The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1879-01-30
ture elected q. B. Vance United States
Senator from March 4th.

houses of the Legislature voted for
United States Senator with the following
result: In the House, for the long term.
Voorhees, 81, Harrison 38, Buchanan Q ;
IN the Senate, Voorhees, &c, Harrison %,
| Buchanan l. For the short term Voor-
hees received the same vote in both
houses as for the long term.
HARRISBURG, Janrary 2l.-Cameron
received majority of the votes for SEN
ator to-day. Both houses will meet
Jointly to elect. Clymer is second in
the contest.
SPRINGFIHhD, Ills. January 2l.-The
Senate and House to-day elected Logan,
Senator.
ST.. LOUIS, January 2l.-The Legis-
lature at Jefferson City to-day elected
shields for the short and Vest for the
long term.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, January 2l,-The
Joint vote for United States Senator re-
rulted as follows: J. d. Walker 80, h.
W johnson 80, NJ. l.. Bell %, E. Bax-
ter II, scattering 9; necessary to elect,
81.
MILWAUKEE,, January q No nomina-
ton yet in the Republican Senatorial
caucus
WASHINGTON. January 20-There
was q stormy debate in the House on
the Southern claims bill of Maggie
Barson and others. Bragg Den J
stated that ii the South was solid for
the Democratic party simply for the
purpose of getting mouey out Of the
Treasury, it would be we'll for tho
NorlAeTu nemo csog Il tna $ u.Asrn
Democrats wen over 70 Zoe Henrh-
I!cAu party and ho hoped they would
do g.
Ellis, Of LouIslsnl, agte,d that The
PEI cen g. Of tvya persons IN the
Sou h. ar .ht gentleman understood
it, was very small; but Southern
man who was born there, reared
there, and who had been identified
with that people, could only have
been loyal when he entered the On
federate army and did his full duty
ae soldier They had been the only
loyal people Ill the South They had
been loyal to their country, their
God, and to the nobIest, highest and
manifest emotions ever breathed by q
human soul.
Several Republican members desir
ed to ask questions, but Ellis refused
to yield.
LONDON, January 22--A Berlin
despatch says it is reported that Bis
marck is willing to withdraw his bill
to discipline the Reichstag in conse>
quence of the vehement opposition
it meets with from the Diets of til,
various German States.
An official report received at Mad
rid states the cholera is increasingly
prevalent.
! VIENNA, January 22.-Preliminar,
conferences in regard to the plagu
have commenced between the German
Privy Counsellor and members of tn,
Aus rian Sanitary Board. The estal
lishment Of Il rigorous sanitary COZ
don with the cooperation of Rouma
MIA is suggested. The NorthelI
Railway has given notice that direc
traffic from. Russia will be suspende,
after Friday.
LONDON, January pa Vienna
despatch says it is expected that the
importation of woolens, leather and
other Russian products likely to car
Iy infection, will shortly be prohibit
ed. The sanitary commission is in
structed to take all necessary meas
ures without regard to trade inter
ests. A case of the plague is reported
at Niknl Novgorod.
MARsEmLEs, January 23-Ex Pres
ident Grant and family embarked
to day on board the French maj
steamer fol India.
CovINGToS, Ind. January 15.-Or
Tuesday night last Leoniias Grover
who resided In the vicinl y OF New
town, Fountain county, met his deaf
in way that IS ppouaDiy without I
palaiied IN this OF any other country
Mr.. Grover was n widow.r, living Cl
his farm with married daughte
and her husband. On the evenir!
} referred TO the married couple / az
been absent on d visit to some neigh
, bors, and upon returning at lat
hour entered the house, fndln
, everything to all appearances i
usual order, and supposing that MI
! Grover had already retired, went t
bed themselves.
Next morning the daughter aros'
and having prepared breakfast, wen
e to the adjoining room to call he
+ father, and was Mortified to find hil
lying upon his shattered bed, m,
!, tila.ed corpse Her screams orougi
i. tne husband quickly TO ,he bed room
: and ah inspection disclosed a ragge
a opening in the roof, dill Getty over IL
bl east of the unfortunate man, whic
:. was torn through as If by a Gamma
d shot, and extending downwal
n through the bed ling and floor, oth'
g holes showed the direction taken t
q the deadly missile. Subsequei
. . search revealed the fact that the awf
"a calamity was caused by the fall of
: = meteoric stone, and the stone itsel
~ pyramidial In shape, and weighir
a twenty pounds and q few ounce
'f avoirdupois, and stained with bloc
r. was tinearthed from depth of hear
8. five feet, thus showing the fearful ii
d petus with which it struck the dwel
G. ing The position of the corps, wi
h, other surroundings, when foun
"A showed that the victim was asle
!. when stricken, and that death.
m as him, was painless.
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