Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-23
Florida for Tilden by 94 Majority, Ac-
cording TO the PeremptOry Mandamas
of the Supreme Court,
The Democratic Legislature Adiourns
Sine Die-Hanptoh Assured Of Re.
eHniary Aid to Carry On his
Government.
The Senate and House Committees in
Louisiana Still Hearing Testimony
The Original Returns
not Wanted.
Florida.


TALLAHAssE, December 22.-The supreme
court sustains Drew's demurrer to the answer
of the capvassing board, and grants the per-
emtory order to the board to recanvass from
the face of the returns. The Democrats are
quietly but heartily enjoying their victory.
The counsel for the board gave notice of a
motion to answer: The court adjourned to
nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and an
nouncad its intention to adjourn sine die to-
morrow.
NASHVILLE, December 22.-The american
has just received the following dispatch from
Senator Henry Cooper, at Tallahassee, Flor
ida: "a peremptory mandamus has been
awarded by the supreme court to-day, re-
quiring the returning board to count all the
returns regular, on their face; and as the res
pondents in their answer admitted all the
returns to be regular, all will be counted, by
which Iilden will have ninety-four majority
in the State. The Democratic State ticket is
also elected"
South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, December 22-The Democratic
house has adjourned sine die. This action
leaves two State governments acting upon
Their own responsibility. Chamberlain made
a large number of nominations of county
officials, which were confirmed by the senate
in executive session. Hampton has assur-
ances of funds, and is proceeding also to Or
ganize county governments.
Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, December 22.-Both COM
mittees are still hearing testimony That
given before the house committee is a con
tnuatlon of the same story of intimidation,
insult, abuse, assault, threats Of murder and
all manner of persecution toward colored
people for having voted and supported the
Democratic nominees; and that the elections
were conducted peaceably and quietly. The
question of adopting Senator NJ Donald's res
oluson requiring the returning boards to pro-
duce the original records of the vote of the
States for Presidential electors was discussed
at length by the senate committee, resulting
in the defeat of the resolution by strict
patty vote. The testimony taken before this
committee is but rehash of that given before
the returning board.
A stranger visiting the rooms of the differ
ent investigating committees here is struck
with the utter variance of the testimony pro-
duced before them, but it should be borne in
mind that the evidence produced before the
senate committee thus far has been confined
to the parish of Ouachita, in the northern
part of the State, while the work of the house
committee, in session here, has been confined
principally to the parish of Orleans and ad-
jacent parishes, and thus far there has been
no conflict of testimony.
A special to the Democrat from Baton
Rouge, says the testimony before the con-
gresslonal committee there, from Republicans,
is overwhelming as to the fairness and quiet
of the election there. Lieutenant Gerlach,
Gus Williams, the editor of Burch's paper,
the Grand Era, John O'Connor, Leblanc and
other of the party leaders, all concur on this
point, and insist that bulldozing had no
political significance whatever, and was due
to thieving.