Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-02-28
POLITICAL.

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send the cipher telegram signed "Gobble"
to Gov. Tildcn and that all such pretended
kilograms are forgcrics.
A caucus of Democratic Senators and
Represent atves was held in Washington on
the evening Of the nth, az which Mr.. ely
mer presided After an animated discussion
a resolution was adopted, by vote Of sixty
nine to forty, declaring that " the count OF
the Electoral vote shall proceed with
out dilatory opposition, to the order
/ ly execution Of the act of Congress
creating the Electoral Commission, whose
| decisions shall be received and acted
! upon in accordance with the provisions OF
said law" incorporated with this resolu-
! ton was "tho solemn and earnest protest
of the Democratic party against the gross
and shameless viola ions of law, justice and
truth contained 10 the decisions Of the ma
ority who signed the same in the cases Of
Florida and Louisiana"
At caucus of Democratic Senators and
Congressman in Washington, on the even
ing of the 10Th, resolutions were offered, but
not voted on, denouncing the action Of the
Electoral Commission in the Louisiana case.
| A motion was finally adopted that the eau
Gus should take recess until the count of
the Oregon vote in the joint meeting Of the
| two houses. Those Of the caucus who
| favored extreme measures did not, owing to
| the prepondcrance of the conservative ele-
ment, ask for discussion OF the questions
/ presented The caucus stood by their action
| Of the nigh. OF the 18th.
A Washington Associated Press dispatch
/ - stat, hat hat Ia.v
| gresham Ellis, Col. Burke and Counselor
! Cayannac, of Louisiana, called on President
| Graut and explained to him the con
dition Of affairs in that State. The
| President replied that he was satisfied
| Gov. Nichols was acting in good faith in
/ preserving the statu quo, and he there
fore had no Intention of changing his in
structions to Gen. Augur In the course Of
the conversation the President said GOV.
Nichols should not be held responsible
for the freak of the crazy man who sh OF
Packard.
The election in Philadelphia on the Goth
resulted in the reelection q Mayor Stokely
! (Rep.) by about 5000 majority. On the
same day the Democrats of Pittsburgh, Pa,
elected Liddcll and Mccarthy for Mayor and
! Comptroller, and the Republicans elected
/ kilgore Treasurer, over Cosgroye, Demo.
i crat
Gov. Nichols, OF Louisiana, on the GOTH
sent dispatch to Maj, f. A. Burke, in
Washington, stating that the people of that
State not only refused to pay taxes to any
Government but that of which he was
Executive but had anticipated the appoint
IA
TO agents for the use of his Government the
percentage deemed sufficient for immediate
purposes
The Grand Jury of the District Of Co.
lumtia, on the 2lst, found an Indictment
against Dom Ptatt, editor of the Washing
ton Capital, for having, in his paper of the
18th, uttered seditious language, which was
Interpreted to suggest the assassination of
GOV Hayes, and Of which the following is an
extract: ." II a man lNayesl thus returned
10 power can ride in safety from the EXccu-
tive Mansion to the Capitol to be inaugu-
rated, we are httcd for the slavery that will
follow the Inauguration. We do not believe
the people OF the United States are OF this
serile sort. We do not believe that they are
prepared, without a blow, 10 part with their
harl-earued, hlood-stainCd possessions, 4
II there Is law for fraud, there is
reason Tor violence, and to that we make
our last appeal" Dopn Piatt published a
card on the 20th, in which he stated that
nothing was further from my thought in
Penniug the editorial OF last sunday than
the horrible crime of assassination. Opcn
resistance to revolutionary wrong, for which
there seems no other resistance, is one thing,
ASA. sination Is another" Piatt was arrest
cd on the afternoon OF the 2l>t by the
United states Marshal, and gave bail in the
sum Of 5000
On the 2lst, United States Senator Herman
received a communication from GOV. Tilden,
In which the latter ropudiates the agreement
entered into between the Senate and House
Election Investigating Committees not to
20 into an examination OF his (Tildens 81
bank accounts on the one hand, OF the ac-
counts OF the Chairman OF the Republican
National Committee on the other. He SAYS
he utterly rejects the false imputation that
his private bank accounts contain any thing
whatever that needs g. hc concealed. He
SAYS, further, that he never made. author
lied or knew of any expenditure in relation
To the election in Oregon, or the resulting
controversies, or any promise OF obligation
or negotiation on the subject
The Ohio State Prohibition Convention
met at Columbus, on the 22d, and adopted a
plauorm-tayorjng the prohibition Of the
liquor traffic; against the employment; in
the public service OF persons who sell liquor
or are addicted 30 the habit OF drinking
liquor; demanding female suffrage and com.
pulSory education, lsYeTius the use Of the