The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-12

In the senate, on the Goth, the Chair pre-
:. ps>d telegram from Gen. John A. Logan. IN
Chicago. stating he would not be able 10 return
70 Warrington IN time 70 act as a member 81 thc
special committee 10 devise means for ne count
~ the Electoral vote. etc.. anu asking 10 DC uis-
missed from further service rs member q the
committec No objections being made. MIR. 10.
gan was excused and Mr.. conklins appointed es
lon presented the memorial 81 Wade lamp.
ton. VIM. H. simpson, VIM. "a. wallace
and sixty eight senators and representatives
IN the General Assembly Of south carolina, AZ.
dressed 10 Congress. rcciting nc length the events
which have recently TRANSFERRED IA that state the
interference Of military. etc. anu asking ON
rress 10 take such action as Will cause ccs ~
ton oi military interference in the affairs OF ,ne
state and enable the Governor and the Lrxiria-
tuie 70 exercise the duties OF The Offices 70 when
they were elected. The memorial having oech
read. Mr. Gordon novel that u DC re-
ferred 70 the Judiciary Committee Mr.
Erelinghuyscn moved 70 amend % ~
refer II 10 the Committee on privileges anu
Elections instead Of TIE judiciary Commlttec.
Pending discuss ON Mr.. Gordon, by unanimous
consent, submitted resolution recognizing tne
Han pton Government ne the recognized 10ytrh-
ment Of south Carolina but objection was made
10 il by Mr.. Morton and others and II was laiu
over. The question being on the amennment ~
! nrmatve and Is in the negative. no quorum, SO
1 the senate adjourned until Tuesday next, IN ac'
I cordanco with an order previously adoptcu-...'.
| The House was not IN session.
The Senate was not in session on the
sath. The House met. but Immediately ad'
journed 20 Wednesday. owing 10 the want OF
quorum.
The Senate met on the I'd, bnt adjourned
Tor want Of quorum. ....No session OF the
House.
EAST.
A committee of New York merchants,
bankers and others, without regard 70
party. have addressed 4 memorial to Con-
gress expressing great satisfaction at the
appointment OF joint committee 70 con-
slider the proper mode OF counting the bal
lots for President and Nice-President, ane
pray for prompt determination OF th'
mode.
A cargo OF munitions OF war for the Turk
ish Government, valued ut II, 500, eco, wai
shipped from this country on the 18th.
d. Davidson was killed In public boxing
encounter with +. j. McDermott, at Rever'
Hall. Boston, on the aSth. Several arrest
were made.
Ex-senator James W. Nye, OF Nevada
died al the asylum at White Plains, y. \.
On the 25th.
An unusually horrible marine disaster oc
: CURED on the morning OF the 3oth, cause'
by the going to pieces Of the ship Circassia
on the bar OF Bridghampton, on the sout
shore OF Long Island. The Circassian wa
grounded on the bar some days previousl
and abandoned by her crew. wrecking
crew was then placed on board for the pur
pose OF drawing her OF. On the night .
the 10Th there was heavy gale, which In
! creased in severity, until by morning III
waves broke clear over the vessel and u
crew were compelled to take TO tn
! rigging. Signals OF distress wei
given and responded to by the life-sayin
crew on shore, but all attempts to launch
1 boat proved unavailing, the heavy sea dri'
: ing Il high and dry upon the beach; ne
= were the efforts 10 throw a line over u
4 vessel by means Of mortar any more SUI
= cessful. Finally, at about half past In u
morning. the masts, which were OF irol
. gave way and went over the side, carryii
= with them TO the bottom % men who b;
= dashed themselves to the rigging. Four
n the crew, who had managed TO unloose the
I. fastenings, succeeded in reaching the sho
y in an exhausted condition.
a David Dudley Field, who was nominate
Il for Congress by the Democrats Of the Sc
u enth New York District, TO fill the vacan
Il caused by the resignation Of Smith Ely,
3. signed, has been elected.
OF Peter b. Sweeney, one Of the exiled mel
"a bers OF the Tammany Ring, has been prof.
he ised immunity from arrest, and will retu
en- to New York and give evidence in the su
is now pending.