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for governor. The resolutions denounce the
conspiracy organized at W~ashingtonto thwart
the clearly expressed will of the people through
the action of illegally constituted and corruptly
controlled returning boards, as revolutionary
and reasonable in purpose and effect, mas
much as it strikes at the very life of the cleo
tive franchise, which is the basis and vital
: principle of this government ! deprecate the
use of military by President Grant in South
Carolina and Virginia call upon the represent
tatives of both houses of Congress to unite in
securing q peaceful solution of the difficulty in
which the country is involved declare the duty
of Congress relating to the Presidential qucs-
ton, and close thus: ''Believing that Mr.. Ill
den received a majority of the whole numbe Of
electoral votes. We pledge him our hearty and
unqualified support in the full exercise of his
authority in conformity with the Constitution
and laws of the land ...... The East Indian
government will need a32, 800, 600 for the
relief of the famine stricken people i'll Mad
ras and Bombay, according to the report
Of the home government. $500. .RGar-Admiral
Joseph Smith, of the navy retired list, died
i'll Washington, aged eighty-scvcn years......
Five tons of powder i'll q mill at Troy, N. T.,
exploded with a dcafcning sound, completely
dcmoliSEinS three buildings. but fortunately
not destroying my life. The losses amount to
30, 0HO. ....A shower of living snakes, each
from twelve to eighteen inches i'll length, is re-
ported to have occurred in Memphis, Tenn,
during 4 recent heavy rain. The Poles are
greatly excited over the probability of Russia
being engaged in war. and there is Il proba-
bilitv of Il blow being struck for freedom when
Russia becomes involved with Turkey. IA
plausible: gcntlcmanlr appearing man repre-
scented himself to a Wall street CNcw York
broker as connected with the n. Y. Life ms. Co..
and after Il number of interviews, deposited a
certified check for ga, 600 against that insitu-
ton. for which he received part gold and bal
ancc bills. The check turned ont to he clever
forgery. which the cashier of the Union Trust
Co. had certified as being good-ihc signatures
being so perfectly countcrfeited ...On Mr..
Moody's last night III Chicago. his call for funds
to carry Oh the good work drew out 4 collection
of SCI. 900.
Under the arrangement for the settlement Of
the election difficulty. the grand committee is
to consist of five members of the Senate aud
five of The House. each party choosing its own
members i'll caucus, and. besides these, of four
members Of the supreme bench. selected from
the whole number according to geographical
divisions of the country. Accordingly it is be-
licvcd the Judges Of the first. third, eighth and
ninth circuits have been agreed upon. these
being Justices Clifford. Miller, Strong and Field.
These four arc to select a fifth. To the commit
tee of fifteen members. thus composed, are to
be referred the questions relating to the dis
putcd States, which are understood to he
Florida. Louisiana and Oregon. The commit
tee. composed of members of both houses and
experts. as many other committees have been
formed, notably the silver commission, will
report it's conclusions to the two houses, and its
report will stand unless both houses unite i'll
rejecting it. Finally. the measure will come
into operation as soon as it is passed and signed
by the President, and the count of the vote will
not therefore wait until the usual time. the
fourteenth of February, but will proceed at
once. Thus the country will be the sooner re-
licvcd of its anxiety. .... Gen. Augrr, omman-
der of the Department Of the Gulf. sent to Coy.
Packard, of New Orleans. Il communication
charging the latter with nisrcprcscntillg the
state of affairs there. Gen. .Augur denies that
he has made any rcqucst of either claimant, but
says he did send members of his staff to Sin
quirc" Of both if it were not possible for them
to make some arrangement which would result
in the dispersion to their homes Of the armed
men ON both sides. THIS could not be construed
as intermcddling with the politics of the State.
1T WAS simply a suggestion, says Gen. Augur,
sin the interest, as l thought, of peace, and to
give a moments quiet to the citizens of this en-
fitu1 city