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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-03-14
Citation.

The STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Chancery Court
LIST Dist, al Rules,
KINDS COUNTY, February s. 1877.
Two T. s. and R. d. Fortner, of jena Gaia
Il houla parish, louisiana and all others in
tereshed in the estate of BENZ. Fortner
deceased
Youa are hereby cited to be, and personally ap-
pear before said Court, at the Courtroom in the
city of Jackson, Mississippi.on the fourth Mon
day of March, A. d., 1871, the same being re-
turn day of said Court, then and there II answer
the petition of Jos. H. Morris, Administrator
de bOnis non praying for sale of the lands OF
said estate, mentioned in said petition to pay
the debts of said estate, and show cause If anv
you can, why the prayer of said petition should
not be granted.
Ordered at Rules this 9Th day of February,
A. d., 1877.
W. T. RATLIFF, CLERK.
By A. G. MOORE, D. C.
A true copy from the minutes.
W.T.. RATLIFF, Clerk.
A. G.. MOORE, D. C.
feb.f-5wl
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Trust Sale.

DY VIRTUE of Deed in Trust executed
II by William H Wilson and Margaret s.
Wilson, on the 10Th day of March, 1865, to Sc
cure to William Stevens the payment of q
dersigned Trustee will sell for cash 10 the
highest bidder. in front of the Capitol, in the
city of Jackson, Mississippi on the 18th of
March, 1877, the following described land sit
the SWH of section "A and the N Il of Mex Of
the NWH of section ., all in township
N. of range East.
viii convey such title as Is vested in me
as Trustee, which is believed to be good
Feb. Il. '7s-SOd.
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Administrators Notice.

WHEREAS at Rules, on December 4th, 1916
w of Chancery Court of the First District
of Kinds county, letters of adminisf ration Of
the estate of s. g. Newcomer, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned by the CLERK AZ
said county, now all creditors Of the deceased
are hereby notified to have their elaims duly
probated and registered in the once AZ said
Chance-y Court of said county, within the
barred. and all persons indebted TO said es-
tate must come forward and make Immediate
payment.
fehT 5w1 -s1s-'fss' :.
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Commissioners Sale.


Under DECREE of the Chancery Court
- of Kinds County for the First District
thereof, rendered on the 18th day of December,
Io'6' IN the case of John " Robinson, against
B. f. Moore and others, l, as Commissioner,
appointed by said decree, will, on the 18th day
of April, 1877, in front of the City Hall, in
Jackson, Mississippi, sell a public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash, and by sub-di9is-
ions not exceeding leo acres the following
tract of land in Kinds county, known as the
WILKINS tract, or SO much thereof as will sat
NWH and E18 of SW4 OF section 2 The 4
of NW4 of section l. The VIZ of SWL of
section !, e1cept eight acres off of the SOUTH
east corner of said eighth. The Ell of NW1{
of Section l, except 2311 acres off the south
east corner thereof and six acres off of the
northwest corner of E \ of SW4 of section l.
All in township 6, Range / west containing
about ga acres, with the tenements heredit a.
ments and appurtenances.
A. G. MOORE, Commissioner
SHELTON SHELTON, Soils for Comprt
Feb. IS '77-tds.
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NOTICE.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
OFFICE AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
AND Ex-0FFICIo LEvEE CoMMIssIoNER
j. L. POWER,
Grand Secretary.


OFFICE AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
AND Ex-OFFIcIo LEvEE COMMISSIONERS. J
JACKSON. MISS, Feb. 10, 1877
Pursuant to the requirement of section of
" an Act amend an Act entitled an Act to
abolish the office of Liquidating Levee Com
missioner, and to provide for the redemption
of lands in the Liquidating Levee District. and
for other purposes, approved April 18th, 1876 y
approved February list, 1877 the undersie ned
as ex-oficio Levee Commissioner, hereby gives
notice that Section Six of the foregoing emit
tied Act provides THAT ii outstanding bonds
certificates or surplusage certificates issued
under the provisions of an Act entitled an Act
to provide for the payment of all debts and
liabilities contracted or assumed and all scrip
or evidence of debt issued by the general
board Of levee commissioners organized I'M
der Act approved December ID, 1853, and
also for the payment of all debts and liza biiities
incurred or assumed by any county for work
and labor done or material furnished prior to
the first day of January 1862 in any county
included in the levee district created by the
Act of December I'd, 1853, aforesaid whether
such debts and liabilities incurred or assumed
before or after the passage of the Act afore-
said, approved February 1ath, 1867, or under
the provisions of any Act or Acts amendatory
thereto, may be presented by the holder there
Of to the Auditor of Public Accounts, by him
to be registered or before the first day of
june, 1877, and all such bonds or certificates
which shall not be presented for registra-
ti"n within said time shall be barred bS limi-
tation, and shall not thereafter be receivable
for taxes except for the redemption and pur-
chase of lands as provided in the Act to which
this Act is amendatory, and in section one of
aus :. ." 81 ameEdatory thereto, nor constitute
otherwise a valid claim against said levee
district; and after said first day of June, 1877,
no action in ia OF equity shall be maintained
TO enforce the same
W. H. GIBBS,
Ex-Officio Levee Commissioner
Feb. IA 1S77-Sw
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STATE OF NEW YORK, !
ud Gouu4u IF Naw XnrL

Henry GmblOn Clerk the City and County
a
said and
HENRY GUMBLETON
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Fire
hereafter haveor
anda cknow1-
be be dand
the aws
Witness
B. President
PANLl l. ,Secre
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Scr
l. H do hereby
the oigina
" : GIBBS
o counts
81 Smythe, Agents.
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
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DECISIONS

lst. 1t is NOT lawful to ballot on applica,
aons for degrees at called meetings, even
eAen it is 50 stated in the call, nor at staeeu
neetings when there are present less lha an
EVEN members of the Lodge; ana la -.
eases balloting for degrees must take pal M
n the first day of stated meetings, anu -,
aYPhcations for degrees must be mace W. a,
Zoe request of candidate. A candldaIe mus
lot be considered as wishing TO advance
: A Lodge cannot grant dimit on oo ~,
IONS An entry in the minutes that Hel nl
Der Is to have a dimit on payment OF I .;.e<
ead he being delinquent fOr dues az the Tins
Is Of no validity. :.
"a The funeral ceremony of the Catnoii
o9ureh having been performed at the D Sn,
a Master Mason, is no ground IoI u Lc
lAg any Masonic rite to which he was Oehe
wise entitled.
A Lodge may receive dues from
BROTHER who has been expelled for non-pa
hent Of dues.
o No action of Lodge after the oeAIn
member who was in a state OF snspenst
a. a. the time of his death, can entltie III.
Hasonic burial, or to any other Nlsso'
isht Of himself or family.
.. 4 nOn-afhliate hes no right 70 Visf
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
County of New York


o e
uni tina
aret he
l. Secreta
COUNTY New York.
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- - a IL H VI IL n II
OF THE CONDITION Or THE UNITED BRANCH OF TUE
Liverpool and London and Clio
Insurance Company, December 81, 1875.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS

Faiue of Real the C5mpauy
esimpe
stocks benis Notes Of
state
ned by theC
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, I &C
County of Philadelphia.

County
el
dfhe
Philadelphia duly authorized purposes,
tina the ignat
n m 81 Ia o
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STATE OF VIRGINIA.
T - D

VIRGINIA,
Notary
feTnsura Com o
nay
der handand omcia lseah To-
j. N
sgog ed from Tie oTasl als once
" 11 w.
John u. Buck, Agent.
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meme Frank Fire
appoint n
eervic of lprocs O II proc
the Lam
d
lprai
erof suche vice is hereby express an
WITNESS hand 0 o
ISealo the G. Presde
Company
aforesaid oberebyee
truly n
xUxDERM HAND
t.
RARROWS 81 SMYTHE, Agents
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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA }
COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA.

County OF PHILA
NJ Of the Franklin
affirmed and sy he
going o. shl ta ca said
Hundred %
of kE wthdo
0 Conpan
G.. President
NJ Secra
bcllbel and amrmedt OF brary,
seaIj HARLAN, Notary Public
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no harm grows out OF 1t. Inc chaftoF Is
! constructively present.
n, 30. A w. NJ appointed to preside over
AI.odge L. D.. has not the right to preside
o. oE- his own Lodge, after it has been char
of tere> or anv other Lodge, upon invitation
N he ne n having been elected to preside over
q charteed Lodge. But under Sec "a
ned Master 9fWarden presiding may invite any
dl- competent rotheT TO his assistance, but the
all i. NJ. or Warden is responsible for what
lru, who !" hat shGld be done with Masons
1itv duel ID IN any gamer, connected with a
aity Sfasons' cen profAes, but especially where
esi- Nv the la parties Duelling is forbidden
Tes of ourt God al man. The princi-
It. The Cder I;t 90 D. admit or tolerate
,lica- Eases i1sbe s occ take coeizance of such
aveT, a. I.ot,No' e. fnvestlga, and report to
tated snsrceIv alnei fa,,5er actiC. There is
than been prevSted By which m hit not have
a all friends. Mons can 3e lntefssition of
place fueRee, noEIly, in aa's.;nr 3tent IN
d all among nelghbs. 7cuttes
uPo. 81. a Louse9nnot legal. try a b..
nlus' for unmasontj duct withot the chalnleerI
: and speelnc4h..o icing reduce to wrifseSs
eoAul tl,av cannot be ret al !. eucn l9ture tx
dues, event. nc my red orally andtried
and confesses his ws@snb submit sl e E 70 y
atholic decision =. ID NO Drostthe charges beir
burial recofoeu, an. l'a;,,g fairIy9r but the Lodg
deny the matte i that rfstigated, and tt
other Lodge ao's 4 nlea of gui Most unique
tlona5 The Lodge shoUould De ente
rom sA.s confessed his guilt afciare 1nas = !
on-Pay ths uunishment according ocg leu. 70 4
Ieath of 80. A Lodge ILle Z Isles; does
pension not involve .ne sof * Lodi associat
him to with the nae 49, v;oIas - the tim
Masonic being. and nenS ct Set;on s23, By
6awsl lions, authorizes AspenaIes am
visit . ne6 asQns
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suops poultry vaetpn n Tana--48G bills ftfpeftine
Simpson N Tficeu-45p sacks cotton seed Union OIL
to-36l do Louisiana OIL Co.'s ears stock order-4
bbls Junk Adler-g tiercss hams II Keep q Sons
"A pigs eggs Valeton & Toea-10 do O II Lawrence
Aop-7 do M Stitch & sonl3 cases mdse Fellman Bros
-2g bals paper n G Palmer &ee-i car slaves Kline
Il tank oil w Converse jF &eo-12g bbls potatoes
Chas Pleasants=-1s2 SKIS peas T w Wagner &tn--1i2
A A Greenwood Aee-s pkgs mdse Mrs M Israel-g0
doc bfooms SO pkge mdse M MeGraw-25 d. weather
boards Burke Thompson bdl wire r II Hartman
case glass 60gafty-3 kgs mdse j Nj E9bei tson
so bbls eggs Miller 4 Meyet--1g bsles mdse w II
Letehford &ee-5 do McStea Value 10 pRgs to.
baeeo j 1tby & sti--6 do Mayer Bros--5 pkgs
mdse ID Mafett &eo-41D do Fl j Wheless-s do Lyons
Lndentha-6 FL Kern-4 Augnard-5 u Cros-
sans bx wine E B Welester-sundries TO order
To al 1877 bales cotton Gil sacks cotton seed
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RxpOEEas

HAvRE-Per bark Karstsn Langaard-20is bales
cotton 1s60 pcs slaves
RUATAN-Per schr May Eveline-10 bbls -four s
hf do bbs beef key lard Is pgks sundries !
UTILLA-Per sehr Jennie Woods hf bbls flour
Dbl rice bbls potatoes bale tobacco 5000 shinpies
1000 feet lumber
KINGSTON-Per schr Ebenezer-10 sacks corn 4
kegs nails 1000 shingles 100 feet lumper 800 bushels
salt in bulk
KEY WEST-Per steamship Emily b Souder-620
bbs -four $50 bbls meal $50 tcs lard 35 sacks bran B
sacks oats $50 sacks corn
HAVANA--Per steamship Chas w Lord--5oo bbis
-four SO bbs grease 123 bbls fertilizers 500 cats
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1aa nraias la,d ed tiarens hams .la4 hilla

900 saes bran sa CRATES lard 10 tieress hams se4 bdls
hoop poles 90 bass hay
B0EJ oN-Per steamship Lancaster = z2s6 bales
cotton D hhds iron and ma tal 1899 dry hides 25 bales
moss hhds sugar bales rags "a bales paper stock
Dbl rice lge tons scrap iron 1e4 pkgs stndies 9eoo
pcs slaves
CEDAR KEYS-Per steamship Lizzie Henderson
ITO bbis -four 100 sacks oats SKIS salt bale hay 355
sacks corn ~ sacks eeEee 8 les meat 56s pkgs sun
Alies
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STEAMBOATS,.
OHIO RIVER.

REGULAR CINCINNATI. LOUISVILLE AND
NEW ORLEANS PACKET.
RS . ron CINOIN NAT II, I,OUIsvI ID.
l@aMAhat Nj Evansville. Henderson, Shawnee.
town. Padueah. Gairo. Memphis and
all intermediate points-The passenger steamer
Gold Dust.
n. II. Voolfolk, MASTER q. ", Gould, Jr., clerk,
win leave as above. For freight or passage ap-
e'' WAYNE d WILLIAMS.
fs26 log Gfavier street.
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MARINE NHWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
February 49, 1877
Cleared Yesterday,

Steamship Chas W Lord. Cotton, for Havana
e A Yorke
Steamship Lancaster, Mills, for Boston
Vim Creevy
Steamship Lizzie Henderson, Miller for Cedar Keys,
st Marks Tampa and Manatee-- Master
Steamship Emily Souder Foote, for Key West, via
Cedar Keys- / K Roberts
Nor bark Kafsten Lanyard Jacobsen, for Havre--
RI Buddendorff
sohr May Evene. MeClearn, for Ruatan--
J P Maebeca Geo
Brit schr Ebenezer Bethel. for Kill ston--
s Oteri e. Bro
Brit schr Jennie Wood, Pizstti, for Utilla-
S Ots1i & Bro
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The demand for money continued moderate to-
day, both at the banks and on the street, and
commercial paper was unchanged. A fair bust
ness was done IN Gold at previous rates. Under
the decline in Gold at New York, sterling gave
way 1aa6Dl and francs 4 u cent, but the movement
IN both was limited. With light offerings and
fair demand New York sight continued strong.
Stocks were quiet. State Consols and Premium
Bonds ruled higher; the former being held at the
close at an advance of "a and the latter closing
at an Improvement OF 4 u cent
We continue to quote; Exceptional commercial
paper at So per cent per snnum discount; Al
9tII0; do. second grade do. 12@18; loans ON col
lateral 7l1S; AL mortgages 85s@91ls, and second
grade do. I0Dl2.
New York, and after fair business closed at the
opening rates in both markets, touching 104A
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STEAMBOATS,
Bertha Broad from Washington
Lotus No 3. DannaTs from Jetferton
Isabel O'Pry, from Lower Coast
Blue Wing. No 8 Comstock. from Plaquemne
Assumption, Dalteres from Loekport
Ouaohita Belle, Blanks, from Ouaehita City
Era No 10, Taylor, (: ON Washington
Stslla Block. Taylor, from Boeuf River
Tom Parker, -, from Red Mouth
Ann s, Ruiz, from Lower Coast
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HnIaxy Coming lin.

Aus brig Grant Catsrech, 80 days from Bordeaux to
+ Taraboebia-
Brig Hattie S Bishon, Bishop, fom Havana via Sa
qua Ia Grande to MASTER
Schr Lena r storer, Scavy. "a days from Wood "a
Hol+, to Lehman, Abraham GEO.
Schr III Hancock, Ha4lett, 80 days from Boston, te
No ton Il Bell
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RECEIPTS An THE OLD BASIN.

Tohefuneta River-Per sehr Emma Anelia--5O
eoi wvud master
Bilori-pet sehr Three Brothers--30 cords wood
masur ....
Bioxi--Per sohr Philadelphia--25 etrds wood
Pasaogoula-Per schr Rovei~-l3tO bbls charcoal
master
Tohefuneta River-Per sohr Mew-t350 bbls char
oUsl master
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river News.

oTFIuE NEW ORLEANS DEMouRAT, |
Wednesday Morning. Feb. 2s
paily retost on the stage Of water, with changes
IN Che twenty -four hous ending yesterday y
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ImmnFfa.


MINATITLAN-Per schr Texsna-14i cedar logs
55 bxs cigars j Fernandez Il Son
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Making total OF sNS,VVe premium pe""s'
Stocks were quiet, .--.-
State Consols and Premium Bonds were more
in request and higher, the former closing OF
GIt5mGlsI, against 81 t,@6I75 yesterday, and the
l s(s.p At Az GDggt5, against SiA@32 yesterday
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COMM ERCAAh.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMoURAT,
Tuesday Evening, Feb. ~. !
COrTpN-The sales to-day embraced 1000
bales ct prices requiring no ehacge In our. quota
tions. We give also the figures and report OF the
Exchange as follows
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
ETAR Y.

MONETARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. !
Tuesday Evening, Feb. ~.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HousE.
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STEAMBOATS,.

Brit steamship Jamaican. Winder, from Liverpool.
via West Indies ana Mexican Ports, to Pim For
wood & Goth dis
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INDEPENDENT -OPELOUSAS WEEKLY
Leaves WEDNESDAY, Feb 2s. at D. m.
gy - FOR WASHINGTON. PORT BARRE,
LshAA&t& Cburchyille, Atehafalaya, Simms-
~ port. Big Bend Landing, Old River
and all intermediate points-The light
passenger steamer
ERA NO. 10.
I'm place Of the Robt Young)
Jas. Hamilton master. J. b. Schmidt. clerk.
Connecting at Simmsport with the steamer
sallie, giving through bills Of lading to Bayou
des Glafzes. For freight or passage apply Oh
board or to
HITE b CARLIN, 9 Tchoupitoulaa Ct.
T. S.-Through bills Of lading given to Bayou
BBuf. del
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RECEIPTS AT THE NEW BASIN.

Tangipahoa-Per schr M Pippo- 50 cords wood
master .. .
Biloxi--Psr sehr TonnaEs=-10D9 bills charcoal
master
Stucktpn-Per schr Amesiea-4o COO teet lumber
O eIub.T ~
Pearl siger-Psr sohr Z Ember-se cords wood
mast "
Biloxi-rer schr j, Arfineey-- 1000 bbls ebsreosl
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FOR ST. LOUIS.
OuACHITA RIVER.

OUACHITA RIVER.
NEW ORLEANS AND uUACHITA RIVER
TRANSPORTATInN COMPANY.
OUACHITA CITY, TRENTON AND MONROE
senti- Weekly 9uactita city Packet.
Every every WEDNES DAY. at 8 D. M,
as~s FOR OUAGHITA, CITY, THEN-
ekIl44.S ton, Monroe and all way landings
sk zHssssssss+ssaeea8s The Steamer
JOHN ii. HANNA,
I'm place of Ouathita BELIEF
J. W. Blanks, MASTER Joe Holmes. clerk
Will leave regularly as above. For freight or
passage apply on board, or TO-
Capt. r. A. BLANKS, President,
HITE 4 gAnt1N ar gRIT Ton, EPPLER
;. P. s.-.The boats Of this line connect with the
river, Ora, Acme and Jimmie Baker for Bayou
Drummer for Bayou d'Arbonne. fell tt
new orleans ana 0uachita River Trans
pertatien Company.
Leaves on THURSDAY. March /. ut D.. m.
FOR CAMDEN, ALABAMA LAND
IeNaGs Mina, Ouaehita City. Monroe, Trenton,
sssszss.ss sand all landings on Black and
Uuachit8 Rivers L he fine, new, light-draft
''''70''e''A JOHN HOWARD,
?. g. Montgomery. master. E. H. Perry, clerk,
will leave as above. For freight or passags
apply ON board. or to
President, Ne. Canal street sernsr Delta.
ADAMS b WORK. LORD d MoPEAKE, s'''
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-17
The Florida Canvass.

From the New York Heard.
Here is the story Of the Florida
Canvassing Board, from the Dem
ocratic side. 1t is a plain story,
easily understood ; and it is thought
here that, before the Republicans
claim Florida for Mr.. Hayes, they
ought to show this tale to be false.
Florida has thirty-nine counties.
When the Returning Board met
they began by an attempt to as
certain how the vote stood on the
face of the returns. But they met
at once with difficulty in Baker
county, from which two returns
came up. one of which gave the
State to Hayes, the other to Tilden.
Under the Florida law the County
Canvaseers are required to meet at
the Office Of the County Clerk,
withia six days after the election,
20 canvass the vote and compile
the official returns. The Board Of
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-17
Mr. wheeler and the Return
Ing Board.
From the New York Sun

From the New York Sun, Jan.
Like John Sherman and other pa
triots of his school, Mr.. William
A. Wheeler has come forward to
bolster up TIE character of KEEL
logg's Returning board, in the hope
of sustaining the monstrous fraud
by which they have attempted to
steal the State Of Louisiana.
Only two years ago Mr.. Wheeler
branded the action of these very
men as arbitrary, illegal, and fraud
ulent; reversed the decision by
which they had counted in a bogus
Legislature, and exposed the pro-
cess 10y which this iniquity had
been consumated. Now, when he
may be a beneficiary of their ras-
cality, he seeks to excuse the act
which did him honor at the time,
and to convey the false impression
that it was only q difference Of con-
struction Of the law of Louisiana
which led to the proposing results.
Or to use his own words as recent
ly reported:
"All did say, and mean to say,
was that they had misapplied the
law that is all. The law required
them, in cases of intimidation, to
take the affidavits in the parishes,
at the sveral polls, and then and
there to attach them to the returns,
while they failed to take such afli-
davits, and subsequently threw ont
the votes on charges of intimida-
ton, without having complied with
the letter of the law"
Mr.. Wheeler mildly calls a fra
grant violation of the law for the
protection of the returns of an
election, a misapplication. By that
means Wells, An derson and their
two mulatto confederates, stole the
Legislature in 1884, and the fraud
was so potent that Mr.. Wheeler
constrained to right it partially by
restoring to the Conservatives less
than one-half of their rightful ma
jority. Now, they have repeated
this villainy on larger scale and
precisely in the same manner by in
territorial disregard of the law
which "they misapplied" in 1874
When Kellogg and his corrupt crew
found that Tilden had carried the
State by about nine thousand ma
jority upon the official returns of
the Republican supervisors, with
out any reports Of violence, threats,
or irregularity, which they were
bonnd to make with the returns il
they existed, the plan was concoct-
ed of manufacturing charges of in
limitation, and thus giving Hayes
the State.
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counties which were flung out the
election officers were Republicans,
aud that the wrong or informality
asserted was caused by them; that
the board first counted in both
Stearns and Hayes, and on a re-
count were able to count in Hayes
only by arbitrarily tiinging out
votes to which, on their first count
aud when they ould not calculate
so closely, they made no objection.
1t is clear the Republicans, who
possessed all the election machin-
cry, shall show this story OF the
Florida election is false. They can
not afford to have Mr.. Hayes count
ed in by such frauds as are above
recounted.