The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-16

authorities are considering the
propriety OF quarantinlng horses
to prevent epidemic.
II. ii. BennerS was ressed by
deputy United States Marshal
and taken before Commissioner
Shannon upon affidavit of J. II.
Iugraham, charging him with con-
Spiracy, deception and fraud in
printing counterfeit election tick
cts in similitude to the Republican
ticket printed and voted by the
| Republicans OF the State. Ben
ners gave bail ofS10,000. 4
! New Orleans, Nov. 13.-Extra
afternoon TimeSh has the following:
| Yesterday the returning board
met according to law in the Gov
errors office, to act upon the re
turn of State election. There
7 were present the Governor, Lieu.
tenant Governor Pmchback, Act
! ing Secretary of State Heron and
T Senator Anderson. Alter organ-
1 ling, it was moved that Lieut..
( Gov. Pimchbeck, having been a
7 candidate in the late election, was
( ineligible to discharge the duties
of Il member of the returning
board. Lieut.. Gov. Pinchback
facqUicSccd in this decision, and
/ then retired from the board. y.
:, like motion was made in regard to
I Senator Anderson. Thereupon.
{ Governor EYaTrnOth suggested
that as Senator Anderson was
I absent, il would be better to post.
! pORe action in his case until he
could reach the city. &
During the sitting Senator
Lynch declared his purpose to be
TO reject all the returns rom the
parish polls ofihe city which were
charged to he Fraudulent and lille
gal. 1t did not need This iutima-
jion to puttiov. WdrmOth Oh his
guard Us To the Infamous c0uSpir
. acy which had been. cougOcted TO
cheat this people out OF their
rights and throw them into the
hands OF li,e -etsstom house cormo-
rants. lie was fully prepared for
their plea. Accordingly when
the board met o-day, present Gov.
WaTmCth, Acting Secretary of
State Heron and Senator Lynch,
the Governor, after reading of
minutes, presented Il certificate of
Auditor Graham showing that
Acting Secretary of State UerrOu
being a defaulter, he had been
compelled by the constitution and
law to suspend him from The eXer-
else OF his functions, on the charg
eS which would be enumerated 10
the Senate. Accordingly Sccre-
tary Of State Heron was request
eel TO Withdraw from the board
which he did.
Gov. Warmoth next presented
a commission and evidence of his
qualification for the Office OF Col.
Jack Wharton rs tine successor of
2 Gen. Heron. Col. Wharton was
IN the ante-rOOm and on being sent
for promptly appeared and took
his seat in the board. Grow. War
moth then proposed the name of
b 7. ii. Hatch as a substitute fOT
Lieut.. Gov. Pinchback, which mo
ton was adopted by the votes,
E Gov. Warmoth and Secretary of
State Wharton, Senator Lynch
1 voting no. Ii was futher moved
that Durant Duponte be elected
: in PLACE OF Senator ThOs. Ander
son.
The nominations were adopted
= by the board, whereupon Senator
= Lynch retired, and the board be
ing thus completed according to
l law will proceed to it's duties.
: Thus has been fOiled as foul and
! Infamous a conspiracy as was ever
+ conceived TO defraud the people
OF this State OF their rights, and
set aside a lawful and honest elec.
{ ton. This action created great
excitement in political circles.
Judge DibbIe, of the Eighth
1 District Court. this evening issued
: an injunction in favor of HerroT
!, against Wharton, Gen. Badge
4 aud others. restraining them from
v Interfering with Heron in The
Il discharge of his duties as acting
0 Secretary of State. Chief Justic,
! Ludeling, having given his opin
ion that two of his members art
|. ineligible, it is believed the Su
Il preme Court will sustain Gov
:. WarmOth IN recognizing the re
u turnizing board.
= W. Il.