Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 14, 1876, Page 1

VOLUME XXXL ARE SALE: o SECOND EVENING OF GREAT Art Sale AT EXPOSITION BUILDING. GMNDCHANCES FORBUYERS, fyapice the Paiutings by Daylight, commonces at 7:30 p. m., con- sn‘:iuctod by F. A. LEONARD. OIRAM BIUSH, Auctionser, e ] BTSSR tatannand] TO RENT. siranls Oilices TO RENT IN TEIB TRIBUNE BURLDING. INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW. Room 8 TRIBUNE BUILDING RELIGIOUS. H00DY AN SANKEY AT THE GREAT TABERNACLE, Monroe and Franklin-sts, TREACITING b{ MR, MOODY, Singing hE Mr. Santey, EACII EVENING this week except Batur- c:y.\{‘fl 0'CLOCK, ‘Terday ond Wedneaday, Afternoo the lloly Spirit at FARWELL HALL, Tesday Evening subect, ** Tho Prodigal Son, "™ 3ir, ankey will sivg tho **Ninety and Nine. " 77 OCEAN STLAMSIIILS. QLY DIREET LINE TO FRANCE, Tar General Franeatiantio Companyie Mall Gteamers bereen New York und Ilavre, calling at Plymouth {1 for the landing of passengers; Tha splendid 1eseid un this {avorita Foute yor the Continent, {Cabins jruriced with Electrle Betis,) will #all from bler No. G Lk of 1IATTOW atreet, N 1., a4 ollows: da, Frangeul, Eaturday, Nov. 18,7 8.m. _Amer- Pouzolz. Katurday, Dec, 2, 8 a. m. France, l-n(lll'lll{. lee, 6, @A m. lco of ol (ncliding wine) First cabin, $110 1 cenpllng " to _accommndation, Seeond, 72 hin, $i0. Return ticlets at reduced 'rat sih with euperior accommudatfon, {ncludi wine, Tieddlig aad utenshis, without extea char Eteaticrs intrked CHITY BLOCTORD pass n. LOUIS Dz BEULAN, Azent, 55 Broudway, z £hicago. ccture on "cluck. Steca, B Or W, Fo WHITL 67 Clarkest., Agest for STATE LINE. NEW YORK 70 0 STATE: OF 14 BTN OF Vit 3 ety aliernate ok, i 3, according to accominodotions. Heineh < Manager: o4 (ark-ati Chicage, LINE HAM, STEARERS o IR ST ARCHOR oSS York and Glangow: oy Mow Yurk to G Livernool, oF Londonderry, Citns, €53 to §1h, " Interinerllate, '$33; steerage, S, New York nnd Loridon: % 7am|UTOUIA, Dee. 4 7 o m Lins £33, ty $70; Stocrnze, SES. | for 80Y minount at carrent mees, 3 Washington-st, —_— U5 £ Rorth Ger Lloyd CUMaAN 11074, The tteamers of' this Company will ratl every Satur- l“" frum Hremen Flor, (fllo; ynl Third-st.. | ulmkc‘l‘;. fates of pansage~Fruni New York to Sotthampton. ndon, Javre: and Urermen, frss cabln, $100; scrond Gbin, £0\, uld; stecrage, $50 currency, . For frelght apply e d l-'htll!" ¥ , VEIRS2E0 APPIY Lo 5o P g Great West General S JORLA, Dee.?, Gnm CALTTORN A, Déch nuon ’.lqtlln Gflj_fl{:}'_rw York. n Bteamship Line, Drlstol (Enzland) direct, 3 « Wedneedny, Nov, 22 2 Stampcr, V Wodnewdey, Nov, & tnunlkinfi"‘ £70: Intermedinte, £43; Steorace, $30. S35 Ay o WP RO Siuerazo cortlates, Sl a1 E+ WILITE, 67 Clarieat., Siclilgad r CUNARD MATL LINE. Salling three i far, " g s wek toand from Driten TR o Office, northwest corner Chlcag =81, , B Goneral | | EPRRREUD o DRRPUMBIEY, o TKINSONY PERFUMERY. LS8, wWiOITE ROSH BROWN WINDSBOR SUAP EAU DI COLOGNE FIVE BRIZE MEDALS, £old by all Dealers. J. & E. ATKINSON, e Ol 1ond_Street. Tondon. S UAPSULES, ¥ TLADE MARK ] OBSERYE My T Uned tor over 20 yuars N with great suceens by the phynicians of Bir, don, and wn. New Yoili, il Lon: :;"mrurlnuG 5 porl:p:n all iromm it mh‘“""‘l';'r Ehargoe, Tes Br T i I stund- CLIY A3 o szt CAPSULES “’"*—W-‘ e, BUALLY, FAIRBANKS' STANDAND SCALES OF ALL XINDS, YFAIRCANKS. MORSE & CO. 111&118 Lake 1., Chicago, _‘ ~JBocarefultobuy only e Genulne e BOIE SALE, THE CABINET MAGHING, fraiaelinee, Woodewarker, eombintog Priszer, Sawn, Bend fordescripuve etreuluy West Becond-ate, Cincinnutty A QUANTITY OP OLD TYPE, - The Comting Room of This Offie, MENCANTILE AGENCY. NUeIKEsS BaTARLISHED 1840, TIE J, M, BRADSTREET & SON COMPANY, PROPOIETONS OF THR Imoroved Mercantile Agency., TRINCIPAL OPFICES: 279, 281, 283 Broadway, New York. Branch Ofticen fn all the Principal Cities of the United ftates nnd Canada; In London, England. Aleo a Continental Correspondence. CINICAGO OFFICE, Cor. Dearborn and Washington-sts, ALFRED ROBERTS, Supt. T Merchants, Mannfacturers, and Dankers: Tiaving purchased from the firmof J. M. Brad. #trect &8on all thelr I‘l1hl' title, and Intercet in and to the lmproved Mercantile Agenc{. it will he coutinued underthe style of Thed. bl Drad- atreet & Son Company. iluving reorganized the business in many of 1ta branches, and added o number of fportant features—with ampla capital ~=with the accumulnted exrnr!ance ofu irge cur‘)l of emnployes, many of whom have been long In the aervica—and tho completion of s system which hian taken more than tneatysfive years o perfect, with onr Nranch Officea in all cominercial centres, from Borton to San Franclsce, and from Montreal to New Orleans, with our whole husiness under one nunazenent and In one Intereat, we feel ill!fllh'(l fu clalming for onr Agency, that in many mportant featuses 1t hns uever Lecn equaled, whilo in i partlenlar iow it ever heen aurpassed, The fortieth semi-annnal volume of aur Neports llflag_l!w being preparcd and will be fssned Jao, 1, o Ilelilng salelyon the roerits of onr work, we re- epcctiully olielt an exnmination of oue ‘nyxtem, with the assurance of onr abllity to substantiate all we claim, and with the kuowledge that it {s worthy of the carncst conslderation of every per- son dispensing credi, CILARLES 1%, GLATI, Prestilent PIANOS AND OHGANS. All the World Take Notice! We nromnking the Inrgest. reductlons ever glven from the usual price ot frst-cliss vinnos und orsnns, Any |u-"nnn rnflli\lu(\' atwren tho Norths aud the South Fele who will nend ns lllfiirnddn‘nn will reeeiye ITes nf cost o deserlptive citie lTugue, so thut they may buy uf us theie l‘l.\N(lT FoRr CH ‘I.“A 5 Fine roscwno ar cacsy mplendl came s TS 350t MO s cln &1 monthily, or £30 cusly nnd §10. m h‘;_; prices 8300 10 £400, terinm 540 casl and 825 o Hrrlurl{ 2000 to SGOD, termu 8100 cast and $30 monthiy, ORGANS FOR CHRISTIAR, i vy KIYIn canem, mweereat aqu om0 1R 67 '.'m e ?'e}?u‘.!'slz':fi sterly puy ) I adatrens Ol el mplio trade fe RELDS TENMLLEOF Music, Van Biiren-at. TIATS AND FURS. T THE CANADA Fiir Manufacturing Go. Hadison-st., K, W. Cor. Franklin, Ttar nmoug its customera the LEADING JOBDING IQUSES 1 the West—a snflicient gunrantee of the SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP, STYLE, AN QUALITY of ita zoade, and of LOW PRIUES, Largust dlaplay of enl and Mink Sacques, Nova Scotla Mink Satd, ete., ete. Tine ninde o epoelalty, . I vell-nsvorted atock of Duffalo, Wolf, A Inraze an snd othier Slelgh Robes, . Any goods mude to order at shortest notlce, EEAK & BUCHER, New Style DERBY JIATS, for Xoung Men, just recelved. J0 S, BARNES & CO., 70 Madison=st, . FINANCIAL. 7 PER CERT. TLoans on {irst-class improved City Proporty in sums of from £10,000 to £50,000. LOW COM- MISSIONS, TURNER & BOND, 102 Washington-at. T PER CENT In mims of 213,000 ad upweard on choles inslde real catate, SMAller mimsnt i per JUILS I1AVERY 150 LaSalle-at. - 1 o L[] Cholca loans an lusida hlls‘m"';'i”r;rnporly 8t L 5,00 ut 8. Il & AAZG i 7-10) Dearhsra.st, {ons, on City Certiticates unchers, o Itents and Honomes” 1 IRGTINY AUXOMANIC GAY BUIINELE, TO GAS CONSUMERS, a1 Nurnor advertired by the Chicnzo Gax-Bavin iR AT SRR ittt et el ot Rutomatic The Parsons Antomatic Burner 1# automatie. o8 cAn he proved by the same teat, 1 Ine Vite.tho pubile 10 call nt. 193 Claric-at., aid xeu what un + Aitomatic Oas-Burer A, P 5 (ommee LI | H l Has now Pazsonger Hlevator and other ro. cantly added improvemenia, Doarders will now be taken at vory low rates fir tho win. ter, T, G, PULL] ISHENG TAGKLE, T, At E. II, EATON'S, 53 State-st. STADLISHED 1853 OIL ILSON & EVENDEN, Oli. TANKS ann SHIPPING OANS, 47 40 West Lake Burent, ELIOACO. o8 64T ALOGUE, ‘fi‘” 743 [flf & UCATIONA] Kalnmnzoo\MiEfi:)Mfivfiniuegfiollege and Talegraph Institutes 4 Journal. . Bowrd B¥aweck. Bendfor JoAAb N, Preatdeat. A% wu CHICAGO, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1876. PATIENCE. The People Must Husband Their Stock of This Commodity. Republicans Still Confidently Claim the Three Die- puted States. Returns from Louisiana Show Better and Bet- ter for Hayes. The Oongressional Delegation Be- lieved to Be Nearly Solid Ropublican, Meeting of the State Board of Eleetion-Canvassers at Co- lumbia, 8. C. They ‘Hear Arguments from Both Sides as to Their Powors. How the Florida Election Dis= tricts Were Run at the Election. The Democrais Given the .Lion’s Share of the Officers. Notwithstanding This Fact, the Republicans Are Surely Ahlead. A Visit to Renublionn and Democratic Headquarters---Ward Mectings, TLOUISIANA. DEMOCRATIC FIGURES DWINDLING, Special Dispatch to The Tribune, New OrLeaNs, La,, Nov. 18.—Tho situation up to this hour remains unchanged. Tho re- turns ns they come in genersily reduce thoe Democratic clutms, as, whenever they have pre- tended to furnish exact figures, they have al- ways given those opposite the highest’ Demo- cratie and the lowest Republican nwines on the ticket. The following figurcs are nearly oftl- claly and, I belleve, about correct: REPUBLICAN MASORITIES, Assension, §31; Assumption, 2005 Avoyelles, G0; West Daton Rouge, 5313 Bossler, 1,000% Caddo, 1,130; Carroll, 2,200; Concordiy, 21145 DeSoto, #30; Iberls, 216; Iber- vitfe, 1,400; Jefferson, 1,309; Lafourc 1703 Madison, 2,160; Natchitothea, H Plaguemfues, 1,050; Polnt Coupee, 053: Rap- ides, 038; Red River, 4192 8t. Bernard, 3503 St. Charles, 978; 81, Helenn, 1365 8%, James, 1,200 8t, John, 9003 St, Martin, 120; St. Mary, 0813 Tensas, 2,743; Tercebunne, BGT5 Wobeter, 7 total, 20,073, DEMOCRATIC MAJORITIES. Caleasfeu, 1,136; Caldwell, 160; Cameron, 2223 Catahouls, 157; Clalborne, 1,101; Frank- 1In, 000; Juckson, 4205 La Fayette, 4055 Living- stone, 4003 Lincoln, 7555 Orlenns, 9,748; Rich- land, 633; 8t Twmmauy, 06; Tangipahoa, 4715 Vermiltion, 633: Vernon, £21; Winn, 4735 total, 18,3035 Republican miajority in forty-six par- ishes, Including Orleany, 7,77 TILE PARISHES TO D5 ULARD ProM Include Grant, St Laudy, Bieuville, Babine, washington, and Union, aud the five bulldozed pallshes of East and Weat Pellclana, Quachita, Morchouse, and East Baton Rouge. These par- {shes fu 1874 gave In thoe aggregate 463 Republie- an majority. This year, however, the Repub- leansuajorities in the bulldozled parishes havo been reversed, and the Democratic majorlties fn gome of tho other parishes are sald to he fn- creased, A carcful consideration of these fig- urealeads mo to the hellef that tho result of ¢the vote in the State of Loulsiana WILL TURN UFON TiE DECISION OP THE It5- TURNING 1IOAIID, a8 to tho ndmissability of the votes from the Ku-Kluxed distriets. You have been informed of the mauner in which the Democratic canvass lias been conducted In certaln portious of the Btate—how, in Ounchita, tholeading Republiean of tho parlsh, Dr. B. 1I. Dinkgrave, was nasas- sinated shortly before the eleetlon, and two of the best colored Republicans were assnssinated a few daya afterward, as detadled in the report of Capt, Clayton Hule, U. 8. A.,statloned in Monroe; low, in Morchouse, the Jeading col- ored Republican of the parish, Mr. Laws, wos shot froin an ambush while on his way home from a Democratic meeting; how, In Enst Fe- lacine, John Qulr, o fearless colored Repub- Yean who had been Sergeant-nt-Arms of the Housc, was taken by n pretonded Sherifi's posse and his body fitled with bullets, white in thelr hands, for the ultenged ofTfense of TOISONING A MAN WIIO 18 NOW ALIVE, and who voted for Tilden; how the same parlsh has been the stamping-ground of a formidable band of sclf-atyled **Regulators " ever sinee, which hus resulted fn not o Republican vote being cast In the parish; bow, in West Feliclana, nshintiar condition of nffalrs has exlsted, and the stores where tho negroes traded were burned down for tho alleged reasons that the wnegrocs stole and sold in thom seed-otton; how, in East Baton Rouge, they had a * nigger-uprislag * or two and an nt- tewpt to assassinate tho Ilon. W. G. Lane, the Representative of that parish, in the former uf which afairs a great many negroes and no whites were kitled, and In the lntter one of the attacking party was killed and two or three othars wounded, anil Mr, Lane, u “carpet-bag- ger? so-cabled, came off without n seratel. All of these parlshes wero strongly Republican, and, IN 1874, GAVE 4,169 REPUDLIOAN MATORITY. After the necurrence of (hie events which liave been deatatled, the Republicans in these purislies were afrald to vote, or, ut least, 4 large propore tlon of them,—so many that the Dewocrats claim the flve parishes by 4,410 majority. On the result In these parlshes do the Democrats claim to have etected Nicholls Governor and Tildon Presldent. TUE LAWS OP TII8 STATR inregard to clections aro very carcfully drawn in reference to tho protection of voters from all forus of fllegitimate intluonce, See 8 of Act. No. 08 of 1873, after detalllng the order fn which the cunvass and compilation ehall be made, and speeifying rlot, tumuit, acts of violence, intimidation, armned disturhance, brivery, or corrupt Influcuces-dur-- lug the thno of reglstration or ulection ns flegul and capable of vitiating au election, says: 1f, nfter sald examination, wald returning of- ficers aball be cpuvinced that wald riot, tumuif scts of violence, "intimidation, a disturbsnce, bribery, orcorrunt {nGuences did matorially futer- t ddo wlth ths freedom and purlty of tho election \ at such poll or voting-place, or did provents enf- ficient nuinber of tie analified electora thereat from re:ilnlcnnwunvl voting to materislly chango the reanlt of the election, ‘then eaid teturning of- ficera atinll not canvaas or completo the statement of the votes at auch poll or votlng-place, but shall cxclude it from the returus, DUTY OF TIE TOARD, The Board 1s hound to examine fnto the nues- tlon of futimidation, when slleged and com- plained of. 1t thcy find it to have existed, and to have affected the resuit, they are bound to reject the vote, A reading of this law will dis- cloe the fact that the question of counting the votesof the Ku-Kluxed districts of Loulsiana Is one which the Iteturning-Officersalone can des cide, They are sworn ofllcers, and thelr dutles are jndicial in character, whatever may be the opinfon of Messrs, Hewitt, Charles Francls Adams, Lamar, and the score of ather Demo- cratic attorneys ‘from abroad as to the law of Loulsiaun. The law {s a fixed fact, which the Board of Returning Ofticers are sworn to obey, and which they cannot evade without perjuring themselves. This law, FAITIPULLY EXECUTED, I8 A JUST ONE, and on this occasion it will no doubt be en- forced without regard to how It may please or displease politicians, or affcct the aspirations of any candidate in the State or natlon, bigh or low, from the President down to a Town Constable. Thelr decision §s judicial and final, und s suvject to review neither by Cougress nor any other au- thority. This view of the law is entertained by Ahé eminent Republican jurists now in this city. ‘The Board will meet on Thursday of this week, It MEMBERS nre ex-Gov. J. Madlson Wells, Senator Thomas +C. Andreas, @, Cassanove (colored), nnd Lonis AL Kenncr (colored), with one vacancy, Senntor Andrens’ politicul status is uncertain, He s clected as n Democrat, but acted for the most part with the Republicans, The other gentle- men are Republicans. The Board fllls its own vacancies, It is not known who will be se- lected. . I VISITONS. Among the emiveut Republicans from abroad are Judee Stanley Mathews, ex-Gov. Noyes, and the Hon. Job E, Stevenaon, of Ohin; and the Tion. C. B. Tarwell, of Chicago. The Demo- erats are represented Ly Lyman Trumbull, George W, Jullan, ITenry Watterson, ex-Clov, Palmer, L, . C. Lamar, ex-Gov, Curtin, Sena- tor Hamilton, of Marvland; Perry M, Smith, of Chieago, and many others, Many more are on the wuy. AN INTERESTED PARTY, Special Dispateh to Tae Tribune, Wasmygroy, D. ., Nov. 1%.—Frank Zach- arle, who tefegraphs so contidently with respect to Demoeratie suceess in Lonistana, s himeelf o candidate for the tate Senate on the Demo- cratie ticket, VERY FAVORAULT, Senator Bruee, of Misslssippl, s here. 1le has a telegram from Pinchiback, at New Orleans, aaying the returns coming in to~lay were even more favorable than tho lepublicans had ex- peeted. DARRED OUT. ‘' The visitors from the North at New Orleans will not bie ullowed to persounlly fuspect the count of the Returning Board, for the reason that the lnw regaires that the sessfons of the Board shall be In secret. TUE PALTIES WIIO W3l TO AER. THE TIING OUT. New Onneans, 1a,, Nov. 18.—Tne following prominent party lenders arg at the St. Charles ltotel, having arrived to-day vin Juckson: Judge Doolittle; Senator Lyman Trumbull; Perry 11 Smith, Chicagd; Georze L. Smith, Springiield, 1115 Gov. JohodM. Tulnier, Hiinols: John W, Stevenson, Kentucky; Georwe W, Julian, Inii- anapolfs; J.-A. Stail; Stanley Matthewss: Ed F. Noyess Job E. Stevenson, Cincinnatl; Gon. MeDonuld; I, B, MeDonald; Julin O. Love; N, Manson, Indianapotis; Willlam 'T. Hamllton, Maryland; L. V. Bogy, 8t. Louls; Willlam 1. Morris, 1llinols; Jolm B, Marting Charles Gib- gon, St. Louls; Gceorge B. Smith, Wisconsing J. O. Brodhesd, St. Lonls; 1. Hone; Mal Beavdsley; C. B. Farwell; Abner Taylor, IIli- nofss and C, Trving Ditty, Maryland. Inpusravonts, Ind,, N Th—Gen, John Coburn, of this city, Gen. Low Wallace, of Crawfordsville, and the iton. Will Cumiback, of Greensburg, this State, left for New Orleans to- night, A DENIAL. Wasmaroy, D. C., Nov. 18.—Secrclary Chaudlerzays there §a no foundatlon whatever for the reporttelegraphed from New Orleansto some Northern journals that bie has telegrapheg Gov. Kelloge that Loulslana must be counted for Tiayesat alf kazards, und that Kellogrhas given assuranves that, it will be so countid, Seeretary Chandler emphatieally denjes that he has clther asked or recelved any such assurauce, A CONVEDERATE DI3ATCH, To tha Western Asanclaled Prex, New Onnuans, SNov. [8.—Tho Itepublfeans stafc that they have information that Enst Baton Rouge has gone Republivan by SUJ majority. ‘The Democrats clatmed it by 600, In tho tulies published up to Eaturday night, the city vote was put down at 9,900 majority for the Democrats, The offivial count shows 10,016 majorlty for Tilden. Additfounl returns from the parishes do not materfally chienge the results as telegraphed Saturdey of the votes polled. The Demovrats appear to have about 8,000 majurity. The Re- publicans, howover, still clalm that they have carrfed the State, and that Packacd will be the nezt Governor of Loufsfanu, ¢ MORT: VISITORS, Nrw Onreass, Nov, 13.~The following aro additlonal arrivals: Ex-Govs, Curtin* and Biglery the Ion. 8um Randall, and M. 1% Handy, of Tennsylvanta; Col. Joln C. Burch, Maj. I O'Connor, J. M. Keating, W. Il Carroil, of Teunesses 8, Ottendorfer, of New York, TUE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTLE have complete returns made up from the duplf- cate Hsts of the Supervicors, showing Tikden's majority fn the State to Le 8,107, by which ma- furlty they claim they have carrled the State. Tl returns show Nichol's majority to be nearly 0,000, Thiscity s very quict. Politleluns aro auxlously awaiting the action of the Returning Board, which, by law, Is required to mect ten duys after elestion, LUCIU3 QUINTIUS CURTIUS I1A8 IS BAY, " New Oureans, Nov, 13.-The Ifon. L. Q. C. Lamar, of Missiealppl, has sent to Gens Walthall, at Qrenads, the following dispateh: Iteports of ofMclal returns vlzned by Commias atoners mudl Sapervlvors shaw a vlear wiajority for 4lden of 7,557, I severa] listances the Rupub- eials refusl o st the Tetuens from o whlican pariance, Il post of the aiieful corut Ly b . THE REPUBLICAN PIGE in the abovo estinate, "The 1 tlose pacisiion may ba revised, cha amd " put iu shave ' 20 e (0 give @ e wnbiiean sajurlly of ubont LA or 2,000, Tho people of New Osleans, thengh proe foundly agitated, auict, anl® there i1 not the - sli; posy o disturh the public peace, Ition to place the countinz ol the vate wupervision of han- orubie tew of ot i the cordial coneogren thea cotmunity, ‘Pae vending of troups lere I3 rewanded 38 w prome- fwe aml gaaramlee of enpport und Lamumty tu the Metornlug Boacd " I the uction it ted ta L, Wells and Anderson are tho of tho Roturning Hoard, two colored noof 1hew without cducation, belug with Ley are KIS SAME TRRSON® are who ncted {n 1874, aud whoso fraudulent returns occasioned Liso nvaston of tne Logistature by ten. sheridan, and wero set asldo by the Congresslonal Connnitieo, of which WiHam " A, Wheelur was 1 wmember, After therldun bad expelled cortuin meniberd of the Loutsluna Leginlature, Wells wan rewarded by Leing wade Burveyor of the port of Now Oricans, sud Auderson fiad ‘8 momber of his family pppolnted to the milltary or Nuval Acudemy, Keltogg and Packard aro nilvor. y belisyed ta be concernad fu the carrupt vrder wf Dureell aud the seiznro of the Capitul i 1072, wnd aleo fu tbo Invasion of the Capltal In 1874, Kellogg, Packard, Wolls, and Anderson STAND CONDEMNED A8 IKPAMOUS, and nothing but wmietrust and discredit attaches to what they eay or du, and wlat they louch tho, coutswmluate,” Thess wen bayw been eacoursged | . Tho following will go to Columbls, 8, C., And maintained In a conrae of candnet contrary to the Constitution amd the laws, and dangerous to the dlherifes of the peopde. The otder to the army to concentrate {n New Orleana in A STAUE TOWARD THE OVERTIMOW OF CONSTI- TUTIONAL LIBERTY, and the extablishment of A military despotism. 17 this palicy mucceed, no Presidential eiection hero- after will'he made except undor the dircction of the army, LOUISIANA ELECTION LAWS—A LAWYER'S SUM- MINO UP OF THEM. Cincinnati Commereial. A reporter of the Commercial, hearing that William M. Ampt had heen reading up on the Loulsiana Election laws, yesterday obtained from him the following statement I have been looking Iuto the Loustana laws to-day, and I find them . much more strict In guarding against fraud than our Ohlo laws. [ was verv much surprised at this, One would infer from the reckliess talk that is heard that In Loulsiana they use an old hat, an old coffec-pot, or a cigar-hox for a ballot-box, and keep no list of the persons who vote., In other words, that a regular efectfon there fs conducted with anout the same dignity that they run & Democratic primnary meeting hore in Cincinnatl,! Reporter—*In what particular are the Louis- Iana Jaws atrict 1" Amnpt—* In the first place, the Conatitution of the State disfranchises all persons convicted of treasou, p(‘_‘l’Jlll’{. forgery., I)rlber{, or other felony, and the Electlon” laws specil { more of- fenses for which a=vere punishment 1s inflleted than we do in_Ohio. Repeating, bribery, cor- ruption, fntimidation, ete,, are il severely pun- ished. The Constltution also providea that free suflrage ghall be supported by law regulatiue clectlons, and prohibiting, under adequate pens altics, all unduc influence from bribery, tumuit, or uther [inproper practice,: They bave there a system of recistration which is under the control of a 8upervisor of Hegistration, The registra- tlon 1s made iy the usual way, and {8 requlred by the Constitution. The name and residence of the voter are registered and a certitieate of registratfon Is given him, and he can only = vote in the clection 70 cnet where he 1s rexistered. The Supervisor appolnts three Commissioners of Election who olfiefate at the polls, Thuy are, of course, eworn. A copy of the resistration listls furnished them. They either recelve the vote from the voter and deposit It in the hallot-hox, oF the voter himself puts it into the hox If he l\ruf s. It is made n erime for anybody clse to aken ballot out of the hands of a voier with the fntent to hand it to the Commissfoners. 11 this Is done or sttempted the evil-oer may be urrested at the instance of the Commissloners or any arresting oflicer, and kept under guard un- til'the polls close, at least one-quarter of a mile away. The certifleate of regictration {8 then etamiped, {n order Lo prevent repeativg, and the name of the voter Is erased from or eliecked on the registratfon Hst and recorded in u dist of the persons voting, corresponding to our poll books., After the polls close, thisllstis cizned and eertl- fed Lo under vath by the Continissioners as cor- rect, 8lips of paper are pasted over the key-hole and the upening at the tup of the batlot-hus, wnl the names of the Commissioners are wrltten on the paper elips, which are fastened down with sealing-wax and stamped with a seal, ‘The poll- book thus certifled, und the hallot-hox thus fustened. are transmitted to the Sapervlsorwho at the tme he receives them 1s oblized by law 1o note the condition of the hoxy nd the reals thereon, and when all are reveived he opens the boxes fnthe presence of the Commissloners and tlree citizen frecholders, and countz the ballots, keepIng u list of any ballots that mng be refect- cd, noiing the reason therefore, and mekea a taliy-shect of the votes cast, lle senrds acopy ot this poll-book it of the tatly-shicet, with all the memoranda used In making the count, to- gether with any statement of violence or fn- timldation that” may have ocunizred, to the Gov- erhor of the State, ifly o second copy to the Governor, by private conveyaice, and n third 3 copy he retafns, Su you 6ce the record of the Lotiisiana election s to-day in trelplicate, making frawude by the destruction of papers Impossible.” Reporier—* What {3 the statvmient of violence and intbnidation youzpeuk of Amnpt—$ It {5 this, Sec. 20 of the Election law provides as folluwa: SIS any rint, tumult, acta of violence, intimida- tlo, armed disturbance, or bribery occur, or cor- rupt fufluence ure ured nt oz near u voting-place or within a parish or plico of acalstration, or place of tevisiun of registration, preventing or tending 10 prevent n fair, free, peaccable, and. full vote of sl the qualifed electote, tho Conmir<doners of Elveetlon, If It uceur on clection day, or the resly. tration odicers [ it occur during time of roglstra- tlon, nre tu make a duplicato sworn roturn imvhie a clearand full statement of all the facts rolating flicreto, and of the effect produiced by such riut, tumult, acteof vinlence, etc,, i preventinga falr, free, peaceable, and full registoation and election, und of the number of qualliled etectors detorred tn consegiience thercof from reglstering or voting,* “Thiz statement must be sworn to, and wust he earroborated by three restdent property-lold- ers who are volers, under oath. This'Is the atatement that gocs to the Goveruor of the State, and sccompanies the returs, A capy ot this statement is also placed on fliefnthe Clerk's oflic District Court,” Reporter—* What are the rpcele dutles of the Returning Board, as it iscalled 7 Ampt—" Ticre I8 o great {fuss made about this Returning Boord, a5 thowgl it were some- thine exceptional, Tt is merely vassing hoard. tate has them. h them in our couties here. The County Clerk with dustices of the Peace vanvass the returns for every county eleetlon, This §s what the Loulsi- ana Bourd dor 1t Is composed of the Gover- nor, Licutenunt-Governor, retary of State, and two vitlzens, nnd they take o specil Iron- clul oath ‘earefully and houestly lu canviss ad complle the statements of “the, voles re- tirned by the Supervisors of Registration,! ey meet within ten davs after the clection, Not' 17,0l the furthest. They proclaim the re- sult and certliy it to the Seeretary of State, and thely declsfon” is pritn | orrect, until set imhh'z‘ by contest in the mauner provided by aw, ll;v';'mrter—““'lmb 18 their mode of proceed- ure. Ampt—tThe statutes require them first to canvags all returns which are not necompanted by statements of violence, as already explatned, aid after that lhc')' tako up the othier returns, They examine tho testimony necompanylng them, and If they are convineed fhat the acts of vivlenee, rlot, tumult, intimidation, armed (fs- turbance, heibery, ete,, did not matenally inter- fere with the purity and freedom of the clection, or dll not provent o saflicient number of voters from registeringe to affect the result materlally, then and not otherwlso shall the returninge of- fleers cauvass tho vote. I they ure not iully rutisficd, It {s their duty to examine further tes- timony, If then they are satistied that the pu- rity und freedom of the electiun were interfered wiihy or a sufliclent number were prevented from reglstering to change the yesult material- Iy, the returns inust bo excluded, This is the law. It is not for Ohio nor fur any ot! State to question the policy of Lonisiana law.,' SOUTII CAROLINA, HAYES 11A8 TIE CLECTORAL VOTE, BSpeciat Dispatch to The Tridune. Wasisorox, D, C., Nov, 14.—It s now con- sidercd quite posalble that the reault in’ Bouth Carolinn imny show that Hayes has the Blectoral Callege, whils Mampton I8 clected Governor, Tho Democrats themsclves, who clalm lamp- ton's election, aro qulte disposed to admit that Hayes may have the Elcctoral College. Senator Vatterson has recelved u dispateh from Gov, Chamberlulu to-day, statjug that the returns will practically show thue resulls to by the same o8 tiov, Chamberlain s ulready sev- eral thuea telegeaphed, The Democerats main- tatts that the declsion of the Board of Canvas- sers Lo exerclse » revisory Jurisdletion of the count ts unwarkanted and unlawiul, Senntor Patterson, and others familfar with the proce- dure of ¢lection fu that State, sey that not only i3 there AMPLE LAW POl THAT, but it has been practleed sluca the opzanization of the Board, and that the Supreme Court of the Btate, in the Barnwell cse, dechled that the declslon of the Canvassing Bourd wusa inality, and could not be foterfered with, The Board of 8tate Canvassers will be required to finfah tho count by the 20th day of November, s they aro nctlng under an old law which was passed st the timo the general and Congrese slonul clections were held ln October, and which preseribed that the thne of canvassing these ro- turns should be from the 10th to the 20th of | November. When the luw was passed lixing the timo of clectiug Conzresstaen for Nuvenis ber, the 8tate Legisiature neglected to change the Jaw yequiring so varly a ceuvass by thls Loard. at l COLUMBIA DELBGATION. the request of the President: Judge Shella- barger, Ollo; John B, Packer, Gov. Hartranft, Benjamin . Brewster, and ex-Congressman Armstrong, of Pennsyivanla, A QUERI PIlOTEST PROM THAT QUARTRER. CiARLESTON, 8. C,y Nov. 13.—The Democrats to-day filed a pratest agalust the late election in Charleston County on the ground of fotimida- tion and {legallty. ¢ THE CANNASSERS, Cotuunia, 8. €., Nov. 13.—The Board of Canvussers met at 10 o'clock to-day—Iloyne, 8tone, Purvis, Dunn, and Cardnza belng pres- ent. The foliowing resolution was unanimously adopted; That the Board hear an oral atgument on the painit as to the Iimitation in which the Board can £anvaas the returns for Presldentinl Electors, and that the argument he llmlted to half an hour on each nide, Gen, James Cannon, on behalf of the Demo- cratic candidate, submitted the following paper In regard to the jurisdiction of the Bonrd: On belialf of the citizenn of the State whom we ropresent, of the Democratlc candldates of the Etate, we rubmit that all the acts of the General Asaembly authorizingthe Board of State Convassers 1o hear and decldc all casea underprotest o contest that may arise In rezard to the clection of Riectors for Prusident or Vica-President, members of Con- kress, and all officers clected at any zeneral elec- tion held In this State, are in_violation of the twenty.sixth paragraph of the Constitution, and therefore void: aud In behalf of the parties afure. sald, we demand that the Roord of Canvawecrs, sembled, shall not hear or decide any such cases of contest or votes, Lut shall oniy act minkiterially in aecertaining, from the returny and etatements forwarded ly the Boand of County Can- va<ncrs, the persone who have received the mreatcst number of votes for the oficen for which they wera respectively candidates, and decfare tho same, and certify It to the Sceretury of State, BECRET BESSION, The Board went into seeret session to con- alder the point rajsed. Aftersome deliberation, the doors were opened and Secretary of State Hoyne, the President of the Board, announzed that ns the polnt of jurisdiction was o uew one, the Board would llke to hear the constitution- ality of the question argucd. One o'clock was the hour fixed for hearing the argument. The followlng resolution was ndopted: Rerolead, That the Board of State Canvaesers will proceerd toeanvuaa the retirns for the elortlon for Froskdent and Vies-President, besinaing onthe 16th day of Novemiber, unlesa the retnrns from all coantice have been previously recelved. and will continne to canvass wuch retarns from day to day until the Jnat day of their scsslon, If it be necessns Iy to do wo, The Board adjourncd to mect at 1 o'clock. THE ARGUMENTS, The Board of Canvassers heard the arguments this afternoon from Leroy F. Youmans, in e~ haif of the Demoeratle citlzens, Ife maintained that the Board had no power under the Constl- tution to alter the result of the clection as an- nounced by the County Cauvassess, and the 8tate Board had no power to change returns, and could merely consolidate and announee the results At the conclusion of the argument the Board adjourned untilto-morrow mornlng,slien . B, Eltlot, colored, will address the Bourd on hehalf of the Republieans. e will Insist that the Deard has mintsterial and judiclal functions, and that it has the right to canvass and throw out votes in any county where there has heen elther fraud or [ntimidation. Up to this evenimgz returns had been re- ceivea at the office of the Secretary of State from it cizhteen counties, leswing fourtesn countles to be heard from. 1t will take at least o weel hefore the otflzlal count {s nonounced. Both parties elalm the State,and heavy frauds are charged on both sides. Federal troops have Been conventrating here for the last two days, GONE TO COLUMBIA. Wasnmxaros, D.C., Nov.13.—Judge D. K. Cartter, of the Supreme Court of this District, bas gone to Columnbla, 8. C,, at the request of the President, to be present at the canvass of the vote of South Caroiina, THE STATE NDARD. CorusMpiy, S, C., Nov. 13.—~The 8tate Board of Canvassers decline to furnish any informa- tion to-night concerning the clection, They ray that not more than two-thirds of the counties have been heard from oflicially. The Demo- crats have their fizures from one representative on cach Board of County Munazers. They have no doubt of the election of the Democratic State ticket, and Tilden's ¢lection 14 elalned by a smaller mnajority. o STILL ANOTHER. The following dispateh was recelved by Mrs. E. Potter, of Evanston, 1L, from ler sou-in- law, the Mayor of the City of Charleston: Cusnrvstoy, S, C.. Nov, 11, —Just recelved n dispatch from Colnmbia thut the State s safe for Hayus and Chamberlain, CUNNINGIAN, TLORIDA. DEMOCRATIC ANXIETY. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. TALLATIABSE, Fla,, Nov. 1h—=Tiere Is now no doubt that the Republicans have earrled Florida by a majority of from 1,000 to 1,300 votes. From the tirst they huve clafmed the State by a much Jarger vote, and for twenty-four hours after ihe clection there was not a well-informed Demo- et here who was not willing to admit that thelr cladm was o fust one. This, however, was when they helieved Tillen bad been elected by 60 lurpe o majority that he ait not need the .vote of Florkla. On Wednesday afternoon, how- ever, Abe Hewitt, Cllrinan of the Democratie National Committee telegranhed to the State Committee that Tilden was notelecteid If Flor- da hiad gone Republican, At the same time he telegraphed to Mr, Drew, Democratle candidate for Governor, and to muny other prominent Democrats, beggzing them {n the strongest termg ta seeure the vote of the State for Til- den, These dispatches at once put u neéw face on the sltuation. Suddenly, without having re- celved any ndviees from remots countics, they reversed their formerpublicly expressed opinlons of the resudt, and loudly declarlng that i€ Tit- den's eléetion depended on the vote he shonld have it, they stated that thefe majority was at ieast 2,000, Then they set about DOUTORING RETURNS to make that majority, They are stilt engoged fn the satne work, One part of thelr programme 18 10 create the impresslon throughout the oun- try that all the cloction machluery s In the handa of the Repubilicans, and the¥ can count the vote to auit themselves, This is false, absolutely and {n every respeet. Indeed, the alrect vppo- sita is the truth, for in nbout twenty-nine out of thirty-nino countles {n the State the voting- places were controlled entirely by Democrats. In order to mako this fully anderstood, I must state that My, Stearns, Republican Governor of Florlda, has, slnce lus clectlon, adopted the polley of appointing Democrats to offive In most of the vcountics ere’ nmas Jority of thu volews wichel such ap- pointment made. In purauanee of this generous polley, he bus fo twenty-nine countles selected Demoerats ta fill the positlons of Judge of tho County and Clerk of the Court, These two gentlemen, together with one Justico of the Peuce seteeted by tham, constitute the Board of County Canvussers, and have full power to count ond canvass the vote in thelr respective countics, But this is mat the only power pos- sessed Ly the Democrats (n the twenty-uine counties to whieh I refer, They also HAD PULL C 01, OF TilE HALLOT-BOXES on election=lay ils they obtained in the fole lowlng mauver; Al County Commissioners are appointed by the Governor, and, in weconds ance with the lberal poticy slveady referced to, Mr. Stearns fu inuny instances guve tho jiosi- tions named to Democrats, The power of ap- poluting lnspectors of elections Ia vested in the County Commisaloners, und at the Jate elections they sppolnted two Demorrats and oue Republican to sttend each poll. Not pon- tent with tho almet absolute contpol thus ubtitied, they steeecded fu weveral cases, Inthe pracilee ol xarlous tricks whleh are so will known tu all Southern Democruts, ju kwplpg] tho Republican Iuspector from exercsing dutics of bi3 ofige.. Jwmmediately altes thq n d PRICE FIVE CENTS. .- tion, however, they discovered that In spits of all thelr precautions the Republicans, who have Iarge majorities in and control of. the only thickly-populated countles In the Btate, . UAD BLECTED THEIR TICKET. At first, as 1 havo already intfmated, thoy ex- preased themaelves perfectly satisfed with the reault, and admitted that they had lost the fight. When thoy received Hewitt's dispatches, however, they made up their ininds to defeat the Repubticans at all hazards, and to this end they sent out men to all thy voting-lstricts un- der thefr coutrol with instructions to make chianges in then as large as possible. This was on Wednesday afternoon. On the eamo evening Gov, SBtearns sent a speclal traln with o number of Republicans on board with instructions to visit the precincts under Democratic control, and do all in thelr power to prevent frauds. The Demoernts heard ot this, and four miles frumn Tallahassee the train waa run off the track and wrecked, and it was then discavered that one of the rails had been torn un, Of course the Republicans were unable to proceed, and the Demovratie eminsariea reached all the remote polling-places from twolse to twenty-four hours in advance of them. Slnce these trunsactions, twenty-five counties have been heard from, sud from the wmost reliable sources [ find that they give s net Ropublican majority of 4,560, At tho last Gubernatorial clection in 1872 the same vountles gave A NET REPUBLICAN MAJORITY OF 3,687, and the Republicans earried the State by a ma- jority of 1,599, At the Congreralonal cleztion held fn 1574 the same countles gave a Repubs lican majority of #,901. Fourtcen counties, which are yet to biear from, in 1372 gave a Dem- ocratic majority of 2.83, and mn 1874 a Domo- cratic majority of 2,032, ‘This year the Repub- Heans got out thelr full vote fn these countles, and It is confidently helieved that the Demo- ernife majority hus been largely reduced. ' It was not pussible to increaso ft by ony honest incans, congequently, if the votes autually cast are falrly counted, the Repusliean majority will be from 1,200 to 2,002 It copnct fall below 1,000 votes. Just liere, however, arlses nquestion: Cana fair count be had? and fortunately 1t can bo ane swered tn the afiivmative, The Board of State Canvassers is composed of 8. B, McLin, Beere- tary of State; C. A, Cowglll, Comptroller, and W. A. Cocke, Attorney-Genersl. All these gen- tlemen are ANOVE FUSPICION, and have the respzet of both partles. Mr. Cocke, Attorney-General, is a Demnocrat, and warm supporter of Tilden, The other two gen- tlemnen are Republicanus. It the vote is correctly returned by the County Commissioners, there isno duubt that ft witt be hovestly and falrly vounted. The uuly fear is that the returns may be fulsltiecd by the Demoeratle County Canvazserd already referred to. These Canvassers are required by Jaw to make their returns to-morrow, and then the Stato Canvassers bave thisty days to make thelr count. It will probably be two weeks before the result s ofifelally unnounced. In the meantime prominent Demoerats are hastening heze from all parts of the South, awl they have requested thelr National Comimittee to send a number of representative Northeri men to Tals Tahasece, ‘This afternoan five companies of United States troaps eamne fit, and six compantes more are. expected to-morrow, The whols furce, smounting Lo abont 400 wmen, will ho under command of Gen. Burer, Everything is qulet, and it is beleved that the presence of troops will prevent any vutbreak while the voto is be- Ang eanvasied. DEMOCRATIC TELECRAPH OPERATORS, Bpecal Disputch to Tue Tridune. Wasnieton, D €,y Nov. 15,—The charze Is made In Republican gquurtess that the telegraph lines from Florlda are so completely under the contrel of the Democrata thnt telerames from Republicans to thelr purty friends In the North are deluyed gome time, even days, and thelr contents divulzed to metibers of the opposite party. It is nlleged that this has been especial- 1y the case with thie dlspatehes of Gov, Stesrns. Gov. Stearns yesterday sent charges to the nhove cffect fnto Georgia, requesting that tho operator at Tallahansce heremoved. His request wag promptly complleit with, and it Is now thought that all nessages will come through promptly, PERPECTLY CONPIDENT. iatoN, D.o C., Nov. 13,—Seccretary Chaudler lad an interview with the Presldent to-day. He expressed his contldence that Flor- lay Loulsiany, end South Caroling hod gone for Hayes, THAT CONOVEN YARN SroILED. ‘This morning Secretary Chandler reccived tha following dispatehs ‘Tavrtanassece, Nov, 12.—As to tho romors re- ee (Senator), bo has this morning veally declared ta mo fn the presence of threws witniessea that lie hay sent no telegram which il not clahn the State a3 cortain for the Repub- licana, 7This morninz, just before Jeaving for the 4, he Il'lczr:l‘fnu(l to New York that the Stato o llepublican beyond gnestion, We ara ¥ safe. M. L. STEAUNY, VIRY GAUZY. &Speclal Dispatch to The Tribune. New Yoni, Nov. 18.—The following para- graph {8 tuken from a double-leaded editorial fn tho (‘hronicle and Seatinel of Augusta, Ga., which reached here this evenlng ¢ 4The Republicans pretend to he hopeful of TFlorida, aml fn onder to gecure the vote of that Stato have offored lurge sums of money. 1t is nscertalned from relluble sourcos that the Re- publivan party-managers have offered milllons for thevoto of Florida, 'Tuis information was telegraphed licre yestenlay from a large cotions house in New York, and steps wero immediately taken to prevent thu fraud belng perpetrated.” A BURE TIING. Spectal Dispate to The Tribune, Wasnivgroy, 1. €., Nov, 13.—~Secretary Chandler has to-duy rocelved two dispatches from Florhla, one from Gov, 8Stearns and one’ fromn Wilifam E. Chandler, who is at Tallahas- see. Both theso dispatches represent that thers can be no doubt that Huyes has carrled thak Btate. Wasn DPEMOCRATIO DEVILMENT. The Republicau National Committes bas the following information from the Chairman of tha Republlean State Commities of Florida: ‘I'he Democrata ore telegraphing results as of- ficlal from counties “not yet, hieard froms, and are sending disvatches through the country based on prearranged frauds. The Deputy Murshal and Supervisors of Jack- son County report thut the Démocrats de- stroyed the ballots In flve precinets, snd ace cepted the votes of 200 men from Alsbawna on fulse certiticates fn Clay County. Domozratio frauds aro reported In Hillsboro, Hernandez, Volueln, and Washington Counties, Thers hag Loen a greneral discharge of colored men who voted the Republicun ticket, Deposits fu the Natloual Banks have been withdraws by the Democrats, Evidence uccumulates of oute rageous frunds n Dewocrate countes, whera thero wis no protection fur Republican minor- ity, its polls bolug entirely in the hands of their opponents, In suine justancea the ballot-boxea could not bo scen, and the ballots were burned before they left the preciucts. fudstuusis NORTH CAROLINA., TUB PIRE-EATERS GROWING LOLD. &pecial Dispatch to The Tribune, Wasimsaron, D. C., Nov, 18.—"Tho following 1s received from North Curolina; Mr. Keogh, Chairman of tho Kepublican State Cumimittes, has taken stops to procure svidoues showlng fraud and lnthnhlation resorled to by, the Democrats, Keugh believes thut on fals yoe Lurns Suttls would have been clected by 10,0000 ‘The Dumocrats urc uot jubilant over the pros- pects for the election of Tilden, but many who. id not volunicer In the lasy War declaro thoms