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relating thereto were transferred to the
Commission. In contrast to their previous
decisions they unanimously agreed 10 sum
mon Watts, the ineligible eector and Senator
Mitchell, and ordered the Postmaster Gener
al to paoduce copy of the resignation of
Watts and of the commission of his success
sor 1t is expected that decision will be
reached by the close of the week.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIONS ON TUESDAY.
AT the municipal election in Philadel-
phia ON Tuesday, Hayes's majority of IA, 900
was cut down to 2715 for Stokey the Pill
grim ring candidate for mayor. AS usual,
repeaters from Washington and elsewhere
were on the ground to aid in sustaining the
thlevery in office for which the Republicans
of Philadelphia are noted The whole Re-
publican ticket was defeated in Pitsburg,
clecting a squaretoed Democratic mayor and
other officers thrown in. Lancaster also
elects Democratic mayor. The Republi-
cans elected the controller in Harrisburg, but
the Democrats made handsome gains in the
Councils The Democrats also swept AL
tona. In York the Democrats elected their
| candidate for burgess by 300 majority.
Altogether, the recent elections have not
been very encouraging TO the Republicans.
AN ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE PACKARD
On Thursday of lest week, a Philadelphian,
named VIM. Ii. Weldon, entered q room at
the State House in New Orleans, where
Packard, who styles himself Governor of
| Louisiana, was conversing with callers, an /
took seat near him. A moment after
wards he presented a pistol at Packard's
breast The latter struck it down ana the
weapon was discharged, the ball wounding
Packard slightly in the knee. Several per-
sons in the room drew their pistols and fired
at Weldon, wounding him in the arm.
Weldon states that lie had only been in New
Orleans twenty.fcur hours before the occur
renee From Tie most reliable accounts
there can be no doubt the man was insane
from excessive drink.
AS matter of course, the Republican Or
gans pronounce theattempt a Democratic
conspiracy. Assassination is a cowardly
way of righting political wrongs, and the
people of Louisiana, who have already suf-
fered so patiently at the hands of Butler,
Kellogg Sheridan and Wells can not now
reasonably be charged with the insane freak
of drunken man. Packard is fully capable
OF getting up sham conspiracy, to bring
about federal interference in his behalf In
! deed, almost MS soon as the affair occurred, a
| delegation of Republicans waited upon Pres
ident Grant and urged him to recognize
Packard as Governor at once, or direful con-
sequences would ensuc. The President
however, declined to interfere.
GRANTS LEGACY TO HAYES Some OF
Hayes's supporters who justify, on the
ground of expectancy, the means used TO
seat him in an office to which he was not
elected, have promised, on his behalf, that lie
will pursue concilatory policy towards the
South, and give the carpct-hag adventures
in that section the col shoulder. We have
some curiosity, therefore, to see how he will
dispose of Grants legacy to him of Hampton
and Chamberlain in South Carolina, and
Nichols and Packard in Louisiana His
own title and Packard's are of the same
fraudulent character. If he recognizes him
and sustains him with troops he will thereby
justify all that has been said of his subserv.
iency to the worst elements in his party
If he recognizes Nichols, who was elected
by the people, he will thereby condemn the
fraud of Wells and his associates to which
he will owe his own position. His course is
| clearer as to South CAROLINA. III , can rccog
nize Hampton without impeaching his own
! title, since the State voted for him.
! In either case, however. h. will have an
elephant on his hands winch he would doubt
less be glad TO dispose OF nj II much less figure
! than Wells asked for the vote of Louisiana
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