The Morning herald., 1877-01-19
WASHINGTON
Congressional
Two Members Of the Louisiana Return
ing Board Arrested.
The Democratic Convention.
A YOUTHFUL COUNTERFEIT.
Err ARRESTED.
CHANDLER'S EXAMINATION.
THE WESTERN UNION TELE-
GRAPH MUDDLE.
Count ting the Vote.
ROBBERY OF AN EXPRESS CAR.
VESSEL LOST IN THE ICE.
OVER THE CABLE.
LANCASHIRE COTTON SPIN
NERS.
DEATH OF PRINCESS MARIE.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHES
WARRINGTON.
Xiv Congress Session.
Senate,
Washington. -.-.
Xiv Congress Second session.
Senate,

SENATE.
THELou1s1ANA BoARD-ARREsT OF ANDER
SON AND WELLS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-General Ander
I son and e1-G Governor Wells, Of the Louisians
Returning Board, arrived here at 2 O'Clock
A. NJ, and were arrested at daylight by tht
Sergeant -at-arms Of the House Of Reprssen
tatives, In obedience to the resolution O.
yesterday declaring them in contempt. Al
officer of the House left last night for New
Orleans to arrest the two remaining mem
bers of the board.
The two members of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board now here have informed the
Sergeant -at-Arms that they will produce
the documents called for.
TEE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-Members Of the
Democratic National Executive Committee
now in this city, do not speak favorab]y ol
the proposition to hold national conven'
tion. They say that such action would only
give rise to fears amopgstt the people, for
the occasion of such q gathering could be
none other than upon the supposition that
scme extraordinary proceedings were con-
templated by the Republicans which were
to be met by force by Democrats.
They argue that the people will see that
any but legal measures in attaining the re-
suit Of the vote Of the electoral college are
dealt with in legal way, and that revolu-
tionary demonstrations would find no apol-
oey amongst the people as remedy.
A number of gentlemen are here urging
that the convention be held at Baltimore
instead of Washington. Members of com
mittee see no reason whatever for conven.
tion at that place after the failure of the
conventions of January 8. to stir the North
ern mind. Members Of the committee think
that further efforts in that direction are
useless. and that they had better abide
events.
THE WESTERN UNION.
WAsH1NeToN, Jan. 1s.-The Executive
Commi, tee of the Western Union Telegraph
Company arrived here last night.
YOUTHFUL CoUNTERFE1TER.
wnlLcn Spencer, about fifteen years Of
age, has been arrested for counterfei'ing
street railway tickets. The officers who
arrested him found at his house two plates
from which were printed the front and back
of the tickets, press, rollers, etc., together
with plaster of Paris mould, used for
casting counterfeit quarter dollars.
suRRENpER1Ne THE DISPATCHES.
The "World's" Washington correspon-
dent sends the following despatch
"The Executive Committee Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, with the
exception of A. B. Cornell, arrived last
plight, and during the evening held meet
Ing at which 1t was decided that they would
surrender the political dispatches called for
bv the committees of the two Houses. The
committee, with President Orton, have made
their fight on the surrender Of these des~
matches. and now that both Houses, repre- |
sentipg the two political parties, have called
for them, they feel that further resist
.nce is useless in the absence of positive |
law protecting them. While the commit
ZEE was in session, Sergeant at-Arms
rhomnson sent in his card, and he was at
,nce received. To the astonishment Of all
be drew from his pocket subpoena and
served It on Messrs. Augustus Schell, j. Il.
Banker, Mr.. Harrison, Joseph Harker, for
E. D. Morgan, W. H. Thorp and Franklin
Work. One member jocosely remarked
hat the only objection he had to the sum-
mons was coming away from fine sleiehing
n New York, sndsnother suggested that
swing to the impecunious condition OF tn