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GEORGIA REPUBLICANS.

THE STATE CONVENTION observation-disclosures
SoRCAoss, OF ATLANTA, NOMINATED ZOE Gov-
gRSoR--DAwsoN 4. WALKER HEADS TRR
ELECTORAL TICKET.
MACON, August 10, 1870
The Georgia Republican State Convention met here
to-day The whole stato fairly represented Eeso-
lctions passed reairrming the adhesion Of the
party republican, principles ratified in tho National
Republican platform adopted at Cincinnati and the
Convention iadorse heartily the nomination OF Hayes
and WAcecr tor President aud Vice President; de-
carcd Ia ayor oi schools to be supported
by TAXATION declare the strongest language its ab
horrcncc o wlessncss, and invoke protection as the
highest duty OF government
jonathan Norcross. OF Atlanta, nominated by
accamluon Tor oovcrncr. a strong clcctora, ticket
headed by Hon Dawson A. Walker, was nominated
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KANSAS REPUBLICANS.
MEETING OF THE STAIR CONVENTION.

MEETING OF THE sTArR CONVENTION.
TOPEKA, August l6, 1876.
The Republican State Convention met here to-day.
J. W. Scott was chosen temporary chairman and W.
W. Walton secretary AT half past six p. N. the Com
mttee on Organization reported in favor OF A. H. Hor
ton for Permanent Chairman, and /. IL Perry for Sec
retary After an Adjournment at eight T. A the Com
miltec on Platform reported resolutions which atcr
discussion rccOmnitted. The COMMITTEES on
Credentials have not yet reported
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NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS

Merchants, shipping agents and shpm informed
that by tc!egrAphng TO the HERALD London Bureau nd
dressing Bennet, Ma 80 Fleet London to the
Paris Office. addressing Bennett, 6l Aveuus de rOpera
Paris she arrivals and departures from European
Esston ports Of American and all foreign vessels trading
with the United States the will be cabed to thls
country free Of charge.
Captains arriving y; and sailing from French and Med
ports w find the Paris Office the econom
cal and cxp peditous for teesravhinr nova
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MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
aR. F,NKELNDURG DECLINES THE NOMINATION
FOE GOVERNOR.

ST. LoUIs, August 16 1876
committee named by the late republican State
Convention to-day called upon Hon. G. A. Finkelnburg,
when he positively declined 10 accept tho nomination
for Governor tondercd him by that Convection a
meeting State Central COMMITTEE has been called
for the 2th ns to take action IN the matter and to
III the vacancy caused by Mr. F;nkelnburss retire
IN
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y the Republican Convention Of the Sixth Ohio Con-

by the Republican Convention Of the Sixth Ohio Con-
gressional district to-day.
DETRor, August l6 1916
Henry Chamberin was today nominated by tho
democrats for Congress from the Fourth district Ii
expected he VIII also reoese the support OF the green
back party.
RICHMOND, Va, August l6, 1876.
Hon. Beverly Douglass has been renomi atcd for
Congress by The democrats OF the First district OF
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CREEDMOOR.

THE yIFTH PRACTICE OF THE AMERICAN RIFLE
TEAM-FouR OF THE AUSTRALIANS sHooT.
The American national rife team met yesterday at
Creedmoor Tor the purpose OF practice.
The gentlemen belonging to the Australian team
who SHOT yesterday used the Rigby muzzle- load
Ing rife, charge 90 grams OF powder and 43i grams Of
lead The whole OF them shot from the .sFarQucrson
pos,ton-ieet TOW ard the tarse-and had the verncr
scale xod the heel OF tho butt Tho only Lotce
able feature ia their guns that the tangent scale
has lateral movement TO the right lett so that by
means ot this arrangement the ne OF sight be
placed perpendicular TO the axis OF the bore
brOm the scores It Will be seen that the Australians
were only out 10 try their guns, aud therefore their
brier record yesterday would be criterion of their
general average shooting Three OF them shot ten
shots and ono only eight shots ut each distance The
following Is the Australian sc0re.-
CAPTAIN j. M'GARvIE SMITH.
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SPOKEN.

Ship Liep, Hall from Valparaiso for Hampton Roads
July :, lat 1919 y. Ion 81 % W.
Bark Ogr (Nor krosh from Belfast Tor Lewos Aug IL
ia; II ~ Ion 66 20.
Bark Whs;cr, from San Francisco fsr Columbia River.
Aug 3, lat 80 ~ :. Ion l3p w.
Brig helen phnncy Boyd. fram New. York for Liver.
nooI Auc OF Nantucket
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ARKANSAS REPUBLICANS.

THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
LIrriE ROCK August l6, 1876.
Tho breach in the republican party is at last ap-
parcn;ly nea.ed and they now present an undivided
'front.' Hon j. Brooks, tho nominee Of tue regulars,
to-day formally declined to accept and :or the sake of
ur!,y aud harmony the party the vacant place was
rendered Gcncral A. W. Bishop the nominee of the
deal wing OF the party General Bishop has &c
cepled heads the ticket OF the rcguxrs while
INC new deal ticket dies by mutual consent
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The Democratic State Convention, which met here
Yesterday s without doubt the largest and most In
fueutial body OF white ciuzens which has ever
scmb.ed in South Carolina since lo6O. After long
secret session decided TO make nominationsc OF
full democratic State ticket and General WAGE amp
ton was unanimously nominated tor Governor by
acclanaatiop.
Delegates all portions OF tho State express the
con adeat nope that the state can be carried by the
democrats 10y majority OF at least oOOo and perhaps
10000
rlerc was enthusiastic democratic mass meeting
10 nignt which speeches were made by GcLera
Hampton, General Butler, General Cary and
other prominent men, Resolutions were
adopted indorsins Tdcn and Hendricks and
ulciulug the democrats to the
state them IL the largest and most enthusas
tic gathering o. people OF this section that has been
seen sincc the war. All the residences and public
bindings IN the city were illuminated, and OUT OF
white voting population o; about sou there were pres
cnt FULLY Loo
a fu.i democratic State ticket IN ths ueld.
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State next Tu-sun.. III. speak at Burlington
Tuesday afternoon, ST. Adams ,hs same evening
Montpelier Wednesday, ST Johnsburg Thursday
Bra,teboro' Friday and Rutland Saturday morning
Many other prominent speakers will be shc State
ucxt week.
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SAILED,

Steamers Russia (3r hence for Liverpool; Ahhlan
Charleston; Herman Livingston Sevunuah barks Iron
sidas Bremen David Preston, Lc:horn Wsrwicss nire
tir London Jane Adeline and Puerto Cabeilo
briss zcand (Br. Cork Falmouth; Alice tBr). Trux-
lilo.
Wind at midnight, $.
Barumetpr az sunset 7. Mt 10 pm IN
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meeting of liberal republicans was held last night
at Sawyers Hall, Of Fulton and Jay streets,
Brooklyn, md resolutions passed indorsDg
HAYES and Wheeler for President and Wee PRESIDENT
and Ex-Governor r. ID. Morgan tor Governor
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SHIPPING NEWS
OCEAN STEAMERS.
&aIx. Desisns1t.on. |

DATRS DEPARTURES FROM ZOE THE MONTHS
OF AUGUST SEPTEMBER
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SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS.

GENERAL WADE HAMPTON NOMINATED By AC-
cLAMATIoN Foa GovERNOR-THE STATE TO
GIVE TILpEN AND HENDRICKS A HANDSOME
MAJORITY.
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ANDREW H. GREEN FOR GOVERNOR.

AT meeting of the antiTamnany associations OF
the Seventeenth Assembly district last evening
lutious adopted recommending the nomination
OF Comptroller Green for Governor.
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WEATHER RRpopr.

HoLrHsAp. Aug IG. PM-Calm.
PLYMOUTH. Aug lG PM-Wind z.
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TAE AMERICAN TEAM.
Major Henry Fulton. Captain OF tho American rifle
team, states that meeting OF tho team. which
held al Creedmoor last night tie place OF Colonel Shat!
fer, lately member of the team declared vacant
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-12-27
NHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS
" PRESENTS.
FERGUSON g. SCHNACK

QUESTIONS TO BE ANsWERED.-Is
the Government of the United States
a Government of laws and the Consti-
tuition, like that of Great Britain, or is
it Government of public clamor and
bayonets, like that of Mexico7 This ia
a question more or less interesting to
all Americans, and particularly inter
esting to all foreigners who have
bought United States bonds. Perhaps
it would conduce to the calculation of
this question if the Radical newspapers
instead of raving in vague inconcln-
sive way about the "0regon trick,''
would induce some Republican lawyer
who has reputation to lose-Mr.
Evarts for example-to put himself on
record, in black and white, to the effect
that Mr.. Cronin is not and that Mr..
Watts is, a legally qualified Presiden-
tial elector for the State of Oregon.
IN. Y. World.
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Heart Piercing Outrage.
A YOUNG GIRL OF SEVENTEEN YEARS Az
QUOTED BY A NEGRO AND CRUEL
LY, BRUTALLY AND Saw
AGELY ABUSED.

A.fearful and heart -rending outrage
comes to us from Mississippi: A we'll
to-do planter, named Perkins, residing
Batesville, Pamela comfy, had occa
sion, two weeks ago, to discharge a
negro man who had been in his EN-
ploy. The negro, who is known as a
boisterous and brutal man, swore that
he would have revenge, and accord
ingly laid his plans. Monday night, Il
week ago, lie approached Mr. Perkins
residence, and succeeded in seizing
this gentleman's daughter young lady
of seventeen years of age. BY some
means the negro gagged the girl, and
bore her away from her home. Pnr-
suit was made by Mr.. Perkins and his
neighbors, who followed the retreat Of
the abductor, and SATURDAY night,
about dark, found his place of conceal
ment, which was in an old dilapidated
church 10 Tate county. The brave
men rushed into the building; and
there found the unfortunate daughter
of Mr.. Perkins. The negro had fed,
and made good his escape, but his VIC
tim was found to be q raving maniac
her physical condition being of the
most drplurable nature. She was I'M
able to speak, and could not recognize
either her father or friends who came
to her rescue. Her feet we're blistertd
from the long and severe travel through
the woods and tangled brush. The
negro bids dfhance TO the legal au-
thorties, and is still at large. Such a
brute deserves death in it's most horri-
BILE and excrutiating form. Such
brutes as this are allowed to sit and
even decide upon the destiny of thirty
six millions of white people, Mem
phis Appeal.
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MANTLE PIECE ORNAMENTS
WI and OBJECTS OF ART.
FERGUSON g. SCHNACK
The Situation.

The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 10th
talks in this wise concerning the Pres
idential muddle:
There is not an honest man in this
broad land to day who does not know
that the people of the United States
have chosen Samuel j. Tildeu to the
Presidency. States that have cast
their votes for him have been denied
him by illegal partisan Boards organ
lied to cheat and swindle. Because
certain States of the South were once
in rebellion the leaders of the Republi
can party assume that they have nc
rights and that indigDities can be put
upon them with impunity which would
dive other States into open revolt
Committees of Congress, headed by
Democrats, have been organized and
sent into into the three disputed
SOutilefU StateS 10 ascertain iaCtS
They will investigate and report in &
week or two. IT their reports shall be
conclusive as to the point in ISSUE
they declare that Mr.. Tilden has hon
estly carried either of the States il
dispute we are in favor of the inau
guratinn of Mr.. Tiden at any and al
hazards. We want the evidence to &,
to the people. After that We want ou
Representatives, in Congress and thu
leaders OF the party to pledge them
selves to see justice done. The PEG
pie will respond when they are right
The rights of men are as dear now al
they were in the days of King John
and republican institutions are worti
inst rs much now as when our father!
battled from Lexington to Yorktown
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THRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS
" PRESENTS.
FERGUSON g. SCHNACK
e The New Printers Bill.

Nhe Infamous Printers Bill which
has been in existence since 1868. the
advent of the Radicals in this State,
dies on the last day of the present
month. The new bill BY which we
are now to be gui led goes into eff
feet with the first day of the coming
year. We give here the main sec
tions Of it as o guide to the public:
SEC. |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of lhr
State of Louisiana iu General Assem-
bly, convened, That all parishes other
than that of Orleans, where advertise.
mepts are required to be made in rela-
ton to judicial process, they shall be
published IN newspaper printed in
the parish in which tie judicial pro-
ceedings are carried on, or in which
the sale is to take place, and if there
be no newspaper published in said
parish the advertisements shall be
made by posting them at or on the
door of the court housc and two other
public places in different parts of the
parish.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc,
That when there arc two or more
newspapers published in the parish the
defendant shall have the right of Sc
lecting a newspaper in which the ad-
vertisenent is to be made, ii applied
for within three days after the notice
of such proceeding Or the seizure made
under the process. If the defendant
neglects to select, then the plaintiff
shall huve lhe right to do so, aud iE
default of either plaintiff ga defendent
selecting the she sheriff shall select
| SEC 3. Be it further enacted, etc,
| That the costs of such advertisements
| shall not exceed the rate of one dollar
for every hundred .Nords, or fractional
peIt hereof, for the first insertion, and
fifty cents for each subsequent inser-
ton. If such newspaper refuses to
publish at the rate herein specified,
they shall be published by posting at
or on the door of the court house and
two other public places iii the parish
Wherein such publication is to be
made.
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Married /:

AT the residence Of the Brides par
ents, on Thurday, December 81, 1876
by Justice Marye, Mr.. THOMAS S.
FORrNER, of Kinds County. Miss,
to Miss MARTHA II. CAZABAT, of
this Parish.
The DEMOCRAT received this notice
bonnes chooses annexed, with more
than ordinary pleasure, convinced
that the fair daughter Of an old and
valued friend had entwined to her
heart companion for life.
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MANTLE PIECE ORNAMENTS
wi and OBJECTS OF ART.
FERGUSON & SCHNACK


The Now York Herald of the 18th
concludes q lengthy article on the
Presidential muddEe 10 this style: ave
advise the factioHists and partisans,
iuclnding the President, to keep their
.empers. Their innings are nearly
over. They have come nearly to the
end of their rope. They have gam
bled with the countrys interests long
enough. We connsel them, on both
sides, not to 60 too far. This country
does not belong to the political gam
blers of either party it is the property
of the people. They were dragged
into needless war in 1861 by set OF
reckless politicians, and they ale not
going to suffer similar calamity now
to please either side. They care little
who is to be President, but they mean
to tolerate no violence, and they are
right. Whichever party is disappoint'
ed in the eventual result can appeal tt
the country two years hence. II 1T has
grievances they will be settled then
but only on the condition that now
whatever happens, there shall be quie
and orderly eubmlssion. That is what
the people require and what they wi.
insist on"
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Stop That kissing.
DANGER TO BABIES OF THE ABSURD
CCsTOM OF KISSING.

The Rochester Union condemns the
prcmiscuons kissing of children. and
styles it pestilent, if not murderons
Addressing an imaginary person, the
Union goes on to sag: "Do you re-
member calling on your dear friend,
Mr.. Brown, the other day, with a "trip
of flannel around YOUR neck z Then,
when little Flora came dancing into
the room, didn't you pounce upon her
demon stratively, cal her precious
little pet, and then kiss herr Then
yon serenely-proceeded to describe the
dreadful sore throat that kept YOU from
prayer meeting the night before. You
had no designs on the dear child's life,
we know; nevertheless s you killed her
killed her as surely as if yon had
fed her on strychnine or arsenic. Your
carelessness was fatal. Two or three
days after, the littlepet began to com
plain of sore throat, too. The symp-
tonls grew rapidly alarming; and
when the doctor calhe the single word
"diptheria" explained it all. To-day
little mound is the sole memento of
your visit" The Union concludes
with the following: ga single kiss has
been known to affect whole family !;
and the most careful may be in con-
ditiOn to communicate the disease
without knowing 1t. Beware, then, of
playing Judas, and let the babies
alone"
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Bob IDgers0lI'S War Record.
HOW HE BURIED THE RATCHET WITH
FORREST AND THE PEOPLE
OF THE SOUTH.

Blantant Rob Ingersoll made speech
in Peoria few nights ago in which he
declared Hayes elected and INDUCED
in good deal of gratuitous war talk.
1T has been pretty we'll understood
among his friends that Mr.. Ingersoll's
experience in the late war would hard
ly Justify the expectation that he would
plunge headlong into another civil con-
test. After the late war had been 60
ing on two years aud Peoria county
had responded promptly to every call,
sending out part of the Eight, regi-
ment, nearly all of the Seventeenth
and Davidson's battery, to be subse-
quently followed by the Forty seventh,
the Seventy seventh. the one hun
dred and eighth aud the one hundred
and thirty ninth, Ingersoll became ex
cited over the continuous rattle OF the
kettle drums and was put in command
of the Eleventh cavalry, then being re-
cruited at Peoria. The eleventh went
into camp on the State Fair Grounds,
and remained thele all winter, and I'M
til the patriotic people became in
tensely Disguised.
Sometime in 1868 nearly year after
therecruiting had begun, the Eleventh
and Ingersoll went South. They met
the enemy for the first real tuss'e at
Humboldt, Tennessee, or rather the en-
envy found them there. A detachment
of Forests cavalry swooped down on
the camp of the Eleventh unexpectedly
and the Illinois men fled through a
swamp like scared turkeys, the gallant
Bob setting the example and spinning
along in costume very light, not hav-
ing had time to dress. Two or three
hundred were captured and Ingersoll
with the rest They were taken to
FORESTS camp.
What happened there the Times re-
porter has from a prominent citizen of
ST. Louis who was an eye witness.
Forrest, having discovered Ingersolls
rank, sent for him and entered into
conversation with him. The colonel
OF the Eleventh was somewhat less
than half dressed and p|astered with
mud. After treating him very cour-
teously Forrest drew hundred dollars
from his private purse and handed it
TO Ingersoll saying: "Here take this
and fix yourself up little and then go
back to your people. You don't want
to fight u.s.
Ingersoll accepted the gift, put him
| self in tolerable trim, and when he got
ready he was taken to place of safe
ty, made his way to the Federal lines
and returned home. That ended his
soldering. Before he left FORESTS
camp, however, he allnded in the most
magnanimous treatment he had re-
ceived and asserted most solemnly and
eluqucntly that he had no more war to
wage OH the Southern people. The
parting between him and Forrest was
peculiarly interesting from the enthu-
sasm and emotion displayed by H.
gersnlI, who was overcome by the diff
ference in the manner of his treatment
from what he had expected.-[St
Louis Times.
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j. b. Chafee.
HOW AN UNPRINCiPLED MAN MAY OBJ
TAIN A SEAT IN THE
SENATE.

The election of jerome B. Chaffee to
IL seat in the Senate Of the United
States is stigma upon the fair fame
of our young State, and an insult t."
every honest man in Colorado. Un-
principled, illi'erate, and without
brains, his elevation is a burning shame
to our people, tor which the members
of the Legislature and the Republican
party will have to answer in the flu
ture. Chaffee has but one qualification
for the position, and that one is money
and it has proved the most potent of
all. The simple truth of the whole
matter is that Chafiee bought his seat
in the United States Senate.
As al excuse for this outrage, we
are told that Colorado would have
gone Democratic had it not been for
Chatfees money. Does buying votes
as well as Legislature give him any
claim for an Office which until recently
has never been conferred upon wealthy
corruptionistSq Ask the first ten Re
publicnns You meet, who know any
thing Of Chaffee, their opinion of him,
and nine Of them will tell yon that he
is a scoundlel, and the majority OF
them will not Ge satisfied with ST. mild
an expression, but will call him id
scoundrel. Now we call upon the
Senate to investigate the case of this
man Chatfee, for it will not be ditf1cnl
to prove the fact of his purchase of hi.
seat Larimer Comfy Express.
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The Cincinnati ENQUIRER

a public spirited paper echoing the
wishes of the people, advocating sub
mission TO the Laws, good Government,
aud the Rights of the People to be
heard upon all matters that pertain to
the country's welfare.
The tricky politicians, always ready
to organize trouble. but who never
participate in danger, will be shown
up in their true characters. By sub
scribing for the Enquirer, you will get
a faithful record of events as they
transpi,e, without party coloring and
unbiased by party feelings, as the true
merit in a newspaper is its ability and
willingness to give the
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-12-27
TOYS! TOYS! TOYS!
FERGUSON g. SCENACK

A young man who was paying his
addresses to two young ladies at the
same time during the summer, conclu-
de, to coufine his visits to one this
winter, bnt found much difficulty in
deciding which one to discard. Hav-
ing an eye to comfort, he finally re-
solved to visit the one whose father
had put in the largest stock Of coal,
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topics for discussion, that will be treated
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else to be found. Blackwoods Magazine
is lannon's for stories, essays and sketches
of the HIGHEST LITERARY MERIT
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VOYS! TOYS! TOYS.
FERGUSON and SCHNACK

A Young miss of some four sum-
mers in Saratoga has recently been
blessed with sister unprovided with a
name, and she has been studying for
weeks to suggest One which will prove
acceptable to those Interested beside
herself. Among those suggested by
her are Raindrop, Desert Spoon and
Hanging Basket.
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A six year old girl was overheard
telling her playmate that she had at
tended church sociable the evening
before, and that little DO, kissed her
while they were Ell gagged in play, but
she said: "That's no harm, cause it
was our preachers boy"
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