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The New York herald., 1876-11-30
FLORIDA.

AN INTERESTING SESSION OF THE BOARD
TESTIMONY INTRODUCED BY DEMOCRATS TO
susTArN ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD IN cous-
TIES CONTESTED ny THEM.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HEnALD1
TALLAHAssEE. Nov. 2g,.1s76
The session OF the Board to-day. though unovcntfu
profoundly Interesting Tho democrats mado thcr
cases in Alachua Clay and Baker, and the republicans
replied TO tho charges in Aachua Tho case Of tho
democrats against AIachua mado out beyond quos
ton in the morning session. 1t crushing and con-
elusive. II weakened In the afternoon by tho In.
PRODUCTION Of the anidavits from Moore Dukes and
Webster in which they stated that their aidavts TO
the democrats had been made under fear
duress msapprchenson. A similar affidavit
was introduced from Bolton, who succeeded.
however, in proving In third ahldavt that no was
drunk when he made the second QUO. Tho democrats
will rees,ablish Dukes and Noores testimony. and
add new points In tho morning Over the 1875 votes in
Baker aud tho twenty three votes in Clay tho dem.
ocrats seem TO have mado clear The bogus re-
from Baker cannot be made TO stand single day.
II viii hardly bc brought TO the point OF contcstng
OPINION FROM GENERAL BARLOW.
Regarding Clay, General Barlow says:-.Thcre is no
doubt in my mind that the democrats have those
twenty-threc votes IN Clay They can't bo thrown
out" The notable feature Of the day was the prom
incncc given Chandler in conducting tho cases for
republicans. Hc has taken tho matter wholly in
hand. General Barlow has become q quiet spectator
The Board will adjourn for Thanksgiving Day, but
Will hold two sessions tomorrow. Night sessions
spoken Of and will probably be commenced on Friday
PROCEEDINGS BOARD.
The Board met ten O'Clock. Secretary McT!n
stated that the Board had found IL necessary 10 en-
force tho ruo strictly against oral argument OF
any Sort Hc begged that counsel would nls their
papers Of protest proof promptly possible In
response to Mr.. Chandler, or Now Hampshire, he
stated that counsel both sides would nave access TO
ali papers that were fled In reply TO Mr.. Rsney, Of
the democratic scc hc stated that no aidavits would
be permitted 70 be read before tho Board.
COUNTY.
Tho case Of Alachua county was then called. Mr.
Chandler for the republicans, stated that the rspubl
cans would not be roady with the Alachua until
they had time to look tho evidence died by tho
democrats.
The attacking party, Mr. Raney, for tho democrats,
thon nsd number " Amdavlss In relation 70 alleged
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regarding returns not received Governor weis staten
that tho tsstimony in ID. contested cases must be
closed BY Friday afternoon at four o'clock He added
that the Board would then INTO executive session.
and said the democrats could present two witnesses
me case OF ouaehta parish and only ono could be In
Colonel zacbarle said the other side was allowed
three witnesses, aud hc thought he should have the
Others Of the democratic counsel pressed the same
point, but Governor Wells allowed only Iwo witnesses
Upon gong into executive session General Anderson
read report from Sergeant Chaumet OF the metro
poitan poce, TO tho effect that at fifteen minutes past
eight O'Clock +. N. on Tuesday Messrs Hugh jen-
ninps Sam Young and Joseph Swain had gone 10 The
residence oil Eliza Pnkslon and propoundcd questions
IN regard TO the killing OF her husband, whether hc
had been Killed ny whites or negroes, kc
The report went on to say that OF the men put
his hand on his pistol and that Eliza P,nksion had lied
from them Mr.. Gauthreaux. Colonel Zacharie and
others OF tho democratic counsel called upon the
Board to allow them to produce witnesses provo that
General Anderson said 1t would not go into the
records.
!. Mr. Gauthroaux said IL had been sent tho Board
and read to produce effect the visitors, and he
thought the accused should be heard.
BY request OF Governor wickine Mr.. Stubbs, a
lawyer OF Oiachita, was heard He said that two OF
the persons named In tho communication, Mr.. Swain
aud Mr. Young, were In the same room with him, No.
l3l Canal street. with about twenty other persons
whole evening and up O'Clock at night
Mr. McCion said there twenty other per-
sons who could swear TO Tho same thing
Charles Tidwe and ]. +. Swan were called to the
stand 10 testify on behalf OF the democrats, and ques
toned according TO intcrrogaores propounded by tho
inc the witnesses orally. They gave rcbutting test
mcnyto that gwen Dy Eliza Pinkston on Tuesday IN
the Ouachila case.
RETURNS.
The returns from Lafayette, Grant and Tan sipahoa
parishes were brought In during tho day. Two polls
IN Lafayette parsh giving $50 democratic majority,
were not found on the consolidated returns. but the
vote was obtained from accompanying tally sheets.
There was protest with tho returns dated the
2sth The vote OF one poll In Tangipahoa parish
missing, and the tally sheets also were absent. Tho
returns OF Grant parish were received IRON the
SfutA arVt taD
after appointing Commissioners ot Election, lcft
the parish before the election, notwithstand-
ing The protest Of both republican and demo-
Gratis. The election WAS held, however, under the
auspices OF democratic and republican supervisors
with the following esult:-haycs, 3g5 Tidcn, 5lS.
The returns from Vernon, Franklin and Livingston
parishes were opened and laid over
Statements IRON all The parishes are now in and
the democratic committee has obtained tho Official
hgurcs OF every parish They vary only lew hun
dred, due to the throwing out OF polls from tho guros
heretofore tecgraphed.
On Tharsday tho Board will dispose OF the East
Baton Rouge case.
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THE LOUISIANA COUNT.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
The following Is compilation of the vote of nine
teen parishes, ms made by the Returning Board up
Saturday night iast:-
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AN INTERESTING SESSION OF THE BOARD
TESTIMONY INTRODUCED BY DEMOCRATS TO
sUsTAIN ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD IN couN-
TIES CONTESTED ny THEM.
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The Board mot for evening session at four oclock
II was announced that Governor Noycs would con.
duct tho defence In tho Alnchua case Tho ex-
Governor read = paper which denied all charges
made by the democrats and containing the
OF tho adaviis for tho deence certified copy
OF the certificate OF tho result; an affidavit Of r H.
Black who swcars that tho certified copy OF sho
turns tho number OF votes cast and who
swcars United States supervisor as we'll as In
spccor he helped to tho votes and that he re-
suit reported the result an adavIt Of Green
r. Mooro rcciting that the affidavit no furnished the
democrats, denying the OF certificates u
election, given when he was under strong mental
excitement and false every particular an adav
OF Floyd r. Duke stating that hc Induced BY the
democrats give affidavit which he now rctractcd
that no had givon the andsvit durcss and
he was in great fear of personal violence; adavis
OF Bolton, Justice OF tho Peace, swearing that mad
Withheld his from returns under misapprshen-
sion OF the fncts that no now voluntarily signs his
name to the return nidavit from Webster, County
Clerk, who that the statement by him recting
fraud alteration OF tho at Archer precinct,
made tho solicitation OF democrats and that he
now checrfuily withdraws IL. This " followed by am
davts from about coiored voters who swear they
voted al the Archer precinct
Tho democrats offered several afidavits IN rebutal
OF tnem one Justice Bolton, recitng that ir he
had ever signed any affidavit he did II when
he was irresponsible and uuconscious and also nnl-
davits citizens OF Aiachua swearing that
the day Beton signed the retorn-- -on tho 23d or
Novembcr-hc was totally drunk aud in the hands
Of tho republicans all day In state OF ntoxicaton;
also afidavit from Judge Dawkins, saying THAI no
threats intimidation undue Influences were used 10
get the Moore aud Dukes andavits. They have tsis-
grsphsd TO Aiachua for both Moore and Dskssbna1-
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Respectfully submitted.
j. H. ALCEE GAUTHREAUx,
OF Committee on Rcturns.
Il A. BURKE,
Chairman Committee on Registration and Election,
Democratic and Conservative Party.
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Union TINS thing Is an nputation upon the reputa-
ton of every citizen OF Louisiana We will have
witness here tomorrow. But say. though the heav-
ems fall let us clear this stain ON our escutcheon and
snow that the people OF Louisiana not ncnds
AS tncy try TO show that they They will take the
testimony 10 any way that you desirc
Judge Kelly OF Pennsylvania desIro TO state II is
now proposed 10 cr0ss-cxaminc, u they WILL have
never known counsel 10 refuse to wit
mesa for the Statc until after The
should bc closed and our desire Is that you crosbcx
anime the witness
General smith--what tho gentleman says is that
their friends from Uuachita, who know all about tho
Transaction are not here, but will be IN very short
time. Upon their Information they inlc.Iigentiy
cross-examne the witness; without them they can
not
air. Parker r-Do they prstend ignorance OF tho de.
tasy
MIR Morrcy-Ail the interrogatorics were known 10
the counsel on tho other side. Since tho 25th inst
thoy have had ample tlmo 10 INFORM themselves They
have the opportunity TO PROFOUND inerroeatores. Il
Is a fact that 1t Is public botoreiy and venture
say that the witnesses VIII come here unloss
they come in the custody OF the United States
snas.
Governor PaImer--f do not want TO be understood
interfering with the mere political
nave scrupulousiy avoided. see before mo n woman
who has been oulIy dealt with. Certainly II Is her
right: whether u Affects rilden or Hayes s matter OF
consequence, the Board ought TO aid in arriving
at the truth. II possible name one member OF your
Board who can go TO another room and allow tho cx
animation 10 GO on without reference 10 tho voe You
Will do act OF justice 10 the country and the people
OF this State.
President wcIls-we are here 10 decide n political
question, and the reputation ol any does de-
pend upon decision. The courts open for those
Investigations and there Is opportunity to have tho
whole matter sfted. Tho Board must go on; N tho
gentlemen don't desire 10 cross.exaniEe the witness
under the arrangement agreed upon by counsel tho
other sde PROFOUND ,tltr mt, r. ogstorics.
Tho discussion was continued or considerable
length OF time, when tho Board called. Ben James,
who examined and testified tho treatment he
ceived at tue hands OF the bulidozcrs and when be
had finished his testimony the defence concluded that
they would cross-examinc the widow, Mrs. Fnkston,
and they did 30 ut some length nj the conclusion or
which tho Board Adjourned until ten O'Clock to-day
Yesterdays rR0cEEDIKGs.
Alter considerable lime spent In discussion
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~" ohLhASSs NOV. ~, 1915
The following were the proceedings before tho Re-
turning Board in executive yesterday after
noon
Eliza Pnkston (coorcd) ono OF tho witnesses, was
brought In on q chair carried by two coiorsd men.
attended by a coiorcd The witness was sworn
tho following interrogatorcs propoundcd to her by
General Anderson:-
Q. DO you live IN Ward ore, known ns the island in
the parish or Ouachta? A. don't know nothing
about wards; l i've IN ouaehiia parish, at Hugh
q DO yon know what has become Of your husband,
Henry PInkstonf A. Yes. sir.
Y. Was he killed 10 the dny or night time? A. Ho
was killed in the uigh--n tho morning, before day
O. Was he In the house and in bed when his mur-
derers attacked him A. Yes, SIR
o. GIVE the names Of those who attacked him ana
the manner IN wnicn he was treated and Killed? A.
Dr. Young The frat that attack cd at my door
Mr.. Dory-Picasc PROFOUND tho question 50 she may
General Andcrson-you say that DR.. Young was
thercy 4. lie WAS the nrst one; they all rode by
thirty forty OF them, and they said, Is Henry tn
friend Of Henry's is come to guide fIin TO Monroc" "
| said, "Bu Doctor, you not Henry's fricnd:v
pceped through the crack and Earser burst the door
open Captain Craig cried out, .Gag him; lie votes no
rdlcai ticket be vote Il n he'll he has voted il
thus TAR and may vote II no tnrthcr' they came into
the house and gagged HIN; that Is when tey cut him
the leg; said. "oh, Lord! don't xiii my husband
that Is all have got;" one struck mo in the face
and on the head with his pistol; they said. leave The
-" | said, 'rhat IS my husband;'
and knocked me down on tho hearth
President wclls--How many others besides DR..
Youngy
A There several; was a stranger In that
parish; knowed no more OF them than what each
othcI called their namos frank Derms, ! know him
because lie had his nose OF; he was the only and
Captain Tebout that knowed personally.
O. How did those parties attack and XIII hmY A.
They tied hts legs together aud dragged Of tho
door and shot him seven times; they had pocket
handkerchief his mouth
President WelIs--How many times did they shoot
hiny
Al Evcrv tlmc they shot him he draw hfa brcath.
they shot him seven times.
A. State what those parties told your husband about
oolinR them as to joining their democrat nc club. a.
He told them that he had fooled them tar hut he
would t00i them further; said. '.Hurrah
Tor Btcwstcr," and he SAID. 81 reckon sDy daylight
purish."
q. was not Henry Pinkston an active republican,
and was he not killed on that accountf A. lilo
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-01-19
s No. "a.

Of the States and Of the
people of the Union, we, the people
of the State of Louisiana, do present
our grievances and ask you-in the
name Of our common country, in the
name Of our common civilization, in
the name Of the sacred memories
that cluster around this Centennial
year, in the name of liberty and JUS
tice-that you blot from our national
history this shameful record of usur
patton and of crime committed
against our State, and permit it no
longer to remain a precedent for the
overthrow Of other States.
And this we urge, not only that we
may be released from the grasp Of
the lawless usurpation, but that, as Il
people we may present to the nations
of the earth the spectacle OF a repub
lie, perfect, not only in form, but
breathing the spirit of democratic
government through all Of its mem
bers. R. H. MARI,
Chairman.
JAMES JErrRIEs,
G. w. McCRAS1E,
X. A. Cross,
II. ]. HEARsEY,
w. r. RICHARDSON,
NJ. VooRnIEs,
E. w. HUNTINGTON.
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postieal..
THE BRIDES FAREWELL.


Why do I weep? To leave the vine
Whose clusters DER me bend:
The myrtle--yet, oh, call it mine!
The flowers love to tend.
a thousand thoughts of all things dear
Like shadows DER me sweep:
l leave my sunny childhood here,
Oh, therefore let me weep!
1 leave thee, sister! We have played
Through many joyous hour,
Where the silvery green of the olive
shade
Hung dim DER fount and bower.
Yes /! thou and l, by stream, by shore,
In song, in prayer, in sleep,
Have been as wo>rnay be no more
Kind sister, let me weep!
l leave thee, father! Ewes bright moon
Must now light other feet.
With the gathered grapes, and the Tyre
in tune, HI
Thy homeward step to greet.
Thou in whose voice, to bless thy child,
Lay tones of love so deep,
Whose eye DER all my youth hath
smiled
l leave thee! let me weep!
Mother! I leave thee! On thy breast
Pouring ont joy and woe
I have found that holy place of rest
Still changeless-yet | go.
Lips that have IuiIed me with your
strain!
Eyes that have watched my sleep!
viii earth give love like yonrs again?
Sweet mother! let me weep!
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"reminiscences of Josephine and Ma
~ rie Louise.

Our friend, the old French lady of
whom / have already spoken, says of
Josephine: ssshe was not pretty, but
she was the most graceful woman in
the world" OfNapoleon, whom she
remembers as First Consul and as
Emperor, she gives singularly Vi
vid description. She says that
though in youth he was thin and sal
low, and in middle age stout and
pale, his face always had a strange
beauty stern, yet delicate; some
thing almost fearful. ellis eyes
were like blue steel, yet, when at
rest, they had an absent, dreamy
look; it was only when they regarded
you that you felt their power; then
something cold and sharp seemed to
pass through you. His finely curved
chin was firm as marble, but it had u
dimple fit for a young girl. He had
a small, beautiful mouth, which
seemed always ready to smile and
never smiled. His speech was alb
rupt and startling; it made one trem-
BILE if he only said Bon jour. There
was something merchant about him,
even in his pleasantly. He played
roughly, especially with the Empress
Marie Louise, whom he treated as q
child, sometimes tossing her iu the
air, and carrying her down stairs on
/ his shoulders"
OF Marie Louise she said: ssHer
neck and arms were fine, her COM
plexion was not bad, but she had an
ugly face, unmeaning eyes, and a
nose.'' The old lady startled me by
adding that as wife and mother
that royal dame was sans entrailees.
Terrace Greenwood in New York
Times.
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The East Of the Royal stuar,s

An English paper Of the eleventh
of December reports: A historical
figure has just passed away; Lady
Louisa Stuart, the last descendant of
the royal family of Scotland, having
died at Traquair House, near PEBBLES
in her one hundredth year. Lady
Louisa Stuart was the last surviving
representative Of q once powerful
border clan. She was the daughter
Of the seventh Earl, and upon the
death, in 1861, other brother Charles
the eighth peer: the ancient title Of
the line became extinct. Born in
l716, she had almost completed her
hundredth year; and, retaining her
faculties unimpaired, she was able to
refer from personal knowledge to
events which are matters Of remote
history to the present generation
Her venerable age made her an OBJ
ject of much tender interest and at
traction. The Stuarts of Traquair
bear notable name, and trace con-
'nection through a long descent with
royal houses both of English and
Scotland. The earliest mention of
the family in Peeblesshire occurs in
l47S. The Earl Of Buchan, whose
mother, Lady Jane Beaufort, was the
widow Of James I. and the descend
ant of John Of Gaunt, then purchas-
ed the domain Of Traquair for his
natural son, James.
This James, who was subsequently
legitimated, was the founder of the
race of Stuart and persisted at Flod-
den, leaving several sons. The for
tunes Of the family seem to have cul-
minated in Sir John Stuart, Lord
High Treasurer of Scotland and Com
missioner to the General Assembly
who was elevated to the earldom iu
1888, and, after checkered career
died in extreme penury. The second
earl, his son, though an elder Of the
Church Of Scotland, ultimately EN-.
braced the Roman Catholic religion
which became from this time the he
reditary faith of the Stuarts. He
was succeeded in turn by his sons
William and Charles, the latter O
whom married Lady Mary Maxwell
sister Of the Earl of Nithsdale, whose
escape from the Tower Of Londol
through the intervention ofhis deyo
ted wife is one Of the most romanti,
and touching incidents in later histo
ry, BY a further intermarriage il
the next generation the same fami
lies were still more closely united
and now the names of Stuart an,
Maxwell are merged into one, the es
tates Of Traquair having just passed
by the death Of Lady Louisa, into tn
hands of the Hon. Henry Constabl
Maxwell, younger brother Of Lor'
Herries and descendant Of the Niths
dales.
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VANCE,! No subscription taken
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each subsequent one.
EIGHT lines or less, (BREvIER) consti-
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LONDON can lay claim to the
youngest of the llabitual drunkards.
Mr.. Henry Cleasby, aged six years,
was found helplessly drunk the other
night in Peutonvi!le road; Clerkenwell.
He was without father or mother, both
having deserted him, aud his grand
mother was unable to keep him within
bounds. He was put where he would
do the least harm.
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Il q.
A BOILING LAKE.-The remarka-
bic discovery Of a boiling lake in the
Island of Dominica has excited much
scientific interest, and Investigations
Of the phenomenon are to be made
by geologists. It appears that q
company exploring the steep and for
cst-covered mountain behind the
town Of Bosseau came upon this boil
ing lake, about $500 feet above the
sea level, and 2 miles in circumfer-
ence.. On the wind clearing away
for a moment the cloud of sulphurous
steam with which the lake was coy-
erred, a mound Of water was seen 10
feet higher than the general level Of
the surface, caused by ebullition.--
The margin Of the lake consists of
beds of sulphur, and its oyerfowing
found exit by waterfall of great
height.
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THE Springfield Republican is
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