The New York herald., 1876-12-01
LOUISIANA.

PROTEST OF THE DEFEATED CANDIDATES IN
THE DEMOCRATS IN HIGH sPIR1Ts-RUMoRED
DETECTION OF ONE OF THE RETURNING
BOARD.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
New ORLEANS, Nov so, 1875
Tho Returning Board proceedings were opened with
the reading Of protest, signed by all the defeated
candidates OF the parish OF OrcaDs 1t embodied the
principle that naturalzcd citizens entitled
vote unless resident the State year. An argu-
ment Of one hour each slide ensucd
POWERS THE SUPERVISORS
Aftcrward tho question Of counting the boxes OF
East Baton Rouge came up The Board decided
against opening tho boxes that they werc governed
only the returns Of tho supervisors and stated that
in case supervisor returned al will only precinct
in parish his returns would be regarded as conclu-
svc
Mr. wicklinc called attention TO the fact that this
ruling placed it in tho individual power OF the Super
visor TO disfranchisc at will cntro parish.
Mr.. Wells replied that the remedy through the
courts similar ruling took place in the OF Tan
gpahoa tho next parish considered after which tho
Board adjourned.
APPROACHING THE END
Tomorrow tho of East Baton Rouge and East
and West Feicana will be considered after which tho
secret sessions Will Tho proceedings wcrc
quiet except several sharp passages between Wells
and the democratic counsel
COUNT.
Judge Dbble, counsel for the republicans, stated
this morning that tho republican count made Tiden
5000 ahead and Nichols $500 as MS tney had pro-
gresscd.
Tho alng Of the protest Of tho defeated candidates
- 40 nd IN ndi mi
to throw out portion OF that parish, tho country
parishes after canvassng, do not entirely effect the
end aimed at
THE TrLDEy MAJORITY.
The count as figured up according to returns at the
close OF the session to-day gives the lowest Tiden
clector $3.50 over tho highest Hayes. statement
will be despatched tonight to this effect over tho sig
natures OF the democratic committee who in high
SPIRITS and express, for the nrst tmc confidence in
the result. They say that II Is impossible under the
evidence produced to count Tildcn out: the majority
IS too large. The republicans evidently in receipt
OF some depressing news and exhibit signs OF It
plainly.
ALLEGED DETECTION IN THE BOARD.
Its reported on good authority that detection has
been discovered in tho Returning Board. Ono of its
colored members, being property holder and
an old resident, Is willing, u not anxious, that
Nichols should bo counted IN, but how 70 do this
without also counting Tden is the problem to be
met rhere Is quite lutter among the republicans
to night, who exhibit signs OF anxiety. Otherwise
everything Is quiet
.Y this question of Cssarism amenacing
aspect sAiu hare difcun 70 deie and
eeafiai its proper the national liberties than
any that has gone before"
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RETURNING BoARD-RE-
urx rvo ~
vAssINo THE RETURNS.
NRw ORLEANS, La, Nov. 80, 1915
The following were tho proceedings before tho Rc
turning Board yesterday
Charles Tdwcii OF Ouachta witness in robuttal 10
the testimony OF Mrs Eliza Pinkston, was introduced
by the Democratic Conservative Committee. tie was
nierrosacd by General Anderson and testified as fol-
lows
NY name is Charles TdweII; | am farmer and live
on the ouacE.a River, about twenty miles from
Monroe; have known Eliza Ptnkston Tor eighteen or
twenty years; her character Is very bad knew her IN
Alabama; she belonged to my family, knew Henry
Pinkstun; did know much OF him. had known
HIM for about two years in u general way
he very quiet negro; his wife came 10 my house
Ave negroes had TO her house and killed hcf
husband and beat ncr nearly 10 DEATH aud also killed
her chiid alter IL got daylight went down there and
saw the dead body OF her husband; asked what hAd
been done with the child said she had ad ~ inc
cradle, but the child not there; don't KNOW any
1 thing about any threats having been made by Henry
PInkston only what the negroes sald and what snc
SAID my negroes Tod me there bad Dcen sucn con
vcrsaon IN the field, but did not hear u: wnen ei'
| Alabama Mr. P,nkston was there in jail; don't
/ know whether Tor stealing or hghung' .ha'
was tho cause Of my leaving there without her
as understood this matter from tho negroes finEs
ton had a bad fight with a negro called sieNnndci
Brooks: did not sec the nght, but have been told
that II was very had oncat least that VI terminated
badly for Brooks from the negroes say Finkston
stated that he wanted renew ~ Brooks stated that
no had fought aim tue time with HIS nsts and tnai
| he had his ume aud place 6xed Tor him; that - all