The Van Buren press., 1872-10-22

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so to another officer who, had received
bonds, The best men OF the city ar,
very indignant Denunciatons loud and
deep are heard on every side. The Ad
ministration people are lying tremendous
! ly, and declaring that Turner did it, jus,
as they avow that he shot at himself and
his wife; but everybody understands it
They wish t. break the force of the blow
The Sentinel appeared this evening, bold
and defiant
TROUBLES OF A CoLoRED NAVAL CADET
WASHINGTON, Oct Is.
ConyerS, the recently appointed color
ed midshipman, is having about as hard
time Of it at the Annapolis Naval acad-
emy as Smith did at West Point On
last Friday night, when the midshipmcn
were in line marching from the lower
part of the grounds to their new quarters
an attack was made upon Conyers by
some midshipmcn, who kicked and cuff
ed him unceremonously, A cadet Off
Ger rushed in with a drawn sword among
the crowd that had galhere! around the
unfortunate cadet and stopped the attack.
| Midshipman Conyers could recognize ON
| " one of his assalantS. Two colored
attendants who were made guard over
him were beaten at the sape time The
presidents attention has len called to
this matter, and he has pro- ascd that all
the parties engaged in IL ottar shall be
dismissed W
| THE FRAUDS TURNING UP IS'I' LADELPIGiA.
New MEX, Oct IG
The great frauds in Philadelphia are
daily coming to light in the torn of ex
act information The following docu
ment has appeared in print;
TO the Reform Association Of Phla
delphia: Gents-In the official count
for governor in the Fifteenth ward, it is
represented that the vote for governor
was ,597, as follows: For lIartranit
1880 for Buckalew 2,S93. The under,
signed, judges of election, signed no such
return or paper. The true vote for gov
ernor was as follows, they having signed
the same: For lIartranh 1890, for
Buckalew 1898; majority 1907 BY
exposing the above fraud, you will obligc
the friends of reform in the Fifteenth
ward and show how our return election
judges alter the returns to suit their own
partisan way Of fixing up election re.
turns. Respectfully yours.
Signed
JOHN PRTHER, Judge OF lst Div
| JAMES NASH, Judge % Div
j. MURRAY, Judge of 7th Div
ALFRED MURpHY, Judge Of 22d Div,
luILADELrHIA, Oct II, 1872
Two hundred votes were counted more
than polIed in each ward. In twen !
nine wards we have $500 fraudulent
votes, but the Nineteenth ward polled =
800 fraudulent votes; Twentieth, 5OJ /;
Tenth, 500 Fifth, 500; snourth, sold
ont to IIartranft; SiXteorl L. 500, Sew
enteenth, the same &c. Tlat fraudulent
votes and false counts in philadelphia
amounted to $4,000
DEMOCRATIC CONSUL ,AToS.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 10.
The Democratic state ce'I,e VI commit
tee met here today, .V'iJ ''r0mnent
Democrats from all p 5,r Ohio, to
consult relative to the p ,''"'' nation.
The meeting was stri, J 10 t,"' L a
very hopeful spisi ..tac -, n"s ,rns Lid
With vigor Amha cor erred her mere
Geo. II. Pendletc " % T. 3-humblcd hvok,
Senator Thur lJ : gNYiembers
of congress to oymcf
iSslAyA feel {
lNDIANApoTh $. Oct Il.
Postmaster IIalloway has, been detect,
cd in Withholding returns ofahe elections
The clerk Of this Marion) county, holds
a postonicc receipt for returns delivered
TO the postoflice on Frida,S last GOV.
Bakers attention having Been called 10
this fraud he ordered the co ,mty clerk o
make duplicate, and it was filed this
evening. An investigation will be had
and the attention Of the Postmaster Gen
cral called to the fact United States
Mail Agent Markland has been notified
and will he called on also to investigate
the matter.
The majority for Hendricks goes
steadily up. and in seventy nine counties
he has 3,l59 This will be reduced in
the remaining counties to about 1900,
and it may be loo.
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION,
COLUMBIA, S. {. Oct. H.
The Moses state ticket is undoubtedly
elected Ranser Elliott, and Rainey,col
orcd Republicans, and b F. Perry, Dem
ocratic, are elected to congress The
Democrats have elected several represen-
tatives to the Legislature.
FURTHER PENNSYLVANIA FRAUDS.
LANCASTER, h Oct. II.
Capt McMicn, member OF the select
council and member Of the Republican
county committee, also Jno Wittcngcr, n
prominent broker, have bcenarrested and
held in 81 800 bail to answer the charge
Of issuing fraudulent naturalization pa
pers McMilen made \ strong effort to
have the charge against him withdrawn
by Mayor Pyfe, but he declined, saying
iustice must be mctod out
.-~..-at-
CoNNECrICUr.-The Connecticut elec
ton Of Monday last resulted in iine|
Liberal triumph The Hartford Times
publishes returns from every town ~ the
state; from which it appears that the
Grant party gained two towns, and the
Greeley party eighteen. Many towns
that have been Republican ever since