Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-15

There il some talk of contest ia this case, a
protest, the character of which is not known.
having been filed with the returns from one
county in the district.
The statement was made in Washington last
night that the Governor ul California has tele
graphed that be will refuse 10 certify to the
election of the Hayes electors 10 California on
account of alleged frauds 10 the Sau francisco
Custom House District. The Governors a d. N
ocrat. Senator Thurman telegraphs hat John
H. Watt, one of the Hayes electors 10 Oregon, is
postmaster at Lafayette, Yam county, In
that State, and heuce is couslltut lonally lue-
lgble
A dispatch from San Francisco yesterday
says: The democrats claim TO have news from
Oregon that The State has given democratic
majority of2 900, although the republicans stlll
hold that they have majority Of several hun
dred. Official returns from all but three or
four counties are uniform, aod sre the basis for
the above figures. Tue State has bad demo
cratic Governor duriog the past six years, bu
the independents hold the balance OF power III
the Legislature.
Pacbeco's majority for Congress in the
Fourth district of California is 265. Til" dem
ocrats claim WiggiDgtou's eIecllon by "A ma
jority. There We're 20 Developments al the
session of the board of supervisors yesterday.
The votes are being quietly counted. and the
Investigation will take place aItcrward.
The Postmaster General yesterday received
the resip nations Of John W. Watts, PostmaS
ter at Lafayette, Oregon, end OF Fl. N. Sol.lce,
tue Pos master at Bradport, Vermont. both ii
whom were chosen as Pr 81 1en;Ia; Electors at
the late election. Their RESERVATIONS wer' ac
cepted, aud in the Oregon case The P~stotlce
was by telegraph orders put 10 charge OF Spe
cial Mail Agent Underwood, of thai State, ard
10 The Vermont case the appointment OF u. II.
BeuDett as Postmaster Is ordered. AS theJ
we're Federal of6ceholders at the time they
Wera chosen electors, their election was lll'ra'
The Philadelphia lrqulrer, republican pa
per, after aliu1iog 10 the present p"!i'lral slt
uatiou, which it declares 10 be rs unsitIstac
tory rs possible says:
IL we should happily pass the pres"nt cfiSi'
without disaster, Congress VII br crlnlDal'J
negectiui should it fail, bciora another genera
election, to provide remedy against !ecur
renee OF the existing cootilou Of attl'r5 VINO
ever shall BE- declared elected President Us
satisfy the whole nation that he was fa!ry ano
honestly elected. for If he fall to do iiiai, an4
attempt to take his scat STRIFE worse mar
thai oil the Shareholders rebellion threatens
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| North, bul the oih,r " uld Ue S'ilI S9utf
uGitag with divided North sgars dI7!det
| North.
+: The New York News OF yesterday evening
saws There are some Slgchcant facS con
ncctud with the pr, sent Presidential election
difficulty which ought not to DC overlooked u
forming a correct estimate OF The existing pcll
teal situation One of ihese facts is the pre-
diction long since uttered by Gen. Frank Blair
that Gen. Grant would oevrr leave the Prtsl
dency alive The other is the prediction, whc
has been referred to over and over agln b.
those who have for years been conVeTsant VIII
Grant Intentions and desires, that the pres
eat dispute 10 regard to the election returns
about which the public mind is so deeply All
tated at this time, would inevitably occur, an
haG teen planned much more than year sine
not however, with the purpose OF securing 10
election Of the republican candidate, orin oIde
10 defeat the democratic candidate. but ior IT,
PURPOSE of bringing about p,l!iilicai ancma
which would Justify General GraDt in rct@lna
his office 80 as to assume the noble position q
protecting the cause Of civil liberty in this 10
try. What progress has thus far been mad
10 the fut6llnent OF these prOphesles We nee
DOT rehearse Our readers can take 10 the en
tire situation f,r themselves, and VIII bo at
loss, by the aid of the confidently expressed a.
serious of the republican, gamblers who lnsls
90 claimiog for their candidate tn" Votes OF tn
three States of South Carolina, Louisiana ant
! Florida, 10 casing G-an;'s horoscope Tor AZ
other Presidential term, or for ilte, II the Aul
ercau people ceoseut TO submit 10 such a
usurpatlon.