Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-27
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT.

and Colonel III. NJ. Black, al Columbia, s. c.,
| for their information and guidance:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Nov. %, 1876
| Hon. j. ID. Ctfneroa. Secretary Of War:
STD. III. Chamberlain is now governor OF
| the state OF South Carolina beyond any con-
| troversy, and remains so until a new COVER
nor shall be duly and legally inaugurated.
| Under the Constitution the government has
| been called upon to aid with the military and
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, there
fore, 10 sustain Governor Chamberlain i'm his
authority authority against domestic violence until
In obeying these instructions you will adj
| wise with the governor and dispose your
! troops in such manner as may be deemed
best in order TO carry out the spirit OF the
| above order of the President. Acknowledge
receipt. j. ID. CAMERON.
Secretary of War.
THE COURT AND THE CASvAssERs.
The Supreme Court Saturday afternoon
| took the order under adyisement requiring
the board OF safe canvasSers to make COM
| parison of the returns of county canvassers
and the returns of precinct managers in the
cases OF Presidential electors, and will render
q decision to-day. The court declined TO is
| sue an order giving certificates 10 members
/ OF the legislature from Edgefield and Laurens
| counties, refused by the board, but stated
that such members could obtain a copy of the
record from the clerk of the court, which
would be equivalent To a certificate.
- THE STATE CANyAssERs IN JAIL.
/
| sers who were constructively arrested Satur-
| day morning reported at the Jail Saturday
| evening, where they are now confined. Their
| names are r. L. CardOZa, treasurer; Il. T..
| Dunn, comptroller; General VIM. Stone, at
! torney general; III. f.. Hayne. secretary Of
| state, and III. w. Purvis, -adjutant and in
| spector general, comprising the board OF can
vassers.
Ii is understood that efforts will be made 10
have Judge Bond, United States Judge. re-
| lease the board of canyassers upon a writ of
| habeas corpus. They are, however, still in
| Jail, and no action of the character men,
| TONED has yet been taken.
| LOUISIANA.
| In executive session the returning board
ON Saturday called for the returns, and an
| nounced the following vote from consolidated
statements: De Soto, Hayes, SOS; Tilden, ,305
0uachita, Hayes. 1885, Tilden; ,ses. Lincoln,
Hayes, rs; Tiiden, l.9i9. Richiand, Hayes,
is54 Sabine. Hayes "a sfs iden c't sos i Tine
| votes of these parishes were not canvassed,
| there being contests which are fixed for hear
parishes marked contested" were opened
| democratic counsel were allowed to be pre-
| sent. The returns from DE Soto parish were
brought in, and contained in one package
| sealed with wax. When the seal was broken
| by member of the board there were found
| inside a consolidated statement of the vote,
| the commissioners statements and tally
| sheets.
| A SENSATION.
| Attached 10 the returns were large num-
Der of protests and affidavits. The secretary
| OF the board said the package had been re-
ceived on the 18th instant, and such an entry
| was I'm his receipt book. The returns, he said,
had come by mail In course of an inspec-
| ton IL was discovered that one Of the protests
| of the supervisors charging general intimi-
| dation, was dated November 25, and sworn
| to in this city before a commissioner of the
| circuit court. When called upon to explain
how protest dated the Goth instant could get
| INTO a sealed registered package received by
mail on the 18th instant, the secretary said he
| mad received two packages. He was detected
| by one of the democratic counsel present in
the act OF making another entry in his book
| OF two packages received.
After some delay another package was pro-
| duced, and found TO contain a consolidated
statement of the votes and commissioners
| returns, but no protest or affidavits. The
| members OF the board were unable to explain
the matter, and Senator Sherman, of the re-
| publican visiting committee, remarked that
| there was no use 10 disguise the fact that re-
| turns had been opened and protests inserted
| after the package of returns had been re-
| ceired.
| The affair created quite sensation among
/ the members OF the committees present. The
| members of the democratic committee were
| very outspoken in the opinion that a fraud
| had been perpetrated, and the republicans did
| not deny that the affair had q very peculiar
| aspect. The democratic council say that a
| similar thing has occurred i'm the case of other
| parishes. but as they are not admitted until
| to-day, there was no opportunity TO discover
| The frauds.
FLORIDA
| The board of canvasSers received notifica-
| ton Saturday morning from the Secretary of
| State. who is eTOBici0 n member of the board =,
| and charged with calling il together, that
| they must meet at II O'Clock (hOOn) Monday,
| to canvass the vote of the state. The Judge
has not yet decided the injunction and man
| damus cases now pending before him, and
| this action of the board seems TO obviate tn e
| necessity OF a decision, as this will be doing
| precisely what the democratic managers
| prayed the court TO command TO be done. The
| board will admit a committee OF five from
each of the political parties and the chairmen
| of the two state committees to its decisions.
| The decision as to the admission of newspa-
| per correspondents has not yet been made
| suit will hardly be reached before the 9Th day
of December, when by the laws of the United
| States the electors certificates must be issued.
| OREGON.
| A Portland Oregon, dispatch denies that
! any application has been made to the courts
for an injunction restraining the issuance of
| a certificate OF election to Watts, republican
| elector. The democrats state positively that
such action will be taken. The republicans
| are confident that the certificate cannot be
| legally withheld. 1t is reported on good au-
nS, ny tGat Wigg1ntSni democrat; VIII CON
| Congress in the 4th district OF California. A
! san Francisco Chronicle special from Port
| land, Oregon, says an intimate friend of Gov
ernor Grover asserts that he will not give
| Watts CO rtificate of election. The conserv-
alive democrats and republicans generally
ucupt TtpOft. OTOIl0, The democratic
| elector who received the highest vote stated
recently that he would not accept the APP
pointment if Watts was thrown out. Nothing
can be assuredly stated till the count is
made.
NEW YORK.
The board OF state canvassers completed
their labors Saturday and adjourned sine die
The foOtings of the votes cast for Presiden-
tlal electors stand as follows: Democratic,
522,6l2; republican, 4s9 y5E. The majority for
Lucius Robinson (democratl for governor is
81, AGO. The vote for Peter Cooper (greelback)
electors was 1887, and for the Green c. Smith
electors 1853. Tilden's majority over all,
2s,119.
A STUPID AFFAIR-Ihe Attempted Desc
Grafton Of Linc0tn'S Grdpe.-Every particle OF
information that can be obtained sustains
the belief that the men Hughes and Mullins
who were arrested as accomplices in the at
tempt TO desecrate the grave OF President
Lincoln, were not the projectors of the scheme.
They were at best the accessories and the
plant tools in the hands Of Swigel. Bill
Felker yesterday sent word TO the attorney of
the men Hughes and Mullins. w. w
O'Brien, that he had evidence in his posses
sion which would prove that Swigel was act
ing in the interests Of Washburn and that ne