The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-16

In pursuance CT orders Gen. Anger viii
give Packard eli the supper, in his
power 1, is not though. Cow il will be
necessary 10 actively employ troops.
The morsl support Of the Presidents
recognition will. II is believed. be sufh-
Gent 10 sustain Packard and put al
end tn tbs pretensious Of Nichols and
other bogus State officers.
The Times Washington special says
the Senate committee which went TO
South Carolina has returned. The Re-
publicans are agreed there is Id que
,ion that the State went for Hayes. 1t
is probable Merriman will agree. The
committee oxamiped three hundred
witnesses. Judge Mackey who stumped
tile State for HAYES aud Hampton. ad-
mit,sd he voted for Tilden. but claimed
he got three Democrats to vote for
Hayes. Cameron speaks freely OF the
work Of the committee. s:,d Of the stu
alton in south Carolina. He says there
i. q very b ID condition Of affairs there.
Nearly every white man everywhere III
the State had been driven into the
Democratic party. or, at lea", into vos-
ing the Democratic ticket six circuit
Judges were Republicans, but they all
voted for Hampton and most OF them
for Tilden. The Democrats had agreed
they would give no recognition to eny
white man who voted the Republican
ticket. They would no: buy of them
nor sell to them; would have no bust
mes. relations With them. aud would not
recognize them socially Witnesses
who testified before the committee were
generally under restraint, and it has
been reported that some OF the wit
uesses from Laurcns county had been
NUM- she'd on their return. District At
tornsy Corbin has gone to ascertain the
facts. 1t is alleged that those who had
been working by the mouth bad been
discharged, and others having reLted
lands have been refused = renewal OF
lease. The weakness Of the Chamber
lain government without federal sup
port is sprarent. 1t would be over
thrown very shortly by the rifle clubs,
under Democratic orders. Cameron
speaks Of Gen. Butler, Of Harrisburg
massacre notoriety, as the real leader
Of the Democrats in that State, while
Wade Hampton is more useful IS fig
ure-head
NEW YORK. Jan. ia Washing
special says the prospects for the pas
sage of the Texas Pacific bill. Is agreed
upon by the House committee on Pa
cific railroads. are not so favorable Is
its advocates would desire. 1t is known
that several members of the committee
voted against reporting the hill, and
one voted for it in the committee with
the uuderst anding that he should be
free to oppose its passage in the House.
1t is asserted that the bill will not re-
ceive from the Southern members tina,
unanimous support which its friends
claim for it.
The Times Washington special says
one Of the Louisiana House sub-com-
mittee has returned Danford says j,
does not appear from the testimony
that outrsges and intimidaiions were
directly perpetrated to any considera'
Bile extent, at least in the election in
RED River parishes. The colored peo'
Pile were so thoroughly intimidated by
previous outrages in that district thai
the present atrociti,s were not needed
Danford says that if the election had
been fair and free Hayes would have
had 90 900 majority.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 15.-The ice gave
away at noon striking and sinking the
steamer Gauntlet The ice carried
away with it forty loaded and as many
empty barges Damage done here to-
day fully 100000.
| LOUISVILLE, Jan. IA survey o
the river At midnight leads to the be.
lief that no damage can now be done
Thus far dozen coal bsrges are sunk
WHEELING. Jan. l5.-The river
made three starts in treakin8 up. Al
the steamers escaped with slight dam.