Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-29
From South Carolina.

| TIL f T w AT ES
COLUMBIA, 5. c., Nov 29.-Thc situation
, to-day is unchanged with The exception that
the radical House has been in session all the
N ,ruing, but unable to transact any business
on account Of the abseutces, which leaves it
wlhou; quorum.
The Senate is engaged in discussing a con-
current resolution passed by the House yester-
d4y to 90 icto canvass of the returns for Gov
clnor aul LII uteDsrt- Governor.
The dc,n cratic II use Went into secret SEES.
sion ia Caro!!na Hall after receiving the report
Of the roulD,ltt.e Appointed 10 obIalo the re
turns Of the election from the Secretary of
State .or Gnvcroor and Lltutcnan-G Governor.
The Committee reported that he Secretary
had surrer dcred tie returns to Maekey, the
Speaker OF the radc.l House.
the military are still garrisnulng The State
House.
The Supreme Cour! uet this morning but
adjourned wlhout 'rausac!iug any business,
he lawyers Del ug engaged iu making their re-
turns 10 the habeas corrus case all citing the
! Board OF CauvasserS botore Judge Bond Of the
! u s Cireui Court.
Tnc Sergeant at-Arms OF the radical House
! has hcen engaged all day 10 locking up absent
ees from that body, but without success so far.
| SOUTH CAROLINA.
New YORK NV 29.-The Hcrad's Col
un,bia, ). T., 50, cia ,ay>: Or The State House
| Legi>'a' urc a negro uauIch Lee, or Chester,
who Wa Included 10 the vote toT Mackey, ssys
be- did .,ot Yote al all. which would invalidate
the ccctiou OF Speaker. After the election OF
the regular officers member wished to know
whether the c:uates 0! EIge6ed and Laurens
W&rc ~ haT. aGy represr CITATION IN the Legls-
latur', elIh>r ny republican or democrat rep
reese .allvts. 5 SINE debate On tic question
ersu j. bet TIE matter was laid over. In the
Senate the Senators trom + ire6eld, Laurens
AMI Ab1cvIle COUNTIES presented themselves
ard were admitted Oh certificates OF the Su.
creme Court. bur we're refused seats The
! cr.Gcutias Of the aDpvc III nloocd Senators
were taken Ii charge ~ the Committee 90
Privileges and Elections, ilu were TO be acted
upon. The Senate is composed IT thirty three
uembcrs Three Of these being excluded, left
tl.irty Only. OF hat nun,bar eighteen are re-
nutlcans ana Twelve democrats. Three Of the
republic rs will vote With the democrats
whlch makes a deadlock 10 that body. The
three xciu led democrats have the best pros
pects Of beng admit ed.
FLORIDA.
new York, Ncy. 29.-ihe Times has he
following
Tallahassee, Nov % Il hereby certify
State. EXCEPT Dade county. were this day open.
ed by he Board OF State Cauvasscrs, and the
vnt Tor electors as officially announced FROM
the face of the returns in detail aggregate as
follows Humphries received "a 32S, Pearce
u. 1924, Lorg "a 373 Holden 24,32S Iounge
24,2S4, Call "A 2S5, Hilton "a, 2S3, Blu lock
"a 2,2. The hrs' Ionr DaUes are republicans
ard he las: tour democratic candidates..
(Sigpcd y W. LEE APTHORP,
Clerk of the Board.
LOUISIANA.
The Worlds dispatch Iron New Orleans,
gviag an account OF the proceedings IN the Re
turning Board, says: Mrs Eliza Pipkston,
middle aged Degrcss, was brought IN on chair
and lad ca a s3ia. in which position, another
nrgreSs sitting BY her, she gave tie testimony.
Her story il this On the ngl of I2oV. Ain
iarg, crowd OF men, 81 or 40, came to Ter
hou.e, where she Was with her husband and
child. Six of them camc into the house and
look Pink,tou outside aud mutsted him in
shocking manner and then cut the chds
throat. After this four OF them selz.d ADD
: outraged her, aad others assaulted anu cut her
Yti knives The leaders Ut the parry she d.
carcd 10 be DIR. Young aud Mr.. Logan, resi-
! dents of Oua;hlta parish, white men, aud
Willy Parks, co!o1ed. When the democrats
csuDSe! proposed TO cross examine the witness
desperate etfvr; was made to prcveut It, Va
beilg cross ex ,m Ued the woman ADMITTED hat
there were colorrd men among the assallans,
aod that she heard those outside shout "hur-
rah for Brewster Brewster beinga we'll Known
aud leading republican in he parish. She also
, admitted that a few days afterwards she
had told several white gentlemen who came
to visit aud attend her that The whole affair
was the work f culored meu, that % white men
Were concerned 10 II aud that It had nothing 70
do with politics. When asked if she had not
been accused of some criue, alusion being
made to an indictment for uu der aDglog
over hrr, she said Crime. what dat. o.
you III .ans dat Rose Hill; did ut kill atgal :
rhc case vii! come up agalo to-day. Ut:
Young aud Mr.. Logan who are DOW here VIII
,hcn appear with ,helr witnesses. WHY Parks,
the coored mau named by Eliza P,ukstooD,
D has been dead Tor three months. Inc truth
Of this case is that Plokston was democrat
aud had voted the democratic ticket at the last
, erection.
THURSDAY will be The last day on which State
taxes can be paid without an addition Of per ct
All those who have given it trial will not
be without 1t. 1t cures. DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup.
Parties paying taxes viii fod it to their ad-
) vautage 10 purchase Virginia coupons at Burke
: l. Hcrpcrts. noy Is 2w.
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: Es-NoTIcE = he Consery ,tve voters OF the
: Second w>rd are requested TO meet ut II o'clk.