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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-29
SOUTH CAROsINA.

COLUMBIA, November 2j-The
Supreme Court this afternoon toJktAe
order under sdvisement requiring the
Board of Sta.e Canvassers To make
a comparison Of the returns Of county
cauvassers and of precinct managers
in the cases of Presidential electors,
aud will give a decision on Monday.
The our declined 20 issue an order
giving certificates to members Of the
Legislature from Edgefeld and Lau-
ems counties, refused by the board,
but stated thai such members could
obtain a copy Of the record from the
clerk Of the court, when would be
equivalent 10 a certificate.
The five members Of the Board OF
~canvassers who were coustructi0aal-
~ arrested this morning, reported at
tie jail this evening, where they are
confined. Thti- names are L. l..
CardUza, Treasurer: T. c. DAM.
Comptroller General; Wm. Stone,
Attorney General; r. T. Hayne,
Secretary of State. and II. W. Pur-
Wis, ex-Adjutaut and Inspector Gen
eral, comprising the Board OF Can
Yassers.
NEw YORB, November ga.
Columbia dispatch states that Secre-
tary of State Payne claims that the
Board Of Cauyassers has not DISC
beyed any order or the court, that
they complied wiki the ouly order re-
celytd by them, which was to make
L return Ofthe number Of votes re-
ceiVed By al The candidates .at an
election held on the Tth Inst aud
when the DeXt order was served to
Issue certificates 10 the members of
the Legislature ascertaiued 10 have
received the highest number OF
votes the board bad been fuHclus
oHctO eleven hours. They maintain
ed that The law was OH their side,
and that they were determined not
to recede from their positions, or,
as one Of them said, I'VE won't purge
worth a cent"
\ Washington dispatch states that
one Of the legal positions TO be taken
by the Government viii De that the
Board of Cangassers Of South Caro-
lima are il The discharge Of duty quasi
Federal officials 50 far as relates to
their functions in passing upon the
votes for Federal officers, ia which
category the Presidential electors will
be considered as being.
COLUMBIA, ) c., November 26-
1t is understood that efTyrts viii be
made to have Judge BJn1us release
the Board of Canyassers upon q writ
of habeas corpus. They are, how
ever, stIll in jail, and DO action Of the
character mentioned has vet been
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TIE CANVAsSEBs ORDERED TO MEET
AND COUNT TUE VOTE To DAY.
taken.

TIE cANvAsSEBs ORDERED TO MEET
AND COUNT TUE VOTE To DAY.
TALLAHASSEE FLA, Nov 2j-The
Board OF psnyasseFs reserved Z Loti-
6cation this morning from the Secre-
tary of State, who is ex-otliciJal mem
her Of The board, and charged with
calling it Together, ttat tley mqSt
meet at IL O'Clock noon On Monday
to canvass the vote OF the State The
Judge has not yet decided The iojqnc-
ton aud ma0ddmqs cases pOT pend
ing before hip; aud this setioa of the
board srem. ~ Ubyiale the necessity
Of a deeiSiII, 90 tbis viii 10 dIjaI
what The Democratic managers pray
ed the court to c,mmsnd T. b. dJne
The boarA VII. aqmit . gopLitt0e Of
ise from eSebiof The political parties
end the GRsiraqq Of 'he tYo STATE
Committees ~ It's decistua. Fhp ap-
plicaiiun as % The admls,lpl Of news
paper correspondents has not yet
been decided. The official returns
are ..y al 10. TEE Fgsplt gil bard
" he reached before the G b Of t{e-
cen,ber, when By the laws II the
Uuited States elec-pr-h certificates
NUT he issued. 81
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The reliability Of Democratic dis
patches, and evidence OF the sincerity
Of their professions that all they want
is "a fair count" can be judged from
facts daily brought to light. \ terri
bic howl was raised over the an
nouncemeat that Governor Stearns
Of Florida was determined TO usurp
the authority to personally CANVASS
tie return from that State, aud grant
&c riiGcetes 10 the electors, and forth
with a writ WGs Eped out from the
district court TO restrain him; to
which be has replied that lie asyer
gave or any such charge; but
still the Democratic leaders insist that
be must be prevented from perform
ing an act which ne never contempla-
ted doing. An immense excitement
Tas stirred up previous to the assem-.
bling q the Board Of Csnvassers in
Louisians, by The charge that they
intended to iraudaiently count the
vote for Hayes; and since It has been
in session the charge is daily repeated
by The Democratic press, and yet
there is not the slightest ground for
such al assumption, as every set of
the board 20 far has been performed
under the watebf1l eyes OF a select
Democratic committee, AID has been
eminently fair. SO it was ia regard
to the result 10 North Carolina until
the count proved thst Bayes bad a
clear majority without egeH excluding
the fraudulent vote. IL is simply be-
cause the Republicans have control
Of these States, aud because the
Democrats know that they are beat
en-, that they p%ersistently keep up the
howl that they are going to be cheat
ee. Gentlemea, when viii the raw
ishiDr begin
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Now THAT South Carolina has
legally decided 10 favor of the Repub-
lican candidate for President, and
now, also, as the same result is prob
able in regard to Louisiana and Flor
ida, honest men will ask, What if the
same process had been applied 10
every Southern State? What, if calm,
clear minds like John Sherman had
thrown their white light upon the
black frauds OF Alabama. Georgia,
Mississippi, and Virginia? We men
ton these four States as examples.
In Alabama, by the census of 1870,
there were 94,19l white votes and
IIs,S1a colored votes, and vet nj the
late election the Democrats had in
Alabama $1,000 majority In Geor-
sia there were ll5,l6s white votes
and l36,2s5 colored votes, and vet a
Democratic majority OF 10000 In
Mississippi there were 69,slG white
votes and lll,050 eolored Fotes
and yet at the late election 81. zoe
Democratic majority. In Virginia
there were 129,4TO white votes and
E2s, 2l0 colored votes. and yet at the
late electio9 q Democratic majority OF
z5,0ee, We make no comments upon
these figures save 10 add that in these
days a black man who fought or
worked for his country ought TO be
considered at least equal to a white
man. who fought against flor
y,P1,s Press !
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CINCINNATI, Nov. 22-Tbe Com
msrcioi'S Richmond tInd.) special
reports the arrest this evening Of two
men, giving the names of Charlie
Lang and Henry Roland. aud the
capture Of about six thousand dollars
maiaiy ~ counterfsits, nearly all of
which were Of United States Treas
ury notes. The men are supposed
to be recently from West Virginia.
Among tie bills captured are ten
500 Treasury notes, reported as
carefully executed and well calculat-
ed 10 deceive. Ii was evident from
articles found III their possession that
they had been engaged in passing
the 'Gueer'' by making small pur.
throughout the country.
Both men are in Jail.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
A Crisis Approaching
in the East.
THE WAR.

LONDON, November pa dis.
patch from Belgrade says a crisis
seems approaching 10 Eastern affairs.
Russians are coming in great num-
bers by way OF Gladova, and 9 heavy
detachment If Cossacks are en- route
to Belgrade. lis commander saws it
Is the advance guard Of 80 000 men
destined for Seryia. Al barracks
in Belgrade have been evacu.
ated aud repaired. The Servian
troops will be qaartered in private
houses. It is reported that a distin-
guished Rassia8 civilian will accom-
pany General Sempe, General Tcher-
nayeas successor, TO Belgrade, aud
viii reside there during the campaign
aud have charge Of all civil admins
~tratiun
The NsUs' correspondent, seems 70
c0nDect the resignation ofthe Seryiaa
Ministers wiIb the ~f0regoging state
meat. He alsj s0ys: Seryia will be
The exireme right nigg at The Rns.
sian line OF operations. Tue Seryians
viii be sen 10 Bosnia under their
own officers. R,unIaDiau pontoun
trains are all 90 tbe Danube, ready
Tor use | have official information
hat the Mnslems in Bosnia have
raised $500, 000 for the defeace Of
that province, and are determined to
resist desperately.
The Tones this morning concludes
a leadiua- article On the Eastern
question with tie foilosiog state
iDent; We ea er tie conference OF
The powers with somsjbia2 more than
. hope Of peace For The attainment
Of peace we shall support any propo-
sails that offer u guarantee Of orderly
government Of the insurgent provin-
ces without involving u reciiication
0f The international frontiers. If orr
laDors are Ruthless, we shall not
throw ourselves on The side Of either
combatGut, but shall watch what the
future shall bring forth.
The Board Of Trade iu this city
have received telegram from Lord
Lotus. British Ambassador Of ST.
Petersburg, stating that Russia has
given Oilcia! notice that the harhOrs
OF Odessa and SebsslapOl, the mouths
Of The river Duieper ana straits of
hertch are O~bsIruc:ed, and vessels
are forbidden to approach 10 the
night tine, Cad rGst communicate
wiki the gqard-shiP before entering
in daylight. Entrance without the
assistance Of tie gqard-ship is abso-
lutely prohibited.
A correspondent at Pesth SAYS u
telegram from Lemberg reports that
e.ea ordinary passenger traffic on
the railway between kiew end Qdes-
So has been stopped Russian troops
are being removed from the Austrian
frontier.
RAGUsA, November 23-The
Turkish troops 10 Bosnia have evacu-
ated Glamae, iivre, Petroya2 and
Naeief, and concentrated at Serajeyo.
The Turkish coryette whose con
tinued presence ia tie Austrian port
OF Grayosa, after repeated summons
from the authorities to quit, excited
much comment, has at last sailed on
a 6reat oY toe 4ustFiaTs 20 search
her for eoGtrabapd Of war. fhe an-
Houuaemeat eomes from FIenna thai
Austria will resoiuleiy prevent any
abuse by the Turks, Of he privilege Of
entering the barbors Of Kick and
Graarsg.
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Wreck OF American Vessels.
TERRIBLE srrrzRIyGs OF THE GRE

TERRIBLE s|rFFERINGS OF THE CREW.
WASHINGTON, November 2I.-Viee
Consul y. Saunders. at Nassau. y.
T., reports at the State Department
the total wreck Of the American
schooner Thomas II. Sweeny, of
Philadelphia, II. b. SteelmaD, mas
ter, on the 20ih uigimo, at Grand
Bahamas, while on a voyage from
Philadelphia to New Orleans, laden
with coal aud gunpowder. The master
reports having encountered a hurri-
caue near the Great Isaac Lighthouse,
Bahamas, and Nas forced 10 keep bis
vessel before the wind and run under
bare poles. The vessel struck bot
tom on the morning Of the 10Th. aud
Immediately bilged and filed with
water. The crew were forced to
take I The rigging, and there remain
I'd until The HURRICANE had moderated
10 save themselves from being wash
ed overheard Assistance was rem
dered by the ia ANA wfeckers on
the 2lst, who were employed to save
the materials Of the vessel and the
gunpowder.
The boss Of The schooner Annie
Yosde3. from Philadelphia tr Gal
weston, % the 2lst Of last month, i
also reported. She encountered the
same hurricane and was wrecked on
a reef aear Woodbury., Bahama. Her
eTex saved themselves by taxing to
the rigging and remaining until the
force OF tae hurricane was over. just
previous 10 the sinking of the ship
tNO Oftne crew-A. NJ GallingtoD
AMI John DixOn-launched the boat
and abandoned the vessel. The boat
was driven to sea, but by a fortunate
change 10 the wind was again driven
back to land, and they were saved,
after seyen days exposure to
The weather in ga open boat, without
provisions or water. The material
of the vessel was saved by Bahama
wreckeFs.
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minutes past eleven e'clsek. nobody
was lurking about the house with
William Price as an object Of ven
gea1ce During the evening, how
ever. the servant girl told Mrs Price
she did not like the ac.ions Of a man
she saw standing at the rear OF the
church aud engsE ed ia watching
their house. Mrs. Price said It was
prayer meeting night, aud the girl re-
sponded that . man who looked and
acted as thar man did dida't go to
PRAYER meetings. Bat Mrs Price
thought 10 more Of The conyersation
aniii The terrible occurrence, hours
after. recalled il. The 0 directly
over the rear parlor had been oecu-
pied by Hon. Hiram Price aud wife
since September, when they vacated
their former residence for its new
owner Now. fortunately. tney were
IN ST Louis, though whether the vii
lains who attempted the destruction
of the household knew il or nor is a
question which exciles the people Of
lbis city. After the family had re-
tired a startling crash "a heard in
the room below. Mr. Price AROSE. aud
started down stairs, when . terrific
explosion followed. The neighbOrs
rushed out of their houses. aud the
cry OF FIRE was heard. The front
room burst into flames, but they
were soon exIiugIIshed, and on
searching, the fragments of a six
pound she'll were found. Ii had roll
ed under a sofa after crashing
through the bay window, aud it was
this sufa that prevented the pieces
from crashing through the ceiling
aud killing the occupants OF the room
above. y twO-minute fuse bad beea
used, which gave the assassin time to
escape before the explosion. A re-
ward OF 81 200 has been offered for
he arrest vi ihc offender.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-29

PENNSYLVANIA was elassed among
the doubtful States, by The Demo
cratic press, previous 10 The eiection'
ard If sc remember Alright it Was
claimed for TiiaeD, for a day or TWO
of.er the vote had been east The
amount Of cheek necessary 10 set up
such a claim can be iudged by a glance
at he Official vote. Ia the State OUT
side or philadelphia, the majority FOR
Hayes and Wheeler is 299i, and in-
GLIDING the city vote their majority
is Il. 1894
The full vote Of the STATE Is, Hayes
ss4.lis' Tilden 500, 2O4, Cooper 1904,
Temperance, 1918. Scattering So
Total T5S 95T.
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The Somerset Herald.
.ynysn.y vo.en6er - 10.

Tur erd is rap dly approaching
and q few days mere viii demon
s,rate the election Of HAYES aud
WHEELER beyond ali cash.
In South Carolina The conflict Of
authority between the State officials
comprising the Returning Board, and
the supreme Court, has illuminated IN
the members OF the Retaining Board
being sent to Jail. The court under
took to reduce the members OF the
Board to the position Of IFS CLERKS
whose duty it was 10 return The vote
as ii ordered, they refused to certify
the election Of members Of foe Legs
Iature returned by fraud, and have
been imprisoned. Ia attempting 10
usurp the authority bestowed by ia"
on the Retaining Board the Court has
o-ver.reached itself. How the Dem
ocracy are to be benefited by an I'M
prisoned Board, whose members nave
certified that Hayes has carried the
State. we fail to zee
Iu Florida the Returning Board
commenced the count on Monday.
Latest advices say that eturns have
now been received from all the
counties and that, as 10 South Caro-
lima. HAYES will have a small o1'
certain majority OF all the vote re.
turned, both legally and tranduientiy
The Louisiana Returning Board
had up till Saturday evening, can.
vassed the vote of all the u%neontested
Parishes. which 30 far, show q MAORI
ty for Hayes of 9,274. The contest.
ed Parishes were to be taken Up on
Monday. The action of the Board
has Seen so eminently fair as to eX-
tort from its enemies tie admission
that it has acted Justly thro ughcu'
Its powers are no longer disputed,
and the Democrats admit that If tie
charges made against their party
friends can be proven, that the vote
of the terrorized parishes should be
thrown out. There is no doubs on th'
part of our friends hat they will b
proved conclusively.
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Twenty-one Companies Of Soldiers

New YORK, Nov. PA Wash
ington special to the Times says:
More companies OF soldiers are on the
way or under orders to eone here.
4 high officer. of the army says thst
within o week or a few days there
viii be tweDty-one companies in
Washington, which vii comprise al
together perhaps 1890 or | 500 men.
1t is likely that two or three gun
boats may also come here,
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ticipation in the rebellion.

The South Carolina Returning
Board has adjourned sine die, after
giving certificates TO the Hayes cleo
tors. Their count also elects Cham
berlain, Republican, Governor, and a
Republican Legislature. There is 40
dispute about Hayes majority, bat
the Democrats will contest the count
on State officers, and trouble is freely
predicted
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-29

SCARLET tickets in Louisiana aud
yellow tickets in Georgia were used
by the Democrats. A eolored Re
publican had to have some nerve
who, after having stood up against
the bull-dozers before the election.
took q plain ticket, and 10 the sight Of
a throng of Democratic bystaaders.
deposited it. II he didn't vote toe
marked ticket, he was a marked man.
This is n of the high privileges Of
being a Southern Republican.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-29

THE Philadelphia Times has dis
covered q remarkable fact. IL says:
The official table Of tie members of
both branches of the new Legislature
shows a Republican majority Of
twelve in the Senate and thirty-niae
in the House, making ffty-one on
Joint ballot. One Of TIE remarkable
features Of the list is, that of the
twenty-five Senators chosen for four
years, and who will vote for Came
ron's successor in the Senate, twenty
one are Republicans and four are
Democrats. What Cameron doesn't
know about looking after the foGr-
year fellows isn't mach worth know
Spn
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when Ero.ner Tilqea s,ippea .n

Political eaHvassiug may nov be
put down as one one Of the exact
s~eieaces. II is known that before
The election Mr.. flden claimed So
90g msi5rity iH xew torE county
Il is asserted further TIA; before tbe
election day he had figured Op lst
votes for himself as certain, and that
be counted up1n Wisconsin to turn
the scale in bis favor.
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Another poIlnca, Murder.
now \ COUNTY N NORTH CAROLINA
WAS CARRIED FOR TILDEN.

HOW y COUNTY II NORTH CAROLINA
WAS CARRIED FOR TILDEN.
RALEIGH. NV. 23-Dc. A J. GI-
yer, Supervisor Of Elections at swan
Quarter. Hyde county. y C.. was
drowned % the night Of N1gemb-r
8, with the Republican tickets FIR
that county in bis possession g.,
vas accompanied by a party Of Dem
ocratS. who enlictd him from the
town 20 the vicinity OF an old wind
mill. on a pretense Of having import
ant information % communicate. Tie
never returned alive. but vas fJuud
some days after, nearly upright To-
the water. with bis coat drawn ever
his bead aud o,her evidence II yi1-
Ience. He was invited by one Of the
parties 10 drink at bis bar before
leaving, and it is thought that the
liquor was drugged. The election
tickets wee never found.
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A New Orleans dispatch says that
Governor Wicklifle, u Of the Dem
ocratic Electors -at-large for Louisiana
is ineligible, because Congress has
Y removed his disabilities cor par
ticipation in the rebellion.
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The Younger Brosher..

NEv YORK, Nov. PA Fsribauit.
Minnesota, dispatch says: The
Younger brothers, better known as
the Mortified bank robbers, all plead
ed guilty to the murder of Haywood,
the cashier, and we're all sentenced to
Imprisonment for life.
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OyE week from today, ooh as
provided BY the Constitution and the
law, the Electors meet in their res
pectiye States and east their votes for
President and Vice President, and
before that time We are not likely to
know more Of the result than we now
do. the vote Of that dag will be
conclusive, notwithstanding The biath.
ering and clustering at present in
dulged in by the Democratic press
aud politicians. We have 40 shadow
Of anxiety over any thing that may
follow. There Eill be any amount of
Democratic noise, and threats, and
protests, aud blowing about Sighting
for their rights" if Tilden Is beaten,
and Of quiet acquiesceHce on the part
OF TIE Republicans should Hayes
prove to be the unlucky man but
whoever gets G ma ority Of the whole
vote east by the Electors on the 9th
day Of December viii be inaagsrated
President on the fifth day of March
next.
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Ex-GovERNOR CURTIN, Of this
State, was expected to do wonderful
things for the Democracy il his ma
tive county-Centre-ttis year. The
result, however, shows a falling of OF
the Democratic vote in that county
under his manipulation Of about soc
since last year. This wonderful ia
auence(D OF the Ex-Governor will
hardly induce Sammy" J, in the
event of his election as President, TO
give him the best Office 10 his gift.
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Nelr Advertisements
4 SSIGNEES NOTICE.

Western District OF Prrusyisau,s go
At Pittsburgh the e 20 day g.; Ucr.. A u. 1870 h
Tuc Undersigned hereby gives notice al al. au-
Talutmeut a. assiglre of kgiiuiph = Batter anI
.lsh1 Gr.srssn ei TRINA county Somerset. ami
S,sie 1i Pennsylvania within sail District. wh1
al,e been aalntSei htuSfup's upon thrir own
p-tl fiY. by -ha District CONT pf -a.! pI-lH-.
KIRK q. BiGHAEL.
nrltI AE-iGlfe.
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Cooper, Greenback, 1904. Smith,
Temperance, 1878. Unknown ticket,
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Ihe New Ork IthttS say tuat
according TO latest dispatches the
Lower House Of the nevt Congress
will stand one hundred and forty
seven Democrats to one hundred and
iortv-one Republicans, in which count
there are claimed two Republicans
In Florida: 10 Louisiana two Demo
Gratis are conceded. while We claim
one Republican on the vet undecided
return. while the seats Of two Demo-
Gratis returned. and that Of one Re-
publican will be contested. Some OF
.tbe Democrats have worried through
bv very meagre msjorities. 10 this
State Stencer (Dcmocrat) carries the
Fran lin district by g.; in the Ale
ganv district, Nd, Walsh (Dem-
ocra) succeeds by s, although a
recount of The vote shows that Me-
Comas Republican, beats him and
ia Missouri and Massachusetts "
( Democrats get certificates by a few
votes and false counts. 10 any event
the present Democratic majority of
seventv-two, 10 the House, is whitfield
down to . meagre ~halfdOzen.
THE almost absolute certainty that
1 Louisiana and Florida. like South
Carolina, have voted for Hayes,
drives the average Democrat nearly
frantic, aud the leaders and managers
are now using every means in their
power to hinder and delay the count.
Protest after protest has been Sled
before the Louisiana Board on the
most fiyclous pretexts, while every
effort is made 10 east odium upon its
proceedings. Ia Florida the Court
has been resorted to as an instrument
wherewith to prevent the honest
count and declaration of the vcte, but,
warned by the blunder made in South
Carolina, Governor Stearnes and his
counsel absolutely refuse to recognize
the Jurisdiction Of the State Court
over the exercise Of Executive power.
So far there has been nothing done IN
either State TO which any fair man
can take exception, and Ne feel conf
dent that the public may rest assured
that the fnal outcome of the matter
will prove the honesty Of both The
Returning Boards, aad clearly dem-
oustrate the election Of HAYES and
WHEELER
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TIE Only srYIYoR.

QUEBEC. November 2I.-The
steamship Nenetia, which arrived to-
dav, brought up the only survivor of
the Hudson Bay Company's vessel
Walrus. wrecked of the coast of
Labrador OF the zist OF October.