| Show by telegraph X 7 rA 3 ame MERICAN bican RICAN YANKTON X 19 the supreme court today to day affirmed the decision of the court below in the trial of mccall for murdering wild R bill III 11 i and mccall will be hanged on march washington 19 the joint compromise bill continues to be the all absorbing topic oC conversation here the ington newspapers the organs of both parties today to day denounce it vehemently and there are indications that it will encounter greater opposition in congress than was supposed yesterday ab tche e national republican publican lre lie calls on the senate as a bulwark of rrie frie da dom m to stand by the constitution and established precedents which give its presiding officer the right to open the certificates and count the votes compromise with wrong says the be Ke republican publican means and deserves defeat and loyal joyal voters will cry out in indignation against the proposed mixed al Which ich means nothing else than making g the president by a toss penny lice dice box arrangement The Chronicle argues that whether the power of the count ng of the votes belongs to the president t of til senate or is lodged in congress 1 this plan is I 1 s unconstitutional institutional and trifles with the intelligence of tho the nation the union a democratic organ in a two and a half column editorial reviews the bill and arrives at the conclusion that the plan la Is tantamount to declaring the november el election lection a draw and ordering a new election by fifteen men instead of by tho the it constitutes a tribunal nominally to decide virtually to elect the tha union furthermore tais poses the hit bit fun fen the ground that this unwarrantable compromise is surrender ii g W the right of the house to an etl neual al and independent voice in deciding what votes shall be coun counted ted articles like thee tilee and similar utterances of part parti ihn newspapers elsewhere are evidently producing considerable effect upon congressmen but nevertheless it t still beems seems certain that the bill will pass both houses by handsome majorities i as a matter of expediency although irwill it will be protested against as a matter of principle the tile house 7 judiciary compit comfit fee today to dip day reported a bill providing thad any woman who shall thill b haxe have 2 been a member of the bar of the highest state or territorial court or of the supreme court of the Di district strict of columbia for three years maintaining good standing and who has a good moral character shall on motion and production of such record be permitted to practise before the supreme court BOSTON 19 the murdock testimonial entertainment at the boston theatre this afternoon netted CHICAGO 19 the olmes times washington says the suffragists today to voday day matured miti mitt ired a six eix constitutional amendment giving women the right to c citizenship rhey they thoy have petitions from twenty six states one hundred delegates were present including mrs mra stanton and phoebe cozzens the tife national democratic executive com committee cittee will call a full meeting of the committee hero here on if the compromise bill passes the committee intend to call a national convention in the committee on indian af fairs fairy today to day the subcommittee sub committee reported a bill recommend by the sioux commission providing for the removal of the sioux i 10 0 choln dian than territory but the commission voted to recommit with instructions to report the bill striking out that portion providing for transfers A counterfeit 1000 bill said to bo be a ver ven very y perfect imitation has app appeared eared NEW ORLEANS 19 since the first of january new cases of smallpox small pox have been reported to th tha the board aboard of health including one case from the state house several cases are reported among tho the troops in the custom house new NEW 19 Max maxwell weli the broker who bought the check of the forger of the union trust companas Comp anys check was wag ai rested arrested today to day charge with complicity city ASHTABULA I 1 19 the unidentified dead nineteen in number were buried today to dayan day jn the cemetery herewith the copal services three are still here waiting id ST 11 louis 19 the globe zemo demo craffo special from carthage missouri gives a brief account of a riot at webb city yesterday it appears that a somewhat notorious fellow named bud blunt was arrested for violation of the city ordinances din ances anees and not being able to pay the fine assessed was lodged in the and subsequently released in a spirit of revenge he with hs brother and a large num number berof of followers procured guns and pistols and opened fire on the citizens promiscuously home some shots were fired several persons were badly wound wounded eds edy including two of the rioters several houses were wera fired into two horses killed and two men severely beaten great excitement prevails the citizens rallied and ten of the rioters were arrested they will be prosecuted to the extent of the law NEW YORK 20 the worlds tallahassee Tallah assee asseo special says the florida returning board re canvassed the presidential vote yesterday yesterdays under the legislative action j just us t approved by governor drew requiring the board to make a new canvass and that all the returns found regular footed ninety four majority for tilden the republicans claim that this result was attained by fraud CLEVELAND 20 this morning the dead body of charles collins chief engineer of the lake shore and ana michigan southern railroad was wag found in his house with the appe IPPe appearance arance of having been lifeless for twenty four hurs h urs one revolver was held fast fahl in his another and a razor lay near him on the bed A case of undoubted suicide by shooting it is supposed anxiety on account of the late accident at ashtabula made him deranged mr collins family was absent at the time of the suicide NEW YORK 20 the electoral bill continues to challenge great diversity of public sentiment while the majority of partisans of both sides appear to oppose business men generally approve it because they believe it will render an early peaceful settlement of the presidential tiM muddle so certain as to immediately stimulate the revival of trade the herald approves it unreservedly edly predicting its early passage by both houses and characterizing zing opposing arguments ments menta as ns weak and ineffectual the times criticizes the vui for not more clearly defining the powers of the proposed commission it d denounce e sas IL aily any attempt iq go behind any lawful decla decia declaration ratio ii of the electoral votes claims that the proposed tribunal cannot be impartial and judicial for even its judges are chosen according to supposed party sympathies leaving much to chance in the selection of a fifth judge whose decision must settle the whole case the bill also gives this tribunal the right to interpret the powers of congress in incases incises cases caseb where these powers are confessedly undetermined in the declarations or precedents of congress itself and ani says more extraordinary tra ordinary legislation has nevee failen fallen to our lot to examina than that a responsible legislative isla tive body acting under a written constitution or by clear and necessary inference from that I 1 instrument should le asked to clothe an arbitrary accidental commission with all the powers afa if any 13 Y possessed by itself in the premises is we bel bei believe belleve levet level unheard of we cannot see ece how the supreme court judges with any proper conception of the dignity of their office can consent to take part in such a helter method of shuffling around a great public question the conditions under which are called aponto upon to act are fatal to anything like the judicial thoroughness which is essential to judicial impartiality tho the tribune protests against the disposition of business inen men to the compromise as shown again on the support of the bill there is something more important than elther either the revival of business or the success of either patty the maintenance of the constitution which has provided a method for counting and decla decia declaring 0 the vote constitutional lawyers are better guides than business men GLEN covE LI lia 20 by the explosion of a converter at glencove Glen cove starch C company ompa nys works today to day two men mea were killed and the works damaged SAN FRANCISCO 20 H C bennett netty the defaulting pension agent today to day was sentenced ia in uie ule united states circuit court to pay ply a fine or two years in jail snowing beav heavrin heavy in the sierra err a nc vada reserve snow plows are breaking the track the central pacific overland train with double mail and delayed pass passengers engers eDgers for the union pacific were detained east of verdi yesterday the plow leaving the track the snow in the state extends well down into the foot hills snowing in the extreme northern portion of tho the state raining at sacramento and the lower portion of san joaquin valley also in napa and sonoma in the southern portion of the state cloudy with indications indication of rain clear buccold in oregon raining earning in this city all day cheering reports of crop prospects are comi coming rig tig from nearly all the state Bo BOSTON sioN ston 20 there lag has been a good demand for wooi wool apol during the past week and all grades are selling more moro freely choice cholee i e fine fleeces are held with considerable firmness and desirable lots could not be purchased except at full prices medium no I 1 and X fleeces were not quite so firm and sales have been ansome at some bome concession from the extreme prices recently current some considerable sales of X ohio fleeces have been made moade at 41 ig 44 but a portion embraced lots not fully up in grade or condition and can scarcely be called a fair test of the market holders of really desirable lots iota are still quite indifferent about selling in michigan nie fie fleeces aces there has not been a single transaction some small lots of X anew new hampshire and vermont were sold at 40 and pounds of no I 1 milwaukee Transaction transactions sin in ohio and pennsylvania fleeces have been ibs iba and include some lots of choice X and above at 45 6 46 and X X and above at 46 au the demand for combing and delaine has been more active the sales comprising ibs lbs at 46 3 55 for washed and 34 9 35 for unwashed desirable lotsof lots ot combing at 53 55 stocks of this description crip tion are fast disappearing fall california has been in better request but prices ruled comparatively low about ibs lbs selling elling in the range of 12 18 A choice lot of ibs lbs of spring sold at zt 33 and some desirable lots of fall as high as 26 D 27 there is also considerable sid erable fall hall on the market that could only be sold at comparatively jow figures pulled wools have llave been in fair demand with sales of lbs iba a as to quality the sales include good and choice eastern supers at 4 42 46 sales of lb ibs lbs of combing 9 and pulled at 45 0 47 sew MEW YORK 20 dunn com annual circular shows failures in the united states for the year 1876 with gross liabilities exceeding this is 1350 more failures than in the preceding ye arbut the reduction of I 1 on oi an average of the liabilities ascom as compared with 1875 which indicate 2 that the wider the wave of financial trouble extends the greater number ismall traders are included the per of fal fai failures luies in til the pacific states is one in every sixty business houses in western states one in seventy two in new xii Eri england gland giand one in fifty nine in the middle states one in fifty nifty seven seve n in in the south one in sixty four in canada for 1876 the fal fai failures lures were one in thirty two notwithstanding its specie currency because bej cause of over trading and indiscreet cre ere credits aits the circular anticipates a decided business improvement aa as soon as the I 1 presidential muddle is settled SAN FRANCISCO 20 the rain has ceased throughout the state I 1 but from the south indicate that another storm is approaching rho rhe the cho rain fall has amounted to one and a half to two inches in different localities the storm has subsided in the mountains the snow is deep but h has 9 not drifted so as to interfere with the running of trains the rain has been buff lelent sufficient plowing in the southern counties where the crop had bad not been sown and has greatly improved the grasses in the north where the grain is up the prospects of a good yield are considered excel excellent lenC arrived the pacific mail maii steamer alaska from HOng kong Dg via Y yokohama oko hongtong Hong kong dee dac 16 shanghai 17 travel on the railway between Shang shanghai haland and woosung wae wal was stopped topped by native mobs the rails obstructed ted and the workmen assaulted the chinese dislike to all material improvements caused the disturbances tur bances is great distress from famine lne in 16 the northern provinces A squadron of spanish war shins 43 expected in china for the tho osten sible purpose of investigating the alleged outrages upon spanish merchant vessie vessels ls on the coast of ol 01 formosa eleven years ago the real purpose is believed to 0 o bo be the reopening of the coolie trade gado with cuba yokohama dec 27 general laigo and suite returned from america on the instant they speak enthusiastically of the recep tien and treatment in all parts ol 01 the united states D W ap jones the american ent of the government heep beep farm sails calls by this steamer to perfect arrangements for the introduction of stock to japan government regards this enterprise as the most moat important industrial movement yet organized there is a great lamine famine in corea help is asked by the corean government from japan the interior lines of railway are bo be commenced early in 1877 A fatal affray took place between the sailors of the german ship vi nead and japanese laborers and police interference was necessary one german was killed and another mortally wounded the affair originated in a place of low resort the empress is at kl kioto oto performing a series of ceremonial visits to schools factories and public offices great interest is excited this being the first occasion of any japanese i empress taking part in any public proceedings NEW york 21 the worlds indianapolis special thays ex gov arnor hendricks was today to day as to his big judgment of the constitutionality and efficiency a of f the measure reported by the tho he joint congressional committee on the electoral count he said I 1 am gratified that so fair a bill has been ie reported ported it may not satisfy those who demand success in advance but I 1 think it will be acceptable to the country it is id certain that the commissioners may make a proper and righteous decision under it it will allow such latitude of investigation and judgment as will compel them to decide the right the heralds london dispatch says a vienna correspondent telegraphs that he has learned that the porte porto has intimated i abed that soon after the closing of the conference it would spontaneously r po offer considerable S concessions to the powers which tc now refuses td to yield to compulsion the correspondent adds that the ministerial press of vienna says that it is europe not russia th athas been unsuccessful ht constantinople and und therefore that there is no need for russia to take tip up the thrown down by turkey the prospect of russia beng betig left alone to deal with turkey say the vienna journals alluded to is rather favorable to peace general been interviewed ter viewed extensively and believes war certain jw 21 secretary chandler denounce deliberate forgery the following alleged dispatch which has be been en repeatedly published none such having ever been written or sent |
