 bu new do. 20 cars and 0, 800
hu nav mixed. % cars No. 2 corp. q can and
., zoo bu rejected do, IS cars no grade ta18 cars
oni II, 100 bn earn,; 10 cars white oats. 81 cars
No. 2 DO, II cars ana z, 600 bu rejected do. car
no grade {os oats}; car and "770 bu No. 2 rys;
car rejected, cars No. barley, s cars rejected
do Tutal taG5 car.}, 11U, 600 bu. Inspected
out: 7,.eo bu wheat l33. o45 bu eoED, 8, :.@.a ba
oats, 77p bu re.
The wheat inspection year sgo was 183 ears. and
24d two yesrs ago Only II cAr.toads Of straight
No. = spring bare heen iuspccted Into store this
month 40 faE
{n14o,Ei sh,ssa Ii lannalttnta NJ
, 1877-05-22
ANCl9Co.
1.-The following ara the

N4v ORLEANS, Msy 2l.-1old. 100.sD100I.
Sight exchange On New York. u premium.
sterling exchange, bankera' bills, 6.j.
FOREIGN. .......
Loxpox, May 2l.-To.dAy. being Whit Monday,
IL ohscrycd - ! holiday. The nauk Of England
and The stock Exchan9 arc c3oaed4
, 1877-05-22
by YTELEGRAPu.

FOREIGN CITIES.
NEW YoRx. May 1l,-Eo European mhrketa to-day.
WhiuundAy holiday.
, 1877-05-22

p.sr,.o,., Ma, asSi!;sss %!Ms,ss.-pvu A.. ....,
u Il Is; sss;:s', s's,., CO.,
:Essins2 :Hss a. s s ss s An aSH' III,
pr,s sSs ;Ss.' h''''na and rennr.n,
rSS..sssa saa es!{ r1sS sa y 9n
'ss's: ;s
:fs $$'ss; s.s, ,s.. s. | ~
Stss;ET;IF5s: 4 'ss 15 b,., wheat, ao ,, ,,,
X: ~ 81 .S:s' H. soosa
g M os sssss e. ssss
tah!!sh @ prize. a. =, :,
TsaixSNhs.t1 aayss sad y,s'sfi ap.:ts % till. t
Az. Az. ~ 4 ~;
ss'' rs J%as. hse I'D iowes ';s L SS Il,
~ WGaak.-optet aaa .ad unchanged, SLOT,
5 ?s $ss III s ;:
81 os 1 bSt S1t ~ seea eoss s.fs5
hes'' ooo hesd' e,t;Is VIZ Z aaf 1oe fssss sssd'
Nxw ontEAsst May 2i,.fLor.-ttartet dnll, ID.
rnnn: Brn assdss e ~ ~ '' ''' AAA s7ooa'sos
1s astfSef a g. Toa s's..f a t7ses s'a;ac co'
s:S$iS' y::;sst ' s$s s,r
s5Ss, ssI s;sf s'S!f; "a
e%s:s. ~ is'9ssSsaTe a qo'st LID
Gaoas1,zs cehss- sistk q d4n: rio e.seoea MA
s%1s II sms
ssss 's @ 'r%s sSSs Sss's
::&
W sssns@fimot!y. ii. .s7a1. %: Glove. unchanged.
Ti5af az" Aof~ o'A'' @"a plsaosa lo9n'
~'tukxsE-Wcstern me- 1aalAc.
Eaas-stsady} i1@lat.
wH,sxxEWettsTI II. I1e' IT. 'o'''' ''uaeo' 'tSAfe'
REuEirrs-WiJcat, 4 bu, corn. aa OoObu
SaiFx.xrsHcori, s7:1SIS,. '
- TnLsnn.
Iotxno. g.: NAY y,2;: -ffLoeE.naiI ,r,s,
IA Tmns na NJ ~ I'D III = M5s PCT
1ulys sLGst So. red. si.;s Iaiessci lise sote i'll
a s: a.@sssa. s5 u 0asi sbise e:s III !fsS ssS
s$S ii 1t, &C. ''' -es. 100 s'' s'
r,,~ usxs1N ctSStxs:A7f: N:'Ir.oxor,., IN. ,,.,A.,
10 ~. .5.-
ELDrn-nlmltt shade loxcrt family, g. 5n7s.7s
S-WAeasrDfftnTIsnh fTIs nemt o1t no,asf gin; r.
f,xc ,,ui.. T,c nrey na,st I'D unensnTs,
FRovisioxs-Pork s.caly. xi4. Is. L!sI quiet but
~. ~ T. a!as avn w. *"o osson A'sAa' a"a a''
Mm,skY-Goot domand 1t full prcee, tl.u7.
nEffsa.Qn!n,tt nflMe y caoce "esta1n fe'eSe' -
~fIS,Sen FIT nstGpuiet HI hi nYn,. 7oa7fc..
LouisvtILE. .....- :.
Lor1hTtILE MAY y. Go r1nX.qn!et and unchanged:
FLoch-Mai Estdulls extra, ~ aS&I iami5 &7.5o
aaooi Ne, !: - 1f3D r.; faney snSSna 70 81 -.
| srnMr. Ft!WH whiin. ~ iS Com market tu;i;;
~hitc b!ti maStd. otc: naM. BIC 41Es MMea. II:
ahoalaefa hnei sseaf fn 7hc. Iacon qa'nts aaoai!
gnt s!eaay' ios1l:e. Lard au'et' cao'co ea'' 'ene
"nfskf-Aafko1 aaMt ~, *1,g ry:1
| ..--..-.- . Att"AVkAh 2.
| AitwAukaE. Wis. atay .-fLorR-1nlI no Tesf.
0KtiS-WAsat ntsett!nt onenea :. asel!he q E3st
closed wcakt NJ. Mllws tkcs 81: ~ No. lao' !ri
,1Hns. 4l;go! Juiy' &i;nt 70. Milwa99kse, sn ai
Hyc, SO L. H3c DaFtcy Ia good demandt scarcoi No,
, 1877-05-22
ees wero stcAty Il ooa1 n and ath ht st.2'. Tho
market cIossa nrsn with but two three cnrsncs OF

eies wero stcAty At Il ooa79 m and lath st2' Tho
market cossa rr1. with but two three cnrTnes OF
Norway rfna left oTcr.
safes. Cargo achr sfowry, from Lincoln. TN oon It
mike At s0 70 for inch, anf 67.U for 3.!nch fnTi
scht Speed. from Grand rkrtn. 10000 II boards and
:i.ie. 4 go =, ,shr G + A'!cn from do to aFrTc'
l. ~ on thinfss at -, S1m m,n,,.c IN, oo :,
jois and scancx .s ~ a.; schr Otter from !1a!ns:
lon. 65 I'm II tafha md rrs At slo.oo. Iooo It
os sf1s ,eS Az fs.Ft1 4an,sy :. I'm e. he Lake. m u rece
ion. sts,ser ii so.oa saa IL Ii peee sson 1t
ysn dealers report fse trade and ttTnnK rrees
the DOCKS 1nd deae!s sro Y 9lnnisR 70 thHk wAth
cnnain. Quotations Fro unchanged;
FIrst and second ttat. to Inch ...,.....$ JLm
If 1r eIesf eIesf aani "a 1S
CieArhoorfnR. Ant md sccof,4. rnueh..... a.W
flrst and sccon! clear dir a*cd aidInR,,.... 400
Fiootf91 FIs f re- sSss@ so,ar. ars:.s as
FlooftnR second common. hfcAscd....r... el.N0
Hog boar1.. r. i3!o y tneh ...".."....... 1!.@Go e
tiec boar,l: ioto ii ncn ............ 7eu,29sTi
etock boariA 10 to u 4ntE. HhIk4a Ito
Soasa :sss essse &c: h,t & T. iii
esa cens'n ho o.4a aa efsft Is T. & III;
H?wmsn Imsnsaa sfssn sts Il; 10 il q
l'tmenson stun, =, to ~ 12 qss1t Y
aSiaes: :ho:e 10
FIskete sansFr r,.......,,,,,,,, ,,.., D,WA TOM
TSe sfafei; 81 w.tsr il liz pae thia sp1inF
9 = n9 as n Il ,hs
want Of wGter. Ths OTTAWA River "a now y feet
lower thsn i.pa It ths season Whist nmi.er T. rent
e owns e xsss9 I'LL mora shsl
sAH.ioxs will reach Dellcslle this rear"
, 1877-05-22

Nav yosE, 1isy 3l.-Bnstus's continues lieat, nna
package housoa. and ths jobbiuz Trade u quiet e
moving slo wjyt Glasgov sAple g!nxhs1ns sASa1eea
se, heavy woo,ens continue to fsls demand bf
, 1877-05-22

CLEVELAND. o., May 71,-P1v1otEus-AMs,Me III.
steay spd unchang standard white. TO teta
rIrrsprxo. Nay ct.-VkrAotGrA-Q4lett eF0as'
u. 10 Il Puksrs. refined, l3}.e. pht!adslasA "
llTeky.
, 1877-05-22

LUMBER. ....
Ths movement pf lumber Aua shin1sts for tbs psss
ys4k. Ana e1ure Jan. " Nsy ". uzs u foltowN
E.4. ws.k. Ja:., jsa,
1871. l87a l8V. 1s76.
Lnmbsf, n It. ..... 1aooo "a 80 ioa ls7 l7L ass
Hhasles %. u. col H. 7aA l. 3a1 t13 6ol
6hip8&tAlf- .. :.
Hh1xSle1, m..."..... AVS q 3A3 ~ W. u. Ssd
Ths lumbar mattes ~ active aud aFu, It adyspcs
Of 2a2sOo per GO It. Aboot ~ es5xoe& vsrs II the
dsekA aod psssl1 20 of thsas wars s,d sAty 10 ths
city Dealers vho Willingly paid ths advances saked By
sslesa Piece stun sold II ~ Is, sat common tnch u
~ 2s4a.oo, and ll- gua Inch II &lQQQ<l1 "a Shin.
, 1877-05-22

WILMINGTON. May 7l.-sriRtrs frHF1x7'as-
At a03.
, 1877-05-22

EAIuKT3 FsUM TIE bdNgUAHU.
The following were tho exports from the four
leading ctleA OF tho Atlantic staboardIoe tho daics
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-01-18

Washington Union. TILDEN will
be President after the 4th of March
unless the due course of law is de-
feated by force. Upon any construc-
tion of the law he was duly elected,
and will be Chief Magistrate de jure.
He has the votes of 185 electors GER
titled, as required by the Act OF Con-
gress, Ey the Governors of the sever
al States. If the certificates are
held not to be conclusive evidence
of the persons as to who were actu
ally appointed, Tilden will have 1876
votes-four by Florida, eight by
Louisiana. The vote Of Florida has
been adjudged to him by the Supreme
Court of that State, a majority of
which is Republican; and this result
is declared to be correct by General
Barlow, one of the Republicans Sc
lected by the President to go to Flor
ida to sustain the fraudulent Return
ing Board. But, though a thorough
going partisan, he was not blinded
to the gross fraud by which, the
Returning Board counted out the
Tilden electors.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-01-18

The political affairs in Louisiana
are assuming q healthy condition,
from the fact that the thieves are
fighting among themselves. Two
Governors we're inaugurated in this
carpet-bag and Radical plundered
State, and two Legislatures are in
session, but the n assembled in
the interest of the Returning Board
scoundrels and thieves is falling 10
pieces. Even the negro PINcHBACK,
refuses to give it his c%ountenance or
support, and it will likely die of its
own ~rottennes and sink into igno
minious disgust with all decent and
honorable men, unless the President
recognises the fraud. 1t would be
just like him to support and uphold
the Ring robbers and conspirators
in their last struggle for power.
Enough Senators and Representa-
tives will probably desert the Rump
conspirators to leave the body with
out a quorum. Returning Board
Wells is said to have become dis
gusted and packed off to Washing
ton to see the President. "When
rogues fall out honest men get their
dues" and We look for some rich de
velopments from Pinch and Wells.
PACKARD has issued a Proclama-
ton, demanding in the name and
by the authority of the people of
Louisiana" that the NICHOLS Leg
islature dispense. OF course no at
t~ention will be paid to the address of
the usurping Governor. 1t is report
ed that the old drunken reprobate,
ZAoH CHANDLER, telcgrsphed to
PACKARD to snake an attack if you
have to die IN the street" ZACH is
anxious for q "little blood letting"
so it is none of his precious materi-
al. 1t looks very much as if there
would be trouble in that State yet,
before matters are settled and quiet
ed down. If it does come, we lope
the carpet-bag thieves and Return
ing Board scoundrels will be stuck
into the front to receive the first dis
charge of musketry and the country
get rid of them. You may cry
''peace, peace" but there will be
none as long as these pestilential
vagabonds are permitted to hold po-
sitions Of honor and trust.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-01-18

1t is an interesting struggle that
is going on in the Illinois Legislature
for United States Senator in place
of LOGAN. The balance of power be-
tween the two parties is held by a
handful of Independents, who will
not take Logan. The Democrats
have had the choice of two such men
as ex-Gov. PALMER and ex-senator
TRUMBULL, and PALMER received the
unanimous nomination Of the joint
Democratic caucus of the two branch
es of the Legislature. If the indie
pendents go for PALMER, he will be
elected.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-01-18
Moderate Republican Congress.

Moderate Republican Congress
men now concede that the State of
Florida must either be counted for
Tilden or Eot counted at all. 1t is
openly asserted that Senators Conk
ling, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen and
Christiancy will sustain the candi
date for President who appears upon
a review of the testimony to be the
choice Of the majority, without re-
gard to the impertinent meddling of
the returning boards constituted to
defeat the possibility of Democratic
sue less,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-01-18

When the Democratic committee
in South Carolina discovered that
Hayes had received a majority of the
votes of the State as presented in the
county returns, they had the manli-
ness to say so at once. The same
open candor and truth eanshardly be
expected of the Senate Committee in
Louisiana, but they will scarcely be
able utterly to deny and ignore the
stubborn facts which there confront
them. Those facts stand out before
the public sense. They take hold of
the public conscience. They make
such an overwhelming and absolute
case for Tilden that they must well
nigh end the dispute in his favor in
the minds of all dispassionate men
Of every political party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-01-18
From the Springfield Republican.
. QUESTION 10 BE CONSIDERED

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Conceding as is now likely to be
done by the majority of the great
committee and of both Houses of
Congress, that the counting of the
electoral vote is the duty of Congress,
and not the privilege of the President
of the Senate, there comes up this nice
question: Shall Congress in exer-
cising this duty act upon the accept
ance or rejection of a vote from any
State? That is, vote being disput-
ed, does it require the concurrence Of
both Houses to accept it, o simply
the concurrence of both Houses to
reject it2 As will be seen the differ
ence is vital, If the former rule is
to prevail, then the 22d rule is
practically restored. and either House
by refusing to accept q vote throws
it out. On the other hand, f the
question is simply on rejecting, and
the vote bearing the Governors GER
tificate is to be counted unless both
Houses concur in rejecting it, then
either House can keep in a vote that
comes up from any State; and in the
present case the Republican Senate
can keep in the votes Of Florida and
Louisiana if it will, and the Demo
cratic House the Tilden vote from
Oregon.
Il y
Either way, the Democrats cen
to have fairly "got' the Republicans
on this question. The moment the
latter leave the President of the SEN
ate as the final arbiter of the whole
question, that moment they r dis
possessed. Whether they admit, as
they did last Spring, that the question
before the two Houses is on the accep-
tance of a disputed vote, or insist
now that it is upon its rejection,
they are equally counted out. It is
enough, it seems to US, to concede the
right of Congress, acting concurrent
ly as two bodies, or in the joint con-
rention of both branches provided
by the Constitution, to override the
State certificate upon o dispute.
More than that is to invite the dan
gerous cultivation of power by
single branch Of Congress. There
should be closer congressional regu'
lation and definition of the char
acter of the State certificate; and nc
returns answering to that should BIZ
rejected save on dispute from til,
State'and the concurrent vote Of both
houses, or the majority Of the join
) convention; and no return without
that accepted except on like agree
ment. Such q rule would give Stst'
independence and auth rity their
due respect; yet the nation would b
sufficiently protected from locsl franc
or violence. And in the presen'
: case, in the absence Of congress
. ional provision for the prima faci'
| evidence of the States vote, tina
. should be respected in the frs
instance that comes from the Gov
. ernor. With these principles or rule
r as starting points, we have no doub
. Congress would work ont the pend
ing contest to a generally acceptable
conclusion,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-01-18

been an administration tool for four
years; who was employed to do dirty
work in tie Babcock trial and was
also sent to Florida by Zach Chand-
Ter to six things" for the returning
board, has got his back elevated.
Murtagh in his zeal against the po.
lice was hard on Cook, their attor-
ney, and now the latter proposes to
prove that Murtagh has done some
exceedingly dirty things, among
which was the bribery of a jury and
an effort to have the detectives put
up a job on Whitthorne of the Naval
committee. Pending the investiga-
ton into Sec'ty Robeson's crooked
ness last winter there was great anx-
iety in administrative circles to do
something to break the force Of the
Developments made. Murtagh's
plan was to have the detective en-
ploy some one to entice Mr.. Whit
thorne into a gambling house or a
house of i'll fame and then either
expose him or induce him to modify
his report by holding the matter
threateningly over his head. The
evidence already in shows that Muir
tagh offered money for this scheme,
What a nice party this administers
tion has built up.
The southern committees will all
report in a few days and I shall BIZ
able to give the situation as shown
by them. In spite of the obstinacy
of the telegraph company it il
understood that copies of some o
Chambers dispatches have fallen in
TO the hands of one of the committee
which will make o sensation whel
given to the public at the prope
time.