Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-13
Radical ManGuvres I'm tie South.

JACKSONSVILLE, Nov. l3.-Judge W lthnr-
spoon, ono Of tho canVassing board 81 Madison
county, vas arrested LAST night ty deputy
United States marshal, ON the charge ofraoeiviog
sod destroying ono OF the precinct returns
which gave Bisbec Efty seven majority. lie
was brought here, and waived examination,
being held in $1,000 to appear II tho next
United States District Court. samuel Smith,
coloretl, one of the inspectors IN the same ooun-
~, has been arrested charged with 90: doing
his duty, aud committed to III.
A sncclal dispatch to the Sun and ?fnas from
Alachua county saya :--"Thc caavasainG board
to day threw out three precincts, ooc because
the names Of voters were written on tho tickets,
aud two becsu.n the dup!l2atr precinct raturGs
did not agree" This action, ii su5i.nod re-
duees B5bee'a (repubiicln) majority III the
county feom $50 TO o. and cItcts ilG,I, (demo.
GRAFT 1t also elects u democrat to tic i,sglsa
ture 10 the place Of l.. 9. Den0is.
A deputy marshal arrested tic can7a3slEE
board this evening, and they arc to be taken
before the Unitcd States commissioner IL.
noriow. y petition is being circulated 10 il sex
aonvllo by republicans, asking the Snprcme
Court 10 convene in special session for the fur
pose OF obtaining manaamus to compol re-
canvass.
CHARLESTON, Nov. l3.-rhree managers Of
election at one OF the Charleston polls were ar
rested 10 day, uodcr warrants from the Uaited
States commissioner, for obstructing the deputy
marshal at the recent election and refusing ~
publicly count the ballots. They waived cxar,
nation, and were billed. Othcr arrests are
expected to morrow. Eighteen ciGz.rs o.!
Orangeburg have been arrested Tor ob:tructiog
Uoited States officers 10 the discharge OF their
dulles at The election. They gave hi.
MANY A REpoRTEn's EXPERIENCE 1t il
quito difficult ct lines to get "the right CT a
story il Franklin. The other day While at
work at OUT desk We heard something Of an up
roar in tho street ard FASTENED drought
the hallway to front window to in.
vestieato matters. BY TIC time we rrac he'd
the wiodo~ the excitement had subsidized, but
we heard some oaa say something about run.
away horse W0 wanted "A item badly, and
descended TO The street to lean tic particulars
of tho runaway. We first ac,osal G boy. who
informed US that it wstn'ta horse, but mule,
that he'd dashed away with wood Wagon, and,
after converting the vehicle toto klndIlng wood,
had started down the railroad with onlg
tongue and one wheel OF tho wagon as com.
pany. We next asked an old gentleman about
the affair, ard he kindly explained that he uu.
derstood that yoke Of steers had became
at dinner bell and ran through the
court house yard. tearing down portion the
fence and damaging the psiat 10 a fearful man
ner. Another gentleman who had listened to
the latter portion of tho old man recital,
broke in with You re mistake old map
'twn't oxen that rln awey-it was hor5es--L
seed en- myself" When ho made tho re.
mark We turned to him for n!ornation--an
eye witness Of the affair vas what We were at
ter. Then you saw the runaway, did your
we asked. We'll, now, you see, didn't ex
actly SEQ il, you know, bat Bill Spii2scr lie
seed it, an he says that it was HOSES "a that
they jest went a.tcario'." That was enough Of
of that information. and the next man We tack
led said that there had been 10 runaway-tbe
excitement was all caused by toan COW get
ting her tail fastened ia wheebarrow and
out to tho Fair ground aud back with
it. Then We mildly inquired ofan aged color.
ed lady if che know auGht Of the wild nighr Of
a span Of terrified steed5. eyes, boss, Gcy bolo
killed dcyselyes-aDd the man vino was jrbin'
he's done gone dead, spah-dat's what my son
Lszsras toe me-" After that VIC gave it up
o disgust. and roturniog to our desk, guessed
1t the facts in the case. if you think the
.bove is exaggersloD, the next time anything
lappens Just try to get the facts 10 proper
hsne far nriniipp, -FInnEln Patriot,