The Tipton advertiser., 1876-11-16

Republican voters away from the polls,
that legal commissioner Was killed
and the ballot box taken from him
and run by Ku Kiux. etc The. then
p.oin4 to taue law Of that Ssafe in regard
10 cAnvassing election returns. from
which the following are verbatim sx-
rrze1a:
That 1--WE Pessens frcm all political
tartie- shall be elected by the Senate.
and shall be the returning officers for
all elections in the State In ease OF
yasAncy by resignation, death, or
otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled
hy the residue of returning ofiIeers-
Within ten DAYS after the election they
shall meet in the city Of New Orleans
10 canvass and compile the statements
o< the vote made by the Commissioners
Of Election. and shall continue in
~---i0n until the canvass and complaa-
tion il completed They shall ~osnpile
first the statements from all polls NJ
which there shall have been a fair.
free, and re2c~able registration and
election. The returning Officers shall
then proceed To investigate the state
uasnts Of not, intimidation etc, and
10 this end shall have power 10 send
for persons and pap-rs- II, affer such
examination, the said returning or
eers shall be convinced that said not.
susnult, acts Of violence intimidation.
armed Disturbances. brihery. OF cor
rUTs influences did materially inter
sere Hith the purity and freedom 81
the election If such poll ~ sEstiHg
plscs. or did prevent sufficient num-
her Of qualified eAecsar~ thsn-os frDEn
registering snd voting io materially
change the result Of the election. then
the aid returning officers shall no. can
vAss or compile the statement Of the
votes q such poll or voting place. but
shall exclude il from their returns !:
prorsfed. tbs, any person interested
candidate for Office. shall te allowed =
hearing before said returning Officers
upon making application within the
time allowed for forwarding the re-
turns Of said election"
Under this Law the Returning Bari
il 10 meet on Friday to canvass the
vote n the stale
80 well has the Centennial Exhibit
ion been managed p-cuniarily that
there il now little DOUBT but that the
surplus will BE- not les than one and >
half millions. The total expenditure
for buildings, fence~, and gs- and wa
ter supply, amounting to g. .s2i Is Il
ha- already been provided BY the con-
tribution Of the City Of philadelphia.
;hs subscriptions Of private individuals
and the Pennsylvania contribution.
The running expenses have averaged
only 81 .iss day, while the admission
receipts have been nearly three mill
ions, and the receipts from concessions
to restaurants and the like are e-ti-
mated At two and half millions. The
million and a half appropriated by
Congress will, il is now stated, remain
all OF it-a surplus fund, and over it
lively strife i preiieated. Had the
Government undertaken 10 run the
| Exhibition, without doubt il would
have cost deal more, and there would
/ have been an enormous deficit 10 lie
| made up. The surplus proves how
much better such enterprises are con-
Quoted when left to private manage
ment. and it may yet be regarded -
an open question whether the Centen-
nial would not have been even a great
er success had Congress refused te make
any appropriation whatever in aid OF
/ il.