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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-24

Northwest Correr of the Public Square,
HAGERSTOWN, MD,
Has Just received the Fullest Supply of
SUITINGS. PAINTINGS,
VESTINGS,
FOR
SPRING AND SUMNER.
Call and examine our stock and buy your
garments where
PRICES ARE REASONABLE
AID THE
MATERIAL Is GOOD.
Call ut the Old Stand where you can have
a Splendid Line of Goods
to select from. Every garment is
GUARANTEED TO FIT,
and to be made in the most substantial
manner.
The Best of Trimmings used and salts
faction warranted in everything you buy
from me. Call and examine for yourself.
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS
always on hand of the
LATEST MODES,
suitable to all tastes, including fine line
OF Gentlemens Underwear,
Kid Gloves,
and
Umbrellas OF all Grades.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
Am Honest ConfessIon.

The New Haven Union, an ably
conducted paper, which flew the
Peter Cooper colors during the re-
cent campaign, and which is decid-
eddy Democratic in it's leanings, in
its issue of the 18th inst. says:
Judging the matter impartially
we are forced to confess that the
evidence of fraud in Louisiana is
altogether against the Democrats.
In five parishes where the negr es
outnumGer the whites two to one,
hardly a Republican vote is return
ed, while in 1872 and 1874 the Re-
publicans had very large majorities.
The Republicans claim fraud in
these cases and will have but little
difficulty, we apprehend, to prove it.
1t is altogether against reason to be-
lieve that the colered people, either
bodily abstsined from voting in five
popular parishes, or voted the Dem
ocratic ticket. In all other strong
holds of Radicalism, the negroes
voted solidly for Hayes. We have
no desire to sustain the Republican
charges of fraud, except where the
evidence is all in their power. The
Democrats seem wholly unable to
explain the vote in the five Louisi-
ana parishes above alluded to-"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
= Nufsamce.

The law fixing township elections
upon the same day as State elections,
is the biggest fraud ever perpetrated
in Kansas, and its authors do not even
deserve the credit of having had good
intentions. Besides being nuisance
on general principles, it only serves
to complicate matters, and to prevent
fair expression of the public will.
Constables and road overseers are the
most important fellows ia the outfit,
and will swap off votes for themselves.
The next Legislature should put the
law back as it formerly stood.-Kansas
Chief.
We are surprised to see the Chief
make such q statement, and still more
surprised to see the article copied by
such staunch papers as the EMPoRIA
NEWS and Wichita Eagle. The law
is in no manner" a fraud" but on
the contrary saves each county in the
state $500 year of expenses. If the
Chief expects to have a law made to
keep mum bskulls from swapping off
Presidential votes for Road Over
seers," it will most certainly fail.
Let the law stand as il is, and save
$500 year, to your county and one
days labor and ride to tow from the
farm.-Arkansas City Traveller.
Will the Traveller be kind enough to
inform as what issue of the NEWS
contained the above article? Also
would the mere copying of an article
without editorial endorsement, MAKE
a paper responsible for the statments
such article contained? Pretty soon
the verdant Traveller will be calling
some paper to account for the gorgeous
statements Of its patent medicine
advertisements.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01

especially il it is cold, n monoeolizing
the best part of the fire, to the exelu-
sion of customers, sit on the counter.
aRd when this becomes exhausting.
secure piece of goods to
rest his weary head upon, and stretch
his fun length on the counter. OF
coarse q store room is public place.
and he has right to exercise his above
named manly perogatives. And nat
urally incredulous as to the honesty OF
the merchant, oceasioAslly steps be-
hind the counter and samples his plug
tobacco, or smokes one of his cigars.
He always knows the latest election
returns, and be is willing to stake
half he is worth on the result. Then
it is necessary to have pine boxes
split into kiEdli ng, and a promiscuous
crowd mus. be entertained, or the mer,
chant would run the precarious risk o
losing the sale of peanuts and cigars
ART
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
Sorrv ne a,an,. VOC

He sprang off the train, all cover
ed with the dust of travel, and
cleared his way, like q gleam OF
light, through the crowd. Before
the train had fairly stopped. he had
rushed into the store he was drum
ming for, pitched his sachel Into the
cosl box, and gathered the book
keeper by the lett fore-shoulGer.
&" L. il true" be shouted With g
voice choked with emotion, "that
Tiiden only lacked one vote of hav-
ing enough to elect him? 2"
1t is true" replied the book
keeper, heayiug q ten-doIiar sigh,
"it is only too true"
"My God!" groaned the misera-
BILE drummer, burying his head be-
tween his knees. land / didn't vote.
If had known the result was hang
ing on Just one VOTE" said he, using
and shaking his cienched fist above
his head, I" would have voted if
had have had to walk fifty miles to
reach q ballot-box i"-The Houston
reieyEanb
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
Clearly stated.

The Hon. Stanley Matthews, of
Cincinnati, is lawyer of large ex-
perience and learning. This is what
he says of the Louisiana Returning
board:
1.-THE right and duty of this board
to examine into and decide any
question of intimidation, and if sat
Isfied of the fact, to reject the re-
turn of the polling place where it Oc-
CURED, are III 0rder,and are not dis
puted. Some partisans claim that
the statute is unconstitutional. But
the supreme court of the State has
declared otherwise, and it's autheri-
ty is final. The real objection, how
ever, made by the Democrats to the
board is that it is partisan, and its
conclusions are not entitled to con-
fdence But it is the only existing
tribunal known to the law cOmpe-
tent TO decide the questions involved
and its decision and declaration of
the result are legally binding on
all persons. 1t ia also purely a
question OF State law. The Consti-
tuition of the United States provides
that Presidential electors shall be
appointed in such manner as shall
be directed by the Legislature of
each State and State authorities, ac-
cordidg to the forms of law pre-
scribed in each State Hence, each
State has the exclusive right and
Jurisdiction to determine Whe shall
cast it's vote for President and Vice.
President. Now, when in case of
any dispute the legally constituted
authorities, of the State have de1id-
ed and certified the result, that con-
clusion ought to be accepted by
every lover of peace, of law, of or
der, and of constitutional govern
nent."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01

president has devolved ON the
Senate. This was in 1886, when
Martin Van Buren, received ITO
votes out of 294 for president, and
was elected. Richard NJ. johnson
candidate for the vice-presidency,
received l47 votes, falling by l vote
10 De elected, and was therefore
CHOSEN by the Senate.
Our correspondents third ques-
ton we answer emphaticaliy mo"
Article 2, Section /, OF The Constr
tuition, expressly says:
"The executive power sis!i be vested
in President of The U.nsed States OF
America. He shall hold th;- eihee during
the term Of four years"
The Act of March /, 1872, Section
l5l, declares thst,
THE term of four years for which 8
President and II Viee-Pre.ident shall be
elected, shall, In all cases, commence Oh
the fourth day OF March next succeeding
the day on which the votes of the electors
have been given"
In case of the removal, death, res
ignatiOH, or inability of both presi.
dent and vice-president, the presi-
dent, pro tempore, of the Senate.
and in case there is no such presi-
dent, the speaker of the House .of
Representatives, would act as presi-
dent, until the disability be Ie-
moved, or q president be elected.
1.-THE vice-president becomes presi-
dent, he holds the office during the
remainder of the term tor which
the president was elected; if the
president pro tempore of the SEN
ate, or the speaker of the House,
should be called to act as president,
he would act until a new president
could be elected. Such special cleo
ton would be at the same time Of
the year as the regular election.
There being no vice-president al
the present time. Senator Ferry il
still president pro tempore of the
Senate for, although it is not now
actively In session, theoretically il
is always in session. His term vii
expire on the fourth of March next
but the Senate, doubtless, will elect
his successor when it convenes mex
month. Hence, under any circum.
stance, there is little chance for the
speaker of the House of Representa-
tiyes becoming acting president.
In our answers to "Reader," we
have, in some instances, Travelled
outside the limits of his question!
in order to cover other points in
timidiy connected with them, which
other correspondents have request
ed Us 10 elucidate.-N. Y. Illus
trsted Weekly.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
FLORIDA.

'Ehe Vote now being Counted
The following telegram shows
how the counting of the vote in
Florida ID progressingt
TALLAHASSEE, November 2J.-
The board of canvassers received
notification this morning from the
Secretary of State, who is ex-ofFicio
member of the board and charged
with calling it together, that they
must meet at II o'clock on Monday
TO canvass the vote of the State.
The Supreme Court has not yet de-
cided the injunction and mandamus
cases now pending before them and
this action of the beard seems to
alleviate the necessity of . session,
a. this is doing what the Democrat
ic managers prayed the Court to
command to be done. The board
will admit . committee of FIVE from
each political party, and the chair
man Of the two State committees
to its discussions. The official re.
turns are now all in, but the result
will hardly be reached before the
9Th OF December when, by the laws
Of the United States. electors Ger.
dictates must be Issued.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
Election Results.

The vote OF Illinois wss az fell
lows: For Hayes, 27S, 22S; Tilden,
25S, 6O2; Cooper. 17,171; Cullom,
for governor, 279, 2G6; Stewart, for
governor, 272,43. Hayes over Til
den, 1926; Cullom over Stew
ard, 1854.
Let US have peace. Gov. Hen
bricks, Gov. ridden, ex-Gov. Curtin
of Pennsylvania, Hon. Abram S.
Hewitt and wife, and Mrs. Hen
bricks dIned with Hon. Peter Coop
er the other day.
Kentucky elected a full Democrat
ic Congressional delegation, and
cast 16O,445 votes for Tilden and
8,415 for Hayes.
Mr.. Pacheo, Republican, carried
the fourth Congressional district in
California by one majority, and Mr..
Wlgginston, his Democratic. COM
petitor, will contest.
There are no negroes in Georgia.
TIlden's majority is 81, ISL.
Iowa gives Hayes a majority of
1929, and Missouri gives Tilden
IS, 289.
ID. NJ. Frost, one of the Demo-
cratic electors of Missouri is ineligi-
BILE because his rebel disabilities
have not been removed. The Globe
Democrat claims that his highest
competitor among the Republican
candidates is therefore elected, and
that Missouri ought to give Hayes
one vote.
The official returns in PennsYlva-
MIA give Hayes 384,14S votes; Til
den, 800, POI; Peter Cooper, 1904 ;
Prohibition candidate, 1,3lS; I'M
known ticket, SO. Hayes over Til
den, 1894, against a majority of
II ,030 for Hartranft in 1876.
The total vote for President in
New York county was III, $50.
Tilden received 1880 votes !;
Hayes, 58,561; Cooper Cooper, $50.
For governor, Robinson (dem.) re-
ceived 11O,643 votes; Morgan (rep.)
1905; Griffin (greenback) ia.
Peter Cooper denies having ex-
pressed preference for Tilden over
Hayes, but adds that he is still over
whelmingly in favor of soft money
and lots of it. Peter is feeling quite
cheerful, and says the election has
astonished but not killed him.
North Carolina cast about 10000
votes, Tilden's majority is about
1900, advance Democrat, for gov
ernor, 10000. One of the TiIden
electors, w. B. Glenn, is ineligible,
bsing q United States Southern
Claim Commissioner.
The Illinois Legislature stands as
follows: Senate, % Republicans,
"a Democratic, Independents.
House: 70 Republicans, "a Demo-
Gratis and Independents. On first
ballot, Republicans 10l, Democrats
and Independents 3. Looks bad
for Senator Logan.
Sissouri vote.-202, 6S7 for Til
den, IA. 1893 tor Hayes, 3,49S for
Cooper.
Neutrality-suspicious. for Tllden,
9S,415 for Hayes.
1t is rumored that Ben. Butler
has been retained as counsel for
Tilden, and wifi claim that he is
elected.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
Seul.aaTOunl.

The Cincinnati Enquirer has a
. special dispatch from Columbus,
Ohio, which gives a repott that
Senator John Sherman, who is in
New Orleans, telegraphed Cover
nor Hayes to withdraw from the
contest for President, on account OF
Developments of attempts at fraud
in the returning board of Louisiana
last Saturday, and that Hayes had
decided 10 do so, and had sent q
q man to Washington to tender his
resignation 10 the National Com
mittee. We regard this as purely
ensational, and absurd.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
DISTINGUISHED ARRIVAL.
And Startling Revelation TO
be made.


New York, Nov. William NJ.
Tweed was landed this afternoon at
the foot of Grand street and North
river from q revenue cutter. He
was taken in q carriage by the
sheriff, the under-sheriff, and order
of arrest clerk Stacy to Ludlow
street Jail, where he was admitted
through the gate, and not by the
Office as usual. All ne remarked
on being admitted to his cell by
Warden Watson was: 81 thought
l would come back and see YOU
again." No person was allowed to
see him tonight, and no one but the
Waterman will be permitted to en-
ter the corridor. Experience of his
escape has made the officials of Lud-
low street Jail very wstchful. He
will be treated precisely as other
prisoners, He will be allowed no
privileges; his rooms are much
smaller than those previously oc-
cupied, and are accessible only
through the Warden's apartments.
New York, Nov. 25.-The Sun
says that Ebert A. Woodward,
clerk of the board of supervisors
during Tweed's reign, and recently
arrested in Chicago, has turned
States evidence, and will make full
confession of the entire transaction
of the ring, not only in the matter
of false vouchers for building the
court house, but in fraudulent cleo
tons as well. 1t is known that his
testimony will be accepted by the
prosecuting attorney. His revela-
ton will involve many Republican
as we'll as Democratic officials, and
the particulars of the dividends of
the funds raised in the court house
frauds involve scores of persons
who have been hitherto unsuspeet-
ed. Woodward, as manager of the
ring pool, was intrusted with the
custody of all checks which passed
between all conspirators, and these
he has carefully preserved during
his six years of voluntary Danish
ment in other lands. These checks
remained in this city, and were
brought to him In the tombs undis-
turbed, with the accumulated dust
of five years upon them. Not
single one was missing, and the
oaths of more than one witness In
past trials, that no such checks had
ever existed will fall to the ground
when Woodward takes the stand.
Later--Weodward refuses to tell
what he knows, and will stand trial.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
Important Facts.
DhiIadainhia D.as~

Now that South Carolina has legal
~ decided in favor of a Republican
candidate for President, and now, also
as the same result is probable in re-
gard to louisiana and Florida, honest
men will ask, What if the same pro-
cess had been applied to every other
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 mention these four
States as examples. In Alabama by
the census of 1870, there were 94,791
white votes and l1S,S77 colOred votes,
and yet at the late election the Dem
ocrats had in Alabama 35 900 mai! In
Georgia there were liz, 16S white votes
and I36, 2S5 colored votes, and yet q
Democratic majority of $4,000! In
Mississippi there were 69,SI6 white
votes and lilo coiored votes, and
yet at the late election $4,000 Demo-
cratic majority! In Virginia there
were 129, 40 white votes and Us, 210
colored votes, and yet at the late cleo
ton Democratic majority of $4,000 !
We make no comments upon these fig
ares save to add that in these days q
black man who fought or worked for
mis- country ought to be considered at
least equal TO white man who fought
against it.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
KANSAS CITY MARKET.
LIVE STOCK.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 2S.
EmpOria Markets.

EAPoRIA, KS, Nov. 80, 1876.
We quote to-day as follows:
Wheat-50 TO 81 cents per bushel.
COrn-Old 22 cents; new is cents.
Oats-15 cents.
Flour-Emporia Eagle, per 100 lbs, So 10:
xxx So XXX 81 80; Xxx 81 20 Graham Fiour--$3
per 600 lbs. These are retail prices for flour
orn meal-$I per 100 lbs
Bran and mixed-60 to 20 cents per 100 lbs
Butter-Grocers pay 2215 cents and sell for
25 cents per Id.
Eggs-20 cents per dozen: 22K cents.
Potatoes 40 to 10 cents; 60 cents.
Apples--$1 IS retail.
Cranberries--16 cents per quart.
Ponltry--Turkeys, live. 8 cents per Id. 4;
dresse'I 10 cents Chickens Z cents; cents
Wood--$3I5 to 81 for solft and green wood ;
"a and 81 80 for dry hard wood.
day--$3 so to 81 per ton. Baled hay at
Kansas CITY is firm at $40 and 81. and parties
could now pay "a, bale and ship it and make q
Coal--Lyon county. Fort Scott and Usage
shaft IS per ton; McAllister, So so.
4ECattle--On foot IA cents for fat; By for fat
Steers.
aogs--$4 80 to 81 IS gross; So dressed, per
iVO lbs Hogs are scarce.
Fresh meats--1O cents per Id. for steak
3 cents for roasts; cents for boiling pieces
Pork to 10 cents.
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HARTFORD.

Hartford of late seems to have a new
impetus in the way of trade and pros
perity.
Our school is progressing finely
under the Isupcrintendence of Prof
Thrall.
The railroad compSny have at
last given notice that they will furnish
cars to shippers. We may now look
for more activity in the grain and
stock markets.
The people of this community
have about concluded that it don't pay
to go to neighboring towns to buy
goods.
There will be competent teacher
of instrumental music, in connection
with our school, by the commencement
of next term.
The venerable st. Nicholai, is
coming. Boys and girls, grown up
and otherwise, are looking forward to
his coming with an anxious degree OF
expectancy.
Go to the Literary club on satur-
day evening. and hear the latest in
telligence from the Hartford Times.
Messrs. Brogan & Hall, editors.
Familiar on short acquaintance
A young Prof. asking young lady If
she would not like to be Shook.
WIN. Still persists in going to mill
on Sunday. It is too good an opportu-
nifty to let pass, as he contemplates
making more than " water Hall. -
Prof Shook, our competent and
esteemed masic teacher, has made ar
rangements with his class TO give les
sons twice week during the whole
winter, and he VIII give two or three
concerts during the time.
Another landmark gone. The
old building which was erected Is |
years ago, and occupied as residence
and store room by s. G. Britton and
others, was purchased by E. r. Apple
by and removed to one of the priAci-
pal streets. The frame, which was
very heavy and all hewn timbers, was
found to be perfectly sound, and an
addition will be made to the length of
1t, and will be completed for q store
room and shops. We predict it viii
be quite different looking bnilding
By the time Mr.. Appleby is through
with it.
One of your correspondents recent
y took occasion TO delineate the traits
IF first class loafer, viz: smoking, |
chewing, telling indecent stories, ETC.,
but he hardly did Justice 70 the subject.
To be an adept ia the business, he
must not only haYe the above named
qualifications, bnt have the andscity
. put In the principal part Of the day, J
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
EMPoRIA NEW S.
FrIDAY. DECEMBER l, 1876.


he story of the origin of our
NAtionOl Thanksgiving day is an
old enc, but we recall il for our
mutual encouragement. A handful
of smigrants, filed with zeal akin
to that of the old crusaders, had
parted from home and kindred,a and
crossed the ocean, that they might
establish what to them seemed the
eaiY true and visible church. Ter
rIble winters and fierce summers,
slaughter and fire from the Indians
fsIaine, drought, scant harvests, and
heart- breaking burisls of the dead,
we're the terrible realities which
they were obliged TO endure Then
the -four gave out, no meat remain
ed, and nsh were few; corn was
stIntiigly portioned out, and men
became rs weak as women. So
many of the settlers died that the
survivors buried them at night, least
the treacherons Indians, who were
skulking dangerously near, might
know their pitiful and steadily de-
creasIng number.
At last all hope seemed gone, and
they determined to attempt to cross
again the three thousand miles of
Icy sea which lay between them and
abundant, comfortable England ;
but, before they embarked, the
governor issued proclamation
that all should meet in their house
OF worship and spend the day in
solemn fasting and prayer. But
lei In the morning ship arrived,
bringing food and raIment and the
fast-day was turned to q thanks
giving, over bountiful tables and
warm clothing. From that dark
seed time has grown the harvest OF
prosperity which has made the
country rich. Let US not forget this
lesson of two centuries ago, but
keep our Thanksgiving festival
with renewed cheerfnlness and con-
fidence in ourselves, our neighbors
and the Ruler of the universe.
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CHICAGO MARKET

CHICAGO, Nov. 2S.
Grain-Wheat dull and lower; No spring
81 14k cash and No spring 81 I2K cash; 81 49,
Corn dull and u shade lower; No 3 43 &C cash /;
4S1Sc Dec or year; 43c Jan. Oats dull and
lower, 32c cash; $3.50 Dec; S3a33ISc Jan
Rye inactive and lower; 651sc cash. Barley
hrmer; S4a64l<c cash; CSC Dec.
Provisions-Pork dull and a shade lower ;
SIS IS cash; SIS TO year; SIS S2H Jan. Lard
unsettled but generally lower; 50 so cash ;
81 % Nov; So 65a9 G71s year; 50 7Oa9 721S Jan.
Bulk meats unsettled bat generally lower /;
shoulders 6Ha63sc; s. r. S7sc; s. c. S5%.
tive and firm; Texans 81 30a 3 %; native cows
81 621za 3 80; medium to good shipping 81 GOA
so; choice So 90.
Hogs-Teceipts 25,cOO. Dull and 5a1Oc low
err, closing more active and steadier; COM
mon to good packing S. J0a5 so; shipping
So 75a5 So.