Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-10
TAPPING THE WIRES.

The United States Circuit Court at Rich
mond yesterday refused, after elaborate
argument made in behalf Of the petitioners,
to grant postpOnement Of the sale Of the
Atlantic, Ohio and Mississippi Railroad for
ninety days, so as 70 permit Of its redemP-
ton The previous order Of court directing
the sale TO proceed tomorrow was con-
hrmed.
The attention OF Congress Yesterday was
mainly occupied with counting and declar-
ing the result OF the electoral vote. A few
minutes after Z O'Clock the Senate fled
into the House. TeIlers were appointed By
both bodies, who counted the votes Of the
different States as handed them By Mr..
Wheeler, then informed Mr.. Wheeler Of the
result, aud he, in turn, announced il to tie
Joint convention. Consideration Of the vote
OF Georgia was postponed until the last, 50
as to see how it would affect the final result.
When the tellers completed the count It
was found that Of the whole number Of
electoral votes, 800, Garfield and Ar
thur had received pa, and were
duly elected President and Vice President
OF the United States to serve Tor four years
from the 4th OF March next. Senator
Thurman, Of the tellers, then announced
that were the vote Of Georgia counted the
result would be Hancock aud English l55
votes, GARFIELD and Arthur pa, and in any
event the latter were elected. After the
announcement the Senate retired 10 Its
chamber, and both houses adopted resolu-
ti0ns to the effect that the Constitution and
the law had been duly complied with. The
Senate then took up and passed the pension
appropriation bill, and pending discussion
on the post Office appropriation bill ad
journed- The House passed the legislative
appropriation bill, and soon after also ad
iOurned.
Latest reports from New Orleans are to
the eject that the waters In rear
OF the city are still rising. The
citizens in the overaowed district
are suffering great privations, and CON-
mlttee has been organized for their relief.
Great damage has been done the railroads
leading into the city, and the storm on the
coast Is said to be the most severe known
for years. At Pensacola fine weather has set
70, and no loss Of life is reported, but every
wharf in the city, except the Pensacola
Railroad dock, was damaged. Pass Msnchsc,
Louisiana, was yesterday visited BY severe
storm, which swept away every building in
the place. No lives were lost, but the citi-
zens lost all their household effects, pro-
visions, etc.
The New York stock market opened
strong yesterday, and IN the early dealings
prices advanced Z to IL per cent. a reac-
tiOR set in, and in the afternoon prices again
advanced. but the market closed weak on q
decline. The transactions aggregated 49,
600 shares.
The coercion bin was passed to q second
reading yesterday IN the House Of Com
mons, by a vote Of $50 to Sc.
I The English War Office has received
telegram from General Sir G. P. CoMeY Civ
T ing an account Of an engagement which he
recently had with the Beers near the Ingsgo
river. He claims 70 have completely re-
pulsed the Beers after INJECTING upon them
q heavy loss. A dispatch to the Times says
the defeat OF the Beers is q questionable
! success. The correspondent Of the Stan
dard says that Sir George CoIley has suffered
a great defeat. Fears are entertained at
Durham IS to the probable attitude Of the
Orange Free State towards the Beers.
The Irish Bishops. through Archbishop
! McCabe, Of Dublin, have Issued reply to
the pastoral letter Of the Pope in reference
TO the Irish agitation, in which they state
the attitude Of the Church upon the
troubles Of Ireland, and express their ap-
probation Of the counsels Of his Holiness.
Tie first count Of the census returns in
reference to the cotton crop of 1879, puts
the total acreage at Il, O54, 167, and the total
number OF bales produced at ) 800, 767.
A dispatch 10 the Boston Journal states
that fears are entertained of the possible
absorption Of the Montreal Telegraph Com
Dany IN the great consolidation. A large
amount OF the eOmpany's stock has been
/, transferred 70 Wilson G. Hunt, q Western
Union director.
The publication Of the Russo-Afghan cor
! respondence shows that Russia, through her
officers in Central Asia, had reached cor
dial understanding with Afghanistan, and
while advising the Afghans to make peace
with England, openly eounseIled the Afghans
! to prepare secretly for war. L is claimed
that the correspondence shows that plot
was on foot to create an instruction among
the MOhsmmedans in India.
The London Tunes, commenting on tie
Russo-Afghan correspondence. argues that
the Afghan invasion was sn inevitable con-
sequence Of a real and pressing danger on
the frontier Of the British empire IN India
At Atlanta Yesterday, Justice Woods re-
fused the injunction prayed for in the suit Of
TiIley rs. the Savannah, Florida and West
ern Railway, and the Railroad Commission
Of Georgia. The rates prescribed by the
Commission will, in accordance with this
decision, 90 into effect upon this road.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
Of Dennis Eagan, Collector Of Internal
Revenue at Madison, Fla, charged with
being accessory to the murder Of Patterson
on Tuesday.
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