The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-11-30
The result from the face of the returns 9
would be yery close


would be very close.
Abram S. Hewitt, Chairman of III,
National Democratic Committee. ad
dressed a letter to Gen. Hampton ot
South Carolina, on the 24th, in which tht
; prudence, forbearance and self.controI,
manifested in the latter's address to tbt
. people OF MS State are commended, and
expressing hope that no outbreak viii,
occur because of the exciting situation in
that State. Confidence is expressed in the
hnal verdict OF the people of the country
upon the recent political occurrences.
The returns at the office of the Secreta-
ry OF State of California give majority
OF one vote to Pacheco, the Republican
candidate for Congress in the Fourth Dis.
trict
The total vote in Kentucky was 25s, $50.
Of these Tilden had 16O,445, and HAYES
9S,415. Tildcn's majority so, ,03O.
Tilden's official majority in New York
State is little over 81, COO In Georgia,
50, 1s5. In the former State Peter Cooper
had 1887 and G. c. Smith 1859.
Jacobs, the Republican candidate for
Delegate to Congress from Washington
Territory, has a majority of about 300
The Territorial Council is composed of
six Republicans and three Democrats. and
the lower house of eighteen Republicans
and twelve Democrats.
There were present before the Louisiana
Returning Board on the 25th, for the Re
publicans, Messrs. Stoughton, Van Allen.
Wilcox, Kelly and Harker, and for the
Democrats, Messrs. Palmer, Trumbull,
G. B. Smith, Bigler and Julian After
some other proceedings, the votes in the
contested parishes of De Soto, Ouachita.
| Lincoln, East and West Feliciana, Rich
| land Caddo and Sabine were announced
from consolidated statements, the totals
| being 5,7S1 for Hayes and 10, 755 for Til
den. The votes for three parishes were
not counted, there being contests fixed for
a hearing the following week. The fol.
lowing account of the subsequent proceed
ings before the Board is given by the As
sociated Press:
"When the returns from the parishes
marked contested were opened, the Dem o.
cratic counsel were allowed to be present
The returns from De Soto Parish were
brought in and contained in one package
sealed with wax When the seals were
broken by members of the Board there
were found inside the consolidated votes of
the Commissioners, statements, and tally
sheets Attached to the returns were a
large number of protests aud at1idayits.
The Secretary OF the Board said the
package had been received on the 18th !
inst, and was entered in his receipt book, |
aad the returns, he said, had come by
mail. In the course of inspection it was
discovered lhat of the protests of the
Supervisor charging general intimidation, !
was dated Nov p, and swoyn to in this city |
before the Commissioner of the Circuit |
Court When called upon to exp ain how a |
pro est dated on the 25th inst, to-day, could |
get into a sailed registered package re-
ccived by mail on the lStA inst, the Secrc- |
tary said he had RECEIVED two packages.
" He was detected by one of the Demo
cratic counsel present in the act OF making |
another entry on his book of two packages
received.
"After some delay another package was pro-
duced, and found to contain consolidated /
statement of votes and Commissioners re-
turns, but no protests or atliiavits
The members of the Board were unable |
to explain the matter, and Senator Sher-
man, of the Republican Visiting Committee,
felnalhtu tlaL tIGEt was no use 10 ulSgulSt
the fact that the returns had been opened
aud protests inserted after the package of
1.-The atfuir created quite a sensation
among members of the Committee present.
The members Of the Democratic Committee
were very OutspOken in the opinion thst Il
fraud had been perpctsatcd, aud the Repub-
licans did not deny that The afslT mad
very peculiar aspect Democratic counsel
say that a similar thing has occurred in the |
h.r ,aria Is they
admitted until to-day there was uo opportu-
nifty to discover the frauds
The South Carolina State Supreme |
Court on the 25th entered judgment OF
$500 fine each and commitment OF all
the Board of Canvassers to Jail until re-
leased by order of the Court. United
States District-Attorney Corbiu, counsel
for the State Board of CanvasserS, dis
claimed any intention of contempt anu |
asked and was granted until the 2'th 10
satisfy the Court. The Court declined
to issue an order giving certificates 10
members of the Legislature from
Edgetield and Laurens Counties, re-
fused by the Board, but stated |
that such members could OBTAIN
COPY Of the record from the Clerk OF the |
Court. which would be equivalent 10
certificate. The five members OF tue
Board of Canvassers who had Dech c"ii-
structively arrested, reported at the JAN
in the evening, and were confined therelh'
There names are: F. l.. Cardoza, treas
urer; T. C. Dunn, Comptroller; zen
William Stone, ttorney-General; IL. L. !
PAYNE, Secretary of State, ana Ii. W.
Purvis, ex-Adjutant and lnspector-Uen
eral II is stated that the Secretary OF
State claims that the Board had not oiS-
obeyed any order of the Court, ana tna'
the law was on their side.
Secretary of War Cameron received 'lie
following order from the President on the
Goth:
SIR: D. II. Chamberlain is now Governor
of the State Of South Carolina oGyohu ,ii any ANY
controversy, and remains SO uhtil tHo NV
Governor shall be duly and lega.ly ~ ~iiiausu
rated under the Constitution Inc Ho'eLn
ment has been called upon 10 anu WIN
military and naval forces OF the me- Cf
States to maintain a repu 'llc1D loi III va
Government in the State against TGslstanto S.nt,
too formidable to be overcome ny Ihe ot"N
authorities You are directed, thereioie, ~
sustain Gov Chamberlain IN ms au'hoiiVJ
| against domestic violence until oIhel"l9'
| directed.
The Secretary of War telegraphed the
above order to Gen. Ruger, at CoIun-ola'
8 c.. and instructed him to advise with
the Governor and dispose his troops IN
such manner as may be deemed best IN
order to carry out the spirit OF the order
The Florida Board of Canvassers IT.
ceiyed notification from the Secre-
tary of State, who is er ct'cto
member of the Board, and charged
with calling it together, that 1hey
must meet at twelve O'Clock noon on 'he
27tb. to canvass the vote OF the state. II
is stated that the Board could ADMIT
committe of five from each of the poli'i-
cal narties and the Chairmen OF the TWO
State Committees to its sessions. Inc Oh,
fetal returns were all in. The result VIII
hardly be reached before the 9th Oh De
cember.
Ar HOME.
on the god Secretary Morrill, issued an
order s1lspending the Bureau OF frln'ihe
and Engraving until he could make an
investigation concerning certain alleged
irregularities.
Tur various departments of the Gov