Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-01-04

O@N-AA Edtu 10 witness. DO understand
on to refuse to recognize me?" To which the
witness replied that he wanted the certificates
produced, and would act with any one legally
elected. Cronin then left in SINGER and the
Two Hapublicsns appointed Watts to fill his
own vacancy.
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of tho 30th ult.
says The Senate branch Of the joint COM
mittee ON counting the electoral votes had two
long sessions Yesterday. All the sessions
thus far, have been devoted to the preliminary
work of examining and discussing the histori-
cal records bearing on the general subject, and
no proposition has yet been formally present
ed to tho committee By any of its members.
One OF them said that the Indications are that
no conclusion on any point can possibly be
reaci Ell BY tho Senate branch Of the committee
ior several da- 3 st least, AMI flat the matters
now before them are in such an uncertain con-
dition as to preclude any sensble conject-
nre as to the result OF th,i- { eibera.iors".
Ihs work OF lr.ntiug all the debat, On
counting the electoral vote, from the for
nation Of the Government up to the present
time, has been completed by the Government
Printing Office. The volume makes book of
500 pages.
POLITICAL.
THE State Committee Of the Oregon Democ-
rscy iuet ut Salem last week and issued an adj
dress calling for mass-meetings to be held in
every county OF the State on the 9th of jan
usry to consider the political situstion.
Tilden and Hendricks were declared
elected and the course Of Gov. Grover in
issuing certificate to Cronin WAS approved
The Democratic State Committee of Illinois at
its recent session at Spring field, affirmed the
constitutional right Of the Senate and House
of Representatives after the President of the
Scnata ahaI haya 0rQ,ad al ha afos
received by him TO count the electoral vote for
President and Vice President Of the United
states, aid declare the result Of such count"
denied 1.-The existence OF any constitutional
night CT power in the President Of the Sem
ate. INDEPENDENTLY of authority from the
two houses, to count said votes and de-
clare the result thereof, and would regard
such proceeding as revolutionary.
conference OF the leading Democrats of
pennsylvania WIS held at Harrisburg last
week, at which they declared their conviction
of the election OF Elden and Hendricks, and
called upon Congress to adopt such lawful
means as may lead to the official declaration of
that result.
TIE Washington correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post claims to have been assured
by "a well known Democrat WHO recently Wis
tied Gov. Hendricks at Indiana polls that the
latter expressed an entire Willingness to have
election Of Tilden by the House and Wheeler
by the Senate. Gov. Hendricks said that he
had no desire to re- Ell ter public life in Washing
ton and, il the difficulties could be satisfacto-
rily adjusted, he would much prefer accepting
the mission to England or France"
The collection of Mr.. Blaine to the Senate
from Maine is said to be assured beyond
doubt. Secretary Morrill, denies the state
ment that he Is candidate for the position.
WADE HAMPTON has addressed q letter to
he says: 81 deem it proper to declare that
profound peace prevails throughout this State;
that the course Of judicial proceedings is OBJ
structed by no combination Of citizens thereof
and that the laws for the protection Of its
inhabitants in all the rights of person.
property, and citizenship sre being enforced
in our courts. While the people of this
State are not wanting either In the spirit or
means TO maintain their rights of ctizenship
a. ainst the usurped power which now defies
the supreme Judicial authority of the State
they have that faith in the justice of their
cause that they propose to leave its vindcation
70 the proper legal tribunals. appealing at the
same time to the patriotism and public senti-
ment of the whole country. Theinfiamiuatory
utterances OF portion Of the public press
render it perhaps not inopportune for me 70
state that, although the people Of South
Carolina view with grave concern the prospect
OF critical copjuncture In the Affairs of our
country which threatens to subject to an ex-
treme test the republican system of Govern
ment itself, 1t Is their firm and deliberate pur-
pose to condemn any solution of existing polit-
lcai p1ooiems that involves the exhi 0ltiOn of
armed force. or that moves through any other
channel than the prescribed form Of the con-
sntutiop, or the peaceful agency of the law"
GENERAL.
THAT monster aerolite which shot a.hvsrt
the heavens on the evening of the 2lst of
December was q most startling and wonderful
phenomenon. 1t is variously described by
persons along Its line of progress through
Southern Iowa, Central Ilinois Indiana and
ONO. From some points of observation it
seemed more than double the size Of the full
moon, very brilliant, with train OF stsr-like
fragments following In its wake from other
localities IL looked like an Illuminated barrel.
out Of which poured food Of luminosity of
various colors, as it eped onward At some points
along It's line OF movement it exploded with
terrible noise. csusing the earth to tremble,
portion Of it's macs flying OF in fiery frag-
ments From all accounts, its path was DIS
tant from the earth between forty and fifty
miles. As far as now known, it was first seen
In Kansas. and Il finally disappeared from view
IN Eastern Ohio and the time of its passage
from LAwreLce, Kan, tn Dayton, o, Was lees
than half an hour. The bullion shipments
from San Francisco to China, from Jan. to
to the report Of the Director OF the Mint:
Trade dollars. s4,255.37s; Mexican dollars,
~, $40, 90; fine silver bars, $2,055. SIS;
gold coin, s19l, 09S total, &S, $40, CSC.
The fastest voyage and quickest time be-
tween England and America is recorded in IA
vcr OF the steamship Britannia, Capt. Thorn
son. which has just made the voyage from
New York to Queenstown in seven days and
thirteen hours.
POSTMASTER GIN. TNER has received q cable
dispatch from the British Postofice Depart
ment announcing that il has discontinued ocean
Subsidies and adopted the United States plan
OF paying for the service performed. Christ
mas night fire broke out in the Convent of st
Elizabeth, nine miles from Toilette, Can, and
In few moments the who lie structure was ablaze
The convent was a tso story brick building.
and was occupied by Sisters of Charity, fifty
lady boarders, and some fifty charity children
and infirm persons. When the fire broke ont
all was panic and confusion. Thirteen of the
inmates. mostly children under IL years Of sge,
were burned TO death. The remainder barely
escaped in their night-clothes.
HoS. JAMES W. NYE, formerly United States
Senator from Nevada, died last week at White
Plains, chester county, New York
cargo OF war munitions. valued at 1900, OOO
tinopla last week. They are intended for the
Turkish Government. A formid BILE revolu-
ton, headed by Gen. Serns, has broken ont in
the Mexican State of Sonora. Serna seeks to
organize an independent Government with the
ultimate design Of snnexing the State to the
American Union. Success to Serna
FOREIGN.
A CossrASTISoPLE dispatch of the 25th SAYS:
The first sitting of the Pienary Conference
was held yesterday. Savaet Pasha preceded,
and In an address opening the conference re-
ferred TO the liberal views of the Porte. He
said the Porte was ready to grant to its subjects
all the privileges which we're not contrary to
the dignity and integrity Of the empire Dur
ing the sitting saivos of artillery were heard
Saveat Pssha explained that these salutes were
fired to announce the PRONUNCIATION Of the con-.
stitution, which woald effect complete change
in the state of Turkey. A successful revoiu-
ton in San Domingo has deposed Gonzalez and
restored Bsez 10 the Presidency Of that repub-
lie. Gonzalez has quilted the country, and
Bsez viii resume the rsns Of government.
LATE advices from the City Of Mexico fur
nish the following interesting items regarding
the progress OF the revolution in that unhap-
py country: The Iglesias Government is es-
tablished at QueretaTo. The States of GUIANA
gusto. Queretsro, Az "A, Calientes. Zscatecas
Durango, San Luis Potosi, Jaiisco, Colima.
9oDora SinOIoa and Tahssco vacooc;,a