, 1876-11-15

but cannot 10 10 Now Orleans al present. Let
Il e1. e d"y nade
tho law fairly and fearlesaly, and Tho country viii
" j. II. nn1s4ow.
nnpEFuL VIEW.
Spectds 0sh1tch to 1n< 7t!1Hns.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 1i.-scnator West
arrived hero from New Orleans this morning.
Since his arrival 1lc has received dispatches from
persons whom lie considers reliable, which state
thnt, from the returns already 10, It 6eetns Ger
tain that II. tho Returning Board co,int all the
Democrats claim, rejecting nothing, Hayes wilt
still llave majority in the State Of 1,500. This
is tho most Rsauring news from any source
which has arrived hero from Louisiana to-day.
None but very sanguine Republicans however,
take 50 hopeful view Of tho situation.
Senator West corrccts several mfsapprohen-
sions IN reference to tho Returning Board.
md It's legal powers. The law Of Louisiana
provides ttat tho Returning Board shall consist
Of five PERSONS to 10 selected by tho Senate
from alt political parties. At present
THEIR ARE TWO VACANCIES
IN the Board, which the law empowers tile other
members to I'LL. The members OF the Board arc
]. Madison Wells, Surveyor of the Port Of Now
Orleans, who, by tic way, is not n colorcd man,
as l,aa been stated, and Mcssrs. Cozcnave and
Kcnner, both colorcd. The present W.
canr!cs were caused by the rcsig-
nation Of Ntr. ArroYs, Democrat.
who resigned utter counting tho vote Of 1874.
and b. the tact that the other member, Thomas
Anderson, was disqualified for the reason that
he ran in the lato election as candidate for the
State Senate Tho law gives tho Returning
Board power to throw out returns
ON PROOF OF FRAUD OR VIOLENCE.
1t says: "1f, after such examination, tho re-
turning officers shall be convinced TINT said
riot, turmoil, acts Of violence, intimidation,
armed disturbance, bribery, or corrupt H.
aucnccs did materially interfere with
tho purity md freedom Of tho cleo
tion at such poll or vottng-ptace,
or did prevent sufficient number Of the quali-
fed electors tl'crcat from registering and voting
to materially change the result Of tho election,
tl,eu tho said returning officers shall not can-
yass or complete the statement OF tic votes Of
such poll or votIng-placc, but sl,all exclude It
from their returns"
ills not expected that definite results will
10 received before next week. It Is consId-
cred quite possible tilat tho Returning Board
1uny consume week In their dcllbcration, aud,
| II legal proceedings arc rcsortcd to, q much
| longer time. Tho Democrats will nako an
| Issue that the present Board is
An ILLEGAL BoDr
because somo Of lis members arc candidates for
| Office, and wilt clai1n that only two members Of
| the Board aro eligible to serrc, and they aro
both negroes. The Democrats sccm to claim
the fact Of their race az m argument agninst
| their eligibility, 1t Is known, however, that
| these two negroes arc very frm, and men Of
character. somo Of the Democrats arc begin
ming to nlmit that tho Electoral vote mar bs
awarded to uayes II Packard is defeated, Id
mar, of Mississippi, hus examined tho Returning
Doard law and finds It constitutional and be-
You'd appeal.
| REPUBLICAN, PROSPECTS DNlGHTNtH0.
| Special Dstpatch 10 77d Tribune.
| WAsHtHo1oH, D. C., Nov. 14.-Thc following
dispatch was received hero this evening by thu
Auditor Of the rost-oft,ce Department:
MEw orts.;S, Nov. IT, r t1Tas Mqn:
spito Of violence aud Intimidation Hayes nn Pack.
yill ,s,s hsss legitimate najGriY 81 at least
| AclIng Postmaster.
nuTLHn's SENTIMENTS.
NEw ORLEANS, La., Nov. l4.-In reply to
Marshal Pitkins' Invitation to visit New Orleans,
Gen. Butler replied rs follows:
LowE.h. sless:. Nov; IT,. la1L 2. G: nfkta,
lio.e Northern ought to 60 down and interfere
In the affairs of Loulsia except II necessary With
arms N thc!5 hsyc ia'r c9unt o. ta hon.
thinx oiso. Eyery t1uo man will ,ststain you In
lhas. y. +. BuTIEN.
| EIpECfhD.
Mcssrs. Garfield, Of Ohio, aud Ko'lcy, >of Pcun.
syiyanta, vii! arrive bore Tomorrow, whcn tho
Republicans will reply to the communication OF
tho Democrats.
Tho city Is very quiet
| AoRR nErunNs.
Returns today show that tho Republicans
haye carried, by 81 for Hayes and II for Packard,
Ayolyclca raTisl. which the Democrats claimed
by 150; and 81. Landry Parish, cIalmod for TIL
den BY A,000 majority, has elected three ltepub'
lican mc.ubcrs u the Legislature.
Tho Republicans now claim from Is to 20 ina
1oritY IN joint |,alot In tho Legislature, whltl
will elect two United states Senators. The
Dcmocratstlalm Ito III both branches, giving
| 60 III tho House and 1t8 III the Srlatc to cacl