4 )c tmc0, Nop Bloomftcli, Ja. NEW BL00MF1ELD, TENN'A. Tuesday, Juhe 4, 1872. Tho Cincinnati Nominees. ,. Horace Greeley, who is nominated for President on this ticket, H so woll known by every one, that no information regard- ing him need be given. But his associate on the ticket is not so widely known, B. Gratz Brown, the nominee of the Con vention for Vice-Prosidcnt was born in Lexington, Ky., May 28, 1820. Ho gradu ated at Transylvania University in 1845, and at Yalo College in 1847. After study ing law in Louisville he settled in St. Louis, and was a member of tho Legislature of the State of Missouri from 1852 to 1858. It was about this period that ho aided in establishing the " Missouri Democrat," which journal he edited from 1854 to 1859 in opposition to slavery. During the war ho served as colonel of a regiment of Mis souri volunteers. Ho was elected to Con gress, as Senator from Missouri, from 18G3 to 1807, and in 1870 was elected Governor of the State. Although only 40 years of age ho is well known in Western politics. Democratic Convention. Tho Democratic Stato Convention met at Heading on Thursday last, to nominate a ticket for the coming election. Hon. Ileister Clymer was elected as Chairman, and when ready for business, tho following gentlemen were nominated as candidates for Governor : Hon. M. C. Trout, of Mercer ; General W. Cass, of Allegheny ; Hon. Charles It. Buckalew, of Columbia; Hon. Daniel M. Fox, of Philadelphia ; John T. Morton, of Philadelphia ; A. C. Noyes, of Clinton ; Hon. Wm. B. Schcll, of Bedford ; Hon. Hondrick B. Wright, of Luzerne ; Captain AVm. McClelland, of Lawrence ; and Gon. Alfred B. McCalmont, of Venango. The first ballot resulted as follows : Cass 47 Scholl 0 Buckalew S3 Wright 8 Fox 8 McClelland 13 Morton 3 McCalmont 10 Noyes 12 Trout 2 Six more ballots were had without any choice being made. On the seventh ballot, Hon. Charles II. Buckalew was nominated, the voto being Buckalew 74 I Noyes 11 Cass 39 McClelland 5 Wright 2 I McCalmont 1 For Supreme Judge, Hon. James Thomp son was nominated by acclamation. For Auditor General, Wm. Hartley of Bedford wftB nominated. For members of Congress at large, Hon. Richard Vaux of Philadelphia, J. L. Hop kins of Allegheny, and Hon. H. B. Wright of Luzerne, were nominated. No action was taken to commit the party either for or against a straight Democratic! nomination by tho Baltimoro Convention. How a President is Elected. The manner of electing a president is more cumbersome than is generally sup posed, and we dare say is not generally understood, , The following explanation may be found interesting to many : Each of the United States Is entitled to as many electors for President and Vice-President as it has Senators and Representa tives in Congress. In each State the elect ors are chosen by a plurality vote. That is, if there are throe sets of electors voted for, the set having the largest number of votes is chosen. But a candidate for Pres ident, in order to bo successful, must have a majority of all the elector. The electoral college, as now constituted, consists of 817. Therefore 159 are necessary for a choice. If there be three candidates for President and neither of them receive a majority of the electoral college, then there is no choice, and the election goes to the House of Rep resentatives. The House must confine their choice to the three highest candidates voted for by the electors. The Represent atives vote by States, and each state has but one vote ; so that the power of Delaware is as great as that of New York. The ma jority of the State delegation casts the vote of the State. A candidate, to be successful, must receive a majority of all the States represented, or nineteen States. If the delegation is divided, the vote of the State cannot be cast, and is therefore lost. As the present House is constituted, (and it is upon this House the election will devolve in case there is no election by the people) nominally the Republicans hold twenty States ; but the majority in tea of these it holds by one single vote. Should there be a third candidate there would be no choice found in two of these ton States, and should there be no election by the House, by the 4th of Maroh, then the Vice-President, if one is elected, shall act as Pres ident. But should a Vice-President not have been elected by the people, then the Senate shall proceed to elect a Vice-President from the tteo candidates having the largest number of votes for that office, and the Vice-President so elected shall fill the office of President. The Senators then elect an officer to presido over tho Ponate, who Is called Vice-President Pro tempore. An Important Case Duties of Election Offloers. At tho last term of court, a case was tried in which tho duties of election officers nre so well set forth in the following chargo by Jiulgo Junkin, that we publish it fur tho information of tho public: " The defendant was ono of tho inspec tors of elections in tho Borough of Bloom fluid at nn election held on the 15th of March, 1872, at which time and at an elec tion then held, William T. Sliivelcy, pre sented himself as a qualified voter, and offered his ballot. There was no challenge on the part of any individual, but the officers or some ono of thorn, challenged the right of the said Shively to voto. lie was then taken inside, and sworn, and thoro testified that his bona lido residence in pur suance of his lawful calling was within the said borough, and had paid State or County tax within two years. He offered in addi tion to prove his rosidonce for ten days next immediately preceding tho election, but the officers expressed themselves satisfied on that point, and proceeded to interrogate the said Sliively as to whether ho was married or single, and he swore that he was a mar ried man, but had separated from his wifo, and that sho was living in Allegheny, or some whore in the West; but that he had applied for a divorce, which was then pond ing and undetermined. Upon this evidence the Judge and Inspector of tho election re jected his vote, and the Inspector Sutch is now on trial for having knowingly rejected tho vote of tho said Shively. A qualified voter is a freeman of the age of 21 years, who shall have resided in tho state at least one year, and in tho election district where ho oilers to vote at least ten days immediately preceding Raid election, and within two years paid a State or County tax which shall havo been assessed at least ten days before the election. It is generally tho question of residence which gives trouble in determining tho right to voto. Residence is a question of intention; that is, tho purposo of the mind where an act is dono, what ho means to do, and is used in tho senso of domicil, which means the place where a man establishes his abode, makes tho Beat of his property, and exer cises his civil and political rights. It might seem to n strict constructionist, that any actual staying or abiding for ten days with in an election district would give the right to voto. But you all very well know, that such is not the case; lor, it you as jurors, were detained here in this borough in pur suance of your duties ns jurors for more than ton days, and an election was to take place for this borough, you would not bo legally entitled to vote, but would have to go home, to tho place of your usual abode, and there you could vote, and only there, for it is true, that a man can not have two legal places of voting, but on tho contrary he can have but one, and the old doctrine of residence, by washing and mending has been exploded. A man may eat, sleep, drink and mend in one district, and even remain there the year round in a genoral sense, and yet his place of voting would be where his family lined, and where he exer cised his civil and political rights. The reason of this is, that the law by a fiction deems a man politically present at the dwelling place of his family, although for twenty yars ho may not have slept in that home over night, and yet that is in contem plation of law his abiding place. A man may follow his businoss as Merchant in Philadelphia and maintain his family abode in Bloomficld, and yet if it was shown that he never came to this place except on elec tion day, and never ate more than one meal per annum with his family yet because of their residence, and his taxation in this place this would in truth and in fact be the only place where he could legally vote. So that you see, that many very nice and vexatious questions may and do arise upon this question of residence in a district for ten days, no that it is not true, that because a man can show that he has actually itaved in a district for ten days preceding an elec tion that therefore he is entitled to vote, lor the coses put show you that the right to vote does not depend simply upon an actual, bodily residence within the district for ten days. On the contrary, that question is not at all material in many cases. But when a man has no other place of residence, and actually resides within such district ten days, etc., and swears that it is . his bona fide residence in pursuance of his lawful calling, then it establishes that much of his right to vote. When therefore the offered voter Is a single man, the place of his resi dence or rather the place where he is found staving for ton days previous to an election. so far as this qualification is concerned is easily settled. But when the1 offer is made on the part of a married man, the difficulty is greatly complicated and becomes much more embarrassing to tho election omcers, and for this reason, thero are certain pre sumptions of law, founded upon the expe rience or a people amine out of the mar riage relation, which in the absence of proof prevail whether trne or not. because these presumptions accord with the logal duty of me nusuana and wile towards each other. The law presumes that they keep faithfully me marriage vow to adhere to support, love, cherish, and live together until "death do f'w part." Now, the law never pre sumes that any one rails in his or her dutv in pursuance of arguments, contracts and obligations, but on the contrary takes it for granted that all persons will be faithful to their undertakings. Then, as Mr. Shively was tawiuiiy marnea, nan a wile living, the law presumes that be lives with her. provides for her, cohabits with her, never forsakes or abandons her, and this presump tion is reasonable, honorable to the husband and wife, and is in accordance with Divine law; and should be the very truth. Then when these election officers had received Mr. Bhiveley'i offer to vote it was thoir du ty as sworn omcials to challengo tliat vote, and see whether or not it was a. lciral vote. Now, when they as in duty bound, made this challenge and Shively was sworn, he revealed the fact that he was a married man, and then cam into full play and force and all these presumptions, that he lived with his wife, Lad a borne dwelling and habitation, provided for her in short, that in al I things he did bis duty, and kept bis vows. With all these presumptions staring the officors in the face, they were prima facia bound to presume that his lawful place ot voting was, where hislamily abode, for tltere, the law presumed he had his dom icil, the district whorln is a man's domicil is always his lawful place of voting. Then how wero these logal influences to be re pelled, for until this was done, we have seen that Shively was not entitled to vote. It could have been done by proof that In point of fact the person offering to vote was separated from his wifo, and that she was not living under his protection and support, and that the relations between her and him were such that tho usual consequences ilowimr from the marriace did not in point of fact exist. This Mr. Shively could do by proving before this board by competent evidence that these presumed relations had fully coased. He ofiercd to do this by his own oath. You will remember that the life of Mr. Shively was quite wandering, living here and there, and having in tact no per manent abiding place. He had no family in Bloomfield, kept no house, had no prop erty, and In short he seemed under the proof to be but a sojourner in our midst. Under this Btato of things the board de manded proof, and as we before remarked, ho offered himself as a witness. Now, as a witness, what could he prove? The law permitted him to prove by his own testimo ny, that he had resided within the State for ono year. It also allowod him to prove the bona fide actuality of his residence with in the district in pursuanco of his lawful calling, and the payment of taxes within two years, and this is all that the law did allow him to prove by his own oath. He was excused by the board from proving by other witnesses his ten days residence with in tho district. Then, was he himself a competent witness to prove his separa tion from his wife, his non-intercourse with her, and the fact gonerally that the family relation had been broken up, and its reason able presumptions as to domicil and homo repelled ? Ho was not competent to prove any fact touching his right to voto by his own testimony except so far as allowed to do so, by the act of Assembly, or tho pro visions of the fundamental law. Therefore If competent to prove separation from his wife by his own oath, it must bo found in the clause, allowing him to swear to the bona fide ot his l-esidence within tho dis trict. But his residenco within tho district for ten days might be bona fide, and yet, not lo entitled to voto, because his domicil was elsewhere, and if lie was required by law to mako proof by another witness of his res idence within the district for ton days. Why should ho not be required also, by disinterested witnesses to provo that his family relations had been destroyed; be cause this vital fact became tho pivotal point on which the right in this case turned. The right to testify in one's own behalf is derogatory to the common law, and only obtains where a statute allows it and wliou not specifically pormitted doos not exist. 1 here is no statute that allows it, except as we have already stated, and we are there fore of the opinion that it was the duty of Mr. buively to have shown tho tact, lor he claimed that so far as his right to vote was concerned, he nsked to be treated as an un married man, because of the utter soverance of the marital relations between him and bis wifo, so far as thoir domiciling together was concerned and we have gtave doubts whether he could prove it by his own oath. If he hod proved this fact by competent ev idence, that is by other witnesses than himself, he would have been beyond doubt a competent voter, and it would have been the duty of tho election officers to hove re ceived his ballot. But this was noithor done, nor offered to lie dono except by his oath and the proof shows that no other witness was sworn in the caso. Or had Shively been a house keeper within the district, and carrying on a business re quiring his personal supervision and atten tion, so that tho fact was either notorious to the officers themselves, or susceptible of proof, then a domicil would have been es tablished within tho district and it would have repelled the presumptions arising from the fact of his being a married man, with his family domiciled elsewhere. By such notorious fact all questions, as to any other domicil would vanish. It is also a principlo of evidence that no record of a court can be proved by parol oi word of mouth, the only way it can be proved is by the production of a copy of the record, and so rigidly do the election laws insist upon this kind of proof that a naturalized citizen must produce a conv of the court before which he was made a citizen, before tho board of election officers, and this he must do every year until he has voted ten years in the very tame dittrict, al though no man during all this period, had ever questioned his right to vote. This shows, that whilst the right of Biyl rage is very dear to every citizen ent i tled thereto, the laws guard the value of a voto, by caretully protecting the lawful voter against fraudulent practices, and tho danger ot the will ot tho citizen being nul lified by th e doubtful ballots of the way farer on his pilgrimage through the land, The right would soon become valueless, If the ballots of all presenting should be re ceived without question, challenge or pro test. The only evidence offered before this board to show separation was parol evidence that Shively was obtaining a divorce through the courts of this county. We have already said that the only evidence of the proceedings in divorce, which, the law allowed this board to listen to, would have been a certified copy of the record of the said court, which was not produced al though tho record of this proceeding was only separated from the scene of this con test, by a brick partition. Then, gentlemen, even had tho proof offer ed by Shively been sufficient to establish his right to vote, and these officers had in good faith and to the best of their judg ment, knowledge and information, honestly believed Shively was not entitled to voto, and for that reason rejected bis vole, they would not be liable to a conviction, merely because they made a mistake. It must be much more than a mistake, it must be will fully done; that they must have rejected tho vote knowing, that in fact and in law, they should have received it. If it was doubtful whether Shively was entitled to vote, their safer plan would havo been to re ceive the vote, but if these officers as be fore said, were satisfied that this vote could not be legally received, although in fact it was legally receivable and tinder this ' im pulse and belief rejected it, they are not guilty of any crime, and cannot be convio- But If on the other band they believed In their own minds, that Shively was a legal voter, and they from any reasons ob jected to the vote, then they have done so knowingly, and should be convicted. The law presumes however they rejected the voto Innocently, ignorantly and in good faith, and for sufficient reasons, and it is only when this presumption is overthrown by the evidence adduced by the Common wealth you must convict. And, if it is doubtful to your minds under all the evi dence whether these officers rejected the vote knowingly, that Is believing at tho timo they did so, that it should have been received, then the law requires you to ac quit. 1 lie defendant was acquitted. A Tiger Loose In the Street. Says the Chicago Inter-Ocean of the 21st: "As tho wagons of tho Great Eastern Menagerie wore moving in procession yes terday, no little excitement and alarm was caused by the breaking loose of a large Royal Bengal tiger. Hcrr Lcngel, the tamer, was riding with three of the beasts upon tho top of one of the cages. A defec tive spot In the road was reached, and tho jolt of the wagon frightened the tiger so that he jumped to tho ground, breaking the heavy chain that bound him. Quick as a flash Horr Lengcl also landed on terra firma and amid tho most intense excitement on tho part of the spectators, started in pur suit. After a chase of somo rods the fright ened animal was captured, placed in ono of the baggage wagons and carried back to tho canvas. The good judgment of Lengel alone prevented what might have been a bloody pioce of business. Miscellaneous News Items. ESP Tho potato bugs aro badly devastat ing the fields in the vicinity of Urbana, Ohio. tS A daughter of Samuel Began, in San ilac county, Mich., tried to climb into a school house through the window. Tho J sash fell on hor neck, her feet not touching the ground, and she was held thero and slowly strangled to death. tW So great and increasing is the out flow of the population of Sweden, that the government of that country has offered a prize for an essay on the best means of put ting a stop to the rapidly augmenting emi gration of the rural and laboring classes. E5F" There are 22 saw-mills at Muskegon, Mich., most of which have doubled their capacity this winter, and aro now "running day and night, with two gangs of bands. Tho daily lumber product of Muskegon will bo about 2,000,000 feet, besides lath. tWA. riot occurred in Jersey City on the 24th ult., between a large body of men who had struck for eight hours, and men who were hired to fill their places. Three men wero wounded. The riot was broken up by the interference of the police. t3TTho"Town Clock Store," in Du buque, Iowa fell with a terrible crash on the 25th, killing a woman and a baby . she was pushing in a carriago, on tho sidewalk and breaking both legs of a woman who was with her. EST" John A. White, a colored man, who killed two men and wounded seven others recently, whilo resisting an arrest on Presi dent's Island, has been found guilty of murder in the first degree. Ho will ap peal to the'Supreme Court. 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A wooden horse is placed in the centre, a fore and a hind leg resting on each tube Undor the horse is placed a light paddle- wheel, which Is worked like the driving- wheel of a 1 velocliHide, by the navigator, who sils on horsebtvek. At a trial on the Harlem river, the other day, a ver fair rate of speed was attained. ' A little incident at! Montreal will serve to illustrate how easily stories and traditions of miracles may have been start ed. A Cross of moisture has linen noticed to appear at night and disappear In tho morning. Many devout souls were con vino- ' ed that a saint was buried thero, and eager crowds came to carry away the holy soil. The saint that lay beneath proved to be the intersecting water ' pipes, which had a de fective joint that supplied tho moisture for tho miracle. 57" At Jacksonville, 111., recently, tho Rev. Wm. II. Milburn obtained a decree of divorce from his wife, from whom ho had been separated for several years. 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