, 1876-12-16

TALLAHASSEE, Dec. IL The men,
bers of the Supreme court here have
been summoned to Tallahassee, and
will arrive tonight. It is under
stood if the circuit court decides to
commit the returning board for con-
tempt an appeal will be taken at once
to the Supreme Court.
CHICAGO, DEC. -. The Times
Washington special says the Demo-
Gratis had dismal caucuses to-day;
they having apparently concluded
that the President intends to inau-
gurate Hayes, and realizing that,
whatever means there may be to
prevent him, they have not yet been
developed. A prominent Democrat
says there is great dissatisfaction
among Democratic members at
Hewitt's inefficient leadership in the
House.
= Senator Cameron stated to-day
that he thought the present diff
culties would be peacefully adjusted
and Hayes inaugurated.
Yesterday mornings papers pub
lished a document which created
great excitement here, purporting
to be issued by the National Vet
eran Reform Association and ad-
dressed to Gen. Sherman, being
signed by Gen. Corse and Don
Cam IRON of this city. It sets forth
that a dark conspiracy against the
nations liberties is aAoat, and that
a military force will be used to hold
the government. The signers are
in earnest, and will fight if Tilden
is not declared President. 1t de-
clares that there will be fighting;
and the army, if it opposes the will
of the people, must lay down its
arms. Gen. Corse, in a letter to
the Chicago Tribune, repudiates this
document saying it was published
without his knowledge, without au-
thority of the association, and in
open violation of his orders.
CHARLESTON, Dec. II. - Sixteen
negroes we're arrested in Abbeville
county, charged with the murder Of
two white men, whom they ambush
ed and shot near Lowndesville Mon
day. Six of the negroes made con-
fession duplicating their fellow pri-
soners and divulging plot for the
murder of the white men of the
village and capture of the women.
20 of them were in the conspiracy.
OF the 16 arrested 13 started from
Lowndesville to Anderson, the in
tention being to send them from An
derson to Abbeville by railroad.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12--The Ma
tioaal Republican, to-day publishes a
long special dispatch from Salem,
charging that Grover secured his
Senatorial election by the lavish use
of money furnished by two Portland
brokers, and that he agreed to give
Cronin certificate as Presidential
elector in consideration of Cronin
and other friends of Nesmith agree
ing not to expose this alleged bri-
berry, as they had publicly threat
ened. This special dispatch is signed
ssS."
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.--Papers this
morning publish an address of Pal
mer, Trumbull and others, Demo-
cratic visiting committee to New Or
leans. It is addressed to Hon. A. S.
Hewitt, Chairman of the National
Democratic Committee. They say
the facts connected with the cleo
ton and returns show that the action
of the returning board i'll proclaim
9 ing the election of the Hayes cleo
tors, is arbitrary, unfair, and with
out warrant of law, and adopt as
applicable to this canvass the Ian
guage of the report made to the U.
S. House OF Representative in '75
by George T. Hoar, W. A. Wheeler,
and VIM P. Frye, in regard to the
canvass of 70 in which they say:
s.The so-called canvass made by the
returning board in the interest Of
Kellogg seems to US to have no val
;dity. and is entitled to no respect
whatever We also adopt the Ian
guage of the report upon the condi-
fion of Louisiana of 1875: In the
State of Louisiana there is Gov
ernor in Office who owes his seat TO
the interference of the national pow
er, which has recognized his title to
his office, not by reason Of any as
certainment of the facts by legal pro-
cess, but has based its action solely
on the illegal order of a judge. In
the same state there is legislature,
one branch of which derives author
ity partly from the order, the other
being organized by majority who
have been established in power by
another interference of the national
government, and which majority de-
rives its title not from any legal as
ce rtainment of the facts, but from
the certificates of the returning
board which has misconceived and
exceeded its legal authority" In
November, 1876, before the return
ing board commenced the canvass of