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IL and Franklin street, 203 Cumberland street.
Supplied with Sebago water, gas and furnace. The
rooms are all large and pleasant. sep29dtf
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PASSENGER TRAINS leave Portland
for ScarbOrO'. SacO, Biddeford, Ken
Mebunk. Wells North Berwick, South
Berwick, Conway junction, EliO {,
kittery. Portsmouth, Newbnryport,
salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Boston at
900 n. m, arriving in Boston at LAO p. m.
SacO, BiddefOrd. Kennebunk, Kiitery,
Portsmouth,, HamptOns, NewburypOrt,
salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Boston AT
500 p. m, arriving III Boston at 7.30 p. ~, in
season for New York and Western connection.
Pullman Parlor Car attached.
500 p. Biddeford 0mOdating train.
Returning, leave Biddeford at s 90 a. M.
Night Express with Sleeping Car, for
Boston at 2.l3 a, m, every day except
Mondays.)
RETURNIMG,
Leave Boston at 1.3O, t12.3O and at 8 90
p. M, connecting with Maine Central
and Il. & N. A. Railway for st. John
and Halifax. Pullman Sleeping Car attached
Through Tickets to all Points South and West at
lowest rates. Pullman Car Tickets for Seats and
Rerths at Ticket Once.
Passengers by this line avoid all change.
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IyOR a small family without children.
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centennial HISTORY

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sold NJ copies in one day. Send for extra terms
to agents. Address NATIONAL PUBLISHING Co 4,
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Tgnatictf, the Russian Ambassador, has no.
titled the Porte that they were ready to
commence the Pienary Conference, and
asked the Porte to fix 4 day for its first
meeting.
WHOLESALE ARRESTS.
ST.. PETEasBURGA December 21.-Eleven
women and twenty-one men, students at
the School OF Medicine and archaeological
Institute, have been arrested for shouting
" Liberty and unfurling red flag bearing
the inscription Union and Liberty" Mt q
service in the Kassan church.
AN APPOINTMENT BY THE POPE.
ROME, December 21.-The Pope has APP
pointed Cardinal Rafaels La Valletta to sue
coed the late Cardinal Patrizi as dean OF
the Sacred College.
CIPHER DISPATCHES PROHIBITED.
Havana, December IA decree Is pub
iished in the Gazette to-day: 1t prohibits
Immediately the use OF cipher codes and
ciphers in dispatches from and to the island
OF Cuba, even for the press. The reason
given for thissummary order Is that persons
have used ciphers which apparently con-
tained commercial intelligence, but really
gave pOlltical information.
f. s.-- The Eastern Troubles. o..
VIEWS OF THE PALL-MALL GAZETTE on THE
.t,t SITUATION. E.r
,LoSDoy, December 21.-The PdH-JlaH
Gazette this afternoon, in Il leading article,
saws: If peace or war depends upon the
acceptance OF proposal to garrison the
European provinces Of Turkey with Bel
.gian or any other foreign soldiely, ut the
orders OF foreign State, there will be no
peace. Our conviction is that the Sultan
will refuse even to discuss the scheme.
There are abundant reasons for believing
that the Porte means to make stand at any
proposal of occupation whatever, under any
disguise whatever, and take what you ask for
will be the Turkish reply to the Russians.
We, ourselves, it is to be hoped, wouldsnot
hesitate q moment in such q situation.
Why should we suppose that determine
ton, which would seem natural to lls, Is out
OF the question with 4 warlikc and fanatl-
cal race like the Mussuman's? The whole,
idea is n delusion, MS time, we fear, will
but too shortly show. We have no doubt
that even il England formally withdrew
all support from Turkey, yet, il foreign oc-
cupation is put forward rs an ultimatum,
the Turls will fight.
BELGIUM'S INVITATION TO SEND TROOPS INTO
BULGARIA.
BRUSSELS, December 21.-The Govern
ment was interpellated to-day in the Cham
Der Of Representatives Us to whether Bel
GUM had been invited to send troops into
Bulgaria. The Foreign Minister replied
that the custom was to give notice OF an
Interpolation beforehand, and he begged to
be excused from answering.
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FINANCIAL.
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE
THURSDAY, December 81
/,J1 ING I,in


imeyicau Goti.-l0S bid.
State Observation-Disclosures cOnsols, 6S4 bid, ga.
asked: Virginia consols, new, 81 bid: Virginia
fundablc 264 bid; Virginia deferred. 64 bid; Virgil
MA Interest certificates, Is bid; Virginia ta1-re-
Gity SecuritieS.-Riclimond city SIS. 1l5 bid
Richmond city G's, 90. Id: Lynchburg city SIS,
los bid; Lynchnrg city 6's. 90 bid; Fredcrlcks-
burg city rs, 93k bid: Manchester IS, so bid. 81
asked: Manchester bridge SIS, 90 bid.
Rnifrond BGnds.-Virginia Central Railroad
third mortgage 6'S, j. and D., IL: asked; South
side Railroad third mortgage prcerre Is, D. AM.
j. BIZ bid. 40 asked: Petersburg Railroad first
mortgage SIS. J. and j., S3l. bid: Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad first mortgage S's, j. and d.,
9J bid: Richmond, Fredericksburg aud Potomac
Railroad mortgage Is j. and j.. 90 asked; Orange
and Alexandra Railroad third mortgage s., NJ
nassas Railroad first mortga &c rs, j. and D., e54
bid Richmond and Danvillc Railroad consolidated
6's, ". and N, 60 bid.
Railroad Stoc6S.-Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad. 90 par, "a bid. 30 asked; Richmond ana
Danyilie Railroad. 100 par. AZ bid, asked.
Bank SockS.-National Bank of Virginia, 10U
par 1929 asked; Planters National, 100 par. II
asked: Merchants National, 100 par, 8! asked
state Bank of Virginia, 100 par. 755 bid: Union
Bank OF Richmond. 80 par, 10 bid 40 asked; Citi-
zcns Savings, 20 par, 19E bid. 224 asked. ~.
rine 25 par. ~ bid, asked Virginia State, 20
par. 2S4 bid; Virginia Home. 100 par 106 asked
Merchants and Mechanics. 100 Iar,-9o bid, 95
asked: City, 100 par, SIS asked: Old Domlnion 1uU
par, rs asked; Granite Insurance Company, Iuu
par, so bid. SS asked Commercial Fire lnsur-
ancc Company, rs par. Is bid, y asked; Kicli-
Inond Fire Association. 25 par, IL bid, g asked.
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WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
WASHINGTON, December Ex-senator
Blaine has gone home till the 18th proXinlt
to see about his reelection.
Mr.. Cronin, the Democratic Oregon elcc.
tor, has arrived.
The President has pardoned Madison
Drom, sentenced for violation OF the civil.
rights law. He had elected a colored wo.
man from railroad depot. His case was
pending before the United States Supreme
Court Oh motion for n writ OF ha6edS cor.
pas. This action lodges important ques.
tons in this connection.
The Alabama Claims Court expires on
the 31st with about eight millions OF sur
plus. The question is what to do with ii.
1t is icgitimately trust fund. 49,.
The Committee on Foreign Relations OF
the House appointed subcommittee to
make proper arrangements for the reception
Of the address OF the Irish people to the Pre-
sidcnt of the United States.
It will he remembered that this lay in the
lumber-room Of the White House for some
time because the manner OF its presentation
10 the President was not in accordance with
court etiquette. J. O'Conncr Power read
the address before the committee this morn
ing.
\ House special committee was appoint
cd 10 investigate the New York post-offce
on the charge OF tampering with the mails.
The motion came from the Republican side.
The Republican caucus this morning re-
solved to press Mitchclrs Oregon resolution
TO avote. The Oregon witnesses, including
the Governor and the Secretary Of tate,
are expected here Ivy the middle Of next
week
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By Telegraph.
NEN YORK.

Of N Jew m Sas at 7es
rsesp lt7s sg4 Greet Jss
2O,Si3 bales; channel, 6,545 bales. Flour. $50
S5l higher and better business doing both Tor eX-
port and home trade; supcrinc western and State,
50 OMs5.30: southern -four trifie better, with
fair inquiry: c0mmoa 10 fair extra, S3.6 0@S6.1o:
good to choice extra, sc. sOGfSs.75. Wheat 2eI3c.
higher witt! brisk expert and some speculative de-
mand also fair nillin: inquiry; winter rcd western,
81 $50 asked Corn less active; prices without ma
tprIal change. Oats held firm: less doing Coffee
Rio very firm and in fair demand at 1GA4a zoe. gold
for cargoes: 1G72l gol Sugar AM TietS ang nm nm,
leans in better jobbing request ut 4S@5Sc. f1cc
nnch.ngcd Taow tlrncr at Sos 5-16c. Resin
firm at s2.55@32.65. Turpentine iirmer at 3OSa
lower: prime steam, $10.95MS1095. Whisky
firm OF s1.l3. Frcights scarcely so firm; cot on
sail, 5-l6@1l-32; per steam, &c.
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, December 2l.-Flour active, firm
and nnehangcI Whsa Sessy fr Ma aha 9u re
sio5 to w RF1me s155d*f3s Southern corn firm
and quiet; western active, rmer and higaer; new
southern White Ss@SSGes Sc0 Rye seSe at 7o
72sc. PROVISIONS quiet, Mess pork, $i7gsi7.2o5.
Bnkmeats 81 7e a sle1 Ha IS e.
and t' anie; jso lots, i7zGsSc. Whiskey scarce
small sales Il $l.l5k; now held ut sl'l6' Sugar
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, December 2l.-Flour firm AMI lu,
changed Wheat steady d n EAR WhIte 81 l ss
and firm at SOC. Oats quiet; white, 40c; mixed ed
37c. Pork active, firm, and higher ut Sgd:
firm but Ior nGI qnS: ercs
key. 11iic. Whiskey steady ana uacha''seo' dug
cling IN good demand ut lliac.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, December 21;-Flour quiet ana
..,,1I fOlDn
n"mnal at $ls5@si.45. Corn steady. Oats quiet
and firm. rye dull and shade lower at sue. bar
ley dull ano lower prime, no lctIp Ic
nulE-mcats quiet and firm: shoulders &c: clear
rb-sldcs SIZE; clear sides, SIS gacon 4Tstt anu
in i'' fair demand and higher at S1.oe. Butter
gaiet and unchanged. Hogs fairly active, ana II
1856 head: shipments. III head.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS Dccemb,r 2l.-fl"ur strong: low o ana
s s;,: No. G red fail. Corn dull
No. mixed, d9@toa Sr,e G and unchanged Wis
Sev quiet at 81 o. Pork, $3.50 for car lots Lsrd
quet :5oders clear rb and clear
sides RacUn quiet: jobing lots Of new at *, 9a,
and iOc. for shoulders, clear rib and clear Sldes.
as SIC for labs 6ss a avsTa 5seians 9l 'e's anu
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, December 21.-Flour In good demand
at full prices. Wheat active ,m and higher; NO:
No. snring, 81 .0s@SI.1G. Corn weaker at aaac.
cash; 444c. January. Oats rner at ssA@SsSs:
cash: 33Sc. January. Rye easier at S9c: ba Tnty
Sunrx' Pork active and shade lower at $3.50
cash Janusry slSa57S@@1S Sbsr #
~ n ~ "a cash: SIO.6O@$1O.62h January
sIo. 9SNasio75 February BuIk,n e fr r1asr
shoulders, 6@6sc.; clear I1o1sldes' $751; c'eaf-
1Tternoon.-Wheat easier at Sl.2la@si.Td
January; sl23 February Com hr rnnT u 4 paG
44c February Oats hige sa a. E SaS LARD un
| changed.
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NEW YORK Day GOODS TRADE.

DECEMBER 19.-As at our last, the cotton-good5
market has maintained firm tone, and q movement
OF considerable Importance Is the report for the day.
Bleached sheetings and shirtiugs arc being locked
after, but do not with anything like tie free
dom noticejn various other styles OF cottous and
In no instance.do we find buyers Inclined to make
selections In excess Of immediate requirements.
Brown cottons, tickings. denims, salteens, corset
jeans, and cottonades have shared In considerable
attention, and through wide distribution OF small
selections the aggregate Of sales has been quite salts
factory. Tckings and denims especially are recelT-
ing attention and meeting with fair to good sales
while colored ducks, both plain and striped, have
been taken to some considerable extent. Cottonades
have been In further request the prices OF many OF
te lighter weight goods being so low that the shirt
trade taking very fairly OF the The selections
by clothiers being confined to the heavy and more
stylish goods.
: Print cloths without much business occurring,
arc still very strong at for extra cloths, 64S64,
and 56X60 equally firm ut &c. ri r.
Prints have been In frequent request Tor small Sc
lcctions, and in this manner the stock has been re-
duced to very fair extent. Dark fancies are most
~ sought after, though of the mourning goods ana
eraYs the movement usual to the season is In pro-
gress.
Woollen goods OF any and all kinds have been IN
rather light request, and as VIC stated few days ago
that The business Of the was practically over
IL appears that buyers have fully endorsed our re-
mark and, having sufficient stock TO employ their
forces for few weeks, resting from their labors
until the new year is opcEcd.-Jo"rnnI Or COM
;re
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DISAGREEMENT ABOUT FREIGuT-RATEs.

NEW YORK, December 21.-At meeting
OF the trunk lines held to-day representa-
tives OF the Grand Trunk Line refused to
vote on the question OF through freights,
under instructions not to act unless the
passenger and livestock rates were in
cluded in the compromise. The whole mat
ter is open, and rupture is probable.
EXPLODED WHILE RACING TO SECURE TOW.
NEW YORK, December 21.-ft has trans
PRED that the tug Neaftie exploded her
boiler while racing to reach an incoming
bark in order to secure a tow.
NEW YORK ITEMS.
NEW YORK, December 21.-The steamship
Hadssc has arrived through He'll Gate.
The evidence before the congressional
committee investigation shows marvellous
ly increased registration and vote in several
of the precincts, but don't know how it
was done. 1t is generally attributed to col
oniZation and naturalization.
ANOTHER FIRE IN LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
LITTLE Rock. December 21.--Another
fire broke out here this evening. Several
buildings were burned. The loss will pro-
badly be 100000.
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pr1"rsRuRGu PETROLEUM MARKET.

DECEMBER l0.-The 'sbuls" lost the supremacy
to-day which they acquired yesterday and the result
was heavy decline In crude oil. The contendinS
factions wased determined fight in the region and
MP to 4 O'Clock prices remained unsettled. Local
operators went carefully IN making purchases, and
during the afternoon held off altogether until inc
tendency of the market could be determined little
more accurately. Refined Oil was noAlinnlly un-
changed. The following were the ruling quotations
United, 1910: Conduit 1870 Union, $3.50: oh'-
side lines, 1856.
Crude.EFor Immediate shipment, E o. b. on cars
ReGaed.-Ncw York. 32c. bid for spot delivery:
Philadelphia, 31c. bid for spot delivery; Ball1-
more SIC bid for spot delivery; +. .. b. cars, 26c;
home trade. &c.
oil. BnrrNs.-The demand is fair. We quote
city makes at l.50. There arc 10 country makes IN
thr markell Dispatch.
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TOBACCO MARKETS.
RICHMOND TOBACCO EXCHANGE,

THURSDAY, December 81, 1876.
Since the last weekly review the tobacco market
has ruled remarkably quiet There Is but little to be
said not already mentioned in our report last week.
The manufacturers are still buying only enough TO
supply their Immediate demands. Owing to the
near approach of the Christmas holidays very little
will balonc In the market the balance of the week.
The breaks last week were 25S hOgshcads, II
ticrces, and Pa boxes.
The offerings ut auction on Change to-day were
% packages, OF which Is were taken In, and the
remainder sold ut prices ranging from 81 s17G3.
Breaks not reported.
The quotations published last week remain un-
changed. We quote:
DARK.-Primings-$1.25@ Lugs--yery
common S4@S5; medium 10 good, s6.5OG57; Iex-
ira, S7.50@S9. Ledf-Common, S7@SS; Medinm,
S99SlO; good, $11@S12.50; tine, Sl2.50@
1850; extra tine, suited for tile Medi erraneIn
market, $l7@SlS; fine extra black wrappers,
BRIGIiT.-L Common, $s@$10; medium to
good, S1l @$l2.50; fine smoking, Sl5@S20; ex-
ira smoking, $20@$30. Leac-Common TO medi-
uln, S9@S12 good TO fine, s12@$15; extra M,
ers, $15@s17.50. Wragpers-Common, Sl5@
$40; medium to good, s20@s35; fine, s35@s5o
NAH O q A MISUNDERSTANDING, 81 1904
s25 medium TO good, s25@$30; fine, s35gs4o
extra S45dS55.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RICHMOND. DECEMBER 2f' 1915.
. ARRIVED.
Steamship Wyanoke, Couch, New \ DIRK, merchan-
disc and passengers, G. W. Allen 6 Co., agents.
BELOW. s..,.+.. 4.
Bark Fran {Nor.), Thorstensen, from Liverpool.
$500 f. SAILED.
Steamer John Sylvester, Clifford. Norfolk, nler-
clandise and passengers, l.. b. Tatun, agent.
MEMORANDUM. a.,
Schooner S. W. Bunneli, ut Norfolk, December
Goth. reports unknown threc-mastcd schooner on
Hog Island, with mizzen-mast and forcsali gone.
by Telegraph.
NEW YORK, December 2I.-Arrlyed ous: Brett
more. ,
BREMEN, December 21.-The bark ino, from Bull
river, South Carolina, for the United Kingdom, has
been abandoned. Her crew was recued aud have
been landed here.
FORT MONROE, December 2l.-Arr1ved. HasR
Professor, from London, seeking. So, -
Schooner Mary Patton, from st. aartin, pouno 10
New York, with cargo OF salt. experienced heaVy
weather and split and lost some Of her sails.
Sailed Brig Meta, from Richmond.
SPOKEN by bark Charlie Hickman, November l5tn
the brgantine Willie, Of ST.. Johns, from sswpors
bound for Havana, latitude 20 NORTH, ioheAtu'1
22.56 west, 26 days out.
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uow TO BUY AN ORGAN FOR .
CHRISTMAS GIFT

The MASON 6 HAMLIN ORGANS have been
assigned THE FIRST RANK by the aadgss as THE
CESTEaNIAL. They .Eiay now be bought VERY Low
FOR CASH or on EASY TERhs--yiz.: By tise pay.
nens OF one tenth OF the catalogue price casa and
one tenth every three moaths until ten payments
are made. :3i.ss
For instance: TO purchase aa organ worth NOV,
you pay ais cash, and 8 a every three months W.
ten payments are made. Thus purehasiag On osssn
bv the payment OF SIS per month. which = only The
rent OF piano.
Large reductions for cash
n. l.. D.WALFoRD&G CARLTON MCCARTHY q
Agents Mason q Hamlin Organ CoMpanSa..,s
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rvs FROM ALL QUARTERS,
.,cRxSS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
INVESTIGATIONS IN
THE SOUTH.
CHAMBERLAIN REPUDIATED.

>nRKlNG MEETING IN CHARLESTON
st RT-ESTHCSI RESoLC.
...>> ApOrTgp-rRESIDE WELLS OF
-ey LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD
MY REMARKABLY TESTIMONf-WHAT
an. SENATE COMMITTEE is DoISG-THE
..n,rAr.s WANT TO EXAMINE FIVE Hun
,rrD ES-cONGEESSIoSAL NAT
70 SENATOR CAPER-
AS NEMORY-TIIE LATE BOILER EN-
,.,!oN At NEW YoRK-CoSNESTiON OF
,,,lHotD-MEN.
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CHICAGO LUMBER MARKET

DECEMBER 1S.-Hnrd,oo0d Lumber.-Both re-
ceipts and shipments are light at the present time,
wagons are not doing much. We again quote !;
OAK, plank. common. s1s@s22; oak, plank X,
clear, S35GS40; black walnut, countcr-tops, 81
NUT, common, S4Om560; black walnut, culls, ESQ
1885, black walnut, irsts and SECONDS; s65%SasSSa;
@s35; ash, floor 6-inch, dressed and matched, $40
s42; hickory, s45@s50: maple, s2SMS35 but-
iernut, tirsts and seconds, S45GS50: Cherry, trsts
and seconds, s45@$5o: whitewood, clear. $3.50
$40; whitewood common, Sls@S23: Thitewood,
Gull 81 O6Sl3.-TimeS.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
THE CABINET TO BE SUMMONED FOR DIsSoLrING
TIE t>LRER

THE CABINET TO BE SUMMONED FOR DISSoLTlNG
THE CHAMBER.
LONDON, December 21.-A Copenhagen
correspondent says the entire Cabinet will
be summoned before the Supreme Court for
dissolying the Chamber and providing for
it's expenses by royal ordinances.
England.
SMALLPOX PATIENTS UNDER TREATMENT.
LONDON, December 21.-The official re-
ports from the metropolitan hospitals state
that the total number Of smallpox patients
under treatment on Tuesday last was 722
against ITS two months ago. These figures
only represent the range OF the epidemic
among the pauper population.
49, France.
A PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION DISPOSED OF IN
, THE FRENCH SENATE.
VERSAILLES, December 21.-In the Senate
a report upon the estimates of the Minister
Of Justice claimed tue Senate's right to ac-
cept or reject bill as transmitted from the
Chamber Of Deputies; that the Deputies
could again suppress any item restored by
the Senate IL desired, since law must have
the joint adhesion Of the two houses. The
items under discussion then passed by q
vote OF 236 against AZ. The war and ma
rine estimates were then passed, the former
including grant OF 103,610 francs for army
chaplains, which was suppressed by the
Chamber Of Deputies and restored by the
Senate by vote Of 229 to 40.
Turkey.
PRONUNCIATION OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
CoNsTASuSoPIE, December 1.-THE new
constitution will be promulgated on Satur-
day with great solemnity. All the public
edifces will be illuminated in the evening.
Djeyast Pasha. has been professionally ar-
pointed president Of the State Council.
Russia.
THE PLESARY CONFERENCE.
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from memorandum kept by the members OF

from memorandum kept by the members Of
the Board.''
James Gallagher, OF Ireland. testified that
he has resided in Louisiana for three years.
Lived n Ouachita county during the last
election. The first disturbance known was
on 18th Of July last at the Methodist Sunday
school, when a report was received OF an
uprising OF negroes on the island. Some OF
the rifle companies left and went to the
island, and the mig htaftcr that Learned, said
the witness, that three rifle companies were
organized under Captains Mcleod, Rufing-
ton, and keepold. Squads Of them visited
5lr. Whited, on whose plantation I worked,
to induce him to join q Democratic club.
They said nothing to me, thinking I was
Democrat. A few days afterwards nine
armed bulldozers followed Mr.. Wbited and
wife from Gordon's station and made nu-
merous inquiries about him, and the next
day portion Of McLeod's company visited
the plantation and stampeded the hands and
frightened all OF us. Mr.. Whited, his wife,
and witness fed to the cotton-feld. They
returned that night, but witness laid out all
night. Some Of the. bulldozers assured
Whited that he would not be molested,
and he and his wife returned to the house
about II O'Clock that night. Two weeks
before the election attended Democratic
barbecue. Captain Farmer and Colonel
Richardson commenced to organize col
ored club. They said that siXty-two col
ored men had Joined them somewhat will
ingly, but others who were reluctant were
dragged up. Went to the polls, Ward 4,
about II o'clock on election-day, and re-
manned there about three hours. Everything
was peaceable, as it was all one-sided, and the
Republican tickets were not allowed to be
distributed. Bill Strover stood ut the door
and made the negroes show their tickets.
They were OF different color, and
were easily distinguished. When the Off
GERS adjourned at noon the Republican vote
was announced as 81; but when the polls
closed it was announced as % only. Three
other whites voted the Republican ticket
there. The rifle companies were composed
OF white Democrats, who rode about at
night fully armed, and terrorized the COL
ored people at the polls. When witness
voted Pat. Mills brought some Republican
tickets, and the Democrats made him leave.
The negroes disliked to Join the Democratic
clubs. but were afraid they would be beaten
if they did not.
James r. Hall testified that he lived in
Ouachita for two years previous to the 4th
OF last July. His testimony was mainly to
the same effect. FL
George b. Hamlit, sheriff OF Ouachita,
testified to the same effect.