The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-16
CURRENT NEWS.
GENERAL.


completed, Il constituted Is follows: Sem
ators-Edmunds, Morton and Frelinghuy-
sen, Republicans, and Thurman and Bay
ard. Democrats; Representatives-Payne,
Hunton and Abbott, Democrats, and GAR
field and Hoar, Republicans; supreme
Court Justices Clifford, Field, Strong, MIL
Ter and Bradley, the two former classified,
politically, As Democrats, and the three
latter IS Republicans. The leading counsel
engaged for the Republicans are VIM. NJ.
Eyarts and Z. w. Stoughton, of New York,
and Stanley Matthews and s. 5. Shella-
barger, Of Ohio; and for the Democrats,
Lyman Trumbull, Of Illinois, Matt. H.
Carpenter, OF Wisconsin, Jeremiah Black,
Of PENNSYLVANIA, and Ashbel Greene, OF
New York.
Justice Joseph r. Bradley. who has been
chosen as the fifth member of the Judicial
branch OF the Electoral Commission, was
born in Albany County, n. r., March IA,
1913; graduated 1t Rutger College In 1886;
was admitted to the bar at Newark, y. j.,
in 1889, where he has since resided He
was appointed to the bench Of the Supreme
Court by President Grant, March 81, 1870.
In politics he was formerly Wing, and in
later years he ranked as amoderate Repub-
lican. He headed the Republican Electoral
ticket in New Jersey in 1868.
The report Of the House Special Commit
tee, appointed to investigate the Florida
election, was made on the 31st. The re-
port declares that the Democratic Electors
-sceived legal majority Of the votes cast
ut the election, which fact has been judicial
n - 49, to Srsr lnuFf
and can not be controyerted- A minority
report will be made by the Republican
members Of the Committee.
The first instalment Of $500, ZOO, due by
Mexico to the United States under the Con-
yention OF July 4, 1868, for the settlement
OF claims, was paid to the Secretary Of State
by the Mexican Minister on he 3lst.
The counting OF the Electoral vote by the
Senate and House Of Representatives, as
provided for by the Electoral bill. began on
the 1st, at p. m, in the hall of the House OF
Representatives. Admission to witness the
proceedings was restricted 10 those fortunate
ones who were able TO obtain tickets from
the members, and every seat was occupied.
A number Of distinguished gentlemen we're
present on the floor, and the ladies' gallery
was respondent with bright toilets.
J.. Madison Wells, Of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board, was interviewed by q New
York Herald correspondent, on the lst.
He pronounced the statement made by j..
II. Maddox before the House Committee,
In reference 20 his (Wells's) proposal 70
sell out the Electoral vote Of Louisiana TO
Tilden, 70 be ssan infamous lie, baseless as
II Il malicious. - The statements Of Little
field he also denied point blank, and said
the whole evidence was gotten up TO injure
the reputation Of the Returning Board be-
fos Congress and the people.
y. H. Maddox, who testified before the
House Committee In reference to Louisiana
= >lrs. was on the I'd dismissed from his
0Z|61 pooIfion in the Internal Revenue
Buren, Her OF the President.
The 49, debt statement for Feb. !
shows the total debt to be 81, 194, 243, 5ll
cask In Treasury, exclusive of special de-
posts, sos, 973, 9i6; decrease since June 30,
$3,5s7,572.
The President, on the Sd, transmitted "a
Congress special message on the subject
Of the resumption Of specie payments,
which il published in another column.
JONI o. u4IlAuEIs kVlmElir nAia A1att
or Of the Treasury, and well known jour-
nalIst, died in Washington on the 4th, aged
81.
Rear Admiral Alden, U. $. n. died in sar
Francisco on the 9th.
The Democrats claim to have discovered
another Ineligible Elector In the person o.
Mr.. George ID. Chaffec, Of shelbyville, III.
who was appointed United States Commits
sioner in 1858, and II IL said has never re.
igned. He was . member OF the Illinois
Electoral College and cast his vote FOL
Hayes and Wheeler.
According to the Coroner's Jury IN the
case Of the Brooklyn Theater calamity,
there were 21s lives lost, two BY burning
and the remainder by sufocation.
Arunah Huntington, q native Of Vermont,
who died recently in Canada, left by will .
fund Of S202, 900 for the benefit Of the com.
mon schools Of Vermont.
Indictments have been returned against
the principal officers Of the defunct Sccuri'
ty Life Insurance Company Of New Yorl
for cmbezzlement, grand larceny and per-
jury.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company Of
Newark, N. j., has gone out Of business In
acrippled condition, being reported $780,
900 short In its assets.
Thomas X. Agnew, grocer, New York,
has failed, with liabilities estimated At 1854,
900; assets about 500, 200.
wEsr AND SOUTH.
Col. Preston b. Plumb was chosen United
State Senator from Kansas, on the 3lst, o.
the sixteenth Joint ballot. Col. Plumb Il l
resident Of Emporia, was formerly pub.
Usher Of the EmporiA Ne,cs, and Il nov