Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1880 — Virtue of a Strong Government. [ARTICLE]

Virtue of a Strong Government.

I 1 to the Sentiael,] Colnmbus, lad., Nov. 24.—Geo. \V. Parker, a thinly-clad, care-worn individual, arrived in this city late last night, and slated that he had lived in this state for years,was working at Waveriy, Morgan connty, prior to the October election, nad that divers Republicans solicited him to vote the republican ticket, offered him money to do it, and finally, he persistently refusing, when he offered his ballot, was arrasted by a United States Marshal before he had voted, put on board a train and taken to Indianap oils and lodged in prison with thieves and murderers, and Monday last was

discharged with the information that his case had been investigated, and that Winding nothing against bin he was at liberty to go. He -ays he carried a heavy e )at and left, it with the jailor, but when h e was released it could not be found, and (hat he ha 1 seven or tight dol la re when he was thrown into jail, which was stolon from him. He doesn’t speak very complimentary of ‘federal interference in elections.' The oftieial popular vote for President has finally been announced, and cun now be given correctly. Heretofore the statements of the vote have been bused on unofficial reports and v.’ei <• incorect. totals are os follows: Garfield, 4,432.128; Hancock, 4 438,(141 ; Weaver,. 306,840; Dow, 10,835. Hancock’s plurality 6,513. The scatb'ring vote ;s uot reported, but it wi:; pr< babiy increase the grand total to nearly 9,200,000. The increase over the tote of four years ago is nearly 860,000, and Garfield lacks about 325,000 of having a majority. The vote of the Southern States is only about one third of the whole, and the heaviest gain is in the West.