The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-11-19

ENGLAND.-On the 18th the Post said ::
per hundred pounds for risk of capture on
steamers now loading in European ports. The
Presidential complications in the United States
are attracting much attention and all American
stocks have been seriously affected thereby.
One day last week the Times had cablegram
a full column long from Philadelphia on the
situation.
CYCLONE AND FAMINE IN IND1A.-Dispatches
from Calcutta estimate the loss of life by the
cyclone at 10000. Calcutta itself narrowly
escaped. The reports of famine from Bombay
are worse. water famine Is feared 10 some
districts.
UNITED STATES.
ALABAMA The Legislature met on the 14sh.
Gov. Houston's message 10 devoted principally
to State sffairs. He refers to the great eoono.
special attention to the fact that State obliga-
tions which were sold at 60 to 20 cents on the
dollar when he went into Office, in 1874, now
command 80 to 90 cents. This he attributes to
their own choice. The penitentiary, which
cost the State large Gum Of money under the
previous administration, 10 now q source Of
considerable revenue to the State. Public
schools are prosperous and increaeing'in USE
fulness. OF Federal politics, he says: Allow
me to con graduate you and the entire country
triotic people of the United States in their
great struggle against fraud and corruption,
as practised by the party in control of the
Federal Government, in the election by an IN
and Hendricks for President and Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States. They have achieved
a victory unequaled by any known to civilized
governmeuts-a victory achieved through the
ballots, the mode provided by our fathers for
the protection and maintenance of the Gov
eminent in its strength and purity; no blood,
no violence, no force. They have covered
themselves 1ith never failing and imperisba-
BILE honor, and have made name of which
their children to the latest generation may be
justly proud.
The YELLOW FEVER AT SAvANNAn.-Op the
18th the Medical Society declared the epidemic
at an end, and notified absentess that they
could return. The City Council the same night
approved the action Of the Medical Society.
THE s1TUATIoN.-since our last issue there
has been no material change in the situation ss
regards the acknowledged results of the Presi-
dental election held on the 9TH inst. The Re-
publtcans now as then concede 1S4 electoral
votes to Mr.. TildeD. being one less than q ma
joriTy, and claim 18o votes for their candidate,
Mr.. Hayes. The Democrats, ON the other hand,
claim 203 votes for Mr.. Iilden and concede
from the fact that both parties claim the eight
electoral votes OF Louisiana, the seven votes of
South Carolina and the four votes of Florida,
making total of nineteen. With what show
of right and Justice these contradictory claims
are advanced and adhered to, our readers we'll
know. 1t is fact now admitted by the Re-
publicans themselves that the ballots in the
boxes show that the Democrats have mo orities
amounting, in Louisiana to about 5000, in
South Carolina to 200, and in Florida to 500.
But the government of these States is con-
trolied by q set of the most INSCRIPTIONS Radi-
cal adventurers, and each State is provided
with tribunal Unknown in other localities)
called q Returning or Canvassipg Board, which
claims the right to throw out the votes of any
district or town for certain causes, such riot,
bribery or intimidation of voters. These
Boards, being composed exclusively of Radi-
Gals, and having the full support and hearty
concurrence, if not the express ORDERS of the
Northern Radical leaders, have, from all pre-
sent indications, determined to throw out
enough Democratic votes and to SO manipulate |
the returns as to figure out q majority for the |
Radical ticket. 1t is universally believed that |
the President approves this in famous scheme, |
as despite his assertslon in his orders to Gen. |
Sherman, that he wished the United States |
troops concentrated in New Orleans. Charles |
ton aud Tallahassee for the purpose of ensuring |
q fair count of the VOTE" the conviction is |
general that his intention is simply to enoour- |
age the Returning Boards to set at defiance the |
expressed will of the people.
The concentration of troops in this city has |
been progressing rapidly during the past week, |
and we think we are moderate in placing the |
number now quartered in the Customhouse and |
Mechanics' Institute and at the Barracks at |
2, 500 men. This force ia under the immediate /
of the redoubtable Sheridan, who ar
rived here last Tuesday.
To connteract the plans of the Radicals, the |
Democrats of South Carolina are now trying, |
by legal process, to limit the action of the Re |
turning Board to purely ministerial functions. |
1t is also rumored that the Democratic leaders
in this State contemplate adopting some such
course.
Last Tuesday, the Northern Republican
leaders who have come by request of the |
President 'te see that the Board OF Canvassers |
make fair count of the vote actually CASTE
were asked to meet the'Northern Democratic |
leaders also here, by invitation, for q similar
purpose. The letter proposing the conference
said "The undersigned, therefore, in |
vie of the unhappy controversial which have |
heretofore arisen from the action Of the Return
ing Board of ths State, where ite action could |
not In any event change the resalt Of presi- |
DENTAL election, and In view Of the desire Of |
81 good nen that effect Ah0Uld b given 10 The 1