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1.1 fl (> LEA NEK h.l t iliUliU, S4itor. "wn« w f Li. nat^HKMiBBNTr Heretofore j for nearly a hundred to rs, tin* peopta have* decided who WH* to be tWJr Pre.Muent, by ballot, each Still' appointing its electors by a luo.ld. ptT«ftnhe«l try Ms Legislature, in tit* t»re» ntea imwever if appear* to be iilfleunt, not only ha* the moile of choosi. g the elector* been radically , changed in some oi die Si**e*, hut a | new irJhm nl has been vrecteit, with powers U> coiint iJif • lectoral Vote itself. Tltf- elector..l comu-U«iou, as it is generally c-tlled, was wnethoted the Anal at biter of Jl I'tepotes iu re. gard !t> the elector*) vote. ~ The fit -i dj«ii#te*«Ktrtt jtrose over il.e vote of Ftori la. On the first day oi t his tnoit/ii die count of' the elector al init wilt bgnn bv the tw* houses of r;«!i}rr«.*,. n I proceeded wilh nn> til Florida wax rcadx-d, when objew liMia lot .e ew»nliug of that vote were filed, mid tfor wventl returns fVom tliHl iState, together with the papers accompanying litem, were referred to tlH> After, «h»t*>iatc„ itwas virtually admitted that the St*te voted fur Tildeu, it was tkcidod.tbat the pio seeding# of li e reinf..ing board could Hot be looted hno.v The Pemocrata offered 10 p**Ve tint the certificates 61 t e (laves electors were obfainei by fraud nnd thA»-lliry were tbe result of the people t JtYmifta, >»rtlof the na'ior. of right* Tn tflfe' efftdion of President. Tho t>tnmla>ion uv u strict party vote decided wot to ..e.ir iUe evidence. By a strict party; rfie it was decided tliaf the declaration jf the returning board, however laljw it might be. wV» ooii" elusive, save only in *o tar %s the eli« t i .ility of tho electors was ccucerned. The result ol thi-i ruling was that the vote of Jfiwvkia was declared to be lor Havimiiq Wbe. Icr, Florida pn*sed, Iho eopnt will pro cued nntit Louisiana is reached, When Uicro wW of course be ancHhor pros longed hitch. The conclusion iu the Florida raMfi* not regarded as decis ive as tOlxHiisiilUH. lh the torfner si.tie tbtf.e was no question as te me le/Rlity of the ro'ufrung board and its power* to,cantos the vote of ibe btnio ior electors, in the latter these are very urave questions; aodbesides, it is-la|in«d that two of the Hayes electors in l*>aixiaitn are certainlv in eligible, having been tederal officials nt the time of flwtr election. Ofoourse tli- democrats are despondent at the result in the Fio. ulu ca»e r bur. tue re publican* are by no means ensy and satisfied The real tight is to be fftoght over Loutiana. We.confess to a feel ing to dea, air, 'but the matter is not vct rettled. We think the best that the* Democrats have auy good re.tx.m tt hope tor, is th. t the election will ultimately lie 4hrowu into the House of Representatives. We tbhtfc this hot only pusrifcte but probable under the Uniteikst*«es r on tin*day of election. The throwing o»*. of ouo voti for t|be dection in ilW,i, « TBKIATLWANA VSABB, For some time past tbe fraud in the oooutiug of the presidential voti of Loniajwaa, baa been the subject ol congresrional inquiry at Washington! One Maddox, a government officer. regard vd* frauds by which the vow of lotfiu&a wna declared to be lor lb*, tfajea electors. It will b. ■nan of returning board, waa vistuaUy tlu} returning bm'4, ib« other meuibvtni beiug. o«Hup!ately u»s der his cuutiol. Of in the Kgbt Suippiag iinddax,a WlUmony of detaila it its aubaUuoe that aoou lie v *a in New Oi 1 mtv% htli pttt/, the vot« of IxmWana for H, . * A r# t -4 '■ paid, and uvmt «1 ui.uve the counte nance of men of pusiiiuii iu bis parly. A hi* latter d»uiand way account for ' tie eulogies prouunced upon liiu» in ptha United Stadw S hy Sherman of Oh to. M'tddox was n* the, confidential agent o; TfVfl*, fin ing a Tetter of credit f 010 him, to Wstxh i'lgtun Citv. lie wi»» also tUs.b«»srer of another letter mtdur scul, hut writ ten in liia presence, tVwm Well a to, VVfcs*, Radical Senator from Louisin , •ua. .. Maddox, knowing the ronton.t+ of tki# letter to We*', end mistrusting West in matters so deli, ate *nd failed to' deliver, it. The ( Reptib ioaus • appea.ed willing an ng.i to give Wells any amount of cjuntei ai.ee and endorsement, in hie work of fraud au corruption, hut they either lacked the iucliuati*nor ability to pay money. : i It i.i entirely proba ble that the campaign fund had be-a exhausted prior to election, unij that no private iudividnal elected to make so ■ questii npbliß J£j investineut. At all events the negos tiations tor moneys from Republican quarters seems to have failed, llayes modestly asked a million dollars. | Maddox was then instructed to open i negotiations witf» the Democrat*, to the effect that ftells for mousy*wo ild make an honest count of the vote ot > t-ouisiaua, which would gite the Slate J to 'lHldeu by a large majority. Mad- ■ dox attempted tht» ttotrough vtee Coi, Pickett, .and that foiled. The entire' plans are unfolded with K particularity as to detail that can scarcely fail to varry conviction of i « truth. Maddux is oonv&orated by the evidence ©f Orl. 1 l>y the evidence of one tdtllefield, one of the clerks of the Weil* board. He also produced the letter of credit to himself from Wells, also the undeliv ered scaled letter froit| Wells to West, both of which are strongly corroborat ive, and tieif geniiiriess is not dej uiad bnt ou the contrary positively addmitted. ♦flere is the letter to West, which iHMopened by himself ami stated to be in Wells handwriting. N»w .OMtquhl ."KC #av. Stf, 1878/ MY DRAB SKNATQR, —I regret much Mt seeing you when here.' I wanted to say much to you which would be ntlestt imprudent to put upon pajwr. I trust, folwever,' to maet you jn Washington as soon as the cknviss is over which is upon us. Our dntie* at returning officers have ouytnenUd the atnffnitude of the destiny of thr nation, at.ioell at my duty 'to the yreafX tiding ymmal, U, $, Giant, not with mjr consent'shall this Mprsssed peoj le be governed by his UNK*%r prisoners, aid4d by tHtir white-liverej cowards •€ the North. 7iTl"m^rV* x V°" sent' kere md wiU bene* intheinUr eel o/ TUStn. Unless some counter movement, it will be imiHMsible for ibi dr anjf other imMidmd, to" arrest its prod not ve rtonlt*. The gentleman presenting this letter is fully a««ro of the move, and, if yon allow will.commmaaio|ta freely to our friends and act promply, or results will .be disastrous, A hint to the 1 i jffon. p. Ji. Weet, Washington Now Wells there a man woman or ohild,of snffi cientinteligence to comprehend plain wbo heffovM it? la the,e a !ine, word or sentence that can by mj oonstraotion, when taken in o,u nection with tita wlule, have refer eooe to anything other than the cortnt M tb. vote, of Ui» Bt*te? What *doos it mean? Kead it, look at it, •ooridei it. There a* be but one inter prvtation. A bid foe money; and to spur up Kipnbhouis to tumish iu 1 fabe it is fKM. « plain aa the Sun at i that the Democrats will mooey, and that unless uet by, " 'i' ' .' % ' »* A. AUKBAY. We notiofe toat Col. T. If. Hojt, our B>'lun'or, ban int.r duoed a bill for "the relief *>f onr worthy conntyman, A: Marray j tormer Sheriff of th» -.county#* iVe trust the bill will pat>#.;-It Kfor-tlie purpose enabling hiui to roll *rt taxes due him as Sherilf from 1808 to 1872. He indulged the people iiu'l paid their tnXis fur them, ami now lie in powerless to collect the nioiwy, and they, forgetting In* kind- HjW f will not pay. IliH accounts m ' S'.it riff lire settled in foil, and have been fjr ye,us, both with tb.» county anil Stat*. His indulgence lias cost him thousand* of dollar*, which is ' DOW due him from hundreds of men. They >pglit to pay, aud the Legisla ture ought, in common justice, and Wr hojm will empower him to euf'urv* |m\'iuent. " * w Of course the bill protects amply all those who have paid th-ir they have preserved ihair receipt* or not. , IW the many hi lip ol a private character which h.i vo linen introduced thin session, there is, we. venture, not one more tueeritoriouß than the one introduced by 001. Holt, j for tjie releif of A. Murray. TUB li iTBUT, • . The Electoial Commission in giving their revolts for giving the vote v>t j Florida Jo LLyea ami Whenler say ' that, under the law in force on the I d-ty of election, it wafc not competant to hear evidence to show that (he persons declared elected by the returning board had not been so elected--in ot her wordes they I ado that the Adding of the returning Jo; t ,w«8 conclusive and could not be. impeached. In regard to the alleged iuelligiliiiitv of Humphrey* tine ot'tne Ha\ es electors, the Commission held that fherc was not proof sufficient to alio®", thnt ho held u federal office on the day wheii the electors were appointed. It is claimed that this latter ruling will certainly be fata to the counting of one vote from Qregon for Haves. In that, event the election will go to the House. There «il be "a prolonged controversy over 1 ouklana. It is about time truth Was rising from her crushed posit it ion. ' WASHMtHTtM UTTBB Congressional Proteedhigs —Electoral. Commission—District Police Board —True inwardness of the Pension Office Chandlers Bank ace Hint— A Little Dodgo of the Fieetlinans BanirPeople—We i Is of Louisiana— Theatrical—Local notes ate. et«. — W Feby, 7th 1877. The fccref sessions of the Recto nil Couunfti-ion give Congress its 1 buly chance-to' transact ordinary business. Yestertfhy the Senate and House had long legislative sessions and although little completed much of that preliminary wook always' necessary in sucltdwdies whs done. The Senate refused to pass >ver the Preshtenta veto the bill abolishing the Police Board 's* this District. The resigna tion from Ibe Ward of Murtagh who was tb#mo»t obnoxious of its metiis liers, a#d Who has been shown to have u«d the Police down private character and prevett the exdeutkm-of tlie law, saved the Board fom annihilation. in the Benate Micro #as much discussion of the bill to amend the PacMs Railroad acts 40 as to create a sinking fuud for the pay ment of their indebtedness to Uov* eminent. No final action was taken. Senator Gordon speaks on the' sab* ject tondaV. It hm*«though# tbe bill wiH Tiftr *9fHon of tHtt morning says, referring to the secret stA»iouj>i the Electoral Commission Yesterday. "It is assured from f>res ent indications that a majority of tn« commission vM decide that, in addK lion to the electoral certificates, no evidence «an he received in regard te the Florida off** except snch as relat ed merely to the action of the Fl#ri da State government subsequent to (lie Presidential election. This in' eludes the courts. Conceiting this 10 be the determination of tbe Coril* mission, their inquires in regard to ■Matters ot fact will be restricted to a oouiparitifely narrow raugo, aud s ftnal decision in the Florida ease way be exfpeetad sooner than has befti generally anticipated. There were raminora abroad last night m to the vote in commission by which this alleged dSdWoif Wis Wached—«oMe giving it a» thirteen to two, others A ! . . , WrRIRJf. • An az>clerk of the Met service bureau publishes I=a^.-rrs cient and fit one or iiyi. (u« of the Jlnuae committee* in said to have captured dt iwi»rvv(iw»Wl baidm account for file limn )»$ bean jpairnyia ogthe ' coni iiiittfc. There . N«J-I • teresting f;tcts in tint aecnmit; though no doubt figmvs Hie ii« rc made to lie. It seem* now tik-ly : I hat g ovcnimcßt wi i | tin base j tilt* Fn'rdnirtiui'icnik builuing audit!*'! ! airliorize the comhiTfoc.meis wuo are i winding up tin* liHiiks iiff i.s to put | chase, at publm or (uiviit.- *-ab-, real estate niortg)!tie t tot 0 liank. This* read estal" w hi« mostly m-this city, and, st* land ka* hard y KIIV market vjili e «t this time, i' in* Imm r. found ini| ossible to real'Z on its flu iin on e ei..ety of the Uovenuuetif buying v» ixt tm i estate the lunik i ,; '» and at the same time author ing the I to buy n.oie seems to Im*.; «« capcd the attention of Cnngrvw». In ajujtlier year esa uiay l>e («»k »«l Wr l*hy frhatevvr real eitute mail in ime have I een pituluuicd. I U looks lik«- a thin game >o ipak" pfirr peoplr l>f iho Ignited State* jay the debt of tlie swinging carper-l»ig ger* who nin the institution and got rjph oat of it. Wells of the Uo turning Board w«« thither examined yesterday, end ai-ked to explain h»>w the Hayen electors bad eachabout the .same vote in that.State, although in fcome parishes a |M»ri ot them were by IhiMitak'e left off the ticket. He blus tered a great deal but this is one of a large lot tliinga in his course, wjiv.l - im'!X|,.ticnhle on any theory which admits Uia lioui-hty. to# M TKBKPFJiTAM i:. , Tlms 'tribune's repentance i» not ol that kind cf wttielnve may say "better late than never." The day of Wi'llf, Maddux, Linleftelri', and their lollowcts h;wpiissed, and it pi oliiet b mg oue n.nv for tbe TrHttme to say' dial, in what they teil us iib >n't themselves—Llttld%ld, M a d d x Picket, Well*, and all the r« *t— W»J have a view id t lie interior ot Ljni»l una politics which the Republican party can hardly conttenlplnte with composure. If the party is to endure, not merely in Louiliaha hut in any oi the States II ICICHII IICV I s must be broken up uto.ioo, Reoii )liani*oi uarmot hear tlie dU'ori»dit of sue:, nurseries of fraud. The choracier of die. Republican administration of benusiaua, fr nn the ganger* who slay lu tiont of livery stables op through ihu intermediate grades of constable, judge, JUiiLjpafeynoEk. to Ihe Returning 'Board which ells at the top, making and unmaking aU ihe rest, unfortunately aduii.s of no debate. That must be reformed root an branch an t the reform will to .henin by pressure from Wellington:" of the Tribune's sort lias already bet:im at Washington. No sooner had Maddux, whetbi rfroni tear, of I remnant of virtue or a knowledge that there was nothing left in Louisiana to steal Indicated a Jesire to luru irom i lie enror ot his jvil ways, than Grant prompttj- moved hitu lroin office. Grant and life Tribune and their party are \u [jertect wscord. AW rcpont at the ujtpei»#y i tool«, Nthic of than propose restituttou either vf the property, the money, ov the eieolM'al votes ot wtiieh thev Iwve plundered the, peVple of Loianaa. They are rftrse than , 'Ananias. When he ffepenled be only kept back part ot rho price.— I The Observer. COUNT* GOTBattMEir^rj* Ai thi| bill providing nrftieti upon, and inasniueh as this changed system provides for the ap« poiiiimeut of.the magistrates by (be Legislature, and givea to them the confrol of county affairs, we Mppose our Senators and Represen tatives, front the various counties,are casting about flw the uauies of suites t»l« pensons, iu each ol the townships in their respective counties, to l>e ap pointeti magistrates. As a matter ol oourA'we w not propose any sugges tions as tt> hwiividuals, but wt will tota* • gPfteral remark. And, W the fir* ft** we beg to preface 'it, Mth the observation that the change SK'X* kiu.wksdgert uecewities ot tlie «.«te.n comities it would M quite unpopular. mu»h on the sp the next place men should he selected win) will not bv their want of accom odation, and ohurlish maimers render any system tliat places them iu office obnoxio i*. goiao heed shou.d be paid le th« supposed choice ot the people. l f' btil if | 1 TUTT'B C "^rh* t """'J, PILLS Hill I Wljirr*'l PILLS TTTT'B • CURB SICK HUADACTFK : PILLS IEEE? •••** •' P,LW > : - • PILLS JPJT S Ttim PilM f PUJL» , TUTT'S : REQUIRE NO CHANGE OF : PILLS TUTT'S » it DIET. | PILLS ssl TOTT'S jARR PURELY VEGETABLE.: PILLS •nnZia I PILLS ! KR4 i' Si' i -fSK 2SEEIS I - i TUTT'B pixis i j TUKBEMAMP J-OBTOTT'g: PILLS j gas m "855 ! (KB TUTT'B • A CLEAR HKAD,«IM»IO limb., R PLL4* ' fgss iss^^-craM^i TUTT'S :*re nom» it th« reentts of the' MLLfI I TUTT'B ;nse of TUTT'B PILLS. I PILLS TUTT-a -......; .....j PILLS ?S QiTrinl KKs TUTT'B ; TtJTTB PILLS ARE 'THB ! PILLS TUTT'B • BEST— PEEFEOTLV HARM- | PILLS TUTT'S : LBB9, v piLLS | TDTT'B • „ ! PILLS TUTT'S : "•+• PILLS TUTT'B, • SOLD EVERYWHERE, | PILLS TUTT'B : PRICE, TWENTY-FIVE CTB.: PILLB TUTT'S : ....fc.i1.... J PI LLB TUTT'S f PBIMCIPALOPriOH I PILLS fe i ,B *SgttS TUTT S : 1 PILLS DR. TUTT'S EXPECTORANT. This unrivaled preparation has per formed Qome °* the most astonishing cures that are recorded m the atftials ot history. Patielfti suffering for years from the various diseases of the Lungs, after i trying different remedies, spending thou sands of dollars in traveling and doctor ing, have, by the use of a few bottles, tntireiy rtcovmd tktir htalth .5.1 j,r, "WfIUT ao TO HOMO*." DR. TUTT. Dear Sir When In Aiken, laat Winter, I need your ■xpectorant for q»y oongh. and Mellaennore benefit from It than anything I ever took, tam to w eh that I will not go to Ttorlda ml winter aa X intended. '^'W^^&tssaar" mWMtVUrtrtnt Street. Boeton, January 11,1874. ■SSffISaURMNBCS for the paat two year*, aad to my knowledge Many bottle. have been need by aiy patlenta with the hap pleet results. In two oaae* where ft w*» (Bought eon :^sr^n«ategsr,- ££3SaS3K22HK2S; 1 kopa it way beoo»e more generally known.-—Owaja- Snnlsto. Price HOME Jk ■ I mbJuti . ■ If uJ[yJI HiW I I*^. Si A fl Tx tte Ccnlenn! ,1 FsMMU«v KX «« li.-" MA^INETITSIMPL? 1 n , "** LBAisftf Such Confidence j 11' |.j... n ll| i ~r . , feaiK i*. I 11 IX dtf 111 »oil 1i K * W ' M inliattfc!" OIIU of the most tirtcnwly interfering: l)f>Ok4 / er«r p'lblls ed. tlie LifeTaTM Fxjfloltg 1 licinir taken tip vecj- f tat wWi dwlre canvass foi'ft sh'orfW innltc aj>i>)ic«Hu without dclav. I MABAMK F.. ■*. V«MMTVCZ. for North offices Granirt „ * N. l" " • * ' ' ? • HS"- "• ■ '• * "•-£**£* J ; '' ' * '• ■ R ~ R I g|. R vr- 111 ti LLRIH i ' , .J "*!-»•!':' ¥>• ;f#n» 'tf(« rtf'v « urttj j if 9^9 . varied t*tock of. I • If♦***&►* I# i) U V - G OO DS 1* "'= ' w4Mi vQll-tm■ .WB*. .' NOTIONN. MAT*. CAP*, MOVII, NIIOKN. KKANV-KLADK www n.trt no K» «PT#n «m T ■«!VTLFJU^YOIRA. .»V '»' J, , Ss.fi .■ • \> r. V "®C? all frradni", from THE lowed prior* up n. WIST A :^PIAITY. VIJ.I4«E ANL>COT'NTKT MKKT'LLAN'TS MMI WS. ■ P. . ; V >•.♦': 7 .;/.■»>. ••• • sre iuvk«d to Inspection* *tock aad lieai our nrlee* before huylug elsewhere. ' j« > „ f I'hey ean examineand mlect for tliemtulvMi ■ IT we gpiii-antee that we OMI sell them their, wUrena' (tlieoi to sell tlielr goods at a larger proflt t themselves than they could d» by man's Pial«sTVrii&' '*saleih Jews, Charlottesville l V * 2. „ d jqni). wortip^t Company T!MWFTFR?ILI* THF TWA very liberal pafronaira LIC keretofoie W - joyed; and begs to iwtrodtiea to their inspoi T on the |,AK«KNT «HHWR44ERJC STOC« OF GOODS OVCJ brought to AFITRNITFTEE County, LIE *>M J. st returned frotn THE .Vorthqru eltkts «HI « he purchnse4and Mas received a>.d and is 1 ' coivng his X "• ' ...y_ T*V?* .. ~*Ta • • . K . VAT.II «N» WINTRH MOOD' His xtock coflrfstTof UKV-OOODa, fi rr common to the t|nesl ever olercti in tt l> Hi rket, R]t4l)*rXADJi CLOTJtI* 'i > "** ! '' V i*d- ■ rtf rrW* At*nr*pmm: *• ♦« ■ - "AM, BOOTS A.TO Wllftk » of all varieties toi the i«est liand-ntadr. stock id t' W« I. I.IIVICH » ;,V,CTO»«»K. MT| *'Rf -T/' wIV-. LARGEST assortment alfhe lowest unct S. * urn* 1 AM StitS LEATHEU, r - :«FF> . -' in a wvril HE HIS #i«rf4LgW*FC# that FB* will waaato BAY, AND IM will bay st the highest ] |iees all, and anythiag roa Alt he ack* is (or you to efll L#e«TF Uisntfoond. ,'WCook Bto ea of cyerr variety, I» prices from $17,50. «p. — C W KO » **«*«* t -|l : UKALEI IK Grave Stoop « ' ' V" **ii . H • ;*•*'"■ rfcI*- 1 *- MONUMENTS, O*«HSUOK6. «JQ-IL . V * i ' '•
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