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NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Ferry Suspected ef Having fobbed the
Vermont Democratic yote-Jotian 80
Argue the south Carolina Case.

Ferry Suspected af Having Fobbed the
Vermont Den,oe ratio yote--Jaira 10
Argue the south Carolina Case.
WASHINGTON, February 24.--W. II.
keniian has been nominated postmas-
ter at Columbus, Miss.
Secretary Morrill, is getting better.
The president spent an hour with him
to-day.
The House is eaucnsiDg tonight.
The House committee on appropria-
tions agreed to non.concur in the sub
sides for New Orleans and Brazil aud
California and China mails.
The result of this mornings pro-
ceedings are regarded as favorable to
Hayes Inauguration.
George w. Julian, of Indiana, is
here to argue the South Carolina case
on behalf of the Democrats.
1t has been found that Honore has
not fully complied with the subpoena
iaces tectta, and additional papers
have been ordered. The committee
will swait their arrival.
The vote of the Vermont Democratic
eiector is assuming vast Importance
as teuable grouni for the filitusters.
President Ferry. of the Senate, is re-
ported as denying having duplicate
returns from Vermont They, how
ever, will be called for when Vermont
is reached 1t is suspected that Ferry
:obbed the extra returns.
B. Williams, Jr., OF Mobile, Ala,
| testified before .:he Senate com mittee
on privileges and elections in regard
to the Chapel Hill church fight, in
Mississippi. He said thst the negroes
did the first fighting. He is the man
that Outlaw said killed the negro,
Charles Orry that he, Outlay, was one
OF the ng-leaders of all the disturban.
ces that had occurred during the can
vass in Oc.ibiha county.
An effort has been made to-day to
secure an immediate expression from
the Southern Legislatures on the du-
ties OF the House. 1t is claimed that
4 seS O~AAOSAehs 0AG AobiAk iLuBOILaui
advantages by the ultra conservative
course of the Southern leaders. A eau.
Gus was held and some seventy-fiye
members were present.
The committee on powers and privi.
leges was directed TO report a bill
amendatory Of the law Of 1892 to pro
vide for an election in case OF failure
to elect president before the 4th o.
March, the president Of the Senate te
become president meantime. The
skeleton of the bill provides for an
election in April. The committe.
was directed TO report another bill by
which an illegal president can b.
oasted. There was bitter talk, but ns
action looking to dilatory motions
They will not be interposed unIes,
representative men are instructed by
State Legislatures.
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favor of sustaining the decision of tn.
commission.
Senate: Upon the return of this body
to its chamber at Il:29 8. M. Mr.. sar
gent, of California, submitted res olu
( ton that the decision of the commits
sion upon the electoral vote of the
State Of Oregon stand a. the jndgmet.,
of the Senate, objection made to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Debate opened by Mr.. Kelly, of Ore.
gon, who denied that Watts was ELI
gi6ie as presidential elector.
Mr.. ConkIin, who was absent here
toiore when the question OF sustaining
the decisions of the commission came
up, said in the Oregon case: "The
State of Oregon intended to appoint
Republican elector, and the people
OF Oregon intended to elect Repub-
lican elector, and voted for Mr.. Watts.
The commis ssion had given its decision
and he disclaimed any intention of al
luding to any of the reas ons which
prompted the decision of the commits
sion, believing that the vote of Ore
gon intended to appoint Republican
electors, he should vote to sustain and
affi rm that intention and the decision
OF the commission. He was also op-
posed to impeding in the slightest de-
gree the operation of the decision OF
the commission, and on the contrary,
was in favor of expediting the consul
nation at the earliest practicable mo-
mepts.
The decisions were sustained by q
party vote.
After a two hours debate the Senate
agreed to count Pennsylvania without
discussion.
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NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Herman Succeeds Thurman on the
Commission-Ehe Ne Arthur steal

Herman Succeeds Thurman on the
Commissien-The AeArthur steal.
WASHINGTON, February 26 - The
Court of Claims assembled with a full
bench.
Confirmation-Frank w. Palmer,
postma aster, Chicago.
Frank III. Palmer was nominated for
place as special agent.
The president has approved the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill.
AT seven o'clock South Carolina was
given to the commission. They sit to-
night.
The defalcation of Macarthur, post.
master, is between thirty and forty
thousand dollars.
Rear Admiral John Rodgers is or
dered to the command of the naval
observatory vice Davis, dead.
Senator Herman was elected to sue.
eeed Senator Thurman, who retired
from the commission on account o.
sickness.
The Supreme Court met and ad
journed to Thursday, when Judg,
Davis will deliver the opinions en-
trusted to him preliminary to hi
resignation.
Wells and Anderson visited tn,
trea sury to-day in charge OF the ser
geant-at arms. Wells received his pa,
as surveyor of the port at New Orleans
and Anderson his fees as messenger O
the electoral college.
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counted for president and vice presi-
dent of the United States.
Mr.. Hunton moved to strike out the
name of j. w. Watts. Disagreed to-
yeas !, nays s.
Mr., Morton's resolution was then
adopted yeas S. nays :, as follows !:
Yeas--Messrs. Bradley, Edmunds,
Frelinghuysen, Garfield. Hoar. Miller,
Merton aud strong. Nays-Messrs.
Abbott. Bsyard, Clifford, Field, Hun
ton, Payne and Thurman.
The decision of the commission was
then drawn up aud signed by the eight
members voting in the affirmative.
On motion, Mr.. Morton's injunction
of the secre.y upon the acts and pro-
ceedings of the commission, except as
regards their report to a joint session
of congress, was removed, and the
commission adjourned 20 meet in the
supreme court room at II o'clock to-
morrow.
The report In substance, is as fol-
lows: The electoral commission hav-
ing received certain certificates and
papers, purporting to be certificates OF
electoral votes of the State of Oregon,
and certain papers accompanying
the same objections thereto, that ii
has duly considered the same. and has
decided, and does hereby decide, that
the votes of w. III. 0deii, J. G. Cart
wright and j. w. Watts, the persons
named in the certificate of the secre-
tary of the State, of Oregon, as persons
receiving the highest number OF votes
for presidential electors are the votes
provided for by the constitution, and
that the same are lawfully to be
counted, IA testified to ia the certifi-
cate Of said electors, namely Three
votes for r. b. Hayes for president,
and three votes for William A.
Wheeler fer vice president.
The report will further set forth that
the election of Watts by the other two
members OF the electoral college was
in accordance with the constitution
and laws of Oregon. The grounds for
this decision, So far as they concern
the eligibility of Watts, are substau-
TALLY that it is competent to go be-
mind the certificate of governor, 50
FAR as the same is not founded upon
the action of canva-sing or returning
authority, provided for 10y the laws of
the State, which authority ia the case
of Oregon is held to be the secretary
of State.
The report will also take the ground
that it is essential to show that an
eleetor was eligible on the 7th of No
vember, provided it is shown that he
was eligible when he east his vote in
the electoral college, and the fact ap-
pears that the alleged ineligible elector
Watts was chosen to fill the vacanc,
CAUSED by his own absence from the
electoral college, and that he was not
ineligible at the time he cast his vote.
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SUBMISSION.

Every act Of the partisan commission
show that it is determined on pronounc-
ing the election Of Hayes All their de
cisions have been hideously partisan
Men who indorse the loathsome rotten
ness of the Louisiana villiany will not
hesitate TO reverse their own rulings
and count Oregon to suit their partisan
purposes. The Republican majority on
the commission have shown deter
mination 10 disregard law, justice and
the facts and to exclude the truth and
any exposure of the frauds by which
Tilden has been seindled out of his
election. Great as the unparalleled
crime, the Democrats must sabmit to
it. They have abundant provocation
for rcsorting to any and every means to
thwart a verdict so pslpably unjust and
iniquitous. The partisan commission
have violated the spirit and letter OF
the act that created them, and there
would be justification in resorting to
every means 20 defeat the swindIc. But
the Democrats must stand by their
pledges, faithfully perform their con-
tract They were the victims OF a mis-.
cradle cheat, but more will be gained
by acqniescing than in breaking
phghted faith. In a moment Of gener-
Gus but misplaced confidence the ma
jority OF Democrats in both Houses OF
Congress favored the compromise bill
while the Republicans were fierce in
their opposition TO it. and the only hon
orable course for Democrats to pursue i:
70 submit To the outrage ard to rely on
the people, who will, in each new cleo
tion, consign the conspirators to an in
famous obscurity. There is nothing
left for the Democratic party but Ia
submit The Democrats had nothing tc
hope for by the programme agreed upor
that the president of the Senate should
present only such returns as be thought
ought 70 be counted. The compromise
ke'' ihNehf ~ was ruIPOctdt wv
advantage Republicans entertained
this opinion and denounced the bill
while the Democrats favored it, believ
ing that the judges would be unanimou,
IN their decisions upon legal questions
and that they would rise above party
feeling and act with the fairness ant
justice becoming their exalted profes
sions In this they have been lamenta
bly, disappointed. Bat it is their dut,
10 scguiesce in the infamy, deep-dyes
as il will be proclaimed by history
Such policy will strengthen the Dem
ocratic party. Any action on the par
of Congress calculated to proiong tn
public suspense will be condemned b.
the people. who, above all things, wan
a settlement of dispute which has in
terfered with the great business intel
eats OF the country--now paralyzed an,
prostrated as IL armies had depopuIate,
il and trodden out its vitality. Tn
Democratic party must 20 before til
country with . clear record, and this
can do by submitting to the decision {
the tribunal Of is own creation. Th
fame of Samuel J. TiIden defeated Vi
be more envied than that OF his Yrsu,
slsaey Returning Beard Hayes slsct4.
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ESTABLISHED, 1S49

but it would not be according to agree
ment. The Democrats made their bed,
and must lie in IL. with all the Proerus-
team limits Of measurement for the
party which was agreed to wber the
bed was made. i; is the pound OF hesh
which is demanded and the sacrifice
must be made IL is unjust that it
should be so, but better this than worse.
Better this than violated faith oa our
side, even though, as Mr.. Webster once
said, a compact broken upon one side Is
a compact broken upon the other.
While this l. true, il viii not excuse Us
for breaking a contract after having
agreed TO abide BY one, nor for making.
one Of two presidents, the Senate. in
dorsed by the electoral commission.
making the other This is revolution.
call It what we may, and il was TO pre-
vent this the electoral bill was passed.
We Rave been wronged by an outrage
Gus decision, wherein fraud has taken
the place Of justice. and wherein vice
and robbery have the ascendancy over
honesty. With Us honor. conscience
and patriotism are secure, and with the
other side victory, dishouor, and a be-
trayal of Justice,
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TENkE HAUTE, Ind, Frarua-y -
L!yht WGs throuu today upsu ths -
tempted train rol,.--s auI tls u-lrlsr
Of Milo Eams-, saziugsE. 81 L.azE
Priut, ou the N=nlaila f-ailraa1 "a
Jliy ;, l-5a. The -uFis-..i lllr,1sr--s
srs Charles ~. C.asr. A. Ez1ka-aa.
Bud ShOam@ktr. q ir-aEel-aa ca rlr
trgin az tAs IiL.e % ..le ai-zcs. --1la-l
and Alexander Csu-lera calursl
Bniy Carr J. J.. Nls zai Al.ce -
good, a pEos,.-l,-. aH Cf lls- 1sr.
Wcre arrested 90 evidence " u..a -s,a.s
good and sUricie eat to COW ..l la--l 81
the crime. - Clair. the I-a.I-r. II rt.-
% ueT o. a I1s h1lse oi rsa-t-r..l.1u
here. The ur-t clue O. ltsir s-s 80
oasuine,l by a wlHazu ll - O.aals
house, "a ho hrssi hil ta-sl-- q. en-
Of hi- associate -1lut iseir fss.l-r .t
tie Long r1iut business 1la l--
oueTs were tAssu tl Prairie ts.s. l.-.
to-day Tor trial
Ths woman, Alike O-sa.-l sas
dress q IN msu's cillL-- at tta Lll1s 20
the stsaek ca TIE train, au,i .a-e =
false mOu-tachs. she 49, ou 80 go
CINE whla E.amss VA kai-L ~
-iguiaed her intention O. trl a. -
kuew.
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I1Alr is making great preparations
nf representation at the Paris Expo
"ton Of ISIS. Two hundred tons OF
"aiasfy Selouging 70 the government,
vi De sent, by way OF decoration for
We Italian section. besides numerous
paintings and other ornaments. Manu-.
i'@' ores viii be represented To greater
sAtent Than ever before. During the
Rpos'tions Of 1851 aud 1856, lta'y was
'uii divided into several States; during
'hose Of 1862 aud 1867. she was torn by
t,'''ioal d'yisious. Al the time OF the
'''nnA Exposition she was suffering
nom commercial crisis. aud Philadel
pniA being distant point, did not re.
'si'e The attention that greater prox
uni'y would have commanded. In
US all past shortcoming. are to b.
atone. for.
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! president by the joint commission, be
VIII endeavor TO meet all questions
and decide them in accordance with
the spirit of the constitution, and with
justice to all classes of people; bat the
question OF deciding between the two
rival factions in these States Is one
which should be settled with grave
and careful consideration, after full,
consultation with his constituents and
advisors. Governor Hayes has no.
settled these questions, and does not
propose to until after he in duly In
stalled in the presidential chair and
has had time to call about him his
cabinet"
Latest-sherman Likewise Denies thar
Hayes Has Taken = stand for Pack
nrd-New Election BiII.
Senator Kernan, Captain Ellis, repre-
sentative from Louisiana, and Colonel
Burke, who represents Governor
Nichols, is here to meet Senator Sher.
man and Stanley Matthews. The OBJ
Ject OF the meeting has not transpired.
The invitation was received al two
o'clock and may have led TO defeat
OF tine motion for a recess on Rhode
Island.
AT an Interview with Senator Sher-
man, he indicated that his visit TO
Columbus had no purpose of infiuenc-
ing Governor Hayes to commit hiG-
self to policy towards the South.
Efforts so far to authenticate the letter
from Hayes and telegraphed to the
New York Post have failed.
One feature of the bill for a new
election, in case of no constitutional
choice, for president of the Senate.
provided his term shall not expire
withthe fourth of March and shall act
as Executive pending the election.
The bill looks to an election in No.
vember and Inauguration on the
fourth OF March, ISIS. This bill will
be reported probably tomorrow will
pass the House, and 1t il claimed.
stands fair chance in the Senate
and for the presidents signature.
1t is said the certain success of this
bill seems tonight to be the only
escape for Hayes.
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JOINT SESSION.

Oregon Counted for Hayea-Peunsyi
vanfs Reached and the Houses S~pa.
rate ON objection.
The two houses met Ia joint session
at lE60. The report of the commission
ia the Oregon case was read, and after
two hours debate the houses sepa-
rated.
At the end of two hours the houses
reassembled III joint session, and the
vote OF Oregon was counted for Hayes
and Wheeler.
The vote of Pennsylvania was next
opened.
Messrs- Springer and Tucker pre-
sented objections. They were signed
by sufficient number of member.
aud senators, and allege a vacancy was
illegally filled.
The houses then separated, aud a
motion for recess to 10 o'clock Monday
was carried by vote of 1872 to l2l.
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Kelly. w. I. Darlington aud Sam d.
Turner, OF Virginia; r. G. Gat,Iin, ot
Arkansas; WIN. Butler and Wade III.
Gibbs, of South Carolina; w. r. Jones
and r. S. Kinney, OF Texas.
A lively discussion followed the ar
rangement of Jordon for contempt.
At the close of the DISCUSSION Jordan
stated he WAS willing to appear before
the com mission and testify, and the
senate then adopted resolution dis
charging Jordan from contempt, upon
his appearance before the commission
to testify.
An amendment of the com mittee
increasing the appropriation To three
millions three hundred thousand dol.
lars, and striking out the PROVISION
in the House bill, was agreed to.
The amendments of the committee
were agreed TO as follows; Increasing
the appropriation for the bureau o:
steam engineering, from $4,000 to
s2,000,0 200, making 500, 900 appropria-
ted. For bureau of construction, $50.
900 of the amount appropriated for
the bureau of steam engineering,
available at once, to complete the
work on hand.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported an amendment To strike out OF
the House bill, clause providing for
the creation of commission of nine
members to examine into the present
condition Of the navy, etc. Agreed to.
The bill was then reported TO the
Senate, and the question being on con.
curing In the amendments made in
the committee OF whole, it was laid
aside for time being.
Mr.. Oglesby called up the House
bill, granting to the City of Stevens
Point, Wisconsin, u certain piece OF
land. Passed.
The bill was then read the third
time and passed. The Senate then re-
sumed the consideration of the bill TO
create sinking fund for the liquida-
ton of the Indebtedness due the Gov
ernmeut by the Pacific railroad Gem.
panies, hut it was laid aside inform
ally and the bill granting the right-of-
way to the Hot Springs railroad COM
psDy over the Hot Springs railroad in
Arkansas was passed
After executive sessien the Senate
took a recess until 10 a. IN.
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Tina following interesting statement
sniade by the Scie,,f.f- Ap,ericaH. Every
day. at precisely 7S5 o'clock a. m,
Washington mean time. simultaneous
weather observations are taken from
one huudied and six stations in the
United States, from the deck OF every
United States naval vessel, no matter
10 vhat part Of the world she may be
Dom eight stations in the West Indies
Wenty eight IN Canada. fifty eight in
'rent Britain, six in Algeria thirteen
10 Au'tria, one in Belgium. six in Den
mark, forty.eight in France. twenty
three iu Germany one in Greece, thirty
10 Italy. one in Japan. four in tn,
Netherlands. four in Norway. four IL
Portugal twenty seven in Russia. two
"a spain, six in Sweden, two in Switzer
and aud six in Turkey"
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CONGRESSIONAL.
The Irrecoucfisbies Master Of the sIf-
uatioa-fhe skirmish of the Morning
Ends tn n Truce at NIghsfalI.

nv master OF fhR MI
uatioa-fhe skirmish of the Morning
Ends In n Truce as NIghtfaII.
The Senate reassem bled at ten O'Clock
this morning. No business was trans
acted, but having disposed of the ob
lection in regard to Mr.. Morrill,, ofthe
Pennsylvania electors, on Saturday,
awaited the action of the House ON
that matter.
House: Preliminary to delaying the
count to day, Mr.. Clymer, of Pennsyl-
vania, moved a call of the House.
This exhausted half an hour.
Mr.. Springer, OF Illinois, then offered
objections 20 the Pennsylvania cleo
to,s.
Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts, OBJ
jected to the reading.
Speaker Randall overruled the OBJ
lection and the reading was ordered.
When the reading had progressed
about twenty minutes, Mr.. Kelley, of
PennsylvaDia, renewed the objection,
which the Speaker again overruled.
An appeal was then made, which
seemed to have been carried. By a
second count, however, by the tellers,
1t resulted in the came way; the yeas
and nays being called, the vote resulted
in an order that the reading continue
yeas 1873, nays ll6.
! The Democrats voting with the Re-
publicans against filibustering are
Messrs. Bagby, =. Dobbins, Hancock,
Haythorn, Raymond, Miller, Morgan,
Stephenson, Tarbox, Throckmorton,
Ward, Whitehouse, Williams of
Delaware, Williams of Michigan, and
| Wiltshire.
| This vote Is very threatening.
The House proceeded to carry the
next meeting ofthe joint session into
the legislative day OF Monday, and the
gains are virtually twenty-four hour
to the friends of delay.
/ Speaker Randall has terminated the
legislative day of Saturday, by order.
ing prayers aud the reading Of the
journal.
1t Is now competent On objections to
the vote of Rhode Island to take a re-
cess until 10 o'clock a. m. The Demo
Gratis have it in their power now, hy
legitimate parliamentary tactics, to de.
feat the inauguration of Hayes.
| Objections to the electoral vote OF
Rhode Island are prepared. Among
the signatures are Senator Gordon, OF
Georgia, and Representative Iills, o.
Texas.
A motion for recess was defeated, by
vote of sS to l1S-seventy Democrats
voting with the publicans.
The House voted not to count Rhode
Island, after two hours discussion
when the House took recess TO ter
tomorrow.
The commission assembled, received
} papers In the South Carolina case, apt
adjourned to ten tomorrow.
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JOINT SESSION.



stem.
The Joint session ended at two
O'Clock, when Pennsylvania WA
counted and the Senate returned on
objection to Rhode Island. The Hous,
having refused 10 count the vote of
Rhode Island after a two hours dis.
cussion. the Senate again met the
House in joint convention and the
State was counted for Hayes and
Wheeler.
South Carolina was then reached.
when an objection was entered, the
certificates referred to the commission
and the convention took q recess until
ten tomorrow.
The objections to the vote of South
Carolina assert
First-That no legal election WA
held in South Carolina for presidential
electors, the General Assembly of tha,
State not having provided, - required
by article s, section 8, Of the consti,u
tion thereof, for the registration of tn.
people entitled TO vote, without which
registration NO valid or legal election
could be held.
Second--Thers was not existin, 4,
the State Of South Casulina. ON the ir.
Of January. ls7e, nor at any um,
thereafksr mp 70 and includIng u.
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Tr indianapolis HtraH warns blue
s.t. isy0tee- As follows Let me say
lo those who have already procured the
-''s ,uaN If Il is not ground in accord.
aug' with scientific principles, and if
irregularities exist on either Of the sur
h.s, they bad better by far throw il
away than to subject themselves to a
our'a positively harmful, as it has been
found that the slightest irregularity in
ihe sli-s or the slightest curve. if in
tls wrong direction, though it cmbrac,
bat oor-oighth Of an inch Of either o.
he surfaces. may fall upon a branch o.
woe Of the sensitive nerves. aud, by re
aey irritation, produce incalculable mis-
chief TO the sufferer"