The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-02-07

Here are Six Hundred and Eighty eight
bogus votes, which were allowed and count
ed for Mr. Barstaw by his Political personal
friends the State Canvassers. They at the
same time rejected the Mukwa canvass. fair
and legal beyond dispute, which gave Bash
ford 1877 majority. They did't count La Cros
Sc county. 40 for Ba>hford.) alleging that
return, "supplmentsl' or otherwise. was
received from there-though the Clerk OF
the county swears that the return was regu
lary made They allowed Barstaw . more
votes than he received in Sheboygan county.
No doubt as the investigation progresses, ws
shall discover other evidences of fraud in the
returns, or falsity in the canvass. But see
wha, is already shown:
Bogus votes allowed Barstaw. 688
La Crosse County. thrown out, 30 40
Mukwa. 1877
Sheboygan County, error .
If from this aggregate we deduct the osten,
ibie majority. officially declared. of SO for
Barstaw, we have an actual majority of Seven
Hundred and sixteen for Bashford. There is
no manner Of doubt that when the polls closed
on election day Mr.. Bashford had received
from $50 TO 1000 majority Of the popular vote
dreds ard thousands of Illegal votes polled
for Bsrstow throughout the State.
r-The Chicago Democrat says, Ken
uckian wen! to the pest Office in that city
Sunday last. where he had box, Seem :
8 letter II 1t he broke open the glass and took
It ou.. When spoken IL 10y the Deputy Post
master, he drew a revolver sud snapped it
twict but was secured before he could mske
TIE third attempt
FALSE REPoRr.-Ws are requested by Gov
Wright TO say that the story now going the
rounds Of the press, that he promised in
letter 10 Col. Lane, to bring or send his ''Son
and Eve hundred men''to assist the free Stat,
mea Of Kansas. IS utterly unfounded-that h
has never written To Col Lane nor any one els,
about the matter. We learn from good auth
or!.y that the letter 10 Col. Lane, in question
was written hy John w Wright, of Logans
port. an ardent Free Soilev. who would b.
very apt % feel very much IS the Governor il
made % talk in this story. We never couls
bring ourselves to believe that Gov Wrrh
hsi the gr.>e TO entertain opinions So just an
nanly.-iad. Journal.
RSvESGE or A LOVER Cutting off Girl
Aose--Ne have learned from Mr. Warner
some OF the particulars of a most diabolca
outrage that occurred last week about tire
miles below his landing on the Mississippi
IL appears that Dutch widower. living a
tha, place, has family of grown up girls
which he IS ANXIOUS TO get rid of The oldes,
agiri OF twenty one. Is living with 3 neighbo
AMI has lately attracted the attention OF al
I'aiian, who has been staying about there
and has wanted 70 marry her His suit ha
been backed mp by the old man. but the gi,
has steadily refused TO marry him. Last weel
the fellow called At the house, and requisite
10 see her at the door. when she appeared. h
seized her by the end of the nose, and wit
ms pocket knife cut it off close up to tn
bridge, The poor girl screamed and tainted
And while the family rushed TO her assistance
ana tried 10 staunoh the blood. the ruffia
took Lee bail across the Mississippi. and hs
aot been heard of since. Next week We hon
10 sc; the name and description OF the fellow
30 tbs; he can be posted by every newspape
In the union.-La Crosse { Wis Denaocr a