The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-11-30

-o2th Carolina Democrats, after eight
years q constant AMI ne-- malignant
yiiEsstsez;ica o: Tx ~ErEeEae essgr1 OF
that >tAt-Iirectsi 10th toward the
personal and official character Of IL
members. and particularly Of Chief
Justice Mo-es-h=ve noE - suddenly
discovered that ii ! si-- pare
and allie body.
Events in that state 81 later date
than are described in the article refer
red 10 above have grown no le-- sen
sational. The entire Canyas,ing
Board were ordered 10 Jail for con-
tempt OF court; and. although the iur-
i-iicfion Of the court III the premises
had never t-eea admitted, the Beard
oteye-i the mandate sni spent -atur-
day and sunday in custody. Monday
they were released by writ Of tetsas
c1rDug. from Judge Bond, Of [. :. Cir
cult Court. before whom they were 10
have had hearing Yesterday. On Tues
day the Legislature Wa 70 have met
and organized; but because admission
was refused to the democratic members
from EdSefieId and Laurens-so whom
the Bard refuses - i--le certificates
On account Of election fraud>-she en-
tire Democratic membership. amoun-
ting TO sixty-tour, including the nine
disputed members from the counties
named, withdrew, promulgated . pro-
test and then went into caucus IN an
other building. The ffty-nine re-
naming members Of the House al Re
puf,lican-, proceeded 10 organize,
claiming that majority Of the lis adj
Matted by the c2nva--.sr- - he elected
i : quorum, AMI that Therefore they
are ready fgE business. Ihc IsI.lo-
cra.- claim that quorum cannot be
had without majority q the Ia
members OF which the HsElre, when
fuI. consists: and q they consider the
.iae disputed members ta 5e just a
vel liked without certificates u clee-
ton d with them. they Of course
claim that the majority i with the
seeding body. Some ~ United
-tate- soldier are IL Columbia under
the discreet Gen. Ruger in person,
with no orders except TO prevent vIo-
Ienee-Bliich make the protest of
Gen. Hampton and other. against
putting troops under the command Of
Gov Chamberlain a nonsen-ical i'm
pertinence. such is brief of the sit
uation i'm South Carolina up to Tues
day Evening; and everybody will lie
glad that the precious. muddle i con-
fined to State affairs and does not in
| volyc the Presidential issue.
Louisiana has really advanced but
little out of the confines of doubtful
ness. The Canvassing Board has gone
over a large number Of additional par
they have been laid aside without the
| announcement Of results. The official
| returns from the twenty uncontested
parishes give the Republicans "a gain
of 80 over previous estimates; but
! what the final result may be, no one
has any right to assume to know with
certainty until the canvas j. actually
completed and the extent ~ which
fraud and intimidation have sav2.i L.
ted the returns i der ss.I All kao~1-
Speaking Of iE.t5asl5E:sg1 Gf4ssas a.
wish for space u Lag s'etors tbe r-szS-
ers OF the ADvEETI1 :-E tbs statement.
Of a few Of the MANY uegro-a- who By
accident or inadvertalce e-caIe1
death and have dragged mangitl bad
les to New Orleans TO testify TO inhu-
mainly that would never be believed
| if the gaping wounds were not there
| to speak for themselves. Ben. James.
| the colorcd Deputy who was shot
| while carrying the ballot-box to one
| poll in Ouachita parish, has two bull
| let wounds in his head two in his arm
and one in his leg. OF course he was
| left for dead, but recovering in the
night, he crawled away and was
| brought with military escort and un-
der difficulty to New Orleans where
| he tells story Of murderous cruelty
10 which Sitting Bull can never hope
to attain. Read the following, for a
| fair sample Of dozens, and remember
that it il no idle creation. but that
the poor victim carried her story and
her wounds together into a great city
and has been zen by hundred. Of pep
pie, including both Democrats and
Republicans from the North:
New DRLEaS-, Nov. Z7th.-Fliza
Pins-ton, who can hardly live more
than few days, to-day made her for
NAL sworn statement. describing the
murder Of her husband, Henry Pink
-ton. and of her tat=e II months old
Her statement j. c!yc8HstSntial, and
she give the name % tao,-s who CON-
mitted the crime-. The party "a. nD,
| disguised. They rode up tD the house
on Saturday night b<-f0re the election
some time past midnight, and, after
ll2AE aB - 4S@ l42a&Lg+-r 5E3hS ia I&4E
door. she save Henry wa In night
clothes. He said : Gentlemen, what
you want 10 kill me for? have done
nothing. ] will vote the Democratic
ticket" Then they all gathered in.
and the Captain said. Gag him God
damn him. gag him. Don't let him
hoIler. He will vote no damned rasdi-
cal ticket. IF be does. he will vote ii
in hell" Then they cut him with
knives. | could see them and hear
him struggling. They took his draw
ers off and tied his leg. together. and.
when he was down, -het him till he
was dead. After they had done with
Henry they came back 10 me. / bad
my baby in my arms. They said.
"put your tsaby down." and ! said.
II have done nothing, / am nothing
but a poor woman" Some Of the men
laid IL little head back, and cut its
threat
They went 10 cutting Of LIE. They
shot me twice, once In nay breast, and
once In my Leg. This was " hs