The New York herald., 1876-11-25
LOUISIANA.

TWO ADDITIONAL PARISHES cANvAssrD-rHE
THE BoARD-EvIDENCEs OF PuRPosE TO
THROW OUT THE DEMOCRATIC PARISHES Ac-
cUMULATING-A UNITED STATES SUPERVISOR
| THROWING OUT POLLS ON THE GROUND OF
INTIMIDATION.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
New ORLEANS, Nov. "a. 1879
The Returning Board canvassed two moro parishes
to-day. The only prominent incident connected with
to-day's proceedings the presentation Of the
lutons soliciting admission, adopted at last nights
meeting Of newspaper correspondents. The request
which Wa preferred by committee OF the whole,
denied, Mr.. Wells informing them that the COM
munication would not even be received
ISTiMIDAriox AFFrpAvIrs.
In the parishes considered to-day official returns
from which received by the Returning Board on
the nth. aidavi.s OF intimidation were found In tho
sealed envelopes to in New Orleans on tho ed
In the case Of tho parish OF Natchtochcs In which
i've both SIDES omitted from tho
polled, letter opened from the United States
Supervisor assuming the responsibility tho grounds
OF clerical error and II then that this
parish would be reconsidered. This case was relied
upon by tho democrats establishing precedent for
the non counting of the republican electors voted
for in the Fourteenth Senatorial DISTRICT and the new
made to-day regarded indication OF their
intention 10 get these votes upon similar pretext.
THE DELAYED RgTURSsL
Az the Board still claims that no returns have yet
been received from thirteen parishes-namely. Bosser
East Baton Rouge, Carroll, Franklin Grant. Living
ston. Lafayette, Morehouse, Ouachita Rcd River ST.
Landry, Tangipahoa and Webster-and as IL 10 posi-.
lively known that they were all sent TO the city in
time TO have arrived long ago. an informal meeting OF
ctzens from the country held to-day to take the
matter into consideration Upon application to Mr.
Wells he denied that the Board had any power 10
compel supervisors send In shoir rcturn Another
meeting subsequently held, At which . CON-
m,tse was appointed to wait upon Governor Kel.
logg morning aud invoke his pow wsr com.
pei these recaicrant supervisors to do their duty.
YEARS DocroRixG.
AZ all these parishes with the exception OF two or
three heavy democratic parishes u Is feared that
they have been selected for doctoring, and IL is ru-
mored that they now undergoing that process in
OF tho Of the State House The publica
tion Of an extra containing tho NEw YORK HERALDs
leader OF to-day created ltte ripple excitement;
Otherwise everything was remarkably quiet
AN ASSUMING SUPERVISOR.
In the Of East Baton Rouge, returns OF which
werc opened to-day and postponed for consideration
until Monday, the Supervisor found to have as
o tho fourteen polls. throwing the others
the ground oi intimidation. The democratic CON-
miltce profess themselves to have been somewhat
startled At this, but quietly awaiting the issue
SENATOR SHERMAN THs BOARD
This evening, IN . conversation with your corre-
spondent Senator John A. sherman expressed himself
than dispcased at shc OF tho Returning
Board refusing admission 10 the representatives of
Northern journals. He said that tho act was an In
deccncy and for which therc could be no possible
excuse From number Of remarks he uttered IL is
evident that no hmself we'll as other the rcpub-
lican visitors, far IRON sustaining the Board in
their contradictory rulings aud partial decisions The
opinion 10 fast gaming ground here that even ths re-
publican committee will not sspctisn actions now
daily enacted.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RETURNING BOARD.
New ORLEANS, Ls, Nov. "a. 1879
The Returning Board mot at hall past eleven O'Clock,
all the members being present The democrats
represented BY Mcssrs. Palmer, Trumbull G. 8. Smith
and Julian, ana tho republicans by Messrs Stoughton
Hale, Van Allen, General White and W. A. McUrew.
The minutes having been read, Governor Wells
stated that after she adjournment yesterday no had
received . communica,lon from the Supervisor Of