stead of lying ont on the bank of the river; he said, We have been looking for you all night; don't remember who was present when these remarks were made; when we left Penton' house and oame on to his grocery, I noticed several men who acted as if ures, and postad up at every school house and cross-roads in the North. Tweed's ballot-box stuffing was mild alongside of this performance in our State. The pretence that the State which, in the shot-gun and white-line canvass of 1874, when Hennhil. SATURDAY, 'SEPTEMBER 4, 1880. cralia party ore the election.
I saw no intimidation at said election except that practiced by Bepublican negroes on Democratic negroes. Most of the Demooratio colored men voted and immediately left tbe polls. Tbe Radicals remained in a body at lb polls all day. This left a larger Bomber of Radical than Demccretio negroes around tbe polls during the count, the Democrats all being at home. These Radical negroes became very riotous and threatening late in the evening, when they found the election bad gone against them, and they openly threatened to break into tbe room and burst np the ballet box.
Word to fiat effect having reached Gov. Cobb, he sent Capt. Jones with twenty of his volunteer company from Montgomery to protect the Inspectors. Capt. Jones and bis men arrived about 7 o'olock in ths evening and stopped a quarter of a mile from the polls, and came no nearer.
This prevented a riot. Tb is all there was of military interference. B. E. MoGehxe.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this BATTL.13 OF ANOALiTJelA. It Urowa Thinner and Thinner." The Battem Dropped Ont ol a Hair Batatas; The investigation into the alleged revolu-tion against the government at Andalusia was resumed before United States Commissioner Hunter yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, when Major S. D. Oliver's exarnint ation was continued. In to quoss tions of Colonel Troy, he said I did not have Penton in close arrest at any time.
At Evergreen I told them to go on to tha train and get on board. I told a deputy marshal to go with all the prisoners and Bee that they got on board. I do not know McKin-ney. Don't know his general character. Don't know what are the fees and allowances for deputies in extouting the warrant in this case they are fixed by law.
The rate as fixed by law is oents per mile aud sheriffs ees for each prisoner goiDg, and 10 cents per mile coming taok. The eighteen men I taok with me were sworn in as dap-, uty marshals four cf them were entitled to marshal's fees, and the remainder were entitled to $2 per day and expenses. Tha allowances are for each party served. Don't know of any order from the Department of Justice allowing extra pay to deputy mor-fhiia in this case. Know of rule in cases of o'clock a recess was taken nntil 4 o'clock p.
m. The court met at 4 p. and the examination continued, as follows: Mr. Prestwood said. Live io half mile of Andalnsie; am one of defendants; was in Andalusia on 9th of August; got there about daylight; business there was to work on my brother's house; had to get tbere early cn that account; first thing I did was to get a drink at Mr.
Penton's that morning; Mr. Powell, Mr. Adams and myself wero the only ones thore at that time, they sleep there; this was about tho time the marshals drove op; I went there to get another drink; there was no understanding that I was to be there to assist Mr. Penton in resisting the officers; bad no knowledge of any such thing; hadn't heard tbat there was anything against Mr. Penton; didn't do or eay anything to deputy was laughing and talking as usual on suoh occasions, having my own fun; heard no conversation between Penton and Oliver; don't know what they said.
Cross-examined. Went to Penton's to get a drink about good daylight; my brother keeps a grooery; was not there at that time; Lyles was net thsre at that time; went from my house there; had no agreement to meet tbem; beard some talk at ohuroh that night that United States officers wero in town; was with my wife; saw one old rmty pistol lying on counter without any load in it, and suppose it is there now; don't kaow whether it was loaded that day or not; have bad no conversation or agreement with Penton or anybody else to resist revenue officers; Penton and I were first there; two men fcleep there; guDS are there; don't know whether loaded or not; were at foot of counter and saw but one on billiard table; were not looking for guns; were laughing and talking with the boys on tho outside; don't remember saying anything abont Crosby having a sheep on bis back; saw deputy marshals: don't remem I the grooery the ntxt roort ing when I got back to open it; somo of them were about Prestwood's grocery, and others were walking about town; was at my groosiy neatly au hour when the marshcU got there; it was after sun up when thoyeomeir; don't know that anything was said on Sunday night about the coming of the marshals; didn't know partioularly that they ere coming there; sometimes ihey go up hs river and sometimes thsy go dowzt tho liver; om'l stato particularly or io general what was said that night about the coming of tho marshals; oan't remember that night whether I said let them come; don't koow that anything at all was said about their coming; it is so common for the marshals to oome dawn there, and is such a common thing for people tobe talking about their coming that I never pay any particular attention to reports of tho kind; don't know that anything wa3 said as to whioh furry tho marshals would cross at; don't know that anything was said about erri9S; don't remember hearing anything said as to what time the marshals would come there; heard no conversation upon the subject at all; some one told it about thore tbat the marshals were corning, but don't know whether it was a messenger or not; hoard the report about 8 or 9 o'olock; don't know what conversation was had about it; don't remember what was eaid between myself and the defendants about their ooming; don't know that anything partioularly was said about it; did not anticipate any arrest, as I did cot know there was anything against me; I told Oliver if be wonld come down there by himself he oould accomplish a great deal more good than by bringing along certain men who wore trying to ruin the oountry and injure the people down there and stir up strife; I told him that if he would oome by himself there was not a man in Covington county that would resist him; that tbere was not a man wanted but would oome without the least trouble; did not refuse to go with Oliver because he brought the men with him, bat refnsed becanaagf tha ill-ness of my family; I said to Oliver, "You didn't bring all those men down here, just to carry me, did you?" Oliver said no; that he did not that they were all deputies never said anything about their not being able to carry me; said I could go with one man as easily as I oould fifty; didn't say anything to Oliver about his not coming on at tight or waiting till morning. Hero a rcco ss was taken nntil four o'olook p. in. Tha investigation was resumed at 4 o'clock, and the cross-examination of John Penton was continued by D.
D. Smith, Esq. It is a common thing to keep the back door of my grooery open on Sunday, until 8 or 9 o'clock in the night; oan't remember the names of all the persons who were in my grooery that night; know Biley and Martin; don't know who went after tbem; saw them on the square, but don't know that time they got there, or who brought them there; never heard of anybody's going after them Mr. Martin preached there that night; don't know person in town; afkr they were- gone Pen-ton told msthey said they had a warrant for his arrest; this is all I know about their having come to arrest anybody there; don't think that there were twenty persons there that morning; all tho men about the town were not at Penton's grocery that morning; Biley and Martin were at prayer meeting Sunday cifbt; I was there a while myself don't know who brongbt news to the prayer meeting that tha marshals were coming; beard that Green Franklin and a orowd were coming; never heard tho word marshal used there that night; had heard for three weeks that the Franklin crowd were ooming; heard it at church that nigh'; could hear constantly that they wero on ihe way coming; don't know that anybody carried tho news to church from the town; don't know who Franklin doa't know tbat he is a deputy marshal; had been hearing for a long time they were coming, and at church that night the rumor was spoken about; think some of the defendants were at churcb; went from church bock to the bir-rcom; don't remember who stopped at the bar-room after ohuroh, most of the people had to pass by the grocery to get home from ohurch; did not bear tbat Crosby's orowd or anybody had camped on tha river that night; no such news came to town that I heard of; beard of no marshals at all ooming to town; did not see Oliver and Pen-ton playing billiards; did not see bim shake hands with Peutcn as Oliver left; there was bedding in" the bar-room for sleeping purposes; the arrival of the marshals that morning oreated no alarm; they were strangers, and of course the people were naturally carious to know who they were; it is a little country town, and strangers ooming in always exoilo more or less cariosity; these marshals did not cause any unusual excitement; no one know they were deputy marshals, or had any reason to suspect they were; they wero strangers and that was sufficient to excito curiosity as to their business, never had any agreement to resist the arrest of any Ont), lievtjf Til mil niitini1 noy ft thing about resisting arrest; there was nothing-said about not letting anybody go was not with Penton when I first beard that Green Franklin and his crowd were coming; I was at church when I first beard the orowd was ooming; did not understand that any. marshals were coming; never heard anything said about marshals; was told sometime ago that Greon Franklin was not a marshal; hearoVlbat Franklin had threatened to get np a orowd of the right kind of fellows and oome to Andalusia and raise the st 1 that ever was known in the oountry, this threat was known generally, and when it was rumored that Franklin and his orowd were ooming tbere was more or less exoitement and interest aroused in the community; did not take the marshals for Franklin's orowd; did not take aoy steps to resist the marshals as being Franklin's crowd; no efforts were made to get np crowd to resist Franklin's threatening crowd; the people were not afraid of Franklin's crowd, and no efforts were ever made to prepare to resist any suoh a crowd.
tho question, and Prestwood replied, "yep, and a dd big old ram;" they then turned on th9 old man, Hughes, that was along with ns, and commenced on him; they commenoed talking about his one of them said he looked like ho could eat a bushel of eggS they seemed to be saying this to themselves; some of the rest of them said something ciso about eggs; this is about all I recollect for certain, that I understood exactly; the men was all bunched up on the piazza; they all stayed about the grocery; never seed them doing anything, and couldn't hear anything they said; they talked with each other, all iu one squad; was twenty steps from them; I remained in the buggy; we stayed in tho place about an hour; the town is a small place; don't Bcpposo there are more than fifty cr sixty people living there; may b3 moro or may be less, couldn't say; when we lelt the crowd was in tho grocery mostly; I heard talking as we vrent off, but couldn't understand it. Cross Examined. Am well acquainted down there; have lived Ibsre about forty years; my home is there now; there were some in tho house that I didn't know; due's recollect that I saw any man thero a-hota I didn't know; I have named ell I oan recollect; Tillis fo a dry goods merchant tliF.re; Til'is' is ab jut seventy-five yard3 Jroia Penlou's grooery; don't remember seeing 'i'illis going to bis storo, don't knew that he did net; O'Neal is olao a dry gauds merchant there; his store io about eighty yards ftom Penton's grocery; the post office is about the same distance; don't know that Smith hi3 charge of the pestoffioe; don't know when tho mails arrive there; saw Tillis and O'neal come from tho direction of the postofioe to Penton's; don't know that Lyles is employed in Pre3twood's store; have been to but twice in a year; have always been on friendly terms with Ponton; did not fall out with Penton because he went on a bond for a woman jointly indicted with me fez sdaXnry who forfeited her bnd and whom Pcaion made efforts to have arrested; did not request Penton to go on any woman's bond; did not say to Penton about a year ago that if the grand jury found a bill afjainat myself and Elizabeth Thompson for adultery that I wanted him to assist her as mach as possible; I asked Penton to help me out about tho bill; I'enton was on the graud ja.y; didn't know whether there would be any it or nol; didn't ask Ponton to aesitt tho woman; when I made the afSdavit against the defendants, I inoluded all whoso names I could recollect, had to grudga or ill will against any of ths parties; had always token them to be made the affidavit at the instance cf Maj. Hunter, the commissioner; 1 suppose "Maj. Oliver reported it and Maj.
Hunter called on me for tho names; the original affidavit in this cash was made by me; it was read to me before I signed it; saw nobody coming up at Andalusia with guns the day I was there; saw no guns or weapons at all; did not hear Penton say a word while I was there; Commissioner Hunter wrote out tho complaint in this case; never heard that the affidavit alleged that it was about i o'clock in the morning that Penton and others conspired to resist the deputy marshals; don't think I stt6d that it was 4 o'olock, but said it was about suntisi did not swear that Penton said what is alleged in the affidavit about not baiue arrested: I heard that Penton had IiO-we Withdraws. The Huntsville Advooate, of this week, announces, by authority, that OoL Lowa will not ba a candidate for re election to Congress, and that he has formally withdrawn his name from the canvass in the eighth district. "Hlt'lm Agin. The New York World having carefully considered John Shxbmah'b late Cincinnati speech says: "It would be hard to find another pnbUo man among us, who could by any ohanoe become Secretary of the Treas ury, who is capable of making of himself such a spectacle as Mr. Shebmah made of himself in this Cincinnati harangue.
In support of not a Bingle one of the slanderous assertions wbioh Mr. Shebman made of the purposes of the Demooratio party did Mr. Shirmax produce, nor has anybody produced, a single jot of evidence. For not one of them can a single jot of even plausible excuse be made. Mr.
Shzeman might as plausibly have charged upon the Democrats an intention of murdering all the members of Congress, or of making ohronio officesbolding a capital offense, as to have charged what he did charge upon them. When a Secretary of the Treasury utters perfectly unfounded slanders, which he knows to be unfounded, in this loose and promiscuous way, he does not discredit himself only, nor does he merely disgrace his own party. He disgraces the country, and be ought in ha inM pmDtoriiy bv the decent Organsof pnblio opinion in his own party that if he is not ashamed of himself they ore ashamed of him. More of It. Great exoitement prevails in Jackson, Ohio, over a mining riot whioh ooourred at Ooalton, a neighboring viilsgo.
It appears that the miners are on a general strike and are committing deeds of violenoe and inters ering with the miners who are non-strikers. At midnight, August 27tb, a large body of men closely masked and armed to the teeth, invaded the town, and going to the houses of th9 Black Sheep miners, took them from their beds and forced them to swear with uplifted bancSMo dig no more coal and leave the country at once. The whole district is in the wildest exoitement. Governor Fos-txb has been asked to send out the miiitie. Lawlessness like that narrated in the foregoing, is not only common, but natural enough wherever the Republican party has long spread its blight over the people.
It is really a lawless and revolutionary organization, and unless overthrown at the polls, will soon or late break down ell barriers to its bad ambition. A Difference. The New Orleans Timet says A German family, without a dollar in the world, will settle down beside a negro family, and in a few years will be in comfortable oironmstanoes. The negro family, however, will be as poor as ever. The white family have not enjoyed superior advantages, but have been thrifty and saving.
The negro family have worked only when the best 3s could be obtained, and have wasted earnings. Planters are glad to rent their lands on fair terms, but the colored people are suoh poor and unreliable tenants that there is neither satisfaction nor profit in renting to them. There is no doubt that the colored people are no benefit to the South. They are needed by the large planters, but the South will be far better off and would soon be richer, if her fields were oul-: tivated by small white farmers and by white labor. It is very well to know if the colored people should ever take it into their heads to emigrate that the South can do bettor without them than with them.
But if it be true that a kind Pbovxdbhce has put the negro in the South, certainly it behooves him to be content, even though he could never ob-- tain anything more or better than "hog and hominy." But it cannot be doubted that no place in America is so well adapted to the colored people as the South. If they do not thrive here it is their own fault, and it is oertain they cannot do so well anywhere else. There is a universal disposition among Southern veopH to aid and encourage a well-behaved, fudj-iiuuu 'i J- but the other day we incidentally learned from one of our planters that he bad ordered a thousand fruit trees to be distributed among his tenants, and that he was doing other things, of a similar nature, to improve their surroundings and increase their comforts. The moment a Southerner sees an industrious, honest colored man trying to better his oondition, that moment he is ready to give him a helping hand. And if he can do nothing more, he will, at least, give him good advice and befiiend him.
There is little donbt that the Demooraoy will carry the following Northern States New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana and California. The prospect is also hopeful dl the Demoorats carrjing Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Nevada, Wisoons sin arid Illinois, and that Maine will also go anti-Bepublican is extremely likely. With earnest work all these States can be carried for the Demooraoy and the vigor of the canvass shows that no other kind of work is being donebyjthejjarty Oar advices, says the Pittsburg Post, from Indiana are of the most encouraging character from every county and election a thorough organization, nor was there ever mnfin attention eiveu v-j uuwub. nfcatin mftinrilv is dulv aoDreoiated by the State and National committees, who have provided the necessary machinery to get ont the vote. The Gabbtexd party proper ly estimate the importance or carrying umo ritkniuni bo ita Inofl wnnld end the nffht.
If thev do set a majority, "it will be such a Utile one." The New Orleans papers are on a boom. The New Orleans Democrat, one of our best exohanges, comes to us in the shape of twenty-six races, chock full of reading mat ter, advertisem*nts and illustrations. It Is superb. The other Picayune, Timet, and States, follow close np to the JJemocrat. irkia fMahfit ia in hnnnr of the onen ing of the railroad between the "orescent TTstnafnn TaiU ThftHfl floUluh- ing organs are all smiles at the splendid prospect that they see looming up before New Orleans.
We only hope their pictures of her future greatness may be more than realized. It is announced that a company with a ii sVi nnn nno is heme oreanized at CinoinnatI to supply steam for heating pur poses to that city at an estimate cost to con sumers of 20 to 30 per cent, lees than they now hVA tn tin fnr their nvn flreS. The Bomnanv oroDose to erect twelve immense tonm hnfldArfl Ml th hank of the river. and to run nines from them under all the principal streets. Each houso desiring a supply of steam for healing and cooking purposes will secure it by making connection with the street main; this will give it oanneotion with the steam reservoirs and supply it with all the heat it requires.
The Filth District. Hob. Thomas Williams Renominated Special to the Advertiser Tttskkqee, Sept. 1. The Congressional Convention organized with OoL W.
D. Bulger as permanent chairman. The seventh ballot stood Williams, sixty; Battle, forty-one. A recess was then taken uctll eight o'clock to-night. W.
H. L. Tuskzoee, September 1. Hon. Thomas Williams was nominated by acclamation on the thirty-ninth ballot, Battle and Robinson being withdrawn.
W. H.L. Card from Blaj.Bylarul Randolph BrEMTNGHAM, Aug. 31, 1880. Editor Advertiser: In your issue of ts-day is republished an unfair and, in many respects, incorrect version of Saturday's snooting affair.
When I inform yon that the editor of that paper and myself are not On speaking terms, there need be no further explanation tor his prejudicial statement He says nothing of the offensive articles that gave rise to mi-je. There was no ren-oontre, as I had no oppoitunity to fight; it was nearer an assassination. Not one word of learning tea given me before the snoot- mnnose the forth-coming True Issue oan leaders were thot at on the raiiwaycu? and murdered in cold blood, when the hud times and everything else were in favor of the Democrats I ssy that tbe pretence tbat tho Stato which, witii ati that buildozicc. only (ave a Democratic majority of 13,000 in a full vote of 200,000, should now, with everythiDg in our favor, return the monstrous Democratic majority of 92,000 is tbo outrageously impudent even for those who have manufactured it. They begin to admit now that they litre made it about 50 per cent, too and wish thev hadn't been quite so extravagant." "And the negroes, are they loyal to the Bepublican ticket?" As loyal as tho needlo io the Dole.
This talk about colored Hanco*ck recruits is the variest bosh. You may whip them, and starve them, and beat tbem, and cheat them out of their wagta, and hunt them into the woods and swamps, and they're true blue to the last. Give tbem a chance to vote and have their votes oounted, and see bow quickly the Borubon majority will dwindle. it win melt like snow under the sun. What Gen.
Garfield says about the men with black Bkins eUndiog by those that fought for them is Gospel truth every word of it. You might as well try to change their color as to change their politics. All they ask of tne Democrats is tbat 'full, fur, and free ballot and honest count that Hanco*ck talks about to put back four States Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and Louisiana into the Republican column. I told Gov. Jewell when I got here that we didn't want any money for the canvass we bad raised that among ourselves or any speakers, if tbe President will only give ua Supervisors of Election down there and a half way free vote to show what we can do.
If we can't carry the State, at any rate we can save several of the Congressional districts. There un ha.dm tart ih Hjpubliu shouldn't 1 have the next House as well as the next "How is It in your own distriot "We oan oarry it, without donbt, On a fair vote. Tbe distriot is a long one. runs ning all the way from Montgomery to tbe Gulf, with over 200 polling places. Hilary A.
Herbert tbe sitting member, has been renominated by the Demooratio Convention after 200 ballots, and tbere is a good deal of nsra reeling on account ot tola being his third term. In the Congressional election, with the aid of Federal officers, we can make the cheating and swindling of tbe State election In regard to the remarkable increase in population of certain Southern States, according to the late census, Mr. Strobach says: "I am not a statistician, but the claim that Alabama has increased 150,000 in population is certainly an extraordinary one. Now, I know positively that tbe State has tost not less than 50,000 in the last decade by emigration alone. For the last six years tho whites have been constantly moving out to Texas and so great is the rush that at oertain seasons of the year the railrord companies keep special emigrant oars running to Texarkana for their accommodation.
As to the blacks, it is notorious that five or six years ago, while Mississippi was still a Republican State, tbey bad a perfect mania for emigrating there and to Louisiana. Tbe only considerable gain by immigration has been the newly-settled German eolony at Cullman and vicinity, in northern Alabama, and that does not number altogether over 1,000 souls. If the natural Increase the excess ot births over deaths baa really been 200,000 in ten years, which it must have been to justify tha present figures, it is certainly very remarkable." "Do yon know anything about frauds in the taking of the census "I do not, nor do I want to. I have become so disgusted since the wholesale appointments of Demoorats as census-takers. Yon may judge how the work has been done by the fact tbat ths very first enumerator appointed in my distriot was a man who had not only been indicted, bat convicted, sentenced, and actually imprisoned for stealing a bjllot-box from a Republican polling plaoe at the last Congressional eleo tion.
An ex oonviot, and an ex-convict of that kind, was certainly tbe last person to oe intrusted with such duty." The McGeheo's Switch Bust ncsB Affidavit of lr. 91c-Gcheo. The State of Alabama, Montgomery county. Bofore me, John B. Fuller, a Justice of the Peace of said oounty, personally appeared B.
E. MoGenee, who being duly sworn, says on oath, that he was one ol tbe inspectors of election at McGehee's 8 witch precinct in said county August 1880, at an election lor state ana oounty in cars. That the election at said precinct was full. fair and free. That be was present at the count, ana it was conducted rainy and honestly.
That the colored Republican inspector, Ananias Oliver, left the plaoe before the connt was finished of fits own accord, and without any intimidation or threats. That be is informed, and believes, tbat said Ana nias Oliver stated before the election that he would not sign tbe election return from said precinct unless it went Republican, and tbat Charles w. isaouey, the republican cans date for Probate Judge at said eleetisst, agreed to give said Oliver $100 for servioe to be rendered him, (Buckley) by said Oliver as inspector, and has paid him (Oliver) $50 ot said amount pursuant to said agreement that this alleged agreement probably accounts for Ananias' false statement and conduot in leaving before tbe oount bad been eompleted that said Olivers published affidavit and statements are wholly false, and the facts are as follows At the appointed hour we opened the polls in a small room adjoining the store. I then told Ananias Oliver tbat he might have choioe of position, and he took the window and re ceived the ballots from the voters, and every voter stood at tbe window after vot ing, until he saw bis ballot go into the box. About half after two o'clock, we (the Inspectors and Clerks) were invited to Mr.
Wyndbam's. abont 75 yards off, to dine. Oliver refused to go, stating that fie did not want dinner and would remain nntil we oame back; I told him there would be no danger, tbat we would nail np tbe window and lock the door ana Ballot box ana give him (Oliver) the keys, and instruot tbe Sheriff to keep every one thirty feet from the polls as the law directs. But still said Oliver refused to go, and that aroused oar suspicion that he was np to something wrong, and I then told bim tbat I would not leave bim alone in the room with the key to the ballot box, which be then bad in bis pocket, and I demanded the key of him, which he gave me; I then looked the box, appointed a trusty man to stay with him and the box nntil we returned, and then went off to dinner. We remained at dinner abont a half boor, then returned and went on with the election and closed tbe polls as the law directs at five o'clock, and began the count immediately.
We then proceeded regularly with tbe count. I did not say, as said Oliver states, that "Buckley and Jeff Simmons were running like this thine must be chanced, or any words to tbat effect; nor did I pat the light oat or knock it over- There being no table in the room, we had to use a goods-box instead of a table, and, when night oame on, not being able to procure a lamp or candies stlcx, we used a candle without a holder. and stock it up on a corner of the box, and daring tbe oount the candle was upset, as I apposed by a slight jsr of the box, bat I have einoe heard that said Oliver overset it purposely. When the candle was upset. I immediately placed my left band on the ballotsbox to see that it was net tampered with, and struck a match immediately with my right hand and relit the candle, whioh had been pieced np by one ot the eierxs and handed to me.
Ths candle was relit im mediately, in a few seconds at almost after it- fell over, and went out. Tbere was no con fusion and no tiokets on the floor, none were pat into the box and none were taken oaj The votes, ss counted out, tallied exact7 with the poll list, said uaver snowed dissalisfaction for a least an hour after wards; be then said, "I believe I will go out." I asked bim, "for what He replied. It looks like the box has more tickets in it than it did before the light went out." I told him that be must not make any such insinuation; that tho poll lists showed there had been C72 votes polled, and it, after counticg them be found more than tbat number, he would then nave some grounds for complaint. He agreed tbat I was right, took bis seat acd we went on with the count until we were more than half through, and then Oliver arose and said, "ttenilamon, I believe I'll quit; I know that Buckley is beat, and I don't see that I oan do him any good now." I told him that it mattered not who was beat or who was ahead, that ha had taken an oath act as inspector and it was his duty to stay there ana nrnsn tne count and sign tho returns. But still, he left and was gone about five minutes and then returnod.
When I opened tbe door for bim I said, "Yon have decided to oome back, I see." He replied. "Yes, Sir." We then proceeded with the oount, and when we had almost finished he again arose and said tbat he was tired, hungry and sick, and could ttay no longer. We insisted upon bis ttaying, telling bim that we oould finish the count in ten minutes, but all to no avail. After he left Ihe room, I went to the door and told bim in tho presence of fifty or seventy-five persons to appoint some one in his place, and he refused and went off showing that he bad determined not to stay and sign the returns.asbe bad stated in a speech a short while before tbe election, tbat he would not sign the returns if the box did not go Republican. We then finished the count fairly and honestly, and it resulted, as the returns show, in a Demo oratio majority of four hundred and eight.
A great change in sentiment has taken place in said beat in favor of the Demooratio party. All the former oolored Kedieal leaders in said beat bad turned over to the Demo- they had been washing their races; aido pay much attention to them, as I thought there might have been a bsd in the back room of the store; there is no bed in tho bock room of tho grocery; there wero two or three men who appeared to ba wiping their faces; saw two men on tho back door steps who looked as if they were washing their faces; we approached the grocery from the rear. Cross-examined by Col. Troy. Ponton told mo ho had never violated any law of the United and pointed to bis license; I told him that be was not charged with any violation of the revenue laws, and he replied that as to the other matter the United States had nothing to do with it; Penton said, "I always comply with the laws, sent monty to Collector Mayer for license, in a registered letter, and if he didn't gtt it it is no fault of ruined' I know Judge Acree of Covington county; saw him last Saturday in Andalusia, bad a conversation with him on tha subjuot ot this case; told him that Pe utoa offered tae no foroible resistance; told Judgo Acree tbat if he had been thero, bo could have doubtless talked to I'enton end th9 others aud induced them to have come along without trouble; ho replied that he thought he could have done so.
By Commissioner Hunter. I iva already stated that Peutou eaid bs would not bo arrested except by force. This was in answer to a question of the Commissioner, on reading from the complaint that Penton had alleged, "I will not be arrested; these are my friends to prevent it." TEST1MOHX FOB THE DEFJENi-B. Penton examined. -I stayed at hom*o with my family the night before toe deputy Marshals came to my place; My wife had'beea very eick on the day before; went to my bar room on that morning, between daylight and sunrise; I generally go there every morning between daylight and sunrise; when I got there Powell was the only man there; he keeps my bar; think Adams was at Prest-wood'a grooery, as I noticed him a few minute-! afterwards; Merri'l Smith was at the post office; Lyloa came up about the ticno I got there to open Prestwood's grooory; Tils lis and O'Neal soon csnie aloug going to their stores; had boeu at my grooery about an hour when tho deputies came up; They all got out, came in the grocery and took drinks; I waited on them; tbsn tbo other persons who were about came up and took drinks; then they all stepped back out doors; Oliver then came up to me and if my name was Penton; I told him it was; ha then said ha wanted to see me a minute; ho never said a word about hia being a Deputy United Slates Marshal until after he told ma that he bad a warrant for me; I then told him tbat IJhad never violated any United States law; and pointed him to my license hanging op in the room; that I had sent to Mayer, at Mobile, by registered letter, and had a reoeipt for it, end if he never got it, it was no fault of mine; be then told mo that McKinney had sworn ont a warrant against rue for beating a United States wit ness; I told him that 1 didn't know that McKinney was a United States witness any more than any one else; that I couldn't seo what the United States bad to do with mine and McKinney's private mats ters; that my troubla with McKinnev was a State affair; Oliver never showed me any warrant; never saw any warrant until I get here; be said he want jd me to come to Montgomery; told him that I did not feel disposed to oome then, as my wife was sick and I couldn't leave her; he, Oliver, said he didn't blame me for not going; he then proposed to me to take a drinK with bim; a'ter taking dtinks Oliver proposed a game of and I told bim Yes, I wonld play billiards with him; after we got throngh with the game, Oliver called np everybody to take drinks, but only myself and one of Oliver's associates drank with bim; those who refused didn't want anything to drink; Oliver then bid me goodbye and he and his friends left; I never said I wouldn't go unless taken by fores; never said anything of the kind; none of tho persons present on tha occasion were thero by any agreement or understanding with me that tney should ba present at tha time; never was any agreement between myself and John Adams, John Prestwood, Bocey Powell, Merrill Smith, Foraaa Lyles, Jchli Adams, Zaobariah Adams, Henry O'Neal and Bichard Tillis, or with any one or more of them, to resist my arrost by deputy U.
S. Marshal Oliver; never was a word of agreement between any of ns to resist my arrest, or concerning my arrest; there were no persons present at my grooery thut morning, exoept George Wainsworth and the persons named above; saw no others, as I was engaged in my house and never went out doors; there was no agreement between Wnina worth, Walter Adams and myself to resist arrest; never spoke a word to them about it; did not anticipate arrest before the marshals oame tbere; did not know there was any warrant out for me until Oliver told me sc; never heard of it before then; th6re were three or four guns in my bar-room that morning; one wa9 oy own gun that I keep thero all tho time; another one Kit Mr. John Howard's, who had left it with me to get tubes put in it, but as my si If arid old man Watson were net on good terms I had never the gun to him to bo the other cuna belonged to Mr. Gaunt he had sold out everything a da or two bsforo and went to Greenville, and his guns were deposited thero as guns usually are bv peo ple ooming to town don't koow whether Powell's gun was there or not don know that he has a gun, really ho frequently goes out shooting birds and squirrels, end takes a gun from the place most everybody ooming to town with a gun deposits it in my store none of those guns were there for the purpose of resisting United States officers don know whether any of the guns were loaded or not nobody oame into my bar room that morning with a gun no one brought a gun tbere that mornisg I was out in Coffee county last Saturday when Marshal Oliver was in Andalusia got boma about dark that evening was looking up a woman who had forfeited a bond against me to take her to the sheriff in dia charge of the bail, as I had been informed there was a forfeiture taken against me when I returned home I earned Oliver was thero to arrest me and others; told Judge Acree to go and see Oliver and tell him to wait until next day and I would go on with him stayed at home Saturday nigbt, and it was Sunday morning I told Judge Acree to see Oliver and get him to wait until next day and I would go along with him next morning I did report to Oliver and came on with him; cot to Evergreen an hour ahead of Oliver Mr. Salter wss with me we got to Evergreen an hour ahead of the depnty marshals waited tnere till the osacers oame.
Had an altercation with McKinney list spring told Oliver that the matter was personal between McKinney and myself, and that I didn't know McKinney was ever a witness against me. Cross-examined by D. D. Smith, Esq. Stayed at my barroom nntil very late the Sunday night bsfora Oliver oame to arrest me; got to the barroom next morning between daylight and sun up; did not ask Oliver why he didn't oome on to town that night; did not know whether Oliver stayed on the bank" of the river or slept in a bed; did not know Oliver or any other deputy U.
S- marshal was on the way there to arrett me or anybody else; hear frequently that deputy marshals are ooming down that way; hear something ot the sort every day whon people are passing about tho country bad not heard that deputy marshals were coming there on that particular day; did not say to Oliver that I had been looking for hi; or any other crowd the night before; Oliver said he bad a warrant for my arrest; I told him I couldn't go, and ho said if he wai in my place he wouldn't go either; Oliver left pleasantly, after shaking hands with me; live abont a half mile from town; people generally deposit their guns in my grooery; it is seldom that there are no guns deposited in my grooery; the oountry people, when they oome in, always deposit their guns in my grooery, and some of the town people also do so sometimes, but not as a general thing; Mr. Gauct's gun was there bcoause ho had recently sold out, and had no ether place to deposit it; there were only four guns in my grocery the morning Oliver oame; did not examine for other puns that morning; had no motive in making any examination I state positively that there were not more than four guns in my grocery that morning; I never saw or heard anything except what occurred between Oliver and myself in the house; a number of people were passing in and out during the time Oliver was there; observed all that was dons in my house; two of the guns were behind the counter and two cf them were setting near the end of the ooun-ter, leaning against the wall cf the houee; there were no guus on the billiard table; had cne pistol in the house; it was laying on the counter; if any body else had any, I did'nt know it; Oliver and myself were io conversation about 20 minutes before we oommenced playiag billiards; heard nothing but talking and laughing going cn outside; not a harsh word was spoken tbat I heard; the orowd was jovial and plttasant; so far as I knew the best feeling prevailed among all the parties there tbat morning; heard nothing about eggs and sheep; so far as I knew or heard there was good feeling towards Crosby; I heard nothiog going on onside, as I was busy inside my house; am on good terms with Crosby; no one came in my gro cery that morning with gune; did not meet the other defendants on Sunday night, exi oept at my grooery; thero is always more or less of a crowd at my grocery; don't koow how many of the defendants wero with me Sunday night; I was at the grocery and they came tbere, and I never oounted them; this is all that I mean by meeting them; there are only about twenty-five men in the corporate limits of the town; the defendants were about the grocery when I closed it up on Sunday night and left; did not shut them np in the grooery; some or mem were aoout .1 0 i i i i i i i i i 4 5 i- i Sept 4, 1880. jno. ii. roxia, j.
jr. Aiettor from Tallapoosa. DiDtvuLLX, Aug. 31, 1880. Editor Advertiser: There is a strong easswrind blowing now, accompanied with showers of rain; indeed to-day wonld be celled a rainy day.
If it was not so early, we would say we were now having the "equinoctial gale," for sinos Buneet yesterday there bas been a constant gale from the east. Much of the cotton now open will be blown oat, and being near the ground any the first picking will ba considers ably damaged from tbe rains. Speaking of cotton, we would here state, not near as large a crop will be realized, as was hoped wonld be a month ago. Too much rain daring August has given ns a very large weed, but bas produced rust upon tbe cotton, caused the forms to be cast, and facilitates the inoreass of the cotton worm. wfi'b has commenoed its ravages to an warming extent in many portions of the oounty.
Some say not more than a half crop of cotton will be made this year, yet we think, taking into consideration the increased acreage over last year, a two-thirds crop may be oounted on safely. In our last communication, we were fearful the farmers wonld not have a good time for saving their fodder, because of the rainy spell, bat two weeks of dry weather sue-oeeding my writing, gave them an excellent time to pun ana cure fodder, and, at least enough each forage bas been saved for home consumption. A better corn crop will be narvest9d than was at tbat time anticipated, but it is thought mach of it will rot in ths fields from too muchiret weather. uespectiuuy, Tallapoosa. Baptist Association.
To the Churches composing the Third District of the Alabama Associations and others eontignooAly located, viz: Orion, Olne-tee, Hickory Grove, and to 'all whom it may concern. Dear BreViren: AootvacHonof ohnrohes in the intereet of the Sunday School cause was held with tho Me. Lebanon church on Friday, Saturday aud Sunday, the 27th, 28th and 29th of August. Doling the sessions of tbo body the propriety ot forming a new associttion was considered, and tha opinion pretty generally prevailed that mora good could and would be accomplished for tho Master, by such an organization, than is now being done in this portion of the Alabama Association. Some thought was given co the conveniences of getting to acd from associations.
But the principal question was, or will more good likely be done in the eanse of Christ by a new organization?" This question yaa in substance answered in the affirmative by the dele gates present. A motion wag mads and unanimously adopted to the effect that this body meet with Elam church, six miles east of tbe city of Montgomery on Saturday and Sunday, the 18th acd 19th of September, 1880, for the purpose of general consultation and decision, with regard to the formation ot a new association. A oommittee cf five was appointed, vis: B. A. Jackson, A.
F. Childers, J. H. Dickson, J. W.
Orme nd T. L. Jones, to give this matter publicity. So that all concerned may have an opportunity of being present to speak for cr against the enterprise. We (inoerely hope that there will ba a Urge gathering of the brethren at'Elam.
We want the question freely and thoroughly discussed. W4 aim at the glory of the furtherance of His cause, and tbe saltation of souls. B. A. Jacksoh, Chairman.
Rimer, August 30th. Aurora. MoirzGOifBtT Comrrx, Bept. 2. Editor Advertiser: Last Thursday and Thursday night, it was my good fortune to be present at tbe closing exercises of Professor J.
M. Carter's school, located at Aurora. For the last two years Mr. Carter has bad the entire management of the school interest at this place, and so far as I know, he has snoeeeded admirably in enthusing a spirit Into the people to do more for the rising generation than has been done heretofore, I saw several classes examined in Daviea' Elementary Arithmetic, and, jodg-ingfrom the way they bandied the crayon and called ont tbe answers to tbe questions, that they knew exactly what tbey were doing. The great beat, and tha crowded I suppose, compelled the Professor to leave off many classes he intended to examine.
The exercises closed at sight with an exhibition of speeches, dialogues and songs, which furnished the spectators many good tb oughtt, and not nnfreqaently merry peals ot laughter were beard at the wittiohrm of some little fellow, who, it reamed, bad suddenly found a brilliant thought, or bad jost found time to say something to bring "down tbe honse." Tbe good order that prevailed daring the whole time showed plainly that tbe principal bad not failed to make his mark, as his impress was to be seen in everything that was done, and jost here I am led to reflect moment upon tbe influence of a teacher for good or evil, If a teacher moves off In the right coarse what a powerful impetus our little folks receive in the way tbey ought to go. It is tbe fond hope tbat the many good lessons instilled Into the minds of these young people may go far in making np a high grade of character and good scholarship. air. fJ. will rest awhile from his arduous tabors in order to build op for the fall and winter work tbat lies before bim.
As the cares and anxieties of ninety pupils roll off bis shoulders be must be enjoying the luxury of a leisure hour very much indeed. with the Southern railroad extended to the sand bills, Aurora will possess advantages in many respects not enjoyed by her sisters, as her lands are level snd pleasant and water plentiful and good. RiTg. bept, 1, 1880. Seneca Lake.
Glxk Mountain Hccaa, Watexsts Gnu, N. Aug. 30th. Editor Advertiser: Leaving Richmond. a few days ago and passing through Washington, Baltimore, Hamsborc and El- mira I reached this plaoe, which baa become one or the most popular commer retorts in the oountry.
Leaving tbe train at tbe vils lage ot Watkina situated at tbe bead of Seneca Lake the tourist finds an omnibus ready to convey him (without charge) to this pleasant hotel, situated on the moon-tain side, and about a mile and a half from the depot. Nothing less than tbat team ot four powerful horses could drag tbat vehicle and a dozen passengers up the steep ascent. But the animals are well trained and ihe driver expert. They make the trip, as he told me, eight times a day and are used to the work. The hotel is located on both sides of the gorge and connected by an iron bridge about a hundred feet long and as many above the stream which rushes over Ihe rocky bed below.
A vast amount of work bas been done to make a pleasant walk np tbe glen for a mile or more. At several points bridges and extensive stairways have been constructed and make comparatively easy a passage which would otherwise be impracticable. At convenient distances resting places have boen arranged with seats from whioh one may view the most ctriklng scenes sparkling cascades, glancing rapids cr deep pooln, overhung by rugged cliffs and dork nea locks, ev more wildly beautiful spots aro to be found this side of the Rocky mountains. About a quarter of a mile from tbe hotel there U. a pomt of the mountain from which tbere is a delightful view of Seneca Lake and cf the rich valley between this place and Elmita.
To gaze for an boor upon a landscape of each wonderful beauty, any lover of the picturesque would be willing to moke a long journey. It is a matter of surprise to me tbat the place is not more generally known to tourists from the South. They tell me that from fifteen to twenty thousand persons visit the Glen every season; but in locking ever the regis ter ol this hotel 1 find that the guests are chiefly from New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore very few from any of the cotton States. In passing through Pennsylvania I beard a considerable amount of political talk. At least five out of every six, who I beard express any opinion, were for Hanecck.
This, perhaps, is due to the fact that be baa so many enthusiastic supporters in that Stit* who served under him in the army. I beard several men eay tbat tbey had heretofore voted the Bepublican ticket, bat would support Hanco*ck. I go from here to Niagara, and thenoe across to Albany, and down the Hudson to New York, where I will try to find time to write you. I our, truly, B. D.
F. Immediate payment or off goes you head," is the way Hans' order against as- sessments is now interpreted. this sort which allows the marshal deputies to apply for extra compensation. lt-direot served the warrants on defons dant Penton when he oamo in and surrens dered, on August 30. I gent one officer with bim here; there were three prisoners.
The Marshal paid trie railroad transported tion. I had the money to pay the expenses, but the train left while 1 was ott looking for another man for whom I had a warrant. Penton paid the piseogo of tho several parties- w.d tha SScyshRt gouiAt thA mmmw to him. Had no ulterior. object on the 8th August when I failed to use forco to arrant Penton.
I lost money by tho operation. I lost $100. The witness made eome explanations relative to pay of deputy Marshals and then signed his testimony. VV. B.
Hughes testified I was at Andalusia on the 9th of August as a deputy U. U. Marshal; went there iu charge of Major Oliver; Oliver had tho arrants; first slopped at Ponton's residence; Oliver went in that house; we were thero about rivo minutes; next stopped at a house between Penton's residence and Andalusia; Oliver wenf in and said he had a paper to execute there; we drove from there into Andalusia, to the bar-room. Stopped in tha middle of the street thirty feet from Penton's bar-room between the bar-room and several ether houses; saw three or four persons only that I can recognize; don't remember the names of some of the parties; saw Penton, Prestwood, Powell, Smith, Lyles, and others; I can point out the men I saw there, bat I don't know the names ot all of them; saw other people; I oounted in and about the place 22 persons; onnnted some inside and some outside: was sitting on faofit steps of Penton's store, and counted them as they passed in and out; they passed and repassed all the time, between Penton's and Preatwood's bar-rooms; went into the bar-room about 5 o'clock in the morning; Oliver preceded me in the bar-room: Oliver. House and Adams went in the bar-room ahead of mo, end I saw 12 or 15 men in there besides; they were stands ing about, some of them with their hands In their pockets and talking; did not join the conversation oetween rrenton ana uu ver, and do not know what passed between them; after taking drinks Penton and Oliver sat down and commenoed talking; was in the bar-room about 5 minutes; went out and sat down on the steps in the front part of the store and commenoed talking to Powell; saw four double-barrel guns iu the bar-room; and two guns on the billiard table and two behind the counter; never looked to see what was about the room; didn't know it was PAnton's nlace at the time! while J.
was out side Prestwood Was rather noisy and seemed anxious to get np a fight; he danced a good deal on the piazza of the bar-room and walked about; be gave a Dig wnoop uae an Indian, something ot a uomancoe yen; ne called out to Crosby that the negro in tho back part of tho buggy was a sight finer looking man than he, Crosby, war; hs passed across from here to another room, and as be passed by the horses belonging to ns he gave a horse a slap side of the head and said, "what in the 11 are you Btop-ping up the road for;" he said some olher things which I don't reoolieot; he seemed to want to provoke Crosby; his mannor was that of a man who wanted to get up a fight; there was a manwith him who also made some remarks, but can't reoolieot what was said; heard no remarks made about myself; they passed to and fro and seemed to oe in concert of action; saw some twelve or fifteen of thAm TiaRslntf to and fro: most of the taik- EgT Beard was near reman ntum, talked low, to themselves, and I couldn't hear a word they said; I was about ten feet from them; this is about ait i now; got no breakfast tbere; didn't order breakfast; Oliver sent word to order breakfast, but I didn't do it; Prestwood and Lyles seemed to be under the icfluenoe of liquor, but none of the others seemed to be; left there abont o'clock; remained about one hour there: the crowd was about renton oar room as we left; they hollered at us as we left, sort of jeering remarks; but couldn't hear the words used. Cross Examination. Camped tho tight before on the bank of the river; left oamp before daybreak next morning; day broke as we were alocg the road, about a mile from Acdalusia; made no stop till we got to Pen-ton's residence; when we got to Penton's residecoe found an old gentleman up; went from here to the house of another person and atonned there: Oliver cot out of Ine buggy and asked if the man was at boma and was inrormea xatt no was uui went from here to Penton's grocery it is about halt a mile from Penton's house to hia barroom it was a bright morning nearly sunrise when we got to Penton's grocery; had two buggies and a two-seated wagon Crosby, Oliver and Adams were in the two-seated wagon myself and House were in one buggy, and a negro man was in the other buses; stopped on the side of Penton's crocerv: Oliver. House, Adams, and myself got out and went into Penton's grocery; the negro man did not get out I was tne last OI tne ioar uepuiiea iu gu we went to the counter and took a drink when Mr. Penton and Oliver sat down on the benoh end oommenced cons versation I walked out did not know that was Mr.
Penton then; could not hear what Penton and Oliver said went out and sat down on steps leading to the barroom; there is a verandah in front of the barroom I sat down on the steps of the verandah; I commenced talking with Powell there who was sitting on a benoh on the verandah; House was inside a great portion of the time; Adams was over by the wagon talking to Crosby; am not positive wno remained in the barroom when I came out; Adams came out ahead of me; am not oertain as toothers; House was in the room with Oliver most of the time; I never went back into the barroom; did not know Powell before that time; I was talking to him abont deer hnntins in Oovineton county; nothing was said about our business there, or about arresting any one; conversation lasted about ten minutes: Powell's manner was pleasant; he was not excited or irritated; don't think Powell went off the piazza until we left; all the men seemed to be cool, walking about with their hands in their pockets or under their ooat tails; some cf them were in their shirt sleeves and some were not; won't say that anv of them were in their shirt sleeves; they may have beec; am not positive as to that; Aid not see Mr. Prestwood have any arms, exoept what nature gave him; did not see any ot them have arms save those furnished by natnre; saw Smith on the roroh walkine about: also saw him in the bar-room; he was just walking about there. Re-direct Bid not tell Oliver anything; told House or Adams that it wouldn't do for us to stay there as there were two many men. as I had myself counted 18 men, and did not count those walking about in door ways; the place is small, tbere being about a dozen stores and houses in the town; counted all the men I saw about the gro cery; there were 22 men besides the deputy marshals; this inoluded all the men (hat were passing to and from one side of the street to the other. J.
W. Crosby testified: Was in Andalusia on the 8th of August; went there with Oapt Oliver and others to arrest Penton and others; arrived there about sunrise; stopped in front of Penton's grocery; saw Penton, Lyles, Prestwood, Powell, Smith, John Adams, Walter Adams, O'Neal, Til is, Zaoh-arieh Adams; these are about all I inn recollect; some were on the gallery and others were in the house; never went in the house; live 12 miles from Andalusia; these men reside around the town at distances ranging from one-half to a mile; Powe'l and Smith reside about one mile from town; some were sitting aud standing on the piazza; Prestwood and Adams came to the boggy where I was, but never spoke to me or Baid anything: afterwards they camo by the boggy, and Prestwood slapped the horse on the nose in the buggy ol tie negro ana said, "what do you put the horse in the way for?" they then walked over to Preatwood's grocery; there he fttabed a keen holler; he then walked back to Pen-ton's grocery; this is ail I beard, exoept I heard either Jfoweli, Jjyles or I'restwood say, "Jim, why don't you como out and shake hands with your old friendt?" he spoke this in a very cii il manner; Lyles, I took it to be, said, "he's got to be above ns all; he's got to be a carriage driver;" then they got to saying something about the negro, and all of them said the negro was better looking than I waf; think Prestwood said this; some other words were passed there; they went on then about me, and some of them asked if I didn't look like I bad a sheep on my back; think Ijyles asked ber hollering; might have done so; don't know partioularly about pistol; know that it shoots more than once; am Battened mat-tt-is the same pistol; don't know who hollered at the deputy marshals as they rede off none of the guns in the barroom belonged to me; none had been carried tbere by me, or at my request; don't own any gun; don't know tbat any were loaded. Penton lie-called I know one Wro. Smith, he lives about eight or ten miles from Andalusia; I never said to him or in his presence that I and others had ran deputy marshals off. Cross-Examined I know only one Wm.
Smith; never said anything to him or acys body, or made any brag when ont In Coffee cennly, tbat I and my crowd had run the marshals cff. This closed the examination of witnesses. and alter able arguments by CoL Herbert and Gcv. Watts for the defense. Commis sioner Hunter bound over Mr.
Penton in the Bum of $2,000, and the other defendant, exoept Lyles, Tillis and O'Neal, who were dismissed, in a bond of $1500 eaoh to appear at next term of U. S. Circuit Court. Tlio Frauds In Alabama. Tbe Hon.
Paul Strobaeh (theirs tne Infamous Means Resorted to to Secure a Demecra tie Hilar-Ity The Colored Mem's Tree Position. From the New Tork Then of Saturday. The Hon. Paul Strobaoh, member of the Republican National Committee from Ala bama, has oome to New Yotk by Invitation of the State oommittee, to take part in the canvass in this State. Mr.
Strobaoh was met by a Times reporter at tbe National Oommittee rooms yesterday, and asked abont the recent Alabama State election, which, it will be remembered, the Demoorats carried by the most wholesale and unblushing frauds in both voting and oounting. Mr. Strobach said: After our full end explicit address, pubs lished in the Northern papers, and over 100,000 copies of which, to my personal knowledge, have been distributed in the three oontested States of Maine, Indiana and New York, I have very little to add. I will say this, however, that it was one of the quietest and at the same time one of the most infamous and thorouehlv fraudu lent elections ever held in a professedly free country, iiy quiet, 1 mean tbat there was little open violence or bnll-dozinc. The Democrats coolly told ns beforehand that they were going to connt ns out, and they kept their word.
This is apparent to the apprehension. The offioial Democratic ma jority, as summed up by tbe Montgomery Advebtiseb, the leading Bourbon organ, is a trine ovtr yz.oou. now, is a positive fact, Known to every Democratic leader in the State, that not only did they not have that majority, Dm that tney aid not even nave that number or votes, ihe ttreen. bick party, which made aneh a vigorous canvass, was recruited almost exclusively rrom tne uemoorauo ranaa. in northern Alabama the Greenbaekers alone polled 20,000 votes, and they are so strong there tnat two years ago tney elected Lowe, a Grcenbaoker, to Congress from the eighth district.
I If ally (agree with Gen. Weaver that the combined opposition majority over the Demooratio ticket on a fair count would have been not less than 10,000 votes. An other Demooratio campaign lie that has been coined by the Demooratio press to palliate these monstrous frauds is tbat the lie- publicans had no ticket in the field, and made litle effort to get oat their vote. That is a bare-faced, false lie, as anybody living in tne state, and in tne slightest decree ac quainted with its politics, can testify. In very many of the counties all the KeDub- lioan ones, and in tbe thickest populated portions of the State, inolndlng the entire "cotton belt" we had Bepublican tickets in the field, and tbe party was well and thoroughly organized, ana carried on more vigorous canvass than ever before.
In the counties where there were no candidates our people voted the Greenback ticket. I desire to nail another partisan falsehood. namely, that the negroes voted the Demo oratio ttoxet in considerable numbers. Weeks before tbe election the Demoorats paraded in the newspapers that they had a colored nanoocx club in Montgomery, 660 strong. That olub baa been counted reneat- edly; there are thirty-four members.
Tbere were tiuriy-nve, but one got sack of training Hanco*ck oonfederates and left. An other of their lies was that George W. Wash ington, a prominent colored Bepublican and one ot the Secretaries of the Chicago Conven tion, naa eome oat lor Uancocx. The truth is that at the time this lie was traveling through tbe State Mr. Washington was earnestly at work in Montgomery raising a Garfield and Arthur dob, and two days later was elected resident oi it.
"Before the election," continued Mr. Strobaoh, "I canvassed Montgomery eonnty very thoroughly, and expressed to my Deny ocratio friends the hope that they would let ns have a fair count this tune, as a repeti tion of the wholesale fraud and ballot-box stuffing of further elections would injure tbem at tbe North, and possibly affect lien. Hanco*ck's canvass. After these speeches I was invariably told by Demoorats that they didn't care a who was elected President so long as they retimed possession of their local offices, and that these tbey proposed to keep in any event, even by a repetition of the fraudulent practices ot former elections. All Ihey are after down there is tbe spoils.
and the Demoorats of the South in general are a spoils party. They care nothing for principles as long as they can get power and plunder. "A sample of the shacking frauds neroe- trated at our last election Is tbe case of Mo-Geehee'a Switob, whioh has been so exten sively cited by the Bepublican press at tbe North. It beats the tissue-paper frauds in South Carolina in 1878 oat of sight. To terrorize one colored Election Inspector, and drive bim from the polls while they stuffed toe ooxes, tney naa to bring a company of militia and thirty or forty armed citizens to the polling-place, ostensibly to protect the whites from "Intimidation" by the blacks.
They emptied the ballot-boxes and then stuffed them with Demooratio votes by the hanorui, openly, plainly, palpably, in the sight of scores of people, and then brought in a Demooratio majority of 540, in a pre-oinct whioh had actually given a Bepabli- oan majority of 600 They only allowed the Republicans 116 votes, and yet bad the impudence to claim tbat tbe 116 blacks bad so intimidated the 40 whites that the seizure of tho polls by the military was made neoessary. But I am too disgusted to say anything more abont what was, from beginning to end, a gigantio and wholesale swindle. Tbe facts, I am glad to see, have been published at the North, and are being dinned into the ears of the people in the doubtful States. That was a splendid cartoon of Naf.t'a in Harper's the long-legged ex-Confederate, with alligator boots, bowie-knife, and revolver, tending tbe stuffed ballot box labeled 'Alabama, 62,000 at Governor's ItUnd, and offering it to Gen. Hanco*ck with the words, 'Thar Gineral, that's about as full, fair and free a count as we can make it The artist's only mistake was in putting the majority at 62.000 instead of 92,000, whioh it really is.
These Southern Democrats are always overdoing it. whether it is violenoe, repudiation or fraud. Thirty thousand or 40,000 would have done just as well, and been infinitely better for tbem, as it would not have alarmed tbe North, and would have shown, at all events, that there was a pretense mode of counting our votes. But tbat wonld not do; tbey had to run it up to 100,000 in their foolish desire to make a big boom for Hanco*ck, and it has just boomed the other way. Bepublican workers from the close States tell me tbat this Alabama business is burticc the Demooratio ticket even more than the utterances of Wade Hampton and the rest of the fire-eaters.
Gen. Hanco*ck's ridiculous talk in his letter ot acoptanoe about a 'full, fair and free vote, and an honest ought to be placarded by tbe aide of ths Alabama fig- whether Uiley was at church or not; he has to oome by my grocery to go into hia lot it was a little after dark that I saw them; don't remember seeing Wiley Martin there that night; he might have been about there; I never a en him; heard no hallerin' at the marshalas they rode off; heard Prestwood laugh was not on the outside ot my grooery as they rode off saw Crosby sitting in the buggy in the road; never spoke to Crosby and don't think he got out of bis buggy. By Cob Herbert. There was no agreement or understanding between myself and any of tha persons who were at my grooery on Sunday night to come back next morning, except Powell, who asked me to leave him my key so ha could get into my store early aad get a drink, as he was going to work very early; told him not to go away in the moming till I came; said if he slept in the storo he would leave the window unlatched, so I could get anything that I might want; I frequently sleep in the store myself, on the billiard table; Powell sometimes sleeps there, also; we keep bed-clothes there. By Mr.
Smith. Sleep on the billiard table, when I sleep there: have sheets aad pillows and wagon sheet. Powell and Adams slept there that night. By Col. Troy.
AU cf the defendants were not together' at any one time in my store on the Sunday night before the marshals come; dont remember that any of them were there; never noticed particularly; they were just on the outside of the grocery; they were on their way to church and had to pass my grocery to get there; am not positive which of the defendants were at my grocery; Tillis, Jno. Adams, O'Neal and Zzoh. Adams were not there; think Prestwood, Foman Lyles and John Lyloa were there; Prestwood oame by going it church, I think, aad sat down on the Bteps; Lyles stepped in, got a glass of Doer aud a cigar, and said he was coma to church with a young lady; don't remember wnetner aiernii smith was there or not: Jno. Lyles was there, but was not there the next morning; don remember tbat any otnjr persons were there Sunday night. N.
B. Powell examined by Col. Troy, Live at- Andalusia; call that my home, as I am there most of my time; attend bar for M.t. fen ton; was there the Sunday night before the marshals came on Monday; Pen ton loft on Sunday night about 9 o'olock; left the key of the store with me; don't remember seeing either of the defendants at the grooery, except Foman Lyles; saw John Adams passing along the square; think also that I saw Prestwood; think John Adams passed along come to church with a lady: saw Walter Adams also and was with him most of the night there; never left the bars room after Penton wont home; Walter Adams cama back to the store sometime after Penton left; Adams and myself slept iu tne bar-room aoross the end or the bu liard table; had slept in there often before: frequently sleep in there; different young men have slept there with me; Penton has slept tbere frequently with me; did not hear that there was a warrant ont for Pen ton; never heard so before that; never beard there was a warrant for Penton a ar rest; was no understanding or agreement with me to meet there next morning and resist the marshals; when I awoke next morn- ing there were three or four persons at the bar-room; Penton was there, and three others probably; the first thing they did was taking a drink; it was only a short time after I got np before the mar shals came; never got np as soon as Pen- ton and the others oame in; there were no Runs on the billiard table; there were some three or four guns in the store; don't think there were more than four guns there; the guns were not brought thsre to resist the marshals, so far as I know; one of the guns belonged to Penton and I don't know who the others belong to; it was no extra thing for guns to be left there; it is a common thing for guns to be left tbere; the boys oc oasiocally have them there to shoot for drinks; when the marshals got there they got out and walked in to the bar; I met them just as I passed out; they were going in, as I hs.3 taken a drink and started to go out of the grooery; I never went back into the houtie any more while the marshals were there; stayed ont on the poroh, titling on a box; never bad any weapons about my person; never carry any weapons, except a pocket knife, and it is broken: when the marshals first earns in, don't remember any one being on the poroh; John Adams, Prestwood and one or two others were abont the housa while the marshals were there; saw Merill Smith oome np BttsrwaroB and iook into the grooery; don know that be had been there before: saw F. Lyles standing across the street; did not see z.aoh Adams; saw Heal there, but did not see Tillis; don't remember seeing but two or three other persons about there besides those named; there were probably 10 or 12 persons, counting some boys, who wero about the plaoe during the moming; there was no agreement with me to resit the marshals; didn't kaow that tho marshals had any papers for anybody there.
Cross Examined by D. Smith, Esq. Heard no part ot conversation between Penton and Oliver; did not hear a word of it; I bad some conversation with Mr. Hughes; we-were speaking about deer hunting; never heard anybody there that morning ssy anythiog about an arreat; saw and heard the most of "what transpired on ihe outside of the grooery, exoept possibly during the time I was engaged in converging with Hughes; the parties all appeared very friendly; there was but very little said; it the marshals spoke to anybody I never heard it; never noticed anybody particularly speaking to tbem; everything on the outside seemed to ba quiet; never saw anything like a difficulty; can't say everything was exactly orderly or disorderly; there was some joking going on between the boys; heard Prestwood talking to some one aoross the street: one of the boys remarked that Crosby looked like he had shouldered a sheop, or laid down with a sheep; this is about the worst I remember to have heard; it was said by Prestwood or some one who was with trim; paid no attention mueh to it and couldn't say who it was; remarked that the boys ought net to do so while there wero strangers about; Prestwood is a hearty laugher and usuAlly talks and Uughs loudly; they were on the other side of the street from there were two or three of them, and they seemed to be laughing and jesting with each other, Crosby at that time was sitting in a buggy in the street, suppose he heard the remark; don't remember to have heard anything else; never noticed anything going on as (here was nothing unusual; I asked Crosby to oome in and tell ns all howdy; had nothing to say to the marshals: heard nothing said exoept what I have already said; Hughes left me and went into the bar-room, and afterwards went to nis ouggy; was not with Hushes all the time; did not kaow the parlies were marshals, merely guessed so as (Jrosaby was witn tnem, nut did not know or have anv reason to believe that they were deputies, did not know until after they were gone that they had oome there to arrest anybody; did not know that they had oome there to arrest anybody there; supposed they had warrants fox somebody, but did not suspect it was any I Here the Court adjourned until 10 ciook this morning. Only two witnesses have thus for been examined by the defencs.
The trial of the famous Andalusia "rebela," was continued yesterday morning. The Distriot Attorney annoncoed that he desired to dismiss the prosecution against Bichard Tillis and Honry O'Neal, as be was satisfied there was nothing against them. The commissioner thereupon dismissed the cases against these two defendants. MOBE GOVERNMENT TESTIMONY. Mr.
House was examined for the Government, by D. D. Smith, Esq. Am aoling as deputy marshal in this district; have seen John Penton; am not moon acquainted with him; was at Andalusia on the morning of August 9th, with Oliver; got to the store about sun np; want into the store; Oliver asked him if his name was Penton; went in behind Oliver; he said his name was Penton; Oliver then carried him to the baok of the store and told him be had a warrant for him to go to Montgomery. Penton said, "I'm not Oliver then told him that be had oome for him and had the' authority; Penton said "Well, I'm not going and yon can't carry him and Oliver then talked some time; Oliver told him he had belter go, tbat it would be eaeier on him; ha said ho was not going; they then talked on some time, but I did't pay any attention; Penton said he wouldn't go unless he was carrisd; don't recollect hardly what Oliver said then; Oliver asked Penton if all the men there were coins to defend him and keep him from go- ing and he said they wero bis bookers; Oliver then said, "I didn't come here for a fight at Oliver said he wanted to under stand if penton was going, and Penton said, 'No, I'm not Oliver then ordered me to go out and order somo thing to eat; Penton was cool and positive with Oliver; he didn't speak loud, and I never heard all that was eaid; I went out, acd when I came back Oliver and Penton wore plajmc bil liards; don't know who was in the room at the time; there were several men, but I was not acquainted with any of them; don't Enow how many persons were in the room when we went in; shortly afterwards I oounted fourteen men in the room, and some were walking cn the passage; the grooery was open whon we got tbere saw guns in the grocery; don't know ho many there were two or three at the end ot the oonnter, two or three behind the counter, and one laying across tha billiard table; I didn connt them; saw one pistol on the oonnter and two laying back on the shelf never beard Penton say anything about stopping this foolishness, or anything of that sort; we had three buggies; had no cans with us, but had pistols; did not see anything that was done on the outside; we never got any breakfast there; don't know how many men were on the outside; men were scattered all over the town; heard come hollenn on the outside, but not much; think some of the men were tight, as they acted that way; did not know any of the defendants on that day; I now know Lyles, Smith, Prestwood and Penton; did not see Lyles and Smith there; did see Penton and Prestwood; stayed in the house 15 or 20 minutes; while we were in the house the men were not doing anything ex oept standing, around; none of the men said anything to rSt; when we went to leave.
Penton asked me why we didn't oome up in town instead of laying out on the bank of the river; don't remember what i replied; Penton said he knew everything tbat was going on in the oamp that night; thins he said some man bad reported to them what was done in the camp; camped at Bullock's ferry on the Coneuch river; five men were with us, and a negro boy to care for our stock, saw no stranger in the eamp that night; Oliver and myself were in Penton's bar most of the time that morning, while we remained there, but don't think Hughes and Adams were in there much; Prestwood seemed to be tight; he was dancing abont the room and seemed to be in a good humor; did hear Penton say to Oliver that he did not have crowd enough to take him. Cross Examined by Col. Troy Found out that Mr. Penton's wife was sick when ire got to to his house; Penton said to ns tbat even if be wanted to go he oouldn't do so then, as his wife was ill and he couldn't leave her; have not read the res ports of the tettimony io Ihe case. Henry O'Neal examined by D.
D. Smith, Esq. Beside in Andalusia, Covington county; remember the time Oliver and some deputy marshals were in Andalusia; they were there on Monday; was at prayer meeting on the Sunday night previous; nobody made a report to me about deputy marshals tbat night; about the close ot ths meeting there was a report there that marshals were coming in, and of course there was some oonfuslos; it was during prayer that the news reached the honse that the marshals were ooming; the meeting adjourned almost immediately when this report reached there; the audience dispersed and I presume they all went home: don't remember seeing any of tho defendants at the prayer meeting; was at Penton's grocery after the marshals came in; oan't reoolieot tbat all the defendants were at the grooery while the marshals were there; saw Adams and Penton, but don't remember seeing the others. Cross-examined by OoL Troy. Tho prav- er meeting broke np about the usual time; it was about time to close when the report tbat the marshals were oominc reached there: heard frequently tbat Franklin and his orowd were ooming; heard of his having made threats to come with a force of marshals; everything was quiet about the grooery next morning; saw no one go there with a gun; did not see an; body with guns about the plaoe that morning; saw Oliver and Pen-ton playing billiards; I was arrested in Andalusia and brought to Montgomery.
TZSTTUOaX 0B THE DEFENSE Lyles examined by OoL Troy. Was not at Penton's grocery the morning the marshals cams; saw tbem in town; was at home when they camo up, was attending to Prestwood's bar, he being absent, opened the bar and swept out the house; then went over to Penton's just before the marshals left; did not speak to any one ever there; did not carry any gun over thsre, and did cot see anybody carry a gun there; it's a common thing for the guns to bo ia Penton's, and I never noticed for anv that mornixg was no agreement between Penton and myself for me to bs there to redst any deputy marshals; did not know there was anything against any of us down there; did not hear Penton say a word to Oliver, exoept "here's look," as tbey went to drink; did not bear Penton say to Oliver, "these are my friends here, and I will not be arrested; they are here to prevent it," heard nothing like it; was at the prayer meeting the night before; it broke np about the usual time. As the reporter at this point was forced to leave the court room, on account of illness, the testimony of other witnesses is not foil, bat substantially correct. At two said so, but never heard him say it; it was Maj. Oliver tale as tola to me; nouse ana Hughes also told me the same tale; they all went in the house and I didn't.
Examined bvOommisaioaer Hunter. The affidavit wat read to hie as stating that the allegations were made according to my information, knowledge and belief. Itedirect, Keooneoi no names or parties who were in the town sinse I made the affi davit. Didn't go into the grocery to see who was in there. At this point a recess was taken until 4 o'clock p.
m. The investigation was resumea at clock. Ezekiel Watson testified: Beside in Andalusia, Covington county; was at home on the morning of August 9tb, last; saw Oliver, and those who were with him, siw them in the street near Penton's grocery; saw them from across tho street; saw other porsens about the plaoe; think I saw about 10 or 12 men and some boys about the grosory; it is mere guess work to say; didn't count them; may have been more than that; saw Smith, Prestwood, Powell, Tillis, O'Neal, and some others; never went over abont the house; had been to the postofiloe to get my mail; Tillis and myself went to the poatoffice together; think- Smith was at the poatofnae, as he attends to it sometimes; Tillis went on "to his store-house; started with ma from his own dwelling-house; saw Tillis soon after at Penton's grooery; when the men gathered at Penton's, Tillis went over there; about half an hour after I first saw kim that he went to Penton's grocery; the men bad been at Eenton'a long before Tillis went over there; ha went oqon alter from Penton's back to his own store; thi3 la airxsawottirmi don't thinK O'Neal did anything; something was said about the deputy marshals coming the night before don't know whether any ot the defendants heard the report or not; Lyles may have heard it he was with me during the time I heard the report somebody brought in a report that tho marshals were ooming and expected to bs thero that morniug; seems to mo O'Neal said somes tliiog about it; they aaid that some men were ooming there that morning to arrest somebody; can't recollect all that was eaid heard Ihe report at the postoflioe; saw men passing a little between the groceries, after tho marshals arrived after the marshals came there were about 10 or 12 men wore there oltogctherjyles walked over to where the men were (Hlastayed a little while and came back again; can't say that I heard any bollerine: there was not much more loud Ulklng about thero than common, if any; don remember that I heard anybedy holler; most of the time I was about Preatwood's piazza and Lyles was there with me most of the time he was attending the gto-. oery and didn stay away but a little while there might have been others who remained at the grooery, but can't reoolieot them; the orowd stayed abont Penton's grocery pun oipally; heard Powell tell Crosby to get out and oome tell us howdy; was too far off to understand what was said; heard nothing of anybody looking like a sheep, or or any body's being compared with a negro. Was too far off to hear what was said; don't think thev was any loud hollering, but nothing extra; it was about sunrise or a lit tle alter when the marshals arrived there; the population of Andalusia, a mile eaoh way from the court honse, is about 100.
Cross Examined Live about quarter of a mile Irorn the town; cot np about the usual time on that morning, and went with my boys up to the post-office and my shop; don't remember for oertain that the post-effica was open when I got there; it was opened soon after; am a sub mail contractor; the mail is due to start at 6 o'olock in the morning; some times we get it a little before and some times a little after the hour; it was about 7 o'olock when the mar. sbftla arrived; Penton's grocery want open whon I went to the post-office, but was soon thereafter; I was among the first on the rquare that morning; don't remember who gave out the mail to me that morning; there may have been some other men ont when I first went to the post-office, but don't think there were any; bad been to my shop and done some little work that morn-it; before the marshals cams; I saw them as they came up; there had been BOme little talk about tbem ooming, and that caused me to notice for them; think I know everybody that was in in th.9 town that morning; they all live right about the place, most of them inside the town limits; John Prestwood lives in town and clerks for his brothei; hs and Llyes both live in town; about that time Jno. Prestwood was at work on the grooery, adding a new room to it; Powell clerks for Penton at his grooery; Penton and I are not on friendly terms he lives in town, or stays most of bis time there saw no one that morning who does not live in or very near the town; saw some of the men going into Penton's grocery; the men thsre seeing the marshal? there, wanted to seo what was going on, and if it had been a place where I visited I would have gone iu there too, to seo what was going on; don't think I saw anybody carry a gun into Penton's house; saw no guns at all except those belonging to the marshals, which were in their buggies; Andalusia is 33 or 34 miles from the nears eat railroad station, which is Evergreen; it is an uncommon thing for three or four buggies to drive up into Andalusia with guns in them at so early an hour in the morning; sometimes when the boys go camp-hunting such sights are seen, but it is a very uncommon thing; when suoh things do happen it is usual for people to crowd around and see what is going on; Preatwood's and Penton's groceries are the two moct prominent places in the town for young men to congregate; sometimes early in the morning tha young men go to the groceries to take an eye-opener, and it is common for them to go thero more than anywhere else; business men get their mail very early in the morniug; have a daily mail from Evergreen; the business men get their mail about (j o'clock. lie-direct. Saw the muzzles of guns in tho wagon of the marshals; and no guns in anybody's hands; on that morning there was a little excitement over the arrival of the marshals, and the people were curious to know what was going on and why they had come (here so early.
The investigation into the particulars of the famous rebellion against the United Stated Government by Ihe litlletowuof Andalusia, in Covington county, was resumed before Commissioner Hunter yesterday morning Cant. Oliver recalled. I was in Penton's grooery at Andalusia on Saturday; didn't examine for guns; saw only one gun; didn't loos about the room; Penton asaed me when I first want to arrest him, why we didn't come on into town and stay all night, in- will contain aversion very different from that you have already published; and, in simple justioe to me, I request that you will rive it place in the Advxbtxskb. Truly yours, K. Rakdolph, Editor True Itsue.
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