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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13
THE PHILHARMONICS!!
Wednesday evening the 18th

w tuIpSudy CtCIih-o tfiO Aooh
inst. The best concert ever given IN
our city will be given next Wednesday
evening by the Philharmonics. Be
sure aud 60. Parkhurst in his solos
is unrurpassed by any singer IN the
country. Tickets tor sale at Schultz
Drug Store.
Misfortune. This is world of
misfortune, and one of the saddest to a
good housekeeper is to be afflicted with
heavey, yellow, sour bread, biscnit.
&c. If you are ever troubled in this
way, use D. B. DeLand & Co.'S Best
Chemical Saleratus, when you will be
surprised at its charming results in re-
moving the cause of your misfortune.
4 GOOd Chaace. TO buy a span of
Young horses T and s years old.
One lumber wagon, one democrat wa
gon one set of heavy and one set Of
light harness both double Will be
sold separate or all together on reason
able terms Will give time on part if
desired. | have no use for them and
consequently will dispose of them at
low figures. Inquire at this office or
at my restaurant near the RabIln
House. G.. BARNES.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13
A WESTERN paper sings:

Gently smooth the wounded feelings,
Gently sooth the aching pates,
Bring thousOnd brooms, and gently
Hide from view the shattered slates
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13
OUR AGENTS.

OUR AGENTS.
Geo. p. Rowell 4 Co., 40 Park Row, New York
and s. NJ. Pcttingill & Co., 81 Park Row, New
York are our sole agents in that city, and are
authorized to contract for advertising at ourlow-
est rates.
Co., W etherel 4 Co., Philadelphia.
Cook. Coburn & Co.. Chic.-yO. III.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-07-13
WASHINGTON.

From our own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 18th, 1876.
MeSsrs. Editors:
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-11-25

--On the 4th Of January 1874,
Grants soldiers broke up the
Legislature of Louisiana, dis
persed the men whom the people
had chosen, and installed his own
minions and tools therein.
Tue Democratic members OF
Congress of the State OF Louisi.
ana, presented a memorial to the
Congress Of the United States,
concluding with the following ad
monition:
IF we have dwelt thus at length upon the
details Of the military overthrow of a SOW.
ereign State and her reduction to q prov
iuce. it is that other States may sec and
know the process whereby the overthrow
OF their own liberties may be accomplished
We sOlemnly warn the American people
jealous of their liberties, that q militar,
power dispensing q House of Representa-
tves in the State of Louisiana may We,
serve as . precedent to shackle them anG
their posterity, it in the hour of trial, stani
ing as We do to-day, amid the ruins Of cons
titutional liberty, they leave US 30 oul
fate"
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The Devils Court.

The Returning Board met on
Monhay in the Senate Hall IN
New Orleans. J. Madison Wells
on the throne, Tom c. Anderson,
G. Casanave and Louis kenner,
t,ue and legal hencinen at his
side. A set of rules were adopted,
which torhids amy citizen OF Loul-
slana from entering into the
court Of his P'utonic majesty. TO
witness the counting and retain
ing DT The yotes Of the people.
The Democratic committee pro
tested, but their protest bad as
muci, effect asa feather would pro
duce against u whiriwiud.
The Returns frnn Assumption,
Ascension and A>oyeile> wer4
taken MP anl compiled as they
were returned by the Supervisors
OF Registration Tor those Parishes
On T~eus;lay the Board met
Several Protests we're presented
ind the Board came down from
nigh horses, sufficient to admit
candidates for Presidential els
tors to be admitted 10 their Sc:
sions. .
Below will be fonnd the returns
of the vote in Louisiana as tar as
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-11-25
The Outlook.

In response 20 tire request OF
the members of the Democratic
Party, for a%'conterence with those
representing the Republican, Par
IL in the City of New Orleans,
the latter on the 10th inst, gave
a flat refusal, and at the END OF ii
TRADE of affected plety say:
..,t !. in our Judgment vital to the pre-
! rr.,;or of constitutional liberty that the
Iahit of obedience to the forms OF law
aLould he sedulotsiy lnculcated anu chlti'
yat.1 and that the resort to extra constr.
%tutional means OF redress Tor even actual
o,;cvances should ne avoided ana condemn
81 ,s revolutionary. distinguishing, and
tending TO disorder and anarchy"
That is to say, tliat here IN
Lonisiana, where the honest mas
iority OF voters have already been
svi!l.iIeu out Of their rights by
an Illegal and Infamous Board OF
teturucrs two Or three times,
and when one party asks OF the
leaders of another party that, IA
fair, honest and just count OF the
vote at the late election be count
ed as it was deposited in the box
6. So that a true and faithful re
turn might be made OF the result.
the republicans come out square
", and say that they will agree
to nothing of the kind that the
Returning Board shall do pre-
cisely as it rleases, and over
throw the vote of the majority
and count in that of the minority
which can be done under the
storms Of Mm," il Louisiana a
though it is i'll violation OF ever,
principle of justice and fairness
and of every principle IN tn
constitution under which thl
government exists.
Oh, no! we came here to conn
! in Hayes, and we + going to d'
it. We came here to have Il tai
coun1 for Hayes, and the Return
, ing Board must gi,cit It.
The reply of the Democrati
g members was one that completed
e>posed the absurdity OF the pcs
ton assumed by the Republicans
! but as We print it to day. 1t ca
speak for itself, and the reader
T. requested to carefully peruse /
4
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An Unanswerable Argument.

The strongest argument which can be
urged against the advisahility of admins
terins such corrosive and Notwithstanding
poisons as arsenic and quinine for inter
mittent and remittent fcvers. is the vastly
superior success in the prevention and cnre
of such diseases of Il medicine which is the
very antipode Of the above named drugs,
both i'll respect of its composition and the
results wron ght by it. Snch IL medicine is
Hostctter's Stomach Bittcrs. Il purely vege-
taple preparation, which rot only eradi-
Gates with wonderful promptitule every
trace of fever II ague. and kindred types
of malarinns disease, from the system. but
is u preventive of all maladies besottcn of
miasna-tainted air and water. These re-
suits mineral anti-fehrile remedies do not
effect with certainty, and their continued
use entails consequences highly pernicious
to the system. The Bitters. on the contrary,
not only afford speedy relief. but establish
health on u permanent basis.
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Kellogg telegraphs to tue
North that many parishes thar
gave him IA majority i'll 1872. have
at the recent election gone Demo
cratic. and therefore there Was
bulldozing on the part OF the
Democrats, Kellogg, perhaps, fo:-
gets that in four years most peo>
pie learn Someti ing, and that his
management of Louisiana has ut
terly failed to produce any OF the
results for which governments
were established. He has not ell
forced the laws, and he has kept
in office and position every dlsre.
putable ballot~box stutftr and
false affidavit maker he cOulO
find. The result is. that the party
is demOraliZed, disgusted anC
defeated. kellogg's lying tels
grams cannot change the situf
tion, and create victory ont o
disastrous defeat. - Louisiana
State Register, (Rep.l
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-11-25

The evidences of radical fraud
in this parish are so PLAIN that
he who runs may read them al
evary point. These evidences will
he fully brought out and the Re,
turning Board will have a hard
task to get over them. The facts
will be proven 10y republican ties
timony.-Baton Rouge Advocate
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Sale Of Ferries !

WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION,
L at the Court House, in the Town of Thib
odaux. La, on Saturday, December 23rd
1876, at II o'clock NJ, to the highest bidder.
the lease of the Ferry at Lockport, for the
term of one year beginning January lst
1877. Said Ferry to be kept according to
existing ordinances, purchasers giving bond
for faithful performance according to Law.
Terms OF sale cash in United States Cur
rency.
At the same time and place the leave of
the Ferry at Raceland, for the same period
and according 20 existing Laws
Terms of sale Cash in United States
Currency.
S. T. GRISAMORE,
tnov. Is '76) President Police Jury.
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NOTICE..

OFFICE OF THE THIhoDAUx BRIDGE Co. !
Thibodaux, La, Nov. 18th. 1876. (
IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RESoLU-
l. ton passed by the Beard Of Directors,
], the undersigned, will sell, at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, on Monday De.
cember 4th, 1876. at 10 o'clock A. NJ at the
foot of jackson ST., the FARM of the Bridge,
for the year 1877.
The purchaser to comply with the exist,
ing regulations.
p. E. LORI :,
President, Thihodaux Bridge Co.
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J,,dro Pohart Raw. of Ouac

Judge Robert Ray, of Onach'
IA. candidate for District Judge
of that judicial district, comedies
the election of his Democratic Op
ponent, Mr.. Parsons, and de
clares that he viii not have the
Office even though counted in by
the Returning Board, - N. D.
Democrat.
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Tie Parish OF St. Charles was
passed over on account Of an
informally in the return.
The committees representing
the Northern Republican aud
Democratic parties were in atten
dance.
On Wednesday the board
met, when Wells mounted his
high horse again aud showed
>o'ae OF tue sulphurenus metal
in his veins.
The permission given Elk. Gov
ernor Wickliffe, candidate for
Elector to remain during the
counting on Tuesday. was re.
voked, much to the disgust OF
Senator Sherman of Ohio, and
his Republican colleagues.
The following returns were
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-11-25
Stokes, the murderer OF JAS.
Fisk got out Of the penitentlary
in time to vote for Hayes.

Planters are all busy "rind>
ing this week. a great deal ct
cane has been put Ill Nlhdrow.
The yield is generally satlstac
tory aud the quality good.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-11-25

In the matter of Counting
the Electoral vote in Congress
read the opinion of Judge Camp
bell which is printed in to days
SENTINEL. His long experience
on the bench of the q. S. Courts.
and well known ability give
great weight to any opinion that
he may give.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-11-25

TABLEAU OF ASSESSMENT FOR THE
/ Corporation of ThibOdaux for the year
1876 is o completed, and will remain
open to the correction at my office. in the
Town of Thibodaux, for ten days from and
after this date,
THEOPHlLE THIBODAUX,
Assessor.
Thihodaux, Nov. 18th, 1876.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-11-25

One peculiarly of the late
election was that men who had
been dad iOr more than two
years were not allowed to vote
the radical ticket. A clear case OF
intimidation 10y The radical Super
vi>OrS.
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PRACTICE

by men, some of whom had been
among the trainers Of the cOnsti
tutiOn-the votes are to be count
ed under the direction and con
troll of the Senate aud House of
Representatives. is a question
upon the discussion of which we
deem no part Of our duty to en-,
ter.
In conclusion, permit us to say
that, notwithstanding your refu
sal TO cooperate, we still cherish
the hope that the Returning
Board, warned by the history Of
the past and conscious that its
action are being observed by the
whole nation, will discharge its
delicate duties with such circums
pectlou, fairness and impartiality
as will give satisfaction to the
American people. To this end we
shall continue to labor. Should a
different result follow the action
of the board, we shall have the
satisfaction OF knowing that,
while you have taken the respon
sibility Of declining to act with
us, we have done all in our powe.
to avert the consequences which
may follow.
Very respectfully,
John NJ. Palmer, Lyman Trum
Dull, VIM. r. Morrison, Illinois.
Samuel j. Randall, A. G.. Cul
tin, VIM. Biglcr, Pennsylvania.
j. Il. Doolittle, Geo. B. Smith
Wisconsin.
J. E. Mcdonald, Geo. w. Ju
lian. M. ID. Manson, John Love
Indiana.
Hy. Watterson, j. W. Steven
son, Fly. d. McHenry, T. II. She:
ley, Kentucky.
Oswald Otteudorter, New
Yo>k.
J.. B. Stallo. Ohio,
Lewis v. Bogy, James O
Broadhead, G. Gibson, Missouri
John Lee Carroll, VIM. 7
: Hamilton, MARYLAND.
". G. Sumner, Connecticut.
p. Fl. Watson, Ohio.
F. r.. Condert. New York.
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The word NmDronise

The word Compromise has
again made its appearance on
the Streets of New Orleans.
The SENTINEL wishes it to be
distinctly understood that the
people of Lafousehe want none
u faIsied be the B2gne of the
u who would dare 3 advise
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Albert, a faithful negro. once
the property Of the late A. Il.
Raglan, who claims to have been
a man during the Indian wars o;
Gen. Jackson died in this place
on the 10th inst.
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VOTE OF LOUISIANA-The hon
est vote OF Louisiana as cast on
November 9TH. gives Tilden Il
majority over Hayes OF 1856. and
Nichols IL majority over Packard
of 1861.
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Rain actually fell here for
several hours on the II inst, bu,
came down gently. The gardens
were improved h.y it and the els
terms Were parity flied.
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The wall which finishes the
dyke at the head of the Canal is
completed ani not only makes
the work secure, but furnishes a
good street where it has been CT
dinari'y bad.
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Mad. Asseiineau, corner of
st. Lolis and Market streets. is
now III New Orleans purchasing
I, large and varied assortment of
Fa'.cy goods, Toys, Sc. suitable
for the approaching holidays.
which her auiah.p assistants
via. take pleasure III displaying
tO her Customers and friends.
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Persons wishing to grow rich
had batter bny the lease of the
Tnibodaux Bridge on the fourth
pIoXino.
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The orange crop is being di-
unfinished and they do not sell :"
beautifully ar they did a month
ago.
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The Board If Levee Ccmmis.
sioners say chat u will be- less ex
penS.ve "a close Ba,aa Lafourc.e
at llona.dsanvi.ie, than to keep
mp its Levees. What difference
10 = it makes 70 them what the
Govt may De They ito not expend
ANY thing Tor thai purpose. Is
there mara ,anney in the gift OF
,hs railroad monololies, than
shefsts.in the L.aee ,axes which
tAe people p.yf
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-Ford.the Telegraph operator,
g'ories in election times, as he
has plenty to DO in giving and re
ceivjng the n"ws
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When a man gets drunk. III
suits people quietly walking along
the banquets. and gets Knocked
down, he does not arouse. the
sympathy of bystandprs to any
alarming extent.
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And now the polite clerk
HINT the sunny sides of the street
and rejolceth not when a custom
er summons him to the counter.
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The arch has been completed
over 5hn new we'll on ST. Philip
street aud now people ride over
it and rejoice.
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Ducks and fish are for sale
IN our market and streets nearly
every day.
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Editorial Items.

The District Court of this
Parish vii! he Opened on Mohda.y
week.
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Comforts. Blankets, flanneis.
Casemerc and Jeans itfSt received
at j. ID. 'Macllad0 store.
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When the historian writes
the history at the corraptionS of
Louisiana rom 1872 to 1877, be
will have il hard joh TO decide
whether tie Returning Board or
the Roayd Of Le,et Commissions
ers, s!,a.. be placed the lowest in
the cesspool OF infamy in which
they will he swallowed for ever.
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The average desire to pur-
chase the daily papers as they ar
rive at the corner Of Market and
Green streets is about $50 per
cent apovr par.
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LOuisi Hannah.

There were doubts in the mind of the tan
ner,
So he seut down an army to man her !:
But, without an gildin',
She voted for Tilden.
And that 8 what's the matter with Hannah
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then Apr

LafOnrche Parish was them
brought up in which the action of
NJ. a Ledet is conspicuous. The
Board decided that Poll No. 2 at
Webre's must be counted not.
outstanding it was behind time.
Ledet refused to include the Ha.
rang box IN his return becau use it
gave IA Democratic majority.
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-on Sunday last the steamer
Stella Block ca.me downthe bayou
us far as Thlhodaux. The bayou
was about 20 inches above low
water mark.
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OFFICE coz MARKET { PATRIOT SIS
Vo1fce to Subscribers.

This mark Y, on me Iaargin. means tina
your sub cripfion has expiiel. Such are
layitcd to renew at once.
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GEO. w. SQUiRES,

UEU. W. SQCIRES, q
ThibOiauf.
AGENT EE
JAMES Ma PUTNAM,
General Com asaa>si.,Ik ApTchi.nl
81 C%aaondeiet Street, Front ,urs, xp asav
NEW ORLEANS.
-sOLICiTs THE CuNSIG SMEST OF-
SUGAR. MOLASSES, NICE, COTTOl
. HIDES, WOOL. MOSS, ETC.
And purchase all kinds of Merchandisstsl
Plantation Supplies, ha'ing had oss
thirty years experience in the bAAf
ness. can guarantee satisfaction.
ii oct. 1876.
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Louisiana State Lottery ticket
for sale at j. d. MaehadO.
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lOus incubation and cultivation
Of the habits of obedience to the
forms of law is vital to the pres
servation of constitutional liberty,
it il no less important that a retn
sal to yield such obedience be not
provoked by using these forms
us means for %subverting the very
ends tor the securing of which
they were designed.
Without undertaking to ,quos-
ton the sincerity of the belief
which you are at pains to express
that you know of no reasons to
doubt that the Louisiana Return
ing Board will make g perfectly
honest and just declaration of
the results of the recent election
in Louisiana, we deem it not i'm
proper to remind you that the
very presence in this city of so
many citizens from all parts of
the Union at this moment seems
to be evidence of a widely preva-
lent distrnst of the action OF this
board, and that such distrust has
this foundation, at least. that the
constitution of the board has not
been changed since its returns
were set aside by a congressional
committee of which the Republi
can candidate for the Vice Presi
dency was a member.
And this distrpst is not unnatu
raj in view Of the fact that. as we
understand, one OF the members
Of the Returning Board is a can
dldate voted for at the recent
election !; another, the holder OF
an Office of profit and trust by
appointment of the present Exc
. cutive of the National Governs
!, ment. while all the members OF
the board are believed to be in
utilization with but one Of the par
ties to the present political con
a test.
In view of all this it is hardly
necessary to add that the terms
y of our letter were not
Z DESIGNED TO PREJUDICE
the question whether the funt
i tons of the Returning Boar(
# were judicial or ministerial, o.
a both, but simply to invite yon t.
# see, with us, that, whatever ma.
be the character o. these func
e tons, they are openly, fairly ant
honestly discharged. And whil'
!, we thus refrained from any al
l. tempt at stating or constituting
the laws Of Louisiana, we deeu
ed it equally irrelevant to tn
It subject of our correspondence
n with yon, to allude to the dutie
It devolvlng upon officers other thai
y the constituents Of the Lonisian
~ Retaining Board ;under the law
- and constitution Of the Unite
Il States. Whether, as you ohserv
m by way OF illustration, under tn
constitution, the President OF tn
e. Senate both counts and declare
= the votes of the electors of tn
several States, his duty bein
purely ministerial and not su
jecf to the control of Congress
or whether, as has been the pre-
tice tor more than eighty yea1
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