The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-18

the State on the 9Th instant, and certify their
action In the premises under this order to
the court. This order to apply to oil Off
GERS voted for at said general election except
the Office of Governor aud Lieutenant-a Gov
l.ernor, which are not in question by the
pleadings. ~ , 6. IL
..f,. [signedl 3 4 q i; b 3. p. j. MOSES
laEfI dissent from so mich OF this order as
requires that The Board Of State Canvassers
certify the action in the premises to this
court. - :. ::lis.l,s.4 q. ~ ft.} Y
z [Signed] sz s,"J. j. WRIaHT, 81
4 Associate Justice Supreme Court.n
This order is not regarded as final. It
was Issued merely to facilitate the counting
OF the vote while the matter OF the functions
Of the State Board Of Canvassers was pend
ing In the court. The construction put
upon the order to certify the count to the
court is that it is intended to restrict the
Board to purely ministerial discharge Of
The duties OF canyassers. /, i,s4.r& III i. a
The Board OF ,Canvassers met at 1 P. NJ.
and admitted number Of prominent gen.
tlemen of both parties as witnesses, but held
its session with locked ard ,bolted doors,
the press even being excluded. A protest
was entered against this through counsel by
n New York Herald correspondent, upon
which the Board reconsidered their order
and admitted the press representatives.
"A canvass has been made thus far OF the
counties Of Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson,
BarnwelL and Beaufort, in which numer-
Gus Irregularities, chiefly and nearly all
among the Republicans, exist. At one pre-
cinct in Beaufort county four hundred
votes were cast for Hayes and Wheeler and
twenty-five for Tilden and Hendricks, in
stead Of the regular presidential electors.
These win haveto be thrown out. In the
Democratic counties the election laws were
strictly observed, )" while the, Republican
managers were either careless or ignorant,
and conducted the election loosely. Pro-
tests will be numerous, the canvass tedious,
and the result will not3be known for some
| time to come. ct-t ,..s.1'.s,Eo, q.
The Situation as Viewed I'm Washing.
ton.
| Especial telegram to the Dispstcl.]
| WASHINGTON, D. c., November 17.-The
Democratic prospect certainly appears
brighter to-day, notwithstanding the con-
tantjubihtion OF Zach. Chandler, Mho per-
sists in declaring that Hayes Is all right. 49,.
The news from Florida is meagre, but it
is favorable to the Democrats, as it has been
since the night OF the election. A great
many Republicans are sorely depressed at
the knowledge OF the fact that the State
Board, while it can tamper with the returns
OF votes for State officers, cannot throw out
the vote as returned for electors. All dis
patches from Florida OF the Democrats up
to this time, show absolute confidence that
Tilden will be returned as having the ma
jority Of the votes cast in that State.
The complications growing out OF the
election were a.subiect of Cabinet consulta-
ton again to-day. At the adjournment OF
the session at the White House there was a
session at the Department Of Justice, where
the laws touching the eligibility OF electors
and other election statutes were earnestly
read. - G....., -. .,.ri =, /,E.i
There is very remarkable evidence OF
uneasiness among many OF the Republican
leaders here to-day. .,,,I,,. ,.isr. :
n ia. LOUISIANA So" -. =" .;:E4 III
:. NEW YORK, November 17.-The terdld's
New Orleans special OF the 10th says
WGold rates here to-day are ten per cent.
above New York. The banks are calling
in all their call loans, particularly oil State
and city securities. The poor people are
drawing their money out of the banks and
putting it in gold. Still, there is no sign OF
anything serious.
"The committee appointed by the Demo,
cratic visitors to prepare reply to the Re
publican letter Of. refusal have been at work
up to a late hour. The committee consists
of Senators Trumbul and Doolittle, Cover.
nor Curtin of Pennsylvania, Ottendor OF
New York, and Stalls, Of Ohio. In sub.
stance the reply wilb say, among other
things, that they admit no official powers or
right to interfere with the internal affairs OF
the State of Louisiana, but they are here ut
the request OF an organization OF great
political party; where they meet the repre-
sentatives Of the opposition selected by the
President himself for the same purpose, and,
as he says in his army orders, for the sake OF
seeing nm honest count OF the otes actually
cast. In reply to the statement that the
Vice-President has the authority to count
the votes they take direct issue, and assert
that Congress itself, consisting Of the Senate
and House of Representatives, has been
solely invested with such power, rT5i
The Tribune's New Orleans dispatch says:
"The latest returns Of the election in Lou
isiana received in this city show that the
Republican maiorities are in the aggregate
smaller than they have been supposed to
be-" .rssi .r
PREPARATIONS FOR THE COUNT. =. =
NEW ORLEANS, November 17.-The DEM
ocratic committee have received several
hundred afidavits from negroes, and some
from Republican officials, in Ouachita and
| other parishes, showing quiet and peacea-
\ BILE election; also the intimidation OF negroes
! who desired to vote the; Democratic ticket,
but did not. do SO, feT, fear OF violence from
4 Republicans of their ownt color. The Re
i publican officials have CONFERENCE.-The, IN
many cases showing violence and lntlmlda-
ton where the Democrats have sworn. notn-
| ing Of the kind existed. .,a,,%
! It is stated tonight on good authority that
the Returning Board, when it meets to-n1or-
| row, will reply to the application OF, the
democratic committee, allowing i've MEM
bers from each party to be present during
the canvassing Of the returns. lA4 s
| 80 = - FLORIDA Sa., .l.. !
NEW YORK, November 17.-The RsratGs
Tallahassee dispatch says -" The Official re-
turns continue to come in, without, how
ever, changing the estimate I sent you two
days since, giving the State to Iliden py
| from 400 to. 700 majority. A prominent
Federal :office-holder here reduces Tilden.s
\ 49, 49, II, &c. bio