New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-11
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READY.
Troops for Rlorida.

Troops for Florida.
WASHINGTON, November 1O.-General
Sherman last night received telegraMs from
the Secretary of War, who is 10 Phils
delphla, to order General Ruger to send as
many companies of troops to Tallahassee,
Florida, as could be spared, and to 60 him
self in person. General Ruger answered
that he had ordered nine companies and
would order five more and would 60 in per-
son as ordered.
In.tructious to tho General Of tho Army
Tho Canvassiug Boards to be Pre-
tected.
General Sherman to day received the fol
lowing dispatches from the President:
PHILADELPHIA. November 10, 1876.
General W. T. Sherman, Washington:
Instruct General Augur, in Louisiana.
and General ger, in florida, to be vigi-
liant with the force at their command to pre-.
serve peace and good order, and to see that
the proper and legal boards Of canvassers
are unm0lested in the performance OF their
duties. Should there be any grounds OF
suspicion of fraudulent count on either side
it should be reported aud denounced at
once. No man worthy of the Office of Presi
dent should be willing to hold it if counted
in or placed there by fraud. Either party
can afford to be disappointed in the result
suit tainted by the suspicion of illegal or
fal, 80 returns. U. S. GRANT.
PHILADELPHIA, November 10, 1876.
To General Sherman, WashiDgt0n:
Send all the troops to General Augur
he may deem necessary to insure entire
quiet and peaceable count of the ballots
actually cast. They may be taken from
South Carolina unless there is reason to
suspect an outbreak there. The presence
OF citizens from other States. l understand,
is requested in Louisiana to see that the
board of canvassers make q fair count of
the vote actually cast. 1t is to be hoped
that representative and fair men of both
parties will 90. u. s. GRANT.
Via Savannah.
SAVANNAH, Ca, November l0.-Transpor-
tation has been procured for troops to pass
through this city te-night for Florida.
Going to Tallahassee.
ATLANTA, Ga, November 10-One COM
pany of infantry has been ordered from this
place to Tallahassee, and several from South
Carolina.
A Premature Repsrt-Watterson'sW Wise
suggestions.
LOUISVILLE, November l0.-The report
that Senator Beck, Henry Watters0n and
others have gone to New Orleans is prema-
| and, in answer to inquiries, said that if the
parties mentioned snould 60 to New Or.
leans they would 90 in the interest of peace
and order, proposing to use their influence
as far as possible over the excited masses
now collected in that city. They
could do NO more in any event than
to personally inform themselves. Mr..
Watterson expressed the opinion that
it would be eminently proper for Governor
Hayes and Governor Tilden, jointly and BY
| agreement, to send parties of friends to
New Orleans, headed, respectively, by
Charles Francis Adams and William. n
Evarte, and composed Of conservative
men who have the confidence of the coun'
! try. He thought such an arrangement
| would be able to insure fair count of the
votes and satisfy the whole people. avertine
q most dangerous issue, and perhaps an
| outburst of violence.
Abe Hewitt Packing the Jury.
NEW YORK, November 9-The following
| dispatch has been sent to Governors Inger
soil, Hubbard. Robinson. Bedle. Curtin
Palmer, McCrsery, Carroll and others. eist
| Senators Thurman, Bayard, Randolph, Mo
| Donald, Herman and other Senators and Il
| leading public men in the Northern States
| both Republican and Democratic:
| The acceptances warrant full repre-
sentation at New Orleans. The citizsns al
New Orleans urgently request that dele
CATION of prominent gentlemen come Their
at once to counsel peace and fair an(
honest return. You are earnestly requested
to be one of ten or fifteen gentlemen, al
! widalv known, tn meet at the Louisville
Gait House, Saturday evening, proceeding
directly South, or if more convenient, NEE,
ing at the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans
Monday morning. Your prompt acceptance
by telegraph is requested. This emergenc
appeals to your p patriotism.
ABRAHAM S. HEWITT, Chairman.