Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-13

kenner and Mr.. Arroyo, resigned. According
to the constitutional provisions the first two
are dcbarrcd from serving, one being Y. 5.
official. The other candidate. The board is
elected by the Senate, and has pow. rto fill any
vacancy that may occur during the Interval.
This leaves the selection oil three members Q!
the board to the two negroes. Wells aud An
! dcrson are both absent from New Orleans. The
former, who the republicans Claim has right
| TO serve, Was expected to arrive ID That city on
Saturday night. The New Orleans correspon-
dent of the New York Herald says. alter pro-
longed search, he vas unable 10 lin! the ne
! about them The board will meet on the 18th,
at their office in the State-hoaSe, when and
where the returns will be couuted.
LAKE CRY, Fla, Nov. ll.-The lst Con
grossional district composed Of twenty-five
countless gi7cs ), lao Democratic votes and 4,3bi
republican votes; democratic majority, So
The Cad Congressional district gives 3.25l
| democratic votes and 2,339l republican, votes;
democratic majority, $50. Total democratic
majority in the State, | .442. Ih.s report Is
based upon official returns from tliirtV.iour
counties aud an estimate on the vote OF 1874 10
five counties, which DO doubt will give an in
creased democratic majority.
| In Florida the returning beard is under the
control Of the republicans, being composed OF
the secretary oil State and State Treasurer, re-
publican-, and the attorney general, wv. Arch
er Cooke, J who is a democrat. Under the Law,
thirty days are allowed the inspectors OF ecc.
ton 10 make their returns, so 1t viii DO several
days at least before the votes officially react, he
hands CT tie returning board.
NEW York, Nov. l2.--The New York lier-
aid says AS We go to press 1t seems prob
able, but nol certain, that in Florida Tue deIlh-
erals have carried both the State and national
| tickets; thai in South Carolina llamrton IS
elected, while Hayes has email majority nn
the presidential vote, and that in Louisiana the
democrats have Il moderate bot sufficient MA
jority.
1--WE cal! attention. 10 one si'Sual cuntrsdic.
ton III the opposing statements from Sohth
Carolina and Louisiana, the more remarkable
because it accura in the rcpori5 from both
States. iha republicans assert that authenic
statements ara al hand from hut very lev coun.
ties. The democrats a:Sar. ifat authentic
stateu.:Iti aIe Ill hand liom n2ar!y all. ard,
indeed, ;atc dispatch from Sou;h Carolina
gives retu.Gs, claimed ty he democrats to ta
from the board oi managers OF every COUNTY 10
/ that !3;sie. .,1yT, a. 10 LOUISIANA, there are
zoua !aw far away, outigirE Counties IRON
Wh!.,i1 rclurl5 TaaY lot nc receivable tor day
or t11. but shera IS 10 reason In the world why
transcripts ol The oIha,a! count from every South
Carolina county should not have heel b7 tbs
time obtained lc0Hi The ucInocr.!a member ct
tie county election managers by the democrats
and from the republican manager by the re-
pub!iGana, either at Charleston or Columbia.
We beg.Go2. Chamberlain TO teWare Of auy
appearance, even, OF hugEarmuggenng the re
turns. re- and t.7 VIGOROUSLY corrupt aiies-
: Elliot, Mose5 ani Nhi?per--ara already OBJ.
} iects Of suspicion .era il The Noc:h, and justly
, 50. They must remember ;ha. this Is mol
) merely State election; ne are tlccing Pres
idcnt this time, and there must De 10 nonsense.
: Mr.. Chamberlain IS TOO smart aad practice! i
polit1iaa to waste time ~ gathering the re-
turns there has been lime enough to get 1T
least complete summary statement otthe vote:
: of all The coun!ics 1.-THE democratic side have
, got it, IS they assert, people vii! hardly credit
: Gov. Chamberlain professions o! ignorance.
r The New York Herald says The psrurs oi
the Manhattan Club were thIouged at an early
hour in the evening BY members .! The or"lll
cation and prominent democrats generally, Ih1
excitement occasloncI on the receipt ol tn;
5 proclamation Of President Grant Ta- intense
Ii was the chief topic everywhere. The !ates
news from the doubtful States was eagerl,
sough, Tor by the crowd, which continued tt
Increase in volume until lar iut0 the night.
DISPATCHES were received IN quick succession.
/ One OF them stated that q carefully prepares!
2 canvass had been made, based on reliable re
turns and carefully computed estimates. which
gave Tilien nearly |, iUu majority. Most O
; the reutlemen interviewed were certain Of tie
; result OF the election aud indignant at the cpl
dent attempts on the part Of the republicans Il
hold back the rctnrns 10 close States. which
: they say ia done TO patch up such figures 4:
, they may need to elect The democratic vic
| tory in this State and city was entirely for
| gotten, while the election in Florida formed
, the principal theme oI conversation. The
Presidents order to General Sherman to sen,
all the troops to General Augur that he may
deem necessary was looked upon az au Outrage.
One democrat asked auolher:-
"What do you think oil the election.
"Tildcn is elected beyond all doubt.
Are you certain
! 81 am certain that lie will be the next Prcsi
dent, uul SIS cheated out of votes cast for him
in Florida aud louisiana.
well, suppose he should be defeated =
Then there would be war. The people o.
this country feel certain that the delay in re
cei7ing returns from the doubtful! States Is due
, to the fsct that the ballots are being tempered
With.
You have no proof to Offer for your as
! sertions.
"Do you suppose that The thing is not trans.
parent eoougi to src thrnugh. Complete re-
turns should lave been here on Wednesday
evening the very latest, whereas We are in as
much d2nbt as ever say again, and say il
cmphaticaliy, that Ii Tilden does nnt carry
Florida there sill be bioodshed.
The New York World OF Saturday asserts
that Secretary Chandler said. just before he
left the city Thursday afternoon: I've got
one maa already down South, aud the demo-
Gratis will need id fast train to get the in
side !rae!; Of HIN. don't propose TO be
cuchred in this matter and Hayes has got to
be the ncgt President, whether he's elected or
not" These we're the words Of the republican
chairman as reported by Gen. Jas. Met uade,
who, with several other eeotIeTltn. overheard
them when uttered.
| Senator Smith of Nelson Co Va SAWS Nelson