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Clifford and Davis; our insisting upon
Clifford and Field, aud they finally as
sentipg to that, but on condition that they
might drop Swayne and take Miller and
Strong, the completion of the bill, its
report to and adoption by both
houses and the organization Of the
Commission.
The Democratic members of the two
committees assented to this measure
with the full belief and expec-
tation that Judge Davis would be
appointed theI fifteenth member
or umpire. He was senior of the remain
ing associates; he was the only one quail
fed by freedom from partisan bliss,
which, together with his learning and un
sullied integrity had eminently fitted him
for the place; and whea IN addition TO all
this, two of the four associates were Dem
ocrats, it was not strange that we were
all confident that no one else than Judge
Davis would in any event be placed on
the Commission, and feel warranted in
affirming that had it been probable that
Judge Bradley, or either of the other
Judges would have been appointed to
a seat on that tribunal that the electoral
bill would never have been reported to
the two houses or enacted into law.
The selection of Judge Davis was an
ticipsted and expected by both parties III
Congress and the country At large. 1t
is but Justice to Messrs. Clifford and
Field to make public the fact that al the
first meeting of the four Justices they
voted for Judge Davis and per-
sisted in so doing, though Judge
Strong assured them that Davis would
not accept. 1t was only at the meeting
on the following day, when Mr.. Strong
presented n written communication from
Davis declining the position, that they
reluctantly voted for Judge Bradley.
Various reasons have been assigned for
Judge Davis declining this great public
duty. Senator Matthews attributes 1t TO
the interference OF Providence in causing
him in the meantime TO be elected
to the United States Senate. 1t is
hard To perceive how his election
10 an office, the term OF which would not
begin till the labors OF the Commission
were closed, could possibly couaict with
his dlscharging his duties as Com
missioner. Possibly the persistent op-
position of the Senate, implying distrust
or fear of his impartiality, may have in
tluenced his decision. However that
may be, his refusal to serve was the
occasion of profound disappointment
and deep and bitter regret, While
no man, as Tar as know, is authorized
to say what his final opinion
would have been after hearing the cases,
yet the Democratic party ard the whole
country would have accepted his decis-
ion as upright, learned and fearless, and
would nave respected it accordingly.
The speaker then ssve u history OF the
Florida case, characterizing the action OF
the Republican members OF the Com
mission as fraud. He spoke in the
the same PLAIN terms of their action IN
the Lousana case. While he WAS
speaking Hon. 4. NJ Bishop and Mr.
Hurd appeared and were received with
applause. Mr.. Hurd's speech was loud
ly applauded.
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IN DEATH NOT DIVIDED.
A Husband and wife Die In Each
Others Arms-A Fearful Domestic
Tragedy-COnnubiaI Uuhappiness
Ends I'm Murder andSuicfde-A
Terrible Finale to Earthly SOr-
row
EVANSVILLE, September 26, 1877.
Special TO Pittsburgh Gazette.

EVANSVILLE, September &C. 1877.
Special to Pittsburgh Gazette.
Intense excitement was occasioned
here to-day by the discovery OF fearful
tragedy which has been enacted a few
miles from town, and involved the
death OF two persons-s man and wife.
the victims were Mr.. and Mrs. Abner
James. Mr.. James was an undertaken,
VINO had an office in this city. 1t seems
that he and his wife did not live happily
together. They had been married about
fourteen months, and recently business
troubles added to their unhappiness to
such an extent that separation was
talked about. Yesterday their disagree
ment seemed to have reached a climax
when the wife LETT the house, declaring
as she went that she never would live
with her husband again. She started Tor
her mot hers house. which is out from
this city in the suburbs. The husband
folio we'd her, and both of them were
seen leaving the city on the afternoon
train on the 9. IL NJ. V. Railroad. They
got of the train at Delcarbe, and started
TO walk across the telds to the house Of
widow Lscock, the mother of Mrs.
James. She resides on small farm
about mile east of Rosevllle, which is
about eight or nine miles from this city.
When last seen alive, they were walk
ing up the lane leading from the public
road toward the no Sc. They never
reached the house. This morning about
eight o'clock the bodies OF both were
found lying in fence corner about three
hundred yards from the house The
husband had bullet hole IN his breast,
and the wife one in the temple and an.
other IN the region OF the heart, They
were tightly locked IN each others arms,
and in The left hand of the wite-held
as in vice-Was q revolver with which
1t is supposed the dreadful deed was
done. How they came to their death is
in u measure mystery, as no one saw
the fearful tragedy enacted. The suppo.
sition is however, tnst the wife
first shot the husband, and then put two
bullets into her own body before death
came to her. There was no indication of
any struggle, and it is supposed that 1t
was plan mutually agreed upon to put
final quietus upon all their earthly sor-
rows.
James, the husband for some time had
been quite respondent, owing to his busi-
ness troubles, and many thought he was
demented. Both parties were compara-
lively young
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Prohibition Convention.

New YORK, September 27.-At the
Prohibitioni,t Convention the following
WAS declared to be the declaration of
principles OF the Prohibitionist Society:
That it is neither right nor polite Tor a
State to afford legal protection and
sanction to any traffic or system that
tends to increase crime, to waste national
resources, to corrupt socisl habits and to
destroy the health and lives of the people.
The declaration goes on TO state this
point at considerable length and con-
cludes by resolving to vote for no persons
for public office except those who favor
these principles.
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Held to Answ er.

PHILADELPHIA, September N.-John
K. Magic, James NJ. VIckers, B. r.
Stokes, samuel 5. Huhn and John s
Morton, the parties implicated IN the
West Philadelphis railway swind!e
were before magistrate this morning,
charged with cousplring to commit &
ielony. and held 70 answer. Morton and
Vlcker.' bail Was fixed at $4,000; thai
OF Nagle and HUM at $4,000 Stokes
was held in his own recogniZsnce. Al
of them furnished sesurity but Huhn.
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The Picaylne, of New Orleans, does
~, think the President originated his
Southern policy, and charges that it is
,bs result of bargain with the Southern
r,ambers of Congress, they on their part
agreeing not TO prevent the counting in
If HAYES. Singular that the people can
oot see that HAYES was honestly elected.
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Toledo Races.

TOLEDO, September 27.-Third day
The 2:4O class race, purse 500, 500 20
first, $500 second, $50 70 third and $50
TO fourth, eight entries and FIVE starting,
was won BY Joe Kellogg, Of Ludson,
Michigan, n three straight bests, Frank
Herman .econd, Cottage Cir. third, and
Frank sloan fourth Time, 2:37, 235,
237.
Goldsmith Maid trotted three heats
agsin.t time tor $1,000. Time, 223!,
2:2ll. III.
The attendance 81 the Tri-State fair
grounds tc-isy . estimated at 10000.
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New York Republican State Con
yentiOn.

ROCHESTER, September 27.-The Re-
publican State Convention reassembled
this morning and msde the following
nominations: For Secretary of State,
John c. Churchill; tor Comptroller,
Francis Sylvester; for State Treasurer,
Wm. l.. Bostwick; for Attorney-Genersl,
Greenville Tremsine; for State Engineer,
Howard Soule.
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csn evening paper

E1.AUD1ToR BENNETT has taken cd
,oris charge of the Huntington Ad0er-
tier. The Major is ready and vigor-
,, vriter and he will be valuable ac-
,,..;on TO the ranks of West Virginia
journalism.
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Columbus Driving Park

COLUMBUS, o., September 27.-The
Driving Park Association have made
arrangements to have Goldsmith Maid
trot against time st their meeting here
on October 10th, and Rsrus on the llth,
for s special purse.
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r,r Vicksburg Herald is of opinion
..., HAYES is fully reconstructed and
,,,o have his disabilities removed:
,rs, is, they should cease to "huri fraud
n his face"
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A Maryland Democrat on Hayes.

BALTIMORE, September 27.-At the
Democratic ratification meeting tonight
L. ,. White discussed the political quss-
tions of the day, and among other things
said: II shall join in 10 crusade of the
discontented Republicans 10 make wsr
on the President tor what be has done
for the South. He shall have my earn
est support. No isctious RepuD-
licsn opposition should find aid among
southern Democrats"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-28

EyARTs, IN his Nashville speech, speaks
r ANDY JOHNSON as "that patriotic
President" while Mr.. HAYES right bow
.r STANLEY MATTHEWS, in his Chilli
cotbe speech, accuses ANDY OF having
bs,rsyed the Republican organization
,nd its principles. Now the JIM BLAINE
rspers will say that EvARTs thinks q
msn who betrsys Republican principles
/. & natrlOt.
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Murderer LYnched.

COLUMBUS, Miss, September 27.-Nst
Pierce, who was implicated in killing
Story and Fitzpatrick in Pickens county,
Alabama, last August, was taken from
Carrolton, Alabama, jail last night by
about two hundred masked men and
hanged
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Train Robbers Killed.

DENVER, Col, September 1.-Two
of the highwaymen VINO recently robbed
the express car on the Union Pacific
railroad were overtaken yesterday near
Wallace, Kansas, by posse under the
Rocky Mountain Detective Association
The robbers made stand, and were both
killed, and $4,000 in gold coin re-
covered. The names OF the men and
further particulars are not supplied. 1t
is expected that the others will be cap
tured to-day.
CHICAGO, September 27.-The military
headquarters has dispatch from Lieut..
A len, of the 10th infantry, from Buffalo,
Kansas, dated the 26th inst, which says
that two of the robbers engaged in the
Union Pacific train robbery have jus,
been killed, and eighty pounds OF gold
recovered
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-28

Tar Charleston Courier announces
...,G w. ATKINSON, Esq, late editor
=, the Jonr7,al of that place, is about to
,uove 90 Wheeling to edit Republi-
80, evening paper.
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lTmlght be well for the editor of the
hi'L''gencer 10 bring his mighty intel
ice, 10 bear upon Senator CoNKLING ana
the Republican Convention of New York,
"hovoted down GEORGE WILLIAM CUR
It's declaration that HAYES is not n
i'aud. One or two of his supercilious
sheers would squelch the lot, no doubt.
for Instance, CoYKLING might be de-
hoanced a. a military failure, and, there
lore, as being excussble for his indisposi-
ton 10 condOne fraud.
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Chrome Es,ablishmen, Burned.

BOSTON, September 27-L. Prang i
Co.'S chrome establishment, Highland
District, was burned this morning. The
building was filled with valuable plates,
chromos, etc. Loss 100000.
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Bank SnsnenSiOn.

PRovIDEHCETowN, MASS September
27.-The Barnstable Savings Bank has
closed. 1t is thought it will be able to
pay dollar tor dollar.
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Illness Of Cardinal Riaro senorza.

RoNE, September 27.-Cardinal Rlaro
Senorza, who WAS believed By many 10
have the best chance Of succeeding Plus
TX, is dangerously i'll, and las received
the last sscraments.
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American Health Association.

The American Health Association con-
tinued its session to-day. The topics
considered this morning were: "Destrc-
ton of Offensive Classes from Rendering
aud Fertllizing Factories, and Securing
Full Reports Of Causes OF Mortality in
the United States, by DR. Harris, OF
New York. The following officers were
elected: President. DR.. Elisha Harris,
of New York; first and second Vice
Presidents, Drs. Csbell, OF Virginia, and
johnson, of Chicago; Secretary, DR.. +
II. Jones, of New York, aud Treasurer;
DR.. Chas. +. Fulton, OF Massachusetts.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-28

In his letter accepting the nomination
mr Governor Of New Jersey, General
MCCLELLAN gives his hearty approval
of the resolutions OF the Democratic Con-
veu,ion, in one of which these words oc-
og- We denouuce the frauds and crimes
by which our candidates for President
snd Vice President are prevented from
occupying the positions to which they
were chosen BY decided msjOrity of the
populsr and electoral vote"
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st'hcsling &egister.
cold closed yesterday at lO9.

NJ, ,,eather to-day '0ih be partly cloudy
al .o,tberlv ,olnds, rising temperature
..,J Local rains.
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never came

Has our friend of the ParkersbuIg
Times actually become teetoteler. Hear
him:
ado not treat, and do not accept a
treat from nybody, because you in
directly steal the amount OF every treat
from the pockets of generous but
lhoughtless friend.
1T you ieel ory, walk to pump and
drunk uc>h water. If you continue that
every tim" y'u feel dry, you viii! soon
%" cured rvm nankering alter liquor.
FRY II, and We know, alter perseverlng
30 1t short Time, You will thank US for
ON al.lrr
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GEN. JUBAL EARLY didn't call on
HAYES when the latter gentleman was
in Lynchburgh, because" said the Gen
eral laceciousIy, "by all the rules OF etl-
.uelte HAYES owes me call. He prom
,rd to call on me ut one time, and L
went to great expense to receive him,
even calling out two brigades Tor the pur-
pose that he might have no complaint as
70 The warmth OF his reception, but for
some reason he changed his mind and
never came"
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Railroad Accident.

LOUISVILLE, September 2I.-The boil
er of the engine of freight train on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad eX-
ploded at 9 o'clock last hight, ut Rocky
Hill, Warren county, killing Charles
Wilson, engineer, Thomas McCres, fire.
man, and - Mccormick, of Greens.
burg, Ind, a brakeman, and wounding
slightly seven others. A. l.. Church, the
conductor, was badly bruised, but WAS
able to crawl far enough forward TO flag
south bound passenger train and avoid
u collision. A number OF race horses
were on the train. Bergsmont and
Salnet were injured and Dardens, Nor.
gan (dny) and Lszerac were killed.
LOUISVILLE, September 27.-ln al
ditlon to the men killed on the l.. n
n. road the following were wounded:
Peter Sweene, brakeman, ankle sprsined
A. Church, conductor, cut on the nose;
VIM. Leander, Bill Bone. Peter Leonard,
colored, VIM. Lonck, OF Nashville were
slightly hurt; Alex Gsunt, coloret, little
tinser cut oil; VIM. Knox, slightly in
iured, aud three other negroes and one
white man were slightly injured. The
race horse Bergamot WAS badly injured
and the race horse Ssrgarac and n John
Morgan flly were killed, and u buggy
horse, Sstinet, was injured. Linck, of
Nashville, owned all but the flly, which
belonged TO Dardlns stable.
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Indian Delegation at Washington

WASHINGTON, September ~ The
President to-day received the Sioux and
Arrapshoe delegations from the Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies, in the
east room of the Executive Mansion.
There were present among Others, Secre-
tary Eyarts, Secretary Scburz, CommIs
sioGer Of Irdlan Affairs Smith and Gen
era Crook Red Cloud was the first
Indian speaker.
Speecnes were made by Big Road, Lit
tie Mound, Little BIZ Man, Iron Crow,
Three Bears, Black Coal, American
Horse, Young Man -Afrsid-of-hls-H Horse,
Yellow Bear aud He Dog. Their utter
snces were all 10 the same direction,
namely, desire for cattle, wagons, farm
implements and schools, 30 they can be-
come civilized and live like the whites.
All objected 10 beng removed 70 the
Missouri river. The conference here
closed. the President saying be had much
business 10 attend 10, but wo1ld be glad
70 see them all n. morrow morning. The
Indians were then separately presented
10 Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Crook and to
Secretaries EyarS and McCrsry, Attor,
ney General Devens, Postmaster General
Kcy and Others.
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General Pearson Charged With Muir

PITTSBURGH, September 2.-At ii
o'clock this morning Msjor-Genersl A.
). Pearson, the commander of the State
troops during the late riots, was arrested
on chsrge of murder. The information
is made by Henry Stopped, and sets forth
that General Pearson and hers, whose
names are unknown to the deponent, on
the twenty first day of July lsst had
command OF certain regiments OF State
troops at the Twenty eighth street eros
sing of the Pennsylvania railroad. 1t
states that General Pearson gave the
order to fire, and thst by this fire his
father, Nicholas Stopped, was wounded
and died the same night 1t Is stated
that the deceased was sitting in his own
doorway when the voley WAS fired, and
was in no WAY connected with the crowds
gathered at the railroad crossing. Gen
eral Pearson waived y hearing and WAS
committed to Jail.
Shortly after the commitment, General
Pesrsons counsel spilled to Judge Kirk.
pStrick, OF the Criminal Court, for writ
of hGJeGs corpus, which the court form
ally granted and made returnsble NJ II
o'clock. At that hour General Pearson
appeared in court with his counsel,
Messrs. Marshall, Carnshsn, Moore ard
Gibson, but owing to the absence of
STOPPED and other witnesses for the Com
II monweslth the hearing was adjourned
till o'clock.
AT that hour the court room was
crowded to sutiocstion, and the court an
nounced its readiness to proceed. The
District Attorney called the prosecutor,
STOPPED, and one other witness, and in
formed the court that these were the
only witnesses that could be found. Alter
taking the testimony OF STOPPED, who sd-
mitted that he had made the information
on the evidence OF other parties, he being
absent himself, the court fixed the bail
st $4,000 for another hearing on Sat-
urdsy, and the amount being speedily
furnished, Gen. Pearson WAS recessed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-27

amount Of 4 per cent bonds, authorized BY the
act Of July IA, 1870, q sum not exceeding $l0O,
600 600 United States coupon bonds, Ia denomi-
nations of $25, $50 and $780, in equal sums Oh each
denomination, redeemsble IN coin OF me present
standard value after sixty years from the date OF
their issue, and bearing interest payable semi
annually in such coin at the rate 100 per cent
per annum. These bonds are to be exempt from
all taxation. The remainder OF the bill ts as fol-
lows: "The Secretary Of the Treasury shall keep
said bonds for sale Of the different sub.treasuries
Of the United States, and shall dispose OF the
same at par and accrued interest for coin or for
United States legal tender notes at the rate Of
which they may then stand 10 the market; and
their proceeds and the coin received for such
bonds shall be applied to the redemption Of the
outstanding $40 bonds Of the United statss."
The - GolOid. scheme.
The following 10 the text of the bill introduced
in the United States Senate, on the 23d inst. pro.
vidiDg for the coinage OF money from compo.
sition metal called "goloid =: The preamble o.
for commercial coin termed "goloid has been
discovered. and was patented May "a, 1877, by
W. W. Hubbeil, the inventor, consisting OF one
pound Of gold, twenty-four pounds OF silver,
a1a na. Of value q Boh cola and s
YER, two hundred and ffty-eight grains Of which
are equal in standard value TO either . gold dol
lar or . silver dollar ~ prescribed by law, said
metal possessing an advantage also IN size,
weight and density for commercial coin 10 add.
ton TO that Of unit vslue, and composed Of
precious metals largely produced in the United
States, and not corrosive. The bill proposes TO
authorize and direct the Secretary OF the Treasu-
ry to cause to be coined at the mints Of the Uni
ted States the sum OF s400 900 600 in the value OF
said c,in m tai. $50, 0O0 900 pieces to be dol
lars 900 1000 GOO in half dollars, and 400 100
IL quarters, each dollar to weigh Two hundred
and tifty-eight grams. and the halves and quar-
ters to be IN exact proportion thereto, and to be
caused to be stamped thereon suitable words and
figures denoIing their na ure and value. Section
2 makes this coin legal tender in payment OF oil
debts, public aud private, and declares that it
shall be intel changeable with legal-tender notes
or lawful money, aud receivable for all dues by
the United states. section pro aides that the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall also cause to be
reissued as lawful money s4OO, ,0OU Of legal
tender notes in place of the legal-iender notes
now authorized, aud shall keep $3.50, 600, COO OF
the same out Of the Treasury In circulation. IL
also provide th At this metal shall be supplied 10
the mints, aud bonds OF the United states, in de.
nominations Of $50 and 500, with coupons
attached, bearing interest at per cent, be is.
sued. to run not less than ten years, nor more
than twenty years. Section provides that the
subsidiary silver coin issued shall be retired
and be exohangeable ct the Treasury Department
for the coin authorized by This act.
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CANCELLATION OF BOND.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, !
state Of Louisiana, \
Executive Department.

u
Whereas, THOMAS D. COX. former Treas-
urer of the School Board OF the parishof AS
sumption. has applied to me for the cancellation
Of bond for the sum of five thousand dollars,
subscribed by him, the said Cox, as principal.
on the tenth day Of April. 1875, with P. J. Gill
bert J. Chamberlain and Charles Dupaty as se-
curities, conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of the duties Of the said Cox as Treasurer
of the School Board of the parish of Assump-
ton;
Now, therefore, I, LOUIS A. Witt, Lieu
tenant Governor and Acting Governor Of the
State of Louisiana, have thought proper to
issue this my proclamation, in order to give
public notice to all persons therein concerned
and Interested to show cause, in writing at the
Office OF the Secretary of stite, at the city OF
New Orleans. within ninety days from and after
the last publication thereof. why the said bond
should not be cancelled and annulled and the
securities above named discharged from any
further liability.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the s ate Of Louis
ana to be hereunto affixed. at the city Of New
Orleans. this sixteenth day Of October In the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-seven, and of the one hundred and
second year Of the independence Of the United
States of America.
''''o~ LOUIS A. Witt,
Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor OF
the State of Louisiana 81
By the Lieutenant Governor and Acting Cow
ernor:
WILL. A. STRONG.
oe1g 30t Secretary of State