Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-11-18
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

puDlIcanS state that they nave lnfOr-
nation that East Baton Rouge has
gone Republican by 800 majority. The
Democrats claimed it by 600 In the
tables published up to Saturday night
the city vote was put down 300 major
ity for the Democrats. The official
count shows 10,016 ajority for Tilden.
The Democratic Committee have
complete returns made up from dupli-
cate lists Of supervisors, showing Til
den's majority in the State 8,1O7, by
which majority they claim that they
have carried the State.
The Hon. L. 0. c. Lamar, of Miss,
sent to Gen. Walthall, at Grenada, the
following dispatch
Reports of official returns, signed by
commissioners and supervisors, show
clear majority for Tilden of Z ,557.
In several instances the Republican
officials refused to sign the returns,
and from few Republican parishes
no reports of the official count have
been received. In these the Repub-
licans' figures are adopted in the above
estimate. The Republicans claim that
the returns from these parishes may
be revised, changed and put in shape,
SO as to give Republican majority of
about /, 800 or 1000.
The people of New Orleans, though
profoundly agitated, are quiet, and
there is not the slightest purpose to
disturb the public peace. The pro-
position to place the counting of the
vote under the supervision of honora-
BILE men of both parties from dis
lance meets the cordial concurrence of
the entire community.
The sending of troops here is re-
garded as a promise and guarantee of
support and impunity to the returning
| board in the action it is expected to
take. Wells aud Anderson are the
principals of the returning board, two
colored persons, one of them without
education, being with them. They are
| the same persons who acted in 1874,
andwhose fraudulent returns OCCASION
ed the invasion of the Legislature by
Gen. Sheridan, and were set aside by
the congressional committee of which
VIM A. Wheeler was member, after
| Sheridan had expelled certain mem
| bers of the Louisiana Legislature.
Wells was rewarded by being made
surveyor of the port of New Orleans,
and Anderson had member of his
family appointed to the military or
naval academy.
kellogg and Packard are universal
" believed to be concerned in the cor
rupt and fraudulent midnight order of
Durell, and the seizure Of the capitol
in 1879, and also in the invasion of the
capitol in 1874. Kellogg, Packard,
Wells and Anderson stand condemned
as infamous, and nothing but nsistrust
and discredit attach to what they say
or do, and what they touch they con-
taminate. These men have been en-
cOuraged and maintained in course
of conduct contrary to the Constitu-
ton and the laws, and dangerous to
the liberties Of the people. The or
ders to the army to concentrate in New
Orleans is a stage toward the overturn
Unconstitutional liberty, and the estab-
lishment of military despotism. IF
this policy succeeds, no presidential
election hereafter will be made except
under the direction Of the army.
Special to the American.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. IA, a. NJ
We arrived tonight with Curtin, Big
Ter and Randall, of Pennsylvania, and
Ottendorfer, of New York. The city
is perfectly quiet A detachment of
troops came with us from Mobile.
Three regiments are already here, and
two gunboats are anchored in the river.
More troops are en- route for the city.
A number of distinguished North
ern men have arrived.
Tilden undoubtedly carried the State
by over 1880 votes. His majority,
after DISTINGUISHING five parishes, IS
over 3, 300. Nevertheless, the general
belief is that the Returning Board
will give the vote to Hayes; mat
BOARD consists of Wells, Federal
office-holder, and Anderson, a candl-
date-both disqualifed-and two ne
groes. If Wells and Anderson are
ruled out, the two negroes have power
to Fill the vacancies. One of the negroes
is keeper of a bawdy- house, and the
other an undertaken and gambler.
Northern Democrats here are firm
in the determination to reach the bot
tom facts. BURCH.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 14-The city
remains perfectly quiet Troops are
still coming in. Gen. Pennepacker
arrived tonight, and was received with
great qualification. The Democrats of
the North are here to listen to the tes-
timony, and also leading Republicans.
The general belief is that Kellogg's
Board will decide in favor of Hayes.
The consolation is that Doolittle,
Trumbull, Randall, Morrison, Lamar,
Curtin and Bigler are here and will
certify the facts to the country.
There is considerable suppressed
feeling here, which finds vent in curses,
not loud, but deep. The conviction
is forced of Radical determination to
rob the Democrats of their victory
United States Marshal Pitkin admits
that this State is Democratic accord
ing to the ballots. Another Radical
saws that the returns will he made to |
appear whatever Grant desires.
The rascals are desperate and will |
hold on if they can. They have a
scheme on foot to supply deficiencies
by the testimony of suborned negroes.
who will furnish afidavits in which a
dozen parishes will be thrown out and /
the State be delivered to Hayes and |
Packard. A few days may decide, and
perhaps it will take months.