Year: 1876

We hope the gentlemen who have gone
south to watch the counting of the votes in
the disputed States will not forget the
homely old adage that ''too many cooks
spoil the broth" There must be near upon
a hundred eminent public men from the
North now in New Orleans, or on their way
there. They cannot all be combined into q
council of arbitration in fact we doubt if
they could all get into the Custom House
and we should think good many of them
would very soon see that they are in the
way. Their opinions, if they should eventu-
ally give them, would not satisfy the public,
and this is case where it is of extreme i'm
portance that the whole public, of both par
ties, shall be satisfied.


What is needed is the agreement Of the
leading men Of both parties upon q commit
tee of say three gentlemen from each side
men of the highest character for integrity
and patriotism-whoseu unanimous certif-
cate to the result of the count would, as q
matter Of course, satisfy every one. 1t was
originally proposed that the two national
committees should meet in New York and
agree upon such board, which they could
easily do. A later suggestion is that Messrs
Hayes and Tilden should themselves select
such men; but this, though probably
it would amount to the same thing in the
end, has about it a SAVIOR Of personal greed
and anxiety in the candidates which makes
the proceeding little indecent There is
very general feeling that the President
has not been happy in his selection of per-
sons to 60 to the disputed States, particu-
larly as oil or nearly all in his list are ro-
publicans. He, who should not be party
man in this emergency, but the impartial
arbitrator, would have done wisely to call
forth the most eminent men of both sides.


The constitution of the returning boards
in South Carolina and Louisiana is Of course
in accordance with law; but the public,
which is watching every detail of this dis
agreeable business, would be gratiied if the
republican leaders in those States should
voluntarily admit representatives of both
parties to the returning boards. In South
Carolina this board is almost entirely
constituted of persons who are candi-
dates for reelection, and who must there
fore pass upon their own fate, or sit MS
judges in their own cases. In Louisiana the
members of the present board are in the
main those who were convicted by Con-
gressional committee last year of fraud in
manipulating the vote. In both cases the
letter of the law is fulfilled; but as the re-
publican party believes itself to have fu-
ture its leaders, we cannot help thinking,
would act prudently if they persuaded
Governors Chamberlain and Kellogg to
make some changes looking to an impartial
constitution of the boards.


What is most needed now, however, is
the announcement that proper committees
of Northern citizens have been selected to
watch and superintend the action of the
returning boards on the part of the nation.
Such an announcement, if the names were
satisfactory, as they could easily be, would
relieve the public anxiety and give us all
patience to wait and confidence in the
result no matter what it may be- We hope
to be able to make such an announcement
very soon. 1t ought not to be delayed day.


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The Weather.


The storm centre reported yesterday
morning as having reached the lakes has
now moved into Canada, accompanied by
strong winds. From the fact that reports
from that region were missing last evening
we can judge that the storm has interrupted
telegraphic communication to o considerable
extent along St Lawrence Valley. The
depression in Nova Scotia still continues TO
move very slowly eastward, with light rains.
In the West an area of very high barometric
pressure has moved southeastward along the
Missouri Valley. The highest pressure re-
corded is that at North Platte, where the
barometer indicates 30.74 inches. Intense
cold accompanies this area, with snow, sleet
and rain at different points within it's
limits We predicted the appearance
of storm from the western part of
Texas, and the disturbance has now
made its appearance in the Southwest. It
follows an area of high pressure which is
now moving over the South Atlantic States
and brings very cool weather to those semi
tropical regions. There is remarkable vari-
alton Of temperature all over the country at
present Thus Chatham, in New Brunswick,
has had the Same morning temperature as
st. Marks, Fla; Corsicana, in Texas, the
same as Key West, Fla. The area Of great
est cold is now west of the Mississippi and
that of highest temperature is in Texas. We
may therefore look for violent storm, fol-
lowed by ''norther," in the last named
State within the next twenty-four hours.
The weather in New York to-day will be
cool and partly cloudy or cloudy, possibly
with very light rain.


Mr.. Tildcn Behind KIis Ticket.


II was frequently remarked during the
canvass by independent voters that the ideal