| Show by Teley telegraph raph aue AME AMERICAN bican RICAN NEW yone YORK 13 the tribune says that florida louisiana colorado and nevada are states which have neglected to pass laws specifically provi providing ding for rilling the vacancies occurring in the electoral college it remains to be ascertained whether governors can act under their general power to fill 1111 tie the tue tae accidental vacancies the heralds editorial says the american people are now passing through one of the great straits to which the national character is subjected under all forms of government ern ment and which tests the fitness of a people for their tion ban bau san sand d them to the circumstances of people we have strong confidence that the citizens of this republic will sustain this thia trial as they have all former trials with credit and reputation to themselves r nd safety to the essential fea features tureH of our free institutions we fra frankly i i kly kiy allow that the federal conseil u tion is not noi perfect among the weakest of all tre tte the imperfections is the clumsy machinery it provides or r the chief magistrate of the nati natili ui this thib machinery as orgin ally constructed construct eds broke down in the fourth election of the president between the fourth and fifth election the constitution was amended but the change was hardly lelent sufficient to prevent a recurrence of the emergency the absurdity ot the present system has been recognized C and deplored by many of our wisest stat statesmen es fa for r more than half a century and it is to be hoped that the present alarming crisis will lead to adequate amendments of the constitution ution before the next presidential contest here arises the question can a fair count be had and fortunately it can be answered in the the board of state canvassers is composed of S B mclin melin secretary of state 0 A cowgill controller and W A cocke attorney general all these gentlemen are above suspicion and have the respect of both parties cocke is a democrat and warm supporter of tilden the tho other two are republicans republican if the vote is correctly returned by the county canvassers there is no doubt that it will be honestly and fairly counted the only fear is that the returns may be falsified by the democratic county canvassers these canvassers are required by law to make their returns tomorrow to morrow and then tb eState canvassers have thirty days to make their count it will be probably two weeks before the result bially announced in the meantime prominent democrats are hastening here from all parts part of the south and they have requested their national committee to send a number of representatives northern men to tallahasse this afternoon five companies of united states troops came in and six companies more are expected tomor to mor row the whole force amounts amounting in 9 to about men will bounder the command of gen ruger buger everything is quiet and it is believed the presence of the troops will prevent any outbreak while ane vote ve is being canvassed the tho world has a dispatch from montpelier vt VL suggesting a new complication in the election for president the dispatch is as follow henry N sollace one of the republican presidential electors elect elec electia Is postmaster of bradfort Brad port and therefore ineligible to the place to which he has been elected this fact raises the question whether his democratic opponent cannot contest the election and cast a vote for tilden thus deciding the national contest it is now officially announced that moulton has discontinued his suit against henry ward beecher and agrees to pay the costs CLEVELAND 0 13 corneleus H crall freight conductor on the C C C I 1 was shot by tramps at shelby ohio yester yesterday dag dak three tramps got aboard the train and refusing to pay their fare mr crall took one of their hats bats and at abc shelf hel hei by got off the train to letsome get bome some OK ow thing to eat tho the tramps followed him all three of them drawing revolvers and firing at him knoof the shots taking effect in his breast inflicted ID inga a serious if not a fatal wound mound the tramps we were rearrested arrested WATER WATERTOWN TOWNS 1 as Y 13 francis Grap patte patto convicted of murder in the second degree hanged himself in his cell last night CHICAGO 13 senator johll A logan has declined to a accept the invitation to make mako one of the party which is to visit new orleans believing that there would be an impropriety in hla hia doing BO so since the matter of the louisiana vote will probably come before the united senate hon 0 B farwell J M beardsley a lawyer of rock bock Isla isia island iid lid and taylor and havens merchants of chicago have gone in his place washington 13 the Preal president dent today to day gneda signed si h pardon for forem win confined in the penitentiary at jeu erson City olty mo for complicity in the whiskey frauds the friends of wm mckee express absolute confidence that he will be pardoned within a day pr or two FOREIGN CALCUTTA 9 tho the district of Back runge was ravaged by a cyclone on tuesday last A thousand native houses were destroyed and the town of was submerged by waves and persons are believed to have perished the government has sent relief to the desolated sections PARIS 9 the temps publishes a telegram from vienna which states that montenegro finding herself lier iier self seif incapable of maintaining the troops in their present position during the armistice has opened d direct negotiations with the porte for a prompt conclusion of peace BOMBAY 9 the times of india announces that relief works have been established in Sho Bho lapore district where the pioneer on the dinst reported that there were prospects of a famine and of the inhabitants have been heen riven given employment there is now plenty of grain in the district LONDON 1 lothe 10 the post says an arrangement has been reached by the masters and 0 operative p cotton spinners of blackburn by which the threatened great lockout is avoided other papers on the same information I 1 do neu net consider the matter as finally arranged but regard an agreement as highly probable constantinople IO 10 the porte has not yet replied to En england glands conference provo proposal sal sai PARIS 10 lo the count of chan dordy has been appointed french delegate to the conference of the powers en on the eastern question t is expected that the conference will begin its cession in about a fortnight LONDON 10 A telegram fro from M cairo reports that the egyptian minister of finance has been d dismissed Is and imprisoned forc fore for conspiring against khedive hussien Hus elen eien the Khe khedives dives son has been appointed minister of finance the post publishes the official announcement inno ihno of dussias Rus sias formal acceptance of the english proposal for a conference at constantinople on pil the ba basis Is of the integrity and independence of turkey the proposal as accepted by russia includes a condition that the powers jointly and severally renounce all intention of aggrandizement the minter minister of commerce announced in the chamber of deputies this after afternoon nyon upon that mr washburn theAmer the amerlean american ican icah minister had declared himself satisfied with al de do Sommer ards disclaimer of the authorship of the letter slandering the people of the united states BELGRADE 10 A dispatch to the daily mews says a captain brown of chicago has received the servian gold cross for gallantry in the battle of A exl exi where he lost his leg LONDON 9 abir sir thomas white was today to day installed as lord mayor of london with the usual ceremonies A grand banquet was given by the new now lord mayor tonight to night at the mansion house among the distinguished persons present was wag the earl of beaconsfield Beacons field in response to the toast her ma bestys minister lord beacons nield field made an elaborate speech in which ho he explained the efforts the government bad made for the maintenance of peace during the past year he these efforts the government had been guided by the principle of maintaining the and territorial integrity rit of the ottoman empire which I 1 were guaranteed by the treaty of paris he upheld this principle asi as the best adapted to secure the peace of the world he ue emphatically repudiated the doctrine that the treaty of paris ought to be considered obsolete ho recapitulated the events of the past post year and stated that the government had refused to assent to the berlin memorandum mo and aud also refused to give its sanction to the tho proposals ls contained in the ff letter because it felt that the occupation of turkish territory would be a violation of th the e most solemn treaties and tranquility of and shows that the interests ut england were not to be trilled with he said trying as the havo have been during the past year the independence and grid integrity of turkey have not been violated and general peace has been upheld so much for the great purposes which the government proposed to itself another leading object of the governments ern ments policy has been to secure such improvement in the condition of the subjects of turkey as would remove all cadee for dit disturbances urb a aces whether produced by al at luto blute suffering or partly fostered az bv selfish agitation reviewing tahe govern ments efm eff efforts arts in this dirt beaconsfield Beacons nield field emoke of I 1 s hopefulness in the prospects of ea v dpn servia first showed signs of or exhaustion ha and appealed to the good offices of england to procure an armistice he testified to the cordiality and readiness with which russia acceded to the proposal made by england on that occasion the hopes then existing were however frustrated by an outburst of feeling in E england which persuaded not on only y the servi serviano ians lans a ns but the friends of the ser serviano v ians fans in n other countries that england had bad suddenly determined to abandon her traditional policy with regard to the last proposal of an armistice as england had promised a month as the minimum of an armistice and as russia had herself propose proposed three months the english government overn men t considered the port Porte 0 hadcox had completely and adequately met mt its proposal by grantin g five months an and d therefore withdrew fr from 0 in the when the portes fortes offer was refused but was greatly gratified that an armistice had been at last obtained he considered the russian ultimatum unnecessary immediately med lately the armistice was agreed to the english government proposed a eon conference ference ferenee he thought this conference should not merely consist of the ambassadors at constantinople stantin ople but should be participated in by statesmen who would be likely to have broader and less local lecal views lord concluded with rhe the following words 1 I thiu thlu think kiam klam iam lam correction correct in saying say ing that all the powers have now agreed to attend the conference the mar mat quis quia of salisbury will doubt doubtless leas do his best for the permanent peace of europe which all statesmen are agreed can be best secured by adhering to the existing treaties he knows that the tho independence and integrity ef of turkey will vanish unless the people are placed under a government which studies their welfare I 1 am um hopeful that in the present temper of europe we shall be able to accomplish these res tes results ul ts without those terrible appeals to war ef of which we have heard so much we have nothing to gain by a war we covet no cities nor province provinces our prudent boast is that the brifil british empire subsists as much upon sympathy as force but if a struggle should come it mast be remembered that there is nu no country so well prepared for war as england because there are none whose resources are so great in ina inn a righteous cause causes and I 1 trust england will never embark in war except in sueh such a cause a cause which concerns her liberty or empire J england is not a country which will have to e enquire n whether she shall enter into a second or third campaign if she commences she will not finish until right is done 11 sir anthony musgrave governor of south australia lihs has been transferred to jamaica colonel G C G governor of the gold coast ef of africa has been transfer berred to the bahamas to take the place of governor pope hennesy who is transferred to hong kong LIVERPOOL 9 the post of this city says bays the announcement of til dens election is well vell received in commercial circles LONDON 11 the general relapse a pe on the stock exchange yesterday tel ter y oris is attributed to lord bea cons fields speech at rt the lord mii Mil mayors banquet the american amerlean A e I 1 an securities have been adversely berss ell erl y uffa acted by tho tha political situation in the united states which is attracting much attention VIENNA ll 11 reports from T turkish urk ark sources state that the porte has raised several objections to the projected i ted conference and has instructed ff its london bondon ambassador to communicate muni cate tc them dolord beaconsfield Beacons field the assertion that all the powers had assented to the tho conference is criticised in diplomatic circles in vienna the cabinet has hs not accepted the proposition count an brassy will state his hirv diews views of the english xen JEn glish proposal after the funeral of ils lis his mother who h bas baa as jus pus just J t d died lc d HAVANA 11 although the was tempestuous tweed was wag in it excellent health healt the franklin ran short of coal an and was compelled to stop at stthomas to replenish she sailed for new york on the ath dinst the probabilities bili ties are that the voyage to new now york will take about civo days Z when be was a pugilist they called him ned wright now he Is 13 the reverend edward wright and Is up a n W church in camberwell Cam berwell london the l he co converted u ned Is eaid said to bo be a thoroughly converted man and very successful in his work he la Is a fearless preacher and quite eloquent in la his way |
