The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-11-26
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New YonR, Noy, lS,

A Tribune New Orleans special says /:
"rho latest returns of the election in
Louisiana us received i'll this city, show
that the Republican mnjoritics are, in
the aggregate, smaller than they have
been supposed to bn. Politicians OF
both parties have heretofore conceded
in private, il not III public, that the re-
cult would depend entirely OH tho lccis-
Ion Of tho Returning Board in regard to
tho vote OF the five purishcB in which ii
Is asserted that intimidation end fraud
were most reSoTtGd to. II these or any
three oi them were counted MS pollcd il
Was supposed the Democrats would
carry tho State and il they were thrown
out, tho Stato wns almost universally
conceded to the Republicans"
A Commercial! -IdcertiJcc special from
New Orleans says: "The Returning
Board will meet again Tomorrow ut
hoon, and begin las;rcs5 in earnest.
Tho members Npprccinto the magnitude
Ot tho responsibility. aud say they will
40 their duty fearlessly and imrsriially,
keeping within the strict letter Of the
law and present to the American people
&sull stStcMcnt OF the case Oh the face
II The returns. The Democrats have Il
small majority, but the Board will throw
out tho vote where tBrocs were kept
from tho polls by intimidation. The
city is very quiet to day aud the Rcpub-
licans are confident that the Board will
count fHir. There is no doubt but that
they will. and tho Republicans and
Democrats xl;ke have come to that
conclusion"
CHAELEsToY, nov. l9.
a special to tho -NtIcs and Courier, re-
ceivcd at 2:39 =. 81. says that n colorcd
Democrat was severely beaten hy Radi-
cal negroes 81 Lawtonyille in the upper
part Of Beaufort county. The Trial
Justice ISSUED warrant for The srrest
Of tho offenders. Gnl iiyc we're arrested
by tho Constable and posse. Tie OIL
GERS. while returning with the prisoners
last night. were attacked by holy Of
AIMED negroes, and two O! The white
COnslnblcs were killed aud the prisoners
rescued. Tho Sheriff Of the county ii
now on his w"y to LHwlonYi!lc.
telegram from Kcrnvilln states that
tie negroes, 1000 in number, aud
armed, are at Stafford Cross Roads near
6wehring vengeance Oh every white maT
In tho county.
fEw YuHE. Nov. ia.
Tho UOrII prints tho following:
Rumors wcro a!oat vest. rlay G,at oid-
crs hnd been received f:oin Washington
Mt tho brooklyn Navy InTd, to place tho
cntiro establishment Oh war footing.
With regard to this, CommoduEc
Nicholson declined to Say whether any
specific instructions had been received,
but added that the Navy Yard is always
on n war footing, or ouRht TO bc.
A Uerdh Tallahassee special says the
Democratic Stnto Committee have al.
dressed q communication tp tho mrni-
beTs Of the Board OF State Canyassura,
requesting them to proceed nj once TO
CANVASS the returns 80 far MS received.
They act forth the probability that con-
tests will require some time for deter
minntion, and quote tho law requiring
the issuoncr Of certificates by the Gov
crnOr Oh December 9th. Interviews
with members indicate mn appar-
cnt certainty that tho IIpnrl will refuse
to cOmmCIicc the canvass Gn requested,
bnt will postpunc il ill il will be too
lntc for tho Democrats To secure u full
herring. This has put them TO
looking into authority unl,r which The
hoard Is acting. 1t is quite probable
TINT proceedings will hr commenced
promptly to sec II the Bonid cnmnot lac
forced TO commence canvassing. or
whether IL cannot be rrstEaincd 10y in.
Junction from exercising any judicial
functions nj all.
WAsuiHuHoy. Nov. IS.
Tho regular Cabinet rcsairn to-day
wns attended by nfl the members, and
lasted about two hours. There was Il
gonoral interchange Of views ns lp the
present political situation. Various
questions that have brcn raised through.
out the country concerning the clilibil.
ity OF certain Presidential Elcctor, and
contingencies that miyht arise In con.
ncction with any po35ibiO vananrios IN
tho electoral vote, wcro informally dis.
cusscd with n view 60 full uuicr.
standing Of tho Federal and State laws
barring upon these subjects.
HAITIMonr. Md, nov. lS.
Tho Official vote Of Maryland for
President aud Vice President: Tildcn,
Ol,7S0; Hayes, 1881; Tildcn's major.
iy, 1879.
CHICAGO, Nov. IL.
At )HtC hour Inst night q. 8. Dc.
scclivcs Tyrrcll md Washburnc, with
tho MD Of two local detectives, captured
tho two men who attempted to steal tho
bones OF President Lincoln from tho
VNult In Springfield Ills, OF tho night
OF November 7th. They Hrc r.. Terrence
Miller nlins Il. Durnnr. proprietor
cftho Hub saloon, col West Madison
ssrco!, whore tho arrest waa made, and
Jack Hughes, alias j. Smith, mn old