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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

LNTTlfIDATIJN IN LOUISIANA.
Democratic editors have feasted with
a gocd deal OF satisfaction upon some
of Mr.. Redfield's letters to the Com
mercidl. Here is an extract from one
Of his dispatches Of the 23d inst, to
which the attention of those who1pro
Tess to want fair and honest count,
is directed: .r q,
ITO night spent some time at the
Custom house, reading the latest efff-
davits made. Nineteen men were all
busy copying afidavits, which will
give you, some idea of the magnitude
OF the business. Two copies are taken
of each sffidavit 1.-The original is for
the Northern visitors, and the other
for fling away These documents are
not printed blank, as been supposed,
but each case is written out from the
statement of the witness. They vary
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

FROM letter in the Ne " York Tri
tlsRe from q prominent and truthful
Republican of Florida, gives the fol
lowing statement as to the way Tilden
and his friends operated in the State
Our canvassing board consists of two
Republicans ann one Democrat. Yes
terday one of our men was approached
in the Tilden interest with the propo
sition that Tilden would be delighted
to bestow high honors and favors on
him. 1t did not take. Again, the
prominent Democrats wished an intro
duction to one of the canvassers. He
declined the honor, upon which they
forced themselves in his presence and
forced an introduction.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01
HOW MISSISSIPPI WAS CARRIED.

The vote of Mississippi will be record
and counted for Samuel j. Tilden.
But that the choice of the people OF
Mississippi is Mr.. Tilden, or that there
has been fair and honest election in
that State, is what no one acquainted
with the facts will for a moment be,
lieve. We have before us two private
letters received from citizens of Missis.
sippi, from which we make a few ex
tracts to show how the State was car
ried at the SO called election. These
letters were no. intended for publica-
ton and we withhold the names of the
writers because publication would sub
ieet them to social and business pro-
scription, if nothing worse.
The first and shorter of the two is
from gentleman well known to many
of the business men OF Cleveland, and
whose testimony is beyond question.
In business Letter from Macon to a
friend and business correspondent in
this city he says:
/ trust with you that Hayes will be
our President, and l believe he is fair
ly elected. But 10 man at the North
has any idea of the frauds and barbar-
ieties perpetrated by the Southern
Democracy. In four of the largest
coiored voting precincts of this county
the poll books were declared informal
and the polls not opened in time to
allow the Republicans chance to vote
and we were swindled out of 2, 500
In Lowndes county, adjoining this, the
Republican tickets were captured and
destroyed by armed Democrats, and
2, 800 colored Republicans had no tick
cts and could not vote. BY such
means as these Tilden carried Mississip
py, and by such means he claims
Solid South. Tilden's success means
the overthrow OF the ballot-boI at the
South.
This is specimen of how matters
were managed In Eastern Mississippi
The next letter shows that matters
were no better in the more Northern
part OF the State 1t was written by a
person who has been a resident of Gre
NADIA, Mississippi, for the last ten years
to member of the same family not
yet returned South after a summers
travels. The statements i'm it came
with the more force from the fact that
the writer, until now, has always in
sisted that if the colored people would
go quietly TO the polls and vote they
would suffer no real harm from the
threats OF the white people. Though
possessing an unusual share of the
Christian virtues the writer is entirely
free from any connection with politics
or politicians. The three colored men
referred to in the letter are of. middle |
age; quiet, law abiding, and respected
by whites as well as blacks. The lead |
ers OF the disturbance are both leading
lawyers OF the place, and one of them
a member OF the Legislature. We re-
gret that the owners of the letter de. !
clined permission to publish their
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01


THE Board of Canvassers OF South
Carolina to whom the Supreme Court
of that State had issued a peremptoTy
mandamus ordering them to issue Ger
tifcates of election, to candidates fo-
Legislature who appeared on the face
of returns to be elected, and who refus-
ed, were arrested for contempt. They
maintained that they had ceased to
exist as an election board seven hours
before the writ was served, and that
the law was on their side therefore they
would not purge of contempt worth a
cent. Judge Moses, seems to have got
his foot in it. The Board has been
released on awrit of habeas corpus.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

THE return sent up from East Fell
ceana, Louisiana by the bull dozers
was Hayes 0, Tilden 1877, yet in this
parish according to the registry of 1874
there were 1891 blacks and but rs
whites-a total of 2666. In this parish
no negro was permitted to vote unless
he voted for Tilden, and they were
marched to the polls in companies,
with guard of armed white men on
each side Of them. Yet the vote Is
short of the registry 929, showing that
about one half OF the negroes were
Kept away from the polls by the ex
cesses of the murdercus bull dozers.
No other cause than force and intimi-
dation could lave made them vote for
Tiiden, and instead of being treated
ike brutes as they have been, they
should lave been respected for their
fidelity. Upon this point generally a
writer ia the Cincinnati Gazette from
South Carolina says:
1T is wonderful with what tenaciiy
the black elings to his political con
yictions. On election day in Charles
ton, | heard one Democrat. who had
just returned froin an unsuccessful
mission to the Islands, exclaim in the
bitterness OF wrath: Il found the
id niggers without shoe TO their
feet or shirt to their backs, but
money wouldn't hire 'em to vote with
us. They'd sell their wives ut blast
iue if they'd sell their votes" AT
Beaufort | ssked very intelligent
Scotchman, who had resided there
since the war, why it was, if the blacks
on Helena Island were so poor, that
the Democrats did not buy the vote of
the whole precinct, 1,Oe0 voters in a
lump? '.Buy ~ he replied; ''Havn't
they tried it often enough" IfS25 600
would buy that Island it could be
raised any day; but it can't be done.
Every one of them will vote Radical; {;
even the few that have Joined the
Democratic clubs have only done it as
spies"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

blame is all laid to the negroes. 1t
says the trouble was caused by ne
gro pointing pistol at white man.
1t is all falsehood, and the editor
knew better. He told a deliberate
lie.
The Stew groups of white men, :"
were hundreds Of red shirts on horse
back and on foot, SO packed around
the entrance to the polling places that
the soldiers were obliged to 60 in
through the side windows and come
out the door and push the crowd back,
just as they were called upon to do by
the Marshal.
| have been so interrupted and con-
fused that l have been a long time
writing this letter, but have not said
half that could or would like to say.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

ONE of the ways in which the Dem
ocracy prepared to claim frauds in
case Florida and Louisiana were re-
turned for Hayes, was by msnufactur-
ing returns from election precincts,
showing majorities that did not exist,
and then claiming the States for Til
den. The returns from Florida were
all in on Thursday last, and. showed
upon their face, without dedueting
the votes of any of the Contested par
ishes, 743 majority for Hayes. The
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

JOHN G. THoMPsoN's grand matinee
at Columbus on the 22d., was a small
affair, and ''didn't do it exultantly,
worth cent. Somebody should hold
John, but as he haste hold bis baton as
Sergeant alarms of the House, next
Monday he will probably subside.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

FHE latest compilation of returns
for the next Congress places the repre-
sentation as follows: Democrats 149,
Republicans 141, with possible gain
of in Maryland, two from Pennsyl-
vania, two from Illinois and two from
Louisiana, which would make the fig
ures stand Republicans las Democrats
143. New Hampshire will certainly
add 2 Republicans and one Democrat,
making $50 Republicans and IA Dem
ocrats. 1t will be quite comfortable if
matters turn out SO.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

GENERAL ]. II. TUTTLE, of Iowa,
formerly a Democrat. has just return
ed from Louisiana, and says that Hayes
has carried that State beyond doubt
if the count is fair and honest. Healso
describes the intimidation as terrible,
and is surprised that any Republican
votes were cast. He represents that the
negroes are aroused to the last degree,
and if arms were obtainable bioodshed
would certainly ensue.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

A REPUBLICAN Elector in North
Carolina is the latest. 1t appears that
William Blynlin, a Democratic eleetor
was one of the commissioners appoint
ed on Southern Claims Committee to
take testimony, and is Ineligible.
Thst makes room for one more Hayes
elector.. And to this is added the fact
that Gen. D. M. Frost, of Missouri,
one of the Democratic Presidential
Electors of his State, has been pro
nounced Ineligible. The General is a
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

SOME one of Tilden's friends in New
York, has written letter TO Gov.
Wells, president of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board, threatening to take his
hearts blood If be counted Tilden out.
How is that for intimmidation. Give
us an honest count.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

THE Democracy had better go lit
tie slow on this matter of miSspelled
names, for they may discover to their
sorrow that they are far deeper in that
little muddle than are tie Republl-
cans. 1t would cost them 80 less than
four electors in Indiana alone.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01
Tu,r Tilden elactor from wis

THAT Tilden elector from Wisconsin
is doomed. The lowest man-Downs-
on the Hayes electoral ticket had 1, 500
majority. That one vote don't come
for Tilden, from any source, and
the Democracy are not happy.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT.
Democrats are predicating their
hopes of making Tilden President, Oh
throwing out the electoral vote of some
one or more of the States voting for
Hayes, and thus throwing the election
into the House. But a difficulty pre-
sents itself which they have not evi
IDENTIFY considered. The Office of the
Vice President, in view of the election,
has heretofore been ministerial, and
that is as the Constitution makes it.
But the Democracy now claim other
wise. Well, if they can go back ofthe
State seal, hoao far back can they go2
And viii not that involve contrGver-
sy in which they willbe hopelessy worst
ed. Alabama will be called first. In
order to test the matter, objection is
made, and an offer to produce abund-
ant testimony as % fraud is presented.
Suppose thesYice President yieldS-a
precedent is then set which opens up
the matter in every State where there
is a suspicion of fraud. If the State
Seal of Alabama is good for nothing
neither is the State Seal of New York
or Connecticut. and the Democracy
who have been counting on throwing
out Louisiana have been counting
without their host. Nor would such a
proceeding help their case any. If
those States are thrown out for fraud
their electors will not be estimated in
deciding who has majority of all the
electoral votes appointed, for the
number appointed will be that much
less, and with Alabama and Louisiana
out, Hayes would still have majority,
to say nothing of Mississippi and Ar
kanaS, or the frauds to evident in New
York, Connecticut and North Can olina
and the election would not so to the
House. But in that event what would
become of State Rights? If State
Sea! is not good to cover its returns
on the Presidential question, it is good
for nothing. There is scarcely shad-
ow ola doubt, however, but the Vice
President will regard the seal sacred
as it ever has been in such cases, and
SO end the controversy before it is
fairly begun.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

Ex-Gov. CURTIN is credited with a
queer remark in Cincinnati, passing
through the city ON his way from New
Orleans, and the Gazette reports him
as saying that after looking into mat
ters in Louisiana he regretted that
Hayes did not carry New Jersey and
Connecticut.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01
Teachers Certificates

Ed. JEFF.-At our last examination
there we're twelve applicants. Twelve
received certificates, valid as follows:
Thomas Cox and Lizzie Moorhead
twelve months each; Austin Bacher,
Edward Beardsley, F. B. Hall, Elias
A. Hoot, c. c. Kelley, Henry T. Lee,
H. NJ. Mahan, Z. l.. E. Mumma, John
l.. MeMurTay, and Jennie Ardinger,
six months each. Next examination
Dee. 2nd. Respectfully, W. p. PLATT.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

THE seven companies Of artillery
that have been quartered at Washing
ton city, are ''terror and menace" to
the Democracy, hut they will probably
live through it.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

JOHN KELLY, Chief Of Tammany
was married to Miss Teresa Mullen,
niece of Archbishop. McCloskey, of
New York-Tammany and Caiholicity
are thus united.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01
FOR SALE.
Star FIGURING Mills, at
Milan, Ohio.

Wy z offer this first-class. three runs, mer-
w chant and custom Touring mill for sale
at bargain. II contains all the machinery
for doing first class work, and has been thor
oughly overhauled and repaired. The boiler
fuel, running the three run of stone on one
car load OF coal per month. The mill has a
very large run ofcustom and merchant trade.
The custom work alone is more than paying
the running expenses. The Wheeling and
Lake Erie Railroad now being constructed,
runs right by the mill, and II expected to be
in operation during the coming Winter be-
tween Milan and Norwalk, where conn ection
Is made with the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad for the markets East and
West. This mill. wi n trade wei established
good will, etc. will be sold AT low figure
Time Will be gwen on part payment IL re-
quired. Good reasons for selling. Apply to
BROWN CO.
Nov, ], 1876. Milan, Ohio.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

QUEER CoMPANY-Tilden retaining
Ben Butler as his counsel on the Eiec-
toral vote question. birds of feath-
er, &C."
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

NEwBURG, o., June s. 1876.
MR.. LAWSON. Dear Sir.-I have been a
great sufferer from Me- UoGs Headache for
twenty years or more; and feel called upon
to acknowledge to you the relief 1 received
from the use OF your nervous CURATIVE" :"
which surpasses any remedy I have ever
used. 1t affOres me great pleasure &c recon-
mend ii to the public. Yours with respect,
JOS. TURNEY.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01
gindlap gsfersouiaH
Findlay, Ohio, Zee. 4. 1876
A. HI. BALSLEY, Editor and Proprietor,
EarlY.

We go to press this week earlier than
usual in order to make room Cor
Thanksgiving for the "boys," ," and be
cause we want a @flir count ourselves.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01
Nov 27-No30 81

FREE of Charge. Your Druggist will
refund your money if DR. Bulls Cough
Syrup does not give you satisfaction and
cure your cough.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

VERMONT legislature has passed a
resolution instructing her Congress
men to use their influence to secure an
early return to specie payment.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01
THE REIGN OF TERROR.

official count commenced in Florida
on Monday last.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

Walker, the Anti-Secret Society can
didate for President, received votes as
follows: Delaware county 4. jefferson
1, Monroe 8, Morrow 2, Noble IS,
Richland 3. Ross 2, Stark 1, Van Vert
s, Washington 1, Williams 13-total rs.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

graduate Of West Point, served il the
army several years, was IN command
OF the State Militia al Camp jackson,
Missouri when captured by Major
Lyon, in Mav 1861, and subsequently
served il the Confederate army. his
disabilities have not Deen removed, and
as his election was Illegal a Hayes
oro.,o,. Ill .ol-o HE 1Iooo
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

HAYES official majority in Pennsyl-
vania is II, 944
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01
Attachment Notice.

Julia A. Hoxter .PltT) Before D. B. Boards
against ley. j. Z of FindIsy
II. W. shaier, Deft. rP. Hancock Co 8.
On the 18Th day OF November, 1879, .aid
Ju' tice issued an order of attachments in the
above action for the sum of SIS. Said case In
set for hearing on the stb day OF January,
leu. JULIA A. HOXTER.
Findlay, Nov. q, 1876 29IsI
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01
Notice of Appointment.

EState Of Archi6oId Fletcher, DeCedsed
The undersigned has been appointed and
qualified as administrator of the estate CT
Archibald Fletcher, late of Hancock county
deceased
Dated this 18th day of November A. D 1915.
no30 W. H CONNIE.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-12-01

How south Carolina vas to be Carried for Til
den-IntimidatiOn,L Lawiessness and Violence at
the BaIlot-bex Scenes OF Brutality BY the
Southern Chivalry as Related BY an Eye-Wit-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-29
took nEnK .vrnyn ny.

Twenty five hundred dollars worth
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Sad property j. -iluntrd on Spring
Creek afout 70 miles HI. north
Western direction, from the CITY of
cheyenne, Laramie County, Terri
Tory of Wyoming
Never IN the world. in no I.'a-e ur
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-29

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-29
TUESDAY. FEB, 80, 1870.
REPUBLICAN TERRITORIAL C0NyEN.
TON.

Notice IL hereby given that a Union
Republican Delegate Convention Will
be held at Evanston. Uinia County,
on Monday, the 9Th day Of March, AID.
1876, at 8 O'clock =. M, nf snii day
for the purpose of selecting twp dele
gates, and two a~lternnies. to represent
Wyoming Territory. in n National
Convention, To he held at Cincinnati,
Ohio, ON the nth day of June. y. ID.
1875, for the nomination uf candidates
for President and Vice President of
the United States.
Such other business will lie trans
acted by The Territorial Convention
as may properly come before 1t.
The counties OF the L rrirory viii
he represented in the Convention ly
the following number of Delegates.
Laramie County. four, a. Delegates
Albany County, three. t3l Delegates.
Carbon County. two, ~ Delegates.
Sweetwater County ,twnt2l Delegates.
Uinta County. two, t2l Delegates
And the Republican Committees OF
the different counties are requested I"
call Conventions for the election Of
the number OF Delegates hcr,in
specified.
The Territories have 40 influence
In National politics except ihr ugl,
the National Convention, and n III
issues involved in the pending pr,-i-
Dental campaign are of deep interest
10 our young and growing Territory.
the Central Committee urge upon The
Republicans of the Territory IL unite
In sending from each county ~ fun
delegation Of our wisest and bc>l
men.
By order of the Republican Central
Committee.
(Signef) s. w. DowNEY,
Feb'y ~, 1876. Chairman.