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Presidential Electoral Laws:

The Democratic members of the Sen
ate committee on rules, and of the Senate Sc
lcct committee on the subject of counting the
electoral votes, held long private meeting
April II, and substantially decided to recon-
mend Congress to adopt new point, or rule
providing that in case only one certificate of
the electoral vote OF the State be presented to
Congress it shall not be rejected, except by an
affirmative vote of the two houses, and that,
in case OF dual returns, neither shall be count
I'd, unless the two houses agree that one of
them is the true and valid return. The pro-
position is substantially the same offered by
Senator Morton in the Fourty fourth Con-
gross, and adopted by the Senate in the form
of a BILL which, however, failed to receive final
action in that body in consequence of Senator
Thurman having entered motion to recon-
slider its passage. The former twenty second
Joint rnlc on the subject required every cleo
toral vote to be rejected, to which any ohjcc-
tion was sustained by either house,
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The Tariff

In the session Of the Ways and Means
Committee of the House, April Is. Repre-
sentative Tucker made motion to place the
duty on all hoop, scroll and band iron at 25
per !ccnt ad valorem. The vote resulted:
Yeas, Tucker, Mills, Carlisle, Morrison, FELTON,
and Wood,G. Nays, Garfield, Kelly, Phelps,
Frye, Hunnell and Conger,G The understand
ing is that Representative Gibson upon re-
tlrn to the city will be allowed to vote uron
the proposition. A resolution was then of
cred and adopted that the several matters
now pending before the committee relating
TO the tariff upon imported goods, and all
other matters appertaining to the tariff, be re.
ferrcd to a select committee of five members,
with instructions to report to this committee
in whole or in part at its meeting Thursday
next. The chairman appointed as such com.
mittee Messrs. Carlisle, Tucker, Mills, Garfield
and Dunnell,
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Wife nOiSOninr.

In the case OF Dr.. Gacrson, of Phila-
aelphia' Pa, being held for trial on charge OF
poisoning his wife, who recently died, the
chemist has not yet completed an analysis of
the wifc's mother, who died short time be-
tore his wife. DR.. F. Haines, who visited the
woman once during her sickness, and gave a
certificate OF death from disease Of the kid
neys, has been held as accessory.
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Two Murders at Leadyille.

AT Leadville, Sunday morning, April
IL, Lawrence Fitzgerald, miner, was fatally
shot by George 1attersall while quarrelling
overa claim owned by Fitzgerald which Tat
tersall attempted to Jump Sunday night. A
second murder occurred in the Coliseum thea
ter. J. W. Ovcrton, the proprietor, fatally
shot Thomas Uurget bar tender whiic en-
gagged in quarrel.
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Mr.. Tilden's Reported Withdrawal.

A Washington special to the New
York ESening Bulletin Of April IA, says a
democrat Of prominence, who has held high
position in the councils Of the party, informed
your correspondent TODAY that Tilden has
written letter to be read at the New York
Democratic convention at Syracuse, declining
to be candidate before the Cincinnati con-
vention and withdraw ing his name. The rea
son assigned for his course is the condition
of his health. The same gentleman says TIL
den prepared letter. two months ago, with
drawing his name, but the interposition of
personal friends prevented it from being
made public
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
FOREST FIRES,

PEEERsBuRa, Va, April l9.-Forest fires
which have been raging in this vicinity the
past week have become uncomfortable. The
flames are plainly visible heye. Barns and
stables in large numbers have been destroyed.
In many instances farmers lost ali their
CROPS, houses and farming implements. A
number of cabins have been burned, the occu-
pants barely escaping with their lives The
destruction OF cordwood and timber ia i'm
mcuse.
TWO MURDERS.
CINCINNATI, April l9.-Lewis county, West
Virginia, is excited over the doings of some un-
known miscreants who have committed two
Haffner was shot by an unknown party while
sitting ON bis horse. and now news comes that 4
man named John Sleeve has been found dead
concealed in . fence corner. Citizens are talk
ing Of forming vigilance committee.
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Lost His Life in Saving Others.

It became known on TIE morning Of
April IA that Alexander Wilson left his home
the night before to go to Ccvinglon, Ky, to
the fire, then raging, telling his wife thatthere
were many children in the adjoining houses
and he would help get them out. Since then
he has not been seen. Search was made in
the debris Of the fallen walls and at Lao this
afternoon his body was found. He had gone
into one of the little houses to assist in saw
ing the children and was there caught by
one Of the falling wslls and crushed to death
He was an estimablc man and proprietor Of
the only public library in Covington.
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VOLUME VIII.
SHOT BY TREsPASsERS .

WHEELING, W. Va, April l9.-An old farm
er named Ashbrook was shot and killed At
Jacksonville, Pa, Yesterday, by some fisher
men, who were trespassing on his farm and
who had been warned off.
GUN FACTORY BURNED.
PITTSBURGH, April l9.-The Western gun
works at Beaver Falls, Pa, caught FIRE at 10 this
morning and totally destroyed the building,
together with the contents, stock and machin-
cry: Loes estimated at 100000; insurance,
$3.50 Origin of the fire not known. Sup
posed to be u spark from the shot factory.
Over 200 hands temporarily thrown out of en-
plOyment.
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United States Treasury Swindlctl


Some time ago man obtained the
numbers Of some United State bonds held by
an acquaintance, and. to raise money on them
concocted story to the effect that the legal
owner was dead, and previous to his death he
gave his bonds to his brother, who embarked
for Europe On board vessel which went
down with all on board. This story the man
related to the treasury Office, where he ap.
peared with letters of administration, an1 the
bonds were therefore duplicated, rcissued and
at once redeemed. Now the original bonds
have been presented for redemption, and an
investigation showed the presumed admins
traitor to be an impostor, the signatures on
his papers forgeries and that the bonds had
never been on shipboard, having been held by
an old gentleman who did not need the mon-
eV and hence refrained from presenting them
for redemption. The bonds will have to be
redeemed again, and the trearury department
is in doubt if.a special appropriation will not
be needed
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Fire and Explosion in England

A fle and explosion by which eleven
persons were killed and number wounded,
occurred at Silycrtown, near North Woolwlch.
at the oil mills belonging to Burt, Bolton &;
Haywood. The roof of one of the stills was
forced and carried distance OF 14S yards.
Damage to the works several thousand
pounds
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Charter Elections.

The charter election April 3, in Albany,
N. Y, resulted in the reelection of Mayor
Nolan and the entire Republican ticket by
alarge majority. The ladies voted for school
officers.
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HOMES In TIE WEST.

''rsons looking westward for homes
.'"vnrc ',i:i is:A RI IA ion conccrniu.
GARDEN SroT of Iowa and Minne.
4, by subscribing for the Worthine.
4 ADVANCE, published at Worthincton
ianesota. Send 81 for one year; 81
; SIX months, and so cents for three
; 'n!hs, to ADVANCE, Worthingt"r
'oolcs county. Minnesota
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Great Windstorm In Ohio,

An unusually heavy rain early on the
morning Of April 1G, at Cincinnati and vicinity
was followed by high winds all day A
number OF houses were unroofed and some
weak buildings blown down. The wind ex.
tended widely through the central and South
ern portion of the State At Newark frame
barn was blown down; the iron roof blown off
of Scott 4 Co.'S furniture store, the iron and
slate roof OF the gas works blown of, buggies
overturned and fences and trees blown down.
At New Philadelphia and Dover the storm
was destructive. At the latter place the roof
of the rolling mill was blown off. At Melford
Centre the postofficc and several other build
ings were unroofed. At lebanon the roofing
Of the Lebanon house was blown off.
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Drowned.
On saturday last, Aprll 10. in c

On saturday last, April 10, in COM
pany with James A. Emmons, Mr.. J. B. Bailey
one of Bismarck's leading business men, left
for Fort Yates with ahorse and buggy. He be-
came i'll when half way and turned back to
Bismarck alone. Mr.. Emmons returned Tues.
day and was surprised to hear of Mr.. Bailey's
non-arrival. Parties went out in search and
to-day the dead body was found about thir-
teen miles down the river bottom. lie evi.
IDENTIFY approached pond to drink and being
old and exhausted fell in and was drowned
was found five miles further on.
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THOUGHT. FREE SPEECH AND A FREE PRESS
~, MINNESOTA. THURSDAY. APRIL p. 1880.

train with eight engines, which left Summit
jumped the track and dashed through the
snow sheds for a hundred feet. The west
bound emigrant and freight trains due at Sac.
ramento last night were stopped by slide
two miles from any station, where it still re-
mains. Every effort is being made to clear
tho track !
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German EmigratiOn.

From the 4th to the nth of April.inst,
$500 persons left Berlin for England and the
United States. Emigrants cone from all
parts of Germany and include many skilled
workmen. This decided increase of emigra-
tion is evidently connected with the new army
bill and entails very serious loss upon the
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Agriculture.

The returns of April 1st to the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington show the
increase in areas sown in wheat last fall to be
IL per cent more than in the fall previous. In
the areas sown in rye there is decline of
per cent. as compared with the year previous.
The condition is ninety. light the same as last
year. There was large increase in fall sown
wheat in those states that heretofore have cx-
clusively sown in the spring. The expert
ment was unfortunate, and all, particularly
Iowa and Nebraska report great disaster from
the winter. On the whole the wheat crop
thus far looks as favorble as in the spring Of
1879. The condition of live stock as repre-
sented is very favorable, better than for sever
al years. No disease is reported other than
cholera among swiue, and that is no worse if
as bad as last year.
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Approved.

The President has approved the bill
making appropriations foracquiring sites, and
for the erection of suitable posts for protcc.
ton Of the Rio Grande frontier, aud the bill
donating condemned bronze cannon to the
Blair monument association of st. Louis.
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Prison and Sc0fOld.

At Hartford, Conn.,, the fifth trial of
VIM. Allen for the murder of Shipman Eel
low, watchman in the State prison, ended
April II in a verdict OF murder in the second
degree. He was sentenced to State prison
for life. Hamlin, principal in the murder,
was sentenced to be hanged Nav Goth.
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Great Storm in California .

Advlces Of April 1G, from San Fran
cisco report that the storm which has prevail
ed throughout the state for several days has
been the severest ever known: On the line
of the Central Pacific through the mountains
the snow sheds were broken down between
Emigrant Gap and Cisco yesterday. The east
crn bound express has got only as far as
Alta and Virginia. The lightning express
stopped at the same points. The snow plow
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Wind and FIRE.
Terrible Fate Of a Village in South
western Missouri.
BUILDINGS LEVELED BY WIND.
The Debris Takes Fire and Many Per-
sons Perish in the Flames.
FIFTY DEAD BODIES RECOVERED
And Many Others Supposed Still in the
Ruins.
DISASTERS AT OTHER POINTS,
With Additional Losses of Life and
Destruction of Property.
The Debris Takes Fire and Many Per-
sons Perish in the Flames.
FIFTY DEAD BODIES RECOVERED
And Many Others Supposed Still in the
Ruins.
DISASTERS AT OTHER POINTS.
With Additional Losses of Life and
Destruction Of Property.
WIND AND FIRE.
OF. A MISSOURI TOWN.

DESTRUCTION OF A MISSOURI TOWN.
ST. LOUIS, April l6.-There are reports that
nearly the whole town of Marshfeld was blown
down by terrific wind storm last night, and
then burned, resulting in frightful loss of
life. The telegraph wires are all down, and
nothing direct from the scene of the calamity
can be obtained at present.
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Murder Of a Child.

John Driscoll of Moulden, Mass. was
arrested April II, on the charge of numbering
the 4 year old girl of John Crittcndon,a a neigh.
Dor. The body OF the child was found this
morning near the railroad track, and it is
thought, was placed their by Driscoll.
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Bismarck RESIGNS

Prince Bismarck has rendered his resig-
nation AS chancellor of the German Empire
because of the vote and financial reform in
the federal council. Emperor William is ye
undecided upon the question of accepting Bis
marcks resignation. The proposal to subject
receipts for postoffice orders to the proposed
stamp tax had been previously rejected by the
committee of the bundcrsrath, and in plcnary
sttings Saturday Its restoration was again
moved. The postmaster general opposed the
motion because no such stamp existed in Eng
land or France. The principality of Waldeck,
casting one vote, also voted with Prussia and
cr allies.
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The House..

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Under the call of
States, bills, etc.. were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Herbert-Providing the President of
the Senate shall submit to the Senate and
House, when assembled to count the votes for
President and Vice President, all the packages
purporting to contain electoral votes.
BY Mr.. Misunderstanding that the option
of tender in payment of moneys in treasury
belongs to the government alone, and canpot
be waived by the executive department., and
requiring the secretary to terminate the rela-
tiOns between the treasury and the New York
clearing house unless the clearing house re-
scinds the rule against silver.
By Mr. King-Providing for an appropria-
tion of lands for the necessary improvement of
the Mississippi river.
BY Mr. CLARK, misunderstanding twelve
condemned cannon to aid in the erection of \
monument to the late Gen. Jamer Shields.
By Mr.. Weaver-A resolution directing the
secretary of the treasury to report whether or
not the treasury department has at any time
anticipated the payment of interest on the
public debt, or any part thereof, as provided
by the joint resolution, approved March 18th,
1864. and if so for what period, to whom the
interest was paid, in what amount, and whether
with or without rebate.
The call of States concluded, the speaker an
nounced the pending business was the motion
of Mr.. McLane to suspend the rules to enable
him to report from the committee on the Pacific
railroads the bill to alter and amend tho sink
ing fund act, approved May 7th. 1873. The
motion was defeated rs to Is, = two
thirds affirmative vote being necessary.
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Third Dispatch

A telegram from Springfield, via Vinita and
Kansas City, to G. W. Rogers, general manager
Of the st. Louis 4 San Francisco railroad, says:
Ahurricane passed q few miles south of Spring.
field about o'clock last night, doing an i'm
mcnse amount of damage and killing great
number of people. Fifty deaths are reported
ON the James river, six miles south of Spring.
field, and great many persons are missing.
The train dispatcher of Conway, fourteen miles
this side Of Marshfeld, reports arriving there
from Springfield at IL o'clock, and says he
found a
TERRIBLE LOOKING COUNTRY
from Northview, seven miles west of Marsh
field, to the latter point. Trees three feet
through are torn entirely out of the ground,
telegraph poles and everything wrecked. The
town of Marshfeld is demolished, brick as we'll
as frame buildings torn down. We did not see
more than half a dozen people az we came
through that town. The place seemed desert
ed. The doctors and nurses who came on our
train from Springfield, about twenty in num-
ber, went from the depot alone to hunt up the
people. there being no one at the depot to re-
ceive them. Sent relief train from Lebanon
to Marshfeld ut daylight this morning with
about fifty doctors, nurses and helpers, and full
supplies of provisions, clothing and medicine
stores, also material for repairing the telegraph
line. The line ia down at different points be-
twetn n Springfield and Conway, perhaps ten
miles altogether. A new Catholic church at
Cuba, ninety miles from here, was blown
down. No damage done the railroad except
the destruction of one small section house,
The names Of killed aud wounded at Marsh
field not received, telegraphic communication
not being restored at this writing. There are
also reports here that the
CITY OF GNANBY,
about one hundred miles southwest of Spring.
field, vas greatly damaged aud that Warrens-
burg, on the Missouri Pacific railroad, sixty
five miles this side of Kansas City, vas badly
injured, but the reports are not verified.
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Il BID TUMBLE IN WHEAT AND
THINGS.

Milwaukee Has q Four Cent Panic and
Chicago Keeps Cooler but Smashes Down
"A General Dem0ralization-The Clique
Hurt by the Decllno-The Lowest Point
Reached In Many Months.
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At st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, April l9.-The storm that
wrecked Marshfeld and caused such destruc-
tion of property at other places in southwest
Missouri last evening struck this city about
i1:30 o'clock, and, while it did no serious
damage, it shook things up considerably.
large number of trees, fences, signs
and chimneys were blown down and numerous
houses more or less injured. The wind was
very atr0ng almost deluge of rain fell and
sOme hail.
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FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.
The Senate.


WASHINGTON, April l9.-Senator Davis Qils., }
from the committee on Judiciary, reported a
bill to provide that whenever circuit and dis
trict courts of the United States are held at the
same time and place, there shall be but one
grand and petit Jury summoned to attend the
same. 1t provides that juries summoned for
one court may serve in the other, but either
court may summon several panels if necessary.
Bill passed.
A concurrent resolution was adopted to print
100000 copies of the special report on the dis
eases of swine.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
Geneva award bill, and Senator Carpenter con-
tinued his speech in support of the commit
tees bill.
Senator Wallace, from the select committee
to inquire into alleged frauds in the late elec-
tions, submitted report on the prevention of
the elective franchise by threats of deprivation
of employment. Laid on tho table and order
ed printed.
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Second Dispatch.

From passengers who passed through Marsh
field on Che St. Louis l. San Francisco railroad
at $50 last night few facts concerning the
terrible disaster are cleaned. man who came
to the depot at Edgertown while the train was
there, reported that at 6:3O o'clock q furious
hurricane struck the place, and leveled all that
part of the town lying west of Center square
fiat to the ground. The debris Immediately
took fire in several places, and the flames could
be seen at some half dozen points by passen-
gers the train.
FORTY DEAD BODIES
had been taken out and many more were sup
posed to be buried in the ruins or burned up
There were also many missing still imprisoned
in the debris of the fallen buildings. All the
physicians in the town killed except two. and
there was - ,at need of doctors to attend the
wounded, whom it was said there we're some
two hundreu. relief train with twenty ply
sicians and nurses and full supplies left
Springfield, No., this morning for Marshtield.
Probably other trains will arrive during the
day. The storm was general in southwestern
Missouri, and other places probably suffered
damage, but as the telegraph wires are ali
prostrated, no advices have been received. Vio-
lent hail and rain accompanied the wind.
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THE WRONG,

My regiment was cncampcd near Win
chester, Tennessee. Mrs. Stone came
from Georgia to Tennessee to endeavor to
get her young son discharged from SER
vice. He was not of age, and while she
had given her consent to his cnlisting,
her maternal solicitude had gotten the
better of her patriotism, and she wished
to regain him home away from the perils
of the battlefield. She spent nearly a
week in the vicinity of the camp plead
ing with Capt. Keith and myself to IA
vor the discharge of her son. I frankly
told the old lady that I could not ap-
prove it. l promised to forward her
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application, however, though 1 should
be compelled by my sense OF duty to in
dorse my d1sapproval upon 1t. Alter
much vain effort to dlssuadc me from
my disapproval, she finally brought the
application to me, and placed nay in
dorsement upon it. She then asked me
to read the whole paper over to her. 1
should have before stated that she was
unable to read, and the fact of her illit-
eracy added TO my admiration of her
unique and impressive individuality. ::
started to read the paper. She admon.
ished me to read slowly. When I came
to Capt. Keith's Endorsement, forwarding
the paper "disapprovcd," the old woman
sprang to her feet excltcdly, and in eager
surprise, and with impulsive incisiveness,
she demanded of me impcriously to read
that again. did so very distinctly.
She seemed bcwildcrcd and unable to
realize the meaning of the words. She
asked slowly if that writing of Capt.
Keith meant that he was ''agin'' her boy
getting out of the army. l told her that
it did. She remarked in a voice strange
ly variant in its quietncss with her strong
excitement of appearance, that he had
told her he had written on that paper
that he was for her boy "gettin' "