Show by telegraph ph AMERICAN FT SMITH ark M 3 thomas Rams Ham ramsdale sdale dales a ne agro gro W was ts killed by his wife a C Cherok cherokee ero e ce e indian last night the woman shopped in the back of his head with an axe NEW ORLEANS 23 the republicans claim that none of the tho witnesses before the house sub committee have given facts disproving the specific cases of intimidation sworn to by witnesses before the returning board their allegations are general and vague the republicans public ans ask whether the evidence rought brought before the board and I 1 at the time did not justify the board in their actions in the premises NEW YORK 23 col win R vermilye of vermilye co bankers ersa died this afternoon he was a conspicuous member of the famous committee of seventy brother of jacob D vermilye president resident of the merchants bank and for many years colonel of the seventh regiment the ne w orlea n a special says the house committee have made a magnificent case during the week all four of the returning onn off officers leers have been examined two of them hae have bae been proved to be absolutely ignorant of the law and to have a acted ted according to the instructions given by their colleagues the other two weila and anderson were forced to admit that they wilfully violated the law and that their rulings were captious cap rious arbitrary and partisan it has been proved that they went behind the supervisors and even commissioners ners statements in concordia and where they gained 2000 republican votes by it and that they positively refused to canvass the returns of twelve democratic polls with the commissioners statements and in some somo instances with the ballot boxes and ballots before them on the ground that they could take note of nothing but the su supervisors consolidated statement it has been proved that the protests and ammi as to east baton rouge lafayette and east and west ana were made up in the custom j house after the returns had been compiled and sworn to it has been proved that some of the cus cua tom torn house hoube affidavits paraded in shermans Sher mans report gere were false and perverted that democratic witnesses have been assaulted and beaten since giving their testimony and that a general of terror has been established over the colored voters by the republican leaders A startling discovery has been made since the consolidated statement of the returning officer has been put in if they had simply counted the omitted polls which the republican republica ii supervisors refused to return and if they had not counted imaginary votes for the five hayes electors in concordia lb envIlle and that is to say if they had not supplied five names on the tho ballots which bore the names of only three hayes electors three of the tilden 1 i electors would have been ch chosen 0 sen this is even after throwing out seventy one polls which they ku hu fluxed the times editorial says the commercial agency in this city received yester yesterday dayo a private dispatch from texas saying that the town of crockett had been burned down and that the houses of halle haile roberts and coolers were the only only ones saved the town of crockett was situated on the san anonio road about miles northeast of austin and 12 miles east cast of felinity ity river and was the county seat of houston county etwas it was laid out in 1868 and was ono one on of the most flourishing towns in the interior of texas it boasted of several stores schoolhouses school houses a masonic hall and aud other fine buildings public and private tallahasse IS a the supreme court met at noon today to day counsel for the board withdrew the motion made sost yost yesterday erday that ho he be allowed to answer the court made the writ peremptory and ordered the board to re canvass the vote by the instant and file a report of their action on that day a and d then took a recess until four to make up its records LIMA 0 23 east easl lewis floering flouring flou ring mill was burned this morning loss TERRE HAUTE 23 A locomotive exploded on the illinois and midland railroad paris toni tonight to night glit killin killing 9 the tho engineer fireman firem 41 4 fand ind brakeman new NEW YORK 24 althe the Aby abyssinia ninfa ninia from Liverpool brought JC in specie c ept the he times special from tallahasse h as se says the decision of the au su preme court in the mandamus case was delivered at half past five on friday last it enforces the doctrine that all questions of irregularity or frauds rauda in elections are j to the courts not ti to the board ot state canvassers unless the returns are not regular or genuine thus if inspectors at the polls stuff the ballo tand change the result reul t if they duly certify the result of their act and the county canvassers send up the returns in due form such returns are genuine for any p purposes of the state board benee t tho the h court orders minute county returns to be counted when the pretended election was conducted with no vo more regard to legal form than the action of a street mob jackson county is ordered to be counted where at every precinct voters were compelled to pass their ballots up into Windo windows irs seven feet from the ground and where there is the clearest evidence that re republican u bun votes cas not co counted ed but the democratic ballots were stuffed in their stead monroe county also 1 is ordered to be counted when it is admitted by the precinct inspectors themselves that they adjourned on the night of the election to a place two miles ais dis distant in order to await the result at other precincts and ascertain how much was necessary for them to add to give a democratic majority in the county hamilton county is ordered to be counted where the inspectors who were all democrats and not republicans as has been asserted deserted the polling places and let others some of them candidates cadi dates for the state legislature count the ballots and get up a certificate obedience to the mandate court will give the state slate to the democrats and it does not now seem that anything can preveat prevent this result the utmost consternation prevails here among the republicans public ans it is especially apparent in the colored peoples people who are disposed to look at t the e situation under democratic rule as little better than slavery all day yesterday and today to day crowds of them might be seen at every corner bewailing their fate and giving expression pres tres slon sion to their feelings of r regret gr t in ways that could not fall to awaken the deepest ay sympathy and compassion there is scarcely a white re publican republican in the state who has ta taken ke n any part in politics who will not be made bankrupt by the result the whole burden of the tho campaign has been borne exclusively by them and they staked everything an the iss issue due lue of the contest the deci decision glon Alon gives the victory to their enemies and they have now to choose between leaving inythe the state or remaining here bee and hud enduring social ostracism and persecutions which democratic hate and malignity will suggest PITTSBURG 24 A young californian named wood returning to newbury now york after six va vears years ray ral absence was fatally injured by a railroad accident near adams ideana indiana on saturday night the train left the track in consequence of a misplaced switch wood attempting to rush frum from the car was crushed in the wreck of the platforms from which it took two hours labor to release him washington 24 prest grant in conversation with a representative of the associated press today to day said in reply to a question that be he had no knowledge of a democratic armed conspiracy south or west as had been reported he had information merely of organized bifia companies outside of the state militia but he was not apprehensive of an armed collision in connection with the presidency it seemed to him that the people desired only a fair count of the electoral vote in the southern contested states in order to be satisfied of the result the reports of the several committees now there would shed light on the true condition of amm aff mairs affairs and have a tendency to solve existing difficulties it was certainly desirable to establish the actual fact of the election of either hayes or tilden for neither could feel satisfied if any doubt remained of his election because in such a ease case his position as president would not command the requisite general support ajie president ra remarked aho n no q one could suppose he had any connection wj with th or relation to the declaration clar elar cl ris as to hd was elected that was not matter him to de do termine he was anxious for the coming of the ath of march when he be would gladly give way to his successor and ands freed from official cares and before reestablishing establishing re rc himself at his home in galena ills ho be purposed making a voyage to the west indies visiting havana and other points of interest he ae had deferred his voyage to europe till june he ie said ho he should promptly recognize whoever should be e declared his successor with this his bis political feelings would have nothing to do it would be r recollected that several years bears ago during the rub gub ab contest conta in the state of jef arad arkansas asas and with both parties representing their respective cases at washington he recognized a democrat in prefer preference enco dade to a republican because by legal tion we tiie former was entitled ta tt the position while it was true that the prea pres presidential f identical ident ial lal term commences hy by law on the ath of march it did not necess necessarily arlly follow that the president aident elect should defer taking the oath of office until that time he might take it immediately after declaring the election but of course he could not enter an on the perform er for in ance president until the ath of f march the tho day clay of the retirement othis of his pied pred predecessor cessor the thib president intends replying to the house reso rego resolution lution as to the sending of troops to the south and rind the authority under which he acted di all such proceedings edings edinga he said he endeavored to keep within the limits of the law having always previous to ta acting bonsu consulted ted the attorney general bi his legal adviser advisers and besides the democratic house bouse of Ite representatives presen natives ta tives during a former session of congress emphatically declared that all citizens of the united states should be equally protected in their thir rights he said with regard to complaints of his sending troops to the south for the above mentioned purpose it would be recollected that general frank blair wanted troops sent thither for a different object saying baying in his letter to colonel broadhead in june 1865 that there was waa but one way to restore the government and the constitution and that was for the president elect to declare the reconstruction acts null and void vold and compel the army to undo the alleged usurpations usurpation at the south and leave the white deop people 0 o to reorganize their own government surely i said the president if it the army according to general blair biair could be used to wipe out governments it could in my opinion bd tamp lamp employed loyed to support them the democratic nat national A convention after this letter was written nominated general biair for vice vlee president on a ticket with governor seymour the republican S state to go governments er 1 imenes ap a tho mye uye nothing democrate g to expect from the democrats i under their rule all s such ucil rovern men ts would fade out as in mississippi where ames was legally elected governor laut taut was forced to vacate office and is a fugitive from the state the Tres president Ident seemed pleased with wilh the action of the british government in retired retiring from its position on the extradition clause in the treaty of 1842 by surrendering brent the louisville forger remarking that that treaty which was suspended is thus revived and hei hereafter beafter he would be pr prepared pared to respond to requisitions from the british government fir for fu fugitive etive criminals the entire corres correspondence ond between the two government governments will be transmitted to congress on wednesday the president president dept said the treaty of 1791 with great britain provided only for the extradition 0 of persons persona charged with murder or forgery but in the treaty of 1842 the number of or boffl fences ances was increased so as to include piracy arson robbery or the utterance of forged paper the number he thought might be still further increased not bp however wever to include desertion from the army or navy postal changes for utah established wahsatch AValis Wah atch satch summit co utah P F 2 fuller P PM if postmaster appointed john J baleman bateman alta salt lake lah co cb utah 24 the government directors of the union pacific EK co in their report 1870 isto say the frequency with which conflicts relative 0 o the tho construction of the pacific B R B R legislation have havre arisen has brought the government directors to td c consider whether t or not bf the whole cas case ease q cri it be ad fi upon by the government 1 t any auy ny t todi turi 6 company nj pi ny which shall put A an nd I 1 to the controversy between them and aud settle definitely the nis nia manner annei arla and tim time of f the governments reimbursement burs jur bur er nent they say it is not practicable for the company to pay first mortgage bonds and the which would b be a due to government at the end of the thirty year term it would seem to be ae wise for the government and company to agree upon the ment of a sinking fund which shall reduce the indebtedness to the ae government at the end of the term teim say if congress could authorize the making of such cuch an arrangement it is believed tho the company will concur and the result vill will be that the government will have all its interest ref refunded undid during the term of thirty years and have the principal of the ehe he debt reduced this lis its would leave on the road at the maturity of pf the first and second mortgage about as the bridge bonds will haye have been either wholly paid or such balance of said bonds as may remain unpaid at the time and the sinking fund bonds can cau be proved provided for by the mortgage on land laud as the land grant bands will have been paid offey sales of land to provide for the first mortgage bonds and ana the balance due the fhe government a new mortgage will be authorized by congress to let 0 conw ong naw first rbt mortgage g a ge bonds bopf be placed abed with wih the government e as collateral security to be redeemed a as fast agthe as the company can sell pell them in the market at not less than par and accrued Int interest emst but not in any one year to be less than ten per cent of the amount besides paying coupon interest as it matures natures there is no doubt that first mortgage five per cent bonds to the amount of would be safe and popular security now when the practicability and certainty of tha the scheme for securing the return to government of every dollar which it has invested in the U P K R B R in connection with great adian advantages and saving to the postoffice Post office and war departments as flowing from ddom the indirect benefit resulting from the construction of the road it may be safely said that no equal outlay of money or credit by the united states has ever produced as profitable return SAN sax FRANCISCO 24 governor grover grovers of oregon arrived by steamer this evening and was waited upon by a number of prominent democrats and representatives of the press prem grover that the i reports il Z of i the republican electors electora to cor gor the e e effect act that they did not ria refuse |