The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-14
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, November, t3.-The
city authorities are considering the pro.
priety Of quarentining horses to pre-
vent the epizootic.
r. II. Benners was arrested by the Dep.
uty United States Marshall and taken be.
fore Commissioner Shannon upon afflda.
Wit Of J. II. Ingraham charging him with
conspiracy, deception and fraud, and
printing counterfeit election tickets In
similitude to the Republican ticket print.
ed and voted by the Republicans oil this
State. Benners gave bail 10 81 900.
The steamer Hesper, from Shreveport
for New Orleans, sunk on tho Eth instant
sixty miles above Alexandria. The car.
60, one hundred and FIVE bales Of cotton,
was taken of by the Little Fleta and
brought here,
The extra" this afternoon Of the Times
has the following: p
Yesterday the Returning Board met
according olaw In the Governors office,
to act upon the returns ol the late elec.
ton. There were present the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor Pinchback, Acting
Secretary OF State Heron and Senator
Lynch. After organizing II was moved
that Lieutenant Governor Pinchback,
having been candidate IN the late cleo.
tion, was ineligible to discharge the duties
Of member OF the Returning Board.
Lieutenant Governor Plnchback acqul.
esced IN this decision on the presentation
Of the opinion OF Chief Justice Ludeling
that such was the law, aud then retired
from the board. A like motion was made
In regard to Senator Anderson. There.
upon Governor Warmoth suggested that
as Senator Anderson was absent It
would be better to postpone any
action In his case until he could reach the
city.
during the sitting Senator Lynch de.
clared his purpose to be TO reject all the
returns from the parishes and polls Of the
city which were charged to be fraudulent
and illegal. It did not need this intima.
tion TO put Governor Warmoth on his
guard as to the infamous conspiracy
which had been concocted 10 cheat the
people of their rights and re.delver them
into the hands Of the Custom House cor.
morantS. Hewas fully prepared for their
plot. Accordingly, when the Board met
to-day, there were present Governor
Warmoth, Acting Secretary OF State Her.
ron, and Senator John Lynch. The Gov.
ernor, after the reading oil the minutes,
presented the certificate Of Auditor Ora.
ham, showing that Acting Secretary Of
State Heron. being deiaulter, he had
been compelled, by the Constitution and
the law, TO suspend him from the
exercise Of his functions on the
charges which would be enumerated to
the Senate. Accordingly the Secretary
of State, Heron, was requested to with
draw from the board. which he did. Gov.
WarmOth next presented the Commis.
sioner the evidence Of his qualifications
for the office, Col. Jack Wharton as the
successor of Gen. Heron. Col. Wharton
was in the anti.room, and on being sent
for promply appeared and took his seat in
the board. Gov. Warmoth then proposed
the name Of F. q. Hatch as q substitute
for Lieut.. Gov. Pinchback, which motion
was adopted by the votes Of Gov. War.
moth and Secretary Of State, Wharton;
Senator Lynch voting no. 1t was further
moved that Durant Duponte be elected
in place Of Senator Thos. Anderson.
These nominations were adopted by the
Board, whereupon Senator Lynch retired.
The Board being thus completed accord.
ing to law. will proceed TO its duties.
Thus has been foiled as foul and infamous
a conspiracy as was ever concocted 10 de.
fraud the people Of this Slate Of their
7 ghts and set aside q lawful and honest
election. This action created great ex-
citement In political circles.
Judge Dibble, Of the 9Th District Court,
this afternoon issued an injunction in fa:
vor Of Heron against Wharton, General
Bsdger and Others, restraining them from
interfering with Heron In the discharge
Of his duties as Acting Secretary Of State |
and Chief Justice.
Justice Ludeling having given his
opinion that two Of It's members are incl.
ligable, It Is believed the Supreme Court
will sustain Governor Yarmouth in reor.
ganizipg the returning Board.