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Court room in the morning the after

noon was agreed upon.
On u question as t who should have
the right to open and reply on a rule to
show cause, the Court decided the rel
ators were entitled to it.
Mr.. Rion took up the question Of
electors, WHICH he said was different
from the other duties OF the Board.
TO define those duties we must look to
the statutes Of the United States,
which left it to the States to determine
how electors should be elected.
Justice Willard wished to hear if the
Board could be reconvinced to dis
charge the duty imposed upon it by
the Legislature, and desired counsel to
address himself to that point.
A question here occurred as to what
was the record before the Court, end
counsel on both sides were requested
to give their views on the situation.
Messrs. Rion and Corbin gave respect
i've views ON the severance and the
condition in Which it left the case at
the present stage. -" -
Mr.. Corbin was endeavoring to show
that The REALTORS were 10Y DESTROYS Of
compelling the Board of. State Can
vasscrs to 60 behind the returns and
make corrections and hear contests and
protests, if such three were, a principle.
which they approved in other branch
es of the case.
Mr.. Corbin having intended upon
his return, the counsel for the REALTORS
were bound by 1t. This rather embar-
rassed them, and the court seeing it,
stated that a. they were so numerous
they could retire for conference if they
desire it. Having requesteda little
time, the Court took a recess and the
Democratic lawyers retired in a body
to the library.-ihenir.
The Canvasscrs in JaiI--Akerman
Saves Himself by Psychological
and Laurens All Right.
COLUMBIA, Novembcc %.
All the members Of the State Board
Of Canvassers were formally arrested
and lodged in the common Jail of this
county at six O'clock this evening
| Dunn rode down in n carriage. The
Others proceeded or foot in a body-a
m0urnful cortege. They all looked a.
ii they had heard something drop.
The case Of Corbin, also under charge
Of contempt, was continued until
Monday. Alderman only remained
long enough to help Corbin get him
self and his clients in to a scrape, and
then girled up his loins and fed to the
hill country Of Georgia. ...
Several hundred negroes, some of
them armed, arrived here from Char
lesion Tonight.
The Supreme Court had the ease Of
electors under consideration to-day.
Argument was heard at length, but
the decision was reserved until Mon
day:
The Democratic counsel asked for
an order seating members Of the leg
islature from Edgefield and lanrens
counties, whom the Board refused to
count. The Court stated this was un-
necessary. They will go in of ncces-
sity, in consequence Of the action of
the Court already had.-Augusta Con-
s~titutiOndliSt. ..-r
Judge Bond and the Prisoners.
On Monday in the U. S. Court
Mr.. w. A. Clark, said:
AS counsel for the Sheriff, in his alb
sence by reason Of indisposition, I beg
to inform the court that this morning
a writ of habeas corpus, issued out OF
the Circuit Court of the United States
and served upon the Sheriff, requiring
him to bring before the court the bod
les of H. E. Hayne, F. l.. Cardoza,
VIM. Stone, r. G.. Dunn and II. w.
Purvis; that in obedience to said writ,
the Sheriff took said prisoners before
his Honor Judge Bond and thereupon
made his return, showing by what au-
thority he held said %prisomera that
upon hearing the return, his Honor
Judge Bond made an order that said
cause be heard before him OF Wednes-
day, at 10 o'clock. and in meantime
and while said prisoners were In the
custody of the court lie directed the
marshal to take possession Of said
prisoners and keep them in his custo.
dy. This information l desire to give
this honorable court, and I now have
a certified copy of the order which
was then issued. l would further
state that thereupon, in person, the
United States Marshal took possession
of the said prisoners.
Chief Justice-Lct the report accom-
panying the certified copy he reduced
to writing and filed with the Clerk
Register.