The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24

mode OF counting out the 6scctprai vote by |
which the voice Of thepsople mag bc fair
y expressed, has made Is report.
The main feature 81 Tie plan propassd
is the appointment ~ i cpuiloitteeof Aye
on the part Of the Ssnate,EIi BIZ the part |
Of the House. and four from the aSupreme
Court Of the United States, with power 10 |
the latter to add one more 80 ~ to avoid
tio. This Commission isto decide only up
on such electoral votes as are doubts
full, tainted or contested the othess e |
be counted in the usual way, being open.
ed BY the President Of the Senate and
handed to tellers. two OF whom are 70 be
appointed on the Rarto the House and two
Oh fhe part Of the Senate. ssa esA sas
The plan is Jet to boscted upon'by Com
gress. Il meets with much favor at Tie
North as opening up \ clear road 70 peace
Who Is 70 be declared elected does not seem
to concern that section 50 much as. The les
liyiyal Of business. xissAi ayaxasi ai 4
The plauissvery mnchof . gamecfhaaas
and tails, or to putitfa little more strong,
! u it is tails yon lessS aud heads | win d:
tails win and beads y0a Ioso,'.. \ i ! II /.
Tie Senate Of North Carolina has passel
a bill repcaling the Usury law Of .tae. last
session and enacting anoiheri diyested Of all
criiuina: liabilities. equalizing il with tho
Law governing the National Banks The
rate Of interests to be six per cent. or
eight per cent by contract, the taking Of
more than that. when knowingly done to
work forfeiture Of the entire interest
i which the note or other evidence Of debt
carried with il. When grea.erra;e has
been paid, The party uI his representative
may recover back byan actim IN the ma
ture OF debt. twice the sihcunt Of interest
thus paid, provided suit is commenced
within one year from the'tiine u The usu-
rious transaction occurred. 7ss ~
dsIsl----- II !. :, "a ifsfil 8lssts
Two Of the Louisiana Returning Board
before the bar.of the House for contempt
in refusing 10 surrender 10 the CUnmittee
Of the House certain returns and papers.
bearing upon he electoral vote ofthe State;
and two Of them fugitisss in the Swamps.
hiding from the Sergeant at Arms. These
are the precious seouDdrels upon whom the
fate Of the Presidenriql is made - hinge;
Scoundrels. that still Gnddefenders iaiaiOr-
ton and Sherman. aud whose fraudulent
statements are confirmed y fraudulent BY
their silence or by their fight.
/ Upon their testimony the Country may
have President for tue next four yearsno
legally elected BY thepeople.
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The Baltimore Gtzetie says. the bill ap.
prOpriatipz one million dollars to put the
State Of pennsyltania on d war footing was
tirst brought forward in the Reprblicau
caucus at Harrisburg BY man named
Long. Hestated tbatit had been pre-.
pared III Washington and been submitted
to Gov. EIartranf,, and though lie declined
% give the name Of the author, il is well
known that the thing proceeded from Sc
creiary CsWsro1. Although ut first re-
gsrded q. a piece of lisdicaI blusterAfor
it didnot seedi possible that the R,publi-
cans pf the pennsy lsaaias Legislature wopld
give serious support 20 such measure
tie PhiInlelphia fines states that the
: party lash i being ipsaaripgly applied,
md ilnt unless there i bolt from caucs-
2 dictaiiOn tie bin viii pass. g1s
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Gen. Il. i. I.ee's birthday was January
I9tlr, lsOs--sixiy Dihe yea,s u agc.
Mr.. James P. Leak. very prominent
ci,izen Or ReekingLam, Riehmopd county.
l j dead.
lbe recent cod weaiher threatens to da.
mage ihesmaIl grain GRIP IN some Of the
western count ivs.
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] TIE New iiampsite Democrats Con.
: veniion % "Wednesday nominated Danie
e A a.
Z Marcy Tor Governor.
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TIE eolorea Peopls IN Wake county src
anxious 70 make contracts for the eDsui7,
. year Al moderate rates.
y s-s.s.s.,.s.e.esss..>-
e A New York W0a special from Tai
j ahassee dated yesterday. ssys - Ys,,er-
! day GOV Dew approved ali act ofthe Legs
lsture requiring the board Of canva,res /,
y make canvass Of ;lc electoral vote in &C.
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