The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-16
FROM LOUISIANA.
Correspondence othe Neas York Herald.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 10, 1876.
The Democratic committee have heard
from all the parishes except five and Til
den is 6,49l ahead. The remaining
parishes gave a Democratic majority in
1874 of $500. This secures the State for
Tilden by at least 5000 majority.
THE COUNTING OUT PROCESS.
Great excitement in the city this even
ing consequent upon a general apprehen-
sion that the Republicans have some VIC
lent scheme on foot to count out Louisi-
ana by the Returning Board. With this
exception everything is quiet.
GENERAL AUGUR's ACTION.
Your correspondent called on General
Augur this evening with view of ascer-
tanning his views upon the subject.
General Augur states that his orders, re-
ceived before the election, embraced
special directions to protect the Return
ing Board in the discharge of their duties.
In response to request as to their tenor
he declined to show them or give any
further information. Up to the present
time he has received no orders from Cen
eral Sheridan. He also expressed his in
tention to do all in his power to preserve
the peace.
ARRIVAL OF GRANTS ORDER.
On returning from military headquar-
ters your correspondent found an extra
had just been issued containing Grants
order, whereupon he Immediately re-
turned. Upon entering and showing it
to General Augur the latter said it was
the first information he had had on the
subject and reiterated his non-reception
of any orders in regard thereto. He
stated, however, iii reply to the inquiry,
that if any dispatches were manufac-
tured to create disturbance by interfer-
ing with the Returning Board, that he
would order enough troops here to pro-
tect them in making a fair count.
At HEADQUARTERS.
1t is worthy of remark that whereas
headquarters were, as they usually are at
night, quiet and almost deserted at the
first visit, at the second they presented a
scene of the busiest activity. Two opera
tors were at work at the telegraphic in
strument, the desks were occupied, mes
sengers passing to and fro with docu-
ments and the evidence of something in
the wind of no little Importance keenly
apparent in the atmosphere.
THE RETURNING BOARD.
The Returning Board, as now consti-
tuted, consists of ]. Madison Wells, Sur
veyor of the Port; Thomas Anderson,
candidate for State Senator; two negroes,
Casenave and Kenner, and Mr.. Arroyo,
resigned. According to constitutional
provisions the first two are debarred from
serving, one being United States off,
cial, the other candidate. The Board
is elected by the Senate, and has power
to fill any vacancy that may occur during
the interval. This leaves the selection of
three members of the Board to the two
negroes. Wells and Anderson are both
out of the city. The former, who the
Republicans claim has right to serve,
will arrive here on Saturday evening.
The negroes, after a prolonged search,
your correspondent was unable to find,
nobody appearing to know anything
about them.
THE MEETING OF THE BOARD.
The Board will meet on the 18th, at
their office in the State House, when and
where the returns will be counted.
PRESIDENT GRANTS ORDER.
President Grants order has excited a
deep feeling, which finds its expression
more in disgust than in Indignation.
Everybody seems to have expected it,
from their experience of former elections.
Tile expression that the issue is now a
national one and that the people of the
State are the least interested, is very
general. Everything is quiet, and aPpa-
rently no resistance is contemplated to
any measures that may be inaugurated.
Telegraphic dispatches have, however,
been sent off to all the Democratic super
visors through the State to protect the
tallies and the ballot boxes.
Much interest is manifested in the COM
ing of Messrs. Thurman, Bayard, Beck
and other prominent Democrats, who are
expected to arrive tomorrow.