Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11
THE VNQUIEr SOUTHERN STATES.
Southern Rife Clubs Invited 10 Attend
the INAUGURATION Of Ti1den.

The New York Times of yesterday published
the following dispatch from this city: Re
publicssns are advised OF The discovery OF a
most extraordinary circular. Ii is printed
and addressed TO the commanders of all the
arm'' militia in the southern states. The
clrcU ar recites that il is the desire of the
democratic managers TO have an imposing
military demonstration at the time of the
Inauguration of Tilden. and il requests the
recipient of the circular TO notify the p ,rson
sending il whether his command can attend.
how large il will be, and especially to give
the record OF the officers. number, cal bre,
character; and quality of it's rife and field
pieces. a blank is LEFT fOI the signature OF
the person sending ii. That the democrats
might desire 10 make an important military
pageant in the event of Tilden's Inauguration
can be understood, but the remarkable re-
quest as to the caliber Of the rifles and the
artillery. and record OF the officers, is be-
lieved to mean mischief The Tones makes
no editorial reference TO the dispatch.
south Carolina.
The President was asked yesterday as to
the truthfulness OF published report that
the Cabinet had determined TO sustain Cham
to recognize the Mackey House. and NOS 10
withdraw the troops from the Capitol, etc.
He replied that there was no truth in the
statement.
WHOLESALE LYNCHING.
IL is reported at Columbia. y. C.. that ten
negroes, who murdered a white man named
Allen and wounded another named Baker at
Lowndesvilie. Abbeville county. and who
were alleged TO be engaged in a plot 10
murder the whites, were taken from the
Shefiff'S posse and lynched by GeorgianS.
Thirteen negroes were arrested on warrants
issued by a trial justice, and owing to threats
of lynching they were sent under a strong
guard TO jail at Anderson, in the adjoining
county, for sa1e-keeping. IL rs supposed
while en- route they were seized by Geor-
gians, who came across the Savannah river,
| and summarily dealt with. No details, and
] excitement great.
PLAN To CRIPPLE CHAMBERLAIN.
a Columbia dispatch To the New York Trt-
/ bJBle says: Judge Carpenter, of the Sd judicial
circuit court, this evening issued a tempo
rary injunction, on complaint of the taxpay-
| ers. enjOining two banks in this city which
! are state repositories OF the public funds,
| by +. l.. CardOzo, claiming 10 act as public
| treasurer. CardoZo is the republican treas
| urer, acting under Chamberlain, and il is
| claimed by the plaintiffs that his term of of
! flee under the constitution expired on the Sd
| of December, and his successor has not yet
| qualified. Ifthe injunction is sustained the
! republican government will be left without
! funds.
THE COURTS AND THE CASyASSERS.
! MessTs. Cowgirl and McI.in. the controller
| of accounts and secretary of state, were
| brought before Judge White, circuit judge OF
! the Tallahassee district. on Saturday, L.
| answer TO the rule of the court 10 show cause
! why they should moi be committed for con
| tempt in continuing the canvass and certify
] ing IL for governor and other state officers
after they had been served with the restrain
ing order of the court. They appeared witt
counsel. Judge Emmons, and asked for time
to prepare an answer, and, after argument
they were granted until four O'Clock. They
appeared at that hour, and, after lengthencC
argument, submitted a written answer
which they requested they might not be re
quired TO file in its unfinished condition
pleaded for delay, and the judge grantee
until nine o'clock a. m. to-day, when the
were ordered 10 appear and answer Specifi
| Cally and without evasion why they SHOULD
| not be committed for contempt.
| The members of the supreme court hav
been summoned 10 Tallahassee, and arrive,
last night. IL is understood il the circui
| court decides 10 commit the returning boar
for contempt an appeal will be made AZ enc
TO tie supreme court.
| Louisiana.
ANOTHER REvoLUTIoN SAID TO BE AFooT
| a dispatch TO the n. Y. Tribune from New
| Orleans, December g, says:-The democrat
| will hold a caucus tomorrow 10 consider TN
| question of organizing n state government
They viii in all probability effect such al
organization and inaugurate Gen. Nicholl
on the first Monday of January. The demo
Gratis will publish officially tomorrow lis
of representatives and senators elected, a
shown by the face of the full returns. The
claim four majority in the house and four il
| the senate. The returning board returns Civ
the republicans twenty-five majority in Tin
| mouse ard two majority in the senate.
| seventeen senators elected, over nine ar
| democrats. They will admit only thos
shown elected on the face OF the returns, an
| will thus make the senate democratic.