The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-11-18
SOUTH CAROLINA.
ERWIesa Neurnes.

CHARLESTON, Nov. ia special despatch to
the News and Courier, received at 2.30 o'clock
this afternoon, says that colored Democrat
was severely beaten by radical negroes in Law
tonville county. The trial justice issued war;
rant for the arrest of the offenders and five
we're arrested by a constable and posse. On
returning with the prisoners last night they
were attacked by body of armed negroes and
two of the white constabes were killed and the
prisoners rescued. The sheriff of the county is
now on his way 10 Lawtonville. kilograms
from Varnhille state that the negroes, 1000 in
number and armed, are at the Stafford cross
roads near Lawtonville, swearing vengeance on
every white man in the county
The names of the whites shot are VIM. Shoe
man and Abe Deloach. Shooman's body was
found this morning with his head chopped op-
en-,
A later but unconfrmed dispatch from Stat
ford's crossroads, says there was fight there
yesterday, lasting till dark, between q whites
and 800 well armed negroes. No negroes are
reported hurt.
Twenty-Five citizens, ariestedi under the en-
forcement act, were brought into Aiken from
the Ellenton section this morning.
No additional trustworthy particulars of the
affair at Straiord's crossroads were received
up to 9.15 p. M, except that only two consta-
bles, Deloach and Shooman, made the arrest of
the five negroes, and that early today despatch
es were sent along the line of the Port ROYAL
Savannah & Charleston Railroad calling for
help, which help is said to have been sent.
What the Court Has Done.
No final decision is made by the Supreme
Court in the matter of writes of mandamus and
prohibition against the canvassipg board, but
the court has granted an intermediary order
authorizing the canvassers to aggregate the
statements of the county election commission
ers as certain who have received the greatest
number of votes and certify the result to the
court. This is entirely in the line of the writs
asked for and under this order the board are at
work, committee of Democrats and Republi-
cans being present. They will first canvass
the vote for Presidential electors.
The Returning Board Conf ed 10 Minis.
trial Duties.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 1.-THE Supreme Court to-
day issued an auxiliary order instructing the
board of canvassers to proceed strictly in min
sterial duty, to canvass the returns and submit
them to the court. The board of canvassers
have decided to admit five gentlemen on each
side to witness the canvass.
The Canvassing Board at Work.
The board of canvassers are proceeding un-
der the order of the Supreme Court to aggre-
gate the vote of the state for Presidential elect
ors and for Governor and 1t Governor. They
have canvassed the vote of five counties for the
former and ten for the latter without annoanc-
ing the result. A large number of protests are
being filed by both parties and Irregularities
existing in several counties have been discov-
cred. The order of the court decides the pow
CTS UT luuCIlUuS VI tu0 DOdTO. Inc petltlOQ LOT
writ prohibiting against the exercise of judi
cial bowers is held under advisement and the
board are required to certify to the count The
board held Its session with closed doors and re-
fused members of the press admission until a
protest was made when reporters were allowed
admission.
MISSISSIPPI.
The Election Mere Farce.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Bruce says
he was not molested during the campaign in
Mississippi, but the manner in which the Re-
publican vote was blotted out in that state
would be laughable, were it not so serious a
NATTER and the whole election there was a
farce
MARYLAND.
The Congr essiOnal Election in the SIKH
District.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-THE reelection of
Walsh (dem.) to Congress from the 9th district,
will be contested by McComas (rep.) with testi-
mony that fraud and violence were used, and
that the Democratic judges of election finding
McComas was elected stuffed the ballot boxes
full of Walsh tickets after the polls had closed
FLORIDA.
Ex-senator Osborne says the State is Sure
for Hayes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ia private telegram
has been received here from ex-senator o.
borne, dated Tallahassee this morning, assert
ing positively that Florida has gone for HAYES
and Wheeler.