Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-24
THE GREAT MIDDLE.

TO make a snap Judgment. as has been done
in South Carolina, giving everything 10 the
republicans. In four days the board has
opened the returns from less than one-half OF
the parishes in the state, and has done moth
ing with those about which there has been
any dispute. AT this rate no contested cases
VIII be reached before the middle OF mex
week, and then only six or seven DAYS vii
remain in which TO take mp and consider all
contests. The work cannot he properly or
fairly done in that time. The democratic
visiting committee thinks OF suggesting To-
morrow that the board hold longer daily ses-
sions. The vacancy i'm the board has not been
nllod.-i Dispatch 10 the Baltimore Sua.
COLUMBIA. =. C.. Nov. IA profound
effect has been produced throughout south
Carolina by the action Of the boapl of state
CanvaSSeTS Yesterday. and the rolitical pros
rect 80 bright "A few hours ago i now gloomy
in the extreme. The democracy are confident
of their ability 10 uphold the action of the
supreme Court and 10 install without difficul-
~ the officers and members Of the legislature
shown To the court To have been duly elected,
but they fear the Intervention of the United
States troops and United States court I'm the
mode made as familiar as diSgraccful I'm
Louisiana in is.2 and lsa4. q
An effort was made late last night TO obtain
some explanation Of their conduct from the
members of the canvassing boarl, but they
were very reticent. simply saying that they
had AGED under the advice of their counsel.
II this he SO, their counsel district Attorney
Corbin1 was In the supreme court represent
ing the board and asking for an adjournment
OF the court 10 give the board time 10 make
their return to the rule when at that very
time the board, under his advice, was already
out OF Official existence. Such conduct would
be high contempt Of court, and should eNpOSe
CoTbin 10 he diSbarrcd al least by the court
Gen. Cook. of the District OF Columbia. has
arrived In Columbia. and two other persons
who are unknown accompany him. They
bring with them important papers from Wash
ingion, bearing upon the work Of the can
NaSSing board yesterday, and were closetcd
win Gov. Chamberlain during the night.
Judge Wright. the colored judge of the su-
rrelne court, was outspollen to-day i'm his
condemnation OF the canvaSSing board and
said hat If the board had adjourned i'm viola
ton OF the order of the supreme court. they
would convene i'm jail by noon to-mOrrow.-
[Djsfdtch 10 Bot. San.
DIR. Redfield telegraphs 10 the Cincinnati
Commercial from New orleans. Nov. -:
The board found to-day. in one precinct Of
81 James Parish, that thirty democratic
tickets had been voted with only five electors.
The board refused 10 count the electors
not voted for-thuS establishing "A prece-
dent which Will operate against themselves
IN The case OF the 2.2o Hayes tickets
voted in the 18th district with only
three electors. Further along. i'm Lafourche
Parish, II was discovered that over four hun
dred republican tickets were voted with only
Hayes and Wheeler upon them. The republic
cans were startled by this discovery. as il
makes nearly three thousand votes the several
Hayes electors will lose by the omission.
However, Kellogg and Packard. and other
leading lawyers. contend that the board can
count them just the same. thus carving out
the voters intention. The board took the case
under consideration.
y startling story il ahoat tonight Here
tofore we have not been able To understand
why the board did not nil the existing va
cancy with democrat. accounting to the in
teHtiOn OF the law. Explanation is found i'm
the story, which freely circuateS tonight.
that The republ. Leans have discovered an
agreement between CaSanaye aud kcnner
and the democrats, 10 This effect. namely:
The vacancy was to be filled by a democrat.
and Casanaye and kenner we've 10 act with
the democrat in counting in the democratic
ticket over the h, adj OF Wells and Anderson
who would be in the minority. For this
handsome service CaSanavc and Kennerwcre
10 receive one hundred thousand dollars each
Tie republicans got wind OF 81. aud 10 dcf,a
the scheme Anderson and Wells will no
agree that the vacancy be- iilled.n
NASUINGTON. II. c. Nov. 2I-Chief Jus
ticc Cartier, who went 10 South Carolina a
the request of the President. has returned
He sans that the stale has gone for HAYES aud
Hampton, and that IL VIII be utterly mpOSSi-
bic to reverse the result so far as Hayes is
concerned. He is. moreover. confident thar
the democrats do rot Wish 10 reverse il. He
gives somewhat different view of the Siua-
ton from that which reaches The north in the
ordinary press dispatches. He SAYS the DEM
ocratS made HAYES and Hampton canvass.
Their stake was the state. Judge Mackey. a
republican and very able man. spoke from
The same stump with Hampton throughout
the canvass. He SAYS tOhiS knowledge Hamp-
ton made but one alllusipa 10 national issues.
personally. he could vote for Hayes and
Wheeler with great pleasure. Judge Cartier
does not belleve-the result Will be reversed a.
TO Hampton. who has secured about the same
majority "a Hayes, 1.lOO.
IL is TACT that many negroes voted for
Hampton, and il Is also a fact that intimida-
ton prevailed i'm many counties. On this
subject Judge Cartier says the half has not
been told.
While he was IN the state he had a CONVEX
sation with Sitting Bull Butler, the leader of
IA a F ~ fsl1
Ter admitted all the facts which prove that
an armed organization exists TO ntimdate
the negroes, but denied the conclusion. But
Ter said il was q fact that. while the demo-
Gratis, armed. mounted. dressed in red shirts.
did ride about the country roads, he claimed
that they had the right to, and that if the ne
groes were frightened thereby the constitu-
ton was not violated, anu no one was to
blame. The republicans and colored men
generally in the state, if Hampton is inaug-
urated, feel that serious future is before
them.
Gov. Chamberlain's friends are concerned
about his life. Judge Cartier shares this ap-
prehension. but he says that pistol would
not be drawn in the state for Tilden. The
stake OF the democrats was alone the state
Judge Cartier found no democrats i'm South
Carolina who doubted the election Of Hayes,
and he found many who were glad of II.
Judge Cartier says the count was PERFECTLY
free and fair. There was no attempt 10 in
tmidate the board. The nearest approach
was a remark dropped i'm a low voice BY the
indicated its Intention 10 canvass the vote
with none present but the committees Of the
two parties, said that he should STAY or be
dragged out. He did not stay, aud was not
dragged OUT Dispatch to Chicago Tribune.
ARMY ORDERs.-1st Lieuts. VIM. c. RAJ
wolfe, OF company i, and Colon Augur, COM
pany X, OF I'd cavalry, are ordered TO change
companies; leave OF LIST Lieut.. T.. G.. Hentig.
9th cavalry, is extended six months; leave for
four months is granted Assistant Surgeon =.
;. Jessop; leave of LIST Lieut. j. ii. Sands
adjutant 9th cavalry, is extended five months
for disability; leave OF LIST Lieut.. John q.
Adams, 1st cavalry, from headquarters mill
tary division OF the Pacific, Is extended five
months. The superintendent mounted re-
cruiting service is ordered 10 have 80 recruits
forwarded TO Fort Sill, Indian territory for
assignment 10 4th cavalry; also, TO have for
warded 100 recruits To Fort Brown, Texas, for
sth cavalry; and SO colored recruits 20 San
Antonio. Texas, for 10th cavalry. LIST Lieut.
Frank Thorp, 5th artillery, is relieved from
duty with light battery +. and will report 10
the commanding officer of the regiment under
his appointment OF regimental quarter
master; list Lieut.. A. w. Nodges 5th arfil-
lery, is transferred from battery III to light
battery r; Assistant Surgeon j. w. Williams,
now IN this city, will report 20 the command