The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-21

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Plaeuemines, 5 -
Washington, 80 .a''s .
Franklin, so &c -
Terrebonne. Derbigny, 10 majort
East Baton Rouge, g 81 81
West Batoa Rouge, g 81 &c
St. John the Baptist, 95 g
st. Tammany, -n 236
st. Martin, &c 1870 e
St. Mary, 60 139 g
Madison, i" Al g
We hope to be able in our next to give tn
complete official returns of the State.
M1ssIss1ppI-W have received but few re
turns from Mississippi, but there is no doubt o
the State having gone for the anti Americans b,
the usual majority. In Adams county, thu
American ticket receivedl25 majority. viii
kinson county, Al American majority. Jeffer
son county, 10 American majority. Kinds
431 American majority. Madison, 50 Amer
lean majority. Amte, 80 American majority
Yazoo, 2l5 American majority. Warren, 28e
American majority. Lowndes, American
majority. Claiborne, Sc democratic majority
Copiah, 300 democratic majority. Rankin, Sc
democratic majority. Holmes, 100 democra-
tic majority Winston, 99l democratic major
ity Scott, 1853 democratic majority. Leake,
100 democratic majority. Smith, 1870 demo
cratic majority Attala, 112 democratic ma
jority. Monroe and Oktbbeha, are reported
to have given large democratic majorities.
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The Delta, of the 9Th inst. says, "what an
efficient police the citizens of New Orleans sup
port Of all the homicides, bloodsheds, and
outrages committed yesterday, we have not
heard of single arrest in connection with them.
Was q city cursed with such protectors?"
AS mayor Lewis, two of the recorders, the
chief Of the police, all the deputy sheriffs, and
nearly every one ofthe police officers and watch
men are enthusiastic democrats and vgilant
electioneers, will the Delta or the Louisiana
Courier inform us why none of the rioters, muir
derers and. decorators Of the ballot box have
as yet beer arrested? Such conduct looks sus-
picious. ,sss g. ze. ,as.a. .a...'
The same journal, in publishing the result of
Our readers are aware, as a matter of course,
that the ballot-boxes of two of the precincts,
which gave small democratic maorities, were
destroyed On Monday night. 1t is well known
that in the seventh precinct, Wicklife had a
majority OF gl3 and Bells majority was 934.
The majority in the ninth precinct was at least
81 for these candidates. and some say it was as
high as 60; but we doubt this, because the
votes for justice Of the peace and constable were
counted and returned to the sheriff, and they
show oDly;2l majority. Counting the votes
cast in these two precincts, Mr.. Bells majority
over Hufty, for sheriff. is ESQ. ~
Aside from the broken ballot-boxes, the tick
cts in which had all been counted before the
outrage was perpetrated, as we are informed
by the inspectors, there were couple of hum
dred ballots in the several protest boxes, con
corning th{ legality of which our judiciary will
be called upon topass Judgment "A
The democrats, we understand, intend to con-
test the election, under a law passed by the last
legislature: What the result OF the contest will
be we are not now prepared to hazard an opin-
ion, but shall await the Developments OF coming
events Which are already beginning to cast
their shadows before. ~
As it is all llndeniable fact that, if the vote
of either the seventh or the ninth precinct had
been returned, Mr.. Bell would have been elect
ed sheriff. common justice demands that he
should haze the office. The voice ofthe people
conferred It upon him, and the law ought not to
permit lawless gang to nullify an election
This is not a matter Of party, but one Of right
and wrong. of course, it is extremely doubt
full as to what the court will doin the premises;
but the subject viii ELECTED the most profound
legal talent in the city. The entire loss Of the
votes in the broken boxes affected only the cleo
ton of thu sheriff and constable of the second
Justices tourt, and perhaps the three state sem
ators. The following act points out in what
mode the ccntestation is to be managed
oWhen any person shall desire to contestthe
election eT the sheriff, coroner, OF clerk of the
parish Of Orleans, he shalls within ten days af-
ter the close Of the election, give notice thereof
to the appropriate party, which notice shall es-
pecialIy set forth all the grounds of contest;
and shall, within the same space of time, pre-
sent petition to the judge Of the first district
court Of the parish Of Orleans. The Judge
shall proceed TO examine, without delay, the
grounds bf condensation, and may, on the APP
plication of either party, order jury to try the
issue, anil the decision therein shall be fnal.''
Since The above was in type we have receiv-
cd New Orleans dates to the 18th, and are
pleased u learn that the court has ordered the
inspectors Of the seventh precinct to make their
returns, giving Wicklife, $50 votes; Derbigny,
1888; Bell, SGT; Hufty, 51a; and for removal
Of the seat government, $50. Thus far all the
votes hal been counted, tailed and announced
to the public As to the vote cast for other
candidates nothing is known. Justice hasbeen
done to hlr. Bell, and be is now sherif-elect Of
the parish Ut Orleans.
The arst presbyterian church at Chicago
! H., has Seen sold to Mr.. Hugh Maher, for the
sum of s|65,0oo. 1t is to be converted into a
| theatre, and is the first church we have eve,
known PIT te, that use.
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