The New York herald., 1876-11-20
day and the troops doubtless sent to remain there
pending an investigation.
Jackson county gave lo2 democratic majority and
Greenville precinct about 40 majority.

A PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS VIEWS ON THE
FLORIDA SITUATION HE CHARGES THE
DEMOCRATS WITH INTENTION TO CARRY THE
STATE BIZ FALSE RETURNS.
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 10. 1874
Hon. r. W. Mackcy. State Treasurer OF rennsyl-
vania was OF the republicans who visited the
doubtful States. in compliance with the invitation OF
the President He has recently returned from Florida,
and in a conversation with a HERALD correspondent
this evening" gave rather unpleasant picture OF tho
political situation in that State. The rumor
that he had conceded tho State to the
democrats, Mackcy cmphatically denied; on the
contrary he confident tha. the republican Prcsiden-
tial electors in Florida elected beyond q doubt
Evon giving the democrats what they claim, tho
publican majority cannot be less than 500 Tho demo
purposely holding back the votes OF of
the counties for corrupt purposes Returns from all
the republican counties are In and about swothirds OF
the democratic counties Tho remainder being
kept back with purpose. In OF the democratic
counties returned higher democratic maiorities are
Officially reported than the whole amounted to In
1874 and 1878
REPuBLICANs cLAIx rHR STATE TroKEr.
Mr. Macksy snys II is not that republicans
cede the State ticket to the democrats Hayes has
run ahead of the rest OF ticket but the republican
State officers also elected As TO tho alleged demo-
cratic frauds Mr. Mackey could 20 into detail but
cited Hillsboro and Jackson counties as having been
the Of many outrages In jackson county tho
democrats claimed 100 majority but tho republicans
positive that honest count will give It to them
by 500 This county always had been republican.
INSPECTORS DRIVEN
Men had come to this county from Alabama and
driven tho republican inspectors away and taken
possession OF the polls
BOARD.
Being asked as TO tho character OF the Returning
Board in Florida, Mr. Nackey said that It seemed to
be satisfactory 10 both parties, being composed
OF democrat and two republicans They
seemed to bc men whom tho best men OF
the State had confidence in. The Comptroller
General, he said, must certainly be man Of ability,
and the administration certainly be honestly
Quoted since the condition of Florida financially 10
better than any other Southern State As to when the
State will begin, Mr.. Mackcy was uncertain,
but several days at least must capse before two or
three isolated counties can be heard from officially
DEMOCRATS IN HURRY.
The democrats are anxious to have the canvass be-
gin on tho incomplete returns, to givo them .
chance to how many they need to give them ma
jorty and to nix up the returns accordingly but the
Returning Board has very properly refused this
quest the law requiring them to walt until all tho
State shall himself canvass returns had come up
when Mr.. Mackey lott Florida He knew nothing
about tho legal merits OF this question In conclusion
moro repeated his conviction that the Stale
has certainly gone for Hayes
TRIP TO FLORIDA WITH THE UNITED STATES
TRooPs-poLITIcAL SITUATION AT THE cAPr-
TAL-BoTH PARTIES AWAITING EvENTs-M-
rERv1Ews WITH oovERNoR-ELECr DREW AND
". =. CHANDLER.
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. IA, 1879
Your correspondent, upon boarding the southwark
bound at Macon, route for Florida, might well
have thought that this Republic in danger OF
breeding sthe cankers of long peace" but that
had again upon ua, with restl.ssn and iss
thrills The whole depot was filled with armed men.
Blue coats throngcd the platforms. Stacks OF guns
and piles Of equipments were on every hand Tho
bugles loud aiarum rang ever and upon the air
and the taps Of the long roll added It's hoarse camor
II was dramatic soeno The soldiers, with
the nonchalance that u born Of camp life,
werc taking things easy. Here was group
clustering around extemporzed 1rc cooking rations
boiling Coffee thore cluster were cracking jokes
beyond them crowd were watching the antics OF the
regiment aog his trainer, bueeyed boy OF hardly
twenty caused him 10 jump in and through made
OF canteen straps Just the soldiers they
could &c. a mass Of negroes, especially women and
GIRLS who yielded 10 the buscoas incense Of adora
from their impusve and untutored souls that led
them often beyond the bayonots OF tho sen,rea Back
OF tho blacks stood largo body OF white people, drawn
together by the camor attending this sudden invasion
and looking ON In dumb as,onishmcnt The break
last cooked and eaten, tho men were hurried
board and the train sped noisily toward Florida
Your correspondent found his way into the filed
with company A. and ensconcing himself in a corner
was soon entertained with most exciting political
discussion induIged in by various members OF tho
disputants had much the bcst OF fight well as
the lions share of the applause Said plcasantfaccd
town vst tnas adm, go democratic when We saperin
tended the election. We struck Livingston, Ala, two
YEAR, ago and It went democratic Tor the first time
AS pretty general thing the soldiers were disgusted
with the business IN which they were engaged aud d,d
They cheered Justify Tor Tden, and poll Of the
A MAJORITY or SIX riLDEx vorKs
There few people at the stations on the upper
end OF the line to 'see tho troops" as u was not
known that they would be on board After they had
gone y miles crowds collected AT every station
witness tie strange sight train loads oi soldiers
hurryng through peaceful states As general thing
Once while some ardent patriot would poke
tangled head in the window and proianely volunteer
proving through white mans country" At
this some soldier would hurrah for Tilden.
when the tangle haired man would melt into
the most ELUSIVE and paroxysmal good humor
and insist upon shaking hands all round. At Tebeau-
vile the ladies' gathered in large numbers with flowers,
fruits. &c, for General Rugcr aud staff Al Jessup
the citizens furnished several gallons VI hot coffee and
q pretty bountful supper for the soldiers, and met
them with every expression Of good will They
not understand why the soldiers sent TO Florida,
but they have hard words or them Altogether the
trip quite pleasant one
CAMPAIGN OF INTRIGUE AND SUSPICION.
The political situation here lis fairly ndescrbabe.
Everything is overssrained and unnatural II is all
whisper and wink. There nothing frank or easy.
Ono Is carried of into remote corner receive
utter secrcsy the most casual Information There
lips your all DAY long Intrigue and suspicion
exist in all things The most atrocious poison
the air hour alter nour. Every stranger here
thing other. This (realy stationery drummer)
isa New York detective; that one (really doc
tori 10 professional mail robber yonder fellow (reay
young student making for the fish, is tele-
graph wire Taper, and that box he with him
lreay his tacklc Is the dire machinery with which he
Is break the wiro and intercept messages.