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la the house the proceedings to-day
were repetition OF those Of yesterday
the only exception being that the sem
ate concurrent resolution for final ad.
journment WAS taken up and Its COLI
sideration postponed until May Goth.
This was in execution OF the policy
decreed in the democratic caucus yes
terdsy when 1t came to the question OF
seconding the previous question on
Mr.. Potter's resolution of inquiring
into the alleged frauds in the preslden-
tal election, the republicans fell back
upon their maneuvres of Withholding
their votes, leaving the house appar-
emily without Il quorum as the demo-
Gratis were only able to muster one
hundred and twenty-one votes. twenty.
Six less than quorum of the house.
After some unimportant moves on
the parliamentary chess board the
democrats realized their inability
to make any progress in the mat
ter, and moved to adjourn, which
motion after being once defeated
on yea and nay vote, many demo-
Gratis voting with the solid republican
phalanx, was finally coincided In and
Immediately thereafter the republi'
cans met in the chamber for the pur'
pose OF consultation.
The announcement of the call for the
meeting was greeted by the democrats
with derisive jeers and laughter, and
with counter demonstrations OF tri
umph and defiance by the republicans.
The result of the republican caucus was
the adoption of resolution character
izing the democratic movement as
revolutionary and subversive of the
business interests, good order and pros
perity of the country, and that 1t must
be resisted by all proper legal and par
liamentary means.
Combinations Hunt, judge OF the
court of claims; Williamson, marshal
of west Tennessee; Cochran, postmas-
ter at Culpepper, Virginia; George F..
Cutter, paymaster general in the navy.
Senate. MIR. Morgan, of Alabama,
called up the concurrent resolution
touching the relations OF the United
States of America with the Republic
of Mexico, submittid by him of the 9Th
instant. He read lengthy argument
upon the relations of the two coutries
In favor Of guaranteeing as permanent
and inviolable the present boundaries
between them, declaring it expedient
that liberal provisions shall be made
by treaty TO secure to the people Of
both countries equal and reciprocal
advantages Of trade and commerce,
and also to provide by treaty for the
protection and encouragement Of such
citizens OF either country as shall built
and equip line of railroad from thu
City of Mexico to the Rio Graude.
He argued that we were too power
full as q nation to engage In war will
Mexico and believed the Rio Grand,
troubles could be settled by diplomat,
means. 1t had been conjectured tina
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HERE AND THERE.
Investigation of Log War Practically
Ended-The Atlanta Conference
Takes n Slice from the North Texas
Conference 20 Help the East out.

hhttbttEhtIuu VI H4uR
Ended-The Atlanta Conference
Takes n Slice from the North Texas
Conference 10 Help tho East ont.
New ORLEANS, May l5.-The gov
ernor yesterday signed the death war
rant Of Jesse Walker, convicted OF the
murder of the colored woman, Violet
Simmons, in Union parish, January
10th. The execution will take place
at Farmersville on. May oath.
A Lake Charles dispatch says the
log seizures Investigation closed there
yesterday evening. The commission
announced at the beginning that 1t
would wind up the investigation in
New Orleans by taking there only a
record of the evidence. 1t Is expected
such evidence will be offered by the
defense. The commission sat nineteen
days, examining thirty-four witnesses
for the prosecution, and six for the de-
tense, whose testimony covers nearly
one thousand pages In writing. The
commission ruled In favor of q full
investigation.
All previously unsold logs bought
at Marshall's sale last September by
Carter for the government were sold
by Special Agent Adams, 25,l9S logs
for 81, 1881, except about four thousand
logs on the Calcasieu side Of the Sabine
river, which Adams goes there to-day
to sell. All the government officials
connected with log seizures are dis
charged. The United States troops re-
main there for the present.
ATLANTA, GA, May l5.-The gen.
eral conference to-day transferred GER
tain territory from the north Texas
conference to the east Texas confer
ence. The question "Do you expect to
be made perfect In love In this life?'
was restored to the discipline. Rev.
A. s. Hunt, secretary of the American
Bible Society, addressed the confer
ence. Bishop Keener, responded with
hearty endorsement.
NORFOLK, N. c., May l5.-The bay
line steam "Adalaide" proceeded rs
far as Fortress Monroe last night on
her regular trip to Baltimore, but was
obliged to put back here on account Of
heavy winds. The Boston steamer
and the steamer "Hatteras" OF the Old
Diminion line both sailed yesterday
afternoon, but anchored at Hampton
Roads, and are waiting for better
weather. Immense quantity OF rair
fallen; Storm still continues,
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Senator Morgan on Rio Grando Trou-
bles The Government or Mexico
Not sResponslble-Reclpro
Advantages, and railroads
Would Heal the Sore.
UnImportant Moves on the Parliamentary
Chessboard In the Fraud lnvestIua.
tlon Matter Occupies the House.
Republicans DenouuOe the Ia.
vestlgatlon as llltlmed.


Mail Steamship Service Meiween tho
United States ana Brazil.
Noon Ais)elatsi Pee" Report,
WASHINGTON, May l6.-The syndl.
cate has taken ten million four.andSa-
half per cent. bonds, being the amount
allotted for August and September.
Senate-Mr Chrstlancy, OF Michis
gan. from the committee on REVISION
Of the laws, reported back the petition
OF Robert q. lngersoll and Others, ask.
ing the repeal or modification Of GER
tain provisions OF the revised statutes
for6ldding transportation through the
mails OF certain pictures, and moved its
reference TO the committee on Judicial
ry. So ordered This Ia the petition
that was presented some weeks since
favoring repeal OF the law forbid.
ding transportation of obscene litera-
ture through the mails. MIR. Chris
tiancy in reporting back petition OF
said petitioners, did not ask for cor.
rection OF any error in the law, but for
change thereof, a. that subject did
not belong to the committee on re
vlsed statutes, and the committee
therefore asked that 1t be referred to
the Judiciary committee.
MIR. Ferry, of Michigan, from the
committee on postoillces aud post
roads, reported bill regulating the
compensation for the transportation
of mails on railroads, providing for the
classification of mail matter, and for
other purposes. Placed on the calen-
dar.
Mr.. Eustis, OF louisiana, introduced
bill to provide for the establishment
of mall steamship service between
the United States and Brazil. Referred
to the committee on postoilices and
postroade.
The provisions of the bill are the
same as those OF the amendment to
the postotilce appropriation bill, subs
mitted by MIR. MaXey, and ruled out
yesterday upon point OF order raised
by Mr.. Edmunds.
On motion Of Mr. Woods, OF New
York, the consideration Of the resolu-
ton for final adjournment vast post
poned unit May 10Th.
The division on secOnding the pre-,
vious question, on Potter's resolution,
showed the presence OF only llS demo-
crats--twenty nine less than n quorum.
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STATE WIRELINGS.
schafter and Bulls In San Antonio M
Witnesses ia she Turner CRse--Aus-
tin, Crockett, Tyler ana Allen Jot-
tings.

tings.
specials to the Galveston News
aAN ANTONIO, May l4.-Informa-
ton has been received at h adquarters
of the arrest ut Castroville, of four de-
serters from the Tenth cavalry. Gem
eral Ord 10 expected to arrive to mor~
row.
Colonel Schafter and Lieutenant
Bulls are In San Antonio, witnesses
at Lieutenant Turner's court martial.
Grand State Lecturer Watson Leo
lures tonight and tomorrow night to
the Masonic fraternity.
Old Tige, the celebrated lion-tamer,
fell In the river and drowned,
AUSTIN, May l4.-Last night the city
council began investigation of charges
against City Attorney Sam Wildly,
that he had retained moneys collected
for the city, and for Incompetence.
The general opinion Is he can show
precedents justifying the retention OF
money for a limited time; also justify
Ing inoompetency. The investigation
Is dilatory.
Supreme court decisions -Pendleton
vs.. Colville, error from Ellis, reversed
and remanded; Rippetoe va. Dwyer,
Washington, reversed and remanded;
Fritter w. Fritcer, Kinney, affirmed;
Johnson va. Eldridge, Wise, reversed
and remanded.
CROCKETT, May 14.-Our district
court is still In session. A good deal of
business has been disposed OF on the
state docket. Very few convictions.
l. h.. nd nf IN QnnnitfQI
| of Williams. Graham, who was one Of
the principals ESQ charged) to the same
offense, was tried first and acquitted,
and used as witness by Williams.
This was mainly instrumental in se.
curing Williams acquittal. The kill
ing OF Page occurred In 1876, about
twenty miles from here.
ALLEN, May IA council OF the
United Friends of Temperance was or
ganized here last night, with thirty
two embers, by DIR. James Young,
state lecturer. Wheat harvesting still
progresses. The yield Is good. The
grain has matured two weeks earlier
than usual. Weather very cool.
ThrockmOrton leads here In the gu
bernat0rial race.
TYLER, May 14.--Nothing has yet
been done In the cases Of the train rob-
bers. More witnesses arrived to-day
from Denton county. The United
States attorney was ready tor trial this
morning, but the defendants are ask
Ing for time for their witnesses, alto
gether. There Is part OF them here.
Pinkerton, the detective, Is here. The
United States court was occupied all
day In civil cases. Judge Evans has
about completed the criminal docket,
all except the train robbery cases. The
prospect now are that's continuance
will be asked; and that instead of a
trial next term, those cases continued
will be transferred to Austin, to be
tried next month. The United States
court is working like clock-work, and
the marshal department Is giving en-
tire satisfaction to the lawyers and
their clients.
No political move Of Importance has
yet been made.
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LONDON, May l6.-rhe greatest 50,
creoy Is maintained regarding Count
Schou6alotils visit. Many versions
are current In 81. Petersburg and else~
where.
The Times special from San Stefano
says all troops here will move within "A
few days into u camp on the rising
ground two and one.half miles nearer
Constantinople.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says
II Ia rumored that England IL sending
thirty thousand men from India 10
take the van OF the threatened RUS
sians In the Caucasus,
A dispatch from M. TIA objections
to the treaty related IA much to the
stipulatons affecting the eastern M
well rs the western half OF the Balkan
peninsula, and those Of the repeated
insinuations OF intention on the part
OF the government to follow the policy
of allowing things to take their course
in the east, had never the slightest
foundation. This declaration was res
ceived with cheers. The credit will
probably DO voted by n great majority.
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Personal.

Captain 8. J. Adams, who has been
on trip to Washington and other
eastern cities, returned home lsat
night. He says that the prospects Of
the Texas aud Pacific road were never
go fiattering % at present.
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LONDON, May l5.-Pa1uit won the
Chester trades cup.
TORONTO, May 1h.-Hanlon won the
race.
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EASTERN QUESTION.

Russian Reserves ana Recruits for the
Army South OF Tho balkans Being
Rushed Forward, aud Addition.
al Contracts for Transpor-
tatl0n Being Made.
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Policy Of Moving Indian Troops 10 Malta
VIII DO Discussed, but Objections
VIII Not BIO In the Form
OF a Resolution In
Parliament.

The German Emperor F-ars the Revo.
iutionary Element viii Gain tho Up
portland Unioss vigorous Measures
are Employed.
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DRAWERS, Tucked and Embroidered
for7bc.
BETTER Quality AT vi.
Worry handsome ut 81 % and 81 G5,
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Very handsome Trimmed CAMBRIA
SKIRTS NJ 81 -.
Handsome Line Very Fine SKIRTS from
a. toS3 40.
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Corset Covers, In great variety,
very cheap.

DRESSING SACKS, OF every description, at
Extremely Low Prices,
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NIGHT DRESSES, we'll Trimmed, at 81.
Better quality at 81 %, 81 80 and upwards.
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dO& 5l2 Elm stand 500 & 5ll Main St.
Ladies' Underwear

CHEMlSllS at 10 and 76c.
CHEM Isles NJ K1c
Ruflied, Tucked ana Embroidered CAM.
BRIO CHEMlSES ut Soc and 81.
One Lot Elaborately Trimmed Mt 81 20 and
81 70.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-15

is always safe to appeal to his sense of
justice. And the people, as whole,
are honest. They recognize the claims
of absolute right as paramount to every
other consideration. Hence, those pO-
litical teachers in the late canvass did
the State the most successful service
who constantly enforced the moral side
of the question involved, instead of rest
ing their argument solely on the lower
ground of expediency. The people
have not sunk to such depth of moral
debasement that they are willing to be
dishonest. They do not want to repu-
date the debt. They are not eager to
drive hard bargain with the Nations
creditors because they have the power
to do so. Only let it be shown that all
these patent plans for getting rid of OBJ
legations by making new ones, or OF
paying debts by contracting others, are
thin DISCUSSES for transactions essential
ly dishonorable, and the greenback dis
ease will be completely cured. We GER
tainly have not yet descended to that
depth when the only incentive to fair
dealing on the part of the people is the
fear that cheating may not pay; and
even if we had, political economy would
not save us. Righteousness exalteth a
Nation, and only righteousness. And
just as soon as appeals to the popular
conscience cease to be the strongest ap-
peals which can be addressed to the
people, we may be sure that there is
little left of what we call our country
worth voting for or working for, much
less worth dying for.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-15
Cancellation a Failure.

A Washington newspaper publishes
what purports to be a conversation with
President Hayes since the November
elections, in which he asserts that the
time for discussion has passed, and that
it now becomes his duty to aid vigO
rously in the punishment of all crimi
nails who attempt to interfere with the
rights of voters at the south. The cab
met sustains the President in his pro-
posed action. We see no reason to
doubt but that this report is correct.
President Hayes has tried a policy of
Cancellation with the Southern leaders.
1t was his earnest desire, as it was that
of great number at the North, that it
should succeed, and that sectional diff
ferences and strife should be softened
and eventually obliterated. He had
the pledges of leading men at the South
that they would give their influence
and support to him, and that such a
policy would be successful. They have
either been unwilling or unable to full
fill their part of the contract. The late
elections in South Carolina and Louis
lana, land perhaps other states) were
but a mockery on free suffrage. The
weak and defenceless were inundated,
fiogged, murdered. Because these out
RACES were committed upon Republi-
cans is not the reason the President and
Cabinet decide to try legal measures fol
the execution of justice upon the often
ders, but because the freedom of politi-
cal rights has been interfered with. In
short, the President says the integrity
of American citizenship has been gross
ly violated, and it must and shall be
indicated and he calls upon the Off
GERS in the Southern states to bring tC
justice the men who are obstructing the
rights of freemen in the discharge Of
any of their duties.
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Independent Voting.

The defeat of Gen. Butler in Massa-
chusetts cannot be called strictly a
Republican victory, although the de-
feated man is essentially Democrat.
The best men of all parties united
against Butler as against common en-
envy and the fact that Ben. Butler is
not now Governor elect of the old COM
mOnwealth is largely due to the growth
of the independent voter and thinker Z;
and he is in great measure the out
growth of the independent newspaper
The papers that advocate and the men
who vote for the best men and best
measures, wherever found, are becom-
ing a power in our country for good.
The old Bay State was saved lasting
disgrace by these men; and in New
York corrupt Tammany was buried at
the same time and by the same forces.
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no one killed, if except one poor fell
low who hung himself in the cellar of
his house upon hearing of Tammany's
defeat. He had been promised posi-
ton in case of its success, and he
couldn't stand up under his disappoint-
ment.
Yes, Tammany Hall which ever since
Tweed;s time has stood, among the
thoroughly honest men of all parties, as
a synonym for political trickery and
corruption, has at last been overthrown,
vanquished, "busted." AS Sachem
Kelly announced to a sorrowing crowd
of repeaters on election. night, he was
''routed all along the line." During
this contest, party lines were for time
forgotten in the general determination
to get out from under the heel of Tam
many. Tammany, in turn, nerved to
desperate endeavors by this unwOnted
opposition, conferred its energies on the
one task of electing its mayor, Angus
tus Schell, careless of what should be-
come of the rest of it's ticket. But it
was of no avail. New York had made
up its mind. Edward Cooper received
nearly twenty thousand majority, and
John Kelly has gone to meet Ben But
Ter. This result is very gratifying, if
for no other reason than that it shows
that this city is neither disfranchised
nor sunk in apathy. But, on the other
hand, it will not do to crow too loudly
before we are out of the woods. Tam
my is both subtle and powerful, and
there have been such things known as
it's getting hold of opposition candi-
dates after the election of the latter,
and quietly leading them into the Wig
wan. We must wait and see whether
it will succeed in capturing Mr.. Cooper
| RADIX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-15
Discouraging Benevolence.

Reports that come from two sections
of the South the past week are rather
discOuraging to the average philan-
thropist. 1t is reported that the nine
teen men who had the disbursement of
one and a-half millions of dollars sent
to the yellow fever sufferers by North
ern parties, have terminated their la
borious service with grand dinner in
New Orleans, and numerous after-din-
ner presentations, including valuable
diamond badge.
About the same time comes the news
of the election in South Carolina, where
the southern Democrats INDUCED in
their favorite pastime of intimidating,
hogging and shooting inoffensive color
ed men, because they dared to vote the
Republican ticket, or it was supposed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-11-15
The November Elections. Better and
Better.

The results of the November cleo
tons are better than the first reports
indicated, and are very encouraging to
Republicans, and correspondingly dis
heartening to Democrats. The next
Congress will consist of 134 Republi-
cans, 14S Democrats, and IL Green
hackers; thus giving the Democrats a
majority of only three. Sufficiently
close to put that party on its good be-
haviOr.
Massachusetts gives Gov. Talbot over
$4,000 plurality, with Legislature
nearly all Republican, there being but
four Democrats in the Senate. Con-
necticut's plurality is an even 1000, but
there are so many Greenback aud Pro-
hibition votes lover 9000) as to throw
the election of Governor into the Leg
islature which is largely Republican.
Three of the four Congressman are Re-
publican, including that stanch patriot
and statesman, Gen. Hawley. 1t is
possible that Hawley will be the choice
for Senator, to succeed Barnum. This
also will be a Republican gain.
New York elected its Republican can
didate for Judge by $4,000 majority
and a combination of every thing decent
in the city, defeated Tammany, and
elected Cooper, mayor, by 10000 ma
jority. New Jersey is also Republican
in its Legislature, with gain of two
Congi essmen. In Illinois, also, the
Democrats lose two members of Con-
gress.
In the South, the shotgun argument
has proved etfectual in keeping Repub-
licans away from the polls, and even in
Republican states, like South Carolina,
the bulldozers had it all their own way.
The large Republican gains through
out the North and West make it more
than probable that 1880 will see unit
ed North once more, with a prospect OF
another Republican Presdent-a thing
that few months ago would scarcely
have been predicted.
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An Old Lesson Retaught.

After all, there is such thing as a
National conscience. And in setting
forth the varied lessons taught by the
late election it will not answer to dis
regard the encouraging truth that once
more the existence of a popular sense
of honor and of justice has been demon
strated. 1t has been demonstrated, too,
that this is not merely Il sentiment,
flimsy and frothy, but an efficient and
commanding force. 1t may be well
enough to argue that honesty is the best
policy and that soiling "a nations good
name and tampering with its credit will
entail material and pecuniary loss. But
the discussion of these questions in the
forum of morals is always the most eff
fective, and arguments based on moral
grounds and appeals addressed to the
nobler passions are always the most
telling. The development of correct
ideas among the masses of men in re-
gard to finance and currency must of
necessity be difficult task. The prop
er discussion of economical subjects re-
quires a power of abstraction which
many people do not possess, and an eff
fort of continuous thought which many
others have neither the time nor incli-
nation to bestow. Hence many intelli-
gent people are led captive by the TAX
ing sophistries of the designing, and are
convinced by the muddled violence of
loose reasoners. Besides this, sufferers
from the depression of hard times are
more ready to accept any nOstrum Of
fered by quack currency doctors, and
when their passions have been cunning
ly infamed against some imaginary OPP
pressor, they are surrounded by condi-
lions which make deliberate and unbi-
assed reflection impossible.
But while an honest man may go
astray in his intellectual judgments, it
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houses, and general intimidation was
practised. Had there been fair cleo
ton the state would have been republi-
can by eight to fifteen thousand, and at
least three and probably four republi-
can congressman been elected. Negroes
were driven from the polls by force,
and the same was true in many counties
in regard to United States supervisors.
In but few cases were republicans al
lowed to have any officers of election.
Although Caddo parish is republican
by $500 majority on registration, it was
returned democratic by 1540. Mr..
Leonard will return instructed to pro-
coed with the utmost vigor against all
offenders, and wherever he decides that
a case can be made out there will be an
arrest and trial before the United States
court.