The New York herald., 1876-11-14
LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA.
Mr. PrxcHRAck's opIx1ox.
Nnv osLsAss, Nov. Ia ls7e
To THE EDITOR HEnALD.-
Official returns in aowiy, but enough Is
known TO warrant the beiicf that EAyss has carried
the State far count. p. b 8. PINCHBACK.
ANTYCIPAFyD MEETING or THE RErURSINo
BOARD IN THE CUSTOM RousE-AN I'M
PRESTON THAT 1T WILL COUNT THE STATE
ron HAYE.-ATTEMPr TO CHANGE TIKI PER-
soNNRL or THE BOARD.
NEW 0RLsAxs, Nov. Is. 1870.
The distinguished arrivals continps, and i'm
mediasly hand by their respective parsisnns
The city Is all excitement but a. yet nothing tangible
has developed They all appear 70 have left homo in
great hurry and without dcanito ideas pur-
poses or course the air full VI runners mainly
without foundation. and everybody, both strangers and
natives. seems hopelesslY puzzled
DEYIMrx PROPORTION.
The only definite theory yet developed is propo-
sition. sAid TO have originated With wattsrson and
teiegraphed Tden that the latter and Hayes should
each select ave men OF tho caiibre Of Adams and
Evarts 70 supervise the Returning Boards Court, Il
agreeing be ruled by tho docsion OF this committee
Tiidsn ID reported 10 have responded favoraby, and
the proposition has since gone 70 Hayes. There Is,
however, little likelihood OF such an arrangement
being perfected.
THE REruRMN0 BOARD.
As yet no Official announcement hAs been made of
the date Of the meeting Of the Returning Board which
viii probably be held in the Custom House,
strongly garrsoned with United STATES troops andths
Impression is universal IN ,hs sommanisy that
twill count the State for Eay~s aH)ss various pre-
texts manufactured Ambassadors have been sent
into the country to get up afidavns &c, and from
present prospects the meeting will be delayed long
possible.
PRESSURE coLoRED NxxBRRA
To-day great pressure has boon brought upon
the two negroes whe by eligibility constitute the Re-
turning Board. The republicans to replace
them with stronger men. both sho OF ability
reputation, and are willing 10 award member
TO the democrats This change only be effected by
the present fragmentary Board nng the vacancies
and then resgning to hnvo their places ned in turn
sHREwDxEss.
This they peromptorily refuse 70 do, both negroes
being active and shrswd politicians and kcenly alive
TO tho important r0h they have beon accidently
thrown into.
Ohciai returns from various parishes to-day do
materially alter estimated vote. which st stands
at about 8. 900 for Tilden.
LIST or ARRIVALS
Tho following prominent party leaders at tho 81
Charles Hotel, having arrived to-day via Jackson:-
Judge Doolittle, Senator Lyman Trumbull, Perry H.
Smith, Chicago; G. y. Smith, Springfield, ILL., Gov
John H. Palmer, Illinois; John W. Stevenson,
Kentucky; George W. Julian, Indianapolis X. stal.
10, Stanley Mathews Edward y. Noyes, Job Steven
son, Cincinnati; General Mcdonald, y. B Mcdonald,
John O. Love, N. Nunson. Indianapolis; William I.
Hamilton, Maryland; l. v. Bogy, st. Louis; William
K Morrison, Illinois; John B. Martin, Charles Gibson,
ST Louis; George D. Smith, Wisconsin; J. o. Brod-
head ST. Louis c. r. Farweii, Abney Taylor, illinois;
c. Irving Diuy, Maryland.
GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION
Senators Dooltle and Trumbull think the situation
q very grave II the the election is found
to depend upon States that have been years
under military control As yet they have done
nothing but examine into the laws bearing upon tho
subject, aud are awaiting the arrival OF other
friends before holding general conference
NIX GOVERNOR cuRriS,
who arrived toni ight with Sam Randall also views the
situation in very serious light He thinks tho prep
arations made for the emergency entirely too
sve and unmothodical to be tho result or
don't From what ho has already learned tho has
gono democratic by 5000 majority. and yot is ut
loss know what methods will be DIS
pute IL He paid high compliment the HERALD for
the fearless stand It has taken in demanding the nnal
4s, 600, 900 Of people now found TO depond
rx-GovxRsoR wARMorH
says that trouble need be apprehended that the re-
publicans democrats who come herc are not
the tolerate any wrongdoing. and he in
tends to stand by them and fair count Ho does
doubt that the republicans will claim returns
Of several parishes invalid the intimida-
s,on bus the SILL bo In doubt
GARD FROM UNIrRD STATES MARSHAL J. r. O.
PrrKrS-soMx RATHER PERxhPgoRY DE-
MAILS.
NEW ORIxAxs, Nov. 8, 1870
To THx EDrroR THE HERALD
A communication hence Ia your issue Of 9th and
signed r. c. Zackcrio states that am Chicf OF the
armed colored organization called the Councils OF
Freedom here" There 10 armed coorcd organlza-
sion nor am chief any such. any other coun-
ellis nor secretary Of the Republican Campaign
COMMITTED, nor have been for six weeks past nor
have the United States Army officers attempted to de-
orallzc coorcd democrats There are not 200 OF tho
lss.or in tho State. Troops have not boon sta
tionod noar all or any or tho polls 10 in
Auence tho colorod voters, nor havo tho
democrats had any thirty coIored speakers
cAnts cast by tho republicans their lnfamy and
NJ only tor their new party afhliaton. Nor has
United States District Attorney Bcckwith nor have l.
dobaso our Official CHARACTER for the consum
nation Of party ends
democratic partisan, who ascribcs 10 his element
disposition 10 peace which vigorous federal
assertion Of law, emphasized by the presence OF the