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Who iS DennisJ
A LITTLE LIGHT THROWN UPON DARK
AND DISGUSTING SUBJECT.
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Dennis is not an officer of the army,
nor in any. way connected with the army.
After serving through the civil war in a
Connecticut regiment, and being duly
mustered out, be settled in South Caro-
lima, and Immediately entered into close
relations with the worst elements of the
so-called Republican party in that state,
OF which Robert X. Scott and CardoZo
were at that time the leaders. He be-
came member of the South Carolina
Legislature, and in that capacity was OF
service to Scott and his confederates.
Possibly there may be rscollections of
him in Wall street in connection with a
certain committee for manipulating the
financil matters of the unhappy state
which he misrepresented. He was also
sent to this city to purchase furniture for
the state house at Columbia and the ac-
counts which he rendered, and which
were settled out of the stale treasury.
were so outrageous that committee was
appointed TO look into them. This com
lnlttee made plain and damning report,
upon which, of course, no further action
was taken. On the contrary, Scott made
him superintendent of the penitentiary, a
post from which he was ousted by Cham
berlain during Chamberlain's short lived
spaSm of "reforIa" last winter. Under
the new order of things Chamberlain has
taken him again into favor, and it now
seems clear that he was selected as the
chosen instrument for making such a
legislature with bayonets as his employers
thought it best to secure. With past of
political discredit behind him and fu-
ture OF justly-anticipated chastisement
before him. this man Dennis is as plainly
the right man in the right place, as Bel
knap would be, for example, in COM
manded of corps of United States troops
occupying the capitol at Washington, to
prevent the impeachment according to
law of President Grant by the House and
his trial according to law by the Senate
of the United States.
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Grants Outlawry.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph Rep.
! Dec. l.
In fact, the situation is not any NOR,
serious than has occurred dozens of time'
| in connection with contentious over tn,
organization of Congress and of different
State Legislatures; and if the President
through the army, has right to dictat,
how the disputes over the eligibility o.
non-eligibility os persons claiming 10 be
members of the South Carolina Legisla
ture shall be settled, he has jnst the same
right to decide who shall and who shall
not be members of Congress. This is
just the point that patriotic and law-abid
ing citizens must consider In connection
with this South Carolina business, and
it needs no argumentto show that II the
precedent thus set is allowed to stand un-
| challenged and unrebuked,i it will be in the
power of any political party, or of any
clique Of politicians who may happen 10
have control of the Executive branch OF
the Government, to perpetuate theirpow-
er indefinitely, and practically to prohibit
the people from having any voice in the
Government. No one who knows any
thing about the Democratic party or the
men who are most prominent in its coun-
ellis will doubt for moment that-hav-
ing possession ofthe Governmcnt-they
will will hesitate, in event of a popular
verdict against them, to make use OF such
Republican precedent as this for their
own advantage, and apart from any con-
stitutional and legal aspects of the case,
Republicans are to ask themselves, sim
ply as amatter of partisan policy, whether
they can afford to become responsible for
this sort of thing.
Late in the day yesterday General Ru-
ger made new move which still further
cOmplicates the situation. by giving no
tice that at noon to-day the Democratic
members from Edgefield and Laurens,
over the legality of whose certificates
there is a dispute, will be excluded. OF
course, if General Ruger had right to
organize the House in the first place, he
has right to carry out his threat of ex-
cluding these two mem by force. If he
exceeded his authority in the one case
and performed an act of usurpation
which being committed by an officer OF
the Government and striking blow at
the very foundations ofrepublican liberty
Is more outrageous than any of the many
outrages which individual Democrats in
the late Rebel States are charged with
having committed, he will exceed it in
the other-if he executes his threat-and
if unrebuked by the President will make
that officer an accessory to his grave Of
fense against law and liberty.
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Intimidation of Vutsrs,
Special Dispatch to the Bait. Gazett,

special Dlspatch TO the BAIT. tiazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-There was,
undoubtedly, intimidation in South
Carolina on election day. A corporal OF
one of the companies brought here from
South Carolina gives an account of what
he saw in that State on election day. He
was directed to take squad of soldiers
from one polling place to another some
miles distant. When he had arrived at
the polls to which he had arrived in the
neighborhood of the polls to which he
was proceeding, he saw a group of ne
groes in the woods who appeared to be
very much excited and demoralized. He
called one of them to him and asked
him if he and his companions had voted.
The negro replisd that he had not; that
they had gone to the polls short time
fore, but had been driven away. what
ticket did you want TO vote ?" said the
corporal. "The conservative ticket,
Sah," replied the colored man; "Who
drove you away 2" The radical niggers,
Sab. The corporal told tho negro to
bring up his companions and come along
with him, and he would see that they
were allowed to vote. What" asked
the darkey, somewhat surprised, "will
the soldiers allow niiggers to vote for
corporal; ait is our duty, as 1 conceive
it, to see that every man is protected in
his rights. If you are entitled to vote, l
will see that You are not driven away
again." The negroes came along and
when the corporal reached the polls he
found that the story of the colored men
was true-that they had been driven
away along with many others. He sta
toned his men where they could protect
all who wished to vote, and to his GER
tain knowledge more than eighty negroes
voted the entire conservative ticket.
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THE SIrUATION.

There Is increasing cause TO hope for n
peaceful and just solution OF the political
| crisis. When people who are no better than
| they ought to be fall out, honest men may
get their dues. The meeting of the cabinet
yesterday was not an harmonious gather
| ing. When the South Carolina situation
| came up for discussion there was not that
| oneness Of sentiment which President Grant
desires Mt all times, and especially at this
time, in his council of statesmen. Secre-
tary Fish advised that the federal power
should stop interfering with state authority
and then, naturally enough, Secretaries
Cameron and Chandler felt it necessary 10
defend the administrations course, and to
insist upon more of 1t. The Baltimore
Gazette says, our advices state that Secrc-
tary Fish, after persistent effert, carried the
day. The inference is drawn in Washing
ton that 1t was decided to have done with
the bsyonet policy in the South. The best
men of the Republican party have urged
upon the President this change offront and
for the decency of his Office and the good OF
the country We sincerely hope he has de-
cided at last to turn from the error of his
way. The President is the one man who
can quiet painful apprehension, ,dispel dark
foreboding, and restore confidence where 1t
Is most wanting. General Ruger awaits his
orders. The President has only to COM
mand General Ruger To let the people of
South Carolina adjust their own difficult
ties, and we shall be near the end of all our
troubles. The two legislatures of South
Carolina, at last accounts, had gone to sleep
~ hn hatt ln
row TO renew contest, which would be
grotesque If IL were not for the grave ques-
tion involved. The real issue comes to-day,
when the vote for gov arnor and lieutenant
governor will be counted. General Hamp-
toms friends insist upon justice. Since that
would make Hampton governor the Cham
berlain managers Will probably oppose
every barrier that desperate men can devise.
We are encouraged TO hope, however, that
the marked weakening of the administra-
tration may bc the forerunner of the down
fall of rogucry in South Carolina.
The Florida board of canvasscrS heard
more testimony yesterday touching the
Aloucha county frouds. The dark crime of
attempting to cheat the people out of their
rights is indellibly stamped upon the re-
publicans of Florida. They made and con-
trolled the machinery of election, and they
are convicted of having used it TO the basest
ends. Florida has cast its vote for Tilden,
and only the most skilful jugglery can dc
him out of it.
The committe OF northern democrats al
New Orleans in their address to the people
of the United States, set forth the situation
in Louisiana 80 clearly that 1t is impossible
TO see how anything short of violent vii.
lainy can keep the electoral vote Of thai
State from Mr.. Tilden.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-02
INDIAN BATTLE.

Among the spoils of the recent fight oil
Gen. Mckenzie with the Cheyennes, un-
der Dull Knife, were five hundred ponies
besides over fifty pack-horse loads of buff
falo robes and other peltry taken from
the hostile lodges by the enlisted In
dians. The destruction of the hostile
village was complete, and the hostile
band, less some fifty killed and wounded,
is now wandering about in the cold and
snow without food or shelter, They
number between four and five hundred
braves. Gen. Mckenzie will now Join
Gen. Crook in an attack on the band OF
Crazy Horse.
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Harper's Magazine.
ILLUSTRATED.
Notices Of The Press.

The Magazine has attained in its one uuar-
ter century and more of existence to that
point where 1t may he said of it, in the
words of Dr. johnson, ait Is vain to blame
and useless to praise" The lustre of lis
long ago attained reputation has increased
as the years have passed, and its future
seems as bright, If not brighter than at any
time since the golden hue of prosperity set
tied around its later and best years.-BrOOk
I'm Eagle.
Hdrper's Monthly is marked by the same
characteristics which give it circulation
from the first with the better class of readers
IL combines reading matter with illustra
tlons IN Il way TO make clear and vivid the
facts Chicago Journal.
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Real Estate.

There are many persons indulging Al
idea that real estate in this city and State
will advance 70 war prices. This is mere
aelusion and has proved a rock upon
which many have been wrecked. If q
man owns his property without eneum-
brsnee, it is wise perhaps to keep 1t; as
in all likelihood he may net invest to
any better advantage. But 1t is folly in
a man to hold property on which he is
paying six per cent. interest ON the larger
half and getting perhaps but three per
cent. out of the whole. 1t is pure specu-
lation. Property is worth just what it
will bring, and there is large amount
Of it now that will sell for more than it
is actually worth. The cost of a pro-
pety in our neishboring city, Philadel-
phia, has nothing to do with the worth of
it. The taxes the newspapers tell us
amount to confiscation, and the more
the property cost the less It is worth, be-
cause tenants in these times cannot be
got for valuable estates-for instance Jay
Cookies mansion is cost to the owners,
as men are required to keep it clean.
This is an exceptional case we grant.
But it is not an extreme one. Properties
costing far less money also have to be
kept from the dust and damp when not
tenanted.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-02

The Shoe OnIfhe Other OF.

1t is announced that the face of the re
turns in Florida gives Hayes 43 maiori-
ty' The Republican organs declare at
once that the State is sure for Hayes, and
That the face of the returns must be ac-
septed as final The face of the returns
IN Louisiana give Tilden that State by
about 5000 majority, but our Republicans
prints fail TO see that the face of the re.
turns settle it in that case.
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The sstma,som im south Cur.,,,.!

COLUMBIA s. C., Dec. /, PIP. M.-Peo-
pie are growing terribly impatient at the
delay In the establishment of the honest
government which they have struggled
so desperately and sacrificed so much to
elect The popular longing throughout
the rest of the Union for a settlement of
the presidential contest affords but n
faint idea of the eagerncss with which
South Carolinians hunger for the reform
in their State affairs which for them
means the difference between security
and peril degradation and independence,
prosperity and absolute ruin Tilden's
success is here comparatively minor is
sue. The Inauguration of Hampton Is
everything.
Gen. Ruger in the coup de main by
which the democratic representatives on
Thursday got a footing in the State
House was the direct result of an as
suranco in good faith that the Democrats
wonld not themselves press the correc-
ton of those glaring errors in the vote
for electors, which, II corrected, would
transform the present small majority for
Hayes into majority for Tlden. 1t is
certain that the democrats of the State,
80 far as they are concerned, are ready
for compromise that would give the
vote of South Carolina to Hayes and
Hampton, but they believe that Tilden
really obtained n small majority, and
that investigation will make the fact
perfectly clear.
COLUMBIA, s. c., December Mid
night.-The situation remains unchanged,
except that most of the members of the
two Houses have gone TO sleep. This
evening an effort was made TO get an ad-
journment.
During. the long night speeches were
made on both sides. Hamilton, n colored
republican from Beaufort, said he would
stand the outrages of his party no longer
Meyers, another colored republican
from the same country, said that he be-
lieved that Hampton had been legally
elected governor of the state, and as
Hampton was the only man who could
administer an honest government, and at
the same time afford protection to the
people, he for one wanted to see him in
sugurated.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-02

The Chicago Tribune is sorrowing that
Tweed did no arrive in time before the
election to make frank confession of all
he knew about Tilden. 1t thinks that
Thereby Hayes would have carried New
York, and been elected beyond question u
1t is therefore not enough for the Tribune
that the Presidency should be decided by
corrupt returning boards and fraudulent
Governors, but it would have the testi.
mony Of zone of the grandest raSclls OF
modern times" against the character of Z
man who lacks but one vote of an election
and has the popular majority of his coun
trymen by over 800, 900.
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The cIouisi,,naC CanvaSsSx
POSSIBILITY OF 4 FAIR COUNT Af TER ALL
WHEN RoGIKs FALL 0VT HONEST
MEN, rrc. rHE-pEMocrATIc

MEN, Erc. THE DE MocTATIc
ApDREss.
special Disp,ucn To THE TINES.
NEW ORLEANS, Decmher l.
The step taken by the visiting Demo
Gratis in the issuance of an address to the
people of the United States, presenting
| the actual count Of the election in this
Stale is the result of mature deliberation.
The committee have endeavored to pro-
sent the vote actually cast, with as few
words as possible by way Of explanation
of comment, 1t having been their purpose
throughout these proceedings to occupy
dispassionate and judicial, rather than
a partisan attitude, and in that position
tuey now address the public. From con-
versations with individual members I am
satisfied that the belief of each one of
them Is sincere that Tilden Is entitled TO
to the electoral vote of the State. If the
board throws out all the parishes against
which serious complaint has been made,
there would still remain for the Tilden
electors from 800 to 400 majority. A no
table change in the spirit of the board
was manifested in heIproceedingstoda day,
and tics has occasioned considerable spec
ulution. There seems to be good reason
for saying that there is feud of some
sort is the board, but whether 1t will lead
to any change of policy as to the result is
doubtful The colored members resent
the manner in which the president and
General Anderson have taken everything
into their own hands, and they have in
sistedIupon modification of some of the
presidents sunwarrantcd and arbitrary rn-
lings.
To-day Wells treated them with mark
ed Difference, and was, in fact, polite to
all present. These circumstances cause
some sanguine persons to hope that
there will be d fair count after all and
has provoked some uneasness on the
part of Kellogg and Packard. besides
giving rise TO IA good many wild stories
which need not be repeated.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-02

EuGENIR BoNAPARTR, says Mrs. l.. Hoon.
er in the Philadelphia Telegraph has
grown old and very stout, and no lcnua,
dyes her hair, which has taken on n nan.
per and salt hue. The Prince Imperial
Is Is good-looking young man. with n
l2nrlshlng moustache and pair of soft
blue eyes, which he uses with much inter.
eS' III the Florence art ealaries, where
eat present spends much of his time
The daily gazette., 1876-12-02
RUMoRED RBsIGNATIoN or SECRETARY
FISH.

There was araport all over Washington,
last evening that, in consequence of dis
sensions in the Cabinet to-day, Secretary
Fish had sent in, or would send in, his
resignation. As it is probable that this
report may be teleraphed from here it is
well to say there is no foundation at all
for the repsrt.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-02

IhE LADIE,' COLLEGE at CAMBRIDGE
nng.-Gerton College, has just received
contribution of 1000 towards it's bnild'
ing fund srom gentleman in Oxford
shlre, IN memory of his daughter Edith.
VINO mad her life been spared, was to
aave tarrs entered the institution the present
OF the college. "isi'ei
The daily gazette., 1876-12-02

M MATTINGS.-We have now in stock
NJ white and check Canton mattings by
hetpieee, made at the lowest prices.
WIN. Il. SHARP,
Fourth and Market
The daily gazette., 1876-12-02

GEN. RUGRR AND TIE Sol I'll AFRO
LIMA LEGIsLATURE.-Gen. Kruger, in a
letter to Gen. Sherman, disclaim any in
tentlon to interpose any obstacle to the
the iree admittance to the House of Rep
resentatives at Columbia, South Carolina.
or to do anything more HAT keen the
peace. He states that he posted soldiers
IN the corridor of the State House for
that purpose, and explains how il Ian
pened that, contrary to his orders. they
were also posted at the dooI Of the hail
of the House. lie has yet To explain how
it happened that he sent "ll order to
Mr.. Wallace, democratic Speaker Of the
House, notifying him tina; Il, /. o'clock.
yesterday, the members clcd from Edoe.
field and Laurens would moi b. allowed
on the floor of the House. II is at least
a matter of satisfaction TO learn ti,at nm
to the close of yesterday the order had
not been enforced, and according to ad-
vices was not likely to be enforce
The daily gazette., 1876-12-02

Chandler must look out for Tennessee
Intimidation is rampant in Melnphis.
General james Il. Chalmers, Democratic
Congressman elect in the Sixth district of
mississippi, reached the city on Friday.
and while driving to til" wharf af FrjIr's
Point his carriage was stopped by the ne
groes, who unhitched the horses, and
seizing the pole, drew the vehicleto the
landing amid repeated cheers.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-02

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

TN THE DISTRICT corRT or THK
i Fipt Jndieial District Of the STATE OF Ne
vada, 10 and for the county OF htorry.
q. 0AMMONs, Deceased
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0ammons. 70 tha ereditors of, and ell persons
havins elaine against. the said decreased 10 RI.
hibit them. with the necessary voueh-is.
Of this notice, 10 the said Admlnisiratrix Al
hss residence. on Petsiums strest. Gold HIli.
Storey county.
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aamuons, dsceased.
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