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Gne Situation.
Comm in ST. Louis Times from
MIR. Pulitzer

Communication in ST. Louis Times from
Mr. Pulitzer.
The hopes Of the Republicans about
the result Of the election are as
ground less as the fears OF Democrats
Mr. liiden is elected. lie viii. be in.
augurated on the 9Th OF March. There
is no such thing probable a either
Rodmauizing OF Keiloggism Presi
Dental election. Not that | deny the
proclvify, but only the power OF
Grant l. Co, TO do mischief. There
is a generally correct apprehension 10
the public mind about the Inclination
OF the desperate men VINO lead aud
rule both the Republican party aud
the Administration to shriuk from
nothing TO accomplish the election OF
cypher Hayes. and thereby retain their
power aud plumber; but there Is also
an equally general Misrepresentation
about the power aud opportunity Of
these men 10 DO mischief Let me dis
pei some of these NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The count OF the electoral votes
and the canvass Of all the returns will
literally depend upon the present
Democratic House and not on Mr.
Ferry, the President of the Senate, a.
some suppose. Tue latter only pre-
sides The count, however, devoive-
upon the Senate aud House in joint
session. As the present House has a
Democratic m9jorily OF seventy six,
while the Repu0neau majority Ia The
Senate Is not more than ten, there will
be a majority OF sixty six IN that joint
session Ia favor OF iaIr count
2 The abrogafiou Of the so called
22d joiut rule, which Is claimed by
Mr. Morton and the Republican or
gaus. has this effect, that the Senate
alone cannot throw out : single return
ia fact, can do nothing as separate
body, but only as part of the joiui
/ Assembly in which it will be powerles:
in the face OF "a clear majority OF TO
3. The Constitution OF the United
+ States ARTICLE - provided distinct
| that the President Of the Senate
+ shall only preside over the joint As
/ sembly, aud ouiy open the returns
/ The count is clearly left 10 the As
sembly. Mark how clearly aud dis
j tiuctly it appears in the Constitution
THE President of the Senate shall
in the presence OF the Senate anC
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Ernna Ea0sc0Nv.

Editor Courier:
Iii. Of interest to this vicinity to
place before your many readers some
Of the advantages Of uniting the Full
ton County Agricultural Fair with 'he
Hickman county newly subscribed
stock thereby forming joint stock
far Thar would be on sound financial
basis insuring success TO the enter
prise We have one Of the best race
track oroupdS: and one Of former days
when many travelled from distant vii
lagos TO partnke of the sport OF racing
Our water resources can not be sur
PASSED having the big aud httie
Bayon De CHEN on either side Of our
town We also have one Of the best
producing sections of country in tie
Purchase also industrious and beuev
olent veomunry, whose desire Is TO
pronofe aud advance every laudab,e
en,srnri.e. We have already Il good :
amouot Of stock subscribed, q. with
the encouragement aud assistance Of
yopr comfy can obtain much more.
We need The experience and patronage
of the former stockholder,-with It
We arc sale We therefore solicit all
member. Of the Fair Of Fulton 10 ex
tend tbeir benevolent wings and hover
arpund rs. We desire that all, even
the most remote siockholder be bene-
fitted aud believe that such will be
the facts if union be formed y
locality 50 favorobly surrounded, SO
ble,t bv nature, can never be defeated
in snch 40 enterprise Then will our
- fe're' ,.gss.ln Inducements be duly
~ or four dome tne inserting o.
sfackh0ea .iS--4;a Saturday, 10Th lust.
and favorable consideration Of oul
siiuati0u be maintained We offer al
apoloss to this effect. that if 20 ex
ci'em-u' had prevailed during the las
three months past over the great 20.
itich issues OF the last canvass wt
wonld have more stock subscribed than
Fulton and Union City We there
fore submit cur c'ajms to the interested
ones, and the people generally.
PONTO.
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49, - s~s-
COLUMBIA, November l8.-Tbe result Of
tshulatiug the returns of county canvas
sers gives the State 20 the Hayes rlec-
tors by majori,ies ranging from $50 10
1913. The counsel for the Democrats
Immediately filed exceptions to the ag-
gregation on the ground of irregularities.
errors and omissions between the mana
gers returns and the statements Of the
county cauvRssers, which they claim viii
ates the above result-Tetegram.
Kentucky, Missouri, OF any other
State could have been counted for
Hayes by the same Board.
Before the election, Coy. Chamber
lain demanded troops Of the President
on the ground that their presence was
necessary to fair election. They
were sent to him, although his request
was not accompanied by any adequate
proof of the statements of violence he
made in support Of it. Tie troops
were stationed in every part of the
State where the Governor, himself
candidate for reelection, decided that
their presence was necessary. What
has been The result? 4 majority 10
the State for Tilden and Hampton,
which, though not large, is grea'
gain on the former large Republican
majorities. The election was peaceful.
No one has asserted the contrary, and
the Republicans dare not assert it, be-
cause their own soldiers were on the
ground. The election was fair and
honest. No one has asserted the con
trary, and the Republicans dare not
assert it, because their own logic pre-
vents. They asked for soldiers that
they might have fair election; they
haze had the soldiers and fair cleo
ton. Now they cannot question the
result, because all the precautions,
which they demanded, unju=tifrble as
they were, were taken. The State Is
for Tiiden by vote cas-, peaceably
under the very shadow OF Federal
bayonets.
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sEOzv ssle Republicans Carry
sIFs EisRGssOR.


This extract from the testimony be
fore the U S. Senate Committee, shows
how this Republican majority was ob
tained in Louisiana Mr. Lynch, was
a member of the Kellogg Board which
was called the Lynch Board, after
him
MIR. Lynch. We took all The eyi
dence we had before Us; aud on knowl
edge of the parishes and their politi-
cal complexion, and then we decided.
Sepator Carpenter. You estimated
it, then upon the basis Of what you
thought the vote ought to have been
Mr. Lynch Yes, ~ir; that was just
the fact. and | think on the whole we
were pretty correct.
The "eyideuee" was afterwards
found to consist Of newspaper articles
letters and several thousand affidavits,
discovered to have been all forged, by
negroes, that they had been deprived
of the right to vote. This Board.
which declare kellogg's majority to be
1861, never had an official return
before it, and this pretended accuracy
was sheer, impudent falsehood. Both
| Legislatures organized, and John Nc
Emery and 100 of the wealthiest cih-
zcus telegraphed to Washington that
they were about to come North to lay
their case before the President aud
prayed him not to recognize either
government until he had, he.as.
J Williams.&the 49, - Ia ~
an insolent reply that the VISIT would
be "unavailing;" that ",he Presidents
decision is made and will not be
changed"
The Democrats present sworn
proved majority of over 5000 for Til
den, and this Board. all Republicans
are again to override the peoples
voice.
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what /. "A uarret-Hasger!

They have captured fish in Flori-
ia, near Cedar Keys, which the inhab-
itaaIs have given the name of the
carpet Dagger. 1t has the head of u
catfish, the body of an eel aud the legs
Of lizard 1t is allied to the screw
fish. we'll known in Florida, and whose
habits have been made the study OF
Pratt. Of Palatka. In the summer
time. when the ST. Johns yields its
beautiful grasses, it swims up and un
screws its head which, by the aid OF
four we'll defined legs, goes out on the
banks and eats the sweet grasses.
When winter comes, it goes back,
screws the tail on, aud makes the wa
tiers of the lovely St Johns its home
Naturalists have designated it as be-
longing to the family of SPiratus
ArchiaadeRS.
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Tns Springfield Pepublicon some
time ago dspssaeA that The votes Rc>
,nslly cast 10 de three disputed States
should - sossteA, and the electoral
vote given % the sctvsl majority, not
TO the n.jc.ify made BY tSroSios opt
votes. The Loaisispa correspondent
of the Nav YORK T~iGaRe telegraphs
hat The Repsbiicsss admit a majority
# voies setSaily east to be sgsiost
hem. If the RcpN6licaa meant what
It said, it ought nov 20 demand that
she electoral vote Of louisiana be giveo
to Mr.. Tildes. sad hr, Tilden be de.
elared President That is the Judge
ment of ell fair minded men.
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House OF Re reseutativcs. oDsa1,u the
certificates, and Tie votes sha1 then
be COUNTED RT
/ This has been the praet ~som
the very Organization of oar eh,vern
meut The President Of the Senate
only presiies, the Assembly counts
Qu,s ;ions of difference, like a6estiouS
OF pariiame' tary ruling or Questions
about the returns, are all subi-ci to
the de,i ion OF the Assembly The
present case, therefore subiee, to
Democratic majority of 66.
If any votes are thrown ont they
can only be thrown out by TIL. same
Democratic majority Neither MIR
Ferry, nor the oeuute, nor any other
power on earth can throw cut single
electoral vote, except our own Dtmo-
cratic House
g. Yielding the question whellertl E
joint assembly cou,d substitute honest
lur such fraudulent returns. and coant
the honest votes of these Sales in
spite of the fact that the Ganduien,
returns were sent to aud opeued by
Mr. Ferry | opiue the assem-
bly, could do the question arises.
what would he the consequence OF
throwing ouf these votes
Z Simply that both Tildeu and
Hayes would lack a msjoiity in the
Electoral College, and what would fol-
/ low next?
3 The Constitution Of the United
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Tiden's Election Conceded.
-yfe Reason about the Thing.

y z HsG G1OA9 HatO ~
The mass of the Republicans and
Democrats in the Northern States are
honest men. Under high excitement
hey may seemingly justify wrong
n their partisan leaders; but way
own in their inner consciousness. their
,scret heart, after mature deliberation,
hey will condemn the leaders that re
art to fraud. The Returning Besrd
pf Louisiana is admitted and known
10 be corrupt, aud hence its decision
e4nnot give satisfaction to the country.
The country is in great suspense
as TO who is the fairly elected Presi-
cent. We are told that both parties
claimed to have carried Louisiana. The
ruth is the democrats only made such
Slain; the Republicans never pretend
Cd to have q majority of the votes cast
II they pretended to have carried the
rate, why all this terrible fuss and
-onfuslOD about the count, when the
Counting Board was composed exclu
sively Of Republicans. This proves
Tint the Republicans never believed or
Gained that they had actually carried
louisiana, or their leaders could never
have exhibited such great fear of the
count by Board composed of Repab
leans alone. Their object has been
nl the time for the counting authori
ties not to count the vote actually cas-
lat least not to count portion of it
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a Chinese way % Dealing
Vsi:Ia CnrrupG@O Ulcers.

The following extract from China
paper gives a picture OF paternal GOV
srument in that country. in which the
p7eeept, Of not sparing the rod is car
ried into practice In way which
ought 10 strike terror into the hearts
OF the official hierarchy. The bamboo
has long been known as an effective
instrument for governing the masses
and correction OF offenders against the
chinese code. but there i something
novel Is weII.as startling IN the idea
Of a degraded official being made to
hold out his hands for a hundred
blows 10 be administered GU the palms
as preliminary cas,igation for NAL
vcrsstion. II such a mode OF dealing
gith official ma practices we've to be-
come general we might soon hope to
see a notable Improvement in the al
minisiraiiye departments which in
China are 30 ENORMOUSLY bad aud cor
rupt
We learn that one of the mazda
rims here, who had swindled the GOV
ernmeGt of large sum Of money
when making purchases OF "alIIke
materials at Hong Kong duriog the
FoInosan affair, was brought up for
trial before the redoubtable Ting ana
the Fauta. On the 4th Of August
this degraded official was subjected, as
an Introduction to something revere in
store for him, to a Jogging OF oue hun
bred blows on the palms OF his hands
He vas to have been bam boOeI in the
usual way as other criminals on the
b,eech, but for his bitter crying aud
yehzIgeat enireatics, coupled with 'he
health. The delaulfing official is sur
named Nan, and IS related to a Taou
tat Of that name who was degraded at
the same lime with the Ficeroy Wing
Han il the wa-hing affair
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The Lase cardinal An,onessi

The last dispatch from Rome, ria
London, report the death, a, 7:I5 on
Monday morning. Of Cardinal Giacomo
Autoueili The late churchman held
he same relation to the Papai See that
;he late Minister Cavour held TO Pro
gressive Monarchical Italy. lie was
The Lie OF the Church. He threw
himself, in a period OF peril, in front
Of the Papacy; and, it contempora
ueou- history be reliable, did more to
defend it from spoiing than the
Supremes Pontif himself He chung
TO the cause OF Plus Y in 1913. when
the Papacy fitted from Rome 70 Gaeta.
As Papal Secretary OF State he peuned
a policy which resulted in his return
to Rome CD the 12,h Of April, 1880.
under French protection The pres.
enee Of the soldier>sof the Empire ex
asperated The young Italians: but the
dead statesman, indespite Of their
ciamors, looking more 20 the Church
than shat be regarded to be new aud
untried theories of government main
tanned the dignity OF the Church with
a Positiveness and a decision worthy of
HildebraDd himself The evacuation
Of Rome by the French 10 August,
1870. was I severe blow TO him The
FORMAL entry of Victor Emanuel into
Rome November p, 1871, was deep
er blow. Ii was noticed that from that
lime, although the dead Cardi nal
maintained his iufexible resolution in
the face of the world, portion OF the
great. disappointment that fell upon
him accompanied him through life and
embittered il.
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Gov. TLDEE has been elected, but
Gov. Hayes is going to be, This is
what Republican argument has come
TO. Gov. Tilsen vas elected by the
people; Coz. Hayes is to be elected
by the KetHrsise Boards. VIII our
Republics friends refer Us to that
section al the Constitution of the
United States which provides for the
electios Of President 5y the Retarn
ing Boards.
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4 Republican Confession that
shey Lost LOGlAEana.

The Louisiana pendent of the
New York Tribune tells the whole
story when he says that 'the Repub-
licans do not deny that a maiority of
the votes actually polled are against
them, but they assert that under the
law they will be able to prove that
several parishes were carried BY the
Democrats by Intimidation and vic
lence, and that when the votes from
these parishes are rejected, as they
will be legally, Hayes and Packard
will be found to have carried the
State" In other words, history Is to
be compelled to repeat itself. To 1872
"a majority CT the votes actually poll
ed" was against the Republicans; yet
the Republican ticket was counted in.
In 1874 "a majority Of the votes actu-
ally polled" was again against it, aad
agsin it was counted 10. The lode
pendent press of the North each time
denounced this outrage upon free s1f-
rage; and the United States Senate.
servile as it is, refused to admit suy of
the Senators elected by the Legisla
lures that were the creatures Of this
shameless fraud. Even Matt Carpeu
ties exposed it, denounced it, aud made
the Senate ring With his iuvcctives.
Now this great crime is to be commit
ted third time, 10 order to count 10
a Republican President.
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The word bull doziog." reports a
trustworthy etymologian just in from
the South, Is an Anglo African cor.
rup'ion of the word mll drover And
yet il does not mean bull drover, bnt
the whip nsed by the propeller of the
heefy herd The egmologian reports
that the bull dozar has been used. not
to intimidate voters. hut to punish pet
~ thievine. with which many neigh
bQrhoods are constattly annoyed.
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CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS says
that he has no doubt that Gov. Tildeu
has been elected President Villa m
w. Belknap and Orville E. Babcoek
think that the election is yet to be
had, and that Gov. Hayes is sure to
be the man. They don't see anything
unconstitutional in the election Of
President BY Returning Board
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Do THE people realize that Dir
'iIden has received a majority of the
oopular vote in Louisiana Do they
ralize that all the Republican claim
majorities telegraphed North from
hat State were based simply upon the
determination to throw out votes
nough to make them good2 Scarcely
. word was said 10 these dispatches Of
he charges Of intimidation and fraud
'ade since They were bold claims
f actual majorities, made 10 order to
eep up confidence in the North until
scheme of fraud cduld be matured
Vow the Republican correspondents
. Louisiana admit that a majoriiy OF
he vote cast is against them. and yet
rclare that the electoral vote of the
state will be given to Hayes Could
Here be anything more infamous than
bis?
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TUE better sense of the Republican
nnrty is asserting itself. The C1icagc
7l-'a-.ne deneuDees the Louisiana out.
rage in advance, end scouts the notion
hat the people of the North will sub
nit to the election Of a President by
he throwing out of votes that we're
not legally cast, or by the counting Of
totes that were not cast or offered to
e cast. The Springfield Republican
insists that the vote cast shall decide
Il. not the vote which might have been
.nst, or which some think ought to
have been cast. Both these great
apers supported Mr.. Hayes but they
so not propose to sacrifice principle
r the sake of their candidates. We
ssb we could say as much for the
rest Of the Republican press.
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While the English are speaking of
the impossibility of reaching the North
Pole. on sccount Of four hundred mil, .
of solid ice, some yankees viii slip mp
there and blast out a morrow gnage
railroad.
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THE Whisky Ring want to see III
den counted out. They don't want to
get counted out themselves.
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The Indian Ring want ito have Til
den counted out. They don't like his
record in the matter Of Rings.
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Nd
the people !or the Offices OF Pre,ideD
and We. President fad much fo r..
commend rheir ,beory in the eoi4en
/ Ioo-enes. of the pre.6qt electoral >ys
tenn. and the darsoy- phicn it uudoub.
edly Involves 10 the peace and unity
Of the people. The proposed reform
trenches TO some extent II is true. an.
on the doctrine O.. States, Rirbi- =.
commonly understood by di,uo..e.
sine tfe State. or their absolute an,
,ln-vf. dsF,., r.o,..~s in ~. FJoo,or..
Cofles. but il j. certainly not M wal
eith l.eunlarI,;,o rrinc;n.e NJ Demo
.r,,i. .alt. ,,,y.,.,,.nt t|at a,ar,. .i,.
,ls. shonlj b.,r. - Voice in lie c5oi..
- H. ,,iars uoob.,rue,aJ by win
,err,,..l.,,...,'5 ire..,'.p.ihla -.~.c.-s
To i,-ernl.-;,i.s and ,r.onali,;..
rt,.A ,La-.-...,.,. tbo -. nah
~ sIsc,ion ,rs last seen Ev in.t;
,nt-rl, . oontr.st l.t,zean ,ts clec,or.I
.aI ~ ,.-,t.r ro,a ro.eirsJ H., a.,
several .rrr4s-;va Presidents du,ino
me- INST mir century,
Besiunino wi.L the election Of 1921
which I'm some ra.oects j. ana j.olafcd
and peculiar case vs end that Nr
Adams. who was chosen hv the House
Of REPRESENTATIVES. received not quite
thirtY per cent of the eaiiro vote east
and 10 965 less than a msi.r.ty. Even
jackson. who received more e!ec,ar,l
votes than either of Dha other three
caudi1aJes, lacked - Isl of a popular
majority. Their, vas 10 fact so choice
by he people and hence ihe election
by the House. where personal, rather
than political considerations de,arniG-
cd lLe result.
Ia ISIS Genera Jark-on received
los 90 ile POI electoral votes. but
only about Gty-dse Il.rcent Of the
s,gs,g.ar zl.le----.- q .lfs q al.
- 10, - - p2'-TTc' Hr1ss.< -
.1.-, - ~, ~ "a - -
-, ~. 49,. -. = 80. "a -.
PEI ''n' ~ l"' '5''-' '''9 anu d
ors. Mr. Van Ba..n received ropa
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Missouri lost two democratic con-
gressmen. Their defeat was the resu''
of a bolt from party nominations.
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New York is suffering.in sppreheO'
.ion of a water famine.
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We have said that the Inauguration

We have said that the Inauguration
Of Mr.. Hayes IS to be deprecated un
less The record is clear in the South
and in the North, 10 the East aud in
The West. We say this because it i
apparent that the RePubiiean party
would speedily pass into oblivion we're
i 70 retain power by such measures.
Were Mr.. Tilden TO accept Office under
The imputatiOn that bis friends cheated,
corrupted aud deceived the people by
= fal.e count in one or more States, he
with his party would pass away. Within
two years it i possible to change the
complexion of both branches of Con
oress and the party which seeks
through fraud to win the fight will
End every advantage lost when the
roice of the people is again expressed
a. the ballot box / Boston } urnai
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Derangement of the liver disorders the
whole system and vitiates the blood. An
occasional dose of Mcguire Cundurango
TT ers will prevent this as we'll as ward
o + diseases of any kind.
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the Republican part has discovered
that the easiest way is by throwing
ballots out.
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The Republican party has given Us
a new idea in politics. When tie
G institution was adopted, 1t was un-
.derstood that the Press len -wanld be
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THE CONGRESSIONAL VOTE.
OmciaI ssesmrns.


The department Of edmissio0s Of
the Centennial Exhibition has just
flushed the count OF the visitors TO
the grounds during the six months ex.
teuding from May 10 to Nov. 10. The
exhibition was open $50 days During
that time the paid admissions were
s,004,3 the free admissions we're
l,185 OCT; total admissions, 8 $780,
1872. The total receipts were s3.8I3,-
fi9 20. The average daily total ad .
missions daily were 61.568, and the
average daily receipts were s23, 935. IS.
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KENTUCKY gives Tilden 5000
majority.
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70 al CONCERNED.

~ Office is hereby given to all con-
earned, those parties indebted to
the undersigned, 10 call and settle
promptly, or their paper will be placed IA
the hands of the proper officers for col
lection forthwith. y word to the wise is
sufficient. Z. II. HUBBARD.
oc.13 3w
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Mayer mind Horace Greeley, George
Uoo Just come 10 see Us at Nash
vile aud we will soothe your ruffied
sniri,s.- DycrsJary Gasette.
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The Presidential vote will be count
cd on The second Wednesday, iu Feb.
ruary-