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W>*lti*<ilny >lornlii|{. F*!rniiry 11. IW.
Action of the Electoral Commission.
On lasi Wednesday, the Electoral
Commission voted against receiving any
other evidence than that furnished by
the President of the Senate in the docu
ments referred to them tor decision.
The vote was 8 against and 7 for “going
behind the returns.” It was ordered
that no evidence in the Florida case shall
he received or considered which was not
submitted to the Joint Session of the two
House of Congress by the President of
the Senate with the different certificates,
except such as relates to the eligibility
of one of the Electors. The evidence to
be considered under this order was de
scribed by Mr. Fluky, in transmitting
it, ns the documents purporting to be
electoral certificates, the objections made
thereto in Joint Session, and the aecom-
pauyiug papers.
There are three of these certificates* —
one for IlAYKßsigned by Stearns, onefor
Tilden signed by the Attorney-General,
and another which is in the nature of an
authentication of the the last mentioned,
and has the signature of Governor Drew.
The objections to be considered are those
to the Hayes certificate from the Demo
cratic side, and those to the Tilden cer
tificate from the Republican side. The
record of the Supreme Court of Florida
on the quo warranto, invalidating the
Hayes certificates will come before the
Commission, and also the action of the
Florida Legislature, to the same effect.
Under the order as adopted, the pro
ceedings of the Canvassing Hoard can
not be inquired into.
A motion before the Commission to
to allow evidence proving that the Flor
ida Canvassing Hoard corruptly and
fraudulently certified to the election of
the Hayes Electors had been voted
down before the passage of the order
that was finally adopted.
—On Thursday the question of the
disqualification of Hi mfiireys, one of
the Republican Electors of Florida, oe
cupiod the whole day. Humphreys, it
jk claimed, held the office of Shipping
('oiutnissioner of the United States, which
is an “office of profit and trust,” and he
therefore is constitutionally disqualified.
The following special telegram to the
Alanta Const Hut ion is from the pen of
Henry W. Grady and gives the situa
tion as it looked at last accounts :
Washington, Fein nary 8. —There is
little change in the situation to-tlay. The
Democrats claim some hope from the
fact that a large amount oi‘ evidence,
which accompanied the returns, will be
admitted. The-general feeling, however,
is still gloomy.
At Colonel Felton’s rooms in this
city last night, Charles O’Conou and
Judge Black dropped in. The former
does not think the decision wholly ad
verse to the Democratic side in Florida.
II e says, “Tilden has lost one point in
many; Hay eh has gained one a in few.”
Judge Black is not quite so hopeful.
Chairman Hewitt said this morning
that if Hayks was declared elected he
would be the last President of the United
States, for he didn’t think the Republic
could endure, at which Ben Hill smiles
grimly, and says Mr. Hewitt has less
confidence in the Republic than he has.
3 Layitt, of New York, says he thought
it was possible to get up a tribunal of
men wlio would rise above party, but he
is quite despairing now, but he does not
charge partisanship but is fearful.
Judge Jere Black says this after
noon, “We have all the law and facts on
our side, but they (the Republicans)
have the count.”
J. Pkocioa Knott aud all the Ken
lucky members who voted against the
bill are more happy for having recorded
their votes as they did.
A prominent Tildkn man, and-one
who is perfectly at home in the .Arling
ton headquarters, said to me this morn
ing: “Hen Hill is responsible, more
than almost everybody else, for thf Elec
toral ('omniis- ion. If and Jllwitt re
present very near tin* sum total of the
negative forces that brought it into being.
Mr. Tildln was bitterly opposed at the
first to this Commission. He felt, cer
tain that he had been fairly elected, and
he had the nerve to stand by his rights.
His friends had arranged so tliut his in
auguration would have been a certainty.
The conspiracy to keep him out of his
rights would have been crushed like an
egg-shell in a vice. Mr. Tilukn* was
fully prepared to take the responsibility
of putting himself at the head of the
honest people of the country, and insist
ing to the last extremity on justice and
right. Hut when he saw Hewitt refuse
to call the National Convention together
that a definite and positive purpose
might be subsituted for vague and pur
poseless utterances, and heard Hen Hill
and the representative Southern men de
clare that the South would prefer Hayes
to civil war, he felt that it was time to
yield to the inevitable and'accept the
uncertain fortunes of the niixod Commis
sion. Had there been no break in the
ranks, no weakening along the lines, Mr.
Tildln would never have consented to
have put his victory in jeopardy and
subordinated to arbitration what was
dearly his own. It is like a man who
sees a thief bouncing out of the window
with his watch, calling in a hoard, to be
by himself and the thief alternately, to
decide to whom the watch belongs. If
the Commission decides justly, of course
it is best that the Commission was or
ganized ; if it backs up the conspirators,
however, then he should have preferred
the shorter and sterner method of settling
the difficulty.”
It is proper to say that the gentleman
quoted above gives Mr. Hill the high
est praise and endorses his course, being
hardly prepared to condemn even the
conservative shout that he claims called
the Commission into being.
I triii* of IntcrcMt.
The suit against Belknap has been dis
missed.
Reuben Davis, whose “ disabilities” were
removed by Congress last week, is the only
brother of Kx-Pri ddent Davis.
Dan Chamberlain, of South Carolina, is
keeping mighty quiet for a man who is not
pulling any taxes out of the people’s pock
ets.
In the river and harbor appropriation
bill. Savannah harbor gets $1)5,000, Bruns
wick harbor $5,000, and the Coosa river
$2,000.
After all it may turn out that Grant lias
saved the country again—this time by ap
pointing a little old postmaster away out
m Oregon. Let us trust that he has.
This year the Southern States raised 10.
000.000 bushels more corn than in 1875.
Illinois is the largest corn grower of the
Northern, and Tennessee the largest of the
Southern States.
The Chicago journals claim that the city
maintains a large and costly police force ;
and then the citizens have to protect them
selves. "No man is safe on the street after
nightfall without a revolver ready for in
stant use." Why don't the decent, law
abiding people of Chicago immigrate down
South y They can come to Georgia and
leave their revolvers behind.
It is stated on good authority that Pres
ident Grant has known for a considerable
time of the etforts at bargain and side by
the Louisiana returning hoard, anil that
ibis is parity the key to his Louisiana pol
icy, and that the suppressed portion of his
interview early in the winter with Mr.
Hewitt had reference to the facts, and was
the occasion of bis saying then that the
vote of Louisiana ought to he thrown out.
The Lowndesville murderers keep up a
terrible racket at the jail and are almost
constant in their devotions. Their songs
and prayers are very loud anil they are
trying to improve the short time allotted
them to make their peace with God. It
will be remembered that these same fellows
who now so pitifully sue for mercy, shot
Clayton Allen down in cold blood and
without a moments warning. —Abbeville
Medium.
According to the ‘•Tribune Almanac."
the largest vote polled in any Congression
al District was in the one that embraces
the State of Nebraska, 152.68(/. Mr. Welch,
who was elected, received J 0,900. Mr.
Throckmorton, of Texas, had the largest
majority of any candidate, 22.855. The
Mormon delegate. Mr Cannon, of Utah, had
a majority of 17,099. Mr. Buckner, of
Missouri, comes next, with 10.89 J ; Mr.
Cox, of New York, next with 10.058; Mr
llatcher, of Missouri, next, wiih 15,690.
One of the marked features of the visit
of Wheeler to Ilayes. says the Philadel
phia Chronicle, was the presentation by
Mrs. Ilayes of the colored servants of her
household to the distinguished guest be
fore the multitude of outside visitors were
allowed their turn at hand-shaking. Mr.
Wheeler was affected even unto tears when
Mrs. Hayes informed him that the colored
folks before him understood perfectly
"how much his name meant to their hopes
as a people.” Asa whole the incident
was one well calculated to impress sensible
people with the opinion that Mrs. Ilayes j
understands piling up the agony to periec- j
tion.
LETTERS FROM ATLANTA.
Tb* Warlflla ami 2Vrlh lienrirln Hull
loader Mori* NtaiMlliiif Hi the l*r.
Atlanta. Ga. February 8, 1877.
To the Editors ok The Sun :
For the last two days the House Ims had
all (lie big guns brought out to get Marietta
and North Georgia Hailrond an endorse
ment of $.->.OOO dollars a mile. On every
member’s desk was placed a beautifully
colored map, showing the gold, iron, mar
ble. soapstone. nuH all sorts of minerals
ever found in ni>zoiintry. and the ttoad Is
to run througliml these rich, valuable
mines ; and the people of that Eldorado
want five thousand dollars a mile, after
having the State,, convicts to grade their
road, and it to he a narrow-guage at that !
If this bill passes, the door is open to all
the wild schemes in the country and Geor
gia will be bankrupt in five years, and the
roads westward will he crowded with her
citizens fleeing from enormous taxation.
Hut two members spoke against the State
aid project —Turner, of Hrooks, ami Ham
mond, of Thomas—both of whom made
tine speeches and gave plain facts and tig*
arcs. Their speeches brought out a good
many lawyers and preachers who favor
State aid. .Just as soon as it is known that
this bill has passed, up will step 17 more
of them, and say they will take sugar in
their's.
The Convention hill has just passed the
Senate by a small majority. Senex.
Dolngr* in tin? tieneral Assembly—lion.
John It. Benson, Etc.. Etc.
Atlanta, ■Ga., February 8, 1877.
To the Editors of The Sun :
The General Assembly is dragging along
slowly, and will spin out its existence to
the constitutional limit of forty days.
There has been less work done by this
Legislature than any in a long time, as
there have been 900 bills introduced in the
House and some 200 in the Senate, one
third of which have not been acted on. and
there only remains seven days to dispose
of all this mass of business. Most of these
hills, however, are of minor importance
and are bills relating to local matters, and
when the forty days are out will be sum
marily disposed of by being thrown on top
and under the table.
To-day the bill for calling a Convention
to revise the Constitution of the State was
called up in the Senate, and passed by a
vote of 20 yeas to 14 nays, calling a Con
vention right out, without submitting it to
the people beforehand. This is about all
the business that this Legislature has bad
before them of public interest, besides
electing a I . S. Senator.
The appropriation bill to the Marietta
and North Georgia It. R. was lost yester
day in the House. On this bill the Elber
ton Air Line has been hanging its salva
tion. and with its loss all its hopes will be
killed for several years to come. The in
debtedness of the State of Georgia, to
gether with the financial condition of the
country at present, would make it suicidal
to the interests of the State and of the tax
payers to appropriate aid to railroads, and
were the Legislature to do so would be
virtually a return to the days of Bullock,
Blodgett it Cos.
Old Benson makes a good member, and
is alive to the interests of our County. He
is alert and vigilant and always in his seat
to do his whole duly. lie has stuck faith
fully to all the commandments contained
in his platform before his election, but 1 am
afraid has gone back on his bastardy bill,
which he is reserving for next session.
There will be a considerable reduction
with this session in the cost of running the
clerical department of both Houses, as up
to this time they have been run with a
much less number than heretofore, reduc
ing the cost of the department several
thousand dollars.
W. A. Harris, of Worth, is the Secre
tary of the Senate and is a very efficient
officer. He is a son of Hon. Iverson L.
Harris, formerly of Milledgeville, who is
well known to many of your readers.
Yours. Ac., S.
" llrina- in Another Horse!**
Washington. February 7. —An objec
tion will be made from the Democratic side
to the counting of the electoral vote of 111 i-
I nois when the two Houses shall again meet
| in joint session to count the electoral vote.
The basis of such objection is the follow
ing information, received this afternoon by
the Hon. Wm. M. Springer of that State,
and dated Springfield. 111., Feb. 7 :
*• Chaffee, a Hayes Elector, was United
States Commissioner for the Southern Dis
trict of Illinois when elected. He acted as
an Elector without resigning his office. The
proof is positive. He is here, and admits
it, and the records show it.
(Signed) G. W. Wendling,
JNO. 11. ObKRLY,
E. L. Merritt.*’
As there is only ono return from Illinois
the objections to counting the vote is re- !
quired to be signed by at least one Senator
and one member of the House of Repre-i
seutatives, whereupon the two Houses will i
separato for action. No vote or votes from '
any State from which but one return ha>
been received can be rejected except by
the affirmative vote of the two Houses.
Thw ease will not he subject to the Electo
ral Commission.
—
The Electoral fount.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
The Commission decided that they would
neither receive nor consider any evidence
as to the main issue which had not already
been submitted *• with the different certifi
cates.” by the President of the Senate act
ing as the agent of the two Houses. The
question therefore is : W hut was submit
ted? The weal or wde of forty millions
of people seems to hang upon the answer.
If only the hare certificates arc before the
Commission, we arc doomed to endure four
more years of Gruntism, the only change
being in the figure head. The old accus
tomed leaders would all ho on deck, from
the two Chandlers down to the humblest
tide-waiter. If, however, the whole case
is substantially before the Commission,
there is hope in spite of the apparent par
tisan nature of the recent vote.
In trying to ascertain what evidence is
regarded as k, in," we can not do better
than to go to the arguments of the Demo
cratic counsel, which have been strangely
overlooked by many readers. Judge
Black's argument was in fact chiefly de
voted to showing that the two Houses had
submitted to the Commission a matter
upon which they (the two Houses) were
unable to agree, with the light of a mass
of evidence upon the subject before them.
All that evidence was before them when
Commission was appointed. It naturally,
reasonably and rightly formed a part of
the case submitted to the Commission.
The reports of both the Senate and House
committees on the Florida case, the
vurranto case in Leon County, the decision
of the Supreme Court, the subsequent can
vass and all the enactments of the Legisla
ture are matters of record, which were
handed to the Commission in bulk, and
now lie upon its table tied-up together.
This evidence was submitted to the Com
mission by the joint convention through its
agent, the President of the Senate. Will
it be neglected ?
Mr. Merrick, of the Democratic counsel,
took the position that there could be no
question as to the regularity of the evi
dence before the Commission. The House
had, in a regular way and by a proper
committee, taken certain testimony, and
when the certificates were opened, the ob
jection, with the evidence on which it rest
ed. was, with the certificates, referred to
this Commission, and lie held that it was
now before the Commission, whatever
might be the decision as to its admissibil
ity. lie did not understand that the objec
tors to the first certificate proposed to offer
any more extrinsic evidence than in rela-
tion to the precise time the writ of quo
warranto was served, lie maintained that
the inquiry into affairs in Florida was fair
and full, opportunities to be present being
>Uui iyitfr|nrOßii ’.itciVi-Uxl. •.>’. Uic
fullest opportunities afforded for cross
examination. and that the witnesses were
eross-exanViued.
It must be conceded that Judge Black
and Mr. Merrick know a thing or two
about evidence; and it does not appear
that the opposing counsel who followed
them met their arguments as to what evi
dence is already before the Commissioners.
Do not these facts leave at least ground for
hope? True. Judge Miller introduced the
resolution limiting the evidence to what is
actually in. It is also true that the Com
mission was divided by almost party lines.
But nevertheless the whole case is before
the Commission, and we do not propose to
••give up the slip" until a verdict is ren
dered that transfers the vote of Florida
from the people's choices to Hayes and
Wheeler. With the whole case before
them, we cannot believe that the Commis
sion will reverse the verdict upon which
the courts, the Legislature, the ae Jure and
ile facto Governor and the balance of
Florida’s government are agreed—thus pre
ferring "the bastard certificate of a law
less Governor” to a canvass that is con
fessedly an expression of the popular will.
One certificate comes backed by the en
tire State government of Florida; the other
comes with a legal cloud upon it—a writ of
i/iin warranto from a competent court.
Under what circumstances that writ was
served is explained in the following extract
from a private letter received a iyonth or
more ago by the editor of the Washington
Union:
" A </no warranto was served on the
Ilayes Electors a few hours before they
voted. The canvass was completed at 2
o'clock a. m on the oth [of December] and
the certificate issued to them only a few
hours before they voted, so that the service
of the quo warranto was ali wc could do.
The board had thirty five days to make the
canvass, and against our protest postponed
opening the votes until the first of Decem
ber. and delayed the announcement of the
Jindiny until the eery day the Electors were
required to rote. What could be done but
to file anil serve the quo warranto ? Are
the people of the State to be cheated out of
their vote, and a spurious President made
by a sort of snap judgement which the court,
upon a fair trial, must declare to be utterly
void, as soon as a judicial investigation can
be had?”
The court afterward rendered judgment,
which ought to be conclusive in the minds
of all law abiding men ; for all admit that
Electors are State officers.
Discussion of these questions or of any
other question connected with the Florida
case are, however, of little value at the pres
ent time; for we are not far from a final
verdict in the momentous case. If adverse
to Ilayes, it is his Waterloo. If ad verse to
Tilden, he will fall back, first, on Louisi
ana ; secondly, on Oregon'and lastofall. on
the army of meligibles. If Hayes loses a
single vote, even if Tilden does not gain it,
the election goes to the House.
They've got to F already,
But goodness ! who can tell
llow many days or weeks ‘twill be
Ero they arrive at-L?
A Npwlintu Ktnmlii|r Hoarder.
From the Sew York Sun.
The testimony of Oassenave, the under
taker, carries with it an aroma of burnt
cork which is too strong to he mistaken.
We quote from the report of his examina
tion on Monday:
“ Mr. Field—Did you open the returns in
secret session ?
“ Cassenave —Yes. No. We had one pa
per in secret session—the what-you-may
call it. I forgot the name. It was only
one paper—the contabulated statement—
the whole of it.
*• Mr. Burchard—He means consolidated.
k *Cassenave—That’s it! That’s what 1
meant. When l said contabulated, I meant
consolidated.”
With trifling alterations, the above dia
logue might be effectively given thus:
" End Man—Yessah ! No sah ! We had
one papah in do sacred seshun—de wot-yc
my-call-it. I disremember de cognomen,
Mr. Johnsing. It was only one papah—de
contabulated stateheuse.
** Middle Man—You means consolidated,
Mr. Casenave.
••End Man—Dat*s him! Dat's wot T
meant hefo* ! When I says contabulated,
I meant to 'spress consolumnated.”
We submit that Nature never intended
Mr. Casenave for the gloomy profession
which he now adorns. He was born to
shine as tlte genial end man of a mirthful
hand of minstrels.
The .Malb-Thr Mlevvtij Xmib.
The Athens Watch-man justly gets its
hack up in this style about the man to take
Mr. Hill's place :
The newspapers are busy fixing up Mr.
Hill's successor. Many gentlemen, in the
Ninth District have been named, and some
outside of it. A writer in the Constitution
pronounces a deserved eulogy on that ex
cellent gentleman. Col. Robert llestr, of
Elbert , and recommends him to the people
of the Ninth ! Another exchange* recom
mends •• Mr. Emory Speer, of Burke.”
•• Be aisy. gentlemen, and if you can't
be aisy, be as aisy as you can.” The_po
ple of the Ninth District will be able, with
out the aid of a granny or the interference
of trading politicians, to select a repressn
tire man—one who will suit them—no mat
ter what outsiders may think about it.
Hon. A. 11. Slt-plretiM.
Mr. Stephens’ disease is pronounced by
bis trio of eminent physicians as pneumo
nic and neuralgic—not pulmonary, as his
terrible cough might at first lead one U>
suppose. This leads to the hope—faint,
bnt still a hope—that the distinguished
invalid's remarkable vitality will, when
aided by milder weather, triumph again.
HART COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY.
sVi\ the undeniiguod physicians, have thin day met
a5 ecjpmlivil ourselves into a society, to oe Known
as )lie “ Hart County Medical Society,” with Dr.
George Eberhart as President and Dr. W. If. Pajr (i
as Secretary, tor the mutual protect iou of ourselves
and our jsntnms. lie it
Jtesotveii. That our patrons be requested to com*
forward and make settlement of outstanding de
mands, that we may know for whom to practice and
who arc our supporters.
For the benefit of alt concerned we append the fol
lowing Fce-T{3/£. the same to be considered due and
payable in cash or by note when the patient is dis
charged :
For simplp prescription . . JS 1 DO
For mileage, in day time, ... 50-
For mileage, in right time, . . . 1 Off
For natural eases of obstetrics . . )0 01 f
For instrumental eases of obstetrics . 25 00>
For Craniotomy . . . . 50 00
For earli consultation ... 10 00
For laneing. illness or gums. . . . 1 ot>
For examination wit'A speculum . . 250
For catlieterimh . . . 2 50
For adjusting fractures . . 5 00
For reducing dislocations . „ 5 OO
For amputations . . . from $5 to 50 OO
For all eases of gonorrbcea . . 10 GO
For all eases of syphilis . . .20 00>
GEORGE EBERHART, M. D„
4V. 11. PAGE, M. I).,
(’. A. WEBIi. At. D..
A. J. MATHEWS. M. D..
24 R. G. WITHERSPOON, M. D.
LWECUTOR’S SALE.
JLi Will he sold before the Courthouse door in:
Hartwell. Hart County, on the First Tuf.khay in
November next, within the legal hours of sale,
THAT FINE RIVER PLANTATION
Of Mieajah Carter, deceased, containing 1,200 acres,
more or less. 800 acres in original fo-rest and 100 aeres
of first-class river and creek bottoms. Sold for the
benefit of the heirs and creditors. The place can he
divided into two or three tracts, if desired. Terms—
One-half cash; two payments will be given for the
other half, the notes to bear interest at one per cent,
per month, and the land to lie bound for the purchase
money. JAS. M. CARTER, ExecT.
Feb'y 7. 1877 24-32
Hart sheriff’s sale.
Will be sold before the Courthouse door in
Hartwell on the First Ti f.siiay in March next,
within the legal hours of sale,
FIVE ACRES OF LAND,
More or less, well improved, adjoining lands of J. B
Benson, F. C. Stephenson anil others. Levied on as
the property of >J. 11. Skelton, to satisfy a fi. fa. in
favor of Hannah Rush and Lewis B. Rush vs. J. H.
Skelton. This litli February.
24 W. A, HOLLAND, Sheriff.
( J EORGI A—HA RT COUNTY.
yA Whereas. Ira M. Brown applies to me for the
guardianship of the person and property of Robert
L. Pullum and George M. W. Pullum. minors under
01111400.11 years, children of Marlon Pullum. deceased.
Therefore, this is to cite the kindred and friends of
said minors to show cause, if any they have, at the
March term next of this Court, why the guardian
ship aforesaid of said minors should not be granted
said applicant. .
Given under my hand, officially, this iebrnary a,
1877
24 FRED. C. STEPHENSON, Ordinary.
p EORGI A—HART COUNTY.
\JT Ordinary's Office, February 3d, 1877.
Martin V. li. Gary has applied for exemption of
personalty, and 1 w ill pass upon the same at 12 o'clock
in on the 27th dav of February, 1877. at my office.
’ ' F. C. STEPHENSON,
24 Ordinary.
Miss ANNIE JORDAN
YITHLL resume her Music Class on the 2!tth day of
! YV January. Having procured new text books,
she ensures the best method of teaching the rudi-
I meats of this beautiful science,
i Rates per month reduced to Hi.
Use of Piano per month. 30 Cents.