, 1877-01-27

New YORK, Jan. 1S.-The I'i
6,tne publishes what is called the
truth of the duel story. 1t says May
fired before the word was given and
that Bennett fred in the air, crying
out that he gave May his life.
The Erening Post publishes the
statement of the Bank of California
and comments in the highest terms
on its record since the disaster, say
ing that, with continuance of the
good management of the past year
there is no reason why the Bank of
California should not stand even
higher in public estimation than it
ever has.
The Times Springfield (Ill.) spe-
cial says it is probable that, if Lo-
gan is not elected tomorrow, the
Democrats will unload Palmer and
nominate Judge Davis.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 1S.---7he
ninth ballot for U. S. Senator re-
suited as follows: Logan, 80; Palm
er, Sc; Anderson, Z; DAVIS, 7; Scat
tering, 3. Necessary for a choice,
1O2.
CONCORD, n. H., Jan. IS. I'm the
Second Congressional district, the
Democrats nominated A. W. Dullo-
way.
CHEYENNE, Jan. 1S---Intelligence
was received here to-day, from a
point fifty miles north of this city,
that the Indians made raid on the
ranches near Chugwater station, last
night driving offabout 50borses The
Indians were followed by the ranch
men for several miles, but they sue
ceeded in getting away with the
stock.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The Pre-
sident has nominated Ellis Spear for
Commissioner of Patents.
Gen. Anderson and ex- Gov. Wells
Of the Louisiana Returning Board,
arrived here this morning and were
arrested by the Sergeant-at-arms of
the House of Representatives. An
officer OF the House left last night
for New Orleans, to bring Kenner
and Casanova, the remaining mem
bers of the Board, to the bar of the
House.
OTTAWA, Jan. 17.-Hon. J. D.
Hayes, of Detroit. and number of
Canadian members, spoke strongly
in favor of reciprocity treaty. The
next subject treated of the impro-
priety of allowing American bot
oms to be treated as Canadian yes
sells by simple registration. The
resolution was adopted. a resolu-
tion for placing the extradition
treaty of the United States and
Great Britain on such a basis as to
secure the return OF Fraudulent
debtors and those guilty of breach
of trust, are carried.
New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE cashier
of the Union Trust Bank to-day dis
covered a forged check for S64 900,
which he had certified the day be-
fore and which had been used by
the forger to purchase $4S, 900 in
gold. Another check for $l5O,OO0
bearing the same number and date,
had been presented and paid, and
subsequently found to be clever
forgery. The Union Trust Com
pany assumes the loss. Detectives
are busily working up the case.
The arrival of $1,000, 900 in gold
from San Francisco. simply trans
fer from the California sub-treasury
to that located here, depressed the
market to-day, and gold sold down
to 1865, as against 61 last night.
The Times thus epitomizes the re-
suit rea he'd by joint committee for
counting the electoral vote: The
plan mokes the functions of the
President of the Senate purely min
isterial, and the two kinds of OBJ
jections likely to be raised when the
certificates are opened are to be set
tied as fellows: First, when only
one set of returns is presented from
a State, any objection to the recep-
ton must be sustained by concur
rent vote of both houses. Failing
this, such returns must be counted
as the vote of the State. When two
sets are presented they are to be i'm
mediately referred to a commission
composed of five Senators, five
members of the House, four of the
associate justices of the Supreme
Court whose names are given, and
one other justice selected by those
four. The decision of this tribunal
of Is is to be submitted at time
not fixed to the two Houses assem-