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A Returning Board,

4.
There are great many people at this
time who are anxious to know what
kinl of an institution a Returning
Board is. The one in Louisiana is u
peculiar institution. lis members were
appointed by the Governor with author.
ity to receive, canvass and adjudicate
the returns of the votes cast at an elec
ton, and announce the result Their
power to adj idicate is privilege not
possessed, we believe, by any other SIM
liar bo1y in the United States-certain.
ly not by any similar body in any North.
ern State The Louisiana Baard does
not merely count the votes received, hut
may throw out the votes cast at any
precinct, as has been done at the last
Gubernatorial election in the State on
the ground Of supposed or real fraud,
intimidation or violence at the election.
The power of the Board Is certainly un
limited, and, as the members are strong
pariisans, thev have it in their power to
deprive jus,lv-elecled candidate OF his
office il they see fit. In 1874 the Re.
turning Board of Louisiana threw out
enough votes cast in the State for the
Democratic candidates to give the Re-
publicaus a majority in the Legislature.
An illegal Legislature was installed by
Genera. De Trobrland at the point OF
the. bayonet. ]. Madison Wells was
President of the Returning Board in
1874. and is to-day The Republican
candidate for Vice President was Chair
man of the House Committee which
went to Louisiana to investigate the
wrong, and in his report denounced in
severe terms the par isan machinery by
which lawful votes cast for one candi.
late we're thrown out andthis opponent
declared elected The same Board Mr..
Wheeler denounced in 1874 is to-day
trying to elect President by fraud as
it elected a Governor by fraud in 1874
In other words, the Returning Board oi
Louisiana is seeking to annul Presi.
Dental election. -,.r
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: The rItth OF MAI cll.

1t so happens that every % years the
4th of March. the day fixed for the in
auguration of President, falls on Sun
day. This, occurs next year for the
fourth time in tue history of our nation,
and following the precedent established
by three of his predecessors, the new
President will take the oath Of Office on
Monday, the 9Th of March. The first
Inauguration on the 5th Of March was
that of George Washington on entering
upon his second term. The next time
the 4th of March fell upon Sunday was
in 1921, when James Monroe was Pres,
ident- t-elect for tie second time, and he,
too, was inaugurated on Monday, March
5 The third occurrence OF this kind
was in 1S49, when Zachary Taylor was
inaugurated on Monday, the 9th oi
March. After next year Inauguration.
day will not foil on Sunday again until
I905.-N. Y. Sun. @li.' }9'i
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VIVA, Say the Men Of Businessp

Just before the election there appear
ed in this city manifesto signed by a
number of millionaires, who said that
the election of Mr.. Tilden would lead
to decline in the credit Of the country,
and that business and property would
suffer from it; but now what do these
gentlemen say to the proposal to make
q President by the fraud of Kelloggs 8
and Chamberlain's Returning Boards
and by the bayonets of Grant and Sher-
itian? '.' 5-.''ia 2.'iiieif
Is It not time for tue business men OF
the country to speak out in view OF the
rapid strides that are making toward the
consummation Of this conspiracy? Do
they think that the credit Of the coun
try, the value of the property, and the
state of industry ana business will be
improved by such proceedings as these ?
II our merchants and bankers will now
issue manifesto worthy of the occa-
sion, it may do something to check this
immense and revolutionary wrongly.
Y. Sun.
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The Presidential Situation
Tilden and Hendricks Elected.
Let Us Have p Fair Csunt.

From the Wheeling Register, 18th inst)
The proof accumulates that TilGen
and Hendricks have been elected Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States. and that it is not in the. power of
Radical rascality to count them out. !.
Florida is clearly Democratic, and will
be 80 counted Louisiana has given
over 1000 majority for T ilden, and will
in the end be counted for him, or moi
counted at all. South Carolina voted
for him, and will, under the direction OF
the Sapreme Court, be probably counted
for him Oregon has elected one Dem
ocratic elector, who win most certainly
receive his commission ffom the Demo-
cratic Governor Of that State.
Z Altogether the clouds are, breaking
away, and the political heavens are clear
ing. f, - ~. .,,7,. ;.
1t may be some days before the entire
returns Of these contested-S.at are
promulgated, and all must aeek to pos
sess their souls in patience: hut Ger
tainty must crown the hope and expec-
.tation Of the present hour. and victory
will surely rest with the party Of Re-
form.
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The LOuisiRna Middle from
-. Republican Stand. Point.
From the Chicago Tribune.ls.

From the Chicago Tribune.
If we can get at the dlfli,alty in Lou,
isiana correctly ,ihe dispute is chiefly over
five parishes or counties, and whether
the returns Of these shall be counted at
all, or, if counted, how they shall be
counted
IF the facs I've "a stated. and we have
tried to collect them fairly from the
statements Of both sides, the Republi
cans of Louisiana and Of the country
have to hear the consequences Of the
panic which seems tn have so stricken
the colored voters in these five districts.
We look upon 1t as calamity, because
we know Of no legal remedy There is
no precedent known to any election law
that we ever heard of where the v,tes of
persons not voting, and not otfrring to
vote, can he counted, no matter how
strong may be the presumption that il
such votes had been pnlled they would
have changed the result. In 1874 The
Democrats elected at leust fifty members
nf Congress in Republican districts he
cause Republicans stayed away and did
not vote For the same reason the Demo
Gratis elected Gosernorso of several States
and majority of the Legislatures in
several States in 1874 No such thing
as offsetting the vote actually polleh by
that not polled mas ever heen recognized
at any election in any State in this coun,
| try. Even in the desperate conflict ir
Louisiana four years ago both parties
claimed the election. but both parties as.
sumed the vote counted to have beet
polled. - '' a. '' rs,
1t is claimed hy the Democrats tha
their party will have majority of the
whole vote of the State, over and above
their vote in these parishes; but Will,
this ought to settle the matter. it may
not do so, if the counting OF the non
poled vote be insisted upon by The
other side.
If, however, the Democrats do no
have a majority except by counting
the votes in these five parishes. ant
the result in the State depends ol
their being counted, then the issue
will be direct one, and one upoI
which the country will promptl.
reach a judgment, and no Canvass
ing Board will dare attempt to pu
the Judgment of the Nation at def
ance; and the American people vii
never engage in a civil war to up
hold the counting of votes neve
cast or offered to be cast, or to rejec
lawful votes. legally cast -andrecord
ed on the poll lists.
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!. W. e Tfl
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Mrs. Stilians, the wife Of physician
living in Clarinda, Iowa, has fallen heircss
TO properly worth $4,000, 900, left by a
family in England '- rae.'-1 ss 10
,O.Donovan Rossa has now collected
320,55S for his secret assault on Eng
land ; but dread Of the impending blow is
not apparent across the water. " : ~, re-,
A Texas cattle droyer has bought in
the southwestern section of that State
10000 head of cattle and 2. 900 horses
for S140, 900 in silver, which is at tthe rate
of 50 80 per head. ..ag o -r efer.
Phoebe Cousins declares that the fe-
male Prohibitionists are to leave the
Democratic party on Mount Nebo, and
the Republican party in the valley Of Je-
hosaphat, and pass on: to the promised
land. g. tsa l< s5t,
A man in Philadelphia wanted to be
excused from serving on jury on the
ground that "he was saved sinner and
could not sitin judgment on his fellow
men The Court admitted the novelty
of the claim, but wouldn't excuse him.
England is ready to take possession OF
Constanlinople. With her feet and army
she can hold it forever. She can snatch
the prize before Russia can reach it =
Then she will have Gibraltar at one end
of the Mediterranean, Constantinople at
the other, and Malta in the middle.
A curious custom still maintained at
Bavarian executionsis that of the Clerk
of the Court breaking black wand and
throwing the fragments at the feet Of the
criminal. This is symbolical that bis
life is to be violently and suddenly termi-
mated. 1t was done a few weeks since al
Munich. ). The executions are not public
Itnow appears that the carse of the
mysterious arrestof the Odessa million
+aire, M. Brodski, last winter, and his be-
ing packed off in sled 10 Siberia, was
an indiscreet remark, overheard by q
Government spy, to the effect that he
would bribe the Russian Minister OF FL
nance, and ii necessary. even the Car
himself. The next day Brodski's arrest
and banishment took place. .5 $40.
Some of the newspapers amuse them
selves in specnlations touching the cost
Of making President. 1t appears that
what ispaid him as salary and perquisites
is a mere bagatelle. tits the process OF
converting private citizen into the head
of the nation that costs The New York
Herald puts the cost at 81 -500,O 600 for
each political party, or 80, 600, 600 expen-
ded in single Presidential campaign.
Ferry can't act as President on the
Fourth Of March. which will be Sunday,
the 'interregnum," between the retire,
ment of Grant and the incoming of the
new President, because his term expires
at noon on the 4th of March. tits, con
sequentIy, now proposed to elect some
one whose term does not expire, in place
Of Ferry as Presidento of the Senate; and
the Chicago Times nominates Roscoe
Conkling for the place, for sit will be an
innocent qualification of his ambition" II
says, s'to place him at the head of the
Government, if only for day Dos
ton Transcript. ~ .'F 4s8 y
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The Situation.
Special Dispatch to the Enquirer,

"
WASHINGTON, D C, Nov l4.-The
publ milri is now directed toward
Louisiana There is no excitement here,
hut;the feeling is growing that the Radi.
cal managers surely intend to count Til.
den out of his honest election There
is, too, feeling of alarm manifes,ing
itself that dire const quences will follow
such a nefarinus proceeding The prob
ability of revolution is quietly discuss
Ell, and the less sanguine of peaceahle
solution to the com llex situation antic
ipaIe trouble ahead.
1t is stated that the Governor of Cal,
ifornia has teleeraphed mere that he will
refuse to issue certificates to the Hayes
Electors on account of frauds discover.
Ell in the San Francisco Custom house
Districts He has jnst as much author
itv in the premises as has the Governor
of Florida, and the remedy in each in
stance is with the Courts.
Senator Thurman telegraphs here that
John H Wall, of LAFAYETTE, Yara Coun
ty, Oregon, one of the Hayes Electors
is a Postmaster, and hence is ineligible
under the Constitution.
About the only topic discussed is
What will he done il the corrupt Radi
calls return Hayes Electors in all the
disputed Southern States 1t is. sait
the proceeding would be such q fagran
insult to the people that there would h'
such spirit of resentment that; civi
war might be the outcome of it, and qb'
the .crowning act of infamy of:,ith'
Grant dynasty. The sending efaSheri
dan to New Orleans is construed her,
as an indication that. some terrible smer
gency is anticipated. y .ls.,
Kellogg's telegram: Crest easy 81
far as Louisiana is concerned" has nov
a startling significance, AMI on its. fac
indicates that he is prepared tor an,
course which will insure Hayes the Elec
tpral vote of the State. 10
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CASTORIA.r

1t is a mistake to suppose that cassoria u
not adapted to grown persons as wen a ohil.
dren. They only need to incresse the quantity.
But children have so many complaints fse
which Castoriai is adapted. Like wind Colic.
Sour Stomach. Worms, Tettsr,f Teething
and Group, That IL is especially recommended
for them. s osi q s7iaie ~ selasD
Itefects are more certain than Caster
Oil. II contains no alcohol and is ~ pleas.
ant to take as honey. Itneysr sripsa ~
regulating the stomach and bowels the Caatssia
co6ls the blood, expsls xorms aAd krs-
vents feverishness, quiets The nerves and pss.
duoes health then Of courss children can
sleep in quiet and mothers eansrest
Castoria is recommend cd BY al phyk-
CLANS and nurses who have tried it. sad Il =
having a rapidly increasing sale. Id, pss.
pared with great care after the rssips Of, n.
Samuel Pitcher, Of Mass. at the Laboratesy Il
J. B. Rose q Co.. s46 Dey stfsst ME- sstlesia
y Z. =
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Desperation Of the Followers Of
kellogg to Secure Louisiana 10
ElaVps

=
Special Dispatch to the Enquirer: 16
NEW ORLEANS, Nov l4-Latest re.
turns give the Democrats S,l54 majori.
ty in the State-official from all but Z
parishes Give these their Republican
majority of 1874, and throwing out the
votes OF the five terrorizea parishes,
would still leave the Democrats 1900
ahead R G. Pitkins, U S. Marshal,
admitted 10 me that the Democrats had
polled the most votes in the State, but
that the Republicans claim the election
on account of the intimidation Of me-
groes. Cow Kellogg would not admit
this, however. Packard waa closeted all
morning with Northern Republicans.
Kellogg is trying to get Casanave and
Kenner, the colored members of the Re-
turning Board, to resign, fearing tha,
they may sell out or not be sharp enough
for his purpose, but they will stick. The
Returning Board will meet Thursday
Troops and prominent Northern men
are arriving by every train The assign
ment of Sheridan to this CITY is con
strued as meaning that the Returning
Board will be backed up in any rascality
by army bayonets. Negroes by the hun
dre6 are Aocking into the city to make
affidavits OF intimidation, ..s..
J b. McCoRMIcK.
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THE EASTERN WAR.

PARIS, November l6 1t is reported
that Austria contemplates partial mo-
bilizstion of her army. There Is reason
to believe Russia will call in next years
contingent of recruits, numbering 200,-
GOO, Immediately, instead of waiting till
April, the usual time. 1t is announced
that the first military train of $4,000
men leaves St. Petersburg for Kischen-
off to day. 1t is stated that all railroad
companies in Russia are ordered to
place their lines at the absolute disposal
of the government.
LONDON, Nov. Is "A Times special
from Paris says: 1t is announced that
Lord Deiby is on the point of address
ing a protest to the various powers
against the mobilization of the Russian
army.
LONDON, November 15-The ST. Pc.
lersburg correspondent Of the Times
says that advices from the Russian from
Tier announces that the freight trains on
the railroad lines from the Polish from.
r tier southwark have been stopped, the
roads being required for the transpor
tation of military stores All the phys
'cians in South Russia have been invi
ted to enter the army.
| TURKEY is ALSO PREPARING.
She Intends to concentrate five army
corps of 10000 men each in Bulgaria
and will leave merely sufficient men tc
maintain the defensive outside OF Ser
via and Montenegro. Four English
/ officers Of engineers have been engaged
by the Porte to superintend the strength
ening and arming of the fortresses o.
/ the Danube. A contract has been sign
ed for the provisioning of Widden fol
I-eight months for garrison of 1900
The armament of Widden is complete
/ 1t consists of sixty large Krupp cannon
land eighty FIVE pieces Of smaller oalibre
! The double flotilla has been reinforced
The arsenal at Constantinople is busily
engaged fitting ont f let. A military
train of 1900 wagons is being formed
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4 Remarkably SkiiIfui and Peril
GUS Performance In Miarksman-
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sum-
Two brothers named Watson have
been giving remarkable exhibitions OF
foolhardiness and skill in Tony Pastors
Theater. They are billed as "noted
western scouts and sharpshooters," and
have the look of frontiersmen They
begin by displaying rifles and shooting
bullets through blocks of wood 10 prove
that the ammunition and missiles are gen.
uine On both sides of the stage, close
to the front thick wooden pads are placed
for the bullets to lodge in. At the be-
ginning of the display of craftsmanship,
one man holds an apple in his fingers ,and
the other shoots a ball through it from
across the stage; and next the man who
has risked his fingers becomes the shoot.
er in a repetition of the feat Each in
turn hits bulrs-eye of a target without
a miss, the bul's-e,e being just above the
head of the brother who holds the apple
A potato is placed on ones head and shot
off by the other, the potato being split to
pieces and the bullet entering the pad in
front Of which the holder stands. The
feat is repeated many times, the brothers
changing attitudes and holding the rifles
in position seemingly awkward enough
to increase the peril. The brothers wheel
quickly and shoot potatoes simultaneous
ly off each others heads a
Yesterday one OF the potato"s was
barely grazed, but second trial was sue
cessiul A candle was snuffed with bul
let; and, as elimination, one held a
lighted cigar in his mouth, and the other
shot off the ashes, the distance being the
entire width of the stage
The brothers, who profess to have &C
quired their skill by long practice on the
plains, use breech. loading rifles. and han
die them with wonderful quickness Tht
younger one seems to be the best marks
man-at least he fires quickest after get
ting his weapon up to aim, and rarely
fails to hit Tue older some times miss
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HWe do not entertain doubt tha,
TILDEN has votes sufficient to elect him.
There is, however, possibility that he
may be "counte.i OUT" bat we still have
faith thatthe count will be fair. ~,
Il true that the Board ip Louisiana is
the same, in part, that co,nmittedaLe out
rageoas frsudsin lS74sisis trne'that the
Temptation to throw out Democratic votes
enough to give the State TO HAYEs is very
powerful; ii is true that tue worst ele
meuts of the Republican party con,rolled
ii during the campaign; still we believe
that The better element Of tlrat party will
come TO the front and insist upon a faif
count =,
Unless this country is hopelessly in the
grasp Of the rings and corrupt 'nists the
candidate who is fairly elected will b. in
augurated.
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CIGAR MANUFACTURE.
''f W0ODSFIELD, OHIO. ss@

T HAVE established cigar nanufasssry n
i Woodsnslds IN RE4nns's hgitdjng south
Of the Court House. where viii maafassuss
Fine Cigasss TIPS And seegas.
For the trade Of Monroe and sdjoiiiss sssa.
ties atprices which will cempsrs fasssSbIy
with those Of wheeling iAs6dfacsassn.
.n os MY sTOGA creams tagi
Win be manufactured from the Anspt qualify
Of Ken tucky tobacco, TIPs will b msdp .frsn
Massachusetts, and Flxs cicAss. ftep. Coz.
necticut and Havana tobacco. The. paassa-
age OF
Merchants and lTraAors..
Generally in Monroe county is solicited. Or.
dsrs will receive prompt attsntisa. lCsll anl
examine my stock before purchasing else.
where. FRED ROSRMuRR
nova3,7sr. woodsAsld, Ohio.
e3ss fEAss ASgWSg
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The Vermont EIecaor.

WAsHISGMoN, Nov. 15.-The eligibil
ity OF the Vermont postmaster. elected
Z. 5 Senator, remains the topic Of dis
cussion. Letters have been sent to the
proper judicial authorities in Vermont,
the principal object of which seems ia
be to learn every legislative or judicial
act bearing upon cases with any similar
ity to that now existing. Judge Taft
has been approached for opinions, but
tee Attorney General has been careful to
make no expression of bis views. He
is very particular with regard to being
quoted on the matter. In the careful
construction Of conversations With the
Attorney General, lead to the belief that
he holds where one elector ineligible vas
elected, such circumstance does not elect
an opposing elector.
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LOulRtana.

To the Editor Of the Commercial:
New ORLEANS, Noy, Ia ALI is qniet
to day, but there is a strong undercur-
rent of feeling Sixteer companies OF
troops are ir the city,a'.d more are com
ing to morrow. The presence Of prom
inent men from the North has had .
good etfec', and there is less war talk
than few DAYS ago The order send
ing Sheridan To take command occasions
much bitter comment. Moderate men
of both parties think it was a mistake -
The conference is agreed upon, and .
few of the prominent strangers now here
will remain until the contest is over, al
lowing others to 60 home--at least this
is the purpose of the Conference The
returning Board meets on Friday. Some
members are di~qnalii,d from serving,
hut there il n" legal way to get them ou,
If they choose to stay Wells is expect
ed to morrow, when all the members will
he here At the Custom House several
hundred negroes from the five bull dog
parishes are making affidavi,s that they
wanted to vote the Republican ticket,
nut were intimidaed AH their afida
cits rW be considered BY the Board, and
may be counted tor Hayes By this
means. and hro'ci"g out the votes Of the
blacks, ,cho ,cere compelled by force to
uote the Democratic ticket, the RepuGi
cans ,ciH hare a majority There is no
question in my mind but chat Louisiana
is Republican on u .fair cote, and the Re
turning Board ,DM so consider 1t, and
COUNT HAYES IN To terminate the sus
pense of the county, they will first
count the Presidential vote,s and ge,
through with il as soon as possible.
! H. V REpFIELp..
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cF Ga Thursday Kellogg telegraph
ed from New Orleans: "Lousiana is
sure for Hayes beyond all question. -
"Republican majorities are larger al
over the State, and the Democratic ma
jorities lighter than We estimated" In
another despatch he said: "Be easy so
far as Louisiana is concerned" Yet on
Saturday he telegraphed the Herald thai
he had no accurate figures on which to
base an estimate. His brag and bluster
were based on his confidence in his abil
ity to count the State for Hayes, not on
any knowledge he had that the majority
of the votes cast were for Hayes, fol
the reports all indicated majority for
Tilden.-N. Y. Sun, 13th inst. aC
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1T is very significant of the strong
bias of Grant in favor of the Louisiana
rascals that, on the receipt of dispatch
from the commander of the Gulf, Gen.
eral Augur, that Louisiana had un,
douhtedlv gone Democratic, he should
order G. neral Sheridan TO take the com
mand of the Gulf himself. General
Augur is we'll known to be a cunscien-
tious officer of the army. He is intelli
gent as well as truthful He did not
telegraph that Louisiana had voted Dem
ocratic without bling convinced thst be
was telling the truth. 1t became eyi-
dent that Augur was not the man to
count the votes, and Sheridan was or
dered to the spot Gin. Enq