Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 17, 1876, Page 1

VOLUME XXXL g‘l‘fl(fl(l’lol’;fllfi‘ll"‘ MELTINGS, 7ar DALTINONE, Prrronunoi & Cm- % ick OF 2., 1LLINOIA DIVIRIOR, O Gaeo RabaT G o Get, &1, 14470, NOTICEH Stookholders of the B:}ltimoro, Tog:tsburgh & Ohicago Railway Compony, Illinois Div: otified that in puranance of o o are becob MOUASCE Directorn of the aboves on oy adopted Oct. 5, 1870, n apeclal ed Company S0 iolders of “tho fialtimare, 108 o Snicno Tiallway Company, Hilola ubsreh & O entled to ‘b’ held on' Wednes- Y. 99, 1870, ot ialf-past £ o'cluck p. M., . N hlic ofce of the Cumplnyi No, #3 South e public O, Coole County, 1., {0 conider Clarke cstion af changing the name e vote pon e ALY v & Oliin & Chicako of the ConE " fnsccordance with the stataio B:'Tr::'gx.fi'é"’,‘,q'i'flinnu i auch coses made aod o e w. €. ) porided: T DYRRELL, N. LUDINGTON,” thellalti- DANIEL A, JONES, | morc, Pitts- HORACE . WAITE, tburgh & Chi- W AM K] T 3 0 Rallwa ENNI Eflg ny, llll’ ]Dlm:um of romembor the Exposition g:fiaflgf Paintings to-night, com- piencing with No. 343. Van Stark- onburgh, Casanova, Volkmar, Her- gog, Hotzol, Van Severdonck, Jaco- min, Roinhardt, Parton, Wust, Rohn, Dolph, Innocenti, Gerome, Tambinet, Troyon, and May, will bo roprosontod. Grand chances for buyers now. fale opens ot 7::lompb.‘ tllu., I:nnldml:ltc;l' by F. A. SARD, Freo ex] on by daylight, LEONAID. e Aot isii, Ancttoneer. RELIGIOUS. JODT AND SANKEY AT THE GREAT TABERNACLE, Monroe and Franklin-sts, 'k in the Morning, e 4 o'clook in the Aftornoon. 8 o'clock at Night. ALY, ARE INVITED. Doors ar¢ open ono hour hefore each service, Yo sersice at the Tabernacle Saturday Night. Jotersicent the Tahe el e B ey e e EURS. THE CANADA trHannfacturiag Go, Hadison-st., . W. Cor. Franklin, auamong 1ts customers tho LEADING JOBRING TOUSES in the West—n sufilcient guaranteo of the SUPERIOR WORKMANSHIP, STYLL, AN QUALITY of itn gonds, and of LOW PRICES, Lurgest dlaplay of Senl and Mink Sacques, Nova !\\E{u.\llrlnk":‘:u, f'“" efc. filts ine Fur Triromings a spec 3 Alsrge and well-nig“orted stock of Buffalo, Wolf, tod ofber Sleizh Robes, Aoy goods tmale to order at ehortest notice. —BEAK & BUCHER, TPER CENT, Senchelce lonaaon gx“:«lc-?x’)‘u'n bualness proporty at S RLa0R &1, ¢ 3¢ it 8 107-100 Dearborn-f TPER CENT — smnsof §15,000 and upward on cholce inalde real wiste.” BmANICE suingat B PCr cont Toloanon Warehoneo lh.':flPlI for Orain and Provis. fmeoaity Coriticatesmud Youshern, on Henta aad origzges, LAZARUS BILVERMAN, amber of Lomunierce, TO It (1218 Oflces TO RENT IN TELS IRIBUNY; BUELDING, INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW., Room8 TRIBUNE BUILDING e ey DS D LN —— T DENTISTRY, s A A A AR A PRI AB AR ANRNNG Why pay $20 and 830 wh can ot the best fall et of teeth ot ml.wnfi:'alo}‘:lsxn '8 m: 887 Ne fhcet anid noat fasb tin the it SRt and andoly nA S, oS A e nean H fiTS New Style DERBY HATS, “for Young Men, just received. J. 8. BARNES £ CO,, 70 Madison-st, e & EVENDEN, (’v o OIL TANKS R;-é\ ":‘:’DSvKIIIPP!NB CANS, 2! 'eat Lako Btroet, e LY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, The G Miween el Transatlantic Company's Mail Stoamere i “nhcwl York and vo. Pouling ! Plymouth o ymiieugers, Tho aplendid ur o Contineut, (Cablus 1) will sall frum Dlor No. 1, . Amore 0., France, id, "% 8., * Prico wine) First cabin, minudation, - Seeond, ul st reduced 'rates, innudatiou, lucluding Withuut wxtra charae, 1 catry BlacraKo prseont Ageat: 59 Bro v_Agunt for C %Y ¥ 01 CI North Gl i o) Jorth German Lloyd., fay falcamers of thyy C . e T B S b 0 At i %1001 sacoay M 25 ey N 5 5 "'“i Western Steamship Line. lnnmfi"‘; York to Bristol (Kngland) direct. Whywayy Spnons. . Baturday, Nov, 23 '*c"fl'd“‘:ff ‘;:,velr“ i Butuday, Dot 3 h L) )y ', 8 &uflm it “3” fusdiate, £45; Glesrage, 810, ¥ ald Bi A T L P\ R A @ x FLORIDA. Her Four Electoral Votes the Subject of Much Disputation. The Democrats Claim to Have Figures Giving Tilden a Majority. But the Republicans Stoutly Affirm that Hayes Hes the State Sure, First Day’s Session of the Louisiana Returning Board. Its Mombers Threatened with Mur- der if Thoy Fail to Connt in Tilden, Reply of tho Northern Republic- ans to the Democrats in New Orleans. They Decline the Proposed Joint Action, and for Excellent Reasons. How the Reéformers Managed the Election in Several Southern States. The Governor of California Punc- tures a Chicago ¢ Times” Canard. The Cook County Canvassing Board--- Hoxie Tnlk%of & Contest. FLORIDA. THE LAST DITCI, 8pecial Dispatch to Tha Triduna. Wasmmaroy, D, C,, Nov. 16.—All the signs indicate that the Demovrats are concentrating thelr strongest ¢florts upon the Elcctoral voto in Florida, and that while the strugglo will be kept up in South Carolina and Loulsinna, the leaders have determined to secure Florlda, and thua gain tho fizht, Information reccived at the Republican headquarters to-day shows this to be tho fact, and prominent Republicans in Florida have been advised of the change In the Democratic programme, and to prevent Its exe- cutlon by sceing that the count of the returns shall be strictly honest, and in accordanco with tho legal vote cast. CONOVER'S OPINION, -Unlted States Senntor Couover, of Florlda, passed through here to-day, cn route to Peng- sylvanis, to joln hia family. He thinks Ilayes lins carvicd the Btate, but that the State tickds {s involved in doubt. On account of a peraonal antagonism between hingelf and Gov. Stearns, he would Do glad to sco the Ropublican 8tate ticket, defeated. CONTLICTING CLATMS, NEW Yong, Nov. 18.—According to the New York papers, the political eituation s un. changed. The Herald claims that Drew's majority in Floridn cannot be cut below 800, or Tilden’s be- low 400, while the Z¥mes clnims that the Repub- lcans have carried both the Natfoual and State tickets, DEMOCRATIC REPORT. NEw OnLrass, Nov. 10.—Ex-Gov. Carroll, of Maryland, to-day recelved n dispateh from Florida that the Republicans concedo the Btate 1o the Democrats by 1,200 mafority, 70 the Western Astoclated Press. NEARLY ALL IN, TALLANABSE, Fla., Nov. 16.—The roturns are all expected in this week, ana the canvass will begln curly next week. ADDIESS TO TUE COUNTRY. Ngw Yonk, Nuv. 16,—Tho Times furnishes the following documeut to the agent of tho ‘Western Assoclated Presss g TatLAnasssr, Vi, Nuv, 16, 1870.—70 (e people of the United States; Thu undersigned are informed that tolegroms are being wont North to- uizht from this State based Il&mn the tables of ree ported majoritiey in the Fleridtan oxtra of thia aftornoon, cluiming th Tilden and Hendricks huve carrled Florlda i7 majority, An oxam- ination of thewe t #lows thint in tha Conaty of Alachuanlone thoactus] Republican inajority is 717, as shown by the otlicial cunvass now onfile, I ro- duced to 4US by leaving out certaln precluct votes on false pretenscs of feand, end that In a varlety of ather ways tho actual flizures have been clanged vo a8 to give nn apparent Tilden majority, ‘The une % .dernignad aro sutisficd, from a caroinl examination in detall of the returnsalready recelved, that, allow. ng the Democeats all tho miloritles now claimed n the counties kept back by thum, the returns from the wholo State will show a majority for Iiaycs and Wheelor, ‘This mn)nrlly can bo largol, increased upon emple proof of Iemocrutic frauds and Inthnfdution, "TTho Republicans of Flurida ary not devutlng thamselves to manufacturing public apinlon at the Nurth, but, consinced thut the Btalo has been carrled for Hayes and Whoeler, they awalt with perfect confldence the rosult of a falr and Impartll canvass, which thoy are sure will carry full conviction to the peo- plo'af tho country, J. B, 'Chemburgh, of Tennossco; T, W.Qsborn, of Florida; M, I, Chandler, of New Hampshir M, Murthn, Chalrman of lhDCum‘pl!fn Cumimnittce; o) Jo P €. Emmons, of dackeonville, I'la, A LIVELY TIMR IN LEVY COUNTY. JAcEsONVILLE, Flu., Nov. 14.—70 the Xditor of' the Clncinnatl Commiercial s There Is atirring news from Levy County, on the Guif const, whereof Cedar Koys i3 tho princlpal precinct. In the first place theru was no truo or legul reg- fstration. On election-day extra traios came into Cedar Keys with 103 men—Tildenltea—who had already voted, declaring that thoy were go- lug to win there anyway. Theyall voted for Tilden ugain, At the cluse of the day, after tho forms of cunvessing the vote had been gone through with, the ballot-box wus placed where sny Democrat who choso could havo sccess to . After the Republican Inspectors had se- cured tho box, & band of 100 armed men took it into thefr poescssion, and §t was held until Monday, the 18th,” On that day the Deputy United States Marshal was driven away, nd no opportunity given to cor- vect frauds or minke protest. It s further re- ported, ofliclally, that for scveral days the Deputy Marshal’s houss waa surrounded by bands of armed men and his 1ife threatencd, 1o was wholly obstructed in the performance of his duty, sud ke declares ho considers hia life In danger. Other Repubticans, some of thewm ofil- cors of the law, were comnpelled tody for safety, and dare not return, Other statcments of a slintlar charscter might be added, showiug that 6 state of anarchy and rebellion exists iu Lev: County, Threatd woro made by the armc mob, lieaded by & Domocratis candidate, that, if the Dentovrats were dofeated, they would re on theapot. Tho Deputy Unlted Btates Mar- shal has been bunted py armed desperadoes and hie has been wholly lo to arceat persons for CHICAGO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER whom he has writs, The Domocratic majority in Levy County is 2584, LOUISIANA. MANT, Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridune, NEw ORurans, La., Nov, 16.—The Returning Bonrd to-day convened at thelr rooms in the Btate House and organized by electing ox-Gov. J. Madisun Wells President, and Charles 8. Abell Beeretary, Tho following was the first document opened: Hadizon Wello—Bin: Resolved, That wo take npon ourselves the duty of redeeming Loulsiana, oilr native State, from the thioves and parasifes now preying upon her prosteate, bleeding hml{. n We haveappeaicd to our Northcrn brethren valn, Wanow proposetoact in hee hehalf and teach har robhers and deapotlerastich a lesson aa the woreld never maw, Wo warn you, aithonest trickster, that Jou and your companions in ain, tho bastard Keniier, the megro thief Caannave, and the un- serupulous villaln Anderson, that, 1f you swindlo ua ayain, your lives will pay+tho forfeli Listen, ¥illaln, We nre armted, urggnized, and aworn lo do our duty, The braggas eridan anid 1iln pid emlesarics cannot sava you or the corrupt nien at your hack, ~Onr attack il bo sndden and declelve, We will do our work and disappear be- fore the hordes of tho despot Grant csn protect you. You are wamed now. Boware, Uxitep BROTHERTOOD OF LOVISIANA. The Board, after transacting some routine buslucss, adjonrned until. Saturday, Thelr ses- slons will, for a few days, bo held with closed doors, Democrats from tho North are sur- prised at TUE EXCELLENT PERSONNEL OF THIS HOARD. The crime of heing . Northern man or carpet- bagper does ot attach to any of ita members, They are astonished to know that its Presldent, ex-Gov. Wells, {5 anative of the Btate anda man of wealth.” I1is father, the Hon. Levi Wells, was o member of the first Constitutional Con- ventfon which preceded the Stato In the Unfon, Gov. Wells was himself o steadfast Unlon man during the war, of the Parson Brownlow type, and his life, during that period, was many times endangered, He fs nbout as susceptible to the sensation of fear as is the statue of Henry Clay on Canul street. QnN. THOMAS C. ANDERSON. Isa native of Virginla, but an old resident of Loulsiang, having represented hls district, St. Landry Parish, in the State Senate for twenty- 8ix consccutive ycars. He fs by far the most popular man jau his section, and be fs one of the few men of great wealth In this State. Ho has always been n Deimocrat, and ran on the Democratie ticket for the State Scnate at tho present. clecton, but during the last two or three years has acted with tuo Republicans in the Scnate. @. CASANAVE is a colored man of the Creole type. He was mever aslavo, but was before the War in good circumstances, and enjoyoil the respect of the community. Ills business is that of an under- taker. IIe has never been a politiclan. L.OUIS M., KENNER is & young colored man of good character, and {s nephew to o former United States Senator from this State. An lmpreeson fs sought to bo conveyed North through ceriain polnts that there is some sort of understanding in re- gard to the future actlon of the Board. The charaster of the members of tho Board justifles the betlef that tho law will be faithfully carrled out, without regard to the desires of politiclans. The law, it scems, is Just what tho Domocrats do nuot want carried out. 80ME LIGAT has been thrown upon the manner in which a {rec and fair clection was held in Ouachita Par- 8h by a protest to Gov. Kellogg from Repub- Ucana there. Tho protest states that ‘““but one Republican meeting was held from tho tine when Dr. Dinkgrave was Kitled—that addressed Ly Mr. Packard and party—until Oct. 27, when the presence of o United States officer scoured peace. Oct, 80 another meetiug was held, and My. Hardy, one of the epeakers, wns called o damned llar, and, but for the presence of Licut. McConley, violence would have been done him. . Nov. 2 another meeting was an- nounced. The report says the bulldozers made it a point invarlably to attend every meeting, marching in military style under commnuders, and with all the apparent etyle of an aggressive military body. Before we reached the place of ectlng crowds of men and wo- mon along the road cheered ug, and stated that they would bo giad to attend the meeting, They bad Republicanism at heart, but, for thew lives, they dured not come, as they had been threatened if they attompted to £o. Tho so-valled bulldozers, about seventy- five in number, HODE ON IN FRONT OF U8, yelling and defying the people to attend our meeting, Notwithstanding this display of hos- tility, not less than 800 persons were in attend- ance at our meeting, The next day, under the protection of United States troops, we met ut Sulut James Chapel. On our way thither WO cncountered 100 or more armed Democeraty, who rode beforc us in a liostile manner, as the preceding day. On reaching the chapel, Mr. Astwood, belng desig- nated aa thoe first speaker, on taking the stand, was sirrounded by these anned inen, and had not proceeded fur beforo he wus assalled with the eplthet, “YOU ARE A G—D D—D LIAR,” by several of thecrowd,who Instantly attemptod to draw revolvers, Hu coolly tola them that he had come there to spenk, and would speak, or dic in the attempt; they could asaassinate him, but could not tramplo on his manhood, and called on one Willlam Howard, dircetly in front of him, to take lis hands from his revolver, For some timo the utmost confusion prevalled, Col. Hale, of the army, was prompt in restorjig order, but the Democrats wers sullen and threatening, From thence TUE LAION OF TERIOR began. Nov. 8, Jhn Jackson, colored, was shot while passing on a lond of wood. Jamea Thomas and Bpencer Watkins were. driven away from thelr homes, Auvotber colored man was taken from hls cabin and violontly beaten ovor the head with a re- volver, and dirt forced down hle thront, The same night Henry Plnktou was shot dead. His wife was shot and cut, and his child, 1 year old, Is missing, supposed to have been killedh Thomus I W. Burrell, Clwrles Willinms, and Ellsha Moore, on their way to Calgwell with Repullicau tlckets, were captured und ubliged to burn the tickets, Nov, 5, Abram Willlas was cruclly beaten and his Quughter-fu-taw, Cora Willlwns, badly scourged. On the mornlng of tha Tth, ELKCTION-DAY, Benjamin James, Constubls and United Btates Deputy-Marshal, while on his way to Logtown with tlie ballot-box, was captured and danger- ously shot by armed Democrats, A revolver was placed to his head wud discharged, and he was left, supposed to be dead, But bo miracu- lously cscaped deatliund dived long enough to testify us to who wero his would-be murderers, He is now lying fn o dangerous condition. THERE NEING NO BALLOT-BOT, no eloction was leld at that polnt, to the detviment of the Republican purty, On the sswo morning Uuited States Buperyisor Btoplien Woods, United Btates Deputy-Marshal Dun Hill, snd Comalesioner of Election Mer man Holl, while ou thelr way to tho island to discharge thelr duties, were halted by a nunber of Democrats, who, upon learning that thoy were Rupublicans, wero ordered to retirn, to tho detriment of the elec tlon in Ward No. 1. On the samo woming, in the Town of Monroe, Bamucl Javkson, while in the act of voting the Republican ticket, was threatened to bo shot for refusing to vote the Democratic ticket, . BOMX 700 MEX BURKOUNDED THX TOWX OF MON- ¢ non, well armed, and plcketed overy available road, 17, 187 finding that the colored volers were determined to enter the Town of Mouroe, where they coulil cast thelr Independent vole withont fear of intimldation. Not one was allowed to enter on penalty of death, raving thore who had mode thelr eacape before thess prepara- tlons. George Tatetn was forced to vote the Democratie ticket to suve his life, and heard ex- preasions that $1,000 would be given for the 1ife of Brewster and Astwoud after tho speaking st 8t. Jamncea Chapel, DIANOLICAL, INTOLEHANCE. The lives of O. I, Brewster, (icorgce B, Ham- let; Danlel B, GGorham, aud 11, C. C. Astsyood wero threatened for inaking Republican sveeches, and they were obliged -to he guarded night and day, and they could only leave Monroe under the protection of United States troops. Mr, Brewster was interviewed several tines by prominent Democrats and advised of the satne. In Ouachita Parlsh the Demacrats clalin over 1,300 muojority, A DEMOCRATIC NRQUEST. Nrw Onreans, Nov. 16.—The Btate Demo- cratic Cotamittee has made applleation for yep- resentation on the Returning Board, No actlon- ‘They also deslred that a sub-commities be nl- lowed to attend the sittings of the Board. In reply, Gov. Wells stated that in all cases of contested polls from any cause they would be notified, and the Board would hear arguments tromn both sldes. Everybody here appears to be waiting for definitg news from South Carolina and Florida. To the Wertern Asrociated Press, THE RETURNING DOARD. New Onveans, Nov. 10.—Ex-Gov. J, Madi- son Wells, Gen, Thomas C. Anderson, G. Casanave, and Lewls M. Kenner to-day tookjthe onth of ofilce, Aled the necessary papers with the Secretary of State, and went Into exceutive svsslon {n the room sesigned them in tL - State- House. Nothing hias transpired regarding thelr proceedings. Gov. Kelloge stated this afternoon that the vacancy in the Board had not yet been filled. The Bosrd ndjourned to meet Suturday noon. Gov. Wells, In answer to an inquiry whether or not reporters and spectators would be ad- mitted, sald that It was the wish, and he evi- dently expressed the sentiments of all the mem- bers, that the Board should sit with clused doors during the canvassing and complling of the returns, except when information was wanted concerning particulars of a poll or mat- ter connected with the clection, or when some point was to be urgued before the Board, Il sald that ueitlier the Governor nor any State officer, {f his wish waa regarded, would havefree access to the room during the sessions of the Board, If the Board wanted legal ad- vice, ho sald they would eall on the Attorney- General, but at no other time would that officer be ndmitted. Both Mr. Wells and Mr, Ander- son sald that she Doard was an entlrely {nde- pendent body, and would not be controlled in ita action In any way, either by the Exocutive or by other parties. CIIICAGO DISPATCHES. NEw ORLEANS, La., Nov. 16.—Tha following dia[lmwhcs were recelved by Gov. Kellogg last night: . Cineaao, Nov. 15, 1876—70_Gor, W, P, Kel- logg, New Orleans: In the Presidential gamo, the Democrntic party has a hand filleil with stolen cands—Miaeiealppl, Alubama, Geargla, New York, snid Connecticut—full hand —fush, the tops of thesw stolen cardy, scross tho table, with ane hund on rovolver, the ol politicul bloat, bull-dozer, und chief alouts to the, Kepublicans, Dot you toneh Loufsiann! Don't you stea) o card on me! Don't you touch 181 i'ie people do- mand reform ! " 1t. G. Inorisos Curcato, Nov, 16, 1876,~Tie llon. W, P, K lagg, New Orleanx, La,: Vlense roquest’ G Palmer to reail his protest against Sherldun's ouie pation of Chicugo, ol t hdruw all Qe drances to lils coming hume, A, C, Bapcock, FOR MAYES, New Yong, Nov, 10,—The Herald's New Orleans spectal states that * Senators Kelly und Bherman, and Messrs. Stoughton, IHale, and Kasson arrived lust night. It lias now been finully deelded by the Democratic visitors to fn- truat thelr caso to Trumbull, Palmer, and Pot- tery who will remnain here to wateh and conduct, All the other gentlemen now here fn that in- terest will probably return intlic course of a fow days, The policy to bo followed subsequently will be n matter of further consideration, which the Natfonal Committco witl probably lllu(:iw. That Loutsdana will be counted by the Board for llnyes Is now the untversally acceepted bellof.” unanT, A dispateh from a Government ofticlal in New Orleans, tu<lay, savs that there s no chango in the situntion, except that further returns only strengthen the Republican claim to the State, CAID FUOM UNITED STATES MAKSUAL J. It G. MIKIN, New Onunass, Nov, 8.—7o the Edltor of the New York Jerald: A communieation honce in your issue of the 5th, and signed F. C, Zackarie, Bates that Lain “Chief of the armcd colorod organization eatled the Counclls of Freedom liere.” There s no armed eolored organization, nor am I chlef of uny such, or of uny other Coun- i, nor am 1 Seeretary of the Republicau Car pagn Commlttee, nor bave I heen for six weoks past, nor lave the Unlted Btates army officers attempted Lo demoralize colored Demorruts, There ure not A0 of the Intter in the State, Troops hnve not been stationed near all or nuy of the polls to Influences the colored voters, nor have the Demovrats had any thiety colored speakers fn fts canvass, It Al have o fow nungy black meudleants, enst off by the Repul- licana for their infamy, and (it only lor thelr new party nfliliation. Nor Tns United Statds District-. uurnm Beckwith, nor have I, sought to debase our offivin] eharscter for the consuin. matlon of purty euds, The cominunleation {n question is written by a lttle Doamocratic partlsan, who aseribes to his element a disposition ta peace to which n vigor- ous Federal assertlon ot law, emplasized by the presence ol tho Unitea States ships Ossinee and Canouleus nlone pave seeming yesterday, The aggressive Democrats fn tho cotuntry here too olten attempt lie—thelr confederates’ in the city aro as ditigent to_assasatnate reputations. J, 16 G Presie, Unfted States Sarshal, APPALLING DEMOCKALIC OUTHAGES, Di-p ekt Cinclnnat] Gazette, NEW ORLEANS, Nov, 14 —Wilnesses are ar- riving from varlous rnm of the Stute who give in detail the story of the outrages, which are appalting, ‘They atato that somo of the parishes wure pleketed with mounted uml armed men, who drove buck from thelr lines all colored citle zeus who approached §t. [t s sald that tho buodles of twelve murdered negroes were taken into the Towu of Munrue from the dead-line of that parish. - Muny other cases of similar bar- barity aro retated,’ CORRKECT. REPLY OF TIE IEPUDLICANS TO THE DEMOCRAT- 1C DELTLGATION AT NEW ORLEANS, Nuw Onneans, Nov, 10—=The following Is tho reply of the Repubilcans to the communts cation from the Demuerats fuvhing o con- ferenee: NEw UnLEANy, Nov, 10, 1870, — (TEXTLEXEN: The majority of the undernined, to whom your note of tho L4t lust, was ldeeesed, ouly urrived inthis city yusterday uruuln.&. Wu ha therefore, been uns ablu to reply uutil this mor , il can only ree gret that your cominuuie RIVED Lo the press nmed-ataly upan it delivery, i Without the pussi ity of Ll aiewer seeompas nylim, Yo remark that we came 1t the roguist ol the Prewident to ace biut the Bonrd of Cauva cra ke o fair count of the votew netually cs aud ank that we meet and confer i order ** that sitcl un Indicnce as wo possess iy Lo ox- erted un bohalf of such canvusd of 1l vores acta- ally cast ud by Ra Fulrnuss aud dmpactiality shall commani the reapect und acquicscence of the Amcrican people of ull partien,™ Wo join heartily With you §i cousweln of Peuce, ani 0 the oxpress siun of an varneat desiro for a pecfecily honcal and Just declaration of thu reeults of the recent elece tion lu Louidama by its inwfully constitated nie horitics, and wo may a 1 we know of no ru son to uoubt that puch a dectaration will be mad but we du ot sco the p ely or mlluf of 8 cal ference on the Ravis aud oubjett to the limitatlons you propuse, forwo huve 1o such duty linpusw v us, i, #s suggested by the clause of your noto firet quoted, wo uro ‘st nost rr(t\llcfllull to be witncwsew of wiat shull occur In tho cinvass of the votes, without power or legul Intuence aver tho resuit, or over the means by which, under 1he lawe of Luulsisng, the result v to Lo defer-. wined, We cannot doubt that you, upou refection, will concur with Weo are here su privaw citizens, with no oficial powers. Wa therclore cannot wupersedo or modify sny laws of this State, nor hava we any rizht te contiol or infuence ai fi ©of 1t otticors as $0 the manucr bn which thoy abal Looking over | - here an well " Willismsburz—belng pertorm the mininterial or judicial daties impored upon them by it4 law, and should we, being stran- rers and without official fanctlons, attempt this, we hwuld be condemned by the people of every State fu the Unton for an’ Improper. Intetferenco with Jocal adininistration, The following extract from the laws of Lonisiana show the Canvansing ifoard ls expressly required Iu certain easew Lo exercine Judiclal as well as min- interlal functiona: *t ke, 8, That In anch canvass and eomvnmnn the returning oficers ehall ohserve the following graor: They slall compile, first, tho stataments from all polls or voting-pinces at which there shall have bieert a falr, free, and reanonablu ceistration and election, Whenever from uny poil or voting- place thero ahall be recelved the rtatement of any supersizor of Heyleteation or Commissioner of Election, In form as required byfSec, 26 of this act, au affiluvit of three or tioro citizens of any riot, tumnit, acta of violence, intimidation, armed dine turbance, “bribery, or corrupt influences which prevented “or tended to prevent s fafr, ree, and peaceable vote of all qualified clectors entitled to votefat such polt or voting. place, mich returning ofticers shall not ranvase the count or complla the statenents from ancli poll or voting-place until the statements fran all the other polin o voting-pinces aall have been cauyassed and complied, “'Tho returning officern shall then proceed (o Investigato the “statements uf riot, tumnlt, nets of vivlence, Intimidation, armed dis- turbancer, hribery. of corrupt influence ot any ruch ool ur valing-place, and if, frum the endence of such statement, they aball he conviuced that such riat, tinult, acts of violence, intimidation, armed dietutbances, bribery, orfcorrupt induence did not materiully Interfore with the purity and frocdoin of the election at anch poll er voling- place, or did not prevent a mufiicient num. er of qualiied voters therent from reglatering or votlng to materially change thic result of the election, then and not atherw il returning officers whall canvass and cumpile the vote of fxuch poll or votinz-place with Lhose previously canvassed or complicd: out, if the xaid returning ofiicers aball not bo fully satisfied thore of, it slinll be thelr duty to examine further texti. mony in regard thereta, and to thinend they shiall hnvo power tu seud for persons and papers; 1f, af- ter much examinotion, the safd returning ofiicers shall bu convinceit that'sald riot, tumuit, acte of violente, Intlnkdation, nrmed disturbatice, brib- ey, or corrupt Intluencen did _materially interfera with the purity and freedom of the election ut such poll ur voting-place, or did prevent @ rutlicient fumber of the qualified electors thereat from regie- tering and voting to naterislly chango thr resnlt of tho olection, then the eald returning ofilcers shull ' not canvaes - or coinpile the rlatement of the votos of such poll or voting-placc, butahall exclude it from thoso ree turns: provided, thal any person Interested in eaid clectlon by renson of buinga candidate for otice shall heallowed o hearing before safd returning officers upon making appilcation within the tinie aliowed for the forwarding of returns of aaid eloc- jon, " Ilence, if there are any facts requiring the judz- meunt of the Board upon the valldity of any ‘clec- tion or retaentnz an wffected hy wuch friude or ¥lolence. §t would be a munifest interference with Btate righta and local aclf-government for persons Tike onracives, without ofiiclal right, to attempt to Inftuence or contest its Judicial clection, 1ad a correaponding Loard fn the State of New York in 1868 been suthorized to pusy the fraudnlent retarns of votes of Clt, of New York in that year, auda defegation of citizens of Lonislana, husvever n!fllwtlnlfl\!. attempted to influence Its judiclal uction upon tho facts prosented to It nnder the Iaws of that State, such attempt would have been univereally condemned, 1f the dutles of the Cane vasslng loard of Loulslana were mercly minixe terlal or clerlcal, ns in the case of auy nficer chnried by lnw with the duty of verifying and o clarlug the resnlt of any election, and investizat. Iny, with o dixcretion, an when the President of the Senate counts and declares the votes of Electos of the neveral States In the election of Preaident and Vice-Preslaent under the Constit: tlon of the United States, o ditlerent case would bo presented, sIt Is, In onr judiewment, vital to the prescrvation of constitutional lberty that the habit of obedience to the forine — of Inw xhould be sedulonsly inculeated and cultivated, and that the reeort to extra-constitutional modes of vedress for even nc- tual grivvances should be avolded and condotnned 24 revolutionary, disorganizing, and tending to dizorder and anarchy. "o reduce the whole questlon, therefore, to the mere clerical duty of counting the voten actually €l n proposed by you, in distinction from votes legully cast and returned, frrespective of the ques- Ao whetner they are feandulently or violently cast, or otherwlse vitiated, Involves n nullification of the provistuna of the laws of Lovlsiana which love alrcady been adjndicated o valid by the Sue preme Court, and wonld e wholly unjustifiable aaln noyuther Elate of the Unlun which hos provided Tawsto protect the nghts of voters nnd the purity of the ballot. We cannot, therefore, concir in (nur proponition fora confer- encu on that busis, Very respectiutly, Jous Buensuax, Branucy Marrirws, J. A, aannicup, Onlo. WnLiax ). Krriey, Ponnsylvania, Jonux A, Kassox, lown, E, W, Srovantox, New York, € Invaza Dirry, Marsland. o, 1L Vax Aurex, New York, Eugese Havz, Mal, M. 8 Quay, Pennsylvanla, Ciinack, Indlana, Novza, don E. Stzvansax, Ohlo. LLACE, kndlana, g, M. A McGurw, J. W, Cirarsax, W, It Swira, lows. * ApKen Tavton, 8. R, Ilavex, J. M. Dranvs. ey, C I, Fanwzst, llinols, BIpNEY Crangy, J. C, lliLsox, Kansas, ‘Ta Ion. John 3, Palmer, Lewls V. UOP‘ Ly- man Trnmbull, James O. Brondhead, W. It Mor- rison, and otbers, present al the requeat of the Chajrman of the Natlonal Democratic Committee. SOUTH CAROLINA. TUE ELECTOItAL VOTI FOR HAYES. Jpectal Dispateh 10 The Trivune. WASHINGTON, D, C., Nov, 16.—The tenor of all informution recelved biero to-day justifies the Rupublicuns in toking South Carolinu out of the list of doubtful States, und giving its Electoral vote to Huyes upon admissions of Democrats themselves. In fact South Carolina papers of yesterday, recelved here to-night, show that ls the conclusion that hud really been reached by many Democrats [n that Stato as carly us night befure last. To the Western Aswoctated Press, DEMOCRATS GIVE IT UP, ‘WasuiNagTos, D, C., Nov. 1.—~The Demo- cratic newspapers from Charleston, 8. C., which reached here to-day, all concede that Iayes has carried thut State, uccording to Democratic fig- ures, by over 400, but the election of Wade Iampton for Governor Is claimed by 1,100, The Republicans have both branches of the Legisla- ture; the Hlouse by five majority, and the Senate by o mueh larger majority. HAMPTON PHOBANLY ELECTED. NEW Yonux, Nov, 16,—The Herald's Columbla (8. C.) special eays: %A rough caleulation, wade from the ofliclal returns of twenty-elgnt counties, at the office of the Republican Bevre- tary of Stute, and an catimato un the vota for Governor {n fourreniaining counties, give Hayes about 700 mojority over Tildeu, The same authority gives the State to Hampton by sbout 1,200 smnjority. Neither of thess vstimates Is regarded by tho Democrats as “correct. They clalin that Tlden will carry a suficiency of the Electoral votes to clect biin, but will not dla- cluse thelr reusons for this sssertion. The Re- publicans now concede the election of Hunpton on the face of tho returns, but clalm that the remaluder of the Republican State ticket is elocted.” ALLEGED OUTRAQES, % The Times Columbla speclul says: *Ther are four counties yet to heur fram ollcially, three ot thew—Georgetown, Kershaw, aml Republican, and one —Laurens—belng Democratie, All Denocrats concede un undisputed ajurity of over 1,000 to Hoyes, and the probable election of the entir Republican ticket, except tho Governor, A ree port fs sent from Loaurens County that lust night. the otllee of the Clerk of the Courty fu the Court-Houge, had been hroken open aml tho poll-Hsts and ballots stolen or destroyed. A nessenger with the oflieial returig hud started for Cubmubla, so that the only posstble object of deatroylg the baltots and poll-llsts would be to prevent sny nvestigation into the fraudulent character of the returns.”? THR RUTUKNING DOALD, Coruapia, Nov. 16.—Befure the Bupremo Court to-doy counsel for the Board of (anvas- sers ushed for an order instructing tho Hoard to proceed with the canvass of returns to save time, and strictly in & ministerial capucity, The order wus granted, but subsequently amended on motion of the Danocratie counrel to rea 4 8hall " procesd In o miluisteriul capacity, sted of “nuy" as In the orlginal order, whercuvon the order was witbdrawn, The Court beard arguments of conusel on both sides until 8 p. ., when v adjourned. The decision waa rescrved, and will bo delivered to-morrow, “The returus aro fo the custody of the Secretary of State, and aro not accessible. LATHST, Cuaurxstod, Nov. 16,—Chamberialn’s ma- Jority In twenty-one counties is 0,408; Hayes’ majority, 10,495, There !s no change in the Democratle nojority claimed in theentire State, which ls 1,189 for Hampton. Canrestow, Nov. 10.—~Full officlal returns show that in twenty-ono of tho thirty-two counties [u the State the majority for Hayesfs 1,039 tnore than the majority for Chamberlaln, DEMOCRATIC TACTICS ON ELECTION-DAT. Dispateh 1o Cineinnatt Garette, Wasmixatox, D. C., Nov, 13.~The following Information in regard to the cvents of clections dav at certaln potnts in the State was received here last night: At Hobblus, on Port Royal l.hllrnl(l, the Ku-Kiux fired into a crowd of Re- publlcans, seriously wounding two of the elec- tlon managers, and kllling and wouniding about o duzen negroes. At Blackville, Rouses, and other votiug-places, Hampton's men openly selzed the polls, und would not allow any but eimocrats to vote. They organized bands of repeaters, who soted early and” often at all pre- clnets withln their reach,” It 1s estimated that in this way they polley nearly 1,000 {llerral votes in Barnwell Connty ulone.” During the elee- tlon-tay, Burnwell County wns a huge militury camp, rlilemen, wearing red shirte, riding to anil fro. ctirsing and threatening negroes, In Edge fiekd County, they behaved even worse, and in the locality known as “Dark Corner' they selzed the !‘""" and drove off the electlon man- nzers. IHitherto, that county lins ulwaya given upwards of 1,000 Republican majority, but the Democrats now clalm it by 3,000 majority. In the Counts of Spartanbune the Tilden men re- peated with astonlshing results. They claim to have polled more votes than thercare white citlzens in the county, atd a third more thun the argrezate white and colored poll-lists com~ bined, " In Marfon County they practiced simllar intimidation and fraud, 1o less than six negroes Laving been shot down in cold blood. EDGEPIELD COUNTY. IHspatchto the New York Times, CoLuMnIA, &, C., Nov, 13.—"The census of 1875 sliows that in Edgelleld County there are 7,122 males, white und colored, over 21 years of uge. On Thurmlay Hampton Is retirned as having 6,7 votes “and Chanberlain 3,107, a total of 4,374, This 18 2,252 more votes than there are Jegal voters fu the county. Besldea this, there were o two polls more than G600 colored men who were waiting to be_allowed to vote when the boxes were elosed, Not less thau n thousand colored Republicans voters were Prcwmed forcibly from voting, so that the ruudulent discrepency would be 8,232, or just about the clalmed najority for Hampton, Electlon manazers, Connty Canvaseers, Feaeral Marshals, Connnlsstoners, and Supervisors lave united in a protest azalnst tho reception of the returns froin this county, and have furnished o mass of ivorn Atatements to substantlate the protest, NORTIH CAROLINA. KTUPENDOUS FRAUDS. Bpectal Dizpatch ta The Tribune. WasiiNaToy, D, C,, Oct. 16, —Judge Scttle and Col. Keogh, Chalrman of the Republican State Committce In North Carolina, arrived here this morning. They eay that the Republican vote was 3,000 ahead of thefr highest estimate, the estimate upon which they based their calen- Iations of carrsing the Etate by 6,000 mujority, but the Democratic vote ontran all caleulations and ali probability of fairness, Judee Settle's total vote will be about 105,000, The highest vote cver ecast for any candidate of elther party before was 98,000, the pum- ber the Republicans polled In 1572, This year, pothwithstanding this large increase on the Republican siide, the Democrats will count up from 113,000 to 115,000 for Vance. ‘There has been no marked fnerease of popula- tion to account for this enormous auginentation of the numher of voters, and the Republicans attribute it to systematic ballot-box stuffing in the countics whero the Democrats possessed the clection machlvery, Col. Keogh is preparing o Juport on the_fruuls committed, not with the hope of finding a remedy, for the Democratle Legislature canvasses the vote, but to put the facts before the country. INTOLERANCE TOWARD REPUBLICANS. WasHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Gen, Kilpatrick woa inRaleigh, N. C., last Thureday. His presence caused considerable excitement, and gave great offense to the Democruey, who imagined that the purpose of his visit was to tamper with tho clection-returus, The General hud not been at the Yarborough IHouse more than an hour when a crowd gather- ed In front of tho hotcl and began shoutiug and heating. Thls was kept up until2 o'clock in the moruiig, During the evening,- George T. Stonathy, a leading Democrat, entered the hotel at the head of a belligerent gang, Inquired for Kilpatrick, and declared his pur- pose to tar-aud-ieather him, and ride him on arail. Some of the Democrats took a room op- posite the one oceupled by the Republican Comn- mittee, and maintained strict wateh all night. The corridor was crowded with o swaggering, noisy crowd of roughs, wao nade Toud thrests of vivlenco agalust Kilpatrick, They were ro- strained from greater violenco by the efforts of the proprictor of the hotel. Gen. Kipatrick was meanwhile quictly vceupyiog o room In suother part of the hotel, fgnorant of the cause of thy commotion. Un Friduy moraing the Ralefzh News clatmed that §t was the highest evidence uf Southern forbearance that Kilpat- ri:k was permitted to remain upon North Caro- lina soll without molestation, WASHINGTON. A DHY PIELD, Specinl Dinatch tu The Tribune. WasmiNuros, 1, C,y Nov, 1. here Is abso- lutely nothing new lsre concerning the political situation. Thie Government suthurities do not antleipate that unything definito can be recelved before Suturduy, Consllerable uttention lus been given within the lust two days to the sub- Ject of the alleged disqualification of Electors, and it fa supposed that the action of the Ver- mont legislature (- preparing (o enact some remediul legislation as to the Postinuster ot Bradfonlis thu result of o commendation of the Attorney-General, The talk about the * Returning Boards " of scveral Southiern States recalls tho fact that thelr legality or constitutlonality was brought into question dn the Forty-secoud Congress in the contested-vlection case of Giddlugs ogninst Clarke, of Texus. The State was provided with tue luxury of a Returning Board, which bad THUROWN OUT SKYERAL COUNTIES, and declurcd Clurky, Republican, elected, Gld- diugs, Democrat, contested the seat of Clarksy awd employed us his counsel Judge George W, Paschul, of this ity Judge Paschal, in his ar- guiment before the Corumittes on Elections, touk the pusition that the Returning Bosrd of Vexas wis unconstitutional so far as its sction In throwlng out votes cast for members of Con- gress wus concerned, becauso under the Conntitution each louse 18 the judge of the qualiticutions, cleetfon returns, ete., of Its own members, atd has u right to o back of a Hee turning Board aud advertaln for itself low mauy yutes were netually cast, The House, which at that time was largely Republican, med to cordur In this view, und, uuseating Clarke, Ku- publlcan, reated Giddings, Democrat, It {3 be leved by muny that, while this argument migit Liold good fn the cuses of members of Congress, it would not be upplicable fu tho case of Presl: dentlal Electors, elnce the power of electing them s vested wholly in the States themselvos, and the Constitution gives Congicss no revisory power. . AN OPINION, The Attorney-General this evening submitted to the Presidunt # Juug uud elaborate report tho matter of the Vormont Postmaster Elector, ‘This report contalns u complete history of alt tho contestod pofnts that have been mudo sgulust. Prestdentiul Electors, including ll’ Judleial dew cimons and the setion of Cungress,” The conclu- slon 18 that tho Dewocratic Eloctor who has the noxt highest vote eannot bo counted fu, aud thut the predont vacaucey 18 legal aud can be Ulled by the remaining Republican Electors acting under State taws. The argumeny of the oplu- fou is that s upative-born citlzen' of tho United Btates ls cligible to any office, that h erely an expreasion of the - will of the people, and that the Elector Is not {n fact clected or appointed until he has received Dbis formal notlieation from the Governor and’ hls commission. 1t Is the appointment or com- misslon, not the election, that creates an Elects or. If, at the time the popular will fs expressed, heholds an oflice antagonistic to the one to # 1 which bie asplres to be clected, he must resign * the one be holus befors Lo the uew ome. The cases of the electlon of Gen, Schenck and of Gen. Frauk- Blalr to Congress are cited as prominent prece- dents. Tle actlon of Congress In the caso of Schienck showed that an clection did not of ft- self constitute Schienck a member of Con; but {t wos the sct of qualifying that did. Schenck: qualified and was sdmitted. Blajr {alled to quulify under the rules of the Houae, and was refused a seat, RLECTION INCIDENTS, The following tetter lins been recelved hers from a gentleman prominently connected with South Carolina polltics: Cotospia, 8. C, Nov. 10.—8ir: I have walted pationtly for some rellable Information - from some of the outlying countics in thisState before I attempted to make aiy statement of - the matter relative to our recont eclections, but {or good reasona inauy of our prominent Repub- ' Itenns have, up to this time, failed tomake thelr appearance in this ity untillast night. Threats of death have been freely mada against them, and they unly got here by etealing away, The slection of the Ttit in most uf the coun- tles was littie leas than a mockery, a farce.- The most outrageous frauds were perpetrated and the worst sort of intimidation Republican voters, Let me give you a fow specimens, told, an ibey weretold to ine, by eye-witncsses, In Abe beville, a strong Republican county, the roughs - from Ueorgua, together with many youthe sot old enough to yote, surrounded the polle after voting themsclves, took the tickets away from colored Kepublicans, put Uemocratic tickets in. thelr hunds, and then marched them to the polls, where they compelled the unwilling voter . todeposit his vote for Humpton, Tilden, and Reforn, b In Oconce the managers onened tickets pre- sented by coiored men, read them, and then asked the man if lic wanted to vote {t, and it he ; auswered n the aflirmative they put the vote jn ° but taok down the huine of thuvoter. In this way they kept sway severn) hundreds, and pro- vented thera from voting as they desired. In muny places fn Alderson County, where we havea Republlcan voteof 100 and upwards, not. a vote waa polled for the Rupublican ticket, ace cording tu what we beliove to be trustworty re- ports, Ta Edaelleld County where the Republic- 8ns oughit to have 1,500 mojority, thcl;)emo- erits clalin 458, o chanze ot 5,000 votes, In my dlstriet, the twenty-thwd, the majoritios upon_uuy lair count ureabout as follows: < j Derncratic, 1873, 17, | Lo 40 The above allows for cvery legitiniato fncreasa in the white vote, and all DEFECTIONS 1N THE COLORED VOTT, The ivtlowing {s the statemnent as the Demo crats make it: NN 3 |73 | °8 & > o Tilden's majority.... Hampton's, Democratic, majority.. Republican majority, 1874........ Changeof votu, " ++++2,10,600 No saue man belleves the foregolng changes could have taken place excopt by the grossest fraud and Intimidation. All the telegmms to * the North sent through the Assoclated Presa were o Democratic sources, and not made up from uny oflicial source whatever, Both the ogents of tie Assoclated Press are rank Demo- crata,—onc the lleutenant of a Rifle-Club at this place, the other ‘the cditor of the Democratic News and Courier in Cherleston, ono of the bit- tereat Democratic sheets i the South, I ap- pend a table, prepared with great cave, which, I think, CAN DE NELIED UPON for majorities us they will probably be formed after the State Board of Canvassers shall haw deelded the vote. If they have the moral cous atu:e, the vole caunot be unything but a majority, ur us? XSTIMATES OF MAJORITIES. 9 ] ) AL Countlea in é S5 133 |58 Souths Caralina, | §3 |2 8§ |78 Abheville, . Amderson Burnwel! licrufort, Charjeato ¢l er. . Jaxugtos Marlun Surlboro Nowbure . 1,051,450 751 24, BURILS, 55210, 130117, 876 10, 149117, 870 5,2201 7,670 * Stupendous frauda, y Wo ought to huve had at least 20,000 majority In the State, und would have had it upon sny fair vote, The Dewocrats now swear that, un- less our “Bourd of Btate Canynssera ' count them v, we shall have bloodshed. I thiok t Is mora need for Northern inen coming Diere to witness the count than for them to go to Loulatanu, 1 thiuk, agaln, that Hayes carrles the State evenif the Board does couut Humpton fns we cau do s to watch and wait, CALIFORNIA. : CONGURSIIONAL. ! BAN Fuancisco, Nov, 10.—Oficlal returus have come lu from all countles n the Fourth Congressional Distrlet except Mono, which s cstimated o give Pacheco, Republican, 43 majority. It 13 believed -thut the Mono re- turns will not change the result, The returns from the Thind District are stlll fucomplete. Luttrell 1 elected by about 200 majority. ANOTHRR $AD WRECK. . 8oeclal Diapaich o The Tribune. . Bax Francisco, Culyy Nov, 10.—Relatlve ta the Chicago Zima’ Washington special, to the elfeet that Gov. lrwln, uf this State, had telo- graphed to Washiugton that he would not certd- 1y to the’ roturns of this State, huving dlscoy- cred such frauds as would hewative the Reopub- fean majority, the Chrvaicle this ‘morning pube iahies tha following: 3 84N QuexTiy, No 15—11:30 p.w. —ToAe San Francisco Chronicle: I bave-scnt no divpatch of the claracter to which you refer, lu Chicago op elsewhire, nor kavo [ authorized an¥ wuch dispatch. ba sout thore or cliswiore; nor did | Lave say practiced upon - ° X! 1 i