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The Temper of the People,
A Solemn Protest Against Fraudulent Count
in Louisiana

PORTSMOUTH, ONO, Nov. 15.-The
Democracy are firing cannon here tonight
over Tilden's election by the votes actually
cast. At mass meeting the following
were adopted unanimously and greeted
with applause
Whereas, 1t appears from returns in both
Republican and Democratic papers that ma
jorityof all the votes actually cast in the States
of Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina were
cast for Tilden and Hendricks for President
and Vice President of the United States; and
whereas, it appears they have over quarter
of a million of q popular majority of the
States and a majority ofthe Electoral College;
aud whereas corrupt canvassing boards in the
carpet bag States, backed by the army sent
into peaceful States in violation of the Con.
stitution by partisan President, to subvert
the rights of tho States, therefore, be it
Resolced, By the Democracy of Portsmouth,
in mass meeting assembled, That while we
counsel obedience to law and deprecate un-
necessary agitations calculated TO break the
peace and cripple the credit of the Govern.
ment, we pledge our support to the House,
and will stand by it in throwing out the cleo.
toral vote of any State fraudulently counted
tboihoN iAtbCh 4OuuEiChnf anu plcuBe
our lives to it in resisting any revolutionary
action on the part Of any person or persons
who shall seek to subvert any legal and con
stitutional act of the House. We call upon
our brethren in other places, we appeal to all
who are in favor of popular government, to
hold mass meetings protesting against such
foul injustice as now seems to be contempla.
ted by the Radical managers, with firm re-
lance in the wisdom and the patriotism and
courage of the American people. We ap.
peal to them, irrespective Of party ties, to
rise in their might and make open and manly
protest against this browning folly, which is
TO be consummated by corrupt men, who care
more for the spells Of office than the peace,
credit, and welfare Of the country. Let up.
peals from every hamlet in the land go to
Congress to deal fairly with the people, to
the end that the Government of the people,
for the people, and by the people, shall not
perish from the earth
Resolred, That copy of these resolutions
be transmitted to Samuel ]. Tilden and Tho
mas A. Hendricks, to our Representative in
Congress, our United States Senator, and
copies be furnished to the Democratic and
independent daily press, and all such papers
be requested to publish the same.
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PROCLAMATION
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ANNAPOLIS, November 7 1879


WHILE the past year has been to manv
w period OF great depression, and per.
haps Of suffering, we cannot be undmindfnl
Of the blessings we have enjoyed Throughout
this Commonwealth from an abundant harvest
and reasonable remuneration for the labors
ofour people. ''''
We know that our country is teemine with
resources OF every kind, and the proper on.
Joyment OF them must ever depend upon our
own action.
Let us, therefore, humbly acknowledge that
we are indebted to the Almighty Giyer of ali
for what we are and for what we must home
to be, and to this end "p'
l, JOHN LEE CARROLL, Goyernor of
Maryland, do hereby appoint
THURSDAY, 3Oh Of NO VENEER
as DAY OF THANKSGIVING AND
PRAYER, and do most earnestly recommend
to the people Of this State that, LAYING aside
their usual occupations, they assemble on
that dayat their customary places of worship,
and, bowling down before Him who SIS our
refuge and strength implore His aid and
guidance in furthering the prosperity Of our
common country.
6py4 Given under my hand and the erea,
xAseal of the State of Maryland, at An.
napolis, this seventh day of November, eiph.
teen hundred and seventy.six,
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
by the Governor
r. c. HoLLYDAY,
nov 1871 Secretary of State
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The Disputed states.

The question As q who has been elected
p,es;asnt 4 st;ll unsettled and The nain-
fnl susnense i not l;kelv 70 be ended for
I week % come. f. indeed. L be ended
basa,a Congress- makes the anal count
Wa make copious extraots from our con-
temnorsy;es ,,pon the situation. anxious Il
49,, an ~. i;,.,,, nos.;hla nnor !. M
s"'o' - '"e ss'' i'V''ao'e .Pon - lay
gravezt suspicious are INDUCED 10 refer
anna a. thA bonasty and fairness of the
returning boards, ana IN truth there Is
abundant eronnd for them. KELLOGG. in
Louisiana, Is known 20 De Fhialn ingram
He has twice already perpetrated the
grossest ifauus IN tnas ceate, anu Is De-
lieved to be ready to do it again. Cham
- p.... !. cs,..l c...,;
pehiaiu anu ae1eisou ih 0ousn Oarolina
are as bankrupt 10 character as he, and
ca. i. p,e.;a. ~.
o'ealnS, ~ nl"riuh' mus nos 'ne 0ounuence
Of his political opponents. Upon the hon
estv of tha connt demands the ;ssua sna
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BIZ Tslearaph 10 the N 7. T.ih,ln..


New ORLEANS, November 14.-The
representative men of both parties contin-
ne to arrive from the North by each
successive train, and as they gather in the
rotunda Of the St. Charles Hotel this
evening that place has decidedly the air
of Washington. The Democrats are here
in greatest numbers. The invitations is
sued by the National Democratic Commit.
tee were more numerous than those of the
President, and besides the gentlemen
designated by Mr.. Hewitt, many have
come of their own accord. General Gar
field arrived this evening, and Mr..
Stoughton, of New York, is expected to-
morrow. 1t is expected that some course
of action will then be determined upon.
The Democrats here held an informal
meeting to-day, and agreed to request the
Republicans to select committee of three
or five men to act in concert with as many
chosen by the Democrats, and to remain
in New Orleans during the canvass of
the votes and witness the count. The
Republicans have taken no action on the
subject.
Generally the situation here has not
changed in the last two or three DAYS.
The Democrats claim that a count of the
votes actually cast will show Tilden to
have carried the State by about 5000
majority, and Nichols by about 5000.
The Republicans, l believe, do not
deny that majority 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 intimidation and violence, 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.
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The Presidential Term.

The 4th of March, will fall next year
on Sunday. President Grants term of
Office will expire on that day. His sue
cessor will be entitled to take the oath Of
Office on that day although it may be
Sunday. The oath is usually administer
ed by the Chief Justice of the United
States, and this may be done on a Sunday
when the 4th Of March falls on that day.
The ceremony Of Inauguration is not ne
cessary to constitute legal title to the
office. AS soon as the oath is taken the
former President ceases to hold the Office,
and his successor instantly becomes Presi-
dent BY operation Of law. The inaugura.
ton ceremony can take place on the next
day, according TO custom. This will have
to be the course taken when President
Grants successor comes to take possession
Of the Office. There will be no interreg-
mum, as some have supposed there might
be, and President Grant win not hold over.
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The Frederick Eraminer, republican,
says it understands Mr. McComas intends
to contest Mr.. Walsh's seat, He might
as well give it up. This thing of contest
ing seats in Congress is becoming too CON-
mon by half. Pinchback hung around the
Senate chamber for two sessions, and finally
went home with $4,000 in his pocket,
wrongfully voted to him in consideration
of his having contested the seat of his
more fortunate rival. Let us have no
more Of such squandering Of the public
money. There is no danger of it, how
ever, in the House.
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NO. ~.
In the Orphans Court of Carroll County, as
Court of Equity.
OCTOBER TERN, 1876.
VIM. IL. Bevard vs.. ]. L. Storms and others,
nN application it is ordered this l4th day
~ OF November, 1876, that the sale of the
Heal Estate Of Catharine Storms, late of Car.
roll county, deceased, made by William II.
beyard, Trustee, appointed by decree of the
sad Court in said cause, and this day report.
ed to this Court by the said Trustee, be ratified
and confirmed, unless cause be shown to the
contrary on or before the I'd Monday, 18th
DAY OF December, next provided copy Of
TINS Order be inserted for three successive
weeks IN some newspaper printed and pub.
ilshed in Carroll county, before the said I'd
Monday, 18th day Of December next.
The Trustee reports the sale of ali the real
estate left by said deceased, consisting of As
acres, rood and 81 perches of land, more or
less, situated in Carroll county, laid ont and
sold in six parcels, at public sale, for the az.
gregate sum of six hundred and seyenty.threc
dollars and ten cents.
True copy,-Test:
H, E. BELTZ,
NOV io-ot Register of Wills.
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MoRTGAGEE'S SALE
A Valuable Property I!
In Freedom District. Carroll e.

by virtue of authority conferred by n Mort.
- gage, executed by John A. Tietien and
Anna l.. Tiegen, his wife, to myself dated
the Slst day of March, 1870, and recorded
among the Mortgage Records of Carroll conn.
ty, in Liber j: B. B., No. 8, folio 48e, Gc., /
VIII sell at Public Auction, at the Court
House door, in said county, on
Wednesday, the ISth day Of December. 1876.
at - o'clock, NJ, all that part of n Parcel
Of Land, situated in said county. called aWiIk.
and Liberty" which is contained within the
following metes and bounds, courses and dis.
tances, viz; Beginning for the same at
stone standing fifty perches in the given line
OF Seth Warhelds part of the said land. cali
ed "Wilks and Liberty and running thence
as follows: South 70 degrees, east % per.
ches, north II degrees, east 40 perches, north
~ degrees, west rs perches, TO the aforesaid
given line of Seth Warfeld's part of "WiIks
and Liberty and thence binding ON said line
to the place of beginning, containing
ia ACRES OF LAND,
more or less.
In compliance with the terms of the Mort.
gage this property will be sold for cash.
JACOB c. SMITH, Mortgage.
). l.. STocKBRIDGE, SO st. Paul Street.
Attorney Of Mortgage.
Q. j. Hamilton, Auctionecr. Nov 1915
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE TO THE REPUBLICAN.

New ORLEANS, November H.
Hon. Stanley Matthews, james A. Garfield. John
bb39gSn ", y Kelley John Kasson, c. Irving
stoughton, John A. Dix and others:
The undersigned arrived here yester.
day in answer to kilograms from Hon.
Abraham s. Hewitt, Chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, dated
New York, November 10th. We are in.
formed you have come here at the request
of the President of the United State, to
see that the Board Of Canvassers make a
fair count of the vote actually cast. While
in the late canvass you gave your support
to Messrs. Hayes and Wheeler as candi-
dates for President and Vice President,
and the undersigned gave their support to
Messrs. Tilden and Hendricks for those
offices, they feel assured that all good citi-
zens Of all parties regard an honest count
and true return of the vote actually cast
OF greater moment than the success of
any candidate for Office, and are ready to
do all that honorable men should do to
secure such return Of the vote east at the
late election in the State of Louisiana,
which assumes more than ever before a
national importance, and upon which in
this crisis may depend the very existence
OF constitutional government. The un-
dersigned, therefore, in view Of the un-
happy controversies which have heretofore
arisen from the action of the Returning
Board Of the State where its action could
not in any event change the result of
Presidential election, aud in view of the
desire of all good men that effect should be
given to the will of the majority as lawfully
expressed, respectfully ask you, or such Of
you as are present, to meet and confer with
them personally or through committee, as
may be deemed most wise, in order that
the influence We possess may be exerted
in behalf Of such canvass of votes actually
cast as by its fairness and impartiality shall
command the respect and acquiesence of
the American people Of all parties.
Yours resnectfullv
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DIED.

>, In this city, on Sunday night last, Mrs.
Sarah, widow Of Peter Mammalian, in the 74th
year of her age.
In this city, Of scarlet fever, on the 25th of
October, Louisa Ann, aged year, months
and days, and on the 18th instant, Harry
Morrison, aged years, months and 9 DAYS,
children of Reuben and Mary T. Bowers.
Dianah, wife of Jacob Snyder, of Carroll
county, Nd, died November 18th, 1876, aged
40 years, months and days. She gave
evidence to her friends that to die was gain
to her.
On the 10th instant, near Warfeldsburg,
Clara L. daughter of Richard and Elizabeth
Owing, aged 2 years, months and 30 DAYS.
On the 18th instant, in Warieldsburg, Cora
Virginia, daughter of Jacob H. and Margaret
Little, aged year, months and days.
take these little lambs, said he,
And lay them in my breast
Protection they shall find in me,
In me be ever blest.
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MARRIED.

In this city, at the residence off. W. vii.
mer, Esq. on the 18th instant, by Rev. II. c.
Gushing, Mr.. John Brown and Miss I. Z.
Nicholson, both of Queen Anne's county, Nd.
AT the residence of the bride, near Man.
chester, on the 9th inst, by Rev. ]. II.
Smoke, Lewis Dienst and Mrs. Mary L,
Dienst, both ofthis county.
On the 7th instant, at st. Johns Lutheran
parsonage, by Rev. Z. j. Metzler, Mr.. Ben.
lamin J. Hyser of this county, and Miss Mary
T. Harner, of Mountoy township, Adams
county, Pa.
On the 9th inst, by Isaac Renner, of New
Midway. John d. Fox and Miss Mary Jane
Sharon, both ofthis county.
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MARYLAND ELECTION RETURNS.

Full returns Of the election Of Noyem-
Der Z, 1876, from all the counties Of Ma
ryland give Samuel ]. Tilden and Thomas
A, Hendricks, for President and Vices
President, 1916 majority. The total
vote Of the State was 1886, of which
Tiden and Hendricks received 9l,791
and Hayes and Wheeler 72,065. Balti-
more city and nineteen counties give Dem
oeratic majorities. -Four counties only
give Republican majorities, as follows =
Calvert AZ, Frederick 2S7, Garrett II,
st. Mays 80. Talbot county for Presi-
dent gives Tilden A majority and Spence,
Republican, for Congress, l majority. In
1874 Hon. Philip Francis Thomas, Dem
ocrat, for Congress, carried Talbot, which
is his residence, by 62 majority.
The vote for Peter Cooper, greenback
candidate for President was as follows -
Baltimore city 40, Washington county 8,
Howard county 2-total 81.
The total vote of Baltimore city was
81, 257-Tilden 32,199, Hayes 22,05S;
Democratic majority 10,l41. Outside the
city the Democratic majority foots up
1915. The police census of voters in Bal
timore city in June, 1876, gave 69,642 MS
the voting population,
In 1867 Bowie's majority for Governor
was LIZ At the congressional election
in 1870 the Democratic Conservative ma
jority in the State was 19,067. 1t was in
this year that the freedmen voted for the
first time at general election in Mary
land. In 1871 Gov Whyto was elected
over Jacob Tome, Republican, by l5,0SS
Democratic majority. In 1872 Greeley's
majority in Maryland for President was
972; in 1873 Woolford, Democrat, for
State Comptroller, 1888; in 1874, Con-
gressional election, the Democratic major
ity was l4,125.
In the State election Of 1875 the totals
were Us follows Baltimore city aggre.
gate, 5S,S2l; CAROLS majority for Gov
ernor in the city, 1905; in the State,
including the city, 1904. Aggregate
vote of the State for Governor, 1871, 1884.
At the same time the vote for Comptroller
showed tie in the State outside of Balti-
more, with 40, 045 votes for each, Wool
ford aud Wilkins.
Maryland again returns six Democratic
representatives to the next Congress by
majorities as follows
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NO. 1867 EQUITY.

-. w. loof EQUII1.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Anna NJ. Burgoon and Elias +. Bankert next
VS.. William +. Burgoon and others.
ORDERED this 10th day of November
~ A: ID; 1875, that the sale made and re.
ported by John j. Baumgartner, trustee. for
the sale of the real estate Of William N, BnS.
goon, deceased, of part Of said real estate.
be finally ratified and confirmed, unless cause
% the contrary thereof be shown on or before
the 10th day Of December next; provided a
copy ofthis order be inserted in some news.
paper published in Carroll county, once in
each OF three successive weeks before the 10Th
day Of December next.
The report states the amount of sale To be
$4,000. W W
= FRANK T. SHAW, Clerk.
True copy,-Test:
nov lS-2t FRANK T. SHAW, Clerk.
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The popular majority for Mr.. Tilden is
over three hundred thousand. Isn't it a
shameful thing, that with sixteen COM
panies of soldiers in Louisiana, and two
gun boats, the Radicals should allege fraud
against the Democrats, and upon such a
pretext, lyingly set forth, attempt to set
aside a majority Of eight thousand votes.
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Corporation Tax Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given to the tax payers
~ Of Westminster that the taxes levied
for the use Of said city for the year 1875, are
due, and unless said taxes are paid to the
undersigned in two weeks from the date of
this notice, as well as all taxes due for former
years, i will be his duty to proceed to emf rec
the collection thereof, by distraint or other.
wise, according to law. Back taxes must be
diately.
nov 1885, ISRAEL zEIBER, Collector.
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President Grant telegraphed from Phil
adelphia Nov. 10, to Gen. w. I. Sherman,
Washington, D. O., as follows -

adelphia Nov. 10, to Gen. W. T. Sherman,
Washington, D. G., as follows =
Instruct General Augur in Louisiana and
General Ringer in Florida to be vigilant with
the force at their command, to preserve peace
and good order, and to see that the proper
and legal Boards Of Canvassers are unmolest-
edin the performance oftheir duties. Should
their be any grounds of suspicion Of Il fraud
ulent count on either side, It should be re-
ported and denounced at on ee. No man
worthy Of the Office of President should be
willing to hold it if counted in or placed
there by fraud. Either party can afford to
be disappointed in the result The country
cannot afford to have the result tainted by
suspicion of illegal or false returns.
U. S. GRANT.
These are words Of fair seeming, but
they are seeming fair only, mere sound
without substance. Gen. Grant knows
full well that it is the purpose Of Kellogg,
Packard, and their co-conspirators to count
the electoral votes Of Louisiana for Hayes,
and he knows that he has sent Gen. Sheri-
dan there to sustain the Returning Board.
with the bayonet. This is the secret
sf his nonchalant utterance on the evening
Of the election, when the returns were
coming IN adverse to Hayes. In reply to
friends who read to him the dispatches, he
very quietly remarked, as reported, that,
no matter, Hayes would be president. He
knows, also, that it is his purpose to
surround tie Capitol with Gordon of
bayonets when Congress meets to count
the electoral votes. The Returning Board
will assume that the votes in the Demo-
cratic paris hes were fraudulent, and they
will throw them out and give the State to
Hayes. This act, whether right or wrong,
viii be assumed to be right, and supported
blythe bayonet. The fairness of Grant
hath this exte mt, no more. And here is
the secret of the confidence expressed by
the Republicans in the issue. There is
hope that Congress may prevent the con
summation Of this fraud if not, there is
an end Of all constitutional government,
and the country is in imminent danger of
anarchy, revolution or despotism
It can no longer be doubted that base
and unparalleled outrage upon poular suf-
frage is in progress in Louisiana. What
Il To be done bv the injured marty in n |
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Notice to Creditors.
NO, 1860 EQUITY.

NO. 1860 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
FRANK 4. Shaw, Trustee, vs.. Thomas Zepp
and James II. zepp, partners. ~
NOTICE is hereby given to the creditors
a OF Thomas zepp and James H. Zepp,
partners, trading under the name. firm and
style OF I. Zepp 4 Bro, who we're such on
me 18th day Of July, A. d. 1876, TO file their
claims, properly proven and authenticated,
WlIh ihe Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Carroll
count county as Court Of Equity, on or before the
November l6, 1876. Auditor.
nov l8.4t
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Business Locals.


]. F. Crew has the largest and cheapest
liue Of Ladies' and Children's Fine Shoes in
Westminster.
Lawyer h Reayer have received from
factory that has lately tailed % cases of
Mems Kip Boots, which we sold at Sl.25,
and now will close out at $500 per pair
opened to-day large lot of latest style
Dress Goods, at greatly reduced prices. II.
i. Norris.
Goods are bought direct from the Factory,
and defy competition as | will sell goods
lower than any other house in town. u. +,
Crew.
Call at Lawyer Il Reayer's for your Gum
and Artic Over Shoes, as they are selling
them % per cent. less than combination
prices.
My Goods are bought for Cash, and will be
sold at very close profit. ]. f. Crew.
Best lot of ~! cents Dress Goods, ever
offered in this county
Another lot Of Fine Pebble Lace and But,
toned Boots, just received and cheap, at j.
f. Crews.
Another big lot of Boots and Shoes, cheap.
er than ever, II. L. Norris.
Gents Furnishing Goods Specially, at ].
+. Crews.
Piuking and Plating done by the yard.
Mutfs and Furs renovated. l.. Il. McMahan,
Westminster, Nd.
New Goods received every week, at ]. f.
Crews.
CENTENNIAL CLOTHING HOUSE.
Keep your eye on this if you want to save
money and buy cheap.
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Now that William Pitt Kellogg assumes
to hold the fate of the country in the hol-
low of his hand, il may be well enough to
consider his right to be Governor of Loui-
siana. General Grant gave this simple
opinion as to his title: at has been al
legged that Kellogg was not elected.
Whether he was or not is not altogether
certain; nor is it any more certain that
his competitor, McEnery, was chosen.
THE election 'oas gigantic fraud, and
there are no reliable returns Of its result. +"
N T. World.
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Martha Farrell, Of Chester county, Pa,
aged lob years, aud remarkably active
visited the Centennial
The German Empire has presented the
German Pavilion in the Exhibition Ground
to the city Of Philadelphia.
The Marine Bank Of St. Paul, MINI,
suspended Monday. Il was established
under the State law.
A bed Of fine gray marble Is said to
have been discovered near Tyrone, Clear
field county, Pa.
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One Of the steamers of the line running
between Havana and Porto Rico has been
taken forcible possession of by a party Of
men who boarded her as passengers at
Puerto Plata. After numbering the off,
GERS they landed the rest Of the passengers
at a.; Romero Key, and put to sea again.
They are supposed to be Cubans.