Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-18
SOUTH CAROLYN

NEW YORK, December l6. A Coulumbia. S.
G., special TO the Herald says Hampton spent
Yesterday with legal advisors, maturing measures
for the formation of the executive department of
state government. lie served notice on the
banks, which are state repositories, to pay out no
public funds upon any checks or drafts not coun-
tersigned by him as Governor of South Carolina.
This will prevent them paving funds to the Cham
berain government under any circumstances in
the future, until the question of the legality of
the state government is decided.
The Times Columbia Is. CO. special says that
the Hampton senators have returned 10 the regu-
lar senate, thus conceding that senate partici-
pated in the inauguration of Hampton.
The congressional investigating committee have
| found no chance TO upset the electoral vote for
South Carolina.
| Gen. Gary made speech to a crowd, Thursday
| in which, afteJ telling his hearers not to commit
violence, or do any shooting until they were com.
manded to do 1t by their leader, Hampton, he add
ed, that when the shooting did begin they should
commence with Chamberlain and shoot from him
down.
The Herald correspondent SAYS the Hampton
men have issued an address advising citizens not
TO acknowledge the Chamberlain government.
The plan of the Hampton men IS to form q new
senate by election of men to act with the demo-
Gratis in case they cannot control the members of
the old senate.
Y. Herald says: The city is sgitated to day by
rumors that Gov. Chamberlain is about to arrest
Hampton and Simpson with his special constabu-
larry, on the charge of treason. This rumor
created little ripple OF excitement. and develop
ed the fact that such an attempt would be stub
bornly resisted.
The general expression was that Hampton could
not he arrested by official of Chamberlain, and
that he would not be permitted to submit to any
arrest other than by soldiers of the United States
Something OF this sort may be contemplated, but
1t Is doubtful whether it ever will be attempted.
In the Mackey house to-day bill providing for
the punishment Of any person or person setting
up or attempting to set up any government in OPP
position to the regular government of the state,
was passed to third reading without opposition
Hampton called on the United States senate
committee to-day, and had some general converse
ton on the political situation. Butler also paid
his respects to the committee.
The committee unanimously agreed to take tes-
nmony in secret.
They find the same state of things existing here
as in Mississippi. Witnesses are afraid to come
forward and testify in public for fear that ven
geance will low, and the only way to get wit
| resses before the committee is to hold their SEES
slons in private.
| amined as to the manner in which the campaign
was conducted in this state.
| Testimony was taken to-day relative to to the
| Hamburg massacre, which inaugurated the shot
gun policy in South Carolina. There is abund
ant evidence that the Hamburg affair was premed-
| ltated, and the beginning of a concocted plan to
carry south Carolina by intimidation.
COLUMBIA, December IL. A special to the New
Times says that the house investigating commit.
| tee has failed to discover flaw In the precinct
returns which would change the electoral vote as
declared by the board of canvassers.
The committee hold one more session to-mor.
row and then 60 on rowing expedition after ties
| tmony.
| ISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS, December l6. Supervisor
Pleler testified to-day before the house committed
TO effort made by the republican commits
sioners to alter the poll hist of the third precinct
of the second ward of this city. He stated tina
he was offered 500 by Marshal Casey to let the
republican commissioners have the ballot, but hi
| although republican himself, declined. After
| wards Casey knocked him down in the street, and
called him traitor to his party. negro thei
| chased Pielcr a block with pistol but he wa
rescued from him. His offence was that he Ger
tilted to the returns as correct, and would not lie
| the republicans have the ballot box. He had beer
notified that If he appeared on the street he woul,
be shot. He had appealed to Col. Patton and 9th
ers for protection.
A negro democrat named Pompey Staets testi
fled to having received abuse from colored repub
| icans for voting the democratic ticket. He haC
his arm broken at one time, and his eye put out a
another, in 1874, but was not troubled at the lat,
| election.
Marshal TAYLOR, a colored democrat, testified t
intimidation by coored republicans.
E. II. Flowers, colored school teacher, said b.
voted the democratic ticket this year because he
wanted a change of government, and there was
feeling of disgust among the colored men in tn,
state at the present government. lie had beef
warned to leave New Orleans.
Henry Smith, colored. testified that he was sho
in the hand for voting the democratic ticket, o.
the night after election.
J. n. Smith, lawyer testified TO seeing no in
timidaton of negroes in the thirty or forty parish
cs which he canvassed.
The Senate committee will hold its first regula
session on Monday. The U. S. District cour
room in the custom house building has been OF
fered TO the committee, and it is probable that th'
sessions will be held there. The committee bel,
an informal meeting to-day, to arrange prelmin
aries. 1t has not been determined whether tn
committee shall be sent to take testimony in tn
rural districts.
FLORIDA.
TALLAHASSEE, December l6. In the manda
mus case before the supreme court, to-day, tn,
defe ndants made an answer, which, after argu
ment, the court characterized as insufficient, an
ordered that it he amended and brought into coui
by Monday at 10 o'clock.
There is a very general impression that tn
court will issue mandamus to the board, and tina
new canass will be made. This rev canvas.
will operate directly the state and congress ior
al ticket alone, though il will of course have q
indirect influence on national politics. The fac
of the returns on which the new canvass if order
ed, will give Drew large majority, and cleo
both democratic congressman.
The decision of the court will hardly be render
ed before Tuesday or Wednesday.
The congressional committee closed .he nvesti
CATION of Leon county day and will enter oil
Monrae county on Monday morning. No othcia
report will be made on any county until all ar
investig ated.
The senate committee reached Tallahassee TIL
morning. 1t will begin its sessions Monday morI