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The daily gazette., 1877-02-05
THE INELIGIBLE WISCONSIN
H1YES ELECTOR.

WAsHINGToN, February 3.-The COM
mittee on the powers, privilewes and
duties of the House in counting the elec-
toral vote to-day examined Daniel w.
Downs, of Wisconsin, ,who.wa; an elector
on the Hayes and Wheeler ticket. He
said that he did not think that, as ex-
amining surgeon of the Pension Office he
held such Office of trust or profit as dis
qualified him from being an electof under
the provisions of the Constitution. He
held the place of surgeon when he was
elected and when he cast his vote in the
college and holds the position now. He
received no salary, but received fee of
81 in each case of examination. No
question of his eligibility was raised un-
I'll after the election.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-05
The Electoral Commission.
ARGUMENT AS TO WHAT EVI-
DENCE THE ELECTORAL -T~
COMMISSION CAN "a
b ..4s.- RECEIVE.
SPEECHES BY R. T. MERRICK, JERRY
BLACK, STANLEY MATTHEWS
AND K. W. sTouGHToN.

WASHINGTON, February 3.-All of
te-day's session wore away In argu-
mcnt upon the three issues raised this
morning. Whether evidence as such
had been brought before the commits
sion by the Democratic objections,
whether in any case evidence could
be received, and being received. to
what limit it should be admissible.
When the session closed to. day both
sides had opened and the Republican
counsel had gone half way through
their closing speech. With the delay
which this interlocutory motion has
brought no one anticipates decision
before Thursday, and it may be not
before Saturday, on the main issue,
while the subsidiary issue turning on
the admission of evidence cannot be
reached before Tuesday morning. So
lar the advantage in preparation and
in the minor skirmishes over procedure
is steadily with the Democratic coun-
sell The vital issue turns upon the
disposition Of the commission to take
a common law or an equity view of
the subject before it, and it was to day
noteworthy feature in the course of
discussion that the forensic skill of
tho Democratic counsel tended con-
slantly to force the proceedings into
Tie mould of equity procedure, both
sides using the terms and appealing to
the principles Of a chancery court.
Something of all this is due to the es-
sentially equitable nature of the extra
legal and extraordinary remedy which
the commission is constituted to pro-
cure, but more hinges upon the method
and order of the Democratic attack.
The brief discussion this morning,
which outlined the issues upon which
argument proceeded, brought Charles
O'Conor forward for the first time in
short brief embodying the evidence
Of record which the Democratic coun-
sci proposed to submit. Evarts made
his answer, and after the recess argu-
ment upon the admission of evidence
was opened by Richard L. Merrick, a
lawel somewhat over the middle age,
speaking with more weight than
tiuency, but never delaying for word
or sentence, and welding surprising
ly strong and logical chain, which
hung upon the votes whose verifica-
lion must precede the count. Perhaps
the best point for mere effect which
he made turned upon his quotation
the same which was made in lead :
ing article in yesterdays World
from Morton's Louisiana report in
fauor of an examination behind the
certificate. A short speech from Jerry
Black turned upon some historical in
stances of q similar act, and then J.
Stanley Matthews, with less of the law
yer and more of the Congressman in
his manner than any thai Eave preced-
ed, dealt at length with the inability
of quo ,rarrdnto proceedings to reach
the past acts of an officer acting by
virtue of regular commission. f..
W. Stoughton just closed prior to adj
journment his plea for the inviolable
character of The State certificate. Mr..
Evarts will complete the Republican
argument on Monday.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-05
Weather Report.
WASHING TON, Feb. 8, l A. NJ.
PROBABILITIES.

In the Middl, States falling barome.
ter, increasing cloudiness in the north.
ern portions, westerly winds, with colder
followed by warmer weather; but in
southerly portions, southeast Winds
warmer and possibly rainy weather.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-05
BUSINESS TROUBLES IN ENG
LAND

The rumor published in London on
Thursday, that large merchantile con-
Germ in the North is in difficulty is be-
lieved to refer to John Crossley, men,
Der of Parliament for Halifax, who it
is stated, is about to resign his seat in
Parliament, also the craftsmanship of the
large manufacturing company of John
Crossley & Sons Qimited), and also the
BeP Banking ooRPpany pa a' imited aef The pa
Telegraph says these concerns are not in
yolved in Mr.. Crossley's embarrassments.
The Financier says he lost between
S3,000,000 and S4,000,000 IN financial cor
porations connected with the formation
of new companies.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-05

Jerusalem contains al out 5000 or 5000
Iews there are more in North Africa
than in Judea. In Italy and Spain there
are few. In Great Britinn they are in
the proportion of one in 1000 in France
four in 1000; in Switzerland there are
1000; in Germany, including Alsace,
Lorraine and the Polish provinces, 512,-
600; in Austria 1876, 900, one third OF
them occupying Gallicia, Of whose pop
ulation they will he rslority before
long, at the present rate Of increase; IN
Russia there are ], ,829 100; ia the OLD
Kingdom of Poland Jews are IL per cent.
Of the, po7ulation, aud are over 80 per
cent. iu Warsaw.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-05
Tired # petticoates In the Pulpit.

New YORK, February 2.-The con-
gregation of the First UniversalsL
church, on Jersey City Heights, resol-
we'd on Wednesday evening, by vote
of 42 to 43,to dismiss their female pas
tor, Rev. Phoebe S. Hanaford, the OBJ
iect being to secure male minister,
The friends of Mrs. Hanaford threaten
to start another church, with her as
pastor.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-05
Important TO all lnvalids. Iron i'm
the Blood.

THE PERUVIAN SYRUP, a protected So
luton of the protoxide of iron, strikes
at the root of disease by supplying the
blood with its vital principle OF life eie-
ment-Iron. This is the. secret OF the
wonderful success of this remedy IN
curing Dyspepsia, Liver Compliant
DropSy, Chronic Diarrhea, Bols, Ner-
mors, Loss of Constitutional Vigor, Dis
eases of the Kidneys and Bladder, Fe-
male Complaints, and all diseases, orlgl-
mating in a bad state of the blood, or acc
companied by debility or low state OF
the system.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-05
THE BEST WALKING EEAT YET.

Oddly, the champion pedestrian, accom-
plished his self-set task of walking 110
miles in "a hours at three minutes of 10
o'clock last evening, having made that
distance in % hours and 27 minutes,
which is superior to anything ofthat kind
that has ever been accomplished before
in this country. When he concluded his
long march he was very much fatlgued,
his feet very much swollen and covered
with blisteIs.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-05

Mrs. Drew, wife of the late President
of the Eleventh Ward National Bank of
Boston, has paid q large sum from her
personal estate towards cancelling her
husbands Indebtedness to the bank. 1t
will now resume business and meet the
demands of despositors.
National Republican., 1877-04-17

their displeasure by violating the edict Of
party, In obedience to the behests Of the
Constitution. THUS blinded by past ex-
perience, they felt secure In the assump.
ton that the pledges Of the Presidents
letter Of acceptance were merely for cam
paign uses, having no other purpose than
to mislead the people into his support by
the promulgation Of false professions In
conformity to the usual custom of clndi.
dates. There was nothing in the history of
parties that would Justify faith In such ante.
ccdent declarations, or cause the least reli-
snce upon them aud so they possessed their
souls in peace and sustained the law. Much
less WAS there anything in the past OF the
public men of the country to create trust
that such a thing was possible as that
one Of them. elected President of the
United States by the votes Of a
particular party, could sever his
relations with that party aud become the
imparti,l Executive Of the county. without
regard to politics or sections Hence the
incredulity which prompted the action of
the dsaffected partissns, who now upbraid
themselves with the weakness that made
them dupes.
1t Is now almost conviction among the
people that there was Providence in the
disposition OF the events Of that day which
directed them 10 an issue In such per-
feet harmony with the welfare Of the
country and SO surely adapted to the per-
petuation Of free government; and there
10, therefore, a serene confidence that the
omniscient purpose revealed in the open
ing chapter Of history now maturing for
record d! will not fail Of support in the
sequel Of the story. So when the noisy
demonstrations of faction reverberate
through the far-off hills Of New England
or die in trsversing the distant plains of
the West, or when, II such shall be the
case. they shake the columns of the Capt.
tol, there will be no fear in the public
heart, and. we trust no fsltering In the
faith Of the President.
National Republican., 1877-04-17
IHE NICHOLS LEGIsL4rURE

Pas. ksssiutisns Indersing President
B.yes-Thsy Dl.te some ON the Resuats
That VIII Fealeu In ths Lssx Run.
Tby rsA<rrspA TO The Nstioual Republican
NV ORLEANS, Aprn 16.-The Nichols
Senate today passed the following Joint reso.
iufsoo and preamble, which are part Of the
Plan Of Adjustment:
whsrsss the people os the State Of Louisiana.
aiisr years 81 ssrsrtns and misruie, have, Win
tSsa 81 frssaesct Hayes, as expressed in his In
aeksrsl snt alrvaay happily executed In south
,s ss 'ss is.l
The ukels esgntry, ey return to Q rigid follow
ing si The ytze priasiples Of eoastitutiouai row
kfsslssS ~ ns Ssasis saS Hsuse Of R.p,s.
.snfsfsr<s N Gsnsyel Asfsahiy eonrensd: FIRST.
ss.s s sSsiiy ilaG:s, 3 ~, The policy Of n: PIesi
R,eSss ear heaisy eSep<raiisn, aid, and support
in tks Sia.e q Lsasiana viii prove ne sSIree cf
tnes,i1Akse blessings to her people, In up their
e.res.ed sptrita heal thei- soandsd prosperity,
th<t. hsash aaa xi1s 70 the vhols people, with.
S1s eks-1les1cn 81 race or color, future Of pro-
gren as sell nsfal as material
Ih1rA Ihat a. an earnest Of our sndssyors We
nsreo! te.e9sIy declare that it is, and will be,
tke perPoss Of the government or the State Oh
us eIs<stiys had: L % accept in eood faith
the thtrts<nth. hzrtssath and fftntesath amend.
U<eNd t1e Co1Stttutton OF the United States
.'sS s ,sa & a spirit: Z the endorsement
tAAt ysS.eeee and crime shall be suppressed and
PrSupcly pa.tzhet, a,d that peace and order
RrevAl. Ant that the humblest hborer upon the
al q Is.1staaa, thrsaxheat every parish in the
essai RressSttaa ef the lAss In person, prop
10 u. prsssstaa u the kindly asiaticns
eetve<a ths ykits and eolored citizens Of the
stA,s efse easts Of justice and mutual conn
ctncsS L rhs staeatisn Of Ali classes OF the
people esfng efsential TO the preservation oil free
tastit1thscs. - Do declare our solemn purpose to
lai.tAie q sssssn sf pablie schools By an equal
= 4. e s sisTs = .ssS
secure The e;1eatiaa Of the children of white
a3d eoA1ret etti1eas with equal advantages;
DsslrVls q healing the dissensions that have
~. ss;sIesa The STATE t'r years past, and anxious
fres h01 fevsrtsh Anxieties Of political STRIFE
AID <an han1s in henestly restoring the pros.
p<rity of IeQistana, the NIehols government will
elseHgntenanes any attempted persecution from
Sy quarter si lndisdaals for past political con-
FsartA That the Governor be reausstsd tn
Srw1rt eePy Of these resolutions to the PresI-
ce1i 81 the Cnited States.
IHn Stczors Horsx IN cAucus-rHEY ADOPT
SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS TO THOSE OF rHE sES-
ATL
Nrw OaIEAss, April n.-SIembers of the
Sshss sssss are IN eaae1s to.aIght, consider.
PSrsent orsAnilatian ofths Legislature shall re-
nlLa Irsasss the roll TO be called to be the same
as teAt eailed by Clerk rressvsnt on the nrst day
g The aszeneling Sr the Nichols Legislature at
ss1l@Ss xhS have since bseu seat ed sabieat 10
Q .l-ss- Ets hSEss ToIl sItl taeluis Gs Damo-
r-s's 49, s. 'ssurs.c11s 9e u u.tnJcr4tIs tavm.
- AsE2s Sisi-
National Republican., 1877-04-17

THERE was grandiose air in the refusal
of the Democracy to make the ordinary
appropriations for the maintenance of the
army before the adjournment Of the last
House, because Of their professed devotion
TO State rights, but little in accord with
their contemporaneous action in denying
the right Of the States to control their own
elections. And now that the President has
shown q more honest conviction of the
dangerous practice Of maintaining State
governments in time Of peace with the
troops of the nation, 1t is to be hoped that
the Democracy will make haste to acknowl-
edge that they were wholly wrong in their
position as to the power of the State In re-
spect Of the exercise Of Its suffrages, SO
that the country may be secure in com.
mon Interpretation Of the Constitution on
these vital points. This concession Of the
President on behalf OF the Republican
party should inspire an equL candor in
the Democracy.
National Republican., 1877-04-17
OURSELVES,

A new BULLOCK press, of the latest and
most improved pattern, which was manu-.
factured expressly for US, at . cost Of
sas.50O, and capable of printing 5000
copies per hour, has arrived at THE RKPUB-
LIoAx ofIloe, and will. in few days. super
cede our present four cylinder Hoe press.
The BULLOCK is acknowledged as the
most perfect printing press ever in
vented, and Is now used by the
leading newspapers Of the United
States. Our increasing circulation and
hstterisg prospects made this purchase q
necessity. and we trust that the Washing
ton public, upon whose kind and generous
patronage We in the main rely for our
success, will not be insensible to our
many efforts to publish a newspaper
OF which no citizen Of the Capital need be
ashsmed. And in this connection we may
be INDUCED reference to the fact that we
have spared no effort or expense to recipro-
cate in grateful, as well as In substantial
manner, for the publc's liberal treatment
Of our Journal during the seventeen years
Of its existence. This was the feeling that
actuated the proprietor Of THE RRpUBLI-
CAN in erecting the costly and magnia.
cent structure which is today the home
Of bis paper and is his contribution
toward the establishment of the city.
Upon the same day that our BULLOCK
shall be ready for use The REPUBLICAN
will appear in new dress of clear and
neat type, and will be printed upon paper
equal In quality to that of any daily jour.
nal In the country.
National Republican., 1877-04-17
TIE APPEAL OF THE HERZEGO. }.
VIyIdNS

VINIANS.
In the summer of 1875 the present rebel.
lion IN Turkey began. The Herzegovin.
ians having suffered the yoke of Turkish
tbraldom until 1t become untenable, ap.
pealed to the Christian Powers Of Europe
In the following language:
"In order to get out OF this misery to nut an
end to such sutferngs to free the Christians from
tho rule OF the Turks, and from continued oppres-
sion, to remove the fuel OF the raging insafrec.
other means than one Of the following resoiu.
~. Tho Christians are resolved to die rather
than suffer such slavery; therefore they should
be LETT to seek their liberation by arms, and II
they are not assisted they have at least q right
terprise, and to expect that no aid should be
given to the oppressor.
80. OF We arc forced to beg some Christian
may all emgrate to II and abandon this unhappy
country so cursed with misfortunes.
sStd Ss r%sd Ga ies U
MA and Herzegovina, tributary to the Sultan,
with some Christian prince from elsewhere, but
- or dnaliy tthe mIpImum) let the Powers
agree at once e put strong body Of troops from
q the province and let tho Representatives Of the
until things are put In order and the lives honor
rights"
This language reveals the true state Of
affairs in the oppressed and wretched
Christian provinces Of European Turkey.
1t discloses condition Of things both re-
pugnant to humanity and civilization. aud
shows feeling underlying the situation
which makes war inevitable. for the Chris
'i'ts will never endure dpnrc-S,n which
.egw.gs LIN W -Lsl is.,ssJ-. a-.I ....s.sa
National Republican., 1877-04-17
MISERABLE MUSSULNAy.

Turkey Is in miserable condition.
Montenegro is in oped rebellion against
the Government. an insurrection Is rap.
idly being inaugurated in Bosnia, the Bull
garians are preparing to wreak vengeance
on the Mussulmans for their inhuman out
RACES, the Servians are refusing to pay
taxes, the Sofas in Constantinople are
anxious to pull down the new Sultan, the
Turkish soldiers have not been paid for q
year. and are said to be starving, and, to
add to all these dire Affections, Russia, with
half million men. is momentarily ex-
pected 10 cross the river Pruth and ravage
the whole Ottoman Empire. To all these
grave burdens add the fact that Turkey
owes q, 1,000. 000. 900. and has not q cent in
her treasury, and It can be readily seen
that the Mohammedsn power In Europe Is
about to be crushed forever.
National Republican., 1877-04-17
THE POLICE BOARD - OFFICIAL
TENALITY


The conduct Of this board, as manifested
by their recent report, has been most ex-
traordinary. Protesting TO be desirous Of
probing the corruptions OF the police force,
and discovering the offenders against law
ard discipline, order and morality, It has
bent Its energies and the concentrated
power Of the force under Its control to de-
feat an open and fair investigation of any
of the charges brought against the Chief
and the detectives. Inviting the CO opera
tion Of those who felt q sincere
interest In the public welfare of the
city, and representing themselves to be
deeply In earnest and solicitous to reform
abuses, punish the guilty and restore the
morale Of the force; gaining the confidence
of those who were willing to come for
ward and lay bare the iniquities and i'm.
moralities Of those officers, 1t has proved
to be but preteIt to get possession Of the
information to betray II into the hands OF
the accused, and then give them secret
trial and enable them to meet the charges
against them In manner both disgraceful
and revolving to the public sense Of
justice. They have directly aud indi.
rectly attempted to cast q stain upon
the character and fair repute Of
men who dared to act, and whom they
cajoled into belief of their sincerity and
honesty. They have accepted as true the
sworn and unsworn statements of men
whom they have represented as unworthy
of belief and whose regulations would
have been . disgrace to the society Of q
penitentiary. Their course has . tendency
to discourage any complaint against any
offense Of which the force may be guilty,
and to leave corruption and immortality the
master Of the field. The recent attempt to
arrsign the Chief Of the Police and detect
ives upon charges, and 10 have them tried,
has resulted in the reversal Of the
order Of trial. The board have arraigned
the accusers and permitted the accused to
try them, the Commissioners acting as their
counsel and advocate, their argument be.
ing printed IN the form Of report and
scattered broadcast over the country. We
cannot say much for Its continuity Of logic
or the accuracy of its facts. The behavior
of the board has destroyed pnblic conf.
dence, and Its usefulness, IL ID ever had
apy.has passed. No honorable man would
care to have any dealings with H. he would
avoid II as the deadly Upas. He could mot
know at what moment tho slcuth hounds
of the police would be let loose on him.
How long must the people endure this out
rage upon public decencyf
The citizens Of this city love morality,
and they want the guardians of Its peaoe
and morals to be Its promulgstors and OK.
emplars. But when they once under
stand that they are the promoters of vios
and immortality for the purposes of gain
they feel confident that President HAYES
will not be slow to remove the delinquent
officers.
National Republican., 1877-04-17
TWEED'S BOMBSHELL,

The exposure soon to be made by TWEED
will create . sensation, and cause some
men to leave the country IL they can get .
chance. Among the number who are sure
to suffer by the Developments will bs sew
ersl Democratic and Republican State Sen
ators. Who were bought up and absolutely
controlled by TWEED and the Tammapy
ring; two Republican judges Of the Court
Of Appeals, named ANDREWS and FoaLER,
who were fraudulently elected and sent to
the Senate in the interest of the thieves.
II has been ascertained thst at least
$3.50, 900 was paid to Eve Senators for the
passage of the city charter. The proof OF
these payments and the names of the Sen.
stors to whom they were made are now
in the possession of the HARPER Brothers,
New York.
1t Is now believed that no less than
thirty men, who are prominent and uusus.
pected, will be proven guilty by the eI.
posure sbout to be made.
National Republican., 1877-04-17
THIS MORNINGS NEWS IN BRIEF

Tho engineers strikein Pennsylvania continues
quiet
Tho war between Russia and Turkey will
probably begin on the 2lst.
One thousand Indians havo surrendered, amid
great formaiity, to Gen. Crook.
Secretary Evarts thinks there Is yet hopo OF
peace between Russia and Turkey.
The total number OF dismissals from tho Bureau
Of ENGRAVING and Printing will be between 400
and s0o
Commissioner Rsum is of opinion that United
States troops should not be generally used in
raiding Illicit distiileries.
The withdrawal Of the Russian embassy from
Constantinople has been postponed until Thurs
day, when the ultimatum will arrive
A man In New York was entombed for two
weeks, and thea discovered to be alive. The
physioans pronounce It . case Of suspended ami.
nation.
England end Austria have offered to mediate
between Turkey and Russia. and negotiations
having for their object the avoidance Of war may
continue all this week.
Jack Kehoe, . Molly Mcguire murderer, re.
Gently convicted At Pottsvillc, Pa, was yester.
day sentenced to be hanged for the killing Of I.
W. 8. Langdon, in 1862.
Packard has written o second letter TO Prosi.
dent Hayes, in which he agrees to the proposl.
uon ofunineation Of 4 Legislature by tho admis.
sion Of all eonfessedly elected members.
Tho Nichols Senate and House yesterday
adopted resolutions indorsng President Hayes
policy, Affirming confidence in bis purposes, and
sppealipg to him for speedy solution Of their
troubles.
The Treasury Department will publish to-day
defense Of Its course In reducing the force Of tho
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing. 1t is under.
stood that the responsibility will be rested upon
the predecessors Of the present oficials.
Col. Alsx. Z. Mcclure, the editor Of the Phila
dslphia Times, was assaulted In that city yestcr
day In . covardiy manner BY man named Nat
Mckay, naval contractor, assisted by two OF
three men. The assailants were arrestsa.
National Republican., 1877-04-17

the most inhumsn barbarities pastime
for their heartless bashi b,zouks. The
Turf, however, believes that only by these
expressions can he continue his grasp upon
the Christians. He believes that 70 relin.
quish that hold would place himself on a
level with the cursed of God.
The Russian people deeply sympsthiz, (,
with the oppressed Christians, and the
Car knows that to oppose the national
will at this juncturc would result in crumb.
ling his throne and destroying his power.
1t Is, therefore, idle to talk Of peace. The
Christian provinces can only secure peace
that is worth having through war.
National Republican., 1877-04-17

COLONEL MCCLURE, of the Philadelphia
Times, has at last gone into deep mourn.
ing about his eyes. For some time past
Colonel MCCLURE has been firing damag.
ing shafts OF criticism and exposure of
frauds in which Contractor MCKAY was
rcerned. who finally took the law in his
own hsnds, and, supported by crowd OF
roughs, succeeded in castigating Mr.. Nc.
CLuRE severely.