, 1877-01-13

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1umbia special says Judge Mackey
has returned from his visit to Gov.
Hayes and says he has received from
Hayes a strong iutimaSion that in
the event of his Inauguration as
President he would recognize Coy.
Hampton.
New YORK, Jan. S.--The Tribune's
Washington special says: F. S.
Winslow, one Of the shipping clerks
in the cash room of the Treasury,
is the culprit in the matter of the
$11 900 robbery between Chicago
and the Treasury. He was pre-
viously suspended and his record is
not good. 1t is understood that no
arrest has been made.
The Inter- Oceans New Orleans
special says there was fierce and
denunciatory mob outside the State
house during Packard's inaugura-
ton, and but for the presence of the
police and soldiers in the vicinity
there would doubtless have been a
repetition of the bloody scenes of
1874.
CHICAGO. Jan. S.-The T,ibune's
Washington special says it is re-
ported the compromise electoral
committee has reached an agreement
that no electoral vote shall be re-
jected without mutual consent of
the houses.
NEW IoRK-Ihe Times Washing
ton special says the resolution of
Fernando Wood, for settling the
Presidential question by new cleo
ton in South Carolina, Louisiana,
and Florida, will probably be Of
fered early this week in the House.
Wood says he has had the resolu-
ton drawn for ten days, and has
been holding It, hoping something
might be done in committee, and
that he still hopes they may origi-
nate and mature something that will
meet the exigency of the case. He
says something must be done soon,
and no more time is to be lost. He
says the idea of new election in
the three disputed States is. entirely
original with himself, and that the
proposition has been drawn without
consultation with anybody.
MONTREAL, Jan. 8.-Great excite
ment exists here over the rumored
duel between Frederick May and J.
Gordon Bennett. The party took
tickets to Montreal, but left the cars
this side of the province line.
New ORLEANS. Jan. 8 Noon
All quiet at the State House; no
trouble apprehended. A heavy
force of police on duty, ready for in
auguration ceremonies.
Later.-Several thousand persons
have assembled in and about St.
Patrick's Hall and the crowd is ra-
pidly increasing. By P. NJ. some
5000 people had assembled in the
streets, Laurett square and adjacent
buildings. At l P. NJ. Governor
Nichols left the City Hotel for the
hall, where he was received with
tremendous cheers by the assembled
thousands. Governor Nichols ap-
peared on the balcony, where after
prayer by Rev. DR.. Palmer, the
oath of Office was administered to
Nichols.
New YORK, Jan. S.-The T'ibune's
Washington special says: Morton's
committee issued a subpoena for W.
L. Pelton, Tilden's literary secre-
tary and manager of the Liberty
street bureau during the late cam
paign. The testimony given yester-
Gay by Runyon and Harrison and
the mentioning of Col. Pelton's
ho
the committee is investigating, has
caused considerable stir in Wash
ington, and curiosity to learn the
whole history of it is greater than
ever.
Hewitt, chairman of the National
Democratic committee, says none of
the committee went to Oregon either
before or after the election. Appli-
cations came from almost every
other State in the Union for money
to assist in paying legitimate expen-
ses of the campaign. but no request
for any help ever came from Ore
gon. He says also Pelton had moth
ing to do with the disbursement of
the funds of the committee.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 9. Ex-Gov.
Isham J. Harris was to-day elected
U. S. Senator on the first ballot in
both Houcoc for tho lnncr for,,, 70