The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-18
THE DISPUTED SOUTH
Florida.

National Associated Press to the Star.
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 1S.-In the final
comparison OF the registry lists OF Leon
County by the Congressional Committee.
MIR. Thompson, Chairman, said he had
not q shadow of doubt that six or seven
hundred illegal Republican votes were
polled in that county alone. One Henry
Williams appears on the list ten times,
John Wilson seven times, aud many
others nearly as often.
The Senate Committee has arrived
and are in consultation with the local
politicians. 1t said that the Commit
tee will not 60 into specific and de-
tailed examination. as the House Com
mittee has done, but will take the mass
OF the exparte aftidaVits, with which the
Canyassing Board sustains It's action,
| and make them the basis of its report.
Judge Cooke, OF the Canvassing Board,
| authorizes the statement that the official
| minutes of the Canvassing Board pub
llshed over the signature Of the Clerk q
l1ew days since are false in several par
ticulars. He complains that they mis-
| represent his votes on several issues,
and AYERS that he voted with his COL
leagues when he voted directly and en-
phatically against them.
South Carolina.
National Associated Press to the Star.
COLUMBIA, Dec. 18.-There are no new
developments in the political situation,
but rumor which is gaining prevalence
| says that Governor Chamberlain is about
to arrest Messrs. Hampton and Simpson
upon charge OF treason. The report
| Is that the arrest will be stubbOrnly re.
sisted. The general opinion here is
| that there is no law for the contem-
| plated arrest.
Cincinnati Enquirer Special
| COLUMBIA, Dec. 1.-THE House Com.
mittee has succeeded in proving the
returns from nearly all the missing
precincts, and the result Of their laha..--;;
has been to show conclusiyelf that or
the face OF tue returns three Democra tic
i la.ect0rs Hau a s%S..H majority. and were
counted out by the basest fraud ON the
part Of Chamberlain's gang. Since the
Republicans seem anxious to go into the
outrage business, the House Committee
has determined to examine a few hun:
dred witnesses to show the viilainous
! course pursued by negro Republicans
against Democratic negroes. They will
also prove by Republican testimony
| that there was a conspiracy to provoke a
conflict between the whites aud the ne
groes, aud that Corbin was the chiet
| lnstigator of this condition OF affairs.
New York Times Special
COLUMBIA, Dec. T.-The House Inves-
tigating Committee last night concluded
| their efforts to discover a flaw in tie
precint returns which should change the
| Electoral vote as declared by the State
Board Of Cahyassers. They have utter
y failed to accomplish anything in the
line ofinyestgation, Of although all wit
nesses thus far examined were called In
the interest of the Democrats. They
have proven enough, however, to open
the door for legimate and fair increase
Of the Republican majority for both
Electoral and State tickets. The DEM
ocrats on the Committee, just before adj
journment last night, had the assurance
TO propose that no further testimony be
taken mere, but that the Committee, di-
vide itself into three Subcommittee ,
and go out to different parts of the State
usuing tor evidence.