, 1877-01-06
NO. 81.
EASTERN STATES.

WASHINGTON, Dec 27.-The Florida
Supreme Courts mandate tor new can
vass by the returning board is the chief
topic in Washington political circles TO-
day. Republicans deny that it elects or
can possibly have any bearing on the
Presidential electors. Alex. Fl. Stevens
and some other prominent Democrats,
while admitting tha: under the Federal
constitution no electoral college can cast
its vote alter the first Monday of De-
cembcr, and therefore no new electoral
college can be constituted tor Florida.
insist that in case the returning boards
previous election IS illegal, no electoral
votes whatever can be counted for Flor
ida, and that such reduction of the
total number of electoral votes from 500
to $50 will make Tilden's undisputed
lSi votes constitutional majority suf-
ticicnt to elect him.
'ihpOi'A, NuiO, btC. OU.-OI lDe
lG5 persons on the train less than 90 are
known to have been saved. The lost are
80 totally destroyed by fire that it is i'm
possible to identify them. Nothing but
few burnt stumps of limbs remain.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-The 7riJune's
Washington special says 1t is fully un-
dtIstood here among the friends of Gov.
Hayes that he made no propositions to
southern men as the New York Herald
charges in its editorials and dispatches.
His letter Ut acceptance on Southern af.
talrs represents exactly his intentions,
and Southern Republicans have privately
declared that they see in such policy a
promise OF real and lasting reconstruc.
ton. The appointment of Conkling in
the place OF Logan, on the Electoral
Committee, will compel him tp show his
hand before long. To this question he
has skillfully concealed his real senti-
ments as yet.
Snow storms are reported all oyer the
country tonight, extending as tar south
AS Little Rock, where there were six
inches of snow and a heavy frost.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 3O.-The House
committee, with Justice Blackburn, heard
the testimony this evening of four col
ored men, who said that the election in
Plaquemime parish was unfair and the
ballot boxes were stuffed. MorrisOn's
committee consulted the greater part OF
to-day with Patton, but learned little of
Importance. Lawrence King teStiies
that he heard Judge Dibbles tell the ne
groes to detain voters at the white polls,
and for them to vote quietly ut the black
polls. He told the officers 10 count the
vote as slowly as possible. Several wit
nesses testified that the city election was
fair, and the poll there WAS rejected on
purely technical grounds. Before the
Senate committee tonight two witnesses
testified that the club was home the
night that Pinkstsn was killed, and slept
in barn near there. W. II. Barker tes-
titles that he was not at Pinkston's that
night. French Carter, colCred, testifics
that he saw four men hanging on gate
post at Mt. Pleasant, Baton Rouge, and
two on QUARTER street. Three witnesses
testified to q reign OF terror.
AUGUSTA, Ky, Dec. 3O-Sevcn young
unknown men broke through the ice on
the Ohio river here yesterday and were
drowned Three bodies were recovered.
COLUMBIA, Dec. 80 --Messrs. Saylor,
Abbott and Lawrence, sub Congressional
Committee, completed their work here to-
day. Their report from returns rs sub
mitted gives the States 10 Hayes and
Wheeler by about 700 majority, but
show Hampton and the entire Democratic
State ticket elected by much larger
majority. This committee leaves for
Charleston tonight to Join the sub.com-
mittec there, ani win probably leave tqr
Washington next Monday.