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Show THE ARMY. The Country (annoi Afford to U arc the Election lain ted With Fruutl. Philadelphia, 10. The following are copies of telegrams sent at about noon to day by President Urant: Philadelphia, Nov, 10. General IV". T. Sherman, h'astiny-ton. h'astiny-ton. D. C.: Instruct General Auger in Florida to bo vigilant with tbe force at his command to preserve lhe peace and good order, and see that the proper boards of canvassers are unmolested in the performance of their duties. Should there be any grounds of Buspicion of a fraudulent count on either side it should be reported re-ported and denounced at once. No man worthy of the office of president should be willing to hold it il counted in or placed there by fraud. Either can aflord to bo disappointed in the result. The country cannot afford to have the result tainted by a suspicion of illegal or false returns. (Signed) U. S. Grant. Philabelphia, Nov. 10. To General Sherman, Washington: Send all tho troops to General Auger he may deem necessary to insure entire quiet and the peaceable count of the ballots actually cast. They may be taken from South Carolina unless there is reason to Buspect an outbreak there. The presence of citizens cit-izens Irom othar states I understand is requested in Louisiana to see that the board of canvassers make a fair count of the vote actually cast. It ia to be hoped that representative and lair men of both parties will go. (Signed) U. S. Grast. TROOPS FOR FLORIDA. Four companies of troops have been ordered from South Carolina to Tallahassee. Talla-hassee. They left this morning. General Ruger will accompany thein to Florida. Washington, 10. General Sherman Sher-man has acted upon the tclepram received Irom the president, and has I received word from General Auger ' I that he hud ordered nine companies . j to Florida and would order five more, ; I and go in person with them, leaving Colonel Hunt of the 5th artillery in j command in South Carolina. Com-I Com-I pany A, of artillery, will be part 0: the troops sent from South Carolina, |