, 1872-12-17
The Louisiana Imbroglio---
Further Interesting
Developments.
History Of the Case as Given by Attor-
hey General Williams.
4 Harmotilite Judge Forcibly Re.
moved by the Pinchbackcrs.
Inc Dec1s1on Of the United States Su-
preme Court Adverse to the
,Warmoth Interest.
THE NEW ORLEANS rf

'ns NEW ORLEANS TROUBLES.
NE" ORLEANS, Dec. 16.-B. L. Lynch, Re
PUBLICAN, has been installed as Judge Of tht
Fourth District Court, Bonner, Fusionist. beins
forcib1y elected. BONNER Ind cov,n,;ss;as
fron, Gororaor VT. nau W oonllnl6slo1
e4ao1 '.Ai4no'n' Asncn nolds com
Ai4o7ton 4io1o acIan3 governor Plnchback upor
the return Of the Boyee Board.
"a the Federal Court in the Warmoth con
v1th no new developments. The matter has
been taken under adyisoment.
Inc Legislature impeachment was POSTPONED
~ "Wednesday.
1t Is stated that the Governor will not answer
For the ballot for United States Senator to-
morrow, Billings, Casey, Durell, Pinchback. and
Ex-Governor Hahn will probably be nominated.
Pinchhack is regarded as the strongest, nearly
three,fcuIths OF the Legislature being colored.
I vas informed BY General Longstreet that I
had been elected Since then I have learned
that, by some arbitrary ruling, and without any
warrant OF Law, four polls were thrown out, and
II that way tho Bovee Returning Board made
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec 16.-Attorney Gen
eral Williams, to-day, made the following state
ment relative to affairs in Louisiana:
According to the laws of Louisiana, Governor
1etary Of State Heron. and Messrs. Lynch and
Anderson constituted, at the late election in that
State, the Returning Board, With power to can
.ass the votes for Presidential Electors, mem
bers OF Congress, State officers, aud mem
bers OF the Legislature. Pinchback and
ticket, and therefore resigned their eeats upon
The Board aud to fill the vacancies 80 created
Longstceas and Hawkins were elected BY the
remaining members, as provided BY 1aw. War
State from the Office. and appointed in his 1;I,ce
e fellow By the name of Jack Wharton- War-
moth and Wharton then rcnndiafed tha a1ao-
ton OF Longstreet and Iagkins. and
appointed in their places, Hatch and Denont.
This Board, SO constituted were proceeding to
canvass the votes, when. upon die application
their proceedings we're re113etna1iv ar ;p;,ad -,
the Judge Of tRe Eighfh District Ststa o Conrfy -
whose jurisdiction IL lie case WA nnnnes,
toned Ws,moth. there1ron forc;h1v a;aotad
The judge erantine ssd ;n;,,ncfnn 1uiiu e}eeIGo M
Office and installed IN his 1,Iaca befora "a n-a
we're can7assed or * vaa le0s11v I1nu ~ es
elected the Deoc.atic candse hfo@R or ndaan %ho %io
in that district, at that election. Proceedinrs
s then TsS a Il the 7s5 coa Of f6s
Judges vas brought in QUESTION and and n the Court
held it invalid. AID in enact daci3ed thet Va
moths Board Of Caayassers va il1sea1 and ;ta
acta void. Thesa decisions of +ha
State Court wera trcsted hr Warmth
with nerfact cor+emnt S,,;t r.s .,,,,.p,a,,oed
On the annv eda ~ tEa H;taa a. etstes ma4;at
Court. IN which sn ;ninnctinn sa as-eI ~
obtained sosspst +ha Wornnnth 1,oor5 ~ f.o~
rasseTs. and this Injunction VA a1so treatei1 Nv
Varrnoth's BOARD T;th conternnt Tnst5,ct;ons ~
we're then oren r. tha S1a-staf :, anfnrca t1a
orders Of tRis Cont ana troona era 1,ieca5 sa at
lis service for That nnrpnsa IN Mssnwhi,a puIG e'
the Board of Canyassers orranized
according tn law. 'or nainr;tv
Of tben conraasad fba votoa ena ratnr,a3
eI4 H. 1,:N -.eo t1o sose2 ~ 4est1 io9
Eias ~ nepopan ee caaalaases 1or Freslaentla5
ti"t Electo1s ano state oinceIs we're elected, and
tnat certain persons were elected to the LeglB-
lasure. Warmoth having called an e1traordidary
session OF the Legislature. the persona returned
Is e1acted hr ths @aTn1ar BosF5 assem1sad ;r
:ha stata Ho1aa on3 ofta- o-ra-;zs+;o-. -ns5o
1890 ~ .s.s.;e;t;.. a0 a..9. " 5atta'@oa1 utane
tolnlsA l5qo1ht1.o11, u1uet oecIlon + Artlcle
o. .ue tbns'15osloa ~ poen?aa. OF Inc u"Ieo I
stste +o1 pod doas+ic ou .aia II pan.teS 1ae
;r1->e. c,,,nrt 1aro s,e "a ~ -
s5;at WstE %i,e ~ aiso pteietreo I y 1nl5 noay
4s ca ~ al1a uuae' tne ConsIltu1lon
~ Ic+;n@ e 800 sno Aieo'enai'' eoF7rno1 oecane
0InS s-Shau nu,elae1. na5,e ha
1oLIt ~ G,y pouy a=2ssnp1ou = ~ tng hSceuM aail,
- - Nom otAeanns c1"uit4u9 W oe tue LeGls1aIuIe