Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-10

hand to them the certificate of Ar
kansas. The same proceeding was
observed In that case.
Reagan then moved to dispense
with formal reading. Agreed to.
California's certificate showed
five OF the six votes of that State
for Hancock and one for Garfield.
When Georgia was reached, Crow
ley read the certificate, Springer
demanding the reading in full. 1t
shows that, on December 9Th, the
eleven votes Of Georgia were cast
for Hancock and Eng Iish.
The Vice President said: 1t APP
pearing from the certificate that
the vote of Georgia was cast on
day other than that fixed for cast
ing such votes by act of Congress in
pursuance of the Constitution, the
result of this certificate will hst be
recorded until, according to the Ian.
guage of the concurrent resolution
under which this count proceeds, it
will appear whether the counting
or emitting to count such votes
will change the result of the cleo.
ton. Illinois, Iowa and other
States in order were counted. The
tellers footed up ut the close of the
reading and Thurman announced
that the whole number OF electors
voting were $3.50, of which
a majority is 1856. Were
the votes of thu Georgia electors,
cast on the Sth of December, count
ed, the result would be for Garfield
PIG, Hancock 155; il not counted,
the result would be, Garfield ZIG,
Hancock IA. In either event
James A. Garfield has received
majority of the whole number of
electoral votes. The same state.
ment was made respecting the
Vice. President, wherefore the
Vice-President declared James A.
Garfield President and Chester A.
Arthur Vice-Presidsnt Of the
United States for four years begin.
ming March 4, 1881. Loud ap-
plause.
Tue senate then retired and the
House then presented the House
report, and after the formal record
by resolution of the proceedings,
the House went into Committee
on the Legislative Appropriation
Bill.
Vatl Of s Depot But,dsaY.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 9!h.-An
the old part of the Lake Shore de.
pot, about 400 feet, fell In while the
Lake Shore train was in the build.
ing. Two persons are known to be
killed. No passengers killed.
Avsuus Husterine .nd O,eoma.-
gerine.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9th.-Three gro-
GERS on State street, who sold but.
ter samples which have been ana
Iyzed and found to contain from so
to so per cent. of hog product,
were before Justice Wallace this
afternoon and were fiued ten dol
lars each for violation of the
statutes. The only defence they
set up was that they were ignorant
Of the law. 1t is quite probable
that the butteTine and the cleo.
business will be ruined
BY the vigorous and praiseworthy
efforts of the agent appointed by
The butter and cheese association
TO ferret out these cases.
A steamship Goes so Pieces.
BELIZE, Mass, Feb. 9th.-The
steam ship Josephine, Captain Sta
plea, from Havana to New Orleans,
broke up at 8 O'Clock this morning
On Ship Island. The passengers
and crew were saved after seven
hours floating.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
PARA, Ills, Feb. 9th "A fatal |
accident occurred ten miles north.
vest of this city, at Oweneco, yes
terday evening, as the construc.
ton train on the Ohio and Missis-
sippi Railroad was backing to wards
Oweneco, in order to give the pas
senger train passage northwest.
The workmen on the train had |
been laying new rails and taking
up the old ones and had fiat car
full of iron just in front of the ca.
boose. Twenty-Five or thirty |
workmen were crowded into the
caboose. The passenger train was
coming at an unusual speed in or
der to make up lost time, and the
Two collided with u fearful shock.
The engine of the passenger train
ran through the caboose, pushing
The occupants among the masses OF
IRON on the fiat car, killing three
and seriously wounding ten others
The conductor Of the construction
rain is responsible for the acci.
dent.
Town B,ewu Away.
PASS MANETZAS, La. Feb. S.!
A terrific storm of wind and rain
from the southwest struck this
town this morning at half-past
three o'clock, sweeping away every
building in the place, including
the depot and telegraph Office. No
lives were lost, but the citizens lose |
everything in the way of household
effects and provisions.
No SENATOR Yet.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. S.h.-
There was slight break of Oliver
men to various candidates and
from the Democrats to Wolfe, but
no choice of Senator was made.