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Show Uriel Telegrams. The president has nominated Ellis Spoar for commissioner ol patonts. The Bocond congressional district of New Hampshire democrats have nominated Alvah W. Sulloway. The snow blockade which has closed the New York Central railroad for a week, was broken on Thursday night. During the past year 212 lives and twenty-seven vessels, valued at $150,-000, $150,-000, have been lost from Massachusetts Massachu-setts fishing fleets. Charles H. Gaubert, former proprietor pro-prietor of the Gardner house, Chicago, Chi-cago, has failed. Liahil tici, $114,-000; $114,-000; asset-, $76,000. The universal belief in Washiugtou political circles is that tho commit tee's plan will be adopted in both houses by overwhelming majorities. Shoeufield Brothers, dry goods merchants, have filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities, $107,000; asaeU, $58,000; and insurance insur-ance of about $53,000. Smith N. Hawes, late city treasurer of Covington, Ky., has been arrested in Canada, charged with forgery and embezzlement while in Kentucky. The amount is about $60,000. W. Rathbun, New York market-man, market-man, has absconded, after raising considerable money on worthless checks and by other moans. .It is supposed that he has gone to California. Cali-fornia. In the 71st ballot for United States senator in the Tennessee legislature, on Thursday, Key got 45 votes, within five of enough to elect; Bailey 3, Whitthorne 9. The republicans voted for Key. In the Massachusetts legislature on Thursday, the third ballot for senator resulted : Hoar 100, Boutwell 88, Abbott 62, Rice 17, Bullock 4, Seelye 2. Fourth ballot Boutwell 84, Hoar 104, Abbott G2, Rice 17, Bullock 4. Necessary to a choice, 13S. Adjourned. Ad-journed. The Pacific coast congressmen stand about as follows on the bill for counting count-ing the electoral votes; Senator Sargent- is unequivocally opposed to it. He thinks it gives the democrats the advantage. Senator Booth is emphatically em-phatically in favor of the main feat- . ures of tho bill. Mitchell is stoutly opposed to it. He regards it as an indefensible concussion to the democracy. demo-cracy. Senator Kelly believes the plan is wise and equitable. Senator . Jones heartily favors the bid. Senator Sharon thinks congress cannot go 1 behind state certificates, and that the votes must be counted by the president presi-dent of the senate alone. Ex Senator Stewart enthusiastically favors the committee's plan. Secretary Gor-ham Gor-ham believes that the presiding officer offi-cer of the senate, having the constitutional constitu-tional power to .open the electors' certificates, it necessarily follows that he has the power to determine which are the rightful returns. He (Gor-ham) (Gor-ham) thinks the compromise is the best settlement that can be effected under the circumstances. |