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The daily gazette., 1877-04-20
SINGULAR ACCs DENT.
a Man Impaltd Oh n Gas LAM

II.
John b. Young of Cincinnati, Ohio
while transactlng some business in the
law office of Richard l.. Finch, at No.
202 Broadway, happened to learn too
far out the window aud before he
could recover his balance he fell out.
In trout of the building stands gas
lamp and the unfortunate man struck
upon this in his descent, the sharp
iron fixtures at the top impaling him
and passing through his body. Several
people who W ere passing assisted a
policeman to remove him. but it was
with extreme difficulty that they sue
ceeded in lifting him free of the point
ed metal, which had passed into his
bowels. An ambulance brought MIR.
Young to the Chambers Street Nos-
rital, where he lay last night in an tx
tremely critical condition. The size
and depth of the wound he received
make it almost imp possible for HIM TO
survive. The Coroner was notified to
take the ante lOrtem statement of the
dying. man. From what he said it -Ap
pears that he was some time since Il
wealthy dealer in real estate in New
York, but for some time past has re-
sided IN Cincinnati, and been engaged
IN other business. He came 10 New
\ ok lately tn attend to some matters
in which he was concerned and was
yesterday cOLversing with Mr.. Finch
in the latier's office when his atten
tion was drawn TO something in the
street. He had partially raised the
window, and while leaning out, al
tempted to lift it higher, when he lost
his equilibrium and fell out.
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A suit of clothes once worn by John
Hancock, was worn by one Of his de-
scendantsdants at the recent sold South
ball, inBoston.
Hayes is credited with saying that moth
ing would please him better than to see
Tilden elected to the Senate from New
York.
Miss Kate Field is at work on a new
play, which has already been accepted by
the Drury-lane Theatre, London.
Hon. S. S. Cox is honest and earnest
in the belief that he can make the speaker.
ship. This is ''why we laugh"
The real estate in Charleston is valued
at lS,2O6, ,4SO, and personal property a
$9,000,0O0.
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and cast two votes for Hayes and Wheel.
or, his own being given to Tilden and
Hendricks.
There is, however, another point In
connection with the case OF Watts, pre-.
sented by the last HarpeIs Weekly,
that we have not seen alluded to else.
where, and that may become point Of
Importance lit is correctly stated by that
paper in the following extract. We quote
as follows:
"The Supreme Court Of the United
States has recently held that resignation
of an Office terminAble upon the quall6.
cation Of successor does not relieve the
incumbent from responsibility until that
successor Is qualified. II is asserted that
Watts successor did not qualify until
after the ssxth Of December. II this
be 80, Watts was ineligible on that
day. It may be, however, even II
this fact be established, that
the Electoral Commission, regarding
equity rather than technicality, consid.
ering that the people Of Oregon voted for
him in good faith and in ignorance OF his
disqualification, and that his undisputed
election shows what the will OF the people
was, may decide that his vote, as expires.
sing that will, shall be received. Should
the case be presented in this way, and the
vote he refused, it would probably be
upon the ground that, whatever be the
will Of the people OF Oregon, II must be
lawfully expressed, and that in the alb.
sence Of such expression, the Presidency
must not be determined by vote which
the Constitution prohibits"
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Mhnt I'VE NAV Now Ennecl.

The Florida decision brought out quite
a chorus oil denunciations from the Dem
ocratic press all over the country against
the Electoral Commission. This chorus
will be largely reinforced and intensified
this morning. Look ont for long and
loud howl, The wicked, packed, iraudL.
lent, set up and perjured Electoral Com.
mission will be shown up to great disad.
vantage BY at least u thousand Democrat
ic newspapers in the COurse Of the next
few days. And all because the S men did
not vote with the T men. The lack Of that
one vote has caused all this trouble
in the Democratic camp. TAey expected
to secure it in the person Of Justice Da-
Wis when the Commission project was got
up, but Providence, who has been pref.
ty steady against the Democrats for the
last seventeen years, stepped in and al
lowed Davis TO be elected Senator just in
time to spoil him for member of the
Commission. Having great faith in the
good old doctrine OF foreordination, we
are Of opinion that all this abuse Of the
Commission by the Democracy is n great
impiety. Such signal interference of
Providence ought TO be respected by the
Democracy.
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GhtGntelIiqenfea.
Louisiana Counted for Hayes
and Wheeler.

The arguments Of counsel were al
length finished yesterday, and the Tribu'
nal, after secret session for consultation
promptly rendered their verdict, which
verdict was that Louisiana, rs in the case
Of Florida, is entitled 10 becounted in the
list Of States voting for Hayes and
Wheeler.
This decision leaves each candidate
with 1874 votes in the Electoral College
with the final result depending on Oregon
We have elsewhere, in this issue OF Uur
paper, given extracts from the Oregon
law governing elections. They will be
scanned with peculiar interest just now
by all newspaper readers. We opiue
that our Democratic friends will not be
much comfcrted by any hopes Of success
still remaining. Nevertheless, while there
is life there ia hope. Were it not for
the fact that Senator Bayartl, one OF the
immortal Democratic seven, has commit.
ted him self against the Oregon Demo.
cratic) case, there might be more Of a
glimmer OF hope than now exists. TAX.
ing his position, and also that Of Senator
Thurman's in the famous North Carolina
Senatorial case, and We do not see much
Of show for Samuel j. in Oregon. Our
best judgment at this writing IL that his
chances have gone up, and that Mira
Hayes had as well commence to pack up
for Washington to-day.
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TIIden's Bari in Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, February 16.--Eph. Hol-
land, indicted for completely in the frauds
Of the October election, has made long
sworn statement which will be published
tomorrow. lie admits receiving about
81, 900 indirectly from New York party
to be used, and accounts for some l50
illegal votes. He thinks five or six hun.
dred were cast throughout the city. The
statement duplicates no candidate direct
ly, but he had frequent interviews with
prominent Democratic candidates and
worked in their favor. a. arr
Holland says he had man from Chi
cago named Burns with gang Of twelve
men, a man named Fairchild from Pitts
burgh with gang Of eight men,
and Mike Gleason, from New York,
with IS men, who cast in all about 500
votes. He received $1,000 from the
Democratic Committee and was promised
more from individual politicians, who
failed 10 give him the money. >
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The Famous Missouri Order OF
IARH

New YORK, February lG-An inter-
esting letter, relative 10 the famous Mis-.
souri, order Of 1868. will be published
here tomorrow. The following is a
synopsis:
Maj. General Schofeld, now in charge
OF the Military Academy at West Point,
has written letter TO General Thomas
Ewing, for the purpose OF yindicating
the military order issued by General
Ewing in 1868, depopulating part Of
the western border OF Missouri. General
Schofeld says, in substance, that he took
the command Of the department OF Mis-
souri, in May, 1865, and assigned General
Ewing TO the command Of the district OF
the border; that savage guerilla war
fare had ragged there for two years,
which had nearly depopulated the farm.
ing districts on the Missouri side,
and that all farmers who remained,
whether they sympathized with the guer-
illas or not, were furnishers OF supplies
for these outlaws. Civilization and hui
manity alike demanded a prompt sup.
preston OF this border war, whatever
might DO the means necessary TO suppress
1t. There were only two methods Of
stopping it. One was to largely increase
the military force in the district, which
was found impracticable because OF the
necessity OF sending reiniorcements to
Grants army at ViCksburg, the other
was to remove the few remaining farmers
from the Missouri border, whose crops
and stores furnished the guerillas with
substance. The iiendish massacre at
Lawrence in August, 1868, by
Quantrell and his band, made
immediate action imperative. He says
1t is wholly mistake to charge that the
order was issued in revenge for that
massacre, us its issuance was contem.
plated and discussed some time before the
massacre occurred. He says the order
was an act Of wisdom, courage and hu.
mIanity, by which hundreds OF innocent
lives were saved and disgraceful and
oatnarous warfare brought 10 n summary
close. Not aliie was sacrificed nor any
great discomfort inflicted in executing il,
The necessities OF all the poor people
were provided for and none were per.
mitted 10 suffer. Mr.. SchofieId adds that
when the order was issued he went to the
border, and after an observation approved
It, and then sent 1t, with his approval, to
President Lincoln, and that the humane
President never uttered word OF dissent
Us to the wisdom and Justice or humanity
OF that policy. He says he does moi
write to vindicate his own conduct or 10
shift the responsibility, but that il is
only justice TO Gen. Ewing, who has been
censured for issuing the order, to say
that the responsibility for its execution
belongs to President Lincoln, to himself
and to Gen, Ewing, in proportion TO
their respective work and authority.
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Marine Intelligence.

New YORK, February 16.-Arriyed-
Steamer Pomerania, from Hamburg.
QuEENsrows, February 1G.-Arriyed
Steamers Heckla, from Boston, and AL.
geria, from New York.
SAN FRANcrsco, February 15.-Arrived
Ship Eliza McNeal, from New York.
Sailed-Steamers Belgic, for Hong Kong,
via. Yokohama, and City OF San Francis.
co, for Panama.
HALlFAx. February l6.-A telegram
from 81. Johns says a life buoy marked
George Cromwell was picked up in Pla.
centia Bay. She no doubt struck on Cape
ST. Marys on the night Of January 5.
Cape 81. Marys Is 25 miles west OF Cape
Race, where the George Washington was
wrecked. The land in the neighborhood
is rugged and affords little chance OF sav.
ing life. 1t is supposed that all hands
were drowned.
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TiIden Again Pleads the statute
of Limitation.

NEw York, February 1G,-The suit Of
Henry II. Boody vs.. Samuel J: Tilden
and others for accounting and repayment
on the alleged pool transactions in the
Galena and Chicago stock in 1864, was
diSmissed by Judge sedgewick in the Su-
perior Court special term to-day rs
against Mr.. Tilden, on the ground OF the
statute Of limitation. But with regard
TO the defendant Ogden, who resided in
Illinois, the Court would consider the
matter after the proof was in next Mon
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Horrible itTruc.

SAN FRANcsco, February lG.-A Vic.
toria dispatch says; Newsfrom the North
this morning states that an Indian be.
longing 10 a tribe near Kamskott, has
confessed that l5whites and Indians reach
ed the shore from the George 1. Wright,
the steamer from Sitka lost on 1.-The north
coast three years ago. The Indian says,
unfortunately the people were murdered
by the tribe and the bodies thrown into
the sea. The news is not credited.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, February lG.-It is announced
that the Erie Railroad trustee has obtain.
ed majority Of the assets Of the first
consolidated first mortgage bondholders.
Reconstrnctiou Of the scheme il there
fore safe.
In the House of Commons, this alter
noon, the Under Secretary fUr the For.
eign Department, in reply to question
by Sir Charles Dixie, said the Govern.
ment intends answering Prince GortsCha.
koa's circular, but the time Of answering
depends upon the course of events, The
effect OF a change OF government at Con.
stantinople, and result Of the negotiations
between the Porte and Servi4 and Mon.
tenegro must be awaited. 1t is also de.
sirable before expressing our views to
know those of the other powers.
no COLD TURKEY.
In the House OF Commons, Mr.. Glad.
stone asked the governments opinion ir
regard to the treaty engagement.
GathOme Hardy, Secretary OF State for
War, replied that the government did
not consider itself free from the obliga.
tions OF the treaties Of 1856 and 1871.
He could not agree that Turkey be left
in the cold yet, saddled with ali the obi.
cations Of those treaties. II Turkey was
bound by them, he openly, loudly and
peremptorily declared that the rest ot
Europe must also be bound by them. We
do not, at present, lie said, intend L
use material coercive measures agains
Turkey, nor draw sword for her.
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to show that any Of the electors were in.
eligible on the 7th OF November, the
day Of election, on the ground that II was
not essential to show that an elector was
eligible on that day so long as he was eli.
Eible when he cast his vote in the elec,
tofal college, and the fact appears
that the alleged Ineligible electors
Brewster and Leyissee, were chosen to
Gil vacancies cansed by their own absence
from the college, and there was no allie.
CATION Of ineligtbility at the time they
cast their vote.
The Commission remained in session
till 0 o'clock, when they adjourned to 4
p. NJ. tomorrow.
While the Commission was in secret
session, remarkS'were made by Messrs.
Morton, Thurman, Garfield, Bayard, Ed.
munds, Hunton, Hoar and Bradley, the
last named closing the discussion.
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Representatives Field, Springer, Hew.
1T, Abrams and Merrick, Of the counsel
and several other prominent Democrats,
after the decision Of the commission held
q brief consultation in one Of the Su-
preme Court rooms. After they sepa-
rated, one OF them, on inquiry, said the
Democrats would present strong pro.
test TO the counting OF the electoral vote
OF Louisiana.
A. private conference OF the leading
Democratic members OF the House was
held this evening at Col. Wm. T. Pelton's
rooms, and the call Of the caucus was
then agreed upon. The action OF the
Commission is the subject Of universal
comment tonight. The Republicans are
rejoicing, while the Democrats are cor.
reapondingly depressed.
Several Republican members Of the
commission say that the decision does not
go behind the returns Of State, and set.
tlea the question Of Oregon SO far as the
commission is concerned, rs they have no
doubt that Watts was eligible at the time
he cast his vote in the Electoral College.
MISSISSIPPI INVESTIGATION.
The Senate subcommittee investigat.
ing the late election in Mississippi this
afternoon examined D. G. Karns, who
testified that in Jefferson county promi-
nent Democrat told him that The Demo.
crats had duplicate keys to the ballot
boxes and intended to take out Republi.
can tickets and put in Democratic tick.
etc. At witness own voting place he
knows that $50 Republican tickets were
voted, but only 81 came out. Witness
voted for Tilden and Hendricks and the
Democratic candidate for Congress.
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Judge WhitaRer's Charge 10 The
Grand Jury. -

New OBLEANs, February lG.-Judgc
Whitaker, of the Superior Criminal
Court, to-day delivered the following
charge 10 the grand jury: 1t is noto.
rious fact thar yesterday a prominent
citizen was shot at with the intent to mur-
der him, and also that an effort Of the DO
lice TO investigate the matter has been.
frustrated, These matters, in my opinion,
demand the attention OF the grand
jury. The protection OF the laws should
be accorded oevery one and the officers
Of the law should be allowed to insnre
that protection. In your Investigation
of this matter the court will &C.
cord you every assistance in its power,
while al the same time it would take no
hasty action calculated to further com.
plicate the condition Of affairs ordinarily
referred to as the status quo.
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rassel 10 It's Thlrd Ren,lInr.

House Bill number %, to permanently
locate the Capital, came up in the Senate
yesterday in report from the Finance
Committee, and passed to its third read.
ing. The vote stood IA toS. No doubt
is now entertained of7lts final passage,
say on Monday next. SO prepare your
ballots, and get ready to choose between
Martinsburg. Clarksburg and Charleston.
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Shot, Stabbed and Kicked by Her
Father.

NEW York, February 10. = The
wife of. Marsenino, was to-day fatally
shot, stabbed and kicked by her father
Antonio Leon, during the absence OF her
husband. Her father.in.law aged G5, at.
tempted TO shield her from the iniuriated
father and was dangerously stabbed.
John Leon, brother OF the woman, who
was present at the time, has been arrest.
ed, but the father is still at large,
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Tile One Remaining Vote.

Now that Florida and Louisiana have
been counted for Hayes and Wheeler,
there remains but one vote in doubt, viz,
the vote Of Cronin in Oregon. We have
already explained the Oregon case pretty
fully In the INTELLIGENCER, but as that
State is now the pivot upon which the
grand result turns we herewith submit
the law OF Oregon regulating elections,
or rather the parts of it bearing on the
case Of electors. It il as follows:
"TMe Ill.,, chapter ii, section SIT
shall be the duty Of the Secretary OF State,
in the presence of the Governor, to pro.
ceed, within thirty days after the election,
and sooner il the returns be all received,
To canvass the votes given for Secretary
and Treasurer OF the State, State Printer,
Justices Of the Supreme Court, member of
Congress, and District Attorneys, and the
Governor shall grant certificate Of election
TO The person having the highest number Of
potes, and shall also issne proclamation
declaring the election Of such person."
LUG 44Att III htCttUH lie
electors Of President and Vice President
shall convene at the seat OF government
on the first Wednesday OF December next
after their election, at the hour OF twelve
Of the clock at noon OF that day; and il
there shall be any vacancy in the office OF
an elector, occasioned by death, refusal
to act, neglect to attend, or otherwise, the
electors present shall Immediately pro.
ceed to fill, by pird rOcc and plurality Of
votes, such vacancy in the Electoral Col
lege. And when all the electors shall ap.
pear, and the vacancies, il any, shall have
been filled az above provided, such elec.
tors shall proceed to perform the duties
required Of them by the Constitution and
laws Of the United States.
Section G0.--The votes for the electors
shall be given, received, returned and
oanvassed as the same are given, return
ed, and canvassed for members OF Con-
gress. The Secretary OF State shall pre-
pare two lists Of the names OF the electors
elected, and atlix the seal OF the State TO
the same. Such lists shall be signed by
the Governor and Secretary, and by the
latter delivered to the College OF Electors
at the hour of their meeting, on the first
wednesday oil December
il will be seen by heabove quotations
from the Oregon law that the Secretary
OF State is the Canvassing Board in that
State, acting in the presence Of the Gov.
ernoF: As we said in Mondays issue,
the law Of Oregon directs the Governor
to issue certificate to Electors who are
chosen by the people, and the Secretary
otstate did not certify that Cronin had
been elected, but, on the contrary, thai
Watts and his two colleagues had been
elected.
Now, taking the worst view OF thu
cAse-yiz-that the Commission will sus
tain the act ofGovcrnor Grover in grant
ing a certificate to Cronin, despite the
fact that the Secretary Of State did moi
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ShIpment Of Bee1 to EngInnd.

NEW YoRK, February 16.-The ship.
ments oil beef from Jersey city to England
rose suddenly at the cattle market yes.
terday. The experiment Of shipping
live stock will be tried this week, ana Il
1t proves successful, extensive and rapid
importation Of cattle from the West viii
be the result.
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Those Papers.

WASHINGTON, February 10. = Mr..
Honore, Secretary Of the State OF Louisi.
ana, has arrived with certain papers in
obedience to the subpoena from the SEN
ate Committee on Privileges and Elec.
tionS. These are supposed to be the
papers called Tor by the House Louisi.
ana Committee, and for the refusal OF
which the Returning Board are held IN
contempt.
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ApnroYed 1ho prIn1Ing Blll.

WASHINGTON, February 1G. = The
President has approved the bill provid.
Ing Tor the deficiency in the appropria-
tion Tor public printing and binding,
which also reduces the composition OF
competitors 10 TO so cents per 1000
ems, and 40 cents per hour for time work.
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Weather Indications.
WAR DRPAKrMESr,
ORFIcR oP Tug CHtRP SIONAL OPPiCE,
WASHINGTON, D. C., February I7-lA. 4,

For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley
northwest, backing to warmer southwest
winds, stationary or falling barometer,
and clear weather.
For the Lake region, diminishing west
winds and clear weather, with lower
temperature and rising barometer on the
lower lakes, but higher temperature and
stationary or falling barometer on the
uuper lakes, ~ - H'n
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HEAVY SUIT.

". r, Walker, assignee OF the North.
ern Missouri Insurance Company, now
in bankruptcy, fled suit in The United
States District Court to-day against
Joseph j. Reister & Co. and J. +. Will
liams. the latter the present Speaker OF
the Missouri House Of Representatives,
directors Of the company, for Sl36,OOO
assets of the company, claimed by the
assignee to have been misappropriatedr
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WAsHrNGToS, February l6.-The bill
TO create Lincoln Territory out OF the
Black Hills country will be laid over till
next session, because the bill ratifyiug
the treaty with the Sioux Indians has moi
passed the House, and legislation being
behind, 1t would be impossible to secure
the action Of the Senate.
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The government submitted to the Cham.
ber Of Deputies, a proposition to appro.
PIRATE 100000 for the purchase by the
state OF silk fabrics in Lyons in order to
give work TO the suffering operatives, who
have been thrown out Of work.
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Perpetual Injunction.

Sr. LOUIS, February 16.-In the mat.
ter Of the st. Louis Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, which has been before
the Circuit Court for some time past,
Judge Wickham to-day entered a final
decree forever debNrring it from further
prosecuting business and turning all the
property Of the company over to the Re-
celyers recently appointed. All claims
against the company may be presented to
the court by petition, after which they
will be referred to Judge Thomas 4.
Gault, who has been appointed special
referee to determine all such demands.
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FIRE RECORD.

New HAVEN, February 1G.-A fire in
Edward Afalley's dry goods store last
night caused damage 10 the stock 10 the
amount Of 81 500.