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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15

mission having been read, written objections were
made to il by Representative Field on the part OF hye
Senator's and twelve Representatives, and then the
two houses separated.
SESATE.-The Chair presenteda communication
from the President of the Electoral Commission, in
forming the Senate that it has decided upon the mat
tiers submitted concerning the electoral votes from
Florida. The objections to the decisions of the COM
mission submitted by Mr.. Field were read. long
debate took place To the form of the questions slls
an order submitted by Mr.. Whyte that the Senate do
not concur in the decision made by the commission
created under the act approved JAM % 1877, but that
the votes cast by Wilkinson, Col Robert Bullock j.
b. Iongc and II. B. Hinton the electors OF flori-
da are the true and lawful votes for President and
Vice President Of that State, and should be counted
as the electoral vote of the State was defeated by
strict party voe-all the Democratic Senator's pres
ent voting in the Affirmative, and the Republicans
in the negative. The following resolution,
offered by Mr.. Sherman, then adopted
by a strict party vote-44 to 25: " Resotred, That
the decision of the commission upon the electoral
votes of the State of Florida stand as the Judgment
of the Senate, the objections made thereto To the
contrary notwithstanding" The Secretary was d.
rected tn notify the House that the Senate had
reached determination in regard to the Electoral
Commission, and ready to meet the House for
the purpose of proceeding with the count.
HoUsE.-After the Senate had retired from the
hall of the House motion was made by Demo-
cratic member to take recess. Hale made the point
of order that recess could not now he taken. A
long discussion followed participated in by Messrs.
Mccrary, Kasson, Wilson and Banks, Republicans,
and Warren, Jones and Sayler, Democrats-the
former opposing and the latter advocating
recess. Speaker Randall maintained
that according to the spirit of the Electoral Com
mission act il competent for the House To take
a recess, and overrued the point of order Mr..
Hale appealed from the decision. NJ. Cox moved To
lay the appeal ON the table, which was carried-l56
to 16. The motion to take a recess till Monday was
then carried-l6.l To
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15
The Democratic Objections.

The objections to the decision inter-
posed in the House recite
First-That the decision determined that the
vote east by Charles III. Pearce. Frederick C..
Humphreys William H. Holden, and Thomas
W. Long. electors of President and Vice
President of the United States on behalf of
Florida, is the true and legal electoral vote of
the State, when in truth and in fact the vote
cast by Wilkinson Call, James +. Yonge, Robert
+. Hilton. and Robert Bullock is the true and
lawful vote of the State.
Second THAT the commission refused to re-
ceiye competent and material evidence tending
to prove the first-named set were not appointed
electors in the manner prescribed by the Legis-
lature of the State. but were designated as
electors by the Returning Board of the State
corruptly and fraudulently, in disregard of law,
and with intent to defeat the will OF the peo-
pie.
Thiyd-That the decision was founded upon
the resolution and order of the commission pre-
yiously made.
dence taken by the two houses of Congress, by
the committees of each house, concerning frauds,
errors and Irregularities committed by persons
whose certificates are taken proof of due APP
pointment of the electors.
Fifh-That tile decision excludes all evidence
tending to prove the certificate of Stearns Gov
ernor), as also of the Board of State Canvassers,
was procured or given in pursuance of a fraud
ulent and corrupt conspiracy.
iSiIfh-That the commission refused to recog-
niZe the right of the courts of the State to re-
view and reverse the Judgment of the ReturuI-
ing Board or Board of State Canvassers rem
dered through fraud without jurisdiction and
rejected and refused to consider the action OF
the courts in a case lawfully brought before the
court which had jurisdiction
iSert1ft-That the decision excludes all evil
dence tending to prove that Florida, by all the
departments of the Government, Legislative,
executive and judicial, had decreed fraudu-
lent all certificates of Stearns (Governor) a.
well as that Of the State Canyassers, upon which
certificates the commission has acted, and by
means of which the true electoral votes OF
Florida have been rejected and false ones sub
stituted.
Eighth-That to count the votes of Pearce
Humphreys, Holden and Long electors foi
President and Vice President would be in viola
ton of the constitution of the United States
The objections are signed by Senators
Jones Fla), Cooper, Barnum, Herman
Salisbury and Mcdonald Representa-
tives Knott, Field, Holman, Tucker
Thompson Mass, jerks, Finley, Say
Ter, Ellis, Morrison, Hewitt On. Y. and
SnriuUer
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15
Who Burnt Richmond {,

New light seems to be thrown upon
the old controversy as to the RESPONSE
bility for the partial destruction of Rich
mond at its evacuation by the Confeder-
ate forces at the close of the war. In a
suit pending in the Circuit Court at Rich
mond, entitled Graham VS.. the Mutual
Assurance Society of Richmond, this
question has been raised. The company
sets up the defense that the burning of
the city was an act of war, and it is there
fore not liable to pay the amount which
would otherwise be due on it's policies.
Numerous attempts have heretofore been
made to prove that Richmond was burned
by order of the Confederate Gen. Ewell,
Confederate officer having already tes-
titled that he fired the city by direct or
ders of Gen. Ewell. Ewell has always
refused to give any evidence ON this
point, but, in the case now pending, the
attorneys have entered into a stipulation,
which is filed as part Of the record, in
which this fact is admitted, and il is fur.
ther deserted that Gen. Ewell caused
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15
UNHAPPY MEXICO.
Interesting News from the Land of Revolu-
lions.

Interesting News from the Land of RevoIu-
lions.
We have news from the CITY of Mexico.
via Havana, to the 9th of February.
Diaz had been urged to hasten his re-
turn to the capital, as the Government
was in danger of falling to pieces, owing
10 dissensions in the Cabinet
Business was in q worse condition than
ever, and failures were numerous. Some
of the foreigners who favored the Diaz
revolution had failed, and the new revo-
luton against Diaz was encouraged by
the capitalists, who make money by
loans to the revolutionists Mt excessive
interest. Escalante loaned Diaz 600, 600
toward the payment of 100000 to the
United States with incoming duties as
security, receiving $25, 900 interest for
sixty days.
Bands of robbers were appearing
everywhere.
Protestant worship had been suspend
ed at Coahuixtla and Morelos by order of
the authorities The Church party were
triumphant in the elections in the capt.
tai The most important positions in
Michoacy, Puebla, and Queretaro were
held by the Church party. A petition
was circulating praying the Government
to permit the return of the Sisters of
Charity expelled from the country two
years ago.
Cortina refuses to obey the order to
abandon the Texas frontier. He now
opposes Diaz.
Advices from Sonora are that Pesquiera
attacked Mariscal's command Mt Urest
The latter was soon reinforced, and Pes
quiera was defeated, with loss of abou.
thirty killed, many wounded, and fifty
prisoners. AT last advices large body
of cavalry was pursuing Pesquiera's fly
ing and demoralized forces. 1t was gen.
orally believed that this revolution was
thoroughly squelched.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15
THE FLORIDA CASE.
The Grounds Upon Which the Electoral
Commission Render Their Decision.

The Grounds Upon Which the Electoral
Commission Render Their Decision.
The Electoral Commission state the
grounds of their decision in the case of
Florida as follows That it is not compe-
tent under the constitution and law, as it
existed at the date of the passage of the
act constituting the commission, to go
into evidence atiunde the papers opened
by the President of the Senate in the
presence of the two houses, to prove that
other persons than those regularly GER
titled to by the Governor of Florida, ae-
cording to the determination and declara-
ton of their appointment by the Board
of State Canvassers prior to the time re-
quired for the performance of their
duties, had been appointed electors; or
by counter proof to show they had not,
and that all proceedings of the
courts or acts of the Legislature or of the
Executive of Florida subsequent to the
casting of the votes of the electors ON the
prescribed day are inadmissible for any
such purpose. As to the objection made
to the eligibility of Humphreys, the COM
mission is of the opinion that, without
reference to the question of the effect of
the ineligible elector, the evidence does
not show he held the Office of Shipping
Commissioner OH the day when the cleo
tors were appointed. The commission
also decided that, as consequence of the
foregoing, and upon the grounds before
stated, neither of the papers purporting
to be the certificates of the electoral
voters of Florida are the certificates of
votes provided for by the constitution of
the United States, and they ought not to
be counted as such.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

THREE men were killed at Allentown.
Pa, few days ago, by the caving in of
an iron mine.
A. G.. Cromer, of Sturgis, Mich, is
minus several fingers, the result of fool
ing with a buzz-saw.
GEORGE FLETCHER, of Decatur, I'LL. i, was
recently accidentally shot and killed by
Marion Ward, while out duck-humting,
THREE bright little girls-Minnie and
Annie Striley and Nellie Voorhouse-
lost their lives while skating on the ice at
Salem, Mass, few days ago.
A 14-MoNTHs-oLD child OF Mr. Pitcher,
of Mt Pleasant, Iowa, pulled pot of
hot soup over upon itself, scalding itself
SO badly that it died in a short time.
Mrs. STANLEY, of McLeansboro, ILL.,,
in trying to prevent her little son from
striking his little sister, wrenched his
arm with such force as to break the
limb
The steamer George Washington,
bound from Halifax to st. Johns, n. f.,
was recently wrecked off Cape Race.
All on board, some thirty persons, per-
ished.
CHRISTIAN ANGER, a miner, while work
ing in shaft near Galena, ILL.,, was
killed by the caving in of the roof. A
rock weighing four tons fell upon the un-
fortunate man, crushing his body hor-
ribly.
Two LITTLE children, named Gerhard
and Catherine Hessling, aged and 8
years, while crossing a street In st.
Louis, the other day, were run over and
instantly killed by street-car, their lit
tie bodies being horribly mutilated.
WILLIAM STUcKEY and James Latham
were chopping wood near Bene, Ind.
Stuckey bent over to pick up stick just
as Lathams Ak was coming down, and
the blade struck him in the back of the
head, cutting frightful cash, and
causing death in short time.
HENRY YEAGER, of Oregon, Mo-, blew
into the muzzle of his gun, the other
day, to find out whether it was loaded,
at the same time raising the hammer with
his foot. The mans foot slippedand the
gun went off, sending the charge through
his head, killing him instantly.
A FRIGHTFUL collision occurred on the
Southeastern railway, near Berkes Sta
ton, ILL.,, few days ago. A freight
train broke in two just after passing
short curve, and the latter portion was
left standing on bridge. A coal train
came laundering along, md the cars OBJ
structing the track were torn all to
pieces. The engine and eleven cars of
the coal train went over the bridge, and
were heaped up in great wreck. The
fireman and engineer of the coal train
were killed, and two brakemen received
injuries from which they can hardly re-
cover.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15
The Gospel Of Merit.

Where there is so much rivalry as in the manu-
facture of family medicines. he who would sue
coed must give positive and convincing proof of
merit. This is an age OF inquiry. People take
nothing for granted. They must know the
",chysr and s',chereJores" before acknowledge
ing the superiority Of one article over another.
Among the few preparations that have stood the
test, those manufactured by II. V. Pierce, NJ. D.,
OF the Worlds Dispensary, Buffalo, n. Y, have
for many years been foremost. The truth of
any statement made concerning them can be
easily ascertained, for DIR. Sage's Catarrh Rem
edy and DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
are now prescribed by many physicians in curing
obstinate cases OF Catarrh and incipient Con-
sumption. The Discovery has no equal in cur
ing Coughs, Colds, Bronchial and Nervous Affec-
tons. II allays all irritation of thesmucous
membrane. aids digestion, and when used with
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets readily
overcomes torpid hrer and Constipation, while
the Favorite Prescription has no rival in the
field of prepared medicine in curing diseases
peculiar to females. IL you wish to 'knog thy
self" procure a copy of "The Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser" an illustrated book of
nearly LOCO pages, adapted to the wants Of
everybody. Price sl.50, postage prepaid. Adj
dress the author, r. v. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15
SWORN STATEMENT
BOSTON DRUGGIST.

Gentlemen hereby certify that have had Ca
terrible sufferer Twas rendered partially deaf, had
buzzing IN the head palms across the temple dizzy
tonsls. hard and constant cough, pain
the chest. and every Indication Of consumption. Ny
SO rapidly in my and throat could not Keep
bed il seemed TO me. at the point OF sutfocation.
would then have recourse 10 every in my power
me ncns my ne r
my tonsiis liberated and much infiamcd that
eminent surgeon in regard 70 an operation on them
but ut his request postponed it. The constant infla
matter IN
50 irri,1ted and my lungs tina, coHghsd in
began to show the effects Of this disease so that lost
ess pss sna n1wa matters 81
reached this stage or sbout six months ago began
iy. The first dose seemed to clear my head as had
arrest the dsehSr Stopped v eon n res
days. BY using il as gargle soon reduced the In
esasea s To o.
IN
pletey restored and every symptom OF disease Una,
by the use OF SANFORD s RsDIoaL CrEE roa CifAE en-
have been thus explicit because. as druggist. l
hope to convince many that this IS great remedy.
lam familiar with tie rcatment OF Catarrh prsc
% l
remedy and apparatus that have appeared during
period OF six years past, and have. while following
their use taken great care of my general health but
obtained no relief or from any ofthem
Since curing myself with SASFoRD's RADICAL CURE,
/ have recommended it In over one hundred cases
without single OF failure, and have In numerous
instances received wholesale orders from parties to
whom have sold one bottle. This is the only patent
medicine have ever recommended. never having be-
cved I'm them before, although constantly engaged IN
their sale. Very gratefully yours,
Bosrcs, Feb. %, 1875. GEORGE +. DINSM0RE.
SUFFOLK. SIS. Feb. %. 1875.
Then personally appeared the said George i. Dins-
more and made oath that the foregoing statement By
him subscribed Is true. Before me,
SETH J. THOMAS.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15
An Egg-Shooting Match.

An egg-shooting match came off at
the Waterside last Friday between John
Kelso and +. X. Grain. The distance
was twenty-one yards, and the eggs were
sprung from trap in the same manner
as "gyro" pigeons. Kelso shot two out
of twelve, and Grain ten-the latter, of
course, winning the match by ga large
majority" This sport is a great i'm
provement on the slaughter Of live
pigeons, and it tries the craftsmanship
equally well. 1t is easy to tell when the
egg is hit, especially when it happens to
be bad one.-Stan.tord Comm Adco-
cate.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15
OK the side of Asia. the Turkish fort

On TIE Side OF ASH, tile IuIkisH IOrt-
resses of Kars, Erzeroum, Batoum and
Bajazet are thoroughly prepared for de-
Tense, and contain more numerous gar
risons than at the time of the Crimean
war. Kars and Batoum are especially
strong, and armed with very heavy artil-
lery. The garrisons of both these places
are composed almost exclusively of regu-
lar troops. The total force. of Turkish
troops now near the frontier of Asia
Minor may be estimated at about 81, 600
men, of whom some 10000 are regular
soldiers. The army consists of fifty-eight
battalions of infantry leach 800 strong),
twenty-four squadrons of cavalry, and
twelty-eight batteries. The headquar.
ters o.. the field army are at Bajaaet,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15

the burning of the city in obedi-
ence to a statute of the Confederate
Congress, requiring the officer in COM
mand at Richmond to set fire to the city
whenever it fell into the hands of the
Union forces.- Washington Cor. Chi
cnnO I.ibhlle
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15

That NASAL TwANG, it is Catarrh; cure
il at once, before il shows your face, by DIR.
J. III. McLean's Catarrh Snuff. IL soothes irfi-
tation, cures Sores in the nose, face or skin.
Trial boxes 80 cts, by mail. DIR. J. ii. Mclean
3I4 Chestnut st. Louis.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15

THERE are only about fifty Cinnamon
at Beaver Falls, Pa, now. These are all
engaged in the cutlery works. The others
who were there completed their labor
contracts, and have gop- elsewhere ip
search Of employment. =
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15

AT HOME OR ABROAD, get DIR. j. H. Nc.
Leans Strengthening Cordial and Blood Puri
fer, recognized all over the World AZ the best
tonic invigorator and purifier Of the blood. Fol-
puny and weak children, or delicate females
an absolute necessity. DIR. J. II. Mclean. 3li
Chestnut street, st. Louis.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15

Cur this notice out and bring it with
you. We authorized to refund the cash to
any person persons who shall buy and use
Parsons P,ggdtire Pills and fail of relief and
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15

VEGETABLE Pulmonary Balsam, the
great New England cure for coughs, colds and
consumption Cutler, Bros. 4 Co.'S, Boston,
only genuine.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15
ZEE adv't headed "Down with high prices. {"

THE average Indebtedness of the conn
ties of Kansas is 81, 120, 094.61.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15

IT is now generally admitted by honest
physicians that, when once the consumption is
fairly fastened upon the lungs no human power
can save the patient from death. They also say
that about 80 per cent. of those who die from
this disease can trace the cause to neglected
a small bottle of Liquid Opodeldoc, or what is
the same thing, JOl,nsOhS AnOdyne Linimed.
Is THERE ONE reader of this paper suf-
fering from rheumatism? If so, write to Hell
phenstine d Bentley Druggists, Washington,
ID. c., for circular of Durang's Rheumatic
Remedy This medicine is taken internally, and
will positively cure any case of rheumatism on
the face of the green earth. Price, one dollar
a bottle.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15

SUFFOLK, IS. Feb. q. 1875.
Then personally appeared the said George 4. Dns-
MORE and made OATH that the foregoing statement By
him subscribed Is true. Before me,
SETH j. THOMAS.
1usrfc Of he Pa
Ellsworth American., 1877-05-10

herself hy her own wicsid act OF rebellion. II
will be held that the burdens imposed on the
loyalty of the country in suppressing gigan-
tie revolt of TIE aristoeracy of the South were
quite >utli lien without additional ones in the
form of graiuiies.
The 800 discharges from the Buresu En-
craving and Printing few DAYS ago have been
supplemented by 80 more. There have been
thrown on this community quite COO dschsrg-
ed employers Of the several Dcl ariments with
in a month many OF them with large families.
and b. fat the aree.i portion " holv depend
ent ON he salary received from The Govern
ment for ,u>tenance from da, TO day and thi,
too al a time when the resources Of our charil-
ably disposed were taxed To the utmost in pro-
yiding for the great army of voluntary and en-
forced idirr- among our citizens, largely in-
creased BY tramps.
Hon. Edward McPherson has assumed
charge OF This bureau TO the satisfaction of
IN nsc familiar with il, questionable manage
mtnt in the past. Mr.. Deir,e, W II succeed
MIR Clapp a, Pubhc Printer on the 18th inst.
10 which da'e the after has been allowed TO
settle hi business. Personally Mr.. Ciapp has
been popular officer. but much opposition
ha> be-, excited ~ ,in>i hi> administration by
the dl>courieou> aud ,fen very rude manner
OF hi subordinate, who were placed in the
most responsible positions. Those having le-
gi'mate business with the office We're often
deferred from attending to it. because Of form
er dlsagrccable experience with some upstari
subordinate. MAXWELL
Ellsworth American., 1877-05-10
CAT AR R n.
Il w f l. V + Y + \ II S
OF FFERING.

Gentlemen About twelve years ago. while
travelling with Father kemp's Old Folks Concert
Troupe tenor singer | took severe col
and was laid up Rt >ewark, y. J. This cold
brought IN severe attack of Cattrrh, VIII ch I
hattlrd with every known remedy for four wcck :
without avail, aud was finally obliged to give up
"A most desirable position and return home un-
able to sing a note For three years afterwards +
| was unable To sing At all. The first attack Of
Cata'rh had left my nasal organs and throat So
sensitive that the slightest cold woull hrinE A
fresh attack, leaving me prostrai"a. In this way
| continued TO suf.r. The last attack the sever
est ever had was terrible | suffered the most
eNcruciatng pain In my head, was so hoarse A. To
he scarcely able to speak. and coughed tnccss ant
IL. | thought | was goipg into quick cousump-
ton and | firmly believe that had these symp-
toms continued without rciir they would have
rendered me easy victim. when in This dis
tres-ing condition commenced the use oi SAN-
, Kb~ RADICAL CrRE FoK tATAHBH, very re-
lu efauty, confess, a. had tried all the aITer-
used remedies without benrnt. The first dosr Of
this wonderful medicine gave me the greatest re.
tei. IL i hardly possible for one whose head
aches, eyes ache. who can scarcely arteulaie dis
tnctly on account OF the choking arcumulation=
IN hI- throat. t. re ze how much rcitefi obtained
from The first application of SANFoRD> RADIO Al
,UKt Under its influence, both internal an Il cN-
tetnal. | rapidly recovered and by an occasional
use OF the remedy since have been entirely frec
from tatarTh. for the first time IN twelve years.
Respectfully YOUR,
Waliham. Mass, Jan. : Ie.G.
4. 81 purchased the RADICAL CURE Of GEO.
n. ROGERS, Druggist. Humford building.
Ellsworth American., 1877-05-10

pr. l. Il. Jach>ou's Catarrh Snur and
Iroche powder j. highly recommended
Tor Catarrh, Cold, in the head. Headache,
sore threat DC. see Advertisements
=. II. NiGSin sells The Universal Pile
Pnl>-will cure any case or money refund
ed-Price only - ct>. Pa, up by +. f.
smith y Co. sole agents, Middlebury, Vt.
and tar sale by druggists everywhere A,k
for them and take no other. lyl5.