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The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25
The Returning Board.

N. o. Democrat. 1871 hesaels c.Assa
The Returning officers wer,
slow In appearing at the Stat,
Honse- Mat Wells only appeared
early IN the morning, and Sc
GREETED himself IN room Just bacl
Of the Secretary of states an5
opposite KelIogg's. There III.
two, Wells sand Kellogg, conferred
several times. 81 ~ .i.aI....
Casanaye was the second to ap.
pear, i'll charge and under guard
OF two negroes. Anderson and
the otheranegroes were not in sight
at I'm, the hour appointed for
meeting. oe5 OIL wsi esl
q At II m. Senator Trumbull,
Judge Stallo, Governor Palmer
and other Representatives of the
Northern Denocracyappeared and
were admitted to the ROOM
Messrs. Zacharie, Gautbreaux
Cavanac and other representatives
OF the Loni siana Committee on the
Election; II. G. Brown, chairman
of the Democratic Parish Com
mittee, and representatives of the
the press, were also admitted
pretty well crowding the two little
roOms.of the board.aca ,1C,iaJg8 Z
1T is announced chat five repre-
of each party Eve
Democrats and FIVE
Northern Republicans, will be- adj
mitted during the sessions of the
board. A member of the board
thought that representatives of
the Louisiana Democracy wonld
De- admitted 10 the sessions. Ih,s
however, has not yet been officially
lecided. o :a.bujs srad uBj
The adnittanee of these out
'iders viii prevent the ls1ard 4nm
adding Its SESSIONS fn, tie s,naliI
'oom located III tile third story OF |
he s'iate House, wherein It lues in |
s74. The Ssnats Chamber vail
&c used when it eau be fixeu up.
Al 1880 pun. the board mad no,
et been called To order. IL Wa.
bought that IT woi,il be LII work
ng order by p L., when II woui
heet and immediately adjourn /,
leet In the Senate Chamber NJ
a. Monday,i oha aAal oGf 10 -
The Democratic, Committee hay,
iready prepared a Protest to h,
led with the board, ,proteslln.
garnet its ibode 81 procedure.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25
Latest from New Orleans.

New Orleans papers by yester-
days mail contained very little
more news than that received liz
previous dates. The Returning
Board had been in session for
three days, and its count agreed
with the tally sheets in the pos
session of the, Democratic Com
mittee on Elections.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25

we began by stating, worthless
though itmay be. will stal besin'
sisted upon 10 Congress and il
other influential quarters by the
friends of Mr. Hayes, and must be
answered. Therefore it is that We
have from time to time argued the
uncopstirutlonality OF. the. Return
ing Board ahd-the ineeality of the
whole Kellogg Government. These
propositions we think have been
well sustained and will not be
without n measure Of weight, We
hope, upon tie final determination
of the difficulty winch has excited
and disturbed tie nation.
> "The proposition Submitted by
onr Democratic visitors to the emil
nent Republican leaders who have
come here upon the same mission
to coaier, with a view to the exer-
tion Vi their JOINT influence to Sc
cure an Impartial canvass, strikes
Us rs eIuinently practical and pa
triotlc. II cat do neither the STATE
nor the Union any aarn TO- get at
the exact truth, "the bottom facts"
The Returning Board may or NAV
not conneni to afford snch Il COIN
inttee OF conference the faciiitle,
necessary 10 ian Investigation ol
It's proce adings. Ii 1T does refuse,
the. country viii understand the
Reason; If it does hot, the truth,
wislch Is all We want, will come TO
Iight. Congress has not hitherto
felt itself poweriess to disregard
the DEGREES vi the Returning
Board. The Wheeler compromise,
ratified by the lower house, seated
candidates in the General Assem-
ply thrown out by that body, aud |
inseated others whom it had |
an. The President hun |
elf admitted, by inference, that |
Us DEGREES are not to he regarded
IS absolutely decisi re. when he re-
luested certain leading politicians
o come here in order to watch the
anvass. If, therefore, the pro-
osed joint committee Of investisa-
ion should conclude that the can
ass has been fraudulently made,
can with all consistency and
lirness recommend the nation to Il
everse its conclusion.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25
Latest from South Carolina.

The latest news from South Car
olina Is 10 the effect that Hampton
is elected by 1000. with Demo
cratic majority in the House and
Senate. The election OF Presiden.
tial Electors was not settled up to
the 2lst, though the State is CHM
ed for Hayes. .Is 9E1a
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25

This unparalleled sua,,.'s|
has attended, Mt. Dinis6
as a manufacturer Of IN
organs, speaks highly f@th. |
riority of his instrumeD..
these days of sharp CONS.
and inventive genius, no -
productions can attain the ~.
to which his pianos and {,
have reached. Send for c.s.1
of prices. Address, Dana
Beatty, Washington, War; &
ty, N. j. ~
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25
The Picayune On the Aspect Of
lad - the Situation. a

-l'E f<4 IS -tao pftudtioHs .8Hrr
Saturdays Picay June says "TLs
Radical argument in reference to
the electoral vote uf Louisiana is
easily stated. The constitution o,
the Cnited States provides that
each state shall choose It's Presi
Dental electors in such narner as
it may itself select. In some States
the electors are chosen BY the p4.o-
pie directly, in others by the Leg
isiature. In louisiana they are
appointed BY the Returning Board.
1t Is true that the people go
through the form and ceremony of
voting, but the ultimate decision.
however arbitrary and at variance
with the expressed will of tue sl,f-
frasaLs Of the State, rests with
the Returning Board. 1t may be
admitted that the majority voted
for the electors whose names were
presented by the Democratic and
Conservative party; but that does
not alter the case in the least. The
returning Board may in the exer-
else OF Its discretion, or its mag
nation, conclude that under con-
ditions the majority would have
voted the other way, and SO de-
clare the result as it might have |
been rather than as it actually is. |
The Governor, de jure or de facto, |
1t matters not which he is, will fall
back upon the provisions of the act
creating the Returning Board and
vesting it with plenary powers
Doth ministerial and judicial. He
will accredit the electors whose
names are presented By the board,
aud then wash his hands of tie
Whole business. Congress, for its
part WIN have no other duty than
q merely clerical one to perform
and will be utterly powerless to 20
behind the Governors signature $
nus the electoral vote. of Lonis- {
ana will be- cast for candidates TO {
whom the majority of it's citizens 4
ire politically opposed, and against
whom their votes were actually Il
;ast. asE .bi-loG yt.a.ls $50 U
That is how they propose to do
:, and there is no doubt in the u
mnd OF any man acquainted with
he dark ways OF the unscrupulous {
'dventurers who have the work in c
land that they will carry it out to
he bitter end. The only hope of -"
he State, and of the conutry. uu- p
ess the electoral vote of Florida u
" South Carolina should be Sc d
ured by the Democrats, will de. "
end upon the direction which VI
ublic opinion may take in the D
forth. Itis.fory this reason that d
'e are anxious that the distln. u
uished gentlemen Of both parties, y
no have come hither TO look INTO III
MS matter FROM other sections of ~
he Union, should remain with us U
I'D watch the n,odus operaadi of ~
10 canvass Of the returns. We al
. confident that We will be able n
present our case to tLem SO DIS
aipiy that the most ardent lie pe
lbhcan among them can no ~
ager doubt that tins State has ue
ciarea tor liIden and return.
y Via kaaIcaI argument s;wlacli ~ :
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25

STANDARD NEEDLES FOR ID
FOLLOWING MACHlNESs Z
Florence. b. r. Howe,
A. b. Howe, Singer.
Empire plain, Wilson.
= Ella .' Howe, :, E'na plain.
Weed, QTrcGaaz,W Wheeler 4 WhP
Reduced to 40 cents per dozen:
af 3ak ui1a .s4Sl7- ~
~ ra2a4 fxs" IoEosrai -
English Spool Cottcn Gfe
Ter and Baker Sewing Machine fsA
,nd silks. Nye's Pure sperm Oli. -
) ..e at LOWEST CASH RATES. -
GROVER d BAKER SEWJNv'
MACHINE DEPOT, 2 s
NO. S Chartr IS street. New, On
leans, La f,a 90
H. H. TRpk-t'
os.Gser q, -7s Is 7'''~
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25

teristic incidents in, American life
has returned to. his elegant new
studio, corner Of Broadway and
Fwenty-seyenth Street, frora bi.
Summer residence in Connecticut
bringing as the result of his vaca.
ion a new work which shines
amongihe most popular ofits Older
companions. The last group is
called Weighing the Baby
Edward $. Stokes, who from his
murder Of Jun Fisk has become a
public character, completed his
iour years Of imprisonment for
That offence Oh October. 2Sth, and
has returned to this city. He at
once called on Commodore Van
derbilt to thank him for kindness
extended during his incarceration.
tie expresses his satisfaction at
getting out in time to see the Cen
tennial, which will be his next
step. i -,
t.d ,5- PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.
Up to the first I'll November the
total of paid admissions to the
Centennial footeo up over :. QUO 600
and the cash receipts S3,360,O0O,
winch, II my memory serves he, is
the largest receipt of any Worlds
tair. Paris, III 1867, only took ia
between ten and eleven million
frames, or little over $1,000, 900
e The committee Oh the pro
.s,ramne ssor November, lU hare, not
Yea 6uishetb-I heir work. The, fo..
lowing iusurInsiion, however, reia
1--we 10 the closing ceremonial, Is |
given by General Hawley. The
will be held In ,be
niain building, On the AFTERNOON of
Nov. lO, and President Grant is to
Ittend. There will be vocal anal
music, under the
general direction of Theodore
thomas, and on scale fully as
rand as that signaiizing the open
ne On the 10Th Of May. The vo-
al performance is to be by the LOO
myers comprised in the Philadel-
'hia Choral Association - the
anne that sang on opening day
he speeches will be brief, consi t.
~ OF remarks beitting the occa- /
ion by Chairmltn MorrelB of the ii
Executive Committee, Director J
General Goshorn, President Haw-
y and President Welsh. Upon
le conclusion of the addresses Inc +
resident OfthesUnted States will 10
'rmaily declare that the Interna- S
onal Exhibition of 1916 is closed. r
he President will then stop tile
orilss engine either by his own v
inds OF through another person b
whom he will transmit tele-
'aphic directions from his post III !"
% main building. The demon.
ration will wind up with salutes P
pm vessels IN port and Of a nun d.
ed guns on Georges Hill. On u
Q evening OF the 9th a reception 9,
"a banquet Is to be given Jointly 81
the Centennial Commission and .
e Board Of Finance, in st.
Hall, to the foreign COM
ssioners. President Grant, his =, ~
binet, the Judges of the Su- ~,
4ine Cont, and the Diplomatic re
rps VIII be probably invited to 70
It farewell meeting. a
It had been arranged that on "
Both inst. the Exhibition build hi,
70 and belongings should he put Al
at public auction, bit owing 10 te
} Presidents Thanksgiving pro- !. ga !
nation the sale is postponed till en- ~,
+ next day, Dec. l, when, if. any
OF your readers wants to buy PA
rlcultural hail. or the Nam tn
Hiding to set up in his back
Il, a chance will be given him
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25
Rnssia's Preparations.

LONDON, Nov. 1i.-Coorespond
ents say he entire contingent o.
the Russians army has been sen.
out II the Polish provinces fol
service III the field. Russian ear.
risens remain III Warsaw and othe,
Polish cities. f3if'ts.'t ~ al
A number of Russian officers
who intended to quit Belgrade
have been ordered to remain.
Soldiers on furlongh in ireland
are ordered to join their regi-
ments. Flel1r
A Reuters dispatch from ST.
petersburg says the Gar, in ad-
dressing his generals and officers
ON the close of a review at Tsars-
koe Selo, on Wednesday, said :
"Gentlemen, let us wish the best
success to the commanders of our
0 mics.
England's Preparations. so
LONDON, Nov. ,l7.-Reuter's mil
ltary intelligence, dated Chatam.
Nov. 10, represents that the com
pany OF royal engineers which was
recently placed under orders for
foreign service, is now undergoing
a course Of instruction preparatory
to einbarking.
The Standard says: Great ac-
tiylty prevails in Woofwich arsenal.
An imperial order WAS issued yes.
terday that the production of rifle
ball cartridges be increased to
2,OO0,Oo0 per week. 1.-The usual
quantity manufactured is 50u,OU0.
The Standard, Telegraph, ami
Pall Mail Gazette do not believe
that England can remain neutral.
Russia. -''ii"s
LONDON, Nov. I6.-The Stand
ards VIENNA special says the force
winch l;ussia will mobilize IN ac-
;ordauce with Inc recent ordl-
nances numbers l95,292 infantry.
lG,feo cavalry aud GA ritied
Dreech-loatiibS cannOns. q The rifles |
arc of the American Berdau pat |
eru.
because OF the state Of the wea-
her, military rnen estimate that at |
east "A u 1ith VIII be required BEL
ore Tic force Can he concentrated
IA the Pruth. .. ., &c..
eIft Austria, 4srl ,o- /
LONDON, Nov. l6.-The cores |
'ondents say Austria contelnplates |
partial mobilization OF her army.
Or the .easOn that she tinnks
tussia will cali III next years con.
lliSehl Recruits, numbering zoo.
w men, irsiead Of waiting tail |
april, the usual time. " III ~
Eaglapd.
Lord Derry is OH the point OF
ddressing protest to the powers !
Sainst the mobilization. IF .zthea
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25
REPORT.

If
A Shuttle Sewing Machine, er11
ing the following points Of CONSTR;
viz: A needle bar operated NJ
end of q rotating shaft in the oveul
ing arm; a shuttle supportes i ?
shuttle carrier, moved trausversulr1
the feed by means of crank on p
ting shaft "a r-motioned ponii
feed, and . straight needle viii 8
eyes parallel with the direction Of ~
For the following reasons: II
A SUPERIOR
Family Machine, embodying the ~
est number of most approved n,eshanifj
devices to impart positive .n,otiom 3
the various parts, simplicity Of -
struetion' good workmanship, exesllnI
quantity and quality of work -,
originality, and for complstenes 4
display. A. L. GosHoaS, q
Director GeneraL
l'afee J. r. RAwLEY, PrSsidu
Attest-MyER AscHE, Asst secret
THE SINGER MANUFACTURE
COMPANY, :
No. 81 Canal Street,
New Orleans, u
Colfax, Nov. %, '76-6m.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25
FOREIGN NEWS.
Turkeys Preparations.

LONDON, Nov 1.-The Stand
ards Vienna correspondent says /:
The Porte, IN view of a winter
campaign. intends to keep 10000
men III Montenegro and Herzego-
vihia, 10000 on the bordars of
Greece, and 81, 900 to watch SeryIa.
5, A telegram from Constantinople
says: According to reliable infor-
nation, an extraordinary Cabinet
council will be held here to NOR
row to definitely decide respecting
the question Of conference, the
British Cabinet having renewed
It's SierSeEc demand on that sub
iect-
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25

The United, States Centennial e
mission announce the following -
as the basis Of an award to the 81
MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
beth, N. j., for their FAMILY SEN
MACHINE:
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-25
LATEST NEWS.
South Carolina.

CoLUMBLs, Nov. 1.-THE SUI
preme Court to-day Issued AN aux
Hilary order lnstructlng the Board
OF Canvasseis.to proceed in strict
ll ministerial duty, canvass returns
and submit thu same to the court.
The Board of Caiiv'.ssers, ilist met,
have decided to admit five gentle
men Of each side to witness the
canvass. The result will probably
be reached tonight. Is IT, . I
No final decision is made BY the
Supreme Court i'll the matter of
wrlts of mandamus and probibii-
llon against the Canvassing Board,
but the court has granted an inter-
mediatory order authorizing the
canvassers to aggregate the state
ments IN the county election. =
commissioners will ascertain who
have received the greatest number
OF votes, aud certlfy the result to
the court. This is entirely ia
the hue of the writs asked for, and
confines the board to the minis
terial duty of canvassing the re-
turns. Under this order the board
are at work, committee of Dem
ocrats and Republicans being
present. They Will first canvass
the vote for Presidential electors.
Florida.
TALLAHAssGk, Nov. LII, midnight,
A number Of Northern Repabli
cans herr. cohce,!e tie State to the
Democrats for Governor by about
4o5 mai orlty, but claim small
majority for liza, es. The. Demo-
rrass still claim the State has gone
ior Tilden, as Well AS the State
ticket, (wiih two counties vet to I
lear from, by Eos majority. Re-
'arns are all expected ia this week !
ma the canvass viii begin early |
lext week A large number of
Prominent Democrats are here.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-23
THE WEATHER.

For the last few days the weather has been
very cold and disagreeable, which IS in
striking contrast to the mild and beautiful
winter which has been the subject ofwonder
and remark throughout the entire country.
But as the time for spring was at hand there
was decided pull-back in the seasons, and
old winter, whose appearance in proper
time had been very seldom, paid us
another visit, and now Fingers in the lap of
spring." The cold freezes of Friday and
Saturday last have completely destroyed the
prospect for fruit crop in this section, and
il is feared that many of the young trees
which were lar advanced in budding have
been killed. On last Sunday night the first
snow of the season fell, and Monday morn
ing, the first day of spring, dawned upon
the earth wrapped in mantle ofsnow from
two to three inches in depth. The young
men and boys availed themselves OF the
occasion to enjoy general snow-balling,
and it was at the peril Of getting well pelted
that any one dared show himself upon the
square in the morning. In the afternoon
the snow had become muddy, and the par
ticipants could have found very little pleas
ure in the fight, for there was nearly as
much mud as snow in the balls. The usual
amount of slush and mud have followed the
snow, and, although most persons enjoyed
its appearance at first, very few will regret
when it has entirely gone.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-23
DEMOCRATIC CLUB AT sLABrowN.

Pursuant to o call made through the An
derson LnteAigencer, number of citizens
met at Slabtown Academy for the purpose
of organizing Democratic Club. On mo-
ton, James Mullikin, Esq, was called to
the chair, and J. P. Smith requested to act
as secretary. The chairman, in few very
appropriate and well-timed remarks, e1-
planned the object Of the meeting, and urged
the importance of thorough organization
and united action as the only means of our
political redemption.
A Club was then organized with twenty
six members on the roll, and with the fol-
lowing officers: Joshua Jamison, President; !;
]. NJ. Welborn and ]. NJ. Smith, Vice Pres
idents; J. P. Smith, Recording Secretary ;
J. M. Glenn, Corresponding Secretary !;
James Mullikin, W. G. Watkins, E. NJ.
Wardlaw, T. g. Glenn and G. A. Rankin,
Executive Committee. The constitution re-
commended by the Anderson hntelligeneer
was unanimously adopted without any al
teration. On motion, it was ordered that
the proceedings of this meeting be sent to
the Anderson Intesligeneer for publication.
The Club then adjourned to meet again
the second Saturday in April at 2 o'clock.
J. P. SMITH, Sec.
March IL, 1876.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-23
Tribute of Respect.

Ataregular meeting of Rock Mills Grange,
No. 154, P. H., holden on 11th day March,
1876, the following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty God,
in His all-wise providence, to remove by
death our friend and brother Patron, MIL
TON McLEES Therefore.
Resolved That while we bow in humble
submission to the will of Him who "giveth
and taketh away" we deeply deplore the
loss of one so alniable by nature and Chris
tan cultivation, possessing those traits ne
cessary to render his influence valuable in
society, and in the Order of P. H.
Resolued, That we deeply sympathize with
the afflicted family and relatives in this sad
bereavement.
RESOLVED, That the Hall of this Grange be
draped in mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That a copy of preamble and
resolutions be forwarded to the family OF
deceased, and published in ANDERSON IN
TELLIGENcER.
Resolved, That the Secretary be instructed
to inscribe blank page of our Minute
Book to the memory of deceased.
#u@ True extract from minutes.
J. J. GILMER, Secretary.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-23
RAILROAD coHvENTIoE.

At regular meeting of the Town Council
of Anderson, on Saturday last, the following
resolution was offered by Capt. s. N. Pegg
and unanimously adopted:
Resolped, That the Town Council of An
derson take pleasure in rendering the hospi-
talities of the town to the delegates who
may attend the Railroad Convention at this
place on the 30th inst, and that the Council
in body do meet the delegates at the depot
and assign them to rooms in the Wayerly
House and the Centennial Hotel, and that
the Town Council do defray the expenses of
the said delegates while in attendance upon
the Convention.
A committee was appointed to confer with
the proprietors of the hotels, and make such
arrangements rs they deem best for the en-
tertainment of the delegates.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-23
SUDDEN DEATH.

On Friday last, 18th inst, Mr.. William
Bell, from the neighborhood of First Greek
Church, was en- route to Belton with his
wagon, in company with his son and other
persons. Before the party reached Bolton,
they got out of the wagon to walk and re-
fresh themselves, and stopped at the black
smith shop of DR.. W. g. Brown to warm,
where Mr.. Bell Lit his pipe and was quite
lively, talking and laughing with those
around him. Shortly after leaving the
shop, when they had passed Mr.. Joel T.
Rice's residence, in the town of Bolton, Mr..
Bell fell down ifeless in the road, while in
the act of speaking. He expired without
struggle, and it is thought his death occurred
from heart disease, as he had been subject to
symptoms which lead to this conclusion.