Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-11
The Attempt to Elect Hayes BY Fraud


Gen. ". T. Sherman. Washington. u. {.
Instruct General Augur in Louisiana, and
General Rugur 10 Florida, to be vigilaot With
the force at their command To preserve peace
and good order, aud to see that the proper ana
| legal boards OF canVa5serS are uoEo!csteI III
| the perform ance Of their duties. i
| Should there be any grounds OF suspicion 81
| fraudulent cou0; on either side. It shall &c re-
ported and denounced at onoe.
No msa worthy Of the otiioo OF President
should be wiling 10 bold it if counted IN or
placed there by fraud. Ether party can NJ
lord 70 be disappoinicd III Tie result The
country canno! atiacd 10 have The result tauttd
BY the suspicion OF Illegal or la se returns
Signel y. 5. GRANT.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 10.
L,euerul Shc,nun, Washington. u. g.:
Send all the troops to General Augur re may
deem necessary 20 inanre entire quiet and
pcaccablc count OF the ballots aciua|l; east.
They may be taken FROM Soutl! Carolioa unless
there is reason 10 suspect IA outbreak there.
The presenca Of citizeaa from other cli:a!,
understand, il re uncstcL in Louisiana 10 sec
that the board Of cangGsser7 m.Eca Iar couot
of the vote actually cast. It j.; 10 ha hoped
thai representative and FUR m@1 OF 10th par
ties will GO. Signed U. :. GRANT
puu,spELpHIA, Nov. l0-in accordance
with the request CT Governor kell1gg, Of Louis
iana, that prominent mcu should 80 from the
North to inspoc; the counting OF The votes III
that State, tlc President has inv;tc1 the lcl
loving gentlemen e proceed to New Orleans
for such purpose: Hon. ". D. Kelley, Of
Parpsylyauia; Gcu. j. \. Garfield, Of Oho;
Hor. j. \. kassoa, Of Iowa; John Scionberg
of pennsyieaaia; aud Gen. }. A. l.ogap, ii
Illinois. It IS understood thet mna: CT thess
gen.emca have accepted, aud vi! fe-cn re"
Orleans wih!0 4 cw days.
MIX. lIEwITr's CALL.
NEW YoAK, Nov. lOTha !o;',,1ns ill.,
patch has been ser; to Governors lugegso.
Hubbard, Robios2n, Eedio, Curtin, Paocr.
McCreery, Carroll AID othar:; also Senators
Thurman, Bayari, Itandoipa, lloi'orald, he:-
nan and other Senators a1d IL ieaing rnaiic
men in Northern States, republicans and den.
ccrats The acaentances Warrani !hit Ier:c.
scntaion at New Orleans.
Citizens st New Orleans urgently request
tina. delegation Of prominent gentlemen come
there at once to counsel peace and tsl: and
honest relur3. You arc earnestly REQUIRED to
he one of the ten or fifteen gentlemen, all wide
ly known, % meet y: lloul:ve,. Galt louise.
Saturday evening, proceeding dlTcG'ly South,
or, il more convenient, meeting at 81. Charles
Hotel, New Orleans, Monday ,notaing. Your
prompt acceptance by telegraph Is requested.
This emergency appeals to your patrlotlsm.
AEGAM S. HEWITT, Chairman.
WHO WILL 60 TO NEW ORLEANS
New YORK, Nov. l0-The following have
sgnGcd by telegraph their intention OF start
ing at once for New Orleans in response to tho
call Of the Democratic National COMMITTEE :
: Hop. Lyman frumbuII, of Illinois; ext. 5.
Senator Hon. J. NJ. Palmer of Illinois; es.Gov.
a. 6. Curtio, of Peunsy lvauia; ex Gov. and ex-
Senator Hamilton, CT Maryland; Hon. 5. L.
Lieut.. Gov. Colbaugh. Of Illinois; Judge j. Is.
Stallo, of Ohio: Hon. Oswald Oteado!ter, OF
, New York; Hon. HcnIy Wst,erson, Of Ken.
: lucky; Hon. Theo. I. Raolalph, Of Now Jcr-
: sew: Hon. G. 3. Smith, of Wisconsin; Gov. G..
3 Carroll, of Maryland; ex Gov Gigler, Of Penn
! syIvania; Hen. G. Y. Fox eE-Assistant Score
t tary of Navy; Hon. Samuel j. Randall, ol
J Pennsylqaaia Prof. Sumner, YalO College;
, Hon. f. D. MoHeury, OF k@oluoAy.
TIE NEW ORLEANS EXPEDITION
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 10--The reroil tia;
Senator Beck, Henry Wat,ersoa aud other:
have gone to New Orleans is premature. Mr.
Wat,e1son has not left the oit9, sod 10 rer!y Il
inquiries said chat if the parties mentioaad
should GO 10 New Orleans they would 60 IN the
interest OF peace and order, proposing 70 azcEi
their influence as III ~ possible orer the 81
cited masses now collected 10 that eity. They
could do 10 more - any event than 20 iersan
slly Inform themselves. l!r. MaCteT50a IL
pressed the opinion that Il you'd De euiDen!y
proper for Coz Il ayes acd Gov. Iidan jointly
:: and ty agreement 10 send parties OF friends t.
| i,,. l,t IA l- La
Frarcis Adams AID II u. u. EVarts and com
posed Of conservative Elen who would haze Tia
} confidence CT Ike acaiatry He thought such
2 an arrangement wonIt be able to secure : ia;;
count CT the Votes ard satisfy The whole people,
: aveTt:Ig most dangerous issue and perhaps
40 outbu?st o! violence.
Ia cOmpiiencc With i request Of Governor
Stesrus, tho President has, through the SeeTe'
tary Of War, directed Gen. Sherman TO send
four companies ni Troops TO Tallahassee, Flor
ida. This rauues! was made On Thursday, and
the order to General Sherman was received in
. Washington in the afternoon. and that night
General Ringer was directcd to saud the troops.
} A second order tr2m the Secretary Of War
! directed TO Gen. Sherman, in addition TO the
3 four companies previously ordered, to send all
5 the troops 10 Florida to Tallahassee, and il
. there we're nos enough, to draw others from
: South Carolina aud Alabama
! Yesterday morninc.Gen. Sherman receyed
: the Information that the troops arc nos ca their
) way to Tallahassee, ard that IN. Kruger IS
with them.
Cen Sherman has acted upon he tacgraGos
received from the President, and has received
! word from Qca. Kruger ths, ho bad ordered
nine companies to Florida, and would order
tive more and 60 in person with them. leaving
Col. Huot Of the FItn Artillery, in commaud
in South Carolina 4 company Of artillery Will
, be mart of the troops sent from South Caroliua
Company C., I4th Uoited States infantry,
which has been stationed at Little E2c;, vas
Yesterday ordered TO New Orleans.
/ WAsnISGToN. November l0.-Senator Bay
ard AID Mr. Hewitt have gone 10 Now
Orleans, WIRE they are expected 10 az.
i've today. Their presence in that city will
| ha g Ok :hn crra: