The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-01-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Itc,ns from enc capffaL.

ItcsRs Jrois the Capital.
The Senate in executive session has con-
frmed the following naval nominations:
Commodores Edward Donaldson, Geo. q.
Preble, and Edward Middleton to be Rear
Admirals.
The Secretary of War and the President
held a consultation upon Geographic infor.
nation received officially from New Orleans
through military and other sources. The
following dispatch was a result:
WAR DEPARTMENT, January 10.
10 Gen. @ G. AEgur, Nelc Orleans La:
1t is reported that the State House in New Or
leans is surrounded by q mob. If this is 50, notify
all persons to dispense and compel compliance with
your order. 1t is the determination of the Presi-
dent to see that the Legislature is not molested.
When he has full knowledge of all the facts in the
premises he win decide which should be recognized.
~tsignedl J. D. CAMERON,
Secretary Of War.
The House Committee on the Privileges,
Powers and Duties of House of Represen-
tives in counting the Electoral vote, have
finished their report on that subject. Their
conclusions are: First, That the power to
count the Electoral votes is not conferred
by the Constitution upon the President of
the Senate. Second, That this power is con-
ferred by the Constitution upon the Senate
and the House of Representatives.
Third, That in the execution of the power
to count the electoral vote, the House of
Representatives is at least coordinate and
equal with the Senate. Fourth, That in
counting the electoral votes, no vote can be
counted against the judgment, and without
the assent of the House. These propositions
were agreed to bya strictparty~ vote-Repre-
sentatives Knott, Tucker, Marsh, and
Sparks, Democrats, in the affirmative, and
Representatives Seelye, Burckhard of
Illinois, and McDll, Republicans, in the
negative.
The Special Committee on Privileges and
Powers and Duties of the House in Count.
ing the Electoral Vote, held a long session
on January Is, and examined several wit
nesses, among them Secretary Chandler.
he was asked whether he had sent any dis
patches to Florida since the late election in
relation to money, and he replied that he
had not. Being asked whether he had sent
a dispatch TO Florida stating troops would
probably be sent there to keep peace, he
answered he probably had; he was then
asked whether he had sent it on his W
motion or upon some ones else, and he de-
clined to answer this question, basing his
refusal on the ground hat he is a Cabinet
officer. The committee decided he must
answer, and gave him until the following
Wednesday to comply.
Petitions from fourteen States, and bear
ing nearly four thousand signatures, have
been received by the National Woman's Suf-
frage Association, and will be presented to
{. Congress, asking for sixteenth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States,
prohibiting any State from DISTINGUISHING
United States citizens on account of sex.
The South.
A dispatch from Columbia, s. c., January
10, says the latest Investigation of the recent
election in the State is that of special referee
T. A. Wilkes, in the case Of the State off.
GERS. The returns from the various counties
and the various precincts in each county
have been again overhauled with great care,
this time, however, by clerks and gentle
men representing both political parties
The referees report will not be com
pleted for several days, but the re
suit is semi-oficially announced to-day a.
follows: Secretary of Treasury, s. 8
~Seapheart, Democrat Secretary of State, b
E. Hayne, Republican Attorney General
james Conner, Democrat; Comptrollel
General, 7. C. Dunn, Republican; Sup erin
tendent OF Education, J. R. ,ToIbert, Re
ublican Adiutant and Inspector, Genera
ames Kennedy, Republican. Dunn, Comp
troller General, is claimed to have beer
elected over his opponent General JOIN
Hogood, Democrat, by a majority of on,
vote. ~Seaphert's majority is given in rount
numbers at forty-four, and Corners at on,
hundred votes.
Before the joint session of the Arkansa
Legislature, on January Ii, Governor VII
liam p. Miller was ~inaugurated. In his ad
dress, which was short and pointed, he sal,
he was welded to no particular fnancis
policy that the Free School system woul
receive his undivided attention and support
that the colored people should be protecte,
in every legal and constitutional right; tina
he favored economy, but was opposed t
false frugality. During the inaugural th
6 alleries and lobby were crowded with Wis
tors. General T. J. Churchill, State Treal
urer, and William F. Henderson, Attorne
General, were also sworn in.
General BreUttEes.
The steamer Seminole, of the Boston an
Savannah Line, arrived at Boston and r,
ports that, on the morning of the 7th, abou
forty miles off Cape May, she collided, in
thick fog, with the steamer Mon
gomery of Aud, from New York fo
Havana, striking her just sbaft th
wheelhouse, cutting her down to the waite
and sinking her in a few minutes. The SCI
ond officer, eight of the crew, and fou
Spanish passengers, names unknown, wer
down with the Montgomery. The save
were taken to Boston on the Seminole. TIL
second officer, Mr.. Aschen, was pinioned b
pieces of the wreck, and went down utterin
piteous cries for assistance.
A special dispatch to the Cincinna
Commercial says that, on the 8th of Jsnuar
James Gordon Bennett and Frederick Ma
fought a duel at Slaughter's Station,
Delaware. May was wounded. Benne
unhurt.
Louisiana has two Governors. Both Mic
OILS and Packard we're inaugurated On Jan
airy s, and presented their inaugural a
dresses to two different Legislatures. The
was no collision between the parties.
Blue Jeans Williams was inaugural,
Governor Of Indiana on the 9Th, in the pre-
ence of an enormous mass of people.
The Democracy of the States of Ohio, 1
diana, and Illinois met in Council, on t
sth of January, to express their opinions
regard to the present state of affairs in t
country. In Ohio, at Columbus, speech
were made by General Durbin Ward, Ho
George Il. Pendleton, Hon. Thomas Evil
and General Morgan. At Indianapolis Ho
George w. Julian addressed t
meeting in lengthy speech. At Sprir
field, Ill, speeches were made by Hons. I
man Trumbull, John F. Farnsworth, CT
ernor Palmer, and others. Resolutio
were adopted at these meetings d~enouncii
the action of the Republican party as re,
l%utionary, and resolving that the Democr,
should unite, and by every constitution
means resist the u%rsurpation ATTEMPTED