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ID ii. Il d l. + r.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Rayyille. La.

Will give his personal attention TO arv pro
fessional business in the Parish and Dl,;ric,
Courts of Richland, Franklin and Madison
parishes. Nov. 4, IS72-Iy.
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go .

rpoui advertisement contains ihe follow.
nE -iaiiin- Information III the gentleman
who Aeeps Ihe s!'oe s,ose with . ,el head
"!.' r''urn the mnLIe'a uf a yo,,,.. lady " ,,h
iiie ''"ry hand" H. ino sai.-r,gied grocers
>'"p, - "ii! heaG %: soin,iliiu. to hi aiysn.
tag, p, ;ie saI.o Is iLe gih of deceased
ni'iks.. now 40 more, wnh manc eiigIs.
III. a
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Table Of Rates Of Domestic
PnSfHNe.

The following are the rates of postage on
Domestic Mail Matter ofrhc different cIas s-e-
NOie-Al domestic mail matter Except
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10 actual subscribers from known office of
publcaton) must be prepaid by postage
stamps
4 letter on which one full rate of postage
is prepaid, but on which further postage i
chargeable, will be forwarded. when Gcpos-
tied in pOS,-oiiice charged with the unpaid
postage to be collected on delivery. If the
postage is left wholly unpaid. or Is prepaid
less than one full rate, it will be held for
postage and sent 10 the Dead Letter Office
Should it reach lis destination by inadvcr-
Icncc, however, il will be charged with
double postage on delivery. "Onc full rate"
means. in the case Of mail letters or other
first class matter, three cents.
In large cities and GdJacent districts of
large population, having two or more post
offices within distance of three miles of each
other, any letter posted a, one of such offices,
and addressed to a locolity within the deiv-
cry Ct another of such Offices. which shall
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forwarded TO lis destination through the
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deficient postage. To be collected on delivery.
If articles clargcabIe with different rates of
postage are sent together in one package. the
higher rate must he paid on the entire pack
age; but two or more different articles both
chargeabe with the same rate of postage. may
be sent in one package on payment of that
rate on the whole package.
j he following articles are eXcludcd from
the mails Liquors, Poisons, Glass. Explosive
Materials, Books. Pamphlets, Pictures and
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character; all letters upon the envelopes of
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ions erithets are written or printed or en-
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graved; and all articles which from their
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inJure the contents of mail bags or the person
OF any one engaged in the postal service.
Postmasiers are not allowed to give credit
tor postage, nor TO deliver any mail matter
until all postage due thereon has been paid.
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DR.. R. |. JOHNSON,
Physician and Surgeon.
RayyilIe. La..

Continues TO offer his professional services
TO the citizens Of Rayvile and the surrounding
country. while he tenders them his thanks for
former patronage. Office at residence, corner
Lomse and Rosa streets, north of Railroad
Depot June 2G, IS7j.-ly.
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nR. ID. IL. PETIT,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
RaYyiIle. Ia.
Bcnncdettc and Julia streets

Rayville, la,
Where ] will always be found when not pro-
fessionally engaged. Orders left on my slate
will receive prompt attention.
Thankful for the liberal patronage hereto
fore extended to me, ! will continue to prac.
tce my profession in all It's branches. Special
attention given TO chronic diseases.
Medical Examiner for Carolina Southern
Life and Life Association of America.
July s, no2S-ly.
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Official DIRECTORY.

JrDIcIAL-FouRrgENTH DISTRICT coraT:
RORraT RAY. Judge
{. L. Drxx. District Attorney
!. NEWT. PITTs, Clerk.
PARISH CURT
II p. WutnNs Judge
W n. POTTs. District Attorney Protein :;
PARISH OFFICERS:
e. II. MoopE, Sherlh !;
WILEY p MANGHAM, Recorders )
Benz. o. EDwAuDs =. President Police Jury
POLICE JCRoRS:
Ward l-Thos W. Cochran,
2-E. Scott.
" 3-B q. Edwards,
" i-Elenry &. Manglram,
" 5-SamueI Montgomery.
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First Glass.

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wholly or partly in writing (except booE,
manuscripts and corrected proof sheets pass
ing between authors and publishers, and ex-
cept local or drop letters y on all printed
matter 50 marked as 10 convey any other or
further information than is conveyed by the
original print Except the correction of typo
graphical error>:) ON all matter not otherwise
chargeable with letter postage, but which is,
20 wrapped or secured that it cannot be con-
venlently examined by postmasters, without
destroying the wrapper or envelope; on all
newspapers, magazines and periodicals sent
from publishers to subscribers and inclosng
any article whatever, except bona fide sup
Plements or bills and receipts for subscrip-
tons; and on all packages or matter not in
itself chargeable with letter postage, but in
which is inclosed or concealed any letter or
other thing chargeab!e with letter postage-3
cents for each half ounce or fraction thereof
weight Of packages limited TO four pounds.
On local or drop" letters, at offices where
free delivery by carriers is estabIished-2
cents for each half ounce or fraction thereof
weigh, Of packages limited to four pounds.
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Valuable Lands for Sale!
With a Large Deadening.

THE LARGE tract ofLand known as TIE
Il "Small Deadening' in Towship Is, r. 6
East, containing in all about 400 acres. Will
be sold cheap, situated in Richland Parish
Also valuable Cypress Brake together
with other timbered lands, situated in Qua
chita Parish.
Foe further particulars apply to
WILEY P. MANGHAM,
Rayville, La.
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Second Glass.

NoTE.-NaiIabIe matter of this class EN-.
braces all newspapers, magazines and peri
odicals exclusively in print and regularly is.
sued at stated periods from known office OF
publication, and addressed to regular sub.
scribers
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R. e. CuRB. A. 4. GUNB'
COBB & GUNBY
ATTORNEYS.

VIII practice III all the State Courts in
North Louisiana, and in the Federal Courts
IN New Orleans TDec ~. '7ll
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$50 acres land-7O acres in good state OF
cultivation, with good comfortable houses
will be sold Cheap for Cash. or two-,hirds
Cash, with mortgage retained for balance
There is also on the place Horses and farming
implements, and two good yokes of oxen.-
For further particulars, apply to J. J. Os,een,
on the place,or to Wiley p. Mangham, Ray
willie, La. no. 22rrr.
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Anything,

TN THE FANCY GROCERY LINE CAN
Il BE had of us al prices which are bound
TO please.
March 27-tf LAMKIy & EGGLEsrOy.
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TERMS.
Baltimore Canned Fruits.

300 CASES Canned Fruits and Vegeia
bles, bought from the packers at bottom fig
uresr1s..-t offered at New Orleans wholesale
by I.AMKIN d EGGLESTON
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12
Educated Rowdies.

The proceedings ut Dartmouth and
Bow dom lac p1>t week, give one of the
uniINoTablc sides to College life such
dISgrIcriul thing do much to prejudice
the minds of parents against Il liberal
cdurat"m loi their sons. II is not Ell
cnrIraying fuI parents to worn and dig
and SlIINr to secure means for the
education of their SONS. with the pos
pcri hat >Iid SGli> will use these means
to perfect themselves in ToWhN ism. Non
do th'N forget the danger to life and
limb that their soli> incur at the hands
ol their college mates. The serious in
.juIN done Young Davis at BoWdoiu
Thursday night. must bring fresh To
their minds the killing OF Nnun" Lcg4ctt
At Cornell | University Il wear on two ago
:; sacrifice to the ban larouS rIiiiani<m
Of hazin". If Dartmouth and Bnwd"im
d." not pu.ri>h the perpetrators of such
acts Is di>gIarcd their institutions last
week, they ~hnuld forfeit tic patronage
and support OF Il law abiding public
II Is time that the ruliian in college
understood that he WAS amcnabIc to
the same pains and penalties as the
ruiliiu oIt of college
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12
Dartmouth's "Playfulness. "

The several New England colleges
seem to he wing with each other as to
which shall bear off the palm of rowdv-
ism. which shall excel in law lcSSucSS.
which shall actually commit the greater
crime. Yale displayed her feeble abil-
ity in Il iutiianly attack upon an order
~ street procession: Harvard followed
with Il nitro glyceIime explosion. and
now Dartmouth college has shown hat
it is not to hc counted out in this I'M
scemly strife for an unSavory notorirty.
y week ago. an auction sale of books
took place at Hanover, the home of
that seat of learning and refinement
called Dartmouth College. which wis
attended by number of the students.
that they might there indulge in their
taSt" for literature and display their
gcntlemanly accomplishments and re-
gard for others rights. Here, on two
different days. they INDUCED themselves
To their hearts content i'll what the
proprietor mildly terms. ''hchaving in
Il very unhecoming manner and
which, according to his description.
consisted of breaking doors. smashing
windows and destroying furniture. en-
livcncd occasionally by personal as
SaultS on himself and his clerks. These
acts were committed by New England
college students, 10y refined and edu-
Gated young gentlemen" and are
such as have been considered merely
the harmless cbullitions of Il playful
fancy.
Ii i time these Young men received
Il. much needed lesson. and it is Il cause
tor sincere congIItulation that Mr..
Parker for that is the name of the
proprietor of the Hanover storc-pos-
Sc>>cd the courage to give these Dart
mouth Young gentlemen the lesson.
They needed Ia he made to undeI stand
that college students were still citizens
and amenahle To the law, that connec-
tion with college did not make them
Il superior class of beings. that the laws
of the land were made as much for the
government. restraint and punishment
of the refined and gentlemanly student
as for the uneducated boor-and he
has pretty thoroughly impressed it upon
the minds of some of them.
The public will await with some
anxiety to learn what course the faculty
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12
Arrest of an Atrocious Scoundrel.

ROCHESTER. y. H., Nov. u. y das-
tardlN attempt WAS mad" to outrage
wv" Young French giilS this AFTERNOON.
i short distance from the village. Ii
seems the girls had been to the farm OF
Walter :. ilaS>cN. who lives about Two
mIlrS tIom the Village. To luSN corn ::
they started to return to this village
about 3 o'clock l.. ", and while passing
through piece of woods Il Noun" man
10y the maine of JcnmcsS jumped from
the bushes and seized the older giIl
who is about fifteen Years of age. and
attempted to drag i,cr into the bushes
The girl, being strong. managed to eS-
cape and ran. Jcnut>> then seized the
younger nmr and forced her into the
N"ni>. Persons who WcIc passing on
the, road heard ,hr outcIN of the girls.
and seeing the ldcr glri running. mis-
trusted there was mischief. and came
10 the spot where She Was. .lhv girl.
Ah" WIS Thoroughly frightened. man-
aged /" tell them ~ hat had happened.
and lhc} rud"aNortd I" find the uthcl
giII htt cnuli not. lhcI then came to
the liilI"c ana notified li,c police. who
with Il posi- al men searched the woods
ind soon fuuud the other .ni. .icu-
ness was found and brought to the vii
ia"c hi the otiircr>. who locked him up
to await tIIIl.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12
One Effect of Hazlng.

Not t!IC least alarming effect of haz-
lag. with which the public are again
unfortunately becoming familiar. is the
fact that Il portion of the public look
upon it ~ Il boy i>l freak, and rather Il
GOOD joke. This nIlir> it still harder
for the law "a protect the Injured. and
knowing this fact. he boys liable to
insult and harm. ;all back upon the
first law OF nature. >clt-protccti"n. Can
any one blame the classmates ut Young
Davis for going aimed. and shouting
the first onc VIII" enters their rooms at
night umhiddrm Among the necessary
articles which the mother nov furnishes
her boy starting of for college. will he
reck"ncd the revolver: AMI it will he
:" until thu same law governs Il man in
college that il does "ut of college
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12
Election Notes.

Nine Thousand Prohibs. stood up and
were courted in Massachusetts. Some
of their opponents couldn't stand.
Last fall, Massachusetts. New York
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and
Wisconsin were carried by the Demo
Gratis. The Democratic majoritieS in
these states. taken together. were
I02 .02S.
Last fall, Maine, Iowa. Nebraska and
Minnesota, were carried by the Repuh-
licaIS. Their aggregate Republican
miiuritieS were 31.2JS.
The net Democratic majority last fall
in these ten states WAS 1890. or SAY.
in round numbers, 10000.
These ten states have held elections
this autumn. All of them have gone
Republican except New York and Mary
land. The aggregate of the Rcpuhli-
can mlioritics, as nc.il! rs can now he
a>rcItaimcd, cast in Maine, Ma>Sarhu-
sets. PcmnSN lNania. Ohio. Iowa. Ne
hra>ka. Wisconsin,. and Minnesota, is
SJ..JOG
The aggregate of the Democratic
maioriilcS east in New York and MARY
land is about -: 300.
1t will he S1.cm that the net Rciuhli-
can majority thi, fall III thr>,. ten states
is i:i.OO0. and that there Is u change
from last fall in favor of the Republicans
of ll3.Wo. These figures show the
drift of the political tide.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12
Subscribers out of this County
New York Democratic.

The report published last week that
the Republicans had carried New York.
did not prove to he true. Fuller re
turns show that the Democrats carried
the state 10y fifteen or twenty thousand
majority.
Wisconsin, which WAS reported doubt
ful. proves to have elected LUding:on
Republican. governor 10y l500 majority,
aud the Republicans have each branch
of the Legislature 10y about haIfa dozen
majority, but the Democrats carry in
THEN candidate for state treaSIuey. and
the vote for the other officers is 81 close
that it will take the official count to
settle Who are chosen. kdn>;is doesn't
vary much from last year. when the
Republicans had - of the Ia members
OF the Legislature. In Minnesota the
Republicans have elected their state
tichcl 10y fully 10000 majority. except
for TREASURER. where their candidate
won't have halt that. but the Lrgi>a-
turc promises To he very close.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12
The Landis-Carruth Case.

The deaCh of Editor Carruth, seven
months after the lodging OF Il buiiei III
his brain ID. Mr.. Lands, of lnellnd'
\. j.. promises to give rise t" another
c,,use cpIebre in the Courts. Mr.. Lands
vas confined in the jail while 1t was
daily expected that Carruth would me :;
lut when Carruth began to Improve,
and it was hoped that he wouId finally
recover. Mr.. Lands waS released ON
= 100. 600 bail. After his release some
friends attempted to bring about Il set
Element of the case. and Lands offered
CarrutlI SJ,OO0 III cash and 'f0o acres Oh
land in compensation for his INJURIES
This offer WAS ut first Indignantly re-
fused. but lately the editor began to he
troubled in regard to his pecunlary AZ
fairs and the prohable condition Oh MS
family in case of his death. n second
artru,pt to settle with Mr.. Carruth was
latcl, begun. and had progressed so tar
that only IA few days since the sum OF
Sl2. 300 had been agreed upon, and the
papers only awaited the signature OF
Lands. but he insisted that tarrHih
should leave the State before the SET
Element WAS perfected. Mr. Calruth
had been failing even since his return
from the North, and had been unable t."
attend to amy business. Up to within
Il week il WAS thought if his mind waS
relieved of that burden he might yet
recover. At daybrcak he would any
iously inquire: Can you keep me TIL
night, so we can fix those papers ana
at night, "You must keep me till morn
ing 50 we can settle thai matter. Sat
ur,lay evening he WAS suddenly seized
with II CONFUSION, after which he Sank
into Stupor from which he WAS relicv-
ed bl death. Mr.. Lands WAS ut once
delivered to the authorities 10y his bonds
men, and he is now i'll Jail awaiting trial
for II crime, the penalty Tor which Will
doubtless bc sumcwhaU lcSSened by the
long deferred death of the victim, and
his Willingness To accept of pccHnIhrN
compromise. the c0usunnIatinn of " hich
w;lS only prevented by his death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12
The Barre Tragedy.

At the examination of Asa : Magoon,
for the Strectcr murdrr at Barre. We'd
mcSdaN. much damaging testimony wa.
elected. Among other things. ii wa>
shown hat the boot tracks in the road
where the >cutlic took place were made
cN IdcntlN 10y two pcI>on>. one a boot
without heels. the other with. Ma
gnom'S boots have heels worn entirely
away. The physicians testified that
death WAS caused 10y Il wound in the
abdomen. letting air into the lungs :;
that the cheek bone WAS fractured hl a
blow aud not 10y iamming against Il
stone; that the cut across the abdomen
Was made before the body was dragged
under the fence. and probably before life.
WAS extinct. Strcctcr'> bloody clothes
wcrc brought in. spread out on ii table.
and handled piece 10y piece 10y Mr..
Heath, the prisoner. Magoon. rising
from his chair and gazing down upon
them with Il wan and haggard coumtc-
nance, an occasional tear starting in
his eyes. First came the soldiers coat.
With blood on the collar; then an old
sack coat and WOODEN SHIRT, parts of
which had been soaked with blood ::
hen the pantal"nnS. rent aSundcr. and
u bloody vest III two pieces. one torn
of and found outSid. of the fence. and
the other half taken from the CORPSE.
The sight WIS sickcning. and the gar
mcntS emitted Il dcathlN odor Five
photographs OF the body. in two posi-
'IonS, the road etc. were also exhibited.
All evidence tends to point to Magonn
As having murdered Strcctrl while GRAZ
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12
A Vermont Man Loses S14,ooo
Montreal.

We find the following III the Mon
treal Witness of yesterday: Mr.. k"ncrt
Fitton. of CavendiSh. VI, the proprle-
tor of the wooden mills i'll that town
lately DESTROYED 10y fire, arrived IN
Montreal with his wife by last Satur-
day nights train and put up ut the
Ottawa Hotel He had with him nearly
Sl5.OO0. OF this 900 WAS rolled mp
III Il brown paper parcel. and he cal
ried it in an inside vest pocket. From
il statement made hy him at the Central
Police station to-day. however. it would
appear as if he had met with grievoHS
misfortune. as he alleges that he has
lost, or had stolen from his person, the
sum of Sll 900. but in what manner he
has not the slightest idea. Previous to
discovering his loss he spent some hours
among the clothing establishments.
pricing goods with the object of making
PURCHASES. the money ut the time beng
i'll the inside pocket of his vest. and 81
situated that he does not believe il
could have been stolen. The amount
lost WAS made mp of ten bills of 81, oOO
each, and of eight bills of 500 each.
llc attended the Halloween Concert nj
the Theatre Royal. and did not miss
the money till he get back to his room.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12

The public generally. We think, will
regret To see an effort making to revive
this scandal. The public feeling has
been /" let the matter die. and bring
tn the public eye aud ear no more of
its na>tinc>S. Vt Il meeting of Ply
month Church iast Thursday the names,
of Dra. West and Mrs. Mnultnm we've
''dI"ppcd' from lis rolls. The reason
assigned. was prolonged absence from
the church ordinances. 1t WAS under
stood that Dc... West WAS perfectly
willing to he dropped. although he was
not present To say 81. Not 50 with Mrs
Moultnn she WIS in attendance. ac-
companicd by Gcn. Pryor. Before the
vote on her cast WAS taken. the general
rose. and proceeded to read IL statement
to which Mrs. Mnulton had signed her
name. Her tilst notice nr hint of the
contemplated action had been received
the previous evening. Having had no
opportunity to appear before the com
unity" F-i'' NV" ''Il'' f''''' ''i'i' 'llt
church. She WAS not an absentee in
ANY proper >rn>e OF the word. nor WIS
the rule of the church meant to cover
such Il ease us hers. The statement
continues:
My absence Is an enforced one. and
Is caused 10y the crime of adultery COM
mlttcd 10y Henry Ward Bcecher. pastor
OF tins church. " it'll one of his parish
onrrS. which | know to Ice Il fact through
Mr. lircrhcrS confessions to me. and
Through the confessions of Mrs. Tilton.
ANA through conclusive evidence of the
crime from other sources. appear lr-
fore this church in loyal obedience to
the summons which have received.
and hereby declare my disposition
and desire Ia discharge all the duties
dcN"lNnng on me ;IS Il member. that are
consistent with my knowledge of the
adultery of the pastor aud his fllS,
swearing with regard to it.
The partisin> of Mr.. Becchcr answer
ed this paper sharply. and warm words
passed. but after while discussion WAS
rhoked oil. and Mrs. Moulton and her
tiicnd withdrew. Only the day before.
the New York aud Brook n association
of congregational ministers. after four
hours debate. had appointed Il com
mittce t" investigate and report whether
MI. Beecher Was il tit person tn he Il
member of the association. The in
structions nf the committee are said 10
be: TO examine a. we'll the rejected as
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12
Dreadful Marine Disasters.

The steamer Pacific, which plies he
tween san Francisco and towns along
the coast. and which sailed from Vie
tori;i last Thursday morning, fouuderrd
OH the evening of the same day. when
about forty miles south of Cape Flat
tcIy. and all on board with one cxcep-
ton. some ID oil 80 in number. persisted.
The only person saved was picked up
Saturday morning. 10y the American
ship Messenger. having tloated from
Thu SHAY night, ON Il piece of the pilot
house.
The steamship. City of Waco. which
arrived at Galveston. Tex. from New
York. ON M"ndaN, and anchored outside
the bar for the night. caught fire about
! o'clock, Tuesday morning. and burn
ed to the waters cd"r. and there is
great reason To fear that all on board
were lost.
The brig J. W. Spencer, of Boston,
which sailed from Nava>Sa, Il guauo
island in llrt West Imdics. on the morn
ing of September II. with cargo of
phosphate. bound to Charleston. :. c..
l. believed To have been lost with all
on board. IT. She has not since been
head from.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12

Il suspected Republican he will not he
allowed To go into town to vote. but
quietly turned round about and forced
to return home 1t remains to be
seen how fully this was carried ont on
Tuesday. There is little doubt. how
ever. that the Democratic tactics of
intimidation We're etfcctual enough to
secure the Democratic victory and to
give Il peculiar Significance to the Dem
ocratic announcements of "a quiet
election and mo disturbance reported
ANYWHERE Boston Journal.