The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-27

40 EXCITEMENT OVER THE MATTER-DIS
TRICT-ATToRNEY CORBIN'S CASE POSTPONED
UNTIL. MONDAY.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
COLUMBIA, s. c., November 25.-The ar
rest OF the members OF the Board OF State
Canvassers causes no excitement, but is thu
general topic OF conversation al over thu
city. The negroes do not comprehend it
meaning, and arc dumbfounded.
Service OF the papers has been made upol
the members OF the Board by the sheriff
deputies, and they will be taken to jail at
O'Clock this afternoon. The Board com
prises all the executive officers OF the State
government except the Governor, Licutcn
ant-Goyernor, and Superintendent Of Edu
cation. The Offices OF the Treasurer, Secre
tary OF State, ComptrollcrG General, and At
torney-G eneral will be deprived of their re
Spectiye heads. and will doubtless be closed
and unless they can exercise the functions
OF their offices the wheels OF the govern
mcnt will be virtually stopped.
The members OF the Board under arrest
arc quietly awaiting their conmittal, ant
exhibit no signs or disposition to resist tho
order OF the Court, but rather to peaceabl.
submit. It is not known what course they
intend to pursue The order is very en-
phatic in the matter OF the confinement OF
the Board until it purGcs itself, and dis
tinctly specifies that they shall not be re-
leased by any other authority than that OF
the Supreme Court itself.
The case Of District-Attorncy Corbin, the
counsel for the Board who was required to
show cause why he should not also be held
in contempt, has been continued until
Monday. >-
The fine OF fifteen hundred dollars each,
it is thought, will bring the members OF the
Board to their senses, MS they all have prop
erty. .... -
ASSOCIATED Press kilograms -t
COLUMBIA, November 2j.--The Supreme
Court has Just entered 4 Judgment OF 81 500
fine each and the commitment Of all the
members OF the Board OF Canvassers to jail
until released by order OF the Court.
. The Court is now proceeding with the
case against United States Attorney Corbin,
COullScl VI iIt III SolitCiuPl.
Considerable suppressed excitement pre-
walls. .-
COLUMBIA, November 25.-District-Attor
ney Corbin, counsel for the Board of Can
yaSscrs, disclaimed intentional contempt,
and asked the indulgence OF the Court till
Monday. The Court is now occupied with
argument on the electoral vote.
..-....... Second Dispatch.
THE latest FROM COLUMDIA-THE STATE CAN
WASHERS SLEEPING IN JAIL-THEY SAY THEY
WON'T "PURGE" UNDER ANY ClRCuM-
STANCES-uOPING TO BE RELEASED by SOME
LEGAL PEoCESS-IIIE CASE OF TIE ELEC-
TORS TO BE DECIDED MONDAY.
- Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
= COLOMBIA, 5. c., November 26-1 4. NJ
In the case Of members Of the Legislature
the counsel for the Democratic candidates
submitted IN order to the Court that the
clerk OF court should, on the certified state
ment OF the Board oil Canyasscrs on file in
court, issue certificates to the persons who
had received the highest number OF votes
for members OF the Senate and House. TT G
Court stated. in substance that under the
decision OF the Court already made com.
the Board to issue such certificates,
they having refused to obey the Court and
being i'll contempt, the clerk could issue
copies OF the record. The Court therefore
declined to issue any other order on the
subject; .".t.@. ..a:... -
The clerk, it is understood, will now en-
brace the judgment OF the court in copies
.
to all who received the highest number OF
votes. This ensures the Democrats the con-
troll OF the organization of the House, the
election Of Hampton and Simpson, and a
United States senator to succeed Robertson.
The members OF the State Board are all in
Jail tonight. t..- <,.
No effort has been made by Judge Bond
10 release them on writs OF A06e0S corpus.
This may, however, be due to the fact that
their counsel, District-Attorney Cortin,
was engaged to- day in the Supreme Court.
The Jailed canvasscrs have strong hopes
If being taken out by some legal process.
They stand firmly by their action, and will,
hey say, under no circumstances rcccde
rom tile position taken by them. One OF
hem remarked. I'VE won't purge worth 4
.cnt." The action OF the. court on Mon
lav is looked forward to With great anxiety.
Second Dispatch. '"..' '.'' ~
HE COURT RATHER GOES BACK on THEIR FOR
MEE AcT!ON-THE DECISION IN REGARD TO
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS TO BE MADE
TODAY. a., r.. ..,.s-r.,. i, ...
COLUMBIA, November 25.-The Supreme
Court his afternoon took the order under
ldviscment requiring the Board Of State
to make comparison Of the re-
urns OF the county .canyassers and the re-
urns OF the precinct managers in the cases
II presidential electors, and will. render a
lecision Monday. Tile Court declined to
ssuc an order giving the certificates to
OF the Legislature from Edgetleid
md LaTens counties, refused by the Board,
)ut stated that such members could obtain
l copy Of the record from the clerk OF the
court, which would be equivalent to q certi-
icate. s-ut s-. i... nnf u
The five members OF the Board Of. Can
faSSerS who were constructively arrested
his morning, reported at the jail this eve
ming, where they are now confined, Their
names are: L. l.. Cardozo, Treasurer; r..
:. Dunn, Comptroller; General William
Stone, Attorney-G eneral; II. e. Hayne,
ofState; and II. w. Purvis, ex-
Adiutant- and Inspector General, compris-
ny the Board Of Canyassers. ).
LOUISIANA. ff II
he MISSING polls IN EAST BATON ROUGE
PARIsH-How THE BEPUBLIcAS BOARD EN-
pEAyogs 70 DEFRAUD THE DEMOCRATS OUT
or THE ELECTION.
NEW ORLEAss,, November p. Seven