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, 1877-02-22

Gov. GROVER, OF Oregon. tries to wr1Qgle out
Of the Infamous Electoral business with tho
declaration to the san Francisco agent Of tho
Associated Pscss: II havo never sent to Cor.
T1LnRs any telegram signed 'Gotble or
'fiovernos.' hsvu never used cipher In ruy
1ifc." Tho New York Tribune calls attention
10 The thfnncbs pf this declaration ~ follows:
We hare obtained from r. NkLaox l. Sons thA
"Hnusehold Engsh Dictionary. satd to hase
been used In tha translation OF the cipher dts.
pa,ehss We have tried thl: key o1 Tho Dob:
four pages, and In the corresponding line you have
tho word 10 bt unlerstood This Translation nj.
ready given OF lhe celebrated 'tltced scan.lnrss
crampf' n,s*sags y thas verlaed .beyond dispute.
Il reads; ~ alall decide exe.y point" ets. M.
decide exactly ~ the Telegram said that he woull
Tic weak effort of Gov. GRotHR md 9ena to,
KrLtr 10 throw oil the responsibility Of this
Infamous busiaess upon the shoulders Of PAT.
RICK and pkLroN, the naphew Of his uncle, will
not deceive any ono. PATRicx did nothing in
the cipher business TINT was not inspired by
GRovsR, aud pELron did nothing. In any busl.
ness that WAS not inspired bY his uncle.
, 1877-02-22

= Tho Chicago produce markets were aet-
i've yesterday, and irregular, provisions being
stronger anI grain weak. Mess pork closed
45o per brl higher, ii 3l4.47s for March and
;$14.77A for April. Lard closed 400
per 100 lhs higher, 1t $3.50 tor March
mud elo.o5 for April. Meats were 10 per
: III higher, ut SC for loose shoulders, 7{c
for shost-sibs, md 10 for shost-cleasa-
, Highwines were armer, at Sl.o5. Flour vss
+, quiet and weak. Wheat closed Ito lower,
!, ut Sl.2Gi cash and Sl.26} for March. Corn
, closed 10 lower, ut Ale for March and 4sao
!, for May, Oats closed 10 lower, 1t s34o
! cash aud 334o for March. Rye was 10 lower,
I at G7c Barley closed 5@Gc lower, at 6oc
far ltlzch and 49c for April HoRs vera IN
, 1877-02-22
SPARKS" or uNvERAclTY,

sPAaks, Of Illinois, whoss State did not
vote for T11pzN, Ia ons OF The irreconcil-
ables. With T11pEs in tia Presidential
chair. he would have some patronage; With
ont him, none, Hencs SPARKS festa almost
as badly as those Democratic Congressman
who failed Of reelection and have been look
ing to TsIpEN tor m occupation. sFAaxs
tlsu about attos Mr. Fos1xAs eloquent pre-
dictiou OF the patriotic course which he
knows Air. HAYES will take - President, and
he delivered himself of SONS ill-nasured re-
marks which have not oyen The exousa OF
, 1877-02-22

pers have not innexed 10 Them list Of the Names
Of CARrwntartr, ODELt, and WATTS ~ Electors.
TO which the seal Of the State Of Oregon whs A.
hxcd by The Secretary OF Statc Of Oregon, but Was
affixed By thu Secretary Of State and signed bJ the
Governor and Secretary, ~ required by Sec. 90
Of Chap. -- Of Tho general lars OF Oregon.
Third. It was tho right and dnty Of The Governor
Of Oregon, nndor the laws Of that state to give a
certificate Of election. OF tho appointment Elect.
orr. to joMx z. CAnrwKTallT, NtILfAH Il. Opkt1.
and s. A. CauSlN, thty being tho threa persons
eapable Of being appointed a. Presidential Elect
os, who received tho Highest number Of votcs At
tho election. Fourth, CAnrwntonr and OnKLt
Ind no right or authority In law to appoint
WATTS 10 bo 10 Elector on Dec. O, 1870, ~ there
VIA no vaeaney on that day. Fifth, cAnrwnsarfr
and OpKL1 had no right OF authority in law ta ap-
point WA1Fa m Hector on Dee. 0, 1870, fnaarnnch
~ thtT did not on that day compose or form any
part Of the Electoral College Of Oregon, A. by law
constituted. Sixth, CAHrwstGnr ind 0pE,h had
no authority 10 appoint WATTS an Elettor OF Dec
B.'1s7G. becansc on that day Wars MAS still the
Postmaster al lafayette. ure,, sud was rtill oit
that day holding said oa,ca Of p.aft and trust.
Scscnth, WATTS. who cls,ni 10 be m Ricctor waa,
In February, 1879, appointed Postmaster 1t La.
!ayetle. ore., that being an office Of trust and
p:nft uniief the lava Of the United statea, and
confined to he md act ~ such Postmaatct froa.
February, 1873, mill ntter Nor. 10, 1870.
AnA was actlnR A. such Iostmaatte on Nots u
1B70, when the TteeIdent.a! Electors were ap-
pointed by the state Of Oregon, and that he was
ineligible to be appointed. Eighth. when tho
Governor Of Oregon cAnted lists of the names Of
Electors Of tbs State 10 be made and eetidcd sneh
1tsls did not contain tho names Of said WArra. but
did eontatn tho nnnea Of CARTwHiauT. 0uxtr~
and cHoxtx. uho wcra daily appointed ELECTORS nj
rses1dent aud vtes. President Of The unstcd States,
In ths State of Oregon. Nov. Z, 1870.
For ue President Of the Senate 10 havo
constituted himself q court 10 decide these
questions Of Inv and fact, aud to 50 decide
them as to overcome and set aside tho Gov.
ernor's certificate, which in tho cases Of
Louisiana and Florida was his only warrant
for counting the votes Of the Republican
Electors in those States, would have been An
assumption Of power revolutionary in i.seli
and most dangerous as a precedent. Those
who thought there was no legal difficulty In
Tie way in ths case Of Oregon are reforred te
these objections for Information, aud they
will and In them full t!cfcnso Of tile LAW
| creating tie Electoral Commission.
, 1877-02-22

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opt.lsHe'a "''pessn asss'.p'ns " toc ueoA'o
" .l'o Goah"o": .,n',., uo"as ~ se.o4u.1on
=. 1'e" " p ,as ooo'" -, .1sn -. ',l sa'as'o.'.
sss, lntlo'eseu y ,o"ss: s ~ ''aeonpn' saJs'
Ao"sst = 4ansa ~, e.'1sl, ,r. o. LOOK, u ne
."s" +" soo ,a,os, sus \. ~" ano*a onAca ., ".
3asCn' u r. ''e!snuoa''s es pto!1.H 10 1oe ooa1a
aasx. , Ms. sMa'M sep'se'1 o. VA. no aa hos
k"o"' ~ ""e1 .uat al. SMITH mas 10 pte-
pure" 1oe , as1t s'Ao 'ao aaea''oa - 1850 "
ar1 ana"eE eeeo,a'os ~ tno last"' tle euta' ~
!ha eneAoo t@'aoas A*a'es "'Il 'nts w
ooss ny hon aaa 'se'er nss us"su @us 1el'eeat ns
W nckuo''Ms p'yps'.y ~ saa ooa.a ; a...4 "
Rn1 otos! pH1A' ne poa*e@'es nv fea' oasHso
, 1877-02-22
THE OREGON CASE.

rk4tArflnv thu Oregon cn4n yrha feAchA{} In
co.,r,oso and VIVA rcferrei, n tha F.tactor,1
ronmiasion In t1,e nroce e;1;nua leading IN
~. ,nn,i,t,,.,t ~ tho' f.,,,,n,oeion tha
n..,or ,rae,Ion hal hoa, reroont7od
-. ba;no srrrovr7a1 hv 1;r,,r1t,os ,,,oro
To,,,Ja,,,o th.D anv ot1,or mini In
H. controversy In +ha a}a,nco ~ INV
oa..onnn,t f,e,,rao,, tho tvr, 11onaea an =, IN
oennt,no - t1,a rioc.o,o, vot, n, p1aeiasnt
~ ,ha aa,.,. ,ronfd Inv. ~ nsrforn, tl,o
1,,,y n, onan;nv ,t,a cartiacotoa 11n1.r N.
taw ~ ~, vross III. car,,aooto ~ tho cov.
-, ~ o., :. ,,,,,a ~. n,;m1 c,.;,
a,.,.1a,,. -, ~. o,,,,o;,,nan+ - tha rIan,o,s
a.a,a,1 ths,a;m T. m ti,na haa thera .~,r
ss1..,.., l., o;.1,.. rr.,,..,, Ca.a,..,,
~ ,'.,,.ra,, .;... ~ p.os;s,.a. - 49, d.
w. ~ n.,,, .,a."". ,.t.,ox.- hat .,.a ,,;,,.
s.-,a, ana - onn,,n,, ~. ,..,;,,,.os nna
..",a.;,.. r., .s,h,.h ...ta~o.o,, iii.
81, 7Tsz .,,,-o, 1,o.. .,,,s,,a5 ). a..
a.t.aa'. 49, pnoa,1en. -, 80 cana,a ,v,rIa
,,aaa hs5 e ~ .arn, tho .n,sa fro,n 1 To,,;s,ana
.' ana r. Th,,;,,a ,.;,an nv thnsn viz wara
,o.t,H.a !, ,i,,, a. fhs 1.,o,lv.nnno,ntot
~.
E4ec'ols ny tue oosesnots u Atoso ot4ses'
He ha1 no Judicial power to 60 behind any
rpturus. The Governors tartiltAto must
l,.v. hss,, n tt,o1tv u;th him Tn .be On.
.,a..- -.
bou ees1uca'o 1Ho"tH "@a ""'ao" ~ AZ
EIettor duly appointed. 10 reject TINT
certificate. tho preai1eut Of the Senate would
1,ove 1,aa In axarciee iutlicfn1 nowera. anil to
I'll .1 49,,
.oee''s """ "e'6" 0'"'as1' "As' '"~'
1lhlbc'a4 oecaslo0. 1kAask d0a sAeseAsa u
any aucl, power by TINT officer thera would
h,vc heen n Yeyo,t. which would have e;van
a.. .,1,,,. ,,,.,..;h,. ,,xo.sxt fnr ,,o,i.r;,,
+A7 @1
that mo e1ect4oa uaa tsAeu p'ae"' SUI " tueh
proceed to the election OF TILDEH. 1t was to
crcata q court, authorized by law 10 inyesti-
h@'' ~, -, (,......:'....
Tue faaetosat eolhu''ss'oa oseame neees.
sity. Remembering that the President Of
the Nenata has no Judicial pQveEs, and must
t,,,,,,v, .,o 1a+..v ~ +,,o 1au, In von1l ~
a.t.:. -.
oHaes " na'e to"sa'a "ss'''on ~ e'ees
1IATrs, have to decita the array Of Questions
Of law aud Of fact set forth In tho following
n,,toctIouu sud ,,o,,7,tAr.oliections filof WI.
..,.,, ,.x.-. ~. f.r,,,,,,a.;,,,,.
ta1uas pe1o'o '"o oo4''"''"4e"'
senator A'TcuEli. presented objections 10 ths
certificate OF tEoNIS, MILLER. ana fAhKsh on tAs
following grouuds: F1rst, because neIsher os the
s&!d psssohe was ssse aPpolnts0 ~ 1'sctoF W ns
61s Q! Oregon In any msnnes whAteseF' oeeoaa'
tecauss II appears from tho sscoFds and papers
contained In and attnehed 10 tha cestlacatss o3
". II. opsLL. !. Z. cA'Fsatsnf, anu JOHN W.
Warts. that ihey ~tfe duly appointed EIectofs.
and cast thelr eoles ~ SUCH Third. because u
docs not appear fFosa ths tace Of oo*. oaoffh
certificate. sttaeltd to the returns Of tho yotcs OF
Cnoalx. AILtEn ana faAEEH. tha5 sueA eeHt1'
teate Wa tsaued 10 ths thFea persons h8stnz lhe
hlgheat number OF votes tor Electors. eut wss
issued 10 peTsoua whom be decmra s!'slbIos
though one OF them u. a. CnoSlsl wa not ap'
polntad thereto according 10 tho laws OF oregon
, 1877-02-22

Grceubacks at the New York Gold Ex
.hanBe yesterday closed at 953.

The Rev. HEnar WARD BEEcuEn prayed
b tho Lower House OF tho Wisconsin Iegis-
ature yesterday morning, whereupon The
Senator'S, adopting an ingenious device Of
lovely woman, sat back the big senatorial
,lock twenty minutes, and wero TINS en-
Ablcd to calm m insupportable curiosity to
see aud hear tho celebrated and notorious
preacher without any frivolous iniraction Of
heavy decency and decorum.
, 1877-02-22

Ths Legislature Of Minnesota approves
a uniform System Of textbooks In the public
gchools at that State, and proposes to let tho
monopoly for ffteon years to any publisher
who shall give assurance of furnishing books
to erozy scholar at half tho present trade.
prices. This important measure, over which
there Inns boon animated controversy IN TINT
State Of late, only awaits uls Governors hp-
k1rnvai to be ]Aw
, 1877-02-22

better demand, and closed 1oc higher, at $3.50
@G.0o for common to prime. Cattle were
moro active and lower, with sales at $2.50
@60o. Sheep wero firm, at $3.25@5. 80 for
poor to choice. One hundred dollars in gold
would buy $105,00 In greenbacks ut tho
r1oae
, 1877-02-22

ID Tie EdItor af TAs TtfhHns.
Bum 0Ak, Mich. Feb. 5o.-Whu dill BENJAMIN
F. NcTLKH. Of Massachusetts, support md vote
for in tho Chas.eston Convention In 1879?
Mr. DUTLER supported JkEFknsoE DAVIS In
tic Charleston Convention, casting bis vote for
him 1fty-scvcn times.
, 1877-02-22

their bess.hazfd lmaKinsuons. ard they etas,ea
out to zee The aighss Of tho city. uetng a llule
s!ted them 10 appear At tie Mayofs Cont; ind,
~ our Mayor has 4 little state pride, he allowed
tnsn g ~ p'esd aa,i.J Misn99s appearance. the1
Inent u unn ecesehfJ.
, 1877-02-22

SOUTHERN VIEWS OF THE SITUATION.
Tho Southern Democratic papers afe al.
most unanimous in THAR support Of the de-
cisions Of the Doarl Of Arbitration. A few
extracts will show tho position they Take.
Tho Wilmington IN. C.) STIR saya:
All who Intended in thu beginning to ephms In
good fnfti, 10 tho finding Of thu Committee will
ponder well bcfnre they betrayed into pctnfaRt
complaining or ansagf icnunciatlon. 4 few hero
aud there may echo The sentiments Of Congressman
Cam, tnt Tho mass Of thinking pcaco.lovlng,
!a|tll. .kccpug patrota will stnnd by the agreement,
anl BY thoao who nctcd a. they believed for The
best. Let ~ abide the rcamlt In tho utmost good
faith. Tho South cannot aGurd to break Al! terms
disagreement into which It cnters. It has always
maintained lts honor. and It will stlil malata'u It,
Tho Memphis -dpptaf, wllioh l,as beou
considered one Of the most ferocious Of tho
sonttiern hre-cators, says:
The Democrats will nc1utesee in The result. be-
cause they can Afford to walt. Tho lfousa OF
Representatives Is Democratic. and 10 will be the
Senate In two years moro: and Ia 1880 tue Demo.
Gratis wilt have att easy yictory III tho Presidential
election. tho Southern states nrc now in the
fands Of our reorie. and II thoy have endured
0nASr fos cIglt yrars, they can stand HATES for
fanr years.
Tho Memphis Aralantat, one Of the
strongest and moat Influential newspapers
in Tia whoio South. says:
Cnlcr Tic workings Of thls net. no matter how
nniust men tny regard tho decision. thurc II con.
aouttou III tho reelection that It Will havc hecn
reached hy lawful budy, acting under the law,
and that the President will possess, far a. the
fortns TO- o. legal ttlin to l!s occ NJ II he had
received every Electoral vote. It may he believed
by ncarlY every member of community that 4
prsoncr is guilty NJ crime for which llc IN ar.
, 1877-02-22
The following tsa little scrap Of tho testimony
taken In the late real.estate pool Investigation
In WashEnrfof, rite.

AtA~ a""o "t"G -" 'ass'o set"p " WV eest1"iony
taken IN the late rea1.estate pool Investigation
IN Washington CttT:
Dr.. FttnEr7. one at the w.tnesses tsfnrs that
Committee. WIS handed \ Memorandum AhnwIny
payment of = check for 81. 900 to Capt. I. II.
DunMrT. Of the Wadhlncton Saaddg !ft'afd, fosa
patet that The contract was awarded Mr.. nunns17
Through Jdrorttisnt. fnnsnueh AR Cos. A. Il. sitEr.
HERD okntd an fafsr<4t n. ms Sunday Herald.
:. AZ anuthcs time 8T{7.A0 MA paid Nst
DuHRlfr for procuring contract.
Tho Washington lfraM was pushed 10 tho
front as Democratic. newspaper. Boss SnEr.
HERD naturally took great interest in II, and
the class Of Democrats who match snErHgRp
a. Republican MI took great interest In II /;
but Doxx p1Ar7's style of Journalism pleased
them letter, AMI they dropped tho Herald aud
vent In Tor tho CAPITAL, which has progressed
from b,llldozlnR 10 revolution. aud from that to
assassination.
, 1877-02-22

tion Of the dance. Judge KElL1r glided
pnst him like whirlinR tlerv}ah. Strange
odora pervnded hia nostrils, and tho inapiring
banjos tummed In his oars. Ha could not
understand It. Ha saw no signs Of Re-
turning Hoard. 1{o heard nothing Of bull.
dozerH. Tllcro wezo no witnesses to testify,
no statutes 10 refor 10, no bailiffs or clerks,
no pnriai, certificates, md evon KELtEr and
PALMER wero unanimously agreed in accept
Ing the situation. 1Ie contd not understand
It, md lie stood tlore ~ in trance, \ vision,
or dream, Hpocchlcss, ,uotiontess, paralyzed,
mud he does not understand It to this day.
He probably mover will comprehend ho" he,
LYMAN Tauunu1.1., who went to New Orleans
to help connt tho negroes out of their rights,
came 10 10 at TINT Niger ball, the dumb
founded acceptor Of Ethiopian hospitality.
, 1877-02-22

THE SOUTH PARK swrNDIE.

----
ruR xonru pApr swrnnrr
somo of The ccntiomen If tha Incislnture
at snr;npfetd have allowed themsal1es TO be.
come somewlat excited ovcr tl,e enbtect Of
the swamr.lanl lob, which Tho r,eofsloturo
Is expectcd 10 force unou tho South Town OF
Chicaoo at Il cost NJ Ln1f n million of dollars
of additional taxntiou. An orticte which an.
tosrel In Tus rn1nuyE on Monday, in which
Tho character of TINT lob was oxp1otncd and
pointed ont, sAems 10 Aayo boen considered
~ personal reflection upon tho men,bers of
the General Assembly. Wtby sfessrs. 1,owErr
aud SaEnmaS slon,d feel then,sclvea re-
flcctod upon bv lilo articlo In TIE TRIBUNE
va cannot conceive. Tl,ere IL n saving TINT
sono persons fcar m officer in every busl,,
and It in saitl to 10 a common thing for Afr.
S1oopx to bo told By strangers who hear him
lint they Thought TINT in describing hard
siuucra he had reference to thcn, personally,
Ar 1,owErr and SHERMAN are not supposed
to bo Of either of tacse claasos. WHY they
should think thev wcrc referred to jn com.
menta on tho svann scheme, must remain d
myatery. Ono Of these nervous gentlemen
wanted TO Know II tho Gu1L0F OF LIE 4HIuuEE
was not The owner of lands ndjncent to the
South Park. The editor of Ttz Tn,nunE
owns no land TINT is, or is likely to be, bene-
flted bv tho South park. Tho interest Of
thin pnrer ia lust tho sano M that Of thou
sands Of other pcrsous who are and have beer,
taxed to pay for those PARKS, md who do not
wish to havo The Legislature enter up iudg-
nuent for half million Of extra la1os, whom
no court IN Ohriston.lou would do 20. This
naner suggested objections 10 layine tho
trial Of condemnation cases taken ont Of tile
hands of the courts 10 DO tried before tho
Legislature, especially when a l.alf million Of
The facts In this caso aro yery tlain md
notorious. Tho limits md bounds of tho
Southeast Park woro defined by Inv. Tint
, 1877-02-22

Woosl'a Museum.
. Monroe street. between Dearborn aud Stats. IA
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-18

ITO the Associated Press
MECHANIC FALLS Oct II George w. Hor-
ner, formerly sub-contrsctor in the construction
of the Grand Trunk Railway, died at 10 a. m.
today from the effe IT'S of fall some weeks ago,
sincs which he has been paralyzed.
Penebscot Musical Associations.
BANGOR, Oct 1.-THE Penobscot Musical
Association opened its fall session yesterday
with Profs. Davis and Chilius of Boston, as
conductors. The first concert will be given to-
morrow evening. There is good attendance,
especially of out of town people.
Slight Fire.
Fire this evening broke out at 10 20 in John
Kelly's black smith shop, on Washington street.
Damage slight.
North franklin Fair.
PHILLIPS, Oct 17-At the last day of the
North Franklin fair the attendance has been
large. An address was delivered by Hon. f.
G. Butler of Pennington, and poem by Mrs.
O'Brien Woodbury. of Pennington. There
were four entries in the three minute race. 1t
was won by Hutching's horse Tommy. Time,
3.01, 3.03, 8 OF. There were four entries in the
sweepstakes, which was won by Gilman's Hon
est Ned. Time, 2.46, 2.4S, 247.
Accident.
BOSTON, Oct 17.-Edward Moore, belonging
in Alfred, Me-, and employed as a brakeman
on the Boston & Albany Railroad, while shack
ling cars yesterday fell on the track, and the
wheels of one of the cars passed over his left
arm and and otherwise injured him.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-18
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

The presidents of the Trunk lines say all
matters are settled and that all differences
with The Grand Trunk are arranged.
Tweed yesterday said he was rot worth
$4,000 though he had been represented to be
worth S3,000,000. He is willing to give up
every thing for freedom.
Rev. E 7. Baird, late Secretary of the Pres
byterian Committee of Publication of the South
ern General Assembly, indicted for embr zzllng
the committees funds was acquitted yesterday,
the jury not leaving their seats.
Snow storm yesterday at Yarmouth, N. s.
There are four cases of yellow fever at Fer
nandina. No new cases or deaths reported
yesterday.
The San Francisco judicial elections took
place yesterday Londe' check (taI-payer), is
probably elected pohce judge over Bradford
lDem J; Ferrall (Dem. is elected city judge.
Albert f. Joy, the Rockfort murderer. has
been reprieved I'LL Dec. 18th.
John S. ADthony, concholagist at the mu-
scum of com parative zoology at Cambridge and
an ultimate friend of Agassiz died Tuesday.
The report that war is eminent between Eng
land and Afghanistan is denied.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-18
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. October 17-Evening. Cotton market
steady at revised quotations; sales 1858 bales; mid
Flour-recepts of Is 5s3 bbis; The market is heavy
and 10 q Is lower; sales II, 900 bbls; No at 10 "a
ira Western and State at 50 q 75 choice do at
80 q 6 10; White Wheat Western extra at 05 "a
rs; Fancy White Wheat Western extra at so "a
Louis at 55 q s25; new Patent Minnesota extra
good to prime at 40 q 25; choice at 30 "a 25;
Southern -four is heavy; sales 1900 bbs; extra at IS
a 5U. Rye -four is unchanged Cornmeal is dull:
Yellow, Western, Jersey and Pennsylvania at so "a
800. Wheat-receipts 262, ,445 bush; a 2 lower and
spot; 1 32i for No Spring and No North Western;
l 81 for No Chicago; 3l3 q 80 tor No Q Miiwau-
kee; 81 for No Spring; 40 @ | 45 for ungraded
As 9 464 Tor New York No do; 46 for Amber
State; 40 for White Western 81 for No Spripg
to arrive; "a for November; 81 for No Sprngl to
liverabe to 9th October 46 for NO Winter seller
October closing at 45 bid 46 asked 800 a 3i3
for No Spring october, closing at 4 3Oi bid, 81
asked; 303 do November. closing at 30 bid 3V5
asked; 80 for No Northwestern, closing at 3Of
bid 3l4 asked; 81 do November, closing at 81
bid, 31s asked. Rye dull. Barey is heavy; $4,000
and unchanged. Corn-receipts 1882 bush; the
market is lower; sales of 100000 bush, including
for New York No 2, 61c for High Mixed; steamer
Mixeu October closing at sole bid 59c asked do No
yember at 6o3c bid. 6O3c asked; 5s3c for No2 Octo-
No November, closing at 6Ui bid, 6OAcsked. Oats
receipts 49,OI7 bush; the market is steady: sales 6s-
600 bush; 32 q SIC for Mixed Western and State 30
g 4ic for Whle Western and State, including New
YORK No at 80 9 354 New York No at 354 "a 35sc;
New York No White at 37i q 374c; New York No
White at 4lc; No Chicago a. 35a; Mixed Western
at "a q 354c; White Western 35 "a 3S. Cufee-Ki0
quiet and unchanged; cargoe4 at Is. q 191c gold lob
lots 153 q 2Os gold. Sugar quiet and unchanged Al
9 81 for tar to good refining; 81 a 8sc for BRINE;
refined at 95c for standard A; 0l a Use tor granu,
lated; 1Os for powered ;1Oa q 1Osc for Crushed Mo
lasses unchanged. Rice steady. Petroleum nominal;
crude at ssc; refined at 15a. Tallow steady at "a "a
IT. Naval stores-Rosn unchanged. Turpentine Is
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-18
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Republicans Spared to Save Democrats.

NEW YORK, Oct. IL "A South Carolina letter
to the SuH says that the investigation commit.
tee are busy making vacancies 10 the state Sen.
ate The confession of Beverly Mash is beiug
used against other Senators. Four more color
ed s. nators will be arrested in week, and
this will Leave but four or five Republicans in
the Senate.
Postmaster Bozeman of Charleston is to be
removed for bribery, and Mackey is to have the
place. 1t is stated that when Bozeman was 10
the Senate he was offered $4,000 or the postofice
to vote for Patterson for q. S. Senator, and he
chose the postofice.
Neither KImpton. Chamberlain nor Patter-
son will be brought back to South Carolina as
they know too much for several Democrats to
desire their testimony to be made public.
The letter says no warrants have been issued
against any Democrat The testimony obtain
cd against Patterson is to be used in Congress-
and If he is driven from his seat in the Senate
Gov. Hampton will succeed him.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-18

per, which. according to law, should only be
used for placards emanating directly from the
government. All the governmental candidates
used white paper for their placards. The Left
hereby intend to lay down principles binding
on themselves as well as on their opponents,
and to ipflict solemn condemnation on official
candidacy backed by unblushing coercion
they also announce that if the Cabinet is not
formed from the majority, they will pass at the
very first sitting, vote of want of confidence,
and after issuing payment of interest on the
national debt and supplies for the army, public
works and purely administrative purposes, they
will refuse all votes necessary for the working
of the Cabinet, such as a secret service money
and salaries of functionaries, do everything in
short, which they can to oblge Cabinet acting
within the law to abandon the struggle,
The conditions on which the members of the
left who might be summoned are also spoken
Of, but it is too soon to discuss these for nobody
is at present in a position to formulate them
authoritatvely. The great question is. what
will the present ministry and above all Mar
shal MacM ahon do? The rumors relative to
their Intentions are very continual, The latest
are to the effect that the ministers are inclined,
but it is added tn At the marshal cannot yield to
dictates OF the democracy without brerking his
repeated pledges, bnt that he will accept the
Left Centre if it sewers itself from the rest Of
the Isft