The New York Herald Newspaper, November 12, 1876, Page 5

f ‘a 18 I SAMUEL? Nearing’ the End of the Presiden- tial Agony. THE CLOUD-FACE TAKING SHAPE Will It Be Smiling and Shaven or Bland and Bearded? THE DISPUTED THREE Lmphatic Democratic Claims en Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina. The Delegations of Prominent Cit- izens Going South, BOTH PARTIES RESPONDING A Fair Count of the Pelican’s Feathers To Be Enforced. PRESIDENT GRANT'S PATRIOTISM Ho Never “Anticipates” Trouble, but Prepares for Emergencies. PEACE TO BE PRESERVED The addition of another day to the un- usually long interval between the Presiden- tial election and the definite declaration of the result sees matters slowly taking shape. Taking the claim# and statements from all tides into consideration, we must still say that no evidence. yet attainable breaks the spell of doubt over the three States of Florida, Lonisiana and South Carolina so completely as to warrant us in giving them absolutely to either party, The republicans and democrats still iterate their claims to all three, This must como to an end, and possibly will within a few hours. The selection of the reliable returns from the bold or even cautious estimates is a very difficult task. So far as they can be sifted, the discernible drift of results appears to be toward the demo- cratic side. It will be recalled that the’ xepublicana concede 17 States casting 184 votes to Governor Tilden, leaving him but 1 vote short of election, Any of the three disputed States would give him “the Victory. The asseverations of a demo- cratic victory in South Carolina on the vote cast are sustained by details which, if con- firmed, clearly elect Wade Hampton Gover- nor, but leave Tilden confessedly behind the State ticket, whether so far as to givo the State to Hayes is not known or stated with authority. ‘The vote of this State would give - Tilden a majority of 6 In Louisiana, Governor Kellogg, in his de- spatch to the Hxnatn, in strong contrast with his assured tone of the day before yes- terday, declares that he cannot farnish “even an approximately accurate estimate.” The democrats, on the other hand, ad- vance their claim to the State with increased persistency on returns said to be “official and semi-official.” This must speak for itself. The vote of Louisiana would give Tilden a majority of seven. In Florida, the figures based upon actual de- tail are again furnished by the dem- ecrats, The vote of this State would give Tilden a majority of 3. It would re- quire the votes of all three to elect Hayes, Below we repeat our tables on the electoral vote, showing the democratic and republican claims, and the condition of aftairs as they will stand until altered in the light of facts at present undeveloped. THE DEMOORATIC CLAIM. FOR TILDEN, Slates. Majority. Votes. = 35,000 10 6 6 3 4 u 16 12 cy 8 8 Missouri... wb New Jersey. 9 New York....... cd 10 7 LB 8 Virginia....... n ‘West Virginia..... 6 WOM hs soVbievincss suetesevcese QOD 208 vor Hates, Slates. Maiority. ,Votes. QOWOFADO. 0.6 cece ceccsecseececceeeees 1,900 3 Majorities, Votes. States. Minols... lowa...... Kansas... Minnesota..... Nebraska... New Hampabire. OhM0.....++08 Elecetuteweet eee HE 8 15 9 35 10 1 8 n West Virgimia...... ....eseeeeeceree 15,000 & THE REAL SITUATION. FOR TILDEN. FOR HAYES. States. ~ Votes. States. Votes. AIMDAINE .-.opgervaee 10 CALLOFNIB....ceeseeees ATKADSES... 200-0, Connecticut... Delaware. ee BeBawe weak Baakkua oP eb SRe Bee B&R waa Wisconsin........0..+. 10 TOtAl....cccesceceee 18H — TOLAL ....0eeeeeee 166 “ DOUBTYUL STATES. PLOTIGA, ..0000seeeceseueeeserecereeccscececcssceee & THE DOUBTFUL STATES, SOUTH CAROLINA GOVEENOR CHAMBERLAIN'’S FIGURES, Conumata, Nov, 11, 1876, To rax Eprror ov tas HarxaLo:— T would gladly give you the statement you request, but the official retarns have not been received from more than eight counties The figures given are, therefore, mostiy estimates, These estimates differ greatly; to repeat them in detail would hardly be worth your while. You are familiar with the demo- cratic claima, The republicans claim that after giving j the democrats all they can plausibly claim, and accepting their figures in @ great majority of ‘ue counties, Hayes still has a majority of about 8,200 and Chamberlain of about 2,100; but the republicans insist that thelr best information, from most authentic sources, including ail oficial returns Bow received of authoritatively reported to our Execa- tive Committee, gives Hayes a majorisy of about 7,000 and Chamberlain of about 6,500, ‘That this State has gone for Hayes we have nota shadow of doubt, on either democratic or republican showing. On republican showing we are equally sure of the election of republican State officers and Legisla- ture with a majority on Joins ballot of over twenty. D, H. CHAMBERLAIN. GENERAL HAMPTON'S XSTIMATE. Conumsta, Nov, 11, 1876, # Eprtor or tus Herap:— We bavo heard from our committees in each county of the State, in all thirty-two, with accurate reports ‘of the votes cast. We carry eighteen counties for the State ticket, nineteen for the legislative and county tickets. . The vote for Governor is the only one on which we have full returox The democratic majority for Gov- ernor is about 1,400; the balance of the State ticket and the Presidential ticket have asmailer vote, The exact difforence is not yet ascertained; bat we think 6 | all will be olected, The Legisiature has 12 members {0 the House and thirty-three in the Sennte, We have elected sixty-four members ef the House and fifteen | pany, of the Third artillery, under command ef Liew of the Senate, a majority of one on joint ballot. WADE HAMPTON, Should there be any grounds of suspicion of fraudu- lent counting on either side it should be reported and de- mounced at once. No man. worthy the office of President should be will- ing to hold it {f “counted in” or placed there by any Jraud, Either party can afford to be disappointed im the resuit, but the country cannot afford to have the result tainted by the suspicion of iilegal or false returns. U. 8S GRANE STATEMENT OF THE VOTE BY THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE. i Cuanuesrox, Nov. 11, 1876 To ruz Rpitom oy rus Henan: To comprehend the situation ia this State, it must be understood that just as soon as the election ie ended the managers count the votes in public, and make thelr return to the county canvassers. Theso rectify the coust and make return to tne State can- vassera, These last canvass the returns of the whole Btate and declare the election. On the doards of man- agers, each consisting of three persons, two are repub- Neame and one js a democrat, On the county can- ‘vassers the same proportion exists, The State Board ef Canvassers is composed of the Secretary ef State, Comptroller General, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Adjutant and Inspector General, and the Chairman of Commitsoe of Privileges and Elections of the House. All of those are repubit- cans, and four of the present invumbents are candi- Gates for the same offices now. We ve reports from every Board of Managers of every county in the State, as follows:— nee eeeeceececsesccssaseeceescesces 2h 254 REPUBLICAN OOUNTIES, Majorities, ls Ss Aggregate democrats Aggregate republicans. Democratic majority for Governcr.... ........ 1,506 ‘Tilden rans about 600 votes behind Hampton. Democrats protest against the election for fraud and intimidation in the counties of Beaufort, Charleston, Fairfield, Richland and Georgetown. Republicans pro- test against the election in the counties of Anderson and Edgefield. . ‘The State canvassers will assume to hear these pro- tests, The authority of their Board to hear protesis is denied in reference to the office of Governor becauso this is vested by the constitution in the Legisiature; in the case of members of Congress and of the State Senate and House of Representatives, because these are vested by law in their respective houses; 1n ro- gard to all other offices, because the Board, as now con- stituted, has no legal existence. The Legislature hasa majority of one on a jotnt ballot. CHARLES H. SIMONTON, Chairman Democratic Committee, 748 es Should there be any grounds of suspicion of Jraudu- lent counting on either side it should be reported and de- nounced at ance, No man worthy the office of President should be will- ing tohold it if “counted in” or placed there by any Fraud. Either party can afford to be disappointed in the reault, but the country cannot afford to have the result tainted by the suspicion of illegal or false returns. U. S. GRANT. INDICATIONS OF THE LECTION OF HAMPTON, wir A SMALL MAJORITY YOR HAXEs— ACTION OF THE STATE CANVASSERS, Co.umnta, Nov. 11, 1876, Returns, which are with only a few exceptions official, bave been received from every county in the State, and give Hampton 24,288 majority, and Cham. Deriain, 22,954—a net majority for Hampton of 1,336, The full official raturos, when received, will not vary 100 from these figures, which are furnished from dem- oeratic headquarters to-night, In twelve counties, from which offictal and semt- offical returns bave been received, Tilden runs 991 be- hind Hampton, and in one county leads Hampton by 21 votes, which is exceptional, and it is safe, therefore, to predict that Hayes will carry the electoral vote of South Carolina, ONE ELECTORAL VOTE FOR TILDEN, By a misprint in the ticket of the name, however, one of the Hayes electors loves 400 votes in Richland county, and this very circumstance might possibly give Tilden the one vote now suid to be needed by him tosecure a majority of all the electoral votes in the Union, ‘ THE LEGISLATURE DEMOCRATIC ‘The democrats claim a majority of one on joint bal- lot in the Legislature, which secures the election of a United States Senator to succeed Robertson, and alse a gain of two democratic Congressmen. Governor Chamberlain still claims the State by about 3,000 for the republican State ticket, and by over 5,000 for the republican electoral ticket. MEETING OF THX STATE CANVASSERS, ‘The State Board of Canvassers met this morning pur- suant to adjournment, General James Conner and other prominent gentlemen were present as counsel! for the democratic candidates, Am applicatron was sub- mitted by them to the Board, claiming that the body had no power to decide protests’ and contests regarding segts in the General Assombly. Aftorthree hours’ se- ret consultation the Board presented a resolution ro- fasing this epplication, whereupon counsel banded in a formal protest aga} je resolution and notified the Board that they should conside: \y action under it as iilegal, null and void. Counsel! also presented applications to the effect that the Board bad no power of deciding any cases of pro- vest or contest in Gubernatorial, Presidentiai or Con- gressions! elections, and an application regarding and & protest against certain members of the Board, who are candidates for re-election, being judges in their own cases, the functions of the Board being judicial. Counsel also objected to the decision of the Board that all testimony and argument before it should be, submitted im writing, and sot orally; the Boara- alleging as a reason for its decision the short time al- lowed it, The last objection and protest presented by counsel was against the decision of tue Board regard- ing the time of counting ¢ lectoral vote, the Board deciding that the count of the electoral vote should close within five days trom November 10. ‘The Board went into sccret session until Monday , for the consideration of those questions, and this evening agreed upon their answer on the follow. ing resolutions :—- Resolved, That the Board of State Canvassers do no Propose to canvass the returns of Governor and Livu tenant Governor, as it is of opinion that the dete: of the election of those oilicers is given by ition to the General Assembly, |, Second, That the State Board of canvassers Tight to hear protests as to election of electors for President und Vice President, and mem- berg of Congress, and to give the cirtificates to such Persons as have the highest number of votes, Resolved, third, That it is the opinion of the Board of State Canvassers that the State Treasurer, Secretary of State and Comptroller General have the right to sit as members of this Board to hear and determine all questions cominu before them, except that neither of the said officers shall vote upon his own election. ‘The first resolution was carried by a majority vote of the Board and tho two latter unanimously, MILITARY MOVEMENTS. T have further information to the effect that all the military in the State havo been ordered to concentrate ia the of Charleston and Columbia and to be held in readmess for removal at a moment # notice to Florida or Louisiana Last night orders assigning sov- eral officers were countermanded. General Hunt, of the Fifth artillery, rema' at Charleston, and Col- one! Black, of tho Eighteenth infantry, takes com- mand here, General Gibson, of the Third artillery, ‘was ordered also to Charleston. Among the commands which have already left the State for Florida are Company I, Kighteenth intantry, Lieutenants Hinton and Turn Company F, Eigh- teenth, Vaptain Loyd and Lieusonamts Adams aud War wick; Company H, Captain MeLaughlin; aad A com 2 tenants Davis and Batterlce. TILDEN YALLS FAR BEHIND MAMPTON'S VOTE, Cuakixstox, Nov. 11, 1876. By tho latest eorrected oficial returns Hampton's majority is 1,484. Tho full returns indicate that Tilden bas fallen much more behind Hampton's vote than has been supposed. In ten out of thirty-two counties Tilden’s majority {s 453 less than Hampton's, An equal Fatio of loss in the remaining twenty-two countics ‘would leave Tilden less than 100 majority in the Btate, The following comparative table will enable the reader to make bis own estimates of the result in the State:—~ % Orangeburg. Piokens...... Richland.....| 3,247! 701|| ‘Spartanburg. 1,146) 1,215} Somter......| 2,886) ‘436| Uniwn 2} 1,544] 1,577|] 1,810} 1,903 Wilhamsburg] 2,069] °319|| 2,313] 1,243! York...,....| 2,083! 1,092]/ 2,588) 2 067! Totals ...../72,290]22,683| |80,403/68, 818} |2 Majorities ...]49,607] | —|}11,685] | ‘The democrats throw off 600 of this claim as Tilden’s majority, these estimates being based on the vote lor Governor, Should there be any grounds of suspicion of fraudu- lent counting on either side it should be reported and de- nounced at once.” No man worthy the office of President should be will- ing to hold it if “counted in” or placed there by any fraud, Either party can afford to be disappointed in the result, but the country cannot afford to have the re- sult tainted by the suspicion of illegal or false returns. U. 8 GRANT. FLORIDA. TWELVE HUNDRED MAJORITY CLAIMED BY THE DEMOCRATIC RXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. . TaLtanassex, Nov. 11, 1876. Thirty-three counties heard from give the demo. oratic ticket 308 majority. Six counties yet to be heard from gave a democratic majority in 1874 of 721. ‘The counties to be hoard from are all democratic, and Will increase these majorities of 1874 twenty-five por cent, The republican organ here concedes this per ent increase, This will give the democratic ticket a clear majority of 1,209, Our intormation from the countics heard from !s re- Mable and sem!-official Tho yote for Tilden will be e2omething less—estimated 200 less. At least 400 colored people voted the democratic tieket in Leon county. The report of democrats Ku- Kluxing the election returns are faise. Tho Legislasure is democratic, GEORGE P. RANEY, mt Executive Committes, THE STATR SURE YOR THE WHOLE DEMOCRATIO ‘TICKET. Monticatxo, Nov. 11, 1876, The few additional counties confirm previous esti- Mates. The entire democratic ticket, elettoral and State, is elected by about 1,200 majority. The elec- toral vote is not much behind the State ticket. 8. PASCO, Chairman Democratic Committee. SENATOR CONOVER CLAIMS THE STATE FOR HAYES, TaLLawasses, Nov. 11, 1876 To rum Eprron or tux Hsranp:— My candid opinion is the State has gone for Hayes and Wheeler, The state ticket proper is in doubt. 8. B. CONOVER, DISTANT COUNTIES TO BE HEARD FROM. JACKSONVILLE, Nov, 11, 1876. ‘The distant counties in this State are still to be offi. cially heard trom in regard to election results, Upto thistime they can only be estimated, as there are no facilities for telegraphic communication with them. DEMOCRATIC MAJORITIES, JACKSONVILLE, Nov, 11, 1876, Democratic counties coming in increase their majo- rities over former election, Walton county gives 600 majority, increase over 100, It is eertain that the precinct returns show majority in State, over all radical frauds, between 1,000 to 2,000 tor Tilden. . WILKINSON CaLL. The following estimates will give some idea ot the result in the State:— Presiden- || Congres. ‘ual, vionah, 1872, 1874, ; 5 ile : 18 Rep. | Dem. ail 13s Total... Rep. majority ' Should,there be any grownds of suspicion of fraudu- lent counting on either side t should be reported and de nounced at once. No man worthy the office of President should be willing to hold it if “counted in’ or placed there by any fraud. Bither party can afford to be disappointed im the result, but the country cannot afford to have the result tarnted by the suspicion of illegas or false returns. U. & GRANTY WHAT A CENTENNIAL DEMOCRAT SAYS OF THE SITUATION IN FLORIDA. [From the Baltimore Gazette (Dem,), November 11.)+ Judge J. T, Bernaru, one of the Commissioners to the Centennial Exposition from Florida, was conversed with at tho grounds yesterday touching his political Knowledge of the State and timate tendency of 8 Presidential vote, Tho Jndge, though by birth a NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1876—QUADRUPLE SHEET. Virginian, has lived im Florida for twenty-seven years, acd ts pretty thoroughly acquainted with tho manver of ite political manipulation, ‘1 was under the im- Pression,” said he, ‘that the State would go republi- can by asmall majority, but when | read the Associated Press despatches and private telegrams from that section my opinion was changed at once, and I have Bow no doubt whatever that a neat democratic majority bas been scored. The counties thus far heard from are what are called the ‘nigger counties.’ Thoy lie along the line of the railroads that lead to the capital, and of course the results of their ‘he first to be received. Siguous, too, of them, to the State of Their Lass ef colo ple, and im the blacks were but few behind the whites. On 1 ber band, im the uty, for instance, there ‘wre but the: repubhean Votgrs in a population of $00 or 600. Iu somo of thewhite counties t abolished the precincts im the co! to the towns, begrocs Ure republican vote. For this @ reason th: nogroes are apt to entor the capital in arms duri canvassing of the votes, and that the whites will, with- out doubt, do.the same thing, | look upon thecal! for troops as an absolute necessity. They are needed even now, I dare say, to keep the public peace and prevent collision.” “Ig (ta tnot that the democrats contro! the eturn- ing Board??? “Ob, my, no; thet Board ts entirely in the hands of the republicans, 1t i composed of the Secretary of State, Séate Treasurer and Attorney Gonoral, i be- leve them to be fair men, however, and have mp doubt that «fatr ceunt will be made. William R. Cock will Probably be admitted to assist the Board. He is » democrat, and is trusted by the peopia Cock voted for Grant in and for the present republican Governor, but took the stump st tho outset of qT st is my be- of ballot box stuffing in the and though I am a republican ction of the democratic ticket in Florida, Th influx of negroes trom Georgia lately Jed me to suppose the State would go republican, but as they have already done their bess in the districts in which they have made their home, I am not in doubt concerning the ability of the white counties to overcome their vote and make the State democratic by at least 1,500. As for Key West, it is made up princi- ray of Cubans, who voted the republican ticket in 874 and mocratic ticket the other day. To pre- er reault a Cuban was appointed Postmas- sonville some time ago, but this had no er. law thirty daj re allowed the inspec- tors. to make official returns, and it will probably bo the middle of next week before anything of a definite character is Jearned. From Dade county the returns must travel to Key, W. thence to Cedar K capital Nothing a efore, Conley days bave elapsed from the day of elec- tion, The negroes of Georgia come to Florida because they are afraid of the demecracy. They di its doc- trines, because they believe they mean the same as sinvocracy, and wheu thoy enter Kiorida are wont to bDiess their stars that they are in afree country. From these sources Jacksonville and several other towns are increasing in population rapidly. Before the was Jacksonville had 20,000 population; today it has Should there be any grounds of suspicion of fraudu- lent counting on either side it should be reported and de- nounced at once, No man worthy the office of President should be willing to hold it of ‘counted in’? or placed there by any fraud. Either party can afford to be disappointed tn the result, but the country cannot afford to have the result tainted by the suspicion of illegal or false returns. U. S. GRANT. I concede the LOUISIANA, GOVERNOR KELLOGG UNABLE TO STATE THE RESULT. New OrRzEans, Noy, 11, 1876. To tux Epiror ov THR HERALD:— So many of the parishes of this State are so inacces- sible, and the authentic statements of rosults received up to the present time are so few, and the unofficial accounts received vary so widely, that it is impossible to give to-night any accurate statement or evou an ap- proximately accurate estimate, as requested by you, WILLIAM P. KELLOGG, Should there be any grounds of suspicion of fraudu- lent counting on either side tt should be reported and de- nounced at once, No man worthy the office of President should be will- ing to hold tt if “counted in” or placed there by any fraud, Either party can afford to be disappointed in the result, but the country canmot afford to have the re- sult tainted by the suspicion of illegat or Jales returns. U. S. GRANT, THE FIGURES AS GIVEN BY BOSINESS MEN OF NEW ORLEANS, Naw Ox.gays, Nov. 11, 1870. Kellogg's and Packard’s despatches claiming this State are erroneous, All the parishes have been of- cially or semi-oflicially heard from except two—Cam- eron and Lafourche, The majority for Tilden is 7,736, Cameron and Lafourche will make the majority over 8,000, There has been no disturbance before, during or sinee the election. E. A Palfrey, President Faeetors and Traders’ In- surance Co,; W. F. Halsey; William C. Black; Meyer, Wols & Co. ; Tules Mazerat; John Boland; G. W. Sen- tell & Co.; J. Shepherd; Samuel Flower; McGehee, Snowden and Violett; D. A. Given & Son; surey & Gillis; Harrison Watts; Lehman, Abrahams & Co, ; R. T. Hopkins; Allon, Nugent & Co. ; J, Loxber; Welsh- ans & Woods; Norton & Bell; Pritchard, Bickham & Co. ; Marshall J. Smith & Co,; John f. Noble; Sybranat & Co.; H. Vienne; A. H. May; Debuys & Ogden; La- bouisse & Doble; James A, Ware; I. BE. Gienny; Joho B. Lafitte; James J. Stewart; Lovell & Baile & Doswell; Decan, Zerega & Co; E. Puech; Aifrod Moulton; Daniel Wheeler & Son; G. W. Behn; An- drew Stewart; Blakeinore & Co.; James Debuys; Hall & Vaughan; Thomas H. Hunt; W. Hyman; Hazard & Co.; J. W Jones; Dewolf, Powell & Ca; J. P. N, Baquie; George Harticy & Bro; A. K Miller & Co.; William A. Gwyn; Schultz & Co.; E. Darier, Oscar Chopin; J. W. Labousse; R. W, Dean; J. M. Scott; Samuel Simpson; J. S. Meillear; W. T. Williams; C. A. Philippt; L. G. De Lisle: J. 0, Bigelow; Wiliam C. Claiborne, Jr. ; William Knox; L. B. Vienne; Henry G. Heater; B, J. O'Neill; Walter Pugh; A. Brittin; Will- jam Bullet; Lesassier & Binder; Moore, Janney & Hyams; Moses Harris, Cashier Mechanics and Traders’ Bank; R, T. Buckner & Bro.; D. A. Wilson; Aiken & Watt; William Stuart; D. ©. Crawford; Olapp Bros. & Co.; Vaiden, Hawkins & Co.; John Chaffee & Sons; Eaward Pecktam; J. C. Denis; A. G. Lobdoll; W. P. Ellison; J. R. Groves; Rodd Bros. & Co.; Small & Co. ; Marks Bros. & Co.; John G. Devereux; Alex. Benjamin & Co. ;J. C. Morris; @. RB. Finlay & Ua; EB. 1. Virgin; S, Herneheim & Bro. ; A. Peiser & Co.; H. H. Hansell; D. © Moliville; Peet, Yale & Bowling; A. B. Myers; Moses Lobo & Co; Bateson & Wisdom; A. Wolf; Louts Mayer & Son; Seymoar & Steve Joseph Me- Elroy & Co. ; Lowb, Gambel & Simon; J. 8, West, Jr. ; Jobn M. Gould; Page & Moran; William Heineman. Should there be any grounds a suspicion of fraudu- lent counting on either side it should be reported and de- nounced at once, No man worthy the office of President should be wille ing to hold it if “counted in” or placed there by any fraud, Hither party can afford to be disappointed in the reeull, but the country cannot afford to have the re- sult tainted by the suspicion of illegal or false returns. U.S. GRANT. RETURNS YRoM ALL BUT TWO PARISHES GIVE TILDEN A MAJORITY OF ABOUT BIGHT THOUSAND. Naw Ornteans, Nov. 11, 1876. Twenty-four parishes give republican” majority 21,839. Thirty-one parishes give democratic majority 29,670, Net democratic majority 7,831. Two parishes, which in 1874 gave 216 democratic majority, yet to hear from. ‘Tnese retarns are compiled from official and semi. official sources, In strong republican parishes, from which no official returns come, I have given the majorities claimed by thi vlican party. ‘ ISAAC W. PATTON. Chairman Democratic Committee, ‘THR ELECTION CONCHDED TO THX DEMOCRATS. Ex-Governor Viachdack in an interview to-day sala thatuf the returns so far recetved are ‘torrect tne jemocrats have certainly carried the State, CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, * Chester B, Darrell, republican, is re-olected to Con- gress io the third district, and J. £. Leonard, republi- ean, ts elected in the filth district, The other Congrés- sional districts elect democrats. THE LEGILATCAR. The indications are the democrats will have a majority of throo or four in the Senate and fifteen in the House. iu The next Logisiatare elects two United States Son- ators, Tt wan claimed by Colonel Packard's oppo ja thet 5 he would run behind his ticket, but the figures shew only a slight difference between the votes for Haye: and those for Packard. The following estimates make a remarkal ing:— » \\Stale Treas-|| P Calcasien. Caldweil . Claiborne Concordia Desoto...... Foliclana, E. Felictana, W Franklin... -| "662 ¥ 200] — 207] — 1,000 400) bo 500 1314 Ouachita ....) 1,425] 620|| * God] 1,295) — Plaquemine .| 2,163] 460] 220] 2'553]| +930) Por'te Coupée| 1,454) 1,002!) 285) 1,340)/ 4580) Rapides, .....| 1,020] 1,049/) 1,187] 1,889// 100) Red Rive: 913] “362]| " —[ © —|| #419) Richland, 218) 646, | - 730!) 351) 430i) — 269|| 263] 378] 145|| 88] 1,050} 21}| 470) 443) 663 231| 1,874) St. John Bapt! 1,166] 539]] 24a! ‘607 St. Landry... 2,3471| 2,140] 302 641)) ‘486/511 739} 308) 1,903} if]. 414] '452) 6231] 679] 832) 166 13] 1,456 1,407] 969} 1,422} 460|) 888] '351) 699) ad _- 656|) 654) 127 Washington..| 167| 453|| 398] 81 Webster......]. 822) 573}) —| — Winn... 114}. 875) al 81) «+ [71,653]57, 029 ai,aT0|05,6a7 Majoritios....|14,624) ' —|| | —|24,477| The above returns for 1872 were canvassed by tho Custom House Returning Board. In the parishes of Baton Rouge, E.; Baton Rouge, W.; Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Grant, Iberville, Jeffer- son, Lafourche, Madison, Rapides, St, Landry, St Martin and Wasbington the estimates aro made by re- ducing the republican majorities of 1872 im a ratio of nearly one-half, *Democratic estimate: majorities, tKepublican majorities estimated by the democrats... TROOPS ON THE WAY. GENERAL BUGER'S COMMAND ENTERING FLORIDA, dxsur, Ga., Nov. 11, 1876, The train from Atlanta brought one company of troops, under Lieutenant Haynes, They were met at Macon by two companies from Aiken, 8. 0., under Captain Mills, Nine companios will reach morrow night, under General Ruger’s personal com- mand, ‘Other troops are expected via Savanngh, Th¢€ people along the line aro very mach astonished to seq train loads of troops moving through the country upog Florida, but as a general thing are quiet and hopeful, GEORGIA DEMOCRATS OM TH WATCH. General Pierce, M. B. Young and General A. R. Laws ton, of Georgia, will reach this point by special train at nine to-night, They go hace to Tallahassee, where they willremain until the vote of Florida is settled. They go by request of the National Democratic Com- mittee. None of the troops have received any orders, sav@ fo report.at Tallahassee. — Nothing definite has been heard here from Florida, The result will be declared by Thursday or Friday. Should there be any grounds of suspicion of fraudw lent counting on either side it should be reported and de nounced at once, ‘ No man worthy the office of President should be will ing to hold it tf “counted in” or placed there by any Sraud, Either party can afferd to be disappointed in the rerult, but the country cannot afford to have the resull tainted by the suspicion of illegal or false returns. U. S&S. GRANT. PRESIDENT GRANT’S VIEWS. ‘*"RVERYTHING NOW DEPENDS UPON A FAIR COUNT” —HE STILL BELIEVES THAT GOVERNOD HAYES 18 ELECTED I¥ THE COUNT I8 HON] ESTLY MADE—THE PRESENCE OF PROMINEN? MEM AT THE LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD WILL BE EMINENTLY SATISFACTOBY TO THE COUNTRY. Wasuinoron, Nov. 11, 1876, President Grant got back this evening from Phila delphia, and soon alter bis arrival, tired as he was with his journey, conceded an interview to your correspond ent, Coming into his office, which is not usual in the evening, he sat down with much composure, and, lighting bis cigar, awaited politely the first of yous corresponde! queries. Though he does nut look te be out of temper with the contention over the Presidential suceession, there is a marked and serious knitting of the muscles of his face, arising, one might easily fancy, from the contemplation of new and grave responsibilities Upon being asked what his solation was of the present situation he said promptly, “Everything now depends upon a fair count.” The charge of corruption and fraud made against the republicans by their political opponents was then discussed, and he said:—‘‘Politicians im the South may instigate all sorts of atrocities and oven be parties to them to the extent of committing murder, and nothiog much is said or thought about it, but whem fairness in elections, according to the lawial plan, is insisted upon great complaint is made and there 1s a charge of unfairnesa.”” Here the rresident denoted by his manner, almost as forcibly as he coulda by werds, that he looked not favorably upon the picturo brought to his mind. He andoabtedly fele deeply and strongly about the subject. He went on to say that in order to be satisfied, aq well as to bave @ similar conviction carried to thé minds of tho American people that there would be @ fair count of the vote for electors in Louisiana, he ha@ made up his mind some days sinco to invite to go to Louisiana certain public men of irreproschable character and respectability, whose opinions and judgment would carry conviction to the whole American people, Among those thus ealied upon by President Grant, a list of whom were givon te Licus tenant Green, private secretary of Secretary Cameron, were Moessra. Kadson, Kelley, Garfield, Stoughton, Schonberg, Stanley Matthews, Van Alien and four oF five others, The President says if it be deemed ad- visable he may still invite oth@rs to go, General Dix, Senators Sherman and Edmunds, Cortlandt Parker aud Judge Hoar have not yet sent their acceptance, General Logan and Mr. Sted. bins, of Now York, have signified that they cannot go, but the former will send some one to rep- resent him. President Grant says that bis action im this regard was based upon a compliance with the re- quest of Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana, made some days ago, that the leading men of both parties should be asked to go to New Orleans, in order to give their Presence to # fair count of tho vote, so that there should 4 ve any doubt or cavilling here attor. t was not done as a counter movement to that of the democrats onder the call of their political managers, which latter ae tton, however, he understood was iu compliance with the request of the people of Louisiana, He seemed te fee! that the end in view, favoring justioeand honesty, would be subserved by the course taken; incidentaily, ho remarked that the sending of troops into South Carolina and the other Southern States had produced a good effect and has maintained the penco. When tho presoot troubled condition ofthe publie mind was referred to ho said that he did not antivipate auy troablo if the proper precautions wero taken Im (ime All that @ rapture of the peace neoded Shr ite Prevention was frinness, promptoess and deeitien, ag