The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-30

said that unless telegram was sent to-day
TO the supervisor be would be unable to ar
rive in the city in time, as, in OF der TO do
SO, he must catch the Sunday morning bost.
Gov. Wells said it would be done.
Mr.. McGlain asked If the Democratic
committee would be accorded the privi-
lege of propounding cross heterogeneous
to the testimony OF Glover, supervisor of
East Baton Rouge, and three cOrroborative
aifiiavits, and Inquired ii the board would
order corroberative witnesses 10 be present
on Monday.
Governor Wells replied that he could
not communicate with them.
Mr.. McGisin stated that the witnesses
were probably in the city.
Governor Wells stated that the privilege
of fling cross intCrTogatoFieS would bo al
lowed, but that the proceedings of the
board would not Be ohStruct ed uader any
considerations and said, further, that no.
tice would be taken of ailidavils presented
by both sides, but adhered u the ruling,
that sfhiavIts should have been filed with
in ten days after msking up the returns.
Mr.. GluthreauX asked if the protests
would be entered after the returns had been
handed to the cleIk for compilation.
Governor Wells answered in the mega
tive, ana said that in the case Of Nachi
tochcs a supplemental report had come with
the returns, but bad been oycrooked.
Considerable discussion ensued on the
question Of how lcuya time weuid be given
for the filing of afhi 4vits after case was
up, it being urged by Col. Zacharie that
great pile OF aflitavits, etc, had been
filed in the East Baton Rouge case on Sat
urday morning. Col. ZIcharie desired to
Tbar. -,
filing of allidsvi,s, else the Democratic
committee would be unable to de their tes-
tlmoDy till that for the other side was all in.
To this Governor Wells made definite an-
swer that only time would be given to get
up testimony, etc.
The board went into cxerutiJe session
and took up the parish of West Fe,iciana.
LGter-ln extra sessiOn-The board called
for the returns and announced the vote
from consolidated Statements: ID Soto,
Hayes, 500; Tilden, 1908; Ouschita, Hayes,
1893; Tilden, 1879; Lincoln, Hayes, sal (;
TIlden, 1864; East Feliciana, Hayes, none !;
Tilden, 1857; West Feliciana, Hayes, 77S;
Tilden. 1913; Richlanh, Hayes, 277; Til
den 97O; Caddo, Hayes, 2GS7; Tilden
1854; Saline, Hayes, %; Tllden, 900.
The votes Of these parishes were not can
hearing. When the returns from the par
ishes marked contested" were opened the
Democratic counsel were allowed to be
present. The returns frcm DeSoto were
brought in and counted. In one package,
sealed with wax, when the seal was broken
there were found inside consolidated state
ments of the vote, commissioners state
ments, and tally sheets attached, with large
number of protests, The secretary of the
board said the package had been received
on the eighteenth, and such was the entry
in his receipt book. The returns, he said,
had come by mai. In the course of the
inspection it WAS discovered that one OF the
protests of supervisor charging intimida-
ton, was dated November g. and sworn 10
in this city before q nmmissioner of the cir
cult court. When called on to explain how
a protest, dated TO-DAY, could get into a
sealed, registered package, received by
mail on the eighteenth. the secretary said
he had received two packages. He was
detected, by one of the Democratic ooun-
sci, in the act of making another entry
in book OF two packages received.
After some delay another package was
produced and found to contain a consoli'
dated statement, etc., but no protests OF
affidavlts. The members Of the board wert
unable to explain the matter, and Sherman
of the Republican visiting committee, re
marked that there was no use to Try To dis
guise the fact thai the returns had beer
opened and protests inserted after the pack
age of returns lad been received. The af
fair created quite II sensGti N among the
members. The members Of the Democratic
committee were very outspoken in the opin
ion that fraud had been perpetrated, anC
DaD,hlsoopn Ail n,.Dyr fhn fa no
the ;ffaIr had very peculiar aspect. Tht
Democratic counsel say similar thing oc
currel in the case OF other parishes, but a
they were not admitted till to-day there wa
no opportunity to discover the fraud.
COLUMBIA, S c., November 15.-Distric
Attorney Corbin, counsel for the board o
canvassers, disclaimed any Intentional con
tempt and asked TIL Monday to answer
The court is now occupied with the argu
ments on the electoral vote.
New York, November 2j.-The Iri5un
says: Woodward, Of the old Tamman,
ring, has resolved 10 tell all he knows"
TALLAHASSEE, November 25.-The boarC
of canvassers received notification thi
morning from the Secretary Ct State, VIII
is eroficio member of the board, AM
charged with calling it together, that the
luuSb AGGI az ~ " SEOCh iiOhNOl " Suu
vass the votes of the State. The Judge
have not yet decided the njunction and tn
mdndamus cases, and this action of tn
board setms 20 obviate the necessity of
| decision, Gs this will be precisely what tn
Democratic managers prayed for the cour
| to command to be done. The board will
admit the committees of each party ant
| the chairman of two State committees. A
70 -, decision 70 fhn o1p ,f
| per correspondents, it has not been decides
officially. The returns are now all in, an
the result will hardly be reached before tn
sixth of December, when, by the law o
| the United States the electors certificate
must be issued.
New YORK, November 25.-The statu
of Daniel Webster donated to the CITY b
| Gordon w. Burnham was unveiled to da
with appropriate ceremonies in Contra
Park. The pedestal is fifteen feet high.
At meeting OF the board of fire under
writers here to-day report was adopte
providing for committee for revision O
the rates, and any memher of the heard VIII
| shall deem that any risk is entitled to a re
consideration of Its rates shall have tn
| right to submit the same To the committee
whose duty it shall be TO examine into ii
merits and nal1e modification of the sam
| should the circumstances Justify such &C
| ton.
The jury IN the case of Eugeuic MARITIME
| sgainst Jendall Vale for $4,000 damage
for breach of promise of marriage and be
trayal handed in verdict for plaintiff thi
| evening and assessed the damages at fit
dollars.
san FRANcIsco, November 2j.-Prvat'
adyices received here render it probabl
that there will be revolution in Lowe
California 1t IS reported that the begin
ming OF an insurrectionary movement in ia
vor of Pofirio pisz will spread. There ar
scarcely any government troops to oppos
the reyolutiopists.
A Portland dispatch denies that any ap
plication has been made to the court for a
injunction restraining the issuance of Ger
| tificate of election TO Watts the Republl
( can elector. the Democrats tate positlvel
that such action will be taken. The Re
publicans are confident that the cer.ifcAt
| cannot be legally Withhold.
LoSDoS, November 2T.-A Reuter- dis
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