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, 1876-11-17

According to all the accounts thus far re-
ceived, prodjgious piece Of rascality was
perpetratei In East Fcliciana Parish, Lonisi~
ana, by Confederntes; yet tho Chicago Times
undertakes to gloss it over, explain, or justi-
fy it. It sets up the humbug hypothesis TINT
tho colorcd men Of that parish were so
anxious for " change" that they went over
m masse to T1lpEN and the Confedorates.
Tho remainder Of the Tines argument con-
sista Of wild md vituperatiye blackguardism
Of Gov. KE1Iooo, as il that will cover up
tho fraudulent tracks of its partisans. Here
nre tho facts: In November, 1874, that par
ish voted aa follows:
Republican. ........... ..-..+..1, 6HH
tUnlchetate..s.-.. ...s..,. s...s....,. ..,.. 641
III November, 1876, the Confederates send
in the following return:
For TlIpEN md the Confederate tickct... IL, T43
For HAYES and the Republican ttckct......+. 9
There Is not man in tho United States
but knows tliat some monstrous villainy or
fraud must haYo boen practiccd to produce
such result. The State Returning Board
meets to-day to CANVASS tho returns md take
testimony in the alleged cases of frauL. We
shall soon got at tho bottom facts in regard
to TINT parish. The reports that como to
uB are that no legal election was held there
at all; that tho voting was not dono by tho
registration lists; that offlcery appointed to
hold the election for some cause wero not
present, but that tho Confederatos I'M
provised ballot-bores and put in Whatever
number Of tickets they pleased, and that tho
Republicans had nothing to do with this
, 1876-11-17

It is difficult to know what degree of ored-
cnce to attach to the extraordinary stato-
menta contained in tho special dispatches Of
II. Y. REDFtE1p, from New Orleans, to tho
Cincinnati Commercial. In three dispatches
sent on Wednesday night ho declares his
belief that tho Returning Board intend not
only to throw out tho votes TINT wore cast
in tho "fivo intiu,ilated pnrishes," but to
count for HAYES oil the blacks who make
affidavit that they failed to vote for various
reasons. Ile says that several hundred me-
groes from tho bulldoxod parishes arc ut
tho CustQna-House mixing atIidavits that
they wanted to vote the Republican ticket,
but wero intiudatel, mud thousands OF 9th
crs lave been summoned to testify. Gan
their n1lllavits," ho saya, will DO counted
for HAYES. BY this means, md throwing
out the votes Of tho blacks who wero CON-
PEELED to vote the Democratic ticket, tho
Republicans will laye q minority in tho
State"
Wo Ind heard Vague intimations OF IN In
tontion to pursue this courao but no other
correspondent Of either party has ventured
to boldly ssate TINT ho had information which
would justify the Insertion that such liao Of
action WIS contemplated by the Returning
Donrsl. 1t was OH tho strength OF tho init
nation wo l,ad received, that au atsompt
would be ma,o to add votes to those Gust
equat to the number Of porsons falling to
vote on tho allcgad ground Of intimidation,
that caused ruE TRIBUNE to soy q fow days
ago:
Thore Ia M precedent kn0wn To amy election law
that we eyet hcnrd nj where tho votes OF persona
not voting AMI not offering to yoto can ho counted,
no inuttor how ktfonx may be tho presumption that
II such votes tlad been pol!cl thoy woald hayo
| changed tho result
Subsequent to tho appearance Of that
| article wo procured copy Of the election
| laws Of Louisiana which sot forth tho powers
Of tho Returning Board but we havo found
no authority conferred on the Board to ro-
cciys mud count votes that were not polled
Oh election day.
II upon proper proof, both sides having a
right to appear and tostity, It shall appear
to the board that at any precinct or polling
place violence, intimidation, armed disturb
auce, bribery, or corrupt influence prevented
n fair and poaeeablo election to DO held. the
Returning nourd In authorized to exclude
sucl, impure vote from the returns; but
there is not word that We Gnu find allowing
tho Board to make up q new election OF
tl,oso who failed to voto and return the,n.
We aro therefore OF opinion that REpy1x1p
has got hold OF some illo story or street ru.
NOR, swallowed 1t NJ fact, and telegrnphsd
it North al good sensational uews,
Even X tho Louisiana law could be con-
! efrue1 or stretchel tn enyer Hy,c1, a y,yocaad
, 1876-11-17

The tAEEEE VE RAILWAY hlMH.
From tho Moscow tribunal which sen
fenced him, on charge OF swindting. to
perpetual Punishment from nussia, DR..
SGnouspERo, lntoly the greatest railway mag
nate tho world has ovor seon, appeals to the
general public. His appeal ho makes in
yoluminous defense (Dr. Strous6ery uHd seta
1Nirken con Inn seibst g<schihlert), published
at Berlin, in fact while his trial was pending,
aud designed mnnifostly for his vindication
there, wAero his financial operations centred,
rather thnn to better bis case in tho Russian
court, tho Judgment Of which ha doubtless
forosaw and sought to hedge against. Tho
accusation against him at Moscow elates to
his connection with tho Oomnlercial-Loa
Bank (Con.mtrz-Ldhhaak), which It was
charged Ao had manipulated through third
parties, worry much as did the management
Of tho Cook County National, to have tho
deposits appllod to discount his own paper.
But Ills defouso goea much furthor and cov-
ors his ontiro operations throughout his ca-
roer as Hnsncier, mud besides is q quito
complete autobiography.
Tlierefsom 1t appears that. though Prua-
nonnclne III, faith Of lis fothara nrofasainc
ch-;,tinn,,,, md c,,,,ork,,v IN tta ,rofaeo;en
=, ,vh,cI, ra,ot;vo,v n,ora man bavo fo,,ad
.h,n in no o,ho~v,our,,o r. Founded
the MtrehAnas' 4naga:iae, subsequently, pur-
chased Sharpes London Mayazi,.s, aud con-
Quoted that successfully, md his defengo
slows that he Is a Iuan Of no mean literary
attatumouts A olitor and writor on fnan-
";a1 tnr;cs T.. aoo,na to hoya haonr ~. a,oh-
ox..;nn - Al. t,;r,ort sc,,o,o.o .v,,;ot, a,,,,.
soouo,,,,y mo;1o lin Tomons ard tve,,Iy
,.asa a,o n,;th t,a - ,no,,a~a.o ~ s,,.nna @ Nv h.:,
s.',,.as ] ~ J., r.s,..., ~ "s..,-n"', - 60
"o'l"4o1 - ..,','. ~ 49,. 'e"'" a 80, W w.
, 1876-11-17

Tho returns from all the counties Of Illinois,
except Pope, give HAYES majority 10,8s7.
Pope will make this minority 1880. Re-
turns from ninoty.two counties for Governor
give CunLoM s,o94 minority. Tho total vote
Of tho stato, including about 10000 for
COOPER and CAnY, will exceed $50, ,000.,
, 1876-11-17

The suspense iu which tho issue Of tho
recent Presidential vote il held las recalled
tho election OF 1900, memorable for tho con.
test between Burn md JErrgnsoE, when tho
President was not elected till Fob. II, 1901,
anfl when there was serious tlourer that tho
al, NJ sforch won,a come w;thont nm o,ec-
a." C,.,".,Y-
.'olis "nu 4e'so '"e"'e5 ~ t1'o ch'eA-ol"B
lstracy. Ihis contest TOOK plhcc before tito
adoption OF tho Twelfth Amendment, and
+,,o ronat;t,tt;on tbor ,,rov;i7c7 That tho mar
=. IL. ,:ai,a. .,.
hon teco'slnB neAs ~ 1no u'eucas nun'uef u
votes Tor frcBldent s1ot1lta % sice-Fres'dent
JEFFERSON WIS tic Republican candidate for
prcs;f,ont md 19unu III, Renuh1;cap coon;1;.
~. -. W. 1,uo,;lan. 49,, ~.
t''''" AVA Ae""@o "''" aHeA-
fEY ,"era tAe IeueFa4ist caltluaIcs. lAera
was not then, as now, d uniform system,
Of appointing Electors Some Of the
States chose their Electors by dis
trict, as Congressman arc now clos
IN. which cayo n divided Electoral yoto.
.,,r,o o1,osar t,v ,,o,,,or r,o,o-;tx, 4, ~
0"'''o o.'o'o4. rA Nv
PRESENT. nha III south oaroHna Tue ELECTORS
wero appointed by the Legislature. An the
minority turned upon tho action OF South
/ Carolina, the suspense lasted until carly in
Decomber,-two weeks after Congress met;
and oven then the issue was not determined,
rs tho Electors appointed by tho Souti. Car
ot;nn T,oo,a1ature r,niln tt,o vo+a in tho Eloo-
-, c~i1ao. 80 f.- I,,,.r,,r.a,. ~ -
toi"t oono6o - ~ o.e '''oa' :" io1 oohA'
To for ADAMS, nnd 6I 1or PtAoRSET. This
threw tho election into tho House Of Rerre-
sentetives. Here each Stato lled ono vote,
controlled by minority of its Delegation,
, 1876-11-17

cember. Hogs were In active demand and n
shade easier; sales wcre principally $1,000
6.76. Cattle wcro fairly active mud steady.
Sheep were unchanged. One hundred dol.
lars in gold would buy $l09.75 in groom
bnckB at the close.
, 1876-11-17

This official canvass of tho vote in Ohio for
President was concluded yesterday, All 1t in
found that HArEs' plurality over TtLDrS in
that State wna 7,61G
, 1876-11-17
THE LATEST ENGINEERING TRIUMPH.

construction OF the anez Canal was brought
to successful terlniuntfon few days Bince
In the completion Of tho North Son Canal.
AZ early as 1910, when tho fury Of wind nnd
river was filing with sand.banks tho channel
connecting tho Zuydor Zee with the North
Sea, the merchants OF Amsterdam forosaw
that, 10 save their city from the dissolution
TINT has befalton tho now dead cities OF tho
Zuytcr, they must open on outlot 10 tho sea.
A cut Of but fifteen miles duo eastward
would have connected them with tide-wator.
It is true there would hayo been difficulty In
establishing a secure harbor ut tho Semen.
trance there, but, as compared with the mag
nitudo Of tho whole undertaking, that dii1i.
Guilty was inconBidorablc. But, with TINT
astonishing stupidity that can be born only
Of provincial solfshnesa, tie canal, which
WILLIAM l., when tho plans were submitted
to him, declared should be cut on the
route Of TINT just opened, was run from AM
sterdam to eHelaer,-tho main entrance to
tho Zuyder Zeo,-flfty miles. For a time
this North Canal sorved its purpose-it took
Amsterdam to tho sen. But It takes two days
for vessels by that route to reach the city
from the Holder; the harbor thero. is much
Of the time exceedingly difficult TO make, and
tho canal itself is too shallow for navigation
by tho ahips Of this era.
It was these considerations TINT led to the
projection Of tile present cnnal In 1865, to
again avert tho peril thero was Of Amster-
dams being cut of from tho sen. Since then
tho work has boon steadily pushed through,
, 1876-11-17

ORIENTAL LODGE, No, ~. 4. r. and. A. M.-iIall
Eo. i22 LaSnilc.ss, KcEulaf Communcation this I'll.
dnyl evening ht 100 o'clock tor bnsness snd WORK On
tho F. G. Dcgrce. uy order Of the Master.
i, N, TUCKER, Secretary.
, 1876-11-17

mississippi. Arksnsas, Alabama ,s GSns4'n .c,e1s
ihs everybody knows who knoWs ',s. ny RsapSabe
eps Su yct liz election returns fte' ,sp ,hsi
States seIsiscnt That they ea.t ~ hnnest att ma il
,ioas yotc for TlLpEx: II there ~ INV thst ths
ss s.ssnr .at tic soors yotcr of hass sa.1' IF ass
Trhts at suffrage as guaranteed undes u.,ao ioyfaa
tuition and lawsof the Rcpub'lo'-t r. vcr,rd to
the White a soiore population of some oE ,ast tss
States named. III 1870, the da's e. ~ eantherp
general ccnsus, tic population o. Wv
, 1876-11-17

WASHINGTON CHAPTER, Eo.<1 n.A.M.-KcRn1kr
thss tFri!aS evening. # 1880 u'cl?ck
business Of importance knd work IN the H. r. and ii.
Il. Degrees. a full attendance Aestcd: nY orlGr
CHARLES D, WRIGHT Secretary.
, 1876-11-17

hfcVIckcr'4 Titentre.
Madison 43tcft, between Dearborn and state.
Engagement OF Miss Mary Anderson. "lAdy Of Lyon.
, 1876-11-17

New Chicago Theatre.
Clark street. between Lako and Randolph. uooleJ's
ins
, 1876-11-17

Adelpht Thcntfc.
Monroe stteri, corner Dearborn. Engagement OF o.
D. byron. 'Fenty of Nancy"
, 1876-11-17

JInvcriy's Tlicntre,
Randolph street, between Clark anu LASalla. Cal
totni8 Mlnatrelp.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-08
Mail Robbers aud ~ Counter
feiter Set Free

WASHINGTON. November IA
pardon was granted to-day 10 Fsede-
rick Beebu<he, an aged courterfeiter,
who has been six years Ia the Jrffes-
son Penitentisry. lie vas Sentenced
to a term Of iiteel years from 81.
Louis, where his headquarters chad
been for may wears. while he stood
at the head of his profession His
ardon was peIitiOned by many
prominent St. Logissu., on The
ground that the old man, nov past
sixty, bad suffered a due amount a
punisbment,..aud be would certainly
not live out bis full sentence lt was
also urged that Beebushe's family
was noted for its culture. and was
one that would be able To move 10
choice society but tor the disgrace
the head of the house bad brought
it. The petitioners guaranteed that
the aged eounterfeiter's family would
take good care of the old man il
pardoaed. Psrdons were also grant
ed to-day to four Oregon men. who
hsve.served four years Of life sen.
tenee, on a charge of robbiBg the
mails, aud threatening the life Of 8
mail carrier. Since their conviction
the real culprits have been caught
and confessed the crime, but were sci
free by the Judge % the ground o.
the statute OF limitations. Tue men
pardOued were convicted ia d hasty
trial, and on circumstantisl evidence
Since then the facts have all cont
out, aud the whole of Oregon hat
come forward for the pardon Of th'
innocent men.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-08
sTRRFNDER OF FOgE HUNDRED
LODGES OF SIoUN INDIANS.

ST PAUL, November THE Pioa-
esr Press special dated, Camp 10 the
Field. On Yellow Stone, October -.
via Bisnark. d. T., November 4. SAYS
General Miles, commanding The troops
Oh the Yellow Stone, after fighting.
defeating aud pursuing Sitting Bull
aud the Confederate tribes under him.
this day accepted the surrender Of
four hundred lodges of Indians be-
longing TO the Cheyenne Agency
These tribes surrendered five Of their
principal chiefs Is hostages as guar
antees Of their faithful compliance
with the terms o. surrender. These
bands are 10 ~ al once to the agency.
where, upon their arrival, they viii
submit TO the requirements Of the
Government Toe indians held az
hostages left this morning for S.
Paul under charge of strong guards
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-08
The Indians

ST PAUL. Nov. THE Pioaeer
Press special, dated camping field on
the Yellowstone, October p, via
Bisma,eI, D.. T., November 4, SAYS
General Miles, commanding the troops
on the Yellowstone, after fighting,
defeating and pursuing Sitting Bull
and the co fedsrate tribes under him,
this day accepted the surrender Of
four hundred lodges Of Indians be
longing at cheyenne Agency, these
Indians surreadering five Of their
principal chiefs a. hostages as a
guarantee Of their faithful compliance
with The terms Of surrender These
baDds are to - at Que To the agency
where, uDon their arrival. they will
submit to the requirements Of the
Government. The Indians beld a.
hostages left this evening tor ST Paul
under charge Of strong guards.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-08

NEWARK, Nov. 4-Last night, at
ter the closing demonstrations Of the
10 Newark by both Isepnb-
licans aad Democrats. George Steck
ert, Henry Weber, John aud Henry
Mason. add other residents Of the
Twelfth ward, met in a saloon on
Hamburg place. IA light ensured
and two of their number, John Ma
o aud Weber. we're found stretched
Oh the floor and apparently dead or
diving. Steekert was pointed out TO
Officer Koerner as the guilty party
and he was arrested. Officers have
been engaged all the morning 10 at
tempting to secure the arrest OF the
other participates and Of the witness
es. IL was found that Henry Weber
bad been killed oujris ht. dying where
be fell He was stabbed in a number
Of places. John Mason was stabbed
in a number Of places John Mason
was stabbed in the abdomen. and on
a cursOry examination the ply sielans
state that be will probably die. j.
Mason. who lived With his brother al
No. 80 Berlin street, received a cut
in the wrist, which severed a blood
vessel, so that be bled to u danger
Gus extent. Steckert, who was prob
ably alone the author Of all his
was cut aud badly beaten. He is a
German gardner, about fOrty-hve
wears Of age, and hitherto a man oil
fairly good character.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-08
FIood I'm Indiana

The New Albany Ledger Stand
ards correspondent at Orleans,
Orange county, Indiana, On the
line Of the Louisville, New Albany
aud Chicago Railroad, sends particu-
lars Of a fearful rain storm which
took place in that region, commenc
ing Saturday moring and continuing
until early Monday mourning. The
rain was a perfect food, the water
not pouring down, as usual, 10 drops,
but 10 perfect shests. The ground
resembled ID lake, water having pour
ed 10 up1u the town until half the
place was flooded. Water rose as
high as The window tops, and as
vet has fallen but little. In addition
to the destruction Of household goods,
barns, stables, lie large lots OF hogs,
cattle, horses, &c were drowned
Lost river is extraordinarily high,
aud the bridge over this river, be
tween Orleans aud Paoli is swept
away. This Is the bridge on which
Pickard and TungetI were hanged
by the vigilants several years ago.
Al the present timeit is impossible
TO compute the damage which the
food has oceasioned along the bot
toms Of Lost river, but It will be IN.
usually heavy, probably sl0o,OOO IN
amount.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-08
Collision on the Pennsylvania
Railroad.

ELIZABETH, y. j., November q
A north bound local passenger train
on the Pennsylvania Railroad was
wrecked this morning at : o'clock
south of London depot, by running
into two freight cars detached from a
preceding train and left standing 90
the track. The locomotive was
turned upside down, the first passen-
ger a ran over il aud split it 10 two,
and the freight cars were demolished
Jacob Elliston, brakeman, received
fatal injuries. The fireman, named
underwater, has a severe scalp
wOund. Several others we're slight
ly Injured. All Centennial trains
were delayed two hours. The
freight train had no bell rope, and the
fog prevented the engineer from see.
ing The detached cars in time to pre-
vent a collision. This accident is the
first in which any one vas Injured
since the opening of the Centennial
EXPOSITION.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-08
Two Fatal Accidents.

A terrible accident occurred yester-
day afternoon at Dallas Station, Penn
vslyauia Railroad, resulting in the
deathof a Young man named Wm.
Hampton The deceased was engaged
in the business ofcanvassing for sever
al pictorial publications, aud was ou'
the road fur the purpose of delivering
DO ks. When near Dallas Station be
stepped N 20 the track, and while
walking toward East Liberty the
Pacihe Express, due in this city at
f:il. came up behind the unfortunate
young map, the pilot Of the loeomo-
tive strikiog oud throwing bin sew
era. feet from the trark Both his
legs were broken abd the back part
OF his skull was crushed aud there is
n5 doubt that he was killed Instantly
The remains were brought to the es-
tablishment Of Mr.. Williams, under
taker, on Fifth avenue, aud the Coro
ner summoned a jury 20 told an ip-
quest, which sill take place this even
ing IL appears that no one had rec
oguized uutil they were viewed by
Cosoner, who at once ideDtihed The
corpse as that Of young Mr.. Hamp
ton. The body was removed to tie
house If tie mother Of the deceased
on Bismark Way, Eleventh ward
The young man was a nephew OF
Judge Hampton. He is spoken o fby
those who snev him, asa youth OF
great promise His sad death will
be m%curned, not only bya large cir
Gle Of friends and relatives. but by a
widowed mother, whose affection Is
greater than words can describe.
w. G. Woollen, aged seventy
wears, fell down a stairway, at bis
residence, No, 10i Penn avenue,
about eleven O'Clock last u ght. break
ing his neck. He died instantly.
The Coroner will hold an inquest.
EHarE ---.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-08
The Programme for the Last
Day Of the Centennial En-
position.

PHILADELPHIA, November T.
The committee Of the commission
having 10 charge the ceremonies of
closing day have agreed upon the
pi iaciplc features Of the exercises pr, :
posed +; o commemorate the event
They provide for sslutes 10 be fred
at sinrise aud at noon Of the 10th BY
Ii battery stationed on Georges Hill
the first to be of thirteen guns in
honor Of the thirteen original States,
and the one at noon TO be Of forty
seven guns. or one for zach State and
Territory of the Union of to-day,
both s~alutes To be repeated By the
United States steamer PIymoth
Captain Barreti), at her moorings
in the Delaware. The oratoricsl feat
ure will consist of brief remarks, ia
the following order, by Hon ID. j.
Morrell, Chairman OF the Executive
Committee; Hon. John Welsh. Presi-
dent Centennial Board of Finance;
Hon. A. I. Goshorn, Director Gen
eral. aud General J. +. Hawley,
President Of the United States Cen
tencial Commission Throughout
the ceremonies the original 6rst ns.
tional flag, which was huis.ed by
Paul jones on the Bon Homme
Richard, will be displayed in front
of the principle entrance TO the Main
Building. The orchestral and choral
music will be under the direction Of
Theodore Thomas.
Among the distinguished invited
guests are the President OF the
United States aud the members Of
the Cabinet, the Judges OF the Su.
preme Court of the United States,
the diplomatic corps, the General OF
the army, members of Congress
foreign commissioners, Governor OF
States aud Territories. Mayors Of tht
principal cities, and Paramount Pari
Commissioners. At the request o
the United States Centennial Com
missioner the Presiden, the UniteC
States has consented TO De present
aud will discharge, in his official ca
pacity, the duty ct finally aud formal
~ closing the international EKbibi
lion of 1876.