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five hundred Democratic votes were
taken bodily outof the ballot-boxes.
It is claimed that Oregon isnow held
back to see what the administration
has to do in the South. The State
organization is Democratic and it
may be possible that if the Repubi-
cans begin the game of counting in
they may be matched: This is one
of the current suggestions by men
who don't talk upon the street COR
ners, but are especially. we'll in
formed of all movements made upon
the great political chess board.
There is not a single Democratic
leader here that does not repel with
horror any idea that Oregon could
be held back for any such purpose,
but all think that if the game of
fraud is to be played the opposition
will not see itself beaten when it is
sure of its hand, and, upon the prin-
ciple that all is fair in war, they will
charge boldly ahead to assume the
reins OF government. The Demo
cratic leaders are all on guard, and
noting carefully every movement Of
the enemy. They claim that they are
capable of meeting every move Of
the Republicans. The latter are
now hipped, and even if they should
be successful in counting in South
Carolina, Louisiana and Florida,
they will still have between them
and the White House the impassa-
BILE mountain. barriers of the missing
electoral votes il. Oregon and Yer
mont, with California rejected on
account of frauds.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 15.-The de-
partment of admissions of the Cen
tennial exhibition has just finished
the count of visitors to the grounds
on Friday last, the closing day, and
this completes the official record Of
admissions during the six months
extending from May 10 to Nov. 10.
The exhibition was open 159 days.
During that timc the paid a'lmis-
sions were S,004,335. The free ad-
missions were 1,7S5,O67 Total al
missions, 9,6S9, 1892. The total re-
cetpts were S3,S13,794 75., The av-
erage daily total admissions were
61,59S. The average daily receipts
S23, 1886 So.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-THE fol-
lowing explains itself:
New ORLEANS, Nov. Il, 1876.
To Hons. Stanley Matthews, Jas.
Garfield, John A. Logan. VIM. D.
Kelley, John J. Kasson, J. G. Ditty,
John H. Shonberg, VIM. NJ. Evarts,
E. W. Stoughten, John A. Dix and
others: The undersigned arrived
here yesterday. They come in an
swer to a telegram from Hon. A.
Stewart, chairman of the Democratic
committee, dated New Orleans, No.
vember 10th, as follows: ':sThe citi-
zens of New Orleans urgently re-
quest a delegation of prominent
gentlemen to come here at once in
the interest Of peace and fair and
honest returns. You are earnestly
requested to be one of ten or fifteen
gentlemen, all widely known, to
meet at Louisville at the Gault
House Saturday evening, proceed
ing directly south, OF if more con-
venient, meeting at the st. Charles
Hotel, New Orleans, Monday morn
ing. Your prompt acceptance by
telegraph is requested. This emer-
gency appeals to your patriotism. :"
The undersi gned are informed you
have come here by the request of
the United States to see that the
board of canvassers make q fair
count of the vote actually cast
While in the late canvass you gave
your support to Hayes and Wheeler,
as candidates for President and Vice
President, and the undersigned gave
their support to Tilden and Hen
bricks for these offices, they feel as
snred that all good citizens of all
parties regard an honest count and
true returns of the vote actually cast
of greater moment than the success
of any candidate for office, and are
ready to:.do all that honorable men
should do to secure such return OF
the vote cast at the late election in
Louisiana, which assumes more than
before, a national importance, and
upon which in this crisis may de-
pend the very existence of constitu-
tional government. The undersign-
ed, therefore, in view of the unhappy
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