THE FE-L1N0 IN WASHINGTON. WHAT TilK llli?T INTOilMKU OOUHI-.'U'O.XIKXTS SAY AS To Til K I'ROUABtK FINAL UKSUI.T. Wasiiinhto.x, TliursJnjr Night, February 8.? Tho situation to-night in ay b? summed up ms follows: There is a very perceptible increase of * eontideiioe among Republicans, which has been strengthened to sonic extent by the ruling of tho Coiiiuiis< ou to-day. In fact, there are but few members of that party who do not express their decided conviction Unit Hayes will be the next President. It is to be uotcd>hotfever, that among tho exceptions are to be included some of the most sagacious of the Kopuhlicnn leaders. These latter, and Governor Morton is one oi I hem, say unhesitatingly that they consider tliv ruling of the Commission as a great point gained for tho Republicans, but they do not yet look upon the final result as a certainty. Tiio mast of tho Democrats, who of couiso arc as unthinking as the mass of tho llepuhlicatis, nnd equally juiup to party conclusions, tiro undoubtedly dcsp n lent, though at tho suiuo timo they have bj 110 means abandoned hope. One very essential element which contribute: to the discouragement of the Democrats is ilu fact that otic of (he loading counsel on tlieii lnL-iw n irtauiiiiv viciv nt' I heir nrosneiMs winch view, however, was really entertained bj liiiu prior lo (lie ruling of the Commission. Oi the other hiunl, one of the ablest of the Demo cratic members of the Commission expresses hit opinion that the Democratic case has a betlei prospect than the liepuhlicuti case. The stun member says that he believes.) ustiee llradley wil try the cttse as a judge and net as a partisan.? It is significant that the entire foundation fo Hepubltcau coufidouco and hone is predicate Lt-v ?jiiuiii|niuu lintl J I111 ICC x>ra1 U1 IIIU UVUl ui tu?>l v >* | the almost entire abstinence from speaking eve to their familiar friends of their confidential d< liberations, have shown that iu this iiuportaii respect, at least, they recognize the obligation t their judicial functions.?Cor. Hal 11 more Sun. Stronger Cases for tho Democrats. WA3Ut.xc;roN, February ft.?The weakness i the Dcmocrat'c claim as to Humphreys, the a leged ineligible doctor, was so apparent th: it is a wonder that the question was ever raisei Certainly tlie ohjeeting to this vote must ha been made without due inquiry into the fact: The only purpose that can he imagined is tin it was desired to get lite tribunal committed t the principle of iiiqiiiiing into such eases iu 01 dcr to make a sure tiling of it when l.evisu an I5rewster, in Louisiana, and Watts, iu On got are under consideration. Humphreys did m hold the office of shipping commissioner wlic the election took place. All investigations, liov ever, serve to increase the strength of the Lou siuria ineligibility cases. If Levise's vote i counted it will he in defiance of notorious fuel rendering him ineligible. Judge Trumbull an Matt Carpenter arc hard at work on the Louis mm uitiitv* Tljwy lay nft'ii! tl?a constitutionality of the returning board iaw.Tlie claim which Carpenter says can he fully c; l.ihlishcd is tiiat t he returning hoard had no rigli to canvass the returns of a Presidential elcctioi that the hoard was illegally constituted, and th: the canvass was in many respects conducted i violation of law. Carpenter says Louisiana w il elect Tildcu beyoud a doubt. WHY Til K KLOlllllV CASK WAS I'll KSKNTKO. In convcrsation to-night one of tliu cniiuci counsel for the Democratic paity said lie ami h associates had hesitated about making the poii as to the ineligibility of Humphreys, because, o the facts, it was so much weaker than three c four cases of the same kind, which are inre.scrvi but they made it in deference to some leadin Democratic lawyers. The counsel regard tli Oregon and Louisiana cases of ineligible elcctoi as impregnable, and believe the Commission i tinW z'tiiikiiiil I Hi 1 lo fl?tnln I linu will n. vance wlien these are considered. They are m at all apprc tensive about the electiuii of Tihlei ami they only fear for Hendricks, an the inwi they dread is a failure to elect hy the people hi cause of the throwing out of one or mere volt hy ineligible electors, in which event the ilout of Representatives will choose the President.Cor. I'hiladctplua Tunc*. >??> A Possibility of a Change of the Democratic Ta< tics if Louisiana is Counted for Hayes. Washington, Friday Night, February 9.?Tli Democratic members of the Commission, an indeed all well informed Democrats, considi Tilden's cause very far from lest by the result < the Flor'nlaconte-t. The l.outsianucase present several strong points not heretofore laid befot the commission. Matt Carpenter and Trttmbu are thoroughly prepared, and though the forme is expected to make the greatest argument t the controversy, a principal point of it will I that utt lcr the statutesof Louisiana creating tli returning hoard the power to canvass the vole for Presidential Klectors is not given them, an it should therefore nave been done by the (lot eruor and other o the era minted as canvassers ut tier a proper law. The leading Democrats held a conference l< night to discuss the situation and arrange thoi tactics for the future. It is believed they hav changed their views, l'crhups they may con elude if Louisiana is given to Hayes by a part Vote in the F.lertoral Commission to object loth vote of every State that comes up afterwards, s anv'iivoi cli. irti t't :if/I'eyw.'iVMTV'j'.btfuE tion in December. The time is so limited thi is entirely practicable, as the house must sepa rate and discuss for two hours every such case Cnder this state of things the president of tin Senate would hold over, and wotlhl he notin; president until his successor is elected "ti t!n--III of March, an I that >ucccsior would probably In .Morton or Sherman. I'roin a men:hot* of the Commi-sion I lean: thai the day w is taken tip in discussing the ef feet ot the ijiii v"i /*i#/# y the year. Obituary Notices of ton lines or less. Inserted free. " over ten linos, charged u Adrvrthe o > llients. Uu~ 20 per cent ail'lition il for ailvertLseinrnts ordered l> 1 not to Mitpear In consecutive issues. H-Su Over hM been collected by Qot. ( 1 Hampton's Agent ill Newberry. b it r Dr. John II. Davis, one of tlic oldest ami most valuable citizens of Laurens County, died, on tho 8th inst., aged 80 years. fror The r. ami Jury of Uicbland bus found P r a true bill against John U. Cochran, republican ' ; Senator from Anderson, for the murder of ' ' Thomas Dent, in Columbia, last fall. * ?ka>- The dwelling house of Mr. T. C. Perrin, . * at Abbeville, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday , e morning last. Cause, defective chimney. No . 1 insurance. t .? r t&r The quo warranto case of Connor vs. El- 2 I liott, for the ollice of Attorney-General of the I - oi.i., u? >??r?r(rd to Mr. T. I. Arthur, 1 wi.li powor to issue subpoenas and subpoenas I , daces tecum. Thirty days is given for the report, t I fp-ajy'Tlic Greenville A>? * lias deliberately come to thcconclusioti that theouly thingsthis country . c needs now, is more immigration, more railroads, , 'J more honest incii and two more Democrats on the j ,, .Viitivn it Ilrturniny Hoard. - - - 1 J. II. Itunkle, ex-Solicitor of the ? ] e , s Circuit, committed suicide in Fine a saloon, Co- < e lumbia, last Saturday, by shooting himself in I e the head. Iluukle was about 110 years old; a I * native <>f Ohio and n brother-in-law of Kx-Con,1 grcssman lio?ro, t>f tlie :id District. ; * * Btii- Vi c give as much of tlie news from Wash I inglon as we think will fully post onr readers ' upon the condition of the Presidential contest, d No one can at present tell how it will result? '1 except, perhaps, Judge llrudlcy nn.l his politie cal wife. - ? i? Thomas It. Aguew, brother of "John i ? Agnew, .Mayor ot uoiumtua, nas uevu nt^ua8?a !- a hankrnpt. liis liabilities foot np ?884,000, 11 while his assets arc nominally ? ICO,000. Agnew was a large grocery Merchant in Vesey Street. New York. . o &"?!>"* Kggs arc selling in Charleston at from it 'JO to 'Jr? cents per dozen, and meat from 8 to lo p cents per pound. Considering that the Charlcse ton butchers cut oil' all the superfluous bone on * the meat, it is but very little, if any, more than o we pay here. Pggs are selling here nt 'JO cents, i-- and not very plentiful at that. fi'tf* The Greenville Xcics has made its ap>t pearance with more than usual regularity the n past ten da} s, and the result is, it is eagerly sought for on the arrival of the morning's train. s Through it we get nearly all the telegraphic rcis ports ami the cream of the other news found in d the Columbia papers of the same date, hut rcccived here in the afternoon. ? In ouTTnsVffe spoke oV fflflHPfh IVlft" * bar & Smith, and it has been suggested that as ,. there are so many Smith's in the country we it should tell which Smith it is. The suggestion " is good, and in order to dear up the mvsterv wo 11 inform the public that the full name of the firm is N. 11. A. Dunbar and J. Drayton Smith.? ,i There may be many Smith's in the world but we is arc confident there is only one N. II. A. Dunbar. u U?9u Mr. Win. A. Couvtcney, of Charleston, ,r has solicited our young friend, Laurie Voting, to L>' act as Agent for the Lee ami Hampton Portraits lC for Union County. s Laurie has placed specimen copies of these ls Portraits on exhibition in the window of Foster'" & Wilkins' store, and has already a numbenmT, 4Hh?pi.i|>|ti ? ... , si try to see Laurie when tlicy come to town mid secure a fine portrait of each of those loved s chieftains for a very small amount. ?e . . ~ CtriT* Senator Nash, Chairman of the Hoard of Trirstectrf>r thfc cfffWcd Orphan Asylum, called on (low Hampton last week for pecuniary aid ie for that institution, and (he Governor gave d Nash a check for one dollars. We are '* glad '.lie Governor was aide to respond to the s call so promptly and liberally, and wc hope e Senator Nash will he as ready to recognize " Hampton as Governor, in the Senate, as ho is 'j. when the Orphans of l is own color need ussisie tance from the public Treasury. . o . ^ Our friend, 11. W. Tinsley has just reccived a new supply of spectacles, and says he hts^omc that will almost restore sight to the l" blind. He intends sending a pair to llradley and Garfield, of the Electoral Commission, with )r the forlorn hoj>e that they will enable those o Commissioners to discern the difference bet ween l* the true vote of Louisiana and the false count of ^ J. Madison Wells ami his returning Hoard. We 0 know Tinsley has some powerful spectacles, but 1 we fear no stteh spectacle will be, " 'nthat commission, tor lucre are none so tilind as those i * who will not recognize the rights of the people above party interest. ] ; ... - ?? ? t I he Grand .and I'etit Jurors of this \ County, drawn on the i!Oi It it 11 , have, no doubt 1 ; been apprised by the Sheriff that their atten- 1 dance will be required by Judge Northrop at J Court next Monday. The Judge is anxious to ' please al! parties, if he can do it "within tlie l i Statutes," while < ttr new Solictor, Col. Hall, will ( 1 be on hand as a terror to all law breakers. It j ' | will be pleasant to have, once mote, a sober and 1 honorable Solicitor, and to feel that every otlieer ' I of the Court, from the Judge to the constable, ' will do tlicir duty faithfully, irrespective of political or personal entered or bias. The day ^ of bribery and corruption, in the Courts of this ' Circuit, is, we believe, gou r ever, and with 0 it is passing away the inclination to commit crimes and nets of violence which at one time t filled pages of our session docket at every court ^ an l kept up continual distrust and insecurity 1' in llio minds of all classes of tlicpcople. Stern ? justice in our Courts, tempore 1 with mercy, | never fails to command the respect and even j i! ! obedience of the most hardened criminals, and i '' is over nmre potent in preventing crime and ; maintaining the peace titan too great leniency j c toward evil doers, or the general belief that iitoi.- 1 ey can purchase the nccpiital of a culprit.? Keep our ( nurts pure, and just in its udininis i tratsoii of the laws, and tlir people will he j Sl pure, orderly ami prosperous. tl ? - - I The Eleotoral Commission. From thy Just we hate had very little fulth iu te Commission created by Congress to decide pon the coutested Electoral vote*; but wbafeffre >und that the Senate had elected Morton and arfietd to tint Commission our faith iu it/ as a on-partisan tribunal, became still weake , for o kucw then that trickery aud pai isan 1 chcines, entirely unbecoming a tribunal enrus- ] :e deciled by t 10 United States Supreme Court, audi te has continued a warm supporter of tie party) hat placed him upon the bench ever since.?j s'or was that the only cause for our fear Wei icard from the best authorities that Judge ilrad-| ey was a warm, persona), as well as poUical) riend of (jot. Hayes, the itcpatjlfaMu csadJMItJfc or President, and, furthermore, that he had ex-' tressed more interest in the election than anj? tther Judge on the Bench. Taking all these hings into consideration we had strong rensous 'or our misgivings that the Commission would >e controlled more by party prejudice than a regard for the expressed will of u majority of the people. As we said before, the Commission wns oo strony Republican in its feelings and ifterests to give much hope that it could rUo abofe parly, even upon such a grave question. We, however, have not given up the contest yet. Wiser heads than ours seem to thiwt that Louisiana and Oregon will present stronger arguments for Tildeu than Florida did. ' It docs jeem to us that no man of ordinary intellect and respectability can read tlic infamous frauds so incontestably proven against tlic Rcpullicati lteturtiiug Hoard of Louisiana and brieve tln.t Hayes received u majority in that Slam, and we don't believe a inaioritv of his own nkvlv will ? V -- i rv V)U SUlioftvvl If liv iukva li'm ovul no I'rcoi Unilcr such infamous circumstances. The Commission is now in session upon the Louisiana vote, and we cannot better explain the present situation of the Electoral dispute than by giving the following from the .Yews and Courier : Tlic count has now reached Louisiana, and it', as is probable, the party division in the Commission remains as heretofore, Jml go Bradley must decide the vote of the tftalo. The case of Louisiana differs in many respects from that of Florida. In the latter ease but one set of Klectors voted on the first W ednesday in December, and but one certificate bear* the signature ol any person claiming to IulGovernor of the Statu :it that date, lu iamisiana bbtli sets of. uieu claiming to be F/ftctors uA-'t. and east their votes on the day appointed by law, and both received certificates frouikpersous tiovernor of the State, it may J)e tTiftt The CouInTTssioii. tlTaf IV; to saj^ Mr. Bradley, w ill feel called upon to decide who was the legrtTl i ovct tn?r of Louisiana on the tilli nl December. There arc other phases of the ease which make it different front that of Florida. liven the eu*cs ol allcgad ineligibility tire different, JVout th_fact thtit Brewster and Lovisee do not claim to Lave resigned their offices before the election. The Louisiana ease wilr present several new points, and it is very far from certain that the decisions thus far made settle the final result. 6 - - - Our invaluable fcllun-townsman, Mr. Raines Grunt, exhibited on our streets last Wednesday a contrivance tor a tirecngino, which is simple and inexpensive, and we believe 'vc.ibJ prove elKcicut in ease of fire. It was :iot!ii.._, more nor less than an iron Force I'utnp fastened into a hogshead with arias attached to work it. Willi about twenty-live fee: of hose he threw a pretty good stream of water to the cone of Mr. McNally s two-story store. Many ellorts have been made to organize a l'ire Company in this town, but the expense of purchasing an apparatus has heretofore stood in he way. Mr. Grant has now overcome that objection, ami we hope the citizens will give him tangible encouragement iu his laudable eil'ort to introduce a plan that will give sonic security against fire. Wc think the town Council should consult with Mr. Grant about it, and the citizens?particularly tlie property-owners?should call upon the town ollicials to move in the matter. We shall speak of Mr. Grant and his improvised fire engine more fully hereafter. ? l>r. .1. 1'. Thomas, Gov. Hampton's Agent for the collection of the ten per conj contribution, reports thai he has collected n little over S?'J,t>tH>. While this is doing pretty well, it do* nut Mine up to what waft exp. .u., ot- p(lp... W liilc ijiiito a number of colored republican s have promptly come forward and paid the Hampton tax, th -re are a number . f the largest white lax payers who have not responded. Sunly hey will not idlow colored republicans to thus how greater fealty to the Hampton Government than they do? '1 he !>i ctor has tilled his appointments through* nit the County, but will keep his books open luring Court week in tin: Commissioner.'!' ollicc, where lie will be pleased to give receipts to any lumber of tax payers who may wish to sustain he Coventor mi l government chosen by a maority of the people. F.et is all go up ami pay! Ye would not have (iov. Hampton think that he people of old Union had "g-?ne gone back in him" on any account. Washington, February 1?A dispatch to he Commissioner of Internal Revenue front igeut Chamberlain, dated CartcrsvilltvjJa., remits tliat a raid bad been made in the rftirthwn nt' of that State, and 3d stills destroyed ami I arrests made. Lieut. Mclnlyrc, of tho 2nd nfantry, was killed in Log .Mountains by HO licit distillers, who attacked the government Jtco under covet of night. If the killing of Revenue officers and soldiers infinite, it will be hard to find men willing to isk their lives hunting for illicit distilleries. When you see a cat put up her Lack and j n.irl at a plate of suit saves you tiflty know li?>y :\0C genuine. ?? ? Union and its Drawbacks. ' n j The stagnation of business and the scarcity of oney iu this section is truly alarming. Our merchants are doing almost nothing. No trade o^nes here, soto what is forced through liens, lid the merchants have to kaep a Arict watch f?r that in many cases, or be in danger of losing, frag ous pass this towa, from below, and go to I Spartanburg to sell cotton and buy supplies, while from almost erery other part of Union ^uunty the towns adjacent county arc rccicviDg a large amount of cash trade. Why is this? Why can the Cotton buyers of ^ 1 f - nr.il anil ? ? IUI vyytw ? cheaper than Uuion? These are questions that the people cannot answer, consequently they have come to the conclusion that the merchants of Union area set of sharpers and swindlers. >Ve do not expect to answer tliein to the satisfaction of all, but we will make such statements as we are satisfied can be rubstantiated. A farmer bought a barrel of Molasses in Spartanburg. Tho merchant charged him for 46 gallons, but theguager's mark (which had been eraced) only called for 42 gallons. The excuse of the merchant, when his attention was called to it, was : 'Oh ! T. does so, nud wo have to do it also, or we could not sell as cheap." Another cose is similar: An Agent from Spartanburg called on our merchants and proposed to sell them a car load of Liverpool salt at a very reduced price. Tho salt was ordered, and iu due time it arrived; but upon examination it was found that ?ach suck was nearly. Uft, lbs. less than the usual weight of Liverpool salt. The result was the Union merchants would not stoop to such a client upon their customers, so notified ti e shipper that the salt was at the Union Depot, subject to his order. These are t lie only cases, of thatch-ir tusniuu^iv ;4ii?i i.iiiii.M make some move towards establishing a coinpc 'tug line of transportation. A charter for I road from Chester to Union lias been granted b the Legislature, and the merchants of Chestc arc anxious to have that road built. They state ready to subscribe liberally toward it, and w ask them to move in the matter at once. A1 that Union can do, by individual aid will be cheerfully and promptly done. Our pec pie feel that they must have another railroa outlet, or their properly and business will l> completely ruined. Will the merchants of Che* ter and Union give us any encouragement t keep the matter before the people? J et us boa from you, gentlemen. . A Shocking Murder Was commit ted (jp Friday last, near Jonesvillc by a colored man named Waties Gist, upon tli body of his aged Grandmother. The circumstances, as they were reported t us, are as follows: Waties is undoubtedly crazy lie has been in llicStatc Lunatic Asylum at leas once, lie says the Lord commanded hiui to kil his "Granny," so lie built up a large lire inth tire-place, then took the axe and "chopped he head in two," and then put. her on the fire where she was found by a brother of Waties.? I lie body wus almost Ijuvnn.t oj? when fvotud Waties was arrested and brought to jail the fol lowing day, and appears as unconcerned nbou the horrid crime lie committed as if lie had onlj killed a mad dog. Since the above was put in type we liavi learned that Waties' lunacy is spasmodic, am in his lucid intervals, since he has been in jail he has evinced intense anguish for the crime hi committed. Tiik VotiKvtt.i.K Fxyrimat's Position.?li the last issue of the Yorkville Eifiuirrr, aiineitr: a nulice from J. U. Wnttcrson, former Countj Treasurer, informing llic people of York Counn ''that lie is ready and desirous of receiving thcH Slate and County taxes for the year 1S77. It tlie same issue of t lie Enquirer appears an edi torial article advising I lie people of York to re spond to this ea'l, and urging tliem to pay their County taxes promptly, o:i the ground that tin educational, charitable ami penal institutions o! the County are, or soon will be, in a very iinpe eunfbus condition. , It is easy to understand that Chamherlain'c appoinltee should l?e ready to gobble up the money of the taxpayers, but we confess that wc arc somewhat at a loss to understand how ike Yorkvillc Enquirer, a paper which is supported by ihcjaxpoycrs of York County, can advise the people to recognize the Chamberlain usurpation. 11 savors very strongly of treason. The I/ampI u !h thl, published nt liock Hill, gives the ring of the trite metal, when it says: "Wc advice our people not to pay one cent of t ixes to Mr. Watson or any one els who now ignores the II a in pi <>n government and prefers allegiance to thet hainherlaiu usurpation.? {'Intel'*!o i .Imttnut'/ Commerce. = * - 1 FLORIDA GIVEN TO HAYES J On Urouutls Fatal to Hb? Chances for the White House. I a strictly i'arty vote. g Wash i.nuto.n, February U.?Tlio Grand Commission has decided to give Florida to Hayes, r but it is claimed that the conclusion was reached > by two Republican members of the Court upon ' grounds fatal to the tiuul successor their parly. I .Neither party is quite happy over ilie situation. < The Commission continued in session until 1 half-past 8 o'clock. Each of the fifteen mem- < hers made elaborate statements of their views > of the case, aud the following resolution was adopted: 1 lit solved. That the four persons, to wit: < Fred. 0. Humphreys, Charles W. l'earce, ffm. < 11. lloldeu and Thus. A. Long, ureduly appoin- 1 ted Electors of President aud Vice, l'resideut for tlio Elate of F'lorida, and that the-votes cost by the ntoresam lour persons are me voies provided by the Constitution of the United States. The vote in detail on this resolution was as follows: Yeas?Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, (jartield, Hoar, Milier, Morton and Strong. Nays?Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field, Hunton, l'ayne and Thurmau. In the case of 11 mnphroys, Judge Clifford was of opinion that holding the office of shipping commissioner would have rendered liini ineligible, but that his resignation of the office beforo the election was valid, and in this view of the caso action on the objection to his vote, iuade by Senutor Jones, of Florida, was abandoned.? These proceedings will be preseuted in joint session to morrow, when the couut will progress to Louisiana. In the formal report to the joiat session, the Commission will assigu the followiug reasons for their iteoisiou: ^ Jh'irst. The Commission, exercising the powders or OOltl houses muter tho"l?rr, rtml huvitvjc i examined all the certificates and papers relcrred to t It out, liud that they have noauthority to hear evidence aliunde, or, in other words, to hear evidence outside of the certificates of the Governor of the State of Florida, fouuded upon tlie determination of the canvassing boardas to its vole. Second. The Commission cannot consider as cvideucc any acts of the Legislature or courts in determining whom the .State had appointed as Electors after the day that the said Electors gave their votes. Third, iti regard to the alleged ineligibility of F. C. Humphreys, there was not sufficient proof that he held office ou the 7th of November. The decision of the commission was formally reported to the Senate and that body imuiediate. ly repaired to the House. The following objections to tliedecisiou of. the Commission were submitted by .Mr. Field todlie 1 two houses. niu iuituwiug uru ino uujvviiuua duuiuiuuu ujr 1 Mr. li.-ld: ! An u'tjcction is interposed by tiio undersigned > Senators tuid Representatives to the decision linule by the couitiiission constituted by the net entitled "An net to approve and regulate the ' counting of the votes for President and Vice - President, nud the decision of questions arising i thereon, for the term commencing March 4, A. L). j 1377," as to the true and legal electoral vole of ' Florida, ou the following grounds: 1st. The commission determined that the ' vote cast by 0. H. Pearce, i7. 0. Hutnprcys, b W. II. ilolden and T. W. Long, aselectors of } President and vice President of the United States, in and for or on behalf of tlie State of 5 Florida, is the true and legal electoral vote of ' the said State, when, in truth and in fact, tiic i vote cast by Wilkinson Call, J. K. Youngc, llob, ert 1.. Ili'itoii and Kobcrl Bullock is the true ami lawful vote of said Stale. 0 lid. For that thesaid commission refused to re a ceive competent and material evidence lending to - prove that . II. Pierce, F. C. Humphreys, W. j 11. lloidcn and T. W. Long we e not appointed electors in the manner prescribed by the l.cglsme ?f 'In Wliiia. uLjj^wrida, but were dasig-. f nateil ns electors by the returning board of said t State, cotruptly and fraudulently, in disregard t of law, and with (lie intent to defeat tlie will of the people expressed in the choice of Wilkinson 0 Call, J. K. Younge, U. C. Hilton and Uobert Bullock, who w ere legally and regularly appoiu y ted electors by the State of Florida, iu the niatic tier prescribed by the Legislature thereof. 3d. For that the decision aforesaid was foutided upon tlie resolution and order of said coins mission previous'y made, as follows: c Ordered, That no evidence will be received or considered by the commission which was not submitted to the joint convention of tlie two " houses by the President of tlie Senate with the c dill'ereut certificates, except such as relates to y the eligibility of Humphreys, one of the electors. 4th. l'or that said decision excludes till the 11 evidence taken by the two houses of Congress >' by tlte committees of each houso concerning r frauds, errors and irregularities committed by the (j persons whose certificates are taken as proof of th'ir due appointment as electors. otli. For that the said decision excludes all II evidence tending to prove that the certificate of I, Stearns, Governor, as also that of the board of . Slate cauvssers was procured or given in pur. sun nee of a fraudulent and corrupt conspiracy to cheat the State of Florida out of its rightful c choice of electors, and to substitute therefor i- those who had not been chosen as appointed 0 electors by said State in the manner provided by the Legislature thereof. 1 tith. For that the said commission refused to recognize the rights of the courts of the State of Florida to review and revise t lie judgment of flic returning board or board of canvassers, rendered through fraud, without jurisdiction, and ' rejected and refused to consider the action of c said courts, after their decision that l'earce, Humphreys, lloldcu and Long were not entitled 0 to cast the electoral vote of llicStateof Florida; which said decision w s rendered by a court of said State, lawfully brought before said court, which court had jurisdiction over the subject matter thereof, and whose jurisdiction over the said l'earce, Humphreys, 11 olden and Long had attached before any act was done by tlieiu as electors. 7tli. For that the said decision excludes all evidence tending to show that the State of Florida, by all the departments of its government? legislative, judicial and executive?had decided as fraudulent till the certificates of Stearns, Governor, as well as that of the Stale canvassers, upon which certificates the said commission has acted, and by means of which the true electoral votes of Florida have been rejected, and false rues substituted in their place. Hill l?\?r fliill flit* Piilllit of tlizi viilnw Pntirt>"S, Adopted by a strict party vote, llccess to 10, A. M., Monday. . o. " ? Tiik Ohkhon Cask.? Prominent Drtnocrats say the couimiKsioii lias adopted a line of procedure that must throw out the vote of Watts, the Oregon post master. Alexander 11. Stephens funis sweet solncc in ' listening to the obituaries which are read to him by his private Secretary as he sits propped up by a bid .-'tor. They do him more good than I the doctor s stuff. I L Slashing Rebuke to Wsak-Kneftd Democracy Washington, Feb 12.? Mr. Csrr, from Mr. jfl terr s old district, iu the course of hi" speech, 7 jjfl >uiu: Floridn should have been returned fdr Tildcu $5 ind Hendricks, but, sir, hi the?ssie time, 1 hold hat the democratic majority of this house has to uiornl right to complain 'hat this commission 1 as rendered a partisan decision in reporting he four electon.1 rotes of Florida for Hayes and . IVheeler. While 1 assert thai this decision is M contrary to the facts, and contrary to the will of ?! i large majority of the people of the United States, i as boldly asseit that the Vrong is chargeable iu s cause fart Iter back than the commieeion. The wrong rests upou Ihs shoulders of those who established this psrtissn tribunal. When the democratic majority of this house adopted this law, with the full knowledge that a majority of the commission would be republicans, govcred by republican instincts,cou- j trolled by republican interests, warper! by republican biases, moved by republican motives, they deliberately abandoned every claim which the democratic masses asserted to control our national affairs. The commission have done no more nor less than what ouuld or should have been expected or required of them. You erected n political tribunal, invested it with political attributes, and gave them political questions to determine, which tliey have settled from a political stand point, Being Republicans, they ; believed that the Republican candidate for the Presidency was and ought to be elected, lu making their declaration, they have been true 4 and faithful to their political sentiment*, education and assertions. No legal wrong can attach tothenifor this; but when you as Democrats, dcliboratcly put such power over such questions in the hands of a tribunal, so constituted, you committed a bold nnd during wrong to your pretended political conviction, nnd assuredly to .-your political constituents, whose political sentiments and rights you betrayed nnd abandoned to your political adversaries. 1 rise to remind the Democrats, that in common decency, your votes on this measure have estopped you from interposing even one word of criticisUt against the decision of that tribunal." Ile concluded : *'L denouue* the majority of this llouso as being responsible for the wrong and ignoranlly or corruptly recreant to the confidence which had been reposed in them, and faithless to the trusts confided te them." Applause. + . While a hill relating to the Frcedmnn's Bank was under discussion on Tuesdny, Senator Cameron took occasion to express his mind freely h in regard to the employment of sevcrul commissioners, at an annual compensation of $:;,0W each, to settle the affairs of that bankrupt institution. He said lie was epposeu to paying large salaries to these commissioners to enable them to live riotously nnd fare sumptuously, while the poor negroes who deposited in the bank are starving. Dae of the rankest offences of tirantism was .tfj the plunder of the Frecduinn's Bank, and the commissioners who now have control of its re- *1 maining nseets seem determined to use them up in expenses and salaries. The head of these commissioners is John A. J. Creswell, formerly Postmaster-General, in which office he acquired ^ a reputation for assisting straw-bid contractors to swindle the Government, which seems to have recommended him to Grant as a suitable person n to be intrusted with the care of what was. left of the freedmeu's funds. Creswell holds one or two other offices, besides running a bank of his own in Washington. He is simply a pensioner upon the poor defrauded negroes.-?JS'eto York .' Sim. As ot.t? Nkoui.ss.?I have in my employ, as. nurse, an oi l colored woman who says her noma is Polly Sumter; thai she tvns the servant of old Gen. Sumter, aud a grown woman at his death; that after his death she remained in the family of his only son, Col. Thomas Sumter, and nursed, his four children, whose names were Titos. Do- JH Large, Francis, Sebastian and Brazilian; that she was brought to this State before the war by \lr. % fiflf John Joseph, aud bought by a speculator named Draper Dixon ; that her prayers uro 'that sho jBj may live to sec Iter young masters and mistresses, her old Carolina homo and ^ber on+y d?uglit<*r, ? | F.inda, before site dies. She further sqys her daughter was carried to Virginia by Mb. John i Bruomfield, and that site would like to know if **5 j she is still living. This old woman moves about quite lively, and I her memory is splendid. Virginia and South Carolina papers would ' confer u favor on this old woman by publishing the above.?W'. 11. S. in Montgomery (Ala.) Ad~ rcrtizcr. Mu. Tildkn's view's.?Washington, February 0.?'Jorcruor Tilden said yester- JM I day evcuing to a personal friend whom ho had r.'(|ucstt'd to go to Washington : "Say to our friends that they have no reason to :-y be depressed if the Coutuiission decides u^hiiisi in1; i/uunui tivjr in mi: aiui iuu uuac. mm 1 expect the decision will be adverse, but do not encourage despondency. The lose of Florida will not surpise tne, but there tig] are other points upon which I nui confident the Democracy will succeed." Mr. Tildcn is represented as talking as unconcernedly about the final result as > .?! though it were the caso of ''John Doe against Richard Roe." Yet he said, "1 am a fatalist in so far as L believe, as the representative of the Democrats, the fiual do- |1 cision will be in our favor." An 1 NRi.iniULK Eukctor.?Washington, February 10.?The committee on the privileges and M1 powers of the House examined Postmaster General Tynor, who produced from his files ull papers hearing on Walts' resignation, which show Watts resigned by telegraph November Id, and telegraphic acceptance was sent by the Postmas- JH ter General on November 14. Watts' written jh resignation to Special Agent Underwood was not received at tho department until December 9.? hm The record of the department show that Henry W. Hill was appointed Watts' successor Noveiu- ? her 2ft. Hill's bond was fowarded to him December 11, and was returned approved Januaiy 53,1877, on which day his commission was sent him. A special ngent took charge of Watts* vjl ottice November 11, receipted for all government |?ro|?eriy uud rontovutl (lip juwi nHi/ o to on^llipr building, St'ddkn DKATHS ani) Ml ItPKIt in and Audund At; oust a.?Agusta.Ga., Feb 12. ?(justav Stoepel, (lormuit Watchmaker, \v;i* iiJiiiKi UlMu nt ms uru un.s morning. iiu died of apoplexy. To-day Patrick Shea- j halt fell in the canal and was drowned.? ? Mose Sullivan, a colored constable, was shot and killed in Hamburg by Kdward Ivey, # colored. Mitchell Ulair had his throat cut by Samuel Stuart in (iranilcvillc and died. - '.m lioth were colored. Liquor was the cause. 1 ? On Saturday night 11. Kozier, a merchant of Sparta, was waylaid while going home from his store, lie was struck with a slung shot, and robbed ol a hundred dol lard and his watch, lie has since died. Mil. Tii.okn's I'i tirost:.?An influential l)cniocratie cliairman of one of the lending investigating committees of (lie House remarked tonight that if the final decision of the electoral count should he adverse to (iovcrnon Tilden,-ho will not nccc|>t the result without further testing his rights in the courts. The Inst section of tho comi'tomisc hill provides that cither of the parties in interest, notwithstanding tho award of the commission, shall not be deprived of nny rights now possessed under the constitution or the laws to try the right of the Presidency by an order in 700 warranto or otherwise. This chairman says that .Mr. Tildcn will certainly I begin the biggest law suit of the century to obj tain the ollice if ho is declared to have been dc-> j tented.?1 i'a*fiiii;/toii '/' try nun / > .Vt if Vork '/'ribun 1 *