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Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01

where the Regulators run the election, no
Supervisor could remain to make his atfida-
Wit of the fact
The Louisiana Regulators, who take pos
session of the polls with shotguns and re-
,,oivors do nof do business in that way.
Wbera thew make it too hot for Republicans
70 vote. they would make it vastly hotter
for Republican Supervisor who should
remain to make formal affidavit of it. One
return was found to be an exact duplicate
OF the other, and the affidavit of force and
intimidation was added to it because the
Supervisor had first to get beyond the reach
Of che Regulators. 1t is perfectly reasona-
ble that where there was intimidation, this
means would have to be used to make for
NAL protest of it, and it is eorrobOration
of the fact of the terror which prevented a
fair election.
The statement about Senator Sherman
conveyed the lie that he was present and
denounced this ''tampering," but he was
not present on that day. The Democratic
specials show this fact, and convict the As
sociated Press report of this falsehood. 1t
is safe to believe nothing that comes from
the South. unless it comes from Northern
or Republican sources? No man can pub
lish the truth of the political situation in
the South, and live there. And the Dem
ocratic conspirators deliberately plotted to
cheat the people out of the election by bold
living
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01
sauce for the Goose. &c.

In Kentucky, we are informed that
there was not single vote cast for any
Electors save Hayes and Wheeler on one
side, and Tilden and Hendricks on the
other? The reason of this is that in that
State the vote is given by the voice, and
that each voter simply gave his voice for
Hayes or Tilden, or at the utmost for
Hayes and Wheeler or Tilden and Hen
dricks. Strictly speaking, there are no
Presidential Electors chosen in Kentucky
save Tilden and Hendricks; or perhaps
Tilden and Hayes, inasmuch as the voter
seldom got beyond the name of the Presi.
Dental candidate.
The Democrat will say that in this Ken
lucky case the intent of the voter to elect
Tilden should govern the matter, as the
Electors are simply voted for to execute
this intent, but in the other cases, where
the voters intent is just as plain, they
would throw out Hayes Electors on a mere
clerical omission, and technical disability.
In Louisiana the unquestioned intent of
those Who voted the Hayes ticket was to
choose Electors TO vote for Hayes. The
clerical omission of the names of five Elec-
tors in certain counties should not be
made to defeat the plain will Of the voters,
But if the trieksters, who are trying to de-
grade all our election machinery to the
ways of the thief, swindler, s..and assassin,
insist that the Republicans shall be depriy-
ed of five Hayes Electors in Louisiana,
because their names were not on the Hayes
ticket, what win they say to throwing out
the vote of Kentucky, when not a single
Eleetor was voted Tor?
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01
south oaro1Ina LegIsIalure.

The Legislature of S. Carolina assembled
for organization on the 28th. 1t was found
that the State-house was in possession OF
United States troops. and admission was
allowed to those only who had been desig-
mated by Governor Chamberlain and held
passes from the Governors private Secreta-
nv. The Democrats attempted to enter
with those claiming election from Laurens
and Edgefeld parishes, but they were not
permitted to pass. These were the districts
thrown out by the canvassing board as ir-
regular and their election procured by
fraud and violence, and it vas for refu-
sal to give them certificates that the board
were held in contempt by the Supreme
Court of the State, arrested and placed in
durance. The opposition thus met by
these interlopers and friends led them to
withdraw to the front of the State-house
and proclaim the their protest. The Re-
publicans Immediately proceeded to organ
ize. Fffty-nine members answered to their
names. Mr. Jones, Clerk of the old House,
declared fifty-nine to be quorum, and
Mackey and Meyers, colored, were nOmi-
mated for speakers. No Democratic mem
bers having yet come into the House, Mack
ey, on the call of the roll, received fifty
seven out of ifty-nine votes, and was de-
clared the duly elected Speaker. The
Democrats have retired, and Maekey has
taken the chair. In explanation of their
proceedings, it may be said that the House,
when full, consists of 124 members, and 63
being majority are quorum for the
transaction of business. The Democrats,
including the disputed members from
Edgefeld and Laurens, have g. members,
and the Republicans only SO members
when all their members are present. The
Democrats claim that 69 is the lawful quo
rum, while the Republicans claim that a
majority of the members admitted by the
canvassers to be elected, viz, lis, is a
quorum, and with their SO have gone to
work. Mackey, on taking his seat as speak
er, delivered a speech, and the SO members
we're there sworn in, only one Republican
being absent, Jones, the former colored
clerk, was elected and sworn in. The
House, as now organized, consists of five
whites and ffty-four negroes.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01

.foolish threat is made by the New
York World that if Governor Hayes shall
receive the electoral votes of Louisiana
and Florida, the House of Representatives
viii refuse to accept his election as fact,
but will declare Tilden elected. In that
event, while Hayes is being sworn in at
Washington, Tilden will also take the Oa.h
before a magistrate, there or elsewhere.
and the House of Representatives will
treat with him as the President, while the
Senate may stick TO Hayes fit chooses TO
do so.
Among the returns Oponed by the Louis
lana Returning Board, Saturday, were
those from the parish of East Felicians'
showing not a solitary Republican vote
wb.re there were registered 2, 127 colored
voters. The Louisiana Democrats unblush-
inely present such returns and demand
..fsir count" The committee of northern
Democrats sits by and gives its endorse
ment to this return of Democratic activity
OF course there was quiet election in East
Feliciana-there was not even contest.
The voters we're unanimous, the Democrats
holding the polls, the Republicans keeping
at the distance which care for life demand
ed.
As the result of a partial investigation
by the members of the National Republi-
can Committee, five Democratic electors
are found to be disqualified. Two of this
number, Frost, of Missouri. and Wiekllffe
OF Louisiana, are disqualified on account
of not having their disabilities removed for
participation in the rebellion. The other
three are disqualified by holding Federal
Offices. unless they resign and, according
to the opinion of Attorney-General Taft,
become eligible. Of these three. two are
o. S. Commissioners, one in New Jersey
and one in North Carolina, and the third
is U. S. Commissioner to the Centennial
from Virginia.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01
A sample of DemocratIe New. !


The Democrats seemed to have us by the
dispatches from New Orleans in the Herald
of Monday last. A judgment from the
mouth of our friends, was hard to meet,
and the Democratic chuckle that went up
at our expense was rather hard to bear.
The story was, the clerk of the Returning
Board had been caught tampering with the
sealed returns from De Soto Parish; that
afidavits Of intimidation and violence had
been inserted in the package after it was
received at'New. Orleans THAT one Of these
afTidavits was dated the 25th, whereas the
sealed returns were received the 18th; that
the clerk tried to explain by saying that
two packages were received; that che was
detected by one Of the Democratic counsel
present in the act of making another entry
in his book Of two packages received; !;
that after some delay another package was
produced, but it was found to contain a
consolidated statement of votes and COM
missioners' returns, but no afidavits or
protests; that the members Of the Board
were unable to explain, and Senator Sher
man said there was no Disgusting the fact
that the packages had been opened and
protests put in, and that the Democrats
said this was but sample Of what had
been done in other parishes, and that the
affair had caused immense sensation,
A correspondent of the N. Y Times who
was present, and saw these packages open
ed, declares the whole story lie. There
was no detection-no subterfuge and no
break down in an effort to explain. The
whole story he says is specimen of the
Southern news coming through South fern
channels. The explanation is that the su-
Pervisor sealed up and sent forward by mail
one set Of returns, which were received on
Ihe 18th. He retained duplicate, in order
70 attach the afidayits of force and intimi-
oaVion, which he had to make in Orleans |
Parish, for the plain reason that in a parish
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01

Lot Ladies' Silk Handkerchiefs worth sIOO, for 75c
Lot Gents Silk Muffiers, worth $I.5O for SI.OO
Lot Gents fine Linen Hdkfs, worth soc, for SOC
Lot Gents extra fine Linen Hdkfs worth 65c for 35c
Lot LADIES' Hemstitch Hdkfs worth 40c, for -. .25c
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01

Lot Felt skirts, worth 75c for or................5Oe
Lot Balmoral skirts. worth 75e for. .......5Ge
Lot Gents Heavy Kids, Imported .$t.25
Lot Ladies' Heavy Kids, button, for Winter
A New lot of Vegetable Ivory, Neck Chains and
Jewelry that are very stylish.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01

A horrible tragedy occurred in Re- serve
township, on the outskirts of AIIel .heny
City, Pa, Nov. 9th. Charles opperu lann,
aged hfty-one, murdered his wife, BsI bara,
with an AK, cutting her terribly abou the
head and face. He thencu his own Ahroat
with a Knife Botb died almost, instantly.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01

The champion thief of the nineteenth
century is once more in New York, and in
durance vile. He landed last Thursday
morning from the United States steamer
Franklin, and was turned over to Sheriff
Connor, from whose custody he escaped
two years ago. He got away in yacht,
landed in Cuba, was protected by the Gov
ernor-General of that island at a cost of
$500, 900, and when so closely pursued bv
the American officials that hiding was i'm
possible, he fed to Spain, where he was
apprehended and returned. His history is
suggestive. A few years ago he was worth
his stolen millions; He was surrounded by
parasites who fattered him to the top of
his bent; Tilden was his obsequious tool
and partner; he made Governors, Legisla-
tors, Senators and Representatives, he
disbursed millions unquestioned, and his
ambition went beyond his State and he was
reaching for the control of the country
Now he is poor, old, broken down man.
Zone are the friends who shared his pros-
perity-gone is his money, gone is his pow-
er; the man whom he befriended. and who
shared in his plunder, is at the head Of his |
organization, and is trying to steal tba |
Presidency; and of the throng OF followers
and fatterers who drank his wine and took
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01
HOLIDAY GOODS !!

We have just opened Large Line of Useful and Fancy Goods for
Holiday Trade that will be sold prices far below anything offered
before.
Buy Present that will be useful Acceptable
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01

The Grand Central Hotel, New York
was the first leading hotel to reduce and
schedule its rates according to the location
of its rooms. 1t now charge, s2.5O and
$500 per day.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01
DRESS GOODS.

10 pieces Plaid FOplns lZ3e
/ O pieces Scotch P lads and Seal Brown Plalds
and Stripes ........... I6c
10 pieces Alpaca Poplins reduced from 35 to-. .25e
10 pieces Al paca Poplins, Extra Heavy, reduced
from 40 to soc
We have Reduced prices on our entire
Stock of Dress Goods, to close.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01
RU SSEIL & SON, ,
Manufacturers and Dealers in
DRAIN TILE gBRICK
ASHTABULA, OHIO.
Hides & PeItries.

RS-We have a special rate ON freight to
eral discount. 3ml402
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01
Linen GOODS.

We have just extraordinary purchase of Table Linens
and Napkins Holidays that elegant in design and
We call especial attention this line of goods for going sell
them at prices that will astonih the closest buyers.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01

The St. Louis Times franticaIy hOwls,
.sWelI have Tlden or fight, " Don't be
bashful; take them both, for the country
desires neither.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01
w TIE
Brown COttOnS,

Bales Brown Cotton, been selling at &C sc
Bales Brown Cotton, been selling at SC, for. 6fc
Bales Brown Cotton, finest been selling at lOc, sc
Bales Brown Cotton, heaviest been selling at lOc sc
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-12-01

Also an elegant line OF Huck and DamasK IOWeIs
to be pure linen, and we urge parties wishing
or their own use, OF for presents, to examine
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-19
The Silver Bill.

The following IS the text of the House
bill to provide for the deficiency in the
Printing and Engraving Bureau of the
Treasury Department and for the issue of
silver coin in place OF fractional curren-
cy, as amended and passed by the Senate
on the 10th:
BE II enacted, rte, That .here be, and hereby
Is, appropriated ont OF any money in the Treas
ury, not otherwise Appropriated the sum of $685.
ol0, to provide tor engraving, printing and other
expenses OF making and issuing United States
notes; and the further sum OF SIS 900 to provide
for engraving and printing National Bank notes
10 be disbursed under the SecretarNof the Treas
ury. M rsE
SEC. q That the Secretary of the Treasury Is
hereby directed to Issue silver coins of the United
States OF the denomination of ten. twenty, twenty
five and fifty cents, OF standard value, in REDEEM D.
ton of an equal amount of fractional currency,
watcher the same be- now in the Treasury await
ing redemp ion, or whenever II may be presented
for redemption and the Secretary of the Treasury
may under the regulations of the Treasury Depart
ment provide for such redemption and Issue. by
substitution, at the regular sub-Treasuries and
public repositories OF III United States, until the
whole amount of fractional currency outstanding
shall be redeemed, and the fractional currency
redeemed under this act shall be held to be a
part Of the sinking fund provided for by the ex-
istng law, the interest 10 be computed thereon as
in case OF bonds redeemed under the acts relating
10 the sinking fund.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-19
i" It's Fills Way"

Mr.. D. comes home from his davis
work, weary and hungry, and Therefore
Che thinks it is the, Jore) cross. He makes
himself specially unpleasant to the little
family which he ought to brighten and
bless by words of cheer and love. But
chs ways are not ways of pleasant.
ness. And so it comes to pass that his
paths are not the paths of peace. For as
iron sharpeneth iron, SO one cross man in
the house crosses all the rest, and he gets
as good as he gives. Like begets like
The SAVIOR of his presence, while the mood
is on him, spreads pail on the spirits
of the household; GOODNESS, petulance and
general discomfort reign. Over the even.
ing meal he thaws and nelts, and the bet.
ter nature flows; the children catch the
returning tide and begin to play in il:
the man is himself again, and the house
is glad. 1t is chs way to be out of
sorts when he comes home. And it il
| bad way, mean way, a wicked way
and he ought to repent of it and be re.
formed
l never heard Mr.. E. "a man whose com.
pany am often in) speak ,oeU Of any BODY
but himself. His rule is: "If you can't
say something III Of man, say nothing"
That's his way. He goes on the principle
that if a cause is good, or a man is good,
or a woman is all right, there is no need
| of talking about it, him, or her; but if
| there is a screw loose, or room for i'm
provement, or danger of going wrong, it
is best to say so, and so make it better.
And on this ground he finds fault with
everything. He is pessimist. The worst
side Of everybody is before his eyes. The
spots on the sun fix his attention. No
sermon ever satisfied his mind or escaped
his criticism. The newspaper he ENJOYS
in exact proportion to the number of mis-
takes he finds in it. Society is out of Joint,
| in his judgment. Nobody knows how to
do anything as it ought to be done. If
they would only let him run things for a
| while he would show them how to do it.
He is disguised generally, and takes pains
to say so. This is his way.
And it is Just about the most disagree
able way a man can have. He forgets
that other people are annoyed by his in
cessant grumbling; that most people love
to take cheerful views of things, 10 look
on the bright side, to hope for the best, to
| find good even in the midst of evil and
| TO try to improve what can be mended,
! and not to fret about what can't be helped.
Mr.. +. often comes into my Office and
wants me to leone down on" this man
and that society and cause; and he thinks
| am timid and time-serying because l
will not let him swing his whip over the
backs OF all the saints and reform them,
as he thinks, into necessary righteousness.
| He is the most unsaIctified friend have,
| and yet he thinks all the rest wrong and
| himself about right. have no fear of
offending him by saying this, for his self
righteousness renders him all uncon-
| scious of his sinful infirmity, and the
first time see him he will thank me "for
giving it to those everlasting fault finders. !"
-" Ireneus," in N. Y. Observer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-19
PE RSONAL.

Col. Whitley having given testimony before
the House Judiciary Committee which
tended u mplicate Gen. Babcock in the safe
burglary conspiracy, the latter gentleman
appeared before the committee on the sth and
sought to explain away the circumstances
which seemed To connect him with such con,
spiracy, and stated that he knew nothing of
the safe burglary, but that, had he known it
was contemplated, he would have taken
measures to prevent It,
The wife Of Gen. b. +. Butler died at Bos-
ton on the morning of the sth
Judge Dillon, of the United States Court at
ST. Louis, on the sth sentenced ex-Colector
Con Mcguire who had previously confessed
to a neglect Of official duty in not reporting
revenue frauds Of which he had knowledge
10 his superior otiicers--to pay fine OF
5000 and be imprisoned six months in the
County Jail. The fine imposed is the largest
amount provided 10y law, and the term of inn.
prisontaent the shortest.
Nh. A, 7. Stewart, the great New York
dry goods merchant aud capitalist, died ir
that city on the 10Th. lie was over seventy
years of age, and had been in i'll health for
some time. His estate is estimated ut S25,-
ooo0o TO SSo,ooo,oo0. lie leaves a wife but no
children.
4 Washington dispatch Of the 18th states
that l.. X. Lippncott, late Chief Clerk in the
General Land ONCE, mad been indicted for
fraudulent transaC tons In connection with
Chippewa lands, aud had fled before he could
be arrested, and was thought to have gone to
some foreign country.
The funeral of the lac A. T. Stewart took
place on the 18Th al his home and at st
darks Church, Bishop Potter officiating.
At ST. Louis, on the 18th, Gen. John Me
Donald, ex-umted States Collector OF In.
ternal Revenue, convicted OF conspiracy to
detraud the revenue was sentenced to three
years in the Penitentiary and TO pay fine of
5000, and w .. Avery, late Chief Clerk in
the Revenue Bureau at Washington, was ser
fenced to two years in the Penitentiary and
fined $1,000
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-19
POl.1Tlt "a.

The independent National Executive Com
mittee recently met in Chicago and adopted
a resolution earnestly appealing "to the PEG
pie of The United States in every State To
organize and send delegates to the National
Independent Convention, TO be held at
Indianapolis, Ind, May II, 1873, as The only
hope OF securing that just financial legislation
aud pure government which is Indispensable
20 their welfare
An immense mass meeting was held In
Chicago on the evening Of the lith, IRE.
SpcvtVc II party, AZ which resolutions were
adopted calling ON the officers who were. al
the recent Town election, tr,siiulcntly las Is
alleged counted Into Office on the South
Side, to resign such offices; also r,questiug
the present acting Mayor lColviul, who is
holding over under the new charter. 10 shli-
cate the office. The Hon Thomas HOWE
was unanimously nominated for Mayor Com
mittccs we're appointed to walt on the Mayor
and Town officers and notify them of the ae-
ton Of the meeting.
The Maine Democratic State Convention is
to meet al Bangor on the 18th Of June.
The OHIO Legislature adjourned or the
morning II the 18th, to meet again Jan. >,
1877, having been in session l0l days.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-19
A Trying Scene.

The New Castle people some time ago
got new steam fire engine, the first they
ever had, and of course the entire village
turned out to witness the trial of the ma
chine. Mr.. Bob Parker secured the post
OF honor as holder of the service pipe;
and he was mighty proud of it. The en-
CINE was down at the wharf getting ready
to pump water from the river. and Parker
stood almost 400 yards off, at the end of a
line Of hose, waiting for the stream to
come, SO that he could squirt it over the
Court House steeple. There was great
deal of delay while the men were fixing
the engine, and Parker incautiously held
the muzzle OF the pipe toward his waist
coat while he discussed the question Of a
third term for Grant with Rev. DR.. Hop
kins. At the most interesting moment of
the debate the engine suddenly began to
work, and the next instant two-inch
stream struck Parker in the stomach with
terrific force and rolled him over in the
gutter. He felt as if the Gulf Stream had
been shot through him from front to
back. Then the pipe gave a couple of
eccentric jerks, smashed DR.. Hopkins hat
into black silk chaos and emptied a
hogshead OF water into his open mouth.
1t concluded the exercises by getting into
such a position that it could play 1,000,-
600 gallons a minute up the left trowsers
leg of the PROSTATE Mr.. Parker. Parker
seemed to lose all interest in the capacity
OF that engine. He went home for his
Sunday clothes, and he has since intimat-
ed to his confidential friends that if
Grant should spend the whole of his third
term squirting stream 50, 900 feet high
with that diaboicol fire xtinguisher, he,
Parker, would not go round the corner
to witness the Spectacle hila. Bulletin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-19
A HOme-Made Carpet.

An Eastern lady says; Have any of you
a spare bed chamber, seldom used, which
you would like to carpet at little eXpenseg
Go 10 the paper-hanger's store and select
a paper looking as much like a carpet as
YOU can find. Having taken il home,
first paper the floor OF your bedroom with
brown paper or newspapers, Then over
this or these put down your wall paper,
a good way 10 do this will be to put a
good coat OF paste upon the width of the
ron of paper and the length of the room,
aud then lay down, unrolling and smooth
ing at the same time When the floor is
all covered, then size and varnish, only
dark glue and common furniture varniSh
may be used, and the floor will look all
the better for the darkentne these viii
give it. When il is dry, pat down few
rugs by the bedside and before the toilet
table, and you have As pretty a carpet as
YOU could wish, A carpet, too, that will
last Tor ears, Il not subject 20 constant
wear, and AT a tritling expense | myself
used room one entire summer prepared
in This way--used il constantly; and
when the house was sold in the fall
the purchaser asked me To take up
the oilcloth, as he wished to make some
alterations which would be sure TO injure
IT,