The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-12-07

| SiaieHo.i VI 'ne returning board gives the
lowest Hayes elector 3,43! majority, and
the his hest 1867. IL i. understood tina.
the entire Republican State ticket has been
counted in by $500 majority, and good
majority in the Legislature. Particulars
will be given later.
LoUIsIANAis VOTE.
NEW ORLEANS, La, December at
$50 p m. to-day the Secretary OF State per
sonally, served on Gov. kellogg the follow
ing notification: J. T. g. Deslande, Secre-
tary OF State for the State of Louisiana does
hereby certify that al the session OF the re-
tuning officers 0. election, held in said
Stale on the seventh day OF November 1876.
had returned to me, as Secretary OF State,
accordingly to law, the following persons
as duly elected electors of President and
Vice President Of the United States, for the
State OF Louisiana, such election. TO wiz:
For State at large, Vim. Z. Kellogg. J.
Henry Burch iiG.t district, Peter Joseph:
second, Lionel a. Sheldon; third. Morris
Marks fourth, Aaron b. L.vis-e; fifth, Or
lando Il. Brunster; 9Th, Oscar Jofision
Accompanying the certificate was 4
statement Of the aggregate votes for presi-
Dental electors, az certified to the Secretary
-
Governor was als5 returned, the total be-
ing for Governor: l. b. Packard, 1854
Francis L. Nichols, 11,I9S. Lieut.-Gover-
nor: {. C. AntonIe, 1863; l.. A. A,ltz,
:. ,G93. The clerks Of the returning officers |
had not, up TO midnight, completed their
duplicate copies OF the returns for promul- |
CATION an the official journals. 1t is under |
stood, however, that foRr Republican Con-
gresEmen, viz: Darrell, Of the Third dis |
trict, smith, Of the Fourth district, Leonard, |
Of the Fifth district, and Nash, of the Sixth |
district, have been returred "a elected, and |
Gibson, Democrat, oil the Fins, district, and |
ELS, Democrat, Of the Second district.
The returns for all these offices, State and |
Congressional, will dc promulgated to-Inor-
row.
THE REASONS.
The suhjoined statement showing the
grounds acted upon has been obtained from
ne counsel Tor the returning officers. The
Iisiurning Board of the State of Louisiana
,iaims, first, that under the provisions OF
he law they are the returning officers CT
III elections held in the said State: that |
here are III law and, 10 fact, no return of
my e.ec:ior held in the said State until
irst examined, csnyassed and compiled by
hem; that the statements furnished bv
he Commissioners OF Election are simply
taiements ot vote, purPcrted to have been
asst, ard that until the fairness and legal
~ OF the voting al that poll or precinct
AVE been passed upon by the returniI =
iicers, no validity can be attached 10 any
uch statement. an strict compliance
Nth the laws o! the United States
nd Of this State The returning
iEcers o. the STATE OF Louisiana have pro-
eedeG to examine the canvass and conf
ile . s.alensn; Of votes Furporied to have
cen cast in this State at the general
lection for President and Vice President,
ed on the 1th day o! November last.
he votes purPorted - have been
asst in the parishes of Grant A,
nd Eas: FeIiciana have been
snored entirely in the official canvass. {
n Grant parish lot one form of Law was {
bserved. There were 10 legal supervisors /;
: commissioners OF election, ard votes
ken there,were as informal As votes taken
a 4 railroad train. In Ezs. Feliciana the
turning officers were unable to find one I
OIL 10 which, from evidences before them, ,
icy could certify that a full and free
.ir election was had. IA the parish OF
a-N -''tcAi sNsHSS AAAt GE8CSis !
and compiled the votes Of three {
oils situated in the city Of Baton Rouge, 7
here there was military protection afford ,
J, and also at three other POLLS situated
Immediately on the river, where there was
imperative immunity from intimidation.
he evidence as to intimidation by murder, q
angling, whipping, ard other outrages,
J affecting the vote at the other polls
as so conclusive that the returning officers y
rejected the votes stated to I
ave he cast al those polls In the adj Q
inipg parish OF West Feliciana the state g
EN-: OF votes cast at six polls was re- o
cted On similar conclusive evidence. e
! the parish of Ouachita eight 1
,lls were rejected, whilst in the city OF
onroe, the parish seat Of that parish, the
atements of votes cast we're accepted, be- I
use the voters there were measureably :
objected from violence By the presence OF !.
nited States troops. The United States a
equity Marshal in charge of the ballot Q
x at one CT the rejected polls was shot O
ID killed. The board threw out that ?
hole parish. There prevailed systematic II
murder and violence towards d
e class Of voters, white as we'll As black, p
such a character as has scarcely par
lei, even in the history of this State. In
e adjoining parish of Marthouse the ?
lfements of votes reported to have been . !,
ST in six polls were rejected on similar ev-
ences. The polls were also rejected in 5
e parishes OF DeSoto, Bosier, Franklin, 3
ayborne and Calcasien, upon clear evil g
nee. The fraud was not rebut;ed by any III
idence offered before the returning Off
r..
TWO JUDAsEs.
COLUMBIA, S. C., December 5.-The Dem-