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THE DECIDING STATES.
LOUISIANA.
The State Possibly Democratic.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Democrats Claim Two Electoral Votes
FLORIDA.
The Same Old Story.
EUROPEAN VAR CLOUD.
EUROPEAN VAR CLOUD.
LOUISIANA.

WV 1ohk, NOV. I.-rne HTdtfS New
Orleans special says: During to-day tue
parlor OF the St. Charles hotel, where tue
headquarters OF the visiting democratic
senators and DISTINGUISHED men mas been
delegation OF negroes who desired 70
make known their grievances. Tney cnarge
the republicans VITA acts of intimidatiol
when negro desires 10 vote the democratic
ticket The Herald has q letter from several
negroes, saying they cauyassed the state for
and voted for Tilden and Mich oils.
The Returntag Board.
The HTdTs New Orleans dispatch also
has the following: the returning 90 ard
remained In session about an hour an a nalf,
and perfected its Organisation Ex-gov.
Wells was elected president, but nothing
was done about rlling the vacancy caused
BY the resignation of Arroyo, democrat, dur
Ing the last campaign. After making SON e
meeting, the board adjourned"
Financial Erect In New Orleans.
Gold rates here to-day are 10 per cent
above New York. Banks are calling In all
their call loans, particularly on state and
their money out of the banks and putting it
In gold. Still there is no sign OF anything
Democratic RepIy 60 the Re,ub,tcau
Letter OF Refusal.
The committee appointed by the demo-
cratic VISITORS 10 prepare q reply 10 the
republican letter OF refusal have been at work
up 10 q late hour. IL consists OF Senators
Trumbun and Doolittle; Gov. Curtin, OF
Pennsylvania; Ottendorfier, OF New YORK.
and another OF Ohio. In substance it Will be
Substantially ss follows:
They admit they have no official power or
right 10 interfere with the internal affairs OF
the state OF Louisiana, but they are here az
the REQUEST of an organization OF a great
political party where they meet the repre-
sentattves OF the opposition selected by the
President himself for the same purpose and,
as be says In his army orders, for the sake of
seeing an honest count OF the vote actually
cast They assume this as the mutual object
since the question has become q national
one, and they insist that the people of the
fair and honest count; aud further that
proper respect should be paid to the fact that
The people OF the United States have elected
Tilden py majority OF nearly 1000; iguor-
100000. In reply TO the statement that the
Vice President has the authority 10 count
the votes they take direct issue AID assert
that Congress Itself, consisting OF tue senate
and the House, has been solely invested with
such power; that for thirty years a prece
dent has established this right. The Senate
invariably appointing Que and the House
two tellers, TO whom the duty has been dele.
gated, they emphaIically deny that the Con-
stitutioD OF the Unite1 States ever coatem
plated delegaiipg such grave and arbitrary
powers 10 any one Individual, and that the
right and responsibility belong TO Congress
itself They also deny that the returoing
board OF Louisiana can be safely trusted
with the manipulation OF returns OF the cleo.
ton, having been already virtually set aside
twice by reports OF Congressional commit
tees, comprised or leading representatives
or both political parties and once by the re
lection Of oficials decided 10 have been elect
ed by the board. The more so because the
board as at present constituted 10 precisely
sisting OF two United States officials and
one candfnate for ofice at the late election.
The state Possibly Democratic With.
Ous the D1sPut Cd Parishes.
A ITsotu'es New Orleans dispatch says the
n hA al Ton, N,
received in this city, show that the republi-
can msjortues are, In the aggregate smaller
Than they have been supposed TO be. Politi-
coded in private. II not In public, that the
result would depend entirely on the decision
Of the returning board in regard 70 the vote
Intimidation or fraud were most resortei TO.
Ii these or any three OF them were counted
as polled It was supposed the democrats
thpoWn out tbs st.ss Was a. mo oeey were All
CONCEDED to De republican. Grave doubts
now exist In regard 70 there being Q republic
car ,sI m ,H IN s6e remsining parishes even
West Feliciana, East Baton Rouge Ouchata
and Moreh0use parishes. A table, prepared
Ss s4Hss. rspuSl,C, ns Of this who
correct Information, make the state very
close without the vote of the parishes named,
with the chances rather In favor OF the
democratic. 1t must not be concluded from
this that the prospect Of the democrats
carrying the state has been Improved
Enough OF the vote in the "bull do zed"
board to give the repu blicans q majority in
several OF them. II will be seen how dim
cult IL Is To forecast from the returns re-
The republicans are fully confident that the
returning board will declare the vote OF
Louisiana to have bean cast for Hayes ana
unanimously 70 have arrived At the same
conclusion. Tho latter, At the same time,
assert that this result can only be brought
deDce Of violence and inti%idation w mi 4:
produced 10 OF more convincing character
than they expect, they do not propose % as-
nnai. In Other words, they do not intend 70
allow the vote ef Louisiana to be counted
for Hayes On TIE second Wednesday OF next
Es6Tsa1y snis1s t is.S case made up here is
sault upoa It hopeless. When the truth
about the Louisiana election comes To he
known; II Il u ever fully revealed, IL win be
is in the ritht, bat which has besa less 70
The 1etarnlDg Bsara Threassnea.
The Itmes New Orleans special says the
was signed UNITED Brotherhood az Io ass:sr
ana" and made various savage threats
a snail 0ejorlsy for l1l1ea ClaaaeA.
INV YoaK, Nov. 1.-THE Herads Tails
hassee dispatch says: The onicial retarns
continue TO come In without, however,
changing the estimate I sent you TIVE days
since, giving The state 70 Tildsn by IRON -
70 100 majority. A prominsot FEDERAL omce
holder here reduces 1fld0n'e majority to ~,
but cannot vouch for his figures.
The Bepabl1oene Ceseola They Have |
OorR1eA TIE 0eoto.
The Times Tallahassee dtopatch sayg No
returns have bean recoived here 70 day
which change the result In Florida SS
already reported: The republicans are moro |
than ever assured they have errried the stste
and that this fact win appear as soon g he /
board Of canvassers meet.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Dooo0Toeo New Cn0aA T1o ~
the El0Oa0e0-
NEW YORK. Nov. f7.-The Hwold.s Colum.
bta dispetch says: The electoral vote II sfiiI |
dtsputed. The republicans claim loo ma
toF1ty for Hayes. The democratic still nersi-
naetoualy insist that rilden hes secured ~
least two electors, owing to the scrStch,nS
o. two candidases on the republican elec.
toral ticket.