South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-12-01

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The situation in the disputed States
continues TO grow in-grayity and inter.
est. At Columbia, s. g.. Saturday, the
ooatulnacions c4avassers were nued
Sl.5Q0 each BY The Supreme Cour. of
tue State and committed to jail whe re
they still remain. It. is, reported that
they will be released to-day by order Of
Judge Bond. OF the United States Dis.
trie. Court. President Grant has issued
an order for the troops mt, Columbia to
support Gov. Chamberlain, and OH the
assembling OF the Legislature to-mor-
row it is expected that they will take
possession Of the State House AMI refuse
admission to the democratic members
elect from Edgefcld and Laurens. AT
New Orleans, La, the event Of tho day
was the discovery in the presence Of the
two advisory committees and counsel of
the fact that certain re:urns had been
tampercd with by the republicans after
their. receipt by the returning hoard
The attempted fraud created decided
sensation. The Florida board OF can.
vassers will meet to-day and thus obyi-
ate further proceedings against them in
court.-Bahimore San, NOE. 81.
MILITARY ORDERS FEoM THE PRESIDENT.
WAsHINGToN. Nov. 26. 1S76.-The
following was sent from this city to-
night: o $50 t
"Waamytop, Nor. 26, 1s76.-Gener.
Ell Thomas III. Kruger, or Col. II. NJ. Black,
Columbus, 5. Z. Tue following has
been received from the President:
..Erec1aive Monsion, Nov. &c, 1876.
Hon. j. ID. Cameron, Secretary of
War. Sir: ID. h. Chamberlain is now
Governor of tue State OF South Carolina
beyond any controversy. and remains
SO until o new Governor shall be duly
and legally inaugnratcd Under the
constitution the government has been
called upon to aid with the military
! AMI naval forces Of the United States to
! maintain republican government in the
State against resistance too formidable
TO be overcome by the State authorities.
You are directed therefore to sustain
Governor Chamberlain in his authority
against domestic violence until other.
wise directed. l.. =, GRASr.''
In obeying these instructions you
will advise with the Governor and lis.
| pose your troops in such manner as
may he deemed best in order to carry
out tile spirit the above order of the
President. Acknowledge receipt.
~. ID. CAMERON, Score AIRY of War"
Special Dispatch to The Baltimore Sun.
| Tile Boyonet Ircgio.ime Again.
| COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 26.--I learn
from trustworthy republican sources
that tue plan finally agreed upon by the
republican leaders, who have been in
conference all TO day, is to release the
canvassers tomorrow by an order OF
the Unitel States Court, to surround
the State House ON Tuesday with Fod.
erai troops commanded by Ruger, TO re-
Ject the democratic members ofthe Leg
islature from E'lgefieid and Laurens, C.
lect republican speaker, and mt on C
declare Chamberlain elected Governor.
This is undoubtedly the programme.
LOUIsIANA.---A FRAt ID DErECTED.-N.
| ORLEANS, Nov. 25.-rhe returns from
! paris les marked contested were open.
ed, the democratic counsel were allowed
TO be present. The returns from DE Soto
parish were brought in and were con.
tanned in one package. sealed with wax
When the seal was broken by n mem.
Der Of the board there was found inside
consolidated statement Of the votes
the statements of the commissioners.
! Attached to the returns were a large
number Of protests and affidayits The
secretary OF the board said the package
J had been received ON the 18Th instant.
and such an entry was in his receipt
book. The returns, he said, had come
! by mail. In the course Of an inspection
it was discovered that one Of the pro
4 tests of the supervisors charging gener.
al intimidation was dated November 2j.
and sworn TO in this city before n CON-
missioner OF the Circuit Court. When
called upon to explain how protest
| dated on 10Th instant, to-day, could get
4 into sealed registered package recciv.
ed by mail on the 18th instant, the Sc.
| cretary said be had received two pack.
! ages. lie was defeated by che OF the
democratic counsel present in the act OF
making another entry in bis book of
two packages received.
After some delay another package
was produced and found 70 contain a
/ consolidated statement of votes and
commissioners returns. but no protests
or afillavits. The membsrs Of the board
were unable to explain the matter. and
Senator Sherman, OF the republican Wis.
ting committee, remarked, that there
was no use TO disguise the fact that the
returns had been opened and protests
inserted after the package OF returns
had been received. Tho aff..ir created
quite sensation among the members
Of the committees present. The mem.
bers Of the democratic COMMITTEES were
very outspoken in tho opinion that a
fraud had been peTpetrated, and the re.
publicans did not DENY that tho affair